03-03-2017 (Friday) The Book Fair

Abby tells Chad their donation will be successful in helping the foundation put four books in the hands of every child that comes to the book fair being sponsored by the Horton Center; they tell each other how wonderful they are and kiss again.  Hope comes to see Abby and Chad; she tells Chad, even though his father is alive, she regrets shooting him.  He tells her all he wants to do is focus on the future; the past is the past, he says.  She says she admires the two of them and how they’ve gotten through all of this; then warns them to be prepared because the families have been fighting for so long, and with the Hernandez’ now in the mix, “all bets are off,” she says.  They thank her for the warning and she says goodbye.  Abby tells Chad she finally thinks of the mansion as her home; they kiss again.  Kate and Andre come in to the mansion, complaining about Hope having been there.  Abby steps forward and tells them that this is her and Chad’s house and they can decide who is welcome there.  They then invite the two of them to move back into the mansion if they would like; Andre readily accepts, saying its always been his home, but Kate hesitates.

Hope goes to see Rafe at the station and brings him a cup of coffee and a muffin; Roman brings out her badge and gun and welcomes her back to the force.  Roman then announces his retirement.  Hope asks if it’s because of her; he tells his sister he is just ready for a change.  Gabi meets with Kate; she asks her opinion about her new consulting business.  They discuss Chad and Abby.  Personally, Kate says, she couldn’t give up going after the man the heart wanted and listen to what the brain was telling her; Gabi says maybe she should practice what she’s preaching, pointing to Eduardo, who is standing behind Kate.  Gabi apologizes to Kate for interfering, saying she called to tell her dad they were meeting; she says she has to go, gets up and leaves.  Eduardo tells Kate that he would like to just spend the day with her, having fun; she says she can’t.  He tells her he will be waiting at the club for her, if she changes her mind, and awkwardly walks away.

Deimos hears Brady on the phone, leaving Nicole a message, and asks if he thinks he is the only one who can fix this; Brady tells him he needs to take a step back from the situation before he makes things worse for Nicole.  They get in a little tussle.  Brady leaves; he tells Maggie he is afraid, if he doesn’t find Nicole, someone is going to get hurt; a man listens.  Deimos sulks at home and says, if he loses Nicole, there is going to be hell to pay.  Nicole meets with an old acquaintance of hers; a former ‘anonymous source’ from her days as a reporter.  She tells him she needs his help, adding that the life of this child depends upon it.  The man gives Nicole keys to another motel room…he asks about the report of kidnapping.  She tries to explain, but then he says it might be best he doesn’t know.  Nicole gets worried that her cell phone may allow the police to track her, so she fries it in the microwave.

At the Book Fair, Chad asks Gabi if they can talk; he asks her what she remembers seeing in the safe when the lifted the Orwell, specifically in the pictures.  She tells him what she recalls were in the photos, mostly old artifacts, she says… a vase, a statue of a horse, etc.   Andre questions Abby about leaving Chad and Gabi  alone together… Abby tells Chad the press wants him to give a statement about children’s literacy and their donation; he goes up to speak.  Ariana runs up to him, asking him to read to her; he takes her and sits down on the stage with her and a book.  Gabi stands behind him as the reporters take pictures; they look somewhat like a family.  Andre tells Abigail that should make it obvious; she needs to figure out how to keep them apart.  Eduardo has a drink at his bar; Kate walks in, and immediately turns back around and exits.  He senses her and turns around, but not in time to see her.

03-02-2017 (Thursday) A DESPERATE DECISION

Chad tells Abigail he is tracking Diemos’ holdings; he says, Deimos thinks he’s won the war, but he plans to strike back before he makes his next move.  Abigail tells Chad she doesn’t agree with starting things up again; Chad swears he just wants to disarm Deimos, to end things for good.  Abby says then they need to find his Achilles’ heal.  He says Titan is trafficking stolen goods; he says Gabi saw pictures of them and a book with an inventory.  He asks if its okay for him to talk to her and see what she remembers; she says of course, their lives are very connected, and she’s glad they are.  She tells him she understands everything that happened in the meat locker and asks if they can just not talk about it anymore; Chad tells her he not only loves her, he likes her.  They kiss.  Abigail suggests that DeMira Enterprises could make a donation to sponsor a foundation that supports reading to children and getting books to children in poverty and orphanages, etc.; he tells her it’s a great idea.  She thanks him for asking permission to talk to Gabi, adding that she trusts him completely and knows he is loyal.  He thanks her for distracting him from worrying about Deimos and Dario; they decide to watch a movie but then Chad says he can think of something better to do.  They start kissing again.  A very intimate scene plays, as Chad and Abigail begin to make love on the couch, with soft music in the background.

