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Episode #265 - Friday, December 15, 2006: BRAND NEW OPENING! Frankie comforts Melissa over Jen’s death. Melissa returns the favor to Frankie who was also close with Jennifer. Max consoles Abby. Carrie and Austin are floored when Mike answers the door to the Horton House. Carrie instinctively gives Mike a hug. Austin understands, but it is unsettling to him. Doug, Julie, Maggie, Mickey, Laura, Bill, and Alice recall their fondest memories of Jennifer. Billie comforts Jack. Jack discusses the guilt he feels over all of this. Billie tells Jack that Jen loved him more than life itself and that she would not want him to tear himself up like this. Jack says she never would have been in Europe if not for him. Billie tells Jack that he and Jen were meant to be and would have reunited eventually. Bo cannot find Hope anywhere. He has his contacts search all over London for her, but nothing. Megan realizes Bo is about to uncover that she kidnapped Hope. Mike awkwardly gives Austin a handshake. Austin takes his hand and pulls him into a hug. They apologize to each other for each having lost Jennifer…but there is an underlying meaning to their words. Mickey leaves the living room. Bill follows him, asking Mickey if he is alright. Mickey insists that he is. Abby reaches out to Max in her pain and agony, and they share a tender kiss. Megan has her handwriting expert mock up a letter from Hope to the Horton's telling them how sorry she is to hear of her cousin's death and how she will cut her trip short to return not long after the New Year. It is enough to ease the minds of Doug, Julie, and Bo for now, but they feel something is not right! Billie and Jack grow closer than ever as he lets her see a rare side of him very few people have. Mike and Carrie catch up on what their lives have been like since they left each other in Israel. Austin gives them the time they need to reminisce. But it secretly bothers him. A new day dawns in Salem….the day of Jennifer’s funeral. Each Horton and loved one of Jennifer shares an emotional and touching story of their times with Jennifer. Bill, Mike, Maggie, Alice, Doug, Julie, Bo, Lucas, Laura, Austin, Billie, Mickey, Melissa, Abby, and Jack each take turns saying goodbye to Jennifer. There is not a dry eye in the house. The funeral ceremony comes to an end as sobs and Jack Jr.’s cries are heard radiating through St. Luke’s. At the gravesite, everyone gathers to say his or her final goodbyes to Jen. When it is Mickey’s turn, something goes terribly wrong. Alice calls out to Mickey. Mickey says that he is fine. Bill gets in close to his brother and tells him this is the second time Mickey is staggered in less than 24 hours and that he must get checked out. Mickey asks for a moment to finish saying goodbye to Jennifer. As Bill, Laura, and Alice turn their backs to give Mickey the chance to say goodbye, they hear a thud, and they turn around. Mickey lies on the ground. Maggie and Bill rush to his side. Alice is heartbroken. Maggie begins screaming and crying. Kayla also rushes to Mickey’s side, and Bill and Kayla deduce that Mickey is not breathing. Maggie screams a gut-wrenching scream. Bill and Kayla begin C.P.R. Maggie screams. Her face is of pure devastation. FREEZE FRAME. PROMO #1: IT'S COMING!PROMO #2: ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR! VOTE: For the Man of Greta's Dreams!

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CASTING UPDATES! As fans now know, Sarah Buxton (Annie Douglas) is no longer with the blog. “The character of Annie is great, and I think she will go down as one of the greatest daytime characters of all time. But there is no room for her on the blog at this time. We have a very exciting storyline coming up, and it will take the bare essentials of Salem and DAYS to make it great. Annie isn’t going to be a part of it, but she will be back! There is not a doubt in my mind. We have to reveal Alan’s real killer sometime! In a shocking turn of events, Joseph Mascolo has been bumped to recurring status. “There’s not much of a story for Stefano quite yet. But we need him on the cast because he has great influence over Kristen, Kate, and Megan. Mascolo is a great talent, and I don’t plan on wasting him. But I have to wait for the best time to bring Stefano on more permanently, and now is not that time. He’ll be used as often as he was when he was on contract, but the status change will be noted.” Greg Rikaart will first air as Andrew Donovan in January. Rupaul Charles Andre and Janice Dickinson will also appear that month. Bree Williamson has landed the role of Willow Espinoza, who will be different from the Willow on-screen on the real DAYS. She is slightly older, and she will help kick off an adventure story for the younger set. She will also first air in January.

ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR PROMO! A YOUTUBE commercial/preview dedicated to the triangle revolving around Greta. Enjoy! Click here to view.

