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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.

[Dramatic music]

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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?

I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

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.

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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.

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What? Dammit, dammit to hell!

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

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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?

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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]

[Line trilling]

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.

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>This is an nbc news special report. Here’s lester holt.

Good day, everyone. We’re coming on the air because authorities in waukesha, wisconsin are giving an update on the tragic events that unfolded at a christmas parade there last night. A red suv crashed into a crowd killing at least five people. A person of interest is in custody. The chief of police there, dan thompson is speaking right now.

On november 21, 2021, a lone subject drove his maroon suv through barricades and into a crowd of people who were celebrating the waukesha christmas parade which resulted in killing five individuals and injuring 48 additional individuals. I just received information that two of the 48 are children and they’re in critical condition. We have information that the suspect prior to the incident was involved in a domestic disturbance, which was just minutes prior, and the suspect left that scene just prior to our arrival to that domestic disturbance. When the suspect was driving through into the crowd, one officer did discharge his firearm and fire shots at the suspect to stop the threat, but due to the amount of people had to stop and stop and did not fire any other additional shots. The officer is on administrative leave as part of protocol. No one was injured as a result of the officer discharging his firearm. The subject was taken into custody a short distance from the scene we’re confident he acted alone. There’s no evidence that this is a terrorist incident. Due to the wind yesterday, there was a power outage in downtown waukesha that further complicated our emergency response. I want to identify the victims that we know of at this time. I say this with great sorrow. Virginia thornton, 79-year-old female. Leanna olmes, 71-year-old female. Tamara durand, 52-year-old female.

Jameswilhelm, 81-year-old male. The suspect involved in this tragic incident is identified as darrell E. Brooks, male, 39 years of age who was a resident of milwaukee. At this time, the waukesha police department is referring five counts of intentional homicide with additional charges based on the investigation, but those will come in time. There are many roads in the downtown area that were closed as investigativee iveors worked through the crime scene. Those roads have since been opened. I will say this, minutes after the incident occurred, i responded to the scene and what I saw out of the chaos and tragedy was heroes. First responders and the community coming together and working together on triaging victims, the fire department working in partnership with the fire department getting these victims to the hospital, fire department transported multiple victims, the chief will talk about that. Officers picked up victims and put them in the squad and rushed them to the hospital and citizens also picked up victims and rushed them to the hospital. There’s also off-duty law enforcement, fire, and ems personnel that were attending this event who immediately got involved and took part in saving lives. I want to thank our community partners partners. I want to dispel some rumors. There was no pursuit that led up to this incident. This is not a terrorist event. I want to thank our first responder partners. It is a long list and i apologize, we apologize if i forgot anyone. Waukesha fire department. No words can express the partnership that we have with the waukesha fire department and how we work together as one in this incident. Mavis mutual aid box alarm system. The chief will talk about that. The suburban mutual aid respond team which we call S.M.A.R.T. Responded. Fbi, atf, the state, the division of criminal investigations, school district of waukesha, the milwaukee police department fusion center, wisconsin state crime lab, wisconsin state patrol. After this press conference, we’ll provide a link on our website for any questions regarding witness information. If there’s any additional video that a citizen might have that can look at this link or any family members or individuals that need to recover property. The waukesha police department website is the only source for information. Do not release information from any other source as it has not been vetted and could lead to false information. Thank you.

Chief howard –. Thank you, dan. Before i get started on behalf of the men and women of the waukesha fire department, i would like to say our prayers go out to the families and the whole community that was affected by yesterday’s tragedy. On the city of waukesha fire department responded to a mass casualty incident yesterday afternoon. All 26 on-duty personnel responded to the incident from five stations. Our closest downtown station was within sight of the parade route. Our units started to spontaneously respond based on radio traffic and dispatch information. We immediately activated our mass casualty protocol and utilized the mavis, our mutual aid system, our mutual box alarm system to the second level to provide us with additional re resources to treat the victims. We received resources from 12 area fire departments. We were also aided greatly by off-duty firefighters and ems personnel, medical personnel and just civilian bystanders. They greatly assisted us with our initial treatment and triage of patients. Patients were transported to six area hospitals with the fire department, ems transporting 22 patients. Law enforcement personnel, bystanders also transported additional victims to the hospital. At this time we believe that 48 people were treated at local hospitals. Though this number might increase based on information being gathered. Like chief thompson, i also had an opportunity, i did respond to the incident. Got there a bit after the chief did. Based on my observations, very very overwhelmed by the response of the community to this tragedy. People banded together to do the best they could to deal with this incident. Last night going out and visiting the fire stations and the people that responded, overwhelmingly our personnel expressed their sincere thanks for everyone who stepped up and assisted with the treatment of the citizens that were injured. Again, our hearts go out to the families and the victims of this senseless tragedy. We appreciate all the assistance and support that has been offered to the city of waukesha fire department.

Mayor riley?

Thank you.

Last night we experienced a senseless tragedy. Many of us were participants in the parade and witnessed these horrific actions. We are all trying to process what we experienced. Our police, firefighters, partners and so many others sprang into action immediately last night to help the people that were injured. For those of you who do not live in waukesha, you need to know that waukesha is a community that helps their neighbors. Waukesha is a community that takes pride in its identity and has a wonderful spirit. Waukesha looks after each other. Waukesha enjoys its celebrations and the entire community joins in those celebrations. We are a close community. Waukesha is a community where many of its residents have lived for generations. Waukesha is also the type of community where new residents tell their friends to move here because it is so special. Waukesha has held what could be described as a norman rockwell type of christmas parade for almost six decades. Last night our wonderful waukesha parade became the scene of a horrific tragedy. Last night that parade became a nightmare. Last night many were severely injured. Last night lives were lost in the middle of what should have been a celebration. Last night many were severely injured, lost their lives and all who were there were traumatized. We experienced a horrific tragedy. We have so much healing that needs to occur. Waukesha, though, will not be defined by the horrific events of last night. We’re a community that will come together. We will help those who experienced a loss of a loved one or injured. We will work together to bring healing. The healing needs to begin now. With that in mind i share the following. Our prayer vigil will be held tonight at 5:00 P.M. At cutler park. The waukesha public library, immediately adjacent will be closing at 4:00 P.M. So the public can utilize that parking lot. The downtown south street parking ramp, which is also immediately near it, will also be open for free parking. We know that members of the community want to help out and help the victims. The waukesha county community foundation and united way of greater milwaukee milwaukeeand waukesha county created the waukesha community fund. This will assist the needs of the families impact and there will be a website on our page to tell you how to access that fund. Many people witnessed traumatic events last evening. If you need to talk to someone, you can call or text 800-985-5990 to be connected to a trained caring counselor and they are available 24/7. That number will also be on our website. Police only call 911 for true emergencies. There will be a resource center set up at carol university for all victims from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, and 9:00 A.M. To 1:00 P.M. On wednesday. That information will be placed upon our website. The district attorney victim assistance program is also available to provide assistance and an email for that service will be shared on social media. Our community needs to heal from physical injury and emotional trauma. What was taken from us by this senseless act. What we do today and the days ahead is what will define us as a city. I know we’ll come together and help waukesha heal. Thank you.

Dr. Jim seivert?

Good afternoon, everyone. I’m deeply saddened by yesterday’s events and the tremendous impact they are having on both our school community and the larger waukesha community. I want to begin by thanking our partners at the city and the police and fire departments for their leadership and partnership. We are focused on our kids, our staff, and our families, and making resources available to them. We stand with our community and are one of the resources for support as we navigate this tragic event. The school district of waukesha is providing internal assistance as well as resources outside of the district to support kids, staff and families. Should families need guidance on how to address trauma with your children, please do not hesitate to reach out to the student services staff at your child’s school. We are actively dispatching additional support to our schools for staff and students. Your school administration and student services team can connect you with our crisis counseling staff in a very timely manner. School psychologists, social workers, school counselors and community mental health providers are available and trained to support children and families in crisis today and into the future. I also want to thank our surrounding school districts, waukesha county, our local health care partners, the department of public instruction and the governor’s office for their support of the school district of waukesha during this time. We also provided meals today from noon to 1:00 P.M. Across the district and we will do the same tomorrow at the following sites via their main entrance. Butler horning and les paul middle schools as well as north, south and west high schools.

We’re listening to officials in waukesha, wisconsin with the latest after that deadly crash, a vehicle plowing through a crowd that gathered for a parade in that community yesterday. You can hear in the voices of the officials, still a community deeply in shock. But officials there doing their best to rise to the moment to tend to those who have suffered loss or injury. What we’ve learned now is the dead, five people dead, they range in age from 52 to 81. Four of them women. We also learned the number of injured now at 48. Two of them are children listed in critical condition. The other major piece of news coming out of this news conference is the suspect. Mr. Darrell brooks. Officials say he will be charged with counts of homicide. We’ll learn more about that a bit later. I wanted to go to tom lamlamas, anchor of “top story.” He’s in waukesha right now for us. What did we learn about the motive? We heard there had been some kind of domestic disturbance that mr. Brooks was a part of. Do we know how he got from there on to this parade route?

You know, we still don’t know that. That’s the big unknown right now. Also the motivation to sort of floor it once he got on the parade route. This is main street, where the parade was taking place. Where we’re coming to you live, this was one of the impact points. The extreme dance team, that youth dance troupe was out here — somebody is racing by now. That youth dance troupe was here when the car came rushing by, it was headed in this direction. The owner of a bakery over here said it was so chaotic. There were children all over the street. Parents were screaming. When the officer opened fire it led to a theory out here that there was an active shooter, which wasn’t the case. Everyone was scrambling for help. People ran to the storefronts and sheltered in place. Other parents picked up their children and ran to the closest hospital. Five people have died so far. As you mentioned, two children are in surgery right now. The entire community is praying for them. From what we understand about the suspect right now, the man you mentioned, darrell brooks, from what we understand, he got an insufficiently low bond, he had been incarcerated, he was able to bond out on what some are calling — especially the district attorney here in milwaukee, an insufficient bond, so he was able to get out. So that may have been part of the reason why he was running. He had a domestic violence incident and he had a prior one before. That’s one of the reasons he was locked up. Interestingly enough he had used his car as a weapon before. He had run over a woman he shares a child with at a gas station. So this man from his history, his criminal history, was incredibly violent. Now he’s behind bars and more charges are on the way.

Tom, thank you.

Let me bring in retired seattle police chief, carmen best. As we heard in tom’s report and from — i apologize. We’re apparently going to cedric alexander, former director of public safety in dekalb county. Apologize for that. Let me put the same question to you. We understand that an officer did discharge their weapon in an effort to stop this car. How difficult is that in an environment where you have so many people around?

Well, certainly any time that you fire a weapon you always have to be aware of your backdrop. In this particular case, where you had a speeding vehicle that was clearly causing death and mayhem in front of witnesses that everyone could see. The officer clearly must have felt he had an opportunity to fire rounds without any incident persons being in his line of fire. I can only imagine, too that firing had to stop immediately because that was still a moving vehicle and you still had people there on the scene. So, usually your training will assess that you don’t shoot at moving vehicles, but in the case — in an extreme case such as this, this is entirely different. And the justification of it from what we know was well within his right and he tried to do everything he could to stop that vehicle from hurting and injuring others.

The police chief there noting that the officer did fire then stopped firing because of concern for the surroundings and the chaotic movements around him. Clearly a lot of questions that will continue to be asked about the police response and what is known about this suspect and his time in the criminal justice system that led up to last night’s tragic event. That concludes our coverage. We’ll have much more tonight on nbc “nightly news.” For now, I’m lester holt, nbc news, new york. Good day, everyone.’S fine. No, she’s right. I did try and steal her company. I don’t blame her that she wants me gone. But I do blame her that she started this war between us because she has hated me since the day I moved in here. But whenever I try–I try, try, tried to rise above her pettiness. But I don’t know if you know this about me, rafe, but I suck at rising above.

Rafe: Would you know a lot of people fail at rising above gabi’s crap.

Ava: Yeah, but you know, like, I shouldn’t let her get into my head. I know what she’s doing. And I still, she still makes me feel so insecure about you and nicole.

Rafe: Come on, we’re– we’re so past that.

Ava: I know. Look, I know, I know, except that you and nicole feel like you can’t be around each other, and I feel bad about that. You know, she is my only friend. You’ve been completely upfront with me. You know, maybe we should all just hang out together again. Right, you know, I could call her, invite her over tonight. Like you said, I always make enough food for an army–

Rafe: Will you please stop talking about nicole?

Ej: No, no. No.

Nicole: No, no, no, what? But eric’s not asking for anything.

Ej: And neither are you, and that’s a problem. Why are you turning down spousal support?

Nicole: Because I don’t need it or deserve it.

Ej: Bull. He not only walked out on you, he walked out, leaving you to take care of his niece and her infant son.

Nicole: But I love them.

Ej: Irrelevant. You’re giving room and board to his niece and her kid in salem while he’s playing albert schweitzer in africa.

Nicole: Xander said something like that too.

Ej: And he’s not always wrong. By the time I’m done here, you’re going to look like the lonely victim of an uncaring husband and an opportunistic brute.

Nicole: But I’m the one that blew up the marriage.

Ej: That’s exactly what eric wants you to think. But from now on, you’ll be dealing with me.

Jake: Ej’s here. Uh, let’s go somewhere else.

Gabi: I’m not afraid of him.

Jake: You’re not afraid of anything.

Gabi: Excuse me, sorry to interrupt, nicole. I just wanted to tell your boss over here that he shouldn’t get too comfortable in my mansion because I’m still having my lawyers look into how he managed to steal it from me.

Ej: Don’t you have bigger problems to deal with? Like finding a new place for your little vanity project? I hear phil gave the two of you the old heave ho after an aborted attempt to overthrow him.

Jake: Gabi, let’s go get a table.

Gabi: And he is paying for that. And gabi chic is gonna come back stronger than ever. My house–I’m gonna get it back.

[Suspenseful music]

Ej: Where the hell did you get that necklace?

Sami: Mom, what are you talking about?

Marlena: Sami, I’ve been locked up too.

Sami: You got arrested?

Marlena: No, no. I’m chained to a wall in the dimera crypt.

Sami: Oh, my god. Is ej doing this to you because of me?

Marlena: No, it wasn’t ej.

Sami: Then who did it?

Marlena: Oh, sami, you won’t believe me when I tell you.

Evil kristen: If I let you free, how do I know you won’t try to escape?

John: Well, I guess you’re just gonna have to trust me.

Evil kristen: It’s kind of a big risk, isn’t it? Hmm. Then again, this would be a lot more fun if I didn’t have to do all the work. Ooh. This has been a date we’ve had from the very beginning.

[Gasps] Oh-ho-ho, so predictable.

John: Please let me go. I need to get to–

Evil kristen: No, you don’t want her; you want me.

John: No, no.

Evil kristen: You want me! You’ve always wanted me, and you can’t resist because you’re mine. You’re mine. You’re mine, you’re mine. O man, that’s a whole lot of wrinkly

Rafe: I’m sorry. I am sorry, I did not– I didn’t mean to snap at you. Just–after this week, and here we are, we’re finally alone, and we’re about to have a really nice dinner, and I just– we don’t need to be talking about nicole.

Ava: I was just trying to be nice.

Rafe: Okay, I get that. It’s just–we need to focus on ourselves, right? We can’t let gabi do that. We can’t let her come between us, you know? The only reason that she brought up nicole’s name was to get onto your skin. You know that.

Ava: I know, I know that, I do, but you, you just– you got so mad. You don’t normally blow up like that.

Rafe: Eva, I’m the police commissioner. There was a homicide in my kitchen. I had to put eli on the case because my girlfriend was the prime suspect. And my sister and the aforementioned girlfriend, they have turned my house into a war zone. So I’m sorry if I’m a little edgy.

Ava: It’s all right. Turned your life upside-down.

Ava: And there we are, talking, not about the cubs game but about feelings.

Ava: [Laughs] You hate that.

Rafe: No, listen, I get it. You gotta do it sometimes, right? But it’s just– I think you were right. We need to focus on us and simplify things and oh, my god I would give my right arm for a boring night, okay?

Ava: Okay. I’ll see what I can do about that.

[Gentle music]

Oh, at the market today, they were having a special on san marzano tomatoes, so I bought a case. Boring enough for you?

[Laughs]

Ej: I asked you where you got that necklace.

Jake: Watch the way you talk to her, pal.

Gabi: Why do you care? Oh–is it–is it yours? Oh, I was right! You were sleeping with rafe.

Nicole: What?

Gabi: I found it outside on the ground. I told ava belonged to a woman he didn’t want her to know about–mainly you.

Nicole: That is not my necklace.

Gabi: Then why is he so hot and bothered about it? He gave it to you, and you lost it on the cheating side of town.

Ej: Would you shut up and listen? It’s samantha’s necklace. I bought it for her in tuscany.

Gabi: Oh.

Ej: You say you found it. So samantha didn’t give it to you.

Gabi: No.

Ej: So when did you find it?

Gabi: Just a few months ago. Just about the time she left town.

Sami: You’ve been possessed by the devil again? I thought it was like the chicken pox–I thought it could only happen to you once.

Marlena: Sami, listen–

Sami: Great, now I have to take “my mother being possessed by the devil” off my list of things I never thought I’d have to worry about again. Wait a second. Wait, mom, if you’re possessed by the devil, why are you telling me this? And if you’re him, you wouldn’t want me to know, right?

Marlena: I’ve gotten a temporary reprieve. He took over susan banks.

Sami: Susan banks–why?

Marlena: To get to john.

Sami: Mom. Mom, are you okay?

Marlena: Honey, I’m– I’m so scared. I’m afraid we might lose john.

Evil kristen: You and I were so in love.

John: That was a long time ago, kristen.

Evil kristen: But you remember, don’t you? I know you do. When we were together, we couldn’t keep our hands off of each other.

[Tense music]

John: I remember.

Evil kristen: Then let’s relive the past. Make love to me, john. Want your clothes to smell freshly washed

[Tense music]

Evil kristen: Mm! Ah! You bit me, you son of a bitch.

John: Yeah. And you taste like…

[Spits] Do you really think I was gonna give up on doc?

Evil kristen: You will pay for that, john black.

Rafe: Mmm. Okay, this one really is my favorite.

Ava: Mm. It’s my mom’s recipe. Really is the definition of comfort food.

Rafe: And why would you need comfort food after this week?

Ava: Rafe, um, is it okay if I just talk just a little bit?

Rafe: If you have to.

Ava: [Chuckles] You know, when I thought that i was really gonna go to prison and you didn’t believe me about carmine, it dawned on me that I could lose you. It scared me. I mean, you may not believe it, but all this time here that I’ve been living with you, it’s– it’s been the happiest I’ve ever been. And I did come from a pretty miserable life, so the bar is set kind of low.

[Both laugh]

Rafe: Yeah, well.

Ava: But…

Rafe: But, uh…

Ava: No, I do. I really love our life together. I love talking to you about anything and everything. Even if you don’t know squat about movies.

Rafe: Well, I know “the big lebowski” is better than “citizen kane”.

Ava: Oh, g–ugh. That’s because you have dulled your senses by watching so many sports on tv.

Rafe: Oh, yeah? And who is it who said “an appreciation of sports is the hallmark of an inquiring mind”?

Ava: You.

Rafe: Yeah, that’s right.

Ava: Mm-hmm, yes. The same guy. The guy who does not know how to pronounce cou-pon.

Rafe: There is nothing wrong with cue-pon.

Ava: [Laughing]

Rafe: No.

Ava: No, no. You wanna know what I love most of all?

Rafe: Hmm.

Ava: You. God, I love you.

Rafe: Is that so? I don’t know what to say.

Ava: Is it because you’re overwhelmed or because you don’t feel the same way?

Gabi: Well, as always, swell talking to you.

Ej: I want that necklace back.

Gabi: Yeah, well, people in hell want ice water.

Ej: It’s my property. I paid for it.

Gabi: The mansion was my property, and you took it, so I’m gonna take this.

Nicole: She almost gave me a heart attack. I thought she knew about me and rafe. Hey, are you okay?

Ej: [Clears throat] I was just thinking about that night. The last night I saw samantha. I kicked her out, and she said she was coming to ask gabi to let her stay in the guest room, trying to badger me into some kind of reconciliation. And when she didn’t return, I just figured she changed her mind and never went to see gabi. But if gabi found the necklace, then she must’ve been there.

Nicole: But gabi said she didn’t talk to her. I don’t think she would lie about that.

Ej: No. So what happened? And how did the necklace end up on the ground?

Sami: Okay, mom, you need to loop the police into this call, okay? So we’ll reach the police, we’ll tell them where you are, and they can come help you. They can rescue you, and then they can trace this phone, and they can come get me–

Marlena: Sami, I don’t seem to be able to make outgoing calls.

Sami: Just keep trying. Mom. Mom? Mom, can you hear me?

Evil kristen: Hello, samantha. It’s been a long time.

Sami: Who is this? And what the hell have you done with my mother?

Evil kristen: She can’t help you with your stupid problems. She’s in enough trouble of her own.

[Tense music]

Sami: Who the hell was that? O man, that’s a whole lot of wrinkly

Evil kristen: Oh, marlena, marlena, marlena. You have been a naughty girl.

Marlena: And you have been a careless one.

Evil kristen: Are you talking about this? Wasn’t it fun for you to hear samantha’s voice? Although honestly, I mean, just between us girls, isn’t she the most useless person on the planet? I mean. And now that she’s being, you know, held captive, what good could she possibly do you?

Marlena: Is she all right? You know who’s kidnapped her?

Evil kristen: No. My lips are sealed. Unlike how they were a short time ago when I was with john. Oh–do you mind?

Marlena: Is john all right?

Evil kristen: Ooh. He’s better than all right. He’s basking in the afterglow of our love.

Marlena: We both know that you’re lying. John never touched you. And if he did, it was simply to shove you away. I know that. I can feel that. Because I can still feel the unbreakable bond that john and I share.

Ava: I’m sorry. I’m sorry, I have this bad habit of putting you on the spot.

Rafe: No–

Ava: No, you know what? You don’t have to answer the question. I did not say “I love you” to force a reply. So you know, let’s just– let’s just get back to eating and, um, talking about your terrible taste in movies.

Rafe: No, hey. First of all, I don’t have terrible taste. And second of all, I get what you’re saying. It’s been great having you here. It really adds–I– I’ve been so happy to have you here. I mean, we–we fit, right? And look, if I don’t say what you want me to say, that does not mean that I don’t care about you a lot. Because I do, right? And I promise you that I am committed to you. Only you.

Jake: You really gonna keep that necklace?

Gabi: Why not?

Jake: It’s not yours. It’s sami’S.

Gabi: Sami’s not here, and will says no one knows where she’s at, so it’s not like I can give it to her. Plus she owes me.

Jake: For what?

Gabi: Well, you wanted to give ej kristen’s letter, and I did her a solid and gave it back to her.

Jake: Ej ended up with the letter anyway.

Gabi: That’s not my fault. But that was really funny when the world found out that she was cheating on him with lucas. Did wipe that smirk off his face for once.

Jake: Yeah, well, he seems to have rebounded just fine. What’s the deal with the two of them, anyway? Weren’t they married at one point?

Gabi: Couple of times.

Jake: Huh. And what, now they’re back together?

Gabi: I don’t know, but I just–I can’t believe that he’s over sami. I mean, even when they were on the outs, he always seemed obsessed with her. I–I just got an idea.

Jake: Oh, boy. Here we go again.

Gabi: You know, ej says he hates sami, despises her. But I don’t know, I still think she’s his achilles heel. If we want to pay him back, I think sami could be the key.

Nicole: You know, maybe sami dropped that necklace on accident.

Ej: And never bothered to call rafe or gabi to ask about it?

Nicole: I don’t know. I mean, maybe she didn’t want it anymore. Made it very clear that the marriage was over. Maybe she threw it away.

Ej: Nicole, it was worth money. And this is samantha we’re talking about. Even if it was too painful for her to wear, she would have summoned up the strength to pawn it.

Nicole: It does seem a little out of character. There’s just something strange about all this.

[Phone ringing] Uknown number.

Nicole: Must be a telemarketer.

Ej: Maybe. I’ll see. Yes?

Sami: Ej, thank god you answered.

Ej: Who is this? Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Ava: I know–I know how much you hate it, but I’m really glad we talked tonight. We got all our cards out on the table.

Rafe: Yeah. I liked it, actually.

Ava: How about a toast, huh?

Rafe: All right.

Ava: All right. Hmm. To putting mistakes behind us.

Rafe: A fresh start.

Jake: So I thought we were coming here to talk about how to get gabi chic back, but here we are, talking about revenge again.

Gabi: I’m multitasking. Try to keep up.

Jake: Okay. So how is it that sami’s gonna help us pay ej back?

Gabi: I don’t know yet, but we can start by dragging her down, bring her to salem, and then we can figure that out.

Sami: Ej, did you hear me?

Ej: Is anyone there?

Sami: Ej! Ej, can you hear me? Stupid batteries.

Nicole: No one there?

Ej: I guess not.

Nicole: Told you it was a telemarketer.

Ej: Actually, it’s strange. For a minute there, I could have sworn I heard samantha’s voice, and then the phone went dead.

Susan: What happened to my lip?

Demon marlena: Apparently your friend over there likes it rough.

Susan: Oh! Oh, no, did you–

John: No. Even under satan’s spell, I remained true to marlena.

Demon marlena: Well, I didn’t have very high hopes for that plan anyway. So I guess I’ll just have to go to plan B.

Susan: Well, what’s that? Huh?

Demon marlena: Plan b? Oh. That’s where you both die.

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Demon marlena: You little go-getter, you! Do you believe that you actually picked the lock?

Susan: John black did an excellent job at coaching me. And, you know, I am very good with my hands. If you would have gotten here a little bit later, you know, we would have been out of here, no time.

Demon marlena: Mm-hmm. Hmm. That right, john? You thought the two of you could outwit me?

Susan: Little old mean so-and-so! Look, look.

[Susan hissing]

[Susan screaming]

Demon marlena: [Chuckles]

Roman: Looks like you could use it.

Abe: Thank you. You know, I had thought that I would be… sipping champagne with my new bride right about now. So much for the best laid plans, huh?

Roman: Yeah. Yeah.

Theo: The look on my dad’s face, how could paulina lie to him like that? And–and chanel? Hell of a time to come out with the truth.

Eli: I’m with you on that.

Theo: And now lani going to see paulina. You think that’s a good idea?

