{"id":58173,"date":"2024-07-19T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T20:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=58173"},"modified":"2024-07-25T23:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T04:43:35","slug":"days-transcript-friday-july-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/days-transcript-friday-july-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Days Transcript Friday, July 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>Days of Our Lives Transcript<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dayslogo.jpg\" alt=\"Days of Our Lives logo\" width=\"235\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">Transcript provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biothane\/\">Thane<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!<\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nice night for a wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Well, I picked up the bouquets.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh.<\/p>\n<p>Is everything all right in here?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, we&#8217;re just trying to solve a mystery.\u00a0\u00a0 When the wedding invitations went out,\u00a0\u00a0 Xander&#8217;s mother&#8217;s ended up in a trash can.<\/p>\n<p>And I just assumed that Sarah changed her mind and tossed it.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s the thing. I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Well, then, who did?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Look, Justin, I get why you&#8217;re hurt.\u00a0\u00a0 I do.\u00a0\u00a0 But I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s right for you to stand here\u00a0\u00a0 in my father&#8217;s house and drag his name through the mud\u00a0\u00a0 when he&#8217;s not even here to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>What he did was indefensible.\u00a0\u00a0 And I, for one, don&#8217;t know how you can stand there,\u00a0\u00a0 waxing sentimental about him!<\/p>\n<p>Because he was my father.<\/p>\n<p>So was I, damn it!\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But you&#8217;re not anymore.\u00a0\u00a0 And it&#8217;s about time you accept that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Yeah, Kim, it is too bad you and Shane can&#8217;t\u00a0\u00a0 make it back for Theresa&#8217;s wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be missed.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, you better believe I&#8217;ll be there.\u00a0\u00a0 Got to have at least one Brady to represent, right?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s make it two, just so we&#8217;re covered.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[mellow country music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[cars honking]<\/p>\n<p>[keys jangling]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Stop thinking about it.\u00a0\u00a0 You and Theresa, you were&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you were never good for each other.\u00a0\u00a0 You were never good for each other.\u00a0\u00a0 You were never&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 good for each other.<\/p>\n<p>[heavy breathing]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 How am I gonna get through this wedding, huh?\u00a0\u00a0 How are you gonna do this?\u00a0\u00a0 How are you gonna do&#8211;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ah.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Whatcha up to there, bro?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft orchestration]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>announcer: Like sands<\/i> <i>through the hourglass,<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>so are<\/i> <i>the &#8220;Days of Our Lives.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, hey, man.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s great to see you.\u00a0\u00a0 I had no idea that you were gonna be in town.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, well, my boyfriend&#8217;s sister&#8217;s getting married,\u00a0\u00a0 and Dad always says you have to show up\u00a0\u00a0 for family when you can. &#8211; Ah.\u00a0\u00a0 True, true.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Which is why I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;d want me to ask about that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] &#8211; You off the wagon?<\/p>\n<p>No.\u00a0\u00a0 No.\u00a0\u00a0 No. I was&#8211;I was&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I was thinking about it.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Why, Brady?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, is it because of Theresa?\u00a0\u00a0 Is it because she&#8217;s marrying someone else?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; How many times did you tell me that we would\u00a0\u00a0 always be father and son?\u00a0\u00a0 I guess that was all talk.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t mean to lash out like that.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Then what the hell did you mean?<\/p>\n<p>I mean, I think it&#8217;s time for you\u00a0\u00a0 to get over your anger at Victor.\u00a0\u00a0 You don&#8217;t know why he let you believe\u00a0\u00a0 you were my biological father; I don&#8217;t either.\u00a0\u00a0 But I&#8217;m sure he had his reasons.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Then tell me one.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, I can&#8217;t do that&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Just tell me one reason that makes sense!<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t do that right now.\u00a0\u00a0 And why does that matter?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; It matters to me, Alex.\u00a0\u00a0 It matters a whole lot, actually.\u00a0\u00a0 Because a man that I considered my second father\u00a0\u00a0 has pitted us against each other,\u00a0\u00a0 and he&#8217;s doing it from his grave!