Get The Pope On The Line

Shawn and Maggie plot and scheme together at Chez Rouge. Shawn confirms that what Bo and Hope think will be an intimate little dinner will actually be a big surprise party for their anniversary. Shawn thanks Maggie as she leaves. Chloe walks up and chirps, "Hi, Shawn." Shawn gives her the cold shoulder and walks away.

She follows and asks what's wrong. Shawn grits his teeth, "You've got some guts to waltz in here after that stunt you pulled."

Belle studies her nursing book, "Distal phalanges... middle phalanx... proximal phallic... Oh, hell, I'll just call them fingers on the test. Who'll know the difference? " Phillip walks in and startles her. She sticks her middle phalanges in the air and tells him to get out. He reminds her Shawn is the one who betrayed her. Belle tells him it doesn't matter, "We shouldn't have done it in the first place. And we also shouldn't have planted the gun." Phillip thinks Shawn shouldn't have blabbed. He made Belle an accessory. Belle blows up and says she's glad Shawn told the truth and she doesn't deserve his love.

Billie arrives at Lucas' place in a rush. Lucas had told her it was an emergency with the kids, but now he says it's something else. Billie thinks maybe Lucas is upset about her conversation with Bo, "I swore to him you couldn't have tried to kill EJ. If you did, you're the worst shot in town."

"Except for the bozos who missed him completely," says Lucas.

Sami rages at EJ. She wants an annulment or a divorce. EJ reminds her of her so-called feelings and asks if that is a lie. She says him faking paralysis is a lie. Sami seethes. She's had it, "Call your father and tell him to get the Pope on the line or whomever. We are getting this marriage annulled. I want out right now."

Phillip wants to know what he can do. Belle says he can leave her alone. "I'm the only one who understands you," he insists, "Well, I understand most of your personalities, anyway." He asks why she told Shawn.

"Because Chloe told him we were in the hotel room together."

Phillip suggests, "Maybe you should be honest with him."

Belle says, "It would be a total disaster."

"Gee," says Phillip, "Wouldn't that be a shame."

Chloe rolls her eyes, "I guess it's kill the messenger time." Chloe thought Shawn would want to know about it. Shawn thinks her timing was lousy. He insists Belle isn't cheating. Chloe says Belle clearly didn't want her to know she and Phillip were in the hotel room together. She apologizes. Shawn softens, "If I had seen them at the hotel together I probably would have thought the same thing... If I could think, that is," He tells her Phillip has been going after Belle for months. He would be furious with anyone who didn't tell him if they were having an affair. Chloe changes the subject. She has good news. She has a date with Phillip tonight.

"You sure you wanna go that route," asks Shawn.

Chloe's smile fades, "That's not the reaction I wanted. I thought you'd be happy since we are friends. Am I still your friend?"

Shawn smiles, "Friends don't let friends date Kiriakis'." Chloe says she's going out with him to help Shawn. The selfless angel of mercy thinks she can distract him from Belle. She wants to get close to Phillip again. Shawn says, "Phillip isn't the same guy you used to know. Only about 2/3 of him is the same."

Sami wants the marriage over. EJ doesn't think she's in any frame of mind to make decisions. He wants to revisit the subject when she calms down. Sami says there is nothing to revisit, "I won't let you rape me again!"

EJ gets nasty. He tells her to get out, "You'll be back, though, because you need me and want me."

Lucas, the wank who couldn't shoot straight, asks Billie to be Ali's godmother. Billie is stunned. She wonders if they don't want someone else. "I want my daughter to model herself after you," says Lucas.

"After a former drug user," asks Billie.

"No," says Lucas, "After a former drug user, home-wrecker and prostitute who got it on with her daughter's boyfriend. You've had obstacles that would destroy most women. I want her to be like you." Billie would be honored. She thanks him and agrees to do it. She says she's a little scared about it, though. Lucas says she will be great. Billie has one more question, "Now that Bo knows you were at the church and knows you had a gun and now that you are looking for someone to take care of Ali... Lucas, I, want to know – are you about to get arrested?"

Lucas says no and tells her to calm down. Billie says he can tell her anything. Lucas snorts, "Oh yeah? And what happens when Bo asks you about it."

"Touché," says Billie, "But why the rush to make me Ali's godmother? You're worried. What is it?"

"I'm worried about Will," says Lucas, "He belongs here, not in Zurich. I wanna know if something happens there is someone who will take care of Ali." Billie promises to keep Ali safe.

EJ knows what he is saying frightens Sami but that's because she knows it's true. Sami chortles, "I know you're sneaky and selfish but I grew up. Now I'm a sneaky and selfish adult." She tells him to call Stefano and have him fire up the vendetta again.

EJ threatens, "If you do this, people you love will die."

"In that case," says Sami, "maybe I should fall in love with you."

Shawn says Phillip is more ruthless and manipulative than he was in high school. Chloe claims she can take care of herself. Shawn asks about Brady. Chloe says they grew apart, "People change."

"That's my point," he says. Chloe thinks maybe she will like the changes in Phillip. She appreciates Shawn's help, but not his advice, "I'd stop worrying about me and Phillip and start worrying about Phillip and your wife."

Phillip tells Belle Shawn will find out about their little romp one way or another, "Bo and Hope could turn on you if you do something they don't like... Or Kayla." He promises he won't say anything. Belle says it would kill Shawn if he found out and asks Phillip to leave. On the way out he mentions Chloe and says he asked her out.

The blood drains from Belle's face, "She left you for my brother!"

"Chloe said she wants to get back together," says Phillip.

"That would be a rebound relationship."

