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Here is a new opening. Now that Kristen and Willow's real connections have been revealed, I can add them in the opening where they belong. And this is a more fitting song, as well.

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Episode #283 - Wednesday, January 10th, 2007:

• Austin lashes out at Carrie for her lies and betrayal, but she says it happened after their break up. Austin screams and yells telling her that she is a hypocrite for breaking up with him for taking Sami’s side, but she is allowed to go back to Mike the second things get rocky. She tries to explain, but he says he does not want to hear it and leaves her in the hallway of the courthouse. She cries and seeks out comfort in Mike’s arms.
• Bo, Roman, Shane, and John are positive that Stefano has something to do with the attack on Alice and Celeste, and they speculate what they can do to draw Stefano out of hiding.
• Abby lashes out at Cassie and tells her enough of this faking upset and faking fainting crap! Max is taken aback by Abby’s harsh words for Cassie.
• OPENING.
• Frankie tells Melissa that he has news for her regarding their relationship.
• Rae reveals to Simone that baby Keith has gone into surgery for his bone marrow donation.
• Austin tells Sami again how important it is to build her strength of character. So, he warns her not to be classic Sami and lash out at anyone during the trial.
• Frankie tells Melissa that he only married Greta in order to fulfill the stipulations of the Von Amburg estate. He says he is still very adamant about using his share of the money to help her get custody of her children.
• Max scolds Abby telling her that regardless of how she feels towards Cassie, she is still carrying his baby, and Abby has to respect that.
• Jeremy and Jan bond in the basement of the Dimera Mansion where Cassie has locked them.
• Felicia reveals to Georgia that is very interested in signing her to her modeling agency, and Georgia is ecstatic.
• Rae tells Simone that she found something very strange in Keith’s anonymous donor’s file….very similar genetic markers! Simone reveals to Rae that Keith is adopted so he must have family in Salem. It is then that Simone realizes Sami must have arranged for Keith’s real family to donate their bone marrow to the hospital. Simone flashes back to Sami telling her the first step to saving Keith was getting Mike and Kayla removed from the case. Simone realizes that Sami is hiding something very big about Keith’s real mother.
• Austin proves to the court how Sami was before Alan entered her life. He claims she was a good person and a good woman. Austin proves to the court that Alan brutally raped Sami and then now has come back over ten years later to sexually prey on her son, as well.
• In a rare moment, Jan opens up to Jeremy and shows rare emotion to Jeremy. Jan breaks down in front of Jeremy and opens up to him about how she was raped by Paul Walker. Jeremy comforts Jan.
• Melissa misinterprets what Frankie is saying. Frankie tells Melissa that she misunderstood. Frankie says that although the relationship with Greta started out platonic and a business transaction, it changed once they learned how much they had in common.
• Austin calls John, Roman, Eric, Marlena, Lucas, Will, and the other Horton’s and Brady’s to the stand in order to prove Sami’s good nature to the courts.
• Frankie finally tells Melissa the truth - that he and Greta have taken their relationship to the next level and they have decided to give their marriage their all. Melissa breaks down in tears and slaps Frankie across the face.
• Felicia sets Georgia up with a modeling coach named Roo (played by legendary RuPaul Andre Charles), who tells Georgia that if she is going to make it in the fashion world, she is going to have to perfect her runway walk, which she helps her on. Next, Roo and Felicia take Georgia to Salem Place where they tell her to say goodbye to her old look and give her a fresher, edgier look complete with a new, short ’do. When the makeover is completed, Felicia says NOW she is ready to get to work on her portfolio. In the meantime, Felicia says that Georgia has to start losing weight - and fast.
• At the end of the first day of trial, Roman and Bo tells Austin they’ve seen a lot of trials, and think he has done a very fine job. Austin has won round one.
• Bo and Roman meet up with Shane, John, and Steve and all five men realize that Kristen is the key to finding out Stefano’s location in Salem.
• Carrie tries to talk to Austin at the end of the day, but he tells her that he can’t believe her hypocrisy. He says he might stand by Sami’s side and help prove her innocence, but there has never been another woman in his heart, and there never will be, which is more than he can say for her! He leaves a crying Carrie on her knees in the hallway of the courtroom, crying her eyes out.
• Roo warns Georgia that Felicia has a tendency of being harsh, dramatic, and overactive. Roo tells her to ignore Felicia’s harsh words and focus on the positives. When alone, though, Georgia is shown in front of the mirror sucking in her “gut.”
• Melissa slaps Frankie for his betrayal and tells him that he has basically cheated on her with Greta. When he tries to object, she says at first it was a marriage of convenience and that he swore up and own that it would go no further than that. She reminds him that he swore they would be together in the end. Frankie tearfully apologizes. Melissa tells him that she never wants to see him ever again!
• Simone begins to put all of the pieces together and realizes that Sami must have obtained baby Keith illegally.
• Abby tells Max that he needs to man up and start calling Cassie out on all of her crap, or this is not going to work. Abby screams at Cassie telling her that she’s going to be alone and miserable, and she has no one to blame but herself for all of her lies and schemes. Max begs Abby to let it go and leave Cassie alone! Suddenly, a very upset Cassie doubles over in pain.

Episode #282 - Tuesday, January 9th, 2007:

• Sami is ecstatic when her plan works and her nephew, Keith, gets a bone marrow donor match from either Will or Georgia. Simone rushes to the hospital to be with Keith for his bone marrow donation surgery.
• Marlena tells John all of the reasoning behind her retirement, and he supports her, but she isn’t looking for his support. She flashes back to all of her encounters and horrifying visions about Kristen, but little does she know that Kristen Blake is drugging her into insanity.
• OPENING!
• Kate and Victor plot and scheme to bring down Shawn and Belle, and they realize they are growing closer than ever.
• Bo and Billie finalize their wedding plans
• Julie and Megan receive a phone call from Doug saying that he has no luck finding Hope. Megan is relieved, but she realizes they need to come up with something else to keep Bo and Billie from getting married.
• Eric and Felicia have a remarkable photo shoot with Georgia. They are both blown away by Georgia’s natural talent and incredible knack for following direction. Eric tells Georgia that she has a future in this business. But Felicia bursts her bubble by saying she has a lot more work to do if she wants to work in this industry.
• Victor and Kate’s closeness begins to scare Vivian, who realizes she might lose Alamain if they grow any closer. Vivian interrupts them and tells them the honeymoon is over. She says she wants that 51% of the Titan stock or she is telling everyone that Victor is the one who set the fire that almost killed Caroline! Victor says if she does that, then he will go public with Kate’s secret which will ultimately damage Alamain.
• Kristen, Stefano, and Megan all meet to discuss each of their plans. Kristen says that she is well on her way to convincing Marlena and everyone else that she is losing her mind. Megan, meanwhile, says that her plan to rid Bo’s life of Hope has worked, but now she has to contend with Billie.
• Greta and Frankie decide to tell Melissa and Eric the truth about their relationship before they hear it from anyone else.
• Shane tells Andy, his son, that Salem is a magical place and that he is bound to have many adventures and memories here. Andy says he is looking forward to spending time with his Aunt Kayla.
• Lucas tells Carrie that she has to tell Austin about the kiss with Mike immediately, but she says if she does so now it could damage Sami’s case because he’ll be so upset with just minutes to go until the trial starts.
• Shane and Andy are interrupted by a phone call from the I.S.A. who tell Shane that they have found Stefano…in Salem!
• Billie and Jack realize that they can’t stay away from each other like they have planned. Billie says that she needs her best friend in her life.
• Kate and Vivian are blown away when they see the negatives of the photo shoot Felicia had with Georgia.
• Lucas declares his love for Sami and tells her they will be together when she gets off for Alan’s murder.
• Cassie and Jan scheme and plot to get Jeremy to the Dimera basement, and it works! Cassie locks Jan and Jeremy down there together.
• Frankie asks Melissa to do coffee with him at Salem Place, and she is hopeful about a reunion for the two of them, but when they get together, he tells her the news is not good.
• Shane gathers Bo, John, and Roman, having removed them from the courtroom, and tells them that Stefano is back in Salem, and the I.S.A. is unable to locate him!
• Unfortunately for Cassie, she has spent too much time helping Jan get her man that she ran out of time to keep Abby and Max from telling her the truth. When they find her, Abby and Max will not take any of Cassie’s tricks. Abby tells Cassie that she and Max are going to be together despite this baby!
• Victor and Kate realize if they want to break up Shawn and Belle for what they did to Philip…and if they want Philip to be happy…and if they want Claire to be a part of their family again…then the only thing they can do is bring Philip back to Salem!
• Lucas tells Carrie that she’s right…if Austin were to find out the truth now, it will upset him and throw him off his game for the trial. But he demands Carrie tell Austin the truth about her kiss with Mike when the trial adjourns for the day. Unfortunately for Carrie, Austin bursts into the room and with his eyes filled with shock and rage. FREEZE FRAME.

