Post by STLUEE on Jan 4, 2014 2:03:29 GMT -5
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As Jordan and Rafe kissed on the sofa of Rafe's apartment, Kate knocked on the door and let herself in when she found the door ajar. "I didn't realize you were in the middle of physical therapy," Kate quipped. Jumping up from the couch, Jordan apologetically clarified that she was no longer Rafe's physical therapist. Kate apologized for interrupting. Since he was wearing only a towel after his shower, Rafe headed for the bedroom to get dressed.
When the women were alone, Kate gently chided Jordan for leaving the door open. Kate apologized, explaining, "I was out of line earlier. The holidays are hard for me... I only want what's best for Rafe, and obviously you have worked miracles with your physical therapy." Kate continued, intimating that Rafe was only involved with Jordan because he was grateful. "But then again, it's the role; it's not the person... That was the reason that you kept your distance before, right?" Kate noted.
"Wait, didn't you think it was my master plan to use my role to seduce Rafe?" Jordan countered. Kate took responsibility for the tension between her and Jordan and offered to start over. "I like the sound of that," Rafe said as he returned to the living room. Kate revealed that she was there because Arianna's christening date had been set for later that month, and Rafe had left the christening gown at Kate's place. Kate produced the gown from a shopping bag and presented it to Rafe, who was touched that the kids had waited for him to christen Arianna.
After Kate had gone, Jordan said that she was glad that Kate had arrived when she had, because things were going too fast for Jordan. "Okay, then. So now what?" an agreeable Rafe asked. Jordan suggested that they go to a sports bar to watch a playoff game together over beers. Rafe thought that sounded like a good idea. Jordan kissed him and left.
In Horton Square, Kate advised someone on the phone, "No, I won't be meeting with you. Bring our prospective employee into the offices as soon as they get in from Birmingham. My son Lucas will do the interview. Call me as soon as you're there." After Kate hung up, she muttered, "You're in for quite a surprise, Miss Ridgeway."
When Daniel went to the Kiriakis mansion, he quickly realized that Maggie had not spoken to Brady in the previous day or so. "[Brady] relapsed," Daniel advised his mom. The two of them started making phone calls to try to locate Brady, without much luck. Daniel finally left a message, asking Brady to call him. As Daniel left to look for Brady in the park, he advised Maggie to check with Victor, Nicole, and Brady.
Nicole was startled when she arrived at her office at the TV station and found Eric sitting across from her desk, reviewing the proofs of her photo shoot on a tablet. As Nicole excitedly looked at the pictures, Eric asked if she had spent a nice New Year's Eve with Daniel. Hedging, Nicole pointed out that Eric could have emailed the pictures to her. "I needed to see you. It's about Brady," Eric admitted.
Comparing notes, Eric and Nicole realized that neither of them had heard from Brady except for text messages since New Year's Eve. When Nicole asked, Eric revealed that he hadn't actually gone to the meeting with Brady because it had been closed, and he hadn't seen Brady afterwards because Brady hadn't wanted to be out while the rest of the world was partying. Before Eric left to meet with Father Matt, he showed Nicole his favorite images from the photo shoot. Nicole was confident that Eric would be reinstated as a priest very soon.
After Eric left, his cell phone began to ring -- but he'd accidentally left it behind on Nicole's desk. As Nicole tried unsuccessfully to catch him, she noticed that the call was from Maggie. As soon as Eric's phone stopped ringing, Nicole also got a call from Maggie, who quickly filled Nicole in on Brady's missing-in-action status. When Nicole learned that Daniel had gone to the park to find Brady's dealer, she hung up and headed out in that direction.
Brady bought coke from his usual dealer in the seedy end of the park. As the dealer counted Brady's money, he noted, "You're short." Brady assured the guy that he was good for it. "Lucky I know you're loaded," the dealer said, reluctantly handing Brady a vial. After the dealer left, Brady tapped some coke onto his hand and snorted it. A couple of thugs showed up and demanded that Brady hand over his expensive watch and wallet, as well as the coke.
