Maybe The Pope Is Catholic

Melanie sits in Maggie's kitchen and plinks around on the keys to her computer, "I'm in baby!" Nathan stops her and asks if she's thinking about cheating.

"No," says Melanie, "I just scored tickets to the Michael Jackson farewell tour on eBay!"

"I have some really bad news for you," says Nathan.

Brady comes into the mansion and Victor suggests breakfast at the pub. Brady declines. He wants to go somewhere else.

Sami plays with the kids in the park as Nicole comes up with Sydney.

Arianna arrives at Rafe and Sami's place to see Rafe. She brings jalapeno-laced corn muffins. Rafe shows her the ugly painting. Arianna takes one look at it an practically hurls. "What's the matter," asks Rafe, "The original of this is hanging in the Louvre."

A viewer in Britain turns to her friend, "I didn't quite catch that. Where did he say the original is hanging?"

"In the loo," says her friend, "Right where it belongs."

Arianna insults his taste in art and says she figures he's moving in.

Stefano comes into the rumpus room and opens a large manilla envelope. He goes through the contents and finds a picture of Rafe.

Arianna declines to lecture Rafe about his choice of living arrangements, "Actually, I wondered what took you so long to move in."

Stefano goes over Rafe's history, "Birth... yes; family... yes; education... yes; personality... no." He shuffles a few more papers around and finds the info on Emily.

Sami scolds the kids just to let us know she's watching them, "Allie! Play nice! Do as I say not as I do." She thanks Nicole for arranging for her to have Johnny. The two mortal enemies share a big hug.

Brady just flat out don' wanna go to the pub. He tells Victor he's got a problem with one of the waitresses. If that's the case, Victor thinks she should be fired. Brady wants to change the subject.

Arianna says she saw this coming, not that it was a good idea. She just thinks Sami and Rafe should take things more slowly. Rafe stops her, "You were about to bring up Emily. Don't do it. It's different this time."

Arianna offers some advice, "Think with your head, not your heart."

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Melanie says, "It's not cheating. It's a more efficient way of getting answers." Nathan stops her and slams the lid to her laptop.

"I'm glad I got that extended warranty," says Melanie. She has a meltdown but backs off, "I don't think I can rely on just my brains. I lack confidence."

Sami and Nicole go through an eeeuuuuwwwww moment over the hug. "People seeing that would think it was a sign of the apocalypse," says Nicole.

"Or hell freezing over," says Sami. Sami thinks EJ didn't yank the rug out from under her only because of Nicole. Nicole thinks Sami still doesn't trust her, "You can't stop thinking I'm a selfish bitch and wouldn't do anything just out of goodness."

Mae West walks up behind her and says, "Honey, goodness had nothin' to do with it."

Victor growls, "If this woman is messing with your head it could affect your work."

"My work will not suffer," says Brady, "since there isn't much in my head to mess with."

Victor snarls, "I gave you ample warning about Chloe."

Brady tosses accusations, "You're a misogynist!"

"That's not true," says Victor, "But I must admit, I don't think much of women. You're a catch. Why isn't this woman interested in you?"

Rafe asks about Arianna's love life. She rambles on about 'this guy,' but she says she's changed her mind about him, "He's a recovering addict."

Melanie tells Nathan she wants to be a nurse because she's broke. Nathan tells Melanie about Maggie's car accident, her parents dying and her endless inability to walk, "And that's how she met Mickey, too."

"Sounds more like a train wreck than a car accident," says Melanie.

Nathan says doctors and nurses do what they do because they have a passion for it, "Just like my great-great-great-great-great grandfather Tom Horton. If you don't have that same passion I suggest you find another career."

Sami and Nicole discuss their history and this strange turn of events that led to their bonding. "We've both lost our little girls," says Nicole. Sami does a double-take.

Nathan encourages Melanie to think more highly of herself, "Start by taking that nursing test without cheating and prove you can do it." He leaves.

Studies show infants recognize theme music to their mother's favorite soap opera. Unsurprisingly, most could not recognize the DOOL theme.

Victor snorts, "Any woman with half a brain would want to get her claws into you."

"That rules out all the women in Salem," says Brady. He says he thinks this woman is protecting herself, "I told her about my past and she has no interest in getting involved with a recovering drug addict."

"You've been clean for a year," bellows Victor, "The woman is a damn fool. To hell with her."

Brady says, "That's where she thinks she'll be living if she hooks up with me."

Rafe says, "Whatever happened in the past is painful, but we have to move on. We have to live in the future because (say it with him) the future is where we'll be living for all the Days Of Our Lives."

Arianna asks, "What about the present?"

