My Little Hot Mess

Maggie greets Jennifer at her front door and they share a big hug. Jen feels guilty she hasn't been in Salem during the crisis, but Maggie tells her not to. Jennifer hugs Maggie, "This is where I need to be."

"And this is where you are," says Maggie. With observation skills like that, Maggie could work for the Salem Police Department.

Nathan and Melanie are sitting at a table in the pub. Nathan tells her about Alice's condition.

Bo and Hope hug and cry. Carly stands at the door and watches. She comes in and apologizes for interrupting. Hope decides this is her signal to go but, Bo asks her to stay.

Half-nekkid Brady stands on the terrace of the Kiriakis mansion in a bathing suit. He takes a towel and we follow with closeups as he dries every inch of his glistening body in a scene that lends itself well to playing back in slow motion with a few freeze frames thrown in here and there. His muscles ripple in the sunlight as Nicole comes in. Brady sees her, "I'm glad you're here."

"Show me," pants Nicole. Brady dives in.

Nicole snaps out of it as Brady walks onto the terrace. Nicole says she's there for Nicole since her arraignment is today, "Someone needs to be by her side and it can't be you."

Brady gives her a look that says, to be crude but entirely accurate, "WTF?"

EJ calls Arianna in her cell. He says he's arranged for some strategy time before the arraignment. He'll meet her in the inquisition room. Arianna asks about bail.

We find Daniel standing in the doorway to Chloe's room where, at the conclusion of yesterday's thrilling episode, he heard Phillip telling Chloe he has to keep quiet about something, "What's the secret?"

Phillip dances around and finally says it's that Chloe is still in pain. She says, "Yes, but it's not physical. It's my heart. It hurts."

Dr. Dan calls for the crash cart.

Chloe asks for a few minutes alone with Daniel. Phillip leaves. Daniel sits beside her bed. "My face is a mess," says Chloe, "I can't marry you until my scars heal." She also tells him Phillip knows something, "I'm afraid if I tell you, you're not going to love me any more."

We pan back from a stack of donuts to Maggie and Jennifer. "Maggie," says Jennifer, "I am (say it with her) here for you as long as you need me. I haven't seen Gram for so long. She's such a big part of my life, and I think about her every day. She taught me what family is and what it means."

"She taught us all that," says Maggie.

Nicole stammers and says what she meant by that was it seems Arianna wants nothing to do with Brady so she thought he wouldn't be going to the arraignment, "So I thought I would go and offer some support."

Brady says he is going to the arraignment. Nicole says she feels awful about blowing the alibi, but wonders if no one clears Arianna if there is something to these accusations. Brady says there isn't, and he will destroy the person who is framing Arianna.

Daniel says he couldn't love Chloe any more, "I love your spirit... your soul... your boobs. How is it you don't know that?" He gets a message and says he has to go, but they can talk later. And talk they will, you can bet on it. At the door Daniel turns and says, "You are the love of my life and always will be. Don't ever forget that." He walks out and Chloe erupts into tears.

Phillip comes back in and asks what Chloe said to Daniel. Phillip, of course, is concerned only with Chloe's well-being. Chloe says she told Daniel another lie, "I intended to tell him, but couldn't. And I can't, because I would never want to hurt you in that way." Chloe, of course, is concerned only with Phillip's well-being. She says the worst part of this is the fact that it isn't in her hands, because Carly might blab.

Bo tells Carly what's up with Mrs. H. Carly decides to go back to the hospital. She leaves and Bo thanks Hope for staying.

Hope drones, "There is no one else I... I'm really glad you're here."

"And I am (say it with him) here for you," says Bo, "Whatever you need." Hope wonders what he needed to talk about. Bo looks at the divorce papers.

Chloe asks Phillip to go to her apartment and get the gift she has for Daniel, since that was allegedly the reason she left the apartment the night before, "I can't stand Carly's compulsive honesty."

"It's a little known fact," says Phillip, "That compulsive honesty is a trait common to women who butcher their husbands."

Chloe whines, "Even if Carly succeeds in ruining my life I still want Daniel to have that gift. It may be my last chance to show him I love him."

"Probably not," says Phillip, "You'd both go your separate ways, get married and have families. But with your set of loose morals, I'm sure you'd get back together with him down the road and have a tawdry affair."

"Thanks for those words of comfort," says Chloe.

Nathan and Melanie talk about Alice. Nathan tells her about all the advice Alice has given him which, of course, he has ignored. Melanie wants him to know something about living the life he wants. Nathan misinterprets and says he knows they are just friends and he is grateful for that. Melanie says it's not about them, "It's about Stephanie."

Carly and Jennifer bump into each other at the pier. Jennifer says she is there to look for Jack's car, "It must still be under there somewhere."

Phillip is at Chloe and Daniel's apartment. He flashes back to the little incident with Chloe, picks up the present and bolts. On the way out, he bumps into Adrienne, who wants to know what he's doing there. Phillip says Chloe sent him to pick something up. She apologizes for butting in and Phillip leaves.

Jennifer says she's on her way to Alice's. She says she knows what happened with Lawrence, "I'm so sorry."

Carly thanks her for her concern, "It was a terrible time for me. He almost didn't die. I had to stab him several times to make sure he was dead."

Bo and Hope decide the only important thing right now is Mrs. H. "She thinks you're the bees knees," says Hope. Bo says he would like to go see her. He wants a chance to say goodbye. Hope says, "It's times like this you realize how precious people are to you."

Melanie says, "I've tried to stay out of this but... Stephanie's not taking her birth control pills."

