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[soft music] >> Sarah: Here you go.

>> Kayla: Thank God. I have never needed a cup of

coffee more. Well, actually I think a cosmo

might be better. >> Sarah: [chuckles]

That was one of the crazier ER shifts I've had in a while.

>> Kayla: Hm, but we made it through the storm, right?

>> Sarah: Mm-hmm, yes. And I can happily say that at

least for now, this place is totally dead.

[laughs] >> John: Babe--

[dark music] What the hell just happened?

Doc? Hey, hey, hey, honey. Sweetheart? Doc? Doc?

Doc, come on now. >> Kayla: You are aware that

we've jinxed ourselves now by celebrating the peace and quiet?

Any second, a, uh, jumbo jet is gonna crash into a circus

train right in the middle of town.

[both laugh] >> Sarah: Oh, well, it was nice

while it lasted. >> Kayla: Listen, Sarah, you

know, I just want you to know, I appreciate all your hard work.

I know that we have been understaffed here.

I'm hoping that, with Rex coming onboard, he'll lighten

the load. >> Sarah: Rex?

What are you talking about? >> Kayla: I thought you knew

that, uh, he applied for the attending position here.

>> Sarah: No, he didn't say a word to me.

[soft solemn music] ♪ ♪

>> Eric: Hey, Rex, thanks again for dinner.

That was some world class chili. >> Rex: Oh, man, it's the least

I could so, since I haven't been working, although that

might be about to change. >> Eric: Yeah, what--you--

you got a job offer? >> Rex: No, I actually had an

interview with Kayla at the hospital, and it went pretty

well, so, um, my freeloading days might be coming to an end.

>> Eric: So, you got a place of your own?

>> Rex: Well, if Sarah accepts my proposal, I was hoping that

she and I could buy a house together.

>> Eric: Yeah, that would be something. [laughs]

>> Rex: Yeah, so, again, I'm hopeful, but, um, thank you

for putting in a good word for me.

>> Eric: Yeah, but like I said, I can't promise anything I said

got to her. >> Rex: Yeah, but you mean a lot

to her, Eric, and to me, by the way.

[knocking on door]

>> Eric: Yeah. Hey. >> Brady: Hey.

>> Eric: What do you want? >> Brady: I need to talk to you.

Hi, Rex. >> Rex: Brady.

>> Eric: Brady, what do you want?

>> Brady: Listen, look, I know we're not exactly on speaking

terms right now, but I think there's something we both can

agree on. Holly should not be living with

Stefan DiMera. I need to know if I can count on

you to get her the hell out of there.

♪ ♪ >> Stefan: Check...and mate.

>> Chloe: Ah. Really? >> Stefan: Sorry. [chuckles]

Really. >> Chloe: I didn't even see

that one coming. >> Stefan: You put up a hell of

a fight. Look, you're getting better

each time we play. That's what's important.

>> Chloe: Oh, yeah, what did you beat me in, like, eight minutes

this time? >> Stefan: [chuckles]

>> Chloe: I demand a rematch. >> Stefan: Rematch? Yeah.

Well, I suppose, uh--I suppose we could play again.

But I'd much rather pick up where we left off.

>> Chloe: Oh, really? >> Stefan: Mm-hmm.

>> Chloe: Where did we leave off?

>> Stefan: [clears throat] Maybe I could refresh your

memory. [dynamic music]

>> Chloe: [chuckles] ♪ ♪

>> Sonny: What are you doing here? We're not supposed to be

seen together. >> Will: Why? It's just you and

me, and Henderson of course, but I don't--I don't think he'll

say anything. >> Sonny: I've been waiting for

you to text me. >> Will: Well, I'm here in

person. Little bit better, don't you

think? >> Sonny: Wait, did John crack

Diana's safe? Did he find something?

>> Will: That's what I came here to tell you.

Not only did he crack the safe, he got Leo to recant his

statement to the D.A. >> Sonny: Are you serious?

>> Will: Ted's not gonna press charges against us.

Sonny, it's over. >> Sonny: [exhales] What?

Oh, my God, are you saying-- >> Will: I'm saying we're

free! We're free. There's nothing to stop us from being

together. [light music]

♪ ♪ [dark music]

♪ ♪

[beeping] ♪ ♪

>> Diana: Oh, God. Oh, God, it's gone.

>> Leo: Looking for something, Mommy?

