Naughty, Naughty Children

Abby and the brat are having lunch... or is it dinner... who knows on this show, at Chez Rouge. "If we ever win the lottery," says Abby, "We could actually afford to eat here."

Abby tells her Stephanie came back. "Oh," says the brat, "So little miss hot wheels is back in town."

Abby goes to bat for LMHW, "She has a tattoo."

"Did she shave her head, too," asks the brat.

Abby changes the subject. She thinks Chelsea should give Billie a chance, "Look at you and Nick. You worked everything out, right?"

The brat drops the news bulletin, "I broke up with Nick. It's over between us."

Willow comes into the visitation area to see Nick. She thanks him for posting bail. He is her hero. He claims he isn't, but Willow says she owes him big time. He wonders what she will do once she gets out. "Whatever it takes to survive," says Willow.

Abe sends Theo upstairs to get ready for bed as the doorbell rings. It's Kate. Abe gives her a blank stare. Kate sticks out her hand and introduces herself, "Kate Roberts."

"And I thought you were a girl scout selling cookies," says Abe.

"No," says Kate, "The girl scouts haven't lowered their standards."

"Actually, I knew it was you," says Abe, "The scent of your... perfume always precedes you." Kate says she is there to apologize about last night, and also for interrupting dinner.

Abe chuckles. He's half bind but can see through her, "What are you really here for?"

Lucas tells Sami he needs to know if there is something going on between her and EJ, "Don't be afraid of the truth." EJ comes into the room carrying flowers. Beware of creeps bearing gifts. Lucas tells him to get out. EJ asks Sami what she wants him to do. Sami says she feels weak. Lucas accuses EJ of scaring her earlier. EJ says that's preposterous. Lucas wants to know what he did to her or he will kill him with his bare hands. Or talk him to death.

Kate begs her way inside. She hopes Celeste can join them. Abe tells her Celeste is away. Theo calls from upstairs. Kate tells Abe to take his time. "I'll be back," says the Commisionator.

After Abe leaves, Kate snoops around for clues to find out what Celeste and Sami are up to.

EJ says he is there to offer support. Lucas asks him what about his wedding and Vegas and all that. EJ says plans changed. "Oh yeah," says Lucas, "You decided not to get married, but went up to burn down that cabin instead. Only it's too bad you weren't inside when it went up in flames." EJ says his car was stolen and taken to the cabin, so he wasn't involved. Lucas accuses him of trying to kill Sami in the hospital room. EJ says the story is ludicrous. He thinks Sami might have hit her head. He leans in to Lucas and whispers, "Or is overmedicated."

In the next room, John stirs, "Did someone mention medication?"

EJ looks directly at Sami, "Or perhaps she is making it up. Are you Sami? Are you making this up?"

"Only the worst writers in the world could make something like this up," says Sami, "I don't know what is going on any more. Maybe it is the medication. I feel a little woozy"

"You weren't woozy a little while ago when you were screaming," says Lucas.

EJ suggests there is something he and Sami have to tell, "So, Woozy, would you like to do the honors or shall I?"

Abby can't believe Chelsea dumped Nick. Chelsea tells her about Nick fishing the brush out of the trash, "He thinks I actually did it." Abby knows Nick loves her. "Not enough," says the brat.

Willow says she can be very creative when it comes to finding a bed at night. Nick thinks she might be better off in jail. Willow agrees to find some cheap room. Nick suggests a job. "Oh, yeah," says Willow, "And what do I list as my qualifications... Prostitution, burglary arson? The guard takes her away. Nick sits and stares.

Abe walks back into the room as Kate rummages through his desk. Abe asks Kate if he can help find something. She says wants a pad of paper so she can leave Celeste a note. Abe doesn't buy it. Kate claims the wedding has made her life a mess, and he has been on the receiving side of her unpleasantness. She is there to apologize for that. DOWN GOES KATE! Abe makes a spectacular catch.

