I've Seen The Goods Before

Phillip calls Morgan and leaves his umpteenth message asking for forgiveness. He wishes her the best and hangs up.

Stephanie comes into the pub to see Max. Max tells her, "Mom is upstairs and is a bit shook up. I guess I should have done some dishes while she was gone." Max vows to find a way to prove her innocence. Melanie comes up and seems surprised by the fact Caroline made bail. Stephanie says, "Don't tell me you actually believe that my grandmother killed your father."

Melanie asks, "If she didn't, what was she doing at the cemetery holding that bloody knife with his body right beside her?"

Stephanie asks, "Would you believe... she was trying to sell him a set of Ginsus?"

Phillip butts in and tells them Melanie approached him and asked him to find the real killer.

EJ calls Mary and asks if Sami is up. Mary informs him her bed has not been slept in. EJ says he didn't know she didn't come back last night.

Sami sleeps in Lucas' bed as birds tweet. She rolls over, hugs him and looks up to see EJ. "This must be a dream," she says, "So I might as well take advantage of it." She dives in for a little morning pick-me-up.

Salem Hospital! Where your health dollar never goes to waste because dead people don't care about money. Marlena is on the phone and she thanks Mickey for expediting her divorce papers. She hangs up. Kayla comes over to her, "Marlena... I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I just happened to have my hearing aid cranked up to its maximum... a total coincidence, of course."

Stefano reads his new favorite book, 'The Art Of War,' to Johnny. John walks in and listens, "Sounds like a real page-turner. You really should give up the battle for the DiMera empire." He zones and shakes his head. Things go blurry as he looks at Stefano.

Stefano watches and asks, "John, is something wrong?"

"Nothing that a few 'ludes with an acid chaser wouldn't take care of," says John.

Phillip says he felt sorry for Melanie so he listened to what she had to say. He tells her to hang in there and walks away.

Melanie explodes, "That guy is so unbelievably hot!" Max hauls her outside to have a word with her.

Phillip goes up to the bar and talks to Chelsea. He asks how Caroline is. Chelsea smacks him over the head with her new book, "The Art Of Bratiness."

"Oh," says Phillip, "I see you've talked to Morgan." He says he didn't realize he had feelings for Chloe. He hopes Morgan finds happiness. He asks about Kate. Chelsea tells him she and Kate argued. Phillip asks Chelsea to go easy on her. "She's not that sick is she," asks Chelsea.

"It's complicated," says Phillip.

Kayla wonders how Marlena can abandon John right now. Marlena says she will help him get medical attention but can't be married to him. Kayla says she has been in this position before herself.

"Really," says Marlena, "I didn't know you were with John. It's so hard to keep track of on this show."

Kayla says "Steve was in a similar mindless fog when he came back from the dead."

"I know," says Marlena, "And he still is. But I have to move on with my own life."

Kayla says, "I hope you don't mind me saying this but I think you're making a mistake.

Kayla says she cares. Marlena - Evans - Craig - Bradford - Brady - Black - North - Black - DiMera says she's just itchin' to add to her collection of names.

John tells Stefano his headaches aren't that bad but it would help if Stefano would stop the construction at the mansion. Stefano suggests John move out if he doesn't like the noise. He suggests John see a doctor. John brushes it off. He goes for champagne. Stefano tells Johnny it will take more than alcohol to dull John's pain. EJ storms in and demands to know where Sami is.

The guy in bed with Sami has morphed back into Lucas. In a scene that has been repeated 10,000 times Sami suddenly discovers it's Lucas, not EJ, she's fooling around with. She wretches and jumps out of bed. They argue about who was kissing whom. Sami, pregnant but pure as the driven snow gasps, "What did we do last night?"

Sami dresses as Lucas promises never to make the same mistake again. They argue like a couple of first grade morons. Sorry for the redundancy. Sami is totally indignant, "How did I wind up in your shirt? Lucas!"

"Don't worry," says Lucas, "I've seen the goods before."

"You're off limits now," says Sami.

"I'm used to having Chloe in the bed," says Lucas.

Sami screams, "I'm nauseous!"

"You certainly are," says Lucas. And the juvenile crud just goes on and on... Lucas finally says he thinks Sami should tell EJ about her pregnancy.

EJ pesters Stefano about the missing manic depressive. He says he would love to stay and chat, but he has a meeting. Stefano offers to watch Johnny. EJ refuses.

Back to the Bickersons. Sami says she needs time before she tells EJ. Lucas reminds her time is short because she's starting to show.

EJ decides to take Johnny with him. Stefano tries to convince him to leave him. EJ caves in, leaves Johnny and heads for his meeting.

Max wants Melanie to stay away from the Kiriakis family. Melanie says, "Phillip isn't dangerous, although he does have a killer smile."

Max says Phillip had an affair with his best friend's wife. That degrades into more bickering for a change.