\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; That&#8217;s what you think.\u00a0\u00a0 You think I&#8217;m your enemy now?\u00a0\u00a0 Because if that&#8217;s what you think, Justin,\u00a0\u00a0 you think it&#8217;s all his doing, then you probably shouldn&#8217;t\u00a0\u00a0 be officiating my damn wedding ceremony tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Good.<\/p>\n<p>Good!<\/p>\n<p>Fine.<\/p>\n<p>Fine!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t look so good and fine to me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, sis, you do know how to keep a secret.\u00a0\u00a0 Yep, Andrew just walked through the door.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course I&#8217;ll give him your love.\u00a0\u00a0 Talk soon.<\/p>\n<p>[phone beeps]\u00a0\u00a0 Oh.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, you are a sight for sore eyes, young man.<\/p>\n<p>Well, since Mom and Dad couldn&#8217;t make it,\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m the designated family rep.<\/p>\n<p>Which is just great.\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa will be thrilled you came.<\/p>\n<p>I hope so.<\/p>\n<p>What do you mean?\u00a0\u00a0 Why wouldn&#8217;t she be?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>John and Steve asked the ISA to investigate\u00a0\u00a0 the attempted kidnapping of Sarah Horton&#8217;s baby\u00a0\u00a0 from the Kiriakis mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Oh. And?<\/p>\n<p>Well, Dad passed the case on to me.\u00a0\u00a0 John and Steve sent in some surveillance photos\u00a0\u00a0 to be enhanced by our technology.\u00a0\u00a0 Imagine my shock when the face in the photos was yours.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, I don&#8217;t understand, Bonnie.\u00a0\u00a0 Why would you think that Sarah would throw\u00a0\u00a0 Xander&#8217;s mother&#8217;s invitation in the trash?<\/p>\n<p>Well, because that&#8217;s where I found it\u00a0\u00a0 when I accidentally knocked over the trash can.<\/p>\n<p>Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 <i>&#8211; Finish your story!<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 Well, did you ever find your clothes?\u00a0\u00a0 Did you&#8211;did you have to jump into the flooded quarry?\u00a0\u00a0 Was it deep enough?\u00a0\u00a0 It was pitch black. You almost died.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone seen the stamps?<\/p>\n<p>No.\u00a0\u00a0 Wait, are you sitting on them?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, no, wait!\u00a0\u00a0 Oh. Oh.<\/p>\n<p>I just assumed that Theresa got into Sarah&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>Theresa?<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, she kept going on and on how she thought\u00a0\u00a0 it was not a good idea to invite\u00a0\u00a0 Xander&#8217;s mother to the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right.\u00a0\u00a0 She did go on and on about it.\u00a0\u00a0 And I didn&#8217;t change my mind.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if you didn&#8217;t do it, then who did?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 If you didn&#8217;t do it, and I didn&#8217;t do it,\u00a0\u00a0 that means&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Okay. Yes, it was me.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jack, I didn&#8217;t know you were back in town.<\/p>\n<p>Yes.\u00a0\u00a0 I am in Salem.\u00a0\u00a0 My daughter&#8217;s body was being exhumed,\u00a0\u00a0 except it wasn&#8217;t there.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry. What was that again?<\/p>\n<p>It seems Abigail may still be alive.<\/p>\n<p>Jack, that&#8217;s&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 oh, my God. How is that even possible?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s complicated.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want to talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>No, I understand. I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 well, I pray that it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p>As do I, of course.\u00a0\u00a0 She died too young.\u00a0\u00a0 Never had a chance to realize her full potential,\u00a0\u00a0 raise her own children,\u00a0\u00a0 or run the newspaper that was her birthright and legacy.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 You know the one I mean,\u00a0\u00a0 the one you stole from us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hold on, Jack&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to say anything.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you have more important things on your mind.\u00a0\u00a0 And I do hope that this double wedding goes better\u00a0\u00a0 for you than your last one.<\/p>\n<p>Jack, I&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Although I have to say that\u00a0\u00a0 both you and Gwen landed on your feet,\u00a0\u00a0 blackmailed &#8220;The Spectator&#8221; right out\u00a0\u00a0 from under Jennifer and me.<\/p>\n<p>Look, I admit&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; And I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I wish you the best today on your wedding day.\u00a0\u00a0 I do.\u00a0\u00a0 I look forward to reading all about it\u00a0\u00a0 in &#8220;The Spectator&#8221; tomorrow.\u00a0\u00a0 I still read it, by the way.\u00a0\u00a0 Force of habit.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Jack, wait, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Take it back.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Excuse me?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The paper, Jack.\u00a0\u00a0 Take the paper back.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; I didn&#8217;t tell Theresa I was coming.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe I should have.\u00a0\u00a0 She doesn&#8217;t like to be caught off guard.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, come on.\u00a0\u00a0 Who doesn&#8217;t like a good surprise?