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For those of you who aren't familiar with Kimberly Brady here's a relatively short bio of her. Kimberly Brady -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actor History Patsy Pease (1984 to 1990) Anne Howard (1990 to 1991) Patsy Pease (1991 to 1992) Ariana Chase (1992 to 1993) Patsy Pease (1994; 1996; 1999; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2007-present on "Salem Fantasies") Casey Wallace (1992; flashbacks) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Known As Kimberly Donovan (married name) Lacey (alternate personality) Claire (alternate personality) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Occupation Therapist Radio Therapist ISA Agent Photographer Prostitute -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resides At Somewhere in San Diego -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marital Status Single -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Past Marriages Shane Donovan (divorced) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relatives Shawn Brady (father) Caroline Brady (mother) Roman Augustus Brady (brother) Kayla Caroline Brady (sister) Frankie Brady (brother; via adoption) Maxwell Brady (brother; via adoption) Beauregard Aurelius Brady (paternal half-brother) Patrick Aloysius Brady (paternal great-grandfather) Nora Molly Brady (paternal great-grandfather) Eric Brady (uncle) Molly Brady (aunt) Colin Murphy (cousin; deceased) Caroline Anna Brady (niece) Eric Roman Brady (nephew) Samantha Gene Brady (niece) Rex Brady (nephew) Cassie Brady (niece) Stephanie Kay Johnson (niece) Shawn Douglas Brady (paternal half-nephew) Chelsea Benson (paternal half-niece) Beauregard Isaac Theo Brady (paternal half-nephew; deceased) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children Andrew Donovan IV (son) Jeannie Donovan (daughter) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flings & Affairs Leopold Bronsky Victor Kiriakis Cal Winters Phillip Collier Numerous Men (in her career as a prostitute) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crimes Committed Suspected of murdering Emma Donovan. Murdered Randy Huston (under the Lacey personality). Shot her brother Roman in the head (under the Claire personality). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brief Character History Kimberly is the 2nd oldest child of Shawn and Caroline Brady, her siblings are Roman, Bo, and Kayla. Kimberly came to Salem in 1984 for her brother Roman's funeral. Before hand Kim was in working in Europe as a prostitute, and sometimes worked for the ISA. Shane and Kim fell in love, and Kim began to experience attacks of temporary blindness. While in England they were shocked to find Shane's supposedly dead wife Emma alive. She had been brainwashed by the Dragon to kill Bo and Hope. Emma returned to Salem, and Kim backed away from a now married Shane. Kim's blindness was stress induced, and in an attempt to get over Shane Kim became involved with Victor Kiriakis, the new wealthy man in Salem. Kim's eyesight returned, and once Shane was divorced from Emma she and Shane resumed their romance. In 1985 Kimberly Brady came into the possession of a roll of film that contained some prints to the location of a treasure that Victor Kiriakis, and Stefano DiMera where after, which would again come into play years down the road. In Miami Bo, Hope, Kim, and Shane were all out to destroy Victor's plan. Shane had been imprisoned by Victor, but Kimberly slept with Victor in order to spare his life. Shane escaped, and managed free Bo and Hope who were trapped with an explosive that was meant to end their lives. Later Victor Kiriakis, Savannah Wilder, and Steve "Patch" Johnson were arrested for their parts in the crime syndicate in Salem. They were all freed when Victor blackmailed Larry Welch into taking the fall for everything. Victor knew Larry killed Megan, and used it against him. By the end of the year Shane and Kimberly became engaged, but Kimberly soon learned she was pregnant, and she feared Victor was the child's father. In 1986 Shane and Kimberly became engaged, but Kimberly hid the fact that she thought her child was Victor's. One day Shane heard Kimberly talking her about her fears and quickly broke off the engagement. Later when tests where done to determine the father Emma Donovan Marshall switched the results, and everyone believed Victor was the father. During a trip to West Virginia, in hopes of reuniting, Kimberly went into labor in a remote cabin in the woods. Shane delivered the baby, and he pledged his love for Kimberly and the child, and they planned to marry even though they believed Victor was Andrew's father. This news infuriated Emma, who tricked Kimberly into signing adoption papers. Emma took little Andrew and planned to sell him on the black market, but was eventually caught, and pleaded insanity and said she was still in love with Shane. However, Andrew wasn't found, and Shane and Kimberly split up. When Emma Donovan was found dead Kimberly was arrested and charged for the crime. Kimberly was innocent, and Shane worked to free her. Eventually Shane learned that Barbara Stewart had adopted Andrew from Emma. Barbara tried to flee town, but was killed when she crashed her car. He also learned his old ISA Partner Gillian Foster had killed Emma and framed Kimberly in hopes of breaking up the couple. Andrew was returned to Kim and Shane, and the two reunited. On May 4 1987 Kim and Shane Donovan married. Later that year Andrew was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital. When a blood transplant was needed it was discovered that Victor could not possibly be Andrew's father, Shane was indeed his real father. Kimberly soon befriended a young girl who called herself Eve Baron. Kimberly took her under her wing, and eventually gave her a job baby-sitting Andrew. Little did Kim know Eve was out to destroy Kim and Shane's marriage. Eve was the daughter of Emma and Shane, the daughter Shane never knew. She was determined to break up Kim's marriage to her father because she blamed Kim for her parents divorce, and in a way her mother's death. Eventually Eve got into trouble with the law and admitted to Shane she was his daughter, and Shane took him into his home. Kimberly was also pregnant, but the stress from Eve put a strain on her baby. Shane adopted Eve but she was soon forced back into prostitution by her old pimp Nick Corelli. Eve called Kimberly for help, and as a result Kimberly was attacked and lost her baby. Eve was also assaulted and a slash to her face from a knife left