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00:06Look, I know I'm asking a lot, and if you're not comfortable with the idea...
00:14You've earned some leeway with me, Philip. The dedication you've shown, the remorse...
00:22Still, there's a lot going on, and most of it's my fault, so...
00:27Bottom line, you're family. And so is Bonnie.
00:32Which begs the question, what are we gonna do about her damn book?
00:47I forgot how much I love this.
00:50I am so excited for my book launch party tomorrow.
00:58Anastasia Sands, eat your heart.
01:02Oop, I'm gonna need another pen. Honey, seriously.
01:05Thank you for waiting to read it until it was a real book with a real cover and everything.
01:11What'd you think?
01:13Bonnie, I, um...
01:16I don't know what to say.
01:18Oh no, you didn't like it.
01:20Well, it's not that. It's just that, uh...
01:24It reminded me a lot of...
01:28Stephanie's book.
01:38Oh, sleep.
01:40Finally.
01:42Hmm.
01:43You should take a nap too, darling.
01:46You must be exhausted.
01:48Oh, it's okay. I am too wound up to sit down. Never mind sleep.
01:53Oh, Chanel. Oh, and I'm so sorry that that horrible Sophia Choi turned about the adoption hearing.
02:03I was so scared, Mama. I thought we were gonna lose Trey again.
02:07Uh-uh. But you didn't. And you won't. That little precious baby boy is officially yours.
02:14No one can ever take him from you and Johnny now.
02:18Hmm. And who would have thought of all the people we'd have to thank for saving the day?
02:24It would be EJ.
02:50Hey, Dad.
02:52Tell me.
02:54Is this a, uh...
02:56Is this a bad time?
02:58Of course not. I was just surprised to see you here.
03:02Well, I just, uh, you know, I...
03:04Wanted to come by and, uh, say thank you for...
03:09For everything you did yesterday in court.
03:11Keeping Sophia from interfering with the adoption.
03:16Making sure she'll stay away from Trey.
03:18I'm your father.
03:20It's the least I can do.
03:26Expressing your gratitude...
03:29Again...
03:30Isn't the only reason you're here, is it?
03:34What's going on?
03:38It's DiMera.
03:39Uh, look.
03:41I'm in trouble, Dad.
03:43And I think you're the only one who can get me out of it.
03:45Hey, what it is.
04:04This is the New America of Pablo Ivey.
04:05I'm fairest.
04:05angesps.
04:05Uh, I lost traffic.
04:08Gad, consent, departure.
04:09I-uh, gotta look forward.
04:09I'll get right-bye.
04:10Now, if youßen a heart attack, Mom...
04:11What кошex, can you tell me?
04:14I don't blame you.
04:15that's impressive thank you so what can I do for you feel actually it's what I
04:27can do for you
04:40like sand through the hourglass so are the days of our lives
04:59okay Theo you've piqued my interest so what can you do for me see for yourself
05:15what is this Gabi sheet may be independent again but now that you're
05:22expanding in the new international markets you'll be dealing with a bunch of
05:26new logistics shipping warehousing customs you'll need to partner with a
05:33company that can handle it all my international distribution exactly now I
05:41know every company worth their soap will be coming your way that's why I wanted
05:48to throw Demira's hat in the ring first since I'll be returning a CEO and you
05:55can really keep my costs this up my guys crunch the numbers they're legit
06:04this would be a great deal for me the best one for you I'm quite sure though it
06:13still might be a uphill battle on getting Gabi sheet why is that because one of the
06:22people will be battling just Philip but hey I've never minded a little competition
06:36why would Kate do this why would she escalate the plagiarism matter to legal without consulting us not cool for
06:47sure but Bonnie slip on the old banana peel could be our saving grace right now we can't afford to
06:55make our next loan payment but if Demira's forced to pony up we might be able to swing it
07:02look my mother should not have kept us in the dark about this but Maggie you've compared the two books
07:08you
07:08know Titan is a strong case but Johnny refuses to settle and even if we hash the site in court
07:14and we win the pain that is going to be long past due
07:17there has to be some way to speed things up compel them to pay us to make this go away
07:28what if we sue Bonnie personally
07:31absolutely not
07:34we're not suing someone who lives under my roof
07:37if we don't pretty soon you might not have a roof at all
07:49of course it probably reminds you of one stormy night because I was inspired to write romance from reading Stephanie's
