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-Shawn, Sr and Caroline are at the pub. Victor arrives to pickup some take out. Shawn goes to get the order and Victor and Caroline talk. Caroline gets upset when Victor reminds her of what they are keeping from everyone in Salem. Caroline reminds Victor of their promise after getting out of the castle and off the islands to never talk about what happened again. Shawn Sr wonders what they are talking about so heatedly. -Bo and Billie are at the station. They discuss Chelsea's upcoming trial and his problems with Hope. They then get a phone call about Phillip from Mimi. Mimi tells them to call Kate, Victor, and the rest of Phillip's family. They are gonna start a widespread search for him even though it is beleived he has been kidnapped. Billie calls Kate as Bo calls Victor. Victor tells Caroline what happened and she decides to go with him for support. Shawn Sr acts like he is ok with it but it underneath it all her being with Victor still bothers him. -Sami goes out on the roof for air and runs into Lucas. Austin and Carrie are both asleep dreaming about each other at this point. Lucas and Sami fight again and continue to push each other away. Lucas then gets a call about Phillip from Billie and he agrees to help. They are told to tell Austin but Sami doesn't want to wake him since he hasn't gotten much sleep lately with work and thinking about Carrie, Lucas feels the same way about waking up Carrie. Sami asks Lucas if she can go with him since Will is at a friend's so they don't have to worry. Lucas reluctantly agrees telling her not to start trouble. Secretly, both were hoping this would happen and are happy about it. -Abe, Roman, and John search the grounds of the lodge again and find nothing. Belle is comforted by Shawn, leaving Mimi alone and jealous. Kate, Victor, Caroline, Bo, and Billie arrive and join the search. Kate is devestaed and blames Belle and Shawn wondering if they had an affair and Phillip caught them and took off. Belle remembers their kiss but denies it and says nothing is going on. Victor tells Kate to stop overreacting. -Hope is with Patrick on Morgan Island. They go on a romantic stroll on the beach and have a beautiful dinner. He finally confesses his feelings for her and says when he came to Salem he was supposed to target Jennifer for Tony but it was falling for her that kept him from goign through with the plan. She saved him from being totally evil like him. Thet hold hands and kiss. Hope admits to him that she is attracted to him as well. -Shawn Sr is closing up when Maggie comes by. She is picking up a late dinner for Mickey since he worked late. She sees Shawn Sr is agitated and she inquires about what is wrong. He admits Caroline being with Victor still bothers him. Maggie tells him that Caroline will always love Victor but that she loves Shawn Sr and her family more. Plus, Victor has changed and won't be making a move on Caroline. Maggie leaves as Shawn Sr seems to feel better now. -Sami and Lucas arrive and join the search as the group spreads out to find Phillip. -Caroline and Victor continue to discuss their secret and insist no one can ever learn the truth. -Mimi continues to be jealous of Shawn comforting Belle and ignoring her. Kate reminds her to fight for her man. -Carrie and Austin both wake up and bump into each other in the hallway while looking for Sami and Lucas. Both are half naked and only in their sleepwear. They feel the attraction. Austin pushes for the truth from Carrie about why she is pushing him away. He professes his love for her and she does the same and they kiss. Their passion takes over as Austin carries her into Sami's apartment and into his bed as they start to make love. -John, Roman, and Abe decide to make the search for Phillip national as their kidnapping theory begins to look right and the kidnapper may have him miles away by now. -Bo and Billie bond as they search for Phillip. Billie gets upset about all the bad things happening to everyone and all the loss and grief. If Phillip is dead, she is worried about her mother. Bo says he is worried about Victor too since this is the type of thing that can re-awaken the 'old" Victor that once wreacked havoc on Salem. As Billie walks away, she trips and falls down a ravine that lands her in the river. Bo screams out for Billie and races to save her as the strong current pulls her away.

COOL!!! Can't wait!!

-Jen and Frankie are spending the evening at home. She comes across the DVD Jack left for Frankie and her and is reminded of his last wishes. She tells Frankie they need to talk about their future. -Abby and Max meet Chelsea at the Java Cafe. They are stunned when Chelsea says she is turning over a new leaf. Chelsea remembers her crimes to keep Bo and Hope apart and reminds herself she needs to keep that a secret until after the trial. Right now, she can still help her father reunite with Hope in some other way. Max and Abby asks her what she is up to but Chelsea assures them she is sincere. -John and Roman are at the police station. He is searching for Marlena via some ISA computer files they have on Alex. Roman then gets a phone call and then tells John he has shocking news. -Abe is on his way home and still wonders if he saw Lexie and Tek at Dune. He can't beleive he is doubting his wife but he swears he saw her. Meanwhile, a drunk Lexie and Tek are making love outside the Carver house. Celeste is home and sees the car outside. She is stunned when she realizes what she is seeing. -Belle is freaking out. Shawn comforts her as Mimi calls the police. Belle wonders what happened to Phillip as Shawn promises her they will find him and that he is there for her as an jealous Mimi watches. -Jen asks Frankie where their relationship is going and whether they are only involved to obey Jack's wishes. He pledges his love to her and she confesses she loves him. Frankie then gets a call about a case and Jen decides to run out to talk to someone. -Chelsea asks Max and Abby how she can help get Bo and Hope back together. Abby and Max are surprised and ask why she wants them together since it could mean jailtime for her. Plus, she said she wanted her parents together. Chelsea says she has learned her lession and will not be manpulating people anymore. Max and Abby can't beleive what they are hearing. -Roman tells John that Marlena's penthouse is up for sale and that many of her belongings are set to be auctioned off. John becomes worried and realizes that he is right:Alex is never bringing Marlena back. he will kill her and make it look like she just moved away. John lashes out at Roman for standing in his way regarding Marlena and Alex. Roman apologizes and offers his services to help him now. -Abe is a block away from his house when he gets a call of a suspicious incident at Green Mountain Lodge. He heads up there and decides that he will question Lexie later about Dune. Celeste runs outside and slaps Tek. She pulls Lexie out of the car, ripping her jacket and blouse in the process, and tells Tek to stay away from her daughter or there will be hell to pay. Tek warns that Lexie needs him and loves him and she can't stand in the way. Celeste tears into Lexie about her careless behavior. She drags her upstairs to the shower to sober up. Lexie leaves her jacket, which reaks of alcohol, downstairs near the couch. -Jen visits Alice, who is with Maggie. Maggie explains her car issues from earlier. Jen asks them for advice about Frankie. She explains all about Jack's wishes and Jen says that she really needs Frankie. He is the reason that she has gotten through everything. She thinks she is ready to committ fully to him but thinks it may be too fast. Maggie reminds Jen that Frankie was her first love and that the magic has and will always be there. Jack is gone so nothing is standing in the way. Alice tells Jen to follow her heart, no matter what others think that should not deter her from her own decision. Whatever makes her happy is what is right. She hugs both of them and thanks them. -Max and Abby tell Chelsea to help find Hope and that would be a great help to Bo and Hope. Chelsea asks how and Abby reminds Chelsea of her plan to send Hope to Morgan Island. Max is stunned when he hears that Chelsea pushed Hope out of town. Abby advises Chelsea to tell Bo where Hope is. Chelsea surpisingly agrees. -Abe arrives on the scene at the lodge and find Belle, Shawn, and Mimi. They explain what happened. Abe interrogates the maid and she says that nothing was heard coming from the room. Abe demands security camera footage and the phone records of the room and Phillip's cell phone. He thinks they may be able to find answers there as to who did this and why. Shawn continues to comfort Belle. -Lexie is now in her bedroom in a robe. Celeste continues to chastise Lexie. Lexie knows what she did was wrong but she was drunk and she always loses control around Tek. She explains she has needs too and that Abe keeps pushing her away. Celeste says its no excuse and orders Lexie to admit everything to Abe. Meanwhile, Theo is outside Lexie's bedroom about to come in. He hears them talking and Lexie tells Celeste she is right. She can't do this anymore. Its hurting too many people and its hurting her to. The stress is nearly killing her. Theo picks up on what is being said and starts repeating, "Hurt. Mommy. Hurt. A..le..x. " Celeste realizes Theo is there and takes him to his room. Lexie is now determined to admit the truth about everything, starting with telling Abe about Tek. -Jen returns home and tells Frankie she is sure about their future. They love each other and she doesn't want to look back. They make each other happy and that is what matters-not whether Jack wanted it or not. They kiss. -Chelsea decides to find her father ASAP and tell him where Hope is. She leaves as Max and Abby continue to be stunned by Chelsea's new attitude. -Celeste tells Lexie she put Theo to bed. Lexie tells Celeste she is ready to tell Abe everything and then admit the truth about Alex and Sami. Celeste hugs her and says she will be there with her every step of the way. Meanwhile, in Theo room, Theo is repeating the same words in his sleep. A mysterious figure then sneaks in the window and takes the tape out of the playing music box and puts another one in that plays similar music but also contains the words: "Alex...mommy...hurt...daddy...A..le..x ...h..u..rt ..my mo..mmy." The mysterious figure also goes downstairs and takes Lexie's tattered jacket and returns upstairs. Lexie and Celeste go downstairs for tea and the mysterious stranger goes into Lexie's room and takes the tattered blouse and jacket she wore and stuffs it under the mattress on Abe's usual side, leaving a little hanging out so its noticeable. The figure leaves. -John and Roman arrive at the lodge saying Abe called them. John comforts Belle. They decide to call Phillips's family. The security cameras show nothing of note and either do the hotel phone records. They notice the last call on his cell records and it says it was long distance from an unidentified location. Belle asks what they are thinking and Abe looks at John and Roman. A officer returns and says the whole immediate area has been searched and there were no blood trails and no signs of a murder. Abe, Roman, and John tell Belle they think it may be a kidnapping based on what they know. Belle is devestated as Shawn comforts her and Mimi looks on.

