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GH Transcript Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Posted on August 10, 2022August 14, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

a strawberry margarita for the madam. Um… everyone take off? Maxie went to work. Sam was meeting up with dante to get a bite to eat at the restaurant.

[ Clicks tongue ] What was that with spinelli? He’s into you, like I told you. I mean, I can see the appeal. I don’t blame him. So spinelli warned me away from you because he was jealous? You’ve never had two men fight over you before?

[ Chuckles ] I’m not a chew toy. Did spinelli put up a fight or did he bow out gracefully? Let’s just say he left. Disappointed? Me and spinelli? Definite no. Good, ’cause spinelli won’t be bothering you anymore. So where do you want to go on our second date? And who is this, britta? Aren’t you going to introduce us? Spinelli sure left in a hurry. Do you think cody warned him off britt? Oh, well, I don’t think cody is spinelli’s favorite person, and the fact that they both apparently like britt probably helps with the, uh, sense of animosity happening. Spinelli just doesn’t seem like britt’s type. Hmm. She’s — she’s just too… both: Cold. Vicious. Wow. Oh. At least I know what you think about britt. And you. Look, I don’t think there’s really any shot of britt and spinelli being a couple, so I wouldn’t worry about that. I’m going to call him just to make sure. Are you really that worried about spinelli, or are you really trying that hard to avoid talking about us moving in together? Mia: Your thoughts?

[ Sighs ] Well, I can see where I went wrong when I was planning the elq/aurora merger. And how valentin was able to get around you. I was just seeing what I wanted to see, you know?

[ Sighs ] I just — my whole plan hinged on ned reacting exactly the way that I wanted him to. I truly believed that he would put his own selfish interests aside for the good of the family, whereas valentin… valentin was a realist, and he met ned where he was, and he gave him what he really wanted. Very clear-eyed assessment. Mm. I think it’s important to look at what happened so you can avoid it in the future. But I will say that I am reframing this. This was not a failure. This was just a setback. Good. That sounds positive. I’m determined to come back stronger, and so will aurora. Telling you, valentin better watch his back. Uh, okay. So, what do you want to do first — mat work or go straight to the weights? Why are you so enthusiastic? I mean, can’t we go and have tea and scones first instead? Are you kidding? You didn’t see how all these women were checking mac out at the pool. I have to stay on my toes. Are you joking? He only has eyes for you. Please. Well, after all this talk about retirement, why do I feel so old? He wants to retire? Well, not yet, but he’s considering the possibility in a few years. Oh, good. ‘Cause a mac at home with nothing to do is going to drive you bonkers. I know. Can you see it? The two of us sitting on the porch in our rocking chairs. No. [ Chuckles ] But you have that other gig, right? You’re doing the open mic night at the haunted star? You don’t even know how to be bored. Yeah, I have to admit, I do like open mic night. And, you know, of course, I do enjoy spending time with my grandchildren. They keep me busy. But still… what? You’re restless? Have you thought any more about going back to pi work? Why? Does the wsb need help?

[ Chuckles ] Or is it personal? Do you want me to find out what valentin is really up to? Hey, scotty, welcome back. Ah, hi! Hi, ava. How you doing? Good. How’s serena? Well, she can’t go back to denmark again, so I told her to go elsewhere to save the whales. In fact, I told her to go down to florida and save the manatees for a while and not to get in any trouble. Okay, well, what happens if she gets arrested again? Then I will go and i will get her out of trouble. Yes, you will. She’s very lucky that she has a father who will drop everything to help her. Yes. I keep telling her that all the time. And how’s — how’s liesl? Liesl? Liesl is fine. Fine, fine. Here we go. Good. There we go. Sit down. Liesl — I can’t wait for our homecoming tonight. You — you haven’t seen her yet? Uh, no.

[ Clears throat ] I stopped by to talk about our five-course meal for tonight. Well, actually, it’s six courses, if you know what I mean. Oh, good grief. That’s tmi. But I’m — I’m pleased that things are going so well between the two of you. Okay, well, thank you. And what about you and nikolas? I got word from martin grey’s office that they’d sent the divorce papers to wyndemere. But nothing was filed, so I guess you haven’t signed anything. Does that mean that that whole cockamamie idea of you and nikolas getting divorced and then getting remarried, has that changed? Well… things have, uh, definitely changed, but the divorce is happening. So, I’m — I’m glad you came by, because, you know, we really haven’t had a conversation since the last time we had one at the metro court pool. Oh. When you said that, um, our relationship will never just be about the two of us, that carly will always have a part in our lives — that conversation? I bel– nina, I believe that, and I can live with that because you’re worth it to me. But what you didn’t say to me is — are — am I worth it to you? Well, sonny, you didn’t give me a chance because you just left. Because I wanted you to think about it. I wanted you to, you know, be sure.

[ Sighs ] Have you made up your mind?

thank you there, chief. So, what did I miss while I was gone? Ava: Esme was trying to leave. And s-she had a letter that she didn’t want me to see, and we were fighting over it, and she just…went over. I don’t see her anywhere. Okay. Whoa, whoa. Don’t call the police. What? They will think that you pushed esme over the parapet. What’d you miss? I don’t even know where to start.

[ Sighs ] Ava, I’ve been looking for you everywhere. We need to talk… alone. Well, maybe she doesn’t want to be alone with you. Actually, I’m — I’m glad you’re here. I am giving you exactly what you want. That’s great.

[ Breathes deeply ] The divorce papers? Have you a pen? Yeah, I always have a pen. Here. Ava… thank you. Ava, don’t do this. Come on, ava. This isn’t what you really want. Alright. Your turn. I’m not signing. Cody, this is my mother, dr. Liesl obrecht. Mother, this is cody bell. A pleasure to meet you, dr. Obrecht. The pleasure’s all mine, and please call me liesl.

[ Chuckles ] Did I hear you say something about a second date? Mother, stop. Stop what? Am I not allowed to engage in conversation with your friends? Is there something I’m missing here? Oh, my daughter doesn’t like me interfering in her love life. There is no love life. Unfortunately, I am too busy to screen britta’s potential beau. She has so many. Oh, I can — I can imagine.

[ Chuckles ] Cody, do me a favor and go for a walk. I need to speak with my mother. Of course. Um, liesl, would you like a drink? A frozen margarita, perhaps? An iced tea would be delightful, cody.

[ Chuckles ] Of course, of course. Thank you. Thank you, mother. Could you make me look more pathetic? No, I’ve done nothing but think about us moving in together since you asked me at the hatchet range. Ah. That — yeah, that was pretty romantic of me, huh? Aww. Come on, it was sweet and spontaneous. Yeah. But I think it was pretty obvious that it caught me by surprise. Uh, now that I’ve had a minute to think about it…

[Breathes deeply] …I do have some questions.

[ Sniffles ] Fire away. Okay, question number one. Mm-hmm. Where would we live?

[ Breathes sharply ] Well, I was thinking, you know, there’s a lot of room at my place, and danny and rocco, I mean, they — they can walk to school from there. Yeah, true.

[ Chuckles ] Well, that was an overwhelmingly positive response. You’re not comfortable in my place, are you? Is that why we spend all our time together at your place? I think your home is beautiful. Mm-hmm. And you’re right, it’s in a great location, but… …yeah, I’m — I’m just not comfortable there. Why not? Because it’s lulu’s home. Valentin, we’re actually in the middle of something here. You’re mia lombardi, aren’t you? Ohh. I’m valentin cassadine. We’ve never actually met. Your reputation precedes you. I’ve just never found myself needing an executive coaching service before. Really? Just because you think you don’t doesn’t mean you won’t need a consultation at some point. Oh, fair enough. But right now, my holdings are doing really well. In fact, my company’s extremely strong. Well, markets are very volatile at the moment. Fortunes can change in a flash. What’s that saying? “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure”? Well, you would know. I would say that complacency is why you failed to merge with my company. Mm. Am I interrupting? Hello, carly. I’m surprised to see you here. Really? Why? The metro court is still port charles’ premier restaurant, and I’m sure olivia will make sure it maintains that standard. I’m sure olivia will — with nina’s help. Mm. You here alone? ‘Cause there’s a table right by the kitchen that’s perfect for you. No, I’m actually meeting someone. Thank you. Mia, it was a pleasure. Nicely done. You know, I have thought a lot about what you said, you know, that carly will always be part of our lives. I even talked to aunt liesl about it. Do I want to know what she says? Well, she reminded me that you and carly could always reconcile, like you’ve done many, many times before. Your aunt doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Well, I don’t know about that. You know, I’m not —

[ Sighs ] I’m not so worried about carly. I’m concentrated on us. I tainted our relationship in nixon falls with all my lies and because I wanted to try to keep us separate from the rest of the world. So you want our relationship to be separate? Is that what you’re saying? It would be so easy to do that. But we can’t, can we? That’s not reality. I used to say that we would be together no matter what anyone else thought. Listen to me. No one’s opinion matters. You know what opinions matter? Our opinion. That’s it. That’s true in principle. But in reality, not so much. You know, sonny, we are not the two people who lived in that bubble in nixon falls. We aren’T. Our relationship has changed. For better or for worse?

So, you know, I asked valentin about the discrepancies between the dates that he left the clinic and he returned here to port charles. Did he tell you where he was? Yeah. He said he transferred to another facility in order to finish out his recovery. Sounds plausible. You don’t believe him?

[ Scoffs ] I think the more important question is, do you? I just finished reading a very interesting article about the toll excessive litigation is taking on our legal system. Now, I’m sure you would agree with me that it’s in everyone’s best interests for nonviolent offenders to pay a fine rather than serve a — a costly prison sentence. Yes. Well, of course my great-nephew falls into that category. But as you will remember, spencer went straight back to spring ridge the minute he had finished paying his respects to his late departed mother at her gravesite. Well, I’m sorry that you feel that way, governor. That’s obviously a difference in opinion we have, which means that I may have to rethink my rather generous donation I was planning to give to your re-election campaign. Well, why don’t you do that? Why don’t you give it some more thought? I look forward to hearing from you. I heard about spencer’s little field trip to courtney’s grave. I assume you had something to do with that. Well, you know I, uh, take an interest in my family — in spencer, natasha, nikolas, you, charlotte. Oh, by the way, I had a very nice conversation with charlotte this morning. So this divorce was your big idea, nikolas. Uh, now you’ve changed your mind? Circumstances changed. Sure did. What’s that supposed to mean? Esme prince. Can we not have this conversation? She left town. Well, that should be good news. Esme didn’t seem, uh, right. So you guys should be doing the can-can. It’s bad news for trina. What are you talking about? I will fill you in — in private.

[ Sighs ] Scotty, would you mind? Yeah, sure, ava. Anything for you. What is this about trina?

[ Sighs ] Apparently, spencer was trying to get esme to exonerate trina. Oh, I knew he was up to something. He was only pretending to be on esme’s side. In fact, he was setting her up. He wanted to trick esme into believing he was on her side. Hmm. Like father, like son.

[ Sighs ] The point is, I hoped everyone would be so relieved that esme was gone that no one would question her departure or expend much energy trying to find her, but spencer insists on finding her. He refuses to let it go, which is why you and i have to stay married. I’m so sorry. Where are my manners? Carly corinthos, this is mia lombardi. Yes, I know. Mia’s the person I’m meeting with. Oh. Carly and I have an appointment. That’s right. But if you guys aren’t finished, I can wait at the bar. No, no, no, no. Mia and I were just wrapping up when valentin came over here to gloat. Here, come, sit down. Take my seat. Thank you. Alright. Mia gets my five-star recommendation. Some clients are a delight to work with. Uh, yeah, drew’s pretty special, and his recommendation goes a long way with me. Okay, so, you’ve seen my web page. You’ve looked at my reviews. Mm-hmm. What else do you need to know before you hire me? What can executive coaching actually do for me? Okay, let’s start with the basics. What are your goals? To get back what I lost — and more. Alright. I’m gonna get a refill. Do you want one? No, sonny, come on, come on. You know what? I think I’m just — I’m saying this wrong. So you’re not dumping me? Is that what you’re — well, technically, I don’t think I can dump you because we were never a thing. Not nina and sonny. Okay, so why don’t we — you — why don’t we explore nina and sonny in port charles? Do you want to do that or not? Okay. We’re — we’re not separate from the rest of the world, and I have to just give up this fantasy that… you’re my safe haven, where I can go to and none of my troubles exist. Listen, what we had in nixon falls, we can’t have that, okay? But that — that — that time in our lives, that could be part of us. We can build on that as long as you’re willing… to take a chance.

Talking about? I only want to help you, not humiliate you. Mentioning possible romantic rivals will show cody how desirable you are. If only you weren’t making the whole thing up. I made nothing up. You may not have any suitors at present, but you’ve had them in the past. I wanted cody to know he has rivals. He strikes me as the competitive type. Why didn’t you tell me about him? I knew you’d overreact, which, oh, gee, what a surprise, you did. I was being friendly. Will you at least tell me how you and cody met? Hm? Society setups.

[ Laughs ] I knew it! He’s very handsome. He is easy on the eyes.

[ Ch uckling ] But he –he is far from a mother’s dream. Okay? He has no permanent home or job. He bounces around from town to town. He’s a terrible card player, and he often smells like a horse. Excuse me? Cody works at the quartermaine stables. Oh, so he does have a job. Wait. Mother, you’re only hearing what you want to hear. Cody is far from perfect. Who is? Give cody a chance. Have some fun. You don’t have to marry the man. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you happy, britta. I just want someone who can make you smile. Dante: Why didn’t you say something? Because I know you don’t like to talk about lulu, and I was just respecting your privacy. I talk about lulu. As rocco’s mom, but not as your ex-wife, the woman that you loved for years. I thought it was poor form to talk about your ex. Lulu wasn’t completely your ex. I mean, yes, you were divorced, but…you had plenty of unfinished business. I am enjoying getting to know my granddaughter better. Oh, she loved the new riding boots you sent her, by the way, though she was a little disappointed you couldn’t visit her in person. She did explain to me that you’ve been, hmm, rather busy lately. I couldn’t tell her the whole story, could I? That my father has put her in a school that’s denying me access, that I’m not allowed physical contact with my only child. Oh, these little details would only upset her. Charlotte is absolutely thriving in her school. So much so that there’s really no reason she shouldn’t stay there indefinitely. Why? Why are you keeping her as leverage against me? I’ve done everything you’ve demanded. But have you really? Then why is laura collins still alive? She’s in italy, consumed by the needs of her mother. She’s not in port charles, investigating the death of luke spencer. Yes, well, I suppose that is a kind of stopgap for the moment. But you are usually more successful in your endeavors. Which leads me to wonder whether you are as cooperative as you claim to be. I will do anything to protect my daughter. You know that. I’ve cooperated fully. What about anna devane? Is she still asking questions? Anna: I don’t know why valentin would lie to me. I’m not saying that he has. I’m just saying that I have the impression that you’re not satisfied with valentin’s explanation. No, I’m not. Not completely. But then, I’ve always kind of accepted the fact that we don’t necessarily share every aspect of our lives with each other. That’s just not who we are. You know, I’ve certainly withheld stuff. Probably still withholding. But, uh… I can’t — I can’t really find fault with him for not being completely forthcoming. Still, a part of you does blame him. Oh, I know. Yes! I hate that about myself. Yeah. I mean, look, something went on when he was away from port charles. And I don’t know what it was. So does that really matter? Well, you do enjoy spending time with him. Yes, I do. He’s so charming. And he’s really smart and… very challenging. And sexy.

[ Laughs ] Yeah. Ah. I don’t know. Maybe mystery is really just part of the package. Or… I could be looking for an excuse not to get closer to him because, you know, my break-up with finn was just so unbearable to me that I don’t want to hurt myself again. Do you want an excuse to dump valentin? I don’ t know. I mean, I’ve –I’ve really thought about that. But, no, I-I-I want him in my life. I do. I should just look past all these unanswered questions. Right? Ava, if people are searching for esme, you and I have to stick together. One has nothing to do with the other. W-we don’t even know if esme is dead or alive. No one has seen or heard from her since she fell off the parapet. To me, that means she is dead. It is only a matter of time before her body is found. And if you admit to knowing that esme and I slept together, that gives you motive to have pushed her to her death. So you think the safest thing to do then is to pretend that our marriage is okay?

[ Sighs ] And as your husband, I can’t be compelled to testify against you, should it come to that. No, it — well, it won’T. I didn’t do anything. I’m innocent. Oh, just like trina? If I could turn back the clock and never invite esme into my home, I would do it in a heartbeat. Mm.

[ Sighs ] I know how badly I hurt you… but, please, let me help you. You don’t have to do this alone. Well, thank you so much, mia. I will be in touch. Drew, I will see you next week. Yes. Carly. Yes. So? Mm. Good meeting? Yes. I really like mia. She asks hard questions. Mm-hmm. She asks the right questions. It was her idea to — to merge aurora and elq. That didn’t turn out so well.

[ Chuckles ] It was a good idea. It was a really good idea. I just dropped the ball, that’s all. Well, no one could have predicted that ned was going to turn against his family and side with valentin. As much as elq is a family business, the q’s — they put business first. Yeah, and their own self-interest. Exactly. Would you like to join me?

[ Clicks tongue ] I would love to. If I wasn’t so caught up in contributing to the family, improving my self-worth, I wouldn’t — I don’t think I would have underestimated ned’s dissatisfaction. Okay, as mia would ask, what are your goals? First… stop making assumptions. Second… go after what I want. Which means? No more mr. Nice guy. Ms. Reeves, mr. Corinthos, a source told me you were here. Mind if I ask you a few questions? Yeah. You know what? Uh, I know the owner, and she wouldn’t mind if I — oh. Don’t! Okay, look, look, look. I only want to comment about sasha gilmore’s shockingly violent attack on the press. You know, we would think about commenting if there was any real press around. Oh, very funny, coming from someone who lives in a glass house. I am just doing my job. Harassing people isn’t doing your job. You would know. Tell me — any, uh, warehouse explosions lately, sonny? Sonny, sonny, please. If anyone was facing charges, it’s not sasha, it’s you. Are you saying I should forgive ms. Gilmore, like sonny forgave you for what you did to him and his family? Okay, I’m out, I’m out.

[ Groans ] Smoltz. Well, he just proved my point that we can’t avoid the rest of the world.

What’s going on here? I-I got to get to liesl. What’s the verdict? Nikolas and I are not getting divorced, but I’m keeping the papers. Thank you, scott. Ah, I’ll never understand you two. At least I got some billable hours here, so I can get that motorcycle I want. Now, listen, take care of her. She’s very precious to me. To me, as well. Don’t think this means all is forgiven. I’m just protecting myself. As much as I hate to admit it, your argument has merit. I was very open about my hatred for esme. The staff heard us fighting and the fact that you slept with the tramp gives me ample motive to want to kill her. But me saying that I didn’t do it is gonna convince exactly nobody, so out of self-preservation, I will remain mrs. Cassadine. Well, whatever the reason, thank you for not going through the divorce. Now, let’s go home.

[ Sighs ] Think again, buckaroo. I’m not going anywhere. Sometimes I believe,

liebchen, that you’ve forgotten what fun is like. No, I haven’T. Cody’s fun… when he’s not annoying the hell out of me. Glad to hear it. I must admit, I was second-guessing the wisdom of hiring zelda after you ended up in the pool at that society setups mixer. But that was just a ridiculous publicity stunt. Who parachutes out of a plane onto a hotel roof? Cody: That would be me. You’re the dummkopf who landed on my daughter? Not deliberately. I often work as a stuntman. Sounds dangerous. Not really. I’m pretty highly trained.

[ Sighs ] How exhilarating. Sounds like you know how to enjoy life, liesl. Adrenaline is its own reward. Have you tried cave-diving by any chance? Oh, okay. That’s enough. Enough bonding. Mother, what are you doing here? Were you looking for me?

[ Sighs ] Sorry, liebchen. My schnitzel is back in town. Don’t call scott that, please. We’re meeting here for a romantic reunion.

[ Sighs ] My sweetheart and I have some special plans. Otherwise, I’d ask you and my britta to join us. Well, you know, britt and i are just getting to know each other better, but, uh, I don’t know, maybe the third date? Lulu’s entire life is unfinished, um… until she gets out of that coma. Hey, so many people were hurt when cyrus ordered julian to blow up the floating rib. Lulu should be living her life, not lying in a bed. And rocco should have his mother and laura her daughter. And, yeah, I miss lulu.

[ Breathes sharply ] I’m probably always going to miss her. But that part of us… the part of us that was a couple, that — that was over. She had moved on. Please don’t let lulu… come between us, okay? I don’t want to lose you.

[ Sighs ] Hey. I don’t want to lose you, either. Okay? I think we subconsciously didn’t talk about lulu because things are really great between us. Yeah. You know, why rock the boat? It is kind of strange we only talked about it once, and then that was at the beginning of our relationship. Mm. I think we have some things to work out before we book moving trucks. Maybe. Yeah. But I want to make one thing perfectly clear. You look like you need this. Thank you. Alright, so… I should just look past all of these unanswered questions with valentin, right? And please don’t ask me again how that makes me feel, because I actually just want the opinion of a good friend to tell me what to do. Okay, well, in that case, trust your instincts. You know how well you can read people. Uh, peter august, anyone? Well, yes and no. There were mitigating circumstances when it comes to peter. Like you believing that he was your son. Uh, is this supposed to make me feel better? ‘Cause it’s not. Would tea and scones at the metro court help? It might.

[ Chuckles ] Come on. Back to you. Are you satisfied with valentin’s explanation that he went to another clinic before coming home? No. Then go find out the truth for yourself.

I have anna well in hand. So she’s no longer checking up on you behind your back? She’s an intelligent, well-trained agent. She knew that I was hiding something from her. Like a quick trip to tahiti. I covered. The story that I’d been transferred to a second clinic, I think that it calmed her doubts. And you’re convinced that she’s no longer suspicious? Valentin: I haven’t lied to you. No, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Omission?

[ Scoffs ] Okay. Okay. Sure. I’ve held things back — things that I wish I could tell you, but I just can’T. Anna and I understand each other. The situation has been dealt with. How? She’s not going to be asking any more questions. Forgive me if I’m not convinced. It was lovely meeting you, cody, but I must go and track down my missing sch– boyfriend. Later, my liebchen. I really like your mother. She’s a pistol. I think you mean bulldozer. Strong women don’t bother me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be interested in you. You still bothered by that hack smoltz? Smoltz — even his name annoys me. It’s just an ugly part of the world that we’re going to have to contend with. Hey.

[ Sighs ] We did. He’s gone. We’re still standing because what we have is real and it — it can’t be separate anymore. It shouldn’t be. Okay. If this is going to work, I got to be nina, you got to be sonny — and everything that it entails. Face the world head on.

[ Breathes sharply ] I’m ready for it. I mean, I’m welcoming it. You know why? Mm? Because you’re worth it. I promise you, I am going to be brave from now on. I am damn proud to be with you, sonny corinthos. Damn proud. I’m yours. If you’ll still have me.

I like the idea of you taking charge. Mm. Just promise me you won’t model after edward. Ohh. I know I’ve already told you that. Me going after what I want doesn’t mean becoming a complete jerk. You promise you’ll stay true to yourself? Always. Mia thinks you’re charming.

[ Scoffs ] Really? Yeah. She’s been nothing but professional with me. Mm-hmm.

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ] Look, if you decide to work with her, I bet you she’s going to help you. Yeah. [ Sighs ] I-I just, um… I need to figure out what’s next for me. You will. And when you do, there’ll be no stopping you. I’m a very patient man. So you let me know when you want to move in together. You sure about that? Yeah. Sam, I love you. And I want a life with you, and I don’t care what it looks like. Good, ’cause I love you, too. That’s good.

[ Cellphone chimes ] No.

[ Groans ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Breathes sharply ] I bet it’s the station. It’s the station. I got to go. Okay. As long as you come back. Oh, no worries about that. Okay. Go.

[ Both laughing ] Ah!

[ Laughs ] I thought we agreed — I will accept your help, nikolas, but living in that house with you where we were so happy, I can’t do it. But the point is to present a united front. What will people think if you’re not living at wyndemere with me? What — what’s our explanation? I don’t know. That’s your problem. Figure it out. Where are we going, my little schnitzel? Act casual. Casual? Oh, you’re still here. And she’s back. Scott, this is cody bell. Cody, this is scott baldwin. Cody bell, put it here.

[ Chuckles ] Oh. I, um, I know you, right? You’re that lawyer that advertises on the — the bus benches, right?Yeah, I advertise everywhere. Here’s my card, in case you ever need it.

[ Chuckles ] I have wanted to do this for a long time.

[ Grunts ] I’m really sorry that I ever hesitated. I want to be with you. Why’d you take so long?

[ Chuckles ]

There you appear by my side thanks for your honesty. I mean, you know, look, valentin and I, we don’t have to share everything, but my intuition is telling me that whatever he’s holding back is important. And — and I-I think I just needed encouragement in order to move forward.

[ Chuckles ] Well, you have as much encouragement as you need, and then some. Whatever valentin’s hiding, I need to find out what it is. Everything I know about anna devane suggests she could be a real problem. I’ll handle her. Yes, you will. For now. Valentin. You and I need to get a few things straight.

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Days Transcript Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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Jada: Nice to meet you, belle.

Belle: You too, detective hunter. Are you new in town?

Jada: I am. And, please, call me jada.

Belle: Oh, well, welcome to salem, jada. Again, I’m sorry to interrupt. I’ll just let you two get back to work.

Jada: No, no, no, you’re fine. I’m actually on my way out. I have somewhere to be. So shawn’s all yours. See you later, partner.

Shawn: Right. I hope that it’s all right that I referred to you as my wife.

Belle: Of course. I mean, technically, we are still married. And it was really nice to hear. I missed it.

Nicole: Hey.

Eric: Stranger. How’s the ankle?

Nicole: It is better. And I am ready to ditch these things soon.

Eric: I’m sure you will.

Nicole: Yeah.

Eric: Yeah, well, hey, um, better head in.

Nicole: Eric, wait. I just wanted to tell you that you look good. I mean, is that a new shirt?

Eric: Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Nicole: I thought so. I mean, not that I’m familiar with your wardrobe, obviously, but I had a feeling that that was new.

Eric: It is, thank you.

Nicole: Anyway, yeah, yeah, you look good.

Eric: Thanks.

Nicole: Guess you’re really going all out for your big date.

Rafe: When did you become such a cynic about love?

Gabi: Well, maybe when my husband was shot and killed.

Rafe: Okay, but you did find love, with jake.

Gabi: That wasn’t– that wasn’t the same. I realize that in a lot of ways I was trying to recreate what I had with his twin brother.

Rafe: Yeah, well, I mean, it doesn’t mean that you should give up on finding love, right? I mean, what about li?

Gabi: I’m just– I’m not sure about that. I mean, we’re having fun, I like him, but I don’t know if we’ll ever really be a thing. I don’t know.

Rafe: Okay. Well, you never know, right? Give it time. I mean, you and stefan– you didn’t guys love each other at first, did you?

Gabi: No, I hated his guts, and the feeling was definitely mutual. Somehow, we fell in love, and we were so happy. And then he was just… gone. It’s not fair, rafe. Why couldn’t I have gotten more time with him?

Rolf: Mr. Shin. I was wondering when you might look in.

Li: Well, you know me. I like to keep an eye on all of dimera enterprises’ assets. Hope you found everything to be in working order on your return.

Rolf: Yes. Yes, your medical staff appears to have done an adequate job. Thank you for providing the funding for the lab while I was unfortunately incarcerated.

Li: Of course. What could be more important than saving the life of stefano dimera’s son?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kristen: I just came from the basic black office, and much to my surprise, it was deserted. And then I find the two of you here, together. Oh, I can’t wait to hear the excuse you cooked up for abandoning work.

Brady: Well, we could say the same thing about you. You’ve been awol for about a day and a half. Where have you been?

Li: It’s funny. When I first uncovered the slush fund for this secret lab, I had all these wild ideas what it might be for. Nuclear weapons, a cure for cancer. Or, knowing this family, something far more sinister. But then I came here and found stefan dimera being kept alive by a mechanical heart. And I must admit, it was far more fantastical, and quite frankly, creepier than anything I’d imagined. And I dare say I did see opportunity… the possibility to leverage some power in the family. After all, this is stefano’s son, his namesake. That has to be worth something, right? So, yes, I continue to fund this operation and awaited your release from prison.

Rolf: You did the right thing.

Li: Did I? So you’re saying it was a good idea that I placed all of this trust in you, only to find out you’ve been holding out on me?

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

Li: Oh, no? Then I assume you were just about to tell me. You put jake’s heart in stefan’s body.

[Dramatic music]

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Rolf: Jake’s heart in stefan’s body? What makes you think I’ve done such a thing?

Li: Well, I’m no doctor. Maybe it’s just a businessman’s intuition. Or would you believe I’ve been calling a lot of those psychic hotlines lately? Oh, you know what? I remember. It was all the surveillance cameras I had installed while you were away. It was that I watched as you and kristen wheeled in jake’s lifeless body and I watched as you wheeled him back out again later, a nasty scar running down his chest.

Rolf: And I was just about to tell you–

Li: I can’t wait to hear this.

Rolf: But I– I didn’t think it was prudent to inform you until I was certain that the procedure was a success. Until then, I thought it best to keep it just between myself and kristen. No one else knows, I assure you. Not even stefan’s brothers.

Li: For future reference, rolf, don’t ever keep me out of the loop, you hear me? As far as you’re concerned, I am the loop.

Rolf: Yes, sir.

Li: I would hate for your funding to suddenly dry up, for all of your work to just disappear.

Rolf: Message received.

Li: Good. Well, now that we’ve got that cleared up, was it a success?

Rolf: Oh, yes. Yes, it was a great success. I just need to give stefan time to acclimate to his new heart, and then I’ll take him off the anesthesia.

Li: How much time are you talking about? When do you get to have your dr. Frankenstein moment?

Rolf: I’d say an hour or two. And then stefan O. Dimera will make his return to the living.

Li: Impressive. It’s very impressive. But I’m afraid that doesn’t work for me.

Gabi: What is up with all the romantic advice? Are you some sort of expert now that you’re married? You growing cupid wings back there?

Rafe: No, no wings. But, you know, I do have a bow and arrow. It’s in the closet somewhere.

Gabi: Where’s the diaper?

Rafe: Oh, wow. Really? Is it such a crime that I want my sister to be as happy as I am?

Gabi: I am happy! Happy enough!

Rafe: Oh, happy enough. That’s wonderful. Great. Okay. I guess cupid’s work is done here.

Gabi: All right, okay. Look, I promise not to be a pessimist, and I will try to believe I’ll find love again. There, you happy now?

Rafe: Happy enough.

Gabi: [Laughs] Cupid’s got jokes now. Great. No, but you know what? You’re right. Maybe li and I will get serious. I mean, we do have a great time when we’re together. The sex is off the charts.

Rafe: No. No, no. Please. I do not–I do not need to hear about that, okay?

Gabi: You were the one poking around in my love life.

Rafe: Okay, that’s all good, but I do not need to–

Gabi: I will say, my one complaint is that he’s a little hard to read. You know, I’m not sure if he’s just guarded or if he has something to hide.

Rafe: Oh, cupid doesn’t like that.

Gabi: I mean, it’s probably nothing, it’s just, you know me. We’re talking about me here. I tend to read far too much into things and–

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Gabi: Okay, exhibit a, I overheard him saying “I love you” to somebody on the phone, and I jumped to secret girlfriend.

Rafe: Not a far leap.

Gabi: It was his mother.

Rafe: Definitely a smaller leap.

Gabi: Suffice to say, I am the evel knievel of jumping to conclusions.

Rafe: Yeah, well, you’re not alone.

Eric: So how did you know…

Nicole: I’m stalking you. It’s just a bad joke. I’m kidding. No, I went to the station yesterday to visit rafe, and I overheard you and the detective making plans, so…

Eric: Why didn’t you say hello?

Nicole: Oh, yeah, the key ingredient when setting up a date with a new person, the ex-wife. Mm-hmm. I don’t think jada would’ve been thrilled. Or maybe she would’ve. I don’t know. Can you imagine anything more awkward?

Eric: I suppose you’re right.

Nicole: Yeah.

Jada: Hi, eric.

Eric: Hi.

Jada: Mrs. Hernandez.

Nicole: Oh, goodness, please call me nicole.

Jada: Nicole.

Nicole: Yeah.

Jada: Sorry I’m early, but I was trapped in an awkward position at the station, and I needed to get the hell up out of there.

Nicole: Yeah, I know the feeling.

Shawn: So… what brings you here?

Belle: Well, I knew it was your first day back, and I wanted to see how you were doing.

Shawn: Well, to be honest, I had a rough night. You know, I woke up in the middle of the night to imaginary cries. I ran down to the crib, and I was half-asleep, only to realize that–

Belle: Right. Shawn, I’m so sorry.

Shawn: You know, I’m glad to be back at work. So it’s good. It’ll take my mind off of it. So how was your morning?

Belle: Oh, well, it was kind of crazy, actually. We had to resolve a lot of legal issues around jake dimera’s death.

Kristen: Well, in case you haven’t heard, my brother was shot in broad daylight, and I wasn’t aware that I needed an employee’s permission to take time out to mourn him.

Chloe: I’m really sorry about what happened with jake, but I didn’t think you two were particularly close.

Kristen: I’m not talking to you. In fact, I came to talk to brady in private. Now, if you don’t mind–

Brady: Don’t treat chloe like that.

Kristen: Well, now that I’m overseeing your company, I can treat chloe any way I’d like while she’s on the clock. Now, chloe, I need to see the merino deal. So if you could send me the file right away…

Chloe: Are you serious?

Kristen: I would hate to write you up again.

Brady: Kristen.

Chloe: No, it’s okay, brady. I would be more than happy to send you that file.

[Uneasy music]

Brady: Was that necessary?

Kristen: Necessary? No. Fun?

[Laughs] You bet your ass.

Brady: Kristen, well, we’re in private now, so what is it? What is it you want to talk about?

Kristen: Us. Shingles.

Shawn: So jake dimera married ava vitali right before he died?

Belle: Apparently. And he didn’t leave a will, so she inherited all of his dimera stock.

Shawn: Fun.

Belle: That’s not really the word that I would use. And needless to say, ej wasn’t pleased, so–

Shawn: Right. So, you know, how are things with you and ej?

Belle: Awkward, but cordial. It was the first time we’d seen each other since I ended things.

Shawn: I see.

Belle: He did ask if you and I were getting back together.

Shawn: And?

Belle: And I told him the truth, that I don’t know. But I do know that I love you, and, well, if it’s all right with you, I’d like to move home.

Jada: There was this weird tension when shawn introduced me to his wife.

Eric: Belle.

Jada: You know her?

Eric: Belle’s my sister. Shawn’s my brother-in-law. Unfortunately, they are separated.

Jada: Ah. So that’s what shawn meant when he said the marriage was complicated.

Eric: Yeah. You have no idea. But shawn, you know what? You’re gonna love working with him. He’s a good guy.

Jada: Yeah, he seems like it.

Eric: Well, now that you’ve got your work situation together, why don’t we work on helping your living situation?

Jada: Absolutely.

Eric: You want to see the room?

Jada: Oh, yes.

Eric: Good.

Jada: Business first, and then after that, we can get started with our lunch date?

Eric: Yeah, let me just grab the key behind the bar.

Jada: Okay.

Chloe: Nicole, hey!

Nicole: Oh, gosh!

Chloe: I’m so glad I ran into you. I’m sorry, did I scare you?

Nicole: No, it’s okay.

Chloe: What are you doing?

Nicole: Nothing. No, I was just fixing my makeup.

Chloe: Oh, well, you look fabulous to me.

Nicole: Thanks. So what’s up?

Chloe: Well, brady and i just had a run-in with guess-who. I left brady with kristen, but in the meantime, I need to send her the files to the merino project. Do you have the latest version?

Nicole: I do, right here in my laptop.

Chloe: Okay, great. Is there any way you can email them to me right now so I can go save brady from her?

Nicole: Sure. Yeah. Hey, you know what? Why don’t we go inside? I’ll pull up the files and get you all set.

Chloe: Oh, great. Thank you.

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Chloe: Do you need any help?

Nicole: Oh, well, I got three legs at the moment. Ready to get rid of these things.

[Soft music playing]

Rafe: And when I saw nicole in eric’s arms, I kind of lost it. He had just rescued her from a life-threatening situation, and all I could think was “get your damn hands off of her.”

Gabi: But now you know.

Rafe: Yeah, well, to be honest, my jealousy didn’t end there. You know, because now I had to go after the guy who had just attacked nicole, and that’s when eric volunteered to take nicole to the hospital and make sure her ankle was checked out and– yeah, I did not like seeing them together like that. Yeah, so just– I mean, just please tell me I’m just being an insecure fool.

Gabi: Not necessarily.

Rolf: I thought you and i were on the same page, that we must do everything possible to revive stefano’s namesake.

Li: Yes, I was totally on board, at first. But since then, I’ve become personally involved with stefan’s widow.

Rolf: You and gabi hernandez?

Li: We’ve become pretty close over the past few months. And if she suddenly finds her long-lost love alive and well and strolling through the square, then she’ll go running back into his arms in an instant, and I’ll be left in the cold. I’m not about to let that happen.

Rolf: So? What are you suggesting?

Li: I need our patient to have an unexpected setback.

Rolf: Are you asking me to pull the plug on stefan?

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Eric: All right, here we are. Like I said, it’s nothing too fancy, but the rent is reasonable. And there’s nothing better than waking up to the smell of bacon and coffee from the kitchen downstairs. You know what? I’ll even throw in the family discount.

Jada: You got a brady guarantee?

Eric: My name’s not on the sign for nothing.

Jada: So which room has your name on it?

Eric: I’m literally right down the hall. You can just holler if you need anything.

Jada: You don’t think that’ll be an issue? I mean, what if our date is a complete disaster?

Eric: We’re gonna be fine.

Jada: Okay, mr. Confident. Well, in that case, I have two questions.

Eric: Shoot.

Jada: One, can I change the artwork? It’s a little too holiday inn for me.

Eric: I painted those.

Jada: You did not.

Eric: No, I didn’T. Of course. Of course you can redecorate however you like. And the second question?

Jada: How soon can I move in?

[Uneasy music]

Chloe: You good?

Nicole: Yeah, thanks. I can’t believe this.

Chloe: I know. Kristen is being so unreasonable, and I don’t see any light at the end of this tunnel.

Nicole: Yeah, that’s awful too. I was talking about eric.

Chloe: Oh, what about him?

Nicole: Well, he’s on a date. That new detective, jada hunter.

Chloe: Oh, I was wondering who that was. So what’s the problem?

Nicole: Um, hello? They just went upstairs? I mean, they’re on their first date. They just went right past lunch and straight for dessert.

Chloe: So you think they’re having sex?

Nicole: Well, I doubt they’re playing checkers.

Chloe: Come on, it’s eric. He’s not the type of guy who’ll jump into bed with someone he just met.

Nicole: I mean, he did just get out of the priesthood.

Chloe: Okay, okay, say that you’re right, say they’re hooking up. What’s it to you? I mean, you are married to rafe, right?

Gabi: I’m not saying you have anything to worry about. I’m just saying it’s only natural to feel a little threatened by eric. I mean, nicole and eric were each other’s first loves, and obviously, they have a bond, a strong bond that could never be broken.

Rafe: Well, okay, great. Excuse me while I throw myself out that window.

Gabi: However, they had their shot at happily ever after, and it ended in divorce. Will told me they couldn’t make it work because they were too completely different people, and that has not changed.

Rafe: You know, I would just feel so much better if eric was still a priest and living halfway around the world.

Gabi: Excuse me, do not sell yourself short, cupid. You are a catch too. Okay, any woman would be lucky to have such a great guy like you. Nicole made a very smart choice. Don’t you forget that. Come here. Get over here.

Rafe: Okay.

Rolf: This is stefano dimera’s son, and I refuse to take his life, and I won’t allow you to do it either! I’m a man of science, but I have to resort to fisticuffs, huh, I will.

Li: Relax, rolf. You can put your dukes down. I’m no killer.

Rolf: But you said–

Li: I’m merely asking you to slow down stefan’s recovery. You can bring him back to life eventually, just not today. I need more time to strategize about how to deal with his return, both personally and professionally.

Rolf: What about kristen? I told her to expect stefan’s resurrection in a couple of hours.

Li: Well, science is tricky, especially that of the “mad” persuasion. Tell her you made a slight miscalculation.

Rolf: I’m not mad. And I never miscalculate.

Li: Look, I don’t care what you tell her. But until I say otherwise, stefan dimera remains on ice.

Brady: There is no us. See, that was easy. Conversation’s over.

Kristen: Whether you like it or not, brady, there will always be an us. We share a child. And I have waited long enough to see her. It’s time you bring her back from california.

Brady: She’s having a really good time in california with tate and theresa.

Kristen: Oh, wow, yeah, and knowing theresa, she probably has our daughter addicted to drugs by now.

Brady: Stop! That’s not fair.

Kristen: Oh, no, you wanna know what’s not fair? What’s not fair is that I am free, I’m finally free, and I still don’t get to see my daughter. Brady, I miss my little girl. And I know she misses me too.

Brady: Fine. Fine, I’ll bring her home. But I’m not about to start taking demands from you about her. She is our daughter, but I have full custody. Don’t forget that.

Kristen: How could I?

Brady: However, you’ve always been a good mother to her. I know that. So I may be willing to reexamine our custody arrangement under one condition, kristen.

Kristen: And what’s that?

Brady: I’ll give you shared custody, but if and only if you resign from basic black and you leave chloe and me the hell alone.

Shawn: You want to move back home?

Belle: Well, I know that you’re hurting and, well, I want to be there for you. And I thought, you know, we could work on our marriage. And just so you know, I’m not expecting things to just go back to the way they were. I thought, you know, I could sleep in claire’s room at first.

Shawn: So, yeah, I’m– separate rooms at first, but you’re gonna be home. And we’re gonna be under the same roof again, so–

Belle: I thought it’d be a good place to start. So what do you think?

Shawn: I think I’d like that very much.

Nicole: Just because I’m not married to eric anymore, I– look, I still care about him, okay? I don’t want to see him get hurt.

Chloe: You’re afraid he’s gonna throw out his back or something?

Nicole: Ha-ha. It’s not funny. You know what I mean.

Chloe: Oh, come on, he just met this woman. You think she’s gonna break his heart already?

Nicole: Or–I don’t know. He barely knows her, so…

Chloe: Oh, my god. You’re right. You know what? I think she’s probably a serial killer, and she’s looking to kill an ex-priest.

Nicole: You are not helping at all.

Chloe: Oh, there they are. So she didn’t kill him. That must mean that they were– well, it was pretty quick. Eric must be out of practice.

Nicole: Quiet. They’re coming over here.

Eric: Hi.

Nicole: Hi.

Chloe: Hey, hi. Eric, hey, how are you?

Eric: Good, chloe. It’s nice to see you.

Chloe: Nice to see you. Who’s your friend?

Eric: This is jada hunter. This is chloe lane. She’s dating my brother.

Jada: Oh.

Chloe: Nice to meet you, jada.

Jada: You too.

Chloe: Haven’t I seen you around the salem inn?

Jada: Yes, I’ve been staying there since I got to town.

Eric: Yeah, she’ll be renting a room upstairs. I just finished giving her the tour.

Chloe: Oh. That’s nice. Well, it was nice to meet you.

Jada: Likewise. And I hope I can see you somewhere besides the salem inn.

Chloe: I’m sure we will.

Eric: Good to see you all. We’ll be going.

Chloe: Okay, goodbye, guys.

Nicole: Bye.

Chloe: She seems lovely, for a serial killer. Oh, come on. At least they weren’t having sex.

Nicole: Oh, no, they’re just living together.

Rolf: Exactly how long do you want me to keep him sedated?

Li: We’ll have to play it by ear for now. Things at dimera have been a little chaotic over the past few years, to say the least. I want to make sure stefan’s return has the desired impact. It’s supposed to be good for the company, and me. Not to mention my relationship with gabi.

Rolf: I never liked that woman.

Li: I’m aware. You nearly got her thrown in prison a few years ago, for purposefully giving her the wrong drug for jake.

Rolf: I did enjoy playing mind games with that annoying shrew.

Li: Easy, dr. Rolf.

Rolf: Yes, of course, sir. But I can’t honestly can’t comprehend what stefan saw in her. She wasn’t right for him.

Li: On that, we agree. All the more reason to go along with my plan. After I solidify my relationship with gabi, she’ll want nothing to do with stefan. Sound good?

Rolf: Keeping stefan sedated will give him more time to heal. That I have no problem with. However, I’m not the one pushing for immediacy. And I don’t like the idea of lying to kristen. To be perfectly frank, that woman scares me.

Li: Yes. She’s a wild card. But I can assure you, rolf, I’m the one you should be afraid of.

Kristen: Wow. You’re seriously using our daughter as leverage against me?

Brady: You forced my hand. Kristen, I don’t want to be negotiating with you like this, but you’re the one that decided to insinuate yourself into my workplace.

Kristen: Yeah, well, a woman’s got to make a living.

Brady: Oh, stop. All you want to do is torment chloe and me. And I have a news flash for you. I’m not gonna sit around and let you harass the woman that I happen to love. So if you want custody of your daughter, you’ll quit!

Kristen: Wow, I have to admit, I’m impressed, brady. I mean, that was a gutsy move. Something that I would do. I have to respect that.

Brady: Hmm. So we have a deal, right?

Kristen: No. You can take your deal and shove it. We women are in the know about everything.

Shawn: I’m–I’m really happy that you’re coming back home, belle. And I think you’re right. I think it’s best that we– you know, we take this slowly.

Belle: Well, I’m glad we’re on the same page. There is one other thing I want to say just to clear the air–

Shawn: No, you don’t have to do–

Belle: Shawn, listen. For months, I thought that jan’s baby was the source of all our problems, and I’ll admit that there were times that I wished that he wasn’t a part of our lives, but I never, ever wanted you to lose him like that.

Shawn: Thank you. I appreciate that.

[Tender music]

[Knock at door]

Rafe: Yeah, come in.

Nicole: Hi.

Rafe: Oh, well, this is a nice surprise. What are you doing here?

Nicole: Well, I was missing my husband, and I thought I’d hobble over here and say hi.

Rafe: Well, I’m glad you did. Hey. Can I take these?

Nicole: Well, sure.

Rafe: I got you. There we go.

Nicole: Thank you, honey.

Rafe: Aww.

Nicole: Okay.

Rafe: There we go. Hi.

Nicole: Hi. Oh, by the way, I met gabi’s new man, li shin. You work with him, don’t you?

Nicole: Yes, he’s attended a few basic black meetings. Seems like a good guy.

Rafe: Yeah. So I hope you’re not upset, but I did invite them over for dinner sometime soon.

Nicole: Yeah, okay, sounds good.

Rafe: Great. Good, good. So how’s your morning going?

Nicole: It’s pretty good. Yeah. Nothing unusual.

Jada: It’s nice you and your ex-wife get along so well. When me and my ex are together, it’s still major drama.

Eric: So you were married?

Jada: For several years.

Eric: May I ask what happened?

Jada: We were both very career-driven people, and we just saw each other less and less. When we did find time to be together, all we did was argue. If I was hot, he was cold. If I wanted a dog, he wanted a cat.

Eric: I’m more of a dog person, myself.

Jada: I knew I liked you.

Brady: I can’t believe that you were willing to give up custody of your daughter out of sheer pettiness.

Kristen: Who says I’m willing to give up custody? See, now that I’ve got a full pardon from the governor, I intended to open up our current arrangement anyway. See, any decent lawyer should be able to get me shared custody now that my record is wiped clean.

Brady: I will fight it.

Kristen: You’ll lose. So, no, brady, I’m not quitting my job, especially now that I need to provide for rachel.

Brady: Okay. Then I guess I’ll see you in court.

Kristen: I’m looking forward to it. Let me know when rachel’s back in town.

[Tense music]

This is the sound of better breathing.

Belle: If it’s all right with you, I’ll bring my things over after work.

Shawn: Yeah, that works for me. I’ll make dinner. You know, I can grill some steaks.

Belle: Oh, yes, let’s sit outside and eat. I missed my garden.

Shawn: Perfect.

Belle: Good. I’ll see you tonight.

[Tender music]

Eric: I would like to propose a toast. To better artwork and warmer temperatures and furry little friends. Oh, last but not least, new beginnings.

Jada: I’ll drink to that.

[Soft woodwind music]

Chloe: Hey. So how did things go with kristen?

Brady: I tried to get her to quit. She didn’t go for it.

Chloe: Things are never gonna be easy with her, are they?

Brady: I may’ve lost this round, but I promise you, I’m never going to let her come between us. Okay?

Kristen: Are you ready to wake stefan up?

Rolf: Actually, I’ve been monitoring his vitals, and the numbers aren’t what I would like them to be. I think we should wait.

Kristen: What? For how long?

Rolf: That’s hard to say. Could be a while.

Kristen: I don’t like what I’m hearing, rolf.

Rolf: Don’t worry, this phoenix will still rise from the ashes, but only when the time is right.

[Eerie music]

Li: Someone’s making herself at home.

Gabi: You like it?

Li: I love it. I’m glad I got to meet your brother today. Sorry I had to run.

Gabi: Oh, he understood. But he’s very serious about having dinner with him and his wife.

Li: Hmm. Are you okay taking that step? Me breaking bread with your family?

Gabi: Why wouldn’t I be?

Li: Well, I’ve told you I’m all in, but I wasn’t sure if you were.

Gabi: Actually, I’ve given this a lot of thought, and I want to see where this relationship can go.

Li: You have no idea how happy I am to hear that.

[Sinister music]

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B&B Transcript Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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Li: I was fighting to keep my son alive.

Steffy: And I will be forever grateful to you for that. But to keep me in the dark all this time? Knowing what finn’s loss did to me and my children? How cruel could you be?

Li: You want to talk about cruel? Cruel is having doctors give up on your only child. Cruel is having to deal with a monster like sheila carter when your entire focus should be on helping your son pull through. I was pushed to my limits!

Steffy: So was I. I was pushed to the limits of my grief!

Li: I’m sorry for that. I’m sorry for all of your pain. But I will never apologize for what I had to do to save my son!

Taylor: Steffy’s world is right again.

Ridge: And her mother can’t stop smiling.

Taylor: Well, neither can her father.

Ridge: Feels good, doesn’t it?

Taylor: It does. Celebrating steffy and finn. He– he’s back, he’s alive! He’s back where he belongs.

Ridge: Doesn’t get better than that.

Taylor: Or does it? You wanna talk about that kiss?

Brooke: Ridge’s focus is where it should be right now, with his daughter and the joy that she’s feeling. The joy that we’re all feeling. And once finn and steffy’s lives settle down, then our lives will settle down too.

Hope: Okay.

Brooke: Ridge is still my husband and he’s here taking care of me and I do feel the love. There is nothing or no one who could keep us apart.

Hope: I really hope you’re right, mom. It’s just… what you were saying earlier about ridge not having recommitted to you yet.

>>Brooke: What I said, honey, is that I believe ridge is going to make a real commitment soon. He’s just not quite there yet.

Hope: Okay, so once things get back to normal, then… you will both focus on getting your marriage back.

Brooke: Yes of course. We still have a marriage, it’s just we haven’t been able to spend much time together because of all of this. We haven’t been able to focus on each other, but I’m sure that will happen. Just right now, I want ridge to be able to spend time with his other family. His son-in-law practically just came back from the grave. And steffy is thrilled and so are the– the kids. Ridge is happy.

Liam: Taylor, too.

Brooke: Yes of course and I’m happy too. I know that ridge is committed to me. There’s nothing that could ever change that.

Ridge: You wanna talk about the kiss?

>>Taylor: Yeah.

Ridge: I… I…

Taylor: Okay, okay. Maybe we should just forget it ever happened.

Ridge: Well, I can’t do that.

Steffy: I’m not asking for an apology, li. I just want to know why, why you didn’t tell me about finn?

Li: You were fighting for your own life. You weren’t even conscious. It was hardly the time to say–

Steffy: After I woke up. After I was out of danger and recovering. Do you know what a difference it would’ve made to know that finn was still here? Instead of being told he was gone?

Li: By then sheila was in the picture, and I just–

Steffy: Okay, I– I get that there’s extenuating circumstances. But still… there was so much heartache. Grief so deep I didn’t know if I could make it through.

Li: The only thing I was focused on was finn. I thought you said you were grateful to me?

Steffy: I am. I am grateful beyond words. But it still doesn’t justify letting the children and me suffer. Hi, my name’s steve.

Ridge: Steffy finding her family like that, was amazing.

Taylor: Yes, yes, it was amazing. Steffy has suffered for so long, you know, but watching her walk through that hotel suite, holding finn’s hand and that the pure joy and happiness that was radiating on her face–

Ridge: And love.

Taylor: And love, so much love. They have so much love for each other, kelly and hayes. You, me, steffy, thomas, phoebe, they’ll always be the best part of us ridge. We did good.

Ridge: We did, I agree.

Taylor: You know I said I wanted to give them some time–

Ridge: But you want to go check on them–

Taylor: I’m dying.

>Ridge: Well then you should go. And you know, like, you said… times like these, it seems like anything’s possible.

Brooke: Nothing came of that picture you posted. Ridge wasn’t pleased but we talked it out.

Hope: Are you sure?

Liam: Yo! Your– your mom just told you it’s fine, take the W. Don’t go looking for trouble, esp– especially not now, right? When we should be celebrating steffy and her family being reunited and the joy that that brings us.

Hope: No, you’re right, you’re right. Although, I do wonder about one thing, or, one person. Li. How does steffy feel about her now, knowing that her mother-in-law kept the truth about finn, from her, all this time?

Steffy: All I ever did was love your son.

Li: I know. But you have to understand what finn’s life was like before he met you. Before you brought the chaos and drama.

Steffy: Sheila brought that. If she’d never shown up–

Li: She did! And look what happened… I came within a breath of losing my son forever.

Steffy: You saved him though. But yet you didn’t see fit to tell me. If you were going to tell anyone, it should’ve been–

Li: All right, steffy, fine, fine. Maybe in hindsight, I should’ve done things differently. But, I didn’t have the luxury of time to think it all through clearly. I was absorbed with finn. Doing everything in my power to keep him with us. Which I did. Why don’t you focus on that? Your husband is with you, hayes has his daddy. That’s all we should be concerned about.

Taylor: Steffy? Is everything okay? Li?

Taylor: You confronted her about what she did with finn, huh?

Hope: Liam and I are so excited to see steffy and finn.

Brooke: Me too, but they need their “alone time” first.

Liam: Yeah, yeah, no, no they do, they need a minute but– but, whenever they resurface, I think we should throw them like the biggest party ever.

Ridge: I’m up for that.

Hope: Oh my gosh, ridge, hey. We were just talking about everything that’s happened.

Brooke: And how steffy’s life is whole again.

Liam: Yeah, we’re so excited for, well for steffy and finn and the kids. But also for you and taylor.

>>Ridge: Well, I appreciate that. It’s an amazing time for my family.

Hope: I can only imagine, I mean, that must’ve been such an amazing experience. For you, for taylor.

Ridge: I’m– I’m glad you’re here.

Liam: Wha–, er, what’s up?

Ridge: Just want to thank you for being so kind to steffy when she thought she lost her husband and, and letting her take kelly overseas. You didn’t know how long it was gonna be before you’d see your daughter again and you put steffy first and I’m grateful for that. And I am grateful to your father for what he did, bringing finn to steffy.

>Liam: Have you told him that?

Ridge: He knows how I feel.

Hope: So does this mean you two are best friends now?

Ridge: Yeah, we’re thinking of getting a place together.

Brooke: Well, the important thing is that bill found finn and got him to steffy as soon as possible.

Ridge: It was the reunion of a lifetime.

Hope: Gosh, what a moment that must have been. Steffy seeing finn alive, realizing that he wasn’t lost to her after all.

Brooke: Because of li. She single-handedly kept her son from slipping away.

Liam: Yeah, that’s the thing though li, would do anything for finn and obviously did. But yeah, I’m kinda with hope on this one, I don’t really understand why she had to keep the truth about him from everyone as long as she did.

Hope: Well, I’m sure li had her reasons. But to keep that from steffy, all that time. I can only imagine it’s going to create a strain in their relationship.

Steffy: Part of me wants to just scream at li, for not telling me that finn was alive. Like she says that she knows that I was suffering. That my heart broke for kelly and hayes, but does she really know that? Does she know that I was drowning in grief?

Taylor: Oh, honey.

Steffy: She got to see finn. She got to touch him. She got to hear him breathe. She had hope. I didn’t have hope because I didn’t know the truth. Like what am I supposed to do with this mom? How am I supposed to forgive her?

Taylor: Tell me– tell me everything she said?

Steffy: Li thinks finn’s life would be less “complicated” if he hadn’t met me. Got involved in our family, which I think is the most, it’s the craziest thing I have ever heard. We are not responsible for sheila having an affair with jack! Sheila being finn’s birth mother! Sheila showing up– showing up at our wedding! Like, we had nothing to do with that!

Taylor: No, no, and I– I have some questions for li myself. And I know your father does too. Oh, honey, I know how frustrated you are with all of this, especially with this narrative that li is using as an excuse of why she had finn. But… but she saved finn’s life. That’s what we’re focusing on, right? It’s truly is a miracle.

Steffy: Uh huh. And I will be forever grateful for that. Finn didn’t die in the alley. My worst nightmare is now my… now my greatest joy. I have my husband back. My family and my future couldn’t be brighter. (Nathan m) secondhand smoke

Liam: I just couldn’t get a gauge, you know, could you, like, like how ridge actually feels about what li did? ‘Cause, on the one hand, you know, I’m sure he’s grateful that she– she saved him. But li also could’ve just told steffy and that would’ve changed every– what?

Hope: Don’t take this the wrong way, but I don’t want to talk about ridge or li or my mom anymore. The kids are out of the house, we are all alone, and you know what that means?

Brooke: So, how does it feel?

Ridge: What?

Brooke: After all the worry about steffy and the kids, to know that you don’t have to worry anymore?

Ridge: Ah, come on, you’re always going to worry about your kids, right? Doesn’t matter if they’re doing well or not.

Brooke: Well, that’s true.

Ridge: But I know what you mean. A whole, big weight has been lifted.

Brooke: That’s good. I really am happy for you. You know, wereally haven’t been able to “celebrate” your return, since you’ve been back. I think we should remedy that.

Taylor: Well, I’m glad that finn’s getting checked out to make sure that he’s healing properly.

Steffy: Oh, thank you.

Taylor: You’re welcome.

Steffy: Yeah, I know. So, what’s going on with you?

Taylor: Not much. I mean, I am just– just happy and concentrating on my– my daughter’s happiness,

Steffy: I– I love that… but, I can tell there’s something going on, there’s something on your mind.

Taylor: There’s always something on my mind but I just– I want you to concentrate on finn and your beautiful family.

Steffy: I can also concentrate on my beautiful, talented mom. I’m gonna keep asking, if there’s something going on with you, I’m gonna keep nagging–

Taylor: Fine! It has to do with your father and me.

Steffy: You and dad?

Taylor: Mm-hmm.

Steffy: Uh huh?

Taylor: Okay, but before I tell you I want to paint the picture.

Steffy: Okay.

Taylor: Okay, so, ridge and I were feeling very euphoric when we were in monaco. Right? We were filled with joy and happiness for you, knowing that you had reconnected with finn and… we kind of got swept up in a moment.

Steffy: Swept up, how?

Taylor: Well, we were in this– this breathtaking setting and you know we were, we were feeling very, very connected after what we had just experienced together. It was very significant and very, very powerful and… I guess… we just kissed.

Steffy: You and dad?

Taylor: Yeah, it was a really good kiss, it was– yeah.

Steffy: That’s wonderful.

Taylor: I mean–

Steffy: I’m, I’m– no, I’m really, I’m really happy for you. You already know what my next question is gonna be.

Steffy and taylor: What does this mean for you and dad?

Brooke: Ridge, I know you better than anybody. What’s going on?

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Phyllis: Hey.

Diane: Hi.

Phyllis: Oh, good on you, keeping your workouts in.

Diane: No. You’re right. I do need to stay fit for Harrison’s sake. He’s needed extra attention from his Dee-Dee after the shock of Ashland’s death. It’s been really hard for him to process.

Phyllis: Oh, yeah.

Diane: Yeah.

Phyllis: It’s really hard for children to deal with grief. That’s why all of us as parents — we make sure that we’re there for them to prevent them from any unnecessary trauma.

Diane: Hmm.

Phyllis: Mm. But Kyle and summer — they’re amazing.

Diane: Oh, yeah. They’re excellent parents. You know what? I-I better get to it. I’m on a gym break from my job at Marchetti. I have to tell you, it is such an invigorating environment, and working with my son is incredible. You know what, Phyllis? My new life in Genoa City is better than I could have ever dreamed.