Although Brady fought back, the assailants beat him pretty savagely. While Brady was passed out on the ground, one of them cleaned out his wallet while the other searched his pockets until he found Brady's vial of coke. "Two grams? That's all you got?" the mugger complained -- just as Daniel showed up. Daniel got in a couple of punches before the thugs fled. A bleeding Brady could barely open his eyes by the time Daniel got to him.
Daniel got Brady up onto the bench and called Maggie to let her know that he'd found Brady. After he hung up, Daniel determined that the attack had bruised Brady's ribs. Nicole showed up and was relieved that Brady seemed to be all right, more or less. She helped Daniel escort Brady out of the park.
Eric went to St. Luke's and informed Father Matt that there hadn't been any developments in his case. Father Matt guessed that something else was troubling Eric. Eric confessed that he had feelings for Nicole that went "far beyond friendship." Eric admitted that he'd realized that his dreams had really been about loving Nicole. Father Matt pointed out that it was only human to have those kinds of feelings, even for a priest; the difference was how Eric acted on them.
Father Matt noted, "Ever thought, Eric, that these feelings come up in order to give you some comfort, to make you realize that if you weren't in the priesthood, you could have another life -- maybe not with Nicole, but with somebody else you could embrace? Of course that would assume...that you still want to be a priest."
Eric maintained that being a priest was his calling. Father Matt wondered if Eric's feelings for Nicole stemmed from her helping to clear his name. Eric insisted that it wasn't that, especially because Nicole had moved on with someone else -- plus he had accused her of being the one who'd attacked him. He assured Father Matt that he could handle his feelings. Father Matt said that he was praying that Eric's medical tests would reveal the truth.
Daniel tried to ease Maggie's fears when she saw what had happened to Brady, assuring her that Brady didn't need to go to the hospital. Maggie gently confronted Brady, noting that he'd lied to everyone because that was what addicts did. Brady admitted that he had played Maggie and everyone else because he'd been mad and embarrassed, and he'd wanted to be alone to get high. Maggie thought that Brady needed to get into a program, but when he refused, she insisted that he at least go to a meeting.
When Nicole returned Brady's watch, he acknowledged that there was a meeting that started in ten minutes. "I can get you there in fifteen," Maggie said sternly. She reassured Brady that she would be there with him as he confronted his "regulars." As Maggie and Brady left together, Brady paused to thank Daniel and Nicole for saving his life.
Back at the station, Nicole admitted to Daniel that she was worried about Brady slipping away again -- because he could have died. Daniel soothingly reminded her that Brady had not died. "We can't leave him alone," Nicole pointed out. Daniel asserted that Brady was lucky to have Nicole in his corner -- like everyone else she cared about. When Nicole teased Daniel, he put his arm around her playfully, and she reciprocated with an arm around his waist.
Nicole and Daniel were standing with their arms wrapped around each other, but their backs to the door, when Eric arrived. "I'm lucky to have you in my life, because whenever you're around, I feel totally safe, totally appreciated. It's like everything's going to be fine," Nicole murmured. Eric overheard and left before they saw him.
When Maggie and Brady returned from the meeting, Maggie offered to get Victor so Brady could talk to him about what had happened. Brady agreed, "Today should be the day I make amends. Why not do it in one fell swoop?" After Maggie left the room, Brady poured himself a drink.
As Abigail and Gabi had lunch at the Brady Pub, Abigail got a text message from "Nick." A freaked-out Gabi dropped her glass of iced tea on the floor, shattering it. After making sure Gabi was all right, Abigail noticed that her friend was shaking. "He didn't send that," Gabi blurted. After the mess had been cleaned up, Gabi looked at Abigail's phone and verified that the text had originated from Nick's number. Gabi tried to hide her alarm when she learned that Hope had heard from Nick when he'd first arrived in New York.
