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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Jake: So you really think that chloe is philip’s achilles’ heel?

Gabi: You saw how crazed he got when he thought brady was moving in on her. And now we know victor wants chloe out of philip’s life.

Jake: Okay, so question is, how do we use that information to get philip out of titan?

Gabi: Not even sure. I can’t even think before I’ve had my coffee.

Jake: Why didn’t you have any before you left the house?

Gabi: Rafe wouldn’t let me.

Jake: Why not?

Gabi: Because he was punishing me for the way I was treating his stupid girlfriend.

Ava: You want me to help you bring down gabi hernandez?

Philip: Why do you seem so surprised?

Ava: Well, yesterday when I offered you help, you weren’t interested.

Philip: As I told you, I can’t fire gabi until I’m able to gain control of gabi chic.

Ava: It’s that valuable to you, huh?

Philip: As much as I hate to admit it, it’s become a very lucrative piece of titan.

Ava: So how would this partnership work?

Philip: You overheard gabi and jake plotting against me under this very roof, right? So you’re clearly in the perfect position to gather more intel. So what do you think?

Ava: I think you should go fly a kite.

Abigail: Oh, those are fancy.

Jack: Yes, yes, yes they are. I told thomas and charlotte I’d get some good ones. The last ones we took in the park were consumed by a voracious oak tree.

Abigail: They’ll love ’em. Did you–did you wanna stick around for a bit? I was going to make some tea.

Jack: Um, okay. That would–that would be–would be nice. Thank you.

Abigail: Great. You know, I was reading today’s “spectator.”

Jack: Oh, really? See anything interesting?

Abigail: Yes, actually. Couldn’t have been easy to run that article about xander being arrested on drug charges.

Jack: Especially since I know for a fact that he’s totally innocent.

Xander: You have a plan to get me out? What is it?

Gwen: More like seeds of a plan. Now we know that ej somehow got the judge in his pocket, right?

Xander: No question.

Gwen: Yeah. So we have to either prove their collusion, or– or we get our own leverage over judge smails.

Xander: How are we gonna do that?

Gwen: Ej tried to beat you up, yes?

Xander: Yeah but, you know, I got the better of him mostly. Wait, what’s that got to do with the judge? Do you think ej threatened him with bodily harm?

Gwen: I don’t know, but maybe we could.

Nicole: Ej dimera, are you seriously asking me on a date?

Ej: I can’t tell if this is good shocked or bad shocked.

Nicole: Do I need to remind you of our history? I think it has its own wiki page.

Ej: That was such a long time ago I hardly remember it.

Nicole: Well, I remember and I’m pretty sure you do too.

Ej: Well, I’d hoped you’d gotten past it. Will you at least give me the chance to redeem myself by taking you out to dinner tonight?

[Door opens]

Brady: Please tell me you’re too smart to say yes to that question.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Ej: Lovely to see you, chloe.

Chloe: Hello, ej.

Brady: What the hell are you doing, ej?

Ej: What I do and with whom is really none of your concern.

Brady: Well, nicole is my friend so it is my concern if she’s in herself in a dangerous situation.

Nicole: Oh, I wouldn’t say– wouldn’t call it dangerous.

Brady: Really? How did it turn out last time you two were together, hmm?

Nicole: Not great.

Brady: Not great. Yeah, you’re lucky you survived it.

Nicole: Okay, it was a long time ago. We both made some bad choices.

Brady: You think he’s changed?

Ej: Oh, let’s stop dancing around what’s really happening here. What’s bothering brady is that back then he wanted you all to himself, but you chose me instead.

Abigail: Now, I know that xander is your friend. I’m sure he claims to be innocent.

Jack: He is innocent.

Abigail: Dad, you know as well as I do that you cannot take anything that man says at face value.

Jack: I didn’t state it clearly enough from my retraction at the op-ed, but I know for a fact that xander didn’t deal drugs.

Abigail: How?

Jack: Because he only confessed to it to protect your sister.

Abigail: Gwen? Are you telling me that gwen is the person who is dealing stolen opioids?

Jack: It’s complicated, but I have to say I’m grateful xander stepped in to protect her.

Abigail: But why would he do that?

Jack: Well, it–it seems there’s something going on between them.

Abigail: You mean something besides dealing drugs and lying to the police about it?

Jack: I get the sense there’s something romantic.

Abigail: Wow. There’s a match made somewhere other than heaven.

Xander: Physical intimidation has always been an arrow in my quiver but I’m kind of stuck in here for the time being, you know?

Gwen: I’m not.

Xander: Yeah, but gwen, I– I don’t know if I’d describe you as having a threatening physical presence.

Gwen: Look… I was accused of killing abigail’s grandmother. That might give judge smails pause.

Xander: I appreciate the offer but I think it’s probably better for you if we keep your nose clean for now, huh?

Gwen: [Sighs] What if I hired someone?

Xander: Hired someone to intimidate the judge?

Gwen: Yeah, yes. I could hire an independent contractor who’s willing to do bodily harm on his honor until he says that you’re not guilty.

Xander: Do you know someone like that?

Gwen: My ex, jake, he was in the mob. Might be willing do me a favor, you know, for old times’ sake.

Gabi: Bless you. I feel better already.

Jake: Glad to hear it. Can’t believe rafe would be cruel enough to deprive you of your caffeine.

Gabi: Oh, not only that. He made me to apologize to his princess mafia girlfriend.

Jake: Apologize for what?

Gabi: For nothing. I mean, yes, I did call her a bitch but that’s exactly what she is.

Jake: Ah, and knowing ava, I’m sure she said a few choice things back to you.

Gabi: Oh no, that’s the thing. In front of my brother, she’s all sweetness and understanding.

Jake: Which only makes you look like the bad guy.

Gabi: But I could see the murder in those beady eyes of hers–I know she hasn’t left the past behind her. Do you really believe her? Do you?

Jake: You saw first hand how hard it was for me to get out. Most people never make it out.

Gabi: Hey, you must’ve met a few professionals during that time, right?

Jake: Professional whats?

Gabi: You know, enforcers? Hitmen?

Jake: Why are you asking me this, gabi?

Gabi: Well I’m just asking if–if you knew someone that could… rub the bitch out?

Philip: I thought you hated gabi.

Ava: I do, but she is rafe’s sister.

Philip: He doesn’t have to know you’re working with me.

Ava: What do you want me to do? Wear a wire? Go through her underwear drawer?

Philip: Might not be a bad place to start. Maybe you’ll find evidence of the keylogging software she and jake put on my computer.

Ava: Seems like a stretch.

Philip: Honestly, I’ll take any skeleton in her closet. I’m sure she has plenty.

Ava: Maybe but gabi’s too smart to leave evidence lying around the house.

Philip: Then spy on them. You overheard them once, maybe you’ll hear something again.

Ava: It was a lucky break.

Philip: Are you really saying you won’t help me take her down?

Ava: No. Actually, upon further consideration, I’m saying what’s in it for me?

 

Brady: You think I’m jealous of something that happened another lifetime ago?

Ej: Why else would you care about me dating nicole?

Brady: Like I said, she’s my friend so I just wanna make sure you’re not taking advantage of her.

Ej: [Laughs] Can anyone really take advantage of nicole?

Brady: Is it just a coincidence that you’re swooping in here as her marriage to my brother ended? Aren’t you still married to sami by the way?

Ej: Not for long.

Chloe: Okay, maybe you should let nicole speak for herself, brady.

Nicole: Thank you, chloe.

Brady: You’re not seriously thinking about going out with this guy, are you?

Nicole: Brady, I appreciate your concern, but let’s not make a big deal out of this okay?

Brady: Have you forgotten what he’s capable of?

Nicole: No, I haven’t forgotten.

Ej: Maybe instead of worrying about nicole’s love life, you should focus on your own relationship.

Brady ah, well I’m not involved with anyone right now.

Ej: So you claim to my sister yet kristen felt compelled to break out of prison to keep you away from chloe.

Brady: Your sister at the time was out of her mind and paranoid.

Ej: Well, however you chose to see it, now that kristen’s out of your life, there’s nothing stopping you and chloe from being together.

Philip: So you’re open to negotiation?

Ava: I’m open.

Philip: Good, because I think we would learn some interesting things from you spying on gabi and jake.

Ava: Mm-mm. I have a better idea.

Philip: Okay.

Ava: Turns out that jake used to work for my family business. Turns out he did a lot of illegal stuff for them.

Philip: I like where this is going.

Ava: Now I was out of commission for a lot of the time jake was there. But my cousin angelo, he runs a tight ship and he’s obsessive about paperwork.

Philip: Are you saying that he might have evidence we could use against jake?

Ava: Oh, I guarantee it.

Philip: What kind of crimes are we talking about?

Ava: The kind jake would spend significant amount of time in jail for.

Philip: My favorite kind.

Ava: And if gabi’s boy-toy, we threaten with prison–

Philip: That would make her very, very sad.

Ava: Oh, yes, it would.

Philip: Maybe even sad enough that she’d betray gabi chic for his freedom.

Jake: Please tell me you didn’t just ask me to have ava vitali killed?

Gabi: I’m just tossing out a hypothetical.

Jake: Yeah, well toss it back in. Can’t even believe you said that out loud.

Gabi: Why are you so nervous?

Jake: Because you’re talking about killing ava vitali, a boss.

Gabi: I thought she’s wasn’t in the mob anymore.

Jake: She’s still a vitali and anyone who touches her would have an immediate target on their back. You’re gonna insight a mob war.

Gabi: Okay, okay, I get it.

Jake: I don’t think you do, gabi. Look, I came to salem to get out of that life okay? So I don’t want to think about my past with the vitalis or the crap that they had me do when I worked for them.

Gabi: Jake, have you ever killed someone?

Xander: As much as I enjoy the idea of a goon like jake roughing up that judge, do you–do you think he’d actually do it?

Gwen: Why not?

Xander: Well, he was the ceo of a large corporation. He’s gone legit, hasn’t he?

Gwen: Yeah, theoretically.

Xander: And I didn’t think you two ended on such good terms.

Gwen: That’s true. I wouldn’t put it past jake to flip on me and tell the honor that I hired him.

Xander: So this is just a really bad idea all the way around.

Gwen: I’m just spitballing ideas here, xander.

Xander: Let’s just dispense with the violence angle.

Gwen: We could bribe him.

> Xander: With what? I don’t have any money, neither do you. Although… dirt can be its own currency.

Gwen: We can dig up something to use as blackmail against him.

Xander: And everybody has vices. Maybe the judge has a gambling problem or he cheats on his wife or maybe he frequents prostitutes.

Gwen: [Gasps] Maybe he’d hire me.

Xander: [Laughs] Yeah right.

Gwen: What? No, seriously, I think we’re onto something here.

Xander: You’re gonna offer him your services as a hooker?

Jack: Let me be clear. Gwen was not a drug dealer. At least not willingly.

Abigail: So what, are you saying she was coerced?

Jack: The real kingpin was clay snyder, the doctor who treated her for her miscarriage.

Abigail: What? Hol–hold–hold on. Her doctor forced her to deal drugs. How?

Jack: Gwen and snyder had a history. He was using it to blackmail her.

Abigail: What kind of history are we talking about? I mean, what was he blackmailing her with? I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Brady: You know that I loved your sister very much.

Ej: Not enough to stand by her side.

Brady: I was with her the entire time she was in prison, ej and I took our commitment very seriously. But in the end, I couldn’t forgive her for hurting all those people that I cared about.

Ej: Like chloe here?

Brady: Yeah, like chloe there.

Nicole: Kristen tried to kill her.

Chloe: Twice.

Ej: Jealousy is a powerful emotion. I can understand how it could drive someone to do something rash.

Brady: Wow, you’re condoning what she did?

Ej: I’m simply saying sitting in prison imagining chloe cavorting with the man she loves, the father of her child–

Chloe: Okay, I’m sorry. I was not cavorting with brady then and we’re not cavorting now. I happen to be seeing philip kiriakis.

Ej: I see. So brady lost out again.

Chloe: No, it’s not like that.

Ej: Well, for what it’s worth I think you made the right choice. Provided you’re not sharing any corporate secrets with our competition.

Philip: What are you waiting for, get your cousin on the phone, let’s see what he’s got on old jakey. I hope it’s nice and felony-ish.

Ava: Okay, slow down, killer.

Philip: What’s the problem?

Ava: I told you the problem. I understand what you get out of this deal. You get gabi chic without the gabi part. But I’m not lifting a finger to help you until I get what I want out of the deal.

Philip: Okay. What is it that you want?

Jake: I was not a hitman if that’s what you’re asking.

Gabi: So you never killed anybody?

Jake: Why are we even talking about this?

Gabi: I made a joke about–

Jake: Was it gabi? Was it a joke?

Gabi: It was half a joke. Only you didn’t think it was funny.

Jake: There is nothing funny about working for the mob, okay? It’s a violent, scary, soul-sucking trap.

Gabi: I’ve seen the movies.

Jake: It’s nothing like the movies, okay?

Gabi: Well, then tell me what it was like. What exactly did you do for them?

Jake: I did my job, which was to make money for the family.

Gabi: How?

Jake: The bosses, they would make arrangements with local businesses, you know, for protection.

Gabi: Protection from what?

Jake: From us, basically. And I would enforce those arrangements.

Gabi: Meaning you would hurt them if they didn’t pay.

Jake: Look gabi, I did what I had to because I didn’t have a choice. But the entire time I was in, I was trying to get out.

Gabi: That’s why you stole that book with all the account numbers to force them to let you go.

Jake: That was the plan, until gwen stole it from me.

Gwen: This–this could work. This could work, xander! Especially since my dad thinks that I’m a happy hooker of philadelphia.

Xander: Stop saying hooker.

Gwen: You just said it.

Xander: I know, but I shouldn’t have, should I? In fact, I said that because I didn’t think you were serious about that.

Gwen: Okay, fine. Then we will go with sex worker then, shall we? Look, the point is, the point is–is when I give the judge a chance to sample my product, he won’t be able to resist.

Abigail: A sex worker? So–so gwen was a prostitute?

Jack: During a low point in her life. She needed money to keep from living on the streets and she made some bad choices.

Abigail: And so, what, dr. Snyder was one of her clients?

Jack: Yes, yes. They met when he at some medical convention in philadelphia. I’m sure she never expected to cross paths with him again.

Abigail: Mm-hmm. But then he was–he’s her doctor here in salem.

Jack: You can imagine how awful that was for her. The man threatened to expose her past right after she lost her baby.

Abigail: So all of this happened to gwen because of me?

Xander: So what exactly are you gonna say to this judge? “Oh, hello. I’m a sex worker. Would you like to hire me, please?”

Gwen: I don’t know. I haven’t thought about all the details yet.

Xander: What makes you think he’ll even go for it? Maybe he’s a boy scout or just really cheap.

Gwen: Well, it’s worth a try don’t you think? I offer him sex and in exchange, he dismisses your case.

Xander: Now, that is an offer that any man would have great difficulty refusing.

Gwen: Mm-hmm. Especially when I make it clear there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do to save my boyfriend.

Xander: Are you saying I’m your boyfriend?

Gwen: I don’t know, are you?

Xander: Yeah, I guess I am.

Gwen: That was nice. I would’ve much preferred a more romantic location, though, and you not in handcuffs. Well, actually you in handcuffs in bed would be very nice indeed.

Xander: You have no idea how badly I want to get out of here so I can be with you again.

Gwen: So it’s settled. We are going with operation: Seduce smails.

Xander: No, we are not.

Gwen: Why not?

Xander: Because I’m your boyfriend. I’m not just gonna let you shag some other man. When I heard about the science behind the new

Xander: It’s not gonna happen. I’m not gonna allow you to have sex with this judge just to save my sorry ass.

Gwen: Hello? I’m not actually gonna have sex with that old fossil, you dummy.

Xander: Wait, you aren’t? I–

Gwen: No. Of course not. Xander, I’m gonna go in there with a recorder. I’m gonna get smails to agree to the trade and bam, we’ve got him. He either throws out your case or he loses his job.

Xander: Ohh, yeah. That makes a lot more sense.

Gwen: Yeah. So it’s a plan, yeah?

Xander: Absolutely not.

Jack: Snyder blackmailing gwen was not your fault, sweetheart.

Abigail: Yeah, but if we hadn’t been fighting–

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it right there. Just stop. There’s only one villain in this story and he’s dead.

Abigail: You know, I went to go see gwen yesterday.

Jack: You did?

Abigail: Mm-hmm. Just to apologize for everything that happened.

Jack: That couldn’t have been easy for you.

Abigail: No, but it was the right thing to do.

Jack: How did it go?

Abigail: Gwen and i are never gonna be close. I am never gonna forget that she tried to destroy my family and my marriage. However, she didn’t deserve to lose her baby.

Jack: She knows it was an accident. You didn’t mean for it to happen.

Abigail: Still… it happened.

Jack: Did she accept your apology?

Abigail: She did, yeah. Just not sure that I can forgive myself.

Philip: You want a job at titan?

Ava: I think we already talked about that.

Philip: Then you know that my father still blames you for forcing me to launder money, nearly getting me killed in the process.

Ava: Ah, you could talk to him.

Philip: He would never go for it.

Ava: What about at one of your subsidiaries? I mean, would he even have to know I was there?

Philip: Sounds like you have something specific in mind.

Ava: You could say that.

Philip: Well, don’t be coy. Out with it.

Ava: Okay. If you want my help, you’re gonna have to put me in charge of gabi chic.

Philip: You want to run gabi chic?

Ava; oh, I do. But we are gonna have to do something about that name. What do you think of… ava chic?

Nicole: Chloe would not share corporate secrets with philip or anyone and brady knows that.

Brady: Not that I wouldn’t put it past philip trying to get it out of her.

Chloe: He can try whatever he wants, he already offered me a job at titan and i turned him down.

Ej: Why not work with your boyfriend?

Chloe: Because I like my job here. I feel valued. Or at least I did until this conversation.

Ej: If nicole values you, then so do I. I’m sorry for questioning your loyalty.

Chloe: Thank you. Now if you’ll excuse us, brady and I have a meeting.

Ej: Nothing else to say, brady?

Brady: No, I think I’ve said everything I have to say. Nicole, I hope you decide to listen.

Nicole: Well, that escalated quickly.

Ej: Who is brady to tell you who you should or should not date?

Nicole: Well, like he said, he’s just a concerned friend. And to be honest, I’m a little concerned, too.

>>Ej: Look, I’m not going to deny that we did hideous things to each other back then. But that shouldn’t get in the way of us enjoying a lovely evening together now, should it? I’ve seen how cancer can affect

Jake: I stole that book so that I could get away from the violence for good.

Gabi: And you have done that.

Jake: I’d like to think so, but gabi, the mob will play the long game. So if they suddenly decide that I am useful to them again.

Gabi: You know, let’s not think about that because we’ve got so much going for us.

Jake: Yes, we do.

Gabi: Although I did just get an idea, I mean, if there was some way to connect ava to a crime, one she was never charged with, we could use it against her.

Jake: I don’t know, gabi. Digging back into that world feels like tempting fate.

Philip: I understand why you’d want to run gabi chic, but I can’t risk you running it into the ground.

Ava: A word of advice– don’t underestimate me. I ran my own corporation and I was the head of another business that’s a lot less welcoming to lady bosses than the fashion industry.

Philip: Yeah, I don’t think i can make that pitch to the board members nor my father.

Ava: Fine. It is your choice. But unless you agree to my terms, I’m not helping you. And without me, you don’t get the dirt you need on jake and gabi maintains control of gabi chic.

Philip: Why does it feel like you’re blackmailing me again?

Ava: No. No, I’m just countering your offer. What’s your answer?

Philip: Okay. Fine. Ava chic it is.

Nicole: Ej, I– I don’t know if I’m ready for this.

Ej: Not ready to date, or you’re not ready to date me?

Nicole: Both.

Ej: Your marriage is over.

Nicole: Yes.

Ej: And didn’t you just tell me you were trying to put your feelings for rafe behind you?

Nicole: This isn’t about rafe or–or eric. Okay, maybe it is a little bit but–

Ej: Look, the way I see it, there’s no better way to move forward than to share the company of a man who enjoys sharing your company.

Nicole: Well, I’m just having a really hard time trusting you and your motives.

Ej: What possible ulterior motives could I have?

Nicole: Oh, I don’t know, ej, do you really want to go out with me or is it just your way for you to sticking it to sami?

Abigail: [Sighs] I just–I knew gwen was pregnant when I fought with her, and I should have been more careful.

Jack: Sweetheart, stop it right there. You didn’t start the fight. She seduced your husband and her resulting pregnancy was a threat to your marriage.

Abigail: But I was out of control, I was actually trying to hurt her, dad.

Jack: Just stop, please. Please, take it from someone who has made more mistakes in his life than you ever will. You can’t change what happened. You can only commit to growing and learning so that it doesn’t happen again.

Abigail: You never did what I did.

Jack: Are you– are you kidding? Just in our little family, how many times have I hurt you, hurt your mother, hurt jj? And yet, you always found it in your heart to forgive me.

Abigail: Because we love you.

Jack: And I’m grateful for that every single day. But I’ve also learned to live with my regrets and to not let them wreck me. Sweetheart, abigail, it is time for you to forgive yourself. Oh, sweetheart, you and gwen both need to forgive yourselves.

Gwen: You didn’t like my physical violence plan. You didn’t like the sex angle plan and now, you don’t like this current plan.

Xander: It’s too dangerous. What–what if you offer this judge sex and he decides to take it whether you want it or not?

Gwen: It won’t happen.

Xander: Gwen–

Gwen: Xander. Please let me help you.

Xander: Not like this.

Gwen: How many risks have you taken for me? Hmm? You disposed of a dead body, didn’t you? You confessed to drug dealing and you’re facing prison. Now, it’s my turn to take some risks for you.

Woo! You are busy…

Abigail: You know, there is just–there’s one thing that bothers me about what happened between gwen and snyder.

Jack: What’s that?

Abigail: I totally understand her not wanting people to know that she’s a sex worker. However, keeping that a secret by becoming a drug mule instead.

Jack: Who knows what people do when they’re desperate?

Abigail: You’re right. Yes, but I just think if it were me, I would have rather told the truth than commit more crimes.

Xander: I can’t tell you what it means that you’re willing to do this for me.

Gwen: We’re in this together now, xander.

Xander: Yeah, I just wish we had a better plan.

Gwen: Yeah, but there is no better plan. You’re facing years in prison because of me. Because I was afraid to tell my father that I lied about my miscarriage.

Xander: I have no regrets. I’d never want you to lose him.

Gwen: But now I could lose you. I grew up without a father. I lost my mom to a drug overdose. I thought that I loved jake, but that was a very, very unhealthy relationship. And you– you are the first man that actually means something to me. So I will be damned if I let you go to prison.

Ava: Hey, angelo. It’s me. How are things going in philly, cuz? Listen, I need some information on a former friend of ours. He used to go by the name of jake lambert. Now he calls himself jake dimera. Give me a call.

Gabi: You’re right. I don’t want to look back on that dark past. Let’s just count our blessings that the mob let you go and that we’re both safe.

Jake: And part of a very legitimate business. Oh, don’t we have that meeting with that new distributor this afternoon?

Gabi: Oh, yeah. I’ve been so caught up with the whole ava thing I forgot to tell you it got rescheduled.

Jake: Oh. Well, should we go back to the office or–

Gabi: I wanna focus on how we use philip’s jealousy of brady to oust him from titan.

Jake: We can’t really do that with him working down the hall.

Gabi: Exactly. So let’s just go to my house.

Jake: And if ava’s there?

Gabi: To hell with her. I don’t care. If she doesn’t wanna see me, I-I really don’t care. Let’s just go home.

Jake: Come here.

Gabi: What’s this?

Jake: I just want you to know how grateful I am for you. And I’m never gonna stop trying to make you happy.

Gabi: You’ve already done that.

Ej: Why would me dating you have anything to do with samantha?

Nicole: Oh come on, ej. Sami hates me and knowing that we went out on a date would drive her insane. Well, more insane.

Ej: I suppose it would. But why would that bother you?

Nicole: Because I don’t want to be a pawn in some sick game of revenge.

Ej: Oh you’d hardly be a pawn. She destroyed your marriage, exposed your infidelity knowing all along that she was sleeping with lucas. Don’t tell me that you wouldn’t want to stick it to samantha as much as I would. In life there are people who,

Xander: So I guess you’re telling me… you think we have a future?

Gwen: Does that scare you?

Xander: A little.

Gwen: Why?

Xander: Because I want it so much. I didn’t think I’d ever be in another relationship after sarah dumped me. Didn’t think anyone else would have me.

Gwen: Well, I guess I’m not anybody else.

Xander: No, you certainly are not. The rest of salem is probably hoping that I get locked up for decades just for ruining nicole’s marriage.

Gwen: I did the same thing to abigail’S. Look at us. We’re the town pariahs. I suppose it makes sense that we’re together.

Xander: You and I, we– we make a lot of sense.

Gwen: Right, then. It’s settled. I will get the goods on the judge, he’ll throw out your case again. And you can tell ej dimera to go to hell.

Nicole: Well, sami left town. Maybe she won’t find out that we went out on a date.

Ej: Oh, I’m quite sure she would find out.

Nicole: Well then, fine, let’s do it.

Ej: Wonderful.

Nicole: Yeah.

Ej: I’ll pick you up at 8:00.

Brady: Wonderful, huh?

Ej: Brady, chloe, I didn’t hear you come back in.

Chloe: Sounds like we didn’t miss much.

Ej: Perhaps we can double date sometime, you and philip. I mean, sorry, brady. You’re the odd man out. See you at 8:00.

Brady: When this blows up in your face, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Ava: You staring at my phone isn’t going to make it ring.

Philip: When do you think your cousin is gonna call you back?

Ava: Angelo usually plays bocce with the crew today. Don’t worry. He’ll call soon.

Gabi: I hope she hasn’t stunk up the kitchen with garlic again.

Jake: I kinda like the smell of garlic. Don’t detect garlic. Smells more like aftershave.

Gabi: And not rafe’s but it does seem familiar.

Jake: Huh.

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Philip: Good morning.

Chloe: Good–good morning. What is that?

Philip: It’s for you.

Chloe: Oh, and what is the occasion?

Philip: It’s national strawberry pie day. You didn’t know?

Chloe: Oh, well, how many pies are in there? No, seriously, what’s in there?

Philip: Why don’t you open it up, find out?

Jake: Hey.

Brady: Hey, jake. Uh, what are you doing here?

Jake: I was picking up my dry cleaning across the street. Thought I’d stop in and say hello.

Brady: Oh. How did you know where I live?

Jake: I sent you a fruit basket when you got shot, remember? Back when I was your boss?

Brady: Ah.

Jake: Anyway, I was in the area, and I thought I’d check in. See how that talk with your grandfather went.

Brady: Oh, the talk that you wanted me to have with him about philip, where you and gabi were concerned about the way in which philip is running titan?

Jake: Yeah, exactly.

Brady: Funny thing, jake, is I don’t–I don’t remember confirming that I was going to have that talk with my grandfather. So how exactly do you know that I did?

Gabi: Oh, yes. I would love a cup.

Rafe: I thought you moved out–again.

Gabi: I’m back–again.

Nicole: This is totally out of order.

[Sighs] There’s gotta be a stapler remover somewhere.

Ej: Nicole? Sorry. Didn’t mean to startle you.

Nicole: Once again, the big boss shows up unannounced. You know, the last time you were here, you told me to hire xander or I would be let go.

Ej: That’s exactly what I’ve come to discuss.

Xander: Gwen. How did you get in here?

Gwen: I have my ways. Are you all right?

Xander: I’m fine. They’ll have me out of these clothes and into a jumpsuit any minute now, I’m sure.

Gwen: Oh, my goodness. You look absolutely exhausted. You must be starving too. You didn’t get to have your dinner before rafe dragged you out last night.

Xander: Oh, I hope you didn’t let all that room service go to waste.

Gwen: Come on, are you joking? I’ve lost my appetite. You shouldn’t even be in this mess; I’m the one who dragged you here in the first place. I’m so sorry, xander.

Xander: Don’t be. ‘Cause like I said, you’re worth it.

Gwen: After everything you’ve done for me, I promise I’m going to make this up to you. I’m going to get you out of here no matter what it takes.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Rafe: So ava said that you and jake got into some sort of fight with her yesterday and then you just took off?

Gabi: No, she picked the fight with me. That pushy, obnoxious–

Rafe: Just tell me what happened.

Gabi: All right. Long story short, I am sick of your girlfriend’s crap, so jake and I decided to move back to the dimera mansion, but that didn’t happen.

Rafe: Why not? You own the place.

Gabi: That’s what I thought, but when I got there, I told chad and ej to start packing. Jake shouldn’t have to live with those traitors. But they didn’t leave.

Rafe: You didn’t make them leave?

Gabi: I couldn’T. Turns out ej owns the house now. The snake pulled a dirty trick and stole it out from under me.

Rafe: Hmm. Sorry to hear that.

Gabi: Ej–ej’s the one that’s gonna be sorry, ’cause I am not gonna take this lying down. I already have my lawyers on it.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. But in the meantime, you’ll be here for a while.

Gabi: I didn’t think you minded having us.

Rafe: I don’T. But I do mind the way you treat my girlfriend.

Gabi: Well, it’s not my fault you’re dating a heartless bitch.

Rafe: Oh my–

Gabi: It’s true.

Ava: Good morning to you two.

Nicole: So do you have another ultimatum for me? Oh, I can’t wait to hear it!

Ej: There’s no need for sarcasm. You know I only use such tactics as a last resort–and you weren’t being very cooperative.

Nicole: About working with the man who destroyed my marriage? No, I wasn’t, sorry. But I did hear that xander was in jail, so now I’m just hoping he never gets out.

Ej: Xander’s been terminated. He didn’t hold up his end of the bargain to return the money samantha paid him. So I’ve rescinded my legal services as well as the job offer. You’ll never see him in this office again.

Nicole: Really?

Ej: As far as I’m concerned, xander cook can rot in jail for the rest of his miserable life.

Xander: This is not your fault, gwen. It’s ej dimera’S. He’s the one who got the judge to make the charges against me go away, and when I can snap my fingers and get him back the money the cops confiscated, he got me arrested again.

Gwen: Xander, you don’t belong here. You didn’t even commit a bloody crime.

Xander: I’ve committed plenty, just not the ones I’m currently accused of.

Gwen: You are not staying behind bars.

Xander: Gwen, darling, are you, uh, suggesting a jailbreak? ‘Cause that would be incredibly sexy.

Gwen: No. That’s not what I’m suggesting.

[Sighs] I’m saying that I want to make things right.

Xander: You don’t have to worry about that.

Gwen: I’m the one who’s running drugs for snyder. I’m the one who should be arrested. And I’m not allowing you take the blame for me any longer.

Xander: So what are you gonna do?

Gwen: What I should’ve done a long time ago. I’m going to confess.

 

Xander: No, gwen. You can’t confess.

Gwen: But I wouldn’t say the whole truth, would I? I would say to the police what I told my father– that snyder knew that I was a hooker.

Xander: Sex worker.

Gwen: Sorry, yes. Snyder knew I was a sex worker, and that he used that information to make me run drugs for him.

Xander: You’d still be admitting to a felony.

Gwen: It’s to get you out of here.

Xander: But it wouldn’T. I’m not in here ’cause I’m guilty. I’m in here because ej dimera has a judge under his thumb. So if you confess, all it’s gonna do is– you’ll just end up hurting yourself. It won’t change anything.

Gwen: Okay, but xander, I can’t just bloody sit here and do nothing, can I?

Xander: Stop blaming yourself–maybe this is just karma catching up with me.

Gwen: Me too. God. We finally take a risk and we put our feelings out there and we– what the bloody hell am I talking about? I don’t give up, and neither do you.

Xander: Well, look, unless you’re willing to revisit the jailbreak concept, I don’t think we have a lot of other moves.

Gwen: Rubbish. Right, move number one: We are gonna get you a bloody fantastic lawyer.

Xander: Called around last night. Started with the top-tier firms, worked my way down to the ambulance chasers. Every single one of them refused to represent me.

Gwen: Why?

Xander: The instant i mentioned ej was the author of all my problems, every single one of them hung up on me.

Gwen: Come on, surely there must be somebody in this stupid town who has a law license who isn’t terrified of the dimeras. Ah!

[Laughs] And here he is.

Nicole: It’s not like xander went on a spending spree with the cash that sami paid him to ruin my marriage. The cops are holding it as evidence.

Ej: Are you suggesting I give him a second chance?

Nicole: Oh, god, no, no, no. That animal deserves to be in a cage for all the horrible things that he has done. I just figured that when the charges were dropped that would be the end of it. So how did they suddenly just reappear?

Ej: Let’s just say the less you know, the better. Is it take your daughter to work day?

Nicole: What? No, no, that’s–

Ej: Don’t worry, nicole. I’m not going to punish you for violating company policy.

Nicole: I did not bring holly to work, and that is not her bear.

Ej: Oh, so it’s yours?

Nicole: Actually, it belongs to rafe hernandez.

Gabi: Buenos días to you too.

Rafe: Gabi, I think that you owe ava an apology.

Gabi: Why? Wha–what I said is nothing compared to the things she said to me.

Rafe: Okay, well maybe she only said those things because you provoked her.

Gabi: [Gasps] What? Why are you taking her side? I am your sister!

Rafe: Ava is my girlfriend.

Gabi: Oh, and every time you say that makes my skin crawl. Listen, I know that it’s hard out there, and it might be you’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel with–

Rafe: This is exactly what I am talking about. You cannot say those kinds of things to ava, okay?

Gabi: Maybe I’d be nicer if she wasn’t in my face all the time.

Rafe: You’re the one who decided to move back in here.

Gabi: This is my house! I grew up here!

Rafe: I pay the mortgage.

Gabi: Oh, my god, rafe. Seriously, are you saying I’m the one that has to move out?

Ava: Okay, stop, please. Please stop; I don’t want the two of you fighting over me. If it would make things easier if I found my own place…

Rafe: No, no, no. I never said that.

Gabi: I am.

Ava: Okay. Rafe, family means everything to me, and I know you feel the same way.

Rafe: Yeah. I am not asking you to move out. I am asking for my sister to be reasonable and take the high road for once–like you are.

Ava: I thought you’d like to know in advance that gabi hernandez dimera is plotting against you.

Philip: Plotting against me how?

Ava: Well, she and your new corporate spy. They’re planning to oust you from titan and take over themselves.

Jake: I happened to be passing by the kiriakis place last night and saw your car and figured you were there talking to victor, you know, since you seemed pretty concerned about what gabi and I told you.

Brady: You happen to know what kind of car I drive?

Jake: Well, it’s a pretty sweet ride. I used to be a mechanic. I pay attention to these things.

Brady: I see. You know, I know that you used to be in the mob, right? So is this your not-so-subtle way of letting me know that you’re keeping tabs on me?

Chloe: [Gasps] Oh my goodness. Fire and ice roses. They’re gorgeous. Mm. I can’t believe you remembered.

[Sentimental music]

 

Philip: How could i ever forget?

Chloe: After all these years, you’re still surprising me. Where did you even find these?

Philip: I went back to the nursery to ask how to take care of our tree. Saw these, and i couldn’t resist.

Chloe: That is so thoughtful. Thank you.

Philip: You’re welcome. As for our sapling, it’s still freshly planted, so it’s gonna need a little tlc until it takes root. That’s what this is for. The nursery owner said it was her top recommendation for a 22nd anniversary gift.

Chloe: Uh, it seems a little bit random, no?

Philip: Apparently, it’s the water anniversary, which got me thinking– it’s been 22 years since we met.

Chloe: 22 years? That’s crazy.

Philip: You’ve always been the one that got away. I made so many mistakes back then.

Chloe: We both did.

Philip: But I learned from them, chloe. And I promise you I’m gonna take perfect care of our tree–and of you. When I heard about the science behind the new

Gwen: Thank god somebody from xander’s family actually cared enough to show up. Thank you very much, justin. Justin is it? Yes, thank you very much for offering to represent xander.

Justin: Oh, no, that’s not why I’m here.

Xander: It’s not?

Justin: No, no, I came down to see bonnie.

Xander: Oh, we haven’t seen her, actually, but if I do, we’re gonna have a nice, sweet chat about taking stuff that doesn’t belong to you.

Gwen: Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait. Okay, look. Since fate has just brought you into this room, can’t you help xander, your cousin, who is innocent?

Justin: I’m sorry, I can’t take on anything else right now. I am working around the clock on bonnie’s case, so–

Gwen: Mm, yeah, yeah. I’m sure that’s a full-time job given that she’s murdered two people in cold blood and stole xander’s money. And that’s the reason that he’s back in jail. So you owe him.

Justin: Bonnie is incredibly remorseful, and there were extreme extenuating circumstances. You know, I can’t do this right now. I have 12 hours to convince judge smails to reconsider bonnie’s bail, so if you’d excuse me–

Xander: Wait, wait, did you say judge smails?

Justin: Yes, why?

Ej: So rafe’s collecting teddy bears now? How unconventional.

Nicole: Well, if you must know, I won this for him in an arcade game. It was kind of a birthday present.

Ej: Mm, and it’s in your possession because…?

Nicole: Well, because duke was–I don’t know, we were–

Ej: Duke?

Nicole: That’s his name.

Ej: Looks more like a sheriff to me. A rather useless one.

Nicole: I don’t have to explain anything to you.

Ej: Mm. I don’t see any possible explanation that wouldn’t be deeply embarrassing for rafe. But that’s rafe hernandez for you, one enormous embarrassment–

Nicole: Okay, would you stop talking about rafe?

Gabi: You know, the only way that ava would take the high road is if she took a wrong turn.

Rafe: Wow. Okay. Here’s the deal. I do not wanna wake up in a war zone every morning.

Gabi: Well, then tell the enemy to retreat.

Rafe: Okay, here’s– the other thing that you seem to fail to recognize is that i want to make this arrangement work, and so does ava. And since you have nowhere else to go at the moment, I would suggest you suck it up and apologize.

Ava: Oh, no, no, no, no, no. That is not necessary.

Rafe: I think it is.

Gabi: What, you’re not gonna ask her to do the same thing?

Rafe: I haven’t heard her say anything that she needs to apologize for.

Gabi: I sure as hell have. Fine. I apologize and, I promise to be more respectful in the future.

Rafe: Maybe you could even say it like you mean it.

Gabi: I apologize, and i promise to be more respectful in the future. There–are you happy?

Jake: Keeping tabs on you? Brady, why would I do that? We’re on the same side here. We both wanna keep your uncle phil from running titan into the ground.

Brady: Now, I want that too. Despite working for the competition, I don’t wanna see my family’s legacy hurt at all. I want it to be okay. But the real question is, why do you care? You’ve been at titan for what– a couple weeks, maybe?

Jake: First of all, I don’t wanna see gabi’s company go down in flames. And secondly, I don’t want a boss who’s got his head up his ass.

Brady: [Laughs] Well, who would you want the boss to be, jake? Maybe you?

Philip: I hope you know how hard I’m working to turn over a new leaf.

Chloe: I know you are. When you came home last night and saw me talking to brady, I could tell that your head wanted to explode, but you were very understanding, and that was nice. It was civilized, it was…

Philip: The way it should be. I do feel bad for accusing him of corporate espionage.

Chloe: But you said you found out some new information, right?

Philip: I think I might actually know who put spyware on my computer.

Chloe: Who?

Philip: This stays between us?

Chloe: Yeah, of course.

Philip: It was gabi and jake. They were working together to get rid of me and take over titan.

Chloe: Oh, my god. After you gave them both a chance.

Philip: I still need to find the proof, but when I do, those two are gonna regret ever thinking they could play me for a fool.

Woo! You are busy…

Chloe: So how did you find out that jake and gabi were really the spies?

Philip: An old business associate tipped me off. Then I remembered when it first told me that they’d found a keylogger on my laptop, I accused gabi of putting it there.

Chloe: And she denied it?

Philip: Even though i caught her red-handed in my office using my computer because hers supposedly wouldn’t start. And right after that, my machine got all glitchy.

Chloe: You should’ve just fired her on the spot.

Philip: I did. Her and jake. But then he said that she was having tech problems as well, and I should have it check her laptop too. And what do you know–spyware.

Chloe: Do you think that they planted spyware proactively?

Philip: Seems that way. But as soon as the heat was off of them, they put it right onto brady. Made me think he was behind it.

Chloe: Which is why you freaked out on him and insisted that I quit my job.

Philip: I’m sorry about that. But my god, it’s all making sense now. Why gabi wanted me to hire jake, why she was soaking suspicion at brady.

Chloe: Well, you know now that brady wasn’t in on it with them. And when I spoke to him last night, he told me he was perfectly happy working at basic black, and he has no interests in using any hostile tactics against titan or us.

Philip: It wasn’t easy to apologize for pointing the finger at him. But I have to admit–the three of us sitting down for a nice, peaceful meal was pretty nice.

Chloe: Yeah. And I think that brady would agree. And now you have to uphold your end of the bargain and never badmouth brady to me again. Promise?

Philip: Not another word against him. I promise.

Chloe: Well, that is a relief, thank you. And I’m sure if you need some help busting jake and gabi, brady will be very happy to help your cause.

Jake: What? You–you think i wanna be the boss?

Brady: Jake, when you and gabi came to me and asked me to talk to my grandfather, I suspected you had ulterior motives, all right?

Jake: No. We approached you because philip’s been acting like a crazy person, okay? Erratic, unfocused– Brady: That part I believed. That part I believed. But now you’re in my place pumping me for information.

Jake: Just curious, that’s all.

Brady: I’ll give you a fun fact, all right? I’ve been ceo of titan not once, not twice, a couple of times. I can smell when the sharks are circling, jake. You know what I mean? So if you want this coup attempt to be successful, you’re gonna have to be a little more slick than this.

Jake: Cool. Brady, get real here. Nobody is gonna make a brand-new employee ceo, right?

Brady: Come on, man. You enjoyed a meteoric rise from a what–mechanic to dimera ceo–till you got thrown out on your ass. And then what happened? Boom–you land at titan with your girlfriend. You’re kidding me? Are you sure you don’t want you and gabi to be the next big power couple in salem?

Jake: Never thought about it that way.

Brady: You can cut the crap now. You and gabby have been used to running your own company. I know you have ideas. You have visions for the future, and you want philip out of the way, right?

Jake: Come on, brady, let’s be honest. Don’t you want the same thing?

Ava: Thank you for your apology, gabi.

Gabi: Go choke on a ravioli.

Ava: She could’ve said a lot worse.

Rafe: Yeah, you could’ve said a lot worse.

Ava: Listen, gabi is her own worst enemy.

Rafe: Could not agree with you more there.

Ava: You know, people used to say the same thing about me. That I couldn’t get out of my own way–and they were absolutely right. You know, most of the heartache that I’ve experienced in my life, a lot of it’s been brought on by myself. Self-inflicted, you know. I’m afraid that gabi is about to go in the same road.

Justin: Do you know judge smails?

Xander: He’s the one who threw the book at me. And as an officer of the court, you should know he’s corrupt as hell.

Justin: Hmm. What makes you say that?

Xander: When ej was my attorney, he got smails to drop the charges against me.

Justin: Well, you weren’t complaining then.

Xander: I agreed to pay mr. Dimera $1 million in exchange for his services. I had the cash all ready to go–

Gwen: And then bonnie stole it.

Xander: And then the police seized it. When I couldn’t pay up immediately, ej punished me by getting the charges reinstated. Now, you tell me, if smails is on the up-and-up, how could that happen? Before you go into that court, you should know that the man you’re dealing with might not necessarily be swayed by the facts of the case.

Gwen: Mm. Not like the facts of our case are really that persuasive, are they? So maybe you and xander can help each other. Yeah.

Limu emu & doug

Justin: How do you think xander and I could possibly help each other?

Gwen: Okay. The judge is dirty, yes. So you use that to encourage him to see bonnie’s case in a more favorable light and do right by xander.

Justin: I have no evidence judge smails has done anything wrong.

Gwen: Don’t worry, we’ll get the evidence. You just get the ball rolling, yeah?

Justin: Oh, so you’re suggesting that I blackmail the judge using evidence I don’t have that he himself is corrupt? Sounds like a winning strategy.

Gwen: Okay, you have to see the bigger picture here, though, okay? Wouldn’t the citizens of salem be well served if we could get this guy out of ej’s pocket?

Justin: Oh, well, I appreciate you reframing this as issue of social importance. But I’ve sworn an oath to the court, and what you’re proposing isn’t exactly kosher.

Gwen: Mm, yeah, well, you are engaged to bonnie lockhart– I would say that the ship’s sailed on being kosher, darling.

Justin: I have a defense to prepare.

Gwen: No–okay, okay, okay. Listen. Let’s say that the judge is as fair and impartial as they come, right? Do you honestly–do you honestly think that bonnie is going to get off on two murder charges? That is a very steep mountain to climb, my friend, no matter how good of a lawyer you are. And let’s say that the judge is crooked–doesn’t care about justice, just wants to get paid, right? And you refuse to cooperate. You gonna lose, no matter how strong your argument is. Either way, it doesn’t look good, does it? You can’t really just roll the dice here, justin. You have to take control, yeah? Don’t you want a future with the woman that you love, justin?

Justin: Hypothetically speaking, if ej did bribe the judge, I suppose one could trace the transactions.

Xander: No, it’s not bribery. It wouldn’t make sense for ej to pay money to someone just to get his own money back.

Gwen: No, ej got to him some other way–we just have to figure out how.

Justin: This sounds like a fishing expedition to me.

Gwen: Yeah, but well worth it if we can hook the big one, yeah?

Ej: It seems I’ve hit a nerve.

Nicole: Rafe and i are friends, you know that.

Ej: I do. And I can’t stand the man. But that doesn’t give me license for being rude. I apologize. And you look stunned.

Nicole: You never apologize.

Ej: Only on the rarest of occasions. I had no idea the commissioner was such a sensitive subject. There isn’t something going on between the two of you, is there?

Nicole: No, definitely not.

Ej: Forgive me for being forward, but I’m getting the sense that you wish there were.

Rafe: So any word from philip on that job you applied for at titan?

Ava: Not yet.

Rafe: Ah.

Ava: I know it’s a long shot. I don’t exactly have a ton of skills.

Rafe: Mm. I don’t know about that.

[Both chuckle]

Ava: It’s been a long time since I have worked in corporate america. I do know how to get what I want, but I think that titan might frown on some of my methods.

Rafe: Probably, yeah. I was actually surprised you wanted to work there, considering your history with philip.

Ava: Well, being a chef didn’t really turn out, and it doesn’t look like basic black will, either, so kind of my last option.

Rafe: I hope it works out.

Ava: Me too. And victor kiriakis was in the mob back in the day, so I think it’s a place that I really might fit in.

Brady: Look, jake. I don’t want any part in taking down titan. I like my job and i like where I’m at. But while we’re putting all our cards out on the table here, was it you and gabi that put that keylogger on phillip’s computer?

Jake: I don’t know what a keylogger is. And as you pointed out, I’m just a grease monkey. Obviously, gabi didn’t put a keylogger in her own computer, so your theory needs work.

Brady: All right. Well, I gotta get to the office, so if you excuse me.

Jake: Uh, you never told me how your talk with your grandfather went.

Brady: No, I didn’T. My grandfather is pleased with what philip is doing at titan.

[Phone ringing] And that’s really all you need to know, so if you’ll excuse me. Have a good day. Hey, granddad. Yeah, yeah, I have given it some thought, and– look, I know that you think that philip would be less distracted without chloe in the picture, but you need to know that I have no interest in getting between the two of them. And I’m sorry.

Dayquil severe for you…

Gwen: Don’t you want to beat ej at his own game by getting the goods on this judge?

Xander: I certainly do. But I won’t be able to do much detective work from my cell.

Gwen: Well, you just leave that to me and justin.

Justin: Oh, I didn’t say I was on board with this plan. Oh, okay, I gotta go meet bonnie; excuse me.

Gwen: No, but xander still needs an attorney! Dammit.

Xander: Well, he didn’t say he was on board, but he didn’t say he wasn’T.

Ej: Dudley do-right is dating a mob princess.

Nicole: Ex-mob princess. And watch it. Ava’s vitali is my friend too.

Ej: Even though she stole your man?

Nicole: Rafe was never my man.

Ej: But you’d like him to be.

Nicole: Okay, would you stop it, please? I am in the middle of a divorce, and I am not ready to move on. And ava and rafe just started a new relationship, and it seems to be working. So I decided to just take myself out of the equation.

Ej: Do you really think it’s for the best? Because you look miserable.

Nicole: I have a lot of work to do.

Ej: On the other hand, as much as I hate seeing my favorite ex-wife unhappy, my experience with ava vitali says staying out of her way is a wise move.

Rafe: I gotta get to work.

Ava: Mm. I put in some of those cookies you like.

Rafe: Thanks.

Ava: Yeah. Hey, rafe, I hope you know that I would never wanna cause a problem between you and gabi.

Rafe: I know. I know that. And I appreciate that you are making the effort to get along with her. I just wish that she would do the same damn thing because– I’m telling you, if she doesn’t change her attitude, oh, she is not gonna like me choosing who stays or who goes.

Ava: You’re just saying that because of my ravioli.

Rafe: Oh, that’s definitely not it.

Ava: What?

Rafe: Okay. Maybe it’s a part of it.

Ava: [Chuckles]

Gabi: How’d it go with brady?

Jake: He was a little suspicious. I, uh, I think I came on a little too strong.

Gabi: Oh, well, we have no choice now that ej stole my house out from under me. We have to get aggressive, and we have to get this plan moving. So is victor gonna fire philip?

Jake: No. But I did come up with a very interesting piece of information.

Philip: I don’t need brady’s help to bust gabi and jake. He is the competition, after all.

Chloe: Yeah, well, so am I, but I’m still 100% on your side.

Philip: Thank you.

Chloe: So I assuming the next step is to fire them again?

Philip: I wish I could. But if I fire gabi, she could regain control of gabi chic. That was part of her deal– and it’s a hugely profitable division.

Chloe: Well, can’t you just fire jake then?

Philip: I’d tip my hand. I think I’m gonna wait until I’m ready to make my next move.

Chloe: What move is that?

Philip: Gabi’s trying to steal my company. Maybe I try to steal hers. Shingles?

Gwen: Okay. Even if justin doesn’t help us, we still need to find a way to prove that this judge is on the take.

Xander: Would be so much easier if he was taking money. How are we supposed to get to him if we don’t know what he wants?

Gwen: I think I have an idea.

Justin: Rafe, bonnie was supposed to be brought up from her cell. What’s the delay?

Rafe: Yeah, I actually just got word from judge smails that her visiting privileges have been restricted due to bad behavior.

Justin: What bad behavior?

Rafe: It’s bonnie lockhart. Could be anything.

Justin: She’s my fiancéE.

Rafe: Right. Then you know.

Nicole: Ava has changed since the last time you knew her. She has completely given up her old life.

Ej: But we both know she’ll revert to type, eventually.

Nicole: I don’t think so. She lost a son. And her other son means the world to her. She won’t do anything to jeopardize what they have.

Ej: Rafe will be ruing his terrible taste–though i suppose he’s always been attracted to bad girls. I hope you know you can do much better than that dolt. In fact, you have.

Nicole: What, with you?

Ej: Who else would I mean?

Nicole: Not that you have a big ego or anything?

Ej: I thought you liked my big ego.

Nicole: I, uh, have a lot of work to do.

Ej: [Chuckles] As do I. And when we’re both finished with work, I say we go and get a lovely dinner. Together.

Brady: Oh, hi.

Chloe: Hey.

Brady: Are those from philip?

Chloe: Yeah, of course. Who else?

Brady: They’re beautiful. Very nice.

Chloe: Yeah, they are very nice, aren’t they? So did you tell victor that you’re not gonna take him up on his suggestion to try to steal me away from philip?

Brady: I did. And I got an earful, as expected, but you have my word, chloe. If things don’t work out with you and philip, it’s not gonna be because of me.

Gabi: So victor wanted brady to break up chloe and philip? Are you sure?

Jake: That’s what i heard him say. But he refused to go along with it.

Gabi: Hmm. This could be very useful information, because chloe is the achilles’ heel we’re gonna use to bring down philip.

Ava: Have you given any more thought to our conversation?

Philip: Yes. And I have a question.

Ava: Ask away.

Philip: How would you like to help me bring down gabi hernandez?

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Ciara: And ben, just be honest now, okay? If you’re saying that you don’t wanna pass down your bad genes to our baby, does that mean you might never wanna have a baby with me?

[Crying]

Ben: I did not say that.

Ciara: Okay, well it sounds like you did. Ben, want to have kids. I do. And if you don’t, I mean, isn’t that something you should have talked to me about before I married you?

Chanel: How can you call your movie “the sami brady story” if it’s all about your grandmother?

Johnny: My mom has had a very interesting life. But demonic possession? I mean, my movie could become a classic, like “the exorcist”! Except better, because it’s true.

Chanel: Are you sure you should be messing with this stuff?

Johnny: Of course I’m sure. It’s great material.

Chanel: Yeah, but–

[Sighs]

Johnny: But what?

Chanel: Don’t you think some people might find it a little…sacrilegious?

Marlena: Put that damn thing away! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. I guess you’re right. I guess you’re right, you know? This whole conversation, all these bad memories, I guess I’m just a little bit on edge.

Allie: Hey.

Tripp: Hey. I know I’m a little early. I hope that’s okay.

Allie: Yeah, no. It’s great. Come in. Henry’s asleep and dinner is in the oven. Chicken and mashed potatoes.

Tripp: You’ve been baking all day for work and you’re making me dinner? You didn’t have to do that.

Allie: I wanted to. And I know you’re coming off a long shift at the hospital.

Tripp: Yeah, it was a rough day, you know? But I do have some news to share about doug.

Allie: Oh, no. Grandpa roman said he was having some tests done because he was having some issues with his memory.

Tripp: I’m afraid things got a lot more serious.

Julie: I wish marlena had let me go in there with her.

Eli: Grandma, come on. You gotta trust her. All right, I’m sure she’s knows what she’s doing.

Julie: I trust her, darling. I trust her as a doctor. I trust her as a friend. But remember what doug said to me when I said she’ll be on her way? He said marlena is the one who needs help. What did he mean by that?

Eli: I don’t–maybe he was just confused. But marlena, she’s gonna get to the bottom of it.

Demon marlena: Well, doug, it appears you’ve been a little tattletale.

[Tuts] We can’t have that. Isn’t it ironic that I persuaded marlena to let me into her in order to save your life? And now I’m gonna take it anyway.

Doug: No. No.

Demon marlena: Of course family and friends will be devastated! But they’ll think you died of natural causes. But it’s going to be anything but natural causes.

[Demonic growling]

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Ciara: Ben, we both talked about wanting kids together.

Ben: I know. And I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to mislead you. That’s not what I’m trying to do.

Ciara: Why didn’t you say anything, ben?

Ben: Because I don’t think I even admitted it to myself before, until you said you wanted to stop using birth control, and then everything just got real, fast. And I love you so much. I want to give you everything you want. I really do.

Ciara: Yeah, but you already have! Baby, don’t you get how happy you make me? That’s why I wanted to have a baby with you in the first place.

Ben: I know that. I know that. I’m afraid. I’m afraid because I don’t want to have a baby and have him turn out like me. I’m not trying to bring evil into this world right now.

[Crying]

Marlena: No, stop! Don’t do this!

Demon marlena: Your friend marlena is trying to stop me from doing what I have to do. You see, she hasn’t entirely given herself over to my powers yet. But she will.

Marlena: No, I won’t! You can’t make me hurt him!

Demon marlena: Yes, I can, and I will. We can’t have doug sharing our little secret.

Limu emu & doug

Chanel: I just think you’re playing with fire.

Johnny: You have to take chances in this life, chanel.

Chanel: What you’re talking about is a lot riskier than just “taking chances.” You are literally tempting the devil to walk right through that door.

Tony: Good evening.

Chanel: Oh, my god!

Johnny: Relax. Relax. It’s just my uncle tony. Uncle tony, this is chanel.

Tony: Ah, chanel. Pleasure. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten you.

Chanel: No, it’s not you. Johnny just had me watch “the exorcist,” so I’m just a little jumpy.

Tony: “The exorcist”? That’s not exactly fun. My idea of fun is watching billy wilder. “Sunset boulevard,” “double indemnity,” “some like it hot.” Actually, that’s anna’s favorite. You know, maybe I should just go and see anna and see if she’d like to see it now.

Johnny: Uncle tony, wait. There’s actually something I wanted to ask you about, since you had a ringside seat.

Tony: To what?

Chanel: Your nephew wants to make a movie about when his grandmother was possessed by the devil.

Tony: Really? You failed to mention that to me when you asked me to invest.

Johnny: I didn’t know at the time.

Tony: Ah, I see. Well, if you’re looking for me to reconsider, I would say that that particular subject is hardly enticing.

Johnny: Look, I know you can’t help with the financing because my dad thinks you’d be “acting against the best interests” of his precious company, but you could still be a consultant.

Tony: And what would i be contributing?

Johnny: Well, you were there. You saw the whole thing up close and personal, when the devil tried to tempt my grandpa john into sleeping with your wife.

Tony: Wrong. I didn’t see it up close and personal. As a matter of fact, I didn’t see it at all.

Johnny: What? But I–

Tony: Look, johnny, that wasn’t me.

[Phone beeps]

[Line rings]

[Phone rings]

Julie: Hello?

John: Hey, julie. It’s john. Has doc seen doug yet?

Julie: She is in there with him now. But eli and I haven’t heard a thing yet.

John: Oh, hopefully we’ll hear something soon.

Julie: I feel terrible about asking her to come down here so late, but doug was asking for her. At least I think he was. I just feel rotten about interrupting your evening.

John: No, no, no. No, no, julie, absolutely no need to apologize.

Julie: I’ve been trying to say my rosary, and I am so upset and I am so worried, I can’t even concentrate on that.

John: I hear you on that. I just sat down with the bible to read psalm 23, hoping it would bring a little inner peace, but no such luck. Hey, I’ll tell you what. How about if I come down to the hospital and you and i head on over to the chapel, and we’ll say a prayer together. How does that sound?