Eli: I sure as hell hope so.

Paulina: I–I was just coming to look for you, sweetheart. There’s so much I need to explain–

[Tense music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Paulina: I vowed a long time ago that I was never ever gonna let anyone put a hand on me again. But after what I did to you, I suppose I deserved that.

Lani: Damn right you did! Do you have any idea how much damage you have caused? How you hurt and humiliated me?

Paulina: Yeah–

Lani: And not just me, so many other people!

Paulina: I have an idea.

Lani: I never thought I could be more angry with you than I was that day when we found out your real plans for this place. But I got to give you credit. You’ve really outdone yourself. In one fell swoop, you took away my brother, my mother, huh? And my father.

Paulina: Lani, I’m sorry.

Lani: So who is my father anyway, huh?

[Eerie music]

Demon marlena: Well, she’s full of surprises, isn’t she?

John: Aren’t you going after her?

Demon marlena: In these heels?

[Laughs] I always like to give people a little bit of hope… before I crush it.

[Eerie music]

[Laughing]

Susan: Help! Help! Help! Elvis! Johnny! Where is everybody? Where are you? Come on, elvis! Johnny? Oh, come on, please, someone, help me!

Johnny: What was that? Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Johnny: Hello! Anybody there? That’s weird. Could have sworn somebody just called my name.

Demon marlena: Bad, bad, bad little kitty. What am I gonna do with you? She got all the way to the mansion. Quite the little sprinter. If I hadn’t stopped her, she would’ve gotten to your grandson.

[Banging at door]

Johnny: Hey, gorgeous. Hey, were you just calling my name, uh, before you knocked?

Chanel: No. Why?

Johnny: Never mind. I’m just happy you’re here. I figured since you texted that you were going to your mom’s wedding, that I wouldn’t see you. Must be my lucky day.

Chanel: [Sighs] Not so lucky.

Johnny: Well, how was the wedding? Is it over already?

Chanel: Oh, it’s over, all right. And it was a total disaster. Because of me.

[Dramatic music]

Theo: Still sound asleep.

Eli: We’d have heard if they weren’T. Thanks for checking on them.

Theo: Kind of wish I was like one of those little ones, sleeping through this nightmare. Paulina’s their grandmother, which means that I’m not their uncle.

Eli: Technically, that’s true.

Theo: Eli, I totally get it if you want to pick a different godfather for jules.

Eli: What? Why would you say that?

Theo: Maybe you want someone who’s related to them.

Eli: Theo, you’re the best damn godfather my daughter will ever have. Okay? And nothing’s gonna change that. Blood or no blood.

[Dramatic music]

Roman: Look, you don’t have to talk about this if you don’t want to, but I just got to say kate and i are both a little confused. Is what chanel said at the church true? Paulina is lani’s mother, not tamara?

Abe: That is correct. And I am not lani’s father.

Roman: How is that possible?

Abe: It is a long story.

Paulina: Your dad, ray, he was so dangerous. That’s why I was so determined to protect you from him, determined that he didn’t even know you existed. So the plan was for my mama to keep me hidden from him until I gave birth. And–and tammy, she would raise you as her child.

Lani: So she agreed to the lie?

Paulina: Well, it wasn’t that much of a lie. Tammy, she loved you as if she had given birth to you herself. She just–she just had one condition she just insisted upon.

Lani: Which was?

Paulina: After she made the commitment, you were to be her daughter, her daughter alone. I had to promise that you would never know the truth.

Lani: And that’s one promise you actually kept. Want your clothes to smell freshly washed

John: So, honey, you said you were off to corrupt souls and destroy lives, tell me that didn’t happen.

Demon marlena: I don’t like to brag, but it went even better than I had hoped. The destruction of abe’s wedding. But enough about me, we have some unfinished business here.

John: Eh, not in the mood.

Demon marlena: I’m not even sure that matters. You know me well enough to know that I never leave a job half done. There’s no sense in you resisting, john. I will have your soul. And this part should be pretty entertaining. Let me just slip into something a little more comfortable.

[Eerie music]

Johnny: Here you go.

Chanel: Thank you.

Johnny: It can’t be that bad.

Chanel: It’s worse.

Johnny: Okay. Tell me about it.

Chanel: Okay. You–you remember how you left me with your grandmother this morning?

Johnny: Yeah. Of course I do.

Chanel: Well, she and i were talking about how my mom had chosen lani to be her matron of honor. And dr. Evans told me that she knew why and why my mom lied about it. Especially that.

Johnny: What do you mean?

Chanel: It was because of a secret she’s been carrying around for years. Johnny, lani is my mom’s daughter too.

[Dramatic music]

Theo: It’s funny. When I found out that I had a sister, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. Brandon wasn’t around, so I pretty much always had dad to myself growing up.

Eli: You didn’t want to share, huh?

Theo: Pretty much acted like a spoiled brat.

Eli: So what made you come around?

Theo: Lani did. I was being bullied in school, the autism. And she was not about to let that continue. I mean, she was fierce.

Eli: That’s my wife.

Theo: Hmm. She told me that the other kids were the problem, not me. She gave me confidence, helped me to believe in myself. And she stood up for me like–

Eli: Like a big sister.

Paulina: I was so desperate, I agreed to tammy’s terms. And I was so sure that I made the right decision, but then I went into labor and–

Lani: What? Go on.

Paulina: I gave birth to you in mama’s home because a hospital was too risky. The same midwife that delivered tammy and me delivered you right on mama’s bed. She put you in my arms, and I just looked– I looked into your beautiful eyes and… I just realized I couldn’t let you go. You were my baby girl. I just couldn’t give you up. Not even to my sister. I told my mama I wasn’t going through with it.

Lani: But you did.

Paulina: I did.

Lani: Why?

Paulina: Big mama. Big mama, she made me realize that the best way I could be a mother to you was to keep you safe from ray. So I agreed to the plan. But not–not before I convinced that midwife to cut a lock of your hair for me. Lord knows we didn’t– we didn’t cut a child’s hair before their first birthday, but she looked at me, she saw my breaking heart and she agreed. Just that sweet, sweet lock, just kept carrying it around with me, having that tiny part of you with me, that gave me the strength to just put you in tammy’s arms and tell you that she was your mama. Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Roman: Wow. That is quite a tale, abraham.

Abe: If only that’s all it was.

Roman: Yeah. Giving lani up like that had to be really painful for paulina.

Abe: Defending her?

Roman: No. No, not at all. I’m just saying that it sounds like she was really caught in a–in a really terrible situation.

Abe: She was. And I–I feel for her. Being in an abusive relationship and having to give up your child. And for her to come to town after all these years and build a relationship with lani, build a relationship with me, knowing this secret could change all of our lives.

Roman: I do wonder why she didn’t just stay away, leave well enough alone.

Abe: I don’t know. I don’t know. But the kicker is that I was dumb enough to trust her. Again. And after what happened with the horton town square, I knew exactly the kind of lies that paulina was capable of. And I–I still–still gave her another chance. Just exactly how stupid could I be.

Roman: Abe, you weren’t stupid. You were in love. You loved paulina. She loved you.

Abe: Then why didn’t she tell me the truth?

Paulina: As hard as it was to give you up, I knew I was doing the right thing. Tamara, she could give you what I couldn’t, a stable home and a mother who loved you. But as for me, I vowed that I would never be in this position again. Mmm. So despite the fact that I was a young, single black woman with hardly any resources, I started building my business. I made connections. I learned the ins and outs of real estate. I made sure I did whatever I had to do to make sure that I never would depend on a man or anybody else for that matter. But the one thing, the one thing that I always wanted, the thing that I dreamt about more nights than I can count was to be a mama to you, the one who combed your hair, who heard your prayers, who told you stories and rocked you to sleep.

Lani: I had a mother for that.

Paulina: Of course. Well, of course, you did. Well, tammy, she loved you with everything she had.

[Lani sniffles] That’s why she was so protective of you. And I respected that. I did. But what pulled me to you was I just wanted to be more than your crazy aunt paulina. I wanted us to spend time together, just–just the two of us, where we could–so I could just be a mama to you.

Lani: Hmm. Like when you promised me that trip when I was eight to paris and then you never showed up.

Paulina: Yeah. Oh, boy. When mama and tammy found out about that, boy, I caught hell. They wouldn’t even let me near you so I could talk to you and let you down gently.

Lani: So this is their fault?

Paulina: No. No, no. It’s not their fault. It’s my fault for wanting something that I just could not have, for letting down and breaking my little daughter’s heart.

Johnny: Lani is your sister? And my grandmother told you that? I mean, how–how does she even know something like that?

Chanel: My mom told her.

Johnny: Like as her shrink? What about the whole doctor-patient confidentiality thing?

Chanel: Well, she did say she that could lose her license if anyone found out that she told me, but she saw how upset I was and she–she wanted to help me understand what was going on.

Johnny: But still, I mean, even if it was to help you, breaking confidentiality like that, that doesn’t sound like my grandmother.

[Eerie music]

Marlena: John? John!

Evil kristen: Hi! Aw! So you ready to pick up where we left off? On the outside, I looked fine.

Roman: You know what? Maybe–maybe paulina didn’t tell you the truth because she knew what it would cost you and lani. Maybe she was just trying to protect you.

Abe: Well, that’s exactly what she said. It’s a nice way to make herself the hero of the story.

Roman: I’m so sorry, abe.

Abe: She watched us, lani, theo, me. She watched us celebrate and support each other, love each other, and she did the one thing that she promised me that she would never do, she lied to me about the most important thing in my life, my family. Now how am I supposed to get past that?

Lani: So all the gifts, the pony, were they because you gave me up? What, you were trying to atone?

Paulina: That was just my way of trying to express my love for you. And yes, yes, trying to make up for that terrible choice I made for giving you up.

Lani: And the kids’ college education, was that just another “make-up” gift?

Paulina: Well, when I heard that my baby was having twin babies, well, I tried to stay away but I couldn’T. I just thought that I could be there for them and hold them like I couldn’t hold you and be a part of their lives like I couldn’t be a part of yours.

Lani: Right, so you wanted to be a part of my life, a part of my kids’ lives without ever considering telling us who you really were, that you were my mother, their grandmother! My god! How could you– how could you not think that we needed to know something so important, so life changing? How could you think that it was just okay for you to keep this big lie going? Oh, you know why? I know why. It’s because what you want was always more important than the truth.

Chanel: I’m just glad someone cared enough to tell me the truth. My mom sure as hell doesn’T.

Johnny: Is that why you decided to go to the wedding? To confront her?

Chanel: Not at all. Dr. Evans told me I couldn’t tell anyone.

Johnny: Because she’d get in trouble?

Chanel: Yeah. I didn’t even want to go to the wedding, I was so upset. But she told me that I had to do the right thing. I had to show up for my mom.

Johnny: So you went to the wedding, you weren’t gonna say anything, but then you– you did?

Chanel: You know that part in the ceremony where they ask if anyone knows why the couple shouldn’t get married?

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: Well, when that moment came, I just felt compelled to say something.

Johnny: “Compelled”?

Chanel: I looked up at dr. Evans and she was looking back at me. And it was like it was just the two of us in the room and she was looking at me like she could see into my soul. And it was like she was urging me to tell the truth.

Johnny: That’s weird.

Chanel: What’s even weirder was that she was the one that told me I had to keep it a secret.

Johnny: So was she upset that you told everyone or what?

Chanel: She didn’t seem upset at all. And I was careful not to let on that she was the one who told me because I didn’t want her to lose her license to practice medicine. I didn’t want to wreck her life. I just wrecked everyone else’S.

Johnny: Nah, come here. Come here.

Marlena: [Strains] I’ve got to get out of here. There’s got to be a way.

[Groans] Oh. My phone! My phone.

[Straining]

[Dramatic music]

Evil kristen: Do you remember where we left off yesterday?

John: Um. No.

Evil kristen: Well, it was right about here. Oh, don’t be like that. We connected yesterday. I know we did. We talked about how we met, john, how I saved you and then you saved me. It was inevitable that we would fall so deeply in love with each other.

John: Oh, just stop it.

Evil kristen: Why would I want to stop? I’m just getting to the good part. We ended up at the horton cabin, you and me in our own little world. We made love for the very first time.

[Eerie music]

That night was incredible, wasn’t it? It was you and me and the storm. It was so passionate. It was so magical. You do remember, don’t you? Do you struggle with occasional nerve aches

Roman: Listen, abe, I’m really sorry that you are not lani’s biological father or those babies’ grandfather. But come on, man, you got to know, that doesn’t change anything. Yes, paulina lied about how you’re related. But the way you feel about them, how much you love them, that’s real.

[Sighs] I just hate to see you in such pain. Is there anything I can do?

Abe: You’ve listened. And I thank you for that.

Roman: Can I get you another beer? Call someone?

Abe: No, no. Thank you. I– I think I’d just like to be alone.

Roman: Understood. All right. Holler if you need me.

Abe: [Sighs]

Theo: Dad has always been this rock for everyone. The strongest, the wisest, bravest. And his rock has always been family. And paulina has just blown that all to hell. He may have survived that bullet wound a few weeks ago, but this will break his heart. I should find him, let him know that I’m there for him, we all are.

Eli: What was I saying earlier about jules not being able to have a better godfather than you? This is why, because of the way you take care of your family.

Theo: You’ll let me know how lani’s doing?

Eli: I will.

[Dramatic music]

Paulina: Lani, I know–I know it seems like the only reason I kept this from you was because I was trying to protect myself from the consequences of my actions, but believe me, ever since I came to town, I’ve wanted to tell you I was your mama.

Lani: And something always stopped you. How convenient.

Paulina: No, no. No, it wasn’t like that. See, when I wanted to tell you, my mother, she swooped into town and shut me down. And then when I was about to tell you everything, then your father, he got shot–

Lani: He’s not my father.

Paulina: Abe is not your biological father. But he’s your daddy in every other way. I saw your grief that night and how worried you were that you might lose him. And I just couldn’t bring myself to add to your pain.

Lani: That’s when you lied that what you wanted to talk about was me being your matron of honor.

Paulina: Yes.

Lani: And did you think about what it would do to chanel, how much it would hurt her?

Paulina: Well, hurting my baby girl, that was the last thing I wanted to do. But in that moment, I was thinking of my other girl. And then I realized, well, I couldn’t just destroy your relationship with your father and your brother.

Lani: You destroyed it anyway.

Paulina: There are no words to say how sorry I am, if I could just do it all over again, if I could just be stronger, be wiser. But honey, I was convinced that telling you this lie all these years that I was being the best mama I could be. And that’s all I ever wanted was just to be a mother to you.

Lani: You are not my mother. And you never will be.

[Dramatic music]

Johnny: All you did was tell the truth, okay? You can’t control how other people are gonna respond to that. So you can’t let it get you down.

Chanel: It’s kind of hard not to.

Johnny: Well, I think that you are incredibly brave.

Chanel: You’re just saying that to make me feel better.

Johnny: No, I’m saying that ’cause it’s true.

Chanel: No one has ever called me brave before.

Johnny: What about perfect?

Chanel: Oh, hell no.

[Both laugh]

Johnny: Well, then clearly nobody knows you as well as I do.

Chanel: You still like me?

Johnny: Chanel, I’m crazy about you, the way you work so hard, how you always choose to do the right thing, how you can look at me, and it’s like the only thing in the world I give a damn about is making you happy.

[Dramatic music]

Chanel: Let’s go upstairs.

Johnny: You sure?

Chanel: I’m sure.

Johnny: Okay.

Evil kristen: You remember that first perfect night, don’t you? And then the next morning we woke up, the storm had passed. It was a gorgeous day. I told you that I had that fantasy of us taking a shower together. You made it come true. And then you know what you did, you made breakfast for me, you big softy.

[Eerie music]

And it was so sad, our perfect time in eden had to come to an end. But despite everything that happened, you still loved me. You still wanted me. Admit it. You still do.

[Tense music]

Marlena: Ahh, yes.

[Straining and panting] Oh, yes. No signal? Please, god. Please, please.

[Phone rings] My nunormal?

[Romantic music]

[Somber music]

>>Lani: [Sighs]

[Sobs]

Evil kristen: As upset as you were to find out that I was stefano’s daughter, you couldn’t walk away ’cause you knew my heart and my soul and my body. You were mine. I was yours. And I remember every single time that we made love. I know you do too.

[Eerie music]

Wouldn’t you love to feel that alive again?

I mean, how long has it been since you’ve given into that kind of passion, since you’ve let yourself lose control, forgot about everyone and everything? What do you say, john? Why don’t you take me right here, right now, while all my dead relatives watch?

[Phone ringing]

Marlena: Unknown number? Hello?

Sami: Mom? Thank god you picked up!

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[“Wedding march”]

Paulina: [Giggles] Well, smile, baby. Mm-hmm.

[Sighs contentedly] Aww.

Marlena: Welcome, everyone. We are gathered here today, in the presence of god, as well as family and friends, to join together this man, abraham carver, and this woman, paulina price, in holy matrimony. Marriage is an honorable estate, not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently, soberly, and with god’s blessing. If anyone knows of just cause why these two may not be joined in holy matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace.

[Sinister music]

Paulina: Marlena? Marlena, what are you waiting for? Let’s get the show on the road.

Marlena: [Chuckles] Of course.

Chanel: Wait. I have something to say.

Susan: Help! The devil locked us in here! Come on. He’s out there running amok in salem. Come on, help!

John: Susan.

Susan: Ooh! John black, you’re awake. Ooh.

John: Susan.

Susan: Yeah? Now, I know you’re awake, john. What is it?

John: I need–I need you to do something for me.

Susan: Oh, okay. Okay. Anything. Anything. What can I do for you?

John: Shut! The hell! Up!

Shawn: Oh. Hey there, counselor.

Belle: Detective. I just came from seeing my new client and thought I’d stop by and say hi.

Shawn: Well, I certainly appreciate the visit. You taking the case?

Belle: Mm, that depends.

Shawn: On what?

Belle: On whether or not I’m willing to sue my mother.

[Eerie music]

Paulina: Baby, what’s going on? Is there something you need to say to me before I get married?

Chanel: I don’t have anything to say to you, but I do have something to say to abe and lani.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Susan: Dear lord. Has satan possessed your body too, now, john black?

John: No, I’m not possessed. I’m just annoyed.

Susan: All right, but your tone–

John: At the risk of sounding rude, I have been locked in here forever, and the sound of you pounding and screaming like that is making my head explode! I’m surprised you haven’t woken the dead by now.

Susan: Oh. Oh. The dead. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh, we’re in here.

[Gasps] Oh. Oh.

John: What are you doing?

Susan: I can feel them. How about you? Yeah, the poor, unfortunate souls. I mean, they have been laid to rest in here.

John: Well, they’re not gonna be any help to us now. And if someone doesn’t come to save us soon, I’m afraid we’re gonna join their ranks.

Paulina: Um, honey, if this is about you not being maid of honor, well, I–I thought we talked this all out together. And I told you I only asked lani because–

Chanel: I know damn well why you asked lani.

Paulina: You know what, honey? You know what?

Chanel: You asked her because she’s not really your niece. She’s your daughter!

[Dramatic music]

It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Lani: Chanel, what are you talking about?

Chanel: I’m sorry, lani, but it’s true.

Lani: No, look. I–I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Your aunt tamara is my mother.

Paulina: Chanel, sit down. This is my wedding.

Chanel: Listen to me, lani. They’ve been lying to us our whole lives.

Lani: Why are you doing this?

Chanel: Because I’m trying to tell you we’re not cousins. We’re sisters.

Lani: No. No, no. This is not right.

Paulina: Of course. Of course it’s not. She’s not making any sense. Chanel, that is quite enough.

Lani: Okay. Wait, wait. Look, let her talk.

Chanel: I know I sound crazy. I just found out myself, but when you were born, mama gave you away to her sister to raise as her own.

Paulina: Oh, I–I don’t know where she’s getting all this nonsense, but this is grade-a hooey! Now, let’s get back to the wedding. Abraham.

Abe: Chanel, where did you hear this? Who told you this?

Susan: Oh, john black! You listen to me. You better not be giving up. Mm-mm-mm! You’re gonna let satan have dr. Marlena’s body? No. No. To that, I say, no siree, bob. Mm-mm-mm! Because I know the horror of being possessed by the devil himself. And god only knows what I did, what sins I committed, I mean, while the prince of darkness had possession of my body.

John: So you don’t remember?

Susan: Well, okay. I do remember. I remember waking up from a very vivid dream about being tormented by hairballs. And then–oh! And then, I– I confronted the devil. And then, nothing.

John: Yeah. Well, then consider yourself lucky.

Susan: Why? What–what did I do under the spell of satan, huh? John black, you tell me right now, ’cause if I’m gonna die in this crypt, I need to know what mortal transgressions I committed so that I can confess my sins to god and ask for his forgiveness.

John: All right! If you have such an urgent need to know, you tried to seduce me.

Susan: Oh! Golly! Oh.

Abe: Chanel, who told you this? Who told you that paulina is lani’s mother?

[Tense music]

Marlena: I’m sorry. You can’t say anything about it.

Chanel: Well, what if I, uh, I don’t reveal my source? Like, if I don’t tell anyone who told me?

Marlena: No, no, no, no. Paulina would know. And then, she would feel betrayed, and then, I could lose my license.

Chanel: It doesn’t matter where I heard it or who told me. It’s the god’s honest truth. I know it is. Tell them, mother. Tell everyone how you’ve been lying for all these years.

Lani: Aunt paulina?

Paulina: Well, I hate to say this, but my daughter– my only daughter, chanel– is lying.

Trelegy for copd.

Abe: Why would chanel make up something like that?

Paulina: Because she’s trying to hurt me, or because of the maid-of-honor snub, or because I cut her off when she first came to town.

Lani: Chanel, tell me the truth.

Chanel: I am, lani. I’ll put my hand on a bible in this church and swear to god I’m not lying to you.

Paulina: Don’t do this.

Chanel: Mother.

Paulina: Trust me when I tell you, let this go. Whoever told you was mistaken. You’re wrong about this.

Olivia: No, she isn’T.

Paulina: Mama?

Olivia: I cannot let my daughter bear false witness against both of her daughters in the house of god.

Lani: What are you saying?

Olivia: I’m saying chanel is right. Tamara is not your mother. Paulina is.

Susan: No! No, no, no.

John: Susan. Susan. Susan, it’s all right. It’s all right.

Susan: No, no, no!

John: You know what?

Susan: Dr. Marlena is my friend, and she is my hero, and I would never willingly betray her.

John: And–and you didn’T. You didn’t, because it wasn’t you. He transformed you.

Susan: What? Into the cat again?

John: Suze. Susan.

Susan: What?

John: He transformed you into someone else.

Susan: [Whimpers] Who? Who? Who? What was the form that I tempted you in, hmm?

[Quirky music]

John: Kristen dimera.

Susan: [Stammers] Ooh! That she-devil. Oh, my god. I was doubly possessed. Oh, I really am in hell. Ooh!

Lani: I don’t understand. How can my mother not be my mother?

Olivia: Oh, my sweet lani. We made a decision, as a family, all those years ago.

Lani: To give paulina’s baby to her sister to raise as her own?

Olivia: We thought we were doing the right thing.

Lani: But if tamara is not really my mother, that means that–

Abe: That I’m–I’m not your father.

Paulina: Abe.

Abe: Is it true?

Paulina: Abe–

Abe: Don’t try to deny it. I can see it written all over your face.

Paulina: Abe. Now, please, I can explain everything. And I will, later. I promise, but let marlena just finish the ceremony. Then we can deal with this as husband and wife or as a family.

Abe: Do you think there’s going to be a wedding?

Paulina: Oh, I’m not ready to give up.

Abe: There’s not going to be a wedding. Not today. And not ever.

Paulina: Well–abe, no. Where are you going? Abe, please. Please. Please don’t go, abe! I love you!

[Sobbing]

[Tense music]

Lani: [Sobbing]

Limu emu… & doug

Belle: So my mom convinced julie to sign this document, and it waives her authority to make any medical decisions as doug’s spouse and gives it all solely to my mom. So, I mean, I guess I could argue that julie just didn’t know what she was doing when she signed her rights away, right? She was distraught, she was desperate, and didn’t think it through.

Shawn: Well, and then you’d have to cast doubt on your mother’s professional judgment.

Belle: Right, which normally I wouldn’t dream of doing, but lately, her judgment just, I don’t know, seems off. And not just in this case.

Shawn: What else?

Belle: Well, for starters, she dressed as the devil on halloween. And then, the other day, the way she treated that poor cat.

Susan: Oh! I wish I stayed as a little kittycat. Instead, I made you cheat on your saint of a wife, and I am now eternally damned.

John: No, you’re not, because I didn’T.

Susan: You didn’t what?

John: Cheat on my wife. But the devil made it clear that he’s not giving up, and he still intends to use you so I will betray marlena. You see, he needs to corrupt her soul so he can completely possess her.

Susan: So he’s gonna come back here for me?

John: Yeah, he’s gonna come back here. I’m afraid so.

Susan: [Yelps] Help! Help! The devil is coming after me. Oh, my god!

Lani: [Sobbing] I don’t understand any of this. My whole life–

[Voice cracks] My whole life is a lie.

Eli: Why don’t we go talk in private?

Kate: You okay?

Roman: I just feel so bad for lani and abe, for this to happen on his wedding day.

Kate: Do you want to go find him?

Roman: No. I–I know abe. He’s gonna want to be alone to process this. He knows I’m there for him when he’s ready.

Chanel: I’m sorry I ruined the wedding.

Roman: We’re not the ones you need to apologize to.

Theo: You didn’t have to do this, chanel.

Chanel: Yeah, but my mom was lying to abe and lani.

Theo: It’s my dad’s wedding day, and you made it about you because you were feeling upset that you didn’t get picked as maid of honor.

Chanel: You think that’s what this is about?

Theo: I think you wanted to make yourself the center of attention, and you didn’t care who you hurt.

Chanel: That’s not true!

Theo: I always knew that you were a self-centered brat, but I never thought your damn selfishness would destroy our family.

Lani: [Sobbing]

Eli: We’re gonna deal with this, whatever it is.

Lani: I don’t even know how to process what just happened. Like, how can my dad not be my dad?

Eli: Did you ever, you know, have a test after you found him?

Lani: No. My mom, she– she told me he was my father, and I believed her.

Eli: Of course you did. And why would she lie?

Lani: I just–I felt so lucky to have a dad that I didn’t even question it. I couldn’t have asked for a better dad, and now–

Eli: Lani, listen. This does not have to change anything.

