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00:00This is nice, just having a normal day together.
00:03I know. I agree. I just love seeing you like this.
00:08Oh, my God, Tate, when Mrs. Troy ripped into me like that, I was so freaked out.
00:13I mean, can you believe she actually wanted to have me charged with manslaughter?
00:18I know. Look, I feel for Sophia's family, obviously, but wanting to put you in prison for this is just
00:27beyond ridiculous.
00:30I'm thankful my Aunt Belle said that there's not enough evidence to take you to trial, though.
00:34Yeah, Justin said the same. But hearing it officially from the district attorney, it's like I can finally breathe again.
00:42Like this whole Sophia nightmare is finally over.
00:52I was surprised to receive your call, Mrs. Troy. I know I'm not exactly your favorite person.
01:00I wasn't very nice to you when we first met.
01:03Well, you were concerned for your grandchild.
01:08Sophia came to you because she was afraid of how I would react to learning that she was intending to
01:17give her baby away.
01:20When I heard that, I could have just given her the understanding and compassion she so clearly needed from her
01:31own mother.
01:35Instead, I just kept trying to control her, trying to control the whole situation.
01:45Maybe if I had just let her hire you, everything would have been different.
01:48And there's no way to know that.
01:51You knew it.
01:54You warned me that if I didn't just accept that it was Sophia's decision, that I could lose her.
02:05And knowing her, I would give anything to go back and just love her without judgment and condition.
02:24What do I do, Melinda?
02:29What do I do with all this regret?
02:41Listen, Gina, I just want to take a moment and let you know how much I appreciate all your help
02:46that you've been given the last few weeks.
02:48I do know that, but if you want to show me how much you appreciate me, you can let me
02:55have last night's Sweet Bits cookies back at my place.
02:59Yeah, listen, about that, I'm thinking that, you know, since I was going back to work and, I don't know,
03:06maybe it's time that I move back home.
03:11Oh, okay, I mean, if that's what you want, but you still can't drive.
03:16Okay, that is true, but I just, I don't want to overstay my welcome.
03:23You haven't.
03:27Okay, Detective, well, let's head back to my place and relax.
03:31Okay.
03:33Okay.
03:43Okay.
03:47Okay.
04:50There she is.
04:53You are such a good girl, and you are an excellent hang, too, if I do say so myself.
04:59Playing peek-a-boo with you, it really takes me back.
05:04Makes me think of Baby Jude, and of course, Trey, mi querido.
05:10Maybe you and Trey can have a play date sometime, as I'm sure you noticed when you met his total
05:15cutie-pie.
05:16And did you happen to get a good look at Javi?
05:20Oh, he was my cutie-pie.
05:23Alas, now he is taken.
05:28You're throwing out your problems to an infant, are you?
05:32She's an excellent listener.
05:34Is that so?
05:35Mm-hmm.
05:36Maybe I should give it a shot, then.
05:42What the hell?
05:44Stephanie, are you insane?
05:48What's going on here?
05:50Your psycho wife just tried to shoot me.
06:12Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
06:29Where did you acquire her, anyway?
06:32On sale at Saxton's, 40% off.
06:36Joy asked me to watch her for a few minutes.
06:38I presume that's the mother.
06:41Yes.
06:42She misplaced her phone, and while she looks for it, I'm getting my baby fix.
06:47Oh.
06:48Colonel Matty.
06:50Still can't believe it.
06:52Honestly, neither can I.
06:54But infants, when they are not screaming their heads off, making you question your will to live, do make fine
06:59company.
07:00You can talk to them about anything.
07:02They never judge you.
07:04Kelsey, this is my dear old friend Guinevere.
07:09You care to listen to her hardships?
07:11That's not my name, and I am not old.
07:15And furthermore, Kelsey, my problems are not PG enough to share with you.
07:19What I need is a drink.
07:22Or do you care to talk to your old friend Matty?
07:29Sorry.
07:30I didn't mean to fall apart.
07:32No, it's okay.
07:33I understand.
07:36That's one of the reasons I reached out.
