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Written by: Jay Episode#157 - A little later, Nikolas shows up at the hospital again. He sees Sami who greets him and asks him if he’s there to see his Grandmother. Nikolas replies, “Actually I’m not” -Helena is in her room looking around. She sees the guard assigned to her room reading a magazine. She stares at the guard, at his gun, at his nightstick and she quietly says to herself “It shall go down!” -Steve and Kayla are at the pub. Viki and Clint come in. Arguing Viki tells Clint, “I HAD D.I.D” and Kayla listens. She tells Steve about DID and he says “I couldn’t imagine having someone look just like me and I didn’t know it.” -EJ is in his room staring at the wall when the door opens and Nikolas comes in. “Hello cousin”, he says. *Life in Salem Opening* -EJ looks at Nikolas and says “Who the hell are you in the first place?” “Your Cousin”, Nik says. I’m Nikolas Cassadine. I know Helena is your mother.” “Don’t you dare speak about my mother! she’s dead”. EJ says angrily assuming Helena died In the explosion “ No she isn’t.” comments Nikolas. -Viki and Clint are sitting in the pub. “What they looking at?” says Clint, looking over at Steve and Kayla. “Nonsense, Clint. What has gotten into you? You were very rude to Victor Kiriakis earlier, twice in fact.” Viki tells him “Look, Viki, I don’t want to be reminded of Nikki Smith, or Tommy, or Jean Randolph for that matter. I’d rather just go back to Llanview. Let your past stay in the past, Victor Kiriaskis and all!” -Helena starts to scream. The guard says “ohh no lady, your not tricking me, your not going for my stick or my gun.” She says” I am in pain….please help. Me” He takes off his gun and stick to prevent Helena from ambushing him and he bends over to help her and Helena gets his pressure point and knocks him out. She says “now, to get into these clothes. -Sami goes in to the lobby. She calls Marlena, and updates her on the situation. Marlena tells her that she is coming to the hospital. Kate comes in to the hospital. “Sami, WHAT THE HELL?!” Kate screams when she sees Sami, thinking she died at the docks. “A whole lot happened, Kate. Sit down and I’ll tell you.” Sami says with a fake smile, playing it cool for now -Nik tells EJ that he found Helena’s journal about her plans to go to Salem, and in which she reveals that she has a son. “My father saw this woman and didn’t tell me that she was my mother…I had to find out for myself. I have vague memories of her but nothing else until I met her.” EJ explains, gritting his teeth in anger “I’m sorry about that, but we have business to handle. Your father had made my Grandmother’s life a living hell. I never knew about that until now.” Nikolas tells him EJ says after thinking for a moment “Wait one damn minute, your grandmother, my mother, must have been the problem if father never told her she was my mother…” The two exchange looks. -The guard comes out of Helena’s room and heads toward the elevator. “Is everything ok in there?” The doctor asks. The guard tips his hat and leaves. When in the elevator it is revealed to be HELENA! Helena takes off her hat with a small maniacal chuckle, and says “Stefano, I’m coming."

Written by: Daysfan Episode#156 -Marlena quickly calls the paramedics and gives them their location and informs them of the explosion, while EJ and Helena land on the ground and hit the wall of a building. Sami rushes to EJ’s side while Celeste looks around for where Stefano went but sees no sign of him or Megan and Lexie. Sami yells to Marlena EJ is still alive, and Marlena rushes over and checks Helena’s pulse. She says both are alive. -Bart looks at Tony with fear and trembles “T-T-T-T-Tonnny….” and Anna snorts. Bart asks Tony what he’s doing there, and Tony says it is the DiMera mansion and he is a DiMera, and Anna is his guest. Bart nervously says no, he’s Enrico’s son and not welcome. He looks to the other henchman and says they need to get out of here, but Anna suddenly pulls out a gun and says none of them are going anywhere. Bart’s eyes widen in shock and Anna with a grin says always come to Stefano DiMera’s home prepared. As she points it at the other henchman, Tony grabs Bart and orders him to tell him where they can find any information on Stefano. -Kate walks to the docks where Helena and Sami were hours before, and looks around. She slowly says she guesses Sami is gone, and slowly sits down on a bench and stares out at the river. Suddenly a voice asks what she is doing here, and she looks up to see Forrest! -Julie slowly walks into Doug’s hospital room, alone. She looks at his comatose body, and slowly sits down at his bedside. She shakes as she slips her fingers in between his….. *Life in Salem Opening* -The paramedics arrive at the scene of the explosion and quickly put EJ and Helena onto stretchers, they say EJ is minorly injured but they have to work quick on Helena or she might not make it. Stefano watches from a distance and whispers “Let her die.” -Bart says he has no idea what Tony is talking about and that they know everything about Stefano already, and Tony says he wants to know about the connection between Helena Cassadine and Stefano. Bart’s eyes widen, and Tony immediately says he knows something. Tony tells him to just spit it out now, and Bart lies that he doesn’t know a thing but Tony tells him it is no use and he knows it. Bart finally breaks and says they can find information in Aremid! -Kate says she just needs to be alone, and she’s done something horrible tonight. Forrest tells Kate she’s done horrible things before from what he knows, and they have been plotting against Vivian and that never affected her. Kate says that was different than what she just did and she actually has a heart even for people she hates and Forrest remarks she never did before, and Kate slaps Forrest in anger. -Julie looks down at her husband, and quietly apologizes for not visiting until now. She says she has been so emotionally wrapped up in her grandmother dying and all that has happened. She then says Hope emotionally came back after Bo talked to her the other day about the news regarding Alice, and Hope could barely break it to her. She flashes back to that moment and then says she is here now and she will wait everyday until he wakes up. -The paramedics quickly rush Helena and EJ to the hospital back in Salem, and Marlena, Sami, Celeste, and Nikolas follow quickly. Once they all get there and stand out in the waiting room, Nikolas apologizes to the three for what Helena has caused recently, and he will be taking her back to a mental hospital to get proper help once she gets released from the hospital. -Tony says in shock “Aremid?” and Anna says that she’s heard that so many people from Salem were already there in 1995, and Andre was there. Bart says yes that is true but there is more there than they know. Tony and Anna look at each other for a moment and Tony finally looks back at Bart and says fine, he’ll believe him this time. Slowly Anna puts her gun down and she and Tony both slowly leave, and after they leave Bart tells the other henchman they have to warn Stefano fast. -Kate says she always did and he has no right to judge because he barely knows her, and Forrest says he knows quite a bit about her and her schemes over the years. He says however she is a valuable asset and the only person who can help him take care of his manipulative aunt, and she says she doesn’t want to focus on that right now. Forrest tells Kate to come back to the Alamain mansion with him, and they can discuss Alamain there to get her mind off of whatever is troubling her. Kate sighs and agrees, and they leave the docks together. -Christopher and the doctor that worked on Caroline quickly work to stabilize Helena, and finally after some time they come out of her hospital room saying she’s stable and only has minor burns, and should recover soon. Nikolas says good, and Sami asks if EJ is still alright. Christopher tells her he is fine, both were not majorly effected it is just with Helena’s age and the power of the blast it was harder to stabilize her. In Helena’s room, unknown to any of them, her eyes suddenly open! -Julie stands and as she slowly begins to cry she tells him she would stay with him forever if she could. She promises to visit him every day, and she says he will wake up, no matter what any doctor in the world says. She says their love has gotten through so much, and she will not let it fail now and she knows he won’t either. She leans down and kisses him, before turning around to leave, and as she stands in the doorway she looks at Doug one last time before slowly shutting it…

WOOOHOOO Stefano's BACK and better then ever! LOVE what he did! About time! Love Alyson and Jean being back. Love Jean's line in the middle there in italics, LOL. I really want to see Alyson and Nicole go at each other's throats, and Jean can back Alyson up, LOL.

