Days: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Hope is in the court room and her public defender is wanting to know why she picked him, a rookie. She says that she doesn't want to waste the court's time and money. That she plead guilty and she's going to prison. Bo comes up behind her and says no she isn't.

Nathan comes to Mel's rescue and gets his arm hurt in the meantime.

Ian (Stephanie's doppelganger) has pulled his hair back into a pony tail so they don't look quite so much alike. He agrees to see what he can do about getting the paternity test results for her.

When Daniel comes upon Chloe and Carly and asks what's up Carly starts to make an excuse, but Chloe says that it's time to tell him the truth. Um, yeah. I'm thinking that's NOT going to happen.

Replay of Nicole's whining and Rafe spotting her as an easy target.

Replay of Stefano seeing Sami in the living room doorway. This time he says "arranged Sydney's kidnapping" though instead of just "arranged the kidnapping" like he did on Monday. Sami says, 'What did you say?'

Nicole throws a drink in Rafe's face.

Sami says that it sounded like Stefano said that E.J. was planning on taking Sydney away. She says that she wants to be with her kids. E.J. says that he was thinking of stealing her away for a bit after the wedding. Sami says that maybe he regrets being involved with a woman with four children.

Nathan assesses Mel's neck where the guy grabbed her and says that she'll have bruises. She thanks him again for helping her.

Chloe tells Daniel that Carly is giving her a present for her birthday. Girl time with facials etc. Daniel is surprised. Carly says that it's really for him since he wants them to get along, they're going to spend time together. Seeee Chloe just keeps digging herself deeper. Carly's going to smack her one of these day.

Bo is trying to convince a very martyrdom intent Hope to not give in and to fight prison. Doug and Julie are watching and Doug takes Bo out of the room. They are meddlesome and it annoys me.

Rafe throws out a guy for being a jerk to Nicole about her being Misty Circle. She was very shaken up and thanks him. He says that he should apologize to her.

Lexi overhears E.J. and Sami's news and congratulates them.

Mel tells Nathan he should get his arm x-rayed. He offers to take her home.

Daniel is happy that Carly and Chloe are trying to get along. This is eating Carly up inside.

Ian has gotten to the file with the paternity tests on the St Mary's computer. But the tests results for Dana Scott aren't in.

Nicole is sulking in self pity. No, Rafe, she's right. No one needs to apologize to her. (Shallow side-note: The bartender is cuuuuute!) Ooooooo. Rafe was just trying to get Nicole to drop her defenses.

Chloe tells Daniel that she's learned a lot about Carly in the last few days and that she's come to see her in a new light. Daniel says that the new baby has made them a family.

Stefano tells Sami that he was wrong. Cut to E.J. telling Lexi that Rafe is out of the picture.

Rafe tells Nicole that Sami says that he's so jealous that he doesn't see that E.J. has changed. Nicole scoffs and buys the next round of drinks. Rafe is sooooo baiting her by telling her things that happened when Sydney was kidnapped and how sad E.J. was. Nicole doesn't believe it and Rafe in a fake slur asks Nicole to tell him that E.J. is a good guy. She says that she's not sure she can do that. I hope this works out for Rafe. :)

Daniel is on the phone with Mel she's going to meet them at the pier. He sends Chloe off so they can talk about her birthday surprise in private. Mel shows up and Carly and Daniel both immediately, notice her new bruises and ask about them simultaneously.
Carly: : Are those bruises on your throat?!?
Daniel: Wait, why aren't you... what happened to you?
Mel gulps and says, "That's a lot of parenting at one time." I have to add another Shallow Side-Note here. I absolutely LOVE when Crystal plays a character in 'mom mode' she always manages to convey layers of concern, love, protectiveness, and situationally appropriate anger in just the right amounts at the same time. Mel tells them that some guy got out of hand at the clinic but that Nathan took care of it.

Stephanie and Ian tell Nathan that he's helping her with computer programming stuff. He tells her that a guy freaked out at the clinic then goes to shower. Ian tells her that a girl as pretty as her shouldn't have to fight to keep a guy. I like Ian. I still don't like Stephanie. When Nathan comes back out he tells Stephanie that they freaked out guy at the clinic tried to strangle Mel. Stephanie says that he must know her well then. Nathan gives her a look.

Carly is asking Mel if she's sure she's okay and she's being all mommy to her. Soooo sweet! Mel asks Daniel to drive her home to change and they can talk about Chloe's present in the car. This of course makes Carly tense up and Mel notices and asks what's up. Daniel says that Carly managed to make friends with Chloe then they leave. Carly pulls out her phone and starts dialing or texting.

Stefano and Sami call a pseudo truce. Lexi is really trying to make sure E.J. isn't blind sided by the possibility of Rafe not having given up. Sami tells Lexi and E.J. that Stefano was nice to her.

Nicole is suspicious of Rafe now.

Doug tells Hope to trust Bo. Bo tells her that there's been a change of plans.

Carly calls to check on the test results to make sure they'll be available in the morning. She calls Chloe to confirm.

Nicole frisks Rafe for a wire and ends up losing her balance and falling on him. Cue sexual tension.

Sami and E.J. kiss. A few times.

Days: Monday, August 16, 2010

Daniel asks Carly opinion about a bracelet that he's giving Chloe. Aaawwww. He's excited that he'll get to tell everyone that he's going to be a father. Of course Carly is a little concerned since she knows he might not be.

Sami is caught off guard when Stefano and Will walk in on her kissing E.J.

Rafe is still on Nicole's trail.

Will is upset and Sami chases after him to try and get him to understand. Yeah, not gonna happen Sami.

Rafe has a mystery person in his pocket who he thinks is going to help him with Nicole.

Chloe and Philip fret about Nathan finding out about 'the sex on the couch'.
Daniel is trying to get Carly to open about about why she's so guarded and emotionally exhausted right now. She escapes by leaving him alone at the table at Cheatin' Heart.

Stephanie is annoying and tells Melanie that she probably doesn't want to work where her parents do. Mel says that she likes working with her parents. Aawwww. :) Oh! I guess Stephanie was at St Mary's hospital and Mel is there for her interview.

Rafe has called on .... dun dun dun.... Victor to help him with Nicole. Ha!

Will tells Sami that Rafe was different because he might have worked out and been a real part of the family unlike E.J.

Rafe might not have Victor in his corner. Victor needs more information that Rafe's not willing to give.

Stephanie is being annoying.

Philip doesn't want to leave Mel alone in the neighborhood where the clinic is. Mel says, "You're right. They should put free clinic's in safer areas." Hahaha. :) Oh, Mel is not alone, Nathan is working there too.

Daniel gives Chloe a silver spoon, fork and cup set for the baby. Chloe's feeling guilty and leaves Daniel alone for a minute. Sister Ann (from St Mary's) shows up and Daniel invites her to sit and meet Chloe.

Rafe tells Victor of his suspicions involving E.J. hiring Anna to kidnap Sydney and Nicole knowing about it.

Okay, Stephanie has called in a guy that looks an awful lot like her to help get the password for the St Mary's records system.

Carly walks back into Cheatin' Heart and lock eyes with Chloe who stopped dead while coming out of the bathroom when she spotted Sister Ann. Carly follows Chloe's terrified gaze and sees Sister Ann sitting with Daniel.

Sami and E.J. tell Roman and Caroline that they are engaged.

Rafe tells Victor that if Nicole is put away then she can't get her hooks into Brady. Hhmmm. This might be an offer that Victor can't refuse. :P

Stefano coaches Will into accepting E.J. and Sami's engagement. Um, ew.

E.J. gives Roman an impassioned speech on fatherhood and love and setting an example for Sydney. Um, okay. Uh. No.

Carly shoos Chloe back into the bathroom hallway then she goes to Daniel's table. Aaawwww! Carly said that she ran out because she has to take Ciara to a Brownie meeting. Even if it's not true, I love love love that it's something that Carly might be doing. Ciara needs Carly to be a parent to her. Carly is an awesome mom.
Sister Ann has to leave. Carly says, "So what's a nun doing in a bar?" Heeheee. :)
Daniel gets a call and has to leave. He asks Carly to go check on Chloe since she's been in the bathroom so long. Carly calls Chloe and says that they have to talk.

Okay, Ian (the Stephanie look-alike)has figured out that she wants something and agrees to it. He can read her very well. Smart guy.

Victor asks Rafe if he knows about Nicole's having been a porn star. Victor tells him that her dad was the one who got her started and that inside she's a broken little girl. Victor tells Rafe to convince Nicole that he's her white knight and she'll owe him. He says to do it before Brady falls again. Ooops. Too late!
Brady is drinking and tells Nicole that he's done listening to her.

Mel gets very hesitantly attacked by someone at the clinic.

Chloe and Carly meet on the pier (for yet another very public private conversation) and Carly says that she'll pick up Chloe first thing in the morning. Daniel walks up and has overheard that last line. He wonders what's up.

E.J. and Stefano are in the living room at the mansion. Stefano asks what would happen if Sami found out that E.J. had arranged the kidnapping. E.J. shushes Stefano and camera cuts to Sami in the doorway looking not happy.

Nicole is all frustrated in a very stilted soliloquy that she doesn't have the control over E.J. and Brady that she'd thought she'd have.

Days: Friday, August 13, 2010

Mel tells Philip that she's concerned about Brady, that he's been drinking and she thinks he and Arianna broke up and he's got something going with Nicole. She's feeling very grateful to have Philip right now.

Victor sees Brady drinking and makes a comment. Brady says that at least it's not coke.

Sami's being stupid and since she told Rafe "If you love me you'll stop me from marrying E.J." and he told her he wouldn't ('cause he's not going to play childish games) she tells E.J. that she wants to set a date.

Stephanie is hiding out in Chloe and Daniel's closet. She overhears Daniel saying that Chloe is pregnant with his baby. Have I mentioned that Stephanie annoys the snot out of me?

E.J. tells Sami that he wants to get married tonight. Um, eeeeeeewwwwwww! Doe eyed E.J. makes me squeamish.

Chloe and Daniel talk about baby stuff. He makes a comment about naming it after one of the Jonas Brothers since his last name is Jonas. He gets called to do an appendectomy and has them call Mel to observe.

Victor thinks that Brady is drinking because of Arianna. When he figures out that it's Nicole he's not amused.