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Phyllis: Ah. You know, it’s funny because, from my vantage point, it seems like anything is possible. I’m starting to feel like the world is my oyster. Do you know what I mean? Like something is about to change that’s gonna be spectacular.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

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Phyllis: Oh, it’s Summer. How funny. Oh, she has a proposition for me. I need to talk to her. Toodles.

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Nikki: Oh, how adorable were johnny and katie heading off for their ride?

Victor: Well, I think being at home agrees with them.

Nikki: If I didn’t have meetings in town, I would have joined them.

Victor: I got to tell you, I’m happy that victoria decided to come live with us for a while. I love hearing the kids run around, play around, have all the noise they make.

Nikki: Yeah. They do seem a little subdued, though, which is perfectly normal. No matter what we thought of ashland, he was their stepfather.

Victor: Oh, sweetheart. Having that bastard gone forever is something we shouldn’t mourn, you know?

Nikki: Now, the way you say that…

Victor: Say what?

Nikki: I don’t know. You just seem very pleased with yourself.

Victor: What, that ashland locke is gone? Makes me very happy.

Nikki: It’s actually more than that. It’s more like triumph.

Victor: I think you’re imagining things.

Nikki: Well, then why is it every time ashland’s name is brought up, you seem to be taking credit for his demise?

Victoria: Oh. Chance.

Chance: Victoria.

Victoria: How long have you been waiting outside?

Chance: I just arrived. Why do you look so upset?

Victoria: Uh…a deal that i thought I had in the bag suddenly isn’t, so I was headed out to handle it. So, if you’ll excuse me.

Chance: I’m glad I caught you, since you weren’t around yesterday. I’d like to talk to you a little bit more about ashland’s death.

Nick: What now? How many times do we have to go over this?

Chance: As many times as it takes to get to the bottom of what really happened.

Jack: Come on. Come on. Yes! Yes!

Traci: Harrison!

Jack: Way to go, buddy! Did you see him just score that goal?

Traci: I did! Oh, my gosh, he’s a natural athlete.

[ Both laugh ]

Jack: He’s pretty good at pee-wee soccer, I’ll tell you that. You know, I’ve given some thought to, uh, coaching.

Traci: Are you serious?

Jack: You think I can’t keep up?

Traci: I think you’re gonna run these children ragged.

Jack: Yeah, that’s more like it.

Traci: [ Laughs ] So, how’s that gonna work? You know, I know that you’re alone at the top now, right? You were able to take on that responsibility so that kyle could move over to marchetti. So, how’s this working, you spending more time with your grandson than behind your desk?

Jack: Are you accusing me of neglecting the family business?

Kyle: Thank you. Two coffees, please.

Summer: God. Poor harrison. Do you think that he’s beginning to understand?

Kyle: That he’ll never see father again? I think it’ll take some time to sink in.

Summer: Yeah, you’re probably right about that.

Kyle: I’m just glad my mother and dad are around. They both love spending time with him.

Summer: It is a relief to know that he’s being well taken care of when we can’t be with him ourselves, especially right now.

Kyle: Yeah. Work’s been a bit crazy.

Summer: Actually, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about a new hire.

Kyle: What job are you referring to?

Summer: The new executive position overseeing marchetti home.

Kyle: Has the headhunter come up with a candidate yet?

Summer: Not exactly.

Kyle: Hmm. Who do you have in mind?

Summer: My mom.

Phyllis: Hey.

Diane: Hi.

Phyllis: Oh, good on you, keeping your workouts in.

Diane: No. You’re right. I do need to stay fit for harrison’s sake. He’s needed extra attention from his dee dee after the shock of ashland’s death. It’s been really hard for him to process.

Phyllis: Oh, yeah.

Diane: Yeah.

Phyllis: It’s really hard for children to deal with grief. That’s why all of us as parents — we make sure that we’re there for them to prevent them from any unnecessary trauma.

Diane: Hmm.

Phyllis: Mm. But kyle and summer — they’re amazing.

Diane: Oh, yeah. They’re excellent parents. You know what? I-I better get to it. I’m on a gym break from my job at marchetti. I have to tell you, it is such an invigorating environment, and working with my son is incredible. You know what, phyllis? My new life in genoa city is better than I could have ever dreamed. Yeah.

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Victor: My baby, with all due respect, I think that’s utter nonsense, alright? It had nothing to do with ashland locke’s demise. He’s responsible for that.

Nikki: His death would seem to be the result of a great many poor choices.

Victor: I’m glad he’s gone. So, as far as I’m concerned, he is where he should be, where i always thought he would be.

Nikki: And newman is stronger than ever thanks to the merger with ashland’s company.

Victor: Yeah. And don’t forget that bastard tried to take everything away om me, okay? Everything. Don’t forget that. He’s exactly where he belongs to be — on a cold slab in a damn morgue, waiting for a pauper’s burial.

Victoria: What makes you think there’s anything to get to the bottom of?

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Chance: Something about ashland’s death just — it didn’t sit right with me. And I believe you two feel the same way. That’s why I continue to dig. So, victoria, you — you called me that night because you thought ashland was dead on your living room floor. And now you two step outside. You clear your heads. You’re stunned to come back inside and find him gone, right? So, I’m here to just follow up on all this confusion. I mean, you were convinced that he was in no shape to get up and leave, let alone make it to his car and drive off, right?

Victoria: Look, we have been through all of this before. There’s no other conclusion, unless you’ve come up with some other evidence.

Chance: I have. Two separate eyewitnesses spotted a vehicle matching the description of ashland’s rental car at a gas station across the street from your south end of the property.

Nick: Well, that makes sense. If it was his car, it’s consistent with what we know happened.

Victoria: So, what? So, you believe you know where ashland parked his car. How does that change anything?

Chance: Well, I don’t want to get ahead of all the facts here. I just want to confirm your version of the story so I can write my final report.

Victoria: Okay. And?

Chance: Well, I just came from your house, where I walked the distance from your back door to that gas station. It’s over half a mile. Thick woods. Then you add in the intense wind that was blowing that night. I tell you, it just seems tough for someone weak from head trauma.

Victoria: After the violent encounter that we had, I’m sure he was full of adrenaline. I know that nicholas and I were.

Chance: Look… I would feel so much better if i could just put this thing to rest and prove that ashland walked to that gas station. But right now…I can’T.

Kyle: Your mother working at marchetti alongside my mother? Do you seriously think that’s a wise idea?

Summer: She made a pretty good case for it.

Kyle: You’ve been trying to keep the peace. This is like handing phyllis a grenade and pulling the pin.

Summer: Look, I know that their positions would require some overlap, but maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe working together will force them to be on their best behavior.

Kyle: Babe, as much as I love your optimism —

Summer: Just hear me out. I wasn’t sure about this at first, either, but mom really regrets turning down that marketing position that i offered her, and now she wants to join our team.

Kyle: Why would she want to do this now when she didn’t before?

Summer: Well, the last position was in milan. Now it’s in genoa city. It’s a lot different.

Kyle: Well, what about her hotel?

Summer: She says that the place practically runs itself and she’s ready for a change. Plus, she’s recently gotten a great offer to sell it.

Kyle: Really?

Summer: Yeah. Somebody looking to acquire a high-end hotel. It’s actually what got me thinking about her for this position.

Kyle: I’m not seeing the connection between consumer products and hospitality.

Summer: Babe, my mom is a talented businesswoman. She built the grand phoenix into a well-known luxury lifestyle brand. She oversaw all of the decorating. She has a great eye for design, and she has exquisite taste. I mean, she has more than proven her creative abilities with programs like escape club.

Kyle: Yeah, I hadn’t thought about it from that angle. I… I guess she’s qualified.

Summer: And best of all, this would give us an opportunity to work together in a field that we both love. Plus, it’s not like hiring my mom is an act of charity. She’s gonna work her tail off, and she brings an enormous amount to the table.

Kyle: [ Sighs ]

Summer: Look, I get it. This could be the worst idea in the world.

Kyle: Or…it could wind up being one of the best.

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Summer: Wow. So, I convinced you that we should hire my mom?

Kyle: You’re right. Phyllis could be an asset. Her experience is legit, and she does have talent. But there would have to be a condition to any offer we make.

Summer: Go on.

Kyle: We want to keep phyllis from becoming a liability. That’s why I like your plan. If phyllis is working side by side with us, we can keep an eye on her, see if her real agenda is to cause trouble with my mom. Any problems, she’s out the door.

Summer: I don’t want to hire her under false pretenses, though, offer her a job just to spy on her, especially not in a role as important as this one.

Kyle: No, we won’t mislead her. We’ll tell her the truth — that we don’t trust her when it comes to my mom. That way, she’ll be on notice right from the get-go and she gets what she claims to want — to work with you. But she will have to agree to stay away from my mom unless they need to collaborate.

Summer: So, what about if, when you tell diane that my mom’s coming on board, you give her the exact same message, let her know that, effective immediately, we have a zero-tolerance policy for incivility at marchetti. That way, if she tries to beat my mom or make her look bad, out she goes. And we can let them both know that we’ve given them each identical warnings.

Kyle: Hmm. Deal.

Traci: [ Laughs ] No, I’m not suggesting that you’re slacking off. I’m just wondering how that’s gonna work, you know, spending all of this time with your grandson.

Jack: My executive team knows they can get a hold of me by cell any time they want. And, yes, I have made harrison a priority.

Traci: Yes! That’s it!

Jack: Oh, no.

Traci: Two! Two for our boy!

Jack: Did I miss a goal?

Traci: Harrison, great job, buddy!

[ Laughs ] I think we have a future professional soccer player in the family.

Jack: I tell you, that little boy is gonna have the opportunity to do or be anything he wants. Kyle and summer are gonna see to it.

Traci: They are. Yeah. It’s too bad that diane had to work today and couldn’t be here watching him play, right? I think she’s doing kind of a remarkable job with him, don’t you?

Jack: What is it you are really asking now?

Traci: [ Scoffs ]

Phyllis: Well, it seems like everything is going great for you now.

Diane: It is. Toodles.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Hmm. Oh. Looks like I’m going to have to postpone my workout. Kyle wants to meet. It’s probably something about marchetti or harrison. You know, I’m so sorry to leave you all alone at your post, just watching the world pass by.

Phyllis: Ah. You know, it’s funny because, from my vantage point, it seems like anything is possible. I’m starting to feel like the world is my oyster. Do you know what I mean? Like something is about to change that’s gonna be spectacular.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

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Phyllis: Oh, it’s summer. How funny. Oh, she has a proposition for me. I need to talk to her. Toodles.

Nick: So, what would it take for you to be satisfied that ashland was able to leave victoria’s house without any help?

Chance: Physical evidence would be nice. And then there’s another problem.

Victoria: Like what?

Chance: Security cam at the gas station. Turns out it’s blank right when ashland would have been there. So we got no footage of him getting back to his car and driving off.

Nick: It’s a lack of proof. It’s not evidence of anything.

Chance: I agree. So that’s why we decided to check all the other cameras that we have access to in the immediate vicinity. And we did find some footage of ashland’s vehicle en route to where the accident happened.

Victoria: Well, that proves that he got to his car.

Chance: It’s unclear because it looks like there could be more than one person in the car.

Victoria: [ Scoffs ] “Looks like”?

Chance: The video’s grainy, so it’s hard to be certain. So we decided to scour the area where his car was parked at the gas station. And we did, in fact, find indications of more than one person. Looked like somebody tried to brush over some footprints. We also retrieved a cigarette butt, freshly smoked, buried in the dirt.

Victoria: Well, that could be from anyone. Another customer.

Chance: True.

Nick: Well, I wish you’d get to the point, chance. What is it you don’t believe about our account of what went down?

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Phyllis: When do I start?

Summer: [ Chuckling ] Oh. You’re being awfully presumptuous. Okay, fine. How would you like to oversee the launch of marchetti home, our new home decor and furnishings line?

Phyllis: Are you kidding me? Oh, my goodness. My mind is blown. I’m gonna kill this. Summer! This is incredible! I mean, you know that I oversaw every aspect of decor in this hotel. I mean, that’s one of the reasons it’s so successful. This was all my idea. Alright, alright, tell me everything. When do you want me to start?

Summer: Okay, before we talk terms, I need to lay out a few ground rules.

Phyllis: Sure.

Summer: Actually, there’s just one. Play nice with diane. Mom, this role is really important, so there’s definitely gonna be some overlap with publicity.

Phyllis: Oh, definitely. I mean, when I launch the new line, it’s gonna be the hottest thing in lifestyle journalism. Diane will be fielding offers for me.

Summer: Okay, this — this is exactly what kyle and I do not want, this constant competitive in-fighting and just general bitchiness between you and diane.

Phyllis: Okay, no general bitchiness. No specific bitchiness, either.

Summer: Will you please listen to me? My first instinct was to not bring you in ’cause I knew that it could create a volatile situation.

Phyllis: These are just jokes, summer. I’m just joking.

Summer: Mom, sometimes your jokes aren’t that funny.

Phyllis: Oh. Alright. Um… well, I won’t provoke diane. I mean, if you don’t believe me, you can put it in the contract. I’ll sign it.

Summer: Okay. Look, I’m being serious with this warning. Don’t start trouble. Do not create a hostile work environment because kyle and i are going to be keeping our eyes on you, on both of our mothers, for any hint of conflict. The only reason kyle agreed to let you come on board is so that we could keep a closer watch on you. Because, to be completely honest, mom, neither of us fully trust that you cannot stir the pot with diane.

Diane: Kyle. Hey. Thanks for waiting for me. So, you wanted to talk to me about phyllis? What has she done this time?

Kyle: It’s about what she’s going to do. Phyllis is coming to work with us at marchetti.

Diane: [ Coughing ] Oh, that’s — [ Coughs ] That’s, um, very generous of

[Coughs] You and summer. You know, I — well, I saw phyllis today. She seems — she seems really lonely. That’s — that’s very nice of you.

Kyle: Can we get real? You couldn’t care less about phyllis’ well-being.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

Kyle: I want you to be open and honest with me about how this makes you feel, whether it will affect your job performance.

Diane: Will we be working together?

Kyle: Sometimes, yes. Phyllis will be in charge of our new marchetti home start-up. Naturally, we’ll be devoting considerable resources to promoting it both before and after it launches.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] Oh, god. You do realize that she’s just doing this to try to sabotage me.

Nikki: As relieved as I am that we don’t have to deal with ashland anymore, I am not quite ready to dance on his grave.

Victor: Well, I understand, but you will come around, baby, okay?

Nikki: There was a time when we trusted him with victoria’s entire future. We welcomed him into this family with open arms, and he was deceiving us the whole time.

Victor: Well, let me just say that he’s not the only one good at deception, okay? I knew the moment I met him that he and I would be involved in a high-stakes chess game.

Nikki: And that you would win.

Victor: As a matter of fact, we took him down together. And the company is stronger than it ever was. We almost united as a family.

Nikki: By “almost,” I assume you are referring to adam. Darling, don’t you think it’s time for you to accept the fact that there is no family unity if he is included? I mean, how many times have we gone through that scenario?

Victor: I know. But the idea of giving up on him breaks my heart.

Nikki: I know it does. And I’m sorry. But at a certain point, just for your own sanity, you have to put that dream behind you.

Chance: Before I respond to that question, I just want to make one thing very clear. I’m on your side. I mean, if you two were trying to cover up killing ashland, victoria, you wouldn’t have called me. And, nick, if you wouldn’t have brought that ring to my attention, which is another thing that’s just gnawing at me. I mean, how the hell did that ring fall out of his pocket? You can’t answer that because you two were not in the room when he vanished. Therefore, you don’t know firsthand what happened.

Victoria: It sounds like you’re suggesting that he was dead, like nicholas and i thought, and somebody moved the body. But who would do that and why?

Chance: Your father. To protect you both. There are times, I wonder…

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Nick: That is one hell of a supposition.

Chance: Is it? I mean, everyone knows what victor is capable of, how protective he is of his family, up to and including acting illegally when he deems it necessary.

Nick: If you’re so suspicious of our father, maybe you should be interrogating him.

Chance: Well, the ranch is my next stop. I wanted to come here and give you guys an opportunity to come clean first. If you’re aware of anything covert that victor might have set into motion after ashland died, better now than later, when you become accessories after the fact.

Victoria: You know, you’re accusing our father with no proof at all. As nicolas just said, this is all speculation.

Chance: Look, victoria, I am sincerely sorry for what ashland has put you through, and not just the other night — the past few months. I don’t know everything, although I’d like to, but I have learned enough to know that ashland locke is an evil man. I get it.

Victoria: And now he’s gone, and I’m grateful for that, if nothing else. But how he died and the fact that he died at all — it weighs on nick and me.

Chance: I believe you, victoria. I do. And that is why I am here giving you this opportunity to tell me right now if there is anything else I need to know.

Nick: I have nothing to add. I told you everything that i knew that night.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Interesting turn of phrase.

[ Door slams ]

Phyllis: Wow. Thanks for the rousing vote of no confidence.

Summer: Mom, we have every confidence in the world that you are going to excel at this job. That’s not what this is about. But in case you’re wondering, kyle is giving this exact same warning to his mother as we speak.

Phyllis: I mean, the only thing I could vow to you and kyle is that… I’m realizing my dream of working with my daughter.

Summer: [ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: That means a lot to me. Your worries are unfounded.

Summer: They’re not unfounded, and you know it. Look at the way that you’ve reacted to diane coming to live closer to her son. You let it ruin your relationship with jack.

Phyllis: Okay, listen, that’s in the past. Please. I’m really excited about this. I mean, it’s like a new chapter in my life.

Summer: Okay, well, I am really looking forward to it… as long as you are on the level. Because if you’re not, mom, I’m gonna know.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Listen, I’m sorry about my jokes earlier, which apparently aren’t always funny.

[ Both laugh ] Hey, I don’t believe that you and kyle really think I’m gonna act unprofessionally, or you would never entrust me with such a high-level job. But I want you to know… that I will not let you down. I’m doing this for you. For us. Okay? I have your back. Which is why I accept your offer.

Summer: [ Laughs ]

Traci: Jack, I’m just complimenting diane on her grandparenting skills.

Jack: Uh-huh.

Traci: Okay, come on. If you’re reading something into this, then maybe there’s something on your mind.

Jack: Well, you are just full of sisterly concern today, aren’t you?

Traci: Today and every day.

Jack: If you’re asking me if I am happy that diane has made a connection with harrison, yes, I am. Harrison deserves it, and she’s been a real source of support for kyle, as well.

Traci: So, I guess the question is, do you feel that she’s a different person than the one who left here years ago?

Jack: Well, the jury’s still out there. She is able to be reasonable and calm and levelheaded and still have that spark in her.

Traci: Hmm. I guess some people can change.

Jack: And some people just can’t, which I guess makes those who can all the more impressive.

Kyle: You and phyllis are like a match and gasoline.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

Kyle: But just how this was important for me to give you this opportunity, it’s important to summer that her and her mother get the chance to work together. So we need to find a way to co-exist.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] Will I be reporting to her? D-does she have the power to fire me?

Kyle: Absolutely not. You will be in separate divisions.

Diane: Oh, thank god.

Kyle: However, there will be times when you need to interact. And for the record, everything I’m saying to you, summer intends to say to phyllis. That way, you’ll start out on the same footing. You don’t have to like each other, but you do have to be civil. And if you can’t bring yourself to do that, there will be consequences.

Diane: Kyle, think about this. Why would phyllis give up her cushy job as owner of the grand phoenix?

Kyle: I can’t speak for phyllis, although summer said that she was interested in selling the hotel and starting something new.

Diane: Again, why? Why? Summer already offered her a job, and phyllis turned it down. Don’t you think this timing is a bit suspect? Now that I’m here, what, phyllis is suddenly encouraged to come on board?

Kyle: I think marchetti’s move to genoa city made it more appealing.

Diane: Oh, god! I hope you can at least see that phyllis is being the aggressor here. She would not give up a business she owns to take a position where she has to answer to her daughter and her son-in-law unless she had ulterior motives.

Kyle: Okay, even if that is true — and I’m not saying it is — she can only mess things up for you if you let her.

Diane: Oh, oh. So, if she attacks me, do I at least have the permission to defend myself?

Meet ron.

Victor: Sweetheart, perhaps we should leave the subject of adam for another day, alright?

Nikki: Yeah. Works for me.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Victor: Yes? Send him up to the main house. Well, it’s chance. I guess he wants to… talk about official business.

Nikki: Now?

Victor: Yeah.

Nikki: What does he want with you?

Victor: No idea. I assume talk about the night that ashland locke died. He already talked to my security team.

Nikki: Really? Well, isn’t he thorough?

Victor: Just routine, you know. Nothing to worry about.

Nikki: I’ll take your word for it. In the meantime, I’m late for an appointment, so, uh, I’ll leave you to handle things.

Victor: Sweetheart, this will all be over soon.

Nikki: And that’s when I’ll celebrate.

Kyle: The short answer is no, mother. No fighting, no instigating, no escalation if provoked. We’ll be keeping an eye on both of you, and we’re not going to stand for any trouble.

Diane: Tell me something honestly. Is this a test to see how i handle myself under the worst possible conditions? And — and — and what if i fail? What if the job becomes untenable because of phyllis? Am I the casualty?

Kyle: Mom —

Diane: Am I the one out of a job?

Kyle: Mom, take a breath, please. I understand why you’re concerned about this. I do. But you have faced much worse. You’re strong, determined. You can do this. I believe in you.

Diane: I appreciate your faith in me.

Kyle: It’s why I let you back into my life, why I hired you at marchetti, why I told harrison you were his grandmother. What deeper vote of confidence could you ask for?

Diane: You don’t, uh, have to give me anything else. You’ve, um — you’ve done enough already.

Kyle: What’s more, I think a peaceful coexistence with phyllis would prove to everyone that you’ve changed. Convince all the doubters that you’re healthier and stronger than you used to be. And if it helps, thinking of this as a test, make up your mind you will pass.

Phyllis: Alright. Thank you. Thank you.

Nikki: Hey, I’m sorry for being late. What’s the latest on “operation diana jenkins”?

Phyllis: I’m happy to report I got the job at marchetti. I’m in.

Nikki: That’s great! Congratulations. Let’s call ashley and tell her —

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. Not so fast. This is gonna be tricky. Summer made it clear that she and kyle will be watching my every move. She made it part of our agreement that I wouldn’t cause trouble with diane. The minute I do, I’m out on my butt.

Nikki: So, what does that mean? Are you having second thoughts about our plan?

Kyle: Mm. How’d it go with phyllis?

Summer: Well, she was thrilled about the job offer, not so thrilled to learn that she’ll be on probation right out of the gate.

Kyle: At least everything’s been spelled out.

Summer: What about diane? How’d she take it?

Kyle: She was a lot more upset than I thought she’d be. Accused me of creating a test she’s bound to fail.

Summer: I mean, I guess I can see why she might feel that way.

Kyle: It didn’t help hearing phyllis would be joining the company at a much higher level. She thinks that phyllis will use her position to somehow get her fired. I thought my mother was past all this petty competition, but the news triggered something in her.

Summer: Are we making a big mistake?

Kyle: Maybe this is what our mothers need to get past their history — behave like responsible adults.

Summer: Mm, you are so cute when you’re dreaming.

[ Laughs ]

Kyle: Who knows? Maybe we’ll get lucky and this will force them to get along.

Summer: I love your optimism. You always see the best in people.

Kyle: Mm. I try, anyway.

Summer: Well, it’s rubbed off on me. Maybe that will extend to our mothers, too.

Kyle: [ Chuckles ] Come here. My moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Jack: No hello?

Diane: Oh. Sorry, jack. I-I-I didn’t see you.

Jack: Uh-oh, something’s wrong. What is it?

Diane: Summer has brought phyllis on at marchetti. We’re going to be co-workers. I have no doubt this is part of a calculated plot by phyllis against me.

Jack: Possibly. So what? Do the work. Steer clear of her.

Diane: No, I just wish kyle could see this for what it is — a well-timed conspiracy to destroy everything that I have worked so hard to rebuild.

Jack: I know that look, diane. You’re feeling cornered, and you’re thinking of a preemptive strike.

Diane: Well, if I do, I’ll lose my job.

Jack: Yes, and all of the goodwill you’ve developed with kyle and the rest of the abbotts. Whatever’s swimming around in that head of yours, just knock it off. Do not give in to your insecurities. It’s only gonna hurt yourself.

Diane: [ Sighs ] I promise I won’t let that happen.

Phyllis: I am 100% committed to burying diane. That hasn’t changed. And you should know I wasn’t just hired to have a job at marchetti. It’s a very, very high-level job. I will be heading the home fashion division at marchetti.

Nikki: Ooh, that’s very impressive.

Phyllis: Yes. Yes. And while I’m there every day calling the shots, diane will be twiddling at her junior publicist position, and I’ll be in my executive suite.

[ Clears throat ] I’m gonna milk that, that’s for sure.

Nikki: I don’t think you’re gonna have to do that. I think just the thought of it will be enough to send her into orbit. I mean, she’ll self-destruct whether you lift a finger or not.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m gonna lift 10 fingers — clandestinely, of course. We’re gonna get this bitch out of town.

Nick: I hate it that dad put us in this position.

Victoria: Well, you’re the one who forced his hand.

Nick: How so?

Victoria: He would have taken what he’d done to his grave. But you had to confront him, didn’t you? You just couldn’t resist. And now you don’t even have plausible deniability, and neither do I because you’ve told me.

Nick: I didn’t think you wanted to be left in the dark. Look, I hate what dad did, not that he told me.

Victoria: Well, I’m upset about both.

Nick: As usual, his micromanaging is coming back to bite him. Dad has this obsessive need to control everything. He doesn’t trust anyone but himself.

Victoria: I don’t think you’re being very fair to dad.

Nick: How do you not get this? I’m worried about dad. Chance knows there is something not right about this, and he’s never gonna leave it alone.

Victoria: He’s married to abby. Despite all of the questions that he just asked us, I doubt that he’s gonna go after our family.

Nick: This guy puts honor and duty before anything else. When dad moved ashland’s dead body, he broke the law. Now, whether he thought he was protecting us or not, he put himself at risk — and us. Trust me, there are going to be major legal implications for all of us. Do you really think chance is just gonna turn a blind eye?

Victor: Chance. Sit down, my boy.

Chance: Thank you, sir.

Victor: What brings you by?

Chance: Well, I just spoke with victoria and nick, as well as walked the grounds that ashland would have traversed, if, in fact, he did leave on his own that night.

Victor: Uh-huh. So, something tells me you don’t think that’s the case?

Chance: No, victor, I don’T.

Victor: Mm-hmm.

Chance: I am certain you know more than you’re telling. And now is the time to be straight with me.

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as the new co-ownerof the metro court restaurant, I was hoping, jamika, to, you know, shake things up. And I think adding you, as a celebrity chef, would be the perfect start to that. Alright, shaking things up, that sounds exciting. Mm-hmm. But do you have any specific ideas in mind? Yes. I would like to do a tasting menu… uh-huh. Okay. …Every saturday night. Wow. You know, I want the metro court to be a destination venue, with more emphasis on organic, seasonal items. Whoa. Okay. These are some really interesting ideas. But wait a minute. The metro court already enjoys such an excellent reputation. Why the change? Because, jamika, it can be so much more. I want this restaurant to be the best restaurant on the east coast. That’s why I’m talking to you.

[ Chuckles ] Well, I must say, I have enjoyed the tour of the kitchen. This space is really nice, and I really like your vision. Great. So have I persuaded you? Wait, wait, wait. Hold on, hold on. I still got a lot to think about, but I will definitely give your offer some serious consideration. And I’ll get back to you really soon. Thank you so much. Thank — thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Alright. [ Laughs ] Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Bye.

[ Squeals ] Excellent work, nina. You’re a natural. Yeah. Yeah, well, maybe you should say that to the — to the staff. They still remain staunchly team carly. I’ve watched your work at crimson. You’re smart. You’re charming. You’re fair. I have no doubt you’ll win the staff over in time. Thank you for your vote of confidence. My pleasure. I enjoy seeing you thrive. Speaking of that, I brought you a gift. Oh. Aunt liesl, you didn’t have to do that. It’s japanese. It’s called a tanto. On a day-to-day basis, you can use it to open your mail. But in emergencies… I can use it to defend my turf? It’s always good to be prepared. Yes, I’m aware of the supply-chain issue, but I’ve been reaching out to other vendors who tell me that they can make the delivery on time. Now, I know that you have a long relationship with charlie’s, but if you can’t make that delivery happen by the end of the day tomorrow, we will take our business elsewhere. That’s what I thought you’d say. Thank you.

[ Clapping ]

[ Chuckles ] You handled that nicely. Now I know why phyllis promoted you to manager. Actually, that’s why I came by, ’cause I wanted to congratulate you in person. Ah. Thank you. Uh, but I have to ask. Phyllis is your friend. Did you, uh, put her up to promoting me?

[ Chuckles ] Not at all. I mean, you’ve — you’ve earned it. You work hard. And I’m very proud of you. Thanks, dad. But I have a good example to follow. Spinelli: You can’t go out with cody again. Who are you to say who I can and can’t go out with? I-I-I’m — I’m in earnest, britt, okay? You — you must resist spurious entreaties. What? Plain english, spinelli. Okay. Just believe me. You must not see cody bell again. So you’re telling me you have no idea why spinelli was giving you a dirty look the entire time you were talking to britt? Got me. Maybe he doesn’t like cowboys. Might be best if I go find him and clear the air. Okay, look, I know spinelli is quirky and he’s an acquired taste. People need time to warm up to him, but he’s the father of my daughter and my best friend in the whole world. So please don’t give him a hard time. He’s kind of sensitive.

[ Chuckling ] Okay. I promise I’ll go easy on him. I mean, being new to town, last thing I want to do is create an enemy. Ladies. Okay, maxie, spill. Spinelli’s been acting squirrelly for weeks now. Do you know why? What’s he up to? Have you been a detective for so long, you just see conspiracies everywhere?

[ Scoffs ] I mean, is it really that hard to believe that I just want to help further chase’s music career as a pop star? Yeah, it is.

[ Breathes sharply ] The way I see it, I think this is less about chase and more about you trying to stick it to your former manager. Am I getting warm? Chase: What makes you think brook lynn is up to something? I told you, I know her. It’s right there in her music. Some people write vague lyrics or lyrics with metaphors. But not blq. In her songs, she wears her heart on her sleeve. It’s in every note, every line. She’s looking for love. And I am telling you, she thinks she’s found it. In you. Make it quick. I have a graduation to attend. This couldn’t wait. It’s important enough to risk us being seen together? I know what I’m doing. I made sure no one was following me. What’s going on? After what your dad asked me to do? I deserve a raise.

[ Exhales sharply ] Damn. Willow. Hi. Is something wrong?

Actually, your mother’s a good role model. It’s amazing how — how she turned her life around and making a legitimate success of the invader. Oh, I totally agree about mom and the invader, but I actually wasn’t talking about her. I was talking about you.

[ Laughs ] That’s nice. According to michael, I’m a traitor who turned his back on his family, and josslyn feels the same way. Dante is stuck in the middle. He’s trying to make the peace. Well, I can’t speak for any of them, but I know I wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for you. You stood by me when I turned my back on the family and bought into dawn of day. You refused to give up on me, even when I hated you for it. You opened my eyes and showed me who really loved me versus who was just using me. No way I’ll ever turn my back on you. Your s– your support means a lot. But… dad, what is it? Well, you just, uh — you seem very careful not to mention nina. Leave it to my aunt liesl to say congratulations with samurai steel. Hopefully I will never have to use it in anger. I am confident that you will make a success of your new venture. That it’s coming at carly’s expense — consider that a bonus. But don’t kid yourself,

liebchen. Carly isn’t the kind to just turn the other cheek. I did not buy her half of the metro court out of spite. I know that. I also know how deeply it hurt you when you learned that willow is carrying one more grandchild for carly to love. It’s just a reminder that the universe is always looking out for carly. Now that you know that, maybe it’s time you stopped apologizing for falling for her husband. I just don’t understand why my love life — or lack of one — is so important to you. Don’t be distracted by pondering my motivations. Just — just stay away from cody.

[ Stammers ] Please. There’s too much at stake. For who? Actually, it’s “for whom?” Enough of the grammar lesson, spinelli. What — what are you so afraid of? Who says I’m afraid of anything? No, I’m just expressing concern for a friend. I don’t understand you, spinelli. You begged me to give society setups a shot. I did. They matched me with cody, who, much to my surprise, didn’t turn out to be as horrible as I thought he would be. But now that he wants a second date, you’re all of a sudden saying I should run as fast as I can? Yeah, exactly. Uh, and don’t look back. Why? What business is it of yours? W-what do you know about cody that I don’t? What makes you think something’s going on with spinelli? Well, when dante and i were with cody, spinelli was acting so…strangely. It was as if he owed cody money or something. He couldn’t rush off fast enough. You know spinelli. He’s really shy until he gets to know someone. Really? Because I don’t think he was too shy about encouraging britt to start dating again and get back on the horse. What better person to do that with than the horse expert himself, cody? Okay, despite what the matchmaker says, things don’t work out for everyone. Right. Sam? Something going on? Is everything okay with you and dante? Brook lynn: It’s not that I don’t trust you, dante. Mm. It’s just you and I, we have different views of what is and isn’t — legal? Well, I was gonna say “appropriate.”

[ Scoffs ] Okay, look, you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. Your decision. But this involves chase. And — and because you’re a quartermaine, you have that — you know, that gene that kind of compels you to be plotting and scheming and stuff. If you think that insults me, it doesn’T. No, I’m not trying to insult you. I’m just trying to let you know that chase doesn’t have that gene. Okay? And if he wants a chance at getting his badge back, I don’t want to see him blow it. Well, you do not know brook lynn as well as you think, because our relationship is strictly professional. Oh, for you, sure. But brook lynn is not going to go through all this trouble just to win a competition over who gets to manage you. Take it from someone who knows. I let my heart rule my brain when I first met her. It’s another reason for you to sign with me and not with her. When you mix business with romance, it never ends well. Michael: We set your pay rate when we made our deal. You knew what the job was when you signed up. No, I’m not talking about working to undermine your father. My eyes were wide open about that part of the job. No one said anything about threatening civilians. I never asked you to threaten anybody. No. But your daddy did. Willow: Nothing’s wrong with me. I’m — [ Breathes sharply ] I’m graduating from nursing school in a couple of hours, and I’m just trying to wrap up some loose ends. Mm. Now, if you’ll excuse me…? Uh, willow, wait, please. Um… well, I just wanted to congratulate you on completing nursing school. And that is quite an accomplishment. G.H. Is very lucky to have you. Thanks. Why do I get the feeling you want something from me? Ah. [ Laughs ] Look at that.

[ Chuckles ] You are as perceptive as you are dedicated. Um, the truth is, we’ve had a member of the household at wyndemere go missing. She left the island last night, and nobody’s heard from her, and she’s been rather troubled. So we’re all a little bit concerned. I’m sorry to hear about that, but [Scoffs] I don’t know how I can help you. Well, if she had been in some kind of accident, then sh-she probably would have been brought here, right? Well, I can check recent admissions.

[ Breathes sharply ] Last night, you said? Yes, that’s right. Thank you. I just hate to think of the poor girl lying helpless in the er. Or, worse, the morgue.

I really should get back to work, dad. I don’t want phyllis to think that I’m slacking. In other words, you don’t want to talk about nina. Look, I’m — I’m not here to ask for your blessing. I know that she hurt our family, and — and I’m not — I’m not saying you should be okay with that. Good, because you’re right. I’m not okay with it. Losing you was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to face. And losing morgan still causes me grief. He was my little brother, but he wasn’t my dad. And when you came home, it was nothing short of a miracle. That is, until we realized that nina could have spared us all six months of pain and suffering. Nobody knows that better than I do. Only nina, I would say. I don’t like what she did.

[ Sighs ] But who am i to throw stones? I’ve made some bad calls. I’ve done some things that I wish I could take back. So… I’m not judging nina or you. You know, your respect… and opinion really, really matters to me. You have that. But it seems to me you’re avoiding the real question here — does nina matter to you? The idea of carly bouncing yet another grandchild on her knee when I can’t even see wiley just — it triggered something inside of me. You know what? I am going to go after what I want, and I’m not gonna feel bad about it. And anyone who has a problem with it, too bad for them. That’s the spirit. Now there’s nothing to keep you and sonny apart. Or is there? Well, sonny made it very clear that carly was always going to be in our lives. She is going to be the third person at our table for two. And he claims that he’s found some kind of peace with that. And unless I do the same, then — sonny is damn lucky to have you in his life. It’s up to him to tell carly to find her own table for one. And if he can’t or won’t do that, you need to walk away right now. If you’re so worried about me dating cody because you have inside information, I’m entitled to know about it.

[ Chuckling ] I thought my ears were burning. Ohh. Is there a problem? You tell me. Spinelli’s warning me away from you. It’s for her own good. Look, man, I know you’re friends with sam and dante, but, uh, what did I ever do to you? As if you didn’t know. Alright. I mean, if that’s how you’re gonna play it, might as well put our cards on the table, tell britt what’s really going on. Sam: You know what? Things have never been better with dante and me. In fact, he actually — he asked me to move in with him. Wow. That’s — that’s really big news. That surprises you? No, not at all. I-I see how happy you two are. It’s just every step dante takes with you, it’s one step he takes away from lulu. And I know there is no change in lulu’s condition, and I get that dante needs to move on with his life. Forget I said anything. Let’s talk more about this idea of cohabitating. No — are rocco and dante gonna move into your townhouse? Are you gonna move into his house? Are you guys getting someplace new? Stop, stop, stop, stop. Please slow down. It — it was just an idea. It just was — we haven’t brought it up to the kids yet. Oh, well, I’ve seen rocco with danny and scout. They get along so great. And if dante wants to merge your two families, what more is there to talk about? Sam, this is something you want, too, right? You know what? I can’t get the image of cody going after spinelli out of my head. I really feel like he needs backup right now. I’m gonna go. Okay. Chase isn’t as squeaky clean as you’re making him sound. He told a whole bunch of lies to a whole bunch of people when he came up with that story that he’s bailey’s father. And what about the time when he and sasha pretended to have an affair to push michael and willow together to prevent nelle from getting custody of wiley? You’re proving my point exactly, brook lynn. Chase sacrificed himself for the greater good. He — he punched valentin in the face to defend you. Now he’s derailed his career by doing the same thing to linc. Look, I don’t need you to remind me of all the ways I owe chase.

[ Sighs ] Okay? Why do you think I’m — I’m trying to help him with his music career? To pay him back. Look, if you don’t believe me, that’s your problem, okay, not mine. Chase: Look, you’ve got it all wrong. Brook lynn is way too smart to mix business with romance.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah, well, I thought I was too smart, too. Until I met her. It’s one more reason to stick with me and kick blq to the curb. In 30 days, when I launch your career, you’ll forget you ever knew her. And you’ll thank me for it. What exactly did my dad ask you to do? Sonny is hoping for a certain outcome at trina robinson’s trial. Okay. Yeah. Uh… trina is my sister’s best friend and A…a great young woman. And she’s being charged with a crime she didn’t commit. I want her exonerated, too. Well, sonny isn’t just hoping for that outcome. He wants me to guarantee the jury comes back with a verdict of not guilty. Did he [Sighs] Give you specific instructions about how? He had you pressure a juror. You got it on the first guess. Now, jury tampering is a felony, but I followed orders and did as I was asked. I think you can rest easy, ava. No jane doe was admitted in the last 24 hours. If you want to give me the name of the young woman, I can double-check for her specifically. Nurse tait, do you have the file I requested? Yes. I got your message. Oh. I hope you consider it a positive sign that nothing bad has happened to the young woman who vanished from wyndemere. Oh, yes, we wouldn’t want that. You know, I’ve learned the hard way that life is short. You just never know when your number’s up, do you? Excuse me. What is that about?

Nina matters to me. We were on the verge of seeing where that was going to take us. And then we had to come to the reality that what we had in nixon falls isn’t what we have in port charles. It was like we were — we were in our own little bubble out there. But that’s the thing, dad. You weren’t alone there, either. You just didn’t know it. But nina did. Fair enough, but carly isn’t going anywhere. She’s donna’s mother, and, uh, she’s going to be part of my life forever. And I-I-I can face that reality. I don’t know if nina can. I still feel horrible about the role that I played in your divorce. I was the one that convinced you that carly wasn’t going to show up to the haunted star that night. If I had just kept my mouth shut, then you wouldn’t have given up on her so early and turned to nina. A-and maybe you and carly would still be married. Listen, listen to me. You got to understand something, okay? I-I did everything I could to go after carly. You can’t blame yourself at all. We make choices. We have to live by them. All I want is for you to be happy. It would be a shame for you to come back to us and not grab life with both hands and make the most of it. And if that means nina for you, then so be it. Nina: I’m being realistic. Donna — she’s not even in kindergarten yet. Sonny and carly are going to be co-parents forever and ever. You know, I didn’t want to buy the metro court. I didn’T. I bought it so I could give it back to carly. She refused it, so I kept it for myself, even though I knew this was one more reason for her to keep a target on my back.

[ Sighs lightly ] You know, when sonny and I, we were in nixon falls, things were a lot easier. We were isolated. There weren’t all these people and problems coming in between us. But I still see that man. I still see that man that I fell for. That man that I wanted in the worst way.

[ Breathes deeply ] That was then. But knowing what you know now, do you still want sonny? Britt: Well, don’t keep me in suspense. What do you two know that I don’t? Isn’t it obvious? Wait. What’s obvious? Well, it’s no use, my friend. They’re gonna find out sooner or later.

[ Sighs ] Mr. Spinelli here does not want us to be a match. Why is that? Because… he wants you all to himself.

[ Scoffs ] If you mean what you say, you’ll leave chase out of whatever revenge scheme you’ve got planned for linc. Chase deserves better. This is how I’m gonna turn you into a star. First, we’re gonna book a studio and record you singing one of brook lynn’s songs. We’ll make that your signature song, and then we’ll promote the hell out of it all over social media. You’ll sing at the savoy to season yourself as a performer and build anticipation for your big splash at the mercury lounge.

[ Footsteps approaching ] And then — I’ve been thinking. Maybe we should just call off this competition. Well, if my father was convicted of jury tampering, I mean [Sighs] He’d only have himself to blame. All you’d have to do is find a third party to tip off the judge who’s waiting for the jury to come back with the verdict. Yeah.

[ Sighs ] Look, you’re going to get that bonus, okay? You’ve earned it. But, no, I can’t tip off the authorities to what sonny did. Willow, I-I don’t want to pry, but are you sure you’re alright?

[ Clears throat ] Just a touch of morning sickness. But you know how that goes. Once you’re through the first trimester… you’re pregnant. Either that or I’m developing a strange craving for pickles and pancakes.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ] That’s wonderful news. Yeah. I’m sure that avery and carly, michael — everybody must be so thrilled. Yeah, this baby is a gift for the entire family.

[ Crying ] Which makes me the happiest person in the whole world. Oh! Oh! Oh, willow.

[ Sobbing ] Is there — is there something going on? Beyond the baby?

I don’t understand. I just gave you the perfect opportunity to nail your old man. But you refuse to pull the trigger? Why? I want to take sonny down, but not at trina’s expense. What’s the big deal? The judge orders a new trial and trina gets another day in court. And put trina through the stress of another trial and her family? Not to mention my sister josslyn is also a victim here. Look… and maybe the jury was ready to acquit anyway. A-and what if they’re ready to convict? This way, trina gets another chance, and sonny goes directly to prison. Look, I told you, you’re gonna get your bonus. I’m not gonna risk this. Whatever. It’s your call. Hey, dex. Wait. Yeah? Look, there’s a silver lining in all this. You proved yourself to my dad. Alright, that gets you one step closer. So the next time — if there is a next time. This all hinges on whether the juror got the message or not. Your support means everything to me. Can I get a hug?

[ Both laugh ] Mm. What — what — what did I do to earn this kind of… love and loyalty? You mean besides being loving and loyal to me? And not only with the dawn of day thing, but you didn’t judge me about parker. I mean, you were upset when I tried to bribe my professor and got kicked out of wesleyan. But you didn’t judge me when you learned that parker was a woman. I know that I can always count on you to be there for me, no matter how hard I’ve tried to push you away. Well, looks like we’re stuck with each other, kid.

[ Laughs ] Looks like it.

[ Laughs ] I just asked myself that question — do I want sonny? And the answer is yes.

[ Breathes sharply ] Yes, I do. Probably more than ever. It’s nice to see you this happy.

[ Chuckles ] But still, be careful. Wanting sonny and having him all to yourself are not the same thing. The man has five children. Not to mention sonny’s ex is never really an ex. Sonny and carly have split up more times than I can count, and they always get back together. If their pattern is consistent, they could get back together. And then where will you be? Thank you. Well, I hear your warning loud and clear. I love you, and thank you for the talk. Whatever you decide, make sure my little gift is never far away. What’d I miss? Cody just made the craziest suggestion. Okay, cody thinks the reason that spinelli doesn’t want britt to date cody is because spinelli wants britt all to himself. As if.

[ Chuckles ] No offense, britt. I-it’s just it’s kind of funny. I mean, you and spinelli? Yeah, it’s a preposterous proposition. Alright. Come on, lover boy. Let’s go talk this out, man-to-man. Uh. I don’t understand, brook lynn. Why the change of heart? Cancel the competition? You were the one that decided — yeah, I know what I said. Okay? But if you feel exploited, like we’re just two dogs fighting over the same juicy bone, then now’s the time to call it quits.

[ Laughs ] What’s so funny? What’d I tell you? I’ll be in touch. What was that all about? Uh, me. And you. I’m so sorry about that. Um…

[ Chuckles ] I don’t know how I lost it like that. It’s okay. You don’t have to explain to me. I’ve been there. That’s right. You — you know the joy of feeling that little life inside you and the agony you feel when… when you lose it. Our situations are very different. But still, losing a child, no matter the age, is devastating. I would give anything to be able to be there to protect my darling kiki. But I’m so grateful for every day that I have with avery. And I’m determined to do whatever I need to do to keep her happy and safe. I’m sure you feel exactly the same way about wiley and — and your new baby, too. Hey, willow. Hey. You okay? Yeah, I-I’m fine. You’re not fine. I can see it in your face. What’d you do to her?

No, michael, you’ve — you’ve got it wrong. Ava didn’t do anything to upset me. We were just talking about children, and I’m afraid my hormones got the better of me. I heard the good news. Congratulation. Thank you. And thank you for the talk. It’s my pleasure. And, willow, I know that you’re gonna take excellent care of your new baby. Just don’t forget to take care of yourself, too. Um… what did ava mean by that? Is there something I should know?

[ Cellphone ringing ] What do you want? Look, you guys, we know spinelli has been lonely ever since ellie left him. Well, maybe that’s why he’s acting so interested in britt’s love life. No, l-look, you’re — you’re both wrong. Spinelli is not interested in me. He’s into brandi. Who’s brandi? The woman he’s dating from society setups. He showed me her photos. She’s this bombshell who speaks three languages. I think he said elvish, klingon, and dothraki. No, no, no, no. I-I am the mother of spinelli’s only child. If he were dating someone, I would know. Alright, you know, something seems off about this whole thing. I’m gonna — I’m gonna go check it out. Yeah, thank you. Okay, wait. You’re both spinelli’s friends. Why would he go on and on about this brandi lady if he’s really not dating her? Uh, britt, I-I don’t think there is a brandi. Wh-what are the chances of a bombshell speaking three made-up languages? Maybe spinelli’s trying to make you jealous, britt. What? So you’re saying cody’s right, that spinelli is interested in me? No. Here. Sit.

[ Sighs ] I don’t know what we have to discuss. Well, you can start by thanking me. Oh, I’m supposed to thank you for lying to britt? For — for claiming that she’s my destiny in love? Yeah, doofus. Think about the alternative. You tell her the truth. “Oh, uh, britt, uh, yeah. Uh, that cowboy that you’re all hot for, yeah, he wasn’t selected by a matchmaker. I actually arranged it because he threatened to expose that I am the genius behind society setups.” Keep your voice down. “Oh, and zelda? Zelda — she’s just a front. The real matchmaker is an algorithm that searches all sorts of private accounts of unsuspecting citizens, not just the people who signed up for the — the service.” You really think britt wants to hear that? What do you think the nsa’s gonna say when they find out that you’ve been doing unauthorized data mining, violating privacy, breaching classified systems? You wouldn’T. Would you? Well, that all depends on you. You should know by now not to believe a word linc says. Don’t worry. I told him he had it all wrong. Wrong about what? He said that you have feelings for me.

[ Scoffs ] He actually said that? He says you can’t separate business from romance, which is why he would make a better fit as my manager. Linc has no shame. He’s the man who sexually harassed me. Now he’s claiming that I would do the same thing to you? Well, he didn’t phrase it exactly like that, but he just thinks you care too much. He said that? Not in so many words, but… chase, don’t you see what that means? Uh, no. But, uh, I suppose you’re going to tell me. Excuse me. Can you tell me if my boss is here? I’ll bite. Who’s your boss? There he is. Oh, w-wait. Do you know this guy? She another bodyguard? No, I’m his daughter. Uh, dex is a new hire. Again, thank you for having my back. I’d like to do some digging, see where the jury stands. Okay, I have informants at the courthouse. From what I hear, the jury’s still out.

[ Door closes ]

I wouldn’t worry too much about spinelli. Yeah, you and I have been friends with him for a long time, so we’ll take care of him. But you — you focus on cody. I just think that if you’re going to give him a chance, you should do that, or else, you know, kick that cowboy to the curb. You got yourself into this mess. The way I see it, there are only two ways out. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to hear what they are. Option one — you come clean with britt and get ready for society setups to go belly-up when the feds investigate all of those violations of privacy and security breaches. And the other option? Make everyone believe my cover story. You need to convince everyone that you’re crushing on britt. Isn’t it obvious? Our plan must be working. You just said you wanted to cancel the competition. Yeah, not now. Look, linc is getting desperate. If he thinks I just want to jump into bed with you, that’s ludicrous. He must be feeling threatened. So we just continue as planned? Unless you want out. Not unless you do. Not when we’re this close… to winning, right? Right. Dex, you can go ahead and leave. I’ll call you if I need you. You got it, boss. Hi. Hi. Welcome, nina. I figure you might want a few minutes alone with my dad, so I’m gonna go check on something in the kitchen. Thanks, kristina. Sonny, did you hear that? She was almost polite to me. Figured she’d tell me to go take a hike. I have a very complicated, loving relationship with kristina. We’ve had a lot of bumps in the road, but we always have each other’s backs. Yeah. Right. I’m happy that she’s not turning against you the way that michael has. Yeah. What are you doing here? So you — you want to see — um. Ph-phyllis is not here, so… oh, no, that’s — that’s okay. I think you’ll do just fine. I’m not going to tell you where I spent the night, nikolas. You lost the right to know about my whereabouts when you slept with your son’s witch of a girlfriend. And speaking of esme, I have good news and I have bad news. She’s not in the er and she’s not lying on a slab in the G.H. Morgue. The bad news is, she could be anywhere. Bye. Willow, talk to me. Bu t I’m so grateful for everyday that I have with avery. And I’m determined to do whatever I need to do to keep her happy and safe. I’m sure you feel exactly the same way about wiley and — and your new baby, too. Believe it or not [Sighs] Ava was very helpful. I am more convinced than ever that I need to do what’s best for our baby. And I will. Whatever it takes.

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Days Transcript Monday, August 8, 2022

Posted on August 9, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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Jada: Abigail dimera’s murder case is an open investigation. We have no comment at this time.

Shawn: Ah, so you are detective hunter. I’m shawn brady.

Jada: Hi, nice to meet you. And it’s jada.

Shawn: Jada. Jada, well, welcome to salem pd.

Jada: Thanks. I know you’ve been short-staffed with the grants leaving.

Shawn: Yeah, and with me on paternity leave.

Jada: Right. Congratulations. But what are you doing here? I thought you still had a few weeks left with your baby at home.

Shawn: Well, actually, it turned out that the baby wasn’t mine.

Belle: How did you know I needed that?

Brady: Because you haven’t moved from this spot all morning. How long have you been at this?

Belle: I don’t know, I’ve been awake since, like, 6:00 A.M.

Brady: Sis, you are locked in. You almost finished with what you’re working on, or what?

Belle: No, not really. Ever since jake died, dimera enterprises is in complete turmoil.

Shin: [Yawns] I didn’t hear you get up.

Gabi: Oh, don’t mind me. You can keep sleeping.

Shin: You’re already dressed and pacing. What’s on your mind?

Gabi: Ava.

Shin: She dropped quite a bombshell last night, moving into the dimera mansion.

Gabi: Thanks to ej’s invitation. I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit.

Ej: Don’t look at me like that, father. This is hardly the first time we’ve had to pick up the pieces after one of your children married an unsuitable partner. Stefan’s marriage to gabi saddled us with problems for years. And jake’s union with ava vitali could prove even worse, but don’t worry. I’ll make this work to our advantage. You can count on me to keep the family and the company together. Wonder what’s keeping ava. I hope she hasn’t decided not to move in.

[Doorbell ringing] Oh, showtime.

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: [Sighs] Where did he go?

Rolf: Where did what go?

Kristen: Jake’s body. Did you perform the procedure?

Rolf: Yes. Yes, I told you I would. I removed his heart and transplanted it into stefan’s body.

Kristen: Rolf, did something go wrong?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: You should’ve called to tell me you were ready. I would’ve sent someone for your things. Is the rest of it out in the car?

Ava: No, that’s it. I like to travel light. Well, things do look a lot different from the last time I lived here, when I was john’s guest.

Ej: Not really john, though, was it? More like robojohn, the brainwashed memory-wiped version.

Ava: Right.

Ej: Well, in any case, I trust your experience this time will be better.

Ava: Well, I guess we’ll see.

Ej: Trust me, your my brother’s widow. That makes you family, which means you’re entitled to the full dimera experience.

Ava: Yeah? And what’s that exactly?

Ej: Well, for starters, for as long you stay here, your wish is harold’s command. At any time of day or night, just inform him if there’s anything you need. Your comfort is his top priority.

Ava: Aren’t you laying it on a little bit thick here, ej?

Ej: I’m not sure I understand.

Ava: Oh, come on. We both know why you invited me to stay here. Keep jake’s widow close and his dimera shares closer. Well, that is at least until you get rid of me so you can take them over for yourself.

Shin: You don’t trust ava.

Gabi: Trust her? When she lived with my brother, I almost got a dog as a food taster because I was afraid she’d poison me with her chicken cacciatore.

Shin: She certainly has a colorful past.

Gabi: Ugh, former child actors have a “colorful past.” She was a straight-up killer and a mob boss.

Shin: She claims to have reformed.

Gabi: Oh, please. She’s probably trying to figure out the best way to stab me in the back.

Shin: But why would she do that when you hold all the cards? You know there’s no marriage to jake. All you’d have to do is reveal the truth and she’d be left in the cold with nothing.

Gabi: Question is, is she smart and stable enough to realize that?

Shin: She’s no dummy. We know she’s ambitious. You of all people know the power that comes with being a dimera widow.

Kristen: Rolf, what are you telling me? That both of my brothers are dead now?

Rolf: Relax, kristen. I assure you I have everything under control.

Kristen: What are you–? What does that mean?

Rolf: It means I closed jake up and returned his body to the morgue. No one will ever know his heart is missing.

Kristen: Are you sure?

Rolf: Why would they check? His remains will be interred as befits the son of stefano dimera, in the family crypt.

Kristen: Okay. And stefan?

Rolf: He’s right here.

[Machine beeping] You see? Jake’s heart now beats in stefan’s chest.

Migraine attacks?

Brady: So all this working, are you sure this isn’t just to get your mind off the whole scenario with jan’s baby?

Belle: You know about that?

Brady: I do. The baby is not shawn’S. Marlena told me. So what does this mean?

Belle: What does it mean in regards to…

Brady: Belle, you and shawn, I mean, have you guys talked?

Belle: He came to me yesterday hoping I could help keep evan from taking the baby, but, you know, he had a court order and paternity tests.

Brady: Are you sure those tests are legit?

Belle: Well, kayla confirmed it.

Brady: So shawn just had to hand that baby over to that lunatic?

Belle: Yeah, I was there and it was just as awful as you might imagine. He didn’t have any warning, he didn’t have any time to prepare or say a proper goodbye.

Brady: Poor shawn. I know he was really starting to bond with that little guy too.

Belle: Yeah, and now he and evan are on their way to new zealand and shawn may never see him again. I mean, I could just see it in his face that his heart was just broken.

Jada: So the real father just showed up, took the baby, and went?

Shawn: Yep. That was that. Fully sanctioned by the court.

Jada: I’m so sorry. If you need to take some more time off–

Shawn: No, no, no. Staying busy– that’s the best thing for me.

Jada: I get that. It’s the best and worst part of the job. I mean, you’re in, you’re all in.

Shawn: Yeah. Yep. So how’s your first week been?

Jada: Well, you could say that they threw me into the deep end.

Shawn: Wait, what happened?

Jada: I came across an armed robbery the other day and had to discharge my weapon. The perp didn’t survive.

Shawn: Oh, wow. I–I’m sorry, I didn’t know.

Jada: I had no choice, but–

Shawn: Yeah, well, taking a life, it’s never easy even if it’s justified.

Jada: Yeah.

Shawn: Sure you don’t need a few days off?

Jada: No, no, I’m good, I just need to deal with what happened and just keep moving forward.

Rafe: Well, what jada didn’t tell you is that she’s a hero for what she did that day. She saved ava’s life.

Ej: Look, my only goal is to protect my family. Gabi is a threat, obviously, which is why I need you to vote her out at the next shareholders’ meeting.

Ava: And when’s that gonna be?

Ej: As soon as possible.

Ava: Yeah, you know, I really do appreciate you letting me stay here and all, but I can’t promise you my vote.

Ej: What? Why not?

Ava: Well, because I know that jake was on gabi’s side and I want to honor his wishes.

Ej: Jake had a complicated relationship with gabi at best. You don’t owe her your loyalty.

Ava: Yeah, she also offered me a job at dimera.

Ej: [Chuckles] Has she?

Ava: Yeah.

Ej: Clever of her.

Ava: Mmm.

Ej: You do know I would offer the same thing if I became ceo?

Ava: Yeah. Bird in the hand.

Ej: I understand. Just do me a favor. Think about it. I promise I won’t pressure you.

Ava: I appreciate that.

Ej: Now, why don’t i show you your room?

Gabi: My gut tells me that ava accepting ej’s invitation to live at the mansion is not good news for me.

Shin: You think they’re going to form some sort of partnership against you?

Gabi: Ej doesn’t do anything that doesn’t further his own cause.

Shin: Well then, why don’t you use the situation to your own advantage?

Gabi: How?

Shin: Use your leverage over ava to make her keep an eye on ej for you.

Gabi: And you think I can trust her to tell me the truth?

Shin: What choice does she have? If she crosses you, you’ll blow the truth about her and jake’s fake marriage sky-high.

Gabi: Nothing earns loyalty like a little blackmail.

Shin: I wouldn’t use that word, but yes, I believe she’ll do as she’s asked.

Gabi: I hope you’re right.

Shin: I am. Question is, will you?

Gabi: Will I do what?

Shin: Will you do as you’re asked, when I ask you to come back to bed with me?

[Sultry music]

This is the sound of better breathing.

Rafe: I have no doubt that if jada hadn’t fired her gun when she did, ava vitali would be dead right now.

Shawn: Oh, sounds like some quick thinking.

Jada: I was just doing my training.

Rafe: Oh, no. I saw her in action and we are lucky to have her on the force.

Shawn: Nice, well, I’m excited to work with you.

Jada: Thanks. I heard a lot of good things about you too.

Rafe: Oh, this guy? Shawn? He’s one of the best detectives that we have. And you being back, does that mean…

Shawn: Yeah. I’m back.

Rafe: Good, I’m glad, because we could use the manpower on the force right now.

Shawn: Yeah, I know. I’ve been going through some files and your guys’ case load, it’s pretty heavy.

Rafe: Mm-hmm, yeah, which is why I was thinking that, well, maybe the two of you could work together. What do you think about being partners?

Belle: I was with shawn after evan took the baby. And I just– I didn’t know what to say to him. I could see he was hurting, but this baby is the reason our marriage fell apart.

Brady: Belle, belle. Jan. Jan’s the reason your marriage fell apart.

Belle: I know. It’s not that I don’t feel for what shawn is going through. Of course I do.

Brady: Well, is there a chance you two are gonna get back together? There’s no baby in the way now.

Belle: You know, I should get back to dimera.

Brady: Uh-huh, wow. You know what they call that, belle? They call that avoidance– what you just did.

Belle: Oh, really? Do they?