Julie: Oh, john, that would be wonderful.

John: I’m on my way.

Julie: Thank you.

[Phone beeps] John’s coming down here to pray with me.

Eli: I’m sure that’ll make you feel a lot better.

Julie: I’ll tell you what would make me feel better: Getting some answers, finding out what in the world is going on with my husband, and why is it taking so long?

Eli: Grandma, it’s only been a few minutes.

Julie: Well, it seems like forever. I want to check on him. I want to see how he’S… but if I rush in there, barge in– I don’t want to upset him.

Eli: Okay, then why don’t you let me check on him?

Julie: You’d do that?

Eli: Yes. Of course, grandma. I’ll be back.

Tripp: And how was your day? Thank you.

Allie: Uh, can’t complain. The bakery did really well again, and I’m starting to recognize a lot of, like, repeat customers.

Tripp: Ah, that’s great.

Allie: Yeah. Oh, and on my lunch break, I ran into my brother.

Tripp: How did that go?

Allie: Actually, pretty well. He forgave me for the issues that I caused for him and chanel.

Tripp: Good. I’m glad he let that go.

Allie: Yeah, me too. Though it probably helped that his mind was on other things, like his movie.

Tripp: Is he still trying to convince you to play your mom?

Allie: Actually, we didn’t talk about that, because he was too focused on this weird family secret that he uncovered in will’s script.

Tripp: Oh. And what secret would that be?

Allie: That my grandma marlena was possessed by the devil.

Tripp: [Chokes]

Demon marlena: Stop fighting me, marlena. You’re not strong enough to resist me.

Marlena: No. You’ll never win! Never!

Demon marlena: No. Doug has to die. He knows too much.

Eli: Hey, everything okay in here?

[Thunder rumbles]

Ciara: You…you are not evil, ben. And our child wouldn’t be either.

Ben: Maybe not evil, but– you know mental illness runs in my family.

Ciara: Yeah, well, it runs in a lot of families.

Ben: Not like mine. Ciara, I was a murderer. My sister was a murderer.

Ciara: Hey, it was because of clyde. It was because of clyde. If he hadn’t abused you like that… what you and jordan did, that wasn’t inevitable, ben. That was circumstantial.

Ben: I don’t want anyone to feel that way.

Ciara: What way?

Ben: The way jordan did when my mother was pregnant with me. I don’t want anybody to think that my child would be better off dead than with me as a parent.

Ciara: Look at me. Baby, look at me. Look at me. Look at me. No one is gonna think that.

Ben: You don’t know that.

Ciara: Yes, I do. Yes, I do, ben. You faced your demons. You overcame them. And you said that my love helped you do that. At our wedding, you said that you were broken, and that my love fixed you.

Ben: It did.

Ciara: So just let my love do that again. I want to help you face this. We have overcome every single challenge we have ever faced. And we can overcome this, okay? I have no doubt in my mind.

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Ben: No matter how much you love me, you can’t change my dna or control what traits I pass down to our children.

Ciara: But your genes don’t control your destiny. I mean, look at me. I was born with great genes.

Ben: Mm.

Ciara: And I was still headed down a bad path. But my parents guided me in the right direction. Without them, who knows where I would be? It was the way I was raised that mattered the most.

Ben: I was raised by a monster.

Ciara: And so it makes sense. It makes sense that you had demons, baby. But later on in life, you finally got that nurturing that you were deprived of as a kid in the form of therapy from your doctors at bayview and marlena and–

Ben: You.

Ciara: Me. Me. And it’s because of that care that you are now on the right path. And I know our child will be too. Because we’re gonna give him unconditional love. Ben, I know in my heart that you would make the most amazing father. Like, you would be the best, and that would make all the difference.

Johnny: What do you mean it wasn’t you, uncle tony? It says right here in will’s script that you were married to aunt kristen, but she was in love with grandpa john. By the way, how did that happen? Aren’t you two brother and sister?

Tony: We’re not related by blood.

Johnny: Okay. So anyway, she didn’t want to leave you because you were blind, and grandpa john apparently was a priest at the time.

Tony: Oh. “Tony” should be in quotes.

Johnny: What are you talking about?

Tony: Well, everybody thought it was me. Even kristen was fooled. But it was my evil cousin andre.

Johnny: You two look exactly alike.

Tony: Well, that’s because he had plastic surgery to look like me. Only I turned out to be much more winsome, witty, and wise. Anyway, as I was saying, I was stranded on some deserted island when andre was running around salem posing as me.

Chanel: White people are crazy.

Tony: Uh-huh.

Johnny: So you’re telling me you didn’t witness any of the devil stuff?

Tony: No, I’m afraid not. I wasn’t here when all this allegedly happened to your grandmother.

Johnny: Allegedly?

Tony: Well, yeah. Yes, it wasn’t– as I said before, I wasn’t here. What you need to do is to find someone who actually lived through it. Back in the ’90s, when it all went down.

Allie: It was back in the ’90s when my grandma marlena was possessed by the devil, and supposedly she terrorized the town for months.

Tripp: And you’re just hearing about this now?

Allie: Well, yeah. I mean, it’s not something my family likes to talk about, obviously.

Tripp: Or will made it up for his movie.

Allie: I thought that too. But then I talked to my grandpa john. And he said it was all true.

Tripp: You don’t really believe that, do you?

Allie: He was pretty convincing.

Tripp: I’m sorry, allie. I just don’t buy it.

Julie: Thank you. Thank you so much.

John: Julie, it’s me. You don’t have to thank me. Doc and I, we love you and doug, and obviously we’re very concerned about this.

Julie: I know. When kayla ran those tests and they were inconclusive, and then marlena stepped up and said she’d give her assessment, I was so grateful. Who better to analyze his bizarre behavior and the things he’s been doing and…and they had their session, ad he collapsed. And I was terrified.

John: Okay, well, hey, julie, he’s stable now and doc’s in there with him. She’s trying again.

Julie: I’m so grateful. I know I’m asking a lot of her, coming down to the hospital in the night like this, and…she would never say anything, I know, but you must let me know if this is burdensome to her.

John: Why would I even think that?

Julie: She seemed a little stressed, john.

John: Well, she’s dealing with something, but it’s nothing compared to what doug’s going through. And I know how important it is for her to help him right now.

Julie: Well, I don’t want to impose on our friendship, so I’ll count on you to tell me if it’s just too much.

John: Well, of course I will. You know that. But right now, our spouses are together, and one is trying to heal the other, so what do you say you and I, we go on down to the chapel and we say a prayer for both of ’em?

Eli: Is everything okay?

Marlena: Yes. I was just trying to make doug a little more comfortable.

Eli: How’s he doing? Were you able to ask him what he meant when he told julie that “he went into her”?

Marlena: No, not yet. We were on the verge of that conversation when you came in, so… if you just step outside, we can continue.

Doug: No, no! Please, don’T. Don’t leave me! Please! On the outside, I looked fine.

Johnny: Who else in the family can I talk to about what happened?

Tony: Well, certainly not andre. Poor thing is no longer with us. Why don’t you ask john?

Johnny: Allie spoke to him. He told her the whole story, said it was all true. But he made it very clear that he never wanted to discuss that topic again. My mom hasn’t called me back, and no one has any idea where aunt kristen is, so…

Tony: Well, that’s probably for the best.

Johnny: I’m sorry?

Tony: What I was saying is, why don’t you go directly to the source and ask marlena?

Johnny: [Scoffs] I don’t think john would be cool with that.

Tony: Perhaps that’s a sign. You know what they say. Sometimes the past is best left buried. Enchantée, chanel.

Chanel: Nice to meet you, mr. Dimera.

Tony: Nice to meet you, too. Johnny.

Johnny: Right.

Chanel: I’d hate to say I told you so, g, but I think you’d be doing everyone in this town a big favor if you just dropped this whole movie idea.

Johnny: [Sighs]

Eli: Why is doug so freaked out?

Marlena: Well, I think he’s just tired of being in the hospital. You won’t be here much longer. I promise. Now, if you would be good enough to leave us alone…

Doug: No, eli! Don’t go!

Eli: You know, my grandmother and john, they went to the chapel to pray. I think julie wanted you to meet them there.

Doug: Yes. Julie.

[Machines beeping]

Marlena: Fine. Fine.

Tripp: Look, as someone who firmly believes in science, I just think there has to be a rational explanation.

Allie: Like what?

Tripp: I would hypothesize that marlena was suffering from a neurobiological disorder, something along the lines of schizophrenia.

Allie: I don’t think that schizophrenia would explain her levitating several feet off her bed.

Tripp: That happened too?

Allie: According to grandpa john, yes.

Tripp: Is there any proof?

Allie: Like, a video or something? Not that I know of. But my grandfather saw it firsthand, and a few other people did too.

Tripp: It could be mass hysteria.

Allie: Wow, you really are a skeptic.

Tripp: Look, here, let me borrow your laptop. I’ll prove to you that I’m right.

Ciara: I mean, just tonight, you proved that you’re gonna be an amazing father.

Ben: What are you talking about?

Ciara: Well, when we came back, I was a wet and sloppy mess, and you told me that i looked perfect.

Ben: Because you did. You always look perfect.

Ciara: Mm. And that is exactly what you would say to our daughter if she came home from kindergarten with a painting of a cat that looks like a hamburger. You would tell her that it was perfect.

Ben: Mm. Our daughter, huh?

Ciara: Mm. Wouldn’t you love to have a little girl?

Ben: Long as she looked like you. What if we had a boy?

Ciara: Well, then bo brady weston would be as amazing and as handsome as his father. Either way, our kid would know their way around an engine.

Ben: Mm. For sure.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: That’s true.

Ciara: Baby, I know I’m right about how amazing you are gonna be as a father. I know I am. But I also know that I’m not gonna change your mind in just one conversation. So we don’t have to settle this tonight, okay?

Ben: You sure you’re not upset with me for hiding how I really felt?

Ciara: No. Mm-mm. I’m just glad that you told me the truth. So we can just put this baby conversation on the back burner, okay? Because right now, I just want to be with you. I just want us to love each other. That is all I want. Frequent heartburn? Not anymore.

Johnny: I’m not giving up on my film.

Chanel: Okay, but do you really want to spend the rest of the night talking about the devil?

Johnny: No, I don’T.

Chanel: So maybe we can do something else? Whoa, whoa, what if your uncle comes back?

Johnny: Well, we could go upstairs. We’d have total privacy up there. And just so you know, I have protection this time.

Tripp: Okay, see, this article says that there has never been any substantial proof of a demonic possession. Okay? Nothing caught on video. Nothing that can’t be explained away by trickery or science.

Allie: Okay, but there are many instances where exorcisms are successful. So, I mean, how do you explain the victims getting better?

Tripp: Power of suggestion. You know, if you truly believe that you’re possessed and a priest performs a sacred ritual, you’re gonna believe it worked.

Allie: And you think that’s what happened to my grandmother?

Tripp: I’d bet money on it.

Allie: [Sighs]

John and julie: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light…

Doug: She…she…

Eli: Wait, who, doug? Who are you talking about? Julie? Marlena?

Doug: Marlena…

Eli: Okay, doug, look, I– no, no, no, hey. Don’t get worked up, okay? Look, you really gotta just relax. It can wait.

Doug: No, it can’T.

Eli: Doug, c’mon. Julie’s on her way, all right?

Doug: I need to say it now. Listen to me. Please.

John and julie: O divine master, grant that I shall not seek so much to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Julie: Saint francis. He really tells us how to walk in the light.

John: Julie, you don’t have to put on a brave face for me. I know that the man you love more than anything in this world is suffering right now. I know how hard that is.

Julie: Doug is my world.

John: I know. And your love and your prayers, they’re gonna get him through this.

Julie: Do you really believe it, john?

John: Oh, I believe that with all my heart. Julie, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a time years ago when I almost lost marlena, when she was taken from us, when she was doing things that were truly evil, horrifying. It was such a frightening time. But no matter how dark things got, I never gave up. And I know that it was my love and my prayers that brought her back to me.

Julie: It must’ve been terrible for you.

John: But you see, it didn’t drive us apart. It brought us together. It reinforced our bond. And it taught me something. It taught me that no matter what challenges life throws our way, we can get through them together. Together, we can face anything. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Allie: Okay, I get what you’re saying. And I would probably share your skepticism, except that when grandpa john told me about it, he was visibly shaken. I mean, he even admitted to being scarred, especially because he had to perform the exorcism.

Tripp: Are you saying that your grandfather used to be a priest?

Allie: I’m a little fuzzy on that part. But I trust grandpa john. And if he says that my grandmother was possessed, that’s enough for me.

Marlena: Oh, john, I’m glad you’re here.

John: Oh, of course I’m here, sweetheart.

Julie: How is doug?

Marlena: Oh, doug has been through a lot. He’d like to see you, julie.

Julie: Oh, good. Before I go, I wanna thank you, marlena, for coming back here tonight. And doug thanks you too.

Marlena: Well, I’m not sure how much I helped him, but I tried my best.

Julie: Why, I know you did. And he really needed you.

[Sighs] In his confusion, poor darling, he said you were the one who needed help.

Marlena: Huh. Well, maybe he was right. Maybe I did need some help. And I found it.

Chanel: Ooh, you’ve got protection? So you thought we were gonna have sex tonight?

Johnny: No! No, not at all. I just–I wanted us to be safe if and when it happens.

Chanel: Mm. Well, it is not happening tonight, romeo.

Johnny: Is this because of what my sister said? All that stuff she said about me?

Chanel: About you being a total player, and all you’re interested in is getting me in bed, and then you’ll lose interest?

Johnny: That is not true, chanel. I am very interested in spending time with you and eating pb&j with you, talking, laughing, hanging out.

Chanel: I like that too. You know, when we met, we went from 0 to 60 really fast.

[Sighs] But, you know, maybe we can just slow things down a bit.

Johnny: We could watch more movies.

Chanel: As long as no one’s head is spinning around.

Johnny: Ah, I think you actually liked that, even though you were scared.

Chanel: I was definitely scared. But I admit it was kinda fun.

Johnny: Yeah, for me, too. Actually, everything is fun with you.

Chanel: Well, maybe we can just do that for a while, have fun, before we end up in bed.

[Soft music]

 

Ciara: [Sighs] I am so impressed, dear husband, that you managed to get a restaurant in salem to recreate the first meal we had on our honeymoon. And I’ve gotta say, the bread pudding was as good as what we had in new orleans.

Ben: Well, guess what, my dear wife. There’s some general tso’s chicken right over there in that fridge for when we’re hungry later.

Ciara: Oh, are you planning on working up an appetite?

Ben: You already know it.

Ciara: No, wait, I can’t believe it’s been ten years.

Ben: Well, happy anniversary.

Ciara: Happy anniversary, mr. Weston, who I love more today than I did on the day that we got married. And I love this necklace. It’s perfect.

Ben: You’re perfect.

Ciara: Oh, gosh! Oh, I guess the…

[Toy squeaks] The babysitter wasn’t too strict on putting all the toys away.

Ben: I guess not.

Ciara: Oh, oh, sweetheart.

Ben: Hey.

Ciara: What are you doing up? And where’s rita?

Bo: She was mean to me. So I punished her.

Ben: What happened, buddy?

Bo: She made me play with these toys instead of what I really wanted to play with.

Ciara: And what did you really want to play with?

Bo: Daddy’s necktie.

[Suspenseful music]

 

Ben: No, no, no! No!

[Breathing heavily] I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Ciara: Ben, are you okay?

Ben: I just had a nightmare.

Ciara: I can see that. What was it about?

Ben: Don’t really remember.

Ciara: Well… it was just a bad dream. Doesn’t mean anything, babe. I’m right here and I love you and everything is gonna be okay. I promise. Everything’s gonna be okay.

Johnny: I see what’s going on here. Yeah, you want me to woo you.

Chanel: Not the word I’d use, but yes.

Johnny: Well, okay. Prepare to be wooed.

Chanel: You sure you know how?

Johnny: Oh, yeah. No, you’d better brace yourself, because I am going to wine you, dine you, serenade you, the whole nine yards.

Chanel: Mm, well, I can’t wait. But, um, wooing aside, please don’t make that movie. Like I said, g, you’re playing with fire.

Johnny: Noted.

Doug: I need– I need to tell you now.

Julie: How’s he doing?

Eli: He’s been trying to tell me something, but he’s just wearing himself out.

Julie: Oh. Oh, darling. Darling, you don’t have to talk right now, sweetheart.

Doug: She was trying to–

Julie: Yes, yes. Marlena was trying to help you. And she’ll help you again. But right now, my precious one, you just need to sleep. You just rest. And we’ll talk about everything in the morning.

Marlena: Thank god you’re here. It’s as if you knew I needed you.

John: Well, since you give so much to the people you love, I think it’s important that you know that I’m always here for you to lean on.

Marlena: You are my rock.

John: I love you.

Marlena: I love you.

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Ben: I told you we should have brought an umbrella.

Ciara: [Laughs] How was I supposed to know that we were gonna get caught in a downpour on our way home from the jazz club? It was your idea, remember?

Ben: Yeah. Well, if beats waiting for a ride share. Besides, a little stroll in the rain never hurt anybody.

Ciara: Yeah. Go ahead and speak for yourself. I am an absolute mess right now.

Ben: Really? You look perfect to me.

Ciara: [Chuckles]

[Tender music]

 

Chanel: Sorry I’m late.

Johnny: No worries. Did you have second thoughts about coming over here tonight?

Chanel: Not at all. Just slightly nervous about watching “the exorcist” for the first time.

Johnny: Oh, I didn’t think you’d bail over a movie. I thought maybe my sister convinced you to ghost me.

Chanel: Johnny, we went over this. Allie said she apologized for calling you a player and that she was totally fine with it if I wanted to date you.

Johnny: And she meant it?

Chanel: Doesn’t matter. It’s my decision, and I have decided to allow you to bask in the pleasure of my company.

Johnny: [Chuckles] And for that, my dear lady, I’m very grateful.

 

Steve: Poor doug. Is he gonna be okay?

Kayla: Well, it’s too soon to tell, but he was resting comfortably when I left.

Steve: Do you have any idea why he collapsed?

Kayla: It’s a mystery actually. I mean, all the readouts were inconclusive.

Steve: How’s julie dealing with all this?

Kayla: Well, she’s rattled, as you can imagine.

Steve: You said she’s worried doug might have dementia?

Kayla: Yeah. And now this. What they’re going through, it just breaks my heart. And god forbid she loses doug. I don’t know what she’d do.

[Monitor beeping]

[Door opens]

Eli: Hey, grandma.

Julie: Oh, eli. Darling, I was just about to call you.

Eli: Hey, I’m so sorry I had to leave earlier. We did arrest a suspect, but this was as soon as I can get back.

Julie: Doesn’t matter, doesn’t matter. The important thing is you’re here now.

Eli: Yeah. How’s doug?

Julie: Well, stable. Doctors gave him a lot of sedatives so he could rest. Thank god.

Eli: Wait, sedatives? What happened?

Julie: I don’t know. The session with marlena went on and on and on, and I finally wanted to check on him so I opened the door and he was on the floor. I thought we’d lost him, eli.

Eli: Where was marlena?

Julie: There. I mean, she was standing right there, she was in shock. Took quite a while, she finally called for assistance. Eventually, she told me he’d collapsed. But getting an answer out of her was like pulling teeth.

Eli: I–then, I guess it’s like you said. She was in shock, but I mean, she has known you and doug forever, but…

Julie: Darling, to be perfectly honest, marlena was not herself.

[Eerie music]

 

Demon marlena: [Winces] You and I made quite a splash all those years ago, didn’t we, marlena? But mark my words. Salem ain’t seen nothing yet.

[Laughing maniacally]

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

[Gentle music]

 

Ciara: Hey, how about we get out of these wet clothes?

Ben: You are just full of these exceptional ideas tonight, aren’t you?

Ciara: [Laughs]

Ben: Mrs. Weston.

Ciara: Hmm.

Demon marlena: Ooh. What an absolute sight to behold! What’s it been? About 25 years? You look absolutely marvelous, marlena.

[Chuckles] Why, if I didn’t know better, I’d–I’d think you had made a deal with the…

[Laughs] With me. Oh, and speaking of deals, it’s a very good thing that you let me back in, because if you hadn’t, that old soul, doug would be paying the ultimate price.

[Laughs]

John: Oh, geez. I’m sorry that took so long, doc. You know, I get all the way over there and they tell me that they mixed up our order and they– they mixed up our order and they gave our…food away. Doc, you all right?

[Ominous music]

Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Oh, I still feel bad about not being in the mood tonight–to entertain.

Both: [Laugh]

Abe: Look, I told you. I understand. We’ll have john and marlena over another time.

Paulina: No, right, right. Of course.

Both: [Laugh]

[Mellow music]

 

Abe: [Sighs] I have to tell you. I really enjoy us being together. Just the two of us.

Steve: Abraham! Come on over.

Paulina: Well, so much for just the two of us.

Both: [Laugh]

Abe: Well, well, well. Hello there.

Steve: Hey, man.

Abe: Yeah.

Kayla: Abe, it’s so good to see you. And you must be paulina price.

Paulina: Oh. [Chuckles] That would be me.

Kayla: Oh, it’s so nice to meet you. We’ve heard so much about you.

Paulina: Oh, and you must be steve and kayla johnson.

Kayla: Yeah. Oh.

Steve: How do you know that?

Paulina: Because you are exactly as abe described you.

Steve: Ah, let me guess. He told you about the patch?

Paulina: [Chuckling] Oh, no. Abe showed me a photo that the two of you were in from a salem celebration. Now, as I saw it, you, kayla, are the beautiful blue-eyed blonde, and you, mr. Johnson, are the sexy pirate.

Steve: Oh.

Paulina: Oh, even more so in person actually–sexy, I mean.

Steve: Okay, okay. You’re gonna make me blush.

[Laughter] How about you guys join us for dinner?

Kayla: Yeah, do.

Paulina: That would be lovely.

Abe: That’s great, yes. Here you go, my dear.

Paulina: Mm, ah. And, ah–I sure do see the resemblance.

Steve: Resemblance?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. I do believe I’ve met another good-looking member of your family. Oh, yes, same color hair, same color eyes.

Steve: Must be talking about my son.

Paulina: Yep, who you must be so proud of, on his way to becoming a doctor.

Kayla: Well, we’re both so proud of him.

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Steve: So how did you meet tripp?

Paulina: Oh, well, he’s an acquaintance of my daughter. Such a charming young man.

[Chuckles]

Johnny: Listen, I, uh… I kind of need you here.

Chanel: You need me? To watch a movie you’ve already seen a bunch of times?

Johnny: Yes. I’m doing research on my movie and I want your opinion.

Chanel: So you’re still planning to make the movie about your mom?

Johnny: Is that a problem?

Chanel: Uh, yes. Because didn’t your grandmother get possessed by the devil? And according to allie, your grandfather doesn’t want you dredging up the past.

Johnny: Eh, I’m sure he’ll come around. Now, will you do me a solid and watch this movie with me, please?

Chanel: And I have a feeling I am so gonna regret this, but sure.

Eli: Why would doug say he went into her? Who is he? And who is her?

Julie: I haven’t the faintest idea.

Eli: Maybe he was just confused and didn’t know what he was saying.

Julie: Yeah. Yeah, that’s the logical answer. I’m not sure it’s right.

Eli: Why is that?

Julie: When he had these experiences, when he locked me in the freezer, when he groped paulina, there was a look, an expression in his eyes unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Not like himself. Then a little while ago when he tried to talk to me, he was my precious doug again. He was not confused, and he was trying to tell me something.

Eli: Tell you what, grandma?

Julie: [Sighs] I have no idea.

Doug: [Muttering]

Julie: Oh, he’s waking up.

Eli: Maybe now we can get some answers.

John: Hey, doc.

[Chuckles] Did you just hear anything that I just said?

[Mystical music]

 

Marlena: Sorry. I was lost in thought about doug.

John: Oh. Any updates on his condition?

Marlena: Not since I left the hospital.

John: Hmm, I’m sure julie must be a wreck.

Marlena: Julie. Yeah. Julie is overwrought.

John: You look a little shaken yourself, honey. Probably for the best that abe and paulina canceled our dinner today.

Marlena: Yeah, I–I would not have been up for that.

John: Hey, sorry. I didn’t mean to leave this out.

Marlena: Why were you going through that?

John: Well, I dug it out of the closet after johnny left. He was–he was hoping to get an answer whether or not you and i were gonna finance his film.

Marlena: Oh, yes, the sami movie.

John: And… what happened to you.

Marlena: You can say it– when I was possessed by the devil.

John: I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it. I was just hoping that we would never have to think about that time in our lives again– that we had, you know, just put that horrific experience decades behind us. But, no, no, no. Here comes johnny. He’s just gonna dredge that old thing up. I gotta tell you. Got a bad feeling about that, doc. Is olay better than your clean beauty?

[Tender music]

 

Ciara: [Sighs]

[Thunder rumbling] Is new orleans the perfect place for a honeymoon or what? The music, the food…

Ben: The lovemaking.

Ciara: [Laughs] Well, maybe that is perfect everywhere we go.

Ben: Mm-hmm.

Ciara: And it’s definitely my favorite part of the honeymoon.

Ben: Mine too.

Ciara: Mm.

[Sighs]

Ciara: But you know, if I had to choose something for second place, I really did enjoy being around oak alley. But not only because of what it meant for my parents, but because it was such a powe anth

Ben: Yeah, I agree.

Ciara: Yeah. I could tell that the experience really affected you too.

Ben: Yeah.

Ciara: You were really quiet after we left. Was there something on your mind?

Ben: Actually, yeah. Just something the tour guide said.

Ciara: Ashleigh? What did she say?

Ben: She said in order for us to move forward, you have to reckon with your past. And anything that was built on violence or ugliness will always be there underneath the surface. You can’t ignore it.

Ciara: Yeah. I remember her saying that too, but what does that have to do with you?

Ben: In a way, I felt like she was talking about me.

Chanel: What the– why is she walking like that? Oh, hell no, turn it off. Turn it off!

Johnny: Okay. Not a fan of the spider walking scene.

Chanel: A fan? Now I’m gonna have nightmares for months. How is a movie that’s almost 50 years old this scary?

Johnny: The director’s a fricking genius, that’s how. William friedkin. I mean, the way that he depicts regan’s possession and displays it on screen, that’s unmatched even today with all the cgi. I’ll be lucky if my movie turns out half as well. What? Why aren’t you saying anything?

Chanel: Johnny, don’t do it. Do not make your movie.

Paulina: Mmm, mmm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm, mmm! Well, this is the juiciest burger I have ever chomped down on.

Kayla: My brother roman knows his way around a grill.

Paulina: Mmm. A man who can cook? In my book.

Abe: Well…

Steve: Judging by the smile on paulina’s face, I’d say you’ve been showing off your culinary skills to this lovely lady.

Paulina: He sure has. He’s a whiz in the kitchen.

[Laughter]

Abe: Well, actually, I was going to cook dinner tonight.

Paulina: Oh, now come on. Don’t make me feel bad. Abe invited john and marlena over for dinner tonight, but I wasn’t up for, you know, entertaining, but I mean, abe tells me that john now has had a lot on his mind lately so I guess it’s worked out for the better anyway, right?

Abe: Hmm.

Steve: John okay?

Abe: Yeah, you know, he’s okay. It’S… he’s been ruminating a lot about the past lately.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, oh?

Steve: Well, he didn’t say anything to me about it. What’s going on?

Paulina: Come on, honey. Don’t just drop things like that then clam up. Tell us, tell us what the man was ruminating about.

Abe: Well, he’s been thinking a lot about the time when marlena was possessed by the devil.

Paulina: [Chokes, coughs]

Doug: [Groaning]

[Monitor beeping] Julie?

Julie: Yes, darling. Yes, I’m here, and so is eli.

Doug: [Laughs softly]

Julie: Sweetheart, you’re in the hospital. You had a little fall. You’re gonna be okay. Do you remember what happened to you?

Doug: Huh?

Julie: You were in a therapy session and you collapsed.

[Tense music]

Doug: Huh. Marlena.

Julie: Yes. Yes, marlena was with you.

Doug: H-help… marlena.

Marlena: So what did you say to johnny about the movie?

John: Well, I told him that I would have to finish discussing it with you and then I’d get back to him with an answer.

Marlena: Did he ask about possession?

John: No, not directly. In fact, when he came over, he hadn’t even read that part of his script yet. But obviously he has now because he sent allie over here to confirm that that story was true.

Marlena: Oh, and what did you tell her?

John: I lied to her, said it never happened. And then I started feeling guilty so I told her the truth, but I made sure she understood that in the end, good triumphed over evil.

Marlena: Right.

John: A little tricky explaining the exorcism, though–you know, how I performed it believing I was a priest at the time even though it turned out later I wasn’T.

Marlena: Certainly had me fooled about that.

John: Excuse me, what was that?

Marlena: Uh, nothing. I was, uh, just saying that none of us really understood it.

John: Well, thankfully, it didn’t matter if I wasn’t a priest because you were saved. And you know something? After all these years, going through that box has just reinforced my belief that it was our love that defeated the devil– well, that and of course, our faith in god.

Marlena: Put that– put that damn thing away!

Get ready. It’s time for

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[Thunder rumbling]

Ciara: Ben, I don’t think that what ashley said about oak alley applies to you.

Ben: No, I know that. But her words… still got to me.

[Sighs]

Ciara: Yeah, but you haven’t been ignoring your past. Actually, you have been actively facing it.

[Soft dramatic music]

You have been going to therapy, you’ve been acknowledging the pain that you caused others, and you’re doing your best every day to try to make up for it.

Ben: Doesn’t change who I am. I was a man even capable of murder, and no matter how much I try to atone for what I did, for the lives I took, it’s always gonna be a part of me. For the rest of my life.

Paulina: [Coughing] Whew, that fry went down the wrong way.

Abe: Are you okay?

Paulina: [Coughing] Yeah. Except I thought I heard you say that marlena– dr. Marlena evans was possessed by the devil.

Abe: Yes. Yes. You did hear that, that’s why I didn’t wanna get into it.

Paulina: [Scoffs] Come on. He’s pulling my leg, right? I mean–oh, that can’t possibly be true.

Kayla: Oh, we certainly heard the stories.

Steve: Yeah, but we weren’t in town at the time.

Abe: Well, I was, and I can assure you that it really did happen.

Paulina: Oh, you– wait, come on, you’re telling me that the devil, also known as satan himself was here in salem?

Abe: Yeah. I mean, you know, you can imagine how horrifying that was for john and marlena– for everyone in this town, in fact.

Kayla: But that was decades ago. Why is john dwelling on that?

Abe: Because– now wait for it– johnny dimera is making a movie about sami’s life.

Steve: Wow, sounds ambitious.

Abe: Yet his ambitious and very disturbing since marlena’s possession is going to be part of it.

Johnny: It’s just a movie, chanel. The wonderful world of pretend.

Chanel: Was it pretend when it happened to your grandmother?

Johnny: We don’t know for sure that it did.

Chanel: Allie said your grandfather confirmed it.

Johnny: Look, if it’s a true story, even better. It’s gonna help me sell my movie.

Chanel: But–

Johnny: Trust me. There’s nothing to worry about. Now, can we finish watching this movie?

Chanel: [Sighs] I don’t know.

Johnny: If you get scared, just, uh, squeeze my hand.

Chanel: All right. But you’re paying for my therapy bills.

[Ominous music]

 

John: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, sweetheart, what’s going on? Why are you so upset?

Marlena: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. I can guess you’re right. I guess you’re right, you know, this–this whole conversation, all these bad memories, I guess I’m just a little bit on edge.

John: Well of course you are. I’m right there with you.

Marlena: Yeah. Why don’t you–why don’t you just put that back in the box and then–and maybe we can stop talking about it.

John: Yeah. You see what’s going on here? This is exactly why johnny shouldn’t be making a movie about any of this stuff here. You know, in a way, I just feel it’s inviting evil back into our lives.

Marlena: Yes. I think you could be right about that.

Doug: [Mumbling, grunting]

Julie: Honey, just calm down. Calm down, we’ll get you help. We’ll get you help. Just be calm, sweetheart. Sweetheart, eli–eli, please, I wanna get a nurse and let her know that he’s awake. Would you watch him? I’m gonna call marlena too just in case she can come down.

Eli: Yeah, sure.

Julie: Make him feel better.

Eli: Okay.

Julie: Okay.

Doug: Marlena. Marlena.

[Grunting] Marlena. Did you know faded, dingy, and rough fabrics

[Thunder rumbling]

[Soft dramatic music]

 

Ciara: Baby, I get that your history is something that you can’t change, but you do not have to let your past define you. Can’t you just focus on all the good? And how much progress you’ve made? On how you saved my life, on how happy you make me, or doesn’t that count for something?

Ben: Of course it does.

Ciara: Well then, please stop torturing yourself.

Ben: Just easier said than done right now. My past has been on my mind a lot lately.

Ciara: Why now?

Ben: Full confession. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since…

Ciara: Since what?

Ben: Since you said you wanted to have a baby.

Paulina: Excuse me. I’ve gotta use the little girl’s room.

[Laughs] Maybe say a few prayers while I’m in there.

Kayla: Always a good idea.

Paulina: I agree.

Kayla: [Laughs]

Paulina: Back in the minute.

Abe: Well, so what do you think of paulina?

Kayla: Oh, abe, she is terrific.

Steve: She’s great, man. And funny as hell.

[Laughter]

Ben: I am so glad you all like her because if everything goes my way, well, you’re gonna be seeing a lot of her.

Steve: What do you mean if everything goes your way?

Abe: Tomorrow night, I’m going to propose.

Kayla: Oh, we are so happy for you.

Steve: Oh, man.

Abe: Thank you, thank you.

Steve: Great news. Great, sir.

Abe: Yes, sir, yes, sir. Ah.

[Chuckles] Well, I’ve gotta tell you, I have it all planned out. Lani’s gonna keep her busy and then I’m going to– I’m gonna make this surprise dinner.

Steve: Oh, you gotta make sure to make all of her favorites.

Abe: Oh, I’ve already made note of that. And then I only have one thing left to do and that is to get her daughter’s blessing.

Johnny: Ow. Ow. Ow! I said squeeze my hand, not break it into a million pieces.

Chanel: Sorry, but this exorcism scene is just too much. I can’t take anymore.

Johnny: It’s the best part.

Chanel: No, no, if her spinning her head around 360 degrees is the best part, I’m good.

Johnny: You at least have to see how it ends. I’ll fast forward.

Chanel: I hope you know I wouldn’t be putting myself through this for just anyone.

Johnny: Just anyone? What are you saying, chanel? That I’m special?

Chanel: I’m saying you owe me, big time.

John: Good. So you agree then that johnny shouldn’t be making this movie?

[Cell phone ringing]

Marlena: Excuse me.

John: [Sighs]

Marlena: Hello?

Julie: Marlena, I am so sorry to disturb you.

Marlena: Well, hi. Is everything okay? I hope doug hasn’t taken a turn for the worst.

Julie: No. In fact, he just woke up.

Marlena: He woke up? I thought he was heavily sedated.

Julie: Yeah, well, he’s pretty groggy, but he’s very agitated.

Marlena: Really? About what?

Julie: Well, it’s almost impossible for me to understand him, but one thing was clear. He keeps saying your name.

[Foreboding music]

What can I du with less asthma?

[Thunder rumbling]

[Soft dramatic music]

 

Ciara: Ben, what does having a baby have to do with your past?

Ben: What if that sickness that made me do those horrible things got passed on to our child? Ciara, an innocent baby. Mental illness can be hereditary.

Ciara: Yes. I guess in some cases it can be. Wait a minute. All those concerns you had about having a baby with me– the extra financial burden, the childcare, the wanting to spend more time with me– those were all just excuses?

Ben: They were not excuses. Those are all legitimate concerns, ciara. I mean, having a baby changes your entire life.

Ciara: No, of course. I know that. But at the heart of it all, you not wanting to pass down your bad genes to our baby– that’s the reason why you wanna put this off?

Ben: Yes.

Abe: [Sighs] Well, she’s not picking up, so I guess I’ll stop by the bakery tomorrow and talk to her then.

Kayla: Well, I can’t imagine paulina’s daughter not approving of her mom marrying you, the mayor of salem, not to mention the greatest man on earth.

Steve: Not to mention, anyone can see how in love you two are.

Abe: Wow. It’s that obvious, huh?

Steve: It’s that obvious.

[Laughter]

Abe: Well, you know, this is crazy. I mean, I only met her earlier this year. Already, I can’t imagine living my life without her.

Kayla: You know, I think that she feels the same way. I mean, just the way she looks at you.

Steve: It’s so great that you’re getting married, man.

Kayla: We couldn’t be happier for you, abe.

Steve: Yeah.

Paulina: And why is that?

Marlena: It’s not a problem at all. I will. I’ll see you soon. Bye. I’m afraid I’ve gotta cut our evening short. Doug is asking to see me.

John: Oh, that’s all right. I understand. I’ll clean everything up here and put the leftovers away.

Marlena: Thank you.

John: Yeah. And please tell doug and julie I’m thinking about ’em.

Marlena: I will.

John: And I’ll say a prayer for ’em while you’re gone.

Marlena: How thoughtful of you.

John: Yeah. Bye, sweetheart.

[Foreboding music]

 

Demon marlena: I cannot have that bumbling old man telling people that I am back.

Doug: [Muttering]

Eli: Hey, a nurse came by to check doug’s vitals. He seems okay. Is marlena coming?

Julie: Yes. Darling.

Doug: What?

Julie: It’s your wife. I called marlena. She’s on her way. She’s coming to help you, sweetie.

Doug: No, no, no. Marlena, no.

Julie: What about marlena?

Doug: She needs help.

Julie: I don’t understand. Marlena is the one who needs help?

Doug: Yes.

Your mission:

[Thunder rumbling]

Ben: I’m sorry for not being upfront with you about my feelings, ciara. I just… I don’t ever want to disappoint you. And I know how much having a baby means to you.

Ciara: Means to us. Ben, can you just please be honest now, okay? If you’re saying that you don’t wanna pass down your genes to your baby, does that mean that you might never wanna have a baby with me?

Paulina: So why is it that you’re so happy for abe? Aside from the fact that he has such a fascinating dinner companion tonight.

[Laughter]

Kayla: Oh, well, that’s it, actually. We’re just so happy that the two of you found each other.

Steve: Yeah. And we’re looking forward to seeing a lot more of you because we think that you are definitely a keeper.

Paulina: Oh. I knew I liked you, both of you.

[Laughter] Oh, I gotta say. Well, salem is just brimming with some wonderful people.

Abe: Well, you know what?

Paulina: Mm-hmm?

Abe: The brady pub here is brimming with wonderful desserts. So is anyone interested?

Paulina: Always. But no devil’s food cake, not after what you told me about marlena.

Steve: Yeah. Better avoid that.

Paulina: You know, I still can’t believe that woman was possessed. That kind of thing, it only happens in the movies.

Chanel: [Sighs]

Johnny: See? It all worked out in the end. The devil was banished.

Chanel: Yeah. And the two priests ended up dead. I’m not sure I’d call that a happy ending.

Johnny: Ah, yeah. But that’s what ups the dramatic stakes. I mean, that’s the kind stuff that gets the people in the seats, which is why I’m scrapping the rest of will’s screenplay…

Chanel: Oh, thank god.

Johnny: And I’m rewriting it. I’m gonna go bigger. I’m gonna go better. I’m gonna make my grandmother’s possession the sole focus of my movie.

[Elevator dings]

Marlena: Ah.

Eli: Hey.

Marlena: Oh, hi.

Julie: Marlena, thank you. Thank you. I’m so relieved that you’re here.

Marlena: Of course. So has doug said anything since you called?

Julie: Well, no. He’s been mostly asleep, but he did say one thing…

Eli: Yeah.

Julie: That we found strange.

Eli: Initially, we thought that he was asking for your help, but turns out that he was saying you were the one that needed help.

Marlena: Oh. Well…

[Chuckles] He’s clearly confused. Poor man is having a very hard time communicating.

Julie: Yes, yes. I’m sure that’s it, and I’m just praying that you can put him at ease.

Marlena: Well, you know I’ll do whatever I can. Oh, something else?

Julie: I thought I’d go with you.

Marlena: Oh. You know what? I think it’s best if I see him alone.

Julie: Of course. Again, thank you for being such a great friend.

Marlena: Yeah.

Julie: Thank god she’s here.

[Sighs]

[Eerie music] =

John: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For thou art with me.”

Doug: [Grunting]

John: “Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil. My cup runneth over. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever.”

Doug: [Grunts] Marlena.

Demon marlena: Doug, seems like you’ve been a little bit of a tattletale. I think we’ll just have to do something about that.

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[Dramatic music]

Rafe: What the hell are you doing here?

Ej: You have something of mine. And I want it back.

Xander: You said you were gonna tell jack the truth.

Gwen: I know, I was. I was. I was gonna say all of it, but then, xander, I imagined what his reaion would be if I told him, and I completely lost my nerve. So I had to think fast, and I used your idea. He was completely understanding.

Xander: I told you it was a good story.

Gwen: I wouldn’t go as far as to say that, but at least I’m still on good terms with him.

Xander: And you told him that you–I was just covering for you when I said all that about him working with snyder, so I’m back on good terms with him too. So now we both know where we stand with jack. Question is, where do we stand with each other?

Gwen: What do you mean? We’re friends, right?

Xander: I guess. Is that all we are?

Victor: So we have a deal? Don’t just stand there. We agreed you were going to try to take chloe away from philip.

Chloe: Well, you know, I’d like the answer to that question myself.

Brady: Look chloe, it’s not what it sounded like.

Victor: What do you mean? It’s exactly what it sounds like.

Ava: Hi. Come on in.

Philip: I was surprised to get your text. What’s up?

Ava: Well, I thought you’d like to know in advance that gabi hernandez dimera is plotting against you.

Philip: Plotting against me how?

Ava: Well, she and the new corporate spy– they’re planning to oust you from titan and take over themselves.

Philip: I thought the lady did protest too much.

Jake: Abigail, hi.

Abigail: Hi.

Gabi: I didn’t know you were back in town.

Abigail: Yeah, I got back this morning, but what are you guys doing here? Chad told me you moved out.

Gabi: Oh, you’ll be the first to hear the good news. We’re moving back in.

Chad: Over my dead body.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Rafe: Something that belongs to you. Oh, if you’re talking about sami, I haven’t spoken to her since she left.

Ej: Neither have I. Nor do I care.

Rafe: Right.

Ej: I’m talking about the million dollars you seized from the bonnie lockhart case. It’s mine, and I want it back.

Rafe: It’s yours? That’s funny, ’cause bonnie said she stole it from xander cook, and xander cook said she stole it from him. Your name never came up.

Ej: It was money xander agreed to pay me for legal services I rendered.

Rafe: Really? For legal fees? Wow, that’s a hell of an hourly rate. See xander, you shoulda called that guy who advertises during the cubs games.

Ej: Wasn’t easy getting the charges dropped.

Rafe: Oh, I’ll bet, yeah. Sounds like you probably had to bribe a judge, and that definitely would jack up legal fees.

Ej: I don’t appreciate the insinuation.

Rafe: I don’t appreciate you being a crook. I hate to break it to you, counselor, but you’re not the only one with eyes on that money.

Ej: Cook owes that money to me.

Rafe: I wasn’t talking about cook. You see, the da expressed concerns about the provenance of that money, so until the lockhart case is resolved, which isn’t gonna be any time soon, you’re not getting that money back.

Gwen: You know, xander, maybe I’ve misjudged you here, but you don’t really strike me as the kind of bloke who wants to talk about the nature of our relationship.

Xander: Your father wanted to know my intentions were towards you.

Gwen: Your intentions? And what, is this jane austen? Do tell, mr. Cook. Tell me, were your intentions honorable? Did you say that you would protect my virtue?

Xander: No, I didn’t tell him anything ’cause you interrupted before I had to give him an answer.

Gwen: Sorry my father went all victorian on you.

Xander: No, I understood. He’s just worried about you. Doesn’t want you to get hurt again.

Gwen: I know.

Xander: He’s very protective of you.

Gwen: Yeah, I know. It’s something I’m not really used to, like I’m not really used to a man so much as lifting a finger for me. But you’ve done so much more than that for me, with the body-moving, and the rap-taking, and losing your job and a million dollars to ej dimera, all just so my father wouldn’t find out about this bloody mess I’ve got myself into with snyder.

Xander: It was pretty noble of me. Who knows where that came from?

Gwen: Right. I’m obviously grateful. I’m so grateful to you, I am. For everything that you’ve done.

Xander: Gratitude. It’s so nice. So circling back to where we started, about you and me. How do you feel?

Gabi: Chad, you’re not being very welcoming.

Chad: You’re not welcome here. We just got rid of the two of you; we don’t want you back.

Gabi: Oh, do I need to remind you it doesn’t matter what you want because I inherited this house from stefan. It’s mine, so I’d only let you stay here out of the kindness of my heart.

Chad: I’m sorry, what heart?

Abigail: Chad.

Gabi: Oh, no, no, he’s right. I am the villain of the piece, the merciless landlady that’s telling you to pack your crap and get out now.

Ej: The da expressed concern. Bull. You’re just holding my money hostage because you don’t like me.

Rafe: Well, first of all, dislike is such a tepid word for how I feel about you. But second, and more importantly, that money is evidence. That’s why the da’s holding it, and that’s why you’re not getting it back. Now, of course, you could talk to trask directly, but, well, she doesn’t like you any more than I do.

Ej: So it’s not personal, except that it is.

Rafe: Well sometimes, happily, you can have both. You know what strikes me as odd, though, is why you’re hung up on it. What’s a million bucks to a guy like you?

Ej: It’s a matter of principle.

Rafe: Principle, yes. You talking about principle is like sami talking about restraint.

Ej: Talking about samantha? She’s a cheater.

Rafe: I’m well aware.

Ej: She used my money to pay xander to expose another cheater, and I can’t let that stand.

Rafe: Oh, so nicole was right. But listen, if you want revenge, you’re gonna have to figure out another way to do it. There’s nothing more I can do for you. Now, if you’ll excuse me. I’ve got work to do.

[Tense music]

 

Gwen: How do I feel? No one’s asked me that since the nun standing over my bed after I woke up from my tonsillectomy. I was 11.

Xander: Well, I’m asking you now.

Gwen: Why do you care about how I feel?

Xander: Well, I think I need to know in order to answer your father’s question.

Gwen: Right, well let’s look at our history, shall we, xander? I jumped into bed with you so that I could forget how I feel.

Xander: Right.

Gwen: Yeah. Actually, I’ve been doing that for as long as I can remember. Not jumping into bed with men I don’t care about or know– that came later– but trying to forget about how I feel. I used to read a lot as a girl. Dickens. Dickens is really good to help you forget. And then, hello 13, and… then I discovered alcohol, sex. Didn’t do drugs, though, even though I knew it would do the trick, because mum did drugs, and she’d just forget I ever existed. Anyway, I learned early on to forget how I feel about life in order to survive it.

Xander: Well, I can relate. So men, sex is just another amnesiac. Ever serious about any of them?

Gwen: Jake was my longest relationship. I can see now very clearly that that was dysfunctional right from the get-go.

Xander: He’s certainly not a big loss.

Gwen: Being replaced by gabi, though, let me tell you. That was bloody fun. I had a front-row seat to his mating dance with her. Yeah, he would just bonk me on the pool table whenever he’d like, where she got wooed.

Xander: Ah, she just got wooed because she got money.

Gwen: Yes, sadly no. See, in jake’s eyes, she was the chosen one, and I was just yesterday’s mash. Story of my life. I have carefully cultivated a heart of stone. Bloody hell, listen to me. I sound like a hard-boiled wench, don’t I?

Xander: Well, if you do, that makes two of us.

[Tender music]

 

Victor: Since you have once again insinuated yourself into the center of this family, brady and I were discussing how best to handle you.

Brady: No, no, we weren’T. You were.

Victor: Well, you came to me. He says to me that you’re clouding philip’s judgment. And I say that since he’s chasing after you, he has no judgment.

Chloe: Hmm, really. But I’m good enough for brady?

Victor: Well, unfortunately, kristen has set the bar for “good enough for brady” so low that even you can crawl over it.

[Tense music]

 

Philip: How do you know gabi and jake are plotting against me?

Ava: I overheard them. Sorry I didn’t get more specifics.

Philip: I think I can figure them out. So you called me over here to tell me this out of the goodness of your heart?

Ava: Well, gabi has been doing everything she can to cause trouble for me and rafe, so just thought I’d return the favor.

Philip: I see. Well, thanks for the heads-up, but if that’s all, I–

Ava: Actually, the information that I gave you– it comes with one small string attached.

Philip: Why am I not surprised?

Chad: Why are you doing this now?

Gabi: Oh, great question. See, I wanted you out the minute you took jake’s job at dimera, but he didn’t wanna live here. I get it. Creepy house full of creeps. But now we figured out that it’s the right time to make the right move.

Jake: On a number of fronts.

Chad: What’s that supposed to mean?

Jake: We’ll see.

Gabi: Did you really think we were gonna let you live here indefinitely?

Chad: Well, I’ve had more pressing matters on my mind.

Abigail: Okay, look, gabi, I know we’re not close, okay, but you’re a mother. Charlotte and thomas have already been through so much. I mean, if you wanna punish chad and me, that’s one thing. But my kids live here. This is where they feel safe. They’re upstairs, getting ready for dinner. Do you seriously wanna just throw us all out on the street?

Gabi: Who said anything about you leaving? No, you and the kids are more than welcome to stay. Not you. Not ever.

[Dramatic percussion music]

To be a thriver

Xander: I couldn’t tell you how many women I’ve slept with, but I can tell you exactly how many I’ve been in love with. One.

Gwen: Sarah.

Xander: That’s right. For me, it was the real thing. I never felt like that my whole life. And I was so sure she felt the same way. But in the end, she felt she belonged with someone else, someone more… suitable.

Gwen: With a cheating, fickle doctor just like herself. Oh, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to speak ill of the sainted sarah.

Xander: Liar.

Gwen: You’re bloody right I’m lying. I could say a lot worse about her. I’ll tell you about the things I’d like to see happen to her.

Xander: Well, I’m just very touched that you hate her so much on my behalf.

Gwen: It’s just, I see how hurt you are by her still.

[Tender music]

That is why it’s best just not to talk about feelings. In fact, it’s better to just simply not have any feelings at all. And to that end, I think that we should– perhaps we should part ways before things start to get potentially messy between us.

Xander: Maybe that would be safest. In the end, maybe that would be the smartest thing.

Gwen: Mm, yeah, maybe. Maybe I should just go right now.

Xander: Maybe you should.

Gwen: Problem is, I really don’t want to.

 

Chloe: Oh, victor. Now that you’ve given brady and me your blessing, can I call you grandpa kiriakis? You know, I’ll never understand all the horrible things that kristen did, but plunging a knife into that man’s chest, I think I can understand.

Brady: I never said he was… woke.

Chloe: Not woke? He’s not human.

Brady: Look, I know it’s useless trying to apologize for him, but you need to know, you need to believe me that everything he was talking about, that was him. Did not come from me.

Chloe: Really? So that just came out of the blue, that you’re supposed to win me away from philip? You came here to talk to him about something. What?

Brady: I told him I thought philip was losing focus.

Chloe: Because of me?

Brady: Chloe, titan is my legacy. I thought it was my duty to let him know. I just thought my grandfather needed to–

Chloe: Needed to what? To fire him? Your defense in all of this is that you weren’t plotting to steal philip’s girlfriend, just steal his job, right? Brady, how is that any better?

Philip: Look, I appreciate the heads-up. But I didn’t ask for it. And I don’t appreciate there being strings attached after the fact.

Ava: I am just asking you to keep me in mind if a job opens up at titan.

Philip: I thought you wanted to be top chef at julie’s place.

Ava: Not anymore.

Philip: What happened? She turn you down?

Ava: No. I called to check on my résumé, and I got the old man, who not only blew me off, he started cursing at me.

Philip: Doug swore at you. Wow. What’s gotten into him?

Ava: I don’t know, and I don’t care, but I don’t wanna work for crazy people.

Philip: Well, that rules out titan.

Ava: Hmm, I have limited options.

Philip: And skills. I mean, were you looking for a job in accounting? Collections? Money laundering and bone breaking aren’t words in hr’s database.

Ava: You’re the ceo, philip. I’m sure you can think of something.

Philip: But how would I explain that to my father? That I hired the woman who blackmailed me and nearly got me killed by the mob.

Ava: Oh, you still answer to that old man? I thought you were in charge. Philip, I know you’re gonna have some job openings because you’re gonna have to fire gabi and jake. Don’t you want someone with my fashion sense? I mean considering that you got none.

Philip: I can’t fire gabi unless I wanna lose gabi chic, and it’s a very profitable division.

Ava: So you’re gonna just sit there with a traitor in your midst and let her and her boyfriend plot to destroy you?

Philip: If it’s true, and I’ll find out if it is, they won’t get away with it.

Ava: Hey. Rafe, honey, you’re home early.

Philip: Hello, rafe.

Rafe: Hey, ava. Philip, wasn’t expecting to see you here in my home. To what do we owe the pleasure?

Abigail: So the kids and i can stay, but chad’s gotta go?

Gabi: I don’t blame you for chad and his brother shafting us.

Jake: And abigail, you know you’re my friend and I’d never kick you out.

Abigail: But you were willing to kick my husband out on his ass?

Jake: For what it’s worth, he’s not much of a husband.

Gabi: You left the state because you wanted to get away from him. You only came back because he begged you to. You’re sleeping in different bedrooms on opposite sides of the house. Now you’re just gonna be sleeping in different bedrooms on opposite sides of the town. It’s the distance that your heart desires.

Abigail: Where did you get that from?

Gabi: Well, the walls have ears; you know that.

Chad: Harold!

Gabi: Oh, no, don’t diss harold. He doesn’t work for you anymore. So chad, what is it going to be? Are you gonna uproot your hungry children and your fragile wife? Or are you just gonna tuck your tail between your legs and go? Because one way or another, you are going.

Chad: Fine.

Abigail: Chad, wait.

Chad: Oh, no, that’s fine. I’m not gonna cause a scene in front of our children. I’ll go. But I’ll be back.

Gabi: We’ll see about that. Did you know that your toughest cleaning problems

Philip: I’ll let ava explain. I’m running late. Ava, we’ll talk.

Rafe: Hmm. So what was that all about?

Ava: Oh, I was actually asking philip for a job at titan.

Rafe: Oh, I see. I’m sorry, so I walked in on a job interview in my kitchen and not at his office?

Ava: Oh, yeah. He said he was in the area, so he said he’d just come on by.

Rafe: Uh-huh. You know, I still don’t get it, though. Why would philip ever wanna hire you, given your history with him?

Ava: You know. I guess I understand why you’d wonder that, right?

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: I did blackmail him and force him to launder some money.

Rafe: Yeah, you did it. I know all that. But you’re not answering my question. Why would he ever wanna work with you?

Brady: I’m not trying to get philip fired for any reason other than he’s putting titan at risk, chloe. Gabi and jake– they came to me yesterday. They were genuinely concerned about his erratic behavior and his lack of focus on the job.

Chloe: So you ran right to victor, just like they wanted you to. It didn’t occur to you for one minute that they have ulterior motives?

Brady: Of course it did. I know that gabi and jake want more power at titan, but that doesn’t make it wrong. Just to be clear, I don’t want philip’s job. I’m happy where I am. I love my job. And to be even clearer, I don’t even want philip fired. I just thought my granddad needed to–

Chloe: What? Tell philip to stop obsessing over me and just get back to work?

Brady: I never thought that he would suggest–

Chloe: What? Try to steal me away from philip?

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: Well, I guess, you know, one good thing came out of this. Compared to kristen, victor thinks that I’m the lesser of two evils.

Gwen: That was fun.

Xander: Still no feelings, huh?

Gwen: Some.

Xander: Oh, I’m sorry. I hate to complicate good sex.

Gwen: It’s too late.

Xander: Maybe it is. You know, back when jack thought I turned you into a drug mule, we had a convenient excuse to keep things superficial, but now…

Gwen: Now there’s nothing in the way of us getting together.

Xander: No. Except for the fact that I could get shot back in prison any moment.

Abigail: Oh, I hate this.

Gabi: You’re more than welcome to leave if you want to.

Abigail: Chad?

Chad: No, no, no. I’m not gonna do that to the kids. It’s fine. They’ll be okay.

Ej: What the hell’s going on here?

Jake: We’re back.

Ej: I can see that.

Gabi: Oh, and we just kicked your brother out the house. Oh, and you’re next.

Ej: Oh, this is going to be so much more fun than I first thought.

Gabi: Yeah, well go have your fun somewhere else, because this is my house, and I want you out.

Ej: And I’m telling you, what you want doesn’t matter… because I now own this house.

[Dramatic electronic music]

People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Brady: I guess the real question is, are you gonna tell philip about this?

Chloe: No, he would go justifiably nuts.

Brady: Wouldn’t be a long trip.

Chloe: Gosh, you’re funny.

Brady: Sorry.

Chloe: You know what? I’m gonna tell you something that’s none of your business.

Brady: Okay.

Chloe: But earlier today, this afternoon, philip took me to the riverbank, the one that we always went to in high school, where we carved our initials onto that tree.

Brady: That’s adorable. He took you to the stump of the tree that he chopped down in a jealous rage. Nice.

Chloe: No. We planted a new tree. A sapling. And one day, when that tree is big enough, we will carve our initials into that. And you know it takes many, many, many years for a tree to grow. So what I’m saying is that he and I are in it for the long haul.

Brady: It’s not the first time you’ve said that, chloe.

Chloe: Okay, I didn’t tell you that to tell you to back off, but maybe you should back off. The way that you treat philip and you talk about him to me is with contempt. And yeah, he’s like every other single human being on the planet– he’s not perfect– but news flash, brady: Neither are you. The difference is, he’s at least trying to change. He’s not being condescending or arrogant or complacent, like you.

