The Safejlumi War

Ah, watching the Lumis, Ejamis and Safe's duke it out is so much fun...

Have a great weekend, guys 'n gals. Just a couple more and we're staring right at the holidays. Here's a scary thought: they're already recording the DOOL Christmas shows, so Feliz Navidad, which literally translated means, "How many bulbs will Chloe the klutz break this year?"

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Collateral Damage

Gus comes to Vivian with important news, "Carly Manning has been arrested."

Carly sits in jail. Bo shows up saying he's been battling with Interpol over her extradition. Carly wonders who alerted the authorities.

Hope gets off the phone and tells Justin they have to get to the station. Roy and Dale rush off.

Caroline wonders why Arianna wants to quit. She appeals to Brady to change her mind. Brady declines.

Rafe is on the phone at the docks. He talks to Tim about the delay in testing as EJ walks up behind him. Rafe hangs up and we have a staredown.

Nicole is shocked to find out Rafe is back in town. Sami skips around the room like a schoolgirl and flops into a chair, "He says he's working on a case that will change my future."

Nicole whimpers, "This can't happen."

Daniel and Chloe sit in the hospital. Daniel goes through brochures, looking at potential honeymoon spots while Chloe frets. Dr. Ryan comes out and announces she has the results of Chloe's tests, "Please come into my office. It will be better if I ruin your life in there where you can't make a public scene."

Chloe stops her, "No, tell me now... Can I have a baby? Will I be able to get pregnant?"

EJ asks what Rafe is doing there. Rafe doesn't think it's any of EJ's business. He tells EJ he and Sami are back together. EJ brings up his conversation with Arianna and says she didn't have any idea Rafe was back. Rafe tells him to stay away from his sister.

"I have a strong sense of family," says EJ, "And let me remind you, Samanther and I share a child and there is nothing that you can do about that."

Sami wonders why Nicole said that. Nicole wonders why Rafe came back. The viewers wonder why they are watching. Sami thinks Rafe came back because he missed her. Nicole asks for details about the case Rafe is working on, but Sami says she doesn't know anything more. Nicole says she's digging like this because she's trying to protect Sami. Sami don' wan' no stinkin' protection. She says she doesn't care what Rafe is up to because she's happy. Nicole wails, "He's going to ruin everything, Sami."

Carly paces, turns and leans against the bars in her cell. Suddenly, Lawrence grabs her through the bars and gets her in a choke hold, "You will pay for what you did to me!" Carly pulls away and turns to find Lawrence gone.

Hope and Justin bustle in. Bo asks which one of the vindictive ne'er-do-wells turned Carly in.

Dr. Ryan said, "Your ovarian tissue was compromised in your treatment for leukemia and your eggs are no longer viable. There is a 2% chance of conception."

Chloe turns to Daniel who translates Dr. Ryan's assessment into Bimboese so she can understand it.

Chloe is stunned, "Two per cent... That's the same as none."

"You didn't do well at math, did you," asks Dr. Ryan, "You could try donor eggs."

"I prefer scrambled," says Chloe.

Dr. Ryan walks off. Chloe broods, "Daniel, don't say this doesn't change things. I need to be alone." Chloe spirals off into her abyss of despair.

Rafe warns EJ again to stay away from Arianna, "I'm not gonna warn you again, until we have this same conversation over and over and over until we both want to run off screaming." Rafe runs off screaming.

EJ gloats, "Sorry, Raphael, old bean, she's dealing for me now."

Caroline asks, "Has something happened between you two?"

In unison, Arianna says "No" while Brady says "Yes."

Nicole continues to object to Rafe being back. She says she doesn't trust him. Sami reminds her she's married to EJ, "He's the most untrustworthy man in town and he doesn't have a moral bone in his body."

"Rafe treats me like dirt," says Nicole, "He will turn you against me and convince you to kick Sydney and me to the curb."

"I would never do that," insists Sami, "You can stay. And Rafe would never ask me to do something like that. He would never want a mother and her child to be out on the street."

Nicole opens an old wound, "You still don't know what happened to his fiancée. Can you forget that?"

"Until you brought it up," says Sami, "But I'm trying to move past it."

"He walked out without saying goodbye," says Nicole, "You can't believe a word he says."

"I realize there are unanswered questions," says Sami, "but I love him and he loves me and I am happy he is back."

"I can't listen to you self destruct," says Nicole. She grabs Sydney and runs out.

Outside, Nicole tells Sydney, "If Rafe figures out the truth I will have to stop him." She strolls off.

Caroline leaves Arianna and Brady to talk through their issues. Arianna thanks Brady for not saying anything. Brady says he clammed up for Caroline, not Arianna. He leaves. Arianna stares.

Daniel sits in the waiting area. He looks at the table beside him and sees a pile of magazines. Oh, what to read... what to read. He spies Sorts Illustrated with a cover that screams, "SWIMSUIT ISSUE... HOTTEST EDITION EVER!" Next to it, Daniel sees the latest copy of "Baby Blue." Well, Daniel does what any normal red-blooded male would do and picks up "Baby Blue."

As Daniel reads the gripping article, "Baby powder... scented or unscented, the raging controversy," Lilly comes up with her mother.

Lilly hugs miracle worker Dr. Daniel. "How's that leg doing," asks Daniel, "Can you run on it now that the cast is off?"

"The leg is great," says Lilly, "The arm I broke is still mangled and twisted, though." Forlorn Chloe watches as Daniel and Lilly talk about her soccer team, laugh and hug.

Gus tells Vivian that Carly will be extradited soon. Vivian is oh, so pleased.

Bo lectures Justin and Hope for turning in Carly. They insist they didn't do that. "Do you think we are lying or is it just me you don't believe," asks Hope.

Daniel and Lilly do high-fives. Lilly and her mom walk off as pouting Chloe comes up to him. "How long have you been watching," asks Daniel.

"Long enough," says Chloe, "Let's just go home."

And the Emmy for the most contrived scene in soap opera history goes to...

Nicole rushes into the rumpus room wanting to talk to Stefano. She tells him everything is falling apart, "Rafe 'Mack the Knife' Hernandez is back in town. He is going to blow up my life."

Rafe shows up at Sami's. He tells her things are going fine but there has been a delay in his big secret project, "I've got some waiting to do so I decided to wait in my favorite place with my favorite person." Translation: "I'm bored and horny."

Sami throws herself at him, "This secret agent thing is sexy." Smooch. "EJ was here earlier and I was discreet." Rafe tells her he ran into EJ earlier, so EJ knows he's back. "Is that a problem," asks Sami. Rafe dunno.

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EJ comes into the pub and asks where Arianna is. "She quit," says Caroline, "She's backing as we speak."

Upstairs, Arianna packs, goes to her phone and calls Rafe. She leaves a message telling him she's moving out and will explain later. EJ opens the door and listens.

Agent Grizzly from Interpol shows up at the cop-shop. Bo tells him the moment Carly shows up in that country she's dead. Grizzly says he is going to transport her there anyway. He walks off. Justin tells Bo to start letting Carly make decisions for herself. He leaves.

Hope insists she didn't turn Carly in. Bo snorts, "My God what's happening to us? This isn't about Carly at all. It's about you and me."

"Right," says Hope, "You and me. Carly is just collateral damage."