Lani: What do you mean? It changes everything.

Paulina: Abraham, you can’t outrun me, you know. It’s hard to be a runaway groom walking with a cane.

Abe: Do you think this is a joke?

Paulina: No, no. Of course not. I just want to talk.

Abe: You lied to me. You lied to my–

Paulina: Lani. She will always, always be your daughter.

Abe: No, she’s not. She never was. You have cost me the most important thing in my life.

Dad are you sure

you’re up to host?

Roman: [Sighs]

Kate: I’m telling you now, I just never trusted that woman, from day one. When paulina came to town, I just didn’t like her.

Roman: Yeah, but we still don’t know the whole story.

Kate: She lied to abe. He’s better off without her, roman.

Roman: Yeah, but you’re still mad because paulina beat you out of that lease in the square.

Kate: Yeah, yeah. You’re damn right I am, because she tricked abe. She tricked him into changing the zoning so she could tear the place down.

Roman: That was a dirty trick, yes.

Kate: Yeah, yeah. And the whole town started to turn against her because of that, but abe, with his big heart, forgives her, and then everyone forgives her. And–and now–

Roman: And now, she broke his heart all over again.

Kate: Yeah.

Paulina: Please let me explain.

Abe: Explain what? You’ve been lying to me ever since the day we met about what matters most to me.

Paulina: And I’m so sorry.

Abe: Uh, do you understand? Do you understand what it meant to me to find lani so late in life? To have a daughter like lani, it’s a big part of who I am as a man.

Paulina: And it was a big part of the reason that I fell for you.

Abe: Well, you made me fall for you too. Head over heels. But the difference was I was honest with you. About everything. But you kept silent and let me give you my heart, knowing how I felt about your daughter, knowing–

[Voice cracks] Knowing that I loved her as my own.

Paulina: I never meant to hurt you.

Abe: Then why did you? How could you walk down the aisle to marry me with lani as your matron of honor, knowing that this was just based on a myth?

Paulina: No. No, abe. No. What I feel for you, that’s real.

Abe: If you truly loved me, you could never keep this kind of secret from me. Your love is like everything else. It’s just one big, damn lie.

Paulina: No. No, it isn’T. It isn’t, abe. I swear to you, I wanted to tell both you and lani the truth, but I couldn’T. I just–I didn’t have a choice.

Abe: Of course you did. Of course you did. You chose to give her up, and I didn’t have that choice today. I lost my daughter. I lost my daughter because you kept the secret to cover your guilt.

Paulina: No. No, I didn’t keep it for me, abe. I kept it for you, and I kept it for lani.

Lani: [Exhales sharply] All those years growing up without a father. I would go to the park and watch all the little girls play with their daddies, and I didn’t have anyone to push me on the swing or anyone to play catch with me.

Eli: I know that must have been hard.

Lani: And I love my mom. I do, but she wasn’t always there either. Like, I taught myself how to–how to ride a bike, how to stand up to a bully, and how to build a sandcastle. And I missed out on all of those father-daughter moments that you are gonna have with jules. And then, I came here, to salem, and…I found a father and I found a brother. A family.

Eli: An amazing family.

Lani: And now, they’re not mine. They’re not my family. Abe is not my father, and theo is not my brother. It’s just me. It is just me. It is just–

[Sobbing]

Chanel: Abe had a right to know that his bride was keeping this secret from him.

Theo: And your mother was wrong to keep it, but why out it this way? Instead of setting fire to the wedding, why not try to protect the people you love?

Chanel: The truth would have still broken their hearts!

Theo: But it wouldn’t have turned their pain into a spectacle. What on earth possessed you to do this?

Susan: Someone! Please. Anyone! John… I need to resign myself to being used as the devil’s tool of debauchery. I mean, fact is, I may soon be tearing at your garments and ravishing you with utter abandon.

John: I don’t think that’s gonna happen.

Susan: Oh, my gosh. Is it getting hot in here?

John: Susan?

Susan: Hmm?

John: You have hairpins?

Susan: Mm-hmm. I mean–I mean, I haven’t exactly had time to put my hair up in curlers.

John: Susan!

Susan: What?

John: You have hairpins. You can pick these locks.

Susan: I can?

John: Yes, you can.

Susan: [Gasps] Oh, john black, I can!

John: Yes.

Susan: I can! I can do that. This is such a great idea. Oh, my goodness. It’s gonna be like you and i in a jason bourne movie.

John: Just like it, yeah.

Susan: Yeah, yeah.

John: Okay.

Susan: Okay. Okay.

John: So?

Susan: Yeah, so? What–

John: So?

Susan: So, hairpins. Right, right, right. Okay, okay. All right. All right, let me see. Let me see how to do this. All right, I can do this. I can do this. All right? All right.

John: Okay. Okay. Here’s what we’re gonna do. I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

John: All right. Put that pin into the lock and bend the end to about 20 degrees.

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

John: All right. That’s good. Now, that one’s called your lockpick. You’re gonna do that to rake the binding pins.

Susan: All right. Binding pins.

John: That’s right. Now, the other end, you gotta put inside the core right there.

Susan: Mm-hmm.

John: And you’re gonna use that to create rotational tension on the plug.

Susan: Okay. Rotational tension on the plug.

John: All right, now, with the lockpick…

Susan: Mm-hmm.

John: Stick it inside, all the way to the back. And pulling towards you and upwards, try to hit those binding pins, and hear ’em click. Pull it towards you. Rake ’em towards you.

Susan: Oh, I’m pulling. I’m pulling.

John: Rake it towards you.

Susan: I’m raking it towards me.

John: Keep going. Back and–

Susan: You know what? John black, this is just–

John: Rake it back.

Susan: No. It’s just not working; I can’t do it.

John: It’s all right. It’s all right. It’s all right. Sometimes new locks, they’re– they’re harder to pick.

Susan: Okay.

John: Okay, okay. We’re all right.

Susan: Okay.

John: The lock on the crypt door. It’s older. It’s ancient. Sometimes they’re easier. You can have better luck with that.

Susan: Okay.

John: All right, but susan, you gotta hurry. He could be back here soon.

Susan: I can try. I can try. Okay, what do I do? What do I do when I get out of here?

John: You’re gonna do what you do best. You’re gonna scream your brains out and tell all of salem the devil has marlena!

Susan: Okay. As god as my witness–

John: Keep this pick. Keep the pick and go.

Susan: I am not gonna let him have dr. Marlena evans. I am not.

John: Quick. Go.

Susan: Okay, I’m gonna do this; I’m gonna do this.

John: Rotational…

Susan: All right, so–

John: Tension on the core.

Susan: Okay.

John: That’s right. Put the pick lock in there.

Susan: All right. The rotational.

John: Pull it towards you.

Theo: Am I missing something? Did you decide to blow up this wedding on your own, or did you talk to somebody about it?

Marlena: That’s enough, theo.

Theo: Dr. Evans.

Marlena: Yeah. Chanel was just doing what she thought was right.

Theo: And you saw what it did to my dad. Did you think that was a good thing?

Marlena: Judgments won’t help anything right now. Chanel, I think you should take your grandmother home. It’s been a very trying day for everybody.

Olivia: You don’t know my life. You just can’t send me home like I’m some damn old woman, all right?

Marlena: Of course. No, I understand that. I was just thinking that it’s been difficult for everybody today.

Chanel: She’s right, big mama. There’s nothing for us to do here.

[Sinister music]

Demon marlena: I think my work here is done. I do love destroying a good wedding.

Theo: Did you say something, dr. Evans?

Marlena: No, no. Not a thing.

[Eerie music]

Kate: Oh! What’s this?

Roman: Chowder.

Kate: I know what it is. I served it here for over a year. I mean, what is all this?

Roman: Well, you said the word, we went on our first date. At least our first date this time around.

Kate: Yeah, some date.

Roman: Yeah. We didn’t get a chance to eat, so I am officially announcing, even though the wedding is over, this date is not.

Kate: [Chuckles]

Roman: Why are you looking at me like that?

Kate: Because I’m thinking. I’m thinking that you and abe are really cut from the same cloth. You’re both good guys. You both deserve to be happy.

Roman: Is this your way of warning me that I can’t trust you either?

Kate: You know who I am, roman.

Roman: Maybe better than you know yourself.

Kate: That doesn’t scare you?

Roman: No, not at all. Uh-uh. You are worth the risk.

Kate: I hope so. You think abe’s gonna be okay? And lani?

Roman: Well, I think they’re gonna need a whole lot of support from all of the people who love ’em if they’re gonna save that family.

Eli: Hey, you’re not alone. You got me, jules, carver. And, baby, I am positive that abe– you’re not gonna lose him, and you’re not gonna lose theo.

Lani: But it won’t be the same.

Eli: Why not? I mean, I didn’t have my biological father, okay, but the father that I did have, he loved me. And that’s what mattered most. And I know that abe loves you. He’s your father in every way that counts, and he will always be that.

Lani: How is it that you always know the right thing to say to make me feel better?

Eli: It’s my job.

Lani: And you’re right. I’m not cutting abe out of my heart. I couldn’t if I wanted to. But things will change, whether we like it or not, because of her.

Eli: Hey, we don’t know the whole truth yet.

Lani: No, we don’T. But I need to, and I need to know why.

Eli: So go find out. Go get the truth from paulina.

Paulina: Remember when I told you about that boyfriend I had all those years ago? How possessive he was? How he abused me? That man was lani’s father.

Abe: I see.

Paulina: When I got pregnant, I didn’t tell him because I knew, if he knew, he’d latch onto that child and onto me, and he’d just hold on forever. So it was my mama’s idea to keep me hidden from him, until I gave birth, and then just give my little baby girl to my sister.

Abe: And tamara agreed to that?

Paulina: Well, she was ready to be a mother. We made it work. But I had no idea that, all these years later, you would just assume you were lani’s father and that tammy, she would just go along with it.

Abe: So you’re saying that this was your mother’s fault or tamara’s?

Paulina: No, abe. I’m not saying that at all. Believe me. I blame myself plenty. Ultimately, it was my choice, and I’ve had to live with that every day, since that little girl was born.

Abe: Until today.

Paulina: Especially today. Oh, I’ve lived a very exciting life, abe. I am. I made a lot of money, I traveled the world, but not a day–not a day went by that I didn’t miss lani and imagine the kind of life that we could have had together. But when I came to salem and I saw you with her and I saw how happy you were, i knew I’d made the right choice. I protected my daughter from a very bad man, and she ended up getting the very good father that she deserved. So yes, I will apologize for all those lies and the way that I hurt you both, but I won’t– I won’t apologize for the way it turned out.

Abe: So now, you’re coming clean. Now, who’s that supposed to be for? Me? Lani? Or just you?

Paulina: Abraham–

Abe: You can tell yourself all the lies you want. You have to forgive me, because I am not going to listen anymore.

[Somber music]

Doesn’t your family deserve the best?

Kate: Thank you for the chowder. This date didn’t go exactly the way I thought it would, but I am going to give you a chance to make it up to me the next time.

Roman: So there will be a second date?

Kate: Oh, there’s gonna be many dates. Okay, I should go change.

Roman: All right. All right. I’ll be down here, in case you decide you want to come back down.

Kate: Okay.

Roman: Abraham. Can I get you something?

Abe: Just a friend.

Roman: You came to the right place.

Eli: Hey.

Theo: Is lani okay?

Eli: Not really.

Theo: I want to talk to her. I want to tell her that she is still my sister, no matter what.

Eli: I told her. There’s something she has to handle first.

Theo: Where’d she go?

Eli: She went to confront the truth.

Paulina: [Exhales sharply]

[Melancholic music]

Chanel: [Sighs] Do you hate me, big mama, for ruining the wedding?

Olivia: Did you do what you believed was right?

Chanel: I–I thought so.

Olivia: Well, then you’ve got nothing to feel sorry about, have you?

Chanel: Big mama, why are you looking at me like that?

Olivia: It was that headshrinker, wasn’t it? Told you to blow up the wedding too, didn’t she?

Chanel: What makes you say that?

Olivia: Oh, child, I’ve been around long enough to know when the devil’s got somebody’s tongue.

Belle: All right, julie. I’ll be in touch soon. You just hang in there. Okay.

Shawn: So what did you decide?

Belle: I decided to take your grandmother’s case.

Shawn: So you’re taking your mom to court?

Belle: And let’s just pray to god she sees the light.

[Sighs]

Susan: John black, it’s not working. I can’t do it.

John: Yes, you can. You’re doing great, susan. Just don’t give up.

Susan: Well, I mean, I know my fingers are nimble. It’s just this lock is just so rusty. It’s gonna take a miracle. You know, like when the angel of the lord came down to st. Peter’s cell, and he–

[Door unlocks]

John: Susan?

Susan: Did you hear that? I think I heard a click. Did you hear a click, john black?

John: Susan?

Susan: Huh?

John: Try the door.

Susan: Oh, okay. I’m gonna try the door.

John: Yeah.

Susan: Okay. Oh!

John: Okay. Susan?

Susan: Yeah? Yeah?

John: Get out of here! Go now. Hurry!

Susan: Okay, I’ll go. And I’m gonna rescue you, and I’m gonna stop satan in his tracks. Ooh!

Demon marlena: Going somewhere?

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Kate: This is so amazing. Couple of days ago, we didn’t know if abe was gonna live or die, and now, we’re going to his wedding.

Roman: You know what else is amazing? You get more beautiful every day.

Kate: I hardly that’s true.

Roman: No, that is true. But you never could take a compliment. Not from me anyway.

Kate: Okay, fine. I’ll take it. I’ll take it. What about you with that smile that’s always just a little bit naughty but kind? And every time I see it, makes my heart melt.

[Elevator chimes]

Steve: Hey, baby.

Kayla: Oh, no. You didn’t get my text.

Steve: No. Oh! My phone’s been on vibrate. I’m sorry.

Kayla: Well, I’m sorry you had to come down here to pick me up, but I can’t go. I was called in for emergency surgery. I can’t go to the wedding.

Steve: Oh, no. Well, that’s too bad. Well, maybe you can come by later.

Kayla: I doubt it, but I will certainly try. But in any case, will you please apologize to abe and paulina for me? Give ’em my love.

Steve: I’ll do that. Something else I’m gonna do when I’m at that wedding.

Kayla: What’s that?

Steve: I’m gonna have a talk with marlena.

Marlena: Chanel? Did you hear what I said?

Chanel: Yes, but…

Marlena: Oh, this must be so confusing for you.

Chanel: I am confused. So you’re telling me that lani is not my cousin? She’s my sister?

Marlena: Yes. Paulina and lani are mother and daughter.

Lani: Auntie p, I’m confused. You told chanel that asking me to be your matron of honor was a spontaneous decision, one that you made after my dad was shot when we found out that he was gonna be okay?

Paulina: That was a wonderful moment, wasn’t it?

Lani: Yes, but that’s not the moment that you decided to ask me to stand up for you. You came to talk to me about that the day before. Don’t you remember? You said you had something important to discuss with me, and then eli came in with the news about my dad.

Paulina: Eli. Right.

Lani: And then the next day at the hospital, I asked you what you wanted to talk to me about, and you said that–

Paulina: I lied.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Abe: So what do you mean? I mean, this is a new suit. Is my tie too wide?

Theo: Your clothes are fine, dad. The problem is that ugly-ass hospital cane of yours.

Abe: Oh, yeah, well, paulina doesn’t like it either. But what do you want me to do? I’m still unsteady. I mean, the last thing I want to do is wipe out walking down the aisle at my own wedding.

Theo: Well, it’s a good thing your best man’s got you covered. Be right back.

Lani: You lied?

Paulina: Yes.

Lani: Auntie p, I don’t understand. After everything that happened with price town, you promised me that you would never lie to me again. Now you’re saying you broke that promise?

Paulina: No. No, baby. I didn’t lie to you. I lied to chanel.

Chanel: How is this even possible?

Marlena: I know it’s a lot to process.

Chanel: So my mom had an affair with abe when he was dating my aunt?

Marlena: No. No. Your mother didn’t meet abe until she came to salem. Lani’s father is a guy named ray.

Chanel: So abe isn’t lani’s father?

Marlena: No, he’s not.

Chanel: But my mom I also lani’s mom?

Marlena: And that’s why she chose her to be her matron of honor.

Chanel: It all makes sense now. Of course lani is her daughter. Oh, my god. My mother has been lying to me my entire life. Doesn’t your family deserve the best?

Kate: Okay. Well, I guess I’ll see you at st. Luke’S.

Roman: See you there. Unless you want me to give you a lift.

Kate: No, no. I have my own car.

Roman: Well, I know that, but we’re going to the same place. Why not go together? What?

Kate: Okay, so as much as I appreciate the offer, I just don’t want you to get the wrong idea.

Roman: What? Like it’s a date?

Kate: Exactly.

Eli: Okay. There we go.

Olivia: Oh, eli, it was so sweet of you to pick me up at the airport and bring me to the chapel.

Eli: No. My pleasure. We’re just sorry that tamara couldn’t make it to the wedding. We were hoping she’d be able to reschedule her tour.

Olivia: Tour shmour. That’s not the reason tamara’s not coming to paulina’s wedding.

Eli: Hmm, then what is?

Paulina: Chanel put me on the spot when she asked me why I chose you over her. I blurted the first thing that came into my head.

Lani: That it was a spur-of-the-moment decision when truthfully you were planning to ask me all along.

Paulina: Well, I couldn’t tell chanel that. I knew it would hurt her feelings.

Lani: Chanel is tough.

Paulina: She acts tough. Your cousin actually is very fragile, and it’s not like I completely forgot about her. She has a very important role in the wedding. She’s walking me down the aisle.

Lani: Auntie, can I ask you something?

Paulina: Of course. Anything.

Lani: Why would you ask me to stand up for you and not your own daughter?

Chanel: This explains so much about how mama sees lani compared to me.

Marlena: And how is that?

Chanel: She’s together. I’m a mess. She’s a role model. And I’m a cautionary tale.

Marlena: Has it always been like that?

Chanel: Not at all. Giving me the best of everything always made mama happy and proud, until we got to salem. Now, all of a sudden, I’m this freeloading, gold-digging embarrassment who needs to grow up and get a job.

Marlena: And do you think that lani had anything to do with that?

Chanel: Of course.

Marlena: That hardly seems fair. Paulina spoils you your entire life and then suddenly turns around and belittles you.

Chanel: Oh, it was worse than that. She cut me off. Oh, but lani–she gets a fat check for the twins’ college tuition. And I was all, “why is mama being so generous to these babies that she barely even knows?”

Marlena: Because they’re her grandchildren.

Chanel: Like I said, it all makes sense now.

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Abe: [Chuckles] Wow. How many men are supposed to eat this breakfast?

[Both laughing] You’re expecting company?

Paulina: Stop joking and eat. You’re gonna need strength to walk down that aisle.

Abe: You wanna know something, I was on a clear liquid diet two days ago. I don’t know if my system can handle a pound of bacon.

Paulina: Your system is gonna have to handle a lot more than that if I have have anything to say about it.

Abe: Mm. Do tell.

Paulina: You have jokes, I have surprises.

Abe: Whoa. Well, I can’t wait to hear all of them.

[Both chuckling] And I’m glad that you gave up on that idea about postponing the wedding until I made a complete recovery.

Paulina: What was I thinking? I can’t wait to be mrs. Abraham carver.

Abe: Mm.

Eli: Hey, grandma.

Julie: Eli. Well, shouldn’t you be getting ready for the wedding of the year? Oh, excuse me, the wedding of the century?

Eli: Oh, well, you know I’m the king of low maintenance.

Julie: Mm. Only because you are the king of naturally good looking.

Eli: Well, then I guess I get it from my gorgeous grandmother…

Julie: Aww.

Eli: Who I would love to escort to the “wedding of the century.”

Julie: Darling, I told you I’m not going.

Eli: Are you sure I can’t get you to change your mind? I mean, lani’s gonna be doing her matron of honor duties. And, oh, look at this empty, lonely arm that’s dying to be accompanied by a gorgeous woman like yourself.

Julie: [Clears throat]

Eli: Yes?

Julie: I’ve already given my regrets to abe and paulina. No, darling. I would be just a sad sack on your arm. I… I can’t think of anything except doug. I am so worried about him. I cannot understand how marlena can stop me from seeing my own husband.

Eli: Kayla still hasn’t gotten through to her yet?

Julie: Oh, kayla? Kayla can’t reach her, which is why I’m not going to just sit here and take this anymore.

Belle: [Gasps] Oh. Oh, thank god. Thank god that wasn’t real.

Shawn: Are you okay?

Belle: I am now.

Shawn: Was it another nightmare?

Belle: Yeah, about my mom. Oh, god, it was terrifying.

Shawn: Was she possessed by the devil again?

[Ominous music]

[Phone ringing]

Demon marlena: Steve johnson. Looking for your bff, no doubt. John black. Well, I could tell you that he’s trapped in the crypt with susan banks just to see the look on your face, but it’s not a video call, so…buh-bye.

Ben: At four weeks, the baby is the size of a poppy seed.

Ciara: Ooh, poppy.

Ben: You’re thinking of baby names?

Ciara: Breakfast. I’d do anything for an everything bagel right now.

[Knock on door] Wow. Well, baby, that was fast.

Ben: Okay, if there is a everything bagel on the other side of this door, you got magic powers, seriously.

Marlena: Hello, ben.

Ben: Hey. Dr. Evans, hey, come on in.

Marlena: Thank you. Hope i didn’t come in a bad time, but I wanted to update you on the conversation that I had with susan and also to bring you that.

Ciara: Oh, that’s so sweet. Thank you.

Ben: No, it’s a fine time. Did susan say anything else about the evil presence she felt around our baby?

Marlena: Yes, she did.

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Abe: Well, kayla tells me that she has never had a patient that had quicker recovery.

Paulina: Well, of course. Would I marry anyone less than exceptional?

Abe: [Chuckles] Well, I had exceptional motivation. I’m feeling no pain. Must be my exquisite company.

Paulina: More likely like the pain pills.

Abe: Oh, I didn’t take any today. I’m just feeling a natural high on life, love, and feeling fine.

[Both laugh]

Paulina: Well, you certainly look it. And you will be at least once you–uh–

[Sneezes] Ooh. You know, once you–

[Sneezes]

[Clears throat]

Abe: Oh, I don’t think my bride-to-be is feeling so fine. Is that–is that a cold or is that cold feet?

Johnny: You’re not going to your own mother’s wedding?

Chanel: Sorry if you had your heart set on being my plus one.

Johnny: What’s wrong, chanel? I thought you were okay with your mom marrying abe.

Chanel: I love abe. He’s a great guy and I’m sure he’d be a great stepfather. He’s not the problem.

Johnny: Okay. Then what or who is?

Chanel: The matron of honor. My dear cousin lani.

Lani: There we go. Look at you, just so handsome.

[Both laugh] And I am really happy that you’re in salem for a while.

Theo: Me too. It’s been great having a chance to spend some time with my big sis.

[Both laugh]

Lani: Well, I have had a really good time catching up with you too. Although jules and carver really made me pay for it at 3:00 A.M.

Theo: This baby thing, a lot harder than it looks, huh?

Lani: Especially having two. When I was pregnant, I read that it wasn’t just gonna be twice the work, it was more like four or five. And that has been proven true. Hey, I hope the twins didn’t scare you away from becoming a father.

Theo: No, no. I was just thinking about ciara and about the children we might have had and now ciara and ben are happily married.

Lani: I’m sorry, theo. I know that must be really hard for you.

Theo: It’s not just that.

Lani: Then what? Did something happen?

Theo: I saw them in the square, and it was just three of us standing there. It was beyond awkward, and ciara drops this book, and it was a baby book. And like a total idiot I just said, “you’re having a baby?”

Lani: Ciara’S…

Theo: Pregnant. She is gonna have ben’s baby.

Ciara: So what exactly did susan say this time?

Ben: I mean, who does she think is gonna try and hurt our child?

Marlena: Well, if you’re sure you want to know…

Ciara: Dr. Evans, please.

Marlena: She said… it was the devil. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Johnny: What do you have against lani? Did something happen when you guys talked last night?

Chanel: You could say that. You know how my mom told me it was a spur of the moment decision when she asked lani to be her matron of honor? That she just blurted it out the day after abe shot?

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: Well, that was a total lie.

Abe: Are you coming down with something?

Paulina: No, no, no. I refuse to be sick on my wedding day.

Abe: Well, it may not be up to you.

Paulina: Abra–choo! Ooh. You may be right.

Abe: When did you start feeling ill?

Paulina: I don’t, I didn’T. It must be that damn cat.

Abe: What cat?

Paulina: Marlena’S. Oh, if I’d known that she had a cat I would have taken my allergic medication before I went over there yesterday.

Abe: Marlena has a cat?

Paulina: Uh-huh. She sure does–a sneaky looking feline named susan.

Belle: No, no, she wasn’t possessed by the devil. At least not in this one, but she was there. We were, uh… we were on death row and we were in that execution chamber.

Shawn: Like when sami–

Belle: Yes. Yes. Except this time my mom was the executioner and, oh, she was killing that adorable stray cat that was at our house yesterday.

Shawn: Adorable? Come on. Did you see that cat’s fangs? I mean, it’s probably better that she took it to the shelter.

Belle: Oh, how can you say that? What if they put it down?

Shawn: Knowing your mom, she took it to a no-kill shelter. I mean, come on.

Belle: Maybe. But still…

Shawn: But still what?

Belle: Don’t you think she’s been acting a little weird lately? Ever since we got back from seeing claire?

Shawn: I don’t know. I mean, she seems fine to me, but you know…

Belle: Well, not to me. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just rattled because my dad’s been mia away on that case.

Shawn: Would it make you feel better if we go and check on your mom this morning?

Belle: You know, it would. Thank you.

Shawn: Mm-hmm, we’ll go check on her right after breakfast.

Belle: Okay.

Shawn: But first…

Belle: Mm. Who needs breakfast?

Shawn: Hmm, that’s what I’m talking about.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Eli: Grandma, I’m sorry that you’ve had to wait so long to see doug. And I would have driven you down there again the next day, but…

Julie: But, but your dance card has been very, very full. It’s not your problem. It shouldn’t be a problem. I just don’t get it. How marlena has the power, the right to stop me or anybody from seeing my husband.

Eli: Yeah. I don’t get it either. Listen, I’ll tell you what, tomorrow morning I’m gonna be right here and I’m gonna take you down to bayview and we’re gonna get to see doug and we’re not leaving until it happens.