♪ ♪ You know what this is, don't

you? ♪ ♪

>> Diana: May I explain? >> Leo: No explanation

necessary. You've been holding onto this

evidence to use as an insurance policy against me, your own son.

>> Diana: No, no, no. No, no, no, it's not like that.

>> Leo: Of course it is. This envelope contains the only

definitive proof that I killed my father, Richard Cooper.

>> Diana: Oh, man, you-- >> Leo: However, that raises an

interesting question, doesn't it, Mom?

Was Richard Cooper actually my father?

Or is my real father the one and only John Black?

♪ ♪ >> John: Oh, no pulse.

You're not breathing either, baby.

What is going on here? I can't even believe this is

happening! Sweetheart? Honey? Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

[sweeping orchestration] >> male announcer: Like sands

through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

♪ ♪

[tense music] >> John: [exhaling]

Come on. Come on, Doc. Come on, Doc. I'm right here

with you. Come on. Come on. Come on, Doc. Come on, Doc.

Come on, Doc. Come on. >> Kayla: Sarah, I'm sorry I

sprung the whole Rex working here thing on you.

I just assumed that you knew. >> Sarah: No, no, no, no,

it's--it's fine. I'm sure he just wanted to

surprise me. >> Kayla: Well, he told me that

the two of you were working things out, in fact that you

were even talking about marriage again.

>> Sarah: Rex is talking about marriage.

I'm fine taking things slow. >> Kayla: 'Cause you're not

over how much he hurt you. [soft solemn music]

>> Sarah: That and... other reasons.

♪ ♪ >> Eric: Chloe's only staying

with Stefan temporarily. She feels safe there.

>> Brady: She--are you hearing yourself? "Safe"?

You think there's anything safe about living with Stefan

DiMera? You--you know what he did to

Abigail, right? How about what he did to Gabi?

You know damn well when that guy wants something or someone--

>> Eric: Wait, wait, wait, you're saying Stefan wants a

relationship with Chloe? >> Brady: That's exactly what

I'm saying, so we need to get her the hell out of there before

he ruins her life. ♪ ♪

>> Chloe: [chuckles] Look, I thought I made it clear that

I wasn't here for-- >> Stefan: No, I know, look,

I know it's not why you came here to stay, and I know it's

not why I offered. But I kissed you, and I felt

something, and I think you did too, so...

>> Chloe: Stefan... [Holly screaming over monitor]

Oh, my God, Holly! >> Stefan: [stammers]

[soft tense music] ♪ ♪

[soft music] >> Chloe: [exhales]

You okay now? >> Holly: Mm-hmm.

>> Chloe: Yeah, it's okay. >> Stefan: What happened?

>> Chloe: Uh, poor kid had a nightmare, I think.

Couldn't get her settled upstairs, so I figured I'd

bring her down for a little bit. Okay, let's sit here and get

cozy. [grunts] I'll bring you juice

or some milk, and you'll feel better soon, okay? I promise.

>> Stefan: You okay? >> Chloe: It's just when I

heard her scream, I thought-- >> Stefan: You thought someone

got to her? As long as you are under my

roof, nothing will happen to you, that little girl, or

Parker, I promise you, okay? ♪ ♪

>> Eric: It was never about Holly, was it?

It's just that you're jealous that Chloe is living with

Stefan. >> Brady: No, no, no.

Chloe's my friend, all right? >> Rex: Sounds like she's more

than that. At least you want her to be.

>> Brady: I want her to be safe. >> Rex: If you really cared

about that, you'd butt the hell out.

>> Brady: Whoa... "But the hell out"?

Speaking of butting out, who invited you into this

conversation, Rex? >> Rex: I was almost involved in

a shootout at Doug's place, okay? 'Cause you hired a

bodyguard for her and didn't tell her about it.

>> Brady: Yeah, well, I'm not going to apologize for trying

to protect Chloe. >> Rex: Well, how do you think

she'd feel about you being here right now?

>> Eric: No, he doesn't care how she feels.

That's the whole point. I mean, the only thing he does

care about is himself and what benefits him.

>> Brady: [chuckles] Don't you lecture me.

I'm the only one here trying to protect Holly and Chloe from

DiMera, that's all. I mean, do you care about Holly

at all? >> Eric: Holly means more to me

than anything in this world, and I'm not gonna be a part of

you helping to get close to Chloe, especially when you're

the reason that she's in the house in the first place.

