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00:03I'll tell you one thing, I'm definitely feeling much better after having talked to my little sis and her gang.
00:09Alright, alright, I'll see you soon, Sierra. Thanks for checking up on me.
00:12Alright, bye-bye.
00:14You, uh, you're back already?
00:16I didn't mean to interrupt the call with your sister.
00:18No, no, you didn't at all. We were just finishing up.
00:21Oh.
00:22Uh, you know, if you're trying to hide how much you've missed me, you're doing a pretty terrible job.
00:27Well, I have missed you a whole lot, Detective.
00:31But these are actually from the entire squad, and they have made it very clear that they are sick of
00:36covering your paperwork.
00:38Oh, wow, I'm really feeling the love.
00:41Well, as you should.
00:45So, how are you feeling since I last checked on you?
00:49Well, I, uh, I finished my first physical therapy session, and, um, let's just say that it was not pretty.
00:55I could barely manage to do one leg lift before I almost passed out.
01:00But I got more sessions lined up, so I'm just gonna power through and just, I'm gonna keep pushing.
01:06Trust me, I'm gonna, I'm gonna be out of this bed, I'm gonna be back home before schedule.
01:10Hmm.
01:11Well, I would expect nothing less, given if that's Sean Brady grit.
01:18Well, let's, uh, I just hope that Belle, you know, keeps you in check, so you don't overdo it too
01:23much.
01:24What, Belle?
01:27Uh, yeah.
01:28She offered to move in to take care of you.
02:00She offered to move in to take care of you.
02:00J.J.
02:04It's Dio, hey, um, what brings you by?
02:08Came by to see you.
02:10Check on you.
02:18If you know my record, then you'll see.
02:21I'm inclined to impose the maximum penalty available to me.
02:26What?
02:27Mommy.
02:27Hi, it's okay.
02:28Seven years is quite extreme, Your Honor.
02:31Extremely fair.
02:33Okay, you know what?
02:34Forget it.
02:35Forget it.
02:36I don't know why we're here, Cindy.
02:38No, you know what?
02:39This is a waste of time.
02:40I can't believe that I thought I could get a fair shake.
02:43You know what, Your Honor?
02:45If this is the way it's gonna go, you might as well send me back to prison right this second.
02:52If a return ticket to Statesville appeals to you, Mr. Merrill, I can make it happen.
02:59Might as well.
03:01Go ahead, huh?
03:04Lock me up.
03:15Oh, Sarah and I were just discussing hospital business.
03:18Hmm.
03:20Secret rooms and experiments.
03:23What are you doing in the square, Marlena?
03:25Aren't you supposed to be at the hearing?
03:28Oh, well, the judge ruled that she only wanted to deal with directly involved parties.
03:34So I've been out here wandering around, losing my mind, waiting to hear an answer.
03:39Are you nervous about your testimony?
03:41I have no reason to be.
03:43Just like you, I want this whole thing to be over with.
03:46It breaks my heart to see Rachel carrying such a tremendous burden.
03:52I feel the same way.
03:55I hope Christian doesn't have to go back to prison, and I hope that Rachel can get the
04:02help that she needs.
04:04Ms. Trask, has your client decided to represent herself, or would you like to remind her how
04:10to behave in a courtroom?
04:11Your Honor, I would like to request a recess.
04:15Request granted.
04:16This hearing will resume after a 15-minute recess.
04:28Christine, from now on, you do not speak unless spoken to.
04:31You understand?
04:32And when you do, I want the words yes or no to come out of those lips.
04:34Do you understand?
04:35Dammit, Melinda.
04:37The only reason why Rachel wanted to confess is so that I wouldn't go back to prison.
04:42And if I'm heading back to Statesville on perjury charges anyway, there's no reason for
04:47her to admit what she did.
04:49Now, why put her through this?
04:52Mom, I need to do this.
04:55No.
04:56No, sweetheart.
04:58You don't have to say anything.
04:59But I want to tell the judge everything.
05:03Why you lied.
05:04How you're protecting me.
05:08Once the judge knows the truth about what happened, there's no way she'll send you back
05:12to prison.
