Guest Author - Denice Landry

As the week started out, Chelsea was in the hospital after passing out at the Kuriakas mansion. Bo, Hope, Steve and Kayla were being held prisoner by Ava Vitali and her cousin Angelo. Hope had been shot in the shoulder and Kayla had been having cramps, again. Sami and EJ continue their charade of pretending to be a happily married couple by living with John at the DiMera mansion.

Sami is upset that EJ took Nicole on as a client in her divorce. Nicole continues to egg Sami on and the two exchange insults at each other every chance they get. The best scene between the two of them was when Sami punched Nicole out. This happened at the health club. Sami caught Nicole holding one of the twins and had a Sami like fit. Nicole said she didn’t know which brat she was holding and it’s a good thing Sami didn’t have triplets, you need a scorecard to keep track of the fathers. I really think I saw Maggie in the background cheering Sami on.

Marlena returned in time for John and Nicole’s date. Marlena was a little jealous and told John he is her husband and should act like it. John shot back that she should start acting like his wife and a wife sleeps with her husband. The date started with Nicole in a revealing leopard print dress. John suggests they fly to Napa to sample some wine and check out a vineyard he wants to purchase. After that they’ll go to Paris for a week. Nicole asks if it will interfere with his business and mentions the war between John and the Victor. John had been setting her up and asks her who sent her to spy, Victor or Phillip. Marlena who had been listening at the door comes in and starts to question Nicole. Nicole tries to convince them she’s telling the truth and John comes out with the best line of the week “you’d have better luck trying to convince me you’re a virgin.” Nicole leaves in a huff and John and Marlena share some time talking about how impressed they were with each other. John said all he wanted was the power, he thought Victor and Phil would roll over but they didn’t and now he’s going to put an end to it.

Chelsea’s in the hospital with an infection. Under the effects of the drugs and a fever she’s having fantasies about her and Dr. Jonas. In one of hr fantasies they profess their love for each other and kiss. Later Chelsea tells Dr. Jonas she wishes he wasn’t her doctor so they could “you know.” She then says forget it, “you’re too worldly and to___” Dr. Jonas finishes it for her, “too old” Chelsea says it’s the drugs and fever talking and she didn’t mean any of it. Kate and Victor are at the hospital and wondering why Bo and Hope aren’t there. Victor and Lexie compare notes and they realize Kayla and Steve are also missing and Ava Vitali’s the common denominator. Lexie confides in Abe who talks to Roman and they’re off trying to find them.

Morgan is at the pub with some recycling posters for Max to put up. She tells him things don’t look good for her dad and Max hugs her when Stephanie walks in. There’s a customer at the pub who’s keeping a close eye on Stephanie. Later Max and Stephanie finally say the “L” word and go up to his room. Max is nervous and want the night to be special. Suddenly Max pulls away and says for the first time in his life he knows what he wants and he wants her. He knows she’s worried about her parents and he loves her enough to wait. They get dressed and go down to the pub. While Max is working Stephanie is sitting at the bar when the guy who’s been following her sticks a knife in her side and tells her not to make a sound or she’s dead.

At the Vitali mansion Kayla has Ava feel the baby move and Ava decides she’s going to take Kayla’s baby. It’s her payment for all she’s been put through. Kayla gets time alone with Ava and questions her about her medication. Ava tells Kayla she tried to kill herself after Patch left. She’s been on suicide watch since then. The doctors diagnosed it as Brief Psychotic Disorder. Kayla says it is a real diagnosis but the symptoms shouldn’t have lasted more than a month. Kayla thinks the medication might be causing Ava’s problems. Later Steve wakes up in bed with Ava. Ava tells him Kayla agreed to let her have the baby and she wants the two of them to raise it together. Steve tries to talk Ava into letting Kayla and the others go and he’ll stay with her. In another room Kayla demands to see Ava. Ava’s goons lead her into a room and she catches Steve and Ava in bed. Steve realizes Ava planned to have Kayla catch them. Out in the hall Bo manages to get his hands untied and knocks out two guards and they take their guns and keys. Inside the room Ava pulls a gun on Steve and says he’s not leaving as Bo and Hope barge in. Steve punches Ava and gets the gun from her. The four some walk out taking Ava with them and meet up with Abe and Roman. Abe puts the handcuffs on Ava and reads her, her rights.

Victor kicked Chloe and Nicole out of the mansion. Nicole threatens Victor that if he kicks her out she’ll reveal his secret, the one that would everyone against him. Victor isn’t biting and tells her if she doesn’t get out he’ll have her arrested. Chloe runs to the Brady Pub where she tells Phillip and he promises to help her and leaves to talk to Victor. Nicole comes into the pub and sits down with Chloe. Nicole drops a bombshell on Chloe. Victor knows where Brady is and he’s known all along.