07:57book
07:58well that is very clear
08:02not sure I like the way you said that because this book is a completely original work from my completely
08:10original mind
08:11and I am not questioning your completely original mind Bonnie but I do see a lot of similarities in the
08:20plot and many of the passages
08:23uh
08:25look maybe you're just too close to it
08:28I mean really there's nothing to worry about
08:30writers have been writing different stories in different ways since the beginning of time
08:34even Shakespeare said there are ten basic plots
08:38or was it Judith Kranz
08:40Bonnie look I am not a writer
08:44but I am a lawyer
08:45and
08:47I am afraid that
08:49you may have a
08:52huge
08:54problem
08:56legal problem
08:57on your hands
09:02a plagiarism lawsuit
09:04test of sirs
09:05yeah
09:06uh
09:07already had got the summons
09:09I uh
09:10I probably should come straight to Damaris lawyers but
09:13no you did the right thing coming to me
09:15this is a complete outrage
09:17and I promise you by the time this is over
09:19Kate Brady is going to beg for mercy
09:23okay hang on
09:24I don't know that we need to go all scorched earth on them
09:27I appreciate you having my back
09:29I really do
09:30it's just that that Theo is about to
09:33take back the reins
09:34and I don't want to leave him with this huge mess
09:36to be honest I was hoping that by the time Theo found out about this lawsuit
09:40I'd already have a solution
09:41and you will
09:45so you really
09:45really think we can win this thing
09:49everything's a roll of the dice
09:50once it goes before a jury
09:52but plagiarism is very difficult to prove
09:56okay well that's
09:58that's good news
10:02so what's what's what's the game plan
10:04what's our strategy here
10:05hmm
10:06I'll have to examine the novels side by side
10:09but off the top of my head
10:10there are fair use loopholes
10:13or perhaps we could argue that Bonnie's book is a transformative work
10:19or a parody
10:21then it's protected by the first amendment
10:25that
10:26sounds promising
10:28but first
10:30you need to tell me
10:32how you came about publishing this book in the first place
10:41after all the pain and suffering that EJ has caused I never thought that I'd feel anything other than pure
10:49hate towards him but well after what he did for us yesterday how could I not be grateful?
10:59well I'm as grateful as you are that he was there to shut down Sophia
11:04but one kind gesture does not erase all the awful things he's done
11:11I know I know I agree
11:13okay but but if there's one thing that that hearing reminded me is that EJ is he's a part of
11:22my kid's family whether I like it or not
11:27wait a minute
11:29wait a minute
11:30you are not considering letting that man back into your lives are you?
11:46don't put that out into the universe
11:49we'll find a way to make the payment
11:51Maggie I know you're an optimist but we need to face facts
11:55we don't have the money and the clocks ticking
12:00so we have to consider all options
12:02well going after Bonnie is where I draw the line
12:06besides I mean there's gonna be enough of a betrayal for Bonnie and just when they find out about the
12:11lawsuit
12:14understood
12:19I should swing by the inn I need to take care of some things
12:23I hope you know what you're getting yourself into
12:26thank you
12:36okay Bonnie I want to show you what I'm talking about okay
12:40honey not right now
12:41no no please
12:43can you just stop doing what you're doing for just a minute okay this is important
12:46okay fine but I think you're making a big whoop out of nothing baby
12:49just listen
12:50okay please
12:51okay
12:53so
12:53on page 16 of One Stormy Night
12:57Stephanie writes that the heroin is gripped
13:00by the icy fingers of fear
13:05and on page 18 of One Rainy Afternoon
13:10you write that the heroin is gripped by the cold tendrils of fright
13:20so I bought at the source
13:21Sue me
13:23that's actually what I'm worried about
13:26and I can't believe that no one at DeMera Publishing caught this
13:30well honey
13:32Perry's expertise is in that area
13:35I mean if there was something to catch he'd have caught it obviously honey there's no problem
13:40or it could be an enormous oversight
13:43sweetheart
13:45I don't mean to scare you but what's in these pages opens DeMera Publishing up to litigation
13:52seriously?
13:54no
13:55seriously they could be sued?