05:16Right, Aunt Bell?
05:27Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:44Bell wants to move in with me?
05:47She didn't tell you?
05:49No.
05:50She didn't say one word to me about it.
05:53Oh, well, I ran to her earlier in the square and we grabbed a cup of coffee.
05:57She said that Sarah mentioned once you're discharged, you're going to need some help.
06:02So, she offered to stay with you.
06:07Well, I see.
06:12You don't seem too thrilled about it.
06:17No, no, I'm not.
06:22Look, I heard about what happened last night with Sean.
06:26I figured you must have.
06:29Yeah.
06:30Look, I know it's the first time you had to pull your gun in the line of duty since you've
06:33been back on the force.
06:35So, I assume it brought up some stuff for you.
06:39Yeah.
06:41Yeah, definitely it.
06:44It brought up what a screw-up I am.
06:48I needed to step up.
06:51And I froze.
06:53Like a damn rookie.
06:57Sean could have died.
06:59Because I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger and now I can't stop seeing it.
07:05Hearing it.
07:07The moment I failed.
07:10Miserably.
07:14It's burning in my brain.
07:19Rachel, I do think that there's a really good chance that the judge could drop all the
07:25charges once she hears the whole story.
07:27And I am going to do everything I can to persuade her to do that.
07:32But, honey, I can't make any promises.
07:38What do you want to do?
07:54Have you made a decision, Ms. Trask?
07:57I have, Judge Dabney.
08:02I have something I have to say.
08:14I have something I have to say.
08:20You understand, Ms. Black, that you just promised to tell the truth.
08:24Yes?
08:25I do.
08:27And I will.
08:28Then go on.
08:30Let's hear what you have to say.
08:34I know that people are innocent until proven guilty.
08:39And I know my mom was proven guilty because she told you that she shot my uncle.
08:45But she told you that because she didn't want anything happening to me.
08:54But I'm the guilty one.
08:58My mom is innocent.
09:01I did it.
09:02I shot my uncle.
09:09And you all knew about this.
09:13I knew about it, too, Your Honor.
09:16I have a written confession from Rachel and corroboration from Mr. Elvis DeMira.
09:25Well, we will, at some point, counsel, discuss your failure to immediately disclose this significant information.
09:36But first, Ms. Black, why don't you tell me what happened?
09:46The night of the shooting.
09:49It was an accident.
09:51I swear, I did not mean to shoot my uncle.
09:55I just wanted him to tell me where my grandma was.
10:01And I saw the gun sitting there.
10:05And I thought if I pointed at him, then he'd tell me.
10:08Because I've seen that happen in movies.
10:14I just miss my grandma so much.
10:19My mom was so sad.
10:24I just wanted to fix it.
10:27I wanted to bring her back.
10:30I'm sorry.
10:31I'm really sorry.
10:32I did not mean to shoot him.
10:34I swear, I did not mean it.
10:46Look, I mean, I'm, you know, I mean, I'm comfortable with Belle, and we get along just fine, but I
10:52don't know.
10:53I just, I thought of us being, you know, close like that, you know, again.
11:01Well, what would be the problem?
11:04I don't know.
11:05It would just, you know, it would be awkward.
11:07I mean, she's going to be helping me shower.
11:10She's going to be helping me change my clothes.
11:12And I don't know.
11:15I just think that that part of our relationship, it just needs to, it needs to just stay over.
11:23I mean, I, listen, I mean, I really appreciate the gesture, I really do, but I just think that if
11:29she does offer, I'm going to, I'm just going to have to tell her no.
11:36I understand.
11:38But, Sean, you can't do this alone, okay?
11:42You're going to need someone to help take care of you.
11:45Come on.
11:46I'm going to manage.
11:46It's fine.
11:52Or, you could let me take care of you.
12:02What are you, what are you talking about, JJ?
12:05I had a clean shot at the guy.
12:09The son of a bitch who shot Suleko.
12:12And I should have taken it.
12:15That was in the right.
12:17I had to go ahead.
12:19And still, I couldn't pull the trigger.
