02-21-2017 (Tuesday) "RESCUED"

Eduardo and Dario come to Deimos and tell him if he lets Chad and Gabi go, they will release Sonny.  Deimos insists that he stole the key ‘fairly’ and unless he gets it back, there is no deal; no peace. Eduardo professes his daughter’s innocence in all this; Deimos says sometimes there are casualties, asking if everyone Eduardo has killed or hurt in his lifetime was innocent.  Dario leaves; he meets Abby in the square.  He gets word that an abandoned warehouse on the docks is being watched; he goes to check it out.  Abby wants to go; he asks her to stay… she follows him anyway.  

Drew calls his brother, Shane; he tells him he’s in a little trouble – the kind that can get people killed.  He says if he turns up dead, Shane needs to tell Roman to arrest Deimos Kariakis, then says he has to go take care of something.  Deimos demands the key; Andre insists that neither he, nor Eduardo, have it.  Deimos tells the two of them that they better focus on finding it.  Enter Deimos’ henchman, dragging Jennifer in; Eduardo tells her she needs to confess what she was doing snooping around on the docks that night.  She spills the beans, telling them she knows all about the Orwell device; Deimos asks where the key is… she tries to leave.  She says nothing; Deimos yells at her.  Drew walks in, and announces himself as “the key” and asks who the hell Deimos is; Deimos looks irritated.  Andre gets it; he tells Deimos Drew is the creator of the Orwell, therefore, the key to making it work.  Drew tells Deimos he was hesitant, but he is now ready to do whatever is necessary and asks where the drive is; Deimos takes the hard drive out of the safe and hands it to Drew, telling him to do his magic.  He opens the computer and plugs it in; the word “DELETE” appears over and over again on the screen; Deimos asks if that is supposed to happen.  Drew says it should have happened years ago; Deimos screams, “no” and pushes Drew out of the chair, trying desperately to stop the action on the computer.  

Roman comes in, saying he heard there might be some trouble there; he mentions the kidnappings of the three missing young adults.  The henchman sneaks out; Dario sees him, and tells him that’s his kid sister they have… he demands to know where they are.  The man tells him; Dario hands him some money, thanks him and tells him not to waste time getting out of there.  Deimos and Eduardo say they were just having a business meeting, which Roman interrupted; Jennifer speaks out, telling Roman that Deimos was threatening to kill Drew.  An officer escorts Jennifer and Drew out; Roman asks the three ‘businessmen’ to accompany him down to the station for questioning.  They reluctantly go.  At the station, however, the three men band together and agree not to say a word about anything; total denial, they deem, is appropriate at this time.  They have a common enemy now.

Justin tries to comfort Adrian, telling her that Sonny knew what he was getting himself into; she says that doesn’t make her feel any better.  Just wishes Sonny would have stayed in Europe until this battle between the families blew over; Adrian says it is never going to blow over.  Justin says she needs to go home because she doesn’t need to get any sicker; she gets angry with him and tells him at this moment, she is not a cancer patient, she is a mother who needs to find her son and bring him home.  Justin concedes; they go to see how they can help.  JJ knocks on the door of a motel room, saying they’ve had reports of noise coming from the room; he says he needs to come in. The man says no without a warrant; in fact, not even with a warrant, he says.  Paul is inside the room, untying Sonny.  The man hears a noise and runs back in the room to find Sonny gone; he tells JJ this is his fault, and points his gun at him.  JJ puts up his hands and asks who he had tied up in there; the man pushes the door away, revealing Paul… he is confused.  Sonny smacks him over the head from behind with a metal object, trying to strike him again, but Paul stops him.

Chad hesitates as he and Gabi get more and more intimate, now half naked, with the sheet just over their laps even though they are still freezing; Gabi begs him not to stop.  Gabi begins to cry, wishing they were anywhere else together, seems slightly delirious and whines that she’s not the woman wearing his ring right now; she sobs that they are going to die in there, lays her head back and passes out.  Chad whispers to her to hang on; he begins to kiss her lips and appears to pass out too.  Abby finds the locker before Dario, somehow, and bursts in to find Chad and Gabbi passed out COLD, literally.  She pulls Chad down to the ground and begins pumping on his chest; Gabi still sitting up against the shelves.  Dario comes in just as Chad starts to come around; Dario grabs Gabi and says, “come on, let’s get out of here” as he is picking her up.  At the hospital, the doctor tells them both that Gabi and Chad will both be fine; they got there just in time.