Nathan gets upset, "Where do you get your nerve?" Back off. Just back off."

The guard brings Arianna into the interrogation room and Arianna has a fit when she finds Nicole there. Nicole says Brady wants to help her but Arianna cuts her off, "Do you think I'm stupid?" Nicole invokes her fifth amendment rights. "I am on to you," snorts Arianna.

Melanie says she doesn't want to hurt Nathan and Stephanie. Nathan says Stephanie already told him she lost her pills, "This is none of your business. She had a scare and took a pill to prevent a pregnancy." Melanie apologizes. Nathan cuts her off and starts to leave.

POP QUIZ!

In a situation like this on the ever-predictable soap opera, Days Of Our Lives, who would be most likely to walk up to the table where Melanie and Nathan are sitting?

A) Jimmy Hoffa
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Stephanie Johnson
D) All of the above

You are correct if you guessed answered "C" but this show is so wacky, you will get partial credit if you answered "D".

Jennifer and Bo hug at his front door. She rushes in and hugs Hope, too. Jennifer asks about Ciara, "She looks like both of you." That calls for an uncomfortable moment, and Bo decides to leave. He says he'll call Shawn D and fill him in, "He doesn't have the brain power to comprehend what's going on, but at least I'll know I did my part." Hope says she wants to find a special picture of Alice and asks where the photo albums are, "Are they still in the hall closet?"

"Why wouldn't they be," asks Bo. He leaves.

Jennifer apologizes for bringing up Ciara. She says she knows things have to be hard for Hope. Poor Hope says she's counting her blessings for a healthy daughter and a great family. One out of two ain't bad.

Nicole says she just wants Brady to be happy. "Happy with you," snaps Arianna. She blows up and asks Nicole to admit that's what she wants. EJ stands at the door and clears his throat.

Stephanie asks what's going on. Nathan says it doesn't matter because they are done. He excuses himself and leaves. Stephanie gives Melanie a snotty look, "Guess he told you." She turns and leaves.

Daniel comes in to see Chloe again. She says she's feeling better and gives him the big gift. Daniel opens it to find a watch. Daniel reads the inscription, "Brady Lucas Phillip Daniel: The love of my life." Daniel says he likes it but she didn't have to do it. Chloe says she had to show him how much she loves him. Daniel jumps into bed with her. Apparently he wants to show her how much he loves her, too.

Chloe smiles, "I want it always to be like this."

Daniel asks, "In a hospital?"

"No," says Chloe, "Us happy together. And me not always screwing things up."

Daniel chuckles, "You are my little hot mess. It was an accident."

"I'm not talking about the fall," says Chloe. That does it. Daniel decides to call Father Matt so they can get married right there, today. Chloe thinks that's the best idea she's heard since Phillip suggested they get naked for old time's sake back at the apartment.

EJ tells Arianna she has to go back downstairs. "I just got here," says Arianna, "What was the point of dragging me up here just to send me back downstairs?"

"Obviously so you could have the contrived encounter with Nicole," says EJ.

On her way out, Arianna tells Nicole it isn't over. She leaves. Nicole starts to leave, too, but EJ stops her, "Not you... you stay."

Bo is at the pub. Caroline and Bo hug and talk about Alice. Bo says he went to see her but she was sleeping, "She was like a grandma to me."

They reminisce about the trouble Bo Alice her into and have a flashback to Bo and Alice in the kitchen arguing about something Bo has. Alice says she doesn't believe in breaking the law, "Roman is innocent. He didn't kill anyone." Bo agrees. "Give me the stuff," says Alice.

Bo says Alice always came through for him, "Even today. Before Hope told me what happened I was going to talk to her about the divorce, but didn't when I got the news about Mrs. H."

Hope tells Jennifer she wants to find that special photo. She leaves to look for it. Jen gets a call from Jack. Jack gives her a phone number and Jennifer looks for a paper to write on. She gets into the desk and when she hangs up, puts things away and sees the divorce papers. Oh, the shock!

Daniel is on the phone with Father Matt. He asks him to come to the hospital and marry them now. With an entire parish to care for and a church to run, Father Matt has nothing better to do and drops everything to conduct a ceremony for a marriage that will last about a nanosecond.

Nicole says she thought they had nothing to say to each other. EJ says he overheard everything and agrees with Arianna, "Your interest is in getting Brady back." Nicole starts to storm out but EJ slams the door in front of her, "Is this the new and improved version of getting your man? Faking pregnancies is pretty messy compared to framing the 'other woman.'"

Nicole says Brady was just as responsible for the alibi going up in smoke as she was. EJ says he thinks the person responsible for the muggings is Nicole. "You're insane," screams Nicole.

"I'm a lawyer," says EJ, "We're all insane."

Phillip joins Melanie in Maggie's kitchen. He asks what's wrong, but before Melanie can answer Daniel calls and asks them to come to the hospital for the wedding.

Carly comes into Chloe's room, "You know what you have to tell Daniel before you get married."

Bo asks Caroline, "Can you imagine — with what has happened to Mrs. H — if Hope had seen those divorce papers... OMG no!"

Hope comes down and asks what Jennifer is looking at. Jennifer hands her the papers. The blood drains from Hope's face.

Nicole tells EJ he sounds crazy, "The evidence links Arianna to the crimes not me."

EJ is blunt, "You're lying!"

"What are you, Mr. Polygraph?"

"Something is up," says EJ. He gets right up in her face and grits his teeth like Bo Brady with lockjaw, "When I find out, I'll put you back in prison for a long, long time."

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