12:25And after it was over, I kept telling myself that there's nothing I could have done differently, that I follow
12:33a protocol.
12:34But Sean remembered.
12:37He told me that I froze, Theo.
12:41And because of me, he took a bullet.
12:51I'm sorry, JJ.
12:54No, I'm the one who's sorry.
12:58And you were right.
13:01I never should have put the badge back on.
13:09Hey, that took guts.
13:11I'm proud of you.
13:13We both are, sweetie.
13:14I'm worried about you, mommy.
13:16No, no, no, sweetheart.
13:17You don't have to be worried about me.
13:20You're going to be just fine.
13:22And you know what?
13:23We are never going to be apart ever again.
13:25Do you hear me?
13:27Okay, I just want you to take a deep breath.
13:30All right, sweetheart?
13:31Just take a deep breath in.
13:36Miss Black, how long has the district attorney's office known the truth about the confession we just heard?
13:46I will admit to having knowledge of it for some time.
13:51But with Miss DiMera missing, it was not possible for me to act on it.
13:56I see.
13:58Well, as for the actual perpetrator, the juvenile who's just confessed.
14:03I strongly recommend that no charges be filed in this accidental shooting.
14:08And the victim, Elvis DiMera, he's ready to testify in support of that recommendation.
14:14In fact, just a few months ago, Rachel's father, Brady Plack, had her voluntarily committed to Bayview Sanitarium,
14:21where she received intense inpatient treatment.
14:24And in fact, I actually have a sworn affidavit from Rachel's psychiatrist, Dr. Judy Fuller,
14:32who's continuing to treat Rachel with daily therapy sessions.
14:35And as you can see, she confirms that Rachel is making steady progress.
14:44And how can we be sure, after this hearing is complete and the legal pressures are removed,
14:49that Miss Black, who has recently endured several traumatic experiences that may have compromised her mental fitness,
14:58won't abandon her treatment?
14:59Your Honor, my client is fully committed to ensure that Rachel remains in treatment.
15:05You have Miss DiMera's assurance that she will do whatever it takes for her daughter's mental wellness.
15:13And also Rachel's paternal grandmother, the respected psychiatrist, Dr. Marlena Evans,
15:21will be also treating her mental illness.
15:24What my client means is that Rachel has a strong, loving family to support her through her recovery.
15:32I've heard enough.
15:33I would now like to hear from the victim.
15:36Yes, that won't be a problem, Your Honor.
15:46You're worried about something, aren't you?
15:48You know something I don't.
15:52I'm...
15:52I'm just concerned about Rachel's mental health and her well-being.
16:03It's a moment of truth, Marlena.
16:19Look, I have a spare bedroom, no stairs, so it would obviously be easy for you to get around.
16:26Jada, I'm very familiar with your apartment, remember?
16:29And, um, and also your bedroom.
16:33Right.
16:34Fair point.
16:35Like, I just, I don't know, I just, I don't want to be a burden.
16:39I mean, come on, you're my boss.
16:44But you've also been more than that.
16:48Listen, Sean, you are my friend, okay?
16:52I mean, unless you think that things will get too complicated or too messy.
16:57No, come on, no, it's not that at all.
16:59It's just, I mean, you know that I'm very, I'm very at ease with you.
17:05Then what's the problem?
17:07I just, I hate needing help, and I just, I hate asking for help.
17:14But you didn't ask.
17:15I offered.
17:16Okay?
17:17And, like I said before, you're my friend.
17:21So, it would actually, it would make me feel really good to help you.
17:30And, you would be doing me a favor.
17:34I mean that.
17:39Okay, all right.
17:43I accept your offer.
17:46Thank you, Peter.
17:58Look.
18:02From where I sit, taking your time to pull the trigger, it's not a bad thing.
18:10But in some situations, it absolutely is.
18:16Theo, everything is coming at you fast.
18:19And you have to act.
18:21There's no time to overthink it.
18:24One split second too long and someone's dead.
18:27And last night, that could have been Sean.
18:31And on top of that, the shooter is dead.