Ciara: Wait, the devil is after our baby?

Marlena: No, no. That’s what susan said, but I think I know what happened. We were talking and she mentioned that she had watched “rosemary’s baby” a few nights ago. And because susan is so suggestible, I think it might’ve had some influence on her subconscious.

Ciara: Yeah, we actually saw that on tv too.

Ben: Yeah.

Marlena: Oh. But you didn’t think it meant that the devil was trying to get to your child, did you?

Ciara: No.

Ben: No. No. Of course not.

Marlena: Well, of course not, because unlike susan, you’re rational people, and you don’t watch a movie and think the devil is after your baby, because that would just be ridiculous.

[All laughing] I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Theo: I don’t know why I was surprised. I mean, I knew that ciara and ben were married. It’s just for her to be pregnant, it seems so…

Lani: Fast?

Theo: Only a couple of months ago, she was engaged to me and we were picking out party favors and talking about starting our own family one day.

Lani: Theo, I am so sorry. This would be upsetting for anyone.

Theo: But I don’t want to be upset. I want ciara to be happy. I mean, that is all I’ve ever wanted. I just wish I would’ve told her that yesterday.

Lani: But you still can.

Theo: I know. And I will. Speaking of difficult conversations, how did your talk with chanel go?

Lani: Surprisingly well. I told chanel how I felt uncomfortable about auntie P. Asking me to be her matron of honor and chanel promised that she was totally fine with it.

Johnny: Did lani tell you your mom lied to you?

Chanel: She was trying to explain to me how my mom decided to ask her to be matron of honor instead of me. And she mentioned that my mom was about to ask her right before abe was shot.

Johnny: What?

Chanel: Yeah. So that story was a total lie. She never wanted me to be her maid of honor. She wanted lani all along.

Abe: Marlena has a cat named susan?

Paulina: I know, right? Who names their cat susan? Maybe cleopatra or aphrodite.

Abe: I can’t imagine marlena naming a cat after susan banks.

Paulina: Well, she’s a fully grown cat, so maybe she came already named. But I know one thing, she sure came with a boatload of dander. Oh–[Sneezes]

Abe: Here you go.

Paulina: Whoo! Ooh. I hope that little furball hasn’t given me hives. That’s the last thing I need on my wedding day.

Abe: You look perfectly fine. Just as lovely as always. But, you know, what were you doing at marlena’s last night?

Marlena: So susan mentioned a bassinet draped in black, and I knew exactly what had happened.

Ciara: Yeah, there was a scene like that in the movie.

Marlena: Exactly. But I was able to persuade her that her vision was from the movie and not from anything, you know, satanic. Anyway, she wanted to apologize for all the trouble. But as it happens, she’s gone back to memphis. So you won’t have any more predictions of gloom and doom as far as your baby is concerned.

Ben: Let’s hope not, right?

Marlena: Yeah. No. I think that’s an end to all that. From now on, it’s gonna be smooth sailing for you, and you’re gonna have a wonderful baby. And I for one can’t wait to meet the little baby.

[Eerie music]

Advil dual action fights pain 2 ways.

Johnny: Why would your mom want lani as her matron of honor instead of you? That just doesn’t make sense.

Chanel: Yes, it does. If she loves lani more than she loves me.

Johnny: Which is completely absurd.

Chanel: Try completely obvious. I’m just surprised it took me so long to see it. What is the one word you would use to describe my mother?

Johnny: Frightening. I mean, fierce. Fierce.

Chanel: That, too, but I was thinking of proud. Paulina price is the g-o-a-t when it comes to pride. And how can she take pride in a daughter who’s a never-ending disappointment?

Johnny: Hey, nobody, nobody, least of all your mother could ever consider you a disappointment.

Chanel: Oh, no? Are you forgetting how I married a criminal for his money, which he didn’t have, by the way. So I couldn’t even get that right.

Johnny: What about the girl who took salem by storm with her sweet bits?

Chanel: Opening up the bakery was too little much too late. Especially when you compare that with what lani’s accomplished in her life. Solving crimes with one hand and cradling her beautiful babies with the other. My mother tried to give me a participation trophy by allowing me to walk her down the aisle. And she even lied about that to spare my feelings. And the worst part about it all is…

Johnny: What?

Chanel: I think she wishes lani were her daughter and not me.

Johnny: Come here. Come here.

Lani: If we don’t get a move on, aunt bridezilla is gonna have a fit.

Theo: Well, I’ll meet you at her place. I just have a couple of errands to run on the way. I got to pick up the boutonnieres, et cetera, et cetera, you know.

Lani: I know you better be there and on groom’s duty asap.

Theo: Yes, ma’am matron of honor, ma’am.

[Both laughing]

Lani: This day, this family is gonna drive me crazy, but you know what? I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. I mean, look at us. Here we are celebrating my aunt marrying our father.

Theo: We are just the all-american blended and extended family, aren’t we?

Lani: You know, I know this must be a little strange for you too.

Theo: No one can ever take my mom’s place. But, you know, I think paulina’s great. And the last time I got a new family member, I think it turned out pretty okay.

Lani: Well, you’re okay yourself, bro. Come here. I love you.

Theo: I love you too.

Julie: Eli. So kind of you to want to help me get in to see doug at bayview, but you do have other priorities.

Eli: You will always, always be a top priority for me, grandma. Okay? All right. Look, but I better go. I got to pick up paulina’s mom from the airport.

Julie: Oh, before you go, I have a trinket for you to give the bride to be, for her something borrowed. When doug was mayor of salem, he had this made for me. He said the first lady of salem should always have her own key to the city.

Eli: Sounds like doug.

Julie: So creative. So loving. Oh, god, I just can’t imagine him all alone and so frightened in that awful place.

Eli: Grandma…

Julie: So when you hand this to paulina, you tell her it’s from the old first lady of salem to the new first lady of salem with love.

Eli: You will always be the first lady of salem to me. You are the most thoughtful person I know.

Julie: I sure wasn’t when paulina showed up here. I thought she was up to no good.

Eli: Well, she wasn’t exactly an angel. Price town is a prime example.

Julie: It was her vision. It was inappropriate. It was unwanted in salem, but it was a vision. Eli, I believe she’s a good woman at heart. And what’s more important, she’s good for abe. So you see, when I’m wrong, I can admit it.

Paulina: I was at her house last night because… I’ve decided that I have to keep my secret. I cannot tell abe he’s not lani’s father. I can’t do it to him and I cannot do it to lani. I wanted to make sure she was ready, willing, and able to officiate for us today. I don’t want any last minute screwups.

Abe: Well, you know, marlena’s usually quite reliable. Was it something in particular?

Paulina: Oh, no, no, no. Of course not. But with the week we’ve had, I just–I don’t want to take any chances. I don’t want anything, anything to get in the way about wedding today.

Belle: Ah, straight to voicemail. Well, my mom’s obviously not here. Where could she be?

Shawn: Maybe she’s with a patient.

Belle: No, she took the day off for abe’s wedding.

Shawn: Maybe she already left at the church.

Belle: Hmm.

Shawn: What is that?

Belle: What the heck is that? And where did it come from?

[Uneasy music]

Ben: Ciara, you all right? Something wrong?

Ciara: It’s just when you touched my stomach, it almost felt like the baby kicked.

Marlena: Oh.

Ciara: Even though I know it’s far too early for that to happen.

Ben: Yeah, it’s–I just– I literally just read that. I had it right here. Yeah. You have another 12 weeks before that can even happen. You’re good. Good?

Marlena: And maybe the baby’s just excited to meet me.

[Laughs] I’m joking.

Ben: No, yeah.

Ciara: Yeah. Yeah.

Marlena: You’re gonna have to excuse me. I’ve been asked to officiate at abe and paulina’s wedding, and these sacred rites take precedence.

Ciara: Oh, wait. But wait, we haven’t even opened your gift yet.

Marlena: Oh, just open it anytime, at your convenience.

Marlena: Okay.

Ben: Well, I’ll see you out. Thank you again, dr. Evans, for coming by and for the gift and mainly for just putting our mind at ease with the whole susan banks thing.

Marlena: Oh, well, it was my absolute pleasure.

[Dramatic music]

Are you one of the millions of americans

Lani: Looking good, dad.

Abe: Oh, feeling good, daughter. Feeling good.

[Chuckles]

Lani: Okay. It’s time for you and me get to the church and get you ready, auntie P.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Chanel’s meeting us there, right?

Lani: Of course.

Paulina: Oh, where’s theo? He’s supposed to be here helping abe.

Lani: He had to run an errand, but he’ll be here. He will be here; he was just a few minutes behind me.

Paulina: We are on a strict schedule, lani.

Lani: I know. I’m the one who wrote the schedule.

Abe: Look, I can dress myself.

Paulina: Abraham…

Abe: I have been doing it for quite a few years now. I can even tie my own shoes just like a big boy.

[Laughs] All right.

[All laughing]

Paulina: That man, he’s something else.

Lani: He is, at that.

Paulina: But that rubber stopper cane that they gave him at the hospital, that’s just a step down from that little tacky walker, you know, that have tennis balls on the bottom.

Lani: I know, I know, it’s not very fashionable. But the fact that he is walking at all, let alone down the aisle, auntie P., Is pretty much a miracle.

Paulina: You don’t have to tell me how lucky he is, how lucky we all are that he is still here with us. And speaking for myself, I know I am the luckiest woman in the world to be marrying that man today. Oh. [Chuckling] And you, you standing up for me, well, that’s–that’s just the cherry on the top.

Lani: [Laughs] Well, there is nowhere else I would rather be.

Paulina: Oh, honey. You don’t know how much that means to me.

Julie: Now, remember to tell paulina that’s only her something borrowed. Make it clear I want it back.

Eli: Okay. I will. And don’t forget, I will be here first thing in the morning to take you to bayview to see doug. All right?

Julie: Perfect. Perfect. Thank you, darling.

Eli: No problem. And in the meantime, I’m gonna call marlena and see if I can get her to change her mind. Love you.

Julie: Love you.

[Soft music]

Oh, my love. How I’d love to go to that wedding with you on my arm. Instead of sitting here fretting over marlena’s draconian laws. Wait a minute. Why do I have to wait until tomorrow?

Ciara: Baby, what marlena just told us about what susan said, that didn’t shake you up at all, right?

Ben: No. Of course not.

Ciara: Okay.

Ben: Ciara, obviously the devil isn’t after our baby.

[Knock on door] God, we are popular today, huh?

Ciara: Ay-yi-yi, yi-yi-yi-yi. Theo.

Theo: Is this an okay time?

Ciara: Yeah. Yeah. Come on in.

Theo: Hey.

Ciara: I thought that you were supposed to be at your father’s wedding.

Theo: I’m actually on my way there now, but I had an errand on this side of town, so I thought I would swing by.

Ben: Well, it’s good to see you again, theo.

Theo: You, too, ben. And the reason that I came today is to apologize. When you guys told me that you were having a baby, what I should’ve said then–what I want to say now is congratulations. I wish both of you–or all three of you–every happiness.

Belle: Well, it’s too big to be jewelry. I don’t know. What is it? Like, wall art?

Shawn: Who knows? It doesn’t look like something your parents would own.

Belle: No. It looks like something susan banks would have in that big purse of hers. She was here yesterday.

Shawn: So if it is hers, then what’s it doing down there on the floor?

Belle: I don’t know.

[Phone ringing] Sorry. Belle brady. Oh, yeah, yeah, no, I can go over there right now. Thank you.

Shawn: What’s up?

Belle: I just got a new case; I gotta go.

Shawn: Wow. It must be urgent. I mean, if you gotta go right now.

Belle: It sounds like it is. Anyway, that is going to have to remain a mystery for now. Hopefully my mom can explain all of it. If we can never track her down.

Shawn: I’ll leave it right there.

[Phone buzzing]

[Tense music]

Johnny: Grandma. Hey.

Marlena: Oh, johnny.

Johnny: How you doing?

Marlena: I’m fine. I’m fine. Ooh, that’s nice. I was feeling a little decadent. So I thought I’d come by and support our local bakery.

Johnny: Ah.

Marlena: Everything looks so yummy.

Johnny: Yeah, I can certainly vouch for their yumminess.

Marlena: Okay. Well, what would you recommend?

Johnny: Chanel? You’re up.

Chanel: Let’s see. You have to try a slice of our angel food cake. It’s one of our specialties.

Marlena: No, thank you. I need something less healthy. How about, uh… how about death by chocolate?

Chanel: Ooh, that is an excellent choice.

Johnny: Grandma, have you met my friend and baker extraordinaire, chanel dupree?

Marlena: Oh, chanel, it’s nice to– ah, you’re paulina’s daughter, aren’t you?

Chanel: Not the way she’s acting.

Marlena: I beg your pardon?

Johnny: Chanel’s having kind of a rough day.

Marlena: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Sometimes it helps to talk about those things.

Chanel: You are very kind, but I don’t want to trouble you.

Marlena: No trouble at all. I’m a therapist. That’s what I do.

Chanel: What’s wrong?

Johnny: It is the bank. They need me to come down and sign some papers immediately and apparently an e-signature won’t do, so…

Chanel: Well, go, take care of it. I’ll make sure allie gets the script changes.

Johnny: You sure?

Chanel: Yes.

Johnny: I really don’t want to leave you like this.

Chanel: I’m fine.

Marlena: For the record, I think you’re making a mistake, but of course it’s entirely up to you.

Paulina: But you’re not gonna tell anyone, are you?

Marlena: No, no. No, of course not. Why don’t you go ahead? Chanel and I will be just fine.

Johnny: Okay. All right, then I’ll see you guys. Nyquil severe gives you powerful relief

Ciara: Thank you, theo.

Ben: Yeah, theo. You coming by, your being genuinely happy for us, it means a lot. Thank you.

Ciara: Yeah, and you know, you don’t even have anything to apologize for. I mean, I was the one who hurt you, and that is the last thing I ever wanted to do. I just hope that at the end of all this we can still be friends.

Theo: Always. Well, I should get a move on. The wedding awaits.

Ciara: Theo, wait. Before you go, do you think maybe I can give you a hug?

Theo: Only if I can give you one back.

Ciara: All right.

Lani: Auntie, you look beautiful.

Paulina: Well, thank you, darling.

Lani: Actually, you know, you and my mother are two of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.

Paulina: Enough of the flattery; I’ve already made you my matron of honor. And with you by my side and chanel on the other, oh, I can’t imagine anything more perfect. And speaking of my daughter, I thought she would have been here by now.

Lani: You know punctuality is not her strong suit, but she’ll be here. You know, we had a really good talk last night.

Paulina: Oh? Well, I’m glad. ‘Cause she was kinda standoffish when I saw her at the hospital last night. I hope she’s not holding a grudge against me.

Marlena: So you feel like your mother is preferring lani to you?

Chanel: Yes, I totally do. Johnny thinks I’m just imagining things, but I swear I’m not.

Marlena: I’m sure you’re right.

Chanel: You think I’m right?

Marlena: Yes, I do.

Chanel: Did my mother tell you something?

Marlena: Well, just enough for me to know that you should trust your instincts.

Chanel: Please, you have to tell me, dr. Evans. What did she say to you?

Marlena: Well, she said enough for me to know that there is a reason that she treats lani differently.

Chanel: And do you know what that is?

Marlena: Mm, I’m afraid I do. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Abe: [Chuckles] Well…

Theo: Hope you don’t mind my letting myself in.

Abe: Of course not. My son and best man have carte blanche.

Theo: Well, I hope that have carte blanche to speak the truth, because this is not gonna work at all.

Lani: I promise chanel’s fine. We talked about my being your matron of honor.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. A job which you will handle beautifully, just like you do everything else.

Lani: Well, thank you. To be honest, I think I was more uncomfortable with the situation than chanel was.

Paulina: Oh, well, you have no reason to be uncomfortable. I explained to chanel how I asked you to be my matron of honor on the spur of the moment because you’d been through so much after your father was shot.

Lani: What? Auntie P., You–you said that you were gonna ask me to be your matron of honor the night before, but you didn’t get a chance because my dad had been shot. So why are you saying right now that it was a spur of the moment decision? What’s going on?

Chanel: Well, what did my mom tell you about lani and me?

Marlena: I’m so sorry, but to reveal that would be to–to break doctor-patient confidentiality. That’s a cardinal sin.

Chanel: Dr. Evans, I have been torturing myself trying to understand what’s going on with my mom and me. And if you know something that could help me understand why my mom chose lani over me to be her matron of honor, you have to tell me, please.

Marlena: Oh, I just hate to see you suffering like this. So may god and the medical board forgive me for breaking my solemn oath. The reason paulina chose lani to be her matron of honor is…

Chanel: What?

Marlena: Lani is not her niece. She’s her daughter.

Belle: Hey, you.

Julie: Wow. You made good time. I just called the office a little while ago.

Belle: Well, my assistant said that you wanted to hire me for a new case and I should rush right over. So what’s so urgent?

Julie: Well, I have a problem, and I think your legal skills are the ones that are really needed to solve it.

Belle: Oh, well, I’m happy to help if I can. And frankly, I could use a distraction. So what do you need?

Julie: I want you to sue your mother for me.

Ciara: It is so sweet how excited marlena is about our baby.

Ben: I know. If she wasn’t so supportive of me in my session with her, we might not be pregnant in the first place. Go ahead. Open it.

Ciara: Okay. Wow. It is called a bola necklace. It is supposed to soothe the baby by calling their guardian angel over to watch them in the womb. Aww, how sweet! A little guardian angel looking over our little angel.

Ben: [Chuckles] Let’s try it on.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: I got you. I got it.

Ciara: Okay. And then the note says, “ben and ciara. I know your baby is destined to do great things.”

Ben: [Chuckles]

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[Soft music]

Nicole: Oh. What are you doing here, at this time of night?

Ej: I come bearing sustenance in the hope that you won’t object to having company.

Kristen: I’m kristen dimera.

Gwen: Yeah, I know who you are. Why have they put you n here with me?

Kristen: Let’s just call it a twist of fate. If you have a minute, I’d love to chat.

Gwen: God, what about?

Kristen: My future.

Gwen: Your future? What future? As far as I know, you’ve got a one-way ticket back to statesville.

Kristen: Actually, I’m not going back to statesville. See, you’re gonna bust me out.

Gwen: Well, it seems the rumors are true.

Kristen: What rumors?

Gwen: You don’t even know me. If you think I’m going to lift a finger for you, you must be mad as a hatter.

Kristen: Right, but I know everything about your new boyfriend that I could write his memoir, and it would include a touching section on cynical old you finally falling deeply in love.

Gwen: What does xander have to do with any of this?

Kristen: Oh, gwen, he’s in the thick of it. He’s the reason you’re gonna get me a get-out-of-jail-free card. Unless, of course, you don’t mind losing him forever.

Demon susan: What do you think, john? Breaking your wedding vows would be a surefire way to destroy your love with marlena.

John: I wouldn’t do that. I would never betray marlena for another woman. Certainly not ms. Susan banks.

Demon susan: Huh. Well, I will admit it might not be hard to resist susan–

Evil kristen: But what about your old flame, kristen?

[Tense music]

John: I’m seeing things.

Evil kristen: Still here.

John: Kristen?

Evil kristen: Of course it’s me, baby. Who else could lead you right into temptation?

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

[Soft orchestration]

John: No, you’re just another one of lucifer’s tricks.

Evil kristen: Ouch. That kind of hurts my feelings.

John: He conjured up my son’s dead mother the last time he did this to marlena.

Evil kristen: Hmm. Right, but I’m not dead. I’m right here, standing in front of you. You can see me. You can hear me. You can even touch me.

Marlena: John.

John: I’m right here, doc.

Evil kristen: Well, hello there, sleepy head.

Marlena: You!

Nicole: You know, you really shouldn’t have gone to all the trouble, ’cause I already had dinner.

Ej: Not dining fashionably late anymore?

Nicole: And you should have called first.

Ej: And ruined my surprise?

Nicole: Ej, look, it’s been a long day, and I was just on my way to bed.

Ej: Ooh. Nice to know my timing is as impeccable as ever.

Nicole: Just so you know, I will be going to bed alone, so you can take your food, and just–

Ej: I actually brought something else. Chocolate cookies and cream, which is your favorite, if I recall. Surely, you have room for dessert. Mm-hmm.

Xander: I heard my best girl was back in town.

Maggie: Ah, and I heard that you got into a lot of trouble while I was gone.

Xander: Well, you came home just in time.

Maggie: Oh, didn’t I?

Xander: I really was so sorry to hear about your daughter’s passing.

Maggie: Yeah. I wish I’d had more time with summer. I never was a really good mother to her.

Xander: You were with her in the end.

Maggie: Yeah, well, she’s not suffering anymore.

Xander: Have you had any word from sarah?

Maggie: Not as much as I’d like, a text now and then.

Xander: And she sounds happy with rex?

Maggie: Yes, she does.

Xander: That’s good. No, I’m happy for her.

Maggie: Really?

Xander: Why wouldn’t I be?

Maggie: Well, because she left you so abruptly, and you’re not exactly gracious with defeat.

Xander: I admit, a few months ago, if I’d heard about sarah being happy with someone else, that would have sent me on a month-long pub crawl.

Maggie: Hmm, so what’s changed?

Xander: I’m in love again.

Gwen: You’re up to your neck in trouble. I mean, what could you possibly do to make me lose xander? I swear, if you’ve done something to hurt him, I–

Kristen: Oh, relax, gwen. I’m not gonna hurt xander. Hired muscle’s hard to come by these days. As a matter of fact, I have some news that I think might make him ecstatically happy.

Gwen: What news could you have that could possibly make xander happy?

Kristen: The truth about sarah horton. On the outside, I looked fine.

Nicole: So let’s see here. You were fatally short, sort of, left for dead…

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: Reincarnated, gone through an explosion, an invalid for a few years, and somehow, you still manage to remember my favorite ice cream.

Ej: It’s in the file of vital information that I keep in a safe place.

Nicole: But I told you that when we were married the first time.

Ej: Right.

Nicole: I know it’s hard to get used to not wearing your wedding ring.

Ej: I feel liberated. A reminder of what I rid myself of.

Nicole: Oh, nice try, ’cause I’ve had a front row seat of the never-ending love/hate tango of ej and sami.

Ej: That dance is over.

Nicole: Oh.

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: Until she comes back to salem the next time.

Ej: It’s funny, isn’t it?

Nicole: What?

Ej: The two of us both moving on from disastrous marriages to the brady twins.

Nicole: Oh, yeah, right.

Ej: And wouldn’t it be something… if we both moved on from them together?

[Tense music]

Maggie: You’re really in love with gwen ri–how do you say her last name?

Xander: Rizczech, and yeah. I am.

Maggie: I wish I could be happy for you, but after what she did to a really good person, like abigail and poor laura–

Xander: I’m telling you. Your sister-in-law’s death, it was an accident.

Maggie: What gwen did to abigail and chad was no accident. The same as jennifer and jack.

Xander: There’s a lot you don’t know. It came out while you were away.

Maggie: I know jack is gwen’s biological father.

Xander: And she grew up believing that jack turned his back on her, so he could be with jennifer. Of course, it wasn’t true. He had no idea she existed until she showed up here, but I promise you gwen no longer has it in for jack and his family. She’s put all of that behind her.

Maggie: I’m not as convinced of that as you seem to be.

Gwen: Well, it seems that you might be a bit behind on the local gossip. You see, xander knows what happened to sarah horton. She jumped into bed with her ex the day that she was supposed to marry him. Apparently, it was so good that she jilted xander, and then she left town, broke his poor heart.

Kristen: So are you acquainted with my reputation of mistress of disguise?

Gwen: My goodness, who isn’t? Your macabre transformations are stuff of legend.

Kristen: They are indeed, which is why you’ll believe me when I tell you that it wasn’t sarah horton that broke poor xander’s heart on that ill-fated wedding day.

Marlena: John. John, she’s not real. Tell me you know that.

Evil kristen: Oh, god. Please, god, make her shut up.

Marlena: Don’t believe her! Don’t believe her. Oh, darling, you’ve gotta fight. You have to fight.

John: Don’t worry, doc. The love we have is stronger than anything the prince of darkness can ever dream up.

Evil kristen: Do the two of you realize how nauseating you sound?

John: Yeah, I imagine a love like ours is pretty revolting to you because it’s abiding, it’s unconditional, and it’s true.

Evil kristen: Well, you and i used to have a very deep and true love.

John: I’ve never loved anyone like I love doc, so tell you what, why don’t you bust me out of these things, and let me go to her?

Evil kristen: I can’t do that; we have way too much catching up to do, and frankly, this reunion would be a lot better, if it wasn’t for this three-is-a-crowd situation that’s happening here.

John: What does that mean?

Evil kristen: You’re gonna have to say goodbye to your beloved doc for now. I’m waiting.

[Tense music]

Why give your family just any eggs

Rafe: I hope you can forgive me.

Ava: For what?

Nicole: If you tell ava the truth, it will break her heart, and I can’t let you do that.

Rafe: I’m not gonna lie to her.

Nicole: I’m not asking you to.

Rafe: Okay, then what are you asking?

Nicole: I’m just asking you not to tell her or anyone else, and neither will I.

Rafe: Um, just being so hard on you just now, what happened with carmine, and thinking you were going back to the old ava vitali.

Ava: Come on, there is nothing to forgive you for. You know, my past makes it pretty hard for people to to believe me, and I did go after gabi.

Rafe: You did, and her company, which she built from nothing, and it means everything to her.

Ava: And you mean everything to me, but I promise you I won’t give her any more trouble.

Rafe: Okay, all right. Listen, I understand though. She is a lot, you know. Just the next time she drives you nuts, you come to me.

Ava: Okay.

Rafe: Okay?

Ava: Yes, I’m sorry I didn’t do that before.

Rafe: Well, I have no business lecturing anybody.

Ava: I really have no idea why you were being so hard on yourself. Now, how about this? How about we just… we wipe the slate clean, and we just start fresh?

Rafe: That sounds good.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: You want to know what else I’d like to do?

Rafe: What?

Ava: This.

[Soft music]

Ej: Why don’t we take this to the bedroom?

Nicole: Because holly and allie’s baby are down the hall.

Ej: You don’t know how quiet I can be.

Nicole: Since when?

Ej: Oh, you recall the intimate details. I’m flattered.

Nicole: I–

Ej: Hello. What just happened?

Nicole: I can’t do this.

