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01:34There you go.
01:36So, second date.
01:39Finally.
01:40Yeah, it's been a long time coming.
01:43Although I am very glad you got to spend some time with your kids.
01:47Well, I'm very glad you're back.
01:49So am I.
01:56So, maybe we can discuss those spending reports from the hospital.
01:59Uh, no, I'd rather not discuss work this evening.
02:06So, what's the point when my days as your employer could be soon coming to an end?
02:16Okay, cheers to us for successfully passing our first year of college.
02:21Cheers.
02:23I'm just shocked I don't have to retake chemistry, considering I bombed that exam.
02:27Um, Holly, that exam was worth 25% of your grade.
02:31There's no way you could have failed the class.
02:32You went in with an A.
02:33I know, but I came out with the seat.
02:35The first seat I've got in my entire life.
02:38You passed.
02:39Oh, what is it when, girl?
02:40Take it.
02:42Yeah, I guess.
02:44It's just, I could have done better, you know?
02:48I don't know.
02:49It's like, ever since Sophia drugged me, I've just been feeling really out of it.
02:53Like, I'm walking through life half asleep.
02:56And it's not just that.
02:58What else?
03:01It's these, like, constant images of Sophia in my head.
03:05The way she looked at me when I went to Bayview, the things she said to me.
03:10It, I don't know.
03:11Thank God.
03:11It's like, even though she's gone, I still can't get her out of my head.
03:15But I know what you mean.
03:17Me neither.
03:22Mr. Salaiko, I'm so glad you could make it.
03:27Good evening, Ms. Hernandez.
03:30It's Tamara, actually.
03:33Oh, sorry, I didn't know.
03:37Ms. Tamara, do you mind telling me why I'm here?
03:41Well, like I said on the phone, I have an offer for you.
03:47Right.
03:48That you don't want her to know about.
03:50And one that you won't be able to refuse.
04:03Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
04:21No offense, Ms. Tamara, but I don't think you have any idea what I can or can't refuse.
04:27You hardly know anything about me.
04:30I know enough.
04:32For example, I know that you and your son have led a hard scrap of life, that nothing has come
04:39easy for you, and that you have made choices that had the potential to jeopardize the well-being of you
04:44both.
04:45I can relate.
04:47I can relate.
05:14Yeah?
05:14Mm-hmm.
05:27I can relate.
05:28I can relate.
05:29I can relate.
05:29I can relate.
05:47I can relate.
05:56I can relate.
06:05I can relate.
06:07I can relate.
06:12I can relate.
06:18I can relate.
06:20I can relate.
06:23I can relate.
06:23Well, I can talk about it.
06:24At least, for a little while.
06:29I'm sure you heard about all the drama at my father's will reading.
06:32Yeah.
06:33You mean about the whole miracle of Lexi coming back?
