Thursday Feb 1
Pat’s Spoilers
Nick/Chelsea: These scenes aren’t worth writing up. It all starts with Nick acting like a lovesick moron sniffing Chelsea’s hair, then sneezing and waking her up. And that was the highlight of their scenes. She thinks he’s a virgin – she intimidates that she’s had more than 10 lovers – he insists he isn’t a virgin and that she is. I think Chelsea realises that he did have sex once but Nick won’t give up the name of the woman he lost his virginity to.
Abandoned warehouse: Shawn wakes up and comments that Claire slept through the night. Belle thinks that’s because he’s a ‘superdad. She comments that she’s worried Philip will find them. Shawn tells her not to worry – they’ll be on the freighter tonight. She doesn’t have to worry about who is bringing the money because he knows it will be someone they can trust. Shawn thinks he should go and get some food for Claire. Belle is going to pack up. She tells him that he makes Claire feel safe just like her Dad made her feel. Shawn insists he’s not her Dad. Belle say ‘but you will be’ – huh. Shawn thinks the real test is coming and they’re going to fail.
Belle accuses him of giving up. He isn’t. He meant that he is not her dad. Belle says they are both men that can be counted on. Shawn lists some of the heroic things John has done which he hasn’t. Shawn knows she wants him to be like her dad. Belle lies and says she wants him to be himself (what she means is as long as he’s willing to be the man she wants and expects him to be). Shawn makes it clear that if he could be like her dad he would be, but he can’t. He’s made more mistakes in one year than her father has made in the last 20. Shawn goes on to say her dad never blamed other people when things went wrong – he dumped everything on Mimi. He goes on to list other things he did that her father wouldn’t have done. Belle snarls so you’re just going to hand Claire over to Philip if he shows up. Shawn says no if Philip comes near you or Claire I’ll kill him or die trying. Belle smiles and literally hops with excitement declaring she always had his number. She’s absolutely thrilled and giddy with happiness at the thought of Shawn, the supposed father of her child, committing murder - unreal. She looks so proud of herself. Shawn says he can take care of them. She knows.
Merle comes along and tells them something is going down. He got a tip – he’ll check it but his advice to them is to start packing. Shawn is going to get some diapers and baby food. Belle insists that he not go. Shawn says this is the test he was talking about. It’s just begun. Merle tells them word on the street is they’re getting raided – he yells for everyone to grab whatever they don’t want the cops to find and get out. Shawn says they don’t have to leave because the cops are only after him and Belle. Shawn says they’ll leave but Merle has to stay and wait for the person that is bringing their money. If they don’t get that money they won’t get on the freighter. Merle tells him that he may have a problem with a freighter but he (Merle) has a problem with jail. They’re on their own. Merle starts herding everyone out the back as the police pound on the front. Shawn decides to distract the cops. He grabs a beer can and splashes some beer on himself and then opens the door pretending he’s drunk. The scene is just totally ridiculous. He ends up getting taken to the drunk tank. They all come back inside. Belle wonders where Shawn is. Merle said he got himself busted to give the rest of us time. Belle frets – how is she going to feed Claire? A woman with a baby gives Belle a bottle – she’s got plenty. Nick and Chelsea arrive and ask where Shawn is. Merle comes back and says Shawn definitely got arrested. They explain why he did it. Belle whines – what is she supposed to do. Nick tells her not to worry. They have plenty of money for bail – they’ll be long gone before Philip gets there.
Airport: Philip is in a chair – one arm restrained. He insults the airport security cop. Willow comes in. Philip says it was her fault that she didn’t see Nick planting the knife. The cop doesn’t buy Philip’s story. The cop gets a call. Philip’s father is there with an entire team of lawyers. He leaves. Philip tells Willow to get him loose. She refuses. They argue. She suggests that Philip send her to Toronto – she’ll stall Shawn and Belle until he gets there. Philip gets paranoid. He wants to know how much Bo and Hope paid her to look the other way while Nick planted the knife. Willow insists that she is on his side. She wants to be there when Shawn realises he has lost everything. Philip tells her she better be on his side or else (he makes a notion like he’s slitting his throat).
Willow doesn’t like being threatened. Philip calls it fair warning. She starts to leave. Philip apologises. She says she lied for him in court. She told him about Nick and Chelsea taking Shawn and Belle the money. She’s been a big help to him and if he doesn’t show her some respect she can be a big help to the cops. Philip asks if she is threatening him. She’s giving him fair warning. She thinks it’s stupid that they’re arguing – they both want to see Shawn hurt – they should be working together. Philip says you want me to send you ahead to Toronto – that would mean giving her money and he would have to trust her to do that and he doesn’t. Willow calls him a loser and is about to leave when the cop returns with Victor. He complains that his father accused him of undue force – he removes the restraint. Victor wants to talk to Philip alone. Victor is outraged and promises Philip that people will pay. Philip says no Shawn will pay and he’s going to collect the debt.
Victor tells him to forget Shawn. His mission is to get Claire back not revenge. Philip says he can do both. Victor points out all the things that have gone wrong and says it’s because he’s distracted by Shawn. Philip states that Shawn Brady kidnapped his daughter and he’s going to pay. Victor tells him that nothing is more important than getting Claire back. Victor says he doesn’t care what he does to Shawn after he gets Claire back. Philip says you don’t care – that says it all. This is his fight. Victor knows that. Philip says then why did you pay Willow to lie in court and why did you bribe the judge – it’s because you knew I was going to fail like always. That’s what he liked about the Marines – his commanders gave him an order and they didn’t expect him to fail. Philip starts to leave. Victor says he can’t let him. If he walks through that door he’s on his own, no company jet, no legal protection. He has to trust him on this or he’ll never see Claire again.
Philip says you would take away the Kiriakis resources just to get your way. Victor would do it to get Claire back. If Philip makes the trip to Toronto about revenge he won’t succeed. Philip insists that Shawn has to be taught a lesson. Victor warns that while Philip is throwing tantrums Shawn has time to plan his next move giving him the advantage. Philip says do you always have to win. Victor says he has to take care of his son. Philip can take care of himself. Victor doesn’t think he can take care of Claire not when he’s chasing after Shawn – he’s obsessed. That’s a bad thing because he’s not thinking like a soldier. Philip agrees – he doesn’t have a plan or a strategy for getting Claire back. Victor thinks revenge distracts him and he’s been distracted since he found out Shawn was Claire’s biological father. Philip lost Belle to Shawn, he won’t lose Claire. Victor says that Philip has the advantage – they expect him to come in loud and out of control. Instead he should come in cold like a fog. Philip says no publicized search for Claire – they won’t know I’m there. He’ll have to hire some private cops to watch the airport, train station and harbour. He’ll have them find the go to person for fake passports. Victor says you can do all that or you can just ask me where Shawn and Belle are hiding.
The Toronto police wouldn’t give him the exact location but they insured him they were raiding the place that morning. Belle tried to pawn her wedding ring but because he had the foresight to report it stolen – it was on the hot sheet and no pawnbroker would buy it. Philip asks if he told the police the charge was kidnapping. He told them it was theft. Philip is going to call the police – he wants them to know the charge is kidnapping. Victor asks him if he wants the Toronto police to call Roman and Bo and get their versions. Philip shouldn’t tell them about the kidnapping until he shows up there and then he can show them the court order giving him custody of Claire. Philip is worried that the charge isn’t serious enough and they’ll get out on bail. Victor says they don’t have money for bail. The cop comes in to get Philip to sign a statement. Willow walks in. Victor asks what she is doing there. She is going to Toronto with Philip – she’ll have a ringside seat to see Shawn go down.
Philip returns. Victor wants to know if he’s really taking Willow with him to Toronto. He is. Willow’s ice cream is dripping so she goes to clean up. Victor wants to know why he’s taking her – is it the sex. Philip says no – she wants to see Shawn suffer, isn’t that a good enough reason. Victor doesn’t think so. He wants to know if she is blackmailing him. Philip says she’s too smart for that. She found out Nick and Chelsea were taking the money to Belle and Shawn. Victor thinks it’s a set up. Philip says she swears not. He doesn’t trust Willow but he wants to keep her in his sight until he finds Claire and then he never wants to see her again. Victor tells him to be careful. Willow asks Philip why his Dad doesn’t like her (Victor warned her about hurting Phil). Philip says he has a lot of reasons. She took a bribe. Willow says he offered it to me. Philip says his Dad did it to help his son you did it out of greed. Willow says be glad that I did because even the crooked judge his dad hired couldn’t rule in his favour because he had a lousy case. Philip is taking his passport to the airport manager and then he’s leaving with or without her. He walks away. Willow says she’s with him for a long, long time.
Preview: Lucas to Sami – I can’t work with him. The guy even tried to play the family card on me. He said I’d need the income if we had another baby. Willow to a jailed Shawn – Belle helped you take my dream away. Shawn – What are you talking about? Willow – Our future. Our house with the white picket fence. Kids. Ranting Belle to Nick and Chelsea – Shawn is in jail and Philip is on his way. How am I supposed to protect my little girl without Shawn? Angry Philip pounding on the warehouse door – I want Claire, you hear me.
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Friday Feb 2
Pat’s Spoilers
Chez Rouge: Sami joins Kate and is introduced to Harold and Bruce, the producer and director of Heroes Among Us. The guys think the story has everything they need - snow, cabin and a beautiful blonde. Kate suggests they order so Sami can tell them the story of how she saved Lucas. Sami thanks her for doing this. Kate tells her it’s not a done deal – you know these Hollywood types, you have to sell them on the story. Sami tells her story as Kate adds her commentary – all very flattering towards Sami. After Sami is done Kate tells the men if they don’t grab the rights to the story someone else will. They need some time to think about it – they have to make sure they haven’t aired similar stories. Kate wants an answer before lunch is over because NBC has expressed interest. They determine the story about the woman lifting the car off her child aired over a year ago. They want one more thing from Sami. They want her to take them to the cabin.
Sami finds out that they will hire an actress to do the re-enactment. Sami says she better be gorgeous. Someone from payroll will be in touch with her because they have to buy the rights to her story. The two men have left the table. Sami thanks Kate for making the TV show happen. Kate says she has made a lot of mistakes with Sami. Sami doesn’t blame her entirely, she was suspicious of her. She even questioned her motives for setting up this show – she thought Kate was trying to set her up. Kate says her saving Lucas’ life made her realise that she had misjudged Sami. Sami thinks they are more alike than they want to admit and that could be why Lucas loves them so much and keeps giving them second chances. Kate does regret the times she tried to make Sami look bad in Lucas’ eyes. Sami says Kate didn’t do anything she wouldn’t do. Sami is going to leave – she’ll tell Lucas about the show and that the two of them made peace. They hug. The two men see Sami leave. Kate waves them back to the table. Sami took the bait – they’re happy about that. They want half the money up front and Project Sami begins. Kate gives them the money – it’s the finish she’s interested in. They talk about how they’ll get Sami to do the re-enactment for the cameras. Kate says that is when they’ll expose her for the liar she is. They’re just two P.I’s and it’s really none of their business but why does she hate Sami so much. Kate tells them it is none of their business and walks away. As she is putting her coat in she says because she’s a lying skank who sunk her nails into my son.
Sami & Lucas’ apt: Lucas is looking over the projected earnings sheets that E.J. has for Mythic. Lucas thinks that all the bad press E.J.’s indictments generated plus the fact that Mythic stock is down will impact the projections. E.J. is very confident. There’s no such thing as bad press. He wants Lucas to sign his contract, he forgot to do that last night. Lucas doesn’t want the job. E.J. thought they had an agreement. Has something changed – does Lucas not still need a job. Lucas does. He dislikes E.J. and doesn’t want to work for him. He packs up E.J.’s briefcase and tells him he can’t wait until E.J. is out of the building. E.J. said he agreed to move out when Lucas agreed to take the job, why would he move now that Lucas isn’t going to work for him. Lucas warns E.J. to stay away from Sami. E.J. says he gave his word that he would. Lucas doesn’t believe him. E.J. asks him if he believes Sami. Lucas is confused. E.J. reminds Lucas that Sami told him she wasn’t interested in him – doesn’t Lucas believe her. Lucas does believe her
Lucas is not worried about Sami being attracted to E.J. – she isn’t. E.J. wants to know the real reason he won’t work for him. Lucas states it’s because he’s a DiMera. E.J doesn’t think that’s fair. They talk about their larger than life parents. E.J. thinks the reason Lucas is turning down the job is because he doesn’t want to work with his mommy. Lucas doesn’t mind working with his mother – he just doesn’t want to work for E.J. E.J. keeps pushing – he gives Lucas a great final offer. Lucas passes. E.J. thinks Lucas is being selfish – he and Sami have mouths to feed. Lucas says we only have one mouth to feed – Will walks in. Will sees E.J. and says aren’t you supposed to be in jail. E.J. says he isn’t in jail because he wasn’t guilty but there is something he is guilty of – that is being rude to Will. He apologises and leaves. Lucas tells Will that E.J. offered him a job but he turned it down. Will thinks that is good but he has to work somewhere with the new baby on the way. Lucas reminds him that is a secret. He notices the door is open so he goes to close it but E.J. is back. He asks Will if he would be interested in a Play Station 3. Will guesses he could use it but if he really needed one he would ask his dad for one.
E.J. says it was just a gift from a grateful client. When Will refuses it E.J. throws it in the garbage. It was just his clumsy way of saying he was sorry to Will. He asks Lucas to help him out. Lucas tells Will its okay. Will is excited and grabs the bag and runs to his room. E.J. says he’s a good kid, they’re good parents, why don’t they have more kids? Lucas wants to know what business it is of his if he and Sami have another child. E.J. says he’s being selfish – if they did have another mouth to feed maybe Lucas would come and work for him. Sami returns home excited until she sees E.J. E.J. leaves. Sami tells Lucas her good news and gives Kate credit for it. Lucas is so happy. They’re going to need the money. He’s not going to work with E.J. The guy tried to pull the family card on him saying he’d need the money if they had another child. Lucas is working on paying bills. Sami wonders if E.J. suspects she’s pregnant. Lucas wonders if he is being a little selfish – the bills are piling up. Sami says they do not need E.J. in their lives. E.J. walks in and invites Lucas to Manhattan for their company retreat. Samantha and the kid are welcome too. Sami says the kid??? E.J. means Will – what other kid do they have?
Toronto police station: Shawn is in a cell. (Not another criminal in sight – LOL!) He asks Pete the cop to let him out. Pete says no. Shawn makes a sarcastic comment about being drunk in Canada. Pete lists a mile long list of charges and tells Shawn his bail is $8,600. Shawn laughs – he thinks it’s a joke. When he realises it isn’t he asks the cop to let him out. He’ll get him the money – he promises. Philip tells the officer not to believe a word Shawn says. Philip has a proposition for Shawn. Merle gets there and talks to Pete. He wants to know how long Shawn has to stay in jail. When Pete tells him how much the bail is Merle whistles. Philip tells Shawn that he’ll pay his bail and drop all charges if he tells him where Belle and Claire are. Shawn postures saying he’ll never tell them where his family is. (Huh – family – I don’t think so!!!)
Unlike Willow Shawn can’t be bribed. He’ll never tell Philip where they are. Philip reminds Shawn that Claire belongs to him. He tries to attack Shawn, Willow pulls him back. Shawn says that with Philip it always used to be a fair fight. Philip asks where did that get him – Belle used the miscarriage as an excuse to leave him and take Claire. Shawn insults Philip. Philip tells Shawn that words are all he has – he has freedom and money. While Shawn is locked in jail he’ll use those things to find Belle and Claire. Philip starts to leave but Shawn grabs him and starts insulting him again – accusing him of leaving Claire because Shawn was the biological father – of putting Claire through all of this. Philip tells Shawn that he was there for Claire from the start – he is her family and soon the two of them will find out just how far he’ll go to get her back.
Philip gave Shawn his last chance to get out of this mess. He will find Claire and deep down Shawn knows it. He walks away. Willow taunts him. Shawn insults her about the stuff she did for a dollar. Willow touches her stomach. Philip asks Pete where he found Shawn, he knows his daughter will be there. Pete tells him the place was searched (he tells him the street) – no one fitting the description the child was found there. Besides he doesn’t know who the child belongs to. Philip pulls out the custody order. Nick ducks out of sight when he notices that someone is with Shawn. Philip tells Shawn it’s over. Shawn smugly says Philip doesn’t know everything. Philip knows his friends won’t get there in time. Shawn can’t stop him. Shawn asks – stop him from what. Philip tells him he’ll find out but by then it’ll be too late. He walks away. Shawn calls him a coward. Philip tells Willow to go back to the hotel and wait for him. He’s going to get Claire. Willow doesn’t think the police will like him doing their job. Philip says they won’t know and you won’t tell them. Nick arrives and tells Shawn that Steve and Kayla sent $10,000. It won’t be enough to get them on the freighter. Nick says one thing at a time. Nick tells Shawn that Belle and Claire are with Chelsea. Shawn starts ranting. Nick defends Chelsea. Shawn says that Philip is there. They both start calling for Pete. Shawn and Nick tell Pete they have the money for bail. Pete says there’s a problem. The kid that was just here is charging you with kidnapping.
Abandoned warehouse: Merle tells the group of three that Shawn ticked off the cops – not a smart thing to do. Belle is freaking out – they have to be on that freighter. Merle decides to go to the cop shop to see what can be done. Belle continues the freak out – they have to have money for bail and to get on that ship because Philip is after them. Nick thinks bail won’t be that much. Chelsea and Nick try to tell her how they detained Philip but Belle is to busy having a meltdown. She HAS to get Claire out of there. Chelsea tells her to calm down. Belle barks at her that Philip is coming – how is she supposed to protect her little girl without Shawn. Belle makes Shawn being in jail all about her as she continues her freak out. She screams at Chelsea when Chelsea speaks calmly and rationally to her. Belle shakes.