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Belle: I’ll see you later.

Brady: Okay.

Belle: Oh, god! Hi!

Chloe: Hi. Hi.

[Smooch] Hi, hi. She’s in a hurry.

Brady: Yeah, she got tired of answering her brother’s questions about her and shawn.

Chloe: Is she okay?

Brady: She’ll be okay. I know why you’re here. You’re wondering why I’m not at work, aren’t you?

Chloe: Maybe.

Brady: Don’t worry, I’m not going to leave you alone with kristen at the office. So if you’re ready to go, I’m ready to go.

Chloe: Actually, I’ve already been to the office and guess what. No sight of kristen.

[Mysterious music]

Kristen: You performed the transfer.

Rolf: I did.

Kristen: So his heart is beating, he’s breathing on his own, so I take it the surgery was a success? It was a success, wasn’t it?

Rolf: Well–

Kristen: A simple yes or no answer will do, rolf.

Rolf: Yes, but–

Kristen: But? But what?

Shin: Mm. You seem more relaxed.

Gabi: I am definitely more relaxed, thanks to you.

Shin: Does this mean you’re feeling better about the situation at dimera?

Gabi: Yeah. Thought about it, and you’re right. I have nothing to worry about. I’m the one holding the cards.

Shin: As long as ava’s in your control, there’s no way ej dimera can ever bring you down.

Gabi: [Chuckles] I like the way you think.

Shin: I like the way you do everything. I’m gonna go take a shower.

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

[Sighs]

[Sighs] Nice try, ej.

Ej: And this is your room. Best view of the garden in the entire mansion.

Ava: Mmm. Beautiful.

Ej: Mm-hmm. You’re moving in at the perfect time. The hydrangeas are in full bloom. I think you’ll find it very comfortable.

[Tense music]

Ava: This room–

Ej: What about it?

Ava: This is the room that abigail was murdered in, isn’t it?

Ej: It is, yes.

It’s started. Somewhere between a cuddle

Ava: Whoa. You want me to sleep in the bed that abigail was murdered in?

Ej: You don’t strike me as the superstitious type.

Ava: Oh, it’s not superstition. That’s just grim.

Ej: It’s also one of the loveliest rooms in the house. As I said, lovely view.

Ava: Okay, so what’s chad gonna think about me moving in here?

Ej: Chad doesn’t live here anymore. And the staff will help you make it your own. You can remove anything that makes you feel uncomfortable and replace it as per your own tastes. And look at it this way. What are the odds that a second beautiful woman will be killed in here?

Ava: Is that supposed to make me feel better?

Ej: If it’s important for you to feel safe, then yes, it should make you feel better.

Ava: [Scoffs]

[Soft dramatic music]

Shawn: You want us to be partners?

Jada: You know we met like five minutes ago.

Rafe: I know, right? And look how well the two of you are already getting along. Right? Shawn, you’ve been a lone wolf for quite a while now. And I think that you would actually benefit very heavily from working with someone who knows this town so well. So? What do you say?

Shawn: Well, I say yeah, sounds good to me.

Jada: Sounds good.

Rafe: Great. Okay. Then by the power vested in me as commissioner, I hereby pronounce you partner, partner.

Shawn: Partner.

Jada: Partner.

Chloe: Don’t you think it’s a little bit weird? Thank you. Kristen makes this big, dramatic declaration about how we answer to her now? And she’s gonna make my life a living hell then, ever since then, what? Nothing? Have you heard from her?

Brady: Not a word.

Chloe: Yeah, but she made it a point that sticking it to me and worming her way back into your life was the only reason she came back. So why step away?

Brady: It’s a good question. Maybe something more important came up.

Kristen: Why are you being so cryptic about this surgery, rolf? Is there a problem?

Rolf: As I said, his heart is functioning. However, we don’t know how complete his recovery will be until I ween him off the anesthesia and he wakes up.

Kristen: But he will wake up, right?

Rolf: I’m hopeful that will be the case. And soon he’ll be the stefan you remember.

Kristen: Then do it. Wake him up, rolf. Now.

[Machine beeping] My asthma felt anything but normal.

Brady: Maybe kristen has just caught back up in the dimera family drama. I mean, her brother just died.

Chloe: Yeah, but she barely knew jake. Come on.

Brady: True, but every time a dimera family member dies, there’s this power vacuum. There’s this mad scramble. Everybody just needs to obtain the influence and stock that was left behind.

Chloe: So you think she’s trying to take back power at dimera?

Brady: Could be. And even though she wasn’t close with jake, I’ll bet she has some strong feelings about the fact that he was shot in cold blood.

Chloe: Mmm. I don’t know. I feel like the kristen that we know would be too wrapped up in her own obsessions to care about her dead brother.

[Machine beeping]

Kristen: What are you waiting for, rolf? Wake him up.

Rolf: We can’t rush this. I need to give him more time to acclimate before I bring him back to consciousness.

Kristen: He’s been resting for years.

Rolf: Exactly! And when a body has been on ice that long, there are a number of unknowns.

Kristen: What are you saying? That he could be brain damaged?

Rolf: It’s possible. We also don’t know how easily stefan’s body will accept the new organ.

Kristen: You said that he was on anti-rejection medication, right?

Rolf: Of course.

Kristen: You were awfully confident before you performed the procedure. I mean, come on, you said that jake and stefan were identical twins, perfect genetic matches.

Rolf: All of that is true. I’m simply saying we need to let the heart get settled in its new home before we take it out for a walk.

Kristen: Why does it feel like you’re hedging your bets now?

Rolf: All due respect, kristen, 48 hours ago, you didn’t even know stefan was alive. I’m on top of the situation.

Kristen: Are you?

Rolf: Yes! And it doesn’t help to have you pressuring me! Don’t you have other things to do? You’re in charge of basic black, are you not?

Kristen: Yeah, so?

Rolf: And aren’t you trying to get chloe lane out of brady’s life?

Kristen: Ugh! You know what? You’re just suddenly interested in my love life?

Rolf: I’m interested in doing what’s best for the dimera legacy. You focus on what you can control and let me do my job, please.

Kristen: My brother is hanging in the balance here, rolf. So I need to know. Can I trust you?

Rolf: [Scoffs]

[Phone ringing]

Ava: Hello, gabi.

Gabi: Hey. How are the new digs?

Ava: Oh, it’s just swell– if you don’t mind sleeping in a bed where someone was brutally murdered.

Gabi: Ej put you in abigail and chad’s room?

Ava: Mm, yes, he says it’s got a nice view, which is why I’m sure she liked it too.

Gabi: If you don’t enjoy being there, then just move out. Get yourself a room at the salem inn.

Ava: Yeah, I’m trying to put down roots here, gabi. And as ej said, this is jake’s family home, so it’s mine now too.

Gabi: Hmm. Ej said that, didn’t he?

Ava: Mm, yeah. Why?

Gabi: Remember that jake was not your husband and that’s not your family.

Ava: Okay, so, gabi, is this where you start turning the screws again?

Gabi: I don’t have to turn the screws, ava, because you’re already on my side, right? No matter how much ej tries to win you over with this family loyalty nonsense.

Ava: You sounded just a little bit paranoid there.

Gabi: No, I’m just here to remind you that if you stab me in the back, I’m gonna tell ej that your marriage to jake is a fraud. And then you’re gonna end up–

Ava: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know where I’ll end up.

Gabi: Good. Then we understand each other.

Ava: Hey. What’s going on with that job you promised me? And the board seat?

Gabi: No, shin’s not gonna agree to a seat on the board.

Ava: Fine. I’ll just take the job.

Gabi: All right, I’ll talk to him.

Ava: Good. You better.

Gabi: I just wanna make sure that I find the best position for you to succeed.

Ava: Oh, you damn well better.

Gabi: [Sighs]

Rafe: So we’re good here?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, I mean– yeah, we’re good.

Jada: All good.

Rafe: Great. Okay. Then I will let you two get better acquainted.

Jada: Okay, boss. Thanks.

Rafe: Yeah, and like you said, there are a lot of cases to solve out there, but right now, abigail dimera’s murder is our top priority, okay?

Shawn: Yes, it is. We’re on it.

Jada: Yeah.

Rafe: Okay. Great.

Shawn: So I guess this falls under the heading of getting better acquainted. What brought you to salem?

Jada: Well, my father lived here and he told me some good and bad things about the place, but overall he said it was a good community. He was a doctor. Marcus hunter.

Shawn: What? Marcus is your dad?

Jada: You knew him?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, he was friends with my dad. I used to hang out with him and my uncle steve when I was a kid. I think he was a good man. Sorry he died. Oh, you know what? Actually, I think I have some pictures of us all fishing. Remind me and I’ll show them to you.

Jada: I’d like that. But for now, we should probably get back to work.

Shawn: Ah, yes, yes. Do me a favor and catch me up on where you guys stand on this abigail dimera case.

Jada: Oh.

Shawn: What’s wrong?

Jada: No, I just– you’re married. I didn’t know. I mean, when you mentioned the story about the child you thought was yours, you didn’t mention your wife.

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, because that’s– because it’s complicated.

Belle: I pulled together all the paperwork you requested as quickly as I could, if you want to take a look.

Ej: Wait. Before we talk business, belle, I’ve been thinking about you a lot since we decided to end things– or rather, you decided to end things. Wondering how you are.

Belle: I’m fine. I’m just working a lot, long hours.

Ej: As usual. And you and shawn?

Belle: Oh, well, in a crazy turn of events, I just learned that jan’s baby isn’t shawn’S. Never was.

Ej: What?

Belle: Yeah, jan was just trying to trap him, as usual.

Ej: Are you telling me that shawn, a detective, fell for a scam like that? Sorry. It must’ve been hard for him to hear the truth.

Belle: Yeah, it was. It is.

Ej: So, has this revelation removed the stumbling blocks between you?

Belle: You mean, are shawn and I getting back together?

Ej: Yes.

Belle: I don’t know.

Ej: I see.

Belle: If you don’t mind, I’d really just like to get back to business.

Ej: Of course. So have you determined whether or not jake had a will?

Belle: I looked everywhere and I couldn’t find an official record of a will.

Ava: How terrible for you. You must be so disappointed.

[Dramatic music]

Woman tc: My a1c stayed here, it needed to be here.

Chloe: Ugh, you know, I hate this whole waiting for the other shoe to drop with kristen.

Brady: So don’T.

Chloe: Don’t what?

Brady: Just don’t wait. Don’t think about it. Don’t give her another thought. Just pretend like she doesn’t exist.

Chloe: Don’t think about kristen dimera? Yeah, oh, that’s gonna be really easy.

Brady: I can help you. Every time you say kristen, there will be a penalty.

Chloe: You mean like a swear jar?

Brady: Like a swear jar, yeah. Sort of like a swear jar.

Chloe: Ugh, you know it’s going to be impossible to go an entire day without mentioning kristen–

Brady: Oh, eww, god.

Chloe: Oh. What was that?

Brady: That’s your penalty. That’s what’s gonna happen every single time that you say the word kri–

[Smooches]

Chloe: You mean like that?

Brady: Yeah. Totally like that.

Chloe: Mmm. Mmm. This is a way better idea than a swear jar.

Brady: Right?

Chloe: Kristen.

Brady: Say it again.

Chloe: Kristen. Kristen.

Brady: You’re bad at this game.

Chloe: [Laughs] Is anyone else here?

Brady: No. Know what? Let’s continue this game in my room and we’ll just take the rest of the day off.

Rolf: Your father trusted me with his life. You can do the same.

Kristen: You say that, rolf, but I don’t know with you. What if this is a new experiment and you’re using both my brothers as guinea pigs?

Rolf: I admit my research has given me purpose since we lost your father. But believe me, the most important task of my life now and forever is to carry out the wishes of the man I devoted my life to serving.

Kristen: So you’re doing this in stefano’s name?

Rolf: Of course. He would’ve wanted me to save his son and namesake and that’s what I intend to do.

Kristen: And no one will know that stefan is alive until the time is right?

Rolf: I defer to you on that matter.

Kristen: Good. You said that you’ll be waking him up in a few hours?

Rolf: That’s right.

Kristen: All right. I’ll be back, but if anything changes, you let me know.

Rolf: Where are you going?

Kristen: [Sighs] I got something I need to take care of.

[Machine beeping]

[Door slams]

[Knocking at door]

Gabi: Hey.

Rafe: Hey yourself. I was in the neighborhood. I thought I’d deliver your mail.

Gabi: Thank you. Come on in. Whoa. There’s a lot of stuff here.

Rafe: Yeah, maybe because you haven’t been home in weeks.

Gabi: Well, it hasn’t been that long.

Rafe: Uh, yeah, it has. You’ve been shacking up with this shin dude ever since ari left for camp.

Gabi: I–

Shin: I wouldn’t call it shacking up.

Gabi: Rafe, this is li shin. Li, this is my brother, rafe.

Shin: Nice to meet you, commissioner.

Rafe: Yeah. Nice to meet you too.

Shin: I wish I could spend a little more time getting to know gabi’s brother, but I’m actually on my way out.

Rafe: Oh, all right, well, we should set something up soon. My wife and I would love to have you over for dinner.

Shin: Sounds great. It was good to finally meet you. See you later, sweetheart.

Gabi: See you.

[Clears throat]

Rafe: So how you doing?

Gabi: I’m good.

Rafe: Yeah?

Gabi: Yeah. Yeah. Look, yes, I did love jake, so it was very sad that he died, but we moved on, obviously.

Rafe: Hmm. Yeah. I heard that jake was married to ava. Gotta say, that surprised me.

Gabi: Yeah, no, that surprised me too.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Ej: I’m not disappointed that jake didn’t have a will. I consulted belle because I wanted to make sure my late brother’s wishes were carried out.

Ava: Oh, of course. So what happens to jake’s shares if there’s no will and no obvious heir?

Belle: Per the law, everything goes to the spouse.

Ej: You.

Ava: Well, I’m sure that’s what jake would’ve wanted.

Belle: I’m actually glad I ran into you.

Ava: What’s that?

Belle: This is a document that formalizes the transfer of jake’s stock to you, his widow.

Ava: Great.

Belle: Oh. Ava dimera. You changed your name?

Ava: Yeah, I wanted to take my husband’s name so I could honor him– his memory. Is that all? Is there anything else?

Belle: These are the stock certificates. I would advise you put them somewhere safe.

Ava: Okay, thank you, I will.

Belle: Yes. I’m sorry for your loss.

Ej: Well, thanks for stopping by, belle. Take care.

Belle: Yeah, you too.

Ej: Oh, I’d be happy to put your certificates in the safe for you.

Ava: Oh, I appreciate that. But I think I’ll hold on to these. Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Jada: I promise I won’t pry anymore. I shouldn’t have been asking questions about your personal life.

Shawn: What are you talking about? No, come on, we’re partners. We’re gonna be learning a lot about each other.

Belle: Shawn.

Shawn: Belle.

Belle: Am I interrupting?

Shawn: No. No, no. We’re just– this is my new partner, detective jada hunter. Jada, this is belle, my wife.

Chloe: As much as I would love to just say screw work, we really do have some important business we have to take care of today.

Brady: Do we?

Chloe: [Chuckles] Yes.

Brady: No, no, I mean, I know, but do we really?

Chloe: Yes.

Brady: We do?

Chloe: Yeah.

Brady: All right. I don’t like it though. I’m not happy about it.

Chloe: I’m not either, but it’s to be continued, okay?

Brady: You can count on it. Let’s go work.

Chloe: Okay. Work, work, work, let’s go.

[Sighs]

[Tense music]

Ava: Whoo! Isn’t it a little early for champagne?

Ej: Well, it’s 5:00 somewhere.

Ava: [Chuckles] Thank you. So what are we celebrating?

Ej: I just wanted to say welcome to your new home. I hope you’ll be very happy here.

[Glasses clink]

Ava: I’m sure I will be.

Rafe: Well, it looks like you moved on.

Gabi: Yeah, I guess you could say that.

Rafe: Uh-huh. So? What’s the story?

Gabi: What story?

Rafe: You and li. Is it serious?

Gabi: I like him and the feeling is definitely mutual.

Rafe: Well, that’s good. So he makes you happy.

Gabi: I mean, we don’t have any expectations. We’re just seeing where this goes.

Rafe: You’re basically living with the guy.

Gabi: I wouldn’t go that far. Well, yes, we’re spending time together. I will admit that.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. Do you love him?

Gabi: Is this a police interrogation? Should I bring my lawyer in?

Rafe: I am your big brother, okay? I’m allowed to ask questions.

Gabi: [Scoffs] If you must know, we have not said “I love you” to each other.

Rafe: Okay. Well, do you? Hmm? Do you love him?

Gabi: I like him. I just– you know, the last time that I was in love, it did not end well, so I’m not sure that’s something that I’m looking for.

Rafe: Right. You’re afraid of getting hurt again.

Gabi: Rafe, it’s not even about being afraid. Stefan was the great love of my life. And I just don’t think that anybody could take his place.

[Machine beeping]

[Door slams]

Rolf: I told you I had everything under control, kristen!

Shin: It’s not kristen.

[Dramatic music]

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B&B Transcript Monday, August 8, 2022

Posted on August 9, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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[ Relaxing music ]

Finn: Really appreciate you fitting me in. Great. Okay, I’ll see you then.

Steffy: Do you have an appointment?

Finn: Yeah. Turns out I still have connections at the hospital, even after death.

Steffy: Yeah, babe, I’m just not ready to joke about that just yet. But it is good that you’re going in to get checked out by a specialist.

[ Knocking at door ]

Finn: I mean, I’m feeling better every day, but it’s probably best that I make sure I’m healing correctly. Mom. Hey! Hi. Oh, hi.

Hope: Wow. What was that about?

Liam: What was– what, I– I can’t kiss my hot wife when I want? I got to fill out an application? Is there a waiting period? What’s the…

Hope: Good answer.

Liam: All right. Maybe I’m a little extra affectionate just because I’m not taking anything for granted.

Hope: I think we’re all feeling that way.

Hope: You know, I think there’s love in the air now knowing that finn’s alive.

Liam: Yeah. A lot of love in the air. And gratitude and joy. It’s about damn time.

Brooke: I’m so happy for you, ridge, thinking that you are going to monaco to help your grieving daughter and instead… wow. What she must have felt. How was it? Being swept away in that magical moment?

Ridge: May I say something?

Taylor: I think you’re

going to anyway, but sure.

Ridge: You’ve been our

strength through

this whole ordeal,

you’ve been a rock.

Maybe the only true thing

in all of this.

Hope: Heard you on the phone with kelly earlier. She seemed excited.

Liam: Oh, my god. It was like her birthday and christmas all rolled into one. Did you– did you– could you overhear her talking about hayes? How like, “his daddy’s home, “his daddy’s home.” Which I feel like every kid deserves. What? Did I say something?

Hope: Oh, no, no, no, no. I just– I’m thinking about my own dad, and I might have done something.

Liam: Oh. Okay.

Hope: It was totally innocent.

Liam: Well, what was it?

Hope: Uh, you know what? I feel silly for even bringing it up right now. Now is the time to celebrate and not dwell on stupid mistakes.

Liam: Yo, what is the mistake?

Hope: It’s something that could potentially affect my mother’s marriage.

Taylor: And the most frustrating thing is we didn’t know where steffy was.

Thomas: What?

Taylor: So the therapist came to the hotel and she explained that steffy had gone on a walk. She didn’t know when she was coming back. And then finn shows up out of nowhere. And here we are with this amazing news. And we can’t find steffy. The one thing that would heal steffy from her grief.

Thomas: Right. Okay. So how long was it before steffy came back?

Taylor: I don’t know. I mean, you know, finn, finn went out to look for her, and then your father and I did, and luckily, finn found her.

Thomas: Wow. Steffy must have been… oh, man. It’s just– it’s crazy to think about, you know? This whole whirlwind our family’s been going through this, the pain and devastation, and it seems like maybe it’s turning around. Maybe, maybe we all have hope going forward.

Taylor: I think so. I think there’s hope.

Brooke: You okay?

Ridge: Yeah. No, I’m good. Why?

Brooke: Just seemed like your mind went elsewhere. And I think I know where. You saw it, didn’t you. That selfie that hope posted of me and deacon in the office.

Ridge: I did see that.

Li: You have no idea how good it feels to see you like this. Up and about. Home with your family.

Finn: Thanks to you, mom. Because you– you saved me. If it weren’t for you and your belief that I could pull through, mom, I wouldn’t be here.

Li: I wasn’t giving up. No matter what any other doctor said. I never allow anything or anyone to take you away from me. Never. For copd,

Hope: I really didn’t mean any harm by it.

Liam: No, of course you didn’T. I still understand your mom’s concern.

Hope: Well, I do, too. If ridge sees that photo, it could potentially cause problems. I just– hopefully, once my mom explains the intention behind it, it will be okay. It was just an innocent happy moment for me posing with both of my parents. I mean, come on, how often have I been able to do that in my life?

Liam: Hey, I get it. I totally get it. I just, I– I’m just saying, I also get why your mom would want you to take the photo down, given how ridge feels about your dad.

Hope: Oh, I know.

Liam: Especially since he and taylor have been traveling together. You know, presumably they’ve been bonding, especially over the, you know, reunion of steffy and finn. It just– it may not be an ideal time for ridge to be seeing reminders of the problems he’s had with brooke. 7

Brooke: Ridge, if you’re upset with–

Ridge: I’m not upset. I’m not thrilled. I know what I am. You– look, you told me that you wanted to stay away from deacon. I leave town for five minutes. You invite him over to forrester.

Brooke: Oh, okay. Wait a minute. First of all, I did not invite him over. Hope brought him and she had every right to and– okay, maybe you’re right. I should have left the second I saw him.

Ridge: I saw the picture. I didn’t like it. Can we just leave it there? Can we do that? I think– the thing that matters right now is that my daughter has her life back.

Brooke: Yeah, that’s what matters. Finn is alive. He’s back with his family where he belongs. And you got to be there. You got to witness it all. That must have been very exciting. I can only imagine the euphoria that you and taylor are feeling right now.

Thomas: So, how did the kids react?

Taylor: Oh, thomas, the look on kelly’s face it– you know what was even better? The look on finn’s face when he held his son. It was amazing.

Zende: Hey, taylor.

Taylor: Hey!

Zende: Come over here. Hi. I am so happy for you and the family.

Taylor: Thank you, zende. Thank you. It’s wonderful.

Zende: I spoke with uncle ridge. I’ve never heard him on such a high. I mean, I still can’t quite believe it.

Thomas: Yeah, it’s ’cause it’s unbelievable. I mean, finn was dead, at least, you know, the medics, everyone thought so. But apparently, li just kept him alive all that time.

Taylor: Yeah.

Finn: I know you just got here, but I actually have a doctor’s appointment I need to get to.

Li: Oh, good. ‘Cause I was actually wondering how your new medication was.

Steffy: We’ve got an appointment. I’m coming with you.

Finn: Honey, I appreciate you wanting to be there, but pretty confident I can handle this on my own. I know my way around the hospital.

Steffy: I just don’t want you to take on too much, too soon.

Finn: If I can run around monaco to reunite with my beautiful wife, I don’t think a doctor’s visit is going to be too taxing.

Steffy: Fine. Be safe. And call me every 10 minutes.

Li: I’m glad you’re getting checked out. If they have any questions for me about your care–

Finn: I’ll text you. I love you both.

Steffy: Love you.

Li: I’m guessing you have questions.

Steffy: I do. But firstly, I… I would like to thank you. I will always be grateful to you. Thank you for keeping my husband alive.

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Hope: Mom? Oh, hey, did ridge come home yet?

Brooke: Hi, you two. Yes, he did, actually. You missed him. He went to the office already.

Liam: Oh. How is he? How is steffy?

Brooke: I think everybody’s still in shock, but in a good way.

Hope: I mean, I get that. I’m still processing all of it.

Brooke: Me, too. Finn is alive. I can’t stop smiling.

Liam: I know. I know the feeling.

Hope: Uh, so a little bit of a segue, but did ridge ever mention anything about that photo?

Brooke: He did.

Hope: And…

Brooke: Oh, it’s fine, honey.

Hope: Really?

Brooke: No, I mean. Well, he wasn’t pleased, but his focus isn’t on that. It’s on steffy, steffy and finn and them reuniting with their family.

Taylor: I have so many questions for li and what she did.

Thomas: I have a question. Why didn’t li tell anyone?

Zende: That’s kind of messed up, letting steffy grieve.

Ridge: It’s messed up. It’s a lot messed up. But we’re going to find some answers in time. Right now, the most important thing. Finn is back. Steffy has a husband, hayes has his father. All because of li.

Li: I wasn’t sure how you’d react.

Steffy: My husband is alive, li. Of course, I’m grateful. When I thought my son was going to grow up without a father, it sent me into a deep, deep depression. And I never– I never want to go back there again. So yes, I am thankful. Very thankful. That being said, um… what the hell, li? You let all of this time go by. All of the suffering. I thought my husband died. My family was torn apart. You could have erased the pain. You could’ve taken that all the way. But you didn’T. I am his wife. I deserved to know what you were doing. Why didn’t you tell me? As someone living with type 2 diabetes,

Hope: Well, I am happy to hear that ridge won’t hold that photo I took against you.

Brooke: He prefers to remain focused on the good things that are happening.

Liam: Well, he’s not wrong there. I mean, I think we should all be focused on that. That the joy, you know, the sheer joy we feel about finn surviving and that little family staying intact is huge.

Brooke: Exactly. And I’m not being naive. I know how he feels about that photo, and I need to remain cautious.

Hope: But do you, though? He’s moved back in.

Brooke: Honey, he moved in to take care of me. He’s not fully committed quite yet. Oh, but it will happen. You know, after all we’ve been through over the years, there’s no way it’s going to end now.

Taylor: You know, I keep thinking about something that steffy said before she left for monaco. She didn’t want people to look at her with pity.

Ridge no, she just wanted to come in here and feel normal. I get that.

Taylor: Yes. And now when she comes to work again and she walks through those doors, she’s going to be faced with– with happiness and smiles.

Ridge: And hugs and happy tears. Even my dad had them when I called him earlier.

Taylor: Yeah, we have all had our share of happy tears for sure, since finn’s come back into our lives and most importantly, back into steffy’S.

Ridge: That smile on her face, what happened in monaco, I’m never going to forget that.

Taylor: Yeah. Monaco. What we experienced there makes me think that anything’s possible.

Steffy: How? How could you not tell us finn was alie? How could you be that cruel?

Li: It was never my intention to hurt you.

Steffy: It’s not just me. Did you think about your grandson? Kelly and hayes were so confused. They were so upset.

Li: I would never do anything to harm the children.

Steffy: That’s exactly what you did, li. You kept finn away from them. How could you do that? Why would you do this?

Li: You’re a mother. I’m sure you think a lot about kelly and hayes. The futures they might have.

Steffy: Yes.

Li: So you can imagine how proud I am of finn. Everything he’s accomplished. All I hope for is success. His career. A future so bright. Then he met you. Do you think I wanted my son swept up in a family always in the tabloids? I try not to worry. Hope for the best.

Steffy: Were you lying in my wedding? Pretending to be supportive?

Li: No. No, not at all. Finn adores you. You fulfill him. If he’s happy, then I’m happy. But I was right to be concerned, wasn’t I? If finn had never met you, sheila would have never come back into his life. She wouldn’t have shot him. I almost lost my son, steffy. And, yes, maybe in my anger and my despair, a part of me wanted to blame you, your entire family. So, I kept what I was doing to myself for good reason. Finn needed my undivided attention. His recovery depended on it. Getting you involved would have been a distraction I couldn’t afford. Please try to understand the position I was in, how determined I was. Other doctors gave up on me, but I couldn’T.

Steffy: I would have helped you. I would have been just as determined.

Li: No. You would have demanded I take him back to the hospital. Back to the people who wrote him off as dead. I would have said something to you, if finn survived. But in that moment, his odds were so grave, I mean, so slim. There was no reason for me to get your hopes up. And I couldn’t think or worry about anybody else at the time. I was laser focused on him. That’s what I was doing. I would have said something to you when he was stable, if he came to. But if you’re looking for an apology, you won’t get it. I won’t apologize to you or anyone else for doing what I had to do to save my son.

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Billy: Hey.

Victoria: What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be in los angeles.

Billy: Well, obviously, i heard about ashland.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] So you cut a business trip short because a man that you hated died?

Billy: I came back for the kids. Thought it was a good idea that I was a physical presence. Let them know that their father loves them and that life goes on.

Victoria: And lily was okay with you dropping everything and coming home?

Billy: Well, that’s the good thing about having a boss who’s a mother. She gets it. Kids come first. How are you?

Victoria: I’m busy. I am one signature short of closing a deal.

Billy: Bury yourself in your work to ignore the hurt.

Victoria: There’s nothing wrong with being productive. As you can see, I’m fine.

Billy: Right. Well, if you’re not gonna tell me how you’re actually feeling, maybe you can tell me what the hell happened.

Nick: Hey.

Sharon: Hey, nick.

Nick: Guess I’m your only customer right now?

Sharon: Yeah. It’s a slow morning.

Nick: How would you feel about locking that door so we could talk?

Sharon: Sure. Whatever you need. Sit down. What’s going on?

Nick: [ Sighs ] I did not sleep well last night.

Sharon: What kept you up? Nick, it’s me you’re talking to. You know you can tell me anything.

Nick: Something my dad told me…about ashland.

Sharon: Okay.

Nick: He didn’t die in the car accident like everybody thinks. He died because of me. I killed ashland locke.

Nate: Hey. Is billy around?

Devon: I have not seen him.

Nate: Ah. Too bad. I heard he came home early. I wanted to see how things went. Since he’s my counterpart. I was hoping he could, uh, show me how to keep things on track, moving according to the mission. Unless, you know, you have a problem with that.

Devon: No, I don’t have a problem with it. Um, you know, nate, you’re probably one of the smartest guys that I know. And that was true two years ago, it was true two days ago, and it’s not going to change.

Nate: I appreciate that.

Devon: Yeah. And I know that you can hande this job. That’s never been the issue.

Nate: But there is an issue. And if this is about me double-booking jason santino, mea culpa. Rookie mistake. If I had cleared things with you like I should have, all of this could have been avoided.

Devon: Yeah. And the best part about this error is that it’s not gonna happen twice, right?

Nate: None of this would have happened if I hadn’t tried to do you a favor and lighten your load.

Devon: Well, I appreciate you trying to do that. And I also understand how different this job must be for you. I know you’re probably used to people reporting to you back at memorial.

Nate: Yeah. It’s been a long time since i had to get approval for anything I thought was necessary.

Devon: Yeah.

Nate: It’s all a learning curve.

Devon: It is. It’s a big job.

Nate: Yeah. From here on out, I am focused on being the best number two you could ever need.

Devon: Well, thank you for saying that. I appreciate it. And I really just want to see you succeed ’cause I worry sometimes that I’ve thrown too much at you too soon.

Nate: No, no. I got this. Really.

Devon: Yeah?

Nate: Yeah.

Devon: Okay.

Amanda: Hey, um…

Devon: Hey.

Amanda: I’m sorry to interrupt, uh…

[ Sniffles ]

Devon: It’s okay.

Nate: What’s wrong?

Amanda: I just got a call from naya’s doctor, and, um… she’s in a coma.

Abby: I am so glad that we made time to have breakfast together.

Chance: I’m sorry I’m so distracted. I just can’t get my mind off this case right now.

Abby: I just — I don’t understand what there is to investigate in the first place. Ashland lost control of his car. It seems pretty open and shut.

Chance: I know. I — I just want to make sure all the I’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, you know? And that means talking to everybody who knew him well, including victoria.

Abby: I just — I don’t understand why you have to question her now. Unless… unless there’s something that you haven’t told me and you think there’s more to the story. Psoriatic arthritis,

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Chance: Okay, like I said, this is all just routine. I promise.

Abby: If this is just ordinary, by-the-book police work, then please explain to me why I’ve had to repeat myself more than usual.

Chance: What was that?

[ Chuckles ] I’m kidding. I’m kidding. I just wish you’d lighten up a little bit and quit worrying about this.

Abby: Oh, no, babe, no. You’re not getting off that easy. The more that you keep saying that this isn’t a big deal, the less inclined I am to let it go.

Kevin: Hey, chance, I have it a — oh.

Abby: Kevin. Hi. What is it that you have?

Kevin: Uh, I was just saying it’s, um…just… it’s just an update on a matter that — that chance asked me to look into.

Abby: Mm. Does this matter have anything to do with the car accident that killed ashland?

Chance: Baby, I will tell you everything when the investigation is done, okay? I promise. Now, I got to go, but I love you.

Abby: I love you.

Chance: I’ll see you later.

Abby: Bye.

[ Door closes ]

Victoria: Ashland came by the house that night. He wanted to talk. He — he wanted to salvage what was left of our great love. He was, uh, out of control. And when I told him that — that nothing was going to ever work between us again, he — he grabbed me. So I — I found whatever I could to defend myself, and I ran away from him.

Victoria: You are about as tough as they come, victoria.

Victoria: No, I’m not. I’m not. I was scared. I… I had never seen him like that before. I didn’t know what he was gonna do, and… that’s when nicholas showed up. He got in between ashland and me, and I ran to the kitchen to grab my phone to call the police. Then the two of them got into it. Ashland attacked him, and nicholas — he punched ashland. And he fell and hit his head.

[ Sighs heavily ] When I finally came back into the room, nicholas was trying to get a response from ashland, but there was nothing. There was no pulse. He was dead.

[ Sighs ] Or, at least, we thought he was dead.

Billy: What is that supposed to mean?

Victoria: I don’t know. I — it’s hard to explain. Nicholas — he was — he was in shock, and I think maybe I was, too. So I called chance, and I told him to come there. And then we went outside just to — to compose ourselves and to get as far away from that room as possible and…

[ Sighs ] Then when we came back to the living room, ashland was — he was gone. His body was gone.

Billy: I… I don’t understand. How is that even — how is that possible?

Victoria: I don’t know. The — the police did a manhunt, and they found ashland in his car, crashed in a ravine.

Billy: Yeah. I mean, that’s what the news reports said, but that’s — that’s all the news reports said.

Victoria: I don’t know, billy. I didn’t even have time to process ashland’s death before I — I had to go and get the kids.

[ Both sigh ]

Billy: I knew there was something up with him. I mean, he was acting sideways. It was — it was as if he wanted you to hurt as much as he did. He had a very dangerous vibe about him, which is exactly why I didn’t want to go to L.A.

Victoria: Well, you were very right to worry. You know, after we, uh — after we spoke, I ran into nick… and I gave him a heads-up.

Victoria: You did?

Billy: Yeah. He had a very, uh, uncharacteristic, victor-like response, telling me that it was none of my business and to stay out of it, that I didn’t need to be your protector anymore. And I told him that he’s gonna have to do it…and to make sure that he did the job.

Victoria: You know that nicholas came by right after that. He was able to stop ashland, and — and he possibly saved my life because of you.

Sharon: Are you absolutely sure that’s what happened?

Nick: Ashland did die after he fell and hit his head. I wasn’t wrong about him not having a pulse.

Sharon: So, he didn’t get up and get behind the wheel and drive into that ravine.

Nick: No. I guess while vick and I were outside waiting for chance, my dad’s team swept in the house and then moved ashland’s body into his car and then staged the crash.

Sharon: [ Sighs ] My gosh, nick, I’m so sorry. This must be a really big shock for you. You hadn’t had time to process everything that happened, and now you find out what victor did.

Nick: Dad said he was protecting me and vick from an investigation that might cast a different light on what really went down that night, you know, because we all hated him so much and the fact that there weren’t any eyewitnesses.

Sharon: Well, I’m not surprised to hear that victor chose to handle things this way. I know he loves his children, and he thought he was helping.

Nick: Think about where it leaves me, though. I was completely shaken when i thought that I had killed ashland, despite how I felt about him. This guy was out of control and going after my sister. He had nothing to lose by hurting her.

Sharon: Do you regret it?

Nick: Protecting my sister? No way. No way, but…

[ Sighs ] I hated ashland, and I wanted him out of our lives, but i certainly never intended to kill him.

Sharon: Of course you didn’T.

Nick: But now, because of the way my dad botched this whole thing, with pulling all these strings and breaking all the rules, I’m now complicit in this crime. Oh, my god. And now you are, too, because i told you.

Sharon: Nick, it’s okay.

Nick: No. You’re in the middle of this now.

Sharon: Don’t —

Nick: I never should have come. I’m so sorry.

Sharon: No, don’t worry about it. I can take care of myself. You needed someone to talk to. I’m glad that you came to me.

Nick: You are not gonna get in trouble over this, alright? Just… we never had this conversation.

Sharon: Right now, I want to focus on you. Your father’s put you in an incredibly difficult position.

Nick: That’s dad’s specialty.

Sharon: What are you gonna do about it?

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Devon: I’m so, so sorry.

Amanda: Thank you.

Nate: Amanda, I know how frightening this must be, but naya just lapsed into a coma today?

Amanda: Yeah, that’s what the doctors said.

Devon: I’m sure there’s something that they can do to give her the best chance of recovery.

Amanda: I don’t know. I don’t know. But imani’s there. She took the red eye-out, and she’s blaming herself, of course, and I can’t help but feel responsible.

[ Voice breaking ] I told you that I shouldn’t have left.

Nate: Hey, hey, hey, don’t think that way. You didn’t do this, and you can’t control it. You have nothing to feel guilty about. It sounds like naya’s in good hands and she’s getting all the medical attention she needs.

Amanda: I know that you guys are probably right, but I can’t help thinking that she is never gonna wake up [Voice breaking] And I am never gonna get a chance to say goodbye.

Nate: Hey, hey. Don’t go to the worst-case scenario. There are plenty of patients in similar situations who regain consciousness.

Devon: That’s right. The only thing you need to do — you need to focus on your next step, okay? What do you need from us?

Amanda: I don’t know. I… I got to — I got to figure this out. I got to, um… I got to figure out what to do next because imani and I — we both just can’t leave work. I —

Devon: Yes, you can. Of course you can. Nate and I can figure out a plan.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] Thank you.

Nate: Take care of your mother. Everything else can wait.

Billy: I guess it’s kismet that I ran into nick before i left for L.A. And that everything happened the way that it did.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] How are the kids handling all of it?

Victoria: As well as can be expected.

Billy: You tell them I can come by tonight, help them navigate all this.

Victoria: Thank you. Honestly, billy, being out of town with the children helped. It was good to have some time and some distance from all that happened.

Billy: Well, I guess there is some poetic justice, the fact that ashland locke left this earth in the same way that his big persona was born — in a car crash.

[ Sighs ] I’m just glad that he is not on this earth anymore and he is out of your life for good.

Victoria: You know they say you’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, right?

Billy: Yeah, well, I’m gonna make an exception this time because I know what he put you through. The way that you handled yourself… I am just in awe of you. Your fortitude. Your stubbornness. And of course your grace.

Victoria: [ Breathes deeply ] I told you to go to L.A. And not worry about me, but you didn’t listen.

Billy: Yeah, well, there’s nothing you can say to stop me from looking out for you.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Thank you.

[ Sighs ]

Nick: I don’t want to report what my dad did to the police. It’s just gonna drag this out. It’s gonna put victoria through even more hell. But at the same time, I cannot stand the way my dad on his own decided to alter the narrative.

Sharon: Well, I’m more concerned about the hell you’re going through.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Sharon: Victor always has to try to control things, and he didn’t consider how this was gonna impact you.

Nick: He was hoping i wouldn’t ask any questions. He thought he was protecting me from knowing that I was responsible for another man’s death.

Sharon: It was an accident.

Nick: It’s still on me.

Sharon: Nick, listen to me. Ashland put himself on the collision course that led to his death. Victoria’s ex-husband shows up at her house uninvited, hellbent on revenge and winning? Thank god that you were there to protect her. Be grateful to whatever higher power put you there when she needed you. You did the right thing. Don’t ever doubt that. If something had happened to her or you? Oh, my god.

Nick: Ah. I got lucky.

Sharon: You did what had to be done. You acted in self-defense. And what victor did after that doesn’t change that.

Nick: Well, let’s hope chance feels the same way because it’s pretty clear he suspects there is a lot more to this story.

Chance: Alright, tell me

Kevin: I scanned the security footage from the gas station where a witness spotted locke’s rental.

Chance: Yeah?

Kevin: Watched it over and over, from the time ashland would have arrived to the time he would have left.

Chance: What’d you see?

Kevin: Nothing. It’s blank.

Chance: You sure?

Kevin: I know you didn’t just ask me to be your sidekick because of my good looks. I know what I’m doing. Yes. I’m positive.

Chance: Did you ask the gas station manager about the missing time?

Kevin: Yeah. He said the system’s outdated, they’ve had problems like this before. So we can’t be sure that the footage was tampered with or erased.

Chance: Which means we can’t be sure that it wasn’t tampered with.

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Nick: Thank you. You know, I was completely open and honest with chance when he questioned me. I hid nothing because I didn’t think there was anything to hide.

Sharon: Well, that’s good. And that should have been the end of it.

Nick: But it wasn’T. It’s obvious he wasn’t satisfied with my answers.

Sharon: Yeah, he was pretty interested in finding out what i knew when he stopped by last night for coffee.

Nick: Chance interrogated you?

Sharon: It wasn’t a formal interrogation. It was just a bunch of casual questions.

Nick: What’d you tell him?

Sharon: A more concise version of what you had already told him before, I’m sure.

Nick: [ Sighs ] You know, he wanted to know about my dad’s security team and why they didn’t see what happened at the house. He was so suspicious, so I went and asked my dad about it. He finally admitted the truth. I just know chance isn’t gonna let this go very easily, which puts my dad in a very difficult position.

Sharon: And that’s on him. This was his call. You didn’t hide anything from the police.

Nick: Until now.

Devon: I appreciate that. Thank you very much. All right. Okay, so, if you want, you can fly back to virginia right away ’cause there’s nothing going on here that we can’t put on hold for a few days.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] Okay, trust me, I want nothing more than to be there with my mother, but I have responsibilities here as the head of legal counsel. I can’t just drop everything. There’s so much that is in motion right now. We can’t put things on hold.

Nate: If there’s something we can’t delegate to the rest of the staff, you can handle it remotely.

Amanda: Yeah, I… yeah, I suppose so, and… yeah, I mean, imani and I — we will be together, so we can collaborate.

Devon: Yeah, of course you guys can. The most important thing is that the two of you are with your mother, and anything else we can figure out here. And I know lily would agree with me.

Amanda: Thank you.

Devon: Of course.

Amanda: Both of you. I… I just — I don’t want to leave you guys in the lurch.

Devon: You’re not at all. Anything that needs to be taken care of in person, I can handle it, and if not, my coo can. Alright? We’ll be just fine. Naya’s the one who needs you.

Nate: Devon is right, okay? Research has consistently shown that comatose patients can hear and absorb everything that’s going on around them. So go. Let her feel your love.

Amanda: I really hoped that that would make a difference, but, I mean, nate, is there anything concrete that you can give me, some advice that could help?

Nate: Talk to her. Make a playlist for her.

Amanda: [ Voice breaking ] Of all of her favorite songs.

[ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ] I have no idea what they are. And I might never will. Um… imani. Imani will know. I’ll talk to her.

Nate: You can also make a list of everything she has to look forward to when she wakes up.

Amanda: I could just fill her room with flowers.

Devon: There you go.

Amanda: Yeah. Or maybe not — because then she might think that, um, she’s in her funeral.

[ Laughs ]

Devon: No. I’ll tell you what you do. You just hold her hand because you know that having the right people around her can get her through anything.

Amanda: [ Cries ]

Devon: Alright?

Amanda: I hope so.

Devon: It will.

Amanda: I just want to get to her as soon as possible.

[ Sighs ]

Devon: Well, you know what? How about you take my jet and you get there even faster?

Amanda: [ Sniffles ] Thank you.

Devon: Yeah.

Amanda: [ Cries ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

Devon: It’s gonna be fine. It’s gonna be fine. Ughh!

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Elena: Hey. Hi. I just popped by to see if there were any updates on canceling my contract with newman media. Hey. What’s wrong?

Nate: I’m sorry. Um… amanda and imani’s mom lapsed into a coma.

Elena: That’s terrible.

Nate: Yeah. I did my best to give amanda some hope, but you and I both know this is a bad sign.

Elena: [ Sighs ] So, what are amanda and imani planning to do now?

Nate: Well, they’re both headed to virginia to be with their mother. Devon gave them an indefinite leave of absence.

Elena: That’s really good of him.

Nate: Yeah. But, selfishly, I’m gonna miss having them around. Amanda’s an amazing lawyer, and imani’s been a real ally.

Elena: An ally? What do you mean?

Nate: Just that she understood what I was going through with the whole devon situation.

Elena: Wait. I’m sorry. Are you saying that she’s been fueling the tension between you and devon?

Kevin: The security footage from the gas station is definitely sketchy, and not just because of the frighteningly low video resolution. The places where the video is blank are only in the spots where ashland would have been seen — if he had been there.

Chance: Mm. That is suspicious. But it’s not proof.

Kevin: That’s not all. I checked other street surveillance cameras and found footage that looks like there may have been more than one person in ashland’s vehicle later that night.

Chance: Male? Female?

Kevin: It’s from a distance. The footage is grainy, so i can’t be sure. But there are also indications that there was more than one person in the spot where the car was allegedly parked. You know, footprints and a recently smoked cigarette butt.

Chance: One of victor’s guys was smoking when we interviewed him. I mean, I guess anybody could have dropped that butt, right? Again, that’s suspicious, but not proof, not proof. Okay, so, the assumption is that ashland parked his car at the gas station and walked to victoria’S. Or maybe if he went there with malicious intent, he was the one that disabled the security camera so there was never any evidence that he was ever there, right?

Kevin: It seems unlikely.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah, you’re right. That would require a lot of premeditation on his part.

[ Sighs ] Okay, according to the autopsy, cause of death was a traumatic& blow to the head, right? That’s consistent with nick’s story. I mean, it’s the kind of injury you get when you fall and hit the fireplace after getting punched.

Kevin: Or the kind of injury you get when your car crashes into a ravine.

Chance: Yeah. Okay, well, let’s just say that he didn’t die when he fell and hit his head, right? Maybe it just looked that way. Maybe he had a thready pulse that was just too weak to find.

Kevin: It could happen.

Chance: Could locke have gotten up after that injury and walked out of that house across that expanse of heavily wooded property and back to his car?

Kevin: What’s the alternative? The body moved itself? Someone moved the body? That doesn’t make any sense. Why would nick and victoria call the police and then move the body?

Nick: Billy, what are you doing here?

Billy: I came back from L.A. When I heard about ashland. I wanted to make sure that victoria was alright.

Victoria: I told him everything.

Billy: [ Sighs ]

Nick: Well, it was my conversation with you at the coffeehouse that made me go out and check on vick and make sure she was okay.

Billy: Well, I’m glad you showed up when you did. And to be honest, if it was up to me, I’d give you an award for what you did.

Nick: Sorry if it seemed like I was brushing you off.

Billy: It’s alright. I’m just glad that you’re both okay and that you are now locke-free and this whole nightmare is over.

Nick: Yeah. Um, I need to talk to you about that real estate deal.

Victoria: Oh. Business nick. He’s unstoppable.

Billy: Yeah. Look at him.

Victoria: Yeah.

Billy: I’ll let you two get to it. Thank you again. Glad you’re okay.

Victoria: Thanks for stopping by.

[ Door closes ]

Nick: So glad you’re home. How are my niece and nephew?

Victoria: Oh, they’re wonderful. They’re providing a really nice distraction for me right now. We’re staying at the ranch. You should come and hang out and bring christian.

Nick: Yeah. I might do that. I’m just glad you were able to get away from this for a few days. Have you talked to dad?

Victoria: Um, I saw him briefly before I drove here from the ranch. Why?

Nick: Has he said anything else to you about that night?

Victoria: No. Is there something I should know? Research shows that people remember ads with young people

Abby: Good morning!

Chelsea: Hi!

Abby: Hi!

Chelsea: Please tell me pamela has put the avocado toast back on the menu — because I’ve been fantasizing about it all morning.

Abby: Well, I am happy to say your dreams have come true.

Chelsea: Yes! Oh, I’m so happy. Okay. Now onto the important stuff. Dom? What is that little genius up to these days?

Abby: Is it too soon for him to start walking?

Chelsea: He is not.

Abby: Not yet, but he’s scooting around everywhere. I can tell he just — he wants to go, and I keep telling him, “slow down, please. Just stay a baby.” Well, how’s your son? How’s connor liking summer camp?

Chelsea: Oh, he’s loving it. Sports all day, s’mores all night.

Abby: Ah. That sounds so fun. I could really use a weekend adult summer camp — you know, roasting marshmallows, making macrame. You in?

Chelsea: You know, normally i would say, “yeah, where do i sign up?” But I don’t feel like I need an escape these days. I’m in a really good place.

Abby: Really? What’s your secret?

Chelsea: I think I just stopped trying to be what everybody else wanted me to be. I was losing sight of myself. So, I’ve made some really bold changes.

Abby: Well, I’m really happy for you. You look great.

Chelsea: Well, thank you. I feel like my life is finally back on track.

Billy: Hey, ladies.

Chelsea: Hey.

Abby: Billy, hi.

Billy: Hi. Um, I’m glad I ran into you. Uh, I don’t know if you know anything, but is it true that chance is investigating ashland locke’s death?

Abby: He is.

Billy: Okay. I’m not sure what there is to investigate. I mean, the man’s a very dangerous person looking for trouble, and he loses control of his car. So, what’s he looking into?

Chance: Okay, nick and victoria’s first instinct was to call me because they thought ashland’s was dead. What if they got scared afterwards that it wouldn’t look like self-defense?

Kevin: Because they hated the man for good reasons.

Chance: I mean, if he did get up and walk out, how the hell did that ring fall out of his pocket?

Kevin: Well, devil’s advocate here. Locke is injured.

Chance: Yeah, right, right.

Kevin: It’s a head injury. He’s unsteady on his feet. He makes his way to the door, he stumbles, falls, the ring falls out of his pocket.

Chance: Yeah, I guess that’s possible.

Kevin: Also, didn’t you tell me that nick came to you right when he found the ring? Call me crazy, but that doesn’t sound like somebody who’s trying to cover anything up.

Nick: Dad’s trying to keep this buried, but I forced the truth out of him, and you have a right to know. That night, when I punched locke and he fell and hit his head, we were right — it killed him.

Victoria: How did he end up in the car and then the ravine?

Nick: Dad’s bodyguards were watching the house. On dad’s orders, they took ashland’s body out of the house and put it in the car and made it look like the accident caused the blow to his head.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Oh, my god, nicholas.

Nick: He said he was doing it for us because he didn’t think anyone would believe us if we said that we were acting in self-defense — because of ashland giving us all those reasons why we wanted him dead.

Victoria: Maybe dad did the right thing.

Frank is a fan of fast.

He’s a fast talker.

Amanda: I don’t — I don’t know what’s scarier — having a parent or growing up without one.

Nick: Well, as someone who’s experienced both, I think that, no matter how difficult it gets, it’s always better to know where you come from so you have that family in your life.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] You know, ever since I met naya, I keep telling myself that we just need to get through this rough spot and that we’re gonna finally — we’re gonna get to the good stuff, you know, the family dinners and the holidays and — and learning all of her recipes.

[ Crying ] But then it’s just like something is always taking her away from me. I can’T…

Devon: It’s okay. It’s okay. Everything’s gonna be okay.

Amanda: [ Sighs ]

Devon: Alright? I know you’ve been fighting battles on your own since the day you were born, but I want you to remember something — that you’re not alone anymore. Okay? And it’s okay if you feel like you need somebody to hold your hand. So, if you want me to go with you, just say it.

Amanda: Thank you. Thank you for thinking like that. But I’m fine. I’m gonna be okay. I have my sister now. Imani and I — we’re gonna help each other through this. I know that.

Devon: Are you sure?

Amanda: Yes. I’m sure.

Devon: Okay. If you change your mind, you know you can just pick up the phone and I’ll drop everything and I will be there with you.

Amanda: Thank you for making all of this possible.

Devon: Don’t thank me.

Amanda: I just… I don’t even know when I’ll be back.

Devon: It’s okay. All you need to focus on is getting naya what she needs, which is you being there and your love. You can take all the time you need…’cause I’ll be right here waiting for you.

Amanda: And I am gonna be missing you every minute that I am gone.

Nate: Look, I know imani’s not your favorite person in the world, but blaming her for my issues with devon is ridiculous.

Elena: I wasn’t saying that she’s solely responsible, but if she’s in your ear telling you that you’re right and devon’s wrong, that can’t be helping matters.

Nate: Why are we even talking about this? You blaming her makes it seem like you don’t care for her situation.

Elena: Of course I care. My heart is broken for their family, including imani.

Nate: Good. Because amanda and her sister are going through a real tragedy right now, and what we should be doing is helping them through this. Nothing else.

Elena: [ Scoffs ]

Abby: You know, chance doesn’t really share the details of the cases that he’s investigating with me.

Billy: He’s a man of integrity, which is why I like him. So, I guess if I want more information, I’ll bark up a different tree.

Abby: Good idea. Chelsea, would you still like that avocado toast?

Chelsea: Absolutely.

Billy: Ooh, that sounds good. May I have one, as well, please?

Abby: Of course. I will tell your server.

Billy: Thanks, abby. So, let’s make this breakfast meeting official. Any thoughts on the, uh, ideas I left with you before I took off for L.A.?

Chelsea: I have some feedback.

Billy: Ohh. Never really liked that word.

We need to come up with a show that will keep our audiences entertained, amused, intrigued.

Billy: Okay. So, go ahead. What groundbreaking, award-winning ideas do you have that no one else has thought about? Or do you just love shooting down my ideas to come up with your own?

Chelsea: What can I say? I love my job.

Billy: Maybe a little too much.

Abby: Wait, is this the new, exciting thing you were talking about? Working with billy on his podcast?

Chelsea: I know it’s a huge departure from fashion, but it feels like a right fit and it’s working.

Billy: Yeah, it is. Our first episode did really well.

Chelsea: I’m having a lot of fun, and I can still be creative, but in an entirely different way. This new gig with billy came at just the right time.

Nick: You think dad did the right thing? Going behind our backs, lying to us?

Victoria: Look, I get — i get that you’re upset that dad took matters into his own hands, but in the moment, I mean, he had no idea what happened. For all he knew, I could have killed ashland. I mean, he was acting to protect us.

Nick: All he had to do was talk to us, and he would have found out the truth instead of going behind our backs.

Victoria: Dad did what he needed to do to end this chaos that ashland has caused in our lives for the last year and a half.

Nick: Vick, just think about it. There’s a million ways this can go wrong. Lying to the cops is an extremely risky thing to do. And now our father has put us in a position where we’re forced to do that.

Victoria: You’re right. We’re complicit in a cover-up. I need to talk to dad.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Victoria: Hi, chance.

Chance: Victoria.

Victoria: How long have you been standing there?

Chance: I just got here. Why do you look so upset?

Next week on “the young and the restless”…

Abby: What are you trying to say? That chance should back off the ashland case?

Chloe: Don’t tell me that you threatened the newmans.

Sally: There are still missing pieces to the puzzle, and we’re gonna find them.

Jack: There are so many opportunities for you to prove yourself to the world. And in fact, I can think of one off the top of my head. Come work with me at jabot.

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GH Transcript Friday, August 5, 2022

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Ahh. You know, this reminds me of a movie I saw once. Disillusioned guy spends the summer floating around in a pool so he can avoid his future. “The graduate.” It’s a good movie. Mm-hmm. The key difference is, though — the main character had simon and garfunkel singing his confusion. Mm. That’s right. Oh, and he didn’t have to pay for his pool chaise. That’s true, too. And don’t kid yourself — he was a lot younger than you. Thank you. Did you talk to your guy at the ccrb? Yeah. And? Is there a chance I’m getting back on the force? I’m sorry, pal. I wish I had better news to report. Oh, hey, hey, hey. I am so sorry to keep you waiting. I was on the phone with paris again and again, and I appreciate you guys coming to this meeting on such short notice. Yeah, well, I’m supposed to meet britt for brunch, but if this is about what I think it’s about, she will forgive me. Yeah, um, sasha. Brook lynn: Yeah. It’s all over the news. It’s blowing up our social media. We need to release a statement. Exactly. One that protects sasha’s privacy. Well, yes. That is a given. But, also, we have to consider deception’s image. We have to protect our company. More importantly, how do we help our friend? Yeah, I’m not sure we can do both. Martin: Here you go.

[ Cup taps lightly ] It’s not perks, but why don’t you try to drink that, anyway? You want to be as sharp as you can. Sasha? Okay, well, if you haven’t got anything else to say, I think I’m gonna go see what time of transport is set for your arraignment. Brando: Hey, ma.

[ Sighs ] Thanks for bringing fresh clothes for — oh, sure, sure. It’s okay. I got it. You look like you haven’t slept a wink. Where’s sasha? Um… she’s in there, uh, conferring with her lawyer, martin grey. Excellent. He was valentin cassadine’s attorney. He’s high-powered.

[ Door opens ] He’ll help our girl, for sure. Whew. How’s sasha? Ah, well, uh, she’s just great. And why shouldn’t she be? She’s only facing charges of reckless endangerment, disturbing the peace, willful destruction of property, both public and private, and, uh…

[Breathes sharply] Oh, yeah — attempted murder. You’re early. Yeah, only by a few minutes. I’m eager to hear the feedback on the op-ed I wrote. And so you shall. I promised to be honest. Well, don’t keep me in suspense. Who came out on top in our little wager? You tell me. Sam: Hey. Spinelli: Oh, hey. Thank you for agreeing to meet me here. Of course. I’m at your service. Mm.

[ Chuckles ] Unlike others… you are entirely worthy of my time and efforts. Cody: Hello again. Goodbye again. Britt, now, come on. Don’t be like that. You don’t need to take off. I’m sorry. I have to go. What, did you leave something plugged in again? You got to wash your hair? I know you don’t need to see a guy about a horse, ’cause… I’d be the guy. Mm-hmm. Yeah, you’re right. You know, I don’T… I don’t need to make excuses. The simple truth is… I just don’t like you.

So, the review board is going to rule against me? Look, I don’t know. I don’t know about that. All I know is my guy on the inside, when I asked if you could get your badge back, he said the chances were slim. Is there anything I can do to derail this? I don’t know. I mean, the new member appointed by the public advocate is making a point of throwing the book at cops who step out of line, regardless of their exemplary record. So, that’s it. I’m no longer a cop. No, no. Don’t say that. Listen. Hey, stop. Take it from me, okay? Y-you’re a cop until you actually hand your badge in for good. There’s always hope until that happens. Yeah, well, “hope” doesn’t pay my late rent. What are you talking about? I’ll spot you rent money. Look, I appreciate that, but I got myself into this — I’ll get myself out. Even if it means taking a job outside the force? Well, it’s a good thing he’s got other options. These comments are so rude. Poor sasha. Yeah, she kept insisting she was okay, but in retrospect, it’s pretty clear she wasn’T. Oh, boy. And these media hounds are baying for blood. We have got to simply reset the narrative. And we need to engender empathy for sasha that maintains her position here and hopefully placates the board of directors. Yeah, we need to come up with a strategy to shield deception from liability while not abandoning one of our partners. Right. So, where do we start? Okay, let’s get the ball rolling. Brook lynn, do you mind taking notes? Yeah, of course. I’m ready. Okay. Deception’s press release subject — deception’s commitment to supporting health and mental well-being.

[ Sighing ] Oh, honey. How are you holding up? This reader said, “professor chase’s opinion piece is a complaint in search of a cause.” Ah. But if you scroll up, you’ll see that “cronkite’s ghost” says that my op-ed “eloquently illuminates the necessity of objectivity.”

[ Chuckling ] Cronkite’s ghost? Mm-hmm. You know, they say the handle says a lot about a person. I’m getting “pompous blowhard.” Are you ascribing that characterization to me? No.

