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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Rafe: Ciara, everything okay?

Ciara: Everything’s fine. We are totally safe. Your officers have been really great. Ben is actually bringing them some eggnog right now. Any luck finding marlena?

Shawn: Police!

Jan: Oh, my god, he’s here.

Marlena: How many times have I told you not to mention him?

Jan: I’m sorry, it’s just, this is actually happening. What do I do?

Marlena: What people normally do when there’s a knock at their door. You open the door. What are you waiting for?

Jan: I know you’re the prince of darkness. So with all due respect, your highness, shawn is not gonna be happy when I open the door and he realizes it’s me who lured him here.

Shawn: Police, open up!

Jan: What should we do?

Marlena: Well, I can’t very well have you meet your lover looking like that. Let me see if I can slip you into something a little more comfortable.

[Whooshing] Yes, that’s more like it. I think shawn will approve. Why don’t you take a look?

Jan as belle: [Gasps] I’m belle.

Marlena: Who better to seduce shawn than his own wife? Go get him, tiger.

[Tense music]

Jan as belle: Happy anniversary, sweetheart.

Lucas: They’re bringing in sami’s kidnapper now?

Belle: Well, according to rafe, this guy is just an accomplice. But yeah, they’re hoping to get him to talk, so they can find out who the bastard is who’s really behind sami’s kidnapping.

Lucas: Well, right, yeah. I mean, let’s hope they catch him.

Ej: I don’t want a divorce, samantha. I want you.

Sami: I want you, too! I want you. What? Wait a second. I don’t think this is a good idea.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: I don’t understand. Did you not just say that you would never give up on us?

Sami: I did, I did, I mean–

Ej: How many times after i told you that we was over did you say you would move heaven and earth to be with me again? And here I am. Here I am, heart on my sleeve, telling you that I want you, agreeing to a reconciliation. And now all of a sudden, you’re not sure?

Sami: No, it’s just–

Ej: It’s just what? It’s not a good idea unless it’s your idea?

Sami: Oh, no. It’s not that, ej. You just have to understand that–

Ej: There’s nothing about this that I understand. What possible reason could the woman who never hesitates to go after her heart’s desire have for not embracing the outcome that she has been proclaiming far and wide to be her destiny? Tell me. Please explain it to me. Explain it to me, samantha, please. After months apart, I am giving you the chance to be with me again. And now all of a sudden, you don’t know? What the hell is the problem?

Sami: I don’t know what the problem is! Except that I’m scared.

Lucas: Well, this guy that held sami. How’d they catch him?

Belle: Oh, rafe didn’t share any details, but given the long list of charges this slime ball’s facing, my guess is he’s gonna roll over his boss and give us a name.

Lucas: Well, yeah, yeah. Let’s hope so.

Jan as belle: Aren’t you going to come in?

Shawn: Sure. Wait, hold on. Wait, I’m confused. I thought you were meeting with trask.

Jan as belle: Why would you think that?

Shawn: What do you mean? You were supposed to be meeting with her to get the charges against brady dropped.

Jan as belle: Oh, right, yes. I spoke to the da, and it’s a done deal. But hey, it’s christmas eve, and I’m alone with the man that I love. And I don’t wanna talk about work. I don’t really wanna talk about anything.

[Tense music]

Julie: Are you sure this is the best side?

Doug: It’s perfect, sweetheart.

Julie: You’re just saying that because I’ve been turning the tree around and around. I think it is sparse on the bottom right here, and I hate a sparse bottom.

Doug: It’s not sparse if you’re sitting here.

Julie: I’m being too fussy, aren’t I?

Doug: Yeah, you always want everything to be perfect.

Julie: Well, after the horrendous thanksgiving we all lived through, I want our christmas eve to be beautiful, and peaceful, and full of joy.

Doug: Yeah.

[Phone beeps]

Julie: Oh, no.

Doug: What is it now?

Julie: It’s hope. Bad weather, plane grounded. No way she’s gonna make it to christmas.

Doug: Oh, where’s rudolph and his shiny nose when you need him, huh?

[Bells ringing] Did you just hear jingle bells? Maybe that’s him now.

Ciara: Merry christmas.

Julie: Oh.

Doug: Hey, look who’s here. Yay.

Ciara: Yay.

Julie: Yay, merry christmas. “I got you babe” by etta james

Ciara: Grandpa doug, it is so good to see you. Are you sure you’re okay?

Doug: How can I not be? You’re here, and you’re glowing, and I know why.

Julie: We are so happy for both of you. A new baby in the new year.

Ciara: Yeah.

Julie: What a blessing.

Doug: Yeah, and ben, I know you’re taking great care of her.

Ciara: Well, the best.

Julie: She deserves it. And you better take care of yourself, too. We understand the devil has threatened your unborn baby. Are you sure it’s all right for you to even be out?

Ciara: Yeah, well, it took a lot of convincing, but I finally got rafe to agree that we could come.

Belle: There he is now.

Rafe: Sit.

Jason: What do you know, huh?

Belle: You’re a monster.

Jason: Who the hell are you, lady?

Belle: I’m belle brady. And you kidnapped my sister sami, and now you and the son of a bitch you work for are gonna pay.

[Tense music]

Shawn: Wait, hold on. Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Jan as belle: Don’t you wanna make love to me? Shawn, what’s wrong?

Shawn: I just had a frightening thought.

Jan as belle: Oh, come on. What could possibly frighten you right now?

Shawn: Just not being sure. I don’t know who you are. I mean, I’m just not being sure that you’re my wife.

Ej: You’re scared? I think if we ask the devil himself what gives him nightmares, he would say running afoul of you. What could you be possibly afraid of?

Sami: Ej, when we were in italy and I was looking after you, I was happy to do it. I was happy to do it body and soul. I wanted to help you. And it was probably the most unselfish thing I’ve ever done in my whole life. There was no schemes, no agenda. I love you. And even when you were cold and mean, I still love you.

Ej: I have expressed my remorse for how I treated you. But I’ll say it again. Samantha, I am so, so, sorry. I wasn’t in my right mind. That’s not an excuse, just a reason.

Sami: I’m not asking you to apologize again. Because I have forgiven you for that. I truly have. The way that you looked at me then, it hurt. But nothing like how it hurt when you looked at me when you found out that I had lied to you and that I had slept with lucas. And I just need to make sure you’re never gonna look at me like that again.

Ej: I’m not doing that now, am I?

Sami: No, but I need to understand what changed. And I need to make sure that that change is real.

Ej: I can tell you what hasn’t changed, how I feel about you. You are the love of my life, samantha gene.

Sami: For our relationship to heal, for this to really work… I need you to say it. I need you to say that you forgive me for lying about sleeping with lucas. Please say it. Lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Ej: Samantha, don’t make me say that. I have my pride. So knowing that my wife, the woman I love, gave herself to another man, I couldn’t handle it, obviously. Especially because it was lucas. And I know how you once felt about him, and maybe you still do.

Sami: We just have a complicated history, lucas and I. I mean, we have kids together and I was scared and alone, and lucas made me feel safe.

Ej: Hard for me to hear this.

Sami: No, I’m not saying this to hurt you. I’m not. I just want you to understand our marriage was in trouble, you know, it was. Lucas comforted me.

Ej: He did more than that, didn’t he? He rescued you from your kidnappers.

Sami: Yeah. Thank god for that, right? I mean, I might not be here. I could have even been dead if it hadn’t been for lucas.

Belle: You are an animal. How could you keep an innocent woman locked up for all those months? I just…

Rafe: Belle. Hey, take it easy.

Jason: You mean you actually missed her? Woman’s a pain in the ass, man. Saved you all a hell of a lot of trouble.

Lucas: You’re actually not the first guy to say that.

Jason: The drama, the tantrums, the insults. I did you all a favor.

Rafe: Why don’t you do yourself a favor?

Jason: What’s that supposed to mean?

Rafe: Well, you play this right, I’ll talk to the da and have her go easy on you. All you have to do is tell us who hired you to keep sami dimera captive.

Ciara: I told rafe that there was no way I was gonna spend christmas eve away from the family again this year.

Ben: And I’m sorry we missed thanksgiving.

Julie: Oh. Count yourself lucky.

Ben: Shawn told me all about it. You all went toe-to-toe with the devil.

Doug: Yeah, well, old scratch didn’t have a chance, especially against your grandmother here.

Julie: But the devil is still out there. In marlena’s body, and locks and doors do not stop him. You’re sure it’s safe for you to be here?

Ben: Rafe made us promise that we would bring the police that he assigned to guard us. So they are parked right out front.

Ciara: Don’t worry, grandma. As you well know, I come from a long line of badass, strong women, I do. There’s no way that I’m gonna let the devil come anywhere near my baby or hurt anybody that I love.

[Bell ringing]

Santa: Merry christmas. Would you like to make a donation to st. Luke’s church? $100?

Marlena: God needs all the help he can get these days.

[Tense music]

Enjoy your not so silent night, jan.

Jan as belle: Of course it’s me. Who else would I be? I was going too fast. Is that it? Wham, bam, thank you, sir. When you like things nice and slow. And believe me, I want that, too. It’s just so hard to go slowly when I’ve wanted you for so long. I mean, I wanted this time, just us. No distractions. Put everything else outside of our minds. Shawn, I just want you to know, to feel, that you are the love of my life.

Shawn: I–listen, I feel the exact same way, okay, about my wife.

Jan as belle: And that would be me. Lucky, lucky me.

Shawn: Wait, you texted me from a blocked number. I don’t understand. Why wouldn’t you just text me from your phone?

Jan as belle: Well, because I wanted it to be a surprise. And it wouldn’t have been a surprise if my number popped up on the caller id, now would it?

Shawn: No. No, it wouldn’t have been. Look, it’s just with everything that’s been going on here, I just–

Jan as belle: Sorry you’re feeling so skeptical that I’m me. I was just trying to make you happy, shawn.

Shawn: No, no, no, I–listen, I get that, I get it, I do. And as much as I would just love to be enjoying this evening with my wife, I just, I think that I’m gonna keep my pants on tonight. I mean, you understand.

Jan as belle: Yeah. Sure, I understand. And, well, I don’t blame you one bit. Erring on the side of caution is the smart thing to do. Although…

Shawn: Although?

Jan as belle: Although if you really are afraid that I’m not me, and the real belle is at the police station, then why don’t you just call rafe and find out. Are you one of the millions of americans

Julie: Are you comfortable? Do you need another pillow?

Ciara: Grandma, I am fine. Really. This cup of tea, a couple of your christmas cookies, and seeing grandpa doug looking so amazing, that is all I really need.

> Ben: Well, the guards wanted me to say thank you for the cookies.

Julie: You’re so welcome. Any devil sightings?

Ben: No, all is quiet.

Julie: Thank god. But the fallen angel is always out there. Always has been waiting in the darkness.

Doug: Yes, but we must remember that 2,000 years ago a child came into that darkness to bring us light.

Ciara: I feel that same light coming from our child.

Julie: And where there’s light and love…

Doug: There is always hope.

Shawn: Okay. I will call rafe.

[Line trilling]

Rafe: Commissioner hernandez.

Shawn: Hey, rafe, it’s shawn. Is belle still there at the station?

Rafe: Not anymore. We met with trask, got her to drop the charges against brady, and then belle said she wanted to surprise you for–oh, and i just blew it, did I blow it? I’m so sorry.

Shawn: No, no, no, no, not at all. I just–you know, I just wanted to make sure, you know, given everything that’s been happening in salem.

Rafe: You can’t be too careful, especially with the devil among us. But it’s christmas eve, shawn. Take the rest of the night off. Spend some quality time with that beautiful wife of yours.

Shawn: That’s exactly what I intend on doing. Merry christmas, rafe.

Marlena: Same to you, buddy. And ho ho ho to you, shawn douglas. Your life is about to go boom.

[Tense music]

Jan as belle: Are you satisfied?

Shawn: Yes, I am.

Jan as belle: Well, mr. Brady, I’m not. And I am not letting you leave until I am.

Belle: How can this be a hard decision? You get to save yourself, like the coward you are.

Jason: I’m not saying a word without a lawyer, all right?

Rafe: All right. I’ll go call the public defender’s office and let ’em know.

Belle: You know, if you’re as smart as you think you are, you’ll make that deal.

Lucas: What the hell, man? What the hell, jason?

Jason: Hey, believe me, man. Getting caught wasn’t my idea, all right?

Lucas: Listen to me, we gotta think of something.

Jason: That’s the problem, man, I let you do the thinking last time. So this time I’m thinking for myself, all right? I’m taking the deal.

Lucas: No, you’re not. You can’t do that to me.

Jason: You got a better offer, huh?

Ej: Acceptance of what happened between you and lucas, not an easy thing. But I guess I should accept the fact that as strong as you are, you do have your moments of weakness.

Sami: Everyone has their moments of weakness, ej, even you. Lucas just happened to be there for mine. Look, this isn’t about your pride or my ego. Let’s just settle this, okay? I know why it happened, and I swear to you it will never ever happen again.

Ej: Okay.

Sami: Okay, what?

Ej: I forgive you.

Sami: You mean it?

Ej: Yes.

Sami: With your whole heart? Yeah, you can say it.

Ej: With my whole heart.

Sami: Wait a minute.

Ej: What is it now?

Sami: What about nicole? The airport can be a real challenge for new homeowners

Ej: Nicole?

Sami: Yeah, nicole, the skank I caught you in bed with. You remember her, right? What about her?

Ej: You’ve been painfully honest with me, so I will return the favor. Nicole was there for me. But as much of a connection that we had, nicole is not the woman that I wanna spend the rest of my life with. That distinction belongs to you.

Sami: You forgot to mention the part about how you only slept with her to hurt me.

Ej: I was with her to try and forget the pain that I had from losing you. But let’s not make this about nicole or lucas but rather how you and i have found each other yet again, how we’ve put aside our egos and our hurt and forgiven each other, which is something of a christmas miracle, isn’t it? There is nothing that I want more than for us to be together again, samantha. Tell me you want that, too.

Lucas: Listen to me. All we gotta do is think things through.

Jason: What’s to think through, huh? I’m out. I’m not gonna sacrifice my freedom for your stupid plan, so you can try to win back your old ball and chain, all right?

Lucas: I know that my plan was ill-conceived, I do, but I promise you I’m gonna get you out of this.

Jason: You promised me that back at the cabin, and here I am.

Lucas: What am I supposed to do about the wisconsin state police? I can’t do anything about that. I promise you, I’m going to get you the best lawyer money could buy. It’ll be on the down low.

Jason: There’s no attorney that’s gonna get us out of this mess, man.

Lucas: Don’t say us. Stop saying us, there is no us. We’re strangers, remember that.

Jason: Remember what you said back at the cabin, huh? “Multiple felonies. Two witnesses. This is airtight case.” There’s no winning this.

Lucas: I only said that because sami was right there.

Jason: I don’t give a damn why you said that, all right? If I’m going down, I’m taking you with me. Unless you can think of a better way for us to both walk out of this, I’m giving you up, buddy.

Jan as belle: Are you ready to unwrap your present? Now what?

Shawn: I just–I’m sorry, belle. I just–with everything that’s been going on in salem, and it’s like, you know, philip is missing, he’s presumed dead. And your mom, your mom, your mom’s possessed, and she’s wreaking havoc everywhere. I just–I feel like we shouldn’t be doing this. I mean, I feel–i just–I don’t know, I feel like this is selfish.

Jan as belle: Oh, come on. You know what? You know how you should think of it? What does the devil hate more than anything else?

Shawn: I don’t know. What, christmas?

Jan as belle: Yes, and love. And I love you more than life itself. And I can’t think of a better way to stick it to old satan than for you to take me to bed and have your way with me.

Shawn: You’re right. I just–this is our anniversary. I mean, we should be cebrating. I mean, damn to the devil.

Jan as belle: Yeah. Well, I hope you don’t expect me to be an angel.

Shawn: Oh.

[Tense music]

Julie: Another cookie, benjamin?

Ben: You know what, julie, I think I’m good for now. But thank you. And, you know, we really should probably get back to the safe house.

Julie: Oh, of course we were hoping you could stay and hang the ornaments with all of us. But I understand.

Ciara: Well, would it be okay if ben and I hung up our ornaments now?

Doug: That is a must. And yours are right here.

Julie: Yes.

Ciara: Thank you.

[Soft music]

Ben: You know something. I never told you this before. Last year when I thought I’d lost you, and everybody thought you were dead, doug asked me to hang your ornament, and I was so upset that I couldn’t do it in front of everyone.

Ciara: I’m so sorry, babe.

Ben: No, it wasn’t sad. I mean, at first it was but then after when I was alone I did it. I felt your hand on top of mine just like mine is on top of yours right now.

Ciara: It’s okay, ben. We can do it together.

Ben: I always knew you were with me. And in my heart, I knew that we were gonna be together again doing this this year.

Ciara: And just think, next year we’re gonna be hanging up another ornament for this little one.

[Laughs]

Belle: So any sign of my mom?

Rafe: No, but it is christmas eve, and not a creature is stirring, not ev–what the hell?

Nicorette knows, quitting

smoking is freaking hard.

Belle: What happened? Looks like a tornado hit.

Rafe: Yeah. Hopefully, no damage is done. I’d hate to disappoint the kids at the hospital. I mean, we’ve been so generous this year.

[Gift rattles] Aww, that doesn’t sound good.

Belle: Well, at least it looks like there’s enough to go around.

Rafe: Yeah, better call over to the hospital and get someone to pick these up before more damage is done, huh? Then I’m gonna call the public defender. Oh, belle, merry christmas. I’m really glad brady got to come home and see rachel.

Belle: Aww.

Rafe: Yeah.

Belle: Yeah, me too.

Rafe: Merry christmas, bye.

Belle: Bye.

[Phone rings] Hello?

Shawn: Hey, sweetheart. Can you meet me at the salem inn? Room 514.

Belle: Why?

Shawn: Because your anniversary/christmas present is waiting for you.

Belle: Really?

Shawn: I left a key for you at the desk. So don’t be long.

Belle: Aww. Okay, I’m on my way. I can’t wait.

Shawn: I can’t wait for you to see me, too.

[Tense music]

Jan as belle: See anything else you want for christmas, mr. Brady?

Shawn: Look, I see everything that I want for christmas.

Ciara: Thank you so much for everything, grandma. It was perfect.

Doug: That’s what your grandmother wanted for you, a perfect christmas eve.

Julie: Oh, ben. Before you go, would you mind putting the angel on the top of the tree? Your grandfather won’t let me anywhere near a stepladder anymore.

Doug: Of course not.

Julie: For you.

Ben: Of course, thank you.

Rafe: I’m waiting on the public defender’s office to get back to me.

Jason: Whatever. I thought about it, man, and I wanna cut a deal. I’m gonna tell you who hired me to keep sami brady locked up.

Sami: Yes, yes, ahh! Yes, yes, yes. I want more than anything to have another chance with you, ej. You know, the whole time I was in that horrible room, I just was trying to escape. I tried anything. I wanted to get out of there. That son of a bitch that kidnapped me, he…

Ej: Samantha, sama–

Sami: Kept me away from you. He kept me away from the kids and from henry. And just think, none of this would have happened. You would never have slept with nicole if it weren’t for–

Ej: Eyes forward, remember?

Samantha: It’s just so frustrating, you know. It’s not like I didn’t offer money. I offered him a lot of money. The guard wouldn’t take it, and he said his boss wouldn’t take it. It wasn’t about the money. It was something personal. And I swear to you, if I ever get my hands on the son of a bitch that kidnapped me, I will take this right up his–

Ej: Let’s put down the weaponry, shall we?

Sami: I mean it.

Ej: And focus on us, reunited, and speaking for myself, more in love than ever.

Sami: I dreamt of this every day when I was locked up in there, that horrible room. I just dreamt of being in your arms again.

Ej: I’m so sorry for what you went through, samantha. You’re safe now. And I promise to have and hold you for the rest of our lives.

Sami: Ej. I want you to make love to me.

Limu emu… & doug Lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Lucas: Thanks for hearing me out and going along with my idea.

Jason: Yeah, pretty genius. Now neither of us will be ringing in the new year with prison toilet wine, huh?

Lucas: Yeah, but somebody else will.

[Knocking]

Ej: I gave harold the night off, so we’ll just have to ignore it.

Sami: Good idea. Oh, but it might be those cute christmas carolers and how they always sing off-key.

Ej: Darling, no.

Sami: I’ll give them some money. I’ll make it quick, I–rafe.

Rafe: Sami.

Sami: What are you doing here?

Rafe: Official business.

Sami: Oh, what–

Rafe: Ej dimera, you’re under arrest for the kidnapping of sami brady.

Ben: Is that okay?

Julie: Ooh, just a smidge to the le–

Doug: It’s perfect right where it is, thank you, ben.

Ciara: Well, it makes me feel much better knowing that there’s a little angel watching over you two after we leave.

Doug: Angels we have

Both: Heard on high

sweetly

singing o’er the plains

All: And the mountains in

reply echoing

their joyous strains

gloria

in excelsis deo

Doug: Oh.

Ciara: What?

Julie: Oh, no.

[Dramatic music]

Doug: Oh, oh.

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THE END IS MISSING DUE TO NEWS BREAK (WE’LL GET IT LATER)

Kate: Oh!

[Glass shatters] Aw.

Philip: [Sighs] I’m sorry.

Kate: Oh, no, no, no, no. It’s okay.

Philip: No, it’s not. That’s what I’ve done with my life. And chloe’s and brady’S. And yours.

Kate: No, no, no, no. Remember what I said to you last night? I’m going to help you get your life back together again. Together, we’re gonna fix it. Okay? Actually, I have a plan. I just have to talk to your father first.

Philip: You’re gonna tell dad what I did?

Kate: Well, I have to tell him that you’re alive.

Philip: Why? He doesn’t give a damn. He said I’m dead to him.

Kate: Okay, he doesn’t mean that, first of all. He was upset. He got carried away, and I think that you can understand that happening, right? Okay, do not leave this room. Do not open that door. Philip?

Philip: Okay.

Kate: Okay, good. Love you.

Philip: Love you.

[Dramatic music]

[Kate sighs]

Sami: Lucas, have you heard anything from my dad? Where is he?

Lucas: Um, he went to pick up his santa suit from the cleaners.

Sami: That’s right, it’s christmas eve. How could I forget? Just doesn’t feel like it, you know?

Lucas: Yeah, I know. I know what you mean.

Sami: [Sighs] Any news on philip?

Lucas: No. No, he’s still missing. Paper said there’s still no leads, so…

Sami: [Sighs] I’m so sorry, lucas.

Lucas: Well, thank you. Thanks, sami. I appreciate that. What’s going on with you? What’s the latest with your mom?

Sami: [Sighs] I don’t know. I was hoping my dad might have an update. I’m just praying that she’s okay.

Lucas: Well, you know, this is the season of miracles. So here’s to hoping we both get what we want this christmas.

Sami: [Sighs]

Paulina: Yes, it’s for lani price grant. I ordered the–the deluxe floral arrangement. Uh, are you sure? You’re sure they were delivered?

[Sighs] Thank you.

[Cell phone beeps]

[Light instrumental music]

[Knocking on door] Come in. It’s open.

Chanel: [Laughs] Merry christmas, mama.

Paulina: Oh, chanel. Chanel. Oh. Oh, my. My baby girl is home. Oh. Oh.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: Johnny, you startled me. I had no idea you were coming home today.

Johnny: The pilot didn’t tell you chanel and I were headed back to salem?

Ej: He filed a flight plan, but I didn’t know whether you’d be on the plane since I haven’t heard from you in weeks.

Johnny: Sorry.

Ej: As you should be. After I gave you unlimited use of the company jet just so you could impress your girlfriend.

Ej: It wasn’t about impressing her. After everything that went down, chanel needed time away from her family. So what did I miss while I was gone?

Ej: [Clears throat]

Lucas: I already got what i wanted for christmas this year.

Sami: Oh, yeah?

Lucas: Mm-hmm.

Sami: What’s that?

Lucas: You.

Sami: [Sputters] Excuse me?

Lucas: You, yeah. You’re back in salem safe and sound where you belong. You’re welcome, by the way.

Sami: [Sighs] I thanked you. I’m thanking you again. Thank you for saving me.

Lucas: Yeah.

Sami: I’ve thanked you over and over, as you well know.

Lucas: I just can’t get enough of that, so–

Sami: [Laughs] Of course.

Lucas: You know who hasn’t thanked me is ej. I’ll bet he was hoping you’d be gone for good.

Sami: That’s not true, lucas.

Lucas: Really? He served you with divorce papers, didn’t he?

Sami: Yes. And I tore them up, as you well know.

Lucas: Pompous ass probably drawing up papers right as we speak. Or he probably gave ’em to you already.

Sami: No.

Lucas: No? You sure?

Sami: No, he didn’T. In fact, yesterday we were–

Lucas: You know what? I don’t have time to hear about your love life right now, actually. I’m on my way to check on my mom; she’s upstairs.

Sami: Ah. Lucas, how’s your mom doing?

Lucas: She’s not good. She’s not good. I haven’t spoken to her since yesterday. She’s really upset about philip and she’s locked herself in the room.

Sami: Well… send her my love, okay?

Lucas: Yeah. Don’t send ej mine.

Sami: [Laughs]

Victor: Damn allergies.

Kate: You don’t have to be ashamed to mourn for our son. Okay? But no need for tears anymore.

[Suspenseful music]

Victor: Why would you say that?

Kate: Because our son is alive. I’ve seen him with my own eyes.

Victor: What? Where the hell is he?

Kate: I’m going to tell you, but you cannot tell a soul.

[Knocks on door]

Lucas: Mom. Mom, come on. I’m really worried about you. I know you told roman that you don’t want to see anybody, but… you’re not the only one who’s heartbroken over philip, okay? I am too. He’s my little brother. And I know our relationship wasn’t perfect, but I still love him and I still miss him. And I still don’t know if I’m gonna see him ever again. So come on, open the door.

[Dramatic music]

Philip! Lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Sami: Belle. Oh, thank god you’re here. Listen, do you have any updates on mom? Do you know anything about how she’s doing?

Belle: No, uh, and you know what? I really can’t talk about this right now. I have to get this suit over to brady before his–

Sami: How is brady doing?

Belle: He’s not doing great. He was just arrested for murder.

Sami: But he has you to defend him, right? So–so that’s good. I’m just really worried about mom. Hasn’t john called? Has he given you any information? How is he doing?

Belle: Uh, he hasn’t called yet. I’m sure it’s ’cause he’s out on the search. And steve’s with him. And shawn’s at the safehouse with ben and ciara, and–

Sami: I just don’t even know what good that’s gonna do. Mom can turn herself into a cat or a pumpkin or a christmas tree. I mean–

Belle: Yeah, well, got any other ideas?

Sami: No. No, I don’T. When I called her, when I finally managed to reach her when I was kidnapped and she told me what was happening, I felt so desperate to help her, to do something. And there’s just nothing we can do.

Belle: Yeah, no. There’s nothing we can do right now.

Sami: I hate that helplessness. I hate it so much, belle, which is why I wanna hire you.

Belle: Hire me? To do what?

Sami: To help me save my marriage.

Ej: Remember you told me that chanel felt marlena wanted her to drop that bombshell at abe and paulina’s wedding? That somehow your grandmother was insisting that she tell everyone paulina’s secret.

Johnny: Yeah, I’m still shocked actually that grandma would even share that secret with chanel–that paulina is not just chanel’s mom, but she’s lani’s mom too.

Ej: Mm. I’m sure paulina shared that in confidence.

Johnny: Of course she did. As a patient talking to a therapist. I mean, for grandma to share something like that with someone, especially somebody with such a personal connection, that’s–that’s not like her.

Ej: Because it wasn’t her.

Paulina: I thought you went away with johnny to process what happened at the wedding, not to get busy all over italia.

Chanel: Ever heard of multi-tasking?

Paulina: Oh. Well, uh, good for you.

Chanel: And–and how has everything been here? How are things with abe?

Paulina: [Sighs] He says he still loves me. But he doesn’t know if he can ever trust me again. I told him I would do anything to earn back his trust. He says there’s nothing I can do. He just needs time.

Chanel: Well, okay. So he’s not closing the door. That’s good. And what about lani?

Paulina: Well, I haven’t seen lani since the aftermath of the wedding. The wedding that wasn’T.

Chanel: I am so sorry about my part in that, mama. That–I just still can’t believe that I blurted out that you’re lani’s mother in front of everyone.

Paulina: No, no, no, baby. That’s not your fault. Turns out… the devil made you do it.

[Ominous music]

Eli: “I don’t expect you to forgive me, I just wanna say that I love you and miss you so much. Merry christmas with love, from your mama.”

Lani: Why can’t she just leave me alone?

Eli: She loves you.

Lani: Yeah, well, she lied to me for my entire life. There are no flowers in the world that can change that.

Eli: Lani, I know, okay? But paulina’s not just gonna go away. You’re gonna have to face her. Talk to her and deal with this for your own sake.

Lani: Do you mind watching the twins?

Eli: Yeah. Pay me when you get back.

Lani: Uh, pay you? Um, I’m sorry, did I forget to inform you that those are your kids too?

Eli: Yes, I know, but the payment that I have in mind I think we’ll both like.

Lani: Well… I look forward to it. I’ll see you later.

Eli: See you soon.

Philip: I’m sorry I let everyone think I was–

Lucas: How long were you gonna let us think that? Forever?

Philip: I don’t know. I figured… no one would really miss me that much.

Lucas: Oh, really? Did you hear what I just said outside there?

Philip: That’s why i opened the door. It meant… it meant so much to me. But lucas, you can’t tell anyone I’m alive. You can’t

Lucas: All right. All right, man, I won’T. Relax. But what are you gonna do?

Philip: I don’t know. Mom just went to talk to my father. She said she has a plan to fix this–fix me. But I don’t know that I’m fixable. My god, look at what I’ve done.

Lucas: Hold on, hold on. Just relax, all right? You’ve been under a lot of stress the last few months. You’ve been pushed to your limit. It’s not your fault.

Philip: A lot of it is. You know, the gambling. Getting involved with ava vitali. Twice. I made some terrible choices.

Lucas: Who hasn’t? Come on.

Philip: [Sighs] But being with chloe was supposed to turn all that around. You know, it was supposed to be a whole new beginning like I told you and mom at the pub that day. I was giving up on the jealousy, the paranoia, the blowing up over nothing. And I had it all under control until…

Lucas: What? What? Until what?

Philip: When I left the pub that day, I went to basic black and I overheard brady and chloe talking about having sex on the conference table. And it took me right back to high school. You know, brady moving in on my girlfriend, taking what’s mine. I don’t know. Something inside me just snapped.

Lucas: Well, of course you did; they were having an affair under your nose.

Philip: Except they weren’T. Chloe told my mom it was all a misunderstanding. She and brady never slept together.

Lucas: And you believe that?

Philip: I don’t know. But if I really love chloe, shouldn’t I trust her?

Lucas: I don’t know. Not necessarily. Not when it comes to brady.

Philip: Well, but even if she did cheat on me, what I did was worse– was much worse.

Lucas: Philip, come on.

Philip: I let the people I love think I was dead. I set brady up to go to prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

[Sighs] I’ve done so much damage. And now how do I undo it, lucas?

Victor: Why would philip fake his own death?

Kate: [Sighs] And he also framed brady for the murder. But trust me, victor, he was not in his right mind when he did it.

Victor: It’s because of that trollop, chloe lane. She–she–she drove him to this.

Kate: I mean, he believes that everything he’s done he’s failed at. He believes that no one loves him. I’m afraid he really thinks that life is not worth living. He needs help.

Victor: What he needs is a damn good lawyer.

Kate: Oh, god. He’s fragile. Just the stress of a trial would be too much. I mean, not to mention a prison sentence.

Victor: What are you saying, kate? Is he going to live in the room over the brady pub for the rest of his life?

Kate: What I’m saying is that you and I need to make him disappear so he can get the help that he needs.

Victor: Mm, I can’t do that. We do it every night.

Victor: I would do anything in my power to help philip. But brady’s my grandson. I can’t let him go to prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

Kate: Okay. Well, there has to be something to make this mess go away for both of them, then.

Victor: And what would that be?

Kate: I don’t know. I’m not sure yet. But we need to figure it out together.

Lucas: Listen, I’m sure that mom and victor can help you in some way.

Philip: They can’t fix everything. My future with chloe is probably over. If I ever had one. Brady’ll probably get out of this and somehow convince chloe that he’s innocent. She’ll give him another chance and he’ll win.

Lucas: Well, don’t do that. Don’t go there.

Philip: She’ll want nothing to do with me and I’ll have no other choice but to walk away. But I’m just not sure that I can.

Sami: There’s no way in hell I am giving up on my marriage, belle. Anyway, ej only wants to divorce me over some “dimera pride” I know he still loves me, okay? And I’m gonna fight like hell. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to save my marriage. What?

Belle: I just can’t believe you’re thinking about yourself at a time like this.

Sami: Come on, belle. I came over here to get an update on mom.

Belle: Right. But since there isn’t one, why not just ask for a favor for yourself.

Sami: Is it a crime to ask my sister to help me save my marriage?

Belle: Oh, my god. Sami, mom is possessed, philip might be dead, and brady is facing prison for murder. And you’re thinking about your marriage?

Sami: Yeah. I am also worried about my marriage. And as a married woman, I would think you’d appreciate that it is not exactly a trivial matter. We have two kids together. He is the love of my life.

Belle: Okay, okay, okay. Fine. I get it.

Sami: So you’ll represent me?

Belle: Even if I wanted to, I can’T. I work for dimera enterprises. It would be unethical for me to represent you.

Sami: Aren’t you representing your brother right now?

Belle: Yes, and he’s waiting for me. I’m sure that you won’t have any trouble finding another lawyer.

Sami: Belle, I don’t want another lawyer, I want you.

Belle: No, you want someone to make ej stay married to you.

Sami: Y-yes. That would be the point.

Belle: Okay, well, that’s exactly why I have to turn you down.

Sami: What? Why?

Belle: Because I don’t take cases I know I can’t win.

Johnny: So when the ouija board said that the devil was at the dimera crypt–

Ej: It was right on the money.

Johnny: And when I went there to scout it for my movie and I ran into grandma marlena outside, that wasn’t just a halloween costume she was wearing? She… she actually is possessed by the devil?

Ej: Satan had taken possession of her. And she locked john and your grandma susan in the crypt. You inadvertently tipped off steve johnson before you left town, otherwise they would have barely made it out alive.

Johnny: Well, are they okay now?

Ej: Physically, yes. My mother is still a little shaken up. She’s staying here, in fact, and would be delighted to see you.

Johnny: Yeah, no wonder grandma was so stoked about my movie. Do you this this is gonna derail the whole project? Uh, no, I’m s–never mind. That is–I’m sorry. That’s the last thing that matters right now. Um… does mom know about all this or is she still off the grid?

Ej: Actually son, there’s something else you should know.

Chanel: Johnny’s grandmother is possessed by the devil?

Paulina: Her evil eyes bore right into mine. And I lived to tell the tale.

Chanel: Oh, my god. Johnny has no idea.

Paulina: Well, I’m sure he does by now. The whole town– everybody else does. Probably the whole world. Were you living under a rock in italy?

Chanel: I told you, we were…busy. Actually, we–

[Knocks on door]

Paulina: [Chuckles] Hold that thought.

Chanel: I’ll get it.

[Light, tense music]

Hi susan! Honey?

Paulina: Oh, lani? Um, I’m glad you came by.

Lani: Um, chanel, I–I–I thought you were in italy.

Chanel: I got back this morning. And lani, I can’t say this enough, I am so sorry about what I did at the wedding.

Lani: It wasn’t your fault.

Chanel: Thank you for understanding. While I was away, I did a lot of thinking.

Lani: About what?

Chanel: How jealous I was because I thought you were mama’s favorite. It was stupid and petty and I’m over it now. I got something I always wanted–a sister.

Lani: [Chuckles]

Chanel: And no matter how you feel about me, I am so grateful.

Lani: So am I. Chanel, what we are, it may have changed, but…what hasn’t changed is that I love you very much. And I always will. Okay?

[Sentimental music]

Chanel: Mama feels the same way about you.

Lani: Yeah, um… it said that in the card that you sent with the flowers.

Paulina: Oh, so you got them.

[Chuckles] Uh, is that why you came by here?

Lani: Actually, it is.

Johnny: Mom was kidnapped? By who?

Ej: No one knows. After that clod lucas rescued her, she declined to file a police report.

Johnny: Why?

Ej: You’d have to ask her.

Johnny: Is she okay?

Ej: I’d guess it’s the kidnappers who are a little worse for wear.

Johnny: I’m calling her now.

[Cell phone beeps]

[Line ringing]

Sami: Johnny?

Johnny: Mom. Hey, dad just told me what happened. Are you okay?

Sami: Yes, yes. I’m fine. I’m just so happy to hear your voice.

Johnny: I’m a lot happier to hear yours. When can I see you?

Sami: Um, well, are you at home with your father now?

Johnny: Yeah.

Sami: I can come over now if that’s okay.

Johnny: That’s perfect. I’ll see you soon.

[Cell phone beeps] Mom’s coming over.

Ej: Now?

Johnny: Is that a problem?

Ej: No, not a problem. It’ll give me a chance to serve her with new divorce papers. She tore up the last ones.

Johnny: You’re still getting divorced?

Ej: Why do you sound surprised?

Johnny: I don’t know. I just thought after you found out what mom went through it might make you miss her. Make you realize what she means to you.

Ej: She cheated on me, johnny. I’ve moved on. I’m with nicole now.

Johnny: [Scoffs] Nicole? Really? Didn’t you cheat on nicole with mom?

Ej: Your point being?

Johnny: I guess we’ll see.

Ej: Mm.

Belle: You know, if you think getting in ej’s face every 5 minutes is gonna make him fall back in love with you–

Sami: I didn’t ask for your advice, counselor. But I’m gonna give you a tip. You messed with the devil’s plans when you showed up at that cabin. So if I were you, I’d avoid any black cats crossing your path.

Belle: Oh, yes. Thanks, sami. Appreciate it.

Sami: Oh, and happy anniversary.

[Phone rings]

[Phone beeps]

Belle: Hey, kate. Uh, sure. I’ll be right there.

[Phone beeps]

Kate: Okay, belle’s on her way. And don’t you look so glum. This is going to work.

Victor: Well, it better.

[Tense music]

– Oh…oh. – What’s going on?

Lani: The flowers were beautiful.

Paulina: I’m glad you like them. Took me a long time to pick out the arrangement.

Lani: Yeah, well… I will be taking them to the hospital tomorrow and give them to someone who actually wants them. And as for this card…

Chanel: Lani.

Lani: Chanel, I know you mean well, but this is between me and paulina. I want you to stop reaching out to me. Stop sending me gifts that I will either give away or throw in the trash. I know how much you don’t like to waste a penny of your hard-earned money.

Paulina: Lani. Lani. [Stammers] Merry christmas.

Lani: Bye.

Paulina: Please say happy birthday to those two beautiful little angels for me.

[Door shuts]

[Somber music]

Johnny: Look, if you’re uncomfortable being around mom, you can leave before she gets here.

Ej: Who’s uncomfortable? As I said, it’ll give me the opportunity to take care of our legal business. And then she’ll be out of my life once and for all.

Johnny: Fine, but chanel is coming over for lunch soon, so I would appreciate it if you two could keep it civil.

Ej: It seems chanel is accustomed to family drama. But–

Sami: Johnny! Johnny! Johnny! There you are!

Johnny: Mom!

Sami: Oh! It’s so good to see you.

Johnny: You too.

Sami: Look at your handsome face. I can’t believe you’re here and allie’s here and your father’s here. We’re all in salem together at once. It’s like a christmas miracle.

Johnny: Hasn’t happened since we were little.

Sami: Isn’t it just the most wonderful time of the year? There’s nothing more wonderful than having my family back together.

[Sobbing]

Lucas: Look, man, I don’t know. I don’t know what’s gonna happen with chloe. I really don’T. But you got other things to worry about right now.

Philip: Yeah. Okay, I won’T. I will focus on making things right.

Lucas: Good. That’s a better idea, isn’t it?

Philip: It’s just… you know, what’s right is brady being with kristen. You know, she’s the love of his life. And for me… it’s always been chloe. Of course there was other relationships, but–

Lucas: No, I know. I know. I know exactly what you mean. I get it, believe me. I spent a long time being infatuated with carrie brady when the woman I really loved ever since she was in high school was…

Philip: Sami.

Lucas: Yeah, man. We were best friends. We were lovers. We were enemies. We were everything. Now it looks like I’m on the same boat you are, little brother.

Philip: At least you and sami still have a chance. You didn’t do anything crazy like I did.

Lucas: I wouldn’t be too sure about that.

Belle: Hi.

Kate: Hi.

Belle: So, uh, I have brady’s bail hearing in an hour. If you have information that can help him, now is the time.

Kate: There’s not going to be a bail hearing.

Belle: What do you mean?

Kate: Victor and I have decided to revoke the document we signed having philip declared legally dead.

Victor: Without a body, trask has no case.

Kate: And she’ll have to drop the charges against brady.

Belle: That’s true.

[Laughs] I’m glad to see you’ve come to your senses, but why?

[Tense music]

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Jan: Talk about a merry christmas. And I owe it all to you. You got me out of that damn coma and gave me life again.

Demon marlena: What can i say, I’m just a giver. That’s as long as you do as I want.

Jan: Are you kidding? Mm, color in my cheeks, sparkle in my eyes. No one would ever guess that I’ve wasted six months of my life hooked up to machines. And no one will ever guess that I’m back, since you worked that voodoo you do so well.

Demon marlena: Jan–

Jan: I don’t know how you did it, and I don’t care. All I know is the joke is on everyone else. That twerpy little dr. Tripp is now chained to those machines, and I am free as a bird.

Demon marlena: Jan.

Jan: What?

Demon marlena: You’re only going to be free if you do exactly as I’ve asked.

Jan: And I will do you proud, since we want the exact same thing.

Demon marlena: Okay. We’ve got a lot to do if we’re going to destroy shawn and belle’s marriage on their first–and last wedding anniversary.

Belle: Hey, handsome. Happy anniversary.

Shawn: Hey, happy anniversary yourself, gorgeous.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Shawn: I missed you last night.

Belle: Yeah?

Shawn: Mm-hmm.

Belle: How did things go at the safe house?

Shawn: Well, no sign of marlena, or I should say the devil. And ben and ciara and the baby are safe for now. I’ve got my best guys guarding the place. What about you, what are you doing here? Are you here for brady’s bail hearing?

Belle: Oh, no, good news, I don’t think there’s gonna be one.

Shawn: Wait, what happened?

Belle: Sounds like kate and victor decided to revoke the document certifying philip’s death, so without that and, you know, without a body, I think I can get the charges dropped.

Shawn: I mean, that’s great, but hold on, I thought that kate was out for brady’s blood.

Belle: Not anymore.

[“Away in a manger” plays]

Roman: Kate!

Kate: Roman, I–I just don’t have the time–

Roman: Well, make time. Take a moment.

Kate: [Sighs] Wh–what?

Roman: Look, I know you’re grieving philip, and I respect your need for space, but kate, you shouldn’t be spending so much time alone, especially on christmas eve.

Kate: Okay, I–I understand, but I have–I really have to go.

Roman: Kate–and I need to say what the hell’s so important that you need to race up those stairs to get to it?

Kate: Why is this turning into an interrogation, roman?

Roman: Because I’m concerned, kate. Closing yourself off, bottling up your feelings like this, not good for you. And it’s not gonna bring back your son.

Kate: Okay, don’t talk about philip like he’s dead, because he’s alive.

Philip: You kidnapped sami? That’s crazy.

Lucas: This coming from a guy who faked his own death. I did what you said to do– “go after what you want. Reclaim the woman you love. Fight dirty if you have to.”

Philip: Ah, right, so it’s my fault you went off the rails?

Lucas: No, it’s not. It’s not, I just– I took your idea, and I ran with it.

Philip: But why? Why would you do something like that?

Lucas: I did it because I love sami. That’s why. I love her so much that there’s no way in hell I’m gonna let her go back to ej, not this time.

Sami: W–wait a second. Did you just say that you got married to a woman I just met for the first time a minute ago?

Paulina: For once in my life I’m totally speechless.

Ej: So that’s why you were so eager to fly off to italy on the company jet?

Johnny: It’s not like it was planned or anything. It just–it–

Chanel: It just happened. When johnny promised to cheer me up after I ruined your wedding, I had no idea I’d come back a married lady.

Johnny: We were walking by the san carlo of the four fountains, that– that little church you used to take me to when I was ten. And father bianchi’s still there.

Chanel: It was so beautiful and romantic.

Johnny: And all of a sudden, I was just down on a knee, proposing.

Chanel: And I said yes.

Johnny: Before we knew it, I mean, the padre was pronouncing us husband and wife. I–isn’t anyone gonna congratulate us or–

Ej: [Clears throat] Sorry, son. I, for one, think you’ve made a terrible mistake.

[Soft dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Johnny: Dad, I thought you like chanel.

Ej: Liking her and wanting her as my daughter-in-law are two entirely different matters. And I can’t ignore the fact that she recently, albeit briefly, was married to one of my clients, thinking he was very wealthy. Which leads me to believe that ms. Dupree is congratulating herself on getting it right this time, on landing a live one.

Chanel: What? No. That is so unfair.

Paulina: You damn right it is. Now, my daughter, she doesn’t need your family’s money.

Ej: One can never have too much, can one? But as you well know, son, i control the purse strings here.

Johnny: Mm. And what’s that supposed to mean, dad? You threatening to cut me off?

Ej: Not if you do the intelligent thing and get an annulment.

Lucas: You remember how ticked sami was when she found out that nicole gave ej the letter that kristen wrote. And they blamed me for breaking up her marriage.

Philip: Mm, that’s my bad, brother. I’m sorry I got into the middle of it. I thought giving that letter to nicole would help things. Instead, it made things worse.

Lucas: It doesn’t matter. It’s not the point. The point is it doesn’t matter how ej found the letter. What matters is–is sami tagged me as the bad guy when I yanked that letter out of the fireplace, not ej. Not the guy who treated her like crap all those years and kicked her out of the house. No, no, no. She still wants to be married to him. Idiot jerk.

Philip: I remember that conversation. You were pretty upset. That’s why I walked you home.

Lucas: Yeah, except I didn’t stay home. I went to gabi’s house, because I knew sami was gonna be there to ask gabi if she could move back into the dimera mansion. That was like a punch to the gut, man. I couldn’t do that. Sami and ej living under the same roof? I had to do something, man. I had to stop it.

Sami: I’m gonna get you back, ej. Whatever it takes. Gabi! Is anyone home?

[Muffled yelling]

[Eerie music]

Lucas: And after that, there was no turning back.

Shawn: Brady’s gonna be able to enjoy christmas without these charges hanging over his head.

Belle: Yeah. Great news.

Shawn: I feel like you don’t seem too thrilled about it.

Belle: Oh, I am. Of course I am. I–obviously, I–I’m just, uh– I don’t know, I’m having trouble getting into the christmas spirit with my mom being possessed by the devil.

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, um, about that, I, uh– well, I have news.

Belle: By the look on your face, it’s not good?

Shawn: No, no, it’s not. Look, your mom–or the devil morphed into steve. And he attacked kayla at the hospital last night.

Belle: Oh, my god. Is kayla okay?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, she’s fine, but your mom stole her master key card.

Belle: Wh–doesn’t she already have one?

Shawn: No, no, but the codes were changed after snyder stole those drugs and jan woke up from a come and escaped to kill charlie dale.

Belle: Well, what would the devil want with a hospital key card?

Shawn: He might be using it in whatever plan that he has against us.

Belle: Against us? What do you mean?

Shawn: The devil doesn’t like that we’re in its way. He told kayla that he was gonna make us suffer a fate worse than death.

Belle: And somehow a hospital key card is part of that plan? I mean, what would the devil want in the hospital? Jan.

Shawn: That’s a theory. But when steve and kayla checked on her, she was still in her coma, so–

Belle: Okay, good. I hope she stays there forever. So where is my mom– or the devil?

Shawn: She’s still at large.

Belle: And we’re her next target.

Jan: So… what’s the plan? What? It’s been months. I deserve a little celebration.

Demon marlena: We can celebrate after the mission is accomplished.

Jan: I know how to do it. So we will make shawn and that bitch, belle, renew their wedding vows. We’ll knock her over the head, stash her body somewhere, and then I’ll put on her wedding dress and veil, just like I did last year, and reveal myself. Voil. Me again.

Demon marlena: The plan last year was an unmitigated disaster. Remember, you ended up in your second coma. Not to be confused with the last coma, your third coma, that I just had to get you out of.

Jan: So I don’t get to marry shawn?

Demon marlena: [Scoffs] Marriage is for suckers. No, you get to do the best part. You get to have sex with shawn.

Jan: Cheers!

[Laughs]

Limu emu… & doug lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Demon marlena: So when you get shawn into bed and you make love to him, he will have betrayed his sacred wedding vows to belle. The ultimate betrayal. And that will end them forever.

Jan: I love it. It’s perfect. But shawn hates me, so how are you gonna make him have sex with me? Mind control? ‘Cause I vote a big no on that one. I want him to do it out of his own free will, you know? I don’t want to force him.

Demon marlena: Really? You locked him up in a cage.

Jan: You really do know everything.

Demon marlena: That’s why you should believe me when I tell you that I can make things happen. For example… I could make shawn… see you, be wooed by you, throw you on the bed, and make mad, passionate love to you.

Belle: So the devil is after us now? Okay–oh, my god, shawn!

Shawn: Hey, I am sorry to frighten you. I just–I need you to know so you can keep your eyes open. I mean, trust me, if I had my way, I would take you home, I would lock you up, and lock you away from the world, including the devil.

Belle: Right. As if that’s gonna keep him out.

Shawn: Hey. Come here. Come here. We’re gonna get through this.

Belle: Okay. Yeah, we will. We will. Um, all right, I–I should go and get the charges dropped against brady, and then– you know what? Devil or no devil, we will celebrate our anniversary.

Shawn: I love you, belle.

Belle: I love you too, so much.

Shawn: Hey. I need you to be careful.

Belle: I know. I will be. You too, okay?

Shawn: I love you.

Belle: I love you.

Roman: So philip’s alive? They found him?

Kate: No. No, no. It’s nothing like that. It’s just that, uh– well, victor and I were talking, and we agreed that we made a mistake when we signed that document declaring philip dead, so we revoked it.

Roman: Well, I am glad to hear that, but what changed your mind?

Kate: I realized that wasn’t fair to brady, you know? Um, it was wrong and, uh, also it made me feel like I was giving up. And I’m not, because I really believe that philip is still out there, very much alive.

[Pager beeps]

Roman: [Groans] Delivery.

Kate: [Scoffs] Go– go do that. I tell you what, how about we have a little christmas eve lunch later?

Roman: I’ll make sure the mistletoe’s by the table.

Kate: [Laughs]

[Jazzy festive music plays]

Philip: You took sami all the way to wisconsin?

Lucas: I did. I did, but it wasn’t a great plan, okay? But I knew these two guys from prison. You know, when I did time back in the day when I– when I shot ej when I was trying to protect will? And these guys, they had this place. They had a cabin in the middle of nowhere. And I thought, this would be a great idea, right? I’ll pay them, and then they can just keep her prisoner for me.

Philip: For how long? What was the end game?

Lucas: Like I said, I didn’t have a great plan, I didn’t have an end game. Okay, and I thought about letting sami go, like, a million times. I did, man. But I knew for a fact, as soon as she came home, she’d go right back to ej like she always does.

Johnny: I’m not getting this marriage annulled.

Ej: You always did think with your heart. But this young lady understands commerce. Don’t you, dear? And you’re certainly no stranger to annulments.

Paulina: Excuse me. If anyone’s made a mistake here, it’s my little girl. You see, while your fool of a son is running around playing auteur and making little movies on his phone, my daughter, she started her own business from the ground up!

Chanel: Mama, stop! Look, you’re right. I’ve been a brat for a whole lot of my life. I was spoiled and entitled and I wanted to take the easy way out. And I made a lot of mistakes. But I’ve learned from them. I’ve learned what I want to do and who I want to be. And… I–I’m sure that allie has told you how well sweet bits is doing.

Sami: Yeah. I’m aware.

Johnny: Then show some respect.

Both: Johnny!

Johnny: Oh, but no, you can’t do that, can you? And you sure as hell can’t just be happy for me. That’d be way too much to ask, wouldn’t it?

Sami: Johnny, it’s just that it’s so sudden–

Johnny: Not for us! Look, I know about chanel’s past, and about her mistakes, and she knows about mine, and it’s only made us closer. I have zero doubt that chanel married me for love, not money. And we are 100% committed to each other.

Paulina: Are you sure about that?

Chanel: Mama!

Paulina: Now, now, baby, you brought up allie’s name. Now I didn’T. I just want to make sure that you’re really ready to– to marry allie’s brother, when not too long ago, you– you were kissing allie.

[Dramatic music]

Sami: Um, what did you just say?

Paulina: From the look on your face, I think you heard me.

Chanel: You–you know that allie and I were friends back in london. And we reconnected here in salem, and we got close. Really close. And we–we talked about it. We even talked about it with tripp and johnny. And we realized that we love each other as friends. And that’s it. Allie is in love and happy with tripp, and I am in love and happy with johnny.

Sami: So does allie know that you and johnny got married?

Chanel: I haven’t had the chance to tell her yet, but I–I know that she’ll be thrilled I’m married to the man I love. And I really hope that you could be happy for us too. It would mean everything if you would give us your blessing.

Sami: I’m so sorry, but I can’t do that either.

[Dramatic music]

Lucas: And I didn’t know what to do. You know, because weeks started turning into months. And then the next thing I knew, ej was hooking up with nicole. And I thought ej was gonna move on with her, so I could let sami go. But before I could do that, sami stole one of my guys’ phones, and she called allie, and I happened to be with allie at the time. So I heard–I heard the– the fear and–and– and the desperation in sami’s voice, man, and I felt horrible about it. I did, but then I realized that I could actually save her, you know? I could rescue her.

Philip: Be the hero.

Lucas: That’s right, be the hero, and I was. Dude, I was. I knocked down the door, she gave me a huge hug. And then when I brought her home, she went right back to ej.

Philip: Ouch. I’m sorry, bro.

Lucas: You would think–you would think that sami finding ej in bed with nicole, you would think that would do it, right? You would think that would show her that the guy’s no good for her, but no. No, as of this morning, she’s– she’s fighting the divorce, she still wants to be with that idiot. And now, dude, I don’t know what to do.

Kate: What the hell? I thought I told you not to let anyone in.

Jan: I am totally down with the mad, passionate love part. But I still don’t get the how part.

Demon marlena: Okay. The first step is going to be that you text shawn.

Jan: Okay then.

[Breathes deeply] I’m getting goosebumps just typing in his number. Okay.

[Sighs]

[Keyboard clacking]

[Phone beeps]

Shawn: Unknown caller. “Salem inn, room 514.”

[Ominous music]

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Lucas: Uh, I am not “anyone.” I’m his brother, thank you.

Philip: I had to let him know I’m not dead.

Kate: Uh-huh. And I suppose you told him everything?

Philip: There are no secrets between us.

Kate: Oh, wonderful. Okay, so obviously, no one knows about this. And obviously, no one can know about it, which means you keep your mouth shut. Understood?

Lucas: Uh, yeah, I got it. Okay, I swear. I’m not gonna betray my brother’s confidence. Right, philip?

Philip: Yeah, of course. And I’d never betray yours, brother.

Johnny: What the hell, mom?

Sami: Johnny–

Johnny: I thought you, at least, would understand. Why are you so against chanel and me being married?

Sami: I have the same questions that paulina has. You know, I–I’m worried that maybe it’s a rebound thing.

Johnny: Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

Sami: I’m concerned. And–and obviously, chanel’s mom is too.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, about what kind of family that my daughter’s married into.

Sami: Right, well, the point is, paulina and i both would agree, I think, that you’re both very young. Right, and– and I don’t know, you’ve known each other a nanosecond. And then you come waltzing in here and announce that you’re married, and you expect everyone to cheer. Marriage isn’t a game, johnny, it’s real, and it’s for life.

Johnny: Right, right, like you and dad, you mean? I mean, now there is one hell of an example between the lying, the cheating, the fighting, the constantly blaming each other for everything that’s wrong in your relationship. I mean, with you guys as role models, it’s a miracle I even want to get married at all.

Sami: [Scoffs]

[Dramatic music]

Shawn: Who…is…this?

[Phone beeps]

Jan: Oh! Shawn responded. Oh, my go– sorry, just so excited. I didn’t mean to offend you.

Demon marlena: You seem to have a gift.

Jan: He wants to know who it is. What do I do? How should I respond?

Demon marlena: Here.

[Eerie music]

[Phone beeps]

Shawn: “Just come.” Promise you won’t regret it.”

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Jan: [Sighs]

Demon marlena: Ugh! Will you stop pacing?

Jan: He’s not answering. Why isn’t he answering? The first time, he responded right away.

Demon marlena: I didn’t ask him a question.

Jan: Damn it! Wh– what if he doesn’t come? Then what?

Demon marlena: He’ll come. A mysterious message demanding his presence. Shawn has the inquiring mind of a detective. He won’t be able to resist.

Jan: Are you sure he won’t take one look at me and arrest me on the spot?

[Suspenseful music]

Demon marlena: He won’T. I promise.

Shawn: It could be a trap. Or not. Guess there’s only one way to find out.

Philip: So… you talk to dad?

Kate: Yes, I did. I told you I was going to fix it, and I have.

Philip: He knows I framed brady?

Kate: [Sighs] He had to know everything, philip. That was the only way it was gonna work.

Philip: If it was possible for him to hate me even more than he did–

Kate: He doesn’t hate you. He loves you. He knows you’re just– you’re just not yourself right now, that you were under a lot of pressure, and you finally just–

Philip: Cracked up.

Kate: We’re going to get you the help that you need.

Lucas: What about brady? What happened to him?

Kate: Victor and I, uh, took care of that too. So look, no one, and I mean no one, can know that philip’s alive.

[Phone beeps]

Lucas: Oh. It’s a text from rafe. He wants to see me at the station.

Kate: Lucas, if that’s about philip–

Lucas: I know, I know. I won’t say anything. Don’t worry about it, okay? Hey, um, I, uh– I guess this is goodbye for a while, so, uh, take care of yourself, okay?

Philip: You do the same, man.

[Soft dramatic music]

Ej: That was completely uncalled for.

Johnny: The truth hurts, doesn’t it?

Ej: Your mother and I–

Johnny: My–my–my mother and you what? Are you really gonna sit here and pretend like you guys just have–what? Normal ups and downs like a normal married couple? Like mom didn’t just cheat on you and you didn’t just throw her out of the house. Hey, how’s your divorce coming?

Sami: Johnny. We’re just–

Johnny: Concerned. No, yeah. I got it. I guess I should be thanking you guys. I mean, after watching your marriage over the years with your ups and downs, I know exactly what kind of marriage I don’t want to have.

Chanel: We–we did kind of–

Johnny: No, chanel, stop.

Chanel: Spring this on you.

Johnny: Stop making excuses for their bad behavior. Look, I was really hoping that you guys could be happy for us. But if you can’t, I’m cool with that too. And dad, if you want to show what a great and powerful man you are by cutting me off, go for it. Doesn’t matter, because chanel is my family now, and she’s all the family I need. So if you’ll excuse me, it’s christmas eve, and I would like to spend it with my wife.

[Dramatic music]

Ej: [Chuckles] He’s defensive. Which means he understands, on some level, that he’s made a mistake. At least we’re all on the same page here.

Paulina: Oh, no. Whoa, no. I am not on the same page. I’m not even in the same book.

Ej: You couldn’t possibly approve of this marriage.

Paulina: Here’s what I approve of, mr. Dimera. And that is us letting our grown children find themselves without us trying to control them. And especially as flawed as all of us here are. And maybe, just maybe, having a distorted idea of what is a mistake and what isn’T. So I’m gonna trust my daughter, and I’m gonna let her and her new husband cool down, after which I will ask for their forgiveness for my rude questions and tell them that the answers are none of my business. Now look, you see, I’ve watched my baby girl, she’s grown into a strong and compassionate young woman, and I couldn’t be prouder. And I suggest–I suggest that you two, you do the same if you don’t want to lose your son.

[Dramatic music]

Do I need to pretreat my

laundry?

Lucas: Hey, belle.

Belle: Hey. Merry christmas.

Lucas: Ah, I hope so. Um, listen, uh, I just got a–a text from rafe, and he said that he wanted to talk to me. And it’s probably about philip.

Belle: Actually, no, it’s not. I just met with trask and rafe, and he wanted to talk to you about sami’s kidnapping.

Ej: I’m sorry johnny upset you.

Sami: He’s right, isn’t he? We fight and we lie and we cheat and we hurt each other. We’re not exactly a psa for living happily ever after. It’s just that he’s so excited. And so in love and… ej, I just don’t want him to get hurt, you know?

Ej: That’s why we need to shut this down before any real damage is done.

Sami: I know. It’s just– I think threatening–

[Sighs] To take the money away wasn’t the right way to do it, right? He just dug in his heels further.

Ej: Mm. Like when we threatened to take away his favorite toy when he was a child. But johnny’s a young man now. And he needs to learn some hard truths.

Sami: Yeah. Like… getting married, being crazy in love, and having these hopes and dreams and… thinking it’s forever… when we both know it’s not.

[Dramatic music]

Chanel: You were really something down there. The way you stood up to your father, oh, you were fierce!

Johnny: Well, I didn’t like the way he was treating you. Or me.

Chanel: Yeah, it was pretty harsh.

Johnny: And now he wants to cut me off. Well, I don’t give a damn. Because there is nothing that he or my mom could say or do that would make me change the way that I feel about you. But I do have to ask.

Chanel: What?

Johnny: You think it might change how you feel?

Kate: So… that’s the plan. Are you okay with it?

Philip: I am.

Kate: Then I– I need to hear you just promise that you’re really going to commit to the treatment. To getting better. Okay? That means not contacting chloe or anyone else, just focusing– focusing on you.

Philip: I know I need help. Mom, I know. I’m not gonna screw it up.

Kate: Okay, good. So… let’s get you out of here then. Victor has the jet, and he has it all fueled up, and it’s on the runway, so– I love you. I love you so much.

Philip: I love you.

Kate: [Sighs]

Philip: And thank you. And please tell dad–

[Sighs] Uh, just tell him I said thank you.

Kate: I will. I’m gonna go downstairs. I’m gonna distract roman so you can slip out of here, okay?

Philip: Mom. Merry christmas.

Kate: Merry christmas, baby.

[Dramatic music]

Shawn: Police!

Jan: Oh, my god, he’s here.

Demon marlena: How many times do I have to tell you not to say his name?

Jan: I’m sorry. It’s just that this is happening. What do I do?

Demon marlena: Well, you do what you normally do when somebody knocks on your door. You answer the door.

[Suspenseful music]

Lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Roman: So you ready for our christmas eve lunch?

Kate: Yes, um, but first I want to apologize for being so edgy, because you have been so wonderful and supportive during this whole ordeal.

Roman: As supportive as you’ve let me be.

Kate: Mm. I appreciate it.

Roman: Well, I just hate to see you unhappy. So I’ll tell you what, why don’t we, uh, grab this cozy table here and, uh, have some lunch. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to get the mistletoe.

Kate: [Scoffs] We don’t need mistletoe.

[Mouthing words]

[Country festive music playing]

Chanel: Nothing your parents say can change the way I feel about you. And between me and you, they seem a little crazy.

Johnny: [Laughs]

Chanel: Why would I ever listen to them? And, uh, since it is christmas eve…

Johnny: Mm?

Chanel: And we’re alone, I know exactly how we can celebrate.

Johnny: Yeah?

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Johnny: Mm–uh! Actually, hold that thought just really fast, sorry. Um, now that we’ve made our big announcement…

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Johnny: What do you say we put these back on? May I?

[Soft romantic music]

Chanel: May I?

Johnny: Of course.

[Sighs] I love you, mrs. Dimera.

Chanel: And I love you, mr. Dimera.

Ej: I went into our marriage eyes wide open, samantha. There were no delusions about happily ever after.

Sami: All right, maybe I shouldn’t have tricked you into marrying me… that last time. And I probably shouldn’t have had you thrown in prison for what you did with abby. But you gutted me, ej, and I just wanted to gut you back. But only because I love you so damn much. I always have. And I always will. And I know you’re denying it now… but I know you feel the same way. You know, everyone keeps telling me… to just give up, that it’s hopeless. That our marriage is doomed. But you know me, ej, I don’t quit. And I am never giving up on this, on you. So go ahead. You have new divorce papers for me. Let’s have ’em. What are you doing? Come on, hand ’em over so I can just rip them up again.

Ej: You’re not going to do that.

Sami: Oh, you’re not gonna stop me.

Ej: Yes, I can.

Sami: [Scoffs] What are you doing? What’s wrong with you? Just give me the papers! Ej, what are you doing? Why are you doing this?

Ej: I don’t want a divorce, samantha. I want you.

[Dramatic music]

Sami: Wh–

Lucas: What about sami’s kidnapping?

Belle: Well, apparently, the wisconsin state police found one of the guys who was holding her.