Chelsea suggests that Nick get some hot tea. Belle starts blubbering. Chelsea sympathises and makes excuses for Belle’s meltdown. Belle makes excuses for herself. Chelsea understands – Belle understands that Chelsea understands because of losing the Bensons. Chelsea says Belle has an entire family pulling for them. Nick agrees with what Chelsea – everything will be okay. Chelsea doesn’t think airport security will let Philip go for a long time. Belle cries that Philip is a Kiriakis – his father is incredibly powerful. Philip could walk through that door at any time. Nick is confident that they’ll think of something – they won’t give up. Merle comes back and tells them what the bail is. Nick says they have the money. Belle says they won’t have enough to get on the freighter. Nick says they’ll worry about that later. They need to get Shawn out of jail first. Merle tells them that Shawn had a couple of visitors, a pretty boy and a spacey blonde. Belle starts freaking out again OMG Philip is here.
Philip is going to find them. He’s just like his father – he gets what he wants and he wants her daughter. Nick tells her they’ll think of something. Merle doesn’t get in the middle of domestic disputes – he leaves. Nick is going to the police station. Chelsea will take care of Philip if he shows up. Belle plays social secretary and introduces Stacy to Chelsea. Stacy gives Belle platitudes – Belle cries. Chelsea says they just have to stick together as a family and they can handle anything. Belle mentions that the last person she thought she would be relying on was Chelsea. Chelsea goes on it was the same with her and Nick. Belle says Shawn will be proud of you. Chelsea doesn’t think she can make things right with him. Belle is sure that because Chelsea made it right with her that will matter to Shawn. Belle starts packing – Chelsea holds Claire. The packing and chatting continues. Belle says they need diapers and food. She wants Belle to buy Stacy’s baby some food and a snowsuit. Chelsea starts blubbering. A few days ago she was so selfish and shallow. Chelsea wants to be just like Belle – boo hoo – because everyone loves Belle. (LMAO – I don’t think so!) Chelsea suggests they get going Shawn and Nick will be back any minute. Philip starts pounding on the door. He yells at Belle to open it up. He wants Claire.
Preview: Philip to Belle – You think this is about Shawn? There’s only one person I want to see suffer for the hell I’ve gone through and that’s you, Belle. Belle stares. Chelsea to Nick (Shawn has Claire) – We did it. Nick – No, you did. Sami tries to lift the beam – Lucas – Stop. You’re going to hurt the baby. Enough. Kate – Are you pregnant?
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Monday Feb 5
Janice’s Spoilers
Chez Rouge
Kayla walks into the restaurant and smiles when she sees Steve at the table. She hopes he isn’t avoiding his promise to contact Benjy. Steve’s eyes grow cold as he see E.J. walk in and sit down at a table across the room. He checks in with Bo and then tells her that E.J. was released because of insufficient evidence. Kayla returns to the subject of Benjy. Steve says that he has had a change of heart and won’t lean on a boy he once thought of as a son.
Steve walks over to E.J.’s table and says hello to “Squire Crumpets.” sitting down across from him. He’s glad E.J. took his advice and came back to their quaint little place. E.J. smiles and thanks Steve for the information in Mexico...everything is all sorted out now. He smiles at Kayla and tells her how ravishing she looks. Steve growls at him not to look at her. He wants E.J. to tell him what he knows about him...is sure E.J.’s family did something to him and wants to know about Benjy’s part in it too. E.J. plays dumb and starts tapping a steak knife into the table in a distinct rhythm that gets to Steve. Steve starts holding his head in pain. The tapping noise takes precedence and you can hear E.J.’s soft voice finally telling Steve that he has better things to do than listen to his inane accusations. Kayla begs E.J. to help Steve. E.J. keeps tapping the knife and Steve starts screaming for him to make it stop. E.J. replies that he has no idea how to stop the episodes. Steve attacks him.
Steve has E.J. in a hammerlock and is holding a knife against his throat. Kayla keeps screaming to Steve to look at her. He finally does and calms down. E.J. pulls away rubbing his neck, and angrily calls Steve a bad pony who is going to go to jail for attempted murder.
Outside the restaurant, a worried Kayla tells Steve that he needs help and they can’t live like this any longer. Steve loses it again and races back into the restaurant yelling for E.J. to make it stop. He grabs hold of him again and they crash through the window.
Cabin
Outside the cabin, Sami tells Lucas she can’t believe how incredible the day has been. She reminisces about her conversation with Kate and about the television interview coming up. It feels eerie to her to be back where it all happened. Lucas tells her he doesn’t remember anything except when they made love in front of the fire.
Inside the cabin the crew is setting up the beam on top of a dummy. Bruce the director gets the shot ready for Sami and starts taping. She relates what happened that night and says it was a night for miracles. Lucas leaves to take a phone call and Sami continues the story. She starts to cry at the part about Lucas being hurt and is surprised when she is asked to remove the beam again...a lighter one this time. She finally agrees to try but falls back. Kate smirks to herself. Sami tries again but Lucas comes running in to stop her and yells that she could hurt the baby. Kate is shocked and asks if Sami is pregnant. Bruce and the crew leave to get some exterior shots. Sami and Lucas confirm that she is having a baby. Kate pretends to be very happy for them and tells the crew that Sami is tired. Then she goes over and lifts the beam herself. Sami isn’t impressed. Lucas tells her not to worry.
Sami and Lucas leave and hug each other. Inside, Bruce asks Kate if she really had to stick it to Sami like that. Kate assures him that is what she is going to do.
Safe House Part I
Philip charges into the darkened place yelling for Belle. He hears crying and clutches onto a woman’s shoulder, turns her around with a covered baby in her arms, and demands to know Belle’s whereabouts. Stacy pretends to be afraid and wants to know if he is a cop...tells him she doesn’t have any money... begs him not to hurt her baby. He kicks her out into the cold. She runs off with the baby and Philip starts yelling for Belle again. He yells that it’s over and wonders how Belle actually thought she could get away from him.
Belle walks out of the shadows by herself.
Stacy meets up with Chelsea outside and hands over the baby. Chelsea thanks her for helping.
Back inside, Philip grabs the bundle Belle is carrying, realizes it’s just a doll, and angrily throws it to the ground. He starts shaking Belle and wants to know what she has done. Belle tells him that she isn’t afraid of him...admits that Stacy has Claire and accuses Philip of sending them out into the cold. Philip goes ballistic and wants his daughter back. Belle goes on the attack and reminds him that Shawn is Claire’s biological father. She taunts him about having a battlefield epiphany that he had to come back and chase around the world to get Claire back. She thinks it’s about his grudge against Shawn. Philip corrects her and says that there is only one person that he wants to see suffer for the hell he has gone through and that is Belle.
Belle yells at Philip to get it through his head that Claire isn’t his. Phil grouses about her losing their baby at her and how much pain he was in especially when she went home to Marlena. She argues for him not to make her the bad guy and that she loved that baby. He was the one who wanted it aborted because it was Shawn’s. She loved the baby anyway and it was she who was in pain and suffered when she lost the baby, not him. He reminds her of the marriage promises she broke and calls her the biggest liar of them all. Belle dares him to kill her but warns that if he does, he will never see Claire again. She taunts him that Claire will end up hating him. Philip decides to go and find his daughter, and taunts Belle right back...wonders which parent Claire will really end up hating.
Toronto Police
Nick wants to know why they can’t just let a handcuffed Shawn leave. The officer reminds him that Shawn’s friend has accused him of kidnapping. Shawn argues that Philip Kiriakis is not his friend. He insists that he is Claire’s real father and that he isn’t a kidnapper. Nick convinces the police officer to call Police Commissioner Roman Brady. The officer finally agrees and leaves to do just that. Shawn thinks Nick just handed the police his head on a platter. Nick placates him and says he talked to Mickey. It’s not a kidnapping after all. State law defines it as a court order violation and he can’t be extradited for something like that. The police officer returns and tells them he has the whole story now and releases Shawn.
Nick tells Shawn how much help Chelsea was and that family means everything to her. Chelsea arrives with Claire and listens in. She hands Claire over to Shawn and smiles at Nick. Shawn thanks her and gives her a big hug. He tells her he will never forget what she did for him and asks where Belle is. Chelsea explains about Belle diverting Philip’s attention at the safe house so she and Claire could get away. Shawn insists that they have to get her out of there.
Outside, Shawn is carrying a talkative Claire who keeps saying “Da Da.” Chelsea comforts him and says that Belle will be there soon. Merle arrives with bad and good news. The freighter has already sailed but he can get them three passports for $2000.00 and passage on a cruiser for $1000.00. It leaves in three hours. Shawn sputters that they spent most of the money and he doesn’t have enough left. Nick has a light bulb moment and leaves to get the cash. Merle and Shawn arrange to meet at an all-night diner with Belle and Claire later. Shawn is very impressed with Nick.
Belle arrives and assures Shawn that Philip didn’t hurt her. Shawn explains about the cruise ship. Belle worries that Philip is absolutely out of control and will never leave them alone. Nick returns and gives them the money. He promises it’s not stolen but doesn’t want them asking him how he got it. Shawn tells him they will pay him back and leaves with Belle and Claire.
Chelsea smiles softly at Nick and asks him if he knows what time it is. She’s figured out that he pawned an expensive/memorable wristwatch that he got for his graduation and is very impressed. Nick agrees with her that they make a good team. They talk about going home and are surprised when Shawn and Belle reappear. Belle gives Chelsea two letters addressed to each of her parents. Shawn hugs Chelsea and shakes Nick’s hand before leaving again.
Hotel Room
Willow walks into the room raging and mimicking Philip’s orders to her. She rubs her tummy and smiles saying: “Nobody treats your mommy like that. Bad boy Philip will find out the hard way.” She fondles Philip’s expensive watch and tells her baby that this is her first lesson in life...always get payment up front. She starts going through his valuables when he comes in and demands to know what she is doing. He grabs her purse and asks what she did with the ten grand she got for lying in court. She tells him that it’s all gone. He rags on her and kicks her out.
Philip gets a call from the Toronto police officer who tells him he has news about Shawn.
Later at the police station, Philip throws his weight around. The officer isn’t impressed and wants him to leave.
Safe House Part II
An exhausted Willow drags herself in and collapses on one of the sleeping bags on the floor. Merle comes up to her and she threatens him with mace. He promises that he doesn’t hurt women and thinks he can help her.
Previews
Philip asks Willow: “How do I know that this isn’t just another one of your scams?”
Willow tells him it wasn’t a trick and that Shawn is her baby’s father.
An irate Sami yells at Lucas that it was a scam and that his mother set her up again.
Steve is in jail and behind bars. He wants Benjy to give him answers or he could lose Kayla. If either of them ever meant anything to him, he wants him to tell him what he knows.
E.J. warns Kayla that anybody who crosses him is going to get exactly what they deserve.
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Tuesday Feb 6
Janice’s Spoilers
Toronto Hotel Room
Philip is ranting on the phone to one of his minions that he’s paying him good money to find Shawn and Belle and wants to see some results. Willow arrives...Philip has his back turned and thinks she’s the maid...hangs up and tells her that he told her to disappear. She gets all huffy and starts to leave again...mumbles that she could have told him where Shawn and Belle were. Philip is skeptical. She tells him her woes...spent night in safe house where Shawn and Belle stayed...conned Merle into feeling sorry for her and spilling the truth about Shawn and Belle. She wants money. He wants to know what happened to the $10,000.00 that Victor gave her. She tells him she paid for her brother’s spring tuition and shows him the receipt for it. Philip mocks her. She argues that her brother is a good kid...apologizes for stealing from him but she was mad and desperate... promises not to do it again.
Philip tells her he can find Shawn and Belle on his own. Willow turns green and rushes to the bathroom to be sick...comes back and tells him that she is pregnant and that is why she needs money...says the pregnancy is very special to her. Philip can’t figure out why he should pay her bills when she can go to the john who knocked her up for the money. She tells him the baby is Shawn’s. He thinks Shawn is a hypocrite because of the way he goes on and on about how he wants to be a great dad. Willow admits that she hasn’t told Shawn yet. She tells him about how she told Shawn’s mom...knows how Hope wanted Shawn to be a good dad to Claire and thought she would want the same for Willow’s baby...no go. She bemoans the fact that she is alone, without a job or insurance or anyone to take care of them. Philip doesn’t buy it. She rags on him and turns to leave.
Philip decides that he might be interested after all. He wants to make a deal...cover her medical expenses and give her a great place to stay...as long as she does what Philip says when the baby comes. He thinks the baby will be an asset and that he will have Shawn’s baby while Shawn has his, at least for a little while. Willow agrees. Philip says that when they get back to Salem he is going to make sure she is really pregnant and get an amnio done to make sure the baby is Shawn’s...tells her if she cheats, steals, or crosses him or his father, he will throw her out on the street so fast her head will spin...calls her a whore. Willow goes ballistic and demands an apology. He finally apologizes and wants to know about Shawn and Belle.
She tells him that Shawn, Claire, and Belle got fake ID’s and booked passage on a cruise ship...not sure where. Philip promises to track them down. She thinks she might be showing by then. He thinks he’ll send Shawn a picture to show him what he is missing.
Police Station Part I
E.J. explains to the police officer what went down at the restaurant...how Steve went ballistic not once but twice...about crashing through the glass window...about there being witnesses to what happened. Kate arrives and they flirt...yawn... She goes in to see Roman.
In the jail cell, Steve apologizes to Kayla for losing it in the restaurant. Kayla is upset and reminds him that he has been losing it for weeks but this time he has gone too far. She wants him to get help. He tells her he will talk to Marlena when he gets released. Kayla wants him to check into the psychiatric ward at University Hospital...no more stalling. Steve gets stubborn. She tells him he either gets help or can rot in jail.
Kate enters Roman’s office and introduces him to MIT Professor Walter Brower. Lots of technical mumbo jumbo that basically tells Roman that Sami could never have lifted the beam off of Lucas’s legs. Kate gloats. The professor leaves.
Steve tries to lighten the situation. Kayla thinks he is more worried than he is showing and that the episodes are getting worse. She fears that he will take his wrath out on her next time and asks him if it is worth the price of their future to be so stubborn. Benjy arrives and Steve asks for some time alone with him.
Roman wants to know what Kate is up to. He can’t believe she went to all this trouble just to expose Sami. Kate just rags on and on about Sami.
Steve explains to Benjy about his head feeling like it is exploding. He finally gets Benjy to admit that Stefano ordered him to give him the tarot card at the hospital, but didn’t know what it was for.
Kate tells Roman her scenario about Sami and E.J. having a rendezvous on the night of Lucas’s accident and that if it’s true, then she has aided and abetted a criminal.
Benjy tells Steve that he was worried for his family and thought the card was just supposed to scare Steve. Steve wants to know what they are trying to do to him. Benjy doesn’t know. Steve starts to threaten him and Kayla pulls them apart. Benjy apologizes and leaves. Steve tells Kayla that Stefano was behind the tarot card at the hospital and that Benjy betrayed them.
E.J. asks for two copies of his statement. He sees Benjy coming out and gets the officer to leave them alone for a minute. He proceeds to interrogate Benjy about what he might have said to Steve and threatens him not to betray the family. Benjy leaves and E.J. tells his attorney that he wants criminal charges brought against Steve for assault. He also wants Kayla charged with negligence for being there and not helping. Lucas is listening to all this and doesn’t think the charge against Kayla would stick. E.J. argues that Kayla is a doctor and warns Lucas not to question him if he wants to continue working for him.
Kayla thinks that Benjy must have been a victim of Stefano just like them. She wants Steve to let the hospital help him...knows he’s a proud man, but she will be with him every step of the way. He agrees to commit himself after the arraignment and she thanks him.
E.J. gets all macho and tells his attorney that he isn’t going to be so forgiving anymore. From now on, whoever crosses him is going to get exactly what they deserve.
Sami’s Apartment
Sami and Lucas are eating breakfast. He talks about Will’s team making the state tournament. Sami is miles away...thinking about the television shoot. He tries to comfort her but she keeps thinking that something is wrong. Lucas suggests making a side trip to the bedroom before he goes to work. Sami thinks he should be on time for his first day working for E.J. She decides to phone the producer and get him to edit out the part in the show where she is trying to lift the beam. She hangs up the phone and is very upset...tells Lucas that the producer and show don’t exist and that Lucas’s mom scammed her again.
Lucas wonders why his mom would do that. Sami thinks she gets a kick out of humiliating her. Lucas gets a call from E.J. telling him to meet him at the police station and to call Sumner Matheson, his attorney to meet them there too.
Sami gets a phone call from Roman telling her to get down to the police station away because he has a few more questions about the night she rescued Lucas.
Previews
Marlena sits by a comatose John. We hear his voice saying that he has to tell her what E.J. said the night of the shooting.
E.J. asks a surprised Billie if he hears the sound of a damsel in distress.
Kayla tells Steve: “That’s what you’re afraid of, isn’t it? That you might hurt me.”
A tearful Sami is going through Kate’s office cabinet determined to find out Kate’s secrets.
Marlena says that she doesn’t care about the arrangements. Her husband is staying right there and that is her final word.
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Wednesday Feb 7
Pat’s Spoilers
Billie & EJ: Billie is struggling with boxes and trying to unlock the door to Lucas’s and Sami’s apartment. EJ hears the sounds of a damsel in distress. Billie is surprised to see him back from Mexico. EJ mentions the charges against him have been dropped. Billie is moving herself because Chelsea is out of town. She mentions that Kate invited her to their presentation tonight. EJ suggests that they drive together. Billie is surprised to hear that Lucas is working for EJ and that Sami encouraged Lucas to take the job. EJ lists a long list of reasons why and then ends by saying ‘Truth be told, I’m a nice guy.’ Billie thinks he’s charming. She asks if he’s okay with Sami and Lucas. He is – he’s come to respect their commitment to each other. He thinks their love will last. Isn’t that what they all want – a soul – mate? He’s a little envious of them but he hopes to find what they have one day. EJ offers to help with the boxes. She’s just storing them at Sami’s and Lucas’s for now.
Billie didn’t realise she had so much stuff – she’s turning Sami’s and Lucas’s apartment into a warehouse. EJ offers to let her store the stuff at his place. She turns down the offer. She better figure out what to do with all of these boxes. EJ offers to help. She doesn’t think so. Billie has been relying on other people way too much lately. She lists off her career failures and why things didn’t work out. She’s starting over and she’s not going to be relying on the kindness of strangers because she doesn’t want to set that kind of example for her daughter. EJ wants to know if she has something in mind. When he finds out she does he wants to hear about it. She’s thinking about the security business – home security. She talks about it. EJ says Mythic is always looking to expand their assets. He asks if she would be interested. Billie worries that her mother and Lucas will think that she’s honing in on their territory. EJ doesn’t think it’s a problem. He thinks they should go back to his place and talk – he’ll open a bottle of wine. She doesn’t drink besides she has to go to the presentation. EJ wants them to ride together and they’ll talk on the way.