CASTING CALL!

The blog can now confirm that it is doing a vast, four month long casting call for a one of a kind actress to play the role of a blonde haired, blue eyed beauty who knocks the socks of anyone she meets. For the sake of casting, the character has been given the name of "Ashley," but that will soon change when she comes to Salem in the summertime. Ashley is described as a funky, spunky, creative, fiesty, ditzy in some ways, beyond intelligent in others, tomboy fashionista. The actress must be able to play a character who is approximately twenty years old.

"This character is going to be huge. She's going to have ties to the past, and she is going to change the course of the show forever. We need the perfect actress to play the role. That is why every actress I come across for the rest of the winter and all of spring is going to be considered. She has to be flawless. She will, of course, be interacting with the younger set - Andy, Shawn, Belle, Philip, but the fans will be shocked, floored, and awed when they find out how she's connected to Salem!"

That is why I am looking to you, the readers, for help in finding the perfect actress to play this role!

RUMORS!

Rumor #1: It looks like a younger leading man who is outrageously popular with fans will be given his walking papers in February due to a storyline-dictated exit.

Rumor #2: His on-screen lover may also be temporarily written out in a dramatic way that is also storyline-dictated.

Rumor #3: Kristian Alfonso (Hope)'s leave has ended, and she's back with a handful of juicy scenes set to air in February.

Rumor #4: The blog is interested in nabbing Noah Segan to play Connor Lockhart.

Rumor #5: The writer is tossing around ideas for the return of one of the show's most beautiful actresses ever.

Rumor #6: The blog is going full steam ahead with a gripping, emotional storyline that the real DAYS has done since the blog began.

Rumor #7: Ari Zuker and Thaao Penglis will air in February. The show is still trying to woo back the portrayer it fired during the last year to return with Thaao's Tony Dimera.

Rumor #8: The person who plays the character who is behind all of the terrible things going on in Salem has been told that he/she is behind the misery in Salem! A source close to the set says the portrayer was told to keep tight-lipped and not tell anyone else on the cast. The setside source also says the person could have been knocked over with a feather when he/she heard he/she was behind the attempted murder of Alice Horton!

Episode #281 - Monday, January 8th, 2007:

• Will successfully convinces Georgia to come with him to be a bone marrow donor at the hospital. She is confused, but he tells her just to listen to him! The two youngsters make their marrow donation at the hospital.
• Sami hopes that either Will or Georgia will be a match for baby Keith so that she won’t have to confess that she stole Carrie’s baby.
• Mike and Kayla are confused as to why Simone has taken them both of the case of her baby, but they are respectful of her decision.
• Greta welcomes Frankie down below the deck of the yacht, and they make love once again.
• OPENING!
• Kate arranges a meeting at Titan for Georgia with a modeling agency. Kate tells Georgia that she was such a hit at the Titan vs. Alamain fashion show that everyone has been beating down their door wondering the name of the sexy, new beauty who works for Alamain. Kate tells Georgia that the woman is a good friend of hers from the modeling business.
• Bo and Roman thank their nephew, Andy, for all of his help with the investigation, and they realize if the copycat is copying all of the serial attackers, and if he has copied the Salem Serial Killer and the Salem Slasher, then the Salem Strangler and the Desecrator might be next, as well.
• Marlena has a nightmare about Kristen terrorizing her, and she calls Dr. Rae Choi for guidance.
• Kristen and Eric meet up at Salem Place, and he lashes out at her for taking advantage of him while he was drunk. Kristen tells Eric to stop being a boy and start acting like the man she had wild sex with. Eric shudders and claims that he hates her for everything she’s done to his mother, Marlena. But Kristen thinks to herself… “If only you knew.”
• Billie tells Jack that they can never tell anyone about his confession. Billie does not want to hurt Jack, but she tells him that Bo is the love of her life and now, she has the chance to be with him. He says he understands and he never thought she would ever leave Bo, but he confesses that he had to be honest with her. Julie sees them talking secretly and realizes that Billie might have a secret!
• Felicia Phillips (played by the legendary Janice Dickinson) arrives at Titan and kisses Kate on both cheeks. She throws off her eccentric fur coat and is shocked to see Georgia. She is surprised that this is the face that has launched a thousand ships, so to speak. Kate tells Felicia she knows her routine, but she better tone it down because she’s dealing with granddaughter now. Felicia tells Georgia that she has some potential.
• Roman and Bo gather Jack, Cassie, Maggie, and Victor. They all flashback to the horrors of the Salem Serial Killings. Bo tells them all they are dealing with a copycat killer, and all of them might be at risk. He warns them all to watch their backs just in case.
• After consulting with Rae, Marlena comes to a shocking conclusion. Rae tells Marlena to slow down and think about this, but Marlena says it’s actually something she’s been thinking about doing for a few years now, and it is time.
• Eric asks Kristen why she has done this to him. He goes on to say that everything Kristen does is calculated and planned, and he knows this was too. She says she’s done it for revenge, of course. She brags that she can’t wait to tell Marlena! Eric tells Kristen he’ll do anything for her not to tell him!
• Billie and Jack decide it might be best to spend some time apart for now.
• When alone Felicia tells Georgia she may have what it takes to be a top model, but she has to have the fire, the passion, the look in her eyes, and the drive to be the best. Georgia fires back and says she has it and declares she’s never felt a rush like the rush of being on that runway.
• Bo sets up a meeting with Marlena and begins grilling her about Mrs. H. and Celeste. Marlena says her whereabouts, but he fires back that she has no alibi. When Bo gets angry and tells her that she has to come clean about what is going on with her, Marlena lashes out at Bo telling him she doesn’t know! Bo grabs Marlena and asks her if she could be behind this. Marlena breaks down in his arms screaming and crying. Bo looks at Roman in awe as neither of them know what is going on with Marlena.
• Julie asks Jack what he and Billie were talking about but he remains tight-lipped.
• Greta and Frankie realize they need to tell Eric and Melissa that they’ve taken their marriage of convenience to the next level before they find out from else.
• Lucas warns Carrie and Mike that they need to tell Austin about their kiss…or he will!
• Austin continues to study Sami’s defense.
• Dr. Rae Choi takes over baby Keith’s case.
• Felicia arranges for Georgia to partake in a photo shoot shot by local photographer, and Georgia’s cousin, Eric Brady, for a Skin Cream product Advertisement set to print in the next issue of Sophistique, the magazine published by Alamain International. Felicia says if Georgia nails this, then she will consider signing Georgia to her agency.
• Bo has now called John to come to the station and calm down Marlena. Marlena swears to John and Bo that she has nothing to do with the attempted murders. But Bo does not believe her, claiming to Roman that if the Dimera’s are involved, she might not remember anything, but she still could be behind it.
• Marlena tells John that she thinks she’s losing her mind, and he says that he will always be there for her. She tells him she hasn’t forgiven him for giving Kristen immunity for all of her past crimes, but he excuses that by saying he just wanted to get their baby back! She says she still can’t forgive it. Then, she reveals the decision she’s made to John…she’s retiring!
• Simone tells Sami that she’s done everything she told her to do! Seconds later, Simone gets a call from Rae saying they’ve found a bone marrow donor for baby Keith!
• When Kristen leaves Eric, she meets up with Stefano. When he asks her how her plans are going, she says they are going deliciously! And perfectly. She recalls for Stefano… “Saint Marlena appears to be losing it. Just like I planned….thanks to these.” Kristen smiles wickedly as she takes out a bottle of pills and laughs, evilly.

