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Well, when all is said and done (within the next few weeks - 9 people will be gone from the canvas.) Seven will die, two will just be written out. Sophie and Josh had to go! LOL. I just had to get them off....they bother me. It was more therapeutic than anything. As for who else dies, well....

Monday, December 19th - Everyone lays unconscious and lifeless in a fiery haze that is the now-unrecognizable Brady Pub! - Bo comes to and struggles to find Hope! Once he does, they begin searching for their loved ones. - Bo and Hope manage to rescue Maggie, Mickey, Alice, and Caroline. - Austin comes to and sees that Carrie, Nicole, and Sami are all unconscious and lifeless and is horrified when he realizes he only has time to save one woman. Seconds later, Austin emerges from the flames with Carrie and takes her outside to the others who have been rescued. - Frankie and Lexie manage to get Jack back to his room at the Lodge and try to nurse him back to health. - Max panics when he can't find Chelsea in the flames! - Abe and Jennifer manage to make it outside to the others, as do Roman and Kate. - Abby begs Bo, Roman, and John to find Jennifer and Josh! - Celeste is found by John. She tells everyone that she predicted this would happen! In the midst of the chaos, she tells John that Marlena's life is in danger. - Stefano/Alex continues to watch Marlena sleep as he recounts that his plan has worked! He has his Queen of the Night, and no one will be looking for her since she left on her own accord. - Bo finds Tony's lifeless body and removes him from the rubble. - Roman finds an unconscious Josh and a lifeless Sophie and manages to evacuate them to the ambulances that have arrived on the scene. - Carrie wakes up outside. She and Austin worry about Lucas, Sami, and the others. - Shawn and Mimi and Philip and Belle get out of the fire, but when Shawn is injured, both Mimi and Belle run to his side. Philip realizes without a doubt in his mind that Belle loves Shawn more than she loves him! - Hope saves Billie just in time as the ceiling almost caves in on her. - Billie panics when Patrick is no where to be found. - Patrick and Nicole realize they are trapped in the corner of the pub with no where to go while the fire rages closer and closer towards them. - Sophie and Josh are pronounced dead on the scene. - Devastated over Sophie, Lucas re-enters the pub, promising to rescue Sami! - John rescues Kate from the fire. - Glen emerges from the Pub, but he rushes back in for Barb - against Bo and Hope's wishes. - Outside, Billie grabs Tony who is on the ground, lifeless. She demands he tell her what the secret about Hope is! - Tony comes to for a few seconds and whispers something in Billie's ear. - Jennifer approaches Abby, who can tell from Jennifer's face that Josh did not survive the fire. She breaks down in Jennifer's arms. - Chelsea is alone in the pub and trapped, unconcious. - Marlena comes to and comes face to face with Alex, who is outside her cell. He smirks and laughs an evil laugh. He gives her Queen chess piece and tells her checkmate. Marlena puts the pieces together and is shocked to realize that Alex is Stefano! She begins screaming through tears as Stefano laughs, wickedly. - Lucas finds Sami, brings her outside, and is devastated to find that Sami is not alive.

