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00:06This is Troy. Can I get you something? Coffee? Cake?
00:12Um, maybe later.
00:14Thank you again, Mr. Brady, for agreeing to host the reception here after Sophia's prayer service.
00:24I'm not calling it a memorial because I know in my heart that my daughter isn't gone.
00:31So I've been praying to God for a miracle, for him to bring her home to us.
00:40Well, Mrs. Troy, I hope very much you kiss your miracle.
00:45And my heart goes out to you and your entire family.
01:05It's good to see you on the mend.
01:07Yeah, well, I'm getting there. I'm almost cleared to head back to work, but for desk duty.
01:15Have they assigned you a new partner yet?
01:17No, not yet.
01:19Any idea who it'll be?
01:21No, I got no clue.
01:23Why, you have someone you could recommend?
01:25I'll give it some thought.
01:27And have you given any thought to, uh, what's next for you?
01:42Well, well, well, well, well, well.
01:45What have we here?
01:47Well, Julie roped me into judging a baking contest between Thomas and Charlotte.
01:52They made their favorite cupcakes.
01:55Oh.
01:55Oh, did you get a chance to see Steve and Stephanie and Kayla before they left?
02:00Oh, yes.
02:01Yes, I'm glad I got a chance to see them.
02:04Mm-mm.
02:04You were gone longer than I thought you'd be.
02:06Yes, I, I, I stopped to see someone else first.
02:13Who?
02:16Gwen.
02:29You're starting early.
02:32I suppose it's five o'clock somewhere though, isn't it?
02:36I couldn't care less what time it is.
02:40That's serious, eh?
02:48It is.
02:50Yeah.
02:59You're looking sharp, Philip.
03:02I just came from the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
03:09A few of the men I served with are buried there.
03:12Grateful for your service.
03:15And for your brothers.
03:17I'm proud I served.
03:20But not proud of a lot of what I did afterward.
03:26Are you okay?
03:31No, I'm not.
03:32No, I'm not.
03:37Xander?
03:40What are you doing here?
03:43Moving back in.
03:46I'm sorry, what?
03:47The sprinklers went off in my apartment.
03:49There's water damage.
03:51All being repaired is going to be uninhabitable.
03:54So I thought in the meantime I'd just hang my hat here.
03:57And just make everything incredibly awkward for everyone else.
03:59Why can't you just stay at the end?
04:01Why should I stay in some cramped hotel room?
04:03I can stay here in my own home near my daughter and...
04:06You.
04:17Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
04:43This is Troy.
04:45May I join you?
04:51Thank you for meeting with me.
04:54You said you had an update on the case.
04:56I do.
05:00I'm so terribly sorry to tell you this,
05:04but the search and recovery operation for Sophia has been called off.
05:09What does that mean?
05:12As much as we want to bring your daughter's body home,
05:17and we have poured every resource into doing so.
05:20The team has determined that there's almost no chance of recovering her remains.
05:27Almost.
05:29Then there is still hope.
05:32No.
05:33No.
05:34They have to keep looking.
05:38The team we have is the best there is.
05:41Okay, and they've assured me that continuing the effort, it just, it wouldn't change the outcome.
05:54Again, I am so very sorry.
06:02Chad shared with me that Gwen was hurt because she thought I didn't want anything to do with her.
06:08And the truth is, she's right.
06:13Has that changed?
06:16It's been four years since we lost our daughter.
06:24Tangled up in all of my grief are so many regrets.
06:30And I can't keep adding to them.
06:34So I told Gwen I wanted to try to have some kind of relationship with her.
06:41And?
06:43And she's open to the idea.
06:48How about you?
06:53Damn it, Xander, I don't get it.
06:56What?
06:57What don't you get?
06:58We're divorced, and not amicably.
07:01Why the hell would you want to be any closer to me?
07:03I thought that would be obvious.
07:05For our daughter!
07:07Now that I've got visitation right, she's constantly being shuffled back and forth between us.
07:10Which is working fine.
07:11Her nanny doesn't mind.
07:12Fran is a nanny, not a chauffeur.
07:15I just think it would be better for everyone, especially our daughter, if we're all together under one roof.
