06-21-2017 (Wednesday) For the Love of Holly

Dario comes ‘home’ to find Abby sleeping; she wakes up and tells him she’s sorry for canceling her trip to get the divorce.  He says it’s alright; he understands that she couldn’t do it while Chad was missing.  She gets a text from JJ, letting her know they are alright; she gets a text Chad asking to see her.  Rafe brings Ariana to Gabi, who is with Chad at the mansion; he asks why she had him bring Ari’s stuff there.  Dario tries to call Gabi and leaves her a message.  Abby tells Dario she is going to take Thomas over to see his dad; he asks to go with her, but she says she thinks she should go alone.  Rafe waits for an answer; Chad and Gabi explain that they realized while they were on the island that they wanted to be together… so they are together, they say.  Rafe inquires about Abby; Chad says he is over her, and she’s moved on.

Sonny runs into Deimos at the hospital; he tells him once he is in charge of Titan, he is going to crush him.  Deimos tells him, it’s okay that he has Titan; he says HE is building something bigger and more dangerous than he ever could imagine.  He doesn’t give any details, but tells Sonny declaring war on him was the biggest mistake of his life; Deimos starts bad-mouthing Paul.  Sonny tells him he better stop, grabs him by the shirt and says he’s not afraid of him.  Deimos grabs Sonny by the face, with both hands, and tells him he should be; he pushes Sonny to the ground, telling the hospital staff it’s okay, adding it’s just a family disagreement.  The amulet falls out of Sonny’s pocket; he grabs it before Deimos sees it.  Marlena comes out and tells Sonny that she believes Paul is going to be okay, saying, he still has a ways to go, but they are hopeful; he tells her that almost losing him on the island, made Sonny realize how much he loves Paul.

Rafe tells Hope that Gabi was WITH Chad, as in with, with; she says that’s not good.  She says, as far as she knows, he is not over Abigail.  Abigail shows up at the mansion with Thomas; she hugs Gabi and tells her that she should probably call Dario because he’s worried about her.  Gabi tells them to text her if they need anything for Ariana; Chad tells Abigail that they need to talk about some stuff, and she says, “yeah, we do.”  Gabi tells Dario that she and Chad came back together; he tells her that he is really happy for her.  He tells her that he and Abigail are together; in fact, he says, “we are getting married.”  She playfully shoves him and says, “get the hell out.”  Abigail says she can see that their time on the island wasn’t all bad; he tells her not to be that way.  She says it’s okay, telling him that she just needs him to sign the divorce papers as soon as possible; she tells him that she and Dario are getting married.  Chad thinks it’s a joke; she tells him it’s the right thing to do.  He acts pissed and she asks him what the hell it matters to him, since he is with Gabi; he calls his lawyer, saying we’ll do this as soon as we can. Chad tells his lawyer, he wants Abigail to have whatever she wants; he is not contesting the divorce, just wants it done as soon as possible.  Abigail goes back and tells Dario they can get married.

Chloe tells Nicole that she realized, as she was heading out of town, that she was driving the wrong direction; she says if she kept going, she would have been taking Holly to the wrong home.  She says, there with Nicole, is where Holly’s home is; she begins to cry, as she tells Nicole how sorry she is for taking her child from her.  She tells her she deserves to be her mother.  She says she can see how much she loves her; Nicole says she knows Chloe loves her too.  Chloe begins to cry again; she says yeah - and love can make you do crazy things and cloud your judgment, but it can also make you do the right thing.  She tells Nicole she is her mother… her only mother.  Nicole can’t believe it; Chloe says she will sign over legal custody and do everything she can to fix this.  She apologizes to Brady, saying it’s not right, he almost died; he tells her it’s over.  Nicole calls this a miracle; Chloe says it’s not – it’s just her doing what she should have done all along.  She hands Holly to Nicole; Nicole starts to cry.  She tells Chloe thank you; Chloe says she is sorry for everything she put them through, but Nicole insists she gave them a gift and tells her she can be a part of Holly’s life, always.  Brady goes with Chloe to get the rest of Holly’s things from the car; he tells her that was amazing, calling it the hardest decision a mother could ever make.  He says he is proud of her, saying that nothing that happened matters any more; she admits that she is going to miss her more than she can say, adding that Parker will miss her too.  Brady hugs her.