Ha! Sorry, this is funny. Nicole tells Rafe that Brady broke it off with Arianna because he didn't love her and realized that he was in love with Nicole. Um, delusional much?

Victor is so much comic relief right now. Brady turns to leave the living room saying that he needs to change. Victor says, "Yeah, you're right. Oh, your clothes." (because Brady's wearing a swimsuit and towel) The thing is that John pulls it off really well, not corny or vaudevillian. You actually almost miss that he made a joke. Props to Mr. Aniston! Victor then goes on to call Nicole a 'Chimera' he says that she's a chameleon a shapeshifter (which isn't an accurate analogy) then says that she's still a fire breather. (In Greek mythology the Chimera is composed of several distinct animals it doesn't stop being a lion for example to become a snake. Here are references at Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster and Britannica.com) Brady doesn't like is when Victor calls her a 'Gold digging slut.' Victor figures out that Brady still has feelings for Nicole. It's about time! Why does he sound so shocked? What did he think we were talking about?


Sami wants to get married at St Lukes by Father Matt. She wants a big wedding, but E.J. is a little apprehensive about having it at St Lukes where they had Grace's funeral. Kate has a coughing fit when she and Stefano find out that E.J. and Sami are engaged.

Creepy whiney Stephanie is hiding in the closet when she hears Chloe tells Philip that she's worried about Daniel telling everyone that the baby is his when it might be Philips. You knew that was coming. They just have to keep talking about the secret thing they did.

Daniel's appendectomy turned out to be a soccer injury. Mel says that maybe Stephanie had them call him. Daniel says that he's going to go 'dad' on her and asks if she and Stephanie aren't friends because of something Stephanie did or because Stephanie is with Nathan.

Rafe heads to the station to listen to the CD they recovered from Nicole's mom's locker.

Nicole thinks it will be a good idea to turn the CD over on her own and get into Brady's good graces.

Mel asks Daniel when he started defending Stephanie. He says, never. Then she says that she is over Nathan and wants the family and white picket fence but that one ting might stand in the way of her happiness. I'm guessing she's referring to Chloe maybe hurting Daniel.

Chloe is going stir crazy and she and Philip leave the apartment. Stephanie can now escape from the closet and set to work trying to find out everything that she can. I'm wondering if they're going to have her change the results of the paternity test to show that Daniel's the father even if he isn't so that she can keep Philip with Mel and therefore keep Mel away from Nathan.

Oh, I was wrong. Mel is considering working at St. Marys so that people don't think that the only reason she got the job at University Hospital because of who her parents are. Aawwww. That's kind of sweet.

Nicole tells Brady that the money is from a payoff for a story. Yup. This is boring and irritating. I'm only watching Nicole and Brady because Rafe and Arianna are involved.

Stefano offers Kate's experience in 'event planning' to help Sami with the wedding. Oh the looks those two give each other. Awesome! You can no only see the hate beaming across the room on their glares, but you could drives vehicles across it. Like a Golden Gate Bridge of animosity which is kind of ironic considering. :)

Rafe hears E.J.'s voice on the C but doesn't find out what he did yet.

Daniel tells Mel that she's just defining her individuality and that the new baby won't mean that he loves her any less. She gets teary eyed and he gets choked up and they hug. Aaawwwww, sweet.

Rafe figures it all out. He knows that E.J. paid Anna to kidnap Sydney and that Nicole has more copies of the CD and that he needs to find another one.

Ooo! Mel comes up to Stephanie at the hospital while Stephanie is searching for the test results on the computer trying to find out Chloe's results. Mel asks her what she's doing there before she can find the results.

Rafe tries to call Nicole but she doesn't answer. Rafe is looking intently at his laptop screen, I'm guessing there is info there that he's trying to decipher. The thing is that the editors have decided to do a multi-split screen so Rafe's scene pulls back and shrinks into the upper left corner, Nicole and Brady mauling each other is in the lower left and a vertical shot of E.J. and Sami kissing is the entire right side. Sooooo the end result makes it look like Rafe is watching video of the two couples smooching. I get where the editor was trying to take it, but the execution was not so smooth.

Days: Thursday, August 12, 2010

Philip shows up at the hospital and runs into Justin and Daniel. Chloe calls him and says that she has news about the baby.

Okay, Sami and Rafe have passed merely kissing and have moved on to mauling up against the lockers.

Philip tells Chloe that it's not a good time and that Daniel is there. She asks him to meet her at the pier. Dude, Philip is a jerk. Nicole shows up at Chloe's and asks her to wait and not leave yet because she needs a friend and Chloe's the only one she's got. Nicole is a jerk too.

Rafe stops the mauling and Sami asks why he did that. Um, duh! Rafe says that is was a mistake. Sami starts to go and she can't walk past him without the two of them heating up again. She doesn't make it out the door.

Chloe tells Nicole that she has to go and Nicole asks where she's got to go. Chloe says the hairdresser and Nicole gets all pouty. Woe is her, she's lost Brady again. Aawwwww boo hoo. Chloe needs to just leave and stop letting Nicole manipulate her. Nicole finally sulks off and leaves Chloe to go about her own business.

More Rafe and Sami making out while talking about how they shouldn't be. They stop again. She tells Rafe that if he loves her he should stop her from marrying E.J. She wants to know how Rafe found out about the proposal. She asks if it was E.J. Rafe tells her to ask him.

Mel is comforting Nathan over Hope's situation, but of course Stephanie sees the hug. She's annoying too. Maggie walks into the kitchen when Mel and Nathan are hugging. They pull away from each other. Mel leaves to go to her room. Maggie turns to Nathan to ask him what's going on with him and Melanie.

Chloe meets Philip on the pier. She's just telling him that she's taken the test. She still doesn't have the results yet.

Nathan tells Maggie that nothing is going on. She accepts his statement.

Sami tells E.J. that they need to talk.

Rafe is sulking at the Cheatin' Heart and runs into Nicole. Good times.

Chloe and Philip...... Nothing new, just a recap of the paternity test hijinks. Philip tells Chloe that he'll make sure Daniel doesn't find out and they hug. Stephanie sees them. She's annoying.

Caroline is short and a little rude with Maggie. Nothing new here. She annoys me too.

Daniel shows up at Maggie's to see Melanie and he tells her that he and she need to look after her mom. Aawwww. Mel tells him that she's blaming herself for what Hope did. Daniel tells her that guilt is second nature to Carly. Mel says that they all have each other's back which is kind of a miracle. He says that she wanted something from Lawrence that she was never going to get. Mel says that you can't change the past. Daniel says that you can't, but that you can learn from it. Daniel says that two people can't stay together after one has been unfaithful.

Days: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Henderson is tired of press calling the house to get a comment. Vivian doesn't like the "vile headlines about Hope." The headline reads 'Hope Brady Confesses to Serial Muggings' Yup. That's pretty vile and predatory Vivian. Ha! :)

Recap of Rafe overhearing news of the E.J. Sami engagement. Then shot of Sami and Will. He says that what he wants doesn't matter to her. Rafe is going to town on a punching bag. He's not happy either.

Victor is upset that Bo didn't tell him about Hope. Bo tells Victor that he can't take his anger right now and Victor apologizes. Bo's is feeling all guilty and responsible for what happened. Stop it now Bo! You are not at fault for this. Seriously.

Hope tells Abe that he's not her lawyer, he's her victim. He's telling her that she still needs a fair trial. Okay, I'm tired of this now. I want fun Avenger back, not whiny Hope.

Victor tells Bo that it's not his fault, that it's Carly's fault. Dude, Victor.... Maggie shows up. She better not make me smack her too.

Maggie's there to check on Ciara. Bo tell's her that Ciara is with Doug and Julie.

E.J. wants a word with Hope.

Sami says that she and Rafe are over. Will tells her that she still loves him.

Rafe is still beating up the poor defenseless bag.

Victor comforts an upset Maggie and Vivian sees them.

Bo steps in to tell E.J. not to threaten 'my wife'. Ggrrrrrr. >:(

Abe and Lexi have Ciara at the beach. They are contemplating Ciara needing their love. What's killing me here, is that they're talking about her like she's an orphan who has lost both of her parents. She hasn't. She has Bo, and Carly is an excellent mother. Another, 'Ggrrrrr.' >:(

Hope tells Bo that he shouldn't be handling any of the paperwork on her case. True, very true. Brady wants to talk to Hope, she says that it's okay, and Bo leaves.

Rafe runs into Sami on the pier and tells her that he hears congratulations are in order then continues to jog by and leaves.

Brady tells Hope that he understands. She says that they all blame the pills and he says that they gloss over why she needed the pills in the first place. He tells her to not listen to that voice that tells her she can't come back.

Sami follows Rafe into the PD lockeroom. She asks what he meant by congratulations. He tells her that he heard she's getting married and that if it's true then she's out of her mind and she's not the girl he fell in love with.

Maggie tells Victor to respect that Vivian is his wife. That he shouldn't set out to hurt her. He asks Maggie if he can respect Vivian just when he's around Maggie, can they be friends then? She says that she realized that they didn't stop being friends, they just didn't see each other. Aawww. They're confidantes again.

Vivian has called Gus. He's kind of cute. Too bad he's a minion.

Sami tells Rafe that she didn't want him to know yet. That she wanted to figure out a nice way to tell him herself. Rafe is trying to not pay too much attention to her. Sami wants him to acknowledge that he drove her to this. She says that E.J. accepts her and loves her and that she loves him. Rafe asks her if she really loves E.J. they go back and forth, 'yes' 'I don't think so' until he kisses her and she kisses him back. Not just simple sweet pecks either. We're talking big time almost making out kinds of smooches.

Days: Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Julie comes to visit Hope at the station.

Arianna is in Rafe's office playing with pencils. Gaby is standing behind her. Rafe asks her if she's sad that she's no longer under suspicion.

Kate and will talk about Stefano. Will says that his mom wouldn't like to hear it, but that he kind of likes Stefano.

Chad walks up to Stefano in the Pub. He has questions about his mother. Stefano isn't going to tell him anything.

E.J. has Sami and the kids out at the beach for family day, but Sami can't stop thinking about Rafe.

Arianna is pissed because she thinks that Hope is faking not knowing and that she deliberately pinned the muggings on her.

