The Circus

Bo has come to see Victor and talk about Vivian's revenge fantasy. Victor contends it won't stop until either Carly or Vivian is dead.

Vivian meets Carly at the Java Café.

Nathan and Melanie stand in Maggie's kitchen and discuss guess the letter. Nathan grills her about the contents. Mel will tell. Nathan asks, "What was in it?"

"The truth," says Melanie.

Sami looks at a picture of her and Rafe. EJ takes it from her and tells her Rafe may be out of her life but she isn't alone. He sneaks a peek at the Guy Manual, "Now, put a hand on her shoulder like you actually give a crap." He puts a hand on her shoulder.

Nicole is on a plane dreaming of Brady. In her fantasy, she tells him, "Brady, I'm free. They let me out of prison."

"But that's impossible," gasps Fantasy-Brady.

Back to reality – Nicole sighs, "He's gonna be so happy and surprised. Thank you Anna."

Brady chases Arianna around the tiki-bar in her teeny-weeny bikini. Arianna lets him catch her, "You can put your hands anywhere you want. But no tickling."

"In a couple hours," says Brady, "you'll be Mrs. Brady Black."

Anna sits on a plane, "No more Nicole... No one can touch me now, Unless Governor Jimmy shows up."

Rafe stands at the gov's door. "I'm your man," says Jimbo, "What can I do for the FBI?"

Rafe cuts to the chase, "Why did you pardon Nicole Walker?"

Governor Jim pontificates, "I pardoned her because I had no choice. I am a man of the people and if the people want something I have to do that."

Rafe doesn't get it (a common occurrence), "So the voters wanted you to pardon her?"

"They did," says the gov, "I know hers was a sad story. And I am not the only one who felt this way about her. I think she has suffered enough. The people have spoken."

Rafe growls, "You wanna tell me why you're lying about this?"

The captain comes over the intercom on Anna's plane, "We are experiencing a small engine problem and may have to return to Salem."

"What's wrong," gasps Anna.

"I just told you," says the captain, "We have a small engine problem. We need a bigger one."

Melanie stammers, "I wanted to say I'm sorry for all the problems I have caused you and to say goodbye." Nathan doesn't buy it.

Vivian taunts Carly. Carly gets defensive. Vivian threatens. Carly don' care. Vivian says her threats will come true very soon.

Bo insists Vivian's vendetta ends now. Victor tells him that's great sentiment but he can't change the facts. Bo snarls, "I haven't made myself clear. If Vivian has to be eliminated for the circus to end I will eliminate her."

EJ reminds Sami she has her kids together under the same roof, "Don't be too discouraged. These things tend to work themselves out. You did the right thing and Rafe resents you for that — For taking his pride."

Sami says she appreciates EJ's optimism but doesn't see how she and Rafe will get past this. Pollyanna DiMera tells her to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and don't mess with Mr. In-Between.

Jimbo gets indignant. Rafe threatens to open an investigation, "I'm gonna give you one chance to tell me why Nicole DiMera was set free."

"It's a little indiscreet," says Jimbo, "But a certain woman who shall remain unnamed suggested if I pardoned Nicole, we could try the starfish position."

"Oh, now I completely understand," says Rafe.

Brady is on the phone. He gets off and says the JP is on his way, "Everything is falling into place. The flowers are ready in the garden, the JP is on the way... All this stuff is happening and all I need is a GIRL who will say I do."

"That would be me," says Arianna.

"And no one will know until the deed is done," says Brady.

Nicole continues to dream on the plane. She flashes forward to telling Brady about learning her lesson, and learning there is only one person for her, "Love me again Brady. Will you give me another chance?"

Fantasy Brady reaches out and touches her cheek, "God, Nicole."

Nicole pops back to reality, "It won't happen that fast but Brady will love me again."

EJ says he meant being there with her and her children is a blessing he treasures every day, "You won't regret it."

"I know I won't."

"So let me help you," says EJ, "Focus on something positive. Our kids."