[ Chuckling ] Of course not. Oh, here’s one. “Newshound86” thinks that your op-ed piece is “a dumpster fire.” How constructive. And poetic. Ah, this

one just wants meto put back in the horoscopes. Well, I’d argue that astrology is objective, so mark that one in my favor. Alright, by a slim margin, it appears that the readers approve of your point of view. So, cue the gloating. What? Me, gloat? Nah. It’s enough that I’m feeling validated that my so-called “antiquated notions” have merit. Thanks for following up. Deal’s a deal. Speaking of which, I believe our deal was that if I won, you’d take more of my input on board. Why are the hairs on the back of my neck on end? Cue the smirk.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, you haven’t been shy about your disapproval. And…here you are. Haven’t we played this scene before? Yes. Yes, we have. But we keep screwing up the finale. Uh, what do you mean by “we”? Well, I can admit that I don’t always say the right things. Oh, are — were you expecting me to — to say something to the contrary? No, I was just giving you the chance to admit that you are unforgiving when it comes to human frailty. I’ll wait. By all means, help yourself. And I just, I-I think I hit a brick wall. And then felicia made a great suggestion to me. She said, “think analog.” Yeah, analog. [ Stammers ] Interesting. Mm. The documentation I need is abroad. Are you available for a quick trip? Um, where? I was thinking mars. I hear the planet is notorious for its sloppy record keeping. Oh, yeah, that’s — that’s just common knowledge. Spinelli, you’re not listening to a word I’m saying. Wha– wha– no, I-I — I am. I-I have. I… what, analog — analog records… messy… mars? Yeah, I said mars. And the word I used was “sloppy.” But you know what’s messy? You eavesdropping on britt and cody’s conversation. I want you to tell me why, and I don’t want some lame excuse or denial, ’cause I’m not buying it. Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey. I’m here, sash. I’m not going anywhere. Okay? Well, I’m glad your mother brought fresh clothes. She needs to be as presentable as possible. Clothes aren’t going to do anything. Her eyes are vacant. She doesn’t look good. We need to get her out of here. Tell me, how — how are we going to beat these charges? We can’T.

Look at it from my point of view. Alright? You tore into me for the stunt at the pool during the mixer. And I-I was hired to do that jump, and you were standing smack-dab in the middle of it. And then you help me out in the alley, right, when I got beat up.

[ Chuckling ] But — but then you assumed that I deserved it. I did not. Then you drenched me for the date that I planned because…

[ Stammers ] …Yeah, I went a little overboard trying to impress you. A-and you wouldn’t even accept my apology. And then when you finally did accept my apology, you found some trivial reason to get angry at me again. It’s like you want me to fail. I guess if people don’t live up to the ridiculously high standards you set for them

[Scoffs] You get to feel justified in punishing them. You’re right. You got my number. I do? You’re on good terms with britt, so your beef must be with cody. Why? Mr. Bell is a scoundrel of ill repute. You do realize that dante and cody are best friends from, like, childhood. Leo loves the guy, as do the horses, and he seems like a nice guy. What’s your issue with him? He’s a man of many faces. Meaning?

[ Sighs ] You know, I-I-I’m just… I can read people well. You remember, I-I never liked peter august. Remember? Nobody liked peter august. Why don’t you save your incredible reading skills for the documentation we’ll be hunting down on our trip? I’d like to leave by the end of the week. Fair samantha, I am completely at your disposal stateside, but I-I’m too occupied with work to — to cross the international date line. Work? I’m so glad you brought that up. What is it that you do these days? And who’s talking to you? What do you want? Nothing to do with you, detective. But I do have business with your friend here. Well, you know, he’s still a cop, so you can say “partner.” Can you give us a second? Are you kidding me, man? This guy might be the reason you get kicked off the force. What business could you possibly have with him? Standing right here. Yeah? Then go stand over there! Dante. I know what I’m doing. Yeah? Alright.

[ Clears throat ] Just don’t let this punk bait you. Alright, so, you gave me 30 days to show you what I can do. It hasn’t even been a week, and I’ve already booked you a gig at the savoy. What has brook lynn done for you lately? Uh, could you read that last part back? “Together, we pledge to stand up for the deception family by breaking the stigma of mental health challenges and ensuring our partners and their families receive all the help they need. Therefore, deception will make a $1 million donation to various organizations that help families with mental illness.” Sounds good. Uh, just change “the” deception family to “our” deception family, and I think that’s our press release. I agree. Sasha’s arrest was definitely a cry for help. Hopefully, framing it this way will inspire compassion. Haters be damned. Okay, let me make this change. I’m going to email it to myself, and I will take it to pr when I get back to my desk. Okay. Um, hey, will you have legal put their eyes on it first? And then tell them to work with pr. I want this posted on all our social media platforms as soon as possible. You got it. I’ll make it happen. Thanks. You didn’t have anything you wanted to add? Uh…um, no. Uh, no, no. Actually, what you and br– everything you and brook lynn said — just — just fine. Great. Good. Thanks. I’m really glad that martin’s representing sasha. He’s one of the best. And I’m not just saying that ’cause, well, you know. No, I know. I know. My guy knows his stuff. Um, yeah. Um… and it’s — it’s actually very, very good for sasha’s sake… and for ours.

[ Exhales deeply ] Ours? It’s just that martin sees the big picture and he knows how important it is to, um, protect all of — of sasha’s interests… which includes deception.

[ Sighs ] Which means we have some very tough decisions to make. How tough? You are not going to like what I have to say. I am sorry about that. I had a call into the da’s office and my contact got back to me. I wanted to run something by him. Something about sasha?

[ Sighs ] Brando, you got to understand some things. Sounds serious. Well, in the first place, I’m sorry I rattled those charges off at you like that earlier. I wasn’t trying to be flippant. Sometimes I’m a little punchy in the morning when I haven’t slept. But I swear to you, I’m taking this case seriously. As a matter of fact, I want you to know I’m looking at every possibility to help your wife. All of them. Thanks. Were you being punchy when you said that we can’t beat these charges? Some of the charges, I believe, can be thrown out or restitution can be made. But others, there’s just no way. We’ve got to contend with a very damning video.

[ Sighs ] A video in which sasha just isn’t out of control — she looks outright violent. No, those assault charges, they’re going to be tough to beat. Yeah, but you’re going to try, right? I mean, we will do whatever you want us to do. Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it? I believe you will. But I’m not convinced the same thing could be said of your wife. Oh, ah, ah — you’re still a little smudged, sweetheart. I’m just trying to help.

[ Sighs ] Thanks, gladys, but nobody can help. Oh, that’s not true. You got a whole army behind you. Maxie’s been blowing up my phone. I just haven’t had time to get back to her. I-I’m sure she and lucy want to come and visit you.

[ Sighs ] I’m not. Not after what I did. Why did you do it, sweetheart? I was standing up for myself. And I would do it again.

I believe sasha gilmore recently attacked the vehicle of one of your reporters. Smoltz is a freelancer. Whatever his role at the invader, I’m surprised there’s been no mention of the incident in your paper. Why is that? Because the — the story is still evolving, and we’ll cover it when we know more. Unless, of course, you’d like me to report the salacious account of a spokesmodel having a nervous breakdown. That’s a narrow way of looking at it. And your way? The facts. A reporter — one affiliated with your paper — was attacked while doing his job. Maybe we should consider… finding a new face of deception. Are — are you talking about pushing sasha out? No, no. A-absolutely not. No. She’s our partner. She always will be. I’m just saying that, you know, m-maybe she should step aside as spokesperson just for a while. Take a sabbatical or something. After everything sasha has lost, you want to strip her of more? Look — look, this is hard to say and hard for you to hear, but I’m just trying to tell you — look at this. Look at everything we’ve built. Look at all this company means. All the money, everything is tied up in its stock value. And if it goes belly up, it’s brokesville again. We will have absolutely nothing. I know sasha wouldn’t want that. Do you? Look, sasha is our friend. Always. This — this is just business. Okay, lucy. Then, as the head of this business, you can tell her. Can’t the court just ask you to pay for the damage to that reporter’s car? You’re sure as hell good for it. Smoltz deserved it. So did sienna. Pretending to be my friend when all along she was just trying to ply me with more drugs so that she could stab me in the back! I’m so sick of them. I’m so tired of being exploited. Of course you are. But aren’t you also tired of feeling out of control? Brando, I don’t know what the hell’s going on or why. We simply don’t have time to figure it out. But for some reason, your wife has completely shut down. Every answer she gave me was monosyllabic, if she answered me at all. I mean, sasha’s in shock. A-and spending the night in jail, that hadn’t helped it all. And I will definitely ask the court to take that into consideration, but that’s not the only issue at play, is it? I was up most of the night going over the evidence from this case and trying to wrap my head around recent events, and I don’t have to tell you it doesn’t look good. On. She caused a fatal car accident — she didn’t cause that. Okay? Harmony ran out in front of her. Even so, my point is, with sasha these days, it’s one thing after another. It’s just something else in a long line of bad looks. And now, worst of all, if we’re talking about optics. She’s either in complete denial or she’s intentionally avoiding the help she desperately needs. I

am too hard on people.I always have been. You think you miss out on getting to know folks? Probably. You know what’s kind of worse, is they end up missing out on getting to know you.

[ Scoffs ] Okay. This is sliding into the sappy zone.

[ Chuckles ] What you don’t understand is that I don’t really like people all that much, so it’s no great loss. Mm, bull. Alright, I’ve seen how you and your buddy brad get on. When you’re not scolding him.

[ Scoffs ] That weirdo?

[ Chuckles ] Besides, you know, what’S… what’s a little sap between friends? Nothing wrong with that. Alright, and… not to be presumptuous, but I may have a sappy present for you. Um… I know we’re not friends or anything like that, but I guess just consider me a weirdo. What is that? It’s — it’s just a little token to prove that I’m not some conniving grifter. And you just happened to be carrying it in case you bumped into me? Well, uh — not conniving, eh? How did you know where to find me? I assure you, my — my work is of the greatest importance. I-I mean, not as important as yours. Of course. A-and, you know, I have contacts all over the world that — that can be at your disposal. In fact, I will — I will connect you with someone on the ground to help aid in your investigation. No, no, no. Nice try. I’m not done interrogating you yet. Samantha, you are an astute sleuth. Can’t you recognize a dead end when you see one? Hey, speaking of sleuths, how are things with detective falconeri? Well… he asked me to move in with him. Congratulations. Glad tidings! Are they not? Chase: Wow, that’s great about the savoy. Although I’m pretty sure brook lynn’s got some irons in the fire. While she’s flailing around, I’m crushing it. How does a gig at the mercury lounge sound? In new york city? Out of my league. That place is for big acts. Yeah, it is. And that’ll be you before you know it with me managing your career. It’s kind of hard to have a serious conversation with a floatie between us. Oh, yeah.

[ Grunts ]

[ Sighs ] Well, it’s good to see that unemployment has paid off with some more time at the gym. When I’m through marketing with you, our key demo is either going to want be you or be with you. Chase isn’t just a piece of meat. He’s an artist. A talented, beautiful artist.

he’s got talent, okay? And — and smarts. And heart. Sure, sure. He’s the total package. But I guarantee you his fans will be more interested in his eyes than his iq. My development team has put together a promotional plan for you. And I’ve booked studio time for us to start laying down tracks with top writers and producers like k-fed car, stevie bananas, and topher ve. After your gig at the savoy, then we’ll focus on the mercury lounge. At both gigs, your concertgoers will be able to stream and share your ep, but we’ll be able to sell a ton of merch at the mercury lounge. Either way, it’s instant revenue for you. I actually could use the money. Wait. Hold on a minute. How much is this studio time? What are we talking here? Right, that — that does sound expensive. Oh, you bet it is. But not for you. It’s part of the package. Like your styling and your wardrobe and your voice lessons. Can ofeople to tip you off if I show up here? M-maxie told me. She what? Well, like, she… alright, she mentioned something about brunch plans. I-I took a chance. It’s still invasive. I hear you, but it’s better than showing up at your hotel room or your office. I didn’t have many options. You going to open it or what?

[ Sighs ] At least it’s not ticking. Yeah, uh, no need. I’ve blown enough chances with you. You’re a hard woman to make arts and crafts for. And I-I’d totally understand if — if you hate it. I don’t hate it. You think maybe we could add another stamp? Any night you’re available. Is there any way you’d take “no” for an answer? Statistically? Uh… probably about the same chances as you refraining from sarcasm.

[ Sighs ] I call the meal this time. Deal. Sam: There’s so much to consider. Yeah, I, uh… I’m not sure about moving. I just don’t want to uproot danny and scout. The penthouse is their home. Home is wherever you are, samantha.

[ Chuckles lightly ] Don’t — don’t you — don’t you want to move in with dante? I just think things are really, really good the way they are. Why change it? Is there any other reason why you might be hesitant about doing this? Hey, guys. I am having a morning. Am I interrupting if I sit? No, not at all. Please. No, yeah, have a seat. I never would have figured you for the arts and crafts type. It looks like britt and cody are getting along.

[ Spinelli sighs ] I guess I don’t have to apologize to britt for missing our brunch. Looks like I gave true love an assist. Why are you so certain that he’s right for her? Because I trust society setups. And I’ve spent some time with him. He’s a sweet guy. Yeah, I happen to agree. You both couldn’t be more wrong. Not everyone sees things through the lens of a journalism professor. I’m also a citizen. It concerns me whenever freedom of the press is constrained by threats or violence. I agree. But you don’t know smoltz. His tactics are less than savory. And I wouldn’t put it past him if he goaded sasha into a reaction, hoping to provoke just what he got. So, I wouldn’t hang the shingle of the first amendment rights on this one if I were you. I’d like to invite you to one of my pcu lectures. You’re lecturing? Pcu wooed me out of retirement and convinced me to teach a course. I think you’d get a lot out of it. Really? Mm. I’m pretty sure that I have argued first amendment rights in a court of law a lot more than you’ve ever lectured about it in a classroom. Then you undoubtedly know that the character of the victim does not preclude the reporting of the crime. Mr. Smoltz may not be the kind of reporter that you respect, but he was the target of violence, which makes it at least worthy of your attention, and in my learned opinion, most definitely newsworthy. Sasha: You think I’m out of control? Don’t you?

[ Sighs ] Lately, you’re not the sasha I’ve come to know and love. Love? You didn’t even want me to marry your son. No, I didn’T. Not then. Not at the time. For a few reasons, I… it seemed like you were rushing, for one thing, and I didn’t like being excluded. But once I saw how much you really loved brando and how happy you make him and how kind and smart you are…

[ Breathes sharply ] …I’ve been proud to call you my daughter-in-law. A-and I’ve done what I could to protect you. I… thought you knew that. Brando: You think I give a damn about optics? I care about sasha. I care about what you can do for her. You need to care about all of it, just like I do. Because sasha’s drawn the attention of the internet. She’s gone viral. And given the political nature of recent events involving our mayor, the da’s office is determined not to do anything to give off the appearance of favoritism because of sasha’s celebrity. Optics. Translation — don’t expect any kind of preferential treatment, because they’re in no position to cut her a break. What can we do? You motivate your wife to take a more active part in her own defense. I agree she needs help. She needs a psych consult. I don’t even know if she’d be receptive to the idea. Most of all, she needs to demonstrate her commitment to intensive therapy and restitution. Look, I-I-I don’t know I-if sasha… I don’t know if she’s ready to confront this. And that severely limits our options. ‘Cause to tell you the truth, I can only think of one other way to keep your wife out of prison.

[ Sighs ] Okay. It’s official. I’ve been stood up. I’m going to the pool. I would ask to join you, but you’ll just tell me that I’m pushing it. Maybe you are getting to know me. You two seem to be getting along. Maxie. Can I have a word with you? Sure. So, what happened to brunch? Did you forget? Sorry. I got hung up at deception. Damage control. Right. Sorry. How’s sasha doing? Any word? Nothing from her side. Not happy things from ours. Well, when you see her, tell her she has friends. I will. Seems like you’re all about friends these days. Looking pretty cozy over there. Ugh. What’s that? It’s just a silly gift cody made me. Oh, really?

[ Laughing ] Okay. I will overlook whatever part you played in securing him a second date. Oh, my gosh. You guys are going on a second date? Calm down. It’s just a date. Don’t go pricing wedding venues. Okay. What sasha did to smoltz is news… regardless of extenuating circumstances. But is it newsworthy? That sounds like leftover lawyer-speak. No, that’s human-speak. Because I’m a human being. You know who else is a human being? Sasha gilmore. One that you know personally. Could that be occluding your view? I barely even know her. But I’m looking at the big picture. And — and given the impact of social media and — and all the various virtu– virtual platforms… I mean, in contemporary journalism, that’s something that has to be taken very seriously. Then, by all means, put the truth out there. You know what cronkite said about the truth? That, in seeking the truth, you need to be able to look at both sides of the story. So, if we just tell the facts about what happened to sasha, it’s a disservice to her and to our readers. Don’t tell me you have alternative facts. I have context. In the span of a year, sasha has overdosed, she’s gotten clean, she’s fallen in love, she’s lost a child, she’s gotten into a fatal car crash, she’s relapsed, and she is still struggling with her mental health. So, if we omit all of that and just print that she attacked a car with a valet sign, that’s not showing respect to the fourth estate. It’s character assassination disguised as journalism. Now, I know I could cut a deal with the da’s office predicated on the promise that ms. Gilmore stay out of trouble moving forward.

[ Chuckling ] I don’t think that we can guarantee that. In her current state, you’re not confident? You better be, ’cause if she accepts that deal and breaks her promise, she will be remanded to prison. Now, like I said, there might be one other way…

[ Sighs ] …If you’re prepared for it. Something that would make the da accept this deal? You know what a guardianship is? It’s like a conservatorship, right? Exactly. Those terms are used interchangeably. In new york state, the guardianship system is utilized when an adult is considered legally…incapacitated. Uh. You — you want us to legally claim that sasha is incapable of taking care of herself? What happened during her last therapy appointment? She didn’t make it. Mm. Would you say your wife’s mental condition leaves her less able to manage things — her health and financial affairs? Um… I-I-I don’t know about this. Brando, just take it easy, okay? We’re not talking about tossing sasha into some 19th-century house of hysteria. This is simply a strategy. It’s a way to keep her at home and out of prison. It’s just… we just appoint someone, a guardian, who can watch out for her well-being, make sure she gets to appointments on time, and safeguard her finances. It doesn’t have to be forever. It seems extreme. It’s your call. But given sasha’s state of mind, is she really ready for a trial? I don’t think it would go well for her. Do you? Sasha: I’m tired. I know. But we are all doing our best to help you. I can’t read your mind. But I’ll tell you what’s on mine. You are my family now, sasha. That means I will do whatever it takes to look out for you. Chase, I can offer you me. Linc: What is this, a double standard? Ugh, get your head out of the gutter, if that’s at all possible. Look, linc only thinks of you as a performer. But I’m a songwriter, and we’ve collaborated before. So if we share songwriting credits, then you’ll own a larger share of all songs produced and streamed. Look, the money won’t be instant, but the residuals mean a lot more in the long run. That’s very tempting. Think about it. Excuse me. I would clap for you, but I don’t want to blow your cover.

[ Scoffs ] Come again? Come on, that was a great show. I mean, is there anything you can’t do? I-I don’t even — I can’t understand what you’re saying right now. Why are you spying on us? Brook lynn, it’s me. Come on. What? We go way back, right? Yeah. I mean, you know, the — the whole wanting to be “chase’s manager” — it’s a — it’s a good angle. But I know a con when I see one.

Ms. Gilmore’s lucky you’re the editor-in-chief. You’re agreeing with me? Is that so hard to believe? Given our interactions thus far? Fair enough. I agree. This story can’t be told without reporting on ms. Gilmore’s state of mind as a mitigating factor. You’re wise to take a more nuanced approach. I-I’m concerned about violating medical confidentiality. I mean, how do I inject nuance without compromising privacy? It’s tricky, but… there are ways. Okay, professor. You’ve offered a lesson. Okeydoke. School’s in session. I’m honored. Don’t be. I’m doing it for sasha. You are sure t hat there isno plea deal to be made? Not if sasha doesn’t demonstrate some kind of cooperation. Okay, well, wouldn’t sasha have to agree to a guardianship? Not necessarily. Especially if she was incapable of making that decision. Alright. Hey, she’s already accused me of trying to control her life. I-I… I don’t know if I’m comfortable with this. Comfortable with what? Are — are we talking a — a game plan, a strategy? Fill me in. Well, let’s just say we got a couple options to consider. But for right now, we’re going to take this one step at a time. Ms. Gilmore, this officer — she’s going to escort you to the courthouse where you’ll be arraigned. Now, we’re going to meet you there. You got any other questions? Hey. Everything’s going to be okay. Promise? Oh, better than that. A vow. For better or for worse, sickness and in health, I got you, okay? Okay. Cody! Your gift was a hit. Congrats. Thank you for encouraging me to give it to britt personally. Oh, smooth move, maxie. Yeah, too bad all her friends aren’t as supportive as you two. Oh, if you’re referring to spinelli, don’t worry. He’s been all over the place lately. Yeah. I’ve noticed that. Uh, what’s with him? Um, oh, I don’t know. Aside from the fact that he gave cody a dirty look the entire time I was talking to him. What? Why would he be doing that? Do you have any ideas? No, not a clue.

[ Clears throat ] You’re about to make a mistake.

Your mistake was looming over me like a vampire. You almost got a swift kick. No, I’m serious, britt. You — you — you can’t go out with cody again. Dante, I know you want your partner back, but whether you want to believe it or not, chase has a real future in music. Okay. Yeah, yeah, I know. I know he’s a talented guy, but I also happen to know that he thinks things are looking pretty bleak right now. And I don’t want him to make a mistake. So, please, brook lynn, please just level with me once. What the hell do you two have cooking up? Wow. That’s great. Uh, tell the development team to send over the promotional package and I’ll have my lawyers look at it.

[ Chuckles ] You’re convincing. But not good enough for me. Or yourself. I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Don’t play a player. I know brook lynn… and I know what she’s really up to.

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Days Transcript Friday, August 5, 2022

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[Knocks at door]

Maggie: Alex, dinner is almost ready. Victor and I would love for you to…join us. Oh, hello. I was looking for alex.

Alex: Right here.

Maggie: Yes, you are.

Paulina: I’m sorry, honey. Chanel’s gone for the day, and she’s taken her sweet bits with her.

Allie: Okay, it may have taken an extra chapter or two, but henry is asleep.

Chanel: Mm, so does that mean what i think it means?

Allie: It means that we can be together uninterrupted till morning.

Chanel: Mmm, finally.

Xander: [Sighs]

[Knocks at door] Gwen, are you in there?

Sarah: What were you gonna do if she answered?

Xander: Tell her how worried I am that you might be a murderer.

Sarah: Oh, and let her comfort you in that real special way?

Xander: Well, she did say that she was there for me.

[Smack]

Sarah: I’m just glad that she told you where she lives so we can expose her guilty ass.

Xander: That’s what I love about you; you’re always looking on the bright side. Now, let’s hope that my magic fingers haven’t lost their touch.

Sarah: Hurry up!

[Lock clicks]

Xander: [Cackles] After you.

Sarah: Thank you.

[Mischievous music]

No, you don’t think she would’ve hid it somewhere a little less obvious?

Xander: Well, sometimes the best place to hide something is the most obvious.

Sarah: We got her.

[Keys jangling distantly]

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Tense music]

Gwen: [Sighs] God, i have got to get rid of this thing.

Xander: [Sighs]

Sarah: That was close. Thank god she’s not onto uS.

Xander: But we’re onto her.

Gwen: Now that sarah has an alibi, this thing has to disappear so that no one finds out what I did.

Allie: This is really happening? You really picked me?

Chanel: Yes, I picked you, but don’t put it all on me. We are in this together. You picked me toO.

Allie: Yeah, you’re right, and it’s great. I just– I can’t help thinking about–

Chanel: Johnny?

Allie: Yeah. I just feel so bad. He really thought that he was the one.

Chanel: Yeah, the last thing I wanted to do was hurt him, but someone was gonna get hurt.

Allie: Yeah, I guess so.

Johnny: But you are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I never stopped loving you.

Chanel: I love yoU. I love both of you, but the person that i want to be with– hopefully for the rest of my life– is allie. Look, I get it. He’s your brother. And I think that it’s sweet that you care about him, but are we really gonna let that ruin our night?

Allie: I can promise you nothing is going to ruin this night.

[Knocks at door]

Chanel: Pretend we’re not here.

Allie: Okay.

[Knocks at door]

[Sighs] I just–I don’t want henry to wake up. Hey, I promise I’ll get rid of whoever it iS.

Johnny: I just can’t believe chanel chose allie.

Paulina: Mm, maybe this will helP.

Johnny: I just want a do-over, you know, another shot. This can’t be how it ends. It just can’t be.

Paulina: I know, sweetiE. It hurts. It wasn’t in the cards.

Johnny: So what? I just give up? I mean, you told me yourself you wanted me to end up with chanel. Did you mean that, or were you just saying it to make me feel better?

Paulina: Of course I meant it. The only issues I’ve ever had with you is when the devil himself was making your choices for you. I sincerely believe you can make chanel very, very happy.

Johnny: Let’s do something about it then.

Paulina: Say that again?

Johnny: You want me with chanel, I want me with chanel. Let’s figure out a way to make that happen.

Maggie: I’m sorry I barged in on you like that.

Alex: It’s all right, auntiE. You can turn around noW.

Maggie: But you just got back to town. I didn’t realize you had enough time to…make new friends.

Alex: I’m a people person. This is laura.

Lisa: Lisa. Those sheets are amazing, mrs. KiriakiS. What’s the thread count? Like, a thousand or something?

Maggie: Oh, um, they’re egyptian cotton.

Lisa: Oh.

Maggie: Keep that to yourself; I told your uncle they were greek.

Alex: Your secret’s safe with me.

Lisa: Well, I gotta get going. I have an art class in post-impressionisM.

Maggie: Oh, you’re an art student?

Lisa: Oh, no. I teach it.

Maggie: OH.

Lisa: Thanks for dinner, alan.

[Chuckles] I’m just kidding.

Alex: Huh. Alan?

Lisa: Here’s my number. Give me a call. Love the red hair. I couldn’t pull it off ’cause of my skin tone, but it totally works for you.

Maggie: Oh, thanks.

[Stammers] She’s very nice and outgoing.

Alex: Yeah, a great conversationalist too.

Maggie: But really low standards. You called her by the wrong name, and she wants to see you again?

Alex: Auntie, what can I say? I’m good at what I do.

Maggie: Okay. Okay, I’m gonna go, and you finish dressing.

Alex: All right.

Maggie: Oh! I thought–

Lucas: You th

Allie: What are you doing here? I thought–

Lucas: You thought I was in jail?

Allie: Something like that.

Lucas: They didn’t have enough evidence to hold me in connection to abigail’s murder, so I’m out on bail.

Allie: Hmm, out on bail?

Lucas: Yeah.

Allie: What about kidnapping my mother? That’s still a crime, isn’t it? I guess just not a serious one. I mean, why should you have to spend another night in jail? All you did was lock away another human for three months.

Chanel: Hey, let your dad in.

Allie: No. No, it’s our night.

Lucas: I’m sorry, chanel.

Chanel: Look, i will go back to the bakery.

Allie: No, it’s closeD. We closed it.

Chanel: Okay, well, I’ll open it back up.

Allie: Why, so I can hold my dad’s hand and make him feel better?

Chanel: No, so that you can talk to him and make yourself feel betteR. Look, maybe it’s just me, my experience, but don’t take the fact that you actually have a dad for granted. I know you’re not gonna work it all out tonight, but you have to start somewhere, okay?

Allie: Not tonight’S. It’s our night.

Chanel: Hey, we will have a million more. Okay.

Allie: Bye.

Chanel: Good night, mr. Horton.

Lucas: Night. It’s up to you. I’ll go if you want me to. It’s your call.

Paulina: Your sister, allie, is with chanel now. It’s done.

Johnny: But not set in stone. Chanel just needs to see she made the wrong decision, and that’s where you come in.

Paulina: Me? Please! What am I supposed to do about it?

Johnny: Oh, you know you have influence over her.

Paulina: Mm, not when she sets her mind to something. If I try to change her mind about allie, I will lose whatever influence I do have over her.

Johnny: I know you can’t just go to her and say she made the wrong decision, even though she did. That’s why we need a plan.

Paulina: “We” need a plan?

Johnny: For chanel’s sake.

Paulina: Oh, yeah. Oh, that’s right, that’s right. This has nothing to do with you. Yeah. And, you know, another thing, I don’t like that word “plan.” It sounds underhanded, manipulative.

Johnny: But it’s not about the routE. It’s about the destination. Will you just help me get there, paulina? Let me make chanel truly happy.

Victor: What is this? A fraternity house?

Maggie: He brought a woman home, victor. It’s no big deal.

Victor: He snuck a woman into his room, and then he had his way with heR. Where’s the sense of decency?

Maggie: You know, I always think it’s kind of hilarious when you attempt moral outrage.

Alex: Well, not everyone is as accepting as you are, aunt meg.

Maggie: Oh, hello.

Alex: Hi. I mean, you accept him.

Victor: You’re not funnY.

Maggie: Well, he kind of is, but I’m gonna go and check with cook about dinner. I always feel like maggie smith when I say that!

Victor: You remind me of your father at your age.

Alex: Really?

Victor: It’s not a compliment. Sit down.

Alex: Since you asked so nicely.

Victor: I have a question. The hell are you doing with your life?

Sarah: So even though gwen didn’t see us, she did take off the mask, which is the only proof that she was the one that lucas saw at the dimera mansion the night abigail was murdered.

Xander: And now we have to make sure she doesn’t have a chance to get rid of it. Come oN.

Gwen: [Exhales sharply] Well, we did have a few laughs, didn’t we?

[Sucks teeth] But alas, all good things must come to an end, so goodbye.

Gwen: [Sighs] Why didn’t I just do that that night?

[Sighs]

[Knocks at door] Who is it?

Leo: [Mumbles indistinctly]

Gwen: Who is it?

[Knocks at door] Damn it.

Leo: Who’s hungry?

Xander: Gwen came this way.

Sarah: And came back empty-handed.

Xander: Well, that dumpster. That’s the only place she could have ditched it. We get it out of here, and your troubles are over.

Sarah: And hers get a lot worsE.

Xander: Oh, my god, this must be where putrid came to die! Oh, I don’t see it in there.

Sarah: Somebody must have put another load on top. We’re gonna have to get in there and dig it out.

Xander: Get in there?

Sarah: Yeah, but that’s where the mask is.

Xander: Yeah, but can’t we get, like, a pole or some gas masks or something?

Sarah: Baby. I’ll do it.

Xander: Oh, no, no, no, no! Don’t, don’t, don’t!

Sarah: Whoo! You know, you could have given me a boost.

Paulina: We can’t hurt allie. That’s key.

Johnny: So can I take that as a yes?

Paulina: [Sighs] Ooh, this is against my better judgment.

Johnny: Look, for the record, I don’t want allie to get hurt either.

Paulina: Well, doesn’t that seem inevitable?

Johnny: Yeah, maybe in the short term, but really, we’re just freeing her up to meet the true love of her life, like I know chanel is for me.

Paulina: Oh, it is so touching how you care about otherS.

Johnny: Okay, so we need to figure out a way to get chanel away from allie in a way that’S…permanent.

Paulina: Amen to that. I can’t listen to one more “which twin do I want to be with” monologue.

Johnny: I was thinking maybe a misunderstanding is the best way to go, you know, set something up so chanel ends up feeling betrayed. And there’s nothing allie can say or do to make it betteR.

Paulina: But that seems complicateD.

Johnny: Okay. Pitch me a better idea.

Paulina: Okay, better idea– let’s not do anything at all.

Chanel: Why, hello, you two.

Paulina: Oh, chanel, what are you doing here, sneaking up on me like that?

Chanel: Oh, sorry. What were you two talking about? You were as thick as thieves.

Paulina: I was just giving johnny a shoulder to cry on.

Chanel: Aw, how sweet. Kind of a tell-mama moment?

Paulina: Now, chanel, don’t be mean. Heartbreak is tough.

Chanel: Right, especially when you’re planning to inflict it on someone else, like allie.

Johnny: What?

Paulina: Now, chanel, I think you misheard.

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: “Something we can set up so that chanel ends up feeling betrayed. And there’s nothing allie can do or say to make it better”? I’m sorry. What part of that did I mishear? Now, I half-expect something like that from you, but you? You’re supposed to have my back, not be plotting against me. I hate both of you.

Paulina: Oh, chanel. Now, wait. No, let me explain. Chanel. Oh. Oh, my god. What have I done?

Lucas: Listen, ever since the night of the wedding, things have been kind of complicated. I don’t understand what I did, and I can’t stand to think about what it’s been like for you.

Allie: It’s kind of a pattern, isn’t it? You think about me after you’ve already done what you know is wrong.

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, you’re right.

Allie: But afterwards, you always feel so sorry.

Lucas: I am sorry, but I’m not here to ask for your forgivenesS. I’m here to tell you something that I think might be able to help you.

Allie: Oh, you didn’t kidnap my mother?

Lucas: No, I did that, but listen to me. Your grandma, marlena, she put me under hypnosis, and I started to remember a lot of things from that night. And the point is, is I didn’t kill abigail. I am not a murderer. I mean, I did go there that night. I went to the dimera mansion because I wanted to confront abigail. I wanted to beg her not to tell your mom that I was the one who kidnapped her, but I never saw abigail that night.

Allie: And that cut on your hand?

Lucas: I did this myself.

Allie: Mm, how?

Lucas: There was a bar in the dimera living rooM. And I wanted to make myself another drink, so I sliced my hand cutting a lemon.

Allie: “Cutting a lemon”? You were blind drunk. You had your back up against a wall. You snuck into the dimera mansion, and what? You made yourself a singapore sling? You couldn’t just take a swig out of the bottle like every other drunk in the world?

Lucas: Listen to me. I didn’t understand what I was doing. I had no idea, but I did see sarah there. I saw sarah running down the steps. She was headed for the door. She dropped somethinG. She picked it up. And then, she left. And the police think that might be the murder weapon.

Allie: Sarah? You saw sarah?

Lucas: Yes, I did. And I know it doesn’t make sense right now, but the point is, is I didn’t kill abigail. You believe that, don’t you? Please just tell me you believe that.

Xander: Sarah, get out of there. You’re gonna make yourself sick. I’m gonna be sicK.

Sarah: Someone had to take charge; this mask isn’t gonna find itself.

Xander: I know we have to find the mask, but there has to be a better way than this. Like, we can, like, tip it over, spill everything out, go through it with tongs. Sarah, get out of there. Sarah, please don’t make me come in there after you.

Sarah: Son of a bitch! The mask isn’t in here. Where the hell is it?

Leo: Does this lovely room of yours come with plates and flatware? Eating off those plastic utensils they give you? So déclassé.

Gwen: Leo, can you please– can you just go, please? I’m really not on the mood for company tonight.

Leo: I’m not company. I’m family. You and I are gonna break bread while you fill me in on the news.

Gwen: What news?

Leo: About saraH. Surely, the noose is tightening around her neck even as we speak. You wouldn’t happen to have a crisp chablis on ice, would you?

Gwen: I have a half pint of vodka, and it’s all minE.

Leo: Oh, gwen. You look like crap. What’s wrong?

Gwen: Nothing.

Leo: Liar. You’re gonna fill me in over some chowder, biscuits, salad. And for dessert, I’m back!

Gwen: Oh, that old thing. What are you gonna do with that?

Leo: What do you think? Marry xander and enjoy the honeymoon.

Gwen: Oh, oH. You’re hilarious.

Leo: I am going to have to have it hollanderized, though. I found it in a dumpster. It is stinky.

Gwen: Oh, my darlinG. Don’t you know you’re not gonna find mr. Right dumpster-diving?

Leo: [Chuckles] Wanna drop the act now? I saw you in the alley, darling. Can you spell “panicked”?

Gwen: I wasn’t panicked. I was just tidying up.

Leo: Oh, save it, s’il vous plait. That won’t wash. You’ve had this thing forever, and suddenly, it’s mask-a non grata? Hmm, well, last time we were together, xander was so down in the dumps about what was going to happen to sarah, like she was gonna be dragged off to the guillotine at any given moment. And yet, somehow she’s still free. Something about an alibi contradicting the entirely liquid lucas horton’s eyewitness account? Just who did he see that night rushing down those stairs?

Xander: Must still be in there. I mean, maybe you missed it. If you want something done right, you have to do it… yourself.

Victor: So sonny tells me you’d like to work with him at titan.

Alex: It came uP. Turns out that working for vic and joe wasn’t everything I hoped it would be.

Victor: Why? Did they actually expect you to work?

[Chuckles] So what do you see yourself doing at titan?

Alex: Shouldn’t sonny be sitting in on this conversation?

Victor: Oh, then he’d know what we were actually talking about. Do you really want sonny to know why you’re actually here?

Alex: Should have known i couldn’t put anything past you.

Lucas: Allie, please just say something.

Allie: I think I always knew that you couldn’t kill someone.

Lucas: Thank you.

Allie: But I don’t believe sarah could either.

Lucas: Me neither, to tell you the truth.

Allie: I think you should stay away from the phrase “to tell you the truth.” So how about I tell you the truth? Okay. I don’t believe that you killed abigail, but I will never forget–forgive–that you were the one who kidnapped my mom, that you hired men to keep her locked up against her will for monthS. And now, you’re in court, trying to get out of it like a coward. I think it’s pathetic.

Paulina: Chanel, honey, wait.

Chanel: Give me one good reason whY.

Paulina: Well, just let me explain.

Chanel: You don’t have to explain. It’s crystal clear. You don’t want me to be with allie. Well, I made my choice. I want to see what allie and i can be togetheR. And as my mother, I thought you would be happy for me, but instead, you’re plotting with johnny behind my back?

Paulina: I wasn’t really–

Chanel: I heard you! You thought he was right and I was wronG.

Paulina: No, I was just worried that you hadn’t made the right choice.

Chanel: Right. I hadn’t made the right choice. I picked the girl, and according to you, the right choice means picking the boy. That’s what this is really all about.

Alex: I guess maybe it did cross my mind that working for sonny would be less taxing than working for vic and joe.

Victor: Oh, bull. Something a lot more devious than that crossed your mind.

Alex: [Scoffs] Come on, unc. I was joking before. You can’t possibly think that i’m after sonny’s job. I know you want him there.

Victor: I put him there. And it was the right decision at the time, but as it turns out, he’s got too much of his mother in him.

Alex: Adrienne was a mother to me too.

Victor: Oh, come on. Don’t get huffy on mE. She’s fine, she’s great, she’s a saint, but she has no killer instinct and neither does sonny.

Alex: So you’re obviously upset about the acquisition sonny was attempting to make– a small company operating out of london.

Victor: Which he let slip right through his fingers.

Alex: And assumed that gabi hernandez had swooped in and took it out from under him.

Victor: Which she denies, and he believed her.

Alex: Even though she’s apparently a scheming liar with zero scruples.

Victor: Would you have believed her?

Alex: It’s hard to say.

Victor: You’re trying to protect sonny, aren’t you?

Alex: He is my brotheR.

Victor: Or maybe you’re trying to protect yourself.

Alex: Excuse me?

Victor: I did a little digging. Wasn’t gabi that swooped down and grabbed up that company. It was you.

Lucas: I mean, I don’t wanna throw my mother under the bus, but she did kind of insist that i plead not guiltY.

Allie: Yeah, she gave me the same spiel.

Lucas: Right, so then you know. You know my plea was based around what happened to abigail. And my memory lapse made it really easy for the police to assume that I killed her, so if I plead guilty to kidnapping your mother, they’re gonna think that I killed abigail too, you know, to keep her quiet.

Allie: I get it. Yeah, I went to that wedding thinking it was going to be one of the greatest days ever. You know, my mom and dad getting back together, it was like a dream come true.

Lucas: I know. I turned it into a real nightmare, didn’t I?

Allie: It’s more than that. That day, my eyes were finally opened about who you really are.

Paulina: You think you understand, but you don’T. I think you’re better off with johnny, not because he’s the boy but because, well, except for when he was possessed, he never hurt you, and allie has. She was all over the map with her feelings for you and tripp, and that hurt you. I saw it.

Chanel: But she wasn’t ready to face how she felt about me then. Now, she has.

Paulina: Well, okay, but she still–she got a lot of baggage, like with that little boy.

Chanel: Nice try, mama, but henry isn’t baggagE. This is about me making a choice that you’re not comfortable with. You want me in a nice, traditional relationship, whatever that is.

Paulina: Oh, you’re wrong. Now, you know I’m open-minded, that i think love is love. Now, chanel, now look at our skin. Don’t we have it already hard enough in this country? You’re making a choice that’s going to even make it harder for you.

Chanel: You wanna know how I know you’re lying? Because it’s one excuse after another. You would never run away from a choice you felt deep in your heart, and you would hate it if I did. Just tell me the truth. Please.

Xander: Oh! Oh, I can’t believe this!

Sarah: I told you.

Xander: [Exhales sharply] I’m not giving up. We may not have the mask, but we know that gwen must have been there the night of the murder, at the mansion.

Sarah: Yeah, but we don’t have the proof.

Xander: We just have to go to the cops and tell them what we know.

Sarah: There’s only one problem.

Xander: What problem?

Sarah: Gwen.

Gwen: This is ridiculous.

Leo: Gwen. Gwennie. GuineverE. I know you too well, and I saw the panic in your eyes when i pulled the mask out of the bag. And we both know this is about more than just the mask.

Gwen: I’m getting the vodka.

Leo: For starters, you have a wretched excess of motive. And two, we already discussed the missing hours at statesville. Even if the guard can’t remember which night it was, we both know the disappearing act spells opportunity. And finally, thiS. This means means! The case against you is more obvious than rock hudson. Look, I am your friend. You know thaT. So tell your friend what happened that night.

Victor: So you were right about one thing– you can’t put anything past me.

Alex: Point taken. Lesson learned. So full disclosure, I knew sonny was out to buy that company, so I formed an llc to hide behind and i bought the company out for a lesser price than what sonny was going to paY.

Victor: So then you moved here. So you are after sonny’s job?

Alex: No, I was trying to help him out.

Victor: Oh, well, this I’ve gotta hear.

Alex: Unc, I swear to god. I caught wind of what sonny was trying to do with that company. I knew about the company myselF. I knew about its financials. So i heard enough of sonny’s proposal to realize he was about to be taken, so I bought it outright myself. I saved him from falling into a trap.

Victor: There’s a far, far better thing you did.

Alex: I have no interest in that company. My long-term plan was to flip it back to titan at the original terms that sonny should have been able to get from the very beginning. I was only trying to help.

Victor: Well, it sounds like you thought of everything.

Alex: I try.

Paulina: You’re right. You’re right. I wanted you with a boY. I was being selfisH. I told myself I was thinking of you, but truth is, I was trying to make you fulfill my dream. I wanted every cliché in the book for yoU.

Chanel: No, for you.

Paulina: For me. The wedding, the handsome groom, putting the ring on the finger, and babies–lots of them. It was everything but the picket fence. It’s too much to give up.

Chanel: You don’t understanD. I want all those things too. You’re just hanging onto an old-fashioned idea of what marriage has to be. I can have all of those things with allie. She’s my princess charming. And I want you in my corner, mama. I want all the things you want for me, but I need you to help me with it all, not fight me. Right now, allie, she’s with her dad. And she may be on the verge of losing him–i don’t know– but I do know that I don’t wanna lose my mother.

Paulina: Oh, baby. No, no, you won’T. You won’T. You won’t, I promise. I promise you, you won’T. You won’T. Come here, baby.

Allie: I guess it’s inevitable. Every kid has the day where the scales fall and they don’t see their parent in the same way anymorE. They see he’s human. He makes human mistakes, sometimes inhuman ones. You set yourself up to be the hero of mom’s life. You were gonna make everything okay after all that she’s been through, but you were the one who made her suffer. And I look at it now, and I don’t understand it. I don’t understand you, and it breaks my heart.

Lucas: Just tell me what to do; tell me how to make it up to you.

Allie: No, that’s not how it works, dad. It’s not up to me. You can’t just tell me that you want things to be different. You have to show me that it’s possible.

Xander: I don’t see a problem. I mean, if we go to the cops and explain that there’s a possibility that gwen was at the mansion that night disguised as you–

Sarah: Yeah, and maybe they’ll buy that logic, but then what? They have motive, but no mask means no means. And her being locked up in statesville that night means no opportunity. All that’s gonna do is let gwen know that we’re onto her. Right now, she thinks that that mask is gone for good, and we have to keep it that way if we’re gonna nail heR.

Leo: So I ask what happened that night, and all I get is a pout?

Gwen: I’m not pouting.

Leo: You’re not talking either.

Gwen: Because there’s nothing to say, nothing to tell.

Leo: Fine. My mistake. I’ll just take this lovely mask back to where I found it and pretend I never saw it.

Gwen: Actually, I would prefer if you would just let me handle it on my own. Thank you; no offense.

Leo: None taken.

Gwen: Mm, lovely seeing you.

Leo: You too.

[Tense music]

Xander: I don’t think I’ve ever needed a wash the way I needed that one, and I am eternally sorry for making you jump in that dumpster first.

Gwen: [Giggles] You more than made up for it in the shower. So tomorrow, we go to statesville.

Xander: Yeah, and get proof that gwen got out the night abigail was murdered. Don’t worry, sarah. We’re gonna get you through this together. Gwen will never see us coming.

Alex: Uncle victor, I do not want sonny to know about this.

Victor: Oh, I’m sure you don’T. Imagine what would happen if I told him what you were actually doing here.

Alex: Imagine what it would do to him.

Victor: Imagine what it would do to you. No one in this family would ever trust you again.

Alex: And what are you gonna do?

Victor: Nothing. Maintain the status quo. You’ll be a fixer for the company, working under sonny but reporting to me, okay?

Alex: Do I have a choice? Well then, gee, uncle vic, I’d love that.

Victor: One other thing. It occurred to me that this little arrangement could be what you wanted from the very beginning.

Johnny: Please tell me you were able to talk her down. We can still salvage thiS. I know we can. Look, just because chanel heard us doesn’t mean it can’t still work.

Paulina: It’s not going to work, johnny, because we’re not going to do it.

Johnny: But you said you–

Paulina: No! I said I want her to be happy, and that means being with allie.

Allie: Oh, thank god you’re here.

[Sighs]

Chanel: How did it go with your dad?

Allie: We talked. And I told him that he would have to show me that things will be different, so he made a decision.

Lucas: This is lucas horton. Yeah, we need to have a meeting about my defense. I want to change my plea in the kidnapping case back to guilty.

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B&B Transcript Friday, August 5, 2022

Posted on August 6, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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Steffy: How are they?

Finn: The kids are out cold and ridge is pinned down underneath them. Also asleep.

[ Steffy laughing ]

Steffy: Cute.

Taylor: I was in there with them earlier. So much cuteness! I almost fell asleep, but my mind was racing. And I kept thinking about everything that’s happened the past couple of days. I can’t believe you’re here, finn. And doing surprisingly well, considering…

Finn: I’m going to get checked out when I get back home. But so far, so good.

Steffy: I’ll vouch for that.

Taylor: Oh, this makes me so happy. This is– this is a milestone for our family in so many ways.

Finn: Cheers to that.

Steffy: Cheers.

Brooke: What time is it, honey?

Hope: 10 minutes from the last time you asked me what time it is. Mom, the flight is going to be landing soon from monaco. And I know you’re eager to see ridge, but…

[ Brooke laughing ]

Brooke: All I know is he must be overjoyed for steffy. Finn is alive.

Hope: Well, no thanks to sheila.

>Brooke: Kind of creeps me out that she’s out there somewhere. But you know what? I’m not going to think about that. I’m not going to let sheila consume me. I’m gonna focus on finn and steffy and the fact that they’re back together. And ridge is home too.

Hope: Speaking of, uh, did ridge ever say anything about that selfie I posted with you and dad? Because it shouldn’t be a big deal.

Quinn: This is the life.

Carter: Mm-hmm. Doesn’t get any better.

Quinn: Mmm. We need to make a pact.

Carter: I’m in.

Quinn: You don’t even know what I’m about to say.

Carter: Doesn’t matter. You want, it, you got it?

Quinn: Ooh! Yes, I am gonna hold you to that.

Carter: So what did I just agree to?

[ Quinn laughs ]

[ Carter laughs ]

Quinn: I think this should not be a one time thing. We need to make this– a tradition. At least once a month we need to play hooky from work and spend the entire day in bed.

Carter: I don’t know, quinn. You drive a hard bargain but I think I can make this sacrifice.

Quinn: Yeah?

Carter: Now, we took off today in honor of the amazing news about steffy and finn. What’s our excuse for once a month?

Quinn: Us. We need to celebrate us.

Carter: Have I ever told you how amazing you look in my bed?

Quinn: You look pretty amazing yourself.

Carter: I tried giving up on us. Told myself there was no chance this could ever happen but here you are.

Quinn: I’m so proud and excited that I get to love you out loud.

Hope: So have you and ridge spoken much?

Brooke: Only briefly. He was preoccupied and understandably so.

Hope: Hmm. Could you get a sense of his attitude about it all?

Brooke: He was rushed and I know he was trying to catch a plane. I hope that’s the only reason why.

Hope: I’m sorry, mom. I just–

Deacon: Sorry about what?

Brooke: Seriously? No, really, seriously. You just– you just walked into my home, ridge’s home after I told you you’re not allowed.

Deacon: I may have heard through the grapevine that ridge was on a plane, and I just took this chance to, you know, come see my two favorite ladies.

[ Brooke scoffs ]

[ Airplane din ]

Steffy: Hey, over there. Did I miss something? It seems like there’s something on your mind. At metro by t-mobile… you can save more…

Carter: I haven’t wanted anyone the way I wanted you.

Quinn: That’s past tense. Why am I all of a sudden pass tense?

Carter: Let me finish…

Quinn: Fine, please continue.

>Carter: It’s just you were… you were married to eric, you were fully committed. And I told myself to be grateful of the time we had together. And wish you well. Time to move on with my life knowing that being together, it was impossible.

Quinn: Well, never say never.

Carter: I still can’t believe you’re here.

Quinn: Well, believe it. Because I’m not going anywhere. Mmm.

[ Carter sighs ]

Carter: You know, it’s a toss up. I don’t know who’s happier: Me or ridge.

Quinn: What? How– how– how did ridge end up in bed with us?

Carter: I’m sorry. I’m sorry. We were talking last night and I haven’t– I haven’t heard him sound that upbeat in a long time.

Quinn: Really? Ridge?

Carter: Mm-hmm. Steffy’s the center of his universe. And he was worried when we thought finn was dead. But the fact that he’s not, the fact that steffy and finn are back together, ridge is over the moon.

Quinn: If only he could stay there. Seriously, talking about ridge, it’s kind of a buzzkill. Don’t you think? I have a much better way of passing the time.

Deacon: I feel like when I’m around you two that I’m grounded in something really good, you know? And of course, I’m attracted to that. I would never come here-if I honestly thought that he was going to be around.

[ Brooke sighs]

Brooke: It just feels like I’m sneaking around, like I’m doing something behind ridge’s back. Is it– am I overreacting?

Hope: Well, you’re probably also a little paranoid because of, you know, the photo I posted.

Brooke: Yeah.

Deacon: That’s so weird because I was going to just ask about that. I saw it and then it disappeared. So I was going to ask you what happened there? Lemme take a stab in the dark here: Um, you’re afraid of hurting his royal ridgeness’ tender sensibilities so you asked hope to pull it down. Is that– is that right? Close?

Brooke: Okay. Listen. Of course, I was worried about his feelings and how he would react. I’m not trying to be insensitive, deacon. Really, I’m not. I want to show ridge that I am dedicated to him. And when he comes home, you can’t be here.

Deacon: All right, message received.

Taylor: The pilot says we’ll be landing soon. I can’t wait to walk into our house as a family. It’s been way too long.

>Steffy: Get ready to be spoiled ’cause we’re going to celebrate you every day.

>Finn: I could live with that.

>Taylor: This is just amazing. You know, when ridge and I boarded the plane to monaco, we– we had no idea we were about to experience a miracle. We were prepared for the worst. And what we got was the best thing we could have ever hoped for.

Finn: Me, too. Okay, I’m going to go wake up the kids and the big one, too.

Steffy: You still never answered my question.

>Taylor: What was the question?

Steffy: You seem distracted by something other than finn and me.

Taylor: No, I’m not. I mean, I’ll sit, but I’m not– I’m just– I’m just thinking about–

Steffy: Mm-hmm.

Taylor: I’m thinking about the most important thing. The– the most important thing right now, which is that finn is here and that your family is whole again. It’s the best feeling in the world. Hi, I’m denise.

Quinn: Mm. This makes me so happy: Being in your arms, being able to kiss you and touch you whenever I want to.

Carter: We had to hide our feelings for a long time.

Quinn: Yeah. Not just from everyone but from each other.

Carter: When I think of how close you came to ruining your life– I mean, I don’t know what you were thinking. Marrying paris? But I know. I know. We don’t have to dwell. I’m just– I’m just glad that I was able to get to that crazy wedding in time to save you from yourself.

Carter: Wow.

Quinn: Wow.

Carter: Thank you for saving me–

Quinn: You’re welcome. You– you’re so, oh– oh. You’re so welcome.

Hope: Are you okay?

Deacon: Yeah, sure. Why? I don’t look okay?

Hope: Uh, frankly, no. You seem a little sad.

Deacon: Shows, huh?

Hope: Yeah. Dad, look, I know you care about mom and I get it. It stings when you’re rejected.

Deacon: I get that it’s not my place to approve or disapprove of what her choices are. At the end of the day, I just want her to be happy. I care about her. But if I’m being really honest, I don’t know that she’s ever going to find true happiness with ridge.

Ridge: Hey.

Brooke: Oh, hey! Ridge, you’re home. Oh. Taylor.

Taylor: Hello– look, I know we probably should have texted you. We didn’t even think about–

Ridge: We wanted finn, steffy and the kids to kind of have a homecoming.

Taylor: Yeah, you know. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Brooke: Okay, I understand. Um. So, well? How was it? How was monaco?

Both: Incredible–

Ridge: It was incredible. Hi.

Brooke: Yeah, hi. I– could only imagine how excited steffy must have been to see finn alive after all this time.

Taylor: Yeah, it was. It was amazing. We were in awe. Uh, it was the most beautiful thing we’ve ever seen.

Brooke: Well, that’s wonderful. Steffy’s back with her family. And as a parent, I can only imagine how you two are feeling right now.

Kelly: Yay, we’re home!

Steffy: Wow, we certainly are. You okay?

Finn: Yeah, just, uh… alittle overwhelmed. So many times, I imagined getting back to this place, being with you guys. Just, uh… seemed distant and faraway sometimes.

Steffy: Well, you’re here. Where you belong.

Finn: Yeah. I mean, it looks exactly the same. Except this. This is new, huh? Who’s the brilliant artist?

Kelly: Me! I drew it to make you come home.

[ Laughing ]

Finn: You’re manifesting already. That’s impressive.

Kelly: Mana-wha?

[ Finn laughing ]

Finn: It’s okay. I’ll– I’ll explain it to you later. You just keep doing it.

Kelly: I missed you, finn.

Finn: Oh. Missed you too. Oh, this feels good.

Steffy: Welcome home. We really had our hands full with our two-year-old.

Hope: Let’s be real. Ridge will never be good enough for mom in your eyes.

Deacon: I can’t argue with that because I’m right. He isn’T.

Hope: Hmm. Well, I wonder who would be.

Deacon: Okay, I get it. You know, maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m projecting but from where I stand, if there aren’t any residual feelings for taylor then why hasn’t he fully recommitted to your mom?

Taylor: Yeah. The whole thing was, uh– it was– it was incredibly romantic.

Brooke: I’ll bet. And with monaco as the backdrop. I just kept thinking how relieved and how happy you were for steffy.

Ridge: We– we were so worried about it. We just didn’t know what we were going to find in monaco.

Taylor: Yeah. And then– and then finn showed up and it’s amazing.

Brooke: And how is he? I mean, besides being thrilled to be back with his family.

Ridge: Yeah– physically, he’s– he’s not quite there yet, right? I mean, he’s not.

Taylor: Yeah. Yeah, I mean– I mean, he’s getting there, right? But emotionally.

Ridge: It was great to see steffy smile again.

Brooke: I’m sure it was. I’m just glad that you’re all back home. Especially you, ridge. I missed you so much.

Ridge: Did you?

Brooke: Yeah.

[ Kelly laughing ]

Finn: It’s the most beautiful sound in the world.

Steffy: Yeah, I didn’t really hear it. When you were gone, this house was so sad. And I tried to make it normal for the kids. But every night kelly would ask, “when is finn coming home?” And, after a while, I just couldn’t explain it anymore. But I’m glad I didn’t have to because you’re here now. Our miracle is– is here.

Finn: That’s all I thought about. I’d just… close my eyes and picture myself here with you, hayes and kelly. But do you have… do you have any idea how much I love you?

Steffy: I love you so much.

Kelly: Mom! Mom?

[ Finn laughs ]

Steffy: Ah, I better get in there.

Finn: Hey. Let me.

Finn: What’s all the commotion in here? Ah! Help me. I’m being attacked. Hayes wants his mama.

Steffy: Baby, honey, come here.

[ Finn laughing ]

Steffy: Oh, baby.

Finn: Ah,! No, they’re pulling me back! Pulling me back! Come over here! I got– I got her now! I got her now! I got her now. Oh, big man. Big man.

[ Hayes chortling ]

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Y&R Transcript Thursday, August 4, 2022

Posted on August 6, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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Nikki: I’m worried about her, too.

Victor: Oh. I can’t say I’m upset that the bastard is dead, but I’m concerned about our daughter’s reaction to it.

Nikki: Well, I just talked with her. She told johnny and katie the news. They’re handling it as well as can be expected.

Victor: That’s good to know.

Nikki: Have you talked to nicholas?

Victor: Unh-unh.

Nikki: Well, he is upset and confused, as well. I mean, he went from believing he had accidentally killed ashland to not having any idea where ashley was. And then he heard about a fatal car crash? He really doesn’t know what to make of it.

Victor: Yeah, well, it’s a lot for him to deal with, but I’m sure he’ll be alright.

Sally: Are you really leaving it up to me to decide if newman media will publish what I’ve learned? Or by asking me what I plan to do, is that your way of sending me a message as my boss to look the other way?

Nick: I swear to you, the decision is yours. I would just like a heads-up about what your intentions are so vick and I can be prepared for whatever is coming. Like I said, I’m very concerned for my sister.

Sally: [ Sighs ] As far as I know, no other news outlet is aware that ashland showed up to victoria’s house and got into it with her and you before he was found dead in his car. So part of me wants to publish it, scoop the competition, and inform the public. But… it might be a little premature at this point.

Chance: So how are you doing with all this news about ashland’s car accident?

Sharon: Well, I was upset when I heard about it. Not that I have any fondness for the man. Quite the opposite. But still, it was a shock. Brought up memories of rey’s death — how ashland wasn’t able to save rey, but he somehow managed to save himself and victoria.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah, I bet that’s tough to process.

Sharon: It is. But I spoke to nick about it, and he’s been a really great comfort to me, though he’s still trying to wrap his head around the whole situation himself.

Chance: Yeah, it was a tough night for everyone involved. So I’m assuming nick told you everything that happened with ashland?

Kevin: Thanks, bud.

Adam: What’s the rush, kevin? Got some hardcore hacking to do?

Kevin: Wouldn’t you like to know. I work for the gcpd. So if you’re looking for someone to blackmail into being your minion, look elsewhere. This guy’s on the right side of the law.

Adam: Yeah, well, at least for now. Old habits, you know, and all that.

Kevin: It’s funny. Now that I’m out of your orbit, everything is right in my world. Great job, great relationship, great family.

Adam: That sounds nice. I’m very happy for you.

Kevin: From what I hear, you’re striking out on all three of those fronts these days.

Adam: Gloating is not a good look on you, kevin.

Kevin: I think I’ve earned it. You put me through hell.

Adam: Come on. You were hardly an innocent victim.

Kevin: The difference between the two of us is that I have done my best to change. You just wallow in your bad habits.

Adam: What would you know about it?

Kevin: Uh, hello? Chloe? The love of my life?

Adam: No accounting for taste, but I guess there really is a lid for every pot, huh?

Kevin: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. My point is that chloe works for sally now. Not that she’s a gossip, but she has shared some things your ex has said about you. Whew!

Adam: Like what?

Kevin: Well, I wish I could stay and chat longer, but I’m assuming you heard ashland locke turned up dead, so I’m a little busy.

Adam: Wait a minute. Hang on a second, kevin. From what I heard, it was a simple open-and-shut case, and now you’re working on it after hours? Seems like there’s more that’s going on than meets the eye.

Jack: Going out?

Ashley: As a matter of fact, I am. Why? Are you keeping tabs on me like you used to when we were kids?

Jack: We’ve got kids who have kids. No, I don’t think so. I’m actually quietly reading over the lab report you asked me to look at.

Ashley: Well, you know what? I should be back at a pretty decent hour, so we can go over it when I get home.

Jack: Great.

Ashley: Or maybe I should just stay here and keep tabs on you. What are you doing here — again? Coverage, care, get it all.

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Diane: I brought something by for harrison.

[ Sighs ] Sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to bring these by tonight.

Jack: That’s okay. Ashley was just leaving.

Diane: Oh, well, don’t let me hold you up.

Ashley: I’m going to be back really soon so we can go over that report together and get it back to the team asap. Real soon.