Julie still blames Bo for what Hope went through. >:(

Sami agrees to marry E.J. Far away at the station, Rafe feels the shift and Gaby asks him if something is wrong. He says that it's nothing.

Will shows up at the Pub to find Chad, but no Stefano.

Arianna sees Hope at the station and tells her that she owes her big time. Hope agrees.

Rafe runs into Sami on the beach. Rafe apologizes for acting like a jerk at the pub. Sami apologizing for making a big deal about it. He asks her if anything is knew and she gets nervous.

Chad tells Will that he needs business experience to take an advanced business class and prove to his dad that he's serious. Will says that because the DiMeras are sucking up to his mom that he has what Chad needs. Will offers to have Chad work with him on the project. D.A. Woods tells Chad he isn't going anywhere.

Arianna and Hope are now back in the office. Arianna goes over everything that happened and points out that it was Hope asking her what she did to make Hope set her up.

D.A. Woods tells Chad that he's going to Chicago to work on a task force and may not be back before he goes to North Carolina. Chad is upset because his dad had promised to drive down with him and stop and visit relatives along the way. Kate is watching from a distance.

Will tells Stefano that he wants to work together with Chad. Stefano does not approve. D.A. Woods, doesn't care if Chad goes to college or stays in Salem. He's an ass. Sorry for the language, but it had to be said. Will figures out that Stefano's aversion to Chad working with Will is about Maddie.

Arianna is really not being easy on Hope. She's wrong, but not having all the information, she's justified.

Sami gets defensive when Rafe brings up E.J. She says that she doesn't even know Rafe anymore.

Stefano tells Will that he's got concerns about bringing the D.A.'s son into the inner workings of his business. Will asks if that's true then why did Stefano leave when Chad asked about Maddie.

Arianna tells Hope that there isn't a pill that will make you evil unless you're already harboring those tendencies. She tells Hope that it will be hard for her on the inside because everyone will see right through her.

Doug is trying to convince Hope to get a lawyer. She tells him that she won't use the pills as her defense.

Kate walks up to Chad and asks how he feels about unsolicited advice. She tells him that his dad is grieving. Chad says that he'd consider that if it was anything new. He tells her about growing up, and says that it's time to 'face facts' that his dad just doesn't want him around.

Kate asks if she can help. Chad says that it's best to just let it go. That it's not like they're family. He walks away. Kate says, very quietly, "You're wrong about that." Ooooooooo. New mystery. :D

Gaby tells Ari to move on. Arianna asks what the point would be. She says that Hope destroyed everything and Ari doesn't know how to get it back.

Hope tells Doug not to be nice to her, that she doesn't deserve it. He tells her that the last 2 months don't wipe out everything that she was before that and that he and Julie and etc. still love her.

Sami tells Will that she and E.J. are engaged. - E.J. is at the pier and tells Stefano over the phone and Rafe overhears.

Days: Monday, August 9, 2010

Roman tells Sami that they've made an arrest in connection with the muggings. He tells her about Dr Baker first.

Carly comes home to find Julie at the house. Carly is surprised and Julie is rude. Carly asks her what's going on and Julie says that all she knows is that something is wrong.

Hope tells Bo that she doesn't want defended. That she needs help and needs to go away for a long time. She tells him that if he wants to do what's right for Ciara then he'll let her go away.

Sami is more surprised that Dr Baker is alive than she is that Hope was involved. Roman tells her about the sleeping pills.

Bo tells Hope that it wasn't her, that it was the pills. She corrects him and says that somewhere deep inside there is a lot of anger. He tells her not to give up on herself. That he's always believed in her and he always will. Carly is outside the door and hears that.

Bo asks Carly to give them a minute and Hope says that it's okay, that they're done. Then Justin shows up and Hope tells him that he deserves to hear what she's done.

Hope has told Justin everything and he starts to reassure her, but she tells him not to coddle her.

Bo and Carly are on the docks and he's just explained everything to her. She says, "Now I understand why you called me last night to ask about the drug. Why didn't you just tell me what was going on. I would have come straight home? Stupid question. I'm the last person Hope needed to see." I hate it when Carly is sad. :( Bo says that he's sorry. Carly says, "Don't be. You know I understand." Crystal is doing her amazing thing here. First of all you can tell that she really does understand, but that she's incredibly hurt too. She's had to compete with the ghost of Hope before, but never the living woman. Now that Hope is in a place where she needs help, Carly knows that Bo, being who he is, can't not help her. Carly has got to be feeling extremely vulnerable and insecure about their relationship right now. She knows that Bo loves her, that's not a question, but she knows that he has to help when he sees a need, and that Hope is someone Bo loves and wants to protect. When Carly sits down on the bench and she's talking to Bo about whether the medication Hope was taking will have lasting side effects now that she's stopped, she's clasping and unclasping her hands. Seriously! Crystal is really good at what she does. Carly tells Bo that stopping the pills will stop the behavior, but that the emotions behind it, the anger and the pain aren't dealt with as easily. She doesn't know what Hope's going to do with all of that.

Bo gets up and takes a couple of steps away. Carly says, "This must be hard on you too." and gets up to go to him. She's still playing with her hands. Aawwww Carly!!!! I wish I could tell you it will all be okay! He tells her not to worry about him, that Hope and Ciara are the ones suffering. She tells him that it will take time, but that he and Hope and Ciara will all get through it because they're family. Carly, don't give up! She says that he and Hope and Ciara are all strong because they have each other and there is so much love there. She sounds so much like she's stepping back and basically handing him over to Hope. Caaaarrrlllyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bo's eyes flash a little, and I think that he thinks Carly's walking away too.

Justin tells Hope that she needs a lawyer. She says no, that she's pleading guilty and it will be easier on Ciara. She doesn't want her to have to testify.

Arianna and Mel are trying to get Brady to stop drinking. Arianna figures out that it was something that Nicole did that has driven Brady to drink again.

Bo tells Carly that he's glad she's here and she says, "Are you sure about that?" she feels in some part responsible for what's happened. She tells him that she's not going to feel guilty about her part in this because she's not going to force him to take care of her right now. That he needs to be there for Ciara and Hope. She tells him that she loves him and he hugs her and tells her that he loves her too.

Hope is all teary and Justin is there for her. Let's not forget that Hope is still the one to leave Bo long before she started taking the loopy pills.

Brady tells Arianna that her name is cleared. That they've caught the mugger.

Mel is excited that Arianna is free. Brady says that he feels bad for Hope and Bo, but that he's happy for her. Arianna leaves to go to the station. Mel stays to talk to Brady. Mel gets a text message from her mom to meet her at home. Brady tells her to go, that he'll be okay. Mel reluctantly goes telling Brady that she'll always be there for him.

Carly gets to Maggie's and Mel tells her that she heard about Hope and asks Carly how she's feeling. Carly says that she's fine, that it's a tragedy for Hope that Bo is in shock and that Ciara is having a hard time and she wishes that she could reach out to her, but that it would be in appropriate for obvious reasons. Her voice is shaky and she's barely holding on. She turns and sees Mel looking at her and asks what she's looking at. Mel says, "You are so kind. Always thinking about everybody else's problems."
Carly: "Melanie, I just said that that family's gone through a tragedy, and for me to be thinking about my reaction and focusing on myself in any way...it's just..."
Mel: "Okay, then I will."
Carly: "You will what?"
Mel: "I'll focus on you." Carly is speechless. Aawwwww! Yay Melanie!!!!!! "Look, I know you said that this is a tragedy for Bo and Hope and their daughter and it is. This is, but this is a really sad and, and confusing time for you too, ya know. I think I getta worry about my mom, as your daughter." She's got tears in her eyes. Carly looks up at her and has tears running down her face. Carly looks away and moves toward Mel but doesn't look at her. They hug and Molly and Crystal are both just killing this scene. I'm so glad that Melanie is there for her mom. I love that Carly has someone to count on right now. :)

Bo is back at the station and asks Hope if he can get her anything. She says, no and reminds him that it's time for her to be booked.

Mel brings tea over to Carly.
Mel: "So is that okay? If I worry about my mom?"
Carly: "Of course it is. 'S sweet. But I will be fine."
Mel: "It's not your fault you know. You just fell in love with somebody who was single. Bo and Hope were separated when, when you guys got together."
Carly: "Married. They're married, and they had...they have children together, and maybe they could have worked things out if I had...."
Mel: "Except...I...ahem." She takes a breathe to compose her thoughts.. "Look at me." Carly looks up at her. "I know I've given you a pretty hard time the last couple of months, but um. You never gave up on me and you never stopped caring and you're an amazing person with a very big heart. I see that, now..." Carly dips her head and more tears come. "...so will you do me a favor?" Her hands are open in the middle of the table and Carly puts her hand into Mel's palms. Mel holds her hand in both of hers. "Will you see yourself the way I see you? Will you give yourself a break?" A very teary, and smiling Carly nods tiny almost imperceptible nods in agreement.

Bo begins the booking process for Hope.

Arianna walks into the station just as Roman was about to call her. He apologizes for her being arrested etc. She says thank you, but that he's not the one who owes her an apology.

Days: Friday, August 6, 2010

Recap of Daniel walking into Dana Scott's room. There is a long shot of Mel and Carly and they are 'mom and daughter' twins. Their shirts are different colors, but the same styles and they are both wearing the same kind of necklace.

Dr Baker recognizes and calls Hope's name. Bo asks her if he knows him.

Seriously Daniel, STOP! I'm not kidding with as adamant as he's being and as resistant to Carly's requests about the person who is NOT his patient as he is I would not want him for my doctor. I don't care how much of a crush I had on Shawn Christian when I was younger, I would not want this version of Dr Jonas near me. Carly tells him to stop again and then he turns on her and wants to know why she's so opposed to him seeing the woman. The better question Daniel is Why are you so determined to see this woman that you have no reason to talk to let alone the fact that you keep trying to make her let you see her. Obviously she isn't comfortable with that and it isn't your place to try and force yourself on her in what ever capacity. >:(

Dr Baker says that Detective Brady doesn't know him, but that he knows her because he saw her picture. Hope says that she does know him, but Avenger didn't mention him on the tape so I'm guessing that not what she's going to say. Roman says that Dr baker is the one who bought the materials and is an accomplice in trying to kill Bo.