13:57Titan could also come after you personally
14:02you wouldn't let your family do that to me
14:04well we could just stop it before it even gets started
14:10okay how?
14:12by getting ahead of it
14:14I'm on that path what do we do?
14:18well we return the advance
14:21we tell both parties that any plagiarism was inadvertent
14:25and we just pull the book before it even hits the shelves
14:30you're kidding right?
14:33honey
14:34you pull that book and it'll be no nookie November
14:38no matter which month it is
14:41cold shower city sweetheart
14:47we should have fired Perry ages ago
14:49he was way out of his depth on this
14:52no
14:53no dad I was
14:55hey look
14:58I
14:59I never actually read Stephanie's book
15:00I just knew it was a huge best seller
15:02so when I read Bonnie's manuscript I
15:05pushed it through without giving legal enough time to do due diligence
15:10those lawyers have paid a lot of money to prevent situations like this
15:14and I'm sure they probably would have if I
15:16if I wouldn't have rushed them for my own selfish reasons
15:20you know I just I wanted to
15:21I wanted to leave my mark
15:24on DeMera before I left
15:26I wanted to step up for the family
15:28I wanted to make you
15:30I wanted to make no no proud
15:32I
15:34now all I did was leave the company in shambles
15:38it's a disaster
15:42you're going to be fine son
15:43are you kidding me?
15:46where am I going to work after this?
15:47the corporate world?
15:48no that's over
15:50and who's going to hire me as a college professor or a director
15:54after I've been accused of plagiarism
15:57I'm going to be a joke
15:58you are not a joke Giovanni
16:01you've done an excellent job running DeMera
16:04and from what I've just heard
16:06but I do not believe that this situation is in any way your fault
16:17answer me Chanel
16:20are you considering letting EJ back into your life?
16:24well Johnny told me last night that he'd like to have some kind of a relationship with his father
16:29and while I was hesitant
16:33after how he stepped up for us yesterday
16:36I told him that I would consider it
16:40go ahead
16:41tell me I'm crazy
16:43I don't think you're crazy
16:46in fact Marlena and I recently discussed how trying to keep EJ away from his son and grandchildren entirely is
16:54a lost cause
16:56exactly
16:57exactly
16:57which is why Johnny and I think that you know opening up the door to him just a little with
17:04boundaries and on our terms
17:05of course it's better than shutting them out altogether
17:09I couldn't disagree with you more
17:11you need to shut that door and lock it up tight
17:14I thought you just said that you talked to Marlena
17:16before the adoption hearing
17:18before EJ does what he does best
17:22use his skills as an attorney?
17:25he shows up when you're most vulnerable and does you a favor
17:29and then you're so filled with gratitude that
17:34you don't realize that by accepting yourself
17:38you're making a deal with the devil
17:40and God you win EJ comes to collect
18:00you've given me a lot to think about
18:03but choosing a partner won't be an easy decision
18:07and it's not just about the numbers
18:11I get it
18:13but I was hoping that we could keep personal feelings out of this
18:19this is business after all
18:23wow
18:25you are sounding more like your uncle everyday
18:29thank you
18:31it wasn't a compliment
18:32well comparisons to Uncle EJ usually aren't
18:36but when it comes to doing good in this world
18:39I know my family hasn't set the bar very high
18:41but I'm going to change that
18:43when I become CEO again
18:46it is going to be an amazing ride
18:51and I want you to be on it with me
18:54well if it wasn't my favorite person in the world
18:57you
19:02Theo!
19:03what's going on?
19:05I was just leaving
19:08no need to go on my account
19:10next round of coffee is on me
19:14no thanks
19:17I'm late for a meeting
19:18goodbye Gabby
19:19bye
19:27what's that about?
19:32look
19:32thank you for trying to make me feel better
19:35but look
19:35I'm the one who
19:37found the book and convinced Amir to publish it
19:41sounds to me like the book found you
19:46think about it son
19:47do you really believe it was a coincidence
19:50that Xander asked you to meet him at the pub
19:53took Bonnie's manuscript
19:55out of his briefcase
19:56stepped away
19:58just leaving it there on the table
20:01he's
20:01he's the co-CEO of a multinational conglomerate
20:06he had to deal with a text message
20:07it happens all the time
20:08let's back up a second
20:12why did Xander call that meeting?
