Wednesday, March 21, 2018 (S53E125): Off to Hong Kong

Kate tells Chad it’s a risk, letting Abigail go to Hong Kong with Stefan, alone; he says she isn’t going alone… he is going with them.  He looks frantically for a pilot that will take him last minute; Kate heads upstairs, as “Gabby” is packing her bags.  Kate looks at the picture on Andre’s phone; Stefan sees her and asks why she has it.  She tells him the police gave it to her when they were done with it; she is Andre’s widow, after all.  Stefan starts making fun of Andre, reminding her that she once called Andre a “total wack-job” and tells her to stop the grieving widow act.”  She gets angry and slaps him; then tells him she was married to his father, Andre, Chad are like him in that they can be quite ruthless, but they also have something in them that makes them loveable.  She tells Stefan he isn’t even likable; he asks how he can change that.  She says he could admit what he did to Andre; he says he can’t admit to something he didn’t do.  He remembers telling his mom that he paid a couple of guys to kidnap Andre, but they were under strict orders not to kill him; he takes his phone.  He tells Kate when he saw Andre that night, he didn’t say anything to him, “about anything… and that’s the god’s honest truth.”  Kate doesn’t buy it; she says she knows he did it and knows he’s the reason Gabby is behind bars.

Kate hears Vivian say, “get away from me you little tramp.”  She walks out in the hallway and asks, “what in the hell is going on?”  she doesn’t see anything though; “Gabby” gets the wig off in time and Vivian leaves the room.  Kate tells her she is concerned about her going on this trip; “Gabby” says she can handle herself.  Abigail gets a call from Kayla, letting her know her test results were all normal; she finds it odd when Abby says it was just a “routine checkup.”  Kate glances over and sees dark hair sticking out of Abigail’s suitcase; I think she has figured it out!

Sonny sees Chad in the Square; Sonny tells him what he’s doing.  Sonny agrees… he can’t let Abigail go with Stefan, alone.  He says, best-case scenario, he will try to seduce her, but worse, he could kill her.  Chad says that is what he is worried about.  Chad asks if Sonny will be at Gabby’s trial tomorrow; Sonny says yes… he says good, because he won’t be there.  He tells Sonny, “if that son-of-a-bitch lays one hand on her [meaning Abigail], I’ll kill him.”  Chad asks how Ari is; he says she is confused about where her mother is… they are trying to keep it secret as long as they can.  Chad says that’s good; she needs to be protected.  Sonny says he can’t wait to explain divorce to her; Chad understands that to mean, his divorce to Will is over.  Sonny mentions the dating app and shows Chad a picture of the guy he matched with – the guy messages Sonny.

Eli brings Gabby into the interrogation room; he tells her he has a surprise for her, but it has to stay between the two of them.  He unlocks her cuffs; she asks what he’s doing.  He pulls out his laptop and says, there is someone who wants to talk to you; Ariana is on the screen.  Gabby is thrilled to see her and tells her she loves her and then cries after hanging up; she thanks Eli for being so thoughtful.  He puts her cuffs back on and returns her to her cell.Jennifer calls Kayla to see if she can get any information on the results of Abigail’s tests; Eric shows up for their date and they sit down at a table.  Jen tells Eric she knows her daughter, and “something is wrong with her.”  She hopes her “mother’s intuition is wrong this time.”

JJ and Lani come in to share the good news with Jennifer; JJ passed his EMT test.  Jan and Eric are happy for him; they invite them to sit down at the table with them.  Jen starts talking about how grateful she is for her son, and her soon-to-be daughter-in-law, and “this beautiful product” of their love, who will be her grandchild, and will bring them so much joy and happiness.  Lani blurts out she can’t do this anymore, and wipes her eyes; she apologizes, saying she didn’t mean to just lose it like that.  JJ asks what she meant; she says she doesn’t even know.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (S53E124): Delve In

Lucas meets with Will at Doug’s Place; he says he is doing very well.  He tells Will he might be seeing him there more often, because of Chloe; Kate hears him mention Chloe and asks what that’s about.  He tells her they have a date; she’s returning to town tomorrow.  Kate tells him he isn’t keeping the date; he says he is… she says, “to hell you are.”  She calls Chloe toxic; Will says he’s out of there, and calls Lucas “dad” when he tells him “good luck.”  He tells Kate to go easy on him.  Lucas tells his mother there is nothing she can do to stop him; she says, “wanna bet?”  She offers him a job, if he doesn’t go out with Chloe, and he just gets angry and leaves.  Chloe surprises him by showing up in town a day early; she overhears him trying to make reservations and asks who the lucky girl is.  He laughs; she just smiles.  Kate talks to Chad about the background picture on the Andre’s phone; she says, he liked to look at it, to remember what they had together.  Chad says he always thought the marriage was “just for show.”  Kate says it was, in the beginning… then it became more.  She says it surprised, even them, but they really loved each other – and then he betrayed her.