Written by: Daysfan Episode#155 -Helena gasps and says “Nikolas, what are you doing here?! You should be in Port Charles!” and Nikolas says “Tracy came to me and warned me about you. She thinks your insane, so I came to take you back to that mental hospital.” and EJ growls “Not a chance.” and Sami says “What the hell is going on?!” and Marlena says she believes that is Nikolas Cassadine, Helena’s grandson through her son Stavros with Mikkos Cassadine. Stefano watches as the drama unravels, and slowly reaches under his desk and presses a hidden button… -Viki asks Victor what Dorian Lord has to do with any of this, and she is the last thing she wants to think about. Victor says he’s not quite sure, that name…he just recognizes it. Clint tells Viki to come on and they should leave, and Viki asks Clint what is wrong and that he has been acting odd ever since he got to the hospital earlier -Tony and Anna approach the DiMera Mansion, and Anna says here they go. Tony says they are bound to find some information on something in that huge place, and Anna tells him then they should just go in now. He agrees and they enter…. *Life in Salem Opening* -Belle walks into the Java Café and sees Rex sitting down at one of the tables in silence, staring at the wall. She walks over to the table and asks him what’s wrong, and he sighs as he looks up at her and tells her it’s woman problems. He says he ends up hurting every woman he tries to get into a relationship with somehow, and he continues by saying Mimi was sentenced to 25 years in prison over something she didn’t even do and Willow left after a huge fight between them. Belle tells Rex that Mimi kept keeping secrets from all of them over and over, and even if she didn’t push Cassie what happened was bound to happen. She then tells him that Willow was a low life hooker off the streets and you tried to make your relationship with her work. Rex sighs and looks away. -Jan sits in the Java Café watching Belle and Rex, but suddenly Cassie walks in and sits down at Jan’s table. Jan asks Cassie what she wants, and Cassie says even though she doesn’t really have much respect for her after she sent her hurtling out a window they have a problem. She then tells Jan Rex knows Mimi didn’t push her. -Two guards come in and tell everyone to stay where they are and don’t move, while Stefano slowly stands and says that while this meeting was very eventful, he has a war to take care of. Suddenly Megan and Lexie walk in with guns pointed at Marlena, Sami, Helena, Nikolas, and EJ. Marlena looks at Lexie and says “No, Lexie you don-” but Lexie tells Marlena to shut up. Lexie thinks to herself soon Stefano will fall but not yet. Suddenly one of the guards is knocked unconscious and Celeste walks in! Celeste tells Alexandra to stop, but Lexie tells her mother she has to do this! EJ tells Helena to quickly escape, but Nikolas says she won’t be going anywhere except a mental home. Stefano yells “ENOUGH!” and suddenly takes out a controller and presses another button, and suddenly the whole building shakes. Marlena slowly says “Oh no….” and then looks at Sami and Celeste and yells “COME ON, WE’RE IN DANGER!” -Clint tells Viki he is fine, they just need to leave. Kayla watches the conversation curiously, and walks over and briefly says for them not to trust Victor, and she glares at Victor before walking off. As Viki stands she wonders what Kayla was talking about and who she was. She reluctantly goes with Clint, and after she is gone Victor slams his fist down on the table in anger. -Anna looks around the foyer of the mansion and says she forgot how much this place creeped her out, and Tony says it is a very odd place. Anna looks around in the living room, and asks where they should start. Tony begins to say something, but suddenly they hear voices… -Belle puts her hand on his shoulder and sits down, and tells him she knows how he feels. She says right after Shawn and her found out they were cousins he died, and she feels partially responsible. She says she was in a loveless marriage to Philip for nearly two years and it caused him to go insane over the Claire drama. She says both of them were so tortured possibly because of her. But she says she can’t blame herself forever and neither can him. -Jan tells Cassie she was the one who lied about who pushed her so it is not her problem. Cassie reminds Jan she could expose her at any moment and take care of Mimi another way. Jan growls and asks if Cassie has a plan, and Cassie shakes her head but says together they can make one. Jan reminds Cassie they have time, and it took Rex nearly a year to figure out Mimi aborted her baby. Cassie warns Jan to not be so relaxed about this. -Suddenly the building shakes again, and Marlena and Celeste quickly begin to run before the guard can catch them and Sami yells for EJ to come on. Helena looks at Sami angrily and takes out a gun and tries to shoot at her but Marlena pulls Sami out of the way in time, and Nikolas tries to grab Helena but EJ punches him in the face. Megan asks Stefano what they should do and he orders them to just get out in time. Megan and Lexie obey in confusion and take a secret exit out, and Stefano pulls out a gun and then shoots several times at Helena but she dodges them. She says “Until next time, Stefano.” and darts out of the room and Stefano yells in anger. He whispers to himself Helena hasn’t seen the worst yet, and turns and walks out the secret exit while the rest of them run for the main exit as the building continues to shake… -Tony says it’s coming from somewhere upstairs, and both of them quickly run up the stairs, and lean into one of the doors to hear the voice of Bart(Steve Blackwood) talking to another one of Stefano’s henchman. Anna asks Tony if they should burst in, and he says yes and Bart is easy to handle. Tony suddenly breaks the door down, to Bart’s shock! He says with a smirk “Well hello, Bart.” -Nikolas races after Helena, as Marlena, Celeste, and Sami make it out the door in time. Shelves and drawers begin to fall everywhere, and Nikolas takes a side exit to try to intercept Helena. Helena and EJ run after the door, however, as Helena runs out the door suddenly Stefano’s lair EXPLODES! Marlena, Sami, Nikolas, and Celeste stare on in shock as EJ and Helena go flying into the air…

FANTASTIC ending. The Kate/Orpheus scenes were terrific. Lately I have been loving Kate so much on SL. You guys by far have the best version of Victor out of all the blogs. So evil! I LOVE it!

Alot of cast changes have occured on LIS lately. Check out this latest update to see who is and who isn't still with LIS. IN: Jerry Ver Dorn(Clint Buchanon): The actor has brought his character Clint, Viki's ex-husband, to Salem. The stint is not permanant but he'll be on screen for a good amnount of time. "He'll have a huge role in the Viki/Nikki/Victor drama. And as we can see, Victor isn't his favorite person." Co-EP/HW Daysfan says Tyler Christopher(Nikolas Cassadine): "I give Jay credit for this." Daysfan said "He was the one who brought him on, something I didn't think of until he brought it up. Regardless, Nikolas will have a huge role in all this drama between the Cassadines and the DiMeras. He is Helena's grandson, after all, and until she came to Salem he was the main one she had to deal with." OUT: Andrea Hall-Gengler(Samantha Evans): "Everyone knows I love her so much and she has been on LIS since it's first month on SONBC, July of 2006, but she has no place on LIS with all thats going on. I planned a bit of a romance for her but it doesn't work at the moment and Sam is so crazy, I have done pretty much all I wanted her to do." Daysfan commented "She last aired on Episode#134, when she and Kristen were in jail. Sam will return later down the line, but for now don't expect to see her." Brandi Burkhardt(Erin Jade): "As viewers know, Erin has been tricking Max for something. However, a twist is coming for Erin, as her part in this story has ended. There is her odd "stalker"...but he will be dealt with fairly quickly and this ties into The War, slightly."

