SOD/SOW tidbits:

Sneak peeks:

John is jealous when Marlena considers a date with Trent

Philip invites Morgan on a romantic weekend

Max vows to kill his father

Bo and Hope close in on Nicole's connection to Trent

Nick is shot while trying to help Melanie

Victor discovers the truth about Kate and Daniel

Next week:

EJ confronts Nicole

Stefano throws a party

Philip offers Lucas a job

Marlena confides in Hope

Lexie is called before the board

An ailing Kate goes to the hospital

Late breaking news:

This respected soap actor from a West Coast show is irked that a co-star, who is new to daytime, is already rewriting dialogue. "It won't be long until there's a dressing down," predicts the vet.

Changes at Days:

In his first move as Days' co-executive producer, Gary Tomlin, has hired Emmy Award winner Christopher Whitesell as co-head writer. Longtime costume designer Richard Bloore has been replaced by Chic Gennarelli, formerly of S&B. Jayne Marie Kehoe has been named associate costume designer.

Brief summary from new SOD:

Brief summary from new SOD:

Melanie ends up missing and Nick finds her partying out on a yacht. Nick can tell she's in some kind of trouble. Trent has called her and said he's been gambling and strapped for cash. Trent asks Melanie to have a drink with one of his friends, Claude, to help pay off his debts. Nick arrives on the yacht and sees Melanie is in danger. A fight ensues and Nick is shot in the shoulder. Then Claude tries to get physical with Melanie and Nick makes a heroic attempt to stop Claude. Max arrives on the scene just in time with the police. Melanie visits Nick in the hospital, kisses him but tells him she is leaving.

Meanwhile, Chelsea arrives in France to mend her broken heart. Unknown to Nick, Chelsea may have seen the kiss between him and Melanie. Nick feels some power in the situation with Chelsea a bit miffed at him.

By weeks' end, the group is ready to return to Salem with Melanie with them. Nick is falling for Melanie very quickly but he's trying to stay grounded.

aww, I really like where they are taking Nick's storyline. He's shown as a hero and he finally has control over a girl, especially with Chelsea.

Nick&Melanie are my favorite right now love them