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MONDAY
February 20, 2012
It's Too Late
EJ
and Nicole rush home and find that his father and Kate are gone. She starts
congratulating him for winning but he's not ready to celebrate quite yet.
They make out anyway. He can't get over the fact that there is suspicion on
Abe. "How did you fix this?" he asks. She shakes her head and doesn't want
to talk about that. A call comes in making his victory official. He picks
her up and spins her around, thanking her for believing in him. EJ wants to
call Lexi but Nicole says that's a bad idea at the moment. They're sure that
Abe's fall will lead to Lexi returning to the family fold. He runs upstairs
to work on his acceptance speech. She gets pensive and makes a call before
going upstairs to leap into bed with her husband. He pours champagne and
toasts to her. After sex, he falls asleep and she slips away to make a call.
"We both know the truth and need to talk," she tells someone on the phone.
Kate
and Ian are kissing outside the square. She slaps him off and reminds him
she's married. He's sure she feels the same way he does. They start making
out again. This time he pulls away so she'll be left wanting more. She
accuses him of just being a seducer but he says no other woman has made him
feel the way she does. Letting her go was the biggest mistake of his life.
Kate thinks this is just an act and tells him to find some naive woman to
try it on with. He's sure she will remember how well they 'fit' together and
walks off. She's exasperated. When she gets back to Casa DiMera, she finds a
note from her husband. It says that he's leaving for awhile but explains
nothing.
At
her place, Madison digs out her wedding ring and puts it on her finger as
she thinks of Brady. He appears at the door. He sees the ring and demands
the whole truth. She explains that she met Ian when she was in college and
trying to get her company off the ground. He quickly swept her off her feet
and helped her build MadWorld. She claims that Ian never loved her. Ian
seemed like Mr. Wonderful but was really cold and controlling. He had lots
of other women. There was one he put above all the rest: Kate. Seeing how
intimidated she still is by Ian, Brady gets confused. They argue and she
insists that she still owes Ian. Although she kept trying to push Brady
away, he wouldn't go and she fell for him. She apologizes profusely and
insists that she despises her husband. Brady can't understand why she is
still married. Ian walks in and explains that she's tried to end the
marriage, but he won't let that happen. "Divorce is not an option," he says.
At
home, Abe finds Lexi packing and asks her not to go. He insists that he did
not fix the election. She doesn't want to listen to his excuses. Lexi admits
that most of their problems have been her fault but the trust they've
developed amounts to no more than words. He says that he loves the town and
couldn't stand idly by for EJ to take over. When he talks about making
sacrifices for the greater good, she gags. She says that he's not the same
man anymore and no one will look up to him from now on. Jenn calls to inform
him that EJ won. Abe goes back to begging his wife not to leave. "It's too
late," she says. He thinks they should be bigger than this. She's not. She
feels like a fool. Abe says that this is all going too fast and they need to
slow things down. Lexi won't change her mind. "I'm taking Theo," she
announces. He begs her to stay once again. Since she refuses, he offers to
leave so their son's life won't be disrupted.
TUESDAY
February 21, 2012
Mommy Dearest.
Jenn
is on the phone doing damage control from home. Jack walks in and she yelps when
he startles her. He has something important to talk about. Abby rears her head.
"I hate fighting!" she blurts out. She starts talking about modelling, which
doesn't make her mom happy. Jack tries to referee. Jenn makes her case against
it. Abby makes her case for it and asks her mom to trust her. Jenn still finds
it hard to believe her little girl has grown up. She gives her daughter a hug
and agrees to support her. They all agree to have dinner and Abby runs off. Her
parents talk about how great she is. "Sometimes I wonder what we did without
you," Jenn tells Jack, adding that he really has changed for the better. He
thinks he's the same jerk he's always been but she insists that he's become more
mature. All of these compliments confuse him. She's realized again that she
loves him. Throwing her arms around him, she declares that she wants them to be
a family again. He doesn't know what to say. He's afraid that he will hurt her
again and can't risk putting her through that. "It's better that we're
separated," he says, explaining that he is doing this because he loves her. They
kiss and he runs out.
Marlena
drops by the loft to see Sami. Eventually, her daughter lets her in. Rafe walks
in, wanting to take the kids to school. They're already gone. Things are
awkward. Marlena tells her daughter to talk to Rafe. Sami doesn't like her
swanning in to dole out advice. The shrink lectures them about how good they are
together. Sami orders her out but her mom won't budge. Rafe says he is the one
who has to make things right. After he leaves, Sami challenges her mom to blame
her for everything. Marlena squints and then taunts her. Sami starts to shake
and accuses her 'mommy dearest' of teaching her how to tear a marriage apart.
