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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.
02:50Then I guess you're stuck with me.
02:51Then I guess you're stuck with him.
02:52Oh.
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 Wharton Cabin.
03:19Just lots of dust.
03:20So 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.
03:53Watch me.
04:06Let's go.
04:07I can't go.
04:12I can't go.
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.
04:45Before Jeremy comes back, I have to get out of here.
05:19I have to get out of here.
05:43Oh...
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.
05:54There'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 it, 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 and throw her
08:02arms around me
08:03and 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.
08:33Well, all 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 because
08:46I know she's going to come home.
09:11Stay calm, little sweetness.
09:13Okay?
09:14Assess the situation and see the options.
09:23You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.
09:41With this ring, I be wed and pledge to you, my love, now and forever.
10:17Dimitri!
10:19Dimitri!
10:35Leo!
10:37I'm here for you.
10:40And I always will be.
10:43and 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-in
11:01since 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.
11:12It looks like.
11:13Oh, hang on.
11:16Some of them...
11:18are these tips.
11:20They're people sharing the plot from Stephanie's books.
11:24It's like they think there's some kind of lurid crime drama
11:28unfolding with Anastasia Sands.
11:32But still, we have to sift through them all,
11:35no matter how implausible.
11:37Right.
11:38Because if either one of them is real,
11:41it could lead us to Stephanie.
11:45Okay.
11:55Oh, here's someone who claims they spotted Stephanie
11:59in Chicago at 7.01 p.m.
12:03Oh.
12:04Someone else says they saw her in Honolulu at 7.02.
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.
12:25But I'm willing to explore it.
12:30Oh, hang on.
12:32Susan also says
12:34that on Halloween,
12:36she predicted that Stephanie would disappear.
12:39just like the author
12:41in the plot of Rideout.
12:43And Jan Blackwell,
13:02What?
13:03You okay?
13:04Yeah, yeah.
13:04Thank 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?
13:11Who? Vivian Alamy. Oh, that old bat. Well, that would be in character for her.
13:18Good thing you woke up. Shafari would have buried me alive by now. Yeah. Probably.
13:32Um, Dimitri, hi. Uh, look, none of that explains what you're doing in my bed.
13:42Oh. I'm so sorry. Uh, this was not intentional, obviously. It was part of the dream.
13:48Uh, I was about to throw myself over you to protect you from said blood extraction.
13:55Right. It was very kind of you.
13:58Well, now that you're awake and that old bat is nowhere to be found, thank the good Lord,
14:03where, uh, maybe you can protect me from yourself and go back to your cozy little spot on the floor.
14:12Yeah, duh, of course.
14:14Thanks.
14:16Sorry.
14:17Okay.
14:20Uh, I'm gonna reinforce the border.
14:25Make sure there's no more changes in your migration pattern.
14:28Okay.
14:40Uh, 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, 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, I 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?
15:40Hmm?
15:41Sure.
15:42Sure.
15:43Good.
15:44Let's do it.
15:50Let's do it.
16:25You're not the least bit worried about your own safety.
16:28I mean, a couple hours ago, Alex, your life was on the line.
16:32Yeah.
16:33But 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?
16:49No, uh, that girl.
16:51She'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.
17:26Ugh, 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.
17:40Uh, oh, 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.
17:58Right 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 Trip 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.
18:45Uh.
18:47Would you mind?
18:50Oh.
18:53Roman?
18:55Yeah, no, I'm just sitting with Kayla right now.
18:59Yeah.
19:00Sure, okay, yeah.
19:03Yes, I'll tell her.
19:06Bye-bye.
19:10Roman said to let you know that, um, they're working very hard, trying to track down every
19:17lead, and, uh, they will do their best to find Stephanie as soon as they can.
19:24But in what state?
19:26I, I, I can't help my mind from wandering and to the worst-case scenario.
19:32What if Jeremy hurts her?
19:35Or worse?
19:37Kayla, look, you told me that Jeremy is obsessed with Stephanie.
19:44You know, you 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, or at least somebody who looked like him, lurking outside the Brady pub about 4 p.m.
20:26She had to go to work, but we have her contact information in case you want to question her
20:29some more.
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, there's no way
20:49that 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.
21:03But that poor woman's been kidnapped.
21:04And here I am, halfway across the world, not doing any of my remote, intrepid reporting
21:09like I promised Chad, Chadwick, somebody's got to tell him about Stephanie, or maybe he
21:14already knows he 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.
21:25I mean, really, how would you going home help anyone now?
21:30Well, I, I don't know how it would help, but, but Stephanie is my friend.
21:35I need to be there for her.
21:37Look, I, I have no knowledge of Jeremy's intentions, but, but speaking as a psychiatric
21:45consultant, there are usually a telltale signs of somebody who might have violent tendencies.
21:52In fact, in fact, what?
21:57In fact, based on Jeremy's family and his history, he doesn't feel the typical profile
22:06of 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, help.
22:19Don'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 and 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 just how unqualified
22:56I am at international espionage, so 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, without which I would probably be facing trial right
23:08now for kidnapping instead 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, well, stuck here, indefinitely.
23:25Or is that what you wanted all along?
23:31Well, is it?