-Belle/Phillip and Shawn/Mimi are at their respective rooms at Green Mountain Lodge. Both couples are enjoying each other and begin to make love. Belle imagines Phillip is Shawn and stops as Phillip asks what is wrong. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure lurks outside watching Belle and Phillip -The cops raid Dune as a drunk Lexie panics that Abe or one of the cops wil recognize her. Tek and her hide in the back room. -The cops remove the handcuffs for Austin and Carrie. Lucas immediately grabs Carrie as Sami grabs Austin. Lucas asks Carrie if she really wants to be with him. Austin tells sami he doesn't think they will work out and, to Austin's surprise, Sami agrees. -Abe is on his way to Dune when he notices Maggie on the side of the road. He pulls over and she informs him that she has a flat tire. He helps her with it but his night vision is still bed and he ends up making things worse. They need to call a tow truck so Abe tells Maggie to come with him to Dune and they can call from there. He doesn't want to leave her alone on the side of the road after all. She agrees but is reluctant to step into a club like that since it makes it hard to stay sober in hangouts like that. She is sure her will power will win out though. They make their way to Dune as a drunken Lexie hides with Tek in a crowded storage room. They can't resist their passion and begin to make love. -Belle manages to lie her way out of another sticky situation with Phillip. They continue to make love as her memories of Shawn continue to dominate her thinking. Shawn and Mimi talk about their future and want a baby ASAP. They decide to look at both adoption and in-vitro. -Carrie reassures Lucas that she loves him and is going to marry him. Maggie shows up saying she is gald to hear that. She explains why she is there. Lucas asks Maggie to help plan their wedding given her skills in party planning. She accepts. Lucas gets a phone call which gives Maggie the opportunity to question whether Carrie is sure she wants to marry Lucas. She continues to say she will as Maggie continues to have doubts. -Sami tells Austin that they will never work until they begin to distance themselves from Carrie and Lucas. They need to help with their wedding but they can't move on by going everywhere with them. Austin agrees but thinks it still may be hard even if they don't see Carrie and Lucas. They agree to keep trying to make a relationship work. The cops clear all four of them to go home. When Austin goes to get the car, Sami walks around and manages to hear Lexie and Tek going at it in the closet. Lexie is so drunk she doesn't know people can hear her screaming. Abe sees Sami and asks her why she is there. She explains herself and he asks her to move out of the way. He needs to check the closet for any signs of stashed drugs and such. -Phillip falls asleep giving Belle her chance to go for a walk. She gets dressed and gies to the lounge downstairs. She is shocked to find Shawn there. He was doing research using a internet connection near the front desk and decided to sit and have a drink. Belle once again confesses her feelings for him and says she can't live without him. -Phillip wakes up and finds Belle gone. He gets dressed and then his cell phone rings. He picks it up and a distorted voice answers. The voice says, "Hello Phillip." Phillip asks who the caller is but all the caller will say is "I wanted to give you a warning in the spirit of fair play before we started my little game which I like to call a son paying for his father's past sins." Phillip asks what he means but the caller hangs up. Phillip then hears a loug bang outside and turns around fast. -Just as Abe is about to go inside the closet, Sami acts as if she is going to faint. Abe catches her. She blames it on the lighting and it being so crowded. While Abe tended to her, Lexie and Tek hear the voice and sneak out. Abe turns around but the dark lighting of the club makes it hard for him to make out Tek and Lexie, even though he thinks he sees them. Maggie questions what is wrong with Sami now. Austin returns and says he will take care of her. They leave. Maggie badmouths Sami and then asks a worried Abe what is wrong. He swears he saw Tek and Lexie but his vison is so bad he might have been mistaken. Maggie reassures him that Dune is not the type of place to find Lexie at. Abe continues to wonder as Maggie leaves. -Mimi wakes up and goes looking for Shawn. She gets angry at the thought of him being with Belle so she wonders if he is there. She arrives at the room and knocks and is shocked when the door slowly opens. Mimi is shocked by what she sees and runs off. -Carrie and Lucas go through some wedding plans at home. Lucas is stunned when Carrie says she wants to marry as soon as Fr. Jansen can take them. Lucas goes to take a shower and thinks about sami and wonders if a quick wedding is a good idea. Meanwhile, Carrie think about Austin and wonders if getting married so quick is a mistake. She remembers her biological clock ticking and realizes if she wants to have a family soon she needs to marry Lucas ASAP. -Austin and Sami have a few drinks about remember the past to help them feel better. The end up having a good time and loosening up. They kiss and make love. Later, while in bed, Sami dreams of Lucas and Austin of Carrie. -Tek pulls up outside the Carver house. Lexie is still drunk and all over him. She says she needs him and feels so free with him. They begin to make love again while in the car. Meanwhile, Abe has finished the investigation at Dune and is still wondering about Lexie and Tek and what he thinks he saw. He leaves Dune and heads for home. -Shawn tells Belle she needs to back off. She pulls him into a kiss. Shawn pulls away and before he can say anything Mimi runs into the room out of breath saying she has been looking for them. She is not happy Belle is with Shawn but she tells them both they need to follow her. Something has happened. They head up to Belle's room and discover it totally ransacked with broken furniture all over the place. Belle asks what could have happend begins to scream, "Where is my husband?!!" Shawn finds blood on the carpet and takes an upset Belle on his arms as a jealous Mimi looks on.

Teasers for 5/1/06-5/5/06 -Belle, Shawn, and Mimi get a shock. -Caroline and Victor have a secret. -Lexie and Tek cover their tracks...or do they? -John tries to find Marlena and gets shocking news. -Chelsea's new attitude stuns Max and Abby. -Jennifer and Frankie talk about their future. -Carrie and Lucas plan their wedding as Sami and Austin find their attempts to move on together futile. -Many Salemites unite to help out during a major crisis. -Victor and Phillip receive mysterious phone calls. Red Letter Days Monday May 1: Premiere Day-Belle, Shawn, and Mimi get a shock!! Friday May 5: Victor receives a ominous phone call. Next Week: Victor reverts back to his criminal roots. John and a search party head for Morgan Island. Bo and Billie are close to giving in to passion, as are Hope and Patrick. Which couple will go all the way? Theo sets a deadly chain of events in motion for Abe, Lexie, and Tek as Celeste predicts that tragedy will strike on Morgan Island.

Wow pretty dramatic KR. Loved it. I am into Kate/Ivy and the Bope stuff. I am loving the Bonnie murder story too. Great special today!! I can't wait for my return to fan fic Monday. I think everyone is going to enjoy it more and be truly shocked!!!

Aww...only temporary . I still love that MBE's pick KR .

Same here-although you would be the first writer to ever willingly write off a supercouple. I am really intrigued with this so I am really waiting for this to unfold However, if all of your readers think this is a shock KR wait until they see my cast changes in the return of my fan fic .

ERIC AND NICOLE REUNITE!!! The mysterious return that has been hinted at by Days has now been revealed: Eric Brady is returning to Salem. Days has lured popular actor Jensen Ackles back for a short term run. Word is that the actor will return shortly after Arianne Zuker (Nicole) returns and will play a pivotal role in why she has returned to Salem. Show insiders say that both returns will run at least through the summer. Ackles has found great success in primetime including most recently his starring role in the adventure series "Supernatural." Zuker will appear on CSI Miami April 24 and is eager to pursue other primetime opportunities so obviously more a permanent return for both actors is out of the question. Both actors are reportedly excited to be back and are very happy with what they will be playing out.

MAY DAYS!!! MAY DAYS!!!! "New head writer Tim Lowery's work begins May 1 and while the transition will be seamless fans will notice a change," says executive producer Ned Yadroc. "Normally a new writer's first month is rather slow but not this month. Our new top secret story that will be all too familiar to fans will kick off with Tim's first show on May 1. It will take fans a little bit to realize what is happening and why we say its deja vu all over again but once they do they may be outside the studio with picket signs. Everything will be kept close toe the vest and fans should prepare to be shocked. We want fans to know enough ahead to tune in but still not know enough to ruin the surprises we have in store. Spoilers will be very hard to come by as rumors and theories will be spreading like wildfire. THis will definitely get fans talking. We know they may be angry with what will be happening but they just need to stay with us-it will be worth it in the end." says Yadroc. Bo/Hope/Billie/Patrick/Chelsea: The year's big umbrella story takes some huge turns. Hope and Patrick give into passion as Bo and Billie race to get to Hope as Patrick's dark side emerges. Meanwhile, Kate becomes the master manipulator here and Chelsea tries to turn over a new leaf but her past will come back to haunt her and she may revert to her "normal Chelsea" ways yet again. The end of the month brings a huge twist in the tale. Look for more people to join Hope and Patrick on Morgan Island as well. John/Marlena/Alex/Kate: John and Roman race to save Marlena. Marlena's memory returns for good and she will have an emotional stand off with Alex regarding their past. Look for a huge twist here as Alex may not be who he says he is. Kate will also find some closure with both John and Roman. The climax of this story will converge with the Lexie and Sami stories and will lead to a huge event towards the end of the month. Abe/Lexie/Tek: Celeste and Tek will face off over Lexie. Abe's night vision begins to improve which could spell trouble for Lexie. Theo will play an important role too as he may unknowingly send Abe on a path of destruction. Lexie's cancer will be huge as the story will build for the months ahead. Look for Lexie to stop playing nice with her blackmailers and for the "inner Dimera" to start emerging. Tek and Celeste will also take steps to make sure Lexie is protected. Look for Celeste to start having some more visions of doom and gloom in Salem starting with a murder... Austin/Carrie/Sami/Lucas: Austin and Carrie have a passionate encounter. Sami and Lucas continue to hurt each other and push one another away. Carrie and Lucas get big news and decide to get married ASAP. Austin and Sami make shocking decisions and you won't beleive who they may end up teaming up with... Belle/Shawn/Mimi/Phillip: May 1 is huge for them as something big happens that shakes all four of their lives to the core. This is the start of the big top secret story. Victor and Caroline and several others will get dragged into this and not just in supporting roles. Victor may have to resort to his past dealings to save a life. Meanwhile, Victor and Caroline seem to have a secret that someone will find out, which should come in handy for a little blackmail. Jack/Jen/Frankie: Jack recieves his miracle but the question is who and why? Jen takes a huge leap of faith and decides to speed things up with Frankie. Jack will race to get home but things take both a strange and shocking turn from there. Jack will also find some help in the form of an old friend on his trek home. Abby/Max/Chelsea/Josh: Tragedy will strike as one of these four sees something they shouldn't have. As mentioned above, Chelsea makes an attempt at changing but something huge happens to hinder that. The result is Max spending more time with Abby, who find herself in need of some comfort and support, and Chelsea pushing the people who love and care for her away yet again. Nicole: Nicole returns in mid-May on a mission. Someone from the past returns shortly after her and they will soon find themselves thrown into the happenings of Salem, along with having their own story. Maggie/Mickey: Maggie and the Horton's will become more prominent and not just in supporting roles. Maggie and Alice will get a shocking blast from the past as the month progresses. Mickey may be back for sweeps but it all depends on the status of John Clarke. Expect Mickey to play heavily into the top secret story, along with the rest of the cast. Mystery Man: A mystery man is watching two beloved Salem beauties but why? His identity will be revealed soon enough so look out for clues. Top Secret Story: A old tale is revisited in a way that is classic Days. Expect this story to bring alot of changes and Salem may be saying goodbye to many beloved citizens. Its like deja vu all over again for the Salemites but this time there may be no happy ending or light at the end of the tunnel.