Lucas: Is he– is the guy talking? Did he say anything? I mean, what’s–what’s going on? What’s the latest?

Belle: I–I don’t know. Rafe just said they’re transporting him here to salem as we speak, so hopefully we can find out who hired him and catch the son of a bitch who kidnapped my sister.

Shawn: Police. Open up.

Jan as belle: Happy anniversary, sweetheart.

[Eerie music]

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Chloe: Kate? It’s chloe. I need to talk to you.

Philip: Don’t answer that.

Chloe: It’s about philip.

Philip: No one can know I’m alive, especially not chloe.

Kate: Philip, people are going to find out eventually. You can’t keep hiding like this.

Philip: I’m not asking for forever, just for today. Please.

[Knocking on door]

Chloe: Kate, I know you’re in there.

Kate: Chloe, uh, I’m tired, okay, I’m just– I’m not up for visitors.

Chloe: I’m not going anywhere until you open this door.

[Suspenseful music]

Shawn: Belle, hey.

Belle: Ugh, god, am I glad to see you.

Shawn: I heard that brady was arrested for murder. I’m so sorry.

Belle: Yeah, they just took him down to his cell.^

Shawn: Well, I know trask is on a war path, but I mean, come on, murder? I mean, we don’t even know if philip is dead.

Belle: Well, his parents just signed legal papers saying that he is. Even though, as you said, there is no body.

Shawn: Well, I’m sure you’re gonna find a way to get brady cleared, okay?

Belle: I’m gonna try. Anyway, how’s ciara? Oh, wait, aren’t you supposed to be guarding her and ben right now?

Shawn: No, I had a unit take them to a safe house. I figure the best thing to do is to keep them hidden.

Belle: Right. Yeah. From my mom. Oh, my god, I just cannot even believe that this is happening. I mean, walking into the cabin like that, and–and– and just seeing her taken over by a demon and–and choking the life out of you and ben and my dad.

Shawn: Thank god you showed up when you did. ‘Cause if you hadn’t, I have no doubt that she would’ve killed us all.

[Suspenseful music]

Steve: You ready, sweetness? Kayla. Hey. Oh. Kayla? Baby.

[Monitor beeping]

Demon marlena: All right, jan. You’ve been on the sidelines long enough. I need my star player back in the game.

[Mystical dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Steve: Kayla. Baby, come on, wake up. Wake up, please. Please wake up.

Kayla: [Groans]

Steve: Oh, god. Thank god.

Kayla: Ugh–ah! Get away from me! Get away!

Steve: Baby, whoa.

Kayla: I mean it, I mean it. I said to stay away from me!

Steve: What’s wrong?

Kayla: You come closer, I swear–I swear I’ll kill you.

Steve: Okay, okay, okay.

Jan: [Coughs]

[Monitor beeping] Uh! Dr. Evans?

Marlena: Yes, dear. Just relax. Everything’s okay.

Jan: What happened to me?

Marlena: You’ve been in a coma.

Jan: Again? How long this time?

Marlena: About six months. It’s nearly christmas.

Jan: Oh, man. I missed the summer olympics?

Marlena: You did.

Jan: [Sighs] They had surfing. I really wanted to see that.

Marlena: Yeah, I’m so sorry.

Jan: It’s not your fault. The person to blame for this is philip kiriakis. I was in a airfield with him and… chloe lane, and I had a gun. He threw dirt in my eyes.

Marlena: And he banged your head into a pole.

Jan: Stupid jerk.

Marlena: I wouldn’t worry too much about him. From what I understand, he’s– he’s gotten what’s coming to him.

Tripp: Did the police find your uncle’s body?

Allie: No. Just his prosthetic leg.

Tripp: Maybe there’s a possibility he’s still alive.

Allie: Yeah, that’s what I’m praying for. But I mean, if that was true, don’t you think that he would’ve contacted someone by now?

Kate: It’s late. What do you want?

Chloe: I heard that you and victor had philip declared dead, that you signed an official document.

Kate: Yeah. I mean, does that really surprise you? Philip’s been missing for days, his prosthetic leg was found in the river. Brady was covered in his blood. Even you should be smart enough to know that brady killed philip.

Chloe: No, I don’t know that, because there’s no body.

Kate: Nope. Just a body of evidence.

Chloe: It’s all circumstantial. There’s zero proof that philip is even dead. So you need to tell that da lady that you made a mistake by signing that document.

Kate: Why would I do that?

Chloe: Because trask is using it to railroad brady. She had him arrested.

Kate: Well, why wouldn’t she? She has a knife covered in brady’s bloody fingerprints, she has the text–the vicious text that he wrote to philip. He actually wrote that if philip didn’t cut you out of his life, he would do it. And he did, chloe.

Chloe: I don’t know what happened that night, but brady is incapable of anything like that. He swears he didn’t hurt philip, and I believe him.

Kate: [Scoffs] You’re a real piece of work, you know that? Your boyfriend was killed by brady in a jealous rage, and still you stand by him. That’s despicable.

Chloe: I care deeply for your son, but this is not fair, kate.

Kate: Oh, really? Really, is that why you and brady had sex on the conference table at basic black?

Chloe: Who told you that? Lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

Belle: So I wanted to run at theory by you about my brother’s situation.

Shawn: Okay.

Belle: Okay, so you know that brady and I are trying to piece together everything that happened the night that he allegedly got black-out drunk and attacked philip, right? So I went down to the pub, and I talked to rex about seeing the security footage.

Shawn: And?

Belle: And it was gone.

Shawn: I mean, well, a lot of places, they have their system set up to where it deletes the footage after a certain period of time. I mean–

Belle: Except everything else was on the tape. The only thing missing was the few hours around when brady was there.

Shawn: Okay, so, what, you think that it’s intentional? You think that somebody actually, like, purposely erased it?

Belle: I do. I am starting to think that brady’s being framed.

Shawn: By who?

Belle: Well, I’m not sure, but I have an idea.

Chloe: Answer me, kate. Who told you that I had sex with brady?

Kate: You did, chloe.

Chloe: What?

Kate: Yeah, yeah. I had a meeting at basic black, and I happened to overhear you discussing the details of how you betrayed my son.

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

Kate: Yeah, of course you do. Because I heard you tell brady not to tell anyone about the fact that you had sex on a conference table.

Chloe: Oh, my god, that– that wasn’t us. We were talking about someone else.

Kate: Oh, please.

Chloe: I’m serious. You misunderstood.

Kate: I didn’t misunderstand anything. And as far as I’m concerned, you and brady can burn in hell.

Chloe: It wasn’t me, kate. It was nicole.

Kate: Wh– nicole had sex with brady?

Chloe: I–I shouldn’t have said anything, but I just– I want you to know that it wasn’t me.

Kate: Wh–would you–could you just answer the question? Did nicole have sex with brady?

Chloe: [Sighs] No.

Kate: Well, with whom did she have sex then?

Chloe: With someone else. It doesn’t really matter. All that matters is that brady and I did not have sex on a conference table or anywhere else, for that matter. I never cheated on philip, I swear.

Tripp: I am not doing such a good job of cheering you up. But… maybe… this will help.

Allie: What is it?

Tripp: An early christmas present. Unless you’d rather wait.

Allie: Hell, no.

Tripp: Oh, god, you hate it. I’m–I–I’m sorry. I thought I saw you eyeing it the other day at ballistix.

Allie: I was. Merry christmas, tripp.

Tripp: You’re kidding.

Allie: Open it.

[Laughs]

Tripp: Mm.

Allie: I was eyeing it for you, dummy.

Tripp: I really am a dummy.

Allie: No. No, tripp johnson, you are just too smart for your own good.

Steve: Please. Please, put that down.

Kayla: No. No, not a chance. No, not a chance, I’m not gonna let you hurt me again, no!

Steve: Whoa, whoa. I would never hurt you. Now listen, you have a cut on your head. You just came to. You’re confused.

Kayla: No, you–you could be tricking me; you could be tricking me, pretending to be steve again.

Steve: I am steve.

Kayla: No.

Steve: [Scoffs] Who else would I be?

Kayla: The devil.

Steve: What? No. No.

Kayla: Yeah. You came in here earlier looking just like you do now, and then you turned into marlena and then–and then you knocked me out.

Steve: [Scoffs] Baby, that wasn’t me. But it is me now. I’m here now.

Kayla: How do I know you’re not tricking me? You’re lying to me.

Steve: How do you know? Look at me. You see how much I love you? Can you feel it? Even the devil can’t fake that. No. Please. I promise you, sweetness. It’s me. Just let me have this. That’s it. That’s it. Baby. Come on.

Kayla: I was so scared.

Steve: Oh, baby.

Kayla: I was so scared.

Steve: You’re safe now.

Kayla: I was so scared.

Steve: I got you.

Kayla: [Exhales deeply]

Jan: Brady killed philip?

Marlena: Well, that’s what the police believe.

Jan: Over chloe lane? The most vapid woman on the planet. That hardly seems worth a life sentence.

Marlena: Enough about ghoul girl. We should talk seriously about your future.

Jan: Don’t worry. Dr. Evans, I– I’ve learned my lesson. I’m done causing trouble for your daughter and shawn.

Marlena: Oh. That’s too bad. Nobody likes a quitter.

Jan: Wait, are– are you saying you want me to cause trouble for them?

Marlena: That’s why I brought you out of the coma.

Jan: You woke me up?

Marlena: Yeah, I think I just said that.

Jan: But why would you want me to go after belle? You’re her mother.

Demon marlena: No, I’m not.

[Eerie music]

Do you struggle with occasional nerve aches

Tripp: I can return the bracelet.

Allie: No. No way. It’ll be like that episode of “friends,” we’ll be bracelet buddies.

Tripp: I don’t–I don’t know, allie, won’t people think it’s, like, a little too cute?

Allie: I don’t care. I love my gift. And, hey, you better love yours too, buddy, or else.

Tripp: I do, I do, I swear.

Allie: Okay, so put it on. Yeah.

Tripp: Wow, I feel like we should touch wrists and be like, “wonder twin powers, activate!”

Allie: Johnny and I used to actually do that all the time.

Tripp: It’s good to hear you laugh.

Allie: Turns out my boyfriend can spread the cheer.

Tripp: Well, I wish I could stay and keep making you smile, but I have to get back to rounds. What are you gonna do now?

Allie: [Sighs] Um, probably go visit my grandma kate. Especially now that I’m a mom, I can’t even imagine what she’s going through.

Kate: You have always been a cheater, so I don’t know who the hell you think you’re fooling.

Chloe: I have made mistakes in the past, I will admit that.

Kate: Oh, my god. Could you just leave?

Chloe: And I will also admit that there was a time I was torn between brady and philip, but once I chose your son, I was all in. I was completely committed to our relationship. I never strayed, not once.

Kate: Yeah, except every time philip turned around, there you were with brady.

Chloe: Nothing happened between brady and me!

Kate: I don’t believe it. But do you know what I do believe? That you’re manipulative. You’re a manipulative little flirt. And tease and a liar and a slut so–

Chloe: Yeah, okay, I know what you think of me, kate, and I don’t really care, ’cause I have zero respect for you as well. But for the record, I swear on parker’s life that I never cheated on philip. Now you’re a mom too, and you know I would never swear on my son’s life if I wasn’t telling the truth.

Kate: Okay, fine. Fine. Maybe you didn’t cheat on philip. But why did you stand by brady? He killed my son.

Chloe: I don’t believe that. Now, brady may be jealous, he may have been drunk, but he’s not a murderer. And I for one am still holding out hope that philip is out there alive. Because the thought of losing him–

Kate: Is what? Is unbearable? I know. More so for me than for you. But we may have to just accept it.

Chloe: No, what I’m gonna accept is the truth. And if you let trask convict brady of a crime he didn’t commit, then we may never find out what happened that night. So will you please just go talk to her? And I’m not asking for my sake or for brady’s, but for philip’S.

Kate: I’ll think about it.

Chloe: Thank you.

[Dramatic music]

Philip: That lying bitch.

Belle: [Clears throat]

Shawn: So who do you think framed brady?

Belle: [Sighs] Okay. I know this sounds crazy, but what if it was kristen?

Shawn: Why would she do that? She’s in love with your brother.

Belle: And when he broke things off with her, she was devastated. He completely cut her off, and she tried to kidnap their kid. That didn’t work, so maybe this is plan B.

Shawn: Okay, okay, come on. But, I mean, kill philip? Do you think that she would really go that far just to get revenge on brady?

Belle: I don’t know, maybe– maybe this is a way to hurt victor too. I mean, she still hates him after he let her think that rachel was dead for an entire year.

Shawn: She had motive, and, I mean, she–she had opportunity considering she escaped police custody before this whole thing went down.

Belle: Someone went to a lot of trouble to frame my brother. If it wasn’t kristen, who else would go to such extremes?

Kayla: Ugh.

Steve: Baby. You really should get a nurse to take a look at this–

Kayla: No. No, no, no. I want to be right here with you. Look, I am so sorry. I swear, I swear marlena looked exactly–and sounded exactly like you do right now. I–I didn’t suspect anything until you kissed me.

Steve: I kissed you?

Kayla: Yeah, and that’s when you turned into marlena. She just–she just– she just seemed to take glee out of the whole thing. And she was–she–she thought the whole thing was amusing. And I was terrified. Seeing my old friend with evil in her eyes like that and that horrible voice. I thought she was gonna kill me.

Steve: Oh, thank god you’re all right. So what did she want?

Kayla: She just went on this rant, saying that you and I had been a thorn in her side, just like shawn and belle. And that she wanted them to suffer, that I was the key to helping her do that.

Steve: I wonder what she meant by that.

[Monitor beeping]

Jan: Dr. Evans, have you taken up smoking? ‘Cause your voice suddenly has this demi moore thing going on.

Demon marlena: I’m not dr. Evans. I’ve merely taken possession of her body.

Jan: Okay. You’ve clearly been smoking, and apparently more than just cigarettes.

Demon marlena: I’m not up for your juvenile jokes. I need you to start wreaking havoc on shawn and belle. And if you don’t, I’m just gonna put you back in your coma.

Jan: I’m not entirely convinced I’m awake.

Demon marlena: Don’t be ridiculous. I’m the one who brought you out of the coma.

Jan: Maybe I’m dreaming. Maybe I’m dead. If I run into philip, I swear to god.

Demon marlena: [Gasps] Don’t use the g word.

Jan: What did you just do with your eyes? They–they just turned yellow for a moment. Hoh! Wowza. You really are satan.

Demon marlena: Thank you. Don’t be afraid.

Jan: I’m not afraid. I’m delighted. God, or rather “g,” he clearly isn’t on my side, putting me in coma after coma. So it’s nice to know that someone has my back, even if it is the prince of darkness.

Demon marlena: Wow. You do have a strange way of looking at things.

Jan: Aw, thanks.

Tripp: The hell?

[Eerie, mystical music]

Are you one of the millions of americans

Philip: Took everything in me not to barge in here and call that whore out on her lies.

Kate: [Sighs] Okay, philip. You know I’m not one to take anything that chloe says for the truth, but I– I think she’s sincere.

Philip: You can’t be serious.

Kate: Philip, she swore on her child. A mother doesn’t do that unless she’s telling the truth.

Philip: I thought you were just trying to get rid of her. I didn’t think you were actually believing that bull she was shoveling you.

Kate: Okay. Okay, just– just relax.

Philip: That woman is shameless. She’d do anything to win you over. Use her kid, blame her friend. She tried to pawn off what happened at basic black on nicole.

Kate: I think it was nicole.

Philip: What?

Kate: Look, philip, I don’t blame you for any of this, but I think it’s very clear that you misunderstood what– what brady and chloe were saying. They didn’t betray you.

Philip: No. No, I’ve seen how they are together. I know it’s true. I know it is.

Kate: Philip, maybe you want it to be true. Because otherwise everything–

[Huffs] Framing brady, pretending you’re dead–

Philip: It can’t have all been for nothing. No. No, it can’t have all been for nothing.

Steve: I don’t understand. Marlena said she needed you to make belle and shawn suffer. So why did she knock you out and leave you here?

Kayla: I don’t know. She just kept saying that I was the key. The key, the key– my key card. It’s gone. Marlena must have taken my key card.

Steve: She wanted access to the hospital. That means she must still be here.

Kayla: What the hell is she up to?

Tripp: [Scoffs] I’m, uh, sorry to interrupt, dr. Evans. This door is usually locked, so when I saw it open, I thought I should check it out.

Jan: You seem familiar.

Tripp: Yeah, you, uh, killed my brother.

Jan: Oh. Right, you came to charlie’s door that night. Almost had to kill you too. Nothing personal.

Tripp: [Huffs] Wow, uh, when did you wake up?

Jan: Um, being comatose for months kind of messes with your sense of time, but I’d say 30 minutes or so, give or take.

Tripp: Well, that’s– that’s great news. Okay, and obviously dr. Evans has everything under control, so I’ll just leave you two alone.

[Eerie music]

Demon marlena: You’re not going anywhere.

[ Echoing ]

Some of us were born for this.

Belle: So detective, what’s your take on my theory? Do you think kristen could’ve framed brady?

Shawn: Well, I mean, it’s definitely her M.O. But it’s gonna be tough to prove since nobody knows where she is.

[Knock on door]

Chloe: Hey, I’m sorry, I’m just–I’m looking for brady.

Belle: Oh, he’s in lockup for the night.

Chloe: He didn’t make bail?

Belle: Yeah, I’ll have to try again tomorrow. He said that you went to go visit my dad?

Chloe: Yeah, um, I told him that I’d talk to kate.

Belle: Oh, about what?

Chloe: Uh, trying to get her to reconsider having philip declared dead. I mean, of course she wants justice for her son. We all do, but, you know, I tried convincing her that incriminating an innocent man is not the way to do it.

Shawn: And how’d that go?

Chloe: Uh, she said that she would think about it.

Belle: Really? Wow. That’s surprising.

Chloe: Yeah, I mean, I know that kate hates my guts, but I think that maybe deep down inside, she knows that brady did not kill philip.

Philip: No, damn it, I didn’t misinterpret a damn thing! Sex on a conference room table, how do you get that wrong?

Kate: Okay, okay. Listen, just– did you actually hear brady and chloe say that they were the ones who had sex? Because they didn’T. Philip, they didn’t betray you.

Philip: Wake up, mom. Lucas saw them walk into the salem inn together, where they were having sex behind my back.

Kate: Okay, okay. You need to listen to me. You really do, okay? Because I–I know that you’re angry, and I know this is all out of control, but I am going to help you. And together, you and I are going to get us out of this, gonna get you out of this.

Philip: Wait a minute, what are you talking about? You heard chloe, brady’s been arrested. He’s gonna spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing me.

Kate: Okay, but you are alive, philip. You’re alive.

Philip: Who cares? It’s what he deserves.

Kate: Oh, my god. Really? And so what are you gonna do with your life? What are you gonna do, hide yourself away? Are you gonna pretend you’re dead for the rest of your life? Because that would be jail too.

Philip: Maybe, but, uh, you know, if it destroys any chance that chloe and brady have at happiness, it’s well worth it.

Kate: Oh, my god, philip, no. It’s not worth it. Nothing is worth that. Nothing is worth throwing your future away. This has gone too far. This has gone way too far.

Philip: You are one to talk.

Kate: You’re right. You’re right. I have gone to extremes at times, I have. And it has been pushed by the same feelings that you’re feeling right now. That rage, that humiliation, that pain–and yes. I wanted people to suffer the way I had suffered, at any cost. But it never worked. It never does. And your suffering will only get worse, philip.

Philip: It’s not possible.

Kate: I know that you think revenge is the only way, the only thing you can do, but that’s not true. Okay? It’s not true. And you have to stop now. You have to stop now before it’s too late.

Philip: And let those two make a fool of me?

Kate: Listen to me. The two of them were not together. They did not betray you. They did not have an affair.

Philip: If you say that one more time…

Kate: Philip, it’s true.

Philip: You’re brainwashed. She has brainwashed you, my own mother. Chloe lies. She lies!

Kate: Not this time. Not this time.

Philip: Enough. Don’t you see what she has done? She’s got you defending her now. Convinced it’s all some big misunderstanding, and that is a lie.

Kate: Listen to me. You just need to relax–

Philip: I’ll prove it. I will prove it. I will–I will find a way to trick chloe into confessing. I will get her to admit she’s been having an affair with brady behind my back this entire time. I will–I will get it on tape. I will hire someone to bug her room. I will get it done.

Kate: No! You have to stop. Philip, do you hear me? You have to stop. Do you hear yourself? This is crazy!

Philip: I am right about this. I know what those two are doing, and I know their plan. It’s the same as it was in high school. They ride off into the sunset, and they leave me stuck behind. The sucker, the loser. Well, not this time. This time, I win.

Kayla: Security’s gonna be on the lookout for marlena.

Steve: Hang on. Marlena works here. Doesn’t that mean she has a key card?

Kayla: No, but mine is different. Mine is more like a master key. I have access to all floors and all rooms. Marlena’s is–is limited, especially since we put in the new security protocols.

Steve: What new protocols?

Kayla: Well, just a few months ago, we really tightened things up around here. We didn’t want the rest of the staff taking cues from dr. Snyder and stealing pills or anything like that. Or any patients running off and murdering somebody, like jan spears.

Steve: That’s it. Marlena wanted your key card so she could get to jan spears.

Kayla: Jan is in a coma.

Steve: No one has made belle and shawn suffer the way that crazy woman has. She’s a part of marlena’s plan. I don’t know how, but she is. I got to find her.

Kayla: Not without me.

Steve: No, kayla, you’re not going anywhere.

Kayla: There is no way you are facing the devil without me. It’s final.

Steve: [Huffs]

[Monitor beeping]

Demon marlena: Tripp johnson. You are just too smart for your own good.

Tripp: I get that a lot.

Demon marlena: Mm. You thought you could fool me. But I realize that you know who I am.

Tripp: I didn’t believe it at first, but I’ve come around.

Demon marlena: You know, you should have realized it when I sent your brother, charlie, to visit you and allie.

Tripp: That was you?

Demon marlena: Who else can raise people from the dead, hmm?

Jan: You’re also quite skilled at bringing people out of a coma. This doctor’s got nothing on you.

Tripp: Okay, okay, dr. Evans, I need you to please hear me out. Okay, there are so many people who love you, including your granddaughter, allie. Allie, yeah. Okay, they need you to fight.

Demon marlena: Spare me the speech. Marlena is gone.

Tripp: No, I–I don’t– I don’t believe that, okay. Dr. Evans, just hang in there, okay, I’m–I’m gonna get you some help.

[Suspenseful music]

Demon marlena: Now you’re the one who needs some help. “I got you babe” by etta james lila: Before I was diagnosed, there was nothing

[Monitor beeping]

Demon marlena: Those trays are quite handy.

Jan: Couldn’t you just have flung him against the wall with your super strength?

Demon marlena: Oh. I don’t like to show off. Now come on. You’ve got to get up. We’ve got work to do.

Jan: What about smarty pants?

Demon marlena: Ah, don’t worry about tripp. I’ll put him to good use.

[Ominous music]

Steve: What the hell?

Kate: Philip. This isn’t about winning or losing.

Philip: The hell it’s not.

Kate: I can see how much you’re hurting.

Philip: You don’t understand.

Kate: Okay. Then help me understand. Talk to me.

Philip: [Exhales deeply] It’s like no matter how hard I try, no matter what I do, I lose. And I keep losing everyone and everything that matters to me most. Take belle and chloe. I loved them so much. And they both ended up choosing someone else.

Kate: Well, that was their loss.

Philip: And the children I thought were mine. I ended up losing them too. First claire, then parker. And I gave tyler away.

Kate: You signed off on the adoption rights because you weren’t ready to be a father, philip.

Philip: I’m such a hypocrite. Always complaining about how my father treats me. But I’m a stranger to my own son.

Kate: Sweetheart.

Philip: No, it’s the truth. And dad wasn’t wrong to want to disown me. I almost destroyed everything that he’s ever worked for in his entire life. But he gave me a second chance, you know, and–and did i make the most of it? Did I show him that I was, you know, ready for the responsibility and–and– and able to be trusted to– to not make any stupid mistakes ever again?

Kate: You were under attack at titan. Gabi and jake were trying to take you down.

Philip: No, I–I mean, I took myself down. I had my big, bright, beautiful future handed to me on a silver platter, and all I had to do was not screw it up. But I did screw it up. Like I always do. It’s, like, who I am. I’m some kind of screw-up.

Kate: Please don’t say that.

Philip: It’s true. And this new beginning with chloe was supposed to change all that, turn it all around.

[Sighs] I mean, if the most incredible woman on earth chose me, I’d be worthy of love, right? That would prove that, once and for all. But it didn’T. It proved the opposite. I– it’s like I’m worthless or damaged goods. I’m broken, in more ways than one.

Kate: [Sniffles] Don’t say that. You’re none of those things.

Philip: Then what is wrong with me? Why can’t I hold on to the people that I love? Belle, chloe, even dad. What does it take to get these people to love me?

Kate: [Sniffles] I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m your mother, and I love you. I love you with all my heart.

[Crying]

[Dramatic music]

Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

[Monitor beeping]

Steve: I don’t believe it. I was sure marlena would be here.

Kayla: Guess we were wrong.

Jan: I’m so glad you woke me up in time for christmas. Not because it’s his birthday. I just–I like a good sale.

Demon marlena: Oh. Okay. Well, I’m afraid we won’t have much time for shopping. Your mission is to get revenge on shawn and belle, and what better occasion than christmas eve?

Jan: Which also happens to be their wedding anniversary.

Chloe: So you think that kristen set brady up?

Belle: Well, I think she’s definitely capable of it. I mean, I don’t think she killed philip, but I could definitely see her making him disappear.

Chloe: Oof, well, that makes a lot more sense than brady murdering anyone. He would never go that far.

Shawn: Yeah, but kristen would.

Belle: Besides, if she’s not the one that’s framing brady, who is?

Philip: [Crying] You’re right, I have made a huge mess. What am I gonna do?

Kate: [Sniffles] You are going to trust your mother. Okay? I don’t want you to worry about anything. I’m gonna fix it for you. Okay?

Allie: Tripp is so smart and funny and he’s amazing with henry.

Roman: Allie, after everything you’ve been through, it is great to see you so happy. It warms my heart.

Allie: Thanks, grandpa. Yeah, I never thought that i would ever meet someone i could feel so comfortable with. Me and tripp, the way we think, it’s like we’re in sync. You know, we even–we even bought each other matching bracelets for christmas.

[Monitors beeping]

Steve: If marlena wasn’t trying to get to jan, why would she steal your key card?

Kayla: I don’t know, but we need to keep looking for her.

Steve: You think she could still be here?

Kayla: Well, it’s a possibility. And if she is, who know what else is up her sleeve.

[Ominous music]

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Xander: I’m impressed with us. How we quickly packed.

Gwen: Yeah. And whatever we forgot, we can always get at marks and sparks. They’ve got great bargains, right?

Rex: Whoa.

Xander: Rex brady.

Rex: Xander, hi. Who’s your friend?

Xander: None of your damn business. Where’s sarah?

Kayla: Sarah horton hasn’t worked at university hospital for several months. I’m happy to give you a referral to another doctor if you’d like. Okay, well, if I can help out in any way, let me know. Okay, bye. So any news about marlena’s whereabouts?

Steve: Yeah, I talked to shawn, he and john, ben, and ciara had a pretty dramatic run-in with her.

Kayla: What happened?

Steve: You’re not gonna believe it.

Kayla: Try me.

Steve: From what I understand, marlena told ben and ciara that john was physically abusing her.

Belle: Here. How are you feeling?

John: Okay, considering.

Belle: I think you should have let me take you to the hospital.

John: Izzy, I don’t need a doctor I just need to find your mother.

Belle: Yeah, I still can’t believe what I walked in on. I-I mean, I know it’s not mom, but just seeing her choking the life out of you and ben.

John: Yeah, sweetheart. I’m just glad you showed up when you did. You probably not only saved my life, but you saved ben and your husband’s too.

Belle: Dad, we have to get mom the help she needs before we lose her forever.

John: Yeah, we will, sweetheart, I guarantee it. So has there been any news on philip? Have they found a body yet?

Belle: What? No, not yet. I’m just praying that they don’T.

Kate: [Gasping]

[Dramatic music]

Philip: Hey, mom.

Kate: Oh, my. Thank god, you’re alive. You’re alive. Oh, my god.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kate: Oh, my god. I can’t believe this. I can’t– we thought that you were murdered. Your father and i had you declared dead.

Philip: Something I’m sure dad’s been waiting to do since the day I was born.

Kate: Oh, don’t say that. Don’t say that. He was worried sick. We both were.

Philip: I find that hard to believe.

Kate: Well, I find all of this hard to believe, but you’re here. Oh, my god, you’re really here. Are you okay?

Philip: Don’t I look okay?

Kate: Yeah, you do. You look–you look perfect. How did you survive brady’s attack, philip?

Philip: Brady didn’t attack me. I went after him.

John: Okay, so it’s possible that philip’s still alive. That’s a very good thing.

Belle: Here. You need to support your head a little bit–

John: Sweetheart, my head is supported just fine by my neck. Will you just stop fussing about me, isabella? I’m gonna be a-okay as soon as we find your mother and bring her home safely.

Belle: Okay. Well, until mom is home and back to being herself, you’re just gonna have to accept a little extra tlc from your favorite daughter.

John: Yes–

[Light music]

Okay, whatever you say, sweetie.

[Phone ringing]

Belle: Hello? What? Okay, I’m on my way. I’ll meet you at the station.

John: What’s going on? Is that about your mother?

Belle: No, that was chloe. Brady’s been arrested.

John: [Sighs]

Kayla: I can understand ben believing the worst about john. Marlena saved his life. He is going to trust anything she says. But ciara, she has grown up with john and marlena.

Steve: Well, she was skeptical at first, but apparently, the devil made marlena morph to john, and then he threatened marlena right in front of them.

Kayla: Could this get any more horrifying?

Steve: Oh, it gets worse.

Kayla: I can’t imagine

Steve: The devil almost strangled ben and john to death without even touching them.

Kayla: Right, it is worse.

Rex: I hope he isn’t always this rude around you.

Xander: Answer my question, rex, where’s sarah?

Gwen: Xander.

Xander: You remember sarah, right? My fiancée? The one I found you in bed with on my wedding day. Just tell me where she is.

Rex: How the hell should I know where sarah is? I thought I was managing my moderate

Xander: What kinda game are you playing? You think this is funny?

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

Xander: Everyone knows sarah left town with you, rex.

Gwen: Xander, we really need to get to the airport now.

Xander: Just answer my question, what are you hiding?

Rex: Sorry, pal, I haven’t seen sarah in months. Not since right after your wedding, or non-wedding.

Xander: Wait, are you saying that you and sarah weren’t in doctors without borders as a team? That you aren’t still together?

Rex: I’m saying we never were.

John: I need to go down to the cop shop with you.

Belle: No, dad. Don’t–

John: I can’t just sit here and wait, sweetheart.

Belle: Okay. You just went ten rounds with the prince of darkness. It’s okay to rest. Mom’s gonna need you to be strong. I can take care of brady.

John: I know you can. All right, please just call me as soon as you know anything, okay?

Belle: Of course, I will. I will. Love you.

John: Oh, love you, sweetheart.

[Light tense music]

Chloe: Hey.

Brady: Hi.

Chloe: Are you okay?

Brady: Well, I’ve been booked for murder, so I think I’ve had better days.

Chloe: I’m so sorry that this is happening.

Brady: It’s okay. Hey, it’s okay. How’d you get in here, by the way?

Chloe: Eli said it was okay if I just stay in here for a little bit.

Brady: Guess I owe him one.

Chloe: Well, I called belle, and she’s on her way down here too.

Brady: Thank you. I don’t know what good my sister’s gonna do, though. I mean, trask just has it out for me to book me for philip’s murder.

Chloe: And you really can’t remember anything that happened that day?

Brady: Chloe, I wish we could go back down to that river because I was starting to have flashes of memory, but they’re all just fuzzy. They’re all just out of reach. They’re on the edge, you know.

Chloe: I wish that there was some way that I could help you.

Brady: Actually, my dad’s probably climbing the walls right now.

Chloe: Okay, do you want me to go check on him?

Brady: If you could just stop by, let him know that I’m okay. Because everything that’s going on with marlena, I don’t want him freaking out about my situation, you know?

Chloe: Yeah. Okay. I can head down there right now and see if he needs anything.

Brady: Thanks. And I, um– I’m very thankful to you just for everything, especially for believing in me.

Chloe: Of course. I mean, brady, I know who you are, and I know your heart. We’re gonna get through this, okay, together.

Kate: Honey, brady attacked you. The police found him with the bloody knife. He was covered in your blood. He blacked out from drinking.

Philip: Pretty convincing, right?

Kate: What’s convincing?

Philip: I mean, I don’t blame you for thinking that brady killed me. That means my plan was a success.

Kate: Okay, I don’t understand.

Philip: I staged the whole thing, mom. The knife, the blood, the booze I set it all up to make it look like brady had killed me.

Kate: You bastard! Serena: It’s my 3:10

Gwen: Xander, if we miss that flight, there’s gonna be a huge rebooking fee.

Xander: It’s fine, gwen, let it go.

Gwen: Let it go?

Xander: This doesn’t make any sense. After I found you guys together. After sarah called off the wedding, she told me that she was leaving salem with you.

Rex: Well, it didn’t take her long to change her mind.

Xander: She changed her mind?

Rex: I thought we were going away together. That after everything I did, all my mistakes that I finally had her back. But when it came time to leave, she jilted me. Same way she jilted you.

Philip: Was that really necessary?

Kate: Oh, you are lucky it’s just a slap because we’re right now I feel like I could kill you myself.

Philip: Well, that’s extreme.

Kate: Philip, do you have any idea of what you’ve put me through? What you put all of us through? Why the hell would you do something like this?

Philip: Isn’t it obvious? Brady and chloe were having an affair behind my back. I had to make him pay by framing him for my murder.

Kate: Oh. Oh, I see. Because you had to torture brady and chloe, you could put the rest of us through hell?

Philip: I didn’t do it to hurt you.

Kate: To hurt me? Do you realize that I thought you were dead?

Philip: That’s why I’m here. I came back to let you know that I’m okay.

Kate: Well, gee, maybe you should have just told me beforehand or better than that, perhaps you just shouldn’t have done it at all, philip.

Philip: Mom, I’m really sorry for what I put you through, but come on. Aren’t you even a little impressed with how I was able to pull it off?

Kate: Impressed?

Philip: Don’t you wanna know how I did it?

Kate: No. No, I don’t care.

Philip: Not even a little?

Kate: Okay. Okay, fine. Philip, why don’t you tell me how you did it?

Philip: Good. Because I’ve been dying to tell someone. Okay, I’ll start it right here. I followed brady to the pub. I stayed hidden while he and chloe chatted it up. The way they were looking at each other, like I didn’t exist. But after a little while, she left, and he got a phone call.

[Phone rings] Brady was out there all alone. He never saw me coming.

[Tense music]

Kate: So you knocked him out in front of the pub?

Philip: Yep.

Kate: Philip, do you realize that anyone could have seen you do that?

Philip: Relax, I was careful.

Kate: Oh, my god. Okay, so how did you get him down to the river covered in your blood?

Philip: Patience. The story of brady black’s downfall is just beginning.

Belle: How are they treating you in here?

Brady: Oh, just swell. I’m gonna leave a big five-star rating on bighouselliving.Com.

Belle: Okay, smart-ass, don’t take it out on me. You know you’re not the only one who’s dealing with drama.

Brady: What’s going on with you?

Belle: Oh, well, for starters, I had to knock my demonically possessed mother unconscious so she wouldn’t kill ben weston and shawn and dad. You know, the usual.

John: Chloe, come in, come in.

Chloe: Hi, thanks. I just came from seeing brady, and he wanted me to give you an update.

John: I appreciate that. You know, belle just went down there, but I haven’t heard from her yet. So how’s he holding up?

Chloe: Well, he’s good, considering the circumstances.

John: Yeah. Oh, excuse me. I’m sorry.

Chloe: Oh, my goodness. Are you okay?

John: Yeah, I’m fine. Just had a little run-in with el diablo.

Chloe: What?

John: Well, let’s just say that shawn, belle, ben, and I kind of mixed it up with marlena at the cabin. And as you can see, I’m a little bit worse for wear

Chloe: Well, do you need to see a doctor?

John: No, right now I’m more concerned about my son.

Chloe: Yeah, well, he’s concerned about you as well.

John: Of course, he is. So level with me here, what’s it looking like down there?

Chloe: Well, it seems like melinda trask is out for blood. So he’s kind of in a tough spot.

John: You know, how in the hell can trask even get an arrest warrant when we still don’t know if philip is alive or dead?

Kayla: Just when we thought it couldn’t get any more dangerous.

Steve: Sounds like john and the others are lucky to be alive. Most people don’t survive an encounter like that.

Kayla: Well, were they badly injured? I mean, how bad was the attack?

Steve: No, but you can imagine how shaken up they are to come face to face with a power like that. It makes you realize just how vulnerable you are.

Kayla: I just hope that you and john find marlena and get the help that she needs so that nobody else gets hurt.

Steve: I want that too, sweetness. More than anything.

[Romantic music]

Demon marlena: Now I know why they call you sweetness. Hi susan! Honey?

Kayla: Stay away from me.

Demon marlena: Really? After we shared that lovely, romantic kiss.

Kayla: You are sick.

Demon marlena: Really? I kinda thought we had some chemistry.

Kayla: What the hell do you want?

Demon marlena: Well, it’s a very big question. I want so many things.

Kayla: Why would you pretend to be my husband?

Demon marlena: Oh, come now. You’re a smart, respected doctor. Surely you can figure that out. What I can’t figure out is how long you would’ve let that kiss go.

Kayla: What have you done with steve?

Demon marlena: I haven’t done anything to your precious steve. Because it’s you I’m after.

[Eerie music]

Brady: Marlena would’ve killed them.

Belle: I don’t even wanna think about that. It was terrifying to see her like that. Just going crazy on the people that she loves.

Brady: Hey, hey, hey. You know, that’s not your mom.

Belle: Yeah, I know. I just can’t believe this is happening again. You know, we’ve heard the stories but to see it up close.

Brady: I know. Dad must be a wreck.

Belle: Yeah, which is actually why I’m here to see you. I know that the one thing that will help dad sleep easier is the getting you out from under this murder rap.

Brady: Yeah. Well, let’s talk about this. I mean, I wanna know how trask can have me arrested when all of this evidence is circumstantial?

Belle: Well, she was able to pull off something that changed everything.

Brady: They– you’re not telling me they found philip’s body. Is that what you’re saying?

Belle: No, no. But in the eyes of the law, philip kiriakis is dead.

John: Kate and victor had philip legally declared dead?

Chloe: Yes, they did.

John: All right. I can understand kate being out for blood here, but brady is victor’s grandson. Why the hell would he agree to something like that?

Chloe: I don’t know. I can’t understand why victor does anything that he does.

John: I mean, come on. He would’ve had to understand that she would use that against brady here. What the hell’s the matter with all them?

Chloe: John, it’s okay. Just try to stay calm, all right?

John: Calm down? How do you do that? My son was just arrested for murder, and my wife is running around out there with the damn devil in her.

Kate: I’ve had it with your cryptic riddles. Just tell me how you got him away from the pub without anyone seeing you.

Philip: See? You are interested in my story.

[Dramatic music]

Cheating bitch. Luckily for me, once I took brady down, it was just a matter of dragging that heavy carcass into the bushes.

Kate: You’re proud of yourself, aren’t you?

Philip: Hang on, hang on. I’m just getting to the good part.

While brady was lying there like a sack of old clothes, I fished his credit card out of his wallet. Then I went into the pub and charged a bunch of shots in brady’s name.

Kate: Okay. Wait, wait, wait, wait. The police said that brady had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

Philip: Awfully high, right?

Kate: Yeah. Okay. So how did you manage that if you bought the alcohol that he supposedly got drunk on?

Philip: Oh, that was the easy part. I couldn’t exactly pour the liquor down his throat. So I cut out the middle man and injected the booze right into his system.

Kate: You could have killed him, philip.

Philip: That was a risk I was willing to take. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Xander: Just to be clear, you’re saying you and sarah haven’t been together since you left.

Rex: What are you not getting about this? We were never together.

Xander: Just doesn’t make any sense.

Gwen: Xander, can we please go now?

Xander: Gwen, please wait.

Rex: Oh, look, it’s been real special reconnecting with you, sharing notes about how sarah dumped us both, but I really have to go. From the looks of things, so do you. So gwen, pleasure to meet you.

Gwen: Yeah, you too.

Xander: And I guess enjoy your trip.

Gwen: Right, well, now that that’s over, we really–

Xander: Rex, wait!

Gwen: What are you doing?

Xander: Rex, if sarah is not with you, then where the hell is she?

[Dramatic music]

Brady: So my grandfather sold me out. Can’t say I’m surprised.

Belle: I’m sure kate was the driving force.

Brady: Mm-hmm. That would explain why trask felt she had enough to arrest me.

Belle: Oh, that woman will do anything to get a conviction.

Brady: I know. So tell me, how do we avoid having me as another notch on her belt?

Belle: Well, I think we have to go through all the facts again. So let me just make sure I have this right. The very last thing you remember before waking up in the hospital is being at the pub, picking up lunch for dad.

Brady: Yeah, I was talking to chloe, ended my conversation with chloe. She walked away. I got a phone call, and then it’s blank. It’s blank. I started to feel like I was regaining some memories when I was down at the river with chloe earlier, but that was when trask showed up and arrested me.

Belle: Well, was it anything solid? Is it anything that would help your case?

Brady: No, it was sketchy. Belle, it was just voices, honestly.

Belle: Voices?

Brady: Yeah.

Belle: Yeah, well, trask is already trying to paint you as a rage-filled drunk. So I don’t think voices are gonna help.

Brady: I don’t think so either. I wish– I wish I had more to offer.

Belle: No, me too. We really need something concrete to help discredit all of the circumstantial evidence they have.

Brady: What, like, we need an eyewitness outside of the pub, right? Something like that?

Belle: Maybe we have a witness.

Brady: No, belle, who? There was nobody there that I remember.

Belle: No, not who, what. The pub has a security camera out front. Maybe it caught what happened to you after you blacked out.

Kate: You didn’t care if you killed brady.

Philip: I mean, I wasn’t trying to kill him. But don’t you see? I had to inject him with that booze. I needed him to be drunk enough to start sending those awful threatening text messages.

[Dramatic music]

I started to write angry, threatening texts from brady to me. And some of those messages I sent, or rather he sent, the guy sounded like a murderous psycho, the kind of person who’d stab his own uncle.

Kate: I’m almost afraid to ask what you did next.

Philip: The next step was stuffing brady into the trunk of my car. I drove him to that special place chloe and I planted our tree. The one to renew our love. What a joke, right? She was leading me on the whole time. So I left brady’s watch there for her to find later.

Kate: You said brady destroyed that tree in a jealous rage.

Philip: It wasn’t easy to make chloe believe that. I have to say.

Kate: Because brady didn’t destroy that tree, you did.

Philip: You know me so well, mother.

John: Oh, everybody is always trying to take care of me. I appreciate it, chloe, but I don’t need water. I just need my family to be safe.

Chloe: I know. And I don’t think I can really help you with the marlena situation, but I could try to convince kate to withdraw her request.

John: [Laughs] And you think you’re the right person for the job? I mean, no offense, but that woman hates your guts.

Chloe: And the feeling is mutual, but we both care about philip, and we wanna see whoever did this to philip be brought to justice.

John: And you don’t think that there is a possibility brady might have done it?

Chloe: In my heart, I think that he’s innocent.

John: So do I. I just wanted to hear you say it, chloe.

Chloe: And I’m not sure I can convince kate of that, but I’m gonna try.

John: My boy is lucky to have you in his corner.

Chloe: And brady’s been there for me so many times that I owe it him. He and philip. So I’m gonna pray for you and good luck to you, marlena. Okay?

John: Thank you. I’m gonna give my partner a call here and see if he’s got any word on her.

Chloe: Okay, good luck.

John: Thanks for stopping by, chloe.

Chloe: Thank you.

[Line ringing]

John: Come on, partner, pick it up.

Steve: This is steve johnson. Leave a message.

John: Well, better try kayla, again.

Kayla: Why are you here? What do you want with me?

Demon marlena: You know, ever since I came back to salem, you have been a thorn in my side. You, your ridiculous husband, your annoying nephew, and his oh so bothersome wife.

Kayla: Belle is marlena’s daughter, and she loves her with all her heart.

Demon marlena: Blah, blah, blah. I should have killed the lot of you when I figured out that you were trying to challenge my plans for john black and doug williams.

Kayla: John defeated you before, he’ll do it again.

Demon marlena: John is not as strong as he used to be. And I have become so much stronger.

Kayla: But he is not alone in the fight. I will not let you kill the people that I love.

Demon marlena: I’m not going to kill anybody. Yet. But I am gonna put shawn and belle through a fate worse than death. And you, my darling kayla, are gonna be the key to helping me do that.

Kayla: I won’t do anything to help you.

[Phone rings]

Demon marlena: Now you’ve really made me angry.

Nicorette knows, quitting

smoking is freaking hard.

Kate: Honestly, I just cannot believe that you would go this far to punish brady.

Philip: Like mother, like son.

Kate: The hell that’s supposed to mean?

Philip: What the hell does that mean? Should I call vivian to ask her how far you’ve gone in the name of vengeance?

Kate: Vivian is a monster.

Philip: What about jake and gabi? Wasn’t that long ago you were pretending to be blind to punish them for their betrayal?

Kate: Okay, not the same.

Philip: Why not?

Kate: Because I caused jake to lose his job at dimera. I didn’t frame a family member for murder by drugging them.

Philip: Damn it, mom. Why– why do you and dad always take everyone else’s side? Did I make a mistake in thinking I could trust you?

Kate: No, no, philip, no. I’m sorry. It’s okay. Just finish your story, okay? It’s okay.

Philip: Thank you. Now, where was I? Oh, yeah, so after chloe left, that’s when I dragged brady’s body to the riverside. I couldn’t get the image of them together out of my head. Kissing, laughing at me. So I took out the knife, and I cut myself with it.

Kate: You cut yourself?

Philip: I had to. It was the only way that I could get chloe and the police to believe that brady had murdered me. So I opened up a nice little gusher, and I smeared the blood all over the knife and all over brady. And I carefully tracked blood down to the riverside, threw my prosthetic leg into the middle of the river. Luckily for me, I kept my old one when I got my replacement a few years ago. Pretty brilliant, huh?

[Dramatic music]

Belle: Hey, you!

Rex: Belle, hi.

Belle: I heard you were back in town.

Rex: It’s so good to see you.

Belle: Yeah, you too. Hey, I’m really sorry about everything that’s going on with philip.

Rex: Oh, man. Thank you. Yeah. And I hear that you’re defending brady.

Belle: Yeah, I am. Actually, that’s why I’m here. I wanted to talk to your dad about checking out the surveillance footage from the night philip disappeared.

Rex: Yeah, um, my dad isn’t here.

Belle: Oh. Well, do you think you could help me find it?

Rex: Belle, I don’t know how he feels about– I mean, look, philip is my brother, and you’re defending the guy who might have killed him.

Belle: First of all, brady didn’t kill anyone. And it’s because philip is your brother that you should wanna help me find out what happened to him.

Xander: I don’t understand any of this. Everything I thought I knew about why sarah left is a lie.

Gwen: Well, I-I suppose– well, I suppose, in the end, she just decided she wanted to be on her own.

Xander: Okay, I mean, I get why she’d lie to me, but what about her mother? Why text maggie pretending that she’s off with rex at doctors without borders and that they’re happy?

Gwen: Xander, are you sure that maggie wasn’t just playing along? You know, maybe she’s just trying to protect her daughter.

Xander: There’s no way she was acting, gwen. Maggie believed that sarah was with rex, just like I did.

Gwen: Well, I’m sure that there is a logical explanation for all of this.

Xander: I have to go talk to maggie.

Gwen: I don’t think that we should worry her unnecessarily.

Xander: Her daughter’s been lying about her whereabouts. Something could be really wrong.

Gwen: We don’t know that do, do we? But what I do know is that if we do not go to the airport now, we will not make it in time to london for the holidays.

Xander: Are you joking?

Gwen: Joking about what?

Xander: I can’t possibly leave now, gwen. I have to find sarah and talk to her directly.

Gwen: Are you really–

Xander: She lied to me about where she’s been, about where she went. I have to find out why. Hi sabrina!

Brady: Come on, man. You gotta tr– you gotta try to remember what happened. Phil, get your hands off me. Think. Think. Think. Come on, think. Hey, did you talk to roman?

Belle: Uh, he wasn’t there, so rex checked the security footage.

Brady: And?

Belle: Someone erased it.

[Dramatic music]

Kate: Okay. You know, the part that I really cannot wrap my head around is that you’ve done all of this because of chloe.

Philip: I loved her, and she said she loved me too. But they made a fool of me, mom. Even you said you thought she and brady were sleeping together.

Kate: Okay, I said that because I was hoping that you would break it off with her, not do something crazy like this.

Philip: Well, she lied to me, okay? Over and over and over again. I watched them walk into the salem inn together. I overheard them talking about having sex in the basic black boardroom.

Chloe: Brady, seriously, I mean it. You cannot tell anybody what happened here last night. I mean–

Brady: I know what you mean. I know you’re referring to the sex that happened on the conference table. Okay, listen to me, I’m not gonna tell a soul about it. It’ll be our secret, okay?

Philip: She made him promise to never tell anyone about their secret sex romp. They had sex on the conference table. Do you know how humiliating that is?

Kate: Okay, look, I never said that you shouldn’t feel humiliated and betrayed. Never said that.

Philip: What about them? That they should just get to walk away from this? I mean, don’t you see, mom, they’re getting exactly what they deserve, and they’ll never know that I’m behind it.

Kate: What does that mean? What are you saying? Do you think– are you gonna stay dead forever?

Philip: For now.

Kate: [Sighs] I don’t think I can keep a secret like that, philip.

Philip: Of course, you can.

Kate: Your father deserves to know that you’re alive.

Philip: The hell with dad. He told chloe that I’m dead to him.

Kate: Okay. You know he doesn’t mean that. He always says things like that. Philip, come on. Come on, do you realize how many people love you? Do you realize how many people are mourning your death right now?

[Knocking on door]

Chloe: Hey, kate? Are you in there? I need to talk to you.

Philip: Don’t answer that.

John: Hey, kay, it’s john. Again, listen, I’m sorry I’m leaving so many messages here, but I’m getting kinda worried. I’m trying to track steve down to see if he’s got any word on marlena. So could you please call me back as soon as you get this? Thanks.

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

Demon marlena: Thank you, kayla, for the use of your key card.

[Eerie music]

Hello, sleeping beauty. It’s time to wake up.

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Eli: Okay, thanks. Keep me posted.

Lani: Any news?

Eli: The divers have been searching the river all day. Still no sign of philip.

Lani: Other than his prosthetic leg.

Eli: Right.

Lani: How can this be happening, philip possibly dead, brady possibly responsible?

Melinda: Detectives, nice to see you have time to sit and chat.

Eli: [Sighs] I just spoke with the dive team. No further evidence of philip at the site.

Melinda: While they do their job, I suggest you that you do yours.

Lani: Meaning?

Melinda: Arrest brady black.

Both: No.

Chloe: No, philip has not been found yet. And no, there’s no updates after they discovered his leg in the water. I know, it’s–mom, it’s just–it’s really hard not to assume the worst about brady, but– you’re right. You’re right. We don’t–we don’t know anything for sure. Okay, but– all right, of course, I will–I’ll keep you posted, but I really should get back to work, all right? I love you. Tell parker I love him. Tell dad I love him. Okay, I’ll talk to you soon. Bye.

[Dramatic music]

Roman: Are you sure you don’t want a sandwich with that coffee?

Kate: No, no, I’m not hungry.

Rex: Mom, come on, you haven’t eaten all day.

Kate: Look, I’m gonna be fine. I’m gonna be fine once they find philip and I know he’s okay.

Rex: And I’m sure that we’re going to know that soon. But in the meantime, I’m here, dad’s here, and we’re going to get through this together.

Kate: I know. I know.

[Sighs] Rex, I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have you in salem.

Gwen: [Sighs] God, of all the stupid luck, rex brady back in town.

[Sighs] Come on, xander, how long does it take you to go get a newspaper? And why can’t you read it on a tablet like everyone else?

[Sighs] The last thing I need is you running into rex and finding out that sarah’s not with him. Please tell me you didn’t get a craving for the brady pub chowder. Oh, my god. Is that…rex? Bloody hell, how’s he right downstairs?

Xander: Who?

Gwen: What?

Xander: How is who right downstairs?

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Somber music]

Maggie: Darling, hi. Cook is making you a rib eye steak for dinner, potatoes au gratin, a caesar salad to start, and chocolate mousse to finish. All of your favorites.

I know how hard this is for you, victor.

Victor: I can’t lose him, maggie. Dear god, if I do…

Maggie: Shh. Don’t think that way. We have to have hope. I know I do.

Victor: So do I. But he can’t be dead. He can’t be. I have to see him again. I have to tell him how sorry I am for the way I treated him.

Kate: [Sighs] That son of a bitch. I swear I could kill him. I swear I could.

Rex: Mom, if you’re talking about brady–

Kate: Well, who the hell else would I be talking about, you know? Plus, I told him to his face–i told him that if philip is dead, he’s dead too.

Roman: All right, whoa. You threatened brady? When?

Kate: This morning.

Roman: [Scoffs] You said you wanted to be alone.

Kate: Yes, well, I lied, and I snuck off to the hospital, and I confronted that bastard.

Rex: Mom, I-I know you’re upset, and that’s understandable, but there is no proof that brady did anything to philip.

Kate: Okay, there’s proof enough for me, okay? There’s proof enough to me, so don’t give me that condescending look, please. Please, don’t do that. And please, don’t tell me to calm down as well.

Rex: I didn’t tell you to calm down.

Kate: Okay, ’cause if I want to be crazy with worry, I’m gonna be crazy with worry. And if I’m going to be frightened and panicked, that’s what I’m gonna be. And don’t try to placate me!

Rex: Okay, okay, fine. I won’t do that, and I’m sorry.

Kate: [Sighs] No, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

[Sighs] It’s just that philip has always been so hard on himself, and victor has always made him seem like he’s a huge disappointment, and I have been complicit in all of that.

Rex: No, no, no, no, no. Mom, no–

Kate: Yes, I have, rex. I have. I have. I’ve been critical of him. And now all I can hope is that he knows how much I love him, he knows that I love him for his strength and for his resilience and–[Sighs] And the fact that I just melt– I melt when he smiles.

Roman: Hey, of course he knows that.

Kate: [Sighs] And of course he’s gonna come back to us, right? They’re gonna find him, and he’s gonna be safe and sound, and then we can all see that beautiful smile again, right?

Xander: Gwen, how can who be right downstairs?

Gwen: The–the guy, the guy at the, um– at the coffee cart down there. Yeah, the man, he wolf whistles at me. I mean, last week, he even said to me that I have a nice ass.

Xander: What? Well, he’s not wrong, but the nerve. I’m gonna sort him out right now.

Gwen: No, no, no, xander, don’t do that.

Xander: Why not?

Gwen: Because what if he– what if he phones the police? You can’t get into trouble with the law again.

Xander: I’m not gonna beat him to death. I’m just gonna make sure he understands that he can’t wolf-whistle my girl or make comments about her beautiful body.

Gwen: Oh. No, no, just–just–just forget it, yeah, please?

Xander: You’re really upset about this.

Gwen: Yeah, well, you know, we finally have a chance for things to be really good between us, and…I really don’t want to mess it up. I–[Sighs] I don’t want anyone to take you away from me.

Xander: No one is taking me anywhere, love. I’m exactly where I want to be.

[Dramatic music]

Gwen: Okay, so you’ll leave it alone, then, yeah?

Xander: I will. But I am a bit peckish. What do you say we head out and get a bite to eat? It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Chloe: Brady, hey.

Brady: Hey.

Chloe: Aren’t you supposed to be in the hospital?

Brady: I was discharged an hour ago.

Chloe: And you decided to come to work?

Brady: Well, I figured I-I had to. It’s the only way that I could–I could see you. You’re not taking my calls, chloe.

Chloe: I’m sorry I ignored your call. I was just–I went down to the police station, and I ran into kate, who totally went off on me and said that whatever’s happened to philip is my fault because I pitted you two against each other.

Brady: Okay, okay, that’s not true, obviously. Kate is angry. She’s upset. I mean, who can blame her, right?

Chloe: How are you doing with all this?

Brady: [Sighs] Well, chloe, I-I have to make a confession to you. That’s why I needed to talk to you.

Chloe: Brady?

Brady: No, no, no, not that. Not that.

Chloe: Oh, thank god. Then what?

Brady: It has to do with something belle found out this morning about my credit card. Apparently, the night that you found me, I had bought six shots of whiskey.

Melinda: “No”? Are you refusing a direct order, detectives?

Eli: Technically, we report to rafe.

Lani: And with no proof that philip kiriakis is dead, we have no probable cause to arrest brady.

Melinda: We all know it’s just a matter of time before the dive team finds philip’s body. And since mr. Black was just released from the hospital, we need to make our move before he tries to flee the jurisdiction.

Eli: Which we can’t do without hard evidence.

Melinda: We have an artificial limb that was dredged up from the river, among other things.

Lani: That doesn’t mean philip was murdered.

Melinda: I should have known the two of you wouldn’t cooperate. But, then, you are kristen dimera’s bff, so why am I surprised?

Eli: You know, lani’s just following protocol, okay?

Melinda: Yeah, you weren’t too concerned with protocol when you tried to help her escape last year, were you? I don’t know, maybe you had something to do with her van detouring on the way to statesville the other day. So don’t preach to me about protocol.

Eli: We’re just going by the book.

Melinda: Then do something useful. Check in with the divers and see if they’ve found any new evidence.

Eli: I just told you that I spoke to the divers–

Melinda: Then speak to them again! Or are you no longer in the business of solving cases?

[Tense music]

[Scoffs] God.

Kate: To tell you the truth, I just don’t understand why they don’t charge brady with suspicion of murder.

Roman: Doesn’t work that way, kate. You know that.

Kate: [Sighs]

[Cell phone rings] Hello.

Melinda: Ms. Dimera, it’s da trask.

Kate: Yes, da trask. Is this about philip?

Melinda: I’m afraid I don’t have anything new to report, but I do have something I want to discuss with you. Do you have time to stop by the station again?

Kate: Yes, yes, of course I do. I’ll come by now.

Melinda: Good. I’ll see you soon.

Kate: Yeah, see you soon.

Rex: Well, does she have news about philip?

Kate: No, no, but she wants to talk to me about the case, so I’m going to go down to the station now.

Rex: Okay, well, we can take you.

Kate: No, no, I’ll be fine. I can go alone.

Roman: Okay. You will call if you need us?

Kate: Of course I will.

Roman: All right.

[Soft holiday music playing]

Kate: Okay.

Rex: Okay.

Victor: I’m done sitting around.

Maggie: Well, who are you calling?

Victor: Rafe hernandez. I figure if I can light a fire under his ass, maybe we’ll get some answers.

Maggie: [Laughs]

[Cell phone ringing]

Victor: Oh, speak of the devil.

Maggie: Is it rafe?

Victor: No, better. Melinda trask.

Maggie: Oh.

Victor: Da trask, I hope you have some good news for me.

Melinda: I’m afraid I don’t have any news. But if you have time to come by the station, I think I can make some progress on the case.

Victor: I’ll be right there.

Maggie: You’ll be where?

Victor: She wants me to come down to the station.

Maggie: Well, does she have any news about philip?

Victor: No, but she said she has a plan, and that could be a start.

Maggie: Well, I’ll go get my purse.

Victor: Maggie, if you don’t mind, I’d like to handle this alone.

Maggie: You don’t want me to go with you?

Victor: Well… I’d like for you to go to st. Luke’s and say a prayer for philip. I have a feeling that he’d listen to you rather than me.

Maggie: I can do that. I can do that, darling.

Gwen: You want–you want to go out? It’s a bit early for dinner, isn’t it?

Xander: Man cannot live by granola bars alone.

Gwen: Why don’t we order room service? You love that delicious fried chicken in here, don’t you?

Xander: Let me see. We’ve been holed up in this room all day.

Gwen: You were just out.

Xander: And I’d like to go out again, please.

Gwen: Why don’t we binge-watch “black mirror”?

Xander: Oh, again? No, thanks.

Gwen: Well, then we can catch a game, then.

Xander: A game of what?

Gwen: Don’t know. Whatever’s on?

[Stomach growls]

Xander: Do you hear that? That’s my stomach. Come on, let’s take my new credit card for a spin.

Gwen: Oh, I’m not hungry, so…

Xander: Maybe you will be after the walk. Come on, a change of scenery will do us good. And I know exactly what I want. Fish and chips at the pub. What’s this?

Gwen: Change of scenery. Will this do?

Xander: This certainly is a good start.

[Dramatic music]

I thought I was managing my moderate

[Both breathing heavily]

Xander: Ah.

[Both laugh] That definitely took my mind off my appetite.

Gwen: Oh, wow, what a romantic thing to say.

Xander: Let me try this, then. You are beautiful and wonderful, and I can’t get enough of you.

Gwen: Oh. Where are you going?

Xander: To shower. Join me?

Gwen: In a minute.

Xander: I’ll be waiting. Oh, and don’t worry. You have given me reason to never want to leave this room again.

[Shower running]

[Tense music]

Gwen: Come on, rex, just choke down the bloody coffee and get out of there. You can’t stay in this town forever. Or can you? It’s not like I can keep xander locked away in this tiny room forever either or away from the pub’s blasted fish and chips. And then he might run into you, rex, and then what? Find out that sarah didn’t really run away with you. And then it’ll just be a hop, skip, and a jump away before xander learns that sarah’s stranded on a deserted island, and he’ll go sail the seven seas to go and find her. I won’t let that happen. I won’t lose you. I can’T. So I’ll just have to find a way to make sure that xander never finds out the truth.

Rex: I did not want to say this in front of mom, but…after finding philip’s prosthetic leg and all that blood all over brady, I just– it doesn’t look good, does it?

Roman: I have another theory.

Rex: Let’s hear it.

Roman: Philip has always been one to go his own way. So whatever may or may not have happened between him and chloe and brady, he’s also dealing with victor firing him from titan and not for the first time. So I’M… I’m thinking that had to be a huge blow. So maybe philip figured a way to disappear for a while, buy some time, clear his head, figure things out.

Rex: Or he fell into the river after brady attacked him, and he got swept away by the current.

Roman: That is certainly a possibility, but… I’m not going there yet.

Rex: I admire your faith, dad; I wish I had it. But look, I… I just think it’s doubtful that philip is going to be found alive again.

Chloe: So the night that philip disappeared, you drank six shots?

Brady: Oh, no, no, I bought them. I bought them. Belle checked my credit card receipt, and it was there in black and white. Chloe, I don’t remember buying them. I sure as hell don’t remember drinking them. That–and look, I know that doesn’t mean I didn’t do it. And I know you have your doubts about my behavior–

Chloe: Brady.

Brady: No, hey, hey, I understand. You have seen me at my worst. You were there. That is why I don’t want to hide one single damn thing from you. And that’s why I have something else I got to tell you, chloe.

[Dramatic music]

Kate: Victor.

Victor: You got a call from trask too?

Kate: So did she tell you what’s going on?

Victor: No, just that it has something to do with philip’s case.

Melinda: Good. I’m glad you’re both here.

Kate: [Sighs] Did you find philip’s body?

Melinda: As I mentioned on the phone, we’ve no new evidence since the divers recovered your son’s prosthesis. And though I’m obviously not able to arrest someone for murder based solely on an artificial limb, if I have proof of death, the man responsible could be cuffed within the hour. Which is why I need you both to sign this.

To be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer

[Soft music]

Xander: I was starting to prune waiting for you to join me.

Gwen: Mm, sorry. I got distracted.

Xander: By what?

Gwen: Okay.

[Sighs] What do you say about us getting out of salem for a bit?

Xander: Well, you know I’d love to whisk you away to the tropical paradise of our dreams, but we do still have that pesky lack-of-funds problem.

Gwen: Solved.

Xander: What, you found us a big bag of cash?

Gwen: I found us a free place to stay.

Xander: Tell me more.

Gwen: Okay. A return to the mother country.

Xander: What, britain?

Gwen: London. Okay, I have a friend there, yeah, and she’s got this amazing, huge, lovely flat with a lovely guest room, and she said that I’m welcome to come there anytime. And I have a load of miles that are about to expire, so I can get us two round-trip tickets to heathrow.

Xander: Yeah, I mean, that definitely solves the limited-funds issue. But do you really want to go to london right now? I mean, it’s not exactly balmy this time of year, is it?

Gwen: Well, it’s certainly warmer than the midwest.

Xander: Where isn’t?

Gwen: Oh, come on, xander. Come on, the city, london, is so lovely this time of year. It’s magical with borough market and the shops and the decorations and the eating hall at selfridges.

Xander: Now I’m hungry again.

Gwen: We can maybe go to a showing of “a christmas carol” at the old vic, and then we can watch fireworks together on the thames on new year’s eve?