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[gasps] Oh, my God!\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew!\u00a0\u00a0 Oh!\u00a0\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t know you were coming.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t know if I could get away from my assignment.\u00a0\u00a0 It helps to know people in high places.<\/p>\n<p>Aw. Well, Theresa is gonna\u00a0\u00a0 be so happy to see her big brother.\u00a0\u00a0 She always worshipped you, you know.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I am so happy to see you.<\/p>\n<p>Aw.<\/p>\n<p>And I can&#8217;t wait\u00a0\u00a0 to catch up with Aunt Kayla and Uncle Steve.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, no.\u00a0\u00a0 Neither of them are going to the wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 My dad&#8217;s out of town,\u00a0\u00a0 and my mom&#8217;s stuck at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Oh.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Kate&#8217;s gonna be missing tonight too.\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s in LA trying to secure the rights to a soap opera,\u00a0\u00a0 believe it or not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]<\/p>\n<p>Long story.\u00a0\u00a0 Hi, honey.<\/p>\n<p>Hi.\u00a0\u00a0 Hi.<\/p>\n<p>So how you been, Andrew?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, I&#8217;ve been great, really.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, Paul&#8217;s in town, too, by the way.\u00a0\u00a0 He stopped by to see Brady.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I can&#8217;t wait to see him,\u00a0\u00a0 but for now, if you&#8217;ll excuse me,\u00a0\u00a0 I need to get back to the kitchen,\u00a0\u00a0 get some things squared away.<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n<p>Okay?<\/p>\n<p>I hope Brady is doing okay.\u00a0\u00a0 I got the impression at one point that\u00a0\u00a0 maybe he and Theresa&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you know what? Never mind.\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s marrying Alex.\u00a0\u00a0 If there was anything between her and Brady, it&#8217;s over now.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure Brady&#8217;s fine.\u00a0\u00a0 But how about you?\u00a0\u00a0 You were dating Alex not too long ago, right?\u00a0\u00a0 How are you doing with all this?<\/p>\n<p>Oh.<\/p>\n<p>Sonny.<\/p>\n<p>Hey.<\/p>\n<p>Hey.\u00a0\u00a0 So&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 did I come at a bad time?<\/p>\n<p>No. No, not at all.\u00a0\u00a0 I just didn&#8217;t think you&#8217;d be able to make it.\u00a0\u00a0 This is great.<\/p>\n<p>Of course.\u00a0\u00a0 What, are you kidding me?\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re my brother, or cousin.\u00a0\u00a0 Whatever.\u00a0\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t matter.\u00a0\u00a0 Although I&#8217;ll always see you as my brother, no matter what.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I feel the exact same way.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you.\u00a0\u00a0 I should probably go get ready.\u00a0\u00a0 And I will let you catch up with your real son.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m not sure what I just walked in on.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry about it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course I&#8217;m gonna worry about it.\u00a0\u00a0 Are you okay?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I thought you and Theresa were over a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] We were.\u00a0\u00a0 We were.\u00a0\u00a0 Look, right now, we&#8217;re just focusing on co-parenting,\u00a0\u00a0 now that Tate and Theresa are back in town.<\/p>\n<p>How is he, by the way?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; He&#8217;s good. He&#8217;s good.\u00a0\u00a0 He&#8217;s off to lacrosse camp right now, but I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa was really upset that he couldn&#8217;t\u00a0\u00a0 make it to the wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 And honestly, this whole wedding came up\u00a0\u00a0 like that, you know?\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t&#8211; I still don&#8217;t understand\u00a0\u00a0 why there was such a rush.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t think&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; That Theresa is doing it for the money?\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, Paul, it crossed my mind, okay?\u00a0\u00a0 But she&#8211;she did agree to sign a prenup, though.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, so maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; But if&#8211;big if&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa happens to still have feelings\u00a0\u00a0 for someone other than the very wealthy guy\u00a0\u00a0 she&#8217;s about to marry&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Look, if you&#8217;re subtly suggesting\u00a0\u00a0 that I&#8217;m that guy, no, no.\u00a0\u00a0 No, Theresa and I are over.\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been over for a long time.\u00a0\u00a0 Why are you looking at me&#8211; don&#8217;t&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 why are you looking at me like that?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Because, I mean, I just get the impression that\u00a0\u00a0 maybe you wish you and Theresa weren&#8217;t over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; That you still have feelings for her.\u00a0\u00a0 Am I wrong?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>&#8211; You threw out the invitation?<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How could you do such a thing?<\/p>\n<p>Well, like I said, you know,\u00a0\u00a0 Xander&#8217;s mother is an alcoholic.\u00a0\u00a0 What if she&#8211; what if she causes a scene\u00a0\u00a0 and she disrupts the whole wedding?<\/p>\n<p>Or she&#8217;s sober now and would have loved to see her son\u00a0\u00a0 and meet her granddaughter.