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>> Will: Hey, sorry I left in such a hurry this morning, but

I needed to go talk to my grandmother and get to the

bottom of the situation with Ted Laurent.

>> Sonny: You really think Kate can help you find him so we can

shut down Leo and these insane demands?

I gotta go. >> Leo: That may have been the

most comfortable bed I ever slept in, and the shower...ah!

It was like I died and went to heaven.

But I didn't. >> Sonny: You know, this is not

a hotel. >> Leo: Oh, don't be such a

grouch. Mimosa? >> Sonny: I want you outta here.

>> Leo: And I want an answer to my question: Are you gonna marry

me...or go to prison for life?

>> Hope: Hey. Hi. >> Rafe: Hi.

Finally. I was starting to get worried.

>> Hope: And I'm not done yet. >> Huh. So we're working all

night? >> Hope: Yeah.

>> Rafe: So...man. What happened?

You were going to see Ciara. Did you...catch a big lead?

>> Hope: Mmm. Yeah. You could say that, yeah.

>> Rafe: Which case? >> Hope: Not one of yours.

>> Ted: Why didn't you tell your husband about me?

>> Hope: Ciara was kissing Ben Weston.

You're right, Ted. You might be my only chance to

protect my daughter. >> Ted: A-are you saying you're

gonna hide me? Protect me from Stefan?

>> Hope: Let's go before I change my mind.

>> Ted: Let's go.

>> Rafe: Must have been a pretty big case to have you working

around the clock. >> Hope: Yeah.

>> Rafe: You wanna talk about it?

>> Stefan: Nothing to worry about.

I get regular updates from my security team.

We're keeping a, uh, very close eye on Ted.

Because, you know, if he were to escape, he could implicate us

both in some very serious crimes.

>> Kate: So...that's enough to nail Stefan, right?

>> Roman: Wrong.

>> Stefan: Father... you have a beautiful

granddaughter. Her name is Charlotte.

Pretty soon, I get to bring her home.

>> Sir, just wanted to let you know I made all the necessary

arrangements to secure the house for your daughter's homecoming.

Is there...anything else I can do for you?

>> Stefan: Yes. You can get out.

You're fired.

>> Chad: Yes. Abigail. You got that?

Abigail DiMera. She's a patient there.

Well, like I told the first person I spoke with and the

person after that, I'm trying to get an update.

Yeah, well, and when she can see her family.

No, no, no, no, no, don't put me on hold--

[groans] Yeah.

No. No, I just--I'm--I'm just trying

to get some information. I'm f-family--Well, I'm not

technically family, but I was recently married--

Okay, well, we have a son together--Don't--don't hang--

That's--that's--that's nice. [phone beeps]

[tense music] ♪ ♪

>> Abigail...

There you are. Doctor says you need to eat.

Have some food, okay?

[unsettling music] ♪ ♪

>> male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass,

so are the "Days of Our Lives."

[soft orchestration] ♪ ♪

>> Rafe: This case seems to really be...taking it outta you.

>> Hope: Yeah, it is. Uh...it's really something.

>> Rafe: Well, sometimes it can help to talk to someone.

Like, uh...your devastatingly handsome fellow officer who also

happens to be your husband. Hope...we've always made a great

team.

>> Hope: Take your hands off me. Now.

[phone rings] Unless you wanna get your ass

kicked again. >> Ted: I apologize.

>> Hope: Why can't I answer my phone?

>> Ted: You cannot talk to your husband.

Detective Hernandez will insist on playing by the rules and he

will try to put me in witness protection.

>> Hope: You'd be safe. We'd have you relocated in a

matter of days. >> Ted: Days?

I'll be whacked. I'll be whacked by one of

Stefan's goons. I'll be dead by the morning.

>> Hope: You know, it's just not even worth talking about.

Not really. I'd much rather talk about

Ciara. >> Rafe: 'Kay.

>> Hope: Is she dating Ben? >> Rafe: Uh, dating?

Not as far as I know. Kissing, yes.

>> Hope: You say it so casually, like it's no big deal.

This is a big deal. >> Rafe: Of course it's a big

deal, Hope. >> Hope: [sighs] I'm sorry, I

just...what did you do to stop it?