Xander: I don’t know. We’re getting pretty good at making our own fireworks right here.

Gwen: Well, we can make our own fireworks in london, yeah? Variety being the spice of life. Come on.

Xander: Well, when you put it that way, how can I possibly say no?

Gwen: You can’T.

Victor: What the hell is this?

Melinda: As philip’s next of kin, you have the right to have him declared legally dead.

Kate: But you just said that you haven’t found his body.

Melinda: That is true. And while I know that you both have every hope that philip will be found alive, the truth is, with every minute that passes, that hope diminishes, and unfortunately, the case grows colder, and the murderer could get away. But by declaring philip dead, no matter how painful that may be, you give me the power to prosecute the man responsible.

Victor: And you believe that person to be brady?

Melinda: Every bit of evidence points to him. We have his threatening text messages on philip’s phone. He was found by the river soaked in philip’s blood next to a knife with his prints on it. And now, in that same river, philip’s prosthesis was found. If I were a betting woman, this would be an easy gamble. But like I said, without a body, it’s not enough to make an arrest. Which is why I urge you to sign that document. As soon as you declare philip dead, I can arrest the man who killed him, and you can have the justice that you deserve.

[Dramatic music]

Brady: Sit. About a week ago, I went– I went into a bar.

Chloe: You went to a bar?

Brady: I–yeah, I even ordered a drink. But I stared at it, chloe. I just looked at it. I even called maggie up to come join me to make sure I didn’t down it. She came, like she always does– bless her heart–to support me. And she thought we should go to a meeting; I agreed. And that’s when I found out that my dad was in the hospital.

Chloe: Why? I mean, what made you so upset that you felt like you needed a drink?

Brady: You.

Chloe: Me?

Brady: Yeah. You, all these feelings that I have for you that I haven’t been able to act on because you’ve been with philip. I even told maggie, out of my frustration, that I would love if philip was out of the way.

Chloe: You–you didn’t–

Brady: I didn’t–i didn’t mean it like that. I mean, I think I didn’t mean it like–like that. I’m beginning to wonder, chloe. I could never imagine taking someone’s life. I wouldn’t do anything like– I wouldn’t do that. But now I’m–I don’t know. Did I see you and go off the deep end and walk into the pub and order those shots and go down to the river? I don’t even know what I did anymore.

Chloe: Brady, don’t–

Brady: I’m–

Chloe: Don’t torture yourself over something you can’t even remember.

Brady: [Sighs] I think there’s a way I can remember, though.

Chloe: What do you mean?

Brady: I need to go back down to the river.

[ Echoing ]

Some of us were born for this.

Chloe: You want to go back to the river?

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: We discussed this. It’s a terrible idea. And belle agrees with that. There’s gonna be cops there with a dive team. What are they gonna think?

Brady: I don’t care. I don’t care what they think. A man’s missing. He could be–he could be dead, chloe, I don’t–and maybe I had something to do with it. The only way I’m gonna find out is to get my memory back. It’s the only way I’m gonna get answers about this. And that means I got to go back down to that damn river and hope to god that something makes me remember what happened that night. I’m going.

Chloe: Okay, well, you’re not going alone.

Brady: I don’t want you in the middle of this.

Chloe: I already am. I’m going too.

Brady: Even if you think I might be guilty in this?

Chloe: Well, like you said, maybe–maybe there’s something down at the river that will tell us what happened that night.

Brady: Okay. All right.

[Dramatic music]

Melinda: This is a big decision, an emotional one. I’ll give you a moment to discuss it.

Kate: Thank you.

Melinda: Yeah.

Kate: Finally, some action. What are you waiting for?

Victor: She said, “take a moment to discuss.” Let’s discuss.

Kate: What’s there to discuss? We want her to go after the person who hurt our son, right?

Victor: Yes, of course. It’s–it’s just that I’m not ready. I’m not ready to accept the fact that my son is dead.

Kate: You think that I am? I’ve been desperately trying to convince myself that philip is still alive, but all of the magical thinking in the world is not gonna change the fact that…

[Somber music]

My heart is broken. I know your heart is broken too, but we still have to accept the horrible reality that philip is probably at the bottom of the river and brady is the one who put him there. I want to see him behind bars now. Oh, god, victor, because it’s brady, right? Family? Grandson? How many times did brady turn his back on you? Do I have to remind you of that? Do I have to remind you that he was more than willing to let kristen get away with nearly killing you? Now you’re willing to let him get away with murdering our son? Brady doesn’t deserve your loyalty. Philip does. So stop regretting what you can’t change and sign the damn paper!

[Tense music]

Melinda: Detectives.

Lani: Before you ask, we talked to the dive team. They still haven’t found a body or anything else.

Melinda: No harm in being thorough.

Eli: Well, if you don’t mind, we have other leads we need to follow.

Melinda: Any as promising as brady black? I’ll take that as a no.

Lani: Is there any new information?

Melinda: Why don’t you stick around? Depending on what’s happening in that room, I might have something for you to do.

This is the sound of nature breathing.

Rex: No one understands mom better than you, dad. Which is why I’m so happy that you two are back together again, especially now.

Roman: Well, you are there for her too, son, and I am grateful for that, as is she. As she said, we’re both very glad to have you home. Refill?

Rex: No, I’m kind of coffee’d out.

Roman: Okay.

Rex: Thanks.

Roman: Tell you what. Why don’t we go back to the pub, wait for your mom there? I’m sure I can rustle up a couple of bowls of chowder.

Rex: [Laughs] Now, yes, that sounds good. I just–I want to know what trask is about to tell mom.

Roman: Yeah.

Rex: Let’s go.

[Zipper scratching]

Xander: And we are packed. In record time.

Gwen: Yeah, if we leave now, we’ll make it just in time for our flight.

Xander: You coming?

Gwen: [Clears throat] Yeah, sorry, I was just checking to see if the coffee guy was still there.

Xander: Well, is he? I could still give him a piece of my mind.

Gwen: Not that I don’t appreciate your chivalry, but his shift must have ended. So yes, he’s gone.

Xander: So what are we waiting for?

Gwen: [Sighs] Absolutely nothing.

Xander: [Chuckles] Come on.

Gwen: Right.

[Both chuckle]

[Tense music]

Chloe: [Sighs]

Brady: Is it–this is where you found me?

Chloe: Yeah. Right here. You were lying right here, and you were covered in blood, and there was a knife lying right there. You don’t remember me finding you here?

Brady: I don’t, no.

Chloe: And you don’t remember why you came down to the river and what happened once you were down here?

Brady: Philip!

Chloe: Brady, what’s going on? Hey, are you remembering something?

Limu emu… & doug

Rex: Oh, my phone. Phone, phone. Phone.

Xander: Yeah, I’m impressed with us, how quickly we packed.

Gwen: Yeah, well, whatever we forgot, we can always get there, right? Marks and sparks has good bargains.

Xander: Yeah.

Rex: Whoa.

Xander: Rex brady?

[Tense music]

Maggie: Oh, you’re home. Hi, darling. You got back sooner than I thought. Although I suppose I-I took a little longer than I expected. I said two rosaries for philip.

Victor: Maybe I should’ve had you say one for me as well.

[Dramatic music]

Maggie: Victor, what happened at the police station?

Kate: Hey.

Roman: So there you are. What–what happened with trask?

Kate: Well, she wanted victor and I to have philip declared legally dead.

Roman: What?

Kate: Yeah, she said it was the only way she was going to be able to arrest brady for his murder. Of course, victor was his usual stubborn self.

Victor: Kate wanted me to sign the paper so that trask could use it to go after brady. Now, I want justice for my son, but signing away my grandson’s life to get it?

Roman: So what happened? Did victor sign or not?

Maggie: Victor, what did you do?

Victor: God forgive me. I signed the damn paper.

Chloe: Brady, what is it? Do you remember something?

Brady: Philip, your hands off me. Yeah, I do. It’s fuzzy, but it’s right there. It’s right there.

Chloe: Okay, what? What is right there?

Brady: Oh, god, chloe, I was–

Melinda: Mr. Black, returning to the scene of the crime? Thanks for staying in plain view of our divers. Made tracking you down very easy.

Brady: What are you talking about?

Chloe: What’s going on here?

Melinda: Justice. Brady black, you’re under arrest for the murder of philip kiriakis.

Chloe: No, you can’t do that.

Brady: You’re arresting me?

Melinda: Oh, I sure can. Detective.

Eli: Sorry, man. 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.

Kate: I mean, it’s not like I want to believe that philip’s dead. It’s just that I had to do it to move the investigation forward.

Roman: You did what you thought was the right thing to do.

Kate: Yeah. Well, at least I don’t feel so helpless anymore.

Roman: Yeah. Well, tell you what. Why don’t you take a break? You still haven’t eaten. Now, you want me to bring you up something?

Kate: [Sighs] No, I-I just want to be alone.

Roman: Okay. Well, you know where I am if you need me.

Kate: I do.

Roman: Okay.

Kate: [Gasps]

[Suspenseful music]

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Lucas: What makes you think your mom might be ready to give up on ej?

Allie: Like I said, I told her she’s obviously still in love with you, and she’s just too stubborn to admit it to herself.

Lucas: Oh, that obvious, huh?

Allie: Yes, dad. And I also told her that she’d end up a lot happier if she just dumped ej and went back to you.

Lucas: Yeah. And what did she say?

Allie: [Sighs] Well, she mostly listened, but she said she does love you. And I know she’s going to think about what I said.

Lucas: Okay.

Allie: I mean, it seems like a no-brainer to me. She walked in on ej in bed with nicole, and then he threw her out of his house.

Lucas: Right, right, right. No surprise there.

Allie: [Sighs] Right. And don’t get your hopes up, but I think there’s a decent chance that she’s signing those divorce papers as we speak.

Ej: What are you doing here, samantha? Do I have to threaten to throw you out again?

Sami: Oh, don’t bother threatening anything. I’m not going anywhere.

Ej: Then I’ll have to inform security that there’s an intruder in the house.

Sami: [Sighs] Ej, put the phone down and stop getting your knickers in a knot. I brought you something.

Ej: What sort of papers are those?

Sami: You know exactly what kind of papers these are, ej. They are the divorce papers that you promised to serve me with while you were in bed with nicole. Aren’t you gonna take them? What’s the matter with you? Just take the papers. What– well, ej… is this your wedding ring? The one that I gave you? What a surprise.

Ben: Dr. Evans is possessed by the devil for a second time?

Shawn: But you’re not marlena evans anymore, right? You’re satan himself.

John: [Grunts]

Marlena: Don’t listen to him, ben. John’s obviously gotten to him. But he hasn’t gotten to you. After the way your father treated you and your mother, you know never to trust an abuser.

Ben: Of course not.

Shawn: It’s all lies, ben. John has never laid a finger on marlena. That is the demon inside of her trying to get you to trust her. And marlena, marlena is my mother-in-law, and I love her. And if she told me that john were hitting her, I would believe her. But this? This is not her.

Marlena: I think the pronoun you want is she. He’s just trying to discredit me so nobody believes the truth of what I’m saying. Happens to women all the time. Look, ben, I don’t feel safe here anymore, okay? And I think you need to find your wife. So I think it’s time for us to get out of here.

Ciara: Thank you so much for calling me, susan. And don’t worry. I believe you now. I’ve locked all the doors, and no one is getting in here. Nobody is gonna get to me or my baby.

[Knock at door]

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Knock at door]

Belle: Ciara, it’s belle. Please open the door.

Ciara: Um… yeah, sorry, susan. Someone started knocking, and it’s belle. No, I promise I will not let her in unless I know that it’s really her. And thank you so much for calling.

Belle: Ciara.

Ciara: You take care, too. Okay, bye.

Belle: Are you okay?

Ciara: [Sighs] What is claire’s safe word?

Belle: What?

Ciara: Claire’s safe word– what is it? You’re not getting in unless you know.

Belle: Uh, it’s box top. Will you please just open the door?

Ciara: Hi.

Belle: Thank god you’re okay. Wait. How did you know about claire’s safe word?

Ciara: Shawn told me.

Belle: Okay, well he just called me, and the reception was terrible, but all I got was that you were in danger and that I needed to come right over. What is going on?

Ciara: Well, um, shawn is on his way to the cabin.

Belle: Okay. Why?

Ciara: Because ben is there. And as far as I know, he’s there alone with your mother.

Shawn: You two aren’t going anywhere.

Marlena: What are you gonna do? You gonna arrest us? You gonna victimize the victims?

Shawn: No, you are no victim. I’m going to untie john, and he’s gonna tell you the truth.

Marlena: And who are you going to believe, ben? Somebody you barely know or somebody you’ve known for a long time who believes in you, who has always helped you believe in yourself, right?

Ben: Right, but this is shawn. This is ciara’s brother.

Marlena: He didn’t think you were good enough for his sister. He still doesn’T.

Shawn: What the hell? I can’t get this gag off.

Marlena: Don’t listen to his lies or john’S.

Shawn: Listen, nobody is lying but her, because she’s scared to death of what john is gonna say about her. That’s why she locked him in that crypt and she left him there to die. Look, it’s true, all right? She wants john out of the way because he knows the truth. Look, all john wants is his wife back.

John: [Groaning]

Shawn: Damn it. Damn it. The loops just got tight again, didn’t they?

Marlena: He wasn’t even there. He doesn’t know what happened there.

Shawn: I was there on thanksgiving, and I saw it. I saw it up close. Ben, she had eyes like fire. And her voice, her voice was not marlena’S. Come on, john, hang in there. I’m gonna get you untied here. Come on. Come on. What the hell? The rope just–the rope just tightened up on its own again, didn’t it? Ben, ben, look at this. Look! She’s using the devil’s powers right now. After thanksgiving, I tried to take her down to the station. She broke the cuffs like they were toys, and she threw me across the dinner table, and she knocked me unconscious.

Demon marlena: And you went down like a ton of bricks. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Rafe: Why did you just slap me?

Nicole: Who the hell do you think you are, rafe hernandez? We are in the middle of the square, you idiot.

Rafe: Right.

Nicole: And you tell me that I’m too stupid to know my own feelings.

Rafe: I never said that you were stupid.

Nicole: And then you grab me and kiss me to prove your point? You know what? That makes you a jackass in my book.

Rafe: Okay. Okay, I was out of line.

Nicole: Oh, damn right you were.

Rafe: What about you, huh? Last night you acted like you wanted me to kiss you. Yeah, you did. Then ej came. He interrupted us. I find out that you hooked up with him. What am I supposed to think?

Nicole: That I had every right to do it because it’s my life.

Rafe: Okay. Okay, fine, all right? I’m sorry, really. It’s just… I got these damn feelings. I don’t know what to do with them, and… I think if you’re honest with yourself, you have them, too.

Nicole: And I keep pointing out that you are in a relationship with ava, who thinks you hung the moon, and I won’t hurt her. I have too much self-respect to–oh!

Rafe: To what? To be in a relationship with a man who has feelings for another woman… like ej?

Nicole: Just don’t ever grab me like that again, okay? Or I will tell ava.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: Tell ava what?

Lucas: Well, thank you for going to bat with me with your mom. I really appreciate that.

Allie: Well, I didn’t just do it for you. I’d be really happy if the two of you got back together.

Lucas: Listen, allie, I would love it if you were right about your mom and ej. But I just don’t see her giving up on him that easily.

Allie: He’s been treating her like crap.

Lucas: I know he has. I agree with you. But you heard her. You heard what she said last night. Even though I’m the one who rescued her, I’m the one who saved her from those creeps who kidnapped her, she couldn’t wait to get back to him, just like always.

Allie: I know, but this time she caught him in the sack with nicole.

Lucas: Yeah, yeah, I know. I know. I heard about that. How’d you find out? How do you know?

Allie: Well, I came home, and I saw mom ready to scratch nicole’s eyes out.

Lucas: Well, see? There you go. That proves my point right there.

Allie: What point?

Lucas: The point is, look, when I first found out about ej and nicole, I thought, “yeah, this is it. Your mom is finally gonna give up on him.” But then I realized– I realized it was just wishful thinking. Listen, nobody knows your mom better than I do. And the fact that ej and nicole slept together is just gonna make her more determined to fight for her man.

Sami: Huh. Why were you clutching your wedding ring like it was something that was really important to you?

Ej: I found it in my sock drawer. I was about to throw it in the trash before you barged in.

Sami: Hmm. But you didn’t want to throw it away in front of me or anything?

Ej: I didn’t want to give you the wrong idea.

Sami: The idea that you still care about me? That kind of idea?

Ej: Weren’t you about to hand me divorce papers? Thank god you finally came to your senses, hmm? These aren’t signed. Let me get you a pen.

Sami: Don’t bother with the pen, ej, because I’m not signing them, not now, not ever.

Belle: Why is my mom at the cabin?

Ciara: Ben and I took her there.

Belle: Why?

Ciara: Well, because she showed up here on thanksgiving and she was being really frantic.

Belle: And that was on thanksgiving?

Ciara: Right. And, belle, she told us that john had been knocking her around and that she needed a safe place to go and hide.

Belle: My father would never, ever lay a hand on my mom.

Ciara: Right, right. But she said that it all started happening after john’s aneurysm, that his personality completely changed after that.

Belle: Wow. Well, she thinks of everything.

Ciara: We had no idea what was going on with her.

Belle: Do you now?

Ciara: Yeah. Yeah, shawn told me that she’s possessed by the devil.

Belle: Good. Well, I wasn’t sure how to break the news to you. So I’m glad he did.

Ciara: It’s really freaking me out, belle.

Belle: Yeah, me too. Believe me.

Ciara: And, you know, even when I didn’t know, I still had a really, really hard time believing that john would ever, ever hurt her. But then he came here. He showed up, and he was acting like a crazy person. He started pounding on the door. He started screaming like a maniac.

Belle: Yeah, I guess if she can turn susan banks into a cat…

Ciara: She did what?

Belle: Yeah, she can turn herself into my father to make you buy her story.

Ciara: Ben still doesn’t know. And I left him alone with her, belle.

Belle: Okay, maybe she wants to keep him thinking that she’s marlena. You know, she probably figures that ben will help her if she plays the victim.

Ciara: Mm-hmm. Yeah. No, that’s why–that’s why we took her to the cabin in the first place. But then she started getting really weird.

Belle: Weird how?

Ciara: Like, I told her that I had an appointment with my obstetrician, and she wouldn’t let me leave. I ended up sneaking out without telling ben or marlena.

Belle: Okay, good, good. You did the right thing. Oh, my god. I can’t believe I’m telling you you did the right thing by escaping my mom. Some thanksgiving, huh? Instead of eating turkey and watching football, we’re finding out that my mom is possessed again. Anyway, they have a apb out on her. I just don’t know what good that’s gonna do.

Ciara: I’m so sorry that shawn went there alone. You must be so scared. I wanted to go with him. I insisted to go with him, but he would not let me.

Belle: You’re pregnant, and he would want you to be safe.

Ciara: Yeah, he does. Belle, you’re not gonna believe this.

Belle: Try me.

Ciara: He told me that the reason why the devil possessed marlena… is because he wants my baby.

Ben: Dr. Evans…

John: [Muffled shouting]

Demon marlena: I’m not your precious dr. Evans.

Ben: What are you talking about?

Demon marlena: What are you missing here? You’re looking into the face of evil. It’s kind of like looking into a mirror isn’t it, ben?

Ben: I don’t know what you mean.

Marlena: When you came to me and you said that you were afraid you might pass on your evil to your child… oh… it was like music to my ears.

Ben: What the hell is she talking about?

Shawn: The devil wants your baby, ben. Yours and ciara’S.

Demon marlena: That’s right. I can’t wait for the birth of this precious child. I can’t wait for your baby to be born. Better skin from your body wash?

Ben: Susan banks told ciara and me that our baby was in danger, and we thought she was off her rocker, but it was you.

Demon marlena: A brain cell has been detected.

Ben: Dr. Evans convinced us that if we had this baby, everything was gonna be all right, but that was you.

Demon marlena: Absolutely right again.

Ben: And you did that because you want our baby?

Shawn: Why? Why? What is so special about ben and ciara’s baby, huh?

Demon marlena: I’m so glad you asked. This baby will be a perfect combination of brady goodness and weston evil. And I can corrupt that child to my black heart’s desire.

Belle: Oh, my god. So that’s why my mom was so excited when she found out you were pregnant.

Ciara: I am so scared. I’m terrified. And I have no idea what to do. What do I do? I can’t stay locked in here forever, belle.

Belle: Ciara, we know the truth now, and we’ll protect you. I’m gonna call shawn right now, actually.

[Phone beeps, line trilling]

Ciara: [Sniffles] Oh, god.

[Line beeps]

Belle: Straight to voice mail.

Ciara: Yeah, there’s not really much service up there.

Belle: Right. Well, I need to go up there in person, then.

Ciara: No. No, belle, you can’T.

Allie: If I found my husband in bed with another woman, I mean, I’d leave, and I’d never look back.

Lucas: Good, good. That’s exactly how I want you to act. But you’re my mom– she’s wired different, especially when it comes to ej. So she blames nicole and i for breaking up her marriage and not him.

Allie: Because of kristen’s letter?

Lucas: Yeah, yeah.

Allie: That’s so stupid.

Lucas: I know. Because she tried to burn it, and I’m the one who took it out of the fireplace.

Allie: Okay, yeah, but you threw it out. I mean, it’s not your fault that uncle philip gave it to nicole. Is there any word on him, by the way–uncle philip?

Lucas: No, no, he’s still missing.

Allie: And they think brady had something to do with it?

Lucas: Yeah, I guess.

Allie: Why?

Lucas: I don’t know. All I know is, is I was mad at my brother for interfering with my life. Now I might not see him ever again. My brother might be gone forever.

Nicole: Rafe was just telling me about philip’s disappearance. And I told him you should know.

Ava: Oh, why?

Nicole: Well, because you and philip are friends.

Ava: Well, I wouldn’t exactly call us friends. Business associates maybe. I already know about philip. Looks bad. I feel very sorry for his family, but, you know, working with philip, it turned out to be a terrible mistake. And I learned my lesson, and I already told rafe that I have put that life behind me for good.

Nicole: And rafe chose to stand by you.

Ava: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: And I think that’s wonderful. I mean it. I am so glad the two of you worked things out.

Ava: Oh. You’re such a good friend, nicole. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you.

Sami: I’m not giving you a divorce. I will fight it with everything that I have.

Ej: So I gather. The question is, why?

Sami: You know why. I still love you. And I always will. And you love me, even though you’re being too stubborn to admit it.

Ej: I stopped loving you the moment you lied to me about lucas. I’m with nicole now.

Sami: Oh, nicole walker is a dime-store version of me. Why settle when you can be with the real thing? And you’re only with nicole because you know that it drives me insane!

Ej: There’s a host of other reasons.

Sami: Like what? She’s not smarter than me. She’s not better-looking than me, and she certainly isn’t more loyal than me.

Ej: She’s better in bed.

Sami: You did not just say that.

Ej: You’re the one who forced the issue. And it’s true… hotter, more experimental.

Sami: You son of a bitch. She is not hotter than me. Are you one of the millions of americans

Ava: I’m actually surprised to find you two together.

Rafe: Why?

Ava: Well, because you both said that you were gonna stay away from each other.

Rafe: Right, but you said that you were okay if we saw each other.

Ava: Oh, I know. I know, but you just– you said that you wouldn’T.

Nicole: Ava, it is the town square. We just ran into each other.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Oh, it’s not a surprise. I mean, for a not-so-small town, salem is kind of incestuous.

Nicole: Well, I’m late for a meeting, so… let’s have coffee, okay?

Ava: Oh, sure. Yeah. Call me, okay?

Nicole: Yeah.

Ava: Yeah.

Nicole: Bye, rafe.

Rafe: Bye, nicole.

Ava: What was that all about?

[Dramatic music]

Sami: Well?

Ej: I’m sorry. I don’t feel a thing.

Sami: Oh, ej… your mouth can say whatever you want it to, ’cause your body is saying something else.

Ej: Please don’t throw yourself at me again.

Sami: I’m still your wife, ej dimera, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. You are never getting rid of me. That’s okay… ’cause you don’t really want to.

Lucas: Listen, my brother is missing, possibly dead. And either your grandmother is losing her grip on reality, or she’s really possessed by the devil. But either way, this is not the time to be worried about my love life, okay?

Allie: It seems like the perfect time to be focusing on whatever makes you happy. There’s nothing either one of us can do for uncle philip or grandma.

Lucas: Well, the one I feel sorriest for is john. I mean, he is so determined to find marlena, but what’s he gonna do when he finds her? I mean, what can he do?

Allie: Well, you said that he was the one who ended this last time. Maybe he can do it again.

Lucas: Yeah. I guess we can hope. All you and I can do is hope and pray.

Belle: I can’t just sit here, ciara.

Ciara: No, belle, it is bad enough that marlena can do something horrible to hurt ben or to hurt shawn. But shawn is a cop, okay? He has a gun. He can protect himself. Ben can protect himself. How are you gonna protect yourself, belle?

Belle: Ciara, you know, my dad keeps saying that love is the thing that can conquer evil. And I am my mother’s daughter, okay? That is the weapon that I have that shawn and ben don’t, and it’s time for me to use it.

Ciara: Okay, well, then I’m going with you.

Belle: No, that’s crazy.

Ciara: No, it’s not. It’s not crazy. I am the only person that the devil can’t hurt. I am carrying the baby that he wants.

Belle: You promised shawn you’d stay.

Ciara: No, I know I promised, but–

Belle: No, no buts, okay? You just stay here and lock the door. And, ciara, please, please no heroics, okay? You have to take care of that baby.

Ciara: Okay. Okay. Please be careful.

Belle: I will be. You lock the damn door.

Ciara: Yeah, like a locked door is gonna stop the devil from coming in.

Belle: Well, just do it anyway.

[Door closes]

[Suspenseful music]

Ben: I’ll never let you anywhere near ciara or our baby.

Demon marlena: [Laughs] You already have, you fool. Do you think you have any say in what happens next?

Ben: You already told me yourself that I’m evil. Maybe that’s what it takes to get to you.

Demon marlena: A necktie for the necktie killer. I always come prepared.

John: No, doc, don’t let him do it! Don’t let him do it!

Demon marlena: It’s done.

Trelegy for copd.

Sami: Oh, ej… come on. You know you forgave me for shooting you in the head, right? In the history of our relationship, me sleeping with lucas is like a three.

Ej: Twice. You went back for more.

Sami: Okay, a six. But really? The way you treated me after I sacrificed so much and spent years helping you become the man you are now– that is a ten.

Ej: Are you saying I deserved what you did?

Sami: Well, you did, and you know it.

Ej: Then why not just walk away? Be done with me.

Sami: Sometimes I wish I could. But even if I did walk away, ej… I couldn’t stop loving you. Worse than that, I don’t want to stop loving you. And whether you’ll admit it or not, I know you don’t want me to stop loving you.

Nicole: [Sighs] Oh, goody, look who’s back.

Allie: I pray every night for uncle philip and grandma. And I pray that mom comes back to you.

Lucas: I had no idea it was so important to you.

Allie: Look, mom and I have had our moments, like, every day of my life. But I had a front-row seat of the way ej treated her. I mean, he was pretty much a vegetable when she took him to italy, and you’ve seen him lately. I mean, she did all of that for him.

Lucas: Yeah, I know. I still don’t understand how he could treat her so badly.

Allie: Everything changed once he started getting a lot better. Like, if mom would tell him to take his meds or lie down, he would just tell her to mind her own business. It was like nothing that she ever did was right.

Lucas: Yeah, that’s what she told me.

Allie: She was so alone and miserable. And that’s why, like, her flipping out on you about the stupid letter, it’s just ridiculous. I don’t know why she holds you to such a different standard.

Lucas: Well, she always has.

Allie: [Sighs] And now I know that the day that ej kicked mom out of the mansion is the day that she got kidnapped. Obviously, mom was reaching when she pinned it on nicole, but what about ej?

Lucas: Yeah, what about him?

Allie: Think, dad. I mean, how do we know it wasn’t him?

Lucas: Well, I mean, I don’t know. Um, he said that it was over between them, and he kicked her out of the house. So why would he do that?

Allie: Do the wisconsin cops have any leads at all?

Lucas: Well, your mom was so hot to get back to ej that she didn’t want to go to the local police and make a statement.

Allie: Okay, well, did you make a statement? I mean, you saw one of those goons. You saw where they were keeping her.

Lucas: Yeah. I mean, I told the police. You know, they said they were gonna look into it and stuff. But I guess, because, you know, your mom wasn’t hurt that badly and she even came back to salem that they just lost interest in the case.

Allie: She was kidnapped, and nobody knows why. I mean, they could try this again, and this time mom– mom could get hurt.

Lucas: Listen, you know, a lot has happened in the last 24 hours. You know, I haven’t even had time to think.

Allie: Whoever ordered this kidnapping needs to get caught, dad. They need to pay.

John: Sweetheart! I know that you’re in there, and I know that you can hear me! And you know that I–

[Chokes] I can’t breathe.

Demon marlena: I think my work here is done. Time to be moving on.

[Suspenseful music]

Why don’t you give it up, fellas? Mere mortals are no match for me.

Belle: Oh, yeah?

Ben: [Coughs]

John: [Choking, wheezing] It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Rafe: What was what all about?

Ava: Well, nicole was pretty upset when I showed up. And please don’t tell me that it’s because she wanted you to tell me about philip.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, um… yeah. Nicole’s back with ej, and I told her how I feel about that and him, and she didn’t want to hear it.

Ava: What’s wrong with her being with ej?

Rafe: Are you kidding? I told you about their history.

Ava: Yeah, and that was years ago. And, you know, they’ve both been through a lot. Maybe they’re both older and wiser.

Rafe: No, no. Ej is gonna be a disaster for nicole.

Ava: I think they seem like a great couple.

Rafe: Do you have any idea the things that he has done?

Ava: How much do you know about what I have done? You talk about how you believe that people can change. And it sounds like you mean it, but do you? Are you just telling me what you think I want to hear?

Ej: Nicole, I’m so glad you showed up.

Sami: Yeah, I’m sure he is, ’cause now he doesn’t have to admit that what I was saying was true…

Ej: Samantha was just leaving.

Sami: That he’s still in love with me.

Nicole: Okay, sami, you just keep telling yourself that.

Ej: Samantha lives in a world of her own making.

Nicole: Got to be a scary place.

Ej: [Chuckles]

Sami: It’s world ej can’t wait to get back to, isn’t it?

Ej: I am going to draw up some new divorce papers.

Sami: Oh, good idea. Then I’ll have something else to throw in the trash. Oh, and speaking of trash… goodbye, nicole.

Belle: Ah! I’m sorry, mom. I love you. Dad?

John: Honey. Izzy, izzy.

Belle: Oh, my god. Are you okay?

John: I am now, baby girl, thanks to you.

Shawn: He’s gonna be a lot better once we get him untied.

Belle: I’m so sorry I knocked mom out. I just–I didn’t know what else to do. I came here to tell her that I love her–like I could get to her that way.

John: You can, and you will, sweetie.

Ben: No, she won’T. She got away. I know where she’s headed.

Ciara: Oh, my–my god, I’m still wearing this thing. You said it would protect me. You said it would keep me and my baby safe.

[Sobs softly, sighs] Mm.

[Sniffles] I’m so sorry this is all happening, baby. But you are gonna be born perfect, and you are gonna be beautiful. And I’m gonna protect you with my entire life.

Ben: She’s after ciara. I’m gonna get there first.

Belle: Oh, my god. Can things get any worse?

John: Oh, yeah.

Shawn: She’s on the loose again. Does scrubbing feel like a workout?

Rafe: Yeah, I think people can change. Look at gabi.

Ava: This is the new and improved gabi? ‘Cause you certainly wouldn’t know it by how she treats me.

Rafe: Okay, that was a bad example.

Ava: If you were having second thoughts about us, you’d tell me, right?

Rafe: Well, yeah. Why are you even asking me that?

Ava: Oh, no reason. It just–it just occurred to me.

Nicole: So you’re drawing up new divorce papers. Is that why sami’s been going so crazy?

Ej: What do you mean?

Nicole: [Sighs] Well, I mean, she showed up to my apartment with fire in her eyes ready to rip me from limb to limb. And allie showed up, and she didn’t even care. I mean, thank goodness I got holly off to school.

Ej: Samantha’s deluded. She’s insisting that there’s still a chance between the two of us.

Nicole: Ej, that doesn’t surprise me.

Ej: She’s wasting her time. I found the woman I want… the one that’s perfect for me right now.

Nicole: It’s funny you should say that. I was just thinking the same thing.

[Chuckles]

[Dramatic music]

Allie: Hey.

Sami: Hey.

Allie: Uh, if you’re here for a round two with nicole, she’s not home.

Sami: Yeah. No, I’m not here for that. Belle left me a message, but she must have been in her car ’cause I could only hear, like, two words, but I think it was about my mom. Have you heard anything?

Allie: No, sorry, but come on in.

Sami: Oh, thank you. What are you doing here?

Lucas: Uh, visiting my daughter and my grandson. I’m allowed to do that, right?

Sami: [Scoffs] Of course you are.

Allie: So did you go see ej?

Sami: Yes, I did.

Allie: And?

Lucas: And?

Sami: Okay, look, I tore up the divorce papers that he served me with, and I’m not gonna sign them, not now, not ever. I’m sorry you don’t want to hear that, lucas, but I’m not giving up on ej.

Lucas: No, it’s fine. It’s fine. You do you. But just so you know, I’m not giving up on you either.

Sami: [Chuckles]

[Keys jingling, lock rattling]

Ciara: Who’s there?

Ben: Baby, it’s me.

Ciara: You stay the hell away from me.

Ben: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Baby, it’s me. I swear to god. You can put the bat down.

Ciara: How do I know that it’s really you. I mean, she turned susan into a cat.

Ben: Ciara… I would not hurt you in a million years. I love you so much.

[Bat clatters]

[Sighs]

Ciara: Oh, god.

Ben: Oh, thank god you’re okay.

Ciara: Honey, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry I left without telling you. I’ve been so scared.

Ben: It’s okay. It’s okay. I’m glad you ran away. I’m glad you ran away, because I know everything now. And I should have listened to you from the beginning.

Ciara: How did you get away? Is shawn okay?

Ben: Yes. So are belle and john.

Ciara: Wait, john was there?

Ben: He got there right after you left. I got away because dr. Evans… the devil took off. And I thought she was headed straight here.

[Sighs]

Ciara: I’m really happy that you got here first.

Ben: Baby, I don’t know how to tell you this, but…

Ciara: I know. The devil wants our baby. I know. Shawn told me.

Ben: I’m just as scared as you are. But at least we’re together now. And I promise you I will not let anything happen to you or our kid, okay? We’re gonna make our way through this, okay? We’re gonna make our way through this, I swear. I swear to you.

Ciara: Okay.

John: Thanks.

Belle: Are you okay, dad? You just got out of the hospital.

John: Yeah, I’m fine.

Shawn: If you hadn’t gotten here when you did, she might have finished us all off. John, what made you show up here?

John: You said the last time you talked to your sister was thanksgiving. So I figured marlena probably got to see her, and the most logical place to start looking was right here. I thought that I could get through to your mother, but that damn demon sure shut me up in a hurry.

Shawn: And now we’ve lost her.

Belle: How are we ever gonna stop her?

Demon marlena: I should’ve dealt with belle long ago. Now it’s time she and her cop husband pay a heavy price. And I think I know exactly how to make that happen.

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[Holiday music]

Rafe: Hey, lucas.

Lucas: Hey, um, any news on philip?

Rafe: Well, the search team is still working.

Lucas: All right, just tell me the truth, okay? Do you think he’s, uh–you know, do you think he’s dead?

Rafe: No, we’re working under the assumption that he’s still alive. Now, with that said, we did find his prosthetic leg and blood at the scene and on the knife…

Lucas: Yeah, yeah.

Rafe: That matched philip’s type, yeah.

Lucas: I know all that. What I don’t know is why the hell haven’t you arrested brady yet.

Nicole: Brady, chloe told me about this whole mess with philip. Can you call me back when you get a chance, please?

[Knocking on door] Allie’s not here.

Sami: I’ll wait.

Nicole: No, wait in the car.

Sami: No, I’m not–

Nicole: No. No, no, no.

Sami: I am not gonna let you mess with me today–ow!

Nicole: This is my house, damn it!

Sami: Okay, well, it was my bed and my husband you slept with last night.

Nicole: Why don’t you yell a little louder, ’cause I don’t think the people on the fourth floor heard you.

Sami: I don’t care–ow! I don’t care who hears what you did to me, nicole.

[Grunts] God.

Nicole: What I did to you?

Sami: [Scoffs] Yes.

Nicole: Get in here!

Sami: Get off me! Get off! God!

Nicole: You and I are gonna have a little talk.

Sami: [Laughs dryly]

Ej: You look pretty pale. Should I call a doctor?

Susan: No, hon, I don’t need a doctor. It’s my soul, not my body that’s in trouble.

Ej: Well, you’re here now, and I promise to take care of you.

Susan: I’m not worried about me. It’s my good friend, dr. Marlena evans. She is possessed by the devil. And what is worse than that–

Ej: There’s something worse than being possessed by the devil?

Susan: You are damn right there is! That thing! That thing that’s in her that she’s become, it’s after ciara’s unborn baby.

Shawn: I mean, I thank god you’re back. Oh, my gosh.

Ciara: Whoa, that was kind of intense.

Shawn: Where have you been?

Ciara: Well, I was with ben and marlena.

Shawn: Wait, what?

Ciara: Yeah, and shawn, there’s actually something that I have to tell you about john.

Shawn: Okay, wait, wait, wait; first, let me tell you something about marlena.

Ben: Ciara’s not here. She must have gone out the back way.

Marlena: We can’t let her get back to salem.

Ben: Dr. Evans, I am sorry. I knew she was upset, but I didn’t think she’d run away.

Marlena: If she gets back to town, john will get the truth out of her, and I am terrified that he will come after me and kill me. We’ve got to stop her!

Ben: Okay–oh.

Marlena: [Gasps] He’s here to kill me.

Ben: Well, he’s gonna have to get by me first.

[Suspenseful music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ciara: What about marlena?

Shawn: Okay, first of all– wait, did she hurt you?

Ciara: Marlena? No. Why would she hurt me?

Shawn: You don’t know.

Ciara: I don’t know what?

Shawn: Listen, ciara. Here, sit down, okay?

Ciara: No, shawn. I’m not gonna sit down. You’re gonna tell me what it is that I don’t know.

Shawn: It’s happened again. Marlena’s possessed.

[Eerie music]

John: Ben, you need to leave us alone.

Ben: No, there’s no damn way that’s gonna happen. What you need to do is get the hell out of here.

John: [Laughs dryly] Recruited him, have you?

Ben: No, she didn’t recruit me, john. All she had to do was tell me what you’ve been doing to her. Well, that’s over now, so you can either get the hell out of here, or I’m going to throw you out.

John: First, you’re gonna listen.

Ben: No, you’re gonna listen because you’re never gonna hurt her again. Do you understand that?

John: Oh, come on, ben. Wake up. You think I would hurt marlena? She’s doing nothing but lying to you.

Ben: Dr. Evans doesn’t lie.

John: No. But that thing does!

[Eerie music]

Susan: Hey, ciara, honey, this is susan. Now, I need you to call me. And whatever you do, don’t go near dr. Marlena evans because she is not her. She is the devil! And sweetheart, you need to keep that little baby away from him, okay? You need to call me. Please, please, please. I’m worried sick.

[Hangs up]

Ej: You were right; you are worried sick. You need to calm down. Would you like a cup of tea?

Susan: No, I wouldn’t like a cup of tea. I just–I need to figure this out. I don’t know what to do.

Ej: There’s nothing left to do. You’ve done everything you could; I mean, there’s only, like, three dozen bradys in this town who are ready to take care of ciara. So why don’t you let me take care of you?

Susan: [Sighs] All right, don’t you laugh about this, sweetheart, ’cause this is what he wants. He wants this. He wants people to think that I’m nutty, and he doesn’t want people to believe me.

Ej: I’m not laughing. I’m just saying, there are a lot of people to look after ciara. Let me look after you.

Susan: [Sighs] You’re such a good son.

Ej: [Chuckles] No, I’m a terrible son. Terrible father, husband, brother, person. But the devil doesn’t bother me like he bothers you, so let me fight him for you.

Susan: Honey, you–you underestimate him. Elvis, I told you, sweetheart, he told me that I had to make a choice between you and john black, and for a moment, I almost plunged a knife into that poor man’s heart.

Rafe: So you see, brady isn’t going anywhere, but if we move too soon and we get the da to issue a warrant and try to build a case right now, we’re not gonna be able to do it and it’s gonna be that much harder to bring charges later. If you want justice for philip, wait.

Lucas: It’s just killing my mom.

Rafe: Yeah, I can only imagine. And I’m sorry, but we are not giving up. We’re not throwing in the towel.

Lucas: Right, right, right. I know, I know.

Rafe: Okay? Now listen, I actually wanted to talk to you about sami.

Lucas: Okay.

Rafe: Well, I heard that she was kidnapped right outside my back door. She went to talk to gabi about moving back into the mansion.

Lucas: Yeah, well, that’s what she told us.

Rafe: You’re the one who found her, right, somewhere near wisconsin?

Lucas: Yeah, yeah, she was, like, halfway to madison.

Rafe: Wow. You know, I’ve been trying to get in touch with her. I thought she would want to file a complaint, but I haven’t heard anything.

Lucas: Well, I wouldn’t hold my breath on that. She’s been a little preoccupied.

Rafe: Uh, worried about marlena, right?

Lucas: Oh, yeah, you would think, right? Mom being possessed by the devil and everything, but no. No, no, she’s lost ej, and that demands that once again, she makes a total ass out of herself in front of god and everybody else.

Nicole: What I did was sleep with a man who was in the process of divorcing a woman he despises. I didn’t do anything to you.

Sami: He is my husband.

Nicole: Whereas you meticulously planned to destroy my marriage. It was premeditated and totally personal. And you took great care to make sure it hurt as much as possible.

Sami: I was protecting my brother.

Nicole: Please, you don’t give a crap about eric, otherwise you wouldn’t have put him in the spotlight, with his mother there, telling everyone he was a cuckold.

Sami: [Scoffs]

Nicole: Your very own brother meant nothing to you but collateral damage.

Sami: No.

Nicole: And you don’t care about ej, not really. This whole outrage and moral indignation, it’s nothing but a distraction to everyone, including yourself, about the clear truth. Ej didn’t need a nurse anymore and you weren’t woman enough. I didn’t do this, sami. You did.

Sami: [Exhales sharply] It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Rafe: You think that sami is trying to get ej back?

Lucas: Yeah.

Rafe: Wait, you know, for the life of me, I will never understand what she sees in that jerk.

Lucas: I know. I know all those years, she just nursed him back to health, gave him his life back, and he treats her like dirt.

Rafe: Right?

Lucas: You know what, maybe finding him in bed with another woman is the last straw.

Rafe: Wait, what?

Lucas: Yeah, she caught him. She caught him in their own bed with another woman.

Rafe: Who was it?

Lucas: Nicole.

Sami: You slept with ej to get back at me.

Nicole: [Scoffs] Uh, I saw the divorce papers weeks ago. Ej didn’t serve you because you were missing, not that it bothered him at all. I didn’t break up your marriage. It was already over. You lost him. And ej knows who you are, and he wants no part of you, you got it? Fine, you know what? You want to blame me, you blame me, but unlike eric and me, there was no outside intervention to break up your marriage. You did that all on your own! You happy now?

Sami: No.

Nicole: You know what, i don’t think this is a good time to talk to allie. Why don’t you just– why don’t you go for a drive, or take a walk, or something?

Sami: Don’t touch me! Don’t you ever touch me, you bitch!

Nicole: Hey! What? “You bitch”?

Sami: You are such a–

Allie: What the hell is going on here?

Ej: Think about it, mother. Now that john and shawn know the truth, do you really think they’ll let anything happen to ciara or the baby? You did your job. That baby is safe because of you. You literally beat the devil.

Susan: [Chuckles] You know just what to say. I think you get that from me.

Ej: Oh, me too. Me too.

Susan: Aw. Poor dr. Marlena evans and her poor family. I mean, sami must be worried sick. You know what, I think you should give her a call and you make her feel better like you did with me right now.

Ej: [Clears throat] Mother, as far as I’m concerned, samantha can join her mother in hell and stay there.

Susan: Hmm?

Shawn: So the devil’s been biding his time for the last 25 years, waiting for the right opportunity to take over marlena’s body again. But first–first he got to grandpa doug. That’s why we thought it was cognitive decline.

Ciara: Oh, my god. Is he okay now?

Shawn: Yeah, he’s great. I mean, you should’ve seen him at thanksgiving. At first–first, we thought he wasn’t all there, and then– then he just stood up and he just called the devil out.

Ciara: Wow.

Shawn: It doesn’t matter. Listen, I’ll tell you all that later, but you got to tell me, where’s marlena right now?

Ciara: Oh, my god. Shawn, she’s still with ben.

John: Everything that she has been telling you is a lie because she–

Marlena: No, ben! Ben, that’s not true. He’s the one who’s lying. He’s not the person he claims to be.

John: 25 years ago–

Marlena: And when I tried to tell people about it, that’s when I became frightened that he would actually kill me.

Ben: That’s not gonna happen.

John: Benjamin, ask anyone! 25 years ago, she–

Ben: I am gonna give you one last chance, john, to turn your ass around and get the hell out of here, because I saw the way that you showed up at my apartment, screaming and yelling and banging down my door, saying that you were gonna kill marlena.

John: Oh, ben; son, you’re a little late to the game. That wasn’t me. That was her!

Marlena: No, no, no. That’s not true.

John: You’ve gotta stop listening to her and you start listening to me. That is not the woman that made you well, ben. That is not dr. Evans. That is the–

[Choking]

[Coughs] She is–

[Choking]

[Sinister music]

No, you don’t!

[Grunts]

[Eerie string music]

Hi sabrina!

Lucas: So I rescue her, right, and then when we come back, where does she go? She goes groveling right back to ej. And I tried to stop her, I did, but you know what? Maybe it’s for the best because that’s when she found him with–

Rafe: Nicole.

Lucas: Right.

Rafe: Yeah. I ran into both of them at the mansion last night. I just didn’t realize that they were, uh– choose your euphemism.

Lucas: Consummating their– their sweet, tender love affair, right? It makes me sick.

[Sighs] What? It bothers you too, doesn’t it?

Rafe: Well, nicole is my friend and ej is human garbage, so yeah, it bothers me.

Lucas: I get it. I get it, but selfishly, you know, I hope it’s for the best. I hope sami opens her eyes, because I want her back.

Allie: [Sighs] Mom, so nice of you to drop by.

Sami: Don’t patronize me.

Allie: Sorry. Hey, how about we go get a coffee or take a walk around the block?

Sami: I’m fine.

Nicole: I’ll tell you what, why don’t you stay and I’ll go? I have some errands to run.

Allie: Sorry.

Sami: Allie, don’t apologize for me.

Nicole: Sami, I know you’re upset, but don’t you ever do this again. Bye, honey.

Allie: [Sighs]

Sami: I came here to see you. I didn’t start this.

Allie: You never do, do you?

Sami: I know your feelings for saint nicole, your patron saint, and how you owe her so much.

Allie: Because I do.

Sami: For your information, i found your precious saint nicole in bed with my husband last night.

Susan: You shouldn’t talk about sami like that, I mean, after everything she’s done for you.

Ej: How about after she started having sex with her ex-husband?

Susan: What? She did that?

Ej: Mm-hmm, and that’s why i served her with divorce papers.

Susan: Oh, my, my, my, my, my! Oh, my god, elvis, this is a shocker. Oh, I thought you two were devoted to each other 100%.

Ej: Yeah, well, you thought wrong, obviously. And can we stop talking about this, please? I’m supposed to make sure that you rest. Relax.

Susan: Yeah, I don’t want to rest and relax. I want to hear about the story. You tell me. You’re gonna go sit on the couch with your mama, and you’re gonna tell me about the whole thing.

Ej: Mother–

Susan: Whole story. It’s gonna be–what? No, we’re gonna go over there right now.

Ej: [Sighs]

Susan: Hmm?

Ciara: And then, marlena told us that john has been beating her. She wanted us to help hide her, take her someplace safe, someplace far away from salem.

Shawn: And did you?

Ciara: Well, I was always kind of skeptical, but ben totally believed her. It was so similar to what he went through as a child.

Shawn: And she knew all about that.

Ciara: Right, so anyway, then john showed up, and shawn, it was like something I have never seen before. He was crazy. He was pounding on the door, he was threatening to kill her–

Shawn: As if on cue.

Ciara: What?

Shawn: I don’t think that that was john. Now, right, marlena– or the devil– has these weird, crazy powers. I mean, on thanksgiving, she just broke the handcuffs like they were nothing, and then she threw me across the room with one arm and knocked me out.

Ciara: Okay, well, if it wasn’t john, then who was it?

Shawn: I think the question is, what was it? And god only knows.

John: [Panting] She’s the de–

[Choking]

[Muffled groans]

Marlena: And that is enough of your lies!

Ben: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Dr. Evans, what the hell are you doing? I’m gonna make sure that he never, ever hurts me again.

Ben: He’s tied up. He cannot hurt you, and he cannot hurt anybody else every again, okay? You are safe, dr. Evans.

Marlena: He needs to pay.

Ben: And he will, but that is not up to you or us. Dr. Evans, you were the one that taught me that violence– if you hurt him, it will get bad for you. It will not help you. It will hurt you.

Marlena: It is so good to hear my words coming back. I’m so proud of you. I’m so grateful.

Ben: Well, I’m glad that I can help you for once after all that you’ve done for me, but do you think maybe you could just drop the knife all the way down?

Marlena: Look, I’ve asked so much of you already. It’s time that you focus on yourself, your wife, and that new baby of yours.

[Ominous music]

Ciara: Damn it, shawn, I have to get to ben before marlena hurts him.

Shawn: Ciara, no!

Ciara: Shawn–

Shawn: What, are you in some sort of denial? I just told you that susan said that the devil is after your baby. I’m not letting you go anywhere near marlena.

Ej: So not only was she sleeping with her ex-husband, she was going to try and hide it from me as well.

Susan: Hmm, that is not totally unheard of. Hmm, wait. Oh, wait, haven’t you done that maybe once or twice?

Ej: Can we not go there, mother? We’re talking about the present, okay?

Susan: All right. Fine, fine, fine. Fine, fine, fine, all right. So how’d you find out?

Ej: Kristen.

Susan: Pfft, should’ve guessed. How it must’ve pained her to spread that bad news. All right, well–all right, there’s gonna be one thing that you’re gonna have to do now.

Ej: I’ve already started the divorce proceedings.

Susan: Oh, no! No, no! You have to forgive her.

Ej: Forgive her?

Susan: Yeah. Good lord, elvis. I mean, after all that time she spent with you in italy. I mean, she gave her life over to save you.

Ej: Well, even if I felt inclined to forgive her, which I don’t–

Susan: Oh, that is your father speaking, ugh.

Ej: It might be too late. Last night, samantha caught me in flagrante.

Susan: I don’t know much latin, but I can only guess what that means. Oh, elvis, who were you flagranting with?

Ej: Nicole walker.

Susan: [Blows raspberry] Here we go again.

Allie: I’m so sorry.

Sami: How do you feel about her now?

Allie: I’m sorry that you went through that after everything you’ve already been through.

Sami: Yeah, it’s pretty amazing, but being kidnapped and thrown in a room isn’t as bad as finding her in my bed, gloating.

Allie: Dad and I tried to tell you not to go.

Sami: Did you know? Did you know what she was doing?

Allie: No, no. No, but that’s not the point.

Sami: No, that is the point. The point is nicole is a vicious, vindictive, little–

Allie: Mom! Mom, I really don’t think we should be talking about what nicole did wrong.

Sami: Oh, right. Of course. You want to talk about me, right? You want to lecture me on what I’ve done wrong?

Allie: No, no. No, I think we should be talking about ej. And when we start talking about everything ej’s done wrong, then it’s gonna take a hell of a long time.

Lucas: Listen, I get it. I get it. Nicole going back to ej is like me taking a drink, right? No good can come of it.

Rafe: I would agree.

Lucas: Right, but I just hope it opens sami’s eyes. You know, I hope she wakes up.

Nicole: Hi. What are you two talking about?

[Hall & oates “you make my dreams” plays]

Ciara: So she left nashville almost exactly at the same time we found out about the baby.

Shawn: Susan knew you were pregnant and nobody told her.

Ciara: Right, but she came to warn us about some evil presence that was after my baby. Only I had just convinced myself that it was crazy susan being crazy susan. Like, how did she even know that I was pregnant in the first place, you know, but now–

Shawn: Okay, listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me, all right? I’m gonna go get ben from marlena. You’re gonna stay here. I’m gonna have belle come here. I’m gonna call her, but you cannot answer the door for anybody– nobody unless it’s belle.

Ciara: Okay, well, how do i know that it’s even really belle, especially after what you just told me about john? How am I supposed to know that?

Shawn: I don’t–box top.

Ciara: “Box top.” What is that?

Shawn: Box top is claire’s safe word from when she was a kid, all right? Belle will know what it is.

Ciara: Are you sure about that, shawn? Because if it is the devil, I–

Shawn: Ciara, come on. This is all I got. I’m sorry, like– look, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

Ciara: I’m sorry. I’m just really scared, shawn. I’m like, really, really scared.

Shawn: I know you are. I know you are. Ciara, I got to go, okay? Remember what I told you.

Ciara: Okay. Shawn, please be careful. Please.

Shawn: Don’t worry. I will be. Demon marlena: It would be wicked fun to finish you off, you little worm, but post-therapy ben would be shocked, shocked I say, to see saintly dr. Evans eviscerate her husband. To think that self-righteous little prick used to be so much fun. But I need that baby, so I need him to get me to the mother. That neanderthal brother of hers has probably already told her. “Marlena’s a devil. The devil is bad.” God, this whole clan is nauseating.

Marlena: We need to go to salem. To the police.

Ben: The police? I thought you said they’re too close with john, they won’t believe us.

Marlena: Well, I–I do think that it’s time to trust that the truth will set us free.

Demon marlena: Oh, brother. The things I do for hate.

Allie: I saw firsthand what ej did to you in italy.

Sami: He was in pain.

Allie: And when you were sad and alone and you went back to dad, I mean, did he show any compassion? No, he kicked you out of his house, out of his life.

Sami: I shamed him. He’s a dimera. Revenge is in their dna. But allie, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t love me.

Allie: Oh, my god. Mom, wake up! Wake up, okay? You blame dad, you blame nicole, you blame his dimera-ness. Ej dimera has treated you like crap, and it is everybody else’s fault but his. Damn it, mom, we know that if he wanted a woman in his bed, he could just snap his fingers, but sleeping with nicole? With nicole? There is nothing that he could do that would hurt you more than that. And trust me, if you didn’t walk in on them, he would’ve made sure you found out.

[Sighs] And dad– dad would, and he has, walked through fire for you, okay? He loves you! And not only does he just love you, he likes you. Respects you, okay? He’s on your side. And I know, I know, okay? You and ej, you’re a– a love for the ages, but from where I sit, that “love for the ages,” it looks a lot more like life in prison with no parole.

Lucas: Uh, we were just– what, a little guy talk, right? Yeah, that was about it. I actually have somewhere I have to be, but call me if you hear about philip, okay?

Rafe: Yep.

Nicole: I just heard about him. I’m so sorry, lucas.

Lucas: Yeah, thank you.

Nicole: You two weren’t talking about philip. You were talking about me and sami.

Rafe: Hmm, yeah. That’s right.

Nicole: [Chuckles dryly] Well, let me just confirm what I think he told you– that ej and I slept together last night.

Susan: Are you and nicole serious?

Ej: We’re… taking things slowly.

Susan: Hmm… ej: [Sighs] I know that “hmm.” You don’t think she’s good enough for me, but then again, you don’t think any woman’s good enough for me.

Susan: Well, you know, i changed my mind about that one. Huh, I mean, you know that thing that people say, you know, “for better, for worse,” when they get married?

Ej: Oh, I know where you’re going with this.

Susan: You know, elvis, I have never known anyone to do “for worse” better than sami. And you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her, and you know that.

Ej: Yes, you’re right, and I came back here to try and start over with her. And then, I found out that not only has she been unfaithful, but she would do whatever it took to make sure I never found out. And for all I know, she intended to go on being unfaithful.

Susan: Oh, because if she would’ve been honest about it, you would’ve forgiven her about doing something that you’ve been doing since god was a boy?

Ej: Oh, we were married.

Susan: Oh, hypocrisy, thy name is man! You know what, elvis? The devil told me–he told me that you’ve already secured your place in hell, and right now–right now, sweetheart– you need to find it in your heart; you need to find that love in your heart to save your soul.

Ej: The love in my heart is no longer for samantha.

Susan: Oh, bull! Bull, bull, bull, bull, bull! She hurt your feelings, she wounded your pride. Son, look at me. You are acting like a little, spoiled brat. Yes, you are. You know what, she was unfaithful not to hurt you. She was grieving. I mean, she’s been grieving to move heaven and earth to save you. And what do you do? What do you do? “Ooh, I’m gonna turn my back on you,” huh? You know, I know–I know that you sneer at what I believe, but, honey, you need to examine your conscience. And right now, you need to ask yourself, and be honest, “do I still love sami?” And if you do, there’s still hope.

Ej: What, for a happy ending?

Susan: Oh, no. For your immortal soul. Oh, get yourself together, elvis.

Sami: You hate ej.

Allie: I hate the way he treats you. And I–I really hate that you let him. I think I understand. I mean, after everything you went through trying to save him, basically giving up your life for his. It’s hard to think all that wasn’t worth it.

Sami: It was worth it.

Allie: Ej doesn’t think so. Look at all the things you’ve forgiven him for. And not only does he not forgive you, but he thinks he has the right to punish you. Mom. Mom, just think about it. How do you feel when you’re with dad? Do you feel bad and unworthy, or do you feel– well, I don’t know. I mean, I can’t tell you how you feel.

Sami: No, you can’T.

Allie: But maybe something happened between you and dad not just because you were lonely, but because there’s always been something between you two. And he was your first great love. And maybe he’s your last. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Nicole: So where are you gonna start, rafe? How horrible ej is or how dumb I am?

Rafe: No.

Nicole: Oh, you know, today just started out great. You know, at first, I was trying to find out if my business partner was gonna be charged with murder, yeah. Oh, and then, sami showed up. Yay! So I left so that she could tell allie in private what a whore I am. And then, I show up here, and my two “friends” are swapping details about my sex life.

Rafe: Hmm, I’m sorry.

Nicole: Oh, don’t worry about it. I’m used to my private life being in the public domain. “No secrets” walker, that’s what they call me.

Rafe: I’m sorry that you’re unhappy. And I’m sorry because I think part of it is my fault.

Sami: Sweetheart, nobody really knows what goes on in a marriage except the two people in it, okay? I know you are just trying to help me.

Allie: Fair enough.

Sami: And you’re right. Your father is a wonderful guy, and I do love him.

Allie: “But…”

Sami: I shouldn’t have come here to burden you with all of this. I really shouldn’t have. It’s not fair to you.

Allie: No, mom, I–I think I needed to get a lot of that off my chest.

Sami: [Laughs forcefully]

Allie: I think I needed you to know how I feel about ej and dad. Well, now I know. I love you. And I want you to give your little boy a big hug for me, okay?

Allie: Okay. Are you going?

Sami: Yeah, will you hand me my bag?

Allie: Yeah.

Sami: I have someone I have to see. Thank you. You know, I usually only get this kind of quality advice from your grandmother, and then I proceed to ignore it.

Allie: How is grandma?

Sami: I don’t know. I hope john finds her, gets her safe before she hurts herself or someone else.

[Sighs] I love you, sweetheart. I’ll see you later.

Allie: Love you.

[Sighs]

[Line trilling]

Ben: Hey, it’s ben. Leave a message.

Ciara: Damn it!

[Hangs up] Damn it, damn it, damn it.

[Cell phone ringing] Hello?

Susan: Ciara, thank god. Honey, I have been trying to reach you. I need to warn you about d–

Ciara: It’s okay, susan. I know about marlena. I mean, I know about the devil.

John: [Muffled screams]

Ben: You’re not going anywhere, john. Not until the cops get here.

John: [Muffled groan]

Ben: You ready to go?

Marlena: I’m ready.

Demon marlena: Ready to take your and ciara’s unborn child.

John: [Muffled screams]

[Dramatic music]

Serena: It’s my 3:10

Susan: You’re safe, yeah?

Ciara: Yeah, I locked all the doors, and belle is on her way over.

Susan: And you’re alone?

Ciara: Yeah, ben is alone with marlena, and shawn is on his way over to–to– susan, please pray for them.

Ben: Good, you’re here. We were just coming to see you.

Shawn: Really?

Ben: Yes, really. It’s john. You need to arrest this guy. He’s been terrorizing dr. Evans.

Shawn: No, ben, dr. Evans is the one terrorizing john, among others.

Ben: What are you talking about?

Shawn: It’s happened again. This is not marlena evans. This is the devil.

[Tense music]

Lucas: You okay?

Allie: Yeah. Well, I know that you have a lot going on with phil missing, and, I mean, I’m really worried about everything with grandma marlena, but I think I have some good news to share.

Lucas: All right, I’m listening.

Allie: I just had a long talk with mom, and I think maybe I got through to her.

Lucas: Yeah, right, that never happens; come on.

Allie: I know, usually not, and, I mean, there is a chance that I’m being overly optimistic, but I put in a good word for you. And I reminded her that you, unlike ej, love her and treat her respectfully and compassionately and all that. And I know that you guys still love each other.

Lucas: What did she say?

Allie: Well, she mainly listened, but I think that mom might finally be realizing that things are really over with her and ej and that if she’s going to be to be with anyone, she’s going to be with you.

[Sentimental music]

Susan: And right now, you need to ask yourself, and be honest, “do I still love sami?”

[Footsteps approaching]

Nicole: Your fault? Isn’t that a bit egotistical?

Rafe: Maybe, but what happened between us–

Nicole: [Sighs] It’s over.

Rafe: Is it?

[Whimsical holiday music]

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Roman: Okay. Before we go in there, I want to make sure you’re up for this.

Kate: What choice do I have? I’m his next of kin.

Roman: Okay. I can talk to rafe, figure out another way to do the id.

Kate: No, no, no. No. I have to do this, and I have to remember that, if it’s philip’s leg, that that could be a clue to finding him. Id him alive.

Roman: Okay

[Soft music]

Rafe: Thanks for coming in.

Roman: You need a minute?

Kate: No, I’m ready.

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: So come on. Any news on philip?

Belle: No, not since last night.

Brady: Belle, he’s telling me they found his leg, but they haven’t found him?

Belle: Not yet.

Brady: He’s gotta be alive. This–I’m not worried about being arrested. I’m worried about him. I’m worried about chloe. Have you seen her? She’s a wreck about…

Belle: Dad.

Brady: What are you–how’d you–did you get released already?

John: Yeah, I was. How you doing, son?

Brady: I’d be doing a hell of a lot better if I was out of this bed, dad. I need to go help with the search for philip, ’cause the cops don’t know what the hell they’re doing.

John: All right, I’ll head on down to the station. See if I can move this investigation along a little.

Brady: Dad. Dad, you don’t have to do–

Belle: No, I can call shawn.

John: I need to help!

Brady: Dad, I know you want to, but listen. I’m okay. Marlena’s not, all right? She is possessed, and she’s dangerous, and she’s still out there, so you need to go find her.

Ben: Good morning.

Ciara: Good morning. Why didn’t you wake me?

Ben: Because you were sleeping so peacefully. It’s not like we have anywhere else to be.

Ciara: Where’s marlena?

Ben: She went for a walk. She said she was feeling a little out of sorts, since that gabriel guy showed up yesterday. I think he spooked her.

Ciara: Really? Because I thought that he was really nice. He was very concerned for our baby, and quite frankly, ben, I am too.

Ben: Ciara.

Ciara: I know you said that i looked like I was sleeping peacefully, but I was not. I was actually having some pretty bad dreams.

Ben: About what?

Ciara: Everything, including this place. Let’s just get the hell out of here, ben, please. Please just take me home.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kate: Yeah, yes. It’s his–it’s philip’s leg.

Rafe: You sure?

Kate: Yes. He got it a couple of years ago. It’s a new one, and I recognize it.

Rafe: Okay. We need to verify it officially if possible.

Kate: I brought the serial number I got.

Rafe: Oh, great.

[Soft music]

That’s a match.

Kate: I knew this was gonna happen, but still, it’s a shock.

Roman: Kate, katie, I am so sorry.

Kate: No, no.

Roman: Katie.

Kate: I don’t want to be comforted, roman. I don’t want to be consoled. Okay, I just want you to arrest brady black for this! For doing this to my son.

John: Yeah, I’m worried about doc, but I’m not leaving you, kid, not when you’re facing potential criminal charges here.

Brady: I know it looks bad, but, dad, I didn’t hurt philip.

John: I know you didn’t, but I’m still not walking out on you. Not with all these injuries.

Brady: It’s okay, it’s okay. I actually have a fairly decent lawyer on the case, so we are–the best lawyer on the case. You don’t have to stay with me. You need to focus your energy on marlena.

