-Driving down the highway towards the SPD, Abe is listening to the radio when he gets a call from headquarters. It’s a message from Billie, telling him to call her back ASAP. He pulls off the highway and uses his cell phone to get in contact with her. Billie then tells Abe to get over to the McCluer home as quickly as he can. Something may be going down. He thanks her and hangs up, quickly calling into the station to get the address. When he hears that the family lives at 729 Coleman Ave., he realizes how close that is to the more working class district in Salem. He hopes that everyone is ok and orders men to get out to that address. Now.

He jumps back into his car and speeds off into the fresh daylight.

-Meanwhile, at the cop shop, Roman has overheard the message that Abe has gotten. He walks back into his office and grabs his jacket so he can go join him but, when he turns around, he stops dead in his tracks. A mix of seething anger and excitement goes through his system and registers on his face because the people standing before him are Alexandra DiMera.......

And her father, Stefano.

He stands silent in front of Roman as Shane walks in behind them. Roman just looks at Shane as he walks past all of them and orders some officers to cuff Stefano and take him downstairs for booking. Stefano remains silent as some of Salem’s Finest take him to the outer office. Roman stops Lexie and tells her how happy he is to see her. Lexie looks at Roman and tells him his happiness no longer matters to her. In fact, she says, no one in Salem really registers on her radar anymore. She then turns and leaves Roman shaking his head slowly.

He puts his coat down and walks past Shane once again, asking what the hell does he want. Shane wants to know when they can discuss Carrie’s situation like adults. Roman tells him that he really has some nerve. He keeps all of the information from him for all this time and now he sounds like he is trying to tell him that he doesn’t have the right to be upset. Shane says if it were Jeanne, he would be livid as well. He just wants to sit down and discuss it like gentlemen. Roman tells him that that went out the door when being a spy was more important than protecting family.

Roman also tells him that he’s lucky that he is still speaking with him after the last time he made a decision like that. Shane says that was a long time ago and that he had to leave him under Stefano’s thumb. His brother’s life was at stake and, if it were Bo, can he honestly say he wouldn’t have done the same thing? Roman takes a step towards him and tells him that he may just have a point. But, that was between men. This has to do with Carrie, his child. He tells him that he was wrong for what he did and that he just doesn’t know if they can get past it.

Shane says they can if, for once, he would stop being the high and mighty supercop and just be a father for once. Roman grows angrier at this tone as Shane continues, telling him that he is so busy being a superhero that Carrie didn’t feel like she COULD come to him. So, why doesn’t he consider that before he once again goes placing blame, acting like he’s never done anything wrong in his life. Roman grabs his collar and gets ready to hit him when one of his officers says that DiMera would like to speak with him. Roman just looks at Shane and lets him go. Shane straightens himself up as Stefano walks in. Shane stands near the window and observes Stefano smiling at Roman, telling him that.......

Stefano: My, my Roman. I see that you and your agent friend here are at odds. Anything I can help with?

Roman: No, Stefano. You’ve done quite enough, thank you. What do you want? I’m busy.

Stefano: I see. (Sitting down) I guess it’s time to get down to business.

Stefano stares at Roman and remarks.....

Stefano: You know, Roman, you should thank me. That face that my doctors gave you all those years ago seems to be holding up quite nicely.

Roman: Thank you for the complimen, Stefano. You’re taking up my time. If you have nothing to say but smart-ass remarks, then..........

Stefano: Ok, ok Roman. (Laughing) I still can’t see what Marlena saw in you all those years ago.

Roman: And you don’t need to.

Stefano: Fair enough......for now. I have a proposal for you, Roman.

Roman: Oh. You want to skip the trial and just have me shoot you right here, right now?

Stefano: You still have that sense of humor, my friend. I’m glad. But for right now, why don’t you put that on hold while I offer you this deal.

Roman: What deal?

Stefano: There is someone who is using my family as a means of carrying out whatever plan they have in mind. I’m sick of it. And I was offering this. If we can pool our resources and bring this person out into the light of day, I think it will go a long way in bringing some peace back to your little town.

Roman: And it would get you off the hook for all the crimes you have committed, right?

Stefano: Roman, think what you want. But I have evidence that will prove that the same person who almost killed your daughter Samantha.....

Roman: What?!

Stefano:.......is the same person who has used not only me.............

Victor: But me as well.

Victor walks in right before Stefano can finish his sentence.

Victor: Good to see....(Looking at Stefano)....most of you. I think the same person that DiMera wants dealt with is also the person who is using my family as well. I’ve had it. And, I’m here to offer the very same deal Stefano is alluding to.

Roman: You two kill me.

Both men smile.

Roman: Anyway........you want me to give you both a free ride after all the blood and dead bodies that have been left behind by you both? Are you nuts?!