Gabi excused herself to put Arianna down for a nap, but Abigail caught on that something was up and asked if something had happened between Gabi and Nick. Recalling Kate's admonition about Arianna growing up without a mother, Gabi insisted that nothing had happened. Upset that Nick had obviously hurt Gabi, Abigail picked up the phone to let Hope know -- but Gabi practically knocked the phone out of Abigail's hand.
When Abigail couldn't get though, she remembered that Hope had gone to Smith Island with Ciara. Gabi assured Abigail that she just didn't want to think about Nick, and urged Abigail to let it go. A puzzled Abigail watched as Gabi wheeled Arianna's stroller out.
At the DiMera mansion, E.J. closed the doors to the living room, refusing to let Sami leave until they settled things. Sami reminded E.J. that even if he grounded the jet, she could still walk out the door. "You answer my question first. Are you going to marry me or not?" E.J. demanded. A puzzled Sami replied, "Why are you doing this now? We had such a nice night last night... I felt like, for the first time in a long time, we were actually making progress." E.J. angrily pointed out that she hadn't even been able to kiss him -- her fiancé -- at midnight on New Year's Eve.
Sami said that she was still trying to figure out how to trust E.J. again. "But in the meantime, you're quite happy for me to clean up your semi-annual murder, aren't you?" E.J. snarled, reminding her that he had given everything to his father he owned to keep her out of prison. Sami demanded, "You want to get married? Then tell me the truth. You tell me what you knew about Kristen and Eric, and I will marry you today."
E.J. reluctantly "confessed" that he and Kristen had used the wine cellar to concoct the drugs to give Brady -- which had been E.J.'s idea. "I slipped the drugs into his drink, and then I manned the camera. You know how I like to watch," E.J. continued, but Sami didn't buy his story for a second. When she called him out, E.J. claimed that he'd only found out about Kristen sleeping with Eric one hour before Kristen and Brady's wedding -- but Sami had refused to believe that.
Sami tearfully said that she had a feeling in her gut that wouldn't go away -- and she couldn't bear to agree to marry E.J. lest yet another secret about him be revealed at the last minute. "I would never let that happen to you, Samantha -- ever," E.J. assured her. "Ever again, you mean," Sami countered. She added that she wanted to believe in E.J., but before their conversation could get any further, Sami's phone rang. She reminded E.J. that she was late.
"So I can go to Chicago, I can have the meeting, and I will come home and we can finish this conversation -- or I can pack the rest of my things and move out," Sami offered. E.J. was incredulous that Sami would threaten to move out over a business trip. Sami argued that it wasn't about the business trip, adding angrily, "I will not be your hostage!" E.J. pointed out that he had asked Sami a question, but she asked if he really wanted the answer that she would give right then.
When Sami's phone began to ring again, she cautioned E.J. that Rosemary and marketing were waiting at the airport for her. E.J. told her to go and promised to have the pilot release the plane. Grabbing her things, Sami advised E.J. that she would be back as soon as she could. On her way out, Sami thanked him for understanding. After the door had closed behind her, E.J. scoffed bitterly, "I don't understand a damn thing, Samantha. Not a thing."
When Gabi showed up at the mansion, looking for Sami, E.J. stepped in. Once she and E.J. were alone, Gabi fretted that Nick was alive. She frantically explained that she'd seen a text message from Nick to Abigail. E.J. assured Gabi that Kate had been using Nick's phone to keep up appearances that Nick was still alive.
Meanwhile, in Horton Square, Abigail was making a reservation for the ferry to Smith Island.
Gabi was worried because Abigail had been insistent about talking to Hope about what had happened between Nick and Gabi -- and that Hope would want to ask Gabi questions after she figured out that Nick wasn't in New York. E.J. took Gabi's phone and sent a text message to Abigail, which read, "Please talk to me before you go to Hope. It's crucial. XO." Abigail immediately replied that she was on her way to Smith Island to talk to Hope.
After instructing Gabi to take the baby and go home, E.J. ordered one of his men to fuel up the boat and meet him at the dock.
Abigail had just arrived outside the Horton cabin on Smith Island and was just about to knock on the door when E.J.'s voice startled her. "Don't do that," E.J. advised her with a smile.