JJ and Lani say they had a nice time tonight; Gabi sees them from across the square.  When Lani gets a phone call, Gabi approaches him and acts slightly childish about their being together; she admits she is still a little angry about what happened.  She apologizes.  He asks if she’s seeing anyone and she becomes noticeably uncomfortable; he warns her against the feelings she has for Chad (his sister’s husband).  She hears enough, puts her hands up and walks away.  JJ says they need to schedule a rematch before she leaves; she tells him that she has decided she has some pretty good reasons to stay.  They kiss.

Deimos goes to Chloe’s to find her out cold on the bed, and the baby gone; he shakes his head, saying Nicole should have let him handle it.  Nicole walks into a motel room, carrying the baby in her car seat.  The motel manager asks Nicole why she is wearing sunglasses after dark; she looks guilty as hell.  She makes up a great story about being an abused wife and her husband having become jealous of the baby; she tells him she is in hiding, fearing for her life.  The man says he understands; she thanks him and he leaves the room.  Nicole tells Holly she has enough money now to get them new identities; they are finally going to be together.  Holly starts crying and Nicole finds it difficult to console her; Nicole damns Chloe for what she’s done.

Sonny asks Brady to meet him at the pub; he tells him he is planning to take control of Titan away from Deimos.  He tells Brady that he is next on the list to run things anyway; Brady says his grandfather will not sit by idly and watch him challenge his decision to put Deimos in control.  Sonny tells Paul that he can’t believe Brady said he had to “think about” helping him get Titan away from Deimos; Paul tells Sonny he agrees Deimos is dangerous and needs to be dealt with, but he’s worried about the way he is going about it.  Paul shares a moment from his career where he had to make himself remain calm; Sonny says he knows what he’s doing.  Paul says he wishes he could believe that; he says he doesn’t want to see Sonny get hurt.  Sonny assures him he will be fine.  Paul sees Sonny and Lani, at a table in the square; he tells JJ about Sonny’s plan to take Deimos down.  He asks JJ if he could possibly talk to him; JJ says he’ll see what he can do.  Sonny sees Gabi and tells her that he is going to do whatever he has to, to end this war for good; she worries this might be more than he can handle.  Sonny asks if he’s too nice a guy; she laughs, saying, “well you are nice.”  He changes the subject to her and Chad, saying he doesn’t want her to get hurt; she says it’s too late for that.  

Brady goes to Chloe’s and finds Deimos standing over Chloe; he assumes at first, Deimos has done something to her, but soon figures out what really happened.  Chloe comes to.  Brady tells Chloe he is going to go find Nicole, letting her believe that Deimos was probably in on the kidnapping.  She tells him she will let him handle it, but calls the police immediately after he leaves; Nicole, now holding a more content Holly, sees the alert on the news.  When the manager brings a room service menu back, Nicole worries he may have seen the Amber Alert.  She decides she has to find another “safe place” and leaves the room; Deimos tells Brady that he is worried, if she is arrested, she’ll never see that child again.

03-01-2017 (Wednesday) A New Plan

Abby calls Gabi to meet her in the square, to talk about what happened between her and Chad; Gabi looks frightened.  She apologizes and says they didn’t know what they were doing; it was the hypothermia.  Abby interrupts her and says no need to apologize; she says she is glad he had a friend and wasn’t alone.  Gabi tells Abigail she honestly wants her and Chad to be happy and would never stand in the way of that; Abby says she knows.  They reach for each other’s hand and smile at one another.  Abbi tells Gabi that she signed them up for belly dancing classes; they toast to girl time.  

Chad thanks Dario for the rescue; he reaches out to shake his hand.  Dario accepts, but looks angry.  Chad says he hopes they can put their problems behind them and start to work together.  Dario tells Chad there’s no way their families will ever work together; they will always be in separate corners.  Deimos rounds the corner and says, “truer words were never spoken.” Dario wants to kill Deimos; Chad holds him back.  After Deimos leaves, they talk and Dario says he hopes Chad doesn’t hurt Gabi, or Abby; Chad asked when he started caring so much about his wife.  Dario comes home to find Gabi eating rocky-road ice cream; he asks if it’s because of Chad.  She admits it sucks being in love with him.  Dario admits that he is in love with Abigail.

Chad is trying the fix the damage that has been done by the press recently; Abby offers to make a call to an old friend she used to work with, who can help.  She comes back to tell Chad that her friend is not only going to get rid of the bad press, but will put out some good press too; Chad offers her a job.Anne says her goodbyes to Chloe, then asks why she’s really leaving; when Chloe mentions being Holly’s mother, Anne reminds her that she isn’t this baby’s mother.  However, Ann claims she doesn’t care less about Nicole Walker, saying what she needs is some advice regarding Lucas; she claims, at first, it’s a thank you for helping her get this job, then admits that she has the ‘hots’ for him, a “major crush.”  Chloe laughs.  She tells Chloe she needs some wisdom; Chloe tells her their relationship didn’t exactly end on a high note – Anne brings up that Chloe cheated on him.  Chloe’s expression changes, but she forgives the statement and tells Anna to get Lucas a box of oatmeal-raisin cookies from the bakery.  

