Enough Garbage For Today

John works on the ventilation system wires as Tony watches. Anna comes in choking. Tony goes to her rescue. John sucks on the flashlight and finishes the job. The ventilation system comes on. He checks Tony and Anna, but Stefano booms over the loudspeaker, "It's too late, John." John curses him and attacks the loudspeaker.

Marlena vegetates as a light comes into her room. She looks up, "You."

The apparition says, "It's me — Sam. Have you missed me?"

John rushes into the next room yelling for Stefano. YoungStef sits there, "My name is Stefano."

Sam says, "Marnie, look at me."

Marlena looks up and thinks, "My sister was murdered — a long time ago. Before the writers murdered this show." She asks, "What if I'm not dreaming and you really are Sam? Am I dead?"

The audience cheers.

"No," says Sam, "You're alive." The audience boos. Sam goes on, "You did a bad thing and now you're gonna pay for it."

YoungStef says, "My name is Stefano DiMera."

John asks, "Do you know who I am? My mother was Colleen. Does that sound familiar?"

YoungStef blows a gasket, "Colleen ruined my life!"

Sam tells Marlena she broke her oath as a doctor, "Why did you do it? I know why but do you?"

Marlena tells her she's been injected with the Same stuff she gave Stefano, "I need an antidote."

Sam tells her a little story.

"No," says Marlena, "I need an antidote, not an anecdote." She tells Sam she did it because of what Stefano did to John. Sam thinks there is more to it than that. Marlena says she knew Stefano wanted John as his pawn again. Sam wants more. Marlena gets frustrated, "The bastard deserved it."

"Now we're getting somewhere," says Sam.

YoungStef says Colleen tricked his father. John insists it was not his mother's fault, "It was our father's fault." YoungStef runs out and John chases him. Santo is in the hall, "Allo, my son-a."

Santo asks John why he's acting like this. John accuses him of leaving Colleen pregnant and alone. Santo claims Colleen never told him she was pregnant. He says if he had known he would have claimed John as his son. John says he wouldn't have wanted that. Santo claims Stefano was as pure as the driven snow, but life turned him into a monster. He says he thinks about Colleen every day.

Sam says she is there to help Marlena, "Revenge never was your style."

"No," says Marlena, "it's your style."

We have a flashback to a time where Sam had drugged Marlena.

Marlena says Sam wasn't very nice back then. Sam says Marlena found a way to help her then, and Sam will find a way to help her now. She tells Marlena she is there because Marlena lost her way.

"If that's why you're here, you should have been here years ago," says Marlena.

"You spent your time and energy trying to save John," says Sam, "but lost sight of who you are as a person."

Santo says he is there to give John a message. He says the life John is now leading is wrong. Stefano made him forget who he is but that doesn't mean he has to become cold and unfeeling, Do-a not-a be like-a me or Stefano. You are Colleen's-a son-a. You are a good-a man-a."

John says, "I don't have a clue what you just said, but you don't know who I am. Neither did Colleen." Santo tells him Colleen did what was necessary.

"My mother abandoned me," growls John. He turns and finds Santo is gone.

Stefano holds L'il Joe. He bets Patch and Kayla have big plans for him, "But I have some big plans for you too. MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

Sam says if it hadn't been for John Marlena wouldn't be in this mess. Marlena says she would do it all over again. She describes the horror of discovering John was mindless, "And that was before Stefano ever got his hands on him. The man I know and love would have despised NewJohn. I have to get better to help him."

"You can't help somebody who doesn't want to be helped," says Sam, "What will you do when it doesn't work?"

Santo reappears and says Colleen did what she thought was best for John. He says Marlena is a good woman, can help him and loves him. John doesn't want to be the man he used to be, "I don't need her!"

OldJohn stands behind him, "You're wrong, John. And that's a fact."

OldJohn says he is there to help NewJohn. Santo has disappeared. OldJohn says he doesn't like the way NewJohn has been living. NewJohn says they are entitled to everything Stefano has. OldJohn reminds him they were already rich, "And being a DiMera has it's disadvantages, like your upcoming drug trial. I think you should have walked away."

Marlena tells Sam about John... OldJohn. Flashback to wonderful times together. John gives her a charm bracelet, "It has a star... and an anchor..."

"What's this," asks YoungMarlena.

"It's a couch," says John, "After all, you are a shrink."

"And what's this blob," asks YoungMarlena.

"I didn't know quite how to depict a Botox treatment," says John.

Then John guides YoungMarlena onto his jet. She gasps when they go back to the cabin and she sees it all decked out with a bed, "Oh, John, you've recreated our wedding night."

"No," says John, "I just want to join the mile-high club."

Sam can see why Marlena loved OldJohn, "But he's gone now and you have to accept that, Marnie." Marnie no can do.

OldJohn and NewJohn continue their discussion. OldJohn tells him Marlena isn't going to go away, "But I thought maybe if we put our heads together we could figure out a way to get rid of her. Life is about love John. It's about family and friendship. You had it all before Stefano took it away. The life you had was so much better. You just walked away."

"And I would like you to walk away," says NewJohn, "I've had enough garbage for today."

"You're out of luck," says OldJohn, "The show isn't over." OldJohn thinks Marlena can help bring NewJohn back and turn him into OldJohn again. He asks NewJohn to reconsider, "Don't throw away the best thing that ever happened to us."

"I won't," says NewJohn, "I still have the pornmobile."

Marlena tells Sam she just can't give up John. Sam tells her there was a time people wanted Marlena to give up on her but she didn't. Sam reminds her of the day she was sent away. Flashback. Marlena tells her, "They're not going to lock you up, they're going to help you."

"I'll bet you say that to all your patients," says Sam.

Sam says she was able to forgive herself because of Marlena. Marlena says it was Sam's own strength and determination that got her off drugs, "John is in a different place and thinks he doesn't need help. That's why I have to get better. To drive him over the edge."

Well," says Sam, "I have to go." We have a tearful goodbye. Sam picks up her purse and says, "I'll see you, sis."

Marlena stops her, "Oh, Sam, I need your help."

Stefano holds L'il Joe and asks, "Have you completed your assignment?" Rolf says he has and it is an honor to be working for Stefano once again. Stefano says there is much to be done as he hands L'il Joe to Rolf. Rolf says he will follow his instructions to the letter and leaves.

Tony and Anna wake up. Tony helps her up. Anna says she had a strange dream about Stefano. So did Tony. Tony thinks John must have successfully activated the ventilation system. They wonder where John is. Tony assumes he's gone for help. He tells her he will make sure Stefano gets what he deserves. Anna scolds him, "Don't you talk like that or you are no better than he is."

"I am not my father," insists Tony.

"On this show you never can tell," says Anna.

Stefano barks instructions into a phone and then turns to find Rolf. Rolf tells him things went exactly as planned.

Marlena asks Sam to give her the antidote. Sam says she can't do that, "Only you can save yourself."

Marlena begs, "I'm paralyzed." Sam tells her she can do it and disappears. Marlena gives herself a pep talk.

NewJohn says he doesn't know what he's going to do about Marlena. Santo tells him whatever he decides, not to give up on love. He hugs him and then NewJohn stands alone. A tear drops down his face.

Marlena struggles. Slowly, her shaky hand hits the tray. She works it across to the syringe, grabs and jabs.

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