Phillip says he can't say more about Kate's condition. He lowers his voice and tells the brat Kate is really sick but says that's all he can tell her. Chelsea practically falls apart, "I was such a bitch to her!" She wants to run to Kate but Phillip tells her she can't. Chelsea asks, "Is she gonna die?"

"Not a chance," says Phillip, "At least not until the board of demons in hell votes to lower it's admission requirements."

Kayla tells Marlena John's brain scan indicates his condition might be fatal. She changes her tune and suggests Marlena go over and personally hand John the divorce papers.

Lucas comes back out and tells Sami he changed his mind, "I went too far when I said you were showing. You look beautiful."

"Are you flirting with me," asks Sami. She gets a call before Lucas can answer. She looks at the caller-ID and tells him it's EJ. Lucas wishes her luck and leaves.

EJ asks where Sami has been. Sami says, "I guess you didn't get my text message. I needed to clear my head."

"How can you clear a vacuum," asks EJ, "Where are you, anyway?"

"It doesn't matter," says Sami, "But we need to talk."

Phillip tells Chelsea Kate will beat this. Chelsea worries about the awful things she said to Kate, "I was such a bitch." Phillip tells her to stay positive. She promises him she won't go running to Kate, Phillip promises to keep her updated and then he leaves.

Stephanie runs into Chelsea and tells her granny is sick.

Max wants Melanie to start making good choices. Phillip comes out and asks to talk to her. She says yes. Max says no. "Catch ya later," says Melanie. So much for good choices.

Phillip asks, "Did he tell you what a bad influence I am?"

Melanie says, "I can handle bad."

Phillip says, "I can be handled."

Kayla says if Marlena serves John the papers he will work harder to get her to change her mind, including getting medical attention. Marlena thinks that's a good idea, but says she is going through with the divorce no matter what. She thanks Kayla and leaves.

John sucks down pills and talks on the phone. He says he knows the board has questions now that Stefano is back. He thinks the board members will be interested in what he has discovered.

Stefano walks Johnny through the cemetery, "It's a lot more fun than a playground, isn't it?" He gets a call. Stefano scowls, "John Black is a liar. Polling the board members about the idea of a new CEO? That is ludicrous. Keep me posted." Stefano hangs up and tells Johnny his uncle John is being naughty. Sami comes up and blows her oh-so-fragile stack.

Phillip tells Melanie he did some checking. He says he found stuff her dad would want to protect her from. Melanie says she's glad Trent is dead.

Sami gives Stefano a piece of her mind. Probably the last one. He wonders why she's there. Sami says she came to the church to say a prayer for a stake to drive through Stefano's heart. Stefano says EJ asked him to babysit. Sami grabs her tummy.

Chelsea says she is worried but can't get past her anger toward Kate, "Now I'm mad at her because I can't be mad at her." Stephanie suggests she could find out more from Daniel.

Kayla tells Max, "Maybe Melanie isn't so bad after all."

The Doorbell rings at the DiMera mansion. John staggers over and answers it. Marlena stands there, takes one look at his face and asks if he is all right. He tells her yes. She goes in and asks him to sign the divorce papers.

Sami flips out and then gets a call. EJ asks where she is. He's at Chez Rouge and says she should be there. Sami nukes about EJ asking Stefano to watch their son. EJ says he doesn't have to run everything by Sami when she is MIA. She hangs up. Stefano says he doesn't want to come between her and EJ. He hopes soon she and Elvis will bless him with more heirs. Sami walks off. Stefano chuckles.

Chelsea calls Daniel and leaves a message.

Kayla says, "I'm glad you aren't giving up on Melanie."

Max says, "I want to (say it with him) be there for her now that Trent is gone and she is all alone."

Melanie cries and says she feels guilty because she was so mad at Trent she wished he would die and then he did. Tender Phillip moves in and comforts her, "He didn't die because you wished it. He died when you buried the knife in his back." Melanie drops her purse and Phillip helps her pick it up. After they get the mess cleaned up, he hands her Trent's wallet, "You forgot this."

Stefano continues to read his book as he talks on the phone, "I've decided to let John Black have his audience with the board."

Marlena says she doesn't want to stick around if John won't get medical attention. John moves in and plants a big one on her.

Impatient EJ waits for Sami. Lucas comes in. He asks if EJ talked to Sami yet. "She's always full of surprises," says EJ.

Lucas asks, "Were you cool with it when she told you."

"When she told me what?" Lucas chuckles and shakes his head.

Sami worries, "Sorry for ditching you EJ, but I can't deal with you right now. I think Stefano knows I'm pregnant. Oh, God, what am I gonna do?"

The Lord booms, "Since you asked, there is this thing called birth control..."

My church doesn't believe in birth control," says Sami.

I see," says the Lord, "Does that mean it believes in hooking up with every guy in town and popping babies like fireworks on the fourth of July?"


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