Nicole tells Brady that she just feels lost; there is nothing she can do about Chloe taking her baby away from her.  Brady does his best to console her.  Deimos tells someone on the phone to go to the Salem Inn and “implement” their plan, if Chloe puts up a fight, he tells them, ‘they’ can handle her any way they wish.  He calls a little later to say, “it’s go time.”  Brady sits down with Nicole on the park bench and tells her that he will be there as long as it takes to get Holly home; Nicole thanks him, saying she doesn’t know how to go on without her baby and brings up Daniel and a bunch of ‘what ifs.’  Brady then tells her Eric has been released from prison; she is stunned.  He tells her Eric has been through hell too; she says he should be.  She gets a little angry, but he calms her down; they hug and Nicole leaves.  She goes to Chloe’s, wearing a long coat, chloroforms her and takes Holly.  

Jennifer goes back to see Eric; she brings him an offer for a job, as a counselor, at the Horton Center.  She tells him her aunt, Maggie, understands being an addict and knows it can be forgiven and overcome.  He tells her he isn’t going back to Salem, but she persuades him to change his mind.  

02-28-2017 (Tuesday) Romance is in the Air

Steve brings Kayla a flower at work; she kisses him.  He suggests they find an empty room and do a little honeymooning; she tells him he needs to “scadaddle” because she has work to do.  Hope and Rafe try to decide where to go for dinner; he suggests they order in.  She says okay.  They end up deciding to make dinner themselves though, and end up in a flour fight.  Rafe tells Hope she’s crazy; they kiss.  After making dinner, they make love.  Kayla goes in to see a patient who is being difficult; it’s Jade’s father.  He tells her just to let him out of there; she looks at his records and tells him he is not going anywhere.  Kayla calls Jade and tells her that her dad is in the hospital and that he is very sick; Jade goes to see him.  He asks her if she will get tested to see if she could be a liver donor.  She tells him to go to Hell and walks out.  Joey simply shrugs.

Sonny is released and meets with Victor; he says he wouldn’t have been taken if Deimos hadn’t kidnapped Gabi and Chad.  He says “Uncle Vic” made a mistake, giving Deimos too much power; he asks who might take his position when he screws up again.  He suggests himself; Victor concedes.  Sonny says he wants it in writing; they shake on it, as Victor throws in “at least temporarily.”

The Restraining Order stuns Nicole; Chloe calmly explains that Holly needs protection from her.  She reminds her that she tried to assault her in the courtroom; she tells Nicole to read the paper and please abide by it.  She says their friendship is over and she needs to leave; she is almost (appearing) to cry… Nicole is sobbing, asking why.  Chloe tells her that she fears Nicole will let Deimos back in; she done it too many times already, she says (I agree).  She opens the door and tells Nicole to leave; Nicole begs her to listen to her one more time.  She recounts their friendship, the conditions of Chloe becoming pregnant, her appreciation for what Chloe did, but then ends with her taking it away… because she might go back to someone she never wants anything more to do with.  She begs her not to take away her happiness; Chloe stands firm and callously tells Nicole that she will call the police to enforce the Restraining Order if she doesn’t leave.  She opens the door; Nicole walks out, still sobbing.  Chloe almost cries as she leans up against the inside of the door; Nicole tries to catch her breath, leaning on the outside, then walks away.

Deimos asks Brady if he is in love with Nicole; he says yes, but as a friend.  Deimos insinuates it’s more; he tells Brady to admit that he wants something a lot more.  Brady tells Deimos what happened has nothing to do with his feelings for Nicole; Deimos says he is going to ‘fix’ things.  Brady tells him he can’t fix it; he tells him he thinks Nicole is better off without him in her life.  Brady sees Nicole in the square; she tells him about the Restraining Order.  He hugs her and tells her he is there; he promises her she will never be alone.  

Jade asks Kayla about the donation procedure; she explains.  Jade agrees to take the test to see if she is even a match.  Steve meets with Sonny and Paul; they discuss what steps need to be taken against Deimos.  Paul asks Sonny if he is sure he wants to make Deimos his enemy.  Sonny says he is taking control, one way or another.  Deimos contemplates how to get Nicole back; Brady offers words of encouragement to Nicole.  He affirms again that he will always be there for her; she says she knows that, though she has never been sure why.  He stares at her, then says, “I’m your friend; that’s why I’m here and that’s why I’ll always be here.”  She thanks him for being her rock.