Diane: [ Sighs ] It sounds like you’re busy, so I won’t take up too much of your time.

Jack: What have you got there?

Diane: Uh, I bought some age-appropriate books about loss and grief for harrison. I know, we will get kyle and summer’s approval first, but I thought these might be of use to our grandson.

Jack: That’s very thoughtful. I know you’re concerned about harrison. We all are.

Diane: Jack, don’t hold back. I know what you’re thinking.

Jack: What’s that?

Diane: [ Sighs ] Something along the lines of what phyllis said to me earlier today, that I might try and swoop in and do everything for harrison, but it won’t make up for the pain that I caused our son when he was a boy. I left you to guide kyle through the most devastating experience of his life and to pick up the pieces after I, you know, faked my death. So I can imagine that you don’t feel like I’ve earned the right to be there for our grandson now.

Sally: As the new head of newman media, it is important to me that whatever I put out into this world is rock solid. And right now, I have more of the story, but I don’t have the whole story. The police haven’t even addressed ashland’s whereabouts prior to his accident. So for now, maybe it’s best that we don’t put any of that in the articles we run on ashland’s death. But once I have all the relevant information, I’m going to do what I have to do.

Nick: I think that’s smart. Not that I’m pressuring you.

Sally: I know.

Nick: I really appreciate you holding off for now. It means a lot, and I will not forget it.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Sharon: Nick told me that ashland was dead. At that moment, I think he was more concerned about me and my reaction, much like you are now, and I appreciate that. Nick has been a really strong shoulder to comfort me since rey’s death, and I wanted to offer whatever support I could to him, too.

Chance: So you think nick needs support?

Sharon: Well, of course, as does victoria and the entire family. Um, you know what? I just remembered that I put something on in the kitchen right before you walked in, and I need to get back to it. Is there anything else I can get you?

Chance: I’m good. Thank you.

Sharon: Alright, enjoy that coffee.

Chance: I will.

Kevin: Somebody’s dead. So, of course, there’s going to be a proper investigation. These things take time. It’s a bit more complicated than doing a little look-see at the crash site.

Adam: But if it was just a simple car crash, then why the “all hands on deck” approach? I mean, I assume that’s what’s happening, given your involvement, kevin.

Kevin: I’m going to speak slowly so you can grasp the concept. Dead body. Notorious person. Huge public interest. There’s a lot of pressure from up top to cross every “t” correctly as quickly as possible.

Adam: Uh-huh.

Kevin: You know, you would think as someone who’s been arrested numerous times that you would understand how these investigations work. Unfortunately, that’s all the time I have to explain the obvious. You and your party of one, have a lovely night. If you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure

Nick: It’s pretty late for you. What happened now?

Victor: [ Sighs ] I just wanted you to know, son, that your mother spoke with victoria, and apparently everyone is holding up well.

Nick: I’m relieved to hear that.

Victor: I also want you to know that your mother’s going to make the official statement on part of our company about the news. What I need to know is if newman media is on the same page. Have you spoken to sally — what’s her name?

Nick: Spectra.

Victor: Oh, yeah.

Nick: Yes.

[ Sighs ] I just came from seeing her. Apparently, a source told her that ashland was at victoria’s that night. For the time being, though, she has decided not to use that information in newman media’s coverage.

Victor: Well, maybe she will not prove to be the liability I thought she might.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Look, I seriously hope that you are not here because you decided to hunt me down again.

Sally: I’m actually just here to order some takeout, so you don’t have to worry about a repeat performance. My heart won’t be bleeding all over the bar.

Adam: Okay.

Sally: Look, it’s inevitable that we’re going to see each other around town, and I don’t want things to be weird between us every time we cross paths.

Adam: I don’t either. But that’s really up to you.

Sally: Well, it’s a brand-new day. Or night, given the time. After our last conversation, you will be glad to know I realized you were right. We are better off apart.

Adam: Do you mean that?

Sally: I do. Yeah, I can’t keep fighting for a relationship that only one of us wants. Why would I? In the end, the only thing I would get out of it is a loss of self-respect.

Adam: Well, I am relieved that you have finally accepted that it’s over.

Sally: Yeah, well, I realize I was putting far too much energy into us and not enough into me, which isn’t a smart move, given that I have a lot to deal with as the ceo of newman media.

Adam: Oh. Then you didn’t resign.

Sally: I couldn’t bring myself to sacrifice the opportunity of a lifetime. No man is worth that. Not even you.

[ Sighs ]

Jack: I will admit that a few months ago, a few weeks ago, my reaction would have been as you described, that you had no business being in harrison’s inner circle, that you were overstepping, but… well, hearing about the books you just got, my first thought was, “wow, why didn’t I think of that?”

Diane: I think this is a big step forward for us.

Jack: I’m not going to question your feelings for harrison or how quickly you connected with him. The same thing happened to me. But right now, his family has to be there for him. All of us. He’s lost too much, too young.

Diane: I couldn’t agree more. And I can’t tell you how much it means to me to be considered family again, you know, what it means that harrison knows me as his grandmother. Jack, I promise I will never let that child down the way I did kyle. I will be there for both my grandson and my son — always.

Nikki: Hi.

Phyllis: Hey, nikki.

Nikki: I guess I beat ashley here, huh?

Phyllis: Hey, you get a lot of points for showing up and your dedication to the cause in light of…ashland’s death.

Nikki: Trust me, none of us are shedding tears over him.

Phyllis: Definitely not. And some people are just better off dead, like diane. Remember how happy we were when we thought she was dead?

Nikki: Hm.

Ashley: And once again, we agree on something.

Phyllis: Well, nice for you to show up.

Nikki: Hi.

Ashley: Yeah, I was delayed because the viper appeared on my doorstep. She just feels free to pop in whenever she damn well pleases. And she’s using this whole situation with ashland and harrison to just insinuate herself into our lives. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to trivialize what happened with the poor little boy and how it’s affecting your family with ashland and everything.

Nikki: Oh, please, I’m not offended. I’m not surprised that she’s using that to her advantage.

Phyllis: Yeah, I’m sure she’s all but wearing a “best grandma ever” sash across her chest.

Ashley: You don’t understand. I want her gone yesterday.

Phyllis: Good thing nikki and I have come up with a plan. (Vo) it’s yoooopllllaaaitiimmeee!!!

Adam: You made the right call. You know, regardless of our personal situation, I always did think you were the right person for the job.

Sally: Well, I have a confession to make. I had a little help coming to my final decision.

Adam: Let me guess. You brought chloe in, and she had some strong opinions on the subject.

Sally: Yes. Chloe speaks her mind. It’s one of the things I like about her. But it wasn’t only her. Nick made a very strong argument for me to stay. And I’m really glad he did, because now I’m starting to see we’re going to a very positive, productive work dynamic.

Adam: Hm. Well, that was fast. Not that I’m not glad for you, but what led you to that conclusion?

Sally: Thank you. We just had a meeting on how newman media is going to cover ashland locke’s death.

Adam: Mm.

Sally: It’s quite the story, huh? High-profile. It’s very complicated for your family, obviously, but I have a pretty good grip on how I’m going to handle things.

Adam: I bet you do.

Victor: Well, now, this sally spectra is nothing if not ambitious, right? Now that she and adam are no longer an item, I’m sure she has decided to become a team player if she wants to keep her current position.

Nick: I’m not going to speculate about that, but I will tell you, there is a lot more to sally as an executive and a person than you think.

Victor: Oh, yeah? Well, I can hardly wait to find out. So, look, we have a long day. I think it’s time to go home. You must be exhausted.

Nick: Yeah, I’m tired, but, honestly, I’d rather talk, if you don’t mind.

Victor: About what?

Nick: Ashland’s death. You have been dancing around the issue, but I need some concrete answers. Ever since ashland was found in his car, I can’t shake the feeling that I don’t know what took place last night. But I’m certain you do. So I’m asking you one more time to be honest and tell me what happened.

Diane: I’m having so many mixed emotions right now. I… I feel guilty being happy about the progress that I’ve made when it’s such a sad day for so many others.

Jack: Far be it from me to speak ill of the dead, but I think it’s a stretch to think that that many people are going to miss him. After all the horrible things that ashland did, the only person I know that will grieve for him is harrison.

Diane: Well, if that’s true, then it makes ashland’s death even more tragic. To leave behind so little love is just a terrible way to end a life.

Jack: Are you thinking about the legacy you left behind all those years ago?

Diane: Well, I can’t help but compare the situation to my own. You know what? That’s in the past. And unlike ashland, I’ve been given a second chance. And I don’t take one minute of it for granted. I hope you can believe that.

Ashley: Kudos to you ladies for being proactive, but I thought we were supposed to be a team.

Nikki: Well, when you couldn’t make it to the last meeting, phyllis and I put our heads together, and since we are all working for a common cause, you know, if two out of the three of us agree —

Ashley: Gotcha. Majority rules, because we’re a democracy.

Phyllis: Well, it’s better. I mean, if we were a monarchy, we’d all want to be queen, right?

Ashley: That’s true. That’s true. Yeah. Well, listen, I’m open to any and all suggestions, so if it spells success, count me in. What is it?

Nikki: Unfortunately, we have not been able to dig up any dirt on diane when she was living in los angeles.

Phyllis: So we realized that we have to come up with some dirt here.

Ashley: What does that mean?

Phyllis: Well, we’re going to create a situation where diane spectacularly falls. I mean, so bad that kyle is done with her. And when he’s done with her, everybody else will follow suit.

Nikki: She will be forced to leave town in shame.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. Right.

Ashley: This is a great concept.

Phyllis: And we’re going to center it around her job at marchetti. So we’re going to orchestrate some situation where it’ll look like she was sabotaging the company for her own personal gain.

Nikki: But in order to accomplish that, we need to have somebody on the inside.

Phyllis: That someone is me. It’s great. I mean, summer already offered me a job at marchetti when they were in milan, so I already set up the groundwork. What do you think?

Ashley: It’s a horrible idea. People who come to cricket, stay with cricket!

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Jack: Well, you obviously put a lot of thought into choosing these books. I’m impressed. And touched. And I think they’ll help harrison a great deal, and I know summer and kyle will be thankful, as well.

Diane: Let me know if there’s anything else I can do.

Jack: Oh, I think you’ve already gone above and beyond.

Diane: Look, I know I’ve stayed longer than I expected, and you have that report to get back to, so there’s just one more thing before I go. I want to thank you for what you did at the park today, the wayyou shut phyllis down when she was just going off on me.

Jack: There’s no need to get into that again.

Diane: Well, I appreciate that, but I think there’s every need.

Ashley: How could you think that I would sign off on this idea? It could possibly cause marchetti to be jeopardized, especially when it’s under the jabot umbrella. I mean, you two don’t care. It’s not your family’s company that would suffer.

Nikki: No, jabot wouldn’t suffer. We would come up with something that would harm diane but not the company.

Phyllis: Yeah, we’re not going to do anything that will tarnish the reputation of your family’s company or summer or kyle. Just something that will expose diane.

Ashley: Right. Well, excuse me if I sound just a little bit skeptical. Does the name gloria ring a bell? Remember when she tainted jabot’s face cream? She said she meant no harm. It was a huge catastrophe.

Nikki: Please tell me you’re not comparing us to gloria.

Phyllis: Please. It’s not like we’re going to poison the resort wear and pin it on diane. Our plan will be more nuanced.

Ashley: God, you know, you lost me at nuanced.

Phyllis: We’ll handled this deftly. We promise.

Ashley: I love this idea. I think it’s fantastic. You don’t think anybody’s going to be a little suspicious when you suddenly have this desire to join marchetti?

Phyllis: I was prepared for that when I broached the subject with summer.

Nikki: Wait a minute. You already talked to her about it?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Nikki: How did she react?

Phyllis: Well, of course, she accused me of having ulterior motives where diane is concerned, but I handled that.

Ashley: Did you, phyllis? How can you be so sure?

Victor: Son, I’ve already told you you’re not responsible for that bastard’s death. Nothing has changed.

Nick: Your assurances aren’t helping. There’s too many holes in the story to ignore.

Victor: Well, in my opinion, the simplest explanation is always the best.

Nick: Come on, there’s nothing simple about this. I’ve replayed this over and over in my head. Ashland striking his head after I hit him. Blood on the hearth. The man was unconscious. He had no pulse. Now, even if it was weak, and victoria and i somehow both missed it, how did he have the strength to get out of the room?

Victor: Beats me. But, you know, he had a history of surviving calamitous situations, you know?

Nick: There was no trail of blood. Are we to assume that he dressed his own wounds, that he was in the frame of mind that he could avoid detection, even though the police and your guys were looking for him? And what about the ring on the floor next to the french doors that I found? There’s just too many things about that night that don’t make sense, dad.

Victor: Worries me that you’re so upset about all this, but I’m not surprised. You’ve always had a rather deep sense of morality. All I can tell you is that there’s nothing for you to worry about. Your conscience is clear.

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Nick: That’s not an answer. Who do you think you are?

Adam: Well, you were right about locke’s death being a high-profile case. This whole thing is very shocking.

Sally: Yeah. I can’t believe he’s gone.

Adam: I just — I can’t help but think that it didn’t have to come to this, you know? The whole battle with locke should’ve ended when he accepted his payout, when he gave up his stake at the company and he agreed to annul his marriage to victoria.

Sally: I remember how optimistic you were about your plan to pay him off and that it would get him out of everyone’s lives.

Adam: Well, unfortunately, that was not enough for victoria. She would not settle for anything less than his complete destruction.

Sally: It’s a tad hypocritical of you to criticize someone else for wanting revenge.

Adam: Now that we’re through, you’re going to tell me what you really think about me, huh?

Sally: Always did. Only now I’m not taking pains to phrase it in a way that won’t hurt your feelings, since you certainly didn’t spare mine.

Adam: So you’re getting a little payback of your own?

Sally: I’m only pointing out that I know you contemplated partnering with ashland shortly before he died.

Adam: That was when I thought he was going to go after newman enterprises. Once I found out his target was victoria, I wanted nothing else to do with the guy.

Sally: Well, at least you still have a few boundaries.

Adam: The last time that I saw ashland, he was a total mess. Guy creeped me out. In fact, I warned my dad, nick, and victoria that they should keep their eyes open when it comes to locke.

Sally: You did?

Adam: I had a bad feeling that things were about to spiral, and I didn’t want to see anybody get hurt. I had no idea how things would ultimately play out, but I never could’ve predicted that the great locke ness monster would meet his fate in a simple car crash just like that.

Sally: You don’t know the half of it.

Adam: Oh? You’re just going to dangle that out there, just like that? Come on. You know you want to tell me.

Kevin: Hey there.

Chance: Hey. What are you doing here?

Kevin: Someone at the station told me you came here for a pick-me-up, and I wanted to talk to you in person. It can’t wait.

Chance: Is it about ashland?

Kevin: I got another piece of the puzzle.

Nick: You know, you don’t get it both ways — one minute promoting family unity and the next completely shutting me out. You’ve made it an art form with me, with everyone else, constantly changing the rules as you see fit. I’m done playing that game.

Victor: This is not a game, son. I’m trying to help you.

Nick: Then help me. Stop trying to twist things into this alternate reality where you get to control what’s right and wrong, what’s your version of the truth.

Victor: The hell is wrong with you, son? Throwing around all these accusations. You want facts? Ashland locke is as dead as a doornail. Victoria’s at home with her children. She’s safe. You’re alive and well. You should be home with your son. Stop looking for a fight.

Nick: The fact that you’re fighting me on this just proves that you’re hiding something. How am I ever supposed to trust you when it’s always this kind of manipulation every single time?

Victor: Son… …ashland locke was found dead on your sister’s living-room floor. My men took care of things. At metro by t-mobile… you can save more.

Diane: I can tell I made you a bit tense bringing up phyllis, but there’s really no reason to be uncomfortable.

Jack: Oh, because conversations about the dynamic between you and phyllis are usually so much fun, huh?

Diane: [ Sighs ] I am not going to condemn phyllis for what she said to me. I am used to her attitude towards me, and I probably even deserve it some of the time. I’m no damsel in distress, but I just wanted to say that I appreciate how you handled the situation.

Jack: I was mostly looking out for harrison.

Diane: I know that. But if there was a tiny, little part of you that was looking out for me, too, then thank you. It’s been a long time since we’ve been on the same side. To be honest, since anybody’s been on my side. I’ll show myself out.

Jack: Good night, diane.

Diane: Good night, jack.

Phyllis: If I say I’m going to handle something, I’ll handle something.

Ashley: Is that so?

Phyllis: Yeah. And work on your skills. Summer was this close to seeing your “operation diane jenkins” text. Work on your discretion.

Ashley: Maybe you should work on where you put your damn phone. And by the way, we cannot afford for you to fail.

Phyllis: I’m not going to fail. I don’t fail. I’m going to do this, and no one’s going to get hurt. Not the abbotts and not my daughter. Only diane. Trust me, I’m not going to let you down. Listen, diane is a ticking time bomb ready to go off. I’m just going to pull the pin out ever so slightly and wait for it to happen, and no one will notice.

Nikki: Kaboom.

Sally: Already? Thank you. Well, I should probably go.

Adam: Yep.

Sally: In the spirit of moving past any ugliness or awkwardness between us, I could share with you what I’ve learned about ashland’s last night on earth, but I think I’ll pass.

Adam: [ Scoffs ] Right.

Sally: Not exactly feeling magnanimous, especially after you called me pathetic and broke my heart.

Adam: Look, sally, I —

Sally: No, I don’t want to hear it. Whatever reasons you had for breaking things off with me, you were willing to hurt me to get what you wanted. Now, both of us have to live with the consequences of that decision. My loyalty has to be to newman media now. I am not about to give you any information.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Nick: Tell me what you did, and I want to know all of it.

Victor: [ Breathes deeply ] After you and victoria ran out of the house, my team went into that house, found ashland locke dead on the floor. They removed the body and put it into his car… drove him close to the ravine, and staged an accident. That’s it.

Nick: Simple as that, huh?

Victor: Simple as that, yeah. Yeah. You did nothing wrong with saving your sister’s life. Ashland locke was about to go after your sister and do bodily harm to her, perhaps kill her. You saved her from that, son. You went in. You intervened. You knocked him on his ass so hard that he hit his head on the floor. He died because of it. It was an accident. Not your intention to kill him. An accident. You think I give a damn that ashland locke is dead? No one cares about it. No one. He’s a bastard, a fraud who did such damage to our family and to your sister and to you. Don’t you feel badly about that. So the cops would investigate, right? They’ll find the car in the ravine, look at it, find no evidence, case closed. They move on. You should do the same thing. Move on. Forget this ever happened. And don’t forget, my motive was to protect you from being investigated.

Kevin: We got a tip about a car matching the description of ashland’s vehicle. Last night, it was seen parked at a gas station on the road that runs along the back end of victoria’s property.

Chance: How long was it there? Which direction did it come from? Which way did it go?

Kevin: I don’t know. That’s all the information I have right now.

Chance: Okay. We’re going to have to get our hands on some of that security footage from the gas station and from the street cameras in the area. Still a lot of questions about how ashland got from victoria’s house to the bottom of that ravine. Maybe now we can get the answers we need.

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hey. Hey. Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming? Because I wanted to surprise you, and I was dying for a kelly’s milkshake. Oh, well, I don’t blame you. Where’s cam? Uh, he had to take care of a late shipment, and I’m on my way out. Everything okay? Yeah. Want to join me for a milkshake? I’m buying. And then you can tell me what’s really going on. Cam lied to me, and I hate it. Yeah, find me the, um, information as soon as you can. Um, yeah. No, I got a different assignment for our friend dex, so he can prove to me that he belongs in this business. Thanks, brick.

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Said you had a job for me. That was a bust. You think? You’re obsessed with true crime. At least I tried. So pay up. Dream on. You succeed, you get paid. You want me to try again? That gilmore girl is obviously on edge. The tiniest thing could push her over.

[ Metal squeaking ] What is that? What are you doing? I was about to ask you the same question. Why the hell were you setting me up? Tj: The whole point of a medically induced coma is to give the patient’s body time to heal. Bringing out a patient too fast, it’s inadvisable and carries serious risk. Okay, so on a scale of 1 to 10, how dangerous is it? Dr. Robinson, hey. You two are looking so serious. Well, we were just talking about trina’s trial. How did everything go in court today? Oh, well, it was one surprise after another. Good surprises or bad ones? Dante: Commissioner. What’s up, detective? I just wanted to thank you again for considering me for operation running circles. I’m sorry I had to turn it down. You already explained your reasons. It’s all good. No, it’s not, if — if saying no means I won’t be considered for future opportunities. I’ll make you a deal, all right? I’ll drop the harmony miller angle if you admit, on the record, to falling off the wagon. Why can’t you just leave me alone? Train wrecks sell, especially beautiful ones. The public loves a fairy tale. What they love even more is a fairy-tale princess dragged down to earth. Makes them seem more human. Now, you can get them behind you if you can just pull yourself back together. Admitting there’s a problem is the first step. So tell me, sasha, when did you start using again? Was it after your kid died? Okay, that’s enough. What is wrong with you? Sienna: You need to back off. What? I just asked her a question. A highly insensitive question.

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[ Screaming ] Smoltz: What? Oh, my god!

[ Screaming continues ]

When you came to me looking for work, you were eager to prove yourself. You think that’s changed? Well, you’re still a little eager, but a lot of guys who talk a big game can’t back it up. And y-you’ve shown me that, uh, you’re capable. I appreciate it, boss. Keep it up, and, uh, there may be a place for you in my organization. I’d love that. But I need to see more of you. That’s what this next job’s about. Completing it will result in greater trust between us. That way I’ll give you more responsibility. Whatever it is, I’m in. You see this guy? Yeah. I need you to find him. Who is he? Another drug dealer like the photographer? His name’s beckett reed. He’s the manager of a — of a theater. No criminal record that I know of. Then what’d he do to get on your list? So, diane surprised everyone and called spencer for the defense. And he testified that he was with trina when the video got released. Actually, he went a step further to say that he thought esme was the one to record us. Oh, my gosh. Spencer finally saw the light? It’s about time. That’s the thing. Apparently, spencer saw the light this whole time. What are you talking about? Spencer was only pretending to support esme while he tried to find evidence that esme set trina up. And let me guess — that didn’t really work? I mean, of course it didn’t work. There’s a thousand ways that that could go wrong. But the point is, spencer didn’t want to tell anybody ’cause he didn’t want it getting back to esme. Well, I’m sure he didn’t want esme leaving town. Yeah, but he told cam. Not at the very beginning, but close enough. And cam kept it from you. Yes. And I knew that something was off. And I asked cam over and over again if there was something wrong, something he wasn’t telling me. But he had an excuse every time and it seemed reasonable. But I knew that something was going on. I mean, things were just…different between us. And now I know why. What’s on your mind, dante? I’ve just been thinking about next steps lately. I-I, you know, want to grow in my job and move on to bigger roles within the department. I admire your ambition. Even though it’s counterintuitive, considering I turned down the last assignment. I just, I couldn’t do that to rocco. I couldn’t leave him again and upend his life like that. So, for the time being, I-I have to focus on assignments that are closer to home. And you’re worried it could derail your advancement? Yeah. Will it? I don’t see why. You’re speaking to a fellow single parent here. Yeah. I understand the sacrifices and tough decisions you have to make. And I respect your choice to stay local. But you chose differently, right? In a completely different situation. My decision to go undercover… there were men out there who were legitimately dangerous, who I knew, if put away, would result in a safer world for my son. Did I miss out on time with tj? Yeah. A lot of it. And we weathered some rough patches because of that. Seems like he’s doing pretty good now. He’s thriving. We’re close again, and I am so grateful. But if I could go back… I don’t know, dante. I’m honestly not sure what I would choose. Apparently spencer had an attack of conscience, because all of a sudden, diane changed her strategy and called spencer as a witness. For the defense? Yes. How’d that go? Well, spencer testified that he was with trina at the time the video was being sent out. W– a-a-at spring ridge? Why didn’t trina say so? See, the thing is, he wasn’t at spring ridge. Apparently, he broke out to go visit his mother’s grave. Okay. So let me get this straight. Trina ran into spencer at the cemetery. Mm-hmm. And trina kept it quiet because she didn’t want to get spencer in any trouble. T-that was months ago. So — so spencer committed a major infraction, gets away with it, and then confesses to it in the courtroom? It sounds like he went out on a limb for — for trina. Yeah. Yeah. I-I mean, I guess. But I’m just having a hard time believing that trina would keep this a secret for months now. I mean, if she would’ve just said something, said something sooner, I-I — you know [Grunts] There’s no point. There’s no point in thinking about the what-ifs. So — so was, uh, spencer’s testimony, was that a major blow for the prosecution? Not really. The ada poked holes all through the alibi. I mean, she really believes that trina is guilty. Even though spencer testified he believes esme’s the one that did it. As did josslyn, as did cameron. Can somebody please tell me how this girl is not being investigated? Please. Jordan is trying to connect esme to the bartender right now. Well, what’s the status with that? And what about the bartender? Is he any closer to waking up, or what?

[ Screaming ] Gilmore, what are you’re doing?! I’m out of here.

[ Screaming continues ] Sasha! Sasha, what are you doing?! Sasha, stop!

Sasha, sasha, please.

[ Screaming ] Hey, stop, stop. It’s okay. It’s okay! Stop! Please, honey. No more. Stop! Leave me alone! You’re gonna hurt yourself. I’m not leaving you. Stop. Stop.

[ Sobbing ] It’s okay. It’s okay, sweetie. I got you. Thank you for your understanding. It means a lot. Of course. Right now, the best thing is for you to be with your family. You know, having said that, rocco is getting older and I do hope to have some help at home soon. I’ll keep an eye out for assignments that won’t take you too far. How’s that? Sounds like a deal. Oh, and if you ever need to talk about your future, professional or otherwise, my door is always open. Commissioner, we just received a call about an altercation at the metro court involving some high-profile people. A unit is already on the way. Who is it? Sasha gilmore. You know, from deception? Yeah, I know who she is. And a local reporter. Run point? Yeah, on it. Let’s go for a ride. The way I understand it, um… oz haggerty’s doctors are in the process of bringing oz out of a medically induced coma as we speak. I know it could take a while before he wakes up. We don’t have a while. Jury deliberation starts tomorrow. And if my baby girl has to spend one second in prison… a conviction is gonna be set in place. There’s no guarantee it’s gonna be overturned by an appeal. We’re gonna be at the mercy of whatever judge happens to be assigned to that case. Okay. Look, look, look, baby. I know, okay? You’re right. Hands down, the best thing for trina is for that bartender to testify before the jury makes their verdict. Wow. So our best hope is lying in a coma. And our next alternative is wrangling the truth out of that conniving little snake esme. Is that what you’re telling me? There has to be some other way. There has to be something. T-there is. There has to be something that we haven’t thought of, something that we haven’t explored. Right? Portia: Okay. Okay, that’s it. I mean, there’s obviously something going on here. I-I really don’t have the patience or energy to guess. Tell me what it is. It’s not just that cam lied. I mean, it bothers me, of course, but if the positions were reversed, I can see a situation where I would keep trina’s confidence if she asked me. Right. But that’s not what happened here. No, it’s not. What spencer did, going rogue and trying to bring esme down by himself and — and making trina think that he’s turned against her — I mean, it’s immature. And the fact that cam went along with it, I-it’s childish. It is. I mean, we’re not playing a video game here. This is trina’s entire life. Absolutely. And spencer knew that it was esme the whole time? He stayed silent? It’s dumb.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah. It’s not the smartest way to go about it. Oh, I don’t know why I’m surprised. I mean, spencer has always had to be the star of his own drama. It’s been like that since we were kids. Well, I mean, he’s grown up a bit since. Not enough. Spencer’s big plan? I mean, this never had a chance of succeeding. And I don’t know, I guess I’m just shocked that cam couldn’t see that. He’s known spencer as long as I have. Is he really that clueless? You know what? You’re gonna have to be real intentional about your own feelings. You know yourself. You trust your instincts. You knew something was off with cameron, and you were right. Just like you knew something was off with sonny. This guy must have done something to get on your bad side if you’re siccing me on him. He’s a jury foreman on a trial I’m interested in, and I need you to have a conversation with him. Let him know the outcome I want. Which is trina robinson goes free. I don’t care what the jury thinks. I don’t care if it’s a hung jury. I do not want trina going to prison. Beckett has family members that are — have health issues. Maybe — maybe he needs a hand in, you know, medical bills. I’ll make it clear what he stands to gain by cooperating. If he refuses? Then you make it clear what he stands to lose. A dental tool is round for a reason.So is an oral-B. Round cleans better by surrounding each tooth. So clean, you’ll feel like you just left the dentist. Oral-B. Brush like a pro. Want more from your vitamins? Get more with nature’s bounty. From the first-ever triple action sleep supplement. To daily digestive support. To more wellness solutions every day. Get more with nature’s bounty. Listen, I’m done settling. Because this is my secret. I put it on once, no more touch ups! Secret had ph balancing minerals; and it helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. So pull it in close. Secret works. Nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. You get advice like: Try hypnosis… or… quit cold turkey. Kidding me?! Instead, start small. With nicorette. Which can lead to something big. Start stopping with nicorette can I ask why? Why what? Well, I read a bit about the trial, what trina robinson is accused of. I know it involves josslyn, and, obviously, you two aren’t on the best of terms. You know [Sighs] Part of doing this job is not asking questions. And I get that — need-to-know basis. That’s right. However… I’m of the opinion that trust goes both ways. You can ask, doesn’t mean I’m gonna answer you. I’ll accept that. Sonny: Trina’s innocent. She was set up. She’s a good girl. I know she didn’t commit this crime. So you’re attempting to right a wrong. Let me know when it’s done. My, oh, my. I was just trying to confirm you were high when you ran down harmony miller, but being the face of deception’s latest victim is so much better.

[ Siren wailing ] I simply cannot wait to publish the heck out of this story. Stop talking! Or those will be the last words that you ever speak. You understand me? Pcpd. You want to tell me what the hell is going on here?

[ Siren wailing ] Spill. What tricks you got up your sleeves? Not tricks… an option. A potentially dangerous option. But if it’s trina’s only hope… I think it’s worth pursuing. What is it? Trina needs you right now. You should focus on her. Tj and I will take care of the rest. Now you’re really making me nervous. No. You can’t just leave me like that. You have to tell me what’s happening here. Curtis. Curtis, please. Tell me. Tj, uh, brought it to my attention that we could wake oz up. Like my uncle said, we’re warming him up to a normothermic state and we’ll wean him off the drugs that are keeping him in an induced coma. When that finishes, he still has to come to on his own. And that could take some time, yeah. And by that time, it might be too late for trina. But we can speed up the process by giving him a large dose of flumazenil and naloxone to quickly reverse the effects of the drugs he’s on. Once he wakes up, we can get him to give us the evidence we need to exonerate trina. Have you guys completely lost your minds? That man was put into a coma for a reason. To forcibly wake him up would be completely denying his medical needs. No, no, no. That’s the very definition of unethical. And I’m surprised you would even think about this, tj. No, no, tj, he — he warned me that this would be drastic, but I said we should do it anyway. Portia, you know that I’m right. If there’s ever been a time for drastic measures… honey, this is insane. You don’t understand.

[ Sighs ] Hey, listen, I spoke with jordan. Apparently, spencer told britt westbourne that he saw the exact same drug that the bartender od’d on in esme’s things. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a second. What? I believe esme drugged trina at the cabin. That’s why that one drink hit her so hard.

[ Sighs ] I am gonna kill that girl. I swear! Baby. No. Okay, just… just know that esme’s dangerous. Okay? She’s been planning this for months. She hid evidence so trina would take the fall. But oz’s testimony could change all of that. We just need him to wake up. I can give him the reversal drugs. You will do no such thing. Honey. No. What other choice do we have? I got here at the end of it, man. So I can’t tell you how it all started. All right. I’ll come back. I cannot wait to sue that woman… okay. …For everything she is worth. Okay. Why don’t you tell me your side of the story? There’s only one side. She’s insane. She attacked my car with a pole. Out of the blue? Unprovoked? Yes. I was minding my own business, didn’t even know she was here. And if you don’t believe me, I have a dashcam, recorded the whole thing. Sure. By the way, I’m pressing charges. If that wasn’t abundantly obvious. Of course you are. Look. Can you take a look at her, please? There’s obviously something real going on, something painful happening with her right now. You really want to be that guy? What guy? The kind of guy who kicks a woman when she’s down. Last I checked, destroying property is a crime. Do you really want to be that cop who lets dangerous criminals go free? Yeah, that’s what I thought. That’s a yes, then? Yeah. What do you say? You think you can give dante your statement? It’s okay. No rush, then. Okay? Don’t worry. I’m gonna get you some help, okay? How’s it going over here?

[ Groans ] Listen, man. She’s — she’s spent. Do you mind if, um, we come by the station tomorrow to give you her statement? I can’t do that, man. Dante, come on, man. I mean, obviously, she’s in no condition to speak. I just need to get her home. Please. I agree, brando. Listen, I would if I could, but this guy’s pressing charges here. I’d love to let you go, but I can’T. Beckett reed? Do I know you? Not yet, but… we have a lot to talk about, namely, the trina robinson trial. Oh, I’m not allowed to discuss that. Oh, trust me. You’ll want to hear what I have to say. I’m not saying that the situations are anything alike. The sonny thing — that’s another level. You’re right, though. I knew something was off with sonny. Something was off with us. And I didn’t trust my gut. I hate him for what he did to you. I don’t want to get into it. I know, but… how can you stay so calm, mom? Just saying his name makes my blood boil. Because I’m over it. I mean, what happened in that courtroom, josslyn — and — and I don’t — I mean, when sonny testified, yeah, that drove me crazy, but it’s really about what happened after. Sonny sided with nina after scott had been so unfair to michael? That cinched it for me. Sonny is donna’s father, and that is it. He has no bearing on any other part of my life. I wish I could do that. I wish I could turn off my anger and my resentment. You can. Are you kidding me? Look at you. You’re just coming off your freshman year of college with a 4.0 and a starting spot on the volleyball team. You have so much going for you, so much ahead of you. Don’t waste your energy leading the charge against sonny. And besides, michael’s got that covered. But you stood by him… for decades. You gave him everything, and he threw that all away. And it hurt. But…staying mad and wanting revenge and wanting to see sonny fall… I mean, all that energy could be spent in other places and on other people. So you’re just gonna let it go? I’m just gonna let it go. And you should, too. Not because it’s good for sonny. It’s good for you. So you understand why it’s important you do as my boss asks, right?

[ Whispers ] Yeah. Which is what, again? Just want to make sure your memory is on point. Say trina robinson isn’t guilty. Good job. What are you doing here? You. I-I recognize you. You’re on trina’s jury.

[ Radio chatter ] Hey, sasha? Hey. Hey, do not say anything. You understand? Can’t you see that she needs help? Yeah, I know. That’s what I’m trying to get for her. Okay? I promise you that. Yeah? Is there a problem here? Yeah. My wife shouldn’t be here. What she needs is to sit down. Okay, come in here. You can rest, all right? Rest? Yeah. No. This is… hold up. Hold up. Tell me what’s going on. Hey, come on. Just, uh… have a seat, okay? Okay. Sasha, you need to get a lawyer. I’m gonna help you. Okay? Maybe you can countersue smoltz or something. I couldn’t stand it anymore. I’m so tired. Okay. Okay, you sit tight, okay? I’ll be right back. Brando: Commissioner, please. This isn’t like sasha. That dirtbag must have said or done something to make her snap. Any input, detective? Yeah. Smoltz has dashcam footage. He’s got sasha taking a pole and smashing his car. H-he’s gonna press charges. I am telling you, she had to have been provoked. She had to. I know, I know. But, brando, even so, if she was… we still have to book her. Book her? Are you kidding? Have you seen her? You know what? Sasha, she can — she can make bail. It’s not a problem. Court’s closed. I’m sorry, but sasha’s gonna have to stay here until arraignment tomorrow. You — no, no, no. You — you can’t hold her. I am telling you, she won’t make it. Excuse me. I can’t be seen with anyone connected to the case. Look, josslyn, I don’t know what you heard, but — who are you? What? What’s your name? You know mine. What’s yours? Dex heller. Okay, dex heller. Well, I didn’t just record that, so you don’t have to pitch me some sob story to get me to — it wasn’t a sob story. It’s the truth. That you didn’t have a choice but to follow sonny’s orders? Yeah, I believed it the other night in the alley, but not so much anymore. Look, I despise sonny, but I do not believe for one second that if you went to him and you asked to quit, that he wouldn’t let you go. No offense, but you’re his ex-stepdaughter. And that gives you privileges you don’t even realize you have. No, no, we’re not doing this, okay? This is not about me. This is about you. You are here. You’re talking to someone from trina’s jury. You think that’s a coincidence? Did sonny send you? Sorry. I got nothing. Shocker. I’m out of here. Hey. I thought you left. You will never guess what I just witnessed outside.

[ Cellphone rings ] Brando, what’s up? Sasha’s been arrested. What happened? You remember that reporter smoltz?

Yeah. Well, he must have done something to set sasha off because, uh, she trashed his car. How is she? She’s in pretty bad mental shape, but he’s pressing charges, so they’re holding her here overnight. Sonny, she can’t stay here, not in the state that she’s in. All right, I’m gonna call diane. We’ll — we’ll — we’ll prove that she was acting in self-defense. There’s dashcam footage. Sasha approached smoltz, not the other way around. Is there another way that we can get her out of here? Not in a conventional sense, if you know what I mean.

[ Sighs ] I don’t know how to help my wife. I’m on my way.

No, um… it’ll take me 10 minutes. Look, I don’t want to upset sasha any more, and there’s nothing you can do anyway. Listen, you need support.

I appreciate that. I really do, but, um… I’ll, uh — I’ll keep you posted, okay? Whatever you need, brando. I know. Thank you, sonny. Man. The risks of waking this guy up too soon are cognitive impairment, death. But he could also survive it. Yes. Yes, he could. His heart could be beating, yes, but who’s to say that he’ll even be able to speak? And if he can speak, what if he can’t even tell us what we want to hear? And if he does? Then tj… would be violating his oath. You’d be putting your whole medical career in danger when it’s barely even begun. Not to mention the legal ramifications if you happen to get caught. We won’T. You don’t know that.

[ Sighs ] This is too big of a gamble, guys. I-I-I won’t let you do this. There’s no way. I can’T. Okay. Portia, honey, I don’t think you understand. No one wants trina exonerated any more than I do. But to lose your medical license… honey, it’s not worth it. You need to promise me. Just — just leave it alone. Tj, promise me. Okay. I promise.

[ Sighs ] Thank you.

[ Cellphone chimes ] It’s, uh –it’s about a patient. I have to go.

[ Sniffles ] Uh… the fact that you were willing to risk everything for my baby girl… …I’ll never forget it. There are a million different things that could go wrong. There’s a million and one. How else are we supposed to help trina? I think that there’s another way. If there’s another way, baby, I don’t see it. Aside from esme, oz haggerty is the only person who can prove trina’s innocence. We need oz awake, and there’s a way to do it. Frankly… frankly, I’m surprised you’re shutting this down so quickly. Is it really that hard to believe that I wouldn’t allow another doctor to go to jail with or in place of my daughter? But you’d let yourself. And that’s exactly what you’re gonna do, isn’t it?

I swear I heard the jury guy say trina’s name. Did I just see what I think I saw? Someone who works for sonny trying to influence a juror? Yeah, that sounds about right. Sonny’s trying to help trina? Don’t seem so surprised about that, josslyn. Sonny has known trina a long time, and she is really close with ava. But to do it like this? But it’s sonny, you know? He just does what he wants when he wants, to hell with anyone else. Hey, you could look at it like that. How else is there to look at it, mom? It’s not right. It’s not right for trina to go to prison for a crime she didn’t commit, either.

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Is it done? You don’t want tj to risk his career, but you’re willing to risk yours? You’re gonna wake oz up yourself, aren’t you? Please don’t ask me any more questions. Please? Are you? ‘Cause that’s what it sounded like. Yes. Yeah.

[ Sniffles ] I am. All right. I’m gonna do it, but I’m gonna do it without you and I’m gonna do it without tj. Portia. No, no, no, no. It is my turn to shield you. You have marshall. You have stella. You — you have tj to think about. Right. And I have you to think about, as well. All those million and — and one things that could go wrong… and you want to do this alone? It’s like…

[ Sighs ] It’s like you’re asking to be caught. So I get caught.

[ Voice breaking ] I’m trina’s mother. I si gned up for thisthe second that she was born. And if there are consequences, then I’m gonna face them, as long as my baby girl is happy and she’s safe. But just… this is my job… not yours. You understand? This is no one else’S.

[ Sighs ] Sasha isn’t a criminal. Come on, man, we know that. Okay. Just — just hear me out. Look, this is a mental-health issue. You can see the state that she’s in, and I’m sure the cam footage shows it, too. Sasha isn’t in her right state of mind. She needs help from professionals. And the longer that she stays in there, the worse off she’ll be. Please. This is traumatizing for her. I will make sure, okay, that she comes back to do whatever you need her to do, all right? But she needs to come home, because if you don’t, I am scared that she won’t recover. All right?

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[Sfx: Stomach gurgling] Well, I’m glad that you said something. How’d it go? You can — you can talk in front of frank. Uh, I met with beckett and got the point across, but I, uh, can’t say for sure if he’ll comply. How come? Josslyn interrupted us, and he took the opportunity to take off. But you delivered the message, right? Nothing to do now but wait and see. Well, thanks for the update. You can go ahead and take the rest of the night off. See you tomorrow. Hey. Close the door. Lines up with what you told me. Yeah, I had eyes on him the whole time. He didn’t leave anything out. It’s me. Just leaving your dad’s office. We need to meet. I want to renegotiate our deal. Sonny is doing something that I do not agree with, that on the outside is wrong… true. …But he’s doing it for someone I love. Also true. And trina is innocent, so… maybe on some level, it’s right? Joss, life is mostly shades of gray. I still hate him for what he did to you. Me too. And I refuse to owe him anything. Me too. Ever. Okay. What are you gonna do about what you saw? I don’t think there’s anything I can do. I hear you, brando. No, you don’T. And I really wish we could do this another way, but… sasha broke the law and the victim’s pressing charges. There’s no getting around that. Come on. Dante: Hey, listen, listen. Come on, man. Hey, listen to me. Listen to me. We’re gonna hold her overnight, okay? We will look after her, I promise you that. You don’t — we’re gonna get her a psych evaluation in the morning.She can’t stay here overnight. She has to. Hey, I am gonna get you out of here, okay? I’m gonna be waiting here before the sun comes up to get you out of here, okay? I love you so much. All right? I’m gonna get you through this. All right? It’s gonna be okay. You are absolutely amazing, you know that? The way you love your daughter, I’ve never seen anything more fierce and beautiful. I hope that means that you’re not gonna stand in my way. No. Good. Good. But I’m not trying to let you go at it alone. I can’t let you do this. No. Look, you’re not letting me, I’m offering. Better yet, I’m insisting. Curtis, really, this is… I love you. I love you. I love trina. This is our family. And I want to defend it. So if we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do it together. How can I say no to that? I don’t think you can.

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Days Transcript Thursday, August 4, 2022

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Abe: [Chuckling] Hey, hey.

Paulina: [Chuckles]

Abe: See you have started happy hour without me.

Paulina: Well, it’s a lot happier now that you’re here.

[Both chuckle] Oh, there really is nothing like a cold martini at the end of the day. Here, let me get you one. Honey. Oh, honey, could you get me one of your perfect martinis for my friend here? Heavy on the gin and stingy as hell on the vermouth.

Abe: Ooh, now, are you trying to get me drunk so you can have your way with me?

Paulina: Abraham! That’s exactly what I’m trying to do.

Abe: [Chuckles]

[Phone buzzes]

Chad: What do you want, sarah? “Sorry I killed your wife”? Not in the mood. Hey, schmitty! Let me get another one of these, please.

Eric: Hey, chad. Don’t you already think you’ve had enough?

Sarah: Hey, chad, it’s sarah. I know you don’t want to talk to me, but can you please call me back? It’s important.

[Phone beeps]

Sonny: Sarah.

Sarah: Hey, sonny.

Sonny: What a surprise.

Sarah: [Chuckles] Yeah, I was just coming to tell my mom some good news.

Sonny: Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve heard any good news. So what is it?

Sarah: You know how they talk on crime shows? “There’s been a break in the case.”

Rafe: This is nicole’s statement. I took her at home this morning.

Jada: Thanks. How’s she doing?

Rafe: She’s doing a lot better. Pain’s better anyway, but the crutches are driving her nuts. They slow her down. She does not like to be slowed down.

Jada: Hmm.

Rafe: Abigail’s file?

Jada: Yeah, I’m going through it once last time. I think we’re pretty close to closing the case.

Xander: Like hell you are!

Rafe: Take it easy, cook.

Xander: Get her to stop harassing sarah.

Jada: I’m not harassing her, I’m just doing my job!

Xander: Because she’s innocent. And we can prove it.

Jack: I can prove all editorial decisions through email. I–I understand, I do. Listen, the bottom line is that I–

[Knock at door] I am not leaving salem until I find out who killed my daughter.

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Jack: I’ll call you back.

Gwen: I imagine you’re not too surprised to see me.

Jack: No, no. I heard about your pardon.

Gwen: Well, you are in the news business, aren’t you? Sorry, I didn’t mean to just turn up here unannounced.

Jack: It’s all right. Jennifer and julie took the kids out for pizza.

Gwen: That place that has the window looking into the kitchen, where the children can watch them making the pizza? I love that. Gosh, I remember thomas used to knock on the glass–

Jack: Please, can we just not… take the trip down memory lane? Tell me why you’re here.

Gwen: I’m here because there’s something I want you to know.

Sonny: So rex can vouch for your whereabouts at the time of the murder?

Sarah: Yeah. Yeah, he came to see me at the inn and he stayed there until I fell asleep.

Sonny: That’s great!

[Chuckles] Um… and also, you know, maggie’s been really worried about you.

Sarah: No, I know.

Sonny: And for what it’s worth… I never thought you did it. Okay? No matter what kind of drugs gwen pumped into you, it’s not in your nature to hurt anyone. Especially not abigail.

Sarah: Thank you. You know, there were times, though, when I couldn’t remember everything that happened that night and I just kept thinking like, what if the drugs made me–

Sonny: Hey. You don’t have to think about that anymore. Okay? Rex will testify and you can just put this whole thing behind you.

Sarah: Yeah, I mean, I don’t know, you know? Rex can tell them that he was there, but it doesn’t mean the police have to believe him.

Jada: What do you mean you can prove it?

Rafe: Yeah, what are you talking about now?

Xander: I’m talking about the fact that– sarah couldn’t have killed abigail. So you need to get this woman to back off or we’re gonna charge her with harassment.

Jada: Questioning your suspect is not harassment!

Xander: Sarah isn’t a suspect. And if you’d been doing your job instead of trying to railroad her, you would’ve found out she has an alibi.

Jada: How? She doesn’t remember where she was that night!

Xander: No, but her ex-husband can. Marlena hypnotized sarah and she remembered that she was with rex. And he can and will confirm it. So take one of your little pens here and cross sarah off your list of suspects.

Jada: Sorry, I can’t do that.

Xander: Why the hell not?

Chad: Where did schmitty go?

Eric: Smitty’s off. You’re done.

Chad: I would like another drink.

Eric: I saw your tab and it looks like you’ve already had enough.

Chad: Yeah. I am going to have quite a few more. As my son so eloquent– eloq– as my son says, you are not the boss of me.

Eric: I kind of am. I’m legally bound to refuse service to anyone who’s obviously over their limit.

Chad: Are you having a good time, father?

Eric: I know you’re not.

Chad: You know the problem with priests? Sorry. Ex-priests. Is that you think you’re god on earth.

Eric: You know what I think? I think you’re hurting.

Chad: [Chuckles] Wow. Such insight. Such compassion. The man whose wife was stabbed to death by her hopped-up cousin is hurting. You should have a talk show.

Eric: I’m calling you a cab.

Chad: No, you are gonna get me the drink that I ordered. And I’m not leaving until I get it. This is the sound of better breathing.

Xander: Didn’t you hear me? Sarah’s not a suspect anymore. She has an alibi.

Jada: Right, an alibi. A colleague of dr. Horton hypnotizes her and then…

[Snaps fingers] Her memory comes back? And who confirms it? Oh, wait for it. Her ex-husband.

Rafe: Dial it down.

Jada: Tell him to dial it down. Here’s the one that charged in here claiming that I’m harassing sarah horton? Railroading her?

Xander: You blew up her wedding!

Jada: And now he’s ordering me to stop the investigation because he’s come up with some out-of-the-blue alibi?

Xander: You just listen to me.

Jada: No, you listen to me. Lucas horton swears he saw sarah horton at the scene of the crime on the night of the crime.

Xander: You know as well as I do that lucas horton is a drunk and a liar. He’s only pointing his finger at sarah to save his own skin.

Jada: [Sighs] Did you know mr. Horton was also hypnotized by your very own dr. Evans? Mm-hmm. And he remembers being at the dimera mansion that night and he saw sarah walking down the stairs.

Xander: So he’s faking it. He was just pretending to be hypnotized.

Jada: So he fooled dr. Evans? Is it also possible that perhaps she was also fooled by dr. Horton?

Xander: Maybe, but sarah has an alibi. Rex brady was in my room at the salem inn with her on the night of the murder.

Jada: Oh. Does he have a habit of visiting his ex-wife alone in a hotel room?

Xander: Well, he never really got over her, really.

Jada: Oh, he never really got over her, did he? And now he’s covering for her murder charge. Hmm. It’s always nice when a divorce is amicable.

Xander: He wouldn’t lie about something like this. You know he wouldn’T.

Jada: Mr. Cook, I admit this is a troublesome case and I’ve had my fair share of he said-she said, but this is my first he remembered-she remembered.

Xander: This isn’t funny, damn it.

Rafe: Xander, listen. We will follow up on everything you’ve told us and we will talk to rex.

Jada: But your fiancée is not yet off the hook.

Xander: You know what? You’re idiots. You’re both idiots.

Jada: [Sighs]

Rafe: Well, you told him. Everything you know about the case.

Jada: [Sighs] I’M…sorry.

Rafe: Might wanna work on that.

Jada: [Sighs]

Sonny: Hey, come on. I’ll walk you out.

[Phone ringing] I’m sorry. Um, I gotta take this. Hello?

Eric: Hey, sonny, it’s eric brady.

Sonny: Oh, hey, eric. What’s up?

Eric: Hey, I’m sorry to bother you, I just didn’t know who else to call. It’s about chad. By the looks of it, he’s been drinking all afternoon down here at the brady pub and, listen, I refused to serve him another drink but now he won’t leave. And I have an appointment to make, so–

Sonny: Yeah, okay, I’ll be right there.

Eric: Good. I was hoping you’d say that. Thanks.

Abe: Now, haven’t you noticed that you don’t have to get me lubricated to succumb to your charms?

Paulina: Mm, well, it’s true, I am a goddess and you are helpless before me. [Chuckles] Unless…

Abe: Unless what?

Paulina: Well, I’ll be honest. When it comes to your career, you can be downright stubborn.

Abe: Because it’s my career.

Paulina: And it’s been very nice so far, but you are not poised to take off to reach for the stars.

Abe: To do what you want me to do.

Paulina: This isn’t about me. It isn’t even about you, it’s for the people of this state.

Abe: Oh, I know how you worry about them.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. And do you know how many state governors went on to be president?

Abe: Almost as many that went to jail.

Paulina: That’s why we need an honest man like you. I can’t believe. Oh, governor mitchell, he pardoned those killers. Mm, he’s proven himself unfit for the office.

Abe: Then why did you want me to grovel for his endorsement?

Paulina: This–this is my point. If I as so much as bring up the topic of your political career, you get oppositional. Just like a two-year-old.

Abe: Oh, well–hey! Hey, nicole. Over here.

Paulina: Uh-uh, uh-uh. I know what you’re doing.

Abe: I’m just greeting an old friend.

Paulina: It won’t stop me.

Abe: Nothing ever does.

Nicole: Hey.

Abe: [Chuckles] Hey, hello.

Nicole: Hi, paulina.

Paulina: Hi.

Abe: Here, come on.

Nicole: Thank you.

Abe: Why don’t you join us? There you are.

Nicole: Goodness.

[All chuckling] So.

Abe: Well, isn’t this great, huh? Huh?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. It is! It is. Because now nicole can help me talk some sense into you.

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Paulina: We have to get you a drink, but first tell the man he should be governor.

Abe: [Chuckles] Look, why don’t we, uh, see how nicole is doing first? Like how’s your ankle? And how did you feel after being held at gunpoint?

Paulina: Oh, he’s right. Shame on me. Feel free to open up. I know exactly what you’re going through. When we were robbed at gunpoint last labor day, I don’t think I slept for a week.

Abe: Yeah, why don’t you just tell nicole how you felt, paulina?

Paulina: Oh, he’s right. We were talking about you.

Abe: We were trying to. I just thank god eric came along when he did. It sounds like he saved your life.

Nicole: I think so. I mean, I thought that guy was gonna shoot me. And somehow eric talked him down.

Paulina: Well, that’s so romantic! Oh, so tell me when are the two of you getting back together?

Abe: Paulina.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

[Phone ringing]

Eric: Detective hunter?

Jada: Hi, eric. Thanks for coming in. It shouldn’t take long, I just need to ask a few questions about the other night.

Eric: Of course, not a problem. First of all, I just– how are you are doing? Since I saw you last at the hospital?

Jada: Better. Thanks for asking.

Eric: Yeah. That’s good. But I think everybody would understand if you weren’t better.

Jada: Yeah, I mean, it was a clean shoot, but I still killed a man with a soul. It stays with you.

Eric: Of course it does.

Jada: [Sighs] I mean, I– with you being a priest and everything, I’m sure you’ve dealt with a lot of people and people who dealt with guilt and a lot of difficult emotions. I feel like you would understand.

Eric: Yeah, I do. Hey, if you ever need to talk about it, you know I’m here, okay?

Jada: Thanks. Let me get that file. Oh, just had it here somewhere. Oh, damn it, damn it, damn it! Ugh. [Sighs] I am not in a good mood.

Eric: Really? [Chuckles] Hey, you know, on my way over here, I saw xander cook leaving the office. He wouldn’t have anything to do with your mood, would he?

Jada: Oh, no. I just love hyper-aggressive overbearing alpha males who shove pens in your face and call you an idiot and you end up getting in trouble by your boss. I mean, the man’s a total jerk! He’s not your friend, is he?

Eric: Definitely not my friend.

Jada: [Laughs] Okay. That seems kind of out of character for you, but what did he do?

Eric: Well, for starters, he slept with my wife.

[Phone chiming]

Xander: Those bloody cops! No, that bloody cop I tell you what. She’s got her mind all made up and no pesky facts are gonna change it.

Sarah: I take it it didn’t go very well.

Xander: That’d be an understatement.

Sarah: Maybe you should’ve called the lawyer.

Xander: I thought I could handle it.

Sarah: You usually do.

Xander: Well, listen to this. When I told rafe that rex could confirm your alibi, that hunter woman, she was all over the fact that he’s your ex-husband.

Sarah: He is my ex-husband. What’s wrong with that?

Xander: I might’ve let slip that he never got over you and she took that to mean that, you know, he might lie for you.

Sarah: Well, that’s not good. That’s not as bad as lucas’ testimony, but that’s not good.

Xander: Lucas is a lying drunk.

Sarah: I don’t think you can lie under hypnosis. I wasn’T. And I know that I was here when lucas said that he saw me there.

Xander: But he didn’t see you. You couldn’t be in two places at once.

Sarah: Except I was before, wasn’t I? Remember?

Gwen: I saw jenn leave with the kids. You should know I didn’t want to just turn up here. I know jennifer’s already going through enough to have to deal with finding me on her doorstep.

Jack: What did you want to tell me?

Gwen: I wanted to tell you that the pardon was not my idea. It was kristen who got me out, who intervened. Now, I’m not going to pretend like I’m not happy about it, but I didn’t scheme to get it. I was absolutely prepared to serve my sentence.

Jack: Except you didn’t have any choice in that, did you?

Gwen: I mean, I understand that I deserved it and that I need to pay for what I had done.

Jack: I appreciate you saying that. I have to admit, when I heard you’d been pardoned, I didn’t know what to think. But hearing you now… I understand that you truly wanted– you truly want to atone for what you did to sarah. And to abigail.

Chad: Where the hell are you, ewwic?

[Laughs]

[Inhales deeply and sighs] Okay, fine, I’m gonna get it myself then!

Sonny: Chad!

Chad: [Laughs] Uh-oh. Did eric call you?

Sonny: Look, he said you needed a ride home and clearly, he was right.

Chad: Nope, I just need another drink.

Sonny: Okay, chad, chad, no one is going to–stand up. Hey, look at me. Look at me. Hey. No one is going to serve you. All right?

Chad: Well, then I’m just gonna go find another bar.

Sonny: I’m telling you, I think it’s time to call it a day.

Chad: [Chuckles] Wanna wrestle?

Sonny: No, I don’t want to wrestle.

Chad: Move.

Sonny: Chad.

Chad: Move.

Sonny: Chad.

[Chad laughing] Ow! My asthma felt anything but normal.

[Light music]

Jack: What can i do for you, rafe?

Rafe: I came to update you on abigail’s case. Oh, gwen.

Gwen: Commissioner.

Rafe: That’s right. I did hear that you were pardoned. I guess congratulations are in order.

Jack: That was kristen’s doing, not gwen’S.

Rafe: Oh.

Jack: So, what did you learn about abigail’s case? Please, tell me.

Rafe: Yeah, right. Well, turns out that sarah horton may in fact have an alibi for the time of the murder. She remembers being with rex brady at the salem inn and word is he’s willing to confirm it.

Jack: Well, thank god. Especially for maggie’s sake.

Gwen: What about what lucas said? Didn’t he say that he saw sarah at the dimera mansion the night that she was murdered?

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, that is still a question mark. So, obviously until we speak to rex, sarah’s not going to be completely cleared.

Jack: But once you’ve confirmed that rex is telling the truth?

Rafe: Well, then we’re going to have to look at lucas’ statement a hell of a lot harder. After all, sarah can’t be two places at the same time.

Sarah: You remember when I came to you and told you that I couldn’t marry you and that I was going away and didn’t want you looking for me?

Xander: That wasn’t you.

Sarah: I know. It was kristen. I think I was in a suitcase at that point, but it certainly seemed like I was somewhere that I wasn’T. You would’ve even sworn to it.

Xander: The mask.

Sarah: The mask. The mask that kristen loaned gwen. “The part of sarah horton usually played by kristen dimera will tonight be played by gwen rizczech.” For all I know, she still has that mask.

Xander: That bitch.

Sarah: That bitch. We’ve seen the lengths that she’ll go to get rid of me. And she’s the only person that I know that flat-out hated abigail.

Xander: She was wearing the mask that night.

Sarah: And killed two birds with one stone.

Jada: He slept with your wife?

Eric: Now my ex-wife.

Jada: That would be nicole, the commissioner’s wife?

Eric: [Sighs softly]

Jada: So xander sleeping with her, that’s why you got divorced?

Eric: [Sighs] Well, that was the catalyst.

Jada: Mm.

Eric: But the truth is, I wasn’t much of a husband. I was out of the country most of the time and I was just focused on my work and– listen, to be honest, I really wasn’t paying attention to my marriage. Or nicole.

Paulina: It’s like a romance novel! Our hero saves the heroine’s life and all their problems melt away like april snow.

Abe: [Chuckles] Paulina.

Paulina: Oh, you know. I know chemistry. I could sense the chemistry between you two at our wedding. If chanel hadn’t caught that bouquet, ah, I know you and your ex would’ve been the next ones married.

Nicole: Yes, well, I was.

Paulina: Huh?

Abe: You see, nicole is married. To rafe hernandez.

Paulina: Oh! Honey! You should’ve talked to me first. Oh.

Jada: But the two of you are still on good terms?

Eric: Uh, yes. I only wish her the best.

Jada: More than that. You risked your life for her.

Eric: Well, when I saw the guy holding a gun on her… I knew at that moment that he could pull the trigger any minute. I just realized that–

Jada: You were still in love with her.

Eric: What I realized in that moment… is that I wouldn’t want to live on this earth without her in it.

Jada: Well, thanks to your quick thinking, you don’t have to.

Eric: I don’t know about that. You know, I kind of think I am the reason why it happened.

Jada: Say what?

Eric: Well, that morning, the guy, when I saw him stealing tips out of the jar, I should’ve called the cops.

Jada: Aren’t you being a little hard on yourself?

Eric: Am I? I mean, if I had done something, nicole, she wouldn’t have had a gun pointed at her. And if I hadn’t let the guy get away, jake wouldn’t be dead.

Jada: You can’t think like that.