>> Sarah: This is so unlike me. I--I--mostly, I get myself

in trouble for being too impulsive, you know?

I feel something, and I act on it, for better or for worse.

But I hate this. I hate feeling wishy-washy.

>> Kayla: You know, Sarah, if you are having doubts,

I think you're right about making a commitment right now.

And don't let Rex or anybody else pressure you into doing it.

>> Sarah: How'd I know you'd say that?

>> Kayla: And listen, if you are uncomfortable with him working

here, I can schedule his hours different than yours.

>> John: Help! I need some help in here!

>> Kayla: That's John. [tense music]

>> Diana: Is John Black your father? Why would you ask me

that? >> Leo: Because he told me.

>> Diana: He told you? >> Leo: Yeah. He broke in here.

He cracked your safe. I walked in, found him holding

this envelope. He offered to give it to me

in exchange for my help. >> Diana: What kind of help?

>> Leo: To--to clear Will and Sonny.

When I balked, he dropped the bomb that he was my dad...

according to you, anyway. All that time, Mom, you allowed

that abusive monster to raise me, and then you let me think

that I killed him, that I murdered my own father.

>> Diana: All right, please, let's sit down.

Let's talk about-- >> Leo: Enough talk!

Is it true? ♪ ♪

Is John my father? ♪ ♪

>> Sonny: Ah, thank you so much, Dad. You have no idea how happy

this makes me. Yes, we will celebrate for sure.

I love you. Okay, I'll talk to you soon.

It's official. Because Leo refused to testify,

the case has been dropped! >> Will: I told you, I told you.

>> Sonny: Oh, my God, I can't believe it.

I can't believe that it's real. >> Will: Well, believe it.

>> Sonny: It's just every time we've gone down this path,

Leo has come up with some new scheme to destroy our lives.

>> Will: I know, but not this time.

He's got nothing left to blackmail us with.

This is real, Sonny. Nothing is gonna come between

us. >> Sonny: Oh, my God, we can

finally be together. I cannot wait to tell the whole

world. >> Will: Oh, hang on...

not quite yet. [suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> Chloe: All right, you look like you're feeling better.

Here's a sippy. Okay. I promise nothing is gonna

hurt you. Okay? You wanna try to go upstairs

and go night-night again? >> Stefan: Is there any--is

there anything I can do to help? >> Chloe: Ah, I don't think so.

When I went and got her, she was crying, and seemed scared,

because she misses Nicole, and I just don't know what to

do about that. >> Stefan: You mind if I try?

>> Chloe: Uh, I don't know. She doesn't really warm up

easily to people. [chuckles] >> Stefan: Come on, just let me,

I don't know... >> Chloe: Okay. [chuckles]

Thank you. [soft music]

>> Stefan: Hey. Hey, Holly. Hi. Listen, do you mind--do you mind

if I show you something really cool that's important to me?

Okay? Can I show you something? Huh? Yeah?

♪ ♪

>> Brady: I tried to get Chloe to move into the Kiriakis

Mansion, okay, but Victor didn't want her to stay there--

>> Eric: That's not what I'm talking about.

You and I both know if Nicole was still alive, Holly would be

living with her mother, not Chloe and Stefan.

>> Brady: [groans] How many times are we gonna do

this, huh? How many times have I apologized

to you about forcing Nicole to leave town?

I am sorry, again and again. But I'm tired of you holding me

responsible for her death. >> Eric: Because you are

responsible. >> Brady: No, I'm not!

What about Kristen? What about Xander? Did you forget about

them? >> Eric: Oh, there's plenty of

blame to go around. They were just psychopaths.

You were supposed to be a decent person.

>> Brady: And so were you, but that didn't stop you from

going after the woman that I loved behind my back, right?

And you're still not gonna take responsibility for that.

You better just keep on blaming me instead of yourself on that

one, huh, brother? >> Eric: Get out of my house.

[tense music] ♪ ♪

>> Brady: Rex, I would watch out for this guy if I were you.

He has a tendency to go after his brothers' women.

I sure hope that doesn't happen to you.

♪ ♪ >> John: Just hang in there.

You stay with me. Real help is coming.

It's on its way. >> Kayla: John? John, what

happened? >> John: I don't know, I walked

in, and she was like this. She wasn't breathing.

>> Sarah: She is now, but her breaths are shallow, and her

pulse is thready. >> Kayla: Marlena? It's Kayla.