Episode #5 - Friday December 16th: - Lucas tells Sami and Austin that his surprise for them is waiting outside - they turn and are shocked to see Carrie walk through the door! Austin and Carrie lock eyes. Sami tries to get her bearings, but she later faints. - Carrie expresses her disappointment in Lucas for using her as a means to hurt Austin and Sami. - Abe and Jennifer manage to calm Celeste down, but she has the Pub in a state of panic. - Lexie and Frankie search every room in the Lodge, but to no avail - Jack is missing! - Nicole vows to take Carrie down and eliminate her as an obstacle in getting Austin. - Austin tells Kate that he has made a decision about who to bring with him to work at Basic Black! - Sami and Carrie come face to face. Sami tells Carrie that she won’t give her another chance to hurt Austin again! - Alex recounts how Marlena and John all played into his hands and how he is NOT Marlena’s husband. He recounts that his plans started in July when he had someone at the hospital drug Marlena into a drug-induced amnesia. - Glen and Barb tell Bo and Hope that they want the Brady’s to take J.T. if anything ever happened to them. - Phillip confronts Belle about still loving Shawn! She refutes it. - Austin and Carrie exchange looks, but continue to avoid each other. - Later, they come face to face and exchange Hello’s, but are interrupted when Tony and Billie burst through the door. - Once Alex and Marlena land, he has her transferred to a mansion where he has her put in a prison cell. - Tony arrives at the party holding Billie at gunpoint. Everyone panics and mayhem breaks out! - Tony orders Caroline to remove the drape from the mysterious present in the room, and everyone is shocked to see a Phoenix statue! - Chelsea lashes out at Tony for everything he has put her and her family through. She begs for him to save her mother’s life! - Billie tells Chelsea that she loves her and tells Bo the only reason she helped Tony escape was because he threatened to have a secret about Bo and Hope! - Tony reveals how he is going to make the ultimate sacrifice - he is going to kill them all and give his life for all of the Bradys’ lives! - Each Brady and Horton lashes out at Tony one final time. - Meanwhile, at the lodge, Frankie and Lexie are both shocked when Jack stumbles upon them at the Green Mountain Lodge and collapses in their arms. - Bo and Hope, Maggie and Mickey, Doug and Julie, Shawn and Mimi, Belle and Phillip all say emotional goodbyes to each other as they prepare to meet their ends. - Sami and Lucas share a genuine goodbye, as well, as Carrie and Austin say all they need to with a single look. - Meanwhile, at the mansion in an undisclosed location, Alex watches Marlena sleep in her cell. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a chess piece - the Queen! He declares how he has finally won his Queen of the Night as it is revealed that Alex North is Stefano Dimera! - Tony declares that the Phoenix has risen! He presses a switch and smirks and cackles as the statue explodes, and the Brady Pub is blown to smithereens.

Episode #4: Thursday, December 15th - A special surprise that is draped in a huge cloth arrives at the Christmas party at the pub. - Everyone is intrigued about the mystery present, but agree to follow the card’s instructions and not open it until its owner arrives. - Josh refuses to make love Abby in her vulnerable state and takes her back to the party. - Kate and John refuse to allow Sami and Nicole to join Basic Black, but they continue to urge Austin to join them. - Alex and Marlena recall their times together while on the plane for Colorado. - Tony reminds Billie that she was once the woman that Bo loved and how Hope returned to ruin her happiness as Mrs. Brady. - Chelsea and Max’s plans to sneak away and make love keep getting thwarted by Caroline, Grandpa Shawn, and Bo. - Shawn and Mimi continue to bond as a couple while taking care of Zach and J.T. - Phillip notices that Belle longs to be with Shawn. - Alex leaves Marlena alone to make some calls. While looking through a magazine on the private jet, Marlena sees a picture of the coast of Hawaii. She begins to remember her honeymoon with John, which prompts her to remember her wedding to John. - Glen and Barb catch Bo and Hope up on J.T.’s life. - Bonnie and Maggie begin to argue over their rocky relationship as Bonnie states that she hasn’t given up on Mickey Horton just yet. - Patrick begins to comfort Jennifer as they recap their relationship together and his time in Salem. - Sami starts a food fight with Sophie which breaks out into a huge war that involves Maggie and Bonnie! - Tony continues to taunt Billie with the secret that could change her life forever. - Lucas lashes out at Sami, telling her he can’t wait for his surprise to show up! - Billie agrees to help Tony, but only because she feels Bo and Hope have a right to know the secret that is going to have such a huge impact on their lives - not because she wants Bo back! - More and more memories of John and Belle and Sami and Carrie and Roman come flooding back to Marlena! - Kate and John begin to strategize how to land Austin at Basic Black without Sami or Nicole. - Lexie begins to doubt Frankie’s sanity when Jack is no where to be found. - John and Kate counter Austin with an offer - promising him that he can take either Nicole OR Sami, but not both! - Lucas tells Sami and Austin that his surprise for them is waiting outside - they turn and are shocked to see Carrie walk through the door! - Marlena begins to tell the pilot to turn around and go back to Salem! Alex sneaks up behind Marlena and knocks her out with chlorophorm! - Celeste bursts through the doors of the pub screaming and shouting and telling everyone that they are all going to die! - Once Billie and Tony escape, he turns the tables on her and takes her hostage, holding her at gunpoint, telling her that he is going to make this a Christmas no one forgets!