07:23Philip, I'm stunned.
07:26Hey, I blame myself.
07:28For being stupidly naive.
07:32For thinking she actually had some integrity.
07:36That she wouldn't lie to me.
07:38Especially about something this huge.
07:42Yeah.
07:44I'm sorry she did the Seatman.
07:46And a Titan.
07:48We've both played dirty in the past.
07:51I thought that made us compatible.
07:55Made me, off limits, as a target.
08:00I stupidly convinced myself I could trust her.
08:04Now our family could lose everything.
08:15Yeah, I got a plan in the works.
08:18Solid one.
08:19Just not...
08:20Not quite ready to put it out there yet.
08:23Okay.
08:23Well, I hope you'll let me know.
08:26When you're ready.
08:28For sure.
08:31I mean, hey, look.
08:32I...
08:34There's not a day that goes by where I don't wish I can go back.
08:39Change what happened that night.
08:41Look, I get that.
08:42I've been there.
08:44Right?
08:44I know the remorse is real.
08:46I do.
08:48But...
08:48Come on, you can't keep living in this forever.
08:50At some point you're gonna...
08:51You're gonna have to move on.
08:53I think you're ready.
08:55Look, JJ.
08:57I'm not holding any grudges against you whatsoever.
09:00You and I, we're good.
09:02And I mean that.
09:05Now what I need you to do is I need you to stop looking backwards.
09:07I need you to start looking forward.
09:10I'm trying, man.
09:13I'm trying.
09:16Jennifer, I know how you feel about Gwen.
09:21But this is just something I felt I needed to do.
09:23No, I get it.
09:24I completely understand.
09:27I mean, she's your daughter.
09:29Of course you want a relationship with her.
09:33I think I...
09:35It just makes me feel envious.
09:39Because I miss Abigail.
09:43And I know this sounds so ungenerous, but I always feel envious when I see a mother with her little
09:50girl.
09:52I mean, I was at a department store the other day and then the mother and daughter were there.
09:57They were buying a prom dress and I...
10:01I couldn't even take it. I had to leave.
10:05You know, I mean, I would do anything to have a little girl again to just talk with and laugh
10:15with and...
10:17You know, just hug and into the love.
10:24And you still have that, Jack.
10:28And I love you.
10:32And I know that you have also suffered so much losing Abigail.
10:39So I want this for you.
10:41I really do.
10:42And I want to support you.
10:43And I want to be happy for you.
10:45And...
10:46And I'm gonna try.
10:47I really am.
10:50Sweetheart.
10:58I refuse to accept this.
11:01Mrs. Choi.
11:02No, why are you sitting here?
11:04Get out there and find my daughter!
11:06Is everything okay here?
11:10I just had to inform Mrs. Choi that the search and recovery operation for Sophia has been called off.
11:18I have worn that badge.
11:21With many cases like this and I know how heartbreaking it is for everyone, but...
11:26Mrs. Choi, I promise you, this does not mean the Salem PD is going to forget about your daughter.
11:34Mrs. Choi.
11:35Not at all.
11:36The investigation is ongoing.
11:38Have you found anything else?
11:40Mrs. Choi.
11:41When we dragged the river, we recovered a gun.
11:46It was the same gun that was used to pistol whip Johnny.
11:51Mrs. Choi.
11:52What?
11:55Why am I just hearing about this now?
11:58And where on earth would my daughter get a gun?
12:01Mrs. Choi.
12:01Now that is a very good question.
12:07Mrs. Choi.
12:08She kept saying she owed me.
12:10Mrs. Choi.
12:11Mrs. Choi.
12:13Mrs. Choi.
12:14She gave Titan the Gabby Chic shipping contract even though DeMera made her a better offer.
12:19Mrs. Choi.
12:20Mrs. Choi.
12:20Then she said if she got Stefan's inheritance, she wanted to give me a chunk of it.
12:25Mrs. Choi.
12:26Mrs. Choi.
12:26Mrs. Choi.
12:27Mrs. Choi.
12:32Mrs. Choi.
12:34Mrs. Choi.
12:35Mrs. Choi.
