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-Nicole arrives at the Salem Inn. She calls LA to make sure everything is ok at Highstyle and then reminisces about her time in Salem before she went to LA. She admits it's hard to come home to so many bad memories but does have some good ones thanks to Austin and Eric. She knows she has no shot with Austin and needs to give up on that. She thinks about Eric and then admits that she feels sure and hopes that this time Salem will bring her only good memories. -On Morgan Island, the police question Roman, Kate, Sami, Belle, and John about their whereabouts and ask if they are responsible for the missing guns. John insists he has his own and Roman does too. The others admit to taking guns. Lexie believes Sami did it and attacks her. She threatens to reveal her secret. Everything wonders what Lexie means but Sami manages to squeeze out of it when the police get the report back on the bullet. It turns out it matches the gun found in Alex/Stefano's pocket which means Abe and Alex/Stefano were both killed by Alex/Stefano's gun most likely during a scuffle. That means everyone else is clear and free to leave town. Sami tells Lexie to keep her mouth shut. Lexie tells sami she can't deal with her right now. -Hope comforts Lexie. Bo tries to reach out to her but Hope continues to push her away and says they can talk later but right now Lexie needs her and she is also worried about Marlena. Bo confides in Billie that he thinks Hope and him are through and that Hope is only stringing him along to punish him for his sins. Billie decides to call Chelsea and panics when she can't reach her anywhere and her cell, which is on, is not being picked up. Meanwhile, in Salem, we see Chelsea reliving her rape and beating and Josh's death. She is in a motel outside of Salem and realizes she can't spend another night there since she is out of money and can't get any without anyone seeing her. She packs her bags and leaves. She knows Billie is calling her but chooses to ignore the call for fear that Billie may get the hint what is going on. Chelsea hitchhikes and is taken to a diner. She gets something to eat and contemplates her next move. She leaves and learns of a abandoned cabin in the woods nearby by virtue of overhearing two men talk about how people abandoned it for safety reasons. Chelsea goes there and doesn't see anything wrong. She fails to see the warning sign on the back door which says, "Slow gas leak-Explosion Risk." -Back on Morgan Island, Billie is upset about Chelsea and not being able to find her and Bo is upset about Hope and Chelsea. They embrace, which Hope spies. -Tek and Patrick continue to be happy about Stefano's death but are still worried about Marlena and how far she may go because of their plan. They wonder where she is. Marlena, Sami, Belle, Carrie, and everyone else is worried about her. John and Roman go off in search for her. Shawn comforts Belle who is also worried about Phillip. Mimi is fed up and wonders if Belle even cares if Phillip ever comes back. Belle overhears and can't beleive Mimi would say that. Mimi apologizes but reminds Belle to keep things plutonic with Shawn. Belle knows and apologizes for leaning on Shawn too much. Secretly, Belle continues to feel drawn to Shawn as Mimi secretly wishes Belle would get out of their lives. -Carrie continues to feel ill which concerns Lucas and Austin. Sami is happy Alex/Stefano is dead for her and her family's sake. She is still worried about Lexie though. Lucas and Austin comfort the girls about Marlena. Kate notices what is going on and asks Carrie what is wrong. Carrie tells Kate her symptoms and Kate tells her that she should consider taking a pregnancy test. Carrie actually agrees and remembers making love to both Austin and Lucas. She grows worried about what could happen now but doesn't show it to Kate. Sami notices her worry though and wonders what is going on. Meanwhile, Sami and Carrie are once again being watched from afar. -John and Roman find Marlena passed out in the woods. They bring her back to everyone and she has a small gash on her head. She comes too and insists she is fine. Lexie checks her out and says she may have a minor concussion but is otherwise fine. Everyone is releived but is later puzzled when Marlena acts very distant towards everyone including Sami, Belle, Kate, Carrie, John, Hope, and Roman. John asks if she remembers everything and Marlena only says, "I remember what I need to remember." John is puzzled when Marlena barely speaks to everyone and simply nods her odd and says, "Yes." Everyone is stunned when Marlena has no reaction to her close friend's Abe's death or Alex/Stefano's death. She simply covers by saying she is tired. They all decide to go back to the room. Roman says he will continue to focus on finding Phillip now-it is what Abe would want. John and the others agree to help. They hear noices nearby and investigate. They find Patrick and Tek tied up and knocked out. They explain that Stefano ambushed Tek and when Patrick heard what was happening he tried to help but was knocked out and must have been tied up. Tek has a gash on his head and Patrick has blood on his neck. Lexie says they appear to have been attacked. Hope notes that she bumped into Patrick and he was with her but disappeared near where they just found him and Tek. Patrick explains he heard Tek's voice and that is why he took off-he just didn't want her to follow and end up in danger. Everyone buys the story but Bo, John, and Roman who think something fishy is going on and wonder why Tek may be involved. Tek comforts Lexie about Abe. Lexie asks if there is anything else going on since he was MIA for awhile. He insists he would never lie to her about things like this. She says she knows and lets it go. Bo warns Hope about Patrick but it only pushes them farther away as she continues to support Patrick. They all continue on their ways back to their rooms. Hope and Roman help comfort Lexie. Tek and Patrick follow but are stopped by a staring Marlena. She stares at them hauntingly and then walks away on John's arm. Patrick and Tek are both happy their ruse worked and now no one will figure out what they were really doing (turns out the tied up bit was a trick and they hit each other to make the gashes on each other's heads), as in working for Alex/Stefano and trying to find and stop Marlena. They are very worried about Marlena now, especially with her staring at them, and what the plan they instituted may have made her capable of. -While walking with John, Marlena stares blankly into space. John is worried and asks if she is ok. She responds coldly, "I am fine John. Just fine."

-Mickey (played by John Clarke) arrives and hears Celeste scream. He rushes into the Horton house and finds her with Alice, Maggie, and Bonnie. He tries to calm the ladies but they are all upset by Celeste's visions of tragedy and death being in store for the people of Salem and those on Morgan Island and now she is saying that Abe is dead. Celeste is determined to reach her daughter and hopes her vision was wrong. -On Morgan Island, everyone is mourning Abe's death. Sami, Kate, Roman, and Belle have joined everyone. Hope comforts a distraught Lexie, who wonders why Abe didn't tell her he was there. John tells her he knows and explains that he ran into Abe while they were all searching for Stefano and John explains that Abe still beleived that Stefano was Alex. John says he tried to tell him the truth but Abe was on a mission to try to kill Alex and knocked John out for fear that John would try to stop him. Lexie asks why Abe wanted to kill Alex/Stefano. John explains that Abe somehow thought Alex raped her. Lexie is stunned and wonders how that could have happened. John says he tried to tell Abe as sick as Stefano is he would never do that to Lexie but he knocked him out. Lexie wonders if her mother knows so she calls her. Celeste answers her cell and collapses when she learns Abe is indeed dead. Mickey and Maggie revive her and she picks her phone back up. Lexie explains everything that happened with Alex being Stefano. Celeste says she felt the presence of Stefano but then felt it go away. Lexie explains Stefano is now dead-they found him dead with Abe. John tells Lexie Abe appears to have been shot in the neck-the same thing that happened when he was beleived dead by the serial killer. Lexie re-checks the pulse and body and realizes this time he is indeed dead. She tells her mother how Abe died and Celeste tells Lexie about her recent visions and warns her that this is just the beginning. Celeste feels like the nightmare of the serial killings is back. Lexie is disturbed by this-as are the people at the Horton house given what happened to Alice and Maggie earlier. Lexie asks Celeste why Abe thought Alex raped her. Celeste explains how Abe found the clothes and what Theo told him. -Meanwhile, Tek and Patrick are watching everyone for afar and when Tek hears Lexie talking to Celeste he explains that it was he who put Lexie ripped clothes out for Abe to see and he who brainwashed Theo into saying what he did to Abe. He explains how it all went according to plan. They are worried about Marlena and wonder where she is and if she is responsible for the two deaths. They insist that none of this was supposed to happen. They are happy that Stefano is gone but don't think they are in the clear since Stefano may have left instructions for his associates to still maintain control over them. They are also worried about what Marlena may do now because of Tek following orders and going according to plan. They are worried about Marlena being out of control. -Lexie is devestated by what Celeste tells her. Celeste tells her to be strong and that everyone is praying for her. She tells her to hurry home and that they will get through this. She hangs up. Celeste is comforted by everyone at the Horton house. She decides to go, as does Bonnie. They thank everyone and urge each other to watch out. Celeste warns that there is much more tragedy ahead and they all need to be strong. Maggie, Mickey, and Alice reassure Celeste to call of she needs anything. Celeste and Bonnie leaves. Bonnie is freaked with everything going on. Celeste calms her and says they will all just have to look out for one another now that a new nightmare has begun. Maggie and Alice tell Mickey what happened. Mickey tries to get them to relax and reassures them that history will not repeat itself. The serial killings are over and there is no copycat. They just must have been reminded of them and were daydreaming. Alice insists she saw Ton's ghost. Mickey says she must have been imagining. Alice lets it go not wanting to argue. They all deicde to be vigilant. Maggie and Mickey leave. Maggie goes to get her coat and, while alone, we see how worried Mickey is and it is clear that he beleives everything Maggie, Celeste and Alice said is true. Maggie meets him and is worried too and is afraid she may be taken away from her loves ones again. Meanwhile, Alice sees Tom again in the kitchen and asks him what he wants. She gets no answer and now has a worried expression on her face of what is to come and what Tom may be trying to tell her. -It appears Stefano/Alex died of a bullet to the chest. The police arrive and both bodies are taken away. Bo tries to comfort Hope but she pushes him away and continues to comfort Lexie. She tells Bo she doesn't need him. Billie comforts Bo knowing how much he cared for Abe. -Mimi comforts Shawn knowing how much Abe meant to him. Shawn then comforts Belle making Mimi jealous. Belle continues to inquire about an update on Philip. She asks Roman again if it's time to let the Morgan Island police in on everything but he says no. It may make things worse. -Kate comes to Roman's aid and comforts him, knowing Abe was his best friend. Sami and Carrie also comfort him. Roman is happy Stefano is finally dead but not at the expense of his partner. -Sami and Carrie continue to be watched by the mysterious stranger. Carrie feels ill again and wonders what may be wrong with her. Austin and Lucas comfort Sami and Carrie knowing how much they cared for Abe. -John thanks Abe if it was him that took down Stefano and gave up his life. Kate comforts John over Abe's death. John, Belle, and Sami wonder where Marlena is. The police ask how this all may have happened. They learn that many wanted Alex/Stefano dead and wonder who has alibis and who doesn't. Bo, Billie, Shawn, Mimi, Carrie, Austin, Lucas, Hope, and Lexie all have one. Bo explains all the missing guns and how Belle, Sami, Kate, Roman, John, Marlena, Tek, and Patrick were all missing. Abe was also on the island but no one knew that. The police take the bullets from the bodies to CSI and now have their suspect list based on who was missing and not with someone. Lucas brings up how Sami inquired about his gun and Billie mentions how Kate took her purse to get the gun. Kate and Sami are furious but Billie and Lucas are only trying to cooperate. Tek and Patrick worry about being implicated in the deaths and are still worried about the Marlena situation given she is missing. John, Belle, Sami, Carrie, and Roman are all worried too and wonder where she is. They all also wonder where Patrick and Tek are, especially Hope and Lexie. Patrick and Tek decide to get out of the area and lay low for a bit to come up with a cover story for everything. They decide to take off and find Marlena if they can. -Lexie says an emotional goodbye to Abe's body, as does John, Roman, Bo, Billie, Carrie, Sami, Hope, and Shawn. -Austin checks his cell and sees he has a message. He checks it and its the LA Highstyle office. The secretary tells him that Nicole Walker left the company and hired someone else to run it. She conducted interviews on her own. Austin is stunned and asks what happened. The secretary says Nicole had personal reasons and had to leave LA and wasn't sure what was happening and whether she would be back. She didn't want the company to fail so she hired a qualified, trustworthy candidate. Austin hangs up and tells Sami, Carrie, and Lucas what is going on. He wonders where Nicole is. Meanwhile, at Salem airport, a women dressed in a blood red pant suit arrives and has a limo waiting for her. She gets in and is asked where too. IT'S NICOLE!!! She wants to go to the Salem Inn and insists that no one can learn she is or was in Salem. Not until she does what she has to.