Episode #264 - Thursday, December 14, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc The Horton’s continue to grieve Jennifer and remember their fondest memories with her. Lucas, Bo, and Billie arrive. Lucas has a touching reunion with his father, Bill. Jan and Jeremy run into each other at Salem Place. She takes him off guard and finally gets her punch off. She slaps him across the face – HARD! Victor and Kate scheme to ruin Shawn and Belle. Victor is pleased as punch when it looks like her is growing closer to Kate, and he is sure this will mean Alamain International will release the grip they have on him. Laura and Mike fill Lucas, Bo, and Billie in on what happened. Bo, Doug, and Julie try vigorously to find Hope and tell her the news, but they can’t. Jeremy and Jan continue fighting. She tries to slap him again, and he pulls her into a surprisingly passionate kiss. Annie Douglas decides her time in Salem has come to an end. Austin and Carrie get wind of Jennifer’s death, and they decide to cut their trip short. Carrie tries to be there for Austin whom she knows is very close with Jennifer. Kate tells Victor that they must plot to make sure Shawn looks bad in the eyes of the court so Philip can sue for custody of Claire, he can win, but Victor says that Shawn is his grandson too, and he would like to target Belle…and not Shawn. Annie says goodbye to Eric. Eric apologizes to her for using her. He tells her that is not who he really is and that he hopes she knows that. She says that she does and that she loves him more than he will ever know. She wishes him luck in life. Max learns about Jennifer’s death during Cassie’s amniocentesis. He leaves Cassie alone at the hospital and takes off to be with her. Frankie plans a romantic treat for Greta, but he learns of Jennifer’s death in the middle of it! Frankie is crushed. Greta consoles him. At first, Abby pushes Max away, but she lets him in and comforts her. Frankie leaves Greta in order to be there for Melissa, who is grieving her cousin’s death. Austin and Carrie find closure on the fact that their baby is gone. Annie Douglas books a one-way ticket to Sunset Beach. She regrets everything that happened with Alan, but she says she had to frame Sami for the death because she turned her back on her. Annie boards the plane. As she is getting on it, a woman steps off another plane. The woman is Simone. She has returned with Austin and Carrie’s baby! Austin and Carrie are very happy to be reunited and happier than they’ve ever been. They arrive at the Horton House and ring the doorbell. Mike answers the door. PROMO: IT'S COMING. VOTE: For the Man of Greta's Dreams!

Episode #263 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc Mike and Bill pick Jack up off the ground and carry him to the living room. Laura, Melissa, Alice, Abby, Maggie, and Mickey follow them into the living room. Mike and Bill demand Laura tell them what is going on while Jack continues his breakdown. Cassie is worried when Max wants to attend her amniocentesis appointment with Dr. Bader. Stephanie (special guest star Lauren Ambrose) plans a special romantic day for Steve and Kayla. Marlena informs John that she had a huge fistfight with Kristen and that they vowed to ruin each other. Frankie and Greta admit to each to each other that their feelings for each other run deeper than either realizes. Shawn and Belle spend a romantic day together…in bed! Laura tearfully tells The Horton’s that the casket that was delivered the house…is Jennifer! Abby and Jack hold each other and break down in each other’s arms. Max has a daydream about making love to Abby for the first time and what it would be like. Annie visits Sami one last time, and Sami lashes out at her worse than EVER! Laura explains to the Horton’s that she was supposed to arrive before the casket did, and she apologizes profusely. Abby asks Laura what happened! Laura explains that she, Jennifer, and Jack Jr. were traveling in Europe like they have been for months. Laura says that Jennifer was in a terrible car accident and was killed on impact. There are endless sobs heard throughout the Horton House. Dr. Rae offers guidance to Marlena. Both are relieved that Marlena was not loosing it when she imagined seeing Kristen everywhere. Steve realizes he needs to tell Kayla the truth! Annie tells Sami that she hopes she gets the death penalty….and actually dies this time! Bill comforts Laura. Jack and Abby are inconsolable. Jack blames himself. He says that if he wasn’t tricked by the Dimera’s into working for them, then Jennifer wouldn’t have been on the run from him. Abby and Jack are shattered. They refuse to believe this. Laura says that she wishes it weren’t true, but the Jennifer they love and know is gone forever. Mike and Bill have a touching father and son moment as they comfort each other. Alice is heartbroken, but she tells the Horton’s that they need to stick together to get through this troubled time. Maggie calls Lucas, Bo, and Billie and tells them to come to the Horton House right away. The Horton’s are shattered at the news of Jennifer’s death.