12:38Mrs. Choi.
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12:42Mrs. Choi.
12:44Mrs. Choi.
12:45Mrs. Choi.
12:47Mrs. Choi.
12:47Mrs. Choi.
12:49Mrs. Choi.
12:50Mrs. Choi.
12:53Mrs. Choi.
12:56Mrs. Choi.
13:00forever. What happened? I've betrayed him in a way that he'll never be able to forget.
13:09Did you cheat? Oh, God, no, no, no, no. I love him. I'd never do that. It was something
13:18else, something that I wish that I had been honest about from the beginning, and I wasn't,
13:24and now, if I get the chance to self-destruct, I take it every damn time. Yeah. Join the
13:37club. Membership is eternal. Come on, Sarah. How do you think it would be better for Victoria
13:47to have one home? To live in a stable environment with two parents that love her? I think it
13:52would be a farce. Well, that we love her. To assume that we can co-exist. I mean, my
13:57God, Xander, being under the same roof, sharing hallways and a driveway, a kitchen, it would
14:04just, it would make everything way worse, and you know it. And you're afraid we'll fight?
14:22Oh, are you afraid of something else?
14:36You and Gabby, you love each other. There's no chance that you could forgive her, really,
14:43for doing the full Judas? No, I don't. I kicked her out of the house and told her I never
14:56want to see her here from wherever again. Look, give it some time. You know, your feelings
15:05will might change. I don't know, Brady. I can't see ever getting past this.
15:18I'm sorry. I've been babbling about myself for way too long. What's going on with you?
15:24Well, you know, some good stuff. Some not-so-good stuff. Okay, let's start with the good.
15:37My father came to see me. He wants to try to rebuild a relationship.
15:46Gwen, that's great. What does that mean exactly?
15:53I'm not sure, but, um, I do want to find out. See, I'm not, I'm not going to muck things
16:04up this time. I don't get many second chances, and I, I will not waste it.
16:18And you, and you're right. It's been almost four years, Jack.
16:27And I have so much anger, and I, and I, I do have to figure out a way to just
16:33let it go.
16:37But this anger, it, it, it, it's, it's like this candle that I have lit for Abigail.
16:45And I think I'm so afraid that if I let the flame go out, it'll be like I'm starting to
16:52forget her.
16:53No, we will never forget her.
16:57We will, we will never stop loving her, and never stop missing her.
17:07To live in a constant state of fury, and, and pain, and resentment.
17:14We both know that that is not the way to honor her memory.
17:16I know, Jack, and I don't want to live like that, and I know Abigail wouldn't want that.
17:22I, I, I, I have to move on. I, I do want to move on.
17:29So that means I just, I have to let go of, of all of these grudges that I am holding
17:35on to, Jack.
17:38And, and I have to support you if you want to be in Gwen's life.
17:47Thank you, Jennifer.
17:55So how did you get here?
17:57You didn't walk.
17:59Yeah, it took me two hours. It's not bad, though, right?
18:04I'm joking. I'm joking. No, Jada, she dropped me off.
18:09And how's that going? You two living together.
18:12Hey, no, we're not, we're not living together, all right?
18:16I'm just, I'm just crashing at her place until I can get back up on my own two feet.
18:22So there's no, all right, look, there's no denying that Jada's a beautiful woman.
18:29She is, and I'm, oh, I'm breathing.
18:33But no, no, it's been strictly in the friend zone.
18:36Jen's been amazing. I mean, been patient.
18:40You know, with my, um, my recovery, honestly, I don't, I don't know how I'd be able to do this
18:46without her.
18:48Well, hey, if she ever needs a day off, or if you ever need anything, well, thank you.
18:53And same to you, but not because of what happened, because, because you and I are family.
19:00And friends?
19:03Yeah, always.
19:06The FBI used a forensic technique called small particle reagent.
19:11It allowed them to obtain evidence from the gun, even though it had been in the river.
19:17And they found Sophia's fingerprints, along with Johnny's blood.
19:23I don't believe this.
19:25Can the gun be traced back to the original order?
19:29Uh, no.
19:31The serial number was filed off.
19:36Where was she as you get a gun like that?