Justin comes to Carly's cell and says he will help her, but she has to tell the truth.

EJ watches as Arianna paces. He closes the door and walks off. Arianna looks at the window where Spider-Man Brady snuck in, and flashes back to their moment together.

Brady sits in the Kiriakis mansion and pouts. Victor wonders where he went. Brady don' wanna talk about it. Victor figures Arianna admitted she was a drug dealer and goes into action, "I'm gonna call Bo and have Arianna arrested."

Despondent Chloe knows just the cure for all her depression. She hops into bed. "It's 11am," says Daniel, "What are you doing in bed?"

"I figure maybe we could take a nap," says Chloe, "Or not. Maybe we could just lie down and... whatever."

Prevuze apologizes for the use of such rough language, but we're just reporting what the characters are saying. Ordinarily, we would not use such vulgar phrases as "whatever" in this blog.

Daniel jumps in for a little "whatever." Chloe says she is proud of him for the way he touches people's lives, "I've had time to digest all this."

"But," says Daniel, "It's only been fifteen minutes. That's a pretty short time and you had a lot to digest."

"My mind has a small appetite," says Chloe, "Now I realize all this it's not about having kids, but it's about sharing a life with you. As long as we have each other everything will be all right."

Daniel moves in and 'whatevers' her brains out.

Brady says there is no proof Arianna is a drug dealer. He wants to handle this another way. Victor snarls, "Since you have the hots for her maybe we can just let her get away with it."

"No," says Brady, "We'll stop her from dealing."

"Don't be naïve," growls Victor. Broody Brady broods. "Here's a first," says Victor, "Usually I can't stop you from talking but now you're at a loss for words."

"I want to help her."

Victor snaps, "I want you to think with your head instead of your butt."

Brady defends himself, "I don't have brains in my butt."

"See," says Victor, "That proves you're a dumbass."

Brady tells Victor to back off or he won't forgive him. Victor lectures, "You're a damn fool and you can attack me but that doesn't change what Arianna has done or what she is."

Arianna stares out the window. She paces and then rushes out.

Nicole is in a tizzy about Rafe. Stefano tells her to settle down. We hear a noise and Stefano hustles Nicole out onto the balcony. EJ comes in. He tells Stefano he ran into Rafe. Nicole watches.

Sami thinks Rafe probably loved rubbing EJ's face in the fact they are back together. Rafe admits he enjoyed it. Suddenly, Sami brings out her Lucy Ricardo personality, "Uhhhh... Ricky, I have to tell you something. I sorta... opened my big mouth and told someone you were back. I was so happy to have you back but how was I supposed to know she would react like that?"

"She," asks Rafe, "who was she?"

"Nicole."

Rafe rolls his eyes, "SAMI, YOU GOT SOME 'SPLAININ TO DO."

Justin assures Carly neither he nor Hope ratted her out. He says he wants her whole story. Carly is skeptical, "Is this because you really want to defend me or is this because Bo knows and you don't?"

Bo tells Hope Carly is a good woman and he doesn't like it that their problems could sign her death warrant. Hope again insists she didn't turn her in. Agent Grizzly walks in and says he got the extradition order.

Arianna shows up at the Kiriakis mansion. Brady answers. Arianna blubbers, "I tried to walk away but I can't. I love you."

Brady asks, "Are you willing to stop dealing drugs and go to the police?"

"You don't understand," whines Arianna. She forces her way in.

Stefano asks what disturbing news EJ got. EJ says Rafe told him he's back together with Samantha.

Stefano gets sarcastic, "How lovely for them. Did he tell you where he went?"

EJ fights sarcasm with sarcasm, "Oh, yes, he showed me photos of his travels. I heard Arianna leaving a message talking about DNA tests. What do you think that could mean?"

Rafe does a slow boil, "I asked you not to do one thing and you did it anyway."

Sami scrunches her face, "I told Nicole not to say anything. She is my friend."

Rafe explodes, "That is the last thing she is. She is the last person who should know."

Sami grasps at straws, "But EJ knows."

"That's different," says Rafe, "He is not involved. He is not part of this."

Vivian tells Gus to pack her bag, "We have to wipe that woman off the face of the earth... and Salem is so lovely this time of year."

Hope offers to help. Bo says, "If you want to help, find the person who turned Carly in."

With perfect DOOL timing, Victor walks in, "That would be me."

Justin tells Carly this is not a competition with Bo. Grizzly comes up to her cell, "You have a one way ticket home."

Arianna asks, "What if I told you I have a really good reason for what I've done and what if I told you right now?"

"But you're not going to tell me right now, are you," says Brady.

"Hell no," says Arianna, "We have to drag this thing out until the cows come home."

"The cows will never come," says Brady, "This is even too boring for them."

Stefano speculates Rafe impregnated some young girl and is trying to deny responsibility. EJ leaves. Stefano lets Nicole back in. Nicole takes up the verbal assault right where she left off, "I told you. Rafe probably has proof."

"For once," says Stefano, "you may be right. I cannot allow the truth to come out. I don't have any choice. Hernandez has to be taken care of quickly and firmly."

Sami is confused, "EJ is not a part of what?"

"I wanted to wait until I was sure," says Rafe, "but now I'm going to tell you the truth."

Tune in tomorrow to find out what ridiculous distraction interrupts Rafe from moving this creeping glacier of a story line along.

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She's Done Dangerous Things To Dangerous People

Tim and Rafe meet at the docks. Rafe chomps the teething ring one more time and then gives Tim the packet containing all the materials for testing. Tim asks, "So you say you're not the father. This is personal isn't it?" Arianna hides behind a barrel and watches.

"A lot of lives are tied up in the results," says EJ.

Nicole meets Chad at the hospital. She says she was hoping he had changed his mind. Chad thinks Nicole is trying to pull a fast one. Nicole says she'd like to ask a favor if he turns out to be the father.

Tim leaves and Arianna confronts Rafe about what he's doing. Rafe insists he's fine and says he's going ahead with the tests. Arianna thinks if the test is positive it might push Sami back to EJ. Rife realizes that, but he's gonna do the right thing, by God.

Sami calls EJ. It seems she's missing Johnny's scarf and it's an emergency. They talk about Sydney, but Sami calls her Grace. EJ points it out to her and Sami gets pensive, "Sometimes I think about Grace growing up and what a loser she would have been with me as her mother."

EJ decides to bring Johnny's scarf to her, "It'll be nice just to talk to you alone."

Out in the audience, the Ejami section practically has a mass fainting, "SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Arianna thinks EJ and Sami will try to work things out if they find out they have not one, but two kids together. Rafe is a tower of strength, "I don't want to lose Sami to that arrogant jerk, but the DNA test is the right thing to do."

"In a perfect world," says Arianna, "you wouldn't lose her, but Salem isn't a perfect world." Salem falls a little short of perfection. Sort of on the same scale that a bunt falls a little short of a towering home run hit out of the park.

EJ and Stefano are together in the rumpus room. Stefano knows EJ has decided Sydney is not worth going after, "You made your decision, now you have to live with that."

Stephanie meets Nathan at the pub. He tells her he's had an all night shift and is pumping coffee to try to stay awake. He gets up to leave.

"HHAAAAACCCCKKKKKK-GGAASSPPP!!"

