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00:15Oh, ew, again?
00:22Well, in case you haven't noticed, Xander and I just can't keep our hands off each other, can we?
00:30We came over late last night for another night of wild.
00:34I don't, don't, don't need details, don't need details.
00:39Alright, well, I will say we are celebrating, though, aren't we?
00:44Because Dimitri has granted me no divorce, and he's offered to leave town.
00:52Could you possibly celebrate upstairs, or at least put on the damn shirt?
00:58Oh, what's the mastery, Jay?
01:02Is it the fact that Xander's physique enters the room five minutes before he does?
01:07Does that make you feel just a little bit lacking?
01:11Ah, hope you saved some champagne for me.
01:33Is that...
01:35Shhh.
01:40Trey... he's asleep.
01:46Okay, and why is he here?
01:57Ah, good morning, Madam Mayor. Thank you for your invitation to breakfast.
02:02Please, have a seat.
02:06But before you go ordering your eggs sunny side up,
02:11there are a few things we need to get straight.
02:15If this is about Judge Dabney, I did send an apology. I copied your office on it.
02:21So I saw.
02:23But the damage has been done.
02:26Her threat to sanction you is not a good look for my DA as well as my office.
02:34Paulina, are you asking me to resign?
02:44Theo, I'm glad to see you. It's been a while.
02:47Yes, it has. Thank you for letting me come by on such short notice.
02:52Of course.
02:54Have a seat.
03:03How are you?
03:07I'm a total mess.
03:10And I need your help.
03:22Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
03:39Oh, that looks so delicious.
03:43Kristen, what are you doing here?
03:48Oh, apparently interrupting Salem's edition of Love Island USA.
03:55I mean, we have cocktails and half-naked men.
04:03I just asked these two to take their little party elsewhere.
04:07Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
04:09No, please, please stay.
04:12The festive atmosphere is ideal for my big announcement.
04:19Oh, what big announcement?
04:21Oh, your powers of observation are failing you, little brother.
04:28I'm moving in.
04:31Cheers.
04:42Well, I ran into Chanel yesterday and I just mentioned to her that if she ever needed a hand with
04:48Trey to reach out and she ended up texting me this morning.
04:52So you're babysitting now?
04:55It was an SOS.
04:56The nanny called out sick.
04:58There was an emergency at the bakery.
04:59So after I hit the gym, I swung by Sweet Bits and picked them up.
05:04I was going to run it by you first, but I didn't want to wake you up.
05:08I thought when I heard a baby crying, I thought I was dreaming.
05:12He was fussy when we first got here.
05:15But I finally dozed off.
05:20Look at him.
05:23He's adorable, huh?
05:25Yeah, he is.
05:29And it was really nice of you to help Chanel out.
05:36But honestly, Alex, this is the last thing I want to be dealing with today.
05:46Um, Paulina, I wasn't expecting...
05:49Stop right there.
05:52You are not resigning.
05:54But you are still very much on Judge Daphne's bad side.
05:59And that could present big problems for us both going forward.
06:04I am aware.
06:06But Paulina, when you and I discussed the situation with Rachel, I thought that you supported my plan.
06:13I supported keeping that little girl out of the juvenile justice system.
06:18But in no way, shape or form did I support you withholding facts from the judge.
06:26My intent was never, is never to deceive anyone.
06:32Well, Judge Daphne is convinced that you tried to pull one over on her.
06:37I get it.
06:39With all of my personal ties to the case, I should have recused myself.
06:44But Rachel is my niece.
06:46I mean, it was either, what, I'm gonna blow up my entire career, or...
06:50I am gonna hand off her entire fate to someone and just...
06:55What, hope for the best?
06:57I mean, that felt like a really impossible choice.
07:02Believe me.
07:04I know exactly what you mean.
07:09Why don't you start at the beginning and tell me what's going on?
07:16It's hard to verbalize.
07:20Alright.
07:22Take your time.
07:26Last night I had a meltdown.
07:29I was at the pub with some friends, I got overwhelmed and I started freaking out.
07:35It was embarrassing, so I ran out.
07:38Gabby tried to help me.
07:42She tried.
07:46Was there something in the atmosphere of the pub?
07:49Was it noisy?
07:51Was it chaotic?
07:54There was a lot going on.
07:56But I was on edge before I even got there.
08:00Do you know why?
08:02Yes.
08:04It's killing me that I haven't been able to talk to anyone about this.
08:08This is why I made this appointment.
08:11Dr. Evans, if I tell you...