her with a permanent scar. Shane soon learned that Eve's mother was Gabriel Pascal, not Emma Donovan. An upset Kimberly left Salem to sort through her life. Shane eventually filed for divorce when he began to have feelings toward his ex- partner Gabriel after he learned she was Eve's mother. Kimberly returned later that year, and when Eve was attacked by the Riverfront Knifer Kimberly decided to go undercover as a prostitute to catch him. Kimberly was attacked, and lost the child she was carrying. When Shane learned what Kim was doing he helped her, and as a result they reunited. Later when Kayla recalled that Harper was the Riverfront Knifer both Kim and Kayla were taken hostage by Harper. They were saved by Steve Johnson, and Harper was arrested. Shane and Kim renewed their vows in 1988 and honeymooned in England. There Kim ran into a man she thought was Shane, only it turned out to be Shane's twin brother , Andrew "Drew" Donovan the III. Shane thought Drew was dead, but he had only been on a secret ISA mission. Drew returned to Salem with Shane and Kim, but Shane was suspicious of his brother. In the end it turned out that Drew was actually a crooked agent who was working for Stefano DiMera all along. In 1989 Kim's husband Shane took a dangerous ISA assignment and was pronounced dead by the ISA. Kim took solace in Cal Winter's arms, and the night they made love Shane, who was very much alive but had amnesia, returned home to see his wife making love to another man in their bed. Shane came home, only to be shot by his wife Kimberly. Kimberly thought Shane was an intruder because Cal had staged some phony break-ins and had given her a gun to protect herself with, it was all part of his plan to have Kimberly kill Shane. Shane survived and in the hospital he learned that his wife had shot him. Shane forgave Kimberly, but another obstacle came in their way. Kimberly was pregnant, and she believed the baby was Cal's, not knowing Cal had blackmailed a doctor on staff to alter the baby's paternity tests. Kimberly tried to secretly have an abortion, but Shane learned about the baby and stopped her. The baby was too much, and Shane and Kimberly broke up. Kimberly left Salem and gave birth to baby Jeannie a few months later. When Kimberly returned to Salem, Cal Winters broke out of jail. Desperate to have Kimberly he kidnapped Kimberly, and her sister Kayla. Shane managed to save them both and Cal was taken into custody. Kimberly became suspicious about Jeannie and concocted a story that Jeannie had been hurt and she needed a blood transplant from her closest blood relative. Kimberly told this to Cal, and said that her blood type was different from Jeannie's so she couldn't donate the blood. Cal broke down and told Kimberly that Shane was Jeannie's father. Shane bonded with Jeannie, but it wasn't enough to reunite Shane and Kimberly. Kimberly eventually left Salem and Shane plunged himself into his work. Kimberly returned in 1991 and was angry with Kayla for putting the moves on Shane. Things got complicated when Chief Tarrigton assigned Kim to work with Shane investigating Lawrence Alamain, who they believed was spreading a virus that was killing off ISA agents. Kimberly worked with Lawrence to discover the cause of his blackouts. Lawrence had been taking medication all his life which he believed was for a blood pressure problem. It was actually suppressing the memories of watching his younger brother, Forrest, drown in the family swimming pool. Lawrence's parents felt it would be better that he not remember that traumatic day. While counseling and spying on Lawrence, Kimberly discovered a secret room in his house which had security camera tapes from every room in his house. Kimberly located the tape on which Lawrence confessed to raping Jennifer, but she couldn't expose Lawrence because her brother Bo was sick with the virus Lawrence was spreading and she couldn't blow his trust. Kimberly allowed Jack Deveraux to find the tape and Lawrence was sent to prison. Eventually Bo was cured and Kim left town because she realized that any chance for a reconciliation with Shane was now gone. Kimberly returned in 1992 with her fiance, film producer Phillip Collier. While crossing the street one day, Kimberly was hit head on by Roger Lombard, a drunk driver. Kimberly went into a coma, but came out of it. However, when Kimberly heard the song "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane, her split personality Lacey took control. Years ago when Kimberly was molested by her uncle, "Somebody to Love" was playing on the radio and Kimberly formed a second personality, Lacey, who took the abuse and hid the pain from Kimberly. As Lacey, Kimberly often hung out at various bars. However, one night Rusty Hustan attempted to rape Lacey at knife point. Lacey defended herself and Randy ended up falling on his own Knife. Lacey took the knife and the blue dress she was wearing and hid them. Kimberly had no recollection of the murder and she was disturbed when she found the knife and bloody dress later on. Kimberly confided in Phillip, who knew something was wrong. Kimberly's third personality, Clare, took over and revealed herself to Phillip. Phillip taped Clair getting fresh with him and handcuffing him to his bed and then making love to him. When Roman Brady had the evidence he needed to arrest his sister, Clare took over and shot Roman. Roman lived, but had to undergo brain surgery to remove the bullet. Phillip used the tape he had made as evidence to prove that Kimberly was not herself. Kimberly was committed and eventually released when Marlena rid her of her alternate personalities. At the end of 1992, Phillip and Kimberly left Salem. In 1998 Kimberly returned when her presumed dead brother Roman reappeared in Salem. She has since left town again, but returned briefly in 2002 for Beauregard Isaac Theo Carver's baptism. When Caroline was murdered in 2003, she returned to share the family's grief when sister Kayla was unable to come. Current Storyline: Kimberly (as Patsy Pease) has come back into the picture. She is currently living in California. Her children are away at school. She doesn't have any special man in her life. She is afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Diease) and is in a wheel chair although she is still able to do many things for herself. She does have a home health nurse helping her out. The nurse's name is Louella DePres. Kimberly is reintroduced to the show in Episode 10 when she gets a call from her nephew Shawn. She is going to help him and Belle and Claire and then soon after travels to Salem.