18:36So, now Sean has to live with taking a life because I didn't.
18:43I can't even imagine what that would be like to have to make a life or death decision like that
18:48so quickly.
18:51If I've ever been on the other side, the one looking down the peril.
18:56Right.
18:58Another time I screwed up, but in the opposite way.
19:02You're being awfully hard on yourself.
19:05How can I not be?
19:08I let my partner down.
19:11My own cousin.
19:15Theo, I've made two near fatal mistakes and I'm not going to make a third.
19:24Actually, I want him to be allowed to.
19:25I know Jada's going to ask for my badge as soon as she's talked to Sean.
19:34I'm sorry, JJ.
19:38Look.
19:41You're a good person.
19:45That's why it's hitting you so hard.
19:50Thanks for checking in, man.
19:56I'll let you get back to your work.
20:00I'm here.
20:02Anytime you need to talk to me.
20:19Guess what?
20:21Your brother, he's in the hallway.
20:23He's ready to take you home.
20:28I love you.
20:30Yeah.
20:32Hey.
20:33Oh.
20:37Okay.
20:50I'm really sorry, Uncle EJ.
20:53I'm sorry, too.
21:12Mr. DeMera, could you please describe to me what happened the night of the shooting?
21:18Well, I was alone in the living room of my home when my niece Rachel came downstairs from her bedroom
21:25and confronted me with a gun that had been left there.
21:29That would be the gun that Mr. DeMera took from his son Johnny, per the record, in the original trial.
21:35Go on, Mr. DeMera.
21:38Rachel was upset.
21:39But she blamed me for her grandmother's disappearance.
21:45I'd made the mistake of not locking said gun away once my son Johnny left, and so Rachel picked it
21:52up.
21:53When I reached for the weapon, trying to get Rachel to give it to me, it accidentally discharged.
22:01That's not what you stated in your earlier testimony, Mr. DeMera.
22:05Well, that's because at the time I hadn't remembered what happened.
22:09Nor had Rachel.
22:11If she had, she wouldn't have let her mother go to prison for the shooting.
22:19Rachel is my niece, whom I adore.
22:25She is a very bright and sensitive little girl, who suffered far too much hardship for her young life.
22:37She never meant to hurt me.
22:41And once she remembered what she'd done,
22:46she owned up to it immediately.
22:50She did not intentionally lie to this court in the previous hearing.
22:58Thank you, Mr. DeMera.
23:03You may be excused.
23:08Let's not celebrate just yet, Counselor.
23:11I want to review Rachel Black's full inpatient psychiatric file from Bayview.
23:17We'll reconvene here in 30 minutes.
23:40There you are.
23:42Yes, yes.
23:42I got your message.
23:44Why recess?
23:45Did something happen with E.J.'s testimony?
23:47No, no, that was fine.
23:49It went just as expected.
23:51They called a recess because they've just painted Rachel's full psych record from Bayview.
23:56Dr. Gregory is probably emailing them as we speak.
24:01Well, then what they're going to find is that Rachel was discharged against medical advice.
24:08Yeah, exactly.
24:10And Judge Stabney is not going to be very happy that I kept that information from her.
24:13Hey, hey, hey, this does not fall on you, okay?
24:18Kristen caused this when she went rogue and she took our daughter out of Bayview.
24:22We all knew it was a terrible idea.
24:26Um, Judge Stabney wants you to testify.
24:32Me? Why?
24:35Because Kristen opened the door when she invoked you as part of Rachel's ongoing treatment.
24:46So, this request to review Rachel's Bayview records, I mean, that's not going to be a problem, is it?
24:53It depends. It certainly opens her up for much more scrutiny.
24:58But what the judge is going to read in those records, I mean, it's no different than what was already
25:04stated.
25:05I mean, we explained that Rachel is continuing the same treatment, albeit outpatient.
25:11I mean, she's doing really well.
25:13I mean, she's making tremendous strides, and that's what matters, right?
25:24Marlena's been asked to testify.
25:27Oh.
25:29Well, um, I'm sure Judge Stabney just wants confirmation of Marlena's willingness to supervise Rachel.