Victor: Not nuts, Roman. Just looking out for the greater interest. This person needs to be brought to justice and, if you don’t want to do it.......

Stefano: Then I guess we’ll have to.

Victor: You know it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to do whatever it took to stop the madness, Roman. Or you either, Stefano.

Stefano: As do you, Victor. So Roman, what will it be? Will Victor and I have to take care of this matter by ourselves.......

Victor: Or is it time to make a deal with two devils?

Both godfathers stand side by side as Roman stares back and forth at both of them with Shane and a few officers looking on, wondering what decision he will make.

-The MCF and another lurking cloaked figure are stalking around the McCluer home separately, looking for the family......and brandishing huge butcher knives and handguns. While they look for the members of James’s family......

JJ has them all barricaded in the basement. None of them know that Billie and Jack are outside and that they have seen the MCF and the other dark figure lurking about their home. Jonathan is beyond terrified, saying that he can’t believe it has come to this. He doesn’t know what their father has gotten them into. J.J. says that it truly is not the time for any of that. They need to be quiet before either of those two figures find out that they all are down there.

Angel is in her mother’s arms sitting on the couch as Renee prays to herself for someone to come and help them. Jonathan looks over at his mother and sister and starts breaking down, apologizing for his attitude as of late. He can’t believe he has been acting like that. Renee tells him that he has got his father’s temper. She hopes that James hasn’t gotten them into something that they wish they weren’t involved in. J.J. hopes the same thing, as she tells everyone to be quiet. She hears someone trashing the upstairs.

Meanwhile, outside the house, both Jack and Billie see a dark figure come out to the bushes, looking for something. When the person looks up and spots them both, the person runs off, with Jack and Billie looking at each other and then giving chase.

On the outskirts of Salem, James Sr. is looking for Marlena. He hopes that he can find her before she does anything stupid or causes harm to anyone. He drives up and down the highway and side streets, looks in the park, and starts over again. After 3 and ½ hours of looking for her, he throws up his hands in defeat and decides to go home.

Once again back at the McCluer home, the family is now terrified because it now sounds like someone is getting close to finding them all. Then, all of a sudden, they hear the door open and close quietly. Renee realizes that the phones are upstairs and Jonathan volunteers to go up and get it and call for help. He looks at his family and then up the stairs and then slowly walks up to the top. When he is there, he slowly opens the door and looks around the corner with one eye. He then slowly and quietly walks through the kitchen and into the living room.

He sees that the home has been trashed and then he calls out for the others to come upstairs as well. After the family walks upstairs, they see that their home is in complete disarray. No one can believe what has happened and want to know what is going on. It is at that moment that Angel hears something behind them, and tells everyone to be quiet. When Jonathan and J.J. go to see what it is, they slowly walk into the back hallway......and then the scene switches to their P.O.V., as they slowly walk backwards in complete terror.

On the outside of the house, Jack has finally returned having been outran by Billie. He goes up to the backdoor and notices that it is open. He also sees that it is trashed and when he goes to look in the kitchen, he hears screams coming from downstairs. The scene then shifts once again to the outside of the house but a violent struggle can be heard on the inside. Billie then runs up to the house looking for Jack and hears the screams herself. She pulls her gun and goes racing inside, with the view once again returning to the outside of the home.

The scene fades out and back in sometime later as Abe and Shane arrive. A police officer runs up to both men, telling them that screams were heard coming from the residence. All the officers surround the house and, on Abe and Shane’s orders, move in. When they break into the house with guns drawn, everyone is aghast at the trails of blood that has covered the entire home.

On the outside, James walks through the bushes silently to avoid being seen and sees his home surrounded by police. He then hears something in the bushes and sneaks up on a mysterious cloaked figure. When he jerks the person around and snatches off the hood, it shows......

Marlena, who is standing there shocked and shaken. When a very surprised James asks her what she is doing, she responds, saying that she did what she had to do. He looks down to see blood on her hands and, when inspecting her closer, sees that there is something sticking out of her cloak pocket. He pulls out the item, which is revealed to be a huge knife covered in blood. He then is terrified of what she may have done, staring at her with abject fear.

Meanwhile, back in the house, Abe walks slowly into the back room and, when he opens the door, he is left speechless by what he sees. He recovers long enough to order one of his officers to get EMTs and other officers out there and to canvas the area right now. When Shane walks down the hallway and looks at what Abe has seen, he can’t speak either. They just look at other and then back at the scene. The screen then slowly fades to black.

On the next Salem Lives...

FIND OUT WHO HAS BEEN MURDERED...

AND

DID MARLENA REALLY DO IT...OR DID THE INFAMOUS MCF STRIKE AGAIN? OR IS IT SOMEONE ELSE?

BE HERE MONDAY FOR ALL THE ANSWERS!!!