Rumor Mill Hot on the heels of a new executive producer and head writer taking the reigns comes word of massive cast changes at Days. Rumors are swirling that several cast members, including many who have been with the show for more then 20 years, have been given their walking papers. The show refused to comment and the Days brass has already stated that they have a top secret story in mind that will revisit a recent storyline that flopped. The show apparently now has a new spoiler security policy as very little info about the cast changes and head writer Tim Lowery's new stories is being released. All that is known is that Lowery's first big tale is said to involve the whole cast and may lead to a massive amount of exits. Rumors continue to swirl about who may be returning with Arianne Zuker (Nicole) this coming May. There is word that Days has contacted a former fan favorite about returning short term but whether it has anything to do with Nicole's return remains to be seen. Days is rumored to be heavily pursuing John Clarke to return to his famous role of Mickey Horton. Word is Days wants him to return for a short term run to play a major plot they have in mind out. Clarke is said to be mulling the offer over but no word yet on what direction he is leaning in.

Days of our Lives: A New Era Starting on May 1, Tim Lowery takes over the reigns of head writer of the 40 year old sudser. New executive producer Ned Yadroc could not be more excited about this turn of events. "It's great. Tim has a great vision and is gonna build upon all the progress the show has made these past 7-8 months. The show has been good but I still feel the last few years has left considerable damage in terms of some of the stories we have told and the way we left things." Several setsiders are reporting that Lowery and Yadroc plan to revisit a recent story and tell it in the way in which they feel it should have been told. "Yes, we are gonna sort of redo something but its top secret," confirms Yadroc. When it starts I think the fans will now only this time its not going to be the same. This time it may not be reversed and I think that is going to add to the drama and tension. Fans will feel like its deja vu and will be in shock that they are going through this again but this time the payoff and impact will be much greater." Fans should also expect some big cast changes, starting with the return of Arianne Zuker in May. "Ari was open to returning short term and we had something in mind at the time so it was an easy negotiation. She will be with us for awhile and will play as huge a role as most of the cast will in this big top secret story we are planning." Rumors are swirling that Zuker's Nicole is not returning alone. "There will be other returns," says Yadroc, "but we aren't going to get into those yet. For right now we will leave it at Ari's return and go from there." Yadroc hopes fans will be pleased. 'We are going to take risks and do some things that will make the fans hate us. Its going to be crazy but its all for the better. They need to trust us and beleive that this will be an even better Days then ever before. Its been a great upswing the last few months but now we are reaching new heights. Its going to be very exciting for all of us so stay tuned!!!" Now on to an interview with the show's new HW, Tim Lowery, to get an in-depth preview of what he plans for Salem: Q (Interviewer): What is your vision for the show? A (Lowery, HW): Well, I want it to be what the fans want. They are the boss. I am a fan too and I like to believe I have the same thoughts and wants as them. I know what they have liked and disliked in the past and recently. I am prepared to give them the emotional, family/traditional, character driven, and adventurous Days they have always wanted. I hope to make the show the best it can be. Q: Will there be supernatural stories" A: I am not going to lie. There are going to be some out there moments and twists, especially in the next few months. However, the heart of the show will be evident and will are not gonna push the pendulum as far as in the past. The woo-woo is always going to be there but its not going to be as widespread or as prominent. Q: Can you tell us anything about the cast changes being hinted at? A: We are trying to keep a lid on it. In the past, its always ended up on SOD and on the net. We are going to try not to let that happen. There will be promos, teasers, and little blurbs that come out hinting at exits and returns but, in the next few months especially, we are gonna stay as close to the vest as possible. Ari is returning and someone will be returning around the same time and that is all I can say about that. Both are limited run returns. I will say there will be changes and some of them may not be to the fans liking but I urge them to stay with us and I am sure they will feel rewarded. Q: What characters are yoru favorites and lease favorites? A: I love pretty much all of them. I guess I am a fan of the vets like Bo, Hope, Maggie, Alice, Jack, Jen, John, Marlena, etc. I love the young generation and the 30-somethings. I won't come right out and say who I don't like because then if those people are fired I will get it (laughs). Q: Who will you focus on? A: There will be balance. Fans will notice that right off the bat. There will be stories that get played 5 days a week when they reach a certain point but at the end of the month and year you will see that airtimes will be spread out pretty evenly so the focus will be put on the cast as a whole. I like the look at it as the vets carrying the show while the other equally support the vets. I know this is what the fans want and they will get it. Q: Ned Yadroc made a big deal out of rectifying past mistakes that damaged the show. He hinted at revisiting a story this summer. What can you tell us about that? A: Its a goal of ours to fix some things that the previous regimes did. The show is in a good spot as I take over. Sure the ratings could be better but the last 7 months has had the show improve immensely. I am simply bringing it to a different level-one that every Days fan dreams of. I should know since I am a fan myself. The story that we are revisiting will kick off right from my first show as HW and will move rapidly through May and June. Things will happen and develop at such a quick pace that fans won't barely have time to react but we are looking to run this story on a schedule. There will be big cliffhangers in May with the biggest being the day before the Wimbledon preemption and also there will be quite a few towards the end of August/early September. We hope the fans will find this gratifying even though I know they will be mad at first. This is gonna be a great story that will hopefully repair some of the damage of the past but it could come at the expense of some beloved cast members. Not everyone is going to make it out of this story alive. Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) will see more Days. Q: Wow-sounds good. So can you give is any specific preview or will we have to wait until next week's May previews are out for more scoop? A: The Bo and Hope story will have a huge twist in May. We are setting the stage for a triangle between Abby/Max/Chelsea. Kate's schemes will have dire consequences for many. The Alex/Marlena/John, Austin/Carrie/Lucas/Sami, and Abe/Lexie/Tek stories all converge and it will lead to a huge cataclysmic event in the weeks ahead. Plus, Nicole will return on a mission and the elder vets will be much more prominent, Maggie and Caroline especially. The Mickey situation will be rectified too. We are hoping to get John Clarke back. We won't recast again so if we can't get him back we will have to play what we have in mind out in a different manner. Q: Thanks for the scoop. I look forward to the May Sweeps previews to be released next week. A: Your welcome. I am sure you will find them very tantalizing.

NICOLE IS BACK!!!! Arianne Zuker, who just left Days this past February to pursure other interests, is returning to the show this May. The return is said to be limited, according to setsiders, and it is rumored that the actress will not be returning alone. Does this mean that Salem's favorite vixen has finally found true love? Stay tuned.

Great episode KR. Sorry I haven't commented much but I felt the need to now because it was such a big episode. Love the edition of Ivy and I can't wait to learn her connections to Kate and Celeste. Love the Hope/Liam stuff and I totally thought Kate was the killer not Bonnie. Nice twist. I will comment a little more now because I am going to be back on the fan fic scene with the return of mine in a few weeks. I only wish I knew how to add pictures to my casting news and such in my blog like you do. Everytime I try to add one I get an ISB image message and nothing shows up but that so maybe I am doing something wrong. I hope I figure it out soon because I want to post some stuff to make you guys excited before my big return May 1.

THE NEW EDITION OF PHOENIX'S DAYS FAN FICTION IS COMING!!!! As many of you noticed, my fan fic kinda stopped being updated. It started off so well but then I had computer issues and lost all my work which led to me falling behind too much. I eventually just gave up which was a shame because my stories were very good. I also realized my format was all wrong and that its very hard for people to read long episodes like I was churning out. Alas, I have decided to start a whole new fan fic starting May 1. The format of the episodes will be short (comparable to King Reilly's) and many of the stories will be based off some of the work I was doing in my first fan fic. Please do check my blog regularly these next few weeks prior to the premiere of the new fan fic as I will be posting previews, news, etc to wet your appeatites and get you excited. I hope all those that use to read my fan fic will return-I promise this time it will be better and you won't be disappointed. Stay tuned for more on all this as we get closer to May 1. I look forward to a better run this time around and to get more readers this time. I hope you all enjoy it.

2/14/06 (A special all John and Marlena show as he takes her down a romantic trip down memory lane on Valentine’s day) -John wakes Marlena up with breakfast in bed which sparks a memory of a similar time. He rushes her out and he takes her to Titan before it opens. It’s the start of his planned romantic trip down memory lane to get her memories of him totally back. They go to the boardroom where they had their infamous affair. John decides to recreate that scene. He kisses Marlena and passions do ignite as Marlena’s memories and feelings of that night come rushing back. -He then takes her up to the Penthouse Grill where their wedding was. The whole place is decorated for a wedding. John makes her put on that same wedding dress from 1999 and they recreate the wedding. John reads off the same vows he did that day and the feelings and memories come flooding back to Marlena as she begins to recite the same words and vows she did on that very day. -John then takes her to his jet. Its is made up to look like their wedding night in 1999. Passions ignite again as Marlena remembers that night and those feelings. John even breaks out strawberries and whipped cream and even rubs a piece of cold ice on her back to recreate one of their famous love scenes. It all floods back to Marlena as she remembers all this and several other nights with John. They make love for the first time in a long time. Marlena is startled when the plane begins moving. John says they are off to their next stop. -They end up in West Virginia. John takes her to where they had their adventure there and where they first believed him to be Stefano then Roman. That time all comes back to her. John says they have another stop and they board his plane. -They end up in Hawaii. John takes her to all the places they stopped at and experienced during their honeymoon. Marlena remembers it all and her and John make love again in the honeymoon suite they stayed in 1999. -They return to the plane and arrive back in Salem late at night. He takes her to one last place-St. Luke’s. When they arrive, the place is decorated to look like when John married her back when he thought he was Roman. Marlena recalls it all and even remembers their vow renewal in Las Vegas. All of a sudden she is hit with another surge of other memories of John and her, including some bad ones like her death in 1987 an the possession. Marlena feels like one last surge might be enough. John decides that she has had enough for the day and they go home. Marlena wants to keep going but John doesn’t want to overdo it since she is so close to being whole again. They go home and Marlena tells him she loves him for the first time in a while. She says she can really mean it now that she is almost whole. They kiss and he carries her upstairs to make love. We then see Stefano/Alex watching them from a monitor laughing sinisterly and he then says, “Enjoy it while it lasts because once you remember everything Marlena I will strike and the game between John and me will once again begin.” He then laughs uncontrollably as the screen slowly fades to black. On the next Days... Nicole shocks Austin. Carrie makes her decision regarding Alan. Abe returns to work. Lexie is ready to act. Sami thinks she has figured out the truth.