Episode 10 - Shawn was looking out the window of the train. It was dark and he could barely make out any shapes. He was thinking about all he and Belle had done to protect their daughter. And he realized he would do it all over again if he had to. There was no way in hell he would ever relinquish his child to that bastard Philip. Belle and Claire were asleep in the bed. Belle suddenly stirred. She asked him what he was doing up. “Aren’t you tired?” she asked. “I can’t sleep,” Shawn replied. “Come get in the bed and try,” Belle said. “Nah. I’m fine.” Belle climbed out of the bed carefully so as not to wake Claire. She asked Shawn what was troubling him. “I’m a little worried,” he replied. “About what?” “How we’re going to survive in California until I find a job.” “We have money; we’ll be okay,” Belle told him. She reached out for his hand and squeezed it gently. Shawn took his wallet out of his pocket and showed her what was left inside it. “Just thirty-five dollars?” she frowned. “Yep. How are we supposed to live on that?” Shawn asked. “Maybe I could call my mom and have her wire us some money,” Belle suggested. “No we can’t do that. Victor and Philip are no doubt tapping the lines of all of our family and friends in Salem, just waiting for us to call so they can track us down.” “What about your other family members? Doesn’t one of your aunts live in San Diego?” “Yeah, my Aunt Kimberly.” “Do you think Philip and Victor have tapped her phone too?” “I doubt it. They probably think she is too far away to bother with,” Shawn said. “Why don’t we call Kimberly and ask if we can stay with her until we find jobs?” “We can’t do that. If we’re caught she would be an accessory to kidnapping. She could go to prison and she wouldn’t survive a minute in there in her condition.” “What condition?” Belle asked. “She has Lou Gehrig’s disease. I don’t know much about it but she stutters and she can’t walk anymore; she’s in a wheelchair. How can I put her in that position?” “Shawn, we don’t have any other option right now. We need her help. I hate to bother her too but what else can we do?” It took more convincing by Belle but eventually Shawn agreed to call his aunt when they reached San Diego. He would have to look her up in the phone book. After the issue was settled Belle coaxed Shawn into getting some rest. The little family of three cuddled in bed together. - “You’re working late,” Chelsea said walking into Max’s garage. Max put down his wrench and wiped his hands on his coveralls. “What are you doing here, Chelsea?” he asked, irritated. “I came to see you, of course,” Chelsea replied. “I just came from Dune and I couldn’t stop thinking about all the time we spent there together.” “You mean when I was chasing you around while you flirted and danced with other guys?” “That was the old Chelsea. The person you’re looking at now is all grown up. I am ready to stop playing games.” “You will never grow up, Chelsea.” “We are good together, Max. And I miss you so much and I want you back. I want us back.” “Oh please. We are toxic to each other.” “But when we’re good, we’re very good,” Chelsea replied, smiling. “Look, Chelsea, I don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish but its not working. Now get out.” Chelsea was hurt but she didn’t reply. She just walked over to him and pulled him into a kiss. - “Are you sure this can’t wait until tomorrow, Abby?” Josh asked. “Yes, sorry. I really need my text book to study for my bio test tomorrow. I can’t believe I left it here.” Abby bit her lip nervously wondering if he would buy her story. She didn’t like lying to Josh but this was important. She had to warn Max that Chelsea was liable to try anything to get him back. She had seen the fire in Chelsea’s eyes before the aborted wedding when Chelsea accused her of bringing Josh along to make Max jealous; and Abby had watched her as she silently gloated as she walked down the aisle with Max. Abby would have told Max after the ceremony but he disappeared and Josh had wanted to take her out for the day. They had a picnic in the park and then went to see the latest Drew Barrymore chick flick. She thought Josh was so sweet to sit through the movie just because he knew Abby wanted to see it. She really liked Josh but there was a part of her that was so drawn to Max. “I’ll come in with you,” Josh said, interrupting her thoughts. “No, that’s not necessary.” “I insist.” “Okay,” Abby said, shrugging her shoulders. They got out of the car and walked into the building. They heard voices in the main area of the garage. “Chelsea, stop!” shouted Max pulling away from her. “Max, I need you back. I love you. Please make love to me,” Chelsea said. “Ohmigod!” Abby said, stomping into the main part of the garage. “Chelsea, you are not only a !