"If you just wait a second it will be in the past."

Arianna says, "I don't have to be with someone to be happy. In fact, when that someone I'm with is you, I'm very unhappy."

Sami wants to know what Nicole is talking about when she says they both lost a child. Nicole says Sydney wasn't always so healthy, "She gave us a scare right after she was born. It turned out to be nothing serious, though. But for those few moments my whole world stopped."

Sami wonders why she said it that way when it wasn't true. She says it's not the Same, "There is something going on with you."

Nicole protests, "No. Nothing goes on in this show."

Sami says, "You're lying... and I know why."

Sami backpedals and tells Nicole she understands. She turns to Sydney and tells her she would have loved her sister. Nicole says she hopes Sami can start rebuilding her life now that she has Johnny. Sami vows to try. She rambles on about how great Rafe is, "He's strong, honest and has the personality of a statue."

Melanie is at the pub and Arianna finds her having an ice cream sundae for lunch. She tells Arianna she bombed her nursing exam because she listened to Nathan, "I didn't buy the answers online and now I've ruined my life."

Arianna tries to be encouraging, "Maybe you passed."

Melanie shoots back at her, "Maybe the Pope is Catholic... oh, he is." We have to discuss Brady and why you turned him down.

Victor says he's proud of Brady, "You faced your demon and won."

"Only because I divorced her," says Brady. Victor assures Brady there is a gal out there for him and says she'll be worth the wait.

Sami asks Nicole for a truce. Nicole says she would like that. "In honor of Grace," says Sami, "I want to move on." Nicole wants to do it for Sydney. Rafe walks up behind them.

Arianna says she can't take a risk with an ex-junkie. She huffs off and Melanie scowls. She pulls out her phone and runs outside.

Sami tells Rafe about the truce, "We talked it through on the same level... mother to mother, psychotic bimbo to psychotic bimbo." Sami heads off to play in the sandbox. She also heads off to check on the kids. Rafe immediately pounces on Nicole and brings up the fact that she was so upset at Grace's grave. Nicole says she thought he understood about that. He says he does, "But when it comes to you, I don't know what to think."

"You don't know what to think when it comes to anything," says Nicole.

Brady meets Melanie out at the park bench. She tells him Arianna likes him. Brady tells her to drop it.

Nicole asks, "You don't know what to think?"

"Thinking isn't my strong suit," says Rafe. Sami comes back with the kids. Nicole decides it's time to go. She gathers up Sydney and strolls off.

Sami asks, "What did you say to her?"

Brady and Melanie argue about Arianna. Brady wants Melanie to mind her own business. Melanie wants Brady to be happy.

Arianna works at the pub and remembers the time she and Brady nearly kissed.

Melanie is back at the hospital. She rushes in, tells Nathan she's late and says she hopes Maxine doesn't find out. Nathan has the results from her exam. Melanie squeals, "How did I do?" Nathan unfolds the papers.

Nicole stands in the rumpus room and contemplates the booze. Stefano startles her. She tells him she ran into Rafe, "He doesn't trust me."

Stefano feigns shock, "NO! Who wouldn't trust you?"

Sami has put the kids to bed and comes out into her living room with Rafe. She asks him again what happened with Nicole. Rafe says, "Nicole acted tense, right after I started relentlessly grilling her."

Sami says Nicole is always tense, "But as far as I am concerned we have to move on and just worry about the future."

Rafe says, "Whatever happened in the past is painful, but we have to move on. We have to live in the future because (say it with him) the future is where we'll be living for all the Days Of Our Lives."

Sami asks, "What about the present?"

"If you just wait a second it will be in the past."

Arianna is on the phone, "OK, everything is set up and good to go." Brady walks up as Arianna folds her phone, "What's a guy got to do to get some service around here."

Nathan teases Melanie with the test results, and then tells her she passed. Melanie is ecstatic, "I have a photographic memory. Unfortunately, I'm out of film." Nathan congratulates her and reminds her she owes him dinner.

"You're on."

Nicole rants about Rafe. Stefano tells her to settle down. He assures her he has a plan.

Nicole is cynical, "Could you be a little more vague.?"


Soon," he promises, "Samantha will doubt Rafe on every level."

Rafe says, "We shouldn't give up on ourselves or each other."

"What's the difference between ourselves and each other," asks Sami.

Sami decides they will move on by finding a place to hang the ugly painting. Rafe grabs her and finds a better way to move on.

Stefano warns Nicole, "You don't have to worry about Rafe or Samantha. There is, however, something you do have to worry about."

"Please don't tell me it's the future," says Nicole, "I think we've beat that dead horse enough on this episode."

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