Lady Macbeth Had Less Blood On Her Hands

Vivian asks to join Victor at the Java Café. Victor looks up at her standing there and rolls his eyes, "Good God! Just when I thought things couldn't get worse!"

Carly picks up a piece of paper and stares at it. Bo comes up behind her, "What are you looking at?"

"You need to ask?"

"Carly... don't."

"No," says Carly, "Today is the day I make contact with my past. And my future."

"What about the present," he asks.

"Oh, Bo," she gushes, "You shouldn't have." She puts the paper in her purse.

Abe meets Hope at the pub.

EJ meets Arianna at the Cheatin' Heart. He reminds her of the last time they talked and says he now knows Arianna knew back then that Rafe was in town. Arianna says she couldn't have said anything. "For what it's worth," says Arianna, "I'm sorry your wife turned out to be a psychopath."

EJ thinks that's humorous and says Nicole is where she needs to be — behind bars.

Arianna drops the big news, "She's been released on bail." A note of overly dramatic music plays to remind us that's supposed to be a shock to EJ, because the writers must think we are too dumb to figure it out ourselves.

Sami and Rafe stare at sleeping Sydney. That calls for smooching. Sami decides she should call Caroline to check on the twins and walks over. Both of their phones are laying side-by-side on the counter. Sami picks up both of them and sees that they both have messages. Sami looks at her message from Brady as Rafe looks at his message from Arianna.

Sami gasps, "Nicole has been released..."

Rafe takes over, "On bail..." They synchronize their hyperventilation.

Brady rants at Nicole for conning him into getting her out of jail, "Who are you? I don't even know who you are?"

EJ goes off to make a call. Arianna stares. She looks into her purse, gets up and leaves.

Sami can't believe Nicole is out of jail. This, of course, calls for a rant. Rafe tries to reassure her as EJ calls to deliver the bad news. Sami tells him she already knows about it. EJ suggests they keep an eye on Sydney and says he'll see if he can come up with more charges and get Nicole back in jail.

EJ wants to discuss Sydney. They agree to meet. EJ wants her to bring Sydney. Sami doesn't think that's a good idea so they argue about that. EJ insists, "When I comes to my daughter I don't roll over and play dead. I fight for what is mine."

Nicole rambles and makes excuses for what she did. Brady attacks and mocks, "Look at you. Now you're got no EJ, no baby no friends."

Nicole asks, "Are you saying I've lost you too?"

Brady says, "Yep."

Chad and Mia are at Grace's grave. Chad is holding a bouquet of flowers, "This is all they had."

"Why don't you try a florist next time," asks Mia, "Instead of the local gas station?" Mia takes them and places them on Grace's headstone, "Our poor baby."

Chad comforts her, "We'll get through this. Together. In the back seat of my car."

Will interrupts the tender moment. He says he heard the news, "I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I never should have judged you."

Hope says she wants to get back to work. Abe wonders why she's coming to him for that. Hope says she wants a new job, "My old job comes with a lot of baggage. Sometimes you actually have to work."

She tells Abe she's living with Victor. Abe thinks that's, well, interesting, "While you're at the Kiriakis mansion, we're not talking."

Victor wonders why Vivian is there. He wonders if it's because it's because Carly is in town, "She killed your nephew, you know."

Vivian gets sarcastic, "Carly is a doctor. She saves lives. She doesn't snuff them out."

"I guess that's why she hasn't been able to land a job at Salem Hospital," says Victor.

Carly rushes off. Bo tells her to be careful.

Mia asks Chad to let her and Will talk alone. Chad leaves. Will gets on the apology train. Mia gets on the 'I lied' train. We all see a train wreck coming. Will tells her it's not too late for them to get together. She tells him he's wrong.

Arianna gets back to her apartment and grabs the stash out of her purse. A knock interrupts. She stashes the stash and opens the door to find sis. Gabby asks about her boyfriend. Arianna describes, "He's funny, handsome, smart..." That stops her in her tracks as she remembers Gabby wanted her to describe Brady instead of her fantasy, "He's in love with someone else."

Sami and Rafe plan to go talk to EJ. She wants him to help control her temper. "I got your back," says Rafe.

"Well get your hands off it," says Sami, "We don't have time for that."

Nicole says if Brady turns his back on her she will have nothing left. "What's wrong with you," asks Brady, "Better yet, I should ask what's wrong with me that I can love someone like you."

"It probably has something to do with the lack of brain cells," says Nicole.

Gabby thinks Arianna should break up with her two-timing boyfriend. Arianna whines, "I just want to be alone." Gabby apologizes for butting in and leaves. Arianna decides she has to talk to Brady and takes off, too.

Gabby comes back, "I meant to asks if I could borrow..." She finds Arianna missing, so she goes over to the counter and picks up the stack of towels sitting on top. She finds the stash, "OMG!"

Nicole asks, "You love me?"

"Loved," snorts Brady, "Past tense."

"You can't just stop loving someone," whines Nicole.

"What," asks Brady, "are you an expert on love?"

"Sydney taught me love never dies," cries Nicole.

"Did she teach you any other stupid clichés," asks Brady.

Sami, Rafe and Sydney show up at the DiMera mansion. They meet in the rumpus room and Sami immediately tries to get Sydney to go back to sleep. EJ says he thinks it's best if Sydney lives with him.

Will and Mia wrap things up and Chad rejoins them. Mia stoops and says goodbye to Grace.

Hope defends Victor, "To Ciara, Victor is family."

"That's no surprise," says Abe, "As little as she's around your house, she probably thought her kidnappers were family, too. I heard Carly was exonerated, so that means she doesn't have to live with Bo any more. Why is she still there?"

"That's a good question."