Starting Today, on Life in Salem... A new era begins... With the first episode written by new LIS Co-Executive Producer/Head Writer Jay hits the airwaves! Tune in and see what unravels underneath him today on LIS!!!!! Episode #154 -Clint and Viki are sitting at the Pub when Victor walks in. Viki spots him at the door and Clint ask what she’s looking at and directs him toward Victor. Clint rolls his eyes -Sami goes to see Marlena to let her know about the situation with Helena. Marlena is furious at what Sami tells her. Marlena is going on about this commenting that “I am your mother, Sami, and I will always protect my child”. Sami remarks, “that’s the thing mom, Helena was only protecting hers, in her own way I guess.” Marlena looks puzzled. “EJ is Helena’s son”, Sami tells her. Marlena looks shocked! -The screen sub-titles “Port Charles, New York”, and we see a young man talking on the phone. He hangs up the phone and says, “Salem, here I come” *Life in Salem Opening* -Victor comes over to the table and says “Viki, I am so glad to see you again, how are you feeling?” “She’s fine!” snaps Clint. “Viki and I were just talking about going back to Llanview.” Viki looks as Clint as to say “no we haven’t!” Viki begins to speak and Clint tells her not to talk, to let him do all the talking. “ I don’t know you, and I don’t know what you think you had with my ex- wife, but whatever it was, it’s best you leave it in the past” -Marlena says “I knew it!” Marlena reminds Sami about when Stefano held her captive. Marlena begins to explain to Sami some of what she remembers. “Stefano was talking about this woman, Helena.” Marlena says, and suddenly slowly remembers something Stefano said years ago She flashes back to her captivity on the island and she remembers Stefano having a breakdown. Stefano was throwing glasses and screaming, holding a picture of Helena “ my two Lena’s, Marlena and Helena… Where the hell is Helena?? I don’t know, but Marlena, my other lovely Lena is here with me and she is going nowhere. She is all I have left, I won‘t lose her as I have lost Helena….”. Marlena tells Sami about the flashback and Sami says “I wonder what this woman did to Stefano” -The same man in black that we saw on the phone boards a plane. -EJ is walking when he is grabbed. One of Stefano’s men takes him to Stefano’s lair where The Count himself is waiting for him. He tells EJ that they have to talk. -Viki apologizes to Victor for Clint’s words. Victor says it is alright. He tells Viki that he wishes he could remember something about their past. Clint, not feeling the situation remarks “oh lord”, and Victor says “Lord, I remember…..Dorian Lord” Viki almost faints. -Marlena says they have to find Stefano NOW. As she sits and thinks for a moment suddenly she says she knows where he might be! She and Sami are off to Stefano’s lair. Marlena tells Sami that they will let her in and not to worry, no one will harm them because of who she is. -Helena arrives at Stefano’s lair. She knocks out a guard and enters the room when Stefano and EJ are talking and say’s “Hello, my men…” Both DiMera’s stare at her in shock. -Marlena and Sami walk in on the awkward moment between the “family”. Marlena exclaims when seeing Helena “You!” to Helena. Helena looks at Sami and screams “YOU!” to Sami. Suddenly a voice is heard saying “Me!” coming from a familiar man‘s voice, and the screen pans to him, who turns out to be Nikolas Cassadine…

WONDERFUL Insider! I am just loving the short previews, so good and they keep me tuning in. Writers Corner is officially my favorite part of Insider, no matter who does it. It is soooooo great!

Episode#153 -As it nears 5:00 P.M. Sami gets ready to go to the docks. She says that Kate had better have something useful to talk to her about instead of some dumb thing about her and Lucas or some other ridiculous issue. Lucas comes in and asks Sami where she is going, and Sami answers she’s just going to talk to his mother, and he asks why. She replies that she wanted to speak to her for some reason, and Lucas tells her to be sure to tell him if she causes any trouble. Sami promises she will, and leaves. -Steve walks into Kayla’s apartment, and Kayla asks Steve what he’s been doing since he ran off from the Kiriakis Mansion. He says he needed to take some time for himself, but he found out something she needs to know. She asks what it is, and he says his old lover, Britta Englund, is alive. -Anna says even after over twenty years she’s not sure if she can take another kind of war or feud in Salem. Roman says they all have had enough of wars and feuds, but they can’t just sit back and let this happen, for each other and their families. Bo agrees, and Marlena says they must stop both Helena and Stefano before it is too late. *Life in Salem Opening(AKA Days of Our Lives Opening)* -Lucas stands alone for a moment in the Salem Inn, and thinks about his relationship with Sami, and wonders if he wants to get back together with her after all. He thinks to himself he isn’t sure if he can after all that has happened in the past, but remembered how she admitted to Austin what she did all those months ago. Meanwhile, Alexis watches him from the door. -Sami arrives at the docks, and doesn’t see Kate. All she sees is a woman with a blanket over her like a cloak, and it conceals her face. Sami scowls and then walks over to the woman and describes Kate to her and asks her if she has seen her. The woman says in a low voice “I have, but not here, my dear.” and Sami raises an eyebrow and suddenly the woman takes off the blanket to reveal HELENA! Helena has a knife in her hand and Sami flashes back to when Helena demanded she stay away from EJ at the Salem Inn. Helena says with a smirk “What a pleasure to see you again, my dear…” -Kayla stares at Steve and says “No, Britta Englund? You mean…the one who caused Bo to stab you all those years ago? But she’s dead….” and Steve shakes his head, telling her it turns out Britta is alive, and looks like Hope. Kayla asks him what he means, and he says she looks completely like Hope, and apparently is also called Gina. Kayla says in shock “You mean Princess Gina?! Britta and…Gina are the same person? No, Steve…” and Steve says he knows it’s true, and for him to just trust her. Kayla closes her eyes and says they don’t need anymore drama in their life…. -Tony tells everyone to lead it to him, and he’ll lurk around the DiMera Mansion or any other compound. Anna says she’ll go with him, and maybe they can also find something on his missing child. Hope suddenly remembers the island where Caroline and Victor were held captive for a short time, and says something could be there. Bo says while he, Hope, Tony, and Anna try to figure out information on Helena and Stefano’s connection so they can stop this war before it begins, the rest of them need to keep Salem safe. Abe says he and Allan will do that, and Marlena says she won’t just sit around, she is going after Stefano. She looks at Roman and asks him if he’s with her now, and he slowly sighs and says “Yes, I am. Now, there’s no choice. He has to be stopped….” and Marlena thanks him. -Lucas can feel someone watching him, and turns to the door. He sees Alexis and asks what she wants, and she says sarcastically she was just checking up on her favorite neighbor. He says he doesn’t need checking up on and she can go back to whatever she was doing, but she says not quite. -Sami yells “What do you want with me you freak?!” and suddenly Helena grabs her arm and whispers “I want you to die….” and Sami screams “I DON’T EVEN KNOW YOU! WHO ARE YOU?!” and she hisses in Sami’s ear “Helena Cassadine….” and Sami says she’s heard of her, and Helena Cassadine is a lunatic and now she gets why. Sami asks what she ever did to her, and Helena then hisses “You tried to take my son away from me….” and Sami says “EJ?! EJ IS YOUR SON?!” and Helena snarls “Oh of course you little twit.” and Sami attacks Helena in defense, but Helena kicks Sami off of her and then pulls Sami’s hair back and Sami screams out in pain, and Helena slashes Sami on her arm but it only grazes her arm though there is a slight cut. Sami tries to fight back but to no avail, and Helena in anger pushes her into the river... -Steve tells Kayla he will handle this, and Kayla says no, she will help him. She says she can’t just sit around like a housewife, she is going to help him stop Victor and Britta. He smiles and they embrace in a hug, and Steve says he knows they can get through this. -Abe says it sounds like a good enough plan, but for everyone to be careful and don’t do anything drastic. Anna remarks that can’t be avoided, and Tony laughs. They all leave the police station, ready to go up against the Cassadines and DiMeras. -Lucas tells her he doesn’t want to talk to some low life like her, and she rolls her eyes and says fine, but he hasn’t seen the last of her. After she leaves Lucas wonders what is with that woman. -Helena chuckles as she stares out at the river and sees no sight of Sami. She says people of these towns need to learn anyone who goes up against Helena Cassadine will lose, something Stefano will soon learn. She laughs evilly as she walks away, but suddenly after she leaves the docks, Sami grabs onto the ladder, breathing heavily. As she climbs back up on the docks and catches her breath, she says angrily “Fine. If it’s a war Helena wants, it’s a war she’ll get.” and walks off…