25:38I mean, which she did indeed offer to do.
25:41I mean, if anything, this could help our case.
25:44You sure about that?
25:47Didn't you tell me Marlena was furious when you took Rachel out of Bayview against medical advice?
25:53Furious with me, yes.
25:55This is her granddaughter we're talking about.
25:59Marlena is not going to say anything that could send Rachel back to that horrible place.
26:15All right, so just to be clear, here are the house rules, all right?
26:19I expect the toilet seat in the down position, toothpaste cap on, and for you to hobble your way to
26:26the dishwasher with your empty cereal bowl.
26:28Mm-hmm, and as police commissioner, I do have ways of enforcing the house rules.
26:34Okay, all right, got it.
26:37All right, well, what are the house rules on, um, on snoring?
26:39Because I might have a tendency to do that every once in a while.
26:43Oh, well, maybe I can.
26:47JJ, hi.
26:48Commissioner.
26:50Um, why don't I give you a minute with your partner?
26:54Well, actually, I came to see you.
26:56Detective Edmund said you'd be here.
26:58Okay, well, what can I do for you, detective?
27:02Well, rather than having you come and find me, I thought I'd bring my badge and gun to you.
27:08Honestly, I thought you would have demanded that by now.
27:11What are you talking about?
27:13I just figured once you saw Sean's statement.
27:16Look, JJ, listen, you don't, you don't, you don't have to do this.
27:19Yes, I do.
27:20Okay, enough.
27:22What the hell is going on?
27:34I promised her.
27:37We promised her everything was gonna, gonna be okay, that she wouldn't be punished for what happened.
27:43And now, um, what if I'm, what if I'm wrong about that?
27:46All right, Brady, let's just not go there right now.
27:48You don't want me to go there?
27:49How am I not supposed to go there, Belle?
27:51Well, my little girl's been through enough, and she's gonna be sent back to that, to, I'm sorry.
27:58I need, um, can I just be alone?
28:00You mind if I'm alone?
28:04We'll see you at the courthouse.
28:20What's going on is that I have made an unforgivable mistake.
28:26Again.
28:29It's my fault that Sean's in that bed.
28:37I had a shutout, Klaus.
28:40And I froze.
28:45Sean, is this true?
28:46Look, it, it all happened so fast.
28:50JJ, he hadn't slept, he'd been running himself into the ground, working on Stephanie's case.
28:54So, yes, it's just...
28:56It's true.
28:58Look, if I hadn't shown up and I hadn't taken that shot and dropped Klaus, then JJ, he would have
29:03been the one laying on the ground.
29:04It should have been me.
29:08Bottom line.
29:11I know Sean isn't going to feel safe out there with me as his partner again.
29:17Not to mention, I can't keep the citizens of Salem safe either, so...
29:23I'm done.
29:26I'm turning in my badge.
29:32And this time, Commissioner, don't fight me on it.
29:42Please.
29:50Hey.
29:51Aunt Boeija.
29:52Theo, how are you feeling?
29:54I am getting there.
29:55We're turning him back to work soon.
29:58Right.
29:59Well, I'm sure they'll be very happy to have you back.
30:02How's the transition going with Johnny?
30:04Oh, we haven't really started yet, but it's been going smoothly.
30:08Although it's going to be a big loss not having him there in some capacity.
30:11Yes, I'm sure.
30:12My son has an instinct for leadership, a very sharp mind for business.
30:17It runs in the blood.
30:20He'd be an asset at any company.
30:22Which is why I told him I'd love for him to stay on in senior management.
30:27Did you?
30:27Mm-hmm.
30:28And?
30:29He turned me down.
30:30Said he wasn't interested.
30:34Huh.
30:36Dr. Evans, I've reviewed Miss Black's psychiatric file,
30:40and I found it disturbing to learn that she was removed from the Bayview facility against medical advice.
30:48Are you aware of that?
30:51I am.
30:52I was even more disturbed by the revelation that a few months back,
30:57your granddaughter, deliberately gave Dr. Sarah Horton a known allergen
31:02that triggered anaphylaxis in the doctor, who almost died.