@#$%^&*] but you’re a slut too!” - Sami walked into her apartment and threw her purse down on the couch. Lucas came in the room and asked her where she had been all this time. “It doesn’t matter,” Sami said. “It matters to me,” Lucas replied walking over to her. “Will and I have been really worried about you. We called your cell phone about five times and only got voice mail.” “I turned it off. I spent the last few hours just walking around.” “In your wedding dress?” Lucas asked. “Its not like I’ll need it again,” Sami said. “Carrie won’t divorce you now that Austin dumped her or whatever the hell happened.” “She will too. And don’t worry about your dress being dirty, we can buy you a new one,” Lucas said. He hugged her and she began to cry and ask why this had happened. “Why couldn’t Carrie just let me be happy?” she demanded. “Why am I not allowed to be happy for five seconds?” Lucas said he would make sure that the rest of her days were filled with joy. There was a knock on the door. Lucas broke away from Sami and opened the door. “Roman, what are you doing here?” he asked. “I’ve come to set my daughter straight,” Roman said. He pushed his way past Lucas to enter the apartment. He stared dead-on at his daughter. “Sami, you and I need to talk – right now!” - Chelsea swung around and glared at Abby. “What the hell are you doing here?” she demanded. “Saving Max from the viper – you,” Abby retorted. “’Please make love to me, Max’ – what the hell is that?” “Would you look at that? Little virginal Abby’s angry. She even said her first curse words.” “Chelsea, shut up!” Max said. Chelsea ignored him. “Abby, you walked in on an adult situation. No little girls need apply. You wouldn’t understand what adults really do behind closed doors and you’ll never know because you’re a frigid little freak. Now get the hell out of here!” “I don’t have to take crap from you anymore, Chelsea,” Abby said and suddenly swung her arm out and slapped her former best friend hard across the face. Chelsea stumbled back a bit and then regained her footing. She ran straight at Abby and knocked her to the ground. Then she pounced on her, grabbing her by the hair and trying to shove her face into the cement floor. Abby kicked her in the leg and rolled away. She tried to get up but Chelsea grabbed her hair again and yanked her back to the floor. It took both Max and Josh to pull them apart. They kicked and screamed trying to get ahold of the other again. “You ripped my dress, you witch,” Chelsea accused, holding up the broken strap of her red dress. “Its not like you would have kept it on long anyway if I hadn’t come in,” Abby said. “You were two seconds away from jumping Max when we walked in.” “You girls are out of control. Just leave,” Max said. “Me too?” Abby asked. “’Me too’?” Chelsea mocked. “You think you’re so special?” “Yes you too, Abby,” Max said. “I don’t want to see either of you right now.” He went into the office and slammed the door shut behind him. “Look what you did,” Chelsea said, walking towards Abby. Abby thought she was going to try attack her again but Chelsea just pushed past her and stomped out. “Let’s go, Josh,” Abby said. “What about your science book?” Josh asked. Abby’s face flamed. “Oh I can just study from my notes.” “Abby, I don’t appreciate being manipulated.” He walked out and Abby followed him. She said she was sorry but he didn’t reply. He drove her home in silence. - “What are you doing here, Dad?” Sami asked, shrinking under his gaze. “Is something wrong?” “Don’t play innocent with me, Sami. Did you expect me not to find out what you did?” “What are you talking about?” Lucas asked. “Sami, what is he talking about?” “Dad, can we not do this now?” Sami asked. “I’m really tired.” “We’re going to talk about it right now; I don’t care if you’re tired.” “Can someone just tell me what’s going on?” Lucas asked. “Lucas, I think you should let Sami and I talk alone for a few minutes.” “Sorry, Roman, but I’m not going anywhere. Sami’s business is my business.” “Lucas, maybe you should go,” Sami said. “No. I’m staying right here but I have a feeling I won’t like what Roman has to say.” “Fine,” Roman said. He filled them in on what Marlena had told him. He said that Marlena had found Sami trying to “kill John as some sort of bizarre payback” to her mom. He added that Sami had admitted to it so there