2/13/06 -Alan tells Carrie she doesn’t need to be scared. He has changed. He makes this big speech about how he went through therapy and about how he went through so much therapy following being shot by Sami. He is no longer the same Alan. He says his family disowned him and all these years he has been alone in the world. He had a hard time getting a job and has been moving from small job to small job making just enough to live. He says he kidnaped her because he just returned to Salem and doesn’t want anyone to know he is back. He wants to make up for his past, especially to Sami and her, and knows that once everyone learns he is back they won’t give him a chance. Knowing how forgiving and nice Carrie is, he kidnaped in hopes that she will believe him and help him make up for his sins. He tells Carrie she is free to leave the cabin and go home and think about it. All he asks is that she doesn’t tell anyone he is so close to Salem for obvious reasons. He gives her some money and says there is a bus stop nearby that can take her home. Carrie is confused but agrees to his request to avoid upsetting anyone. She leaves and stares at Alan as she walks away. It is clear that he got to her but she doesn’t know what to believe. If this is an act, Sami, her and who knows who else may be in a lot of danger. -Nicole asks Eric what is going on and if he sick. Eric says he has been under a lot of stress lately and he is still recovering from his concussion. Nicole gets him some ice and wants to call a doctor but he insists he is ok. They kiss. She leaves to get him something to eat. We see Eric pull out some pills and take on as he says that Nicole can never learn the truth. He says he needs her and his family now more then ever and that no one can find out what is going on or it will ruin everything. -Kate is shocked to see Nicholas in Paris. They catch up and Kate tells him why she isn’t in Salem. Nicholas says that he knows the real Kate that no one else sees. Kate questions who that real Kate is. Nicholas promises to help her through this and says she just needs to enjoy herself and leave everything back in Salem. Maybe then she will better grasp her true self and who she really is. Nicholas tells her that Vivian is with Ivan and they are still splurging off his lottery winnings. He says he has tried to start up his own business but failed. Kate says that he should come home to Salem and work fro Basic Black. Nicholas is intrigued but says he isn’t sure if business is right for him and he really doesn’t know what it is. He says the only time he knew what was for him was when he was with her. He takes her hand and cresses it. He tells Kate he has a feeling their time in Paris will change their lives forever. -Sami leaves her apartment. She bumps into Lucas. She confronts him about all his secrecy and meeting with Maggie. She reveals that she knows they Maggie and him fell off the wagon and she caught Lucas putting a whiskey bottle back at the pub during the funeral reception. Lucas tries to get out of it but Sami keeps laying the questions on. Lucas finally admits she is right. Maggie and him did fall off the wagon but Maggie was the one that took the bottle. He was just putting it back but she stole it again and now she is missing and most likely drunk. Lucas admits he is tempted to drink too. Sami asks Lucas why he never told anyone he felt left out and lonely. He says he didn’t think anyone cared and his family had enough to deal with. He also felt embarassed. Sami says she feels bad but needed comfort at the time and she didn’t realize getting it with Austin bothered him. They are about to confess their feelings for each other when Sami has a flash back to the night in the hospital garage when she caught Lucas checking his damaged car. She figures he must have done something while drunk and Maggie either knows about it or was a part of it. He tells Sami to let it go but she continues to pressure him. He blows up at her and walks away as Sami is more determined then ever to find out what is going on. She says she is doing this for Lucas and for their son. Lucas is tempted again to take a drink but doesn’t. -Maggie is drunk and walking the pier. She continues to blame herself for everything and believes what happened to Zach is her fault too. She then almost falls off the pier but is rescued by Victor. He gets her some coffee and tries to sober her. He comforts her and urges her to forgive herself otherwise she can’t move on. She says she can never forgive herself. Victor calls the Horton House to tell them Maggie is ok. She begs Victor not to tell them she is drunk. He keeps mum. Lucas then gets a call from Alice who tells him that Maggie is ok. Lucas is relieved. Victor admits his heart is broken too and tells Maggie what Caroline did. Maggie, who is clearly sobering up, tells him he has become a good man and that he may still find that special someone yet. It may not be Caroline like he has always thought. He doubts it and blames himself for getting his hopes so high for getting her back and for going against her wishes and coming near her at the funeral. She said something bad would happen and it did. Maggie comforts him. Victor walks her home and Maggie thanks him. Victor urges her to take his advice and stop blaming herself. Mickey and Shawn Sr’s deaths were meant to be and would’ve happened somehow regardless. They didn’t die because of her-they were stubborn and would’ve gone out anyway. Maggie thanks him and tells him to remember her words about love. He may still find it. Maggie goes inside and lays on the couch. She looks at a picture of Mickey and for the first time realizes it wasn’t her fault but Zach’s accident may have been. She doesn’t know fi she hit him but she still didn’t watch him enough to prevent him from leaving the house. That is unforgivable and she can blame herself for that. Maggie almost takes another drink after thinking about Zach but stops after looking at Mickey’s picture and remembering Victor’s advice. She needs to find out what happened the night Zach was hit while she was drunk and she needs to make sure no one finds out anything until she does, especially Sami. Victor thinks about Maggie’s words and wonders if maybe he still may find happiness and love, even without Caroline. -Lexie is stunned to learn Alex is her father. She realizes he was the presence she felt in the house that night she felt someone in her room in the mansion. He admits his snuck in that night to be near her and that he lovingly touched her face since he hadn’t been near his daughter in so long. He explains that he needed Tony to lie about his death so he could execute his plans better under the guise that he was dead. He couldn’t be detected that way. He says he was pleased with the entire island plot but knew it would fail when Tony went all out for world domination. Stefano explains that Tony should have merely went for revenge and defense of the Dimera honor and name rather then what he went for. He does applaud Tony for getting most of his enemies on the island. He only wishes he took over the plot from there and it may have been successful. He apologizes for blackmailing her about Tek but he had planned to use her in one of his plans since she was a doctor and he knew she wouldn’t help him if he didn’t have a way to force her. After all, no one could know he was alive not even her. He explains what he has going on in Salem. He talks about how he is keeping Chelsea and Will out of Salem. He has big plans for them and feels they can aid in his revenge. He also says he has Patrick Lockhart captive since he is a loose cannon. He explains that he knows a lot about Patrick’s past and plans on using that in the future when he needs to use him for his plots but right now Patrick is best to be locked up where he can’t ruin his plans. He also shares his plans for John and Marlena. He says the car accident was the perfect way to set up his plot. Everyone thought “Alex” died and John now is taking Marlena on a trip down memory lane. He explains that as soon as Marlena remembers everything he will nab her and then kick his plan into high gear. Lexie asks what that is but Stefano says he isn’t even sure yet. Lexie is puzzled that he doesn’t know really where any of his plans are going and says its very unlike him but Stefano says he knows what he is doing. He admits he is happy about her breakup with Abe. He confesses he liked Tek despite him being a cop. Lexie asks why he liked him but Stefano merely responds that it was just something about him. Lexie says she wants Abe and her son back. Stefano says he has been monitoring Abe along with the rest of Salem and he informs Lexie that she may have lost Abe. He shows us her footage of Abe and Celeste playing with Theo and of Celeste reacting to her vision of kissing Abe. Lexie is outraged and, knowing that her mother’s visions always come true, she knows she has to put a stop to this. Stefano reminds Lexie of her mother’s vision of her returning to her roots. She is already back in the mansion and now he says she needs to become his daughter again. Its inevitable and she can’t resist and she knows it will happen regardless since Celeste envisioned it. Lexie says that she knew she needed to fight and be a little edgy to get her family back but she never thought she needed to return to being a total Dimera again and follow in her father’s footsteps once more. Stefano says it’s the only way for her to win and its who she is-its her heritage. If Abe and everyone else can’t respect that, then she need not concern herself with them. All that matters is her son and Stefano says she needs to make sure she doesn’t lose him. He will do what he can but he can’t do much for fear of being discovered. Lexie buys into everything and starts to realize she can live if she doesn’t get Abe back but she can’t lose Theo. She needs her son and getting Abe back is the cherry on the sundae. She decides Stefano is right and she needs to do everything she can to keep her son-including acting as a Dimera would. If she gets Abe back so be it but he isn’t a priority. Stefano is happy and embraces his daughter and welcomes her back to the family. She decides to stay the night there with him and Bart shows her to a room to sleep. Privately, Stefano says that everything is on track. He says he will make sure Lexie never loses Theo even if she can’t and admits he used her current situation and everything going on with her, Abe, and Celeste to make her be a true Dimera again as she should be. Everything is falling into place on all parts of his ultimate revenge plan and Stefano then lets out a devilish laugh while opera music blares and he drinks his brandy as the screen freezes on him and then fades to black.

Contract Actors Frances Reid - Alice Horton Suzanne Rogers - Maggie Horton Drake Hogestyn - John Black Peggy McCay - Caroline Brady Deidre Hall - Dr. Marlena Evans Black James Reynolds - Abe Carver Alison Sweeney - Sami Brady Renee Jones - Dr. Lexie Carver Kristian Alfonso - Hope Williams Brady Peter Reckell - Bo Brady Lauren Koslow - Kate Roberts Josh Taylor - Roman Brady Arianne Zuker - Nicole Walker Jason Cook - Shawn Brady Farah Fath - Mimi Lockhart Melissa Reeves - Jennifer Horton Deveraux Matthew Ashford - Jack Deveraux Bryan Dattilo - Lucas Roberts Kyle Brandt - Philip Kiriakis Judi Evans - Bonnie Lockhart Brody Hutzler - Patrick Lockhart Martha Madison - Belle Black Kiriakis Julie Pinson - Billie Reed Ashley Benson - Abigail Deveraux Darin Brooks - Max Brady Billy Warlock - Frankie Brady Wayne Northrop - Alex North/Stefano Dimera Austin Peck - Austin Reed Christie Clark - Carrie Brady Julianne Morris-Greta Von Amburg Jeremy Sumpter-Will Roberts John Aniston - Victor Kiriakis Tanya Boyd - Celeste Perrault Mandy Musgrave-Chelsea Brady (Debuts 1/27/06) Jensen Ackles-Eric Brady Victor Webster-Nicholas Alamain Paul Kersey-Alan Harris Recurring Actors Steve Blackwood - Bart Biederbicke Daphne Bloomer - Eugenia Willans Garrett, Mitchell & Spencer Gray - Zack Brady Bill Hayes - Doug Williams Susan Seaforth Hayes - Julie Williams Chase & Tyler Johnson - Theo Carver Jacee Jule - Java Cafe Waitress Patty James Lancaster - Father Timothy Jansen Ron Leath - Henderson Thaao Penghlis - Tony DiMera Jake & Nick Ravo - Jack Deveraux Jr. Arloa Reston - Joelle Joshua & Jacob Rips-John Thomas "JT" Brady Reiber Zeus the dog - Max