Eric: Yeah, well, it’s all I’ve been thinking about.

Jada: Look, I know all about going over and over things in your head. But the only person responsible for what that man did is that man. Not me, not nicole, and not you. So don’t blame yourself for what happened.

Eric: Thanks.

Jada: So let’s get that statement.

Paulina: So you were hanging out at our wedding on your wedding day?

Nicole: Well, it was sort of a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Paulina: Mm, oh. Well, congratulations.

[Phone ringing] Oh. Oh, it’s the exploratory committee.

Abe: Exploratory committee?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. I had them set up some focus groups, see how the average joe responds to the name abe carver.

[Chuckles]

[Phone ringing]

[Sighs]

Abe: [Chuckles] You know, we were hoping that our marriage would bring her out of her shell.

Nicole: Uh-huh. Must be really hard to pry an opinion out of her.

Abe: Ah.

Nicole: It’s okay. I mean, she’s not the only one that thinks that way about me and eric. Even rafe thinks something’s going on.

Abe: Rafe?

Nicole: It’s just– after eric scared off that guy with the gun, he was trying to talk me down and rafe showed up and rafe misread things and he freaked out on eric.

Abe: Wow.

Nicole: But once rafe realized what was happening, you know, he felt bad. But I just–rafe doesn’t have anything to worry about.

Abe: Are you sure?

Jack: Well, if rex really was with sarah that night, then lucas saying that he saw sarah at the dimera mansion doesn’t make any sense. Again, lucas was drinking. Maybe he doesn’t know what he saw.

Rafe: Yeah, that’s a distinct possibility.

[Soft tense music]

Gwen: Well, that’s good to know that sarah probably didn’t have anything to do with abigail’s murder. I would hate to have to live with the responsibility for my sister’s death.

Sonny: Chad. I’m serious!

[Chad laughing hysterically] Chad, I’m serious, man! Get off me and sit down! Chad. Come on. Chad. Just– right here. Chad. Come on, man.

Chad: Oh, I told you there was another bar.

Sonny: Chad, don’t do it.

Chad: [Laughing] Why not? Well, thanks to you, I had my own designated driver.

Sonny: What? Your own designated– what happened today?

Chad: “What happened?” My wife was stabbed to death. What, did it slip your mind?

Sonny: No, what happened today? All right, what set you off like this?

Chad: [Sighs] It’s just– don’t worry about the–

Sonny: Chad! Hey, focus! Damn it! Chad! Wait, is this about sarah?

Chad: Oh, man. She’s crazy. What, does she think? That I’m gonna pick up the phone from the person who killed my wife? [Scoffs]

Sonny: Look, chad, I don’t think she was calling to tell you that she did that. I think she was calling you to say that she was innocent. She has an alibi.

Chad: What?

Sonny: She was with rex at the time of the murder.

Chad: [Chuckling]

Sonny: Chad.

Chad: So what you’re saying is, first, clyde didn’t do it and then lucas didn’t do it and now sarah didn’t do it? So what–what does it mean? That my wife stabbed herself to death herself?

[Laughs]

Sonny: Chad, I know–I know how hard this must be, okay? Not knowing who did this horrible thing.

Chad: [Sighs] See, it doesn’t even matter. Because even if we find out who did it, it’s not gonna bring her back, okay? Nothing will. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Chad: Do you wanna know why I went out drinking today? Because thomas didn’t want to go to the aquarium. I told him that we could do something else. He wanted abigail. And I snapped at him. Because he wanted his mother. I don’t want to be around my own kids. Because I don’t want to have to worry about causing them any more pain.

Sonny: Kids know about more than you think they do. Thomas knows you didn’t mean to hurt him.

Chad: [Laughs] Even so. I’m supposed to make him feel better.

[Chuckles] I am supposed to suck it up and make my kids feel better.

[Laughing] I am not. I am just causing them more pain!

[Chad crying]

Jada: Sign here and here.

Eric: Do you need anything else?

Jada: I don’t think so. Everything you said matches up with what mrs. Hernandez said.

Eric: Oh, you already got her statement too?

Jada: No, commissioner hernandez.

Eric: That’s great. So were you– did you find a place yet? I mean, or did you look at the rooms above the pub?

Jada: [Sighs] No, I haven’t had time. But I better make time because I am bleeding money staying at the salem inn.

Eric: All right, all right, enough. Tomorrow, you’re gonna come and I’m gonna show them.

Jada: That would be great.

Eric: Great.

Jada: And then after, maybe I can take you out to lunch?

Eric: [Chuckles] You don’t have to do that.

Jada: I didn’t mean it as a thank you. I meant as a, well–

Eric: Detective hunter, are you asking me out on a date?

Abe: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything.

Nicole: Abe, it’s fine. I think what everyone is picking up on is the fact that I will always care about eric. I am so happy with rafe.

Paulina: [Laughs] Good news! The focus group’s numbers are through the roof! The committee loves your chances!

Nicole: Ah, well, congratulations, abe. Paulina, thank you for the drink.

Paulina: Oh, we’re just ordering some dinner. Join us.

Nicole: Oh, no. Three is a crowd. Besides, I’m on my way to the station.

Abe: Oh, well, let me drive you.

Nicole: No, no, abe, I’ll take a cab. I don’t want to keep you from your dinner. Besides, with any luck, maybe I can convince rafe to take me out on a romantic dinner of our own.

Xander: So she put on the mask, murdered abigail, and then on her way out the house, happened to run into lucas.

Sarah: Do you know what I think? If she hadn’t “happened” to run into lucas, she would’ve “happened” to run into somebody else. She didn’t want to just get away with it, she wanted to pin it on me.

Xander: There’s a whole lot of premeditation in that.

Sarah: Well, isn’t gwen known for her organizational skills?

Xander: I was about to marry someone so… sick.

Sarah: It’s just the hard part is getting someone to believe us. I mean, gwen was in prison.

Xander: Gwen wasn’t in prison. She was in statesville. I know flea markets that have tighter security than that place. And we’ll get the police to believe us by showing them evidence. We’ll prove that gwen had the mask.

Sarah: How do we do that?

Xander: We search her room. She texted me where she’s staying, wanted me to know that she’s there for me, since it looked like you were the killer.

Sarah: Oh, she did, did she?

Xander: I think she’s going to regret sharing that bit of information.

Sarah: Mm-hmm.

Xander: Let’s go. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Chad: Thank you, for being such a good friend to me.

Sonny: [Sniffles]

[Chuckles and sniffles] You’re a good friend too. And you’re a good dad.

Chad: No.

Sonny: You are. And like I’ve said a million times before, I’ll always be there for you, okay? Let’s get you upstairs, all right? Let’s sleep it off. Come on, come on. Come on up. There we go. No. Thank you. Come on. One foot in front of the other.

Jack: I meant what I said about you being able to clear sarah. Especially for maggie’s sake.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Jack: It must be hell to wonder if your daughter is capable of doing something like that.

Paulina: Sorry if I put my foot in it before. But I know chemistry. It was plain as day at our wedding.

Abe: So you were thinking about nicole and eric, not about me?

Paulina: Oh, abe. Now, stop. Of course I was focused on the handsome groom.

Abe: [Chuckles]

Paulina: But how could you not notice the sparks flying off those two? Yeah, nicole? She might’ve run off to marry the commish, but I have no doubt in my mind she still has feelings for eric.

Jada: I’m sorry. The way you were talking about your ex-wife, I just assumed you were single. But if you’re seeing someone–

Eric: No, I’m not seeing anyone.

Jada: Maybe you’re just not interested.

Eric: I never said I wasn’t interested. I’d love to go to lunch.

Jada: Great. Then it’s a date.

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[ Romantic music ]

Steffy: I love you.

Steffy and finn: I love you.

Finn: So much, steffy. Forever.

Steffy: [ Whispers ] Forever.

Finn: [ Whispers ] Forever.

Hope: Oh, what a day.

Brooke: A wonderful day.

Hope: It’s still so unreal. Finn is alive. Steffy has her husband back.

Brooke: Finn literally beat death to get back to steffy and the kids. It’s incredible.

Hope: Happy doesn’t seem like a big enough word for what I’m feeling, but, I am. I’m so happy for them.

Brooke: Me too. And for ridge, too. I mean, I know that he was trying to be strong for steffy, but he was struggling. And now my husband can have some well-deserved peace.

Steffy: Oh, my gosh. It still feels like a dream.

> Finn: And this was my dream. Every day, every second lying there in that bed, I dreamt of this moment.

Steffy: How? I still don’t understand how it happened. Like what did– what did li do?

Finn: Don’t worry. I’ll fill you in. It’s a long story that even I’m still trying to piece together. But right now, all I want to do is hold you and never let you go.

Steffy: Oh.

> Brooke: It’s truly a miracle.

Hope: It is. Honestly, it reminds me of when liam and I found out that beth was alive. It was so amazing to me, how quickly all of that pain just went away when she was put into my arms. And I hope that it’s the same for steffy. That when she sees finn, all of that torment just fades away.

Brooke: And not just for steffy and for finn. But for ridge and taylor as well. As a parent, I can only imagine the kind of joy and euphoria that they must be feeling this very moment.

Ridge: Well, that was unexpected.

Taylor: Was it? Ughh!

Brooke: Oh, sorry. It’s been crazy. I haven’t even been able to check my inbox.

Hope: Oh, it’s fine. I’m just thinking about kelly when she gets to see finn for the first time. I bet she’s just going to run to him. Her eyes are going to light up.

Brooke: And hayes, too.

Hope: Yes. Everything is back on track the way they should be. You know, steffy and finn are going to have a long, happy life together. I wonder when they’re going to come back to L.A., If they’ll– mom. What is it?

Brooke: What did you do?

Hope: What?

> Brooke: What were you thinking?

Hope: I don’t–

Brooke: Honey. You know how ridge feels about deacon. It’s still a long road to get back to where we were. I don’t want to do anything to where ridge doesn’t trust me anymore.

Ridge: You know, can I say something? Your daughter has some nerve. We fly all the way here, and she has no time for us. Just spends it with her husband.

Taylor: I know, how rude.

Ridge: Super rude.

Taylor: So rude.

Ridge: Well, I guess they deserve it after everything, right?

Taylor: Yeah. Sheila tried, but she failed. She had no idea what she was up against.

Ridge: Okay. Don’t dance. So– so your professional opinion as a doctor is that love conquers all. That’s it.

Taylor: True love. Absolutely.

Ridge: Okay. If that’s what we are then– you’re right, I guess.

Taylor: Did you just say you’re– you’re right? Is that what you said?

Ridge: I guess. Yes, you’re– you’re right. It’s– it’s fate.

Taylor: Yeah.

Ridge: Like you said, sheila tried but she can’t destroy what was meant to be.

Taylor: No. No. She will never break this family. Ever.

Ridge: Mm. I like this, uh… mama bear thing you got going. It’s nice. Um, I– I got to say, this was one of the most amazing days of my life.

Taylor: Me too. We came here thinking that we’re going to have to support steffy through the most terrible time and–

Ridge: Get to witness a miracle.

Steffy: This doesn’t feel real. I can’t believe you’re here. Like it feels like… like some kind of dream and I’m going to wake up and you’re going to be gone.

Finn: This is real, steffy.

Steffy: Finn, I– I saw you. Saw you in the alley and–

Finn: It’s okay. Honey, I’m here. Look. I’m here.

Steffy: I just have so many questions.

Finn: I know. I know. And I will answer them all. But what matters most, what really matters is that I’m here with you now. It’s kind of romantic, if you think about it.

Steffy: What?

Finn: Not even death could keep me from you.

[ Cell phone ringing ]

Steffy: That’s your mom.

Finn: Mom?

Li: Taylor sent me the picture of all of you together. It brought me to tears to see you reunited with your family again.

Finn: Yeah. Me too. I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back with steffy and the kids.

Li: To see you all together so happy, I hope beyond everything that this day would come.

Finn: Well, it has. Thanks to you. I mean, my entire life you have never given up on me, ever.

Li: How could I? You’re my son.

Steffy: Li, I can’t tell you how grateful I am. Thank you for never giving up on finn. For bringing him back to us. I’m steve, I lost 138 pounds in nine months on golo

Steffy: You’re the best, amelia. Yes, take hayes for another stroll around the block. Thanks.

[ Kelly laughing ]

Finn: I’ve missed this so much. Ahh!

Kelly: I want to make sure you’re still here. Promise you won’t leave again?

Finn: Yes, I promise.

Steffy: Did you have fun with amelia?

Kelly: We had ice cream, mommy.

Steffy: You did?

Finn: Wait, where’s mine?

Kelly: Hayes ate it.

Finn: What? He did?

Kelly: No, but we can get more. I want to go to that place near our house. I want to go home.

Steffy: Yeah, I want that too. Back to our wonderful life together.

Finn: Home, yeah. Walking through that front door and seeing the three of you, that’s what kept me going. I knew I needed to get strong enough so I could come home to all of you.

Hope: I genuinely don’t understand what the problem is.

Brooke: You posted a picture of deacon and me.

Hope: Yes. What, I’m not allowed to take a selfie with my parents?

Brooke: Hope.

Hope: What? Mom, mom, you– you weren’t doing anything wrong. You weren’t alone with him. You weren’t in the house.

Brooke: Okay, it’s– it’s not that simple.

Hope: Really? Look, mom, dad has been everything that he said he would be since he came back into my life. He has stepped up. He’s been there for me and– I understand that we need to make some concessions for ridge. But every now and then I would like things to just feel a little normal. And taking a picture with my parents is normal.

Brooke: Okay. Okay. Okay. I know that you want your father in your life. I get that, sweetheart. And you’re right. He has been true to his word. But ridge and I are still in a very delicate place, and I want to make sure that he can trust me.

Hope: Look, I wasn’t looking to cause problems.

Brooke: Oh, I know, sweetheart.

Hope: It’s just– you know, steffy and finn are back together. We were having a nice family moment. We were so happy for them. And I– it just felt– it felt nice and I wanted to capture the moment and I shared it. Do you really think that ridge will be upset?

Brooke: Well, let’s see. He hates deacon and he hates it when I’m around him. So, yes, it’s very possible that he’ll be upset. I just can’t lose whatever little faith ridge has in me. I can’T.

Ridge: Steffy?

Taylor: Yeah, she just texted. She and finn are back in the room with the kids.

Ridge: I just want to go out there and see these guys, but I– maybe we should– we should just let them have a little more time, right? I can’t even imagine what they’re feeling right now.

Taylor: Happiness. Pure happiness. How about you? What are you feeling?

Ridge: What am I feeling? What– what are you. What– what are you do– what’s going on? Are you trying to shrink me right now? Is that– oh, wow. Okay. Um, what’s the– I am– I am processing.

Taylor: Oh, that’s a good word.

Ridge: It is good. I’m– we came here to help our daughter. And next thing we know, it’s happily ever after. And it’s just– it’s been–

[ Clears throat ] It’s been a whirlwind, doctor.

Taylor: Yes, it has. You know, earlier we got– we got a little caught up in the moment. Don’t you think? I mean, we’re just– we’re two parents who are overjoyed for our daughter. But… maybe we– we got a little too close, you know? For two friends, two old friends.

Ridge: Well, you are putting me on the spot right now.

Taylor: Am I?

Ridge: Look. I’m– I– f–

Taylor: Why did you kiss me? Thoughts?

Zyrteeeec…

Brooke: Honey, I support you having a relationship with your father. I do. It makes me very happy. But ridge has every reason to be wary of deacon and me. I don’t want him getting the wrong idea.

Hope: Well, I don’t either. I’m sorry, mom. Really. It’s just– I was happy to be together as a family. But I don’t want to undermine your marriage.

Brooke: I know, honey. So, I’d appreciate it if you take the post down.

Hope: Fine. I’ll do it right now.

Brooke: Thank you. I’m going to call ridge and see if he’s okay.

Ridge: So, you asking me why I kissed you?

Taylor: Yeah, I am.

Ridge: How could I not?

[ Phone buzzing ]

Brooke: He’s not answering.

Hope: He’s probably with steffy, finn and the kids.

Brooke: Maybe he saw the post. Maybe he’s be upset with me.

Hope: Mom. You have nothing to worry about. Ridge has moved back in, he’s taking care of you. Nothing and no one is going to come between you and ridge.

Ridge: We’ve been through some very difficult times together. And our… daughter was lost and then found happiness and… we were part of that. So, it just, um… just felt, you know?

Taylor: Okay.

Ridge: Okay?

Taylor: Yeah.

Steffy: How are the kids?

Finn: You know, I think that– I think the sugar crash has hit. I put on a movie and gave them some snacks. I think kel and hayes will be good for a while.

Steffy: Nice to see them this happy. I haven’t seen them like this in– it’s been a while.

Finn: I know. I’ll never truly be able to explain to them what happened. At least not for another 15 years.

Steffy: Oh. Yeah, I barely understand it.

Finn: Me too. You know, I… remember the first thought I had when I came to. I couldn’t talk, but… I was screaming inside for you. The only words, “where’s my wife?” “Where’s my children?” And I was just in so much pain and so confused, but… I knew that I needed to get back to you. That’s what drove me. It drove me. That’s what kept me fighting.

Steffy: You saved my life, finn. You jumped in front of a bullet for me.

Finn: Of course I did. Steffy, you’re my wife.

Steffy: Finn, part of me died in that alley. And I tried– I try to stay– to stay strong for the kids. I didn’t want them sinking in despair like me. And I– but I was barely holding on. You were always on my mind. You were always in my heart. That’s why I couldn’t– I couldn’t stay in L.A. I had to go because it was– it was torture. You have no idea, it was torture. It was– I had to get out. It broke my heart being at our house.

Finn: It’s over, okay? It’s over now.

Steffy: Yeah.

Finn: Right. We can go back to making new memories. That night in that alley, that’s not the end of our story. Our love is too strong for that. We have the rest of our lives together. I love you, steffy.

Steffy: I love you.

Finn: Let’s go home.

Steffy: Oh yeah.

Steffy: Let’s go home.

[ Steffy sighs ]

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Days Transcript Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Posted on August 3, 2022August 8, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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Shawn: Hey, shh. I just got him down.

Belle: Okay.

Shawn: Look, thank yoU. Thank you for coming.

Belle: Yeah, of course. What’s wrong? You sounded upset on your message.

Shawn: Evan got the court order.

Belle: For the paternity test?

Shawn: Yeah, we did it earlier this morning at the hospital. And evan was telling the truth. Shawn christian is his son.

Belle: Are you sure?

Shawn: Yeah, I had my aunt kayla oversee the testing herself, and she ran it three times.

Belle: Oh, my god. Shawn, I’m so sorry.

Shawn: Now, evan’s gonna take him away.

Evan: The results of the paternity test came back exactly as you said they would.

Orpheus: Congratulations, son. And don’t worrY. I’m gonna get you all set up. Soon as we’re done here, we’re gonna get a crib and a stroller and anything else you need.

Evan: Actually, dad, I don’t need any of that.

Orpheus: What? What are you talking about?

Evan: The reason I asked you here is to say goodbye.

Gabi: Jake and ava’s marriage certificate hasn’t been filed yet? What? So cut the damn line! Brenda, listen, you cannot follow the rules when you are committing a felony. Submitting phony paperwork is a misdemeanor? That’s a fun fact! Here’s another one. If ej finds out there is no certificate filed, he’s gonna know that jake and ava were never married, and I’m gonna be out of a job, and so are you.

Ej: I’m calling your bluff, avA. Getting city hall on the line right now.

Ava: What for? You just checked with them, and they told you that the paperwork for my marriage license hadn’t been filed yet, which makes sense. Between the backlog and the bureaucracy, things over there take forever, and jake and i were just married yesterday.

Ej: At the courthouse? That’s where you claimed to have wed my brother prior to his demise?

Ava: Yeah. That’s what I told you.

Ej: Then I’ll speak directly to the county clerk. He’ll be able to track down the paperwork…If it exists.

[Keypad clicks]

[Line trilling] Yes, hello. I would like you to track down a marriage certificate for me, please. Thank yoU. The names are jake dimera and ava vitali.

Kristen: Rolf, don’t you play with me. What are you talking about? You just said that you couldn’t bring jake back.

Rolf: That is correct. This young man’s life has been tragically cut short. He won’t be rising from the ashes today or any other day. His twin brother, stefan, however, is an entirely different story.

Kristen: Oh. Oh, my god.

Rolf: Not god. It was all me. How fortunate we are to have an heir and a spare. Behold, stefan O. Dimera.

[Monitor beeping]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gabi: Brenda. Brenda, no, no, no, no, no. I pay you generously to perform tasks that my nine-year-old could do asleeP. How long does it take to file a damn piece of paper? I want it done yesterday!

[Sighs] Li.

Shin: Did your assistant mess up your coffee order again?

GabI: Oh no. There was just a little problem with the goldenberg contract. Some paperwork was filed incorrectly, so it’s holding up the signing, but it’s gonna get donE.

Shin: I signed that contract when it was executed last week.

Gabi: I–thank you. I didn’t know that. Thank you for telling me that.

Shin: No problem. Now, why don’t you tell me why you’re lying?

Ava: You’re wasting your time.

Ej: And your time is running out. Now’s your chance to admit what you’ve done. If you confess, I’ll be less inclined to include the authorities.

Ava: My husband’s body isn’t even cold yet, and here you are calling me a liar? Making threats? Begrudging me any small bequest?

Ej: My brother’s shares are no small bequest. You used his death to your advantage.

Ava: Oh, isn’t that what you’re doing here, ej, hmm? Trying to get your hands on jake’s shares so you can take over as ceo?

Ej: I’m not trying to take over anything. I am taking back what belongs to me. The company’s called dimera enterprises. I’m a dimera, and I will reclaim what’s rightfully mine.

Kristen: Is this really stefan?

Rolf: Yes. As you’ll recall, when he was shot, gabi begged me to revive him. However, after my evaluation, I concluded there was nothing that could be done.

Kristen: Not even your magic serum could bring him back?

Rolf: Sadly, stefan had lost the spark of life.

Kristen: So obviously it was too late.

Rolf: So it seemed. But then i told myself, nothing’s impossible, and it wasn’t!

Kristen: It wasn’t?

Rolf: Well, not exactly.

[Monitor beeping]

Belle: I don’t understand how evan could have gotten a court order this fast.

Shawn: I don’t know. I’m thinking it’s whoever strongarmed the governor into pardoning him made it happen.

Belle: I had every intention of trying to fight this.

Shawn: But, I mean, can’t you still? Belle, that’s the reason why I called you. I need you to stop this. We cannot let evan take my son.

Orpheus: What do you mean goodbye?

Evan: I can’t stay in salem. Everyone here thinks I’m a psycho.

Orpheus: Who cares?

Evan: I do, so I need to start fresh as far away from here as possible. I’m going to new zealand, and I’m gonna be with zoe and david.

Orpheus: What?

Evan: I talked to zoe about it. I told her that I understand she has full custody of david, and I won’t fight her on thaT. I want to get to know him. I want my kids to get to know each other, and I want to be there for theM.

Orpheus: Well, how are you gonna get to new zealand? You’re broke.

Evan: I got myself hired on a houseboat. Just to chicago. I’ll earn some cash and go the rest of the way when I’m ready. I’m in no rush. I just want to spend some time alone with my little guy and, you know, not be hunted down by shawn brady or jan spears.

Orpheus: Jan’s dead.

Evan: With her, you never know.

Orpheus: [Sighs] I finally get out of prison, and my whole family’s on the other side of the world.

Evan: You’re welcome to join us.

Orpheus: Yeah, maybe somedaY. I still have unfinished business in salem. No, I just made the mistake of asking brenda for that contract. Obviously, she had it all wrong. Forgive me. I’ve been off my game. It’s been 24 hours.

Shin: I’ll say. Ava vitali coincidentally married jake on the day he died. And suddenly, she has a legal claim to his dimera shares, which certainly benefits you.

Gabi: I’m sorry?

Shin: Ej’s trying to consolidate enough power to oust you as ceo. If he were to get his hands on jake’s shares, he’d be sitting in your chair in no time.

Gabi: Yeah, but that’s not gonna happen.

Shin: Provided you keep jake’s widow on your side since she’s now the beneficiary of those shares. I assume that’s why you left me a message, asking if I’d approve a position here for ava with a six-figure salary and a seat on the board. What are her qualifications again? Mob boss? Makes a mean baked ziti?

GabI: You want ej running this company?

Shin: NO.

Gabi: Well, that makes two of us, so it’s in both our interests to keep ava happy.

Shin: I’m still wondering about the paperwork you wanted filed. Heard you tell brenda you wanted it done yesterday.

GabI: Figure of speech.

Shin: Was it?

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

Shin: Or did it have something to do with making jake and ava’s sudden marriage seem real?

Ava: Your brother is dead, and all you can think about is your stupid company.

Ej: Yes, I’m still here. I seE. Thank you.

[Hangs up]

Ava: Oh, let me guess. They found the marriage certificate? Take your accusations and get the hell out.

Evan: What kind of unfinished business are you talking about?

Orpheus: Nothing you need to worry about, but as soon as it’s done, I’ll be visiting you and little shawn christian.

Evan: That’s not his name.

Orpheus: What?

Evan: I thought I’d keep christian, since it’s my real name, but I want him to be his own person, separate from me and all my mistakes.

Orpheus: Okay, well, what do I call my grandson?

Evan: Maddox frears.

Orpheus: Mm.

Evan: It’s got a nice ring, don’t you think?

Orpheus: Who’s that?

Evan: My lawyer. You can finish thiS. I’m going to claim my kid.

Shawn: Belle, you know this whole thing is shady as hell.

Belle: Shawn–

Shawn: No, we’ve got to fight. We’ve got to fight! I mean, clearly there’s something fishy with this court ordeR. Why don’t we start there? We could try to prove that it was illegally obtained.

Belle: Because even if we could, the paternity results would be the same. The fact is–

Shawn: I know I’m not the biological father. I know that, but, belle, I’ve been there since the day that he was born. I sat there in the nicu. I was praying that he would survive. I have been feeding him. I’ve been changing him. Look, I’ve been singing him to sleep every single nighT. I love the little guy. I love him with all my heart.

Belle: I know you do.

Shawn: So how am I supposed to just hand him over to evan frears, all right? The guy who killed his other son’s mother? I mean, he was planning to kill ciara. He held our daughter hostage at gunpoint. Why would a judge give a baby over to some psychopath?

Belle: Because unfortunately–outrageously– he’s been given a full pardoN. That means criminal record’s been wiped clean.

Shawn: Yeah, but we know that he is dangerous. He is clearly an unfit parent.

Belle: I know this, but there’s nothing that I can point to in a court of law that proves that. And he’s got those test results. You know how biology plays in a custody hearing. Shawn, I know how much you love this baby, but the bottom line is you– you don’t have a legal claim to him.

Shawn: He deserves so much better.

Belle: I know, and he was so lucky to have you. I wish I could help you hang on to him, shawn, but really, there’s just nothing I can dO.

Shawn: [Sighs]

Shawn: I know it was a lot to ask.

Belle: No, it’s not. I mean, you just want what’s best for this baby’s future, and I respect and admire thaT.

Shawn: So what am I supposed to do now? I just give up?

[Doorbell rings]

Belle: I’ll get it.

[Baby babbling]

Shawn: My sweet, little guy. I’ve loved you since the moment I saw you. I’m always gonna love you.

[Footsteps approaching]

Evan: I’m here for maddox.

Shawn: Who?

Evan: My son.

Rolf: I knew stefano would have wanted me to do everything possible to save his namesakE.

Kristen: You’re right about that.

Rolf: So I accepted the challenge and began to toil away in my laboratory, modifying my serum with the hope that it would be powerful enough to revive young stefan.

Kristen: And?

Rolf: Unfortunately, by the time I was ready, gabi had already donated his heart to julie williams, which made things a bit more difficult.

Kristen: Yeah, you don’t say.

Rolf: I was able to resurrect the rest of him, but your poor brother is heartless in the most literal sense of the word.

[Monitor beeping]

GabI: If you’re implying that ava faked her wedding to jake, that’s news to me.

Shin: Think about it, gabi. Jake was mortally wounded right in front of her– she almost died too– and still had the presence of mind to hatch a plan to grab jake’s shares? Even for ava, that’s–

Gabi: No, no, no, no, no. She’s as cold-blooded as they come. She tried to frame my brother as a dirty cop.

Shin: But she didn’t do it alone, right?

GabI: No, she used some of her slimebag friends from her past to help her out.

Shin: Accomplices, like she’d need to pull this off. While she played the grieving widow, she’d need to get someone to doctor the paperwork, someone to make sure it was filed yesterday.

Gabi: Are you implying that I helped her?

Shin: You were at the hospital last night when you called to tell me about jake’s death and the alleged marriage.

Gabi: Li, I went to pay my respects.

Shin: And while you were there, did ava ask you to help her make it look like she and jake got married yesterday?

Gabi: Ava and i hate each other. Why would you think I would help her?

Shin: That’s not an answer, gabi. Did ava vitali rope you into some crazy scheme to fake a wedding so she could help herself to jake’s shares.

GabI: First of all, it was not crazy, and second of all, it was all my idea.

Shin: Hmm.

Ava: You need to leavE.

Ej: Not until I’ve apologized to you. It was terribly insensitive of me to come to you while you’re in mourning and accuse you of using jake’s death to line your own pockets.

Ava: Yeah, it was.

Ej: What I should have done was offer you my condolences and welcome you to the family. I am truly sorry, and welcome to the familY.

Ava: Thanks, I guess.

Ej: My father would have been terribly disappointed in how I’ve conducted myself. He taught me a lot better than this. Family and respect were everything to him.

Ava: Yeah? Even when he was trying to put a bullet in your head? I’m just joking. My father was the same way.

Ej: Well, being the child of a powerful man, it’s complicated.

Ava: [Snorts] Yeah, that’s one word for it.

Ej: Well, if there’s anything I can do to make this time easy for you, just ask.

Ava: Oh, okay. That’s so nice. You know what? Now that you’re mentioned it, maybe you could speed up the transfer of those shares into my name so I could pay the rent here this month.

Ej: I have a better idea. There’s plenty of room at my housE. Why don’t you move in with me?

Shin: It was your idea to fake jake and ava’s marriage?

Gabi: Genius, right?

Shin: How did you–

GabI: Kate was here yesterday. She came to give me a heads-up that she and chad were just giving up their shares to ej.

Shin: So he’d have more ammo to come after you with.

GabI: And i told her I wasn’t scared of ej. And as I was walking her to the door, my brother called me, and that’s when he told me that jake was dead. And of course, we were in shock. We were sad. I know you were too.

Shin: I was very fond of him.

GabI: Then I realized I couldn’t sit around crying because ej sure wasn’t. He was going after jake’s shares, and then after my job.

Shin: How did you get from there to a phony wedding?

Gabi: Well, after that, I went to the hospital, and ava told me that jake was killed defending her from a thug that was trying to steal her engagement ring.

Shin: So they were actually engaged.

Gabi: Yeah, and she had a big, honking ring on her finger, and that’s when the lightbulb went off. If jake had a widow, she–not ej– would be his next of kin.

Shin: And inherit his shares.

Gabi: Mm-hmm. If ava and I worked together, she’d be set for life, and I would still be running the company. We’d both win.

Shin: But, as you said, you and ava despise each other. What makes you think you can trust her?

Gabi: Oh, I can’t trust her, but she’s not gonna double-cross me.

Shin: Because you know the marriage is a sham, and if you expose her, she’d be left with nothing.

Gabi: That’s right. Without those shares, she’s got no money, no job, no home. That skank needs me as much as I need her.

Ava: You want me to move into the dimera mansion?

Ej: It’s the family home, and as I’ve said, you’re family. You’re my sister-in-law. And I can tell you one thing– my father would be appalled to see any dimera living above a garage.

Ava: Hey, don’t knock it till you tried it.

Ej: Something tells me you prefer turndown service and a personal chef.

Ava: I don’t know, ej. Feels wrong considering you never wanted jake under your roof.

Ej: [Sighs] I regret that my brother and i weren’t on better terms before he died, and I’d appreciate it if you gave me the opportunity to make amends by treating you the way he deserved to be treated. So, sis, would you like to move in?

Kristen: So you’re telling me that stefan has been alive without a heart for four years?

Rolf: That depends on how you define “alive.”

Kristen: I don’t believe this. That means my best friend, lanI, didn’t kill him after all. I mean, she’s gonna be so relieved to hear that, not to mention that my brother here is the frickin’ tin man.

Rolf: I beg your pardon?

Kristen: Okay, just hold on. Let’s just go back. So stefan’s heart went to julie? And then?

Rolf: I appropriated his body. Meanwhile, gabi believed her husband had been cremated and his remains interred in the dimera crypT.

Kristen: Which obviously wasn’t truE. And then what happened?

Rolf: With stefan’s blood pumping through artificial means, I began the process of acquiring a new heart for him.

Kristen: What, like ordering one online? Shipping takes four to six weeks.

Rolf: It’s much more complex than that, I assure yoU. But my plans to make him whole again were rudely interrupted when I was sent to prisoN.

Kristen: Which begs the question–how did you keep him alive when you were gone?

Evan: You didn’t think I’d keep calling my son “shawn,” did you?

Shawn: That’s his namE.

Evan: That’s your name. And you’re nothing to him, so we’ll be going noW.

Belle: I’ll need to see a court order that gives you permission to take custody.

Evan: Read it and weep.

Shawn: Who’d your daddy threaten to make this happen, huh?

Evan: Back off, man.

Shawn: You should be in a cage.

Evan: Not according to the governor of this great state. Now, step asidE.

Shawn: This is nuts. I haven’t even had a chance to get his things together.

Evan: We don’t need much. We’ll be in a boat, traveling lighT.

Shawn: Boat?

Evan: Maddox and i are leaving. We’re starting over.

Shawn: To where?

Evan: New zealand, with my sister and his brother. I want him to grow up around family. Now, stop stalling and hand him over.

Belle: Okay, evan, just– can’t you have a heart? Just give shawn a few minutes with the baby.

Evan: No.

[Somber music]

[Baby sobbing]

Shawn: I’m so sorry about this, little guy.

[Sniffles] I’m gonna think about you every day.

Evan: Say goodbye.

Shawn: Goodbye, sweet boy.

Shin: Congratulations, gabi. Well played.

Gabi: I can’t tell if you mean that.

[Chuckles]

Shin: I’ve always admired your ingenuity. I just don’t understand why you kept me in the darK.

GabI: You’re on the dimera board. I mean, if I told you I was perpetuating a fraud, I’d be putting you in a terrible position, one that you are in right now.

Shin: Well, i like all of the positions you put me in.

Gabi: So you actually approve of me teaming up with ava vitali?

Shin: I approve of you doing whatever keeps dimera at number one. Gabi, you have my backing as ceo precisely because you’re capable of moves like this. I just need to know you’re making them. Next time, trust me.

Gabi: I will. I promise.

Ava: Ej, I’ve been through a lot these past couple of days, and I just–I don’t think that I can handle any more big changes.

Ej: Part of the reason we have extra room is that chad moved out. Being surrounded by memories of abigail was just too much for him to bear. Perhaps a change of scenery would be beneficial for you as welL.

Ava: But I don’t want to forget him.

Ej: Of course not. Moving wouldn’t be about that. It would be about helping you to heal, and that is very difficult to do when you’re on your owN.

Ava: [Scoffs] I can’t believe he’s actually gone. You know, none of this feels real.

Ej: I know, and it’s going to take some time, but I promise you it will get better.

Ava: [Sniffles]

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: Don’t patients in his condition need round-the-clock care?

Rolf: Not if they are patients of mine.

Kristen: Oh, my god, rolf. I mean, you’re gooD. I know you’re good, but you’re not good enough to be in prison and looking after my unconscious brother, let alone for four years.

Rolf: That’s what all these machines are for! They tend to stefan’s every need. As long as the power doesn’t go out, it requires no supervision.

Kristen: Wow. Okay, that is seriously impressive. Well, I mean, you must be racking up a hell of an electric bill, but kudos. So what’s the next step?

Rolf: We need to acquire a donor heart.

Kristen: Oh, well, like you were saying, your search was interrupted when you went to prisoN.

Rolf: That is correct.

Kristen: Well, where are you on that? I mean, is it gonna be difficult to find a match?

Rolf: Mm, all that is required is that the donor and the recipient have the same blood type. Of course, there’s always the possibility of rejection… unless the donor and the recipient happen to be identical twins.

Kristen: Jake’s dying…

Rolf: Is the best possible scenario!

[Laughs] Not that anyone wished he would have an untimely demise.

Kristen: Okay, so you’re telling me that you can take jake’s heart, put it into stefan, bring him back to life as if nothing ever happened?

Rolf: We won’t know for certain until the deed is done, but I will, as they say, give it my best shot.

Belle: Here. Shawn, I wish I could have done something to stop this.

Shawn: No, you don’T. This is what you wanted all along.

Evan: Ready to hit the road, maddox? I guess I should say the river. It’s gonna be perfecT. Just you and me.

Jan: And mommy makes three.

Gabi: I’m sorry for not being upfront with you. Thank you for being so understanding.

Shin: Well, we’re still getting to know each other as romantic partners, but in business, I know exactly who you are.

Gabi: Is that right?

Shin: You’re an intelligent, dynamic, ambitious woman who goes after what she wants, and if that means lying, scheming, and making a few enemies along the way, then so be iT.

Gabi: Mmm, you really do know me.

Shin: I embrace it. I embrace you. Every inch of you.

[Sensual music]

Are we going to–

Gabi: And we’re not going to apologize about iT. Check this out. So one of the sleazy dimera brothers had this desk tricked out with a secret button.

[Chuckles]

Shin: All right.

Gabi: Mmm, now where were we?

Ava: [Chuckles] There goes my reputation for being tough.

Ej: You’ve had a terrible loss. You’re grieving, but I do think it’s wise for you to get out of here.

Ava: [Sighs] So do I.

Ej: Then it’s a yes?

Ava: Yes, I gratefully accept your invitation, but I do need to– I need to pack up my things.

Ej: I’ll alert harold, the butler, and just let any of us know when you’re readY.

Ava: You know, ej, you don’t really have the reputation of being such a nice guy, you know, but this is very generous of you. Thank you.

Ej: It’s the least I can do.

Shawn: The baby’s gone, and he’s never coming back. Are you happy now?

Belle: Happy? What? I’m devastated, for you and for that baby. This is not at all what I wanted.

Shawn: Look, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t snap at you like that. I’m sorry.

Belle: No, I get it. You’re angry.

Shawn: But not at you. Look, I’m angry at evan and jan and the world, but mostly jan, okay? Why would she let me get attached to a baby that’s not even mine and make me believe that I’m the father?

Belle: Because she’s–

Shawn: Yeah, of course, because she thought it would get us closer together. But where did it get her? Got her dead in the water.

Evan: Jan? I thought–

Jan: What, that I was pushing up daisies? Not me, honeY. Too mean to die.

Evan: How did you–

Jan: Survive? Sheer will. You see, I wasn’t gonna let belle win, so after that bitch pushed me in the water, I kept saying to myself, “hang on, jan. All you have to do is pull yourself to shore and get to safetY.” And that’s exactly what I did.

Evan: But the coast guard dragged the river, and the search came up empty.

Jan: Well, maybe they should have looked in the yacht where I was stowed awaY. That’s it right there. The squidlife crisis. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been hiding out, working on my plan to see my son. I just happened to look out the window, when who walks by but the two of you? Fate, don’t you think?

Evan: You lied to me, jan. You kept my son from me.

Jan: It was nothing personal. I’ve missed my baby so much. May I please hold him?

Evan: Not a chance.

Jan: Just for a moment.

[Baby sobbing] Look, he hears my voice. He needs me. Oh, my gosh, I’m leaking. Evan, damn it, just hand him over.

[Chuckles] Aw, shawn christian.

Evan: His name is maddoX.

Jan: Maddox?

Evan: Okay, you held him. Now give him back.

Jan: I don’t think so.

[Water splashes]

[Baby babbles] And then there were two.

Belle: We don’t know that jan is dead.

Shawn: Well, her body was never found, and it’s been weekS. There’s been no trace of her.

Belle: Well, still, i think we’ve learned the hard way not to underestimate jan’s ability to resurface.

Shawn: Look, whether she does or not, doesn’t change the fact that evan frears is leaving salem right now with the son that I thought was mine.

Jan: See, mommy took self-defense classes while she was in prisoN. Yes, she did. Boy, did those come in handy. Am I right, my little angel? One kick to the solar plexus. Instant unconsciousness. And I know you want daddy shawn back in the picture as much as I do, but for now, it just has to be us. So you and mommy, we’re gonna be going on a little trip. But don’t you worry, my sweethearT. Salem hasn’t seen the last of team spears.

GabI: Now that you got your workout in, what’s next on the schedule?

Shin: I actually have to run to a meeting, but there’s no rule against working out twice in one day, is there?

Gabi: Not that I’m aware of.

Shin: Then, I look forward to repeating this later. Okay.

Gabi: Yeah.

[Chuckles]

[Phone ringing] What’s up?

Ava: Well, ej was just here, and he almost busted me. What the hell took you so long to file that marriage certificate? I was sweating bullets.

Gabi: Ava, if I told you I’m gonna do something, it’ll get done. Don’t worry about it.

Ava: Well, I’m just glad that ej’s gone.

GabI: Did he leave satisfied that you and jake were married?

Ava: Oh, so much so that he invited me to move into his house, you know, considering I’m family and all.

Gabi: What’d he say when you turned him down?

Ava: Oh, I didn’T.

[Eerie music]

Ej: I asked the widow dimera to move in here. I trust you approve, since I’m following your sage advice– keep your family close and the pretenders closer.

Kristen: Do you really think this is going to work?

Rolf: I am cautiously optimistic that when his heart is beating in his twin’s chest, stefan O. Dimera will rise again!

[Evil laughter]

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Y&R Transcript Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Devon: Any word?

Amanda: No, not yet. But he’ll be here.

Devon: You sound so sure.

Amanda: Because I am.

Devon: He was pretty annoyed with me.

Amanda: Nate said he wanted to come and work this out. We need to take him at his word. But I did think that it was a good idea to do this outside of the office in case the two of you got heated again.

Devon: Why, because we’d be less likely to cause a scene in public?

Amanda: Exactly.

Devon: That’s — that’s pretty smart. Not gonna raise my voice —

Nate: I don’t give a damn about your deadline. I keep telling you — no comment.

Phyllis: I’d forgotten how cool this place is in the summer. It’s great. Hot guy.

Summer: Don’t get any ideas, mom.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m doing that. He’s not my type.

Summer: I’m talking about putting a rooftop pool in the grand phoenix. You can’t afford the expenditure.

Phyllis: Well, I mean, I’m not thinking of that. You know, I have other plans for the grand phoenix.

Summer: What do you mean?

Phyllis: We’ll get into that later. Anyway, I want to talk about you. It’s already been a stressful day for you.

[ Sighs ] Breaking the news about ashland to harrison.

Summer: We talked about it earlier. I’m okay. I mean, harrison is doing as well as can be expected.

Phyllis: Yeah. Well, you have to protect that little boy. You have to. I mean, the media is gonna come down on ashland really, really hard. You know that. Saying things like millionaire died in shame, he faked cancer, the locke ness monster has finally gone — things like that. They’re gonna want quotes from harrison’s parents. You know? I mean, honestly, all hell is gonna break loose.

Chloe: Blech.

Sally: What’s wrong?

Chloe: All of these people.

Sally: What people are you talking about? Hopefully no one whose name is on the building because they sign our checks.

Chloe: You know, as a rule, I am generally irritated by most of the newmans, but in this moment, I am specifically irritated by all of these national media parasites who just want to get the scoop on ashland locke’s death. Vultures.

Sally: Chloe, you do realize that we’re a part of the national media, right? So are you calling us vultures?

Chloe: No, no. I’m talking about all of the reporters who have come into town, who are trying to uncover some angle that no one else has found.

Sally: They’re not evil. They’re just trafficking in the most valuable commodity of the day — information. All of their platforms are covering ashland’s death, and they need to find an angle.

Chloe: Well, I doubt they’re gonna find out that nick punched ashland at victoria’s house the night that locke died.

Sally: What did you just say? Their confrontation got physical?

Nick: [ Sighs ] Hey, thanks for meeting me.

Sharon: Sure. What’s going on?

Nick: I just had to get out of the office. It’s crazy there with the news of ashland’s death out.

Sharon: Well, I’ve noticed that not all of the news is out. There’s been no mention of what happened at victoria’s house before the accident.

Nick: That’s the police department’s call. I’m sure they don’t want to release any more information than they have to. It doesn’t change the way this is hitting me.

Sharon: Are you still blaming yourself?

Nick: It’s hard not to. Whatever happened in that car that forced ashland to drive off the road, I feel responsible, like this is all my fault.

Sharon: Have you talked to victor again?

Nick: No. It’s driving me crazy wondering if my father’s lying to my face. She’s feeling the power of listerine.

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Amanda: What was that all about?

Nate: I’m sorry. I’ve got reporters hounding me.

Devon: About chancellor-winters?

Nate: No, ashland locke. They want a statement about his fatal car accident from, you guessed it, his best man.

Amanda: Don’t they know that the two of you aren’t friends anymore?

Nate: No, and I don’t want them to find out how he played me for a fool.

Devon: Nobody thinks that.

Nate: Well, the whole world will if journalists find out that I was his unwitting accomplice in his cancer scam. Guess it’s a good thing I left medicine. No one would ever trust me to make another diagnosis ever again.

Devon: It’s not like you were his doctor or his oncologist.

Nate: But it makes me look like I have terrible judgment. Look, I hate to think this way, but if my history with ashland becomes a part of the coverage of his death, it could make chancellor-winters look bad.

Amanda: I don’t think you need to worry about that. Okay? “The grinning soul” already exposed that ashland was lying about his cancer, and that is our series, so your name will not be mentioned. Besides, all anyone cares about right now is how ashland died. And you have nothing to do with that.

Devon: Despite how everything turned out between the two of you, I’m sure it still came as a shock to see that he died.

Nate: I’m a physician. I value human life more than anything. This is no different.

Devon: Well, still, if it becomes more of an issue for you, you know that you can take some personal time.

Nate: No, I just — just need to turn off my phone. I’m sorry the man’s dead, if for no other reason than he has a kid. But I don’t mourn him. All I want right now is for us to get past our disagreement and get down to work.

Devon: Okay, well, fair enough. Did you get lily and billy’s e-mail?

Nate: Yeah, it looks like they’re crushing it in L.A.

Devon: Yeah.

Amanda: Yeah, I mean, that is one good thing about being irrationally overconfident like billy is, he can get you into every room in front of every media powerhouse.

Devon: This is very true. I think it’s fantastic we’re getting coverage and exposure for the company on the west coast.

Nate: I completely agree. I’m on board with every decision they’ve made.

Amanda: Well, I love seeing the two of you on the same page, and speaking about things that we agree on, have you had a chance to talk to newman legal about getting elena out of her contract?

Nate: When I spoke to imani earlier, she said she forwarded the files to you. Did you not get them?

Amanda: Wait, you spoke to imani? You’re in touch with imani about this?

Summer: The press has been an absolute nightmare already. It’s very clear that they’re not gonna be letting us get over the shock of ashland’s death any time soon. I just hope that they move on from talking about his heir apparent. But in the meantime, the abbotts are doing a good job of keeping all of the reporters far away from harrison. But we do have other concerns.

Phyllis: Like what?

Summer: Well, nobody is stepping forward to claim ashland’s body, which means that kyle and i might have to be the ones to arrange a funeral, just for harrison’s sake. I mean, it would be the respectful thing to do.

Phyllis: Yeah. I mean, not that ashland deserves any respect, but…

Summer: No. But harrison does.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Summer: I just feel like when he’s older, it would be good for him to know that the man he called father was properly laid to rest.

Phyllis: Yeah. Hmm. It’d be sort of like diane’s funeral. You know that? Not a tear was shed. Hey, and it turns out we didn’t even need a funeral because she wasn’t even dead. Ha.

Summer: Mom, you realize you just turn this conversation to diane, right?

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. Hey, but I want you to know that I’m impressed with you, how you’re stepping up and being such a good mom to harrison. I am really, really proud of you.

Summer: Thank you. It hasn’t been easy, but…

[ Sighs ] I’m just trying my best. Yeah, just today harrison was playing, and he would look up and just ask a heartbreaking question, like, “is father never coming back?” Or “do you think that father has friends in heaven?”

Phyllis: Oh, wow.

Summer: What do you even say to that?

Phyllis: I don’t know. What did you say?

Summer: We said that, you know, father loved him very much and that we love him very much. Just tried to reassure him, and then he would go back to playing. But I can tell that he is really affected by all of this.

Phyllis: Yeah. Poor kid.

Summer: [ Sighs ] We just all have to be there for him. All of us. Grandpa jack, you, the abbotts.

Phyllis: Yeah. And not diane.

Summer: Mom.

Phyllis: No, I mean it. Not diane. She’s on my mind, summer.

Summer: Is this because of the run-in earlier today with her and jack in the park?

Chloe: It’s true. Nick clocked ashland the night he died. Probably not long before the accident.

Sally: And this was at victoria’s house?

Chloe: Exactly.

Sally: What was ashland doing there?

Chloe: I don’t really know. I just know that it got really heated between ashland and victoria, so nick had to step in.

Sally: Wow. And you found this out from your trusted source that rhymes with “fleven.”

Chloe: You know there are actual words that rhyme with his name. You don’t have to make up something.

Sally: Yeah, but it’s more fun to say fleven. So what else did kevin tell you?

Chloe: That’s all, and I just thought I should mention it because we work at newman, and, you know, there could be some blowback. I know it goes without saying that this just stays between us. But it did seem like you knew about nick and ashland having an argument. How?

Sally: Nick told me, but he obviously left out something important. This fight isn’t public knowledge. Yet.

Chloe: Well, I don’t think he has anything to worry about, even if they do find out. If half of the stories about ashland locke are true, it sounds like he deserved a sock in the jaw. No one could blame nick.

Sharon: I wish I could say, “don’t worry, your father wouldn’t lie or manipulate a situation like this.”

Nick: But you know better.

Sharon: Exactly. It’s entirely possible that victor is pulling all kinds of strings, not telling the truth to you or the rest of the family. He’s been known to go to extremes when it comes to his children.

Nick: There’s certainly precedent for this particular situation, as you know.

Sharon: You mean when adam was a boy in kansas and he accidentally killed that man on the farm? Victor did what he thought was best and he covered it up, but it came back to haunt adam. He still has psychic scars.

Nick: Well, I’m no scared little boy. I’m not gonna let history repeat itself in any way, shape, or form. The truth will come out. It always does. (Vo) red lobster’s seafood summerfest is fire!

Nate: I’m not sure what you’re trying to imply, amanda.

Amanda: I’m just saying that I didn’t know that you were in touch with imani regarding this.

Nate: I told you I would reach out about elena’s contract.

Amanda: Yes, but I assumed that you’d reach out to newman media, not my sister. Nate, I can pick up the phone and call my sister myself.

Nate: I realize that, but i was already in touch with imani about your mom’s rehab facility. I had some thoughts on it. Then we started talking about elena’s contract. That’s all it was.

Devon: The facility was really nice, by the way. Naya’s settled in well.

Nate: Good.

Amanda: Thank you for that recommendation. I really appreciate it. And I will take a look at the documents that imani sent me, and I’ll be in touch regarding next steps for elena’s contract.

Devon: Alright, cool. Moving on. What is the pr team doing about our double-booking issue?

Nate: They’re taking care of it.

Devon: Yes, I know that they’re taking care of it, but we’re having this meeting so you can tell me exactly how they’re gonna fix the problem and what you’re gonna do to make sure that nothing like this happens again.

Chloe: Okay, so we can save 10% with a new server and get 20% more capacity.

Sally: I like the sound of that.

Chloe: Plus, the server rooms are located in four different locations across the western hemisphere.

Sally: And that’s good?

Chloe: Yeah, it just means that if there’s an interruption, then we have three backups.

Sally: I see. Well, run it by legal and make the deal.

Chloe: Okay, I’ll get to it today.

Sally: We might need those extra servers if we can break a huge story like the circumstances surrounding locke’s death. I mean, why hasn’t it been revealed that ashland was a victoria’s house that night? All the media is reporting right now is it is a fatal one-car accident.

Chloe: Well, it’s quite possible that whatever went down between locke and the newman siblings has nothing to do with the accident.

Sally: Yeah, but if anything, it speaks to locke’s state of mind, why he was so distracted while he was driving that he ended up in a ravine.

Chloe: Well, don’t forget about that crazy windstorm. Maybe that played a part.

Sally: But how come there weren’t a bunch of serious accidents last night?

Chloe: That’s a really good point. Maybe there was some sort of mechanical issue.

Sally: Yeah, but I feel like that would be really easy to figure out and something the gcpd would want to issue a statement about to quash speculation.

Chloe: Yeah, I suppose.

Sally: So everything we know points to the fact that this is more than just an ordinary accident. Did the newmans convince the police to keep quiet?

Chloe: I doubt it. Chance is the lead detective, and it’s not his style.

Sally: Chance, the detective married to abby newman?

Chloe: Yeah, he’s kind of a boy scout. He can’t be pressured.

Sally: Okay, so then what’s the deal? Isn’t what happened before the accident critical information? Shouldn’t the public have a right to know?

Chloe: I’d imagine that the police have a lid on it because it’s still an open investigation.

Sally: Yeah, but why is that? One-car accident, what is there to investigate? I’m telling you, there’s something else at play here.

Chloe: Okay, so what do you want to do about it?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I don’t know. I told nick that I would only publish the facts, but now that I have this information, how can we not put it out there?

Chloe: Okay. I don’t know where you’re going with this, but I feel like I’m obligated to remind you that we have to be very, very careful with this.

Sally: Of course. I am nothing if not careful.

Chloe: [ Chuckles ] I would say the exact opposite is true.

Sally: Okay, maybe the old me, but I am learning.

Chloe: Okay. My due diligence is done here. You’ve been warned. I am going to get this done and talk to legal.

Nick: I mean, the fact that I’m questioning what really happened that night shows how messed up this whole situation is.

Sharon: You need to find a way to get closure.

Nick: I just can’t shake this feeling that dad is up to his old tricks. I can read him too well. I know there’s more going on here.

Sharon: Victor may mean well, but making you question your own reality, that is not helpful. What if the official version of the story is true? Ashland wasn’t dead. He got up. He went to his car and drove off and he crashed into that ravine.

Nick: I really hope that’s what happened. But even the police are questioning that story.

Sharon: Why do you say that?

Nick: I talked to chance again. He had a lot of questions.

Sharon: Well, have they determined the cause of death yet? Because I know it took a while for them to discover that rey died of a heart attack that night that he was driving, and maybe this is a similar situation. Ashland was known to have heart issues.

Nick: I think what happened to rey was a one-in-a-million occurrence. I highly doubt that’s what happened here. But that’s the thing, we don’t know anything. If the police know more, they’re not sharing it. Chance isn’t being very forthcoming. But I can tell, he is suspicious about the whole chain of events.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Sharon: Is it the police?

Nick: No. It’s just somebody else digging for answers. Facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results?

Phyllis: This, she is almost all ice. Crazy. I’m gonna go refresh this.

Summer: Wait, mom. Chill out. Somebody is gonna be around to refresh your drink. Are you trying to avoid talking about seeing jack and diane in the park?

Phyllis: Why would you think that?

Summer: It’s a little concerning that you don’t even want to discuss it.

Phyllis: You think because i want to refresh my drink, I don’t want to discuss jack and diane?

Summer: You told me that jack admitted that he was still in love with you, no matter how complicated it is.

Phyllis: Yeah, yeah.

Summer: Okay, and then he walked up on you and diane at each other’s throats in the park.

Phyllis: Right. He did that, and he acted exactly how I would think he’d act.

Summer: It’s just bad timing.

Phyllis: Oh. Yeah, right. Bad timing for me, for sure. Great timing for diane on the other hand.

Summer: I don’t think she set you up. I mean, there was no way that she could have known you were there. I didn’t mention that I was meeting you there.

Phyllis: Okay, maybe diane didn’t set the trap this time, but she took advantage of the situation knowing that jack was there in the park.

Summer: Okay, but what about after diane left? What happened between you and jack?

Phyllis: Oh. Nothing. I don’t want to get into it with you.

Summer: Mom.

Phyllis: No.

Summer: Come on.

Phyllis: Seriously, no. You have bigger problems right now with harrison. Alright? I don’t want to burden you with mine. You know, besides, there’s something else I want to get into with you.

Summer: Okay. What’s that?

Phyllis: Me working at marchetti. Right? I mean, let’s talk about that. Did you bring it up to kyle? Let’s do this.

Sharon: Who was it?

Nick: I don’t want to drag you into this more than i already have.

Sharon: You’re not dragging me into anything. I’m asking. I want to help.

Nick: Just let me get some more answers myself. We’ll definitely talk again.

Sharon: Okay, I understand if this is something that you need to handle on your own.

Nick: Yeah, this is in the solo category, but I really appreciate it.

Sharon: Well, I’ll be here when you’re ready to talk. I mean it.

Nick: I know you do. I know those just aren’t words. You really want to help. Thanks for always being here for me.

Sharon: Always.

Nate: I didn’t realize I was being micromanaged.

Devon: How is me asking you a question micromanaging you?

Nate: It sounded like you doubted I was on top of the situation.

Amanda: It sounds like the two of you still have a lot to work out, so I’m gonna step out, take care of a few things. I’ll meet you back at the office, okay?

Devon: Okay.

Devon: Do you have a problem?

Nate: I’m just trying to do my job. The one you hired me to do.

Devon: Okay. So then why can’t I ask you a question about this job that I hired you to do? You thought that an artist could replace tessa. He was already booked on the same date. It’s a classic double booking, and I want to know the details of what our pr team is gonna do to fix this problem.

Nate: Just by asking the question, you make it seem like I’m not taking care of it.

Devon: If I didn’t think you were taking care of it, I’d just say that to you.

Nate: You delegated the authority to fix the problem to me.

Devon: That’s right, I did. But I’m not just gonna ignore the problem and act like it doesn’t exist. This is my job. Do you never ask another doctor about their patients?

Nate: All the time.

Devon: Okay.

Nate: But I didn’t pester them. I didn’t jump into the middle of their surgeries.

Devon: This is the first time I’m asking you a question about this. So if there’s a bigger problem here, you can tell me so I can help you fix it.

Nate: Oh, now I need help. And maybe even another mentor. Again.

Devon: I didn’t bring that up again, you did. But why are you taking this so personally?

Nate: How else am I supposed to take it?

Devon: Wow. Hey… you know, I think that I — I have an idea of what’s going on here with you. I think that you — you’re overreacting to all these questions because maybe in some way you’re second-guessing this career change. Hi, I’m karen.

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Nate: I’m not insecure about my decision to switch careers. I was a surgeon who couldn’t perform surgery anymore. I needed the change.

Devon: Well, you’re just being really sensitive about a lot of suggestions, man.

Nate: You keep saying I’m taking things the wrong way. I know what it means when someone says you need a watchdog to look over your shoulder.

Devon: That’s not what i think. Okay? This is a crucial time for our company. Everyone’s watching to see if this merger is gonna work, and we need to be sharp.

Nate: I know this.

Devon: Good. I’m glad you do, because I have a lot invested in this company succeeding.

Nate: So do I.

Devon: It’s a little bit different, though.

Nate: I realize you have a lot of money in play. I’m not trying to hurt the company. I’m trying to add value.

Devon: Yeah, I know that you’re trying to do that. I understand it, but you’re new to the business world. You’re out of your element. And it takes time and it takes learning. And I know the feeling of making a sharp turn with your career. I did the same thing with music, but I found my path and I’m trying to do the same thing for you by giving you this opportunity.

Nate: But it feels like you keep stifling me. You’re used to calling all the shots, and it sounds like you want it to stay that way.

Devon: Okay, that’s not the case. I’m sorry you feel like that, but I’m not gonna argue with you. I will say, though, that the idea of having a mentor — not me, but somebody — is not a bad one. Or at least getting some media

Nate: Media training. You know what? Elena’s back from her trip. I’m gonna go home and spend some time with her.

Summer: [ Sighs ] Like you pointed out, we have a traumatic situation going on right now. I just don’t think it’s the right time to broach the subject of you coming to work for marchetti to kyle.

Phyllis: Okay. Alright. Well, I’m really excited. I mean, look at me. I have so much enthusiasm, and I’m wearing marchetti.

Summer: I noticed, and I appreciate it, but there’s just a lot going on, and I don’t think that kyle would be receptive to it right now. Let’s just give it some time.

Phyllis: Sure, sure. I mean, when you talk to kyle, make sure you include that I have a tremendous work ethic, if he doesn’t already know that. I get things done. And that’s what you need at marchetti for sure, right? And…

[ Sighs ] I may be selling the grand phoenix.