Marlena can't believe they're having this conversation again. "It's about time
you grew up," she tells her daughter, explaining that hurting Rafe is hurting
the children. Sami wishes her mom would defend her for once and claims she never
hurts her children. Her mom keeps lecturing her about Rafe and accuses her
daughter of repeating her mistakes. Sami claims she would never do that so her
mom points out she has already done it to Will. "You tell me what you know,"
Sami demands.
Austin
returns to his room after his jog. Carrie has been up all night working on the
divorce case. Her husband thinks she is avoiding him and wishes she would make
an effort. He wants them to leave for Zurich but she won't leave town. Austin
ends up agreeing to do whatever she wants and is eager to go away for a romantic
weekend. She goes over to the office. Rafe is there packing up his things. She
offers to leave but he asks her to stick around. He promises to keep his lips to
himself. They complain about the office and then discuss the divorce case. After
awhile, he looks for an excuse to leave because he enjoys being around her too
much.
Abby
goes to Austin's office to meet him. He says that what happened was a mistake
and he's sorry. She's not sorry. He loves his wife and tells Abby bluntly that
there can never be anything between them. He offers to get her a new work-study
position. She wonders if he'll do that by telling people that she's 'easy'. She
accuses him of lying to her about everything and tells him that he needs to
confess to Carrie... today.
WEDNESDAY
February 22, 2012
I Know Exactly How That Feels.
At
the loft, Sami barks at her mom to tell her what Will told her or get out.
Will arrives and is giddy to see his mom being lectured. Marlena thinks they
need to speak alone. Will smiles and admits that he told the shrink
everything. "What did I do to deserve this?" Sami complains. "I think I've
got a list somewhere," Will jokes. Sami thinks her mom must be loving this.
The shrink isn't. Sami bellows but her mom doesn't think that will fix
anything. "Seriously, tell me I'm adopted," Will snipes. Marlena stops his
stream of Sami trashing and asks her daughter to simply let her help. Sami
cries and explains herself. Her mom understands that she was just trying to
avoid facing her grief by having sex with EJ. Sami tells Will she wishes she
could fix this. Her mom promises that things will be alright and they hug.
Marlena says it's time to tell Rafe everything. She's sure he will forgive
her. Sami is sure Rafe will run off with Carrie. She tries to make them
promise to keep her secret. They won't do that so she lashes out at them. "I
can't change who I am. I can't change that I'm selfish. But that comes from
having a mother who only thinks of herself," says Sami. "I know exactly how
that feels," Will adds.
At
the mansion, Brady asks Victor what he is going to do about Ian, who strolls
in on cue. Everyone narrows their eyes. Ian gives Maggie some shortbread and
compliments her lemon squares. Victor and Brady gang up on him. Ian insists
he only wants to run their company successfully and claims he's just there
to mend fences. Brady gags. Victor looks over Ian's new business proposals.
He's impressed. Brady squints up a storm. "You cannot lose what you never
had," Ian whispers to him as he leaves. Maggie and Victor listen to Brady
vent about Madison. He just can't trust her anymore. Maggie is sure that
Brady is really the man in her heart. When he walks off, Maggie starts
aggressively cleaning. Her husband guesses he hurt her feelings. Victor
claims she's the best thing that's ever happened to him, even if that means
he's not the most attentive businessman anymore. "That's just business, you
are the love of my life," he says. They kiss.
Madison
is sanitizing her hands at the spa as she chats with Quinn. Kate stomps in
and she's miffed that Madison's products are on display. With some
prompting, Quinn explains things bluntly. He is partnering with MadWorld now
and reminds Kate they had nothing in writing. When he leaves the ladies
alone, they level insults at each other. Kate thinks she must have a
personal vendetta. Ian wanders in and kisses his wife. Kate nearly falls
over. Quinn eavesdrops as Kate accuses Madi of being unable to handle the
fact that she had Ian's heart. Kate says that men like her, but Madison
hasn't been able to satisfy Ian or Brady so she'll always be a loser. After
some more barbs, Kate leaves.
"I
hope you're not breaking my heart for nothing," Abby tells Austin in his
office. She thinks he needs to tell his wife about everything that happened
between them. She also thinks they should tell Carrie today. When he tells
her this has to stay between them, Carrie walks in. Austin covers, in spite
of all of Abby's strange remarks. Abby complains about the jerk who jerked
her around. Austin looks really uncomfortable. The women continue their
talk. Later, Abby runs into Quinn in the square. He offers to listen to her
guy troubles. She spots Austin and Carrie across the square so she takes the
Aussie's hand. He tells her that the spa is going international so he will
be leaving town. He only hopes he can convince Taylor to join him on his
travels. Austin is watching all of this and get antsy. He sends his wife
away. Once Quinn leaves, Austin confronts Abby for flirting with him. He
warns her that Quinn is bad news but she says it's none of his business.