Thanks, everybody. I wish I could say I made all the montages, but I didn't make any! Oh well!

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! (Make sure to click on anything underlined!) Episode #262 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc The Horton’s are shocked and upset as they stand at the door and see a coffin sitting there. Marlena and Kristen declare WAR on each other! AGAIN! Jan breaks down and begs Shawn not to leave her. But he says he is grateful that his cousin, Jeremy, approached him with this plan to turn the tables on Jan. Victor and Kate wonder what their first act against Shawn and Belle should be! The Horton’s wheel the coffin into their house. They are unsure what to do. They decide to call the Police. Carrie and Austin remember their greatest times together while they are on their romantic getaway at the Green Mountain Lodge. Frankie and Greta realize that by being together, they are hurting people they once loved. They are unsure of what to do. They re-cap their relationship thus far in a series of flashbacks. Victor joins Caroline at her side in the hospital. After their horrible fight at the prison, Sami and Lucas remain shattered! But they recount their love…and feel the pain at how they will never be together again. Steve and Kayla have a romantic day in the park together that ends in a passionate kiss. Bo and Billie recount the beginning of their relationship together. In a dark cell in London, Hope recalls her love with Bo and how it is the only thing that will get her through this. While waiting for the police, Maggie and Mickey tell Melissa that if she truly feels like she is to be with Frankie then she can NOT give up on him. But if she feels Greta and Frankie are meant to be together, then she MUST back off! Austin and Sami recall all of the horrible things Sami has done to them. Later, Carrie remembers how she stopped Austin and Sami's wedding and punched Sami! While in her jail cell, Sami recalls how she is taking the fall for Alan’s murder so that Will doesn’t go to prison. She also recounts all of her b!tchiest moments in Salem. Alice opens up to Melissa about her closeness with Greta. Alice tells Melissa that Greta is a good person. And she loves them both. Alice tells Melissa that Greta is not cold or heartless. They have a heart to heart. Melissa and Alice both get emotional, and Melissa swears to talk things out with Greta as adults. Abby asks Jack about the day he and Jennifer got married. He tells her in detail about the beautiful first wedding of him and her mother. Mike finds it harder and harder to be in Salem without thinking of his times with Carrie. Max and Abby are apart, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t thinking of each other! While planning the wedding, Bo and Billie talk about Salem’s biggest wedding disasters. They discuss Sami’s failed weddings. Shawn rushes to be with Belle. He tells her all about how he and Jeremy have trapped Jan and how he is going to win custody of Trey. He says they will be a happy family with Claire and Trey. Finally! Alice and Maggie arrive at the hospital to visit a comatose Caroline. They see Victor there. The three begin talking about all of their times together. They re-cap the most memorable times in Salem IN A VERY TOUCHING AND AMAZING MONTAGE. Maggie and Alice return home to the Horton house to find the police have still not arrived. They decide to call the police again so that they can take care of the sick prank of the casket. As Jack walks to the foyer to use the phone, the front door opens. In walks……Laura Horton. She is holding Jack Jr. Jack’s face lights up as he runs towards his son. Jack takes the boy in his arms. When he does so, he sees Laura’s face…………she has tears streaming down her face. Laura sees the coffin in the living room. She is not shocked. Laura and Jack lock eyes. Jack shakes his head “No.” Laura confirms it with a look. Maggie walks into the room. She sees how unstable Jack is becoming as he hands Jack to Maggie. Jack falls to his knees screaming and crying. He screams Jennifer’s name as it echoes throughout the entire house. Happy Anniversary to the readers of the blog!!!! Hope you enjoyed all the videos!

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CHOOSE! Readers are now able to vote to determine who Greta's true love REALLY is! The writer wants to take this opportunity to get a better grasp on what readers want to see. "Fans seem to be very torn on this! The Melissa/Frankie/Greta/Eric storyline is very popular, and this is a good way to make sure it keeps delivering. Greta will be making love on New Year's Eve. I know the identity, and that won't be changing, but the end of this story is far from over, so you never know who could really end up with!"...exclaims the writer/creator. Vote here!