John’s hospital room: Marlena holds his hand and talks to John. It’s the day he’s leaving the hospital but in her dreams he was awake and they walked out hand in hand. This wasn’t the way she wanted him to leave. He needs round the clock care that she can’t give him. She’s never giving up on him. John floats out of body and listens to Marlena talking to him. She is telling him that she hears him calling her in her dreams. She misses him. Marlena keeps talking – time has stopped for them but their love hasn’t stopped. She’ll be right there with him until the minute he opens his eyes and asks her to take him home. John is trying to reach her but he doesn’t know how to make it happen. He has to tell her what EJ told him the night of his shooting. Marlena wants to know if he can feel her. John can hear and feel everything. He’s trapped in this dark pit and he can’t find his way out. Marlena says she looks for him in her dreams. John urges her to follow his voice in her dreams. The doctor comes in to tell her he has to prepare John’s chart for transport. Weird cheesy special effects as John’s out of body experience ends. His entire body shakes – Marlena swoons.
Marlena tells the doctor he moved. She asks him to talk to her. She hears him say come to me in dreams. She can hear him. She tells the doctor he spoke to her. The doctor thinks its involuntary muscle movement. Marlena is a doctor – she knows the difference. This means they haven’t lost him. The doctor and Marlena go back and forth – in her eyes, she’s right and he’s wrong. She says John is staying here and that’s her final word. Marlena kicks the doctor out and then goes back to John. She knows John is trying to reach her. She’ll be right there waiting for him to tell her he loves her. Marlena is in the hospital bed with John. She is dreaming. She’s in a mansion – the wind is blowing – she hears a door knob rattling. She calls for John. He says he’s right here behind the door. He tells her not to be afraid. Just open the door. She reaches for the knob.
Police Station - Jail: Steve is put back in his cell. He and Kayla talk about the judge listing all the charges including terrorist threats. Kayla is going to hold him to his promise to go to the psych ward of the hospital. Steve admits that he’s boot-shaking scared at the thought of committing himself. Dr. Beale arrives – he’s the chief of the Psychiatric Unit of the hospital. The doctor gives him the papers to sign. Steve looks them over and says no he can’t do this. He has this thing inside his head and he knows if he can find the key he could figure it out himself. Kayla says no. Steve thinks they can work together. Kayla can’t stop the rage inside of him or stop his life from spinning out of control and neither can he. She asks him to work with Dr. Beale to get his life back.
Steve asks the doctor how long he’d be inside. Dr. Beale says two weeks. Steve thinks that’s too long – he’s not a head case. Dr. Beale states that his bail was granted on the basis that Steve was going to be evaluated. His bail could be revoked. Steve says you’re giving me no choice, its jail or the psych ward. No one tells him what to do, not a doctor or a judge. He refuses to sign the papers. The doctor leaves the paper with Kayla. He’ll give them some time to discuss this. Steve tells Kayla he doesn’t think he can cut 14 days in that ward. Kayla reminds him how he stuck it out with her when they were quarantined. She mentions him helping the criminals get to Canada. He would do anything to help anyone – she wants him to go the distance for himself.
Steve knows he has serious legal problems if he doesn’t sign that thing. Kayla thinks legal problems are the least of his worries. If the DiMera’s have a vendetta against him he’s in danger. Steve thinks EJ can get to him in the hospital. Kayla assures him that he’ll have security. Steve thinks it’s better if he stays in jail – he won’t hurt anyone. Kayla realises he’s afraid he may hurt her. Steve doesn’t want to hurt anybody especially her. He doesn’t know what happens when these things come over him. Kayla doesn’t want to argue with him any longer. He says he loves her and he would do anything for her, prove it. She hands him the papers to sign. She wants her husband back. They kiss. Steve signs the papers. Kayla tells it’s going to be alright. She takes the papers to Dr. Beale. Steve isn’t so sure.
Roman’s office – Police Station: They hug. Roman mentions the footage Kate’s bogus film crew shot at the cottage where Sami failed to lift that heavy beam. Roman notices that Sami isn’t that upset with Kate. Sami did want to rip Kate’s hair out but she’s angrier at herself. She feels more like an idiot than a hero. Roman still thinks she’s letting Kate off too easily. Sami feels it’s better to keep the peace right now. Roman thinks there’s another reason. Sami wants to know if he’s accusing her of something. He says no he just wants her to fill in some of the missing pieces of her story. Sami gets confrontational. She can’t believe her father doesn’t believe her. It’s Roman’s job to ask questions and he hopes his daughter has enough trust in him to tell him the truth no matter what it is.
Sami asks where his tape recorder is – is he going to use a lie detector. Her word is enough for him. Sami re-tells her story. She was thinking how unfair it was that this happened just when Lucas and she had the chance to be a family. She uses that frustration and rage to get the beam off of him. They got the happy ending they deserve. Roman believes her but Kate brought in an expert that says there was no way Sami lifted that beam. A lot of the cops feel the same. Sami sarcastically asks if he thinks aliens helped her. No but he was thinking maybe EJ did. Roman lists all the reasons why he thinks it was EJ. Sami reminds him that she was the one that set EJ up. Roman thinks Kate will bring it up and it’s his job to ask questions. Sami says asked and answered. She wants to know if the interrogation is over. Roman doesn’t know, he wants Sami to tell him.
Sami is upset with Roman. He’s saying its okay for him to make her a suspect but it’s not okay for her to be upset with him for doing it. She talks about getting that award and what it meant to her. Roman saying he was proud of her meant so much. Roman is proud of her. He won’t ask the questions again. Sami hugs him and cries. Sami has really turned on the tears. She can’t believe he believed Kate over her. Roman wants to be let off the hook – he’s not used to having a hero for a daughter. Sami will forgive him, Kate not so much. Roman thinks Kate will soften up when she hears about the baby. Sami says she already knows. Sami is crying a river now – she’s dehydrating – she needs water. As soon as Roman walks out the door the tears stop. Kate wants to know all of Sami’s secrets, Sami is going to find out all of hers. She starts rifling through the file cabinet. Sami finds the surveillance disk and stuffs it in her purse. Roman asks if she is looking for something. She is – a tissue. Sami asks if they’re done. Roman thinks he has everything he needs. Sami finishes her water and leaves.
Preview: John to Marlena – Because this time your fear is the only thing that will keep you alive. Kate to Lucas – Someone else was in that cabin. She had help that night. EJ to Billie – Think I’m really the monster everyone makes me out to be? Billie – If you are I will find out and I don’t scare easily. Sami to Kate – Wow Kate. What do vows mean to a whore?
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Thursday Feb 8
Pat’s Spoilers
Hallway of apartment building Part 1: Sami encounters Billie and EJ. Billie tells Sami they were just talking and EJ was helping her move boxes. EJ’s phone rings so he goes back into his apartment. Sami asks Billie if she’s out of her mind. EJ is a cold blooded killer and she was alone and flirting with him. Billie insists they discussing a business proposal. Sami doubts that what was being proposed had anything to do with business. Billie wonders if Sami is jealous. Sami is worried – Billie doesn’t know who she’s dealing with. Billie states that EJ doesn’t either. Sami lists all the things EJ has been accused of. Billie asserts there is no proof – he’s been cleared. Sami asks if he’s so innocent why was he on the run the night John was shot. Billie asks how come no one else knows that but Sami. Sami mentions Roman. No matter how adamant Sami is Billie just smirks – she thinks that even though Sami loves Lucas a small part of her still wants EJ. EJ comes out. He wonders if Billie has been suitably warned. Billie brushes off another attempt from Sami to get her to see reason. Sami leaves. Billie warns EJ that she will find out if he is or isn’t the monster Sami claims he is and she doesn’t scare easily.
Press Conference – Part 1: Kate bosses around the co-ordinator. Everything has to be followed to the letter. Lucas storms in wanting to know how Kate could set up Sami again. The co-ordinator thinks this is a good time to duck other of there. He can’t believe that she set up a phoney TV show to make Sami look bad. What does Sami have to do – he’ll have her do anything to prove to Kate that she’s changed. Kate says Sami has to tell the truth about what happened that night in the cabin. Kate doesn’t believe her story. Lucas warns Kate that she has to come terms with him and Sami being together. He believes Sami has changed. Kate is trying to save his life. She wants him to be loved by a woman who knows the meaning of the word. All Sami is going to do is hurt him. He wants to believe in Sami so much that he refuses to see the truth that is right in front of his eyes. It’s impossible that Sami did what she claimed she did. Lucas wants to know what her point is. Kate says that Sami had help that night. Someone else was there.
Lucas asks her to prove it. She mentions the professor of physics and another expert and they both agree it was impossible. Lucas doesn’t care – there are documented cases of this happening. Lucas also doesn’t care if someone helped her, it was probably a farmer that didn’t want attention. Kate thinks it was someone that shouldn’t have been there in the first place and the reason Sami didn’t tell anyone was to keep herself out of jail. Lucas tells Kate she doesn’t know anything. If Kate can’t stop making Sami’s life miserable she’s out. He warns her not to make him choose between her and Sami because he guarantees she will lose.
Hallway of apartment building - Part 2: Billie smugly states she was a cop and as cop she developed a sixth sense about people. She can tell whether they’re being honest or not. Right now her sixth sense is telling her to proceed with caution. If she finds out anything Sami said was true their professional relationship will be over. He wants to know about their personal relationship. She claims they don’t have one. He begs to differ – they’re flirting. Lucas approaches. Billie gives the heavy boxes story again. Lucas asks EJ when he’s moving. EJ says in a few weeks. He mentions the press conference and asks if Lucas wants to join them. Lucas wants to talk to Billie alone. EJ mentions the business proposal to Billie before he leaves. Lucas tells Billie to forget it. He’s not letting her anywhere near that sick S.O.B. They argue back and forth about EJ – guilty/innocent blah, blah, blah. He doesn’t want her working with EJ because he loves her. Billie insists that she can take care of herself. She leaves to get ready to go to the hotel.
Press Conference – Part 2: The press conference starts. Kate starts being bombarded with questions basically about EJ Wells and the troubles with the law. Things get out of hand so Kate decides to speak one on one with the reporters. This gives Sami a chance to slip in and get the media director to believe he’s got an emergency call waiting for him at the front desk. Sami changes the disk. The guy comes back there is no call. Sami apologises for the mix-up and runs into EJ as she’s leaving. EJ is on to her. She’s there to show her support Mythic – support future members of her family. He’s sure Kate will be touched. Sami leaves, Billie arrives. More flirting. EJ wonders if Sami is up to something because it’s strange that she would leave. Sami stands outside the door and listens is as Kate says it’s time for the video presentation. The press notices EJ and the questions start again. EJ joins Kate on the podium to answer a few questions. When the questions turn to the infamous crime family – Kate puts a stop to it. Kate reminds them EJ was falsely accused. She has no problem working with him. They share the same vision for Mythic. They’re committed to upholding strict moral guidelines in all they’re business dealings throughout the world. They will see that vision of the company when they watch the film. Kate falters for a second when she sees Sami standing at the back. The video starts. Kate gasps OMG as footage of her and EJ making out on his couch is shown. Billie says ‘you slept with my mother – are you crazy?’ Sami steps forward. Sami makes a statement – mentions how EJ and Kate are boldly holding up their company’s strict moral guidelines. Wow, Kate. What do morals mean to a whore?
John’s hospital room/dream state: I’m not going into detail on these scenes. Some may find them romantic, others won’t. I’ll just report on the important thing that John says not the other stuff. Of course John doesn’t say the most important thing of all which is that EJ is the one that shot him … sigh. Marlena wants to know why he’s trying to scare her this time – every other time he tells her not to be scared. He says it’s because this time the fear will keep her alive. John tells her Steve Johnson is in trouble. The night he was shot EJ told him that Steve was tortured and brainwashed by the DiMera’s. They stole his body, his coffin and took his body to a lab. They programmed him. They got inside his mind and set up things that he has no control over. Marlena wants to know what they wanted Steve to do. John is telling her but she can’t hear him because the doctor comes in to wake her. Marlena is upset with the doctor for taking her away from John. The doctor has a message from Kayla. Her husband committed himself and she wonders if Marlena can come and see him. Marlena remembers what John said. She’ll go and see him. She crawls back into bed with John – he has to wake up. John’s eyelids flutter – Marlena doesn’t see that.
Preview: Belle to Shawn – I don’t want to draw attention to ourselves but we need to call the ship’s doctor. Shawn – Okay. Kayla to Steve – You committed yourself for two weeks, remember? Steve – No way. I need to get out of here today, Kayla. Sami to Billie – If she wants a war, she can have one. Kate won’t win. E.J. to Steve (who’s strapped to a gurney) – You’re one of us now, Steve.
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Friday Feb 9
Pat’s Spoilers
Belle & Shawn: Shawn plays tour director as he lists all the amenities of the cruise liner. He suggests they go out. Belle snaps at him in her best lecturing tone of voice. Shawn wants them to take Claire out and have fun. Belle refuses – she doesn’t want to take a chance until it’s safer. That’s a sacrifice she’s willing to make for her daughter – she finally remembers that Shawn is supposedly the father and says – our daughter. Belle continues to lecture and snarl at Shawn. She can’t believe that he’s even considering taking Claire out of the room – it’s a risk because if one person recognises them. The argument continues … of course Belle has to make it all about her. They are in this position because of her … she is responsible for turning Philip into a man like his father. (Of course, losing part of his leg, having his brothers in arms blown to bits in front of him, losing his face and the pain associated with his injuries had nothing to do with it – because after all Belle is all that and more – at least in her mind). Shawn puts the blame on Philip – he knew that Belle didn’t love him when he married her. HUH – how the heck did he know that? Belle wishes they could have done this in a different way. Shawn reveals his true motives when he tells her they can’t hide. They have to live their lives for themselves – for each other. LOL – no mention of Claire whatsoever. Shawn makes more empty promises … blah … blah … blah…
Belle blathers on about missing their families. Belle pumps up Shawn’s bruised ego. Shawn gets his way – they’ll go out of the cabin but only if they follow the rules that Belle will dictate. Shawn nods his head like the good little boy he’s not. They gush about the stars – I roll my eyes. Claire wakes up – Belle freaks – she’s burning up. They need to call the ship’s doctor. The doctor examines her – she has a slight fever and she’s seasick. He tells them what to do and then wants to see her passport. He notices there is no immunization stamp.
Hospital – Psych ward – Steve’s room: Steve is having a real hard time with being in ‘this place.’ Kayla encourages him – he can handle this. He’s the strongest person she knows. The hypnotherapy will help him recover his suppressed memories and he’ll get better. He insists he’s not sick. Being in there makes him feel like a loser. They get a chance to be together and he flips out and ends up in this place. Kayla says he is having trouble with his memory because somebody tried to hurt him. Steve believes that Kayla and everyone else thinks he’s sick – he’s a great guy until he starts hearing those noises in his head then look out. Kayla holds him and tells him she loves him. Dr. Beale comes in. He’s there to help Steve find out everything his memory doesn’t want him to know.
Steve is very nervous. The doctor tells him he may say things under hypnosis that he doesn’t want his wife or anyone else to hear. Steve says they don’t have any secrets from each other. Dr. Beale puts Steve under hypnosis. He tells Steve to go back to a time when he heard this sound … he hits a spoon against something. Steve remembers being in a room with a bright light, bare walls – he’s strapped to a table. Another memory of the shock treatments then EJ holding up the devil card telling him he’s one of them now. Steve fights against the restraints, EJ laughs. Dr. Beale brings him out it because he was so agitated. He asks Steve if he remembers what he saw. He was lying on a table – what happened next. Steve says he doesn’t know. Dr. Beale plays back the few words Steve said and asks him again what or who did you see after that. Steve again says nothing, nobody.
Kayla questions him but Steve won’t tell her the truth. He says this didn’t work. Steve goes to the washroom. The doctor thinks that whatever Steve experienced was so horrible both physically and psychologically that he’s protecting himself by blocking it out. All signs point to Steve being tortured. Kayla wonders what the reason was for the torture. Dr. Beale says it’s usually to get information or to make a person do something they wouldn’t normally do. They need to wear down Steve’s resistance to hypnotherapy. Steve returns – now that it didn’t work when can he leave. Kayla reminds him that he signed himself in for two weeks. Steve says no way. He has to get out of there today. The doctor is confident that they can accomplish their goals if they stick with their treatment plan. Besides if he leaves his bail will be revoked. Kayla understands if he doesn’t feel comfortable talking to the doctor about this but he can tell her – what did he remember. He lies and says he doesn’t remember anything. He should be out there finding the people that did this to him. She has to help him get out of there. She can’t do that – she can’t let anything happen to him. They hug. He promises he’ll do what he has to do to get better. He tells her he has to go and do bead stringing. She leaves. Steve pulls out a dime and uses them to unscrew the bars from the window. He gets them off and climbs through the window. He’s off to see EJ.
Press Conference: Sami gives a little different speech today. This is the sort of up close and personal service they’ll get from Kate and EJ if they choose to do business with them. Kate tells Jim to shut it off. Kate and Sami exchange insults. Kate tells Sami that EJ isn’t going to be very appreciative of her little stunt. That wasn’t very smart of her but then she isn’t smart. Sami smugly says sticks and stones … and walks out. Billie confronts EJ about sleeping with her mother. She always thought he was interested in Sami. EJ says it’s over with her mother and Sami is with Lucas. Billie tells him to go look after her mother. EJ assures Kate that he will make this better. Billie follows Sami into the hallway and confronts her. Sami explains why she did it and says that Kate deserved everything she got. Maybe she’ll learn her lesson. Billie says or just find some other way to get back at you. Sami is confident – If Kate wants a war she’ll get one. Kate will not win.