A lady at one of the tables chokes and hits the floor like a ton of bricks. Dr. Nathan Horton, MD goes into action. He kneels in front of her and screams, "Oh, God, let me think... what's the antidote for chowdah?"

Melanie finds Brady at the Java Café. She looks over his shoulder as he works on Titan things and he hides his blackberry from her prying eyes. Melanie scoots around to the other side of the table and Brady finishes his big business deal, ordering decorations for the company Thanksgiving party. Melanie asks his advice about dating Nathan but still wanting Phillip.

Brady gives her his opinion, "Dump them both and go it alone."

Nicole says she loves Sydney. Chad isn't convinced, "Your film work makes me think you can fake things, you know, like loving her." Nicole asks if he is the father if she can see her from time to time, "Could I be a part of her life?"

Chad asks Nicole, "Lady...

Chad continues, "What are you up to now?"

EJ says he misses both Sydney and Grace. He's lonely and sad and doesn't need Stefano prodding him. Stefano insists he's not trying to manipulate EJ, "Life is short..."

EJ interrupts, "I don't need your 'life is precious' speech."

"That wasn't my 'life is precious' speech," says Stefano, "That was my 'life is short' speech. But your life is precious to me. I saw the love when Nicole and Sydney were here. You were happy. They are still out there. Grace can never come back, but Sydney could."

"This is DOOL," says EJ, "Grace could come back, too. But I have made my decision. I'm not pressing charges against Nicole, but I will never forgive her. I think she's suffered enough."

A gal in the audience stands up and shouts, "YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW SUFFERING!"

Arianna wonders if Sami won't want to murder Nicole when she finds out the truth. Rafe thinks she won't, "Sami's not gonna kill Nicole... I am."

"You'll have to wait in line behind EJ," says Arianna.

"Not if I kill him, too," says Rafe, "Nicole has a lot of nerve. She's done dangerous things to dangerous people. Once you fall in love with a child, you'll do anything for her. Anything."

"HHAAAAACCCCKKKKKK-GGAASSPPP!!"

The lady lies on the floor and chokes like the '86 Red Sox. But Dr. Nathan Horton, MD, is on the case, "Quick! Get me Dr. Tom Horton's magick bag!"

As the words "Dr. Tom Horton" come out of his mouth, everyone in the pub kneels and the Hallelujah Chorus booms.

Melanie speculates that things aren't going well between Brady and Arianna.

Arianna tells Rafe she talked to EJ and he went on about how Rafe abandoned Sami. Arianna thinks EJ has strong feelings for Sami.

Once again, the gals in the Ejami section nearly faint, "SQUEEEEEE!"

Rafe says it doesn't matter how EJ feels, "It's how Sami feels."

One of the Ejami tosses a rotten tomato at him, "KILLJOY!"

Nicole insists she's not up to anything. Chad thinks she's trying to make a deal, "When I get the results back I will be calling the shots. Let's wait until then."

EJ arrives at Sami's place. No fireworks. No bickering.

"SQUEEEEEEEE!"

EJ says he has something to ask of her.

Brady tells Melanie Arianna screwed up big-time, "We broke up permanently this time."

"Permanently for how long," asks Melanie, "Gosh, I didn't know you were back together so that was fast." Melanie wants to know what it's all about. Brady clams up. He asks if her feelings for Phillip are love and reminds her of what she said in the last go-round with Phillip

"I know," says Melanie, "I said he broke my heart. But at least he made me famous on the Internet."

"Don't give him a chance to do it again," warns Brady, "I gotta go, but be careful." Brady leaves. Melanie stares.

Stefano meets Nicole at the pier. He says he has good news, "Elvis is softening toward you. He only wants to kill you, but has backed off on his plan to torture you as well. If you play your cards right it's possible he will take you and Sydney back."

Sami and EJ are at Grace's grave. EJ says, "This is the scene of one of our biggest fights."

"You mean the headstone," whispers Sami, "This isn't the place to fight."

EJ asks, "Is that why you left it 'DiMera?'"

"I didn't want dueling headstones," says Sami. EJ puts flowers on her grave and tells Sami he was thinking about what she said earlier, "When you called you mentioned Grace... I just wanted to think about her, with you." He can't find the words, "And... more... together... than I..."

Sami understands. She moves in and takes his hand, "I know."

The Ejami section reaches near-delirium, "SQUEEEEEEEEEE!"

Melanie shows up at the Kiriakis mansion. She finds Phillip playing the tycoon and says she came to talk to Brady. Phillip is the gracious host, "Can I offer you something... coffee... tea, me?"

Melanie says, "This isn't a good idea. Me talking to you."

Dr. Tom's magick potion has saved the lady's life. The crowd at the pub cheers as Dr. Nathan Horton, MD, stands and acknowledges the accolades.

Stefano can see this isn't the news Nicole expected. He says this morning EJ was contemplative and thinking about Nicole and Sydney, "He is not pressing charges against you."

Nicole isn't too impressed, "It's scary to think his decision not to throw me in jail is an improvement in our relationship."

"Time has softened his anger," says Stefano, "Once he finds out Chad is not the father maybe we can have a little detente. Let's hope this is over."

Arianna and Rafe are back in her apartment. He asks about her conversation with EJ. She says he was gloating about how Rafe was out of the picture. Rafe asks if EJ and Sami were together when he was gone. Arianna says no.

Well, they're together now, holding hands at Grace's grave. Sami talks about being nervous when she was pregnant and worrying about her baby being nervous and jumpy because of everything she had been through, "But instead I got Grace. She wasn't like that at all." Sami goes on... and on... and on... she apologizes for not telling EJ about Grace, "I Hope some day you will forgive me."

EJ caresses her cheek, "I've been mad at you for too long." Hugs.

"SQUEEEEEEEEEE!"

Melanie is uncomfortable being with Phillip. She thinks he's working her. Phillip assures her he isn't... then proceeds to work her, "I want to be with you."

"You won't stop until you get what you want," says Melanie.

"I won't chase after you," says Phillip, "You made it clear you don't want a relationship and I respect your decision." He asks what she wanted to talk to Brady about.

"None of your business."

Phillip plays his trump card, "I just got off the phone with him. He said he just talked you. Did you come to see him or me?"

Lexie introduces herself to Chad. She tells him she's EJ's sister, but is trying to stay neutral. She warns him about trusting Nicole, "With her you never really know what's going on."

Rafe starts to leave, but Arianna tells him she's worried about him getting hurt again. Rafe insists Sami has to know the truth. He says he can't stop whatever happens between EJ and Sami, "I Hope she sees him for the jerk he really is."

Sami and EJ get back to her place. They banter and EJ tells her he appreciates her company today. Sami says she's glad they could share that and wonder if he can forgive her.

"Maybe," says EJ, "Just do me a favor. Don't tell my father."

"If you can set this aside and just trust who you are," says Sami, "one day, you will be a happy man when you wake up."

The entire Ejami section stands up and shouts in unison, "BESIDE Sami!"

Rafe calls her. He hears EJ's voice in the background, "What the hell is he doing there?"

Sami snaps, "Good morning to you, too. I can't talk right now."

"Call me when he's gone," says Rafe, "I'm sorry I freaked out. It's just that I love you."

A gal in the Safe section stands up, "And don't you forget it, Sami!"