20:15to uh
20:16let me know that I could stay at Amir longer than we originally agreed
20:21long enough perhaps to publish the manuscript
20:24Xander deliberately left at the table
20:27in fact
20:29they gave you their blessing to publish it
20:32what an extraordinary act of generosity
20:37Titan despite its serious financial problems
20:40hands you what appears to be a potentially lucrative book
20:44which they claim never to have read
20:46only to turn around and slap you with a lawsuit
20:50to accusing you of stealing their intellectual property
20:55it was all set up and planned Johnny
21:01no no no no no you're wrong they wouldn't do that to me Kate
21:06it's like a grandma to me and Maggie Philip Xander
21:09they've all been so good to me since since I
21:13you and I were at odds
21:15hmm
21:18at the end of the day
21:20you're a Gemira Johnny
21:23and a Kyriakus wouldn't think twice about using you to save their company
21:35my god
21:36I am even
21:37I'm even more of an idiot than I thought I was
21:40no you're not
21:40no no no no they laid out a trap and I walked right into it
21:45I mean wait till this hits the news I'm gonna be a laughing stock
21:47a complete embarrassment to my family
21:52you've done nothing wrong Johnny
21:56you've done nothing wrong
21:58okay
21:58and your family is right here
22:01I am right here and I am going to help you
22:07they are not going to get away with this do you hear me
22:11we are going to fight
22:13and we are going to win
22:19thank you
22:22thank you so much
22:24for your support
22:27I'd do anything for you son
22:38okay
22:55thank you
22:56thank you
22:59Mama I am going into this with my eyes open okay
23:03I know exactly how EJ operates
23:05you do?
23:07of course
23:08alright but if Johnny wants to have a relationship with his father
23:12I realize that it's not my place to tell him that he can't
23:16even if it means protecting your family
23:19EJ was protecting my family yesterday
23:23not out of the goodness of his heart should he know
23:27he does it so you can owe him
23:29if he ever lifts a finger to help someone else
23:33he's doing it to benefit himself
23:35you cannot trust him
23:38I know that mom
23:40but
23:42us opening up to him a little
23:43does not mean that I am going to completely let my guard down
23:47okay?
23:48look
23:49Mama I know that you hate EJ
23:52with a burning man
23:53I know and I get that alright
23:56but
23:57when Theo wanted to embrace his Tamara's side
24:01you supported him
24:02you didn't tell him that he needed to stay away from EJ
24:05so why is it so different for Johnny?
24:07where is this all coming from?
24:29I have some very exciting news
24:34you my dear sister
24:37you my dear sister
24:37are about to have a very special guest
24:49you and I were just talking business
24:52speaking of why aren't you at the office?
24:56oh
24:57because I need to speak to the front desk at the inn
25:01about checking out
25:03you're checking out?
25:04why?
25:07I was thinking about the talk
25:09we had earlier
25:10how we spend all of our alone time in a tiny hotel room
25:15and I want us to have more space
25:18so I asked Maggie if I could move back into the mansion
25:22good for you
25:24but you're Victor's son
25:26you shouldn't have to ask
25:29well
25:30I also asked if
25:32someone else could join me there
25:35what do you mean?
25:38Gabby Hernandez
25:43would you
25:46like to move in with me?
25:51move in with you
25:53I know this comes as a bit of a surprise
25:55but as you pointed out
25:57we've been seeing each other for almost six months
26:00six pretty terrific months
26:04so I think we've proven how solid we are
26:10I don't doubt where we stand
26:14but if everything that you've been saying is true
26:17that mansion might not belong to your family much longer
26:20as Maggie said I'm not putting that out into the universe
26:25we will find a way to make that loan payment
26:29and what better way to show how much I believe in Titan and my family
26:33than by moving back into the house
26:40I know it's a risk
26:43but I believe in us too
26:45Gabby
26:48I want my home to be your home
26:53so will you do it?
26:56will you take this leap of faith with me?
