Episode#81

-It is Christmas Eve in Salem!

-Mimi is in the Salem jail, about to be transported to a prison outside of Salem. Bonnie and Rex come to visit, Bonnie is in tears and she tells Mimi she is a failure as a mother and if she had raised her children right Patrick would not be dead and Mimi would not be going to prison for twenty five years! Mimi tells her it’s not her fault, and then Rex tells Mimi he has come to say goodbye!

-The Horton’s celebrate Christmas Eve at Maggie’s house! Julie gets to talk to David and Scotty, Hope has a pleasant reunion with Steve and Spencer, and all the other Hortons interact.

-Marlena arrives at St.Luke’s to make a prayer, she lights a candle and prays God can deliver Belle and Claire back to their family by Christmas.

-Belle continues to try to escape from Philip, but Philip tells her it won’t work. Belle tells him she can’t believe he is doing this, and this isn’t the Philip she loved and married!

-At Maggie’s house, Bo and Hope discuss names for their twins.

-Steve and Kayla regretfully call Salem and tell Caroline they won’t be home for Christmas.

-Celeste discovers that Lexie is missing and desperately tries to find her!

-Sami is at the Salem Inn, she is continuously troubled by Abe and the Tek murder case. She wonders what she should do, and then finally says she’s sick of all the secrets! She grabs where she is keeping the security camera tape of Lexie killing Tek and heads to the police station.

-Mimi tears up when it comes to Rex, he tears up as well. He tells her he knows she didn’t do this and is going to try to find a way to prove her innocent! She thanks him, but she doesn’t want him to throw his life away investigating something. He says he doesn’t care. He then says he wants to tell her something….something he has wanted to tell her ever since he came back to Salem. He then confesses to Mimi he loves her!

-A limbo is seen driving into Salem, it heads towards Salem Place!

-Mimi cries more when Rex confesses, she says she loves him too and she may have loved Shawn, but she realized that they just would never work out! She tells Rex she wants to be with him! Rex says him too, but she’s going to jail. They both cry as the guards come to take Mimi out of her cell and transport her out of Salem. They pull Mimi out but Rex tells them to stop, he says he has something to tell her first, he walks up to Mimi and says “I will always love you Mimi…don’t ever forget that.” and then they share a passionate and final kiss right before Mimi is carried off in tears.

-Sami bursts into the police department, few officers are there, but Faux Roman is one of them. She says “Dad! Oh yeah…” and sighs, but then she says she came here for something important. She says she has important evidence that will prove Abe innocent of murdering Tek! She pulls out the security tape of Lexie killing Tek and tells Faux Roman to play it!

-The black limbo pulls into Salem Place, it is quiet as few shoppers walk around.

-Faux Roman is confused, but plays the security tape! He is shocked when he sees Lexie killed Tek! He quickly goes down to free Abe. Once he gets down there he tells him a Christmas Miracle has occurred for him, and lets him out. Abe asks how, and Faux Roman reveals how, Abe thanks Sami….but is stunned to learn Lexie killed Tek!

-The driver of the limbo gets out of the car and heads over to the back seat , he opens the door and says “Welcome to Salem, Mrs.Cassadine.” and then Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) is seen stepping out of the sleek limbo and looking upon Salem.