Summer: What? Is that what you were alluding to?

Phyllis: Uh, part of it, yeah. It’s part of it.

Summer: Wait, I don’t get it. The grand phoenix is your baby.

Phyllis: Yeah, I know. This is the thing, lily winters came to me. She wanted to buy it for chancellor-winters, and her offer was more than generous.

Summer: I guess I can see how that would be persuasive.

Phyllis: Yeah, I mean, it was a good deal for her, a good deal for me. Great deal for marchetti. Maybe it’s just meant to be.

Summer: I’m just surprised. I know how much the hotel means to you.

Phyllis: You mean more to me.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

[ Knock on door ]

Nick: What was that message about?

Sally: That was fast. Which means it must be more than a rumor.

Nick: Where did you get your information?

Sally: That your confrontation with ashland got physical, that you punched him? We have a lot of reliable sources here at newman media.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Does newman media want to kn odo

Sally: We’re one and the same.

Nick: I don’t know where you’re going with this. I already told you the other night I got into a confrontation with ashland.

Sally: Yes, but clearly there is more to it. You hit him. Why? And why was ashland at victoria’s house? Was he invited? Did he break in? And how exactly do you figure into all of this? We really had our hands full with our two-year-old.

Devon: Hey.

Amanda: Hey. Oh, no. Judging by that face, things didn’t go very well with nate, huh?

Devon: No. No, they did not. He’s just — he’s just too damn sensitive to talk to right now. Every time I ask him a question, he says I’m micromanaging him.

Amanda: Will the dynamic between the two of you ever be fixed?

Devon: That’s a good question. I don’t know. Things only got worse after you got up and left. I don’t know, I just think that maybe I may have pulled nate into this business world too fast for his own good.

Sharon: Hey, nate. Is everything okay?

Nate: It will be once I get home to elena. Could I get a couple of coffees to go?

Sharon: Sure.

Nate: Thank you.

Sharon: I hope elena stops in here sometime soon. Be nice to see her again.

Nate: She will. You can count on it.

Sharon: Well, I’m glad to hear that she’s home. You must be looking forward to seeing her.

Nate: Actually, I already did. But I cut our reunion short so I could get back to work. Big mistake.

Summer: Back in milan, I loved the idea of working with you. It could be so fun.

Phyllis: Oh, and so productive.

Summer: I totally agree. But I think I know what kyle’s objection might be.

Phyllis: What?

Summer: Diane?

Phyllis: Diane. Come on. I’m not even gonna see diane. We won’t even cross paths.

Summer: But you keep on bringing her up.

Phyllis: Listen, I’m not gonna let diane jeopardize my relationship with you.

Summer: I hear you, but kyle might not. He might even think that you want to come work for marchetti because of diane.

Phyllis: That’s ridiculous. I mean, I don’t even like that woman.

Summer: Believe me, I know. But he might be a little suspicious of this sudden career change.

Phyllis: Why? I’ve done so many things. So many. I’m like a jack of all trades. I have a restless spirit, you know? Besides, kyle gets to work with his dad and his mom. Kyle gets to do that. I mean, the newmans all work together. The winters work together. I want to work with my family. I want that, summer. I need to work with my daughter.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

Summer: Mom, somebody’s trying to get in touch with you.

Nick: Alright, you need to slow down.

Sally: I hope I didn’t bombard you with too many questions. You can speak to one of newman media’s reporters, if you’d prefer.

Nick: I wld w w w wrefer that, thank you.

Sally: Are you regretting that you convinced me to stay on?

Nick:’M’met’m’m’m’mhe’m’m’m’m listen, I need you to stop making assumptions for one second and just listen. Okay?

Sally: Okay.

Nick: The reason I punched ashland — and your source was right, that did happen — was because he was getting violent with my sister, and I needed to step in and stop it.

Sally: Of course you would stand up for your sister. I always fantasized about having a brother to defend me.

Nick: Well, I will always have victoria’s back.

Sally: So then what happened? Ashland, not wanting to get into a bigger fight with you, drove off?

Nick: Not exactly.

Sally: Okay, things are getting a little murky again.

Nick: I have no idea how the crash happened. All I know is later that night, ashland was found in his car at the bottom of a ravine and pronounced dead on site.

Sally: Great. I mean, not great that he’s dead, but great that those are the facts because no one else has them. So newman media can beat every other outlet to the punch. No pun intended.

Nick: I don’t think that’s a good idea.

Sally: Chanccomm wracked up huge numbers covering ashland. And chancellor-winters, they’re gonna do the same thing. We are the only company with the inside scoop. We know what really happened, so we can out-scoop them all and publish the story of the final night of ashland locke’s life. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Nate: Yeah, maybe it was a mistake to bring nate in in such a high-level position instead of letting him start off slowly.

Amanda: He was the chief of surgery. You needed to offer him a senior position to make it worth his while.

Devon: I know, but just the fact that it’s such a big career change, I should have known that there was gonna be issues in the beginning.

Amanda: Maybe. But you did acknowledge that it would take time to ease him into this job.

Devon: Well, he doesn’t think he needs any time.

Amanda: Maybe he needs a little guidance.

Devon: Oh, he doesn’t want that either. And I don’t have time to be a guide for him. I was lucky enough to have neil. Nate doesn’t have anybody like that.

Amanda: Devon, I really think that this is just a learning curve. And despite what nate said about being okay, I think that ashland’s death rattled him.

Devon: Yeah. That might be the case, but things weren’t exactly smooth sailing before ashland died.

Amanda: Okay, well, what do you want to do about it?

Devon: I don’t know. I really don’T. Because the whole point of this company was for it to be a cohesive family working situation. And I don’t know if we can ever get it to that.

Sharon: Two coffees to go.

Nate: Thank you very much, sharon.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

[ Cellphone rings ] Hello, imani? Hey, how’s everything going? Oh, well, that’s good. Thank you for sending those files over to amanda. But you shouldn’t be working, remember? Your mom needs — she’s sleeping.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, you called because you want some company. Well, okay, well, I will try to keep you as entertained as possible.

Phyllis: By the way, all those texts, that was about our freight elevator. They needed my permission to call a repairman, blah, blah, blah. Hey, those are situations and problems that I will not miss.

[ Sighs ]

Summer: You know we have elevators in the jabot building, too, right?

Phyllis: Yeah, but it’s not my issue. Somebody else has to deal with it. And I take the stairs anyway. Honestly, summer, do you think it’s a possibility, my working at marchetti?

Summer: Definitely. I’m gonna talk to kyle soon, when the time is right.

Phyllis: Ah! Thank you, summer. Thank you.

Summer: No guarantees, though.

Phyllis: Of course. Of course. I mean, you make your decision, and no hurt feelings. No problem. But it would be pretty great, the two of us working at marchetti together.

Summer: It would be kind of amazing. And I know that you would do an awesome job.

Phyllis: Oh, I’d do an amazing job. I mean, it would be unforgettable, what we could do together. I mean, life-changing.

Nick: I can understand the value of beating the competition to a story, but I’m still reeling from this. Ashland was getting violent with my sister. He wouldn’t let her walk away, so I had to step in.

Sally: I’m sorry.

Nick: No, it’s — it’s way harder on victoria. He was terrible to her. And if the story follows her, then the torture continues. Do you understand what I’m saying?

Sally: So you don’t want me to cover it? Look, I have to admit, I didn’t want to start my leadership here at newman media this way, covering a big, juicy story about the newmans. But if we don’t get out ahead of it, someone else will. And then it looks like we don’t know what we’re doing or we’re covering something up. And I don’t want to start my tenure here at newman media that way either.

Nick: I understand. The story’s in your hands, sally. What are you gonna do with it?

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GH Transcript Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Posted on August 3, 2022August 5, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

Like that — oh. Be right back, okay? Hi. Hi. How are you? I’m good. I feel like I should be wearing a sign around my neck that says “no one has to worry about me.” I’m sorry, nina. You’re the last person I want to snap at. No, it’s okay. I completely understand. I mean, enough people ask, “how are you?” And eventually you want to slap them. You got that right. I don’t want to keep you. You waiting for someone? Oh, no, no. A-actually, I’m trying to get a feel for the place. Remember, I own half of the metro court now. Oh, of course. That’s right. I’m sorry. No, you don’t need to apologize. You have other things on your mind. Besides, I can hardly believe it myself. Yeah? Good disbelief or bad? Well, actually, it’s — it’s going to be a challenge. You know, I have no experience in running a hotel, and it’s not like my partner is welcoming me with open arms. But the more I wrap my brain around it, the more certain I am that keeping the metro court was a good call. Well, in that case, do you want to show me to my table? Oh, yes. This way, madame. How is this table? I’m glad that you feel up to going out. So where’s brando? Sonny: Thanks. Sasha? How can you tell? The look on your face. What happened? Sasha’s ghosting me. She’s not at home. Turned her phone off. What are you doing here instead of being with her? Well, because trying to track sasha down might be the worst thing I can do right now. Hey. Hey. Hey, did you not get my texts or calls earlier? What happened in court? Oh, trina testified. Well, she was great. Spencer’s been arrested. Again? Yeah. What is he arrested for now? Well, he testified that he was with trina when the video got posted. He testified as a witness? Yeah. He came forward last minute and convinced diane that he could give trina an alibi. Wait, so he was at spring ridge with trina? Why didn’t he say anything before? Well, they weren’t at spring ridge. Spencer snuck out. He visited his mom’s grave. It was the anniversary of her death. And he ran into trina there. Well, then why didn’t trina say anything? She was protecting spencer. She finally told me right before the trial started. She promised that if things got desperate, she’d name spencer as her alibi, but she didn’t have to. Spencer came forward on his own. Well, at least he stepped up for trina. Wow. Yeah, wow. He did a total 180. He told the whole court that esme was the one who recorded us and sent the video to the whole school. So why aren’t you more surprised? Spencer knew that trina was innocent all along. What?

[ Sighs ] This was a great idea. Thank you. I figured after everything that happened in court today, you needed to clear your head. Explain to me why spencer went back on that stand and admitted that he escaped from spring ridge. To help you. That doesn’t make any sense. After everything he said to me?

[ Police radio chatter ] Uncuff mr. Casssadine. I’ll take it from here. Thank you. You knew when you gave trina an alibi, under oath, that you were admitting to escaping from prison. Why? Throw enough reasonable doubt at the jury, and they just might acquit her. Whether trina is acquitted or not, you’re most likely going back to prison. I put the sitting room back in order. There’s no sign that you and esme had a fight in there. And you’re positive there was no sign of her near the spot where she, um — where she fell from the parapet? I scoured the shoreline again. That’s the only thing that washed up. Do you think she’s dead? I don’t know. But we should move forward as if she is. I’ve already started laying the groundwork for a cover story. Did you speak with the staff? Sophia, she’s one of the maids, I asked if esme left yet. She said she hadn’t seen her, of course, but we have to make sure that everyone believes that esme took off after your argument. Oh, esme took off, all right. She went straight over the parapet. Don’t! I told you, you have touched me for the last time. I know that you’re angry. Just forget it. No, we have to — I am better off on my own than with a man who betrayed me.

Sasha and I had a fight. I said something cruel to her — something I didn’t even mean. That’s what happens when two people who love each other get in a fight. Did she storm out? You didn’t get to say, you know, I’m sorry? Is that what happened? No, I apologized. But since the fight was about me trying to control her, I thought it would be a bad idea for me to follow her, so… now I wish I had. Since she’s ignoring your calls? The last thing she said to me after our fight was “I need space.” Okay. Do yourself a favor. Give her some space. Why, so I can convince her that I’m not a controlling jerk after all? You’re not a controlling jerk. She — you know, sasha had a relapse. You’re there for her. You’re understanding what she’s going through. You mean as a recovering addict. And whenever sasha and i are apart, I just have nightmares of her trying to buy more drugs. Listen to me. You can’t keep living this way. It’s not good for you or sasha. I know. Which is why I need a favor. Can you spare a guy to look after her? Sasha is not going to like a bodyguard. She doesn’t need to know. Are you asking me to help you spy on your wife? Look, joss, I’ve been wanting to tell you for months. Spencer was only pretending to believe esme in the hopes that she would slip up, provide some sort of evidence that it was her that filmed the video and not trina. All this time, spencer has been playing esme? Once trina was arrested, spencer knew that she was not capable of something so evil and that it had to have been esme that framed her. He also knew that esme would do a very good job of covering her tracks so nothing led back to her. So spencer was only pretending to support esme? Because he was really convincing. Look, think about it, joss. If esme got the slightest bit suspicious, she would have left port charles and we’d have no evidence that it was actually her responsible. No one could know. No one except you. Spencer came over one night. They had just gotten in a big fight, him and trina. I was not cutting him any slack, and I forced him to tell me what he was up to. Joss, I-I — I wanted to tell you so badly, but he made me promise. I-I don’t care what he made you promise. I am your girlfriend, and I had the right to know. Brando is not joining me. He and I need a break from each other. Oh. Hold on. Did something happen? Did you guys have a fight or something? I mean, you’re practically still newlyweds, so I don’t think that you should be needing a break so soon. We are not getting a divorce, nina. I just came here to get a drink, that’s all. It’s not healthy for a couple to spend all their time together. Yes, I agree with that 100%, but… well, you know me. Why be calm, cool, and collected when I can overreact?

[ Chuckles ] I know it’s coming from a place of caring. Okay, this drink. Do you want it with company or without? Normally, I would love to have a drink with you, but I am actually meeting someone. Oh. You are dying to ask who it is, aren’t you? No, I couldn’t care less. I really don’t — I don’t care. It’s okay. I’m meeting sienna colby, the makeup artist. You know her? Yeah. We use her occasionally at some crimson photoshoots, but I don’t know know her. How about this? Why don’t I keep you company until she shows up? Finally. We have to hurry. Sasha’s already at the metro court. Relax. If ms. Gilmore thinks you’re bringing her drugs, she’ll wait. Now, you clear on how this needs to work? You talk to spencer after I left the courtroom?

[ Sighs ] Yeah, to apologize for going off on him earlier. And then jordan came and arrested him. What? Before spencer got arrested, he said that he should have said something from the start. That something being… I think he meant to say that he never believed that I was guilty. But he still stayed with esme, so that doesn’t make any sense. I’m sorry. I-I shouldn’t be talking about this. Well, why not? Cassadine’s testimony was a big deal, and you’re still processing. I just… I don’t know how to feel about spencer yet. I mean, I don’t know how to feel about what spencer did. And what you did, too. You mean what I said on the stand? No. You… and me… what about us? We kissed. Esme could be dead. And you were fighting with her when she fell off of the parapet. You can’t bear the brunt of this on your own. You need my help. I didn’t push her, you know. I didn’T. We were fighting over the letter and she yanked it out of my hand, and it was her own momentum. It forced her over. I believe you. But we already went over this. Everyone knows about your hatred for esme. And you didn’t call 911. Because you told me not to! Because it was the right thing to do. I’m just pointing out that now, we have to live with that decision. Stop saying “we.” There is no “we.” The “we” is done. You had sex with esme! That’s vile enough! But then you lied to my face for weeks! You kept me at arm’s length, and then — and then you had sex with me after being with her! It’s disgusting! I will never forgive you! Ava. You walk out of wyndemere on the heels of esme’s disappearance, everyone’s gonna wonder why, and what are you going to tell them? That I slept with my son’s girlfriend and you found it unforgivable? If that’s not motive for murder, I don’t know what is. Especially since the staff heard you fighting with esme loudly enough to call and tell me. If esme’s body washes up on the shoreline, you are going to be pcpd’s one and only suspect.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Oh, speak of the devil. It’s pcpd. No, don’t — nikolas cassadine. Father, I have been arrested. Arrested? I’ve been charged with escaping from spring ridge. Will you help? I’ll be right there. What, who? W-who’s been arrested? Is it about esme? Spencer is at pcpd. What? Why? What happened? Spencer testified on trina’s behalf in court. Apparently, he saw trina at the cemetery when he visited courtney’s grave at the anniversary of her death, and trina was there when she supposedly posted the sex tape. He gave her an alibi. Spencer did that for trina? And he was arrested, as thanks for his good deed. I’ll return as soon as I can. No rush. I will not be here when you get back.

I told trina that you had been acting weird and making up all of these excuses. You were lying to me. You’re the one who knew that spencer was trina’s alibi since the video was posted. Cameron, I found that out right before the trial started. You have been actively lying to me for weeks. Months! We’re supposed to trust each other. That means no secrets, especially when it’s about something like this. This isn’t who hooked up at a party or got drunk. This could potentially affect the rest of trina’s life. Look, I told you, I wanted to tell you, but this was important, to prove trina’s innocence. But you didn’T. Spencer still has no solid evidence proving that esme made that video. And what on earth made spencer think that a snake like esme would ever admit the truth? He had incentive, okay? There was a plan. If esme exonerated trina, spencer would tell her who her birth mother is.

[ Laughs ] What? He was bluffing. Okay. You need to tell me everything… from the beginning. You’re not thinking straight. I am sorry that I slept with esme, and I will keep apologizing for the rest of my life. But right now, you have to set aside your anger, and you have to let me help you. Any man stupid enough, weak enough to have sex with his son’s manipulative girlfriend is a liability, nikolas, not an asset. You can be as hurt as you want. I don’t want to be hurt. I didn’t choose for you to be unfaithful. I’m just saying… you can’t afford to focus on the infidelity. We have bigger priorities right now. We cannot let anyone ever find out what happened to esme. I can take care of myself. This is not exactly my first rodeo. Ava, please. Do not do anything rash. We will talk when I get back. Fine. Go. Take a seat. You’re not taking me to a cell? I’m not completely cold-hearted, spencer. I’m aware of the sacrifice you made to help trina. So let’s hear the full story. Unless you want to wait for your lawyer. It’s okay. How did you escape spring ridge? It’s a minimum-security prison. I just did. Why did you feel compelled to escape? It was the anniversary of my mother’s death. Even when I was away of boarding school, I made sure that flowers were left on her grave, and this was the first year that I wasn’t going to be able to do that. So it drove me crazy, and I was growing desperate. And that’s where you saw trina. Mm-hmm. Yeah, she was there for research on a school paper. I convinced her not to, uh, turn me and promised I was going right back to spring ridge, which I did. So you got away with your little adventure. Why confess now? For trina. I shouldn’t be talking about another guy with you. Can if you want to. I can take it. I get it. You do? If the jury finds me guilty, I’ll have to go to prison. Can’t do much dating between a glass window, especially when one of us is a felon and the other is a cop. You have to help me out here. I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’m reading all of your signals loud and clear. You’ve decided that I’m too complicated and that we should just be friends. If I said that I’m clear on what I had to do, would you believe me? Never hurts to go over it one more time. Call me before you meet sasha, then slip the phone into your purse so I can hear the entire conversation. Sasha talking about the night harmony miller died. Yeah. Best-case scenario, you get the face of deception to admit she was high when she hit harmony with her car, or get her to buy pills off you. At the very least, get her to admit she’s been using drugs. And you’ll keep my name out of it? Of course. You’re my anonymous source. And you get 500 bucks for the trouble of helping me out. You really have it in for sasha, don’t you? It’s not personal, just business. Sasha gilmore is clickbait.

[ Chuckles ] She’s not that famous. Well, not yet. But soon, she’ll be infamous. I am not asking you to spy on sasha. You want one of my guys to follow your wife without her knowing. What do you call that? Okay. Okay.

[ Laughs ] Alright. Yeah, you’re right. When you put it like that, it sounds kind of bad. You gotta stop worrying. I’m not — look, I’m not saying no. But I am. You’re right. It was a bad idea. It was. I mean, the last thing I want to do is be that guy. Y-you got to give yourself a break, you know. Sometimes, when you’re watching somebody that you love suffer, you do crazy things. Yeah, but I’m not making it better by smothering sasha. You know what? You have great instincts. If there’s something going on with sasha, I mean, I’m sure there probably is. What do you think? You think I should go look for her? Sometimes, when people are in a bad way, they don’t want to ask for help. If that’s what’s going on with sasha, what does your gut tell you? That you’re right. I have to go find her.

Brando doesn’t trust me. He watches my every move to make sure I don’t do something crazy, but brando is the one making me crazy. Yeah, being under the microscope is no fun. But — but… brando was on the set of “home & heart” when… you thought liam was in that baby carrier, and brando was the one that brought you to G.H. To put you on that 72-hour psychiatric hold. So he’s a little worried about you. I know, and I hate that I put him through that. It’s not your fault. But it is. I thought that going back to work would make me stop grieving for liam, but I took on too much too soon, and it totally backfired. I promise I’m going to be more careful going forward. Nina: I just want to remind you again, you can always talk to me about anything. Hi, sasha. Nina, this is a surprise. Sienna, how have you been? Good. Crazy busy. Are you joining us? No. No, I was just keeping sasha company until you arrived, so I’ll leave you alone. Have a nice dinner. Sorry I’m late. Traffic was a nightmare. I’m so glad we’re doing this. I was surprised when I got your text. I have been meaning

to reach back out

to see if you need anything. Well, I am glad you suggested this. I feel like having fun tonight.

[ Laughs ] I totally get it. You head for the bathroom first, I’ll follow. Good, good, good, good. My written report on spencer cassadine’s arrest. Sent a copy to the D.A. Tonight. Where’s my son? I assume you want to speak with him. Alone, if possible. Please. Spencer is in the interrogation room. You’ve got 15 minutes. Thank you. Commissioner, as you know, my client was a model prisoner at spring ridge. He fully served out his sentence. And escaped incarceration without notifying the authorities. Save your breath, counselor.

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I take it your refusal to listen means you oppose leniency for a young man who was merely trying to honor the memory of his dead mother? I’m not the person you have to convince. You need to go before a judge. Well, then, by all means, what do you say we process spencer A.S.A.P so we get him on that night court docket? I mean, I’m sure my client would love to get out of here as soon as possible, and to be clear, we’re hardly talking about a dangerous felon or a menace to society. He’s simply an impulsive young man who made a bad decision. Why does esme suddenly matter to you now? I mean, if you know that she made the sex tape and posted it, how could you possibly still have feelings for her? The only feelings that I have for esme are anger and contempt. But as long as esme is in town, there’s a chance that she could exonerate trina. I don’t see that happening. Well, I’ve been looking for evidence to link esme to that video, but so far, I’ve come up empty. Esme’s — she’s too savvy to slip up. Yeah. So I came up with another idea — to offer esme a deal. You think I only want to be friends? Where did that come from? Well, to start, you’re not bothered by my talking about another guy. Then there’s a good chance I might be found guilty and sent to prison, which means a bad chance of us getting any closer. And you just have to be practical. At this point, it makes sense that we’re friends. And not even that, if that’s awkward for you. Awkward for who? Rory…it’s okay. My feelings aren’t hurt. I’m sorry to hear that, because I’m totally into you. You are? Then why are you letting me run my mouth about spencer? Shouldn’t you be jealous? If spencer cassadine fell into a hole, never to be seen again, I wouldn’t shed a tear. But, obviously, something is bothering you, and I wanted to help. And if that means talking about spencer cassadine’s testimony and wondering why he came forward, I was willing to bite my tongue until it bled and listen. That’s what I get for trying to be a nice guy. You’re not trying. You are. Sasha: Actually, I’m good. Are you hungry? You wanna order something? Let’s start with cocktails and go on from there. Sounds good. Any particular in mind? You choose. By the way, you look great. I was worried about you after what happened on “home & heart.” Thanks. I’m doing a lot better. I’ve overindulged a few times myself when the stress got to me. Bet it wasn’t on national tv. True. [ Laughs ] So, have you done any exotic shoots lately? I was in venice recently. Lucky you! Tell me everything. It was amazing, but the models were temperamental at times. You know how it is. The photographer has one vision, the stylist another, and when I’m working on the model, they’re telling me, “more blush. Not enough blush. Too much eyeliner. Can the lipgloss be shinier?” It doesn’t matter if you’re in front or behind the camera. If only people knew how stressed out this business makes us. It’s a good thing they don’t know. We’re in the business of selling a fantasy. No matter how much we suffer. Like when you had that horrible accident with harmony miller. Amateur. You’re going to blow this whole thing. Trina’s trial is finishing up. The — the jury starts deliberating tomorrow. It doesn’t look good for trina? You know, I don’t know. It could go either way. But I’m not willing to sit around and wait. Not your style. Sonny, I need you to be sure that trina is acquitted. Well, you know, the easiest way to do that is get the guilty party to, uh, confess. Or I’ll just go to esme prince and just tell her — no, no, you can’t do that. Yeah, I could do that.

Did you know harmony? Sienna: No. I’m just a true-crime junkie. The news that harmony had killed two people and tried to kill two more caught my attention. You did the world a favor, taking her out. Any death is a tragedy, no matter who the victim is. Of course. Uh, so, what happened? Did harmony just run out in front of your car? This was a mistake. Sasha, I am so sorry. I’m like a bull in a china shop when it comes to true crime. Please stay. Good luck finding someone else to discuss your true-crime obsession.

[ Sighs ] Damn it. The titanic stayed afloat longer.

[ Sighs ] Back to the drawing board. It’s not important for the world to know that esme is behind the revenge porn. All that matters is that trina goes free. I thought you’d jump at the chance of bringing esme down, personally escorting her to pentonville.

[ Laughs ] Yeah, well, esme is gone. She left town. Ah, my people can find her. No, there isn’t any time for that. What if the jury comes back and reaches a verdict before they find her? My people are very good at finding people. Sonny. What? Trust me, they will not find her in time. What did you do, ava? This is not about me. This is about a young woman’s future, sonny. Will you help trina or not? I’ll take care of it. What are you going to do? Okay. Thank you. Thank you, sonny. Spencer thought that esme would care more about finding out who her biological mother was than she would about hurting trina. Well, he was wrong, and he was trying to outmaneuver the biggest manipulator on the planet. And there was probably a much simpler, more direct way to help trina. But spencer wanted to be the hero, and he wanted to pull the strings. And I should’ve seen that. Not necessarily. I mean, it’s always easier to say what you would have done differently when you’re looking back at a situation. I wasn’t in your position. I didn’t have spencer begging me to keep this secret. Still, I like to think that if you would have told me, we could have figured something out together. I’m sorry. Now that I know everything, we need to work together to bring esme down. Earlier, you sounded pretty sure you’d be found guilty. I have to consider the possibility. Or you could consider becoming an optimist. If I get my hopes up and I’m found guilty, I’ll be crushed. It’s better to prepare for the worst. You were great on the stand, and you’ve got some serious guts, risking cross-examination. The word on A.D.A. Arden is she eats barracudas for lunch. And I’m just a minnow. Don’t sell yourself short. You gave the jury a chance to see you, trina robinson, as a flesh-and-blood person, not some mustache-twirling villain looking to humiliate her friends. I wish you were on my jury. Do you regret taking the stand? No. I got to speak my truth. And thanks to diane, I got to tell the jury how much esme hated josslyn. Your lawyer did a great job pointing out that esme had means, opportunity, and a strong motive. Well, whatever happens, at least I know I did everything to help myself. Whatever happens, I’m glad to know you. And I definitely want the chance to know you more. Esme was tempted to confess in exchange for learning the identity of her biological mother. I could try again, maybe get her to crack. But I can’t do that if she disappears. You should focus on your own problems right now, not esme. What if you spoke to her? At this point, you have a better chance of getting through to esme than I do. That’s ridiculous. Is it? You and esme have gotten a lot closer lately. It’s worth a shot. Spencer… there’s something I have to tell you. Hey, nina. Hey. Um, have you, uh — have you seen sasha? Well, I saw her earlier. She was meeting a friend. Um, yeah, I-I checked. Uh, she’s not here now. Well, I had to go to crimson to make a quick edit, so maybe she left, went — did you try the pool? No. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah.

Hey, look at you. Hey. Hard at work already. Taking to co-owning the metro court like a duck to water. Will you be delivering my room service meals personally? Very f– wait a minute. You’ve taken a room? Does that mean more problems between you and nicolas? Hmm. Another problem on the long list of problems.

[ Sighs ] And trina is probably on top of that list, I’m guessing. So how is the trial going? Well, actually, that’s one thing I feel very good about. Trina won’t be going to prison? I can almost guarantee it. Dex, get over here. I got a job for you. All right. As far as esme goes… what did she do now? What? She’s gone. Gone? Gone where? She left town. So you are interested? Told you. [ Laughs ] Looks like I’m stuck with you, huh? Like glue. Well, at least until I go to prison. Well, I’m not giving up on you just yet. And you shouldn’t either. Time for my arraignment? I’m afraid not. I am sorry, spencer. I couldn’t get you in front of a judge till tomorrow morning. Spencer has to spend the night in a cell? Oh. My home away from home. Good. Let me take him back to wyndemere. You have my word. He’ll be back before the judge first thing tomorrow. If did that for you, I’d have to do that for every parent who made a similar promise. I’ll be okay, father. Hey, I’ll be alright. I just feel sorry that I can’t be there for trina. I need you to find esme. She’s the key to trina’s freedom. Brando. Hey. Did you ever find sasha? No. She’s not at the pool. She’s not in the restaurant. Did you, um — how did she seem when you spoke with her? Well, she seemed fine. She did mention that you and she had an argument. Yeah, I, uh — I did say exactly the wrong thing. Mm, a specialty of mine as well, I’m afraid. Hmm. Sounds like sasha was covering her true feelings. I don’t know, brando. I just get a sense that… she’s definitely not okay. That was a bust. You think? You’re obsessed with true crime? At least I tried. So pay up. Dream on. You succeed, you get paid. You want me to try again? The gilmore girl is obviously on edge. The tiniest thing could push her over —

[ Creaking ] What is that? Hey! Open up!

On the next “General Hospital” —

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B&B Transcript Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Posted on August 3, 2022August 5, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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[ Romantic accordion music ]

Finn: I’ve been dreaming of this moment. My wife, kids. I can see you and I could touch you.

Kelly: I missed you, finn.

Finn: I have missed you so much right back. And can we talk about this guy? He’s not a baby any more, is he? He’s this handsome, little guy.

Steffy: He takes after his daddy.

Finn: It’s just– this feels really good.

Steffy: I love you too.

Kelly: You’re squishing me!

Steffy: Yeah.

Finn: Well, you better get used to it, because we’re gonna be having a lot of these.

[ Kids laughing ]

Taylor: Aw.

Brooke: I know, katie. We were all shocked, too. It’s the most fantastic news. Yes. Yes. Finn and steffy have been reunited with the kids, too. Okay. I will– I will fill you in with all the details later. Oh, and katie, just know that bill did a good thing. Just saying. Bye.

Hope: Hey, mom. How’s aunt katie?

Brooke: Oh, she’s as blown away by all of this as we are. Deacon. What are you doing here?

Deacon: Uh, hope asked me to come by.

Hope: Yeah. Since I was still here, I wanted to show dad the photos from the new hope for the future shoot. I just didn’t realize that you were still here.

Deacon: I’m not trying to cause any problems. Brooke, I promise. I’ve got a pretty good idea how ridge feels about me.

Hope: Yeah, and I assured him that ridge would not be here. That he was busy off doing other things.

Deacon: Yeah, hope told me that ridge and taylor went to monaco to go see steffy. Never expecting to see finn. They’ve got to be so happy for her.

Kelly: Mommy, why are you crying?

Steffy: Oh, they’re happy tears. Tears don’t just mean you’re sad.

Kelly: I’m happy, too.

Steffy: I know.

Taylor: We all are. Your family’s back together. My heart is bursting.

Ridge: This is the best moment ever.

Taylor: You know what? I want to– I want to capture this.

Ridge: Oh.

Taylor: Come on. Picture monster. Picture monsters!

Ridge: Maybe now we should give them some family time.

Taylor: Absolutely. Yes. Um, I don’t know what to say, finn, except, um, welcome home.

Finn: Believe me, those are the only words that I’ve wanted to hear.

Ridge: Smile back on steffy’s face. I never thought I’d see that again. I never thought we’d see you again. Here you are, the two of you together. And this… I’m– I’m gonna remember this moment forever.

Taylor: We love you so much.

Steffy: And we love you. Hi, I’m nancy.

Ridge: I’m not sure what that is. You look like a teenager.

Taylor: I feel like a teenager. Ridge, I don’t know when I’ve been so deliriously happy.

Ridge: Same here. Just seeing the joy in steffy’s eyes was amazing.

Taylor: I know. Did you see that and the way the kid’s faces lit up when they saw finn again? Finnegan. Did you see what I did there? Finnegan.

Ridge: Wow. Yeah, no, I saw it.

Taylor: Yeah.

Ridge: Yeah, super funny.

Taylor: Look. Look. Our daughter’s smiling again.

Ridge: I never thought I’d see that after everything.

Taylor: You know what, I’m gonna post this.

Ridge: Yeah.

Taylor: I’m going to post this so that people can see. They can see that finn is alive and steffy and finn are together again. And our girl is okay.

Finn: What do you think, we go down to the beach later?

Kelly: Yes. I want to do that.

Steffy: He just fell asleep right away. He really needed his nap.

Finn: Yeah. Well, this is… the best being together again as a family. I just missed you guys so much. And hey, I’m sorry for being away all that time.

Kelly: It’s okay.

Finn: Yeah. I didn’t wanna leave you.

Steffy: No, you have nothing to be sorry about. We’re just glad to have you back.

Kelly: You were gone so long.

Finn: I know. I know, but don’t worry, okay? You guys are not gonna get rid of me again.

Kelly: Yay!

Steffy: Yay is right. We’re holding you to it.

Finn: This… this right here is where I wanna be for the rest of my life. Surrounded by this family and feeling all your love. Nothing means more.

Steffy: We love you.

Kelly: This big.

Deacon: Honey, these are fantastic.

Hope: Really?

Deacon: Yeah.

Hope: Thanks. I was hoping you would like them. I’m pretty proud of the risk we took, I think it paid off. You know, trying to keep it fresh, but still sticking with the messaging.

Deacon: I mean, I’m no expert, but I think you knocked it out of the park. You ever thought about modeling as a full-time career?

Hope: Dad!

Deacon: What?

Brooke: Oh!

Hope: What?

Brooke: Oh, taylor just posted a picture. Come see.

Hope: Oh, look at them! Steffy and finn together after all this time.

Brooke: Oh, they’re so happy. You can feel it through the screen.

Deacon: Yeah. They really look great, don’t they?

Brooke: Destiny 2.0, maybe?

Hope: I don’t know. I think that title may be reserved for liam and me.

Brooke: Oh, honey, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you.

Hope: No, mom. Not at all. Are you kidding? Look how happy they are. This is such an amazing day. You know what? I– I want to capture this moment forever. Let’s take a photo. Oh, seriously, come on, all three of us.

Brooke: Okay.

Hope: Right, ready? Perfect.

Brooke: Aw. I just can’t believe this, I mean, I guess it’s meant to be, you know, we all thought that finn was dead, but he’s not. He is very much alive. And I couldn’t be happier for him and for ridge too.

[ Cell phone chiming ]

Ridge: Oh, you’re blowing up.

Taylor: I am. I am. It’s all the likes and comments about steffy and finn.

Ridge: I can’t believe he’s here.

Taylor: Neither can the rest of the world.

Ridge: I’m– I’m so happy for him and wish– you know what? The world should celebrate them.

Taylor: Yes. Steffy and finn, for what they went through. What– what they were put through.

Taylor: Oh, sheila. You know what, I’m not gonna go down that rabbit hole right now. We are gonna focus on all the goodness that is going on with steffy right now.

Ridge: We went through something too, right? The two of us together.

Taylor: Yeah. We’re always there to hold each other up when things get tough.

Ridge: Mmm.

Taylor: Oh.

Ridge: Oh? What?

Taylor: Oh, there’s nothing. Nothing to see here. Just nothing.

Ridge: Says the woman that I’ve known most of my life. Yeah, I– yes. I know there’s something going on. What is it?

Taylor: It’s just like, literally a random picture of, like, A… well, I don’t know. It’S…

Ridge: Okay, let me see it.

Taylor: The picture?

Ridge: Mm-hm.

Taylor: This?

Ridge: Ah… well, that’s cozy. You know what I– I asked her to stay away from that guy. She agreed. I go on a trip and… how about them apples?

Taylor: Come on. Come on. Let’s get some air.

Steffy: This doesn’t feel real. I thought you were gone. And I thought you were never coming back.

Finn: Coming back was all that I could think about. And once I was strong enough, nothing was gonna stop me.

Steffy: I can’t stop staring at you. It feels like a dream.

Finn: Well, it’s not. It’s real. And I’m never gonna lose you, especially now, because I have never been to monaco and this place is stunning.

Steffy: Yeah, I always thought this place was magical. And now I know, it brought me you.

Finn: It will always be our special place.

Steffy: I carried this with me. Always. It made me feel close to you. I never thought I’d be putting this on your finger again. It’s official. My husband is back.

Taylor: You okay? I’m sorry, you know I should’ve, I should’ve, uh… kept scrolling when I saw that–

Ridge: It’s okay. I would’ve seen it eventually.

Taylor: No, I know. It’s just…

Ridge: I want to say I’m surprised, but I’M… maybe I’m not surprised. You know, what is that? I– I fly halfway across the world to help my grieving daughter and… and five minutes and my wife is cozying up to deacon. But I– you know what? I don’t wanna talk about that. Look at where we are. This is an amazing place.

Taylor: Yes.

Ridge: We’re surrounded by beauty. Steffy isn’t grieving anymore. Let’s focus on that. May I say something?

Taylor: I think you’re going to anyway but sure.

Ridge: You’ve been our strength through this whole ordeal, you’ve been a rock, and the only true thing in all of this. And you were there for steffy and– and I have… I’ve never been so proud to have had kids with you.

Taylor: Well ridge, that’s so sweet.

Ridge: Well, that’s the truth.

Taylor: This whole thing’s been a whirlwind, huh? Steffy is… watching her walk back in that hotel room with finn, holding his hand.

Ridge: It gets you right here.

Taylor: Yeah. It just seems like anything’s possible.

Steffy: I know I’m staring again.

Finn: I promise you my view’s better.

Steffy: I can’t believe you’re here. And I can’t believe you’re alive.

Finn: I fought so hard for this moment. Nothing and no one was gonna keep me from you and my family. While I was recovering, I just… I held the thought of you. I would close my eyes and I– I could see you. And I could– I could hear your voice calling my name. And I made a promise to myself and to you that I would keep fighting until that vision was realized. Yep. Imagine… how painful it must’ve been thinking I was dead this whole time.

Steffy: It was devastating. We had this wonderful life. This perfect little family and then it was… it was gone, like it– like it never existed.

Finn: I’m sorry. Honey, I’m so sorry.

Steffy: But I learned something. When we laid eyes on each other, we were connected. And I loved and appreciated you ever since. But now I know firsthand what it feels like to have something taken from you instantly. So, I vow to you. I will never take you, our love, and our family for granted. Because honestly, I am… I didn’t really believe in– in miracles until today. Seeing you there, at the church. To know that you were coming back to me and our family. I love you. I love you.

Finn: I love you. I love you so much, steffy. Forever.

Steffy: Forever.

Finn: Forever.

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Days Transcript Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Xander: Sarah? “Had to go out too. Be back soon.” Dear god. Where did she go?

Marlena: I’m gonna have you take another deep breath. As you exhale, let all the tension flow out of your body. Be aware of your breathing. When you feel comfortable, you can go ahead and close your eyes. You’re going to remember everything we’ve talked about here. Right now, we’re going to talk about the day that abigail died.

Kristen: Oh. Well, when we got out of statesville, I told you to lie low until I needed you, but I didn’t know it’d be this soon.

Rolf: Your father always said I must stay ready to avoid having to get ready.

Kristen: He was also fond of saying “it’s good to be back.” I just wonder if jake will share in that sentiment.

[Knocking on door]

Ava: Go away.

[Knocking continues]

Ava: I said get the hell out of here!

[Loud banging on door]

Ava: Okay. All right. You have a hell of a lot of nerve–

Jake: That any way to greet the man you love?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Xander: She shouldn’t be out alone. She could have another episode.

Gwen: Hi. Are you on your way out?

Xander: What I do is none of your business, gwen. What do you want?

Gwen: When leo and i saw you just now–

Xander: Yeah, what about it?

Gwen: Well, you seemed upset that lucas had been cleared. Is that because you were afraid that sarah might be charged with abigail’s murder?

Marlena: Sarah, I ran into you at the hospital. You were looking for kayla. Do you remember what we talked about? Oh, hi sarah.

Sarah: Hi. Um, is kayla on duty?

Marlena: Um, she is. I think she might be in surgery.

Sarah: I need help. I think the antidote is wearing off. I was afraid that the antidote to the drug that kristen gave me wasn’t working anymore.

Marlena: That’s right. What else do you remember?

Sarah: I said that I– I saw kristen coming at me with the syringe, but… it was just victor with a pen.

Marlena: Do you remember the advice that I gave you? I also think you might want to talk to abigail. She’s been through all this.

Sarah: Yeah, that–that’s a great idea. Thank you so much for talking me down, marlena. You said that I should speak to abigail because she had the same experience with the drug that I was having.

Marlena: And did you take that advice? Did you go to see abigail? Sarah, it’s okay. Take your time.

Gwen: What are you doing here?

Sarah: We haven’t been properly introduced. I’m sarah horton. Oh, come on. My face has to seem a little familiar, seeing as you borrowed it to break up with xander as me. Gotta be a little strange for you, huh? It’s like looking into a mirror. I went to statesville prison to see gwen.

Marlena: Oh. What did you do there?

Sarah: I confronted her. About everything.

Marlena: What’s “everything”?

Sarah: Not telling xander that she knew where I was. Putting on a mask that looked like me and breaking up with him. Giving me a second dose of the drug that kristen gave me. All of it.

Marlena: And how did gwen react?

Sarah: She said I wouldn’t have gotten the drug at all if abigail hadn’t left a syringe full of it where kristen could find it.

Marlena: When you left the prison, did you go to the dimera house? Did you–did you find abigail?

Ava: You–you can’t be here. I saw your dead body at the hospital. Oh, I’m losing my mind again.

Jake: No. No, you’re not. My old man, they didn’t call him “the phoenix” for nothing. Turns out I take after him.

Jake: [Shouts]

Ava: [Screams]

[Chuckles]

Jake: See? You’re not getting rid of me that easily. Oh, no, no.

Ava: [Chuckles] Oh, my god. You’re really here!

Jake: Come here.

Ava: [Gasps]

[Breathing heavily]

Ava: It was a dream. It was nothing but a dream.

Kristen: Well, it is a good thing you made me go to the hospital as soon as you did.

Rolf: If we hadn’t, those imbecilic orderlies would’ve taken him away and had his remains incinerated to dust.

Kristen: Mm, we couldn’t have that, could we?

Kristen: We’ve got big plans for brother jake.

[Monitor beeping]

[Sinister music]

Rolf: I admit to being pleasantly surprised that you got on board so quickly with my latest lazarus project.

Kristen: I barely knew jake. But still, he’s my father’s son and that means a lot to me.

Rolf: Stefano would be very proud to hear you say that.

Kristen: I hope so. Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s give jake here a new lease on life.

[Knocking on door]

Gabi: Hi, we need to talk.

Ava: Oh, by all means, come on in.

Gabi: You were great at the hospital yesterday.

Ava: Thanks.

Gabi: We can’t stop there.

Ava: What does that mean?

Gabi: Did you see ej’s face when you flashed the wedding ring?

Ava: Yeah, he bought it. So did kayla.

Gabi: Yeah, but he hates it and he’s gonna do anything he can to freeze you out. We need to lock down the claim, your claim on jake’s estate, before ej and tony figure out this whole thing’s a scam.

Tony: So ava’s claiming that she married jake just before he was killed?

Ej: Mm-hmm. Convenient, don’t you think?

Tony: Do you think there’s a possibility that she engineered the marriage and then put a hit out on her new husband?

Ej: I don’t think so. The gunman tried to kill ava as well. The police are treating it like a robbery/homicide.

Tony: Oh. What did the gunman say?

Ej: Not much. He was shot and killed by a policewoman.

Tony: Oh, I see. So your only concern here is ava’s possible claim on jake’s shares.

Ej: What else would I be concerned about? As should you. I mean, it’s bad enough that father’s company is being run into the ground by a former waitress.

Tony: Oh, come on. Gabi hasn’t been doing that for a long time.

Ej: She’s also the current mistress of young mr. Shin. If she and ava have formed some kind of an alliance, shin could back them and you and i could end up out in the cold.

Xander: [Scoffs] You used to be better at playing the game.

Gwen: What game?

Xander: Come on. You love the thought of sarah going to prison for abigail’s murder. It’s written all over your face.

Gwen: The last thing I want is for sarah to be found guilty.

Xander: And why is that?

Gwen: Because I feel terrible for what happened to her. I mean, I’m partly to blame for her being the way she is now.

Xander: If you feel bad it’s only because your plan didn’t work out the way you wanted it to.

Gwen: Look, you don’t believe me, but I did come here to help you.

Xander: You’re right, I don’t believe you.

Gwen: Why don’t I come up with an alibi for sarah? I’m quite good at doing things like that.

Xander: What sort of alibi?

Gwen: Why don’t you say that she was with you?

Xander: Because she wasn’t and the cops know it. I was in new york and sarah doesn’t remember what she was doing that night. Lucas horton swears he saw her running down the stairs and I don’t know a single person that can prove he’s lying. Now, are you happy now?

Marlena: Sarah, when you left the prison, you know where you went next?

Sarah: Seeing gwen was so–

[Sighs] She didn’t care what she did to me. I was so angry.

Marlena: I understand. That’s why I want to know what you did next.

Sarah: I went back to xander’s room at the inn.

Marlena: Was he there?

Sarah: No. He was in new york. He had a job interview.

Marlena: So you were alone. Can you tell me what you did?

Sarah: I just wanted to sleep and forget the whole day, so I took a sleeping pill, then I got into bed.

Marlena: Were you able to sleep?

Sarah: For a while, but…

Sarah: I had a bad dream and it woke me up. I decided that I had to see abigail right then and there. It was supposed to rain so I grabbed my raincoat.

Marlena: Lucas mentioned a raincoat.

Sarah: What’d you say?

Marlena: Nothing, I’m just making a note to myself. Please, I’m sorry, go on.

Sarah: Uh… I was about to go to the door when– before I could leave, somebody knocked.

[Knocking on door]

Sarah: What are you doing here?

Marlena: Sarah, this is very important. Can you tell me who was at the door? I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ava: Jake died yesterday. I could’ve died along with him and yet here you are, again, scheming to get your grubby little hands on his dimera stock.

Gabi: I thought you were on board with our plan. What happened?

Ava: Oh, my god.

Gabi: Are you having second thoughts, ava? Because right now is not the time to grow a conscience.

Ava: Okay, you were involved with jake for a very long time. You said that you loved him.

Gabi: Yes, I was crazy about him.

Ava: Okay. So why are you behaving like it doesn’t matter that he is dead?

Gabi: We really have to go through with this again? Without your claim on jake’s estate, you have nothing. You don’t even have your name on this dump.

Ava: Okay, it’s not like I’m walking away from a sure thing here. We lied to ej about jake and I being married. You don’t think that he’s out right now hiring a pi?

Gabi: Should go for it because he’s not gonna find anything suspicious.

Ava: Yeah, you don’t know that.

Gabi: Oh, but I do.

Ava: What’s that?

Gabi: The answer to our prayers, otherwise known as your marriage license, mrs. Dimera.

Tony: Yes, I agree that ms. Vitali is a threat that must be dealt with.

Ej: Finally.

Tony: So how do we do it?

Ej: When I learned about jake’s death, I went directly to the hospital. Gabi hernandez was already there and she knew all about the marriage.

Tony: I think she was there because she was visiting a friend who’d lost her husband.

Ej: Mm-mm-mm. I checked. They barely spoke until poor jake’s untimely death. Gabi undoubtedly followed the ambulance to the hospital so she could propose this plan to ava. And then she saw to it that ava was listed as jake’s legal next of kin by the hospital.

Tony: But– but isn’t jake’s dear old mum the logical next of kin?

Ej: You want to drag vivian alamain into this?

Tony: Well, she’s in it whether we like it or not. She’s gonna find out that she lost yet another son. You don’t think she’s going to be upset about all of this?

Ej: I hadn’t thought of that.

Tony: Well, you should think about it now. And I think we should go and visit father’s ex-paramour as soon as possible.

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: Uh, shouldn’t he be opening his eyes or something?

Rolf: I don’t know what to expect. I’m usually able to administer the drug much closer to the time of death.

Kristen: Okay, then, what are you saying? That this might not work?

Rolf: For the serum to be effective, the individual must have some latent spark of life for it to work on. Jake’s body was left alone for hours after he was shot.

Kristen: So there’s no hope?

Rolf: I’m afraid that may be the case. I seem to have been too late to help him.

Kristen: [Scoffs]

Marlena: Sarah, is something keeping you from telling me who was at the door?

Sarah: I just– I can’t remember.

Marlena: All right. You’re doing fine. Just take another deep breath. And as you exhale, let those memories come back to you.

Sarah: It was–

Marlena: No, don’t rush it. Just let it come to you.

Sarah: Rex? What on earth are you doing here? My asthma felt anything but normal.

Marlena: Rex brady was at the door?

Sarah: Yes. I was so surprised.

Rex: I’m sorry that I didn’t call first. I just had to see you.

Marlena: Sarah, you’re doing just great. Try to remember what rex was doing there. Why did he say that he had to see you?

Sarah: He told me that he hadn’t been able to get me out of his mind.

Rex: I’ve been wanting to see you ever since my mom told me that you’d been rescued. But I–I wanted to make sure you had some time to deal with what kristen did to you. Good lord, she kept you prisoner for a year? She must be insane.

Sarah: Yeah. Um…I heard that she put on a mask that made her look like me and told you that I wanted us to get back together.

Rex: Yeah, and she was still wearing the mask when she dumped me about a minute later.

Sarah: Rex, I am so sorry that she put you through that.

Rex: Are you kidding me? You should not be apologizing. This is all my fault. I should’ve realized that something was off about you.

Sarah: Oh, my gosh. No, no, no, please– please do not blame yourself. Kristen had everyone fooled.

Rex: [Sighs] It still bothers me that– that I wanted to believe what kristen told me. I wanted to believe that you had come to your senses and realized that you wanted me and not xander, because– oh, hell. Um… because I still love you, sarah. I’ve never stopped loving you. And I’ve never stopped hoping that there was a chance for us.

Sarah: Oh, rex. Honey, I’m so sorry. Xander and I are back together and we’ve never been more in love.

Rex: Right. Um, I–I under–I understand.

Rex: You’re wearing your coat, so you were obviously going somewhere when– when I arrived, so–

Sarah: Yeah, I was.

Rex: Yeah, so, um…I won’t keep you any longer. [Chuckles]

Sarah: Okay.

Rex: Whoa! Sarah? You’re not feeling well?

Sarah: No, I’m okay, I’m just–

Rex: Okay, okay. Come here, come on.

Sarah: I almost passed out.

Marlena: I’m guessing it was the combination of the sleep medication and the other drugs in your system.

Rex: Okay. The only place you’re going is right here, to bed.

Sarah: Mm.

Xander: Don’t do that.

Gwen: Sorry. Comforting you is still an instinct for me.

Xander: I don’t want comfort from you, gwen. I have sarah for that.

Gwen: Of course. And who knows? I mean, maybe with the right solicitor, she might get off.

Xander: What are you talking about?

Gwen: What? I’m just saying that even if she doesn’t have an alibi and god forbid she did it, well, she wasn’t in her right mind, was she? Isn’t there something called “temporary insanity”? What are you doing?

Xander: You are leaving.

Gwen: No, all I’m saying is that bayview is a far better option than statesville.

Xander: She’s not going to either place if I have anything to say about it, gwen.

Gwen: You don’t, do you? Look, even if she does go to statesville, governor’s quite free about giving pardons out these days.

Xander: Yeah, how’d you pull that off anyway?

Gwen: Um… kristen vouched for me.

Xander: Kristen. [Scoffs] Should’ve known you two would get along. You’re both out our minds. Kristen lent you the sarah mask, right? The one that fooled everyone, including me. Scares me to think of you two back out on the street. God only knows what she’s up to now.

Kristen: Rolf, there has to be something you can do. I mean, you’re a genius for god’s sake.

Rolf: I appreciate your confidence in me, but I doubt whether even my best efforts will yield the results we want. I fear this young man is too far gone.

Kristen: Don’t tell me that. Don’t you dare tell me that. Not after you got my hopes up! No, you keep working on him until you bring him back and I’m not leaving this creepy, god-forsaken lab until I can take my brother with me.

Gabi: Ava, I would love for jake to walk in through that door and straight into your arms, but unfortunately, that’s just not gonna happen. But if you sign this marriage license, you’re gonna stop ej from grabbing jake’s stock and telling you to get lost.

Ava: Okay. So what if I do sign that? What happens next?

Gabi: I’ll take it from there. You just trust me.

Ava: Oh, gabi. That was the wrong thing to say.

Ej: You think vivian alamain is the answer to the problem? That’s like throwing kerosene on a brush fire.

Tony: Why, do you have a better idea?

Ej: Better than going into business with a woman who has a habit of burying her enemies alive? Yes, I think I do.

Tony: Well, I’d love to hear it.

Ej: The first thing–

[Phone beeps]

Tony: What? Is it another problem?

Ej: [Chuckles] To borrow from the bard, it seems that our fretting over jake’s merry widow may turn out to be much ado about nothing. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Marlena: When I count to three, you’re gonna be wide awake. You’ll feel refreshed, relaxed. You’ll remember everything we talked about. One…two…three. Open your eyes.

Sarah: Rex was there that night, in xander’s room. He helped put me to bed. He said that I was too out of it to go anywhere.

Marlena: He was right.

Sarah: What if I never left the inn? What if I never went to the dimera mansion? What if– what if I was nowhere near abigail when she was killed?

Marlena: That would be a great relief. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Sarah: No, you’re right. I can’t trust my mind. Maybe rex was just a hallucination.

Marlena: Let’s find out.

Sarah: Who are you calling?

Marlena: I’m calling rex, of course.

[Line ringing]

Rolf: There is one more thing I can try.

Kristen: Do it.

Rolf: It’s very risky.

Kristen: What does he have to lose? Look at him.

Rolf: I’ve been tinkering with my formula. I developed a prototype for a much stronger serum.

Kristen: Perfect. Use it.

Rolf: You don’t understand. It’s untested.

Kristen: Oh, okay. So when does a mad scientist wait for fda approval? No, no! Use that drug on my brother! Go! [Groans]

[Monitor beeping]

Gabi: What–what is it now?

Ava: You keep saying that we both have a lot riding on getting jake’s stock in dimera. But I’m the one who’s taking all the risk.

Gabi: Excuse me? I am helping you defraud the dimera family and that crazy little bat vivian alamain. You don’t think I’m taking any risk?

Ava: Okay. Let’s say that this blows up in our faces. Yep, you’re gonna lose your gig as ceo, but you still have your late husband’s shares in dimera, right? Mm-hmm. Yes, along with that little clothing company of yours. Not to mention a few bucks in the bank. I gave up my family money for my son. And as you say, I don’t have a dime to my name. And you know what? I’ll probably end up in jail. So you know what I’m gonna need? I’m gonna need more than a promise from you of some dividend checks.

Gabi: You want more. Like what?

Ava: Oh, I’m so glad you asked. I want an executive position at dimera enterprises, one that comes with a nice, six-figure salary and a seat on the board.

Gabi: Yeah, no problem. Yeah, I’ll talk to shin, the dimera brothers, tell them all about your business resume. I’m sure they’ll be super excited to have you on board.

Ava: I used to run my own company. Plus, I know how to prove myself. I’m not stupid.

Gabi: You’re a mafia princess!

Ava: Oh, please. Like the dimeras’ hands are squeaky clean? Listen, if you want to keep your position as ceo, you better find a way to get the necessary players involved. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Marlena: Hold on, rex. I’m gonna–I’m gonna put you on speaker. Okay. Can you hear me?

Rex: I can hear you just fine.

Marlena: Okay, I’m– I’m with sarah right now.

Sarah: Hi, rex. I really need your help.

Rex: Okay.

Sarah: Um, can you tell me if you came and saw me at xander’s room in the salem inn?

Marlena: That would be on june 10th.

Rex: [Sighs] I was kind of hoping you’d forgotten about that. It would’ve saved me a lot of embarrassment.

Sarah: So you were there? You really were?

Rex: I really was.

Marlena: Would you give us your version of what happened at that point?

Rex: I decided on a whim to see sarah so that I could tell her that I still loved her. Just hoping there was still a chance for her and me. And she turned me down flat. And she was walking me to the door and she felt woozy so I led her over to the bed and I monitored her pulse and her respiration. They were both stable, so I knew I didn’t have to take her to the emergency room. And then she fell asleep. And I watched her sleep for a bit, you know, just to make sure she was gonna be okay. When I determined that she was, I left.

Marlena: How long were you there?

Rex: Couple hours maybe. I do know that I did not leave until after 10:00.

Sarah: Thank you, rex. You have no idea how much you’ve just helped me.

Rex: I’d like to know. What’s going on?

Sarah: I’ll call you later and I’ll explain everything, but thank you so much.

Rex: Sure. Bye.

Sarah: Do you know what this means?

Marlena: I do. It means you have an alibi for the time abigail was killed.

Gabi: You’re blackmailing me.

Ava: Blackmail? This isn’t a police procedural, honey, this is real life. And what I’m doing is negotiating. Ej thinks that I’m the one who is married to jake, so I hold all the cards here.

Gabi: All right.

Ava: All right, what?

Gabi: All right. I will talk to shin, I will talk to the board about getting what you want. Now, will you please just sign this marriage license so I can take it to city hall and get it filed?

Ava: All you had to do was ask nicely.

Gabi: Just–just–

Ava: You forget something?

Gabi: Did you really love jake?

Ava: I really did. I think he was pretty much what I was searching for all of my life.

Gabi: I feel very sorry for you. Yeah, I cared about jake a lot. But I was really only with him because he reminded me so much of his brother. Stefan was the love of my life. And a love like that only happens once.

[Monitor beeping]

Rolf: I’m sorry. The new serum was no more successful than the other.

Kristen: But his heart is beating again.

Rolf: Yes, it is, but there’s no brain activity. Jake is dead.

Kristen: Damn. Really thought I was getting brother back today.

[Sinister music]

Kristen: Rolf? What are you thinking?

Rolf: That you may still get your wish.

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Xander: Where have you been? I was so worried!

Sarah: Honey, I have the best news.

Xander: What? Tell me.

Sarah: Okay. I went to go see marlena and she hypnotized me and then I remembered something.

Xander: What?

Sarah: Rex was here.

Xander: He was? When?

Sarah: When you went to new york, but I forgot about it.

Xander: Rex was here? He came here to this room? When I wasn’t here? You didn’t tell me?

Sarah: Well, honey, I didn’t remember.

Xander: What made him show up?

Sarah: He wanted us to try again.

Xander: Cheeky bugger! Who does he think he is?

Sarah: You don’t understand. I told him that I love you, okay? But as he was leaving, I started to feel funny.

Xander: Funny how?

Sarah: Like I was gonna faint, so he helped me over to the bed and then he stayed here for like two hours.

Xander: The nerve of that bastard! I–

Sarah: Will you please stop with the jealousy thing, honey? Just listen to me! This was on the night of the murder.

Xander: Oh, well, you didn’t mention that part. Does–wait, does this mean?

Sarah: I couldn’t have killed abigail. Rex is gonna tell the police that he was here with me when she died.

Xander: Then you have an alibi.

Sarah: Mm-hmm. I didn’t do it, baby. I didn’t kill abigail.

Xander: Oh, sarah! This is the most wonderful news. God bless rex brady!

[Both sigh]

Sarah: Wait, what is it? What are you thinking?

Xander: Not what…who. Lucas bloody horton. Son of a bitch swore he saw you at the dimera house the night of the murder. I knew he was lying.

[Dramatic music]

[Knocking on door]

Ava: Oh, for god’s sake, just leave me alone.

[Knocking continues]

Ava: Oh, my god. If that is gabi again, so help me god. Ej, what do you want?

Ej: I came by to advise you to give up the scheme. I know you were never married to jake.

Ava: When jake died, he and I were husband and wife and you got a lot of nerve talking to me like this, especially right now.

Ej: I checked with city hall, love. There’s no record of any marriage between jake dimera and ava vitali.

Ava: His death certificate probably isn’t there yet either. Doesn’t mean he’s not dead.

Ej: You’re making this up so you can get a hold on my brother’s estate.

Ava: Okay, will you just do me a favor? When you get home, call the city clerk’s office again and ask about the marriage license. I’m sure it’ll be there.

Ej: How can you be so sure?

Ava: If you’ll excuse me, I didn’t get much sleep last night.

