Mr. Colt

Nick's brain damage has totally kicked in and he is hot to marry Chelsea. He pops the question in a way that would sweep any girl off her feet, "Whad'ya say? Tie the old knot?"

"Huh?"

"Oh," says Nick, "I forgot, you're a traditionalist." He takes a knee, "Chelsea Brady, will you marry me?" Chelsea accuses him of being drunk. He insists he's drunk on life. He wants her to take a gamble for once.

A gamble," she says, "would be dying my hair orange, or eating snails. Not getting married on a whim." She storms off.

"Awww, shoot," says Nick.

Stephanie gets in Jeremy's face, "Who is she, the other girl?" Jeremy plays dumb. It isn't a stretch. Stephanie says Max told her about the girl at Bo and Hope's house, "Good luck trying to talk your way out of this!"

Ilsa comes to Max' room. When he opens the door and she sees it's him, she says, "I don't have time for this."

Max looks at his watch, "Yes you do – 30 minutes. I paid a nice chunk of change for you."

Lexie creeps into Bo's office in her full-body hoodie. Bo assures her Abe won't be there, but Abe wants to see her. Lexie ain't ready. Bo assures her Abe will forgive her and then kick his butt for not letting him in on this. John knocks and comes in. He asks a favor of Lexie. He wants her to be the bait to help hook Andre.

Lucas fills Marlena in on Sami's disappearance. EJ thinks this is just another one of his family's scare tactics. He apologizes for it to Marlena, "I'm sorry."

Marlena laces into him, "As sorry as when you raped my daughter or shot my husband?"

EJ says, "I care very deeply about Samantha."

Marlena says, "Get a hold of that so-called father of yours. Tell him to find Sami and get her back here."

Roman comes in. He's checked all the bus depots, train stations, airports (Salem has at least five) and it looks like they've dropped off the face of the earth.

Stefano and Bart are on a plane. Bart holds his head in a rag and says, "She has a right hook like Floyd Merewether. Unfortunately, I have a glass jaw like Floyd Merewether." Rolf announces Sami is about ready to make her charitable donation.

Max threatens to get Ilsa's boss on the phone. She relents and comes in. She starts to undress, "You have protection?" That's not what Max wants. He just wants to talk. "I do not get paid to talk," says Ilsa. Max wants to know what's up with Jeremy. He also wants her to know he is on her side.

Nick comes back to Chelsea and says he made a mistake. He can't pop the question without a ring. He goes over to the bar and makes a ring out of a maraschino cherry stem. He gives it to her and tells her it's temporary. When they get back she can pick out one she wants. Money is no object. Chelsea asks if he honestly thinks she would say yes.

"I want to spend all the Days Of Our Lives together," says Nick.

"Just go away."

Jeremy wants to know where Stephanie's accusations are coming from. He Stephanie says she heard it from Chelsea who heard it from Max. "So you believe Max and Chelsea over me," snorts Jeremy, "Thanks a lot!"

At the moment, Stephanie says she does believe Chelsea and Max over Jeremy, "You are not turning this around on me. I defended you to my parents. Why did you do this?" Jeremy wants to tell her what is really going on.

Bo thinks it's too dangerous to use Lexie to bait Andre. "Do you have another way," asks John, "I'm all ears."

"No, you just got your hair cut too short," says Bo.

Lexie wants to do it. She says when she was locked away she had a lot of time to think of how much she has hurt people. This is her chance to redeem herself. Bo stands his ground like the French army and immediately agrees. "What do you want me to do," asks Lexie. John smiles. His ears pop out even farther.

Lucas says, "Well, props to the Salem PD. Are you guys still batting zero?" Roman tells him the Salem PD is doing everything it can to find them. That's when Lucas gets really nervous.

Tony arrives, "I have news of Samantha."

Stefano sits beside Sami, "Youth really is wasted on the young. What I would not give to go back to those days that were so much simpler. Do you suppose that He will forgive me for doing this?"

"Who," asks Rolf.

Stefano looks to the heavens, "Him. I wonder if I am sacrificing a place by his side simply for a few more years on this earth." One thing you can say about Stefano... he certainly doesn't have any self-esteem issues.

Ilsa says she met Jeremy in a bar. Max doesn't buy it. Ilsa wonders why Max is doing this to her. Max continues the questions. If she doesn’t cooperate he threatens to call immigration.