Brady: I never said I was perfect, okay?

Chloe: Not perfect? You’re turning into victor.

Brady: Chloe, the thing that bugs me about philip is, when he’s around you, he just gets crazy. He’s like, you’re desdemona to his othello.

Chloe: Will you stop pretending like you were actually awake in school?

Philip: Hey, brady. What are you doing here?

Ava: Why would philip hire me? That’s a good question. Like I said, but you know what? Maybe philip actually believes that I have changed, and he wants to give me a chance.

Rafe: Doesn’t sound like philip to me.

Ava: Well, maybe philip’s changed. Hey, speaking of change, I was gonna call you before philip came over to let you know what’s going on with jake and gabi.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: You remember how they were staying here temporarily?

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Ava: Mm-hmm. Well, temporarily is over. They’re gone.

Chad: What is that?

Ej: The deed to this house.

Chad: How did you manage that?

Gabi: Let me see that.

Ej: The situation didn’t sit right with me the moment I got back to salem. The widow dimera owning the family home? She was married to stefan for a nanosecond.

Gabi: Because he was killed.

Ej: Making her even more of an interloper than the happily departed stefan.

Gabi: Would you stop saying his name? Okay, this is– this can’t be legal. The bank never notified me.

Ej: Two can play at stefan’s game. Oh, sorry. I’ll never use his name again. There won’t be any need to.

Chad: Did you buy the bank?

Ej: We can discuss those details later. The point is, the mansion is now mine, and I decide who stays and who goes. Abigail, would you mind helping chad unpack the bag? And you two can get the hell out. I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Brady: I was just visiting my grandfather. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?

Philip: Of course not. Why would I? I actually hope you make a habit of it. He’s been kinda down since maggie’s been gone.

Brady: Yeah, well, I don’t think I’m the one to cheer him up, though. He told me he had a party here, and obviously didn’t invite me. He told me it’s because I’m now working for the enemy.

Philip: I don’t need to explain him to you. He’s never going to admit he’s wrong, that you had every reason to leave, but he misses you, and he loves you. And I’m sure he’d love for you to stay for dinner. You free?

[Pensive music]

 

Gabi: I am calling my lawyer.

Ej: Fine, but you’ll have to leave first. You are trespassing.

Gabi: Seriously, abigail? Come one, I was nice to you.

Abigail: Yeah, and then you tried to throw my husband out on his ass.

Gabi: Oh, you don’t want him anyway.

Chad: How about I throw you out on your ass?

Jake: You know what, gabi? They’re not worth it. Let’s go.

[Tense music]

 

Ej: Be sure and give your brother my best. And no hard feelings, I hope. I was right. That was fun.

[Laughs]

Rafe: So you got in another fight with gabi, huh? She moved out? Again? She say where she was going?

Ava: Nope, she did not. She did not leave a forwarding address.

Rafe: Huh. Do I smell tacos?

Ava: Tamales.

Rafe: Tamales?

Ava: Mm, yes. Gabi was in the middle of steaming them when she left. Said she was tired of my italian cooking, so… you hungry?

Rafe: Starving. Oh, man. I have to deal with this.

Ava: No, like leaving? When you gonna be back?

Rafe: Oh, I don’t know. Could take a while. Yeah, go ahead. Eat without me. Sorry.

[Uneasy music]

 

Gwen: I know that ej was trying to get those charges against you reinstated, but xander, you haven’t done anything wrong. And I can get my father to swear to that, and so will I.

Xander: No, gwen. I’m not having you get on the stand to lie about being a prostitute in philly.

Gwen: I am not letting you go to prison. Anyway, ej already got the judge to drop the charges. Yeah, how can they just dredge that up again? Isn’t that like double jeopardy or something?

Xander: Maybe.

Gwen: And if ej was going to do it, don’t you think he would have done it by now?

Xander: I don’t know. He did call the judge yesterday, so I guess it’s possible I could have changed his mind.

Gwen: How?

Xander: I beat him up a bit.

Gwen: So ej gave you that split lip, did he?

Xander: Yeah, but you know. I got the better of him.

Gwen: You know, I think instead of changing his mind, you probably pissed him off even more.

Xander: Oh, and you find that funny. That’s great.

Gwen: Well, I know what kind of person you are. You don’t really beg for mercy. You swing first, and you think later.

Xander: That sounds like someone else I know.

Gwen: At least ej didn’t put you out of service. Does it still hurt?

Xander: Yeah. But not as badly as my poor hip.

[Soft music]

 

Gwen: I think that maybe I should kiss it and make it better.

Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Philip: So will you stay?

Brady: Sure. I’m a little surprised you want me to.

Philip: Well, to be honest, I found out today I was out of line with you. I now know that you didn’t put the keylogger on my laptop.

Brady: Really? How’d you find out?

Philip: I found out who actually did. Anyway, I owe you an apology. Sorry.

Brady: It’s forgotten.

Philip: Glad to hear it. Well, I’m gonna go tell henderson to set another plate and then tell father the prodigal son is staying for dinner.

Chloe: See, I told you you were wrong about him.

Brady: Yeah, we’ll see.

Jake: Whoa, deja esos tamales. That means get your mitts off gabi’s tamales.

Ava: What are you two doing here?

Gabi: Oh, well, we decided we’re not moving out after all.

Ava: How long you here for?

Gabi: For good.

Jake: You see this working out well, gabi?

Gabi: Nope, I don’T. Oh, thank you. So it’s a third for you, third for me, and a third for when rafe gets home. Oh, um… okay.

Abigail: Ej, thank you.

Chad: Yeah, and thanks for doing it all behind my back.

Abigail: Chad…

Chad: What? No, I mean, did you think that I wouldn’t be interested in what you’re up to, or you didn’t think I could keep a secret.

Ej: Neither. I thought you had a lot on your mind and it was something I could do to take care of the family.

Chad: Yeah, but now you own the family house, right?

Ej: Isn’t it better than being beholden to gabi?

Chad: I’m sorry. Are you implying that I’m now beholden to you?

Abigail: All right, all right, all right. Why don’t we just not pick a fight tonight, please? Why don’t you go upstairs, put your things away, and bring the kids back down for dinner?

Chad: Okay.

Abigail: Okay.

Chad: Ej, thank you.

Abigail: You did kinda spring it on him.

Ej: We’ll work it out. We always do.

Abigail: Well, I am very grateful that I don’t have to uproot the kids, so did you wanna join us for dinner?

Ej: Actually, I’ll take a tray in my room. I’m waiting on a call.

Abigail: Is everything okay?

Ej: Let’s just say, if someone tries to take something that belongs to me, they usually end up regretting it.

Abigail: And I’m assuming that someone would be gabi.

Ej: Let’s just say, there’s more fun to be had.

[Sinister music]

 

Abigail: Okay.

Gwen: Now, I think that room service is probably the greatest achievement of western civilization.

Xander: I haven’t used it in days. Every time there’s a knock at the door, I jump, thinking it’s the bloody cops.

Gwen: Look, if ej called the judge yesterday and nothing’s happened, then I don’t think anything’s gonna happen.

Xander: Yeah. Maybe he’s not as powerful as he thinks he is.

Gwen: Yeah. It’s about time you and I had some good luck for a change, don’t you think?

[Knock at door] Now that’s prompt service.

Xander: Good, ’cause I am starving. What do you want?

Rafe: Police business. Charges against you have been reinstated.

Gwen: What?

Rafe: Xander cook, you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you.

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Gabi: Okay, do your thing.

Jake: Something smells good.

Gabi: Oh, tamales. I have one batch in here. Try this.

Jake: Ooh. That is good!

Gabi: That’s my mom’s recipe.

Jake: Mmm! Is that why you came home early?

Gabi: You know, I am sick and tired of ava’s italian food. Tonight, we’re gonna have a fiesta mexicana.

Jake: Oh, okay. Well, it’s gonna be a real celebration because I just got some good news.

Gabi: I love good news.

Jake: Well, while we’re sitting here tasting tamales, somebody is paying a visit to his grandfather.

Brady: So why were there four big black sedans peeling out of the driveway like they were in some stock car race or something?

Victor: I had a few of my boys over for a celebratory luncheon.

>>Yodn’tme.

Victoell, I figured you were spending all your lunch time with ej dimera these days.

Brady: [Imitating ej] How dare you say that to me?

[In normal voice] What are you guys celebrating?

Victor: What do you think? Bonnie lockhart out of this house and into the slammer where she belongs. One down, one to go.

Brady: Chloe?

Victor: Chloe.

Brady: Grandad, you’re gonna have a harder time than you think getting rid of her.

Victor: And how do you know that? Is she confiding in you now that you’re both working for the enemy?

Philip: Knock knock.

Chloe: Hey, if you came to check up on me, brady’s not here.

Philip: Do I look like I came to check up on you?

Chloe: Well, at this point, it’s kind of a foregone conclusion.

Philip: Okay. I know I’ve had brady on the brain, but I’m not here to see if he’s around.

Chloe: Mm, right.

Philip: It’s true. I’m here to take you away from all of this.

Xander: Oh, come on. Come on, justin. Don’t give me that. You’re bonnie’s lawyer. Just make her sign something that says that the million that she stole belonged to me. Well, then talk the D.A into giving it back to its rightful owner. What do you mean I’ll have to wait? Justin, I am flat broke and living on credit. If I don’t get that money soon, the cops are gonna come bang–

[Knock at door] On the door.

Abigail: Hello, gwen.

Gwen: Abigail? Nobody told me that you were back.

Abigail: No one knows. Well, I mean, you do now.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Gwen: So… when did you get in?

Abigail: This morning.

Gwen: If you’re looking for jack, he’s not here. Abigail: Actually, I came to talk to you.

[Knock at door]

Jack: Xander? It’s jack. Are you in there?

[Phone beeps]

Xander: Jack. Sorry, I thought you were the front desk. I’m a bit behind on the rent this month.

Jack: You’re looking pretty stiff.

Xander: Never could fool you.

Jack: Don’t tell me the inn started sending hired muscle to collect.

Xander: No, I just fell off my skateboard. I’m surprised to see you.

Jack: I’ve come to say I’m sorry.

Gabi: Do you think brady’s gone to see victor to get him to dump phillip?

Jake: We can only hope.

Gabi: How do you know where brady is? You’re having him followed?

Jake: Let’s just say I’m keeping tabs on the situation.

Gabi: How?

Jake: You don’t need to know.

Gabi: What am I, the little woman?

Jake: Well, you are a woman who has a reputation for causing trouble. So, let’s just say I’m looking out for you.

Gabi: All right, I guess I get that. Just have to fantasize about victor getting an earful about phillip’s failings.

Jake: He will.

Gabi: Can you believe brady and philip are fighting over chloe? It’s only a matter of time before phillip is out and you and i are running titan industries.

Jake: Hmm.

>>Ava: Ugh! Do you have to do that in the kitchen? Get a room, why don’t you? I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Gabi: Get a room? This is my house. I can kiss jake anywhere I want.

>>Ava: There is a little thing called common courtesy.

Gabi: Oh, where did you learn courtesy? Was it from cousin angelo or some other mob relative?

>>Ava: I live here too.

Gabi: Until rafe gets wise enough to kick you to the curb.

>>Ava: Rafe isn’t gonna kick me anywhere, no matter how much you have tried to change his mind. You see, I can offer him something that you, little sister, never can.

Brady: My company is run by dimera enterprises.

Victor: Yeah, don’t remind me.

Brady: But nicole and i run basic black as we see fit.

Victor: And you saw fit to hire xander?

Brady: No.

Victor: Listen, I know you’re crazy about the guy, nicole too. But whose choice was he? His lawyer maybe, ej dimera?

Brady: Okay, okay. Look, I didn’t come here to talk about my business decisions with you.

Victor: No, just remember there’s always a place for you at titan.

Brady: Thank you for that. I appreciate that.

Victor: That place won’t be in the ceo’s office. That’s taken up by your uncle phillip. And I must say he’s doing an excellent job.

Brady: Well, philip and the excellent job he’s doing is precisely why I’m here.

Chloe: Well, the last thing I expected when I saw you in the doorway of my office was for you to whisk me off for a romantic picnic.

Philip: Then I haven’t been doing things right, but that’s gonna change.

Chloe: Oh.

Philip: Do you remember this place?

Chloe: Of course, I do. We used to come here all the time in high school. I remember how cute you looked when you were driving your little car. I remember screaming about how much I loved being a kid. And I loved having my first boyfriend especially someone like you. Yeah. Gosh, I remember feeling so happy and so free, you know.

Philip: Me too. And we pulled up over here.

Chloe: Oh, and you remember we carved our initials into that tree.

Philip: Not an original thought.

Chloe: But a wonderful thought.

Philip: It was right over there.

Chloe: Yeah. That’s where it used to be. And then you chopped it down.

Gwen: I don’t know why you’d want to come and see me.

Abigail: I have something that I’d like to say. I still feel very responsible for the fact that you lost your baby.

Gwen: All right, I’m listening.

Abigail: I just have had a lot of time to think over the course of the last few months. And you pushed me to my limit. You did. But I’m not proud of the way that I reacted.

Gwen: How so?

Abigail: You know, when you came and you told me that you had slept with chad, I was obviously very hurt and very angry. And so, I pushed chad away and I became someone that I didn’t know, or even really like very much, you know? And then you told me that you were pregnant and I hit rock bottom. The only thing I could think about was the fact that I did not want you to have that baby.

Gwen: I remember. You were ready to tie me up and deliver me to the abortion clinic.

Abigail: I didn’t see your baby as a person then. I just saw her as a symbol of all of the things that chad had done to me. So, on the day that you fell, you know, you came into the bedroom and you’re looking for him. And all that I could see was just a lifetime of you and your baby taking him away from me and my kids. So, I followed you to the top of the stairs because in that moment, stopping you from finding him was all that mattered. And I didn’t care what happened to you and your baby. And I’m really ashamed of feeling that way. Your baby was a human being. It was a child that you wanted to have, that you are likely still grieving for. And regardless of our history… you deserved a chance to be her mother. You did not deserve to suffer all of the pain. And so, I came here today to tell you, mother to mother, I am so deeply sorry.

[Crying]

Xander: You’re saying sorry to me?

Jack: Gwen told me the truth.

Xander: Did she?

Jack: She said that the story that you gave me about you pressuring her to deliver drugs was something that you made up to cover for her. Well, that’s one of the most honorable self-sacrificing things that I have ever encountered.

Xander: Oh, come on, jack, dial it down.

Jack: That’s just the truth. I am ashamed of the vicious things I said to you. I’m sorry about the op-ed piece that I wrote. The spectator will print a retraction–

Xander: No, just stop. You gotta stop beating yourself up. I can be very convincing when I wanna be.

Jack: I hope you can forgive me.

Xander: Forgive you? You’re my mate. And you should know getting tossed out of people’s houses, that has happened to me before. I just knew what you mean to gwen; I really wanted her to stay in your good graces. I was afraid that, you know, if you knew the truth, about what she did, you’d never able to get past it.

Jack: Gwen told me everything.

Xander: Really?

Jack: And I told her, I understand. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

>>Ava: You went out of your way to make me suspicious and jealous of rafe and nicole, and then you didn’t stop there. Rafe told me that you purposely steered nicole in his direction.

Gabi: If you and my brother are as devoted as you claim to be, nothing I said should have mattered.

>>Ava: Did you not get this out of your system in high school? I mean, what is it with you? What do you have against me?

Gabi: For one thing, I know how you treat people like steve and kayla.

>>Ava: I am not that woman anymore.

Gabi: You know, my brother is one of the most decent people on this planet. He can do way better than you.

>>Ava: And you can do so much better than being with a woman who tries to give julie williams a heart attack by messing with her pacemaker and conned your brother, chad, into making him believe his wife should be in a–

Gabi: You know what– you did your homework, didn’t you?

Jake: I know all about gabi. She’s not that woman anymore either.

>>Ava: Oh, okay. Well, if you’re so forgiving then, how come you ended things with kate? At least she had some class.

Victor: You wanna talk to me about philip?

Brady: Look, I know better than to try to tell you how to run your business. But you should know that phillip’s focus is not on titan anymore.

Victor: Oh, what’s it on?

Brady: Me. Actually, he can’t stand the fact that chloe and I are working together and it’s driving him nuts. He’s obsessed.

Victor: Obsessed how?

Brady: I’ll give you the most recent example. Chloe and I, we had a meeting in new york. We were on our way. Corporate jet had engine trouble and we had to make a forced landing.

Victor: The dimeras can’t even maintain their own jet?

Brady: We had to spend the night in wilkes-barre. When philip found out, he got so jealous that he commandeered the titan jet, tracked us down in the middle of nowhere.

Victor: Well, he was worried about you. You are still family.

Brady: Grandad, he doesn’t care about me. He wanted to catch chloe and me in the sack.

Victor: Are you and that tramp still–

Brady: No, but philip is convinced that there’s something going on between us. Grandad, you know his history; you know he gets jealous and he gets crazy with all of that.

Victor: Over chloe lane?

Brady: You didn’t see that coming?

Victor: All I know I should never let him move that tramp into this house.

Brady: Well, all he is thinking about right now is chloe and it’s only a matter of time before that affects the business. He’s spending more time in my office than his own.

Victor: That’s a situation that’s about to change.

Philip: I saw you with brady. I heard you two talking about how you slept together. I had to face that things were over for you and me. So, I grabbed an ax, I went to our tree and I chopped it down. Can you believe I did that? I wasn’t even thinking. I was just seeing you and brady in bed together.

Chloe: Well, I kind of feel like you still feel that way.

Philip: Yeah. I made an ass of myself in pennsylvania. You must have felt like it was history repeating itself.

>>Chole: You know, I was kind of surprised why you’d even invite me here today, you know?

Philip: I did that because of the history. Which is almost ancient history.

Chloe: Well, we’re not that old yet.

>>Philp: I’m still young enough to change my ways, chloe. I can fix my old mistakes.

Chloe: Oh, yeah? How are you gonna do that?

Xander: You know the truth about gwen and you have no problem with it? Jack, I have to say that is very big of you.

Jack: No matter what gwen’s done, she’s still my daughter. And since she’s been living with me, I’ve come to understand her and love her. You really thought that I’d judge her for something in the past?

Xander: Well, you say you love gwen, I believe you, but abigail’s been your daughter her whole life. You must love her more. And now that you know what gwen did–

Jack: I don’t understand. What does abigail have to do with gwen being a prostitute?

Gwen: Thank you for your apology, abigail.

Abigail: Of course.

Gwen: I actually have to apologize to you about something as well.

[Sighs] I was so furious when I lost the baby. I blamed you for my miscarriage. I understand now, though, you did not consciously try to hurt me or the baby. Which is why I have to tell you something that you don’t know. And I think when you hear what I have to say, you will realize that you don’t have a need to be sorry.

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Xander: So, gwen told you she was a prostitute?

Jack: It was a long time ago, before she met jake. I hope you’ll keep that to yourself.

Gwen: Okay, if you don’t like my idea, what’s your clever idea then?

Xander: I’ve got it. Tell him you used to be a hooker. Tell jack that snyder was one of your clients. I can’t believe this.

Jack: I thought you knew. I thought that’s why you were covering for it because you were afraid that I might cut off my relationship with her if I found out.

Xander: Yeah. I mean, well, jack, it’s just that when she and I discussed it, she always used the term escort.

Jack: I don’t see what any of this has to do with abigail.

Xander: Well, you know, gwen’s always comparing herself to abigail or, you know, calling her the good daughter. And she was just so sure that if you found out the truth then gwen would always be, in your eyes, the bad daughter, so.

Jack: Oh, I see. For a minute there, I thought you were trying to tell me that abigail had been a prostitute too.

Xander: No, nothing like that.

Jack: But for the record, I’ve always made it a policy not to show favoritism to abigail or jj. And I’ve included gwen in that too. They’re all equal in my eyes.

Xander: I know you’re a loving father, jack, and the good news is now gwen knows it too.

Abigail: Why shouldn’t i be sorry?

Gwen: Well…

[Sighs] Because I spent weeks telling everybody that you pushed me down the stairs and you and i both know that that’s not true. I lost my balance and I fell. Jack knows that, I told him.

Abigail: And dad told chad and chad told me.

Gwen: Oh.

Abigail: I do appreciate you saying it though. It means a lot. And although I didn’t push you, I could have told you where chad was at and left it at that. Had I not followed you to the top of the stairs and grabbed your arm, you’d probably be nine months pregnant right now. But instead, we have to live with the consequences of that day for the rest of our lives.

Gwen: I know how much it’s taken for you to come here today, I do. I’m really sorry that you have to live with all that guilt. I know what a heavy burden guilt can be.

Gabi: I don’t have enough class for you, mafia princess?

>>Ava: Your brother knows my history and how hard I’ve worked to put it behind me for the sake of my son. And we’re stronger than ever.

Gabi: Really? When was it that I walked in on you accusing rafe of wanting to sleep with nicole? Was that– yeah, two, three days ago.

>>Ava: I’m a passionate person. I lost my temper. I lashed out, I shouldn’t have. But the important thing here, gabi, is that rafe understood. We worked everything out.

Gabi: Until the next time that you lash out, which you and I both know you will. It’s not like nicole moved to timbuktu.

>>Ava: You know, speaking of time, I mean, rafe did say that the two of you were only here temporarily. So, if you’ve got such a big problem with rafe and me being together, why don’t the two of you find someplace else to live?

Chloe: Oh, my. Oh, okay, let me guess. You are 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 the tree? Okay, where exactly did you find that tree?

Philip: I got it at the garden center. 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 I can’t erase the mistakes of the past, but I’m hoping that it can be the start of a new, better beginning for us.

Brady: What situation is about to change? Are you thinking about removing philip as ceo?

Victor: No, of course not. Problem is chloe lane as I always knew it would be. There’s only one way to get phillip’s head back into the business.

Brady: How would that be?

Victor: Remove chloe lane from the equation. Simple as that.

Brady: What do you mean, kick her out of here?

Victor: No, I won’t have to, not once you steal her away from philip.

 

Gabi: Did you hear that? The lady of the house would like us to move out.

Jake: I did hear that.

Gabi: You know what?

Jake: What?

Gabi: I’m pretty much over this bitch’s crap.

Jake: I can see that.

Gabi: You know what? All right, let’s start packing.

Jake: What, now?

Gabi: Yes, right now. We are leaving right now. Come on, let’s go. What, are you not gonna come?

Jake: Well, yeah. What about the tamales?

Brady: I thought I just heard you tell me to go after chloe?

Victor: Right. From what you say, phillip won’t give up on that tramp by himself. But if you go in, sweep her off her feet, he’ll have no choice other than to go back to work.

Brady: You seriously want me to make a play for chloe?

Victor: You’re repeating yourself.

Brady: It’s understandable, given the vitriol that you’ve been spewing about chloe over the past 20 years. I mean, you hate her.

Victor: Of course I do.

Brady: Yet you want me to go, what did you say, sweep her off her feet?

Victor: No, I don’t want it. But if you’re occupied with chloe, you’re not likely to make another stab at that mental case.

Brady: All right. This conversation is going in a place that I didn’t mean it to, all right?

Victor: You gotta learn to roll with the punches, boy. Now I want you to go out, find chloe and seduce her until she cracks.

Philip: I think this tree is going to be magnificent one day.

Chloe: I think so, too. Now, did you happen to bring any hand wipes or anything?

Philip: Come on, this is a major moment. Someday we can carve our initials into this tree.

Chloe: Yeah, if our arthritis isn’t too bad by then. Come on, do you know how many years it’s gonna take for this tree to be big enough for us to carve anything into it?

Philip: I know, I know. But that’s another reason I wanted to plant it. I wanted to show you how much faith I have in us. We’re gonna be together a long, long time.

Gwen: I know I’ve given you good reason to despise me. And I do know that you did not intentionally try to hurt me or my baby. Abigail, I sincerely hope that you and chad can just move past all of this.

Abigail: Thank you. And thank you for accepting my apology.

Gwen: Of course. It’d be rather awkward if I held a grudge now, wouldn’t it? Since you’re back, I’m sure we’ll be seeing a certain amount of one another, family gatherings and such.

Abigail: Yeah, yeah. Right, yeah. I’m just glad everything’s out in the open. I can’t stand letting things just fester.

Gwen: Yeah, of course. Absolutely.

Abigail: Well, I’ll be going.

Xander: I’m just so glad you get why I thought I had to cover for gwen. I really hated being on the outs with you, jack.

Jack: That’s over. I’m impressed that you didn’t hesitate when you thought I might turn my back on her, even though you must have known that would mean the end of the friendship between us.

Xander: Well, she would’ve lost her dad and that’s more important.

Jack: I really let you have it and you took it on the chin. Makes me wonder why you put up with all that for gwen’s sake.

Xander: Oh, you know, I got to know her a little bit when we lived under your roof.

Jack: I just have to say there seems to be something between you that’s a little bit more than casual friendship.

Xander: What are you getting at, jack?

Jack: As a protective father, I have to ask you, what are your intentions toward my daughter? Did you know faded, dingy, and rough fabrics

Xander: My intentions?

Jack: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it that way. I just wondered, are you interested in gwen?

Xander: Well, I mean–

[Knock at door] It’s the front desk.

Gwen: Xander, are you here? My god, you look awful.

Xander: No, I’m fine. Come in.

Gwen: Hi. You’re limping. Why are you limping? Jack, I didn’t expect to see you here.

Jack: It’s all right. I came here to apologize to xander for the way I treated him and he was gracious enough to accept my apology.

Xander: Me, gracious, first time for that.

Gwen: I’m glad for you. I just–I wanted–

Jack: You know, I’m thinking I should be going.

Gwen: You don’t have to go, really you don’T.

Jack: No, I think I do.

Xander: I almost mucked up your whole life just then.

Gabi: You’re gonna spoil your dinner.

Jake: What dinner? You left the tamales when you stomped out. Here, you want one?

Gabi: No, thank you.

Jake: Gabi, it’s not the bakery’s fault that it’s occupying the space you wanted for your store.

Gabi: All right.

Jake: How very mature of you.

Gabi: Now, I’m not gonna get in your face about what you– whatever you use to track down brady. These are really good.

Jake: Right? So where do you figure we’re gonna get our next meal from? You know, since we’re homeless, I mean. Unless you getting in ava’s face, calling her bitch and us moving out was not just a knee jerk reaction, but part of a master plan.

Gabi: Well, I hate to disappoint, but knee jerk kinda sums it up. I have had it up to here with ms. Vitali. I’m sure we’ll think of something.

Jake: Well, can’t imagine we’re gonna find a place by tonight. So why don’t we take a room at the salem inn?

Gabi: No, are you kidding me? Like everybody in this town? If you wanna be rubbing shoulders with every misfit in salem, that’s you, but not me. Besides, I think I just got an idea.

Jake: Oh.

Gabi: How do you know where brady is? You’re having him followed?

Jake: I’ll just say I’m keeping tabs on the situation.

Gabi: How?

Jake: You don’t need to know.

Gabi: What am I, the little woman?

Jake: You are a woman, who has a reputation for stirring up trouble. So, let’s just say, I’m trying out for look for you.

Gabi: I guess I get that. I’ll just fantasize about victor getting an earful about phillip’s failings.

Jake: And he will.

Gabi: I just can’t believe brady and phillip are fighting over chloe. It’s only a matter of time before phillip is out and you and i are running titan industries.

Chloe: I cannot believe I ate that huge sandwich by myself.

Philip: You worked up an appetite doing manual labor. And you did it in heels no less.

Chloe: Yeah, well, these heels will be seeing the inside of a second-hand store at this point. But the sacrifice was worth it.

Philip: You really think so?

Chloe: I do.

Philip: I could take you to a shoe store on the way home. I will patiently wait until you find another pair.

Chloe: Really, you would do that for me?

Philip: I would do that for you. I would do anything for you, you know that.

[Phone beeps]

Chloe: Problem?

Philip: Maybe. Something I have to deal with now. Damn, you mind taking a rain check on those shoes?

Chloe: Yeah, no problem. Good thing we took separate cars. Thank you for this. Thank you for today. I will see you at home.

Philip: All right.

Xander: I mean, you could have told me you decided to go with the prostitute story. I almost outed you.

Gwen: Well, thank god you bloody didn’T. Sorry, sorry.

Xander: You said you were gonna tell him the truth.

Gwen: I was. I was gonna say all of it, but then I imagined what his reaction would be and I just–I couldn’t do it. So, I had to think really fast and I used your idea. He was so understanding.

Xander: I told you it was a good story.

Gwen: No, I wouldn’t go as far as to say that. At least, I’m still on good terms with him.

Xander: Well, and you told him that I was covering for you when I said all that about, you know, working with snyder. So, I’m back on good terms with him again too. So now we both know where we stand with jack. The only question is where do we stand with each other?

Victor: So, do we have a deal? Don’t just stand there, are we gonna try and take chloe away from philip or not?

[Footsteps approaching]

Chloe: Yeah, I’d like to know the answer to that question myself.

Abigail: Thomas? Charlotte? It’s almost time for dinner. I’m gonna come up and help you wash your hands, okay?

Jake: Abigail, hey.

Abigail: Hi.

Gabi: I didn’t know you were back in town.

Abigail: I just got back this morning. What are you guys doing here? Chad told me you moved out.

Gabi: You’ll be the first to hear the good news. We’re moving back in.

>>Ava: Hi. Come on in.

Philip: I was surprised to get your text. What’s up?

Ava: Well, I thought that you might like to know in advance that gabi hernandez dimera is plotting against you.

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Have much watching them so I could work the morning shift. Hopefully, the nanny will feel better tomorrow.

Paulina: Oh, I’ll take as much time as I can get with jules and carver. And, not to brag, but they clearly love their great auntie paulina.

Lani: You mean grandma paulina.

Allie: And I’m so excited for johnny too. I mean, he’s so amped about making his movie. Isn’t it cool that will wrote it and it’s about our mom?

>John: Yeah, it is.

Allie: It’s all johnny talks about. Actually, he told me something pretty crazy about grandma marlena being possessed by the devil. But there’s no way that that happened, right?

John: Well, of course not, sweetheart. Will has a very creative imagination, but nothing like that ever happened here.

Johnny: She turned into a jaguar? No wonder nobody wanted to produce will’s script. It is way too far-fetched.

[Phone rings] Mom, where have you been? Why haven’t you responded to any of my calls or texts? Never mind. I have something I need to ask you. It’s about grandma marlena.

Julie: I’m sorry I had to– doug! Doug! Oh, my god! Marlena, what happened? Marlena, for god’s sake, help him! Darling…

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Johnny: Mom? Are you there? Mom? Hello? Mom? Hello?

Chanel: Hello.

Johnny: Hello, chanel.

Chanel: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bother you while you were on the phone with your mommy.

Johnny: Didn’t anybody ever tell you that a guy who calls his mom can’t be all bad?

Chanel: I do think it’s kind of cute. But it didn’t sound like she was listening to you.

Johnny: Yeah, we had a bad connection. She was there, and then I got this static, and then the call dropped.

Chanel: Static? On a cellphone?

Johnny: Yeah, weird, huh?

[Phone beeps] Oh, there she is. “Sorry, we got cut off. But don’t try to call back. I’m tied up at the moment.” Okay.

Allie: So will just invented the whole demonic possession thing?

John: Well, you know your mother. She likes to get people talking. I’m sure that she and will just sat down and decided to make her life a little more interesting than it really was.

Allie: A little? She said that her mom was possessed by the devil.

John: Okay, so she embellished a lot.

Allie: That’s what I thought. I kind of love it, though, you know? The battle between good and evil. The epic love story, the bees. But thank you for telling me the truth. I know I can always come to you.

John: Of course, sweetheart.

Allie: I can’t believe I actually just asked if grandma was possessed by the devil. I’m sorry to bother you with this silliness. I’ll see you soon.

John: Allie. Hold on a second.

Kayla: How’s it going?

Tripp: Back to normal. What was going on with the power? For a few minutes there the phone system was totally dead. I’ve never seen the lights flash on and off like that before. Isn’t the generator supposed to kick on when that happens?

Kayla: I just checked with maintenance, and they said there was nothing wrong.

Tripp: So what caused it?

Kayla: They’re not really sure. They think maybe it was a power surge. Do you know where julie is? I left her here with eli a little while ago.

Julie: Marlena!

Marlena: His pulse is weak.

Julie: What happened? Is it a heart attack?

Marlena: I don’t know. It’s dr. Evans. I’ve got a code blue.

Tripp: No, I haven’t seen eli or julia. Maybe that went down the cafeteria or–

Kayla: Oh, wait. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Oh, code blue. Marlena’s office.

Marlena: Help is on the way.

Julie: Please, god. Please, I’m not ready to lose him. Please. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Paulina: Okay, the wonder twins are all strapped in and ready to take on the world.

Lani: You don’t think we should talk before I go?

Paulina: Isn’t that what we’re doing right now?

Lani: I mean like really talk. You made a face when I called you grandma paulina.

Paulina: Did I? Well, I guess I was surprised is all.

Lani: Ah, you didn’t think my dad would tell me. That you guys discussed getting married? Which would make you my stepmother?

Paulina: [Chuckles] Yes, but I wasn’t so sure.

Lani: I mean, but you knew what I meant. I mean, why else would you call yourself jules’ and carver’s grandmother?

Paulina: Yeah, right. Why else? So how are we feeling? About me and your dad?

Lani: How am I feeling? Well, when dad told me that you guys discussed getting married… I gave him my blessing.

Paulina: Oh, baby! I am so glad to hear that–

Lani: No, but–but we have to get a few things straight.

Paulina: About me?

Lani: Yeah, you. My dad is the most loyal and caring man that I know.

Paulina: Amen to that.

Lani: And he has done so much since he came into my life, aunt paulina. And I will do whatever I can to make sure that he doesn’t get hurt.

Paulina: You’re afraid I’m going to break his heart.

Lani: I mean, let’s be honest. We both know that you have a lot of trouble keeping your promises. And even more trouble telling the truth.

Chanel: You okay?

Johnny: Yeah. Yeah, I’m good.

Chanel: Seems like you’re not happy with that text from your mom. Did you need to talk to her about something important?

Johnny: Important? No. No.

Chanel: You might wanna tell that to your face.

Johnny: No, I just–I had something I needed to ask her.

Chanel: Well, what did you need to ask her?

Johnny: Well, I needed to know if it’s true or not that my grandma marlena was possessed by the devil.

John: I’m sorry– I’m sorry, allie. Please. Allie: For what?

John: For not being honest with you just now. Please, sit down.

Allie: You mean–

John: Yes. The truth is it did happen. 25 years ago, your–your grandmother was possessed.

Allie: Wait, seriously?

John: As much as I wanna pretend that it didn’t happen, I can’t lie to you about this. Not about something so important.

Allie: I-I don’t understand.

John: I just can’t help myself but want to protect the people that I love from ever having to revisit that dark period in our lives.

Allie: I can’t– I can’t believe this.

John: Yeah, I have a hard time believing it myself. And trust me when I say, I-I don’t ever really wanna talk about this.

Allie: But you’ll tell me about what happened?

John: Only if you really want to know, sweetheart.

Allie: I do. I mean, it’s part of our family history, right?

John: Unfortunately, it is. But I’m gonna warn you upfront. This story… it’s not for the faint of heart.

[Machinery beeping]

[Gentle music]

 

Tripp: Julie, we’re going to need you to wait outside so kayla can help him, okay?

Julie: Is he going to be all right?

Tripp: He’s in good hands.

[Machinery beeping]

Julie: How bad is he? What is his condition?

Tripp: I promise we will do everything we can to help him. Are you going to be okay out here by yourself?

Julie: I’m fine, I’m fine. Just do something for my husband.

Tripp: Okay. Julie: Marlena.

Marlena: Julie.

Julie: What happened back there in your office?

Marlena: I don’t know what you mean.

Julie: Well, I walk in the door, and doug is on the floor, and you’re standing there frozen like–like you’d seen a ghost.

Marlena: Not a ghost.

Julie: Are you all right, marlena?

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Paulina: Lani, I know I’ve hurt you and your dad in the past, but I thought we were beyond the price town business and that we were all making a fresh start.

Lani: We are. With the condition that there will be no more lies, no more secrets, anything like that.

Paulina: Yeah, you know– you know I want that, too.

Lani: Okay. If you can promise me that our agreement also applies to your relationship with my dad, then you and me, we’re all good.

Paulina: You sure?

Lani: Aunt paulina, you know that I love you, but my whole life you’ve been a mystery. Unpredictable. Unreliable. And I can’t have that anymore. Not for me and eli or our kids. And especially not for my dad, okay? So I need you to promise me that you will never hurt him.

Paulina: And I care about abe a lot. Last night we said “I love you” to each other for the first time. I just regained his trust.

Marlena: Wouldn’t that convince you that he would understand?

Paulina: Not about this. Not about this. If abe knew, he would hate me forever.

Marlena: No, I don’t believe that’s true.

Paulina: I do, I know. Because… the truth is abe is not lani’s father. Lani, there’s something I have to tell you.

Chanel: You’re messing with me.

Johnny: I’m not.

Chanel: You don’t really believe your grandma was possessed by the devil.

Johnny: Honestly, I’m starting to wonder.

Chanel: Have you been drinking today?

Johnny: No, I’m totally sober. The script was written by my brother, will. It’s based on my mom’s life, and will claims that everything in it is true.

Chanel: And it says your grandma was possessed.

Johnny: It tells the whole story.

Chanel: So this script, it’s like a horror film?

Johnny: In parts, yeah. It tells the story of how over 25 years ago lucifer himself took over the body of dr. Marlena evans. The devil wanted to use someone pure and good as his vessel to turn salem into hell on earth.

John: Stefano dimera opened the door, and there was no closing it. Our encounter with the devil nearly killed me and your grandmother and practically destroyed this whole town. But… ultimately, it was the strength of our connection and the power of our love that drove the demon out of her and straight back to hell.

Allie: And you’re saying that all of this is true? The jaguar? The levitation?

John: I wish I could say that it wasn’T. But I couldn’t even make that kind of stuff up. And 25 years later, the details of every one of those events is still crystal clear.

Allie: I don’t understand. I mean, how have I not heard about this before?

John: [Chuckles] It’s not one of those bedtime stories we tell our children when we’re tucking them in. In fact I still have nightmares.

Allie: Nightmares? About grandma marlena being possessed by the devil? As in satan?

John: Oh, yeah.

Allie: So driving him out, was there was an exorcism or something?

John: Yeah, something like that.

Allie: Well, who performed it?

John: Strike terror, o lord, into the beast that lays waste to the vineyard. The only person who could. Me.

Marlena: I was just asking doug some questions.

Doug: I’ve been insisting to julie that I’m just fine. But down deep I can feel it. There is something with me. I say and do strange things, and I don’t know why. I just pray that you can help me.

Julie: What was wrong with him?

Marlena: Well, I don’t know. We were talking about the fact that I was there to help him, and that he was having some memory lapses, and that he had inappropriately grabbed paulina, and that he’d locked you in the freezer.

Julie: That was an accident. I should never have said to you that he did it on purpose.

Marlena: And that’s what I told him.

Julie: What did he say, marlena? Just tell me.

Marlena: Julie told me that you locked her in the freezer by accident.

Doug: That was no accident. I locked that bitch in there on purpose.

Julie: What has gotten into my doug?

[Dark music]

Paulina: We were talking about grandparents.

Lani: What about them?

Paulina: Lani, what I’ve learned is… the decisions that people make doesn’t just affect their own lives. Sometimes it affects the lives of their children, even grandchildren.

Lani: Auntie P., What is this about?

Paulina: You know I would never do anything to hurt you or your beautiful family.

Lani: You–you are making me nervous.

Paulina: Well, this is so hard–this is so hard to say.

Lani: Just say it.

Paulina: I need to say– eli’s grandfather, he groped me.

Lani: What? Doug?

Paulina: Grabbed my butt. Right in the open.

Lani: Are you sure it was intentional?

Paulina: Oh, yes! I mean, he’s no spring chicken, and apparently, he’s been having some cognitive problems recently.

Lani: Yeah, I know he’s been having some mental lapses, but I would never think that he would do that.

Paulina: Believe me, I was shocked. And julie, she was there.

Lani: He did it in front of julie?

Paulina: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Lani: What did she say?

Paulina: Well, she was shaken up for the most part, and she apologized for her husband. And she said apparently he’s not been acting like himself lately.

Lani: [Sighs] That’s awful. But, auntie, what does this have to do with you and my dad?

Paulina: Well, I’m not sure, I mean, if I should tell abe.

Lani: You think he would be jealous of doug?

Paulina: Well, no. Well, hey–but, you know, the man that I was with before chanel was born, oh, if he even caught a guy setting his eyes on my body, he raised all kinds of hell.

Lani: My dad is not like that.

Paulina: I know, I know. You just said it. He is the most loving and caring man in the world.

Lani: I think, if anything, he would just be worried that you were okay.

Paulina: And I am.

Lani: And he would be worried if doug was okay, which we all are.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, I hope he’s getting some help, too.

Lani: Eli told me that he was going to see marlena today. So if anybody can help, it’s her.

Johnny: You’ve got to read this part. This is where my grandma marlena floated off the bed like linda blair.

Chanel: Who’s linda blair?

Johnny: You know, from “the exorcist.”

Chanel: That’s a movie, right?

Johnny: Wait. You’ve never seen “the exorcist”? It’s a classic. The spider walk. The head spinning around. The pea soup vomit.

Chanel: Ew.

Johnny: I’m sorry. I’m geeking out a little bit, aren’t I?

Chanel: I’m just not into the horror thing. You know, there’s enough scary stuff happening in this world without freaking myself out on purpose.

Johnny: Yeah, but movies are how we work out our fears. It’s catharsis.

Chanel: Okay.

Johnny: The struggle between good and evil. It’s as old as the world itself. And film expresses that as well as any other medium.

Chanel: Well, I express myself through the culinary art of baking. But I do make a mean devil’s food cake donut.

Johnny: Well, you know, the other good thing about a scary movie, it’s a good excuse to get closer to the person you’re watching it with.

Chanel: I will give you that.

Johnny: Why don’t you come over to my place tonight? We’ll watch “the exorcist.” And you can bring a couple of those donuts.

Chanel: Uh-huh.

Johnny: Is that reaction because you don’t want to see the movie or ’cause you don’t want to see me?

Allie: You performed the exorcism?

John: I battled the devil for her body and her immortal soul. But ultimately, it was our love that saved her.

Allie: Just when I thought that your love story couldn’t get any more romantic.

John: Didn’t feel romantic at the time. In fact, it felt– it felt like the end of the world.

Julie: I’ve known doug for over 50 years. He’s never spoken to me or about me without showing respect.

Marlena: I don’t doubt that.

Julie: Well, did you confront him when he said that about me?

Marlena: I did. I reminded him that he had locked you in the freezer.

Julie: What did he say to that?

Marlena: I’m sorry. Did you say–

Doug: That I locked her in on purpose? You heard that, you heard right. It was the most fun I had all week.

Marlena: I’m sure you don’t mean that. I think you’re just confused.

Doug: No, marlena. You’re the one who’s confused. I’m not doug.

Julie: If he doesn’t think he is doug, who in the world does he think he is?

Tripp: Not what I was expecting from his ekg.

Kayla: This can’t be.

Tripp: That’s what I thought. Maybe the power outage affected the machines?

Kayla: No, they all run on batteries.

Tripp: He did have a cardiac event, right?

Kayla: Well, he must have. But there’s no sign of it. I mean, this is perfectly normal. Why don’t you check the leads? And I’ll check and make sure the monitor is working properly. Tripp: Yeah.

[Tense music]

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Allie: It’s still hard for you to tell the story.

John: Well, allie, I try not to let these thoughts in most of the time. Because when I do, I find myself going right back there. I just flashback on event after event after event, and I can still feel those same emotions.

Allie: I can tell that took a lot out of you. You look tired. Maybe even a little–

John: Scared?

Allie: I didn’t want to say it.

John: No, you can say it. Because it’s true. Honey, I can’t even explain what it’s like to come face to face with pure evil. It was the most traumatic, horrible thing we had ever been through. We barely survived it. And the last thing I want is for your grandmother to ever have to relive that again.

Allie: So johnny making his movie–

John: You’re going to have to convince your brother to find another story to tell.

Johnny: Look, I don’t want to pressure you. I’m just–I’m not sure where we stand right now.

Chanel: Where we stand?

Johnny: Yeah. Things were going really great for a while, and then my sister– look, I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to pretend like I didn’t have my fun back in the day. I was not exactly what someone might call a one-woman man. But allie seems to think that all I care about is getting you into bed, and that is just not true.

Chanel: Hm, well, what do you care about?

Johnny: About you. I like you, chanel. And I hope you feel the same way.

Chanel: When we first met, before I knew you were allie’s brother, when you were just “g,” I really liked you, too. And then hearing you talk about making your movie, seeing your passion, that’s something that I can totally admire.

Johnny: Yeah, because you’re making your dream come true with your bakery.

Chanel: I am.

Johnny: So?

Chanel: So… maybe we can pick up where we left off.

Paulina: You gave your father your blessing to marry me.

Lani: I did.

Paulina: But you haven’t officially given it to me yet.

Lani: And I will. I just– I have one more condition.

Paulina: What?

Lani: I am not just about to start calling you mom.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Oh, yeah. ‘Cause that–that’d be kind of weird, huh?

Lani: Yeah, it would. And I am more than happy just to have you as my aunt paulina.

Paulina: Aww. Me, too, baby. Aww. Me, too. Oh, honey, well, I just love you. I love you so much. I just want you– I want the best for you.

Lani: I love you, too, auntie P. Hey, are you okay?

Paulina: Uh… ohh. Aww.

Abe: Oh, well, can I get in on this hug with my two favorite ladies?

Paulina: Shh! Shh! You don’t want jules and carver to hear that. Here, let me help you with one of those.

Abe: Here you go.

Paulina: Oh, honey–oh, why did you get so much food?

Abe: Well, I invited john and marlena to dinner.

Paulina: What? Marlena can’t come here.

Marlena: I’m not sure what to make of doug’s condition.

Julie: Well, could it be something physical? Some physical problem that’s causing this behavior?

Marlena: Maybe. Or it could be psychological, or–

Doug: It’s been over 25 years, marlena. But did you really think I wouldn’t come back for you?

Julie: Or what, marlena?

Marlena: Sorry. I was just thinking.

Julie: Well, you still haven’t exactly explained what happened in the office. How did doug wind up on the floor?

Marlena: I’m not sure. We were talking and then he– then he just collapsed. Don’t you dare hurt him!

Demon doug: It won’t be me who hurts him. It will be you. Your selfishness. Your choice to protect yourself, doug be damned. So to speak.

Marlena: He doesn’t deserve this.

Demon doug: No, he doesn’T. It doesn’t have to happen. It’s so simple. All you have to do is invite me back into you.

[Tense music]

 

Tripp: Mr. Williams, you need to let go. Please.

Kayla: I got this. I got it, I got it. There we go.

Tripp: Man, he has a strong grip.

Kayla: I’ll say.

Tripp: I guess it’s a good sign he still has his strength.

Kayla: Yeah. His bp is dropping!

Tripp: Pulse, too!

Kayla: We’re losing him. To be a thriver

Abe: Well, why can’t marlena come to dinner? I thought you liked her.

Paulina: I do. Very much.

Lani: Didn’t sound like it.

Paulina: Well, I’m just– well, I just don’t feel like entertaining today. And I’m not my usual gregarious self tonight.

Abe: Oh. Well, then maybe we can ask john and marlena to come another time.

Paulina: Oh, yeah, that’d be great, that’d be great. Then–well, then maybe you and I can go out to dinner tonight. You know, just–just two of us.

Abe: Of course, yeah, yeah. You know, it might be better. I mean, john seemed as if he had something else on his mind.

Paulina: Like what?

John: All I know is that it will gut marlena if she has to be reminded of not only all of the destruction but of–of all the people that she hurt and almost killed, people that she really cared about. Abraham, we almost lost her forever.

Abe: Well, just something that happened a long time ago.

John: Let me be clear, allie. I would never want to step on johnny’s dream of being a director, but he’s really going to need to find another script to make.

Allie: Because of the bad memories that it stirs up or something else?

John: What else would it be?

Allie: Well, just– you and grandma are the toughest people I know. And it’s not like you’ve forgotten any of the horrible things that happened.

John: I think about it every day.

Allie: So it’s not just the idea of reliving bad memories that worries you.

John: No. It’s more than that. I’m worried that we could be tempting him.

Allie: Him?

John: You know, this is really nothing that you should concern yourself with, allie. Just–just–

Allie: You’re talking about the devil. About tempting him to come back.

John: “Speak of the devil, and he doth appear.”

Allie: Do you really believe that?

John: It’s been a quarter of a century. So no, I don’t believe that something like that could ever happen here in salem again. But why take chances?

Johnny: So you gonna come over tonight? “The exorcist” and chill?

Chanel: Do you mind if I keep my eyes covered the whole time?

Johnny: Don’t worry. I promise I won’t let the devil get you.

[Gentle uneasy music]

 

Julie: Something doesn’t feel right about any of this.

Marlena: Well, you’re upset. This has all been very sudden.

Julie: No. I mean, the whole story. Something must have happened in your office that–that you’re not telling me about, marlena. Kayla! Oh, please tell me that doug is okay. As someone who resembles someone else…

Paulina: I can’t tell you how much your blessing means to me.

Lani: I hope you and dad have a great life together. You both deserve it.

Paulina: Thank you.

Lani: And remember, you promised no more secrets. No more lies.

Paulina: I can tell you one truth. That man, I love that man over there. And I will move heaven and earth to make him happy.

Lani: That is all I can ever ask for. Come here.

Paulina: Aww.

Allie: Looks like someone kissed and made up.

Johnny: We have.

Chanel: You cool with that, horton?

Allie: You are a grown woman, dupree. You can do what you want.

Johnny: That didn’t sound like a yes.

Allie: Like you said, johnny, it’s none of my business.

Johnny: Right. So… what’d grandpa say about the script?

Allie: You really want to know?

Johnny: Yes.

Allie: He said that it’s all true.

Johnny: What?

Chanel: Wait, so you mean–

Allie: Yes, grandma marlena was possessed by the devil.

[Uneasy music]

 

John: Hey, sweetheart. What’s going on? Everything okay?

Marlena: It’s doug.

John: What happened?

Marlena: During a session in my office, he collapsed. He’s still unconscious.

John: What caused it? What’s wrong with him?

Tripp: Do you think doug is gonna pull through?

Kayla: Well, it was touch and go there for a while. But he’s stable. And we’ll monitor him very closely.

Tripp: So we don’t know. We don’t even know what caused it.

Kayla: You know, when someone reaches doug’s age, every moment is a blessing. He is such dear sweet man.

Tripp: Kayla.

Kayla: Well, we’re gonna do everything we can, right? But I’ll tell you one thing as a doctor you learn is that we are not god. And sometimes, the best thing we can do is just pray. Yeah.

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Marlena: I’m–I’m–I’m sure doug is going to be just fine. Oh, doug gave us a good scare. I’m sure it’s going to turn out fine for everybody.

Julie: Doug?

Doug: He left me.

Julie: What? Who?

Doug: He left me and went into her.

[Tense music]

John: I’m here for you, doc.

Marlena: I’m here for you, too, john.

Julie: He went into her? What are you talking about, darling? What does it mean?

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Julie: Thank you.

Kayla: Julie, I know how hard this is. I went through something very similar with my own mother. It was hard to watch her forget her loved ones.

Julie: But at least caroline had a reprieve the last years of her life. If doug has alzheimer’S… it’s just, all the days of our lives have been so wonderful. Years and years. Much more than most people ever get. I want more. I’m sorry. So selfish of me.

Kayla: No it’s not. Listen, I am not giving up hope, and you shouldn’t either.

Marlena: I’m sorry. Did you say–

Doug: That I locked her in on purpose? You heard that? You heard right. It was the most fun I had all week.

Marlena: I’m sure you don’t mean that. I think you’re just confused.

Doug: No, marlena. You are the one who’s confused.

[Laughs] I’m not doug. [Laughs]

[Disquieting music]

 

Johnny: What the hell? Grandma marlena was possessed by the devil?

Marlena: Of course you’re doug. You’re doug williams. I’m marlena evans.

Doug: I know exactly, exactly who you are.

[Deep voice] It’s been over 25 years, marlena. But did you really think i wouldn’t come back for you?

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Johnny: Possessed by the devil? Is that even a real thing?

Allie: If you’re looking for chanel, she’s running the counter while I take my lunch break. Or in this case, pastry break.

Johnny: Yeah, whatever.

Allie: Is this how it’s going to be? You’re going to stay mad just because I told the truth about you to chanel?

Johnny: You were right. I did hurt your friend. But I’m right, too. I’m not that guy anymore. So what do you say we just move on from this?

Allie: Just like that? You’re over how ticked off you were at me?

Johnny: If you throw in a pastry, maybe.

Allie: Why are you being so nice? Oh, I know. It’s because you want me to play mom in your little movie, right?

Johnny: Actually, mom may not get star billing anymore.

Allie: What do you mean?

Johnny: You won’t believe what I just read about grandma marlena.

[Eerie music]

 

[Knock at door]

John: Hi.

Abe: Hey!

John: Come on in. Come on, man.

Abe: Thank you.

John: What brings you by?

Abe: Well, you know, I was in the area and I thought I would just stop by and see if you and marlena would like to join pauline and me for dinner tonight at her place.

John: What–wait a–wait a minute, I can’t keep up. You and pauline are seeing each other again?

Abe: [Laughs] Uh, yes. Well, you know, I’m happy to report that we have worked through all of our differences with the… price town debacle. And we decided to start fresh.

John: Nice. Happy for you. Oh, and listen, dinner–dinner, yeah, that–that–you know, yeah, that sounds good. Let me just–let me–let me run that by doc. I’ll get back with you, okay?

Abe: Yeah, of course. Of course. Are you okay?

John: No, I’m not. I just started remembering a very dark time in all of our lives, one that I just wish would stay buried forever.

Eli: Hey, grandma.

Kayla: Oh, eli.

Julie: Eli!

Eli: Hey. Oh, I’m so sorry I haven’t been able to check on you and doug until now.

Julie: Oh, that’s all right, darling. I-I know you have an important job and you have the precious babies and–but shouldn’t you be at work right now?

Eli: No, I got someone to cover me in the meantime. But what–what’s going on with doug?

Julie: Well, it’s hard to say at the moment.

Kayla: Well, his tests were inconclusive. So he’s in a session with marlena right now. If anybody can diagnose him, it’s her.

Marlena: You need to stop talking like this, doug. This is just your–your mind playing tricks on you. And that’s why I’m here. I’m here to help.

Doug: Then you need to stop pretending that you don’t remember me. Hurts my feelings after everything that we shared. All those nights together at your penthouse. Desecrating st. Luke’S. Remember when john caught us red-handed?

Marlena: Oh my god.

Doug as devil: Not god, marlena, but just as powerful, which you know better than anyone. What can I du with less asthma?

Roman: Okay, granted. I did try to convince you more than once this year that I could make you happy.

Kate: I know. I remember it.

Roman: And I do recall that involv– I admit that your involvement with jake– it just… I never understood it.

Kate: Okay, well you know, most people didn’t understand it, and in hindsight, I… I really don’t want to talk about jake.

Roman: All right, fine. But I will say this. You’re too damn good for that jerk. Jake and gabi deserve each other.

Kate: Oh my god. Well, we agree on that.

Roman: Yeah. And back to you and me, it’s not like I gave up. The problem is, when I made my second pitch, I didn’t realize i was talking to kristen, who was pretending to be you.

Kate: Okay. Well, then technically, I only rejected you once.

Roman: Which gives me some hope that you’ll give me another chance now.

Eli: Grandma, I-I know you were concerned when doug locked you in the freezer and confused some names, but I don’t–maybe he just had a couple of bad days. Hell, I know I’m not so sharp when the twins keep me up all night.

Kayla: This is why we ran some cognitive tests.

Julie: Which he passed.

Eli: Okay, then why are you– why are you still so worried?

Julie: He did something so unlike himself, so embarrassing to paulina.

Eli: To paulina?

Julie: Paulina didn’t tell lani? You haven’t heard about this?

Eli: No. I haven’T. What did he do?

Julie: Well, he… he grabbed–he grabbed her hot cross buns.

[Dramatic music]

 

Allie: Grandma marlena got possessed by the devil?

Johnny: It’s all right here in will’s script. She trashed a church, set it on fire. And that’s not all. She set the salem christmas tree on fire, and she walked butt naked into a party.

Allie: No, no way. No. Grandma’s one of the most buttoned-up dressers around.

Johnny: Yeah, normally. But she obviously wasn’t herself.

Allie: Because the devil made her do it? No, this is–this is nuts.

Johnny: Well, the nuts part is that her eyes glowed yellow. And that she levitated off her bed, apparently.

Allie: Show me where.

Abe: So johnny wants to make a movie about sami’s life.

John: Mm-hmm. From a script that will wrote.

Abe: Well, that’s very ambitious. And keeping it all in the family, you know, I-I like that. But you don’t?

John: The script would probably include marlena’s possession.

Abe: Oh. I see where you’re concerned. Now that’s a time we would all rather forget.

John: You were there right from the very beginning, abraham, when st. Luke’s was desecrated.

Abe: Yes, yes. I knew whoever would do that to a holy sanctuary would have to be evil. I… I had no idea it was the devil himself.

Doug as devil: Tell me, marlena, have you missed me as much as I’ve missed you?

Marlena: No. It can’t–it can’t be.

Doug as devil: At long last. I’ve been trying to find my way back to you for over two decades.

Marlena: This is impossible.

Doug as devil: They say patience is a virtue, but I’m not very big on virtue, as you know.

Marlena: Stop that. You don’t know what you’re saying. This is–this is dementia.

Doug as devil: Doug doesn’t have dementia, and you know it. He’s just a little shaken up by having me inside his body. Between us, I don’t know how he’s kept it all together all this time. That wife of his would try the patience of a saint. That’s why I’ve– I’ve reserved a special place for her in hell with me.

[Laughs]

Marlena: That’s not funny, doug.