Previews for May 22-May 26, 2006 -Both Salemites on Morgan Island and in Salem itself mourn Abe. -Lexie learns why Abe went after Alex/Stefano. -Marlena's strange behavior worries John and her loves ones. -Tek and Patrick consider extreme measures as they worry about Marlena and what Tek may have unleashed. -Mickey tries to calm Alice, Maggie, Celeste, and Bonnie. -Nicole returns on a mission. -Jack comes face to face with a friend and makes a beeline for Salem. -Abby learns about Josh's death. -Bo and Billie worry about Chelsea. -Jennifer and Frankie prepare to take the plunge. -Several Salemites have shocking visions and hallucinations while at Jennifer and Frankie's wedding. -Jack races home. -Carrie and Sami continue to be stalked. -Carrie gets big news. -Belle makes a huge decision that will have life altering consequences. -A deadly plot begins to take shape on Morgan Island. -A beloved character's recklessness results in his or her own demise and endangers the lives of many of this person's loved ones. -Victor gets both horrifying and enlightening news. -Nicole's mission is revealed in the form of Eric Brady. Red Letter Days Monday May 22-John Clarke returns as Mickey and Arianne Zuker returns as Nicole. Meanwhile, all of Salem and those on Morgan Island mourn Abe's death. Wednesday May 24-A beloved fan fave returns to help Jack get home!!! Friday May 26-DON'T MISS THIS BIG SUPERSIZE CLIFFHANGER SHOW!! Eric Brady returns, another beloved character dies, Jennifer and Frankie walk down the aisle, a deadly plot is put into action, and Victor learns a horrifying truth, as well as a piece of info that leads to more questions. Plus, the people of Salem experience shocking visions and hallucinations at Jen and Frankie's wedding (SEE THE NEWS BRIEF FOR MAY 26 IN MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO!!!). Next Week: (reminder two week hiatus so my fan fic will not be posted again after May 26. My fan fic will resume on June 12 picking up where the cliffhanger show leaves off so read my May 26 episode for previews of what is to come after my fan fic's two week break. Remember-MISS A DAY MISS ALOT!!!)

FRIDAY MAY 26-A MUST SEE DAYS!!!! Days has announced it will be going on a two-week hiatus from Monday May 29, 2006 to Friday June 9, 2006 (In reality, I am going on vacation so rather then put up two week's worth of shows I am just going to have a huge cliffhanger and then come back full force with episodes). To keep fans hanging and to also bring them back after the break, the show will have a special super-size cliffhanger show on Friday May 26. The show will then pick up right where it leaves off on Monday June 12, 2006. The shows says every character will be featured in the cliffhanger episode and that a beloved Days vet will die as part of the show's major umbrella tale and revisiting of a previous tale. This death will be the second in what is said to be a huge bloodbath that will get worse after the hiatus with a tragedy that is said to leave as many as 5 characters dead. Among the big events in the cliffhanger show this Friday: -Marlena disappears as John and everyone else worries about her strange behavior. -Tek and Patrick consider killing Marlena. -A murderous plot is in motion on Morgan Island. -Carrie gets big news. -Belle makes a huge decision that will be life altering. -Sami and Lexie find themselves trapped. -Bo and Billie worry when they can't contact Chelsea. -The Hortons gather as Jennifer and Frankie prepare to say "I do." -Jack races home with a beloved fan fave (who returns on May 24) to stop the wedding. -Maggie. Alice, Celeste, and several others experience strange hallucinations and visions. -A beloved character's recklessness costs that person their life and threatens the lives of many others this person cares about. -Victor learns a horrifying truth and receives big information from Nico. -The return of Eric Brady and his reunion with Nicole Walker. The show has said this cliffhanger show will not be your normal cliffhanger show since most of the action will take place in this show and fans will just have to return after the break for the fallout. Fans will also get a sneek peek to what is ahead as exclusive teasers for the big events happening after the hiatus will be posted right after the episode on May 26 as well as info on the most recent cast member to be killed off on the cliffhanger show (note this episode may be posted late as in Saturday or Sunday due to the length and everything else). Fans must tune in after the break to get the answers they desire and to see some of the biggest and most shocking events in Days history. ***In the absence of the show, please post your thoughts, comments, and suggestions regarding my progress in this fan fic. You guys can start doing this now so that when I come back I know how well my first month of story went and what ideas you may have. I am very willing to add things to my stories based on your suggestions or even later on convert your suggestions to stories. I just want to see how many people are reading and/or liking everything and I figure the best time to do this is now with me going out of town and my fan fic taking a break for two weeks. Also, feel free to post your own theories on what is going on regarding Marlena, my big umbrella tale, the cast changes, all the mysterious people running around, etc. It's all part of my effort to make my vision of Days what I think most of us would like it to be so all this will help give me a sense of whether I am doing well in doing that and if I am writing a very entertaining version of Days. I look forward to having lots to read from you all in the next 3 weeks with this week and the two week break that follows so that I can continue to provide you all with good entertainment and fun reading as well as with a fan appeasing version of Days. Thanks for all your input and help in advance!!! ***

REYNOLDS OUT!!! LET THE BLOODBATH BEGIN!!! As fans learned on the May 19 episode, James Reynolds' Abe Carver was revealed to be the beloved character to meet their demise during Stefano/Alex's escape attempt. Rumors have been swirling for weeks that major cuts were ahead as part of the show's revisiting of a "failed tale" that they are seeking to correct. Brock Pierce's Josh, better known as Abby's boyfriend, was recently killed off but his character was not part of the reported bloodbath taking place behind the scenes. It was recently reported that several beloved characters, including some of 20+ years, were let go and Reynolds appears to be one of them. Several sources say another beloved character will bite the dust this Friday, May 26, as part of the show's major cliffhanger before the two week hiatus. "There are many exits to come," says a show source. "The show isn't going to talk about it but Abe and the charater that dies this Friday are just the beginning. After the hiatus, there will be a major tragedy that will eliminate more then 5 characters. Some of these characters usually would be considered indispensible but it's really crazy right now. I guess they want to really par the cast down but at this pace they may only have 8 characters left." The show is bringing back John Clarke (Mickey) and Arianne Zuker (Nicole) on Monday May 22. Another beloved fave returns on May 24 to help Jack get home and there is also a mysterious stranger stalking Sami and Carrie whose identity will be revealed this summer. There is also the matter of the mysterious caller Victor has been speaking with (Phillip's kidnapper). Will that person be a new character or returning one?Jensen Ackles' Eric Brady also returns May 26. The returns of Clarke, Zuker, and Ackles is short term while the other two mysterious comebacks are said to be more long term proving the show isn't going to be replenishing the cast too much in the weeks to come to soften the effect of the bloodbath on fans. The show recently put John Aniston (Victor) and Tanya Boyd (Celeste) on contract and also brought back Lorenzo Caccialanza (Nico) as a recurring player too maybe help ease fans through all this turmoil. The show did hint to fans they would be angry but should keep the faith because there is a great reward at the end. This is apparently where the anger stage starts. Fans will note that on the May 19 episode Maggie and Alice started hearing the Lizzie Borden rhyme and Alice saw Tom's ghost, both signs of death during the SSK saga in 2003. Celeste is also predicting death and tragedy for both characters in Salem and on Morgan Island. Could the tale being revisited be the SSK? Is their copycat on the loose? Marlena's behavior was weird on the May 18 and 19 episodes so how does that fit in? Fans will need to stick with it and find out. On a side note-Wayne Northrup's Alex North (who will now be known as Stefano Dimera) may not be finished like Reynolds's Abe. Could the Phoenix be rising again? All will be revealed soon so keep up with all the clues and episodes and enjoy the ride!!!

-Maggie is with Alice at the Horton House. They are happy to hear about Jen and Frankie and plan on going to the wedding the next day. Maggie says Mickey has been working so much she is lonely so she is happy to be spending time with Alice. Maggie goes upstairs to get something and begins to grab her head. Meanwhile, Alice is alone downstairs in the kitchen. She looks towards the wall and is shocked by what she sees. -Celeste continues to have bad visions about those in Salem and on Morgan Island. She sees Sami, Belle, Kate, Roman, Tek, Patrick, Alex, Marlena, John, and Abe and hears two gunshots and screams of people in pain and in agony. She tells Bonnie those on Morgan Island are in danger but so are the people of Salem. She has a vision of walking into a room full of coffins and screaming when she opens one. She tells Bonnie they need to warn everyone. They run off together. - An enraged Abe (still not realizing Alex is Stefano), Belle, Sami, Kate, Roman, and John search the island for Stefano/Alex vowing to kill him. Bo, Billie, Shawn, Mimi, Lucas, Carrie, and Austin search for them all and are very worried based on the missing guns. The mysterious stranger continues to alternate between stalking Carrie and Sami. The stranger seems unnerved by Sami carrying a gun. -Tek and Patrick search for Marlena worried the plan will backfire since she seems to have lost control. Patrick wonders if they should just find Stefano and do him in and blame it on Marlena or someone else since many want him dead. This wouls spare them further torture. Tek is intrigued by the idea. They draw their guns and run off. -Hope and Lexie search for John, Stefano, Tek, and Patrick. They are worried about the lives of everyone on the island. -Abe bumps into John who is shocked to see him. John is stunned to see abe so angry and asks him what is wrong. Abe fills him in on what Theo said and what he figured out. John can't beleive it and tries to tell Abe who Alex really is but Abe won't have it. He is in a rush and doesn't want Alex to get away. He won't have John stop him. When John grabs at him to try to stop him so he can tell him about Alex, Abe hits him with his gun and knocks him out. Abe takes off with his gun drawn. John comes too and races to find Abe to tell him that Alex is Stefano and there is no way he would rape his own daughter. John says he won't have Abe kill Stefano. That honor is his. -Marlena walks around the island like a zombie with a gun and continues to speak of zero hour and putting the plan into action. She seems determined to kill all the "evil" starting with Stefano. -Stefano unties a speedboat and prepares to take off. He makes sure he has all the supplies he needs. The boat has trouble starting but he gets it working after a struggle. He is about to put it in gear when he hears a noise and turns around. He yells, "You!!" -Maggie comes running downstairs crying. Alice is upset too. Maggie tells Alice she heard it again. The same ryhme song she heard during the serial murders. The Lizzie Borden rhyme is back. Alice says she has been hearing it too with the children's voices and confides she just saw Tom's ghost. Maggie cries," It's happening again isn't it?" Celeste and Bonnie then walk in and Celeste agrees. She explains her recent visions for the people on Morgan Island and in Salem. All 4 women are worried. Maggie explains that the rhyme was just like thet last time only this time instead of adding victims one by one to the lyrics like the last time they dealt with all this it said everyone in Salem would die. Celeste then shakes with fear and says, 'Dear God!! It has started already. Salem already had one death and one woman's life change tonight and now two have lost their life on Morgan Island." Everyone wonders who. Celeste says, 'The phoenix had risen again. I can feel that it did but now it's been eliminated." Everyone beleives that means Stefano was back on Morgan Island but they wonder if people on Morgan Island got to him. They think he may have been in cahoots with Alex or maybe Phillip's kidnapping since that is why many Salemites went down there. Celeste worries about the other death. She has another vision of two bodies and she sees Alex's body and then another. She then sees who the dead body is and screams. -Bo, Billie, Shawn, Mimi, Carrie, Austin, and Lucas arrive at the docks. They get closer to look at the boats and Carrie and Mimi both scream. They find two dead bodies. One is Alex. The other is so shocking no one can beleive it and i half covered in a sheet. Sami, Belle, Kate, and Roman arrive and are stunned too. Everyone asks where they have been but they don't answer. John shows up too and is equally stunned. Hope and Lexie appear. Everyone just looks at them. They wonder what is going on. They see Stefano's dead body and Lexie gets a little emotional but is controlled. They wonder who the other body is. John warns Hope to take this slow but Hope just pulls the sheet covering the body's face off and is shocked. Lexie is too and starts screaming uncontrollably. Back in Salem, we finally see why Celeste screamed in her vision. We see her vision again and the other body turns out to be...Abe. Celeste breaks down in Bonnie and Maggie's arms as, on Morgan Island, Lexie breaks down in Hope's as all the Salemites stand near Abe's body and mourn him.