Kate tells EJ by tomorrow she will be the laughing stock of Wall Street. EJ tells her to trust him. He goes up to the podium to explain what just happened. Billie tells Sami that she and her mother never learn. They keep saying they’ve changed but they keep hurting the same people over and over. She doesn’t want Lucas to get caught in the crossfire. Sami thinks there’s more to this – Billie was upset to find out that EJ slept with Kate. Sami warns her again about getting involved with him. Billie thinks Sami still has the hots for EJ. Inside EJ gives the reporters and stockholders a line of malarkey that they all lap up. That wasn’t really him and Kate on the screen – that was Mythic’s ground –breaking new CGI technology that will bring real-time, real-life animation to the business community. He’ll let Kate Roberts explain more about it. In the hallway Sami tells Billie she was never involved with EJ. She loves Lucas – she’s not interested in EJ. Sami feels sick.
EJ comes into the hallway and ask Billie where Sami is. Billie tells him she wasn’t feeling so well. EJ hopes that what happened in there won’t stop her from moving forward on the business proposition they had talked about. Billie wants to make it clear that she won’t be joining her mother on his trophy wall. EJ won’t deny that he finds her extremely attractive but whatever may or may not happen between them is entirely up to her. Billie says nothing will happen. EJ says he’s looking forward to a great partnership. Kate comes out and asks them what they’re talking about. EJ steers Kate back inside the room. Sami comes out and Billie tells her she looks awful. Billie thinks maybe Will should stay with her for a few days – he’s got the big game coming up – she could be contagious. Sami insists she isn’t. Billie doesn’t see how she can know that – she then figures out Sami is pregnant. Sami thinks Lucas told her. Billie says no. Sami hasn’t said anything because she is being cautious. Her dad, Kate and now Billie know about. Billie can’t see why Sami isn’t rubbing her pregnancy in Kate’s face. Because Sami isn’t doing that Billie concludes that Lucas is not the father.
Sami can’t believe that Billie just said that. She has never been unfaithful in her life. She knows that Billie and her mother have a hard time understanding that. Billie apologises. Sami says for the record a lot of women don’t talk about their pregnancies until after the first trimester. Sami is going to go home. Kate and EJ come out. Kate tells Sami that Mythic is still up and running and Lucas still has a job. Lucas will finally see that she hasn’t changed. She’s still the same liar she always was. Billie tells her mother to stop. Sami is not feeling well – she has the flu. She’s going to go home. EJ asks Sami if she is sure she is alright. She will be as soon as she gets out of there. EJ has some business left inside. It’s Kate’s turn to warn Billie about staying away from EJ. Billie tells her mother than unlike her she can keep sex and business separate. Kate thinks EJ Wells is trouble – Billie could be sabotaging her life. Billie thanks her for the concern but she doesn’t take orders from her.
Preview: Kayla to Bo – He’s in danger, Bo and you know what, I just feel like if we don’t do something to stop this something horrible is going to happen to him. EJ (holding up the devil card) to Steve – If you fail to accept your fate then I’m afraid it’s going to affect someone very close to you. Belle to Shawn – You look nice and refreshed. Shawn – You don’t look so bad yourself. Willow to Philip – I found them. I think I found them. Shawn and Belle. I found them.
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Tuesday Feb 13
Pat's Spoilers
Sami's apt: Roman arrives and he is very upset with Sami. She stole the disk. He could have her arrested. Sami explains that she was just getting back at Kate for the phoney TV show. Roman reminds her that no one saw that show but hundreds of people got to see Kate and EJ in action. What Kate did was a stunt, what Sami did was public humilation. He thought he could trust Sami but he was wrong.
Sami says she was just getting back at Kate for what Kate had done to her. She was getting revenge. Besides Kate turned the entire thing around - they're probably go to make more money than ever so she doesn't see what the big deal is. Roman tells her that Kate is threatening a law suit and if she follows through with it she would win. Sami doesn't want Roman to be held responsible. If Kate is going to sue anyone it should be her. She tells her dad to arrest her. Roman refuses. He thinks that Kate won't follow through with the lawsuit so no harm done this time. Sami says she'll end it if Kate ends it. Roman tells her to just end it. He also hopes her ploy for revenge doesn't cost her Lucas's love. Revenge feels good for 5 minutes and then you end up regretting it.
Roman leaves. Lucas comes home. Sami hugs him and starts crying. She has something to tell him and he's not going to like it. She starts rambling on ... Lucas tells her if it's about what she did to his mom he already knows. Kate called him and was yelling. Sami tries to explain but Lucas stops her and tells her he thought it was funny. He's glad she did it and he hopes she never loses that fire. It's one of the things he loves about her. It's Lucas' turn to ramble. He starts talking about life being short and waiting for the right time. She wants to know if there's a question in there somewhere. There is. He gets down on one knee and pulls out a ring box and says 'Will you marry me?'
Billie's apt: Chelsea is on the phone with Abby telling her all about her and Nick's adventure in Canada. Abby thinks that Chelsea has a crush on Nick. Chelsea denies it. Billie comes home. Bo and Hope were gushing about the wonderful thing Chelsea did for Shawn and Belle. Billie is so proud of her. More chit chat. Chelsea mentions needing a job to pay for university. She thinks it's time she started looking after herself. Billie shows her the ad for a research assistant in the lab at the hospital.
Chelsea wonders why Nick didn't tell her about it. He lied to her and told her there were no openings. Billie comes up with some reasons why Nick may not have told her but Chelsea thinks it's because Nick doesn't like her or because he thinks she wouldn't do a good job. Billie is sure that Nick likes Chelsea. Chelsea mentions that she found out that Nick had this one night with an older woman - she rocked his world. Chelsea decides to go to the hospital to find out what's going on. Billie offers to come along.
Hospital Research Lab - Part 1: Nick tells Mimi that he was able to extract some DNA from bone marrow. It's a match. The bones are those of her father. Max and Mimi step outside the lab. Max feels that she should tell Abe what they found out. Mimi feels that her brother and mother had something to do with her father's death or they wouldn't have stole the bones from the lab and buried them in the back yard. She doesn't know what to do. Max tells her it's her decision.
Dr. Rebert shows Nick the ad that he ran in the paper. He needs an assistant. Nick panics and calls Abby. He has to see her right now.
Abe's house: Celeste comes over with the groceries Abe needed and a toy for Theo. Theo runs off to play. Celeste wants to know if there is any news. Abe doesn't expect any. Celeste doesn't beleive that Lexie would leave Theo or Abe without a word. Abe doesn't want to believe it but what choice does he have. He mentions that his vision is getting worse. He doesn't know if he's going to have another cornea transplant or not. Lexie running off with Tek took all the air out of him. He thinks it might be best if Theo goes to live with Celeste. Celeste suggests that it would be better if she moved in there because otherwise Theo would end up feeling abandoned by both his parents. Abe agrees. Celeste takes Theo for ice cream.
Max and Mimi come over. Mimi tells Abe the bones are her father's. He tells them that he's not working right now so they'll have to take the information to Roman. He cautions Mimi that it's probable her mother and brother were involved in a homicide. They leave. Celeste brings Theo home. She's going to go and pack. Abe tells her she'll have the master bedroom. He can't sleep in there - too many memories.
Java Cafe: Abby meets Nick who is in a panic. He shows her the ad - he knows Chelsea will see it because she's looking for a job. Abby tells him the only thing he can do is tell the truth. Nick comes up with all kinds of reasons not to. He even suggests that he can make sure that Chelsea and Dr. Rebert never cross paths. Abby wisely tells him that is a recipe for disaster. Abby walks with him through Salem Place mall. She'll go with him back to the hospital.
Hospital Research Lab - Part 2: Chelsea is filling out an application form. Billie tells her to mark no when she comes to the question - have you been convicted of a felony. Chelsea isn't sure about that but Billie says you're just going to carrying blood samples to the lab - they won't check with the police. Dr. Rebert walks by. Chelsea tells her her mother she thinks that's Dr. Patton. She gets a better look at him. It is. She runs to him and throws her arms around him and plants several kisses on his cheek.
Cruise ship: The doctor tells the Captain that they better check out the people in that cabin (Shawn and Belle's) to make sure they are who they say they are. Shawn returns. He's bought bathing suits for them all. I'm sorry - but could they possibly write this guy to be any dumber. Duh - Shawn, you're on the run from the law and Philip - you are not on vacation. Belle protests but caves in. They're on the deck drinking fruity drinks when Belle sees their picture in the paper connecting them to a kidnapping. She freaks and barks at Shawn that her and Claire are staying in the cabin from now on. By the time Shawn gets to the cabin Belle is ranting and throwing things in a suitcase. They're getting off at the island the ship is stopping off. Shawn says they have no money - they'll have to get jobs. HUH - and if they stayed on the ship until they got to Australia the money situation would be different because???????? He starts packing. There's a knock on the door. It's the captain and the doctor. There's a problem with their passports.
Preview: Sami is crying. Lucas wants her to tell him why she's so upset. Chelsea yells at Nick and hits him - how could you do this to me. Steve tells Kayla that they'll never be happy until they know the truth. EJ is the only person who can give them that. Philip along with Willow enter Shawn and Belle's room. He wants his daughter. Did they really think he would let them get away with this.
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Thursday Feb 15
Pat’s Spoilers
Sami & Lucas’ apt – Part 1: They’re basking in the afterglow. Lucas thinks they should start thinking about wedding invitations. Sami is scared – she’s thinking about her curse. Lucas knows the cure for a curse. She just has to kiss a prince like him. He kisses her and tells her the curse is gone. Sami doesn’t think so – not as long as his mother is going to be there. Lucas thinks they shouldn’t invite her – Billie is all the family he needs there. Sami doesn’t know if Billie is too happy with her – not after she warned her about EJ. Lucas thinks the same. He tried to tell her that once EJ sinks his hooks into you he doesn’t let go.
Billie’s apt – Part 1: Billie is reading a letter and is not happy about it. EJ knocks. He starts talking about her business proposal but notices she’s not too interested. She tells him that she’s been evicted. Lucas leases from Victor and Victor wants her out by the end of the month. Billie is worried about Chelsea. She needs stability and Billie thinks that’s the last thing she can give her. EJ asks if Lucas can do something about her living arrangements. Billie states that Victor isn’t speaking to Lucas. EJ thinks you never know until you try or someone tries. He takes off and makes a bee-line to Sami and Lucas’.
Hospital lab: Nick tells his boss what he did – he’ll clean out his desk. He knows he’ll be fired. Dr. Rebert isn’t upset – his reputation went up a notch or two. No harm done. Nick isn’t too sure about that.
Billie’s apt – Part 2: Lucas apologises. He was hoping Victor would let it slide. He offers her some money. Billie refuses. She wants to be independent – to set a good example for Chelsea. She’s going into business with EJ. Lucas says ‘no way’. Billie and Lucas argue about EJ and the job. Lucas tries to warn her – she doesn’t know how bad it’s going to be. Lucas has one more thing to say – he invites them to move in with him and Sami. Sami could use some help planning the wedding. Billie congratulates him. Lucas tells her that this time it’s going to work – nothing or no one is going to stand in their way. Nick shows up. He fills them in on what he did. Billie hits the roof – Chelsea was making such good progress – who knows what she’s going to do now. Lucas asks if he can help. Billie says it’s out of their hands until Chelsea comes home. She suggests that he go back to Sami. Nick and Billie are worried – they decide to go and look for Chelsea.
Sami & Lucas’ apt – Part 2: Sami doesn’t want to talk about EJ – she wants to be distracted. They start kissing when there’s a knock on the door. EJ tells Lucas his sister is upset – she’s been evicted by Victor. Sami thinks Lucas should go talk to her. Lucas tells EJ not to overstay his welcome. Sami wants EJ to leave. EJ wants them to at least have a conciliatory drink. Sami tells Elvis that she doesn’t think that is a good idea. EJ cajoles – she has so much to celebrate. Sami doesn’t keep any alcohol in the house any longer. EJ has some at his place. He’s off to get it. He pours champagne. Sami is tired of playing his games. She wants him to get one thing straight. He forced her to have sex with him and then he forced her to lie about it when she would have told everyone about it and he’d be in jail. EJ thinks they’re all dependent on one another – that’s what they should drink to. EJ notices that although she puts the glass to her mouth she doesn’t drink. He mentions that she hasn’t had a drink for a long time. What’s the reason for that?
EJ continues trying to provoke Sami. Sami tells him that her fiancée doesn’t drink so she lost her taste for it. She can toast with juice. EJ starts snooping around for evidence that she’s pregnant as Sami gets her juice. He decides to smoke a cigar. Sami tells him she doesn’t allow smoking in her apartment – she suggests he leave. He wants to make one more toast – to her child. Sami doesn’t understand. EJ just wants her to toast her child – Will. Sami agrees. EJ just keeps pushing. He wonders if they’re getting married so suddenly because they have a little bundle of joy on the way. Sami informs him that she and Lucas have been in love for years. EJ keeps baiting her. Sami yells at him that she’s not pregnant. How often does she have to tell him that. EJ says until he’s convinced. Lucas overhears and enters. He asks EJ what he’s still doing there. EJ says he’s happy Lucas is there because he was just asking Sami if there was any possibility that the two of them are expecting. Lucas says Sami told you no right? Lucas wants some time alone with his fiancée. Sami is convinced EJ knows. Lucas says if he knew he would come out and just say it – he was just fishing. They start kissing. EJ vows to find out what he needs to know. He always does.
Brady house – Part 1: Chelsea comes over crying the blues about Nick. She gives them the entire sob story. Nick lied to her – oh boo hoo – how awful. Bo figures out that Nick is Lonely Splicer. Chelsea whines some more. She thinks it’s payback for all the bad things she’s done to everyone else. The whine/sobfest continues. It serves her right for putting that picture of Bo and Billie on the internet – now a picture on the internet hurt her. Bo’s phone rings. Roman wants him to come to the station. Chelsea is going to leave. Hope suggests that she stay – she has ice cream. Bo leaves.
Ship: Philip wants his daughter. Shawn tries to make himself feel like a man by threatening Philip. Philip laughs at him – so did I. The Captain is going to check all their stories. He’ll be back with his decision. Shawn wants to know how much Willow charged Philip to come on the trip. Willow did it for nothing. She just wanted to be there when they took their kid away from them. Belle shows what a terrible mother she is by cursing at Willow – calling her a cheap bitch while she’s holding Claire in her arms. Philip wants to talk to Belle alone. Shawn spews orders. Belle puts him in his place – she’ll talk to Philip alone. Shawn can go and stand outside the door.
Belle snipes at Philip. Philip wants to hold Claire. Belle lets him. Philip talks to Claire. He tells her that he’ll never go away again. He missed her so much. Belle watches – it’s so sad. All this fighting – she never wanted this. Philip doesn’t want it either. Maybe they should forgive one another. Forgive and forget is what’s best for Claire. He asks her if they should take their daughter home together. Belle stares. The rest of their scenes I won’t report on. I hated that Philip degraded himself for a woman that is so unworthy it’s sickening. Listening to Belle belittle him and make threats was laughable … but I do believe that Philip played her very easily.
Shawn wants to know how she tricked Philip into bringing her on the trip. Willow says that Philip can’t be tricked like Shawn. She doesn’t have to trick him – he already did what Shawn only pretended to do. She tells Shawn that she’s living in the mansion. Shawn knows Philip wouldn’t give a hooker like her the time of day unless there was something in it for him – he has to be playing an angle and she’s part of it. He wants to know what’s really going on. Willow tells him she’s pregnant and Philip told her that he wants to take care of her and her baby. Shawn laughs. He’s surprised that Philip fell for the same stunt that Willow tried to pull on him. Willow’s no more pregnant than he is. Willow shows him her expanding waistline and asks him if he thinks she swallowed a basketball. Shawn wants to know how long. She tells him she’s in her second trimester. Shawn wants to know who the unlucky father is. It’s him – this basketball is his.
Shawn calls her a liar. Willow tells him to ask himself – why would Philip keep a whore like her around if this baby wasn’t his. Just like Shawn said, there’s got to be something in it for him. And here it is padre. The light comes on for Shawn – Philip is going to use the baby as a bargaining chip to get Claire. Willow says Philip needs a pawn and here I am growing one for him. If Philip doesn’t get Claire while they’re on this boat than Junior here is his. Shawn tells her to shut her lying mouth. The captain returns – he’s made his decision. He tells them to go inside so they can talk.
Philip wants to know if they can get this over with. The captain won’t enforce the custody papers. Shawn laughs and belittles Philip. The captain tells Shawn that he won’t enforce them but the authorities will. When they dock in Australia the three of them will be placed into custody and the American Consulate will settle this. The captain says Claire will stay with her mother. The three of them will be confined to their cabin. The crew will make sure they have everything they need. Philip demands that he get the cabin next door as he wants to place the room under 24 hr watch. The captain gives him the cabin across the hall. Philip and Willow leave. The captain locks them in. Belle freaks. Shawn says they are going to get off the ship before they reach Australia.
Police Station: Bo comes into Roman’s office. Roman tells Bo that the DA spent the last 3 days upstate at the prison that Patrick Lockhart is at trying to get some information on EJ. That’s the only way they’ll be able to build a case against him. Bo wants to know if Patrick gave up EJ. Lockhart is too afraid to give up Stefano’s son. Roman tells him to check out the confession – but prepare himself – Lockhart had help for someone no one knew about. Bo reads that Chelsea Benson helped him from time to time. She had a handle on Bo Brady and would help with the little things so he could stay one step ahead of the police. Bo is not happy.
Brady house – Part 2: Chelsea and Hope are eating ice cream. Chelsea tells Hope she’s being very nice to her. She knows she doesn’t deserve it but she wishes that one day that Hope might kind of forgive her a little. Hope tells her that she already has forgiven her. Hope also wants forgiveness. She needs to apologise to Chelsea. Chelsea doesn’t know why – she’s the one that did something that was unforgivable. Hope never thought she would never feel anything else but the anger and the emptiness. Chelsea says it’s her fault. Hope admits that she blamed Chelsea but the truth is that Chelsea was trying to find her way in a new family after she lost the Bensons. Hope feels that she didn’t do enough to make her feel welcome. They bond. The baby starts crying. Hope picks her up out of the bassinette. Hope asks Chelsea if she would like to hold her – big sisters take care of the little ones. Chelsea holds her and promises her that one day she’ll make her proud of her.
