Written by: Tara Smith And Guest Writer Roman

Episode#302: Live or Die?

-Steve tells Kayla Bo’s just resting, they shouldn’t disturb him, he already talked to him and told him about the Stefan situation earlier today…he says Bo’s probably just been working hard, Kayla says she knows but something doesn’t seem right. She approaches Bo and begins to look at him and examine him, and she suddenly exclaims that Bo’s been drugged!

-Jeremy anxiously asks Mike how Alexis is, and Mike lightly smiles and tells his son that Alexis lived…they got the knife out and stitched up her wound, it was a big one and she might have to be in the hospital for a little while, but she’s alive and well. Jeremy is very relieved and he even THANKS Mike and even briefly hugs him, before going in to see Alexis! Mike is shocked, and touched, and Maggie smiles and tells him that slowly, Jeremy’s forgiving him…

-Kate and Stefano are silent for a moment, as Crystal hides and watches, and Kate tells Billie that she was down here due to all the DNA tests everyone’s wanted to run recently to prove she’s her, finishing up some things with them and she ran into Stefano! Billie is hesitant to believe her and tells them something’s going on here!

-Tony asks Anna why she’s here, and Anna says she heard about an incident on the pier and thought he’d be here…he asks her why she never came to the pier, and she admits to him that a thug held her at gunpoint in an alley and told her to lure him there, before knocking her out! She says she’s so sorry, she’s just glad he’s alive, and Kristen angrily tells Anna that its because of HER, then, that Peter’s fighting for his life!

-Lexie gasps when Peter flatlines, and she yells that they need to revive him! Soon, Lexie begins CPR, and constantly begs Peter to live, for his family! She continues to cry as the doctors and nurses stand at her side, and they all look down at Peter as the monitors go nuts…

*Life in Salem Opening*

-Steve raises an eyebrow and asks if she’s sure, and Kayla nods, and says she can tell just by looking at him up close, and he’s out cold! Steve asks who’d drug him, and Kayla says she doesn’t know, unless the DiMera’s pulled something…Kayla tries to get Bo to wake up but she doesn’t, and Steve asks if he needs to go to the hospital, and Kayla shakes her head, she just wonders how this happened!

-Jeremy walks into Alexis’s room, and sees Alexis stitched up and unconscious, and he sits down and tells her he’s so glad she’s alive…he says he still holds her sleeping with his dad against her, but he never wanted her to die. He says outloud that its weird though, he was the one to find Alexis on the street, then his dad who he hates was the one to save her life…

-Mike tells Maggie he doubts it, he was just doing his job and when people are near death, that’s when emotions are set aside, so it probably means nothing. Maggie tells him she knows Jeremy, and he will forgive him and Alexis. Mike says he and Jeremy had a rough relationship even before Alexis came into the picture, and Robin keeps making things more complicated. Maggie tries to assure him that Robin won’t be a problem.

-Stefano tells Billie to just leave, none of this is any of her business anyway, and Kate snaps to not talk to her daughter like that, and Billie exclaims she was the one who found Peter and Tony down at the pier! Stefano says fine, but he has bigger things to worry about rather than her accusations, and he stomps off! Kate plays dumb and asks whats happening, and Billie explains how Peter was shot, and then both walk back into the waiting room as Crystal nervously watches everything transpire….

-Anna confusedly asks what happened to Peter, and Tony explains to her that Peter ran into him down on the pier, and he was suddenly shot! Anna gasps, and she tells Kristen it wasn’t her fault, and reminds her that she has no room to talk, she shot her at the DiMera Mansion over a year ago! Stefano walks over and tells everyone that is ENOUGH, and it doesn’t matter how this happened, they just have to hope Peter survives!

-Steve and Kayla investigate Bo’s room, trying to find anything suspicious….Steve comments it does look like something may have happened in here, they just don’t know what! Steve asks outloud where the hell Hope is, and Kayla sighs and says he doesn’t know, does he? Kayla then explains the situation about Hope murdering Gina/Britta, becoming an alcoholic and smoking crack, going on the run, and eventually going to jail! Steve is SHOCKED, and says he can’t believe Hope murdered anyone much less his ex, and that this just keeps getting weirder and weirder!

-The DiMera family is in the hospital waiting area. Tony and Renee stand near a window, looking out into the cold Salem day. Elvis, Kristen and Megan sit on a couch, comforting one another. And, as Billie and Kate hold each other arm in arm, pacing the outer hallway, Crystal stands behind a pillar, watching this scene of heartbreak and turmoil.

Several moments later, Alexandra slowly walks out of the hospital room. Renee taps Tony on the arm, as they both turn around. Elvis and Megan stand up as Kristen stands and walks towards Lexie, while Kate & Billie walk briskly into the room.

As all eyes are apon Alexandra, the doctor raises her head........and tears are streaming down her cheeks. Kristen shakes her head, softly saying........

Kristen: No. Dear God. Not my little brother.

A tear streams down Tony's cheek as he turns and looks out the window, before bowing his head and sobbing deeply. Renee wipes the tears from her face as she comforts him. Elvis slowly turns, walks towards a wall......and starts punching it in anger. Megan, Billie & Kate run over to stop him, as Alexandra slowly turns and walks out of the room.

As she does, Crystal sees her leave. And, as she sees the DiMera family in uncontrolable pain, she turns her back to all of them, and as the scene freeze frames on her face....

It slowly fades to black.