They hang up. EJ comes back out and asks if it was bad news. Sami says no. EJ has to leave. Sami says she's glad things worked out, "Life is precious and a baby is a gift no matter what. I just want you to be happy, EJ. I really do."

"Me too, Samantha," says EJ, "The one thing I want in life is for me to be happy." He leaves.

Brady is at the pub. Arianna comes up to him at the bar. We share an uncomfortable moment. Brady says he's there to see her.

Sami is back on the phone with Rafe, leaving a message. He loves her so much he couldn't wait two minutes for her to call him back. Nicole walks in. Sami cuts off her already long-winded message and says she'll call back.

Nicole says she got some good news, "Sydney and I may be moving out soon. Things are looking up... Light at the end of the tunnel... and all that stuff." Sami says she's happy for Nicole. Nicole thinks Sami is a saint being happy for her but raising three kids alone.

"I'm not alone either," says Sami.

The Ejami section shouts, "She's talking about EJ!"

The Safe section shouts, "She's talking about Rafe!"

The Lumi section shouts, "This episode sucks!"

Nathan and Stephanie are back at the hospital sitting together in the waiting area. She congratulates him on his life-saving miracle. He says last night he was bitching about a nine to five job but now wouldn't trade this for anything. Stephanie is so proud of him. Hugs.

Phillip says, "I think I'm an idiot." We wait for someone to disagree.

*~*~*~*~*~ crickets *~*~*~*~*~

"It took me forever to realize what I want," says Phillip.

Melanie is skeptical, "You're just saying what you think I want to hear."

Phillip says, "No... It's all up to you, Melanie." He walks off.

Brady says he's there to make sure Caroline is OK. Caroline walks in. Arianna drops her resignation on her. Caroline is dumbfounded.

Rafe is at the dock on the phone with Tim the DNA man. Tim tells him there has been a delay, so Rafe decides to call him later. He hangs up and turns to find EJ.

Nicole asks, "What do you mean you're not alone. Sami says she shouldn't have said anything. She makes Nicole promise not to tell anyone, "Rafe's back. He's working on a super secret case that will affect my entire future."

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Men Are Pig-Headed — Get Used To It

Carly paces. Bo tells her she should go upstairs. Carly snorts, "Are you sending me to my room?"

"No supper either," says Bo. He assures her she can trust Hope.

Victor wants to know what Bo did to get Hope so upset.

Arianna paces and bawls at the dock. EJ finds her. He puts a hand on her shoulder. Arianna half-smiles, "Brady?"

Brady broods at the Java Café.

EJ offers Arianna a hanky. Arianna snaps, "I don't need anything from you. Anything."

Melanie sits at the Java Café and checks her makeup. Phillip comes up to her and gets cute, "You can't improve perfection."

"I don't have to," says Melanie, "I have a date with Nathan."

Phillip asks, "Why go out with him when you can go out with me? I have so many spare parts, with me you practically get a two-for-one deal."

Sami and Rafe smooch and vow their undying love.

In a humanitarian gesture not often seen on this show, the gals from the Safe section of the audience take the barf bags from the seat pockets in front of them and deliver them to the Lumi and Ejami sections, which long-ago ran out of them.

Rafe says he has to go. Sami is so proud of herself because she doesn't even ask where. Suddenly a knock at the door ends all of this exciting action. Sami goes over and slowly opens the door while Rafe runs. She blocks the entrance while Rafe gets himself settled in a hiding place, and banters with Nicole. She reaches down to pick up Sydney and say hi to her, but Nicole explodes, "JUST LEAVE HER ALONE, OK?"

Bo convinces Carly she has to calm down, "Hope does not break her word. She said we have 24 hours, so we have 24 hours. Let's talk about the guy on the boat." Carly says she liked having him around because his life might be more screwed up than hers.

Victor digs. Hope evades. She flashes back to discovering Carly, but won't tell Victor what happened to get her so upset. "My son is an idiot," says Victor.

"I have to agree," says Hope, "After all, he married me, didn't he?" Hope says she had hoped to find Bo at least a little helpless and despondent over their situation, "But that's not going to happen is it? Look at the history. He has lived fine without me. He found happiness with two other women."

"But he stayed married to you," says Victor, "So I have to believe happiness isn't what Bo is after."

Phillip cuts to the chase. He moves in on Melanie, "We were meant to be together."

Oops. Melanie snaps out of her dream as Nathan comes up to her table. She promises him the best date of his life and they trundle out together.

Brady watches and broods. Broody Brady flashes back to his conversation with Arianna. He doesn't know if he can keep his promise not to call the cops.

EJ says, "This is just a handkerchief — with no strings attached." Arianna starts to leave but EJ stops her.

Nicole apologizes for snapping. Sami is understanding. She thinks Nicole seems tired. Nicole admits she is and apologizes for bringing up Sami's past at the pier. Given their dubious pasts, Nicole thinks neither of them should be judging Mia. "I'm not judging," says Sami, "I just think Mia is a rat for doing what she did to Will. She shouldn't have done that, and owes him an apology. But I'm not judging."

Nicole looks for the teething ring. When he hears Nicole mention it, that's Rafe's signal to take it out of his pocket and stare at it. Sami reminds Nicole the DNA tests are coming in and wonders if Nicole is worried about the outcome. Nicole says she isn't, "No matter what, I'm not going to let anyone take Sydney from me."

Rafe mumbles, "We'll see about that, Nicole." Fortunately Nicole is suffering from temporary deafness and doesn't hear him.

Bo thinks Carly should get some rest. Carly don' wan' no stinkin' rest, "I don't like it upstairs."

Well," quips Bo, "I'll just redecorate."

"There are nicer things than being found in your ex-lover's bed by his present wife."

"You're right," says Bo, "If I'd been in there with you, that might have gotten Hope out of my life for good."

Bo brings up Justin, "Just tell him why you killed Lawrence and he'll plead your case." Carly says it can't be done. Bo says he respects her stubbornness and the way she protects the people she cares about.

"Gosh," says Carly, "Who does that remind me of?"

"I'm not good at riddles," says Bo.

Victor and Hope discuss Carly. Hope brings up Lawrence. Victor asks, "Are you afraid the widow Alamain is going to wend her way back to Salem? No way is that going to happen."

Hope drones, "If you say so, that must be true."

Nicole tells Sami she hopes to move out soon. She says Sami has been great but she wants to be on her own, "I won't give up hope."

Sami warns her to be careful, "If Chad isn't the father EJ might sue for custody. He did that with Johnny." Sydney sleeps. Nicole says she has to go for meds and Sami offers to watch her. Nicole takes her up on the offer. She leaves. Sami tells Sydney she's a perfect little angel. Rafe comes back out, "It's that you're with a baby again."

"And we're with Sydney, too," says Sami. She tells him it's going to be hard to say goodbye to Sydney.

In case you missed it during the past few thousand times they went over it, Carly and Bo talk about how much Carly is disrupting his life. She asks about Shawn. "Shawn has a daughter," says Bo, "I expect her to show up as Salem's next teenage problem child any day now."

Carly gasps, "So... you have a grandchild. Grandpa Bo!"

Bo snarls, "Hey, just remember, your life is in my hands."

What I meant," says Carly, "was... vibrant, young grandpa!"

