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00:02There you are.
00:03Oh, Marlena, what are you doing here so late?
00:07Steve just called me to give me an update on Stephanie,
00:10and he said you were here.
00:14I've been so worried about her, and now I'm worried about you.
00:20Honey, I'm so sorry for what you're going through.
00:26You know, I'm just trying to stay hopeful.
00:30I've just been staring at her picture,
00:33just hoping that something magical happens, you know,
00:35and she just turns back up here.
00:40Or maybe I'm staring at it because I'm hoping that my motherly instincts kick in,
00:44and I just feel where she is.
00:51I'm sure she will turn up.
00:54Wouldn't she be a little more comfortable at home?
00:58I'm happy to go with you and even wait with you, if you like.
01:04But I am not going anywhere.
01:08Look, with the reward the Titan's putting up,
01:11I'm sure it's only a matter of time before somebody comes forward
01:13with information about Stephanie's whereabouts.
01:15Yeah.
01:16It was good to fill up this step-up.
01:18Yeah.
01:19Yeah, especially given the company's financial status.
01:22Of course.
01:23Titan can't afford to lose Anastasia Sands.
01:25That's our best-selling author.
01:28Come on.
01:29You know it's not all about that.
01:31Philip cares about Stephanie, genuinely.
01:33We all do.
01:34I know, I know, Brady.
01:35I know.
01:35It just, it really seems to me
01:37that it's always about the bottom line
01:39for this family business.
01:41Even for me.
01:43That's exactly why we're in this situation right now,
01:45and I just wish to God
01:47that I never publish this damn book.
02:11The IC can't touch us.
02:13There's a no extradition treaty here.
02:15So they just spy on us forever?
02:17Well, until I can prove my innocence,
02:19and then I'll surrender,
02:20and the charges will be dropped
02:21because I never broke the law in the first place.
02:23And what if we can't prove it?
02:26Then, well,
02:28then Alamania is our forever home.
02:31Oh.
02:32Then I guess you're stuck with me.
02:51Oh.
03:04Oh, that's too bad.
03:06All right.
03:07Thanks, JJ.
03:08Yeah, I'll keep you updated on any developments here.
03:15No sign of Stephanie or Jeremy at the Horton Cabin.
03:19Just lots of dust.
03:21So we can assume that no one's been there for months.
03:23That was our only real lead.
03:27But wait a minute.
03:28I mean, why would Jeremy take Stephanie there?
03:32Wouldn't he assume we'd search it?
03:34Right.
03:35But it was worth a try.
03:39Now we regroup and we broaden our search.
03:43And we don't stop until we find my daughter.
03:46And we will find her.
03:51We have to, Jada.
03:53We're together.
03:56We're so happy now.
03:58Oh!
04:02Oh!
04:07We're so happy now.
04:10No!
04:25Where am I?
04:28Why is it so cold in here?
04:38God, help me, please.
04:42I have to get out of here before Jeremy comes back.
04:47I have to get out of here.
04:49I have to get out of here.
05:29Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:45Alex, hey, come on, you can't think like that.
05:49You helped Stephanie become a published author, best-selling of that, and she loved it.
05:55There's no way you could have known this would happen.
05:57I get what you're saying, Brady, I really do.
06:01I just can't seem to forgive myself.
06:07Stephanie was worried about the pages in her book that were inspired by her relationship with Jeremy.
06:13I asked Kate to have them edited out, and that fell right through the cracks.
06:18I should have followed up, and I didn't, obviously.
06:22So now, thanks to my negligence, Jeremy rolls back into town, thinking that Stephanie still has feelings won.
06:28Or, or, or maybe Jeremy just came back to town to be a teacher.
06:33You know, and all of this would have happened anyway, book or notebook.
06:35But, Brady, why this sick son of a bitch came back to town is moot now, isn't it?
06:43Damn, but, Brady, we had an entire sting planned to end this nightmare.
06:49Steph and I's elopement, it was part of a trap.
06:52We were trying to lure Jeremy to the spot where we were supposedly going to tie the knot.
06:59We even got a marriage license to make it look real.
07:08Since we got the marriage license for a fake wedding on Valentine's Day,
07:18Stephanie decided to surprise me and take me to Chicago.
07:22To a look for real.
07:25A look for real.
07:29You and Stephanie married.
07:31Yeah, we are.
07:35Yesterday was the best day of my life.
07:40Now today's the worst.
07:43I, I can't leave the hospital, Marlena.