As fans already know, Brock Kelly's character "Josh" was killed off on the May 17 show. "The exit was storyline-dictated and the character simply never took off. We plan on taking our latest teen scene in a new direction and I am sure the fans will enjoy what we have coming for Chelsea, Max, and Abby,"says a show rep.

-Max and Abby continue to search for Chelsea and Josh. They finally decide to give up. He takes her home. They have a heart to heart about life and love and what her mom and his brother had and what her mom had with jack. They both agree they want that kind of love. They remark on how funny it would be if they hooked up given his brother and her mom. Frankie and Jennifer come downstairs and share the news of their engagement and wedding. Abby is excited. Jen and her talk about the plans. Max congratulates Frankie on landing Jennifer. Max and Abby continue to worry about Chelsea and Josh. -Chelsea is a wreck after being battered and raped. She decides to remain in hiding until she is healed up. No one can know about what happened to her and to Josh or the men will come back. She thinks this is all punishment for what she did to everyone. She breaks down on the bed. -Victor checks on the operation and hears it was completed. He then gets word of what happened with Josh and a young woman (Chelsea) and is furious. He said something like this would happen. Nico agrees and says he wanred Victor these men were scum. Victor gets a call from the mysterious caller again who praises him for following orders. Victor tells the person what happened on the pier but the caller just laughs and says its business and Victor hired the men so it's his fault. Victor throws his glass against the wall and demands to know where his son is. One person is dead and one young girl may be too and if not dead then scarred for life and he won't tolerate this any more. The caller says he will get what he wants in due time. Victor asks about those on Morgan Island and the caller ignores him and tells him to mind his own business. The caller hangs up. Victor thinks about the dead young man and young woman and is sickened by everything. He blames himself. Nico urges him to relax and have a drink. The people were just there at the wrong time. He leaves and Victor begins to drink heavily. He calls Nico back in and tells him to track down the people who worked the operation tonight. He wants to monitor them and find out what is going on with this caller. Nico agrees and walks out. -Celeste continues to use her tarot cards to see what the future holds. She once again sees death for Salem and Morgan Island in addition to the death in Salem already and the young woman whose life was changed forever tonight. She tries to sleep and has a nightmare where she is in church and walking towards a casket. She opens it and screams. She then wakes up screaming and gets dressed. She decides to go out and warn people. She gets a neighbor to watch Theo and runs out. She bumps into Bonnie and informs Bonnie of her latest vibrations and visions. Bonnie is spooked and Celeste insists they need to warn everyone. -On Morgan Island, Stefano continues to hold Lexie hostage as John holds a gun on him. They are at a standstill. Belle,Shawn, Mimi, Roman, Kate, Austin, Sami, Lucas, Carrie, Bo, and Billie all watch from below. Abe watches nearby and continues his trek up the side of the cliff to reach Lexie. -Tek meets up with Patrick and says everything is all set and is going according to Stefano's plan. He just hopes what he did to Marlena doesn't backfire. Patrick insists that Stefano told them what to do so it's his problem. Tek worries that what he did to Marlena may make her out of control. Meanwhile, Marlena is walking around the island in a zombie-like state and is holding a gun. She keeps saying repeatedly, "It's time. Zero hour has arrived and the plan is ready to begin." -Lexie asks her father while he holds her why he tortured her as Alex. He says he did it for her own good-he doesn't want her with Abe since he is a threat to the Dimera legacy just like John, which is why he went he planned all of this to get rid of John. He knew the only way to break up Lexie and Abe was to use her affair with Tek to his advantage by blackmailing her and trying to get her to go back to her Dimera roots and become like her father again. That would end her marriage to Abe. Lexie asks what he plans to do to Tek since he is a cop too and no doubt a threat to the Dimera legacy. Stefano says Tek is fine and that he is happy Tek was in Lexie's life while Abe was on the island. It set things up beautifully for his plans but now his plan for her is ruined since she knows but he may win anyway since Abe will leave her once the affair and other lies come out. Lexie is stunned that her father would put her through this. After what he put her through during the baby switch she should've turned her back on him but now she says she is finished with him. She wonders why he prefers Tek over Abe. She says she is through with him. John tries to hear what they are discussing but they are whispering. Hope arrives and Lexie breaks free of Stefano and that gives John the distraction to grab Stefano and his gun. The battle but Stefano almost flings John off the cliff. He runs away but asks Lexie to join him. Hope aims her gun prompting him to leave. Hope saves John. Lexie is left with alot of unanswered questions like why does her father seem to like Tek? She wonders where Tek is as Hope wonders where Patrick is. -Everyone down below is told by John to break up and search for Stefano. Roman alerts the local police. Kate, Sami, Belle, and Roman think about killing Alex again and now that he is Stefano they are further convinced based on their past with him and their families. Kate remembers Billie has a gun and tricks her into giving her her purse. She sneaks the gun out and pockets it vowing to protect John and Marlena and her what lies in her past. Belle quietly sneaks the gun out of Bo's holster. She vows to get her family back together and keep them safe and protected for all their sakes, including her daughter's. The Dimera legacy ends here and no one will suspect her. Roman pulls his gun out and vows that Stefano's reign of terror will end now after all he has done to his family and everyone else in Salem, especially Marlena. Sami remembers Lucas has a gun from his days with Tony and asks if he still carries one for protection. He asks why she is curious and she says because they may need it if they bump into Stefano. Lucas says it's at the hotel room Carrie and him are in. Same remembers Carrie has the room key and pretends to bump into her knocking her purse off and everything falls out. Sami grabs the key and switches it with Austin and her's. Sami sneaks off and goes into the room and takes the gun. Meanwhile, the mysterious stranger continues to stalk Sami and Carrie and watches as Sami takes the gun. The stranger clenches their fist in rage watching Sami make off with the gun. Sami vows to her secrets buried and finally protect her family by putting an end to Stefano's reign after all the hurt he put them all through. -Hope and Lexie look all over for Tek and Patrick and John. They hope everything turns out for the best and that no one they love gets hurt. They also hope Stefano's reign of terror ends as Lexie says its high time for her father to go down for what he has done. -John vows to end Stefano's reign once he finds him and beleived it's time for the phoenix to finally meet his maker for good. He pulls out his gun and continues searching. -A armed with a gun Abe still doesn't know Alex is Stefano and vows to make sure Alex pays for "raping" Lexie and for nearly killing her on the cliff. -Sami, Belle, Kate, and Roman are all alone and going their separate ways determined to find Stefano and finally put an end to all his evil. They all have their guns in hand ready to take Stefano out. Bo notices his gun is gone and Carrie, who was feeling ill and wanted to go back to the room, goes through her purse to find the key and notices the room key is different and has a different number on it. Lucas says Sami must have switched it. Austin thinks its was accidental but Lucas thinks its more and worries that Sami took his gun after asking about it. They are worried about her and Kate after hearing about Bo's gun and Kate being missing. Roman is missing too and so is Belle. which worries everyone including Shawn and Mimi. Billie realizes her gun is gone too. Everyone worries about Belle, Sami, Kate, and Roman with four guns going missing the same time those four people went missing. -Patrick and Tek comment that everything is on track. Tek worries something will go wrong now that all these people want to take out Stefano. Patrick says if Stefano gets killed it will only be better for them. If not, they followed instructions to the letter so they are in the clear. Tek worries about what he may have set off in Marlena given everything else she has been through. -Marlena continues to walk around the island in her zombie-like state and now has started saying, 'It's time for the evil to die. It's Stefano's time to die. It's time for them all to die." Patrick and Tek see her and overhear her as she goes by and Tek is more convinced then ever that something is about to go wrong. They try to stop Marlena but she is gone and they can't find her. Tek wonders what he may have unleashed as Stefano's plan seems to be backfiring. -Stefano makes his way to a dock and prepares to make off on a speedboat. He laughes and says no one will ever catch him -In Salem, Celeste has a vision of Sami, Belle, Kate, John, Roman, Tek, Patrick, Abe, Marlena, and Alex that features two gun shots at the end . She yells out "Two of them will die tonight and it's only the beginning." Bonnie looks on terrified as Celeste shakes in fear and torment.