Episode #3 - Wednesday, December 14th: - The Christmas Party begins! Alice, Maggie, Mickey, Doug, Julie, Jennifer, Frankie, Abe, Chelsea, Max, Abby, Josh, Sophie, Lucas, Austin, Sami, Nicole, Patrick, Bo, Hope, Barb, Glen, Caroline, and Shawn are all in attendance! - Belle and Phillip receive word that Claire has pulled through the surgery! Lexie insists that they attend the party at the Brady Pub - not only as a way to celebrate, but a way to take their mind off things and relax. - Shawn and Mimi arrive at the Pub after a day of bonding with J.T. and Zach. - Minutes later, Philip, Belle, and Lexie arrive, as well, bringing good news about Claire. - Bonnie and Kate decide to team up to keep the secret of Shawn being Claire’s father and make sure Belle & Philip and Shawn & Mimi stay together. - Jennifer and Abe are both worried when Lexie and Frankie are no where to be found at the party. - Frankie and Lexie manage to sneak away from the pub and drive out to the Green Mountain Lodge. Once there, Frankie reveals to Lexie that Jack is alive and well and recuperating at the Lodge! Frankie recalls finding him at the bank of the river and taking him to the lodge per Jack‘s wishes…so he can die a slow death without putting his family through the torture. - Kate and John learn that the company that went belly up belonged to Austin! - Victor privately takes pride in his role in taking down Austin’s company. - Chelsea and Max plan to sneak away from the party to make love. - Kate and John make Austin an offer to join Basic Black. - Josh comforts Abby in the park not far from the Pub, and she asks him to make love to her. - Austin tells Kate and John that he won’t join the company unless Sami and Nicole can join him. - Sami is infuriated when Lucas shows up to the party with Sophie. But she retaliates when she tells him that she came on Austin’s arm. Lucas counters that he has a surprise that is going to throw Sami for a loop and ruin not only her Christmas…but her 2006! - Lucas calls Carrie and tells her the time is almost right for her to walk into the party and surprise everyone. - Tony promises to reveal to Billie a secret so big that it will tear Bo and Hope apart forever…in exchange for her springing him from prison. -Frankie is shocked when he finds Jack’s room at the Lodge empty with no sign of Jack!