Rafe calls Hope again; she tries to decide whether to answer or not.  Shaun tells her to “at least talk to the guy,” saying he is probably “out of his mind.”  She answers and asks what he wants; he says he wants her to come home.  She says she “needs time.”  She says she isn’t sure they can fix this; he asks her not to say that.  He says it would be nice if she could be there for Gabi’s trial; she says she doesn’t know when she’s coming home and asks him not to call again.  She hangs up before Rafe is done saying, “I love you.”  Shaun points out that, technically, they weren’t even together the night he slept with Sammi; she says, “it was one night!”  She thought Rafe was “perfect.”  He says he can see the love she and Rafe still share; he asks if she is willing to throw everything away over this.  She says she has thought about it, and she wants to file for divorce.

Sonny sees Paul in the Square and starts going off on him about being “half naked with Will the other night.”  He tells him, whatever, it’s fine because “the divorce is final today.”  Will walks up and says, “it is?”  He almost smiles.  Paul and Will sit down to eat together; Will offers to get the bill, then realizes he is “short on cash.”  Paul says that’s okay because he is the one who asked Will out on a date; Will asks if it’s official then.  Paul says, “yeah.”  They say goodnight; Will says he wants to invite him back, but knowing the divorce papers are there just feels weird.  Paul says he understands; Will kisses him and they both smile.Sonny goes to the bar; the bartender offers to buy him a drink.  Sonny puts away his divorce papers; the bartender notices.  He tells Sonny he should “get back out there” as soon as possible.  He tells Sonny about a dating app, Delve, and shows him how to use it.  Sonny gets a match.

Monday, March 19, 2018 (S53E123): The Dart Game

Stefan tells Chad he is going to Hong Kong tonight and he needs Abigail to accompany him; Chad asks if this sudden trip has anything to do with his being questioned about Andre’s murder.  Chad fills Abby in on the phone he found in Stefan’s desk.  Chad guesses he is trying to flee the country, and wants to take his wife with him; he says he has to go, to fix the “bad press” caused by Gabi’s arrest for Andre’s murder.  Chad says he can’t stop him from going, but there’s no way he’s taking Abigail with him... Abby says, “I think we need to give him what he wants.”  She says he has them “backed into a corner” and might fire them both, if she doesn’t go.  Chad gets a call from Lani; “Gabi” goes out to talk to Stefan.  She tells him she would love to go away with him, and just be herself the whole time… but “Dr. Laura” isn’t just going to let this trip happen, she says.  He says he can make it happen and tells her if she wants to go, she should go get packed; he tells her, with him, she can be herself, adding that he knows her better than anyone.  “Abigail” comes in and tells Chad they have to do what Stefan wants; she says he hasn’t done anything to lose the Board’s trust yet, so he just might get away with firing all of them.  Chad asks if she actually wants to go with him; she says, “no, but I have to go.”  She says she might be able to figure out who set Gabi up too; she says, whatever the risk, she needs to make this trip for Gabi, and for their family.  Kate agrees, it might be their best hope.

Marlena comes into Kayla’s office; she apologizes for eavesdropping.  Kayla tells her she is frustrated because there is nothing else she can do to help Steve, thanks to John.  Steve meanders through the Square; he bumps into Kate and she says, “are you blind?!”  He laughs, and says, “not yet, but it looks like I will be soon.”  He tells Kate all about it… she says she’s sorry about that, which surprises him; she says no one deserves that.  She asked what caused it; John steps around the corner, and says, “I did.”  Marlena tries to plead John’s case to Kayla, but Kayla says she is tired of hearing about John’s feelings – he had no clue what effect that poison would have on Steve, and she’s angry because it could have “killed him.”  Steve talks to John and tells him that Bo took his other eye years ago, and he forgave him; no reason he can’t do the same for John.  John tells him what a great guy he is, and how much he appreciates his friendship and forgiveness.  Kayla tells Marlena, however, that she can’t just sit there and watch Steve go blind, and forgive John.  She then apologizes for lashing out at Marlena; nothing to apologize for, Marlena says.  She tells Kayla she knows the love she and Steve have often brings miracles.  John puts on a blindfold, and challenges John to a game of darts; he does pretty well – John does his best to distract him.  He hits two bullseyes.