\u00a0\u00a0 I cannot believe you did that, Theresa.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s really awful.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s appalling, actually.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I know. That&#8217;s true.\u00a0\u00a0 It is.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m really sorry.<\/p>\n<p>Well, no harm, no foul.<\/p>\n<p>Really?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Because I mailed the invitation myself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[gasps, chuckles]<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; I mean it, Jack.\u00a0\u00a0 I want you to take back my half of &#8220;The Spectator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But you&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I know what I was.\u00a0\u00a0 I was angry. I was&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I was desperate and leaning in to my worst impulses.\u00a0\u00a0 And I regret it now, profoundly.\u00a0\u00a0 And you should know.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8211;you actually got the better end of that deal.<\/p>\n<p>How is that?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, you might have lost the paper, but I lost&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I lost my best friend.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe the only one I&#8217;ve ever had.\u00a0\u00a0 And &#8220;The Spectator,&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 it belongs to your family, not mine,\u00a0\u00a0 to the extent I even have a family.<\/p>\n<p>What will you do for money?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[exhales] I&#8217;ll figure something out.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, my wife is a doctor.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s not like I have to worry\u00a0\u00a0 about our daughter going hungry.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want &#8220;The Spectator&#8221; anymore.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean it.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll hire Justin to draw up the papers.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll keep an eye on the mail.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You give my love to your bride.\u00a0\u00a0 What exactly did she see in you?<\/p>\n<p>That is the burning question, isn&#8217;t it?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, you got a good one.\u00a0\u00a0 Earn it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>&#8211; Look, I just want to help.<\/i> <i>Okay?<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>And I want to understand about<\/i> <i>that drink I saw<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>in your hand from earlier.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 I never thought that I would feel that\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa was the one that got away.<\/p>\n<p>Well, you know, if&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you don&#8217;t have to go to the wedding if you don&#8217;t&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m gonna go.\u00a0\u00a0 I gotta go.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not gonna&#8211; not gonna back down now.<\/p>\n<p>You gonna be okay?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[light tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not going to drink this thing.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t need it.\u00a0\u00a0 It was just a weak moment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; I&#8217;ll go pour this out.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hey, man.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m really glad to see you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Sonny, I&#8217;m so grateful you&#8217;re here,\u00a0\u00a0 &#8217;cause I&#8217;ll be honest, I&#8217;m&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m having a hard time.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I know.\u00a0\u00a0 I am too.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, it&#8217;s surreal that&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 Uncle Vic would do this to you.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, to all of us.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I mourned him, I miss him,\u00a0\u00a0 but I will never forgive him for this.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I won&#8217;t either.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Alex has.\u00a0\u00a0 He&#8217;s perfectly content with the way things have turned out.\u00a0\u00a0 And the more he embraces Victor,\u00a0\u00a0 the more it feels like a slap in my face.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] And I&#8217;m&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m having a hard time even believing that it&#8217;s true.\u00a0\u00a0 I carry around this damn letter that Angelica wrote to Victor,\u00a0\u00a0 reading it, rereading it,\u00a0\u00a0 trying to find just one thing that\u00a0\u00a0 will tell me that it&#8217;s all a mistake,\u00a0\u00a0 that Alex really isn&#8217;t Victor&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<p>[paper rustles]\u00a0\u00a0 Tell me I&#8217;m crazy.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You&#8217;re not crazy.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re not crazy, okay?\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re kind.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re caring.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re an all-around great person.\u00a0\u00a0 And I&#8217;ll always be your son, no matter what.\u00a0\u00a0 I love you.<\/p>\n<p>I love you, too, son.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, Sonny.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[door opens, shuts]\u00a0\u00a0 Well, I&#8217;ll let you two catch up.