[Heavy thud]

Doug as devil: Stop calling me doug. You know who I am.

Marlena: No. No, you can’t be the–

Doug as devil: Yes, I can. And you of all people know my name. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Roman: You know what? You did love me enough to marry me twice. Is it so crazy to think we couldn’t make it work again?

Kate: [Sighs] The first time we got married, it wasn’t really a marriage because you ended up dead at the reception.

Roman: Yeah. Not exactly an auspicious beginning, but also not my fault. I walked into the kitchen and found myself facing the salem stalker.

Kate: It’s been so long since I even thought about those days. Do you remember–do you remember how shocked everyone was when they found out that marlena was the stalker? I mean, people just believed that she had been possessed again.

Abe: You know, I recall turning to marlena during the investigation. I wanted her to do a psychological profile of the desecrator. She was–she was very helpful. Or at least we thought so at the time.

John: I’ll never forget when I caught her at st. Luke’S. Middle of all that destruction there and the realization hit me that she was the one responsible.

[Ominous music]

 

Abe: She wasn’t the one responsible; you know that. It was that evil force inside her that made her do all those terrible things.

Allie: Grandma tried to kill a priest?

Johnny: Yes. His name was father francis.

Allie: No. No, there’s no way that any of this is real. Okay? Will obviously made this up so that he could make mom’s life look way more interesting and sell his script.

Johnny: Well, there’s only one way to find out.

[Pensive music]

 

[Computer beeping]

Will: Hey, guys.

Johnny: Hey, you got a minute?

Will: Oh, for you and my little sister? Always. Oh, congrats on the bakery, allie.

Allie: Thanks. I’ll make sure to ship you some goodies soon.

Will: I will definitely hold you to that. So what do you guys want to talk about?

Allie: The script.

Johnny: Yeah. Thank you for sending it, by the way.

Will: Oh, yeah. What do you think?

Johnny: It’s an interesting story. But we have some questions.

Allie: A lot of questions.

Will: Fire away.

Allie: That thing about grandma marlena getting possessed. You made that up, right?

Will: Actually, no. I got that story straight from mom.

Doug as devil: Go ahead. Say it. Say my name.

Marlena: Your name is doug williams.

Doug as devil: Oh, marlena, if I’m doug, how do I know about all the fun you and I had? Doug doesn’t have any knowledge of our history. He wasn’t even in salem at that time.

Marlena: Well, then you– then you read about it in the newspapers. You’re just confused.

Doug as devil: How did i forget how stubborn you are?

Marlena: This has to stop right now.

Doug as devil: Sit down…

[Echoing] Down…

[Disquieting music]

I suppose it was too much to ask to hope for a warm welcome. But if you need proof of my power, fine. Consider it done.

[Electrical zapping]

Marlena: [Gasps]

Doug as devil: Now do you believe me?

Limu emu & doug

Kate: But of course marlena wasn’t possessed. She was just brainwashed by andre dimera.

Roman: Another former lover of yours.

Kate: And husband. But let’s not mention that.

Roman: All I’m doing is I’m just hitting home the point you already made. You have chosen some very questionable men over the years.

Kate: If you bring up ted laurent, actually i am just gonna walk away.

Roman: You know what? All I’m saying is, why not give a decent good, really good, guy who genuinely cares for you another shot?

Abe: You know, the idea that marlena, one of the kindest people I know, could be possessed by the devil–it… it was impossible to believe.

John: I refused to accept even the possibility. No matter how hard kristen tried to see the truth of what was happening around us, i just couldn’t even deal with it.

Abe: Well, kristen certainly was a different person back then.

John: Yeah, back then, she was–she was a good woman. Strong faith. Doc, on the other hand– she was in such a bad place. She was so vulnerable. Our–our affair had been exposed. Her marriage to roman was destroyed. And then there–the damn stefano, he was preying on her. Her own daughter turned her back on her because samantha was so traumatized by–by the affair that her mother had with me.

Abe: Yeah. Well then, it’s not surprising that all that would end up in sami’s life story.

John: No, it’s not. It’s not. I just–I just don’t think that johnny understands the pandora’s box that he can be opening up if he goes ahead with this film.

Johnny: So mom told you that grandma was possessed?

Will: Yes. But full disclosure, mom had had a few glasses of wine by then.

Allie: But still. I mean, you don’t say something like that just because you’re tipsy.

Johnny: Did you follow up with grandma afterwards?

Will: I asked her about it a couple times, but she just laughed it off.

Allie: Okay, so maybe it’s not true, then? I mean, you know mom. She has a flexible relationship with the truth. So maybe she just made it up because she thought something crazy like that would make her life seem more exciting.

Will: It’s possible.

Johnny: If it isn’t true, I can’t really include it in my biopic.

Will: My brother, the purist.

Johnny: I just want to get it right, okay?

Will: Listen, if you really want answers, you’re gonna have to ask mom.

Kayla: Julie, wait.

Julie: That’s all I’ve been doing.

Kayla: I know how difficult this is. But it is never a good idea to interrupt a session with a psychiatrist.

Julie: But what if doug needs me?

Kayla: You know that he is in the best possible hands.

Eli: You got to be patient, grandma.

Julie: That’s not my strong suit, darling.

[Electrical zapping] Wow. What’s that?

Eli: It must be some sort of power outage.

Kayla: Well, it’s not good. I wonder what caused that.

Doug as devil: Have I finally gotten your attention? Now do you recognize me?

Marlena: Oh, my god. It’s really you.

Doug as devil: Stop invoking god. Unless you want to say his name in vain.

[Laughs]

Marlena: This can’t be happening.

[Electrical zapping]

Doug as devil: Satisfied?

Marlena: Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this to doug? He is–he is the kindest, gentlest man I’ve ever known. He is–he is an angel.

Doug as devil: We are two of a kind, aren’t we? Remember, I was an angel myself before I fell from grace.

Marlena: Why are you doing this? After all these years, why have you come back to salem? (Vo) I am living with cll

Johnny: I can’t believe will would put the thing about grandma’s possession in his script if he didn’t know it was true.

Allie: It’s not like he was a reporter then. Nothing but facts. He was just a writer trying to sell a script.

Johnny: Yeah. The other weird thing is that when he confronted grandma marlena about it, she didn’t just come out and say mom made it all up.

Allie: Doesn’t mean it’s true.

Johnny: Doesn’t mean it’s not.

Allie: Well, there’s only one way to find out, and that’s ask mom. Trouble is, she doesn’t seem to answer her phone anymore. I mean, at least not lately.

Johnny: Might as well try. Straight to voicemail.

Allie: As always.

Johnny: Hey, mom. It’s johnny. I’m with allie.

Allie: Tell her we miss her.

Johnny: And we’re both missing you. We just had some questions about family stuff.

Kate: You know, I did give it another shot when I found out that you weren’t dead, but then I found out that you slept with marlena on the island.

Roman: Yes, I did. And you slept with john.

Kate: We thought that you were dead. We didn’t think you were coming back.

Roman: Fair enough. You know, it always has bothered me that we never managed to make it work like–quite like john and marlena did.

Kate: Let’s just face it, roman. Not everyone gets a happy ending, right?

John: You know doc’s my life, abraham. I’m not telling you that you don’t know. I guess what I’m trying to get at is, if all this stuff is–is dredged up again, how am i supposed to protect her?

Abe: Is there any possibility that this project might not go anywhere?

John: I don’t know. I-I don’t know. All I know is that it will gut marlena if she has to be reminded of not only all the destruction, but of–of all the people that she hurt, almost killed, people that she really cared about. Abraham, we almost lost her forever.

Abe: You know, but we didn’T. Because of you. I mean, you–you saved her life by performing that exorcism.

[Disquieting music]

 

[Electrical zapping]

Kayla: Well, it seems to have stabilized. But who knows if it’s gonna last? I-I think I’ll go down and check and make sure the emergency generators are turned on. You’ll be okay?

Julie: Uh-huh.

Eli: Yeah, I’ll stay with her.

Kayla: Perfect. Okay, thank you. I’ll be back.

Julie: Bye, hon.

Kayla: Okay.

Julie: Well, what would make the electricity suddenly go out? There’s not even a storm.

Eli: It’s probably just a glitch in the works. But it seems to be okay now.

Julie: I hope that flickering light isn’t gonna frighten doug.

Eli: I’m sure he’ll be okay, grandma.

Julie: Darling, in his current state of mind? I want to check on him.

Eli: Well, you heard what kayla said.

Julie: Well, kayla knows a lot about a lot of things. She doesn’t know a lot about my husband.

Eli: Okay, grandma, look. Why don’t we just trust that marlena will keep doug calm and safe? And I will do the same for you. Yes?

Julie: Yes.

Eli: Okay.

Julie: Oh, honey…

Doug as devil: Why am I back? For the fun of it. We are having fun, aren’t we?

Marlena: You need to leave.

Doug as devil: Not a chance.

Marlena: Look. You can’t do this to doug. You just can’t do it. You’ve tortured me. You’ve hurt the people that i love. I will not let you do this to doug.

Doug as devil: So selfless and noble. It doesn’t surprise me. In fact, I’ve been counting on you to feel exactly that way.

Marlena: Tell me what you want.

Doug as devil: Isn’t it obvious? What I want, marlena, is you.

[Eerie music]

 

[ “The addams family” theme playing ]

Roman: Okay, look. How about this? Instead of dredging up the past, make it about the present. Right here, right now, you are my favorite person in salem.

Kate: Because i brought you doughnuts.

Roman: Because you’re strong and smart, funny, compassionate. And a hell of a good time.

Kate: And because I still look good in a sarong?

Roman: Oh, definitely that. Yes. And I’m thinking just maybe if you admit it to yourself, the way I’m feeling isn’t entirely one way. Lucas obviously sees it. That’s why he’s encouraging us to give it another shot.

Kate: You know what you’re forgetting? That I can still be stubborn and selfish.

Roman: Not to mention you do like a good cat fight from time to time.

Kate: Mm-hmm. I do. And you still like me?

Roman: I more than like you, kate. Say the word, and I will romance the hell out of you.

Johnny: Mm, mm, mm! I wonder if mom will ever even call us back. She’s been so out of touch with everyone since she left town.

Allie: Why don’t we just ask grandma directly?

Johnny: I stopped by earlier, but she had already left for work.

Allie: Why were you there?

Johnny: I’m trying to get her and grandpa to invest in my film.

Allie: Are they going to?

Johnny: I don’t know yet. Grandpa said he had some concerns. So–

Allie: Um, yeah. Like maybe his wife levitated and burned out a church and tried to kill a priest?

Johnny: Who knows? Maybe.

Allie: So go ask him.

Johnny: Better idea: You ask him.

Allie: Me?

Johnny: Come on. He’s never been able to say no to you, and I bet if you bring him over some of those muffins he loves, you’ll crack him wide open.

Allie: This whole thing creeps me out. What if it’s real? The devil? I don’t know if I want to get involved.

Johnny: Since when have you ever been afraid of anything? Come on. Aren’t you even a little curious?

Julie: It’s just that whatever is wrong with him, I’m afraid he’ll never be the same.

Eli: I’m sure once marlena figures out her diagnosis, she’ll–she’ll find a way to pull him through this.

[Phone beeps] Excuse me. Damn. There’s a robbery a couple of blocks from here.

Julie: You have to go.

Eli: No. Grandma, I’m not leaving you here alone. I-I’ll find someone to–to cover for me.

Julie: You will do no such thing. I’m perfectly capable of being here by myself. And besides, I have this. When doug started, well, having these problems, I-I kept it with me. This way, I don’t have to go to st. Luke’s to pray, because after all, god is everywhere.

Eli: That is a good idea. You sure you’re gonna be okay?

Julie: I’m gonna be fine, darling. Now you just go.

Eli: Okay. All right. But please let me know how doug is doing.

Julie: Of course.

Eli: Hey, have faith. Okay? I love you.

[Tender music]

 

Julie: In the name of the father, of the son, and the holy spirit. Amen.

John: You know, even now, after all these years, it still shakes me to my core.

Abe: Yeah. You know, the important thing, marlena survived. And the devil was banished.

John: You’re right. And that’s what–that’s what you need to hold on to. Just need to remember that we were lucky. That good prevailed over evil.

Abe: No, no. It wasn’t luck. It was your faith and strength. And the faith and strength of this community.

John: I love you, man. And thanks for listening. There’s not too many people that I’m comfortable enough with to discuss this.

Abe: You know I am always there for you, buddy.

John: And I appreciate that more than you’ll ever know. Hey, about dinner, let me– let me check with doc and I’ll get right back with you, okay?

Abe: Yeah, yeah, sounds good. Sounds good.

John: Good to see you, abraham.

Abe: Yes. John… I know what marlena went through was terrifying, but it’s over. You know, if the devil– the devil had wanted her, he’s had over 25 years to get her back. And he hasn’t even tried.

Marlena: You want me?

Doug as devil: I’ve missed you, marlena. That reign of terror that we shared? That was magnificent. We brought salem to its knees. Imagine what we could do this time around.

Marlena: You used me to terrorize the people of this town, people that I love and I care about. You’ll never get inside me again.

Doug as devil: That’s disappointing to hear.

Marlena: I want you to leave. Leave doug. Get out. Get out!

Doug as devil: I’m not going anywhere. Pity that doug has to pay the price.

Marlena: Don’t you dare hurt him.

Doug as devil: It won’t be me who hurts him. It will be you, your selfishness, your choice to protect yourself, doug be damned, so to speak.

Marlena: He doesn’t deserve this.

Doug as devil: No, he doesn’T. And it doesn’t have to happen. It’s so simple. All you have to do is invite me back into you.

Marlena: I won’T.

Doug as devil: Are you sure?

Marlena: Never!

Doug as devil: [Laughs]

[Electrical zapping]

Doug: [Groaning]

Marlena: Don’t, don’t! Please. Please, please don’t hurt him. Don’t hurt him! Your mission:

Roman: Okay, so what do you think? Dinner tonight?

Kate: I am tempted. I really am. But… but now love is so risky, even when–with a great guy like you. I don’t want to risk that. So anyway, I need to get these figures to ej. Excuse me.

Roman: Okay. I have not given up on you, kate. We both know there’s something there. You just need the time to figure it out for yourself.

Julie: Hail mary, full of grace. The lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. What is taking so long? Something’s wrong. Something’s wrong, I know it. I’m not waiting. I’m not gonna wait another minute.

Johnny: She turns into a jaguar? No wonder anybody wanted to produce will’s script. It’s way too far-fetched.

[Cell phone ringing] Mom! Finally.

[Pensive music]

 

John: Yeah, you’re right, abraham. It’s all in the past.

[Knocking at door] Just a second. Oh!

Allie: Special delivery, grandpa.

John: Aren’t you the sweetest? Oh, honey, come on in. Come on in.

Allie: It’s all your favorites. Well, all my favorites. So I hope you like them.

John: Well, first, I may have to hide these from grandma so I can enjoy every sweet bit of them. You know, speaking of grandma, we are so proud of you. Number one, for finding something you really love, and number two, going out there and making it happen.

Allie: It’s been really exciting.

John: Yeah.

Allie: I’m also really excited for johnny. I mean, he’s so amped about this movie he’s making. Isn’t it cool that will wrote it and it’s about our mom?

John: Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Allie: Really all johnny talks about. He even said that there was some pretty crazy stuff about grandma marlena, about her being possessed by the devil. But there’s no way that that happened, right?

[Knocking at door]

Julie: Sorry. I just wanted to–doug! Oh, doug. Oh my god. Marlena, what happened?

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Chad: Home, sweet home.

Abigail: Yeah.

Gwen: Leave me alone!

Abigail: Leave you alone? I want you and that baby out of my life for good!

[Abigail grunts]

[Gwen screams]

[Thumping]

Julie: So tell me, who is this?

Doug: Sweet abigail.

Julie: And this.

Doug: Bonnie raitt, the blues singer.

[Laughs] I-I’m joking. Honey, that’s maggie, of course. But there is a resemblance, don’t you think?

Julie: Well, yes, and we love them both. But doug, there’s a time for humor. This isn’t it.

Doug: Well, I think we have tested my memory enough for one morning.

Julie: Darling, I’m sorry. I know this is tedious. It’s–it’s just that I’m so worried about you.

Doug: I know, sweetheart. I know. I wish I could explain my recent behavior, but I honestly don’t know what’s come over me.

Julie: Well, kayla will be here soon, and hopefully kayla will have some answers.

Roman: All right. One chai latte.

Kayla: Thank you very much.

Roman: You know, I checked on doug last night. Julie said they, uh, took him in for some tests.

Kayla: Yeah. I’m headed over to get the results right now and take them over to them.

Roman: Okay, well, I hope it’s good news.

Kayla: Yeah. We’ll see you.

Roman: Okay, good to see you, sis.

Kayla: Hey!

Lucas: Hello. Great.

Kate: For you.

Roman: You know, most people don’t bring food into a restaurant.

Kate: Okay, well, this isn’t just food. We stopped by sweet bits, and we picked up some apple cider doughnuts, freshly made by your granddaughter.

Roman: Oh, oh, man.

Lucas: I know, I know.

Roman: What a great way to start the day.

Kate: I know, seriously. Allie and chanel, I’m telling you, they’re gonna give you some competition. They had a line out the door.

Roman: You must be very proud of her.

Lucas: I am, I am, yeah. I just wish that sami was here to help, you know, celebrate allie’s success. Have you, uh, have you heard from her?

Roman: Not a peep. I’m thinking sami is licking her wounds after her marriage to ej fell apart.

Ej: Guess what today is.

Johnny: [Sighs] Do I have to?

Ej: Take your son to work day.

Johnny: You sure it’s not groundhog day? ‘Cause I feel like we keep having this convo over and over.

Ej: I don’t know what you mean.

Johnny: Well, you say, “son, I want you to work for dimera,” and then I say, “dad, I’m following my dreams and making a movie.” Then you do your huffy-stuffy british thing and stomp out, only to return, act like nothing ever happened, and start the whole conversation over again.

Ej: Mm. Perhaps I’m hoping you’ll eventually come to your senses.

Johnny: My senses are just fine, dad. And I’m all in on making this film.

Ej: You’re not still planning to make the movie about your mother, are you?

Johnny: That is exactly what I’m doing.

Marlena: Mmm.

John: I cannot get over how incredible allie’s doughnuts are. And I want to thank you for saving me one.

Marlena: Hey, that wasn’t easy, you know.

John: Well, it was nice of paulina to bring you some. Mmm, mmm.

Marlena: It was, yes, it was.

John: Pretty ambitious kids, huh? Allie’s got her bakery going, johnny wants to make a movie.

Marlena: Yes, well, he’s gonna have to raise some money for that.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah. He said he was eyeballing us to invest.

Marlena: He’s trying to charm his way into my pocketbook.

John: Any idea what the film’s about?

Marlena: Uh, yeah it’s about, uh, it’s about sami.

John: Excuse me?

Marlena: It’s about sami. Johnny feels he wants to work on something that he’s personally close to. I suggested he talk to will, because of course will, you know, is familiar with show business, and turns out that johnny is now going to direct the script that will wrote.

John: “Sami brady story.”

Marlena: Yes, that one.

John: Yeah, mm-hmm.

Marlena: You have some feelings about that?

John: Yeah. I think it’s really a terrible idea.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Ej: You’re making a movie based on will’s old script.

Johnny: Why not?

Ej: Well, for one thing, it’s already been rejected by several studios.

Johnny: Some tweaking, fresh vision.

Ej: What about exploiting your family?

Johnny: Hardly. Mom collaborated with will. Obviously she didn’t object.

Ej: What if I object?

Johnny: Well, I could always write you out. It’s not like you’re vital to the story.

Ej: How could I not be? I was the love of your mother’s life.

Johnny: Really? ‘Cause from what I’ve read, I’d say that title belongs to lucas.

Marlena: Look, are you concerned about the money? I know it’s a risky investment.

John: No, no, no, no, no. I’m not worried about that. I’m more concerned about– well, I’m more concerned about just dredging up the past and putting it out there for the whole world to see.

Marlena: What do you mean?

John: Well, doc, I’m guessing that there’s probably one significant moment in sami’s history that’s gonna be in that film, something that she witnessed, that unfortunately changed her life forever.

[Apprehensive music]

 

Marlena: Oh, that.

John: Oh, that.

[ “The addams family” theme playing ]

Kayla: How are you feeling today, doug?

Doug: Just fine.

Kayla: No further incidents?

Doug: You mean, have i grabbed anybody’s behind besides my wife’s? No.

Julie: Doug.

Doug: I’m so embarrassed. I-I don’t understand why I did that.

Julie: Well, that’s why kayla’s here.

Doug: Yeah.

Julie: To give us some answers, and I understand that you have the results of the mri now.

Kayla: Yes, I do. Um, we looked for structural changes in the brain, damage that could have been caused by a stroke. We also looked for shrinkage in the cortex or decreased volume in his hippocampus. Either one of those would show signs of early alzheimer’S.

Julie: Well, what did you find?

Marlena: I don’t think that johnny is going to portray how his mother found out we were having an affair.

John: Sweetheart.

[Sighs] That moment of betrayal was the catalyst that drove sami’s actions for years. I don’t see how johnny tells her story without that context.

Marlena: I suppose you’re right. But listen, the thing is that, you know, what happened between us really is no secret. And look, I’m not proud of it, but I’ve adjusted to it.

John: So have I. But what about roman, hmm? I mean, I’m not so sure that he would appreciate being reminded of a very painful time in his life.

Marlena: And don’t you think that johnny is gonna run that past his grandfather?

John: I don’t know.

Marlena: Well, I don’t think that roman really would mind. You know, look, we’re all good friends now. I think roman has moved on with his life.

Roman: All right. Glad you’re still here.

Kate: So did you get those doughnuts put away all safe and sound so no one can get at them?

Roman: Yes, I did, why?

Kate: Um, and did you maybe have one yourself?

Roman: How can you tell?

Kate: [Laughs] Uh, powdered sugar. Dead giveaway.

Roman: [Laughs] Right here? Right there?

Kate: No, not right there. Let-let me help you. Uh, no–don’t–that– there you go. There you go. That is perfect.

Roman: Well, thank you, ma’am.

Kate: [Laughs]

Roman: You, me, and doughnuts, man. Remember how our wedding cake got ruined?

Kate: Oh, my gosh. Seriously, the salem stalker made it look like the cake was oozing blood.

Lucas: Oh, yeah, I remember that, good times.

Roman: Yeah, and then alice saved the day by providing that tower of doughnuts.

Kate: You know, it was really such a beautiful reception. It was. Until the groom appeared to be killed.

Lucas: We need one normal wedding in salem, just once. Please.

Roman: I ended up on the island of melaswen. Not exactly the honeymoon getaway I was expecting.

Kate: Yeah, well you and victor didn’t enjoy those romantic walks by the–by the beach?

Roman: You know, victor didn’t exactly fill out a sarong the way you did.

Kate: Oh, wow.

Roman: And still do.

Kate: Thank you.

Roman: You know what, i need to get back to the kitchen. Good to see you both.

Lucas: All right. What was that?

Kate: What?

Lucas: That-that whole thing.

Kate: What-what whole thing?

Lucas: Don’t-don’t do that. Don’t be coy with me. Tell me the truth. You two hooking up again?

Ej: That’s absurd. Lucas is not the great love of samantha’s life.

Johnny: Maybe you should read the screenplay. Mom and lucas aren’t even a real couple, yet the chemistry’s already off the charts. You can tell they’re totally meant for each other.

Ej: Of course, will made it sound that way. Lucas is his father.

Johnny: I don’t know. Almost 30 years later, mom and lucas still can’t keep their hands off each other, despite your “great love.”

Ej: I realize you enjoy getting under my skin. But watch yourself, john roman. Take it too far, and you might just live to regret it.

[Tense music]

 

Abigail: “Welcome home, mommy. We love you.” Oh, gosh.

Chad: [Sighs] You okay?

Abigail: Our kids are the best.

Chad: They did not want to leave their mom.

Abigail: Well, yeah. Any excuse to skip school, right?

Chad: Mm-hmm. I can’t think of a better reason. I was firm, though: School comes first. Although those kids, they drive a hard bargain. I had to promise we’ll have a special “welcome home, mommy” dinner tonight.

Abigail: Oh, great. ‘Cause, you know, charlotte’s definition of special is usually jelly beans and ice cream.

Chad: Yeah. And probably some chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

Abigail: [Laughs] Ugh.

[Sighs] Thank you.

Chad: For what?

Abigail: Just making me realize it was time to come home.

Chad: Let’s get you settled in. I’ll, uh, I’ll bring up your bags up to our room.

Abigail: Uh, can we just, um, can we wait a second? Serena: It’s my 3:10

Kayla: Based on your mri results, there were no signs of bleeding, a stroke, or a tumor. I didn’t see the presence of biomarkers that would raise any red flags. There was some shrinkage of your brain volume, but that is not unexpected at your age.

Doug: So can you rule out alzheimer’s?

Kayla: No, not yet. Not every patient who has the disease shows clear biomarkers.

Julie: So where do we go from here?

Kayla: I can order a pet scan, and that might find more markers. But it’s expensive.

Julie: I don’t care. I don’t care if it costs the moon. We’ll-we’ll do whatever is necessary to get to the bottom of this, kayla.

Doug: Yeah. What she said, yeah.

Kayla: We are gonna find out what’s going on with you, doug, I promise. This is why I think it might be a good idea for you to see marlena. She can more generally assess if you are having some kind of dementia. Shall I give her a call?

[Apprehensive music]

Marlena: You really don’t want johnny making this movie, do you?

John: Isn’t there another script he could film? You know, maybe one about– aw, hell, I don’t know, a-a talking dog. Everybody loves talking dogs.

Marlena: I don’t think that’s what he wants to do.

John: Well, maybe not, but the past is sometimes best left in the past, doc.

Marlena: So are you concerned about him revisiting our affair?

John: Sweetheart, what we did, the scandal of it, not only destroyed your marriage and your family, but it left you feeling alone, isolated, a pariah in a town that had loved you. And because you were so vulnerable, it led to the darkest time in your life.

Kate: Why on earth would you think that roman and I are involved?

Lucas: Blatant flirting.

Kate: Seriously? I was getting powdered sugar off his cheek.

Lucas: What about that whole thing with the sarong? I mean, come on, I was right here.

Kate: Oh, come on, that was merely a statement of fact, so.

Lucas: So you’re not sneaking into each other’s rooms at night, reliving the past?

Kate: No, we’re saving that for you and sami.

Lucas: Oh! Walked into that one, didn’t I?

Kate: Mm-hmm.

Lucas: Yeah, well. What’s that? What are you looking for?

Kate: I’m not–I’m not looking for anything.

Lucas: Really? You want my opinion?

Kate: No, actually, I don’t want your opinion at all.

Lucas: I think you and roman are great together. You were great together, you know, back in the day.

Kate: Yeah, back in the day. That’s past tense, lucas.

Lucas: Well, it doesn’t have to be. I mean, you said yourself, he’s interested in getting back together with you.

Kate: He talked about that months ago. He hasn’t said anything since.

Lucas: Well, every man’s got his pride. Probably felt rejected.

Kate: Yeah, or he’s just not interested, so.

Lucas: Or you should just talk to him and ask him. You could do that.

Kate: God, what is this all about? Why are you making something that is absolutely not your business your business?

Lucas: That’s not a “no,” is it?

Johnny: Lucas!

Lucas: Johnny! What’s up, man?

Johnny: Hey, man.

Lucas: Good to see you!

Johnny: Good to see you too.

Lucas: Getting big.

Johnny: Old man.

Lucas: Hey, easy on the old man stuff. I still got it.

Johnny: Kate. Beautiful as ever.

Kate: Oh, what a sweet talker, just like your dad. Who is so excited that you are back in town. He can’t wait to get you into the family business.

Johnny: Well, unfortunately for him, I’ve got plans of my own, and with any luck, I’m about to be one step closer to making my dream come true.

Chad: What’s wrong?

Abigail: It’s just that before I went to boston, we were sleeping in separate rooms.

Chad: Yeah. No, I know. I just, I was– I thought that maybe– I was hoping that things– things would be different.

Abigail: Well, we discussed we have a lot of things to work out, and I think that I’d just feel more comfortable doing that if we were sleeping in separate beds.

Chad: Okay.

Abigail: Okay. Is that a problem?

Chad: No.

Abigail: ‘Cause you said you’d be with me every step of the way on this.

Chad: I know, and I meant it. Whatever you need. But we are gonna have to have a conversation with the kids.

Abigail: Yeah, I mean, yeah. We were sleeping in separate beds when I went to boston. So I think we should just talk to them again, and I think they’re gonna understand.

Chad: What about everyone else?

Abigail: Every–what? Are you embarrassed?

Chad: Ah, no. Just, certain people are gonna– are gonna have an opinion.

Abigail: Certain people? I mean…

Ej: Abigail! What a lovely surprise!

Abigail: Ej. On the outside, I looked fine.

Marlena: You’re right. I was in a bad place after sami found out about our affair. But this movie is about sami, not about me.

John: Well, what happened next, it affected sami as well. And this is not a subject that johnny should be messing with.

Marlena: John–

John: You know what I’m talking about, doc. This opened the door–

[Phone ringing]

Marlena: It’s kayla. I need to take it. Kayla, hi, good morning.

Kayla: Hi, um, I hope I’m not interrupting anything.

Marlena: Oh, uh, no. Uh, what can I do for you?

Kayla: It’s about doug. Um, he’s showing some signs of cognitive decline, and his test results didn’t reveal anything definitive. I was hoping that maybe you could see him, and you could weigh in with an assessment.

Marlena: Of course. I’d be glad to. Um, I don’t have a very busy morning at work. I’ll, uh, I’ll come to the hospital right now.

Kayla: That would be great. Thank you.

Marlena: Okay. See you soon. I’ve got to–I’ve got to get to the hospital. Can we pick up this conversation about johnny later?

John: Of course we can. I love you, doc.

Marlena: I love you.

[Apprehensive music]

Lucas: Big plans, huh? What, are you gonna open a bakery like your sister?

Roman: Hey, look what the cat dragged in! I was beginning to think you were avoiding me.

Johnny: Grandpa. I’m sorry, I’ve been kind of busy.

Roman: Yeah, what, getting in trouble?

Johnny: Actually, I’ve been working on my dream project.

Lucas: Yeah, he was just about to tell us all about it. Right?

Kate: Right.

Johnny: I’m gonna make a movie. And I’m hoping that you would consider investing in the future of your favorite grandchild.

Roman: Okay. All right, that is why you finally came to visit!

Johnny: Oh, come on, gramps, you know I missed you.

Roman: Uh-huh, sure, sure. How much do– how much do you need?

Johnny: Well, that’s up to you, um. I’m hitting up multiple investors, including grandma marlena. She’s actually the one who gave me the idea for the movie.

Kate: Uh. What’s it about?

Johnny: I am going to direct will’s screenplay about my mom’s life.

Lucas: Oh.

Roman: That’s a great idea.

Johnny: I’m glad you think so; my, uh, my dad hates the idea.

Lucas: Oh, really? Why?

Johnny: Yeah, he thinks, uh– he just thinks my mom won’t like it, which is ridiculous, ’cause she approved will’s script years ago when she moved us all out to california. Obviously, she didn’t have a problem with it then, so she should be cool with it now. But I wanted to get your input first.

Roman: About?

Johnny: There’s the whole thing about grandma marlena’s affair, and, you know, I just didn’t want it to bring up any stuff.

Roman: You know what, ancient history, man, so I’m good. Just as long as you get somebody very dashing and very handsome to play me. I’m thinking george clooney.

Johnny: Okay, all right, I’ll see what I can do.

Roman: All right, count me in.

Johnny: All right, thank you. I’m gonna make you proud.

Roman: I’m willing to bet my money on that.

Johnny: So lucas, do you have any interest in, uh, backing my movie?

Ej: I didn’t know you were here!

Chad: Yeah, we just got back.

Abigail: Oh, hi. Uh, you all right?

Ej: Oh, I just worked out a little too hard yesterday. I’m finally back to my old self.

Chad: For better or worse.

Abigail: Well, it’s, uh, it’s great to see you healthy and home.

Ej: You as well. I’m glad my little brother took my advice to go off and fight for you.

Chad: What?

Abigail: Oh, uh. I didn’t realize it was your idea.

Chad: No, it wasn’t his idea. I came–it wasn’t your idea. I came to boston because I wanted to see you, and I wanted to be able to try to work things out.

Ej: It doesn’t matter who takes credit for bringing abigail back, does it? The important thing is that you’re home.

Doug: So doc, what’s your opinion? Do you think I have dementia?

Marlena: Well, doug, there’s nothing really conclusive here yet, but I hope to know more after I’ve run some tests.

Doug: Marlena, if I confess something to you, do you promise to keep it just between us?

Marlena: You’re my patient. Anything-anything you tell me will be held in strict confidence.

Doug: Well, I’ve been insisting to julie that I’m just fine. But down deep, I can feel it– there is something wrong with me. I say and do strange things, and I don’t know why. I just pray that you can help me.

Marlena: I will do everything I can to help you, doug.

Lucas: Uh, are you sure you want to take money from a guy who ruined your dad’s marriage?

Johnny: Hey, that’s between you and my dad. You’ve always been good to me. And you’re my twin sister’s father, so there’s the family thing. There’s also one other factoid you might find interesting.

Kate: All right, I’ll bite. What?

Johnny: You’re kind of a big part in the movie.

Lucas: I am?

Johnny: Yeah. The way the script reads, you were the love of my mom’s life, not my dad.

Kate: Wow. So I bet you couldn’t wait to tell ej that.

Lucas: Yeah, I’m sure that went over real well, didn’t it?

Johnny: It might have pushed a few buttons.

Lucas: Well, that’s, uh, good enough for me. I’ll sign a check right now.

Johnny: Okay! All right! Thank you!

Lucas: No, thank you.

Johnny: Okay, um. Kate, is there any chance you–

Kate: Oh, sorry, spielberg, but I don’t want to get into hot water with your daddy because he signs my paychecks, and i want to keep that happening.

Johnny: Fair enough. I understand. I’ve still got some other investors to hit up, so. Thank you both for your support. It means a lot, especially since my dad’s being such a jerk about all this.

Ej: So, when I walked in, did I hear you’ll be staying in separate rooms?

Chad: Uh, that’s none of your business.

Ej: Relax. As a man who’s own marriage has recently imploded, I am a champion of unions where love wins the day. And I know yours will too. That’s why I want you to know that chad feels nothing but regret and disgust with himself for letting your scheming sister manipulate him–

Chad: Dude, would you shut up? I don’t need you speaking for me.

Ej: I’m just trying to help.

Chad: Okay, you want to help? Then why don’t you give us some privacy? I thought you were supposed to be at the office! Aren’t you–aren’t you– weren’t you supposed to bring johnny in with you today?

Ej: I was, but he’s refusing to even consider working at dimera. And that is on you. I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Chad: Are you still on this? It’s not my fault that johnny doesn’t want to work for dimera.

Ej: I asked you to convince him dimera’s where he belongs. Instead, you encouraged him to follow his ridiculous dream of making movies.

Chad: He’s a grown man. He should be able to make his own choices in life.

Ej: His choice has been to party his way through europe for the last few years.

Chad: He’s a smart kid!

Ej: Who needs direction!

Chad: It sounds you’d prefer a choke chain.

Ej: You’re supposed to be working with me to steer this family in the right direction. That was the whole point of taking this company back. And yet you take pleasure in egging johnny on to defy me!

Chad: No, johnny’s doing a damn good job of that himself!

Ej: Perhaps you could persuade your husband to remember where his loyalties lie.

Abigail: Actually, I think you’re trying to put chad in between you and your son, and now you’re trying to put me between you and chad, which is not gonna happen, because I’m not gonna take the bait.

Kate: So that was very generous of you to invest in johnny’s film. Although your ulterior motives were compatibility transparent.

Lucas: What do you mean? It’s like johnny said, it’s about family. You know me, I’d do anything for family.

Kate: Yeah, uh-huh, yeah. And sticking it to ej had absolutely nothing to do with it, right?

Lucas: Mm. I don’t want to talk about that. I’d rather talk about what we were discussing before johnny came in. We were talking about you and roman.

Kate: Lucas, there is no me and roman.

Lucas: You still hung up on jake?

Kate: No!

Lucas: Well, then give roman a chance! What’s the problem?

Roman: Chance for what?

[Knock at door]

John: Yeah, hold on. Hey, my namesake!

Johnny: Grandpa john!

John: How you doing, kid?

Johnny: It’s good to see you.

John: Come on in, come on in!

Johnny: I’m sorry for not stopping by sooner.

John: No, no, no, no, it’s all right. Grandma says you’ve been a bit busy.

Johnny: Yeah, is she, uh, she around?

John: No, no, she just got called into work. You just missed her.

Johnny: Oh, did she happen to mention my project to you?

John: Yeah, yeah. In fact, we were–we were just discussing it.

Johnny: And?

John: Well, kid, to be honest with you, uh, I’ve got a– I’ve got a few concerns about the script.

Johnny: I didn’t realize you were such a film critic.

John: [Chuckles] No, it’s, uh–let’s just say that I’m-I’m a little apprehensive about putting her life out there like that.

Johnny: You mean grandma marlena’s affair.

John: Yeah, for one thing, yeah. You know, people like– well, like your grandpa roman. You know, he might not be that comfortable with that.

Johnny: Actually, I just spoke with him, and he’s on board. And he is investing. So if that’s the only thing stopping you from investing–

John: Well, actually, it’s not the only thing. I’ve got some other concerns as well.

Johnny: Like what?

John: [Sighs] Hey, I’ll tell you what, let me finish having this conversation with grandma, and then I’ll circle back with you as soon as possible, okay?

Johnny: Okay. Hey, no worries. No pressure. I’m good with whatever you guys decide, so. I’m gonna go finish reading the script.

John: Wait. You haven’t even finished the script yet?

Johnny: Well, no, but it’s about mom’s life, so I gotta know all the major plot points, right?

John: Hey, hey, johnny, listen.

Johnny: Yo.

John: How do you feel about movies with talking dogs?

Johnny: Uh… [Laughs] Why?

John: Never mind.

Johnny: Okay.

Marlena: Doug, are you all right with me recording our session?

Doug: Oh, yes, sure.

Marlena: Great. Now, I would like to start off by discussing some of your recent moments of cognitive dissonance. I-I understand that you’ve been, uh, mixing up people’s names?

Doug: Well, apparently I– I confused you with vivian alamain. Sorry about that.

Marlena: It’s okay. I’ll find some way to forgive you for that.

Doug: [Chuckles] I feel worse, really, about forgetting tom and alice. I mean, goodness, how could I ever forget them? They meant so much to me.

Marlena: Having a–having a lapse in memory doesn’t mean they’re any less meaningful to you. So please, don’t feel guilty about it.

Doug: Well, I do feel guilty. I groped paulina price, for pete’s sake. Completely inappropriate.

Marlena: Yeah. You have any idea why you did that?

Doug: No. It just-just horrified julie. All this has been so hard on her.

Marlena: Julie told me that you–you locked her in the freezer by accident.

Doug: That was no accident. I locked that bitch in there on purpose.

Ej: I see you two are still a united front, even if you are sleeping in separate bedrooms.

Abigail: Like chad said, that’s none of your business.

Ej: My apologies. Chad, I’ll see you in the office. Abigail, again, lovely to see you, and welcome home.

Chad: I’m so sorry. That’s so embarrassing. I–that’s not–that’s not how I planned to welcome you home.

Abigail: Well, like you said, home, sweet home, huh?

Lucas: Oh, man, I got some errands to run. Excuse me; I’ll be back. Lost track of time.

Roman: Okay, um. What was that all about?

Kate: Well, lucas was just giving me some advice.

Roman: Advice from a man who just slept with his married ex-wife.

Kate: Uh, twice.

Roman: Was it good advice?

Kate: Lucas thinks that we should get back together.

Roman: I see. And what do you think about that?

Kayla: Here you go.

Julie: Thank you.

Kayla: Julie, I know how hard this is. I went through something very similar with my own mother. It was hard to watch her forget her loved ones.

Julie: But at least caroline had a reprieve. The last years of her life– if doug has alzheimer’s– it’s just, all the days of our lives have been so wonderful. Years and years, much more than most people ever get. I want more! I’m sorry. So selfish of me.

Kayla: No, it’s not. Listen, I am not giving up hope. And you shouldn’t, either.

Marlena: I’m sorry. Did you say–

Doug: That I locked her in on purpose? You heard that. You heard right. It was the most fun I had all week.

Marlena: I’m sure you don’t mean that. I think you’re just confused.

Doug: No, marlena, you are the one who’s confused. [Laughs] I am not doug.

[Laughs]

[Foreboding music]

Johnny: What the hell? Grandma marlena was possessed by the devil?

Marlena: Of course you’re doug. You’re doug williams. I’m marlena evans.

Doug: I know exactly, exactly who you are.

[In deep voice] It’s been over 25 years, marlena. But did you really think I wouldn’t come back for you?

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Paulina: Oh, if I keep patronizing my daughter’s bakery, I gonna have to buy myself a whole new wardrobe.

[Both laugh]

Abe: Oh, same here. You know, but I, in healthful– healthful solidarity, am gonna take these treats to lani, as I’m meeting her for dinner at the pub. You wanna join us?

Paulina: Oh, no, no. I don’t want to intrude on your father-daughter time.

Abe: Well, she is bringing my adorable grandchildren. I know how much you love them.

Paulina: Oh, those sugar plums, they are my weakness, but no, no, I think I’ll let you spoil them solo tonight because I have an errand to run.

Abe: Can i drop you somewhere?

Paulina: No, no, no, no, no. I don’t want you to be late for your dinner, okay? Now, you enjoy now, okay?

Abe: [Chuckles]

Marlena: I’ll be home very soon. I just got slowed down because johnny came by. Yeah, it was good to see him. Uh-huh. Well, it wasn’t entirely a social visit. He came by with a proposition. Oh. Well, okay. Tell me something: How would you feel about investing in a film?

Johnny: Perfecto. Who knew video calls would make me a better cinematographer?

[Laptop ringing] Hey, bro. How’s it going? Great to see you.

Will: You too, man. You too

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Johnny: So how is everything in arizona?

Will: No complaints. I’ve been covering some great stories for the paper. Sonny and his brothers are doing great work at their biotech company.

Johnny: Do you have any time for fun?

Will: Yeah, we took a little road trip at the end of the summer. Had some nice family bonding time, and now ari’s back in school.

Johnny: She like it?

Will: Loves it.

Johnny: That’s great.

Will: So what about you? I was very surprised to hear you moved back to salem.

Johnny: Italy is amazing, but it was time for a change. That said, if I’d known how much pressure my dad was gonna put on me to work at dimera, might’ve thought twice before coming.

Will: Your father is a hard guy to say no to.

Johnny: Yeah, no kidding. But I’ve got plans of my own. I’m gonna make a movie, and that is where you come in.

Abe: Well, hello, sweetheart.

Lani: Aww. Hi, dad.

Abe: Well, look at those angels over there. They are fast asleep. Hey, and grandpa brought you a very special treat.

[Laughs]

Lani: Which their dad will have to eat because they don’t have enough teeth yet, dad.

[Both laugh] And I still have some baby weight to lose.

Abe: Oh, nonsense; I’ve never seen you look more beautiful.

Lani: Aren’t you just the sweetest father ever. Where’s paulina? I just assumed that she would be joining us.

Abe: Well, I did invite her, but she had something she needed to do.

Marlena: I do. I do realize it’s a lot of money, and so does johnny. That’s why he understands we have to think about it.

[Chuckles] Yeah. You know, I would like to support him in this, only if you’re comfortable with that.

[Knock at door] Oh, I’ve got somebody here. I will talk to you about it at home. Yeah. Love you too. Bye. Come in. Oh.

Paulina: Special delivery. I thought you’d enjoy a sample of what my daughter and your granddaughter have created.

Marlena: [Laughs] Come to mama.

[Laughs]

Chanel: Oh, my god.

Allie: Please tell me we didn’t lose money. Dupree, tell me we at least broke even.

Chanel: We made a profit. A big one. Look.

Allie: Oh, my god. We made that much?

Chanel: On our first day!

[Both giggling]

Limu emu & doug

Tripp: Am I interrupting?

Allie: Tripp, hi.

Tripp: You two seem happy.

Chanel: We were just celebrating that we made a profit on opening day. There’s nothing romantic going on, in case you were worried.

Tripp: Who said I was worried?

Allie: No one. I don’t know why chanel said that, because she knows you and I are together.

Chanel: Yeah, horton’s made that clear. But I’m a little less clear on whether she’s really okay with me dating her brother.

Johnny: Yeah, I’ve been looking around for material, and when I went to talk to grandma marlena earlier, she suggested I should talk to you, and that’s when I remembered that you wrote that script about mom’s life, and that just feels like something I could connect with, you know, ’cause it’s about our family.

Will: [Scoffs] You wanna make “the sami brady story”?

Johnny: Do you still have the script?

Will: Man, I haven’t even thought about that in years. But I save everything to a hard drive, so I probably have it somewhere.

Johnny: Could you send it to me?

Will: Yeah. Sure. But have you asked mom how she feels about this? If she’d be cool with you making a movie about her life?

Johnny: I would if she would return any of my calls.

Will: Mom’s ghosting you?

Johnny: No, she left town after she cheated on my dad with yours. Went off the grid. Apparently, she needs some space.

Will: Yeah, I got that text she sent. I feel bad for her, her marriage ending. I hope she’s okay.

Johnny: Yeah, me too. And I feel for her, but she really has no one to blame but herself.

Will: Sounds like the whole thing was pretty dramatic.

Johnny: Mom’s whole life has been pretty dramatic, and that is why I know her story will make a good movie.

Kayla: Hello. Sorry for the delay. I got an emergency appendectomy.

Julie: Oh, darling, that’s all right. Doug has been working his crossword puzzles. He does them every day. Keep his mind sharp.

Doug: 16 across. Humdinger.

Kayla: I’m sorry? Doug: That’s the clue. Nine letters.

Julie: I haven’t the foggiest.

Kayla: And neither do I.

Doug: Oh, I got it. Don’t worry. Bees’ knees. That’s you, baby.

Julie: [Laughs]

Kayla: Doug, in cases like yours, where you’ve experienced some confusion and some memory issues, we like to start with a very basic test. It’s about 30 questions that will assess your cognitive function. And then when we get the results of that, we will know where you stand, and we can take it from there.

Doug: If I don’t pass this test, does that mean I’m losing my mind?

Lani: Too bad auntie p couldn’t join us.

Abe: Yeah, I know, I know. But yeah, I really enjoy having the one-on-one time with my daughter.

Lani: [Laughs] I’m really sorry eli and I had to run out so quickly last night.

Abe: Don’t apologize. Duty called.

Lani: It was a really good meal, though. And you and auntie p were so cute, cooking together and making little inside jokes.

Abe: Ah. But, you know, thank you for making peace with your aunt.

Lani: She’s family. And I know she is crazy about you, dad, and she’s obsessed with the twins. Oh, and thank you so much for babysitting last night on zero notice.

Abe: No. No thanks are necessary. It was a pleasure. And, you know, I think that your aunt paulina loves these babies more than you realize.

Lani: What do you mean?

Abe: Well, after you left, she referred to herself as jules and carver’s grandma.

Marlena: Oh! Yummy. Thank you for this.

Paulina: Well, after the mess I made almost turning the square into price town, I should have bought every item in that bakery and passed them out for free.

Marlena: Well, you did the right thing, and now it’s all behind you.

Paulina: Well, if only i could fix all my mistakes so easily.

Marlena: What does that mean?

Paulina: Something is weighing on me, marlena. And it’s a very heavy, emotional burden. And I hear that you’re the best when it comes to helping people out with these kinds of issues.

Marlena: I’m glad to listen to you. Have you tried talking to abe about it?

Paulina: Oh, goodness, no. No. He is the last person who can know what I’m about to tell you.

[ “The addams family” theme playing ]

Julie: Of course you’re not losing your mind, darling.

Doug: Well, I might be, if I don’t pass the test.

Kayla: Why don’t you try not to think of it is pass or fail? It’s really just a diagnostic tool. And depending on what we learn, we might order more tests, like an mri, just so we can rule out any physical causes of what you’re going through.

Julie: So we’ll try to be positive.

Kayla: Absolutely. You ready to get started?

Doug: Yes.

Kayla: Okay. So first off, I’m going to tell you five words, and at the end of the session, I’m gonna ask you to repeat them to me, okay?

Doug: Yes. Fire away, kid.

Tripp: I saw johnny earlier. I ran into him, actually. I asked him to fill me in on what happened the other night when you went over to his place.

Allie: Why didn’t you ask me?

Tripp: I did, but you didn’t have time to talk. And I thought it was important to know where we all stood.

Chanel: What did johnny say?

Tripp: He definitely doesn’t appreciate his sister butting in on his relationship with you. Allie: That is not…forget it.

Chanel: No, finish.

Allie: You know how I feel about this whole situation. Now it is up to you if you wanna decide to continue on your… whatever with johnny. Look, I don’t wanna talk about it anymore, okay? I just–I’d really much rather focus on sweet bits being a huge hit.

Tripp: Right, right, which is why I’m here. I wanted to celebrate with both of you. So why don’t we get a table and order some champagne?

Chanel: Sure, and with the bank we just made, I can finally afford to buy the bubbly.

Allie: We’ll split it.

Tripp: No, no, no. Neither one of you is gonna pay, okay? And to avoid any confusion and to be clear, I would like to congratulate my girlfriend and her business partner on being on their way to building a baking dynasty, okay? So the champagne is very definitely on me.

Johnny: Hey, thanks for sending me the script. I can’t wait to read it.

Will: Just keep in mind, I was pretty young when I wrote it.

Johnny: Yeah, it’ll need some tweaking, but let me take a look. We’ll discuss.

Will: I gotta say, it’s impressive. You have a dream, and you’re making it a reality. Allie is too. I heard she just opened a bakery with a friend.

Johnny: Yeah. It’s an… interesting partnership.

Will: Meaning what?

Johnny: Do you ever get the feeling allie might play for your team?

Will: Why would you think that?

Johnny: Never mind. Just send me the script. Can’t wait to read it. I’m sure it’s full of family secrets that no one’s ever told me.

Lani: Why would paulina say she’s the twins’ grandmother when she’s their great aunt?

Abe: Well, you know, I think it’s aspirational. I mean, you know, she said she could see herself being their grandmother at some point down the line, since I’m their grandfather.

Lani: [Scoffs] “At some point down the line.” Dad, you’re confusing me.

Abe: [Chuckles] Well, what I think she meant was that she would be the grandmother if she and I were married.

Paulina: I know you’re close with abe. Maybe this was a mistake.

Marlena: No, if you’re– if you’re looking for some professional advice, anything you tell me would be protected by doctor-patient confidentiality. I couldn’t breathe a word of it legally.

Paulina: Really?

Marlena: Yeah. I could be sued. I could lose my license

Paulina: In that case, I guess I can talk. Abe and I are getting serious, which is wonderful. There’s something I’m feeling very guilty about. And it’s not dating the man that was involved with my sister, if that’s what you’re thinking. No, he–tammy and abe, they were over decades, decades ago. But there are things that I know about the family history that they’re tearing me up inside, and if they ever come out, then they would just tear the whole family apart.

Marlena: [Exhales] That is a heavy burden.

Paulina: And I care about abe a lot. Last night, we said I love you to each other for the first time. I have just regained his trust

Marlena: Wouldn’t that convince you that he would understand?

Paulina: Not about this. Not about this. If abe knew, he would hate me forever.

Marlena: No, I don’t believe that’s true.

Paulina: I do. I know. Because… the truth is, abe is not lani’s father. – Hi sabrina! – Hi jen!

Paulina: You’re shocked, aren’t you?

Marlena: Well, just a little bit, I guess I am. My understanding is that lani came to salem because tamara told her that abe was her father. Why would she lie about a thing like that?

Paulina: Because abraham carver is a kind and decent man. And having him be the father was far better than the truth.

Marlena: So tamara passed lani off as abe’s child because she didn’t want the biological father to think that he had a child. That doesn’t seem like a thing she would do.

Paulina: That isn’t what she did.

Marlena: I don’t understand.

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.

Lani: You and aunt paulina are thinking about getting married? That’s kind of fast, dad.

Abe: Well, it doesn’t mean it’s going to happen tomorrow or even necessarily happen at all. How would you feel if it did?

Lani: I mean, it’s not really up to me.

Abe: Sweetheart, you’re my daughter. Your opinion means a lot to me, and even more so since I know how much she hurt you,

Lani: [Sighs] I will never forget how paulina treated me as a kid. And it’s so– I hate that she betrayed so many people that I care about and that she used you the way that she did

Abe: Well, now you see how important money is to her.

Lani: True. And this time is different. She didn’t disappear. She stuck around, and she tried to make things right.

Abe: And she apologized to both of us.

Lani: And I do think that she was sincere, which is why I forgave her

Abe: Well, forgiving someone and being comfortable around her all the time are two different things

Lani: Dad, I’m comfortable around aunt paulina.

Abe: As your aunt. But what if she becomes your mother?

Allie: Thank you, tripp.

Tripp: Mm-hmm.

Chanel: Mmm. Oh, yeah. This is the good stuff.

Tripp: I would like to propose a toast.

Johnny: Is this a private party, or is there room for one more?

Kayla: Okay. Just a few more questions. What is this?

Doug: That’s your watch.

Kayla: Okay. And what is this?

Doug: That’s a pen. By the way, I do all my crosswords in pen.

Kayla: Oh, you are a very brave man. Okay, repeat after me. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Doug: No ifs, ands, or buts.

Kayla: Okay. Now I want you to–let me give you a piece of paper. I want you to– are you right- or left-handed?

Doug: Right-handed.

Kayla: Okay, I want you to take this paper with your left. All right. I want you to fold it with both hands and then place it right here on the bed. Okay. That’s it. We’re done.

Julie: Oh, he did really well, didn’t he?

Kayla: He did great. Okay, doug, I need you to tell me what the five words are I asked you to remember at the beginning of the session. Can you tell me what they are?

Doug: Well, the five words… five words…. I got ’em. Yeah. I know. I know I know them. Did you know faded, dingy, and rough fabrics

Doug: Five words. Five words. They’re right on the tip of my tongue. Wanna give me a hint?

Kayla: I’m afraid I can’T. But just take your time. Relax.

Doug: Person. Person is the first word.

Kayla: Okay. And the others?

Doug: They’re woman, man, camera, and tv.

Julie: Yes! Yes! He not only got every single word right, he got them in the perfect order. Tell me, does he get extra points for that?

Kayla: Well, it’s not a competition.

Doug: Well, I do get a score, though, right?

Kayla: Oh, yes, you do. And from that, I can tell you that I don’t think there’s anything serious going on with you.

Julie: Oh, thank god. Thank god. I’m so relieved.

Doug: I’m relieved also. But I still don’t understand why I locked julie in the freezer.

Kayla: Well, that i cannot explain.

Doug: Okay. You want me to stick around? Take more tests?

Kayla: I don’t think you need to do that. If you have another incident of any kind, give me a call. Otherwise, you are free to go. All right?

Julie: Thank you.

Kayla: Uh-huh. I’ll see you later.

Doug: Thanks, kayla.

Julie: Everything’s all right, darling. Perfectly, perfectly all right.

Johnny: Since you weren’t responding to my calls or texts, I realized I needed to up my game to get your attention. Congratulations on your grand opening.

Chanel: Oh, thank you, G.

Allie: No flowers for me?

Johnny: Maybe if you’d apologized.

Allie: For what?

Johnny: For trying to come between me and chanel like a psychopath.

Allie: I thought confronting johnny… I thought doing that really was just to protect you. I guess I didn’t realize consciously the real reasons that I was doing it. I don’t know, I felt it when you told me that you met a guy you liked, so maybe…maybe I should have known that I didn’t just go running over there because I was blindsided and worried and upset. Maybe I also did it because I was jealous. Chanel and I talked about that, and she understands that there was history that she was not aware of.

Johnny: Ancient history.

Allie: I was just trying to protect her.

Johnny: She doesn’t need you to do that.

Allie: I get that now. And I get that my brother’s love life is not something I should be involved in. And believe me, I don’t wanna be.

Johnny: Look, I know that I don’t have the best track record when it comes women. I could be a real jerk. But that’s in the past now. I’ve learned from my mistakes. I’m a different person. And I hope you know that. ‘Cause I’d really like to stay.

Chanel: Of course you can stay. My friends and I are celebrating a very exciting, very promising new beginning. And you should be a part of it.

Lani: To be clear, aunt paulina could never take the place of my mother. And if, dad, if you were to marry, she would be my stepmother.

Abe: Oh, of course. Of course. But my point is that if she became my wife, I would want us all to be family.

Lani: We are a family,

Abe: Of course, but a stepmother would have a bigger role in your life than an aunt. I mean, you’d see her all the time. Is that something you could handle, or is that too much to ask?

Lani: You put on a really good show, dad. You’re the mayor. You’re a father. A grandfather. You have great friends. But dad, I know when you come home at night to an empty house, you’re lonely. And ever since you met aunt paulina, there’s been this spring in your step and a smile on your face.

Abe: It’s a wonderful feeling.

Lani: And I want you to feel this as long as you possibly can. Okay? So if you wanna marry aunt paulina, you have my blessing.

Abe: I’m sorry.

Lani: [Laughs]

Abe: Ah! Mm.

Paulina: If my boyfriend had known I was pregnant with his child, he never would’ve let me go.

Marlena: So you escaped?

Paulina: Barely. I had just enough money to get away before he ever found out that I was pregnant. I was young. I was scared. I didn’t know what to do, but mama did. She told me I had to give my baby to tammy.

Marlena: Oh, and you agreed?

Paulina: I didn’t have a choice; none of us did. Ray, he was rich. He was resourceful. He could find me.

Marlena: Were you afraid that he was going to abuse your daughter as he had abused you?

Paulina: Take her, kill her, kill us both.