. . .
As Jordan and Rafe kissed on the sofa of Rafe's apartment, Kate knocked on the door and let herself in when she found the door ajar. "I didn't realize you were in the middle of physical therapy," Kate quipped. Jumping up from the couch, Jordan apologetically clarified that she was no longer Rafe's physical therapist. Kate apologized for interrupting. Since he was wearing only a towel after his shower, Rafe headed for the bedroom to get dressed.
When the women were alone, Kate gently chided Jordan for leaving the door open. Kate apologized, explaining, "I was out of line earlier. The holidays are hard for me... I only want what's best for Rafe, and obviously you have worked miracles with your physical therapy." Kate continued, intimating that Rafe was only involved with Jordan because he was grateful. "But then again, it's the role; it's not the person... That was the reason that you kept your distance before, right?" Kate noted.
"Wait, didn't you think it was my master plan to use my role to seduce Rafe?" Jordan countered. Kate took responsibility for the tension between her and Jordan and offered to start over. "I like the sound of that," Rafe said as he returned to the living room. Kate revealed that she was there because Arianna's christening date had been set for later that month, and Rafe had left the christening gown at Kate's place. Kate produced the gown from a shopping bag and presented it to Rafe, who was touched that the kids had waited for him to christen Arianna.
After Kate had gone, Jordan said that she was glad that Kate had arrived when she had, because things were going too fast for Jordan. "Okay, then. So now what?" an agreeable Rafe asked. Jordan suggested that they go to a sports bar to watch a playoff game together over beers. Rafe thought that sounded like a good idea. Jordan kissed him and left.
In Horton Square, Kate advised someone on the phone, "No, I won't be meeting with you. Bring our prospective employee into the offices as soon as they get in from Birmingham. My son Lucas will do the interview. Call me as soon as you're there." After Kate hung up, she muttered, "You're in for quite a surprise, Miss Ridgeway."
When Daniel went to the Kiriakis mansion, he quickly realized that Maggie had not spoken to Brady in the previous day or so. "[Brady] relapsed," Daniel advised his mom. The two of them started making phone calls to try to locate Brady, without much luck. Daniel finally left a message, asking Brady to call him. As Daniel left to look for Brady in the park, he advised Maggie to check with Victor, Nicole, and Brady.
Nicole was startled when she arrived at her office at the TV station and found Eric sitting across from her desk, reviewing the proofs of her photo shoot on a tablet. As Nicole excitedly looked at the pictures, Eric asked if she had spent a nice New Year's Eve with Daniel. Hedging, Nicole pointed out that Eric could have emailed the pictures to her. "I needed to see you. It's about Brady," Eric admitted.
Comparing notes, Eric and Nicole realized that neither of them had heard from Brady except for text messages since New Year's Eve. When Nicole asked, Eric revealed that he hadn't actually gone to the meeting with Brady because it had been closed, and he hadn't seen Brady afterwards because Brady hadn't wanted to be out while the rest of the world was partying. Before Eric left to meet with Father Matt, he showed Nicole his favorite images from the photo shoot. Nicole was confident that Eric would be reinstated as a priest very soon.
After Eric left, his cell phone began to ring -- but he'd accidentally left it behind on Nicole's desk. As Nicole tried unsuccessfully to catch him, she noticed that the call was from Maggie. As soon as Eric's phone stopped ringing, Nicole also got a call from Maggie, who quickly filled Nicole in on Brady's missing-in-action status. When Nicole learned that Daniel had gone to the park to find Brady's dealer, she hung up and headed out in that direction.
Brady bought coke from his usual dealer in the seedy end of the park. As the dealer counted Brady's money, he noted, "You're short." Brady assured the guy that he was good for it. "Lucky I know you're loaded," the dealer said, reluctantly handing Brady a vial. After the dealer left, Brady tapped some coke onto his hand and snorted it. A couple of thugs showed up and demanded that Brady hand over his expensive watch and wallet, as well as the coke.