Can you hear me? >> John: Hey, baby...

>> Kayla: Come on, hang on. >> Sarah: Hi, this is Dr. Sarah

Horton. We need a crash team to room 326, S.T.A.T.

>> John: What the hell is happening with her, Kayla?

What's happening? [dramatic music]

♪ ♪ [tense music]

♪ ♪ >> Diana: I never wanted you to

find out this way... but, yes, yes, it is true.

John is your father. ♪ ♪

>> Leo: [distressed breathing] ♪ ♪

I spent years... ♪ ♪

My entire childhood being tormented by that man...

beaten down physically, emotionally.

♪ ♪ Why, Mother? Why would you put

us through the horror that was my childhood?

♪ ♪ [scoffs] Unless...

>> Diana: Matthew? >> Leo: It's a lie, isn't it?

>> Diana: What? What are you talking about?

>> Leo: John is not my father. You just want him to believe

that he is. >> Diana: No!

>> Leo: Yes! I know a grift when I see one.

You saw an opportunity, and you took it. [scoffs]

You still love him, and you would do anything to be with

him, right? ♪ ♪

>> Diana: Yes, I won't deny it. I want John back.

♪ ♪ We do what we have to do to

survive in this world. ♪ ♪

[monitors beeping] >> Sarah: She hasn't complained

to either of you about experiencing any symptoms?

>> Kayla: She seemed perfectly normal.

>> John: Could this be some kind of residual effect of what

happened last summer? Like a heart attack or a stroke?

>> Kayla: No, her heart rhythm is normal.

It's the rate that's a little high.

[rapid beeping] >> Sarah: Her BP is bottoming

out. Her pulse ox is dropping. >> John: What's happening?

>> Sarah: And her breaths are labored. She--she's slipping.

>> Kayla: We're gonna have to intubate.

>> John: No, no, no, no, no... >> Sarah: John, can you please

go wait in the hall? >> John: No, no, no, please...

>> Sarah: John? John? >> John: Keep working.

I need to stay here. >> Kayla: No, he's fine.

Let him stay. You know, hang on a second here.

>> John: Come on, Doc. >> Kayla: You know what, I know

what's going on. >> John: What's happening?

>> Kayla: She's having an allergic reaction.

She's in anaphylactic shock. ♪ ♪

>> Kayla: I need one milligram epi IV push, and a 50-milligram

drip of diphenhydramine. >> John: Allergic reaction to

what? >> Sarah: We don't know yet.

Does Marlena have any allergies that you know of?

>> John: No--oh, yeah, yeah. Penicillin.

Allergic reaction when she was a teenager.

>> Kayla: Is she taking any antibiotics now?

>> John: No, negative. >> Sarah: Could she have

accidentally taken penicillin? >> John: She is very careful to

avoid any exposure to penicillin.

I can't even imagine how she came into contact with it.

[tense music] ♪ ♪

>> Leo: So, are you admitting that John isn't my father?

>> Diana: God, I hate it when you always think the worst of

me. >> Leo: You have a safe with

evidence that you could use to blackmail me, your own son,

and now you wanna act like I'm hurting your feelings?

>> Diana: I would never have used that against you.

>> Leo: Then why hold onto it? >> Diana: So nobody else could!

For years, I have protected you from the consequences of killing

Richard. >> Leo: Because you know he

deserved it. >> Diana: Because I love you...

and I blame myself for subjecting you to all that

suffering. >> Leo: Why?

Why did you let me believe that that monster was my father if

it wasn't true? >> Diana: I thought it was the

right choice. He was there, and he promised

to take care of us. >> Leo: [scoffs]

What about John? >> Diana: John?

John was taken. [dark music]

He and I had the most wonderful relationship...

as long as he thought Marlena was dead.

But when she came back, I knew it was time for me to disappear.

But I honestly thought we would have a good life with Richard.

>> Leo: No, no, no, you thought that you would have a good life.

You never shared any of it with me.

I graduated from high school, you didn't give me a dime.

>> Diana: Because I wanted you to make your own way.

>> Leo: Well, I've done that, and I've sure made a mess of

things. >> Diana: Yes.

Yes, you have made mistakes, especially when you got in over

your head with Will and Sonny. >> Leo: No, what I did was

almost get myself killed. And now it's over.

I have nothing. I have nobody. >> Diana: No, no, you do not

say that. You do not give up.

