Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Kayla looked through a box of Stephanie's old baby clothes. Steve came in with Pocket. Kayla was happy that they were bonding. She said she was looking to see if anything would fit Pocket. Steve said no girl clothes for the boy. Steve then went to change Pocket and wound up with a wet shirt. Kayla found an old bear of Steph's and got sentimental for her daughter's childhood. Steve admitted that he feels cheated that he didn't see her grow up. Kayla changed Pocket into a onesie that read "I Love Daddy," which prompted Steve to make a face.

Aboard the Touch the Sky jet, Stephanie served a flirty, pushy passenger named Mr. Lowell, then complained about him to Chelsea. "You let Jeremy treat you like that all the time," Chelsea sniffed. Steph defended her beau. The two bickered.

Jett sat down next to Max and revealed himself as a cop. "You're in some serious heat," Jett said. Max was annoyed that Jett deceived him. Jett asked more questions about the side business, but Max played dumb. Agent Carver warned him that Jeremy was going down and that Max should be honest about whatever he knows. Max insisted on keeping mum. Jett got up and went to the galley to talk to Chelsea. "Shouldn't you be, like, flying the plane or something?" she asked. He tried to explain why he didn't tell her he was an ISA agent, but she wasn't interested in hearing what he had to say.

Mr. Lowell called Stephanie over and made lame excuses to keep her there. A fed-up Steph dumped his food on him. Mr. Lowell started to yell at her and grabbed her arm. Max stepped in and clocked him. Jett and Jeremy came to see what the commotion was about. "Baby, did this guy put his hands on you?" asked Jeremy, who was ready to pummell Lowell. Jett told Jer that the Vegas police would handle it. Jeremy comforted Stephanie. Jett cuffed Lowell. Jeremy asked where he got the hadrware. "They're my Uncle Abe's," Jett covered, then said one of them had to get back to the cockpit before the passengers got worried.

EJ peered into Lucas's hospital room and wasn't thrilled to see Sami by her husband's side. Inside the room, Roman — who was still recovering — questioned Sami, but she said she was only focused on Lucas waking up. Roman assured her he'd be fine. Sami opened the door for Roman to exit. Roman encountered Kate in the hallway, who asked about her son. Roman said he'd be okay. EJ listened in on their conversation and was pleasantly surprised to hear Kate refer to him as a hero. After, he called the Channel 6 news. Kate went inside and called to Lucas, who woke up. The women were overjoyed. "I'm cold," he said. "What the hell happened?" Sami filled him in and he recalled hearing a female voice outside of the freezer truck. Kate revealed that EJ saved him. Enter EJ, with a news crew, and a reporter calling him "Salem's hometown hero."

The reporter interviewed Sami, EJ and Lucas, then EJ walked him out. Lucas was not pleased and suspected that EJ was involved with his "accident". EJ returned and claimed Andre was behind it all. Sami and Lucas weren't so sure. "What about you?" Lucas queried. EJ feigned innocence. Lucas still wasn't convinced. Sami wanted to stay in the hospital with her husband; EJ asked her to stay with him. Lucas barked that that would never happen. EJ and Kate tried to change his mind. Sami insisted on staying with her husband. EJ again offered his hospitality. Lucas lost it and tried to stand up, but fell and was alarmed when he couldn't feel his legs. A frustrated Lucas kicked everyone out. They continued their discussion outside. Roman came up in time to hear Sami saying she wouldn't go home with EJ. Roman told Wells to back off. The doctor arrived and said that Lucas's numbness was temporary and a result of the hypothermia. Sami was relieved and went in to see her husband. Once alone with EJ, Roman said that he suspected EJ wasn't so innocent and that he'd be keeping an eye on him. After, Kate echoed the sentiment, saying she'd strangle him if she found out he had anything to do with harming Lucas.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Jeremy tried to get in touch with his father, Mike. Stephanie came upon him and asked what was wrong. He said he was stressed that the Vegas cops were after him and everything was falling apart. Steph professed her devotion to him.