08:15You can't tell anyone else, right?
08:19No.
08:20Not unless you appear to be a danger to yourself or others.
08:27Part of me just feels like it's unfair to put this burden on you, but I'm going to lose my
08:31mind if I don't talk to someone.
08:34Well, this is a safe place.
08:40What's upsetting you?
08:43It's my mother.
08:46What?
08:48Lexi?
08:49What about her?
08:52She's alive.
09:02You don't have to deal with Trey.
09:04I was the one who volunteered to watch him.
09:07And don't you have to work today?
09:09Well, actually, I decided to take the day off before Chanel called.
09:13Because I figured you and I could spend some time together.
09:17And do something fun.
09:19Figured a little picnic in the park.
09:22Maybe a walk along the river.
09:26Or...
09:27Um...
09:30And now that you have the baby?
09:33Well, he can come along.
09:36Fun and babies are mutually exclusive.
09:39I... I don't know if I have the energy.
09:42And...
09:43Babies are a lot of work.
09:49Okay.
09:51Well, then why don't you, um...
09:53Let's go back to sleep for a little while.
09:55Trey and I will...
09:56We'll stay out of your hair.
09:58I don't mean to be a bummer.
10:01I just...
10:01I wish you hadn't sprung this on me.
10:05In retrospect, Stephanie, um...
10:07Given how tired you've been...
10:09I can see that this probably wasn't a great idea.
10:13I'm just...
10:17I'm trying to find ways to just...
10:19Make you happy.
10:28And clearly...
10:29It's not working.
10:37Well, I spoke to Judge Dabney.
10:40And it took some tap dancing.
10:43But I persuaded her not to file a complaint with State Bar.
10:51Don't exhale just yet, Counselor.
10:54Because you are still under her microscope now.
10:58And there is zero room for error.
11:01I'd steer clear of her courtroom if I were you.
11:05Well, I wish I could, but...
11:07I don't have any control over what judges I draw.
11:10Well, then...
11:12Send an ADA into her courtroom for the foreseeable future.
11:15And, for the love of God, just don't make one step out of line.
11:19I have enough problems to deal with.
11:21I cannot stand anymore.
11:25Alina, are you okay?
11:26No.
11:27Far from it.
11:29Why?
11:30What's wrong?
11:32Two words.
11:34E.J. DiMero.
11:39You will not believe what that man has done now.
11:48Your mother is alive.
11:53Alive might not be the right choice of words.
11:57Uh...
11:57She's in some state of limbo between life or death, but E.J.
12:02He thinks she'll wake up soon.
12:06E.J.
12:08Yeah.
12:09Over the past years, he's preserved her body in some pod, and now...
12:13He has this new drug, which he thinks can revive her.
12:16The whole thing is...
12:19It's unbelievable.
12:20It's unbelievable.
12:23A pod?
12:25Well, there was...
12:27There was one found at the hospital, but it was empty.
12:30E.J. moved my mother to this new special room under his house.
12:34She's lying on this bed, surrounded by all kinds of monitors.
12:39Have you seen her?
12:42Yes.
12:44I have.
12:45It looks like she's just sleeping, but it's her.
12:49It's my mother.
12:52I don't know how any of this is possible.
12:59Well...
13:01There is a cryonic technology, but...
13:04I don't know, I can't say how far advanced that is.
13:08So my mom might really come back?
13:14You know, I don't want to get into the science of it quite yet.
13:18I'm more curious to talk to you about you.
13:22I mean, how do you feel about the possibility of your mother being back with you?
13:30I just can't help but think, if she comes back, will she be the same?
13:36Well, it would be a miracle if she came back to us, obviously.
13:41But it would cause so much upheaval in my family, especially for Paulina.
13:47And for your father.
13:50Of course.
13:51But E.J. told me I can't talk to him or anybody else because he doesn't want to get their
13:55hopes up in case it doesn't happen.
13:58What a heavy burden.
14:00Why would he put that on you?
14:01He said...
14:04And he's not wrong.
14:06That my mother would be devastated if she woke up.
14:10And I was the CEO of Gamera, so he wanted to give me the opportunity to...
14:16Step down?
14:17So his son could step in?
14:22Welcome home, Kristen.
14:25Says the other person who seems to have this place confused with the Salem Inn.
14:30Oh, I'm not confused at all, E.J.
14:34In fact, now that my legal troubles are behind me...
14:39I am free to reclaim my life.
14:43And you know, I thought to myself...
14:46Why should I give you the power to decide if I can live here when this estate is partly mine?