Hope tells Rafe they got the warrant; he says he hopes Deimos is there when they bust in.  Deimos gets a text that cops have raided the factory and they know he’s the Candyman… it tells him to run, now.  He says, “shit.”  Rafe and Hope are disappointed that Deimos got away; he walks through the park, talking to his connection.  He tells them he got his text in time and thanks them; he says he is going to get money to get out of town, but wants to make sure he has everything he needs to keep the Halo business up and running.

06-20-2017 (Tuesday) Teen Holly

Tripp stutters when Steve asks him what the surprise is he has planned for Kayla; Steve says he wants to be a part of it.  Jade jumps in and says he wants to have a nice lunch for her, at Club TBD; Steve says he will get Kayla there on time and asks what time lunch is.   Jade says 1:00 today; Steve says he will go set things up.  Jade tells Tripp he’s welcome and instructs him to reserve a table with balloons and flowers, the whole nine yards, she says; and make it for five, she tells him, she’ll be there.  She’s going to get Joey.  Steve tells Kayla that the plane has been found and then says he wants to take her to lunch; she says she was going to do paperwork, but he talks her into going.  Tripp gets the table ready; Steve and Kayla, and Jade and Joey show up.  Kayla isn’t necessarily happy to see Jade, but Tripp tells her that Jade helped him plan this; Kayla invites Jade to stay.  Tripp admits that the lunch was actually Jade’s idea; Jade says she wants everything to work out for them and thanks them for letting her stay.  She touches Joey’s hand, and Kayla gets annoyed.  When lunch is done, Tripp excuses himself, as does Steve; Jade says she has to go because she has a job interview.  Kayla immediately asks Joey what’s going on; she says it doesn’t look like Jade knows it’s over.  Jade stops at the door and listens, as Kayla proceeds to tell Joey that he needs to “kick her to the curb.”  Jade tells Tripp he should have heard how Kayla was cutting her down to Joey; he says she won’t be able to do that from prison.  Jade says she’s counting on that; Kayla is the only thing standing between her and Joey, as she sees it.

Jennifer spreads the news about the kids being rescued; Rafe says when they all get back, they should have a party… Hope agrees.  Jen tells Hope that Abigail decided not to go to the Dominican Republic after all; Hope says that’s great.  Jen tells Hope that Eric wants to take her out again; Hope tells her not to worry so much and to just let things happen.  Rafe questions a kid (Rory), the local dealer; he asks if he knows anyone who is dealing with Halo.  He tries to play stupid to begin with, but Rafe tells him gratitude is a good thing to have from the police department, and he would be grateful if he can find anything out; the kid says he’ll see what he can find out.  Deimos calls his producer and tells them that he wants them to ramp up production on Halo 2.0; he says he doesn’t care how hard it is, he just wants it done.  Eric happens to walk by; Deimos makes a smart-ass comment to him.  Eric tells Deimos he should leave town; Deimos says he’s decided he likes it there and he is staying, for good.  Deimos asks if he still has a lease on that old farmhouse; he says no.  Deimos then gives him a hard time about Nicole; Eric grabs him and tells him he better just leave Nicole alone from now on.  Jen knocks a box off the desk and bunches of letters spill out all over the floor; they are un-mailed letters, to Nicole.  When Eric gets back, she asks Eric about them; he tells her he just couldn’t ever find the right words.  She wonders if he still has feelings for Nicole and says maybe things aren’t going to work out between them; she says she can’t be hurt again and asks if they can just be friends.  He smiles and tells her she has been the best friend he could ever ask for; she tells him he should read all of those letters again, and not only pay attention to the words, but to the feelings behind the words, and be honest with himself.  Rory comes into the station to tell Rafe and Hope that he followed the “Candyman” to his lab; he got his picture… it’s Deimos.