"You're right," says Sami, "Remind me... which ones are ours?"

Governor Jim says the pardoning of a prisoner is a state matter, "If you open the file your superiors will be on you faster than you can blink. It's over."

Rafe growls, "It's a long way from over." He leaves.

Victor says he doubts Bo would commit murder, "You couldn't get away with it. That would take intelligence."

"I wouldn't try," says Bo, "I would own up to it."

"You could spend your life in prison," says Victor.

"Better than being with Hope," says Bo, "Vivian has to realize this ends now or I will put her away."

Victor asks, "You'd give up your life for a cheap slut?"

"I've made a habit of it," says Bo, "I would do anything to protect Carly and unlike you would not throw people away who I love."

"You mean like you threw away Hope and Ciara," asks Victor. Victor plays the family card, "This could kill your mother."

"Then do something about it before I have to take matters into my own hands," threatens Bo.

Carly asks, "Are you finished?"

"Not until you leave the planet," says Vivian, "Your hands are trembling and well they should."

"That's true," says Carly, "This is my fifth cup of coffee."

Vivian's phone rings. She sees it's Victor and picks up, "Hello my sunshine!"

"Get your ass over to my place," says Sunshine.

Vivian chokes and turns to Carly, "Toodle. I have to go."

Melanie insists she needed closure, "I really fell for you. Like hard. I wanted it to work out but we... I blew it. I made a decision and it was great because Phillip is the best, so let's just get this letter thing taken care of. I wrote it because I wanted us to let go and be friends."

"I can't be friends with someone who acts like that," snorts Nathan, "This is over." He huffs out.

Sami and EJ continue their mutual admiration society as Rafe busts in and announces Nicole is free.

Nicole sleeps and then wakes with a start, "What if someone lets him know I was pardoned. Arianna could call him in Santo Domingo. I have to call." She picks up the seat phone and dials. Brady's phone rings. Nicole chokes.

Stephanie finds Carly at the Java Café and asks if she's OK. Stephanie says she heard about the mother-daughter thing. "There's something you haven't heard," says Carly, "Melanie hates my guts." She walks off.

"Join the club," says Stephanie.

Nicole hangs up and hyperventilates, "He didn't sound upset. Who knows? Maybe Arianna doesn't know he's there and I'll have him all to myself. Yeah."

Brady stares at his phone. Then he goes back to staring at her low low top. Arianna asks, "Can you think how Melanie will feel about this — The little matchmaker?" Brady decides he has to go take care of a few things. He tosses his phone at her and tells her to tel Melanie.

Arianna makes her call, "It's Arianna, with some great news." Melanie gives her patented whine. Arianna asks, "Are you OK?"

"No, I'm a long way from OK," says Melanie.

Sami and EJ have a conniption as Rafe gives them details about the Governor pardoning Nicole, "As of right now no one knows where she is." EJ decides to pay Jimbo a visit.

"Who does Nicole know to get her a pardon," asks Sami.

The captain announces the problem is fixed. William Shatner sits in the aisle across from Anna, "No. It's not fixed. Can't you see him? He's out on the wing! Oh, God! He's... he's... OHMYGODNO!"

Bo meets Carly at the dock, "It's over, done."

"I'm sorry," says Carly, "but she just threatened me."

"She will be stopped one way or the other," threatens Mr. Macho.

Vivian is back with Victor at the Kiriakis mansion. They step into the den and Victor tells her the vendetta ends today, "You are not to touch a hair on Carly's head."

"Even with that awful hairdo?"

"If you keep this up Bo will put you six feet under," says Victor, "He's not bluffing." Vivian protests. Victor puts his foot down.

Vivian whines, "My raison d'etre is to kill that woman."

"Asking you to be merciful is like asking a dog not to bark," says Victor, "I only have one thing to offer you."

"What," asks Vivian, "

Victor makes the ultimate sacrifice, "Me."