Episode #280 - Friday, January 5th, 2007:

• Carrie and Mike discuss how he confessed his love for her on New Year’s Eve and their kiss, as well. Little to do they know that someone is listening to their conversation.
• Billie calls Jack and says they need to talk about his confession of love.
• Greta lies in her bed at the Salem Inn in post-coital bliss. She recalls her passionate night of lovemaking with the man of her dreams.
• Sami schemes and plots and figures out a way to get her nephew, Keith, who is now being raised by Simone, the bone marrow transplant he needs without confessing that she stole Carrie’s baby.
• OPENING.
• Andy and Roman search through all of Andy’s notes and books on his courses on criminology trying to find the case that is similar to what Andy feels like could be happening in Salem right now. Roman explains to Andy that he is unsure whether they are dealing with a Salem Serial Killer copycat or a Salem Slasher copycat. Andy says once they find the case he is thinking of, everything will be clear.
• Austin studies Sami’s case, and he realizes that he doesn’t have much of one. Alan’s blood being on the burned clothes found in Sami’s fireplace, and then the gun found in Sami’s apartment. Austin studies up and gets a crash course from Frankie on law.
• Sami tells Simone that the first thing she needs to do is get a new doctor on her case that is not Mike Horton or Kayla Brady! Simone is confused, but Sami tells her that if she wants to save her baby’s life, then she needs to listen to her. Next, Sami tells Will that she needs him to do her an extreme favor. She says he cannot ask any questions about the favor, but he just has to do it and not ask any questions.
• Mike confesses to Carrie that when they kissed, he felt an incredible amount of passions and love for her.
• Julie and Megan work together for ways to try and stop Bo and Billie’s wedding. After talking with Bo, they realize he is not going to bend when it comes to his love for Billie. For whatever reason, he’s in love with her.
• Greta meets up with Austin, and they do lunch. Greta reveals to Austin that she has finally lost her virginity to the man she was meant to. Austin is blown away when Greta tells him the identity of her lover, and he is blown away.
• Carrie tells Mike that she does still feel something for him, but as of right now, she needs time to grieve her son with Austin and time to get over her heartbreak that Austin has done to her by agreeing to defend Sami.
• Megan and Julie realize the only way to stop Bo and Billie’s wedding is to find Hope and bring her back to Salem. For Megan, however, she wants both women out of Bo’s life. For Julie’s agenda, she wants Hope and Bo back together. Megan pushes Julie to accept the fact that they need to come up with another plan, but Julie refuses.
• Andy and Roman hit pay dirt when they find the case in Andy’s textbook!
• Lucas cannot take it anymore and storms into the room, shocking Mike and Carrie. Carrie asks Lucas how much he’s heard, and Lucas replies…that he’s heard everything.
• Julie tells Doug that they need to find Hope and bring her back to Salem in time to stop this wedding. Julie says to Doug that Hope will regret this forever if Bo and Billie marry. Julie speaks to Doug and tells him that she cannot leave Salem because she has to keep an eye on Billie. Doug promises Julie that he will find Hope in Europe and bring him back. Julie and Doug share a goodbye as he heads off to find her. Ironically, Julie’s partner-in-crime knows exactly where she is - in a warehouse in London in the cell that she has locker her in!
• Greta calls her lover and asks him to meet her on a yacht docked at the harbor that she has rented out so that they can spend a romantic day together.
• Roman and Andy meet with Bo and tell him the shocking case they've found. They tell Bo about a copycat killer in a small town in New England who randomly copycatted all of New England's most notorious serial killers. Bo is floored. He and Roman concur that if this is what this person is doing, there is not telling what he or she is going to do next!
• Carrie begs Lucas not to tell Austin that she shared a kiss with Mike. She says she wants the opportunity to tell Austin. Lucas lashes out at his half-brother, Mike, and tells them both he is disgusted by them. Lucas gives them until the end of the day to tell Austin the truth.
• Simone shocks Mike and Kayla when she tells them both that she is off her son’s case. Meanwhile, Sami demands Will recruit his cousin, Georgia, and go to the hospital to be bone marrow donors. Sami tells Will it is very important that he and Georgia do not tell ANYONE about this. Will is very skeptical and knows his mother is up to another one of her dirty schemes and plots, but Sami guilts Will by saying she is taking the fall for his killing Alan so he needs to do this for her. Will rushes to meet his cousin, Georgia, and go to the hospital. Sami sits in her jail cell and discusses to herself how her plan to save baby Keith yet keep her secret hidden is working.
• Greta arrives at the harbor to prepare the romantic lunch for her lover. He arrives and knocks on the door. Greta walks above to the bow of the ship. She swings open the door to her lover. He sweeps her into his arms, and they kiss passionately. When they pull away, his identity is revealed.

Two Characters Gone!

After this week, readers should not expect to see much of Jaime Lynn Bauer and Bill Hayes who play Laura Horton and Doug Williams, respectively. The two talented cast members have now joined Lauren Ambrose (Stephanie Johnson) and Tonya Boyd (Celeste), who also last aired this week. "Both of them will last air on Friday, and they will both be written out in a very open ended way."...says the headwriter. "Julie will still be on the canvas which bodes very well for a return for Doug."

"As previously reported, Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) will be out in late January, and Roark (Mike Horton), Christie (Carrie Brady), and Austin (Austin Peck) will all last air during February Sweeps. The blog is narrowing its cast in order to focus on a smaller number of cast members. The rest of the winter and the spring...well, let's just say everything is going to be 'Do or Die!' There's no room for any cast members who won't be used to their full potential."

Episode #279 - Thursday, January 4th, 2007:

• Jan and Cassie team up to discuss ways they can help Cassie pass off her baby as Max’s and ways Jan can land Jeremy’s heart.
• Billie flashes back Jack’s New Year’s Eve confession of love.
• OPENING
• Cassie asks Jan why she suddenly changed her mind and agreed to help her. Jan covers for her mother and does not tell Cassie that they are really cousins.
• Lucas recalls his kiss with Sami on New Years through the prison bars. Will and Lucas decide to stand by Sami during the trial. When alone, Will tells Sami that he won’t allow her to take the fall for Alan’s murder when he is the one who did it. Sami tells Will to shut his mouth and let her take the fall for this.
• Julie and Billie get into a very public argument at Salem Place…and Megan overhears.
• Jeremy bonds with Max. Jeremy explains to Max that he has a love/hate relationship with Jan. And he admits that he is very attracted to her.
• Carrie remembers her kiss with Mike. But she must snap out of it when Austin arrives. Austin begs Carrie not to turn her back on him because he is defending Sami in her murder trial. Austin pleads to Carrie to stand by her sister and stand with him at her side.
• Simone tells Sami that she needs the name of baby Keith’s parents because his health is failing. Sami refuses to tell Simone the truth - that she stole the baby.
• Megan flashes back to her kidnapping Hope and locking her up in a warehouse in London. She says that she will take Billie out, as well…and before her Valentine’s Day Wedding to Bo!
• Cassie tells Jan that she has arranged for her and Jeremy to be locked in the Dimera basement together.
• Carrie calls Austin a fool and a sucker for falling for Sami’s lies and deceit once again.
• Simone takes baby Keith to the hospital where Mike and Kayla tell Simone that things are not looking good for Keith. They tell him he has a rare disease among infants and that he is likely going to lose his life if they cannot find a compatible bone marrow donor. Simone immediately goes back to the prison and tells Sami she needs to know the identity of Keith’s parents or he will likely lose his life.
• Bo promises Billie that his love for Hope is in the past and that he is going to be commit to her at their wedding once and for all. Bo admits to his fiancée that this case is worrying him. Bo tells Billie that the attempted killer seems to be impersonating two famous serial attackers of Salem’s past.
• Sami struggles with whether or not to confess her crimes and come forward saying she stole Carrie’s baby and save the life of her nephew, Keith.
• Megan overhears Julie tell Doug that she needs to find Hope and bring her back in time to stop this wedding. Julie tells Doug that she will stop at nothing to make sure Bo and Billie do not marry.
• Shawn and Belle demand Jan tell them the identity of Trey’s mother. Jan refuses. She tells them that they need to forget about it and move on with their lives. Jan says she is finally over Shawn and that he and Belle need to be happy with Claire and Trey, but they say they cannot be happy as a family until they acquire legal custody of Trey. Jan still refuses to tell them the identity of the woman. Jan says the woman gave up her baby of her own free will and that is all that matters.
• Sami tries to scheme, manipulate, and come up with a way to get Keith his bone marrow transplant without exposing herself.
• Megan approaches Julie and tells her that she couldn’t help but overhearing. Megan says that she used to be the mother-in-law of Julie’s nephew, Shawn. Julie fires back that she knows who she is. Megan tells Julie that she would also like to see Billie out of Salem. Julie and Megan decide to work together to make sure Billie leaves Salem. Little does Julie know that she just made a deal with the devil.
• Carrie tells Mike that they need to talk about their kiss and his confession of love from the night before. Unbeknownst to them both, someone is listening to the conversation.
• Jan tells Shawn and Belle that even though they think of her as a terrible person that she is doing this for them out of respect and out of the kindness of her heart. Belle rolls her eyes. Jan says she swears on her life. Jan continues to say that the mother of Trey is not someone Belle and Shawn want to know…and certainly not anyone they want to mess with. Jan warns once the woman learns that her baby is in the possession of Shawn and Belle, that she will use Trey as leverage to get a whole lot of money from them. When alone, Jan flashes back to when she purchased baby Trey in order to pass him off as Shawn and her baby. Jan recalls traveling to Philadelphia to met a mother who was very desperate to fork over her baby for a load of money. The woman? Is Willow Espinoza. Jan snaps out of it and says, for Shawn and Belle's sake, she hopes they never track her down. Meanwhile, in a run down apartment in Philadelphia, Willow realizes she's blown through the last of the money Jan has given her. She decides to pay Jan Spears a visit!