[Sighs] So when tammy agreed to raise lani as her own, it was a godsend. I knew she’d make a wonderful mother, and then we’d all be safe. But there was a catch.

Marlena: What was the catch?

Paulina: Lani was to be hers and hers alone. Anything else would be too confusing and too dangerous. So I became auntie paulina. I promised to keep my distance, never say a word.

Marlena: That must have been so difficult for you.

Paulina: The hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. The pain of not having her in my life, all those years of longing to tell her, it just– well, it just killed me.

Marlena: How did you handle all that?

Paulina: Well, not well. I wanted a relationship with my child, but it couldn’t be one that I wanted. And any effort I made, it only ended up disappointing her, and it infuriated my mama and tammy. They wanted me to stay as far away from lani. And for a while, I did.

Lani: But then you came to salem.

Paulina: The other day, I almost told lani who I was, but mama warned me how devastating that could be. Finding out that her whole life was a lie.

Marlena: Look, I know that would be difficult to learn. But surely she would understand that you had done it to protect her.

Paulina: But lani, she wouldn’t understand why I have lied for all these years. I mean, I’ve grown older. I’ve got my own money. I have my own resources, and I still, still kept it a secret. If she and abe found out that I did that, they would never, ever forgive me.

Marlena: I’m not sure that’s true. And in my life and in my career, I’ve learned that sometimes things that you think can’t be forgiven do get forgiven. It’s just a–look, think about this: No pressure, but if you decide you wanna tell abe and lani the truth, I will help you facilitate that.

Paulina: No, no. No, marlena, you’ve got to– you’ve got to promise me, promise me that what I have shared with you here today, you’ve gotta keep it– just keep it between us. This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Marlena: Paulina, you don’t have to worry. Everything you say to me is in strict confidence. I just–oh, I can see how much pain you’re in. I wish I could help.

Paulina: Just unburdening myself to you has been a help. Oof. Lord knows I cannot talk to my mother. There is no more judgmental woman on the planet.

Marlena: Well, there is no judgment in this room. You can talk freely here about anything without having any fear and maybe… maybe even find some solutions.

Paulina: God knows I could use a solution.

Marlena: Well, I would suggest that you book some appointments with me or someone else.

Paulina: You mean going to therapy? I’ve never tried it. How long does it take, you know, to be cured?

Marlena: Well, that changes from person to person. There’s no set time on that sort of thing. What’s important is that you show up and you do the work.

Paulina: Hard work is not a problem for me.

Marlena: Okay. Should we set up a schedule? Okay. And maybe one day, you’ll feel comfortable sharing your secret with abe and lani.

Paulina: I don’t know about that, but sitting here sharing this with you, I do– I feel better. Thank you. You’re good. Thank you for listening, marlena.

Marlena: It’s my pleasure. Glad to help.

Paulina: Oh, honey, please. I’m a hugger.

[Both laugh] Thanks so much.

Marlena: Mm-hmm.

Lani: So when are you popping the big question?

[Both laugh]

Abe: I just haven’t given it much thought. But I’m glad that I was able to share my plans with you. And I’m very grateful you gave me your blessing.

Lani: I just want you happy, daddy. That’s all I want

[Both laugh]

Tripp: To the success of sweet bits.

[Allie and chanel giggle]

Johnny: Cheers. You guys really inspire me. You worked hard to make your dream come true. And I’m gonna do the same thing with my film.

Tripp: Did you ever talk to your grandma about investing?

Johnny: I did, yeah. I haven’t heard back yet, but got a good feeling.

Allie: Do you even have a script?

Johnny: I do even have a script, allie, yes. When I went to see grandma marlena earlier, she suggested I talk to will about his hollywood experience. And I remembered that he wrote a screenplay about mom’s life.

Allie: Yes. “The sami brady story.”

Chanel: Hold up. Someone wrote a movie about your mama?

Johnny: Yeah, our brother will did a long time ago. I called him earlier and he said he’d send me the script.

Chanel: Oh, my god. My mother would love to have a movie made about her life.

Allie: Yeah, our mom loves the spotlight too. But what you’re doing feels way too personal.

Johnny: What I’m doing is making a great film.

Allie: You don’t even have the script yet. I mean, how do you know it’s gonna be great?

Johnny: Look, message received: You hate the idea. My dad does too, which makes me love it even more.

Tripp: Kind of strange to think you’d have actors playing people in your family.

Allie: Totally. Besides, I mean, who could do justice to sami brady?

Johnny: What about you?

Julie: Paulina price, what are you doing here? Is everything okay?

Paulina: Oh, I’m fine. I’m perfectly healthy. This is a purely social visit.

Julie: Oh. May I inquire who you were socializing with?

Paulina: Oh, marlena. You know, I know how busy she is, so I delivered some cookies from sweet bits.

Julie: Oh, we were at the opening of the bakery. And oh, everything was so delicious. Especially those donuts. Those girls really got that recipe right.

Doug: Alice’s recipe.

Paulina: Oh.

Julie: Exactly.

Paulina: So what brings you by the hospital?

Julie: Well, doug was taking some tests, and he passed them with flying colors.

Paulina: I’m sure he did. You can tell this silver fox, he takes good care of himself. You are one lucky woman, julie. Enjoy your evening.

[Laughter] Doug williams, did you just grab my ass?

Julie: Doug! Your mission:

Julie: Paulina, I am so terribly sorry.

Paulina: Does your husband– does he make a habit of feeling women’s derrires?

Julie: God, no, he’s never done anything like this before. Ever. But you see, he hasn’t been himself lately. He’s been a little off. I’m mortified.

Paulina: Oh, no. Don’t you worry girlfriend, no. You know what, in a way, it’s sort of a compliment.

[Laughing]

Allie: You want me to play mom in your movie?

Chanel: I think your brother’s just trying to get back on your good side.

Johnny: No, I’m serious. I mean, you look a lot like mom when she was young, and I think you’d make a great sami brady.

Tripp: I agree; I mean, you do resemble your mom. And if you need anybody to play my dad, I’m in.

Johnny: Okay.

Allie: Right, because as a med student, you have so much free time on your hands. My schedule is just wide open these days.

Johnny: Oh, we’d find a way to make it work.

Chanel: You should do it, horton.

Tripp: I agree.

Allie: No. No, I’m a baker and a single mom. I’m not an actress.

Johnny: Think about, sis. I can make you a star.

Kayla: You paged me?

Julie: Yeah. I’m afraid doug had another little incident.

Kayla: A memory lapse?

Julie: No. No. It was totally inappropriate behavior. We were standing talking to paulina price, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed her– grabbed her behind.

Kayla: What?

Julie: So I think we better run that mri after all.

Marlena: No, darling, I’m sorry. I was about to leave when a patient showed up and really needed a session, needed to talk. Well, in fact, it was pretty serious, and I just needed to take some time to digest it all.

[Both laugh]

Abe: Well, you know, when the time comes, can you help me pick out an engagement ring?

Lani: Just pick out the biggest ring in the store. The most flashiest that makes a statement. That is what aunt paulina likes.

Paulina: What is it I like?

Abe: Well, jules and carver, of course. You know, I knew when I told you that lani would be bringing the babies to dinner, that you would not be able to stay away.

Paulina: Well, you know I love to dote on my grandniece and grandnephew. But we’re all family no matter how we’re related, right? And tonight, I needed to be with my family.

Abe: Well, to family.

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Lani: To family. Yeah.

[All laugh]

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Jack: I’m glad you finally decided to trust me.

Gwen: It’s not that I didn’t trust you. Um… I was delivering drugs for snyder because– well, what he had on me is so… horrible really is the only word for it.

Jack: Okay.

Gwen: Something that I am so ashamed of that I was afraid that you would disown me. And well, living with my deception has been a great deal more difficult. Perhaps that’s your influence. Anyway…I can’t keep this from you any longer.

Ej: Of course I’ll hold for the judge. I’ll never understand being required to listen to elevator music while on hold.

Xander: Come on, mate. You don’t wanna do this.

Ej: You broke the terms of our agreement, xander. I got the drug charges against you dropped. I talked nicole into hiring you back. And in return, you treated me like a mark. That was a very big mistake. I’m an officer of the court, and I have no choice but to see that you pay for your crimes.

Marlena: Do you really think that bonnie murdered that woman, and then stole a million dollars from xander?

Kayla: I honestly don’t know what to think. I just feel so badly for justin.

[Phone beeps] Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. Hmm, hmm.

Marlena: What?

Kayla: Well, jack had made an appointment for me to evaluate doug this morning and now he just canceled.

Marlena: I hope that means that doug is back to being himself again.

Julie: Oh my. I’m so thrilled. I mean, our family recipe is going to be available to everybody in salem right here in the square. I mean, it’s a–it’s a thrill. It’s a wonderful occasion. And remarkably, these donuts–they taste exactly like alice’S.

Doug: I’m sorry, darling, but who the heck is alice?

Julie: Alice horton. My grandmother.

Doug: Well, then, why don’t you just take a box full of donuts over to her and ask her what she thinks of them?

Chad: Your mom let me in.

Abigail: Yeah, I see.

Chad: It’s really good to see you.

Abigail: It’s good to see you too.

Chad: Can I–can I hug you or something? Male narrator: Like sand through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Sweeping orchestration]

 

Xander: You can’t send me to prison.

Ej: That’s not true, and you know it.

Xander: After everything I’ve done for you.

Ej: Forgive me, I can’t recall owing you for a thing.

Xander: Nashville?

Ej: What about it?

Xander: Oh, I guess you don’t remember ’cause you were a vegetable during most of it. But who do you think made sure you were fed? I literally put food in your mouth three times a day.

Ej: Hmm. And I’m sure you did that because you feel a deep sense of empathy for your fellow man.

Xander: I wiped the drool off your face. You were helpless as a baby!

Ej: Return that this instant.

Xander: You were my special project, my little elvis.

Ej: Give me the phone now.

Xander: What are you gonna do if I don’t?

[Soft somber music]

 

Abigail: You didn’t tell me you were coming.

Chad: I was afraid you’d talk me out of it. I mean, it’s, it’s, it’s become clear that you don’t have any plans to come home. Abby, the kids miss you.

Abigail: I miss them too; that’s why I write them every day and I video chat with them every night.

Chad: I know that. I miss you. I miss my wife. Please come home–come back to your life–with us.

Jack: I’ve seen you at your worst, gwen. I still welcomed you into my life. So just tell me–what was snyder holding over your head?

Gwen: He knew that I lied about my miscarriage.

Jack: What?

Gwen: He knew that I said that abigail caused it even though it wasn’t true.

Jack: Why did you lie?

Gwen: Well, I came to in the hospital. That’s when it hit me all over again that I’d miscarried. And I just wanted to make abigail feel something too. So I came between her and chad. And the person who knew about my lie was snyder. That’s the big secret he used to make me run those drugs for him.

Jack: Why did xander say he was part of it?

Gwen: He was covering for me, jack. He didn’t do it for me. He did it for you. He didn’t want you to accept the truth that your oldest daughter had wrecked your youngest daughter’s life.

Abigail: I can’t come home yet. Grandma’s estate is still a mess, and I’m not going to leave my mom alone to deal with it.

Chad: Abby, you said you needed space. I stayed away, okay? It has been–it has been months. Now can’t jennifer find somebody else to help finish everything up?

Abigail: I’m sorry. I need more time. Okay?

Chad: Abby, just stop. Okay. I–I’m–I’m–I’m ask–I’m begging you. Just please talk to me.

Kayla: Hey!

Johnny: Aunt kayla, hi.

Kayla: I heard you were in town. It’s so good to see you. Look at you all grown up.

Johnny: Yeah. Tell my dad that, will you?

Kayla: Yes. I definitely will. But listen, I’ll call you. We’ll get together, okay?

Johnny: Okay. Great.

Kayla: All right. Bye-bye.

Marlena: Sure.

Johnny: Hello.

Marlena: Hi, sweetie.

Johnny: I’m sorry you haven’t seen me before now.

Marlena: Well, that’s all right. Why don’t you sit down?

Johnny: Sure.

Marlena: So why did you come to my office instead of coming to the house?

Johnny: Because I’m having problems with allie and i wanted to talk to you in private.

Marlena: Oh. What kind of problems are you having with your sister?

Johnny: I’ll get to that. But first–I just wanted to say, I know how much you helped her when things were tough, and what a difference that made to her. And that she probably couldn’t have gotten through it without you. And how amazing you were. We’re so lucky to have you for a grandma–

Marlena: Aren’t you laying it on just a little bit thick?

Johnny: Oh, come on. I mean it.

Marlena: I know that look on your face.

Johnny: What look?

Marlena: It’s a look you had when you were seven years old and you wanted me to talk your mother into letting you keep the snake you found in the garden.

Johnny: It was just a garter snake. It wouldn’t have been any trouble.

Marlena: Yeah. You want something? Tell me what it is.

Ej: If I have to leave here without my phone, I’ll just get another phone to speak to the judge. You won’t like what happens after I do.

Xander: Just take a deep breath.

Ej: Don’t patronize me.

Xander: You know the old saying, get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar? Once the cops see that your money had nothing to do with bonnie gunning down her sister-in-law in cold blood–

Ej: Time is money and I’ve wasted enough of it on you. I’m not inclined to wait any longer.

Xander: You are not leaving this room until I have your word that you aren’t gonna call that judge back and send me to prison.

Julie: This is alice and tom. You loved them so much. Don’t tell me you don’t remember them.

Doug: Well, of course I do. They’re your grandparents–alice and tom. And the square is dedicated to their memory.

Julie: Darling, you could tell that just by reading that plaque.

Doug: Don’t be so upset, my love. It’s a beautiful summer day and we are enjoying it together.

Julie: Don’t pretend. Please. Tell me the truth, doug.

Doug: Okay, truth. Well, when I see these faces, I have the feeling that they are very fine people. But truth, honey, I don’t know either one of them from adam. Oh, my. Why can’t I remember them? What is wrong with me?

Julie: I don’t know, sweetheart, I don’t know. We’re gonna find out. We’re gonna fix this.

Doug: Okay, okay.

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Johnny: Why do you think I’m after something?

Marlena: Because if you wanted to talk about allie, you would’ve called and made an appointment.

Johnny: Okay. I do want something. I want to spend some time with my favorite grandma.

Marlena: Yeah. I’m sure flattery gets you a long way. But the people that sit in that chair come in here to be honest.

Johnny: Okay, fair enough. I want to make an independent film and I need investors to help me finance my dream.

Kayla: I’m so surprised to see you both since jack canceled your schedule appointment.

Julie: Well, jack canceled because I asked him to, but since then–doug and I both think that that was a mistake.

Ej: It’s clear that you have diminished mental capacity, so I’ll use short words. I am no longer the vegetable I was in nashville.

Xander: You sure about that, mate?

Ej: I’m sure.

Gwen: I’m sorry. I can see what this has done to you. But ugh! I have to say it feels like this tremendous weight has just been lifted off my shoulders. I just, I couldn’t allow you to continue blaming xander when he had nothing to do with it. But I also was so scared that you would hate me if I told you–

Jack: You were right to be scared. Do you have any idea what you’ve done to abigail? Do you? You pack your things. You get the hell out of here.

Gwen: Dad, please.

Jack: Don’t you ever call me that again. You are no daughter of mine.

Jack: Gwen? Honey? Whatever you did, it’s really torturing you. Please tell me. Tell me about you and snyder.

Chad: Thank you.

Abigail: Grandma just kept a lot of stuff at our house, you know? Just the attic and the basement, you know, piled to the ceiling with just clothes and books and knickknacks. I’m going through some upstairs closet the other day and I, I find this box.

Chad: What was in it?

Abigail: Things for a newborn. Some tiny sleepers, and blankets, and bibs. A little lamb and stuff, you know? Mom and I were wondering if she had kept it for her or if she had kept it for me. And I’m of course just thinking keep, donate, trash. Then it hits me that gwen’s daughter was my niece. And she’s your dau–I mean, she’s your daughter. And she’s our kids’ half sister. And I thought I was doing fine. You know, I thought I’m getting past all of that. And the truth is that that child was a member of our family, and I guess I just had never really seen that, you know?

Chad: Yeah. But you could–you couldn’t–

Abigail: I know, but no matter what anyone says, I can’t help, but feel like I, I killed that child. Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Chad: Abby– you didn’t kill that baby. You wouldn’t do that. Look at me. You are one of the best mothers that I have ever seen. Okay? You did–I read the letters that you write the kids every day, or the boxes full of surprises every week. When I don’t know how to handle one of their problems, you know exactly what to do to make them feel better. A thousand miles away.

Abigail: Thank you for being sweet. Thank you. I love them so much. And I just– I just can’t help but think that gwen probably loved her baby too, you know? And all I wanted was for that baby to disappear. And–oh my god, chad, I told her that the baby would be better off dead rather than have her as a mother. And then I went and I made sure that’s what happened.

Jack: Gwen, why don’t you just say it?

Gwen: Well, it’s more a matter of how to say it.

Xander: I’ve got it–tell him you used to be a hooker. Tell jack that snyder was one of your clients.

Gwen: The thing snyder knew about me is that I used to be a prostitute.

Xander: You shouldn’t have done that, mate.

Ej: And what are you gonna do about this, hmm?

Marlena: So… tell me about your movie.

Johnny: I wanna put a new focus on everyday life. I made a couple of shorts on my phone.

Marlena: Do you have any other investors?

Johnny: I almost had uncle tony and anna, but dad made sure that didn’t happen. All he cares about is me being the next generation at dimera, but I’ll never do it. I don’t care how hard I have to fight. I know what I want, and I’m going to make my dream come true.

Xander: Enough!

Ej: This isn’t done until there’s only one of us still standing.

Xander: You sure about that? I’d hate to mess up your pretty new face.

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Marlena: Tell me some more about your movie. Tell me about the theme.

Johnny: I haven’t really settled on one idea yet, but I think it’d be cool to do like an indie version on the life of greta thunberg or matt fraser. I don’t see either one of those people giving the rights to a guy like me for their story, but all I’m really sure of is that I want the focus to be on somebody who I can connect with. Somebody who inspires me.

Marlena: And who are you thinking should write it for you?

Johnny: Me.

Marlena: Oh. Wow. That’S… that’s ambitious, I guess.

Johnny: Well, it eliminates the fights between the writer and the director.

Marlena: You know, you should–you should maybe call your brother. And will spent some, some time in hollywood and he’s learned the lessons about how to navigate some difficult situations.

Ej: That’s for all those wretched lima beans in nashville. I kept spitting them out, but you just shoved them back in my mouth and laughed. He who laughs best laughs last.

Gwen: When I moved to philly, that was before I met jake. It was supposed to be my fresh start. That turned out to be an absolute bloody kick in the teeth. The job I was supposed to have completely fell through, and I didn’t have a dime of savings. And I wasn’t about to go hungry and live on the streets ’cause I’d already done a lot of that with mom. So–I started making some contacts and–offering my services.

Jack: Is that how you met up with snyder?

Gwen: He was one of my clients.

Jack: He lived in philadelphia then?

Gwen: No, he was there for a medical convention or something.

Jack: He was the doctor who told you that the baby was gone.

Gwen: Rotten karma that. When I was admitted to the hospital, he walked into the room.

Jack: He was there when I came to see you.

Gwen: Yeah. He knew who my father was and used that to blackmail me. He threatened to tell you about me unless I did what he wanted. I’m so, so, so ashamed of what I’ve done in philly and when I moved here. All the things that I did to you and your family. But you have to know that I’m not that person anymore. Will you ever forgive me? Can you forgive me, jack?

Chad: Abby, you have to find a way to forgive yourself. Okay, gwen waged a full-out attack on you from the day we hired her. And I, I bought into her lies. I’ll never understand why. But that baby was conceived because of my mistake. Do you understand? Gwen may have miscarried, but if she’s still coming between us, it is because of me.

Abigail: You know, you tried to make me feel better. And you kept saying that you didn’t want to be having a baby with her and I believed you. But I need you to be honest with me, because I know the kind of father that you are. Is there any part of you that hates me for what I made happen to your child?

Kayla: Well, you have the blood pressure and the heart rate of a man half your age.

Doug: Must be all that racquetball.

Julie: That’s wonderful. But today we’re concerned about his mind. He forgot that he locked me in our walk-in freezer at the restaurant. He confused marlena and vivian’s names, and now–he can’t remember tom and alice. So, kayla, can you please help me understand what’s happening to him?

Doug: What the young lady is asking is, does her old man have alzheimer’s?

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Kayla: There are a lot of possible causes for these mental lapses of yours.

Doug: Not just alzheimer’s?

Kayla: No. And a lot of the causes are eminently treatable.

Julie: So–there’s hope?

Kayla: I am so glad that you two decided to come today. I hope that this will ease your mind. I am going to do a lot of tests. And when I get the answers back, we will figure out what the next step is. Together.

Johnny: You’re a genius.

Marlena: Will you stop that please?

Johnny: I’m serious. I remember us all moving to hollywood so will could sell a screenplay he’d written about mom’s life.

Marlena: Ah, yes. “The sami brady story.”

Johnny: That could be exactly what I’m looking for actually. Do you think will would let me read his script?

Marlena: I don’t know. You could–you could ask him certainly. And if you meet some resistance, you could have him call me. He’s my other favorite grandson. And I will talk to john about maybe getting involved financially.

Johnny: Oh, come on. I know you’re the one who calls the shots.

Marlena: No, that’s entirely not true. John and I are equal partners. May I give you some advice?

Johnny: Sure.

Marlena: Save some of that rakish charm for when you get to hollywood; you’re going to need it. I’m wondering if the university taught you anything about making an elevator pitch.

Johnny: What’s that?

Marlena: Look it up.

Johnny: You’re amazing.

Marlena: Come on. Get outta here. I got work to do.

Johnny: It’s good to see you.

Marlena: You too. Hmm.

Gwen: Could you please say something? You look so very upset.

Jack: I am. With myself. You wouldn’t have been forced to do what you did if I had been in your life.

Gwen: Then you understand?

Jack: You had no backup. You did what you had to do to survive.

Gwen: I can’t–I just– you’re not ashamed of me?

Jack: No. I, I have done so many things that I have been ashamed of in my life. If I judged you harshly, I would be the biggest hypocrite in the world. You may remember this from all that research that you did, but my, my adopted father, harper devereaux– he hunted and killed women who were sex workers.

Gwen: Oh. Your life hasn’t exactly been easy either then has it?

Jack: Thank god I met jennifer. Thank god you got out of the life before you encountered a psychopath like him. Oh, god. You’re safe now.

Gwen: I thought you were gonna chuck me out.

Jack: No. You’re my daughter. After what you’ve told me, you’ll always have a place in my life. And in my heart.

Chad: The idea of fathering a child with gwen, it was–it was a nightmare. Okay. But then I thought, that child did not ask to be born. So then I knew that I had to try my best to be a father to that baby. You know? But no part of me, there’s no part anywhere in my body or soul that hates you for anything. I wish you’d fly back with me. So you and me and the kids, so we can be a family again.

Abigail: I want that. I want it, I do. I want that too, but I can’T. I can’T. It’s not just about the guilt. It’s not about the way I feel about gwen and the fact that I didn’t want her and your baby to exist. It’s, it’s us. It’s you and it’s me and I– you were unfaithful to me. And I’m having a really hard time looking at you and seeing the man that I saw there before. Seeing the love of my life, my devoted husband. I’m having a really hard time trusting you.

Chad: Let me help you. I’m gonna help you do that. Okay? I’m gonna help you do that. However long it takes. Whatever I have to do. I am devoted from now on to making you happy. To making you feel safe and loved. Oh, my god, you are the most important person in the entire world to me. You always will be. I’m nothing without you. You know that? I’m nothing. Come home. What do you say? I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Kayla: I know this is scary. But let’s try not to think of the worst, okay?

Doug: We’ll do our best. Won’t we?

Julie: You bet.

Kayla: All right. I will be back once I’ve scheduled the tests. Hang in there.

Doug: My love… I know who I am and I know who you are. Even, even if I forget our names, I will never, ever forget how much I love you.

Jack: When I think about what you have been through, it breaks my heart.

Gwen: Please don’t–please don’t, don’t, don’t feel sorry for me anymore. It’s okay because how very blessed am i to have a father that not only loves me, but believes in me too?

Jack: I’m feeling blessed too. Because you trust me enough to be open with me. And I only hope that my love for you, and my belief in you helps you to believe in yourself. And I’m gonna do everything i can to help you and support you. And I will–I will always be here for you. I always will. You know that by now, don’t you?

Gwen: I do. I’m so grateful.

[Phone rings]

Jack: Oh, I’m sorry. It’s, it’s, it’s jennifer.

Gwen: Take it please. Please take it.

Jack: Hello, my love? Yeah. How’s everything going?

Gwen: Well, xander, I went with your ridiculous hooker story, because I’m a bloody coward. But I couldn’t let my father hate me. I couldn’t lose him.

Xander: Ugh! Damn you, dimera. The one that laughs last and hardest and longest is gonna be me, you son of a bitch. That is gonna be me.

Johnny: Tough day at the office?

Ej: You should see the other bloke. Have you got the financing for your pipe dream?

Johnny: I might have. Also got a lead on a hot script. I don’t think you’ll be a fan of the subject matter though.

Ej: Try me.

Johnny: It’s called “the sami brady story.”

Ej: You’re joking.

Johnny: I’m not. And I’m afraid some of the characters don’t get their happy hollywood ending.

Abigail: Yes.

Chad: Yes?

Abigail: Yes. There’s nothing that I want more in the world than to let go of the guilt and the pain and trust in our marriage again. And come home to you and thomas and charlotte.

Chad: Yeah. And don’t–and don’t worry. Okay? I got you. No matter what. It’s not gonna be easy, but I am gonna be with you every step of the way.

[Sighs]

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[Soft music]

Tripp: Hey.

Allie: Oh!

Tripp: Oh, hey. I just came to wish you good luck. I didn’t mean to scare you.

Allie: Sorry I’m so jumpy. I’ve just–I’m on no sleep. I’ve been up since dawn baking. I’m just really hoping people show up.

Tripp: Hey, they will. All right, today’s gonna be great. Is this your great-grandma’s recipe?

Allie: Yeah.

Tripp: Okay. Mmm, okay, yeah, amazing. Okay, you guys are gonna kill it.

Allie: [Sighs] Thank you. I needed to hear that.

Tripp: Well, I would have given you more of a pep talk earlier, but we haven’t really spoken since we went to drinks the other night.

Allie: I know, and I feel bad, but you’ve been working and I’ve just been so busy, you know, with the bakery and then finding a sitter for henry, I’m just– I don’t know, my mind’s been preoccupied.

Tripp: With the opening or with chanel and johnny?

[Dramatic music]

 

Ej: Never a dull moment.

[Tense music]

[Sighs]

[Cell phone beeps]

[Line rings]

Xander: This is xander. Do your thing.

[Beep]

Ej: It’s been 24 hours and I still don’t have my money. You better get it to me, or I’ll do exactly what I warned I would do. Don’t you even think about crossing me. You will regret it.

[Phone beeps] Johnny, good morning.

Johnny: Dad, what’s going on?

Ej: Just making some work calls.

Johnny: Oh, that’s the kind of work you’re dying to get me to do, threatening people?

 

Ej: Don’t you even think about crossing me. You will regret it.

Xander: [Sighs]

[Knock at door] Who is it?

Gwen: It’s me.

Xander: Gwen. Gwen.

Gwen: Well, may I come in?

[Sighs] I heard that bonnie lockhart got arrested. You were right. She stole that million dollars from you.

Xander: Yeah, she’s in a jail cell as we speak.

Gwen: Well, you’re gonna get your money back.

Xander: Not exactly.

Jack: Are you sure you can take the time? Oh, that’s great, kayla. You know, doug just–you know, he just wasn’t himself yesterday and we’d all feel a lot better if you could check him out, so– great, yes, great, thanks. So he and julie will see you soon. Thanks. Yeah.

[Phone beeps] Oh, julie, how are you this morning?

Julie: Oh, fine.

Jack: No more chills?

Julie: [Chuckles] No.

Jack: Oh, and doug, how is doug?

Julie: He’s fine too, and we both could use some coffee, so I’m gonna get it for him.

Jack: Actually, I know you don’t want to talk about it, but doug did have a memory lapse yesterday, and I think, you know, it would be best if he got checked out by a doctor. And I talked to kayla, and she can slip him in today.

Julie: Call her back.

Jack: Why?

Julie: To cancel. We don’t need to see anybody.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Jack: You accidentally got locked in the freezer. You were banging on the door, and doug just left you there.

Julie: He didn’t mean to, jack. He’s hearing is going.

Jack: Yeah, but his eyes are okay. He saw you, and he just walked away.

Julie: It was a misunderstanding. He was on his way to the brady pub.

Jack: Yeah, where he confused roman with john.

Julie: Who doesn’t?

Jack: Well, he also mixed up marlena and vivian.

Julie: Will you stop harping on this? It’s over.

Jack: I saw how frightened you were when I unlocked that freezer, how scared you were when he didn’t pick up the phone and answer it. And what if he never made it to the pub? What if he was just out there wandering around?

Julie: I appreciate your concern, dear, but really, there’s absolutely nothing for you to be worried about.

Jack: Well, I am. And you should be too.

Gwen: Didn’t you go over to the kiriakis place to confront bonnie?

Xander: Yeah, I got there just as she and justin were about to tie the knot. I said I was missing a million bucks and I knew the bride had stolen it.

Gwen: What happened?

Xander: No, I told them to carry on. I’d just pop upstairs, have a look around. And lo and behold, there was my money in a bag with a gun. Stupidly, I called the police.

Gwen: Why is that stupid?

Xander: Well, before I could get out the door, the police found bonnie’s sister-in-law shot to death. They seized the cash as evidence.

Gwen: They’re gonna give it back to you, aren’t they?

Xander: Well, eventually.

Gwen: No, you need that money to give to ej. Otherwise he’s gonna call the judge and have those drug charges reinstated. You can go to prison, xander.

Xander: Oh, I’m aware. I just got a lovely voice mail from him reminding me the clock is ticking.

Gwen: What are you going to do?

Xander: I have to find a way to stall him, or I’m screwed.

Ej: What you heard was just business, son.

Johnny: “Pay me or else,” that’s how you do business?

Ej: Occasionally, one has to be tough. Someone I’m working with is trying to renege on a deal. They owe me $1 million cash. And I won’t let anyone cheat me out of what’s rightfully mine.

Johnny: You think he’ll pay up?

Ej: Within the hour if he knows what’s good for him.

Johnny: Mm. So if you’re about to get $1 million, which we both know is pocket change to you, why can’t you just invest some of it?

Ej: I’ve made my position clear. I’m not funding your pipe dream.

Johnny: When are you gonna get it through your head? This is not a pipe dream or a phase. I want this to be my career.

Ej: And I want you to work with me at dimera enterprises. You can make your own money and invest it however you’d like.

Johnny: Well, I don’t want to work in a business where it’s routine to threaten people.

Ej: Well, you don’t want to work at all. You want to make silly little movies on your phone.

Johnny: You can insult me. You can belittle me. You can cut off my credit cards, whatever. The fact remains, I will never be you, and I will never work at dimera.

Ej: Well, you’ll just have to find another wealthy chump–

[Clears throat] I mean relative to hit up for money.

Johnny: Oh, I’ve got plenty of family who will support me, even if my own father won’T. So you can take your damn job and shove it.

Chad: Doing a little father-son bonding?

[Tense music]

 

Tripp: After I told you about johnny and chanel almost sleeping together, you went racing out of your place. You left me there, and I haven’t heard from you since. You never told me what happened between you and your brother.

Allie: Can we talk about this another time, okay? I have so much to do and I can’t get into this right now.

Tripp: Of course. I have to get to work anyway. I’ll be thinking of you. Believe in yourself, allie, like I do. Hey, this is the start of something incredible, okay?

Allie: I hope so.

Tripp: I know so. I’ll text you when my shift is over, okay?

Allie: Okay.

Tripp: I’ll be thinking of you.

[Dramatic music]

 

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Julie: Jack, you’re blowing this out of proportion.

Jack: When I first came back to salem, I had no memory of my past. I couldn’t remember my wife or my kids. I don’t want that for doug.

Julie: Oh, for god’s sake. He had a little confusion yesterday and then a slip of the tongue, you know? It happens to everybody.

Jack: I know you want to just put this out of your mind and move on, but wouldn’t it be better if we just got him examined?

Julie: Well, he gets a checkup next month. They can examine him then.

Jack: I think we should do it now.

Julie: Well, it’s not your decision to make. He’s my husband. I know him. I know him better than anybody in the world. And he does not have dementia.

Doug: You got that right.

[Phone ringing]

[Tense music]

Ej: [Sighs]

[Phone beeps] What is it, xander?

Xander: I found your missing money.

Ej: Ah, then why don’t i have it back?

Xander: I assume you heard bonnie lockhart was arrested?

Ej: I did.

Xander: Well, the person she robbed was me. Unfortunately, the police found the cash at her murder scene and they confiscated it as evidence.

Ej: That is not my problem. It’s yours.

Xander: Well, actually, it’s not a problem at all, mate. The police assured me that I’ll get the money back as soon as bonnie is arraigned, so as soon as it’s back in my possession, I’ll deliver it directly to you.

Ej: See that you do, or you’ll be very sorry…mate.

[Phone beeps, clatters]

Chad: Everything okay?

Ej: Fine. I’m just in a mood.

Chad: ‘Cause of johnny? Things seem a little tense between you two.

Ej: No thanks to you.

[Elevator bell dings]

Tripp: Johnny, what are you– what are you doing here?

Johnny: I came to talk to my grandma marlena about investing in my film.

Tripp: Ah, okay, well, good luck.

Johnny: Yeah, I won’t need it. She’s always had a soft spot for me.

Tripp: Hey, listen, you got a minute?

Johnny: For what?

Tripp: I’m just curious on what happened the other night between you and allie.

Allie: Hey.

Chanel: Hey.

Allie: The oatmeal cookies are going.

Chanel: Yeah, those are tripp’s favorite, right?

Allie: Right.

Chanel: Yeah, I saw him leaving.

Allie: Well, he just came by to say good luck, so… here. Sorry.

Chanel: What is up with you, horton? You’ve been stressed out since the moment you showed up.

Allie: I didn’t get any sleep last night, and I burned the pumpkin bread. I don’t know, I’m just a nervous wreck about this opening.

Chanel: Sure it’s about the opening?

Allie: Yeah, what else would I be nervous about?

Chanel: Okay, we need to do this before customers start showing up.

Allie: Do what?

Chanel: Clear the air about me and your brother.

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Xander: I think I bought some time with ej.

Gwen: Ugh, I still feel completely gutted that I’m the one who brought you into this horrible mess. If you hadn’t confessed for a crime that I had committed, then–

Xander: Hey, it’s all gonna work out. I’m more concerned about you and jack. Fill me in on your conversation.

Gwen: [Sighs] You know I told him that snyder was blackmailing me into running drugs.

Xander: But did you tell him what snyder was holding over you? That you lied about your miscarriage?

Gwen: And that I blamed his other daughter, his dearest abigail, when she had nothing to do with it and then that drove her out of town and probably ruined her marriage? No, I didn’t tell him that part. In fact, I haven’t said anything to him yet. I said I needed time to think, so I just– oh, I made up this excuse that I had an errand, and I just kind of dashed out the door.

Xander: Well, he’s gonna want an answer soon.

Gwen: I know. But maybe with this crisis that’s happening with julie, that will keep him busy a bit, you know.

Xander: Oh, yeah, what happened to her? Did she freeze to death?

Gwen: No, I wish, but you won’t believe who locked her in the freezer. Doug.

Xander: No way.

Gwen: Yeah.

Xander: Really?

Gwen: Yeah, even he wants to get rid of the old ninny.

Xander: Ugh, I mean, I’ve been tempted to take her out myself.

Gwen: Yeah, right? I would settle for cryogenic preservation. Now, that would shut her up for a bit, wouldn’t it?

Xander: You know, if we’re patient, maybe we’ll get lucky and doug will try again, like, try and, you know–[Laughs]

Gwen: What?

Xander: Well, give her another heart attack by eating store-bought doughnuts in front of her.

Gwen: Oh, stop.

Xander: Or maybe he’ll try and drown her in a vat of scottish rye. Oh, no, better yet, maybe he’ll smother her to death with her beloved throw on her beloved couch.

[Laughter]

Gwen: You’re horrible.

[Laughs]

[Dramatic music]

 

Julie: See, my husband agrees with me.

Jack: Good morning, doug. We were just talking about what happened yesterday.

Doug: You mean when I found julie locked in the freezer and didn’t let her out?

Jack: You remember?

Doug: Of course I do. And I don’t know how in the world I could ever do such a thing. I’m so terribly sorry, my dear. I hope you can forgive me.

Julie: Oh, honey, nothing to forgive. The important thing is, I’m fine, and so are you.

 

Chanel: I’m a big girl, horton. I can take care of myself.

Allie: I know. I just wanted to warn you about my brother.

Chanel: So you crashed our date and trashed him right in front of me.

Allie: He is a huge player. I just wanted to tell you before you–

Chanel: Before I had sex with him?

Allie: Trust me, I did you a huge favor.

Chanel: I’ve had plenty of sleazy guys try and get with me, and that is not the vibe I got off G.

Allie: Because he’s really good at being charming and sounding sincere. Look, johnny is my twin and I love him, but he definitely does not have the best track record with women. I mean, I bet he told you I’m full of it.

Chanel: He hasn’t told me anything. I haven’t spoken to him since your little intervention.

Allie: Really?

Chanel: I haven’t had much time to chat with anyone. We are opening a bakery today.

Allie: I just thought he would have texted you or something.

Chanel: He has, repeatedly. I didn’t respond. What’s with the face? You told me to stay away from him. Isn’t this what you wanted?

Johnny: The other night, you mean when your girlfriend, aka my sister, barged in on me and chanel like a total lunatic?

Tripp: Look, I really didn’t mean to cause trouble when I told allie about you and chanel almost sleeping together.

Johnny: No, that’s no trouble, except my sister totally went off on me, said all I cared about was getting chanel into bed and once I did, I’d dump her. You know what chanel did? Walked right out the door.

Tripp: Look, I’m sorry. I knew she’d be upset, but I didn’t know she would go ballistic.

Johnny: You should have.

Tripp: Excuse me?

Johnny: Get a clue, dude. It’s obvious allie doesn’t want me with chanel because she wants her for herself.

 

Chad: What do I have to do with the problems between you and your son?

Ej: I asked you, cool, fun uncle chad, to help me persuade him to work at dimera.

Chad: Yeah, and I asked you what was in it for me. You never gave me an answer.

Ej: Because johnny walked in, and instead of trusting that we’d resume the discussion later, you–

Chad: Oh, do you mean like trust that if I helped you get jake out of the position as ceo that you wouldn’t try to grab the position for yourself?

Ej: That was a misunderstanding.

Chad: Well, I wasn’t gonna let you use me to get your kids in the door and then screw my kids down the road.

Ej: Instead you told johnny to follow his passion.

Chad: Yeah, I did. You know, and by the way, I followed mine, all right? I started a sports website. I opened a coffee shop, turned it into a nightclub. Wasn’t all successful, but I learned a hell of a lot along the way. And look where I ended up, back in the family fold. So why don’t you just let your son explore a little bit?

Ej: Out of the question. The boy needs to be put on the proper path.

Chad: You mean a leash.

Ej: [Scoffs] Well, at least my son is still living under this roof, which is more than can be said about your wife.

Chad: She’s helping her mom in boston.

Ej: Wasn’t she’s supposed to be back home months ago?

Chad: Well, I guess– I guess laura’s affairs were a bit more complicated than they thought.

Ej: Mm, and you haven’t taken thomas and charlotte to go visit her?

Chad: She doesn’t want me to.

Ej: She doesn’t want to see her own children?

Chad: Yes, of course she does.

Ej: Ah, she doesn’t want to see you. I’m sorry.

Chad: [Laughs] I don’t want your pity, all right? I spoke to jack. He’s gonna talk to her and figure out what her plans are.

Ej: And?

Chad: He hasn’t gotten back to me yet.

Ej: Meanwhile, you’re just standing around, hoping that she comes back to you.

Chad: What is it you expect me to do, ej?

Ej: Isn’t it obvious? Go get her.

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too.

Ej: If you had any sense, you’d be in boston right now, telling abigail her place is here with you and your children.

Chad: I don’t know what century you’re living in, but I don’t tell my wife what to do.

Ej: Well, given your laissez-faire attitude, it’s no wonder she left.

Chad: I’m sorry, I don’t see your wife anywhere around here.

Ej: Because I threw her out. She was cheating on me with her ex-husband and lied to my face about it.

Chad: Well, why don’t you chase her down and drag her back by her hair?

Ej: I don’t want to see that duplicitous whore ever again. And even if I did, I don’t know where she is. What?

Chad: Oh, I find that very hard to believe.

Tripp: Allie and I have talked about this, and it’s not true.

Johnny: Then why would she rip into me like a crazy person, bring up some ancient history about a friend of hers I dumped back in high school?

Tripp: She says that she cares about you both and if you started dating and something went wrong, then–

Johnny: That’s bull. Allie doesn’t want us dating because she is still hung up on chanel.

Tripp: She told me she’s not.

Johnny: Yet she’s doing anything she can to keep us apart.

Tripp: Okay, even if she is, she doesn’t control chanel, all right? She can make up her own mind about you.

Johnny: Looks like she already has.

Tripp: What does that mean?

Johnny: She’s ghosting me, dude. She won’t return my calls or texts, and it’s all my sister’s fault.

Allie: I’m sorry for storming into johnny’S. That wasn’t cool.

Chanel: It wasn’t cool of me to leave either, but I didn’t know what else to do.

Allie: Well, you were stuck in the middle because of me. I really should have talked to him about it privately, but when tripp said that you and johnny almost slept together, I just–I just reacted. I knew that the only reason you didn’t the first time was because you didn’t have protection, and I was scared that if you went through with it last time, you’d end up like katie.

Chanel: Who’s katie?

Allie: One of my friends that johnny dated in high school.

Chanel: I’m not a naive teenager.

Allie: I know, but you have to understand, okay, johnny has a way with women. He knows how to get what he wants.

Chanel: And he got what he wanted from katie?

Allie: He sure did. He got her into bed, and then the next week, he dumped her. He broke her heart.

Chanel: It happens.

Allie: Well, I don’t want it to happen to you. I just felt like I had to stop you.

Chanel: Well, mission accomplished.

Allie: I’m sorry that I caused a scene, but I only did it because I care about you so much.

Chanel: We should get back to work.

Allie: Okay, but first, dupree, let me know, can you please forgive me?

[Dramatic music]

 

Xander: [Chuckles]

Gwen: [Clicks tongue] I hope you know that this is not why I came over here. I just didn’t want ej to throw you to the wolves.

Xander: Oh, and, I hope you know I only kept you here because I’m so concerned about your relationship with jack.

Gwen: Mm, yeah. We just–we just got caught up in the moment, didn’t we?

Xander: Exactly. Neither of us intended to end up back here again, did we?

Gwen: Course not. Especially because we said– we said weren’t gonna see each other, didn’t we? And my father would absolutely die if he saw me in bed with you like this, even though I told him that you’re not a drug runner and that you just took the rap to protect me.

Xander: Yeah, he still hates my guts.

Gwen: If he finds out about my miscarriage, he’s gonna hate my guts too.

 

Doug: Okay, you have my word. I will not leave anyone in a freezer again.

Julie: [Chuckles]

Jack: Well, that’s not all that happened, doug.

Doug: Well, yes, I was confused about a number of things yesterday. I called roman john, and i mixed up marlena and vivian, but my doctor says that lots of us have minor memory issues when we get older.

Julie: I told jack that. I told him it was very common, but he won’t let it go.

Doug: Well, I think I actually know why it happened.

Jack: Why?

Doug: Well, I slept so terribly the night before. I was restless, had bad dreams, tossed and turned the entire night.

Julie: And how did you sleep last night, darling?

Doug: Like a baby.

If you think all pads are exactly the same,…

Doug: I think we should get going. You and I have a very important place to be.

Julie: We do?

Doug: Allie and her friend are opening their bakery today.

Julie: I didn’t remember that.

Doug: Well, that’s perfectly understandable, honey. You had a very difficult day yesterday, and it was all my fault.

Julie: No, let’s just put that behind us. You’re right. We should just hustle down to the town square and show those girls our support.

Jack: Are you sure you won’t go to your appointment with kayla first?

Doug: We have an appointment with kayla?

Julie: Well, jack took it upon himself to make an appointment to get you checked over, but obviously, that is not necessary. And, jack, I know your heart is in the right place, but obviously, we’re both fine. Doug, healthy as a horse.

Doug: And hungry as a horse. I can’t wait to get some of those sweet bits.

Julie: Me too, sweetie. Ah, ah, me too. Shall we?

Doug: Okay.

Jack: All right.

Doug: See you, jack.

Jack: Yup, see you.

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

 

Gwen: I know how much your friendship with jack meant to you.

Xander: Not as much as building a father-daughter relationship with him means to you.

Gwen: Yeah, it means everything.

Xander: If jack finds out that you let abigail think it was her fault that you lost your baby when, in reality, you already had, I don’t think he’ll ever forgive you.

Gwen: Yeah, he’s loved abigail her whole life. I’m his daughter just come lately.

Xander: Hey, you’re every bit as much his child as she is.

Gwen: I know, but we don’t have that history, you know?

Xander: [Inhales deeply] So you need a story, a really convincing story about the blackmail.

Gwen: I know, I’m trying, but…[Sighs] You know, it’s really difficult, even for the woman that you say is a very highly skilled liar.

Xander: That was a compliment.

Gwen: [Chuckles] Oh, I can normally come up with lies in my sleep, but this time, I’m just really stumped.

Xander: And you got to remember that jack’s an investigative reporter, so it’s got to be something that he’d just believe on the surface and not be tempted to look into.

Gwen: It has to be something where I’m scared enough for it to come out but not so bad that he would turn his back on me. Oh, god, the pressure is so much.

Xander: Hey, don’t worry about it, gwen. We can do this.

Gwen: We?

Xander: Well, two highly skilled liars are better than one. Let’s put our heads together. I’m sure we can think of something.

Gwen: [Laughs] Okay.

Ej: What exactly are you insinuating?

Chad: Just that you’re not the kind of guy that loses track of people. You were the only one in touch with kristen. No one else knew where she was.

Ej: Kristen is our sister.

Chad: Sami’s your wife.

Ej: But as I’ve told you, I’m through with her. I’ve turned my full attention to dimera.

Chad: I’ll bet you a million dollars that you know where she is or you are very close to finding out.

Ej: And you’d lose that bet. Samantha could fall off the face of the earth, as far as I’m concerned. Anyway, we weren’t talking about my wife. We were talking about yours. So tell me, brother, what’s the plan?

Tripp: Look, I get why you’re pissed, but allie and chanel are just friends.

Johnny: Friends with benefits.

Tripp: Okay, look, I know they kissed a couple of times, but allie said she wants to be with me, and I believe her.

Johnny: If she’s so into you, then why is she determined to mess things up for me and chanel? Why does she even care what happens between us?

Chanel: Of course I can forgive you. I know you were just looking out for me.

Allie: Thank you for understanding. I’m gonna go check on the almond croissants.

Chanel: Ah, we’re not done.

Allie: But you just said you understand.

Chanel: That you were trying to protect me, I do understand that, but I also think there might be a little more to it.

Allie: Like what?

Chanel: I made it clear I was into you, and you made it clear you wanted to be with tripp.

Allie: I do.

Chanel: But when I got with your brother, you lost your mind. So is it possible that this is a “you don’t want me, but you don’t want johnny to have me either” type sitch? I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Xander: Tell me a story all about the evil dr. Snyder. What awful thing did he know about you? What terrible secret was he holding over you that you didn’t want your father to find out about?

Gwen: Well, I could tell him that I stole a million dollars from abigail.

Xander: Psh, it’s a bit obvious, isn’t it, a bit ripped from the headlines?

Gwen: What, I love “law & order.”

Xander: Well, who doesn’t? But the key word here is “convincing.”

Gwen: Okay, if you don’t like my idea, what’s your clever idea, then?

Xander: [Breathes deeply] I’ve got it. Tell him you used to be a hooker.

Gwen: [Gasps]

Xander: Tell jack that snyder was one of your clients.

Gwen: How do you expect me to say that and not throw up afterwards?

Xander: No, come on, hear me out. So one evening years ago, snyder partook of your services. And then you were here in salem, at the hospital getting medical treatment, and he recognized you, which is the most convincing part of the whole lie, because who could forget having sex with you? But then he threatened you. He said he would expose your past if you didn’t agree to be his drug mule.

Gwen: So I’m to tell my father that I slept with that utterly repulsive man for money?

[Dramatic music] It’s not happening, it’s not happening, no.

Xander: Well, you told me to come up with a story, and i can’t think of a better one.

 

Gwen: I can. I tell him the truth, and I let the chips fall where they may.

 

Tripp: Allie is just being a good friend, trying to keep chanel from getting hurt.

Johnny: By convincing all of you that I’m some jerk who uses women?

Tripp: I never said that. But your sister does know you better than anyone, so as far as I know, she’s right.

Johnny: Look, I’m not saying I’m a saint, okay, but I’m not out to use chanel. I like her…a lot, and I thought that she liked me too, but now I have no idea if I’ll ever hear from her again.

Allie: I’m trying so hard to do the right thing. I really thought I was doing the right thing.

Chanel: By getting between me and your brother?

Allie: I couldn’t let him use you. When I knew you were at his house, all I could think was that I had to get over there. And then when I saw you guys going upstairs together, all I could think was that I had to stop you.

Chanel: What happened after I left?

Allie: Johnny let me have it, and he stormed off. And then I went home, and I had a long talk with nicole about everything. She told me that I had to be honest.

Chanel: About what?

Allie: About why it bothered me so much that my brother was involved with my best friend.

Chanel: And what did you say?

Allie: [Sighs] At first, I thought confronting johnny– I thought doing that really was just to protect you. I guess I didn’t realize consciously the real reasons that I was doing it. I don’t know, I felt it when you told me that you met a guy you liked, so maybe–maybe i should have known that I didn’t just go running over there because I was blindsided and worried and upset. Maybe I also did it because… I was jealous.

Xander: Gwen, you can’t just rush out of here. Come on, you got to think about this.

Gwen: Yeah, I know, and I want to tell jack the truth. This is gonna be such a huge weight off my shoulders, xander.

Xander: Right, but it could also be the end of your relationship with him.

Gwen: Yeah, but I just can’t live with this lie anymore. I can’t, and if he hates me, at least he’ll stop hating you.

Xander: I wouldn’t be too sure about that. I mean, I’ve known the real story about your miscarriage for months, and I didn’t say a word. He might end up just hating both of us.

[Sighs] On the bright side…

Gwen: There’s a bright side?

Xander: If jack does find out the truth, then there’s, you know, no need for us to…

Gwen: To what?

Xander: Well, I was gonna say there’s no need for us to not see each other, but then of course, we’re not seeing each other, are we?

Gwen: No, we’re not.

Xander: But yesterday when I asked you if that’s what you wanted, you seemed… open to the possibility.

Gwen: Are you saying this ’cause we just shagged?

Xander: No.

Gwen: Good. Because as I said, this is not why I came over here. I came over here to make sure that you could pay ej.

Xander: And as I said, I only kept you here because I wanted to ask you what you decided to tell your father.

Gwen: And now I’m leaving.

Xander: Okay, well, goodbye, gwen.

Gwen: Goodbye, xander.

Psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,

Johnny: Look, I got to go talk to my grandma now, but I haven’t seen my sister since she went psycho, so maybe you can deliver a message for me.

Tripp: Yeah, and what’s that?

Johnny: Tell her to stay the hell out of my business from now on.

[Tense music]

 

Doug: Well, congratulations, you two.

Allie: Hi, thank you so much for coming. Chanel, you remember julie and doug?

Chanel: Of course. Nice to see you again.

Julie: Nice to see you, chanel. Wow, what scrumptious samples you ladies have. You must tell me what is the most heart-healthy thing on this table, and something light would be good for doug too.

Doug: I had a piece of devil’s food cake last night, and she’s trying to rein me in.

[Laughter]

Chanel: Well, I would go for the blueberry muffins. They’re made with whole wheat flour and olive oil, and they are fresh out the oven.

Allie: Oh, my god, the croissants.

Chanel: Oh, sorry, excuse us.

Julie: Excuse you. Excuse you. [Laughs]

Doug: Okay.

Julie: Wow.

Doug: I’m going for one of these.

Julie: Okay, here we go, darling.

[Laughs] All right. I guess it doesn’t matter just this once. After all, this is a day to celebrate, not to scold. Mmm! Mm. Yummy, huh?

Doug: Yeah, absolutely delicious.

Julie: Yes, absolutely. Oh, my, I’m so thrilled. I mean, our family recipe is gonna be available to everybody in salem right here in the square. I mean, it’s a– it’s a thrill. It’s a wonderful occasion. And remarkably, these doughnuts, they taste exactly like alice’S.

Doug: I’m sorry, darling, but who the heck is alice?

 

Jack: Hey.

Gwen: Hi there.

Jack: Hi. Hi, honey.

Gwen: Hi. Oh. How are doug and julie today?

Jack: Much better, thanks. Yeah, doug seems to be in his old self again. I’m just hoping that that whole episode was just an aberration.

Gwen: Me too.

Jack: And since they’re out, maybe–well, maybe you and i can finish that conversation.

Gwen: That’s actually why I came home. See, I think it’s time that you knew the truth about dr. Snyder and what he was holding over me.

[Knock at door]

Xander: [Exhales heavily]

Ej: I just called the courthouse. Bonnie lockhart was arraigned over an hour ago. Where’s my money?

Xander: I was just about to go get it.

Ej: Hmm, I don’t believe you.

Xander: You know, I still don’t understand why such a rich man cares so much about a million dollars.

Ej: I told you it’s the principle. I find it maddening that my hypocrite of a wife used my money to expose nicole’s infidelity when she was cheating on me.

Xander: What are you doing?

Ej: I gave you fair warning, and now I’m calling the judge. Expect to be in handcuffs shortly.

Xander: I just said I was gonna go get the money.

Ej: The only place you’re going, my friend, is jail.

Chad: Abby? Abigail?

Abigail: I’m right here.

[Dramatic music]

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Rafe: I still have a pic of the perp’s license plate on my phone. I’ll text it to you as soon as I hang up. Okay.

[Cell phone beeps

Nicole: I just–I thought that you could be good for her, and you haveeen, and you wanna know what else I see?

Rafe: Hmm?

Nicole: She’s been good for you. And I do not want to get in the way of that. I really don’T.

Rafe: Okay, look, you just ended your marriage.

Nicole: And you and ava just started something. And it’s like I just said to you. This is working for you and for her, and I just think that–I just think that you both should see where it could go. What happened that night was not your fault. I made a choice, and I’m–

[Sighs] I am making a choice now. I will miss you like crazy, but I can’t see you for a while. It’S…it’s best this way.

Ava: You look like you lost your best friend.

Paulina: Everyone in this town thinks of me as your great auntie paulina, but you can call me grandma. Don’t forget. It’s our little secret. Oh! I didn’t hear you come in.

Abe: Yeah, I know. What did you just say?

Brady: Lani.

Lani: Hey.

Brady: What is going on? Why are the cops here?

Chloe: No one will tell us anything.

Lani: Well, I am so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but there was a murder here tonight.

Chloe: Oh, god.

Brady: Not my granddad.

Chloe: Not philip.

[Knock at door]

Gabi: Ugh, you know what? I’ll just– philip, what are you doing here?

Philip: Why the hell are you spying on me?

Gabi: What are you talking about?

Philip: My laptop froze up tonight, so I took it to it to get checked out. Guess what they found? A keylogger! And I know it was you that put it there.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Lani: No. The victim’s name was calista lockhart.

Brady: Lockhart?

Lani: Bonnie’s sister-in-law.

Brady: David lockhart had a sister?

Lani: Apparently. She was shot upstairs in justin’s bedroom.

Brady: Do they know who killed her?

Lani: We took bonnie in for questioning, but that’s all I can tell you at the moment.

Chloe: Oh, my god. Justin and bonnie were supposed to get married today.

Brady: Yep.

Lani: Things didn’t go as planned. Typical salem wedding.

Chloe: Is the–is the body still upstairs?

Lani: No.

Chloe: Okay, well, I’m gonna go talk to philip then.

Lani: Oh, no. He’s not there.

Chloe: Do you know where he is?

Lani: I don’T. I was actually on my way out. The csi is wrapping things up, and they shouldn’t be there much longer.

Chloe: Okay. Thanks, lani.

Lani: I am so sorry for ruining your homecoming.

Chloe: Oh, my goodness. I cannot believe that a woman was murdered down the hall from my bedroom.

Brady: Which is exactly why you’re gonna come home with me tonight.

Eli: Hey.

Rafe: Hey.

Eli: We just booked bonnie lockhart. She’s in a holding cell. Man, that woman is a piece of work. Did she really think that she could hide a dead body in her fiancé’s bed, and no one would find out?

Rafe: Oh, come on. You can’t use the work “think” and bonnie in the same sentence.

Eli: I guess that’s true. Well, at least it all blew up before the ceremony. Justin dodged a bullet.

Rafe: And I guess the sister-in-law can’t say the same thing, huh?

Eli: [Mimics gunshot]

Rafe: Yeah. All right, listen, thanks again for handling that. I know that both you and lani were done with work and I called you back in, so I appreciate it, and I hope I didn’t pull you away from anything important.

Eli: No, no, we were just having dinner with paulina and abe.

Rafe: Oh. Sorry.

Eli: It’s all good. If anything, they were thrilled that we left and they got to spend some alone time with the twins.

Paulina: Oh. I thought you were doing the dishes.

Abe: Well, they’re done. So what did you say to the babies?

Paulina: Oh, you know, nighty-night, sleep tight.

Abe: I thought I heard you call yourself grandma.

Paulina: I did?

Abe: You did.

Paulina: Well, I, um– I guess I did.

Abe: Paulina, you know that you’re their great aunt and their grandmothers are valerie and tamara.

