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Episode #154 - Thursday, July 13: - Max and Erika spend the day together. - Sami refuses to give Alan the benefit of the doubt. - Melissa pushes Frankie away after the fourth of July kiss. - John and Marlena re-call their relationship with Edmund and grieve his death. Meanwhile Paris/Kristen re-calls how she is responsible for his murder! She thinks about how she wanted to kill Susan, as well, but was afraid the death(s) would not look accidental then. She says that John Jr. will be hers again, some day. - Shawn and Jan prepare to return from their honeymoon. Jan relishes in the fact that she's bonded with Shawn this trip. Unbeknownst to her, Shawn still can't let go of Belle! - Carrie agrees to have a lunch with Alan to catch up. - The town prepares for Mason's funeral. - Belle sinks further and further into depression thanks to Meghan. - Abby is jealous when she sees Erika and Max together at the park. - Kayla can't help but think of Steve as she watches Hope and Liam grieve their son. - While alone, Lexie reveals that she has a plan for revenge on Salem for condemning her and isolating her. She vows to win Abe back. - Eric realizes that he's falling for Annie Douglas! - Frankie can't get Melissa to open up about why she is so afraid of getting close to him. - Annie worries about her plan with Sami to snatch Carrie's baby and the danger it will put her relationship with Eric in. - Greta, Austin, and Carrie visit at John and Marlena's Penthouse. Marlena and John are concerned to learn that Alan is back in town.After visiting, John and Marlena retreat to the bedroom. As Carrie goes to say goodbye, Austin and Greta wait by the elevator where they discuss when would be the best time to tell John and Marlena that he is Greta's father. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Paris/Kristen is eavesdropping at the Penthouse door!

The Phoenix Rises! "Joe was recently let go from The Bold and The Beautiful. THEIR mistake! We would be a fool not to snatch him up."...says the writer. He will first air in August. He will be recurring. "We have some plans for Stefano, but nothing hugely concrete yet. Until we do, we want to keep him on recurring for a bit. The last time we saw Stefano he was parading around time with Wayne Northrop's face. We're going to establish that the old Phoenix is back, and we'll have him interacting with his children. But we don't want to do the same old Steffy stuff, so until we think of something unique and juicy, he'll be recurring." Stephanie Re-Cast! As previously reported, Stephanie Johnson is coming to Salem in August on a recurring basis. But, we announced Shayna Rose would be taking on the role, as on the show. But there's been a change of plans. Lauren Ambrose of "Six Feet Under" will assume the role. "To be quite honest, I don't love Shayna Rose. She's not what I pictured as Steve and Kayla's daughter. So, we are just going to go with someone different. If it's a beautiful, red-headed bombshell with amazing acting chops that DAYS wanted, Lauren Ambrose is the girl for the role!" The role is still recurring.

Episode #153 - Wednesday, July 12: - Abby tells Max that she isn't sure that she can forgive him for not telling her that he and Chelsea were intimate for the last 7 months. She tells him she feels duped. - Bo and Billie agree to keep their engagement a secret for now. - Sami is horrified and begins screaming at Alan Harris! Carrie is able to calm her down. - For the first time, John gets an air of something familiar about Paris. - Kate, Vivian, and Simone are pleased as punch when they hear that Billie, Austin, and Lucas all officially resigned from Titan. - Megan continues to gaslight Belle. - Max tries to get Abby to understand that with her shooting and Cassie and now, Erika, it just didn't come up. Abby tells Max that's another thing - she doesn't buy that Max has NO feelings for Erika. - Alan tells Carrie that he's back in Salem and has changed. It's been ten years, afterall, he says. Lucas arrives and tries to rough of up Alan. Carrie tries to get Lucas and Sami to hear Alan out. - Kristen/Paris tells herself not to let herself fall for John again. - Vivian reveals to Kate that Alamain International's offices are finally done. She and Simone take Kate there. - Abby informs Max that the last thing she saw before the crash was Erika and Max hugging. Max apologizes. But Abby doesn't want to hear it. Abby says that if they weren't all over each other maybe they could have been protecting the children. - Alan explains that he was the one who sent the flowers to Will's room. He heard about the accident and is sorry and concerned. - Marlena gets a telegram - from Susan Bank's! - Kate is pleasantly surprised when she realizes that Alamain International's offices are on one of the floors of the same building that Titan and The Penthouse Grille are in. - After cooling down, Abby tells Max that she has strong feelings for him, but after the Fourth of July Party, she just needs time to re-evaluate their relationship. Max agrees to give her the time. - Austin arrives and is also outraged to see Alan. Carrie gets Austin and Lucas to give Alan a chance to speak, but Sami refuses. Alan tells Sami that he deserved what she did to him (shooting him in the groin after he raped her) and says that he probably deserved a lot worse...but he's changed now. He is a good person and just wants a chance to prove that to Sami. - Megan realizes Belle is thisclose to being pushed over the emotional brink. She toasts herself to the victory. - Kate doesn't trust Vivian 100% yet, but she relishes in the fact that she is one of the most powerful women in Salem and the business world at the moment. Kate has flashes of Caroline and Victor in her head, and Caroline and Victor reprimanding Kate for the scene she caused at Titan. "Game on."....Kate says as she chugs down a glass of sparkling champagne. "Game on!" - Marlena is sad and shocked when she realizes that Susan's telegram was sent MONTHS ago and must have been lost for a while on its way from England. Marlena gasps and almost faints after reading it. John asks what's the matter. He catches her. He carries her to the couch. John grabs the telegram and reads it. Paris/Kristen asks what's wrong. John replies that their good friend, Susan Bank's, husband, Edmund Crumb, has been killed! John rushes back to the couch to comfort Marlena. Kristen/Paris turns and smiles wickedly, shrugs her shoulder and sips down a glass of champagne. - The screen is split into three as Kristen, Kate, and Megan all sip down their champagne.