2/10/06 -Roman lets go of Austin at Carrie’s request. He asks Austin how he could do such a thing to Carrie and how Lucas could even let it happen and not stop it. Lucas apologizes and says that he just he wanted Carrie and took the opportunity that presented itself. Sami calls him a hypocrite for always complaining about her scheming when he did the same to get Carrie. Carrie says its not about Lucas, even though she is mad at him, its about Austin. Carrie is surprised when Eric takes Austin’s side and says it was a business decision. He, along with Austin and Victor, thinks she needs to be tougher. John concurs and says that she needs to be thick-skinned if she plans to hold on to her position at his company. Carrie realizes that she may be too nice and vulnerable but that is who she is and she was still hurt and can’t understand why Austin never found out. Nicole says she found out but circumstances kept her from telling Austin over the phone so she didn’t tell him until she returned from LA. Carrie and Austin have it out and she ends up slapping Austin. He realizes that she is really hurt and that she may never forgive him for this. He may have lost her. She runs out and tells Caroline she will be home later. After she leaves, the mystery man from the bus station follows her. Carrie ends up at the pier where the mystery man puts a substance on a tissue and then puts it over Carrie’s mouth, knocking her out. He picks her up and carries her away. Austin and Lucas have it out over him letting the takeover happen. Lucas blames Austin for rushing through the takeover and not finding out the name of the CEO. Austin is upset and wants to go home and asks Sami if she is coming. Sami is clearly more interested in Lucas and Maggie but Austin says he needs her so she leaves with him. Victor is upset with Lucas and warns him never to let his emotions or relationships get in the way of business. Nicole thanks Eric for his support in regards to the takeover. Austin tells her that he doesn’t blame her but from now on they need to do a better job of obtaining info and can’t rush into things like this no matter how hot of a commodity. Nicole tells Eric she is happy he is home. -Doug and Julie want to take Alice and Maggie home. Maggie says she doesn’t want to go yet and is not ready to go home to an empty house. Lucas agrees to take her home. Maggie is worried about their secret coming out given all the secrets being revealed but Lucas assures her nothing will come out. They need to find out whether him or her was the one that hit Zach first before anything else. They both agree that they need to resist temptation and stay sober. :He goes to get the car and Maggie takes a whiskey bottle from behind the bar and runs off. Lucas comes inside and can’t find Maggie. No one has seen here. He calls the Horton house and Doug, Julie, and Alice get worried when Lucas tells them Maggie is missing. Lucas goes out in search of her as Maggie walks the streets of Salem devouring her alcohol. -Jen and Frankie go home, as do Frankie and Max. Jen thanks Frankie for being there for her through everything and he does the same. Its been a tough couple of months. They nearly kiss but stop themselves. Meanwhile, outside, Max and Abby both thank each other for helping each other get through everything lately. Max gently takes her hand and kisses it and says he feels something so nice when around her. He feels alive and she makes him strive to be a better person, someone that she will like. She says she feels drawn to him and special around him too. He kisses her cheek and they say good night. Jen and Frankie watch and comment on how much they remind them of themselves. Frankie asks Jen if she is ok with Max and Abby growing closer and she is. She likes Max and he lives in the garage apartment and doesn’t bother anyone. Plus, he is Frankie’s brother so he can’t be that bad. They say good night to each other and, taking a cue from Max, Frankie kisses Jen on the cheek and goes upstairs as Jen stares off wondering if its ok to feel close to Frankie again after all these years and only shortly after Jack’s death. -Abe and Celeste are taking care of Theo at the Carver house. Abe thanks Celeste for helping him get through everything and for helping with Theo. He realizes he is putting her in a tough spot-almost like she is choosing between Lexie and him. Celeste says that Lexie would want her with Theo and she doesn’t want to be at the Dimera mansion anyway. Celeste has that same vision of Lexie becoming a Dimera and she tells Abe that she fears her daughter may become a true Dimera once more-only this time for good. She then has a vision of a phoenix and says that the Dimeras are on the rise in Salem and that danger and trouble are on the horizon for everyone in Salem. More secrets will be revealed and lives will be changed. Abe thinks she is exaggerating but acknowledges that she is usually right. He says they just need to watch their backs and hope that for once she is wrong. He takes Theo to bed as a worried Celeste looks on as a strong breeze blows through the room blowing the door open. Celeste then says, “It has begun.” Meanwhile, Lexie arrives home at the mansion and hears someone in the bushes. Its Bart who is on a cell phone. She hears him say “Stefmeister” and remembers he once called her father that. She pulls him out of the bushes and demands to be taken to her father. He tries to get out of it but finally admits Stefano is alive and that Tony lied so that Stefano could stay in hiding and orchestrate all his plans without interruption and more efficiently. He takes her in a limo to meet him, realizing he has no choice. -Roman confronts Caroline and tears into her again. Bo and Hope try to calm him but he won’t listen. Bonnie finally get him to lay off. Roman tells Caroline that he doesn’t care if everyone else is so forgiving-he isn’t and she is no longer his mother. Victor tells him to calm down but Roman hauls off and punches Victor. He then walks out with Bonnie behind him as Caroline breaks down in tears. Bo comforts her but Hope wants to get back to the hospital to check on the kids and Caroline tells them to go. Bo and Hope leave and on the way talk about Caroline and Victor. Bo says his mother and family are going to need him and Hope tells Bo that is fine but him and her have a lot to work through too. He agrees and for the first time all day then tension between them is apparent. -Shawn decides to take Mimi home since its not wise for her to be on her feet too long in her condition. He tells his grandmother to call if she needs anything. They leave as Belle looks on with Marlena comforting her. Marlena asks her if she wants to move in with her and her father. Belle declines but does ask John for her job back at Basic Black. John agrees. Belle leaves as John and Marlena are worried about her. John says he has a surprise for her too but she will have to wait until morning for it. They leave and outside the pub share a romantic kiss that bring on another memory for Marlena of them kissing. She is hopeful that she is close to getting all her memories of John back. -Caroline is left alone with Victor and is clearly heartbroken. He approaches her but she tells him to leave. They can never be now and really never could. Most of her family and friends were nice enough to forgive her but her family is still ruined and so is her integrity. She knows nobody will ever look at her the same way again, or him for that matter. Roman will never forgive her. She warned him it would come out, especially if he was close to her against her wishes and it happened. She regrets never telling everyone when she first returned him but only didn’t for her family and husband’s sake given his health. She also blames Tony for putting them in a position to have an affair. She tells Victor to stay away from her and to never come near her. If he ever loved her he will do this. A heartbroken Victor once again realizes he has lost another chance with his true love and agrees to her wishes and leaves. We see a single tear drop from Victor’s eye when he leaves as Caroline breaks down in tears in the pub. -Bonnie lost track of Roman after he raced out of the pub. She finds him at the station working and knocks on the door. He tells whoever it is to go away. Bonnie says its her and he tells her to just leave him alone and to stop nagging him. Bonnie is clearly hurt given all they have been through together and done for each other and leaves, both angry and upset as Roman keeps working to get his mind off his issues and to hold everything together. -Kate is in Paris at a café alone. She many shopping bags and is thinking about Salem and her children. She realizes she needs to change and stay out of her children’s lives if they are ever going to be happy. She also wonders about her love life and about whether she will ever be happy on that front. She still loves John and Roman but that will never work out on both accounts and she doesn’t know if those were even lasting. She remembers Curtis, Bill, Stefano, Vincent Moroni, and Victor and how all her relationships with those men ended up. She also recalls Nicholas and wonders if that was the one that got away. He was the only man that ever really swept her off her feet. The only con was that he was Vivian’s nephew. She leaves the café and ends up at a nearby fountain. The sign next to it talks of a legend that says the fountain brings slot loves together. Someone then grabs Kate and startles her. She turns around to find Nicholas Alamain standing right in front of her. -Bart takes Lexie to a warehouse outside of Salem that is the same one where Patrick is being held prisoner. Bart worries about Lexie finding him but she doesn’t. They enter a room at the end of a hallway and we see a chair turned towards the wall. Lexie slowly walks in and says, “Father?” The chair turns around to reveal Alex North. Lexie shakes her head, “Your not my father. What are you doing here?” Alex responds, “On the contrary my dear Alexandra. I am your father. Your new and improved father. Always have been, always will be. Did you miss me?” A stunned Lexie looks on as does a gleeful Bart. -Eric and Nicole end up at the Salem Inn. They didn’t want to go back to her place since Austin and Sami are there. They enter the room and things get intimate. He says she will always be the love of his life. They kiss and things get heated. Eric then begins to fall back. Nicole asks what is wrong but he just keels over in pain and then passes out in her arms. Nicole panics and goes to call 911. Eric grabs her arms and begs her not too. He tells her that if she has ever loved him not to pick up that phone and get help. He says no help is needed as a stunned and confused Nicole looks on helplessly. -Austin and Sami are at home and Austin is hitting the alcohol hard. This reminds her of Lucas and Maggie. Sami tells Austin to lay off and that drinking is not the answer. He agrees and stops and admits that he screwed up and its not no one’s fault but his own. Carrie should have been tougher but he still went about everything the wrong way and now has lost his true love. He says he could really use a friend like Sami right now. Sami says she is there for him but then wonder why when she finally looks like she is getting Austin all she can think about is Lucas and what is going on with him and Maggie. Austin embraces Sami as she continues to be miles away thinking of Lucas. -Carrie wakes up in a cabin. It looks like she is in the mountains. She wonders how she got there and who is responsible. The cabin door then opens as the mystery man arrives with fire wood. Carrie can’t believe her eyes and is clearly afraid of the man. She backs up and says, “It can’t be you. Stay away!! Stay away from me!!” The camera then slowly pans up from the man’s shoes to reveal...Alan Harris and then the screen freezes and fades to black. On the next Days... Alan presents his case to Carrie. Eric lies to Nicole. Stefano fills in the blanks and reveals his plans for Salem to Lexie. Nicholas and Kate get re-acquainted. Sami confronts Lucas as a shocking person comes to Maggie’s rescue.

