05-23-2017 (Tuesday) The Surveillance

JJ tells the accomplice if he doesn’t start talking, he is looking a doing time; or, they say, they could contact people they know who could drop him into a deep dark hole.  Lani says she will make that call; the man says he will tell them what they want to know.  He tells them about the amulet; he says he screwed up and didn’t even get it.  He also tells them that all he could talk about was this woman he wanted to get to, and get her to go away with him; he says his job was to get a pilot and supplies to an island just off the coast.  He says there are dozens of armed guards and the island is “owned” by a “very bad guy” – JJ shows him Xander’s picture and he says that’s the guy, and he works for Deimos Kariakis.  The helicopter is North of the city he tells them.  Eli tells Hope that he talked to many cooperative people, but not one of them have seen Xander or Nicole; he is almost ready to give up.  He tells Hope he’s just bummed because he and Gabi are over; she asks if it has anything to do with Chad being here.  He quickly changes the subject to imagining Deimos in handcuffs; Hope agrees with that.  Sonny and Paul keep watching Deimos; he is still on the phone.  Sonny gets his gun ready; Paul reminds him that they are just supposed to grab him and hold him for the police.  Sonny says he knows, but when he mentions getting Deimos fired as head of Titan Industries, Paul tells him to check his motives.  

Nicole is horrified and the thought that Deimos actually thinks she will fall in love with him again; but she thinks she has no choice but to go wherever Deimos wants to take her.  She starts talking about losing Daniel; how he wanted her to be a better person, and how that woman died with Daniel.  Then Deimos stepped in, claiming to love her just the way she was; she says it was the ‘easy road’ to just be who she was with Deimos, calling it a twisted version of love.  She says, with Holly, that woman who wanted to be better was reborn; Eric tells her that being a mother has completely changed her.  He promises he won’t let her lose Holly.  Sonny tells Paul that he has a right to his motives because Deimos isn’t the right person to lead Titan, he is; he is good with making decisions and swears he will stay who he is, who he was raised to be.  He promises he will never change; Paul says okay and tells him he is with him, all the way.  They look up at Deimos again through binoculars.

Eric points out how Deimos would think that if he rode in here to rescue her, she would be so happy, the two of them could run off and live happily together; she realizes he is right and asks him what she is going to do.  Deimos tells Xander Eric is a liability, but it will be his pleasure to take care of him; he says he can’t wait to see Nicole again.  

Brady wakes up to see his dad next to him; he asks if Nicole called back, saying he needs to know that she’s okay.  John doesn’t seem to believe that Brady actually spoke with Nicole; Brady insists she said they were all fine and soon to be on their way home.  Marlena brings in Tate to visit Brady; Brady’s heart rate seems to get better as he plays with his boy.  Marlena goes to get a doctor; as soon as she leaves with Tate, Brady tells his dad he is so tired… John says he will get better, but Brady questions, “what if I don’t, dad, what if I don’t?”  He talks about being a baby, himself, when his mom died; he says his dad did a great job filling in and asks if he will do the same for Tate when he goes.  John calls Paul and tells him to prepare himself for bad news; Paul assumes he is talking about Brady.  He is; Brady’s body is rejecting Daniel’s heart.  John tells Paul not to bother coming back because he won’t make it in time.  He tells him to stay there and do everything he can to get the man who shot his brother.  Brady reminisces with his father until he fades; his eyes close and the machines start beeping.  He is unconscious and barely breathing; the doctors don’t think he is going to make it.

Xander’s helper comes in the room; he has moved the cage back into the living room.  He grabs Eric by the arm and says Xander doesn’t trust them to be together anymore; Nicole jumps on the man’s back.  He throws her off and she lands on the bed, covering her face; he takes Eric out.  Nicole sits up and looks at a set of keys in her hand; Deimos hands a man a gun and asks if he has any questions.  The man tells him he knows what to do; Deimos prepares his own gun.  The man Deimos sent down clocks Paul over the head; Sonny is trying to call him.  Sonny fears something is wrong when Paul doesn’t answer; he goes back to check on him.  Sonny finds Paul on the ground; he gets up and tells Sonny someone knocked him out.  Nicole gets out of the room and knocks Xander out, as he stands in front of Eric in the cage, ranting about what a failure he is; they hear a helicopter approaching and fear it is Deimos.  When Deimos steps in the door, the lights are out; Eric and Nicole step out and turn the lights on.  Eric holds the gun on him, while Nicole tells Deimos they have been expecting him.