Episode #261 - Monday, December 11, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc Jeremy and Jan continue to plot and scheme against Shawn and Belle. She has no idea, but Jeremy is taping their brainstorming session. Victor approaches Kate about forming an alliance to make sure Shawn and Belle never get together. Marlena and Kristen catfight in the hospital-parking garage. Mike continues his reunion with Melissa, Alice, Maggie, Mickey, Jack, and Abby, but he wonders where his son Jeremy is. Jan realizes that Shawn only loved her when he thought he was the father of Trey. So, she needs to get pregnant by Shawn for real! Victor tells Kate that Philip might be more prone to return to Salem if Shawn and Belle are apart. Marlena tells Kristen that she knew she wasn’t crazy! Kristen says that she is more crazy than she knows, and Marlena slaps her. Kristen hits Marlena in the face. And they go at it once again. Abby and Jack hope Jennifer is going to come home with Laura for the holidays. Just then, Bill Horton walks through the door! Jan and Jeremy scheme to drug Shawn and get him to have sex with Jan! Kate says that she has wanted revenge on Belle for six or seven months now, but she was sidetracked by Victor. Marlena tells Kristen that she is going to make her pay for kidnapping her baby and using him as a way to get immunity for all of her past crimes. Kristen says that she didn’t use the baby for that, she used John’s predictable love for Marlena to do that. Marlena punches Kristen. Kristen reaches for a fire extinguisher in the garage and throws it at her. Bill has a touching reunion with his mother, Alice, his brother, Mickey, and his son, Mike. Bill explains that Laura called him and demanded he come to Salem immediately. Mike says that he got the same message. As Jan and Jeremy plot to make Jan pregnant with Shawn’s baby, Shawn bursts into the room! Kate and Victor shake on their deal and form an unholy alliance to keep Shawn and Belle apart. Kristen tells Marlena that she is over John and that she can have him, but Kristen warms that she is still out to ruin Marlena’s life, and she will! Doug and Julie arrive at the Horton house and join in on the reunions. Shawn tells Jan that Jeremy and he set Jan up and that he has been watching this entire conversation from a web cam Jeremy has set up. Jan is outraged and tries to slap Jeremy, but he grabs her hand. Shawn tells Jan that he is going to use this to make sure Jan stays away from baby Trey forever! Marlena tells Kristen to bring it on because she has been waiting for YEARS to inflict the pain on Kristen that she has inflicted on her and her loved ones. There is a knock at the Horton door. Abby opens the door. She screams “No!!” Bill, Doug, Julie, Mickey, Maggie, Melissa, Alice, Jack, and Mike all run to the foyer. They have looks of shock on their faces.

Episode #260 - Friday, December 8, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Mike Horton returns home to Salem! - Cassie realizes that no one can ever learn that Max ain’t her baby dadday! - Marlena has another startling hallucination about Kristen. - Eric tries to remember if he really had sex the night before, and if so, with whom? - Abby tells Max to stay away from her…for the baby’s sake. Abby explains to him how important it is to raise a child in a stable environment. She cites her parent’s rocky relationship as an example of how children need stability. - Frankie and Greta meet up, and they tell each other about how they each got into fist fights with Melissa and Eric, respectively. - Lucas and Sami scream and yell at each other. Lucas asks her if she really killed Alan. She recalls her plan to take the rap for Will whom she believes did kill Alan. She says yes. Just then, Will walks in ready confess everything to Lucas and Sami! - Jeremy tells Jan to come over to the Horton House later, and they will scheme and plot there! - Georgia is overwhelmed by the response from modeling agencies she is getting after her premiere in the Titan/Alamain Enterprises fashion show. - Mike re-unites with Alice, Maggie, Mickey, Melissa, Jack, Abby, Doug, and Julie! - Dr. Rae Choi (played by Sandra Oh) counsels Marlena about how to let go of her visions of Kristen and tells her about a Count To Ten Exercise. - Kate and Vivian advise Georgia not to pay attention to the agents until after the holidays. - Victor plots to get the goods on Vivian or Kate so he can keep 49% of Titan stock that Vivian is blackmailing her for. - Shawn and Belle wonder what the future holds for them. They try to analyze if they are a couple now or not. - Meanwhile, Jeremy and Jan brainstorm a bunch of ideas to keep Shawn and Belle apart. - Mike reveals that he is home for the holidays. He also explains that his mother has called him and asked him to meet her in Salem. The Horton’s are ecstatic about Laura’s return and that they will all be together this Christmas. - While on his way to visit Claire, Victor sees Shawn and Belle kissing goodbye. He realizes Shawn and Belle have re-united. He comes up with a brilliant plan to keep Kate on his side. - Jack and Abby wonder if Laura’s return means that Jennifer is coming home! Mike says that he doesn’t know much about that. Mike explains that the last time he talked to Jennifer, she was very hurt by his betrayal. Jack agrees, but he says that Mike knows better than anyone that the Dimera’s can trick almost anyone into working for them! - Marlena imagines Kristen stalking her in the parking garage of the hospital. Marlena closes her eyes and does the Count To Ten exercise Rae has given her. Marlena stands with her eyes closed. She counts to ten. When she opens them, she sees KRISTEN not far from her face. She jumps and screams, but she regroups and grabs Kristen! She realizes Kristen is real, and the two begin to CATFIGHT!