2/9/06 -Lucas and Maggie have it out outside the Pub about her stealing the whiskey from the bar. He takes it away from her and then finds himself tempted to take a drink. He resists and consoles Maggie, who breaks down in his arms. They hear yelling inside and learn of Caroline’s affair with Victor in the castle and her never telling anyone, including her husband. This worries Maggie since its yet another reminder that secrets always come out. Lucas tells her to calm down but privately worries along with Maggie about people learning about the drunken escapade Maggie and he had. -Victor gets up after being hit. Roman lashes out at Victor. Caroline tells him to calm down, as does Bo. Roman asks if it was true. Caroline breaks down and confesses. Everyone is shocked. Victor urges everyone to blame him not Caroline. Roma attacks him again. Bonnie and Bo try to calm him. Caroline is shocked when Kayla, Kim, and Bo all understand that Victor and her did have a great love and its perfectly understandable that it would be rekindled given how they were in close proximity for so long. They also forgive Caroline for lying given Shawn’s Sr’s heart condition. It would not have been wise to tell him and she was merely protecting him and trying to keep the family together. Roman is shocked that everyone understands but then Sami steps forward and says she doesn’t. Victor reminds everyone that Sami never has liked him because he has always given her a taste of her own medicine and Sami is always one to gloat about other people’s faults. Sami is offended and walks out. Roman gets angry. Kim, Kayla, Shane, Bo, Hope, Abe, and Bonnie try to calm him but it fails. Roman throws a chair at the wall and says he will never forgive his mother for her betrayal of his father for a second time. Bo takes this as a dig at him but Roman says its nothing to do with him. Its has everything to do with how his mother can’t keep her hands off of Victor. He saw it happening on the island and now its manifested. He walks out in a rage with Bonnie in hot pursuit. Caroline is heartbroken. Victor decides to keep his distance and leaves the room. Kayla and Kim hate to leave now but they need to make their flights. They promise to visit. Kayla and Stephanie promise to to visit after her modeling gig in Paris is over and Kim and Shane promise they will bring Andrew and Jeannie around more often. They say goodbye to everyone. On the way out, they see Roman all alone and say a heartfelt goodbye to him. They beg him to forgive Caroline but he is too angry to listen. Her embraces them all and tells them he looks forward to seeing more of them. Shane tells Roman, Bo, John, and Abe he will keep in touch. Before getting in the taxi, Shane tells John there is rumblings in the Dimera organization about something big going down and to watch his back. John takes the warning as someone continues to watch him. -Abe and Celeste decide to leave. She says there is still one more secret that needs to come out and that there is danger on the horizon. He says they need to get home to Theo. She agrees and they leave as she stares at everyone in the rest of the room grimly. Lexie leaves too and is clearly agitated by Abe and Celeste’s closeness. -In Statesville prison, we see Tony in a high security cell. We then see a guard that turns out to be Bart in disguise. Bart is happy to see him and informs him of how the boss’s plan is in action regarding Chelsea and Will. They won’t be back in Salem anytime soon. He also says he has Patrick locked up and still is hanging his secret past over his head. Tony is pleased but wants out of jail. Bart says it will happen soon. Tony gets angry and says that soon is not good enough-his father needs to get him out now before his revenge plans are put into action. Tony says that he has covered for his father and has made everyone believe that he killed Stefano when in reality he is very much alive. He kept the Dimera empire going until he was imprisoned and almost completed one of the grandest plans by any Dimera when he had so many beloved Salemites trapped on an island at his mercy. Bart says he will inform the boss of Tony;s impatience and will let him know when the escape will happen. He leaves as Tony tells himself that he doesn’t believe Stefano plans to get him out due to his disappoints of him so he will need to find a way out himself. He decides its time to reveal some Dimera secrets that will shake up many in Salem, but not before he uses them to get him out of prison. He laughs and says he is now on the path out of prison and back into the world. -Eric comforts Caroline and says he will be there for her now that he is back. Caroline is happy but wishes Eric would stay away from Nicole. She is bad news and Victor can testify to that. Eric says that he thinks Victor is bad news too. Caroline mentions Nicole’s misdeeds and how she tried to kill Victor. Eric is aware of them and says she lost her way but now is on the path to finding it and he will be there with her to help. He says that he needs her and with everything else going on it makes him need her even more. Bonnie comforts Roman and tries to calm him down. He lashes out about his family being in shambles. She forces him to go back inside with her but he tries to leave again. She urges him to talk to his mother. Marlena and Belle comfort Caroline. Belle gets jealous when Mimi and Shawn come over and Caroline seeks more comfort from Mimi then her. Marlena tells Belle to think rationally and to stop overanalyzing everything. -Jen, Frankie, Max, Abby, Alice, Doug, and Julie all wonder where Maggie is. Maggie and Lucas decide to go back inside before anyone notices they are gone. Lucas sneaks the bottle of whiskey back behind the bar, which Sami sees and she now wonders if Lucas has fallen off the wagon. The Horton’s are happy to see Maggie is ok. They still want to know if more is going on with her. She says she is fine and worriedly stares at Lucas. Meanwhile, Austin wants to pick up where Carrie and his discussion left off. He wants the truth about her right now. She tries to walk away and says that if he doesn’t know by now what he did then he shouldn’t know and she shouldn’t have to tell him. Nicole hears this and tells Austin she knows what is going on. Sami comes over and so does Lucas. Nicole says that Lucas knows it too and that the reason why Titan pulled out of the race for Highstyle was because of Carrie. Victor is there and hears this too and wants to know what is going on. Nicole tells Austin that Carrie is the CEO of Highstyle and that is why she is mad at him and why Lucas pulled out. It made him look good to Carrie only she found out he knew and was using it and that is why she moved in with her grandmother and out of Lucas’s. Austin and Sami are stunned, as is everyone else. Roman grabs Austin and wants to know how he could hurt his little girl. Victor is mad at Lucas too for letting other things get in the way of business. Meanwhile, the mystery man is watching Sami, Carrie, Lucas, and Austin from outside the pub. The screen then focuses on Carrie in tears with Roman holding Austin by the neck. We then see a split screen of Carrie crying and a stunned Austin as the screen fades to black. On the next Days... Kate comes face to face with someone from her past in Paris. The mystery man is revealed and commits a shocking act. Carrie and Austin have a huge face-off ending with Austin realizing he has lost her. Lexie is stunned when she comes face to face with Bart who blurts out Stefano is alive. She demands to be taken to him. Roman breaks Caroline’s heart. Something shocking interrupts a special moment between Eric and Nicole.

2/8/06 -Everyone is now at the Brady Pub for the reception. They all toast to the lives of Shawn Sr, Mickey, and Claire. Pete says goodbye to Melissa and everyone else as he leaves. Mike, Jeremy, Laura, and Bill all head for the airport too after saying goodbye to Carrie, Lucas, Jen, Abby, Alice and the rest of the Horton’s. They promise to visit more. Same goes for Marie, Sandy, and Tommy who all leave as well. Don prepares to leave but is very concerned about Maggie. The same goes for Melissa and Sarah who both need to leave to catch planes home. A storm is threatening to delay tons of flights and they all want to get out before they get stuck. Maggie stays quiet but does somehow muster up enough control to say goodbye to those leaving. She says goodbye to Don too who says he will be back soon to visit. Same goes for Melissa and Sarah, both of whom consider staying but Maggie talks them out of it. They are happy to see Maggie reacting to them and talking finally. Little do they know that the reason why Maggie is coming out of her depression is because she is eyeing the liquor behind the bar. She tells Melissa and Sarah she will be fine. They say goodbyes to everyone and leave. Jessica and Joshua Fallon give their condolences again and leave. Spencer and Steven prepare to leave too. Julie reminds Steven of what she asked him earlier. She wants to know who Spencer’s mother is. Steven says its not her concern. They say their goodbyes to everyone and leave. Julie is intrigued. -Sami keeps an eye on Lucas and Maggie. Lucas again tells her to back off. Sami and Austin continue to wonder what is going on with Carrie. Carrie mingles with her relatives. Kim and Kayla ask her about Austin. She tells them that Austin and her are through. Austin overhears and jumps in demanding to know once and for all what is going on. It now becomes clear that the mystery man who just arrived in Salem via bus has a connection to Austin, Sami, and Carrie. -Lucas catches Maggie eyeing the bottle. She sneaks behind the bar but Lucas stops her and urges her to resist. He admits he is tempted too but they can’t fall off the wagon again, especially after what happened the last time. Sami watches them as Lucas comforts Maggie who continues to be hard on herself and filled with grief. -Eric catches up with his family. He asks Sami what she is up too but gets no concrete answer. He catches up with John and Marlena too and says he is happy that things are going better. The mystery person continues to watch them. He catches up with his father too and is shocked to see him with someone like Bonnie. Nicole notices that while alone Eric looks weak and has trouble with his balance. She eventually confronts him on it but he says he can’t talk about here. He takes her outside. He tells her he came back fro the funeral but also for her. He needs her and still loves her and didn’t like the way he left things. He said he needed to come home to Salem to be with his family and the woman he loves. He asks if she will still have him and she admits she still loves him. They kiss. Nicole asks again about why he looks and acts sick. Eric says he hit his head and sustained a concussion so he hasn’t been good on his feet lately. He says he is fine now and that his grandfather’s death made him realize how short life is. He needed Nicole and now he is back to stay. She offers him a job at ARC (Austin Reed & Co) as a photographer and says Austin wouldn’t mind and Sami wouldn’t either given who it is. Eric agrees if its ok with everyone. Nicole asks Austin who agrees and thinks it would be great. Sami is happy too but not happy to see him back with Nicole, Ditto that for Roman and Marlena. Eric insists its ok and that his life is perfect now that he is back with his family, friends, lover, and in Salem for good. -Hope asks Bo where Billie is. He says she went home and didn’t want it to be uncomfortable. They catch up with Kim and Kayla. Abe and Celeste do the same. Celeste starts to have visions of people arguing and yelling and says that lives will change tonight. Lexie asks them both about their closeness. Abe says they are just friends. Lexie doesn’t like it. A Dimera driver then comes in to ask Lexie when she will be ready to go. Abe and Celeste are shocked that Celeste’s vision came through-Lexie is back in the Dimera house. Celeste insists that the rest of her vision will come true too-she will go back to her Dimera ways. Abe is disgusted. Lexie tires to reason with him. Abe then blurts out everything about Lexie and Tek’s affair and the circumstances of his death. Everyone at the pub focuses on Lexie and Abe as they now know about her infedelity and move back into the Dimera mansion. Hope and Jen comfort her and are very forgiving, as are many of the Horton’s and Brady’s who really try not to take sides. They try to encourage Abe to forgive Lexie but he just walks away as Celeste comforts him, unnerving Lexie again. -Shawn and Mimi talk about their wedding with the Brady’s and Horton’s. Everyone is very excited. Belle is growing jealous though. Marlena and John try to help her through it as Bonnie continues to gloat. Marlena warns Bonnie to stop making this worse for Belle or she will have her to deal with. -Rex, Cassie, Chloe, and Brady all catch up with everyone too. They leave to catch their flights too but not before saying goodbye to their loved ones. Mimi is heartbroken when Rex doesn’t even say goodbye to her. Shawn comforts her. Meanwhile, Cassie vows to get revenge on Mimi one day and all those in Salem who hurt her and her brother. Privately, Rex admits he still loves Mimi and that is why he was so mean and cold hearted today. He can;t bear to see her with Shawn. Rex and Cassie leave, as do Chloe and Brady. -Victor tries to comfort Caroline but she pulls away. She avoids him by catching up with Kim, Kayla, Shane, etc but he keeps pulling her aside. He knows she needs him but is afraid of their secret coming out. Roman catches them and picks a fight with Victor. Bonnie helps stop it and comforts Roman. Victor and Caroline talk behind the bar as he pledges his love to her and vows to be there for her no matter how hard she fights it. She worries about their secret and says she can’t run the risk of someone overhearing. Celeste then tells Abe that secrets are about to be revealed that will change lives. At that very moment, Victor and Caroline realize that Sami has overheard their whole conversation. She blurts out in amazement how they kept their affair in the castle from everyone and it is overheard by everyone. It stops Austin and Carrie’s conversation over what is going on with her too. Everyone in the room is stunned. Meanwhile, during all this, Maggie grabs a bottle of Irish whiskey and runs out of the pub. Lucas is the only one that sees her and follows her. Everyone else remains in the Pub though. The Brady’s are in shock. Roman lunges at Victor and punches him, sending Victor to the ground in a heap. Bo and John hold him back as Caroline realizes her worst fears are coming true. The screen then freezes on Caroline’s face as the screen fades to black.