14:55We'll see who it belongs to when Father's will is read.
14:59Oh, yes, we will be, J.
15:04In the meantime...
15:06Stay the hell out of my way.
15:10A what?
15:12You'll shoot me?
15:13Oh.
15:15Go get us the popcorn.
15:17I don't want to miss what happens next.
15:20Hmm.
15:23If that is what you're afraid of...
15:29Why don't you leave?
15:32I'm not going anywhere.
15:34Uh-oh.
15:41Lex, I'm sorry.
15:46I hate that you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around me.
15:49Hey, Steph.
15:50It's not a big deal.
15:53I figured Trey would be a fun surprise.
15:55You know, maybe cheer you up a little bit.
15:58Sadly.
15:58All it's doing is putting me on edge.
16:04I get why you wouldn't want to take care of him when you're tired, but why would him being here
16:08make you feel edgy?
16:11He's just a sleeping baby.
16:13Because...
16:17Never mind.
16:17No, no, no.
16:18Tell me.
16:18Steph, please.
16:20Hey, look at me.
16:21Whatever it is.
16:24It makes me edgy because you've mentioned more than once wanting to start a family with me.
16:32And?
16:33And?
16:39And I feel like you're trying to manipulate me into getting on board with that.
16:46Which I'm not sure I can do.
16:55Are you saying EJ had selfish motives by telling me about my mother?
17:03What do you think?
17:05Well, I always knew he wanted Johnny to be the CEO.
17:08So me stepping aside works in his favor.
17:10But like I said, my mother would hate to see me involved with the Demiris.
17:16She was adamant that I stay away.
17:21Maybe EJ's motives weren't completely selfish.
17:27But you know their family, what they were after.
17:31Money and power.
17:33And if the strut of EJ works, it obviously could provide him with both.
17:40I don't think that's the full story.
17:43EJ, he loved my mother.
17:45And he told me it was Nono's last wish to give her back the time that was taken from her.
17:51So when she died, he had Dr. Rolf secretly freeze her body.
17:57I'm sure after what your grandfather did, he would do anything to make things right.
18:06Wait.
18:09What did Nono do?
18:13What did Nono do?
18:17Well, I for one am delighted to have you back here, Kristen.
18:21Oh, why thank you, Gwen.
18:26Uh, is your other friend living here too?
18:33Thunder is my, um, guest.
18:39Hmm, and what a classy one he is.
18:43Breaking beds and helping himself to the buffet.
18:46EJ.
18:48Stop it.
18:49Leave her alone.
18:51No, no, no, no, no.
18:52You know what?
18:53Gwen, she's been through a lot.
18:55It's, uh, Jake and Dimitri.
18:58Let the girl enjoy her company, please.
19:03Don't for me.
19:07Anyway, EJ, I will send for the rest of my stuff.
19:11I just wanted to give you a heads up about my return.
19:19Ta-ta.
19:29Well, you know what they say.
19:32The more the merrier.
19:34Well, perhaps the fewer the better.
19:38What I meant to say was all the things your grandfather didn't do.
19:43I mean, after all the times that he, he cheated death.
19:49It must have been crushing to him to discover that he, he couldn't do the same thing to save his
19:56daughter.
19:58Well, I know how special she was to him.
20:01Even though they didn't always see eye to eye.
20:04She loved him.
20:05He loved her.
20:09I'm glad we've been able to have this conversation.
20:13This is, um, a lot for you to carry alone.
20:18It's been good to talk to somebody about it.
20:21It's been really hard keeping quiet and everyone's been asking me why I walked away from Dimira.
20:30I'm not good at lying.
20:32Hmm.
20:34Well, I'm glad to be your confidant here.
20:37And I will remain that.
20:41Until we know what happens to Lexi.
20:44Of course.
20:46And I'm praying that she comes back and she's herself and that she's okay.
20:53But I know that if that does happen, it won't be happy news for everybody.
21:04What has EJ done?
21:07Hmm.
21:08What hasn't he done?
21:12The hospital is one head after another.
21:16Whether it's siphoning electricity or employing a psychopath who stashed two kidnapped victims behind his lab.
21:24Well, shockingly, EJ did let the police search that lab, which led to them finding Stephanie.
21:31And that mysterious pod, which EJ claims is for his research.
21:37Anyway, Jada thought that they might find some answers about what's happening in that secret room in the Dimira house.
21:43But the judges won't issue a search warrant.
21:47Taking her out of the hospital nearly killed her.
21:50So if you don't want to be responsible for her death.