Ej: Well, why not? We’re both single, consenting adults. Why shouldn’t we enjoy each other?

Nicole: Because I’ll feel like more of a slut than i already do, okay?

Gwen: So let me get this straight. You put on a sarah horton mask, and then you jumped into bed with her ex, and you just hoped that xander would find the two of you in bed together?

Kristen: And he did.

Gwen: Okay, and then you, still with this sarah mask on, broke it off with xander, and then you what? You left town with this rex person?

Kristen: No, I did not leave town; it was sarah, courtesy of a one-way ticket provided by me to a secluded island that was owned by my family.

Gwen: So who’s rex with?

Kristen: Nobody, silly. To him, it was just a fling with his ex. See, I arranged for him to get an offer from doctors without borders in a remote location where there’s almost no access to cell phones or emails. It was a prestigious appointment that even rex couldn’t turn down.

Gwen: So he went alone?

Kristen: Hmm. Keep up, will you? Yeah, and to make things easier for maggie, I text her periodically, from sarah, to make sure that she doesn’t worry about her precious daughter.

Gwen: So–hmm. So this sarah never actually threw xander over for rex?

Kristen: By jove, she’s got it. Yes, and if you don’t get me out of here, I’m just gonna tell xander where to find the real love of his life.

Evil kristen: Oh, there. That ought to hold you.

Marlena: What do you plan to do with john?

Evil kristen: Don’t you worry about him. I’ve got big plans for john black.

Marlena: You’re not even real. You’re not even kristen.

Evil kristen: What’s your point? Okay, so once john betrays his wedding vows to you, in the worst possible way, then, you see, your great love will no longer be strong enough to help you resist me.

Marlena: You’ve underestimated john. You always do.

Evil kristen: No, no, no, marlena. After all, kristen was able to get father eric to betray his vows, and his vows were to the almighty. John’s vows are just to you, so yeah, he’s gonna submit to his desires, and he’s gonna love every single second of it. It’s just too bad you’re not invited. It’s gonna be a fantastic show.

[Tense music]

We do it every night.

Xander: Maggie, I’d just really like you to get to know gwen; you’ll see for yourself she’s not what she was.

Maggie: You’re asking a lot.

Xander: Come on, you were the first person in my life who believed that I could change, and because of you, I did.

Maggie: I wasn’t the first person to believe in you. It was sarah. You know, I’m never gonna get over her running off with rex. She was over rex. She was in love with you.

Xander: No, I think i understand it. She never really forgave me for what happened with her baby. Had to be that, and when she left town I was in such a bad place, maggie. And then I met gwen, and she was in a bad place, too, but the two of us together, we helped each other, made each other happy again. And now I can see that sarah and I are both–well, we’re both where we’re meant to be.

Gwen: You’re a bloody liar. I don’t believe a word of what you’re saying to me. You’re just playing a little game with me, aren’t you?

Kristen: Maybe. Or maybe I’m telling the truth. And if xander finds out that sarah never stopped loving him, he’ll end it with you so fast it’ll make your head swim.

Evil kristen: Alone, at last.

John: What’d you do with doc?

Evil kristen: Oh, haven’t we spoken enough about that headshrinker? Well, you used to love it when I ran my finger through your hair.

John: She’s not kristen. She’s not kristen. The real kristen is obsessed with brady. She’s the mother of his daughter.

Evil kristen: But I’m your kristen. I’m the kristen that you ached for when I was married to tony. I’m the kristen that you battled stefano for. I’m the one that helped save belle and stupid, insipid sami. Sold that poor baby into the black market. I mean who does that? Do you remember all those things? Hm?

Ej: Is it me? Does being with me me make you a slut? Or is it residual guilt about eric?

Nicole: We’re not having sex because I don’t want to.

Ej: And it couldn’t be because my divorce isn’t final. The nicole I know would relish the chance to stick it to samantha. And when was the last time you had sex anyway? That pathetic, drunken fling with xander cook? That was months ago–

Nicole: For your information, I had sex on halloween, okay?

Ej: I have competition. Really? I shouldn’t be indignant. We’re not exclusive, so if you’re worried about my male ego, you–

Nicole: No.

Ej: Shouldn’t–

Nicole: I’m not–I could care less about your ego, all right? I’m just upset at myself for making love to a man who was with someone else. Someone I know, okay?

Ej: Why be so hard on yourself? These things happen.

Nicole: Oh, really?

Ej: Hm.

Nicole: I don’t remember you being so “live and let live” when you found out sami cheated on you with lucas.

Ej: Touché.

Nicole: Sorry. That wasn’t fair.

Ej: But I would like to point out that samantha and i were married. Xander and his partner are not.

Nicole: What does xander have to do with this?

Ej: It wasn’t him on halloween?

Nicole: No, no. I was with a good man, a man with principles, a man who thinks about other people and not just himself, okay? He is nothing like xander or you, for that matter. He hates your guts, by the way.

Ej: Oh, my god, oh. You slept with rafe.

Ava: Too much too soon. I came on too strong.

Rafe: No, no, no.

Ava: Yep, I did.

Rafe: No.

Ava: I did, yep. There has been a lot that’s gone on in the last two days, and maybe starting over means taking things slow.

Rafe: Yeah, maybe.

Ava: Okay.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: All right. Then you know what I’ll do? I’ll sleep in my room tonight, okay? You know, I’m sure you’re exhausted, and we could both use a really good night’s sleep. And we’ll catch our breaths and figure out where we want to go from here.

Rafe: Yeah, you know, that sounds like a plan.

Ava: Okay. I’ll see you in the morning, okay?

Rafe: Okay. Night.

[Soft music]

Maggie: You know, I guess i should be a little more considerate about gwen. I mean, people, they do change.

Xander: And gwen has paid a really heavy price for what she did–I mean, jack’s all but turned his back on her.

Maggie: And don’t you think she deserved that after all the misery she caused abigail?

Xander: Well, that’s what gwen says, but I just… want to think there’s some hope. And you know, a good word from you about her, that would go such a long way with jack and the hortons.

Maggie: Oh, xander. I have loved abigail since the day she was born, and me talking up gwen to her family would feel like a betrayal to her. I mean, think about what sarah did to you. You know now how much a betrayal like that can hurt.

Marlena: John. John will never betray me, not as long as he knows that I’m still me, and I still love him. Oh. Fight. John, you’ve gotta fight. Please. Our love is so much stronger than anything that monster can throw at us.

Evil kristen: Do you remember when I first came to salem? You saved me.

John: Are you sure you’re okay?

Kristen: Yeah, I’m okay. This little mugging just capped off the perfect night.

John: No, I think this little mugging just about cost you your life, young lady.

Kristen: Well, I was a little scared, just for a minute there. Just that part where you jumped in, and that one kid pulled that switchblade.

John: Yeah, well, that’s over with now.

Evil kristen: You were my hero then. You could be my hero again. To be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer

Kristen: Oh, gwen, be smart. All you have to do is spring me out of this place, and you can have your happily ever after with xander.

Gwen: All I have to do? My god, do you know how many cops are out there because you’re in residence now? They’re on every bloody corner.

Kristen: Well, then you’ll have to be extra careful, won’t you, hm? Like you were when you slipped abigail those drugs that made her see pink elephants. I wouldn’t wait too long. It’s gonna be easier to get me out of this place than to get me out of statesville.

Maggie: You really think gwen is worth all this trouble?

Xander: Oh, I truly do.

Maggie: And you’re sure that she’s never gonna do anything else to hurt my family?

Xander: Absolutely.

Maggie: Okay, then. I’ll talk to jack. I’m not making any promises.

Xander: Come here.

Maggie: What?

Xander: Just do it.

Maggie: Whoa! You put me down. You’re incorrigible. You really are.

Xander: Maggie kiriakis, I love you.

Maggie: Oh! Oh, my.

Nicole: Okay, time to go.

Ej: I’m sorry, okay? I just don’t understand. I thought you resolved to stay away from him.

Nicole: I had, but I was at the office working that night, and it’s really creepy being in the basic black building by myself, and on halloween, and I–oh, god. 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 called rafe, and he came over, and he calmed me down. And he was really sweet, and we had sex on the conference table.

Ej: Oh, my god, I own that–

Nicole: Okay, stop, don’t start, stop it.

Ej: I can’t believe this.

Nicole: Well, for your information, nothing has changed between rafe and me, okay? It was one time, and it’s never gonna happen again.

Evil kristen: Don’t you remember what it was like for us at the very beginning? Oh, we couldn’t keep our hands off of each other. Even your friend alice horton could see that we were falling in love with each other.

John: You saved me, too.

Evil kristen: Yes! Yes, you do remember. I saved you from the fire at the community center.

John: And afterwards, i tried to donate money to you, so you could rebuild the place.

Evil kristen: Yes. I didn’t want to accept it, but you wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. Can’t you see we were meant to be together?

John: I know what you’re trying to do, and it’s not gonna work here. The only woman that I want to be with is marlena. That’s never gonna change. Never, never gonna change. Never gonna change.

Evil kristen: Okay, but you know what? You did remember what we had. I can see it on your face, but I can be patient if I have to be. After all, I’ve been around for an eternity. And I do mean that literally. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Ej: It’s all over with rafe? You’re sure?

Nicole: I’m sure. He’s with ava, and she is my friend. And she can’t know what happened, so you need to keep your trap shut.

Ej: I don’t even want to think about the ghastly details of your one-nighter with rafe, let alone talk about it.

Nicole: Thank you.

Ej: But I do have one condition.

Nicole: What?

Ej: The next time you’re terrorized by the undead on a pagan holiday, promise to call me first.

[Soft music]

Xander: I have good news. Did you hear what I said, love?

Gwen: What’s your good news, darling?

Xander: Well, I just came from talking to the one person in this bloody town who can fix things between you and jack.

Gwen: Really, and who’s that?

Xander: Maggie horton kiriakis.

Gwen: Oh, dear, I wish you hadn’t have done that.

Xander: It’s a good thing. Maggie has some real sway in the horton family. If there’s anyone who can convince jack to make peace with you, it’s her.

Gwen: I don’t understand. Why would sarah horton’s mother want to lift a finger for me?

Xander: Because she has a soft spot for anyone who’s trying to change their ways, and I told her I believe in you. But soon, maggie, and jack, and all the rest of them, they’re all gonna see in you what I see.

Kristen: And if xander finds out that sarah that sarah never stopped loving him, he’ll end it with you so fast it’ll make your head spin.

[Soft music]

Susan: What just happened to me?

Demon marlena: You had the privilege of being my temporary host.

Susan: Oh, oh, my god! You mean that satan was inside my body? Oh, beelzebub, I rebuke you, in the name of all that is holy and righteous!

Demon marlena: Shut up, you nitwit, before I decide that you are too much trouble to live.

Susan: Please, god, please. Please forgive me, I mean, I really did try to stop her. I did. I just–she’s just too strong.

Demon marlena: I just had a good idea. Why don’t I pay a visit to elvis junior?

Susan: No, no!

Demon marlena: Then stop the praying! Why don’t you two just relax? I’ve got a few things I’ve gotta do. Yeah, I’ve got to corrupt some more souls, destroy a few more lives, but I’ll be back so soon. And then, john and kristen can pick up where they left off.

[Ominous music]

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Trask: I’m afraid I don’t know what money you’re talking about.

Gwen: Xander’s $1 million.

Trask: Why would I have it?

Gwen: Can we just skip past this, trask, because I know that you are blackmailing xander in exchange for keeping my secret.

Trask: Oh, that million. Pretty juicy secret, if I remember correctly, lying about your miscarriage so you can blame your sister for the death of your baby.

Gwen: I’m not proud of it.

Trask: Nor should you be. No wonder xander was so willing to hand over all that money to protect you.

Gwen: I didn’t know that he was going to do that–if I’d have known, I would’ve stopped him from making that deal.

Trask: Oh, well.

Gwen: No, it’s not, “oh, well,” because I’m calling this off. I want his money back now.

Steve: All right, shane. I appreciate it. Give my best to kimberly, okay?

Kayla: Oh, oh, oh, oh, bye, shane–tell kimberly to come visit me sometime.

Steve: I guess you heard that. Okay, man, thanks.

Kayla: What were you two talking about?

Steve: Well, I thought maybe belle or marlena got mixed up and that john was actually on an isa mission, not a black patch case, so I called shane to find out.

Kayla: And?

Steve: He said that john hasn’t worked with them in months, which means we still have no idea where john is.

Demon marlena: Hello. I’m home. Oh, looks like you’ve missed me. I’m sorry I was gone so long, but I had a lot to accomplish. No rest for the wicked, you know.

John: What have you been up to?

Marlena: Well, don’t be so upset. I was just out uniting some salem citizens with some old friends like I’m about to do for you.

[Cat meows] She always did like you.

[Offkey notes]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Trask: Sorry, ms. Rizczech, but a deal is a deal.

Gwen: You do not understand. That deal is no longer valid.

Trask: And why is that?

Gwen: Because I have decided to tell my father the truth about my miscarriage.

Kayla: So you’re still worried about john.

Steve: Like I said, baby, something is not right about all of this.

Kayla: You know, is it a possibility that maybe john really is working for the isa, and it’s so top secret that even shane can’t even tell you?

Steve: It’s possible, but my gut is saying shane is telling me the truth.

Kayla: Well, you said you talked to belle. I mean, what about marlena?

Steve: Not yet.

Kayla: Well, you need to go talk to her. Maybe marlena can shed some light on the situation.

Demon marlena: That is so sweet. You know, back in the middle ages, people thought that cats were my minions, that they would do the bidding of the devil. But people were so suspicious and afraid in those days. They were afraid that cats would steal their souls on my behalf.

John: So is that why he’s here–to steal my soul?

Demon marlena: No, cats can’t do that. No, you’re beginning to sound like you’re from the dark ages.

John: So why the hell is he here then?

Demon marlena: Well, i thought you might be lonely. I thought you’d like to see an old friend.

John: A friend?

Demon marlena: Don’t you recognize her?

John: No.

Demon marlena: All right. How about this?

John: Susan? It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Chad: So your dad is writing off gwen for good?

Abigail: For now at least. I told him he might feel differently once he cooled down. But he’s done with her and her lies.

Chad: Well, I can’t say that I blame him or that a part of me isn’t relieved.

Abigail: She’s done a lot of damage to our family.

Chad: Yeah. Everyone’s gonna to be a lot better off without her in our lives.

Abigail: Yeah.

Chad: What? You don’t agree?

Abigail: It’s just regardless of what she’s done, she’s still my dad’s daughter, and I feel really terrible that he’s losing her. I never intended to take her away from him.

Jack: You think I don’t care about my daughter?

Xander: Well, not enough to pull her out of her misery. Jack, think about it from her perspective. She just lost her baby and then she tried to do the decent thing by going over to break the news to chad in person.

Jack: Only she didn’T.

Xander: Because instead she was confronted by an understandably very angry abigail who unleashed a barrage of verbal abuse.

Jack: Abigail’s already taken responsibility for the fight at the top of the stairs. That hardly justifies gwen’s horrific lie.

Xander: You’re still not thinking about it from her– put yourself in gwen’s place. Just imagine how that must have been for her, back at the hospital, in pain, grieving the loss of her child, abigail’s cruel words still ringing in her ears– abigail, who has two beautiful children of her own and has always had the love of her father her whole life. Come on. Do you not understand how in that moment gwen might have wanted to take just a little bit of revenge? It was an impulsive decision to lie, one she has felt horrible about ever since.

Jack: And yet not horrible enough to tell me the truth.

Trask: You’re going to tell your father the truth– all of it?

Gwen: Yes. As soon as I leave here, I’m going to confess to my father about why I lied regarding the circumstances of my miscarriage.

Trask: Well, he hasn’t been in your life very long. Aren’t you afraid that once he knows, he’ll cut you out of his, hate you forever for what you did to his other daughter?

Gwen: Of course I am, but that is a risk that I must take.

Trask: Hmm. For xander and his money.

Gwen: Look, he has already done so much for me. I cannot ask him to make this kind of sacrifice.

Steve: Marlena is not returning my calls.

Kayla: Well, don’t take it personally–she hasn’t returned any of my calls either.

Steve: I know you were trying to get in touch with her about doug, right? It’s just downright cruel to keep julie away from him.

Kayla: You know, I agreed with her decision at first. I mean, we do need to make sure that doug is not a danger to julie or to himself. But now I just think it would be so good for him to be around his loved ones.

Steve: Do you have any idea why marlena has taken such a hard line on this?

Kayla: Honestly, I don’T. You know, before she had him committed, doug insisted that it was really marlena who attacked julie. But I can’t imagine that she would take that personally.

Steve: There’s definitely something off with her.

Kayla: That’s funny. That’s exactly what john said before he disappeared.

John: Susan. Susan, you all right?

Susan: Meow.

John: Susan!

John black, is that you?

Susan: [Stammering] Y-yeah?

John: You okay? You okay?

Susan: No, I–you’re not gonna believe this. I had a dream. I had this dream, and I was turned into a cute little kitty cat by… by the devil.

Demon marlena: Hello, susan.

Susan: You back away, satan. Back away, I say, in the name that is all good and all holy.

Demon marlena: Put your paws down. That won’t help you.

John: She’s right, susan.

[Offkey notes]

Susan: Where are we?

Demon marlena: Look around. I think you can figure it out.

Susan: Andre dimera, stefan dimera, stefano dimera. Okay, well, why are we surrounded by all these dead dimeras?

Demon marlena: We are in the dimera crypt, you idiot.

Susan: You know what? That’s just so rude, even for lucifer.

Demon marlena: I should have left you as a cat.

Susan: Okay, you know what? You clearly made a mistake. You see, john black, and I, we don’t belong here. I mean, we are not dimeras, and we’re certainly not dead yet.

John: Susan, susan!

Susan: Okay, okay, come on. I’ll get you down, john black.

Demon marlena: You know why I can’t let you go.

Susan: I know you’re in there dr. Marlena evans. I know it. I just need you to listen to me. Your husband is in danger. Come on. Come on. Dr. Marlena evans, look. Look at this beautiful face. I mean, he’s in agony, and he needs you. Just let his love, lot his love guide you out of that darkness.

Demon marlena: No.

Susan: Yes! Yes. Dr. Marlena evans, please fight. Fight, fight, fight, fight for your love. Come here. Look, look, look. Look at the love in his eyes.

Demon marlena: No! Now stop it, you twit.

Trask: You do realize that that is already in my possession?

Gwen: Yes.

Trask: Then you understand that even if you told the truth, I have no real incentive to give it back.

Gwen: Please, I am trying to appeal to your sense of decency. Now I assume that you got into this job because you wanted to do the right thing, yes? That is what I am trying to do here.

Trask: I’ll admit it’s very noble but I still find it puzzling.

Gwen: Which part?

Trask: Your sudden decision to come clean. After all, you did go to great lengths to keep it secret.

Gwen: I already told you. I am doing this for xander, to get his money back.

Trask: And you’re willing to suffer the consequences that come along with telling the truth?

Gwen: Yes. It’s eating me up inside anyway. My father deserves to know the truth.

Trask: Indeed. So why are you lying right now?

Gwen: What do you mean?

Trask: [Scoffs] We both know that your sudden decision to do the right thing is all an act. Your secret has already been exposed.

Jack: I know gwen was in pain when she made up that lie, and maybe it was impulsive. But you know what wasn’t? The hundreds of times that I have seen her since. If she had come to me and told me the truth in the days or even the weeks that followed, maybe we could have worked something out. But she didn’t do that, did she?

Xander: She didn’t want to lose you, jack. Come on. Gwen grew up with nothing. Her new relationship with her dad meant everything to her.

Jack: Xander– this isn’t the first time that she’s lied to me. We have been down this road before, and there comes a point when forgiveness isn’t an option anymore.

Xander: So that’s it? Your daughter’s dead to you?

Jack: No. There will always be place for gwen in my heart, but I don’t think I can forgive her for this. Quite frankly, I can’t forgive you either.

Kayla: I found john in marlena’s office. He was looking for a recording of one of her therapy sessions.

Steve: That’s a violation, isn’t it?

Kayla: Of course it is, and I told him that, but he didn’t care. He believes that marlena wasn’t acting like herself and that it all started after the therapy session with doug.

Steve: The night that doug collapsed in her office.

Kayla: Yeah, and I’m sure that was very upsetting to marlena, but john thought it was something more than that.

Steve: What was he hoping to learn from that recording?

Kayla: I don’t really know. He just thinks that whatever transpired between marlena and doug had something to do with it, changed her.

Steve: I assume you tried to talk him out of it?

Kayla: Of course I did. But he went back anyway and listened.

Steve: Okay. Do you know what he heard?

Susan: Please, please, dear lord, bring dr. Marlena evans back to her husband and help her fight off satan so that she can save john black and me too. As your humble servant, I am begging you. I am begging you, please help her fight.

Demon marlena: No!

Susan: Lord god, hear my prayers please. Help dr. Marlena evans, help john black. They need you. They need you more than ever.

John: I know you can hear me, doc. Today is our wedding anniversary. You remember our wedding, our vows– in sickness and in health, till death do us part. Well, I’m going to make you a vow right now. With every last breath of my body, I’m not giving up, and neither should you. So fight, doc. You keep fighting, doc. You fight for us. You fight for our love! Fight!

Susan: Fight! Yes, fight, marlena, come on, fight, fight!

Demon marlena: No!

John: Marlena! Susan! Marlena!

Marlena: Oh, john.

John: Doc? Doc, sweetheart?

Marlena: Ohh… oh, my gosh.

John: Hey, baby.

Marlena: Oh, are you all right? Look what I’ve done to you.

John: No, no, no, no.

Marlena: I’m so sorry.

John: I’m okay. It wasn’t you, it wasn’t you. It wasn’t you.

Marlena: I’m gonna get you out of here. It’s all going to be okay. It’s all going to be okay.

[Susan’s neck cracks]

Demon susan: Hee hee hee. I wouldn’t count on that, marlena. Your mission:

Chad: Come here. You have absolutely nothing to feel sorry about. All you did was uncover the truth. So whatever happens to gwen from here is on her.

Abigail: But what if I cost my dad a chance at a relationship with his daughter?

Chad: Well, she didn’t care about your relationship with your father or me or our children. I mean, she let you blame yourself for her baby’s death.

Abigail: I mean, you blamed me too. I mean, I know you didn’t want to admit it, and that’s okay. But I could tell.

Chad: Look, and I’m ashamed of it, yes. I did resent you for playing a part in my child’s death, but I knew that you didn’t do it on purpose.

Abigail: Okay.

Chad: I’m sorry, okay, for everything. And I’m just…I’m grateful that we know the truth, and we can finally start to heal.

Xander: I don’t understand. What did I do?

Jack: You’ve been sticking up for gwen this whole time, covering for her. You must have known the real story, or are you telling me you also believed she was a sex worker?

Xander: I didn’t know, not at first.

Jack: Then you found out.

Xander: Gwen refused to tell me what snyder was holding over her, but then he made a slip. When I confronted her, she admitted the truth.

Jack: That she lied about the miscarriage.

Xander: She begged me not to tell you or anyone else, so…I kept my mouth shut.

Jack: In other words, you lied to me.

Xander: I did it for gwen.

Jack: And what about me? Don’t you think you owed it to your supposed best mate to tell him the truth?

Xander: Honestly, thought I was protecting you. I just didn’t want you to get hurt.

Jack: That sure worked out well, didn’t it?

Gwen: I don’t know what you’re talking about–my secret hasn’t been exposed.

Trask: Well, that’s funny. This morning I received a very lengthy text from your beloved xander.

Gwen: Xander texted you?

Trask: Oh, he sure did, and he explained how jack discovered the truth, so it wouldn’t be fair for me to keep the money. He didn’t mention that to you?

Gwen: No, he did not.

Trask: Coincidentally, he also tried to appeal to my sense of decency, but unlike you, he didn’t try to trick me.

Gwen: Well, you are trying to trick me now, aren’t you?

Trask: Am I?

Gwen: Yes! God, you could have told me that you knew the truth from the bloody start.

Trask: What, and miss this little performance of yours?

Gwen: [Huffs] You are an awful person.

Trask: And you’re a miserable piece of trash. For jack’s sake, I hope he has kicked your lying ass to the curb.

Kayla: You know I can’t break doctor-patient confidentiality. I mean, by all rights, I should have reported john.

Steve: Sweetness, I am not asking information relating to doug. I would just like to know if john told you anything that might give us a clue as to where he went.

Kayla: Well, this I can tell you–john was rattled by what he heard.

Steve: Did he say why?

Kayla: He just said that he could hear marlena talking on the recording, but not doug.

Steve: Well, maybe the recording device was too far away from him.

Kayla: No, every time doug was talking, there was just static.

Steve: Well, could have been a technical glitch.

Kayla: Well, maybe, but he also said what really disturbed him was that it seemed like marlena was talking to someone else in the room besides doug.

Steve: There was someone else in the room that night with them?

Kayla: That’s what he thought.

Steve: Well, who could it have been?

Demon susan: [Chuckling] Did you two really think that you could get rid of me that easily?

Marlena: You leave susan alone.

Susan: Oh, trust me. I don’t want to be in this body either. But you, ms. Marlena, gave me no choice since you managed to cast me out again. But luckily, susan’s connection to the spirit world…

[Chortling] Gave me easy access to her soul.

John: And I’ll keep on fighting you.

Susan: I know you will. Keeping you alive obviously was a bad choice. Your love continues to give marlena strength. But I’m going to do something about that.

Marlena: You stay away from him. Don’t you dare hurt him.

Susan: You can’t stop me!

John: Doc! Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Gwen: Look, ms. Trask.

Trask: So now it’s ms. Trask?

Gwen: Hey, look, I am sorry for trying to deceive you, but not everything that I said was untrue.

Trask: Oh? Which part was true?

Gwen: I truly am grateful to xander. I never wanted him to give up all that money just to protect me.

Trask: I’m sure you’re very disappointed that he can no longer afford to spoil you or take you on exotic vacations.

Gwen: I do not care about that! I care about him. Don’t you understand?

Your lawyer’s not here yet, but you can wait in there.

Kristen: Thank you.

Trask: Gwen, I really don’t have time for this. I need to get back to work.

Gwen: Please hear me out.

Hold on a sec. Someone’s in there.

Gwen: When my father found out the truth, yes, he did kick me to the curb, and now he wants absolutely nothing to do with me, and neither does anybody else in my family. Xander is all that I have left.

