10-25-2016 (Tuesday) THE SECRET IS OUT

Victor and Deimos are at the mansion… Victor tells Deimos he is going to retire; Deimos asks if he is serious this time.  He says Maggie seems to be doing better – and she says he frowns less and smiles more; Deimos gets a phone call.  He tells Victor that Nicole told him, he is the father of Chloe’s baby after all.  He asks Victor not to say anything to Philip; Victor tells him he won’t, tells him to take the baby away from Chloe the minute it is born – and suggests that he leave Nicole alone and find someone else.  

Nicole talks to Daniel at his grave; she tells him she is pretty sure she has lost both Chloe and Deimos.  Maggie comes up behind her, on crutches, and says it sounds like she could use a friend.  Nicole tells her everything; Maggie asks her how she feels about Deimos.  She says she doesn’t really want to talk about that, especially there (looking at Daniel’s grave).  Maggie tells her that her son would want her to be happy, to move on; Nicole says she is scared by how much she’s attracted to Deimos.  Maggie says she felt the same way with Victor at first, and she’s glad she’s stuck it out; they hug.  Nicole goes to find Deimos; she does her best to explain everything to him, her reasons for keeping Chloe’s secret in the beginning… she says they could still work things out and she can help him and Chloe raise the baby.  He almost seems to come around, comforting her by putting his hands on her shoulders; then he gets a call.  He says Chloe is missing; Nicole looks surprised, asking, “you went after her?”  He says of course he did.  He can’t believe she warned her; Nicole said she owed her the warning… it’s only fair.  Deimos tells Nichole if Chloe gets away, he will never forgive her.  

Roman tries to talk Rafe out of confessing, which is what he has decided to do in order to protect Hope; he says, if he confesses, then Aiden has nothing to hold over her head.  Aiden tries argue his case with Hope, saying what he is doing is nothing like what Chase did to Ciara; she insists it is, telling him that he is trying to rape her, forcing her to put on that dress and have dinner with him, forcing her to dance, kissing on her.  He looks stunned.  She asks if he is going to force her to have sex with him; he says he could never do that.  He apologizes if he made her feel that way; he says he just wanted to remind her how good they were together.  He says he knows he messed it up, but he also knows they can get that back… he tells her he will never stop loving her.  She shakes her head.  He says she just needs to forget how they got there, to which she flips out; she tells him she cannot forget what he was hired to do, how he lied to her over and over again.  She tells him there is NO love in this, and there will never be love in it.  Aiden looks devastated; she asks what he is thinking – he’s thinking about a time when he was a better man, and wishing they could have met back then.  He apologizes again for everything, all the pain he’s caused her and for making her wear that stupid dress.  He says he didn’t mean to show her a sick, twisted version of his love, but that’s what he did; he tells her he is going to leave her alone from now on.  He tells her she can go; he deletes the recording and gives her a flashdrive, saying it is the only other copy.  

Roman calls the Deputy Mayor and tells him they have a ‘situation’ (he says it sounds serious, Rafe says, “it is.”)  Just as Rafe is about to confess, Hope walks in with Aiden, asking what’s going on… Aiden says he’s sure it’s about him, and announces that he is resigning as DA, effective immediately.  Rafe asks if that just really happened, after they go the office to look over the caseload; Hope tells him Aiden finally got it.  He says he is leaving town to go be with his son.  Aiden comes out, tells Roman the Deputy Mayor wants to see him, apologizes to Hope and Rafe again and leaves.  Hope gives Rafe the flashdrive and tells him once that is gone, it’s over.  They smile.  Andre pushes a button his phone; the recording of Hope and Rafe plays.  Andre smiles.

Theo tells his dad that he has the fridge all cleaned out and ready for him to come home, adding that he has been keeping lights off and taking care of things; Kayla comes in.  Theo asks if his dad can come home soon; she says she hopes so, but they are waiting on a specialist to get the bullet fragments out.  An old friend, Valerie somebody walks in; she is the surgeon that flew in to save him.  Abe is happy to see her, asking how many years it’s been.  He tells her she is still as beautiful as ever.  He tells her about his wife of twenty years, and Theo; he tells her he can’t leave him… she tells him not to worry, he is not going to die on her operating table.  Julie comes into the hospital and sees Valerie (Kraft?) – she is happy to see her, but Valerie is rather cold to her.  Julie looks confused.  The surgery begins; everything goes well – Kayla tells Theor and Ciara that Abe is going to be fine.  They look through the window; Abe’s monitor goes off.