Bo tells her about Zack, "It took a while, but Hope and I got over it."

Zack's ghost steps up, "I haven't gotten over it yet, myself."

Carly once again decides she has to go. Bo tells her that wouldn't change the circumstances with Hope, "I love her. I always did. And if she knew the real story she'd be first in line to help you."

Hope tells Victor she's not worried about Carly. She asks why Victor married her. "She saved my life and I was grateful," says Victor, "which is almost always a mistake. She has a way of playing the innocent victim and in reality was a predator. Bo never saw her for what she was, even after she dumped him. Maybe his eyes are open now."

"Or not," says Hope.

Nathan gives Melanie a tour of his bedroom. Small room, small tour, so Nathan suggests going back downstairs. Melanie suggests staying right there and moves in on him.

Nicole chases down Brady outside the pub. She tells him she's sorry.

Rafe and Sami start a little slap and tickle but Sami stops him and talks about her relationship with Nicole, "We used to hate each other, but now she trusts me enough to leave me with Sydney." Rafe starts to say something but hesitates.

Melanie and Nathan have moved to the bed and things have gotten serious. Nathan pants, "Are you sure?"

Melanie looks that up in the Gal Manual, "When things have reached this stage and the guy asks, 'Are you sure,' it is purely rhetorical. He's sure, and is pretty sure you're sure." Melanie is sure.

Brady says "Obviously, you didn't go. You changed your mind."

Nicole says, "Actually, it was changed for me."

Arianna tells EJ he lives up to his reputation. "By the way, I don't like to be given orders."

"Since you're a waitress, that must make life tough," says EJ. He says he just wants to talk to her because he saw her crying and was worried.

"Really," says Arianna, "You like to take care of women in trouble? What about your wife?"

EJ dodges that one and tells her he thinks her brother is fixated on him, "I must say, I'm not exactly depressed he left town. Good riddance."

Rafe tells Sami what he was going to say wasn't important. Sami says she believes Nicole has changed, "I know what she did to get Sydney, but who got hurt? Rafe says he isn't convinced that no one got hurt. "Practically speaking," says Sami, "What do I have that Nicole wants, anyway?"

Out in the audience, one of the Ejamis stands and shouts, "EJ! You have EJ! OPEN YOUR EYES AND REALIZE IT! DUMP Rafe AND RUN TO..." Once the ruckus is over and they drag her out screaming, the show continues.

Nicole tells Brady the situation changed and she thinks Chad may not be Sydney's real father, which means she may be able to keep Sydney. Brady can't believe Mia would keep a secret like that. Nicole explodes and wonders why everyone is so concerned about Mia. Brady accuses her of being self centered. Nicole thinks he's a little upset and asks why. Brady evades. Nicole tells him if anything happened to him she couldn't stand it, "There is only one person who ever really cared about me and loved me."

EJ and Arianna continue to bicker about Rafe. Arianna gets on his case for kicking his wife and child out. "You know," says EJ, "You remind me a bit of Rafe. You're full of righteous indignation."

Arianna thinks EJ is full of something else. She walks off.

Hope finds Justin in the study, "Ciara had another nightmare. That's her second one tonight."

"And how many times has she seen you tonight?"

"Two."

"I'm an attorney," says Justin, "I'm trained to pick up on patterns and I'm definitely seeing a pattern there."

Hope thinks maybe Ciara is picking up on her tension. Justin asks, "Is that general tension or 'Carly living in your house' tension?"

Hope gets sarcastic, "Yeah, there is a murderer living in my house. Victor thinks she's a predator and it takes one to know one."

Bo comes back into the living room and finds Carly asleep. He covers her with Hope's blankie, turns out the lights and goes upstairs. A figure comes in behind her. Carly looks up, sees Lawrence and gasps.

Nathan and Melanie are in full swing. Suddenly Melanie looks away and fantasizes about Phillip. Nathan's phone rings.

The most common and widely used form of birth control in Salem is a ringing telephone.

Nathan thinks it might be the hospital, so he picks up. Of course, it's an emergency, and Nathan can't stay.

Melanie says, "Go save lives."

"I wish I had a 9 to 5 job," says Nathan.

"Right," says Melanie, "People in Salem who have regular jobs don't have to work at all." Nathan leaves and Melanie plays the Internet porno in her mind, "What is your problem?"

Justin reminds Hope Lawrence was a really bad guy and Carly wouldn't kill anyone without cause. Hope brings up Adrian. Justin says he loves her and knows Hope loves Bo. Hope excuses herself. Justin leaves and Hope picks up her phone.

Lawrence tells Carly she couldn't get rid of him that easily. He draws a knife. Bo rushes in and Lawrence carves him like the Thanksgiving turkey. DOWN GOES BO!

The real turkey rushes in and tells quivering Carly she's safe. Hugs.

Brady insists he's fine. He tells Nicole she and Sydney belong together.

Rafe says he has to go, but he promises things will get better. Sami doesn't see how anything could be better. She makes him promise to come back. Rafe promises. Sealed with a kiss. He leaves. Inside, Sami gives her ooey-gooey schoolgirl smile.

Rafe calls his FBI buddy Tim and says he will see him soon.

Nicole says she's glad she ran into Brady, "Kinda glad, anyway. I know there is no going back, but you wouldn't want to because of Arianna."

"That didn't work out," says Brady.

Nicole asks, "Is that why you are upset?"

"Things like that don't upset me," he insists.

"Liar," says Nicole, "Goodnight, friend."

"Goodnight, buddy."

Rafe is back in Arianna's apartment talking on the phone with Tim. He tells him he got the samples.

Arianna returns as Rafe hangs up. She asks, "Did you get what you needed."

"Yes," says Rafe, "And I got the DNA samples, too."

"Do you know what EJ will do when he finds out," she asks.

"No," says Rafe, "But I'm sure it will involve EJ acting like a real jerk."

Sami shows up at the DiMera mansion to get Johnny. EJ rushes up behind her and says he's sorry he didn't drop him off. Sami tells EJ she's watching Sydney, too. She offers her to EJ to hold, but EJ rejects.

Sami turns to Sydney, "He's just being obstinate and I know you don't understand. I don't understand men either. Men are pig headed — get used to it." Sami says she doesn't get EJ. Why can't you just be happy with Sydney and her mother.

"It's not that simple," says EJ.

Justin comes back and asks if everything is OK. "I have to believe it will be," says Hope.

Carly panics and says she has to get out. She runs and opens the door.

Two ominous figures stand there. "Officer Brady," says one, "I'm officer Hutchins and she is officer DeCinzo. We came to ask you a few questions, but I guess we don't have to. It looks like we have found Carly Manning." Hutchins turns to Carly, "You're under arrest for the murder of Lawrence Alamain." He walks behind Carly and we hear the sound of handcuffs clicking.

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Crush The Bitch!

Bo and Justin sit together and continue their conversation at the pub. Justin is curious about Bo's "friend" that needs a lawyer. Bo tells him it's Carly and Justin puts two and two together. He doesn't get the right answer, but does remember Lawrence's murder.

Gus walks up to Vivian with news about Carly. Their men have advised him they may have located her. Vivian blows up and tells him time is of the essence and she wants specifics. Duly chastised, Gus slinks off. Vivian picks up a picture of Carly, "You can run Carly Manning Allemain, but you cannot hide. Not from me."