THURSDAY
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EJ
and Nicole rush home and find that his father and Kate are gone. She starts
congratulating him for winning but he's not ready to celebrate quite yet.
They make out anyway. He can't get over the fact that there is suspicion on
Abe. "How did you fix this?" he asks. She shakes her head and doesn't want
to talk about that. A call comes in making his victory official. He picks
her up and spins her around, thanking her for believing in him. EJ wants to
call Lexi but Nicole says that's a bad idea at the moment. They're sure that
Abe's fall will lead to Lexi returning to the family fold. He runs upstairs
to work on his acceptance speech. She gets pensive and makes a call before
going upstairs to leap into bed with her husband. He pours champagne and
toasts to her. After sex, he falls asleep and she slips away to make a call.
"We both know the truth and need to talk," she tells someone on the phone.
Kate
and Ian are kissing outside the square. She slaps him off and reminds him
she's married. He's sure she feels the same way he does. They start making
out again. This time he pulls away so she'll be left wanting more. She
accuses him of just being a seducer but he says no other woman has made him
feel the way she does. Letting her go was the biggest mistake of his life.
Kate thinks this is just an act and tells him to find some naive woman to
try it on with. He's sure she will remember how well they 'fit' together and
walks off. She's exasperated. When she gets back to Casa DiMera, she finds a
note from her husband. It says that he's leaving for awhile but explains
nothing. 
At
her place, Madison digs out her wedding ring and puts it on her finger as
she thinks of Brady. He appears at the door. He sees the ring and demands
the whole truth. She explains that she met Ian when she was in college and
trying to get her company off the ground. He quickly swept her off her feet
and helped her build MadWorld. She claims that Ian never loved her. Ian
seemed like Mr. Wonderful but was really cold and controlling. He had lots
of other women. There was one he put above all the rest: Kate. Seeing how
intimidated she still is by Ian, Brady gets confused. They argue and she
insists that she still owes Ian. Although she kept trying to push Brady
away, he wouldn't go and she fell for him. She apologizes profusely and
insists that she despises her husband. Brady can't understand why she is
still married. Ian walks in and explains that she's tried to end the
marriage, but he won't let that happen. "Divorce is not an option," he says.
At
home, Abe finds Lexi packing and asks her not to go. He insists that he did
not fix the election. She doesn't want to listen to his excuses. Lexi admits
that most of their problems have been her fault but the trust they've
developed amounts to no more than words. He says that he loves the town and
couldn't stand idly by for EJ to take over. When he talks about making
sacrifices for the greater good, she gags. She says that he's not the same
man anymore and no one will look up to him from now on. Jenn calls to inform
him that EJ won. Abe goes back to begging his wife not to leave. "It's too
late," she says. He thinks they should be bigger than this. She's not. She
feels like a fool. Abe says that this is all going too fast and they need to
slow things down. Lexi won't change her mind. "I'm taking Theo," she
announces. He begs her to stay once again. Since she refuses, he offers to
leave so their son's life won't be disrupted.
Jenn
is on the phone doing damage control from home. Jack walks in and she yelps when
he startles her. He has something important to talk about. Abby rears her head.
"I hate fighting!" she blurts out. She starts talking about modelling, which
doesn't make her mom happy. Jack tries to referee. Jenn makes her case against
it. Abby makes her case for it and asks her mom to trust her. Jenn still finds
it hard to believe her little girl has grown up. She gives her daughter a hug
and agrees to support her. They all agree to have dinner and Abby runs off. Her
parents talk about how great she is. "Sometimes I wonder what we did without
you," Jenn tells Jack, adding that he really has changed for the better. He
thinks he's the same jerk he's always been but she insists that he's become more
mature. All of these compliments confuse him. She's realized again that she
loves him. Throwing her arms around him, she declares that she wants them to be
a family again. He doesn't know what to say. He's afraid that he will hurt her
again and can't risk putting her through that. "It's better that we're
separated," he says, explaining that he is doing this because he loves her. They
kiss and he runs out.
Marlena
drops by the loft to see Sami. Eventually, her daughter lets her in. Rafe walks
in, wanting to take the kids to school. They're already gone. Things are
awkward. Marlena tells her daughter to talk to Rafe. Sami doesn't like her
swanning in to dole out advice. The shrink lectures them about how good they are
together. Sami orders her out but her mom won't budge. Rafe says he is the one
who has to make things right. After he leaves, Sami challenges her mom to blame
her for everything. Marlena squints and then taunts her. Sami starts to shake
and accuses her 'mommy dearest' of teaching her how to tear a marriage apart.