06:36yeah a miracle no question it's also surreal put it mildly I don't understand
06:49am I maybe something wrong you're not being fired if that's what you mean
06:55you've been an exemplary employee and friend it's my job that's in jeopardy
07:05why is that apparently dr. Johnson and the hospital board are dissatisfied with my
07:14leadership and are currently pursuing a course of action to have me sanctioned by
07:20the state board because of everything with Lexi what they're unhappy about
07:29private research having been conducted on hospital grounds which I also privately
07:36earn as you know anyway if they're successful I could be forced out as the
07:41hospital's owner
07:44well what happened then well they'll certainly be placed in a rather sticky
07:52position since if they can't find a buyer the hospital could be shut down
08:05I hope it's okay Mrs. Troy I came to pay my respects of course you and your family have my
08:17sincerest
08:18sympathies thank you I keep finding myself here no matter where I'm headed I
08:31would then appear I suppose I'm looking for any sign of life
08:44I understand
08:49as far as Commissioner Hunter and the Salem PD are concerned
08:55trying to find my daughter at this point is a fool's errand
09:03but without indisputable evidence nothing will convince me that my Sophia is really gone
09:10I know in my heart that I will see her again one day
09:16I believe that too
09:23so you're being haunted by Sophia too
09:26I mean I think her drama kind of has a hold on everyone who knew her
09:30yeah but I'm the only one being blamed for her deciding to take her own life
09:35yeah but Mrs. Troy isn't happy with me either to put it mildly
09:40I ran into her a few days ago and the things she said to me I can't get them out
09:45of my head
09:46what did she say to you she brought up how Sophia and I used to be best friends when we
09:51were little
09:52but how ever since I returned to Salem I turned my back on her
09:58and she went on about how the last time I saw Sophia alive I said all sorts of mean things
10:03to her
10:04things I 100% meant but now I feel so guilty for meaning them
10:11well not me I don't feel guilty for meaning any of it
10:26your offer sounds kind of like blackmail Miss DiMera
10:32call it what you want but I'm willing to bet that what I'm offering
10:38is more money than you've ever seen in your life
10:42only an idiot would turn that down
10:49come on ma'am
10:52think about what this could mean for you
10:55if you handle it correctly
10:57invest it save it
11:00it could be life changing for you and your son
11:05are you seriously going to turn down this kind of windfall
11:23you must think I'm a horrible person
11:25no of course not
11:27I mean considering what she did to you
11:29look like don't get me wrong
11:32I hate what happened to Sophia
11:34and I can't even imagine the pain her family's feeling right now
11:37but I don't feel responsible for it
11:40and I think it'd be worse if I pretended to feel guilty when I don't right
11:45right
11:46but
11:47but what
11:51I just think it might be helpful to talk to someone
11:56I mean even if you don't feel guilty about what happened to Sophia
11:58you obviously can't stop thinking about it
12:01so maybe if you talk to someone who wouldn't judge
12:06who could give you some perspective
12:09perspective on what?
12:11what
12:12like what are you trying to say Ari?
12:16you believe it's you?
12:19you believe that Sophia is still alive?
12:23oh I'm
12:25I'm so sorry Mrs. Joy
12:27I meant that you'll see your daughter again in heaven
12:32oh
12:34well yes
12:35I
12:36that I know
12:40God would never punish my daughter for having
12:44mental health challenges
12:47that's why she made the mistakes she did
12:51unlike other people her age
12:54people like Holly
12:57they have no excuse
13:00that girl has paraded through life
13:05hurting others and walking away unscathed
13:07swearing she said no wrong
13:13Holly is my niece
13:15Mrs. Choi
13:18and I love her very much
13:22she has a good heart
13:24she does and I'm sure
13:27that whatever she has done to hurt your daughter
13:32she's
13:33she deeply regrets it
13:36you're wrong about that Dr. Horton
13:39your niece
13:41has no regrets for how she treated her friend Sophia
13:46none at all
13:51yeah
13:52well my mom actually didn't get to see Lexi at the little reading
13:56she left after she got that chest set from your father
14:01so it hurt
14:02yeah
14:03I mean
14:04I would love to know what Stefano's intentions were in giving that to her
14:09but
14:09I will say I'm very proud of my mother's resolve to just not go there
14:14right
14:15to
14:16not play his games I think is how she put it
14:19yeah games which continue even though he's gone
14:23that's why I'm really hoping to just keep my kids out of the whole demural orbit
14:28as much as possible you know
14:30I'd like to raise them as Hortons
14:33well I think that's a very wise decision
14:35I guess
14:37not really sure how well that's working out for me either
14:43so
14:45if the board forces you out
14:48they're gonna be in the same untenable situation they were in a year ago
14:51with one key difference
14:54this time
14:57Xander Kyriakas won't have the phones to put up another bid
15:02now without me
15:04and without Titan
15:07finding a new buyer
15:09may no longer be an option
15:10after all
15:12they had no other bids
15:15besides the two of us
15:16when it was put on the market last
15:23well
15:25the board
15:28may not like some of your choices
15:31but there's no way
15:33that they will choose closing the hospital over you retaining ownership
15:42my thoughts exactly
15:44now don't get me wrong
15:46I understand there should be repercussions for
15:50the unauthorized experiments I conducted in my lab
15:57but to actually want me gone altogether shows how short sighted they all really are
16:03I mean why can't they see that the drug that I am developing has the potential to help thousands
16:09if not millions of people
16:11and not to mention that it would be a gold mine
16:14not just for the hospital right
16:27so you Jack and Jennifer there's still tension between you
16:32yeah
16:33yeah there is
16:35ever since the custody suit there's been this
16:38resentment that I've had towards them
16:41that I have not been able to shake
16:43pretty sure they feel the same way about me too
16:46well
16:48you are a great father
16:50that I know
16:51and you've done so much to keep Abigail's memory alive
16:56I know that Jack and Jennifer are grateful for that
17:07what are you thinking?