Lucas/Dante is so interesting and intriguing. And it is going slow which is good and I love it. You are handling it just right. Brenda is so loveable on PC. I am not sure if I have ever loved her this much, LOL. Dillion and Maxie was good. Maxie is good on PC as well and way better than on the real show. Great job.

Episode#152 -Steve says she didn’t explain much, and that’s why they were fighting. Hope explains to Steve who Gina Von Amberg is and what happened years ago when Hope and Stefano were locked up in a tower in France, and also how when she came to Salem many years ago she thought she was Gina. She says Gina is a rich Princess, she can’t be Britta. Steve then warns Bo and Hope “Anything is possible in Salem. Look at all the other strange things that have happened. I think it could actually be Britta. It seems she already faked her death six years ago, so why not twenty?” -Tony and Anna walk into the police station. Tony tells Abe they need his help, and Abe says that he’s very busy with something. Tony says it involves Stefano, and Abe looks at him and says “That’s what I am concerned about. What’s the problem?” and Tony takes out a picture of Helena, saying he found this in Stefano’s desk at the DiMera mansion the other night. Anna says it’s odd for Stefano to have a picture of a rich widow like her, especially one that has been heard to have mental problems. As Roman and Marlena walk in, Abe says they may have more problems on their hands than he thought. *Days of Our Lives Opening* -Bo admits Steve has a point, and Hope sighs, and she says to Bo that he needs to call Abe. Steve says he needs to get to Kayla, but he’s not finished trying to find out more about this Gina/Britta. He walks off, and at the police station Abe answers the phone and tells Bo and Hope they need to get back there immediately. -As Bo says they will and Abe hangs up, Marlena asks Abe what is going on. Abe looks at Roman, Marlena, Tony, and Anna and tells them that just earlier they received a call from Celeste, and Roman says he thought Stefano had her hidden somewhere. Abe answers that he does, but Celeste managed to get out of wherever she was locked in in time to call him, and she doesn’t know where she is, but she knows it’s not in Salem and she warned him of Stefano. Tony then tells Roman and Marlena of the picture of Helena he found inside Stefano’s desk at the DiMera mansion. Marlena gasps, thinking she has heard the name before… -As Bo and Hope head to the police station, Hope asks what Abe needs. Bo says he isn’t sure, and Hope says she hopes it’s quick because right now she just wants to get back to Pamela and Addie. Bo assures her they will see their daughter soon as they approach the police station. -Marlena says she could have sworn Stefano mentioned that name sometime before, during the years when she was being held captive by him on a Carribean island. She says she cannot remember much, and turns and asks Allan is he remembers anything from that time. Allan shakes his head, saying unfortunately he doesn’t. Suddenly a voice says from the door “I do.” and Hattie is seen standing in the doorway of the police station. Allan asks Hattie how she knows anything about Helena Cassadine, and she says she was working with the DiMeras for several years. Roman tells her then to enlighten them on what she knows. Hattie says she doesn’t know much, but she does know Helena and Stefano have been fierce rivals, and Stefano monitored her actions closely over the years. Bo and Hope walk in and Bo asks what’s going on, and Abe explains to them the whole situation. Hope gets concerned, and also brings up how she saw Megan Hathaway, who was thought to be dead, at Chez Rouge when Stefano showed up. Hattie continues on, saying even sometimes Stefano got notes from Helena saying she knew what he was doing and soon his time would be up. Roman then says that judging by this information, they aren’t about to see another Brady/DiMera feud, but instead Cassadines vs. DiMeras, with the rest of Salem caught in the middle.

Episode#151 -Viki looks at Clint and says “Yes…vaguely, from a long time ago……” and Victor then says “Viki? That must be you.” and Clint tells Viki with a glance at Victor “Come on, we are leaving.” and he slowly takes her hand and as they go, Victor and Viki look at each other. Clint and Viki exit the hospital, and Victor says “I won’t let you take her that easily, Clint. You won’t be able to survive against Victor Kiriakis….” -Kate eventually stands and leaves the Pub after Lucas does, and she says to herself as she walks out “There is nothing I can do now…..Helena would have me killed if I interfered in her plans. Goodbye, Sami…” though little does Kate know, Vivian watches from behind a bush…. -Steve looks at Gina, and then says “Britta Englund? A woman Bo and I fought over, and the first woman I truly loved? Explain how you look like his wife.” and she says “Oh Steve, darling, I can’t do that. All I can say is I used an alias….Gina….” and she then tells him “I must have lost track of time…those police are going to be after me any minute.” but as she turns to leave, Steve grabs her hand and says “You aren’t going anywhere.” *Days of Our Lives Opening* -As Bo and Hope walk through town searching for Gina, Bo calls Abe and asks him if they have all the exits from Salem blocked off. He says as many as they can, and Bo thanks him. Abe tells him they are doing the best they can, and they’ll continue. After they get done on the phone Bo and Hope continue searching for Gina, while Abe’s phone rings at the police station and he answers it to hear the voice of….CELESTE! -As Viki and Clint leave the hospital, Clint tells her “We need to get back to Llanview, and out of this town. From what I hear it isn’t a good place to be….and that Victor didn’t give me a good feeling either.” and Viki then says “Somehow…I remember him…..I don’t know what the exact connection is….” and Clint warns her not to dwell on it, and to just get back to their family. Viki slowly nods….. -Vivian smirks behind the bush and says “Well, I suppose it’s time to see what is on my dear old friend Kate’s mind…..” and as Kate leaves, Vivian stands and walks off as well, with a large grin on her face… -Gina tells Steve there is no more time to speak to him, and he says that she can’t just tell him she is his dead ex-girlfreind and run off. He tries to pull her back, and she elbows him in the stomach and he yells out in pain, and she says “Sorry, Steve….but I was forced to do it….” but as he sees her walk off he runs and grabs her again and she then yells “LET GO OF ME!” and suddenly, Bo and Hope who are close by hear her…. -Abe asks Celeste where she is and how she was able to call him, and she responds shakily “Abraham, I have managed to escape from my room inside Stefano’s hideout for a short time. I have called to warn you, there isn’t much time….” and he asks her where the hideout is and she says she is not quite sure but she knows it is not in Salem. She tells Abe he must stop Stefano soon, because he is not finished with his deeds yet, and then she says before hanging up “Abraham, you are the only one who can save Alexandra now….” -Viki asks Clint if he’s sure they should leave Salem, and at first Victor thought she was Nikki. Viki thinks they need to stay in Salem to at least investigate what Nikki was doing here and how she knows Victor. Clint says she’s right, and reluctantly agrees. -Hope says that sounded like Gina, and Bo says he’d know that voice anywhere. She says of course he would, its hers. Bo manages to smirk as they run into the alleyway, to see Steve and Gina in a struggle. Bo removes his gun and tells Gina to freeze. Gina yells “Not a chance!” and finally breaks free from Steve’s grip, but then Bo fires as Steve begins to chase after her. No one is hit, and Hope says “Let me handle this.” as she runs after Gina…. -Abe thinks of Celeste’s last words, and then walks over to Allan’s desk. He tells him he needs him to get Roman and Marlena up here quickly, and when he can Bo and Hope as well. He then says it involves Stefano, and Allan tells Abe to not worry. -Steve and Hope chase after Gina, and Hope tries to grab her but Gina shoves her away in time and they run through another alleyway, and after going through several alleyways they lose her. Steve breaths heavily and says “No, she can’t get away….” and several tears pour down Hope’s cheeks in anger. Bo comes up behind her and puts his hands on her shoulders, but she says she doesn’t need his comfort and they WILL get Gina, no matter what it takes. Steve then says “You mean Britta.” and Bo says in confusion “What?” as they both look at Steve. Steve then tells them that before they came, she told them she was Britta Englund. Bo exclaims that can’t be true and Britta died over twenty years ago. Steve says that’s what he thought….but it was something about her that made previous memories of her come flowing back, and when she kissed him it made him remember everything involving her. Bo then looks at Hope and whispers “No, it can’t be…”