Marlena can't believe they're having this conversation again. "It's about time
you grew up," she tells her daughter, explaining that hurting Rafe is hurting
the children. Sami wishes her mom would defend her for once and claims she never
hurts her children. Her mom keeps lecturing her about Rafe and accuses her
daughter of repeating her mistakes. Sami claims she would never do that so her
mom points out she has already done it to Will. "You tell me what you know,"
Sami demands.
Austin
returns to his room after his jog. Carrie has been up all night working on the
divorce case. Her husband thinks she is avoiding him and wishes she would make
an effort. He wants them to leave for Zurich but she won't leave town. Austin
ends up agreeing to do whatever she wants and is eager to go away for a romantic
weekend. She goes over to the office. Rafe is there packing up his things. She
offers to leave but he asks her to stick around. He promises to keep his lips to
himself. They complain about the office and then discuss the divorce case. After
awhile, he looks for an excuse to leave because he enjoys being around her too
much.
Abby
goes to Austin's office to meet him. He says that what happened was a mistake
and he's sorry. She's not sorry. He loves his wife and tells Abby bluntly that
there can never be anything between them. He offers to get her a new work-study
position. She wonders if he'll do that by telling people that she's 'easy'. She
accuses him of lying to her about everything and tells him that he needs to
confess to Carrie... today.
At
the loft, Sami barks at her mom to tell her what Will told her or get out.
Will arrives and is giddy to see his mom being lectured. Marlena thinks they
need to speak alone. Will smiles and admits that he told the shrink
everything. "What did I do to deserve this?" Sami complains. "I think I've
got a list somewhere," Will jokes. Sami thinks her mom must be loving this.
The shrink isn't. Sami bellows but her mom doesn't think that will fix
anything. "Seriously, tell me I'm adopted," Will snipes. Marlena stops his
stream of Sami trashing and asks her daughter to simply let her help. Sami
cries and explains herself. Her mom understands that she was just trying to
avoid facing her grief by having sex with EJ. Sami tells Will she wishes she
could fix this. Her mom promises that things will be alright and they hug.
Marlena says it's time to tell Rafe everything. She's sure he will forgive
her. Sami is sure Rafe will run off with Carrie. She tries to make them
promise to keep her secret. They won't do that so she lashes out at them. "I
can't change who I am. I can't change that I'm selfish. But that comes from
having a mother who only thinks of herself," says Sami. "I know exactly how
that feels," Will adds.
At
the mansion, Brady asks Victor what he is going to do about Ian, who strolls
in on cue. Everyone narrows their eyes. Ian gives Maggie some shortbread and
compliments her lemon squares. Victor and Brady gang up on him. Ian insists
he only wants to run their company successfully and claims he's just there
to mend fences. Brady gags. Victor looks over Ian's new business proposals.
He's impressed. Brady squints up a storm. "You cannot lose what you never
had," Ian whispers to him as he leaves. Maggie and Victor listen to Brady
vent about Madison. He just can't trust her anymore. Maggie is sure that
Brady is really the man in her heart. When he walks off, Maggie starts
aggressively cleaning. Her husband guesses he hurt her feelings. Victor
claims she's the best thing that's ever happened to him, even if that means
he's not the most attentive businessman anymore. "That's just business, you
are the love of my life," he says. They kiss.
Madison
is sanitizing her hands at the spa as she chats with Quinn. Kate stomps in
and she's miffed that Madison's products are on display. With some
prompting, Quinn explains things bluntly. He is partnering with MadWorld now
and reminds Kate they had nothing in writing. When he leaves the ladies
alone, they level insults at each other. Kate thinks she must have a
personal vendetta. Ian wanders in and kisses his wife. Kate nearly falls
over. Quinn eavesdrops as Kate accuses Madi of being unable to handle the
fact that she had Ian's heart. Kate says that men like her, but Madison
hasn't been able to satisfy Ian or Brady so she'll always be a loser. After
some more barbs, Kate leaves.
"I
hope you're not breaking my heart for nothing," Abby tells Austin in his
office. She thinks he needs to tell his wife about everything that happened
between them. She also thinks they should tell Carrie today. When he tells
her this has to stay between them, Carrie walks in. Austin covers, in spite
of all of Abby's strange remarks. Abby complains about the jerk who jerked
her around. Austin looks really uncomfortable. The women continue their
talk. Later, Abby runs into Quinn in the square. He offers to listen to her
guy troubles. She spots Austin and Carrie across the square so she takes the
Aussie's hand. He tells her that the spa is going international so he will
be leaving town. He only hopes he can convince Taylor to join him on his
travels. Austin is watching all of this and get antsy. He sends his wife
away. Once Quinn leaves, Austin confronts Abby for flirting with him. He
warns her that Quinn is bad news but she says it's none of his business.