17:08what are you thinking?
17:11oh
17:16before I
17:18found out it was Lexi in the pod
17:22I thought it was Abby
17:23that EJ was bringing back
17:27and as much as nothing would make me happier
17:30I was upset
17:34that he was doing that
17:36keeping it from me
17:39I don't know
17:41obviously it wasn't Abigail
17:42so
17:44I was upset for no reason
17:47still
17:48I mean I can totally see why you felt that way
17:54and you know
17:55I wouldn't put anything past DJ
18:02oh
18:03it'll definitely be a windfall for me
18:07once this miracle drug gets FDA clearance and hits the market
18:11especially because
18:13due to the nature of the drug's development
18:16the hospital holds no rights for it
18:20all of the funding came from my own pocket
18:24and once the lab at the hospital is no longer a viable option
18:28I relocated to one on my own private property
18:31right
18:32how is that going by the way?
18:35are you still considering continuing with the FDA approved channels?
18:39I talked to Mark
18:41he said cutting corners could lead to some really dangerous outcomes
18:46so...
18:46hmm
18:48I thought we agreed
18:49this wasn't going to be a work dinner
18:54yeah I suppose but I just
18:56great
18:57then how about I get this waiter's attention
19:00and we order some dessert
19:01and some possible after dinner liquor
19:06sure
19:14Mrs. Choi I um...
19:17I don't presume
19:18to know how you feel right now
19:23however I have
19:26lost a child
19:29and in my grief
19:32I also struggled with finding forgiveness
19:37for the families
19:37Dr. Horton
19:39I had no idea
19:42I'm terribly sorry for your loss
19:45but if you're going to tell me
19:47that I should just
19:49forgive Holly for everything
19:51that she...
19:52I actually was going to say that the
19:57um...
19:58the person that I struggled
19:59to forgive most
20:02was myself
20:08for...
20:10for...
20:10for things I should have known
20:13I could have done
20:15differently
20:17could have done
20:20better
20:23you and I both know that no amount of anger
20:27or recrimination on oneself
20:29is going to take away
20:33that pain
20:36that pain
20:37the loss
20:43this is why I know that
20:47I know that Holly made some
20:50serious mistakes
20:52when it came to
20:54how she handled things with your daughter
20:58but I hope that your faith
21:01guides you to extend Holly the grace that God so generously extends to us
21:08for our mistakes
21:15I'm just saying it might be helpful to get some things up your chest
21:20I don't need to talk to anyone already
21:22okay I'm fine
21:24are you really?
21:26Holly you're hardly eating
21:28you're the one who just told me you've been having nightmares
21:31plus...
21:31you just admitted you're struggling with school
21:34I... I'm worried about you Holly
21:36seriously?
21:38you're worried about me?
21:39no, no
21:40I should be the one who's worried about you
21:42what's that supposed to mean?
21:44uh... two words
21:46Liam Sileko
21:51what is wrong with you?
21:54I...
21:54are you really that obsessed with my daughter that you would turn down the chance at a better life?