2/7/06 (short episode today-just montages and eulogies so since I am behind I decided to give an outline of what happened since its hard to given this won’t be onscreen even though I wish it would be and if it were it would be a 2 hour show) -Belle, Shawn, Mimi, Billie, John, Marlena, and Hope give eulogies for Claire. We then see a short montage of Claire’s short life set to the song "Baby Love.” -Caroline, Kayla, Kimberly, Shane, Abe, John, Marlena, Shawn, Carrie, Bo, Sami, Hope Frankie, Max, and Roman give eulogies for Shawn Sr. Bonnie comforts Roman who almost breaks down but once again stays strong for the family. Caroline breaks down at the alter and nearly spills her secret. Victor shocks everyone when he gives a eulogy for Shawn Sr. Caroline looks at Victor lovingly afterwards which unnerves Roman. Rex gives a eulogy as well and speaks for himself and Cassie. We then see a montage of flashbacks of Shawn Sr set to some Irish step music, something Caroline says Shawn Sr would want since he was always happy and wanting to celebrate. -Sarah, Melissa, Don, Bill, Alice, Mike, Laura, Lucas, Jen, Frankie, Marie, Tommy, Jessica, Hope, John, Doug, Julie, Marlena, Shawn and Bonnie give eulogies for Mickey. Bonnie sees Maggie and embraces her in an emotional moment and apologizes for everything. Its time for Maggie, who has been silent and just coldly staring at the caskets through the whole service, to give her eulogy. She mentions not writing one and then speaks of Mickey. She then goes on into a long rant about her role in his death, along with Shawn Sr’s, and nearly comes close to mentioning the night of Zach’s hit and run which makes Lucas nervous and Sami on the edge of her seat. Caroline stands up and insists its not her fault, as does Lucas and many others. Maggie then breaks down hysterically as maintains its all her fault and that she should be punished for everything. She collapses on Mickey’s casket and pounds on it, which nearly tips it over. All this worry and mourning is tempting Lucas to drink as he constantly thinks about that during the service. Maggie thinks about it too but somehow keeps her mouth shut about it. Maggie sits down with Melissa and Sarah and we then see a montage of Mickey (mostly John Clarke’s) set to the song “Amazing Grace" which is sung by Chloe. The montage ends with a procession to the cemetery where everyone says final goodbyes, including Caroline and Maggie and Belle and Shawn to their baby. Shawn comforts Belle as Claire’s casket is lowered into the ground. He then goes back to Mimi as John and Marlena hold Belle as they move to the other end of the cemetery with Bo, Hope, and everyone else for the other burials. Victor tries to comfort Caroline but she backs away and stares at him coldly prompting him to pull back. Maggie blames herself once again and says to Mickey that she failed him. She goes off again and begins to pound at the casket but Bo and John pull her off as Marlena, Hope, Jen, and Julie stand near her and Caroline as the caskets begin to descend. Maggie says goodbye softly but then goes into hysterics again while Caroline quietly breaks down as her children comfort her as the Horton’s and Melissa and Sarah do for Maggie. We then get an overhead shot of all the mourners as the screen goes white then black as “Amazing Grace” continues to play and the show ends.

2/6/06 -Maggie runs out of the church and bumps right into Sarah Horton. Melissa Anderson, Pete Jannings, Marie Horton, Tommy Horton, Bill Horton, Laura Horton, Mike Horton, Jeremy Jacobs, and Sandy Horton are all there too. They all met at the airport. They are reunited with Alice, Doug, and Julie. Pete says that he just had to come given how the Horton’s treated him and because of how much he cares about Melissa despite not being together anymore. Carrie is shocked to come face to face with Mike. Mike tells Carrie there are no hard feelings. Austin is there too and the men shake hands. Carrie embraces Laura and Jeremy too as both carry no ill will towards her. Mike and Lucas embrace and catch up. Jen and Abby reunite with Laura, Bill, Mike, and Jeremy. They all four say they will be returning to Salem more frequently saying that life is too short to stay away. They are amazed by how much Abby has grown and express regret about Jack. They are pleased to see Frankie and Max with them. Sarah mentions to Maggie how her father, Neil Curtis, wanted to make it to support her but was unable to get away from work and didn’t want to call her and bother her so asked Sarah to let her know. Maggie doesn’t even react. Sarah and Melissa worry about Maggie as she embraces them and continues to blame herself for Mickey’s death. She can’t even look them in the eye. Everyone tries to convince her otherwise but she won’t have it. They all go inside where they are reunited with Bo, Hope, and many others. -Steven Olsen and Spencer Olsen then arrive and reunite with Julie and the Horton’s. Julie notices Spencer carrying a chip on his shoulder as Spencer says that he only behaves like that because he refuses to tell Spencer who his real mother is. Julie asks Spencer who it is but he clams up and tells Julie its not appropriate to discuss that at a funeral. Julie is intrigued. -Jessica Blake Fallon and Joshua Fallon arrive and greet the Horton’s with their condolences. They express how much they cared about Mickey and know how good of a man he was. -Bill reunites with Lucas and asks him if something is wrong. He lies once again as Bill asks where Will is. Lucas fills him in. -Don Craig shows up and reunites with everyone including Marlena. John and Roman shake hands with him. Don then consoles Maggie who thanks him for being there and then once again gets quiet and stares at the caskets again. Don joins the Horton’s and everyone else in worrying about Maggie. -Brady Black then shows up with Chloe Lane. They reunite with John, Marlena, Mimi, Shawn, and Belle. Mimi happily tells them of her and Shawn’s news. Brady consoles Caroline over her loss and they remember the days when she and Grandpa Shawn used to watch Belle and himself. Brady then reunited with Victor and notices him watching Caroline. Brady asks his grandfather if he is ok as Victor says he will be once Caroline stops pushing him away. Brady and Nicole come face to face. They bury the hatchet, as does she and Chloe. -Rex and Cassie Brady arrive. They embrace Roman, Shawn, and Belle and are very disappointed in Kate being out of town. They are very happy about Shawn and Mimi and their engagement an pregnancy. Mimi and Rex meet. He says he has forgiven her and is happy for her but he still can’t forge and he can’t help but feel hurt that she got pregnant by Shawn and is having his childt. Mimi and Cassie then get into it over Rex but Shawn breaks it up as Mimi feels pains in her stomach, causing panic. Lexie examines her and she is ok. Shawn comforts her as she is upset over Rex. -Kayla Johnson, Stephanie Johnson, Shawn Donovan, and Andrew and Jeannie Donovon arrive. Everyone can’t believe how much the kids have grown. They agree to visit more often. Kayla mentions how Stephanie and her are gonna be living in Paris for awhile since Stephanie got a modeling job. Kimberly is now in a wheelchair after she injured her back and the surgery on it went awry. Her husband has now left her and the kids. Kim hasn’t heard from him in nearly a year. She says she has been living with Shawn in London but just as friends and so that he can help with the kids. The still strong bond between them is still evident though.. Shawn tells his aunts the news of his engagement and impending father hood. -Eric Brady arrives and reunites with his family. Nicole tries to approach him but Eric keeps getting pulled over by people. She finally gets his attention and is shocked when he embraces her and says that he really wants to talk to her after the funeral. She asks about what. He says that he just didn’t come back for the funeral-he came back for her. He goes over to Carrie and Sami as Nicole stares at him in delight. -Bo and Roman ask Caroline where their aunt, Molly Brady-Murphy, is. Caroline says that Molly called and said she couldn’t make it and mentions how Molly has never cared too much for family gatherings. She only cares for herself and losing Colin made her worse. She is even more out of control. The only time her or Shawn Sr ever saw her is when they went to Ireland themselves to see her and even then she was MIA a lot of the time. Before she can go into more detail, Fr. Jansen enters and is ready to begin Shawn Sr’s, Mickey’s, and Claire’s funeral. Meanwhile, outside, the person stalking John and Marlena continues to do so as the mysterious man from the bus station arrives at the church and looks in on the happenings. -The funeral then begins as Fr. Jansen says an opening blessing and the screen focuses on the large pictures of Mickey, Shawn Sr, and Claire near their coffins as their loves ones look on lovingly in tears as the screen fades to black.