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, don&#8217;t&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 don&#8217;t go.\u00a0\u00a0 I thought about what I said earlier,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;m truly sorry.\u00a0\u00a0 If I&#8217;m being honest with you, I would be grateful\u00a0\u00a0 to have you marry Theresa and me today,\u00a0\u00a0 if you&#8217;re willing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; It would be my honor.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very happy that Alex and Theresa are\u00a0\u00a0 getting married.\u00a0\u00a0 I gave her my blessing, and I meant it.\u00a0\u00a0 Alex and I have been over for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing anyone new?<\/p>\n<p>I was.\u00a0\u00a0 But not anymore.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hmm. I&#8217;m sorry.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, it wasn&#8217;t meant to be.\u00a0\u00a0 And you know what? It&#8217;s kind of funny.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been going through this revolving door of men lately,\u00a0\u00a0 and meanwhile, wild child Theresa,\u00a0\u00a0 she&#8217;s the one settling down.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s settled down a few times.\u00a0\u00a0 Let&#8217;s just hope this one sticks.<\/p>\n<p>I keep thinking about all the trouble we used to get into\u00a0\u00a0 when we were growing up.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You mean that she got into.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s a wild child, like I said.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 And you must be happy she turned over a new leaf.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the dream.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[mellow acoustic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You did what?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, I put a stamp on Fiona&#8217;s invitation\u00a0\u00a0 and put it in the mail myself.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, I know it wasn&#8217;t my place to do so,\u00a0\u00a0 as it was not your place to throw it in the trash,\u00a0\u00a0 but I figured Sarah would thank me later.<\/p>\n<p>And I do thank you, Bonnie.\u00a0\u00a0 It was very kind of you.\u00a0\u00a0 I just wish Xander&#8217;s mom would have RSVP&#8217;d.<\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe it never got to her.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe she just didn&#8217;t want to come at all,\u00a0\u00a0 that or&#8211; it&#8217;s one or the other.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, again, truly, I&#8217;m sorry.\u00a0\u00a0 But honestly, maybe you kind of dodged a bullet.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I don&#8217;t see it that way.\u00a0\u00a0 And you should be sorry, Theresa.<\/p>\n<p>[baby crying]<\/p>\n<p>Oh, oh.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll get her.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Mom.<\/p>\n<p>You know what? You need to get back there\u00a0\u00a0 and start getting dressed, missy.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Okay. &#8211; Let&#8217;s go.\u00a0\u00a0 March.\u00a0\u00a0 Wedding march.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]<\/p>\n<p>[door shuts]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, my God.\u00a0\u00a0 That woman better not show up or I am screwed.<\/p>\n<p>[gasps]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[knocking at door]\u00a0\u00a0 Sarah&#8217;s&#8211;Sarah&#8217;s in the&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew!\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, my God, I can&#8217;t believe it!<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You look gorgeous.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; And you look so handsome, of course, as always.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 Come in.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Uh&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, yeah, that&#8217;s, Victoria.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m just watching her while Sarah&#8217;s getting ready.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, the kid you kidnapped. &#8211; Shush.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Ironic.<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 Well, I haven&#8217;t said anything.\u00a0\u00a0 I told you I wouldn&#8217;t, not even to Paul.\u00a0\u00a0 And I&#8217;m assuming that you&#8217;ve been staying\u00a0\u00a0 on the straight and narrow, like you promised.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I have. Totally have.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, you sure misjudged Konstantin.\u00a0\u00a0 You thought he was a sweet old guy trying to woo Maggie.\u00a0\u00a0 He could have killed you, you know.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I know. That was the&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 one of the scariest moments of my whole life.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm. Well, you don&#8217;t have to worry\u00a0\u00a0 about him anymore,\u00a0\u00a0 and I don&#8217;t have to worry about you.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so thankful for you.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you for covering for me.<\/p>\n<p>Mm, yeah, I still don&#8217;t feel great about it.\u00a0\u00a0 Sarah checked in the other day and asked\u00a0\u00a0 if the ISA had any leads on Konstantin&#8217;s accomplice.\u00a0\u00a0 I hated not being able to tell her that&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Not being able to tell me what?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Thanks for letting me get changed in here.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, consider this the Home for Naked Scots.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<p>I said, anything for the boss.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, I&#8217;m not really your boss anymore.