27:05oh, Johnny
27:07um, if you're looking for Phillip you just missed him
27:10well that's probably for the best
27:12I'd be less likely to restrain myself if I was having it out with him
27:18I'm guessing you're talking about the lawsuit
27:20I'm sorry I'm just finding out about it myself
27:25somehow I doubt that
27:27well it's true
27:28and I intend to find out a lot more about it as soon as I can
27:32but in the meantime I can assure you that your position at Titan is safe
27:38and we're very excited to have you back
27:41and now I know why you were so excited to see me go
27:46and why you had no problem loaning me out to the competition
27:52what are you implying?
27:55I'm not implying anything Maggie
27:57I'm calling it like it is
27:58you and your family set me up
28:06you can't pull my book, Justin
28:08I mean, I didn't put all that work into it just to have it pulled and nobody read it
28:14sweetheart, I know this is heartbreaking
28:16believe me, believe me when I say
28:19this is a much better option than being on the losing side of a plagiarism lawsuit
28:26I didn't plagiarize anything, I did not copy a single word
28:32alright, maybe one stormy night was on my brain while I was writing
28:36but I did not steal anything
28:40at least not on purpose
28:42it doesn't matter whether it was on purpose or not
28:44it's about the degree of similarity and the degree here is
28:49I'm not pulling the book
28:52period
28:53end of story
28:55it's not
28:57it's not happening
29:01my book launch party is tomorrow and I'm gonna be there
29:05but if you don't believe in me or my talent
29:10maybe you shouldn't be there
29:17thank you for coming, Theo
29:19yeah, no problem
29:20but I don't have a lot of time
29:22I have to get to work
29:23then I will cut to the chase
29:31door, open it
29:34what is it?
29:36oh
29:44now that you are returning to Dimera, I thought you should do so in style
29:49briefcase
29:49I could use the upgrade, I appreciate it, Uncle EJ
29:55but you could have had this delivered
29:58is there another reason you asked me to stop by?
30:02there is, yes
30:05there is something I need to show you
30:08or rather someone
30:13Mama, why are you dead set against EJ being around Johnny and me at all?
30:24I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be so strident, I had a lot on my mind
30:30okay, is this about the important decision you had to make a few weeks ago?
30:37the tough choice that you told me that you've been praying for guidance about?
30:46actually, it is
30:51on a second thought, I'm not sure
30:56I want to know what you're up to down here
30:58trust me for you, you do
31:01what you're about to see
31:03is going to change so many people's lives
31:05for the better, especially yours
31:10I don't understand
31:12you will soon
31:16but brace yourself
31:19you may not believe your eyes
31:38oh my God
31:40oh my God
31:53Mom?
32:19What did you do?
32:20Theo? Theo?
32:22Hey! Theo! Look at me!
32:26You're in shock, but you need to listen to me.
32:29Let me go, and I'll explain.
32:44This is the culmination of everything your grandfather had worked toward.
32:51Victory over death itself.
32:56Stefano never gave up on trying to bring your mother back to us.
33:03It's really her.
33:05It's really Alexandra Demira Carver.
33:10Yes, and we've been taking excellent care of her.
33:15Part of the clinic.
33:17She was there.
33:19My mother was in there.
33:22And soon, I believe she will live again.
33:28Look to her, Theo.
33:30It's okay.
34:03Don't you see, Theo?
34:06What we have here is nothing short of a miracle.
34:20Well, I know that you couldn't get into details with me, but did you make your decision?
34:29I did.
34:33I went with my conscience instead of my heart.
34:36And?
34:38And I just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
34:47I need to get to my office.
34:49Oh, are you sure that you don't want to talk?
34:52No, I really can't right now, darling.
34:54I really, I need to, I need to go, I need to run.
34:59And you know, I'm so, so glad that everything worked out for my sweet, precious baby boy.
35:06You make sure you kiss him for me when he wakes up.
35:08Uh-huh.
35:09And you make sure that you grab some me time when he's down for the count.
35:13Okay, I will.
35:15All right?
35:15Uh-huh.
35:16And you take care of yourself, too.
35:18All right?
35:19All right, I love you, Mama.
35:20Mwah.
35:21Mwah.
35:22I love you, baby girl.
35:52Let's see what all of this.
35:53life is about.
36:07I'm just trying to protect you.
36:10I don't want your protection.
36:13I want you to be proud of me.
36:15Bonnie, I'm always proud of you.
36:17No, you're not.
36:19You think I'm some pathetic wannabe, a phony baloney imposter.