Belle: Yeah, I agree, dad. I mean there’s really nobody better suited to fight the devil than you. You’ve already kicked his butt once and saved mom.

Brady: There’s no doubt you’re gonna do it again.

John: Gotta find her first.

Brady: Then do it. Go find her.

John: Fine, I love you, kids.

Belle: We love you, too, dad.

John: Take care of yourself.

Brady: Find her.

Marlena: Good morning.

Ciara: Oh, goodness. I did not hear you come in.

Marlena: Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I did happen to overhear you talking about wanting to go home.

Ciara: Yes, well, you can understand that, right?

Marlena: I do, of course. All the way out here, and you’re protecting me from an abusive husband. That’s a lot to take on.

Ciara: Yes. It is, but don’t get me wrong. Ben and I do want to help you.

Ben: And we will.

Ciara: But even you can admit that this can’t go on indefinitely.

Marlena: What can’t?

Ciara: Well, dr. Evans, I’m expecting a child, and we are in a cabin in the middle of the woods. I can’t do this forever. I need to go home.

Marlena: No, you can’T. I won’t let you.

Ciara: You won’t let me? Serena: It’s my 3:10

Kate: Did you not hear me? I want brady arrested for murder.

Rafe: I know how difficult this is, but I don’t have enough for an arrest. I…

Kate: Brady was found drunk covered in philip’s blood with a knife that had his bloody fingerprints all over it, philip’s phone with a horrific text from brady. What more do you need, rafe?

Rafe: I understand your frustration, but–

Kate: Oh, my god! The district attorney was going to arrest him yesterday, just for that evidence, and now, we have this?

Roman: Look, kate. Let’s let rafe handle this, all right? Let me take you–

Kate: No, I’m not going anywhere until the police commissioner does his job and puts brady in a cage, where he deserves to be, for killing my son!

[Sobbing] Oh, god.

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: Dad’s gonna find marlena.

Belle: I know, I’m just–

Brady: What?

Belle: I’m just worried sick. This is the devil we’re talking about.

Brady: No, no, hey. He doesn’t stand a chance. Not against the love that those two share, right?

Belle: All right, listen. Let’s just get back to your case. I need you to take me through everything again, from the moment you left here.

Brady: I went to the pub to get dad some takeout. Ran into chloe. We talked for a few minutes outside, and then she left.

[Sighs] Then it’s a blank.

Belle: So you don’t remember going into the pub and ordering a drink?

Brady: No.

Belle: Is it possible that you did? What, what is it?

Brady: I did order a drink recently. It was at a bar outside of town on thanksgiving, all right? Hey, hey, I didn’t drink it. I even called maggie and had her come and meet me there.

Belle: So why’d you order it in the first place?

Brady: A couple reasons, belle, okay? Kristen had just tried to kidnap our daughter rachel, and I was struggling with my feelings for chloe.

Belle: So maggie showed up.

Brady: She showed up. I blabbered on a bit. I offered to drive her home, and then she offered to take us both to a meeting. I agreed, and that’s when you called and told me dad was in the hospital.

Belle: Yeah, you know, brady, when they found you passed out at the river, your blood alcohol level was three times–

Brady: I’m aware of that.

Belle: The legal limit. There has to be an explanation for that.

Brady: Well, I don’t have one–I don’t know.

Belle: Okay, you were drunk. There has to be an explanation. We just have to figure out what it is.

Susan: John black. Hey, as I live and breathe, praise the lord, you’re living and breathing, too.

John: Hey, susan. You getting out of here?

Susan: Oh, yeah, sure I am. I’m just waiting on elvis to come pick me up.

John: Oh, well I’m glad that you’re all right, and, listen, for the record, I just want to tell you how awful I feel about what you went through.

Susan: Oh, you mean having to eat the food here at the hospital? I mean, I really didn’t mind. I mean, sometimes I’d ask for an extra pudding cup.

John: No, I was talking about when you stabbed yourself.

Susan: Oh. Hey, that wasn’t your fault. No, I mean, your beloved wife and my dear best friend dr. Marlena evans was possessed by the devil. I mean, john, I still have nightmares about that. You and me locked up in the crypt, and then her coming in with the dagger and telling me that I had to kill you, or that she was gonna kill my only child. And really I was hoping that satan would take any human sacrifice. You know, any old human would do, and, well, that’s when I turned that big, old knife, and I stabbed myself.

John: Yeah, well, that was incredibly selfless.

Susan: Well, john, I just did what I had to do. You know, and don’t you worry. I know that dr. Marlena evans had nothing to do with it.

John: Yeah, well, thanks for saying that anyway.

Susan: By golly, I mean it. I mean it, ’cause I know that she would never deliberately hurt you, or me–

John: Yeah.

Susan: Or my son, or she would never, ever–and certainly never, ever hurt an innocent little baby.

John: What are you talking about, susan? Baby, what baby?

Marlena: You can’t abandon me; I need you.

Ciara: Marlena, please hear me out.

Marlena: No, no, but if you go, I’d be terrified to be alone.

Ciara: Well, I’m terrified, too; I am pregnant with my first child, and I have a very important checkup scheduled for this week.

Marlena: I told you I would take care of you.

Ciara: Yes, but you’re a psychiatrist.

Marlena: I’m also a doctor. Well, I’ve delivered lots of babies. Plus, you’re not even near your due date.

Ciara: Yes, that’s right, but I’m scheduled for a sonogram, and we don’t even have that kind of equipment here.

Ben: Yeah, we really do need to go to the hospital, dr. Evans. We need to see kayla and just make sure everything is progressing the way it should.

Marlena: Everything’s fine. I mean, look, you’re a healthy young woman, but if you’re feeling concerned, I can grab my bag and check your vitals.

Ciara: Thank you. That’s all right–besides, we’re getting off track here.

Marlena: No, you know what? I promised you that I would never let anything happen to your baby, and you promised you would protect me, so I’m doing my part. So are you now saying that you’re not gonna do what you promised? As a professional bull-rider

Brady: Hey, I swear, I swear I don’t remember drinking.

Belle: All right, I hear you. Then let’s just stay with what you do remember, okay? You said you were about to go into the pub and pick up some food for dad.

Brady: Yes.

Belle: But you don’t remember going inside?

Brady: No, but I must’ve, right?

Belle: All right. Well, let’s just check your credit card statement. See if there are any charges from the pub that day, and that’ll tell us.

Brady: That’s a good idea.

Kate: I’m talking like my son is dead, and actually, I don’t believe that. I don’T. I just need some accountability, you know, some justice, rafe.

Roman: Kate, we know, okay? We all want that, and everybody’s hoping and praying that philip is alive and making his way back home, right?

Kate: Yeah.

Roman: All right.

Kate: But even if he does survive, this was a savage, savage attack, and brady needs to pay for that.

Rafe: Okay, kate, you have my word that I will conduct a thorough investigation, and I will keep you posted every step of the way.

Roman: All right. We appreciate that, rafe. Thank you, okay? All right, let’s go.

Kate: Okay.

[Tense music]

Chloe: Hey.

Roman: Chloe, what brings you down here?

Chloe: I had to come and find out if there was any news–

Roman: The leg belongs to philip.

Chloe: Oh, kate, I’m so–

John: So you think the devil is after ben and ciara’s baby?

Susan: John, I know you’re aware of my gift, my psychic ability. It was–that I had a premonition that made me come back here, to salem. See, I had this vision that ben weston’s little seed was flowering in ciara’s womb.

John: So you knew she was pregnant?

Susan: And a dark and dangerous force was threatening that unborn baby, and that’s when I jumped into my car, and I floored it all the way from memphis to the airport–

John: Oh, okay, okay, so you got to their place, and then–

Susan: Mm-hmm, okay, then ciara let me lay hands on her belly, and oh, lordy. Oh, lordy, I fainted. I fainted dead away because I was right. I was right that that baby was in grave danger. I just didn’t know where the heck it was coming from, and so I tried it again, john. I did, I tried it again. I laid my hands on her, and I was making headway. I was, and then my concentration got broken by none other than dr. Marlena evans.

John: Wait, wait, wait. She was there?

Susan: Well, she was there because I fainted, and ben went to go get her, because he wanted her to help me. But she couldn’t help me, because she wasn’t her. She was him.

John: Okay, fine, and then what happened?

Susan: Oh, and then she whisked me out of there. She whisked me out of there, and that is when I knew something was off. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. I mean, whew, she was being so bossy to me, telling me that I had to get back to memphis, and she was being a bully. And we all know what you have to do with a bully; you have to to stand up to a bully–

John: Absolutely, so did you–

Susan: I sure did stand up to that bully, I did, john. I did, and I told her that I wasn’t going anywhere until I found out who wanted to harm that little baby.

John: All right, and then what did she do?

Susan: Oh, she grabbed my wrist. She grabbed my wrist. Oh, john black. I have never, never in my life felt that kind of jolt of electricity. And that is when I knew that she was the danger.

John: That’s because the devil had her.

Susan: Yeah, and then I tried to tell someone, but before I could, she knocked me out, and she turned me into that little pussycat, and then she threw me in the crypt. I mean, it is a miracle that you and I survived, because, john, john, the devil is still out there, and it’s got possession of dr. Marlena evans’ body, and he needs to be stopped at–

John: But susan–

Susan: All costs!

John: Susan, do you have any idea what the devil wants with ben and ciara’s baby?

Susan: I don’t know his exact intentions. I don’t, john, but what I can tell you is that they are evil. Evil, evil.

Marlena: Look, if you break your promise, I could die.

Ben: No, we would never let that happen, dr. Evans.

Ciara: No, of course not. We are going to keep you safe, I promise; you can stay here for as long as you want, and no one is going to find you.

Marlena: That man gabriel found me.

Ciara: What do you mean he found you?

Marlena: I mean, he found this cabin in the woods, so if he could find it, then john could find it.

Ciara: No, not if we don’t say anything to anyone. We won’t say a word, I swear.

Marlena: You don’t get this. I’m fighting for my life here. Look, please, I’m begging you. Please, just stay a little while longer.

Ben: Dr. Evans, I really want to go to ciara’s sonogram appointment, but if you are scared to stay alone, then I guess ciara could go to her appointment on her own. I could stay here.

Marlena: No. I need you both to stay here.

Ciara: Ben, can I talk to you alone for a minute?

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Ciara: You’re not coming to my sonogram appointment, ben? Really, what the hell?

Ben: Baby, try to understand that, yes, dr. Evans is my therapist, but she’s also my friend, and she needs me.

Ciara: I’m your wife. I’m the mother of your unborn child. I need you, too, ben, and I want to go home.

Ben: Okay, well, we can’t just abandon her here, not when she’s in fear of her life.

Ciara: I understand that she helped you, and you feel obligated to help her in return, but she’s taking advantage of your kindness, ben. She is manipulating you. Something is off with her, okay? I don’t like the way she’s been acting; I said it when we first got here. I don’t like how focused she is on our child.

Ben: She is concerned, ciara.

Ciara: She’s too concerned, ben. She’s telling me that she will help me and that I don’t need kayla, or a real hospital, or a real checkup.

Ben: Because she’s trying to convince us not to leave her here alone.

Ciara: And it is working, because you told me that I could go while you stayed here.

Ben: I really don’t want that.

Ciara: I don’t want that either, but why would she want me to stay, ben? She would be very safe with you here, but me, why? I don’t get it. It doesn’t make sense. I don’t get her, and quite frankly, she’s really starting to creep me out.

Marlena: Everything okay out here?

Susan: Hey, john, I am so sorry that I didn’t tell you about the baby when we were locked up, but I was just so frazzled.

John: No worries, susan. Once I find doc, I’m gonna get this whole thing figured out.

Susan: Hey, hey, hey. You be careful, john black, ’cause that devil still wants you dead, and I’m not gonna be there to save you this time.

Shawn: Susan, john.

John: Hey.

Shawn: Hey, I’m going to talk to brady; you want to join me?

John: I can’t; I gotta go.

Shawn: Everything okay?

John: Well, susan has reason to believe that the devil wants ben and ciara’s baby.

Susan: And I know you’re a skeptic, detective shawn brady, but all my life, people have not believed in my vision, and this–

Shawn: Susan, I don’t doubt you. In fact, I think you’re right.

Belle: Okay. I’m in your account, and here are all your charges. Oh, bingo. Brady pub last friday, $72.

Brady: So I did go in. So what did I order?

Belle: Well, I can’t tell from this, but I can talk to roman and see if I can get an itemized receipt.

Brady: Yeah, let’s hope it’s just chowder for dad.

Belle: Yeah, $72 is a lot of chowder for one person.

Kate: You have been playing brady and philip off each other for months.

Chloe: That’s not true.

Roman: Kate, we’re leaving.

Kate: Oh, no, no, no. I’m not halfway–

Roman: Kate!

Kate: Done with you.

Roman: Kate, calm down. You’re gonna get yourself arrested for assault.

Kate: I really don’t care. You love men’s attention, don’t you? Their worry, you know, their concern for you, watching them fight over you.

Chloe: Actually, I hate that.

Kate: You know what? I just can’t understand why they don’t see you for what you actually are, a shallow, dim-witted twit.

Chloe: Kate, I know that you’re upset about philip, but please–

Kate: You know, I was so thrilled when philip told me that you had left, you know, that you had left, and that he was rid of you, the woman who has only hurt him and caused him pain. You said you were faithful to him, and the whole time you were sleeping with someone else.

Chloe: No, that’s not true. I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Kate: Oh, please. Lucas saw you and brady walk into the salem inn, and you know the sad part is philip tried to defend you because he didn’t want to face the fact that you had just left him and jumped into bed with brady.

Chloe: That did not happen. Brady was just helping me with my bags.

Kate: Oh, I’m sure he was, because a lot of men have handled your bags, haven’t they?

Chloe: Okay. I am not doing this.

Kate: Oh, my god. You are nothing but a cheat, and you’ve always been a cheat. You cheated on lucas with daniel, you cheated on philip with brady.

Chloe: That did not happen. I swear.

Kate: It’s just all a game with you, isn’t it, really? I mean, you get men to chase you and become obsessed with you, and then you fuel their jealousies and their rivals. And you end up in the center of all of that drama, and you think that maybe it’s because you’re wanted. You’re wanted or that it matters. But it’s all a game, chloe. It’s a game. It is a dangerous game because it had real consequences for real people. You toyed with my son for years, but this game ends now. Now, and if philip ends up dead, you are just as guilty of murder as brady. Better skin from your body wash?

Kate: So you better pray. You better pray that philip is alive, that brady didn’t plunge that knife into his chest and then throw his body into the river.

Chloe: Please stop.

Kate: You better pray for that.

Roman: Kate, we’re done.

Kate: You are pathetic.

Roman: We’re done.

Kate: You’re pathetic, and I’m going to make you pay. I’m gonna make you pay!

Rafe: What the hell’s going on in here? You okay?

Chloe: No, no, I’m not okay.

Susan: Oh.

John: Easy.

Susan: You believe me that the devil wanted ben and ciara’s baby?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, I do. On halloween, belle and I went to dinner with ben and ciara, and they told us that they wanted to have a baby, but they were concerned about the mental health issues that ben’s had in his family. So they reached out to marlena, for guidance.

John: Yeah, and what’d she tell them?

Shawn: She said to go for it.

John: Of course.

Shawn: But then she started texting them. Like, following up, to see if they were still trying.

John: That’s too strange.

Shawn: Yeah. Belle thought so, too, that it was pushy, and it was intrusive, and it didn’t sound like her mother.

Susan: Yeah, because it wasn’t her mother! It was satan. Yes, and you know what that means, don’t you? That the devil was obsessed with that baby before ben and ciara even conceived it.

Ciara: No, everything is not okay. Ben made his choice, and it’s not me.

Ben: Ciara.

Marlena: No, wait, wait, wait, wait, ben, come on. Come on. Look, her hormones are raging. Give her a little time to cool down.

Ben: She’s really upset with me right now.

Marlena: I know, but she’s got no reason to be angry with you. I’m sorry that I’ve driven a wedge between the two of you.

Ben: Don’t, it’s okay. It’s not your fault.

Marlena: Well, I’m not sure ciara knows that.

Ben: Like you said, she’s very hormonal, and I mean, dr. Evans, she knows how much you have done for the both of us. She knows that you are the reason that allowed me to conquer my fears and marry her in the first place. And now we have conceived this child, and we are so excited to bring it into this world.

Marlena: I’m so glad to hear that.

Ben: I’m gonna talk to ciara. I’m gonna make her understand.

Marlena: Yes, but you’ll stay, right? And both of you will stay?

Ben: We’ll stay. I promise you, I promise.

John: And I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out why the hell the devil would come back to salem after all this time.

Shawn: And now we know.

Susan: Yeah, yeah, he wants ben and ciara’s baby.

John: I gotta talk to them.

Shawn: I’ll go with you.

John: What about brady?

Shawn: That can wait. We’re talking about my pregnant sister here.

Susan: Oh, please.

Ciara: [Sighs]

[Tense music]

Trelegy for copd.

[Soft music]

Rafe: Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.

Chloe: I wanted to see what I did.

Rafe: What you did?

Chloe: Yeah, kate’s right. I mean whatever happened to philip, I’m partly responsible.

Rafe: No, no, no. You cannot blame yourself for something brady might have done.

Chloe: He swears he didn’t do it.

Rafe: No? Do you believe him?

[Cell phone rings]

[Phone line trilling]

[Cell phone beeps]

Chloe: How is brady?

Rafe: Why didn’t you answer it?

Chloe: Because honestly, I don’t know what to say to him.

[Cell phone beeps]

Brady: Hey, chloe, it’s me. I just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you. I feel terrible. I did not do this. I need to find a way to prove it to you. I’m searching my mind for some kind of explanation. I just haven’t found one yet, but I just want you to know I am thinking, and thinking, and racking my brain as to how this could have happened. I just don’t have any answers yet, but as soon as I figure this out, I’ll let you know. And I just–please. I just need you to believe in me. Okay.

[Cell phone beeps]

Roman: What can I get you?

Kate: Nothing.

Roman: How about we just sit together?

Kate: No, I think I need to be alone for a little while. You know, I just need to go lie down.

Roman: Okay. Well, I’ll be right here if you need me.

Kate: I do need you. I really need you.

[Soft music]

Belle: Oh, roman. I’m so glad you’re here.

Roman: What’s up?

Belle: I need a favor, and it has to do with brady.

Roman: Belle.

Belle: No. It’s strictly professional. Listen, trask is trying to railroad him, and I decided to represent him. And anyway, as you know, this whole case hinges on this idea that brady was so drunk that he lost control and attacked philip.

Roman: And you’re saying that’s not what happened?

Belle: I’m trying to find out. Anyway, brady’s credit card statement said that he spent $72 here the day philip disappeared, and I was hoping that you might have an itemized receipt showing what he bought.

Roman: Well, okay. I’ll be right back.

John: Ah, great.

Shawn: I know where the key’s at.

John: Nice.

Shawn: Ben, ciara?

John: [Grunts]

>>Shawn: Food is spoiled; they must have been gone for a while.

John: Yeah. Left in a hurry, too. When’s the last time you spoke to your sister?

Shawn: Thanksgiving.

John: So where could they have shot off to?

Shawn: I don’t know. I’m gonna call her.

[Phone line trilling] Come on, ciara, pick up.

[Tense music]

Ben: Ciara?

Where the hell is she? I thought I was managing my moderate

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: Damn it, why can’t i remember what happened?

Chloe: Yeah. I should get going. Philip’s expecting me, so bye, brady.

Brady: Bye. Chloe. We always have the brady pub.

[Cell phone rings] How’s my tater tot doing? Hi, buddy. What? You’re kidding me. You won the championship game? Are you serious? No, I’m not surprised, given what a great player you are. Hey, do me a favor. Have your mother send me a video, okay? Tate called. Completely forgot about that. Oh, buddy. I wish I could have been there to see you score that winning goal. What–you know I’m proud of you, right? Good, good, listen. Hey, let’s video chat over the weekend, is that good? All right. I love you, too, buddy.

Kate: Damn you, brady.

Brady: Kate, kate–

Kate: Mark my words. If my son is a dead man, you’re a dead man, too.

[Tense music]

Roman: Got it. $72, the night in question.

Belle: Okay. What did brady buy?

Roman: Six shots of whiskey.

Shawn: Come on, sis. Pick up the damn phone.

Ciara: Hello?

Shawn: Ciara, oh, my god. Wait, where are you?

Ciara: I’m right here. Hey.

Ben: Ciara’s not here. She must have gone out the back way.

Marlena: We can’t let her go back to salem.

Ben: Dr. Evans, I am sorry. I knew she was upset, but i didn’t think she’d run away.

Marlena: If she goes back, john will get the truth out of her, and then he will come here, and he will kill me. We’ve gotta stop her.

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Belle: Who ran the test? Couldn’t the night crew have a made a mistake?

Shawn: The lab tech ran the test twice. It’s a definitive match for philip’S.

Belle: I just don’t believe that brady would do something like that to philip.

Shawn: Listen, I know, honey, but you just–

Melinda: Oh. I hate to interrupt that tender moment. But don’t you think you should be out arresting brady black?

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: I–I swear on my kids’ lives. I–I didn’t attack philip. I didn’T. I would have remembered if I did it, chloe.

Chloe: Okay. It is just shawn’s theory for now. He thinks–

Brady: I don’t–I don’t care what shawn thinks. I care about what you think. I want to know what you think. Do you think I did something to him? You–oh, wow. I’ll take that as a yes. You–okay, all right.

Chloe: What are you doing? What are you doing? Stop.

Brady: I’m getting out of this hospital bed, and I’m gonna find philip myself.

[“Hark the herald angels sing” instrumental playing]

Kate: So you’re late getting home.

Lucas: Yeah, I had kind of had a busy day.

Kate: Oh, no. You have that sad cowboy face like from those westerns that roman always makes me watch. What’s wrong now?

Lucas: Nothing is wrong. Everything’s perfect. Everything’s just fine and dandy. Thank you. Why are you so chipper? Disgustingly chipper? What’d you get to swindle an orphanage or something?

Kate: Okay. Now I’m going to ignore that. And actually, if I am feeling chipper, it’s because rex is back in salem.

Lucas: Right.

Kate: Why are you so morose?

Lucas: Because sami’s back in town too.

Nicole: Hmm. Is sex with you good enough for me to forget about rafe? Huh? I am gonna have to mull that over.

Ej: [Chuckles] Oh, that’s not what I was hoping for.

Nicole: No? What about you? Were you able to forget all about your passionate nights with your precious samantha?

Ej: Samantha? I don’t believe I know anyone by that name.

Nicole: Oh.

Ej: Mmm.

[Tense music]

Sami: [Clears throat]

Ej: Samantha? You’re back.

Sami: Yeah. I am. And I can see just how much you missed me.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Maggie: Victor. Well, whatever you’re reading, why don’t you bring it up to bed?

Victor: I wasn’t reading.

Maggie: Oh, it’s philip’s old high school yearbook. Oh, look at him. He’s a baby.

Victor: You haven’t seen him, have you?

Maggie: No. Are you worried about him?

Victor: Chloe called. Can’t find him anywhere. She wanted to know if I’ve seen him.

Maggie: What did you say?

Victor: That philip was dead to me.

Shawn: The blood on the knife is a match for philip’s, but the divers haven’t found anything in the river.

Melinda: Philip’s blood is on the knife. Philip’s missing. Brady black was found in the same spot that philip was last seen alive covered in blood which matched philip’S. That’s enough for me. Go make the arrest.

Shawn: What? Without a body? What am I gonna charge him with?

Belle: Yeah. I’d like to know the answer to that too.

Melinda: Are you here as an attorney?

Belle: Yes. I am. And I was just telling my husband that your entire case against my client is completely circumstantial.

Shawn: Wait a minute. Brady’s your client? Since when?

Belle: Since she walked into the room.

Rafe: Mmm. Thanks. That hit the spot.

Ava: [Laughs] Good. I’m glad. And you are welcome. Hey, you know what? I was thinking maybe tomorrow we could go shopping for a christmas tree. You know, I think we could use a dose of the holiday spirit around here.

Rafe: Yes.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Yes, we sure could. Lord knows we’ve got the live-in grinch.

Ava: Oh, god. I promise. I promise you I will try and ignore her.

Rafe: Promise?

Ava: Yes. So tomorrow works?

Rafe: Yes. Yeah, that’s good. Real good. What about you, hmm?

Ava: What about me?

Rafe: Have you thought about what you want for christmas.

Ava: Nope. Because I have everything that I want.

Rafe: Aw.

Chloe: Brady, where are you going?

Brady: Going down to the river, ’cause I want to help him find philip.

Chloe: Really? In a hospital gown? It’s a bit drafty. Don’t you think?

Brady: It’s better than lying around in a hospital bed waiting for shawn to build a case against me. For something I didn’t do.

Chloe: I’m not accusing you of anything.

Brady: [Sighs] I can see it in your face. You might as well just admit it. You think that either philip is badly hurt or dead. And you think that I did it.

Sami: Don’t bother. I’ve seen it all before. Like anyone who rented a misty circle porn in the ’90s.

Nicole: I see you haven’t lost that nimble wit of yours.

Sami: And I see you’re still the same skank playing musical beds.

Ej: Samantha, you’re going to have to leave. Nicole and I were in the middle of something, weren’t we?

Sami: Don’t touch her again, ej. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Kate: So sami didn’t leave town on her own?

Lucas: Nope. No. She was kidnapped. And she’s been locked in a room for this whole time.

Kate: And you rescued her? But how the hell did that happen?

Lucas: It wasn’t easy, but I was with allie when sami managed to call her. And I–I just helped sami figure out where she was, and then I went and got her.

Kate: This is unreal. I mean, even for sami, you know? So roman knows?

Lucas: No, I doubt it. I doubt it. Sami made it a point that she didn’t want to get any family involved. She didn’t want to notify anybody.

Kate: What? What’s more important than your father knowing that you were kidnapped?

Lucas: To sami you mean? Oh, I got two words for you. Ej dimera.

Kate: [Sighs]

Nicole: You know what, ej? I think I’m gonna go. It seems you two have a lot to talk about.

Ej: No, you mustn’t go.

Sami: Oh, yes, she must. Get out of here.

Nicole: Don’t mind if I do.

Sami: Best idea you’ve had all year.

Ej: You’re not going anywhere. Samantha will be the one leaving. Now.

Sami: I’m not going anywhere until I’ve had my say.

Nicole: Well, and I’d rather not be here for that. So thank you.

Ej: Why should I listen to what you have to say?

Sami: Because I am your wife.

Ej: Oh, right. Of course. My loving, faithful, loyal wife who while I was fighting to regain my health was cheating on me with her ex-husband.

Sami: You’re in bed with your ex-wife.

Ej: Which is the perfect example of divine justice.

Sami: [Scoffs]

Ej: Don’t you agree?

Sami: [Scoffs]

Maggie: Why do you say things like that, victor, when you know you don’t mean it?

Victor: I mean every word of it. My son is a colossal screw-up.

Maggie: Well, I don’t approve of everything that philip does, but he still–

Victor: Who else would get involved with the likes of ava vitali not once but twice? Why, he’s gonna go ahead and cost me everything I’ve worked my entire life to build.

Maggie: I know you’re disappointed in him.

Victor: That’s an understatement.

Maggie: But when I found you looking at his school picture, you looked so sad.

Victor: I was remembering the high hopes that I had for him.

Maggie: Of course you were. And you were also thinking about how much you love and miss him. He has a permanent place in your heart, victor. And he always will. Just like bo and isabella.

Victor: Don’t use philip’s name in the same breath as my other children. You know, I often wondered why god took them from me so soon and left me with the one son who’s done nothing but bring shame to the kiriakis name.

Belle: I am not gonna let you railroad brady just because you’re hungry for another headline.

Melinda: You know what? Detective brady, I’m starting to wonder if you’re too close to this case for comfort.

Shawn: Okay, what’s that supposed to mean?

Melinda: Victor kiriakis is your grandfather. That makes philip your uncle. Brady black is your brother-in-law. And now your lovely wife is saying that she’s representing your number one suspect. Do you hear what I’m saying?

Shawn: Yeah, that I can’t be unbiased.

Belle: Mm-hmm. Wow, you’ve got a lot of nerve coming in here and questioning my husband’s integrity.

Melinda: Ooh, I was not talking to you, counselor.

Shawn: Look, I can assure you, madame district attorney, that I’m perfectly capable of separating my family loyalties from my work.

Melinda: Good. Then do your job. Find out what happened to philip kiriakis and arrest the person who did it.

Brady: Stop, stop. You don’t have to do it.

Chloe: Why? Your pillow’s all messed up and your blank–

Brady: I can do it. I can do it. I can do it myself.

Chloe: Oh, all right.

Brady: [Groans]

Chloe: Come on. Come on. Lay back.

Brady: Thank you.

Chloe: You’re welcome. I’m glad you’re kind of listening to some reason.

Brady: I’m not listening to reason, chloe. I just have a bump on the back of my head. It’s beating like a bass drum.

Chloe: Yeah, well, kayla thinks that you might have hit your head on a rock when you passed out.

Brady: That must have been some rock.

Chloe: What were you thinking wanting to go down to the river? What would that look like? There’s cops crawling all over the place.

Brady: What would they think that I couldn’t resist going back to the scene of the crime? Is that it?

Chloe: Brady–

Brady: Chloe, I’m–I’m gonna ask you one more time. I keep asking you this over and over again. I need to know the answer. Do you think I made philip disappear? Yes or no?

Chloe: I–I–don’t–

Brady: Yes or no?

Chloe: I don’t know what to think. I mean, you–you were drunk.

Brady: No, no.

Chloe: And you sent those text messages.

Brady: I wasn’t drunk. And I didn’t send messages. If I would have had a drink, I would have remembered it.

Chloe: Are you sure?

Brady: Chlo, I’ve been clean and sober for a long time now. Please believe me. I swear I didn’t do this.

[Monitor beeping] Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Brady: I don’t care if everyone in this town thinks that I’m the reason philip disappeared. I just need to know that you still believe in me. That’s important to me.

Chloe: Well, I–I see the sincerity in your eyes, and I hear it in your voice.

Brady: Okay. That’s–that’s something.

Chloe: The brady black I know would never hurt philip or anyone else.

Brady: I’m still that guy.

Chloe: When you’re sober, absolutely, but I’ve seen what it looks like when you fall off the wagon.

Brady: Chloe, I told you, I didn’t touch a drop. I didn’t touch a drop of anything.

Chloe: Then how did all that alcohol end up in your system?

Brady: I don’t know. I don’t–I don’t know. Someone poured it down my throat, chloe. I don’t know how it got there.

Chloe: Poured it down your throat? Brady, I was married to you. I remember what that looked like. The–the mood swings, the–the blackouts, the rage.

Brady: Hey, I never–I never laid a hand on you. You know that. I never did.

Chloe: I–I know that.

Brady: You know that.

Chloe: I know that, but there were times I was really afraid that you would. You don’t know what it looks like when you’re out of control, when you’re loaded.

Belle: How do you stand working with melinda trask every day? I swear, she is such a bitch.

Shawn: Uh, uh, uh. Do you remember when claire called those mean girls in her class bitches? Who was the one said that no woman should ever call another woman the b-word?

Belle: Okay. So I’m a bad feminist. Sue me.

Shawn: Are you kidding me? And face belle brady in court. No way.

Belle: Smart guy.

Shawn: Yeah. Well, and speaking of court, I really wish you would have told me that you were representing brady before you told trask.

Belle: Come on. He’s my brother. And she was drooling at the idea of arresting him.

Shawn: I know. But you do see how bad things look for him. I mean, philip is missing, the blood on the knife belongs to philip.

Belle: Okay. You know what? You’re starting to sound a little like trask.

Shawn: But I’m not drooling, honey. All right? I just can’t turn a blind eye to the facts. All right, look, if something bad happened to philip, it’s–

Belle: We don’t know that it did.

Shawn: I know. And that’s why we are doing a full grid search of the surrounding area.

Belle: Right. Well, then I need to get to the hospital and let brady know that he has an attorney whether he wants one or not. Are you gonna stay here or go out on the search?

Shawn: Neither one. I, uh, have to go tell my grandfather that his son is missing.

Lucas: I couldn’t believe it. We were in salem not for five seconds, and she couldn’t wait to get back to the dimera house. She couldn’t wait to see that bum.

Kate: Well, I take that she’s looking for a reconciliation.

Lucas: Yeah, I guess so. Something like that.

Kate: Yeah, well, with a man like ej, that’s not going to be easy.

Lucas: That’s what I told her. But she thinks the fact that she got kidnapped is gonna make up for the fact that we slept together.

Kate: Mm. Well, yeah, maybe. Maybe that could happen. But is sami going to be able to forget about what’s happening between nicole and ej?

Lucas: What?

Kate: Oh. You didn’t know?

Sami: So you basically admitted it. He’s only sleeping with you to hurt me.

Ej: She’ll say anything when she’s in fire-breathing mode. You know that, right?

Nicole: Yeah. I do. I know that. God, sami, you have not changed. You’ve been away for a few months now, and you come back here still thinking the world revolves around you. Ej and I are both available and consenting adults. And we made an adult decision to start seeing each other again. And it had nothing to do with you.

Sami: You’re available because my brother finally wised up and decided to dump you. He’s not available. He’s my husband, you bitch.

Nicole: [Groans]

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Lucas: Wait a minute. There’s something going on between nicole and ej?

Kate: Oh, my god. You really have been out of the action, haven’t you?

Lucas: How serious is it? How serious is it between elvis and priscilla?

Kate: Well, I didn’t say it was serious.

Lucas: Just tell me what you know. Please.

Kate: Okay. Okay. I ran into ej’s assistant the other day, and I got her talking. And she let it slip that ej and nicole have been having dinner on a regular basis.

Lucas: No. I cannot believe that. That’s amazing. Ej and nicole. Sami’s gonna lose it. She’s gonna go ballistic. And I absolutely love it.

Nicole: What is this? “Dynasty”?

Ej: Get out, samantha. Or I’ll have you shown off the property.

Sami: Yeah. Actually it is. Let’s take this outside. I think krystal should have a final say with alexis.

Ej: I’m calling security.

Sami: Oh, stop it.

Nicole: Wait. Hang on. Hang on a second. Sami, you do realize this whole situation is your fault. Ej is healthy. You were living here with him. But you couldn’t help yourself, could you? You had to destroy my marriage too.

Sami: What was I supposed to do? Not tell my own brother that you were slutting around with xander cook?

Nicole: If you just minded your own business, I would still be with eric.

Sami: Yeah. Couldn’t do that. Couldn’t let him live a lie.

Nicole: You would still be the mistress of this manor. But no, you couldn’t keep your big mouth shut.

Sami: None of that has anything to do with the fact that you are sleeping with another woman’s husband.

Ej: The only reason I have the misfortune of still being your husband is because you vanished before I could serve you divorce papers.

Sami: You–you filed divorce papers?

Ej: After you cheated on me with that sniveling beta male lucas? Yes. Of course I did. I told you before you skipped town that our marriage was over. But you refused to accept it.

Sami: I didn’t skip town, you pompous ass. I was kidnapped.

Nicole: [Scoffs]

Rafe: So since we’re gonna be christmas tree shopping tomorrow.

Ava: Mm-hmm. I bet I know what’s in that box.

Rafe: Come and see. Come on.

Ava: It’s christmas ornaments, right?

Rafe: Yes.

Ava: Yeah.

Rafe: Most of them old. See, mommy, she insisted on handing down the christmas tree ornaments to me and gabi.

Ava: Wow. They look amazing.

Rafe: Yes. And like I said, they are old.

Ava: [Laughs] That’s really pretty.

Rafe: Yeah, well, we weren’t trying to be cool. It’s just we didn’t have money, and, well, my mom liked it that kids made them too, you know? Wow.

Ava: Oh, look at that. That one’s fun.

Rafe: Oh, yeah. I think gabi made that one actually.

Ava: Oh.

Rafe: Yep.

Ava: Great. Okay, well, show me one that, um, that little rafael made.

Rafe: Well, okay. Let’s–oh, oh. Yeah. There we go. Huh?

Ava: Did you draw that little boy?

Rafe: Yes. It’s a self-portrait actually.

Ava: Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, you’re a very talented artist. I can see the resemblance actually.

Rafe: Thank you. Thank you.

Ava: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: An ornament of myself for the tree, a little egotistical though, huh?

Ava: Most kids are.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, there’s lots of them as you can see.

Ava: It’s fine.

Rafe: But, you know, if you have some, that’d be great too.

Ava: Um, I don’T. I mean, of course, we could afford them in my family. But sometimes they just weren’t exactly in the christmas spirit.

Rafe: Well, that’s too bad.

Ava: Yeah. But I am in the christmas spirit this year.

Rafe: Oh, yeah.

Ava: Yes. What about you?

Rafe: Oh, yes.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Definitely.

Ava: Hey, you know, I wonder if it could have anything to do with us being together.

Rafe: I think it has a lot to do with that.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Yeah. Merry christmas.

Maggie: Victor? Shawn is here. He needs to talk to you.

Victor: Well, I’m always glad to see shawn. But given the late hour and the fact that your wife doesn’t seem to be with you, I take it this is not a social call.

Shawn: No. No, it’s not.

Victor: All right. Give it to me straight. Who is it?

Shawn: Uh, it’s philip.

Victor: What’s he done now?

Shawn: No, it’s not–it’s not that. Look, philip’s missing, grandfather. And with the evidence that we have, we have a reason to believe that he’s a victim of foul play.

Victor: Don’t give me “foul play.” You must suspect somebody. Who?

Shawn: Given the evidence that we have right now, our main suspect is brady.

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: Well, I guess I finally understand why you chose philip over me. After all these years, you still don’t trust me, do you?

Chloe: It’s not that. It’S… I guess it’s just what I saw, what I saw last night, it just–it brought back a lot of bad memories.

Brady: Hmm. I’m sorry about that. You know, you can go. You can go home if you want. You don’t need to stay here with me.

Chloe: Stop. Just stop. Look, it doesn’t matter what I think. I’m not a cop or a lawyer or anyone investigating this. So just stop it. Don’t get all worked up until we know more.

Brady: Don’t you understand it is always gonna matter to me what you think?

Belle: Oh, sorry. I should have knocked.

Brady: No, no, no, belle. It’s okay. Come on in; chloe was just–she was just telling me that she’s still not sure as to whether I did something to philip or not, so… how about you, sis? You think your big brother has it in him to kill someone? Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Belle: Listen, no one knows if a murder’s even been committed.

Brady: Oh, well, thanks for the glowing vote of confidence there.

Belle: Okay, well, don’t can’t take that attitude if the police come and question you.

Brady: That’s gonna happen?

Belle: I just came from the police station. And yeah, the da tried to talk shawn into arresting you.

Brady: Oh, come on. You can’t be serious.

Belle: I’m completely serious. But I told her I was your lawyer, and I pointed out all the weaknesses in her case and she backed off.

Brady: She backed off? This is insane. This can’t be happening, belle. This is–

Belle: You need to take this completely seriously, okay? The circumstantial evidence against you is accumulating.

Chloe: What do you mean? What evidence?

Belle: You know what, chloe? I’m here as brady’s lawyer. So I’m sorry, I have to ask you to leave.

Brady: No, no, no. No, chloe. You can’t kick her out of my room, okay? Whatever you have to say, I’m fine with her hearing.

Belle: The da could call chloe as a witness.

Brady: If it goes to trial. It won’T. Because I’m innocent.

Belle: Shawn got the results of the comparison between philip’s blood and the blood found on the knife. It’s a match.

Chloe: Oh, my god. Philip?

Victor: So the official police position is that my son was attacked by my grandson?

Shawn: It’s not official.

Victor: Well, then tell me what you know for sure.

Shawn: Well, chloe was the last person to see philip. They were down at the riverbank together. And they have reason to believe that brady had been there.

Victor: What reason?

Shawn: Well, they found his watch on the ground. So chloe left philip to go and find brady. And she didn’t have any luck. And when she returned at the riverbank, philip was gone, and brady was lying on the ground covered in blood. But it wasn’t his blood. And there was a knife that was next to him that had blood on it as well, but it wasn’t brady’s blood. Our labs ended up testing it, and it’s a positive match for philip’S.

Maggie: Oh. I can’t believe what I’m hearing.

Victor: I knew this was going to happen. I just knew it.

Maggie: Oh, victor, you’ve got to keep a cool head for philip’s sake and brady’S.

Shawn: Wait, hold on. What do you mean that you knew this was gonna happen?

Victor: Chloe lane was in the center of this whole thing. I knew that damn tramp would be the death of one of those boys.

Ej: Kidnapped?

Sami: Yes.

Nicole: Please, tell me you are not buying this.

Sami: It’s the truth. I went to rafe’s house to see gabi. I was gonna ask if I could stay in the mansion. But before I could even knock on the door, someone snuck up behind me and attacked me.

Ej: Hmm. And why should I believe you, samantha? Because you’re so forthright and honest? Because you would never think of spinning a far out story to get yourself out of trouble?

Sami: Trouble?

Nicole: Or maybe she was soaking up the sun at some five-star hotel.

Ej: Hmm. On my money.

Sami: Do I look like I have a tan? I don’t believe this. I’m your wife and the mother of your children. And somebody took a rag soaked with chloroform and dragged me off, held me prisoner for three months. And this is how you react?

Ej: I’m afraid so, pet. If you want a more horrified reaction to your tale of woe, I suggest telling lucas horton.

Sami: I did. That’s how I’m even standing here right now.

Ej: What?

Sami: Lucas is the one who rescued me.

Kate: You are alarmingly happy over this whole thing. Please don’t tell me that you have your hopes up for getting back with sami, please.

Lucas: Of all the women in the world, ej has to pick nicole to rebound with? Come on. Sami despises her more than anything. This could really do it, mom. This could really break the spell he has on her.

Kate: Yeah. Okay. And sami could also dig in her heels and fight.

Lucas: Anybody ever tell you you’re a big downer? You know that, right?

Kate: Yeah. Yes. You. Repeatedly. You know, lucas, I–I just don’t want to see you get your hopes up again. I really don’T.

[Phone rings] Victor. I wonder what he wants. Hey, hi. Why are you calling me this time of night? Is everything all right?

Victor: No, I’m afraid it isn’T. Can you come to the house?

Kate: When?

Victor: Now. It’s about our son.

Belle: From now on, brady, you have to be very careful about what you say and do.

Chloe: I had to keep him from leaving here and going to the river.

Belle: Are you out of your mind?

Brady: No. I’m gonna do whatever I have to do to clear my name. Chloe–chloe–chloe has doubts about what I did last night, and I’ve known her forever. So what do you think the cops think? What do you think this whole damn town thinks what happened?

Belle: It doesn’t matter. Forget all of that. Your only job right now is to try to piece together what happened after you left the pub.

Brady: Belle, I’m trying. I can’T. There’s nothing there. It’s blank. I’d call marlena to hypnotize me, but she’s a little busy with her problems right now.

Belle: That is not funny.

Brady: No, it’s not funny. What if they find philip at the bottom of the river? Everybody’s gonna think that I put him there.

Victor: Kate’s on her way over.

Maggie: Dear god. How do we break this to her? It’s–it’s every mother’s nightmare.

Shawn: Look, there’s still hope that philip is out there and he’s alive and well.

Victor: Well, if you believed that, you wouldn’t be dragging the damn river. You think philip’s dead, don’t you?

[Phone rings]

Shawn: Detective brady. Okay. All right. I’m on my way.

Victor: That about philip?

Shawn: The divers have found something.

Maggie: [Sighs]

[“Away in a manger” instrumental playing]

Lucas: Did victor give you any clue about what’s going on?

Kate: No. He just wants me come over right away. And somehow I don’t think it’s because philip’s getting a citizen of the year award, you know?

Lucas: You want me to go with you? Give you a little backup?

Kate: No. Thanks, honey. I think you’ve been through enough today already. You could stay here, though, until roman gets back. You know, it’s his bowling night.

Lucas: I will. No problem. I got it.

Kate: Okay. Thank you. Hey, I’ll let you know– let you know how it goes.

Lucas: Okay. Hey, mom. I’m sure philip is fine.

Kate: Yeah. No. I am–I’m sure he’s fine too. See you later.

Ej: You were being held prisoner and you called lucas?

Sami: No. I called allie. And lucas happened to be standing there. And he helped me figure out where I was, and he came and rescued me.

Nicole: How chivalrous of him.

Sami: Shut your mouth or i will shut it for you.

Ej: You never called me to say you were kidnapped.

Sami: I did call you, ej. Of course I called you. But your phone was dead. Maybe too much sexting with nicole.

Ej: All right. Fine. Let’s just say you were kidnapped. Why was there no ransom demand? Who would want the aggravation of holding you captive against your will unless there was money to be made?

Sami: We’re looking at her.

Nicole: What? You think I had you kidnapped?

Sami: Well, you got me out of the way so you could have your chance with ej.

Nicole: Oh. Okay. You know what? I have had enough. Why don’t you call me if and when you get this nutjob out of your life. Okay?

Ej: You only have one shoe on.

Nicole: Yeah. I’ll hop to the car if I have to.

Sami: Oh, no. You are not going anywhere until I’m through with you.

Nicole: Oh, sami. You know what? I wasn’t gonna stoop to your level. But then I thought, “why not?”

Ej: Tt’s enough. That’s enough. Samantha, you are not wanted here. This is no longer your house.

Sami: I was kidnapped. And you’re not letting me stay?

Ej: I will throw you out myself if I have to.

Sami: This isn’t over. Not by a long shot. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Ava: So did you mean what you said before?

Rafe: Uh, what did I say?

Ava: Well, about you being in the christmas spirit. Cheers. Because we’re together this year.

Rafe: Why would you doubt that I meant that?

Ava: You know, I’m just–guess I’m feeling insecure, feeling that I’m not worthy of somebody as wonderful as you.

Rafe: Hey. Don’t you say that.

Ava: But you know how it goes, right? The more you care about someone the harder it is to be cool, and then you’re even more needy, and then you just want the reassurance that the other person feels the same way. Idiot.

Rafe: Okay. Hold on. I think I may know a way to reassure you.

Ava: Oh, yeah?

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Mm? Mmm. Hmm.

Rafe: Mm?

Ava: Yeah. That actually might be working.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: But I think maybe you could try just a little harder.

Rafe: Well, that’s definitely worth a try.

Ava: Mm.

Ava: Mmm.

Nicole: Where’s my other shoe?

Ej: Nicole.

Nicole: Oh.

Ej: Allow me.

Nicole: Thanks. I’d say I feel like cinderella. But she didn’t have to bitch slap prince charming’s ex-wife to get her to leave when she found me and the prince in bed.

Ej: Did that upset you?

Nicole: [Scoffs] Well, it wasn’t my finest moment.

Ej: You know, you don’t have to leave.

Nicole: Yes, I do. It was fun while it lasted, ej, but–

Ej: But what? Samantha being back changes nothing.

Nicole: It changes everything, and you know it.

Ej: Not where you and i are concerned.

Nicole: But what if–what if sami was telling the truth and she was kidnapped?

Ej: Then for the sake of our children, I’m glad lucas brought her back safely. And as far as you and i are concerned, samantha is still in my past. And you are my future.

Sami: Daddy? Oh, daddy, I could use a cup of chowder and someone to talk to.

Lucas: Oh. Will I do?

Maggie: Would you, um, like anything, kate? A cup of tea?

Kate: Uh, no.

Victor: A drink?

Kate: A drink? No, thank you. Look, I’m here. So why don’t you just tell me what the emergency is?

Victor: I think you should sit down.

Kate: I–no, I don’t want to sit down. People only ask you to sit down when there’s bad news, victor. So just tell me. Was philip arrested?

Victor: No, it’s nothing like that. He’s missing, kate. And the police suspect foul play. They think someone may have hurt our boy…or worse.

[Monitor beeping]

Belle: The best thing that you can do right now is just stay here in the hospital and get better. Okay? We’ll leave the investigating to the police. And I’ll start putting your defense together.

Brady: Thank you. Thank you for getting here so quickly. Thank you for everything. I owe you.

Belle: Oh, yeah, you do. Just wait until you get my bill.

Chloe: [Laughs]

Brady: [Mumbles].

[Phone beeps]

Belle: Oh, um… shawn said the divers found something in the river.

Chloe: Oh, my god. Philip?

Melinda: What do you have for me?

Shawn: You’re about to find out.

Melinda: Good god, what is that?

Shawn: It’s a prosthetic leg. The only person I know that needs one of those is philip kiriakis.

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Belle: Hey, I got your message. Is there news about my mom?

Shawn: No, I wish there was.

Belle: Oh, well, then what’s so urgent?

Shawn: It’s brady.

[Monitor beeping]

Brady: Oh, god.

Chloe: How are you feeling?

Brady: Ooh. Um, I have a headache. I’m really achy. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I had a hangover or something. Why am I–why am i in the hospital?

Chloe: I was hoping you could tell me.

[Dramatic music]

Ava: You still haven’t seen my text. Where are you, rafe?

Gabi: Aw. Lose your boyfriend? Please say it’s for good.

Ej: Well, well, well. What have we here? What are you two doing out in the cold?

Nicole: We just ran into each other.

Ej: Mm. You were invited. You were not.

Rafe: I invited myself.

Ej: Ah.

Rafe: Official police business.

Ej: Regarding?

Rafe: Your sister. I’m sure you’ve heard that she managed to escape custody again. And seeing as though you’re such a tight-knit clan, I figured it’d be a good idea to interview the whole family.

Ej: Chad’s not available.

Rafe: I’ve already spoken with chad. He says he doesn’t have any idea how kristen managed to pull this off. What about you? Any ideas?

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

Ej: Oh, I think you do, ’cause you helped my sister escape.

Ava: How do you know what’s going on with kristen? I read you refused to represent her to protect your image.

Ej: While I’m in no position to help kristen publicly, I have been watching her very closely. I’ve made it a point to have eyes and ears everywhere.

Ava: Really?

Ej: Mm. I know you used your “family connections” to intimidate the guards who were escorting her to statesville. You scared them into letting her go.

Rafe: I asked you a question.

Allie: Oh, my god, I thought you’d just gone somewhere to get over everything that happened with ej. I never would’ve thought you’d been kidnapped.

Sami: I heard you thought I had sent you a text saying I needed time away?

Allie: Yeah, I should have known you wouldn’t go that long without calling.

Sami: Did you miss me messing up your life?

Allie: I feel so bad. I mean, we should have been looking for you. You were probably so scared.

Sami: I was very scared. And then I realized they weren’t gonna kill me. And then I just got mad.

Allie: Thank god they didn’t hurt you.

Sami: I’m so glad to be home. Oh, allie, I love you so much.

[Tender music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Tense music]

Gabi: You know, I’d say grab a spoon, but I really don’t feel like sharing.

Ava: Oh, it must take a lot of energy to be such a bitch all the time.

Gabi: I just figure if I keep it up, you’ll get the hint and get out of here.

Ava: Oh, I’m not going anywhere, even after that number you pulled on me with rafe. He knows you’re a liar, so I’d watch my mouth if I were you.

Gabi: See, I’m not worried. It’s only a matter of time before you screw things up. You’ll get tired of playing the little hausfrau and cook up some other scheme, tell a bunch of lies, maybe have another dead guy on the floor. You know, rafe’s sweet, but he’s not stupid. One of these days, he’s gonna dump you. He’s gonna dump you for good.

Ava: [Scoffs]

Ej: I assure you, I had nothing to do with my sister’s vanishing.

Rafe: Hmm, well, she couldn’t have pulled off a trick like that by herself.

Ej: Didn’t come from me.

Rafe: Really?

Ej: Mm.

Rafe: ‘Cause you seem to be kristen’s nearest and dearest.

Ej: For the sake of my company, I’ve had to keep my distance.

Rafe: Really? Yeah, wouldn’t want to tarnish that noble dimera name.

Ej: Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but my hands are clean.

Rafe: Mm.

Ej: And even if she did have a coconspirator, she must have enlisted some other poor old soul.

Rafe: Any idea who?

Ej: Isn’t it your job to figure that out? In fact, that’s what you probably should do. I wouldn’t want to keep a beautiful woman waiting.

Rafe: Hmm. You two have a great night.

Ej: Mm.

Tripp: All right, yeah, blood pressure’s a little high, but that’s understandable. But after what you’ve been through, I’d say you’re in pretty good shape.

Sami: Look who sounds like a doctor.

Tripp: Yeah, it’s all talk right now. I still have a long way to go.

Allie: He does not. He is almost through with medical school.

Sami: Oh, wow. Good for you. See, told you I was gonna be fine.

Lucas: Yeah, well, what she’s not telling you is, the guy who was guarding her pushed her down, and she fell pretty hard.

Tripp: Did you hit your head?

Sami: No.

Lucas: Yes, you did.

Tripp: Did you lose consciousness?

Sami: No. Right?

Lucas: Yeah.

Tripp: Okay, well, I definitely suggest that you see a real doctor to let them check you out.

Lucas: She will. I’ll make sure she sees a real doctor. You’re gonna take it easy. You’re gonna be careful.

Sami: Okay. All right, lucas. Seriously, thank you so much for rescuing me. Your dad is a real hero.

Allie: Oh, I believe it. What bothers me is that we don’t know who the villain is.

Sami: Believe me, I want to know who it is too. Doesn’t your family deserve the best?

Chloe: So what’s the last thing that you remember?

Brady: [Sighs] Running–running into you at the pub. I was–I was getting takeout for dad. Is he okay? Is he all right?

Chloe: No, he’s fine. That’s really all you remember?

Brady: [Sighs] Everything–it’s all– everything’s a blank.

Chloe: So you don’t know why you went down to the river?

Brady: I went down to the river?

Chloe: Yeah.

Brady: How do you know that?

Chloe: Because I found you lying there on the ground.

Brady: Is that how I got in here? What the hell happened? Chloe, what, did I fall? Did I hit my head? My head feels like– what happened?

Chloe: I don’t know, but… you were passed out. And when you came to, you were– you were drunk, brady. Really drunk.

[Dramatic music]

Belle: I just can’t believe this. Brady hasn’t had a slip in ages.

Shawn: His blood alcohol was three times the legal limit.

Belle: So where is he now?

Shawn: He’s at the hospital, flushing his system out.

Belle: I just don’t understand this at all.

Shawn: Well, your dad wasn’t eating very much, so brady went to the pub to get him something that he thought he’d like better than the hospital food. And I don’t know, I guess, you know, the temptation was just a little too strong.

Belle: No, my family does not need this right now.

Shawn: I know. I know. I’m sorry. That’s–that’s not everything. Chloe’s the one that found him. He was passed out by the river’s edge, and he was covered in blood.

Belle: What? Why didn’t you tell me he was hurt?

Shawn: It wasn’t his blood.

Belle: Then whose was it?

Shawn: The blood type matches philip’S.

Ej: Dinner is in half an hour. Harold told me that chad and abigail have requested dinner in their suite, so it’s dinner for two. That is unless, of course, you’d like to invite rafe to join us.

Nicole: What does that mean?

Ej: Oh, I could see I was interrupting something close between the two of you. If you would like to finish what you started–

Nicole: Come on. That was all in your mind. We were talking about kristen.

[Sighs] Okay, fine.

Ej: Mm.

Nicole: We were having a moment.

Ej: Should I have stayed back? Not made my presence known?

Nicole: That would be you, wouldn’t it?

Ej: [Chuckles]

Nicole: Look, I know that I have to forget about rafe. I told you that.

Ej: Doesn’t seem like he wants that to happen.

Nicole: Of course he does.

Ej: Then why is he always sniffing around?

Nicole: That’s not what he’s doing. He’s– look, rafe agrees that we need to move on. It’s just a lot harder than we thought it would be.

Ej: Mm. Well, perhaps rafe could put in a little bit more effort.

Nicole: Oh, like you’re an expert in turning off your feelings toward someone? You think I haven’t noticed that you’re still pining for sami?

Ej: [Chuckles] We’ve been over this, nicole.

Nicole: Okay. So that night that you thought she called, I could have done the dance of seven veils and you still would’ve never noticed me.

Ej: That is sheer nonsense.

Nicole: Is it?

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: You can deny it all you want, but it takes one to know one. I might not be over rafe, but you are definitely not over samantha gene brady.

Sami: I mean, the whole time I was there, I never figured out who was in charge. I only saw these two humans, jason and pete, and believe me, they were not the ones calling the shots.

Lucas: Yeah, I tried to get that guy jason to give me the name of his boss, but he wasn’t talking. And then he escaped. I mean, I’ll bet you peter and jason weren’t even their real names.

Sami: Right.

Allie: So you still have no idea what they wanted from you?

Sami: Not a clue. First, I thought it was something to do with money maybe, but jason made it clear that that was not the issue.

Tripp: Okay, so his boss is rich.

Sami: Maybe. But I do think there is another motive.

Allie: Like what?

Sami: Revenge.

Lucas: Well, you do have your share of enemies, don’t you?

Sami: One person in particular leaps to mind.

Lucas: Who are you thinking of, sami?

Sami: I know who did this to me.

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Brady: I don’t–I don’t– I don’t even remember thinking about picking up a drink, let alone doing it. I don’T.

Chloe: Well, then how did you get so wasted? Because you were. They drew your blood and it explains why you can’t remember anything.

Brady: You know how long I’ve been sober. How long I’ve been sober. Why would I screw that up, huh? Why would I do that?

Chloe: I don’t know. Okay, so the last thing you remember was seeing me in front of the pub. You went to go get john some food. But he told me that you never came back here with it.

Brady: All right. Hey, all right, let’s say I–let’s say I had some drinks. Let’s say I got drunk, which I didn’T. How did I get down to the river if I was so blackout drunk, huh? Answer me that.

Chloe: I don’t know.

Brady: And why would i go there?

Chloe: I don’t– philip and I went to the river to go check on the tree that we’d planted together. And when we got there, we saw that somebody had ripped the tree out of the ground, and your watch was lying there next to it. And there was no sign of you.

Brady: Okay.

Chloe: So I went looking for you. I left philip there. I came back here, and that’s when your dad told me that you never came back here with any food. So I went–I went back to the river and that’s when I found you lying unconscious there on the ground.

Brady: No.

Chloe: And philip was gone, and there was a knife lying next to you.

Brady: The knife– where did I get a knife?

Chloe: I don’t–

Brady: I have a knife?

Chloe: I don’t know. But all I know is that that knife and you we both covered in blood and it was the same blood type as philip’S.

Brady: What? What?

Chloe: Yeah. It’s true, brady.

Brady: What does–what does philip have to say about all of this?

Chloe: Nothing, because he’s still missing.

[Suspenseful music]

Brady: You think that I did something to him, don’t you?

Belle: So you’re saying that brady got loaded and went after philip with a knife. Why would he do that?

Shawn: I don’t know. I haven’t gotten a statement from him yet. But chloe confirmed what you said about brady being jealous of philip.

Belle: Well, did you get a statement from philip?

Shawn: No, we haven’t been able to track him down. Nobody can find him.

Belle: Oh, my god.

Shawn: And there’s a trail of blood, all right, the same blood that they found all over brady, that leads down to the river’s edge.

Belle: So you’re saying it looks like philip got knifed and then staggered down there and– oh, my god. Well, philip just has to be okay. He has to be.

Ava: I don’t think you get how deep rafe’s feelings are for me. I did screw up. Yeah. I did go behind his back and scheme with philip to steal your company. Guess what. He forgave me.

Gabi: Only because your plan was a dud. If you and philip had really pushed me out of gabi chic, you’d be on the street now.

Ava: And you weren’t here when rafe and I talked. He sees how you treat me, and he hates it. And he knows that’s why I did what I did. And you know what? I wouldn’t bank on me being the one who ends up on the street.

Gabi: You think you’re such an operator. But all you really are is just an ex-mafia princess who has no job, no home of her own, and only seems to be able to make some mediocre pasta.

Ava: [Laughs] Huh. You know, I’m also pretty good with one of these. So the next time you decide to shoot your mouth off, I’d remember how carmine merlino ended up on this kitchen floor.

[Tense music]

Rafe: What’s going on?

Ej: I don’t know why you persist in saying that samantha has some kind of hold over me. It’s simply not true.

Nicole: So when you thought she called you, why did you keep checking your phone every ten minutes?

Ej: Business. I was in the middle of a very important negotiation.

Nicole: [Laughs] You used to be a better liar than that.

Ej: [Chuckles] I don’t think you’re giving yourself enough credit here.

Nicole: What do you mean?

Ej: Why would I be thinking about my soon-to-be ex-wife when there is a fascinating, beautiful woman standing right in front of me?

Nicole: Mm. Oh, I have my charms. But I don’t know if anyone is charming enough to flush sami out of your system.

Ej: That’s ridiculous.

Nicole: That’s also what you say when you know I’m right. I guess marlena’s not the only one who has to exorcise a demon.

Ej: Well, then perhaps you could help me with that.

Nicole: I’m not a priest.

Ej: Oh, I have great faith in your abilities.

[Dramatic music]

Allie: All right, mom, don’t play games. Tell us who did this to you.

Lucas: Yeah, I’m interested to know the answer to that myself.

Sami: I thought you would’ve figured it out for yourself. It had to be nicole.

Lucas: What? Come on. No way. No way.

Sami: Are you kidding me? After I blew up her marriage to eric, she hates me for it.

Allie: So she hired someone to kidnap you?

Sami: Yeah. Payback.

Tripp: You guys always really talk like this?

Sami: Yeah, we do. You’ll get used to it.

Allie: I’m not saying nicole doesn’t hate you, but kidnapping?

Sami: Are you kidding me? She masterminded stealing my newborn child and giving me someone else’S.

Tripp: Did that really happen?

Sami: Yes, it did.

Allie: Okay, nicole’s different now.

Sami: Oh, please.

Tripp: I have seen her with your grandson; I mean, she seems like a good person.

Allie: Yeah, and she’s a wonderful, wonderful mother to holly. If she had you kidnapped, she could go to prison.

Lucas: That’s right. Allie’s right. Why would she risk that? Plus she already got back at you, didn’t she? I mean, she made sure that ej saw that letter that kristen wrote about you and me.

Allie: Yeah, okay? So see, your marriage is over, and so is hers, so you’re even.

Sami: Wait a second. Who said my marriage is over? I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ej: Whoo! I feel liberated from my demons already. You?

Rafe: Nicole, is something wrong?

[Dramatic music]

Nicole: Yeah, I’m fine. It must have been that martini. It hit me harder than I thought.

Ej: Dinner will fix that. Are you ready to go to the dining room?

Nicole: Actually, I have a better idea. Let’s go to your bedroom.

Ej: Are you sure?

Nicole: Yeah, I have to get rafe out of my mind. You don’t feel used, do you?

Ej: Yes, but in a good way. I will do my best to wipe rafael hernandez from your consciousness.

Nicole: Okay.

Lucas: You don’t think your marriage is over? Ej made it perfectly clear he wants nothing to do with you.

Sami: That was three months ago, and I told him that I was not giving up on us.

Lucas: He kicked you out of the house.

Sami: Oh, it’s not his house. It’s gabi’S.

Lucas: What difference does that make?

Sami: I was going to rafe’s to talk to gabi. I was gonna ask her to let me stay at the mansion. Before I could even knock on the door…

[Sighs]

[Knocking] Gabi? Is anyone home?

[Knocking]

[Muffled screaming]

[Suspenseful music]

When I came to, I was in that room that you found me in. I lost my chance to talk to ej. I lost that beautiful necklace that he gave me. But I am back now, and I’m not gonna lose my husband too.

Gabi: Oh, rafe, oh, thank god you showed up. She’s trying to stab me.

Ava: I was just giving gabi a friendly reminder about pushing my buttons.

Gabi: Oh, no, no, there was nothing friendly about that. Well, come on. Are you gonna arrest her? She was trying to kill me.

Ava: My god, she’s up to her old tricks again, rafe.

Rafe: Are you okay? Are you bleeding?

Gabi: No, but that doesn’t mean anything that–

Rafe: Can you just go?

Gabi: Go where?

Rafe: Can you just–can you just go to your room, please? Just take your ice cream and go.

Gabi: Are you serious? Are you taking her side?

Rafe: Gabi, please, I have had a long night. Please, just go. Thank you.

Gabi: Okay, fine, I’m gonna go because jake is waiting for me.

Rafe: Okay.

Gabi: You know what? Don’t come crying to me when lizzie borden here stabs you in the back.

Ava: Oh, just so you know, she used an ax. So how was your night?

Chloe: I have no idea what happened. I was really hoping that you could tell me since philip is still missing. You’re the only one who knows anything.

Brady: [Sighs] My mind’s blank. I’m assuming you tried to call philip, right?

Chloe: Yeah, and his cell phone was in your coat pocket.

Brady: [Exhales heavily] Then that means– I mean, obviously I ran into him at some point.

Chloe: Well, shawn and i looked through his phone to maybe figure out where he went, and we just saw a bunch of texts from you.

Brady: Okay. All right, what did they say?

Chloe: Where do you keep your phone?

Brady: In my pants pocket.

Chloe: Do I have permission to check your pockets?

Chloe: Chloe, yeah, go ahead.

[Dramatic music]

Chloe, I didn’t send these. I didn’t send these.

Chloe: Are you sure, or you just don’t remember?

Shawn: Here’s a printout of philip’s text messages that came from brady’s phone.

