A Trip To Walton's Mountain

Bo is on the phone at the pub leaving a message for Hope to call him. Maggie walks in and asks if that was about Alice. Bo says no but the ever-vigilant town busybody can tell something is wrong.

Jennifer tells Hope she didn't mean to pry. She continues to pry and asks about the divorce.

Brady is on the phone ranting at someone to keep digging. Victor walks in and Brady says he knew he'd come in and gloat. Victor says he's there to help.

Melanie comes in to see Arianna. She says she knows Arianna didn't commit any crimes except for aiding and abetting in a show masquerading as entertainment, and Arianna says to tell that to the police. She says she's scared. Who wouldn't be with Melanie as a visitor?

EJ finds Nicole outside. Simon Legree grabs her, gets in her face and makes threats. Nicole yells, "Get your hand off me. Get it off! I'll scream."

"Scream," sneers EJ, "Go on. Actually I'd like it if the police heard this conversation."

"I have nothing to say to you," she snorts.

EJ grits his teeth, "I have plenty to say to you. And you can bet your last dollar he will. And we'll hear it all until we're the ones who are screaming.

Melanie tells Arianna she doesn't have to be scared, "Think about how much fun we'll have spending all that money from your wrongful arrest settlement." Arianna says she doesn't even have an alibi for any of the muggings.

"Yeah you do," says Melanie, "We were at the movies..."

Arianna interrupts, "Don't lie for me." Melanie can't understand with Brady's money why he can't help her squirm out of this. "Brady and I are done," whines Arianna.

EJ taunts Nicole and says he thinks if she was setting Arianna up Brady would be able to see through that. He says she was stupid to come back to Salem after prison and very stupid to mess around with a friend of his, "You come here and put your thumb in my eye and I have to do something about that. I'm sending you back to prison and if you think you'll get another pardon that would be the stupidest thing of all."

Maggie says she can't tell Bo how to run his life. She proceeds to tell him how to run his life, "You need to put Hope first." Bo huffs out.

Hope stares at the divorce papers. Jennifer asks, "You didn't know Bo was divorcing you? When your grandmother is dying? Do you have a baseball bat? There is a little conversation I'd like to have with him."

"I Wore the baseball bat out on him years ago," says Hope. Hope tells her she asked for a divorce moths ago and then thought he had forgotten about it. Oh, yeah that's the kind of thing husbands forget about.

Jennifer asks, "You don't want this divorce anymore, do you?"

"No," says Hope, "I want Bo home with me where he belongs. And then I'll make him wish he was never born for doing this to me."

Victor says, "Roll back the attitude, Brady. I cut my honeymoon short for you."

"Oh," says Brady, "That must have been tough... getting yourself away from Vivian."

Victor gets sarcastic, "It was almost all I could do to tear myself away." He hands Brady a money clip, "I got upset when I heard someone took yours. When I was a young child I saw an important man get off his dinosaur and pull out a money clip just like this. He peeled off several 500 dracma notes and I vowed to have one someday... and my sons and grandsons, too. You don't have to face things alone."

Brady asks, "Are you going to help me clear Arianna?"

"I'm going to help you face facts," says Victor, "You have to face what Arianna has done."

Melanie insists Arianna and Brady aren't done. Arianna says she broke up with him because he thought she could have committed the crimes, "Then I sent Gabi to him to apologize."

Melanie asks, "What happened then?"

"Nicole happened."

Nicole insists she didn't mug anyone and EJ can't prove anything, "This isn't about truth, freedom and the American way, this is about you paying me back."

Jennifer asks if there is anything she can do. Hope tells her she can leave town. They decide the only thing that matters now is Alice. Jen says she won't say anything to anyone. They hug as Jennifer decides who she will tell. Hope heads for Alice's house. Jennifer tells her to hang in there. "What choice do I have," asks Hope. Jennifer leaves. Hope contemplates the divorce papers and cries.

Brady decides they should pretend this talk never happened. Victor wants to know when he will grow up. Then he backpedals and reminds Brady he has a family that can back him up, "That's love, Brady, and only and idiot thinks love doesn't matter."

"Well, I for one am certain love doesn't matter, then," says Brady.

Victor softens, "If you're facing something painful with someone you love, I am (say it with him) here for you."

Disney has announced it will replace SoapNet with a channel for preschoolers, thereby raising the programming's intelligence level.

Baker is on the phone telling some thug he'll get his money. Mr. Badguy walks in. Baker pulls out his newly squired money clip and hands him a wad, "I'm saved."

Nicole says everyone will question EJ's motives, "They'll know you're smearing me to pay me back. I look in your cold, dead eyes and I can't fathom how I loved you so much."

"That was your biggest lie of all," says EJ.

"You loved me too," says Nicole.

"The person I loved didn't exist," says EJ, "She was a product for sale to the highest bidder."