I'm sure you didn't just stand there and do no--

Are you kidding me right now? Did you just stand there and do

nothing and let Ciara make out with that serial killer?

>> Chad: We can't be seen together.

>> Ben: I think I can help you, Chad.

>> Chad: Yeah? How's that? >> Ben: Hire me. Full-time.

I'll handle security. >> Chad: Not a chance.

>> Ben: Look, I heard you on the phone--you're desperate to see

Abigail. Folks at Bayview are giving you

the runaround, right? >> Chad: Okay.

>> Ben: I know the place like the back of my hand.

Who better than me to slip you in?

>> Kate: [huffs] I go to all of this trouble, the tremendous

risk of secretly recording Stefan, and you tell me it's not

enough? Because I have him dead to rights.

>> Roman: Yeah, you do, but yourself too.

Did you catch the part of where Stefan said that Ted could

implicate both of you in a very serious crime?

[knock on door]

Hey. >> Will: Hi. Hey. Granddad, what

are you, uh, what are you doing here?

>> Roman: Well, we were just, uh, catching up on a little

business. How's it going?

>> Will: Um, it's good. I was hoping to talk to Grandma,

but I can come back-- >> Roman: Oh, no, no, no, no.

I'm heading back to the Pub. One more thing, though.

I understand that you and Sonny got back together--I'm happy for

both of you. >> Will: Uh, thank you.

Yeah, that--that means a lot. >> Roman: Okay. Well, I'm outta

here. >> Will: See ya.

>> Kate: Hey! >> Will: Oh, hi.

>> Kate: For someone who just got the love of their life back,

you don't seem very happy. >> Will: I'm not, um...

I need to talk to you about Ted Laurent.

>> Kate: Why? >> Will: Because Leo Stark is

alive. >> Leo: The choice is yours,

Sonny. Do I call the wedding planner,

or do I call the cops? >> Sonny: You have nothing.

Because what happened to you was an accident, and you know it.

>> Leo: What I know is that I sued you for sexual harassment.

The night before the trial, at which you stood to lose

everything, you lured me to your home and tried to kill me.

>> Sonny: No one's gonna believe you.

>> Leo: I doubt that. We're having a cultural moment.

Victim shaming is over. >> Sonny: You are not a victim.

You're a con artist. And I'm a Kiriakis with vast

resources and a limited supply of patience, so I want you to

listen to me right now. Will and I have worked way too

hard to get together, and I'm not gonna let a creep like you

ruin our lives. >> Leo: Yeah?

What are you gonna do? >> Sonny: Whatever it takes.

>> Rafe: Okay, you're obviously exhausted from pulling an

all-nighter, but no, I did not just stand there and do nothing

when I saw Ben kissing Ciara. In fact, I pulled him off of her

the minute I saw him. >> Hope: Did he force her?

>> Rafe: No. No.

[sighs] No. And I told him he'd better

watch it, or he's gonna deal with me.

>> Hope: She blew off Thanksgiving with the family.

Now she's falling... for the serial killer

who almost burned her alive, Rafe.

>> Rafe: Yeah, and... Ciara's a grown woman.

Hope, she's a grown woman. She makes her own choices.

She's a smart girl, and we have to believe in her.

We have to trust her. We have to trust her that she's

gonna make the right decision, even when it comes to Ben.

[dramatic music] >> Stefan: I specifically told

you to keep a close eye on Ted Laurent. How the hell could

you let him escape? >> I don't know, sir.

But rest assured, I'm gonna get to the bottom of it.

>> Stefan: No, it's too late for that--he could be anywhere by

now. >> Take my word for it.

Nothing like this will ever happen again.

>> Stefan: Oh, I-I'm very sure of that.

This is just the--the latest in a litany of failures.

You allowed a man who was held captive on a island

to get away. You've given me zero information

on Steve Johnson, and the most egregious of all, Abigail DiMera

was kidnapped on your watch.

>> Ben: Just admit it, Chad. I did a damn good job of

clearing the way for you to snatch up Abigail from your

brother. >> Chad: I want you to keep your

mouth shut about that. >> Ben: And I am.

I will. I'm just saying... you asked for a job to be done,

and I did it, and I did it well. I took out Stefan, and I took

out his security guard. >> Chad: Yeah, and the job is

done, isn't it? It's done.