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Episode #259 - Thursday, December 7, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Jan and Jeremy scheme and plot to keep Shawn and Belle away from each other, but little does Jan know that Jeremy is really plotting AGAINST her to expose her ruin her even further in the eyes of Shawn and Belle. - Megan is upset when she returns to Salem and learns that she has successfully kidnapped Hope…but now she must contend with Bo’s finacee, Billie! - Doug and Julie interrupt Bo and Billie’s night of passion with news that they think Hope is missing. Billie is upset that their night is ruined. - Shawn and Belle continue their passionate lovemaking. - After her bitter catfight with Melissa, Greta finds John. She longs to tell her father the truth about her paternity so that he can help her through this time. - Lucas learns that the murder weapon that shot Alan was found in Sami’s apartment. Lucas confronts Sami in her jail cell. - Marlena hallucinates seeing Kristen once again! - Carrie and Austin grieve their baby, Roman Robert Reed. Carrie is finally ready to put her theory that her baby is alive to rest. - Billie and Jack grow even further as he comforts her when Bo runs off to find Hope. - Megan has another letter forged on Hope’s behalf. - Doug, Julie, Bo, Shawn, the kids, and the rest of the Horton’s get a Christmas card from “Hope” telling them all she will return to Salem after the Holiday’s. Doug and Julie’s suspicions are laid to rest. - Lucas and Sami HAVE IT OUT! An emotional Lucas breaks down at her cell saying that he can’t believe she could…would kill Alan! Lucas explains that he was upset too…hated him…wanted to kill him, but he could never send himself to prison like that and hurt her and Will like that! Lucas reprimands her for being the same old “Shoot Now, Think Later” selfish Sami Brady! - Bo is once again very upset when he catches Jack and Billie hugging. When alone, Billie explains that she and Jack are best friends, and that is it. - Will is tortured over the night of Alan’s murder that he can’t remember! He recalls having an argument with Alan, a blank couple of hours, and then standing over the body with blood all over him. He also recalls how Sami took his clothing, burned it, and has taken the fall for him. Will hears Lucas and Sami arguing in his cell. He decides to come clean! - At the Green Mountain Lodge, Austin and Carrie decide to move forward with their engagement. They realize that they are more in love now than ever. Meanwhile, a man steps off of a plane at the Salem Airport. He walks the long distance of the airport and exits the building and steps into a taxi. He tells the taxi driver his destination. The taxi driver asks him if he is familiar with Salem. The man replies…. “Oh, yes. All Too Familiar.”

Thanks, guys! I am going for the erie, spooky thang.