Episode #152 - Tuesday, July 11: - Vivian brings her personal assistant, Simone, who is Ivan's neice. Simone (Kelly McGarry). The three of them plot and scheme as to when to launch Alamain International's new magazine. Kate suggests that August is the best month, claiming Victor had big plans for Bella's "Back-To-School" fashion issue. Vivian and Kate agree that they have a lot of work to do before then, and they get working. - Hope and Liam finalize plans for Mason's funeral. - Sami and Will receive flowers, but there is no card. They are baffled.- Kate asks Lucas, Billie, and Austin to come to her room at the Salem Inn. When they arrive, Vivian and Simone hide! It is evident that Simone has inherited her families genes for comedy. - Liam is caught off-guard when he sees Bo comforting Hope. - As Marlena's baby nurse, Kristen continues to scheme and plot. - Kate tells her kids that she knows this isn't the best time because of what has happened at the fourth of July party, but she tells her kids that she's recently come into a new business and is a shareholder in the company. She explains what happened with Victor and tells her kids that she wants them to prove their loyalty to her by leaving Titan and joining her. - Liam and Hope bond over Mason's death. - Kayla can't get over Steve's death and opens up to Caroline about it. - At the hospital, Carrie and Sami are shocked when they come face to face with Alan Harris (Scott Holiroyd)! - Billie immediately agrees to jump ship with her mother. Kate tells Billie that she'll be heading up the new company's cosmentics line. Kate tells Lucas that he will be working with the magazine that is going to sweep the nation. She tells Austin that he will be working to help land clients. Kate tells Austin that she wants Carrie to head up the Public Relations department. Austin and Lucas agree, but Austin says that he can't speak for Carrie. Billie, Austin, and Lucas all decide to resign from Titan. When they leave the room, Vivian, Kate, and Simone toast to their first victory. - Kristen reveals that she is waiting for Marlena to give birth to a healthy baby so she can take Marlena's baby the way Marlena and Susan took John Jr.!

Episode #151 - Monday, July 10: - Kate is outraged at the sight of Vivian. Vivian pushes herself into Kate's suite and tells Kate to calm down. She tells Kate they have a common goal - revenge! - Will is given a clean bill of health, but Kayla says he needs time to recover. - John and Marlena return home and are shocked at the mess at their penthouse. - Hope is grief-stricken and inconsolable. Hope tries to be strong for Liam, citing that Liam has cared for Mason since the day he was born. - Billie and Bo wonder if their prescence is helping or hurting Hope. - Celeste tries to comfort Lexie, but Lexie will have none of it. She tells Celeste that she wants nothing to do with her and says their entire relationship has been built on a lie. Lexie says she'll never forgive her. - Vivian informs Kate that she's here for revenge, but not on her. Viv says that hindsight being what it is, Vivian can see now that her beef with Kate never had anything to do with Kate, but everything to do with Victor. - Sami and Lucas have an emotional reunion with Will at his hospital bedside. - Paris/Kristen says that she thinks someone broke in and trashed the Penthouse! John has the police come and investigate. They say that there is no sign of a break-in. - Bo and Hope are given good news about Zach. But Hope is in a zombie-like state and doesn't register the news. - Kate asks Vivian what the hell she is talking about. She tells Kate that she is back in town for revenge on Victor for the way he treated her over the years. She can't remember why she ever loved such a cold-hearted old bastard. Kate informs Vivian that Shawn Sr. has recently passed and that Victor has been comforting Caroline. She fears that a reunion is in their future. Vivian says that it won't matter because she plans on bringing Victor to his knees. - Paris/Kristen vows the ultimate revenge on Marlena. She declares her love for John, but says that this plan/scheme goes far beyond that. She's not going to let her love for John cloud her judgement this time. - Alice and Mickey help Hope grieve. - Billie is taken aback by Liam's reaction to Mason's death. It seems like it is a mix of anger, fear, grief, and guilt. Billie tries to let it go, but she still can't shake the feeling that something is not right with Liam. - Vivian tells Kate that she used some of Ivan's left-over Lottery winnings to re-start Alamain International. Kate asks where Ivan is, and Vivian replies that he is still in Europe and that he wanted nothing to do with her revenge plans on Victor. Kate correctly guesses that Vivian is behind the plans to take down Titan. Vivian nods her head yes. Kate says that Vivian had everyone fooled since she just sold Victor back the 49% of her Titan Stock. Vivan counters that she also used that fortune to re-boost Alamain International. Not to mention, she says, that she wants nothing to do with Titan, financially, when it comes crashing down. Kate doesn't understand what any of this has to do with her. Vivian says that she wants Kate to join her company as the Vice President! Kate is floored. - Hope is surprised by Doug and Julie's surprise visit to help comfort her. - Celeste sees the Reaper disappear into thin air. - Paris/Kristen re-calls how she had to wait YEARS to put her plan into action that allowed her to escape from the Harem Prison that Susan sent her to. She also remembers how she found an obituary of Paris Snyder, was able to have a surgeon duplicate her face and how that completed her taking over, and re-applied for a birth certificate as Paris and was able to take over her identity. - Hope breaks down in the chapel with Billie. Hope opens up to Billie. Billie comforts her. Lexie interupts them. Lexie tells Hope that she should have kept her prissy, snobby son under a more watchful eye and it's HER fault all of thier children almost died tonight! Hope is horrified. Billie comes to Lexie's defense. Lexie tells Billie to back off. Lexie tells Hope that she has some damn nerve judging Lexie and condemning her for cheating on Abe. Lexie tells Hope to watch her back and exits. Hope breaks down in Billie's arms, but later Liam comes. Liam and Hope comfort one another. - Sami and Lucas demand Celeste say why she said Will was the one to die. Celeste says that she had a premonition of Will's lifeless body. She doesn't know what went wrong...unless....unless her prophecy was not intended to mean the car crash...Sami and Lucas worry that Celeste's premonition for Will has yet to come true! - Kate asks Vivian why she would trust her as V.P. of Alamain International. Vivian goes on to tell Kate that she knows Kate took over Titan when Victor had his stroke and made it soar to new heights. Vivian says her nephew, John, is a moron, and he could not possibly have been behind Basic Black's success. Then, when Kate joined Titan again, Basic Black went under. Vivian says that Kate is a good luck charm and a determined woman, and as much as she hates to say it, A.I.'s success hinges on Kate. Vivian also says that Kate has the power to steal Lucas, Billie, Austin, and Carrie away from Titan! But Kate again asks why Vivian would trust Kate with the Vice Presidency of the company and not be sure that Kate wouldn't sabotage Alamain. Vivian takes out a contract and signs it. She hands it to Kate. Kate is shocked as she reads the document outloud. It states that Vivian just signed Kate over 30% of the A.I. stock. Kate is floored. Vivian tells Kate if she has a vested interest in A.I.'s success, then she will work to make A.I. prevail. Kate says that she can't believe she's about to make a deal with the devil. Vivian says "Ditto! Now, let's do it! Let's make that old bag pay!" Kate throws Vivian around, puts the contract to Vivian's back, and signs it!