>> Ben: I know you hate me, but I am damn good at my job.

Look at me. I am damn good at my job, and

I guaran-damn-tee you I can get you to Abigail.

>> Chad: I told you the first time if I need you I'll call

you. But I'm never gonna let you near Abigail again--you got

that?

>> Do I know you? [dark music]

♪ ♪ I will let Ms. DiMera know

She can send the stuff to you. >> Okay, yeah, um...

[dark music] ♪ ♪

>> Ben: No, I don't...I don't think so.

[small laugh] But I do need to see your boss.

>> Mr. DiMera's not my boss anymore.

Just got fired.

[edgy music] ♪ ♪

[knocking]

>> Chad: Hey, uh...

I thought Stefan wasn't--wasn't allowing anyone to see

Charlotte. >> Jennifer: Well, your brother

had a change of heart. Look, Charlotte is sleeping,

so maybe-- >> Chad: I'm not gonna stay.

I just, uh... I wanted to apologize.

And, uh...give you another shot if you really want one.

I didn't know how else to help her.

>> Jennifer: I hate what you did...

and I hate the way that you did it, but I know that you acted

out of love. >> Chad: I keep calling Bayview,

but they won't, uh, they won't give me any updates because I'm

not family anymore. So I was hoping...

I was hoping that I could get permission.

>> Jennifer: That's not gonna happen.

>> Chad: Why not? >> Jennifer: Do you have any

idea the shape that Abigail is in right now?

[unsettling music] ♪ ♪

>> Abigail, you haven't touched your food.

If you're gonna get better, you have to keep up your strength.

I know you're thinking about your baby.

You keep asking when can you see her.

I'm afraid that's not gonna happen if you don't cooperate.

[dark, dramatic music] ♪ ♪

>> Stefan: What do you want? Ben: I'm looking for a job.

My name's Ben Weston-- >> Stefan: I know who you are.

What is it you think you can do for me?

>> Ben: Security. >> Stefan: Oh.

Interesting timing. I have a spot to fill.

>> Ben: Maybe it's my lucky day. >> Stefan: Maybe it is.

But first you need to give me one good reason why I should

hire the, uh...[snapping] Ah!

Necktie Killer for anything.

>> Roman: Hey. >> Ciara: Hi.

Is this a bad time? >> Roman: No, no, it's fine.

How you doing? >> Ciara: No so great, Uncle

Roman. Tripp and I broke up.

>> Roman: Yeah, I know. Tripp told me.

I'm sorry to hear about that. Look...

I know Tripp made some bad calls, but, uh, he is a good

man. >> Ciara: Did you know Tripp

tried to frame Ben Weston? >> Roman: What do you mean by

that? >> Ciara: Tripp took Ben's

fingerprint and put it on the can of accelerant and left it

near the cabin, hoping that they'd nail him for trying to

set the fire. >> Roman: Does your mom know

about this? >> Ciara: No.

I should have just kept my big mouth shut.

You know what, um...forget I said anything.

>> Roman: Ciara-- >> Ciara: Uncle Roman, please.

The police have no idea about what Tripp did, and I want it to

stay that way. Please promise me.

>> Roman: [sighs] >> Ciara: Uncle Roman, please.

>> Kate: Leo's alive? [stammers] How is that even

possible? >> Will: Apparently, he was

never dead. >> Kate: My God.

>> Will: Sonny and I were finally together.

We were ready to build a life with our daughter, and now this

sociopath shows up? >> Kate: Honey, I am just so

sorry. >> Will: You know, don't feel

sorry for me. Sonny is the one who's really

suffering. Leo has caused nothing but pain

and destruction since the moment he came into Sonny's life.

And now he's not gonna go away. Not without your help.

>> Kate: I don't know what I can do to help.

>> Will: Sonny and I realized that Ted Laurent has to be in on

this. He was Leo's lawyer, he was the

one blackmailing us after he found Leo's supposedly dead

body. >> Kate: So you think that

Ted always knew that Leo was alive?

>> Will: He must have. Ted and Leo are both

money-grubbing scum. Maybe they've been working

together for a while now. >> Kate: Yeah, well, I mean, I

wouldn't put that past Ted. But, honey, I don't know how I

can help. >> Will: W-why not?