21:52Quickly, a net card with me.
21:55Need I remind you, EJ, that you are the one who created this mess.
22:00So now you want to stop the search warrant?
22:03Look, just go call the judge.
22:06AMO.
22:06Not like you haven't done this before.
22:08Oh, thank you for the helpful suggestion.
22:12But I can't risk being connected to this.
22:16And surely you don't want Abe to find out what you've been keeping from him?
22:20Are you seriously blackmailing me with your secret?
22:27Mayor, I'm only asking you to do the ethical thing here.
22:32One call, and that warrant is dead on arrival.
22:38You have the power.
22:40So use it.
22:43Alexi's death is on your head.
22:45Yes.
22:48That is unfortunate.
22:51It's ridiculous.
22:53I mean, what are the odds that EJ Dimira is using his power for the good of humanity?
23:01Low.
23:03Very low.
23:04Hello.
23:12Why don't we take this upstairs?
23:15Before the Damaris siblings come back for round two.
23:18Hmm.
23:20You know, I'd love to, but I really do have to get to the office.
23:25Hmm.
23:27Really?
23:30Well, that's too bad.
23:33So I was hoping you'd stick around and make it up to me for falling asleep on me, quite literally.
23:41Ah, yeah.
23:42Sorry about that, darling.
23:44You know that had nothing to do with you, right?
23:46I mean...
23:48I just had a really long day and way too much to drink.
23:52Yeah, what's that about?
23:55It turned up here so bloody hammered.
23:58Well, I learned something that...
24:01Well, it just threw me for a bit of a loop, that's all.
24:04Yeah, and that is?
24:08It appears that...
24:11Sarah and Brady have gotten serious.
24:14Oh, that bothers you, does it?
24:16Why can it not?
24:17You know, she's the mother of my child.
24:19And he's such a...
24:21Tool.
24:22Try as I might, I just can't get the image of the two of them out of my head, so...
24:30Why don't you just let me help you now?
24:42I can't stop thinking about all the lives this will affect.
24:46I understand.
24:48But right now I would like you to focus on yourself and how...
24:53How you might be affected if your mother returned.
24:59It's easier said than done.
25:03Yeah.
25:04You know, there are lots of ways to process your feelings besides...
25:08Besides...
25:09Therapy.
25:11Have you tried journaling?
25:14I considered it when I thought Claire was having an affair.
25:19But I decided against it because I was scared that she or somebody else would see what I had written.
25:27I understand.
25:29This is a little bit different.
25:32You just...
25:34Take the thoughts in your head and you put them down on paper and...
25:37And that can be a big stress reliever.
25:43Okay.
25:44I'll give it a try.
25:46Good.
25:48And, of course, we can...
25:51Continue to talk.
25:55Just...
25:55Contact my assistant and, uh...
25:59She can make an appointment.
26:02And my cell number is on there for you, so...
26:06Feel free to use that too if you need to.
26:10Aunt Kristen.
26:12I hope I'm not interrupting.
26:13I need a word with Marlena.
26:17Uh, no. I was just leaving.
26:20Thank you again, Dr. Evans.
26:23Of course.
26:32I don't have time for this now.
26:38I want to get back to you.
26:45You're right.
26:45I swear to you.
26:47There's no ulterior motive as to bringing Trey here other than trying to help a friend.
26:52And hopefully make my wife happy.
26:57So you aren't eager to start a family?