Belle: “Philip, you don’t deserve to be with chloe. If you don’t cut yourself out of her life, I’ll have no choice but to cut you out of it myself.” Brady would never say something like that.

Shawn: Even if he was really drunk?

Belle: Okay. Maybe he’s in love with chloe, but he would never hurt philip. Come on.

[Phone rings]

Shawn: Yeah. Brady. Okay. Thank you. Well, forensics found one set of prints on that knife. It’s brady’S.

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Brady: Let me get–let me get this straight. You think that I got so drunk, so damn drunk that I couldn’t remember a damn thing. Somehow I found a knife, and then I went down to the river. And then I went over to that tree of yours and I ripped it up out of the ground. And then I sent some threatening texts to philip. Is that what you’re saying?

Chloe: That’s what it looks like.

Brady: Does it make any sense, chloe? Chloe, I’ve–listen, you’ve never been as drunk as you say that I was. But I have. Let me tell you something. You can’t even remember your name. You can’t even say your name, let alone send threatening texts to somebody and then make good on the threat.

Chloe: No, shawn thinks that maybe you went to the river to find philip and me.

Brady: Did shawn happen to mention how I would know that you would be down at the river? ‘Cause the last thing you told me was that you were going back to the kiriakis mansion to have dinner with philip.

Chloe: I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain any of this. But you were there, and there was a knife with you.

Brady: It was not–it was lying next to me, right? It was lying next to me.

Chloe: It gets worse. Shawn said that they found a trail of blood, the same blood type that you were covered in, that led down to the river. And he’s now got men dragging the river for a body.

Brady: He thinks–he thinks philip is–philip is dead?

[Dramatic music]

Belle: I get how bad this looks, but I mean, come on, there has to be some other explanation. There are no witnesses.

Shawn: Yet.

Belle: All of the evidence that you have is circumstantial. And you don’t even have brady’s statement yet.

Shawn: No, I don’T. I’m just–I’m just saying that it looks really bad.

Belle: Okay. Well, a lot of people have type o positive blood. Do you know for sure that the blood at the scene is philip’s?

Shawn: Look, we’re working on it.

Belle: So you do don’t know.

Shawn: Okay, counselor, you know what? You’re right. Okay, but there is blood on that knife, and it belongs to somebody. That doesn’t make anything better for brady.

Belle: You don’t have a case, shawn. Come on, you know it.

Shawn: Okay, I’ll admit I would be much happier if I had a dna sample from philip, all right? I was gonna get a warrant to go down and search his room at the kiriakis house and find something that we could test. But I just didn’t want to upset victor unless I really had to.

Belle: Well, you don’t have to. I know a much faster way to get philip’s dna.

Ava: So here’s the burger that you didn’t get the chance to eat earlier. I kept it warm, but the fries got a little limp. Sorry about that.

Rafe: Thank you. It’s all right. I’m so hungry, I’ll eat ’em anyway.

Ava: Good. I forgot the ketchup.

Rafe: Mm.

Ava: So you talked to xander. Did he know anything about how kristen escaped?

Rafe: Well, he says that he hates her and he wouldn’t lift a finger to help her. And honestly, I kind of believe him.

Ava: Mm, so is that where you’ve been all night, with xander?

Rafe: Well, actually, I went from there over to start questioning the dimera family.

Ava: Any luck?

Rafe: Chad was the only one there when I got there. He actually just found out that kristen had escaped.

Ava: Oh. I guess that’s what took you so long to get home.

Rafe: Actually, that’s not all. When I was leaving, I ran into nicole.

Nicole: Whoo!

Sami: Thank you again. Lucas, I better get going.

Lucas: Where? Where are you going?

Sami: I’m gonna go see ej, of course. He must be worried about me.

Allie: Mom, come on.

Sami: Well, I know he was mad, okay, about what happened. But that was three months ago. I’ve been gone for three months. And now that he knows that I was in danger–

Allie: He doesn’t know that.

Sami: What?

Allie: He still thinks that you left on your own.

Sami: Nobody told him that I had been kidnapped?

Lucas: What do you want us to do? We found out this morning, okay? We didn’t have time to tell him. I was busy rescuing you. Sorry.

Sami: Of course not. I understand. But you couldn’t call him?

Allie: Mom, grandma’s missing. Grandpa john is in the hospital. I mean, the only person I had time to tell was tripp. I have a lot on my plate right now.

Tripp: She does.

Sami: Yeah, I understand. And maybe it’s for the best, right? I’ll be the one to tell ej about my ordeal. Oh, poor man.

Lucas: Poor man?

Sami: He’s gonna be in for such a shock.

Lucas: Man, you gotta be be kidding me, poor man. You are gonna go crawling back to that bum? Are you serious?

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Sami: Lucas, I would appreciate it if you didn’t talk about the man that I love like that.

Lucas: Why are you doing this, sami? You know he treats you like dirt.

Sami: I’m not completely blameless, and there’s no time like the present to try to work things out.

Lucas: You just got out of a horrible situation. Why would you put yourself right in the middle of another one?

Sami: Are you comparing my marriage to being held hostage?

Lucas: Honestly, I don’t see much difference, to tell you the truth.

Sami: [Scoffs] Okay. Look, lucas, you saved me. You have no idea how happy I was to see you, but you are being ridiculous.

Lucas: Why don’t you just take a break from ej, go to the hospital, have ’em check you out, see if you can get a clean bill of health? Do that.

Sami: I feel fine. And dr. Johnson here already checked me out. He said I’m fine.

Lucas: He’s not a real doctor.

Allie: Yet.

Tripp: I would have to say that I didn’t see any obvious signs of damage to your health.

Sami: See?

Lucas: Will you stop? Dude, work with me a little bit, please.

Tripp: But I meant it when I said that you should get a complete checkup.

Sami: Are you serious right now? You’re using your daughter’s boyfriend to further your agenda? Do you realize that’s a little pathetic?

Lucas: You know what? The only agenda I have right now is to make sure you’re okay, that you get plenty of rest, and you get a bite to eat and maybe–

Sami: Okay, okay. Stop. I’m fine. Thank you for everything. But I am gonna go see my husband, get my marriage back.

[Dramatic music]

Nicole: Do you remember the first time we made love?

Ej: Hmm, it was during a blackout, and we were stuck in an elevator at the salem inn.

Nicole: It was so hot.

Ej: I’ll say.

Nicole: [Laughs] Uh-huh. I meant the heat wave and the ac being out.

[Both laugh]

Ej: But you have to admit that lovemaking was also pretty steamy.

Nicole: Yes, it was.

Ej: And now here we are in each other’s arms again after all these years. Would you say it’s still as good as you remember?

Nicole: It’s different somehow.

Ej: Different bad or different good?

Nicole: Different good.

Ej: Mm. Then I guess the question is, was it good enough to make you forget about rafe?

[Both laugh]

Ava: So… you ran into nicole?

Rafe: Mm-hmm. I was leaving the dimera house, and then she showed up to have dinner with ej.

Ava: Mind telling me what you two talked about?

Rafe: Just hear me out. I understand. I know that you want to put what happened behind us. I do, and there’s nothing more that I would want than to give you what you want. I’m trying so damn hard to put it out of my mind. I just– I don’t know if I can right now. Or maybe…even ever. Just gave her an update on kristen.

Ava: Why?

Rafe: Why? Because last time kristen was here, she held nicole and holly hostage and impersonated her. And so I was just reassuring her that it wasn’t gonna happen again.

Ava: Okay, I see. Of course.

Rafe: And then ej, he showed up, so I started grilling him about what he knew.

Ava: And what did he have to say?

Rafe: He just said he was keeping his distance from kristen, and I don’t believe him. I mean, I know that those two are close; I think he’s lying through his teeth.

Belle: Philip’s dna report is already in the hospital database.

Shawn: How do you know that?

Belle: Oh, please. He’s had more than his fair share of paternity tests.

Shawn: Oh, you’re right.

Belle: Mm.

Shawn: And forensics already sent over the dna report of the blood on the knife.

Belle: So you just need to call and see if it’s a match.

Shawn: Exactly what I was thinking. Thank you.

Belle: [Sighs] Brady, what have you done?

Chloe: Shawn is now treating this as a homicide.

Brady: [Sighs] Oh, god.

Chloe: But it’s shawn. He’ll keep an open mind.

Brady: Chloe, it’s no secret that philip and I have been at each other’s throats lately.

Chloe: Well, there’s something else I didn’t tell you.

Brady: Might as well just tell me–what?

Chloe: Well, when I was with you and you finally came to, you looked at me and you said, “screw philip. He doesn’t deserve you.”

Brady: I’ve been saying stuff like that for weeks. Doesn’t mean that it entered my mind to stab him.

[Sighs] Chloe, I wouldn’t hurt him. He’s family. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Brady: Chloe, listen to me. Listen to me. Look at me. I swear on my kids’ lives, I did not attack philip. I would’ve remembered if I did.

Chloe: It’s just shawn’s theory for now.

Brady: I don’t give a damn what shawn thinks. I care about what you think. It’s important to me. Do you think I did something to philip?

[Dramatic music]

Belle: Well?

Shawn: Well, you were right. Philip’s dna report was available. All they had to do was compare the two, and… it’s a match. It’s philip’s blood on that knife.

Allie: Oh, you’re a hero.

Lucas: Yeah, right. Get outta here

Allie: You are. You brought mom home.

Lucas: Yeah, well, if I had known she was gonna go back to ej, maybe I would’ve left her there.

Allie: Dad.

Lucas: What? Just kidding. I mean, sort of.

Nicole: Hmm. Is sex with you good enough for me to forget about rafe? Huh, I am gonna have to mull that over.

[Both laugh]

Ej: Oh, that’s not what I was hoping for.

Nicole: No? What about you? Were you able forget all about your passionate nights with your precious samantha?

Ej: Samantha. I don’t believe I know anyone by that name.

Nicole: Oh.

Ej: Mm.

[Suspenseful music]

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Chad: One second. Hey, rafe, what brings you by?

Rafe: Police business.

Nicole: And I’m out of here.

[Phone rings] Oh, ej. Hey.

Ej: Are you home?

Nicole: No, actually, I’m just leaving the office.

Ej: You’ve put in a long day. Why don’t you stop by my place for a quick bite? I’ll have cook whip up all your favorites.

Nicole: Sold, I’m starving.

Ej: Wonderful. See you soon.

Ava: Ej, if you’re here to see rafe, he’s not home.

Ej: Actually, ava, I’m here to see you.

Tri: Allie.

Allie: Tripp, thank god you’re finally here.

Tripp: Sorry, they just let me observe open-heart surgery. So what’s going on?

Allie: It’s my mom. She’s been kidnapped.

Jason: What the– you bitch! Oh, my head’s killing me.

Sami: Sorry about that, I had to hit you pretty hard with that tray. I took your phone, too.

Jason: You better untie me right now, all right?

Sami: No, I don’t think I’m gonna do that.

Jason: Listen, my shift is about to end and the other guard, pete, will lose his mind if he sees me like this. He will go tell the boss and then after that–

Sami: I’m not scared of pete. I’m not scared of you, and I’m not scared of your boss, whoever he is.

Jason: Or she.

Sami: You’re saying your boss is a woman?

Jason: I’m saying don’t assume. That makes an ass out of you and me, all right?

Sami: You are hilarious. Jason, when you get out of prison for holding me hostage, you should definitely go into standup comedy.

Jason: You knocked me out. You took my phone. Why are you still here?

Sami: Because–because the stupid key broke in the stupid lock, okay? So now the door doesn’t open. Yes, I took your keys, too. Sorry about that.

Jason: Well, if the lock’s busted you’re not going anywhere.

Sami: Lucas will find a way to open the door from the outside.

Jason: Lucas? Who’s lucas?

Sami: Oh, did I forget to mention that part? I managed to reach my ex-husband. Lucas is on his way here to rescue me any minute.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ava: What possible reason would you have to come see me?

Ej: Oh, I thought you might need an attorney.

Ava: An attorney?

Ej: Well, I have represented you in the past.

Ava: True, but why would I need you now?

Ej: Because you helped my sister escape.

Rafe: Can I come in? I need to ask you a few questions.

Chad: Yeah.

Rafe: Thank you.

Chad: Questions about what?

Rafe: Kristen. She was supposed to be transferred to statesville today. Never made it.

Abigail: Yeah, we heard. It’s all over the news. So the van she was in crashed?

Rafe: Apparently, she forced it off the road.

Chad: Is she okay?

Rafe: Okay enough to have gotten away.

Abigail: And she’s still not been caught?

Rafe: Well, we’re throwing every available resource at it, but no, not yet.

Abigail: Okay, so this is a woman who has escaped prison twice and has managed to yet do it again. I mean, how does that happen?

Rafe: Yeah. Can I talk to you alone for a minute?

Chad: Me and my wife don’t keep secrets. Anything you have to ask me, you can ask in front of abigail.

Rafe: Okay. You were at the police station earlier, correct?

Chad: Yeah, I saw you there.

Rafe: Yeah, I saw you too. You sure spent a lot of time alone with kristen in the interrogation room. What were you talking about?

Chad: [Chuckles] Um, I–I gave her an update from her lawyer and I told her that despite his best efforts, she was going back to prison.

Rafe: Mm-hmm, yeah, and yet she didn’t go back to prison.

Chad: Where are you going with this, rafe?

Rafe: Well, the thing is we know that kristen couldn’t have pulled this off on her own. She had to have had an accomplice.

Chad: Are you accusing me of helping my sister escape?

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

Ej: Oh, I think you do. You helped my sister escape.

Ava: How would you know what’s going on with kristen? I read you refused to represent her to protect your image.

Ej: While I’m in no position to help kristen publicly, I have been watching her very closely. I’ve made it a point to have eyes and ears everywhere.

Ava: Really?

Ej: Hmm. I know you used your family connections to intimidate the guards who were escorting her to statesville. You scared them into letting her go.

Ava: Hm. For your information, I’ve left that life behind. And I find it incredibly insulting that you would assume just because my last name is vitali–

Ej: Oh, you can act outraged. You can feign innocence. You can carry on as much as you like, but I know what you did.

Ava: So what you gonna do about it, counselor? Hmm? You gonna turn me in?

Ej: [Laughs] Hm.

Tripp: Your mom was kidnapped? From where?

Allie: Salem.

Tripp: I thought she left town months ago.

Allie: She did, but not by her own choice. I mean, someone took her against her will.

Tripp: Okay, wait, I’m confused. Didn’t she send you a text saying that she just needed some time to be alone to figure things out?

Allie: Yeah, but that wasn’t her. That was her kidnapper.

Tripp: Allie, how do you know all this?

Allie: ‘Cause earlier today my mom finally got her hands on a phone and she called me and I was with my dad at the time. She told us that she’s been locked in this tiny room for months.

Tripp: Oh, my god. Did she say who took her?

Allie: No, she has no idea who did it or why. I don’t know. The only people she’s interacted with are the guards, so I guess she knocked one out and took his phone.

Tripp: Where’s she being held?

Allie: She didn’t know, but we use the map feature on the phone, and turns out she’s in some remote part of wisconsin.

Tripp: Okay, did–did anyone call the police?

Allie: No, but my dad went and got her so I’m sure he will if he needs to.

Tripp: Okay, have you heard from him?

Allie: No, and I’ve called a bunch of times, but he’s not picking up.

Tripp: Well, he’s probably driving.

Allie: It’s been hours. I’m freaking out. I mean, he should be there by now.

Jason: Your ex should’ve been here by now. Maybe he got lost.

Sami: I sent him my location.

Jason: If you don’t know where this place is exactly at, it’s impossible to find, all right?

Sami: Okay, you know what? Then let’s call him then we can give him exact directions. How about that? That’s a good idea. Damn it, there’s no signal.

Jason: It doesn’t matter. I’m telling you he’s not coming. He probably got frustrated doing circles out there and then bailed out.

Sami: Lucas would never do that.

Jason: How long ago did you talk to him?

Sami: I don’t know, a few hours ago. Maybe four or five hours.

Jason: And he’s coming from salem, right?

Sami: What’s your point?

Jason: It doesn’t take that long to get here. Even if he did make it, he didn’t make it to you. Pete probably saw him sniffing around and knocked him out. Might have killed him for all we know.

Sami: Please, you’re just trying to scare me.

Jason: Sami, sami, I’m serious. You need to listen to me. You need to untie me, all right? Pete’s gonna walk through that door any minute and once he does, I won’t be able to help you.

Sami: Shh.

Jason: He’s gonna see what you did–

Sami: Shh, shut up.

Jason: And then he’s gonna go straight to the boss.

Sami: I said shut up. I think I hear something.

Jason: That’s pete.

Sami: Shut up.

Jason: You’re gonna be sorry you didn’t cooperate when you had a chance. I’m telling you.

Lucas: Sami!

Sami: Lucas! Oh, lucas! I’m so glad you’re here. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Kate: And roman, try to talk rex into staying in salem. Please. Okay, see you soon. Hey, what are you doing here? You okay?

Paulina: Not really. I was visiting john black, and i ran into abraham. It did not go as well as I had hoped.

Kate: Yeah, well, I assume that he’s still angry with you for what happened at the wedding.

Paulina: Not angry so much or not anymore. Actually, he told me that he could forgive me for what I did and for holding the truth from him about lani, but he doesn’t think that he’ll ever be able to trust me again.

Kate: Well, I can’t blame him, I don’t think I would trust you, either.

Rafe: I’m not accusing you of anything. I’m just wondering if maybe kristen said something to you that would indicate she was planning to escape.

Chad: No, the opposite.

Rafe: Meaning what?

Chad: You don’t think it crossed my mind that she might be thinking about running again?

Rafe: You tell me.

Chad: Yes, it did. In fact, I asked her to assure me that she wouldn’T.

Rafe: And?

Chad: And she said she wasn’t going to. She said that she was gonna work on her appeal from statesville.

Rafe: Okay. Anything else happen?

Chad: She asked me to get her a sandwich from the cafeteria at the station. And while I was gone, she took my phone out of my coat pocket. When I came back she was deleting the call log.

Rafe: Any idea who she called?

Chad: Brady. She said she wanted to talk to rachel. She was desperate to talk to rachel and she thought that he would answer if she called from my phone. And when he he heard her voice, he hung up.

Rafe: But if she were calling brady, why would she delete the call log?

Chad: It’s a good question.

Rafe: And whose idea was it to get the sandwich at the station cafeteria, as opposed to the bistro or the pub, somewhere you might need your jacket?

Chad: It was kristen’S.

Rafe: Yeah. She wasn’t hungry. She just needed to get rid of you so she could use your phone to call her accomplice.

Ava: So what you gonna do, huh? You gonna rat me out to the cops?

Ej: Is that an admission of guilt?

Ava: I’m just curious to know what you’re planning to do with this absurd theory that I helped kristen escape.

Ej: It’s not a theory, it’s a fact. But not to worry, I have no intention of telling rafe.

Ava: ‘Cause he’d laugh in your face.

Ej: [Laughs] Not likely.

Ava: So then what’s the reason?

Ej: Well, first of all, kristen is my sister. She has her faults but I still love her.

Ava: Yeah, just not enough to risk bad pr.

Ej: When you run a multi-billion-dollar corporation as opposed to, say, an organization of murderous thugs, yes, image matters. But don’t think for one moment because I value my company that had don’t also value my family.

Ava: Yeah, just not enough to help her out when she needed you most.

Ej: I did, I hired a top-notch lawyer for her. Unfortunately, due to her track record, even he couldn’t convince the judge to keep her out of prison. And going back there is simply not an option.

Ava: Why, ’cause she’s a dimera?

Ej: Because she wouldn’t survive. She’d wither and die if she had to go back to statesville therefore, I will do everything in my power to keep her out.

Ava: So you’re doing this to save her life?

Ej: That and I owe her.

Ava: For what?

Ej: In a way, she also saved my life, or at least saved me from living the life of a clueless cuckold.

Ava: Oh. [Laughs] This is about sami.

Ej: Kristen’s the one who told me that samantha was cheating on me with her ex-husband. Had she not, I would’ve continued believing samantha’s lies forever. Instead, I’m now rid of that duplicitous whore once and for all.

Ava: You really happy about that?

Ej: Why wouldn’t I be? As far as I’m concerned, lucas can have her, wherever she is.

Sami: Lucas, I’ve never been so happy to see someone in my entire life.

Lucas: Are you okay? Did they hurt you?

Sami: No, I’m–I’m fine. I was just worried you weren’t gonna be able to find me.

Lucas: Sorry, this place is just in the middle of nowhere. It took me a while.

Sami: It doesn’t matter, you’re here now. That’s all that matters.

Lucas: Is this the sob who kidnapped you?

Sami: He’s just one of the guards. His name is jason. I took his phone from him after I hit him on the head. Hey, so I thought you said your shift was up. Where’s pete, huh?

Lucas: Who’s pete?

Sami: One of the other guards. But jason was telling me that pete was gonna find you outside and kill you.

Lucas: What?

Sami: Yeah, what happened to that, huh? He told me that I better untie him before pete got here because then the two of them would have been really mad and they would tell their boss who apparently is super scary.

Lucas: Yeah, apparently.

Sami: I don’t know. Lucas, I have no idea who did this to me. I have no idea whatsoever.

Lucas: All right, all right. You think it’s funny?

Jason: Hmm.

Lucas: Who do you work for?

Sami: I’ve asked him that question every day for three months.

Lucas: Yeah, I just asked you the same question, jackass. Who do you work for?

Sami: He wouldn’t tell me anything.

Lucas: Yeah? Well, he sure as hell is gonna tell me. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Lucas: Answer me, answer me. Who is behind this? Who would kidnap sami, bring her in the middle of nowhere? What do they want with her?

Sami: Don’t bother, lucas. He’s not gonna tell us anything.

Lucas: You’re going down for this, you know that?

Jason: We’ll see.

Lucas: We’ll see? Really? Two eyewitnesses, multiple felonies. This is an airtight case, man.

Jason: I’ll get a good lawyer.

Sami: I know you think you’re doing the right thing by being loyal to your boss or whatever, but this’ll go so much better for you if you just cooperate with us.

Lucas: Yeah, you got no skin in this game. You’re just taking orders, right? You really wanna go to jail for something you don’t care about?

Sami: Jason, don’t throw your life away.

Lucas: Your boss needs to pay for this and we can make that happen. We can protect you, too.

Jason: You really think I’m stupid, huh? I talk, you turn on me. Both of you would turn me right over to the cops.

Sami: No, no, we won’T. I swear to you. If you help me I won’t press charges. I’ll help you get immunity. Just tell us who you’re working for, please.

Ej: Samantha is gone and I have my sister to thank.

Ava: I believe you’re grateful to her. Still doesn’t explain why you’re not reporting me to rafe.

Ej: I’ll put it this way. If I were to expose your collaboration with kristen, the commissioner would dump you so fast your head would spin.

Ava: And you care about that because?

Ej: Because the minute rafe hernandez found himself unattached, he’d make a beeline to nicole and I’m not going to let that happen.

Rafe: I think we could get the answers we need from your phone.

Chad: I already told you, kristen deleted the call log.

Rafe: Yeah, but I’m pretty sure my it guys can retrieve them. If I need to get a court order–

Chad: Why would you– no, you don’t have to get a court order. Here. The one person I need to talk to is right here.

Rafe: Okay, well, thank you for your cooperation.

Chad: Oh, hey, for what it’s worth, I’m not protecting kristen. She’s my sister and I love her, but she hurt a lot of people I care about.

Rafe: All right. I’ll be in touch. Have a great night.

Nicole: Oh, um–

cough cough sneeze sneeze…

Kate: Okay, that was harsh. Sorry.

Paulina: It sure as hell was. But–well, maybe you’ve never lied to keep from from hurting someone or– or because you were afraid to lose them.

Kate: Touché.

Paulina: Well, it’s– it’s everything I feared. It’s all coming to pass. I’ve lost abe. Lani, too. My own daughter, she wants nothing to do with me.

Kate: Maybe that’s not surprising. She just found out that you gave her away, that you’ve kept the truth from her for so long. Paulina, why did– why did you make that decision? Why did you give up your daughter?

Nicole: Um–what are you doing here?

Rafe: I was just following up on kristen’s disappearance.

Nicole: Oh, any luck?

Rafe: Not yet.

Nicole: Well, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit of this family circles the wagon to protect her. But you know what? It won’t last long ’cause eventually the dimera’s luck always runs out even for stefano. Hey, so can you tell me anything?

Rafe: Just working overtime to track her down.

Nicole: Well, I hope you do. And I hope she burns in hell and I hope the person who helped her does too.

Rafe: So you are convinced as I am that she had an accomplice.

Nicole: Yeah, of course, she did, and that person, that cold-blooded heartless person who helped aid and abet that psychotic bitch, I hope you find them and nail them to the wall.

Ava: Rafe and nicole are just friends.

Ej: Only because he’s dating you. But if that were to change.

Ava: What? You think you’d go running to her? Give me a break.

Ej: You’re denying there’s an attraction between them?

Ava: I mean, there may have been one briefly, but rafe and I talked about it. He assured me that it’s all in the past. So why are you bringing it up?

Ej: I’m sorry. Okay, I just don’t understand. I thought you resolved to stay away from him?

Nicole: I had. But I-I was at the office working that night. It’s really creepy being in the basic black building by myself and on halloween and I, uh, I– I thought I saw deimos kiriakis.

Ej: What?

Nicole: I mean it. I thought I saw him.

Ej: He’s dead.

Nicole: And so are you. Yet here you are with ice cream. Look I–I called rafe and–and he came over and he calmed me down and he was really sweet. And we– we had sex on the conference table.

Ej: Why, indeed.

Allie: This whole thing is just so bizarre. I mean they grabbed mom, keep her hold up someplace in wisconsin, but they make no demands and they send fake texts so we’d think she’s okay. I mean I don’t know anyone who would do that.

Tripp: I mean I have one idea but it’s–it’s pretty out there.

Allie: Tell me.

Sami: Clock’s ticking, jason, what’s it gonna be?

Jason: Nah, I’m gonna take my chances in court.

Lucas: All right your call. Just take him to the local police department and turn him in. I’ll untie the back, you get his legs. When we untie him, you grab one arm and you grab the other, okay?

Sami: Yeah.

Lucas: Watch him like a hawk.

Sami: Get up. You got him, right?

Lucas: Yeah. Come on. You’re making a huge–

Sami: Ahh!

Lucas: Sami! Sami, are you all right?

Sami: Yeah, go get him! Don’t let him get away!

[Hall & oates “you make my dreams” plays]

Kate: Never mind. You don’t have to answer that. It’s really none of my business.

Paulina: You’re right, it isn’T. But I’m gonna answer it anyway. I gave up my beautiful firstborn to my sister because she wasn’t conceived in love. Her biological father, he was a controlling, an abusive man–an addict. I was scared to death of him. You don’t know what it feels like to be with a man like that.

Kate: I do know what it feels like. I know exactly what it feels like, paulina.

Paulina: You know what it feels like to be with a controlling abusive man?

Kate: I was married to one.

Allie: You think my grandma marlena kidnapped my mom?

Tripp: She kidnapped her husband and held him prisoner. It’s really that far-fetched to think she’d take her daughter, too?

Allie: Okay, that wasn’t her fault. She was possessed by the devil.

Tripp: Exactly, so maybe your mom knew that and was going to expose him.

Allie: Wait a minute.

Tripp: What?

Allie: I thought you didn’t believe in demonic possession.

Sami: Where’s jason?

Lucas: He got away.

Sami: Damn it.

Lucas: Listen, I’m sorry. You’re more important to me. I had to come back for you to make sure you’re okay. We gotta get you out of here.

Sami: Yeah.

Lucas: Is your head okay?

Sami: Yeah.

Lucas: Are you dizzy?

Sami: No.

Lucas: Are you bleeding? Or anything?

Sami: I’m fine. I’m fine. Let’s just go before that boss shows up and comes looking for us.

Lucas: We’re gonna go to the local police station and tell them everything that happened to you. Come on.

Sami: No, lucas.

Lucas: What do you mean no? Don’t you want these guys to pay for what they did you?

Sami: Yes, of course I do but not right now, okay? We’ll call the police. We’ll do all of that, but first, it’s just, I just want to go home first, please.

Lucas: All right, home it is. Come on.

Abigail: I can’t stop trying to figure out who kristen called. After everything she’s done. It’s hard to believe anyone would help her.

Chad: Except ej. I mean just ’cause he did seem preoccupied at the meeting maybe it’s just–maybe it’s just his way of not giving anything away, right?

Abigail: Yeah, sure, but why would he help her? He wasn’t even willing to represent her?

Chad: I mean ’cause he didn’t want the bad press. He wanted to maintain his shiny image and dimera’s and–and you know behind the scenes maybe he was cooking up some secret plan to help kristen escape. And I’m the one getting grilled by police.

Abigail: It sucks.

Chad: Yeah. Ej is a total snake.

Ava: I’m not interested in playing games. So if you got some reason to believe that rafe and nicole have something going on, spit it out.

Ej: It’s all over with rafe? You’re sure?

Nicole: I’m sure. He is with ava, and she is my friend. And she can’t know what happened. So you need to keep your trap shut.

Ej: You’re a smart woman. I think you know the attraction between rafe and nicole is definitely not all in the past.

Ava: Well, that’s what rafe told me.

Ej: Hm. But what do your eyes tell you? When you’re around them do you see two people who just want to be friends? Or does the fact they work so damn hard to prove they don’t want each other that it’s just that much more obvious that they do? What’s also obvious is that neither of us want them to get together.

Ava: I know I don’T. What’s your excuse?

Rafe: So now you know why I’m here. What are you doing here?

Nicole: Well, ej invited me to dinner.

Rafe: Kinda late, no?

Nicole: Well, I was still at work when he called. So just the spur of the moment invitation.

Rafe: Right. So you two are still seeing each other?

Nicole: Uh, obviously.

Rafe: Yeah, right. Getting serious?

Nicole: Well, I mean, we haven’t you know, I mean, there’s–there’s no big commitment but it’s–it’s definitely going in that direction.

Rafe: Definitely.

Nicole: Why are you grilling me about this?

Rafe: I’m not. No.

Nicole: No, yes. You kinda are you. Look, rafe, the point is things are good with ej and they’re getting better and you know, quite frankly, you know, I hope that things move forward because then there won’t be any more–

Rafe: Any more what?

Nicole: Confusion.

Rafe: Confusion about what?

Nicole: You and me. I just figured that if now I’m in a committed relationship with ej, then we can finally put what happened in my office behind us once and for all.

Rafe: I’m not sure I can do that. My nunormal?

Tripp: Yeah, what happened on halloween, you know, kinda changed my outlook on certain phenomena.

Allie: Yeah, seeing a person arise from the day can have that effect.

Tripp: Still not entirely sure we saw charlie but enough people, smart people that I respect swear that the devil made marlena do what she did so.

Allie: So you’re not a skeptic anymore.

Tripp: Well, as a man of science, I will always be a skeptic, but I do believe that some things might defy scientific explanation.

Allie: Hmm, I’m impressed the doctor could be so open-minded.

Tripp: Well, am not a doctor yet.

Allie: Well, I’m impressed that top med student can be so open-minded. But the truth is there’s no way that my grandma could have kidnapped my mom.

Tripp: What makes you so sure?

Allie: Timing. The whole possession thing didn’t start until her appointment with doug. And that was way after my mom disappeared.

Tripp: There goes my theory. So if it wasn’t the devil then who was it?

Ej: I know you’re aware nicole and i are seeing each other. We ran into you that night at julie’s place when you were there with rafe. I gave you that–

Ava: The expensive bottle of wine. Yes, I remember and I’m also aware that you are dating nicole.

Ej: I’ve known her for a very long time. I didn’t think there was any way that she could still surprise me and yet she has. And each time it’s even more gratifying.

Ava: You know, I really don’t need to hear this.

Ej: What I mean is that she’s been helping me move on after what happened with samantha. We’re also building something, something real, and I would like that to continue. And I assume for god knows what reason you feel the same about rafe.

Ava: I am in love with him.

Ej: Hmm, but if he found out what you did, he would throw you over instantly for the woman I want a future with. Clearly, it’s in both our best interests to keep him in the dark. So we’ll keep this collaboration between you and my sister to ourselves.

Ava: What collaboration?

Ej: Exactly.

Ava: So if you had no intention of ever saying anything. Why’d you come all the way over here?

Ej: Oh, I just wanted you to know that nothing happens in this town without my knowing. Something to be aware of. Have a good night.

Nicole: Rafe, we talked about this. You–you know how I feel.

Rafe: I know–I know you–you want me to act like what we did in your office never happened. I’m trying, okay? I’m really trying, you know, to– you know, ava and I, we work things out. So yeah, we’re back together.

Nicole: I’m glad to hear it.

Rafe: Nicole.

Nicole: Please don’t say anything else, please.

Rafe: I’m trying to respect your wishes, okay, but just– I’m not gonna pretend that it’s easy, okay? Just like making love to you is not a mistake. It felt–it felt so right.

Nicole: Rafe, please stop.

Rafe: I’m not gonna say anything, okay? I’m not gonna say anything to ej or ava or anyone, okay? It’s just– all right, listen when–when I think about being with you, holding you, touching you, I’m just, I’m gonna–I’m gonna put it out of my mind, okay?

Nicole: Okay, that’s enough. Please, that’s enough. We settled this. We agreed that…

Rafe: I know.

Nicole: We need to forget about what happened and move on.

Rafe: I know we did, okay, and I know that. I know it in my head but it’s in my heart. I’m–I’m sorry. It’s just that saying it and doing it are two different things, okay? Doesn’t your family deserve the best?

Paulina: So this– this curtis reed guy, he– he beat you up and left you on the side of the road?

Kate: While I was pregnant because the baby I was carrying wasn’t his.

Paulina: And that–that baby that’s your son, lucas?

Kate: Yes, lucas. My son lucas. But you know he’s had his–he’s had his struggles. He has a good and he has a kind heart just like your daughter, lani. You know abe would tell anyone who would listen what an extraordinary young woman she is.

Paulina: She is that. Oh, how I wish she wasn’t ray’S. But she is–she is his. Way back when I was pregnant with her, I thought that if he knew that I was having his child, he’d never let me go, or worse that he would take her away from me.

Kate: Yes. Yes. That is exactly what curtis– that’s what he did to me. And not with lucas, with my–with my other kids, with austin and billie. He took them–he took them and he took ’em in the cruelest way. I didn’t see them again until they were adults.

Paulina: Well, kate, kate I’m so sorry.

Kate: No, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, I should never have judged you before I had the facts. Anyway, I have a meeting. I need to go. I’m so glad we talked. I wish you luck.

Paulina: Thank you. I’m gonna–I’m gonna need it.

Abigail: I have an idea. Let’s not spend any more time talking about ej.

Chad: I am totally on board with that. Harold, what’s up? Abby and I are gonna be taking dinner in our room tonight. Perfect. Thank you. Dinner will arrive whenever we’re ready. So I think– I think I’d like to spend our time… doing that. And this. And this.

Ava: “I’m on my way home, be there in a few.”

[Sighs] Rafe, you sent this a long time ago.

Rafe: Just hear me out. Listen, I understand I know that you want to put what happened behind us, I do. And there’s nothing more that I would want than to give what you want. I’m trying so damn hard to put it out of my mind and it’s just I don’t know if I can right now or maybe even ever.

Ej: Well, well, well. What have we here?

Allie: Thank you for being here.

Tripp: I’ll always be here for you, allie.

Allie: Okay, I’m gonna try my dad again.

Tripp: Okay.

[Knock at door]

Allie: Dad, I was just going to call you. Did you find her? Oh, my god, mom! Ohh!

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[Romantic music]

Roman: You still not ready to say we’re a classic?

Kate: Well, I mean I can’t really speak for the whole relationship, but as for tonight, I think it’s one for the books.

Roman: I am glad to hear that.

Kate: Really? How glad?

Roman: Very glad. Very glad.

Rex: Well, aren’t you two just full of surprises?

Gwen: Xander?

[Sighs] Okay, rizczech. That’s good. It’s good. You–you have a minute to pull yourself together. Oh, god. Please tell me they restocked that bloody fridge. Yes.

[Sighs]

[Exhales shakily] Okay. Focus, gwen. You just helped a convicted felon and absolute, complete sociopath just escape from a prison van.

[Exhales shakily] But it wasn’t your fault. You didn’t have a choice, because if xander found out that his beloved sarah wasn’t healing the sick and she wasn’t having a romp with her ex, well, he would’ve– he would’ve dumped you in a minute to go island-hopping to go and find her. Kristen is the only one who knew about that, and now she’s gone. So that means that there is no way that xander will find out.

Kate: Oh!

Rex: Mom, fabulous as ever.

Kate: Thank you. You look great.

Rex: Thank you. Dude, you pulled out all of the stops here.

Roman: Rex, it’s so good to see you.

Rex: No, I’m serious. You have champagne, and roses, and what is this? What do you got going on here? Is this crme brlée? What, no gypsy violinist?

Roman: They were booked, but I did miss your subtle wit and your wry observations.

Rex: Well, I missed you guys too, and, hey, I really am sorry to barge in like this. I saw the sign out front. I thought a private party was going on, like a knights of columbus-type thing. I had no idea that you were running a full-court press in here.

Kate: Okay. Just leave him alone, okay? He has the heart of a poet and a romantic, unlike you.

Rex: No, no. I–

Kate: Don’t mock him.

Rex: I am seriously, genuinely impressed. And happy. I mean, after all these years, you finally won her back.

Gabi: What else do we have to offer, jake?

Jake: Well, there’s always gabi chic.

Gabi: Oh, right. Gabi chic.

Victor: You offer me your fashion brand in return for my whole company?

Gabi: Scoff all you want, but you know, when I was working for you, it was the most profitable asset that titan had. And why else would philip want to blackmail me out of it?

Jake: You know she’s right.

Gabi: Any conglomerate would be lucky to have my brand under its umbrella. It’s fresh, forward-thinking, everything that titan industries hasn’t been for a very long time. If you make us your ceos, gabi chic is yours. And everything I have done for that brand, I will do for titan. Victor, what are you saying? Are we in?

[Elevator chimes]

Shawn: Hey.

Chloe: Hey.

Shawn: How’s brady doing?

Chloe: Kayla’s with him right now, but I think he’s gonna be fine.

Shawn: Okay. I’m glad to hear that. Do you mind if I talk to you?

Chloe: You want to talk to me or ask me questions?

Shawn: Oh, well, maybe it’s a little bit of both. So john called. He called me, asking if we found marlena.

Chloe: Have you?

Shawn: No, no, no. Not yet. Anyway, so he was worried. He was worried because brady was here at the hospital with him, and he left. He left to go get takeout.

Chloe: And then he didn’t come back.

Shawn: Right, right. And he wasn’t answering any of john’s calls. And then, we got the call that he was on his way here in an ambulance, so I went out to check out the crime scene. And, hey, I’m gonna show you something, okay? It might be, you know, a little disturbing.

Chloe: Okay.

Shawn: All right, so I went to the riverbank where you found brady, and I found this. It’s a knife. Marlena, or whatever it is that’s taken over her’s weapon of choice. I think that john is onto something, and I think that marlena might be relate to it all.

Chloe: I’m sorry, shawn. No, I don’t think she has anything to do with this.

Gabi: So we bring gabi chic back to titan, and it will once again be your most profitable division.

Jake: And, in turn, you make us both co-ceos.

Victor: Sounds very tempting. Lots of positives there.

Gabi: Absolutely.

Victor: And only a few negatives that I can think of.

Jake: And what are they? We’ll take care of ’em.

Victor: Well, I think that you’re both idiots.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Rex: Well, look, I am really sorry for being so out of touch. Things over there were just really intense.

Roman: Yeah, I know. Been reading about it.

Rex: Now that I’m home, I don’t want to talk about me. So what’s happening here? How long has this been going on?

Roman: Not long. But by the way, you’re the only one who knows this, so keep it to yourself, okay?

Rex: Are you, like, embarrassed or something?

Roman: No. Not at all.

Kate: Oh, no. No, we’re not hiding it. We just don’t really want to announce it until christmas.

Rex: Well, like me, I’m sure everyone’s gonna be so happy for you, especially since the fiasco with–

[Laughter]

Kate: Really? Because you can say his name. You mean when jake dumped me for gabi?

Rex: Whoa, whoa, whoa. He dumped you?

Roman: Yeah, yeah. It’s kind of like barney fife dumping nicole kidman.

Rex: Yeah, it’s a weird simile. It’s accurate, but weird.

Kate: Oh, it’s so nice to have my guys on my side.

Rex: Well, mom, let me be the first to say that you have traded up with dad here, and he deserves gabi. Think about it. Every guy that’s ever hooked up with her, it hasn’t ended so well for them.

Gabi: You know the gabi chic numbers. They’re through the roof. I don’t think an idiot could do that.

Victor: How long have you two been here groveling? Seems like it’s been days.

Gabi: We’re not groveling.

Victor: So if you’ve been paying any attention at all, you know how I feel about you. And you offer me gabi chic. That’s the big plum. Only an idiot would offer victor kiriakis chump change like that.

Jake: What about dimera enterprises?

Abigail: Is it okay to talk to you now?

Chad: I think so.

Abigail: Did you have a tough day at work?

Chad: Yeah, you could say that.

Abigail: Is that why you didn’t return any of my calls?

Chad: I’m sorry. I just–I was in back-to-back meetings all day, and when I finally got around to checking my phone, I had six messages from you.

Abigail: Seven, but who’s counting?

Chad: I just thought I’d come home and talk to you in person. Was it urgent?

Abigail: No, it’s not urgent. It’s just kind of a family matter.

Chad: Are the kids okay?

Abigail: It’s not our family. It’s yours.

Chad: How could it possibly be my family? My family’s either still at the office or in prison.

Abigail: I wouldn’t be so sure about that.

Chad: Kristen didn’T. Kristen–she couldn’t have.

Abigail: She escaped.

Chad: [Sighs] Well, that– that sure shakes your faith in the salem pd, don’t it?

[Door unlocks]

[Door opens]

Gwen: Oh, thank god. I was just about to go down to the police station.

Xander: What are you so worked up about?

Gwen: Well, you, of course. That bloody police commissioner, he just took you in. It was as if– it was as if he were sure that you were the one who helped kristen escape.

Xander: Yeah, he was sure, and he was wrong. If you’re with me, you’re gonna have to get used to seeing the cops haul me in. I’m all of their usual suspects rolled up into one guy.

Gwen: That’s not very fair, is it?

Xander: Well, life’s not fair. You just have to look at it their way. I mean, I was at kristen’s beck and call for a long time, and I was in the interrogation room right before they hauled her down to the van. Of course rafe thought I helped her. And come to think of it, I’m one of the few people left that would help kristen. I mean, she couldn’t have pulled this off by herself. She had to have help. And now, I mean everyone in the whole city hates her guts. Wonder who the hell did help her?

Shawn: But like I said, marlena or whoever she is now, she had a knife. John and susan, they both saw it.

Chloe: I don’t think that this has to do with marlena, or the devil, or whatever.

Shawn: Why not?

Chloe: Because I saw that knife on the ground next to brady.

Shawn: But you didn’t pick it up, did you?

Chloe: No. I didn’t touch it, but–

Shawn: Okay, good.

Chloe: Brady was just covered in all this blood, and I assumed it was his, but then kayla examined him, and–

Shawn: Wait, kayla– kayla examined him? What did she say?

Chloe: She said he doesn’t have any stab wounds. He just has a bump on his head. She also said that the blood doesn’t belong to him.

Shawn: Do you know whose it is?

Chloe: No, I don’T. But I think it could be philip’S. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Victor: So you’re gonna offer dimera enterprises? That cinches the deal.

Jake: Well, you know we can’t just do that.

Victor: Why not? You do own it, don’t you? I mean you wouldn’t give me something that doesn’t belong to you. That’d be like saying, “well, let’s give him puerto rico or eternal life.” You know what they call people who can’t deliver? Idiots.

Jake: Okay. I may not own dimera, but I know how I can get it.

Victor: You don’t know squat. You couldn’t get the votes to keep it when you had it, and you’re sure as hell are not gonna pry it from ej dimera now that he’s in charge. No. He knows what he’s doing. Now, isn’t it time for you two to leave?

Chloe: I see the blood that was on brady was o positive.

Shawn: And you know philip’s blood type?

Chloe: Yeah. Remember that blood drive that I organized in high school? It was the one where mimi said, “ghoul girl’s gonna drink all the donations.”

Shawn: Oh, yeah, she’s always been such a fun gal.

Chloe: Yeah, well, philip stood up for me, and he was the first person to donate blood. And because, you know, all the kids in school wanted to do whatever philip did, it ended up being a great success, so yeah, I remember his blood type. O positive.

Shawn: Yeah, but o positive is the most common type, so what makes you think that the blood that was on brady belonged to philip?

Chloe: Well, I don’t know, but philip and I went down to the riverbank to check on our tree. We planted a new one there recently.

Shawn: Yeah, belle told me about that.

Chloe: Yeah, except when we got there, someone had ripped the tree out of the ground.

Shawn: Do you know who did it?

Chloe: No, but philip was pretty insistent that brady had done it, and he was furious about it.

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, belle told me that the two of them are pretty intense right now.

Chloe: Yeah. It has to do with me. But I made it very clear that I’m with philip now. A lot of good that did.

Rex: A toast to you guys. I hope you have a hell of a lot of fun. God knows you deserve it.

Roman: I think we will have a lot of fun. I’ve been pricing rvs. I think your mom and i are gonna tour all the national and state parks.

Rex: There’s really good trout fishing out west.

Roman: Yeah, I’ll catch ’em. You gut and clean ’em while I build the fire.

Rex: [Laughs] You know, I’m gonna get you some waders as a going-away present.

Roman: Thank you.

Kate: Oh, my god. You guys are just hysterical. Really? Really? Because what I was thinking is hotel crillon. We can have a suite overlooking the place de concorde.

Rex: Oh, of course.

Kate: I mean, you two can go fishing in the seine, though, if you’d like, but sarah and I? We’re going shopping.

Rex: Sarah?

Kate: Oh, yeah; I mean, I assume she came back with you. Is she over visiting her mom?

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

Xander: You know what I was thinking? Like I said, one of the reasons hernandez drove me downtown in the first place was because I was in the interrogation room talking to kristen right before they took her down into the van.

Gwen: [Sighs] Well, that’s a flimsy reason, isn’t it?

Xander: I know, but that’s when you showed up too, right?

Gwen: Xander, I told you that’s because I saw your car outside. I thought that perhaps you were in trouble.

Xander: Hmm, it’s pretty suspicious timing, though. You could have been slipping kristen secret messages or a shiv in a tuna sandwich.

Gwen: Could we just stop talking about kristen dimera now, please?

Xander: Oh, sorry. I just thought it was funny. I mean, why would you help her? You don’t even know her, do you?

Gwen: No, of course not.

[Clears throat] You know what? Are you hungry? We can go to julie’s place for dinner maybe.

Xander: Eh, julie’s place. Maybe we shouldn’t go somewhere where we might be tempted to skip out on the check. Although, when I suggested that before, only I was tempted. You said we shouldn’t be committing any more crimes.

Gwen: And I meant it. What–what are you thinking?

Xander: Oh, I’m just wondering. Has the bad girl I fell for gone good?

Gwen: I thought you liked good girls.

Xander: Well, are we talking about you, or sarah?

Chad: I wonder how many people across salem see “the spectator” headline “kristen dimera escapes” and wonder if they’ve gone back in time?

Abigail: I feel bad for the reporter. It’s getting kinda hard to put a fresh spin on that.

Chad: You know what’s weird?

Abigail: [Chuckles] Everything about your family?

Chad: The last time I saw kristen, she–she actually seemed defeated, like she knew there wasn’t a way out. Or do you think she was conning me? You think there was some– already some kind of plan, or do you think that she just improvised this whole thing in the van?

Abigail: I think there had to have been some kind of a plan. I mean, I don’t see how she could have pulled it off alone. But then, after everything that she’s done, I don’t know who in their right mind would have been willing to help her.

(Upbeat music)

Chloe: So when I ran into brady at the pub, he said he was picking up takeout for his dad.

Shawn: Yeah, that’s what john told me.

Chloe: Yeah, and I figured he’d be going back to the hospital after that. And so, when philip said he thought brady pulled the tree out, I went to the hospital to ask him about it. And john said he never came back here with any food, so maybe philip was right?

Shawn: Okay, so when you saw brady, did he say anything about philip? Did he seem upset?

Chloe: He did talk about philip, but he didn’t seem angry. In fact, he was kind of gloating because victor had fired philip again. Oh, maybe that’s what he was celebrating.

Shawn: I’m sorry, “celebrating”?

Chloe: Yeah, I don’t know, but apparently kayla said that brady’s blood alcohol level was, like, three times the legal limit, so he must have ordered more than just clam chowder.

Shawn: And when you talked to brady, it was on his way into the pub, so did he seem sober then?

Chloe: Yeah. I mean, I guess he could have started drinking, but he did not seem drunk to me.

Shawn: And the next time you saw him–

Chloe: He was lying unconscious, covered in blood.

Shawn: Do you know where philip is?

Chloe: No. I have no idea.

Chad: It seems to me that ej would be the most likely person to have helped kristen escape.

Abigail: Well, he’s such a devoted brother.

Chad: Oh, yeah.

Abigail: Mm-hmm.

Chad: But ej was at the office all day, and he didn’t seem preoccupied or anything. He was focused on being an obstructionist ass, per usual.

Abigail: Well, our sources at the station house did tell us that xander cook was brought in for questioning, but then he was released.

Chad: Hmm, you know what? I don’t really actually care who helped her or why they did it. Honestly, I wish her well and I hope she learned her lesson and stays the hell away from salem.

Abigail: She’s gonna come back. She always comes back.

Chad: More importantly, how was your day? What about you? You know your lines here?

Abigail: Yeah, but I don’t know. It kind of seems like maybe it’s a waste of time. I mean, johnny’s in italy and there’s an apb out on marlena, so perhaps “possessed: The marlena evans story” is in turnaround.

Chad: Or development hell.

Abigail: [Snorts] Yeah. No pun intended, right?

Chad: Look, I’m sorry, baby. I know–I know how much you were looking forward to it.

Abigail: You disappointed I’m not gonna have love scenes with ej, huh?

Chad: No problem. I have plenty of reasons to hate ej’s guts.

Gabi: Victor, that’s titan’s stock at the closing bell. I think that number reflects the perception that titan is a corporate dinosaur run by a capricious old man who just fired yet another inept relative that he had installed as ceo. I’d say–I’d say that you have a sinking ship here, and also that insulting anybody that comes to you with a company that actually makes money is idiotic.

Jake: And I didn’t offer you puerto rico. I didn’t offer you eternal life. I offered you dimera enterprises because we can deliver. Now, ej may know what he’s doing, but he’s got the entire family at each other’s throats.

Gabi: House divided. Ready to collapse.

Jake: Right. Now, gabi and I still have enough shares to call a meeting, so how about this? Let’s put it on a timetable. If you’re not board member by such-and-such a date, no deal, but don’t just flat-out turn us down. Vic. Vic, don’t be an idiot.

Rex: Why would sarah be with me?

Kate: Honey, why wouldn’t she be? You left together.

Rex: No. No, we didn’T.

[Gasps] Okay, that’s one of the reasons why I didn’t call. I was kind of embarrassed. I was hoping maggie would tell you and then we could just pretend the whole thing never happened.

Roman: What never happened?

Rex: At the last possible second, before sarah and i were supposed to be leaving town together, she got cold feet. Said she didn’t want to be in a relationship with anyone and she needed to find herself.

Kate: [Groans] Well, I hope she finds herself in outer mongolia.

Rex: I thought you gave us your blessing?

Kate: I gave you my blessing because I couldn’t do anything about it, okay? But bless her self-absorption. I am just thrilled that you’re finally through with that ridiculous woman.

Rex: Could you please not talk about her that way?

Kate: What? What? Really? Seriously? I can’t be upset when she screws you over like that?

Roman: Yeah, and I don’t get it, all right? If she didn’t go with you, where in the hell did she go?

Rex: I have no idea.

Gwen: Sorry, I– I didn’t mean to bring up sarah.

Xander: Well, you just heard me talking to kristen about her and trying to work out why she left me, left town. I’d understand if you were a little jealous.

Gwen: Jealous? I’m not jealous. Just a bit protective, that’s all, ’cause I know how much she hurt you.

Xander: Hey, you were right when you said that sarah was my past. You’re my present, and hopefully, my future. I don’t give a damn why sarah left me for rex. That’s her loss.

Gwen: And my gain.

[Tense music]

I didn’t have a choice, because if xander found out that his beloved sarah wasn’t healing the sick and she wasn’t having a romp with her ex, well, he would’ve– he would’ve dumped you in a minute to go island-hopping to go and find her. Hello?

Rex: I tried calling sarah a few times, but cell reception in myanmar is not reliable. I just figured if she wanted to find me, she would have.

Roman: Okay. Again, I don’t get it. This is strange, okay? It’s not just us, rex. I think all of salem believes you two were together.

Kate: I know xander does.

Rex: But sarah would have told xander, wouldn’t she?

Kate: No, I guess not. What a lovely, thoughtful woman you had in sarah.

Rex: Yeah, but it would be a lot easier on xander if he knew, wouldn’t it?

Kate: Well, apparently he’s moved on with jack devereaux’s long-lost daughter who’s quite a prize herself. She has daddy issues and is deeply neurotic about it and as amusing as a canker sore, actually.

Rex: Judging again. How unlike you.

Rex: Oh, what? No. I’m just saying it’s a match made in heaven.

Xander: [Sighs] Bistro’s full.

Gwen: Really? How about the pub then?

Xander: Whatever. I’m starving. Come on. Let’s go.

Gwen: Hang on. What’s this on your arm here?

Xander: [Sighs] When I was leaving the police station, some clumsy cop bumped into me with a pizza. I like this shirt, and it’s gonna stain.

Gwen: Dear. Oh, dear. Okay. Well, look. Why don’t you put it in the sink, and I’ll wash it when we get back, yeah?

Xander: Mmm. How domestic of you.

Gwen: You’d like that. Me being a happy, little homemaker. I’ll go get us a table.

Xander: Gwen?

Gwen: Hmm?

Xander: Look, I’m glad I talked to kristen. Don’t know what I was expecting to find out, but it’s like she closed a door on the past for me. I don’t care why sarah went with rex or where they went. You’re here. Sarah could be on the moon for all I care. I just wanted to tell you that.

Gwen: [Sighs]

Chad: So he waits until the entire board is in session–

Abigail: Oh, ej?

Chad: Right, and just when we’re about to wrap up–and mind you, I have been working on this deal for months– and then, out of the blue, ej starts demanding a slew of poison pill clauses.

Abigail: Without even talking to you about it?

Chad: I mean, the first time I heard of it was in front of the entire board and shin, who was obviously ej’s targeted audience.

Abigail: Ugh. Did you and ej fight?

Chad: No, because shin called in security to separate us to neutral corners before we could.

Abigail: Well, that seems like an overreaction.

Chad: Not really; I think it was pretty clear that if there wasn’t some sort of intervention, that I was gonna smash ej’s smug sneer right down his throat.

Victor: Is this where i tell you that you have spunk?

Gabi: No. This is where you tell us that you’ll at least think about it.

Jake: You know what, vic? You’re right. Ej? He’s very smart, very shrewd, but it’s also true that people loathe him. Chad. Tony. Hell, even his own son would jump at the opportunity to stab him in the back. Hell, I would.

Victor: It would be fun to watch stefano’s family self-destruct.

Gabi: Yes, yes, but you need to be thinking about titan. I mean, you’ve given all of your family members every opportunity to preserve titan’s legacy. It is time for new blood, especially now that you’ve given philip the axe.

Shawn: All right, so it is possible that brady went on his bender, he went to the tree, he had a confrontation with philip, and he stabbed him.

Chloe: I–I mean, I guess it could be possible, but shawn, I just don’t see brady doing that, even drunk. Why would he attack philip with a knife?

Shawn: I’m just trying to put together the facts here, all right? So you said you don’t know where philip is, okay, but I’m sure–I mean, you tried calling him, right?

Chloe: Yes, I did call him, and his phone rang in brady’s coat pocket.

Shawn: Okay. Well, here’s your missed call 30 minutes ago. I mean, the rest of these calls, they all look pretty ordinary, and…

Chloe: What is it?

Shawn: Well, earlier tonight, philip got a series of threatening texts, and they’re from brady.

Chloe: The texts? What do they say?

Shawn: Well, they keep getting more and more threatening, and I mean, this last one right here–this is the worst.

Chloe: Let me see. “Philip, you don’t deserve to be with chloe. If you don’t cut yourself out of her life, I’ll have no choice but to cut you out of it myself.”

Abigail: Now, I know I don’t have to tell you to be careful with ej.

Chad: I know better than to turn my back on him. I’d wind up with a knife in it.

Abigail: What happened with the deal you were trying to close?

Chad: I closed it.

Abigail: Mm-hmm. That’s good.

Chad: Yeah.

Abigail: So if he was trying to sabotage it, it didn’t work?

Chad: No, the deal was good for the company, and the company is ej’s religion. I don’t think he really wanted to sabotage it; he just wanted to make me look bad, unprepared. But despite headquarters being an absolute warzone, the company’s set to have the best year yet. And titan took a big hit when victor fired philip, so now the only threat to dimera is whether or not I can work with ej without killing him.

Jake: We have the advantage. Chad. Ej. They won’t even see this coming.

Gabi: And you don’t have to risk anything. All you have to do is sit back and watch us make it happen for you.

Victor: However, this is all talk. You put things in place to give me a seat on the dimera board of directors, and we’ll finish this conversation.

Gabi: We will do that. And before you know it, the three of us are gonna be running titan and dimera enterprises. Come on, jake. We got work to do.

Victor: Keep me posted.

[Tense music]

They come in here ready to give me gabi chic, and they go out determined to give me a seat on the dimera board of directors. Like fish in a barrel.

[Imitates gunfire]

[Chuckles]

Roman: Well, all I can say is we are glad to have you back.

Kate: Mm-hmm. Without the tiresome sarah.

Roman: To you, rex.

Kate: To rex.

Rex: Thanks.

Jake: [Exhales sharply] You know, for the life of me, I will never understand why you have to practically strangle yourself to do business.

Gabi: You look very distinguished.

Jake: I felt like a quack.

Gabi: Well, you didn’t come off as one, all right? Today, the way you handled victor, it was as if you spent your entire life in corner offices and boardrooms.

Jake: Oh, yeah? Well, I learned everything by watching you.

Gabi: Hey, listen. Yeah, before we get to that, we need to talk first.

Jake: We do?

Gabi: Yes. We’ve laughed about it, we’ve joked about it, but now that we’re gonna make it happen, we really need to decide who is gonna be ceo of titan.

Jake: We gotta discuss that now?

Gabi: Yeah. Well, I don’t really think it’s gonna take too long; I’ve been thinking about it, and I think we should just split things 50/50. You know, just co-ceos.

Jake: Like hell we will be.

Shawn: So victor fired philip as ceo of titan. All right, do you know if brady was next in line to take the job?

Chloe: No. Brady is happy at basic black, and I don’t think that they ever really fought about the business stuff. It was always personal, about me.

Shawn: Yeah, well, I just think it’s safe to say that philip didn’t see these texts until after you were gone.

Chloe: It looks really bad.

Shawn: Yeah. Well, let’s go see what brady has to say.

Chloe: I don’t know that he’s in any shape to answer questions right now.

Shawn: Okay. All right. Well, I’m gonna go call one of the officers on the scene. I’m gonna see if there’s anything new.

Chloe: Okay, I’m gonna call victor and see if he’s heard anything.

Shawn: Okay, okay.

[Cell phone beeps]

[Line trilling]

[Cell phone rings]

[Cell phone beeps]

Victor: What the hell do you want?

Chloe: Hi, victor. I’m just calling to ask if you have heard anything from philip or seen him tonight.

Victor: No, and after the last stunt he pulled with ava vitali, he’s as good as dead to me.

[Cell phone beeps]

Gwen: Hi, hi, hi.

[Chuckles]

Xander: So are you ready for an above-average dinner?

Gwen: [Chuckles] Serena: It’s my 3:10

Roman: All right, so how long you gonna stay?

Rex: I’m not sure yet.

Kate: Well, there are gonna be a ton of people who are gonna be so thrilled to see you.

Gwen: We can’t go in there.

Xander: Why not?

Gwen: Because I don’t really like the look of the blokes in there. And do you know what? Darling, why should we have to settle for pub food? Why don’t we go to the bistro, have a decent meal at the bar, and perhaps even talk our way into getting a table?

Xander: Whatever my lady wants, my lady gets. The bistro it is.

Chad: You know, I am kinda tired, but I could take you out to dinner, if you want?

Abigail: Hmm. Hmm.

Chad: Hmm.

Abigail: I’m kinda tired too, so I think we should stay in. I don’t want to take the chance of running into someone we don’t want to see. Besides, I already spoke to the kitchen, and it’s gonna be ready in an hour.

Chad: Okay. So we have about an hour to kill.

Abigail: Yeah, we do. Do you think you could find the energy to close another deal?

Chad: What are your terms?

Abigail: My terms… for the rest of the night: No business, only pleasure.

Chad: Oh, okay. I can do that.

Jake: Uh-uh, see, we don’t have to share power. You know why? As soon as we take over both companies, you’ll run titan, I’ll run dimera.

Gabi: Oh, I like the sound of that.

Jake: Right? And we’ll work on it first thing in the morning, but in the meantime, why don’t we work on a little merger of our own?

Chloe: Victor hasn’t heard from him. What?

Shawn: Got more bad news. There was blood found by the knife. A trail of it. It led down to the water. I put the order in to have the river dragged, so from now on, I think we’re gonna have to start looking at this as a possible homicide. And unfortunately, brady’s our prime suspect.

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Kate: That’s strange. Closed? Hmm?

[Soft music]

[Gasps] What the?

Roman. What’s all this?

Roman: You gave me the word. Now it’s my turn.

[Jazzy music]

Gwen: Right, so it was down to the dregs at the hotel lobby shop, but I did manage to get some very tasty double chocolate bars.

Xander: Forget the granola bars.

Gwen: Don’t tell me you’ve squirreled away some peanut butter pretzels?

Xander: No. Even better. I was thinking we could go out.

Gwen: Out? Out? As in a restaurant, out?

Xander: Yeah, why not? Treat ourselves to a nice dinner at julie’s place like a couple of civilized human beings. What do you say?

Gwen: I say that sounds absolutely wonderful, but how are we gonna pay for that, hmm? ‘Cause last time I checked, our bank accounts were both pinned on empty.

Xander: Who said anything about paying for it?

Gwen: I don’t know what you mean.

Xander: Come on. You’ve never heard of dine and dash?

Gwen: Oh, you.

Chloe: Oh my god, brady. Brady, please wake up. Please wake up.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Victor: Just when you thought the stock couldn’t go any lower. Maggie? The hell’d you do with my antacids?

Gabi: What is it? Titan had another bad day?

Victor: Titan is just fine. It’s the thought of you two darkening my doorstep that gives me a problem.

Jake: Ah, you see? Victor’s not fazed by a little downward blip in the market.

Gabi: Why should he be? He knows that titan’s gonna end up on top, even without having a ceo.

Victor: How long did you two rehearse this transparent little play?

Jake: Are we wrong about the ceo position?

Victor: I still haven’t appointed anyone. I’m studying my options.

Jake: Well, then today is your lucky day.

Gabi: Victor kiriakis, your search is over.

Chloe: Oh my god. Oh my god. Brady, please. Please wake up. Please wake up. Brady, can you hear me? Oh, thank god. Oh, thank god. Thank god.

Brady: What, chloe…?

Chloe: Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t move. I think you’re really hurt.

Brady: Chloe. What is it? What happened?

Chloe: I-I-I don’t know. I just–I just found you like this.

Brady: Like what? What is–what?

Chloe: I don’t–I don’t know. Did–did someone stab you?

Brady: I don’t think so. What are you talking about?

Chloe: Like, where–where is all this blood coming from?

Brady: I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know.

Chloe: Oh my god. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Gwen: You want us to go to julie’s and pull a dine and dash?

Xander: Don’t tell me you’re not familiar?

Gwen: Yes, I am actually quite well-versed in the concept.

Xander: Well, then. You know how rewarding it can be. Not only do we get a tasty dinner, it would be quite fun. I mean, we’d order the most expensive thing on the menu and leave julie to pay for it. It would be great.

Gwen: You mean steal from julie?

Xander: After the way she’s treated us, it’s she least she owes us. A nice, free dinner.

Gwen: Well, I definitely can’t argue with that. But, you know, with all these recent brushes with the law, don’t you think that it’s just best to keep our noses and everything else clean?

Xander: I don’t think we’ll do time for a dine and dash. I mean, remember when I stole that whole bottle of fine scotch from julie? All she made me do was pay restitution.

Gwen: So you’re banking on julie not calling the cops, then?

Xander: I can’t believe how worried you are about this. It’s kind of adorable.

Gwen: Well, look, it’s just– I don’t really think it’s worth the risk for just an average, mediocre night out, that’s all.

Xander: Average? Mediocre?

Gwen: I mean, the meal. I don’t mean you, the company. You know, and well, we just got out of all that mess with trask, didn’t we?