Hope tells Chelsea she started a website filled with pictures of the baby. Chelsea is all depressed again. Hope says she read the emails. The emails didn’t seem fake to her– maybe that was a shy guy’s way of telling her what was in his heart. Hope counsels her. Bo comes in ranting. Just when he thought he thinks Chelsea is getting her garbage together. All the time Lockhart was playing his sick twisted games guess who was feeding him information. Chelsea insists that is not true. Bo points to the signed, sworn statement he has that says she was involved. Chelsea denies it. Bo is finished. No more excuses – no more chances. He can’t do it anymore. Chelsea is not his daughter.
Preview: Bo to Chelsea – I want you out of my house. Don’t ever come back. Chelsea – Dad, please, I swear I didn’t do this. Bo – Get out of my house. Billie to Nick – So what are you saying Nick. Nick – I’m saying that secrets have a way of coming out. Max to Abby – You’re not the only one who had a crush. Bo to Hope – You’re the reason I’m willing to turn my back on Chelsea. Hope – You haven’t listened to anything I’ve said because that’s not what I want.
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Friday Feb 16
Pat’s Spoilers
Garage – Part 1: Max is outside the door talking on his cell phone to Mimi. He’s explaining that he has to come back to work – he tells her all the jobs he has to do. He also says I’ll talk to you later baby. He realises the door isn’t locked and when he comes in he notices the lights are on. Abby comes out from underneath a car wearing coveralls and with grease smudges on her face. She stopped by to pick up some books she had left behind. She saw all the work he had to do and decided to help out. She feels bad because both she and Shawn bailed on him. Max asks her if she knows what she’s doing. Abby lists all the things she did. She learned from the best. She used to watch Max all the time. She reminisces. Max appreciates the help. He asks if she wants to grab a bite to eat – it’s the least he could do. She hesitates but then agrees.
Billie’s apt: Billie and Nick return and discover that Chelsea is still not home. Nick is freaking out. Billie thinks she just needs some time to herself. Nick feels like he’s ruined Chelsea’s entire world. Billie points out the obvious – he’s being overly dramatic. Nick betrayed her trust and what hurts the most is that he’s lost her as a friend just when she was beginning to like him for who he was. Billie is sure that he hasn’t lost her. She won’t hate him forever. Nick continues to feel sorry for himself. Billie tries to make him believe that he actually made Chelsea a better person and soon Chelsea will realise that. Nick whines some more and Billie finally tells him to stop feeling sorry for himself.
Billie says what’s done is done now they have to concentrate on fixing it. Nick doesn’t know how. Billie tells him to let Chelsea cool down and then talk to her. It’s not the end of the world. Nick thinks that will come when Chelsea finds out about the two of them. Billie insists that Chelsea will never find out they slept together. Nick says secrets have a way of coming out. – he’s not so sure they’ll be taking this one to their graves. Billie is sure Chelsea won’t find out. They need to focus on the positives – she lists all the good qualities Nick has. Chelsea likes him more than she’s willing to admit. If she didn’t care about him she wouldn’t be so devastated by what he did. Nick asks Billie why it’s so important to her that he stay in Chelsea’s life. After what they did he would have thought she wouldn’t want him anywhere near Chelsea.
She’s thinks he’s good for Chelsea. He helped her become the person she always knew Chelsea could be. The two of them would be good for each other. Billie gets a call from Hope (see below). After the call she tells Nick what happened at the Brady house. They have to find her. Where would she go? Nick thinks she would go to Abby. They take off to look for Chelsea.
Brady house: Bo wants Chelsea to read out loud from Patrick’s statement so Hope can hear what she did. She does and denies that she helped Patrick. Bo knows that Patrick called her and told her to call him (Bo) the night John was shot. Because of her call John went into the warehouse instead of him. Chelsea says Patrick called her and she called him (Bo) but the rest isn’t true. Bo doesn’t believe her. In fact he’ll never make the mistake of believing her again. Hope suggests they sit down and discuss this calmly. Bo won’t. Chelsea worked with Patrick and she put Hope and their baby in danger. Chelsea asks him why he’d believe a criminal over his own daughter. Bo states that Patrick has nothing to gain by lying but Chelsea does.
Chelsea wants to know what he thinks she had to gain. Bo says you wanted the same thing Patrick did – to split Hope and I up for good. Chelsea insists that Patrick called her and asked her to call Bo and tell him that she saw him and Hope leaving town in a car. It sounded suspicious so she called Bo right away. Bo is sceptical – there has to be more. Chelsea says she didn’t know it was part of murder plot. She has changed – she knows better than to try and come between him and Hope. Hope asks if that was what she was thinking that night. Chelsea admits that she thought that if she and Patrick were going away together there was a chance for her mom and dad. Bo smirks – there you go. Chelsea admits that Patrick told her that she would benefit from it if she helped him. He was going to get Hope to leave town for good and that would leave Bo free. But she didn’t know he meant to kill Hope. She begs Bo to believe her.
He wants to believe her but he can’t. She’s proven that she can’t be trusted. She’s a threat to this family. She’s no longer welcome in this house. Chelsea begs him not to do this – she needs this family. He, Hope, the baby and her mom are all the family she has. Bo thinks she should have thought of that sooner. How many chances has he given her? How many times has she told him she’s changed? Chelsea swears she has. Bo opens the door and tells her to get out and never come back. Chelsea begs – Bo yells get out or I’ll throw you out. Chelsea leaves and cries outside the house. Bo starts ranting and notices Hope is on the phone. She’s calling Billie. She tells her about the huge argument that Chelsea and Bo had. Bo kicked her out and told her not to come back.
Bo tells Hope he means this. Chelsea is out of their lives for good. Hope knows that he is upset but Chelsea isn’t the only one who has made mistakes. Hope tries to talk but Bo keeps on ranting about all the things that Chelsea did ending with what about Zack. Hope says that was a mistake. Bo asks her if they’re just supposed to forget about it. She says no but she doesn’t think hanging on to all this anger is good. A lot’s changed since then for all of them. Hope tells Bo that the two of them are responsible for the disintegration of their family. Bo is surprised – she’s blaming them – what about Chelsea. Hope thinks that Chelsea in her most desperate moments saw opportunities and took advantage of them. They allowed her to do that because they turned their backs on each other when they needed each other the most. She doesn’t want them to turn their backs on Chelsea. They’re a family again – they’re starting to heal. They can’t tear their family apart again. Bo doesn’t understand. Chelsea is the one trying to tear them apart. He’s doing this for her – she’s the reason he’s willing to turn his back on Chelsea. Hope doesn’t think he’s heard a word she said. That’s not what she wants. Chelsea is a Brady – she’s part of this family. They need to take her word over Patrick’s. Hope can see the change in Chelsea – she’s genuinely sorry for everything she has done to them. Bo is disbelieving. Hope tries to convince him – Chelsea craves his approval. She needs her father – actually, she needs the both of them. Bo thinks she has a big heart but no, he can’t give Chelsea another chance.
Chez Rouge: Max and Abby are talking about the bones turning out to be those of Mimi’s father. Max tells Abby that Mimi thinks her mother and brother know more than they’re saying. She’s totally freaking out right now – she’s beating herself up for thinking all those bad things about her dad plus she’s afraid that she’ll be the only one in her family not in jail. She’ll be all alone. Abby says she has you. Max doesn’t think that is worth much. He’s trying to help her and be there for her – Mimi is a really good person, she deserves a break. The past few weeks he’s felt overwhelmed. Abby says you feel a responsibility to fix everything for her. Max wants to do that. Abby felt the same about helping out Chelsea but you have to pay attention to your own life. Abby has something to tell him about the way she acted towards Mimi and all the awful things she said to her. She was jealous of the two of them – she’s sorry.
Max is surprised to hear that – he couldn’t tell. Abby confesses she had a big crush on him and when he started to fall for Mimi she was less than thrilled. She acted immaturely and said things about her that weren’t fair. She apologises. She’s grown up since then. Max wishes he could say the same. He doesn’t know what to do with his life. There’s something missing and whatever it is he feels like its right there staring him in the face but he can’t see it. Abby proclaims that she knows what it is – he has to get back on the circuit. He misses racing. Max admits since the accident he’s scared. He doesn’t want to be responsible for hurting someone else and he’s scared of being in another accident. She suggests if he’s not ready to drive – to at least get back in the pit and take it from there. Max thanks her for talking and listening. He’s missed her. He tells her that she wasn’t the only one that had a crush. It was when he and Chelsea broke up. But because she was Chelsea’s best friend and the age thing he didn’t think the timing was right. He says there’s 6 years difference between them. He was afraid of what her parent’s would say about it. He wonders if that wasn’t a mistake. They’ve missed their chance – it’s too late. Abby agrees. They talk about her being back in school. She tells him she’ll check up on him occasionally at the garage.
Garage – Part 2: Chelsea is crying. She hears the door open and thinks its Abby but its Billie. Chelsea has realised that she’s not meant to be loved. Billie says that’s not true, she loves her, the Brady’s love her … Nick enters and tells her that her friends love her. Chelsea starts screaming at him to get out – she never wants to see him again. Billie suggests that he leave – she’ll take care of Chelsea. Billie knows about what happened with Nick and her Dad. Nick never meant to hurt her. Chelsea says what about my dad. Billie says he has a temper – he doesn’t mean the things he says. Chelsea thinks they’re cursed – they think they find happiness but it never works out. Billie disagrees – she feels blessed to have Chelsea in her life. Billie is proud of the person Chelsea has become. Chelsea thinks once she hears the whole story she’ll change her mind. Chelsea tells all. Billie thinks Bo just needs some time. Billie knows Chelsea is telling the truth. Billie adds that Hope believes in Chelsea as well. They head home.
Hospital lab: Dr. Rebert is working at the lab when Nick comes in. Nick starts talking about Chelsea – she hates him and he really liked her. Dr. Rebert starts raving about Chelsea – he tells Nick not to take it so hard. Someone else will come along. Dr. Rebert thinks he’s just filled the job.
Preview: Billie to Nick – Knowing my daughter the way I do it’s going to take a while before she forgives you. A while could be a very long time. Chelsea to Abby – If I get the job I’m pretty sure I could use him to make Nick jealous. Steve to Kayla – The DiMera’s can come after me all they want. I couldn’t take losing you again, Sweetness. EJ (holding Stefano’s hand) – Nothing’s too good for you, father.
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Monday Feb 19
Pat’s Spoilers
Abby/Nick/Billie Chelsea: The Nick and Chelsea pity party continues in three different locations. Nick comes to see Abby at Max’s garage. He should have taken her advice but he didn’t. Abby wants to remain neutral but tells him that maybe getting Chelsea the job at the lab would help his case. Chelsea summons Abby.
At Billie’s apartment Billie tries to get Chelsea to see that what Nick did was wrong but not malicious. Everything he said in the emails was true. Chelsea has to admit that if he would have told her those things she wouldn’t have given him the time of day. Billie has heard how Chelsea makes fun of Nick. Chelsea wants to know why Billie is defending Nick – she’s supposed to be on her side.
Abby comes to see Chelsea. Chelsea is furious with Abby for not telling her the truth. Abby is sorry. Chelsea gets a call from Dr. Rebert to come for an interview. Chelsea proves that for all she spouts to anyone that will listen that she’s changed she hasn’t changed at all. She’s going to use Dr. Rebert to get revenge on Nick. She wants to see him hurt.
Nick has called Billie to join him at Chez Rouge where he’s drowning his sorrow. At least Billie calls him on the pity party he’s hosting. She thinks getting Chelsea the job could work to his benefit or backfire – geez – she’s a genius to come up with that. Nick gets a call from Abby telling him that was a great move getting Dr. Rebert to get Chelsea an interview. Nick didn’t call. He tells Billie his life is over and off he goes.
Steve & Kayla: Steve is working out using weights because he can’t sleep. He thinks Kayla is disappointed. She isn’t disappointed, maybe frustrated. He should have stayed at the hospital. He can’t. She wonders what his plan is because doing nothing isn’t an option. It’s time for him to step up to the plate. He does want to get this thing in his head straightened out but he doesn’t know how. Kayla suggests another session with Dr. Beale. Steve just needs her to stay with him. Any other woman would have run for the hills but not her – she stays and fights. If he didn’t have her he couldn’t fight. The DiMera’s can come after him – he took it before, he’ll take it again – what he couldn’t take is losing her again. She’s his life.
Kayla isn’t going anywhere. She thinks the fact that he’s waiting for her to leave him is the cowards’ way of trying to force her into making the first move. She won’t give him that luxury. If he wants to give up on himself he should pack a bag for himself and leave but don’t expect her to pack the bag for him or open the door. She has never given up on him in her life and she’s not going to start now. He has to decide how he wants to live. Does he want to get well? He does. Kayla says you can’t do it on your own. They need to solve the problem before it gets worse. Whatever is haunting him she loves the man he is now. Steve admits that he’s scared, really scared.
Kayla tells him that he can attack this fear that is gripping him and accept that he’s a victim. He survived the torture the DiMera’s put him through, he can survive this. Just be Steven Earl Johnson and attack this head on. Steve and Kayla are in bed now. They’re both grateful to be in each other’s lives. They kiss. It’s so sweet when Steve talks about the best thing he ever did in his life – letting down his guard and letting a girl named Kayla love him. More kisses. Steve has made a decision. He’s going to talk to Marlena. Kayla thanks him – more kisses. They fall asleep. Steve starts dreaming about EJ and the torture. He wakes up and stares at Kayla.
EJ: EJ waits outside a warehouse. A man arrives and reports he’s in the truck. It wasn’t easy to get him off the boat. EJ tells the guy to get him in the warehouse. Two nurses are now inside the warehouse. EJ tells them to check his IV and vitals. He pays the man that delivered the patient and tells him to keep his mouth shut. EJ checks the chart – wonderful, he’s stable. He wants some time alone with the patient. He has the best equipment, the finest doctors and nurses – nothing is too good for you, father. EJ turns on some opera music. He tells his father that he’s eluded death before this time won’t be any different. He has plan in place to see him well again. He has several donors that can help overcome his condition – if necessary, he’ll use every one. EJ doesn’t know where he’d be today without Stefano’s love and guidance. He talks about all the things Stefano did for him now it’s time for him to give something back. He came to Salem to save Stefano’s life and that is exactly what he’s going to do even if that means other people have to die.
Preview: Nick to Chelsea – If I hadn’t pretended to be someone else you never would have let me see who you really are. Chelsea – You still don’t get it. Nick – No, Chelsea. You don’t get it. I love you. Celeste to Sami – I know you were with EJ the night John was shot. Lucas to Kate – What are you on drugs or something? Kate – Sami did not save your life, EJ did. Steve (hearing EJ’s laugher) is choking Steve. Kayla screams Steve’s name.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Pat’s Spoilers
Abby/Nick/Dr. Rebert/Chelsea: Nick eavesdrops as Dr. Rebert offers Chelsea the job. Chelsea is kind of surprised considering she threw herself at him and kissed him like he was man-candy. Chelsea thinks Nick used them both. Chelsea comes out of the room and tells Nick she knows he was listening in. Chelsea thinks Nick doesn’t want her working there because she always makes fun of him. She only does that because she thought he was her friend. Nick tries to explain why he did what he did. Chelsea doesn’t want to hear it. Nick tells her he loves her. Chelsea feels sorry for him. Nick asks if they can still be friends. She tells him that ended with his deception. From now on they’ll be co-workers nothing more. Nick tries to make himself feel like a man by warning Dr. Rebert that Chelsea isn’t as worldly as she acts and he doesn’t want to see her hurt. Dr. Rebert tells Nick to be quiet – he’s on thin ice as it is. Chelsea goes to see Abby at the garage to gloat. She tells Abby that Nick told her he loved her but she dances around Abby’s question about how she feels about Nick.
The Carver house – Part 1: Celeste is with Theo. He goes to play. Celeste opens some mail. It’s a speeding ticket for Lexie. She looks at the picture and says it’s Lexie’s licence plate but it’s not her daughter.
Sami & Lucas’s apt – Part 1: Sami is flipping through Bride’s magazines. She and Lucas talk about stuff in the magazine. Sami talks about how she would dream about her wedding when she was a little girl. Sami admits she gets all crazy planning the big day then she goes and jinxes it. Lucas tells her this is the last time so do it right. Sami reminds him that he said that before and his mom sabotaged the wedding. Sami is nervous because his mother still wants to ruin their relationship. There’s a knock on the door. It’s Kate. She thinks Lucas invited her there so Sami could apologise to her. Lucas called her there so that Kate could apologise to Sami and to tell her that he and Sami are getting married.
Kate starts belittling Sami and the number of engagement rings she’s received. Sami’s phone rings. Celeste wants to see her in 10 minutes at Abe’s house or she’s calling the police. Sami lies and tells Lucas it was a telemarketer. She’s going to go shopping and hopes Kate will be gone when she returns. Kate can’t believe that Lucas isn’t a little bit curious about Sami’s call from a telemarketer and going out shopping at this hour. Kate thinks Lucas proposed to Sami just to spite her. Lucas tells her that he proposed to Sami because he loves her and he isn’t curious about where Sami’s going because he trusts her. Kate calls him a fool. Lucas wants her to let go of her negative, petty hatred for Sami. Kate tries to remind him of Sami’s past. Lucas tells her to forget the past. He thinks this isn’t about Sami at all it’s about her being a control freak. They argue back and forth. Kate insists that Sami is still lying to him – she lied to him about saving his life. Kate is grateful to Sami for helping save his life. Kate is sure that EJ is the one that saved him. Lucas doesn’t picture EJ going out of his way to help him especially if Kate’s theory is correct and he was fleeing Salem after shooting John. Lucas asks if she is on drugs.