19:39I don't know.
19:41But, I intend to find out.
19:47If this is about your so-called irresistible pull,
19:52need I remind you that I am happily involved with another man?
19:56Interesting, that's where you mind when.
19:58The point is, the pull doesn't exist.
20:03So, being around you, as long as you remain non-homicidal,
20:09isn't a problem for me.
20:11Then what is the problem?
20:12Maggie already let Philip move back in.
20:14She can't keep me from staying in a home that is legally half mine, and neither can you.
20:19Fine.
20:21Just stay out of my way.
20:23Will do.
20:24And don't you dare bring any of your women here.
20:28Okay?
20:28So, that means no Gwen or whoever else you're sleeping with.
20:32Oh, but I bet it's just fine and dandy for you to bring Brady around, isn't it?
20:35Do not even try to compare the two.
20:54No, it's a tie.
20:55Tie.
20:56It's a tie.
20:56We can't pick a winner.
20:58No.
20:58Hey, Mom.
21:00Oh, hi.
21:00Hey, Daddy.
21:02Hi.
21:02Oh, it's good to see you.
21:04You too.
21:05Son, it is good to see you.
21:10So, guys happy to be back in Salem?
21:12Yes, always.
21:14We've just been missing everyone, and, you know, the weather's so great.
21:17We thought it was a good time to come back.
21:20You had to check on me?
21:21No.
21:22Wait a minute.
21:23The talking to you on the phone isn't nearly the same as seeing a person, and we're a little concerned
21:29because of what happened in the past.
21:32Listen, I don't blame you for that, and I appreciate how much you care, but I am doing better.
21:40Better than I have been in a long time.
21:48Hey.
21:49Yeah?
21:49How was breakfast with J.J.?
21:51It was good.
21:52I mean, he's obviously still holding on to some of the weight of what happened, but I made sure to
21:57let him know that I don't blame him for anything.
21:59Well, I'm sure that goes a long way.
22:02Yeah.
22:03Yeah, I think he's turning the corner, which is great.
22:07So, what about you?
22:08Did you meet up with Amy Choi?
22:13Yeah.
22:16I just finished telling her and her husband that their daughter's almost certainly dead.
22:25Now, her body may probably never be found.
22:32It's the worst part of the job.
22:44Well, I'm sure you're getting lots of thank yous today.
22:49Well-deserved, and you have my gratitude.
22:52And you have mine, Roman.
22:56Everything you did for the holiday means a lot.
23:00Decorations.
23:02The table.
23:04I heard you're cooking meals for the vets.
23:07The best I can do.
23:08Vets, PDs, and money's no good here.
23:10Ever.
23:11Now, listen.
23:12I've got to get back to the kitchen, so help yourself to coffee, whatever else you need.
23:27Mrs. Choi.
23:29Yes?
23:31I just wanted to say, I'm very sorry for your loss.
23:38Have we met?
23:41Oh, forgive me.
23:44Philip Kiriakis.
23:45I'm Tate's uncle.
23:48I know.
23:50I've heard that name before.
23:52I'm so glad I ran into you.
23:58So, that's the good news.
24:01Dare I ask what the bad is?
24:08I made an ill-advised deal with my ex.
24:13Xander and I agreed to be not friends with benefits.
24:25Xander is an excellent choice.
24:30But I don't get it.
24:33Like, how is casual sex with Xander a bad thing?
24:40Oh, you caught feelings.
24:46Xander is an ill-advised deal with Xander.
24:50Brady.
24:52Hi.
24:53Hi.
24:54What's going on?
24:57Xander is moving in.
25:01Really?
25:02How come?
25:05Oh, ugh.
25:06Maybe Henderson needs to help you cut your veggies.
25:09What's the damage at my place?
25:11Water damage, that's a bummer.
25:14Sarah was just giving a passionate speech about why it's a problem for me to move back into my own
25:19home.
25:20I think maybe she's afraid of what might happen.
25:24Hmm.
25:25Have a solution.
25:26This ought to be good.
25:28No, seriously, you need to get settled in.
25:30We can get out of your hair.
25:33Just go to my place.