07:47I know it might be irrational, but I, I just feel like this is the last place that Stephanie was
07:53seen.
07:53In my office.
07:55And I just have it in my head that if she's going to come back, it's going to be here.
07:58And you're just going to step off that elevator, and she's going to come running over here,
08:01and throw her arms around me, and tell me that this whole nightmare is over.
08:06I understand.
08:10Or God forbid, she's hurt.
08:13And they bring her in here.
08:15I want to be waiting here.
08:16I want my face to be the first face that she sees.
08:20Of course you do.
08:23Oh, gosh, I, I wish I could find the right words to, to comfort you right now.
08:33All I can say is that I'm, I'm here for you.
08:37I'm here with you, and I, I will stay here all night with you, waiting until she comes home,
08:46because I know she's going to come home.
09:11Stay calm, little sweetness.
09:22You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
09:41With this ring, I thee wed, and pledge to you, my love, now and forever.
10:17Dimitri.
10:35Leo.
10:36What?
10:37I'm here for you, and I always will be, and I'll never let anyone hurt you.
10:52Okay, let's see what's coming from the tip line.
10:59Oh, wow, we've had quite a few roll-ins since we notified the public of Stephanie's disappearance.
11:04Well, I'm grateful so many people want to help.
11:07Oh, there are a lot.
11:10Yeah.
11:11Hundreds, it looks like.
11:13Oh, hang on.
11:16Some of them are these tips.
11:20They're people, uh, sharing the plot from Stephanie's books.
11:24Hmm.
11:25It's like they think there's some kind of lurid crime drama unfolding with Anastasia Sands.
11:31Uh, but still, we have to sift through them all, no matter how implausible.
11:37Right.
11:38Because if even one of them is real, it could lead us to Stephanie.
11:46Oh, here's someone who claims they spotted Stephanie in Chicago at 7.01 p.m.
12:03Oh, someone else says they saw her in Honolulu at 7.02 p.m.
12:09Here's one from Susan Banks.
12:13Her teeth are chattering?
12:16It is February.
12:17Is it possible that she's being held outdoors?
12:20Are we really taking Susan Banks seriously?
12:24It's a long shot, but I'm willing to explore it.
12:30Oh, hang on.
12:32Susan also says that on Halloween she predicted that Stephanie would disappear.
12:40Just like the author in the plot of Rideout.
13:01Oh, yeah.
13:02What?
13:03You okay?
13:04Yeah, yeah.
13:04Yeah, thank God you're okay.
13:05I'm okay.
13:07I think you were dreaming.
13:08No, it was a nightmare.
13:09The old bat was trying to extract your blood.
13:11What?
13:12Who?
13:12Vivian Alamy.
13:14Oh, that old bat.
13:15Well, that would be in character for her.
13:18Good thing you woke up.
13:19Shafari would have buried me alive by now.
13:21Yeah.
13:24Probably.
13:31Um.
13:32Dimitri, hi.
13:34Uh, look.
13:34None of that explains what you're doing in my bed.
13:40Oh.
13:42I'm so sorry.
13:43Uh, this was not intentional, obviously.
13:46It was part of the dream.
13:48Uh, I was about to throw myself over you to protect you from said blood extraction.
13:55Right.
13:56It was very kind of you.
13:58Hmm.
13:58Well, now that you're awake and that old bat is nowhere to be found, thank the good lord.
14:03Uh, maybe you can protect me from yourself and go back to your cozy little spot on the floor.
14:11Uh, I'm gonna reinforce the border.
14:24Uh, I'm gonna reinforce the border.
14:39Uh, Marlena, I am trying to be optimistic.
14:44But the more time that goes by, there haven't been any new leads.
14:47I just, uh.
14:48Uh, yeah.
14:50It's hard to stay hopeful.
14:53I've been there.
14:55Of course you have.
14:57You know, when John went missing, I...
15:00I reminded myself that he would want me to stay strong.
15:05And I'm sure that Stephanie would want you to stay strong as well.
15:11Look, honey, I know that you're worrying right now, but maybe you could just try to distract yourself a little
15:18bit.
15:20Well, you've done a good job of trying to do that for me.
15:23You don't have to thank me.
15:25You've always been there for me, and I would like to be there for you.
15:31Tell you what, if you won't go home,
15:35What do you say we, we go to the lounge and have a little snack, hmm?
15:41Sure.
15:42Sure.
15:43Good.
15:44Let's do it.