Roman gets word that they and Sonny are, all, okay; a little beat up, but he’s alright.  Jennifer is relieved; Roman tells Drew that he did a very good thing.  Drew calls his brother; Shane tells him he’s proud of him, wishes him the best with his Camilla, saying may his life be much more uncomplicated.  Drew says there is nothing uncomplicated about love.  Abby sits by Chad’s bedside, chewing him out because his family almost got him killed again; she asks him to think about her and Thomas and says they need him.  He is still unconscious.  Dario apologizes to Gabi, who is also still not conscious; he tells her he has realized that their family is what is important… Dario goes to see how Chad is going.  Abby decides to go see Gabi; when she walks in her door, Gabi is talking in her sleep and calls out for Chad.  

Drew asks Jen to show him the warehouse where this locker is; she does.  He carries a brown paper sack of ‘stuff’ with him; once there, she asks why they are… he tells her that he didn’t COMPLETELY destroy the Orwell at Deimos’; any good software engineer could recover it.  He tells her he has one more thing to do and opens the bag; they run outside and cover their ears, ducking by a crate, as an explosion can be heard.  He blew up the hard drive; feeling that his job is now done, he skips off to see his Camilla.  Jen stands there in amazement.  At the station, Sonny tells Paul that he is now ready to take over as head of the family; he plans to exact his revenge on Deimos.  Roman tells Deimos, Andre and Eduardo that they are free to go for now, but adds, “this is not over.”  Deimos leaves with a threat to both Andre and Eduardo; Andre turns and threatens Eduardo as he leaves.  The union of the three was certainly short-lived.

02-20-2017 (Monday)... IT'S GETTING COLD!

Aidrian continues to scream at Deimos; Deimos denies the attack on Sonny having anything to do with ‘their’ technology.  She tells him he needs to find Sonny right now.  Deimos tells Adrian that there’s nothing he can do to help her with that; he says he is sure Sonny is taking good care of himself.  Adrian says she’s going to kill Deimos; Brady tries to hold her back.  

The judge tells Nicole and Chloe she knows this is emotional, and begins to explain her decision, but Nicole interrupts her; she goes on a tirade of how no one is going to keep her baby from her… the judge is obviously annoyed, but she calmly says she has focused on the welfare of the child and considered which woman would give the little girl a safe and stable environment; she awards custody to Chloe.  Nicole is somehow shocked; she flips out and starts screaming and crying as Child Services walks in, hands the baby to Chloe and Chloe walks out with Nicole’s baby in her arms.  Nicole comes home angry at Deimos, saying he ruined any chance she had of getting her baby back; Adrian says so she’s not the only one he’s ripped a child away from.  She tells Nicole about Sonny being kidnapped, because of Chad and Gabi being taken by Deimos.  Nicole tells Deimos he has done enough damage; she is resigning from Basic Black effective immediately, throws her engagement ring at him and tells him she is through with him forever.  Deimos tries to follow her when she leaves, but Justin stops him and says he isn’t going anywhere until he helps him and Adrian find their son.  Deimos refuses to talk in front of Adrian, referring to her as a “news reporter.”  She agrees to leave and Justin demands Deimos tell him everything; Deimos admits to Justin that he caught Gabi and Chad, red-handed, stealing the Orwell; Justin tells him he is escalating this war and chews him out for stealing the technology in the first place.  He says he should have called the cops and demands that he reveal where Gabi and Chad are.