You and I both have a right to be happy...

and neither of us will stop until we get that.

♪ ♪ >> Sonny: What's the matter?

I mean, don't you wanna go to the Square with a bullhorn and

get some giant billboards and announce to the whole world

that we can finally be together? >> Will: [laughs] That--that--

that does sound great. We can do that later.

But right now, I don't wanna go anywhere, I don't wanna tell

anybody. All I wanna do is this.

[gentle music] ♪ ♪

Um, what do you say we-- we take this up to, uh,

your bedroom? >> Sonny: I'm still kind of

technically married, you know? I don't know...

>> Will: Mm-hmm, not for long. Come on.

♪ ♪ >> Stefan: See, I had a little

girl once. You see? >> Holly: Aw.

>> Stefan: Right--yeah, hon, aw. Her name--her name was

Charlotte. I loved her very much.

I still do. I still do. And even though I don't get to

see her anymore, she's still right here, Holly.

She's still right here in my heart.

She always will be. One thing I've learned is that

even though you can't be with someone, it doesn't mean

they're gone. It's how you're with them that

matters, because that's the magic.

It's magic. Just like your mommy, your

mommy, who's way, way, way off in heaven, she's still right

here. She's right there in your

little heart. >> Holly: Boo.

>> Stefan: [laughs] And that's--that's called love.

That's called love, and that's a special kind of magic.

It's--it's the most powerful magic in the whole universe.

Here, can I show you something? Let me show you something?

Listen, look, look, look... this means magic...

this means love... in heaven.

Magic, love, heaven. So, whenever you miss your

mommy, and you don't--you don't--you don't really know

what to say or how to say it, you just do that.

You just go magic, love, heaven.

Can you do that? You think so? I think so.

Are you sleepy now? >> Chloe: Yeah, I think she's

getting sleepy. Okay. All right, it's time to go--

go night-night. Okay. Bye.

[solemn music] [mouths words]

♪ ♪

>> Stefan: Damn it. ♪ ♪

>> Brady: And be careful, Rex. Keep an eye on Sarah when this

guy's around. >> Rex: [chuckles]

You know, Brady... leave me out of this, all right?

Eric and I, we're cool. >> Brady: Yeah, I thought we

were too. >> Eric: Get out of my house

now. [phone ringing, beeps]

Hello? >> Sarah: Hey, it's me.

>> Eric: Sarah, what's going on?

>> Sarah: I'm at the hospital. Your mom has had an incident.

>> Eric: My mom? What happened? >> Sarah: She, um--she had some

sort of allergic reaction. John found her passed out on

the floor. >> Eric: Is she all right?

>> Sarah: She's stable, but she's still in critical

condition. She hasn't woken up yet.

>> Eric: All right, thanks for calling.

I'll be right there. Bye. >> Brady: What's wrong with

Marlena? >> Eric: [mumbles]

>> Brady: I'm going too. >> Rex: I'll drive, guys.

[tense music] ♪ ♪

[gentle music] ♪ ♪

>> Leo: Well, that was very touching, but you didn't answer

my question. >> Diana: What question is that?

>> Leo: Forget it, I don't know why I thought I would get the

truth from you. >> Diana: I am telling you the

truth. >> Leo: I will find the answers

I need, one way or another. John took my toothbrush to run

a DNA test, and he's on his way to the hospital now to meet

Marlena and get the results. >> Diana: He's on his way there

now? >> Leo: Yes. So, if you've been

lying to him, he's gonna know any minute...

if he doesn't already. [tense music]

♪ ♪ >> Kayla: Well, the swelling has

receded, and her respiration is better.

>> John: So, she's gonna pull through this, right?

>> Kayla: Yeah. But we need to find out what

caused this reaction in the first place, and make sure

that she doesn't get anywhere close to the allergen.

>> John: I don't have any idea how she could've been exposed

to penicillin. >> Kayla: Well, I don't either,

but I'm gonna go to her office and take a look around.

Stay here if you want, okay? And feel free to use the call

button if you need anything, all right?

>> John: Hey...thanks... for saving my girl again.

>> Kayla: You're the one that saved her.

[slow somber music] ♪ ♪

>> John: How did we get here again?

How is it that you are in this bed again, sweetheart?

♪ ♪ I thought after what you went

through last time, I don't know how much you got left, but you

gotta fight, okay? You gotta fight now, with

everything you got, and you come back to me.