15:47Let's do it.
16:25You had the least bit worried about your own safety.
16:28I mean, a couple hours ago, Alex, your life was on the line.
16:32Yeah, but why would Jeremy run the risk of getting caught now that there's a manhunt on?
16:38Not to mention, the only reason why he wanted to get rid of me was to get Stephanie.
16:48What?
16:50No, that girl.
16:52She's really staring at that flyer.
16:58Excuse me.
16:59Hi, um, have you seen any of these people?
17:03Yeah, actually, I have.
17:22Well, thanks to your REM escapades, I'm never getting back to sleep.
17:25I'm sorry.
17:25Ugh, and this mattress is so stiff, it ought to come with a chiropractor.
17:31Not that I should complain to someone who's sleeping on the floor.
17:33Oh, I'm fine.
17:34I actually prefer it this way.
17:36Well, you're being a very good sport.
17:40Oh, I give up.
17:44Maybe checking in on the less felonious denizens of Salem will hold me back to sleep.
17:53Oh, my God.
17:55What?
17:56I have to get back to Salem right away.
18:03So in Rideout, the kidnapper was the sister.
18:07Mm-hmm.
18:07Which is obviously not the case here.
18:10True.
18:12But I think it's still worth having someone go through the books.
18:15You know, make a list of any potential clues or similarities, even if the details are not exact.
18:20I'm gonna get on it now.
18:23We got something.
18:30You know, I spoke with Joey and Tripp earlier today.
18:34They're both so worried about Stephanie.
18:37They both wanted to come back.
18:40Well, they love their sister very much.
18:43Yeah.
18:43Oh.
18:45Ah.
18:47Would you mind?
18:50Oh.
18:51Yeah.
18:53Roman?
18:55Yeah, no, I'm just sitting with Kayla right now.
18:59Yeah.
19:00Sure, okay, yeah.
19:03Yes.
19:04I'll tell her.
19:06Bye-bye.
19:10Roman said to let you know that, um, they're working very hard.
19:16I try to track down every lead, and, uh, they will do their best to find Stephanie as soon as
19:22they can.
19:24But in what state?
19:26I...
19:27I can't help my mind from wandering and to the worst-case scenario.
19:32What if Jeremy hurts her?
19:35Or worse?
19:38Kayla, look.
19:40You told me that Jeremy is obsessed with Stephanie.
19:45You know, all those love letters that he's written her?
19:50So I, I simply don't believe that he would do anything to harm her.
20:18So this girl said she actually saw Jeremy?
20:22Or at least somebody who looked like him, lurking outside the Brady pub about 4 p.m.
20:25She had to go to work, but we have her contact information in case you want to question her some
20:30more.
20:30But Stephanie was already kidnapped by 4 p.m.
20:33Wait, wait.
20:33Did this eyewitness see Jeremy out alone?
20:37According to her, he was.
20:38Did she say which direction that he was headed?
20:41Unfortunately, no.
20:43But if Jeremy took Stephanie because he's obsessed or he wants her to himself,
20:48there's no way that he's going to let her out of his sight.
20:52So then why was he out alone?
20:58Okay, um, when did this happen?
21:00How long has Stephanie been missing?
21:01I don't know.
21:02I don't know, but that poor woman's been kidnapped,
21:04and here I am halfway across the world,
21:06not doing any of my remote, intrepid reporting like I promised Chad.
21:11Chadwick.
21:12Somebody's got to tell him about Stephanie,
21:13or maybe he already knows.
21:15He must be shell-shocked.
21:17Everybody must be shell-shocked.
21:18I've got to get home to Salem.
21:21Right.
21:21Or, or you could just write about it from right here.
21:24I mean, really, how would you going home help anyone now?
21:30Well, I don't know how it would help,
21:33but, but Stephanie is my friend.
21:35I need to be there for her.
21:37Look, I have no knowledge of Jeremy's intentions,
21:42but, but speaking as a psychiatric consultant,
21:46there are usually telltale signs of somebody who might have violent tendencies.
21:51In fact, in fact, what?
21:57In fact, based on Jeremy's family and his history,
22:04he doesn't feel the typical profile of somebody who would do a thing like this.
22:09Wait.
22:10Are you saying that you don't think that Jeremy is capable of kidnapping Stephanie?
22:18Stephanie, Ben, don't come near me.
22:20Listen to me.
22:20Jeremy, why are you doing this?
22:21I didn't do this.