was no way Marlena could have misconstrued the situation. Lucas was beyond shocked. He asked Sami how she could do something like that. She began to cry and tell her dad how sorry she was. She also apologized to Lucas for not telling him right away. Roman wasn’t convinced of her innocence but moved onto a new topic. He told Sami and Lucas that Marlena had discovered a frightening “gift” and he wanted to know if she was responsible for it. Sami denied it emphatically, pointing out that Roman knew of her phobia of bugs. “I never could have done something like that, you have to believe me.” Roman nodded. “Sami, I want you to know that this time I’m not turning you in for what you did to John. Your mom and I agreed on that. I don’t want to see you behind bars and neither does she. You have to trust in your mother’s love and stop trying to punish her for imagined wrongs,” he said. “Others will think we are too lenient with you. And maybe we are. I know that I am too soft on you.” Roman continued, “But I’m giving you a fair warning now. I will not allow you to hurt your mother or sister Carrie anymore. If you do, I’ll have no choice but to cart you off to prison. Hell, I’ll even throw away the key myself.” Sami assured him that Carrie was not going to be the recipient of any kind of revenge at her hands. “I’ve learned my lesson,” she said. “Okay, I’m holding you to that,” Roman said, kissing her cheek. Then he left and headed for home. Lucas went to follow him out the door. “Lucas, where are you going?” Sami asked. “Your dad may be a softie but I’m not,” Lucas said. “I can’t stand to see you right now so I’m going over to Billie’s.” “Lucas,” Sami cried. “No body was hurt so why are you so upset?” “I’m upset because you are so filled with vengeance and hate. You always have an excuse for your behavior. How can you rationalize what you tried to do to John? At this moment, I don’t want to be around you. Your whole attitude disappoints me because I know you are capable of giving so much love to Will and me that I can’t understand why you can’t do the same thing for others. You need to forgive Carrie and Marlena. They didn’t do anything to you intentionally.” Sami begged him not to leave. She said they could talk this out and make things right. But he sighed and said “not tonight we can’t.” He left her in the apartment sobbing. Outside the door he could hear her cries but he couldn’t make himself go back. - Hours later … The phone on Kimberly Brady’s bedside table jangled. She checked the time on the alarm clock. 3:30 a.m. Who could be calling her at this hour she wondered. She picked up the phone and said “hello”. Shawn said “hello” back and identified himself. “Oh Tawn, h-how are you doin’?” She asked. “You have to ex-coos my s-stutterin’. It comes with the terror-tory.” Shawn said he was doing okay and asked how she was doing. She replied (in her slurred way) that she was not dead yet so that was a good sign. She asked him why he was calling. Shawn explained that he and Belle were on the lam from Philip Kirakis who had tried to take their daughter away. “Uh-huh,” Kim said. “Wat can I h – hellp you wit?” She asked. Regretfully Shawn told her that he and Belle had used up most of their money on motel rooms, food, and then the train tickets. “I hate to bother you, Aunt Kim, but can we stay with you for a few days until I find a job?” He asked. “Of cursed you can,” she replied. “Aunt Kim, you do realize that you would be considered an accessory to kidnapping if we were ever found out?” “I d-dun’t care a – about that Tawn,” she said. “You’re my fam-lee.” “Are you sure?” “Yes. I can-knott wait to see my lit-tel gran-nice, Clar-re,” Kim said. “Do you have my add-riss?” “Yeah, I’m looking at the phone book now,” Shawn replied. He had gotten to the payphone as soon as the train ride ended in San Diego. Fortunately there was a phone book chained inside the booth. Kimberly told him to be careful and he said he would. He thanked her profusely and said he would be there soon with Belle and Claire. They said their goodbyes and hung up. Kim’s nurse Louella DePres walked in. “Who was on the phone? He - or she - woke me up.” “My net-hue and his lit-tel fam-lee,” Kim replied. “He tis comin’ to stay for a bit.” “Oh brother,” Louella said. “I suppose I’ll have to make up the beds in the guest rooms.” “Tanks, Lou, you’re the b-best!” The end ... for now Coming up on “Salem Fantasies”: ~ Shawn, Belle, and Claire arrive at Kim’s ~ Josh wants to impress Abby ~ Hope tells the Hortons she is dying ~ Carrie and Lucas come face-to-face