Episode#150 -Kate slowly walks towards the door of Sami’s room at the Salem Inn. She closes her eyes, wondering if she should do it. She thinks she must, for Lucas. She slowly knocks on the door, and Sami answers and asks what she wants. Kate tells her she doesn’t have much time, but they need to talk. Sami asks about what, and Kate says she will find out later. Kate then says she has to meet some business associates now, but she needs Sami to meet her at the docks tonight. -Clint finally arrives in Salem, and he heads to the hospital. Once there, he sees Viki about to be released. Viki sees him and yells “CLINT!” and runs straight into his arms. Victor is walking in and sees them hugging….. -Steve sees Gina, and says automatically “Hope?” and then she says “Oh no Steve, it is I. Surely you remember me.” And suddenly Steve has flashes of memory to being in bed with a woman…. *Days of Our Lives Opening* -Bo answers his cell phone and says “Brady.” and Hope yells through the phone “Bo! I need you! I know who Shawn’s killer is!” and Bo asks “Wait, you what?” and Hope frantically responds “Princess Gina, its her, she is somehow alive and outside the church, she admitted it but ran off!” and Bo is silent for a moment in confusion but finally asks “Fancy Face, are you….sure? Gina got sh-” but Hope interrupts and says “Bo, just believe me!” Bo can tell in her voice she means it, and he says “Fine, but don’t do anything drastic.” and then hangs up…. -Sami says she doesn’t need to talk with her, but Kate says it is very important and they have no time now. Sami asks what she needs to talk to her about, and Kate responds irritated “I don’t have enough time to explain. Just meet me there.” and Sami finally reluctantly agrees, and shuts the door. As Kate slowly walks off, she whispers to herself as she stares into space “I just sent Sami Brady to her death….” -Victor sees Viki and Clint hug, and he says sternly “Nikki, what do you think you are doing?!” and suddenly Viki turns, and stares at Victor for a moment. She recognizes the face from a very long time ago, and finally says “Victor?! Victor Kiriakis?!” and Clint says in surprise “You know him?” -Steve ignores the flashback and thinking Gina is Hope asks her what she’s trying to pull, and Gina tells Steve she is not Hope. She walks forward and caresses his cheeks slowly “Remember, Steve…” she whispers, and he suddenly has a flash of him yelling out in pain at something. Gina then says that maybe this will help him remember, and she suddenly kisses him…. -Hope thinks to herself she vowed to catch Shawn’s killer, and she will. She whispers to herself “Sorry, Bo….” and then leaves the church area, and heads out to find Gina. As she walks through the streets of Salem, she runs into Bo. Bo asks her if she’s going home or going to look for Gina, and she says he knows what she is doing. Bo tells Hope it is dangerous, they need to think about Pamela and Addie and Gina is dangerous. Hope says she has to do it, and they can do it together or not. She tells him she will not let her son’s killer get away. She wants to do one last thing for their firstborn, one last thing. She says he must understand, he would do the same if he was in her situation. Bo finally nods, and says fine. Both of them then run off, to find Gina…. -Kate walks into the Brady Pub, and sits down at one of the tables. She says to herself “Soon, Sami Brady will be out of my life for good….” and she looks up, and sees Lucas at the other side of the Pub having breakfast. She looks away as tears begin to stream down her cheeks and she moves to a more isolated table, and says “What have I done?” -As Gina kisses Steve, suddenly memories come back that didn’t come back in Llanview. He suddenly remembers Bo stabbing him in the eye, and him being in bed with a woman. Suddenly he looks at Gina, and says “You……I thought you died, but it is you….” and Gina then says quietly “Yes Steve, it is I, your former lover, Britta…”

All I can say is.....GO MARLENA! Roman may have matters to deal with, but she was so right with all her words. FINALLY Marlena regains her spunk after decades, and stands up for herself. I just love her like that. I CAN'T wait to see how this continues.