Kate keeps on harping about EJ and Sami and what happened that night (she’s dead on the money – LOL). Lucas asks her if she has proof. She doesn’t – he didn’t think so. Kate suggests that he break his engagement to Sami. Lucas isn’t going to abandon his child. Kate tells him they have court systems for that. Lucas doesn’t want to hear about that. Lucas accuses Kate of keeping his father out of his life so his life would only revolve around her. Kate constantly rewrites the past and never learns from it. The only thing important to Kate is winning arguments. She doesn’t care about anyone’s happiness – not even her own. He’s warned her and now she’s made her choice. She’s not welcome in this apartment any more. Kate reminds him that she’s his mother. Lucas says ‘not anymore.’ The only reason he never went through with his threats to cut her out of his life before is because he felt sorry for her but he can’t do it anymore. Kate thinks that he’s really angry at Sami and just taking it out on her. Lucas can’t stand to look at her. He opens the door and tells her she’s not invited to the wedding, or the baby’s christening or anything. Until she can respect the woman he loves they have nothing else to say to each other. Kate leaves.
The Carver house – Part 2: Sami arrives. She asks why she is there – she didn’t do anything wrong. Celeste is sceptical – ‘and yet you got here in record time.’ Sami asks where Abe is. Celeste tells her he’ll be home soon and he’ll want to talk to her about Lexie’s disappearance. Sami wants to know why. Celeste reminds her of the night John was shot. She asks Sami if she saw Lexie that night. Sami didn’t. Celeste doesn’t believe her. Sami says she and Lexie weren’t friends but she had nothing to do with her disappearance. Celeste asks her than who did. Celeste talks about Tek witnessing John’s shooting at EJ’s hands and now both Tek and Lexie are missing. Sami swears she had nothing to do with that. Why is she asking her? Celeste is asking her because she knows Sami was with EJ the night John was shot. Sami states that’s a lie. Celeste shows her the picture of the two of them in Lexie’s car – claiming that Sami helped the man that tried to kill her step-father.
Sami can explain. Celeste tells her to wait until Abe gets home that way Sami only has to spin her story once. Sami explains that she didn’t want to do it. She explains what happened that night – she was so relieved when a car stopped that she just jumped into it –it was EJ. Celeste wants to know why she didn’t tell the police about this – she thinks Sami is lying. Sami didn’t come forward because EJ held a gun to her. He forced her to help him through the police barricade. If she didn’t help him both she and Lucas would have died that night. She begged EJ to save Lucas and he said he would save Lucas’ life if she let him have sex with her. So she let him plant his seed in her. Celeste says oh dear god, he raped you. Sami cries. Celeste comforts her.
Sami talks about how after Alan Harris raped her she vowed to never be a victim again. Celeste tells her she’s not a victim, she’s a survivor and she can’t let herself think anything else. Sami says it wasn’t that long ago that she was attracted to EJ, she flirted with him, they almost … Celeste tells her she didn’t ask for this – she loves Lucas. She has to go to the police. She can’t – she’s pregnant. Celeste asks if it’s EJ’s. Sami doesn’t know. She’s been praying that it’s Lucas’s but when have things ever gone her way. Lucas just proposed to her. Things would have been perfect if this hadn’t happened. When Lucas finds out that she cheated on him … Celeste wants to be clear – forced intimacy does not constituent cheating. It’s all about power and control, its evil. Sami says there is a 50% chance evil is growing inside her right now. Celeste asks if EJ knows she’s pregnant. Sami says no, but he’ll figure it out soon. Celeste asks if ‘plant his seed’ were EJ’s exact words. Sami says yes. He told her that Stefano sent him to Salem to plant the DiMera seed in a Brady woman. Celeste thought that when Stefano died the evil would be over but based on what Sami just told her the worst is yet to come.
Sami tells Celeste she has to get home. She asks if Celeste is going to keep her secret. Celeste thinks that EJ murdered Tek and Lexie. Sami tells her she can’t think like that. Maybe he just has them somewhere – after all he’s Lexie’s half brother. Celeste says you know what EJ is capable of. Sami does and she wouldn’t wish it on anybody. Celeste tells her that her secret is safe with her. She adds that if EJ knew this photo existed and that she saw it … Sami swears she won’t tell anyone. They hug.
Sami & Lucas’s apt – Part 2: Sami returns – she didn’t buy anything – she was just window shopping. She asks where Kate is. Lucas tells Sami that Kate is out – no questions asked. He tells Sami about Kate’s conspiracy theory – EJ is the one that saved him. Sami thinks Kate is crazy. She asks if he’s really okay. He isn’t – he does love his mom but he can’t have her in his life. Sami, Will and the baby are important to him. Sami tells him to never forget that she loves him.
>Steve and Kayla: Steve dreams of the torture. EJ tells him he’s one of us now and releases the restraints. In his dream Steve chokes EJ who laughs but in reality Steve is choking Kayla. When he realises what he did Steve is horrified. He cries that he’s sorry but Kayla is very afraid. He tells her that he was dreaming. Wells was torturing him. Kayla says he’s not there. Steve yells – he is – he’s in my head. He remembers what words EJ said – ‘you’re one of us now.’ He didn’t tell her sooner because he didn’t want to scare her. He went after Wells and confronted him but then something happened to him – he doesn’t remember. EJ said that Stefano handpicked him. Steve wonders what is wrong with him – he could have killed her. Kayla tells him they’ll get him help. Steve doesn’t think that he can be helped – he’d be better off dead.
Kayla doesn’t want to hear that. He stopped himself from hurting her. Steve wonders about the next time. What if he can’t stop? She’s not safe with him around. He will kill himself before he lays a hand on her again. Kayla brings up getting him help again. She uses John as an example. Steve reminds her that John never got his memory back. Now he’s lying in a hospital in a coma with a target on his back. Kayla wants him to talk to Marlena. Steve tells her that he doesn’t think he’s strong enough to beat this. She wants Steve to call Roman and Bo and tell them everything he remembers. He refuses but he wants her to call them and press charges of domestic violence against him. As long as he’s in jail he can’t hurt anyone. Kayla refuses but Steve picks up the phone and tells her to do it right now. Kayla won’t do it. Steve tells her that he’s leaving her.
Preview: Belle to Shawn – Do you have a plan? Shawn – It’s dangerous but I think it’s our only chance. Steve to Kayla – Don’t try to stop me. Don’t make me live the rest of my life with your blood on my hands. Lucas to Sami – What’s with you? I mean I know you don’t want people to know you’re pregnant but especially EJ. Why? Willow yelling at Philip – What the hell Philip. Put me down. (He’s holding her over the railing).
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Wednesday Feb 21
Pat’s Spoilers
Sami & Lucas’s apt: They are kissing. Lucas holds up her left hand – forever is what he meant when he put the ring on her finger. Their best days are yet to come. Sami wishes that she could believe that. Lucas believes it so much he bought a gift for their baby girl – his little way of saying welcome to the world. He has a contingency plan if it’s a boy. He shouts that he can’t wait until they can tell everyone they’re having a baby. Sami reminds him they said they would wait. Lucas will wait – this baby will know from her very first day that he’s her daddy. They should figure out when the first trimester is over and then they can let everyone in on their secret. Sami says its private – not a secret. Lucas talks about the night she conceived the child – the same night she saved his life. She doesn’t like thinking about that night because she was scared, she didn’t know what to do. Lucas tells her to concentrate on the good things that happened. There’s a knock on the door. It’s EJ. Their secret is out. Kate told him the marvellous news. He wanted to be the first to congratulate them.
He’d like to know when the date is – he assumed he’d be invited to the wedding. He knew they were engaged but when he heard they were actually planning the wedding he wanted to come over and congratulate them. His wedding gift to them – Lucas can have a month off work with pay and he and Sami can have the use of his private plane. Lucas can’t accept. EJ thinks they’ll need time to recover from planning the wedding and Sami will have to prepare herself – Kate is going to torment her for the rest of her life. Sami thanks him for painting such a rosy picture – she walks away from them. Lucas admits it won’t be a picnic working with his old lady. EJ talked to Kate and told her to back off Sami. Lucas thinks Kate is his headache. EJ says when it interferes with work it’s his headache. Sami returns – she’s not happy to see that EJ is still there. He leaves and grabs their trash and offers to take it out for them. Sami tries to stop him but doesn’t succeed. Sami thought for sure EJ knew she was pregnant. Lucas wants to know what’s going on – he knows she doesn’t want people finding out especially EJ – why? In the hallway EJ gloats – one person’s trash is another man’s treasure. He wants to see what Samantha has been hiding from him.
Lucas wants to know why she’s acting like it’s a bigger deal if EJ finds out. Sami thinks EJ is a fake – he’s just trying to break them up. Lucas doesn’t think he can succeed unless they let him. Sami thinks people like him are bad karma for the baby. Lucas thinks keeping this baby a secret is taking a toll on her. He wants to know what the doctor told her on her last check up. She admits that her blood pressure is high. Lucas tells her she can’t have all this stress – he wants them to tell everyone that she is pregnant including EJ – he promises her it will be okay. Sami says no way. Lucas wants to know if she still has a thing for EJ. She is not attracted to EJ – she’s afraid of him. She’s scared for all of them. Lucas can protect them – doesn’t she trust him? She trusts him it’s EJ she doesn’t trust. He’s a DiMera. Lucas says a few things in EJ’s defence and Sami freaks. It sounds like he’s on the side of the guy that is out to destroy them. Lucas doesn’t trust EJ but he doesn’t think EJ has a master plan. Sami says okay – she doesn’t like that he’s still living in the same building as them. Lucas tells her to focus on their family – no one is going to take that away from them – not even EJ. Lucas wants her to think only about the good stuff – what they have is forever – nobody is going to get in between that. She’ll try not to be scared.
>Steve and Kayla: Steve keeps packing while Kayla tries to convince him to stay. She’s never known him to run from a fight. Steve isn’t running for his life, he’s running for hers. He’s doing this to protect her. He almost killed her. She reminds him that he stopped. Steve asks – what about the next time. He’s going to save her life – he’s leaving. Kayla pulls all his clothes out of his bag. He doesn’t get to do this. Kayla is angry and she really lets into Steve. She won’t let him go. Steve tells her that the DiMera’s did something to him. He doesn’t know what it is – he knows he can’t control it. He has to get far away from them so they can never find him. He begs her not to make him live the rest of his life with her blood on his hands.
Kayla talks about all the years she grieved for him – she gives him all the gory details. Her soul was dead and buried with him. She never gave up hope that he was alive out there. He showed up like a walking miracle and now he’s taking that miracle away. She wants him here with her. Steve insists he has to go. Kayla tells him to strangle her right now because her life is over. Steve thinks that’s crazy talk. Kayla says it’s no more crazy than him running away. He can’t stay – he loves her too much. Kayla grabs his bag from him. If he wants out he’ll have to go through her. He says he doesn’t need that stuff. He walks out of the bedroom – Kayla tackles him to the floor and then starts whaling on him and yelling at him – then they kiss.
Steve stops because he can see the fear on her face – he put it there. She tells him that she’s afraid of losing him. She doesn’t want him to throw away everything they had. He tells her he loves her and leaves. Kayla cries. She picks up their wedding picture – first she’s going to throw but she can’t, she holds it close for a moment and then drops it to the floor. Kayla makes a call. She needs to talk about Steve – it’s a matter of life or death.
Ship: Willow joins Philip on deck. Willow talks about the suckers on the ship – she’s been gambling. She has enough money to pay back Philip. He doesn’t want her money. She’s going to go back and gamble some more but Philip stops her. They’re here for one reason only – to get his daughter back. Willow knows what they’re doing there. Shawn and Belle are locked in their cabin – they’re not going anywhere. He gives Shawn far more credit than he deserves. Philip points out that they got this far. Willow tells him to lighten up. She starts talking about when he gets Claire home – with him working Claire is going to need a nanny. Claire should be with someone she is familiar with – her.
Philip laughs – she expects him to trust his daughter with her. Once a whore always a whore. Willow warns him – she’s carrying his insurance policy. Philip tells her that the free ride is almost over – soon he’ll have Claire and he won’t need her any longer. Willow tells him to talk to Shawn – he’ll find out she’s not that easy to get rid of. Philip thinks it’s funny that she’s threatening him – she’s all trash and flash. She thinks he needs her as much as she needs him. She can go to the judge and tell him she lied and he’d lose the custody order. Philip says if she does that she’ll end up in jail. Willow thinks he can’t chance anything going wrong – Claire’s future is in her hands. Philip thinks she’s too smart for her own good and grabs her and holds her over the railing. Willow apologises and begs him to lift her back up. She hates him – Philip is crushed. Willow hopes Shawn and Belle get to keep Philip’s kid. They leave.
Belle snivels – she’s going to lose Claire tomorrow. Shawn makes empty promises which Belle finally calls him on but then proceeds to buy into them anyway. Shawn has a plan – it’s dangerous but it’s their only chance. He’s going to steal a life raft. Getting out of the room is the hard part. They’ll take just enough food to get by for a day or so – there’s a group of islands nearby. He’ll navigate using the stars just like he did on the Fancy Face (would that be when he sunk it???) Belle goes to change Claire – Belle thinks she found the way out of their room. A loose air vent. Shawn checks it out. He’ll climb through it and get keys and come back for them. He struts around acting like he’s some kind of hero or something – what a joke.
Shawn crawls through the vent on to the same deck that Philip and Willow just vacated. He follows one of the ship’s officers and adds another crime to his long list of crimes. He assaults the officer hitting him so hard that he’s unconscious (hopefully he’s only unconscious and not dead) and steals the man’s clothes. Belle gets a visit from Chief Officer Stratton. Belle stands there and lies to the man’s face. He’ll wait for Shawn to get out of the shower. Belle asks him to tell her what this is all about. He pulls out an article from a Toronto newspaper that was faxed to them by the Canadian authorities. Belle reads that she and Shawn are suspected kidnappers. She gets all superior and sticks up her nose in the air and says they can’t enforce that outside of Salem. The guy reminds her that they committed a crime – she can stay in the cabin with Claire but Shawn has to be locked in the brig. Belle lies again and says she has to feed Claire. Shawn uses the stolen keys to get back in their room. He tells her to get ready – he gives her a small lifejacket for Claire. They can’t leave because Philip is in the hallway.
DiMera Warehouse: EJ brings the trash to Stefano. He puts on a glove and digs through it finding a letter from an ob-gyn. It’s just what they hoped for – she’s having a baby. With any luck it will be a DiMera baby. Stefano pumps his hand in victory – so ridiculous. Everything is going according to plan. It’s probable that he planted the DiMera seed in Brady woman’s womb and it’s just a matter of time until Steve comes to them. He’ll do whatever they want him to do. EJ is so grateful to Stefano – he made him the man he is today. Now he’s going to repay him – he’s going to make his father well again. Steve shows up – EJ wins. He’ll do what they want as long as he doesn’t hurt Kayla. EJ tells him that Kayla’s fate is in his hands. Steve attacks EJ but he EJ just whips out the devil card to get Steve to do what he wants. He gives Steve the order to bring John Black to him.
Preview: Chelsea to Dr. Rebert (Nick is there as well) – You know I’m really anxious to show you what I can do so I promise I’ll make you happy. Mimi to Max – My Mom’s hiding something. Max – Like what? Mimi – We have to figure out what it is before it’s too late. Willow to Philip – Are you looking for Shawn, Belle and Claire cause if you are they just left. Philip – Why didn’t you stop them? What the hell is wrong with you? Shawn to Belle – We’ve got to jump.
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Thursday Feb 22
Pat’s Spoilers
Police Station – Part 1: Bonnie is in Roman’s office being interrogated. Max and Mimi are in the main room – Mimi tells Max she’s been in there two hours. Bonnie sent Connor back to Arizona – doesn’t that sound suspicious. Roman comes out and tells Mimi that Bonnie confessed to the murder of her (Mimi’s) father. Mimi is stunned. Roman is so sorry – Bonnie gave him the whole story. She dressed up the body in the civil war uniform and dragged it to that church and put it behind the wall. Max asks if she did it all by herself. Roman states that Bonnie said that Patrick was out of the country and Connor was at the juvenile ranch. Mimi wants to know if Bonnie gave Roman a reason. He was drunk – he hit her hard, he tried again, she picked up the fireplace poker … Mimi tells him to stop – she can’t believe her mother killed her father. Roman talked to Connor. He admitted to helping his mother steal the bones but that’s all. Mimi says – so you’re not pressing charges against him. Roman says no charges against Connor but Bonnie is going to be booked and arrested for murder. Bonnie hears Roman say this.
Bonnie goes back into Roman’s office crying. Mimi thinks its self defence – she shouldn’t be locked up. Roman tells Mimi that self-defence is what Bonnie is claiming but she covered it up – it raises a lot of red flags. Her mother is going to need a very good lawyer. Mimi insists that her mother couldn’t kill anyone in cold blood. Roman’s hands are tied but he promises to do what he can to help Bonnie. Mimi asks if she can talk to Bonnie before she’s processed. Roman has to go and talk to the DA – Mimi can talk to Bonnie. He leaves. Mimi is worried that Bonnie won’t be able to prove its self-defence. Max asks if she ever saw her Dad hitting her mom. She didn’t. Max has an idea – he asks about the ring. She gives him the receipt the police gave her with the name of the person the ring was returned to. He feels that if her dad hit her mom while he was wearing the ring there could be some DNA or blood evidence on it. He’s going to get the ring and take it to Nick.
Java Cafe: Abby is working on her laptop when Jed approaches and introduces himself. He mentions a class they share and introduces himself – he’s Jed, a transfer student. She hasn’t noticed him. He noticed her – she has a face a person can’t forget. They start talking about an author – Abby brings him up to speed on that particular author. She suggests he see the movie Reds – Warren Beatty plays the author – he’ll learn everything he needs to know. Chelsea blows in whining about Calculus- she’s going to fail. Jed suggests she drop the class. Chelsea wants to know who the hell he is. Abby introduces them. Chelsea tells Jed to scram. Chelsea proceeds to whine about her problems. Chelsea stops whining long enough to notice that Jed can’t stop staring at Abby. Jed has the hots for Abby the question is what is she (Abby) going to do about it?