Ej: Oh, I have a better idea. Why don’t I call the city clerk right now?

Kristen: Rolf, don’t you play with me. What are you talking about? You just said that you couldn’t bring jake back.

Rolf: That is correct. This young man’s life has been tragically cut short. He won’t be rising from the ashes today, or any other day. His twin brother, stefan, however, is an entirely different story.

Kristen: [Gasps softly]

[Dramatic music]

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B&B Transcript Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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[Bells ringing]

Steffy: Finn.

Finn: I’ve missed you so much.

Steffy: You’re alive. You’re alive! You’re alive. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Ridge: Come on in. I thought for sure you were going to find her.

Taylor: Yeah. Well, a mother’s intuition doesn’t work like G.P.S.

Ridge: Well, neither is running around all over monaco, right? I just– I want my daughter to stop grieving.

Taylor: Finn will find her. And when he does-

Ridge: This nightmare will be over.

[Taylor sighs happily]

[Banging on door]

Chief deputy baker: Sharpe. This is deputy chief baker, I need to talk to you about sheila carter.

Deacon: You brought the cops here?

[Banging on door]

Baker: Sharpe! Open up.

Sheila: Please! Please, please don’t hurt me. Please.

Deacon: You said you weren’t going to drag me into this.

Sheila: They don’t know I’m here. Just make them leave.

[Banging on door]

Baker: Sharpe.

Deacon: [Whispers] Go. Go!

Deacon: [Sighs] Hi. Hey chief, I’m sorry. Just getting ready for work.

Baker: I just need a couple of minutes. Can I come in?

Deacon: Man, I’m really late. What do you want?

Baker: Have you heard from sheila carter?

Deacon: No. No, nothing. I’m sorry. I wish I could help you.

Baker: If you see or hear anything from her, you get in touch with me immediately. The woman is dangerous, especially when she has nothing to lose.

Deacon: You don’t have to tell me.

[Distant police sirens]

Sheila: Thank you.

Zende: This is insane. Finn is actually alive and on his way to see steffy?

Hope: Mm-hmm! And bill flew him to monaco.

Brooke: I keep waiting to hear from ridge. I just want to know if steffy and finn have seen each other yet.

Taylor: Nothing from finn?

Ridge: Nope. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t find her.

Taylor: You’re right. You’re right. You’re right. No news is good news. Could be great news, really.

Taylor: It’s so surreal. Finn is alive.

Ridge: Just imagine what steffy is gonna do when she sees him.

[Church bells ring]

Steffy: How? Finn, how? I– I was there. I saw it.

Finn: I know, I know. And I’m going to explain everything. But right now, I just want to look int those eyes. And give you… this kiss.

Steffy: Oh, my god.

[Crying] How is this happening? At metro by t-mobile… you can save more…

Hope: Thank you.

Zende: Yeah, of course. So, do you know if finn is all right? Has he recovered from his injuries?

Brooke: I have to believe that being with steffy and the kids will be the best medicine for him.

Zende: Definitely gonna have that effect on my cousin.

Hope: Can you just imagine how amazing that moment is going to be? Like all the pain, all of the loss that steffy and the kids have been feeling just… instantly gone, the moment they see finn.

Brooke: I think we all feel that way. And to know that sheila can’t harm our families anymore. I just hope that the authorities can put sheila away for good, this time.

Sheila: I can’t thank you enough.

Deacon: Don’t thank me. I don’t even know what I just did.

Sheila: You just saved me from going back to prison.

Deacon: Which is where you belong.

Sheila: I am not a murderer, deacon. I didn’t kill anybody.

Deacon: Well, you gave it a pretty damn good shot.

Sheila: I’m sorry. I put you on the spot.

Deacon: Sheila I’m on probation. If those cops were to come in here, they would have busted me for harboring a criminal. I’m not going back inside for you. I’m not going back inside for anybody. This place, it’s a dump. But you know what? It’s mine now. I’m trying to build myself a better life, and I’m not going to let you screw it up.

Sheila: Okay. Where would you life be right now if I hadn’t taken you in when you needed someplace to go?

Deacon: I wasn’t running from the law.

Sheila: I was a friend to you… when you didn’t have anyone.

Deacon: Sheila, you used me. You’re trying to use me again now.

Sheila: No. No. No. No, I’m not. What is– is that what you want me to do? Do you want me to beg for your help?

Deacon: Please don’T.

Sheila: I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I just wanted to see my son. Have a chance to know him.

Deacon: You almost killed him.

Sheila: No, I didn’T. I saved his life. My son needed me, and I was there for him. I nursed finn back to health, so that he could be reunited with his family, which is probably what he’s doing right now.

Ridge: We should just keep looking for steffy, right?

Taylor: I don’t know. Kind of feel like maybe we should stay here?

>>Ridge: Stay here, why?

Taylor: If he comes back– woah–

>>Finn: Hey.

Taylor: Oh, my god.

Ridge: Oh, boy.

Finn: Look who I found.

Taylor: Hi.

Steffy: How-how is this happening?

Taylor: This is happening. It’s really happening.

Steffy: Where are the kids? Are they– are they here? Where are they?

Taylor: I believe the kids are with amelia. I should text her. Oh, finn, my phone.

Finn: Oh, yes.

Ridge: So good to see you guys together.

Taylor: How does she know this happened?

Ridge: I don’t know. Let’s give them some time. Can we do that? Let’s just–

Taylor: Oh. Yeah we can. But first, let me– let me– let me get a picture.

Ridge: Now? You want to do this, you wanna take–

Taylor: I wanna take a picture. I’m gonna capture–

Ridge: Lot of people wanna see this at home.

Taylor: They will. Yes. Oh, my god.

Finn: Can you ah- can you send it to my mom? And my dad.

Ridge: Enough pictures. Let’s go.

Taylor: Okay. I love you. I love you!

Steffy: This doesn’t– doesn’t feel real.

Finn: I wanted to get back to you sooner. I tried.

>>Steffy: What? I– I– no. I need to understand. I need to understand you– you were in my arms. You were– you were pronounced dead.

Finn: It was my mother. She said that at the hospital, she– she found a trace of life in me and smuggled me out of there. Set up life support and she– she just– she never gave up. Until sheila showed up. She took over and tried to act like she saved me. I despise her for what she’s done to us.

Steffy: It doesn’t matter now. It doesn’t matter. All that matters that you’re here. Now we’re together. I had dreams of this. I swear, I had dreams of this. Of you coming towards me from a crowd or… coming home after work. This doesn’t feel real.

Finn: It’s real. I’m here.

Steffy: Say it again.

Finn: I’m here. And you’re in my arms again. Thank god.

Steffy: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

If you have this…

Deacon: You shouldn’t have come here.

Sheila: I have nowhere to go.

Deacon: I’m sorry. I can’t help you.

Sheila: Deacon-

Deacon: Do you wanna land both of us back in prison?

Sheila: All I need to do is rest. Okay, get my thoughts together and come up with a plan.

Deacon: Here’s a plan: Go. Somewhere else, now.

Sheila: No, I can’T. Baker and his men might still be out there.

Deacon: You know what then? I’m gonna go. You’re right. I told them I was gonna go. He might be waiting out there.

Sheila: Does that mean I can stay?

Deacon: Absolutely, not. No. After I go, you leave the other way.

Sheila: Go where?

Deacon: I don’t know. I don’t want to know, sheila. This is it. Do you get it? I want you gone. I want you out of my place. And I want you out of my life.

Sheila: How could you say all that after everything I’d done for you?

Deacon: No, what you’ve done is you have ruined people’s lives. You have broken the hearts of little innocent kids. No, don’t you twist this. This has nothing to do with me. This one’s on you. You’re going to pay for it.

Sheila: I already am. If you could’ve heard the horrible–

Deacon: Just stop. Just stop, stop, stop. I don’t care. I don’t care. We’re done. Do not come back here again. Do you understand me?

[Door clicks shut]

[Door clicks]

[Thudding]

Ridge: Boy.

Taylor: Look on their faces.

Ridge: I know. It’s finn, I’ve never seen him happier.

Taylor: I know. Who should we call first? I mean, I want to send the picture to jack and li. We got to call thomas.

[Phone ringing]

Ridge: Of course, yeah. Hang on. Okay. It’s brooke. I got to take this. Logan, hey. You will never guess what happened.

Brooke: Liam told us. Finn is alive! This is incredible.

Ridge: Yes, it is incredible. And you know what’s more incredible? He’s seen steffy and the kids.

Brooke: Oh, so finn has seen steffy. Oh, this is a miracle. Ridge, you must be so relieved.

Ridge: Beyond relief. We– we’re still in shock. We’re trying to figure out exactly what happened.

Brooke: Well, how is finn? I know he’s been with sheila this whole time. Is he all right?

Ridge: No, he’s fine. I think the only emotion he’s feeling right now is pure joy. He gets to see his wife and his kids again. But there is something you should be aware of. Baker told us that sheila has escaped again.

Brooke: What? No!

Ridge: She was gone by the time police got there.

Brooke: How?

Ridge: Guthrie. He was with sheila, and they arrested him. You’re right about him.

Brooke: Oh. No. No!

Ridge: So just do me a favor: Stay vigilant. Don’t let your guard down. And I wish we could just… forget about sheila and focus on our kids and focus steffy and finn. But we can’T. Not yet.

Steffy: And you’re really okay?

Finn: Yeah. I mean, I’m not 100%. But being with you…

Steffy: And you said that your mom saved you.

Finn: Yeah. She– she kept me alive and as safe as she could.

Steffy: Until sheila found you.

Finn: I don’t want to talk about her. She– she’s not a part of our lives. And she never should have been. But it was my mother. My real mother that brought me back to life and brought me back to you and our children.

Steffy: That’s why li didn’t want to talk about a funeral. I thought she didn’t want to talk about it. She didn’t want to talk about your death. She said she– she said she planned everything, and it all makes– it makes sense now. Well, why didn’t she tell me? Why did she hide you from me? I’m your wife. I deserved to know that you were alive.

Finn: I can’t explain all of that. But just know that I’m here because she refused to give up on me. I’m–I’m sorry that she didn’t tell you. And… I hated knowing that you were feeling that way. Mourning me and believing that I was dead. Your… your parents told me that you’ve been struggling. Depressed.

Steffy: Yeah. Of course. It was terrible. So, I came to europe with the kids. I thought I could get away. I thought I could– I thought I could find some relief, but I– I couldn’T. I never stopped missing you. Not once. And there you were, you just– you just showed up. Like all darkness that has been crushing me, has finally lifted. And everything I prayed for came true.

Finn: It was those prayers. And the thought of you that willed my heart to take another beat, and my lungs to take another breath. The truth is, steffy… you saved my life. And it was all you.

[Steffy sighs] (Denise) my husband has lung cancer

Hope: Guthrie? Again? I mean, the police were finally going to put sheila away for good.

Brooke: I know. I know this is crazy. But it’s only a matter of time, hope. Really. We just– we have to stay vigilant, okay? We have to be alert, and we’re fine because we have the security. And steffy and finn and the kids, they are safe in europe.

Hope: Okay, but we should let everyone know that sheila is back on the loose again.

Brooke: Yes, and we will. But let’s not let that overshadow the joy of this moment.

Hope: [Sighs] Okay. Fine. Yes. How did ridge sound?

Brooke: He was so happy. I mean, he did say they’re still in shock.

Hope: Oh, I’m sure they are, and probably will be for a while.

Brooke: I can only imagine how taylor and ridge feel. They’re steffy’s parents.

Taylor: Okay. Amelia is on her way up with the kids.

Ridge: Great. I’ll get them to steffy and finn right away.

Taylor: Ridge, it keeps hitting me in waves. Finn is alive. He and steffy are together.

Ridge: I know. I just– I want to protect them. I want to make sure they never get separated again.

Taylor: Bet they feel the same way.

Ridge: And you know what? No more business trips for steffy. That’s it. No more traveling.

Taylor: You know what? I bet neither one of us are gonna be able to get them outta the house or off the beach any time soon.

Ridge: I’m okay with that. 100%. As long as we’re invited. As long as I’m invited.

Taylor: Me too.

[Knock on the door]

Taylor: Oh. Kelly and hayes.

Ridge: You ready for this?

Steffy: I can’t stop staring at you. You’re really here?

Finn: Yeah, I am. And I’m not going anywhere. I am never going to be apart from you again.

Steffy: Never. I don’t know if I should laugh or if I should cry.

Finn: I just want you. I’ll never let you go. I just want to get close as I can to you.

Steffy: I know we have so much to talk about. I know we do. There’s so much I– there’s so much that I don’t– I don’t know what you’ve been through. I–

Finn: That can wait. That can wait, okay? Let’s just be together.

[Knock on the door]

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GH Transcript Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022August 5, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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[ Both grunting ] Ava?

[ Ava and esme grunting ]

[ Screams ]

[ Water splashes ]

[ Screaming stops ] Ava! [ Gasps ] Oh, my god. What the hell happened? Did you push esme?

[ Breathes sharply ] Willow: Dr. Singh is an oncologist. Do you think I have cancer? I’m worried you may have leukemia. Jordan: Curtis? So let’s be perfectly clear. Ms. Robinson. When you all went to the cabin that weekend, you did not have feelings for cameron webber because you had feelings for spencer cassadine — is that correct? Yes. And how long had you had these feelings for spencer? Well, we met at my high-school graduation party, and he was pretending to be someone else. He called himself “victor.” “Victor.” Were you attracted to “victor”? Let the record show that ms. Robinson has nodded in the affirmative. Yes, she was attracted to spencer cassadine when he was using his guise as “victor.” So you’ve had romantic feelings for spencer cassadine for over a year now, hm? Just through this past january. Maybe even longer. But I don’t have romantic feelings for him now. To the best of your knowledge, did he ever return those feelings? I don’t know. We never went on a date or anything. And I think he just saw me as just a good friend. Besides, spencer had a girlfriend. You would be referring to esme prince. Yes. The same esme prince that went to the cabin with you all that weekend? Yes. Was esme prince aware that you had feelings for her boyfriend? Elizabeth: Peter? Peter, it’s elizabeth. Can you hear me?! Peter! Elizabeth:

[Echoing] Daddy!

esme was trying to leave. And s-she had a letter that she didn’t want me to see, and we were fighting over it, and she just…went over. I don’t see her anywhere. I have to call 911. I got to get my phone. Okay, whoa, whoa. Don’t call the police. What? They will think that you pushed esme over the parapet. Yeah, I’ve made no secret of wanting her gone. I-I threatened to kill her! T-this room has got to look pristine, right? Hey, I’ll take care of the room. I’m gonna take care of the room. You can’t be here. You were never here. Uh-huh. The staff, they heard you. They called me. They heard us fighting? Yeah, but they don’t know what room you were in. You’re gonna — go to the master bedroom. You don’t let anyone in there but me. Uh-huh. Okay? I’m gonna — just make sure that you’re not seen. Okay. I’m gonna make sure the staff doesn’t come in here. Is this esme’s? Yeah. We have to find her.

[ Sighs ] Okay. I’ll take care of that. You just take care of yourself and you get out of here. Let’s go. It’s all clear. Go. Now. Esme knew that I liked spencer, and she was suspicious of my friendship with him. Do you think esme was jealous of your relationship with — objection, your honor. Calls for speculation. Withdrawn. Ms. Robinson, would you please describe your relationship with esme prince for the court? Esme was around because of spencer. We weren’t friends. Why not? Esme helped spencer stalk my friend ava jerome. Esme set ava’s car on fire. Objection! Mr. Cassadine pled guilty and spent a month at spring ridge minimum security prison, your honor, for the crimes he committed against ms. Jerome. There has been no evidence that esme prince was involved. The defendant is living in the land of wishful thinking. Judge young: Sustained. Your client can only bring up what can be proved, not what she thinks may have happened. Of course, your honor. Ms. Robinson, throughout this trial, the prosecution has accused you of being the kind of person who would violate her friends’ privacy, trust in the most despicable and insidious manner. Have you ever wanted to harm a friend in such a vile manner for any reason? No. Especially not to joss and cam. Their friendship means everything to me. I would never do anything to jeopardize that. Thank you. No further questions. Judge young: Your witness, ms. Arden. Do I want to know? You don’T. How’s mr. Haggerty? Still in a medically induced coma. Were you able to draw a connection between him and esme? I went to wyndemere. Nikolas cassadine wasn’t aware of oz haggerty’s visit to wyndemere. He was here at the hospital with spencer when you saw oz take the launch to spoon island. And with esme’s help, he was able to get off the island without anyone seeing him. Unfortunately, we don’t have proof that oz met with esme. Marshall and I, we met ava at the dock, and we filled her in on our suspicion that oz sold esme the black-market phone that she used for revenge porn. Ava hoped to find oz and esme at wyndemere. But when she got there, there was no sign of them. Esme must have helped him leave the island undetected. Yeah, well, oz was the loose end that, uh, she needed to tie up. You know, before oz lost consciousness, he said that “she” gave him something. I’m sure he meant esme. To prove it, we have to find evidence that esme was at the apartment with oz. Any chance of that happening? Forensics is going over the apartment, but [Sighs] There’s so much dna, it’ll take months before they discover if any of it belonged to esme. Trina could be in prison by then. And an appeal? An appeal could take years. However, I did learn something interesting.

[ Breathes deeply ] Elizabeth:

[Echoing] Daddy? Mommy?

[ Thud ] Who is it?! What do you want?! Finn: Elizabeth. Hey. Elizabeth. Hey. Hey. What happened? Are you okay?

[ Line rings ] Willow: Hi. This is willow.

Please leave a message,

and I will call you back

as soon as I can.

Have a great day.

[ Beep ] Hey. It’s me. I just got back, and you’re not here. Um, and I hope everything’s okay. I love you. Hey. Uh, tj. Um… do you know what happened to willow?

[ Door opens ] Willow, I’ve asked dr. Westbourne to consult on your case. Unless you’d like another obstetrician. No, of course not. You’re my ob. Did nurse baldwin come in while you were waiting? Uh, no. She should be here with your results soon. And the results will confirm that I have…leukemia? I reviewed your initial bloodwork and your symptoms over the last few months. The weakness, fatigue, loss of energy, appetite. They can be consistent with adult-onset leukemia. How can that be possible?

[ Exhales sharply ] I’m healthy. I mean, yes, I’ve been tired, but I’ve had so much going on. Let me remind you that your diagnosis isn’t confirmed yet. If you do have leukemia, it could be genetic, and many patients diagnosed with leukemia don’t have any known risk factors. What does this mean for my baby?

let’s not get ahead of ourselves, willow. We need to rule out all other possibilities first. So how do we do that? I’d like to perform a bone-marrow biopsy. You studied that procedure in nursing class. Right. You draw the bone marrow out of my pelvic bone. And then you’ll determine if there are cancer cells and what type they are. A-plus. I’d like to schedule the procedure as soon as possible. As you know, it’s an outpatient procedure. It takes about 30 minutes. And it’s safe for my baby? Absolutely. We’ll give you a sedative that won’t hurt you or your baby. You should avoid eating and drinking before the sedative is administered. And you’ll need someone to drive you home. Is there any way we can do this now? I fit the pre-biopsy criteria. I won’t need a strong sedative. It’s painful if we go that route. I don’t care. I-I don’t want to wait. I need to know what my child and I are dealing with. I’ve got room in my schedule. I can do this now if that’s what you really want. I do. Do you want to call anyone to be here with you? No. No. I can do this by myself. It’s me. Alright? You’re okay. I only want to help you. Alright? Hey. I’m not gonna let anything hurt you. Oh, finn. Hm. Finn, what happened? I was hoping you could tell me. I don’t — I don’t know. I don’t know. Okay. It’s okay. We’re gonna figure it out together. Do me a favor, alright? Take a deep breath. Just take one deep breath.

[ Breathes shakily ] Better?

[Shakily] Mm-hmm. Good. Let’s get you out of here. Okay. Yeah? Alright. There you go. Okay. Come on. It’s okay.

[ Telephone rings ] Hello, doctor? Yes, I can get you that information. Hi. Hey. I spoke to dr. Westbourne about mr. Haggerty’s tox screen. She says he has acute opioid intoxication. And she did not find a prescription for it in his name. My officers checked his motel, his apartment. No sign of drug use. Well, he got it from somewhere. Dr. Westbourne also said that someone approached her recently about identifying a drug. She looked it up… and surprise, surprise… the drug oz ingested was the same one brought to her earlier. Wait. Who asked britt about this drug? Spencer cassadine. Ada arden: Ms. Robinson, can you account for your whereabouts when ms. Jacks and mr. Webber were secretly filmed having sex? I was in my room. I had too much to drink and was sick. How many drinks did you have? One. But I’m not used to whiskey. So you would have the court believe that you fell ill from one drink? That’s what happened. I was dizzy, hot and cold. And then I went to my room and eventually just went to sleep. Do you remember the events of that evening? Josslyn told me what happened. I’m asking about your own memories, not ms. Jacks’. I remember playing “never have I ever,” but not what anyone said. And then I remember running out of the room and then talking to josslyn through my bedroom door. Then how do you know you were in your bedroom for the rest of the evening? Because I know I was. Don’t you remember retrieving the phone that you used to film your best friends? I don’t remember because I didn’t film them! Then how did the phone come to be in your possession? Because I was set up by esme prince! Oh, damn.

[ Door opens ] Did you find esme?

Man: Mom, really? You know, everything’s okay with her and our baby? I haven’t told michael that there could be an issue, so just please don’t say anything in front of him. Yeah, I haven’t seen her, but as far as I know, willow’s still here. She probably can’t get to her phone. Yeah, I’m — she’ll get back to me when she can. I’m trying not to hover, but obviously I-I need to work on it. You just found out you’re going to be a dad. You’re allowed to care. Actually, which — which reminds me, I never really thanked you for looking after willow, and, um, you’ve been really good to her. “A,” that’s my job. “B,” it’s easy to be good to willow. She’s a special person. Yeah. And don’t you forget it. As if I would. No. She’s really changed my whole world. Now we’re having a baby. I cannot say those words enough. Especially after how

[Breathes sharply] Tough these last few months have been. Congratulations, man. I wish you every bit of happiness, both of you. Thank you. Yeah. No, it’s — we’re already blessed enough with wiley, and now we get to experience parenthood together again. Yeah. How lucky can I get?

[ Monitor beeping ] Thank you. Terry: Okay, willow, I’ve administered local anesthesia to numb your spine, but without the sedative, you’re about to feel a sharp pain, okay? I know. I’m ready. So spencer asked about the same drug bartender oz od’d on. Jordan, that just can’t be a coincidence. According to dr. Westbourne, spencer brought her a single capsule, saying he found it. When she pressed him, he admitted it belonged to esme. So esme had access to the same drug oz took. The one that she apparently gave him. What else did britt say? Spencer was concerned because he had never observed esme taking this medication. When britt told him the side effects, he asked her what would happen if someone took it with alcohol. The tox screening said that oz ingested the opioids with alcohol. From that medical chart you didn’t want me to know about? So what’s significant about the alcohol connection? If spencer witnessed esme taking this drug with alcohol, he would have noticed her getting extremely ill. What if it wasn’t esme? As stated in multiple witness testimony, ms. Prince was not at the cabin the night the video was taken. She didn’t have to be. She could have put the phone on a timer or started the video before she left the cabin. And yet, commissioner ashford testified that the phone was recovered in your bag. Esme planted it. Do you have proof? No. Could you speak a little louder for the record? No! I don’t have proof. But surely, ms. Robinson, if you believe ms. Prince framed you, then you must have some idea of when she planted the phone on you. I’ve done nothing but think about it. There was a day that I went to spring ridge to see spencer cassadine, and I left my bag on a table as we were talking. It wasn’t always in my sight. And esme was there that day, interning. Your honor, I have here exhibit five-b, the list of staff present at spring ridge on the day trina robinson visited the facility. If you believe that that’s when the phone was planted in your bag, isn’t it true that any one of the staff members could have done it? Why would they? I don’t know them. They don’t know me. The only person is esme prince. The fact is, ms. Robinson, you were the only one in the cabin with josslyn jacks and cameron webber the night the revenge porn video was filmed. No one can account for your whereabouts, not even you. The phone that filmed your friends was found in your bag and contained your credit-card information. Nothing backs up this fanciful story of yours that ms. Prince filmed the video and then planted the phone on you. Objection, your honor. She’s badgering the witness. Sustained. And, your honor, is there a question anywhere in our future? Or is the assistant district attorney simply going to use my client as an excuse to expound her own absurd theories? Duly noted, ms. Miller. Ms. Arden, if you have a question, ask it. If you don’t, sit down. No further questions. Redirect, your honor. Proceed. Ms. Robinson, you’ve already testified that you and esme prince were not friends. We weren’T. Were esme and josslyn jacks friends? Absolutely not. Objection, your honor! Hearsay.

[ Chuckling ] Your honor, I am going to ask my client about interactions she specifically observed between esme and josslyn. Judge young: I’ll allow it. Thank you. Did you ever observe tension or hostility between esme and josslyn? Josslyn hated esme from the jump. She called her out every chance she got. “Called her out”? Josslyn said that esme is a liar, a manipulator. She said to esme’s face that she didn’t trust her and they weren’t friends. And was this just one altercation? No, this went on for months before and after the cabin. And how did esme react when josslyn called her out? Sometimes she acted hurt. Other times, she got angry. Angry. And how did that anger show itself? Esme told josslyn that she’s spoiled and entitled and that she’d be sorry for what she did to esme. Esme prince told josslyn jacks that she would be sorry? Yes. And was josslyn jacks sorry when esme prince filmed her most intimate moments and uploaded them for the entire world to see? Objection! Withdrawn. Trina, do you love your friends? With all of my heart. Would you ever hurt any of them? Never. Thank you. No further questions, your honor. You may step down. I found the spot where esme would have fallen, but I didn’t — she wasn’t there. I did…find this. So then we don’t know if she’s dead or alive. Between the — the height and the rocks, I mean, she could have broken her neck or — or drowned. Mnh. We both know that fall is not necessarily fatal. Exhibit A. If esme did live, what would she say? What really happened between the two of you?

Alright. I’m personally walking this biopsy to the lab. I’ll let you know as soon as I get the results. The nurse should be coming in shortly to take you back to your room so you can get dressed and be discharged, so just rest until they get here. Thanks. Just remember — we’re working to rule out all other possibilities. I understand. You did so good.

[ Door opens ] Can I take a picture of you and hang it on my office wall?

[ Door closes ] A little plaque that says “bravest person of the year”? I am hardly that.

[ Chuckles ] You know… you’re still brave if you talk to someone and tell them what’s going on. Oversharing can be a positive experience. Not always. [ Sighs ] I don’t think I can handle the concern. I’m not that brave. Or strong. Don’t sell yourself short. Or michael. All we can control is… what we have now. You sound like you really understand. It comes with the job. Thank you. Do you need anything else? No. I’m good. Don’t hate me, but I don’t think you are. Can you tell me what happened?

[ Stammers ] I was just delivering some lab reports to terry’s office. And — oh, the reports! I must have left them in the stairwell. I need to go — it’s okay. It’s okay. I talked to epiphany. She’s got another nurse. She collected the reports, and she took them to terry’s office. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Okay. So you — you were on your way to terry’s office… I took the stairs like I had been doing all day. And? And… I just lost my balance. Did you fall? Are you hurt? No. No, no, no, I — I caught myself and — I lowered myself to the ground, where you found me. You were pretty out of it. You didn’t recognize me at first. I was just trying to get my bearings. Uh-huh. Look, I think you might need more than a physical exam. I told you, I’m — I’m not hurt. I just pushed myself too hard on my first day back. Yeah. Maybe we should get a neurologist to check you out. You mean you think I need my head examined. Ada arden: And, of course, people spin all kinds of stories to hide the truth. That’s why in law we have to rely on facts and evidence. The evidence in this case clearly points to one person — the defendant, trina robinson. No one saw trina set up the phone to record josslyn jacks and cameron webber. No one saw trina send the e-mail. The evidence in this case is purely circumstantial and, as such, is open to an alternate interpretation. Esme prince was threatened by trina’s relationship with spencer cassadine and took revenge by framing trina for filming and distributing revenge porn, which, of course, had the added collateral benefit of humiliating josslyn jacks. We know that esme prince was gone from the cabin when that revenge porn was filmed, but just as an e-mail can be timed in advance, so can the camera on a cellphone. And esme prince had means, opportunity, and a far more compelling motive than trina robinson. The prosecution in this case has utterly failed to meet the burden of proof, and now it is

your responsibility to see that justice is served. You must find trina robinson not guilty. Thank you.

[ Gavel bangs ] Nice closing, counselor. Yes, it was especially good, wasn’t it? Trina, honey, I am so, so proud of you. That makes two of us. Thank you. I told the truth. And now my fate is out of my hands. Mm! What if it wasn’t esme? Well, I mean, think about what we know of esme prince. She’s sharp. She orchestrated a sex tape and then posted it without any evidence leading back to her. So let’s say she slipped oz the pill to prevent him from tying her to the phone. Do you think it was coincidence that he was drinking, or did she set it up that way because she knew what the combination of the pills and the alcohol would do to him? It’s not too far-fetched that she’d know. If it was a prescription, esme would have been informed of the potential drug interactions. But wait. I thought you said spencer didn’t think it was a prescription. So let’s say esme did obtain opioids through less-legal means, okay? Maybe she researched it because she had another idea in mind. And maybe spencer did see someone acting strangely after taking the pills mixed with alcohol. Like… trina. The one drink she had at the cabin. She got sick, and she blacked out. I think we can both agree that that’s not normal. So what if her reaction wasn’t from the drink? What if esme spiked it? If you’re right, then we need to talk to esme. I came back here, ready to pack my things and — and leave. Then I ran into esme. Ava: Where exactly do you think you’re going? I may have had sex with nikolas, but you’re going to still get what you want, ava — I’m leaving town, and you’re never going to have to see me again. I couldn’t let her leave, not when trina was being framed for her crimes. I told her that she had to confess to framing trina, that I-I wouldn’t let someone who was like a daughter to me pay for her actions! Your devotion to trina is touching. But where was all of this motherly devotion to your daughter kiki? Is that why you’re so obsessed with trina? Because she’s filling the void of the real daughter you drove away? And I….I hit her.

[ Grunts ] Ohh! I cut her lip with my ring. So what happened is, you come home… esme taunted you, comes at you. You had to defend yourself. No, no, I know what you’re trying to do, but it — I’m still gonna look like the aggressor. The cops are gonna want to know why I — why I didn’t just walk away — and how esme ended up going over the parapet! There weren’t any witnesses. Even if esme did survive, it would be your word against hers. Everybody knows that I hated her. And you said yourself the staff heard us fighting. My dna’s probably all over her! Evidence of an assault. The fact is, whether esme is alive or dead, I am certainly gonna be implicated.

Esme’s getting more desperate by the day. Your bartender’s proof of that. Oz is the only one that can prove that esme bought the phone that filmed joss and cam. But he’s in a medically induced coma, and we don’t have time for him to wake up. Which makes esme our best lead at this point. I’ll do everything I can to get something out of her.

[ Cellphone rings ] Commissioner ashford. Okay. I’ll deal with it myself. A situation requiring my immediate attention… that could have repercussions for trina. Hey. Ohh. How do you think the trial went? A-and please — no sugarcoating. I never sugarcoat. We accomplished what we set out to do. Created a reasonable doubt in the jury’s mind and an alternate suspect. A very viable suspect. Now it’s just up to the jury to come to the right conclusion. Oh, my gosh. Is it mean of me to want ada arden to, like, vanish in a puff of smoke? Throw a bucket of water on her and see what happens.

[ Laughs ] Look. You know, I could just walk around you. That’d be fine.

[ Scoffs ] You did a really nice thing for trina. Leave it at that. Rory: Your testimony was very impressive. Are you just saying that? You were strong and passionate, trina. There’s no way the jury won’t believe you. Well, it doesn’t hurt that I got help from the last place I expected. I will admit, I did not think you had the guts to stand up there and say that esme framed trina. I told you esme’s not my girlfriend anymore. Well, ex or not, I would pay actual money to see her face when she finds out what you said. Esme

could have evidence on herthat incriminates you. We have to strategize. Okay. Fact number one — esme’s gone. Fact number two — questions will be asked. We have to have answers. Especially for spencer. Answers that do not involve the police. Spencer will want to know why esme was leaving. She didn’t tell you. No one would expect her to. And if spencer doesn’t buy it? Uh, things weren’t always good between them. And he just gave trina an alibi in court. And if esme’s found? And my dna’s on her? She either fell into the rocks or the water. I mean, most of your dna probably washed off. Not to mention, I mean, you lived in the same house with her. Traces of your dna, well, they’d be on spencer, they’d be on the staff. Me. What about the suitcase? Someplace safe. If anyone goes looking, they’ll find esme’s things gone. No one ever needs to know what happened. Get dressed. I’ll meet you downstairs. Nikolas, wait. What if esme turns up alive? You don’t need your head examined, but you and I both know that vertigo can stem from psychological causes, not just physical ones. Mnh. I definitely don’t need more counseling. You can trust me on that. I do trust you, but… clearly there’s something going on with you and — hey, look, if you don’t want to do it for yourself, do it for your kids. They need their mom to take care of them. How dare you accuse me of not being able to take care of my kids. Michael! Hey. Hey. There you are. Where were you? You weren’t returning any of my calls. I was starting to worry. Dr. Westbourne wanted to run another test. It’s no big deal. Okay. I figured that was the case, but how many tests do you have to take? Well, if I learned anything from my nursing classes, G.H. Insists its doctors be as thorough as possible. Okay. I just — I don’t remember nelle taking this many tests when she was pregnant with wiley. But — [ Chuckles ] Then again, she wasn’t exactly honest with me.

Maybe G.H.’S procedures have changed since nelle was pregnant. You seem off. Everything okay? I am having a baby with the love of my life.

[ Chuckles ] What’s not okay? So the — the appointment went well, right? No surprises? None worth repeating. Hey. You are an amazing mother. And I’d be the first one to say so. Then where are you going with this? If there’s a chance that something’s wrong, I mean, don’t you want to know for your boys’ sake? I mean, when you checked yourself into shadybrook, you told me that was for them as much as it was for you. Don’t you want to be healthy and whole for them? I’m not broken. I have to get back to work.

[ Sighs ] Elizabeth, plea– biz, how are you feeling? What happened? Something’s wrong. Something’s — something’s very wrong. If esme turns up alive, we’ll deal with it. With any luck, she’ll never be found. We still have to cover with the staff. We’ll tell them that — that she left in a huff, that she didn’t say where she was going. In the meantime, we will keep looking for her. Yeah, we’ll take care of this. Ava, the truth stays between us. I promise… I will not let anything happen to you. Hey, uncle. I got your text. What’s up? Trina’s running out of time. Her best chance at freedom is in a medically induced coma. Now, I need him to wake up. Okay, but bringing a patient out of a medically induced coma, it’s not like flipping a light switch. It takes time. There can be risks. I understand, but can it be done? It can be. Uncle, I’m — I’m not authorized to do that. Tj! An innocent young girl could be sent to prison. Now, if there was ever a time for drastic measures, it’s now. Or tell me what i can do. Okay, I know, but I-I need you to understand. This will just as likely kill him. I owe you an apology for going off on you earlier. You owe me nothing. I should have spoken up from the start. You said on the stand that you think esme made the revenge porn and posted it. When did you figure that out? Jordan: Spencer cassadine… you’re under arrest, for escaping spring ridge minimum security prison. But he went back! Trina, it’s okay. What? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

[ Handcuffs clicking ] You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand your rights as I’ve read them to you?

On the next “General Hospital” —

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Y&R Transcript Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022August 5, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

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Kevin: Chance. Well, whatever you wanted to talk about must be top-secret since you needed to meet away from the station. What’s up?

Chance: What do you know about ashland locke’s death?

Kevin: Lost control of his car and drove off the road into a ravine. The news was not met with an outpouring of grief.

Chance: You didn’t read the whole police report, did you, kevin?

Kevin: I’ve been up to my neck in it support work. Why? What’d I miss?

Chance: Locke’s death might be more complicated than we first thought.

Victor: So, I understand that everyone who was on the security team assigned to watching victoria’s house was interviewed by the cops regarding ashland locke’s death? That went smoothly? Well, I hope so. You inform me if anything changes, alright? Thank you.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

[ Pen clatters ]

[ Sighs ]

Ashland: Enough, alright?

Nick: You put your hands on her?!

Ashland: Ugh!

Nick: I can’t feel a pulse.

Victoria: Ashland?

Nick: Can you find a pulse? Vick. What the hell?

Victor: Are you alright?

Victoria: Dad, what are you doing here?

Victor: What do you mean, “what am I doing here”? I’m here to protect you.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Sally: Nick. I’m glad you’re here.

Nick: Yeah? Why?

Sally: I have been doing some thinking since we last spoke, and I just wanted to let you know that I am staying at newman media.

Nick: Last time we talked, you seemed pretty adamant about leaving.

Sally: Yeah, well, I was allowing issues from my personal life to cloud my judgment, and i wasn’t thinking about what was right for me. I was just reacting.

Nick: Yeah. That can get you in trouble.

Sally: Yeah, and it did, especially since I was reacting to what adam was saying and doing, which I realized was a huge mistake. I’ve been given a very unique opportunity, and when you’ve been underestimated your whole life and someone finally sees something special in you, you owe it to them to prove they were right for taking that chance on you. And I also want to prove it to myself.

Nick: Good for you, sally.

Sally: And I have you to thank for that epiphany, for being so candid with me.

Nick: Yeah. Actually, I think I owe you an apology, sally. I was, uh, pretty blunt with you. I’m sorry adam is jerking you around. I guess I was thinking he was trying to change so he would stop sabotaging his happiness, but some people just need a healthy dose of chaos in their lives.

[ Cellphone buzzes ]

Sally: Oh, my god.

Nick: What happened?

Sally: Ashland locke is dead. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo,

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Victor: Really? That is damn good news. I daresay, after the past few days, we are due some, right? Well, I can’t thank you enough. Yeah. Listen, I’m about to go into a meeting, alright? Talk later. Bye. Noah.

Noah: Sorry I’m late.

[ Cellphone thuds ]

Victor: [ Exhales heavily ] Your grandfather’s a busy man, you know.

Noah: And that’s why i appreciate you taking the time to meet with me. Have you had a chance to look at my proposal about turning the top of the tower in an art space and nightclub?

Victor: I have indeed, and i think it’s a hell of a concept. You spent a lot of time developing it, didn’t you?

Noah: Well, when you’re passionate about something, it can take you to places you never expect. And I think it’s about time you started using that space for something exciting — an experience you can’t find anywhere else in town.

Kevin: What, uh, makes you think there is more to ashland’s death? Were there signs of foul play?

Chance: Nothing I can point to yet.

Kevin: But you’re looking.

Chance: It’s my job.

Kevin: Far be it from me to tell you how to do it, but sometimes a car crash is just a car crash, even when it involves the most hated man in genoa city.

Chance: There’s more to the story. Trust me. And it’s all in the police report. And since I want you to take on a bigger role in this case…

Kevin: I need to be up to speed. Got it.

Chance: Alright, here are the basic facts. So, ashland arrives at victoria’s house, right? Talks his way in. He wants to renew the relationship, but victoria has no interest. Now, ashland had just been released on bail after violating a restraining order, preventing him from having contact with his son. He had also been publicly outed on that podcast as a fraud after he faked his cancer.

Kevin: A prince amongst men.

Chance: He lost his company. He lost his wife.

Kevin: So he’s desperate, angry.

Chance: Exactly. So then nick shows up, right? Checking in on his sister. Walks right into the middle of this whole confrontation. He comes to his sister’s defense. Things escalate between the men. They throw hands. Boom, ashland’s down on the ground. He’s out cold, not moving. Victoria and nick — they check for a pulse. They can’t find one. I mean, they think this guy is dead. So they go outside and they call me, only to go back inside and find that the body is now gone.

Kevin: Wait. So, nick and victoria were too upset to find a pulse, didn’t realize that ashland was still alive. They leave the room. Locke gets up, walks out to his car, gets behind the wheel, loses control and crashes? That’s how he died?

Chance: That is the working theory so far.

Nick: Yeah, I know ashland’s dead.

Sally: I mean, this is huge. Do you have any details? Was — was locke drunk? Was there another car involved? I mean, I know someone may have wanted to run him off the road. He wasn’t exactly at a loss for enemies. But, I mean, this doesn’t say that there was anyone else in the car, so I assume he was alone. How is victoria doing? I know she didn’t want any more to do with him, but, I mean, she was just recently in love with the guy.

Nick: She’s on a trip with her kids. A trip she planned weeks ago.

Sally: I wasn’t insinuating anything.

Nick: You were with your eyes.

Sally: [ Sighs ] Well, i guess it’s a good thing that she’s out of town and out of the spotlight.

Nick: And I know victoria would agree with me when I tell you that I don’t think newman media should dig too far into this story, out of respect for the family’s privacy.

Sally: Except for the fact that this is a story that newman media can tell like no one else. I mean, the death of victoria’s ex, the disgraced former co-ceo of our parent company?

Nick: It’s more complicated than that, a lot more.

Kevin: It makes sense that ashland’s accident is hitting you harder than the rest of us. Losing a partner is not all that dissimilar to losing a spouse. And rey’s death is still very fresh. It can really mess with a person’s head.

Chance: Well, for me, it’s a reminder.

Kevin: That life is short. Yeah.

Chance: No. Not everything is the way it initially appears.

Kevin: Oh.

Chance: And if something feels off, don’t be satisfied with the simple answer. When I learned that rey had a heart attack, the whole scenario just made sense. It made sense why he didn’t have the natural reaction to avoid a collision, why he didn’t hit the brakes, why he didn’t try to steer away from oncoming traffic. And that is why I need to know exactly what happened to ashland locke yesterday. I want to know what he did every minute leading up to his death. And you’re gonna help me do it.

Kevin: Me? What can I do? I’m not a cop. I can’t interrogate people. And while I’m sure his car has plenty of microchips inside, you really need a mechanic to analyze that data.

Chance: Go see the medical examiner. She takes her coffee with two sugars.

Kevin: But I have nothing to do with it in her office. She doesn’t even technically work for the gcpd.

Chance: Go see her and tell her how much you like that fantasy role-playing game.

Kevin: Oh, she plays that, too?

Chance: That’s what I hear. And that’s why you’re the perfect man for the job.

Kevin: Unless you’re suggesting that ashland’s death had something to do with the search for a mythical orb, I fail to see the connection.

Chance: You can take this shared interest, and you can butter her up, man. Get friendly. Yeah? I mean, ask her to join your, uh — whatever it is you call a group of people who play that game.

Kevin: A guild.

Chance: Yes. Yes. Guild. And then once you two are guild buddies — yeah? — You make sure she knows that that autopsy is our top priority.

Kevin: [ Sighs ] Alright. I guess that’s simple enough.

Chance: And you make sure you know that police report by heart, man. I’m gonna need you up to speed if we’re gonna figure this out.

Kevin: “We.” Sure. I mean, yes. And I will report right back to you because that is what a good sidekick does. We’re kind of a team now, right? You’re boots on the ground. I’m your guy behind the desk, eyes on everything, plugged in to the mainframe. Yes! Maybe not. But I will see what I can do about speeding up that autopsy, and, uh, I’ll be in touch.

Chance: Thank you.

Noah: The way I envision it, we showcase the art during the day. Now, we can utilize pieces from local artists of the region, as well as the highest end from overseas. I am talking cutting-edge everything — sound, visuals. That space — it can transform in anything we’d like. That’s what’s so attractive about it. It could be a gallery and an event venue and a nightclub. And what’s really exciting is nowadays we can utilize augmented reality to seemingly transform it into it — I don’t know — the summit of mount everest, if we’d like. Or the inside of an impressionist painting by degas.

Victor: Mm.

Noah: Completely immersive. That way, we can take our guests to another time and another space. And I’ll handle curating all the installations myself. That way, it has an authentic gallery vibe to it. And I come in with real-world experience from working at the underground and managing the top of the tower.

Victor: You’re a newman.

Noah: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: You’re very bright. I’m very impressed, okay?

Noah: Thank you, grandpa.

Victor: But… newman towers is a business, okay? And top of the tower is a functioning restaurant that we need to stay open day and night. You understand, right?

Noah: I do. I do. I-I knew coming into this pitch that it was a long shot.

Victor: I can tell you that it’s a brilliant concept. It really is. And combining your artistic… genius with your experience running a nightclub is a recipe for success.

Noah: Thank you, grandpa. That means a lot.

Victor: Having said that, sometimes it’s important when we’re young and growing up to spread our wings. And your father is a very good example. You know, he has undertaken a number of ventures, gained a lot of experience, and now he’s coming back to newman enterprises. He’s gonna apply all he learned to the company I built. That makes me happy and very proud. And one day I know you will come back with all the experiences you have gathered on the outside, okay? You’re a very bright boy. So, go out and spread your wings and earn your laurels, alright?

Noah: [ Chuckles ] Alright. Thank you, grandpa. Adam. He’s all yours.

Victor: Hey, son. I was just thinking about you.

Adam: I’m surprised you didn’t ask the bartender to break out the good stuff. Why don’t you have a tequila in hand, celebrating the demise of ashland locke?

Sally: Complicated usually makes for a good story.

Nick: Not in this case.

Sally: Okay, you should probably tell me what you know about ashland locke’s death before I jump to the wrong conclusions.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I had a confrontation with locke before he died in the car accident.

Sally: A confrontation.

Nick: What I’m about to tell you is completely off the record. It’s not for publication. It’s not information to be shared with anyone else. I spoke with the cops. End of story.

Sally: I see.

Nick: Now, it’s possible that this will eventually get out, so I would prefer it if you heard it from me.

Sally: When you said this was complicated, you weren’t kidding. Especially for the person who you just recently hired as ceo of your family’s media company. For people who are a little intense about hydration.

Noah: Hey.

Allie: Hi. How did everything go with your grandfather?

Noah: [ Sighs ]

Allie: Oh. That good, huh?

Noah: Yeah.

Allie: I’m sorry. Well — well, these drinks that I purchased to help us celebrate will now magically transform themselves into beverages that will help concoct your next venture.

Noah: [ Chuckles ] Well, thank you. I’m gonna need all their powers.

Allie: [ Sighs ] Did it really go that badly?

Noah: No, not really. I mean, he turned me down, but I knew it was a hard sell. And the whole way here, i couldn’t help thinking, “at least I get to see allie. I’ll tell her what happened, and somehow everything will even out.”

Allie: And has it?

Noah: Almost.

Allie: Well, we, uh — we should work on plan b, right? Let’s go with the location that your sister suggested.

Noah: Yes. Grand phoenix. Has a trendier feel. That’s the kind of crowd I want to attract.

Allie: And you will get people coming in from out of town, and they probably don’t want to stray too far for entertainment.

Noah: Yes, but it also means working with phyllis.

Allie: I know how you feel about summer’s mom on a personal level, but this is business, right? And she must be good at that since keeping a hotel running is a challenging feat.

Noah: Yeah, but even in her professional life, there’s always some drama swirling around.

Allie: [ Sighs ] I know. But you don’t have to be her best friend. You just need to lease a space from her.

Noah: You know, you’re almost mercenary about this.

Allie: I am practical.

Noah: Alright, well, whatever it is, I like it.

Allie: Well, you know, we should, uh — we should toast. To all the “no’s” that led you here and the one that’ll lead you to that final “yes.”

Noah: Yes. So, about that thought I had on the way back from society…

Allie: Yeah. That thought.

[ Cellphone pings ] Y-you should probably check that text, right? It could be an art emergency or something.

[ Both laugh ] Noah? Noah, what is it?

Noah: Um, it’s, uh… it’s about ashland locke.

Allie: What’s that big jerk done now?

Noah: He’s dead.

Victor: Have a seat, son. I won’t pretend to grieve the loss of ashland locke for one second. He was a bastard, a fraud. Did a lot of damage around here. But that doesn’t mean that you should be glib about his death.

Adam: Why be so serious? I mean, you’re back in control of your domain. This is a win for the newman family. So, I mean, I get why you don’t want to be too happy about it in public. There are so many questions out there. At least, that’s the, uh, sense I got when I ran into chance. Oh, now I have your attention.

Sally: When, precisely — just out of curiosity — did this confrontation take place?

Nick: Before you and I spoke at crimson lights.

Sally: Well, it was obvious something was weighing on you last night, and the last thing you wanted to deal with was my personal drama.

Nick: Eh, that’s the last thing I want to deal with any night.

Sally: [ Laughs ] Fair. But whenever I told you that i was planning on leaving newman media, you responded. You were a little harsh. But, I mean, no wonder, given everything that you were dealing with. And you gave me a lot to think about. It really helped, talking with you, and I would like to return the favor if you’re open to it. ‘Cause this has to be a lot to deal with. I mean, wanting ashland locke out of your family’s life, especially after what he did to your sister, and then you find out he died in a car accident? I mean, that has to be a huge shock.

Nick: You have no idea.

[ Cellphone pings ] Excuse me.

[ Sighs ]

Sally: Do you need to respond to that?

Nick: No, it’s just something else I got to add to my list.

Sally: Was is it about ashland?

Nick: You know, with vick gone, I just have a lot of work to do, like an insane amount of work to catch up on. So, where were we? That’s right. Before you go — and this is on the record… I’m glad you’re staying, sally.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] So am I.

Nick: And, uh, about that story…

Sally: Yeah. I will make sure that we stick to reporting the facts.

Nick: Good. It’s nice to know I can count on you. (Vo) when you live with moderate to severe crohn’s disease

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Allie: I take back everything I said about ashland.

Noah: No, don’T. You said he was a jerk. That’s probably the nicest way anyone’s ever described him.

Allie: Okay, you shouldn’t say that.

Noah: Why not? That’s the truth. Ashland did some abysmal things to a lot of innocent people. He stole their money, their trust, their dreams. Feel bad for his victims. Don’t shed a single tear for him.

Allie: He hurt a lot of people that you loved, huh?

Noah: Yeah. Yeah, he did.

Allie: You must be wondering how your aunt victoria is handling all this.

Noah: She went through a lot these last couple months.

Allie: What is it?

Noah: I’m just thinking. It’s probably nothing, but… I just saw my grandfather.

Allie: Right.

Noah: He didn’t mention a single thing about that. There’s no way he didn’t know.

Allie: Oh.

Noah: My grandfather just fails to mention this gigantic event that impacts the entire family and the business. Something’s not right.

Victor: I wasn’t aware that you and chance had buried the hatchet.

Adam: Oh, I don’t know if i would go that far.

Victor: Mm. What could the two of you possibly talk about?

Adam: [ Sighs ] Well, first, let me explain to you how it happened.

Victor: Uh-huh.

Adam: You see, I was gonna leave town today.

Victor: Hmm.

Adam: I don’t have a job. No prospects. I thought I was due for a little vacation.

Victor: Where did you intend to go?

Adam: Las vegas.

Victor: Ah.

Adam: I was gonna do a little r&r, maybe hit a few poker games. But then I ran into chance in the park. And that’s how I found out about ashland, which tracks because why would anybody in my own family tell me the news?

Victor: Well, you understand that we were quite preoccupied, right?

Adam: Yeah. If you needed anything underhanded or shady done, i would be the first one to know.

Victor: So, exactly what did chance tell you?

Adam: He told me that i should stay in town because my family might need my support. But I didn’t bother to explain to him that I am a newman in name only.

Victor: That is your choice, and you damn well know it.

Adam: You left me no other choice. What was I supposed to do? Just keep letting you use me when you didn’t want to get your hands dirty? Just sit here and play the dutiful son trying to earn your respect? Try to get a little acknowledgment that you were clearly incapable of giving me? Okay, look, we don’t have to get in to this again.

Victor: Well, stop all this nonsense. What did you and chance talk about?

Adam: Well, it was the way that he qualified it that intrigued me.

Victor: Meaning what?

Adam: He said that locke got in a car crash, or at least that was the official version. Makes you think, doesn’t it, why he felt the need to add that extra phrase, as if he might think there might have been a different ending to locke’s story.

Chance: Hey, man.

Nick: Hey.

Chance: Thanks for coming on such short notice.

Nick: Sure.

Chance: Take a seat. Want a coffee?

Nick: No, I’m good. Thanks.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Well, I bet you got your hands full over there at newman with victoria gone, huh?

Nick: I’ve done it before. She trusts me. She knows what I’m doing.

Chance: Yeah. Well, it wouldn’t have been a problem for me to come by the tower.

Nick: No, I think this is better. We don’t need a bunch of cops swarming the tower. The less stories for the rumor mill, the better.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen, I know you got a lot on your plate. And I don’t want to make this difficult situation any harder for you.

Nick: I appreciate that. What’s up?

Chance: Well, I just wanted to update you on the case, let you know what’s going on. And everything I say, you can tell victoria.

Nick: Alright.

Chance: I talked to the security team that was outside the house.

Nick: My dad’s guys. Okay. And?

Chance: It’s weird, man. The stories they told me just lined up to the letter with what your dad told me. I don’t know. It was like they were reading from the same script.

Nick: So, they’re corroborating my father’s version of the events, they’re all in agreement about what went down, and that’s a problem?

Chance: Well, it’s the way they did it. You see, they told me just enough information to get by, right? They were very careful with what they told me.

Nick: Would you have preferred it if their stories didn’t line up?

Chance: Well, when you’ve been doing this as long as i have, nick, you learn to look for red flags.

Nick: Look, chance, the people that my father employs are smart enough to know what they’re doing. They’re just trying to help you get the information you need.

Chance: Okay. Well, you know what? Maybe it’s not that big of a deal. Maybe there’s nothing else to it.

Nick: But you wouldn’t have called this little face-to-face meeting if you didn’t have doubts. I don’t know what else to tell you. When I found locke’s ring, I ran straight to you with that. I have been nothing but open and honest from the jump. I have nothing to hide. What exactly do you want from me? At metro by t-mobile… you can save more…

Allie: Well, there could be plenty of reasons why your grandfather didn’t mention locke’s accident earlier.

Noah: Such as?

Allie: Such as, he wanted to do it out of respect for you and your pitch and the preparation that you put into it.

Noah: That would be sweet and considerate. Those are two things my grandfather is not. Any other explanation for not mentioning locke was dead?

Allie: He could have wanted your father to break the news to you.

Noah: Nah, he likes to handle things himself.

Allie: Okay, yeah, you’re right. It doesn’t make sense.

Noah: Look, ali, unless you understand my grandfather, like how he manages people, how he handles situations — it’s the reason my dad left the company so many years ago. He loves my grandfather, and he’d do anything for him, but he just couldn’t stand being around all the plotting and the scheming anymore.

Allie: He can’t be that bad. Can he?

Chance: Look, nick, I just came here to give you an update and let you know what’s going on. I didn’t mean to upset you.

Nick: Yeah, I’m finding that hard to believe.

Chance: And what makes you say that?

Nick: Chance, cut the crap, alright? You’re family. You’ve had your own issues, but you haven’t had to deal with ashland like we have, with all his scams and his lying and worrying every day what he was gonna do to my sister. But make no mistake — I saw it from day one. But now he’s gone. But the chaos remains. And, yeah, you could say I’m a little wound up.

Chance: And I am trying to cut through that chaos, nick, and get a clear picture of what happened here last night, especially from the moment that the security team called your dad.

Nick: Well, it sounds like my father’s the one you should be consulting. I got to go.

Adam: I came away from my conversation with chance wondering why the police were looking into what appeared to be just a simple car crash. I mean, what do you think?

Victor: That you’re wasting your time asking questions about the damn dead. You’re not concerned about your sister?

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: Thought about how victoria’s doing, her children are doing? I guess you’re only interested in twisting the knife, aren’t you?

Adam: I think that’s a little bit of an exaggeration. Just yesterday, I came to you and my sister to warn you that you had pushed locke too far, that you had taken too much, and then you just had to rub his face in by having him arrested by simply seeing his son in the park. And make no mistake — he has no doubt that you were behind it. I mean, I couldn’t exactly deny it because it was so obvious and it was completely unnecessary. That’s why I felt compelled to warn you. I knew locke was out of control and he wanted revenge and he was gonna use victoria to do it. So, he wanted to hurt you both, but he was going to use your precious daughter to make his point. But I don’t know what his plan was, you know? But it doesn’t matter now, right? You got your happy ending. You wanted locke gone, and he’s gone. But that was just a crazy coincidence, wasn’t it? Hmm.

Victor: You’re beginning to piss me off. And that’s never a good idea. (Rebecca) this can’t be real.

Noah: Now, I know my grandfather. If he’s playing things this close to the vest, there’s something else going on.

Allie: But what?

Noah: Well, that’s just the thing — I have no idea. I-I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have made things sound so ominous. I — no. You know what? Maybe you do need to hear this. That way, you know what my family’s all about. That way, you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Allie: Okay, noah, from the very first day we’ve met, you have peddled this whole story about the twisted, dark newmans and their “arch rivals,” the abbots.

Noah: I am not making this up.

Allie: Okay, and I know there is a history, right? And jack and ashley have mentioned it many times, but they’ve never told me what the exact issue is. And I’ve met your grandfather. He’s pretty pleasant.

Noah: He has good manners. And you haven’t given him a reason to put you on his enemy list, but trust me — that is a place you do not want to be.

Allie: Right. Note to self — don’t antagonize victor newman.

Noah: See? You think I’m kidding.

Allie: Tell me one specific horrible thing that your grandfather did.

Noah: Okay, well… alright, one time he organized a hostile takeover of jabot and stole your family’s entire company.

Allie: Okay, but he doesn’t own it now.

Noah: No, jack was actually able to get it back in abbott hands, but that took years. And if he hadn’t managed to do that, there’s a really good chance that you wouldn’t even be interning at jabot’s lab right now.

Allie: [ Chuckles ] So, what you’re saying is, if the rivalry had ended differently a long time ago, things might have impacted me a little bit.

Noah: There’s still a chance that it might. It’s just a matter of time until my grandfather’s upset with the abbotts again, and there’s a very good chance that you’ll get caught in the crossfire.

Allie: [ Sighs ]

Noah: So I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to run in the other direction.

Allie: Thank you for the opportunity for me to ditch you. No, I-I appreciate it. Seriously. But I’m not going anywhere. And for the record, I don’t scare easily. That manipulative guy that you described your grandfather as — that is not you.

Noah: Alright, look, I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. He’s not just those things. He’s also a very loving and generous man who would do anything for his family. When I was saying all that, i just didn’t want you to get the wrong impression. I didn’t want you to think that —

Allie: That he’s human? That he has contradictory nature within him? People in our families do things to confound and confuse us.

Noah: Like your father?

Allie: [ Chuckles ] He hid his past from me. My family history. I still struggle with that, but I still love him nonetheless.

Noah: Yeah, I feel the same way. But still, you might want to get out while you can.

Allie: Not a chance. How can I even think about leaving when things are just getting good between us?

Chance: Mm. Hey. What’d you find out from the medical examiner?

Kevin: You know, it is amazing how far a coffee, a brownie, and a smile will get you these days. All anybody really wants is to be seen.

Chance: Ashland’s autopsy?

Kevin: Just sent it to you.

Chance: Come on. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. This says ashland suffered blunt force trauma to the head, wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, and pitched forward into the windshield, a blow delivered with enough force that death would have been instantaneous. Okay. Did she mention if she could tell definitively if the injury that killed ashland was caused by the crash impact?

Kevin: I pressed her on that point, and while she said it was a possibility, she wouldn’t go as far as to say it was definitely what happened.

Chance: Alright. Good to know. Good to know.

Kevin: You’re thinking about the fight nick and locke had, wondering if you could connect the dots, right?

Chance: I don’t have an agenda. I’m just trying to evaluate all this evidence and come to the correct conclusion.

Kevin: So, now you’ve seen the autopsy report. You think you have a good handle on what happened?

Chance: Well, I’m getting closer. Walk through this for me one more time, will you? One more time. Now, nick is defending his sister. Nick’s in good shape, right? He throws a punch. Locke falls, and he hits his head on the fireplace.

Kevin: So, that’s your theory? That nick threw the punch that killed locke?

Chance: And if he did, how the hell did that guy wind up dead in a ravine?

Victor: For the last time, son, ashland locke’s death was due to a car accident.

Adam: It’s funny how it worked out for everyone. Except locke, that is.

Victor: You’re showing an awful lot of interest in a man, a dead man, that you didn’t even like.

Adam: I just, um — I find the situation very intriguing.

Victor: You may have walked away from the company, turned your back on our family. Just remember — when one of us is in trouble, the rest of us forget about our differences and we pull together. Therein lies our strength.

Adam: Well, ashland’s dead, so the threat is gone. So, why aren’t you acting like it?

Victor: I don’t give a damn whether that son of a bitch is gone. Do you honestly think that one threat disappears, others aren’t lurking? Look at me. You’re a newman. It would do you well to remember that.