May 22, 2012
You're My Inspiration.

Sami returns home and finds Lucas cooking stew. It's not edible. They discuss Will. She admits that she was discussing him with EJ. He saw that. They head down to the coffee house for some water and continue discussing their son. They bicker about how much time she spends with EJ. She doesn't want to mess things up anymore, with Will or Lucas. She moans about how she keeps making things worse. He offers to help her make things right with their son. Sami promises to change and earn the faith he has in her. "You're my inspiration," she coos. He doesn't want her to turn into a different person; she's still the person he fell in love with. She offers to take him home and fix the stew. They have a musical montage, chuck vegetables at each other and chew celery before sucking face and doing it on the stove.

Everyone stares at Hope and Marlena as they walk through the square. They think that their dreams are finally coming true and Stefano is going behind bars. They spot Rafe. Marlena quizzes him about Carrie. Abe wanders by and Hope fills him in. He's afraid that Stefano going down will crush Lexi, but he's still happy about the news.

Carrie and Austin get back to their room. She starts having cramps and claims she must just have the flu. He tells her to get into bed but she wants some air. Austin follows her to the pub. She announces that she needs some medicine and runs off. Rafe spots her when she walks through the square. She tells him that she hasn't had a chance to come clean with Austin yet. Meanwhile, Austin has been left at the pub to gush to Kayla about Carrie and how amazing she is. He's still worried that she has feelings for Rafe though. He goes back to giving himself a pep talk. Eventually, Carrie returns. She eats and tells him how much she doesn't want to hurt him. He keeps gushing about their future. She runs off to the toilet where she takes a pregnancy test. The result is positive.

Roman, John and Bo are outraged when a CIA agent arrives at the station and announces that Stefano is being released. Lexi listens as the cops rant. Stefano promises his daughter he will be there for her when she needs him. The agent declares, "As far as the Federal government is concerned, Stefano is pure as the driven snow." He explains that Stefano was asked to make the arms deal and has been granted total immunity. Stefano smugly says that he has been working directly for the government for months. Roman has to stop John from pounding on him. Roman still wants answers from 'Agent whoever the hell he is' and demands that everything be verified. Stefano gets glum. John starts making calls but he can't find anyone in Washington 'who has a brain'. He and Roman wonder why the Feds picked Stefano. John throws a chair. Meanwhile, Abe rushes into the station and tells his wife to stay away from her father. He doesn't think she should be wasting her strength on him. John and Roman return. Bickering continues. Stefano says he would sue them if he didn't have better things to do. He asks them to let him go so he can look after his daughter. Marlena, Hope and the others show up. When Marlena starts railing at him, he smirks. Lexi tells Marlena to stop this. The shrink and John keep ranting. Lexi yells at them to stop until she collapses.

Fun Fact: Matt Purvis wrote this story just for you!

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