Carly explains to Daniel that Ms Scott is from the Middle East and has to abide by strict rules including not showing her face in public or to a strange man. Oh, now he understands, but questions the need for an amnio. Carly says, "Because at one point she had serious doubts about her husband and she turned to someone else. And now she and her husband are getting back together and she needs to know who the father of the baby is, understandably." Thankfully Daniel finally gives up and leaves. He is sooooooooo frustrating. He needs to listen to Carly!

Daniel says, "Now I feel like an ass." Good! Maybe next time you'll listen to her! >:( Mel says that she doesn't believe it.

Aawwww Dr Baker really cares about her. He's trying to let her off the hook, but she's determined to tell the truth. She tells Roman that she was behind the muggings and that she tried to kill Bo.

Daniel asks Mel if she thinks that Carly is lying and Mel says, no that she can't believe that Carly can find the time to do everything she does.

Dr baker tries to stop hope from confessing but she goes on and says that she was the one. She apologizes to Bo again and to Roman. Roman asks Bo if they made it up to get Baker to confess. Bo assures him that it isn't, but that it makes sense that he's her accomplice.

Sister Anne is trying to steal Mel after she graduates. She invites her to work at St Mary's.

Bo and Hope are acting like she's in danger of getting sentenced to the electric chair. they just need to explain that it was the medication and that when she's not taking it there isn't any danger. Brady is after Dr Baker and the cop is holding him back.

Carolyn and Doug and Julie are all ragging on Carly. Apparently Julie didn't let Doug know that Hope had been taking sleeping pills.

Hope is doing a very inaccurate job of trying to convince Roman that Hope was the mugger. She finally yells at Bo enough to convince him to give Roman the video recording from last night.

Carly leaves Chloe to get dressed and tells her that Mel and Daniel are probably gone so she should be okay.

Ha! Sister Anne says that St Mary's hiring standards are very high. Um? Is Sister Anne an escapee from the mental ward? If they have high standards and she's been complaining about the ineptitude all day, then I would really hate to see 'poor' standards.

Roman and Bo and Hope are watching the video of Avenger. Bo explains that Hope was taking sleeping pills and what the side affects were. Hope apologizes to Roman again and he goes over and hugs her. Bo says that he's the one who needs to apologize because his actions started all of this.

Carly sees Mel still in the lobby of St Mary's. She takes her for coffee so that Chloe doesn't run into her. Chloe is leaving and runs into Daniel who apparently hasn't left yet.

Hope tells Bo that it isn't his fault. He says that it is his fault that he hurt her so much that she had to take the pills. I have to agree with Hope here. It's not Bo's fault that Hope need help to deal. He's not the one who left first anyway.

Mel and Carly are talking and Mel says that she's really proud of her. Carly says that she hopes she'll always feel that way.

Chloe tells Daniel that she got the opera tickets early and came to find him.

A very emotional Bo arrests Hope and reads her the charges.

Days: Thursday, August 5, 2010

Carly wants to know what Mel is doing there and Mel asks her the same thing. She asks Carly if she has a patient here too and when Carly says that she's there with a friend Mel asks if it's someone she knows. Carly is going to HATE having to lie to her if she can't wordsmith her way around it.

Daniel is trying to get Donna Scott to talk to him and open the curtain. Chloe is terrified (rightly so) and doesn't speak and holds the curtain closed.

Roman has Dr Baker in the station and he knows that he purchased the materials that were used to try to set fire to Bo. Roman is quizzing him.

Recap of Ciara coming home. Bo and Hope tell her that it might be awhile before Hope comes back. She and Bo are getting ready to head to the station.

Ooooooo Roman got Dr Baker's real name, and realizes that he's the one who delivered Sydney and switched her with Grace. Dr Baker says that he didn't plan any of it. Dude is going to roll on the girls isn't he?

Bo has Julie coming over to look after Ciara.

Carly hedges about her friend and changes the subject back to why Mel is there. Sister Anne (still not the uber cool blonde one from Guiding Light) comes up and sees Mel and Carly together and is surprised that they already met. Carly says that they know each other from more than work. Mel says that Carly is her mom. Sister Anne says that's a coincidence since she just met Mel's dad. Mel tells Carly that Daniel is there on a consult and she's observing.

Roman asks Dr Baker who did plan everything since he didn't. Dr Baker clams up and requests an attorney. Hope is snuggling with Ciara before she has to leave. Hope apologizes for not believing Ciara about the wallets and the lipstick and Uncle Justin. She says, "You were right. Mommy was wrong." Ciara begs Bo to make Hope stay.

Carly is panicked about Daniel being there on a consult. When she finds out that he's there for a burn victim then she relaxes. Mel says that that's why she's there to learn how to talk to and interact with burn patients. Carly turns to her an says that there is a lot of psychology involved noting that the patient has to give consent first before allowing Mel to shadow. The Sister tells Mel that she's lucky to have two parents who are doctors and that she'll no doubt be a very gifted nurse. Mel gets a little shy and says, "I do alright." Carly says, "Don't listen to her, she's at the top of her class." They go back and forth with the love and appreciation. It's so great to see Mel responding to Carly this way and Carly is eating it up and loving that Mel isn't rejecting her affection anymore either. When the Sister asks the girl at the desk if she showed Daniel to the patient's room, she replies, "He's in with Ms Scott right now." Carly is shocked and doesn't edit her tone when she automatically reacts and blurts out, Ms Scott!?!" Heeheehee. Seriously that was so totally an awesome delivery of that line.

Daniel keeps talking to Ms Scott and she won't open the curtain. Daniel says that he has an idea and since she won't talk to him then maybe she'll talk to someone who has been through a lot and is an Angel in his life. He says, "Her name is Chloe..." and 'Dana' tiptoes over to her purse to grab her phone and silence it.

The Sister calms Carly down and explains that they have two patients with the same last name and similar first names. The Sister has to leave to make a call and Carly sends Mel to get sodas from the machine. Carly goes over to Josie (the nurse at the desk) and asks her if she sent Dr Jonas to Dana Scott in room six. Josie starts out that no, she sent him to Donna Scott in room..... but cant' remember and get frustrated saying that she's so bad with these charts. Um.... wow... they really shouldn't let you back in class after the first day if you can't keep patient's charts straight. Especially when these files are like file folders and have the names on labels on the clearly visible tabs. Now back to Carly and her awesomeness. "Josie. I need you to focus. Focus okay? Where did you send Dr Jonas?" Josie has to think and all she can come up with so far is, "Uuuh?"

Chloe gets to her phone and Daniel is leaving her a voice mail. Woohoo, the phone didn't ring. Well 'Woohoo' for Chloe. I'm ready for this to be over with Carly needs her own life back. Chloe goes back to hold the curtain closed. Daniel is talking about family and love and Chloe gasps/sobs Daniel thinks that he recognizes her voice and asks if he knows her.

Bo is hugging Ciara now and tells Hope that they can't do this. That they can't do it to Ciara or to Hope or to the family. Hope is just crying. Dude, do NOT back down. Hope needs to go to the padded condos for a little bit. She really, really needs non-medicinal therapy to help her get over everything, including what happened BECAUSE of the meds prescribed by her doctor.

The Sister is a little creepy now. Doesn't she have other things to do rather than stalk Mel, Carly and Daniel? I mean the nurses are running amuck and can't even take an extra second to actually read a patient's name, yet she's stopping and talking to Mel every 5 minutes. She tells Mel that both of her parents are generous to volunteer their time like this. Mel goes on to gush about them being generous and mentions that she was adopted and just found out that they were her biological parents recently. This makes her contemplate why Carly is jumpy running into Daniel when she'd normally be fine with it.

Daniel is still talking to 'Donna Scott' and starts to open the curtain. Chloe has stepped back and resigned herself, but Carly gets there and stops him before he can to it.

Julie is there and she tells them to stay there and 'work things out' and she'll take Ciara to the park. Bo tries to give Hope and out and asks her if she's sure. Hope says that yes they have to do this.

Bo has to pull Ciara away from a crying Hope. Julie demands to know what's going on, but Hope can't talk and Bo won't tell her yet. Julie says, that he won't tell her later he'll tell her now and that whatever it is she knows that it's his fault. Julie needs a

The Sister tells Mel that she thinks Carly is just concerned for her patient. Mel asks if the Sister knows why Carly's patient is here but the Sister gets a phone call she has to take. Mel asks Josie if she knows where Dr Manning went. Josie has no idea who she's talking to and says, "Yeah, and I hope she stays there." Mel asks is Carly did something to upset her and Josie says, "Hey, I just made one teeny tiny mistake okay." Mel asks, "What was the mistake?"

Daniel asks Carly what she's doing there. She explains that there are two patients, Dana and Donna Scott. Carly still avoids outright lying to Daniel by saying that Dana Scott speaks very little English, that she married an American and that that's why she didn't respond to Daniel when he called her by the wrong name. He asks Carly how she knows and she says, "Because I brought her in." She tells him that his patient is in room eleven and for him to check at the desk. After he leaves Carly goes and opens the curtain. Chloe is freaked out and Carly tries to reassure her. Chloe says that it's not okay then starts talking about how carrying and warm Daniel was being. Chloe is worried about Daniel seeing her and Carly promises that he won't. Then she leaves the room. At the desk Daniel confirms to Carly that she was right and his patient was in room eleven. He then tells Carly that her patient (even being from the center where Carly works with immigrants ) seems to understand English since she reacted and started crying when he was talking about family. He tells Carly that he even recognized her voice.

Julie is over the top. She needs to stop yelling and stop laying into Bo. She's completely ignoring the crying and distraught Hope in the corner. The one she's claiming to protect. Hope jumps in to defend Bo and Julie starts laying into her about always protecting him. Question Julie........ If you think that Bo is that bad for Hope (it sounds like she sees Hope as being in an abusive relationship with Bo) then why in the 'H' 'E' double hockey sticks would you want them to stay together?!?! Whether it's true or not, if you believe he's that bad for her then how can you justify wanting her to be with him? Once more for good measure. Hope tells Julie that it's entirely her fault and that she doesn't know if she can forgive herself for what she did to him. She tells Julie she'll explain later and asks Bo to leave with her.