Stephanie meets Nathan at the hospital. He says he talked to Melanie, "It turns out what was in the letter wasn't so important."

"What exactly did she tell you," asks Stephanie.

Arianna asks for details. Melanie brushes her off, "What was your good news?"

"You know that guy Brady," asks Arianna, "We're eloping."

Melanie has a cow. A happy cow, "What? Are you? Awesome! Why am I not a bridesmaid?"

"We don't want any gunplay at our wedding," says Arianna.

"When you get back," squeaks Melanie, "I'm throwing you a shower. You tell Brady not to screw this up." Brady busts in, says he can hear the conversation and vows he won't. They hang up.

Melanie sobs and looks at her phone. She makes another call, "Hi, husband. Just want to say how much I love you, so it'll be a short conversation."

Rafe is on the phone with Roman managing security. He gets off, "I'm probably overreacting. No one has seen Nicole. I have to go see why the Governor is really in town." He makes sure she will be OK and starts to go.

Sami stops him, "I know what I said, but I don't want us to be apart tonight or ever."

Brady comes up behind Arianna. Arianna turns and sees him in his cabana-boy outfit, "You are looking sharp."

Brady soaks in her invisible bikini, "And your bikini thing works for me. You don't need a white dress."

"I just bought it," says Arianna, "Besides, I deserve a white dress, since I'm pure as the driven snow."

"I think you drifted a bit," says Brady. He gives her pearls, "Last minute regrets? Let me hear them."

Arianna asks, "Are you kidding." The JP runs up and apologizes for being late.

Nathan apologizes for blowing up on Stephanie, "Melanie should never have put you in the middle."

"If she hadn't," says Stephanie, "Things wouldn't be over for us."

"Maybe they don't have to be," says the glutton for punishment.

Victor falls on his sword, throws himself under the bus and all those other metaphors for guys who aren't thinking straight, "You always wanted our arrangement to be permanent. Lets get married." Vivie is giddy, but says she's not sure she wants to give up revenge. "Well," says Victor, "That's the deal."

"I'm gonna have to think about this," says Vivian.

Bo rambles on, "So I left it at that. Victor takes care of this or I do." Carly begs him to promise not to do that. Bo stands his ground, "In the end the law couldn't protect you, but I will."

"There has to be another way," says Vivian.

"I love you," says Bo, "And I won't let anyone take you form me. Never." Hugs.

Rafe says he doesn't want them to be apart, but doesn't see how things can be different. He leaves. Sami stares.

Outside Rafe stares.

Governor Jim opens the door to leave but finds EJ. EJ ain' a happy camper, "How dare you!"

Nathan says he thinks he and Stephanie should be back on track. Stephanie thinks this makes her second choice.

"No," protests Nathan, "More like 'bottom of the barrel.'"

Melanie finishes her conversation with Phillip and Nathan's apparition walks up. She continues to see him appear and disappear, "Goodbye, Nathan."

Bo and Carly engage in some preliminary callisthenics on the dock. Bo comes up for air, "I'll always (say it with him) be here for you." Vivian watches.

The JP says he doesn't have the license. Brady tells him it's no problem as the JP goes to get it. On the way out he bumps into Nicole. She asks, " Is Brady Black here?"

"Certainly," says the JP, "And you must be the beautiful bride."

Anna sits on the plane and sighs, "Free at last."

Rafe comes to see Victor. He asks about the Governor being there, "Did his visit have anything to do with him pardoning Nicole?"

Jim says he thought EJ was behind the pardon. EJ wonders, "Why would you think that?"

"Because," says the Governor, "The request came from your family."

Victor wants to know why Rafe would think Jim's visit had something to do with the pardon.

We flip back and forth between scenes of Victor and the Governor. Victor says, "Well, the Governor was here but... OMG!"

EJ asks, "The request came from my family? You mean my father..."

"No," says Jim, "Your sister-in-law..."

Victor puts two and two together, "Anna DiMera!"

Rafe puts two and two together and stomps his foot three times.

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