Recurring Role Cast with "I Wanna Be A Soap Star" Actress Kelly McGarry of "I Wanna Be A Soap Star" fame has been tapped to play the recurring role of "Simone." Simone is described as a quirky, showstopping, unforgettable, witty vixen who is sure to leave a mark on our Salemites. Simone will first air this week as the niece of Ivan Marais, Vivian's partner-in-crime. "Ivan, unfortunately won't be returning, at least not yet, but Simone is the newly created role of his niece - and Vivian's personal assistant."...says the writer. "Vivian will be revealed as the person who is trying to take down Titan. Vivian and Simone and Alamain International are the start of a whole new corporate storyline that's going to be phenomenal for fans of the vets like Caroline, Victor, Kate, and Vivvy!" As for the actress, the writer says..."Kelly is amazingly talented. She impresses me over and over and over, week after week after week on 'I Wanna Be A Soap Star.' I knew from the second I saw her perform that I had to write for this girl! The role of Simone is recurring for the forseeable future. The cast is jam-packed. But who knows what 2007 can bring?"

Yep! Lawrence was the villain!

THE BITCHES ARE BACK! On Friday, July 7th, the blog revealed that two of the big returns this summer are Eileen Davidson and Louise Sorel! Kind of! "Eileen will be back. We needed her face for this BIG reveal, but when we see Kristen around Salem for the next few months, we'll be seeing the Michelle Stafford's face. November Sweeps will likely mark the end of Michelle's time on the show since her six month contract will be up, and Eileen will step into the role."...says the writer. "She's been posing as John and Marlena's baby nurse, Paris. John and Marlena are really in for it this time. As for Vivian, she's back for an undisclosed amount of time." Basically, if fans enjoy the story, she'll be staying. "The character of Vivian was amazing for five years, and then awful for her last few years. She will be restored to that vicious and lovable bitch she once was! Vivian is not going out like the victim on my watch. She deserves the chance to go out on top! She's back for revenge, baby! And she's going to get it! The bitches are back! These are two very different stories, and they have nothing to do with another, but they are also very similar. Both Kristen and Vivian are NOT back for John and Victor's hearts, but for their heads - on silver platters! Hell hath no fury like Salem's witches scorned!" The Days Of Patch and Kayla's Lives!?! Hot on the heels of the news that Stephen Nichols will be returning to the show this summer, comes news that six people from Steve's past will be popping up! Judi Evans (Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis), Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis), and Marilyn McIntyre (Jo Johnson) will be returning in August for approximately ten episodes. "I've been researching the characters since I began to look into having them back. And now, I am VERY excited for them."...says the writer. "I always said that it was sad to see Judi Evans go but that we had to let Bonnie go because she just wasn't fitting in with the rest of the characters. So, now, that problem is resolved. We're going to alter her appearance a little bit - make her more Adrienne. Adrienne and Bonnie are so vastly different, and Judi is so talented that we don't think it will be a problem for fans." "Their returns are obviously going to be intertwined with Nichols' return as Steve "Patch" Johnson. Fans will see Steve before then, but he won't make his return to Salem until late August which is when we will see Justin and Adrienne. Unfortunately, it's going to be a short stay, but Victor's storyline will be in full swing by then, so expect Justin and Adrienne to interact with Victor too! I'd love to write for them longer, but there's just no room! There are so many characters already on to write for. But I'd like to use them for this short time and then, maybe sporadically in the fall and winter as more and more begins to come back to Steve. So, they are potentially recurring." The Blog is also pleased to announce that another person who was recently let go will be returning! Matt Ashford will be reprising his role as Jack around the same time. "We can't tell this story without him!"...raves the writer. "He'll be back, and he'll be alone. He's going to be back for good! Jack with no Jen!? This is when things will really get interesting!" Perhaps, the most shocking bit of news for readers is the next tidbit! Michael Sabatino will be reprising his role as Lawrence Alamain and will also have a big role in Patch's return. "This is another character that I simply cannot imagine telling this story without! If fans can remember or if some fans do not know, he was seemingly responsible for faking Patch's death. He will be back for a brief return, a few months. There is going to be a big, big, big umbrella storyline that unfolds. It's unfolding before the readers' eyes already and has been for about three months. There's one big clue. It's kind of like the Da Vinci Code, only not nearly as clever - or subtle!"...the writer jokes. "It's going to be revealed during November Sweeps. So, stay tuned for that. He is going to pay for what he did to our Steve! But, I do warn you, there is a big twist coming up here in regard to how Steve 'died.' " Shayna Rose will be bringing the character of Stephanie Johnson to Salem in August on a recurring basis. "The cast is so jam-packed. But this story necessitates her prescence. Stephanie will be popping up in Salem in the fall when we need her, but there's no immediate story for her yet. She'll be heavily involved in the big umbrella storyline for September through November. After that? We'll see!" In completely unrelated news, Kyle Brandt will be reprising his role as Phillip Kiriakis in early August. "It's really going to hit the fan. If readers remember how he was written out and think about how his return will affect Jan/Shawn/Belle, they should be pretty excited for the movement in that story." His return is temporary.