Although Brady fought back, the assailants beat him pretty savagely. While Brady was passed out on the ground, one of them cleaned out his wallet while the other searched his pockets until he found Brady's vial of coke. "Two grams? That's all you got?" the mugger complained -- just as Daniel showed up. Daniel got in a couple of punches before the thugs fled. A bleeding Brady could barely open his eyes by the time Daniel got to him.
Daniel got Brady up onto the bench and called Maggie to let her know that he'd found Brady. After he hung up, Daniel determined that the attack had bruised Brady's ribs. Nicole showed up and was relieved that Brady seemed to be all right, more or less. She helped Daniel escort Brady out of the park.
Eric went to St. Luke's and informed Father Matt that there hadn't been any developments in his case. Father Matt guessed that something else was troubling Eric. Eric confessed that he had feelings for Nicole that went "far beyond friendship." Eric admitted that he'd realized that his dreams had really been about loving Nicole. Father Matt pointed out that it was only human to have those kinds of feelings, even for a priest; the difference was how Eric acted on them.
Father Matt noted, "Ever thought, Eric, that these feelings come up in order to give you some comfort, to make you realize that if you weren't in the priesthood, you could have another life -- maybe not with Nicole, but with somebody else you could embrace? Of course that would assume...that you still want to be a priest."
Eric maintained that being a priest was his calling. Father Matt wondered if Eric's feelings for Nicole stemmed from her helping to clear his name. Eric insisted that it wasn't that, especially because Nicole had moved on with someone else -- plus he had accused her of being the one who'd attacked him. He assured Father Matt that he could handle his feelings. Father Matt said that he was praying that Eric's medical tests would reveal the truth.
Daniel tried to ease Maggie's fears when she saw what had happened to Brady, assuring her that Brady didn't need to go to the hospital. Maggie gently confronted Brady, noting that he'd lied to everyone because that was what addicts did. Brady admitted that he had played Maggie and everyone else because he'd been mad and embarrassed, and he'd wanted to be alone to get high. Maggie thought that Brady needed to get into a program, but when he refused, she insisted that he at least go to a meeting.
When Nicole returned Brady's watch, he acknowledged that there was a meeting that started in ten minutes. "I can get you there in fifteen," Maggie said sternly. She reassured Brady that she would be there with him as he confronted his "regulars." As Maggie and Brady left together, Brady paused to thank Daniel and Nicole for saving his life.
Back at the station, Nicole admitted to Daniel that she was worried about Brady slipping away again -- because he could have died. Daniel soothingly reminded her that Brady had not died. "We can't leave him alone," Nicole pointed out. Daniel asserted that Brady was lucky to have Nicole in his corner -- like everyone else she cared about. When Nicole teased Daniel, he put his arm around her playfully, and she reciprocated with an arm around his waist.
Nicole and Daniel were standing with their arms wrapped around each other, but their backs to the door, when Eric arrived. "I'm lucky to have you in my life, because whenever you're around, I feel totally safe, totally appreciated. It's like everything's going to be fine," Nicole murmured. Eric overheard and left before they saw him.
When Maggie and Brady returned from the meeting, Maggie offered to get Victor so Brady could talk to him about what had happened. Brady agreed, "Today should be the day I make amends. Why not do it in one fell swoop?" After Maggie left the room, Brady poured himself a drink.
As Abigail and Gabi had lunch at the Brady Pub, Abigail got a text message from "Nick." A freaked-out Gabi dropped her glass of iced tea on the floor, shattering it. After making sure Gabi was all right, Abigail noticed that her friend was shaking. "He didn't send that," Gabi blurted. After the mess had been cleaned up, Gabi looked at Abigail's phone and verified that the text had originated from Nick's number. Gabi tried to hide her alarm when she learned that Hope had heard from Nick when he'd first arrived in New York.
Gabi excused herself to put Arianna down for a nap, but Abigail caught on that something was up and asked if something had happened between Gabi and Nick. Recalling Kate's admonition about Arianna growing up without a mother, Gabi insisted that nothing had happened. Upset that Nick had obviously hurt Gabi, Abigail picked up the phone to let Hope know -- but Gabi practically knocked the phone out of Abigail's hand.