Jeremy concocts a story, "I didn't sleep with her. She is a fired of a guy I'm in business with. Kye Rawlings. I think you have heard me talk about him. He wanted me to make sure she got a ticket to Vegas. That's all. I didn't sleep with her. She's not my type. I like the tall ones, with long brown hair, no brain..."

Jett interrupts. He tells them Nick won 50 G's, but his luck ran out when he proposed to Chelsea. They watch as Nick takes another crack at convincing Chelsea to marry him.

Nick points out lots of important people get married on a whim. "Brittany Spears for one." Well, there is the gold-standard of intelligence. Chelsea sarcastically suggests forgetting the ceremony and just going to a drive-through, "The answer is no."

Nick asks, "No – you don't want to get married at all, or is this about some problem you have with me?"

Chelsea says, "Yes." She contemplates the maraschino cherry stem ring.

"You should be flattered I asked," says Nick.

"I can't believe you just said that," she thinks he needs to have his head examined – for real. He decides he's getting married tonight with or with out her. She storms out telling him to let her know where to send the gift.

"I think that was a no," says Jett as he heads toward Chelsea. Stephanie turns to Jeremy and says if she finds out he's lying about that girl it's over between them. Jeremy says he has some business to take care of and leaves.

Ilsa takes the phone from Max and tells him she is from Slovakia. She says she met Jeremy in Salem. She was told she could get a job.

John has a secret phone with the same number as Stefano's. Bo wonders how in the world he got hold of that. John invokes his superspy don't ask, don't tell policy. He says he's going to text Andre on it, and Andre will think the message is coming from Stefano. Lexie will meet Andre and before he can do anything to Lexie, Bo will be all over him.

Tony says Stefano's plane just took off from a private airfield in Illinois. He has scheduled a flight over international waters, and will be airborne until he recovers. EJ asks about fuel. Tony says he will have the plane refueled in flight.

Lucas snorts, "You've gotta be kidding me."

Tony says, "I wish I were, Lucas. You know, I don't think any of us are going to see Samantha any time soon."

Nick sits at the bar. Jeremy joins him. He says he heard Nick hit the jackpot and asks why he looks so bummed. Nick tells him about his fight with Chelsea, "Who cares? I've got a pocket full of cash and the night is young."

Jeremy advises him to invest the cash, "How would you like to double your money in just a couple of weeks?"

Jett meets up with Chelsea, "I take it you said 'no.'" Chelsea says she's peeved because Nick expected her to say yes and was persistent.

"He knows what he wants," says Jett.

"What about what I want," asks Chelsea, "College... A career... To see the world... The last thing I need is to be tied down with a husband. She leaves.

John sends the text message, "I tossed in a few two-dollar Euro words to make it sound like it came from Stefano."

"Now we wait," says Lexie.

Bo leaves to round up some backup, "If this gets serious, we'll need some real cops there."

John knows Lexie and Sami have had their differences. Lexie says once this is over, it would be nice to put the past behind them. John's secret phone rings. He reads the message, "Andre bought it. We are on."

EJ wants to take action. He wants to call all the air controllers in the world until they find the plane. Lucas thinks they should figure out a way to force the plane to land. Roman heads for the station. EJ and Lucas follow. Roman assures Marlena they will bring Sami home. He tells Tony to keep an eye on her. Marlena picks up a picture of Sami and hugs it.

Stefano says he would have preferred to wait until his grandchildren were born. He looks down at the unconscious Sami, "Oh, Samantha, I wish it could be different but we must make this sacrifice."

Chelsea says people told her it would never work out between her and Nick. Jett asks if she leads her life by what other people say. She says no, but doesn't think she and Nick are a good match anymore. She needs someone who isn't so insecure. Jett understands. He thinks she shouldn't write Nick off so soon, though. Chelsea says she has cut him too many brakes and it's over. Jett thinks she is just trying to convince herself.

Jeremy says one of his investors just backed out, so he is looking for a new partner. He looks at Nick's outfit and says, "You obviously appreciate a fine wardrobe, am I right?"

Nick is unenthusiastic, "I don't know."

Jeremy tries to pump him up, "Where is the guy who threw down all those Benjamins tonight?" Nick says he has to go. He walks away.

Nick sees Stephanie swilling her beer, "Is it that kind of night?"

"Yeah, You too?"