Brady goes after Nicole and chases her down in the park; he reminds her she can appeal and tells her everything will be okay.  She tells him she cannot breathe without her baby.  He tells her she must use her pain to fight back; she cries, asking… what if she never gets to hold Holly again.  He tells her to listen to him and says that they have to do this conservatively and responsibly, but promises her they will do that.  She hugs him and cries.  Chloe and Belle go to the square to talk; she relishes in the fact that she won and says she can’t wait to get Holly home to her brother.  Shawn overhears; he asks if he heard right.  Chloe excuses herself; Belle tries to explain to Shawn that the judge did what she thought was right, but admits that she feels bad for Nicole.  Nicole sobs; Brady tries to console her, telling her that Chloe is not going to “harm” Holly.  Nicole says she already has, by taking her away from her; she says one day, Holly will grow up and hate Chloe the way that she hates her.  She vows to take her baby girl back from that “crazy bitch, one way or another.”  

JJ is on the phone looking for Gabi and Chad; Abby sees him in the square.  He tells her she has to help him out; Abby swears she knows nothing and questions why he would think she wouldn’t tell him if she knew where they were.  JJ asks about Andre, and whether he might have had anything to do with this; she insists she he does not.  She calls Andre and asks him to meet her; Andre tells her that he “is on it” but doesn’t want to reveal any information that will put her in danger.  Andre says, if he does tell her, she can’t tell anyone.  Andre gets called away from the table where he and Abby are having lunch.  Abby remembers JJ asking her if she could get ahold of Andre’s phone to see if he’s contacted anyone about Gabi and Chad; she takes a picture of his phone screen with her phone.  It begins to ring, Andre comes back and she hands it to him, looking pretty guilty, gets up and says she has to leave; he looks confused.  

Paul goes to the police station and tells JJ about Sonny being taken.  JJ is pissed; and he says he knows that Deimos is involved.  Abby comes in and says she wants to help; she says, “let’s find a way to get out loved ones back.”  She tells them that she took a photo of Andre’s call list, Paul goes to make a call to see if anyone has heard anything.  Gabi takes a picture of the computer screen on the desk.  JJ gets a lead on where Sonny might be; Abby does off to look for her husband.  Chad and Gabi are huddled on the floor, trying to stay warm by holding onto each other; they are both shivering like crazy and beginning to look pale.  She tells him she should have been smarter in high school and held onto him, and tells him if she is going to die, she is glad she will be with him.  She looks up at him and they begin to kiss, softly. Gabi says she doesn’t feel so cold anymore.  They decide to undress and make skin-to-skin contact…just to stay warm, of course, as they huddle under a sheet.  Gabi says whatever happens, she wants him to know she loves him; he says he loves her too.

02-17-2017 (Friday) One Son Missing; Another Lost

Everybody turns and looks at Julie.  They ask what’s wrong; she says her grandson, Scotty, just told her that her son, David is dead.  She breaks down crying.  He was in a motorcycle accident and was killed instantly she manages to utter.  She rambles on about how she told him motorcycles were dangerous; she says she sent him a helmet.  Then she says she’s a horrible mother, says she should have tried harder, should have stayed with him, and now he’s gone.  Everybody does their best to comfort her.  She is devastated.  Valerie is breaking into tears; Abe asks if she’s okay.  She apologizes and says she “just needs to…” and walks away.  It dawns on someone that David was Valerie’s first love; Abe says he didn’t know that.  He goes to comfort her.  Doug says he wants to take Julie home now; she says she would like to lay down.  She walks away, saying, “what a terrible day.”  

Marlena finds Valerie sitting alone; she asks what happened.  Valerie tells her about David’s death; she says Julie must be devastated, then she asks about Valerie – she says he was the first man she ever truly loved.  Marlena asks, “what about David’s son?”  Valerie looks shocked; she asks what she means.  Marlena says, “Scotty.”  A look of relief comes over Valerie’s face; “right,” she says.  She says it was never easy for David and her; they apparently broke up and got back together, a lot.  She tells Marlena David was still in her life, more than he even realized; just as she is about to tell Marlena something in confidence, Abe rounds the corner.  Marlena excuses herself, saying they should get together and continue talking sometime; Valerie thanks her.  Abe offers to walk her home, but Valerie says she needs to just be alone; she talks to “David” saying that she should have told him when she had the chance, and now it’s too late.