Thanks, guys! Yeah, Mason never did seem to catch on. That's why he had to die! LOL. Yeah, Will was the red herring, but there's too much story there yet!

Episode #150 - Friday, July 7th: - Celeste apologizes to everyone in the waiting room and runs off. She is horrified to see the Reaper at the hospital. - Kayla emerges from the E.R. All the parents wait with baited breath. Kayla tells Abe and Lexie that Theo is unconscious right now, but all the tests show that he should make a swift and clean recovery when he wakes up. Abe and Lexie take a big sigh of relief, but they are still devastated over the day's events. - Billie and Liam are perturbed, but understand when Bo and Hope comfort each other over J.T. and Zach's health. - Kayla vows not to let any of these kids lose thier lives on her watch. - Paris urges Marlena to return home, but she refuses to leave Sami and Will. - Meanwhile, back at the Salem Inn, Kate surfs a website on her laptop. She says that business forums are abuzz with news that a new publishing company is launching a new glamor and fashion magazine that is set to send Titan and Bella scrambling. Kate is pleased, given recent events. - Eric, Annie, and Greta arrive at the hospital once their ambulance arrives, and all three are checked out by the medics. - Sami and Lucas fear Celeste's prediction of Will's death will come true. - Hope and Liam try to deal with the fact that there son was driving the car that could have killed all of them. - Abby tells Bo that she thinks Mason might have been drinking. - Kate speculates who could be behind all of this with Titan and Bella and Countess Wilhemina. Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Victor and Caroline comfort each other over their grandkids' uncertain futures. - Kayla confirms to the police and the others that Mason's alcohol level was only a few drinks from having a blood-alcohol level of .30 which puts average people in coma's. Hope is devastated. Liam is outraged, as are Bo, Lucas, Sami, and everyone else. Liam declares that Mason has never acted this way. Georgia says she remembers Mason suggesting that they should get drunk because has never been drunk before and felt that he's been shut out from normal childhood experiences. - Celeste tries to stop the Reaper from going near the E.R. - Kayla gives Bo and Hope good news about J.T. - he will be just fine. - Celeste begs the Reaper to leave Will and others alone! The Reaper tells Celeste that he never told her that Will would die, but she conjured that up from her own vision. - Lexie and Abe have a touching reunion with Theo. - Will, Mason, and Zach hover near death. Hope tries to deal with all of the devastating news that she's received. She tells Liam that she can't lose her son, Mason, because she's just found him. - The Reaper enters an E.R. cubicle, but whose? - Sami and Lucas fear that Will will die like Celeste predicted. Cassie, Austin, and Georgia all separately comment on how Sami and Lucas have no idea that Will is gay, and how if he dies now, that he will die with them not ever knowing who he truly and fully is. - Bo and Hope each have shocking glimpses into what receiving news of Zach's death would be like. - The Reaper closes in one of the boys' bodies. He touches the patient's arm. The boy's soul jumps from the body laying on the hospital bed to the Reaper's body. - Kate gets a call from the main desk telling she has a visitor. She wonders who it could be. Meanwhile, black shoes approach Kate's door. There is a knock. Kate answers. She yells....."Oh, God, NO! YOU!?!?!" (click.) "Yes, Kate, dear! I'm baaaaaaaack."...the familiar face teases. - Back at Marlena's, Nurse Paris returns and enjoys having the Penthouse to herself. She pours herself a glass of champagne. She comments on how nicely she's fitting in with John and Marlena. Just then, she stares at the pictures of John and Marlena. She throws her glass at the pictures. "I should be given an Oscar for pretending to put up with precious, sweet, little John and Marlena. Disgusting!" Paris stares into the mirror. "Although, I have to admit. I'm getting used to this face. But the time will come...."....she says as she walks to her purse. She takes a picture out. "Oh, yes, Marlena, the time will come when I get my revenge on you." She stares at the picture. (click) "You'll be looking at the real me soon enough, Marlena. You BITCH!"....she screams as she runs her hands along John and Marlena's table and knocks all the pictures of them off of it. - Back at the hospital, the Reaper leaves someone's room. The heart monitor goes off. The boy flatlines. Kayla enters and tries to resuscitate him with the rest of her medical crew. Kayla says....."Time of Death: 8:24 p.m." - Kayla enters the waiting room. Sami and Lucas, Bo and Hope, and Liam sll stare at her with fear in their eyes. Kayla walks up to one of the couples. "I'm so sorry. We did everything I could. We just couldn't save him. I'm so sorry, Hope." It's revealed that Kayla is talking directly to Hope and Liam. Hope breaks down in Liam's arms, screaming. Kayla turns with tears in her eyes. - Meanwhile, Mason's lifeless body lies in the hospital room as the nurses begin to fold down his bed. - Hope's screams are heard echoing throughout the hospital.