07:39I remember that you also lost your daughter.
07:46After Haley died, I was drowning in regret, too.
07:52And anger.
07:55So much anger.
07:59But underneath that rage and sorrow was guilt.
08:08What if I had done more?
08:10Could I have saved her?
08:12Is this all really my fault?
08:16It's not your fault, Amy.
08:19So please stop blaming yourself.
08:21You're not going to help anyone.
08:23Not your husband.
08:24Not your sons.
08:27And certainly not Sophia.
08:32That there is something that I can do.
08:36A way I can fight for my daughter.
08:39And I'm hoping you can help me.
08:45I'm ready to get my life back on track.
08:48And that starts with my internship.
08:51Oh, yeah, with Stephanie.
08:52Is that on hold, though?
08:54Well, I mean, it kind of was, but she took a pause after everything that happened.
09:01But she's back from China now and time's passed, so I was hoping to set up a meeting and see
09:06if I can get it going again.
09:08Wow.
09:08Holly, that's great.
09:10I know.
09:10I'm excited to start working and making money.
09:14I know.
09:14I hear that.
09:16I don't know.
09:17I'm really hoping that I get some calls from those flyers that we posted.
09:21I mean, do you really think that people in Salem are looking for a personal trainer that can also teach
09:25themselves?
09:25Yes.
09:26Yes, totally.
09:28Hey, her business is going to be up in no time.
09:31Well, yeah, it better be, considering I just signed a lease on a new space.
09:36It's really cool you could do that.
09:39Barely.
09:40I spent everything I earned teaching at the dojo.
09:43And then, look, if I'm going to make this a job, I'm going to need to do more than just
09:48teach my dad out of our living room.
09:49I need some real clients.
09:52You know what?
09:53I actually found you one.
09:55You did who?
09:57Me.
09:59Me.
10:10Oh, gosh.
10:23Joy, are you okay?
10:26Yeah, I'm...
10:27I'm fine.
10:28No thanks to her.
10:31Steph, what the hell happened?
10:35I was asleep.
10:37And then I heard the door opening.
10:40But then I saw someone coming in that I knew it wasn't you.
10:43I thought it was an intruder.
10:45Oh, come on.
10:46It's not like I was coming through the window.
10:51Sorry.
10:52I'm so sorry.
10:54Where's Kelsey?
10:56The pub with a friend.
10:57Thank God.
11:00Are you sure you're not hurt?
11:02Oh, no.
11:03Not physically.
11:06Do you see this?
11:09That could have been my head.
11:16I'm glad you decided to stay.
11:21I like having you here.
11:22Well, I like being here.
11:24So, we got cookies now.
11:26And, um, what's for tonight?
11:30Um, I have no idea.
11:32Huh?
11:35Sean, look.
11:37What the...
11:40What the...
11:54Oh, I was feeling so good earlier, too.
11:57Like, on top of the world.
12:00Just until I got into it with EJ.
12:03Did he hurt you?
12:05No.
12:07Not physically, anyway.
12:10You say that with such confidence, Sugar Plum.
12:13But I remain deeply concerned for your safety.
12:15All of this bear-poking and taking risks that you're doing, it is not good.
12:20For my complexion, my digestion, and I think one of my eyes has developed a twitch.
12:24Wait.
12:25What happened with EJ?
12:29He told me...
12:32That Xander and Kristen are sleeping together.
12:37Well, that's not cheesy.
12:38That is not an appropriate response, and you had better not print that.
12:43Why do you keep telling me stories I can't do anything with?
12:45You can't do anything with it, because it's not true.
12:50At least, I think it's not true.
12:59I need a lawyer.
13:01But not just any lawyer.
13:03A bulldog.
13:05Someone who is not going to back down.
13:08Didn't the DA decline to bring charges against Holly Jonas?
13:11Which is outrageous, considering that it was Holly's vicious cyberbullying that made Sophia jump off that pier.
13:18Amy, I've been in your shoes.
13:20Okay, more than anything, I wanted the person who caused my daughter's death to pay.