"The more casual the better," says Phillip, "Why do you care?"

Belle doth protest too much, "She's using you."

"Maybe I want her to use me," says Phillip, "I've decided to take your advice and get on with my life." He leaves. Belle huffs.

Shawn claims he can handle Phillip, "And the bar at the pub has the impressions of my forehead in it to prove that." He cautions Chloe to be careful with him and leaves.

Billie asks if Lucas will be taking Ali to Alice's for Christmas. He suggests maybe she could do that. Billie gasps at the horrible prospect that Lucas won't be with Ali on Christmas. Lucas says he will be with her earlier that day, but thought Billie could take her to Alice's. She asks if he wants to run this by Sami. He doesn't. He also doesn't want to hang around the Brady clan as the ex husband. He'd hate to have to compete with all the other ex-husbands. Billie agrees to do it. Hugs. Billie smooshes a teddy bear in his face and leaves.

EJ tells Sami if she walks out she is no longer protected. She says his threats don't work any more. She's going to collect the kids and get out. EJ yells, "You're doing this because I am this close to being the man you danced with on the pier."

Sami goes berserk. She rushes his wheelchair, picks up the front end and dumps it. EJ goes somersaulting backwards across the room. When he stops rolling he screams, "What did you do that for? Get me up! Get me up!"

Sami refuses. She tells him he doesn't have to pretend to be an invalid any more. Lucas comes in and asks what happened.

"It's over Lucas," cries Sami, "I'm getting a divorce."

Lucas hugs her, "That works for me." Sami says there has to be another way for their family to be safe. EJ begs them to get him up. They ignore him. Finally Lucas turns to him and sneers, "You're not getting any help form me."

Shawn comes into the pub. He had Belle share small talk about the upcoming anniversary party which will, of course, give Hope another chance to slice her to ribbons. She tells him Phillip was there. She says she didn't ask him to come but he wouldn't leave. She wanted to tell him because she didn't want him to think she's keeping anything from him, even though she is, "Shawn, talk to me. Forgive me."

Hard-hearted Shawn won't do it, "I can't. At least not yet." She goes whiney on him – she's reallyreallyreally sorry. He berates her, "You deceived me without batting an eyelash." Belle bats her eyelashes.

Phillip joins Chloe. She asks if they are going someplace romantic. Phillip says that would depend on her definition of romantic. She finishes her drink and they take off.

Belle says it wasn't easy doing what she did. But she wanted him to get into the academy. Shawn says she played right into Phillip's hand. She begs him to believe her and says she's sooooo sorry. He says, "Sorry isn't enough. Things need to change around here."

Phillip has taken Chloe to the most romantic spot in town – his office in the Titan building. Chloe is impressed with all the grandeur. She asks if work is his life. He tells her it's not everything he does. He also sits on seven other boards. Chloe is again impressed. She thinks people must think a lot of him. He says people respect power, but he has been called ruthless from time to time. "Ruthless," gasps Chloe, "I've always thought you were a teddy bear."

"I'm nobody's teddy bear."

Lucas takes bottle of water from EJ's fridge. "Help yourself," says the prone and struggling EJ. He claims Sami will be back in his bed before long, "Once the jury finds you guilty life won't be so rosy for you." Drums of doom sound in the background.

Maggie works the floor at Chez Rouge. Billie comes up to her and says she is there to talk about Lucas. Maggie has her sit down. Billie tells her about the godmother thing, "He made it sound urgent that I am there for Ali in case something happens to him."

EJ says he thinks Lucas shot him, "If I were you I'd have something stronger than water. You should think about taking up drinking again because where you are going you'll need it."

Phillip says high school was another life, "I've seen things no man should ever have to see and done things no man should ever have to do, like being married to Belle. This is all I know how to do. You need someone who can love you. I've lost the ability to love."

"I know that isn't true," says Chloe, "Because I've seen the way you look at Belle."

Belle knows they have to be honest with each other. She apologizes about the gun again. He knows she was trying to help. Hugs. They exchange perfunctory 'I love yous.' Shawn wants to make the marriage work, but there can't be any secrets, "Is there anything else you want to tell me? Belle?"

Finally, Belle breaks the silence, "Yeah. There is something else you need to know."

"Whatever it is, we can handle it," he says, "Or is there something else you haven't told me about Phillip?" Belle backs off. She says she doesn't know if she want to have any more kids.

"That's it," asks Shawn, "I thought you were going to say something much worse – like you and Phillip paid the academy to get me accepted." He thinks they had better get ready to go to Chez Rouge. He can't believe she thought he would be mad about that, "There is nothing you could do to change the way I feel about you. And I remember saying exactly the same thing to Mimi before she lied to me, too." He thanks her for trusting him, "No more secrets ever, OK?" Smiles. Shawn leaves. Belle bawls.

Phillip doesn't want to talk about Belle. Chloe says she isn't the same person she was in high school either, "I'm tired of being alone, aren't you?" Chloe moves in. Phillip doesn't mind. They hit the couch.

Maggie wonders what if Lucas is drinking again. Billie insists he's not. She isn't sure what is wrong, though. "Well," says Maggie, "If I hear anything I will let you know. And the rest of the town, too."

Sami brings the kids out. EJ says they will discuss this later. Sami says there is nothing to discuss. She and Lucas leave.

Outside, Sami tells Lucas the only thing she regrets is how long it has taken her to come to her senses. She apologizes for everything she has put him through. As Sami goes into the apartment, Lucas remembers Kate encouraging him to get out of the country.

Sami calls him. Lucas snaps out of it. She says for the first time in months she feels free and happy. She kisses him. Lucas scowls.


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