At the moment, Carly has a more pressing problem. Hope walks into her dark bedroom and sees a sleeping figure. Carly turns, "Bo..."

Arianna tells Brady she doesn't know what he's talking about. Brady has none of it and tells her to admit she's a drug dealer. Sheepish Arianna comes clean, "OK. I deal drugs. Yes."

Rafe sneaks around Sami's apartment collecting DNA samples.

Rafe explains DNA for us: “DNA is an abbreviation for the substance deoxyribonucleic acid, a complex string of unpronounceable syllables.”

He leaves, replaces the key on top of the doorjamb and turns.

SAMI!

Sami is stunned, "Rafe, what are you doing here?" Rafe gives his Neanderthal stare.

Plinky-plank music plays as Rafe bobs and weaves. He says he can't tell her where he has been and asks her to be patient. Sami asks, "Are you back for good?"

"When I show up," says Rafe, "It's never good." He grabs her and plants a big one.

Brady and Arianna go a few rounds.

Bo and Justin. Bo tells him there is extradition involved. He says Carly's situation is complicated, which eliminates any possibility Bo can figure it out. "No one knows she's in town," says Bo, "No one can know... especially Hope."

Justin gasps, "You're not going to tell Hope that Carly is back in your life?"

Bo says, "I might. Fact is, I have been having suicidal thoughts lately..."

As usual, Bo's plan isn't working too well. Carly sits up in bed, "OMG! What are you doing here?"

Hope fires back, "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my bed?"

Arianna says she didn't want to hurt Brady. She insists she never wanted to get him hooked again. Brady explodes, "I'm a recovering addict. How could I love somebody like you? Unless... can you get me a discount? "

Sami and Rafe writhe around the hallway, smashing into doors and walls. They take it inside before the neighbors come out to watch the show. Inside, Rafe's leather jacket flies off, but he stops things, "I have to go."

Bo insists, "Carly is not back in my life. She's just living with me." Once again Bo proves he's the result of too much chlorine in the gene pool. Justin is dumbfounded as Bo defends Carly and claims she was driven to do what she did. But Justin proves he has a leak in his own skylight as he eventually drinks the kool-aid and says he understands Bo had no other choice.

Hope and Carly square off. Carly introduces herself. She uses the standard, "It's not what it looks like."

Hope consults the Gal Manual, "When you're told, 'it's not what it looks like,' it's what it looks like."

Carly whines, "Bo was the only person I could turn to."

Hope comes to a slow boil, "What did my husband do to deserve that distinction?"

Carly insists, "There was no one else."

Hope asks, "Why all the secrecy?" Why didn't Bo tell me you were here?"

"Self-preservation is a tough instinct to shake," says Carly, "I asked Bo not to say anything." Hope figures this has to do with Lawrence's murder. "Yes," says Carly, "I killed him and now Bo is an accomplice after the fact."

Hope lectures her for endangering her family, "I get it. I moved out and you moved in... to my bed." Carly begs Hope to hear her out before she calls the cops.

Sami questions. Rafe says all he can say is he has something important to do. Sami blows up over all the secrets. Rafe says he just can't tell but he's doing what he's doing for her. Sami presses.

Bo has told Justin where Carly murdered Lawrence. "That country is a hotbed of corruption," gasps Justin. Bo begs him to help. Justin agrees to try. No time to lose, the dynamic duo heads for the Batmobile.

Carly stammers around and tells Hope about her life with Lawrence, "It was him or me."

"The bottom line," says Hope, "is you murdered your husband and wound up in my house. Wouldn't Lawrence people look here first?"

"Bo is the only one who can help," says Carly, "but not if you turn me in."

Arianna beats herself up and Brady tells her to stop playing the role of the victim. She says she tried to break things off because she knew it would kill him if he found this out. Brady demands an explanation.

Arianna sighs, "I will tell you everything."

Rafe sighs, "I will tell you everything."

Oh, the transition! Oh, the artistry! Or maybe they got their scripts mixed up.

Rafe repeats, "I'm going to tell you everything. None of it will, of course, be truthful or relevant, but otherwise, I'll tell you everything."

Sami insists she has to know what's going on if they are going to be together. "I am looking for answers," says Rafe, "But I'm here now. Doesn't that count for something? Don't you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you," says forgetful Sami, "But you were gone a long time and I'm scared and afraid I will lose you all over again." Well, she's not going to lose him at the moment. Rafe moves in and hauls her to the couch. Isn't it about time for Will to walk in?

Hope tells Carly she wants her out of their house now. Carly walks off. Hope follows.

Gus tells Vivian they have a Carly sighting in Salem. Vivian cackles, "Of course! Carly is nothing if not predictable."

Carly tries to convince Hope to hear her out. Bo and Justin walk in on the little party. "Uncomfortable moment" doesn't describe it.

Hope turns both barrels toward Bo, "You failed to mention you were once engaged to this woman."

Back at Sami's place, they are dong the laundry. Oh, waitaminute. I saw clothes flying everywhere and strewn across the room and I made a bad assumption. Sami runs her hands across Rafe's rippling muscles and practically rips his pants off. We fade to flowers and scenes of body parts.

Arianna says she deals drugs because she has to. She claims she hasn't had the same opportunities Brady has. Brady runs amok. Arianna says she has never dealt to children or teens. Brady is not impressed. "It makes it easier to sleep at night," says Arianna.

"Alone," snorts Brady, "We are done! Goodbye!" Arianna begs as Brady runs out.

Bo takes Hope outside to talk. Nukes are best used outside. Hope tees off on him, "You brought her into OUR HOUSE!"

Bo remains calm, "OUR House?" Whoa! Bo gets two points for a reversal and Hope goes on the defensive. Hope, cornered animal that she is, thinks maybe she should make the separation permanent. Bo tells her the only reason he brought Carly in is that Hope moved out.

Justin wants to know why Carly ran.

"Uh, gee," says Carly, "I killed a guy in 'self-defense' in a corrupt country where I couldn't get a fair trial and his friends in the mob came after me, too. You're right. It was stupid to run."

Hope says she has explained why she had to leave, "But I am still your wife and I would expect you to let me know before you let her into our home."

Bo asks, "The same way you let me know you would take our daughter out of our home? Then you moved into a criminal's house. Honesty is not a one way street!" OMG! Two more points for Bo! Apparently, the man has found something... something new... new to Bo, anyway... some strange power... yes, it's true... Bo may actually have a pair!

Hurricane Brady rushes through the pub. Roman asks if things are OK. Brady stops, "Roman, there is something you need to know." Arianna watches.

Hope claims she moved because Ciara's therapist suggested it, "I couldn't deal with it."

Bo won't back down. HENPECKED HUSBANDS OF THE WORLD UNITE! "I knew you'd be against Carly and I couldn't deal with it. Can I use the same excuse?"

As usual, Hope makes up the rules, "No." Hope wonders how it looks for the police commissioner to harbor a fugitive. She suspects there is something else going on, "I know you, Brady, you wouldn't be protecting her unless there was more to the story. Something bigger is going on isn't there?"

Carly tells Justin why she ran. Hope busts in, "There is more. There has gotta be. You have to tell us everything."