Episode#149 -The next day, as many Hortons leave Salem, Maggie and Julie say goodbye to them all. Maggie says goodbye to her daughters, and Melissa says she will try to visit soon. After Melissa walks out the door of Maggie’s house, Sarah warns Maggie that Melissa is going through a hard time right now, and is very closed up. After Sarah leaves, Maggie wonders what is happening with Melissa. -Kate walks into the Salem Inn to see Helena. She flashes back to how Helena forced her into an alliance to bring down Sami. She walks into the room where Helena is, and Helena sits in a chair. She smirks at her and says “So you have arrived. Excellent…..now our plans can begin…..” -Hope visits Shawn’s, Zack’s, Tom’s, and Alice’s graves one last time. She slowly stares at them all, and as she walks by Shawn’s she leans down and continues to stare before standing again. Little does she know Gina, who is in a ski mask, is standing right behind her…. *Days of Our Lives Opening* -Steve and Kayla walk onto the grounds of the Kiriakis mansion, ready to confront Victor on what they found in Llanview. Kayla tells Steve to be calm, and Steve says it’s going to be hard and he won’t gurantee a thing. She sighs as they walk up to the door. -Nicole goes to the hospital to check on Crystal, but gets a shock when she learns Crystal died late last night. Christopher is the one to tell her the news, and she is in disbelief. As she leaves the hospital she says that is another thing off her plate….. -Kate tells her if it gets Lucas out of Sami’s life, she will do anything Helena likes. Helena tells Kate she needs her to lure Sami to the docks, and once Sami is there, she can kill her and throw her body out into the ocean. Kate’s eyes widen and she asks if she is sure Sami needs to die, and Helena replies that she has examined Sami’s backstory, and she always lures the men she breaks up with right back into her web. She tells Kate it is time she be taken out permanently, and if Kate is going to work with her she will have to get use to more lethal methods, and Kate finally reluctantly agrees. -Hope can get a sense that someone is behind her, and she quickly turns around, and sees the masked Gina. “Hello, Hope. Visiting your dearly departed son?” Gina says, her voice disguised. “Who are you?” Hope asks as she slowly backs up “Oh, you don’t know? I am not surprised, you probably are not in the mood to be the brightest one. I killed your son.” Hope’s eyes widen, and she stares right into Gina’s eyes. “YOU! YOU KILLED MY SON! I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!” and she tackles Gina to the ground….. -Steve knocks on the door, and eventually Victor opens it. “Steve, Kayla. It’s rare that you ever come here.” he says, simply, looking at them both “Oh forget all that diplomatic attitude. We both know you and your buddy Victor Lord faked my death.” Steve growls as he walks inside. Kayla tries to stop, Steve, but then Victor says “I have no idea what you are talking about.” and Steve then suddenly removes a GUN from his coat and Kayla yells “STEVE, NO!” -Hope and Gina get into an intense fight, and Gina whispers “Yes, you know it is me…..” and Hope then punches Gina in the face once she stands, and rips Gina’s ski mask off. She sees her face, and she says with gritted teeth “You are supposed to be dead…….” and Gina scoffs “Oh please, no one ever dies in Salem, dear Hope! Except of course for your sons and grandmoth-” she says but in a rage Hope grabs her by her throat, and hisses “Don’t you ever mention them like that. Why did you kill Shawn? You should have just come straight to me, you pricy princess.” and Gina responds “Oh there would be no fun in that,” and then she kicks Hope to the ground, and then quickly takes off. Hope stands and then takes out her cell phone and dials Bo’s number…. -Steve orders Victor to admit his crime, and Victor snarls and calls for the guards. They quickly arrive and drag Steve and Kayla off the premsis, but Steve yells he will be back. Once the guards let them go, Kayla tries to say something to Steve but he says he needs some time alone and walks off. Kayla sighs as she also walks the other way, just letting be Steve be. Meanwhile as Steve walks into an alleyway and kicks down a trash can, suddenly he looks up to see Gina in front of him……

Episode#148 A day passes in Salem, as the whole Horton clan finds out about Alice’s death. All people in the Horton family are called back for the funeral the very next day, as they all assemble to honor a matriarch. Julie knows about Doug’s coma, and as the scene opens Shawn Douglas’s funeral is just ending, his body finally being released from the police…. Hope sobs as Shawn’s coffin is slowly lowered into the ground outside St.Luke’s. “Goodbye, baby……” she says tearfully as Bo holds her “First Shawn, then my father, and Gran…….how can this be happening?” “It’ll all be alright, Fancy Face. I promise.” Bo says, trying to be strong for his wife, as he also watches his son’s coffin be dropped into the ground A single tear drops from his eye, but he continues to hold Hope firmly for comfort. Be strong for her….. he thinks to himself Belle cries and Marlena and Roman are by her side, while Jan watches but also is hysterical. Marlena holds Claire while Belle slowly whispers “Goodbye, Shawn……” As the funeral service ends, everyone slowly turns and heads back into the church for Alice’s funeral. All the Hortons sit down as well as most of the Bradys. The funeral begins, and Hope sits beside Bo, Julie, and Maggie in the front row. One by one, family members of Alice get called up. First is Tommy. “My mother was always a wonderful woman,” Tommy starts “She raised me and my siblings right, much better than any other parent back in that era did. Even though I had my bad spots in my life, my life was wonderful, because of her and my father. If my sister Addie was present, she would say the same. As would Mickey, and I am sure Marie and Bill feel the same. I know my daughter Sandy does.” Sandy smiles at her father and gives a simple nod. Next, Bill stands in front of everyone. “Through my life….I was very troubled. I became a doctor like my father and brother, but then I had battled my other brother Mickey for Laura.” Bill says and casts a simple glance at Laura “This probably hurt both my parents very much. I never considered really until now how it probably did. And then with my son Mike’s paternity……it must have been horrible for them. But I…..do know they still loved us all, and we both gave them wonderful grandchildren. Just….with how I was all those years ago….I shudder to think how it hurt them, and…..I never made up for it……” Laura suddenly stands and exclaims “Yes you did, Bill! It wasn’t even your fault or Mickey’s. You made up to your whole family, me, and your children what happened! Mark my words you did!” Laura walks up, and slowly takes Bill’s hand, and they both walk down and back to their seats in silence. Marie then slowly walks up to the front of the Church, and she is slightly nervous. She says a prayer, and then begins. “For many years in my life, whenever something bad happened, I took it out on my whole family, especially my parents. I always stopped speaking to them, even if what happened had nothing to do with them. I just hid in my room, and later on I just ran off and became a nun for years. I still spoke to them, but most of the time I was just inside that convent. I finally came out of that eventually…but for so many years, I always took EVERYTHING out on them and I know they hated it.” she says and turns to Alice’s coffin “Oh mother, I am so so so sorry….” Marie leans down and kisses her coffin before sitting back down. Maggie walks up, and takes a heavy breath before speaking. “I have had a whole day to think on this. When Marlena first told me, I was devastated, and horrified. I had just spoken to Alice days ago, and I even felt guilty for her death because I knew she was sick, or at least slightly sick. Mabye I could have done something…..but soon I decided that I couldn’t mope. I had to cherish the time I had with her, just as I do with Mickey. I lost him in December, but even then I knew I could not mope. None of us should. We must be strong. It is want Alice wants, what she did when Tom or any other family member died. That is why I love her so much. She is strong for us all, and always has been. Now we must be strong…..and…I must help you all with this. Now that Alice is gone, I feel she, and Mickey, would…want me to try to be the pillar of strength for the Hortons. And that is what I shall do.” she tells them all, and everyone in the church smiles at her Maggie slowly steps down with a small sniff, and sits down. Julie holds her hand tightly, as she prepares to stand up. “You can do it…” Maggie whispers Julie smiles lightly, and stands and walks up to the front of the church. “Grandma Alice….was always such a treat to see. She always was there to help me, no matter what. All my life I have tried to be like her and my mother. I tried to help raise Hope, but for a lot of my life I didn’t even know who my own child was. I felt like I shouldn’t have been a Horton, at one time, but I realized we all make mistakes. Grandma was a great example, but she had her flaws which made her special to me and the fact my mother and she had faults might have been something that pulled me through the hard times often. My husband, Doug, who has been with me through thick and thin….recently went into a coma, that is highly likely to be irreversible. And then we received the news Grandma died….but through all those horrible discoveries, I could feel her strength guiding me….I could feel her strength when I awoke in that hospital bed yesterday with my family surrounding me……her strength is with us all.” she says as she looks out at everyone in the church, and two tears stream from each of her eyes as she sits down beside Maggie again The funeral continues on, as more and more Hortons stand and speak about Alice, including Sarah, Melissa, Steve, Abby, Lucas, Mike, Jeremy, Jessica, and many others. Soon, Jennifer Rose stands up. “My Gran…she was always so sweet and caring. She always took me in and comforted me no matter what kind of attitude I had or what state I was in. She helped me so many times, with relationships, or just something minor. She was always there for me, and….I wish I had known that last Christmas would be the last time I would see her…..but also….watching her and my grandfather, was perhaps what prompted me to finally get back together with my husband, Jack…..because I saw they had true love, and it lasted whether they were married or not….” she says, and then steps down and sits down beside Jack and Abby while Jack holds Jack Jr. Bo stands up next, and says once he is in front of the whole church “Well, as many know….back when Hope and I began to fall in love some, especially her father, were not too accepting of it at first. However, Mrs.H seemed to always help me and Hope find each other whenever we had problems with our relationship, and she accepted me, and countless others. She had her friend Howie disguise as Hope at her wedding to Larry, she helped me majorly with the whole Gina disaster….” he says “So I was always glad to get to know her, and be a part of her family.” Marlena then stands next, and walks in front of everyone. She smiles at them all while Belle holds Claire and Roman sits beside her, and she says “Ever since I came to Salem Alice has always been a good friend of mine. Always so helpful, so very helpful and comforting. Even a bit funny at times. She and I had a strong freindship….and again she was so helpful, always assisting in somehow, in some way. And just a few years ago….” she then begins to stop slightly “I repayed her by sending the poor woman to an island….I have not been able to speak to her much recently, but I have tried to make that up…and have apologized to her so many times. I hated to be the one to have to tell the news to the Hortons, and when I found her…..I can’t even describe how I felt. So overcome with sadness….an old friend gone. But even though I may not be related to her, she is in my heart…and always will be…..” Marlena begins to cry as she steps down and sits next to Roman, and he puts his arm around her. Bo looks to Hope, as do Maggie and Julie. Bo gives a nod, and finally, she stands and slowly approaches the front of the Church. She walks up to the coffin, and slowly touches it. She sniffs several times, before turning to her family and friends. “When Bo told me about this….I didn’t want to believe it.” she starts, her tone neutral “My life so far this year has been terrible. I have my daughters, Pamela and Addie, and my husband. But I lost my son…and my father…and now my Gran. I loved them all so much, and always had this special bond with Gran. She and I were always close, and she always helped me so much, and I never really helped her. She figured out that Gina was really me years ago, she helped me in my wreck of a marriage to Larry Welch, and was there no matter what was going on in her life. I enjoyed every moment of my time with her, on Christmas, or just some regular day. Yesterday….I was an emotional wreck, but also remembered a lot of great times with Gran and there are so many more that I didn’t recall at that very moment. I have been crying all day, and even during this funeral. But I want….to stop. I want to be happy all this day, as Aunt Maggie brought up. I know Gran is in a better place…..with my grandfather, Tom. I know she was strong during his death, so I must be strong during hers. And again, she is with my grandfather. Something she always wanted….so I know…she…is happy….and like Julie, I can feel her presence….” Hope slowly turns, and looks down at the coffin again. “Gran, someday….I…..will join you….in Heaven….” One, single, last tear drops down onto the coffin, as Hope turns and sits down next to Bo. Alice’s coffin is then taken outside, and everyone follows. As she is about to be buried after everything is said, everyone drops roses on her coffin, as it like Shawn’s did goes into the ground, right next to where Tom is buried…. Maggie, Julie, Hope, Bo, Marlena, Roman, Tommy, Bill, Marie, Melissa, Sarah, Jennifer, and everyone else watches as the coffin is finally settled deep into the ground, and the hole is filled…. Bo wraps his arms around Hope for comfort as everyone watches, and she puts her hand back on his shoulder. They all watch, and as they all stand perfectly still, a last montage of Tom and Alice Horton is shown of them dancing to their memorable song( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34glFqs5mM ) before the screen fades to black……