Paulina: I know that.

Abe: But why did you tell the– why’d you tell the kids to call you grandma?

Paulina: Abraham, I have a confession to make. I order my groceries online now.

Ava: Mind if I join you for a drink?

Nicole: Yeah, okay.

Ava: Great. I will catch up, and then I will pick up the next round.

Nicole: Oh, well, then please have a seat.

Ava: Thanks.

[Both laugh] Oh, and if things go according to plan, I will be able to get you your drinks for free in the near future.

Nicole: Really?

Ava: Yeah, well, I just–I’m hoping that julie will hire me as her new chef here. I just dropped off my résumé in her office.

Nicole: Oh, I thought you wanted me to hire you at basic black.

Ava: I did. But I just–I think it would be awkward given the circumstances.

Nicole: Ava, I think you’re using “circumstances” as a euphemism. What you think might be awkward is working for a woman who you thought tried to steal your man.

Eli: Nice picture.

Rafe: I was looking for a photo for the myers case, and it just kinda popped up. Okay?

Eli: Right.

Rafe: Don’t you have some paperwork to do?

Eli: No, no. My desk is clear. What’s up with you, though? Any more conversations with duke?

Rafe: I am deeply sorry that I ever shared that with you.

Eli: [Laughs] Look, man, I’m glad you felt comfortable enough to share it with me.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Eli: Seriously, man, you have a picture of you and nicole on your phone. You’re in a crappy mood. What, is ava still ticked off about you and nicole?

Rafe: No, actually. She’s not.

Eli: No?

Rafe: No. Because nicole and i are not gonna be seeing each other anymore.

Paulina: I’m sorry, but I need liquid courage.

Abe: Paulina? Are you okay?

Paulina: Not really. The reason that I wanted the babies to call me grandma is because… of tonight’s dinner.

Abe: Chicken milanese made you feel like a grandmother?

Paulina: Sort of. Sort of. I mean, when you got here this evening, I thought it was gonna be a disaster, but you were great. You started pulling food out of the fridge.

[Chuckles] And it was so much fun helping you cook. And then when eli and lani got here with those babies, you know, and, you know, spending time with our shared family just felt so comfortable, so right, and it got me thinking about the future and how you and I might get married someday.

Abe: Married?

Paulina: Yeah. That’s why, you know, I wanted them to call me grandma. Then I’d be their grandmother. By marriage, of course.

Abe: Of course.

Paulina: So that’s why I said they could call me grandma. You know me, always jumping the gun. Be good if you said something right about now. Abraham?

Chloe: Why would I go home with you?

Brady: Well, she just said that a woman was murdered right down the hall from you.

Chloe: Yeah, but I don’t think the police would let me stay here if there was any sort of danger, and you heard lani. They’ve got bonnie in custody.

Brady: What if justin gets her out? Bonnie seems to be going off the rails right now, and she does not like you at all.

Chloe: Hmm, I don’t really think that she would make bail and then come hunt me down and shoot me because, what, I didn’t get along with mimi in high school?

Brady: All right, well, forget about the physical danger. What about emotional? My god. I mean, you’re gonna try to sleep here tonight? Really? Knowing that a murder happened a couple doors down from you? It’s traumatic, don’t you think?

Chloe: Yeah, yeah. Brady, you–you’re right. Thank you. Thank you so much for being concerned with my mental health. I’m sure that it’s just a coincidence that the remedy proposed would keep me away from philip.

Brady: You really think I’d do something like that?

Chloe: Yeah, I know you’d do something like that. You literally just did something like that.

Brady: All right, all right. It was a stretch. Can’t blame a guy for trying.

Chloe: Yeah, actually, I can. Listen to me, brady. I don’t like being a rope in this tug-of-war between you and philip. It stopped being funny about two decades ago, and I want it to stop. Now.

Gabi: Philip, I have no idea who put that keylogger thing on your computer. I don’t even know what it is!

Philip: That’s too high tech for you? You put an app on your phone so you could remote control julie’s pacemaker. The keylogger’s a piece of cake for you!

Jake: Hey, watch it, okay?

Philip: No, no. She put a device on my computer to record every keystroke I make, and now you’re keeping track of my emails, my passwords, whatever I type?

Jake: You don’t know that.

Philip: I don’t?

Jake: No.

Philip: Well, the first time my laptop froze up was right after I caught you in my office. You said you needed to use mine because yours wasn’t working.

Gabi: It wasn’t, and the monthly reports were due. You said you didn’t mind.

Philip: I would’ve minded if I had known you were installing spyware on my laptop.

Gabi: Philip, I work for you. We’re on the same team.

Philip: Yeah, that’s you, a real team player.

Gabi: Why would I do this?

Philip: To control the company. My mother called, and she said that’s what you two were up to. But it’s over. You’re both fired. Before treating your chronic migraine,

Brady: Chloe, I would love to stop fighting with philip. I really would, and I’m sure that’s gonna happen very soon, as soon as the guy grows up.

Chloe: Oh, you mean like you have? I don’t really see a difference in your behavior now versus when you were in high school.

Brady: Chloe, I’m young at heart.

Chloe: Another one-liner. You know what, everything’s just a joke to you, brady. Especially my relationship with philip.

Brady: You said it, not me.

Chloe: And I don’t think that you see, or maybe you just don’t care, that you are laughing at me. Not with me, but at me.

Brady: No. Hey, that was not my intention.

Chloe: Yes, it was!

Brady: No, I didn’t mean to–

Chloe: You cooked up this whole business trip just to get me away from philip and alone with you. You used my job to make me do what you wanted to do just to one-up philip.

Brady: Chloe, I didn’t cook anything up, first of all. Second of all, it was a legitimate meeting, one in which we crushed, by the way. Thank you. We’re a wonderful team.

Chloe: Yeah, we’re a wonderful team when you’re the owner, the coach, and the quarterback. Listen, you may think that this is some sort of a romantic comedy, but this is my life that you are messing with, and my career, and it is not funny. And how I feel about philip is no concern of yours. That should’ve been your cue to just say “I’m sorry” and go home.

Brady: [Sighs]

Chloe: [Sighs]

Brady: I’m sorry. Chloe, I’M…I’m sorry. I will go. I will go. I just–I wanted to see my grandfather to make sure he was okay.

Chloe: Okay, but make it quick, ’cause I don’t want philip getting back here and us reliving some nightmare scenario like what happened at wilkes-barre.

Brady: As I recall, it was philip that barged in like some outraged husband in some french farce, but, you know– sorry, old habit.

Chloe: Yeah. Very, very old.

Gabi: Philip, you are making a huge mistake. Jake and I had nothing to do with that keylogger.

Philip: Oh, come on, i practically caught you red-handed.

Gabi: I would never betray you like that.

Philip: “I would never betray you like that.” That’s exactly what you did. You see something you want, you’d run over your own grandmother with a tractor to get it.

Gabi: You and I are friends. In fact, we were almost more than that.

Jake: Okay, thanks for the reminder.

Philip: So I’m gonna have your personal effects packed up and sent to you. I believe this is titan property.

Jake: Okay. Wait. Wait, wait. Just a minute. Think about this for a second. Gabi’s computer was acting up, right? That’s why she had to use your computer.

Philip: So she says.

Jake: Okay, so what if somebody put spyware on her computer too? It could be a company-wide hack, and if somebody put spyware on her computer, then that means–that proves that gabi is not the perpetrator but yet another victim. Call it; I’m sure they can check it out remotely.

Gabi: But what if the hacker was just trying to target philip?

Jake: Gabi, we’ve already lost our jobs. We’ve got nothing left to lose. Look, it’s just a theory, but if somebody is trying to hack your company and it’s not us, don’t you think you’d wanna know who it is?

Eli: It sounds like you and ava had a pretty intense fight, huh?

Rafe: Yeah, well, you know ava. She’s pretty easily worked up, and she’s kind of a jealous person, and my sister, gabi, has been poking at her, so yeah. It was intense.

Eli: What happened when you told nicole about the fight?

Rafe: Nicole was actually cool about it. She pretty much saw eye to eye with everything that ava thought.

Eli: Really?

Rafe: Mm-hmm, yeah. So much so that nicole thought it’d be a good idea that we not see each other, you know, until ava and I work things out, which I thought was a little bit extreme, but now I think maybe she’s right. Yeah, ava needs to know that I care about her more than nicole.

Eli: Well, I’m sure ava was happy to hear that.

Rafe: Yeah, she almost didn’t hear it. When I came home, lights at my place were out, and ava was sitting there with her suitcase packed.

Eli: That’s what you wanted to come home to.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah. It was the third intense relationship conversation that I had for the day.

Eli: My god. I know you were exhausted and ticked off.

Rafe: Yeah, I was, a little bit at first. You know, ’cause it seemed a little dramatic.

Eli: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: But then actually, I saw how hurt ava was, and she made it clear that she did not want to be with me if I wanted to be with nicole.

Eli: Is that what you told her?

Rafe: Well, I was– I was honest. I told her that my friendship with nicole had, you know, kinda become more than a friendship.

Eli: And how did she take that?

Rafe: Well, not great, as you can imagine, right? But I was able to convince ava that I wanted to be with her, not nicole.

Eli: And was that honest too?

Nicole: Rafe told me what you said about him, about me.

Ava: Look, I never said that–I never thought that you set out to get him, just that the two of you turned into more than just friends.

Nicole: Look, ava, I was nuts. I probably still am. And yes, I leaned on rafe way too much, and that wasn’t fair to you, but rafe was just being a friend to me. That’s all.

Ava: No, it wasn’T.

Nicole: Damn it. Look, rafe had no interest in me romantically. That was all in your head.

Ava: No, it isn’T.

Nicole: All right, you know what? Suddenly, I’m not very thirsty.

Ava: Nicole, it’s true! Rafe told me himself.

Abe: [Exhales]

Paulina: Why won’t you say something?

Abe: Are you thinking about us getting married?

Paulina: I should never have told you. Now I’ve scared you off.

Abe: No. No, you haven’T. The idea has crossed my mind.

Paulina: Are you telling me you wanna marry me? This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Rafe: Yeah, of course I was being honest. I care about ava, and I wanna make things work with her.

Eli: Even if it means giving up on nicole? She’s not married anymore.

Rafe: That doesn’t mean she wants to jump into another relationship. And besides, I don’t even know if she’s interested in this.

Eli: Maybe she is.

Rafe: Doesn’t matter. Okay? I have made up my mind, and that’s it.

Eli: Okay.

Rafe: Okay.

Eli: All right, it is what it is. Look, I’m–I’m happy for you and ava. It just sucks that you had to lose a friend in the process.

Nicole: Rafe said that?

Ava: He said that. I was ready to leave.

Nicole: What?

Ava: Look, I told him that i wanted to be with him, but not if he wanted to be with you. That’s when he admitted that I was right.

Nicole: I didn’t know.

Ava: Yeah. It’s the one time in my life that I wished I had been wrong and that it was actually all in my head.

Nicole: I’m so sorry.

Ava: It’s okay. It’s okay. We talked, honestly for once, and he told me that he would put those feelings behind him and that I was the one he wanted. So we kissed and we made up.

Nicole: Good. I’m glad.

Ava: Yeah. Like I said, you know, it was good because we talked and we were really honest with each other, and I’m just hoping that you and I can do the same thing.

Nicole: What do you mean?

Ava: Nicole, I need to know. How do you feel about rafe?

Brady: You’re right. I should not interfere in your personal business, chloe.

Chloe: Yeah, I know. I am right.

Brady: All right, then I’m just gonna go see if my granddad’s okay.

Chloe: Okay, well, give him my best.

Brady: I’ll do that. Chloe, listen. This is not a ploy. Are you gonna be okay here alone?

Chloe: Yeah. I’m okay.

Brady: Do you even know when philip is coming home?

Chloe: No, we haven’t spoken since wilkes-barre. He knew that I was upset with him, so he’s giving me some space, but I think that he’s learned his lesson.

Brady: Good.

Chloe: [Sighs] At least I hope he has.

Gabi: This isn’t gonna work. You can’t just bluff your way out of this like a poker game.

Jake: Trust me on this.

Gabi: When that it guy sees that my computer is clean, he’s gonna be convinced that I’m the hacker. It’s gonna blow up in our faces.

Philip: Thanks, gunther.

Gabi: Look, philip, it was just a thought.

Philip: You were right. They found a keylogger on her laptop too.

Jake: Meaning she’s not the one who hacked yours.

Philip: I’m gonna have it check out the computers of all the executives. So now the question is, who did this?

Jake: Dimera. Chad and ej are pissed I switched teams.

Philip: I wouldn’t put it past ’em.

Gabi: You know what, though? If they hacked gabi chic, it could be basic black, but I don’t see nicole doing something like this. Philip, wait, you don’t think…

Philip: It’s brady. To be a thriver

Abe: Well, I’m not saying that we should get married tomorrow, but I have thought about it.

Paulina: Well, I knew you’ve been married before, and I wasn’t sure if you ever wanted to do it again.

Abe: Yeah. Well, it’s been ten years since I lost lexie, and I still miss her.

Paulina: Of course you do. It was a happy marriage, wasn’t it?

Abe: For 20 years. But I told myself that if I ever got married again, it would have to be to someone very special.

Paulina: That doesn’t rule me out?

Abe: [Chuckles] You know, we’ve had some… we’ve had some rocky moments, but I feel the same way you feel about tonight. It just–it just felt right. And, well, if things keep going in this direction, I could see getting married.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Well, we’ll take it nice and easy. How about a week from thursday?

[Both laugh] Oh, abe. Wait, I just want you to know, I think that you are worth waiting for. Ooh.

[Both laugh] How about a week from friday?

[Both laugh]

Abe: Oh!

Nicole: Ava, I don’t feel that way about rafe.

Ava: Are you sure?

Nicole: Yes, I’m positive. Why do you keep asking me that?

Ava: It’s just that, you know, you and rafe, you were so close, and I just– I need to know where I stand.

Nicole: Yes, but I told him that we couldn’t see each other for a while because I was screwing things up for you guys, and I’m sorry about that, but you have–you don’t have to worry about me, at all.

Ava: Okay. I appreciate that. I do, and I do think it’ll be best for the time being for the two of you just not to see each other. And I’m sorry. I’m so sorry about that.

Nicole: Oh, please. Don’t be. Not seeing rafe is not a problem for me. Okay?

[Laughs]

[Uncomfortable laughter]

Gabi: [Sighs] My nerves are shot. I thought we were done for.

Jake: Oh, ye of little faith.

Gabi: Talk about faith. You put that spyware on my laptop, didn’t you? It was only you that could’ve done that. You were spying on me spying on philip.

Jake: I was protecting you. Remember all the time I spent at the mansion?

Gabi: Vividly.

Jake: Well, I finally figured out why the old man taught all the kids chess. He was teaching them to think of the move after the move after the present move.

Gabi: You put that keylogger on my laptop in case philip found the one I put on his.

Jake: I knew philip was going to accuse you first, so we had to be ready for him.

Gabi: Why didn’t you tell me?

Jake: I figured you already had enough on your plate.

Gabi: Or you like having the means to check up on me.

Jake: [Chuckling] Oh, gabi. You have a suspicious mind.

Gabi: Hell, I would’ve done the same thing. You know what, here’s to the man that saved our jobs. You’re lucky that I use a website to access the keylogger program, or else it would’ve found out that I’m the hacker when they checked my laptop.

Jake: What, you think I didn’t know that? It’s a pretty genius move.

Gabi: If you do say so yourself.

Jake: I do. In fact, it’s the move the future ceo of titan would make, don’t you think? Huh?

Gabi: [Scoffs]

Chloe: Hey. How’s victor?

Brady: He wasn’t resting. He just wanted to get away from the police. He was afraid that they would arrest him for excessive celebration.

Chloe: Oh, no, you’re not saying that he’s actually enjoying bonnie’s plight?

Brady: He said that watching bonnie be taken out of his house in handcuffs was as beautiful as the winged victory.

Chloe: Aw, the old sweetie.

[Both laugh]

Brady: Yeah, it’s justin I’m worried about, though.

Chloe: Yeah, today was supposed to be such a joyful day.

Brady: Yeah. Oh, my gosh, you know what– you know what a couple days from now is?

Chloe: Our wedding anniversary.

Brady: Yeah, it’s–yeah. I was very happy that day. And you–I remember lifting your veil, and your smile was very–it was beautiful.

Chloe: Brady.

Brady: And, uh, remember that night? The little cottage.

[Sighs] I know you remember that.

Chloe: Yeah, of course. Of course I remember.

Philip: Chloe, henderson just told me– you son of a bitch! Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Gabi: I am not gonna have this discussion with you again. I am the future ceo of titan. I planned this from the beginning.

Jake: And if not for me, that plan would’ve gotten us fired. Face it, like I said, I’m a genius.

Gabi: You know what’s genius? Me shifting blame so philip thinks it’s brady.

Jake: That was not a half bad pivot.

Gabi: It was brilliant, especially after that email that philip drafted. He’s already crazy jealous of brady. Did you see the look in his eye when I said that it was brady behind that spyware?

Jake: Yeah. He looked mad enough to kill.

Philip: I know what you did, and you’re never gonna get away with it.

Chloe: Philip, please, please, do not do this. Brady just gave me a lift home. When we got here, there was cops everywhere.

Philip: I’m not talking about him stalking you. I’m talking about him trying to take away my company.

Chloe: What?

Philip: He put spyware on my computer…

Brady: No.

Philip: And gabi’s too.

Brady: Philip, no, I did not.

Philip: Don’t deny it. You were trying to undermine me.

Brady: You’re doing that all on your own.

Philip: My lawyers are looking into it, brady, and once we have the proof, I’m gonna put your ass in prison for corporate espionage.

Brady: Philip, you’re not gonna find any proof because i didn’t do it.

Chloe: Okay, brady, please, can you just give us a moment alone?

Brady: Sure, I’d love to. I don’t need this. Philip, you should consider getting some help, man.

Philip: You’re gonna pay for this!

Chloe: Philip.

Philip: You heard what he did. You have to stop working for him. Now.

Eli: Hey.

Lani: Hi.

Eli: How are the kids? Did they give aunt paulina and abe any trouble?

Lani: Nope. Not at all. When I picked them up, they were in a really good mood.

Eli: Well, it is a pleasure to spend time with our babies.

Lani: If only all children were as perfect as ours. You want a beer?

Eli: Yes, I want a beer. Oh, okay.

Lani: How was the station?

Eli: Oh, bonnie is a mess.

Lani: I cannot believe that she stole a million dollars and shot her sister-in-law. Like, what was the reason for it?

Eli: I don’t know. She clammed up in the car.

Lani: Yeah, but what did rafe say?

Eli: Well, I gave him the file, but he seemed distracted.

Lani: Rafe is never distracted.

Eli: He’s dealing with some personal issues, but I think he’s got it all settled out now.

Rafe: Ava.

Ava: Hey. Hi.

Rafe: Nicole.

Nicole: Rafe.

Ava: Well, this is a surprise.

Rafe: Well, yeah, I figured you’d be dropping off your résumé and thought I’d stop by and maybe we could have dinner, but I’m interrupting.

Nicole: No, no. You’re not.

Rafe: No?

Nicole: Actually, I was just leaving. Thank you for the drink.

Ava: It’s my pleasure. It was good to see you.

Nicole: You too. Have a nice dinner.

Ava: Thanks.

Rafe: Thanks. Okay. As someone who resembles someone else…

Eli: So how does it feel to be back on the job?

Lani: Exhausting. I am just so glad that aunt paulina and dad made dinner and it saved us from pigging out on stakeout food.

Eli: Yeah, dinner was nice. Pleasant. I’m glad that paulina and abe worked things out and got back together.

Lani: Yeah.

Paulina: I never thought this evening would turn out so well.

Abe: Well, I knew.

Paulina: Hmm?

Abe: Mm-hmm. You know, life has many more surprises with you around.

Paulina: Is that good?

Abe: Oh, that is very, very good.

Paulina: [Laughs]

Abe: I love you.

Paulina: I love you, too.

Gabi: We have to keep pushing philip to go after brady. He’s gonna take it too far, and then that’s when victor’s gonna fire him.

Jake: And we’ll be right there ready to take over.

Gabi: To victory.

Jake: To us.

Chloe: You want me to quit my job.

Philip: Look, what brady did is illegal. You don’t wanna get mixed up with that guy when I take him down.

Chloe: You don’t have any proof.

Philip: Not yet.

Chloe: I don’t think he did it.

Philip: I know he did.

Chloe: Okay, well, I’m not quitting until you can prove it.

Philip: Well, that’s up to you.

Chloe: Oh, well, that’s very nice of you to acknowledge that.

Philip: But when it turns out that I’m right, I want you to leave that job and brady for good.

Chloe: Okay, but if you are wrong, I don’t want to hear a word about brady ever again. Okay?

Philip: Deal.

Brady: Fancy seeing you here.

Nicole: Oh. I thought you were in new york.

Brady: I was. Chloe and I, we closed the deal. With the client. With the client.

Nicole: Great, great.

Brady: How you doing? You look kinda down.

Nicole: That’s why I’m eating my feelings.

Brady: You mind if I get in on that? Thank you.

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: So what were you and nicole talking about?

Ava: Oh, well, she was just telling me how she never wants to come between the two of us, and I was thanking her for stepping out of the picture. You still okay with that?

Rafe: Yeah. I told you I was. Maybe we can just put this old topic to rest?

Ava: Of course. I am gonna go freshen up.

Rafe: All right.

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Jake: Oh, what a day! You know, there’s a certain poetry to rebuilding a 1969 ford mustang boss 429 engine, but trying to find the magic in a titan spreadsheet? I swear, if I have to look at another one of those quarterly sales reports, I just might kill someone.

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

Jake: What’s up with you? You split early. Half day?

Gabi: Hardly; I have been spying on philip’s laptop. Less distractions here. And I finally have exactly what I need to bring him down.

Philip: “To brady V. Black, basic black. From philip R. Kiriakis, ceo of titan industries. Re: Our recent meeting in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. Dear mr. Black, per this document, I respectfully request that you cease and desist… from trying to seduce chloe when you know she’s in a relationship with me. You’re a pathetic piece of slime son of a bitch who will pay the price if you don’t keep your damn hands off my woman.”

[Exhales]

Belle: Philip did what? No, I totally understand. You have every right to feel that way, chloe. Yeah, I’ll talk to him. Right now? I, um… yeah, I can go right now.

Shawn: [Whispers] What?

Belle: No, no, no, no, chloe, everything’s gonna be okay. Of course I’ll tell you. Okay, love you too. Bye.

Shawn: What was that all about?

Belle: [Sighs]

Justin: Bonnie.

Bonnie: Hm?

Justin: Something wrong?

Bonnie: [Chuckles] What could be wrong? Marrying a dreamboat like you? I’m sorry, where were we?

Matrimony should be entered into solemnly and with reverence and honor. Therefore, if any person here objects to this union, speak now or forever hold your peace.

Xander: I have an objection.

Justin: What are you doing here?

Xander: Your blushing bride stole a million dollars from me, and I want it back.

Steve: [Scoffs] Okay, whatever issue you think you have will have to wait for another time. Now get out.

Xander: Oh, I’m not going anywhere, mate. Don’t worry, this won’t take long.

Justin: Xander, leave. Now.

Xander: You’re gonna wanna hear this, cuz. I guarantee it. You might even thank me.

Kayla: What’s this about?

Xander: Glad you asked. Quite simple, really. I had a briefcase full of cash in my room which has gone missing. And the only person that could’ve taken it is bonnie.

Justin: Why would bonnie be in your room?

Xander: Oh, I can think of one million reasons. But why don’t you ask her?

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Shawn: So what, you’re just leaving?

Belle: Where is my phone?

Shawn: It’s in your hand.

Belle: Oh, duh. Thank you.

Shawn: I mean, hold on. I’m confused; I thought we were having dinner.

Belle: We are. I’m just gonna go over to titan for two seconds.

Shawn: Ugh, to see philip.

Belle: Chloe asked me to talk to him about this boneheaded move he just made.

Shawn: Oh, what boneheaded move now?

Belle: Ugh, well, for starters, he completely ignored my advice and got on the titan jet–

Shawn: Okay, never mind. Never mind. I take it back. I don’t want to hear about it. Unless it involves a crime and I get to go over and happily arrest him, I don’t want to hear it.

Belle: Well, there’s no crime. Well, there’s a crime of the heart, I guess.

Shawn: Can’t chloe just handle her own relationship issues?

Belle: Yes, of course she can, but she asked me to go, and what kind of friend would I be if I didn’t have her back? Listen, it’s only gonna be a few minutes. Order the mozzarella sticks and I’ll be back before you’re done. Oh, and will you order me a burger with swiss and no onions?

Shawn: Mm-hmm.

Belle: Okay.

Shawn: “Crime of the heart,” my ass.

Lani: Babies are sound asleep.

Eli: And I just paid the nanny.

Lani: Whoo, we are so lucky we found her. Especially since she’s giving us this two-for-one deal.

Eli: Yeah, she’s really great with them, and I think the twins like her as well.

Lani: Mm, they do.

Eli: So how was your first day back on the job?

Lani: It was great. But, um, I do have to admit that I really missed jules and carver.

[Chuckles] And every break I had, I just– I found myself looking at their pictures on my phone.

[Both chuckle]

Eli: Well, if you want, we can stand over their cribs and monitor every move they make while they sleep.

Lani: Oh, can we?

Eli: Okay, okay. Hey, whatever mama wants.

Lani: [Chuckles]

Bonnie: This is just–

[Scoffs] Your room?

Xander: Come on, bonbon, don’t be coy.

Justin: Bonnie, did you go to xander’s room?

Bonnie: Um, yes, I did. But to invite this lunkhead to our wedding.

Justin: Why would you do that?

Bonnie: Because he’s family. Victor refused to come and none of your sons could make it on such short notice, so I thought inviting your cousin would be a nice surprise.

Xander: The only surprise was you running off with all my cash. Although, knowing your history, that’s not really that much of a surprise, is it?

Justin: Xander, you stop–

Steve: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

This is obviously a private matter. I will, uh, give you some time.

Kayla: Xander seems to have a newfound habit of crashing private parties and making scandalous claims.

Xander: Ah, but in the case of nicole and eric’s anniversary party, which is what I assume you’re alluding to, I merely stated fact. And that party is strangely relevant because that’s how I earned the million dollars in question. And in that case, my “scandalous claim” was true. Just as it is in this case. Isn’t that right, bonnie?

Bonnie: Please just leave.

Steve: I’ll show you out.

Justin: Wait, wait, wait. I want to clear this up.

Xander: Now that’s more like it, cuz.

Justin: So did you actually witness bonnie taking your money?

Xander: I didn’T.

Steve: Okay, you see? This is total bull.

Xander: If you would let me finish. I was in the shower exfoliating when I thought I heard someone come into the room. Ah, you guys don’t exfoliate?

Justin: So you thought you heard bonnie enter your room?

Xander: I know I did.

Justin: How can you be so sure?

Xander: Because I set my keycard on the desk next to the door like I always do, but when I came out of the shower, it was on a side table. Obviously, bonnie swiped it when she came to invite me to these proceedings, then she slipped back in and helped herself to my money.

Justin: That is pure conjecture.

Xander: It’s nothing but the truth, counselor. Of course, I understand why you’d want fair compensation to marry this woman, but you’re gonna have to find some other sucker to pay bonnie’s dowry.

Bonnie: No, don’t–don’T. Don’T. Just–

Justin: Is any of what xander’s saying true?

[Dramatic music]

 

[Keycard beeping]

Bonnie: Oh, thank god.

[Water running] Oh!

[Chuckles]

[Knocking at door] Who are you gonna believe? Xander cook, a common criminal? Or the woman you love and are about to marry? To be a thriver

Eli: All right, red vines, vinegar chips, couple sodas.

Lani: Uh… [Chuckles] This is not dinner, babe. This is stake-out food.

Eli: That’s because we’re going on a stake-out. Detective grant, you and I, we’re gonna walk in–tiptoe. We’re gonna walk in, tiptoe into the nursery…

Lani: Mm-hmm?

Eli: And we have two special persons of interest in there that we’re gonna monitor.

Lani: Kay, do you want to brief me on our subjects?

Eli: Absolutely. The first suspect: Jules grant, aka “salem’s angel.” She does, like, this cute thing with her lip. Like, she curls her lip. It’s the cutest thing that you ever saw in your whole life. And the second suspect: Carver grant, aka “cc.”

Lani: “Cc?”

Eli: “Cute and cuddly.” What? He does this thing where he stretches his arms up when he sleeps, and he loves a good game of peekaboo.

Lani: Mm.

Eli: Yeah.

Lani: You noticed all that?

Eli: Of course. Detective grant here. I am a highly trained professional at watching the human nature. You know? But don’t trip. I got you. I’ll teach you everything I know.

Lani: Oh, okay, thanks.

Eli: Yeah, you’re welcome. Of course; it’s your first day back on the job. I gotta ease you back into it.

Lani: Mm-hmm. I like the sound of that. But, um… the vinegar chips are mine.

Eli: I thought I was about to get a kiss, but nope, these are–seniority.

Lani: What?

Eli: So they’re mine.

Lani: No, I am the mother of your–

Eli: No, these are my chips.

[Phones beeping]

Lani: [Chuckles]

Paulina: I just texted both eli and lani in case one of them doesn’t see it. Well, we better get started cooking.

Abe: Oh, I guess you can’t get enough of them, huh?

Paulina: Actually, I can’T.

[Both chuckle] Oh, what, you– oh, you wanted it to be just us tonight?

Abe: Well, no. I love eating together with lani and eli, but we did just spend labor day weekend together.

Paulina: That’s why i invited them over. We need to rehash everything that happened.

Abe: That could take a while. That was a pretty eventful weekend.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, which we can dine out on for years, starting tonight. And I know this is lani’s first day back to work from maternity leave, so I told them “bring the kids.”

Abe: Well, that was very thoughtful.

Paulina: Oh, I can tell from the look on your face you do not like this idea.

Abe: You know, I– I just think that they– they just might be exhausted.

[Phone beeps]

Paulina: Oh, from lani. “We’d love to come. We’ll bring dessert.” See? See that? They can’t get enough of us either.

[Laughs] Oh, let’s go. Let’s go get– get going on that chicken milanese.

[Chuckles]

Abe: Couldn’t we just order pizza?

Gabi: Well, apparently, philip took the titan jet to wilkes-barre.

Jake: Oh, pennsylvania, my home state? What the hell’s in wilkes-barre? I mean, aside from that actor from “the breakfast club.” You know, the really good-looking one? What the hell was his name?

Gabi: Jake, jake, please.

Jake: What?

Gabi: Focus.

Jake: Okay, okay, sorry. So tell me, what’s in wilkes-barre?

Gabi: Brady and chloe.

Jake: Wow. Well, that just got a hell of a lot more interesting.

Gabi: And apparently, they had the dimera jet, which had some mechanical issues. They got stranded out there for the night, and philip flew out there, caught them together in bed.

Jake: [Laughs]

Philip: I’m kind of busy.

Belle: Yeah, you’re kind of an idiot.

Philip: What?

Belle: I just hung up the phone with chloe. What the hell, philip? After I gave you, like, a million reasons why it was a stupid idea to go after chloe and brady, you got on a private jet anyway?

Philip: And caught them in bed together.

Belle: Oh, please. Nothing happened. Because chloe is with you.

Philip: They were spooning, belle; if I hadn’t gotten there when I did, god knows what would’ve happened. Although it’s not too hard to guess. What else did chloe say?

Belle: She’s pretty ticked off that you don’t trust her.

Philip: I don’t know how many times I have to say this. Of course I trust chloe, but there’s not a chance in hell that I trust brady. Especially after this latest stunt.

Xander: Not surprised that you’d resort to name-calling, bonnie. But for your information, I’m not a criminal, and any crimes I allegedly committed could never be called “common.” And it’s a bit risky, isn’t it? Invoking my reputation when you have quite the reputation yourself.

Justin: Bonnie is not that person anymore! She’s changed.

Steve: Yeah, but you haven’T. I know for a fact that you’ve been running drugs.

Xander: Oh, you’re late to the party, pal. Those charges have all been dismissed. Da had no proof.

Justin: And you have no proof of these absurd allegations against bonnie, so get the hell out of here now.

Xander: Fine, I’ll just go upstairs and get what I came for. Best wishes and all that, yeah?

Bonnie: No, wait, wait! You can’t go up there.

Xander: Why not?

Kayla: Why can’t he go upstairs?

Calista: You ready to go to hell, bonnie?

Bonnie: Let’s just see who gets there first!

[Both grunting]

[Muffled gunshot]

[Groans]

Kayla: Oh, my gosh. Bonnie, what happened?

Bonnie: Oh, you mean the feathers. Um, oh, gosh. They just don’t make pillows the way they used to. I was just trying to fluff one up, and it just exploded on me.

Kayla: And calista?

Bonnie: Oh, uh, it’s the darndest thing. She said she wasn’t feeling well and she just keeled right over. You can’t go up there because of calista.

Xander: Who the hell is calista?

Kayla: Bonnie’s sister-in-law.

Justin: Bonnie.

Bonnie: Huh?

Justin: What is going on with you and calista? Okay, we’re not gonna ask for

Abe: All right, that was pretty good, I gotta tell you. Oh, man, you know, um– I’d like to propose a toast.

Paulina: Hmm?

Abe: Yes, to a team effort.

Paulina: Oh, well, you did most of the work, but I’ll drink to that.

[Both chuckle] Where’d you learn your way around the kitchen like that?

Abe: Ah, well, it was necessity at first. You know, when I was a bachelor, during my bachelor days…

Paulina: Uh-uh.

Abe: I had to improvise. It was either that or eat take-out every night, and–so I enjoyed it. Started watching the food channel from time to time. Yeah, reading recipes.

Paulina: Well, I am impressed.

Abe: [Chuckles] Well, you know, why eat take-out when it’s so easy and enjoyable to create a meal and you savor it with a nice glass of wine?

Paulina: You are speaking my language.

[Both chuckle]

Abe: Well, you know, we have the hors d’oeuvres, they’re all done, dinner’s in the oven, and we’re waiting on eli and lani to bring the dessert so…I think we have everything covered.

Paulina: Well, I’m afraid that I can’t wait that long for something sweet.

Abe: Oh. Oh, well, let’s see.

[Chuckles] I am so glad that I wore this apron.

Paulina: You and me both.

[Both laugh] Ooh, a man that can cook in the kitchen and sizzle in the bedroom. You know something? You’re quite a catch, abraham carver.

Abe: Thank you, ms. Paulina price.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Oh.

Abe: But for the record, I’m the one who caught you.

[Chuckles]

Belle: What is this?

Philip: Just a little memo to brady. “I’ve warned you to stay away from chloe more than once. If you’re not gonna listen, you better start looking over your shoulder because I will come after you.”

Belle: Philip!

Philip: “I will hurt you. I will keep hurting you until you get it through your head that chloe’s mine. And if you decide you want chloe more than life itself, that can be arranged!”

Belle: Okay, this is enough.

Philip: I’m just getting started.

Belle: All right, philip, I mean it. If you’re not careful, all this anger that you’re feeling towards brady is gonna bring you down.

Gabi: Philip’s anger towards brady’s gonna be his downfall. Look.

Jake: Memo to brady? What happened to the memo he was writing to the head of legal?

Gabi: Do you even listen to anything I say?

Jake: I do, but you’re just so damn hot, I just get distracted.

Gabi: No, we need to pay attention to this. Please listen. That keylogger that I installed in philip’s computer, it is showing me everything in real time. This is happening right now, and it is nasty. You need to read this. Right there.

Jake: “If I ever catch you near a bed with chloe again, I’m gonna cut off your”– whoa! Ow, oh!

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

Jake: Whoo!

Gabi: Crazy, right?

Jake: That brings me back to my wise guy days. I mean, that, that right there, is some next level anger.

Gabi: Right. Now we just have to get philip to act on that anger. See, once he’s proven that he’s this jealous maniac that might even resort to violence, victor will fire him, and then I can take over.

Jake: Or me.

Gabi: We just have to wait for the right moment. Or create it. I mean, I vote for being proactive.

Jake: So what, you’re saying trigger philip to go off on brady?

Gabi: I guarantee it’ll be a cinch.

Jake: Yeah, maybe. But if we’re not careful, someone could get killed.

Bonnie: Calista drowned herself in mimosas and passed right out, and she’s upstairs sleeping it off. Kayla, you saw her, didn’t you?

Xander: Then I promise I’ll be very quiet.

Bonnie: No, no. No, no!

Justin: What the hell? This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Eli: One strawberry rhubarb pie.

Paulina: Thank you, sweetie. Now what’d you get for everyone else?

[Laughs] These precious little dolls, oh.

Lani: I hope you don’t mind that we brought them. We couldn’t get a sitter, and we couldn’t ask julie and doug to take them again tonight.

Paulina: Did I not tell you to bring them? And we want them here, don’t we? My angels. And of course, you couldn’t impose on doug and julie. I mean, they’ve done enough already, those two. Taking these twins for labor day weekend.

Eli: Something smells good.

Paulina: Ah-ha! Credit where it’s due. Your father, he just swept in here and used his culinary magic and saved me from ordering pizza.

Eli: “Kiss the cook,” huh? You’re gonna have to settle for a fist bump from me.

Abe: Thank you for saying that.

[All chuckling] Now, we all spent a wonderful, wonderful weekend together. There you are, my dear. And as paulina said, we can’t get enough of you.

Lani: Same here, obviously.

[Laughs]

Abe: Well, we’re so glad that you two could make it tonight.

Paulina: Yes, we are, and as I was telling abraham, we’ve got a lot of rehashing to do. I mean, did we have a labor day weekend to write home about or what?

Lani: I’d say it was one for the books.

Paulina: Oh, yes.

Abe: Yes.

Eli: Cheers.

Abe: Cheers.

Xander: Sorry to intrude. Just a quick look around, and I’ll let you rest in peace. There you are!

Bonnie: No–drop it!

Xander: Not a chance.

Bonnie: No, no, no, it’s not what you think!

Xander: It’s exactly what I think.

Bonnie: Those are for my honeymoon. It’s my unmentionables–

Xander: This is the money you stole.

Bonnie: You can’t have it.

Xander: Think this through, bonnie. You’re about to marry the man you love, a man who’s much too good for you. So let this go. Let me take what is mine, and we’ll both have our happily ever afters. And we’ll never mention this again.

Bonnie: You’re right. Take it. Huh?

[Gasps]

Xander: What are you doing with a gun?

Justin: Yeah, bonnie. What are you doing with a gun?

Jake: I’m just saying, our boy phil, he’s a powder keg. Spilling blood all over the page, meaning if we’re not careful, something could go seriously wrong.

Gabi: What, like murder? I mean, you really think that philip has the guts to murder brady? If we’re lucky, it’s just gonna be some loud, public confrontation, maybe a fist or two thrown. Everyone’s gonna find out that philip is this unhinged, jealous maniac. And we can back it up with a trail of flame emails fired off to brady.

Jake: That’ll definitely go against his ceo image.

Gabi: But there’s more.

Jake: Oh, god. I’m almost afraid to ask.

Gabi: I was doing some research, internal titan documents. And philip, when he first started, he was laundering mob money through the company, and xander ratted him out.

Jake: Okay, and xander ended up on the streets, and not philip, so what does that tell you? Family protects family.

Gabi: Yes, but if philip hurts family, like, assaults brady, victor might come down hard on him with some tough love. You like?

Jake: Let’s do it. Let’s find a way to push philip to the brink of that edge.

Belle: If you send that email, you will regret it.

Philip: And why is that?

Belle: Oh, what? You can’t figure it out? Because there’ll be an electronic trail of potentially prosecutable threats, and that’ll play right into brady’s hands. Philip, this is exactly what brady wants you to do. He wants you to blow up so he can use it against you, both professionally and personally, so you need to be smarter than this. You’ve got chloe. Just enjoy it. Be happy. Look, I know that you just needed to vent, and that’s why you would write such hateful and ugly threats, but now that you’ve gotten it out of your system, you need to delete the email.

Philip: [Sighs] Right. It is ugly and hateful. I probably shouldn’t send it. But I’m gonna send it anyway. I order my groceries online now.

Belle: [Scoffs] Oh, my god. You did not just send that email.

Philip: Actually, it didn’t go through. What the hell? It froze again! What the hell is going on with my computer?

Belle: Ah, the fates have finally intervened to save you from yourself.

Kayla: I don’t understand any of this.

Steve: You know what I think? I think everything’s gonna work itself out, one way or another. At least we have a minute so i can tell you how beautiful you look.

Kayla: [Chuckles]

Steve: You’re as beautiful as you were on our wedding day.

Kayla: Which one?

Steve: All of them.

Kayla: [Laughs]

Steve: I know what you’re thinking. She’s the same old bonnie lockhart. Once a thief, always a thief.

Kayla: You know, it’s just the way that she talked about justin. You know, their future, how much he means to her. I was really convinced that she had changed and that she loved justin too much to risk what they have.

Steve: I hope you’re right about that, sweetness.

Xander: Well, isn’t it obvious? She was gonna use that gun at the salem inn to rob me.

Justin: Is this true?

Bonnie: No, it’s not. I did not take a gun to xander’s room.

Xander: I won’t speak for you, cousin, but I’m not inclined to believe a word that comes out of this woman’s mouth. She’s probably already pilfered who knows how many thousands.

Justin: Bonnie, what the hell is going on? What is going on?

Bonnie: Can we just go somewhere else, please? Somewhere else. Let calista sleep.

Xander: Your sister-in-law sleeps like the dead. All this ruckus and she hasn’t even moved a hair.

Justin: [Sighs] You sure she’s okay?

Eli: Well, while we’re all here having enjoyed a truly wonderful meal, I’d like to make a toast to my beautiful wife. First day back on the job.

Lani: Ah.

Paulina: Oh, honey. Honey, I was wondering…

Lani: What, auntie?

Paulina: Well…I know you love your job…

Lani: Mm-hmm.

Paulina: I mean, and I’m proud of you for being so good at it, but being a cop, that’s dangerous, obviously, but you’re a mom now. I mean, you got those little beauties to think about.

Lani: Auntie?

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Lani: You are starting to sound like my mom now.

Paulina: Well, I’m just saying that these days with your babies, they’re so precious.

Lani: I know, auntie. And I thought long and hard about going back to the department, but I realized that I want my kids to see that–

Eli: How much a badass detective you are. That’s what.

[Laughter]

[Cell phone rings]

Lani: Detective price. Where? When? Yeah, we’re on our way. That was rafe. We’re needed on a case.

Paulina: Right now?

Lani: Yeah. Right now, unfortunately. I’m so sorry we have to cut the evening short. It’s been so great.

Abe: Well, don’t worry about it, honey.

Lani: Ah, the twins. Do you two mind watching them tonight? Hopefully we won’t be too late.

Abe: Oh, do we mind?

Paulina: No, we’d love to, and don’t worry. We will hold off on dessert until you get back.

Lani: Okay.

Eli: Thank you both.

Paulina: Uh-huh.

Abe: All right, my man.

Paulina: I’m so sorry. Oh, I was having such a good time.

Lani: I know.

Paulina: Oh. Mm. You be safe out there, okay?

Lani: Auntie…

Paulina: Okay?

Lani: Don’t worry. We’ll be okay. Okay?

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Lani: Love you.

Paulina: Love you.

Eli: See y’all later.

Lani: Bye.

Abe: See you.

Justin: Bonnie…

Bonnie: [Sighs] No, justin, please.

Justin: [Gasps] Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Philip: Gunther in it is checking out whatever bug’s bitten my computer. He’s a whiz. Hopefully he can find the problem.

Belle: Well, I hope he doesn’T.

Philip: Since when are you against freedom of expression?

Belle: Since it could land you in a world of trouble.

Philip: I know what I’m doing.

Belle: Oh, please. You are running on rage right now, and that is not going to end well. You really need to listen to me and just cool off, or you are gonna lose chloe. And everything that’s important to you.

[Cell phone rings]

Philip: Hey, gunther. That was quick. You found what on my laptop?

Gabi: So weird. No, philip never sent that email. He hasn’t typed a single thing in 20 minutes.

Jake: Maybe he took a break. Maybe you should take a break. I know you said you don’t like distractions, but…

Gabi: What did you have in mind?

Jake: I don’t know, was thinking maybe you can spend a little less time with your software and a little more time with my–

Gabi: Shh.

[Both laugh]

Kayla: It’s so unfair. If justin has his heart handed to him again at another wedding…

Steve: I know, baby.

Kayla: It just can’t be true. That’s all there is to it.

Steve: I hope you’re right. But what I don’t understand is, why would xander make up that entire story about the money?

Xander: Oh, do you mean this money?

Kayla: Where’s bonnie?

Xander: Upstairs. Undoubtedly batting her baby blues at justin and spinning some sob story about how innocent she is, but she’s guilty as hell. And she’s gonna pay for what she did. I called the cops.

Kayla: Why did you do that? I mean, you have your money. Why’d you call the police?

Xander: The woman had a gun. She could’ve shot me. But now it seems like the groom is the one who dodged a bullet.

Justin: She’s been shot. Bonnie. Bonnie. What have you done?

Bonnie: I can explain.

Justin: You stole $1 million. Your sister-in-law is dead in our bed. How do you explain that?

Lani: We would like to hear that answer too. On the outside, I looked fine.

[Laughter]

[Knocking at door]

Jake: Ah, don’t get it.

Gabi: I won’T.

[Knocking at door] Okay, you know what? Let me–hold on. Hold on.

[Sighs] Philip. What are you doing here?

Philip: Why the hell are you spying on me?

[Door clicks]

Belle: I’m back.

Shawn: Ah, perfect timing. I just polished off the mozzarella sticks, and our burgers should be out here any minute.

Belle: Good.

Shawn: So how did things go with philip?

Belle: Oh, well, he was just as stubborn and irrational as usual. It just makes me so…

Shawn: Okay, never mind, never mind, never mind. Actually, I don’t wanna hear it. You know what? I don’t care. Sorry. I don’T.

Belle: You know what? You’re right. You shouldn’t care. And I’m really, really sorry that I left you like that.

Shawn: It’s okay. ‘Cause I just finished a nice long video chat with our daughter.

Belle: [Gasps] You talked to claire? Aww. I hate that I missed that. I really need to catch up with her.

Shawn: Well, you will have a lot of time to do that when we’re in joburg.

Belle: What?

Shawn: Yeah, the way I passed the time while you were gone is, yeah, I just, you know, booked us a couple of round-trip tickets to go see her.

Belle: Seriously?

Shawn: Mm-hmm, and I even splurged on business class.

Belle: [Laughing] Oh, my– I am so excited! We’re going to south africa! Yay!

Shawn: Business class.

Belle: [Laughs]

Bonnie: [Crying]

Eli: Bonnie lockhart, you’re under arrest for suspicion of murder and robbery.

Bonnie: [Sobbing] Justin… I’m sorry.

Eli: Let’s go. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you…

[Dramatic music]

Paulina: Your granddaddy abe, bless his heart, is finishing up the dishes, so that gives the three of us a chance to catch up, huh? Precious angels.

[Babies cooing] Everybody in town thinks of me as your great auntie paulina. But you can call me grandma.

[Chuckles] But don’t forget, it’s our little secret.

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Jack: There. You know, I’m thinking we should–I’m gonna get you to the er. You were in that freezer for a good half hour, and you’re still shivering.

Julie: I’m not going anywhere until we find doug.

Jack: We will find him. I promise you.

Julie: Well, how? How? He’s not answering my voicemails. He’s not answering my texts. Oh, my god. I think I know what’s happened!

Kayla: I don’t understand why bonnie is there with calista getting ready. She was supposed to be here.

Steve: Well, she said something about getting hung up at the manicurist, and it would be faster for her to get ready here. That’s why I’m calling. Bonnie needs her makeup bag.

Kayla: I guess we’re on our way then.

[Cell phone beeps]

Justin: What was that about? What’s going on with bonnie?

Kayla: I have no idea.

Gwen: Bonnie lockhart? What was she doing here?

Xander: She and justin are getting married today. She invited me to the wedding.

Gwen: Why?

Xander: Well, she said she wanted me to represent the kiriakis family, because victor and all the others refused to attend.

Gwen: It’s a bit odd, don’t you think?

Xander: Yeah, I thought so too. It actually reminded me that she did volunteer at the last second to be sarah’s maid of honor.

Gwen: But still, do you think that that was all just a pretense so she could just come in here and steal the $1 million from your briefcase?

Xander: Well, yeah, I would, except for the fact that I saw her leave without it.

Bonnie: Give me the gun, girl.

Calista: Fine.

[Sighs]

Bonnie: All right. You did the first part. Now hand it over.

Calista: I’m sorry, bonnie, but you’re not getting the gun. You are getting the bullet.

Bonnie: Hold on. What are you talking about? I gave you the $1 million you think I stole from your husband.

Calista: Oh, you did steal from harrison. You stole his buddy bucks, and then you stole his life. And now you’re gonna pay with yours!

Bonnie: No. You can’t do this. I’m marrying the man of my dreams. No. It’s my wedding day.

Calista: Well, then I got your “something new” right here. A bullet through the heart.

Bonnie: No. Please. Please, calista!

Calista: Forget about becoming bonnie kiriakis. Today, you die.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Gwen: Right, so you’re saying that bonnie didn’t take the money.

Xander: But she must’ve. She was the only person that was here before ej showed up.

Gwen: Maybe the cash has been gone longer than you think.

Xander: That’s impossible. I’ve looked inside that briefcase at least once an hour since I got it back from the cops.

Gwen: Once an hour?

Xander: $1 million is a very lovely thing to look at, especially when you’re about to part ways with it.

Gwen: Right, so the money was here before bonnie came, but she didn’t leave with the money, so what happened, xander?

Bonnie: Hi. Morning, sunshine.

Xander: What are you doing here?

Bonnie: Oh, I came to invite you to our wedding.

Xander: What?

Bonnie: Just on my way over to kayla’s and thought I’d pop by here first.

Xander: Did you run this by justin?

Bonnie: Oh, I know he’d want you to be there. You’re his cousin. So why don’t you just hop in the shower, put on your monkey suit, and be at the house at 2:00 P.M.?

Xander: Bonnie–

Bonnie: Nope. I’m not taking “no” for an answer.

Xander: Honestly, I feel kind of awkward.

Bonnie: Oh, honey, you? You’ll be the life of the party, and I always say, the more the merrier, right?

Xander: Fine. I’ll be there.

Bonnie: Yay! Yippee! Okay, I’ll see you–oh, I’ll see you soon.

Xander: She was trying to get rid of me.

Gwen: Well, did you hop in the shower or anything when she was here?

Xander: No, but that isn’t where I left it.

Gwen: What? Are you sure?

Xander: Bonnie must have swiped it on her way out of the room, and then when I went into the bathroom, she let herself back in, opened the briefcase, and ran off with my money.

Gwen: Oh, my god. That cheeky bitch.

Xander: Well, she’s not gonna get away with it. Bonnie lockhart will rue the day she crossed me.

Bonnie: No. No. You can’T. You can’t shoot me! You don’t know the whole story.

Calista: Hey, it was your finger on the trigger that killed my husband. That’s all I need to know.

Bonnie: But I’m not a cold-blooded killer, and your husband wasn’t the–

Calista: Hey! Nothing more about harrison.

Bonnie: But he tried–

Calista: Every syllable out of your little mouth makes my finger twitch, so if I were you, I would shut it.

Bonnie: No! I did everything. I did everything you asked. You wanted $1 million. I got you $1 million right there, and on my wedding day. I stole a million clams from a guy who’s practically family when I should have been sipping mimosas and getting ready for my groom. Please, please, please, calista. I gave you your money. You got your money. What more do you want?

Calista: A little thing called “an eye for an eye.” Now, can we get this little show started?

Bonnie: No, no, no, no. What about turning the other cheek?

Calista: Well, I’m more of an old testament kind of girl. Let’s go.

Bonnie: No, wait! Seriously, wait. Wait, wait, wait. You haven’t thought this through.

Calista: Oh, honey, I’m already sipping an umbrella drink on my private island.

Bonnie: No, no. What about when xander comes after you, huh? He’s not just a pretty face, you know; he’ll figure it out.

Calista: No, he won’T. He’s gonna pin you for stealing the money.

Bonnie: And I’ll tell him the truth.

Calista: Well, yeah, I guess you could, except for the “you’ll be dead” part.

Bonnie: Okay, okay. What about ej dimera? Do you know about the dimeras? Honey, they’re mob, so if I were you, I’d just take my money and run. Time’s a-wasting.

Calista: Oh, don’t worry, honey, I’m halfway out the door. This won’t take but a minute.

Julie: And that would explain everything.

Jack: What, exactly?

Julie: Julie’s place is always closed between lunch, dinner. Doug and I are here alone, so obviously, he locked me in the freezer to protect me.

Jack: Come again?

Julie: Morgan’s on the waterfront. It was robbed last week. Robbed in broad daylight.

Jack: Yes, yes, but–

Julie: So what if those same guys struck again? And what if they came in here, doug saw them, went to the back, and locked me in to protect me, to hide me, so they couldn’t get at me? And then they kidnapped him.

Jack: Well, why would anyone kidnap doug?

Julie: Oh, for god’s sakes, jack. He’s one of the most prominent men in salem. He’s the ex-mayor. He’s a man of means. For ransom. God, he could be bound and gagged in the trunk of a car somewhere. Oh, god. My poor doug.

Roman: All right. There you go. Double burger with swiss. Extra rare. Side of fries. Just the way you like.

Doug: Thank you, good sir. And it smells delicious. Mmm. Your mission:

Xander: Bonnie wants me at her wedding, I’ll wring the bride’s neck.

Gwen: Okay, xander. Will you just slow down? Slow down, right, and think this through. Why would bonnie want to steal $1 million when she’s just about to marry a multimillionaire?

Xander: Well, you know what they say. You can never be too rich.

Gwen: Right, but how did she even know you had all that cash in that briefcase?

Xander: I don’t know. I’m gonna show up at her wedding and find out.

Gwen: Xander, wait.

Xander: What?

Gwen: This is my fault.

Xander: This is not the time to make it all about you, gwen.

Gwen: I know, but it is though. You confessed to a crime that I committed, and now you’re all tangled up with this bloody ej person. You owe him $1 million, which is now gone, along with the promise of a job. You did all this because you were trying to protect me.

Xander: It was my choice, gwen, remember. But there is one thing you can do for me in return.

Gwen: Yes, of course. What?

Xander: Don’t tell your father that you had your miscarriage before abigail pushed you down those stairs. If you do that, everything I’ve done will be for naught.

Steve: Right this way, mr. Riggins.

Riggins: Am I in the right place?

Steve: Yeah. Bride’s upstairs, the groom is out, and there’s a guest list of one outside the bridal party.

Riggins: Remarriages tend to be quieter affairs.

Steve: This is no remarriage. This is justin and bonnie’s first trip to the altar.

Riggins: Then what’s that, halloween?

Steve: That’s not bonnie. That’s my late sister adrienne. She and justin raised four sons together. After she passed–

Riggins: Mr. Kiriakis fell in love with her twin?

Steve: In a manner of speaking.

Riggins: And you’re the one person who made the guest list.

Steve: No. I’m the best man. Guess you’re wondering what you got yourself into, huh?

Riggins: Life can be complicated.

Steve: It sure can. So here’s hoping that all the drama is behind us now that their wedding day is finally here.

Bonnie: Wait.

Calista: Now what?

Bonnie: You can’t kill me.

Calista: You already said that.

Bonnie: No, no, no. Do you know who justin’s uncle really is? He is like the greek version of michael corleone, except he’s even nastier, meaner, scarier, more ruthless than ej dimera. You lay one hand on me, and he will–

Calista: Thank me? Come on, the old goat won’t even come to your wedding. I’m gonna bet that guy do not care a rat’s behind about you.

Bonnie: No, wait. Wait. Okay. Forget about the mob. What about the law? Steve is right downstairs, and honey, he hears that gunshot and he comes running up those stairs, and he catches you red-handed. You lose the money, you go to statesville, and you don’t even have me around to give you tips on how to get ciggies from the guards in cell block H.

Calista: Oh, I’m not going to statesville.

Bonnie: Okay.

Calista: I know how to get away with murder. I watched you, didn’t I? So I’m gonna use this little old-fashioned silencer. Easy-peasy. Now no one will know what happened, and no one will care.

Julie: Jack, we gotta call the police.

Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute. Julie, as concerned as I am, I’m thinking maybe you’re getting a little carried away.

Julie: How can you say that when doug could be in danger?

Jack: Well, there could be another explanation.

Julie: Such as what?

Jack: Such as is it possible–possible–that maybe you and doug had a fight?

Julie: Of course not. Although, well, he did get a little miffed when I changed out his espresso for chamomile tea this morning. His digestion’s a little more fragile. All right. All right. We had a small contretemps. Yes, he can show his temper when his blood sugar gets a little low.

Jack: Okay, so maybe he decided that the two of you needed to cool off a bit.

Julie: “Cool off.” Is that your fabled sense of humor rising to the occasion? I am not amused, jack.

Jack: All right, all right, all right. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Just to, you know– my apology on choice of words. Is it possible that maybe doug just needed to take a moment?

Julie: I don’t know. I guess it’s possible. Where would he go? He’s 96 years old. He can’t get very far on foot. Oh, lord, what am I doing standing here babbling? I’m going to go find him!

Roman: So where is your better half?

Doug: Pardon?

Roman: Well, I’ve never seen you or julie in here alone. Either one of you. She busy at the restaurant?

Doug: Actually, julie is busy–very busy– watching my cholesterol. Last night, she even tried to give me some quinoa. I hated it. Ugh. I prefer good, red meat and fries to go with it.

Roman: [Chuckles]

Doug: I’m sure you won’t tell her about this.

Roman: Oh, god, no. I got your back, all right? And I tell you what, I won’t tell her about this either.

Doug: [Laughs] Ooh. Well, that’s awfully nice of you, john. Thanks.

Roman: Yeah, you’re welcome, but name’s roman.