22:00look it's not just about Ari, okay?
22:02I mean I really, really care about her but
22:06my parents are in Salem too
22:08I can't just leave them behind no matter what amount of money you give me
22:10then take them with you
22:13or they can visit you from time to time
22:15what is the big deal?
22:18just take the money
22:20and get out of town
22:21I can't do it
22:24my plea deal says I have to stay in Salem for literacy tutoring
22:26and I've already switched tutors once
22:28okay, the DA is not going to let me out of this deal
22:32okay
22:33who is your current tutor?
22:35Julie Williams
22:38oh Joy
22:40one of my favorite people
22:45fine
22:47I'll talk to Julie
22:49and see if there's a way that you can leave town without jeopardizing your plea deal
22:55but only
22:57if you agree right here and right now to leave once I do
23:01take the money
23:03take the money
23:04spend it however you want
23:07but you will not make contact
23:09or talk to my daughter
23:11ever again
23:13do we have a deal?
23:19if you can really do all that?
23:21if you can really do all that?
23:24then yeah, that's a deal
23:46would you get off my case about Liam?
23:48my mom's already on stupidly high alert
23:51I don't need you being all overprotective too
23:53so we should just be okay with you dating a criminal?
23:56I'm sorry but this whole bad boy mixed up with the wrong side of the law thing
24:00kind of screams echoes of Doug the third, don't you think?
24:03Liam has nothing to do with Doug
24:06and plus, for the record, Liam and I are not technically dating
24:10we've barely even kissed
24:11yeah, but you do plan on dating him, right?
24:14okay, now you do sound like my mom
24:16shouldn't you be more chill about this?
24:18I mean, being my best friend and all
24:20all I'm saying is I think maybe your mom might have a point
24:23or maybe you've just forgotten what it's like to have an overbearing parent around
24:27given that your mom is thousands of miles away
24:30wow
24:34that was unfair, right?
24:37I'm sorry Holly, I know how much you miss her right now given everything that's going on
24:41yeah, I do, Ari
24:42oh, of course you do
24:46I'm sorry for being hard on you just now
24:48I know you're all my case about Liam because you care about me
24:52and...
24:53Holly, I care about you too
24:55so much
24:57and hey
24:59I'm always here for you
25:01and I'm not going anywhere
25:04you better not
25:06never
25:07I promise
25:14you know
25:15I just realized that we have spent a lot of this date talking about the past
25:22oh, what a buzzkill
25:24yeah
25:26jeez
25:26so, I was thinking maybe we could just talk about the present
25:31always a great idea
25:32yeah
25:32okay
25:34well
25:37any exciting plans for the summer?
25:39oh, summer
25:40oh boy, well
25:42you know their family vacations probably off the table since we just got back
25:46I'm good
25:48but honestly, I think the kids are really looking forward to spending less time with
25:54boring old dad and more time with their friends
25:56ah, so they've already reached the whole my parents aren't cool anymore age, huh?
26:01I got there a while ago and I just didn't even notice
26:04really
26:05no, but with that in mind, I've just been trying to organize some activities for them to do without boring
26:10dad
26:11yeah
26:11like, uh, Charlotte's got our camp coming up
26:14and then it's either ballet or gymnastics, whichever one she's more interested in
26:19great
26:20and what about Thomas?
26:22well, Thomas is, uh, it's a little trickier
26:25you see, we got him in Little League recently, but I don't think it's a good fit
26:30why not?
26:32well, they got him in the outfield and, uh, let's just say he's been catching more bugs than balls
26:39okay, so he's just not really into the game then
26:42no, not as a player, it's, uh, it's funny
26:45you know, the whole reason we got him in the Little League is because he is just absolutely obsessed with
26:51the Cubs
26:51you know, he lives for baseball season, so
26:54it's just like my dad
26:56uh, he used to say that being a Cubs fan was an act of hope
27:00I didn't really understand that back then, but I do now
27:05and I remember that smile when he said it too
27:08you know, it was just a smile that made you feel really safe
27:13and like, you know, everything was going to be okay
27:30so I was late picking Felicity up from school
27:33and when I got there, I saw she was in the waiting room talking to another classmate
27:38and the conversation looked like it was really intense
27:40so when we got in the car, I asked her
27:43well, you know, what were you guys talking about?