Abby brings her back on topic and suggests that Chelsea ask Nick to tutor her in Calculus. Chelsea says no thanks. Abby presses Chelsea to change her mind. Chelsea won’t. She gloats – she’s going to make Nick squirm. She’ll use Dr. Rebert to make Nick jealous. She’ll ask the doctor to tutor her. She leaves to go to work. Jed approaches Abby again. The conversation continues – Abby tells Jed she’s kind of involved with a guy – HUH??? Jed is kind of involved too. Abby thinks that’s great. He wasn’t trying to hit on her. He asks if she could give him a lift – his car just died and he has a part time job to get to. Abby gets all suspicious – she thinks Jed made a bet with his friends. She stomps over – no hits, all errors gang. A definite shutout. I don’t think Abby has a clue what she’s talking about … LOL!
Hospital Lab: Dr. Rebert mentions that Chelsea starts in 5 minutes – will Nick have a problem with that. He won’t. Dr. Rebert starts talking about Chelsea’s great body. Nick doesn’t want to talk about Chelsea. Dr. Rebert praises Nick’s work as a lab tech but he’s the dumbest person he’s ever met when it comes to women. Dr. Rebert is going to teach him some tricks. Nick doesn’t want to talk about this at work – it’s inappropriate – a woman could be very upset if they overhear him. They should focus on work. Dr. Rebert steps out of the lab. Max arrives and gives Nick the ring to check for DNA. Max fills him in on what happened. Max leaves. Chelsea and Dr. Rebert show up. Chelsea flirts and butters up the doctor – he ends up taking her out to dinner.
Ship: Belle freaks and orders Shawn around – she speaks to him in her normal condescending tone of voice. He tries to get her to calm down. Outside their room Stratton asks Philip what he is doing. Philip is watching the door. Stratton knows who he is from the Captain. He warns Philip to stay out of his way or he’ll end up in the brig along with Brady. He’s here to arrest Shawn. Philip thinks that is great. He wants Belle arrested as well and for Claire to be given to him. Inside Shawn tells Belle he’ll figure something out. He comes up with this big plan – he’ll throw the door open and catch them by surprise. He’ll jump Philip and the other guy and Belle can take Claire and make a run for it. Belle points out the obvious – it’s a ship – where are they going to go. Stratton is following the Captain’s orders not Philip’s – the girl stays with her mother. Philip tells Stratton to do his job – he won’t interfere. Stratton knocks on the door. Shawn has an idea.
Stratton enters the room – Belle lies that she didn’t know it was Stratton. She tells them that Shawn is in the bathroom with Claire. Stratton knocks but no one answers – Philip kicks the door open. They notice the air vent cover is off. Philip rants that Shawn got away with his daughter. Belle is so over the top when she lies that she had no idea Claire was with Shawn that even the panelling in the room cringes ‘cause it’s so obvious that she’s lying. Belle is locked in the room when Stratton and Philip leave. Shawn slithers out from underneath the bed where he had Claire. They leave the room and Willow comes out of her and Philip’s stateroom and asks them if they’re going somewhere.
On deck Philip finds the open air vent. Stratton says there’s no way that Shawn crawled through the vents with a small child. They hear someone moaning and find the guy Shawn assaulted and robbed. Philip figures out that Shawn is back in the cabin getting Belle and Claire out. Shawn has the audacity to beg Willow and so does Belle – all of a sudden Willow isn’t a crazy bitch anymore. Willow says too bad they don’t have anything to bribe her with because that’s all whore’s care about is money, right. She puts her hand on the fire alarm – that should bring them all running. Shawn says no – Willow says got’cha. She goes back to her room – she’ll tell Philip they said goodbye. Stratton and Philip check Shawn and Belle’s room – they’re gone. Willow comes out and asks Philip if he’s looking for Shawn, Belle and Claire ‘cause if he is they just left. Philip yells at Willow – why didn’t she stop them. On the deck Claire is crying – Shawn tells Belle they have to jump. Claire stops crying so Belle picks up the slack. They jump after Belle has sufficiently berated Shawn. Philip tells Willow he’ll deal with her later.
Police Station – Part 2 : Mimi goes into Roman’s office – she wants the truth all of it. Why did she have to kill Dad? Bonnie swears she no choice. Mimi wants to know about the civil war uniform and the wall. Bonnie thought if the body was found everyone would think it was a civil war soldier. And she insists she built the wall herself – what jobs hasn’t she had in her life? Mimi thinks she’s an expert on snow-jobs. Bonnie asks if Mimi thinks she is a murderer. Mimi doesn’t think Bonnie is a killer. Why did she let her keep on believing that her father was alive. Bonnie didn’t think Mimi would forgive her – she thought she was going to lose her. Mimi tells Bonnie that she won’t lose her. Right now Max is having the ring tested to see if they can get some proof from it that could help Bonnie. Bonnie insists that she killed her husband and prison is where she should be.
She deserves what she’s got coming – she did the crime now she has to do the time. She stole the ring from an old patient to give to her husband for Christmas. The ring proves she’s nothing but a petty thief – a criminal. Mimi thinks there’s a big difference between petty thief and killer. Bonnie wants Mimi to call Max and tell him to forget about getting the ring tested. Mimi knows that Bonnie is hiding something – what is it. Mimi asks if she is trying to cover up for someone else. Bonnie insists it’s all her – no one else. Roman returns. Bonnie tells Roman to book her. Mimi and Bonnie hug – Bonnie tells her she loves her more than she’ll ever know. She wants Mimi to try and understand. Roman takes Bonnie out. Mimi understands more than Bonnie thinks. Max comes back. Mimi says there’s no question – her mother is hiding something. She doesn’t know what but they have to find out before it’s too late. Bonnie got very nervous when she mentioned the ring – it’s like she’s trying to keep someone safe. Max asks if she thinks it’s her brothers. She doesn’t know – it doesn’t add it. Max is sure that Nick will find something on the ring. Mimi is sure that she’s lucky to have Max in her life. She suggests going back to his place. He lies – he’s too busy – he doesn’t want her at the garage. She’s a distraction. Mimi leaves, Max the immature wimp jerk calls Abby.
Preview: Marlena to Kayla – I’m talking about the person you need to save from Steve. Nick to Chelsea – And why would I do that? Chelsea – Like all immature world class losers (takes one to know one – LOL!) you’re also a spiteful jerk. Philip to Willow – You have nothing I want. Willow – I have Shawn’s baby. I owe you Philip and I always pay back my debts. Shawn to Belle – Belle, where is she? Belle screeching and screaming – I don’t know. I lost her.
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Friday Feb 23
Pat’s Spoilers
Chez Rouge: Nick the stalker/lecher-in-training follows Dr. Rebert, lecher extraordinaire and his date, Chelsea to Chez Rouge. Nick glowers and scowls and whines to Maggie as Chelsea plays up to the hilt making sure Nick hears every insult she levels at him. Nick proves his maturity by running to Auntie and tattling that Chelsea is drinking and she’s underage. Maggie goes to the table and proceeds to insult both the doctor and Chelsea and orders the doctor to take his date for a happy meal. Maggie (who is this person?) and Nick high five each other. Chelsea insults Nick while Rebert is getting the car. She then leaves. Nick tries to play at being a man by warning Dr. Rebert who promptly levels him with one punch to the gut. Maggie encourages Nick to fight for Chelsea – I roll my eyes. In the car Chelsea says she wants to go home, she’s not hungry. Dr. Rebert is – he puts his hand on her thigh.
Ship: Stratton tells Philip they’re not searching anymore for his daughter – they’ve searched the ship 4 times. Stratton states - they’re no longer on the ship – his daughter’s gone. One of the lifeboats is missing. Philip proves that he doesn’t know how bad of a mother Belle really is by saying that Belle loves her daughter – she wouldn’t take that kind of risk with her. Philip wants them to drop anchor and search or else he’ll use his influence to go after the cruise ship line. Stratton leaves and Willow enters. She asks if there is any news. Philip tells her that thanks to her Shawn and Belle jumped overboard with his daughter. Willow is sorry – she had no idea that they would do something that stupid. Philip grabs her and says he knows why she didn’t stop them – Willow hurts him by kneeing the leg that was amputated. He is the reason she didn’t help him – he’s so rude – he’s the reason he lost Claire. She tells him to play as rough as he wants because she will always play rougher. Willow says they can keep fighting or work together. He insults her she insults him. The anchor drops – they’re going to search for Claire. Philip tells Willow when they get back to Salem he never wants to see her again. She reminds them of their deal – he was supposed to give her a place to live and pre-natal care. Philip tells her that she and Shawn’s bastard can rot in the gutter – pretty much the same way Shawn treated her – poor Willow.
Stratton comes in –there’s been a new development. They found the lifeboat slashed to bits. Philip wants the islands searched. Stratton says – no, it’s too late. Philip is sure Claire is alive – he’ll find her. Philip is on deck using binoculars. Willow is sorry for using his daughter as payback – she should have told him about Shawn and Belle. Her apology is nothing to him – he wants her out of his face. The Captain tells Philip there is no reason to search – rescue is no longer viable. Philip says you think my daughter is dead – a torn raft doesn’t mean anything. The Captain says it does when there’s blood on it. He’s sorry but his little girl didn’t make it. Philip tells them they’re wrong. He’d know if something happened to her. They’ve sent the blood to Sydney to be analyzed – they’ve done all they can. Philip is furious – he slugs the Captain – they searched for one hour – that’s all. If that blood belongs to his daughter he will pay. The Captain and Stratton leave. Willow returns. She understands why he wants to make her pay but if he wants to make Shawn pay – she’ll help. Philip reminds her she said that before but she let Belle and Shawn steal his daughter. She wants to make it right. Philip tells her she has nothing he wants. She has Shawn’s baby. She owes Philip and she always repays her debts.
Marlena & Kayla Kayla tells Marlena Steve choked her. It wasn’t his fault – whatever EJ did to him is making him act like someone else. She wants Marlena to find him. Marlena refuses. Steve is delusional – he needs help. She’ll help when Steve is under control. She needs to call Roman and have Steve brought in. Kayla thinks that would be a betrayal. Marlena says it wouldn’t be a betrayal – it would be protecting him. The Steve you know wouldn’t hurt you but this Steve did. Who’s next? Kayla says no one – she’s going to find him. Whatever EJ did she is going to undo. Marlena says she can’t do it. Kayla thinks that Marlena found a way to get through to John she’ll be able to get through to Steve. Marlena tells Kayla that she can’t reach Steve – the DiMera’s re-wired his mind. Steve belongs to them now.
Kayla has to find Steve – she has to stop him. Marlena asks – stop him from what – following the DiMera’s orders. Wherever Steve is now he only has one focus – completing his mission. Kayla is insistent that she is going to find Steve and help him. Marlena tells her to call Roman – John said … she stops. Kayla wants to know what John said. Marlena says it’s not information based on fact or science. Kayla knows that facts and science don’t always explain everything. Marlena says it was a dream. John told her that Steve was programmed to kill someone. Kayla says John is wrong – Steve is not a killer – that’s not who he is. Marlena cautions her not to think of this man as Steve Johnson or Patch – that man is gone. Kayla can’t believe that. Marlena says if Kayla wants to help him, she has to be honest about who he really is. He’s a man who tried to kill her. That man is not Steve but Steve will be blamed for whatever that man does.
Marlena insists the police have to be involved. Kayla says no – they’ll lock Steve in an institution – he couldn’t stand being caged up. He’ll hate that. Marlena thinks what Steve will hate more is waking up from this psychotic nightmare to find out that he killed someone. Kayla says they have no proof that will happen. Marlena asks her if she’s looking for something tangible like a victim. Kayla can’t betray her husband. Marlena repeats it’s not a betrayal. Marlena talks about her experience at the hands of the DiMera’s. She thinks doing this is an imperfect salvation. Kayla doesn’t think Steve will see this as ‘saving him’. Marlena is talking about the person they need to save from Steve. Kayla talks about never believing that Steve was really dead but when he came back she felt something was wrong – she tried to get through to him but couldn’t. She hasn’t been able to reach him. Marlena isn’t sure about that. She thinks that Kayla and Stephanie kept Steve fighting for control of his mind. Kayla wonders how she can tell her daughter that she had her father locked up and institutionalized. Marlena tells her to think of the alternative – she has to tell her that her father killed someone and she could of stopped it but didn’t. Kayla agrees to do it. Marlena tells her she’s doing the right thing. She knows that under all the evil the DiMera’s programmed into him is the real Steve Johnson and he would hate to think he hurt somebody. Marlena gets a call on her cell. She tells Kayla the hospital can’t find John – he’s not in his room. They run out.
Hospital/Marlena’s & Kayla’s voices: In the elevator Steve hears EJ’s voice telling him to bring John Black to him. He waits until no one is at the nurse’s desk then enters John’s room. He stares at John and then clutches his head – he hears the noises – he staggers out of John’s room. He hears EJ’s voice again. He goes into a supply room and starts dressing in scrubs. We hear Marlena as she tells Kayla – the DiMera’s own his mind. Sometimes he’s aware of what he is doing but most of the time he is under their control. Whatever they want him to do he will do. Steve is now in disguise even though a surgical mask and cap really don’t cover up the patch … LOL! He goes to John’s room. He keys in the code and shuts the door to John’s room and goes to the bed as we hear Kayla saying she’s already lost him once, she can’t lose him again. Marlena cautions that she can’t save him. As Marlena tells Kayla about the dream (see above) Steve approaches the bed. Steve unhooks John’ s life support as we hear Marlena telling Kayla that her guess is it’s going to be murder. He moves John onto a gurney and covers him with a sheet. Steve comes out of the room and hits the fire alarm. The nurses scatter. The flashing lights and the siren trigger Steve to have the flashback of the torture. He pushes the gurney into the elevator. The nurses return thankful it was a false alarm. They notice that John is gone.
Deserted Island : OMG – these scenes – yikes – let’s just say bad. Belle finds an unconscious Shawn. She’s freaking out screaming and yelling – she lost Claire in the riptide. Shawn is so concerned that he wastes precious time holding Belle and making empty promises. Belle stands there freaking out instead of joining in the search. Shawn returns with Claire – Claire is crying – Shawn is smiling. Belle thinks she is hungry. She notices a miniscule droplet of blood on her finger and the hysterics and the screaming start all over. Shawn bandages it – it’s still bleeding – it’s such a deep cut. He realises he cut her with his knife – another example of his stellar parenting skills. Shawn tries to start a fire as Belle rants and shrieks and screams at him to do it faster because Claire is cold.
Preview: A deranged Nick screaming at Dr. Rebert as Chelsea watches – Get out of here. (Nick pulls him out of the car and throws him to the ground). Dr Rebert – What the hell? Nick – You can never touch her. Never. Bo to EJ – Whatcha do with Steve? Steve stopping Kayla from making a call – No, please, if you call them people will die. John will die. Shawn and his empty promises to Belle and Claire – I’m going to take good care of you. Belle – We’re going to take good care of each other.
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Monday Feb 26
Pat’s Spoilers
Nightmare Island : Things don’t go well for Shawn as his house of twigs comes tumbling down. He throws himself a pity party and blames his colossal stupidity on Philip. Of course. Belle can’t stand that Shawn is doing all the whining – that’s her department so she does what she does best – makes it all about her. They make empty promises. They’re going to be happy to live on that island for the rest of their lives because it means that Claire won’t be raised a Kiriakis. My God!!! Poor Claire to be stuck with those two – she’s an innocent – why does she have to be punished for their ineptness?
Nick/Chelsea/Dr. Rebert: Dr. Rebert makes his pass, Nick acts like a deranged psycho screaming at him. Nick takes Chelsea back to her place and apologises – what happened to Chelsea is all his fault. At first she disagrees but then thinks better of that and places half of the blame on him. They are now friends again. Nick urges her to press charges against Dr. Rebert. She will if he will back her up. He will. She kisses him.
Hospital – Part 1: Bo is working on the disappearance of John. He wants all their surveillance tapes. Kayla arrives. Bo fills her in. Their first suspect is EJ but John did have a lot of enemies. Kayla thinks it was Steve. Bo asks her why she thinks that. Kayla tells Bo what happened – Steve left her – he said it was for her own good. She tells him that she woke up to Steve strangling her. Bo is furious. Kayla says it’s not his fault. He was dreaming – EJ was tormenting him telling him he was one of them. Steve didn’t realise what he was doing. Bo thinks Steve did the right thing – until he gets his head straight she’s better off to stay away from him. Kayla thinks that Steve is afraid he’s programmed to do whatever the DiMera’s ask him to including bringing John to them.
Bo asks her if she has any other reason to think that Steve was connected to John’s disappearance. Kayla mentions the night John was shot – he woke up and saw Steve and called him killer. Also Marlena’s dreams. Bo thinks Marlena could be having those dreams because of what happened in the ER – he doesn’t put much stock in them. Kayla would like him to help her find Steve. Bo asks if she is prepared for the fact that he may have to arrest Steve. Marlena convinced her that Steve needs help before he hurts someone if he hasn’t already done so. Bo puts out an APB on Steve. Kayla says what about EJ. Bo has to be careful around him – if he pushes too hard he may lose his chance to bring him to justice. He agrees to talk to EJ. Kayla is heading back to the Salem Inn. Bo calls EJ and tells him to get to the hospital concerning John Black.
Another DiMera Warehouse – Part 1: Steve assures EJ that no one followed him or seen him take John. Steve wants to know what the plan is now that John is here. EJ says he’s hungry. He’d like steak and kidneys. He has the steak but no kidneys – he knows – they’ll take one of John’s. He laughs, Steve looks shocked. He tells EJ this is sick. If they take John’s kidney – he’ll die. The surgery will kill him. EJ doesn’t give a damn – he just wants the kidney. The ‘doctor’ arrives. Steve figures out the guy isn’t a doctor – just an organ harvester – a hack. The guy is ready to do the procedure but Steve won’t let him. EJ thinks Steve needs a little more coaching to stay with the program. Steve laughs – John was on their program – that didn’t work out for them. He had a few years of a normal life. Steve mentions helping John get away from Stefano. He saved John’s life once – he won’t let that guy butcher him up. EJ tells him if he can find someone else to do the surgery they’ll do it his way. EJ suggests Marlena then Kayla. Steve refuses. EJ tells him it’s his call. Either he finds another doctor or EJ does things his way. EJ gives him 15 minutes to get Kayla there or the procedure starts without him. He holds up the tarot card and tells him to keep his name out of this. After his call with Bo EJ tells the hack if John dies to take the kidney immediately and then get rid of the body – it would have served its purpose.