-Celeste is at the Carver home. She wonders how Theo got all those words into his head about Alex hurting Lexie. She wonders if Tek planted them so Abe would kill Alex and go to jail, which would then free up Lexie for him. She worries about those on the island and in Salem based on her vibrations and visions of late. She uses her tarot cards to see what is in store for them all. -Jennifer wonders why Frankie said no to his proposal. She returns to her house and then her cell rings. It's Frankie telling her to meet him at the park near the playground. When she arrives, the playground is decorated with twinkling lights and flowers. Frankie says they grew up together and he grew up loving her. he wanted to be the one to propose since he is the man and now that he knows she wants to marry him he can. He kneels down and proposes to her. She says yes and they kiss. They then share an evening under the stars and he pushes her on the swings. They return home and make love. Frankie later calls the Justice of the Peace and arranged for them to be married. Jennifer wants the wedding to be in a special place, even though they will have a real big wedding later on. She suggests having it at the park but in this beautiful gazebo Jack used to take her to all the time. It would be like Jack giving them his blessing. Frankie makes the arrangments and they then make love. -In a bar in Europe, two men bring a passed out Jack inside. They tell the bar owner they found him on the street. He is clearly weak and still wearing a hospital braclet. Jack wakes up and begs the men not to take him back. He is trying to get home to the US to be with his wife and kids. The men understand and offer him to stay there for the night. They give him food and drink and he thanks them. He vows to himself that he will be home within the next 48 hours and will finally be able to be happy with his wife and kids. He just hopes Jennifer has not moved on yet. -Max and Abby search for Chelsea and Josh. They get side-tracked in the park when they see a dance contest. The organizer says they have great chemistry and should join in. They reluctantly agree and dance. They end up winning the contest and are called one hot couple. Abby thanks Max for comforting her and showing her a fun night. Max does the same. They continue their search. -Josh protects Chelsea from the men holding them at gunpoint. One of them is quite taken with Chelsea and tries to grab Chelsea. Josh gets in the way and the other man thinks he is lunging for the gun and shoot Josh in the chest. He falls to the ground bleeding. Chelsea is devestated and says it's all her fault for running away and putting them in the middle of this drug dealing. Josh says she is Abby's friend and a girl who needed to be protected. He was always a nerd and dreamed of saving the damsel in distress. He finally acheived that dream at least. Chelsea begs him to hold on. Meanwhile, Celeste looks at her cards and sees death and also says the life of a woman in Salem is about to change forever. At that moment, Josh tells Chelsea to tell Abby he is sorry and that he loves her. He breathes his last and dies. The men then kick his body off the pier and into the water. Chelsea blames herself and is devestated. Both men now have her and tell all the other men on the pier to finish the job. They want to have a little fun with this one to make sure she stays quiet about what she has seen. They take her to a motel near the pier. She tries to fight them off but both men are determined. They say that this will teach her a lesson in getting involved where she shouldn't and if she says a word to anyone they will come get her again. She insists it was an accident that she interupted their drug deal. The men don't listen and tear her clothes off. They both lay on top of her taking turns. When she fights, they hit her and she finally gives up and stops screaming. -On Morgan Island, John and Marlena continue to reel from the news that Alex is Stefano and how he put his plans into action. Hope arrives but John is the only one that sees her. She has her gun and sneaks to the window on the other side. Tek and Patrick remain outside. John gives Hope a signal to fire the gun while he and Marlena distract Stefano by talking to him about his plan and what he plans to do now. Hope fires and hits Stefano in the shoulder. John grabs his gun and they struggle. Hope takes Marlena and tells her to run. She does. Stefano throws John off of him and knocks Hope over and gets away. He signals to Patrick and Tek to follow him. -Abe walks around the island searching for Alex. He remembers what Theo told him and vows to kill Alex for what he did. -Carrie, Austin, Sami, Lucas, Kate, Roman, Belle, Shawn, Mimi, Lexie, Bo, and Billie all meet up. Thet have had no luck searching for the others. Belle is worried about Phillip and wonders if they should start involving the local authorities. Roman says no since that may scare Phillip's kidnappers away. Sami, Kate, Roman, and Belle continue to think about murdering Alex. They are shocked to see Marlena run up to them. She tells them what happened and the truth about Alex. Lexie is stunned. They ask if she has her memory back. She says no but she now knows that John was right. The fact that Alex is Stefano only enhances Roman, Kate, Sami, and Belle's desire to kill him. Lexie now reconsiders and wonders why her father put her through hell like that by blackmailing her. Sami wonders privately why Lexie's own father would want to torture her and consider switching her mammogram results. She also is worried since she got involved with him when he switched those results, whatever they were. Lexie sneaks away to find her father. The others try to find John and Hope. Bo is worried sick about Hope and wonders if Patrick has anything to do with this. Lexie wonders where Tek is. Meanwhile, Carrie and Sami continue to be stalked from afar. -Stefano tells Patrick and Tek to split up and cover him to make sure he is able to make a clean escape when his plan takes effect. He tells them to carry out the plan and says that they know what to do. He says they are still on track even though Hope interupted everything. Tek and Patrick take off. Stefano takes out sone climbing gear and plans to climb down the side of a cliff. As he prepares, John interupts him and holds him at gunpoint. Stefano pulls a gun out of his backpack and declares this yet another standoff between the former pawn and worthy enemy and the master that made him who he is. John insists his reign of terror ends here. -Carrie, Austin, Sami, Lucas, Billie, Roman, Kate, and Bo all see John and Stefano on the cliff. They realize Marlena and Lexie are missing. -Hope continues to look for Stefano and John. She bumps into Patrick and asks where he has been. he explains he has been looking for her. She explains everything to him and urges him to come along to help her find John and Stefano. Patrick says they should just find the others and stick with them. Hope wonders if he is hiding something. He eventually agrees to go with her but disappears shortly after once Hope is distracted. Hope beleives she lost him as they were running through the wooded area together but still wonders if more is going on. -Marlena is looking John. She bumps into Tek. She asks Tek to help her but Tek just stands there and says he is sorry he has to do this. Marlena doesn't understand and begins to pull back as Tek keeps coming towards her saying he needs to follow the plan for his sake. -Abe catches a glimpse of John and Stefano (he still thinks its Alex on the cliff). He sees everyone else and chooses to not let them know he is here. If John doesn't kill Alex, Abe vows to get up there and find and kill him himself. -John and Stefano are at a standstill. They revolve around each other with guns pointed at one another. Lexie appears and begs John not to kill her father. She says she needs answers. Stefano then quickly grabs Lexie and holds a gun to her. Everyone below sees this, including Abe which prompts him to make a beeline for the cliff to finish Alex and save his wife. Lexie asks her father what he is doing and he just says, "What I have to do." -Back in Salem, Chelsea is in the motel room. Both men get dressed and leave and warn her not to say a word about what she saw tonight and what they did to her and Josh. They had their fun but it was also to show her that they will use her and hurt her some more if she doesn't do what they say. They leave. A nakes Chelsea wraps herself in a sheet and looks in the mirror. She is bruised and battered and starts crying saying, 'Why did they have to rape me?"

-Celeste shows up at the pub and is clearly upset. Caroline is there. They talk and Celeste tells her about her vibrations and how she feels tragedy and death are on their way to Salem and will also hit Morgan Island. Caroline is worried because she sees the worry in Celeste's eyes. Celeste talks about how many on Morgan Island want Alex dead, including Abraham, and maybe it has something to do with that. Celeste doesn't tell Caroline why Abe was so upset with Alex. Caroline and Celeste hope and pray for everyone in Salem and on the island. Celeste tries to call Abe on the island but he has his cell off. She is worried about how far his rage will go based on his misconception about Alex. -Victor calls to check on the drug operation and is told it is going well. He is worried something will go wrong since those involved in the operation are loose cannons. Nico agrees and reminds Victor of what a few of them did to a group of people who interupted an operation years ago. Victor recalls and says two people were killed and several were attacked including two females who were raped. Victor is worried. -Max bumps into Abby in the park. She is upset and regrets how she talked to Josh. She says she has fallen in love with him but just isn't ready for sex and he was pushing her so hard. Max understands and says he hates how he talked to Chelsea. She has issues and only has so many people to support her and lean on and he let her down. He should have never called her a slut. Abby understand he just lost his tempet. They both agree they need to spend more time together as friends since they both listen to each other and understand each other. Max says he is happy to have a friend like her as Abby states the same feeling. They decide to look for Chelsea and Josh and make sure they are alright. -Josh finds Chelsea on the pier and asks if she is alright. She asks why he came after her. He says that Max said bad things to her and he knows that would hurt any girl so he wanted to make sure she is alright. She is Abby's friend and he cares about Abby and he knows how hard things have been for Chelsea. She thanks him. They discuss Max and Abby. Josh says he loves Abby and just wanted to express his love for her. He thought she wanted to have sex too but if she had said no rather then act like she may want to he would have backed off. Chelsea says she thought Max was one, if not the only, people to understand her but now he let her down. His words hurt her bad. Josh says he understands how hard her life has been and that she is just a young girl inside looking for love and people to understand her. Chelsea is touched and hugs him but then backs away and says she is not young girl craving love and understanding. She says she doesn't need his pity and runs off again. Josh goes after her. They walk right in on the drug operation and are both spotted. They try to get away but two men stop them and tell both of them they are just at the wrong place at the wrong time and they will just have to be silenced to ensure plans go on as they should. Josh holds a very scared Chelsea as the two men pull out guns. -Jennifer professes her love for Frankie and he does the same. She explains her fears about something happening to her and her desire to protect her children. She also goes on about Jack wanting them together and her family giving her their blessing to be with him, including Abby. She has a flashback of proposing to Jack in the santa costume and comments on how this is her second proposal to a man. She kneels down and proposes to Frankie and a tearful Frankie says, "I can't do this, not like this." He leaves as a shocked and heratbroken Jennifer looks on. -Hope searches for Patrick, Tek, John, Marlena, and Alex. She thinks about what Bo and Billie said earlier and is still confused by what she saw in the hotel room prior to leaving Salem. She contemplates giving Bo another chance and wonders if she misinterpreted everything regarding Bo and Billie. She also thinks about Patrick and wonders where she stands in regards to him and her feelings towards him. -Patrick and Tek watch what is going on between John, Marlena, and Alex from outside the shed. They still contemplate turning on Alex and silencing him permanently but then think better of it since it's his money that lets them live the life they are. They both agree they need to do what Alex says to ensure that their secrets stay buried and that they still are able to live the lives they want to. -A still amneisia-stricken Marlena is stunned to learn Josh was right about Alex. Both her and John wonder why Alex would do all this and why he wants revenge. Alex confesses that everything he told them about his past with Marlena was false. They were never married, they never shared a past, he was never presumed dead while working for the government, and he isn't even a psychiatrsit. He explains that Lois was a patient from a mental institution that he arranged to have released early because she is a former employee on his payroll. She used to be a maid of his who had fallen in love with him but when he rebuffed her to focus on Marlena she got a little delusional and he arranged to lock her up. He then arranged to have her released and made her beleive they had a future together so she would help in his plan for Marlena and John. She needed to make him look authentic and was to collaborate his story of being a psychiatrist and her being his patient and him being married to Marlena. She did just that but she got out of hand and nearly blew everything by telling all to John while in lockup after nearly killing Marlena. She was never supposed to try to kill her but she did and he knew he had to dispose of her. He doesn't like to kill normally but had no choice so he killed Lois. John asks who he really is. Alex finally reveals that he is a product of plastic surgery and is really...Stefano Dimera. Once he heard Marlena had amnesia it was perfect. He was planning to induce amnesia when everyone was on Melaswen but they all escaped. Then he wanted to in the castle but to no avail. John asks why Tony lied about his death. Stefano says its simple-that isn't Tony. It's been Andre all along. Tony has not been in Salem since he got stabbed by Maya's henchman and disappeared during the fashion show. Stefano says that Andre took Tony somewhere and he has not been able to find him yet. Stefano insists that he did nearly die in the car accident like Tony said but after he passed out from blood loss he found himself waking up in a castle in Europe-the very castle that the leftover captives from the island were held in. He later became ill and was put in a nursing home for months. Once he recovered, he decided to put his own plan to finally obtain his goal-to get rid of John and obtain Marlena. he had laid low too long and he was appalled by Andre's stupid actions. he was clearly insane and Stefano insists he has no intention of getting him out of prison. He used to care about him but his actions prove he lost it and that skeleton and story he told them all on the island was all a lie. Stefano says he went through the plastic surgery and through all this as Alex to destroy the old Marlena that everyone knows and loves by making her beleive she was married to him, Alex, and making her forget her life in Salem. He would just be Alex for the rest of his life and live with his queen. He also planned to make John look so violent and obsessed that he would be imprisoned or admitted to a mental institution. He would then have his men infiltrate it and drug John up so much that he would appear insane. This would ensure the Dimera legacy for his family since John has always threatened it. He says he was inspired by Andre's plan to get John hooked on drugs. John is shocked that Andre was behind that. Stefano says he wasn't the only one and he winks at Tek, who is looking on unnoticed outside. Johns just kept fighting so Stefano took her away to Morgan Island to perfect his work on Marlena and to finally destory the Marlena they all know and love and make her his in body, mind, and soul. She would love Alex/Stefano and never want or desire anything else. He planned for John to find him there once they were finished and the old Marlena was gone. He would then force John into trying to kill him or becoming violent and the authoritites on Morgan Island, who are very strick and tough, would lock him up for months and that would give him time to arrange to have John to be found boarderline psychotic by the judge on the island and then institutionalized. He would then have his men infiltrate and drug John to make him delusional and insane to keep him there while he lives hi dream with Marlena. John and Marlena are stunned. Stefano aims the gun at both of them and demands Marlena take his hand and come with him. Marlena refuses and says she is staying with John memory or not. Stefano says then it may appear he needs to change his plan to just kill John and ensure that he is her only choice. Marlena and John hold each other as Tek and Patrick look on outside and Stefano holds the gun on John and Marlena.