36:24Obviously, all my hard work was for nothing.
36:27Oh, God.
36:30Gabby, Philip, excuse me.
36:33Bonnie, Bonnie, wait.
36:41Welcome to the Kyriakos abode, where we offer complimentary fireworks.
36:54Set you up.
36:56I don't know what you're talking about.
37:00You and Philip went to bat for me with Xander, insisting that he extend my leave of absence until Theo
37:07is fully recovered.
37:08And I thought that was an act of kindness.
37:11It was.
37:13I was sympathetic to the ordeal that your family had been through.
37:17Really?
37:17Huh.
37:18So, it was just a coincidence, then, that Xander left me alone with Bonnie's manuscript.
37:23And then Kate, the most cutthroat, competitive person there is, not only didn't fight me on publishing that manuscript, which
37:32was submitted to her first, by the way.
37:33She encouraged me to go for it?
37:36You guys dangled that romance novel right under my nose because you needed the cash.
37:42You banked on me, literally, to make a rookie mistake.
37:45And then I suppose you figured when you blindsided DeMero with this lawsuit, we'd jump at the opportunity to settle.
37:51Well, guess what?
37:52We're not going to.
37:54So, I've been told, but Johnny...
37:56And, you know, I get, I get that you're desperate, okay, that you've got to find your way back into
38:01the black somehow, but come on, a move like this could ruin my reputation, my entire future, and there is
38:08no way in hell that I'm going to let you get away with it.
38:12Well, I admit the timing seems a bit curious, but that's not how I do business.
38:21And I will prove it to you, once you're back at Titan, where you belong.
38:30I wish that I could believe you, Maggie, but I don't.
38:37Honestly, I can't see myself working at Titan ever again.
38:52You know, I always dreamed about seeing my mother again, but I never thought...
39:01Oh, my God.
39:04Forgive me for keeping you in the dark until now.
39:07I just had to wait until I was sure that this experiment would be successful.
39:14Will it?
39:16I'm very optimistic.
39:18I can't make promises, of course, but all signs indicate that we're close.
39:27For now, however, Theo, we need to keep this to ourselves.
39:34No one else can know about this, not even your father.
39:38But he...
39:39Not even your father, Theo.
39:52I guess not much has changed since the last time I lived here.
39:59All drama, all the time.
40:03Hmm.
40:05Are you sure you want to move back in?
40:09Only if you're still sure you want to join me,
40:13you can change your mind.
40:16No.
40:18I won't.
40:20A little drama won't scare me away.
40:29Come on.
40:31Maggie gave me a few options.
40:34Let's go pick out our suite of rooms.
40:47Oh, there you are.
40:50Trey's still asleep, but he's bound to wake up any minute, so...
40:55Johnny, what's wrong?
40:57Titan just screwed me over big time.
41:01There's...
41:02There's no way I can go back there.
41:04Hmm.
41:15Kate, call me the instant you get this message.
41:18I need to see you right away.
41:31So, apparently, Bonnie's book is just a little too close, a little too similar to, uh, One Stormy Night, and
41:39now we're facing a lawsuit.
41:42Can you believe that?
41:44I kind of can.
41:48Uh, I'm only a few chapters in, and I feel like I read it all right now.
41:54Damn it.
41:55They...
41:56They played me.
41:57They played me.
41:59I wish I picked it up sooner, and then, you know, maybe I could have flagged it.
42:04No, no, no, no, none of this is your fault, okay?
42:07This is...
42:09This is my mess, and now I have to clean it up.
42:17Theo.
42:20Can I trust you with this secret?
42:26I don't understand why we can't tell my father he has the right to know with it.
42:32No one was supposed to find out before I knew that this could work.
42:37I didn't want to get people's hopes up, or risk anyone interfering.
42:41So why tell me now?
42:44Because you may need to make a decision before she opens her eyes.
42:52What do you mean?
42:55We both know how Lexi feels about the family business.
43:02You being CEO of Demira would be her worst nightmare.
43:10Dad told me when I did the job.
43:18I wanted to give you the chance to decide where in life you want her to find you.
43:24For you to have the opportunity to make changes before.
43:53It can't be.
43:56It just can't.
43:58But it is, Theo.
44:02It is.
44:13It is.
44:16It is.
44:25It is.
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