The delivery of baby essentials from Baby Depot arrived at the hotel where Steve and Kayla live. Steve worried what would happen if the baby's parents or grandparents came to claim him. Kayla insisted she wouldn't get too attached, then went to tend to Pocket. She realized she didn't have any formula and left the baby with Steve while she went to get some. Steph arrived and found her father holding the baby and cooing. She asked what was going on. He explained how Pocket came to live with them. "Wait a second. You're adopting this kid?" she asked. He said no, that he was a foster child. Kayla came back and Steph pouted that nobody told her. "Maybe parenthood will work out for you this time," she said snidely, then apologized. An upset Kayla said she didn't even recognize Steph anymore. Steph began to cry and said that she's been a disappointment to her father and maybe having the new baby was best for all of them. She ran out. Steve handed the baby to Kayla so he could talk to his daughter in the hallway. "You're my baby," he assured her. "You're my little sweetness. No one could ever replace you." She was happy and told her father she loved him.

On her laptop, Chelsea watched a wedding video of Nick and China Lee. She showed Nick when he arrived at the Pub. "I don't remember any of this," he said, confused. "That's because you had that concussion," Chelsea reminded him. China Lee strolled in. She went over to her husband's table and asked if he had seen the DVD. He said he had. She remarked that she was a picture-perfect bride. "If you're the bride of Satan," Chelsea replied. China Lee pulled out pictures that her sons made for their new daddy. Chelsea scoffed at her lame attempts to make her relationship with Nick seem real and called her a gold-digging whore. Nick quieted Chelsea, then explained to his wife that he had a head injury when he married her and asked if they could get it annulled. She threatened to sue him for abandonment. "You want to play hardball, China? I'm ready," Nick declared. She asked for a cash payment to be done with him. She walked out. Chelsea planted a big kiss on him. "That's for the real Nick Fallon finally standing up for himself," she explained.

Jeremy tracked Max down at the Pub. "Take a hike," Max told him. Jeremy said he needed Max's help and was desperate. Max was unconvinced and added that Chelsea and Jett were on to Jer, too and it was only a matter of time before Steph was. Jeremy said she could never find out, then admitted that the designer clothes were a cover for smuggling women in from Eastern Europe. Max was appalled. Jeremy insisted he didn't know what was going on at first. He asked Max to help him make things right, then revealed that the man behind the operation is Andre DiMera. Max suggested they call Bo and Roman, but Jeremy said no. We're going to have to do things my way, Max said, then announced that he wanted to set all the girls free before Andre found out.

"It's a bomb," Bo exclaimed about the toy truck in the church. He ran out and threw the truck in the garbage; Hope called out to him to ask what was going on. He told her to stay inside. Hope went back to the tabernacle and tried the key. Andre crept up behind her. She got it to open. Inside, she found a leather folio. Andre grabbed her — and the folio. Bo came in; Hope hit Andre and threw the folio to Bo. Andre pulled Hope to him again and held a knife to her neck. Bo slid the folio over to him, but Andre still held her to torture Bo. Father Wallace came in during the standoff. Andre made his escape. Bo went after him. Andre struck Bo from behind with the knife then ran off. Inside, Hope apologized to the priest for going into the tabernacle, but he said it hadn't been used in years and they thought it was empty. Bo came in; Hope saw that he was bleeding. The priest went to get bandages. Once alone, Bo suggested to Hope that they keep mum to everyone but Abe and Roman about Andre's involvement and claim that the tabernacle was empty. Bo noted they needed to get to Andre — and Salem — before Andre got the folio to Stefano. "Our family's lives are depending on it," he said.

