A Big Fat Wet One

Sami and Rafe stand in the pub hugging, quivering and slobbering on each other. Some diners decide it would be better to eat their meal at home and call for doggie bags. For other diners it's too late and they call for barf bags. Rafe says they'll tell the kids about EJ together whenever they find them. Sami decides she should go to the hospital. "I'm comin' with ya," says Rafe. They turn and leave.

Nathan sits in the Cheatin' Heart pounding down his gin and tonic with a twist, he's worried about the surgery he has to perform in a couple hours, so he orders another... a double. He remembers his argument with Chloe as, wonder of wonders, she walks in with Melanie and Phillip. The four of them share an uncomfortable hello and then Phillip suggests the Three Stooges find a table. He scoots off with Chloe. Melanie hangs back and asks Nathan about his elbow. He tells her the booze kills the pain enough that he can perform surgery. He also tells her he couldn't have gotten through his first solo without her and she gives him a goofy look.

Bo finds Stefano and Lexie at the hospital. He says there aren't many leads yet, but he's talked to Sami. Kate wonders if Sami shouldn't be more concerned since she was about to marry EJ just hours ago. Bo tells Kate Sami is already preoccupied with planning her next wedding. Carly walks up and announces, "I have news."

Meanwhile, Buzz DiMera vegetates.

Carly says EJ is much better and the docs are very hopeful right now. In Salem, hope is all the doctors have. Sami and Rafe walk in. Stares abound.

Phillip asks if Chloe is OK. She says she's just tired, but is happy things are turning out well for her. Stephanie comes in. So much for things turning out well.

Stefano goes into a rage. Rafe stops him from lunging at Sami. Stefano screams, "Did you come to dance on his grave. Even if you didn't do this you could have hired a hit man."

Bo steps in, "You wanna go there? Talk about people who hire hit men? Your boy has a lot of enemies. There are a lot of suspects. So it shouldn't take me too long to come up with one."

Sami says, "When EJ wakes up he can tell us who did it. Unless. Of course, he didn't see me."

Stephanie is back in the alley talking to Ian on the phone. Ian says he hasn't found anything out yet. Stephanie peers in the window as Melanie brings drinks to Chloe and Phillip. Melanie asks Chloe if she can throw a baby shower. Chloe OK's it. Melanie suggests a theme shower, "How about 'back alley whores who forget to use protection?" Phillip can't stand the shower talk so he goes over to see Nathan.

Nathan greets him, "Chloe seems excited."

"That's an understatement," says Phillip.

Stephanie crashes in and overhears them, "OMG, you told him?"

Carly mumbos some medical jumbo. Stefano goes for air. Bo follows. Kate goes over to Sami. She wants to talk about the phone call. "Not here," says Sami. Rafe watches.

Daniel and Carly are in with Buzz. Bo comes in and Daniel talks about pulling EJ off Nicole. He tells Bo Nicole was with him and Chloe last night, so she couldn't have done this. "Half the town has motive," says Bo. Daniel goes for test results. Bo flashes back to questioning Sami.

Rafe comes up to Sami. He wonders what Kate was saying to her. Sami says she was asking about the kids. Rafe thinks there is more, "You seem shaken." Shook up Sami insists she's not shook up. They go back with the crowd. Sami asks Stefano, "Have you heard anything?"

Stefano growls, "He's not dead, if that's what you are hoping."

Sami responds in the most articulate manner she knows how, "Go to hell." Stefano reminds her it didn't take her much time to jump from one man to the other. Rafe shuts him up as EJ's monitor beeps. That shuts everyone up and they all watch as Carly tries to fix the monitor.

Phillip and Nathan tell Stephanie they're talking about Chloe's pregnancy. Phillip leaves. Nathan says he's drunk enough to leave for surgery, so he takes off, too. Stephanie listens to Melanie talking about the shower. Melanie suggests a 'couples' shower. Phillip wretches at the mere thought of it.

Lexie runs in to assist Carly. Bo stops Stefano from going in too.

Carly comes out, "EJ is in shock from blood loss." Stefano panics. He turns and asks Lexie, "How bad is this?"

"It's serious," says Lexie. Well, I guess her medical degree is worth something. The janitor could have figured out a bullet to the brain is serious.

Stefano stammers, "So you're saying... that he might not make it?" Stefano bawls like a little girl.

Melanie and Chloe decide to go shopping for baby shower decorations. Phillip declines. Stephanie joins him after the girls leave, "I heard you talking about the shower."

"You must be the bionic woman the way you can hear things like that across the room," says the bionic man. Stephanie asks where he disappeared to during the party. He accuses her of eavesdropping, "What do you want to know" Just say it."

Nathan joins Daniel at the hospital. Daniel asks him to watch his patients while he cares for EJ. Nathan compliments Melanie on helping him, and congratulates Daniel on becoming a dad.

Kate bumps into Bo outside the pub. "I felt unresolved after our conversation," says Bo, "I thought you might know more than you were telling me." Kate says she has told him everything. She recaps how she and Stefano found EJ lying in a pool of blood.

Bo asks, "Sure there is nothing else?"

Kate says, "Bo, I'm not hiding anything."

Even though Kate probably has Bo on speed dial, Bo gives her his card and leaves.

Kate drones, "If only you knew it's Sami I might be hiding."