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, I just gave my half\u00a0\u00a0 of &#8220;The Spectator&#8221; back to Jack.<\/p>\n<p>What? Why?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, let&#8217;s just say I had an attack of conscience.<\/p>\n<p>What about having an attack of looking after me?\u00a0\u00a0 Am I going to get fired?<\/p>\n<p>Of course not.\u00a0\u00a0 Who doesn&#8217;t love Lady Whistleblower?<\/p>\n<p>Everybody whose whistle I&#8217;ve blown.<\/p>\n<p>Well, lucky for you, that list does not include Jack.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, I should get changed.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll see you downstairs, yeah?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[light jazzy music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Leo.<\/p>\n<p>I thought you weren&#8217;t supposed to wear\u00a0\u00a0 underwear under that thing.<\/p>\n<p>The Scots did invent going commando,\u00a0\u00a0 yes, but I&#8217;ll see you downstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, fine. Be that way.\u00a0\u00a0 Have the place to yourself,\u00a0\u00a0 just you and all the hidden cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Cameras?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I&#8217;m teasing.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Ah.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be downstairs where I&#8217;ll be covering\u00a0\u00a0 the wedding for my ex-boss.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maggie, hello.<\/p>\n<p>Hi.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Sarah, I was just saying that I hated not being able\u00a0\u00a0 to tell you that we had a lead in Victoria&#8217;s kidnapping,\u00a0\u00a0 but with Konstantin dead, unfortunately,\u00a0\u00a0 the trail&#8217;s gone cold.<\/p>\n<p>Oh. Well, what do you know?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we still assume that he hired a local thug\u00a0\u00a0 to help him out, someone who would have no interest\u00a0\u00a0 in causing you any more trouble now that Konstantin&#8217;s dead.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re right that there&#8217;s no danger,\u00a0\u00a0 but still, just, whoever it was being out there,\u00a0\u00a0 it&#8217;s disconcerting, to say the least.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You know, I just&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I just realized something.\u00a0\u00a0 Since Dad can&#8217;t come to the wedding,\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have anyone to walk me down the aisle,\u00a0\u00a0 so could you maybe&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Jeannie Theresa,\u00a0\u00a0 of all the nervy, pushy, last minute&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;d love to. &#8211; Oh!\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wow.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, it&#8217;s getting late.\u00a0\u00a0 Look at the time.\u00a0\u00a0 Why don&#8217;t you say we go have a wedding or two?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, Bonnie&#8217;s still doing her makeup.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, well, put your feet up.\u00a0\u00a0 We got a while then.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I must say, I&#8217;m so glad that\u00a0\u00a0 the two of you are gonna be sharing the stage tonight.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, you&#8217;ve both grown up so beautifully,\u00a0\u00a0 and you make me so proud.\u00a0\u00a0 I love you,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;m beyond thrilled for you both.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[elegant violin music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[indistinct chatter]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 Sonny!\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Jeez.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, of course, you&#8217;re here for your brother&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 your cousin&#8217;s wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 Where is your not-better-half?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Will couldn&#8217;t make it.<\/p>\n<p>There it is.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; There what is?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The angle for this wedding story\u00a0\u00a0 I have desperately been seeking.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, Will is related to both brides,\u00a0\u00a0 if I parsed the family tree correctly?\u00a0\u00a0 Is this surprise absence indicative\u00a0\u00a0 of trouble in paradise?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, does that question earn you a punch in the nose?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Jackson!\u00a0\u00a0 There is no reason to take that tone.\u00a0\u00a0 I do have journalistic ethics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Oh. Here&#8217;s another of your exes.\u00a0\u00a0 Hey, you two made such a better couple than Swill&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 or would it be Wonny?\u00a0\u00a0 Literally the worst of the portmanteaus.\u00a0\u00a0 But if you ever wise up and dump that buzzkill,\u00a0\u00a0 you should go for this guy.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Is that a fact?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Sorry, Sonny. I tried.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hey, handsome devil.\u00a0\u00a0 Congratulations.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Steph, how are you?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, you are one lucky groom.\u00a0\u00a0 And you know what?\u00a0\u00a0 My cousin is one lucky bride.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m so happy for you both.