Monday, August 13, 2007
In Indianapolis, Billie and Philip returned to Lauren's apartment, so she hid in the bedroom. He retrieved his cell phone from the table. Billie smelled perfume "and it ain't mine," she said. Belle and Shawn arrived outside the door. Shawn asked if Belle believed that he had nothing to do with the Lauren situation. Belle said she did. They knocked on the door. Philip was surprised to see them. Shawn revealed that he was with Lauren on July 4th. Phil was peeved. Shawn told him about Mimi's call and about how Bonnie paid Lauren to keep the baby. Once Bonnie went to prison, Lauren turned to Mimi for cash, Shawn explained. Philip reamed Shawn for keeping quiet. Shawn admitted that he didn't believe Lauren's story and gave her Philip's number to call her bluff. Philip still didn't understand why Shawn wasn't truthful. They heard a noise in the other room and when they went in, realized Lauren had been there and left through the window. Billie called the detective she was working with in Indianapolis. Philip took off to look for Lauren. Shawn lamented to Belle that he made everything worse by keeping mum. Philip returned and he and Shawn faced off. "Oh, save it, Shawn. I know what you're doing and why you're doing it. You're stuck living under my roof watching me give Belle and Claire everything you wish you could, but you can't because you're the same loser you've always been." Philip huffed. Belle stepped in and hotly defended her fiancé. Philip asked Belle if she knew about Lauren. She insisted she didn't. Shawn tried to apologize, but Philip wasn't so ready to forgive and forget.

At the hospital, Kayla held the baby boy. Lexie and Abe looked dubious. Lexie asked her if she was sure she wanted to take the tot home. What about Steve, Abe asked. Kayla was optimistic that her husband would be on board. Enter Steve. Kayla explained about how the baby's mother abandoned him and he needed a home. Abe and Lexie vouched for the Johnsons to Mrs. Meyers from Child Services and Abe offered to speak to Mrs. Meyers's boss, since there were strict rules about the placement of children. After they left, Steve remarked to Kayla that she blindsided him. He worried that when Child Services looked into his past, they would no longer be good foster care candidates. He also questioned his parental skills in light of his argument with Stephanie. Kayla referred to the baby as "Pocket," explaining that he was small enough to practically fit a pocket. "I guess that's better than Benjy Part Two," Steve mused. "But not much. She tried to get Steve to hold the baby, but he refused and told her to stop pushing him. She apologized and pointed out that Pocket came into their lives for a reason, just like Benjy, Max and Frankie did. He was still on the fence about being a new dad again. She said she'd call Mrs. Meyers and say they changed their minds. He stopped her, saying he was having warm memories of the day Steph was born. Mrs. Meyers came in and said they were approved. A happy, teary Steve was thrilled, then took the baby so he could get acquainted with him. Kayla left with Mrs. Meyers to sign paperwork. Abe came in and found Steve chatting with the baby. Kayla and Lexie arrived, too. Lexie took a "family photo" with her cell phone camera.

Hope and Bo arrived at the church in Galway during a rainstorm. Bo teased his wife for complaining about the wet weather. They looked for the tabernacle. Bo noted that only a man/priest could open it. They spied a nun praying, unaware that it was Andre in disguise. They went to look for the priest and when they returned, saw that the nun was gone, but left big footprints behind. Bo told Hope to stay and wait for the priest or the nun. She said she knew he was concerned that Andre was around somewhere. He said he was, then told her to be careful. Hope spied the tabernacle, unaware that Andre was watching her. Bo returned, explaining it was raining so hard that he didn't find anyone. Hope said they should just open the tabernacle themselves. Bo agreed and put the key in. It wouldn't turn. Bo suggested it was the wrong tabernacle or the wrong church. A little boy came in, toting a knapsack, asking if they were the Bradys. They said yes, but asked how he knew them. He reported that the priest sent him and is on his way. They thanked him for telling them. He walked out, leaving the backpack behind. Hope called after him, but the boy was gone. They opened the sack to see if his address was in there. Bo pulled out a red toy truck and inspected it. "Hope, it's ticking," he exclaimed.

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