Carly asks Daniel why she would have cried at anything he said. He agrees. He asks her why her patient is there and she says that she doesn't want her discussing it with anyone. Mel says that she knows because Josie blabbed the whole thing and that she's there for an amniocentesis. Daniel is embarrassed to have been talking about facial reconstruction to a person who's there for an amnio. Carly tells him that he really shouldn't be late for his consult and sends him off again toward room eleven (which he still hasn't managed to go to) but he says he'll go in a few minutes but first he wants to talk to her patient again. Um, dude, her patient didn't want to talk to you to begin with. Stay the frell away!

Brady brings Nicole to the station to confess, and she runs into Dr Baker. Roman asks her if she'll testify against him. Nicole gets quiet, Brady says that whenever Nicole says that something is true it's usually not, and vice versa. Roman think that's a pretty good assessment.

Carly tells Daniel that he can't just walk in and talk to her patient and get her upset again. He says, "It will just be for a few minutes, excuse me." Seriously, Daniel. You are quickly sliding down my likeability meter here.
Rule number 1: Listen to Carly.
Rule number 2: Don't think that you know better than Carly.
Rule number 3: Carly is smarter than you and has been around more criminals than you. She knows the game, she knows how to survive and there isn't anything that you can teach her that she doesn't already know. Which brings me to....
Rule number 4: Listen to Carly.
Carly chases off to stop Daniel. Luckily he knock on the door giving Chloe time to pull the curtain closed before he gets in there. Carly and Mel follow but Daniel says that he has to see her to know that she understands his apology. Really Daniel? She could be afraid of men, she could have had very very traumatic things happen surrounding her pregnancy. You do NOT push yourself on a patient. Especially someone else's at the expense of your own. How long has Donna Scott been waiting? Mel, sweetie I beg of you, please please do not look to your Dad for an example of how to interact with patients.

Bo and Hope walk into the station where Brady and Nicole and Roman and Dr Baker and a couple of random officers are in the lobby. Good times are coming! :)

Days: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Hope is sleeping while Bo is looking online doing research on the drug that she was taking.

Ah, Carly is calling Chloe to let her know she's on her way to St Mary's. Chloe wants to back out, but Carly tells her that she needs to find out. Daniel tells her that his consult got re-scheduled and that he wants her to spend the day with him. He says that he won't take 'No' for an answer.

Mel calls Brady, but he says it's not a good time. He's learning some things about Nicole since he found her bank her account.

Aaaannnnd Hope is awake. So long Avenger. :)

Chloe tells Daniel that she's going to Chicago to buy tickets for Faust. He tells her that he'll go with her then. She's not too good at this. :)

Hope doesn't remember what happened last night. Bo doesn't say anything and Hope gets frightened that there is something wrong with Ciara.

Ooops. Daniel's consult is back on. Chloe's off the hook. Or so she thinks.

Bo is trying to calm Hope and offers her coffee. He asks her what happened before she went to bed early last night. She tells him about Carly being there and Vivian arguing with her. Hope says that it was very unsettling. She said the details struck a chord with her and made her feel anxious inside. He asks if she had trouble falling asleep. She says that she thought she would so she took a sleeping pill. He holds up a prescription bottle and tells her that it's the answer to all of her questions.

Hope sees Bo's bandaged hand and asks him what happened. He plays it off as a kitchen accident. He tells her that they found the mugger and then plays her the video that he made. Hope is appalled and starts crying.

Daniel shows up at Mels to take her to his consult. He says that Chloe wasn't as upset as Mel thought she'd be that the cancellation of the consult got 'un' cancelled. Mel says that it means that Chloe is keeping something from him.

Carly thanks Sister Anne (not the really cool Otalia friendly Sister Anne from Guiding Light though) for squeezing them into the schedule. The Sister is most happy to oblige and be able to repay Carly for all of the help she's given the hospital in the past. She sends Dana Scott (Chloe) to change into her gown and wait for the OBGYN. The sister says that they have had many scheduling conflicts today and that the new nurses have not learned that God is in the details. She says that He is really testing her today with some of these girls. I smell a set up for a faulty paternity test. Hhhmmmm? Wow! Carly got the opera tickets to validate Chloe's cover story to Daniel. She just pulled a few strings. I think it says a lot for someone who has so many strings ripe for pulling, that she's not playing puppet master. I repeat what I've said before. Carly is a good person! Chloe is moved (for a second at least) by Carly's thoughtfulness and says, "I can't thank you enough." Carly is surprised, "Thank me?" Chloe says that she was reluctant, but now she knows that she wants to know who the father is.

Hope is freaked out over the video. Something clicks in her brain and she stops crying. She felt a connection at the beginning of the case. Bo tells her that they'll figure it out. That there is a lot that she doesn't remember.

Mel thinks that Chloe maybe keeping a surprise for the baby since it's her first child. And his first child, that he was there to raise. He regrets having missed her 'first' and she that the important thing is that he's here now and that she hopes he knows that she loves him. They hug. Aaawwwww!!!!!

Carly giggles and asks Chloe what she's smiling at. Chloe was thinking that they were getting along really well know and that it's a miracle in itself, but that wouldn't it be funny if she asked Carly to be the baby's Godmother. Chloe, that's only a good idea if the baby is Daniel's. Carly says, "Why would that be....?" Then she kind of gasps and whispers. "Victor! Oh he would love that wouldn't he?" Chloe has a huge smile on her face. She's giddy about the idea. Carly stops laughing and says that there a probably plenty of other people that Chloe would rather have. Chloe says that she loves Nicole, but that she's not going to trust her with the guardianship of her child. She says that thinking about it, Carly would make a great Godmother. That she's patient and strong and a good role model and Daniel would certainly approve. Chloe says that she's really starting to see Carly the way Daniel does. Carly says, "Chloe, thank you, and for the record, if you were to ask me to be the baby's Godmother, I would be honored."

Bo has just shown Hope the entire tape he made of his conversation with Avenger. Then he asks her if she's okay. Um, no Bo, she's not okay. Would you be after seeing yourself on tape saying those things and not remember having said them. He tells her that it's the pills, it wasn't her. But she says that there is no fixing this and that she has to put an end to it.

Carly leaves Chloe in the exam room while she goes to find the doctor to run the paternity test.

Sister Anne tells Daniel his patient is Donna Scott a burn victim. She asks the nurse for the file and of course the pre-established non-detail oriented nurse hands her the files for Dana Scott (Chloe's alias).

Hope thanks Bo for being so patient and not judging. She tells him that he has to arrest her.

The nurse goes to show Daniel to the patient's room. No one has looked at the file yet. Also, I have a question. The nurse handed the Dana Scott file to him, but said that the file was for Donna Scott. Wouldn't she end up taking him to Donna Scott's room anyway. Unless of course she looked at the file that he's holding to get the room number (which she hasn't yet) in which case she'd see that the name was not Donna, but Dana?

Bo doesn't want Hope to turn herself in. Roman calls Bo on his cell phone. Roman says that he's got a break in Bo's attempted murder case. Roman asks where Hope is, and Bo says that she's with him.

Carly runs into Mel at the desk at St Mary's which is now empty. Daniel is in Chloe's rooms and she's behind the curtain when he asks 'Ms Scott' if she's there and if he can pull the curtain back.

Hope says that they need to take the camera with them to show Roman. Bo says it can wait, but Hope says taht they need to do it for her victims, and for Arianna. Ciara comes home and is very happy to see her mommy. Big hugs and Hope is teary. Awww.

Days: Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Brady and Nicole in bed. Arianna is one smart cookie for ditching him.

Chloe is wearing a 60's style soft blue wrap dress. Very pretty. :)

Carly is doing a 'gene mapping' study to get DNA info from Daniel. He sees that she's worried and she says that she will be until she's sure that Bo isn't in danger anymore.

Recap of Avenger/Bo scene and her coming at him with a knife.

Mel tells Chloe that she wants to have Philips baby.

Daniel says they got all of the drugs out of Bo's system quickly. Carly says that she's still worried for him.

Bo has blocked Avenger's swing, but he's struggling with her to keep the knife away from his throat. He says, "What are you doing?" Avenger says, "Trying to kill you." well, okay, then. Now that we've stated the obvious.....

Faye tells Rafe that Niki is mixed up in some very bad things, but that she's not going to turn her over to him. He tells her that he's not going after Niki.

Dr Baker is about to leave Salem when a cop comes up and arrests him. Ha! :)

Bo and Avenger are struggling with the knife and 'discussing' what's going on. She says that he can't just leave a damsel in distress, first it was Billy and now it's Carly. Uummm? Avenger, Ma'am? Carly was there before Billy ever was and when you were dead, so, um, yeah....She says that he won't ruin their daughter's life like he did hers, "I may have failed last night, but this time, I'm gonna rip your heart out." Uh, Bo. Now is not the time to 'get the situation under control' now is the time to RUN! Go get back, preferably in the form of all female officers who are in no danger from Avenger, then hide out at the hospital with Carly. Yep. This is what you should do. She has stepped back from him, but is wielding the knife quite gleefully. I think Kristian really likes playing Avenger. :)

Mel tells Chloe that she hopes the baby is a little girl. She wants a little sister. Aaawwww! Chloe and Mel are having a very nice stepmom/stepdaughter conversation.

Daniel tells Carly that he's glad she told him to work things out with Chloe. She says that the second trimester is so much better than the first, that you get you appetite back etc. He says that he wished he had been there. She gets a little sad and says that she hopes he knows that she wishes that too. He says that he's here now.

Bo is having trouble coming to terms with it being "Hope" who drugged him. He reminds her that he begged her not to leave. She says that she told him she wanted to come home one day and he told her it wasn't a good time. Bo says, "You don't want me dead." Avenger says, "She doesn't!" She makes another swing and he knocks that knife away from her. They struggle and Bo subdues her by wrapping his arms around her from behind. He says, "I don't want to hurt you Hope." She says, as she's losing energy, "Hurt me? You killed me. You killed me."