25:49These past few weeks, um, I've been thinking about the choices I've made.
25:55By choices, you mean...
25:57In my career.
25:59I rejoined the Salem PD without talking to Theo first.
26:04Which he was very understandably upset about.
26:06And I...
26:08I did it because I thought I had the judgment to be a good cop.
26:12That I was ready to be back out on the street.
26:16And I found out the hard way.
26:19That neither was true.
26:21The night of the blackout.
26:25So I quit.
26:28And I wasn't in a great place for a while, but...
26:31Talking to you guys.
26:33Talking to Julie.
26:35Helped me come out of it.
26:38How so?
26:40You reminded me that I had started over before.
26:44And the reason I rejoined the force wasn't...
26:47It wasn't really because I wanted to be a cop.
26:49It was...
26:50It was because I wanted to do some good.
26:52That's right.
26:53And I still do.
26:55I want to serve the public.
26:58Just not with a gun.
27:00And as you know, after...
27:02After what happened with Theo, I became an EMT.
27:06And mom...
27:07That work...
27:09It was meaningful.
27:12And fulfilling.
27:14I felt like I was making a difference.
27:16And I feel like I can again.
27:20So I decided to get recertified.
27:23You took the test.
27:25I didn't say anything because I wasn't sure how it would pan out.
27:28But I passed.
27:30And I applied to rejoin the Salem Fire Department.
27:32Oh my goodness.
27:33That is so wonderful.
27:35JJ, I am so proud of you.
27:37I am so proud of you.
27:38Thank you, Dad.
27:40Oh, yes.
27:45Sean, something about this just doesn't add up.
27:49Sophia may have been a deeply troubled young woman.
27:53But she was a part of some crime syndicate.
28:00I mean, an untraceable gun, that is not an amateur's weapon.
28:06I don't know.
28:08I don't know.
28:09I mean, you think maybe she might be working with someone else?
28:14Nothing we discovered points to that.
28:17And going by what she told Johnny, the motives, they were of her own.
28:27Clearly, clearly there is something that we're missing here.
28:31I have a question I want to ask you.
28:34It's rather personal.
28:38It's okay.
28:40Please.
28:46As you know, my daughter, Sophia, she fell into the Salem River.
28:51And now she's missing.
28:53And I've been doing some research about what it takes to survive a fall like that.
28:58And I came across your name.
29:00And I know that you did it and several others have as well.
29:05Please tell me how.
29:07Tell me everything that you did to stay alive.
29:12I'm sorry.
29:16But I can't.
29:25Unfortunately, my feelings for Xander have returned.
29:29Despite my best efforts to keep things casual, my feelings have crept back in.
29:37And Xander doesn't feel the same.
29:40He wants what he signed up for.
29:42Sex, no mess.
29:46I'm sorry.
29:49No.
29:51Just like your words, it's my own damn fault, isn't it?
29:55I mean, I knew what I was getting into.
29:58I thought I would be okay with things being casual, you know.
30:02Be cool and detached.
30:06Sleep with Xander.
30:07Even though I knew he was still very much in love with his ex-wife.
30:14Yes.
30:17Yes, he is.
30:19Sarah is the goddess worthy of his eternal devotion.
30:23And me, I'm just good for a romp in the bloody hay.
30:26I'm sure Xander cares about you.
30:31I don't know.
30:32Maybe at one point he did.
30:36Just like everyone else who's cared for me at one time, it doesn't...
30:41It doesn't last long.
30:45It's all right, I'm used to it since I was a child.
30:51And since my mum died, I just told myself I need to just do what I need to do to
30:58survive, you know.
31:00And I will be fine.
31:02Just...
31:03No emotions.
31:05No emotional fluff.
31:11I'm not fine.
31:15I do want to matter to someone, and...
31:20No matter how much I tell myself I don't need love, I...
31:26I bloody do.
31:33Well, seeing as I'm just getting off of work, I just desperately want to take a nap somewhere that...
31:39Xander isn't having a temper tantrum.
31:42Well, there's plenty of, uh, peace and quiet.
31:45At my place, Tate's not there, so it's empty.