-Abe envisions killing Alex while on the plane to Morgan Island. -Sami, Austin, Carrie, and Lucas help in the search for Alex and Marlena. Sami envisions killing Alex and is overheard once again by Austin. He confides his fears in Carrie and Lucas about her actually going through with murder to protect her mother (Austin doesn't know her other motivation which is to keep her secrets buried). While searching and talking about Carrie and Lucas's upcoming wedding, Sami and Lucas fantasize about each other as do Austin and Carrie. Carrie has doubts about marrying Lucas and Sami has doubts about being with Austin and letting Lucas go. Meanwhile, a man continues to stalk Carrie and Sami from afar. -Belle awaits word on Phillip while helping to find her mother with Mimi and Shawn. Mimi reminds Belle of her vow to try to stop leaning on Shawn during all this. Belle pushes Shawn away when he tires to comfort her. She begins to worry when she still hasn't recieved any word or a call for his kidnappers. Belle continues to think about killing Alex to help and to protect her family. -Maggie, Alice, Doug, and Julie make the final preparation for Jennifer and Frankie's special evening together. Jennifer again has doubts about proposing to Frankie and marrying him ASAP but she is told once again to just trust her heart and the fact that Jack wanted her to be happy. She also has Abby's blessing and the blessing of her family. Maggie insists that Jennifer and Frankie can have a big ceremony in a few months and this way her children are predicted and her worries are calmed and she will still eventually get her big wedding. Frankie arrives and everyone else clears out. He is surprised. Jennifer and Frankie share a romantic meal and dance and Jennifer then sits him down and says she has something she needs to ask him that may make his dream come true. -Jack comes to in the hospital. A doctor and nurse walk in and inform him that he has been in and out of consciousness since before and after the surgery. They tell Jack he had a bone marrow transplant and they were able to find a match in time. Jack is happy to be cured but wonders who saved him. The doctor says it was someone he may have known-a woman who they found in the US on the west coast. They told her to keep mum about who she had helped since Jack had been adamant when he was checked in that he wanted no one to know. Jack thanks them but wants to know who the woman was. The doctor says she came in with another woman and was surprised to learn who she was helping. They were very gracious when called up after being found as a match and they were clearly good people because they flew there right away to help him even though they didn't know him until they got there. Once there, they recognized him and clealry knew who he was. Jack is intrigued and vows to figure out who saved him. The doctor orders him to stay put for a few days. he is very weak and susceptible to infection so leaving would endanger his life. The doctor leaves and Jack decides to go against doctor's orders. He wants to get home ASAP and find out who saved him. He covers up his face with the hood of his coat and sneaks out. He is nearly caught once but manaages to leave the hospital undetected. -The movie is almost over and Josh wants to make plans for after the movies. He asks Abby to go up to lookout point with him. Abby has a dream about getting pregnant and dealing with her family and mother and gets scared. She remembers her conversation with Chelsea earlier and tells Josh to back off. He says he loves her and that people in love have sex to express it. He isn't a pervert-he just wants to show his love for her. Abby gets upset and runs off. -Meanwhile, Chelsea left a long time ago to get a soda and never came back. Max goes and searches for her and finds her with a bunch of guys. Max gets upset and pulls her away. Chelsea doesn't get why he is so upset-afterall her and him aren't a couple. Max reminds Chelsea of him being there for her through everything and he confesses he thought they could have something special but she always ruins everything. She just can't settle down and be mature. It's always about trampling over everyone else to have fun. She insists she is just trying to keep her mind off the trial but Max says he is sick of her excuses and slutty and irresponsible behavior. He wants her to grow up. Abby then runs by angrily with Josh running after her. Abby tells him to leave her alone. She is sick of him badgering her and she doesn't want to see him anymore. She runs off. Chelsea asks Max if he just called her a slut. Max loses his temper and says he did and that her behavior doesn't make her attractive to him or any guy. He says that she sickens him. Josh overhears and tells Max to cool it. Max tells him to stay out of it. Chelsea tears up and says she is glad to know how Max really feels about her and runs off. Josh runs after her after telling Max how horrible he was to Chelsea. Max looks on and regrets what he just did. -Bo and Billie help in the search on Morgan Island. Bo wants to find Hope but Billie continues to convince him that staying away from her until she comes to him is for the best. -Kate, Roman, Lexie, and John are searching. They wonder where Tek went. John takes off to find him and Marlena on his own. When he doesn't come back, Hope offers to go off and find him and Patrick, who has been missing for awhile. Roman says no and that he will go. Hope takes off when he turns around. Bo and Billie join them and Bo asks where Hope is. Roman tells him what happened and Bo is furious and worried about her on her own with Patrick and Alex running around. Kate, Roman, Lexie, and John all visualize killing Alex to protect Marlena and John and. in Lexie's case, to also protect her secrets. She wonders where Tek is. While searching, Hope wonders where Patrick is. -Abe arrives on the island full of rage and out for Alex's blood for what he believes he did to Lexie. -Tek and Patrick help Alex make his way to the shed on the cliff. He thanks them and assures them if they keep following his instructions their past crimes and everything else he knows about them will remain buried and they will have their money and means to love confortably and have the women they want. He tells them both to stay close by to the shed just in case he needs backup when John arrives as planned. They leave. Both Patrick and Tek have second thoughts about the plan and don't like how things have happened. This is not what they thought was the plan and now it seems they want out. Patrick and Tek both privately consider killing Alex to keep their secrets buried and to put an end to all this. -Marlena wakes up and is still under Alex's control with no memory of her "old" life. She looks around the shed and is stunned by what she sees. The shed is decorated with pictures of her with John and her family. Marlena asks why Alex brought her to this place on the cliff and why its decorated with these pictures. Alex says he wanted Marlena to be tortured and reminded of everything she is about to lose. Marlena doesn't understand. Alex says its time for his plan for revenge to finally come full bore. Alex pulls out a gun and Marlena is stunned and asks Alex what he is talking about and what is he going to use the gun for. John then walks in and says it's obvious. He tells Marlena that he was right all along-Alex is out to kill her for revenge of some sort. Marlena sees the look on Alex's face and evil in his eyes and realizes John is right and has been right all along. Alex aims the gun at both of them and says the time for his revenge has come.

I thought he would be one of those eliminated in your blog. I am loving all those KR. What you are doing now is kinda what I will be doing starting this Friday and into the summer, I am going to start killing and writing people out left and right while bringing some back. I am really liking your stuff though-great May sweeps stuff!!!

Sneak Peeks for Week of May 15, 2006 -Jennifer surprises Frankie and makes his dream come true. -Max and Abby lash out at Chelsea and Josh, which starts a life changing chain of events. -Two Salemites witness Victor's pier operation and thinks take a tragic and shocking turn. -Celeste confides in Caroline her fears for Salem and those on Morgan Island. -Jack wonders who saved him. He later goes against orders and leaves the hospital and, thereby, putting his life at risk. -Several Salemites consider murder and target Alex. -A out of control Abe arrives on Morgan Island. -Alex reveals all to John and Marlena during a dramatic face off. -Belle awaits an update on Phillip. -Carrie and Sami are stalked and can't get former flames out of their head and heart. -Alice and Maggie get a horrifying blast from the past. -Tek causes a change in Marlena. -Alex's getaway takes a deadly turn. Red Letter Days Tuesday May 16, 2006: Alex reveals all to John and Marlena in a dramatic face off. Wednesday May 17, 2006: After interupting the drug operation on the pier, one Salemite meets his/her maker and the other has his/her life changed forever by a shocking act. Friday May 19, 2006: Alex's makes his escape but things take a deadly turn and a beloved Salemite ends the episode lying in a pool of his/her own blood. Next Week John Clarke returns as Mickey. Nicole returns to Salem on a mission. Jensen Ackles also returns as Eric Brady on May 26. Jack is reunited with a old friend on his trek home. Jennifer and Frankie head for the altar. The people of Salem are troubled by shocking visions and hallucinations. Caroline comforts Victor. who starts a investigation into the happenings in Salem. Max and Abby are drawn together. A beloved Salemite makes a reckless choice that may cost them their life and the life of a loved one. John is worried about Marlena.