Mel is at the hospital with Carly and says that she's ready for her swab for the 'gene study'. Daniel seeing them and thanks Mel for taking baby books to Chloe. He's just gotten off the phone with her and she mentioned it to him. Mel gets all cute talking about it not being a big deal, but she's all gushing over the cute baby things she found. Carly is enjoying seeing Mel so happy. Once Daniel walks away Mel gets a little contemplative look. Carly asks her what's wrong. Mel is like, "What makes you think something's wrong?" Carly says, "A mother knows these things." Aawawwww! So cute! Mel says that she doesn't think Chloe likes her because when she was talking about helping out with the baby after it was born that Chloe got this look that was like, "When Daniel and I were hooking up you weren't part of the equation so don't think that you are now." Carly stops her before she can continue and reassures her that whatever it was had nothing to do with Mel. Mel says that she's trying really hard to be nice to Chloe, but that one time she "told her that if she ever hurt Daniel I would make her pay. And now I think that no matter what I do that's always in the back of her mind." Carly kind of shrugs and quirks her eyebrow like she's thinking, "maybe. could be."

Avenger says, "You're enjoying this aren't you?" Ha! Bo has her handcuffed to a chair in the living room. He says he's not. He was setting up a video camera while he was bandaging his hand. He wants Avenger to talk to him and explain herself. Bo is all planning things out, but he still should have called or texted someone to let them know what was up.

Mel is talking to another nursing student when she sees Carly behind the desk. She asks the other girl if she's met Dr Manning. Then when Carly comes up to them she introduces them, "Dr Manning this is Kathleen Bushman. She's a first year." Carly says, "Nice to meet you Kathleen." Mel says, "Dr Manning is an amazing surgeon, and I'm not just saying that 'cause she's my mom." Mel is all smiley and proud. Carly is all touched and happy and even blushes a little. Aawwwwww!!!!!!!

Rafe isn't really getting anywhere with Faye. She's telling him that Nicole sent her something, but won't show him what it is.

Avenger says that when she says Bo kissing Carly and he admitted that they were sleeping together that she knew that they were together and it wasn't going to change. She says that she went to the doctor to help her sleep and he told her that she needed to find a way to deal with her anger. He asks if that's when she started mugging men and taking their wallets. She asks how he knew about the wallets and he says that Ciara told him. Avenger says, "She's been a problem this whole time." Bo is a little shocked which is kind of hard to do given the current situation of finding out that 'Hope' was the mugger and the one who tried to kill him very gruesomely last night. "She's been a problem? You're the one mugging people." Avenger says, "I only went after the ones who had done something I hated." Oh, well. That's okay then I'm sure. Please continue Miss Avenger Ma'am. Bo wants to know what Brady did. He was loyal to Nicole after she kidnapped Sydney. Abe? Wasn't doing anything to get rid of the crooked D.A. She says that she would come home afterwards and sleep like a baby, but then that stopped working and she realized that the only man she wanted power over was Bo. That the only way to have peace was to see him dead. Now do you get it Bo? You need other people there because YOU. ARE. IN. DANGER. Do not trust the handcuffs. Call for assistance now! But no, he just looks all sad and sorry for 'Hope'

Mel is still walking around with Kathleen and see Daniel, "Oh, have I introduced you to Dr Jonas, my dad?" Kathleen says, "Wow, you are connected." :) Mel, "Daniel! Hey. This is Kathleen. She's new so don't be mean." Daniel, "I can't be mean? What fun is that?" Then he smiles, shakes her hand and welcomes Kathleen. Kathleen has to go on shift and leaves. Daniel wonders that Mel is still there. She says that after she got her cheek swabbed that one of the nurses asked her to show Kathleen around the floor. Then she looks down and admits that she volunteered, because she loves introducing people to him and to Carly and saying that they're her Dad and Mom, acknowledging that that's a change. He says that he's glad that she's getting along with Carly now. She says that she was thinking and realized that someone could tell all those lies and still genuinely mean well and that if she could get past that then she would have a Mom and a family even. Daniel and Mel hug. Aaaww.

Carly stops by to see Chloe. But it has to be quick because she's on a break. Chloe realizes that this must be hard on her because she heard about what happened to Bo. Carly says, "It hasn't been my favorite 24 hours." Carly is also worried about losing both Daniel and Melanie if they find out about the secret that she's keeping for Chloe.

Faye burned the things that Nicole sent to her. She's sorry now that it's Rafe who came searching and not some bad person like she thought might.

Avenger wants Bo to kill her since she's already dead. She talks about wanting him to hurt as much as she did and yells that she hates him and breaks down crying. He tells her that he gets that, but that there is something he wants her to know. That he still loves her.

Daniel confirms with Mel the consult at St Mary's across town.

Carly is confirming the testing at St Mary's with Chloe.

Rafe is taking the broken CD and the burned letter remnants to the lab to see if they can figure something out.

Avenger tells Bo not to tell her that he loves her. He says it's true that he'll always love her. She says, "You're the love of my life, but I'm not your anymore." He doesn't deny that and just says, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Avenger is getting tired. She falls asleep. Bo turns the camera off then uncuffs her and lays her on the couch and covers her up. Um, dude! She's asleep, that doesn't mean that the second she wakes up she won't try to kill you again. I mean 'we' know she won't because the Avenger pills will have worn off by then, but you don't know that.

Days: Friday, July 30, 2010

Recap of Bo and Theo scene.
Recap of Hope and Carly scene.
Vivian: "Look no further. She's standing right in front of you. Didn't you know that Carly is an iconic black widow spider?"
Carly: "Vivian, grown-ups are talking here." Ha! Love it! It's about time Carly didn't cower around Vivian.
Vivian: "What did Bo do to incur your wrath? Squeeze the toothpaste from the middle of the tube?"
Carly: "Hope knows I had nothing to do with what happened to Bo."
Vivian: "Then I guess you started to realize you can't replace Hope. Their love is too strong." And there goes a little more of Carly's confidence in this discussion. :( "You see Hope there are women in the world who, rather than see their man love another woman, simply kill them." Funny you should say that to Hope, Vivian. :D

Bo tells Abe that Theo told him that Ciara's treasure is wallets that she got from Hope. Abe says that he's already heard. Then they send Theo away do they can talk. They are sure there is a logical explanation.

Vivian: "I don't think you can comprehend her."
Carly: "Stay out of this Vivian." Carly is eying Hope like she sees something turning in Hope's eyes or maybe she's afraid that Vivian's words will make Hope snap since she's so unpredictable these days. Vivian pays her no mind and continues...
Vivian: "You see a woman like this doesn't stop. Now Bo is still alive which means he's still a risk, and the anger that made her drug Bo and pour gasoline all over him won't stop. It'll grow and fester." Carly is looking from Hope to Vivian waiting for something to explode, and at the same time filling with fear for Bo and remembering the scare of almost losing him. Hope is looking from Carly to Vivian trying to figure out why everything Vivian is saying feels so personal and familiar.
Carly: //angry// "Damnit, that's enough! Stop it! Stop it!" Of course Hope quirks her eyebrow at Carly's outburst and Carly (never sure about Hope these days) looks to gauge Hope's reacion.

Caroline is tired of hearing Sami waffle back and forth between E.J. and Rafe. It would be funny if she weren't being such an annoying pain around Maggie.

Carly: //sotto whisper// "Why don't you get the hell out of here."
Vivian: ::offended gasp:: "Uh, this is my house."
Carly: "Out of Salem. Out of the United States. Out of my life."
Hope: "You know, mine too!"
Vivian: "Wha...what!?!"
Hope: "Jus... Oh ... huh ...what, what? Just... The, the father of my child almost died and what, to you all it is is just another excuse to spread your lies about Carly." Carly still faces Vivian, but cuts her eyes over to Hope. "Just get away from me." Vivian doesn't move. Hope does her eyebrow thing. "Get away before I do something I shouldn't."
Vivian: //looks from Hope to Carly and takes a breath// "Yeah." She walks to the door, "You're gonna be sorry, because if you trust that woman you could end up with a knife in your belly just like my poor Lawrence." and she leaves. Carly is smirking.
Hope: "I know you didn't try to hurt Bo. I know that."
Carly: "Can I ask you something?"
Hope: "Sure, yeah."
Carly: "Before when Vivian was spewing all those lies as you called it, you um... You seemed quiet and intent like it really really got to you."
Hope: "Well it did. I mean she says all this stuff about you and I know it's completely irrelevant. You have an alibi. But what she said. The way she described that person, the one who actually did try to kill Bo. That felt right."
Seeeeeeee Carly was paying attention to Hope's reactions. I sooooooo love Crystal for the way she makes Carly such a real character in a very unreal world. Kristian is knocking these scenes home too. I like Hope all cerebral like this and less emotional.

They're in the living room now. Carly is sitting and Hope brings her some water and sits too.
Carly: "You okay?"
Hope: "I could ask you the same thing."
Carly: //rueful laugh// "Huh, that woman."
Hope: "Yeah. I don't know how Victor puts up with her."
Carly: "I hate thinking about that last night with Lawrence and every time I see her she flings that in my face."
Hope: "It was self defense. You were trying to protect your daughter. But it's nothing like what happened to Bo."
Carly: "But I think the reason she gets to me...is because there's always a shred of truth in what she says." She's eying Hope for a reaction again. I'm thinking that Carly is only saying that to bait her. I think Carly suspects that an already unstable Hope is very capable of having attacked Bo. Let's watch.... :) "And yeah, I was defending my daughter. I was trying to protect her, but there was hatred his cruelty. His enjoyment of his cruelty it just twisted me up inside."
Hope: "That's what she said about who went after Bo." Yup. Ding, ding, ding! Hope, go look in the mirror over the fireplace. :D
Carly: "B...se...thss... doesn't make any sense because Bo isn't cruel. He doesn't set out to hurt anyone." Hope is lost in thought for a second. Carly is watching her. //pause// "Or maybe you have a different view of that." And, there you go. She had me for a minute there, but now I'm back to the idea that that she's opening herself up to Hope in order to get Hope to open up too and at least admit that something's wrong with her.
Hope: //visibly coming back from her thoughts// "Uh...no. No. He didn't deliberately set out to hurt me."
Carly: //teary eyed and sympathetic// "But he did." Holy cow, Crystal!!!! Hope looks a little stunned and thoughtful. Carly is watching for a reaction. Seriously Crystal!!!

Bo is talking to someone from the station (I think he calls her Justine, but it sounds more like Justin) who is watching Ciara for him. They're outside near the lake maybe? Anyway, the girl reminds me A LOT of Emma's camp counselor Shayna (except with lighter hair) on Guiding Light.
Bo tells Ciara that he needs to talk to her about Mommy and her treasures. Ciara says, no and that he can't make her.