♪ ♪ You come back to me, Doc,

one last time. ♪ ♪

Come back to me. ♪ ♪

[elevator dings] >> Eric: Sarah, hey, how is she?

>> Sarah: She's responding to medication, but she's not out

of the woods. >> Brady: You--you think she's

gonna be okay though, right? >> Sarah: [sighs] We hope so.

>> Eric: And this is all because of an allergic reaction?

>> Sarah: She was in anaphylaxis.

We're lucky that John found her when he did.

But I promise you that she is getting the best care possible.

>> Eric: I know she's in good hands.

Thank you. >> Sarah: Yeah.

[elevator dings] [music intensifies]

[solemn music] ♪ ♪

>> Brady: Rex, I would watch out for this guy if I were you.

He has a tendency to go after his brothers' women.

I sure hope that doesn't happen to you.

♪ ♪ >> Sarah: Hi.

>> Rex: Hi. Hi there. >> Sarah: I didn't know you

were coming. >> Rex: Yeah.

>> Eric: Rex drove us. >> Rex: Yeah, I was just--

I was parking the car. >> Sarah: Oh.

>> Eric: So, um, can I go see my mom?

>> Sarah: Yes, she's in room 237. I'll be in there soon.

>> Eric: All right, thanks >> Sarah: Mm-hmm.

I'm glad to see you. >> Rex: Um, yeah, yeah, me too.

Uh, rough night? >> Sarah: [sighs]

Yeah, you have no idea. You sure that you are ready to

jump back into this crazy job? >> Rex: Oh...oh, Kayla must

have told you. >> Sarah: That you applied?

Yeah. >> Rex: [chuckles]

Uh, look, I'm--I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

I just--I didn't wanna say anything, until I was sure it

was happening. >> Sarah: When did you decide

to apply? >> Rex: Right before I proposed

to you. Of course, I didn't expect you

to say no. >> Sarah: Rex, I--

>> Rex: Look, if you're not comfortable with us working

together, just say the word, really, and I will withdraw

my application. [soft music]

♪ ♪ >> Brady: Dad.

>> John: Hey, kid, Eric. >> Brady: How are you doing?

>> Eric: How is she doing? >> John: Uh, well, she's, uh--

well, fighting, as usual. >> Eric: How did this happen?

>> John: Uh, who knows. Kayla's trying to figure out

what caused the reaction. >> Brady: Sarah said that you

literally brought her back. I mean, oh, my God, did you...

>> John: [shushing]

I'm gonna give you guys a few minutes with her, okay?

Sweetheart, I'm gonna go take a look around your office.

I'll be right back. [somber music]

♪ ♪ It's good to see you together.

Kayla said that there's a chance that Marlena might be

able to hear us, so I know it would do her a world of good to

know that you guys are getting along...and acting like

brothers again.

>> Chloe: Oh, hey. >> Stefan: Is she asleep

already? >> Chloe: Yeah, miraculously,

thanks to you. That really was magic.

You were wonderful with her. >> Stefan: Well, growing up in

an orphanage, uh, I kinda got used to consoling the little

ones who miss their parents. >> Chloe: Oh, wow, I--I grew up

in an orphanage too. >> Stefan: Uh, really?

I didn't--I didn't know that. >> Chloe: Yeah, except I mainly

kept to myself. I wish I would've had someone

as nice as you around to help me feel better. [chuckles]

You know, I'm really sorry that you didn't get to be a dad to

Charlotte. I think you would've been

a really great one. >> Stefan: I'm not sure Abigail

would agree. >> Chloe: Well, she's wrong.

>> Stefan: Well, Nicole certainly knew what she was

doing when she entrusted Holly to you.

>> Chloe: Oh, sometimes, I don't know.

>> Stefan: What do you mean? >> Chloe: Well, when Parker was

younger, it--it all just seemed easier, you know, little kids,

little problems, but the older he's getting, it's just a lot

more complicated. >> Stefan: Yeah, I suppose

it is. But you're doing a really great

job with him, and--and I'm not just saying that.

>> Chloe: Thank you. But I just hate the idea of him

losing his innocence. And I know it's gonna break my

heart one day when he doesn't believe in the Tooth Fairy or

Santa Clause anymore. >> Stefan: [chuckles] Yeah.

For me, I--I--I don't know, I really don't like the idea of

lying to kids about things like Santa Clause and whatever.