Doug: Of course it is.

Roman: Well, you called me john.

Doug: I did?

Roman: Yeah. You know what? It’s not the first time it happened. I mean, after all, john went by my name for, what, better part of a decade?

Doug: Yeah, those were wild days, weren’t they? When everybody thought you were dead and that john got back together with vivian.

Roman: You mean marlena?

Doug: Who else? What did I say?

Roman: Vivian.

Doug: [Chuckles] How in the world could I ever mix up marlena with vivian?

[Laughs] I must be losing it, john.

Gwen: Look, I already told my father that you were lying to protect me. That I was the one running drugs for snyder. He was blackmailing me. I can’t exactly go back on that, can I? And jack, he’s gonna be looking for answers.

Xander: And you’ll be ready with a lie. You’re a highly-skilled liar, gwen. One of the best, really. What? It’s a compliment!

Gwen: Thanks. Back at you.

Xander: So we’re good? You’ll do it?

Gwen: Lie to my father?

Xander: Think about it, gwen. If you told jack that you falsely blamed his precious abigail for your miscarriage, which caused her to flee town and quite possibly destroyed her marriage, there’s a chance his capacity for forgiveness might wear a tad thin.

Gwen: I’m his daughter too.

Xander: And I’m his best mate. You saw the hatchet job he did on me in the “spectator.”

Gwen: Yeah, that’s because he blames you for hurting me. He’s very protective over his daughters.

Xander: And if he blames you for hurting his other daughter, how do you think that will turn out? You’ve spent your whole life wanting a relationship with your father, and you finally got it. Do you really want to throw all that away for the sake of my reputation, which has always hovered between less-than-stellar and abysmal and will remain there regardless of what you do?

Gwen: You don’t deserve this.

Xander: I’ll be fine. Trust me. What?

Gwen: Nobody’s ever done this for me before. Sacrificed so much.

Xander: What can I say? You’re worth it.

[Cell phone beeps]

Jack: I got nothing. You have any luck?

Julie: I ran into linda, the line cook. She saw doug walking out the front door. She waved. She smiled. He just kept right on walking–

[Cell phone rings] Roman, I can’t talk now. Doug is missing.

Roman: No, he’s not. He’s right here, at the pub.

Julie: He is? Doug is at the brady pub.

Jack: Oh.

[Both laugh]

Julie: Oh, oh. Thank god.

Jack: Yeah.

Julie: Well, tell him I’ve been worried sick, and he is to come back to the restaurant immediately. Roman? Aren’t you gonna tell him that?

Roman: Julie, you know what? I think it would be a better idea if you came here.

Riggins: Calista lockhart and harrison lord? Why do those names sound so familiar?

Steve: It’ll come to you.

Riggins: Well, a wedding at the kiriakis manse. Not to be gauche, but I didn’t eat lunch assuming the kiriakises would be putting on a spread, and this celebration seems a bit…anemic. I’d hate for my stomach to be growling during the ceremony.

Steve: Okay. Kitchen’s that way. The caterer has laid out a real nice brunch. You tell the cook I told him to hook you up.

Riggins: Thank you.

Steve: Okay. Ah, there you are.

Kayla: Hi.

Justin: Thanks for holding down the fort.

Steve: There’s not much to do. I haven’t seen the bride since she hightailed it upstairs with her sister-in-law.

Kayla: Well, I’ll go up and see bonnie and calista. See what’s going on.

Steve: All right.

Calista: You ready to go to hell, bonnie?

Bonnie: Let’s just see who gets there first!

[Both grunting]

[Gunshot]

[Dramatic music]

To be a thriver

Roman: [Chuckles]

Julie: Doug.

Doug: Julie. Jack. What are you guys doing here?

Julie: Oh, thank god. Thank god you’re all right. You are all right, aren’t you?

Doug: Of course I am.

Julie: [Sighs]

Doug: Well, you actually caught me in the act.

Julie: A burger? What do you mean?

Doug: I needed something meaty, something I could sink my teeth into.

Julie: Oh, darling. I don’t care about the burger.

Doug: You don’t?

Julie: No.

Doug: Well, terrific. Join me. Brews all around, on me.

Julie: Honey, I didn’t come here to drink, although it might do me some good. My blood is still needing to be thawed out after you locked me in the freezer.

Doug: What are you talking about?

Julie: And then you walked away and left me with my rear end frozen off.

Doug: Well, I would never do that.

Julie: But you did. You walked right up to the window, looked at me, walked away. I had to call poor jack to rescue me.

Doug: Well, I’m glad you’re safe and sound, honey. But darling, I think you have confused me with somebody else. Are you sure you’re okay?

Jack: You know, I think it’s been a really long afternoon, and I think it’d be a great idea if you and I got julie home.

Doug: Well, I haven’t finished my burger, and I had my eye on a piece of that devil’s food cake over there.

Roman: You know what? I’ll wrap all that up. How about that?

Doug: Yeah.

Roman: Okay?

Doug: That’d be splendid. Thank you. And I need one more of these.

Roman: [Chuckles] Okay.

Steve: I can pour you a shot of whiskey for that.

Justin: For what?

Steve: Nerves, although kayla would probably recommend yoga.

Justin: I’m not nervous. I’m worried about bonnie. She has been real jittery ever since calista showed up. I mean, this morning we were planning to have breakfast, and she just took off on some errand without a word to me. And she was supposed to go over to your place, and she was a no-show.

Steve: Yeah, bonnie was definitely jittery when she got here this morning.

Justin: And last night, kayla mentioned that bonnie seemed really upset about calista. Apparently, she didn’t want to talk about it though.

Steve: Kayla told me the same thing. She said bonnie was near tears, but she wouldn’t say why. Whatever it is, I can attest to the fact that calista is quite the character.

Justin: Why do you say that?

Steve: Well, for one thing, she made a pass at me.

Justin: Obviously, she didn’t know you were married.

Steve: Well, when I told her, it didn’t stop her. She jumped me.

Justin: Steve, sorry about that.

Steve: And when I asked her some questions about herself, she was very cagey. Do you know much about her?

Justin: No, no, bonnie never mentioned her before she just showed up out of the blue. And I’m just hoping that she will just disappear to where she came from once this wedding is over.

Bonnie: Oh, my god. She’s dead.

[Knock at door]

Kayla: Bonnie?

Bonnie: This can’t be happening.

[Knock at door]

Kayla: Bonnie, are you in there?

Bonnie: Yeah, but I’m just– I’m not decent.

Kayla: I just wanted to see if you needed some help getting ready.

Bonnie: No, I’m good. I’m good.

Kayla: Well, I don’t think you are quite.

Bonnie: What do you mean?

Kayla: I have your makeup bag here.

Bonnie: You can just leave it there. That’s fine.

Kayla: Oh, come on. I’m the matron of honor. It’s my job to help the bride get ready. I mean, not that you need much. I mean, you’re gonna be a beautiful bride. Did you know faded, dingy, and rough fabrics

Julie: Well, I finally got him settled. You know, he did not sleep a wink last night, really. That’s why he was a little off, and then, of course, the beer and that rich, rich meal, that didn’t help matters very much either, so–

Jack: Julie? When you were getting doug in the car, roman told me that doug called him john.

Julie: Oh, well, who doesn’t? I mean, it’s been confusing for years.

Jack: He also confused marlena with vivian, which you gotta admit, that’s a little harder to explain away. I know. I mean, nobody wants to think about this, but I really think that doug should see a doctor.

Julie: Don’t even say that. He’s just tired. He needs some rest, and when he’s rested, he’s fine. I know it.

Xander: So what are you gonna tell jack?

Gwen: I don’t know.

Xander: Well, that’s the wrong answer.

Gwen: Yeah, well, it’s the best one I’ve got at the moment. One positive from this, though. Jack won’t think you’re a drug runner anymore, so that means that he won’t get in the way of us potentially seeing one another.

Xander: Is that what you want?

Gwen: I don’t know, maybe. But you need to go get that money now, and I need to think about what I’m gonna say to my father.

Xander: Wait.

Gwen: What? Oh.

[Laughs] What was that for?

Xander: Luck.

Justin: A part of me can’t believe I’m actually going through with this. Steve, I know you thought I was crazy. That you thought I was only attracted to bonnie because she reminded me so much of adrienne. And I know, at first, you were right. Although they really couldn’t be any more different from one another.

Steve: Really?

Justin: But right now, I’m not looking for another adrienne. I just want to be able to live and laugh again.

Steve: Of course you do.

Justin: And, I mean, if i wasn’t confident that bonnie had turned her life around, there’s no way I could ever get past what she did with adrienne.

Steve: I know that.

Justin: I mean, I’ve done a lot of things in my life that I’m not proud of.

Steve: Same here, so who am I to judge?

Justin: I just want you to know that I know it took a lot for you to agree to be my best man, and I appreciate your support.

Steve: All I ask in return is that you be happy.

Justin: That’s the plan.

Steve: Okay.

Kayla: Oh, my gosh. Bonnie, what happened?

Bonnie: Uh…oh, you mean the feathers? Oh, gosh, they just don’t make pillows the way they used to. I was just trying to fluff one up, and it just exploded on me.

Kayla: And calista?

Bonnie: Oh, it’s the darndest thing. She said she wasn’t feeling well, and she just keeled right over.

Kayla: Why didn’t you say something? I’ll examine her.

Bonnie: No! You can’T.

[ “The addams family” theme playing ]

Kayla: Why don’t you want me to examine her?

Bonnie: Because I already know what’s wrong with her. She had, like, 16 mimosas at breakfast, and then she started puking before lunch, and I’ve been cleaning up after her ever since.

Kayla: On your wedding day? That’s awful.

Bonnie: Yeah, tell me about it. Anyway, she finally fell asleep, so I just–I don’t wanna– you know, don’t wanna take the chance waking her.

Kayla: Yeah. I can relate. I felt a bit rough this morning myself.

Bonnie: I guess I shouldn’t have suggested kamikazes last night, huh?

Kayla: Or maybe I just shouldn’t have tried to keep up with you. But it looks like your sister-in-law might just sleep right through the wedding, which is really a shame, because I know that she came all this way for the occasion.

Bonnie: Yeah. Definitely a shame.

Kayla: Are you all right?

Bonnie: Huh? Oh, I’m great. I mean, I’m marrying the man of my dreams! Top of the world, ma!

[Laughs]

Kayla: So why were you just shaking, and what happened to your nail?

Steve: All right. To the light that’s back in your eyes and the woman who put it there.

Riggins: Okay. The mini quiches are delicious, and the croissants are–mmm.

Steve: I told him he could help himself.

Justin: Oh.

Riggins: I’m happy to see we’re up to two people. It’s getting late, and I do have another gig, so are we getting this show on the road anytime soon?

Justin: I sure hope so.

Bonnie: Uh…um… must have lost it when calista timbered and I tried to catch her on the way down.

Kayla: After all that time at the manicurist.

Bonnie: Nothing is going the right way. Nothing’s going the way I planned it. I mean, it’s the most important day of my life, and I’m making a mess of it.

Kayla: Bonnie, bonnie, bonnie, it’s all right. It’s just a nail, huh?

Bonnie: Yeah, it’s just a nail. Just a nail. Just–yeah.

[Breathes shakily]

Kayla: Are you sure you’re all right?

Bonnie: Justin is the best thing that ever happened to me. I just want to marry him before something else goes wrong, okay?

Kayla: And you will. But you know wt?Ha we need to take care of some rituals first.

Bonnie: Okay. Kamikazes at midnight, check.

Kayla: No, no. Yeah, no. But something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Bonnie: Well, calista kind of took care of that part. It’s borrowed, blue, some old tears, and some new stains. Ew. On second thought, I’m just gonna leave it here.

Kayla: Okay, then. Why don’t we get you into your dress and get you married?

Bonnie: Yeah.

[Both laugh]

Jack: You and doug have been married more than half your lives, and so of course you don’t want to think about that. You know, I don’t either, but it could be something that’s completely treatable.

Julie: Or it could be nothing at all.

Jack: Exactly. It could be nothing at all. In which case, why don’t we get it checked out? And then you’ll have peace of mind. Look at you. You’re still shivering. I think it’d be a good idea for you to get checked out too.

Julie: I’m not going anywhere. And neither is my husband.

Steve: I know brides can take their sweet time getting ready, but if we don’t get this party started soon, I’m afraid the jp’s gonna move on to his next gig. I’m gonna go check with the ladies and see if I can get an eta.

Justin: Good, good, good.

Kayla: Okay.

Steve: There they are.

Bonnie: Hi.

Justin: Bonnie, you look absolutely stunning.

Bonnie: You look pretty stunning yourself.

Steve: Where’s calista?

Kayla: Indisposed.

Steve: Too bad.

Justin: So are you ready to do this?

Bonnie: More ready than I’ve been in my entire life. I order my groceries online now.

Jack: There you are.

Gwen: Hi. Hi. Didn’t expect to see you back so soon. Julie, hope you’re doing okay.

Julie: [Chuckles] Please, gwen. I’m sure you were probably praying I’d turn into a popsicle. Excuse me, darling. I’m gonna go check on doug.

Gwen: Doug? What’s wrong with doug?

Jack: We’re not exactly sure.

Riggins: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. Matrimony should be entered into solemnly. With reverence and honor. Therefore, if any person here objects to this union, speak now, or forever hold your peace.

Calista: I have an objection. The bride just tried to kill me!

[Groans]

Gwen: Oh, dear. Do you think it’s dementia?

Jack: I don’t know. I don’t know, but I’m afraid julie’s in denial that anything is wrong.

Gwen: I’m so sorry. Really, I am. Look, I know that julie and i aren’t really pals, but doug–well, he and I shared a few midnight pints together. He’s good people.

Jack: He is. But on the subject of not-so-good people, what were you gonna tell me before julie called, about snyder holding something over you to make you run drugs for him?

Gwen: You know what? Actually, can we just talk about this another time?

Jack: Now would be good.

Gwen: Well, I just see how very worried you are about doug, and I just remembered I have an errand that I have to run.

Jack: But you just got home.

Gwen: Yeah. I won’t be long. Sorry. Yeah. Thanks.

Justin: Bonnie, is something wrong?

Bonnie: [Chuckles] What could be wrong? Marrying a dreamboat like you.

[Chuckles] I’m sorry. Where were we?

Riggins: Matrimony should be entered into solemnly and with reverence and honor. Therefore, if any person here objects to this union, speak now, or forever hold your peace.

Xander: I have an objection.

Justin: What the hell are you doing here?

Xander: Your blushing bride stole $1 million from me, and I want it back.

Justin: Xander. Leave. Now.

Xander: You’re gonna wanna hear this, cuz. I guarantee it. You might even thank me.

Kayla: What’s this about?

Xander: Glad you asked. Quite simple, really. I had a briefcase full of cash in my room which has gone missing, and the only person that could have taken it is bonnie.

Justin: Why would bonnie be in your room?

Xander: Oh, I can think of one million reasons. But why don’t you ask her?

Justin: Bonnie, did you go to xander’s room?

Bonnie: Yes, I did, but to invite this lunkhead to our wedding.

Justin: Why would you do that?

Bonnie: Because he’s family. Victor refused to come, and none of your sons could make it on such short notice, so I thought inviting your cousin would be a nice surprise.

Xander: The only surprise was you running off with all my cash. Although, knowing your history, that’s not really that much of a surprise, is it?

Justin: All right, xander. You’re gonna stop right now.

Steve: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Riggins: This is obviously a private matter. I will give you some time.

Kayla: Xander seems to have a newfound habit of crashing private parties and making scandalous claims.

Xander: Ah, but in the case of nicole and eric’s anniversary party, which is what I assume you’re alluding to, I merely stated fact. And that party is strangely relevant, because that’s how I earned the million dollars in question. And in that case, my scandalous claim was true, just as it is in this case. Isn’t that right, bonnie?

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Ciara, what are you talking about?

Ciara: Well, I know it’s a lot to process, but in order for the species to survive, humans have to procreate, and that is reproduce as tiny, little human beings called babies.

Ben: Oh, you think you’re so funny, don’t you?

Ciara: Oh, I know I’m so funny.

Ben: Hmm, and I know what babies are. But are you serious about us having one?

Calista: Well, have a seat.

Steve: Okay. But, uh, we haven’t been introduced. I’m steve johnson. And you must be…

Calista: Calista lockhart.

[Chuckles]

Steve: Nice to meet you.

Calista: Oh, the pleasure’s all mine, handsome.

[Both chuckle]

Justin: Bonnie’s not here?

Kayla: Um, not yet.

Justin: But wasn’t she planning to come by so you could help her get ready for the wedding?

Kayla: I guess she running a little late.

Justin: That’s strange. She left the house a while ago. Calista did say she had an errand to run, but still, she should have been here by now.

Xander: Settle down! I said I’m coming. You don’t have to bang quite so loudly, mate. You’re practically rattling the bed.

Jack: Gwen… what was snyder blackmailing you with? He must have had something pretty serious for you to agree to run drugs for him.

Gwen: Jack… you have to understand– I never wanted to hurt you.

Jack: Hurt me? How?

[Cell phone rings] Ah, just a minute. Uh, I’ll get rid of this. Uh, julie–julie, look, I-I’m sorry. I’m in the middle of something. Can we– what?

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Jack: Julie, look, I’ll be there as soon as I can. All right, all right.

Gwen: What’s wrong? What’s happened to julie?

Jack: I’m sorry. I’m sorry. We’ll continue this conversation later. She’s locked in the freezer at julie’s place.

Gwen: Okay. Yeah, we’ll talk whenever, then.

[Door opens, closes]

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

 

Ej: I apologize if I made my presence known a little too forcefully. You weren’t answering, and I thought you’d like to see your employment contract.

Xander: Oh, nicole signed it?

Ej. Even dotted the I. Ah, ah, ah, not so fast. I’d like my money first.

Xander: Huh. That’s why you were so enthusiastic. You’ll get your money once I’m sure that you did what you said you would.

Ej: I assure you this employment contract is on the up-and-up.

Xander: I’ll be the judge of that. Sit tight. This might be a while.

Kayla: You are acting like a nervous groom.

Justin: I’m not acting. I mean, it takes a while for a bride to get ready for a wedding, right?

Kayla: It depends on the bride.

Justin: Well, bonnie isn’t exactly your rush-through-it kind of gal.

Kayla: Well, I will agree with you on that.

Justin: So why isn’t she here to start the process?

Kayla: You know, I really– I wouldn’t worry about bonnie.

Justin: Easy to say, but you and I both know that bonnie can be… unpredictable.

Kayla: Granted. Okay, as matron of honor, I will–I will figure it out. I will… I will track her down.

Justin: Oh, thanks.

Xander: There aren’t any surprises in here, are there?

Ej: Of course not. You’re welcome to take as long as you need, but you’ll see that all the terms and conditions are very clearly laid out.

Xander: I hope so.

Ej: This is what I do, xander. My contracts are iron-clad. Nicole couldn’t back out of this even if she wanted to.

Xander: Well, she had better not try.

Ej: Don’t worry. She’s on board with this deal. As you can see, her signature is right there, and everything is in order.

Xander: [Sighs] Did you hear that? On the outside, I looked fine.

Steve: So… calista lockhart.

Calista: Steve johnson.

[Giggles]

Steve: You’re bonnie’s sister-in-law, right?

Calista: Sort of. She was married to my brother david.

Steve: Right. Are you and bonnie close?

Calista: Well, I am at her wedding. Just like you’re here for your brother-in-law justin, right?

Steve: Well, I guess it’s similar.

Calista: Well, how exactly are you two related?

Steve: Justin was married to my sister adrienne. She passed away.

Calista: Oh, I see. I lost my husband, too.

Steve: I heard about that. I’m sorry. You mind if I ask what happened?

Calista: He was murdered. And the killer was never caught.

Steve: Well, that must’ve been terrible for you. When did this happen?

Calista: Mr. Johnson–

Steve: Steve.

Calista: Steve… you ask an awful lot of questions. Makes me wonder why you’re so interested in me?

Xander: I didn’t hear anything. My ears are full of water from the shower.

Ej: I thought I heard a phone buzz. It wasn’t mine.

Xander: Doesn’t look like it was mine either.

Ej: Must’ve been one of the rooms next door. These walls have always been paper-thin. So… do we have a deal or not?

Xander: Oh, we have a deal.

Ej: Thank you. You don’t mind if I open that to make sure the million’s all there?

Xander: Be my guest.

[Breathes deeply]

Kayla: Anyway, uh, bonnie, I am here with justin, your dashing groom, and we’re just wondering where you are. So, when you get this message, if you could call me back, it’d be great. Thanks

Justin: Why isn’t she picking up?

Kayla: I don’t know. Maybe she’s at the hair salon, and she’s under the dryer, and she can’t hear anything. Okay, okay, okay–

Justin: Why wouldn’t she tell you that she was at the hair salon?

Kayla: I’ll text her, okay?

Justin: Thank you. That’s a good idea.

Kayla: Text bonnie lockhart. Bonnie, this is kayla. I’m here with your handsome groom-to-be, and we are wondering when you’re coming to the house. So, uh, get back to me when you get this message, okay? Send. There.

[Cell phone beeps] Oh.

Justin: Is that her?

Kayla: Yes, it is. And you know what? I was not that far off. She’s at the nail salon, and she’s a little hung up, but she said she will be here any minute. So, you see, nothing to worry about.

Xander: The cash is all there. I’d be awfully stupid to try and trick you now, wouldn’t I?

[Cell phone rings]

Ej: [Sighs] I have to take this outside. It’s a time-sensitive deal for dimera. Just know that if there’s a penny missing from this briefcase, I’ll be back for my pound of flesh.

Xander: Duly noted.

Ej: Pleasure doing business with you.

Xander: If you say so.

[Cell phone beeps]

Ej: Ej dimera.

Xander: [Sighs] We are back in business. Oh, bloody hell! Why didn’t he say something?

[Dramatic music]

 

Ciara: Um…

[Chuckles awkwardly] Why do you look so uncomfortable?

Ben: I’m not, baby. I’m just surprised.

[Chuckles]

Ciara: Yeah, but, I mean, we’ve talked about having a baby before. Is it really such a surprise that I brought it up?

Ben: I guess not. No, it’s just that, you know, we– I don’t know. You just caught me off guard. We got married about a week ago, and we’re still on our honeymoon.

Ciara: Oh, is that why we’re having such a good time?

Ben: Yes. And it’s the reason why I am a little bit surprised that you chose right now to bring up such a big step for us. You know, I thought that maybe we would wait until we at least got back to reality in salem.

Ciara: Yeah, well, I probably would have wanted to wait if it had actually been a week since we got married. But, ben… in every way that counts, you and I have been married since last july.

Ben: And I have certainly felt that way.

Ciara: We would have been together all of this time. We should have been together all this time. If it hadn’t been for eve and vincent and…

Ben: Rhodes and evan.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: Ciara, we lost a year because of them.

Ciara: Yeah. Thank god it was only a year. But now we’re back, ben. We’re back together, and we have our entire future ahead of us.

Ben: Yeah. Then what is the rush to have a kid right now?

Ciara: [Scoffs] I’m not in a rush. It’S… it’s just… when I’m with you, I can’t help but imagine a future with you… and all of the dreams that we share together.

Ben: The dream of us being parents together.

Ciara: Yeah. Remember? You, me… a little baby boy named bo.

Ben: Of course I remember

Ciara: Although I really don’t care what the gender is. I mean, it could be a boy, a girl, it doesn’t matter, as long as you are the father. Ben, I finally have you back. We’re finally together. And I just–I can’t wait to make all those dreams come true. But only if you are also on board. This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Ben: Ciara, when I had that dream about us having a baby together… I thought I lost you.

Ciara: Yeah, well, I’m right here. I’m right here right now. So there’s no reason it has to live in your head.

Ben: I know, but that was just one of many dreams that I had about you that past year… about all the things that I want us to share together, about all the things that I never thought I would ever have again.

Ciara: Are you saying you don’t want those things anymore?

Ben: No, of course not. But like you said, they lived in my head. This… this is reality.

Ciara: Isn’t that a good thing?

Ben: It’s a great thing. Baby, it’s a great thing. It’s just that…

[Sighs] A baby is a huge responsibility. Costs a lot of money.

Ciara: No, I know. I know, and it’s not like we don’t make any income.

Ben: Well, I’m not exactly getting rich at the garage, but…

Ciara: Okay, well, maybe I can work for grandpa victor again at titan.

Ben: But do you even really want to do that? The only reason why you even took that job in the first place was to prove that victor was framing me for jordan’s murder.

Ciara: Yeah. Well, thank god he didn’T. And besides, ben, I think I would be really good at that job.

Ben: Would he even want you back at the company?

Ciara: Mm, you know what?

Ben: Hmm?

Ciara: Being dead for a year kind of has its perks.

Ben: [Chuckles]

Ciara: Grandpa victor was so happy to have me back that he forgave me for everything I did at titan.

Ben: Mm, until he decides to use that against you one day.

Ciara: No, I’m pretty sure he’s gonna be fully on team ciara… especially once he finds out that I’d be carrying his great-grandchild.

[Dramatic music]

 

[Knock at door]

Xander: [Sighs] Gwen?

Gwen: Is that a question?

Xander: No, I’m just surprised to see you.

Gwen: So surprised, you’re not going to ask me to come in?

Xander: No, please. I thought we already said our goodbyes.

Gwen: Yes, we did.

Xander: And obviously we can’t be together because your father thinks I’m some scum-of-the-earth drug dealer.

Gwen: Yeah, right, that article–that was rather harsh. It’s, um–it’s actually why I’m here.

Xander: I’m not following.

Gwen: I couldn’t let my father think those terrible things about you. Not to mention publishing it for the whole bloody world to see–it’s not fair.

Xander: Don’t worry. I’m used to people thinking I’m a terrible person.

Gwen: But you’re not a terrible person, xander. You helped me. You kept me safe. So I told my father the truth– that this whole time, you’ve been covering for me.

Xander: You did? You told him the whole story?

Gwen: No, no, not the whole story. Just that snyder was blackmailing me into being his drug mule.

Xander: I don’t understand. If you didn’t tell jack about the miscarriage, then why does jack think that snyder was able to blackmail you?

Gwen: Well, yes, he did ask the question. He did, and I was about to answer, but then his phone rang. Julie phoned with some emergency.

Xander: What kind of emergency?

Gwen: [Scoffs] Apparently the old bat got herself locked in her own freezer.

[Snickers]

Julie: I can’t feel my toes… or my feet.

Jack: Here, here, drink this. It’ll warm you up.

Julie: Oh, thaw me out, you mean.

Jack: Okay, just– there you go.

Julie: [Slurping] Ahh. Ahh.

Julie: Thank you, jack, for the tea and for rescuing me from frozen doom.

Jack: I’m sorry I didn’t get here sooner.

Julie: You got here in the nick of time. Nick of time. A couple of more minutes, and all you would’ve found would be a julie-cicle.

Jack: Oh, my gosh. I just don’t–I don’t understand. How did you end up stuck in the freezer in the first place?

Julie: I didn’t end up. I was locked in.

Jack: What? Who would do that?

Julie: Doug did it! My own husband locked me in freezer. Lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose.

Jack: Doug locked you in the freezer? Are you sure?

Julie: As sure as my new name is ice woman.

Jack: Well, I don’t– why on earth would he do something like that?

Julie: Oh, you’ll have to ask him.

[Chuckles] We were setting up for the dinner crowd. I said, “I’m just gonna go back to the freezer, pick up a couple of extra rib eye steaks.” Went there, put the doorstop under the door as I always do, and the next thing I know, the door slams shut.

Jack: The stopper just slipped out. It was an accident.

Julie: Yeah, that’s what I thought. So I banged on the door, and doug walked up to the door, and he looked through the little window, and then he walked away.

Jack: What?

Julie: I thought, “oh, it must really be stuck. He’s just gone for help.” He never came back.

Ciara: Oh, I get it, ben. Our life has been unstable…

Ben: Oh.

Ciara: To say the least. But we don’t have to be rich to have a baby. I’m pretty sure our jobs will be enough.

Ben: Okay, so say we’re both working. Who is gonna take care of the kid?

Ciara: Well, I can take time off when the baby’s born.

Ben: Okay, and how about after that?

Ciara: I will work remotely sometimes. And we can arrange our hours. And we can even hire a nanny.

Ben: Okay, so– all right, all right. All right, so we’re both gonna be working like crazy in order to earn enough to then hire somebody else to watch our baby while we’re working?

Ciara: Yeah, well, I didn’t say we wouldn’t have to make sacrifices. But, baby, people do it all the time. We can manage.

Ben: Is that where we set the bar for parenting– managing?

Ciara: [Scoffs] What are you doing, ben?

Ben: What do you mean?

Ciara: You are arguing every single point that I make. Am I missing something here, or… or do you just not want to have a baby with me?

Ben: [Sighs]

Kayla: Well, mystery solved. Bonnie will show up with freshly painted nails.

Justin: Yes. Yes, that’s a relief. I’m sorry I made this a thing. I guess I’m a little paranoid.

Kayla: Well, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. She was just beautifying her hands.

Justin: Yeah. Well, it’s not her hands that I’m worried about. More like cold feet.

Kayla: Are you serious?

Justin: A little.

Kayla: Oh, come on. Bonnie is crazy about you. Remember, she was gonna propose to you herself? Listen, last night she went on and on about how much she loves you, and I have the hangover to prove it.

Justin: Well, things can look entirely different in the cold light of day.

Kayla: It was not the booze talking. She is completely smitten with you. She can’t wait to be your wife.

Justin: So she wasn’t concerned at all?

Kayla: About you? No.

Justin: What does that mean?

Kayla: It means that bonnie was worried about one thing– calista lockhart.

Steve: So was I asking a lot of questions?

Calista: Yes, you were. Not that I mind. I mean, it’s been a while since I’ve been showered with so much attention from such a handsome man.

Steve: Well, when I meet someone new, I can’t help but be interested. I’m a–I’m a curious guy.

Calista: I understand. I’m curious, too.

Steve: Oh? About what?

Calista: Well, for starters, what’s going on underneath that patch? How’d you lose your eye?

Steve: My eye?

Calista: Was that too forward?

Steve: No, no, it’s okay. Not forward at all. I, um–I lost it in a knife fight, actually.

Calista: Wow, how dramatic… and sexy, too.

Steve: Oh?

Calista: You know… weddings put me in a certain mood.

Steve: [Chuckles]

Calista: [Chuckles] We can head on upstairs right now. Nobody would miss us.

Steve: For what?

Calista: [Chuckles] I mean, we the have time, and I’m definitely getting a little vibe here.

Steve: Oh, you’re getting a vibe?

Calista: Mm-hmm.

Steve: Between us?

Calista: Mm-hmm.

Steve: Well… [Chuckles] Well, you know, I’m married…

Calista: Oh.

Steve: To the matron of honor.

Calista: Happily?

Steve: Very.

Calista: I understand. I won’t tell if you won’T.

Steve: Oh, wait. Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Ben: Ciara weston… of course I want to have a baby with you.

Ciara: Well, it really doesn’t seem like it, ben weston.

Ben: I know. But that is only because I’ve spent this entire year thinking about how I would do anything to have one more minute with you. And now I have you back, and I’m trying to soak up every single second of it because I know how precious it is. I know that every moment with you is a gift, and that is why I love being with you so damn much, just the two of us.

Ciara: [Sighs] And you’re worried that a baby is going to ruin that?

Ben: I’m just worried about skipping steps, ciara.

Ciara: [Sighs] I get that. I get it. Um… we think we have all this time, but like you said, we don’t know how much time we’ll have.

Ben: And nobody understands that better than I do. But being with you like this on our honeymoon, riding on the back of your bike, letting the road take us wherever it may… this is the happiest I’ve ever been in my entire life. So maybe you can call me selfish, but… I’m not ready to give that up yet.

Ciara: Okay, but, you know, the honeymoon isn’t gonna last forever, right?

Ben: Mm-hmm, but it can last a little bit longer.

Ciara: Oh, my god, ben.

Ben: Because I’m not ready for it to stop. I lost you for too damn long, and now I want you all to myself.

Ciara: So you don’t want to have the baby conversation at all?

Ben: Would it be all right with you if maybe we just postponed talk now?

Justin: What are bonnie’s concerns about calista?

Kayla: I don’t actually know. She just was really upset last night. Something was bothering her, and when I asked her about it, she just said it had to do with her former sister-in-law.

Justin: Well, this morning bonnie was really jumpy when calista barged into our bedroom.

Kayla: She did what?

Justin: At the time, I thought it was just a really uncomfortable moment, but, uh… you know, actually, I’m still a little unclear about what their relationship actually is.

Kayla: Well, what did she want?

Justin: She said she was there to give bonnie an old handkerchief that belonged to her late husband.

Kayla: Harrison lord?

Justin: Yeah, right, that’s the guy.

Kayla: Oh.

Justin: Do you think I should talk to bonnie about this before the wedding?

Kayla: Well, it’s your call. I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. I mean, the only thing that matters is that she is completely and totally in love with you.

Justin: [Chuckles] The feeling’s mutual.

Kayla: It makes me so happy to hear you say that.

Justin: I have to say, I never saw her coming. Now I can’t imagine my life without her.

Kayla: Well, I know she puts a smile on your face.

Justin: Every day. And I know it took you and steve a while to come around to her. And I don’t blame you after what she did to adrienne. And you were just, you know, looking out for me.

Kayla: You know what? That was a long time ago. And I think that she has completely changed, and so does steve.

Justin: It means a lot to me that you guys approve.

Kayla: Well, bonnie will always be, shall we say, quirky.

Justin: [Laughs]

Kayla: But I don’t think that she is the same woman that tried to destroy adrienne’s life and break every law to get what she wanted. Really, I think that she’s really turned her life around, and maybe it was motivated by your love. But your kindness and your decency has definitely rubbed off on her, and I think that this woman you’re marrying is truly a good person. I believe that.

Steve: Oh, okay.

Bonnie: [Gasps]

Steve: All right, all right, that’s enough. Get up, get up.

Bonnie: What the hell is going on here?

Steve: Ask your sister-in-law.

Calista: Well, hey, bons. Steve and I here were just getting a little better acquainted.

Bonnie: Yeah, I can see that.

Steve: What are you doing here, bonnie? You’re supposed to be with kayla getting dressed for the wedding, aren’t you?

Bonnie: Yeah, well– yeah, but I got hung up at the manicurist. I cracked a nail. And can you believe it, on my wedding day?

[Chuckles] Anyhow, I never made it to your place. And so I just figured it’d just be faster and get dressed here, so…

Steve: Okay, well, you forgot your makeup bag this morning, and justin’s on his way over to take it to you over to kayla’S.

Bonnie: Uh…

Steve: I better call her.

Bonnie: No, um, actually– um… [Clears throat] Actually, I think calista could help me get dressed. That’d be fine, right, calista?

Calista: Oh, absolutely. What are sister-in-laws for? Or is it sisters-in-law? Come on, let’s head upstairs.

Bonnie: Let’S. Uh, steve, would you mind calling justin for me and just ask him to bring my makeup bag back with him when he comes back? You’re so funny. Go.

Steve: Sure, no problem.

Jack: Are you sure that doug saw you in the freezer?

Julie: I’m sure. We made eye contact.

Jack: It’s just… it’s just strange, that’s all. I mean, maybe he was just playing a prank.

Julie: [Scoffs] There’s nothing funny about this. The doug I know would never lock me in the freezer. And now I don’t know where he is. I don’t know what he’s done. Jack… I think something is terribly wrong.

Xander: So julie got locked in the freezer at her own restaurant? How?

Gwen: I don’t know. Probably some angry member of her own kitchen staff. I’m sure they all bloody hate her.

Xander: I mean, is she all right?

Gwen: Yes, I think she’ll be just fine. My dad went off to rescue her. He’s giving her warm broth and cognac now as we speak.

Xander: Okay, but after he thaws her out, what then?

Gwen: [Sighs] You mean am I going to tell him about my miscarriage happening before I fell down the stairs and that my fight with abigail had nothing to do with it?

Xander: It’s an awfully big risk.

Gwen: I know. I know, I know. We shouldn’t have to do it, but, honestly, I-I don’t think I have any other way out of it.

Xander: Jack is not gonna react well to that.

Gwen: [Sighs] God, he’s going to be so disappointed in me, xander. He’s worked so hard to bring me into his family… make up for lost time. I don’t think he’ll be able to look at me the same way ever again.

Xander: You don’t have to do it, gwen.

Gwen: But I do. I can’t let him keep printing these nasty stories about you that aren’t true. It’s gonna ruin your reputation forever.

Xander: [Sighs] Not to mention, I’ll lose the million dollars I spent on my defense.

[Pounding on door]

Ej: Xander! Open up, you thief! Did you know that your toughest cleaning problems

Justin: Well, I’m glad that you think that bonnie has turned over a new leaf.

Kayla: I definitely do. And I trust your judgment, justin.

Justin: It would definitely be a little challenging invoking spousal privilege or acting as bonnie’s attorney as well as her husband.

Kayla: I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to have your wife be your client. I mean, that would be awkward.

Justin: Yes, and we wouldn’t want anything connected to the wedding to feel awkward.

Kayla: You know, I know it’s strange, me being bonnie’s matron of honor and steve being your best man. But I don’t know. I just feel like this windy road has all led us to where we really should be, you know?

Justin: I think so.

Kayla: And I don’t know. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I feel like we have a little help from above.

Justin: [Chuckles] You think adrienne had something to do with all this?

Kayla: I’d like to think that. I’d like to think that, um, she’s somewhere just smiling down on all of us.

Justin: [Chuckles]

Xander: Is there a problem, mate?

Ej: What the hell are you trying to pull?

Xander: What are you talking about?

Ej: The briefcase!

Xander: What about it?

Ej: Are we really gonna play this game?

Xander: I don’t understand.

Gwen: What’s going on here?

Ej: Who the hell are you?

Gwen: I’m gwen. I–

Ej: I don’t care. Well, I’m waiting.

Xander: Are you really trying to say that the money wasn’t in the briefcase when I gave it to you?

Ej: Oh, don’t act surprised.

Xander: I know for a fact the money was in there this morning.

Ej: Well, it’s certainly not there now. Did you leave it unattended?

Xander: Of course not. It’s been with me the whole time.

Ej: What about your friend here? Did you leave her alone with it?

Gwen: Hey, you don’t even know me!

Xander: Leave her out of this–she just got here.

Ej: Well, if you’re not lying to me…

Xander: Which I’m not.

Ej: Then someone stole it. A million dollars doesn’t just walk away on its own!

Calista: Oh, oh!

[Sighs]

Bonnie: Look, here’s your money, all of it.

Calista: Well, it’s about time. Although I did manage to occupy myself with the best man.

Bonnie: Yeah, I noticed.

Calista: Now, why didn’t you…

[Gasps] Tell me how sexy steve is? Did you know he lost his eye in a knife fight?

Bonnie: Will you stop?

Calista: Well, why are you so stressed out?

Bonnie: I almost got caught stealing this money. I was two seconds away from being thrown in the pokey on my wedding day.

Calista: Okay, that does sound stressful.

Bonnie: Stressful? I was hiding under a bed picturing justin’s face and how disappointed he’d be in me.

Calista: Well, he does know what kind of gal he’s marrying, right?

Bonnie: I’ve gone straight, okay? I’m not a crook anymore.

Calista: Well, don’t take it out on me. If you’re gonna go run off with stolen buddybucks, you better be prepared to live with the consequences.

Bonnie: That was years ago! I told justin I was done with that life, and I meant it. I just pray to god he never finds out about this.

Calista: Well, he won’t hear it from me. I will just take this and be on my way.

Bonnie: Oh, I don’t think so.

Calista: Well, what’s your problem?

Bonnie: Oh, you’re not going anywhere till you give me that gun, girl.

Limu emu & doug

Ciara: [Sighs] If you aren’t ready to have the baby conversation, then… of course we can postpone it… because I want to spend as much time as I can with you, too.

Ben: Are you sure? You’re not upset?

Ciara: No. I was just– I was excited. I was excited for us. We finally have a future. We’re finally back together with nothing in the way to stop us.

Ben: Ciara, I promise you I am excited, too. And I want to have a baby with you. I really do. Just… not right now.

Ciara: I understand. I get it. And why skip steps when each one is so perfect? Like right now. We should be focusing on getting to new orleans, if you are ready to hit the road.

Ben: Mm.

Ciara: [Giggles]

Ben: On to our next adventure?

Ciara: On to our next adventure.

Ben: I love you.

Ciara: I love you.

[Romantic music]

 

[Line trilling]

Julie: Doug’s still not answering. Where in the world can he be?

Jack: Don’t worry. We’ll find him.

Julie: I’m getting scared, jack. I have no idea why he would leave me like this. What if something awful has happened to him?

Xander: I understand you’re upset.

Ej: I’m out a million dollars is what I am.

Xander: Look, can we just, uh, take a minute here and figure it out? There must be a reasonable explanation.

Ej: Let me know when you find out what that is. In the meantime, I’m getting the ball rolling on sending you to prison.

Xander: [Sighs]

Ej: And you can forget about that job.

Xander: Ej, wait. Come on.

[Sighs]

Gwen: [Scoffs] Okay, I know you said that the arrest cost you a million dollars, but did you–

Xander: Did I what?

Gwen: I don’t know. Did you–did you scam him?

Xander: Of course not. I wasn’t lying to ej. I told him the truth. As far as I know, the money was in that briefcase when I gave it to him, and it hasn’t been out of my sight.

Gwen: Is it possible he’s lying, then?

Xander: Did that look like he was lying?

Gwen: Well, I don’t know. Did you–did you let anyone else in here? A housekeeper, maid or anyone, someone?

Bonnie: Hi. Morning, sunshine.

Xander: What the hell are you doing here?

[Sighs]

Gwen: What? What? What–what is it?

Xander: Someone else was here.

[Cell phone rings]

Kayla: Oh, sorry. Oh.

Justin: Is it bonnie?

Kayla: No, no, it’s steve. Hi. Hey, um, listen, you know, justin’s here, and, uh, we’re still waiting on bonnie.

Steve: I know. She asked me to tell you she’s not coming.

Kayla: What? Why not?

Steve: Well, she decided to come back here and get ready at the house. She just went upstairs with calista lockhart.

Kayla: So you met calista?

Steve: Oh, yeah, I met her. I got to tell you, baby, I didn’t get a great vibe.

Bonnie: Give me the gun, girl.

Calista: [Inhales sharply] Fine.

Bonnie: [Scoffs] Okay, you did the first part. Now hand it over.

Calista: Oh, I’m sorry, bon-bon, but you’re not getting the gun. You… are getting the bullet.

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[Tranquil music]

 

Ben: This is the way to honeymoon.

Ciara: I don’t know what is better, camping out under the stars or waking up to watch the sunrise.

Ben: What sunrise?

Ciara: The one that we just saw.

Ben: Oh, I must’ve missed it. I was too busy looking at my beautiful wife.

Gwen: “Despite overwhelming evidence that xander cook teamed up with a crooked doctor to sell stolen opioids, he is a free man. Despite disposing of the doctor’s corpse, he’s off the hook. How does a notorious thug facing multiple felony charges just walk away? Simple. He pays ej dimera, a gangster with a law license, to pull some strings. As citizens of salem, we must fight this brazen abuse of power. We must put cook behind bars. Until then, we must make sure shame follows him wherever he goes.” Oh god, poor xander. Publicly crucified for something he didn’t even do. I know we promised not to see each other, but–

Jack: Hey, gwen. Everything okay?

Gwen: I just read the hatchet job that you did on xander. How could you? That is for keeping my secret. That is for spending the night in jail. And this– this– this is for the million dollars.

[Rapid knocking at door]

Xander: She’s back. All right.

Ej: You made the paper.

Xander: Hmm. And jack wrote this?

Ej: It’s a complete hatchet job. He slammed me as well, which I understand. But I thought he was your friend.

Xander: Not anymore.

Ej: Well, you know what they say. Never trust a journalist.

Xander: I’m sure you didn’t come by just to warn me about the press.

Ej: No, I didn’T. I came to collect my million dollars.

Steve: Ooh. You’re still not feeling any better, sweetness?

Kayla: [Groaning]

Steve: Now that must’ve been some bachelorette party.

Kayla: What was I thinking letting bonnie talk me into doing shots? I should’ve been smart like you and justin.

Steve: Well, yeah, had a couple beers and smoked cigars?

Kayla: Yeah, I would have rather done that than this. I mean, throwing vodka down my throat, ugh.

Steve: Last night you said you had a great time.

Kayla: Well, last night, I was feeling no pain. I don’t think I can say the same for bonnie though.

Steve: What do you mean?

Kayla: I just thought that she would be bubbling over with excitement. She wasn’T. There was definitely something bothering her.

Justin: Morning, beautiful. See, you didn’t have to worry about those silly superstitions that say it’s bad luck for a bride and groom to see each other on their wedding day. We spent the night together and we’re waking up together. And nothing bad has happened.

[Door opening]

Bonnie: [Gasps]

Calista: I have something for you, bonnie.

Justin: Calista, what are you doing? This is our wedding day.

Calista: Oh, there’s not gonna be a wedding unless you want to marry a murderer.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Gwen: I can’t believe that you’d write such horrible things about him. I thought–I thought he was your friend.

Jack: Our friendship didn’t end because of me. Xander is the one who ruined it.

Gwen: What? So you just slam him in the newspaper then, completely destroy his reputation.

Jack: His reputation? He’s a career criminal.

Gwen: Okay. Look, you’re my father and I know you have strong feelings about all of this. But, jack, you should’ve handled this privately.

Jack: It’s my job to expose corruption. Xander is as corrupt as they come. He teamed up with that sleaze snyder to push pills on the street. And when snyder dropped dead, he dumped his partner’s body so that no one would make the connection.

Gwen: Jack, please–

Jack: You could’ve ended up dead or in jail, but not xander. No, no, no. He hired ej dimera to use his influence and connections to make it all go away. You think I should just ignore that?

Gwen: No, I don’T. But I do think that you could have hired a reporter to tell the public the story, and then that way they would’ve all just moved on and forgotten about it. But no, you had to scream on the editorial page and now everyone thinks that xander is some sort of monster. He does not deserve this.

Jack: He risked your life. Why the hell are you defending him?

Ej: I had all the charges against you dismissed. You could sue jack for libel. But I’m not doing you any more legal favors until I get my money back. Hand it over.

Xander: I will. After I get my job back at basic black.

Ej: You’ll have your contract today. But there had better not be one penny of that money missing or I’ll have those charges reinstated so fast it will make your head spin.

Xander: The money will be there.

Ej: I’ll be back.

Justin: What are you talking about?

Calista: Your little fiancée here murdered my husband.

Justin: I don’t believe you.

Calista: Well, then it’s a good thing I brought proof. I have the murder weapon right here in my bag and it has bonnie’s grubby little fingerprints all over it.

Justin: What the hell is that?

Calista: That is what blondie here used to kill my hubby.

Justin: Is this true?

Calista: Oh, I think the look on her face answers that.

Justin: You’re a killer? Oh, my god. I’m not marrying you.

Bonnie: No, no, no. I can explain.

Justin: Don’t bother. The wedding is off!

Bonnie: [Shrieking] No!

Justin: Bonnie, what–what– what’s going on? What’s wrong?

Bonnie: Oh, god, justin, it was horrible. Someone showed up out of nowhere and ruined our wedding.

Justin: Oh, sweetheart, it was a bad dream. Okay. Hey, hey, hey. Sweetheart, it was a bad dream. Everything’s going to be fine.

Bonnie: Okay.

Justin: Okay, our wedding’s going to be perfect. Okay?

Calista: I have something for you, bonnie. Your mission:

[Tender music]

 

Ben: Can I show you something?

Ciara: Of course. The poetry book that shawn gave us. What a lovely little wedding gift.

Ben: Yeah, I was going through it. And I found this one shakespeare sonnet that just totally hit home for me.

Ciara: How so?

Ben: It just reminds me of where I was in my life before I met you and where I am now because of you.

Steve: There you go, baby.

Kayla: Thank you.

Steve: Take those.

Kayla: I am never drinking vodka again.

Steve: Well, how do you think bonnie’s feeling this morning? I’m sure she knocked back her share too, huh?

Kayla: I know. I tried to warn her that she wouldn’t want a hangover on her wedding day, but she wouldn’t listen. There was–there was definitely something bothering her. I mean, she was determined to get smashed.

Steve: You don’t think she’s getting cold feet, do you?

Kayla: No. I think she can’t wait to marry justin. Thank you. No, there’s something bothering her, but all she would say is it had to do with calista lockhart.

Steve: Did you say calista flockhart?

Kayla: Lockhart.

Steve: Who the hell is that?

Calista: I have a present for you.

Bonnie: I don’t need any presents.

Calista: But it’s the perfect thing for your wedding day. It’s old, borrowed and blue.

Bonnie: No, no, please. Please. Please.

Calista: Well, easy, sister. Just want to give you this. It belonged to my late husband, harrison lord. Well, are you going to take it or not?

Bonnie: I really don’t need any presents, like I said. And that belonged to your late husband. I think he should keep it. And I already have something blue.

Calista: If you say so.

Justin: Well, we have a big day ahead of us. So I’m going to start getting ready. I’ll meet you downstairs for breakfast.

Calista: Where’s my money?

Bonnie: I don’t have it.

Calista: Why the hell not? I told you where to get it. From that xander guy at the salem inn. He’s sitting on a million bucks, which is just exactly what you owe me.

Xander: Ej better come through with that contract or he’s not getting a damn dime.

Nicole: Ej. I read jack’s editorial. It didn’t paint you in a very flattering light.

Ej: Oh, I’m not worried about that in the least. It’s better to be feared than respected. Huh?

[Laughs] Anyway, I’m not here for idle chitchat. I’ve come here to discuss a personnel matter.

Nicole: Okay.

Ej: I would like you to give xander his job back.

Nicole: Sure, yeah. That’ll happen over my dead body. To be a thriver

Ej: I’m the co-ceo of this corporation, and I’m telling you to hire xander back.

Nicole: Did chad sign off on this?

Ej: Forget chad. You answer to me.

[Nicole scoffs] I’ve drawn up a contract. Same terms as before. Sign it.

Nicole: No.

Ej: Excuse me?

Nicole: I know you’ve been out of the game for a while, ej. But perhaps you should familiarize yourself with the terms of my contract.

Ej: Why would I bother doing that?

Nicole: Because it includes a provision states that as the executives in charge of basic black, I.E., Brady and I, have full autonomy over all personnel decisions. And I’m quite confident that I can speak for my partner when I say there is no way in hell we are hiring xander.

Jack: Why would you defend xander after what he did to you?

Gwen: Have you gone completely mad? You just convinced my father that you’re totally responsible for crimes that I’ve committed.

Xander: Jack wanted to know why you went along with snyder on the drug deal. I knew you couldn’t explain that to him without… admitting that snyder was blackmailing you. And then jack would’ve wanted to know what he had on you. If jack ever finds out you lied about abigail being responsible for your miscarriage–

Gwen: [Sighs] I know. He wouldn’t want any part of me. I don’t understand that, wh– why did you cover for me?

Xander: Well, it’S… better for me to lose a friend than for you to lose your father.

Gwen: I already explained this to you the other day, jack. I sympathize with xander because I know what it’s like to be in his situation, to be desperate and destitute.

Jack: Because he’s broke, it’s okay to drag you into his criminal enterprise? Put everyone under this roof in danger! How can you excuse that?

Gwen: I’m not. I’m just saying that I understand it.

Jack: Well, I don’T. I don’t understand anything.

Gwen: What do you want me from me, jack?

Jack: The truth about you and xander.

Kayla: Calista is bonnie’s sister-in-law.

Steve: Never heard of her.

Kayla: Well, I don’t think that they had seen each other for a long time. And then calista showed up out of the blue and bonnie got carried away and invited her to the wedding.

Steve: And her name’s calista lockhart. Ha. Who’s she married to, harrison ford?

Kayla: No, harrison lord.

Steve: You’re kidding me.

Kayla: No, I’m not.

[Both laughing]

Steve: Come on.

Kayla: I’m not.

Steve: So who’s their kid? Ally mcsolo?

Kayla: You know, I have no idea. But all I know is that I think bonnie said that he’s dead.

Steve: So what’s this calista person like?

Kayla: I don’t know. She wasn’t there last night.

Steve: Okay. She came all the way to salem for the wedding and she didn’t go to the bachelorette party?

Kayla: I think there’s some kind of bad blood between them.

Steve: Maybe that’s why bonnie was so nervous last night.

Kayla: I don’t know. I mean, I just felt like she was dying to say it. She just wanted to unburden herself somehow.

Steve: But she obviously didn’T.

Kayla: No. In fact, every time I thought she was going to say something, she would just clam up and order another drink.

Steve: Wonder what that was about.

Calista: I told you yesterday I saw some hunk named xander walking into that hotel where you put me up carrying a briefcase with a million dollars in it.

Bonnie: I know.

Calista: So why didn’t you steal it?

Bonnie: [Huffs] I just– I couldn’T. Oh, come on. Look at me, all right? Look–look how far I’ve come. I can’t risk going back to prison. I’m marrying the most wonderful man I’ve ever met.

Calista: Yeah, obviously, he doesn’t know the real person he’s marrying.

Bonnie: Oh, believe me. Justin has seen the worst of me. He knows all about my past. And you know what? He believes I’ve changed. He believes I’ve turned my life around, and I have. And now, we’re in love. For crying out loud, it’s my wedding day! I got a lot on my mind. Can I just pay you later?

Calista: No. You screwed me once, sister. I’m not going to let it happen again. Oh, look at that. Better get crackin’. There’s only a couple of hours to take care of business before the wedding.

Bonnie: And what have i don’t?

Calista: Well, then, I will just show justin this little old gun, and your love story will be over.

Ciara: “When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state. And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries. And look upon myself and curse my fate.”

Ben: Outcast and alone. That was me when I first met you.

Ciara: Would you read some?

Ben: “Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, happily, I think on thee. And then my state, like to the lark at break of day arising from sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate. For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings. That then I scorn to change my state with kings.” That, ciara, is exactly how I feel about you. Because when we are together… I wouldn’t trade places with anybody in the world.

Ciara: Neither would I.

[Stirring music]

 

We gave new zzzquil pure zzzs restorative herbal sleep

Nicole: Why would you want to hire xander, anyway? He’s a nightmare to work with. And he smells like patchouli.

Ej: So we’ll get him some new cologne.

Nicole: [Huffs] Trust me, ej, if I go along with this, you will live to regret it.

Ej: I won’t regret getting my money back.

Nicole: What money?

Ej: Samantha paid xander a million dollars to blow up your marriage.

Nicole: Oh, I knew it! I knew it even when you wouldn’t admit it before.

Ej: The point is, there’s no way in hell I’m letting either of them get away with it.

Nicole: Great, fine. Perfect. Just leave me out of it.

Ej: Xander won’t give me back my money unless I get him back his job.

Nicole: Well, I won’t work with him.

Ej: Xander was paid a small fortune to do what he did, and you’re okay with that.

Nicole: No. No, of course not, but think about what you’re asking me to do. How would you feel if I told you to hire lucas?

Ej: It’s not the same thing.

Nicole: Yeah, yeah, it’s a similar idea…okay? I’m not going to work with that– that person who destroyed my marriage.

Ej: We all have to put up with colleagues we don’t like.

Nicole: But I don’t dislike xander. I hate him with every fiber of my being. He is a living, breathing repulsive reminder of the worst mistake I’ve made in my life. And, you know what, to have to work with him every day– no. No, thank you. I’m not doing it. And you know, ej, do you really need the money?

Ej: It’s the principle. I can’t let samantha win.

Nicole: Well, I can’t let xander win, so…

Ej: Hmm. Suit yourself. But if you don’t sign this contract…you’re fired.

Calista: Well, hey, don’t you look handsome?

Justin: Thank you.

Calista: I hope you don’t mind–I just helped myself. Bonnie told me to make myself at home.

Justin: Of course.

Calista: And what a fabulous home it is.

Justin: Calista, please don’t take this the wrong way, but I have to say… I’m a little surprised that you’re here when bonnie’s never even mentioned you before.

Calista: Hmm. Well, you know, bonnie and I have not been in contact since my husband died. But I wouldn’t miss her wedding for the world.

Justin: Where is bonnie anyway? I thought we were supposed to have breakfast together.

Calista: She just left. Said she had an important errand to run.

Bonnie: Hi! Morning, sunshine.

Xander: What are doing here?

Bonnie: Oh–ha ha. I came to invite you to our wedding.

Xander: What?

Bonnie: Yeah, justin and i are getting married, and, uh, we would love the honor, um, no, the pleas– whatever–ha ha ha! We both want you there.

Xander: You’re getting married today, and you came here yourself to invite me?

Bonnie: Mm-hmm.

Xander: That’s a little weird even for you, bonnie.

Bonnie: Oh, come on. Just say yes.

Xander: Not until I figure out what’s really going on. Tell me, bonnie, what am I missing?

Gwen: The truth is xander’s not the terrible person that you think he is. You’re the one who told me to give him a chance.

Jack: That’s before he turned you into his drug mule.

Gwen: Yes. But you can’t just write him off, jack. Look at me. Look at all the horrible things that I did to you and your family. You forgave me, didn’t you?

Jack: You are my daughter. And you have proved that you’ve changed. Xander’s the same selfish, deceitful liar he’s always been.

Gwen: That is not true.

Jack: I am baffled. Honestly, I am–how can you– how can you be sorry for an amoral, unethical deviant?

Gwen: Because I told you I know what it’s like to do something terrible because you just feel like you have no choice.

Jack: If he’d really been in that much trouble, he could’ve come to me.

Gwen: I am sure that if he felt like being honest with you was an option, he would have done that.

Jack: And he didn’T. And now he’s compounded his deceit by– by flouting the law and manipulating the justice system, and I can’t stand for that!

Gwen: You’ve already skewered him in the papers, jack. I mean, what more could you possibly do?

Jack: That story is just the beginning. There’s a lot more to the story. I know a whole hell of a lot more. Between what I write and what my staff uncovers, we might be able to get the charges against xander reinstated, and he can go to prison where he belongs.