Ciara says that everyone thinks she's lying. Bo apologizes and tells her that he believes her now. He says that he found out the treasures are wallets. Ciara turns away and he apologizes again. He says that he thinks Mommy needs his help. She says, "If I help you will you promise you and Mommy won't get divorced?"

Carly is getting ready to leave when Hope asks, "Did you know you were going to do it?"
Carly: "Excuse me?"
Hope: "Before you did it. Did you know that you were going to kill Lawrence?"
Carly: "Are you asking me if it was premeditated?"
Hope: "I'm just trying to understand what happened to Bo."
Carly: "I don't understand what that has to do with Lawrence and me."
Hope: "Whoever went after Bo disarmed the fire alarm, and /?not sure what she says here?/ went shopping for gasoline. They knew they were going to do it. They had a plan and they executed it. Is that what you did?"
Carly: //all shaky voiced and teary eyed// "I...I didn't know I was going to kill him. Grabbing that knife was um....m'yeah... yeah I was angry and I... I hated him, but it was m-m-mm-more... desperation. You know, I just felt like there was nothing else that I could do."
Hope: "And now? Do you, do you have regrets? That you did it?"

Okay, Carly is going to go through all of this.
Carly: "Of course I regret what I did. I took a man's life. But like I said, I was desperate...and...I had to protect my daughter. Lawrence was ruthless. He was, he was cruel beyond words. He, he was obsessed with what he perceived to be the ultimate betrayal and then, and he would have stopped at nothing to punish me."
Hope: "Then there, there was no other way?"
Carly: "I felt there was no other way at the time. 'Cause I believed, and I still do, that he was deranged enough to murder an innocent child and how am I going to live with a belief like that and not do anything about it? So when I plunged that knife into him..." ::shaky breaths:: "as horrifying as it was, I kept telling myself, you know, I still tell myself, 'You saved your daughter's life, and your own.' Two lives saved. I did what had to be done." Hope is thinking again.

Carly: //turning away// "I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm telling you all of this."
Hope: "I asked."
Carly: "I supposed sometimes I still feel the need to justify it to myself. How I could kill a man. I'll be haunted for the rest of my life. Even if I do believe that it was the only way. I'll never truly recover from the trauma of taking a life."
Hope: "I think you were brave in what you did."
Carly: "You've said that to me before, but I've had a really hard time believing that you meant it."
Hope: "I don't say things if I don't mean them. It's not who I am. Not at all." //she hardens a little// "Actually I resent you thinking otherwise."
Carly: //tired and not being able to keep up with the shift// "What?"
Hope: //almost a whisper// "Not who I am at all.."
Carly: "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I've obviously upset you. I..." she's turning to leave.
Hope: "No. It's okay. I just. I need to lie down. It's been a very long and trying day."
Carly: "Right. I'll go."
Hope: "Carly? You don't need to worry about me. I just need to get some sleep."

Hope goes to take a sleeping pills but finds them empty. She doesn't remember Avenger dumping them all into Bo's coffee. She finds one in the bottom of her purse and takes it. Aaahhh. Avenger didn't count on there being one left. This could be the slip up that reveals or opens the door to reveal what happened.

Ciara explains that the wallet treasures disappeared but that she doesn't know how. He asks her if she knows who they belonged to.

Carly finds Vivian at the pub and lays into her about pulling Hope "into our crap" and tells her to never do it again. Vivian is aghast that she's defending Hope and Carly says, "She's been through enough!" Seeeee people. Carly is the good guy! Carly tells her that if she doesn't leave Hope alone then she and Bo will make it their life's work to get Victor to throw her out. Vivian smirks. Yeah, um, Carly? Small thing here.... The only reason Victor married Vivian was to keep her from messing with you and Bo having to kill her. Soooooo if Victor kicks her out, then she's coming after you again. :(

Ciara says that she's a good reader and lists off the names of the owners of the wallets. "Uncle Roman, Uncle Justin, Uncle Abe." She asks why Mommy had them. Bo doesn't know, but he's going to find out.

Hope is sleeping.... aaaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddd Avenger wakes up. "That was refreshing." Uh, oh. This does not look good.

Days: Thursday, July 29, 2010

E.J. slips while talking to Sami and says, "When we're married..." Yeah. She catches that and calls him on it.

Nicole has tons of money now thanks to E.J.'s many accounts and is very happy.

Brady recognizes Dr Baker on the pier. Baker runs and Brady follows.

Carly is walking Bo through his memories and asks him if he remembers what happened. He says, "yes."

Sami tells E.J. that the two of them married is a bad idea. He's wounded by how adamant she is that it is a bad idea.

Brady meets Nicole for lunch and tells her that he just saw Dr Baker.

Carly asks Bo to tell them what he remembers from last night. He opens his eyes and turns to Hope with a look of surprise.

Nicole tries to convince Brady that Dr Baker is dead and that he didn't really see him. Heehee. She's clinging to hope there. He tells her that he called the cops to let them know the Dr Baker was in town. Heehee.

E.J. drops the married train of thought and says that what matters is that the children are happy. He tells her that if he asks her to marry him then she will know that he asking.

Bo hasn't said anaything. Hope asks if there is something wrong. Carly says that maybe he's losing focus. She begins asking him questiosn again. He smells gasoline. She asks if it was before he entered the house or after. He can't remember. She asks if he remembers seeing anyone else. He says that he does. When Carly asks who it was he looks toward Hope again but doens't say anything.

E.J. tells Sami how it would happen if he was proposing. He's very eloquent and romantic and Sami is moved. E.J. is also feeling it as a real proposal and his voice cracks as he speaks of Sami being his past and wanting to create a future.

Vivian is still sniping at Victor about Maggie.

Carly gets Bo to name who he saw. He says that he saw Ciara at Victor's but can't remember what they talked about. She gently urges him on. He remembers that they were talking about Hope.

Sami stops E.J. when she realizes that he's feeling the moment. She tells him that they aren't ready for that so she's glad he's not proposing. He steps back and agrees and sits in the other chair across the room and you can tell that he's upset that Sami keeps stopping him from actually proposing.

Brady questions Nicole about why she wouldn't want him to call the cops on Dr Baker. Hehehe. So close to busted Nicole! :D Dr Baker calls Nicole to say that they've got a problem. Dude, she knows.

Bo gets out that he was there to see Hope but that she was gone. Only Ciara was there. Carly asks him if he remembers anything else about being home besides the Gasoline. He's getting frustrated and she asks him if he had anything to eat or drink. He's struggling to find the words to the faint images in him brain and gets out, "Yes...I think...." before Hope shouts, "Stop!"

Carly asks what's going on and Hope says that she thinks it's too much stress for Bo. Caroline shows up and Bo is still in his relaxation trance. Caroline asks what's going on.

Nicole covers her conversation by referring to Dr Baker as 'Jane' on the phone. After she hangs up Brady doesn't take what she says at face value. He's questioning her and she says that she has to leave. He's still suspicious.

Bo is now out of his trance. Yep Caroline screeching like that would wake anyone from a coma. She starts laying into Carly about not letting Bo rest and working him. He jumps to her defense and says that it was his idea and that Carly is helping him. She gets upset and leaves. Hope explains that it's because she's upset that she wasn't called right when Bo was admitted last night. Carly says taht Roman wanted to wait. Bo says that he was right. Hope is leaving and tells Carly to wait and include her in any more of the sessions so that she can take notes. Bo wants to go to the station to look through his files. Carly is scared that the person is still out there and tells him that he's not leaving the house. She's so protective and loves him so much.

E.J. lets Stefano know that he intends on marrying Sami.

Carly and Bo are arguing about him going to the station. He kisses her and tells her he loves her and leaves. She says, "Fine! If you won't listen to me maybe you'll listen to someone else." Then grabs her purse and leaves also.

Hope walks into the Kirakis Mansion and gets a call from Dr Baker who really has to talk to her. Hehe. Um. I'm bettign she doens't have any idea who he if.

Brady is being stupid and instead of investigating on his own he asks Nicole what's up.

Dr Baker starts to apologize and Hope asks who he is. He thinks she's covering because she can't talk and tells her that he'll explain later. There is a knock on the door and it's Carly. She's come to ask a favor of Hope. She needs help for Bo and knows that Hope still cares.

Carly tells Hope that Bo needs to rest and wants Hope to speak to him. Carly explains, "He thinks he's indestructible. That rest is for sissies and I can't get through to him." Hope agrees to give it a shot even though she doens't think he gives a damn about what she has to say these days.

At the station Abe asks Bo why he's there when he shouldn't even be out of the hospital.

Bo pulls out his wallet to show Theo a ticket stub, but it's not in there. Theo say, "Wallet. Treasures. Ciara." Bo, unlike Theo's parents, gets it and asks, "Ciara's treasures are wallets?" Ding ding ding ding. We have a winner!

Hope says, "SO now you're telling me what I feel?"
Carly: "It's not a surprise that you would care about him..."
Hope: ::interupting her:: "Can we just get to the point please?"
Carly: "Excu... Wait, wha... I don't understand why you're annoyed."
Hope: "Excuse me? Honestly?"
Carly: "Honestly. I'm confused. I mean one minute you're trashing me and my relationship with Bo ..."
Hope: "My husband."
Carly: "...and the next you're acting like we're okay. Like you care how I am."
Hope: "Carly. I don't know what you're talking about."
Carly: "You honestly don't remember how you acted at the pub the last time we met?"
Hope: "Like I said, I really don't know what you're talking about. The only thing I care about right now is finding the person who tried to murder Bo."
Vivian pops in and says, "Well, look no further. She's standing right in front of you." and indicates Carly of course. Hope looks annoyed but not like she actually thinks that Carly did it.

Bo tells Theo that he didn't know that Ciara's treasures were wallets. Theo says, "Treasures from Mommy." Bo clarifies, "Ciara's Mommy?" and Theo says, "Yeah." Hmmm. Now we're moving. :)

Days: Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Chloe knocks on Mel's door looking for Daniel.

He's at the hospital and Carly wants to know why he came to see her last night. He tells her that "It's all going to hell with Chloe."

Rafe is working on Nicole's code when Arianna walks into his office.