Emily's secret was WOW! I had no idea. I haven't gotten too far back in the vintage episodes so this was a shock for me. Great episode.

Thanks for the recap!

I am so excited for this stuff. I am seriously addicted to the blogs and yours is one of my faves.

I'm still LMAO over Addie being a packrat. That is too funny and unexpected. Great episode!

Interesting! Can't wait to read Holly's storyline.

Interesting ... I never noticed the "red" connections. Maybe I would have if I read the blog completely before now. It was a great twist making Mags be the killer.

Thanks so much you two!

I haven't gotten very far in catching up on the past blog episodes. Who started the fire and did it hurt anybody?

I will be moving him in the right direction eventually but for now he has to deal with all the crises (sp?) first. And then there is a big surprise/shock in store for him. It will definitely effect Kate too.

Beginning this week, Hattie Winston will begin airing on "Salem Fantasies" for a limited run. Hattie will play Kimberly Brady's home health care nurse, Louella DePres. Louella and Kimberly are first introduced in Kimberly's home in California where Shawn and Belle (and Claire!) conveniently show up. Soon enough Louella and Kimberly will relocate to Salem. Ms. Winston is best known for her role as Margaret on the TV comedy "Becker". She also originated the role of Alice Burgess on "Port Charles". Stay tuned!

Recaps for week of 3/25/07: ~ Sami tries to kill John to get back at her mother ~ Lucas tells Carrie to leave town but she refuses to go, saying Salem is her home ~ Kayla and Steve were dancing when he suddenly had a violent reaction to a song on the radio and ran outside directly into the path of an uncoming car; fortunately he got out of the way just in time to avoid being hit ~ Marlena recieves a gruesome "present" (a box of dead flowers with maggots in it) ~ Belle and Shawn were trapped in the hospital by police officers but managed to get away - in an ambulance of all things; they are headed to California ~ Marlena tells Roman that Sami tried to kill John and he is shocked; he promises to set her straight ~ Carrie wonders what Sami has in store for her Upcoming Previews: ~ A fight breaks out between two former friends ~ Josh decides that he needs a "real" job to impress Abby ~ Friends and family gather around Hope to say their goodbyes ~ Shawn contacts his aunt Kim to ask for a favor ~ Marlena is threatened And much more ...