Nicole has a dream about Holly, all grown up; she tries to tell her that she is her mother and Holly gets upset, saying her mother’s name is Chloe.  She insists she is her biological mom, but the girl yells at her and tells her she doesn’t know her and will never love her.  She wakes up and tells Brady about it; he assures her that they will get Holly back, and she will know her, and love her.  Nicole goes out, and sees Chloe in the park with Holly; she makes small talk.  Chloe tells her that Holly is trying to crawl now; Nicole mentions baby-proofing and offers to get latches.  Chloe says that won’t be necessary; she tells Nicole they are going to be leaving Salem.  Nicole thanks her for going to bat for her with the judge, saying at least she can still help Brady raise Tate; Chloe says she is glad Brady is better and they found each other again.  She offers to let Nicole hold Holly, but Nicole says it’s probably not a good idea; she wouldn’t be able to let her go, she says, as she starts crying.  Chloe leaves and Nicole does her best to hold it together; she goes home and tells Brady that Chloe is taking Holly away, and she fears she will never know her.  A knock comes on the door; Brady answers it to see Chloe standing there, holding Holly.  

06-19-2017 (Monday) FOUND

Kayla explains procedure to Tripp as he follows her on rounds; she remembers that one of her patients died last night and tells Tripp, no matter how many times it happens, she never gets used to losing a patient, adding that if he is going to be a doctor, he will have to develop thick skin.  She tells the nurse to bring her all of the patient’s records, so she can go over everything to make sure all actions taken were proper; Tripp notes that any little mistake in caring for a patient can be costly.  Kayla tells Tripp that she is really happy he has an interest in medicine, and has enjoyed working with him – despite loosing that patient.  She dismisses him for the day and he thanks her for teaching him; she hugs him and says she will see him later.  Steve comes into the Pub and sees Adrian and Justin; he asks if they have heard anything new on the search.  Adrian says no; Steve says he has contacted the ISA and they are going to use resources to aid in the search; Arian says they are joining the search to and are determined to bring their son home.

Tripp watches closely as Kayla talks compassionately to their next patient, who is working two jobs to take care of her adult son; Kayla tells the lady she needs to take care of herself, so she can BE THERE for her son.  Steve tells Adrian what he found out about “Sebastian Howard” – she wonders why now – s they haven’t heard from Angelica in all these years.Paul seems to be returning to himself, but is still burning up with fever; he tells them he still doesn’t want to be untied because he isn’t sure what he will do.  He tells Sonny,  if it comes down to him or them, he needs to promise he will kill him; Sonny says he is not going to let it come down to that.  Paul feels the fever coming on again, and tells Eli he needs him to do what the others won’t; Eli says he will do what he wants, if he has to.  Gabi and Chad wake up, under a blanket on the beach; he tells her he feels like they are right where they are supposed to be.  He tells her getting away from all the expectations and pressures of what other people think, and being able to get lost in their selves, is one benefit of being stranded on an island; Lani and JJ happen by.  JJ looks noticeable bothered by the fact that they are naked under the blanket; Lani tells them they all need to meet up to decide what to do next.  She says they have to stop thinking about being rescued and look long-term, about what they need to do to survive; they leave… Chad and Gabi start to giggle.  

They find a plum tree; Chad lifts Gabi up on his shoulders to get the fruit.  Lani asks JJ if he’s okay, mentioning that he seemed a little upset earlier about Gabi and Chad; he acknowledges they are adults and can do what they want.  As Chad and Gabi sit, eating the fruit and talking, they acknowledge that they make a good team; they hear someone calling out – it’s Marlena - she and John have found them.Sonny and Eli argue over whether to abide by Paul’s wishes or not; Sonny says he is out of his mind and they can’t listen to anything he says.  Gabi and Chad run up, telling them they have been rescue; Paul gets loose from his ties, jumps up and tries to grab Eli’s gun.  They wrestle him to the ground and get him under control; Sonny tells Marlena and John about the Jungle Fever. Eli asks Lani if she is okay; she says she’s find, just can’t wait to get home to the people that love her.  Chad tells Gabi he has something to do before they leave; they go and bury the amulet in the sand.  Sonny sees them, and considers digging it up.