"Yeah, except for winning the 50 grand." Stephanie says she would take that kind of night anytime and asks what Jeremy was talking bout. Nick says Jeremy was trying to flatter him into investing in Put The Touch On This Guy Airlines, "But I wouldn't buy a used car from him." Stephanie watches as Jeremy leaves. She follows.

Nick sighs, "Alone again."

Not for long. A woman walks up and asks, "Is this seat taken?"

Nick perks up, "Help yourself!"

"So," she says, "You want to buy me a drink or what?"

Max swears Ilsa won't regret helping him. He asks bout Kye Rawlings. Ilsa doesn't have time to answer before Jeremy walks in.

Lucas and EJ make calls. Nothing is working out. EJ assures Lucas they will find Sami. "Easy for you to say," growls Lucas, "but your wife isn't in the hands of a madman."

"Those are my children," says EJ.

"Thanks for reminding me."

EJ says now that he's faced with losing them it puts everything into focus. He's sorry for what he put Lucas through. He knows Lucas will be a good father to the twins.

Lucas says he will, "I'm praying for them even though Sami is my number one concern."

Roman comes in and announces they have a location.

Jeremy asks if Ilsa is OK. Max swears he wouldn't hurt her. Jeremy asks what Max said to upset her. Max ushers Ilsa out so he and Jeremy can talk. He comes back and tells Jeremy, "You're starting to get on my nerves."

"The feeling is mutual."

Nick orders a vodka-rocks for the new love of his life. Her name is China Lee. She got the name because she was conceived in China.

Nick says, "I guess it's a good thing you weren't conceived in Uzbekistan."

Nick drags China over to Chelsea, "I'd like you to meet the future Mrs. Nick Fallon!"

Tony assures Marlena they will get through this. He says he is living proof Stefano doesn't always prevail, "If I can overcome Stefano, Sami can, too."

John arrives. He assures Marlena they will find Sami. Tony checks his phone and suddenly announces he has to go. He runs out the door. Marlena asks, "I wonder what that's about?"

"Kinda makes you think," says John, "I hate it when that happens. In the meantime how would you like to view Andre behind steel bars?"

Bo has returned from his mission to get backup and tells Lexie it's time to hit the road. He tells her it's not too late to back out. She says, "I want to do this, Bo." Bo is proud of her and says Abe will be too. They head out. Lexie hoods-up.

Max wants to know how many more Ilsas are out there. Stephanie interrupts the argument. Max says, "It's not over. I won't let up until I get every piece of the puzzle." He leaves.

Stephanie asks, "What story? What's not over?"

"Max is just being a total drama queen," says Jeremy.

Chelsea thinks Nick is really out of his mind. Nick says, "Hey! You're offending Asia Lee here."

"That's 'China,'" she corrects.

Chelsea is happy for him but wants to know what he is trying to prove. "Nothing," says Nick, "You lost your chance, babe." He and China go off to get married. Outside, Nick thanks China for playing along with the marriage act. He offers to buy her a drink.

A couple of thugs intercept Max as he walks through the casino, "Are you Max Brady?"

"Maybe... maybe not," says Max, "Who wants to know?"

One of the hoods sticks a gun in his ribs, "Mr. Colt. I think you'd better come with us, pretty boy." They haul Max off as Kye follows.

John says if the plan works out they will have Andre in custody tonight. That turns Marlena on. She dives in. John wants more. They spiral out of control. "Let's save it for the car," says John, "I'll race you. Let's go!" John slaps her butt as they race for the car.

Roman tells EJ and Lucas Stefano's plane is cruising the airspace between Grand Cayman and Bermuda, "Next, we make radio contact with the plane and go from there."

Dr. Rolf says, "All ve neet now iz to make zleepy time vor Stefano and all zyztems are go." Stefano gets on his gurney and looks at Sami.

The suspension system in John's car fails.

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Max' face looks like it has been worked over with a meat cleaver, "Whatever it is, I intend to find out what is going on and see that Jeremy gets what's coming to him."

Danielle says, "Chelsea, Hi." Chelsea turns to Jett, "I'm an idiot."

EJ says into a walkie-talkie, "If you care anything for me at all, do not harm Samantha or those babies." Stefano yells, "Why should I care for a son who stands with my enemies?"

Roman says, "Andre?" Andre rams him in the gut. Roman wretches and jerks forward.