Eduardo courts Kate, in his
own special way… he gives her a rose and says they should be out eating and
drinking; she says she has work to do. Yet, he talks her into it. Blanca goes
out on a daytime date with Dario; they kiss, and then she tells him that she
wonders if they are going to fast. She
appreciates him standing up to Guiermo, but she wants to take things kind of
slow.
Dario lets it slip that he and
his dad have a new business venture, then claims its just an expansion of the
club as he sees Eduardo and Kate approaching; Eduardo says that with Dario on board, the
sky will be the limit. Dario asks if
they would like to join them; Blanca is luke-warm to Eduardo, saying that she
isn’t quite sure how to feel about him and his new “whatever” because of her
friendship with Adriana. Eduardo tells
Blanco that he appreciates her honesty and her protection of her friend and his
son; she takes a phone call and tells them she is being called into work. Dario knows she overheard that they are
keeping a secret from Kate; he runs after her… she tells him she has to assume
that he is keeping a secret from her too.
He tells her he will tell her everything then.
Kate asks if Eduardo arranged this little visit with Dario and
Blanca; he admits that he did want her to get to know his son better. She asks why and he tells her because that’s
what you do when you are serious about someone; she is surprised. Blanca agrees to hear Dario out and he
promises he won’t do anything to make her walk away.
Rafe gives Hope a pep talk before her hearing; he tells her that
Andre got the temporary DA to drop all the other charges (than murder). Hope says she probably knows that’s all she
needs; Rafe says she can’t give up.
Shaun steps in the room and tells Hope he’s not giving up; she is happy
to see him. He tells his mother that he
has confidence in Justin and believes he will make the judge see things just
the way they do. Marlena is going to
testify as to Hope’s mental state at the time of the shooting; Roman supposes
Steffano knew how close to the edge she was and he probably tormented her into
doing it. Jennifer and Adrian talk
about the story they are going to write for the paper; they also discuss Adrian
and Lucas’ upcoming wedding. Jennifer
tells Adrian that her brother is a very lucky man and she better make sure he
treats her right; Adrian says Lucas is perfect for her in everyway and they
can’t wait to start their lives together.
She calls Lucas to tell him she
is on her way to the courthouse and will have her phone turned off; Justin
strolls by and Adrian tells him that she is grateful he is looking out for Hope
and that she is very proud of him. He
tells her thank you.
At the courthouse, Jennifer and
Adrian assure Julie that Hope does have a chance; even though the judge used to
work for the DeMira’s she says, they are hopeful she will rescind Hope’s
sentence and Justin and working every angle he has. Rafe asks Hope if she is ready to go; she doesn’t want to, but is
ready; she tells him, she has realized that Steffano won. They arrive at the courthouse and Hope
enters the courtroom; the bailiff announces the arrival of the judge. The prosecuting attorney begins, recounts
the events leading up to that night and the shooting of Steffano DeMira; she
asks that Hope be sentenced to death by lethal injection – the courtroom goes
silent.
Justin gets up; admitting that
the opposing attorney has been quite eloquent, he tells the court the shooting
was not a choice… not a premeditated act – in fact, he says, there was actually
an absence of thought because that moment was the culmination of years and
years of torture and abuse; he says the real victim here is not Steffano
DeMira, it is Hope Brady.
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