Trask: Sadly, xander cook isn’t much of a consolation prize.

Gwen: Actually, he is to me. He’s everything to me. God, if it weren’t for him, I would have completely fallen apart. He has been there for me like nobody else has. So please let me do this one thing for him in return. Give him back his money.

Trask: I’m sorry, ms. Rizczech, but I’m not willing to do that.

Xander: I really am sorry if I let you down, mate.

Jack: I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

Xander: What does that mean?

Jack: It means that this friendship has always been a one-way street.

Xander: That’s not true.

Jack: Isn’t it? You tell me you don’t only come to me when you need something. Best man, shoulder to cry on, place to live.

Xander: Friends help each other out.

Jack: What have I gotten in return? Pack of lies, an abused couch, an empty fridge.

Xander: Ay, maybe I have been a bad friend to you and an even worse housemate, but…I did what I did to protect your daughter when she had no one else to turn to.

Jack: Why?

Xander: Why?

Jack: Yeah, why? Why go to all that trouble? Why risk so much?

Xander: Because I care about her, I– I love her.

Jack: Well, then god help you both.

Steve: It doesn’t make sense. If someone had interrupted the session, wouldn’t marlena have mentioned it?

Kayla: You would think so.

Steve: Did john say anything else?

Kayla: The only thing he said was when marlena was talking to the third person, she sounded scared.

Steve: Scared in what way?

Kayla: I don’t know. I felt he was just about to tell me, and then we were interrupted by the news of abe being shot.

Steve: I assume marlena didn’t discuss this with you.

Kayla: No, I have not spoken to her.

Steve: This just doesn’t make sense. There’s one thing that’s bothering me about this. If john was so concerned about marlena, so concerned that he would break the law… why would he up and leave town to go on a case?

John: Don’t you hurt her!

Demon susan: Hmm…

[Chuckling] Why would I do that? You see, marlena and i are like this.

John: Not anymore. She’s finally free of you.

Susan: I’ll admit, I wasn’t expectin’ to be so rudely evicted from her body, but I’m not done yet with her.

John: What are you going to do?

Susan: What am I not going to do? You see, doc and I have so much more to accomplish together.

John: She’s going to keep on fighting you because our love is too strong, and we’re going to beat you to your knees like we did all those years ago.

Demon susan: [Chuckling] Then maybe it’s time to take you out of the equation.

John: Now you can kill me, but you’re never going to kill the love between doc and me or the spirit of that love.

Demon susan: Mm, you may have a point. I mean, love can be so persistent. Maybe killing you isn’t the answer, john, not when I can find a better way to break marlena’s spirit.

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Chad: I know that the truth coming out about gwen doesn’t magically fix all our problems. I know that we still have a lot of trust issues to work through, but, I mean, am I wrong to feel hopeful?

Abigail: No, I feel that way, too.

Chad: I’m really glad to hear you say that.

Abigail: We’re making progress. We’re sharing a bed again.

Chad: Well, as you said, we never had a problem there.

Abigail: No. And we’re building back that trust, just little by little, one step at a time. And I think knowing the truth about gwen’s lies is only going to make our road easier.

Chad: I hope so.

Abigail: I just feel like i woke up from a bad dream. I spent all those months just being attacked and made me really angry. I felt like I was someone else.

Chad: And now?

Abigail: I feel more like myself than I’ve felt in a really long time.

Chad: I can feel that, too. I mean, you, uh…when you smile your eyes light up.

Abigail: Really? Can you really see it?

Chad: Yeah. Used to be when I looked in there, it was… it was fog, dark clouds.

Abigail: And now?

Chad: All I see is beautiful blue skies, and I’m so thankful for that.

Trask: Ugh, what are you doing here?

Kristen: A meeting with my attorney. I put in a request to see brady.

Trask: Oh, I guess you haven’t heard.

Kristen: Heard what?

Trask: I bumped into your lawyer earlier. Turns out brady declined your request.

Kristen: Don’t believe you.

Trask: Well, you’re more than welcome to stay and confirm it. But if you’re counting on brady to come to your rescue, I’m afraid you’re out of luck.

Demon susan: All this time, marlena still hasn’t given herself over to me completely.

John: And she never will.

Demon susan: Never say never, john. You humans and your emotions, I mean, they’re so fragile. I mean, you mortals are so susceptible to passion and jealousy and insecurity and hate. Not even dr. Marlena evans is immune.

John: So now what are you talking about?

Demon susan: I’m talking about you, john, betraying your beloved doc in the worst possible way. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Chad: We’re finally back on track.

Abigail: Thank you for not giving up on me.

Chad: Never.

Xander: Jack, you should be mad at me all you want, but please at least consider forgiving gwen.

Jack: I think it’s time for you to go.

Xander: All right. But just a little reminder– where would you be if your family hadn’t forgiven you, if they hadn’t given you a thousand second chances? But if you’re too judgmental to give one to your daughter, maybe gwen is better off without you.

You must be the lawyer. You have 30 minutes.

Gwen: Oh, no. I’m not–I’m– what’s going on here?

Kristen: You’re gwen rizczech right?

Gwen: Yes.

Kristen: My brother jake’s ex-girlfriend and the one who tricked my other brother, chad, into bed?

Gwen: [Sighs] Okay, listen.

Kristen: I’m kristen dimera.

Gwen: I know who you are. Why have they put you in here with me?

Kristen: Hmm. Let’s just call it a twist of fate. You have a minute to chat?

Gwen: God, what about?

Kristen: My future.

Gwen: Your future? Really, from what I’ve heard you don’t have a future. You’ve just got a one-way ticket right back to statesville.

Kristen: Mm, actually, I’m not going to go back to statesville. You’re going to bust me out of here.

Steve: I suppose john could have heard about this so-called case the night of abe’s shooting and had to leave town right away.

Kayla: But you don’t think that there really is a case?

Steve: No, I don’T.

Kayla: Where would john be?

Steve: I don’t know. But I have a feeling it’s connected to what he heard on the recording of doug’s session. Baby, I don’t suppose you could just let me listen to that?

Kayla: No, absolutely not.

Steve: Right. Okay. Well, I guess my only lead is to find out where john went after st. Luke’S. The only person who would know that…

Kayla: Is marlena.

Steve: Yeah.

Demon susan: What do you think, john? Breaking your wedding vows would be a surefire way to destroy your love with marlena.

John: I would never betray marlena for another woman, certainly not ms. Susan banks.

Demon susan: Ah. Well, I will admit it might not be hard to resist susan. But what about your old flame, kristen?

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Chloe: How about we stop talking about philip and we get back to work?

Brady: Best steps. Good idea.

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. I am not gonna tell a soul about it. It will be our secret, okay? Hey.

Chloe: Hey. All of this stuff needs your signature.

Brady: I would put it over there on the desk.

Chloe: Why? I wiped down the whole table.

Brady: I know, I think you missed a spot, though.

Chloe: Good grief. Hold on, where? Show me. Come on, where?

Brady: Here, give me. I’ll get it. I’ll do it.

Chloe: Just point it out.

Brady: Right there. Thank you.

Chloe: You know, when I told nicole that she and rafe need to stop playing games and put everything out on the table, this is not what I meant.

Gabi: I’m so tired of this room, I could scream. I mean, rafe knows that you didn’t shoot abe. You should’ve been out of here last night.

Jake: That’s not gonna be that easy, gabi. Da wants to nail someone for what happened to abe, and carmine’s dead.

Gabi: Because ava vitali knifed him. I mean, why can’t the da throw the book at her?

Jake: Because ava claims her dead son did it, and both you and I know that’s not as farfetched as it sounds.

Gabi: All right, okay, yes. A lot of strange things happen in town last night.

Jake: Including your dead ex-husband breaking me out of here. You know, both you and I know I would be in the loony bin if I told the cops what actually happened. Which is why I said I had to do it myself. So yeah, breaking out of jail isn’t exactly helping my case.

Melinda: That’s right, it isn’T. But you’re in luck, mr. Dimera. I have a proposition for you.

Gabi: What kind of proposition?

Melinda: I will drop all the felony charges against your boyfriend on one condition.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chloe: Ugh. Ick.

Brady: You know, there is a certain amount of irony to this.

Chloe: There’s nothing ironic about having sex on a conference table.

Brady: That’s not what i meant, what I meant was, when rafe and nicole were doing their thing, marlena was advising me to do the same thing to you right there.

Chloe: That’s not ironic, my friend, that’s just bad advice.

Brady: Which I didn’t take. By the way, will you do me a favor and let philip know that nothing happened between us the night I helped you move into the inn? ‘Cause I really don’t need him flipping out on me anymore.

Chloe: That’s not gonna happen.

Brady: Uh-huh.

Chloe: It’s not gonna happen, I promise you. I really feel like philip has changed and he knows he needs to trust me. So I think bringing you up at all is just, you know, we don’t need to do that.

Victor: Ah. Single malt with bromo, just what the doctor ordered. Where’s there broken glass all over this table?

Philip: Don’t worry about it. Anderson said he’s gonna get somebody to clean it up.

Victor: Don’t you think it’s about time you started cleaning up your own messes? Or better yet don’t make them in the first place.

Philip: Get the feeling you aren’t just ranting about the broken glass on the table.

Victor: I had a little chat with melinda trask. Tells me you’re in league with ava vitali again. It’s your little partnership caused abe carver to get plugged.

Philip: She doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Victor: No, I think maybe she does.

Philip: Why would you say that?

Victor: Because she also said you’re lucky you’re not in jail.

Gabi: What kind of condition did you have in mind?

Melinda: I think I’ll discuss that with mr. Dimera since he’s the one that’s cuffed. Victor kiriakis and I recently made a deal, one that he’s not that fond of.

Jake: What kind of deal?

Melinda: If you agree to say under oath that philip kiriakis was blackmailing you, then I will–

Gabi: Then jake can neutralize victor, which is worth more to you than having jake here on these nothing charges.

Melinda: They aren’t nothing charges.

Gabi: Come on, our lawyer says that his charges will be dismissed on merits.

Melinda: And jake is so confident of that he broke himself out of jail.

Gabi: You know, as tempting as it is to stick it to philip I just, I don’t think it’s a good idea to make an enemy of victor.

Melinda: Excuse me. My offer is to your boyfriend, not you. Well?

Jake: I’ll take the deal. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Abigail: Dad.

Jack: Oh, hi, sweetheart. Didn’t hear you come in.

Abigail: I wanted to see how you were doing.

Jack: Me? I’m okay.

Abigail: Kinda blew you out of the water earlier. Sorry.

Jack: For telling the truth? Thank god somebody did. Gwen certainly wasn’t going to.

Abigail: Do you mind telling me what happened after chad and I left?

Jack: Gwen begged me to understand. Can you believe that? She made you believe that you were responsible for the miscarriage and she wanted me to be understanding of that.

Abigail: What did you say?

Jack: I told her I would never understand her putting you in that position. And then I walked out, and when I came back, she was gone. Hopefully she got the message that she’s no longer welcome in this house.

Xander: Jack was off his head when he said all of that. He didn’t mean it.

Gwen: He meant it. Do you know that I kinda just forgot myself for a minute and I called him “dad”? He looked at me like he absolutely hated me.

Xander: Well, it seemed like that was what abigail wanted when she showed up– to make him hate you.

Gwen: And why wouldn’t she? I told our father and her husband that she was the reason that I lost my baby.

Xander: She’s no angel. When you told me about the row you had with her before you fell, things she said about you being a rotten mum.

Gwen: You know what, she’s right. I mean, look at me. Can you imagine me trying to raise a child?

Xander: You’ve raised chad and abigail’s lot for months, and you did a good job.

Gwen: Yeah, by drugging their mother and shagging their father.

Xander: Don’t talk about yourself like that.

Gwen: Do you know that abigail told jack that I am incapable of loving anyone.

Xander: Well, she has a hell of a nerve saying that.

Gwen: Started to think that maybe she was right.

Xander: So where does that leave us? Best friends?

Gwen: All I know is that I do not want to deal with real feelings anymore. I am done with making people love me. Never should have come to this bloody town to begin with.

Xander: But then you wouldn’t know me. I make it worth it, right?

Gwen: Do you know that I have wanted family who cared for me my entire life? The only person who’s ever put anything on the line for me is you. You tried to cover for me with jack and you went to jail.

Xander: Wasn’t that bad, and I’m out now.

Gwen: Almost cost you a million.

Xander: Well, almost doesn’t count.

Gwen: You know what? Let’s-let’s take that money. Let’s celebrate the way it was supposed to be. Just take me to some deserted tropical island where I can just forget about all my troubles. We’ll just have sex on the beach all day, santa marias beach. Will you take me? Let’s leave tonight. Yes?

Xander: I’m sorry, love, but I can’t do that.

Melinda: You’re a smart man, mr. Dimera. I’ll get the paperwork in motion, and then you’ll be free to go.

Gabi: You’re gonna get outta here.

Jake: Yeah. You know, for a second there, thought you were gonna make her go back on her offer.

Gabi: I was just trying to get you a better deal.

Jake: I’m okay with the deal. I’m okay with testifying against philip, especially if I got you by my side.

Gabi: Oh. Oh, well, look who it is. The bitch who tried to frame jake and steal my company. How did that go for you, honey?

Ava: I’ll beat this.

Gabi: Will you? You really think so? Because jake just cut a deal with the da. So while you’re fighting those nasty murder charges, he’s gonna be free as a bird. It’s gonna be really nice to go back home, and she won’t be there. She’s never coming back.

Philip: Jake dimera talked carmine merlino into coming to salem, not me.

Victor: Do you deny using information you got from ava vitali to reach out to that leg breaker?

Philip: No, but I–

Victor: And did you also agree to install ava vitali as head of gabi chic?

Philip: Yeah, because–

Victor: Because you’re a moron.

Philip: I didn’t have a choice, dad.

Victor: Oh, don’t give me that.

Philip: Gabi was setting me up; jake was gonna help her. I had to get rid of him. And gabi was gonna take gabi chic with her unless–

Victor: Unless you blackmailed her and installed the mob princess in her place.

Philip: What was i supposed to do?

Victor: You were supposed to come to me. We all know you had a better idea, but you’re a moron.

Philip: You already said that.

Victor: Yeah, well, here’s something I haven’t said. You’re fired. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Abigail: Look, dad, I did not come here this morning because I wanted to ruin your relationship with gwen. You know, I just didn’t believe that the secrets she was afraid to tell you is that she’d been a sex worker for a while. Because I know you, you know, and I know that you would figure out some way to understand something like that.

Jack: I forgave her for drugging you and sleeping with chad.

Abigail: Exactly. Which is the reason why I made it my business to find out the truth. And then when I did so, I just felt like you deserved to know.

Jack: That she’d already miscarried before you started your argument at the top of the stairs. When I think about the way that I treated you after she fell–

Abigail: Dad, you were in shock.

Jack: That doesn’t excuse what I did. And neither does my guilty conscience.

Abigail: Look, it’s over now, okay?

Jack: Well, you know what really galls me? Gwen has known for months that I had no idea that her mother was pregnant with her all those years ago. That I never deliberately turned my back on her. She knows that I have forgiven her for the horrific things she’s done to you, and when she came to me and told me that she was pregnant with your husband’s baby, I-I opened my arms to her. She’s known all that and still, she came up with this vicious lie. And then you– you left–you left behind your two beloved children for weeks because you– because I believed and chad believed her vicious lies.

Abigail: It wasn’t just that.

Jack: It was that. It was. It was. Abigail, I can’t stand what she did to you, but I really can’t stand that she did it with my help.

Abigail: You did not help her.

Jack: I did help her. I didn’t question her. It was all the same thing.

Abigail: Okay, look, I– look, I’m okay. I really am. Dad, please. Hey, look at me.

Jack: God. Thank god. Thank god for you.

[Heartfelt music]

You asked me–you asked me about my relationship with her, with gwen. She’s still my daughter, and I’m not–and I’m not gonna stop loving her. But the days of me asking you and jj and your mother to accept her as a part of the family are over. She is my problem now. None of you ever have to have anything to do with her ever again. You have my word on that.

Gwen: You don’t want to go away with me anymore.

Xander: I didn’t say I don’t want to. I said I can’t, I–

[Sighs] The da still has my money, and I’m not getting it back.

Gwen: But that money is no longer evidence.

Xander: Trask decided to keep it for herself.

Gwen: What? But that’s a bloody crime.

Xander: Right. But with my track record, who’s gonna believe me when I say that?

Gwen: But she can’t get away with that, xander.

Xander: Yeah, she can.

Gwen: Why?

Xander: Remember her walking in on us? We were talking about you lying to your father about when you lost your baby? You were right. She didn’t let on, but she did overhear us.

Gwen: Oh, my god.

Xander: When I went back to see her, she said she’d tell jack everything if I didn’t let her keep the money.

Gwen: But jack knows now.

Xander: I didn’t know that when I made the deal.

Gwen: Oh, my god. This is unbelievable. So you not only went to jail for me, you now also lost $1 million just to protect me from my stupid lie.

Xander: It’s not like I’ve made that money from the sweat of my brow. I’ll get my hands on another million.

Gwen: You know what, could you just do me a favor? Just shut me out of here and tell me never ever to come back again.

Ava: I hate to ruin your little fantasy here, but I’m innocent. I didn’t kill carmine, and nobody can prove that I did.

Gwen: [Scoffs] You really think the da is gonna believe that charlie came crawling from the grave to save the mother that he always hated?

Ava: Tripp and allie saw him too.

Gwen: They’re still on thin ice. Trask knows that you and philip were planning to use carmine to blackmail jake and me. And so does rafe.

Ava: Oh, you must have loved telling him that.

Gwen: Oh, I did. But you know what I can’t understand is, you had me, jake, rafe. We’re all living together. How could you be so stupid to think that rafe wouldn’t notice what you were trying to do to his sister?

Ava: Well, I wasn’t actually worried about it because he’s as sick of you as I am.

I’ve got your paperwork here. Sign it and you are free to go.

Gwen: Ready to blow this joint?

Jake: I’m so ready.

Gwen: Ta-ta. Have yourself a good day.

Philip: Well, you gave me a stellar performance evaluation a few weeks ago, and now I’m out of my ass? No wonder the board is complaining about a lack of consistent leadership. That’s on you, father.

Victor: I’ve got the board under control.

Philip: So who’s gonna be next? I know. Justin and xander can run things from jail.

Victor: You’re both out. You’re behind the times.

Philip: You still haven’t told me who’s gonna take my place.

Victor: Well, it won’t be justin, I can tell you that. He’s on his honeymoon.

Philip: He got married to bonnie already? That’s why you’re in such a bad mood and taking it out on me like you always do.

Victor: You’re all in contention for my least favorite relatives. You can trust that xander’s never gonna run titan again.

Philip: So it’ll be brady. Of course it will. First, he steals my girlfriend then he steals my job.

Victor: The hell are you talking about?

Brady: There you go.

Chloe: Thank you.

Brady: You knocking off?

Chloe: Well, yeah, I thought I’d call philip and see if he wants to have dinner out.

Brady: Well, have a good time.

[Phone beeps] I don’t believe it.

Chloe: What’s wrong?

Brady: It’s kristen’s lawyer. She wants to see me. The airport can be a real challenge for new homeowners

Victor: So brady slept with chloe, eh?

Philip: And it’s obviously highly amusing to you.

Victor: Oh, come on, philip. Don’t tell me that you didn’t know that that was bound to happen? At least she’s out of kristen’s clutches.

Philip: Is this you saying I should look on the bright side?

Victor: No, it’s me saying that I should and I am. Both my son and my grandson have dodged a female bullet.

Chloe: Who’s kristen’s lawyer?

Brady: Somebody ej hired.

Chloe: Oh, well does the text say why she wants to see you?

Brady: No, but I’m pretty sure I know why.

Gabi: Oh, man. Thought they would have cleaned that up by now.

Jake: I don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough dead bodies to last me a lifetime.

Gabi: Me too, but at least you’re out of jail. I wonder how ava’s holding up.

Jake: You think the da’s really gonna believe that charlie came back from the dead?

Gabi: Do I believe nick came back from the grave and then buried you alive in it?

Jake: I don’t know, man. Either people in this town are seeing things, or–

Gabi: Those things really happened.

Melinda: This is your statement to commissioner hernandez. There’s a note on it that said that it was made without counsel present.

Ava: Right.

Melinda: I’d like you to read it over carefully and sign it. Why did you do that?

Ava: ‘Cause I can’t sign that.

Melinda: Why?

Ava: Because what I told rafe about my dead son killing carmine, it wasn’t the truth.

Melina: And what is?

Ava: I’m guilty. I stabbed carmine. I killed him. I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Melinda: So you’re confessing?

Ava: Right.

Melinda: What’s the catch?

Ava: Look, I panicked. A former associate of mine was dead on the police commissioner’s kitchen floor.

Melinda: And your first instinct was to make up a totally unbelievable lie.

Ava: Like I said, I panicked.

Melinda: Well, you don’t look panicked now. Why don’t you tell me what did happen?

Ava: So I was making dinner and carmine shows up at my door. At the police commissioner’s door. He told me that he just– he shot the mayor, and he wanted a place to hide out, and I told him that I couldn’t help him because I’m not part of the vitali family anymore. He didn’t like my answer. So when I threatened to call rafe, he grabbed a dish towel from the counter. He twisted it around my neck, and he tried to strangle me. Look, you see the marks? Well, I guess they’re fading.

Melinda: So what happened next?

Ava: Well, I couldn’t really breathe, so I knew I had to do something. I grabbed the knife that I’d been using, and I stabbed him. I was just trying to save myself. I wasn’t trying to kill the guy.

Melinda: So it was self-defense?

Ava: Exactly.

Melinda: That is a very compelling story, ms. Vitali. Only one problem. I don’t believe a word of it.

Xander: Look, I don’t care if the da does keep that money.

Gwen: Xander, you look me in the eye and you tell me that.

Xander: All right, I do care. But I’m not walking out on you, gwen.

Gwen: Well, that’s sweet.

Xander: Why would I? This is my room. And also, you are the best thing that’s happened to me since, well, in a long time.

Gwen: I’m the best thing that’s happened to you? Well, that’s just bloody sad.

Xander: Why? We’re free. We’re together. We’re both better off than we were when we met.

Gwen: Except for the fact that my father hates me.

Xander: Jack just needs to cool off. I mean, he’ll come around.

Gwen: No, you weren’t there today. There’s no fixing this one, and that’s on me. But we are not gonna let melinda trask get away with blackmailing you.

Xander: I–I can’t exactly cry foul. Not since we tried to blackmail that judge and it blew up in our face. My hands are tied, and trask knows it.

Gwen: Don’t you think it’s gonna look quite odd if the district attorney just suddenly has an extra million dollars?

Xander: She’s not keeping it for herself–she’s using it for a worthy cause.

Gwen: And what’s that? The melinda trask retirement fund?

Xander: A legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants in memory of her dead daughter.

Gwen: You think she’s telling the truth?

Xander: She says she wasn’t the best mum to her daughter, and now she regrets it. Just like jack will regret it if he turns his back on you. And if he can’t see that for himself, I’m gonna make him see it.

Brady: I’m pretty sure that kristen wants me to help her see rachel. How am I s–how am I supposed to do that knowing that she just attempted to kidnap her?

Chloe: You can’T. I mean, how can you?

Brady: I mean, as it is, I have to sit that little girl down and tell her that her that her mom is not the pied piper, and that her mom is not gonna take her on some special trip. And that her mom isn’t coming back.

Chloe: I’m sorry that you have to deal with that.

Brady: I can’t let kristen get back into our lives. Chloe, I’m still in recovery. That woman is like a line of cocaine for me.

Chloe: So are you saying that you’re not going to go see her?

Philip: I told you over and over what chloe means to me. Are you really saying to my face that you’re glad she’s with brady?

Victor: For your sake, yes.

Philip: Damn you. I hope whoever takes over titan tries to burn it to the ground. I hope you have to stand there looking at the flames as I throw gasoline on the fire. Like many people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

Jack: How could you possibly want me to give gwen another chance?

Abigail: I just think in putting this all together, I finally understand what happened the day gwen fell. You know, after you asked her to move into the house, she went to the hospital because she started having contractions and dr. Snyder did a sonogram and saw that there was unfortunately no longer a fetal heartbeat. So gwen came to the dimera house looking for chad, and I think if she had found him before me, she might’ve told the truth and said she had lost the baby. And then I wouldn’t have had that argument with her, and she wouldn’t have fallen down the stairs, and then maybe all of this pain and misery might’ve been avoided.

Jack: What about all the pain and misery you’d already suffered? She drugged you. When gwen slept with your husband. When gwen tried to destroy your mother’s and my marriage, abigail. Gwen has tried her best to tear this family apart. And even if she’d just begun to see the error of her ways, there’s a choice to be made here. It’s finally clear to me now, thanks to you. So please don’t apologize to me for making me see the light. Just–just accept my humble appreciation that you care about me enough that you’re helping me to see.

[Sentimental music]

Gwen: Where are you going?

Xander: To talk some sense into jack.

Gwen: It won’t work. And xander, you’ve already done so much for me already.

Xander: Hey, I’m doing this for him too. I know jack. He’s hot under the collar right now, but he doesn’t wanna lose you. And I’m gonna make him see it. Okay? You’ll be okay.

[Heartfelt music]

Gabi: I cannot believe it. Last night I thought I lost you forever, and now here you are in my arms, in my house. Carmine’s dead, and philip’s dead in the water. Company’s still mine.

Jake: Gabi, I don’t wanna burst your little happy bubble, but you know, we did lose our jobs, right?

Gabi: We’ll find a new partner for gabi chic.

Jake: Hope so. Right now, the only partner I can focus on is you.

Ava: You don’t believe me. Now, that would be your problem.

Melinda: Seems to me like it’s yours.

Ava: Why? It’s my word against carmine’s, and he is dead. How are you gonna make a murder charge stick?

Melinda: You leave that to me.

Ava: I take it you’re aware of my family history?

Melinda: Oh, yes.

Ava: Then I suggest you tread carefully.

Melinda: Is that a threat?

Ava: It’s a fact. I know a certain amount about the law. And if you bring charges against me, I’ll walk, and you’ll be humiliated. So you can throw me in front of a grand jury if you feel so inclined. If I, were you, I’d just be happy that ava vitali helped me bring the man who shot the mayor to justice. And that kristen dimera is behind bars. And I would definitely quit while I was ahead.

Trelegy for copd.

Xander: Good evening.

Jack: What do you want?