When Abigail couldn't get though, she remembered that Hope had gone to Smith Island with Ciara. Gabi assured Abigail that she just didn't want to think about Nick, and urged Abigail to let it go. A puzzled Abigail watched as Gabi wheeled Arianna's stroller out.
At the DiMera mansion, E.J. closed the doors to the living room, refusing to let Sami leave until they settled things. Sami reminded E.J. that even if he grounded the jet, she could still walk out the door. "You answer my question first. Are you going to marry me or not?" E.J. demanded. A puzzled Sami replied, "Why are you doing this now? We had such a nice night last night... I felt like, for the first time in a long time, we were actually making progress." E.J. angrily pointed out that she hadn't even been able to kiss him -- her fiancé -- at midnight on New Year's Eve.
Sami said that she was still trying to figure out how to trust E.J. again. "But in the meantime, you're quite happy for me to clean up your semi-annual murder, aren't you?" E.J. snarled, reminding her that he had given everything to his father he owned to keep her out of prison. Sami demanded, "You want to get married? Then tell me the truth. You tell me what you knew about Kristen and Eric, and I will marry you today."
E.J. reluctantly "confessed" that he and Kristen had used the wine cellar to concoct the drugs to give Brady -- which had been E.J.'s idea. "I slipped the drugs into his drink, and then I manned the camera. You know how I like to watch," E.J. continued, but Sami didn't buy his story for a second. When she called him out, E.J. claimed that he'd only found out about Kristen sleeping with Eric one hour before Kristen and Brady's wedding -- but Sami had refused to believe that.
Sami tearfully said that she had a feeling in her gut that wouldn't go away -- and she couldn't bear to agree to marry E.J. lest yet another secret about him be revealed at the last minute. "I would never let that happen to you, Samantha -- ever," E.J. assured her. "Ever again, you mean," Sami countered. She added that she wanted to believe in E.J., but before their conversation could get any further, Sami's phone rang. She reminded E.J. that she was late.
"So I can go to Chicago, I can have the meeting, and I will come home and we can finish this conversation -- or I can pack the rest of my things and move out," Sami offered. E.J. was incredulous that Sami would threaten to move out over a business trip. Sami argued that it wasn't about the business trip, adding angrily, "I will not be your hostage!" E.J. pointed out that he had asked Sami a question, but she asked if he really wanted the answer that she would give right then.
When Sami's phone began to ring again, she cautioned E.J. that Rosemary and marketing were waiting at the airport for her. E.J. told her to go and promised to have the pilot release the plane. Grabbing her things, Sami advised E.J. that she would be back as soon as she could. On her way out, Sami thanked him for understanding. After the door had closed behind her, E.J. scoffed bitterly, "I don't understand a damn thing, Samantha. Not a thing."
When Gabi showed up at the mansion, looking for Sami, E.J. stepped in. Once she and E.J. were alone, Gabi fretted that Nick was alive. She frantically explained that she'd seen a text message from Nick to Abigail. E.J. assured Gabi that Kate had been using Nick's phone to keep up appearances that Nick was still alive.
Meanwhile, in Horton Square, Abigail was making a reservation for the ferry to Smith Island.
Gabi was worried because Abigail had been insistent about talking to Hope about what had happened between Nick and Gabi -- and that Hope would want to ask Gabi questions after she figured out that Nick wasn't in New York. E.J. took Gabi's phone and sent a text message to Abigail, which read, "Please talk to me before you go to Hope. It's crucial. XO." Abigail immediately replied that she was on her way to Smith Island to talk to Hope.
After instructing Gabi to take the baby and go home, E.J. ordered one of his men to fuel up the boat and meet him at the dock.
Abigail had just arrived outside the Horton cabin on Smith Island and was just about to knock on the door when E.J.'s voice startled her. "Don't do that," E.J. advised her with a smile.
. . .