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Thank you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Oh, Victoria, those are beautiful flowers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 Well, she was supposed to be the flower girl,\u00a0\u00a0 but she fell asleep.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s gonna be a perfect day anyway.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I hope so.\u00a0\u00a0 Are you doing okay?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, I&#8217;m good.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if you need anything.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie, the last thing you need\u00a0\u00a0 today is to worry about me.<\/p>\n<p>So do you have your lines memorized?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I have a cheat sheet. &#8211; Oh, good.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, just kidding.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be great. &#8211; You think?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, I almost got fired from the job a few hours ago.<\/p>\n<p>What?<\/p>\n<p>Ah, it&#8217;s okay.\u00a0\u00a0 Alex and I&#8211; I guess we&#8217;re just destined\u00a0\u00a0 to be a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, honey.\u00a0\u00a0 I hope one day Alex realizes how lucky he is\u00a0\u00a0 to have a father like you in his life,\u00a0\u00a0 as blessed as I am to have a husband like you in mine.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Everyone, please take your seats if you haven&#8217;t already.\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;re about to get started.\u00a0\u00a0 Places, you two.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, look at us, the heir and the spare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 That&#8217;s a cute skirt.\u00a0\u00a0 Are you ready to do this?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Share the spotlight with Victor&#8217;s billionaire bastard?\u00a0\u00a0 Can&#8217;t wait, mate.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[harp playing wedding march]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[music stops]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, my God.\u00a0\u00a0 We forgot to plan one of the most important details.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; What? What is it?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Who&#8217;s getting married first?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[indistinct chatter]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Okay, I think that Xander and Sarah\u00a0\u00a0 should go first since this was their wedding to begin with.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, maybe that&#8217;s why they should go second\u00a0\u00a0 because you&#8217;re like the opening act to their star attraction.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, thank you, Bonnie.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I really don&#8217;t care.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Me neither.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How about&#8211; how about we flip a coin?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Seriously?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Heads.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Tails.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; All right.<\/p>\n<p>[coin clinks]\u00a0\u00a0 Heads it is. &#8211; Yes.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Wait, but does heads go first or last?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, for God&#8217;s sake.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; All right, you know what?\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to make another executive decision here,\u00a0\u00a0 all right?\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa, Alex, you&#8217;re on.\u00a0\u00a0 How about that?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle acoustic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Welcome, all, on this joyous day,\u00a0\u00a0 family and friends here to celebrate\u00a0\u00a0 the joining of two couples.\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;re here to unite in matrimony\u00a0\u00a0 Jeannie Theresa Donovan and Alexander Neil Kiriakis,\u00a0\u00a0 and Sarah Horton and Alexander Cook Kiriakis.\u00a0\u00a0 The marriage contract is not to be entered into lightly,\u00a0\u00a0 but rather thoughtfully and seriously,\u00a0\u00a0 with a deep appreciation of its obligations\u00a0\u00a0 and responsibilities.\u00a0\u00a0 If there&#8217;s anyone present who knows any reason why\u00a0\u00a0 these two should not be joined in matrimony,\u00a0\u00a0 speak now or forever hold your peace.\u00a0\u00a0 The groom and the bride will now say their vows.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; For a long time, Theresa knows,\u00a0\u00a0 everybody knows,\u00a0\u00a0 I was nothing but a player.\u00a0\u00a0 After coming to Salem, all of that changed.\u00a0\u00a0 A lot of things changed.\u00a0\u00a0 The biggest of them all was realizing that\u00a0\u00a0 I was Victor Kiriakis&#8217;s son.\u00a0\u00a0 That turned my world upside down,\u00a0\u00a0 to put it mildly.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Theresa, I would never have made it through that\u00a0\u00a0 if it weren&#8217;t for you.\u00a0\u00a0 You helped me embrace who I really am.\u00a0\u00a0 And for that, I will be eternally grateful.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You okay?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, I&#8217;m just a little choked up.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Okay.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[clears throat]\u00a0\u00a0 So I&#8217;m gonna keep this brief.\u00a0\u00a0 I just have one thing I want to say to you.\u00a0\u00a0 And that is, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I just want to make you happy,\u00a0\u00a0 and I will, Alex,\u00a0\u00a0 because you deserve that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alex, please repeat after me.