Thanks for the comment. Well, it is just with emotional episodes like these I think they should be more in the style books are written, which is why I did it. As for more. Alice's funeral shall be written like this but the rest I am not sure. We'll see.

NOTE: For this episode only, it shall be Bo and Hope-centered and in a new style for this episode only. Episode#147 Bo, Marlena, Roman, and Allan all shakily head to Julie’s hospital room, where all the Hortons are. Maggie and Hope are about to tell Julie about Doug, but are interrupted as Bo slowly opens the door, walking in. He gives a simple nod to Maggie and the other Hortons, and Hope says to him “Hey, Brady.” “Hey, Fancy face…..” he says back and tries to forge a smile as she slips her fingers in between his, and Marlena, Roman, and Allan walk in Marlena gulps and thinks to herself Dear Lord, please give us all the strength to deliver this news…. Bo continues in speaking, and says to Hope “Hope, uh, I need to speak with you privately……” “And I need to speak with the rest of you.” Marlena tells the others, and briefly glances back at Roman “Don’t worry, Doc…..” he whispers “Bo, I was ju-” Hope starts but Bo cuts her off “I know, but this….its……” Bo starts “Important.” “Well so is this.” Hope argues with confusion in her voice “Hope, just, please…..” Bo says and looks away for a moment, trying to hold back a tear Be strong, for her… Bo thinks to himself, trying to assure himself he can do this “Fine.” Hope says with a sigh and they both slowly walk out of the room, while Marlena sits down and begins to tear up as Roman puts his hands on her shoulders Bo and Hope walk into the hallway, and Hope grits her teeth. She briefly glances back to the hospital room, and then whispers to Bo “What are you thinking, Brady? I was just about to tell Julie about Daddy. Please don’t make this harder than it already is.” Hope begins to tear up, and Bo closes his eyes for several seconds. He opens them and keeps his hand clutched to her hand, and slowly pulls her into an empty hospital room. She silently wonders what is going on, and he sits her down on the bed, and stares straight into her eyes. She stares deep into his, and for a moment there is nothing but a deep staring between the two. “Bo, what happened?” she asks suddenly, in a complete monotone on the outside, but Bo knew there was worried ness in it He strokes her cheek slowly with the other hand that is free, and he tries not to choke up as he finally tells the truth “Hope……” he starts “Your aunt Maggie………asked Marlena to check on Alice last night……..and Marlena did, but…she found that....Alice passed away………” Bo looks away after the last word comes out of his mouth, as several tears run down his face. Hope continues to stare, no emotion anywhere. She is completely silent, and for several minutes silence is between the two. “No…..” she finally says, in a soft tone as tears run down her cheeks as well “Bo, no……” Bo finally looks back at her and takes her other hand and squeezes them tight, as he looks at her and tries to say something “It’s…..true….her body is here……it was through natural causes……” Hope merely looks at him, not sure what to think. She stares back into his eyes and knows it is true. “NO!” she screams “NO NO NO NO NO!” Bo pulls her into an embrace, and they both cry. “I’m so sorry, Fancy Face…..” Bo slowly says Hope does not say a thing as tears continue to pour. She slips her arms around Bo’s waste, and slowly says “I still have so many memories……….she was always so happy and such a pillar for our family….now she’s gone….” Hope silently recalls some of her times with Alice. She remembers twenty years ago, in 1987, when she and her cousins Jennifer and Melissa sang to Alice( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEVyADg8Qnk ) She manages to smile at the memory, but it only brings more tears. “I remember singing to her…..I remember planning my….eighteenth birthday with her and Julie…..” Hope chuckles, and smirks as she slowly leans out of the hug with Bo. She continues to recall memories, such as planning her eighteenth birthday( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOsJ0WhlziI ). Bo sits beside her on the bed, and says as he finally begins to talk clearer “Just remember the good times, Fancy Face…” Hope next remembers all the Horton Christmases( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIpogPtrTMY ). She slowly rests her head on Bo’s shoulder, and says sadly “Oh, I can’t believe we’ll never have Christmases like-” “No.” Bo says to her firmly “We can, you know she would want us to.” “You’re right……” Hope says, partially trying to deny it, but she knows it is true Tears drop from her cheeks onto Bo’s shoulder, and she remembers arriving at Tom’s funeral when she thought she was Gina( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0H5-fwy_e4 ). “She was so strong there……she always has been…..she always helped me, she helped everyone around her…..” “Shh, I know, Fancy Face, I know…” Bo says as he remembers how even Alice helped him at times Hope stares off, at the wall, as she remembers Alice’s life, times she was there for or heard about( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t92tU0rHNmQ ). She cries harder, and slowly whispers to Bo “Why did she have to go Bo? Why did she have to go?” Bo pulls her into a full embrace yet again, as Hope remembers Tom and Alice( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlxUCnQvG9c...ted&search= ) “Both of them are now gone………” she says slowly Bo is silent as he cradles Hope, and she lets out a loud scream of sadness as more tears come, faster than they ever have in her whole life……as she remembers her sweet grandmother…