"You loved the real me," says Nicole, "You were never as happy as when you were with me and Sydney." EJ says she's delusional. Nicole says he can put her back in prison but it won't change the fact that he was happy.

"I am happy now," says EJ.

"No one is lying, except for you."

Arianna says, "When my sister went to find Brady, Nicole was in his arms. This kind of thing is always happening." Melanie thinks Nicole is just a stalker. Arianna tells her about Nicole being her alibi, "But then the alibi went away. And now I know she would do anything to get Brady."

Melanie asks, "Are you going to let her?"

Jennifer is with Maggie in her kitchen. Marie shows up. Hugs-hugs-hugs.

Hope gets to Alice's house and we have a flashback to Alice advising Hope about relationships. "I have to know I am the only woman in Bo's heart," says young Hope. Alice tells her she's stubborn.

Bo comes into Alice's house. He and Hope stare at each other. Bo says he's been calling her. Hope asks, "Because of the papers, right?"

"I didn't mean for you to see those," says Bo, "That's why I left them in the living room under the blinking neon sign that said, 'DIVORCE PAPERS.'" Hope thinks it was intentional. Bo apologizes.

Hope says it's OK, "I asked for the divorce. It's not like you meant for me to find out this way. It's OK."

"No," says Bo, "None of this is OK."

The three gals sit and drink tea. Marie thinks it's like the last 20 years didn't happen. She turns to Jennifer, "In my mind, you're still a child."

"In my mind it's like I am too," says Jennifer. Well, she gets it right every once in a while.

They talk about Alice, and we have a flashback with Alice scolding Marie because she's not going to services. Marie says it's because of her miscarriage and she doesn't understand why God would do that to her.

Marie asks, "Maggie, how am I ever going to be able to say goodbye?"

Melanie tells Arianna to keep fighting because it will only be a matter of time until Nicole screws up. She also says Arianna has to realize Brady is in love with her.

Victor says he just wants Brady to be happy, "I love our little talks. Especially the ones where I do all the talking."

"It's just like a trip to Walton's Mountain," says Brady. He hugs Victor and leaves.

Nicole says she heard EJ moved Sami into the DiMera mausoleum, "Breakfast must be fun with both Sami and Kate there. I think that was a desperate move on your part."

"Desperation is you trying to get your hands on Brady," says EJ, "He's kind of like a puppy that isn't paper trained. Or one of those sad souls from one of those 90's boy bands watching his life pass by."

She tires to slap him but EJ blocks her and tells her she's pathetic, "The once great Nicole walker putting her rival in jail because you can't win over a wimp like Brady?" She punches his chest and curses him. He grabs her neck, "This has been lovely. We should do this more often. Why don't you call me?"

Marie, Jennifer and Maggie; Cluck, cluck, cluck.

Bo tells Hope he knows this is a horrible time for her, and he doesn't want her to go through it alone. Hope pulls a hanky out of her purse and the pills roll out with it.

Arianna calls the guard and asks to make a call.

Melanie walks up to Brady and smacks him. Brady looks at her, "Uh... ow..."

Melanie lectures him about Nicole. The verbiage flies, "You do know what Nicole is doing, right?"

Nicole rants, "You are all such little boys. You're jealous because I have moved on." EJ thinks that's classic Nicole walker. Nicole accuses him of being threatened by Brady. EJ says he knows she's behind the muggings. Nicole thinks that's crazy. She says he can't prove anything.

"All I have to do," says EJ, "is remember who that guy is and you're toast."

Nicole quakes, "Oh, I am sooo scared."

"I know you are," says EJ, "It took you a long time to remember that was Anna's voice but you did. I will remember exactly how you're involved when I remember who that man is. I will remember and he will tell me why you are laying the blame at Arianna's feet, whom I have to go see right now."

"You're a jerk," snorts Nicole, "A real jerk."

"Thank you," says EJ, "By the way, you wouldn't happen to have the number of a good hypnotist, would you?"

"Just watch DOOL," says Nicole, "That'll put you in a trance every time."

Maggie assures Marie she will get through this. Jennifer asks if they are ready to go and they all leave.

Bo asks about the pills. Hope says she takes them to help her sleep. Bo wants to help her, "Just call me, for anything, at anytime." She thanks him and says she's glad he came by.

Arianna asks EJ what he's doing there. She tells the guard the phone call can wait.

Nicole is with Baker, "What should we do?"

Baker says, "I hate it when you say 'we.'"

Brady is at the pub. He sticks a wad into his new money clip. Mr. Badguy walks by and says he's seen that clip before. "Where," asks Brady.

"Jeez," says Mr. Badguy, "It slipped my mind."

Nicole tells Baker they have to stop EJ, "But how?"

EJ tells Arianna he's sure Nicole is working with that guy. "I'll remember who he is and Nicole will spend all the Days Of Our Lives thinking about how happy you and Brady are."

Hope tells Bo Alice is awake. Bo goes upstairs. Hope picks up a picture of her, Bo and Alice and cries.

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