>> Kate: Well, because I don't have a clue to where Ted is.

[suspenseful music] >> Leo: Are you threatening me?

>> Sonny: Just laying out the facts.

You will never get between me and Will.

>> Leo: Come on! It's just a matter of time with

Will before he gets bored, restless, starts thinking about

Paul. His dreamy eyes...perfect lips.

Next thing you know, they're back in the sack, and if Paul

can't rise to the occasion, there's ways around that.

>> Sonny: Shut your mouth, you slimy son of a bitch!

>> Will: You told me that you took care of Ted.

So you must know something. >> Kate: Well, I did.

I mean, I got him out of town, but that's...that's it.

I mean, I don't know where he went or what he's up to.

>> Will: Y-you didn't kill him, did you?

>> Kate: No! He's not dead!

I mean, he's--disappeared. Honey, I don't--I don't know

how else to help you, because that's really all I know.

Sorry. >> Will: It's okay.

I...honestly, y-you've done more than enough to help already.

You came up with all that money to pay Ted off, and...get rid of

the blackmail threat. >> Kate: So what are you gonna

do about Leo? >> Will: Sonny and I'll figure

it out. >> Kate: You and Sonny--

that has a nice ring to it. >> Will: It's a miracle that

we're together again. It really is.

And nothing is gonna ruin that. Especially not someone like

Leo Starke. >> Leo: What are you gonna do,

kill me? Didn't work out so well last

time. Maybe when Will gets back, he

can help you get rid of my body again.

What's it cost to clean a rug these days?

It's not gonna be your problem anyway.

You'll both be in prison. Tough place to start your new

life together.

>> Sonny: You're not worth it. >> Leo: I'm eagerly awaiting the

answer to my proposal. I'll be patient to a point.

But I won't wait forever.

>> Chad: So then what's going on with Abby?

>> Jennifer: After her fight with Gabi, they put her in

isolation--she is not allowed to have any visitors.

>> Chad: No one? >> Jennifer: No.

Because she is extremely volatile.

>> Chad: I'm sure they can make an exception for family.

I'm not family anymore, but maybe if you explain the

situation. >> Jennifer: No, I can't do

that, Chad. >> Chad: Well...[sighs]

W-why? >> Jennifer: Why didn't you come

to me? Why couldn't you come to me first? We all agreed that

Abigail needed help-- >> Chad: I was doing what was

best for her and Thomas, all right, and yeah, okay, I should

have found another way, but I didn't know what else to do.

>> Jennifer: Well, unfortunately, it's too late

now. >> Chad: I can still apologize.

I can...I can tell her how sorry I am.

>> Jennifer: Chad, even if they let you in, which they won't,

she cannot hear all of this right now.

>> Chad: How is it that bad? >> Jennifer: Well, you saw

Abigail attack Gabi. What do you think?

>> Chad: Yeah, when I showed up, she had Gabi pinned against the

wall and she was choking her. >> Jennifer: Yes. What was Gabi

even doing there--that's what I want to know.

>> Chad: She said that she wanted to make sure Abby

knew she was on her side, to reassure her of that.

But then, you know, Abby just kept saying the same thing about

Gabi she's always been saying. >> Jennifer: Yes. That Gabi

set her up and making her believe that she's sick when

Abigail said she really isn't. >> Chad: Except this time, Abby

said that Gabi confessed to it all--she said she copped to

everything. She even said that there was a

wig in her purse. >> Jennifer: What, did you see a

wig? I mean, was there one? >> Chad: I checked. I didn't see

anything. So I had to take Gabi at her word.

>> Jennifer: Why did Gabi even go to Bayview in the first

place? >> Chad: I don't know. I said

the same thing, all right? But I--

I mean, Abby tried to...she was trying to kill her, so I had to

call for help. I didn't know what else to do.

>> Jennifer: I just--I don't want Abigail to be alone right

now. I want her to be with her

babies. This is where she needs to be.

>> Chad: Well, I...I can't make that happen, but I...

I took some new videos of Thomas, and with your

permission, I can get some pictures of Charlotte, and when

I see her, I can show-- >> Jennifer: You don't

understand--this is not possible! I can't do it!