-Maggie, Alice, Doug, and Julie help jennifer set up Chez Rouge for her surprise proposal for Frankie. jen has flashbacks of her life with Jack and wonders if maybe she is rushing into this. The Horten women tell Jennifer to trust her heart and it will tell her what to do. She has always loved Frankie, despite loving Jack more, and her kids love him. Jennifer remembers Jack's video and all the times he came to her pushing her towards Frankie per his wishes. She then has a terrible daydream about her dying and the kids being alone. She then has flashbacks of her times with Frankie and realizes how strong her feelings are for him and how much marrying Frankie would protect her children's future. Abby and Jack Jr. come by and hear what Jennifer's plans are. Jennifer explains everything about the video and what Jack wanted to Abby. Abby tearfully gives her mother her blessing to marry Frankie. Jennifer explains she wants to marry Frankie ASAP. Abby is fine with it, as is everyone else. The Horten women prepare the restaurant for the special evening. -Chelsea and Max are waiting for Josh and Abby to show up for a movie. Chelsea explains Abby had to drop JJ off with Jennifer. She tells Max thanks for taking her out. She is lonely with most of her family being out of town and is worried about her trial. Max shrugs it off. Abby and Josh later show up. Chelsea notices how close they have gotten. Abby tells Chelsea that Josh wants them to have sex but she is afraid. Chelsea says she is too even though she never acts it. She tells Abby to take the advice she always gave her-don't do it unless you are completely sure. Abby agrees. They are four go see the movie. -Victor is worried about the operation tonight. Nico assures Victor it will be fine. Victor wishes Nico would be there but Phillip's kidnappers would no way want Victor's right hand man to be there. Nico says that the only thing to worry about is if someone catches them-like civilians-because if that happens the people that Victor hired from the underground may lose control in their efforts to make sure the person or people stay silent. They are all loose cannons. Victor is very worried and just hopes that doesn't happen and everything goes smoothly for everyone's sake. He is also worried about those on Morgan Island and would send someone to check it out if he weren't so tied up with the operation. Victor gets a call from someone on the pier saying the operation has begun already and is going smoothly. -Abe comes home from work and is packing for Morgan Island. His plane is leaving shortly so he has to move. Celeste is in the shower and is going to watch Theo. While in the shower, she has terrible vibrations of tragedy hitting Salem and Morgan Island. Meanwhile, downstairs, Abe finds Lexie's ripped clothes (the ones that were placed in the area behind the couch by the mysterious stranger that lurked in the house the previous night) from her night with Tek at Dune when he almost caught them. He recognizes them as the clothes she was wearing that night and flashes back to his phone conversation with her when she confessed that she was out with Tek at Dune that night. Theo is playing on the ground near Abe and says the words "A..le..x....mom..my...mom..my..hu..rt" Abe asks Theo what he means. Theo repeats the line (remembering the words on the tape the mysterious stranger switches with his music tape and then switched back) over and over again only this time he says it in a sentence "Alex hurt mommy." Abe remembers all the time he caught Lexie with Tek as he was comforting her and he knows he is a trusted friend of hers ever since when he was on the island believed dead by everyone. He notes Lexie's ripped clothes and how upset and hesistant she looked around Alex like she was afraid of something. Abe also remembers when Alex asked him about infidelity and if he ever would forgive Lexie and how smugly he did it. Saying that all the signs are there, Abe deduces that Lexie must have gotten close to the truth about Alex and he raped her. Tek must have been comforting her at Dune. She may have went there and the ripped clothes to have a drink to try to forget what happened. He beleives it happened multiple times but has gotten worse. He thinks that is why she pushes for her and him to make love so she can wipe out the memory of him raping her. Abe is livid. Celeste walks down the stairs. Abe gives her Theo and says he has to go. Celeste asks what is wrong, noting how angry Abe looks. She sees he found the clothes and she wonders how he did. -On Morgan Island, John and the others lose Alex and Marlena. They all decide to split up. -Carrie, Lucas, Austin, and Sami go off together. Sami and Lucas fight when Sami tries to make her worry for Marlena more important then everyone else's. Carrie comforts Sami and says everything will be ok. Austin does so too and Lucas apologizes for jumping on her. Sami accepts and the four of them continue to search. Sami begins to realize that if Alex were dead her secret alliance with him concerning Lexie would be a secret always and her mother would be safe. Lucas hears her contemplate murder. -Belle, Shawn, and Mimi search too. Belle is worried about Phillip too but she knows Phillip would want her to find her mother. Belle just hopes they call her cell soon and that things don't go haywire. Shawn comofrts Belle and this time she does not push him away as Mimi looks on clearly offended. Belle beings to think about how Alex being dead may be the only way to save her mother and bring their family together. She contemplates murder as Shawn and Mimi overhear. -Lexie and Tek search too. Lexie begins to have thoughts of killing Alex in her head and beleives its the only way to protect herself and her family and Tek. Meanwhile, Tek says something about how its gone too far and maybe its time to take Alex out to ensure Lexie't happiness and to protect himself. They find Hope, who is with Roman, Kate, and John and Tek leaves Lexie with them and goes off to find Alex on his own. -Bo and Billi search on their own. He worries about Hope but Billie says she wants time to think and she really doesn't want to be around him right now. Its for the best. Meanwhile, Hope thinks about what Bo and Billie said and wonders if what they are saying is true what did she see in that hotel room that day. -John admits that when he finds Alex he will kill him to ensure Marlena's security and to reunite their family, even if he goes to jail. Roman starts thinking of murdering Alex to when he sees him to protect Marlena as Kate thinks about it too. She sees both Roman and John and admits that she still loves both of them and always will in some capacity. Marlena is also a good friend and she hates seeing what this is doing to her, John, and Roman. She remembers how when you love someone you do whatever it takes to make then happy even if the sacrifice means you giving up your life or everything you hold dear. Kate considers killing Alex to protect Marlena and to make sure John and Roman don't do something they regret and ruin their life and their families. -Patrick finds Alex in a small hut on the far east side of the beach. Alex wants to get Marlena up to the shed on the cliff to carry out his revenge plan. Tek then shows up and it is revealed that he has been working for Alex along with Patrick. Tek explains that the plan has gone too far. Alex explains that both Patrick and Tek were not supposed to fall in love with Hope and Lexie and now their judgement and loyalty is clouded. He orders them to do what he says or no money and he will destroy their lives and everyone they love. Both Tek and Patrick want out saying they only got involved because they needed the money. Patrick needed it to get by and to send some money to his family and Tek needed it for his dying mother to get treated for a chance to live but she died anyway. However, he was already in Alex's employ and he has never let him out since threatening to spill to the world the underhanded schemes he committed. That is why Tek romances a lot of married women and left them after divorce. He wanted love but could never stay in just one place so he romances married women and when it was time to move on to another job for Alex or when the woman great too depended on him he left her because he could never involved someone else in his life and could not have a long term relationship. It all changed when Alex assigned him to romance Lexie and he ended up falling for her for real and now hates how Alex has tortured her saying its gone too far and never was supposed to. Alex is angry and explains how he will blow both of them out of the water if they don't help him get to the shed. They agree reluctantly and cover him as he heads towards the shed on the cliff. -Celeste tries to explain the clothes and everything to Abe but he is in a hurry to catch the flight to Morgan Island. Abe explains his thinking and what Theo said. He is convinced it all adds up and won't even let Celeste talk. He is furious and yells out ferociously that he is going to kill Alex North for hurting his wife. He walks out the doot towards the car. Celeste runs after him while holding Theo screaming, "Abraham..you don't understand." Its too late-he pulls out of the driveway rapidly and drives off. Celeste yells out, "You have the wrong man!!" Celeste gives up and is worried now. She shakes and starts having her vibrations and says, "Death and danger will come to Salem and to Morgan Island. We are all going to face our greatest challenge yet and many of us won't make it out of it alive.

-Hope and Patrick get out of bed and get dressed. Patrick and Billie leave Hope and Bo to talk. Billie slaps Patrick and says she thought he loved her but all along he wanted Hope and once again she was second in line. Patrick said its true but he did care about Billie. He just had stronger feelings for Hope but, like her when it comes to Bo, didn't think he had a chance with her because of her marriage. Now though he might just like she might with Bo. Billie denies wanting Bo back but remembers what happened in the cave and now with what Hope is doing with Patrick she wonders if maybe it is over for Bo and Hope. -Bo and Hope lash out at each other. Bo can't beleive she has been sleeping with Patrick. He tells Hope about the description of a killer from Chicago but Hope doesn't beleive its Patrick. he lashes out at Bo for not being there for her and for choosing Billie and Chelsea over her. Bo mentions that she is the one that left. Hope says she only left because she was being reminded of Zach and she caught him in bed with Billie. Bo says he never slept with Billie. He admits they came close in a cave the other day while searching for Phillip and after she nearly died in the river but other then that they never even came close. Hope thinks he is lying so they call Billie in. Billie notes how this could be her chance to get Bo back but then sees Bo's face and once again sacrifices her chance with him and admits they never made love and didn't come close to recently. Hope knows she saw them in bed and wonders what is going on. Hope tells them both to leave so she can digest all this. She tells Bo they will talk later. Hope asks Patrick for some time alone to think. He leaves. -Bo asks Billie why Hope thinks they slept together. Just as she is about to confess, JOhn comes in asking for their help in finding Marlena. -Kate and Roman wait with Belle, Shawn, and Mimi for news on Phillip from the kidnappers. Belle is worried about her parents too but Roman reassures by saying that lexie, Tek, Austin, Sami, and Lucas are helping out too. They are to keep them posted on what happens with Phillip. Roman comforts Kate as he says he will always care about her. Kate thanks him. Belle pushes Shawn away when he tries to comfort her as she remembers Mimi's words to her on the plane. -John, Lexie, Tek Carrie, Austin,Sami, and Lucas all split up and search for Marlena. Lexie and Tek search the outside of the hotel and the amenities on the inside while John goes room by room. Carrie and Lucas search the beach while Austin and Sami search the casino. They meet up after finding nothing. Meanwhile, a mysterious man appears to be watching Sami and Carrie. -John interrogates a maid and finds out what room Marlena is on. Tek,Lexie and John take off for the room as Lexie and Tek hope Alex doesn't ruin them. -Alex talks to himself about his plot for Marlena which involved leading her up to the small shed on the cliff. He will then torture her and reveal the whole truth to her and, finally, kill her. Patrick meets up with him after Hope wants to be alone. Alex orders Patrick to go up to the shed. He gives him a huge bag and tells him to decorate the shed with what is in there. Patrick leaves, hoping no one sees him. -Bo and Billie join Lexie, Tek, and John in racing towards Marlena. John calls Carrie, Austin, Sami, and Lucas and tells them to split up and monitor the beach and the south side hotel entrance. Bo and Billie split up as Bo covers the back door to the hotel room Marlena is in and Billie covers the north entrance. Hope catches on to what is going on and wants to help. John tells her to go with Lexie and monitor the east entrance since Tek and him can cover the west since it is where they are at. Bo tells Hope to be careful as Hope ignores him. John gives Roman a head's up in case he needs backup. Belle and Kate hope everything goes well. Everyone is in position. Alex hears commotion and realizes what is going on. He decides to make a break for it but sees Bo outside the back door. He calls Patrick and asks for help otherwise he will ruin him and tell all to the people of Salem about his past. He also won't get paid for his services. Alex injects Marlena again when she gets out of the bathroom and asks what is going on. This time he drugs her with a sedative to knock her unconscious. Patrick leaves the shed and races down. He doesn't want to get caught by anyone so he stays his distance and throws a rock at Bo's head. Bo collapses unconscious and bleeding. Alex makes a break as John and Tek burst through. They see him and pursue him. John lets everyone know what is going on. Billie, Hope, and Lexie tend to Bo but he gets up and all four race after John and Tek. Roman hears and races to help. Belle wants to go too but doesn't want to miss the call about Phillip. Kate says if they want the money they will call back. Kate, Belle, Shawn, Mimi, and Roman join the race as does Carrie, Sami, Austin, and Lucas. Patrick folllows as well as Alex carries an drugged and unconscious Marlena toward the shed on the cliff, figuring no one will find it in time before he implements his plan for revenge.