Gus says he has cleared Vivian's schedule and asks for further orders.

Carly claims she's telling the truth. Victor calls Hope and asks when she's coming home, "Ciara had a nightmare and needs attention."

"What was the nightmare," asks Hope.

"She dreamed she was with you," says Victor.

Hope hangs up and announces she has to go. As she leaves, magnanimous Hope gives Bo and Carly 24 hours before turning them in.

Rafe and Sami do the monkey-cuddle. Well, isn't that what you do after... never mind. Sami says she's glad her roomie didn't come in. Rafe wonders who she is talking about. Sami announces Nicole is said roommate and they quickly start to dress. Rafe says there is something important he needs her to do, now that she's already done the most important thing.

Roman bites, "What's going on?"

Brady sneers in the direction of Arianna, "I'll let her tell you," says Brady. He leaves.

Roman and Arianna sit at a table. Arianna tells him Brady found out she is a dealer. Roman wonders what Brady will do next, "He can never find out you're undercover or you go back to prison."

"Don't count me out just yet," says Arianna. She rushes out. Roman stares.

Arianna finds Brady seething at the pier, "How could I be so stupid?"

"Stupid is the last thing you are," says Arianna, "there is dumb, obtuse, brainless, dim, out to lunch..."

Hope is back at the Kiriakis mansion. She tells Victor that Ciara is doing better. Victor tells her Ciara told him she wants to go home. Hope says, "This is best for Ciara." Victor asks if there has been progress with her relationship with Bo.

"Things are more complicated than ever," says Hope.

Victor asks, "What has Bo done now?" Apparently he's had similar conversations with Hope before.

Justin thinks Carly hasn't spilled all the beans. He wants the entire story, "What really happened between you and Lawrence and how did he provoke you into committing murder?"

Arianna wants to talk. Brady wants to kill. There may be a happy medium in there somewhere. Brady says he's not calling the cops, but doesn't think Arianna should work at the pub. He gives her one day to quit, "And I never want to see you again." He walks off. Arianna cries.

Victor grills Hope about what happened at the house when she was there.

Carly insists she has told Justin everything she can. Justin presses, "I'm not the kind of attorney who can wing it with someone's life at stake. If you want that call Mickey. If you change your mind give me a call." He leaves.

Carly asks Bo what she can do, "No one can know the extent of Lawrence's evil. It's not just my life that's at stake it's someone else's."

Bo hugs, "We'll figure something out."

Vivian tells Gus she enjoys the anticipation of a plan working perfectly more than the execution of the plan, "Oh! I can just see it now... the forces set in motion that eventually come together and crush the bitch! Ah, well, I'm just going to sit back, relax and anticipate the end of Carly Manning."

Rafe continues to dress as he tells Sami he has to fly under the radar right now, "I'm working on an important case that involves our future, so promise you won't tell anyone I'm back. NO ONE." Sami promises. They decide they have missed each other so much.

"I love you so much," says Sami.

"I love you too," says Rafe, "More than you know."

Out in the audience, ushers walk to the front of the Lumi and Ejami sections and announce, "Barf bags are located in the seat pockets in front of you."

Rafe says he has to go. Reformed Sami decides not to ask where he's going. A knock interrupts.

Rafe asks, "Are you expecting someone?"

Sami bobbles her head, "It's probably just Nicole." She turns to open the door.

Rafe watches and thinks, "She may have the looks, but she's got the attention span of a mayfly."

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Lies

Bo shows Carly her room. Actually it's his room, you know... the one he shares with what's-her-face. Carly protests that Bo can't give her his bed, but chivalrous Bo says he'll camp out on the couch. He tells her this is temporary and Carly says she thinks there is someone who can help with their predicament.

Justin comes into the pub and finds Hope. He asks why Hope is brooding. "Ciara's school project is to think up things she's grateful for," says Hope, "And I am not one of them." It looks like it's going to be a bleak mother's day at the Brady household next year.

Brady can't believe Arianna is a drug dealer. He accuses Victor of lying in order to manipulate him, "YOU SOB!"

Stefano works on EJ, "So, you will not take Sydney back. Have you no room in your heart?"

"Not nearly as much as I have in my brain," says EJ. Stefano insists EJ is Sydney's father.

Rafe and Arianna are together in her place. Rafe says he has decided not to say anything to Sami until he can prove Sydney is her baby. He says he's heading for Sami's. Arianna wants to know if he's going to let her know he's back in town.

Mia and Nicole sit on the park bench. Mia says she thinks she's a loser. Nicole counsels her. If anyone knows about losers, it's Nicole. Mia thinks she didn't deserve Will anyway, but wonders why she lied to him, "I just don't know why I did it."

Sami walks up, "Exactly what did you do, Mia?"

Rafe announces he's going to Sami's apartment to pick up some DNA but doesn't know how he will get Sydney's.

EJ figures Stefano is comparing Sydney to Tony, but just feels he can't have Nicole in his life, "And what if Mia is just covering for some other boy who will turn up someday?" He blows his stack, "Enough of Mia's lies... enough of Nicole's lies!"

Stefano continues to urge EJ to have a change of heart, but EJ insists he won't do it, "I'm tired of lies! I'm out!"

Sami presses. She says Chad has told her all about Mia's sexcapades in decadent Chicago. She asks Mia if it's true she doesn't know who Sydney's father is, "I want the truth." Shifty-eyed Nicole shifts her shifty eyes back and forth between Sami and Mia.

Justin works with Ciara as Hope watches from her table. Justin and Ciara chuckle away and nosy Hope goes over to find out what they're up to. Justin shows her a picture on his cell phone. It's a picture of Hope which has been distorted with Justin's new "Fun House Mirror" application.

Hope takes a gander, "GASP! I look awful!"

"If you think that's bad," says Justin, "wait until you see the picture after we alter it with the Fun House Mirror application."

"So," says the disgraced and disowned mommy, "you were making fun of me?"

Justin says, "Ciara has decided you are one of the things she is grateful for and will include you in her collage." Hope gets all mushy.

Carly thinks Justin might be able to help. Bo vetoes. He thinks that would get Victor involved.

Brady runs right off the rails. He says he thinks Victor is just attempting to control his life by accusing Arianna of being a dealer. Victor asks, "Are you saying you can't remember anything about drugs when you've been together with Arianna?" Brady flashes back and remembers finding the dime bag at the pub. Uh-oh. Apparently brainchild has put two-and-two together. He pounds his foot on the floor four times and whinnies. Victor hands him a sugar cube.

Will is on the phone with Lucas. He tells him everything is all screwed up with Mia, "She's not just a liar, she's a slut."

"Good," says Lucas, "She'll fit right in to our family."

Nicole says Mia did the right thing by getting the truth out there. Sami freaks out about what all this did to Chad and Will. She wonders why Mia didn't tell the "truth" in the first place.

Sami rolls on and finally Nicole stops her, "Didn't you make mistakes when you were a teen? You and I both made some wrong turns." Sami admits she overreacted and decides to talk to the wayward girl. Nicole tells Mia she did the right thing and leaves.

Sami sits with Mia, "Chad told me the paternity test is tomorrow. What are you going to do if he is the father?"

"Trust me," says whines Mia, "He's not."

"Why are you so sure of that," asks Sami.