Episode #258 - Wednesday, December 6, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Jan tells Jeremy that she is going to win the love of her life, Shawn Brady, back! Jan and Jeremy bicker back and forth until Jeremy reveals that Shawn is his cousin! - Cassie reveals to herself that she had sex with someone in Salem before she was moved into Witness Protection. - Marlena has another startling hallucination about Kristen. It is clear Marlena is LOSING it! - Victor tells Vivian that he will not give into her demands. She tells him to prepare to lose his kids, his business, and the love of Caroline because she is going to expose him! - Shawn and Belle decide it is best Shawn stays at his apartment so they don't confuse Claire. - Greta and Melissa's argument grows even more heated! They begin to shove each other. It leads to a hair pulling war between them. - Meanwhile, Eric and Frankie are also in a fist fight over Greta. - Roman tells Sami about the gun he found in her apartment. She is shocked. She breaks down and tells Roman that someone must have planted it. - Annie flashes back to Alan growing violent and about how he learned Annie stole Carrie's baby. - Austin and Carrie have a romantic getaway at the Green Mountain Lodge. They make lover over and over again. - Belle walks Shawn to the door so that he can go back to his apartment. At the doorway, they kiss each other on the cheeck goodbye...that leads to a peck on the lips....which leads to a passionate kiss....which leads to them ripping and tearing their clothes off once again. They go back inside the apartment and slam the door shut behind them. - Cassie vows that Max can never learn he is not this baby's father! - Jan is shocked at Jeremy's news. Her ears perk up. Jan wonders how this will help her get Shawn back. - Melissa and Greta are broken up by Jack! While Steve manages to tear Frankie and Eric off of each other. Steve tells the uncle and nephew to cool off. At the other end of Salem Place, Jack tells Melissa to take a hike. Greta and Jack begin talking about the predicament she is in and how she's inadvertantly broken up Frankie and Melissa. While Steve and his nephew, Eric, talk about his deep feelings for Greta. - In an emotional scene, Carrie finally comes to terms with her baby's death and gives up on the notion that someone took her baby. - Roman tells Sami that this is not looking good for her. When alone with Will, she asks Will if he brought a gun into the apartment. He says he cannot remember that night! Sami tells Will to keep quiet about everything about that night! Sami plots and schemes to make sure Will is not sent to prison! - Jeremy wonders to himself what is up with the people in this town. He decides that he is going to set out and destroy all of the evil people in Salem. He tells them he is going to show them a thing or two about scheming and manipulating. - Marlena has a disturbing dream about Kristen and wakes up in fright! Marlena is becoming unhinged. - Roman learns the gun he found in Sami's apartment is the gun that killed Alan! Lucas overhears the reading of test results. Lucas is devastated....and furious! He sets off to find Sami. - Jeremy tells Jan that he will help her get Shawn back....for a price! Little does she know, it's all a big trick! - Victor tells Vivian that he will sell her the stock back as long as she keeps his secret. When alone, however, he says that he needs to figure out Kate's big secret so he has some leverage with her. Evil Victor is back!

Episode #257 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Marlena seeks the help of her friend and colleage, Dr. Rae Choi, who is a stunningly beautiful Asian-American Beauty, who she opens up to about her fears and hallucinations about Kristen. - Melissa has choice words for Greta! She tells her that she feels as though Greta stole Frankie from her! Greta fires back that is not the case! Melissa says that at first this was just a plan to help Frankie get some extra money so Melissa can get her children back, but now, Melissa says Frankie has fallen for Greta! Greta tells Melissa that is ridiculous. - Carrie and Austin retreat to the Green Mountain Lodge. - Abby and Max remain torn apart by his impregnating Cassie. - Shawn and Belle remain in post-coital bliss. - Vivian recalls getting the goods on Victor and hearing him confess that he started the fire that hurt Caroline. - Eric and Frankie run into each other at Salem Place. Things get heated quickly. - Sami asks Will if he remembers anything more from that night, but he swears he does not. Sami asks Will if he thinks he killed Alan. - Roman runs tests on the gun he found in Sami's apartment. - Jeremy is shocked that Jan just slapped him for calling her desperate. - Rae listens to Marlena express her fears and concerns about her and her baby's safety....Rae fears Marlena could be hallucinating about Kristen, which cannot be good. - Melissa tells Greta that Frankie told her himself that he has developed feelings for Greta. Greta flashes back to her and Frankie's Thanksgiving Day kiss. - Frankie and Eric fight over Greta. Eric tells Frankie that he should go back to Melissa since he's broken her heart. Eric makes a snide remark and refers to Frankie as Uncle Frank. The fight escalates, and they come to blows. - Roman learns the gun found in Sami's apartment is the one that killed Alan! - Sami vows to protect Will at any cost even if it means going to jail for a murder she did not commit. - Vivian tells Victor that she has a proposition for him. When Victor probes further, Vivian tells him that she won't turn him into the police for arson and ruin him in the eyes of Caroline.....for a price! - Melissa lashes out at Greta telling her that she is not the Miss Innocent she lets everyone think she is! Greta tells Melissa that she is sick of playing victim and that she is going to be happy for a change! - Vivian tells Victor that he is going to *GIVE* her back the 49% of Titan Stock back or she will turn him into the police for what he has done to Caroline and their fashion show. - Cassie casues a huge rift between Abby and Max when she tells Max that he can't be with another woman AND raise their baby! When Cassie threatens to take their child away from him, Abby reiterates to Max that they need to stay apart! When alone, Cassie rubs her very pregnant belly. She takes pleasure in the fact that her plan seems to be working....she reveals.....that Max isn't the father of her baby!