Episode #149 - Thursday, July 6th: - When the smoke clears, Bo, Austin, John, Abe, Frankie, and Max work with the rescue workers to save the children. Austin finds Sami laying unconscious and carries here to safety in the front of the house. Lucas declares his love for Sami and tells her that he can't lose her. Meanwhile, Belle, Hope, Marlena, Carrie, Melissa, Erika, Alice, Caroline and the others wait in the front of the house and are terrified at what has happened. They pray for everyone's safety. Sami awakens. - Everyone is shocked to see Kayla emerge from the street. She is shocked to see what has happened. Kayla explains to her mother that she was coming to the the Fourth party to announce that she's moving to Salem for good! The doc immediately throws off her blazer and runs to the back of the house to tend to the victims. - Belle is hysterical and uncontrollable. Carrie tells Marlena that it is understandable given the fact that Claire is missing. But Marlena tells Carrie that this behavior is outrageous and pathological. She fears that Belle is still suffering some side-effects of post-partum or has had some type of breakdown. Little does she know that Kate and Megan are gaslighting her. - Will, Mason, Zach, J.T., and Theo are loaded onto stretchers and taken to the front of the house and put in ambulances. Sami, Hope, Bo, Lucas, and Abe are petrified for their children's lives. Kayla accompanies her nephews in the ambulance. - Caroline asks Celeste who will live and who will die. She says she doesn't know. Caroline says that she doesn't believe her and begs and pleads for her to be honest. Celeste admits that one of the kids of Salem will die. The Salemites are upset and outraged when they accidentally overhear Celeste and Caroline's conversation. - Sami, Bo, Hope, Liam, Lucas, and Abe all fear that it could be their child that dies. An angry and upset Sami lashes out at Celeste and DEMANDS to know who will die, telling Celeste that she knows she's an expert liar since she used to work for Stefano Dimera. - Kayla and the kids come barreling into the emergency room. Everyone is slowly right behind them. Kayla asks the nurse for scrubs and lab coat. Bo and Sami asks Kayla what she's doing. She tells them that she's been hired at Salem U. Hospital and was also going to tell them this that night at the Fourth of July party. Bo tells her that he wouldn't want anyone working on his sons except for her. Kayla retreats to the Emergency Room. - Abby, Georgia, Sami, Claire, Carrie, and Marlena are all given clean bills of health. But Marlena still worries about Belle. Paris urges Marlena to get some bed rest. But Marlena says that she has to stay at the hospital. - Bo and Billie are relieved about Georgia, but they still worry about Bo's kids - J.T. and Zach. - Abe lives his greatest fear when he must call Lexie and inform her to get the hospital right away. Lexie panics when he tells her it's about Theo. She rushes out the door with tears in her eyes. - Max asks if he can talk to Abby. Abby says this isn't the time and worrying about their problems right now would be trivial. He agrees. - When Lexie arrives, Abe tells her everything. She breaks down in his arms. They put their baggage aside to comfort each other during this terrible time. - Liam and Hope, Lucas and Sami, Bo and Billie, and Abe and Lexie await news in the waiting room. Hope, Sami, and Lexie all demand to know what happened. Bo is hesitant to say, but Hope blasts him telling him to 'fess up. Hope is then floored when Bo reveals that Mason was the one behind the driver's wheel. Hope is devastated. - Sami once again lashes out at Celeste and demands to know who will die. They go back and forth, and every sentence grows louder and louder with upset and anger and grief and worry and emotion, and then, finally, Celeste confesses. "Yes! Yes! It's Will! I saw Will! His lifeless body! It's him! Are you happy now!?" Sami lets out a deafening shriek. Lucas holds her with tears also in his eyes. Everyone in the waiting room stands with teary eyes and opened mouths.