Xander: To have a word with you about forgiving gwen. And I’m not leaving till you see my way of thinking.

Melinda: What are you doing here, ms. Rizczech?

Gwen: I know that you have appropriated xander cook’s $1 million. And I am here to explain to you why you need to give that back to him.

Ava: Ugh. Do you two ever read or watch tv or anything? Or do you just go at it like rabbits?

Gabi: What the hell are you doing here?

Ava: Oh, well, I decided you were right. That trask wouldn’t believe my true story and my statement. So I told her what she wanted to hear. And here I am. So pat yourself on the back, little gabi gabster– you finally did a good deed.

Gabi: Does rafe know that you’re here? Because I seriously doubt you’re still welcome in his house.

Ava: Oh, does he know that you’re here? Because same. Gosh, you know what, I’m so in need of a shower, so I hope you’ve already had yours because there’s not gonna be any hot water left.

[Tense music]

Brady: No, thank you. Thank you for helping me figure out what I’m gonna do.

Chloe: I did that?

Brady: Yes, you did.

[Phone beeps] Please tell your client that I don’t want to see her nor do I wanna hear from her again. Thank you. Send. Yeah.

Chloe: Are you gonna be okay if I go?

Brady: Yeah. Yeah, I’m good. It’s just gonna take some time. I’m really glad you were here, though, when I got that call from that lawyer. You soothe me. You’re a good friend to me.

Chloe: Back at you.

Brady: Okay. You may go now. Go have a nice dinner with philip ’cause you deserve it.

[Pensive music]

Chloe: Oh, my. Okay, let me guess. You’re giving up corporate life to become a gardener?

Philip: Are you laughing at my symbolic gesture?

Chloe: And what exactly does it symbolize?

Philip: Me fixing the mistakes of my youth.

Chloe: With a tree. Okay, where exactly did you find that tree?

Philip: I got it at the garden center.

Chloe: [Laughs]

Philip: It was in my trunk; I thought we could plant it today in the same spot as our old tree.

Chloe: Seriously, you want me to help you dig a hole in this dress?

Philip: Come on. Give me a break.

Chloe: I’m sorry, I’m sorry.

Philip: I know you can’t erase the mistakes of the past, but I was hoping it could be the start of a new, better beginning for us.

[Tense music]

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paulina: You’re sure you don’t want me to fluff your pillows again?

Abe: [Chuckles] You know, you’ve been fluffing my pillows ever since you got here. Why don’t we just consider them sufficiently fluffed?

Paulina: Would you like some water?

Abe: Uh, I have water in my hand. You’ve given me water.

Paulina: I’m sorry.

Abe: Don’t be sorry. I just– I just wanna know, is something bothering you?

Paulina: Oh, okay. I will tell you, I’m worried about you.

Abe: I’m fine.

Paulina: See, see, that’s what I’m talking about. You–you were shot! You’re in a hospital bed. No, you’re not fine. And you–I’m so scared of you being so you. You’re gonna push yourself too hard and not take the time you need to recover and you’re gonna hurt yourself.

Abe: You heard what kayla said.

Paulina: I still think we should postpone the wedding.

Abe: Look, we–we have talked about this. There’s no reason to postpone the wedding.

Marlena: Look you are about to take a sacred oath to be–to be true to abe. And how can you do that knowing that you’re– you’re lying to him about being lani’s mother?

Paulina: Yes, there is. We just need to know that you’re okay, that you’re strong enough.

Abe: I told you, I’ll be fine. But maybe that’s not the problem. Maybe the problem is you don’t want to get married.

Lani: I just cannot stop thinking about how weird it is that aunt paulina asked me to be her matron of honor.

Theo: All I asked was if you wanted cool ranch or flamin’ hot?

Lani: Flaming hot.

Theo: And why is it weird? I mean, she’s your aunt, he’s your dad. Why shouldn’t you be the matron of honor?

Lani: A matron. Like, what a terrible word. Like I’m running a prison or something.

Theo: Is that why you don’t want to do it? Because you don’t like the word?

Lani: No, I wanna do it. It’s just– yes, I’m aunt paulina’s niece, but chanel is her daughter. I don’t–I mean, but yeah, aunt paulina did call me later and she said that everything was fine because chanel was gonna give her away.

Theo: Okay, then what’s the problem?

Lani: I don’t know. I just– I really wanna make sure that it’s okay with chanel.

Chanel: Tthere you are. I expected you back 45 minutes ago.

Johnny: So did I.

Chanel: What happened?

Johnny: Well, I was delivering the cake for those people’s 56th anniversary.

Chanel: Yeah, that was six blocks away. It should’ve taken you like 15 minutes at most.

Johnny: Yeah, but when I dropped off the cake, they seemed like they wanted to tip me. Then I told them they didn’t have to, but it seemed like they really wanted to. Then they told me their family wasn’t coming and that they had a grandson my age. And then they wanted me to have a piece of the cake. Really good cake, by the way.

Chanel: You had cake with them?

Johnny: And looked at their wedding pictures.

Chanel: [Chuckles] Well, for a dimera, you’re kind of mush.

Johnny: It’s called empathy. And it’s what makes me such a brilliant director.

Chanel: And a really inefficient delivery boy. So was someone not home or did you just forget to deliver that?

Johnny: Oh, this? No, this is not a delivery. This is for you. See, I think it’s time for us to start getting serious.

Ciara: Ben, I know that you trust susan ’cause she helped you find me. And now you know that whatever vision she’s had has nothing to do with you. So please just hold on to that for me, okay?

Ben: I will. But it just doesn’t change the fact that she thinks that there’s somebody out there trying to harm our child.

Ciara: Yeah, but who? Who could it possibly be?

Ben: I don’t know. But I wish I did.

Susan: Dr. Marlena evans, I care about ben weston and ciara brady weston just as much as you do. It’s just what is coming towards them is a real doozy and it’s just too big, too dark, too powerful for even a big deal psychiatrist like yourself to handle on your own.

Marlena: How dare you presume to tell me what I can and can’t handle.

Susan: Well, I just meant–

Marlena: You know what? I’ve managed just fine for all these years without you. Why don’t you go back to memphis? I’m sure roger’s missing you.

Susan: No. I will not go back to memphis. Not until I figure out what this darkness is that I’m feeling. I just need to protect that little, innocent baby. And you know what? I don’t care if you approve or not.

Marlena: You… are not going anywhere.

Susan: [Gasps] Oh, lord almighty. I know it’s you. You’re the evil presence I felt. You’re the one that’s after the baby.

[Sinister music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: It’s time for us to start getting serious? Is this a ring? Ooh, nice presentation.

Johnny: Just open it.

Chanel: Is this your subtle way of telling me you wish I was a blonde?

Johnny: No. It’s for the movie. Celeste is a blonde.

Chanel: Oh, well, now all I need are some high heeled sneakers.

Johnny: You’ll also need to learn how to use these tarot cards.

Chanel: Ugh.

Johnny: That’s the grim reaper.

Chanel: And grim doesn’t quite catch it.

Johnny: Okay, celeste believed in these cards. You can’t act like they smell bad.

Chanel: It is a skeleton with a scythe. I should smile?

Johnny: No, no, but… you have to treat them with respect, right? I mean, you have to believe that they have power.

Chanel: Okay.

Johnny: Seriously, chanel, it’s probably gonna be the hardest part about playing this character. You believe more than anybody else in the movie, in the occult. So you have to convince the audience that you truly, completely believe that the devil is in salem.

Ciara: It just doesn’t make sense.

Ben: What doesn’t make sense?

Ciara: Well, susan said that there’s someone out there who wants to harm our baby, right?

Ben: Right.

Ciara: But we don’t know who that person is. So maybe… this time she’s off her game. I mean, I know that you trust her and usually her premonitions are right, especially when she helped you find me but maybe this particular vision has her wires crossed.

Ben: What do you mean? That this vision could be about someone else?

Ciara: Well, I feel like that makes a little bit more sense. I mean, who would want to harm an innocent baby and why do they want to come after our baby? Our baby, ben.

Marlena: Susan. Susan, you– you think I’m an evil presence? That’s really ridiculous.

Susan: No, it’s not. And it’s the truth.

Marlena: The truth. That I would want to harm ben’s baby? Look, I know you believe in these premonitions, but I just–I don’t know how you could say that to a friend.

Susan: Oh! You are not my friend!

Marlena: You don’t think I’m your friend marlena?

Susan: Nope. Uh-uh. Dr. Marlena and I are friends, but you, you are not her.

Marlena: Susan.

Susan: Mm-mm, mm-mm! You can’t fool me. I know the truth and you– you are the devil incarnate.

[Sinister music]

Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Paulina: Of course I want to marry you. How could you even say that?

Abe: Because you keep wanting to postpone the wedding.

Paulina: Because of your health. You were shot.

Abe: And I recovered. I feel fine. Almost 100%. And even if I weren’t, nothing would stop me from marrying you. Paulina… I could have died. But that reminded me not to take one minute of life for granted. You are so much– so much of my life. So next week, I want to stand up in front of god, our families, and our friends and marry you. And there’s nothing that can stop me from going through with that. Unless, you’re telling me that’s not what you want.

Paulina: I want it more than anything in the world.

Abe: You don’t sound very happy about it.

Paulina: I’m sorry.

Abe: Don’t be. You’ve been through hell. You were worried sick. Don’t–don’t worry about me. I’m not going to do anything stupid. I want to be married to you for a very long time.

Paulina: Me too. Um, do you need anything before I go?

Abe: You’re going?

Paulina: Yes, I just remembered I have an errand to run.

Theo: You know, if you’re worried about chanel, I can talk to her, see if she’s upset.

Lani: You wouldn’t mind?

Theo: You know what? I think sweet bits is just closing. I’m gonna go see if I can catch her.

Paulina: You know, you’re a really great brother.

Theo: You’re not too bad yourself.

[Both chuckle] You know, sometimes I think about what it was like when I didn’t know that I had a sister and how much better everything is now that I do.

Lani: I know exactly what you mean.

Theo: But we are brother and sister, and nothing can ever change that.

Lani: Mm-mm.

Theo: [Chuckles]

Lani: [Chuckles]

Ben: And here’s another thing. Ciara, back when I was looking for you, susan didn’t just tell me that you weren’t alive. I mean, she did everything in her power to try and help us. She tried to have more visions, she tried to understand what the visions meant. And ultimately, that is what led me to you. This woman does not quit. Which means when we have this baby, we’re gonna be a whole lot better off. We’re gonna know a lot more. We’re gonna be ready for whatever else happens. I promise you.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: I promise you.

Ciara: Yeah, I guess that’s kind of, um, comforting.

[Knocking on door] Who is that? Did you– are you expecting company?

Shawn: Ben, ciara, you guys home?

Ciara: Oh, my god. Not now, not now!

Ben: It’s all right. Do you want me to get it?

Ciara: No, I got it, I got it, I got it, okay? I just need to calm down.

Ben: Breathe.

Ciara: [Exhales deeply]

Ben: You’re good.

Ciara: Hi.

Belle: Hi, shawn told me the good news!

Shawn: And I was sure you wanted us to stop by unannounced.

Ciara: Yeah, no, it’s fine. Well, come on in.

Belle: Oh, my gosh, how are you feeling? Are you having any morning sickness?

Ciara: Um, uh, not really. Aunt kayla said that it could come later, so–

Shawn: Ciara?

Ciara: Yeah.

Shawn: Is everything okay?

Ciara: Mm-hmm. Yeah, everything’s fine. We are super happy about our baby. It’s just, um–

Belle: It’s just what, honey?

Ciara: Well, susan banks stopped by earlier, and quite honestly, she scared the living hell out of me.

Marlena: Susan, you need to calm down, you’ve– you’ve worked yourself up into a state.

Susan: Mm-mm, mm-mm. No, you have. Mm-mm, and I don’t mean dr. Marlena evans, because she is not the person I’m looking at. She’s not even the person I’m talking to. You’re not even a person. You’re just a thing!

Marlena: You don’t think that I’m marlena?

Susan: No, no. I know you’re not.

Marlena: Oh, susan.

[Sighs]

[Sinister music]

Demon marlena: You’re right.

Susan: [Gasps] I knew it! I knew it! I know evil when I see it, and you, you are evil as they come.

Demon marlena: I’ve dealt with people like you before, you know. People that have a little bit of psychic power and think they can best me. Celeste, now you. Let me tell you something. Your paltry powers can’t begin to compare to mine. And you will regret the day you ever took me on. I am going to unleash the full force of my powers and there is nothing you or anybody can do to stop me.

[Sinister music] This is the sound of nature breathing.

Belle: How could susan do that? Ugh, I could just strangle her.

Ciara: Well, she really did believe what she was saying.

Belle: I don’t care what she believes. You don’t come here and intentionally scare a woman who just found out she’s having a baby. Ben, I hope you threw her out.

Ciara: Well, she wasn’t trying to scare us. Really, she was just trying to warn us.

Ben: She knew ciara was pregnant. Nobody told her. She just knew.

Belle: And you believe her?

Ben: I mean, she was right before. She knew that ciara wasn’t dead. And to be honest with you, I would have never found her if it wasn’t for susan.

Shawn: Okay, okay, but there’s another way of looking at this here. I mean, these premonitions, these visions that she has, I mean, they’re mystical. They’re vague.

Ben: I know.

Shawn: So that at the end of the day she can make it up, and she can say that she was right to whatever extent.

Ben: I disagree.

Shawn: Okay, well, even if you do believe that she sees these things, you can’t trust her. You cannot trust her. I mean, she had will believing he was ej for years.

Belle: And like shawn said, everything she says is vague, generic. I mean, even this threat: Someone wants to harm your baby. That could mean anything.

Ciara: Yeah, well, ben said that she’s gonna keep trying to figure out what’s going on and who this person is.

Belle: Which means she’s just gonna keep trying to push her way into your life. God, I’m so mad that she came here and scared you like that. And now you’re telling me she’s just gonna keep doing it?

Ciara: No, no, belle, like I said, she wasn’t trying to scare us per se. She was just genuinely trying to warn us.

Belle: About some vague threat. I mean, listen, did she say what you’re supposed to do about it? You wanna tie some garlic around your neck or something?

Ben: I don’t think us talking about it right now is really helping.

Shawn: I agree, I agree.

Belle: Okay, all right, fine. Well, no, just one more thing though. Please tell me she’s going back to memphis and isn’t gonna set up some psychic network here in salem.

Ben: I know everybody thinks susan’s like this big hoax. I get it, you know? But there’s something else I didn’t tell you. This woman reached out and put her hand on ciara’s stomach and whatever susan was feeling caused her to faint, knocked out. It freaked me out. And that is why I went to your mother. And I asked her to come over here.

Ciara: She took susan home with her.

Belle: Oh, well, if anyone can talk some sense into her, it’s my mom.

Ciara: Yeah.

Demon marlena: Don’t try to reach for your phone. Nobody can help you now.

Susan: [Grunts]

[Exclaims] There is a power greater than you and he is on my side. “You are the keeper, oh, lord, the shade of our right hand.”

Demon marlena: Oh, brother.

Susan: “Protect us. Protect us from all evil and keep our soul.” Oh, and keep that little baby’s soul.

Demon marlena: Really? You pack a cross?

Susan: I started because of ivan and vivian. Mm-hmm, people said that they weren’t vampires but I knew better. No, no! God knew better. And he guided me to carry this at all times. He brought me here to protect that little baby and to vanquish you and those– those battery operated eyes! And with this in my hand, with this–see this? With this in my hand, there is nothing you can do to me. With him I am more powerful than you.

Marlena: God, you’re dumb. You should never take on the devil. You’ll only lose.

[Sinister music]

Demon marlena: Told ya.

[Knocking on door]

Paulina: Are you in there, marlena? It’s paulina. I need to talk to you.

Susan: [Groans]

Abe: Come on, now.

Lani: No.

Abe: Look, I’m your father. I gave you life. And we’re only talking about 10 minutes.

Lani: No, dad. Look, you’ve been shot and you’re in the hospital and on a restricted diet. So I am not going to buy you a pastrami on rye, russian style. No.

Abe: I am going to be skin and bones by the time I leave here.

Lani: Well, just imagine how good you’re gonna look at your wedding.

Abe: Oh, so now you’re trying to bodyshame me.

Lani: No! Dad, I’m just trying to change the subject. Okay? So have you heard from brandon? Is–will he be able to make it?

Abe: No. No. It turns out and you– you’re not gonna believe this, but he is going on safari with celeste.

Lani: Seriously?

Abe: When they were taking care of theo, when he first got in south africa, apparently they just really hit it off.

Lani: Okay. Well, it’s hard for me to imagine those two as friends. I mean, from everything that I’ve heard about her, she’s, uh, quite the character.

Chanel as celeste: Stefano. You should not have snuffed out that candle. I am afraid you have invited the evil to come in. There may be no stopping it now. Stefano? Johnny!

Johnny: Uh, what?

Chanel: It’s your line.

Johnny: Oh, sorry, my bad.

Chanel: Are you sure you wanna do this? I mean, stefano was your grandfather. This could be weird for you.

Johnny: No, I wanted to do the movie and trust me, it’s gonna get a lot weirder than just reading his lines.

[Clears throat] I want you to get rid of these cards and the rest of your voodoo superstition. I have a more important task for you. I want you to help me with marlena.

Chanel as celeste: Stefano, please, you must not continue on this quest.

Johnny as stefano: Celeste!

Chanel as celeste: No, believe me, I am not speaking out of jealousy. No, it’s fear. Genuine fear that you have unleashed something terrible. And if you continue to fight for marlena then–

Theo: Grandma? Is that you? My nunormal?

Theo: My uncle chad told me that you’d be playing my grandma celeste in johnny’s movie. But I guess I just have to see it to believe it.

Johnny: Theo, man, it’s been forever. It’s great to see you.

Theo: And now you’re directing a movie.

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, pretty exciting stuff. And I think chanel’s gonna be fantastic.

Theo: With a lot of work, maybe.

Chanel: Um, what is that supposed to mean?

Johnny: My grandma grew up in new orleans. She has a creole accent.

Chanel: You didn’t say anything about doing an accent.

Johnny: I guess I didn’t think about it.

Theo: Don’t worry. I’d be happy to coach you.

Chanel: Great, thanks.

Theo: No problem. But would you mind doing a favor for me in return?

Chanel: And what would that be?

Theo: Talk to lani.

Chanel: Lani?

Theo: She’s feeling kinda weird about this whole matron of honor thing.

Abe: Speaking of celeste, wonder how she feels about me getting married again.

Lani: I’m sure she is really happy for you, dad.

Abe: What?

Lani: I’m just thinking about how her and aunt paulina are gonna get along. Given everything that I’ve heard about her.

Abe: That should make family reunions pretty interesting.

Lani: Speaking of, where is aunt paulina?

Abe: She said she had an errand to run.

Lani: Ah, probably something about the wedding?

Abe: Mm, maybe.

Lani: Dad, what’s wrong?

Abe: All day long, she seemed nervous, on edge. She kept trying to fluff up my pillows and ask if there’s anything else that I wanted.

Lani: Dad, she’s trying to take care of you.

Abe: I know. She said she still thought that we should postpone the wedding.

Lani: Well, I can see why she feels that way. Dad, when you got shot, she was so scared she was gonna lose you. So you might have to prepare yourself for her being kind of over-protective for a while.

Abe: Yeah, that’s what she said. And she was worried that it might be too soon, that I wouldn’t be up to– for the ceremony and everything. But…that’s only part of it. It seems like there’s something else that’s– that’s going on with her.

Marlena: Paulina, how nice to see you.

Paulina: Well, you may not feel that way once you hear what I’ve come to say.

Marlena: Come in.

Paulina: I’ve decided that I have to keep my secret. I cannot tell abe he’s not lani’s father. I can’t do it to him and I cannot do it to lani.

Marlena: Well, I didn’t say it was going to be easy I’m afraid that if you don’t tell them, your marriage to abe may be doomed.

Paulina: You don’t understand, I heard theo talking to lani. I can see how much she loves him, how much she needs him. I’ve decided that neither one of them can know the truth.

Marlena: Well, that might not be up to you.

Susan: [Groans softly]

Paulina: What was that? Serena: It’s my 3:10

Marlena: What was what?

Paulina: I heard a sound like–like someone was groaning.

Marlena: Groaning?

Susan: [Groans softly]

Paulina: Like that! Oh, my goodness!

Shawn: So do you think your mom’s gonna tell her to go back to memphis and take her craziness with her? Or am I gonna have to go over there and do it myself?

Ben: I think we should still have a toast. Sorry, no champagne, but–

Shawn: Are you kidding me? Beer’s great.

Ciara: Oh, no!

Belle: You can’t have that.

Ciara: And shawn.

Shawn: Uh, yeah, ciara?

Ciara: I know that you are just, you know, worried about me and ben and the baby, but I think we can handle susan our way.

Shawn: Oh, look at you. You’re all mature. Not that long ago, you would’ve just told me to butt the hell out.

Ciara: Oh, good, so you got the memo.

Shawn: Yes, consider me butted out.

Ciara: Good. All right, so how ’bout that toast? Here is to nine months of sparkling water.

Shawn: And to a healthy and happy baby who’s picked himself or herself two really great parents.

Ciara: Whoo, yes, I sure hope so. Because when I got those test results back, I was like, “oh, my god, I’m so happy. But I’m also having no clue about being a mother and I’m feeling so much elation and I’m terrified at the same time.” All in one flat second. Whoo!

Ben: Cheers to that.

Belle: I know that feeling. I actually think I know something that might help.

Ciara: [Chuckles]

[Elevator dings]

Lani: Hey, chanel. I’m sorry, visiting hours, um, they just ended.

Chanel: Oh, well, um, I brought these for your dad.

Lani: Oh, that’s– that’s so sweet, um, thank you. I will make sure he gets these.

Chanel: But I actually came by to see you.

Lani: Ah, theo. He spoke with you, right?

Chanel: Yeah. And he told me that you felt weird about being my mom’s matron of honor, but it’s fine. It really is. I know things were crazy the night your dad got shot.

Lani: Yeah, um, they were. See, when your mom came over to talk to me that night. You know what?

Chanel: What?

Lani: Even that– even that was odd. She just–she showed up and she was so serious, not herself at all. And she said she had to talk to me and I have to tell you, I thought it was a lot heavier than her asking me to be her matron of honor.

Chanel: So she went by your apartment to ask you to be her matron of honor?

Lani: Yes, but she never got the chance. First, the twins woke up, and then, well, eli came home and told us about my dad. And then we rushed to the hospital.

Chanel: Mama, I–I know you’ve been through a lot and I’m so glad that abe’s going to be okay. But hearing that you want lani by your side at the wedding and not me, that really hurts. Couldn’t–couldn’t you have told me first?

Paulina: Oh, baby, I wasn’t planning it. When I first got engaged, of course I thought you would be my maid of honor. But in the past 36 hours, lani and I, we’ve been through so much. Because her father, he was the one who was hurt and she was so terribly, terribly worried. I just want to extend myself to her in some way. To distract her, you know?

Lani: But she didn’t ask me at the hospital either. I mean, now that I think about it, we were all so worried about my dad that I think maybe she forgot that she had to talk to me. But I had to ask her. Like, I needed to know what she wanted to talk to me about.

Chanel: Well, you know what, lani? I’m glad we talked about this.

Paulina: Well, what have we here?

Marlena: Oh. This is susan. Susan, meet paulina. Paulina, susan.

Paulina: Pleased to meet you, susan. Oh, well, the– the cat, is she okay? I never heard a cat make a sound like that before. Is she all right?

Marlena: Yeah. Well, well, she’s had some problems. Health issues, mental issues, dental issues.

Paulina: Oh, yeah, I can see her teeth are a little odd. Never seen buck teeth on a cat before.

Marlena: She’s not doing so well. I’m afraid we may get to the point where I have to put her down.

Shawn: Wow, ben and ciara really tore out of here.

Belle: Yeah, I think they wanted to get to the bookstore before it closed.

Shawn: To buy that amazing book that you recommended?

Belle: Yes, I hope it helps.

Shawn: You know, I can’t help but feel like ciara regretted telling us about susan.

Belle: Well, I don’t know. I think she–she needed to talk about it and then maybe realize she didn’t want anyone to know about it. I think that we should go see my mom.

Shawn: No, ciara told me to butt out.

Belle: We’re not butting in. We’re just gonna go and see if that premonition was as bad as it seems.

Shawn: Okay, well, I guess doesn’t hurt to try. But I’m gonna have a hard time keeping my mouth shut and not telling susan a piece of my mind, all right?

Belle: Okay, let’s go.

Paulina: Well, I’m–I’m sorry about your cat and I don’t wanna keep you, but I just want you to know that I changed my mind.

Marlena: For the record, I think you’re making a mistake, but of course, it’s entirely up to you.

Paulina: But you’re–you’re not gonna tell anyone are you?

Marlena: Oh, no. No, of course not. But I’d still be glad to officiate at your wedding if you want me.

Paulina: Well, it’s very important to abe and to me. Well, I hope your cat feels– feels much better. Okay, well, night.

Marlena: Good night.

Demon marlena: Got more work to do there. But right now, susan, you are my top priority

Lani: Actually I’m the one who did all the talking. I still wanna know how you feel about all this.

Chanel: Lani, you don’t have to worry about how I feel. You have nothing to feel bad about. All you did was say yes when she asked you. So if anyone’s to blame, it’s her. No, that came out wrong. I just– now that I know that she went to see you, made a special trip to ask you, that means that this is obviously what she wants.

Lani: Are you sure?

Chanel: It’s her day. It’s all about making her happy.

Theo: So you and chanel, uh?

Johnny: Uh, yeah, yeah, we’ve been dating for a couple of months. Is that weird for you? I know you guys used to date.

Theo: Not for that long, no.

Johnny: Good, I don’t want anything to be awkward.

Theo: No, no. What would be awkward would be running into ciara and ben.

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Demon marlena: I could change you back, but life is simpler this way. And besides, I think I like you better this way. Come on, let’s go for a ride.

Belle: Oh–

Marlena: Oh, hi, what a surprise. I was just going out.

Belle: Where’s susan?

Marlena: Susan had to leave.

Shawn: When did you get a cat?

Marlena: A cat? Oh. Oh, no, this isn’t mine. I just found it wandering around the hall. Now if you’ll excuse me.

Belle: Actually, no, we wanted to talk to you. Ben and ciara just told us about susan’s premonition.