Sami says she is confused. EJ takes the ball. He "confesses" to Lucas. Their platonic relationship blossomed. He rambles on about sunning on the beach with Sami in San Tropez. Lucas threatens him. EJ says, "I can't believe it. I come in hear as an ambassador of good will and you treat me like this."

Sami freaks and tells both of them to stop it. Her machines go berserk. EJ thinks Sami's wedding will be unforgettable.

Abby suggests the brat might consider the possibility this could be her fault and not Nick's. Chelsea gets a clue, "You're upset with me for breaking up with Nick."

"It could be the best thing for Nick," says Abby.

They argue. Abby thinks Nick is the best thing that's ever happened to her. "I'm doing just fine without him," says Chelsea, "Not counting that small inconvenience of a possible jail sentence."

"You need Nick," says Abby, "Without him, there goes your get out of jail card. Nick is gonna turn that hairbrush in. He's gonna tell the police the whole story and your sorry butt is gonna go to jail."

Abe tends to Kate. She regains consciousness as Abe sits her down on the couch. Kate thinks a cup of tea would hit the spot.

"I'm not a damned fool," says Abe.

"I agree," says Kate, "A guy as nice as you could never be damned."

Abe says, "You come here to apologize and I catch you rummaging through my desk."

Kate suddenly transports us to left field, "Abe, do you think I am coming on to you?"

"That was the last thing I was thinking," says Abe.

"I'm sorry," says Kate, "I'm under stress with this Sami-Lucas wedding. Business-wise things aren't going well. I don't have a lot of friends to talk to."

Abe suggests seeing Marlena. Kate thinks Marlena is preoccupied with her own problems right now. Abe says he meant she should see Marlena professionally. Kate says she doesn't need that kind of help. She's feeling alone. She turns on her charm and Abe crumbles like a house of cards. He goes to make tea.

"God, I never thought he'd leave," says Kate. She goes back to her rummaging project and finds something in a drawer, "Oh, well, well, well... what do we have here? Gotcha Sami!"

Lucas tells EJ not to come to the wedding, "I've hired security. I'm also going to call hospital security to get you out of here." Lucas dials. Down in the bowels of Salem hospital, a phone rings loudly, but not loudly enough to wake Fred Frump, Salem Hospital chef of security. EJ accuses Lucas of having a security fixation. He tells Lucas it won't be necessary to call security and he leaves.

Sami apologizes. She says she wants to be by herself. Lucas tells her he loves her and goes for coffee. Sami bawls as her machines scream. Sami moves into total meltdown mode. She screams, writhes in pain and fumbles for the call-button. EJ comes back into the room acting as if he forgot something. Sami wails as she struggles to find the button. She accuses EJ of ripping the button out of the wall. "Breathe with me," says EJ. Sami breathes and settles down. She says she was scared.

Sami accuses him of trying to make her lose the baby, "EJ, I can't take this any more. If you're going to kill me at least turn off DOOL so I can go in peace."

Kate has found the picture of EJ and Sami together in the car on the night of the rape, "Oh, you naughty, naughty children." She puts it in her purse. Abe brings the tea. Kate is distant. She tells him there is an emergency at the office and she has to leave right away. Abe thinks that was an amazingly quick recovery. Kate thanks him and starts to go. Abe stops her.

Abby claims she is Chelsea's friend. Chelsea says she hasn't exactly told the truth. The thing with her and Nick is she didn't want him to feel obligated, so she said she didn't care, "If you love somebody enough you let them go."

"I think anybody you loved would totally agree with that," says Abby.

The brat whines, "I'm sure I used him a little but it was never my intention. So there you have it. If I could do it all again I wouldn't ask him to steal the brush."

Abby is glad Chelsea told her that. The brat also says she knows Nick was the best thing that ever happened to her. Abby asks, "Then why don't you go tell him what you just told me?"