Next On DAYS:

- Uncover the identity of the man Greta made love to on New Year's Eve!

Episode #278 - Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007:

• Mike Horton reveals to Bo and Roman that Celeste is going to survive. He says the assailant stabbed and poisoned Celeste much like the Salem Slasher did in the 1980’s. Mike tells the Brady Brothers that Celeste was drugged into a drug-induced coma.
• The Salem Police Department allows everyone at the Penthouse Grill to leave.
• OPENING
• Jan approaches Cassie, Jeremy, Max, and Abby. Cassie fears Jan is going to tell Jeremy the truth about him really being the father of her baby and not Max.
• Bo and Roman worry that they are in over their heads with this investigation. At first they thought they were dealing with a Salem Serial Killer Copycat, but now they are unsure.
• Jack and Billie recall how, at midnight, they were in each other’s arms.
• Greta continues her passionate night of lovemaking to her mystery man.
• Stephanie slaps Steve! Steve tells Stephanie never to raise her hand to him. Kayla defends Stephanie, telling Steve that they have been put through so much pain, heartache, and grief over the past fifteen years. She says when they found out he was alive, they all assumed it was Lawrence or the Dimera’s that were behind it. She explains that her hatred for them is off the charts. And now, she must transfer that hatred to Steve…the man she loves more than life itself.
• Billie tells Jack that she feels like Bo’s mind and heart are always somewhere else and now that he is going to be investigating this case, he is bound to be even busier. She says with their wedding coming up in six weeks, she knows Julie’s harassment of her is bound to get even worse, as well.
• Mike confesses to Carrie that he still has very strong feelings for her. Meanwhile, Jack cannot take it anymore and decides to be honest with Billie about his feelings for her. Jack tells Billie that lately he has thought of her as more than his best friend. He says he could not have gotten through Jennifer’s leaving him or her funeral without Billie. Jack tells Billie that he is in love with her!
• Bo and Roman run into their nephew, Andy, son of Kimberly and Shane, at the hospital while he is visiting Caroline. Andy explains that he is going to be staying with Kayla for a few months while Kimberly recuperates from a surgery.
• The room service of the Salem Inn delivers some strawberries and whipped cream to the hotel room of Princess Greta.
• Bo and Roman have no answers as to why the copycat would attack Alice, but they realize he or she just wanted to silence Celeste. Andy overhears and reveals to his uncles that he was studying criminology at Oxford in England before moving to Salem. The Brady Bros. are shocked when Andy says he remembers studying a case very similar to this. Bo and Roman are intrigued.
• Cassie is floored when Jan does not expose her! Instead, Jan manipulates Max and Abby into keeping the truth about their reunion from Cassie even longer.
• Abby and Max get into a fight when he says he fears the effect the truth about their relationship will have on the pregnancy and his baby.
• Stephanie tells Steve that feels gutted by his actions, and she was only a baby when he made this decision. Kayla and Stephanie say that Steve compounded the problem by lying to them for weeks. They both tell Steve that they can’t get past this. Steve reiterates that he did this out of his love for them.
• Greta and her mystery lover share the strawberries and whipped cream with each other as they feed one another. The question still remains as to who her mystery man is.
• Kayla breaks down in front of Steve. She says it always goes back to the fact that Steve doesn’t feel like he deserves her love. She says that has always been his problem…their problem. Kayla informs Steve that it won’t be their problem any more. She explains through tears if he just trusted in their love…Steve kisses away her tears and begs for another chance.
• Greta tells the mystery man that she waited thirty years for the right man to come along and that she could not be any happier in her choice of the man that she chose. The man kisses her, and they begin making love once again.
• Kayla tells Steve that she cannot give him any more chances. She cries that she had to live without him for fifteen years, and now she’ll have to do it again. Steve falls to his knees and begs her no. Kayla and Steve share a heartbreaking breakup. They share a tender kiss through their tears.

Episode #277 - Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007:

• Jan reels from Megan’s confession that she is a Dimera. Jan is confused. She tells Megan to explain herself. Megan pulls Jan aside to the balcony of the Penthouse Grill and tells Jan that it’s true! She is a DIMERA!
• Celeste is rushed to University Hospital.
• Bo and Roman cannot believe it when Kayla and Mike tell them they found a raven feather in Celeste’s hand. Bo asks Roman if he knows what this means…Roman says that of course he does.
• Steve and Kayla finally come face to face. Kayla breaks down in front of Steve. He asks her what is wrong, and she snaps back saying she doesn’t know how he could lie to her like this. Steve now realizes that Kayla knows the truth!
• Megan confesses to Jan that before she married her father, she lived in Salem…as Megan Hathaway! She goes on to say that Stefano Dimera is her father! Jan is floored as she realizes that she is the granddaughter of the most evil man ever to hit Salem…and the most powerful!
• Kate agrees to help Victor keep Vivian from blackmailing him. Kate says that as long as Victor keeps her secret about giving birth to Stefano’s twins all of those years ago then she will not tell anyone that Victor was responsible for the fire at the fashion show that almost killed Caroline. Kate and Victor realize they were working together once again to keep their secrets…but they also realize they still need to break up Shawn and Belle.
• Andrew “Andy” Donovan steps off of a plane at the Salem Airport and immediately hails a cab bound for University Hospital. Andy sits with his grandmother Caroline. He takes her hand prays for her.
• Bo and Roman question Marlena who claims that she was at Midnight Mass during Alice’s attack and in the dining room in the dark during the black out just like everyone else. Bo and Roman are unsure to believe her. Roman tells Bo that he can sense something is going on with Marlena who, meanwhile, has a hallucination about Kristen.
• Steve begs Kayla to give him a chance to explain the situation, but she refuses. He locks her in a room at Titan and tells her that she is going to listen to him!
• Shawn and Belle receive word that they will not have any trouble winning custody of Trey from Jan…but Trey’s birth mother’s identity will pose a problem. Shawn and Belle realize they need to learn where Jan acquired Trey before she passed him off as Shawn’s baby.
• Carrie confesses to Mike that she was upset with Austin and that is the reason she kissed him at midnight. Mike is hurt, but he tells her that she must have some type of feelings left for him or she would not have done it. Carrie reluctantly agrees.
• Megan says that Cassie is the genetically engineered daughter of Marlena Evans and Tony Dimera…which makes Cassie and Jan cousins! Megan tells Jan that she NEEDS to deceive Jeremy and join forces with Cassie to ensure they both get what they want.
• Kate tells Vivian that she knows all about her blackmailing Victor for 51% of Titan stock. Kate demands Vivian drop this because Victor knows a secret about herself that, if revealed, could spell the end of not only Kate but also of Alamain International, as well! Kate tells Vivian if Victor goes public with her secret then Vivian will regret it because it will hurt Alamain International.
• Bo and Roman question everyone at the Penthouse Grill, and everyone’s alibi is the same: at the Penthouse Grill during the blackout. The Brady Brothers are unsure as to who the attempted killer can be. They re-call the Salem Slasher of 1984 who poisoned and stabbed his victims, leaving a Raven’s feather in their hands. Bo and Roman are baffled. They thought they were dealing with a Salem Serial Killer copycat, but they realize now that they could be dealing with a Salem Slasher copycat.
• Steve explains to Kayla in a passionate moment that he had the I.S.A. fake his death and drain his memory because Lawrence threatened to kill Kayla and Stephanie. He goes on to say it was all supposed to be temporary until they found the evidence to bust Lawrence. Once that happened, Kayla and Stephanie were supposed to be told the truth and he was supposed to return. He says that the I.S.A. was not planning on Lawrence evading them…and Steve managing to evade the I.S.A. for fifteen years. Steve tearfully explains to Kayla that he did this to protect her and Stephanie. Kayla is heartbroken. She says she can’t believe Steve was responsible for the last fifteen years of pain and heartbreak. Steve and Kayla turn to see Stephanie standing in the doorway, crying.