>> Chad: Why? J-just--I'm begging you, just make a call.

Make a call. I'm begging you.

And I can see her. I can make this right.

>> Chad: Please? >> Jennifer: I am making no

guarantees, but I will talk to Abigail's psychiatrist and see

what I can do. >> Chad: Thank you, thank you,

thank you. [whispers] Thank you.

[somber music] ♪ ♪

Hey, Charlotte. I'm Chad.

It's nice to see you again. You know, I'm, uh...

I'm the one that delivered you. I brought you into this world.

I mean, your mother did all the hard work, but...I was, uh...

I was there from the very first second.

[whispers] That's just so cute. [camera lens clicks]

You know, I saw the look in your mother's

eyes when you were born. She loves you so much.

And I'm sorry that I had to take her away from you.

And I want you to know that she loves you.

You have the best mother in the entire world.

She's kind and she's caring. [chuckles]

[lens clicks] That's okay, let me see.

[lens clicks] She's kind and she's caring.

She's got such a big heart. She's so loving, she...

she loves harder than anyone else I've ever met.

And your mother, she's strong. [Charlotte gurgling]

She's strong, and I promise you when she gets better, she's

gonna come back to you, okay? She's gonna come back to all of

us.

Just hold that pose for one second.

[lens clicks] Hey.

>> Jennifer: You can go. You can see her.

>> Chad: Really? >> Jennifer: Yeah.

It took some convincing, but yes, you can.

>> Chad: Thank you. Thank you.

>> Jennifer: You just have to know that she's--she's not

herself right now. She--she is refusing to speak to

anyone. She will not eat.

She threw her tray of food at the wall this morning.

And the doctor said if she has any more violent outbursts,

they're gonna restrain her indefinitely.

>> Chad: I'll do everything in my power to make sure that

doesn't happen again. >> Jennifer: Okay. Can you, um,

[sniffles] can you just hug her and--

>> Chad: I will, I will. I'll tell her.

>> Jennifer: Oh, thank you. [sniffles]

I'm so glad you get to go. >> Chad: Thank you.

Bye.

[gurgling]

>> Rafe: You push Ciara too hard, you're gonna push her

right into Ben's arms. She's a smart girl.

But she's also defiant. You tell her not to do

something, it's the first thing she does.

You remember what she did when you told her not to ride Bo's

bike? >> Hope: Of course I remember

what she did, but...the motorcycle and Ben--we're

talking--But--Ra--

Thank you. For the advice.

Thank you.

>> Roman: Here you go. >> Ciara: Thank you.

>> Roman: I, uh, heard you came by to see me the other day with,

uh, Ben Weston, of all people. What the hell was that about?

>> Ciara: He, uh...was looking for a job, and I thought you

might have something. >> Roman: [laughs] Ciara...

you have got to be kidding me. After what he did to Will,

Abigail, and you? >> Ciara: Yeah. I-I figured you

might say that. And so did he.

I've just been pushing him to get his act together, you know,

find work, make some money. Oh, maybe I should start taking

my own advice. Ever since Tripp moved out, I,

uh...well, my rent's gonna go up.

>> Roman: Can I help? >> Ciara: Well...I know you

won't hire Ben, but would you hire me?

>> Ben: Thank you. First of all, Mr. DiMera, I am

highly motivated. I am dependable.

I am discreet. But the number one reason you

should hire me is that I am the most qualified person you will

ever find. >> Stefan: Qualified to do what,

exactly?

>> Ben: I have a very specific set of skills...that could prove

useful to someone like you. For example,

I can break into a building so fast, it would make your head

spin. >> Stefan: [laughs]

Isn't that the opposite of security, Mr. Weston?

>> Ben: Well, think of me as a Jack of all trades.

Because I do provide protection as well as more...

specialized services. Mr. DiMera, say you need to have

somebody incapacitated. I can handle that.

>> Stefan: Is that right? >> Ben: It's too easy.

Come up behind the guy. I toss him inside of a sleeper

hold, and in less than 30 seconds, you'd be astonished.

Mr. DiMera, he's out cold, good night.

You can run inside his house. You can take anything or anyone

you want. >> Stefan: [laughing]

[sighs] Ohh...you little freak. It was you, wasn't it?