13:24But Haley's case was thrown out for lack of evidence.
13:28So when I got my job back as DA, I made it my mission to nail Kristen De Niro to
13:34the wall.
13:34You wanted to see her pun.
13:35And I wanted to put her behind bars forever because I thought that would ease my pain.
13:42But the truth is, nothing could ease my pain because nothing could bring Haley back.
13:50Now, were Kristen's actions intentional or accidental, I don't know.
13:56I may never know.
13:59But I have come to accept that using my time and energy fighting that battle was never going to fill
14:09the hole in my heart.
14:11That hole will always be there.
14:16But with time and forgiveness, mostly for myself, I was able to move forward with my life.
14:25I am working on accepting that Sophia is gone.
14:37But what I will never accept is Holly getting away scot-free.
14:44That heartless bully pushed Sophia to the point where she was so distraught.
14:51She felt so hopeless and alone.
14:56But she saw no other option.
14:59God, I just wish she knew she had other choices.
15:03I have no body to bury.
15:11I never got to say a final goodbye.
15:18She is my child.
15:20And everybody has given up on her.
15:27Don't you give up too, Melinda.
15:30Help me fight.
15:33Help me get justice for my daughter.
15:41You want to be my client.
15:42Yes.
15:43Yeah, Sarah said that exercise would be good for my mental and physical health.
15:48Besides, I bet spending time with my boyfriend would help with that too.
15:52Well, yeah, I would certainly hope so.
15:55Holly, you know, Holly, you know I can't charge you.
15:58It's fine.
15:59Maybe we could, like, do a barter type deal.
16:03Like, you train me and I do this.
16:10See?
16:10I can feel my endorphins rising already.
16:12Oh, God.
16:13I love kissing you.
16:15And I love working out with you, even if you are competitive as hell.
16:19Oh, and what?
16:19You're not?
16:21Fine.
16:22I am too.
16:23I love seeing you like this.
16:26I love being like this.
16:27Less overwhelmed.
16:29When do you see Dr. Fuller?
16:30Um, I have an appointment tomorrow.
16:34Well, in the meantime, maybe we should do something to keep the endorphins flowing a little bit.
16:40Hmm.
16:41What do you have in mind?
16:42I guess you're going to have to come with me and find out.
16:47Oh, I thank you.
16:50Listen, Joy, if you're up for it, I'd like to take your statement now.
16:58Steph, let's go in the other room.
17:07All right, so tell me.
17:09Tell me what happened and, um, and take your time.
17:13Um, I, uh, I came here earlier to get a stuffed animal that my daughter had left behind when she
17:19was visiting.
17:21And then, um, Alex gave me a key in case it ever happened again.
17:26Did Stephanie know that you had a key?
17:28Yes.
17:28She saw him give it to me.
17:33Okay, so you got the stuffed animal.
17:36Um, yeah.
17:38And then, um, Kelsey and I left and we went to the pub.
17:43I realized I didn't have my phone, and so a friend was there and offered to watch Kelsey for me
17:47while I retraced my steps.
17:49I ended up back here.
17:51I knocked loudly several times, um, nobody answered, so I thought nobody was home.
18:01Okay, and then work.
18:03And then I used the key.
18:05Next thing I know, I'm dodging bullets.
18:09Literally.
18:18I can't believe I made such a terrible mistake.
18:23It wasn't just a mistake.
18:27It was inches away from being a horrific tragedy.
18:34Your gun.
18:36It wasn't stored properly, was it?
18:39No.
18:42And I get it now.
18:45Why it's so important to store the gun away from the ammo.
18:52Now, if you had done that, you would have had enough time to see that the person entering your home
18:57wasn't a threat.
18:58But I know that Steve taught you all of this.
19:02He taught you how to be safe.
19:04He did.
19:06But, Jada, I didn't feel safe.
19:13So I put the gun loaded in the end table drawer.
19:19Oh, Stephanie.
19:20That is so dangerous.
19:22But it felt even more dangerous not to be able to grab the gun the second that I needed it,
19:26so that I could defend myself.