23:37Let's not go there, okay?
23:38Yeah, this girl saw someone she thinks looked like Jeremy alone, but we still don't know
23:46if he has anything to do with Stephanie, okay?
23:49And based on his messages and his actions up until this point, I honestly don't believe
23:54that he intends to harm her physically.
23:55In his sick, twisted way, he loves her.
24:01But if he can't have her, this 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, and it's not going to be a popular viewpoint right now.
24:14Where does it spit it out, Brady?
24:16I don't think we should rule out any reasons why Jeremy was out and about without Stephanie.
24:23Like what?
24:26Like maybe Jeremy was hanging around the Horton Square by himself.
24:31Because he's not the kidnapper.
24:38No, no, honey, all I'm saying is that if Jeremy kidnaps Stephanie, I know he would not harm her.
24:45If he kidnapped her?
24:47Even with all the proof we have, you think that he's not capable of kidnapping Stephanie?
24:51Why?
24:52Why?
24:52Because of the family that he comes from?
24:54Not just because of the family, but because ever since he's come back to Salem, he's been
24:59Rachel's teacher.
25:01We've had long conversations.
25:02He's told me how he feels about having been in therapy and how he feels it helped him
25:08turn his life around.
25:09So because of all the things that he's told you, you think now that he's a wonderful guy
25:12and upstanding citizen?
25:15I do believe that he is deeply remorseful for hurting Stephanie and everybody.
25:23So you think that he is not capable of committing the crimes that 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, I am telling you that Jeremy Horton stalked
25:41my daughter.
25:42He kidnapped her.
25:43He has a history of fraud, violence, manipulation.
25:47And he may have sold this whole I have changed act to everybody, including you.
25:52I do, but I am not buying it.
25:59If you didn't do this, then how did you know where I was?
26:03I'll explain later.
26:05Don't come any closer.
26:07A couple minutes more, you 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, but I know he's coming back.
26:21If there's any hope of getting you out of here alive, you 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.
26:58Well, now that I've calmed down a bit, I realize that if I do go home to Salem, I will
27:03likely be arrested on charges of aiding and abetting.
27:08No, not necessarily.
27:09I can reach out to Agent Hernandez and make it perfectly clear to him that I was the one who
27:16forced you to flee to Alamania with me.
27:19And hey, with 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 in sight or not.
27:41So, even if we were thousands of miles away, there you'd be, in my thoughts.
27:49That's kind of nice to you.
27:50Oh, don't be too flattered.
27:51Okay.
27:51Often, when you are in my thoughts, it's in a very unpleasant way.
27:55Since, as you know, you have very recently complicated my life at a time that it was just becoming uncomplicated.
28:10You know, the truth is, I may just be a coward, but 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 which, mark my words, is getting a zero-star review
28:27from me on TripAdvisor.
28:27But I'm talking about the danger.
28:32Including that creepy Yvonne character who 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 and the plans ahead, maybe it is best that you go
28:50home.
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, I'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, and they're going to bring her home.
29:51If I leave you here, who's going to bring you home?
30:00Look, I'm trying to help you, and now I've just upset you.
30:03I'm so sorry.
30:05No, I'm no one who's sorry.
30:07I am on edge, obviously.
30:11But I do respect your opinion.
30:13And I know that you're working with the Salem and the Police Department to create a profile on Jeremy.
30:17And, um, you probably know a lot more about him than 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 and contact that person so I could speak to them first thing in
30:31the morning.
30:34Look, why don't we, um, get you a room tonight so at least you can get some sleep.
30:41I couldn't possibly sleep.
30:44All right.
30:46At least maybe you can try to get some rest.
30:50I will stay right here with you.
30:57Oh.
31:03Look, there is a slim possibility that Jeremy's innocent.
31:07But all the evidence against him is overwhelming.
31:11It is.
31:12And we are still waiting from the FBI to identify the drug that was used on the officer who was
31:17guarding Stephanie.
31:19But, uh, they haven't been able to match it to any pre-existing substance.
31:23How the hell did Jeremy get his hands on a drug that seems to be not even on the market
31:27yet?
31:29He's a science teacher.
31:30Could have made it himself.
31:31No, no, no.
31:32Listen, there was no evidence of any chemicals at Julie's or in Jeremy's classroom.
31:38Unless he had a source somewhere.
31:41I mean, look, it's obvious that there's so much about him we still don't know.
31:45Okay, but we do know that he was on foot when he left the school.
31:48Okay, he didn't rent any cars.
31:49He hasn't been spot on mass transit.
31:51And there hasn't been any reports of any stolen vehicles since Stephanie disappeared.
31:56And, I mean, to hitchhike or use a ride share, that would be damn near impossible with a hostage in
32:03tow.
32:03Which means...
32:05It's still likely he's somewhere in Salem.
32:16You can't go out there alone.
32:17It's not safe.
32:18What?
32:18You expect me to believe that being out there with you is any safer?
32:21Okay, okay.
32:21I'll call 911 and I'll step away, okay?
32:24I just want you to get out of here.
32:25Too late for that.
32:26Oh, my God.
32:31Oh, I can't.
32:33Oh, my God.
33:22Oh, my God.
33:26Oh, my God.
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