22:22You just let me go, and I won't tell anyone what you did.
22:24Stephanie, you've got it wrong.
22:26It wasn't me.
22:27I did not put you here.
22:36I understand that Stephanie is important to you,
22:39and that you want to be there for her,
22:41and that she is a friend, like you said.
22:44But then, Leo, what does that make me?
22:48You?
22:50You are a trained super spy who takes every opportunity to remind me
22:55just how unqualified I am at international espionage,
22:59so you don't need me.
23:00What?
23:00No, are you kidding?
23:01I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.
23:04Leo, you took a huge risk for me,
23:05without which I would probably be facing trial right now for kidnapping
23:08instead of having this opportunity to prove my innocence.
23:12And yes, yes, you can leave whenever you want to.
23:15It's me who would be...
23:18well, stuck here.
23:21Indefinitely.
23:25Is that what you wanted all along?
23:31Well, is it?
23:36Let's not go there, okay?
23:39Yeah, this girl saw someone she thinks looked like Jeremy alone,
23:45but we still don't know if he has anything to do with Stephanie, okay?
23:49And based on his messages and his actions up until this point,
23:52I honestly don't believe that he intends to harm her physically.
23:55In his sick, twisted way, he loves her.
24:01But if he can't have her,
24:02this guy thinks that nobody else should either.
24:05We know that.
24:05This guy, he wants me dead.
24:09I'm going to say something,
24:11and it's not going to be a popular viewpoint right now.
24:14Where does it spit it out, Brady?
24:17I don't think we should rule out any reasons
24:19why Jeremy was out and about without Stephanie.
24:23Like what?
24:26Like maybe Jeremy was hanging around the Horton Square,
24:29by himself.
24:31Because he's not the kidnapper.
24:38No, no, honey, all I'm saying is that
24:40if Jeremy kidnapped Stephanie,
24:42I know he would not harm her.
24:45If he kidnapped her,
24:47even with all the proof we have,
24:49you think that he's not capable of kidnapping Stephanie?
24:51Why? Because of the family that he comes from?
24:54Not just because of the family,
24:56but because ever since he's come back to Salem,
24:59he's been Rachel's teacher.
25:01We've had long conversations.
25:02He's told me how he feels about having been in therapy
25:06and how he feels it helped him turn his life around.
25:09So because of all the things that he's told you,
25:11you think now that he's a wonderful guy,
25:13an upstanding citizen?
25:14I do believe that he is deeply remorseful
25:18for hurting Stephanie and everybody.
25:22So you think that he is not capable of committing the crimes
25:25that we have seen from her stalker?
25:28I must say that I am surprised that he did that.
25:31But my instinct still tells me that he would not hurt her.
25:35No matter what your instincts are telling you,
25:38I am telling you that Jeremy Horton stalked my daughter.
25:42He kidnapped her.
25:43He has a history of fraud, violence, manipulation,
25:46and he may have sold this whole
25:49I have changed act to everybody,
25:51including you,
25:53but I am not buying it.
25:59If you didn't do this,
26:01then how did you know where I was?
26:03I'll explain later.
26:05Don't come any closer.
26:07A couple minutes more,
26:08you can step without me.
26:10Okay, come on, let's go.
26:11No, I'm not going anywhere with you.
26:13Listen to me!
26:14I'm trying to get you out of here, okay?
26:16I'm trying to save your life.
26:18I don't know who this guy is,
26:19but I know he's coming back.
26:21If there's any help of getting you out of here alive,
26:23you need to come with me.
26:24Right now!
26:39I guess you can go home to Salem tomorrow.
26:42I'll arrange for the family jet to pick you up.
26:53You've stopped packing.
26:56Well,
26:58now that I've calmed down a bit,
27:00I realize that
27:01if I do go home to Salem,
27:03I will likely be arrested on charges of
27:06aiding and abetting.
27:08No, not necessarily.
27:09I can reach out to Agent Hernandez
27:11and make it perfectly clear to him that
27:15I was the one who forced you to flee to Alamania with me.
27:19And hey,
27:22with me in Alamania and you in Salem,
27:25I guess it's out of sight, out of mind.
27:30No.
27:33No?
27:34No.
27:36It is impossible to get you out of my head,
27:39in sight or not.
27:41So, even if we were thousands of miles away,
27:43there you'd be,
27:44in my thoughts.
27:49It's kind of nice to hear you.
27:50Oh, don't be too flattered.
27:51Okay.