I think--I think it undermines their trust, and I think

they're intelligent, and they deserve to be treated with

respect. >> Chloe: Well, what about what

you said to Holly before, about Nicole being in heaven,

and love being the most powerful magic there is?

♪ ♪ >> Stefan: I meant every word

of that. ♪ ♪

>> Sarah: I would never stand in the way of you working here.

You are an excellent doctor... >> Rex: [chuckles]

>> Sarah: And we are understaffed.

[both laugh] >> Rex: So, you're cool with us

working together? >> Sarah: Of course.

You should do it. >> Rex: I'm really glad to hear

you say that. And I think that working

together will--will bring us closer.

Come here. [solemn music]

♪ ♪

>> Eric: Hey, Mom, it's me, Eric.

[poignant music] ♪ ♪

Brady's here too. We were together when we got

the call. ♪ ♪

>> Brady: Actually, we were in the middle of a pretty ugly

fight. >> Eric: Brady, what are you

doing? >> Brady: I want you to know,

I know how much it means to you to have us getting along,

but it's been pretty rocky, and I'm not saying it's gonna

go away, but I want you to know that I'm gonna be doing my

best. ♪ ♪

>> Eric: Me too. ♪ ♪

I'd do anything for you. ♪ ♪

>> Stefan: So, uh... [light music]

Back to where we were? >> Chloe: Oh...yeah,

I remember now. [chuckles] ♪ ♪

Uh, look, I--I'm sorry, I'm just...

>> Stefan: No. >> Chloe: I'm really exhausted.

It's been a long day. >> Stefan: I--I know.

>> Chloe: But thank you for helping me with Holly, and...

>> Stefan: Of course. >> Chloe: So I can get some

sleep. >> Stefan: [laughs] My pleasure.

>> Chloe: Good night, Stefan. ♪ ♪

>> Stefan: Good night, Chloe. ♪ ♪

>> Sonny: You know what's underrated?

Anticipation. [gentle music]

>> Will: Well, there is something to be said for, uh,

instant gratification as well. >> Sonny: [laughs]

♪ ♪ I wonder where Leo is right now.

>> Will: Are you serious? >> Sonny: What?

>> Will: That's what you're thinking about?

>> Sonny: I'm sorry, it's--it's like a force of habit.

>> Will: Well, I don't know, and I don't care.

From now on, Leo can never separate us again.

In fact, I don't even wanna hear his name.

>> Sonny: Okay, I can try. >> Will: Okay, good, because we

have, uh--we have more important things to take care of.

♪ ♪ [phone ringing]

>> Sonny: Wait, that's you. >> Will: I'm ignoring it.

>> Sonny: What if it's important?

>> Will: Okay. Oh, it's John.

Hey, John. Oh, my God.

Yeah, no, I'll--I'll be right there.

>> Sonny: What's wrong? >> Will: Um, Grandma had an--

an allergic reaction to something, and now she's in the

hospital, so I'm sorry, I--I-- I--I gotta go.

>> Sonny: Oh, well, I'll come with you.

>> Will: No, it's--it's okay. You don't--you don't have to.

>> Sonny: No, of course I do. I love you, and I'm never

leaving your side again. [soft music]

♪ ♪ >> John: Just called everybody

about Marlena. Have you found anything here?

>> Kayla: Well, you know, just these.

>> John: Cookies? >> Kayla: Yeah, I mean, there

was a note here from Haley Chen. I guess Marlena was eating these

right before she collapsed. >> John: Haley Chen?

Why would Haley be sending Marlena cookies?

>> Kayla: I have no idea, but I'm gonna send them to the lab.

>> John: [scoffs] What, are you thinking someone laced them

with penicillin? >> Kayla: I know it doesn't

make any sense, but it's the only lead with have.

Oh, oh, by the way, I, um... ♪ ♪

I, uh, saw this. >> John: Oh, jeez, I forgot all

about this. This is, uh, Leo's paternity

test. >> Kayla: I know, um, Marlena

wanted to wait for you to open it.

She thought you should be the first to see it.

[suspenseful music] ♪ ♪

>> Diana: Thank you for the warning...

but I'm not worried. I have no doubt about what will

happen when John opens that envelope and sees the test

results. ♪ ♪

>> Kayla: John? ♪ ♪

>> John: It's true. 99.99% match.

Matthew Cooper, AKA... Leo Starke, is my son.

[dramatic music]