Episode #276 - Monday, January 1st, 2007:

• The Salemites scream and run for cover as the glass from the skylight shatters and falls into the main dining room of the Penthouse Grill. All of Salem reacts to Celeste’s bloody, lifeless body that rests before them.
• OPENING!
• Steve is confused as to why Kayla has just slapped him, but she runs off to care for Celeste.
• John tries to comfort Marlena who was the person closest to being directly under the skylight and thus the person closest to Celeste as she fell.
• Austin rushes out to the balcony to get Mike and catches Mike and Carrie in another compromising position. If he had arrived seconds earlier, he would have seen their midnight kiss. Austin tells Mike that he is needed in the dining room, and he rushes off to take care of Celeste. When alone, Carrie tells Austin that they are through - forever. She says his agreeing to be Sami’s attorney is the last straw.
• Jan cannot believe it when Cassie tells her Jeremy is the man who is the father of her baby, the man she needs Jan’s help in fooling. Jan tells Cassie not only does she refuse to go along with it, but she plans on telling Jeremy the truth! Cassie begs Jan not to do so because then Jeremy will tell his cousin, Abby, and Max!
• Bo, Roman, John, and Shane investigate the rooftop and find nothing. They realize this is the second crime of the copycat killer.
• Kayla and Mike realize Celeste has been stabbed. They begin to bandage her wounds and attempt to stop the bleeding. Kayla and Mike tell Bo that they have a pulse, and Celeste appears to be in a surprisingly decent condition, given the stabbing and the fall she took. But they say the ambulance must arrive soon if they are to save her life.
• Marlena has a vision of Kristen harassing her. Suddenly, Kristen multiplies. Multiple Kristens harass Marlena and get in her face, screaming and hackling. Marlena snaps out of it and realizes that she’s slowly losing her mind.
• Bo and Roman tell John that this person appears to be a Salem Serial Killer copycat…claiming the cunningness of the attacks and the sadistic nature are very similar. It is because of this, they say to John, that they feel they must question Marlena about the attacks on Celeste and Alice.
• Cassie tells Jan that she will never land Jeremy if he knows he is the father of Cassie’s baby. But Jan tells Cassie that telling him the truth will endear her to Jeremy. Jan tells Cassie to relish the last few seconds of her fantasy world she has built for herself. Cassie warns Jan not to do this! Cassie reminds Jan that they made an excellent team when they exposed Jan and that they can be that way again.
• Celeste is taken away to University Hospital. Mike tells Bo and Roman that the attacker stabbed Celeste in her vocal chords, but the gashes were not deep. Bo and Roman speculate that the copycat just wanted to keep Celeste from telling them his or her identity, but not kill her. Roman and Bo wonder if they are dealing with a Salem Serial Killer copycat at all…just then, Kayla tells Bo what she found in Celeste’s hand a - raven’s feather! Bo and Roman look at each other in shock.
• Jan bumps into her mother, Megan, and informs her about Jeremy and Cassie. She says she is going to expose Cassie’s secret. Megan blurts out that Jan cannot do that! Jan is confused and asks Megan why not. Megan is hesitant to tell her that she and Cassie must stick together since they are both cousins. Jan demands her mother tell her why she shouldn not expose Cassie! Megan tells Jan she just can’t! Jan tells her mother this is ridiculous! She says she is going to tell Jeremy the truth right now. Megan grabs Jan and throws her around: “Jan! You can’t!” YOU’RE A DIMERA!”

ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Due to a New Year's Trip, the blog will be on hiatus until Wednesday, January 3rd. That evening, however, expect to see two action packed episodes posted! "The last episode of 2006 changed everything."...says the writer. "There's no going back now. Every story is FULL THROTTLE from here on out. It's going to be a wild ride!"

Here's what reader's can look forward to this week!:

• The debut of Greg Rikaart as Andrew "Andy" Donovan.
• Lauren Ambrose and Tonya Boyd will last "air" as Stephanie Johnson and Celeste Perrault, respectively.
• The identity of Greta's LOVER will be REVEALED!
• Steve's secret is OUT!
• Jan learns she's a DIMERA!
• A shocking object in Celeste's hand will change EVERYTHING.
• Kristen's agenda will be revealed, and Eric will remember having sex with her!
• Julie makes a deal with the devil.
• Kate and Victor make a bold move against Shawn and Belle.
• Readers will learn Willow Espinoza's connection to Salem.
• Marlena falls further into the downward spiral of insanity.
• The aftermath of Carrie and Mike's New Year's Eve kiss!

• All of Sami's dirty deeds will be exposed! And she won't be getting away with them THIS time!

Episode #275 - Friday, December 29th, 2006 - PART TWO!:

STOP! Click here if you haven't read PART ONE!

• Celeste continues to visit with her mystery guest, who clutches a knife tighter and tighter. Celeste tells the person that her premonitions about Alice’s attempted killer are getting stronger and stronger, clearer and clearer. Celeste says that she is glad for this time to catch up with her good friend. The attempted killer clutches the knife once more. Celeste tells her guest that she is not crazy and does not belong in the mental ward. She says all of her premonitions have come true, and if Abraham and Alexandra were still in town, then they would see to it she is set free from here. Suddenly, Celeste gets a vision of Alice’s House Burning. She can see the assailant’s feet. Her eyes slowly wander up the figure’s body…just as the face is about to appear, Celeste snaps out of it. “No….no. It can’t be true…You were there? At Alice’s? It’s you?…You. YOU!” The attacker lunges at Celeste with the knife.
• OPENING.
• After an hour of total darkness, the lights at the Titan building turn on once again. The hostess, Melissa, explains to everyone that it was a mishap with the building’s new security system.
• Everyone reconvenes at the Penthouse Grill Dining Room area.
• Bo and John realize that when the power was out, you could not see two feet in front of your face. Bo worries another attack may have happened when the lights were out. They realize it would be right up the Salem Serial Killer’s alley to do such a thing, and if this person is a copycat criminal, the chances are likely.
• Cassie tells Jan that is the man who is the father of her baby. She points to Jeremy. Jan is appalled.
• Shane reunites with Steve. Shane explains that Kimberly has arranged for Andrew to come stay with Kayla for a few months while Kimber recovers from a surgery. He says he is just here to help Andrew settle in. Shane and Steve are interrupted before they can catch up any further.
• Greta extends a written invitation to her love, asking him to join her at the Salem Inn. She has the waiter deliver it to the man of her dreams. The question is…is it Eric? Or Frankie?
• Bo and John realize no one was attacked during the blackout, and everyone is accounted for.
• Kate pulls Victor to the side and asks him what the hell he wants with her. Victor pulls her into a room and tells her that he will not tell anyone about her giving birth to Stefano’s twins if she does one thing for him. Kate is outraged. She tells Victor that she can’t believe he would do this after all they’ve been through! Victor tells Kate that he will tell her one of his secrets so they can be even. He says he wants nothing from her and does not want to hurt her. He confesses that he set the fire that ruined Alamain’s fashion show!
• Kristen corners Eric on the balcony. Eric asks Kristen what the hell she wants. Kristen tells Eric that she wouldn’t mind a repeat of their night together.
• John tries to reconnect with Marlena, but she won’t stand for it. When alone, Marlena remembers her session with Dr. Rae Choi. Marlena worries that she is losing her mind when she has more visions of Kristen.
• Kate says that Victor is then responsible for Caroline’s coma. And Victor agrees. Kate asks him why he is telling her this Victor says he has feelings for Kate and always has…always will. He says he respects her and doesn’t want to hurt her, but he warns that Vivian knows his secret and is blackmailing him for 51% of Titan stock. Victor tells Kate that her secret is safe with him if she can head off Vivian.
• Julie harasses Billie once more. Billie tells Julie that she’s had enough. Julie says Billie is a piece of trash just like Bonnie Lockhart was. She says Billie is no good just like her mother, Kate, and more than likely her daughter, Georgia. Billie pulls back and socks Julie in the face.
• Eric is confused. He tells Kristen they have never had a night together. Suddenly, it clicks in Eric’s mind. He shakes his head in horror. “No! It wasn’t you!”…he exclaims. Kristen smiles wickedly and fires back: “It’s true, lover boy. I’m the woman you made love to that night - scratch that - had wild sex with that night. Repeatedly, may I add.” Eric continues shaking his head in shame and horror.
• Carrie tells Austin that if he follows through on being Sami’s lawyer, then they are over…forever. Austin tells Carrie that he HAS to do this…for Sami, for Lucas, for Will…for all of the Brady’s. Carrie says goodbye to Austin…forever.
• Jan asks Cassie if the man she is referring to is Jeremy Horton. Cassie says yes. Jan tells Cassie that’s the man SHE has fallen for! Cassie can’t believe it. Jan tells Cassie that she will not go along with this. She says that she is going to tell Jeremy the truth!
• Shane bumps into Kayla. They hug and reunite. They catch up on old times. Shane says that he wishes his love with Kimberly could have lasted like hers and Steve’s. He says they could truly get through anything together. Kayla tells Shane that he shouldn’t give up on Kimber if he loves her, but he says they are different people now. Shane asks Kayla how she managed to forgive Steve so fast. Kayla realizes Shane might be referring to the secret Steve was keeping from her. She asks Shane how he knew. He says that he is the one who gave Steve the I.S.A. file in London…the file that explained how Steve was responsible for his presumed death. Kayla faints.
• At the Salem Inn, Greta opens the door to her mysterious paramour. She smiles.
• Melissa reveals that they have achieved their fundraising goal!
• The countdown to midnight begins.
• Bo and Jack separate Julie and Billie. Bo grabs Julie, while Jack grabs Billie.
• Kayla awakens. She runs to be with Steve. They come face to face.
• Lucas arrives the prison to be with Sami. She is shocked…and overjoyed to see him.
• Victor fondly remembers Caroline…as Maggie tearfully thinks of Mickey.
• John and Marlena end up together as he realizes she is in emotional turmoil.
• Kayla and Steve come face to face. He leans in for a kiss. She slaps him across the face.
• Carrie runs out onto the balcony, upset and crying. Mike follows her out on the balcony. They share a kiss.
• Melissa cannot find Frankie….or Eric…or Greta!
• Greta makes love in her candlelit room at the Salem Inn. It is a sweet, yet passionate lovemaking. After thirty years, Greta loses her virginity to the man she loves.
• The clock strikes midnight.
• Shawn and Belle, Max and Abby share midnight kisses.
• Greta and her mystery man make love.
• John holds Marlena.
• Kayla looks at Steve with disgust.
• Lucas and Sami share a peck through the jail cell bars.
• Jack holds Billie as he has just ripped her away from Julie.
• All of a sudden, there is a creaking. Bo looks up and sees a something resting on skylight. There is a loud crash. Everyone looks up to see the skylight of the dining room shattering. Everyone screams and runs. A body falls through the skylight and onto the ground. Everyone looks on in horror. John comforts Marlena, who screams the victim’s name: “CELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESTE!”