-While on the plane, Bo and Billie discuss what happened in the cave after he rescued her from the river. They both agree to make nothing of it because he still loves Hope and nothing can change that. Kate overhears and tries to push Billie to fight for Bo and take what almost happened as a sign that he still loves her. Billie tells her to back off. Kate vows to make sure Billie ends up with Bo and to make all her children happy as well. Roman overhears and warns Kate that she always makes things worse for her children by butting it and says things could blow up in her face if she continues to interfere. -Belle and Mimi get into a fight over Shawn when he goes to the bathroom. Mimi accuses Belle of using Phillip's disappearance to get closer to Shawn. Belle denies it and both Mimi and her wonder if they can remain friends since Shawn seems to be driving a wedge between them. They agree to move past the fighting and try to get along for everyone's sake. The tension remains there even when Shawn returns. Kate warns Mimi to fight to keep Shawn and to do whatever it takes to keep him. -Austin confronts Carrie when Lucas leaves her alone to talk about what happened between them. Carrie says it can't happen again and he needs to back off. Austin ays he will for now but he won't back off or keep their secret for long. He loves her far too much for that. Sami wonders what is going on between them and if something happened. She vows to get Austin and not let her perfect sister win again. Lucas catches Austin with Carrie and a fight almost occurs. Lucas warns Austin to stay away from his fiancee. Sami does the same as Austin tell Sami he has reason to hope after what happened between him and Carrie. Sami asks what he means but he covers, only adding to her curiosity. -John asks Lexie if there are any drugs that can counteract what Alex may have given Marlena. Lexie gives him something out of her medical bag that she claims has components that can counteract some drugs that Alex may have used but they just need to hope they guess right and that the drug he is using is one that can be counteracted. Roman almost catches Tek and Lexie holding hands and talking about their affair. He questions their closeness and asks John about it. John shrugs it off but wonders how close Tek and Lexie really are. -Alex takes Marlena down for breakfast as he puts up the "perfect husband" front while secretly plotting to kill her that very night. When they get back to their room, he sees her starting to waver from his control and gives her another drug injection. -Hope and Patrick make love inside their room. She stops midway, feeling guilty because of Bo. She is shocked when Patrick gets frustrated and loses his temper. He apologizes saying its the heat and he hates to see her hurting. He wants to help anyway he can. He goes to draw a hot shower for them and Hope is fixated on his temper tantrum. She remembers the broken vase from earlier and wonders if Patrick lied. She wonders if he broke the vase because she rejected him when he was making love to her. She shrugs it all off and takes a hot, steamy shower with him. Patrick has flashbacks of Alex's instructions and plans and the pressure of that and being with Hope is getting to him. He lies to Hope when she asks if something is wrong and things turn passionate. They end up back in bed making love. -The searchers end up on the island and head for the hotel that Hope, Patrick, Alex, and Marlena are in. Apparently, John and the others searched the other hotels and were able to find Marlena and Alex at the one they are at. The search for Marlena as Belle, Shawn, Mimi, and Kate go up to the room to wait for more instructions from Phillip's kidnappers. -Bo and Billie search for Marlena and signs of Phillip on the beach. They walk around the back entrance to the hotel and Billie walks by the window to a room. She walks back and something gets her attention. She thinks she sees Patrick. She tells Bo to come over. Bo sees Patrick having sex with a woman. He decides he needs to stop him before he hurts another woman. He breaks through the terrace doors as both Hope and Patrick jump up, leaving Bo and Billie in a state of shock.

-The searchers arrive at the airport to board John's jet. The tension between Belle/Shawn/Mimi is building as Mimi continues to be jealous of Shawn comforting her. Kate tells Mimi to call Belle out. Mimi takes Belle aside and reminds her who her husband is. Belle tells Mimi to back off-Shawn is her friend and she needs his support and could use her's too since she is her best friend. Mimi apologizes but given her history with Shawn she worries. Belle forgives her. -Lexie and Tek arrive. Tek tries to have a last minute fling with her before getting on board but Lexie says the risk is too high and makes him back off. -John and Roman map out the island and try to make sure they know of all the ports and points of entry in case Alex tries to make a run for it or Phillip's kidnapper tries to pull a get away with Phillip in toll. -Kate calls Victor and asks if he wants to join them on the search, explaing what the letter said about Belle bringing money down to the island. Victor remembers his instructions and says no but still wonders what is going on and fears that the searchers are walking into a trap. Nico comes in and says everything is a go for the shipment transfer. Victor is still worried and has a bad feeling about all of this. -Sami, Austin, Carrie, and Lucas arrive. A fight ensues between Austin and Lucas. Carrie makes Austin keep quiet about their tryst. Sami and Lucas wonder if something is going on as the tension between the four of them begins to boil over. -Bo and Billie arrive. They call Chelsea to make sure she will be fine. They tell her they will be back in time for the trial. Bo thinks Billie should stay behind but she is stubborn and says she is coming along to help. -On Morgan Island, Hope and Patrick go swimming on the beach. She apologizes to Patrick for refusing to make love to him the night before. He says its alright. She wonders how the vase in their room got broken. We then see a flashback of after Hope stopped making love to him and refused to go any further, she took a shower and Patrick lost his cool and threw the vase and was angry that she refused to him. The flashback ends and Patrick says the vase must have fell. He tells Hope that since the first time they made love last night all he wants to do is be with her and that is why he wanted to do it so badly when she refused. She apologizes. She mentions how she is worried about Marlena. Patrick asks where she saw her and Hope explains everything. Patrick tells Hope she should just stay out of it until John arrives so she doesn't ruin his rescue mission or get hurt. If Alex feels threatened he may take off with Marlena. Hope agress and goes back in the water. Patrick is by himself and tells himself that its like its all happening all over again. He hopes things just don't turn out like the last time. He joins Hope in the water and things tunr passionate. They go back to the beach and begin to make love as he carries her to their room. -Alex watches over a sleeping Marlena. He talks about how tonight will be the night that he has waited for. Marlena will be destroyed and he will get his revenge. Meanwhile, Marlena begins to have memory flashes again while sleeping and when she wakes up Alex once again injects her. She is back to being out of it again. Patrick calls him (this is when Hope is in the water) and warns him about Hope telling John. Alex orders Patrick to keep Hope out of the way. Nothing can interfere with their plans for tonight-nothing. -The Salem residents board the plane. Sami and John have a fight about his plan to find Marlena but Roman tells her to sit down and shutup. Shawn, Belle, and Mimi end up in the same row as do Carrie, Austin, and Lucas leaving Sami sitting with Lexie and Tek. Bo and Billie sit together and Kate sits with John and Roman. Victor tries calling Kate's cell and then the airport to stop the plane since he fears this may be a trap for them but he fails. He is now worried about their safety. The plane takes off as John says, "We are coming Doc" and Belle says, "Phillip we are going to bring you back to us."

-Victor is given instructions by the mysterious caller. He is told to use his criminal contacts to help in a drug shipment that will be passing through Salem. Victor's men are to move the drugs from the ship coming in to a private trawler on the far east side of the pier. The caller tells Victor the drugs are hallucinigens and that they were being transported through Salem by another associate before but the ISA started catching on so now they need to seek alternate measures. Victor asks why the drugs always need to pass through Salem. The caller ignores the question and demands Victor organize his men and prepare for the shipment which will arrive tomarrow night. Victor says no but the caller reminds him of his son. Victor then hears a gagged Phillip struggling to get out of what sounds like chains. Victor decides to do it. The caller insists that Victor should not get caught since he has plenty of experience in underworld crime and has a good track record of keeping his hands clean. The caller also orders Victor to not leave Salem and mentions how some Salemites are headed for Morgan Island thinking they will find him there but its a red herring. The caller hangs up but tells Victor to have his men at pier 19 at 11:30 PM on the button and just do everything asked of him. Victor calls on Nico and gives him a list of people to get in touch with. Nico is stunned by the list and reminds Victor that these men are his secret underground agents from his days of crime. Victor notes that and tells Nico he is doing what is necessary to save his son and orders him to contact the men and see to it that they are on pier 19 at 11:30 PM to assist in a drug shipment. They should just follow instructions from there. Nico is stunned and wonders if Victor is really going back to a life of crime. Nico reminds Victor that the men he is using for this mission are very slimy and underhanded. He warns Victor that their behavior is a bit reckless and if anyone gets in the way things could get out of control. Victor is confident things will go fine and hopes things go ok for his son's sake. -Abe returns home and recieves a call ordering him to a important meeting the next morning. He beleives it to be from the commishioner. This means he can't leave with the others for Morgan Island. He informs Lexie, who is sort of releived since this may give her time to ensure Alex remains silent. He tells Lexie he will join her and the others later that evening. They have a romantic evening and try to make love. Abe gets frustrated but Lexie comforts him and says they will get through everything together. -Celeste lies awake in her bed. She begins to have blurred visions of people screaming. She soon sees Austin, Carrie, Lucas, Mimi, Bo, and Billie screaming in agony on an island. She jumps up and says that tragedy will strike on Morgan Island. She sees Lexie and Abe together and has another vision of Abe fighting with a man and then a loud bang and scream. Celeste is worried that something else is going to happen to destroy her daughter's happiness. She returns to her room and looks at her newspaper. She then sees blood pouring out of the letters in the word, "Salem" on the titleline of "Salem Spectator." She then says death and tragedy are coming to Salem too, as well as Morgan Island. -Jennifer walks into Alice's. Alice is sitting at the table knitting saying she could not sleep. Jen apologizes for coming so late but she wants to talk. Maggie comes down too. Jennifer says she is sick of being alone and wants to have the family life she had before. She wants her kids to have someone in case something happens to her. She comments on how Frankie and her loved each other many years ago and how that love always survived and it's almost like the perfect time now. Maybe it was always meant to be so their love could comfort her when Jack died. Maggie and Alice encourage her to think with her heart. Jennifer says her heart is telling her to take things further with Frankie even though it hasn't been that long since Jack died. Abby and JJ love Frankie and her whole family loves him like he is a member of the family now. Jennifer tells them her heart is saying to finally give Frankie what he has wanted for years-her to commit to him fully and devote herself to him. Jen says she wants to marry Frankie. Maggie and Alice ask Jen if she things its too fast but Jen comments on how short life is and how her family needs this. Maggie and Alice agree as long as she is following her heart. She says she is and has a plan to make Frankie's dream come true-she is going to surprise him with a proposal. -In a hospital in a small town outside of Paris, a doctor and nurse are watching over a man in a hospital bed. It's Jack!!! The doctor asks the nurse how the patient is doing after surgery. The nurse says he is fine and should be fine now that the bone marrow transplant was a success. The nurse says she doesn't understand why the donor and their family didn't want anyone-especially the patient-to know. The doctor says to leave it alone and just be glad that he is now ok and will now live a full and happy life. Meanwhile, outside, a mysterious person watches the goings-on in Jack's room and then walks away.

John Clarke Returns!!! Days has lured back orginal cast member John Clarke to reprise his role as Mickey Horton. Expect him to air in at least five episodes but Days sources say it could turn into more. He is scheduled to reappear May 22. Who's In? Arianne Zuker (Nicole Walker): As previously reported, the popular actress returns on May 22. Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady): Ackles first airs on May 26. 3 Mystery People; Fans will notice a mysterious women lurking around Jack's room this week. Fans will also notice a mysterious man watching two beloved Salem beauties in the weeks to come. Be on the lookout for these two as one of them is a returning fan fave and the other is a return no one will see coming. Also, as previously reported, Jack will bump into a familiar face later this month on his trek home. This person will show up on May 26 and will be a returning character that will be sure to make Days fans happy!! Who's Out? Beloved Cast Members: As previously reported, many beloved Days characters may take a final bow at the end of this month as part of the show's big top-secret tale that is said to be revisiting a recent failed tale. Sources say the Morgan Island adventure this month may result in some not coming back alive. There are also rumors of death's in Salem too. The show had no comment and will be not comfirming or denying any news or casting tidbits in regards to this story until they see fit. "Days wants to ensure that the story is a total surprise to fans. They know many fans are going to be upset but just stick with it is the message and they will be rewarded." Sources say that some of those already let go are at least 20 year vets and one of the stars handed their walking papers is a part of a front-burner story and is one of Days' most popular characters ever. Keep it here for up to date info on this developing story!! Status Update John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis): Aniston is now on contract. Tanya Boyd (Celeste Perrault): Boyd has been upped to contract status as well.