19:31I thought that if I had a weapon in my hand that I could stay sane and calm and I
19:37could, you know, assess the situation.
19:39But the second that that door opened, I panicked.
19:47Who did you think it was?
19:52All I know is it wasn't Alex.
19:57Part of me thought it was Owen.
20:01They couldn't let him hurt me.
20:05Not again.
20:08So I just...
20:11pulled the trigger.
20:18Oh, God.
20:20Jada, what's going to happen to me now?
20:42This is it.
20:43Oh, my God.
20:46Yeah.
20:47Ted, this is amazing.
20:49Yeah.
20:49It's not bad.
20:51I still have a lot to do to set it up and come up with a name other than Tate's
20:55Gym.
20:56I want to come up with something a little more of a punch.
21:00Uh-huh.
21:00No pun intended there.
21:03Okay, right.
21:05Well, what about rotate?
21:09Rotate.
21:10Yeah, it's not bad.
21:12I came up with a couple others.
21:14Elevate.
21:15Uh-huh.
21:16Like, elevate your fitness or...
21:19It's a good one.
21:21Glatitate.
21:21Let me bring out your fighting spirit.
21:24Oh.
21:26As I said, I know it was bad.
21:27That's, like, really bad.
21:28Yeah, it's bad.
21:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:29It's okay, though, because I can help you figure out how you're going for it.
21:32I'd like that.
21:33I can also help you set up in here.
21:37You know, since we're here, why don't you show me a few of your moves?
21:44Think you can bring out my fighting spirit?
21:47Mm-hmm.
21:49Mm-hmm.
21:52Amy, I feel for you.
21:54You know I do.
21:57But I'm afraid I have to agree with D.A. Black.
22:01There's not enough evidence to file criminal charges,
22:04and if she did, a trial would be agonizing for everyone involved
22:07and likely wouldn't lead to a conviction.
22:13So what exactly are you trying to accomplish now?
22:19I want to file a civil suit, not for the money, but secondary.
22:25I want Holly Jonas to stand up in a court of law
22:29and take responsibility for the harm that she caused
22:34and pledge to do everything she can to repair it.
22:39I want her to swear in front of God and everyone
22:42that she will never, ever do what she did to my daughter,
22:48to anyone else,
22:51making the world safe from Holly Jonas.
22:55That is what I'm hoping to accomplish.
23:04Okay, explain.
23:12Since I'm trying to buy the hospital help from under E.J.,
23:15this is just his ridiculous attempt at retaliation, that's all.
23:19So you just let it go?
23:22No, of course not.
23:24I marched right over to the Salem Inn
23:26where Xander and Kristen were...
23:28Knocking boots, bumping uglies, shagging.
23:33Well, did you find them in a room together?
23:36Yes.
23:38Fully closed, having a business meeting.
23:42Hmm.
23:44Hmm?
23:45What do you mean, hmm?
23:47Well, as you may recall,
23:49we bumped into Kristen at the inn the other day
23:50looking distinctly...
23:52walk of shame-ish.
23:54She claimed she was coming from a business meeting then, too.
23:57Maybe she was doing business with Xander.
24:02Maybe.
24:03Maybe.
24:04Also, if they have to talk shop,
24:05doesn't he have an office?
24:08Well, Kristen said that
24:11since there's this pending lawsuit
24:13happening between DiMera and Titan
24:15that they've wanted to keep things on the down low,
24:17and...
24:18that seems like a plausible explanation to me.
24:23But you're not sure you believe that.
24:26Yeah.
24:33Alex, I'm gonna...
24:34I'm gonna get your statement next.
24:40Look, I'm not trying to downplay
24:41what just happened here.
24:43But it was just one bullet,
24:45and it went through the wall.
24:47That one bullet could have killed me.
24:50Stephanie pulled the trigger
24:52without even seeing who I was.
24:54She never asked.
24:55She never even saw my face.
24:56Are you absolutely sure
24:58that she meant to pull that trigger?
25:00Yeah.
25:00Yeah, I'm pretty damn sure.
25:01You don't know that, Joy.