Episode #275 – Friday, December 29, 2006:

• The New Year’s Eve party at the Penthouse Grill in the Titan building begins. Everyone in Salem gets decked out and dressed to the nines in order to ring in the new year together. They realize, however, that their main goal of the evening is to help raise the funds in order to rebuild the Horton House and to help the family pay for Mickey and Alice’s medical bills. Kayla, Marlena, Greta, Melissa, Abby, Cassie, Belle, Kate, Vivian, Georgia, Carrie, Laura, Maggie, Stephanie, Billie, and Julie all arrive looking more stunning than ever. Steve, John, Eric, Frankie, Max, Jeremy, Shawn, Victor, Mike, Austin, Lucas, Roman, Bo, Jack, and Doug show up looking equally handsome. Megan and Jan arrive, as well, setting the room afire with whispers and gossip, but it alls stops when a bigger pariah enters - Kristen Blake!
• OPENING.
• Victor asks Melissa Horton if she will be the hostess of the evening, keeping the party guests updated on the donated pledges.
• Steve and Kayla are eager to ring in their first New Year’s together in over sixteen years. But he realizes that he must tell Kayla the truth…tonight! Steve flashes back to the hotel room in London where Shane handed him the I.S.A. file that revealed STEVE was the one behind Steve’s memory loss and faked death. Steve remembers how he came up with the plan in order to smoke out Lawrence Alamain.
• Abby and Max vow to tell Cassie the truth about their reunion. Meanwhile, Jeremy finally believes Cassie when she says that he is not the father of her baby.
• Jan confesses to Megan that despite her heated and disdain-filled relationship with Jeremy, she can’t help but be extremely attracted to him! Jan tells Megan that Jeremy is the first man to make her forget about Shawn.
• Sami rots in prison while Carrie and Austin continue to fight over the fact that he has agreed to be Sami’s lawyer.
• Eric flashes back to the night he blacked out. He remembers sleeping with a woman that night! He realizes he has not been faithful to Greta. He pushes her away….and right into the arms of Frankie!
• Celeste has a disturbing vision about the person who burned down Alice’s house.
• Julie lashes out at Billie telling her that she is nothing but a second rate Hope in Bo’s eyes. Bo and Jack tell Julie to stop, but she refuses. Billie and Julie fire back at one another. Julie dares Billie to slap her again like she did before. Billie tells Julie to keep running her mouth, and she just might!
• Victor reads the file his private investigator has found on Kate. He realizes now why Kate pushed him away in the summertime. Victor regrets what he has to do, but he realizes it must be done. He calls Kate into the boardroom of Titan. In casual conversation, he mentions to Kate that a new security system was installed in the building that runs on power. He says if the power ever goes out, the whole building shuts down. Then, he tells Kate that he knows the truth…he says he knows her biggest secret…the reason she ended things with him in the summer. Victor tells Kate that he knows she gave birth to Stefano Dimera’s twins thirty some years ago! Kate is horrified.
• Steve tells Kayla and Stephanie that he has something he must tell them. Meanwhile, Shane Donovan steps off a plane at the Salem Airport and heads to Titan.
• Jan and Cassie remember how well they worked together when they teamed up to expose Mimi at the altar last Spring. They realize they could work together again…to get what they want!
• Greta recognizes her love for Frankie, but she wonders if her love for Eric is on another level. She thinks Eric might understand her on a level that Frankie does not, citing the fact that Frankie went for an extravagant gift while Eric opted for a sentimental present for her. But she feels deeper for Frankie. She has never felt so confused. Greta books a room at the Salem Inn. She says she is going to make love to the man of her dreams tonight.
• Jan tells Cassie that she needs her help landing a new man in her life. Cassie agrees to help her, but she first asks Jan to help her trick the real father of her baby into thinking he is NOT the father! Little do they know that they are talking about the same man - JEREMY HORTON!
• Laura and Maggie tell Georgia and Will an old wive’s tale…that the person you’re with at midnight is the person you’re destined to be with for the following year.
• Celeste calls Bo and tells him that she is on the verge of finding out who tried to kill Alice! But the mysterious assailant overhears…
• Minutes later, the shadowy figure exits the Titan Building. On the way out, He/She passes Shane who enters the building. Once outside, He/She cuts the power coming into the building. The lights go dead. Screams are heard. Cries of confusion and shock can be heard, Every door, elevator, and window in Titan automatically closes and locks. The dark figure walks off into the night, and moments later, arrives at University Hospital. The elevator opens. The assailant enters and takes the elevator to the Psychiatric Wing. The attacker makes it past the nurse’s station, undetected. The mysterious person grabs a set of keys at the station, sneaks down the hall, and arrives at “Room 426.” The door is unlocked, and the attempted killer enters. Celeste Perrault awakens. “Please, Dah’ling, have a seat here, won’t you?” The mystery guest clutches a knife and walks forward. *FREEZE FRAME*

Episode #274 – Thurssday, December 28, 2006:

• Exactly one week has passed since the vicious attack on Alice Horton. It is now New Year’s Eve.
• The Salemites have stoically celebrated Christmas, going through the motions of the rituals of the holiday, but really neglecting the joy that the day brings. With Caroline, Alice, and Mickey all in the hospital and Jennifer’s recent death, there was little to celebrate in Salem this year.
• Everyone reacts to Celeste’s prediction that Alice’s fire was arson…and that one of them is the arsonist!
• OPENING
• Doug, Julie, Maggie, Abby, Jeremy, Melissa, Shawn, and Laura all stand by Alice’s side. Mike and Kayla tell the Horton’s that Alice remains stable. She suffered sever burns, smoke inhalation that led to breathing troubles for Alice while she was sleeping. She could not breathe for several minutes, and as a result, remains unconscious. The doctors warn that Alice may awaken with some minor brain damage. The Horton’s continue to pray at her side.
• Bo, Roman, Steve, and John brainstorm at the Police Station. They now have evidence that the fire was arson.
• Greta recalls Celeste’s prediction that she was going to make love for the first time soon.
• Max and Abby have given Cassie a Christmas week free of pain and heartbreak, but now they agree the time is up, and Cassie must learn the truth – that Mabby is back together!
• Sami begs Austin to help her get off for killing Alan. He is reluctant because of all of the horrible things she has done, but he agrees. He asks Sami what she wants him to do. She shocks him by asking him to be her lawyer!
• Victor decides to throw an extravagant party at the Penthouse Grill on New Year’s Eve Night in order to raise funds to help the Horton’s rebuild their house and to pay for Alice and Mickey’s medical bills.
• Carrie is disturbed when she has a dream about Mike and Austin forcing her to choose between them!
• Bo, Roman, Steve, and John get eyewitness testimony from a neighbor that they saw someone lurking around the Horton yard, but since everything was so well lit with Christmas lights and since everyone was out and about for Midnight Mass, the neighbor did not see anything strange about the black-hooded figure. Bo, Roman, and John agree that the sadistic nature of the fire sounds like it matches the demeanor of Marlena/Tony during the Salem Serial “Killings.”
• Frankie continues to comfort Melissa over Jennifer’s death, her father’s (Mickey’s) heart attack, and Alice’s attack. Greta seeks comfort in Eric once again. Greta realizes that she loves Frankie, but she recalls how Frankie got her a lavish gift for Christmas that took her breath away while Eric got her one that was sentimental and tugged at her heartstrings. She realizes also that Eric is always there for her. She remains torn! Meanwhile, Frankie tells Melissa nothing more than friendship can happen between them.
• Megan and Jan discuss Jan’s deepening feelings for Jeremy. Megan is shocked that Jan is over Shawn! Jan says that something about Jeremy really gets to her.
• Meanwhile, Cassie goes above and beyond to try and convince Jeremy beyond a shadow of a doubt that Max is the father of her unborn baby and NOT Jeremy!
• Shawn and Belle cannot wait to ring in 2007 together.
• Bo, Doug, and Julie begin to worry about Hope’s whereabouts.
• While Bo is too busy investigating the case to spend time with Billie, she finds herself growing closer and closer to Jack!
• Celeste tells the police on the telephone that she is on the verge of seeing the attempted killer’s face! But Roman, Bo, Steve, and John realize they can’t base anything off of Celeste’s predictions.
• Eric feels like he is moments away from landing Greta’s heart once again, but he gets a flash back of making love to a woman the night he got drunk. He realizes that he is starting to remember the night he blacked out. Eric is devastated when he realizes he has not been loyal to Greta.
• Victor hits pay dirt when his private investigator FINALLY uncovers the truth about Kate! The Private Investigator hands Victor a thick file on Kate.
• Austin tells Sami that he is not an attorney and knows nothing about law. Sami tells Austin that with Mickey being in the hospital and Frankie turning his back on her because of what she’s done to Carrie, she has no one. She can’t afford anyone! Sami says Austin is smart and can get a defense together for her if he researches it, well enough. Austin agrees. Carrie walks in and is enraged to learn that Austin is going to be defending Sami! She slaps Austin across the face and storms out.
• Bo, Roman, John, and Steve fear that they might be dealing with a copycat killer who is impersonating the Salem Serial Killer!
• Meanwhile, in a darkened room, a gloved hand holds an invitation to the New Year’s Eve Party at Titan! The mysterious assailant sticks a knife in the invitation and cuts the paper into shreds.

CASTING UPDATE!

• Greg Rikaart (above) will first "air" as Andrew Donavan, son of Shane Donavan and Kimberly Brady, on Monday, January 1st.
• Charles Shaugnessy will be returning as Shane Donavan for ten episodes to help ease Andrew into the cast.
• Janice Dickinson and RuPaul Charles Andre will appear the week of January 8th.
• Jay Kenneth Johnson's first airdate as Philip has been pushed up significantly to January 12th, which is the day JKJ debuts on the real show!
• Ari Zuker (Nicole Walker) and Thaao Penglis (Tony) will definitely be airing in February.
• *BIG* RUMOR #1: The blog is looking to bring back a character that was killed off during the last year. The blog is hesitant to do so without the right story, but if the right story were to fall into place, expect the character to return with Penglis' Tony Dimera!
• *BIG* RUMOR #2: The blog will be taking a storyline straight from the real 'Days of Our Lives!' It is a story the real show has done since the blog started on December 12, 2005. It's in the early stages of planning, but it is rumored to have created much excitement in the headwriter.

FAMILIES PROMO!

The families of Salem are a very important tradition of DAYS. In the coming months, family connections and the children of Salem will grow increasingly important as the winter storylines unfold. It will all lead to a culmination of drama! As a tribute to the upcoming goings on in Salem, I have put together a slideshow of the families of Salem in order to set things straight! If there are any questions as to who people are or as to why how they fit in with a certain family, feel free to ask! (Keep an eye out for Zach, Jack Jr., Claire, and J.T.! )

Families Promo!

Episode #273 – Wednesday, December 27, 2006:

• Kayla and Mike continue to perform CPR on Alice. The ambulances and fire trucks arrive. Kayla and Mike manage to get a pulse from Alice, and they take her away in the ambulance.
• The Horton’s and The Brady’s rush to the hospital to be with Alice.
• The arsonist returns to the church and snatches his or her mask and dark attire from the bushes where he or she recently stashed it!
• OPENING!
• Bo seeks some medical attention on scene from E.M.T.’s. They treat his burns and allow him to rejoin Roman, Steve, and John near the ruins of the Horton House which has now been extinguished.
• Victor and Kate huddle in a corner at the hospital and try to come up with a plan that will separate Shawn and Belle for good! Vivian, meanwhile, is very concerned at Kate and Victor’s growing closeness, and she confronts them!
• Maggie and Laura realize that this Christmas is going to be ANYTHING but a Merry one for Salem.
• Sami tells Simone that she is NOT giving her the name of Keith’s real parents! Simone tells Sami that she has to! Simone says Keith’s life depends on it. Sami is conflicted.
• Cassie awakens. She is in shock as she cannot believe that the real father of her baby is a Horton! Abby and Max ask Cassie why she fainted, but she says she does not know. She excuses it as being the pregnancy. Fearing Abby and Max will break the news that they are back together, Cassie faints once again. Only this time, she’s faking!
• Vivian reminds Victor that she knows he set the fire that was responsible for Caroline being hospitalized. She tells Victor to hurry up and get the paperwork that will grant her 51% of the Titan stock. When alone, Victor hires a private investigator to come up with the goods on Kate so he has something to blackmail Kate with!
• Austin remains bothered by the intense hug between Mike and Carrie, but he decides to shake it off. Seconds later, he catches Mike and Carrie in a very compromising position as she comforts Mike.
• Frankie comforts Melissa. Greta is understanding, but disappointed. Eric is waiting in the wings to comfort her. Kristen looks on and remembers her night of lovemaking with Eric. She says that Eric is the key part in her getting revenge on Marlena.
• Celeste breaks out of the mental ward.
• Simone tells Sami that she has to take the baby to the police unless Sami comes forward. Sami demands Simone stop panicking! Sami says she will come up with something!
• Laura and Maggie recall Caroline, Mickey, and Alice all being hospitalized and Jennifer’s recent death. Secretly, Laura flashes back to how it is all a lie to cover up for Jennifer being in a sanitarium in Europe. Maggie and Laura wonder if there is some type of Horton curse!
• Bo knows what the silence of Steve, John, and Roman means. Bo flashes back to seeing the ladder burning in the raging fire. Bo asks who would want to hurt Alice Horton. Steve says that is the question of the hour. Roman reveals that his men are tracing the ruins for proof of arson as they speak. Bo decides to go to the hospital and pray for Mrs. H. He also tells Roman to have the P.D. track down Hope wherever she is vacationing and tell her to return to Salem A.S.A.P.
• Mike calls Jeremy and tells him about his great-grandmother. Abby and Jeremy rush to the hospital, leaving Jan and Max to care for Cassie. Later, Jan, Max, and Cassie arrive at the hospital, but not before Cassie and Jan have a chance to catch up. Cassie tells Jan that she might need her help with her latest plan. Jan says that she needs the same from Cassie!
• Billie tries to comfort the Horton women, but Julie tells her to get out of here and says she doesn’t belong.
• Celeste enters the waiting room. All of Salem is in the room. Vivian, John, Belle, Kristen, Bo, Carrie, Eric, Frankie, Georgia, Jan, Kayla, Max, Shawn, Abby, Jack, Cassie, Marlena, Alice, Jeremy, Laura, Maggie, Melissa, Steve, Victor, Austin, Billie, Kate, Lucas, Will, Greta, Roman, Mike, Stephanie, Doug, and Julie all stare at Celeste in shock. She looks at them and points. “You! You did this! You tried to kill Alice Horton!” Everyone looks around in shock as they realize the person who burned down the Horton House is among them.