Episode #148 - Wednesday, July 5th: Blog Bonus: Download "To Be Alone With You" by Sufjan Stevens now! In this special, action-packed episode filled with little dialogue, begin the Blog Bonus NOW! - Frankie and Melissa and Bo and Billie rush to the backyard where they just heard the crash. They find their loved ones lying lifeless all of the yard. The smokey car rests half inside of the house and half out of it. - Melissa rushes into the house and calls 911 for help. - Bo worries for Zach, J.T., Claire, and Georgia. Bo and Billie cannot find anyone in the smoke. - John and Austin emerge from the flames and meet up with Bo and Billie. - Frankie finds Max and Erika and gets them to the front of the house, but Max says he has to go back to make sure Abby left and to find the children! Frankie and Max rush back into the fire, leaving Erika worried in the front of the yard. - John and Austin search the smokey haze for their respective pregnant loves. They find each find Carrie and Marlena unconscious and carry them to safety. - The car begins to leak a fluid. - Abe and John manage to get Alice, Mickey, Caroline, and Victor to safety. - Belle is rushed to the front of the house by a fireman who carries her while she's unconscious. When she wakes up, she begins screaming for Claire, but Marlena and Carrie hold her back with tears in their eyes. - Sami and Lucas both awake in each other's arms and realize what has happened. They begin screaming for Will. Lucas finds Celeste and Cassie and gets them to safety. He also thinks Sami is safe, but she sneaks back into the rubble to find Will. - Billie finds Hope and drags her to safety! Later, she reconvenes with Bo in the backyard, and they begin looking for Georgia. Billie finds Georgia in the back of the car. Billie calls out for Bo. Max and Bo come running. Max finds Abby in the car and pulls her to the safety of the medics. Bo is able to pull Georgia from the wreckage. The car fluid mixes with the little flames from the grill that are scattered throughout the yard, and a small fire ignites and goes unnoticed. - Austin and Max find the bloody bodies of Zach, J.T., and Theo. John finds baby Claire who is crying hysterically. Meanwhile, Lucas demands to know who was driving the car and asks if it was Will. Frankie sees that Will is in the back of the car and realizes the door is stuck. Lucas begins screaming and running towards the car. Firemen remove him from the back of the yard. Hope wakes up in the front of the house and begins screaming for her children - Zach, J.T., and Mason. Mickey must hold Hope back from entering the wreckage. Austin and Max try to resucitate Zach, J.T. and Theo. Bo and Abe stumble upon them. Bo begins screaming and crying for his boys, but Frankie runs to him and holds him back from his kids by hugging him, telling him that he doesn't want to see them like this, while Bo screams "No" over and over again. John hands over baby Claire to a fireman and helps Austin comfort Abe. Medics begin to work on the three little boys while rescue workers work on breaking Mason and Will from the car. Sami is outside the car screaming and crying for Will. She rushes to the door and tries to undo it, but she is interfering in the rescue workers' mission and is literally carried away kicking and screaming. Suddenly, the small fire catches and catches and catches all over the yard spreading and spreading until it hits the engine of the car and the gas tank of the grill. The backyard erupts in an explosion while Bo and Sami's screams radiate. Don't miss tomorrow afternoon (Friday) when Thursday and Friday's episodes will be posted back to back, and you'll find out which Salem Child will perish. And find out in a special press release that will feature NINE announcements of cast members who will be returning!

It makes sense! I figured it was him or the one I'm bringing back.

PHEW!!! It's not my villain returning! haha.