27:47and she said
27:50that girl was staring at me
27:53so I told her, God made me a little different
27:56but I still feel
27:58just like you
28:00and I'm just as special as you
28:02and I was so proud of her
28:06it's where you should have been
28:09and she is special
28:11like a sister
28:15well, thank you for saying that
28:19well, speaking of family
28:21do you, um, do you speak to your daughter Sydney often?
28:26I do, actually
28:28we're, uh, we're quite close
28:32she's a wonderful woman
28:36she's whip-smart
28:38strong like her mother
28:40witty and charming like her father
28:43oh, lucky girl
28:46does she have any plans to come to Salem soon?
28:52I'm...
28:53I'm sure that she's going to come back to Salem very soon
28:58actually, once she finishes school
29:04of course
29:06if I'd had my way
29:07she never would have left
29:11you know, every time I find myself here
29:16I look through the gifts
29:19read the cards
29:22so many
29:25however, there is one person who has yet to share a kind word
29:30your niece
29:31your niece
29:35I am sorry
29:38that Holly hasn't shared a kind word as you put it
29:43it is possible that she just felt it wasn't appropriate for her to come here
29:48considering how she left things with Sophia
29:53yeah
29:54and it wouldn't be
29:57since she obviously feels no remorse whatsoever
30:01for how she treated my daughter
30:04instead, she publicly denounced her
30:08which to me is unforgivable
30:13and I know that it is not my place to demand atonement
30:17but I will not feel peace in my heart toward that girl
30:21until justice has been served
30:37it broke my heart
30:39when Sydney left Salem
30:42with her mother
30:44that's my marriage to Samantha was over
30:47which
30:49still baffles me somewhat
30:52how so?
30:55I'm
30:57I'm not quite sure what caused us to
31:00drift apart
31:04but lately I've been wondering if
31:10if what?
31:11well
31:14while you and I were together in Italy
31:16which I obviously have no conscious memories of
31:19did you ever see Samantha
31:21come and visit the rehab center?
31:25I
31:26I don't recall
31:28I mean those memories are
31:30very hazy for me too
31:32strange
31:33isn't it?
31:35that here I was in a coma
31:39no conscious memories
31:41about my time there
31:43yet my subconscious recalls your having been there
31:47reading wuthering heights aloud to me
31:49it's just
31:50I know it is strange
31:54maybe I can unlock some of those memories via my sessions with Marlena
32:02you seem a little troubled by that prospect
32:06oh
32:07you know I
32:09well I put a little thought into it
32:11it's
32:14they say that the brain suppresses certain memories
32:18because it's trying to protect itself from something painful
32:21so I just said
32:21are you sure you want to go down that rabbit hole?
32:24I'm sure
32:26regardless of what
32:28pain it might
32:29elicit
32:31I
32:32I
32:32am determined
32:33to have some questions answered
32:40oh
32:42well this
32:44this was delicious
32:45I mean everything
32:47everything was amazing
32:48thank you for such a lovely
32:51it doesn't have to end now
32:54how about
32:55I pick up the check
32:57and we go for a wander around the park
32:59we can work off all these calories from the dessert
33:04yeah
33:05good idea
33:08so from what I heard
33:11the Cubs are very close to your dad's heart
33:13but the Yankees owned it
33:15didn't they?
33:17that's a fact
33:18yeah
33:20anyway I'm sorry I didn't mean to get emotional
33:23it's just
33:25when my dad just comes up in conversation
33:28I am
33:30tired
33:30I completely understand
33:34you know
33:34if
33:36you're willing to go out with me again
33:40maybe we can go to a Cubs game next time
33:43honor your dad
33:46well
33:46I would love them
33:48both the Cubs game
33:50and
33:50going out with you again
33:56what
33:56what is it?