Xander: All right, all right, you have a point. I guess even a michelin-star meal isn’t worth another tangle with the law. We won’t dine and dash.

Gwen: Okay. So back to the very tasty chocolate bar, then?

Xander: Absolutely not. I promised you a dinner, and a dinner you shall have. I’ll even going to pay for it.

Gwen: How?

Xander: Well, let’s see. Look what I received in the mail today. Plenty of credit to spare.

Roman: Cheers.

Kate: Just cheers? I mean, how am I gonna toast if I don’t know what I’m toasting?

Roman: Well, okay then. Let’s drink to surprise.

Kate: Okay. That works. Mmm, that’s lovely.

Roman: I thought you’d like it.

Kate: So okay. So what is all of this? Why the champagne?

Roman: All right, you know what? I was thinking you finally gave me the go ahead to–as I so eloquently put it, romance the hell out of you. But so far–so far, I haven’t really lived up to my end of the bargain. All right? I took you on one date, to a wedding that ended in disaster.

Kate: That was utter disaster.

Roman: Yes. So I thought we deserved better. You deserved better. So consider this a do-over. Madam, may I show you to your seat?

Kate: Oh, then. Yes, you can, sir. Thank you.

[Soft romantic music]

Ava: What do you mean, kristen’s van didn’t make it to statesville? Where is she?

Rafe: Well, we’ve had units searching for the last hour. And I finally just got word that they found the van and the two guards who were accompanying her.

Ava: Found them where?

Rafe: Well, apparently, kristen was able to overpower them and forced the van from the road.

Ava: Wow.

Rafe: Yeah. And in the confusion of the crash, she was able to get away.

Ava: That sounds like a daring escape. Couldn’t have been easy to pull that off.

Rafe: Yeah, exactly. Which is why I don’t believe for a second that she did it by herself.

Ava: What do you mean?

Rafe: I mean that she had help. And I think that I’m staring at her accomplice as I speak.

Victor: So you two think I should hire you to be ceos of titan?

Gabi: Why not? We have more than enough experience.

Jake: You want to hear our pitch?

Victor: Why not? I could use a good laugh.

Gabi: Well, you know, laugh all you want, but we’re the only ones that can save your company from its current free-fall.

Victor: Why you?

Gabi: Well, we have executive experience. We have worked at titan before, so we can hit the ground running.

Jake: Right. We’re very familiar with the day-to-day operations.

Gabi: What more capable hands are you going to find?

Victor: Is this the part where I get to respond?

Gabi: Sure. Go ahead.

Victor: How’s this? I don’t give a damn about your business experience. I don’t care if you’re steve jobs and john D. Rockefeller reincarnated. I wouldn’t hire you. Besides, if I’m gonna replace philip, I can do that from a member of my own family.

Chloe: Oh, my god.

Brady: I don’t–I don’t know. I don’t know where all this blood came from, chloe.

Chloe: What do you mean? Is–the blood’s not yours?

Brady: No, I don’t think–i don’t think so.

Chloe: Okay, what–what’s wrong with you?

Brady: There’s nothing wrong with me.

Chloe: You’re slurring your words. Did–did you get hit in the head?

Brady: Oh, my god. My head.

Chloe: Brady, you have to tell me what happened, okay? Please talk to me.

Brady: I don’t know. I don’t even know. Okay? I don’t know.

Chloe: Oh my gosh. Brady, where’s philip?

Brady: I don’t know.

[Hall & oates “you make my dreams” plays]

Roman: Okay. First course. Chowder.

Kate: How exotic.

Roman: We have done this together too many times for me to pretend to be anyone other than who I am.

Kate: Okay. And I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m not complaining. All right.

[Soft music]

Mmm. Hold on. What? This isn’t the same chowder. Did you put something in it? Is this lobster?

Roman: Not to mention paprika and thyme. Look, we all know that maud’s recipe for chowder is the best of the best. Okay? It can’t be beat. That’s why we have it on the menu every single day. So for tonight, I thought, “you know what? I’m gonna add my own touch. Just to make it a little more personal.”

Kate: Wow, it is absolutely fantastic. It deserves to be on the menu.

Roman: Hey, let’s not go crazy. Have you seen the price of lobster these days?

Kate: I know. You really have gone all out for me.

Roman: I told you I would. All you had to do was say the word.

Kate: I think I’m beginning to understand. The pub, transformed. A new suit. Lobster in the chowder. You’re still you.

Roman: But you know what? You make me want to be just a little bit better.

Rafe: Excuse me. I need to speak to both of you.

Xander: Sorry, commissioner, we’re just on our way to dinner.

Rafe: Well, you’re gonna need to postpone it.

Gwen: What’s this about?

Rafe: Well, as you know, kristen dimera was being transported to statesville today.

Xander: So?

Rafe: So she didn’t make it.

Gwen: What does that mean?

Rafe: Well, gwen, it means she escaped.

Gwen: Escaped?

Rafe: That’s right. So I’m gonna need to take you in for questioning.

Gwen: Me? Why?

Rafe: Not you. Your friend here.

Gwen: Xander?

Xander: Wait, you think I know something about kristen’s escape? You can’t be serious.

Rafe: Do you want to do this the easy way, or do I need to arrest you?

Xander: I’d hardly call going down to the police station “easy,” but fine. Whatever. Lead the way.

Gwen: Xander.

Xander: Darling, you okay if we just take a rain check?

Gwen: Yes, of course. Commissioner, please don’t keep him too long.

Rafe: Yeah, it won’t take long at all, as long as he confesses. Sorry, we’re going to have to postpone ours, too.

Ava: Don’t worry about it. You’ve got a job to do. I’ll see you at the house.

Gabi: Yeah, I know you’ve always wanted one of your family members to take the reins of titan. But you know, you and i both know they have all failed you one way or another. And at this point, you’ve driven away anyone who’s thought of becoming ceo.

Victor: We have had our differences of opinion from time to time, yes.

Gabi: That’s–that’s one way to put it.

Victor: Company’s still our family legacy. There’s not a kiriakis alive who wouldn’t jump at the chance to run titan.

Jake: Like who? Xander?

Gabi: He quit because you kept passing him over for philip. He doesn’t want anything to do with you.

Jake: I suppose there’s always justin.

Gabi: Yeah, but he’s never been interested in the corporate world. You know, he’s busy taking up lost causes. Oh, and then there’s sonny. Yep, sonny, who moved to arizona to run any business but this one.

Victor: All right, all right. You’ve made your point. There’s one that you’ve forgotten, though. Brady.

Chloe: Oh, my god, brady. Okay, so philip was here earlier. Have you seen him?

Brady: Philip?

Chloe: Yes. Be careful. You’re hurt.

Brady: I’m good. The blood isn’t mine. I don’t even know whose it is.

Chloe: Okay, philip was here earlier. Did you see him?

Brady: Philip. It’s just philip. God, you’re talking about philip all the time. He doesn’t–he doesn’t deserve you. He never did. I mean–

Chloe: Doesn’t–well, did you see him here earlier?

Brady: Chloe, I didn’t–

Chloe: Oh my–okay. Oh my god. Oh my god. Okay. Oh, my god, brady. Hang on, hang on, hang on.

[Line trilling] Hi. Yeah, this is an emergency. I–I need an ambulance down at the riverbank. My–my friend collapsed, and he–he’s covered in blood. We do it every night.

Roman: Are you ready for the second course?

Kate: Okay, wait a minute. Let me guess. I would say a burger, but with kobe beef?

Roman: Close.

Kate: Ah, filet mignon. Very, very nice.

Roman: Now, I could put that on a bun if you’d prefer.

Kate: Oh, no, no. No. It’s quite nice as it is. Thank you very much. But I will let you know.

Roman: Okay. Medium rare. Did I get that right?

Kate: Of course you got it right. Of course you did because you know me so well.

Roman: Well, I’ve had time to learn, both in a relationship and out of one. Speaking of which–

Kate: Yes?

Roman: I know we did go to the wedding, but we really still haven’t gone public with our status yet.

Kate: “With our status.” Okay, well, what do you want to do? You want to do a media blitz on social media? Would you like to take out a full-page ad in “the spectator” or what?

Roman: You know what? I love that a lot, but no. I’m just thinking about, you know, telling our nearest and dearest.

Kate: The kids.

Roman: Yeah. Yeah. Have you? Have you told yours about us yet?

Kate: No. Well, have you told yours?

Roman: Well, carrie and eric are out of the country, and I haven’t talked to them since you gave me the word.

Kate: Okay. Okay. That’s two.

Roman: Yeah, well, sami, hell. Sami’s off somewhere. Wherever sami in hell goes. You know.

Kate: So obviously, the answer is no.

Roman: Okay. Now it’s your turn. Have you told your kids that we’re back together?

Ava: I ordered rafe a burger. It’s yours if you want it.

Gwen: Thanks, but now I’m afraid I just lost my appetite.

Ava: Can’t blame you. For a second there, I thought that rafe was going to arrest you.

Gwen: You know, honestly, I think I’d be happier if he had.

Ava: Why?

Gwen: Because xander has been accused of doing something that he didn’t do yet again. Again. And it’s something that I did.

Ava: Okay. Maybe you want to keep your voice down a bit.

Gwen: Sorry. You’re right. I’m just really upset. This just isn’t– this isn’t right.

Ava: Well, you know, getting caught isn’t going to help anything.

Gwen: Yeah, I know. But I just can’t believe this. Because I am the one person who can clear his name, but I-I can’t do that without implicating myself.

Ava: That is a conundrum.

Gwen: Yeah. The whole reason that I agreed to help kristen escape was so that I wouldn’t lose xander. But now– if he goes to jail, I’m–I’m gonna lose him anyway.

Rafe: Well, seeing as though neither one of us got dinner…

Xander: What is it with granola bars today?

Rafe: I’ve got cranberry walnut or blueberry surprise.

Xander: I’ll pass, thanks.

Rafe: Suit yourself.

Xander: Well, look. Now that you’ve completely destroyed my evening, you mind telling me why you think I had anything to do with kristen escaping from her prison transport?

Rafe: Well, you used to work for her.

Xander: I used to work with kristen. It was a long time ago.

Rafe: Not that long.

Xander: Right, but it was before she hated my guts for switching her baby with sarah’S.

Rafe: Well, something tells me that she would forgive you if she thought you could find a way to secure her freedom.

Xander: I had nothing to do with it.

Rafe: Okay. So you just happened to show up here the same day that she was getting transported back to statesville?

Xander: I was here to ask kristen questions about sarah. You–you were there. You heard me.

Rafe: I did. You know what, I’m gonna be honest with you. It really didn’t make sense to me that kristen had anything to do with sarah leaving you.

Xander: Oh. It doesn’t have to make sense to you because it’s none of your damn business.

Rafe: Well, actually it is. Especially if you’re using the story as a front to break her out of here. Nyquil severe gives you powerful relief

Chloe: So do you see anything?

Kayla: Nothing yet. So you just found him like this?

Chloe: Yeah. And–and he said that he wasn’t hurt.

Kayla: Well, I think he’s right. I don’t see any lacerations or a puncture wound, nothing that would have him hemorrhage like this.

Chloe: So he’s okay?

Kayla: Well, his vitals are stable. And he doesn’t seem to be in acute distress.

Chloe: What–I mean, something happened, kayla. I found him and he seemed confused. He was slurring his words and then he just passed out.

Kayla: Well, he does have a bump on his head. I mean, it could be some kind of trauma that caused him to lose consciousness.

Chloe: Could that be where the blood’s from?

Kayla: I searched his entire scalp, and there is no wound. I’m gonna order a ct scan just to make sure that he isn’t concussed. But as far as any injuries, I just don’t see any.

Gabi: You think brady is going to take over titan?

Jake: Last I checked, brady was working with my brothers at dimera.

Gabi: Yeah, and from what I hear, he’s happy there. So any other family members you’d like to mention?

Victor: All right. Fine. So the next ceo of titan won’t have kiriakis blood in his veins.

Gabi: And here we are.

Jake: Here we are.

Victor: You’re forgetting one very important detail.

Gabi: What’s that?

Victor: You’re the ones that planted the spyware to take down philip. Why should I hire two people who’d be running titan who tried to destroy the company?

Kate: Seriously, roman, after all this time, do you think the kids are really interested in our love life?

Roman: You know what? If I have learned one thing, it’s when I assume my kids don’t care, that’s exactly when they leap in with all their opinions.

Kate: Well, it’s not like we’re trying to hide anything, you know. I mean, I thought that would tell philip and lucas the next time I saw them.

Roman: Which is when?

Kate: Well, I’ve called them. I mean, they just haven’t answered my messages yet.

Roman: The older they get, the harder they are to pin down.

Kate: Well, they do have their lives to live too, you know.

Roman: Yeah, which is exactly why I love a good family holiday. Because it pretty much obligates them all to come home. And would you look at that? There happens to be one right around the corner.

Kate: Oh, like–all right. So now I see where this is all going. You want to get everyone together so we can break the news at christmas time, right. Is that it?

Roman: You know, we usually have a get-together here for the kids and grandkids anyway. You know, why not make that our coming out party?

Kate: Actually, it would be kind of a good idea to tell everyone at the same time, right. I mean, if there’s any fallout, at least we’re a team.

Roman: Exactly. Sami and eric and lucas and philip will all be in the same room. And who knows, we may get lucky and see our son then, too.

Kate: Yeah. Do you ever think we’re going to be able to get rex to take a break from saving lives with doctors without borders?

Roman: You know, I’ve been thinking about that. And I think if we both work on him together, we just might be able to convince him to bring sarah home for a real holiday celebration.

Kate: Oh, my gosh. Cheers to that.

Roman: Right.

Gwen: This was never supposed to happen. Kristen said this wouldn’t come back at me.

Ava: Okay, would you calm down? It’s like you want to tell the whole square your business.

Gwen: That’s so easy for you to say, isn’t it? ‘Cause my boyfriend didn’t just come and take your boyfriend in for questioning while you were on your way to a nice dinner, did he?

Ava: I’m sorry you had to cancel your plans, but it’s all going to work out.

Gwen: Yeah?

Ava: Yeah.

Gwen: How?

Ava: Have you forgotten? Xander’s innocent. So rafe doesn’t actually have anything on him.

Gwen: Then why did he take him in for questioning?

Ava: I don’t know. Fishing expedition. You know, round up the usual suspects, that sort of thing.

Gwen: Are you sure?

Ava: Take it from someone who has stonewalled her fair share of police interrogations. I can tell when the cops have the goods and when they’re just bluffing.

Gwen: You think rafe is bluffing?

Ava: Like I said, he doesn’t have anything. All right. Take a deep breath. Have a fry, maybe two.

Gwen: Yeah, okay.

Ava: Better, huh?

Gwen: You’re right.

Ava: What?

Gwen: I don’t know. I just can’t–I can’t help thinking that this whole thing is just gonna fall apart anyway, even if xander doesn’t get busted. I mean, the whole reason I went to these lengths was to make sure that xander wouldn’t get back together with his ex.

Ava: Wait a minute. I thought that sarah left xander to be with her ex-husband.

Gwen: Well, I mean…

Ava: Ah. So there’s more to this story after all.

Gwen: Just forget I said anything.

Ava: Oh, what, you don’t trust me? We just committed a felony together. If I need leverage on you, oh baby, I’ve got plenty.

Gwen: I suppose you’re right. Plus, I’ve been dying to tell somebody about what I did. Psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,…

Kate: This feels like dessert time.

Roman: Not just dessert. The piece de resistance. Creme brléE. I torched it myself.

Kate: My favorite.

Roman: You weren’t hoping for something new and fresh?

Kate: Oh, I’ve had something new and fresh, and it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Mmm. The classics are the classics for a reason.

Roman: Kind of like us.

Kate: Do you think we’re a classic?

Roman: You know what? What I do know is this. We had something very, very special a few years back. I know it didn’t last, but you could think of us as back in style.

Kate: You don’t think it’s too early?

Roman: For what?

Kate: For all of this, you know. For all of it. For calling us–for calling us a classic, for wanting to make a big announcement to the family. I mean, really, roman, it’s only a date and a half.

Roman: I think it should’ve happened a long time ago. How about you?

Kate: I think that you did good tonight, roman. I think you did real good.

Roman: Thank you.

Xander: Why the hell would you think that me confronting kristen about my fiancée dumping me was a front?

Rafe: It got you in the building, didn’t it? And then, no one would be suspicious when they saw you leave.

Xander: I only left because I didn’t get any satisfaction.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. Or maybe you followed kristen out to the prison transfer van.

Xander: No. And your entire premise makes no sense. Why would I lift a finger to help that woman? She’s done nothing but cause me grief.

Rafe: No. Maybe you felt like you owed her after the baby switch.

Xander: I owe her nothing. I mean, she’s the one who called me to tell me that sarah was hooking up with rex. Because of her, I had to walk in on the love of my life with another man on my wedding day.

Rafe: That must have been rough.

Xander: Rough? It almost destroyed me. So commissioner, believe me when I say that rotting in prison for the next few years is too good for kristen dimera. And if someone helped her break out, I hope you lock them up, too.

Ava: So sarah’s not off with rex?

Gwen: No. She’s fending off bugs on some tropical deserted island where kristen sent her to.

Ava: Kristen does not mess around, does she?

Gwen: Exactly.

Ava: So that’s why you helped break her out of jail. Because at any moment, she can tell xander where to find his not-so-runaway bride.

Gwen: I’m not proud of it.

Ava: Hey, it’s working.

Gwen: Is it working, really? Because honestly, I feel terrible that this poor woman is being kept away from all her friends and family.

Ava: Not terrible enough to tell xander.

Gwen: No. Of course not. Because I’d feel a lot worse if she came back and took him from me.

Ava: Look, I can see you’re conflicted, gwen. But you know, you didn’t kidnap her.

Gwen: I’m certainly aiding and abetting, aren’t I? You really don’t think that I have anything to feel guilty about?

Ava: I’m not saying it’s not shady or not even illegal, okay? But you’re not exactly an angel.

Gwen: I know. But kidnapping is–it–

Ava: Just a word, gwen. It’s just a word.

Gwen: It’s also a crime.

Ava: Okay. From someone who has made her living on the wrong side of the law, can I offer you a little advice?

Gwen: Advice? Advice from a career criminal. That’s–that’s perfect.

Ava: There’s no point in wasting time worrying about who you may have hurt. You knew what you wanted and you made your choice to get it. People do it every day. Right?

Gwen: Yeah.

Ava: Yeah.

Gwen: They certainly did that to me. My whole life was based on other people’s choices.

Ava: Hey. And you were collateral damage. Right? It’s not pretty. You made the best of it. And so will sarah.

Gwen: What if something happens to her on that island?

Ava: Gwen, you got what you want, right? Stop worrying about how you got it.

Gabi: Don’t tell me you’re still upset about the keylogger. We weren’t–we weren’t trying to take down titan. We were trying to get rid of philip.

Victor: Oh, well, call me old-fashioned, but I tend to frown on corporate espionage, especially when it’s aimed at my son.

Jake: You know, gabs, maybe we should go.

Gabi: Go? What–we’re doing–we’re doing victor a favor.

Victor: A favor?

Gabi: I mean, come on. Philip is a lousy ceo. I–I know he’s your son. We only installed that keylogger to expose how incompetent philip was.

Victor: Well, if that’s the case, why didn’t you say so?

Gabi: You–you don’t believe us? You obviously agree that philip is in no shape to run this company. I mean, why else would you fire your own son?

Victor: My feelings about philip as a ceo are moot. But if you’re trying to sell yourselves, you’re doing a lousy job.

Gabi: I disagree.

Victor: Well, it’s not up to you, is it? So if you want the number one spot at titan, you’d better come up with something new, and fast.

Kayla: Brady? It’s kayla. You’re at the hospital. Can you hear me?

Chloe: Brady, brady, I’m here, too, okay?

Kayla: You said you talked to him before?

Chloe: I-yeah, but he didn’t say much. He just seemed really confused, and then he passed out.

Kayla: I’m gonna message the lab and find out what the hold-up is on the ct. I’ll check on the other blood work as well.

Chloe: If that’s not his blood–

Kayla: Well, we’ll know soon enough. I swabbed everything and I sent it to the lab.

Chloe: Okay.

Kayla: How did you find him anyway? Did he call you?

Chloe: No. I was–I was looking for philip, actually.

Kayla: Well, did you see philip?

Chloe: No, he wasn’t there.

Kayla: Chloe, do you think–

Chloe: That that could be philip’s blood? Yeah, it’s crossed my mind.

Kayla: When was the last time that you heard from him?

Chloe: I left him at the riverbank, and when I back there, I just–I just found brady, but–I have to find him.

[Line trilling]

[Phone ringing]

Kayla: What is brady doing with philip’s phone? I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Brady: [Groans]

Chloe: Brady. Brady, it’s me. It’s chloe. Can you hear me?

Brady: Chloe. Chloe.

Chloe: Brady, can you– can you tell me what’s–what’s going on? What happened? What happened? What–why do you have philip’s phone? Brady, talk to me. What–what–what’s going on?

Kayla: Chloe, I just got brady’s blood work back.

Chloe: And?

Kayla: And his blood alcohol level was 0.25, over three times the legal limit.

Chloe: Oh my god. He was drunk? That explains why he was confused and slurring his words.

Kayla: That’s not the only result I got back. As suspected, the blood on his clothing was not his. It’s o positive.

Chloe: O positive?

Kayla: Does that mean something to you?

Chloe: We–we gave blood together once, but I know that o positive is philip’s blood type.

Xander: If accusations are all you have to throw at me, I have a dinner date waiting for me.

Rafe: You’re free to go for now.

Xander: For now? Look, how much clearer can I make it? I would never help kristen.

Rafe: Just keeping my options open.

Xander: Well, eliminate me from your list. Kristen dimera deserves to be in prison. If someone did help her escape, might be very interested in knowing what they’re getting out of it.

[Tense music]

Ava: I’m not sure rafe’s gonna like this reheated. I can always make meatballs out of it.

Gwen: This is easy for you, isn’t it?

Ava: What is?

Gwen: Just not worrying about who you might hurt.

Ava: I never said it’s easy. It’s just–it’s the way the world works. I mean, were you happier when you didn’t have xander, when you didn’t have control over your own life?

Gwen: No, I wasn’T. Not even close.

Ava: Exactly. Hey. Hey, let me offer you one more bit of advice. You are the only person who can make yourself feel guilty. Because you’re the only person who knows what you did.

Gwen: I guess you’re right.

Ava: I know I am. Look, and as far as xander is concerned, he thinks that sarah and rex are off together saving the world. And no one needs to know otherwise.

[Romantic music playing]

Roman: You still not ready to say we’re classic?

Kate: Well, I mean, I can’t really speak for the whole relationship, but as for tonight, I think it’s one for the books.

Roman: I am glad to hear that.

Kate: Really? How glad?

Roman: Very glad.

Rex: Well, aren’t you two just full of surprises?

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[Elevator dings]

Paulina: You can’t run away from me, abe carver. You should know that by now.

[Phone rings]

Eli: Hey, john, how are you feeling?

John: Well, I’ll be better when I get an update on marlena. What do you got?

Eli: Uh, well, actually, we checked the security footage from my grandmother’s house, but there’s no indication of which direction she left. And there’s also been no sightings since–since she left there either. Let’s see here–yeah, we’ve interviewed close contacts, double patrols, but still nothing.

John: All right, look, I know your men are all over this, but they need to be aware that marlena can camouflage herself. She can change her shape, she can change her form.

Eli: O–okay?

Marlena: And force isn’t going to do them any good. Handcuffs aren’t going to hold her. Ask shawn, he found out the hard way.

Eli: Yeah, shawn filled me in, but–look, man, how are we supposed to bring marlena in? What do you want, us to douse her with holy water?

John: Look, I know this all sounds crazy, and you’re not prepared to deal with this, but who is? Let’s just find her first. We’ll figure the rest of it out, but we are running out of time.

[Knocking on door]

Ciara: Ben, what do we do?

Ben: The only thing we can do.

Marlena: No, no, no, please, stop, stop.

Ben: There is no way that it can be john.

Marlena: We don’t know that. We don’t know that for sure. Please, please, I’m begging you. Don’t open the door.

[Suspenseful music]

[Laughs nervously] Come on. It’s the middle of nowhere. It’s the middle of the winter. Just, please, please, don’t open the door.

[Knocking on door]

Ciara: Uh, well, it’s not john. It looks like a hiker.

Marlena: Well, but it could be somebody who–who’s with john. Don’t do it. Th–this could just be a trap.

Ben: Marlena, I promise you, I will not let–we will not let anything happen to you. But whoever’s on the other side of this door knows that we are in here, and he’s not going away.

Marlena: [Sighs]

Gabriel: Hi.

Ben: What can I do for you?

Brady: Oh, buddy, I wish i could’ve been there to see you score that winning goal. But you know I’m proud of you, right?

[Tense music] Good, good. Listen, hey, let’s video chat over the weekend. Is that good? All right. I love you too, buddy.

[Music builds]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chloe: Hey, philip, uh, where are you? I’m back with the food, and, uh, you’re not here. No one even knew that you’d left. Um, where are you?

[Solemn music]

[Phone beeps]

Philip: Cheating bitch.

[Slow dramatic music]

[Grunts]

Gabriel: Please, I need some water.

Ciara: Oh, please, come in, sit. Here you go.

[Soft music]

Ben: You weren’t kidding about being thirsty.

Gabriel: [Exhales, chuckles]

Ben: We don’t see too many people around this part of the woods.

Gabriel: That’s what draws me here. I come here every year for spiritual renewal. I intended to replenish my canteen at the bottom of the trailhead, but the stream seems to have been desecrated.

Ciara: Oh, uh, can I please refill your canteen?

Gabriel: Thank heaven for good samaritans.

[Chuckles]

Ben: We’re happy to help. I’m ben, by the way.

Ciara: Uh, ciara. Hey.

Gabriel: Gabriel.

Ciara: Gabriel? That is a very nice name. You know, my grandma caroline used to say a special prayer to saint gabriel.

Gabriel: My own mother named me for the archangel. [Chuckles]

It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Philip: You’re eating without me?

Chloe: Hey! Where were you? I’m sorry, the food was getting cold.

Philip: Oh, I went to get you a present. I–I had to hit a couple of places before I found the right thing.

Chloe: Oh, present? Well, where is it?

Philip: It’s in my trunk.

Chloe: Oh, okay.

[Chuckles] Ooh, what–what is that smell?

Philip: It’s your present.

Chloe: My present? Is it manure?

Philip: Yep.

Chloe: [Laughs] That’s so romantic.

Philip: It’s for our tree. Uh, you said you wanted to see it. I thought I’d take you over there, and we’d give it some love.

Chloe: Okay, that sounds great, but what about dinner?

Philip: Well, like you said, it’s getting cold, so I was thinking I’ll take you out on the town, show you a night you’ll never forget. What do you say?

Chloe: I say that sounds like fun. Let’s do it.

[Slow tense music]

Steve: Whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy, what the hell? Where do you think you’re going?

John: I gotta find marlena!

Steve: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, okay, the cops are on it.

John: They’re not. I talked to eli. They’ve got nothing, and my girl needs me, partner.

Steve: She does, and you know what that means? It means you’ve gotta take care of yourself, so she has a husband to come home to. All right? Hold on a second. Whoa! Get back in there. What do you think you’re doing?

John: Come on, man.

Steve: Hey, hey. Hydrate.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Steve: Come on.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Steve: There you go.

John: [Exhales]

Steve: That’s what your doctor kayla said you need. This and rest.

John: I’ll tell you what i need. I need some answers.

Steve: Okay, we’re going to get some.

John: All right, let’s start with you.

Steve: What? What about me?

John: How the hell did you find me in that crypt?

Steve: Your grandson johnny.

John: Excuse me?

Steve: I ran into johnny on thanksgiving, and he told me that he and allie on halloween found an old ouija board, and the ouija board told them that the devil was in salem, specifically in the dimera crypt. And he also mentioned that marlena was in there, dressed in a devil costume no less. Now, she wouldn’t let him in, but he didn’t think anything of it.

John: Mm. But you did.

Steve: I did.

John: [Chuckles]

Steve: Nothing about marlena was adding up, man. She was acting so strange, I was afraid maybe hattie was taking over her life again.

John: Ah, geez, man, what’s it coming to when hattie adams is the best-case scenario?

Steve: I’ve been trying to wrap my head around all this. Didn’t you exorcise marlena back then?

John: Yeah, I did.

Steve: Okay.

John: And I suppose-and I’m just–just guessing here, ’cause I wasn’t a real priest at the time, maybe the exorcism didn’t fully take?

Steve: Is that how it works?

John: I don’t know, man. I don’t know. I–I don’t know why the devil has decided to come back now, but if we knew what he wanted, I think we can figure out where marlena is right now.

Gabriel: It’s nice to meet you.

Ben: You too.

[Disquieting music]

Gabriel: And who might you be?

Marlena: Did john send you? Is that why you’re here?

Gabriel: Who’s john?

Ben: Uh, dr. Evans, you don’t have to worry. If john knew where we were right now, he’d be here himself.

Marlena: I’m just saying, you can’t be too careful.

Ciara: Well, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am starving. Gabriel, would you like to stay for lunch?

Gabriel: I am famished, actually.

Ciara: Well, I am craving pimiento cheese and olives, but we’re just gonna have to settle for lunch meat and peanut butter.

Ben: Oh, some non-pregnant people food.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Gabriel: You’re with child? Congratulations.

Ciara: Aw, thank you.

Gabriel: When’s the blessed event?

Ciara: Uh, well, not for a few months.

Gabriel: That’s–that’s lovely and–and so unique.

Ciara: Oh, thank you. Uh, marlena actually gifted it to us. It’s supposed to help the angels watch over our baby.

Gabriel: What a thoughtful gift.

Paulina: I will stand here all day if I have to. You know that I will. Was it so hard? You here to see john black?

Abe: Yes, I am.

Paulina: Well, I just spoke with him myself.

Abe: Why?

Paulina: Because I danced with the devil and lived to tell the tale.

Abe: I beg your pardon?

Paulina: [Scoffs] How is it that the mayor of salem hasn’t heard? Marlena has been possessed by satan again. John, he just confirmed it.

Abe: Oh, my god. That explains that apb.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, and that explains what happened at our wedding. The devil, he wanted to come between us, and that’s just what he did.

Abe: You’re right. Lies come straight from the devil, and the lie started with you. If you’ll excuse me.

[Solemn music]

Paulina: Wait!

Lani: I understand the love that it took for you to commit to raise me. You pretty much saved auntie p’s life and probably mine too. And I get why you chose to keep her secret when I jumped to the conclusion that abe was my father. I get it…with my head. But my heart? The lies of it all these years? Everything that I thought that I knew about us?

[Sighs] I–I should go. Um, I’ll talk to you soon. Yeah, okay. I love you too.

[Door opens]

[Sniffles]

Eli: Baby, what’s wrong?

[Somber music]

[Exhales, sniffles]

Paulina: Abraham?

[Solemn music]

Yep, it’s me.

Abe: I see.

Paulina: And you, uh, need to move a hell of a lot faster than that if you’re going to outrun me, which, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen even with that fine walking stick of yours, so, why don’t you take a load off and listen to what i have to say?

Abe: [Sighs] You have one minute.

Like many people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

Paulina: Abraham, I’m so very sorry.

Abe: I think you need to fast-forward to something i haven’t heard before.

Paulina: Fine. I’ll–I’ll do that.

[Solemn music]

So, when I made my decision with my mama to give my baby to tamara all those years ago, i never even knew you existed. I certainly didn’t know that I’d meet you and fall in love or that my lie would break your heart. I debated a million times whether or not to tell the truth, and in the end I–i decided that it would be–the kindest thing I could do was for you and lani–

Abe: To lie through your teeth?

Paulina: No–hey, now listen to me–

Abe: You have three seconds left.

Paulina: You were the best thing that’s ever happened to me, abraham carver, and I love you with my whole heart. Can you ever find it in your heart to forgive me?

Eli: Baby, what happened?

Lani: [Sighs] I just, um, talked to my mother. I mean, tamara. Where are the twins?

Eli: No, I–I ran into allie and henry at the park. She offered to babysit the twins for a while. She’s going to bring them back later.

Lani: Oh, okay, that was really sweet of her.

Eli: Yeah, it was.

Lani: You put their–their car seats in her car?

Eli: Yes, I–I did. Look, uh, are you going to tell me? What did tamara say to get you so upset?

Lani: That she loves me, even though my whole life has been a lie.

Eli: I hope you know that that love is real.

Lani: I do. It’s just–it’s just I’m not the only one who’s gotten hurt. I spread that lie to abe, that he was my father. And now his heart is broken too.

Eli: What happened between you two after I left?

[Soft music]

Lani: He was wonderful. Of course he was. He’s just so wonderful. And he said that I will always be his daughter, and nothing will ever change that.

Eli: I hope you know that he means it, lani.

Lani: Kristen said the same thing.

Eli: Kri–what–you saw kristen?

Lani: Yeah, I went down to the station while you were watching jules and carver. I wanted to say goodbye before they took her to statesville. And I know you are not crazy about our friendship, but I–I– just–

Eli: Baby, I got a call from the warden. Kristen never showed up to the prison.

[Ominous music]

Philip: Looking forward to the day our little tree gets big enough and we carve our initials into it.

Chloe: Me too.

Philip: Oh, my god.

Chloe: Where’s the tree?

Philip: It looks like someone’s ripped it out of the ground.

Chloe: Who would do something like that?

Do you think maybe it was an accident?

Philip: What’s this?

It’s inscribed. Belongs to…

Chloe: Brady.

John: [Groans]

Steve: No more nonsense.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Steve: Relax.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Steve: Now, what you said about finding out what the devil wants, you have any ideas?

John: Yeah, I’ve been giving that a lot of thought, partner. I’m not sure I’m any closer to an answer, though. No discernible patterns, just– just a lot of random widespread chaos and misery seems to be part of the plan.

Steve: Well, that’s a given. Anything specific?

John: Well, I’ll give you one off. Brady went to marlena to confide in her that he’s got feelings for chloe, so her advice to him was take her to bed, more accurately take her on top of the basic black conference table.

Steve: [Laughs] That was her advice? Isn’t chloe with philip?

John: Exactly. So, you see, just stirring up trouble. But, you know what, I’m starting to think that this is just nothing but a sideshow to whatever the devil’s big plan is. That’s why we gotta find doc, so we can stop it before it’s too late.

Steve: Well, if the devil can turn susan banks into a cat and marlena into a panther, how are we going to find her?

John: Well, here’s the thing, the beast needs marlena. The parasite needs a host. And yeah, he can use other bodies, but he has to keep coming back to marlena, until he either gets what he wants or we stop him.

Steve: So, aside from an exorcism, how the hell did you send him back the last time?

John: Faith, prayer, love, a lot of help from–from friends and family and–and father francis and gabriel.

Steve: Who’s that?

John: Gabriel. He was, uh–he was a guy that i met, a guy that…

[Soft music]

Turned out to be my guardian angel.

Steve: A real live angel, huh? Wings? Flaming sword? The whole thing?

John: Denim. A regular guy.

Steve: So, what does this regular guy do? He go mano a mano with the devil for you?

John: Nah, nothing like that. In fact, he said he couldn’t tell me what I was fighting or how to fight, but I know for a fact that he was watching over me the whole time, and he was the one who gave me the strength that I needed.

[Chuckles] So, where are you now, gabriel?

Ciara: Lunch should be ready soon.

[Soft tense music]

Gabriel: Lovely day, isn’t it?

Devil: He sent you, didn’t he?

Gabriel: God? Yes. It’s not the first time. I helped john defeat you 25 years ago, and he will do it again.

[Foreboding music]

Serena: It’s my 3:10

Abe: No. I don’t forgive you.

[Soft guitar music]

Paulina: Then you’d be calling your friend john black a liar.

Abe: What are you talking about?

Paulina: Well, I might have discussed our situation with john, and he told me that you’re one of the most forgiving people he’s ever known.

Abe: I haven’t talked to john about this. He doesn’t know how I feel.

Paulina: Well, I’m sorry if I’m telling tales out of school, but, uh, he told me that your wife, your late wife, god rest her soul, she pulled her own share of shenanigans, and not to speak ill of the dead–

Abe: Then don’T. Lexie was the love of my life.

Paulina: And I’m not. I know that. And believe me, I’m under no delusion that I’m the next lexie carver. I’m the one and only me. I go big or I go home.

Abe: No one ever accused you of not going for what you want, the rest of us be damned.

Paulina: Lani’s bio-daddy made me feel small, ashamed, trapped. I fought for my life, my soul, my spirit, so that I would never be in that place again and neither would lani. And I’m damn proud I fought my way out, and I’m even prouder that I was able to give my little girl the best possible life I could. God was kind. He gave me love again and my baby chanel. When I lost her father, I–i accepted life alone. Then, a bolt out of the blue, and you came along.

[Sighs] I met the best man I had ever known. And I took that lie to what we had, and I lost you and both my daughters. Now that–that takes true talent.

Abe: Yes. Yes, it does. So, if you’ll excuse me.

Paulina: Abraham, abraham, I, uh, gave you your daughter, then I took her away, but would it have been better if you didn’t have her at all?

Abe: No, of course not. I love her.

Paulina: And lani feels the same way about you. You never disappointed her. You never lied to her. You’ve never been anything but wise and honorable and loving. Lani feels that she can’t count on me or my sister or my mama. Lord knows when she’ll ever trust us again. But you, thank god she has you. Now, no matter what, whatever goes on between us, whether it’s over or not, please, please, never turn your back on her.

[Dramatic string music]

Devil: I’ve always hated that about you and your type, that holier-than-thou thing, as if there’s anything you can do. You’re not allowed to interfere in human affairs.

Gabriel: I can let you know you’re being watched.

[Dark ambient music]

I know you want that baby, and I know why.

Devil: And you can’t say a word to them.

Gabriel: I cannot warn them of the threat you pose, but i assure you, god is not going to allow any harm to come to that child.

Devil: I wouldn’t get too cocky if I were you. I don’t know if you’ve notice, but my power has grown. Take a look around, gabe. The world is in chaos. Disease, war, brother against brother, and so much of it in the name of your boss. So, threaten me all you want. I’m feeling pretty good about my chances.

Gabriel: Only because you fail to see the immense power of the hope, the faith, the light that good people like ben and ciara, the world over, give life to every day. That’s where god’s strength comes from and why he will always be more powerful than you, and that’s why love will prevail.

Philip: This explains it. It must have been brady who tore our tree out of the ground.

Chloe: It doesn’t make any sense. Why would he do that?

Philip: Because he’s jealous of us, chloe. He wants you all to himself, and he can’t stand the fact that you chose me. Think about it. His anger, paranoia, his jealousy that he accuses me of? No, he’s been projecting all of it, trying to make me the bad guy.

Chloe: Look, I know that there were some issues in the beginning, but ever since brady understood that I’m with you, he’s been nothing but respectful of our relationship.

Philip: You’re defending him?

Chloe: Phil, come on. Brady could not do something like this. He would–he would never do something so juvenile.

Philip: This is his watch, chloe. What more evidence do you need?

Chloe: I–it’s–it’s weird, okay? I just ran into brady at the pub, and he was wearing this watch.

Philip: Oh, so you just happened to run into him at the pub and you just happened to notice his watch?

Chloe: I work with the guy every day, and I used to be married to him at one point. I know he only takes this off if he’s getting in the shower or getting into bed.

Philip: So, if you know him so well and you think he’s such a great guy, how do you explain this?

Chloe: I can’T.

Philip: You know what i think? I think you ran into your ex-husband when you were picking up dinner, a romantic dinner for two, and I think that bastard flipped out and came straight here.

Chloe: To rip out our tree?

Philip: Isn’t it obvious?

Chloe: No, brady was picking up dinner to bring to his father who’s in the hospital. I’m sure he’s there right now.

Philip: Or maybe he lied to you. You ever think about that? Or is he too damn perfect to lie?

Chloe: Okay, I don’t know what’s gotten into you, but I’m gonna prove you wrong.

Philip: Where are you going?

Chloe: To the hospital to straighten this all out.

Philip: Yeah, well, good luck with that. I don’t think you’re gonna find brady there.

Chloe: I guess we’ll see.

Philip: I’m gonna report this vandalism to park service.

[Tense percussive music]

[Grunts]

Hi susan! Honey?

Lani: Kristen never made it to statesville? What happened?

Eli: I don’t know. I got a call on my way home. The van, it just seems to vanish into thin air. We have units searching, but… lani, either there’s been an accident or–

Lani: Or–or–or kristen escaped. You don’t think I had anything to do with it, do you? Because I swear I didn’T. We–we had a nice conversation. We said our goodbyes. Then I left. That’s it.

Eli: I believe you.

Lani: You know what, I think I have an idea of where kristen might have gone.

Abe: I’ve spoken to lani, and she knows that she is my daughter in every way that matters. I am so grateful and blessed to have her in my life. Nothing will ever change between us.

Paulina: No. Thank god for that. Well, abraham, do you think there’s–is there any chance for us?

[Soft music]

Abraham: Just like I can’t turn off my love for lani– god knows–not that I would ever want to–I can’t turn off–can’t turn it off for you either.

Paulina: What? What–what are you saying? Are–are you–you saying…

Abe: Oh, god, help me. I still love you.

Ben: Lunch is served.

Ciara: Mmm, I’m sorry for it being such a basic meal.

Gabriel: It’s always lovely to break bread with fellow travelers. Shall we say grace? Marlena, would you like to do the honors?

[Haunting music]

Trelegy for copd.

Paulina: You still love me? Oh, abraham…

[Poignant music]

Abe: This is–this is very different than being able to trust you again. This isn’t the first time that you have told me a life-altering lie, and this one is bigger and more appalling than the last. At least it wasn’t about greed this time. I…

I–I–I just can’t put–I don’t know that I can put… my heart at risk again.

Paulina: But you love me. Now we can work on the trust, right? Tell me, abraham. Tell me, is–is there something I can do, whatever it is, whatever it takes, to–to help you trust me again?

Lani: Kristen tried to take rachel and run the last time she escaped from statesville. I’m guessing this is the first place she would come to.

Eli: Yeah, especially since john and marlena are not around, it’d be easy for kristen to get in and out with her daughter.

Lani: Let’s just hope we’re not too late.

Eli: Police! Open up!

Steve: Okay, partner, so, what is our next move?

John: Well, eli said that his men reached out to all of marlena’s contacts. Nothing there. Nothing on security footage, no sightings anywhere.

Steve: So, we need to take it to the next level. We need to supercharge this bad boy.

John: That’s a fact.

[Knocking on door]

Yeah?

Chloe: Hi.

John: Hey.

Chloe: Hey, sorry to interrupt.

John: No, no, not at all. Come on in.

Chloe: I’m glad to see that you’re feeling better.

John: Yeah, almost perfect.

Chloe: [Chuckles]

Steve: Yeah, emphasis on the “almost.”

Chloe: Mm. Uh, did, uh, brady drop off your food already?

John: Nah, not yet, and if he doesn’t get here soon, that chowder’s going to be stone cold.

Chloe: Maybe philip was right.

John: What was that?

Chloe: Uh–uh, nothing. I’m sorry, I actually have to run.

John: Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Steve: Bye.

John: [Scoffs]

[Door closes]

[Solemn music]

Philip: [Grunts]

Chloe: Brady, seriously, I mean it. You cannot tell anybody what happened here last night. I mean–

Brady: [Stammers] I know what you mean. I know. You’re referring to the sex that happened on the conference table. Okay, listen, I’m–I am not gonna tell a soul about it. It’ll be our secret, okay?

Chloe: When brady told me what you and lucas saw, I just– I assumed that you were going to just fly into another jealous rage, and when you didn’t mention anything, I was relieved. I took it as a sign that you finally trust me.

Philip: I’ve learned my lesson, chloe. I know how important trust is in a relationship. Once it’s broken, it’s all over.

If I can’t have chloe, you can’t either! You son of a bitch!

Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Abe: There’s nothing you can do, paulina. I just need time.

Paulina: Okay, I’ll–I’ll– you just–you take all the time, all the time that you need. I’m just–I’ll just keep on loving you, and I’ll be right here whenever you’re ready. I’ll just–I’ll–I’ll wait forever.

Abe: I have to go.

Paulina: Well, thanks. Thanks for hearing me out. You know, it’s all I can ask.

[Poignant music]

Marlena: Of course. I’d be delighted to say grace.

Gabriel: Shall we join hands?

[Ominous music]

Marlena: [Clears throat]

Bless us, oh lord, for these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through christ, our lord. Amen.

All: Amen.

Eli: Anything?

Lani: Nothing. You?

Eli: No, but I just scared the living daylights out of rachel’s babysitter.

Lani: [Exhales] Thank god. Rachel was here.

Eli: They’re napping, but the sitter said there’s no sign of kristen or brady for that matter.

[Soft solemn music]

Steve: Nothing?

John: No, brady’s not answering. I don’t like it. It’s not like him to bail.

Steve: Well, come on, he’s a busy guy, isn’t he? Yeah, he’s, uh–you know, something might have come up with rachel or the job. Hey, his ex is on her way to prison today. He probably just got sidetracked.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m sure that’s it, yeah.

Steve: Hey, don’t let your imagination run wild. I’m sure brady’s just fine.

Chloe: Oh–oh, my god. Oh, my god, brady! Brady! Brady, brady, wake up. Brady, wake up.

[Dramatic music]

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[Soft dramatic music]

Gwen: Xander, what’s going on?

Xander: I just got a call from kristen dimera. Turns out, sarah never betrayed me. She never stopped loving me. She never ran away with rex. It was all a setup! She’s trapped on some remote island. I’m gonna rescue her.

Gwen: But what about us?

Xander: There is no us. Not anymore.

Gwen: [Gasps]

Xander: Gwen, what’s wrong?

Chad: I just talked to your lawyer.

Kristen: The lawyer that ej hired because he’s too cowardly to represent me himself? Too scared of bad publicity? Just tell me what they said.

Chad: He, uh– he did everything he could to keep you here until the trial, but, uh, the judge wouldn’t go for it.

Kristen: [Scoffs] All right, what do we do now?

Chad: I’m sorry, but, uh, looks like you’re headed back to statesville.

[Monitor beeping]

Ej: Mother, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry for everything.

[Knock at door]

Nicole: Hey.

Ej: Nicole.

Nicole: I came as soon as I heard about susan. How is she?

Ej: She’s gonna be okay, thank god.

Nicole: And how are you? Are you okay?

[Tense music]

Sami: Oh, god.

[Groans] I am about to freaking lose it. Let me out. Hey! Can you hear me? Let me out of here! I have to get the hell out of here!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: Of course I’m okay. It’s my mother I’m worried about.

Nicole: Well, I heard she’s gonna make a full recovery, so that’s wonderful.

Ej: Mm.

Nicole: But you look like you’ve been through the wringer. Did you get any slept?

Ej: [Sighs] She was so scared, she didn’t want me to leave. She was convinced the devil was coming back. Kept crying out to satan to stay away from her elvis. She finally fell asleep before you arrived.

Nicole: Did she have another psychotic breakdown?

Ej: Let’s step outside.

Nicole: Sure.

[Dramatic music]

Sami: You know, you could just give me a little warning next time. You almost knocked me over.

Jason: [Laughs] Well, next time, I’ll call out, “it’s me, jason, your favorite guard.”

Sami: [Laughs] Don’t flatter yourself.

Jason: Ah, someone’s in a good mood this morning, huh?

Sami: Well, you’re late and empty-handed. Where’s my breakfast?

Jason: Ah, you don’t get breakfast today.

Sami: Why not? You’ve been keeping me here for three months. Obviously, your job is to keep me alive.

Jason: Well, you don’t get breakfast today ’cause you’ve been a very bad girl.

Sami: What are you talking about?

Jason: Well, you don’t get what you want until I get what I want.

[Laughs] Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Sami: Okay, jason, I’ll play your stupid game. What do you want?

Jason: My phone.

Sami: Sorry?

Jason: The burner phone you stole from me. Did a little inventory and realized it was missing. Where is it?

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

Jason: I think you do. And if you don’t hand it over, I’ll do something a lot worse than just deprive you of some food.

Sami: Fine. It’s not gonna do you any good anyway. It’s dead.

Jason: [Chuckles] Oh, really? Let’s just bring it back to life, shall we? Who’d you call last night?

Sami: My mother.

Jason: And you’re still in here?

[Laughs] She must not give a damn about you, huh?

Sami: For your information, she was desperate to try to help me. But she can’t because she’s in trouble too. She’s in a lot of trouble. You have a mother, don’t you, jason?

Jason: What’s your point?

Sami: What would you do if she was alone, if your mother was alone and terrified and in grave danger? You would do anything you could to help her, wouldn’t you? That’s all I’m asking for. Please. Please, I know you have a heart in there. Just asking for you to let me get back to the people that I love.

Ej: [Sighs, clears throat] I–I was celebrating thanksgiving with anna and tony when steve johnson suddenly turned up with my mother.

Nicole: Oh, my god. Where did he find her?

Ej: In one of the family crypts. Apparently, he’d come looking for john black and found the two of them in there. I called 911, and they were able to stabilize mother in the ambulance. But when I first saw her with steve, all pale and lifeless, I just kept telling her to hang on.

Nicole: And she did.

Ej: When she opened her eyes, she was so happy to see me.

Nicole: Mm.

Ej: Overcome with relief.

Nicole: So let me see if I have this right. Susan thought satan wanted you dead?

Ej: The story she told me was quite convoluted. Something about marlena being possessed by the devil and demanding my mother kill john black. And if she refused, the devil would kill me.

Nicole: So susan thought if she stabbed herself, then satan would take her instead?

Ej: Something like that.

Nicole: [Sighs] Do you think it was a delusion?

Ej: At first, of course. Marlena isn’t marlena; she’s the devil? It’s impossible. I told my mother as much. But steve disagreed.

Nicole: Did he say why?

Ej: Before he could go into it, he got a text from kayla and he had to step outside.

[Soft dramatic music]

I still can’t believe what she did. The sacrifice she was willing to make.

Nicole: But the threat probably wasn’t real.

Ej: Whether it was or not, she was still willing to die for me. This brave, kind, selfless woman, for all these years, I was ashamed of her, pretended she didn’t exist. Yet she was still willing to sacrifice her life for mine. I don’t deserve it. I don’T.

[Sighs]

Nicole: It’s okay. It’s okay.

Chad: Look at me. Tell me you’re not gonna escape again.

Kristen: Of course not.

Chad: Kristen.

Kristen: No, I’m not. I’m not. It just– look, I just meant that it’s not a given that I’m going to prison. So, you know, I’ve got money. And I can hire a team of lawyers, and they can help me with this appeal.

Chad: Okay. Well, if there’s anything I can do to help, I–I will. But unfortunately, you’re gonna have to start that process from statesville.

Kristen: Well, when are they transferring me?

Chad: Probably today.

Kristen: Oh, god. Okay, in that case, I don’t know, can you get me something to eat? I mean, just something at that little sandwich counter downstairs is fine.

Chad: [Clears throat] Yeah. Of course. All right.

Kristen: Thanks.

Chad: Give me 20 minutes.

Kristen: Okay.

[Suspenseful music]

I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Sami: So you see, my mother is being held against her will. She is chained to a wall.

Jason: Why doesn’t she call the cops? She got a phone.

Sami: I swear to god, if something happens to my mother, I will make you pay!

Jason: You can yell all you want here, lady. No one’s gonna hear you. Let’s just see who you’ve been chatting with, all right? Huh.

Sami: You don’t have to check. I’m happy to tell you.

Jason: So first you called mommy, and then?

Sami: My husband.

Jason: Huh.

Ej: [Sighs] Well, that was embarrassing.

Nicole: No. No, not at all. Just shows you have a heart.

Ej: Was that in doubt?

[Laughs]

Nicole: Well, you don’t normally wear it on your sleeve, so…

Ej: I suppose that’s true. In fact, you’re one of the few people who has ever seen that side of me.

Nicole: I’m honored that you let me.

[Soft dramatic music]

Ava: Mm.

Rafe: Mm, you know, I hate to break this up, but I’ve got to get to work.

Ava: Oh, my god.

Rafe: Yeah, mm-hmm.

Ava: Of course. Of course you do. Oh. Yeah. I guess I need to figure out how I’m gonna be spending my days now that I’m no longer scheming with philip to steal your sister’s company.

Rafe: Oh, yeah. Any ideas?

Ava: Hmm. I need to get a job. But on the up-and-up this time. No threats. No blackmail.

Rafe: That sounds like–yes, I like that, good.

Ava: Good plan?

Rafe: Yeah, good plan.

Ava: I hope you know how grateful I am that you were able to put what I tried to do to gabi in the past.

Rafe: Well, we said that we are putting all our mistakes behind us, right?

Ava: Hmm.

Rafe: Clean slate.

Ava: Right.

Rafe: Right.

Ava: And now that I have another chance, I’m not gonna do anything to mess it up.

Rafe: Same here.

Gwen: Feel better, darling?

Xander: Much. And not only because we just did what we do so very well together but also because whenever I get off track in my head, go to some dark place in the past, you– you just always know what to say and what to do to bring me right back here with you, where I’m so incredibly happy.

Gwen: I’m so glad.

[Sighs] Not to be rude, but would you mind if I just checked my phone for messages? I’m hoping for word from my father.

Xander: Go right ahead.

Gwen: [Sighs]

Gwen: Nothing.

Xander: Well, maybe he, you know, nipped out of town for thanksgiving and he’ll call you when he gets back.

Gwen: Maybe.

Xander: Look, I know how badly you want to repair your relationship with jack. Remember, maggie’s gonna talk to him, try and get him to come around.

Gwen: Yeah, but how much of an effort is she really going to put in? She loves abigail, and she knows that I tried to destroy her life.

Xander: I explained to maggie that you–you’re a different person now. A kind, caring person who only wants to make things right with her family. So please, just be patient, love. And in the meantime, you still got me. I’m not going anywhere.

Gwen: Oi! You said you aren’t going anywhere.

Xander: I’m just gonna, you know, go for a shower. You’re welcome to join if you like.

[Phone rings]

Gwen: Chad? Why are you phoning me?

Kristen: It’s not chad. It’s kristen. Hi sabrina!

Ej: Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Nicole: What do you mean?

Ej: You seeing me as an indomitable force. Powerful, ruthless, unshakable.

Nicole: Oh, no, I still see you and all those things.

[Laughs]

Ej: Even though you witnessed me blubbering like a child?

Nicole: Oh, ej, come on. We talked about this. You know, just because you’re vulnerable doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means that you’re human. And in my eyes, at least, a very attractive human.

Ej: Well, you can hardly blame me for being wary about letting my guard down. I did that with samantha, and you can see where that got me.

Nicole: Speaking of, have you gotten any more calls like you did the other night that you thought it might be sami?

Ej: No, and whoever it was, they never called back. And if they do and it is samantha, I can handle it.

Nicole: But why should you have to? I mean, you’re going through so much already. Although I have to admit, it is strange that you haven’t heard from sami before now.

Ej: Why is that strange? I told her that I didn’t want her in my life anymore.

Nicole: But after you kicked her out, she went to see gabi to ask her if she can move into the mansion so she could badger you into reconciliation. I mean, it was sami’s mission to get you to forgive her. And, what, she just disappears off the face of the earth?

Ej: Apparently so.

Nicole: The only explanation I can come up with is that she decided not to get back together with you. But why? I mean, why would sami do that?

[Dramatic music]

Jason: Why would you call your husband? I mean, your marriage blew up in your face.

Sami: What do you know about my marriage?

Jason: I read the tabloids. Ej dimera threw you out on your ass after you cheated on him with your ex-husband. There’s no way he’s gonna–

Sami: Okay, okay, that–that story was a huge exaggeration, all right? We had a fight. He was upset, with good reason, over my lapse in judgment.

Jason: Lapse in judgment? You slept with a dude behind his back.

Sami: Listen, ej is my husband.

Jason: Uh-huh.

Sami: And even when he’s furious at me, he still loves me. If he knew I was in trouble, he would come running.

Jason: [Laughs] I thought you called him.

Sami: I did. Phone went dead the second he picked up. But if it weren’t for that, he would be breaking down this door right now.

Jason: Uh-huh. I seriously doubt that.

Kristen: Oh, you didn’t think I’d forgotten about you.

Gwen: [Sighs] I can’t talk now.

Kristen: Fine. Then put your boyfriend on. I’ll tell him that his fiancée is alive and well and that she never wanted to break his heart.

Gwen: No, please. Please don’T.

Kristen: Here’s the deal, gwennie. I just got word that I’m being sent back to statesville, possibly as soon as today. So I need you to act now.

Gwen: What do you bloody expect me to do?

Kristen: I expect you to get me out of here asap.

Gwen: And if I can’t?

Kristen: Well, then I’ll call xander and tell him where to find sarah, and he will dump you so fast, it’ll make your head spin.

Okay, we’re not gonna ask for

Gwen: [Sighs] Well, I don’t know how you expect me to do this.

Kristen: You’re having a crisis of conscience? Please, gwennie, compared to everything else you’ve done, this is a piece of cake.

Gwen: Well, no, actually, it’s not really a moral issue. It’s more of a practical one. You see, I’ve never busted anyone out of jail before. I don’t even have a clue where to begin.

Kristen: Well, then enjoy being single. Hey, maybe you’ll meet someone at sarah and xander’s wedding.

Gwen: No, please, please, don’t–just don’t– don’t tell him. Don’t punish me for something that I would do in a heartbeat if I could.

Kristen: Mm. Do I have to do everything myself? If I tell you how to do this, do you promise to go through with it? No excuses? No cold feet?

Gwen: Yes, of course.

Kristen: Okay. Then I’ll get you some help.

Gwen: I have to go.

Xander: Who was that?

[Dramatic music]

Chad: It’s for kristen.

Rafe: Oh. She know she’s going back to statesville?

Chad: Yeah, I just told her.

Rafe: Okay. Why don’t you also tell her that if she’s planning on the old switcheroo again, you know, with susan, it ain’t gonna happen. Susan’s in the hospital.

Chad: I heard. Crazy story.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Chad: She’s doing okay, though.

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, she’ll be fine as long as she doesn’t get roped into helping kristen again.

Chad: I doubt there’s anybody in this town right now that would help my sister.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, lani’s her best friend, but she’d never risk it. There’s always ava.

Chad: They go way back.

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, they do. In fact, last time kristen was in custody and she traded places with susan, ava’s the one that found her.

Chad: You think she helped her escape?

Rafe: Well, I did ask her point-blank, and ava said she went into the interrogation room looking for me and she found–she found susan unconscious on the floor, never even saw kristen, and if she had seen her that she would have told me right away.

Chad: And you believe her?

Rafe: Yeah. I do.

[Phone rings]

Ava: Hello.

Kristen: It’s me, kristen.

Ava: Kristen? I heard you got arrested.

Kristen: Yeah, I’m at the police station right now.

Ava: So why are you calling me?

Kristen: Well, I need a favor.

Ava: What?

Kristen: Well, the last time I was in a bind, you helped me out and you looked the other way so I could escape, so I need you–

Ava: Listen, kristen, if you are asking me to help you run from the police again, I can’t do it. Rafe and I are in a good place. We’re happy, and I am not gonna jeopardize that.

Kristen: You already have. And if you don’t get me out of here, I’m gonna tell commissioner hernandez all about it, how you aided and abetted me and then you went and lied to his face.

Ava: Come on, you can’T.

Kristen: Oh, I can, and I will.

Ava: Kristen, please.

Kristen: I don’t have time to argue, so listen up. Here’s exactly what you need to do.

Sami: No matter what happens between ej and me, I am still the mother of his children. And he is a very rich man. He will pay a small fortune to get me out of here.

Jason: I’d pay a small fortune to get you to shut up. Trust me.

Sami: Will you please just tell your employer that ej will pay?

Jason: My employer doesn’t care about money.

Sami: Why? Is he rich? Or she? Why are they holding me here? Jason, whoever this horrible person is that you’re working for, you just have to tell me. I have to know who it is. Please.

Nicole: Why would sami do a complete 180, just get up and leave when she said she would stay and fight for your marriage?

Ej: Like you said, she changed her mind.

Nicole: No. It’s not like sami to give up. Especially on you. And she would dig in, hold on, and be in your face 24-7 until she broke you down. But instead, she just disappeared? Why would sami do that?

Ej: Because of me.

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Kristen: [Sighs] So are we clear on this?

Ava: Yes. Absolutely.

Kristen: Okay, good. Now, get to work. All right, outgoing calls. Delete.

Chad: What are you– is that my phone?

Kristen: Yes.

Chad: Who–who’d you call?

Kristen: I was calling brady.

Chad: You are unbelievable.

Kristen: You know what? I’m sorry, chad. It’s just–I was desperate. I wanted to speak with rachel. I miss her very, very much, and I thought if he got the call from you, you know, it would be different. But as soon as he heard my voice, he hung up.

Chad: Here’s your food. I have to go.

Kristen: Oh, hey. Hey, thank you for this. And thank you for trying to help. Knowing that you still care gives me hope.

Chad: Yeah, well, hold on to it, ’cause right now, it’s all you got.

[Dramatic music]

Xander: Who was on the phone?

Gwen: Chad.

Xander: Why would you want to talk to chad dimera?

Gwen: I didn’T. He–he phoned me.

Xander: Why?

Gwen: Oh, you know, to blast me yet again for lying about my miscarriage and trying to blow up his marriage.

Xander: God’s sake, he needs to get over–I mean, yeah, you caused some problems. But I mean, he still has a future, a family, a home with the love of his life. Some people have to settle for a lot less.

Gwen: People like you?

Xander: Why would you say that?

Gwen: You–you were talking about sarah earlier. Maybe it’s still bothering you.

Xander: No, it’s not. No. You were right. I need to forget about her. In fact, I already have.

Sami: I just need to know. I just need to know who’s behind this.

Jason: [Laughs] So you’ve said about a thousand times. You know that we had the same conversation every damn day since you got here?

Sami: Since I got here? Do you mean since the day that the thug chloroformed me at rafe hernandez’s house and dumped me here? Is that what you mean?

Jason: And every single time, you keep on asking who my boss is. I told you, you’re not gonna get that information from me.

Sami: [Sighs] Why not?

Jason: [Sighs] ‘Cause I’m no dummy. I know what side my bread is buttered on, all right?

Sami: Do you have to bring up food? You know how I get when I’m hungry.

Jason: Oh, kind of like the green blob in “ghostbusters,” right?

Sami: [Chuckles] Yes, actually, exactly like that.

Jason: Ah.

Sami: So what do you say? Can I have my breakfast or what?

Jason: [Laughs] All right, fine. But this here, I’m taking it with me. All right?

Sami: Yes. Take it.

Nicole: Why would sami leave because of you?

Ej: I pushed her away. I told her I never wanted to see her again, and I meant it.

Nicole: Well, she cheated on you with lucas, so you have every right to be angry.

Ej: I was cruel. Perhaps too cruel.

Nicole: Whatever you said in that moment–

Ej: It wasn’t just that moment, nicole. I was vicious toward my wife for more than a year, verbally and emotionally abusive.

Nicole: You know, maybe we shouldn’t talk about this right now. You’re exhausted and–

Ej: Being up all night has given me a lot of time to think. Sitting there and watching my mother scared and helpless reminded me of what I went through after the fire. I was in so much pain, I didn’t want anyone near me.

Nicole: You went through some very severe trauma.

Ej: And so did my mother. And how did she react? Did she turn cold as ice? Start lashing out at the people that were trying to care for her? No, the complete opposite. She wants me as close as possible.

Nicole: But you two are very different people.

Ej: That doesn’t excuse my behavior.

Nicole: Ej, you were severely burned. You were covered from head to toe in bandages for months.

Ej: Hmm. And every day, I thought to myself that I wanted to die than rather live as the shell of the man that I’d become. I begged samantha to put me out of my misery. But she refused. She kept fighting for me long after I’d given up. And do you think I showed her any bit of appreciation? No. I was a monster. In fact, samantha told me how much she loved me, and I would scream at her to go to hell. She felt lonely, rejected. And so she betrayed me with that wretched simpleton.

But that doesn’t change the fact that she saved my life.

Nicole: Sounds like you feel more than anger toward sami.

Ej: I am still immensely grateful for everything she did for me, but she doesn’t know, because I told her to stay away. And she has.

Nicole: Ej, I mean, it sounds like you regret it.

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Ej: No. I don’t regret the decision I made about samantha.

Nicole: Are you sure? ‘Cause it sounds like you wish you had handled things differently.

Ej: As far as my recovery goes, sure. My behavior was atrocious. But that doesn’t justify the fact that my wife broke her vows. Doesn’t change the fact that she was unfaithful and then lied about it to my face repeatedly.

Nicole: Do you think you would have forgiven her if she had told you the truth from the beginning?

Ej: Doesn’t matter, because she didn’T. Now she’s gone. And I’m moving on.

[Dramatic music]

Nicole… thank you for coming and checking up on me.

Nicole: Of course.

Ej: I’ve had a rather dark night of the soul. Feeling terribly guilty about how I’ve treated my mother, how I’ve treated everyone I’ve cared for. And you, you didn’t scold me or mock me for my behavior, being a bastard. You listened and gave me hope that things can be better moving forward and reminding me that I am right where I want to be. I’m with the person I want to be with.