Episode #272 – Tuesday, December 26, 2006:

• Simone learns from Annie’s landlord that Annie has left town and returned to Sunset Beach. She is unable to find Sami, as well. When she reads the paper, she learns that Sami is in prison…for the murder of Alan Harris!
• Cassie and Jeremy are face to face! Jeremy recognizes Cassie as the girl he had sex with months earlier. Jeremy then realizes that Cassie is pregnant!
• John, Belle, Bo, Carrie, Eric, Frankie, Georgia, Kayla, Jack, Marlena, Laura, Melissa, Maggie, Steve, Victor, Austin, Billie, Kaye, Lucas, Will, Greta, Roman, Mike, Stephanie, Doug, and Julie arrive stare in shock, horror, and awe as the Horton House continues to burn. Fire engines’ alarms screech in the background and grow louder and louder and louder.
• OPENING!
• Jeremy is taken aback and asks Cassie what the hell is going on. Cassie asks Jeremy what the hell he is doing in town. She reminds him that he said he was only in Salem for one night – the night they slept together. Jeremy reminds Cassie that she said the same thing! Jeremy says he wasn’t lying. He explains that his family lives here, but at that time, he was only planning on being in Salem for a few days. Cassie fesses up and says she lives here, as does her family. Cassie asks Jeremy who his family is. Just then, Jan interrupts them.
• Simone goes to the jail with her baby (Carrie and Austin’s baby) to see Sami. Sami is horrified to see Simone and tells Simone she needs to get out of Salem IMMEDIATELY before anyone sees her!
• Bo, John, Jack Mike, Frankie, Eric, Steve, Roman, and Austin realize if they wait for the fire fighters, it may be too late for Alice. The nine men devise a plan to get past the flames and save Alice. Roman is befuddled when he sees a ladder outside the house, burning. Bo and John also see the ladder and are puzzle by what it could mean.
• Cassie and Jan realize they haven’t seen each other in months since they teamed up to ruin Shawn and Mimi’s wedding by exposing the truth about Claire. Cassie and Jeremy are frustrated that Jan has interrupted them. Later, when Cassie and Jeremy are alone again, Jeremy asks Cassie if this is his baby, and she refuses! She says that Max is the father of her baby. Jeremy asks “Max Brady?” Cassie is shocked and scared when it appears that the real father of her baby knows Max!
• The men of Salem brave the flames in order to save Alice. Bo manages to find Alice in the upstairs bedroom sleeping. He is worried for her life when he sees how close the flames are to her. Bo picks Alice up and removes her from the bedroom. Bo gets burned by the flames and screams in agony.
• Julie, Maggie, Melissa, and Laura pray aloud outside the Horton House.
• Cassie asks Jeremy how he knows Max Brady. All of a sudden, Max and Abby approach Jeremy and Cassie. Max asks Cassie how she and Jeremy know each other. Cassie asks Max how HE and Jeremy know each other. Abby explains that this is her cousin – Jeremy Horton! Cassie faints!
• Simone tells Sami that she isn’t going anywhere! Simone says that she returned to Salem because the baby, whom she has named Keith, is very sick. Simone tells Sami that she needs to know the baby’s medical history because the baby’s health is deteriorating! Sami panics.
• Bo emerges from the flames holding Alice. He falls to his knees. He hands Alice over to Mike and Kayla, who begin examining her. Billie comforts Bo who badly burned his arms and back. Mike and Kayla cannot resuscitate Alice! Laura, Melissa, Maggie, and Julie panic and scream. Mike performs CPR on Alice. FREEZE FRAME.

Episode #271 – Monday, December 25, 2006:

- The Horton House continues to burn to the ground...with Alice inside sleeping!

- The assailant escapes back to the church. He/She ditches the mask and dark clothes and throws them behind the bushes in front of the church. He/She enters St. Luke's.

OPENING!

- Jan sees Jeremy, and she is outraged at the site of him. She flashes back to his exposing her in front of Shawn and Belle. Jan vows that she will get revenge on Jeremy for setting her up. But a part of her can't help but remember their steamy kiss!

- As the sea of Salemites exits the church, it becomes unclear as to who the assailant was. Will and Georgia notice that the falling snow off yonder is red as it falls to the ground. As Will and Georgia notify their fathers, Lucas and Bo, respectively, everyone begins to take notice at the phenomenon.

- Cassie deliberately hides from Max and Abby, whom she knows are back together. Cassie fears that Max will tell her the truth about their reunion.

- John is shocked to see Kristen at Midnight Mass. Marlena and John demand to know what Kristen is doing there, and if it is a ploy to get closer to John. Kristen tells John to stop flattering himself and tells him that she is over him! FOR GOOD! Kristen explains that when she first came to Salem that she was a good person and very involved with St. Luke's. She warns John and Marlena that she is planning to be the active Socialite she once was!

- In the back of the church, Cassie is terrified when she sees the man she slept with in May after Max broke it off with her....the man who is really the father of her baby! Cassie hides!

- Shawn and Belle are blissful. They are the talk of the town as everyone is so happy that they are back together once again.

- Steve realizes that he must tell Kayla the truth.

- Vivian fears that Kate and Victor are growing too close for comfort for her and Alamain International.

- Austin realizes the connection between Carrie and Mike is still there when they share a hug.

- All of Salem is gathered outside of St. Luke's wishing each other a Merry Christmas and taking notice of the miraculous phenomenon in front of them.

- Doug and Julie point out that something smells like smoke. Everyone breathes in and begins to realize that something close by must be on fire.

- Maggie sees smoke forming above the trees off in the distance. She points and screams as everyone realizes a fire is what is behind "the miracle."

- Marlena points out that the fire looks like it could be in the neighborhood that her and Roman's house used to be...the same neighborhood as Alice's house! Melissa points out that since Alice wasn't feeling well, she skipped mass so she could rest!

- All of the Salemites privy to the conversation begin to run towards the smoke.

- Abby and Max exit the church and wonder where everyone is running off too, but they are too happy to care about anything but their reunion. Abby tells Max that he must tell Cassie the truth - that they are going to be a couple despite Cassie's pregnancy.

- Meanwhile, the Brady's, the Horton's, and the rest of Salem continue to run through yards and take shortcuts to get to Alice's neighborhood. Laura, Maggie, Melissa, Doug, Mike, Julie, and Jack all deduce that the smoke is definitely coming from Alice's house or a neighbor's house!

- Cassie comes face to face with the father of her unborn baby!

- The Brady's, Horton's, Reed's, and Robert's emerge from the trees and come face to face with the Horton House. Their faces are lit up orange and red as they reflect the burning house. Julie falls to her knees in the snow, screaming. Melissa, Greta, Marlena, and Kate all gasp and cover the mouths in horror. Bo and John look on and then look to each other, knowing neither has seen a fire so outrageous and out of control. Julie screams for Alice. FREEZE FRAME.

TWO RECURRING ACTORS GONE!

Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) and Lauren Ambrose (Stephanie Johnson) will last air as Roman and Stephanie in January. Both characters will be written off in very open-ended ways. Since both actors are recurring with the blog, it will not come as a complete shock that they are being let go. "Roman's exit is going to have a lot to do with Alan's murder trial and Sami being on trial for the crime. His return was only supposed to be temporary for when Carrie's baby 'died.' But it extended a bit. Stephanie's exit is going to be tied to Steve's secret being exposed. It's going to be a very exciting month! But Roman and Stephanie are two characters that are very important to the show, and they will remain a very important part of Salem and its core families."

There WILL be an episode posted tomorrow (Monday, 12/25.)

EVIL IS IN SALEM!

As readers now know, the December 22nd episode of the blog has launched a new, mystery storyline. The headwriter is here to offer some insights into the storyline. "It's definitely going to be a huge story. I want it to rival the Salem Serial Killer of '03 and '04 and the Desecrator of '95. This is actually going to be a story that takes the reader on a trip down memory lane through the show's rich history. Bo Brady is going to have his hand's full investigating these crimes. He'll become the protaganist of this storyline."

"As for the culprit, well, I can tell you it is someone fans know very well. This is going to be a story with multiple chapters. This is chapter one. Chapter two will kick off when the viewers learn who is behind this. And that will launch the story in a whole new direction. Readers should not discount anyone. There will be clues along the way. So, keep an eye out for those!"

"It is going to be a story that re-establishes Salem as a community. These awful crimes are going to have ripple effects, and everyone will be affected. It's going to have people running scared. It's going to change the way the characters live, act, and interact with each other. Every night in Salem is going to be like Halloween."

"The next event will take place during the New Year's Eve Party on December 29th. It's going to be hard to top burning the Horton House, but it will be big!"