Episode #147 - Tuesday, July 4: Blog Bonus: Download "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heep now! - Cassie talks herself out of her awkwardness with Lucas and Sami when she realizes they don't know WHAT she is talking about. - Liam and Hope AND Bo and Billie grow closer than ever. - Cassie gets into another raging fight with Abby. Cassie tells Abby that she knows something she doesn't. Abby is intrigued. - Melissa and Frankie share a delicate kiss under the fireworks. - Victor tells Caroline that he will find whoever is trying to run Bella and Titan out of business, and he'll destroy them. - Celeste begs the Reaper to leave the kids of Salem alone, but he refuses. - Abe flashes back to special moments in Theo's life that he shared with Lexie as he can't believe that his marriage to Lexie is over. - Cassie tells Abby that she just found out that Max and Chelsea were intimate. Abby doesn't believe Cassie, but Cassie says she just heard Max telling Frankie. Abby is shocked, but she doesn't want Cassie to know that it bothers her. Abby has a "so what?" attitude. Cassie says that if "virgin" Abby can live with the mental images of her boyfriend having dirty, passionate sex with Cassie AND her dead best friend, then to have at it! Abby can't take it anymore and runs off. - Bo and Billie re-count all of their times together during a romantic night under the stars and the fireworks. - Belle confides in Marlena that sometimes she feels like she shouldn't be raising Claire and sometimes resents her. Belle is unaware that is the effects of Megan and Kate's hypnotic suggestions. - Abby confronts Max, who confesses that what Cassie told her is the truth. Abby lashes out at Max saying that she can't believe that Max would not have mentioned this in the last 7 months and would let her go on thinking that they hadn't been intimate. Abby says this changes everything and runs off. Max tries to run after her, but Erika suggests maybe she should go. Max says that is a bad idea because it was a fight over Chelsea, whom she looks almost exactly alike. Erika gives Max a comforting hug. - Carrie remembers how she first cheated on Austin about 6 or 7 years ago today when she shared a kiss with Mike. It helps her remember her deep love for Austin. She grabs him and kisses him when she sees him. He asks what that was for, and she tells him that she just never wants to lose him again and that she's sorry it took her so long to forgive him for believing Sami over her. But she asks one thing. Austin promises anything. She says if Carrie ever accuses Sami of something again, then Austin must side with Carrie and believe her over Sami, or their relationship is over for good. Austin agrees, and they kiss. - Bo proposes to Billie as they flashback on their greatest times with one another, and Billie is overcome with joy. She accepts Bo's proposal! - Georgia and Will find Mason at the front of the house and are unaware that he is drunk. Before they really get a chance to talk to him, Abby comes racing around the house crying. Will asks her what is wrong. She refuses to talk about it and just begs that someone drive her home because she's too upset to drive. Georgia and Will say they don't have their lisences so Mason volunteers. Will, Georgia, and Abby all get into the car, and Mason drives off. The Reaper warns Celeste that the time of the child's death is upon them. Celeste hears a car getting closer to the backyard. Celeste screams "No!" Everyone turns to look at her as a hush falls over the party. Mason begins scaring Abby who quickly realizes that Mason is drunk, but before she can get him to turn the car off, the car barrels into the backyard. Listen to the BLOG BONUS now!: The car crashes the party in slow motion. Everyone screams and yells and runs for cover. The car heads straight for Erika/Max and the children. Caroline screams for someone to save the kids. The last thing Abby sees before she throws her hands over her face is Erika and max hugging. The car plummets into the house. Mason lies on the steering wheel. The horn blares. Abby is shown unconscious in the car. Georgia and Will also lie unconscious in the back seat of the car. Claire is no where to be seen. Theo is shown crying. Zach and J.T. lie unconscious and bloody. Pregnant ladies, Carrie and Marlena, are also unconscious. The rest of the party lies in ruins. Come Back on Thursday Night for Wednesday and Thursday's Shocking Episodes! Don't Forget Friday's *SIX* Casting Announcements that Will Leave You Jumping For Joy! And Also on Friday, the blog's shocking 150th episode with so many cliffhangers and shocks that it will leave your head spinning!

I'm intrigued!

Episode #146 - Monday, July 3: - Lucas and Sami announce to Will and Austin that they are back together. Cassie interupts. Will pulls Cassie aside and tells her that he's about to come out to his parents. She lets Will re-join Austin, Sami, and Lucas. Will prepares to tell them the truth. - Billie once again reaches out to Hope and asks for her friendship. Hope is reciprocal once again. Billie tells Hope that she loved when they used to be friends. And Billie says that she only ever wanted Hope to be happy even if it was with Bo - that is why she played matchmaker for Bo and Hope when Hope thought she was Gina. Billie apologizes for the lapses in judgement she has made since then and when she did manipulate and lie to steal Bo. Hope offers her forgiveness, telling Billie that she knows that is out of character for Billie. They hug. Bo is taken aback. - Mason and Georgia get to know each other better. She fills him in on her turbulent past with her parents and Stefano Dimera while he says that he's led such a squeaky clean life and sort of resents it, saying he never got a normal childhood. She says that she also missed out on a bunch of experiences because she was sequestered at Stefano's hideaway and passed off as his daughter. - Bo takes Hope aside and prepares her for what he is about to do. Hope is very supportive of Bo and Billie and their impending engagement. Hope tells Bo that she will always love him, but he and Billie deserve to have a family with Georgia as she does with Liam and Mason. - Annie tells Greta to back off her man and tries to intimidate Greta. Greta tells Annie that she's dealt with someone like her before. Her name was Nicole Walker...she says. And she adds that she's not going to put up with it this time! Greta tells Annie that if she can't keep her man's eyes off of her then it's Annie's fault, NOT hers. - Max, Erika, and Abby have fun while playing with the kids at the party. They bond with Theo, J.T., Claire, and Zach. - Will decides to back out from telling his parents that he's gay when he sees how happy they are. He thinks maybe coming out in such a public forum is not a good idea. - Cassie tries to reach out to Max recalling her deep feelings of love and lust for him. He rejects her saying he can't forgive her for working for Stefano and infiltrating the Brady Family for the Dimera's! Later, Cassie and Abby get into a scathing fight. - Liam and Hope set the party on fire when everyone is taken aback at the passion and attraction these two have with one another in such a short period of time once Liam toasts to Hope and shares his affection and love for Hope for all of the Brady's and Horton's to see. - Mason suggests to Georgia that they steal one of the coolers and get drunk. He claims never to have had a drop of alcohol in his life and thinks its time he starts experiencing life as a normal teenager. But Georgia tells him that it isn't a good idea. Mason steals the cooler anyway. - Max and Frankie open up to each other about their lives. Max tells Frankie that he's keeping something from Abby, and he's worried. Max confesses that he had sex with Chelsea the night before she died and that Abby has no idea. Max says that Abby would be devastated if she knew that he and Chelsea had sex and that he kept it from her all of this time! Cassie overhears. - Victor, Caroline, Mickey, and Alice have a humorous encounter with a drunk Mason, but they are all unaware that he is intoxicated. - A few seconds later, Cassie runs into Sami and Lucas. She assumes that Will has come out to them. Cassie tells Lucas and Sami that they are taking it better than she and Will thought they would. Lucas is baffled and asks Cassie what she is talking about.