Writers Corner has to be the best thing about the Insider yet! I just love it. Yay for the good stuff with Marlena. Dealing with the trauma of her life, and her marriage to Roman. Good, short previews! As it should be. Can't wait for this week!

OH MY GOSH! Daphne has another child?! Is this who Andre once told them John was?! LOVE the twist and Tony is the perfect person to lead the story. The Marlena scenes were so sweet and touching. LOVED the focus on Sam's death. I loved it so much, and that scene was sooooo powerful. Marlena screaming towards the end like she did was just fantastic and what I have been waiting to hear. GREAT episode.

I loved the Stefano/Anna/Cassie scenes. Terrific and everything Stefano said was so him. Jean and Alyson are being written just right. And from the looks of what is going on with Nicole, I think I will enjoy her more than I ever have before on SL. I can't wait for her to go after the Brady family and mabye even Jean and Alyson. Kate and Miranda are very very intriguing. As are Joelle and Lucas. Good show!

Episode#146 IMPORTANT NOTE: Faux Roman shall from now on be called “Allan” and John shall be called “Roman”. -Cassie wheels back into her hospital room, and throws a vase of flowers across the room. She screams in anger, and yells “ALL I TRY TO DO IS HELP HIM, AND HE TURNS ON ME!” and then tears pour out of her eyes. She throws yet another object, and whispers “I lied for him, I did everything I could for him….I gave up my own life for him….” and then she clutches the end of her hospital bed, and slowly tries to stand…. -Marlena and Allan bump into Roman at the hospital. Marlena then says “John, I am so gla-” but he interrupts her saying it’s Roman now, and she stares at him for a moment in shock. But then she says she has horrible news, and Roman asks what she means. She then tells him she found Alice Horton’s body! *Days of Our Lives Opening* -Jan awakens in the hospital, and mutters “What happened?” and looks down at her stomach, and slowly runs her hands over her stomach, and then she whispers “My baby is still alive…..” -Many people in the hospital are being released, including Anna, Hope, Maggie, Abby, Jeremy, Nick, Lucas, Vivian, and Kate. Forrest comes to the hospital to see Kate, and Kate says this is the first time she has seen him since the Ball, he could have visited at least once. Forrest replies he had more pressing matters to take care of, and Kate says that a very important matter is getting rid of his aunt. Unknown to them, Vivian listens from behind the wall…. -Cassie nearly falls down, but slowly begins to walk, fueled by determination. She mutters “Forget the wheel chair…” and as she begins to walk more and more and finally completely regains the use of her legs, she says “Now, time to convince Rex Mimi was the one who pushed me….” and leaves the hospital room….. -Roman stares in shock, and does not say a word. He stares at Marlena for a moment, and whispers “Doc, no….” and as Marlena tears up yet again she whispers back “Oh Roman, it’s true……” Bo walks up behind Roman and asks “What’s true?” -Jan smiles, and whispers “I can’t wait for you to be born…the last thing I have of Shawn…..” and sighs. Jan, for a moment, feels a bit of regret about all the things she has done. After thinking for a moment, she looks at her stomach and says “After you are born, no more schemes for me….” -Forrest says that will happen soon enough, and Kate says it had better, before Vivian pulls something on them. Vivian smiles and says to herself “Oh don’t worry Kate, I will….” as Kate leaves the hospital. -Cassie walks through the halls of the hospital, and has to clutch the walls a few times especially if she walks too fast, she assures herself she can do this, her legs have been healing for months, and she is determined. A nurse sees Cassie and recognizes her as one of the patients, and says she shouldn’t be out of her room. Cassie snaps she does not care and storms out of the hospital… -Marlena looks at Bo and continues to cry, and Roman turns to him and slowly says “Doc….told…me….Alice….is…..dead” and Bo just stares, and asks “What? How?” Marlena says it looks to be just natural and Maggie told her Alice was sick before the Ball, and she still has to break it to the Hortons. Bo tells her no, and he will be the one to tell Hope about Alice…. -Kate walks through the streets of Salem, and suddenly she is grabbed by the back of her collar of her coat and is pulled into an alley, and a knife is put to her throat. Behind her is revealed to be Helena Cassadine! -Allan asks Bo if he is sure he wants to do that , and Bo nods. He says she is his wife, and he needs to be the one to do it. A tear slowly runs down his cheek, and Roman says he’s doing the right thing. Marlena thanks him and says she will tell Maggie and the others. Bo just nods to the three again, and turns away as he heads to tell Hope...

LOVE this Writer's Corner. It is so cool! Loved the chat. Can't wait until the next one, you people would enjoy it. Love the spoilers. This week will be awesome, can't wait for Marlena's breakthrough. NICOLE AND JEAN GO AT IT! I just love Jean and Alyson!

A week of heartbreaking news on Life in Salem...... A husband vows to tell his wife earth-shattering news.... *clips of Bo with Marlena, Roman, and Allan* Bo: I'll be the one to tell Hope about Alice. And finally, the most heartbreaking and tearful news of them all arrives.... *clips of Marlena, Bo, Roman, and Allan entering Julie's hospital room* Bo: Hope, I need to, uh, speak with you privately..... Marlena: And I must speak with the rest of you. *clips of Bo taking Hope outside and into an empty room and having her sit down on a bed, and stares deep into her eyes while Roman puts his hands on Marlena's shoulder inside Julie's hospital room as tears start running down her cheeks and the Hortons stare in confusion* Tune into a huge and emotional week on Life in Salem.....

Life in Salem, which has been slowly searching for a Co-Head Writer/Executive Producer for months and months, is proud to announce that it has finally found one! One who will greatly help, and Daysfan is assured he shall write fantastic stories. Now without further adeu, devoted SON member and once a writer of his own SONBC soap Jay will be joining the Life in Salem staff as Co-Head Writer/EP. "I am so excited, I knew he read Life in Salem and he was interested in writing but not his own soap, and he is an avid OLTL fan so I just thought he was perfect for the job." Daysfan commented "I just really feel he and I will work good together because we were already good freinds, so it is just all great." "I never saw myself returning to writing, but after being a fan of Life in Salem and being absolutely in love with it's HW and EP, I couldn't resist returning. I am honored to be apart of this show." Jay commented So we proudly welcome Jay to Life in Salem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!