27:01it's not something i was going to start working on tomorrow
27:05but it is something i look forward to in the future
27:14stephanie when you went missing
27:18i was afraid we might not have any future
27:23that we might not ever grow old together
27:27and never have kids alex please no but you're back now
27:34thank god and that is all that matters
27:42really yes really
27:45there is no rush at all for us to have kids none at all
27:53you just need to heal and i want you to take all the time that you need to do that
28:00and then when you're ready that's the thing alex
28:08i may never be ready
28:17well i have to get back to the office
28:20thank you for letting me vent
28:23and thank you for not asking me to resign
28:26well you have no idea how grateful i am to have a da
28:32that actually cares about justice
28:34but going forward you better be careful
28:37there can be nothing that so much as resembles a misstep
28:43let alone misconduct
28:47from here on out i expect prosecutorial perfection
28:53well thank you for setting the bar so high
28:56it's an honor to work for such a confident and ethical mayor
29:08yes i'm sorry to pull you out of pilates reader but this is urgent
29:12now while you were squeezing your glutes kristin showed off the mansion with her luggage
29:18attempting to squeeze my
29:23yes dammit she's moving back in and i think we know why
29:29i'm aware that she can no longer access the tunnels because we changed the codes
29:36agreed
29:37if she gets too close we'll have no choice but to take
29:42other measures uh get back to your class i'll put you back
29:47hello there
29:50well what can i do for you
29:56you can't do anything for me ej
29:59but i did want to thank you for your help with the
30:02trace adoption hearing
30:04of course happy to help
30:06uh-huh i mean it's like your timing could not have been more perfect
30:11it's almost as if you'd arranged to just swoop in and come to johnny and chanel's rescue
30:22how did you know
30:26immediately when you walked into judge dabney's chambers how did you know that you were going to announce that you
30:31were taking over johnny and chanel's case i mean
30:34it's almost as if i don't know somebody tipped you off
30:39wouldn't be the first time a dimera had a judge in their pocket would it
30:46i'm sure you know why i'm here
30:50you're upset because your daughter is back at bayview
30:53yeah because of you
30:56you did this to her
30:58i'm not going to have this conversation
31:00oh okay i see i see the world-renowned psychiatrist dr marlena evans is in denial
31:09because she can't face the fact that she betrayed her own granddaughter
31:14you know what
31:16if anybody is to blame here it is you
31:20you were the one that pulled rachel out of baby against the doctor's instructions
31:25and you're the one who forced me to testify because you told the judge i was going to be part
31:32of her ongoing treatment
31:34yes and i honestly thought that that would help our case
31:37it didn't
31:38did you think that i was going to lie
31:43no
31:44no
31:45no
31:46instead of protecting rachel
31:48you saw an opportunity to
31:51punish me in the cluelest
31:54possible way and you ran with it
31:56you ripped my daughter right out of my arms when she needed me the most
32:01i will never forget this marlena
32:04ever
32:20you ain't like that don't you
32:21stop
32:23stop
32:24stop
32:25we have company
32:31once ago we were having drinks with chanel
32:35and trey spit up on you
32:38and you made that comment
32:41what comment
32:44is that you love babysitting because you get to give the kid back to their parents at the end of
32:48the night
32:49and i just took that as that you didn't want to be a mom
32:55but then you insisted that you did
32:59has that changed
33:02a lot has changed
33:07last time we talked about this you wanted to focus on your writing career and i totally understand that but
33:11now you're you're you're taking a break from that
33:14yeah and now i have a ton to figure out obviously which is why i am in no place to
33:20even begin to think about starting a family
33:24and and i'm not just going to rush into something so huge just to fill a hole or make things
33:32normal
33:32i wouldn't want you to do that stuff
33:38i was just asking
33:42i guess i shouldn't have no alex
33:45you can ask me anything you want but i don't have answers
33:51all i have is questions
33:57when i look in the mirror
33:59i don't recognize myself
34:03i don't know who i am
34:05what i want
34:06what's important to me
34:12i have to figure all of that out
34:15all over again
34:20and
34:20as for having
34:22kids i always thought that i
34:25that i would
34:30but now i'm not so sure
34:37but yet you couldn't wait to have them a child
34:42what
34:43i just want to be clear stuff
34:46are you saying that you're not sure you want to have
34:48kids
34:50or you're not sure you want to have them with me
35:01first of all chad already had two kids when we were dating
35:05and if you had gotten married
35:07you'd have wanted more
35:09but we didn't get married and
35:11yes there was a point where i wanted to
35:14you
35:14but for all the wrong reasons
35:18and
35:20why are we talking about chad
35:23whether or not i want to start a family has nothing to do with him
35:26or you
35:29it's got nothing to do with me
35:32i'm your husband
35:35and i'm trying
35:37stephanie i am really
35:39trying
35:40i just i don't
35:42i don't know what to do right now
35:44i don't i don't know how to help
35:46and i don't
35:47i don't even know if you still love me
35:50well of course i do
35:54alex
35:57but the woman that you married
36:00who had confidence and clarity and certainty
36:05i'm not her
36:08i am not the same person i used to be
36:17here am i
36:18hey
36:20i was a player
36:24now i'm over here talking about wanting to be a family man
36:30you did that
36:31stephanie
36:33you changed me
36:51i'm gonna bring trey for a walk
36:54and i'm gonna bring him back to chanel and we're gonna give you some space
36:57no
36:59don't leave
37:00talk to me
37:01honestly stuff i i really don't have anything else to say
37:10excuse me
37:35i'm sorry little man
37:40i can't seem to do anything right
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