You choked out my security guard.

And me...so Chad could get away with Abigail.

>> Ben: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa--That was all hypothetical.

>> Stefan: No, no, no, no, Mr. Weston, I don't think so.

As far as I'm concerned, everything you just said is

tantamount to a confession. Let me tell you what I'm gonna

do. I'm gonna go ahead and call the

police. I'm sure that, uh, they'll be so

happy to throw your crazy ass back in prison.

>> Will: Hey. What's wrong? >> Sonny: [exhales] It's Leo.

I promised myself I wouldn't let him get to me, and he did.

Please tell me Kate can help us. >> Will: Uh, she can't,

unfortunately--she doesn't know anything about Leo or Ted or any

of it. >> Leo: Is this what it's come

to, boys? Begging Grandma to save you?

>> Will: You think this is funny?

>> Leo: I think it's hilarious, especially since your grandma's

the one running the show. >> Will: What? What are you

talking about? >> Leo: The sexual harassment

lawsuit? Kate's behind the whole thing.

[unsettling music] ♪ ♪

>> Kate: What do you mean, Ted is blackmailing you and Sonny?

>> Will: He has been threatening us.

We tried to handle it ourselves, but it got worse.

Which is why I came to you for help.

>> Kate: This just doesn't make any sense to me.

What could he possibly be holding over your heads?

>> Ted: For starters, they murdered my client.

[unsettling music] ♪ ♪

>> Kate: You really would do it, wouldn't you?

You would let Will go to prison for a crime he didn't commit.

>> Leo: You have the power to prevent that.

Are you gonna come up with the money, or are you gonna let your

grandson go to prison?

>> Kate: Should I count it for you?

>> Ted: [laughs] If you want. It's not necessary, I...I trust

you.

>> Kate: That was your first mistake.

>> Ted: What are you doing? >> Kate: I am finally taking

control of this situation. You know, I thought about paying

you off, but then I decided to off you.

>> Ted: All right, Kate...

[suspenseful music] ♪ ♪

>> Kate: I should have pulled the trigger, killed that bastard

while I had the chance.

[thud] >> Hope: Careful, Ted.

It's just me.

>> Ted: [exhales] Well... what's in the bag?

>> Hope: Food. I'm sure you're hungry.

>> Ted: I'm starving. Curious: did you tell your

husband that you've been hiding me here?

>> Hope: Not your business. >> Ted: I'll take that as a no.

And yet you're doing it--hiding me and protecting me from

Stefan DiMera. >> Hope: As long as you keep up

your end of the deal... and help me put Ben away for

good.

>> Ben: I don't think you should be calling the cops on me, Mr.

DiMera. >> Stefan: And why shouldn't I?

>> Ben: You need a new head of security.

Where the hell are you going to find someone more hungry than

me? >> Stefan: [chuckles]

Oh, I don't know, maybe my global network of solid

connections? >> Ben: [softly] Oh.

Is that where you found the last guy?

>> Stefan: [laughs] >> Ben: Because I can attest

personally to his global incompetence.

>> Stefan: Is that you admitting to choking him out and then

subsequently doing the same to-- >> Ben: I could have done it in

my sleep, Mr. DiMera. But I can't sleep...because I'm

staying in a homeless shelter. I need a job.

I need...this job. >> Stefan: Aren't you working

for Chad? >> Ben: I was, and as you know

my performance was spectacular. But he didn't care about that.

He kicked me to the curb, and you know how that goes, right?

Chad's your enemy even though he's your brother.

>> Stefan: Let's just say I'm not a fan.

>> Ben: You hate his guts. And I don't like the way he

treats me. So that puts us on the same side

here. If you hire me.

>> Stefan: And if I don't? >> Ben: If you don't, then...

I'm gonna be working against you.

You don't want that.

>> Chad: You sure it's okay to go in there?

>> At your own risk, pal. Abigail's still violent, so be

careful. >> Chad: Okay.

Thank you. >> Mm-hmm.

[suspenseful music] ♪ ♪

[click]

>> Chad: Abby. [suspenseful music]

Abby? Will you look at me, please?

Abby, I really need to talk to you.

Please.

[intense musical buildup] ♪ ♪