Great interview with Frances. I look forward to next week's stuff. I love that Carrie has found her baby.

Word! This was great.

Oooh will Emily be mad when she finds out about Nikolas and Liz? This should be interesting. It was a great episode.

Actually I got that from you! Thanks for suggesting it. And as always thanks for reading my blog!

Oh Carrie holding her son was so sweet. I loved this episode so much!

Count of how many Salemities were in the episodes (total episodes were 9) Belle Black (Martha Madison) 7 episodes Carrie Brady (Christie Clark) 7 episodes Sami Brady (Alison Sweeny 7 episodes Shawn Brady (Jason Cook) 7 episodes Lucas Roberts (Bryan Dattilo) 7 episodes Chelsea Brady (Rachel Melvin) 6 episodes Roman Brady (Josh Taylor) 6 episodes Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) 5 episodes Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) 4 episodes Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso) 4 episodes Max Brady (Darin Brooks) 4 episodes Abby Deveraux (Ashley Benson) 4 episodes Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers) 4 episodes Billie Reed (Julie Pinson) 4 episodes Caroline Brady (Peggy McKay) 3 episodes Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans) 3 episodes Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow) 3 episodes Dr. Rachel Wilson (Amy Garbow) 3 episodes EJ Wells (James Scott) 2 episodes Mickey Horton (John Clarke) 2 episodes Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) 2 episodes Nick Fallon (Blake Berris) 1 episode Alice Horton (Frances Reid) 1 episode Mimi Lockhart (Amber Tamblyn) 1 episode Will Roberts (Christopher Gerse) 1 episode Josh (Ryan Brown) 1 episode