25:02You have no way of knowing
25:04what she was thinking.
25:05I don't think Stephanie
25:05knew what she was thinking.
25:08Why would you say that?
25:10Sean, she just got off
25:11a 15-hour flight from China.
25:12She was exhausted.
25:13She popped a sleeping pill,
25:15knocked out,
25:15woke up disoriented
25:16and confused.
25:17So what?
25:19That doesn't excuse a damn thing.
25:21What if Kelsey
25:22had been with me?
25:23What if I was holding her
25:25when that bullet
25:26came flying at my head?
25:29I don't even want
25:30to think about that, Joy.
25:31Well, you need to.
25:32Because your daughter
25:33could have died.
25:37Look.
25:38I know that you have
25:40been through hell.
25:42And the fear that you
25:43are living with is real.
25:47All I want is to feel safe.
25:52Stephanie, what...
25:53What happened
25:55is extremely serious.
25:59Both you and Joy
26:00are incredibly lucky.
26:04Thank God I didn't hurt her.
26:09But you pulled a loaded gun
26:12on an innocent person
26:14and fired.
26:22That can't be brushed aside.
26:26Are you going to arrest me?
26:40I do believe it.
26:43Kristen is my friend
26:45and...
26:46Xander is my...
26:49lover.
26:51Look, I have no delusions
26:53that he's got feelings
26:55for me, but...
26:56Well, if it were true,
26:57it would hurt.
26:58If it were true,
26:59I would rip their
27:00bloody eyes out
27:01and I'd feed them
27:02to the birds.
27:03There's my Gwenny.
27:07Sorry.
27:08Oh, no worries.
27:09She's got plenty of time
27:11before she comprehends
27:12the fury of a woman
27:13scorned.
27:15Kelsey, where is your mommy?
27:18It is taking her
27:18a long time
27:19to find her phone
27:20and you, my dear,
27:22are in desperate need
27:23of a diaper change.
27:26Okay, that's my cue to go.
27:28Hey, listen.
27:31If EJ is trying
27:32to mess with your head,
27:33do not let him.
27:35Watch your back.
27:37Protect yourself.
27:38Be careful.
27:40That's the plan.
27:47You ready?
27:48Oh, yeah.
27:49All right.
27:49Let's start with
27:50some simple stretches.
27:51Okay?
27:52Okay.
27:53We're going to do
27:54slow arm circles,
27:55so start rotating
27:56your shoulders forward
27:57like this.
27:59There you go.
28:01And now backward.
28:05Nice.
28:07All right, next,
28:08we are going to do
28:08a gentle hamstring stretch.
28:11You're going to bend forward,
28:12but don't lock your knees.
28:15That's good.
28:20You're tense.
28:23Breathe into it.
28:29Good.
28:31That's good.
28:32Now, while I lie on your back,
28:34we'll do a hip stretch.
28:50All right?
28:51Yeah.
28:53Thanks, Scott.