Blind old Abe sees through Kate. He wonders what happened to that note she was going to write for Celeste. Kate says she never got around to writing it.

Kate opens the door. Celeste is standing there. Abe says, "Now you can explain to her what you were doing snooping around in her things."

If EJ wanted Sami dead he says he would have already made that happen. He asks what she would do if someone toyed with her affections.

Sami says, "You treated me like an incubator for your disgusting DiMera seed. You think I would want to have a future with a monster like you?"

EJ says a monster would never have spared her life. Sami thinks EJ really does care about her, "I could tell that when you saw me in pain just now."

"You are projecting," says EJ, "I saw a frightened girl with a belly ache." Sami wants to put this behind them. "We're just getting started," says EJ.

Lucas comes in with a guard. He says he saw EJ come back into the room. As he leaves, EJ tells Sami if she doesn't get his gift, she can expect it on her wedding day.

Lucas begs her to tell him what is going on. Sami bawls. Oh the angst!

Abe brings Celeste up to date on Kate's antics. Kate says she wanted to write a note to Celeste to apologize, and that's why she was going through the desk. Celeste asks if she found what she was looking for, "Hand it over, or I will search you myself."

Abby says the brat should tell the truth. Stephanie interrupts. They go through some small talk about who has done what since Stephanie left for Dayton. Abby says the brat has matured since then. Stephanie hopes Chelsea hasn't matured too much because she could use some fun tonight, "Salem is dead. Nothing ever happens here... I mean to people our age, as opposed to that hotbed of nightlife, Dayton, Ohio."

Willow comes back in. Nick asked to talk to her before she leaves. He wants to help her, "I don't know why." Willow reminds him he promised to talk to Mickey about subsidized housing, "But I know... Promises are like dreams, they never come true."

"No," says Nick, "Promises are like flashbacks. They're a dime a dozen and they change over time." Nick says he did talk to Mickey. Like everything else, Mickey blew it. She doesn't qualify. He feels really bad about that.

"Chelsea was a fool to dump you," says Willow.

Nick asks, "What makes you think I didn't dump her?"

"You'd rather take a swan dive off the Sears Tower," says Willow, "I'll pay you back for everything."

"Take care of yourself," says Nick, "And remember, sometimes dreams do come true." He gets up and leaves.

Chelsea tells Stephanie the story of Dr. Pervert. Nick saved her life, "But we still aren't together... Maybe if he hadn't slept with my mom..."

That got Stephanie's attention, "I guess Salem isn't so dead after all." Stephanie suggests having some fun. The girls say they have an eight o'clock class. "Great," says Stephanie, "I'll have you home by seven." The girls decide they can sleep in class and off they go for a night of debauchery that would make the folks in Dayton blush.

Celeste asks Kate to open her purse. Kate refuses. Abe says to let it go. Kate walks out.

Abe says if Celeste finds something missing, he can bring charges against Kate. Abe goes to check on Theo. Celeste goes straight to her drawer, and then goes outside. Kate rummages through her purse. Celeste lectures her for showing up. They struggle. The picture falls out of Kate's purse. "Oh dear God," says Celeste.

"That's right," says Kate, "I discovered Sami's dirty little secret, dahling. See you at the wedding! I HOPE!"

Lucas comforts Sami. Sami flashes back to Celeste advising her to tell the Lucas the truth. Sami begs Lucas to remember how much she loves him no matter what happens, which, on this show, will probably be very little. FF.


Previews
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Shawn hugs Belle, "We should stick together as a family, and nothing can tear us apart. Not even EJ Wells."

Phillip twirls his beer bottle and asks Gabby, "Why are you trying so hard to keep me down here. Are you buying time while Shawn is upstairs ransacking our room?"

Lucas asks, "Why are you in a constant state of high anxiety?" Sami asks, "Like what?" Lucas says, "My mom, for starters."

Kate says, "I'm going to blast that bitch out of my son's life forever." EJ says, "I can't let you spoil my plans."