**Note: I am trying a new style of writing because the way I had been writing was very time consuming. I am going to condense a lot of the scenes and use dialogue sparingly. I hope you all won't mind it too much.** Episode 9 - As Marlena drives home from the hospital she thinks of all the events that have transpired today. She is deeply sad that Sami would try to kill John and wonders how she can help her daughter rid herself of the need for vengeance. When Marlena reaches the penthouse she finds a long white box in front of the door. She picks it up and reads the card; it says: “To my darling Marlena.” She takes in inside the house and opens it. She screams when she sees what’s inside. - Belle pushes the cart into the laundry room. She tells Shawn that he can get out of it; the coast is clear. Shawn stands and hands a sleeping Claire to Belle. “We’re safe now,” Belle says. “The door is over there. It leads out to the parking lot.” “We won’t be safe until we get away as far as possible from here,” Shawn says. Suddenly a woman walks into the laundry room. She sees Shawn and Belle with Claire and starts screaming, “They’re here; los banditos aqui!” Shawn grabs Belle’s arm and pulls her out the door. They race through the parking lot, looking for a place to hide or a car to drive away in. “They’re going to find us now,” Belle says. “Calm down; I have an idea,” Shawn says. *** - Kayla watches in horror as the car bears down on Steve. She screams his name and tells him to get out of the road. Steve hears her and rolls away before the car can hit him. Kayla runs to him and asks if he’s alright. Steve nods. “I’m fine,” he says. The driver of the car gets out and demands to know why Steve was standing in the middle of the road. He adds, “I could have hit you, jerk, and then the cops would be all over my ass. I’d get tossed into jail or my license would be revoked. Stay out of the damn road!” He gets back into his car and drives away. “Steve, are you okay?” Kayla asks again. “I hurt my side when I rolled but I’ll be okay,” he replies. “Let’s go by inside and get you cleaned up.” She helps him stand up. “Promise me, Steve, that you’ll never do something like that again. I was so scared for you. I just got you back; I don’t want to lose you all over again.” “I don’t know what came over me,” he says. “But I’ll be okay and stay out of the road for awhile.” “Thank god,” Kayla mutters. - Carrie rushes downstairs when she hears Marlena’s scream. She asks her former step-mother what’s wrong. Marlena tells Carrie not to worry about her; Marlena was just a little startled. Carrie looks into the box and grimaces. There are a bunch of maggots lying in a bed of dead flowers. “Gross,” Carrie says. Marlena asks if Carrie heard the doorbell ring and she says she didn’t because she was in the shower. Carrie insists on calling her dad even though Marlena tells her not to. “He can hopefully find some prints on the box,” Carrie says, picking up the phone and dialing her dad’s cell phone number. - “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” Belle says. “We’ll be caught for sure.” Shawn tells her not to panic. He leads her over to an ambulance. There are no people around it or in it. There are keys in the ignition. Shawn is a little nervous thinking about what happened to him the last time he tried to steal a vehicle but its their only way out in his opinion because no one will stop an ambulance. They get inside the vehicle just as a trio of police officers come rushing out of the laundry room. Shawn pulls away from the curb and tells Belle to duck down with Claire. The cops are so busy checking behind cars for them that they don’t see Shawn pulling the ambulance out of the parking lot. When they are out on the street two EMTs come out of the hospital and ask the cops what happened to their ambulance. The cops say they didn’t notice it. The EMTs shout at the cops to find their vehicle. Meanwhile, Shawn and Belle have abandoned the ambulance in an alley five blocks away. When Belle asks where they are going, Shawn replies that they are going to walk to the train station and buy tickets to take them to California – their new home. - Roman arrives at Marlena’s penthouse. He knocks on the door and Marlena lets him in. “What’s going on?” He asks. Carrie shows him the flower box. He grimaces and asks who Marlena thinks could have sent it. Marlena reluctantly admits that she thinks Sami did it to get back at her for not telling Sami Carrie’s secret before the wedding. Roman says Sami wouldn’t do that behind her back. “No,” Carrie retorts, “Sami wouldn’t do it behind Marlena’s back; she would do it while Marlena is watching.” Carrie rubs the area around her bruised eye, remembering how Sami attacked her at the church earlier that day. Marlena asks Carrie to go upstairs while she talks to Roman. “I feel like a kid again,” Carrie says smirking. She goes upstairs. Marlena tells Roman that she caught Sami trying to kill John. Roman is taken aback. “Are you sure you didn’t read the situation wrong?” He asks. Marlena replies that Sami admitted she was trying to kill John. “I’d better take her into the police station,” Roman says. “No, don’t, Roman,” Marlena says. “Let’s let her cool off a bit. I don’t want to see her behind bars.” “If she’s dangerous, she needs to be stopped before she really hurts someone,” Roman protests. “We’ll stop her from doing anything else,” Marlena assures him. “I’d better go talk to her.” “Maybe you should. She needs to feel that she is still loved even though she made a huge mistake.” “Marlena, don’t let Sami bully you. And don’t baby her either. She needs to know when she’s done wrong,” Roman says. “She knows. And you can remind her of that. Tell if she doesn’t stop acting out that there will be consequences.” “I’ll do that,” he promises. Roman tells Marlena and Carrie that he is leaving and says goodbye to them. He also mentions to Carrie that they will need to have a long talk soon. Carrie agrees that it’s a good idea. He takes the box with him and says he will try to have someone analyze the handwriting as the prints are probably smudged now. When Roman’s gone, Carrie admits to Marlena that she overheard part of what Marlena and Roman said. Carrie asks: “If she tried to kill John to get back at you – what will she do to me?” Marlena sighs but doesn’t answer. She has no idea what her daughter is planning but she hopes she can stop it in time. - Roman is on his way to Sami’s apartment when his cell phone rings. As a police officer he knows he should not be using a cell while driving but reasons that there may be some kind of emergency at the station. There is an emergency he finds out when he answers the phone. But it isn’t work related; its family related. Bo has called him to say that Hope is in the hospital and is very close to death. They need Roman’s help in contacting their friends and family. Roman is sad to hear that Hope is doing worse and promises Bo he will start calling everyone as soon as he gets home. Bo thanks him and then hangs up. Roman shakes his head. “When is this family going to finally have some peace?” he wonders as he drives through the dark Salem streets. Coming up on “Salem Fantasies”: ~ Roman confronts Sami for trying to kill John ~ Chelsea stops by Max’s garage and tries to seduce him ~ Abby brings Josh to the garage and a fight breaks out ~ Kimberly Brady receives a phone call from an unexpected person

another good one!

Oh man I was so wrong. I thought for sure it was Belle. This was a great surprise. Loved the video and the music!

Thanks Nicky for replying!

Great episode again. I really felt for Eden. I hope that somehow Cruz is alive.

No not Nicole please. I need some Nicotine lol