Hope tells Rafe she wants to stop by her parents on their way home, to make sure Julie is okay.  He puts the music on and holds out his hand; she tells him she is elated to be there with him.  They dance; they kiss.

Nicole gets dressed for court; Justin is waiting for her.  He gets a phone call; he says what they are saying is a little unusual.  Brady asks Deimos why he is so happy; he says he is happy that Nicole is getting her baby back.  Brady asks how he can know that; he suspects that Deimos is up to something.  He denies it; he gets upset when Justin comes in and tells him that he can’t attend the hearing.  He tells Brady and Deimos that the judge has decided to hear the case in chambers.  After they leave, Deimos admits to Brady that he has “taken out an insurance policy” by bribing the judge; Brady tells him that could backfire on them.  Deimos is confident though, laughing at the thought.  

Nicole begs Chloe to give up the fight, the minute they enter the courtroom.  Chloe asks if that means she is willing to give up Deimos; Nicole just looks unsure.  The judge walks in, but it’s not the judge that Justin was expecting; she tells him to sit down and says it will be explained.  Belle stands up and explains that there was communication discovered between the former judge and Deimos Kariakis; when presented with the evidence, the judge recused himself.  Nicole tells Chloe she knew nothing about it; Chloe doesn’t believe her… the judge says there will be order in her chambers.  Belle makes her opening statement and slanders Nicole, listing every one of her past indiscretions, and claiming baby Holly would be in danger if placed in the care of Nicole Walker.  Nicole already looks as if she has lost.  Justin gets his turn; he presses the fact that Nicole is this baby’s biological mother, naming precedent; he adds that Chloe has a history of post-partum depression.  Chloe speaks out, saying she didn’t have any depression this time; the judge gets up to ponder her decision.  Nicole asks if she can say something; she stands up and tells how grateful she is to Chloe for doing this, and how much she loves her for it; Chloe looks back at her.  Nicole cries as she talks about Daniel and says Holly is all she has left; she swears she would never put her little girl in danger, she would center her life around her, love her and protect her.  She sits down, sobbing; the judge stands up and leaves, saying this won’t be an easy decision.  Moments later, the judge comes back and says she is ready to give her ruling.

Adrian happens by the alley where Paul is laying; she sees him and runs over to him.  His head is cut and he is bleeding, front and back, apparently.  She holds a napkin to the back of his head after realizing her hand is bloody; she tries to call for help.  He manages to tell her that “they took Sonny.”  Adrian tells Paul she knows that Deimos took Gabi and Chad; this must be in retaliation, Paul says.  Adrian remembers that Justin is in Court; she says they need to go to the police.  Paul says they should go see Deimos together; he gets to his feet and holds onto her.  They head off.  They walk in the door demanding that he tell them where Gabi and Chad are, and that he let them go right now.  She tells him someone else took Sonny now and he is responsible.  He denies everything and mocks her; Paul tells Deimos that he saw it happen.  He yells at Deimos and asks if he doesn’t even care about his nephew; Brady steps in and gets in Deimos’ face, asking if he had Chad and Gabi kidnapped.  Adrian screams at him, and lunges at him, beating on his chest, saying, “I want my son back..” 

02-16-2017 (Thursday) The Wedding Begins

Sonny and Justin talk about Deimos and his recent actions; they both agree they likely can’t trust him.  They argue over what needs to be done.  Sonny tells his dad he wanted advice, not an intervention; he says he is not a kid and Deimos needs to learn a lesson.  He says his relationship with Deimos is good enough that he can negotiate with him; he asks for until the end of the day to take care of this.  Justin reluctantly agrees.  Anna shows up in the square and finds Andre sitting at a table; she approaches him, and begins yelling at him for being alive while her Tony is dead.  He makes a snide comment and she grabs the urn, saying, “not in his presence.”  Andre mocks her, but stands up and coaxes her into sitting down in the chair, then sits back down himself to talk to her.  He asks her if she could put the urn away; she implies that it must make in uncomfortable because he’s alive and Tony is dead.  She then tells him he’s always had the same face as Tony, but he doesn’t have his heart; he says he doesn’t have to carry around his ashes, as he keeps him in his heart, always.  She gets up and walks away.  