Hospital – Part 2: EJ arrives playing innocent – what happened to John. Bo says he’s missing but he wouldn’t be missing for long if he put a tail on EJ. EJ doesn’t think the Salem PD can afford another harassment charge. Bo wants to know what he did with Steve Johnson. Why did he drop the charges against him? EJ did it for the benefit of the Brady family. Bo grabs him and asks him again – what did he do with Steve? Bo accuses them of messing with Steve’s mind and turning him into a DiMera errand boy. EJ taunts Bo – if he’s got something on him, arrest him. Bo tells him they’re working on a case against him for the gloved hand crimes and John’s shooting. EJ thinks he’s bluffing. Bo tells him it’s not a bluff and walks away.
Salem Inn Kayla returns and finds Steve there. He doesn’t let her touch him. She asks where he’s been. He answers – you know. He took John. Kayla is going to call the police. Steve stops her and says no police. If you call them people will die. John will die. Steve can see she’s scared but he needs her to listen to him. He needs her to come with him to save John. Kayla says what if I say no. Steve tells her she doesn’t have a choice. Kayla asks if he is threatening her. Steve looks confused and stunned – he says ‘sweetness, I need you.’ She goes with him.
Another DiMera Warehouse – Part 2: Steve tells the ‘doctor’ that his services are no longer needed and kicks him out. He tells Kayla she is John’s only chance. She has to take out one of John’s kidneys.
Preview: EJ to Sami – It’s because you know that child isn’t Lucas’s, it’s mine. (Lucas approaches). Kayla to Steve (we see John as well) – He will not survive hear. You need to get on the phone and you need to call an ambulance right now before it’s too late. Philip to Roman and Bo – Because of you my little girl is dead and I won’t rest until the entire Brady family pays for that.
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Tuesday Feb 27
Pat’s Spoilers
Philip & Willow – Part 1: Philip pulls up in front of the police station. Willow wants to go back to the mansion. Philip is upset – Claire is dead. Willow is sorry. Philip tells her that she can’t make up for her mistake. It’s the end of the line. Willow asks if he is turning her into the cops. She should be the one pressing charges – he’s the one that tried to kill her by threatening to throw her overboard. He isn’t pressing charges. He just wants her to get out. She’s not coming back to the mansion. The free ride is over. Willow reminds him she’s having Shawn’s baby. He doesn’t care – that means nothing without Claire. Willow thinks that its possible Shawn, Belle and Claire survived. Philip doesn’t think it’s likely but if they did survive they will contact their families and he’ll find out about it. He doesn’t need her help. It’s over. She grabs the keys and tells him it’s over when she says it’s over.
Willow tells Philip she’ll scream if he lays a hand on her. He grabs her and gets her to drop the keys. Willow begs him not to kick her out. He doesn’t need her anymore – she’s one of the reasons Claire is dead. Willow didn’t think they’d be idiots and jump off a ship into the middle of the ocean. Philip wants her out. Willow plays the I’m pregnant – I have nothing card so Philip gives her some money and tells her to get out of his life. Philip grabs a box from the back seate – it has Remains written on the side.
Chez Rouge: Lucas and Sami are sampling hors d’oeuvres. Sami thinks they’re too expensive. Lucas tells that money isn’t a problem. You only get married once – he amends that to see this will be the last time either one of them get married. The wedding curse is broken. What could possibly go wrong? EJ can think of something. Odds of any marriage succeeding are daunting that’s why he chose bachelorhood. EJ tells Sami to take Lucas’ advice and seeing as he’s footing the bill … Lucas wants to know what he means. EJ points out that Lucas working for him is what enables him to pay the bill for the wedding. Lucas can’t argue that. He then tells Lucas he needs the contracts of a deal they’ve been working on faxed to him tonight. Lucas protests but EJ insists. When Lucas goes to make the call EJ confronts Sami. He knows her secret.
Sami plays cat and mouse with him and flatly denies she is pregnant when he brings it up again. He has proof – he went through her trash and found an appointment for her first sonogram. She can’t believe he went through her trash. He did it because it was obvious she wasn’t going to tell him. She insists she wasn’t telling anyone – it’s common to wait until after the first trimester. EJ tells her there is only one reason she didn’t say anything and that is because she knows the child isn’t Lucas’s, it’s his. Lucas returns. He tells EJ the contracts are being faxed to his office. EJ wants them faxed to his apartment. Lucas has to run off and make another call. EJ tells Sami he’s utterly delighted they are pregnant. Sami insists the baby is Lucas’. EJ thinks its probable the baby is his. Eight weeks ago they made love. Sami tells him he doesn’t get to use that word – he raped her.
EJ doesn’t see it that way. She had a choice. Sami disagrees – it was extortion. EJ declares she was more than willing and she needs to face that. Sami gave him what he wanted to save Lucas’s life. EJ says and in the process we created a new life. Sami says the baby is Lucas’s. EJ wants her to get a test to determine paternity. Sami refuses. He tells her if she doesn’t have the test done he’ll have to tell Lucas the paternity of his child is in question. Nobody raises his child but him. Lucas returns. EJ wants to discuss something – it’s about the little one on the way. He’s thrilled for them. Mythic gives a full month leave for the father – he hopes Lucas will take it. He finally leaves. Lucas asks how EJ found out about the baby. Sami says he just figured it out. She doesn’t want to talk about EJ. Lucas’s phone rings. It’s EJ – he wants to meet tomorrow. There’s something he wants to talk about man to man. Lucas wants to know what it’s about. EJ wants to discuss it in person. EJ gets a call from Steve telling him it’s done. The kidney is on its way.
Police Station: Roman asks Bo if he really thinks EJ used mind control to get Steve to take John out of the hospital. Bo does. Roman agrees that it something the DiMera’s would do now they have to figure out why they wanted John. Bo wonders if they don’t want John to wake up and finger the killer. They both try and get hold of Kayla. No luck. Roman and Bo think she’s gone after Steve herself. Roman gives a cop pictures of Steve and Kayla – if anyone sees them they need to know about it right away. Bo wishes he could have got more out of Wells when he talked to him. Roman would love to put a tail on EJ but he’d slap another harassment suit on them. Bo wishes they had at least a sliver of proof against him. Roman says unless someone comes forward that knows something they got nothing and EJ knows it. Bo thinks of someone. Roman says Lockhart’s not talking. Bo says no, not Lockhart, its Shawn.
If they can get him to give a statement that will light a fire under the state’s attorney and he’ll actively go after Wells. They keep talking and decide they can use Shawn’s statement as leverage with Patrick to get him to talk. Roman says it could work but first you have to find Shawn. Philip walks in and says ‘you can’t because this is all that is left of him’. He dumps the contents of the box on the desk. Bo picks up some stuff and identifies it as belonging to Shawn and Claire. Philip tells them he tracked Shawn and Belle to a cruise ship. They used false passports but he’s sure Bo and Roman knew all about that. Shawn and Belle were placed under ship’s arrest when he told the captain who they really were but they pulled a fast one. They jumped overboard with Claire. Bo is dubious. Philip said they did just that – this is all that is left of them. Bo doesn’t believe they’re dead. Philip says he didn’t want to believe it either but there was blood found on the rope. It was Claire’s. Bo looks at the analysis that Philip received and wonders how he’s going to tell Hope. Philip tells him to start by telling her that they’re all to blame. His little girl is dead because of them and he won’t rest until the entire Brady family pays for that.
Philip hopes they’re satisfied. They not only let Shawn and Belle kidnap his daughter, they helped them and now Claire is dead. A cop comes in and tells Roman they have a lead on Steve. Roman leaves to check it out. Philip wonders what Steve has done now – he’s just as responsible for Claire’s death. Bo pulls a Shawn and Belle and blames everyone’s stupidity on Philip. Bo threatens Philip. Philip has always looked up to him, his older brother but he’s never been afraid of him. Bo throws him out and says he’s not his brother. Bo is looking at the stuff Philip brought. Roman tells Bo that he spoke to the Australian coast guard. They’re going to send out another search and recovery party. Bo tells him to tell them to make it a search and rescue mission – they’re not dead. Bo shows him the symbols – they’re a code. It spells safe. Shawn sent the message. They’re alive. Bo is so proud of his criminal son. Roman asks – what about the blood? Bo can’t explain that. They need to keep this to themselves – despite the message Hope will believe the worst. Roman’s phone rings. He tells Bo that Kayla is with John – it doesn’t look good.
DiMera Warehouse Pier 18: Kayla protests – John is in a coma. He might not survive the operation. Why would he ask her to do it? Because she’s his friend – she’s a doctor. She’ll do it right. Kayla doesn’t think she can do it. Steve tells her she has no choice. Kayla needs him to tell her what’s going on so she can help him. Steve says the only way she can help is by operating on John. If she doesn’t do it that black market organ dealer will do it. There’s no other way. Kayla thinks that he believes that because he’s under their control. They don’t have to do this. She’s going to call Roman and Bo. He takes her cell phone – he can’t let her do that.
Kayla tells Steve he’s scaring her. He tells her that if she walks away from this John will die. The police can’t help – no one can. This is their only chance to make sure John survives. It’s all set up – there’s a nurse in there waiting to assist her. Kayla says he can still die. Steve thinks she can do this. If they don’t get that kidney a lot of other people will die. People they care about. Kayla wants to know who else EJ has threatened. Kayla thinks it’s about Stephanie. He has to protect her no matter what. Steve tells her that a lot of people will die starting with John if she doesn’t do the surgery. He opens the curtains and Kayla preps for surgery. She tells John she is so sorry. Kayla is finishing up when Steve here’s sirens. They pass by. Kayla tells him it’s over.
John made it through the surgery but there’s a high risk of infection especially in this filthy warehouse. Steve says she’ll have to make sure he gets through it. The nurse leaves with the kidney. Kayla wants to know who it’s for. Steve doesn’t know. He tells her to make a list of what John needs and he’ll get it. Kayla says he needs to be in the hospital. He asked her to trust him now he has to trust her. John will not survive here. He needs to get on the phone and call an ambulance right now. Steve mumbles he can’t … won’t like it … Kayla asks him who won’t like it, EJ? Why would they care – they have what they want. Steve says he didn’t say anything about EJ or the DiMera’s. Kayla thinks that they don’t want John to die or they wouldn’t have let Steve bring her there to do the surgery. He didn’t want John to die either or he wouldn’t have gotten her involved. This will all be for nothing if they don’t get John to a hospital. How are they going to tell Marlena that they took out her husband’s kidney and then just let him die? Steve doesn’t want him to die. Kayla asks him to please give her the phone. Steve does. Kayla calls for an ambulance – Steve opens the door to leave - he tells her he loves her. She tells the 911 operator that she needs the police as well – a terrible crime has been committed here.
Philip & Willow – Part 2: Willow tells Philip she’s desperate she has no where to go. One child is already dead and if he doesn’t help her another innocent child may die. Would that really make him feel better? She just wants a loan to cover her expenses. When she gets a job she’ll pay him back. Philip tells her she’s on her own – nothing she can say will change her mind. She can say it’s his baby. Sure he can easily disprove it but the damage will have been done – his reputation will be tarnished. Philip tells her come by the mansion tomorrow – they’ll talk terms.
Preview: Chelsea to Nick – Dr. Endo called me a colleague like I actually belong here working in the lab. Nick – That’s because you deserve it. Chelsea – I do. Jed to Abby – What would you say if I asked you out? Belle – Stuck with me you mean. Shawn – I’m glad. Sami to EJ – What’s so freakin’ important here anyway? EJ – You are. You’re the reason I came back Samantha.
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Wednesday Feb 28
Pat’s Spoilers
EJ’s apt: Sami comes to EJ’s apartment – he’s been expecting her. She wants to know what he wants to talk to Lucas about. He’s going to tell Lucas that his wife-to-be slept with another man. Sami thinks it would be the biggest mistake of EJ’s life if he does tell Lucas. EJ taunts Sami. Sami says the last thing he needs is for the police to get evidence that he shot John and the last thing she wants anyone to know … she stops and EJ continues and mentions their connection. Body soul – it’s forever. Sami says the truth is he raped her. EJ thinks that Sami is protesting too much. Sami wants to know why EJ is trying to ruin her life. EJ brings up the fact that she’s lapping up all the glory and not once being honest. Sami feels she deserves that – she saved Lucas’s life. Sami wants him to leave her alone. EJ only wants to be a father to his child and he won’t let a loser like Lucas near his child. He tells Sami that they are bound together forever.
Sami says you don’t know that the baby is yours. EJ retorts – neither does Lucas. He brings up the fact that there is no evidence that he forced Sami. Sami thinks they should make a deal. That’s exactly what EJ wanted. The police are interested in his case again. He wants her to find out what they have on him from her father and report back to him. Sami states her father won’t discuss ongoing investigations with her. EJ declares that Sami is the most cunning, deceitful, manipulative person he knows that isn’t related to him. Sami won’t lie to her father for him. EJ says he expects her to do whatever she has to do to save her relationship. Roman thinks Sami is frightened of him (EJ) so she can use that. Sami refuses. EJ pulls out his cell and dials Lucas’s number. If Sami doesn’t agree to his request he’ll tell Lucas everything as soon as he answers. Sami takes the phone. They have a deal. Sami asks him why he didn’t stay in Mexico. She is the reason he came back. He really cares about her. Sami thinks he has a strange way of showing it. She doesn’t care about how he feels. She doesn’t care about him at all and she never will. EJ thinks she is afraid of what she feels. Sami calls him crazy. She’ll get him the information but she’s doing it for Lucas, Will, herself and HER baby but this is it. There’s a knock on the door. EJ thinks it’s Lucas – probably saw the caller ID and came over to see why he called. He asks her if she wants to open the door or should he.
Max’s Garage: Max tells Abby that Bonnie confessed to killing her husband. Abby asks why he’s not with Mimi – she needs him. Max the wimp whines that Mimi is sucking him dry. He tries to make himself sound noble but he just sounds like the first class jerk he really is. Abby strokes his ego and tries to convince herself that Max is a good guy by declaring him to be one. Max’s whinefest goes on and on – someone needs to tell him that whining is not attractive. Max puts a brake on the whining and tries the subtle flirting thing – so obvious and so stupid. Jed arrives and Abby wants to know what he’s doing there. Max tells her it’s Jed’s car they’ve been working on. Abby apologises for thinking he was hitting on her. Jed says he was so he owes her an apology as well. Max gets a call from Mimi and goes into the office. Jed talks to Abby but she is too busy feeling sorry for herself and mooning after Max.
Jed notices that she is staring at Max and calls her on it. He asks about his car. She tells him to start it up. It sounds great. He asks for a bill. He’ll have to wait until Max is off the phone to get that. Jed apologises for pushing too hard. They talk about school. He mentions that his sister paid for his tuition. Jed wants to know what she would say if he asked her out. She can’t – she’s seeing someone – kind of. All Jed is looking for is someone to have coffee with and talk about classes. He tells her what his major is. He wants to help his family one day. Max comes out – he’s heading over to Mimi’s. Abby mopes. She tells Jed she’ll write up his bill – she changes her mind – why doesn’t she write it up over coffee if the offer is still open. They leave together in Jed’s car.
Hospital Lab: A couple of female lab techs plead with Nick not to start anything, Rebert rules the lab. The man himself walks in and shortly thereafter Chelsea comes in with Dr. Wong. Dr. Wong wants to talk to Dr. Rebert privately –a complaint has been filed against him. Chelsea gloats – you didn’t think I’d let you get away with it, did you. Dr. Rebert declares that Chelsea is a pathological liar and suggests she needs professional help. When Nick’s name comes up – Rebert calls Nick a liar and a stalker. Dr. Wong knows all about the email exchange and Nick using a false name and sending Dr. Rebert’s picture. Dr. Rebert protests his innocence. Nick offers up proof. A picture he took using his cell phone. Dr. Wong and Dr. Rebert leave to talk about this in his office. They come back and Dr. Rebert picks up his belongings – he’s resigned. Dr. Wong leads everyone in a round of applause for Nick and Chelsea (see me rolling my eyes). Chelsea hugs Nick and invites him to dinner. She’ll cook and he’ll tutor her in calculus.
Nightmare Island: Shawn returns with some berries. There’s only one way to find out if they’re poisonous. Belle protests – Shawn declares its survival. He eats. He declares it’s not so bad – now he’ll wait for an hour or so to see if he gets sick. He immediately gets sick and pukes his guts out. Then he talks about how it was coming up - gross. They need food. Belle suggests coconuts – he can’t open them. Shawn grabs another berry and eats it. He thinks these berries settled his stomach. Belle asks him where they can get more. He doesn’t know – LOL! Shawn suggests that he’ll spear squirrels or rabbits – DUH – IDIOT – aren’t you on a TROPICAL island. Belle won’t let Claire eat little animals – no, I guess, she’d rather let her starve to death. Shawn suggests fish – Belle thinks those are okay to kill and eat. Shawn is happy to be stuck with her. It’s time to sleep – Belle spreads out a blanket (where did that come from). She tells Shawn he can stay there with her. Belle thinks they’re okay – Shawn thinks they’re more than okay. Belle is talking about the berries – Shawn is talking about them. They have an incredibly dumb conversation then they declare they’re okay … Belle turns over ... Shawn pounces on her and kisses her – Belle kisses him back and caresses him. After a while Belle pushes him away and starts berating Shawn. He thought it was what she wanted – she kissed him back. She tells him he’s clueless – and then blames him because Claire wakes up. Shawn apologises for misreading the signals. Belle declares she wasn’t sending out any signals – yeah, right. The conditioning has begun. Soon the hoop and collar and leash will be whipped out and Shawn will fall into line like the good little lap dog he’s supposed to be.
Preview: Abby to Nick – Its official. I am a failure at dating. Nick – I think I have an idea. I know a way to turn things around for the both of us. Kayla to Steve – If you want to walk out that door you’re going to have to kill me first. EJ to Sami and Lucas – You want the truth, sunshine. I got it coming to you in spades. Mimi to Bonnie (Max is there) – For once in your life just tell me the truth. Bonnie – Okay, I’ll tell you but you’re not going to like it. In fact you’re going to wish you never knew.
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