31:08Earlier, Rachel's mother, Ms. Demira, suggested to this court
31:12that you would be willing to supervise Rachel's outpatient care.
31:18Dr. Evans, you are well known to this court as an expert witness.
31:27My relationship with Rachel is as her grandmother.
31:33I've never treated her professionally.
31:35I don't know that that would be appropriate for me.
31:40Counsel would like that distinction on the record
31:42that Dr. Evans' relationship with Miss Black is strictly personal.
31:48Dr. Evans, would you say that you know your granddaughter well?
31:53Yes, I would.
31:55Then, would you say that Rachel is fit to be back in society,
31:59in school with her peers?
32:02Or do you believe she would still benefit
32:05from the structure of inpatient psychiatric treatment at Bayview?
32:09Your Honor, Rachel Black is not Dr. Evans' patient,
32:12so her professional opinion is irrelevant.
32:15Allow me to phrase the question differently.
32:18Dr. Evans, did you agree with the decision
32:22to remove Rachel from inpatient psychiatric treatment
32:25against medical advice?
32:33No, I didn't.
32:44I was very pleasantly surprised
32:49to see how well Rachel had done
32:54after her first time at Bayview.
32:59I'm thinking those cookies are cooled by now.
33:08Are they not good?
33:10Mmm.
33:12Tastes great, but
33:14made me a little undercooked.
33:17Mmm.
33:19Why don't I pop them in the oven
33:20for just a few more minutes?
33:24Ow! Ow! Ow!
33:27Wow!
33:29Why did you do that?
33:33Well, those medications can have all
33:36kinds of
33:37side effects,
33:39especially if they're not taken properly.
33:42The real question here is,
33:45did Rachel mean to hurt Holly?
33:49What other explanation could there be?
33:54Do you have a medication with you?
33:57Yeah, I do.
33:58Do you see it?
34:02Well, I have no doubt
34:04that these are the pills
34:05that Rachel is meant to be taking.
34:08Oh, my God.
34:14As much as it
34:18pains me to say this,
34:22I think Rachel still needs
34:24to be at Bayview.
34:48You just did a very brave thing, JJ.
34:55But I was a coward when it mattered.
34:59JJ...
35:00No, just let him go.
35:02He needs space right now.
35:08And you?
35:11I should suspend you for filing a statement that wasn't accurate.
35:17Everything that I wrote was true.
35:21But it wasn't the whole truth.
35:24You left out the part where you knowingly kept a broken cop on the street.
35:31And that could have cost someone else their life.
35:39Well, it was worth a try urging Johnny to stay at the mirror.
35:42But my son has always been determined to chart his own path.
35:47Right.
35:48Well, I should probably get gone for this takeout.
35:51It's cold.
35:51I'll see you, BJ.
35:53Theo, actually, wait.
35:56Could you do me a favor and swing by the house tomorrow?
35:59I have something that I want to show you.
36:02Something that I believe will mean a great deal to you.
36:06Oh.
36:08Well, in that case, I'll see you there.
36:11See you there.
36:24Just to let you know, my sister is going to have a very special visitor tomorrow.
36:31And I suspect that it will mean the world to her.
36:57I'm ready to roll.
37:09It is my decision that Ms. DiMera's conviction for attempted murder is vacated.
37:18And Ms. DiMera is sentenced to time served for perjury.
37:25The entire record of this hearing will be sealed.
37:29However, while I agree there should be no criminal charges in the accidental shooting of Mr. DiMera, based on what
37:39I've read in Ms. Black's records, along with the testimony of Dr. Evans, this court finds that the minor, Rachel
37:49Black, is in need of continued inpatient care and treatment.
37:54She is hereby ordered to be remanded back to Bayview Sanitarium under court supervision.
38:02This hearing is adjourned.
38:10Thank you clear to Mr. Staplet.
38:15It's the city of the senior district.
38:16Pardon?
38:35I was afraid to commit to Hay chest and training to her.
38:35It was very necessary.
38:35She is an active cause, focusing on the ficawer.
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