Marlena: Oh, yes. Well, you know what? They’ve got nothing to worry about, but they’re so terrified. I mean, the fact is, susan has no idea what she’s talking about.

Ciara: Hi, theo, johnny.

Johnny: Hey, how’s it going?

Ciara: Good. Um, I didn’t know you were back in town.

Theo: I flew back when my dad got shot.

Ciara: How’s he doing?

Theo: A lot better. He’s actually getting married next week. That is, if somebody doesn’t, you know, kidnap his bride on the way to the church.

Johnny: Hey, king of cups! That’s a great card! That’s a great card.

Ben: Uh, would you give your dad our best, please?

Ciara: Yeah. Um, ben, we should probably get going. We just came into town to pick up a book so–

Theo: Oh, I’ll get it. “The abcs of having a baby?” You guys are having a baby?

Lani: Well, I’m glad this didn’t screw things up between us. We are cousins and about to become sisters.

Chanel: I always wanted a sister. But I already told you that.

Lani: [Chuckles] Yeah, you did. And I’ve always wanted one too. I will leave these with my dad’s night nurse and I will see you later. Bye.

Chanel: Night.

Paulina: Chanel? Oh, what are you doing here?

Chane: Leaving.

Marlena: I promise you, nobody has to worry about susan. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta get this cat to the shelter.

Belle: Oh, wait, you’re– you’re turning her in already?

Marlena: Well, I’m–I’m sure somebody’s missing her.

Belle: Well, what if they can’t find her owner? Don’t they sometimes put them down?

Marlena: They do. See you later. Catch the door for me.

Belle: What was that about?

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Philip: What the hell are you trying to pull, ava?

Lucas: Hey, bro.

Philip: Man, you scared the hell out of me.

Lucas: Relax. Halloween’s over. So what’s going on?

Philip: You invited me to lunch, you tell me.

Lucas: Well, yeah, I invited you to lunch ’cause it’s the only way to make you sit down long enough to tell me what’s going on with the whole brady and chloe thing.

Kate: What “brady and chloe thing”?

[Breathing heavily]

Chloe: Brady? Are you okay?

Brady: Yeah. Um, yes. It’s–it’s nothing.

Chloe: Uh, you didn’t even hear me call your name, so it’s definitely something.

Brady: Let’s forget about it, okay? Let’s forget about it.

Chloe: Uh, I would, except i don’t know what I’m forgetting about ’cause you didn’t tell me anything.

Brady: You’re not gonna let this go, are you?

Chloe: No. So you might as well spill.

Brady: Okay, I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you. I was picturing us having sex on that conference table.

Susan: Oh! There is evil associated with this baby.

Ciara: Was ben right? Did he somehow pass this along to our baby?

Susan: No. No, I–I don’t feel the evil coming from the baby’s father.

Ciara: Okay. Well–

Susan: It’s coming from someone else!

Ciara: Okay, well, who then? Susan, who?

Susan: It–it’s just–it’s so fuzzy.

Ciara: Come on; do it again.

Susan: No, it’s fuzzy, fuzzy. And I just– it’s just gets all jumbled up. So I can’t really see anything right now.

Ciara: Right. Okay. Well, please, you have to try again, okay? Where is this source of evil coming from? Who is it, susan?

Marlena: Ben, you and ciara having a baby. Oh, that’s the most wonderful news!

Ben: Well, thank you. But not according to susan banks.

Marlena: What does she have to do with anything?

Ben: That’s why I’m here. Susan’s in salem. She came to warn us that our baby’s in danger.

Marlena: In danger? What’s the matter with her? She won’t get away with this!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Rafe: So can I get you a coffee, water?

Nicole: I’m–I’m good.

Rafe: Okay. So?

Nicole: So about last night–

Rafe: Yeah. Oh, just so you know, ava and tripp are here. They’re in the interrogation room. I brought her in to question her about carmine merlino’s murder.

Nicole: What did she say?

Rafe: Well, she said she had no idea where he came from, that he–he just came in and started ranting and raving and then he attacked her. And were not for her son, she wouldn’t be alive today.

Nicole: Tripp murdered carmine?

Rafe: No. Her other son. Charlie.

Nicole: Oh.

Philip: Where did you come from?

Kate: Well, I live here, so.

Lucas: I invited my brother here for a private lunch. Thank you.

Kate: Honey, that is so sweet. So what about brady and chloe?

Lucas: Well, as you know, you know, the other day philip was down in the dumps because chloe moved out?

Kate: Yeah, I know. And that’s when I said good riddance.

Lucas: Well, thank you for that amazing pep talk. We appreciate that, but it didn’t help. So after we walked it off, we actually did see brady and chloe going into the salem inn together.

Kate: Oh! Well, that was totally predictable, right?

Philip: Mother.

Kate: What? I mean, you said yourself, chloe didn’t leave the house because her injury was better. She left because of brady. So what happened when you confronted her?

Philip: I didn’T.

Chloe: I’m sorry. What did you just say?

Brady: It sounded just as bad as I heard it in my head.

Chloe: What is going on with you?

Brady: Chloe, I swear, there’s a logical explanation.

Chloe: Okay. I’m listening.

Brady: You know that kristen was arrested, right?

Chloe: Yes, I heard. I’m–I’m sorry.

Brady: What you don’t know is that steve johnson caught kristen trying to kidnap rachel.

Chloe: Oh, my god.

Brady: But rachel’s fine. She’s fine. But she’s been asking a lot questions like, “when is mommy coming home? When is she coming back to go on our special trip?” And I don’t–I don’t know what the hell to tell her. I mean, I can’t tell her that her mother is an attempted kidnapper. I was struggling with what to tell and what not to tell her, so I asked marlena for advice. And marlena told me that–that I needed to be honest with myself before I’m honest with my daughter.

Chloe: About what?

Brady: Marlena believes that everything that went down with kristen is my fault.

Chloe: Your fault?

Brady: Yes, because I wasn’t honest with kristen about how I felt about you. And she went crazy with jealousy anyway. The assumption being that kristen knew that I wasn’t being honest with her. And marlena suggested that I was just hiding my feelings from you and–and from myself. I explained to her that I was simply trying to respect your decision to be with philip. And that’s when marlena suggested to me that I just get everything out in the open. That I come to the office and throw you on the conference table and just do what I do and then that’s–

Chloe: Okay, hold on. Let me get this straight. Marlena, dr. Marlena evans, your stepmother, told you to throw me on the conference table and have sex?

Brady: Exactly. Yeah.

Ben: Susan’s not getting away with what? Dr. Evans, I think she just might be trying to help in her own weird way.

Marlena: And how is she helping? By telling you and ciara that your baby is in danger? That’s–that’s absurd. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Ben: Or maybe she does.

Marlena: What does that mean?

Ben: [Sighs] Dr. Evans, when everybody thought that ciara was dead and that I was crazy for thinking she was alive, susan banks confirmed it. If it wasn’t for her, I may have never found ciara. I may not have been married or expecting a baby. I mean, I’m always gonna be grateful to this woman. And I’m always gonna keep an open mind if she has something she wants to tell me.

Susan: Hey. Yeah.

Ciara: Please, susan! Just say something. Tell me who it is.

Susan: Oh, shoot. I lost it again!

Ciara: No!

Susan: Do you know what? I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I really want to help. I really, really do. I mean, that’s why I came all this way.

Ciara: Okay, well, then please, help me. Susan, tell me who the threat to my baby is!

Susan: Well, don’t you think I want to?! It’s–it’s just so much pressure! So much! Ciara, honey, my visions, they come when they’re good and ready. They did. And I just can’t force them. I just–I need to relax!

Ciara: Right, okay. All right, then please, please relax.

Susan: Okay, I’m gonna relax. I can’t do it if you’re staring holes straight into me.

Ciara: Oh, right, sorry.

Susan: Sit, sit, sit, sit.

Ciara: Okay, okay.

Susan: Thank you. Thank you. Good. All right.

[Exhales deeply]

[Inhales deeply] All right, I can do this. I can do this. I just need to get back to where I was before I fainted. Okay. Oh, lord, please help me. Okay. Ooh, it’s dark. It’s dark, dark, dark. It’s the purest evil. And it’s all clouded. It’s clouded. Oh, dark intentions are obscured and–oh, I see! I see, I see!

Ciara: What do you see?!

Susan: [Growls]

Ciara: Sorry.

Susan: Oh, I see, I see. Oh, I see. I see–I see someone who claims that they care about people, but doesn’T. Someone who seeks only his own gratification. Oh, my goodness. He delights in spreading pain and suffering to those closest to him.

[Gasps]

Ciara: Oh, my god. I think I know who it is. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Lucas: You didn’t say anything to chloe?

Philip: No. Because I realized that I overreacted. Maybe she and brady were going into the salem inn ’cause he was helping her with her bags.

Kate: Oh, he was helping her with something, all right, but it wasn’t her bags.

Philip: Great. Do your worst, mom. But I am not biting. I have given up on the jealousy, the anger, and the paranoia. No more blowing up over nothing. So I didn’t mention that I saw them, which avoids the third degree. Why create a huge mess when it’s possible that nothing even happened that night?

Lucas: Maybe. But if that’s true, then why didn’t brady just say so?

Brady: I’m sorry the words even came out of my mouth. I–I opened the door, it was on my mind, I saw you. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.

Chloe: It’s okay. It’s okay. Mm, that table has seen a lot of action.

Brady: Sorry, what?

Chloe: Never mind.

Brady: No, don’t– don’t never mind me. It sounded a lot like you said, “that table’s seen a lot of action.”

Chloe: I’m not saying another word.

Brady: Excuse me, you have to now, obviously. Was there–was there somebody having sex on this conference table besides us? I mean, we didn’t–we didn’T. You know what I mean. Come on!

Chloe: Okay, fine. One of our employees admitted to me that they had sex on that table last night.

Brady: Last night? Last night? That means it was someone who was working late. It was nicole, wasn’t it?

Nicole: So ava said charlie killed that guy?!

Rafe: Mm-hmm. Yeah. You see, ordinarily, I would think that she was lying to get out from under the charge, but, you know.

Nicole: But I saw a dead person too.

Rafe: Yep.

Nicole: Oh, and I’ve been trying to convince myself that I imagined deimos.

Rafe: Yeah, I’m right there with you. But it is weird that both you and ava, you both thought you saw a dead people on the same night.

Nicole: Well, it was halloween. And ava is as scared of charlie as I am of deimos, so maybe she did imagine him.

Rafe: Yeah. Except ava’s not the only one who swears she saw charlie. Tripp does as well.

Nicole: Oh.

Susan: Oh! Oh, my goodness. You–you know who the evil presence is? Are you psychic too, ciara?

Ciara: Oh, well, no, no. But based on what you just said, I think I have a hunch that it might be someone who’s very close to ben.

Marlena: Of course, you can be grateful to her, but it doesn’t mean you have to pay any attention to her–her half-baked visions.

Ben: What if she’s right? Dr. Evans, what if she’s right and everything that I’ve been afraid of this whole time comes true and I really am passing down my–

Marlena: Oh, ben. We’ve talked about this before. You are kind and caring. And you are–you are no danger to this baby.

Ben: And I really want to believe that. I do, but it wasn’t just what susan said. It’s what she did. She reached out and she put her hand on ciara’s stomach. And whatever susan was feeling, it caused her to faint. And it freaked me out. And that’s why I came to you.

Marlena: Well, I’m glad you came to me, uh, because the last thing that we need– the last thing that you need is some self-righteous fool trying to predict your future. And trust me, I will take care of susan.

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Philip: You talked to brady?

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, I did. I went to give him hell. You know, I told him that we saw him carrying chloe’s bag into the salem inn. And I asked him point blank if they slept together.

Kate: Okay. Did he admit anything?

Lucas: No. But he didn’t deny it either. He said that if philip wanted to know the truth, that philip should ask him himself.

Kate: Oh, my god. Well, you know, obviously, it’s true because he wouldn’t be dancing around like that if he didn’t want to be caught in a lie.

Philip: Or maybe he thought it was none of lucas’s business, which it isn’T. And it’s none of yours either, mother. What?!

Kate: What do you mean what? You know, I’m just afraid that–don’t tell me you’re gonna hide your head in the sand again about the whole fact that chloe’s cheating on you?

Philip: What, so you’re just gonna continue to incite me?

Kate: No, no, what I’m trying to do is get you to open your eyes to the fact that you’re once again involved with a lying, shallow phony who is going to hurt you again just like she did in the past.

Philip: And speaking of the past, your jealousy has led you to some very dark places. I don’t want that to happen to me.

Kate: I have no idea what you’re referring to.

Philip: Where to start? How about the poison brownies you gave chloe when she cheated on lucas with your ex-boyfriend daniel?

Lucas: Not to put too fine a point on it.

Chloe: I will not confirm nor deny–

Brady: You don’t have to. I’m totally right, aren’t I? Aren’t I? See, yep, yep. I can’t believe it. I told her–no, I told her that ej was gonna be bad news, and she didn’t even listen to me, so–

Chloe: But–

Brady: No. I mean, what, they’ve been on two dates? I mean, I know they were married before, but–

Chloe: Brady–

Brady: Chloe, she’s vulnerable right now. You know, the divorce and everything. He’s totally taking advantage of her; it’s ridiculous.

Chloe: Ej didn’t–

Brady: You know he did. He obviously did. And I’ll tell you what, I don’t know where the hell he gets off, that’s for sure.

Chloe: Well, if you’d just listen to me.

Brady: Oh, someone’s gonna listen; it’s ej, and he’s gonna get a piece of my freaking–what are you– what are you doing?!

Chloe: It wasn’t ej. It was rafe.

Nicole: Well, do you think tripp lied about seeing charlie to protect his mom?

Rafe: Well, he is protective of ava, but I don’t think he’d come up with a story like this, not dragging allie into it.

Nicole: Allie also saw him?

Rafe: Oh, yeah. Apparently, charlie was at your apartment.

Nicole: Oh, my god. I haven’t even talked to allie since all this happened. Is she okay? And henry?

Rafe: She’s okay. Henry’s okay. Luckily, henry was with roman. But it was scary, you know? When tripp showed up at the apartment, charlie was attacking allie. He had intentions of killing both of them, and well, luckily, tripp was able to overpower him. He thought he killed him, and then–

Nicole: Oh, let me guess. He disappeared just like deimos.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: This is so creepy.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: So now what?

Rafe: Well– how are you even gonna verify everyone’s stories?

Rafe: That’s a good question. So I sent a squad over to check out the graves, first of all.

Nicole: You know, last night, you were pretty sure that ava killed carmine and it was over between you. But what if this is all somehow true and ava didn’t kill him? Oh, my god, rafe. We made a terrible mistake.

Ciara: Well, this is clyde weston, ben’s father. He did some pretty terrible things, and he’s in prison now. But could he be the evil presence you’re feeling? You think he’s the one trying to harm my baby?

Susan: Hmm. I mean, I do get bad vibes off of him. And I mean, he looks mean, mean, mean, but is he out to harm your baby? No, no. I don’t think so. I don’T. Uh-uh. I’m sorry, ciara.

Ciara: Oh, it’s all right. Well, so now what?

Susan: You know what? Okay. Would you mind if I tried one more time?

Ciara: No. Of course, please.

Susan: Okay, okay.

[Breathes deeply] Oh! Oh! Oh, I feel it! I feel it to the marrow of my soul! I feel it! It’s an overpowering evil!

Ciara: From where? Susan, from where?! Who is it?! Please.

Susan: Oh!

[Eerie music]

Your mission:

Marlena: Take your hands off that baby right now!

Susan: Oh, dr. Marlena evans, as I live and breathe.

Marlena: You won’t be breathing much longer if you don’t do as I say.

Susan: I’m just so glad you’re here. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you for bringing her. I really appreciate that. You know what, if anyone, if anyone can help us on this quest to find out who’s behind this danger and doom that I’ve been feeling all the way back in memphis, it is dr. Marlena evans.

Marlena: I’m not here to help you. I’m here to stop you!

Susan: Stop me? Why?

Marlena: Can’t you see what you’re doing?

Susan: I’m just–I’m trying to helping ben and ciara.

Marlena: You’re not helping. You’re scaring them! And that won’t do. Look, this couple has to stay calm and serene because their main focus is giving birth to this very special child.

Kate: I’m just trying to protect you, okay?

Philip: I don’t need your protection, mom. Chloe’s the woman for me. The only reason she moved out was because my jealousy was so out of control, so no more jealousy.

Kate: Okay, you can jump in anytime with some words of wisdom, okay?

Lucas: Nah, I’m okay. I’m staying out of it.

Philip: I’m gonna be the man chloe wants me to be. I’m gonna romance her. I’m gonna show her how I feel. You know, most importantly, I’m going to trust her. From now on. And hopefully, we can put this all behind us. And if I’m lucky, she’ll move back in with me.

Brady: Rafe? Rafael and nicole?

Chloe: Yeah.

Brady: Okay. I thought he was living with ava vitali.

Chloe: Well, according to nicole, rafe says it’s over with ava.

Brady: Uh-huh, and he just happened to show up on halloween night when nicole was working here and–

Chloe: I don’t–I don’t know. It’s none of our business.

Brady: It’s kind of our business because this is kind of our office. That’s kind of our table.

Chloe: Oh, brady, please just drop it, okay? Forget I said anything. I promised nicole I wouldn’T. But you just–you have a way of getting things out of me.

Brady: Well, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you betray a confidence, chloe.

Chloe: Okay. You didn’t “make” me. I take full responsibility for my big mouth, but now I feel like a bad friend. So please, you–you cannot breathe a word of this to anyone, okay? Please?

Rafe: Last night wasn’t a mistake. What happened between us wasn’t because ava killed carmine. It was just an excuse.

Nicole: I don’t understand.

Rafe: I’ve been trying to do the right thing. I have, you know, to keep distance between us, ’cause that’s what we agreed to do, right? But it’s been hell. It’s been hell, because I can’t–I can’t get you out of my head. All I do is think about you. You are in my heart.

Nicole: Rafe–

Rafe: I don’t–I don’t know if you saw deimos or not. And I don’t know if ava, tripp, or allie, I don’t know if they saw charlie. But what I do know is what happened is what I’ve wanted to happen. Nothing else matters.

Nicole: It does matter, rafe. It changes everything. My nunormal?

Nicole: Last night, you thought the worst of ava. You thought she killed carmine and was reverting back to her old ways, but now that we know charlie is real or at least as real as a zombie can be…

Rafe: I know.

Nicole: What if ava is telling the truth and that she wasn’t hiding him? Look, then all your assumptions of her lying to you, they could be wrong.

Rafe: Okay, nicole, again, it’s not about ava.

Nicole: No, this is about ava.

Rafe: No, it’s not. It’s–

Nicole: Yes, it’s about ava, because I know you care about her. And ava cares about you.

Rafe: Yes.

Nicole: And I know how terrified she was last night because of that monster beyond the grave or… she was desperate. And she needed you, and you weren’t there, because you were making love to me.

Kate: Well, hey, at least you’re not involved with this one anymore, right?

Philip: Why did you invite mom to lunch?

Lucas: I didn’T.

Kate: Hey, look, I’m just saying. I mean, ava vitali kills her former associate who also shot abe and then blames it on her dead son, I mean, that is some kind of crazy. I’m just glad you’re far away from it. That’s all.

Philip: All right, I’m done here.

Kate: What?

Philip: Thanks for lunch.

Kate: What? What? Okay, something I said?

Philip: I’ve just got someplace to be.

Kate: Please tell me that you’re not gonna go see chloe.

Philip: Bye-bye.

Kate: Oh, philip.

Philip: Bye-bye.

Kate: Come…

[Sighs]

Brady: I won’t say a word to anyone. I promise. I promise. It’s not like I want to make your life more difficult than I already have.

Chloe: What are you talking about?

Brady: The other night, when I helped you move into the salem inn, I’m sure philip just gave you a bunch of grief about that, right?

Chloe: Actually, he didn’T.

Brady: Oh. You got my voice mail, though, like, warning you that he might be furious, right?

Chloe: I did. But he didn’t seem furious in the least. In fact, he showed up at the inn, he surprised me, and we had a really pleasant evening together. He didn’t say a word.

Brady: You’re kidding me, right?

Chloe: No. Honestly, seriously, he has not mentioned it since.

Brady: Wow.

Chloe: Yeah. I’m hoping that this means he’s finally gonna take the high road and not let his jealousy get the best of him, and he finally trusts me and believes when I say that you and I are just friends.

Susan: I would never, ever, ever do anything to hurt ben and ciara.

Ciara: She was only trying to help.

Marlena: And–and now look at you, you’re all upset. You should be having nothing buy joy in your lives right now. And then susan had to come and upset you with this ridiculous story.

Susan: Oh, my god. I know what I felt.

[Tense music]

Marlena: I know you mean well. But this nonsense has to stop. Do you understand? Good. Thank you for letting me help you through all this. Why don’t you take care of ciara, and I’ll–I’ll take care of susan. Come with me. Now.

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Rafe: Yeah. Yes, ava needed me. But you needed me too.

Nicole: Did ava try calling you when you were with me?

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: And when you spoke to her earlier, did she ask you where you were last night, why you didn’t pick up or call her back?

Rafe: She did.

Nicole: And what did you tell her?

Rafe: Nothing. I mean, not about us, all right, you know? I was going to tell her, but then tripp came in, and he derailed the conversation. But I am gonna tell her. I’m gonna tell her the truth. I’m gonna tell her everything.

Nicole: No! You can’t!

Ben: That was pretty intense, huh, with susan? You okay?

Ciara: Yeah. I’m okay.

Ban: Sure?

Ciara: Yeah, I’m okay. Are you okay?

Ben: Yeah. What’s this doing out?

Ciara: I–I asked susan if the evil she felt affecting our child had anything to do with clyde.

Ben: What did she say?

Ciara: She said no, that it wasn’t him. That evil presence she’s feeling is not related to you, it’s not clyde, it’s someone else.

Susan: You know, I didn’t mean to upset you. I was just trying to help.

Marlena: Well, you didn’t help. You scared those kids. And the ideas of you put in their heads–that’s detrimental to them and to this baby.

Susan: I present no danger to that baby.

Marlena: I’ll be the judge of that. In the meantime, I want you to stay away from them.

Susan: Stay away? But, dr. Evans, this is a storm like no one else has ever seen. And that baby is the center of it. I can–I can feel all of it.

Marlena: Stop it. That’s enough. I don’t want you going anywhere near them. You are to stay away from them. Do you understand?

Susan: With all due respect, what the heck do you know?

[Scoffs] Marlena: How dare you speak to me like that?

Susan: I’ll tell you how I dare. I feel things that no one else feels. I see things like no one else sees. And I sense evil coming for that baby. And if I–i can’t live with myself if I didn’t speak up about it.

Kate: You know, you could’ve been a little more of a help with your brother.

Lucas: You mean I could have taken your side?

Kate: No, you could just have agreed with me that chloe is a lying, cheating little slut. I mean, actually, brady didn’t deny that something happened between them, right?

Lucas: You know what? Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything at all. Maybe philip was right. Maybe chloe deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Kate: You’re joking, right?

Lucas: And unlike you, I don’t choose to see the worst in chloe.

Kate: Oh, that’s so noble. But it’s also foolish and laughable, because just like I have damn good reason to distrust chloe, so do you.

Brady: Look, especially for your sake, I hope that philip has gotten some control over his trust issues, because that would make your life a lot easier, but…

Chloe: But what?

Brady: The philip I know, he would lose his mind if he thought you and I had sex. Why give your family just ordinary eggs

Kate: Your naivete truly boggles the mind.

Lucas: Right, I’m naive because I’m giving someone the benefit of the doubt?

Kate: Well, if they don’t deserve it, they don’t deserve it. Do you remember how chloe cheated on you with daniel jonas? Do you remember how devastated you were, how furious, how humiliated?

Lucas: Oh, you’re one to judge, aren’t you? Do you remember when you slept with jack when he was married to jennifer?

Kate: Actually, I do recall that. Do you recall recently having sex with a certain married lady named samantha dimera?

Lucas: What’s the point, huh?

Kate: Yeah, I think the point is pretty obvious. Point is ex sex.

Lucas: Oh, okay.

Kate: That got you and sami back in the sack together, didn’t it? Well, who’s to say it didn’t happen between chloe and brady?

Lucas: All right, fine. I will concede that there is a possibility of that. There is.

Kate: Mm.

Lucas: And if this crazy plan of yours is true, if they’re really getting together, well, then you know what? Philip is gonna lose it. He is gonna blow sky high. I know it.

Chloe: How about we stop talking about philip and we get back to work?

Brady: That’s–that’s a good idea.

Chloe: And, brady, seriously, I mean it, you cannot tell anybody what happened here last night. I mean–

Brady: I know–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?

Nicole: If you tell ava the truth, it will break her heart. And I can’t let you do that.

Rafe: I’m not gonna lie to her.

Nicole: I’m not asking you to.

Rafe: Okay. Then what are you asking?

Nicole: I’m just asking you not to tell her or anyone else. And–and neither will I.

Rafe: So what? Like, that’s it?

Nicole: Rafe, I–i betrayed my husband. And it was a terrible mistake. I am not gonna betray my best friend. I don’t want to be that kind of person. And I’m pretty sure you don’t either. And I can already see how this is gonna play out, the guilt, the lies, the hurt, the self-loathing. And who knows? We could end up hating each other.

Rafe: No, no, no. No, I can never hate you.

Nicole: I know what we have to do. We have to forget this ever happened.

Rafe: No. No, nicole, I am not gonna let it end like this. I’m not. I’m not.

Nicole: I’m not giving you a choice.

Rafe: What are you–

Nicole: I can’T.

Rafe: Nicole. What… mm. Damn.

[Sighs]

Susan: Dr. Marlena evans, I care for ben weston and ciara brady-weston as much as you do. But–but what–what is coming for them, it’s a real doozy. And–and it’s just too big and too, too dark and too powerful for even a big-deal psychiatrist like yourself to handle on their own.

Marlena: How dare you presume to tell me what I can and can’t handle?

Susan: I just meant that–

Marlena: I am just fine. I’ve been doing just fine managing great without your help. So why don’t you go back to memphis? I’m sure that roger misses you.

Susan: No. No. I will not go back home to memphis, not until I figure out what this dark thing is that’s surrounding that little baby. You know what? I don’t care if you approve or not.

Marlena: You’re not going anywhere.

Susan: Lord almighty. Oh… it’s you.

[Eerie music]

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