Gwen: No. No, please. Please, don’t do that.

Jack: Why not?

Gwen: Because I don’t want you to–to–to cross paths with the dimeras. They’re ruthless.

Jack: Chad dimera is my son-in-law.

Gwen: I’m talking about ej.

Jack: I’m not afraid of him! The bottom line is xander is guilty as sin, and he needs to pay.

Gwen: No, you’re wrong, jack. He is not guilty. I am the one who’s guilty. Is now a good time for a flare-up?

Ben: Being together like this…it is even more amazing now because you’re my wife again.

Ciara: I was just thinking the exact same thing.

Ben: Yeah?

Ciara: Mm.

Ben: Well, then maybe we should just stay like this forever.

Ciara: Yeah, as tempting as that may be, I, um…I’m really excited to show you new orleans.

Ben: Yeah?

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: When was the last time you were there?

Ciara: When I was a kid. But even then I realized how amazing of a place it was. I mean the music, the architecture, the food. Oh my god, the food!

Ben: Oh my god. Now, I want to get there. I want to get there now too. Should we start packing?

Ciara: You know, actually talking about the food made me kinda hungry. Do you mind if we make breakfast first?

Nicole: That is the second time you have threatened to fire me since you’ve been back.

Ej: Is it?

Nicole: Yeah. After I gave you unsolicited advice about johnny, you threatened to shut down this division.

Ej: My apologies. I was a little…riled up. But I’m calmer now.

Nicole: But you’re still going to fire me over this.

Ej: No, I don’t want to, nicole. You happen to be very good at what you do.

Nicole: Well, how can I be good at what I do if I work with someone who I hate?

Ej: Hatred can be a very powerful motivator. Just use it to make xander’s life a living hell. Brady and chloe will side with you. I bet you could drive him to quit by year’s end.

Nicole: Wanna bet me a million bucks?

Ej: [Laughs] Just shut up and sign the contract.

[Ej chuckles]

Kayla: Ugh. My head is still pounding.

Steve: Are you sure you’re going to be okay for the wedding? Maybe you should call in sick.

Kayla: I couldn’t do that to bonnie. Besides she’s coming over here in a little bit to get ready.

Steve: Oh, okay. Well, I better get over to the house and see if justin has any last-minute requests for his best dude.

Kayla: Okay. I’ll see you in a bit.

Steve: Yeah. Me and the famous calista.

Justin: Hey, maybe you ought to slow down a little.

Calista: Hmm. Yeah, you’re probably right. I guess I’m just trying to chase away blues.

Justin: Um…are you upset about something?

Calista: I don’t want to be a downer on your wedding day, but it is so hard to be happy for other people who are just starting their lives together when–

Justin: No, I understand. I don’t know if bonnie told you, but, uh, I lost my wife.

Calista: Oh, I’m so sorry.

Justin: Thanks. So tell me about your husband, harrison, was it?

Calista: Harrison lord. He was taken from me far too soon. Murdered for his money. The person who killed him stole every penny he had, leaving me not just a widow, but a pauper too. And the worst part is they got away with it.

Justin: I remember you mentioned that.

Calista: You’re a lawyer. Don’t you think that a criminal like that should be brought to justice?

Bonnie: I was just on my way over to kayla’s and thought I’d pop by here first.

Xander: Did you run this by justin?

Bonnie: Oh, I know he’d want you to be there. You’re his cousin. So why don’t you just hop in the shower, put on your monkey suit and be at the house by 2:00 P.M.

Xander: Bonnie–

Bonnie: Nope. Not taking no for an answer.

Xander: Honestly, I’d feel quite awkward.

Bonnie: Oh, baloney. You–you’ll be the life of the party. And I always say the more, the merrier. Right?

Xander: Fine. I’ll be there.

Bonnie: Yay! Yippee. Okay, I’ll see you–oh, I see you soon.

Gwen: I’m the one who’s guilty.

Jack: We’ve been through this before, gwen–

Gwen: No, please, jack. Please. Let me just finish. Please.

[Exhales] Xander lied. He lied when that he said he was the one delivering drugs for snyder and that brought me into the operation. He just did that to cover for me.

Jack: But he told me that snyder was his business partner.

Gwen: Yes. It’s not true. It’s not true. Those two never worked together. It was snyder and me. I was the one delivering drugs for him, and I wanted to stop, but he wouldn’t let me. And so one day I was just completely fed up.

Jack: Meaning what?

Gwen: Meaning…

[Sighs] Meaning one day, he just turned up here with a package and I said to him that he needs to go find somebody else to do his dirty work. And then we just–we’re having this big, horrible row, and then xander walks in. And xander starts defending me. He stood up for me. He’s the one who was trying to get me out of this horrible mess that I’d gotten myself into.

[Exhales] And then…snyder just dropped dead…right in front of us.

[Sighs] And then that’s when things got really complicated. So I am not an innocent victim in this. I’m the one who got xander into this whole mess. I’m so sorry. You must think I’m a terrible person.

Jack: No, gwen. I’m confused. Why would you agree to run drugs for snyder in the first place? Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Jack: Okay. I get what’s going on here. You’re upset about my editorial, and you’re trying to get me to write a retraction.

Gwen: Would you?

Jack: Absolutely not! I don’t get this 180 that you’ve done on xander. And for the longest time, the two of you couldn’t stand each other. Oh, wait.

Gwen: Wait what–what?

Jack: Julie. Julie walked in on you and xander together on the couch. You told me it was a momentary lapse of judgment. Maybe it wasn’t so momentary.

Gwen: Yes, it was. It was. But I’m not talking about that right now. It’s beside the point. But yes, yes, judy is right. Xander did lie to you. He didn’t want you to know that I was running drugs because he didn’t want you to think less of me. He was trying to protect my relationship with you. He lied so that I wouldn’t have to tell the truth.

Jack: What is the truth… gwen? Why–why would you agree to run drugs for snyder?

Gwen: He forced me to.

Jack: How? How could he do that?

Gwen: He was blackmailing me.

Jack: With what? What was he holding over you?

Calista: We are talkin’ grand larceny and murder. Well, don’t you think the rich who commits those heinous crimes should pay?

Justin: I think anyone who’s proven guilty in a court of law should pay.

Calista: Well, they didn’T. And it makes my blood boil.

Justin: Mm-hmm. I can see that. But in time, the anger, the pain will be less acute, and you’ll find yourself less immersed in, uh, stewing about the past and more hopeful about the future.

Calista: Well, I’ll drink to that.

[Both chuckle]

Justin: Ah, that’s bonnie’s makeup bag.

Calista: Mm. She gonna need that! Ha ha.

Justin: Maybe you’d like to bring it to her. You can meet kayla, her matron of honor.

Calista: [Laughs] Well, you know, I am still a little tired from my trip. And I’ve had a couple of drinks. I don’t think I should drive.

Justin: Oh, actually, that’s a–that’s a good idea. All right. Well, I’ll just take care of it myself.

[Calista giggles]

[Beep beep]

Bonnie: Oh, thank the lord.

[Suspenseful music]

Oh–whoa.

[Knock on door]

Ej: Xander, open up. Xander.

Ben: The eggs could use some hot sauce.

Ciara: I got it.

Ben: Thank you.

Ciara: Um…I have been so preoccupied with everything, I completely forgot.

Ben: What?

Ciara: I am out of birth control pills.

Ben: Well, I’m sure there’s a pharmacy in between here and new orleans. We’ll just have your doctor call in a prescription.

Ciara: Or…not.

Ben: [Coughs] I order my groceries online now.

Ben: I’m not sure what that means. Ha.

Ciara: What if I didn’t refill my prescription?

Ben: Are you saying you want to use a different kind of birth control?

Ciara: No. What I’m saying is…maybe we shouldn’t worry about that. What I’m saying is… what if we have a baby?

Steve: Yo, justin.

Calista: Justin’s not here. Mm! Well, hi, looks like it’s just you and me, big boy.

Justin: Hey.

Kayla: Justin, everything okay?

Justin: Never better. I just came by to give bonnie her makeup bag.

Kayla: She’s not here.

[Knocking continues]

Ej: Xander, are you in there?

Xander: Hold your horses man, I’m coming.

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John: There you go.

Marlena: Thank you, darling.

John: Been a hectic couple days, huh? You marrying ben and ciara, our little claire bear heading off to south africa for new adventures. I tell you, doc, I am so looking forward to this labor day weekend so we can just relax.

Marlena: I am too. You know what I did? I cleared my entire schedule through tuesday.

John: Well, I hope you penciled me in for a little something.

Marlena: Mm.

John: [Chuckles]

Marlena: I penciled you in for all of it.

John: Mm, I like the way you think.

[Phone rings]

[Sighs]

[Phone rings] Shane donovan. Wonder what he wants.

[Phone beeps] Hey, shane. What’s up?

Jake: Good morning.

Gabi: Morning, yourself. Oh, no, no. No you don’t, mister. Up and at ’em. Come on. It’s your first day at work.

Jake: But did I adequately thank you for showing me the ropes yesterday? I mean, that had to be the best welcoming to a new job that I’ve ever had.

Gabi: All right, but don’t expect sex on philip’s desk every day because we have things to do.

Jake: Right, like world domination.

Gabi: Exactly, so come on, get to it.

Jake: [Groans]

Gabi: [Chuckles]

Jake: [Sighs]

Gabi: Jake.

Jake: What?

Gabi: This is perfect. You made the front page. “Ousted dimera brother moves to titan.” Photo and everything.

Jake: Whoa, look at that guy. You know what? With the way my brothers tossed my ass out of the family business, I hope they’re reading this and choking on their scones.

Tony: Good morning.

Chad: You see this? About jake at titan?

Tony: Oh, that ex-mechanic, ex-hoodlum is as successful at titan as he was at dimera. We have nothing to worry about.

Chad: Believe me, I’m not worried. Want a scone?

Tony: Actually, I was supposed to meet anna in the solarium for breakfast but I haven’t been able to find her. Have you seen her?

Chad: Heard her burning rubber.

Tony: Excuse me?

Chad: Anna, she took off about 15 minutes ago like a bat out of hell.

Tony: Well, that’s strange. I wonder where she went.

[Mysterious music]

 

Anna: Oh, thank goodness you’re here, roman.

Roman: Well, good morning, but if you’re here for breakfast, we don’t open for another half hour.

Anna: No, I don’t need breakfast; I couldn’t possibly eat a bite– not when life as we know it could change forever.

Roman: “Life as we know it”?

Anna: We have an emergency on our hands, roman, and we have got to do something about it right now.

Lani: Good morning, sunshine.

Eli: You know what time it is?

Lani: I do.

Eli: Did you set my alarm last night?

Lani: I did.

Eli: Woman, you know I had a late shift last night. I don’t have to be up for a few more hours.

Lani: Wrong, ’cause you have to be up now because we have someplace to be. Auntie p’s? Breakfast? You forgot, didn’t you?

Eli: [Groans] Oh, yes.

Lani: [Laughs]

Paulina: I know what mama wants, tammy, especially since she had no problem drumming it into my head over and over again while she was here.

[Sighs] Everything’s gonna be fine, big sister. I’m back in everybody’s good graces now. And I promise you, abe will not find out that lani’s my daughter or that he’s not really the father. Because if he does, I surely will lose him and I am not going to let that happen. Well, yeah. Yeah, love you too. Talk soon.

Abe: What was that all about?

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Lani: Maybe this will help.

Eli: Sleep would help. Not breakfast at the crack of dawn. You know, I vote we cancel.

Lani: And hurt auntie p’s feelings? She is so excited about this. To whip up an extra-special breakfast so we can all start the day together.

Eli: Mm.

Lani: It’s her way of making up after everything that happened.

Eli: Didn’t we already forgive her and move on?

Lani: You know my auntie. She likes to go big. She has to prove herself, prove how sorry she is, how much she loves us. And this is how she does it.

Eli: By going big.

Lani: The bigger, the better.

Eli: Oh, god. You sure there’s no way we can get out of this?

Lani: Not a chance. She and dad are counting on us.

Paulina: What was what all about?

Abe: Well, I’m sorry, but I heard you say something like, “I would surely lose him and I can’t let that happen.”

Paulina: Oh, well, I was, uh, telling my sister that I had to cancel twice with my new hairdresser here in salem. And if I have to cancel again, he’ll probably drop me as a client. Oh, speaking of canceling, I hired this trendy new chef in chicago to cook for us all this morning, but the man, he texted me about an hour ago. He sprained his ankle. He can’t make it.

Abe: Mm, that’s too bad.

Paulina: Oh, abe, I wanted our little gathering here this morning to be perfect but it looks like we’re either gonna have to postpone it or just order from some nearby diner.

Abe: No, we don’t have to do either one ’cause I happen to know that you have a seriously stocked pantry. So I think, between the two of us, we could put a fabulous brunch on the table.

Paulina: You always know how to cheer me up, abe carver.

Abe: You know, it’s seeing that smiling face of yours that cheers me up. And…this.

[Both smooch]

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Gabi: [Scoffs] It’s all happening, jake. I mean, first we steal titan out from under philip and then we use titan to crush dimera.

Jake: Yeah, I can get behind that.

Gabi: Too bad we didn’t find anything in philip’s office yesterday.

Jake: A sammy sosa baseball card is not nothing.

Gabi: Yeah, but we can’t use that to bring him down. It’s fine, it’s only day one, and I’ve got plenty of ideas on ways I can sabotage him.

Jake: You really are relentless, aren’t you?

Gabi: When I want something, damn right I am. And I want this with a vengeance.

Jake: Hey, you and me both. All right? The way tony and ej and chad all gloated when they voted me out as ceo…

[Chuckles] I can’t wait to rip their little empire out from under them.

Gabi: They’re so arrogant. They’re so full of themselves and their–their dimera power. You know, they’re not gonna see us coming.

Tony: Hello, my darling. I was looking forward to our breakfast. Oh, you know what? Why don’t you call me when you get this message. I love you. I suppose…a little mystery is always good for a marriage.

Chad: At least your wife is in the same city.

Tony: You’ve not heard from abigail?

Chad: It’s not like I can call her. I promised her I would give her time and space to figure things out.

Tony: Oh, she’ll come back to you.

Chad: Not that I deserve it, but I sure hope she does.

[Sighs] So much for the traditional labor day picnic with thomas and charlotte. Jack asked if he wanted to– if he could take the kids for the weekend out to the lake. Eh, who am I to say no?

Tony: So you’ll be here alone, then?

Chad: Yeah, but I got plenty of work to keep me busy.

Tony: [Chuckles] Yeah, why do I get the feeling the only thing that’s gonna be on your mind is abigail?

Chad: And how I screwed up. The good news is, jack said he was gonna talk to her this weekend and he said he would talk to her about me. Find out if she’S… planning on ever coming home.

Roman: Okay, uh, but can I at least have a cup of coffee before we take on the world?

Anna: No, no. There’s no time to waste. Our daughter needs us.

Roman: Wait a minute, what– what’s wrong with carrie? Was there an accident? Is she okay?

Anna: No, nothing like that. She’s fine. Physically, at least. But emotionally, she’s a total wreck. It’s her marriage, roman. It’s flatlining. Code blue!

Roman: Come on. I just saw carrie and austin in february. Everything was fine.

Anna: Well, whatever was fine in february is kaput now.

Roman: Okay, what happened?

Anna: She called. She was totally broken up. She could hardly speak. The only thing I could get out of her was that she and austin had a terrible fight. We have to help our baby, roman. We need to get to zurich right now.

 

John: All right, I’m on it. Yeah, I’ll get back to you.

Marlena: What’s going on?

John: Shane wants black patch for a top secret case. Couldn’t go into details over the phone, but he wants steve and me in zurich as soon as possible.

Marlena: Well… there goes our weekend.

John: [Sighs]

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[Mellow acoustic music]

 

Lani: Did they wake up?

Eli: No, still asleep.

Lani: Oh, good.

Eli: Oh, look at you! So fine.

Lani: Mm. [Chuckles] Maybe you can save that thought for tonight?

Eli: I got a better idea. I still got lots of time before I need to be at work. So… I can think of a bunch of stuff that we can do that’s way better than going to aunt paulina’s breakfast.

Lani: Mm, okay, well, I would love to do those things with you but, um–

Eli: Yes, I know. You don’t want to upset paulina and you don’t want to let your dad down.

Lani: Now that he and aunt paulina are back on track, I want to show them that we support them 100%.

Eli: Because you’re the best daughter in the world and the best niece in the world.

Lani: And, uh, I’m kinda hungry.

[Both chuckle]

Eli: All right, well, that settles it. Let’s go to breakfast.

Lani: Let’s do it.

Abe: My goodness. You know, something smells amazing.

Paulina: [Chuckles] That’s my famous baked-egg casserole. Yeah, I need to sauté a little sausage, peppers, and onions.

Abe: Ooh, well, tell me what to do. I’ll be your sous-chef.

Paulina: You don’t look to me like anybody’s “sous” anything. You’re a man who’s used to being boss.

Abe: Well, yeah, but, you know, I’m willing to take directions for a worthy cause, and… I can’t think of anything worthier than a family breakfast with my nearest and dearest.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Well, in that case, you’re gonna need this.

[Chuckling]

Abe: Oh. [Laughs]

[Both laughing] Ah. [Smooches]

[Both laughing]

John: No, no, no, no, no, I understand. Just have fun at the wedding. Yeah, of course I’ll keep you in the loop, partner. Right. Love to kayla.

Marlena: Hmm. Sounds like you’ve lost your partner.

John: Steve is justin’s best man. I didn’t even realize today was the big day.

Marlena: And kayla is bonnie’s matron of honor.

John: How crazy is that? All the hell bonnie gave adrienne, steve couldn’t stand the sight of her. Now the two of ’em are standing up for the happy couple.

Marlena: Yeah. I guess they saw how happy they were and decided that’s what was important.

John: Well, just the power of love, huh? Hmm, that’s nothing you and i know anything about, is it?

[Both chuckle] I love you.

Gabi: All right, I better get dressed if we wanna beat philip to the office.

Jake: What if philip got to the office before us, huh?

Gabi: It’s your first day. You can’t be late.

Jake: Let’s call it a breakfast meeting, hmm?

Gabi: Mm, I think that you don’t have breakfast or work in mind.

Jake: Oh, what do you expect? Do you realize how hot you are when you start talking corporate takeovers, huh?

Gabi: Oh, come on.

Jake: Come on. Destroying empires… bringing down the enemy…

Gabi: Well, we can’t get to any of that if we’re rolling around in bed.

Jake: Think of it as a team-building exercise.

[Intriguing music]

 

Tony: I know how difficult this must be for you. But I also know how much you love abigail and how much abigail loves you. And I have every bit of confidence that she’s gonna be back home soon, into your arms. You just have to be patient.

Chad: I am not a patient man.

Tony: You don’t have a choice in this matter.

Chad: True. It’s just that… every time I wake up and abby isn’t next to me, I wonder how I’m gonna get through the day and the next day and the day after that.

Tony: Well, I may not be as pretty, but I have been told I’m good company. So why don’t you join me for breakfast? We can have eggs benedict, smoked salmon, bellinis…

Chad: I appreciate the invite but I have, uh… I have an early meeting. Thank you for listening.

Tony: Oh, any time, brother. Oh… it will work out with you and abigail. Trust my words.

[Sighs] Anna, where are you?

Roman: [Sighs] Look, I… I am sorry that carrie’s upset, but…why, exactly, do we need to go to zurich?

Anna: Because! We are her parents. She needs us.

Roman: Did she say that?

Anna: Well, no, but I am her mother. I can read between the lines.

Roman: You know what? Look, anna, we’re not going to zurich, okay? Carrie and austin are adults. They’re level-headed. They will work this out.

Anna: And what if they don’t? I couldn’t live with myself if our baby girl’s marriage implodes because we couldn’t be bothered to get on a plane when she needs us the most.

Roman: Except she didn’t ask us to come, anna!

Anna: We’re going to have a family meeting. You can talk to austin. I will talk with carrie. We will make sure that austin knows that he is married to the most wonderful girl in the whole wide world and he better sure as hell take care of her and– why am I even blathering on like this when we should be getting on a plane? So you go pack and we can strategize on the plane.

Roman: It’s not gonna happen.

Anna: Okay, well, then– then you can buy clothes when we get there.

Roman: Yeah, that’s not what I mean. I’m not going to zurich, and neither should you.

[Tense music]

As someone who resembles someone else…

Paulina: And now the magic begins.

Abe: Well, I am looking at the magic right now.

Paulina: Oh. [Chuckles] I couldn’t have done it without you. You can be my sous-chef any day of the week.

Abe: Oh, I like the sound of that.

[Both chuckle]

[Doorbell rings]

Paulina: Oh, right on time. Good morning!

Eli: Morning.

Paulina: Good morning. Oh.

Lani: Good morning.

Paulina: Good morning. And good morning, my sweet little sleepy angels.

Eli: Yeah, at least someone gets to sleep.

[All chuckle]

Lani: Hi, dad.

Abe: Hey, sweetheart. Hey. Yeah, eli.

Eli: Good morning.

Abe: Hey there, sweetie.

Lani: Mmm! Auntie, is that your–

Paulina: Famous breakfast casserole? You bet it is. I wanted to make something that was worth getting out of bed for.

Abe: Oh, and this is for you. It’s just oj, ’cause I know you have to go to work later. And for you, my dear, and you. And I would like to propose a toast to second chances and new beginnings.

Lani: Cheers.

[All chuckle]

[Warm music]

 

Jake: Oh, and my day was going so well.

Chad: Hey! I hear congratulations are in order. I heard about your little job over at titan.

Gabi: “Little job”?

Chad: Relatively speaking. I don’t know if you know this, but I was actually ceo over there.

Gabi: For what? About two seconds?

Chad: Sure, it was brief, but it was not like I got my ass handed to me because I couldn’t do the job.

Jake: You son of a bitch.

Gabi: Don’t give him the satisfaction, jake. It’s okay. Go ahead, make fun. But it’s a mistake to underestimate jake. He’s gonna be running titan before you know it.

[Tense music]

 

John: Well, I guess I better call good old shane back and tell him I’m flying solo on this one.

Marlena: Not necessarily.

John: What, you know something I don’t know? Steve said he can’t make it.

Marlena: I can.

John: Excuse me?

Marlena: Why don’t you take me to zurich?

[Warm music]

 

Anna: You don’t want to go to zurich? Don’t you care about our daughter’s marriage?

Roman: Of course I care, but as I’ve been saying, but it doesn’t seem to register, it’s none of our business.

Anna: She’s our daughter!

Roman: And she’s an adult, and it’s her marriage. And I doubt if she’d appreciate her parents flying halfway around the world to interfere in her life in this way– in any way!

Anna: Well, I think she would. Besides, she needs us. She needs you, roman. Your wisdom, your advice–

Roman: Anna, the only person who needs my advice is you, and here it is, okay? Do not go to zurich. Stay home. Let carrie and austin work out their problems on their own.

Anna: That is not the answer.

Roman: Yes, it is, and it’s the only one I’ve got.

Anna: Well, fine. If you won’t help me, then I guess I just have to do it myself. Oh!

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Jake: You know, gabi, we’re done here. Let’s go to the office.

Chad: Have fun punching the clock for philip.

Gabi: You’re a condescending jerk, you know that?

Chad: Yeah, I’m also the ceo of dimera.

Gabi: Co-ceo. And how is abigail? Is she still in boston with her mom?

Chad: How’s arianna? Still in phoenix with her two dads?

Gabi: For now, yes, but I intend on having her come live with me.

Chad: Oh, I’m sure that’s gonna go over real well with sonny and will.

Gabi: W-what are you suggesting? That they’re gonna have a problem with that? Because they won’T.

Chad: Sure about that?

Gabi: What the hell do you know? I spoke to sonny yesterday. He says he hasn’t spoken to you in weeks, so some best friend you are.

John: Doc, I know it might sound romantic to spend the last few days of summer in zurich, but… I don’t have to remind you this is a work trip, here. I’m sure I’m gonna spend the whole time on the case. It’s not gonna be much fun for you.

Marlena: Well, I could keep you company on the flight. And I could visit with austin and carrie. You know, I haven’t seen carrie for such a long time and… I’m sure we have lots to catch up on.

John: And I’m sure she would love that, yeah.

Marlena: And without your partner, well, who knows? You might need a little help on the case.

John: You mean from…?

Marlena: Yours truly.

[Intriguing music]

 

Lani: Oh, auntie p, it was so nice of you to have us over.

Paulina: Honey, we are going to do this more often. I mean, what better way to start the day?

Eli: What is that smell?

Paulina: Hmm?

Eli: That smell?

Paulina: Oh, my glory! Oh!

Lani: Uh, is everything okay in there?

Paulina: No, it’s not okay at all! I set the temp too high and my casserole is ruined!

Lani: Auntie, it doesn’t matter.

Paulina: Yes, it does matter. Of course it does.

[Voice breaking] Oh, I wanted– I wanted to celebrate the three of you. Your love, your kindness, your willingness to forgive me. I am not doing that with oatmeal.

Eli: Well, I do love oatmeal.

Paulina: Well, I’ll just start all over. I have all the ingredients. Just keep the mimosas and the orange juice, just keep it flowing.

Abe: No, no, no, you don’t have to go to that much trouble.

Paulina: No, it’s no trouble at all.

Eli: Well, you know, look, I’d love to stay and stick around, but I gotta get going. I gotta get back to the station.

Lani: You can’t just tell them you’re gonna be a little late?

Eli: No, why don’t– why don’t we reschedule? I’ve got the whole labor day weekend off. You know, just pick a day, pick a time, I’ll be there.

Abe: Sounds good to me.

Paulina: Oh, ah, labor day weekend, that’s it!

Abe: What? What’s “it”?

Paulina: Well, instead of a different time, how about a different place? Forget about breakfast in salem. Let’s do lunch in miami!

Lani: [Laughing] What? Honestly, I thought I was getting my floors cleaned.

Abe: You want to have lunch in miami?

Paulina: Sure. Why not? I’ll charter a jet. It’ll whisk us all off by the time we finish packing.

> Lani: I told you, she likes to go big.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, and I don’t take no for an answer. So what do you say? Hey, palm beach, south beach? Little fun in the sun? And you can get to see my place on star island. Have I told you how fabulous it is? All: Yes.

Lani: [Chuckles]

Paulina: Well, how about it? Can you tear yourself away from salem for a few days, mr. Mayor?

Abe: I probably can manage it.

Paulina: Well?

Eli: Well, yeah, yeah. Yes, it sounds awesome, but I still gotta get to work.

Paulina: Well, I’m sure you can take a personal day.

Lani: Wait, what– what about the kids?

Paulina: What about them? Bring them along. The more the merrier.

[Warm music]

 

Chad: You’re right. My bad. It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch with sonny.

Gabi: ‘Cause you’re too busy feeling sorry for yourself because abigail went bye-bye.

Chad: Well, I am lonely for her, but she’ll be back.

Gabi: You sure about that? Because you not only cheated on her, but it was with her sister. So I don’t think the odds sound very great for you.

Chad: Go to hell.

Gabi: Wait, chad. Actually, um, since you haven’t spoken to him, you should know that sonny is making his company public.

Chad: That’s great news. I’m very happy for him.

Gabi: Well, you should let him know that.

Chad: You should mind your own business.

Gabi: I’m pretty sure this is my business because sonny and will are currently caring for my daughter. And sonny’s crazy busy and so is will because of the newspaper, so there’s a possibility that arianna might have to come live with us since we are in a position to give her A… loving and stable home.

Chad: [Laughs] Yeah. Stability, yeah, right. That’s exactly what people think of when they think of you.

Gabi: Snipe at me all you want, but if you really care so damn much about your bff sonny, you should give him a call and congratulate him.

[Tense music]

 

Tony: Oh, there you are, darling. Where have you been? I thought we were having breakfast together.

Anna: Breakfast? Why is everyone so obsessed with breakfast? Especially at a time like this?

Tony: It’s not even noon.

Anna: Well, it’s almost the end of the day in zurich and the end of carrie and austin’s marriage.

Tony: I’m sorry, I’m– I’m not quite following.

Anna: I talked with carrie. There was a big blow-up with austin and she was in tears. She was devastated. Whatever’s happened, obviously, it’s his fault.

Tony: [Chuckles] Obviously.

Anna: And she needs the support of her parents.

Tony: Yeah, so why don’t you speak to roman?

Anna: I just did. I told him he needs to get on the next flight with me to zurich. And you know what he said?

Tony: No.

Anna: He said no.

Tony: Well, that’s what I just said.

Anna: Well, how do you know?

Tony: Oh, instinct. But I think it was exactly the right answer. I don’t think either of you should be going to zurich to fix a problem that is not your responsibility to fix. I think you should let austin and carrie work it out themselves. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Anna: Why are you taking roman’s side in this, tony?

Tony: I’m not taking sides, anna. Look, I know how much you love your daughter and how much you want to help save their marriage, but what happens when you land and the problem between them was just a lover’s spat and you then discover them in each other’s arms? Or, heaven forbid, the problem continues and your presence only makes things worse? You’d never forgive yourself.

Anna: No. I would never forgive myself if I didn’t go.

Tony: Anna, darling…

Anna: No, don’T. Don’t “anna, darling” me. My daughter is in trouble and I have to pack. And you can enjoy your breakfast, your lunch, and dinner with–without me. So I have no idea when I’m coming back.

Tony: Anna, wait.

[Soft music]

I’m going too.

Anna: [Voice breaking] What?

Tony: To zurich. I’ll book our flight.

John: So you want to go play spy with me in zurich?

Marlena: Well, you’ve said that I’ve been very helpful to you. I’ve helped you solve cases in the past. And you said I’m a very good detective, and you’ve also said that we’re a terrific team.

John: And that’s a fact.

Marlena: A–and in 2017, I went to europe by myself and tracked down stefano.

John: And you’re beautiful and you’re brilliant and you’re brave. And there’s no one else I would rather have on my side.

Marlena: Mm.

John: So… looks like you and i are going to zurich, doesn’t it?

Marlena: We are?

[Both laughing] Whoo-hoo! Oh, boy! [Laughs]

[Uplifting music]

 

Lani: It really does sound amazing. It does, auntie, but… I don’t know, the twins have never traveled before. I don’t know how they’ll do on a plane and then sleeping in a strange place. We should probably pass.

Paulina: Well, though I love the babies being along on the ride with us, well, hasn’t julie been begging for some quality time with jules and carver? Now is her chance.

Eli: Julie and doug would love this.

Lani: Yeah, they– they definitely would.

Paulina: And isn’t your maternity leave up and you have to go back to work on tuesday?

Lani: Yes.

Paulina: And the two of you, have you had any “you” time since those precious little dolls have been born?

Eli: No.

[All laugh]

Paulina: Well… [Chuckles] Doug and julie, they get their chance with those little babies and you get your chance for a romantic weekend, and– well, for all of us. Sunsets, late night swims…

[Both laugh]

Eli: You are very hard to say no to, aunt paulina.

Lani: Ah.

Paulina: That’s the idea.

Lani: Okay. Let’s do it.

Paulina: Oh, hallelujah! Miami, here we come!

[All laugh] Whoo! Charlie’s my little sidekick when it

Lani: [Sighs]

Eli: You know, I’m not sure my grandmother is gonna want to give jules and carver back to us when we get home.

Lani: You do know that they are going to be spoiled rotten, right?

Eli: That’s what grandparents are for.

Lani: [Sighs] Mm, I miss them already.

Eli: Yeah. It’s kinda quiet in here.

Lani: I know.

Eli: But you know what? We are going to miami! I am gonna dance you until dawn and kiss you under the moonlight. And you know what?

Lani: Hmm?

Eli: You get to have my undivided attention the entire time we’re there.

Lani: You do know we’re going with my auntie paulina, right?

Eli: Mm-hmm.

Lani: She requires a lot of attention and I have some plans for you, myself.

Eli: Like what?

Lani: It’s the first time you have ever been to my hometown. And I cannot wait to show you all the places I loved when I was a kid. Like, there’s this beach where you can go and find the most amazing shells and sea glass. And… I have this bikini that I have been waiting to wear all summer.

Eli: Really?

Lani: Mm-hmm.

Eli: Well, I can’t wait to see you in it and out.

Lani: Wow.

Paulina: I understand, sweetie. Next time, for sure. I love you too.

Abe: Chanel can’t join us?

Paulina: She’s too busy gearing up for the opening of the bakery next week. You probably should finish packing. Jet is wheels up in one hour.

Abe: Ooh, I don’t want to miss the jet.

Paulina: You’re not excited about this weekend?

Abe: I didn’t say that. But you were thinking it.

Abe: What I was thinking is that this is very extravagant and very impulsive.

Paulina: Well, I’m a very extravagant and very impulsive kind of girl.

Abe: [Chuckles] That you are.

Paulina: And I’m happy. I’m happier than I’ve ever been. You and lani, you’ve forgiven me and all I see is love and joy ahead for us.

Abe: Well, in that case, I guess it’s worth a celebration.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, and we’re gonna do it in style.

Abe: [Chuckles] Star island.Gonna show you where I grew up, with– with big mama and tammy. Show you why I love miami.

[Chuckles] And best part is I get to fall in love with it all over again because I get to see it through your eyes, and I can’t think of anything that would make me happier.

Abe: Well, if you’re gonna put it that way, I wouldn’t miss it for anything in the world.

Paulina: Oh, honey.

[Smooching]

Jake: You were A… a little hard on chad, don’t you think?

Gabi: Well, he deserved it. I mean, what a pompous ass. He thinks he’s better than us and smarter than us because he and ej got dimera handed to them on a silver platter?

Jake: Right, just like philip failed his way to the top at titan ’cause he’s daddy’s darling.

Gabi: Exactly. That’s why we’re gonna win. Because we know what it means to work our tails off, to never lose sight of the prize. So no. No one–not philip kiriakis or ej or chad dimera– is gonna stop us.

[Intriguing music]

 

Chad: Hey.

Roman: Hey.

Chad: Morning.

Roman: Good morning. Haven’t seen you in a while. How’s it going?

Chad: Ah, I’m hanging in there. I was–I was hoping that you could help me with something, actually.

Roman: If I can, sure.

Chad: Well, I wanted to take a weekend trip to phoenix and… I don’t want to impose, but have you talked to will lately?

Roman: Yeah, matter of fact, I talked to him the other day and he said that he and sonny were missing family and friends. So I think a visit from you would be just what they need.

Chad: All right, then. Then it’s a plan.

Roman: Okay, I’ll need photos, especially of arianna.

Chad: Uh, you got ’em.

Roman: Good to see you.

Chad: Hey, good to see you.

[Mellow music]

 

[Line trilling] Hey, sonny! Yeah, no, I know, it’s– it’s been a while. No, I’m sorry about that. Um, hey, I heard about the great news about the ipo. Yeah, and I was–I was thinking maybe I could come out and congratulate you in person. Ah, just for the weekend, if you’re not too busy. Oh, you don’t mind? Ah, yeah. No, I’m gonna have ’em fire up the dimera jet right away then. Yeah, I’ll be there in no time.

Anna: Tony, you’d really go with me?

Tony: Of course. You’re my wife, anna. What’s important to you is important to me. Besides, someone has to take care of you, ’cause the last time you were in europe without me…

Anna: Oh, please, let’s not go there.

Tony: Oh, fine, fine, but just to be on the safe side, I’m just gonna make sure you don’t get yourself into any kind of trouble.

Anna: Oh, darling, no one’s ever taken such good care of me.

Tony: [Chuckles] Oh, now I’m back in the good graces.

[Both chuckle]

Anna: What are you talking about?

Tony: Well, I know you were a little upset with me because I didn’t invest in johnny’s movie. But let’s look at it this way: We have money; we have great success; uh, we have… well, freedom to travel whenever and wherever we please.

Anna: And for a very important reason.

[Both chuckle] And I have a feeling– a very strong feeling– we’re going to be very glad we did.

John: All right, doc. Next stop is zurich.

Marlena: Yes, together. As it should be.

John: As it should be.

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[Soft dramatic music]

Brady: Good night.

Chloe: Night.

Brady: Uh, chloe–sorry. Do you mind if I read something? I’m not sleepy. I just–I’m–

Chloe: Oh, for god’s sake, just come sleep in the bed.

Brady: I don’t want to make you uncomfortable.

Chloe: Just stay on your side.

Brady: Are you–are you– only if you’re sure.

[Sighs]

 

Chloe: What are you doing with that blanket?

Brady: Think of it as the wall of jericho.

[Sighs] This is much nicer. Thank you.

Chloe: Sure.

[Brady sighs]

[Tense music]

 

[Brady exhales deeply]

Johnny: [Sighs] Okay. Uh, she’s not answering your texts. That’s okay, buddy. You just gotta up your game. And…ah. Hey, chanel, it’s me. You know that it’s me because it’s a video of me. Hey, I’m sorry about my sister earlier causing a scene. I just wanted you to look at this face and ask yourself, do I look like a player? No. Do I look like somebody that is aggressive towards women? No, because I’m not at all. I think that women are actually the superior sex and that, you know, we would all be better off if they– if you ran the world, you know? I just think that–

Ej: Quite a performance. I take it that your date didn’t go very well. Hm?

Paulina: Honey, you’re a baker. You gotta be up in five hours.

Chanel: I know, but I’m just trying to figure out how to answer johnny’s text.

Paulina: Whose text?

Chanel: Johnny. Aka giovanni.

Paulina: Oh, right. Giovanni. [Chuckles] Damn, I like saying that. I like saying, “chanel and giovanni” even more.

[Chuckles] Perfect names for a perfect couple.

Chanel: Sorry to disappoint you, but we aren’t any kind of couple, let alone a perfect one.

Paulina: What happened?

Chanel: Allie.

Johnny: Are you jealous or something?

Allie: Don’t be dumb, okay? I’m with tripp, and chanel is my friend, and that’s it.

Johnny: I don’t know if I believe that. And deep down, I don’t think you do either.

Allie: [Sighs]

Nicole: Allie? Allie? Um…

Allie: Hi. Is something wrong with henry?

Nicole: No, no, it’s just that it’s late, and I saw your light on. Is something bothering you?

Allie: Not something. Someone.

Rafe: Good god.

Ava: Nice to see you too.

Rafe: Come on, ava. When a man comes home to find his girlfriend sitting in the dark with a suitcase, he’s not thinking it’s a surprise trip to hawaii.

Ava: No. No, I was waiting to tell you to your face. I’m moving out.

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

[Soft orchestration]

 

Rafe: What you have seen is that nicole and i are friends, but what you have imagined is more than that.

Ava: I’m not imagining it.

[Chuckles] I–it has been in my face for months, and I just have not wanted to see it because I care about you too much.

Rafe: I care about you too.

Ava: I know that. It’s just not enough. I don’t know when you and nicole became more than friends, but you are.

Rafe: Okay, for the last time, there is nothing going on between us.

Ava: Okay, then how come I saw her in your arms this morning?

Brady: You are not making this easy.

Chloe: Mm.

Brady: Oh.

[Light beeps]

[Sighs] What the…?

Philip: Why am i not surprised? As someone who resembles someone else…

Paulina: So giovanni is really johnny dimera?

Chanel: Yeah, his grandfather called him giovanni.

Paulina: I don’t care if he called him tweety bird. It’s the last name that counts. Dimera… as in dimera enterprises, as in the dimeras who have more money than the gdp of a small country?

Chanel: Mama, you should see the house. And they have a butler.

Paulina: They have a seat on the stock exchange. Oh, girl. [Chuckles] Oh, girl, you done good. You’ve learned from your mistakes.

Chanel: Huh?

Paulina: Mm-hmm, this time, when you set out to snag a rich man, you actually made sure that he really is rich. Not like that xavier person.

Chanel: Xander.

Paulina: Whatever.

Chanel: And I didn’t set out to snag a rich man. I didn’t even know johnny had money when I met him. I just liked him.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Well, if you like him poor, then you must be crazy about him rich. [Chuckles]

Chanel: Yeah, but he’s not. He’s on the outs with his dad. I met him too, ej dimera. Not a warm and fuzzy kind of guy. Like, he won’t give johnny any money for his movie.

Paulina: Well, so is johnny down in the dumps about that? Is that what made things hit the skids?

Chanel: No, things hit the skids because… johnny is allie’s twin brother.

Johnny: First of all, I didn’t blow the date, okay? And even if I did, I don’t think it’s that big of a deal to blow a first date. It’s nothing like blowing a marriage. How is mom, anyway? You talk to her lately?

Ej: No, no, I haven’T.

Johnny: I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.

Ej: I think I had it coming to me.

Johnny: Still, it was below the belt.

Ej: I haven’t been exactly marquis of queensbury to you. Sorry.

Johnny: I miss her too.

Ej: I know that. And I haven’t made things any easier for you since you’ve been back.

Johnny: No, no, you’ve been a real jerk, whereas I have been, well, as allie put it, “just like you.”

Ej: [Chuckles]

Johnny: It’s not a compliment.

Ej: I didn’t think it was. Are you and allie not getting along?

Johnny: [Laughs] That would be an understatement, but no.

Chloe: Philip, what the hell are you doing here?

Brady: Trying to make an ass out of himself.

Philip: You really expected me to believe engine trouble in the middle of nowhere?

Brady: I don’t give a damn what you believe or what you don’t believe, philip.

Philip: I knew he was pulling a fast one. I was just trying to get here before it was too late.

Brady: Oh, my gosh, this is adorable, chloe. I think he’s here to defend your virtue.

Philip: No. I’m here to make you pay for whatever happened here tonight. It’s laundry truths, with cat and nat.

Brady: What happened here tonight was I tried unsuccessfully to get some sleep.

Philip: Uh-huh? You were distracted by being in the same bed with chloe.

Chloe: Because there was only one room left here, and I can’t let brady sleep in a chair with his bad back.

Brady: Yeah, acupuncture, yoga, pilates, I’ve tried it all; nothing works.

Chloe: He promised to keep his hands to himself.

Philip: Then why didn’t he? You two were like a pair of spoons.

Chloe: We were not.

Brady: Eh, to be fair, you were snuggled up next to me when he walked–

Chloe: Maybe in my sleep.

[Sighs]

Philip: At least I got here in time.

Chloe: Damn it, philip. There’s nothing going on here. But instead of trusting me, you fly here in a jealous rage?

Philip: It’s not you I don’t trust; it’s him!

Paulina: Allie’s last name is horton, and you’re saying johnny dimera is her twin? With a different last name?

Chanel: They have different fathers.

Paulina: You said they were twins.

Chanel: With different fathers; it can happen.

Paulina: Well, if anything can happen, it does in salem. So how did you find all this out?

Chanel: Well, tripp thought that the four of us should do a double date, so I said, “great,” because, you know, I wanted johnny to meet allie. And that’s when I find out they were twins.

Paulina: Okay, well, then they’re twins. What’s the problem?

Chanel: Well, remember when you told johnny I had kissed a girl?

Paulina: Mm-hmm, that didn’t seem to bother him.

Chanel: No, but then he brought it up with allie and tripp.

Paulina: Yeah, but they already knew, right? So you’re into johnny. Allie’s into trip. What does it matter?

Chanel: It matters to allie. Johnny and I were back at his place, and allie came barging in, and she went off on johnny.

Paulina: About what?

Chanel: She was saying that he’s nothing but a player, and that I needed to run in the other direction.

Ej: Why would allie have a problem with you dating one of her friends?

Johnny: She said it’s because I’m a player, and she doesn’t want me to hurt chanel.

Ej: I know this is just a first impression, but chanel struck me as a young woman who could hold her own. Why would allie think that she needed her protection?

Johnny: I guess ’cause she’s jealous of us.

Ej: Why would she be jealous of her brother dating her best friend?

Johnny: [Sighs] I don’t know. Maybe because her and chanel had a thing.

Ej: A thing?

Johnny: Yeah, I mean, nothing serious. They definitely kissed, but, you know.

Ej: Are you telling me your sister’s gay?

Nicole: So you had no idea johnny was dating chanel?

Allie: No. And johnny was dating chanel the way a jackal dates a gazelle.

Nicole: Ouch, you think that way about your brother, huh?

Allie: I’ve seen him in action, nicole. All he cares about is the chase. He’s no saint, and chanel deserved to know that, so when tripp told me that johnny and chanel almost slept together, I had to go over and warn her.

Nicole: How did that go over?

Allie: Not great. Johnny got really defensive, furious that I’d ruined their romantic evening, but chanel left, so that was good.

Nicole: She just left?

Allie: Yeah, to let johnny and me have it out or whatever.

Nicole: And how did johnny feel about that?

Allie: He had the nerve to call me jealous, like, about chanel, I mean as if my feelings for her go beyond friendship, which is totally ridiculous.

Nicole: Are you sure?

Rafe: You saw nicole in my arms?

Ava: Look, after I stormed out of here this morning, I… I ran into steve, and it was a good thing because… he was really nice to me. He was helpful, surprisingly so.

Rafe: Yeah, that is surprising.

Ava: He reminded me that, um… when I care deeply for someone, that I can become paranoid and obsessed. He told me I should not do that with you.

Rafe: Didn’t see that coming.

Ava: Neither did I. But I thought about what he said. And I came back here to apologize to you. That’s when I saw you and nicole.

Rafe: [Sighs] Right.

Ava: I was upset, and I walked and walked, and I tried to clear my head, and… talked to tripp.

Rafe: About us?

Ava: No. But the entire time that I was there, I couldn’t stop thinking about us and seeing you with nicole so I decided to come home and pack up my bags. So… you can, um… you can finally be with nicole. Bye, rafe.

Rafe: Ava, ava, please–

[Mutters] You’ve got it all wrong.

[Chuckles] You got it all wrong. I was saying goodbye to nicole.

Ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin?

Ava: Goodbye? What do–what do you mean?

Rafe: I told nicole that you and I had a fight about her, and she saw your point of view, and she said that she had been leaning on me too much ever since she lost eric, and that… that wasn’t fair to you.

Ava: She said that?

Rafe: Mm-hmm, and she said that she felt bad about causing the fight between us and she said that, you know, her and I should stay apart so that you and me– so we could, you know, get back on track.

Ava: Wow. That’s very nice of her. It’s not entirely up to her, is it?

Rafe: No.

Ava: What do you want, rafe? Or should I say who do you want? Nicole or me?

Allie: Why would I be jealous of johnny and chanel? I’m with tripp now.

Nicole: I know. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be jealous. You and chanel are close. You shared a lot.

Allie: Yeah, but–

Nicole: Honey, I’m not trying to put you on the spot. I’m just trying to tell you that I understand. I felt the same way when ava told me she was dating rafe.

Allie: Really?

Nicole: Yeah, oh, yeah, and I was really classy about it too. You know, I badmouthed her to rafe, talked about how she was a mafia princess. Not my finest moment. But then I found myself getting all possessive about rafe, and I was… I was jealous of ava being happy.

Allie: [Sighs] You think that’s why I trashed johnny?

Nicole: I don’t know, but I do know that I had to be honest with myself and about how I really felt about rafe.

Allie: I bet he was more than a friend.

Nicole: Listen, you know, I’ve been a mess since I lost eric, and I realized that I– I couldn’t make my stuff an issue for ava and rafe, so I just made the decision to step away from the situation. Look, I’m sorry. I don’t mean to make this about myself, but my point is, you need to be honest about why it bothers you so much that your brother is dating your best friend.

Johnny: No, allie’s not gay. She’s dating tripp.

Ej: Okay, and chanel?

Johnny: No, chanel is not gay either.

Ej: But you said that allie and chanel kissed.

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, they did a couple times.

Ej: So they were just experimenting.

Johnny: I guess. Uh, I mean, allie made it clear to chanel that she just wants to be friends, so…

Ej: Then she shouldn’t have a problem with you seeing chanel.

Johnny: No, no, she shouldn’t, but she does. She’s jealous whether she wants to admit it or not, and that is why she came over here tonight to deliberately make me look bad, try to tell chanel that I’m a player, scare her off.

Ej: [Sighs] Well, given the fact that she’s not here, looks like it worked.

Chanel: So allie told me that johnny’s a total player. All he’s interested in is getting a girl in bed, and then it’s all, “been nice knowing you.”

Paulina: I didn’t get vibe when I met him.

Chanel: Please, you talked to him for all of five minutes. Allie’s known him for her whole life.

Paulina: But I’ve got a sixth sense about people, and I would’ve warned you if I thought that boy was trouble.

Chanel: I know, but I can’t just ignore what allie said. She’s his twin sister.

Paulina: Well, I’d like to think that maybe she’s just looking out for you, or… you know, don’t forget, two of you, you know, you had a thing.

Chanel: Meaning?

Paulina: Meaning is she warning you to stay away from johnny to protect you, or maybe she just wants you for herself.

Philip: I warned you if you touched her, I would kill you.

[Chloe sighs]

Brady: Go ahead and try.

Chloe: Stop it, both of you! Seriously, just stop it! You, this is not funny. And you, you are so far out of line, I could kill you myself. Brady, can you please give us a moment alone?

Brady: Sure. Who needs sleep anyway?

Philip: Chloe, listen–

Chloe: No, no, you listen to me. You’ve crossed a line. Now, you may tell yourself that you’re trying to protect me, but in reality, you are demeaning me. Now, I’m not gonna let your stupid jealousy dictate how I live my life, and if you can’t get past that, then we are through. You got it? To be a thriver

Philip: I got it.

Chloe: Philip, I made a commitment to you, but you got on a plane in the middle of the night and flew to the middle of nowhere because you don’t trust that i can keep that commitment.

Philip: I don’t trust brady.

Chloe: Well, I do. Deal with it.

Philip: [Sighs] Chloe… it’s like brady, he knows how to punch all my buttons. He makes me crazy. I do stupid things sometimes. And I realize now that it makes you think that I don’t trust you, but I do, and I swear… I’ll get over it. I’ve learned my lesson. Now, let’s get out of this god forsaken place.

Chloe: And go where?

Philip: I have a working jet. I’ll take you to new york. Titan has a corporate suite.

Chloe: What about brady?

Philip: He can stay here until his plane gets repaired, meet you in new york tomorrow.

Chloe: Uh, brady and i traveled together on a business trip. I’m not leaving him.

Philip: Okay. He can come with us.

Chloe: No. You can go home, and brady and I will stay here.

Philip: You want me to leave you alone in the same bed with brady?

Chloe: Yeah. Because you trust me, right?

Rafe: What I want is for us to be honest with each other. And I realized that… I think that things between me and nicole got a little more intense than I thought, and… you know, we’re really close, and she was going through hell, and I think that… there was a time when I thought about her maybe as more than a friend. But I don’t think that it would eric not thought that god needed him on the other side of the world and left nicole for a year. I… I don’T. But I do understand how that upset you.

Ava: It’s in your dna to take care of the damsel in distress.

Rafe: Yeah, well, she’s a friend and… she’s unhappy. I was just trying to help her.

Ava: But you ended up falling for her.

Rafe: Uh, okay, okay, you know what? Okay. So maybe I had some thoughts that, um, a friend shouldn’t have for another friend, you know?

Ava: Yeah, I do. I do.

Rafe: Okay. But I never acted on them. Can you honestly standing there look into my eyes and tell me for, as long as we’re going out, however long that that is, that you would never be attracted to another man? And if you were, would you just give up on everything and throw everything away, not try and work things out?

Ava: [Sighs]

Rafe: Yeah. So listen, like I said, nicole, she felt really bad about everything that happened, and we decided that we’re gonna stay apart from each other so you and I can… so we can work things out. Unless, of course, you don’t want that.

Allie: I really thought I was protecting chanel.

Nicole: [Chuckles] You know, she doesn’t really seem like the kind of girl who needs a lot of protecting.

Allie: Yeah, you’re right. I guess I was just telling myself that. God, maybe I was jealous.

Nicole: It happens.

Allie: [Sighs] I feel like a fool. Ugh, and what is tripp gonna think? I ditched him here to go stop chanel from sleeping with johnny.

Nicole: You and tripp have been through worse things.

Allie: And chanel. She was great when I chose tripp over her. How am I gonna fix all of this?

Chanel: You think allie’s jealous of her own brother?

Paulina: I think she’s still into you. You’re fabulous, I know.

Chanel: It’s true.

Paulina: [Chuckles]

Chanel: But she had her chance with me, and she didn’t take it. She said she just wanted to be friends.

Paulina: Friends don’t tell friends who they can and cannot see.

Chanel: I know, but… I’ve had boyfriends as long as I can remember, but I’ve never had a friend like allie. Maybe I should stop seeing johnny.

Johnny: The thing is the way I would hear allie talk about chanel and chanel talk about allie before I knew who they were talking about, sounded like they’re really tight.

Ej: Apparently.

Johnny: No, I mean, like, they’re friends. Chanel trusts allie, so I think she’s gonna believe what allie said.

Ej: Prove her wrong.

Johnny: How? I mean, saying “I’m not a player” is exactly what a player would do.

Ej: Don’t talk about it, but see chanel as often as you can without coming close to making a move on her. Talk more about her than you, ask her questions about her business, what she wants to do next. Make her see that you don’t just wanna get her into bed.

Johnny: But what if she doesn’t want to see me at all.

Ej: Well, I think she’ll want to form her own opinion of you without being swayed by allie even if they are close. But you should probably go slowly with this to begin with. Give her a little breathing space.

Johnny: I can’t believe I’m talking about this with my dad.

Ej: There once was a time when we would talk about everything. I miss that.

Johnny: Yeah, me too.

Ej: Maybe that’s why to come work at dimera. Maybe if we worked together, we can have that back again.

Johnny: [Chuckles] Yeah.

Ej: What’s funny?

Johnny: I’m just trying to figure out which one of us is the player here. Advil dual action fights pain 2 ways.

Ej: What’s that supposed to mean?

Johnny: That all of your parental concern tonight was just a ploy in order to reel me in and get me to do what you want me to do.

Ej: I was not trying to reel you in. I was trying to talk to you.

Johnny: To get what you wanted.

Ej: Yes, yes, to get what I wanted. I want you to know what it really means to be a dimera. It’s not money. It’s not power. It’s family working together. It’s our connection to him.

Johnny: I’m sorry. I just don’t really think I’m the company kind of guy. I’m a filmmaker.

Ej: No, you’re not. You’re a rich kid playing with his phone. Masking movies is a pipe dream. Do you really think chanel is going to fall for a guy who has a dream and can’t make it happen?

Paulina: You want to walk away from a boy that you really like because that’s what allie would want you to do?

Chanel: I’m trying to do the right thing.

Paulina: When I met abe, I probably should have walked away from him too because of his past with tammy, but we both felt that we had something.

Chanel: You also felt he had power with the zoning board.

Paulina: Yes, you’re right. I almost screwed that up, but abey forgave me because we do have something real, and you and johnny, you can have something special too.

Chanel: Yeah, but what if it ends my friendship with allie?

Paulina: Well, if she’s really your friend, that won’t happen. You have a right to be happy, and you don’t need anyone’s permission for that. As long as you don’t step on others, never be afraid to go after what you want.

Nicole: You and tripp are gonna work this out.

Allie: But what about johnny and chanel? I mean, I don’t know how I’m gonna face either of them.

Nicole: Allie, you had a bad night. You messed up. So have they. But you have been a good friend and a great sister, and there’s no way they’re gonna wanna lose you any more than you wanna lose them.

Ava: [Sighs] Um…

[Sighs] I want to be with you… more than anything. Not if you want to be with nicole.

Rafe: Right, uh… honey, one day, I’d like to be friends with nicole again unless, of course, it makes you uncomfortable.

Ava: Rafe, I am not trying to control you. Your feelings are your feelings.

Rafe: I know. Um… that’s not–I was honest with you about nicole, and… now I want to be honest with you about you. You… you are the woman that I want to be with. Okay? I do, you know? Hopefully, we can get past what happened. Yeah?

Ava: [Chuckles]

Rafe: You think you can do that? Hm?

Philip: I do trust you.

Chloe: Then act like you do.

[Knocking at door]

Brady: Sorry, the 15-year-old night manager informed me that waiting in the lobby, as I was, is loitering, and she was gonna call the cops, so…

Chloe: That’s okay. Philip was just leaving.

Brady: Oh, that’s a shame ’cause I hear they got a hell of an omelet station at the breakfast buffet tomorrow.

Philip: I hope you have a productive meeting tomorrow. I can’t wait for you to come home.

Brady: Well… you wanna try this again?

Chloe: [Sighs]

[Tender music]

 

Ava: I do want to be with you.

Rafe: Okay. Okay, then you… I can’t tell you how happy that makes me.

Ava: [Chuckles] You know, it’s just that, um… I’ve never felt with any other man the way that I feel with you. And so when I knew that you wanted her, it just… it just hurt.

[Chuckles]

Rafe: Yeah. Do you know what? We can make this work. I think we can, and… every couple has its share of ups and downs, right? I mean, they have since the beginning of time. It’s just…how you deal with the downs that matters. Right?

Ava: Yeah, well, I deal with the downs by screaming and threatening to move out.

Rafe: Yeah.

[Chuckles]

Ava: [Chuckles] Can you deal with that?

Rafe: Maybe, like, half the time.

Ava: [Chuckles] Rafe…

Rafe: Yeah?

Ava: Can you take my bag up for me? I need to unpack.

Rafe: I thought you’d never ask.

 

Nicole: Okay, listen, you and I should get some sleep.

Allie: Yeah. Thank you for listening. And for everything you’ve done for me and henry.

Nicole: It’s my pleasure. Look, honey, you are gonna get through this. I know it. You sleep tight.

Allie: Okay.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Oh, I know I’ve been tough on you, but never doubt how much I love you.

Chanel: I love you too, mama.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Oh, mm, mm.

Johnny: No, you’re wrong ’cause if there is anybody who understands what it’s like to have a dream, it’s chanel. She wanted to start her own bakery, and she didn’t let anyone or anything get in her way. So I’m gonna make my movie, and when my film opens, chanel’s gonna be right there with me.

Ej: Mm. Well, when she wants nothing to do with you, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

[Dramatic music]

Brady: What are you doing?

Chloe: Isn’t it obvious? I’m making a bed on the floor. My back is fine.

[Soft dramatic music]

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