2007 Previews: ??????????: There's definitely going to be a big, umbrella storyline. It's a mystery. A WhoDunIt. It's going to encapsulate ALL of Salem. Ideally, it will rival 1995's Desecrator and 2003's Salem Serial Killer storyline. It's going to be set up the same way with a huge, huge ripple storyline for *ALL* of Salem. It's going to have multiple chapters. It will be a huge portion of 2007. Suspect everyone. Horton's: The events of December are going to continue to shatter and tear the Horton's apart. This is top secret until December is over. Melissa/Frankie/Greta/Eric/Kristen/John/Marlena: These storylines are going to come together and EXPLODE! Eric is going to realize that Kristen is the woman he slept with the night he got drunk. Marlena is going to find out not much after. Readers will find out the identity of who Greta's lover was on New Year's Eve. And then there is the secret that John is Greta’s father……this storyline is going to be NON-STOP DRAMA! It's the focus of early 2007. Will/Lucas/Sami/Austin/Carrie/Mike: There is going to be a murder trial in January, and a TON of secrets are going to come POURING out. Sami has done terrible, horrible, AWFUL things. And she’s going to pay for them. Simone, Ivan's neice, the woman who has Austin and Carrie’s baby, will be back in Salem. Jack/Billie/Bo/Hope/Megan: Hope is going to be kept captive by Megan for quite a while. Billie and Bo will prepare for their wedding. Jack has to confront his feelings for Billie before the wedding! And Hope has to make home to Salem in time...but will she? B&B are set to marry on Valentine’s Day! Steve/Kayla: Kayla is going to learn the truth about Steve, and it won't be pretty! This is very classic Steve/Kayla. He did this to protect her, but it also goes back to the fact that he feels like he has never been good enough for her. There will be no third party here. Willow, Shawn, Belle, Cassie, Max, Abby, Jan, Jeremy: Cassie’s secret will be revealed to the audience THIS WEEK! Willow Espinoza will join the cast. It will be a whole new take on the character. She will not be a love interest for Shawn, and she’s going to be slightly older than this set…and older than the current Willow on the show. There is an adventure-type storyline planned for these seven. Abby won’t wait for Max forever! Shawn and Belle…better watch their backs. Victor and Kate will team up to ruin them. TITAN VS. ALAMAIN: The end of this storyline is near. It’s going to end in a shocking way. Kate and Victor are going to team up to break up SHELLE. Vivian and Kate have been very, very good about not falling for Victor and keeping the corporate vendetta emotion-less. But one woman will be falling for him. The investigation into the fashion show fire will continue. Victor will be found out! Kate's secret of her twin daughters will come back into play. Caroline will awaken! Georgia: Janice Dickinson and Rupaul Andre Charles will be appearing to help Georgia transition into the modeling world. But Georgia is going to find out this isn’t exactly what it’s cracked up to be. There is danger ahead for Miss Brady! EXITS: Christie Clark and Austin Peck will be leaving the show. Some readers will want to hunt me down and kill me when some of the exits of 2007 come. But they will be a part of the previously mentioned mystery. Hopefully, they’ll be written well, and readers will be able to enjoy it! RETURNS: Tony and Nicole *ARE* indeed returning to Salem sometime in 2007. They’ll be debuting in February. Tony will be restored and good again. Nicole won’t be pining after Eric. New things are ahead for both characters.