31:47Oh, yeah, I'm sure Brady's ribbiting conversation will put Sarah right to sleep.
31:52With a smile on my face.
31:54Because Brady knows how to satisfy me in all the ways.
31:58I'm going to go upstairs and get some stuff ready.
32:00Okay.
32:00Okay.
32:08So what bedroom are you going to pick?
32:10What's it for you?
32:12And why do you give a damn where I'm sleeping?
32:16Unless...
32:18You don't have a problem with me being this, unless do you?
32:30My two cents?
32:33Xander can't give you what you need.
32:36Except in bed, that is.
32:38And find someone who will.
32:44And be honest.
32:46Completely honest with that person.
32:48And everyone you care about.
32:52Like you wish you were with Philip.
32:57Learn from my mistake.
33:01Hmm.
33:04Anyway...
33:05I have to get going.
33:08You gonna drink away your feelings?
33:11Yep.
33:12That's the plan.
33:13Anyway, good luck to you.
33:17You too.
33:20And Gwen...
33:23It's Xander's loss.
33:41No, Xander, I don't have a problem with you staying here.
33:45You can pick fights with me.
33:47You can take your shots.
33:49You can mess with Basic Black.
33:50You can even stay in this house.
33:52It's not going to change a thing.
33:55We'll see about that.
33:58Ready?
34:01Sure am.
34:19Why can't you tell me?
34:24Because...
34:25I never fell into the river.
34:31It's a long and embarrassing story,
34:35but the short version is
34:39I staged my own murder in order to frame someone else.
34:45When they found my prosthetic leg,
34:47which I'd thrown in the water,
34:51everyone assumed the worst.
34:54My God.
34:57I was in the middle of a mental health crisis at the time
34:59and not thinking clearly,
35:01to say the least.
35:07Sophia was in a dark place, too.
35:10I hope you're...
35:12feeling better now.
35:15I am.
35:16I got the help I needed.
35:20I wish Sophia had accepted help.
35:24I wish I knew how badly she needed it.
35:31The items on that table each have symbolic meaning.
35:36The rose reminds us of those who are missing,
35:40as well as their loved ones who keep the faith
35:42while they seek answers.
35:45I do.
35:48I do have faith.
35:52Mrs. Troy, I sincerely hope that Sophia...
35:59I have to believe that my baby's still alive.
36:05I need to hold her again.
36:09I would do anything to hold her again.
36:20JJ, what we...
36:22What I said earlier about your mom and me,
36:27seeing you in person,
36:29it's not that...
36:30It's not that we didn't believe you on the phone,
36:33but when you're...
36:35When your child...
36:37When your child...
36:39nearly takes his own life,
36:42even though it was almost a decade ago,
36:45the fear that it could happen again
36:47never goes away, JJ.
36:48Never.
36:50I understand.
36:52But, Mom,
36:54please know I am not going to hurt myself.
36:59That is nowhere in my head.
37:03Like I said,
37:04I am in a much better place now.
37:09Come such a long way, JJ.
37:13I didn't do it alone.
37:16Thankfully, I had the care and support
37:19from the people who love me.
37:22I value my life.
37:25And everyone in it.
37:28Especially the two of you.
37:34You know, maybe it's time we start thinking
37:35outside of the box on Sophia.
37:37I've got a couple of contacts on the street,
37:39and maybe they know something about that kind of weapon.
37:41And if that doesn't pan out,
37:42then I always ask my Uncle Steve.
37:45All right, all right.
37:46Slow down, Robocop.
37:48You're on medical leave.
37:50Remember?
37:53Look, we can talk about the case later.
37:55But right now,
37:57we're going to get you home.
37:59All right.
38:00We'll get up.
38:01I'm careful.
38:03Don't you, uh...
38:05Don't you mean to, uh...
38:06Your home?
38:10All right.
38:12Hold on.
38:12I'm moving.
38:13All right.
38:15Wow.
38:16You look like a real hero.
38:23Thank you for your service.
38:26Save it.
38:28Semper Fi means always faithful,
38:31always loyal.
38:33Those don't apply to you.
38:54you're good.
39:09You're good.
39:23Don't you say it's a good one.
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