"There are lots of good questions on this show," says Abe, "What there is a lack of is good answers."

Vivian says Carly is innocent. "Innocent," snarls Victor, "Lady Macbeth had less blood on her hands. I get it — you don't want Carly behind bars. You want her out in the open so you can exercise your own creative torture. You'd better hurry — you're not getting any younger."

"You probably just want Carly out of your son's house," says Vivian, "If your own son won't listen to you, you have to take a different approach."

Carly shows up at Maggie's house. They renew acquaintances. Carly tells her she's decided to stay in Salem, but needs Maggie's help to do that.

Chad finds Will at the pub. He joins him and asks to talk, "I want to thank you. Mia got to know Grace and you made that happen. I was hoping maybe you could tell me a little more about her."

"It will be hard," says Will, "but you deserve to know."

A mushroom cloud drifts over Salem as the aftermath of EJ telling Sami Sydney should stay with him. Apparently it was a dirty nuke as bombmeister Sami continues to spread the radioactive fallout. She can't believe EJ thinks it would be good for Sydney to live at the DiMera mansion.

Rafe gets a call and leaves the blast site. Out in the foyer he talks to Gabby. She blithers, "I need to see you. It's an emergency."

"This would be a lot easier," says Rafe, "if the town council hadn't passed that ordinance that in Salem it's illegal to tell anybody anything over the phone." He agrees to meet her at the pub, and then rejoins the mess in the rumpus room. He tells Sami he has to go. Sami insists she can handle things. They do a 'smooch and go.' For you racing fans, that's like a 'splash and go' only without the flammable liquid involved. Sami is already volatile enough.

With Rafe out of the picture, EJ announces he's moving out, "I should have done it a long time ago." Sami asks why. "Father knew about the switch and didn't say anything," says EJ, "I'm not going to be like my father. I do not want Johnny and Sydney to see Stefano DiMera ever again."

Out in the audience, the Ejami fans are all-abuzz, "That paves the way for them to get back together. You wait and see. In the next scene they'll be planning the wedding."

Nicole tries to paint a rosy picture of herself. Brady only sees the thorns, "You need to take the next hour to make amends." He says he's going to revoke her bail. She begs him not to. Brady tells her to do the right thing and leaves. "OK," says Nicole, "I will."

Chad asks for a picture of Grace. Will gives him one to keep. He offers to email more. Chad stammers and stumbles out of the pub staring intently at Grace's picture. We figure it's too bad he wasn't staring more intently at the traffic in the street when a bus runs him over.

Brady is at home talking on the phone asking for Nicole's bail to be revoked. Arianna comes in. He tells her he's trying to fix the situation with Nicole and yells at her for keeping the truth from him. Arianna turns the tables and gets on him for running after Nicole because he loved her, "I can live with that, but I can't live with the fact you are still in love with her. You are, aren't you?"

BULLETIN: Shawn & Belle are sailing home for Thanksgiving. When Shawn can find the Mayflower he plans to follow it back to the US.

Vivian counsels Victor that Bo needs to hear the facts from someone who doesn't loathe Carly. She suggests Kate. Victor drops the bomb about her marriage to Stefano. Sympathetic Viv wonders if that makes Victor feel lonely.

"No," growls Victor, "Now that you're here my life is so much brighter."

"I know you're being sardonic," says Vivian, "We've had our hills and valleys, but I'm on your side." She touches his hand, "Always."

Maggie gets a call and bustles off. Mia comes in. Carly is surprised to see Mia there. Mia is surprised to see Carly. We, however, are not surprised at all since these stupid little coincidences happen all the time in Salem. Carly tells her she and Maggie are old friends and she's catching up. Mia tells her things have gotten worse. She tells her about the switcheroo and the fact that Grace is dead. Carly hugs her and the tears flow.

Hope has come to see Bo, or rather to drop Ciara off so she can go gallivanting. They immediately ditch Ciara. Bo asks if Hope can stay a while. Hope gets nasty and at the same time Ciara calls for Bo. He goes upstairs. Hope zones out and starts to leave, but sees Carly's purse on the coffee table. She picks it up and flashes back to an argument with Bo.

Victor says there is nothing he and Vivian can build a relationship on, "There is nothing. Zero. Zip. Zilch."

"I was talking about what we have had in the past," says Vivian, "Not the collective IQ of your heirs." She suggests they start with their mutual hatred for Carly.

Carly says she wishes there were someone who could help Mia. Mia says Maggie is helping, "It's just amazing. She wants to know everything in detail and always makes sure I don't leave a thing out." They finally make introductions and Mia heads back upstairs.

Maggie comes back in. Carly wants a letter of recommendation from Maggie, who agrees to do it. She also asks if Maggie has a room she could rent.

Conflicted Hope stands holding Carly's purse, "I can't do this. I can't invade her privacy. On the other hand, she invaded my house." Hope digs in. Bo comes back and stands behind her, "What are you doing?"

Rafe meets Gabby in Arianna's room. Gabby shows him the bag o' drugs, "It looks like our sister is dealing again."

Arianna presses, "Do you still love Nicole?"

"Yes I do," admits Brady, "I know I should hate her and part of me does."

"Thank you for being honest," snaps Arianna. She leaves. Brady stares.

Nicole arrives at the DiMera mansion and practices her apology as she stands at the door. Inside, she hears EJ and Sami arguing. She heads for the rumpus room window.

EJ and Sami continue to bicker. They go into the foyer so as not to disturb Sydney. Nicole stares in at Sydney. Sydney sleeps. Sydney dreams. She dreams of being in some place far, far away and much more pleasant, like a dentist's office having a root canal in her first baby tooth. Without anesthesia.

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