EJ admits he doesn't like the idea of never seeing Sydney again, but thinks he's had enough of just reacting to things, "From now on, I will call the shots. No more drama. Sydney will adapt. She will be fine."

"What if she can't adapt," asks Stefano. EJ is sympathetic but says there is nothing he can do. He wonders why bringing Nicole and Sydney back is so important to Stefano.

Mia says she doesn't know that Chad isn't the father, but hopes not so Nicole can keep Sydney. Sami thinks Mia is making a major sacrifice, "That is something I could never do. I just couldn't give up my child, especially with so many babysitters available to watch kids 24/7 and relatives living abroad I could ship them to."

Mia broods over what she did to Will, "I still love him. Do you think he could forgive me."

"You will have to ask him that," says Sami.

Rafe reaches up and gets Sami's key. He unlocks the door and walks into her apartment.

Arianna calls Sami and asks her to come over so they can talk. "But we're talking now," says Sami.

"I know," says Arianna, but my TV is out and I want to watch DOOL on my phone."

"I'll be right there," says Sami, "I didn't realize how important it was." Sami hangs up, tells Mia she has to go and apologizes for being hard on her. She leaves. Mia bawls.

Victor claims he isn't doing this so he can control Brady. He just doesn't want him back on drugs. Brady tells him to stay out of his life, grabs his jacket and stomps out.

Sami arrives at Arianna's place. Arianna backpedals and says it's really not urgent. "How come you're not watching DOOL," asks Sami.

"I was," says Arianna, "But Rafe, Lucas and EJ were all in today's episode. A huge Safe, Lumi, Ejami brawl broke out in the audience and the show was canceled."

Suddenly, Sami sees Rafe's cap and panics, "Is Rafe back in Salem?"

Not only is Rafe back, but at the moment he is rummaging through Sami's apartment. He bags some stuff with DNA on it and hears keys rattling. Outside, Nicole wiggles the lock.

Bo reminds Carly Victor is an SOB, especially when it comes to her. He tees off on Victor and the fact that Hope is staying there, "I am a bit upset with him but that has nothing to do with you." Carly still thinks they should call Justin. Bo knows she will do that no matter what, so he asks to make the initial contact. He tells her to stay out of sight, "And if you get the urge to take a stroll, remember the dreaded Alamains are after you. If they find you, it's over." Quick, someone give Vivian a map to Bo's place.

Hope and Ciara toddle off. Bo calls Justin, "I need to see you... and it has nothing to do with heavy lifting."

Mia meets Will at the Java Café. She walks up to his table, "I know you never want to talk to me again, so I came to talk. I love you and I want to know if you can ever forgive me."

Stefano continues to work on EJ. EJ insists his family has been destroyed by lies and deceit.

"Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up." —Nicole Walker DiMera

Stefano sees things differently. He says Nicole was so in love with EJ that after having a miscarriage she moved heaven and earth to make him happy. EJ insists Nicole is out of his life along with Sydney, "End of story!"

"No," says Stefano, "I have something I have to say that will change your mind."

Out in the audience, Beulah turns to Gertie, "Thank God. He's finally going to tell him everything."

Gertie asks, "Were you born at night?"

"As a matter of fact, I was," says Beulah, "How did you know?"

"I figure it had to be last night," says Gert.

Arianna bobs and weaves. She says she was cleaning and found Rafe's hat, so he must have left it there before he went to wherever it was he went to. She tells Sami she hasn't heard from him but knows he will call when he is ready. Sami asks what is such a big deal that asked her to come over there. Arianna says she wants to talk about Caroline. She thinks she's working too hard and should retire. She thinks Sami should be the one to tell her. Sami says Caroline will never retire but is confused that this was such a big emergency. Saved by the bell. Well, the knock. Brady busts the door open and barges in, "Don't tell me I can't come in. We need to talk right now!"

Nicole babbles to Sydney as Rafe hides behind the couch. Nicole wonders, "Where did I put that teething ring."

Rafe stoops and looks at the teething ring he's holding. He bites down on it.

Bo meets Justin at the put and says he has a friend who needs advice, "I'm counting on you to be discrete." Justin's phone rings. He picks up, has a quick conversation and hangs up. As he does, Bo sees Hope's picture on the phone, "Why do you have a picture of my wife on your phone?"

"Because that was The Home Shopping Network calling," says Justin.

Hope tells Victor she has to go back to the house to get an album for a project she's working on, "But I'm worried about running into Bo. Part of me hopes I will — I miss him."

Victor encourages her, "Go see Bo... and don't hurry back." Hope bounces out.

Stefano asks, "What if Sydney were your child?"

EJ plays along, "Yeah, I'd want her back then. But not Nicole. I'd have the same arrangement I do with Samantha."

Stefano blows, "Samantha! Always the damn Samantha!"

"Oh, come on, Father," says EJ, "I share a child with Samantha. We'll always be connected. I don't have that with Nicole and never will."

Arianna tells Sami she can stay for the show. Sami decides it would be better to head for the hills. She leaves. Brady wants to know what's going on and what Arianna has been hiding from him.

Speaking of hiding, Rafe cowers as Nicole hunts. A call from Stefano stops her search.

Hope arrives home and looks for the album. She finds the picture of Chelsea and Ciara she's looking for and runs upstairs to see if Bo went to bed early.

Meanwhile, up in Bo and Hope's bed... Carly sleeps.

Brady comes unglued. He runs around the apartment opening drawers, pulling out the contents and screaming, "Where is it?"

"Where is what," asks Arianna.

"Where is the cocaine?"

Mia snivels and grovels. She whines, "I won't lie to you again."

Cold-hearted Will sneers, "You don't deserve to be forgiven. Live with it." He walks out.

Rafe listens as Nicole says EJ wasn't encouraging when she talked to him. Stefano tells her to get to the mansion toot sweet. Nicole packs Sydney up and rolls her out. Rafe breathes a sigh of relief, stands and speculates, "So Stefano is on Nicole's side. What the hell?"

Justin 'splains the picture of Hope on his phone. Bo chuckles but the conversation turns back to the woman who needs help. Bo tells him, "It's Carly Manning."

Hope walks into the dark bedroom and stares.

Nicole has hotfooted it over to the DiMera mansion and is with Stefano in the rumpus room. Stefano says, "I may throw out the bath water but not this little baby. One of my options is just to tell the truth." Nicole freaks but Stefano reminds her he said it was an option, "We may win this thing. Time is on our side."

"You're right," says Nicole, "November sweeps aren't in full swing yet."

Rafe bags a toothbrush and leaves. Outside, he carefully puts the key back on top of the doorjamb, turns, starts to walk away and finds himself face-to-face with...


SAMI!

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A Halloween Blast From The Past

Hey, great news, gang. I dug through our archives and found some photos to help celebrate Halloween, so here's our special Halloween edition of Prevuze. Translation: I was too lazy to do a Saturday edition so I rummaged around and found some stale pictures.

Zeke — One of my favorites:

And last, but not least, a new one for the collection:

Well, we've probably had more Halloween pictures, but that will do for now. I'm sure you're too busy to be inside looking at pictures on Halloween anyway, so go out there and scare 'em to death. Translation: I'm bored with this. Time to go out and beg for the neighbors' Halloween goodies before all those greedy little kids beat me to it.

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