Episode #256 - Monday, December 4, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Annie is revealed to be Alan's killer! - Roman and the Salem P.D. search Sami's apartment. - Lucas tries to calm Will who has visions of his hands being bloody and standing over Alan's dead body. - Sami sits in her jail cell and breaks down as she realizes she is all alone once again. - Austin and Carrie plan for their weekend away at the Green Mountain Lodge. - John packs his things up and moves out of the loft, but before he does, he and Marlena have flashbacks of their greatest memories together. - Shawn and Belle's romantic night continues as he woos her into a passionate make-session. - Jack and Steve continue to talk about their problems involving Kayla and Billie. Steve tells Jack that he needs to tell Billie how he feels about her, but Jack says Billie only sees him as a best friend. - Bo and Billie's romantic evening is interupted by a call from Doug and Julie who tell Bo they think Hope is missing because she stood them up and is no where to be found. - Annie recalls how she tried to get Sami to listen to her about a big problem the day Alan died. She remembers how Sami blew her off. She flashes back now and remembers how that day Alan found out that she and Sami were the ones who stole Austin and Carrie's baby! - Bo tells Doug and Julie about Hope's letting saying that she was going to spend time by herself in Europe before coming home. - Steve convinces Jack to tell Billie how he feels. - Shawn props Belle up on the kitchen counter and kisses her furiously. They take each other's clothes off. He picks her up and carries her up the stairs of the loft. - Carrie expresses guilt over leaving Sami alone at a time like this, but Austin convinces her that she's manipulated and hurt them too many times for them to keep feeling sorry for her. - Annie remembers how she tried to get Sami's help. She tried to tell Sami that Alan knew their secret! She remembers on the peir that night how they got into a fight that became heated and Alan became very physical with her. - Shawn and Belle make love to each other for the first, REAL time to a montage of their greatest moments. - Roman recalls finding semi-burned clothing in Sami's fireplace that had Alan's blood on it. Seconds later, he finds a gun in Sami's room! - John and Marlena share a heartbreaking goodbye. When John leaves, Marlena swears she sees Kristen in her apartment! She screams. - Will visits Sami in her jail cell. They remember the night Alan died and how Sami caught Will with blood all over him and explained how . She flashes back to how Will immediately changed and how she tried to burn his clothes to remove the evidence. - Annie recalls pointing a gun at Alan and telling him that he has to keep his mouth shut about her and Sami stealing Carrie's baby or she'll kill him. She remembers not having any intention of actually killing him...just scaring him, but when he struck her face, and they began fighting over the gun, it went off! Annie then recalls how when Sami turned on her that is when Annie knew she had to frame Sami for the murder!

Episode #255 - Friday, December 1, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQc5sKx0tc - Roman tearfully tells Sami that he needs to arrest her for the murder since he found the trace of clothes in her fire place with Alan's blood on it and since Austin and Carrie passed their polygraph test. Sami lashes out at Austin and Carrie for being perfect. Carrie tells Sami to grow up. They both begin screaming at each other, and Will tells them both to shut up! He tells Roman that he is the one who killed Alan and not to arrest his mother! - John arrives at the Penthouse to move out. - Shawn and Belle bond over the slideshow he has prepared. They kiss. - Bo and Billie plan their wedding for February 14th - Valentine's Day! - Meanwhile, in Europe, Doug and Julie wait for Hope at a coffeeshop in London where they were supposed to meet her. - Megan remembers kidnapping Hope in London and locking her in the Dimera Estate there! - Belle tells Shawn she just can't get past the fact that he kidnapped Claire! - Sami and Roman and everyone else are taken aback by Will's confession. Roman quickly realizes that Will is lying when Will can't get the details of the murder right. Roman takes Sami downtown. - Meanwhile, someone breaks into Sami's apartment! - Shawn tells Belle that he just needed the time to bond with Claire and that he had every intention of returning. He says that he wants to be family with her and Claire and Trey. They kiss once again. - Sami is booked. Roman gets a warrant to search Sami's apartment. - The mystery person continues to walk about Sami's apartment. The person dressed in all black takes out a gun. - Shawn and Belle's kiss leads to passion, and they begin furiously kissing each other! They begin tearing off each other's clothes. - Austin and Carrie admit that they need to repair their relationship and take a weekend a way to the Green Mountain Lodge to do it. But they wonder if they should leave Will in this state. - Lucas tries to comfort Will...who has a flashback of the night Alan died....he remembers standing over Alan's body with bloody hands! - The mystery person saunters about Sami's apartment. The killer enters Sami's room and hides the gun underneath a dresser in the room. There is a noise. The killer realizes Carrie and Austin are arriving with Roman, who reveals through talking to A&C that he has a warrant to search the apartment. The killer clenches his or her first in victory. Quickly, the assailant opens the window and jumps out onto the fire escape. He or she climbs the fire escape to the roof. The killer takes off his or her mask. Long flowing hair falls out of the mask. The woman turns. Her face is revealed.

THIS JUST IN! The blog can now reveal that to commemorate its one year anniversary on Tuesday, December 12th, A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE BELOVED HORTON FAMILY WILL BE DYING! The blog promises that it is not who you think it is! SIDENOTE: The blog will be doing a marathon of episodes this weekend to catch the blog up to date so don't miss those exciting episodes that will include the identity of Alan's killer, as well as, the first love making a supercouple!

Last time we saw Phillip, he had returned to expose all of Jan's dirty little secrets! Thanks for commenting, guys.