Unless you’re still pining over rafe after your conference table sex.

Nicole: No, no.

Ej: Mm?

Nicole: Ej. No. Not at all. I’m right where I want to be too. Like you said, moving on.

Kristen: Any news?

Rafe: The van taking you back to statesville is on its way.

Kristen: Huh, well, there must be a bunch of red tape to deal with before I go, forms to sign, paperwork to process.

Rafe: I took care of all that. Soon as it gets here, you’ll be on your way.

[Tense music]

[Knock at door]

Ava: Gwen rizczech?

Gwen: Yes. Who are you?

Ava: Well, according to kristen dimera, I’m your new partner in crime.

[Monitor beeping]

Susan: Hmm. Elvis? Is that you, honey? Oh, jeepers! You’re not my elvis.

Xander: No, susan, it’s–it’s me, xander.

Susan: Oh, xander kiriakis.

Xander: I prefer cook.

Susan: Okay. What are you doing here?

Xander: Well, I heard about what happened to you, and I–I wanted to give you these.

Susan: Oh!

[Sniffs] Mm. We don’t know each other, so why are you bringing me flowers?

Xander: Oh, I just– I don’t know, I wanted to thank you for what you did for me.

Susan: Is this one of those hidden-camera shows?

Xander: Why would you ask that?

Susan: Watch this. See, I just concentrated really, really, really hard, and I can’t think of a single thing that I’ve ever done for you.

Xander: You–you opened my eyes about my unfaithful fiancéE. You–you saved me from making the biggest mistake of my life.

Susan: I’m sorry, mr. Cook. I–I really don’t know what on god’s green earth you are talking about.

Jason: [Whistling]

[Both chuckle] Here you go. It’s all ready for you.

Sami: Thank you.

Jason: Well, I try.

Sami: [Chuckles]

[Clears throat] You know, I just have to do it, take everything off the tray. I don’t like airplanes, cafeterias. Ever since I was a little kid, I had to eat it separate.

Jason: Hey, whatever works. It’s all good.

Sami: Right?

[Both chuckle] Oh, uh, jason, I just want to say I’m sorry about the phone thing. It won’t happen again.

Jason: Ah, cool. Well, it better not.

[Both chuckle] Eat up.

Sami: Right. Okay.

Jason: [Grunts]

[Groaning]

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[Soft jazzy music]

Maggie: Brady.

Brady: Hi, hey. I’m–I’m–I’m sorry to pull you away from thanksgiving. I’m glad you came.

Maggie: Oh, well, we finished our feast a while ago. Victor is already zonked out in front of the tv.

Brady: Mm. [Laughs]

Maggie: So how many of those have you had?

Chloe: Mmm. Are you not gonna finish that?

Philip: Too full.

Chloe: Oh, yeah, actually, me too. Oh, maggie really outdid herself with that meal. But I do know a really great way to burn off a bunch of thanksgiving calories.

Philip: I’m listening.

Chloe: I think we should take a nice…long walk to the riverbank and check on our tree.

[Dramatic music]

Belle: Oh, how’s susan?

Steve: She’s doing okay. Kayla said tony and anna could keep her and ej company for a little while. Any word from your dad?

Belle: No. He’s not answering my calls. He’s not returning my messages. I’m just–I mean, I know he’s worried about my mom, but to go after her when she is so out of control like this, I–

Steve: Belle. Belle, listen. No one is tougher than your old man. If anyone can find marlena and get through to her, it’s john.

Belle: [Sighs]

Ciara: Marlena, we were just talking about you.

Marlena: P-please, close the door.

Ben: Oh, what’s–what’s wrong?

Marlena: You’ve gotta help me. You have to hide me.

[Tense music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Soft music]

John: [Gasps] Oh, man. Look at you. How’s doug and julie?

Shawn: She’s putting him to bed. But we’re lucky they’re alive.

John: I think we’re all lucky to be alive.

Shawn: Yeah, my grandparents are incredibly brave. The way that they called out marlena–or the devil?

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Shawn: My grandma said that after marlena knocked me out that she–that she called on the power of love to protect herself and doug and it worked.

John: [Laughs] Leave it to julie williams to scare satan away. I’m glad you’re all okay, kid. Except for that crack on your head.

Shawn: Yeah. Look, steve said that you were on your way to the hospital. I mean, based on the way that you look, I mean, doesn’t look like such a bad idea.

John: No, no, no, that’s all on hold until I can find doc.

Shawn: What happened to you, john? And where have you been? What did marlena do to you?

John: [Exhales heavily]

Ciara: What are you talking about? Are you okay?

Ben: Why do you need us to hide you?

Marlena: It’s john.

Ciara: John?

Ben: What’s going on?

Ciara: What is it, marlena? What’s wrong?

Ben: Please. Hey, we’re here to help you. Whatever it is.

Marlena: I never thought i would have to tell anybody this. And I’m afraid you’re gonna have a very hard time believing me.

[Shudders]

Ben: You’re shaking. You need to sit down.

Ciara: Yeah, let me get you some water.

Marlena: [Exhales heavily]

Ciara: Here.

Marlena: Thank you. I guess I’m–I’m not sure where to start.

Ben: Whatever it is, you can tell us.

Marlena: Well, the– the reason–the reason john is after me is because john’s been abusing me.

[Tense music]

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Maggie: You know what? It doesn’t matter how many you’ve had to drink. The important thing is, is that you called me.

Brady: [Clears throat] Maggie, I–I haven’t even had a slip of it. I’ve been staring at it for an hour and 26 minutes and 35 seconds now.

Maggie: I am just so glad you called.

Brady: I’m glad you came.

Maggie: I’m your family.

[Sighs] I’m your sponsor. I know how difficult holidays can be. And I know how hard you’ve had it recently. So why don’t we get that gentlemen to take that away?

Brady: Yeah, I– I regretted it the minute I ordered it. Just couldn’t find the strength to send it back.

Maggie: Hmm. I understand. I mean, that’s the pull alcohol has over us.

Brady: Yeah.

Maggie: When we least expect it…[Sighs] We can find ourself with that urge– with that urge to pick it up.

[Clears throat] I can’t imagine how hard it was for you finding kristen about to run off with rachel and begging you not to turn her in.

Brady: The look on that little girl’s face. She was just looking up at me like… kristen’s desperation, it just all–the whole damn thing just broke–broke me up, maggie. It broke my heart.

Maggie: Well, listen. Unfortunately for addicts like us…

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Maggie: People can have just as much of a hold over us as alcohol. Especially when that person is the mother of our child. And the woman that once and I’m guessing you still love very deeply.

Brady: I heard from kristen’s lawyer. She wanted to see me, and I came really close to doing it, I did, maggie, but I’m–I’m–I… can’t do it. I can’t do it. I can’t–I got to end it. It–it has to end, right?

Maggie: Yeah, so you ended with a scotch instead?

Brady: Well, if I’m completely honest with you, this–this drink is not just about kristen. It’s also about chloe.

Maggie: Oh.

Chloe: What do you say? I’m feeling a little extra thankful for my amazing boyfriend, and what better way to celebrate than to go visit our tree?

[Dramatic music]

Philip: [Growling] That is an awesome idea, but I am so stuffed, I can hardly move.

Chloe: Hmm.

Philip: In case you haven’t noticed, it’s cold outside.

Chloe: Since when are you afraid of a little chill factor?

Philip: Since I’m curled up on this couch with my beautiful girlfriend…

Chloe: Mm-hmm.

Philip: In this nice warm house.

Chloe: Oh, so that’s a no?

Philip: It is.

Chloe: How about tomorrow?

Philip: Black friday? And miss all the sales?

Chloe: Oh, stop it. Very funny. You’re probably gonna be working anyway. Okay, but I do wanna make a date to go visit our sweet little tree. I wanna see how it’s doing.

Shawn: So all this time, you were in the dimera crypt? And marlena put you there?

John: Shawn, it wasn’t marlena. Doc is fighting as hard as she can, but she is just no match for a force of evil as powerful as the devil.

Shawn: Yeah, I’d have to agree. Look, let me take you to the hospital. I mean, belle’s there right now. She’s worried sick about you. I’m sure she would love to see with her own two eyes that you’re alive and you’re well.

John: Kid, I would love nothing more than to wrap my arms around my daughter right now and tell her, “kid, everything is gonna be okay,” but I can’t do that, not until–

Shawn: Till you find marlena.

John: I gotta stop her, shawn. I gotta save her. Before she knocked you out, did she say anything about her plans?

Shawn: No, I think her plan was just to finish us off. Until–till julie drove her away.

John: Well, then maybe you should–you should give this back to julie.

Shawn: I think, right now, I think that you could use it a lot more.

[Tense music]

Ciara: John’s been abusing you?

Ben: I am so, so sorry, dr. Evans. Since–since when?

Marlena: Well, it’s been going on for some time.

Ciara: Hasn’t he been out of town for some undercover assignment?

Marlena: He was. He was. I–I was hoping the time away would do him some good, help him, you know, deal with his demons. And then he came home this morning and–

Ben: What happened? What happened?

Marlena: He did that.

Ben: John did that?

Ciara: Why?

Marlena: Well, I’m afraid he doesn’t need much of a reason. He–he came home and I–I told him I was so happy to see him because he’d been gone for a while, and he–he felt that I was was guilting him about his job. And then– and then he grabbed me.

Ben: This is unbelievable.

Marlena: Yeah, well, see, I’m a psychiatrist. I’m supposed to be able to help people with their problems, but I can’t even seem to help myself.

Ciara: And do you really think that john is going to come after you?

Marlena: Oh, oh, he–he was in–he was in such a rage when I left the house, I– I’m afraid to go back there.

Ben: I’m so sorry.

Ciara: Yeah, this is horrible. I just–I’m sorry, marlena, but this doesn’t sound like john. Why give your family just any eggs

Maggie: So this is about chloe? I–I knew that victor was trying to push the two of you together, but I just thought it was his wishful thinking.

Brady: Wishful, yeah. Granddad’s skills as a matchmaker are highly exaggerated and overrated. Chloe and I are not together. That being said, despite my desire to suppress them, I do–I have some real feelings for her, maggie, some deep-rooted feelings for her, and I really can’t do anything about it because–

Maggie: She’s with philip.

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: Oh, it was so beautiful that day we planted the tree. Look how small it was. It’s probably so much bigger now. I’m just sorry I haven’t had the time to go visit it lately.

Philip: They’ve been working you awfully hard at basic black. How’s it going over there?

Chloe: Great. I mean, this week, we were really crunched because we were trying to get the latest sales projections in before the holiday, but other than that, business as usual.

Philip: So no big developments to report?

Chloe: Like what? How about we stop talking about philip and we get back to work?

Brady: That’s a good idea.

Chloe: Brady, seriously, I mean it. You cannot tell anybody what happened here last night. I mean–

Brady: I–I know what you mean. I know. You’re referring to the sex that happened on the conference table. Okay, listen, I’m– I’m not gonna tell a soul about it. It’ll be our secret, okay?

[Dramatic music]

Philip: Oh, I don’t know. Seems like you’ve been working long hours. Haven’t seen you that much. Just thought there might be something big going on.

Chloe: Well, there–there is one development.

Philip: A new product line?

Chloe: I need to talk to you about brady.

Shawn: I’m checking the latest incident report, and nope, no sign of marlena.

[Phone rings] Oh. Hey, sweetie.

Belle: Oh, thank god. I just called the salem pd, and they said you weren’t there. Where are you? And where is my mom?

Shawn: Look, I’m still at the house. Your–your mom got away from me.

Belle: What do you mean she got away? Are you okay?

Shawn: Yeah, nothing a little bit of aspirin can’t fix.

Belle: Oh, my god, shawn.

Shawn: I’m fine. I’m fine. So are doug and julie. And the good news is, your dad’s safe. He just got here a little while ago.

Belle: Oh, thank god. Is he hurt?

Shawn: He’s a little worse for wear, but he says he’s okay. He’s actually right here.

[Suspenseful music]

Marlena: I don’t blame you for being skeptical.

Ciara: No, I don’t mean to upset you. It’s just, john is madly in love with you. He is so gentle with you. I–I simply can’t picture him trying to hurt you.

Marlena: No, I understand it’s out of character, but ever since the aneurysm, he–he flies into these fits of rage.

Ciara: Aneurysm?

Ben: Yeah, it happened last fall when you were…

Ciara: Oh, right

Ben: I thought these episodes had stopped.

Marlena: No, I’m afraid not. Sometimes he’s normal, and then other times, he goes into this insane rage. I–I just never thought that– no matter how angry he got, I never thought that he would hurt me.

Ben: But he did.

Marlena: Yeah, I–I guess that’s why I haven’t said anything. I mean, I–I didn’t wanna believe it myself. But all these months, things have gotten worse and worse and worse, and it doesn’t stop, but I just keep thinking, “I’m alone.” I’m just scared. I’m just so scared.

Ben: Listen, you don’t have to be afraid anymore. You don’t have to be afraid. I promise you ciara and i are gonna do everything that we can do to help you and to help john, whatever you need.

Marlena: Oh, I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Gosh, I must be such a mess. I–I hope you don’t mind if I just clean up a little bit.

Ben: Of course, yeah.

Marlena: Excuse me. Thank you.

Ben: This is unreal. John’s just been abusing her for the last year?

Ciara: Yeah, that’s what she says.

Ben: You don’t believe her?

Ciara: I don’t know. Obviously she’s scared.

Ben: Obviously she has a bruise on her wrist, ciara, but–

Ciara: No, I–I see that. I–I just–for some reason, I’m wondering if maybe there’s a little bit more to this.

Ben: There’s more? More how?

Ciara: I don’t know. I don’t know, but I cannot imagine him hurting her. And I cannot imagine her putting up with it for a year. And I cannot imagine him coming after her.

[Banging on door]

John: Marlena.

[Banging on door] Open up! I know you’re in there, marlena. Come on. Hi susan! Honey?

Brady: I blew it, maggie. A little while back, chloe actually–she admitted to me that she had feelings for me.

Maggie: You were in love with kristen.

Brady: [Sighs] Well, I’m–I’m always gonna–gonna love kristen. She’s the–she’s the mother of my daughter. But…I feel like I’ve been lying to myself for a long time about her, thinking that she’s gonna change. I know she’s gonna change. She’s not gonna change. She’s got these insecurities and this jealousy that just– I feel like I’m talking about philip right now.

Maggie: Philip isn’t kristen, brady.

Brady: No, he’s not, but I’ll tell you what. The guy freaks out every single time he sees chloe and i together.

Maggie: And you don’t do anything at all to push his buttons?

Brady: No, I don’t pu– I don’t– but yeah, I mean, I–I guess I’ve pushed a button here and there, but I don’t–look, I don’t do it anymore. Honestly, chloe and I are colleagues. We’re dear friends and nothing more. Even though I don’t think philip is ever gonna have the capacity to be the man or the–the partner that chloe needs.

Maggie: And have you voiced any of this to chloe?

Brady: Oh, yeah. Chloe is fully aware of how I feel about philip. But I’m–I’m trying to do the honorable thing here.

Maggie: Stand back and hope that this relationship with him just implodes on its own?

Brady: Maybe.

[Sighs] Don’t look at me like that. Okay, yeah, that’s exactly– that’s exactly what I am hoping for, completely.

Maggie: Mm, and what if it doesn’t happen?

Brady: If it doesn’t happen, then I accept defeat and I do nothing.

Maggie: Except land in a bar like this.

Brady: All right, maggie. Touché. Fine, but look, I’m serious. I am serious about this. I–I don’t care whether I think philip is right for chloe or not. I’m not gonna interfere. I’ll tell you what. It does hurt like hell to think that chloe and i could have had a real chance if philip wasn’t in the picture.

Philip: Why would you need to talk to me about brady?

Chloe: [Sighs] Well, I know that you and lucas saw me and brady walk into the salem inn the day that I moved out.

Philip: How did you know we saw you?

Chloe: Brady told me.

Philip: And what did brady have to say about it?

Chloe: Well, he said that lucas basically confronted him and accused him of sleeping with me behind your back, and I wanted to talk to you about it, but I wanted to wait until you mentioned it first, but it’s been weeks, and you haven’t said a word.

[Banging on door]

John: Come on, marlena! I know you’re in there! Doc, open up!

[Banging on door] Open up!

[Tense music]

Ben: John.

John: Let me in, ben! I know she’s in there! Let me in! Let me in!

Ben: You need to go home, john. You need to get out of here.

John: I’m not going anywhere until I see her, so let me in!

[Growls]

Ben: The best thing you can do right now, john, is to go home and you cool off.

John: After all that bitch has done, what, now it’s my fault?

Ben: You need to leave, john.

John: Everything she’s telling you is a lie, ben. She’s just trying to get you on her side.

Ben: You need to leave. You need to go home.

John: I know you’re in there, doc! I know you’re in there! You’re in there spewing your filthy lies about me. Well, it’s over. You hear me? I’m gonna stop you once and for all. I’m gonna kill you. I swear to god, I’m gonna kill you!

Belle: What do you mean my dad’s gone?

Shawn: He was just here a second ago. Maybe he went to go look for your mother. Oh, my god, john, john.

Belle: Shawn? Shawn? What’s going on?

John: It’s not like she says. She’s no victim. You hear me? Doc, you are no victim. You got everything you deserve, and you’re gonna get everything that’s coming to you.

Ciara: Ben, close the door.

John: No, open the door! Bitch.

Maggie: Well, I wish I could give you some advice, but I don’t know what to say.

Brady: Maggie, I’ll tell you what. It can’t be any worse than the advice I got from marlena.

Maggie: Well, what did she tell you?

Brady: She told me to take chloe and throw her on the conference table and ravage her.

Maggie: [Laughs]

Brady: Yeah.

Maggie: Marlena?

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Maggie: She actually said that?

Brady: She actually said that.

Maggie: That doesn’t sound like marlena at all. What’s gotten into her?

Brady: I don’t know. I don’t know, but I didn’t go through with it, obviously.

Maggie: Good.

Brady: I did–I did not take her advice. And so there you have it. Once again, maggie, I–I lost the girl before I even really got the chance to get her. And all to a man who is just a– sorry, I–no more dumping on philip. He’s your stepson. I’m–I’m sorry.

Maggie: I love philip, but I love you too. I just–I hate to see you in so much pain. All I want is for both of you to be happy. And unfortunately, you both can’t have chloe.

[Soft jazzy music]

Philip: I didn’t ask you about you and brady going into salem inn because there was nothing to know, right?

Chloe: Of course not. Nothing happened between me and brady that night.

[Dramatic music]

Brady only walked in with me to help me with my luggage.

Philip: That’s exactly what I assumed.

Chloe: Well, good. I’m glad. I do kind of have another confession. When brady told me what you and lucas saw, I just–I assumed that you were gonna just fly into another jealous rage. And when you didn’t mention anything, I was relieved. I took it as a sign that you finally trust me.

Philip: I’ve learned my lesson, chloe. I know how important trust is in a relationship. Once it’s broken, it’s all over.

John: [Groans]

Belle: How are you feeling?

John: I’m okay, sweetheart.

Belle: All this time, you were in this horrible crypt, and, you know, we just believed mom when she told us you were undercover, and we should have looked harder. We–we should have questioned her more.

John: Izzy, izzy, izzy, first of all, it wasn’t your mother. So there’s no way you could’ve known. All that matters now is that we–we need to find her. Listen, I don’t suppose you’d spring me if I asked really nicely, like, please?

Kayla: Mm. Not a chance. You are staying right here where I can keep an eye on you.

Belle: Dad, you passed out. You’re staying, even if I have to guard you myself. So is he gonna be okay?

Kayla: Well, I’ve ordered a ct scan just to make sure that there’s no head injury, but judging from the circumstances, I would say that he is dehydrated and exhausted. So we’ll give him some fluids and some rest, and then I believe he’ll be all right.

John: There, you heard it. Your old man’s indestructible.

Belle: Well, thank god steve found you when he did. ‘Cause there’s really no telling what the devil had in store for you.

John: [Sighs]

Steve: Here you go, buddy.

Shawn: Oh, thanks.

Steve: Marlena really got you good, huh?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, she did.

Steve: Well, I know she’s your mother-in-law, but why didn’t you cuff her before you took her down into the station?

Shawn: Look, I did. I’ve never seen anything like it before in my life. She just–she just snapped the cuffs like they were trinkets. And then she threw me across the room without breaking a sweat.

Steve: Across the room, huh? Did you get yourself checked out?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, kayla looked me over. I’m fine. Just wanna make sure that john’s okay. And then we need to find marlena. Look, anybody who comes in contact with her, they’re in serious danger.

Marlena: Is he gone?

Ben: Yeah, I don’t worry. You’re safe. We’re not gonna let him anywhere near you.

Ciara: I–I can’t even believe that was john. I barely even recognized him.

Marlena: I know. That’s not the man I married.

Ben: Yeah, well, I’m calling the police.

Marlena: No, no.

Ben: He’s dangerous, dr. Evans.

Marlena: No, the thing is that he’s got friends in the department, so I don’t want him to be able to talk his way out of it.

Ciara: Okay, well, what about family?

Marlena: Well, gosh, eric’s out of the country, and sami’s gone, and… well, belle and brady, I–I don’t want to put them in a position where they have to turn against their father.

Ben: Well, I mean, there’s gotta be something we can do.

Marlena: There is. We have to leave town right now.

[Tense music]

Kayla: Here you go.

John: Thank you.

[Monitor beeping] You know, your husband saved my life today.

Kayla: You’re his very best friend in the whole world. And when you vanished and we finally realized that marlena was lying to us about where you were, there was nothing that was gonna stop him from finding you. Not even the devil.

John: That’s my partner.

Kayla: You know, john, I owe you an apology.

John: Yeah, and why’s that?

Kayla: I was so angry with you for playing that tape of doug’s session with marlena, but you knew in your gut that there was something terribly wrong with marlena and that that tape was the key. If only we had listened to that tape sooner, you know, maybe we could’ve stopped marlena before she went after you or doug or susan.

John: Kay, kay, kay, kay, no, no, no, no. This is–this is lucifer we’re talking about here. It doesn’t matter when we would have listened to that tape. He would have found a way to stop us. What’s important now is that we know what we are fighting, and all that matters is that we win that fight for doc’s sake.

Ben: You want us to leave town with you?

Marlena: Well, just for a little while. Look, I’m afraid if I go alone, john will find me. Oh, well, yeah, you’ve got your own family to think about. You got the baby coming and all that. I know it’s a big decision. Why don’t I just go freshen up again and let you talk about it?

[Dramatic music]

Oh, don’t let me down, ben.

Ciara: Look, we–we can’t just leave town, ben.

Ben: You heard john. You saw him. This guy’s totally lost it.

Ciara: Yeah, okay, and there must be a better way that we can help her that doesn’t involve us packing up our things and leaving town.

Ben: I know it seems like a lot, but this woman has never asked anything of me.

Ciara: Okay, but this? Go where, ben? For how long? I am finally working again. You have a job.

Ben: I understand that. She’s scared, ciara, and she needs our help right now.

Ciara: I know, I know, but there’s just–there’s something so weird about all of this. It’s just fundamentally weird. It’s all out of nowhere.

Ben: You heard marlena. This has been going on for almost a year. John’s aneurysm?

Ciara: Okay, well, maybe we can find a way to help him. Maybe we can call brady or call belle.

Ben: She said she doesn’t wanna get anybody else involved.

Ciara: I know, but they’re family, ben.

Ben: I know that, ciara. But after everything she has done for me, maybe it’s my turn to help her. She’s the person who never stopped believing in me. She changed my life. Hell, she gave me my life back. We are about to have a baby right now because that woman convinced me that i could be a good father.

[Dramatic music]

Marlena: Well, did you decide?

Limu emu… & doug

Chloe: Thank you so much for understanding and for trusting me. You have no idea how much it means.

Philip: What do you say we go upstairs and tuck in and see what christmas movies are on?

Chloe: Mm, I would love that, but I really have to head back to the salem inn.

Philip: Video chat with parker?

Chloe: No, I wish. He went to bed ages ago. But I have a super early morning meeting in the square.

Philip: My little workaholic.

Chloe: [Chuckles]

Philip: You can’t beat that commute.

Chloe: No. But I’ll see you tomorrow?

Philip: You bet.

Chloe: Okay. Mm.

Philip: All that talk about trust right before she goes to meet her boyfriend? There’s not a chance in hell her and brady are gonna make a fool of me.

Brady: Belle, thanks for– thanks for calling. Oh, my god.

Maggie: So john’s in the hospital?

Brady: Yeah, he is.

Maggie: Well, is he all right?

Brady: He’s–he’s–he’s gonna be all right. But marlena is not.

Maggie: Marlena? Well, what happened?

Brady: Oh, my god. That’s why. That’s–that’s why that advice that she gave me was so crazy, because it–it wasn’t her at all.

Maggie: Wait a minute. What on earth you talking about?

Brady: Maggie, this is gonna sound really crazy, but I’m just gonna tell you. Marlena has been possessed by the devil… again.

Maggie: Oh, no.

Steve: Hey there. There’s my partner. Looking a lot better than the last time I saw you.

John: Well, you know, I was having myself a pretty below-average thanksgiving till you showed up.

Kayla: [Laughs]

Steve: You doing okay?

John: Well, if I can get your wifey to sneak me in a sliver of her world-famous pumpkin pie, I’ll be good as new.

Kayla: Hmm, with a little rest and some fluids. We’re still waiting on the ct report.

John: Details, only details. You know, I’ve always been grateful for your friendship. But with everything that’s going on here right now with–with doc out there needing our help, today I’m extra thankful for the two of you.

Steve: We’re by your side on this, buddy. We found you. We’re gonna find marlena too. Okay.

Shawn: How’s your dad doing?

Belle: Oh, well, he’s okay for someone who’s been locked in a crypt for weeks. Of course, all he wants to do is get out of here and go find my mom.

Shawn: Well, I’m right there with him on that. Look, belle I–I’ve been holding off on officially reporting this, but I–

Belle: I know. I know. You don’t have a choice.

[Tense music]

Shawn: Yeah, this is detective brady. I need to put out an apb on marlena evans.

Tell all units to approach with caution. Dr. Evans should be considered extremely dangerous.

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[Ambient music]

Philip: You share every intimate detail of your life with me, chloe?

Abe: Thank you.

Lani: You’re welcome.

Abe: You know, I was starting to think you were avoiding me.

Lani: I was. I didn’t know how to face you.

Abe: And why on earth would you have trouble facing me?

Lani: Because all of this is my fault.

Abe: You know, there is plenty of blame to go around, and none of it should land on you.

Lani: I’m the one who jumped to the conclusion that you were my father just because you dated tamara around the time I was conceived.

Abe: Well, that’s a reasonable conclusion.

Lani: Yeah, but it was the wrong one. And for the life of me, I cannot–I don’t know why my mother–why tamara let me believe a lie. I bet you wish I’d never come to salem looking for you.

Abe: You would lose that bet. Learning that you were my daughter is one of the best things that ever happened to me.

Lani: [Sniffling]

[Sighs]

Brady: I don’t even believe what you’re telling me right now. Marlena got violent at the horton thanksgiving dinner?

John: How many times do I have to say this? It’s not doc. Satan is the one that’s making her do all those things.

Brady: Okay, but–

Paulina: Then– then it’s true? Dr. Marlena evans is possessed by the devil?

Ben: I promise you, nobody followed us. John is not gonna find you here. Sit down.

Marlena: Is everything all right?

Ciara: Actually no. Something here is very wrong.

[Sinister music]

As a professional bull-rider

Ben: What is it? Is it the baby?

Ciara: No. No, the baby’s fine. It’s just the way you’ve been acting–staring out the window, jumping at every sound.

Marlena: Well, I’m very, very concerned about what john could do to me if he found me. Is that what’s upsetting to you?

Ciara: Yeah, I guess that’s it. It’s just I’m having a very hard time believing that the john black that I saw is the same man that I’ve known since I was a child. I can’t believe that he’s some kind of monster. Even though I saw the way john acted and it terrified me, I can’t reconcile that with the wonderful man I’ve known my entire life. It’s like it was someone else who came to the apartment, not john black.

Marlena as john: Bitch.

[Sinister music]

Marlena: I understand. I mean, it must be very confusing, especially if you haven’t seen john behave that way before. But trust me. You both have to trust me. My husband is a very, very dangerous man.

Maggie: Need I remind you that you’re the reason that brady is even in chloe’s orbit again? Have you forgotten that you’re the one who asked your grandson to get close to her?

Victor: I just wanted to get her claws out of philip. I certainly didn’t expect brady was gonna fall for that caterwauling streetwalker again.

Maggie: And what is it I say when–when you try to meddle in other people’s lives?

Victor: Don’T.

Maggie: Precisely. And when you chose not to take my advice– now your son and your grandson are enamored yet again with a woman you can’t stand.

Chloe: I don’t know what you mean about “every intimate detail,” but I am open with you about most things.

Philip: Most things.

Chloe: Yeah, like the most important things, the things that are the deepest part of my soul. I wanna share them with you, but you know what? You don’t let me in. You don’t make it easy, and that has to change if this relationship is gonna work.

Philip: You’re telling me that I haven’t been treating my girlfriend very well.

Chloe: Well, I am glad that your ears work.

Philip: I’m sorry about this funk that I’ve been in. I’ve just–I’ve had so much on my mind.

Chloe: I know, but let’s get you out of this stuffy room, and I don’t know, get you some fresh air.

Philip: I’m sorry. I’m just–I’m not in the mood.

Chloe: Okay, so you’re not in the mood for the great outdoors, but how about I drag you down into the kitchen and make you some real food? Because sitting around here and moping and eating junk is not gonna be good for your mood.

Philip: I don’t want to go downstairs. I don’t want to run into victor or maggie.

Chloe: Okay, so you don’t wanna go anywhere, you don’t wanna go to a restaurant. Then, how about I go to a restaurant, pick up some takeout, and we can come back here and do some of that share, share, sharing that you agreed to do?

Philip: That sounds like a great idea.

Chloe: Okay.

Philip: And by the time you get back, I and this place will be very clean.

Chloe: Oh, I like that.

Philip: You sure you wanna do that before I’ve showered?

Chloe: Yeah, I’m sure.

Philip: I have the best girlfriend ever. You always take such good care of me.

Chloe: You better believe it.

[Door shuts]

[Tense music]

Philip: You couldn’t wait to get out of here, could you? You and your false concern. So go ahead, chloe. Go have sex with brady and be the whore my father always said you were.

[Phone buzzing]

Lani: She’s been calling me constantly since the wedding. The almost-wedding.

[Button beeps] Big mama probably told her everything that happened.

Abe: And in better detail, I’m sure.

Lani: I just keep sending her to voicemail. I can’t talk to her. I mean, what is there even to say?

Abe: You know I–I talked to your mother. Um, to tamara. She never meant to deceive you. She was just trying to help paulina out of a bad situation.

Lani: [Sighs] I don’t get how you can be so understanding. She didn’t just deceive me for my entire life. She turned your life upside-down, and you didn’t deserve any of this.

Abe: Neither did you. And I am upset with her too.

Lani: [Scoffs] Well, I am more than just upset. Tamara and paulina, they– they let me fall in love with this family– with you, with theo– and they knew all along that I didn’t share one drop of your blood.

Abe: Lani, lani.

Lani: No, if she– if she would have been– if she would have told me the truth when I asked if you were my father, none of this would have happened. Instead, the woman that I thought was my mother, she let me move to salem and form these connections that aren’t even real.

Abe: Who says our bonds aren’t real?

Lani: [Sobbing] Are you one of the millions of americans

Victor: Is it too much to ask that the men in my family come home with suitable mates?

Maggie: And why are you the arbiter of who is a suitable mate? Not to mention the kiriakis men aren’t exactly a walk in the park to deal with.

Victor: [Chuckles] Perhaps not. I happen to have found the– the last good woman in salem who, for some reason, saw fit to put up with the likes of this kiriakis man.

Maggie: Up to a point. I am still quite cross with you, though, victor, for meddling yet again in your kids’ love lives.

Victor: Oh, come on. Give me a break, would you? I mean, when both philip and brady are enamored with chloe lane.

Maggie: It’s none of your business, victor.

Victor: So has brady got it bad for that stupid woman?

Maggie: None of your business.

Victor: I’ll take that as a yes. But he understands that there’s no chance for a future with her, doesn’t he? Doesn’t he?

Maggie: [Sighs] Actually, I do not think he understands that. In fact, brady told me that he thought that he and chloe– they could be happy together, if only philip weren’t in the in the way.

Ciara: The man that john black has apparently become, he’s not only a danger to you, but he is a danger to everyone else around him.

Marlena: You see that now?

Ciara: Yes, yes. And that’s why I think the best thing that we can do is to call the police and let them know what’s going on–

Marlena: No, no! No. We’ve talked about this already. Come on. I’ve told you this before. John was a cop. You know, he was on the force, and you know how they all stick together. They cover for each other. All that will happen is that john will get some– a slap on the wrist, and then he’ll be even angrier when he comes after me.

Ciara: I see why you think that, but there is no way that shawn would let anything bad happen to his mother-in-law.

Marlena: And you see that I can’t take that risk.

Ciara: I’m sorry, dr. Evans, but I can. I trust that shawn is going to make the right decision.

Marlena: No! No, no. You can’t do that.

[Unsettling music]

[Monitor beeping]

John: You’re saying you actually called the devil a bitch?

Paulina: [Chuckles] Right to her– well, its face. And the devil called me one right back. It got pretty ugly, that’s for sure.

John: Paulina, you are a lucky woman. I’m glad marlena didn’t really hurt you.

Paulina: Mm, I wouldn’t say that. Now, your wife, she may not have left a visible scar, but she sure–she took a wrecking ball to my life.

Abe: Please, sit down. Let me–let me tell you a story.

Lani: Mm, I am too old for fairytales.

Abe: Just humor me, please.

Lani: Okay. Let’s hear the story.

Abe: So… once upon a time, I had a–a best friend, my partner, roman brady, who died suddenly working on a case to bring down stefano dimera.

Lani: What? I–I don’t understand. Are you–you–you’re saying that roman died?

Abe: We were all devastated when we lost him. And a few years later, an amnesiac showed up in town named john black. Well, to make a very long story very short, all of us who loved roman were eventually led to believe that he and john black were one and the same.

Lani: Oh, my lord, wh–

Abe: I had my partner back. My brother and my best friend. Well, about half a decade passed and we found out that john black wasn’t roman after all, that he had been held captive by stefano dimera all those years.

Lani: So when roman came back–

Abe: We were–we were shocked and–and delighted by roman’s return, but that–that didn’t lessen our–didn’t lessen our love and commitment to john black. The heart doesn’t work that way.

Lani: Oh, at least yours doesn’T.

Abe: Dna didn’t matter. Only the love did. And as far as I’m concerned, you are now and you always will be my daughter.

Lani: [Sighs deeply]

[Chuckles] Come here. The airport can be a real challenge for new homeowners

Marlena: I’m sorry for grabbing your phone. I’m–I’m just so on edge.

Ben: Oh, I’m sure you are. You’ve been living in fear for months.

Ciara: And wouldn’t it be better to end it all now instead of running away for the rest of your life?

Ben: Well, that’s not our choice to make, ciara. It’s hers. Don’t worry. We’re not gonna call anybody.

Marlena: Thank you. Thank you for your understanding and your compassion.

Ben: Besides, it’s–cell service is terrible out here.

[Laughter]

Marlena: So we all agree that nobody is making any phone calls, hmm?

Ciara: You know, maybe the isolation is really wonderful when we were here reconnecting, but I don’t really think it’s a great idea now. I mean, what if something happens to the baby? I am pregnant, after all.

Marlena: You know what? Everything is going to be fine. Just fine. And if anything unexpected happens, I’m a doctor. I can take care of you. So everything is gonna be perfect, with you and your precious baby. I’ll see to it.

John: Paulina, you have to know that–that marlena would–would never reveal anything you told her if she was in her right mind. I mean, she views breaking patient-doctor confidentiality a cardinal sin.

Paulina: Hmm, so to speak. But this–this devil situation is beyond incredible. But I do believe you, john.

John: Thank you, because if I hadn’t lived through this before, I wouldn’t believe it myself.

Paulina: Well, it sounds like I should have done more research before I moved to salem. And I wish I really could have known what marlena was dealing with before I gave the devil ammunition to just blow my family to smithereens, especially my relationship with abe. I don’t know. You know, I don’t think– I don’t think he’ll ever forgive me for what I did.

John: Well, I don’t know about that. I’ve known abraham for a very long time. He’s one of the most forgiving men I have ever met.

Lani: [Sighs] Are you sure that you feel this way?

Abe: Of course, I’m sure. You know you’re my daughter in every way that counts. And as for my grandchildren, don’t you even think about keeping them away from me because come hell, high water, fire, flood, or storm, they are mine,

[Laughter] Just like you’re mine. Biology be damned. You know, I–I just can’t excuse what paulina, tamara, and olivia did. I mean, I’m trying to– trying to manage my anger at being deceived for so long, but I–I can understand the choice they made.

Lani: I can too, but up to a point.

[Sighs] I do empathize with what aunt– with what paulina went through, I really do, but I can’t forgive her. I mean, she lied to us all. She hurt us too much.

Victor: Are you trying to get me to take another blood pressure pill, maggie? Brady imagining a future with chloe lane of all people?

Maggie: The possibility of a future. But he knows that as long as she’s with philip, that possibility is remote.

Victor: You don’t think he’d do anything to hurt philip, do you?

Maggie: Well, of course not. Brady would never hurt philip or anyone else. I mean, he–he was just letting off steam.

Victor: Well, let’s–let’s hope that’s all he was doing.

Maggie: Oh, you mean instead of drinking his emotions away?

Victor: No, I mean something far worse. You and I both know, maggie, even a good man can be driven by jealousy to the darkest of places.

[Laughter]

Brady: Out of all the irish pubs in the world, she had to walk out of mine. My nunormal?

Brady: My apologies for the “casablanca” misquote.

Chloe: Ah, all is forgiven.

Brady: Yeah. I thought you’d be at the hospital with your dad.

Brady: Well, he sent me for takeout.

Chloe: Oh, well, great minds.

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Chloe: How’s he holding up?

Brady: As good as can be expected, chloe. I mean, considering that his wife is running around with some kind of a demon inside of her.

Chloe: [Sighs] Yeah, okay. Well, give him my love, all right?

Brady: Of course, of course.

Chloe: Yeah, I should get going. Philip is expecting me, so. Bye, brady.

Brady: Bye. Chloe, we’ll always have the brady pub.

[Phone ringing]

[Exhales] How’s my tater tot doing? Hi, buddy. Wh–what? You’re kidding me. You won the championship game? Are you–are you serious? Oh, I’m not surprised given what a great player you are. Hey, do me a favor. Have your mother send me a video, okay?

[Monitor beeping]

John: I don’t know how much you know about abe’s late wife, lexie.

Paulina: Only what abe told me. You know, she was the love of his life, theo’s mother, a doctor, and a cop. Pillar of the community. Talk about a hard act to follow.

John: Yeah, yeah, that’s all true, that’s all true. It’s only part of the story, though, because, well, she was far from perfect.

Paulina: Go on.

John: I don’t wanna speak out of turn.

Paulina: No, it’s your turn.

John: When lexie found out that stefano dimera was her father, she– well, she wrestled with some demons of her own.

Paulina: Don’t tell me lexie was possessed too?

John: No, no, no, no, only figuratively speaking.

Paulina: Oh. Oh, god, that’s a relief. Oh, you can’t–you can’t blame a sister for wanting some clarification in this town.

John: [Laughs] No blame, no blame. What I’m saying is, there were times when she yielded to her father’s influence and kind of bent to the dark side.

Paulina: Hmm, so her halo had a few dings in it?

John: What I’m trying to say is, with lexie, abe was able to forgive what most men would have considered unforgivable.

Paulina: Oh. Oh, and here, I was thinking that she fed the multitudes and turned tap water into champagne.

John: [Chuckles] Well, if abe was able to forgive lexie, I seriously wouldn’t rule out the possibility that he could find it in his heart to forgive you too.

Abe: You know, whether you can find it in your heart to forgive paulina and tamara, that’s between you and god.

Lani: And what about you? Are you going to forgive paulina?

Abe: That’s between her and me.

Lani: And what about god?

Abe: I’m sure he’ll be involved.

[Laughter] Are you feeling better now?

Lani: I am, thanks to you.

Abe: Aw. You know, I am– I’m feeling better. Thanks to you, much. So if you don’t mind, I have to–I have to go see an old friend. Aw. You–you take care, my daughter.

Lani: [Chuckles] I will.

[Sighs] Take care, my dad.

[Laughter]

Abe: I love you.

Lani: I love you too, very much.

[Chuckles]

[Sentimental music]

Marlena: If you’ll excuse me, I’d like to collect myself.

Ben: Of course, yeah. Uh… baby, what is it? You’re very tense.

Ciara: I don’t like this at all, ben.

Ben: None of us like it, ciara. I mean, we don’t have many other options.

Ciara: Okay, well, we have to at least call belle and tell her what’s going on. I mean, marlena and john are her parents. You can’t tell me that there’s nothing belle wouldn’t do to help her mom. Plus, shawn would never forgive me for keeping this from him. He would never forgive me.

Ben: And you may be right, but we’re not fighting dr. Evans on this.

Ciara: I know, but something just feels off here, ben, okay? Way off.

[Knocking on door] It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

[Knocking on door]

Ciara: Ben, what do we do?

Ben: Only thing we can do.

Marlena: No, stop!

Ben: There’s no way it’s going to be john.

Marlena: You don’t that. You don’t know who it is. Oh, I’m begging you, please don’t open that door.

[Elevator dings]

[Dramatic music]

[Phone ringing]

Lani: [Inhales deeply] Hi, mom.

Maggie: Oh, chloe.

Chloe: Oh, hi, maggie.

Maggie: Hi, darling. I didn’t know you were stopping by.

Chloe: Actually, it’s my second time here today. Philip asked me to get some takeout.

Maggie: Oh, that’s nice. A romantic little dinner for two.

Chloe: Uh, yeah, it would be, except he’s not in his room and I haven’t seen him. Do you–do you know where he is?

Maggie: Um…

Brady: No, buddy, I wish I could have been there to see you score that winning goal. But you know I’m proud of you, right? Good, good. Listen, hey, let’s video chat over the weekend. Is that good? All right. I love you too, buddy.

[Dramatic music]

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Gwen: what kristen dimera told you–

Ava: Ah, save it. Shut that door because what we have to talk about is private.

Gwen: Are you on kristen’s payroll or something?

Ava: No, but I owe her, or at least she sees it that way. So she expects me to help you break her out of jail. That’s why I’m here.

Gwen: So e’s blackmailing you.

Ava: As she is you, sweetie. So stop acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about because we need to put our heads together and figure out a way to break her out of jail, and we need to do it fast.

Kristen: The van is already on its way?

Rafe: Oh, yeah. See, I pulled strings to get you out of here as soon as possible. The van back to statesville should be here in about an hour.

Kristen: That’s too soon.

Rafe: What’s that? You have a pressing appointment maybe?

Kristen: Well, I haven’t been able to say goodbye to anyone.

Rafe: And who in this town would be sad to see you go?

Lani: Her best friend.

Xander: You have to know what I’m talking about; you called me on the day of my wedding.

Susan: Oh, what did I say?

Xander: You warned me about rex and sarah. You said you saw them at the brady pub as they were heading upstairs to one of the rooms.

Susan: I did?

Xander: This doesn’t ring a bell?

Susan: You know what? They gave me one of those shots, and it just made me forget stuff.

Xander: Let me tell you what you said because I will never forget you opening my eyes about my unfaithful fiancéE.

Allie: Oh good, you’re here.

Lucas: What, something wrong?

Allie: You don’t know about grandma marlena?

Lucas: No, what about her?

Allie: Okay, this is going to sound off the wall, but i swear it’s true. She’s possessed by the devil again.

Lucas: If this is some stunt that johnny put you up to for his movie–

Allie: No, no.

Lucas: I’m telling you.

Allie: No, it’s for real! Aunt belle just told me.

Lucas: Belle told you that? That’s not possible, not again.

Allie: That’s what I said too, but no, she says it’s true. She swears it’s true.

Lucas: I guess this is making a little bit more sense now. Yes, it’s a creepy kind of sense, but…

Allie: I didn’t believe it when people told me about grandma back in the ’90s.

Lucas: Does anyone know where she is, mainly the cops?

Allie: I don’t know–I mean, I tried calling will, johnny, and sydney, but no one’s picking up, and of course, there’s mom, who’s still mia.

Sami: You know, I just have to do it. Take everything off the tray. I don’t like airplanes, cafeterias, ever since I was a little kid. I had to eat it separate.

Jason: Hey, whatever works. It’s all good.

Sami: Right? Oh, jason, I just want to say I’m sorry about the phone thing. It won’t happen again.

Jason: Cool, it better not.

Sami: Mm-hmm, okay.

[Dramatic music]

What? Dammit, dammit to hell!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Eli: Abe, come on in. How you doing, man?

Abe: Well, I have been better.

Eli: Yeah, I’m sure. I still can’t believe that chanel thought that your wedding was the right time to make her announcement.

Abe: Oh, there’s no time to get news like that. So is lani here? You think she’ll see me?

Abe: No, lani’s not here right now, and to be honest, I don’t know when she’ll be back.

Kristen: You’re gonna take a lot of flack for coming here to see me.

Lani: I can handle that. I couldn’t let you go back to prison without saying goodbye. Do you mind giving us a moment alone, please?

Rafe: I’ll let you know when the van arrives.

[Phone ringing]

Lani: I’m sorry about all this.

Kristen: I brought it on myself. Hey, what about you? Something’s wrong. I can see it in your eyes. Come on, lani.

Lani: To be honest, my whole world has just been turned upside down.

Kristen: What happened?

Lani: I found out that abe is not my birth father and that my whole life has just been kind of a lie.

Gwen: If you and I are gonna break kristen out of jail together, I should probably know your name.

Ava: Ava vitali.

Gwen: Vitali, as in…

Ava: The vitali crime family? Yes.

Gwen: My ex used to work for your organization.

Ava: Jake dimera.

Gwen: Right.

Ava: Not a fan.

Gwen: Yeah. Well, that’s something else we’ve got in common then.

Ava: Look, I don’t mean to be rude here, but I’m not here to make friends. I got a lot riding on this.

Gwen: That makes two of us because if I don’t pull through for miss dimera, she’s going to take away the one good thing that I have left in my miserable life.

Xander: And after I talked to you, I ran over to the pub, and I caught them. Sarah and rex were just about to make love, and I blew my stack. Sarah told me that she wanted him, not me, and well, she called off our wedding right there and then.

Susan: I’m so sorry. That just sounds awful.

Xander: Felt like I’d been hit in the gut by a cricket bat. But I got over it, finally. Met someone new, and I’m happy again, so I wanted to come over here and thank you for putting me right about sarah.

Susan: Okay, you’re welcome. I guess, I just don’t–i really don’t know what you’re talking… okay, hold on just a moment, please. When did all this happen? The phone call?

Xander: This past march.

Susan: All right, I get it.

Xander: Oh, so you do remember?

Susan: No, see I couldn’t because it wasn’t me. It was that mean, mean, mean kristen dimera. She’s the one who told you about your sarah. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Lucas: Is belle sure about marlena?

Allie: Sounds like it.

Lucas: My god, I can’t believe this; your mother would want to be here. She’d want to know. She hasn’t kept in touch with anybody, you or me, johnny, sidney, nobody.

Allie: She sent us that text saying she needed time to herself. That was over three months ago.

Lucas: I know, I know.

Allie: You worried about her?

Lucas: I am now.

Allie: Yeah, I am, too. Dad, what if something happened to her?

[Dramatic music]

Sami: Budge, you stupid key! No, no, no, no, no, no! No, no, now what? No.

Ava: Got anything to drink around here? Classy.

Gwen: Oh, excuse me, sorry. I didn’t realize I’d be serving tea to her majesty.

Ava: You know, I already got kristen out of one jam, but I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

Gwen: What’s she holding over your head then?

Ava: If kristen tells rafe what she knows about me, then I’m gonna lose him forever.

Gwen: Rafe, rafe? Rafe hernandez, the police commissioner? Oh, you are a brave one, aren’t you, love?

Ava: So what she got on you?

Gwen: Kristen has certain information. If it were to get back to the man I love, I would lose him for sure.

Ava: Well then, sweetie, it sounds like we better put our thinking caps on, or we’re both gonna be alone.

Susan: I know she told me to switch places with her so she could keep an eye on mr. Brady black and that little baby of hers, rachel, and that little thingamajiggy, the cheeky fool with the big eyes, that chloe lane thing. I don’t care. Anyway, she was out there free as a bird. And then I was stuck in that statesville prison.

Xander: I knew kristen had gone over the wall, but I didn’t know she was pretending to be you.

Susan: Yeah, well, nobody did.

Xander: When did the switch happen?

Susan: February.

Xander: So kristen was the one who called me.

Susan: I just told you that, honey. Okay, whatchu thinking?

Xander: That I need to pay kristen a little visit.

Susan: Oh, you’re gonna thank her?

Xander: Something like that.

[Tense music]

I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Abe: Thank you, you know, I called lani a couple of times, but she hasn’t picked up.

Eli: I don’t think she knows how to talk to you just yet.

Abe: And that’s why I kept my distance. I can’t imagine what she’s going through.

Eli: That is some scheme tamara and olivia came up with. And lani’s furious; she’s not even taking tamara’s calls.

Abe: I know. I spoke to tammy last night.

Eli: How’d that go?

Abe: How do you think?

Eli: Not well.

Abe: That’s an understatement.

Kristen: So your aunt paulina is your real mother, and your biological father is…

Lani: A boyfriend who used to abuse her.

Kristen: Oh honey, I am so sorry, but I know how close you and abe are.

Lani: Yeah, even though i didn’t grow up with him.

Kristen: Hey, why did you think he was your father?

Lani: Tamara told me he was. Right after I found out, she said that they had a short affair around the time I was conceived. She said he was involved with someone else, so she never told him that she got pregnant.

Kristen: Well, I guess she thought of everything.

Lani: They did, all of them, her, paulina, her mom. They all cooked it up together. I mean, the second I met abe, there was this instant connection. He was the father that I always wanted, the father that I needed.

Kristen: Yeah, I know how much you missed him when we were back in the convent. And I know you hated lying to him about where you were and why you ran away.

Lani: Yeah, he was pretty upset about that, mostly because he just wanted to be there for me, like he has been there for me since the moment that I told him I was his daughter. And I have gone through so much since that day, and he’s given me so much love and support. I just–I cannot believe that this is happening. It was just yesterday I had the perfect father, and now I just–I don’t know. I just–it hurts so much.

Kristen: I know, I know.

Xander: I need to speak with kristen now.

Rafe: Well, she’s in there, but she’s with a visitor.

Xander: Fine, I’ll wait.

Rafe: Yeah, I don’t think there’s gonna be time for that. Prison van’s on its way here. She’s going back to statesville.

Xander: That conniving slag’s not going anywhere until I’ve had my say.

Ava: Got another one?

Gwen: Got any brilliant ideas?

Ava: Can you handle a gun?

Gwen: Not as well as a cop can and I don’t feel like dying, so how about you just cross that one off your list?

Ava: So what are your skillsets?

Gwen: I was a super nanny. Yeah, okay. Drugged my half-sister, put her in hospital for months, and then after that, I seduced her husband.

Ava: Those are impressive skills, but I’m not sure how it’s gonna help us get kristen out of jail.

Gwen: Drug the guards?

Ava: We don’t have time for that. Damn, I’m not losing rafe over this.

Gwen: Well, I’m not exactly keen on losing xander either.

Ava: Xander? Xander cook?

Gwen: Yes, you know him?

Ava: We were on a sort of rehab together in nashville. He was euphemistically referred to as the caretaker.

Gwen: I see.

Ava: You sure it wouldn’t be a bad thing to lose him?

Gwen: Oy, you mind your own business.

Ava: To each his own.

Gwen: Enough about me, what’s your skillset then exactly?

Ava: You don’t grow up in the vitali family without learning something. Got it.

Gwen: What?

Ava: Let’s go.

Gwen: You’re not gonna tell me–

Ava: Just grab your stuff, and let’s go. I’ll tell you on the way.

Sami: Okay. Okay. I still have time. I still have time to figure this out, okay. There’s just gotta be a way to get out of– a phone, he has that phone. Okay. Okay, okay. What? 911 can’t have a busy signal! Now it’s not even connecting. Come on, come on, you stupid… what numbers do I know by heart? I can’t call my mother. Who can I call?

Lucas: Marlena almost killed john and susan?

Allie: Yeah, that’s what I heard. She had him chained up in the dimera crypt.

Lucas: Oh, my…

Allie: Oh, my god.

Lucas: What, what?

Allie: Johnny, and chanel, and I were playing with a ouija board on halloween, and it told johnny that the devil was here in salem at the dimera crypt. And then johnny decided to go down to his family’s crypt, and grandma marlena was there.

Lucas: Oh, my god, I can’t believe this.

Allie: I mean, I’m just glad she didn’t do something bad to him.

Lucas: Well, thank god she didn’T. Who is it? Is it will or sydney?

Allie: No, it’s an unknown number. Hello?

Sami: Thank god you picked up–it’s me.

Allie: Mom? Where are you?

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Abe: You know, I have to admit that I lost my cool with tamara.

Eli: Why wouldn’t you? She let you think that lani was your daughter when she knew damn well that was a lie.

Abe: It was one thing to keep paulina’s secret after they took the baby in.

Eli: Especially since there was an abusive boyfriend in the picture.

Abe: Right, right, what i don’t understand is why they let lani and me think we were father and daughter all those years.

Eli: Well, did you ask tamara to explain that?

Abe: She said the same thing that paulina said. You know, lani grew up, she became a cop. She decided she wanted to look for her dad. And she did the math and found out that I was the only man that tamara was involved with about the time that lani was conceived. She confronted tamara. Tamara let her think she was right ’cause she didn’t want her looking, find out exactly what kind of man her father was.

Eli: I get that part, I guess.

Abe: Tamara thought it was better for lani to gain a father than lose a mother.

Eli: Except now she feels like she’s lost both.

Kristen: Just because abe isn’t your birth father, the connection between the two of you is still there. As someone who was adopted, I know that the family ties are more than the blood.

Lani: Yeah, you’re right.

Kristen: So just tell me something. Have you guys talked since this all came out?

Lani: Mm-mm. He’s called but I just–i can’t bring myself to pick up.

Kristen: Okay, honey, honey, why not?

Lani: Because I’m pretty sure that he’s gonna want to see me and I just–I keep thinking that if I can avoid seeing him, I can pretend like–oh, I can pretend like none of this is real.

Kristen: Yes, yes, but, honey, you’re gonna have to see him at some point.

Lani: I know, I just don’t know if I’m strong enough.

Kristen: You know what? You are strong enough. You are. Because you and I–hey, look at me. You and I have faced a lot of heartbreak in our life, and we have always found a way to get through it. And guess what? Even though we have some new rotten things that we have to face, we are gonna get through this too, no matter what it takes. I promise.

Rafe: If you’re here to delay kristen’s transfer–

Xander: I wouldn’t lift a finger to help that woman. You have my word.

Rafe: Oh, and your word means so much to me.

Xander: I have to talk to kristen.

Rafe: Well, then find out when visiting days are at statesville.

Xander: This can’t wait. It’s about maggie’s daughter, sarah.

Rafe: What about her?

Xander: I can’t explain until after I’ve talked to kristen. I’m not leaving until I do. I promise you.

Rafe: I told you she’s in there with a visitor.

Lani: Thank you, rafe.

Rafe: Yeah, sure, lani.

Xander: So kristen’s all alone now, right?

I’ll let the commish know we’re here.

Ava: Excuse me, you guys are from statesville prison, right?

What do you care?

Ava: Hoping to have a word with you.

This is a restricted area. Get lost.

Gwen: Mm, I would not talk to her that way. Do you have any idea who she is?

Don’t know, don’t care. Now beat it.

Ava: I’m ava vitali of the vitali family. You know who they are, right?

Yeah, and?

Ava: And I know you’re here to pick up kristen dimera and take her to prison. I’m here to tell you it’s not gonna happen.

Allie: I am so relieved that you called, mom.

Sami: Allie, listen to me.

Allie: We have been so worried about you, and now something happened with grandma.

Sami: She’s been possessed. I know, okay? I know that already.

Allie: How did you–

Sami: Allie, listen to me. I am in deep trouble, and I need your help.

Allie: What have you done now?

Sami: Nothing. I was kidnapped.

Allie: Are you kidding?

Lucas: What did she say? What did she say?

Allie: She got kidnapped.

Lucas: She what? Give me the phone. Sami! Sami, what the hell is going on?

Ava: Now, listen carefully. When kristen dimera is placed in your custody, you’re not taking her to statesville. She’ll tell you where she wants to go. You do as she says.

Sorry, princess, but we don’t take orders from you.

Way I hear it, no one takes orders from you anymore.

Ava: I’ve put my cousin angelo in charge. You’d be very foolish to think I don’t have power in the family anymore. If I were you, I would not cross me.

You? You’re about as intimidating as a chihuahua.

Gwen: Yeah, I’m sure that’s what carmine merlino thought.

The guy who shot the mayor?

Gwen: That’s right, but he’s dead. And miss vitali here is the one who killed him. Stabbed him right in the heart.

See, I read it was self-defense.

Ava: Still dead, isn’t he?

Look, we don’t want any trouble.

Ava: Good, then do as I say, and you won’t regret it. I’ve got people looking in on your families right now, and soon, we’re gonna be very intimate. I’m gonna know the names of your kids, their teachers, soccer practice schedule, fun things like that. You know, I’d hate to have to ask my associate here to look in on your loved ones.

Her?

Ava: They call her the nanny because she knows how to put disobedient boys like you in their place. So what’s it gonna be, boys, hm? You gonna cooperate, or do I give my associate, the nanny, her orders?

Kristen: What is he doing here?

Rafe: We’re about to find out. Make it quick.

Xander: On my wedding day, last march, I got a call from one susan banks warning me that my sarah and rex brady were about to hook up. But it just came to my attention that it wasn’t susan that called me. It was you

Kristen: What if it was? Maybe I was trying to do you a favor.

Xander: Why? You despise me. You never lift a finger to help anyone else.

Rafe: He’s got that right.

Kristen: What do I get out of informing on sarah and rex brady?

Xander: I don’t know yet, but my gut tells me that you had a hand in her dumping me for rex.

Kristen: Oh, that is ridiculous. Not that I don’t think she did the right thing. I mean, my god, a doctor, you? No, no, I didn’t have any influence on her one way or another.

Xander: What about rex? Did you convince him to come to salem to seduce my fiancée?

Kristen: No.

Xander: I don’t believe you. I know there’s something you’re not telling me, kristen.

Rafe: Van’s here, time to go.

Kristen: Wait, just wait a minute. Since I’m heading back to prison, I might as well set the record straight. You see, there’s something you two need to know.

Lucas: Listen, you tell me exactly where you are.

Sami: I can’T. I’ve been locked in this god damn room for months.

Lucas: Who did this to you?

Sami: I don’t know, okay? All I see are guards, and they’re not very chatty. I finally managed to steal this cell phone off of one of them, but I tried to call my mom. She’s got her own problems right now.

Lucas: Yeah, yeah, I know. I just heard about it.

Sami: Listen, you have to help me. I called ej–

Lucas: What, that jackass refused to help you?

Sami: No, no, no, okay? The phone died before I could even talk to him, and then it’s charged again, but the guard, I knocked him out, and I’m really afraid of what he’s gonna do when he wakes up.

Lucas: All right, all right. Is there a map feature on that phone?

Sami: No, I don’t think so. I think it’s just a burner phone.

Lucas: Well, you’re gonna have to check the guard. Check his pocket, see if he’s got a smartphone.

Sami: Okay, hold on a second.

[Groans]

[Tense music]

It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Abe: Hello, look at you.

Eli: Look woke up in time just to say hi.

Abe: Hey, carver.

Eli: He likes a bottle of juice when he wakes up. You mind holding him while I grab ’em?

Abe: Oh, I would love to. I would love to. Here, little boy, yeah.

Eli: There we go.

Abe: So how was your nap, huh? How was your nap, yeah?

Eli: Don’t be surprised if he tries to hop out of your lap. He and jules are into everything nowadays.

Abe: Yeah, you wanna walk, don’t you? Yes, you do. You know, why shouldn’t you? You’re almost a year old. Oh, yes, yes. Ah.

Eli: You okay?

Abe: Yeah, yeah. You know, I just… well, are you thinking of changing his name?

Eli: Hell no. Abe, I’ll tell you the same thing I told theo. He’s still their uncle, and you are still their grandfather. Even though theo is gonna be in south africa, we’re gonna make sure that the twins video chat him.

Abe: Well, you know, theo’s gonna be here in salem as often as his job allows.

Eli: Well, he better because his little niece and nephew love him very much. Abe, you’re their grandfather, okay, nothing’s gonna change. You will be that as long as you’re on this planet.

Abe: Thank you. Yes, here you go. Giving you back to daddy, okay? Oh, I think I’d better go.

Eli: Okay.

Abe: All right.

Eli: Look, abe, just so you know, I still think that you are the greatest father-in-law a man could ever have.

Abe: Thank you.

Eli: Thank you.

Abe: Hey, you.

Eli: Can you say bye to grandfather?

Abe: Bye-bye.

Lani: Dad.

Kristen: You’re right. It was me who called you on your wedding day and told you about rex and sarah, but what you didn’t know–

Gwen: I’m sorry to interrupt. Hello.

Xander: Hi, what are you doing here?

Gwen: I’m here to see you.

Xander: How did you know I was here?

Gwen: Well, I was just passing by, I saw your car outside, and I thought maybe you’d gotten yourself into trouble.

Xander: No, I came to have a word with kristen.

Gwen: About what?

Kristen: Your boyfriend thinks that I had something to do with sarah horton leaving with rex brady.

Xander: And kristen just admitted that she had something to confess about.

Rafe: Okay, the van is waiting. It’s now or never.

[Tense music]

Kristen: My confession is that I wasn’t doing you a favor. You see, I took great joy in punching your little dream of happiness.

Xander: And that’s all you did, just make a call? You didn’t manipulate sarah into choosing rex over me?

Kristen: Nope. I was at the right place at the right time. I couldn’t have planned it better myself.

Lucas: Sami, are you there?

Sami: Lucas, lucas, you’re right, I searched him, and he’s got a smartphone.

Lucas: Okay. Okay, great. Go to maps.

Sami: Okay, okay. But it’s not loading.

Lucas: Calm down, relax. Don’t get excited. Just try to be patient, okay?

Sami: Easy for you to say. You weren’t locked up in a tiny room since august

Lucas: Wait, you’ve been held against your will this whole time?

Allie: Oh, my god, she wasn’t ghosting us. We should have looked for her.

Lucas: Stop, stop. It’s not your fault, stop it.

Sami: Okay, it’s stalling. I think it’s the reception.

Lucas: All right, just text whatever you can to allie’s phone, all right? Maybe it’ll show up.

Sami: Okay, okay. Okay, I’m sending it. Please go through. Please go through. Please go through. Please go through. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Rafe: Hey, sorry for the delay, guys. She’s all yours.

Don’t worry, commissioner. We’ll take it from here.

Gwen: You haven’t said much.

Xander: I just don’t think kristen was telling me the truth back there. She hates me.

Gwen: But why would she go through so much trouble to break you and sarah? What does she get out of it?

Xander: Right, I know. It’s just, rex brady showed up out of the blue.

Gwen: Well, you said that rex and sarah were married, yes? So I don’t know. Maybe he found out about the wedding, and he decided that he didn’t want to lose her to someone else.

Xander: Hmm. And maybe she saw him and realized that she was on the rebound when she fell for me. One way or the other, she chose him, not me. And that’s all there is to it.

Ava: Hey, there. I was wondering if we could meet for dinner.

Rafe: That sounds like a plan, and by the way, I just turned your friend kristen over to the guard at statesville. She’s their problem now. Thank god.

Kristen: Thank you so much. That feels so much better.

So where to now, miss dimera?

Kristen: Ah, I haven’t decided yet. All I know is I wanna get as far away as possible from this godforsaken place.

[Soft music]

Lani: I didn’t know you were coming over today.

Abe: Well, I wanted to see how you were doing. Maybe it was a mistake.

Eli: You know, I think I hear jules waking up. I’m gonna…come on.

Abe: The last thing I wanna do is put more pressure on you. I just wanted you to know that I’m here whenever you’re ready.

Lani: No, wait. Please stay. I think it’s time that you and i had a chance to talk.

Sami: Have you gotten my location yet?

Lucas: No, no, not yet.

Sami: God, oh, god. This has to work. This has to work. This guy’s gonna wake up any minute, and I have no idea what he’s going to do to me.

Lucas: She’s freaking out right now.

Allie: Mom, dad is getting everything he can. You need to stay calm.

Sami: I am trying, dammit.

Lucas: Wait a minute. Wait a minute, I just got it. I got it.

Sami: Oh, thank god.

Lucas: Just hang on, sami. I’m on my way.

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Ciara: [Groans]

Ben: This is all normal morning sickness, right?