Rafe and Sami watch Carly work. Rafe suggests leaving. Sami says she can't. Carly comes out, "I'm leaving and Daniel will be taking over, so EJ actually might have a fighting chance." Stefano tells Lexie Dr. Jonas should have anything he needs to save Buzz.

Lexie says, "Things like that aren't up to you. It's Sami's decision."

The blood drains from Sami's face, "Why me?"

Stefano flies into a rage. Lexie says before the wedding, EJ signed a living will and named Sami as the person empowered to make his health care decisions.

"Then pull the frickin' plug," says Sami.

Maggie sits in her kitchen working on her computer as she makes the final arrangements for her trip. Victor calls and suggests stopping by and talking about the foundation. Vivian eavesdrops as Maggie brushes him off.

Victor leaves. Vivian slinks, "Maggie... it's always Maggie... Well not for long."

Melanie and Chloe are at the pub with their shopping loot. Carly joins them and they tell her about the shower. They all just can't believe what good friends they've become after the rocky start. "Whatever happened in the past, stays in the past," says Carly. Where else would it stay?

Phillip lectures Stephanie for eavesdropping. Stephanie still wants to know where he went when he left the birthday party, "Considering what happened between you and Chloe, I think things would be awkward with Daniel."

Buzz vegetates.

Stefano says he won't have EJ's life in Sami's hands. Sami flashes back to bustin' a cap in him.

Stephanie reminds Phillip he and Chloe were lovers. He reminds her that was a long time ago, "There is no old girlfriend tension there unlike the way it is with you."

"Ouch."

"If you must know," says Phillip, "I went to Titan for a meeting. Any more questions or can I go?"

"Sorry for bothering you."

"I don't think you are," says Phillip, "You're worried about something. I don't know what it is, but frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." He leaves.

Stephanie calls Ian, "If Phillip changed those results, he did it from a computer at Titan."

"Do you know his IP address," asks Ian.

"No," says Stephanie, "and Titan changes it's ISP at least once a month."

"Do either of us know what we are talking about," says Ian.

"No," says Stephanie, "But we sound cool tossing around all those initials."

Stefano rants, "She is a Brady... Nothing but a cheap little..."

Rafe shuts him up. Stefano won't accept Sami having the authority to make EJ's medical decisions. Sami offers to step aside, "I don't want that authority."

"It's not possible," says Lexie, "She can't give up the authority."

Chloe says, "I don't want a fancy schmancy shower. Just fancy schmancy gifts."

Vivian overhears, "A shower! I can't wait!"

"You'll wait a long time," says Melanie, "You're not invited."

Lexie says the only person who can change EJ's living will is EJ, "He made that clear the way he set it up. It would take a court order to get it changed."

"Then I'll call a judge to come down here and do it," says Stefano, "In fact, I'll get two of them." He leaves to make the call.

Lexie says, "EJ could rally and then we wouldn't have to worry about this."

Vivian is indignant, "I am not invited?"

"Oh good," snarks Melanie, "You got your hearing aid fixed." Vivian rambles about family. Melanie can't stand it and leaves.

Vivian gushes about Melanie, "She's so spunky. She just brightens a room when she enters."

Carly says, "And you brighten it when you leave."

Vivian asks, "Why are you two friends now?"

Chloe says, "We've bonded since you tried to destroy us."

Phillip meets Melanie outside the pub. She tells him about Vivian, "She came into the pub, sat on my lap and tried to give me a a big fat wet one. Now she wants to come to the baby shower but I don't want her to." Phillip agrees Vivian shouldn't be invited. Melanie leaves.

Stephanie is on the phone talking to Phillip's secretary, "I just don't understand why we're not receiving emails from Phillip. We have to figure this out. What is his email address?"

"dimples@titan.com."

"Great," says Stephanie, "And what is his ISP? Groundswell? Thanks."

Stephanie calls Ian and arranges to meet at her apartment.

If all the men in Salem were laid end to end, it would be the first time Roman Brady got laid in five years.

Rafe brings Sami coffee. Sami broods. Rafe reminds her EJ lied to her and kidnapped her baby. Sami says, "What he did killed any feelings I had for him. I hate him more than I've ever hated anyone. But now he's helpless. I gotta feel sorry for him, right?"

Stefano booms, "Wrong! You want him to die."

Stephanie and Ian are together in her apartment. Ian looks at the computer and announces, "Stephanie, you're not gonna like this. Your link to the Sesame Street website is broken."

Maggie continues to plan her vacation as Melanie arrives with her packages. She tells Melanie she can handle going alone, "What's wrong?"

"With me?"

"No. With the imaginary friend you came in with," says Mags, "You don't have your usual sparkle."

"Vivian is trying to stomp her way back into my life."

"I think it's because of me," says Maggie.

Chloe reminds Vivian she hired people to lie to her and make her think Daniel was running around on her. Vivian says she thinks that's old news. Chloe wants her to go away.

"Interesting," says Vivian, "I want to know what has caused this coziness between you two? Is it your hatred for me or something else?"

Stefano insists Sami wants EJ to die. Rafe reminds Stefano, "Don't forget, I provided Sami's alibi."

Stefano reminds him, "You were asleep. I will find out who did this and that person will die in pain and alone." He leaves. And we wind up where we started... with Sami and Rafe hugging, quivering and slobbering on each other.

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