29:11can i please go now yes yes you can but if i have any more questions which i most likely
29:16will
29:16i'll um i'll be in touch sean stephanie's not going to be charged with anything is she
29:25it's not my call you can't be serious she shot at me you can't pretend that didn't happen nobody's
29:35pretending joy i i understand you're upset and you're scared but you're not hurt nobody was
29:42hurt let's not make this into more than it is i almost died alex i can't do this right now
29:52i need
29:52to get back to kelsey she's she's all i can think about and how lucky i am to still be
29:57here and be
29:58her mom can i please give you a ride i'm fine joy come on you're not in any condition to
30:08drive right
30:09now fine but do not talk to me in the car i mean it good luck
30:28i'm not arresting you at least not right now
30:35but it could still happen well there has to be a full investigation if the discharge is rules is
30:42accidental it wasn't let's stop
30:47i need you to be very careful and think about what you want to say right now
30:56you know um everything's really fuzzy i i actually don't know
31:06okay we'll go over yours and joy stay and man we'll go from there
31:14none of this feels real it's like a nightmare
31:19or i'm losing my mind i mean i i know that owen kent is locked up in prison i know
31:26that but still
31:30in that moment i thought
31:35can you take it the gun
31:40sean and i have to
31:45good good i don't want it here
31:49i thought it was the answer i thought
31:54i thought i finally had my power back but it just made everything worse
32:04i thought it was getting better
32:11god
32:22now that was quite the first session i would say it beats six minute abs
32:31oh god we forgot to lock the door
32:36hi welcome how can i help you welcome did i um interrupt your little
32:45workout no no no uh not at all we were just uh uh moving some wing no stretch yeah
32:54okay well if you're done moving and uh stretching where do i sign up for self-defense training
33:08how's stephanie
33:11a total wreck yeah same with joy alex gave her a lift back to the pub
33:19god this is a mess
33:26how are you feeling
33:33i did something really reckless and irresponsible
33:43listen we're gonna get to the bottom of this we're gonna figure out exactly what happened
33:48look you're my cousin and you're also a good friend but i i know that you have to follow the
33:55rules i don't expect any special kind of treatment
34:03where's alex uh he took uh joy back to be with kelsey
34:11steph is is there anything we can do
34:17no
34:20i i don't know i i thought i knew how to feel safe
34:26but now i don't know anything anymore
34:34kelsey oh my sweet girl hi mama's here you're the friend watching my kid who was an absolute dream
34:42freshly diapered sleeping like a cherub oh yeah thank god that you were here honestly if kelsey
34:48had been with me whoa what happened why do you look like hell probably because alex's wife almost
34:54shot me come again stephanie she pulled her gun and fired oh my god
35:02it was an accident no no it wasn't she barely missed
35:06sure hang on hang on i get the who but now i need to what where when and why when
35:10i was looking
35:11for my phone i wound up back at alex's apartment where stephanie used me as target practice
35:17holy femme cheetah that is quite the story yeah don't even think about printing that i wouldn't
35:24dream of it but i would like to know all the details so i know what not to print
35:29nice try stark
35:33joy can i talk to you for a second alex i know that you want me to drop this
35:38but i need time to think this through
35:44understood all that i ask is that you please do not rush into a decision and if you need anything
35:50you call me right now all i need is to be with my daughter
35:58you're interested in uh learning self-defense yeah well i i saw this from your ad
36:06in the square and it really spoke to me so yes i'm very interested
36:12okay well i'm gonna head out and let you guys talk
36:22okay something funny no i uh i'm just excited i wasn't expecting to get any uh paying clients this
36:32soon oh right so if i sign up i would be your first paying client yeah you sure would be
36:43how grand tell me coach what have i won
36:56you've got two cops right across the hall so if you need anything from us or anything at all
37:01we're here for you stuff thank you
37:12how's joy pretty shaken up but she's okay she just needed to be with kelsey
37:23well look we'll uh we'll get out of here here and i just i just told stephanie that
37:28i'm right across the hall so if you need anything just just don't hesitate to ask yeah just reach out
37:33thank you thank you we'll talk soon
37:48hang in there
37:51you hang in there too all right thank you man i'll talk to you soon all right
38:17uh how about a free intake session works for me great uh i'm just gonna ask you uh
38:26a couple questions then um gwen right that's right okay any previous experience with self-defense street fighting
38:44oh yeah right okay and your goals
38:51shh
38:52let's make sure that ej's a matter doesn't murder me
39:04i feel so awful for stephanie yeah alex too
39:10sean
39:12what if i have to arrest my best friend
39:16hey we're gonna hope that it doesn't come to that
39:26so stephanie stephanie johnson really almost shot you
39:32when i think about what could have happened it must have been terrifying but you're safe now
39:40when kelsey is safe you're both okay yeah this time
39:52i don't care if she's alex's wife i don't want stephanie near my child ever again
40:11so what did joy say
40:18not much
40:27alex i'm so sorry
40:34let's not think about it right now
40:38here's austin
40:42why don't you lay out and get some rest
40:54i'm so
40:57i'm
40:57i'm
41:00i'm
42:01Not even close.
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