Stefano thinks that Kate is obsessing over Maddie's death. She's not though. She's obsessing over Chad's birth certificate. Don't tell me that Kate is Chad's real father? Heehee. :P Chad calls and wants to talk to Kate. Hhmmm? Hehehe. :D

Ari wants to know what Rafe's hiding.

Carly tells Daniel that Chloe's pulling away can't be that she doesn't want to be with him because she's pregnant. He asks her if she knows something. She's all teary eyed. She hates this position that she's in.

Chloe and Philip scene. You've seen it before. No new information here.

Stefano rips up the newspaper with Maddie's obituary. She says that she doesn't understand because he was so nice to Chad at the hospital. Stefano says that was then. Now he could care less and kind of lays into Kate. She comments about not being callous like him. He seriously just scolded her for caring about Maddie and Chad. I do not like that he made her feel bad. >:(

Chad shows up to see Kate. She's curious about why he's there. He says that first he wants to thank you for reaching out to him when Maddie died. She says that she hopes that he's not still blaming himself. When he says that he is, she says, "Honey, don't..." and he says that he thinks he's going to until he can find out more about her past.

Mel shows up at the hospital to check on Bo and goes up to Carly. This is going to be a great scene.
Mel: "Hey."
Carly: "Hi. I thought is was your day off."
Mel: "It is, but I wanted to check and see how Bo was doing."
Carly: "Oh, he's stable. He's resting. He's gonna be okay, thank God."
Mel: "That must have been so scary for you."
Carly: "Yeah."
Mel: "I know how much you love Bo, an...and I know I've said this before, but I just want you to be happy."
Carly: "That means a lot to me."
Mel: ::looks down almost ashamed:: "It shouldn't."
Carly: ::shocked:: "What?"
Mel: "You should take for granted that I want you to be happy. You know, and that I care about you because" ::Mel starts getting choked up and teary:: "'cause you're my Mom." ::Carly tears up too and pulls her lips into her mouth to keep from breaking out in a huge grin and waterfalls of tears simultaneously:: "You know, how could I not care?" Carly glances away she can't make eye contact because she's got so many tears in her eyes just begging to fall. She steps forward and pulls Melanie into a hug. Such a sweet sweet scene! Molly and Crystal did an amazing job here!

Daniel is back home at his apartment, but Chloe comes in a few seconds later. She tells him that she doesn't want to put the wedding off indefinitely. He asks why she wants to put if off at all. She says that she'll tell him.

Ari asks Rafe if they can agree to disagree about E.J.

Nicole has a mini freak out when she sees Brady holding her code book.

Chad asks Kate if what he heard about his mom is true.

Daniel promises Chloe that he'll be patient and wait one more month, but the she has to do one thing for him. She promises to fulfill his request of always telling him what she's thinking. Always tell him the truth. .... Well, so much for that promise.

Ari tells Rafe that she sees E.J. as a human who is complex, not just 'the bad guy'. Rafe's contemplating something and Ari asks what it is.

Kate tells Chad that the way to honor Maddie is to focus on her love for him. Kate is all teary and emotional. Great job from Lauren Koslow here also. Emotionally subtle and moving.

More Brady and Nicole....

Rafe tells Ari that he has work to do and she leaves. He has the same coffee mug in his office that Bo and Carly have at their house.

Daniel shows up at Mel's for their father daughter day. He bought her diamond earrings. She wants to talk and is concerned about him and Chloe. He says that they're fine.

Carly is as Chloe's and she asks if something happened. Chloe says, "More of the same. Lying to Daniel..." Why is she sighing exasperatedly when it's her choice to continue lying?

Kate hopes that she's helped Chad. He's thanking her and leaving when Stefano is coming in. Stefano looks smug, Kate looks caught and Chad just looks tired and over all of this drama.

Carly tells Chloe that she's been able to move the paternity test up to tomorrow at St Mary's across town.

Daniel gets a call to do a surgery across town. He wants Mel to go with him tomorrow to St Mary's. Who didn't see that one coming?

Kate gets Chad out of the house before Stefano can get too agitated. Kate says that he was looking for Will and that since he was there and Will wasn't that he decided to talk to Kate about his mother. Stefano says that he's going to have the staff send Chad away from now on. He doesn't want Kate talking to him. "We must make Chad Woods disappear." I'm not liking this Stefano. He's not all cute and Grandpapa bear like he was before Maddie died. He's very controlling of Kate. I'm not okay with that.

Days: Monday, July 26, 2010

Bo wakes up with a sore throat. Carly told him that he pulled his tube out because he wanted to tell her something but then fell back asleep because of the drugs before he could tell her. He doesn't remember what he was going to say.

Hope is awake. She sees that Carly called her and wonders what she wanted.

Stefano is reading Maddie obituary. Kate comes in and says that she can't believe that Maddie's gone. Stefano says that he's not happy that she's dead, but the he's not sad that her secret died with her. Kate slightly sarcastically remarks that it's safe now.

Will tells Chad that he would understand if Chad blamed him.

Victor and Maggie are at the hospital. Caroline comes in and is NOT happy that Victor didn't call her.

Carly and Bo are talking about him waking up last night. He can't remember what he was going to tell her. Roman comes in. He's mushy brother for a minute then says that he needs to ask Bo questions. Carly teases him about not letting the mushiness last too long.

Victor tells Caroline that it was Roman's decision not to call. She makes a comment about Maggie being there. Maggie says that she just happened to be there when Victor got the call and came along. Maggie thinks that it's interesting that two different women think of her as 'the other woman'. She sends Victor after Caroline.

Roman tells Bo how he was found and that Daniel saved him, and that someone had called 911. He tells Bo how close he came and you can't see her face but you can tell that Carly is having a hard time with it. You can see her arm move up to nervously brush her hair back or run over her brow a couple of times. They finally turn and notice her and she makes a comment about them being Starsky and Hutch and acting like it's just a case and that Bo didn't almost get burned to death. The guys both apologize and Bo calls her over to him. She leans down on his chest so he can hug and comfort her. She's a little teary and sniffley and says, "Stop talking about this like it's just a case, okay?" Hope walks in and sees Bo comforting Carly and hears Carly say, "Like it's no big deal because it is. It is." Bo is rubbing her back saying, "Okay. I know." Roman makes his leave and turns to find Hope in the open door. Neither Bo or Carly notice her. Bo is placing a comforting kiss on Carly's head. It's a very very sweet scene and I love that Carly doesn't hide her feelings from Roman. She's not apologetic for loving Bo. It makes me smile.

Stefano caught Kate's tone of voice and questions her as to whether there is something else about Maddie that he doesn't know. She plays it off as being worried that she may have missed something while combing through the safe deposit box.

Chad tells Will that his mom had an aneurysm and that it was nobody's fault.

Victor apologizes to Caroline who is in tears and gives her a hug.

Lexi and Theo come into the waiting room where Abe is. He says that Hope is in with Bo. Theo says that Aunt Hope has treasure. Abe's ears prick up.

Roman says hello to Hope and Carly stands up and turns, both she and Bo look toward Hope. Hope says that Caroline is out there and doesn't look too happy with Roman. He leaves to got talk to his mom. Hope says that she's on that case so she needs to ask Bo some questions. Carly nods and says not to take too long and leaves the room.

Philip gives Mel her final exam grades. She's aced all her classes and thinks for a second that Philip bought her grades just like he bought their early release to her. She thinks that maybe since she's in the accelerated program that maybe she'll be certified before Chloe's baby comes and she can help deliver her little brother or sister. Philip doesn't look nearly as excited at the idea but can't help but hug a bouncing Melanie.

Justin asks Carly is Hope is still in with him. A nurse brings the results of Bo's tox screen.

Bo tells Hope that the last thing he remembers is being at Victor's. He says that it's weird that he doesn't remember anything after Victor's when he passed out at home. Carly brings in the report and says that there is a reason for that.

Philip gives Mel a bracelet. He's such a jerk trying to buy her forgiveness when he hasn't even told her yet.

Chad and Will on on the pier. Chad is placing flowers on the steps where Maddie fell. Will says that it's not important to remember what she did, but that she got out of the life.

Kate at the pub asking the D.A. if Maddie was involved in any charity because she and Stefano want to make a donation. He says her safe deposit box was empty.

Carly says that there were massive amounts of drugs found in sleeping meds and that they don't know how it got in his system. He has a flash of a coffee mug. Carly catches his expression change and asks him if he just remembered something. Caroline and Victor come in and Hope asks if she can talk to Carly outside. Once out there she asks Carly where she was last night.

Abe tells Lexi that he put Hope on the case. Smooth move Abe.

Hope tells Carly that she's trying to establish a timeline and that she needs to narrow down who might have known that Carly wouldn't be home. Carly tells her that she called and left Bo a message saying she had to work, that rotations are posted on the board at the hospital in plain sight. That Bo didn't mention anyone stopping by when he called. Hope gets a phone call and Justin walks up to her. The call is to tell her that the fire and security alarms were disabled. Justin thinks that since there was also a 911 call that it must have been a joint effort and that someone got cold feet.

Adrienne tells Philip that he owes her for talking her neighbor out of calling the cops when he tailgated a visitor to another apartment while sneaking into Chloe's building. Philip gets a little angry and defensive at the idea that someone would have called the cops. Dude! You were entering an apartment building like an unwanted person. You were NOT buzzed in. Mel asks what he was doing at her dad's apartment.

Chad thinks that his dad has answers and wants to dig more. Kate says that she's the only one that knows who Chad father really is. Stefano comes into the room, "What did you just say?"

Roman comes into Bo's room to tell him and Hope that he's going back to the station. Bo asks Hope if she's okay. She says, "Nothing happened to me." He says, "It almost did." They're quiet. Bo says, "What we're not talking about, are you going to tell Ciara?" She says no, that she doesn't want her to know that she almost lost her daddy, the softly says, "That I almost lost you."

Stefano didn't hear what Kate said, just that she said something. She easily dissuades him.

Theo is digging on the beach and finds a wallet. He takes it to his parents and tells them he found treasure. 'Auntie Hope. Ciara. Treasure."

Bo calls Hope over to him and takes her hand trying to console her. She says that they are family and they get through things. He puts both of his hands on both of hers as Carly walks in and he says, "We always will be."