34:08so he's teaching martial arts now?
34:11yeah
34:11until he can get his personal training certification
34:14right
34:14and how's he liking it so far?
34:17I know he's always been kind of a nerd about that sort of thing
34:19yeah
34:19he has
34:21I'm excited for him
34:24but
34:25but what?
34:28it just feels like our lives are moving in two different directions
34:32you know?
34:34yes but
34:35Tate loves you
34:36I'm sure he'll always go in the direction that leads to you two being together
34:42I'm sorry
34:43too sappy
34:44no
34:44no
34:45not at all
34:46I was just thinking how lucky I am that you and I are friends again
34:50the world will have to work a lot harder to break us up for good
34:54we survived Doug the third
34:55we survived Sophia
34:58yeah
34:59we'll be besties forever
35:00my ride or die girl
35:02come close
35:13yeah
35:14hey mom what are you doing here?
35:16ah just picking a word of apple cake for Phillip
35:19are you waiting for someone?
35:21i was with Holly but she just left
35:25well do you mind if I join you? i was gonna reach out to you later anyway
35:29Yeah, sure. Have a seat.
35:32What's up?
35:34Uh, well, I got a call from Mrs. Choi earlier.
35:40There's going to be a service for Sophia tomorrow afternoon.
35:45Would you like to go with me?
35:50Ari, I know that you have complicated feelings for Sophia.
35:54I, uh, but there's a chance that this could help you work through some of those feelings.
36:03I, I don't know, Mom. I don't know that I'm ready to handle all of that.
36:09Okay. I understand.
36:13Believe me, when, um, when my sister died, your Thea, Mariana,
36:23I didn't want to go to the funeral either.
36:27Reasons that I won't get into.
36:31But your abuela, she said to me,
36:37Mija, someone who shows up,
36:40even when it's complicated,
36:44even when your first instinct is to run away,
36:48it's strength,
36:50it's heart,
36:52it's character.
36:55Eso muestra valor y integridad.
37:01Always go to the funeral, mija.
37:05Okay.
37:07I'll go.
37:09Yeah.
37:22Hey, Holly.
37:23Hey.
37:23I didn't know you were out.
37:24Oh, uh, yeah, I met Ari at the pub.
37:27We wanted to celebrate the end of our freshman year.
37:29I'm so glad that you two are close again.
37:31Yeah, me too.
37:33Hey, will you sit down for a second?
37:35I want to talk to you about something, baby.
37:36Okay.
37:38Hi.
37:39What's up?
37:40So,
37:43I was at Sophia's memorial at the pier,
37:46and I ran into Mrs. Choi.
37:50And, um,
37:52she and her family are having a memorial service tomorrow for Sophia.
37:58And I think it might be a good idea for you to go.
38:04I don't, I don't know, answer.
38:05I mean, Mrs. Choi hates me.
38:07She wouldn't want me there.
38:09I, I disagree that she wouldn't want you there.
38:12I think that it would help her to see
38:15that you care about what happened to Sophia,
38:18and that now you're focusing on the good times that you two shared,
38:23and the love that you once had for her.
38:27Will you think about it, at least?
38:29Uh, yeah, I will.
38:35Belle?
38:37Chad?
38:39Picking up where I, uh, uh, we've left off, I see?
38:43We are, yes.
38:46Hey, Kat, E.J.
38:48Hi, hello, Belle.
38:51Kat?
38:53Well, Kat and I are about to take a walk in the park.
39:00I hope you two enjoy your evening as much as we have.
39:06How?
39:07Ah, mm-hmm.
39:13I'm not going to die, isn't it?
39:17I'm not going to die.
39:25I'm not going to die.
39:28I'm not going to die.
39:31I'm not going to die.
39:34Ah, mm-hmm.
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