Hope and Rafe walk into the Pub, surprising everybody; they are thrilled to see Hope out of jail and safe.  Hope says that she knows several of them in that room, she owes her freedom to, and she thanks them.  She mentions Steffano being alive and Steve gets uncomfortable for a minute; he says he is tired of talking about that man, and wants to get this wedding going.  Stephanie talks to Joey about finding out when he was going to be born; she tells him she has stopped resenting his existence, and then says she’s really sorry about his baby.  Jade shows up; Stephanie shakes her hand and introduces herself.  Jade tells him they need to get to the club, reminding him that he is the best man; Stephanie questions why Jade and he are living together, he explains, and she says that’s really mature.  He says she can call him ‘Joseph’ but she says that is NOT going to happen.  Jen and Adrian wait for Drew to finish implanting the virus he created to destroy it; Jen tells Adrian she should go on to the wedding without her…she has to be there for Steve, she says.  

Adrian makes it just in time.  Abe thanks Steve and Kayla for sharing this happy day with them all, and the ceremony gets started.  Kayla talks about thinking she knew everything the first time, and really knowing that she doesn’t know anything this time; she says she is going to focus on what she does know – that she loves him, and always loved him.  She thanks him for not giving up on them.  He fumbles for words, but tells her that he remembers first meeting her and she was all sweetness and light; he says he wore a coat of armor and she chipped away at it, showing him the best parts of himself.  He thanks her for making all of dreams come true, acknowledges their children, and tells her she is the best gift of all, admitting that he can’t live without her.  Abe says it’s time for the rings; Steve jokes a little again and they put each other’s rings on.  Abe pronounces them husband and wife and thanks them for the honor.  

Jen is still waiting with Drew; she gets a text that Anne is stopping by and tells Drew she is going to run to the Club TBC, where the reception is being held, and congratulate Steve and Kayla.  She also gets a text telling her Shane is there; she tells Drew and suggests maybe Shane could help them.  Drew gets nervous and says he doesn’t want Shane to know he’s messed up again; he says he will fix this himself.  Drew sneaks out for some more soda before Anne gets there; Anna sees him and thinks he is Shane.  He darts in the door and closes it before she can reach him; she walks away saying, “that was rude.”  

Doug and Julie sit at a table; she looks around at everyone there and says she can’t help but think about the ones who aren’t with them anymore.  The both admit they are very happy for Steve and Kayla; she says she is going to call her son, David, when they get home.  She says he marches to his own drum; Doug says the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.  Music begins to play and everyone starts dancing; individual conversations are had on the dance floor.  Roman dances with his daughter, Kari; Joey asks Jade to join him.  Hope pulls Roman aside and tells him about Eric; he thanks her for letting him know.  Valerie tells Abe she is going back to Washington in the morning; Theo asks if she is leaving because of him.  She assures him she is not and asks if they can stay in touch; Abe admits he is sad.  Theo tells him he’s sorry.  Kayla throws the bouquet; Steve catches it.  Jade and Ciara talk about feeling like wallflowers; Kayla calls all the “single ladies” together and tosses the bouquet over her shoulder for real – no one catches it, but Claire lunges and grabs it off the floor, then celebrates.  

Doug and Julie are honored as Steve says he can only hope to be blessed with the kind of love they have.  Doug says he can’t get over pictures being taken from a phone; Julie welcomes him to the 21^st century.  Steve and Kayla go home for their wedding night; he apologizes for not taking her on a fancy honeymoon.  She says she is happy to be in their home, with her husband.  He asks if he can take her dress off now.  Andre gets a call and gives the order to have Sonny grabbed.  As he the club, several men not only “grab” him, they beat him up.  Paul tries to intervene and gets knocked out.  Julie gets a phone call, exclaims, “Scotty?!” and then shouts, “oh my God!”  She looks horrified.