Brady meets with Eve in the park; he gives her Claire’s photos.  He tells her he still expects to be part of the contest, because the magazine is his baby… he tells her, if she is going to bring this company back, she is “stuck with” him.  She says, if he ever wanted to make her happy, he would give her “this one thing.”  Eve tells Brady, if he truly loved her he would have told her what was going on, instead of just saying wedding vows.  He says he said those vows because he meant them; he says she’s the first woman that gave him a reason to fight, and he isn’t giving up without a fight.  He says she needs him, whether she thinks so or not.  He wants to show this town the woman he knows… smart and savvy; he says he’s not giving up on her.  She almost looks like she wants to cry.  He tells her he hasn’t been playing with her for a long, long time – he says Maggie told him he should fight for what he wants – he says, “I want you and I’m going to do whatever it takes to get you back.”  Eve tells him she hopes he loves her with all his heart and soul, because his suffering will bring her satisfaction.  He cries, and says he doesn’t want Basic Black, or his grandfather’s approval, or anything but her… “just you” he says.  She tells him just to stop; she says if he really wants to work with her, that’s fine… “but no more begging and pleading” she tells him.  Work and work only; he says okay.  She walks away and he says, “it’s a start.” 

Friday, March 16, 2018 (S53E122): Disappearing Glasses

Maggie tells Brady she is going to a meeting and asks if he wants to come; he tells her he is “good today.”  She says one day at a time; he tells her he is going to keep his wits about him, because he is going to fight for Eve.  Eve comes into Brady’s Pub to buy lunch; Eric apologizes for the other day, and says “no hard feelings.”  Eve tells him it’s okay.  She goes to the apartment and Ciara gives her the pictures Tripp took of her; Eve says to tell Claire she needs to get her headshots turned in soon, because she is running out of time.

Chad gives Lani permission to “tear this room apart” but just as Chad tries to open the door, Stefan throws it open; he asks what they want.  Lani tells him she needs to search his room; he refuses to allow it.  He says is going to get dressed, and then he will talk to them, downstairs.  Jen still tries to call Abigail; she leaves another message.  Kayla says she just doesn’t understand; she came to her for help.  “Gabi” dresses up like Abigail now, and goes to see Kayla; Jen is still there and asks where she has been.  She says she changed her mind because she is afraid of what they might find; Kayla says there’s no reason to think her prior illness is back.  “Abby” says that’s not what she was thinking; in fact, she says, she is healthier and stronger now than ever.  Kayla takes her back for the test; Jen decides to look in Abby’s purse and finds Kayla’s glasses… Kayla wonders why she took them.  When she comes back, Jen asks Abby why she had the glasses, telling her she had to get in her purse for her insurance card.  Abigail says she must have picked them up by mistake.  She asks her mom not to say anything to Chad about her having these tests, at least until they know if it is anything to worry about.  Jen agrees, but looks concerned.

Claire brings her headshots to Brady’s and is disappointed when he says Eve isn’t there; she asks if he can get them to Eve and he is thrilled with the excuse to talk to Eve. Claire thanks him and tells him that Eve stopped by the apartment the other day and told her how happy he makes her; she says she thinks they are perfect together.  He says he will get the pictures to Eve, today.  Eve thinks about the conversations she and Brady had, him telling her he loved her, her saying she loved him too.Stefan tells Lani that “security just turned the phone in yesterday” and says her guys didn’t do their job apparently; she doesn’t buy the story, but says she’ll check it out.  Stefan warns Chad not to push him… he says he knows he has secrets too.  Chad says it seems, Stefan is the only one with secrets in this house; Stefan says he wouldn’t be so sure about that.  When “Gabi” returns, Stefan tells her he needs to go on a business trip and tells her she is going to go with him; Chad doesn’t seem to happy about that.