\u00a0\u00a0 I, Alexander Neil Kiriakis,\u00a0\u00a0 take you, Jeannie Theresa Donovan,\u00a0\u00a0 to be my lawful wedded wife.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I, Alexander Neil Kiriakis,\u00a0\u00a0 do take you, Jeannie Theresa Donovan,\u00a0\u00a0 to be my lawful wedded wife.<\/p>\n<p>To have and to hold from this day forward,\u00a0\u00a0 for better or worse, for richer or poorer,\u00a0\u00a0 in sickness and in health,\u00a0\u00a0 to love and to cherish,\u00a0\u00a0 so long as we both shall live.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; To have and to hold from this day forward,\u00a0\u00a0 for better or for worse,\u00a0\u00a0 for richer or poorer&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Through sickness and in health,\u00a0\u00a0 to love and to cherish,\u00a0\u00a0 as long as we both shall live.<\/p>\n<p>Now you, Theresa.\u00a0\u00a0 I, Jeannie Theresa Donovan,\u00a0\u00a0 take you, Alexander Neil Kiriakis,\u00a0\u00a0 to be my lawful wedded husband.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; I, Jeannie Theresa Donovan,\u00a0\u00a0 take you, Alexander Neil Kiriakis,\u00a0\u00a0 to be my lawfully wedded husband.<\/p>\n<p>To have and to hold from this day forward,\u00a0\u00a0 for better or worse,\u00a0\u00a0 for richer or poorer,\u00a0\u00a0 in sickness and in health,\u00a0\u00a0 to love and to cherish,\u00a0\u00a0 so long as we both shall live.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; To have and to hold from this day forward,\u00a0\u00a0 for better or for worse,\u00a0\u00a0 for richer or poorer,\u00a0\u00a0 through sickness and in health,\u00a0\u00a0 to love and to cherish,\u00a0\u00a0 as long as we both shall live.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; May I have the rings, please?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Alex, place this ring on Theresa&#8217;s finger\u00a0\u00a0 and say these words.\u00a0\u00a0 With this ring, I wed you as a symbol\u00a0\u00a0 of my commitment to love, honor, and cherish you.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; With this ring, I wed you&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 as a symbol of my commitment\u00a0\u00a0 to love, to honor and cherish you.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Theresa, please place this ring on Alex&#8217;s finger\u00a0\u00a0 and say these words.\u00a0\u00a0 With this ring, I wed you\u00a0\u00a0 as a symbol of my commitment\u00a0\u00a0 to love, honor, and cherish you.<\/p>\n<p>With this ring, I wed you\u00a0\u00a0 as a symbol of my commitment\u00a0\u00a0 to love, honor, and cherish you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; It is with great pleasure that I,\u00a0\u00a0 by the power vested in me,\u00a0\u00a0 now pronounce you husband and wife.\u00a0\u00a0 You may kiss each other.<\/p>\n<p>[cheers and applause]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Allow me to introduce for the first time\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kiriakis.<\/p>\n<p>[cheers and applause]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Brady.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hey. I got to go.\u00a0\u00a0 I got to go.\u00a0\u00a0 Listen, I&#8217;m headed to a meeting, all right?\u00a0\u00a0 So, no, I&#8217;m fine.\u00a0\u00a0 Please stay.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Hey. Don&#8217;t print that.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Ugh.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have X-ray vision?\u00a0\u00a0 Can you read upside down?\u00a0\u00a0 How do you know what I wrote?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I&#8217;m a spy.\u00a0\u00a0 I know all.\u00a0\u00a0 Plus, I saw you watch Brady walk out of here.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Not my fault that&#8217;s the best view.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Okay, if everyone could please take your seats,\u00a0\u00a0 &#8217;cause guess what?\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;ve got to do this again.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]<\/p>\n<p>Well, are you two ready?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[sentimental music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Okay.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, it is my honor and pleasure\u00a0\u00a0 to preside over the final wedding tonight\u00a0\u00a0 of my beloved daughter, Sarah,\u00a0\u00a0 to the only man who she&#8217;s ever truly loved.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m blessed to have known Xander for many years\u00a0\u00a0 and watched him come into his own\u00a0\u00a0 and be changed by my daughter&#8217;s love.\u00a0\u00a0 It gives me great joy to see them walk through the fire\u00a0\u00a0 and emerge stronger with a beloved daughter,\u00a0\u00a0 my granddaughter,\u00a0\u00a0 who was named after my husband,\u00a0\u00a0 who we lost recently.\u00a0\u00a0 I know that Victor&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 he would be very happy that his family has come together\u00a0\u00a0 in this way tonight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So if there is anyone here who knows any reason\u00a0\u00a0 why these two should not be joined in matrimony,\u00a0\u00a0 speak now or forever hold your peace.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so sorry I&#8217;m late.<\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<p>Mum?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/19\/days-of-our-lives-transcripts\/\">Back to the Days Transcripts Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/23\/daytime-soap-transcripts\/\">Back to the Main Daytime Transcripts Page<\/a><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/daysanim.gif\" alt=\"Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF\" width=\"137\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days of Our Lives Transcript &nbsp; Transcript provided by Thane THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING! 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