Tuesday, December 13th: - Hope and Bo are ecstatic when Glen and Barb Reiber come to town to surprise the Brady’s with J.T. for the holidays. - Tony summons Billie! She plans to meet him at the Salem Prison, but she first meets Patrick for a romantic rendezvous. - Shawn is informed that he is a match to help baby Claire. So, he gives blood in an effort to save her life. - Marlena shares a heartfelt and tearful goodbye with Sami, Belle, and John and boards a plane with Alex. - After her disturbing nightmare about the Angel of Death at the Brady Pub, Celeste urges Shawn and Caroline not to throw the party at the Pub, but they refuse. - Phillip, Kate, and Victor stay by baby Claire’s side as she undergoes surgery. Belle returns from saying goodbye to Marlena and finds solace in Phillip at Claire’s side. - Bonnie confronts Kate about the papers that fell out of her purse. Kate refuses to admit the truth about Shawn and baby Claire. - Austin and Nicole get devastating news that two of their biggest financial backers have decided to pull their funding. - John hears from his contact that an up and coming company by three street smart execs in Salem has a hit a huge snag. - Sami rejoins Austin and Nicole and gets the devastating news about their investors. - Bonnie pushes Kate until she slips and finally admits that Shawn is Claire’s father! - Bo, Hope, Glen, and Barb take J.T. to the hospital to see Shawn, who is delighted to see J.T. again. - Lucas and Carrie return to Salem. - Bonnie and Kate are interupted by Bo, Hope, Barb, Glen, Shawn, Mimi, J.T., and Zach, but they lock eyes and make a silent agreement to keep the truth about Claire a secret. - Bonnie convinces the Reibers to let Shawn and Mimi take J.T. to the park as a means for Shawn to recover from the blood donation and a chance to get their minds off of things going on at the hospital. - Victor returns to the office where he finds Lucas and Carrie who tell him the good news that Titan offered the highest bid and has successfully purchased High Style Cosmetics! He makes plans to officially merge High Style Cosmetics with the newly revamped Countess Wilhemina Cosmetics for a new line to be lunched in the summer of 2006. - Celeste tells Jennifer and Abby that Jack is NOT dead! Lexie scolds Celeste and reprimands her for her carrying on and getting the Devereaux’s hopes up. - Shawn and Mimi arrive at the park and bond together with J.T. and Zach. - Billie walks into Tony's cell. Tony teases Billie and tells her that he can tell her a secret that will tear Bo and Hope apart forever. - When alone, Celeste takes out her Tarot cards and is horrified to see the biggest disaster in Salem's history is about to take place.

Monday, December 12th: - Max and Chelsea solidify their relationship and label themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend. - Caroline and Shawn plan a Christmas Party at the Brady Pub, but they later decide to cancel it when news of Jack’s death is confirmed. - Jennifer insists that Caroline and Shawn continue with their plans for the party in hopes that it will raise spirits. - The battle to acquire High Style Cosmetics heats up as both Titan and Basic Black venture an offer to buy out the business. - Lucas and Carrie make plans to return to Salem and brings news as to which company has made the best offer and has thus bought out High Style Cosmetics! - Sami and Austin continue to bond as Sami begins to oust Nicole as a frontrunner in Austin’s life. - Abby turns to Josh over her Jack's death. - Marlena summons Belle, Sami, and John to the penthouse for an announcement. - Celeste wakes up from a nightmare in which she envisions the Angel of Death entering the Brady Pub. - Glen and Barb Reiber decide to surprise Bo and Hope Brady by bringing J.T. to Salem for a holiday visit. - Sami ponders approaching Victor about teaming up to rid themselves of Nicole. - John and Kate look to the future with Mimi as their consultant for the younger generation. - Meanwhile, Victor strategizes as to how to deal with both Basic Black and Austin’s up and coming company. - Victor makes a few phone calls and pulls a few strings to ensure that Austin, Sami, and Nicole's company will not be trouble for him. - Marlena explains to Belle, Sami, and John that she is leaving Salem to move to Colorado with Alex. - Bonnie arrives at the hospital to bring Shawn and Mimi food from Alice’s when she sees a piece of paper fall from Kate’s purse. She is shocked when she reads the paper and discovers that Shawn is the father of baby Claire. - Tony plots his next move from prison, as he plans to destroy the Brady’s once and for all. He looks at a picture of Billie, Bo, and Hope and laughs manically as he burns the picture.

Chelsea Benson John Black Bo Brady Caroline Brady Carrie Brady Frankie Brady Hope Brady Max Brady Roman Brady Sami Brady Shawn Brady Shawn Brady Sr. Abe Carver Lexie Carver Abby Devereaux Jack Devereaux Jennifer Devereaux Marlena Evans Alice Horton Maggie Horton Mickey Horton Belle Kiriakis Claire Kiriakis Philip Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis Thomas Edward Kramer (TEK) Bonnie Lockhart Mimi Lockhart Patrick Lockhart Alex North Celeste Perrault Austin Reed Billie Reed Kate Roberts Lucas Roberts Nicole Walker Recurring: Josh Sophie Tony Dimera Barb Rieber Glen Rieber Doug Williams Julie Williams

Lovin' it, CSW! I think I may be a huge copycat and do a fanfic in my blog, as well!