Steve gets a call from Kayla; she tells him she and Tripp had a great day.  He is happy to hear that; Tripp texts Jade to meet him at the Square.  He tells her he was really impressed with Kayla, for about five minutes; he tells Jade he is not fooled by Kayla’s kindness.  She says good, calling Kayla a “cold-hearted bitch, period.”  He says it’s not enough to just hate her; he is going to take action; he tells her rounds were enlightening.  He tells her about the review of a patient’s file after a death; he says he just needs to get into that patient’s file and change the notes to make it look like Kayla did something wrong.  He says he is going to make people start to doubt her; Jade says she has complete faith in him.  He says he is going to ruin her career.  Jade adds her two cents, saying they have to move slowly and careful so no one is on to them; Tripp says Kayla is in for a big surprise.  He looks up to see his dad standing there.  Adrian gets a phone call telling her that the kids have been found; they are coming home

06-16-2017 (Friday) Watching and Waiting

Brady is released from the hospital and he takes Nicole home; they discuss how lucky they are.  Nicole says she is going to get their little boy; Brady tells her he is sorry that Holly isn’t there with them.  Chloe is bouncing Holly, who appears to be crying endlessly; her mother asks if she can try holding her.  Chloe is upset; it is apparent that she is upsetting the baby too.  Her mother says maybe she misses Nicole; she points out that she has been fed, changed and rocked.  Chloe says she bonded with her before and she will again.  She finally gets the baby to sleep; her mom worries that she won’t be able to find someone to watch the kids when she goes back to work.  She says she will deal with that when the time comes; her mom asks her what about when she runs into Nicole again.  Chloe says she isn’t going to worry about something that hasn’t happened yet; she tells her mom she has to get to the Club and leaves her to watch the kids.

Brady tells Nicole that he is going to start looking for their own place tomorrow, but asks her to stay there with him, in the mansion, for now; she agrees.  She tells him she doesn’t ever want to be apart from him again; he says he never wants to be apart from her either.  They kiss.  Eric walks in; he says he just wanted to let them know he is there if they need anything.  Nicole says if Brady needs anything he can come to her.  Eric says he understands that some things are just impossible for her to forgive, and tells Brady he is glad he is feeling better, and leaves.  She apologizes again to Brady for the way she acted toward Eric; she says there’s just no making up for what he did, in her eyes.  Brady gets a call for Nicole; he says, “wait a minute, that can’t happen.”

Hope hugs Jennifer when she sees her in the square; she tells her they are praying for JJ.  She asks how Abigail is; Jen says she believes she is doing the right thing, acting strong and decisively, but she fears she is acting irrationally instead.  Hope says she’ll call Jen if they hear anything.  Abigail packs for the Dominican Republic; Dario tells her he wants to go with her… she says that’s not a good idea.  Eric sees Jen and asks if he can buy her dinner at Club TBD; she says she’ll meet him there in a minute.  Hope goes into the club and tries to question the IT guy, but this time, he’s not talking; he closes his computer and tells her he has to go.  Dario shows up; Hope asks if he can talk to him; she asks if he and Myron are involved in something illegal. He tells her he knows she is on Chad’s side and maybe hoping if she catches him in something, Abigail will go running back to him; he tells her they are getting divorced whether she likes it or not.

Jen presses Abigail to the point of upset; Abby tells her that she is doing what SHE needs to do, and says if she keeps pressing her she is going to snap.  Jen asks her not to say that; Abby apologizes.  She tells her she just needs her to be on her side for now, and Jennifer says of course she is.  Abby says she’s sorry for yelling at her like that; Jen says she understands.  She offers to cancel her plans, if Abby needs her tonight; Abby says that’s not necessary…. Julie is watching him tonight.  Jen hugs Abby and tells her to be careful, telling her what a kind and loving woman she is.  Hope puts Dario on notice, telling him that she is watching him and he better clean up whatever dirty business he has going on.  Myron asks Dario if he should back off since Hope is watching them; Dario tells him no, saying, “just be careful.”  Jen shows up; she tells Dario she doesn’t want to see Abigail get hurt.  He tells her hurting her daughter is the last thing he wants; he loves her daughter, he says, and walks away.

When Dario gets back, Abigail tells him that she can’t marry him or anyone until she sees Chad again.  Chad stands watch, flare gun in hand; Gabi brings out a blanket.  Gabi asks what they are going to do if no one sees this one, adding it’s the last one; he tells her to have faith.  They see a plane off in the distance; Chad decides to fire off the flare and they wait.  They kiss and Chad tells Gabi he loves her; she says she loves him too.  They start stripping their clothes off and lay down to make love right there on the beach