This week on "Days of Our Lives"............. Announcer: "Fireworks explode all over Salem this Fourth of July!" *Clips of the Brady/Horton Fourth of July Bar-B-Que. Everyone is in attendance.* Victor: "I don't know who could be trying to deep six Titan, but I'll find out, and I'll destroy them." *Clips of Caroline having a troubled look.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announcer: "Three big returns!" *A quick shot of Scott Holiroyd as Alan Harris. A shot of Mary Beth Evans' Kayla Brady hugging Caroline at the hospital. A shot of someone's shoes approaching a door and knocking on it. Someone says..."YOU!?"* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announcer: "A secret revealed!" *Clips of a teary-eyed Abby staring at Max with hurt and pain in her eyes.* Abby: "How could you? How could you keep this from me!?" *Clips of Abby running off.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announcer: "And then, the party comes to a crashing hault!" *Clips of a car crashing into party. Everyone runs out of the path of the car.* Caroline: "The children!" *The car heads right into the area where Max and Erika are watching J.T., Theo, Claire, and Zach play.* Voices: Screaming. *Clips of Celeste and the Reaper arguing.* Celeste: "Leave the children ALONE!" *Clips of the Reaper touching someone's arm as the person lays in a hospital bed. The arm shimmers. Clips of the heart monitor flatlining.* Doctor's Voice: "I'm sorry. We did everything we could. Your son didn't make it....." *A familiar voice lets out a deep, loud, bone chilling scream.* Announcer: "Don't Miss This Unforgettable Week on Days Of Our Lives!"

I hope the big villain isn't the same one as I am announcing on Friday or I might have to do a re-write. hehe.

Haha. I know I would be a little disturbed if my significant other kept the fact that his sexual history included my best friend. who was dead!

Yeah. She died Christmas week, and they didn't get romantic until the V-Day dance. Just the fact that he's let her think nothing relaly serious happened with her best friend. And the fact that something did happen is drawing him closer and closer to Erika.

Episode #145 - Friday, June 30, 2006: - Max worries what Abby will do when she learns his secret. - Frankie asks Melissa if she will attend the Brady/Horton Family 4th of July Bar-B-Que with him. - Max and Erika share an awkward moment. Max realizes that he is drawn to Erika and has to confess his secret to Abby. - Bo decides to pop the question to Billie on the Fourth of July. - Mason asks Georgia to be his date to the BBQ, and she agrees. - Will decides that he needs to come out to his parents A.S.A.P. with Austin's help. - Carrie and Caroline discuss Shawn Sr. and how much they miss him. - Belle opens up to Marlena about her depression. - Melissa agrees to be Frankie's date to the BBQ. - The Brady's welcome Cassie to the Bar-B-Que and welcome her back into the family. - Erika asks if she could tag along with Max and Abby to the BBQ. They don't know what to say so they agree, but Abby is secretly bothered by it. - Eric introduces Annie as his girlfriend. Everyone is a little taken aback. Meanwhile, Alice and Caroline try to make Annie feel welcome, and hilarity ensues. - John and Marlena introduce Nurse Paris to everyone at the Fourth of July party. - Greta arrives. And Annie declares war in her mind! Eric feels drawn to Greta. - Lexie is shunned when she arrives and Hope asks Lexie to keep Abe's best interests in mind. Lexie snaps at Hope and leaves. Later, she sheds a single tear and vows revenge on everyone in Salem. - Erika, Max, and Abby volunteer to watch the kids - Claire, Theo, Zach, and J.T. Meanwhile, Celeste demands the Reaper tell her whose soul he is going to take. - Victor and Caroline continue to brainstorm as to who could have founded and who could be running the new magazine. Meanwhile, someone reads an issue of BELLA Magazine, laughs, and throws it in the garbage. - Max recalls his secret.....that he and Chelsea had sex the night before she died in the explosion at the Pub! - Austin and Will show up at the BBQ and tell Sami and Lucas that they have something important to say. - Celeste has a prediction of the Reaper stealing Will's soul....right before Will DIES!

BIG NEWS ON FRIDAY, JULY 7th! On Friday, July 7th, the Blog is going to drop a HUGE casting bomb on readers. The show has lured back S-I-X faces that are going to have fans smiling from ear to ear! S_T_A_Y____T_U_N_E_D! Feel free to speculate!