2/3/06 -Caroline is at the Brady Pub when Roman and Bonnie show up to pick her up for the church. She is shocked to see them together but Bonnie vows to be there for Roman since he was there for her during Patrick’s funeral and the train wreck it became. He thanks her for being with him for support as she thanks him for the same. Caroline privately worries that her tryst with Victor will be somehow revealed at the funeral. She hopes Victor doesn’t try anything. -Jen, Frankie, Abby, and Max all show up at Maggie’s. Max and Frankie both vow to help Jen and Abby get through their uncle Mickey’s funeral as Jen and Abby vow the same support to them since Mickey was a good friend to Frankie and his boss and Shawn Sr was a father to them. They go inside where they find Alice, Doug, and Julie there as well. Everyone talks about their worries concerning Maggie’s behavior of late as Maggie is upstairs crying in bed about the recent events in her life. She looks at a picture of Mickey and continues to blame herself for the accident that claimed his life and Shawn Sr’s. She continues to wonder about her role in hitting Zach and questions whether she did more then just neglect him while babysitting drunk. Julie comes up and consoles her and tries to figure out what is going on with her. Maggie says it’s a tough day and she is in mourning. Julie tries to convince her that Mickey and Shawn Sr’s deaths were not her fault but Maggie just ushers her out so she can get ready. She begins to be tempted for a drink again. She calls Lucas who is feeling the same temptation after continuing to have flashbacks and worrying about night Zach was hit. They both talk each other out of drinking and promise to help each other through the service. A tearful Maggie gets dressed and comes downstairs where she is consoled by everyone there. Bo and Hope soon arrive and once again pledge to stand united and let their problems go for the day to help their families mourn. They need to be civil. They both console Maggie. Everyone then heads out for the church as Maggie stays silent most of the time while in tears as the Horton’s begin to get very worried about her. -John and Marlena arrive at the church with Belle. Shawn and Mimi walk in and Belle is clearly jealous. Marlena reminds Belle that she needs to let Shawn go-at least for now so Mimi can have a peaceful pregnancy. Belle agrees but says Shawn should be with her today since its Claire’s funeral. Shawn and Mimi come over and announce their engagement, which is heard by Caroline, Roman, Bonnie, Bo, Hope, and all the Horton’s who have arrived for the funeral. Everyone is happy for them and talking about the wedding while also being consoling about Claire, which unnerves Belle. Bonnie reminds Belle once again to stay away from Shawn which prompts Marlena to step in to tell Bonnie to back off given Belle and Shawn are mourning their daughter today. John pulls her away as Marlena and Bonnie viciously look on each other. Marlena and John console the Brady’s as Caroline reminds John and Marlena that they will always be Brady’s. John walks up to Shawn Sr’s casket and shares a close moment with him and says goodbye. Marlena comforts him and says she is glad she got most of her memory back so she can remember Shawn Sr and all he meant to her. Someone continues to watch John and Marlena. -Caroline and Maggie embrace. Caroline reminds Maggie that their husband’s deaths were not her fault as Maggie continues to remain silent causing worry by many at the church. Caroline sees Victor in the back of the church and reminds him to lay low. Roman sees him and picks a fight but Bo holds him back. Victor says that Mickey and Shawn Sr were good men and he wants to honor their memory. Roman backs off as Caroline warns Victor to keep a low profile. He tries to embrace her and she backs off. Victor insists on being there for her but Caroline tells him that if he ever loved her he will stay away from her until her family properly mourns. She admits fear concerning their secret coming out but Victor says it won’t and tells her not to worry. She leaves. -At a bus station in Salem, we see a mysterious man who just got off a bus. He walks out of the station and into a waiting taxi. He tells the driver to head for St. Luke’s. There are some ladies he needs to see. The cab then drives off. -Sami, Carrie, Austin, and Lucas arrive with Billie. Billie’s presence doesn’t go over well but she tells Hope and everyone else she is there to support the Brady’s and Horton’s who have always been good to her. She also says that she cared a good deal for Claire, whom she believed was her niece. She sits in the back with Victor. Carrie and Sami console Caroline and Roman and then make their way down the line of people as Austin notices a worried Lucas starting to shake. He is flashing back to the night he fell off the wagon and Austin asks what is wrong. He lies and walks away. Austin also tries to get through to Carrie again but she continues to avoid him and tells him she doesn’t want to see him. Sami approaches Maggie and once again grills her about the secret Lucas and her are keeping. She is surprised when Maggie doesn’t say a word and just stares at the caskets at the front of the room. She then slowly walks over to them. She then starts to grill Lucas but he tells her to back off as Sami grows increasingly suspicious. Nicole then arrives, back from LA, and sits with Austin and Sami. She claims the Brady’s and Horton’s never really did her wrong and she needs to be there since Eric and her were close. She tells them both she knows who the CEO of Highstyle is and she will tell them at the reception after the funeral. Abe and Celeste arrive to with Lexie following them. Lexie tries to sit with Abe but he sits with Celeste in a pew that can only fit them in it. Lexie sits near Bo and Hope and is unnerved by her husband’s closeness to her mother. Shawn and Mimi sit with Belle in one of the front pews. Belle asks Shawn if it may be best for it to be just the two of them sitting together since they were Claire’s parents but he says that Mimi was her godmother and has a right to sit with them. Belle agrees reluctantly as Mimi and Shawn hold hands. Maggie sits with Alice, Doug, and Julie as she continues to stare at the caskets. She gets up and walks slowly to Mickey and Shawn Sr’s and lets out a blood curdling scream and begins to lash out while pounding on the ground screaming that its all her fault. She then begins to visualize blood on her hands and starts to hear the voices of everyone in the room blaming her for sending Shawn Sr and Mickey out into the storm. She then hears people blaming her for not taking care of Zach and she imagines herself being the one who hit Zach. Doug and Lucas try to console her an pick her up but she gets hysterical and runs out of the church as everyone in the church looks on, including Sami who is more suspicious then ever as the screen fades to black.

2/2/06 -A formerly dressed Mimi finds a note from Shawn to meet her on the roof. She does and sees that the whole roof has been made up to look like a Parisian restaurant like the one they shared their first kiss in. Shawn comes up behind them and they kiss. They then eat dinner, as romantic french music plays in the background, and dance. They dance to their song, Lifehouse’s “You and Me,” and he vows to be there for her always and for their baby. He says they are gonna be a family and its always been his dream to have his own. She says he always dreamed of it being with Belle but he says things change and now he loves her and wants to be with her. -Meanwhile, Belle is in her loft and realizes she is now alone. Phillip is gone and Claire is dead. She begins to feel depressed and breaks down. Bonnie arrives and embraces her and says she feels bad for her. She apologizes for how mean she was but she only wants what is best for everyone and Mimi doesn’t need any stress. Belle forgives her and understands and vows that she won’t upset Mimi but adds that she will she her and Shawn since they will always be friends. Bonnie just cautions Belle not to get too close to Shawn given the circumstances. They hear the music from the roof and go up there. They observe what is going on through the door and overhears Shawn tell Mimi everything mentioned above and that he is through with Belle and Mimi is his future. He then gets down on one knee and asks Mimi to marry him. She says yes and they joyfully celebrate as Belle runs off in tears. Bonnie asks if she is ok and she says she just wants to be alone. Bonnie leaves and is clearly happy with the night’s events. Shawn later carried Mimi downstairs to their apartment and they make love carefully given her condition. -Abe and Celeste talk about Lexie and are worried about her. Abe admits he still loves her but isn’t sure if he can give her another chance. They play with Theo and are growing closer as Celeste begins to have these strange feelings about her son-in-law. She then has a vision of kissing him and wonders what more the future holds and hopes that it doesn’t cost her Lexie. -Lexie is at the mansion and is very comfortable. She is confidant that she will get Abe back and will be a family with Theo. She realizes that she can’t be a doormat or all sweet and nice to make that happen. She needs to toughen up a bit but not be all out evil and vindictive like she was before. Meanwhile, someone watches her from outside. Lexie feels someone watching her but thinks its her imagination. She goes up to bed and falls asleep. While she sleeps, we see the stalker’s gloved hand gently cress Lexie’s face lovingly and the person then leaves as Lexie jumps up, feeling like someone was just there but then lets it go and goes back to bed. -John takes Marlena to the cinema as they begin her trip down memory lane to recover her memories of love for John. He has it closed off for just them and they are watching “Grease,” one of her favorite movies. They both dress up like John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. John says she dressed like that character several times. She has memories of being with him watching the movie in the same theater and of one of her birthdays where she was dressed like Sandra Dee. They watch the movie and dance to the songs. They almost share a kiss but are interrupted by a loud noise. It’s the person who has been stalking them, who is the same person who is stalking Lexie. John calms Marlena down when she thinks the worse and he vows to protect her and promises the worst is behind them. She just needs to stick with him and then she will get her memories of him back. They sit back down and snuggle, very happy with the progress they have made. -Maggie comes to Lucas’s. They discuss their secret and Sami. She is worried. Lucas insists that they have to act normal and need to stop constantly meeting. It looks bad. Maggie starts to really lose it, citing that Sami never give up and once Sami finds out she will tell everyone and they will lose everything, including their family. Maggie then starts feverishly trashing Lucas’s apartment looking for alcohol. Lucas reminds Maggie of how things got this bad for them. Its was because they fell off the wagon. Maggie says she felt bad before that since Mickey and Shawn SR died because of her. Lucas insists that isn’t true and confesses he felt bad before drinking too since Austin has both Sami and Carrie and no one was giving him any attention. He was hurting too and no one was there for him and when he tried to be there for everyone else they wouldn’t let him. Will is gone, his mom is gone-he has no one. Maggie says he has her and that together they will get through this and fight the urge to drink as well. Maggie decides to leave and worries about how she will get through the funeral tomorrow. Lucas says he will be there and so will everyone else including those from out of town. She doesn’t know how she will face them. Lucas says that he and everyone else will help her. She leaves and he goes in the shower. Meanwhile, Sami was right outside the door listening to everything and is more determined then over to learn the rest of the truth. She believes the funeral tomorrow may make Maggie crack and blurt out everything. Sami plans on pursuing that and promises that she will do whatever it takes to find out everything. She then goes back to her place as the screen fades to black. On the next Days.. Bo and Hope come together to mourn. The Horton’s worry about Maggie. Sami keeps her eyes on Lucas and Maggie while a mysterious stranger arrives in Salem but is this person really a stranger? Tomarrow the funeral starts so I will start posting those episodes tomarrow. Finally starting to catch up so check back tomarrow and beyond because these next episodes will be big. I will also be using a shorter format since there will be many characters and I want to keep this short and not exhausting to read so expect the next 6-7 episodes to not be in as much detail as I usually make them. I want to make this easy to follow so enjoy and please do comment. If you want to know who is returnas for the funeral and who is playing them, please consult the funeral press releases. Thanks and keep reading!!!