Ciara: Mm, I mean, it’s not morning, but yes. They say that this is a sign of a healthy pregnancy.

Ben: Still no fun.

Ciara: Mm, tell me about it, but it’ll all be worth it in the end.

Ben: Yes, it will.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: For now, I have a little something that might help. Huh?

Ciara: [Chuckles] Another gift for the baby?

Ben: Mm-mm.

Ciara: You know, our child is already spoiled.

Ben: Uh-uh, uh-uh. This one is for mama. Happy anniversary.

Ciara: [Chuckles]

[Suspenseful music]

Steve: [Grunting]

Susan: [Whimpering]

Steve: God, susan, what did you do?

Susan: I had no choice.

Marlena: Doug, I understand how frustrated you are, but calling names isn’t going to help anything.

Doug: I wasn’T. Literally is now the devil.

Belle: What?

Kayla: Doug, what are you saying?

Marlena: Kayla, now do you see why he has to be medicated? You of all people can see that he’s talking nonsense. He’s delusional.

Julie: I don’t think so.

Marlena: Excuse me?

Julie: As crazy as it sounds, after everything that’s happened, I believe my husband.

Shawn: You believe that– that marlena is the devil?

Marlena: Oh, oh, julie I–

Julie: No, if I had listened to what doug said about you in the first place, none of this would’ve happened, marlena. Or should I call you satan?

[Unsettling music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: [Clears throat] You–you want to play my sister kristen? Are you–are you sure about that?

Anna: Well, why not? It’s a meaty part.

Ej: [Laughs] Oh, it’s–it’s quite meaty. I was just reading the scene where john discovers kristen naked in the church, covered in pentagrams.

Anna: Oh, I love that scene.

[Laughs] What’s your point?

Ej: Well, john takes off his shirt to cover her, and it leads to some… fraught moments.

Anna: Yes, I remember. Got me all hot and bothered just thinking about it and reading it in the script.

Ej: Yes, and I assume you’re aware that the actor playing john black is…

Tony: You.

Ej: Exactly. Are you suggesting you’re comfortable with me seducing your wife?

[Dramatic music]

Steve: Oh, god.

John: Hey, buddy, thank god.

Steve: How’d this happen?

John: She did it to herself.

Steve: What? Why?

John: She’s trying to protect her son.

Steve: I’m gonna get you some help, susan. Hold on. Who locked you in here, john? Was it marlena? I’m not getting any reception.

John: Get her up to the house before she bleeds out.

Steve: No, what about you?

John: I’ll live. Get her out of here. Go.

Steve: Okay, here we go. Here we go. Okay, come here.

Doug: Julie is right.

Kayla: Doug, don’t tax yourself.

Doug: I’m fine, finally.

Julie: This explains everything– why you kept doug locked up in a–a padded room, strung out on drugs, separated from all of us who love him.

Marlena: Kayla, can you just put a stop to this, please? And, shawn, please, talk some sense into your grandmother?

Shawn: No, actually, what my grandmother’s saying is making a strange kind of sense.

Marlena: Sense?

[Tense music]

Belle. My sweet girl. You don’t believe this about your mother, do you, because this is just nonsense.

Belle: Well, I might think it was nonsense if it hadn’t happened before.

Marlena: It can’t happen again. John cast the devil out of me.

Julie: Did he? John was never a consecrated priest.

Marlena: Belle… look at me. I’m your mother. Please, please, please tell me you don’t believe this.

Belle: I’d like to hear what else doug has to say.

Want your clothes to smell freshly washed

Ciara: Baby, you’re aware that it’s not our anniversary, right?

Ben: Well, it’s not our wedding anniversary, but as far as I’m concerned, thanksgiving four years ago was one of the most important days of my life.

Ciara: Four years ago…

[Laughs] I had just broken up with tripp.

Ben: Yes, you did. And I ran into you outside of the pub. You remember? Can’t ride without these.

Ciara: Thanks.

Ben: Well, I should probably get going. It’s good to see you.

Ciara: Wait. Of course I remember.

Ben: That bike, to you, represented your family, represented your freedom.

Ciara: And it represented my future, because I didn’t know it yet, but that bike is why we are together.

Ben: Hmm. Open it.

Ciara: Okay.

[Laughs] Well, it’s a little small, don’t you think?

Ben: I think it’s the perfect size.

Ciara: Wait. Ben weston, is this a motorcycle helmet for a baby?

Ben: Okay, I know I told you the present wasn’t for the kid, because it really is for you.

Ciara: Oh my gosh, baby, it’s adorable. It is so sweet. Oh!

Ben: I want you to know that our life is gonna be very different eight months from now. But it’s okay because all the things that truly matter are never gonna change.

Ciara: Can a baby even ride on a motorcycle?

Ben: I don’t think they’d be able to really drive on their own. Maybe they could. I–

Ciara: Oh, my gosh. You know what I mean.

Ben: Technically, there’s no age limit, but of course we’re gonna take every precaution.

Ciara: And you actually did your research on this.

Ben: Of course I did my research. Dads need to know this kind of stuff. Go ahead, try me. Ask me about crib regulations.

Ciara: [Laughs] You know I really, really love you, right?

[Tender music]

Marlena: Belle, you certainly can’t believe–

Belle: You haven’t been yourself since shawn and i got back from south africa.

Marlena: Why would you say that?

Belle: For starters, you dressed up as the devil on halloween.

Kayla: What?

Marlena: It was a costume, a halloween costume.

Belle: Well, it was an odd choice, given your past.

Marlena: No, I was just trying to show support for johnny’s movie.

Belle: Well, what about the way you treated that poor black cat that you took to the pound?

Marlena: [Gasps] To the shelter.

Belle: It’s like you didn’t care if it lived or died.

Marlena: Well, I’m not a cat person, but I wouldn’t do that.

Julie: Oh, why are we debating this? You all heard doug.

Marlena: Doug is not in his right mind. Kayla, come on. You’re rational.

Kayla: I am also a cradle catholic, and my faith tells me that there is evil in the world.

Marlena: So do you think that you’re talking to the devil right now?

Kayla: Steve and I tried to get ahold of you for days, and you did everything in your power to ignore us.

Marlena: Oh, for heaven’s sake, I was busy. I explained that to you.

Kayla: We didn’t believe a word you said.

Marlena: So you think I’m lying?

Doug: That’s all you do. That’s who you are.

Kayla: There is a reason that your entire family is concerned about you.

Marlena: By that, you mean shawn and belle?

Kayla: No, I’m talking about your husband. John was so determined to find out what was going on with you. He listened to the tape of your therapy session with doug.

Doug: The therapy session?

Marlena: That is a violation of my patient’s confidentiality.

Kayla: Well, not in this case, actually, because john said he couldn’t hear doug’s voice on the tape…

Julie: What?

Kayla: And that you sounded scared, marlena.

Marlena: Because–I’m sorry, but you think I’m afraid of a 96-year-old man?

Julie: No, afraid… of evil incarnate.

[Unsettling music]

Ciara: [Sighs] A human being is going to wear this, a little tiny human being that we created.

Ben: Mm-hmm. And to think it all started four thanksgivings ago.

Ciara: Oh. I… I might… I might feel something more than– more than friendship for you. Understatement of the decade.

Ben: Here’s the deal. If you’re too broken to love or be loved, what does that mean for someone like me?

Ciara: I’m sorry, I didn’t–

Ben: No, no, it’s all right. Because as messed up as I am, I know there are far crazier people than me who do find love. So I’m not giving up hope. And you can’t either. I won’t let you.

[Tender music]

Ciara: Our first kiss. Was it really that long ago?

Ben: You know, in a way, it feels like yesterday.

Ciara: And in other ways, it feels like a lifetime, baby.

Marlena: Evil incarnate?

Julie: In human form. You know, lucifer, beelzebub, old scratch.

Doug: Satan.

Belle: You did something to my father, didn’t you?

Marlena: Do you think I would ever hurt my husband, the man that I love?

Julie: Oh, stop the acting. You are not marlena.

Marlena: He would be very upset to hear you talk to me like this.

Kayla: Then where is he?

Marlena: He’s on a mission. I’ve explained that.

Kayla: Steve said it seems like he fell off the face of the earth.

Marlena: He’s undercover. That’s how it works.

Shawn: You know what? I think that we should continue this conversation down at the station.

Marlena: You’re arresting me? For what? Belle? Belle, are you going to let your husband do this to me?

Belle: You left him no choice.

Marlena: You’re going to be sorry you did this. You’re all going to be very sorry you did this.

Anna: Ej, you do understand that people don’t actually have sex when they’re shooting a love scene in a movie, not this kind of movie, anyway. It’s called acting.

Ej: I understand, yes.

[Door rattling] What’s that?

[Tense music]

Steve: Here you go.

Susan: [Moans]

Ej: Oh, my god, mother. What the hell did you do to her?

Ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin?

Ej: What the hell did you do, johnson?

Steve: Call an ambulance. Now!

Ej: Hold on, mother. Help is on the way.

Tony: What happened, steve?

Steve: I found her like this in the crypt.

Anna: What were you doing out there?

Steve: I was looking for john.

Tony: In the family crypt?

Steve: Yes, he was locked inside with susan. He’s still chained up. You need to go get him out of there. Now! Go!

Ej: [Sighs]

Steve: Ej, come. Help me slow down this bleeding.

Ej: Aye.

Steve: There you go.

Ej: Hold on, mother. Help is coming. You’re gonna be fine.

[Dramatic music]

Ben: That thanksgiving was one of the happiest days of my life… until a year later, when I find myself on trial for my own sister’s murder. Then a year after that, I was in statesville. I can’t believe that you left your family on thanksgiving to come to this godforsaken place.

Ciara: Well, ben, this godforsaken place is where you are. And you’re family now too.

[Tender music]

I never lost hope that you would come home.

Ben: I wouldn’t be here if you didn’t fight so hard for me.

Ciara: Mm.

Ben: You saved my life.

Ciara: I got lucky, babe. I spent a lot of time trying to prove something that ended up to be wrong.

Ben: But you were the one who ultimately figured out the truth. You’re the only one who never, ever stopped believing in me.

Ciara: Mm.

Ben: You never gave up on me.

Ciara: Just like you never gave up on me.

Ben: Actually, I did.

Tony: Oh, my god, john.

John: Help me. [Groans]

Tony: I’ve got to find something to cut these chains. Anna! Anna!

Anna: Stand back.

John: No, no, no! No!

[Chains rattle]

Shawn: Okay, let’s go.

Marlena: This is unacceptable. You all know that.

Julie: You really think handcuffs are gonna hold satan?

Shawn: I don’t have very many options, but I mean, this seems to be working.

Marlena: Because I’m not who you think I am.

[Cell phone beeps]

Kayla: [Gasps] Oh, thank god.

Belle: What–what is it?

Kayla: Steve found john.

Belle: Is he okay?

Kayla: He doesn’t say. He just says to meet him at the hospital.

Belle: The hospital? I’m–I’m coming with you.

Kayla: Okay. Shawn?

Shawn: I’ve got everything under control here.

Marlena: Ah, ah, give john my love. Tell him I’ll see him soon.

[Tense music]

Shawn: All right, come on. Let’s go.

Marlena: You know, just– just out of curiosity, what are you gonna tell your boss about why you hauled me in?

Shawn: Well, if it turns out that john is injured and you had something to do with it, then I guess–guess we’ll start there.

Marlena: And when it turns out that I’m innocent?

Shawn: Then I’ll happily apologize to you but down at the station.

Julie: Please just get her out of our house.

Shawn: Okay, let’s go.

Marlena: Do you really think you can make me go someplace I don’t want to go?

[Unsettling music]

Alice loves the scent of gain so much,

Ben: As much as I hate to say this, the truth is, I did give up on you.

Ciara: What do you mean?

Ben: When they first all told me that you were dead, I believed them. I lost hope. That holiday, I just felt like i had nothing to be thankful for. I took off on the bike, went to the woods, tried to find some way to feel closer to you. I sat by the lake and I screamed out your name. The only thing that I heard back was the echo of my own voice.

Ciara: Mm. You may not have felt me, babe, but I heard you. And not just that day, every single day that we were apart. On thanksgiving, rhodes brought me this, like, turkey sandwich. And I told him that no matter how grim things were in that horrible little fishbowl, I was very thankful to be alive. Because being alive meant that maybe one day, you’d find me and we’d be together again.

[Soft music]

Ben: God blessed us. He gave us another chance at a life together. I’m never gonna give up on you again or on our baby.

John: I feel like my shoulders are broken.

Tony: That’s it. That’s it. Just–just a little further.

John: I’ve got it, thanks.

Anna: John, just sit there. Sit there, and let me get you some–here’s some water.

John: [Groans]

Tony: Who did this to you? Who chained you up in the crypt?

Anna: Here, can you take small sips?

John: Thanks.

Anna: Was it that kook susan banks? Did she do that to you?

Tony: Why would susan do that?

Anna: Well, because she was obsessed with him, and maybe she’s gone round the bend again.

John: Nah, no. Wasn’t susan. Marlena.

Tony: What?

Anna: Why would marlena?

John: Because… she’s possessed again.

Tony: What?

Anna: Possessed as in…

John: Yeah.

Tony: That can’t be.

John: Yeah. The devil wanted susan to kill me.

Anna: Dear god.

John: Yeah. He threatened susan that he was gonna kill ej if she didn’t go through with it.

[Coughs]

Tony: He threatened to kill my brother?

Anna: But why him?

John: Because he knew that susan would do anything to save her son.

Anna: Okay, but why– how did she get hurt?

John: Instead of stabbing me, she stabbed herself.

[Dramatic music]

[Knock at door]

[Monitor beeping]

Steve: How’s she doing?

Ej: They say she’s stable, but I haven’t gotten a lot of information.

Steve: Well, I just talked to my son tripp, and he said that she’s very lucky that the knife didn’t damage any major organs.

Ej: So they think she’ll make a full recovery?

Steve: Looks that way.

Ej: [Sighs] Thank god. Look, I’m–I want to thank you for what you did for my mother, and I’m sorry for–

Steve: No, no, no, forget about it, man. I’m just glad she’s okay.

Susan: Ej? Ej, is that you, honey?

Ej: Yes, mother, it’s me.

Susan: Ah!

Ej: I’m here.

Susan: Oh, praise the lord. Oh, my goodness, she said she was gonna kill you.

Ej: Who?

Susan: Dr. Marlena evans. But she’s not dr. Marlena evans.

Steve: What do you mean, susan?

Susan: Oh, hey, steve.

Steve: Yeah. Tell me what you meant.

Susan: I meant she is the devil.

Ej: Oh, mother. I think you’re confused. We’re not talking about johnny’s horror movie. That isn’t real.

Steve: I wouldn’t be so sure.

[Electricity buzzing]

[Suspenseful music]

Julie: Dear god.

Demon marlena: Not exactly. Also not the thanksgiving you had in mind, am I right?

Shawn: Stay back, grandma.

Demon marlena: All that meal planning and napkin folding. You know, none of this would have to happen if you just left doug where he was. But now I’m forced to inflict more pain and more suffering on your entire family.

Julie: Leave us alone.

Demon marlena: Can’t do it. Don’t want to do it.

Shawn: [Grunts] Ow!

Doug: Satan, leave my grandson out of it.

Shawn: I’m not afraid of you.

Demon marlena: Then you’re even dumber than I thought you were.

Julie: Shawn!

[Glass shattering]

Shawn.

Demon marlena: Leave him. I’ve got such big plans for the two of you.

Julie: Not today, satan.

[Cell phone beeps]

Steve: Okay, kayla’s on her way up. You hang in there. We’re pulling for you.

Ej: Thank you.

Susan: Thank you, steve.

Ej: Mother, how did this happen? Did marlena stab you?

Susan: The devil–the devil wanted me to kill john black. And he said I had to do it, or else.

Ej: He wants to kill me.

Susan: Oh, baby. I couldn’t kill john black in cold blood because he’s a good, decent man. He is, and he’s the love of dr. Marlena evans’ life. Oh, sweetheart, I was so frightened for you. I was. And that devil, he insisted that there be a dead body when he came back, or else he was gonna do it. And so… I thought maybe if–

[Sighs] Maybe if he needed a human sacrifice, maybe he would accept mine.

Ej: You were willing to die for me?

Susan: Course I was, silly.

[Chuckles] You’re my baby boy. [Laughs] Oh, honey, I’d do anything for you. Maybe even vote for a democrat.

[Both chuckle] A mom always protects her child. I’d gladly do it all over again, son. I love you.

Ej: I love you too, mother.

[Soft music]

Ben: Mm.

Ciara: [Sighs]

Ben: After all these years, we finally have our first real thanksgiving together.

Ciara: Mm. No wonder I didn’t know you didn’t like pumpkin pie.

Ben: Oh, does this change everything?

Ciara: Oh, yeah. Totally, babe. I can’t be with someone who doesn’t like pumpkin pie.

Ben: [Groans] Well, could we at least have a toast, though, over a ginger ale?

Ciara: Absolutely, we can.

Ben: Good. Because… I don’t know what I did to deserve it, but I thank god that I have you.

Ciara: Mm. And I feel the same. Next year, it’s gonna be the three of us.

Ben: Mm.

Ciara: You, me, and our little angel.

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: Oh, hey. Hi.

Steve: Sweetness.

Kayla: There you are.

Steve: Belle.

Belle: Hey.

Steve: [Sighs] I don’t know how to tell you this.

Kayla: We know. Marlena’s possessed.

Steve: You know?

Belle: Where’s my dad? Is he okay?

Steve: Yeah, yeah, he’s all right. I found him in the dimera family crypt.

Kayla: The crypt?

Belle: Wait, that’s where he’s been this whole time?

Steve: It looks that way. I didn’t have time to ask questions. Susan banks was stabbed. I had to get her help.

Kayla: Susan? How did she get mixed up in all this?

Steve: Apparently, she had some–some kind of vibe that the devil was inside marlena. Obviously, john knew too, but it was too late.

Kayla: And so did doug. That’s why marlena had him locked up at bayview.

Belle: Wait, you didn’t just leave him in the crypt, did you?

Steve: No, no, I sent tony and anna in there to get him.

[Sighs] I would have assumed that he–he’d be here by now.

John: [Groans, sighs] Susan, so–

Anna: She was alive when steve brought her in here. He and ej took her to the hospital.

Tony: Yes, we’ll find out how she’s doing once we get you there.

John: I’m not going to any stinking hospital.

Anna: John, you’ve been locked up for weeks. You need to let them look at you.

John: No, I need to find doc.

Anna: Well, she’s a doctor. Maybe a hospital is the best place to look for her.

John: No, she is out there somewhere doing god knows what.

[Cell phone rings]

Anna: Hello?

Belle: Anna, hey, it’s belle brady. Did you find my dad?

Anna: Yes, we did. He’s here at the mansion with us.

Belle: Is he okay?

Anna: Well, he’s a little the worse for wear and stubborn as ever, but he’s all right.

Belle: Oh, god. Thank god. Well, please tell him I know where my mom is.

Anna: Oh, john, she knows where marlena is. Where, belle?

Belle: She crashed doug and julie’s thanksgiving dinner. Shawn cuffed her and took her to the police station.

John: What’s going on?

Anna: Well, she crashed doug and julie’s thanksgiving dinner, and shawn is taking her to the police station.

John: No, no, no, no, no, no. Tell belle to have shawn just–just–just stand down. Do not antagonize marlena.

Anna: Belle? Belle? Belle? I’m sorry, she’s gone.

John: [Groans]

[Eerie music]

Julie: You’ve tortured my husband enough. You’re not gonna lay a finger on him.

Demon marlena: I don’t have to. I’ve been inside your husband. I know that he is weak and feeble, which made him a perfect vessel.

Julie: No!

Demon marlena: Don’t you understand what happened in that therapy session? Doug came in to see marlena to help him with his dementia. And then I had a perfect opportunity to just slip into this.

Julie: I don’t believe it.

Demon marlena: Really? Who do you think hit you over the head with a hospital tray? I should’ve finished you both when I had the chance. But better late than never.

[Unsettling music]

Julie: I have loved this man for over 50 years. I will continue to love him all the days of our lives that we have left, and I would rather die than see you strike him down again.

Demon marlena: That can be arranged.

Julie: Oh, I know you. I know you have the power to break a pair of handcuffs. You even have the power to– to crawl into an honest, beautiful man and–and a beautiful, kind woman to wreak your chaos. But I know you. I know you’re nothing but an odious, lying trickster. And I have a power too, a power that you have forsaken eons ago. It’s the power of love.

Demon marlena: No.

Julie: God is love, satan. And god stands with those who love.

Demon marlena: Stop talking.

Julie: Love is what gives us our souls. Love is what makes us human. And after all your evil and all your destruction is forgotten, it’s love–unbreakable, everlasting–that will prevail. The god of love is stronger than your hatred and stronger than your lies. You cannot defeat us. And now that the truth is out, now that everyone knows you for the loathsome creature that you are, now that the truth is visible, the walls are going to close in, and it’s over.

Demon marlena: It will never be over.

To be a thriver with

metastatic breast cancer

Ej: You were a cat?

Susan: Mm-hmm. You know what? That wasn’t actually so bad, apart from the hairballs.

[Both laugh] But then– oh, my goodness, then the devil, he possessed me, and he turned me into the evil, evil, evil kristen dimera, and he wanted me to– you know, I just can’t do this anymore. I can’T.

Ej: I’m so sorry that you had to go through all of that, but it’s over now.

Susan: Is it?

Ej: Yes. You’re safe.

Susan: Yeah, but, sweetheart, I mean, I didn’t die. And I didn’t kill john black. I mean, sure, the devil could still come after you.

Ej: I don’t want you to worry about that.

Susan: You know what? I promise you this. If that devil wants to get back at you, he’s gonna have to go through me, because I am one tough lady.

Ej: [Laughs] Yes, you are. Yes, you are.

Susan: Oh, elvis, I love you with all my heart.

[Soft music]

Ej: I love you too, mother.

Steve: I know we’ve heard the stories about the last time it happened.

Kayla: I know, and it’s not like I didn’t believe it.

Steve: And it’s a whole lot different being here to witness it.

Kayla: So what happens now? I mean, what do we do next?

Steve: I don’t know, sweetness. For now, I’m just grateful we’re all safe.

Kayla: Yeah.

Anna: Belle?

Belle: Anna.

Anna: Oh, I’m so sorry. We–we tried to bring your father in here so he could be checked out, but he gave us the slip in the parking lot.

Belle: What, he–he’s gone?

Tony: You know your father. He’s single-minded in his determination to get to marlena.

[Tense music]

John: Doc! What the hell?

Julie: John. We’re okay. We’re okay.

John: Good. Good. Shawn?

Shawn: Look, I’ll be–I’ll be all right, all right? But marlena’s gone.

John: Damn it! I knew she wouldn’t let you take her to the station. Do you know where she went?

Shawn: No, she’s–she said something about fulfilling her true purpose.

John: Oh, my god.

Ciara: [Sighs]

Ben: Feeling any better?

Ciara: Yeah. I’m a little better, but I’m still tired. You know, the good thing about pregnancy is that you always have an excuse to take a nap.

Ben: [Chuckles] Who needs an excuse? You want some company?

Ciara: Well, who needs an excuse to get into bed with you?

Ben: [Chuckles]

[Tender music]

[Knock at door]

[Sinister music]

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tranquilizer, and the dose is very high on the label here.

Julie: Marlena prescribed those. She has drugged my husband into insensibility.

[Soft dramatic music]

Johnny: I mean, I’m sure my grandma is just doing whatever she thinks is best for doug, right?

Steve: Maybe.

Johnny: You keep saying things like that. Am I missing something?

Steve: I can’t exactly put my finger on it, and it’s not just about the situation with julie and doug. Marlena is not herself.

Johnny: Then who is she?

Steve: Are you sure you haven’t noticed anything odd about her recently? Strange behavior you couldn’t–you couldn’t explain.

Johnny: Not really. I guess it was kind of weird when I saw her at the crypt.

Steve: What crypt?

John: Doc.

Susan: Oh! Satan, mmm-mm, mm-mm. If you want to kill john black, you’re gonna have to do it over my dead body.

Demon marlena: Tempting, but I’ve got a higher purpose for you.

Susan: A higher purpose?

Demon marlena: Yeah. I’m not gonna kill john black.

Susan: Okay, you’re not.

Demon marlena: No. You are.

[Eerie music]

As a dj, I know all about customization.

Steve: So you saw marlena at the dimera family crypt?

Johnny: Yeah, and not only that, but she came out dressed like the devil.

Steve: She what?

Johnny: Yeah, it was halloween, you know. She was in that red devil costume, the one with the horns and the pitchfork. She said she was wearing it in support of my film.

Steve: Okay. But what was she doing there?

Johnny: She said she wanted to pay respects to my grandfather.

Steve: Stefano? She went to the crypt to visit stefano? Why?

Johnny: She said that he was the first one to realize she was possessed, and that he risked his life to save her.

Steve: Uh-huh. So did you go inside the crypt?

Johnny: Well, I wanted to go in and scout for my movie, but–

Steve: But what?

Johnny: She stopped me. Wouldn’t let me in.

Susan: I would never ever hurt a single silver hair on john black’s head.

[Whimpers] No, no, no, you know what? There is nothing you can say or do that will ever make me break the sixth or any of other commandments.

Demon marlena: How about this? How about, if you don’t take this dagger and kill john black, I will kill the other john black.

Susan: The other john black? Are you saying that he’s got a look-alike just like me and kristen dimera?

Demon marlena: Are you not aware that your grandson is writing a screenplay that will chronicle the last time that I possessed marlena?

Susan: It’s a terrible idea, if you ask me.

Demon marlena: And are you also not aware that the part of john black is being played by your son, ej?

Susan: Elvis junior?

Demon marlena: So if you don’t take this dagger and plunge it into john black’s heart, I will go over to where your precious son is having his thanksgiving supper, and in front of everybody sitting there, I will carve him like a thanksgiving turkey!

[Eerie music]

Julie : Whatever you say, he is not taking any more of marlena’s pills. He’s not going back to bayview. He’s staying here for good.

[Dramatic music]

Paulina: You accused me of loving lani more than I love you. That is not true.

Chanel: Your actions say otherwise.

Paulina: What, because i asked her to be my matron of honor?

Chanel: Yeah, that’s one reason.

Paulina: I never meant for that to happen. I was about to tell lani the truth when we got the news that abe had been shot.

Chanel: You were gonna tell her that you’re her mom?

Paulina: But then I saw her at the hospital with abe and how much she loved him. Oh, I just didn’t have the heart to tell her he wasn’t her real father. And then so, the next day when she pressed me about what I was about to say, I just–I just blurted out the first thing that popped into my head.

Chanel: That you wanted her to stand up for you at the wedding.

Paulina: Well, you’d think after lifetime of practice, that I’d be a better liar.

Chanel: Yeah, well what about the way you’ve always talked about her? Lani is so independent and smart and capable. She’s done everything on her own. She’s built a career and a marriage. It’s like you wished that I was more like her.

Paulina: Yes, it’s true. It’s true. I idealized your sister. But maybe because I never got to be her mother, not like I got to be yours. All those times that we shared, all those precious moments. Like that time when you were six. You had your tonsils out. You wanted ice cream, but you got it into your head that you wanted homemade dutch apple ice cream.

Chanel: I saw it on a tv show, and it looked so good. That’s why I taught myself how to bake.

Paulina: I watched you cut up those apples and mix it in with that cream and that sugar with your pretty little face that was just all swollen.

[Laughs] And then you put it in the freezer and–

Chanel: I fell asleep in your arms and woke there the next morning. You didn’t move me all night.

Paulina: I didn’t wanna wake you. Besides, what’s better than dutch apple ice cream for breakfast?

Chanel: Nothing.

Both: [Laugh]

Paulina: Baby, lani and I, we never had that.

Chanel: Well, you didn’t have the problems either. Oh, like that time when I was nine, and I stepped on that yellow jacket nest, and I hid in ms. O’hagen’s well.

Paulina: Oh. I didn’t know where you were for thirteen hours. I was terrified.

Chanel: I trashed my sunday best dress, and I figured that I was better off facing the bees than you.

Paulina: Oh, when I finally found you–

Chanel: Yeah, I– you didn’t say a word. You just held me so tight that I couldn’t breathe.

Paulina: That’s because you were the most precious thing in the world to me. Now, lani, she might be my firstborn daughter, but you, you always will be my baby. Always.

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Chanel: And I’m sorry about abe. I know how much you love him. And I–and I know how excited you were to build a life together.

Paulina: What happened at the wedding–that was not on you. I know big mama–she believes that marlena broke my confidence and told you the truth.

Chanel: Dr. Evans did tell me, but she told me because she wanted me to feel better about you choosing lani as your matron of honor.

Paulina: And she encouraged you to reveal my secret at the wedding.

Chanel: No. No, she didn’T. She just told me go to the wedding and hold my peace. But…

Paulina: What? What is it, baby, what?

Chanel: When the wedding started, I kept looking at dr. Evans when she was standing up there with you and abe, and it was like this feeling came over me. A feeling that she wanted me to tell. And like, I–I couldn’t resist.

Susan: No, please, please. Don’t touch my son. All right. He’s just a good boy. I mean, he’s not perfect, but he does have a pure heart.

Demon marlena: If you say so.

Susan: Come on. Why are you doing this?

Demon marlena: Well, I am the devil.

Susan: I know that, but why are you doing this to me? To us?

Demon marlena: Because john black would not give in to the temptation of kristen.

Susan: Yeah. And he’ll have his soul corrupted.

Demon marlena: He couldn’t let go of his own sense of decency.

Susan: Because he is a decent man.

Demon marlena: Well, you see where that got him.

Susan: Well, it kept you from possessing dr. Marlena evans, fully.

Demon marlena: There is this annoying little voice inside of her that keeps her fighting me. But I know how to get inside her heart and break it. All I have to do is stop john’s heart from beating.

[Eerie music]

Belle: Do you think doug will come out of this?

Shawn: I don’t know. But I–I looked into his eyes when we were taking him home, and, you know, I think i saw a glimmer of my grandfather.

Belle: Which means he’s still in there, somewhere.

Shawn: Yeah. I think I saw something else: Fear. It’s like he’s scared. But what would he be scared of?

Belle: Or who?

[Tense music]

Demon marlena: It’s time, susan.

Susan: How–how–how–how can I?

Demon marlena: You can do this. Drive the dagger into his heart and watch the life just flow out of him. And when I come back, there’d better be another body here to bury, or your son will be joining his father.

[Suspenseful music]

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Paulina: Let’s not waste any more time talking about marlena. It’s thanksgiving, baby. Oh, what do you say? We head into the kitchen and we whip us up a feast.

Chanel: Oh, I’m sorry, mama. I can’t stay.

Paulina: Well, I thought we were good.

Chanel: We are, sort of. But when I told johnny i didn’t wanna face you, he offered to fly me to italy.

Paulina: Italy.

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Paulina: Well, you can–you can put the trip off, can’t you? I mean, right? I mean, we can just set a place for johnny and we can, you know, maybe make some dutch apple ice cream.

Chanel: Mama, I still need some time to process all of this. And I just– I hope you understand.

Paulina: Oh, honey, will you make it home in time for christmas? We’ve never been apart for christmas.

Chanel: I’ll do my best. All right, I gotta go pack a bag.

Paulina: Chanel?

Chanel: Yes, mama?

Paulina: I love you.

Chanel: I know.

Paulina: Hmm.

Julie: Kayla, may I?

Kayla: Of course, absolutely. There you go.

Julie: You know me, darling. I know you do. You’re my guy, and I’m your girl, always. I’ll be loving you, always. With a love that is true, always. It may not be fair, always. That’s when I’ll be there, always. Not just for just an hour, not for just a day, not for just a year, but always. You know that song. We sang it together. I know you know me, darling. Please come back. Please come back to me.

Shawn: Who do you think that my grandfather would be scared of?

Belle: It sounds crazy to even say it.

Shawn: What? No, go ahead, say it.

Belle: Well, my dad said that doug told him that it was my mom who tried to kill him, and that she was also the one that tried to kill julie.

Shawn: No, that’s like–

Belle: I know, I know. I thought doug was confused. I thought this was like part of his dementia.

Shawn: I mean, come on. You seriously don’t think that your mom tried to kill doug or julie, do you?

Steve: Why didn’t marlena want you to go inside the crypt?

Johnny: She said there was a rat inside. A big one.

Steve: A rat?

Johnny: Yeah.

Steve: Did she say anything about your grandpa john?

Johnny: No. Why?

Steve: Well, I’m just trying to track him down.

Johnny: Is he missing?

Steve: No, no, no. He’s probably on a case. I’m just filling in some blanks. Sorry for all the questions. I’ll let you go. Go ahead.

Johnny: Are you sure everything’s okay?

Steve: Yeah. Everything is fine. Happy thanksgiving, kid.

Johnny: You’re not coming in?

Steve: Not yet. Something I need to check out first.

Susan: How can I do this, lord? How can I kill an innocent man? A man who has led a life of decency and righteousness?

John: Susan.

Susan: You know, just give me a moment, john black! This is just not an easy choice! It’s not. I mean, oh, my god.

John: Susan?

Susan: What?

John: Susan?

Susan: What?

John: Please.

Susan: It’s life and death. Do you know that it’s life, death, life–

John: Listen to me, please. Just listen.

Susan: Okay, okay, okay. I’m gonna listen to you.

John: Susan, I know that–I know that you’re afraid for your son.

Susan: Yeah, elvis, elvis junior.

John: I know. I know. And I know also that the devil is going nowhere near ej.

[Eerie music]

Paulina: I’ve got a bone to pick with you. Okay, we’re not gonna ask for

Marlena: Paulina, what a pleasant surprise.

Paulina: Nothing pleasant about it, lady.

Marlena: Oh. You’re upset, of course. Abe left you at the altar.

Paulina: Because of you.

Marlena: Me?

Paulina: You told my secret to chanel. Who the hell do you think you are, messing with my life, my family?

Marlena: She was just so upset. She felt that you were rejecting her.

Paulina: I didn’t reject her.

Marlena: Chanel felt like you didn’t value her. So I was just trying to explain to her why you had chosen lani to be your matron of honor.

Paulina: I told you my secret in confidence, and you felt the need to reveal it to my child.

Marlena: I didn’t mean to hurt anybody. I–why would I ever wanna hurt you or abe or anybody else for that matter?

Susan: How do you know that the devil isn’t going after my elvis? I mean, how do you know he isn’t sinking his cloven hooves into my little boy right now?

John: I have dealt with satan before, susan. His whole goal is to poison good, kind souls like yours. He just wants to force your hand so you will forever be branded as a murderer. Trust me, susan. Trust me, susan. Susan?

Susan: No, I know. I know. I know some of what you say is true, but you gotta understand that elvis is my only son.

John: I know.

Susan: And the thought of leaving him to the devil, that–it’s–it’s too much. It’s too much, john black. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. God, please forgive me. Please forgive me.

Paulina: You’re all smiles and sunshine now. Well, let’s see if this gets your attention. I’m filing a complaint with the state medical board. You’re going to lose your license and your job. Now, now, let’s see, let’s see if that cuts through to your little devil-may-care attitude.

Marlena: [Laughing] My devil-may-care attitude?

Paulina: You think this is funny?

Marlena: No, no. I don’T. I think it’s sad. I think you’re projecting.

Paulina: What the hell are you talking about?

Marlena: You wanna destroy my career the same way your daughter destroyed your wedding. There it is. And the fact is that abe’s never coming back to you. Lani is never coming back to you. And I’m not the liar, and the hypocrite. That would be you. 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!

Demon marlena: Who are you calling a bitch, bitch?

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Johnny: Hey. I–I got nervous when i didn’t hear from you.

Chanel: Everything good?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah. I talked to allie. She said that she would watch the bakery while we’re gone.

Chanel: And she wasn’t mad about me leaving like this?

Johnny: A little surprised, but she understood. She said to call her when we get to the airport.

Chanel: So we’re good to go.

Johnny: Did you tell your mother that you’re bailing on thanksgiving?

Chanel: I did.

Johnny: Was it awful?

Chanel: Not nearly as awful as I dreamed. I was expecting the worst. When my mom is upset, she can unleash holy hell.

Demon marlena: Might be a good idea for you to let go of my arm.

Paulina: Who–what are you?

Demon marlena: Get out of here. Go!

Paulina: Go, go…

[Cell phone rings]

[Disquieting music]

Marlena: Hello, honey.

Belle: Mom, I need to talk to you.

Marlena: Okay. About what?

Belle: I’ve petitioned the court on julie’s behalf to restore her right to make decisions for her husband.

Marlena: Nobody notified me about this. As doug’s doctor, I will–i will contact the court.

Belle: The judge ruled in julie’s favor, mom. You’re no longer in charge of doug’s care.

Marlena: Okay. If julie is allowed to be alone with doug at bayview, well, could be very dangerous for her.

Belle: She’s not at bayview. She’s at home. And so is doug.

Marlena: What?

Julie: Is there a chance this condition is–is permanent?

Kayla: It’s hard for me to get a clear picture of his current mental status. We’re gonna have to wait until the medication wears off.

Julie: How long will it take to wear off?

Kayla: Maybe 24 hours. But at least he’s home.

Julie: Home, for the holidays.

Kayla: Thank god for that.

[Melancholy music]

Julie: It’s gonna be all right, sweetheart. It’s thanksgiving, and we have so much to be grateful for.

[Intriguing music]

Kayla: Hey, steve, it’s me. Uh, doug is home. It’s a long story, but… I think I’m gonna stay here for thanksgiving. I’ll text roman and kate and let them know we are not gonna make it to the pub. And then hopefully you’ll be able to join me here as soon as you can. I–I know you are out looking for answers about marlena. I sure hope you find them.

[Suspenseful music]

Susan: Oh. Oh, no, it’s the devil. The devil has returned for his due. John black, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Johnny: Well, I’m glad your mom took responsibility for her lie instead of putting it all on you.

Chanel: Yeah, I gotta admit, I wasn’t expecting that. I’ve never seen her so guilty and heartbroken.

Johnny: Chanel, the family jet is waiting on the runway, but you just made peace with your mom. Are you sure you don’t wanna stick around here and do thanksgiving with your family?

Chanel: Gio, are you trying to get out of showing me italy?

Johnny: No, tesoro mio. But your mom–

Chanel: I want to see italia.

Johnny: All right then. Shall we?

[Gentle music]

[Anxious music]

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Paulina: Yes, officer, this is paulina price, and I would like to report… to tell you the god’s honest truth, I don’t know what the hell I just saw.

Shawn: There you go, grandpa.

Julie: The head of the table, where you belong.

Shawn: So what did your mom say?

Belle: Oh, she hung up on me.

Shawn: She what?

Belle: She wasn’t thrilled about doug’s release.

Kayla: Well, I left a message for steve. Hopefully, he will join us.

Julie: Before we begin, I have a thought. Thanksgiving. It’s meant to be a celebration of gratitude. But this thanksgiving is not what anybody would’ve wanted or expected. Yet still, it is a time to pause and to consider how much we have to be thankful for. This wonderful old home. Seated at this table are a few of our dear family, treasured friend. Shawn douglass, our grandson, his wonderful wife, belle, our dear, dear friend, kayla. You and so many more are the people that we share our life with, the people we’re blessed to love, to be loved by. We are grateful for each other. Most of all, I’m thankful for you, my darling. In our long marriage, you have always been the one to be the optimist, the one who always had to remind me our glass is half full. Though you’re silent today– I know, when I get talking, I never let anyone get a word in edgewise. I want you to know, I feel your optimism. And though these last months have been so very dark, now that you are home, that darkness is fading away. Your goodness, doug, your loving spirit, your enduring joy and light, lifts us all, lifts us into the light. You’re the center of my universe, darling. I’ll move heaven and earth to get you well. So happy thanksgiving, my darling husband, and happy thanksgiving to us all.

Belle/shawn/kayla: Happy thanksgiving. Cheers.

Marlena: Happy thanksgiving.

[Disquieting music]

Julie: What are you doing here?

Marlena: I’ve come to wish you all a happy thanksgiving and to take doug back to bayview.

Julie: The hell you will.

Marlena: I think it’s for the best.

Julie: I don’t care what you think. You put my husband in a padded room. You locked him in. You–you gave him such powerful drugs, he doesn’t even know who I am anymore.

Marlena: For his own good.

Julie: You’re not his doctor anymore, marlena. Tell her. Tell her, belle.

Belle: I tried to tell her on the phone.

Julie: You are no longer welcome in this house, marlena.

Marlena: Doug is still a danger to himself and others.Li kayla knows that.

Kayla: I’m not sure i agree with that anymore.

Marlena: You’re not sure you agree? It’s clear that julie has let her emotions take over her judgment.

Julie: Don’t talk to me about judgment, or I will show you what a danger to others really looks like.

Marlena: That would be a mistake.

Doug: You, you, you, you’re, you’re–

Marlena: You’re confused. You’re lost. I can help you.

Shawn: Look, let him– let him speak, marlena.

Belle: Mom, please.

Julie: Darling, what is it you’re trying to say?

Doug: You–you’re the devil!

[Disquieting music]

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Kayla: All you had to do was not fall.

Steve: Sweetness, are you talking to a pie?

Kayla: [Laughs] Well, I got distracted for a second, and I left it in too long. And I’m so glad you’re back. Tell me that you found john.

Steve: No, and I don’t think I was meant to.

Kayla: What do you mean?

Steve: I’m pretty sure somebody sent me on a wild goe chase.

Kayla: Who would do that?

[Knocking on door] Sorry.

Marlena: Oh, hello. Hello, thanksgiving. Oh, it is my favorite holiday of all time.

Belle: Julie?

Julie: Oh, darling. Look at this smile on doug’s face. How he loves thanksgiving. You know, every year we’d be doing the dishes after dinner and he’d say, “what is more fun? What is more fun than all your family and friends gathered around the table stuffing themselves into a stupor?”

[Laughter] Yeah. And now it’s thanksgiving, and he’s all alone… on thanksgiving.

Belle: Oh, julie. I’m so sorry.

Julie: Oh, darling, you’re hardly to blame. You took my case against your own mother. I’ve put you in a horrible position.

Belle: Oh no, I’m just– I just wanna settle this.

Julie: Is there any news? There is. And it’s not good.

Allie: Hey, I thought I was meeting you two at the apartment.

Tripp: Well, henry had other ideas.

Allie: Oh, you did, did you?

Tripp: Yes, he wanted to show you this asap. Happy thanksgiving, mommy.

Allie: [Small laugh] Ohh…

Paulina: Well, look what the cat dragged in.

Chanel: Hey, I was just gonna grab some clothes and leave.

Paulina: Hmm. Well, I can see why it makes sense why you don’t wanna face me. That you’re scared of me. See, you not only ruined my wedding day, ruined my life, princess… not just hurt me, but think about what you did to abe, to lani.

Chanel: I’m sorry.

Paulina: So you think you can just sashay in here and pack up all the expensive clothes, jewelry, and shoes that I bought you and just breeze out?

Chanel: No, I–

Paulina: Well, it’s not gonna happen you ungrateful little bitch.

Chanel: Mama!

Paulina: Mama? Mama? Don’t you dare call me that. I am no longer your mother. And thanks to you, I have nothing. Thanks to you, lani hates me. So I don’t have any daughters anymore.

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Chanel: You can’t mean that.

Paulina: The hell I don’T. Thanks to you I’ve lost lani forever. Thank to you–to you…

[Groans]

Chanel: Mama!

Johnny: Hey, hey.

Chanel: Oh, god, where–wha– oh, god, johnny.

Johnny: I’m right here.

Chanel: Oh, johnny, thank god.

[Chanel breathing hard]

Johnny: When you, uh…when you woke up you said, “mama.” Were you, uh…were you dreaming about her?

Chanel: Johnny, I-it was so real. I was there in her apartment and–

Johnny: Tell me. Tell me. What happened?

Chanel: I killed her.

Paulina: [Sighs] Ohh… paulina, paulina, paulina. Ooh! You sure made a hot mess of it this time.

Olivia: Well, you got that one right.

Belle: It’s not bad news, julie, it’s just frustrating. So I filed the motion to rescind my mom’s medical power of attorney. And if the judge rules in our favor, then you’ll be able to make all the decisions for doug’s care, and you’ll be able to see him. And my mom won’t have anything to say about it.

Julie: When does that happen?

Belle: Well, that’s the frustrating part. I didn’t hear back from the judge yesterday, and today is the beginning of a long holiday weekend.

Julie: So I do not get to see him today or anytime soon.

Steve: Careful. Straight out of the microwave.

Marlena: Fine. Thanks. Lovely. Oh, what a darling pie. Just for the two of you?

Kayla: Well, unfortunately, joey and stephanie can’t come home, but, uh, later on–

Marlena: Oh. That’s a shame. I mean, thanksgiving really is all about family, isn’t it?

Kayla: Well, we will be with family. We’re going to go with roman and kate at the pub. They’re making a thanksgiving dinner. And then we’ll video chat with the kids afterwards.

Marlena: Well, I guess that’s something. The pub. Yeah. Maybe I’ll stop by myself after all my holiday calls.

Steve: Oh, is that why you’re here? Holiday call?

Marlena: No, no. I’m here to apologize. I just haven’t been myself lately. Want your clothes to smell freshly washed

Allie: You know, I am no art critic, but I think that that’s pretty magnificent.

Tripp: Early picasso springs to mind, yeah.

Allie: Well, one thing is for certain–he did not get his artistic ability from me. So that must be from… forget I said that.

Tripp: Why?

Allie: Why? Because it’s thanksgiving, and we are going to have a wonderful day, and we don’t need to be thinking about him.

Tripp: Allie? Hey, you say whatever you wanna say whenever you want. Okay?

Allie: Yeah, but I don’t want to talk about him.

Tripp: But you did, and it’s probably a good thing. You don’t have to pretend like the past didn’t happen. Just hold on to the fact that he is dead and buried and can never hurt you again.

Allie: Tripp, halloween. I mean, we can’t be sure of that.

Tripp: Actually, we can.

Allie: What’s that supposed to mean?

Tripp: Well, rafe was worried–I mean, we and ava all thought we saw him that night. So rafe, you know, ordered charlie’s grave to be exhumed.

Allie: And?

Tripp: He’s there. Absolutely undisturbed.

Allie: Then who or what did we see that night?

Marlena: Look, I know you both have been leaving me lots of messages, and I’m– I know I haven’t gotten back to you.

Kayla: Well, just we were–we were worried about you.

Marlena: Well, of course you were. And you must have felt like I was–oh, what’s that word the kids use now? Ghosting you.

Steve: Now, obviously we know you’re a busy woman.

Marlena: I’m so busy with my practice and of course officiating at abe’s wedding. Well, abe’s not wedding I guess.

Kayla: What do you mean?

Marlena: Oh, dear. I guess you haven’t heard. It was–it was–it was terrible. I mean, even by salem standards.

Steve: How so? What happened?

Marlena: Well, you know, uh, paulina’s daughter, the little baker–what is her name?

Kayla: Chanel.

Marlena: Chanel. Well, chanel stood up in front of everybody as the ceremony was getting underway, and announced that…that paulina was lani’s mother. And that abe wasn’t even the father.

Kayla: What?

Marlena: I know, I know, it was so disturbing and it was–well, you can imagine how everybody felt. I mean, of course paulina knew and of course, I mean, of course god knew. But…it was just devastating for abe and for lani.

Kayla: They must have been devastated.

Marlena: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, after all that time, the lies and the deception that must have been going on.

Kayla: So tamara was most likely in on the deception.

Marlena: Of course, of course she was completely involved. And…I’m sure it just made abe feel, well, foolish a-and like a chump.

Steve: Yeah, marlena. It’s not hard to figure out how abe’s feeling.

Marlena: Well, but the thing is just to be there with it all going on, you know, it was one thing to hear about it. But, oh, he was so devastated. I haven’t seen him that upset since–well, since he lost lexie.

Steve: I’m gonna give him a call.

Marlena: Oh, you’re such a good friend. Well, I should be going.

Kayla: Oh, you know, marlena, I was going to call you about doug.

Marlena: Why? Has he taken a turn for the worst?

Kayla: Well, no, not medically. But he’s still despondent. And julie’s a mess. And I just thought maybe you could let the two of them see each other today. You know, it’s thanksgiving.

Marlena: Look, I-I know how strong you feel about this, but I just don’t think it’s a very good idea.

Kayla: Well, I strongly disagree with you. It’s at bayview. They will take all the precautions. And, I mean, what is the harm in a supervised visit?

Marlena: I know how much you care about doug and julie. I do too. They’re like family to me.

Kayla: Well, that’s why I thought that, you know, you would change your mind.

Marlena: Well, I-I– I couldn’t bear it if doug attacked julie again on my watch. I just–I-I couldn’t do that. I’m sorry that I can’t help here.

Steve: Well, maybe you can help me then… to find your husband.

Chanel: And then she had a heart attack right in front of me and…died.

Johnny: You know what we have in common? We both have these larger than life moms, right? And not only are they flamboyant and attention grabbing, but they don’t think twice before switching a paternity test or pulling down the town square.

Chanel: I know, but–

Johnny: No, but we do one thing to cross them and we feel like we’ve killed them. And they don’t even have to be there. It’s like they have this guilt remote control.

Chanel: You never seem guilty.

Johnny: Yeah, neither do you. It all, uh… crops up in our dreams.

Chanel: But I don’t think that she’s making me guilty. I did a pretty crappy thing. A very crappy thing.

Johnny: I-I-I think that you felt that your back was against the wall. There were all these lies. Her lies. She just kept pushing on. Focusing on what she wanted. She pushed too hard and you snapped, that’s all.

Chanel: It’s weird how much–how much you get it.

Johnny: And my mother, uh, she left town and can’t be bothered to tell any of us where she’s at. I somehow think that’s my fault.

Chanel: It’d be a lot easier if we didn’t love them, wouldn’t it?

Johnny: A lot easier, but– and I really believe this– we have to lead our own lives. Not feel guilty about it.

Chanel: I wish it was just us. That we could just stay here forever, and I wouldn’t have to face my mom… face abe. Lani.

Johnny: Well, I don’t know about forever, but we could have one hell of a nice day. You see, your boyfriend lives in a mansion with a full staff at his beck and call 24/7. I could have harold bring us breakfast, lunch, and dinner in bed if you want.

Chanel: That sounds like heaven.

Johnny: Hey, speaking of heaven, I was there last night. And I would love to go back.

Olivia: Have you heard from chanel?

Paulina: No. Would you like some coffee?

Olivia: Have you heard from abe or lani?

Paulina: No. I take it you’re not interested in coffee.

Olivia: Not until we sort out this mess you made.

Paulina: Yeah, mess. With a big assist from chanel.

Olivia: You know how I feel about blame shifting.

Paulina: Oh, believe me. I know how you feel about every topic under the sun.

Olivia: Watch your tone with me.

Paulina: And you know what I really know in minute detail is how you felt–how you feel about me coming to salem. I think your exact words were, “bringing my fast behind to salem.” Uh-huh. So go ahead, mama. This is your big “I told you so” moment. Enjoy it.

Olivia: I’m not enjoying one second of this, and you know it.

Paulina: Yeah. Yeah, I know. I just wanted to see lani again. When I heard my baby was having a baby, well, I had to be here.

Olivia: And how did that work out for you?

Paulina: I don’t wanna hear this.

Olivia: Well, that’s too damn bad, because I’m the only one left who can talk some sense into you. And this time you are going to listen. On the outside, I looked fine.

Paulina: When you get like that, it’s just best to just sit down and get it over with.

Olivia: Why couldn’t you have just left well enough alone?

Paulina: For who? Because watching my daughter grow up without me, well, that’s well enough for you and tammy, but not to me.

Olivia: We all agreed.

Paulina: Agreed? We didn’t agree. I submitted. I caved. H-have you ever tried standing up to you with tammy as a backup? Mama, I was pregnant. I was scared. And I know you and tammy, you helped me clean up my big mess. And here I go again, making another big mess and just pushing myself into lani’s life. And now I’m starting to fool around with a man she thought was her daddy.

Olivia: Yeah, that’s what I was gonna say.

Paulina: But you know what, mama, it happened. You know why it happened? Because I followed my heart.

Olivia: Well, baby, your heart needs a gps. So it’s time for you to stop following it and start using your head.

Allie: You really think we need a spreadsheet?

Tripp: I mean, it’s a logistical nightmare. Okay, my mom and rafe want us at their place for dinner. Your father and grandparents went us at the brady pub. My dad and kayla will also be at the pub, but they’re also wanting to have something at their place.

Allie: Talk about a movable feast.

Tripp: Well, at least now we have a clear picture of all of our options. Just how the hell are we gonna make a decision?

Allie: You know what? I have an idea.

Tripp: Come here. Come here, big man.

Allie: Be right back.

Tripp: Well, one thing, man. I think you’re gonna get plenty enough to eat.

Marlena: You know, the only thing john told me before he left town was that he was, uh, he was going on a mission for black patch.

Steve: Well, that’s not true. John hasn’t checked in with me, and he’s not following any of our usual protocols.

Marlena: Hmm. I bet I know what happened. I bet he’s on a mission for the isa and just used black patch as a coverup.

Kayla: Well, that’s what steve thought, so he checked in with shane and–

Steve: And he told me that not only is john not doing any freelance work for them, he’s gone completely off the grid.

Marlena: Hmm. Well, wouldn’t be the first time.

Kayla: And that doesn’t bother you? You don’t think that’s out of character that john would be gone at thanksgiving and not let you know that he’s okay?

Steve: Are you sure you don’t have any idea where he could be?

Shawn: You and granddad are gonna get through this. I mean, come on, look at everything that you’ve been through already.

Julie: We’ve been through everything together. We’re not together now. What if he hasn’t been told that I’m not allowed to see him? What if he thinks I don’t care?

Shawn: Oh my gosh. Are you kidding me? He would root for st. Louis before he’d think that you didn’t care.

Belle: Well, it looks like we won’t have to worry about that. Somehow we got a compassionate judge, and he said the case was heartbreaking, so he didn’t wanna wait until monday to rule. So you officially have medical power of attorney.

Shawn: What?

Julie: Does that mean–

Belle: It means you can see him today.

Julie: Oh! Oh, you dear beautiful belle. Oh, god bless you.

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Chanel: You were right. This is a wonderful idea. Staying in bed all day. Making love. Ordering room service.

[Both chuckling]

Johnny: I have a better idea.

Chanel: And what is that?

Johnny: You and I leave salem together.

Paulina: So it’s all right for tamara to follow her heart and be a singer, and I needed to be the logical one?

Olivia: There you go living in the past. This is not about your rivalry with tamara.

Paulina: Oh, yes, it is. That’s what it’s always been about. I grew up in her shadow with you thinking that she, the end-all and the be-all, I was always wrong. She was always right. And then when I finally, finally get something that’s mine, all mine, you– you decided that she would be the better mother.

Olivia: Paulina, it was to protect you and the baby. There was no other way.

Paulina: Yeah. Well you see how your way went, don’t you? You see what happened. I ended up losing both my babies. But I always got you. Don’t lie. You, I got you. But you just kick me when I’m down. Well, I never been more down in my entire life. And my mama, she can’t even gimme a little hug. She just wants to give me a lecture.

Olivia: Oh, baby. You know, you may think tamara was my favorite. But from the second you were born, you had my heart in your hand. Come here, baby. Mama loves you.

[Paulina sniffles]

Julie: All of doug’s favorite show tunes are on this. The only man in the world who finds “76 trombones” soothing.

[Laughter] Oh, should I bring his puzzle books?

Belle: Oh, julie, I don’t think he’s gonna care what’s in that bag when he sees you.

Julie: I suppose not. Do I look all right?

Shawn: You look gorgeous.

Julie: I feel so nervous. This is like I suddenly have this big date.

Belle: Oh, but it is. You’re going on a date with your prince charming.

Julie: He is prince charming, darling. You don’t know. He always will be, in spite of all the years. Oh, lord.

Shawn: Oh, what?

Belle: What?

Julie: The turkey. The turkey has to be basted. I have the cranberries, and the sweet potatoes are ready, but I can’t make the gravy yet.

Shawn: Wait, hold on. Wait. You made thanksgiving dinner?

Julie: Well, of course, it’s doug’s favorite. Well, not to make it would seem like I’d given up hope.

Belle: Oh, well, I could tell something smelled wonderful. Listen, shawn is gonna take you down to see doug. And I’ll tend to dinner, and make sure everything’s ready when you get back so you can tell us everything about your visit.

Julie: You angels. Okay. As doug would say, let’s get the show on the road.

Belle: Bye.

Marlena: Oh, no, I have no idea where john is.

Kayla: And that doesn’t bother you?

Marlena: Doesn’t bother me? Of course it bothers me. It terrifies me. But these kind of things happen with john, and when they do, I just have to go on autopilot.

Steve: So you don’t even want to try to track him down?

Marlena: Well, no. I mean, to track him down, that would be so disrespectful. It would show a lack of trust.

Kayla: How? I don’t get it.

Marlena: What’s not to get? John is off doing his job, a-and when it’s over, he’ll come back to me.

Steve: So let me get this straight. You’re not interested in finding him?

Marlena: Of course–look… if I could do anything I would. But at times like this, we just have to trust in a higher power.

Steve: A higher power? Okay.

Marlena: Yeah. Well, I’ll be off. Oh, and I hope you have a very, very happy thanksgiving.

Kayla: Thank you. You too. Do you buy any of that?

Steve: Not a word. Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Kayla: I have decided that I am gonna go see julie and tell her in person that I could make no headway with marlena.

Steve: Marlena is just not making any sense these days, baby. I mean, she wants a higher power to find john, and she thinks it’s better for doug to be alone on thanksgiving?

Kayla: I just couldn’t get through to her to see how julie feels.

[Groans] Ugghhh! I’ll see you at the pub.

Steve: I think I’m gonna head over there early, ask roman if he’s been talking to marlena. See if he knows why she’s so–i don’t even know what to call it.

Kayla: Well, certainly not warm and fuzzy. I mean, really. To keep doug and julie apart. To keep doug isolated. That is cruel and unusual punishment as far as I’m concerned. All right, see you over there.

Steve: [Softly] Okay.

Tripp: Oh, what’s that?

Allie: This is our excuse to visit everyone tonight. We are on dessert duty. Cookie patrol. I have lemon drops for my dad, grandma kate, and grandpa roman. And then snickerdoodles for aunt kayla and your dad, and the devil’s food for grandma marlena.

Tripp: All right, henry. It’s over the river and through the woods time, big man. Ah, yes. Uh…what about johnny?

Allie: I’m sure he’s at the dimeras with chanel. Let them eat cake.

Chanel: I can’t just leave salem. What about the bakery?

Johnny: Allie can handle it while we’re gone.

Chanel: Okay, I get you’re twins and everything, but you can’t speak for her. And I can’t just be all, “girl, bye. I’m going to italy with your brother. You do my work for me. You hear?”

Johnny: All right. Look, you just leave allie to me. Think about it, chanel. Gondola rides on the venice canal.

Chanel: But it’s december. It’ll be freezing.

Johnny: I’ll keep you warm. Or we could go skiing in turin, or get a house on the amalfi coast. Don’t you wanna see where I grew up, where my ancestors came from?

Chanel: You never give up, do you?

Johnny: No. So what do you say? Let’s just run away.

Paulina: Where you going with that fancy hat on?

Olivia: Lani invited me for thanksgiving.

Paulina: What?

Olivia: She said eli’s coming to pick me up. I wait outside.

Paulina: So I’m ostracized. I’m in siberia, and you-you get to have a place of honor at the table?

[Scoffing] I mean, you lied too. It was your idea to come up with the lie, and you kept it going all these years. You know, what about tammy? Maybe she could fly in for a turkey leg or two. Juggle my grandkids on her knee.

Olivia: Paulina, I’m just as surprised as you are that lani invited me. But she did. Maybe you should reach out to chanel.

Paulina: After what she did?

Olivia: Yes, after what she did. I’m sure she’s hurt too. And she’s still your baby.

Paulina: [Sighs, groans] Uhh. You know, last night I was lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling, and I was thinking about it over and over. And how did she know? How could chanel possibly know?

Olivia: It was that woman.

Paulina: What woman?

Olivia: That marlena evans woman, the shrink. Mark my words. It was her. To be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer

Paulina: Marlena’s a doctor. And she doesn’t break confidences. And she’s tammy’s friend.

Olivia: Something in that woman’s spirit didn’t sit right with me.

Paulina: You and your spirits. Can you gimme something a little more concrete?

Olivia: Yeah. How about the smug look on her face when chanel stood up and blew our family into smithereens? It was like she knew already that you were lani’s mother.

Paulina: There are two secrets. Abe is not lani’s father, and tammy is not her mother.

Marlena: How can that be? Tamara raised her.

Paulina: Yes, she did. But I gave birth to her. I am lani’s mother. She did.

Olivia: How?

Paulina: I told her.

Olivia: Good lord. Paulina, why would you do that?

Paulina: Well, I told you, she’s a doctor, a psychiatrist. She’s bound by doctor/patient confidentiality.

Olivia: Well, baby dr. Feelbad busted right out of those confidential bonds and put all your business on the street.

[Beep beep] I gotta go. But you trust me on this. That marlena woman is no damn good.

Chanel: So if we take off to italy, what’s gonna happen to your movie?

Johnny: I’ll work on the script while we’re over there. We’ll only be gone a couple weeks.

Chanel: And your dad’s just gonna hand over the dimera jet to you?

Johnny: Yeah, well, he’s in one of those phases where he’s trying not to be a complete jerk. So might as well try and capitalize on it, right?

Chanel: Oh, where are you going?

Johnny: Allie’s gonna be at the pub, so I’ll let her know that she has to handle the bakery. And all you have to do is go home, pack your bags.

Chanel: Going home to pack was the beginning of my nightmare.

Johnny: Ah, then don’T. We’ll stop in milan. Fashion capital of the world.

Chanel: I still have to get my passport.

Johnny: Okay. You want me to go with you for moral support?

Chanel: No, I’ll just try to sneak in and out without seeing my mom. I can’t believe we’re doing it. And mostly, I can’t believe you’re doing this for me. Thank you, gio.

Johnny: Di niente, carissima.

Allie: Hey, drop that.

Tripp: What?

Allie: That biscotti is for your mom and rafe.

Tripp: They’re not gonna miss one biscotti.

Allie: It’s more than that. We have three, possibly four dinners to get through. We need to pace ourselves.

Tripp: It’s like a food marathon.

Allie: Not to add any more pressure, but the brady family does measure a man’s worth based off of how much he eats at thanksgiving.

Tripp: Oh, great. So we go from that to my italian mother.

Allie: The things we do for love.

Tripp: Let the games begin. Okay.

Kayla: Julie? Ah. Hi. Is, uh, julie upstairs?

Belle: Uh, no, she’s gone. Shawn took her to bayview to see doug.

Kayla: Oh, no. I just got off the phone with your mother, and she was adamant that he have no visitors. I mean, they’re gonna turn her away.

Belle: Well, it’s not mom’s call anymore. I got a court order giving julie her medical power of attorney.

Kayla: I wonder how your mother’s gonna react to that.

Belle: Not looking forward to finding out. But, you know, I had to do something. Julie was miserable.

Kayla: I agree.

Belle: Although now that they’re on their way over there, it’S…it’s really hitting me. Now I got a court order overturning one of my mom’s medical decisions. Like I was questioning her competence. I don’t know. What if she’s right and I’m wrong?

Kayla: I have had questions about this decision myself. Your mother is one of the best doctors I know, but I–

Belle: Something’s wrong, isn’t it? I mean, my mom is like the most compassionate person I know. She has empathy for ben weston. To do this to doug?

Kayla: I know. She’s not the doctor or even the person that I have loved and admired for as long as I can remember.

Belle: What’s happening to her?

[Eerie off-key notes]

Demon marlena: Well, john, you certainly are the most popular guy in town. All your friends are out looking for you, which means I’ve gotta find a way to make sure that you and that imbecile susan disappear…permanently. Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Paulina: Well, look what the cat dragged in.

Johnny: Hey. Uncle steve, happy thanksgiving. How you doing?

Steve: Same to you, man. Hey, before we go in, can I talk to you for a minute?

Johnny: Sure. What’s up?

Steve: Well, kayla and i were just talking to your grandma marlena.

Johnny: Yeah?

Steve: I’m wondering, have you noticed anything strange about her lately?

Johnny: Strange? In what way?

Demon marlena: Time to kill two birds with one stone. Or maybe… I should say dagger.

Belle: Well, in a way it’s a relief that you think I did the right thing, but–and it also scares me that you’re worried about mom too.

Kayla: Well, I tell myself that she’s just too close to the case. That she loves doug and julie so much that it’s out of an abundance of caution that she wants to keep doug isolated to keep them both safe.

Belle: Right. But it’s not just this one decision, is it? I mean, you might say it’s out of an abundance of caution, but it just doesn’t seem like that, does it? It seems like she’s doing all the things she’s doing deliberately.

Kayla: Well, why don’t we just…focus on today? It’s thanksgiving, and we should be grateful that doug and julie are back together again.

Belle: Oh, I would love to be able to see them together again.

Kayla: I know.

Julie: Then turn around!

[Gasps, murmuring]

Belle: Oh my goodness.

Shawn: He’s home.

[Stirring music]

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