27:51Often when you are in my thoughts,
27:53it's in a very unpleasant way.
27:55Since, as you know,
27:56you have very recently complicated my life
27:58at a time that it was just becoming uncomplicated.
28:11You know, the truth is,
28:13I may just be a coward,
28:17but when I signed up for this little adventure,
28:20I wasn't expecting all this.
28:22And I don't just mean this depressing little hotel room
28:25which, mark my words,
28:25is getting a zero-star review from me on TripAdvisor,
28:27but I'm talking about the danger.
28:32Including that creepy Yvonne character
28:35who wanted to poison us.
28:37I know, Leo.
28:41You know, I care much more about your safety than my own.
28:44And given the potential danger of this entire mission
28:47and the plans ahead,
28:49maybe it is best that you go home.
28:52Yes, yes, of course it is.
28:54I'll arrange for the gen.
28:57Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
29:03I don't want to leave you here.
29:06I believe in your innocence.
29:08I'm the only one who does.
29:09I don't want to leave you here to face this on your own.
29:11I cannot, and I will not.
29:14I'll be fine.
29:16This is my country.
29:19And like you said,
29:20I've got bad skills.
29:23Yes, you do.
29:27But I don't want you to face this on your own.
29:31Besides, everybody in Salem must be looking for Stephanie.
29:36Commissioner Hunter and the Salem PD.
29:39Steve and Kayla.
29:41Rafe and the FBI.
29:44Alex and Titan.
29:48They're going to find her,
29:49and they're going to bring her home.
29:51If I leave you here,
29:52who's going to bring you home?
30:00Look, I'm trying to help you,
30:02and now I've just upset you.
30:03I'm so sorry.
30:05No, I'm not.
30:06I'm sorry.
30:07I am on edge,
30:09obviously.
30:11But I do respect your opinion,
30:12and I know that you're working with the Salem
30:14and the Police Department
30:15to create a profile on Jeremy,
30:18and you probably know a lot more about him
30:20than I do.
30:22I'm afraid I don't know very much yet.
30:25I do know that he's got a therapist.
30:27I've been trying to get that name
30:28and contact that person
30:29so I could speak to them
30:31first thing in the morning.
30:34Look,
30:36why don't we, um,
30:37get you a room
30:38tonight
30:39so at least you can get some sleep.
30:41I couldn't possibly sleep.
30:44All right.
30:46At least maybe you can try
30:47to get some rest.
30:50I will stay right here with you.
30:57Oh.
31:03Look,
31:04there is a slim possibility
31:06that Jeremy's innocent,
31:07but all the evidence against him
31:09is overwhelming.
31:11It is,
31:12and we are still waiting
31:13from the FBI
31:14to identify the drug
31:15that was used
31:16on the officer
31:17who was guarding Stephanie.
31:18But, uh,
31:19they haven't been able
31:20to match it
31:21to any pre-existing substance.
31:23How the hell
31:24did Jeremy get his hands
31:25on a drug
31:26that seems to be
31:27not even on the market yet?
31:29He's a science teacher.
31:30Could have made it himself.
31:31No, no, no.
31:32Listen,
31:32there was no evidence
31:34of any chemicals
31:35at Julie's
31:36or in Jeremy's classroom.
31:38Unless he had
31:39a source somewhere.
31:41I mean, look,
31:42it's obvious
31:42that there's so much
31:43about him
31:44we still don't know.
31:45Okay,
31:45but we do know
31:46that he was on foot
31:47when he left the school.
31:48Okay,
31:48he didn't rent any cars,
31:50he hasn't been spot
31:51on mass transit
31:52and there hasn't been
31:53any reports
31:53of any stolen vehicles
31:54since Stephanie disappeared.
31:56And, I mean,
31:58to hitchhike
31:59or use a ride share,
32:00that would be
32:00damn near impossible
32:02with a hostage in tow.
32:03Which means...
32:05It's still likely
32:07he's somewhere in Salem.
32:15Yo,
32:16I can't go out there alone.
32:17It's not safe.
32:18What?
32:18You expect me to believe
32:19that being out there
32:19with you is any safer?
32:21Okay, okay.
32:21I'll call 911
32:22and I'll step away,
32:23okay?
32:24I just want you
32:24to get out of here.
32:25No!
32:25Too late for that.
32:29Oh, my God.
32:32Owen Kent.
32:34Oh.
32:37Oh.
32:38Oh.
32:41Oh.
32:42Oh.
32:44Oh.
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