Sneak Peeks for 5/8/06-5/12/06 -A group of many beloved Salemites head for Morgan Island to find Marlena and Phillip. -Jack returns and things take a mysterious turn. -Theo's words send Abe into a tailspin-and after the wrong guy. -Celeste predicts tragedy on Morgan Island and in Salem. -Jennifer tells Maggie she is afraid to be alone and wants to marry Frankie ASAP. -Patrick's dark side slowly begins to emerge. -Bo and Billie talk about what happened in the cave and catche Hope and Patrick in a compromising position. -The tension between Belle/Shawn/Mimi and Carrie/Austin/Sami/Lucas grows. -Victor returns to his roots and prepares to re-enter the crime world. Red Letter Days Wednesday May 10, 2006: Bo and Billie catch Hope and Patrick in bed!! Friday May 12, 2006: Abe goes gunning for the wrong man!! Next Week Several Salemites consider murder. Marlena and Alex face off. Jack learns he has been cured and wonders by who? Jennifer has a surprise for Frankie. Death and tragedy come to Salem as a resident sees something they should not have and pays the ultimate price and another Salemite finds herself the victim of a horrible act. Alice and Maggie get a blast from the past.

-Lexie is in the living room by herself and is having trouble sleeping. She hears a knock on the window. It's Tek. She lets him in. He says he is not going to let her mother or anyone stop him from being with her. They kiss. -Patrick returns to hope after his meeting with Alex. Hope asks where he was and Patrick says he arranged a beautiful surprise for her. They go down to the beach and a gazebo decorated in flowers is waiting for her. There is a table with food and they sit down and eat. Hope says he is giving her exactly what she needs as Patrick says he feels the same way. They both say how they are good for each other and help keep each other grounded. They kiss and begin to make love again until Hope stops it. -Billie wakes up but is still out of it. Bo holds her naked body close to him in hopes it will save her life. Billie once again asks Bo to make love to her but this time Bo holds back. -Carrie and Austin make love at Sami's apartment. He is happy that he was right and that she still loves him. Carrie then gets up and says it was a mistake. She walks out. Austin follows her to Lucas's apartment where they find a message stating that Lucas went with Sami to search for Phillip. They run off for the lodge. -Sami and Lucas are partnered up and searching for Phillip down the riverbank. They argue once again, this time about having to search together, and continue to hurt each other. Sami trips and Lucas catches her. They both fall to the ground. The sexual tension leads to a kiss which is interrupted by a scream. Sami and Lucas go to check it out and discover Bo and Billie in the cave. Lucas calls 911 to get help for Billie. -Victor and Caroline search for Phillip. They talk about their secret. Caroline continues to tel Victor to keep his mouth shut and not mention it to her or anyone else. It should never be brought up again. -John, Roman, Abe, Kate, Belle, and Mimi are all at the lodge waiting for updates from the remaining search crews and civilians who are out there searching still. Shawn returns with no word. He comforts Belle. Bonnie calls Mimi and hears what is happening. She warns Mimi about Belle and tells her to do what it takes to hold on to her man. John tells everyone about Hope's call and the whereabouts of Marlena and Alex. Roman suggests that John not go to Morgan Island alone given his past attempts on Alex's life. He will need support and help as well as a group of people to help search for Marlena in case she is moved from where Hope said she was. Abe and Roman agree to go. Belle and Kate both say they can't leave until she knows about Phillip. Shawn says he will stay back too, as Mimi sees red. -Austin and Carrie arrive and are filled in about everything going on. Sami, Lucas, Bo, and Billie then arrive. Billie is tended to and her condition improves after she warms up. Victor and Caroline return to the scene too. Bo hears about Hope's call and is excited that he knows where she is. He decides to hed down there with John. Billie wants to go too. Bo tries to talk her out of it but she insists that she may be able to help with Marlena and to convince Hope to return to Bo (she is feeling guilty about jumping in bed with Bo). Sami wants to find her mom too so she pushes to go. Austin and Carrie offer to help so Lucas jumps in to. Lucas asks Carrie about the wedding plans. Carrie says they can wait-she needs to help find Marlena so she can be at their wedding. -Abe calls Lexie to tell her that he is leaving first thing in the morning for Morgan Island. He almost hears Tek on the line but Lexie covers. Lexie thinks about Alex and his blackmail of her and expresses desire to go with Abe. She says they may need a doctor for Marlena anyway. Abe reluctantly agrees and tells her to start packing. He hangs up. Tek says he is going to since Abe left a message saying they may need his expertise. Lexie tells him to please be discreet and not try to be with her. They kiss and Lexie tells him to leave. Between all the blackmail and him pushing her, she can't take all the stress anymore. Tek leaves. Lexie thinks about Alex and knows she needs to make sure he keeps his mouth shut. She even wonders if getting rid of him permanently would not be a bad idea. Tek vows to keep Alex and Sami's mouths shut. He realizes its Alex's time to be disposed of. It's the only way to protect Lexie. -The police tell everyone to go home since there is nothing that can be done. The authorities will keep searching. Abe tells Victor, Kate, and Belle that the search will continue even with them all headed for Morgan Island. Victor says he will use his contacts to help find Phillip. He heads for home to get down to business. He takes Caroline home to the pub and thanks her for her support. She reminds him of his vow concerning their secret and wishes him well and good luck in finding Phillip. -After Victor leaves, the police find a note. Abe reads it and it instructs Phillip's wife to bring a ransom of $5 million to Morgan Island saying that her husband is there. John wonders if maybe Alex did this to get back at Belle since she is his daughter and she did alot to try to turn Marlena against him. Belle and Kate realize they need to go to the Island now. Mimi and Shawn agree to go too. The searchers all agree to meet at the airport in the morning to take John's private jet. -Victor returns hom and orders Nico to use every contact he has to find his son. The phone rings and Victor answers it since the servants are off. The voice on the other end says, "Hello Victor. Long time no talk." Victor asks who it is but the voice says, "I will just say I am the bastard that has your son tied up right next to me." Victor demands to know what is going on and who he is speaking with. The caller responds, "I want to play a little game Victor-for old time's sake. You must do everything I say or else your beloved spawn will die a slow and painful death." Victor looks on in horror and wonders what to do now.

Alot of this sounds like my stuff . It will be fun to compare our stories to each other. I am really enjoying your work!!!

Glad you like it KR!! Hope others are too. The Theo thing is gonna be the catalyst to a huge chain of events that leads to tragedy and the Phillip thing is the beginning of my major umbrella tale that is almost like a retelling of a tale Days told that failed. I am hoping to tell it the way I envisioned the tale to be. You will know what it is as it develops beleive me. Thanks for the comments.

Yeah I love evil Lexie too. I am working to that in my blog too. I am looking forward to all these big shockers KR. It seems you and me will'be competing in the shock and awe department .

-Lexie and Celeste discuss her blackmail issues with Sami and Alex and her affair with Tek. Tek comes by and Celeste orders him out. They have a major stand off that results in Celeste slapping Tek She warns Tek if he ever comes near her daughter again she will make sure he is taken to court for sexual harassment. Tek insists he loves Lexie and she loves him. Lexie quietly watches as Tek porfesses his love and says he knows she feels the same way. He leaves as Lexie admits to Celeste she does feel the same way. Celeste warns her daughter that she senses tragedy ahead if all the lies continue. Meanwhile, upstairs in Theo's room a sleeping Theo continues to listen to the recording the mysterious stranger switched his children's music with. The stranger returns now through the back door of the house and reaches Theo's room and removes the tape. He places the old tape back in the machine and leaves. -Hope and Patrick continue to enjoy their evening. They reminisice of their times together and how they have rescued each other. They kiss again and things turn passionate. Patrick picks her up and carries her to their room. Hope reminisices about Bo and stops. -Bo races to save Billie. He jumps in the icy river and, after a struggle to reach her, she grabs his hand and he pulls her out. Her lug is cut and she is losing alot of blood. They are both freezing from the river and take refuge in a small shed on the riverbank. They take their clothes off for body heat to warn up and avoid hypothermia. Bo tends to her leg but the bleeding continues. Billie grows delierious and reminisices of her life with Bo. Bo remembers his time with Billie too and says he will always have a place in his heart for her no matter what. Bo sees her life slipping away. Billie, in a state of delirium, asks Bo to make love to her thinking its 1995. Bo reminisices about Hope and hesistates to commit adultery. He sees Billie dying and remembers the email situation with Hope and how she hung up on him and realizes his marriage is over. She wants a divorce and has been pushing him away and not responding so it really is over. He goes to Billie, who begs her husband Bo to make love to her. They kiss and things turn heated. Meanwhile, Hope goes through the ideas about Bo considering the email situation and him hanging up on her and supporting Billie and Chelsea over their family. She turns to Patrick and kisses him. They go at it and make love. -Bo and Billie start making love but Billie then loses consciousness. Bo tries to wake her and cries out for help. He begs Billie to stay with him. -Abe calls home to talk to Lexie. He is still thinking about what he saw at Dune and how it looked like Tek and her. He asks Lexie where she was and she says the hospital. Later, Abe calls the hospital to see if Phillip was brought in there and the nurse tells him to tell Lexie her schedule is now done and she can pick it up at work in the morning. She mentions how she meant to give it to her earlier but she rushed out with Det. Kramer earlier before her shift was over after getting someone to cover for her. Abe calls Lexie back and demands the truth. Lexie admits she was at Dune after Abe says he saw two people that looked like Tek and her. She says she has been so stressed with the cancer scare and all that she needed to get out and since Abe has been pushing her away. Abe apologizes and says he will stop pushing her away. They will try to get on track and deal with his impotency together. He says he loves her and hangs up as Lexie worries about whether her secrets are about the unravel, Celeste warns her that the lies need to stop or else tragedy will strike-and soon. Meanwhile, Abe remembers how close Lexie and Tek were while he was on the island and how much time they said they were together and all the moments he has caught them together of late. He wonders if more is going on then they are saying and if they are keeping something from him. -John admits to Roman that he is worried Marlena is already dead. Roman insists they will find her but they need to search for Phillip now. Kate arrives and is comforted by John. Kate says its all her fault and that Phillip is paying for her sins and all her meddling. John tells her everything will be alright and says she is a good mother and lovely women. Roman agrees but says that she just goes overboard at times and causes more harm then good. Both men insist that they both will always love her and hold a place for her in their heart but it can't be more then that. It just isn't meant to be. Roman apologizes for all the bitter words they shared after the divorce and wants to move past it and be friends. He does say if she hurts Sami again then any hope of peace between them is over. John tells Kate that he will always be find of her and treasures her friendship. She helped him through a tough time and they fell in love but Marlena is the love of his life. Kate understands and thanks both men now that there is some closure between them all. Its the right time for it since she needs all the support she can get and having another friend in Roman will help. John and Roman both promise they will find him. -Marlena and Alex enjoy a romantic dinner on Morgan Island. They walk the beach. Marlena begins to remember again prompting Alex to grab her and try drugging her. Marlena screams and her scream wakes up Hope, who is in bed with Patrick. She gets dressed and walks the beach and, from behind some bushes, sees Alex grab a fighting Marlena and drug her by way of needle. Hope freaks and calls John and tells him what she saw and where they are. John says he is on his way ASAP and tells Roman, Abe and Kate what Hope told him. Hope hangs up and then realizes that she forgot to tell John not to tell Bo where she is. She calls back but her satellite phone goes dead as the call transfers. She hopes John doesn't tell Bo. -Meanwhile, Alex takes Marlena back to their room. She decides to take a shower and go to bed. Alex leaves her to that and walks out on the room's terrace. Just then, Patrick comes out of the bushes and climbs over the fence and onto the terrace. Alex tells him, "It's about time you met with me. It's time to make sure that everything goes according to plan. Just the way we said it from day one." Patrick nods in agreement and says, "None of them will expect a thing-especially from me." He grins as Alex grins back and begins to laugh.