- 7/16/2025
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00:00Oh, what's a perfect morning.
00:14Except, yeah, no, it's not morning anymore.
00:18I think the day has gotten away from us.
00:22Time well spent, wouldn't you say?
00:24I would.
00:26But now I have to go back to work.
00:30Now, perhaps you can just stay a little while longer.
00:38Oh, well, if you insist.
00:51So, you said you had some good news about Rachel?
00:55I do, although it means bad news for someone else.
00:58Sorry? What do you mean? What are you saying?
01:01According to Bell, there's a new suspect in EJ's shooting.
01:06Really?
01:08Okay, who?
01:11Chanel.
01:11Hey, Philip, look, I'm not going to be able to make it back into work today.
01:25Um, a personal emergency popped up.
01:31Yeah, but look, I will get that statement recorded first thing tomorrow, I promise.
01:38Yeah, uh, yeah, and if you could just let Xander know as well, that'd be great.
01:51Honey, I don't know how you do it.
01:54Do what?
01:56Just act like everything is normal when our entire world is falling apart.
02:02Sit down.
02:28Who are you?
02:32Who's you want from us?
02:34I already told you, it's none of your business.
02:35Well, if you're going to kill us, don't you think we deserve to know why?
02:39As long as you behave, everything will be fine.
02:41And why should we believe you? Who are you?
02:43Look, we just need to encourage a mutual friend to cough up the money he owes us.
02:48As soon as he does that, you're free to go home.
02:50Okay, but what if this mutual friend doesn't have the money?
02:56Then things are going to get complicated.
02:58Room service?
03:12Room service?
03:24Excuse me.
03:28What do you think you're doing?
03:37Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
03:42The police think Chanel is the one who shot E.J.
03:57Do you know what this means, Brady?
03:59Yeah, it means that Chanel let her husband take the fall for a crime that she committed.
04:04Yes, but it also means that the charges against Johnny will be dropped and Rachel doesn't have to testify anymore.
04:11We're not sure about that.
04:12Look, Belle wasn't able to tell me much, but yes, that's certainly a possibility, Crystal.
04:15Oh, my God, my God.
04:17I was convinced that my nephew was guilty.
04:21I hoped I was wrong, of course.
04:23Not just for Rachel's sake, but for Johnny's too.
04:25Except it's a no-win situation for Johnny either way.
04:31Because if Chanel did this, his world's going to be turned upside down.
04:36Look, I know things look kind of bleak right now.
04:43Kind of?
04:44Johnny, the police have a video of me threatening your father on the night he was shot.
04:49You know what this means, right?
04:51It won't be long before all of Salem thinks that either I shot your father or you did.
04:55Hey, who cares what people think, okay?
04:58Look, look at me.
04:59I know you're innocent.
05:03And I know you are, too.
05:04That's right.
05:06So, all we have to do is prove that, okay?
05:09Which means that we need to figure out who shot my dad.
05:26Hey, Holly, it's me.
05:29I texted you and Ari, but it doesn't look like any of my messages have been read.
05:35I think I'm at the right meeting spot.
05:37I don't see you guys anywhere.
05:39So, I'm going to do another lap around the lake and hopefully I run into you.
05:44So, call me when you get this.
05:47Hope you're okay.
05:49All right.
05:50Bye.
05:52So, if you don't get your money, we're going to die then?
05:56Not necessarily.
05:57See, we know your family's loaded.
06:00So, we could always just ransom your wallet.
06:01My family has money, too.
06:02Maybe not as much as Holly's, but my mom would help us in a heartbeat.
06:05If you just give me back my phone, I can call her and we can work something out.
06:09Same.
06:09This could all just be over.
06:11We just need to call our families, okay?
06:12No.
06:13That can get messy.
06:15I'll just deal with your little friend.
06:17So, sit tight.
06:18Behave.
06:19And hope he comes through for you.
06:22For everyone's sake.
06:37Hello, ma'am.
06:38I was just delivering your room service.
06:41Well, I didn't order any room service.
06:44Really?
06:46I could have sworn I had the right room.
06:49Well, I did place a breakfast order earlier this morning, but I've already received it.
06:54And consumed it.
06:55Ah, I think the kitchen must have thought it went out already.
07:00Sorry to bother you, ma'am.
07:03No problem.
07:20I don't know what it is about you, Ms. Black, but I just can't get enough.
07:26The feeling is mutual, Mr. Demura.
07:28But now, as much as I would like to spend the entire day in bed with you, I think we need sustenance.
07:35I have to get back to work.
07:37Right, but first I'm going to run downstairs and whip something up for us.
07:40Don't you mean have Cook whip something up for us?
07:44I'll have you know that I make a mean eggs benedict.
07:47Besides, I would like to go downstairs and prepare something nice for you.
07:51You've been working very hard, and I want to pamper you.
07:54Well, if you must.
07:56Mm-hmm.
07:59Uh, don't you think you should put some clothes on for us?
08:02No time.
08:03I need to get cooking.
08:04As much as I want to clear both of our names, don't you think we should leave the investigating up to the police?
08:19Yeah.
08:19Well, uh, the police didn't seem very interested in searching for any new suspects once they arrested me.
08:25That is, until that stupid memory card landed right in Belle's lap.
08:30Mm.
08:30And conveniently so.
08:32Mm-hmm.
08:32Oh, Johnny, when Jada read me what I said to your father, I was horrified.
08:39And I swear, I do not remember threatening him that way.
08:42Okay, Chanel.
08:43It doesn't matter what you said.
08:47Okay, it matters what you did.
08:48And what I did was walk out of that house and drive home.
08:52I believe you.
08:53Right?
08:53I know that you didn't shoot my dad.
08:58Okay, first of all, I know that you wouldn't do something like that no matter how angry or upset you were.
09:05All right, and second of all, I know that if you did do something like that, you wouldn't let me take the fall for it.
09:14Thank you for believing in me.
09:18I'm right back at you.
09:19Well, if Chanel was going to let Johnny take the fall for something that she did, I say good women's to her.
09:35She deserves whatever she gets.
09:37That's a little harsh, don't you think?
09:41I mean, if Chanel did it, she obviously did it.
09:46To get back at EJ for all the pain and suffering that he's inflicted on Johnny over the years, right?
09:52Don't even pretend like you wouldn't do the same thing in her shoes.
09:59Defend someone I love?
10:01Maybe even do away with the person who hurt them?
10:04Yeah, yeah, I can see myself being driven to that extreme.
10:11In fact, I have been driven to it, as you well know.
10:17But to stand back and watch the man I love get arrested for it?
10:23Never.
10:23In any case, we don't know what's going to happen yet.
10:31Right.
10:32So I guess we can hope for the best for our little girl.
10:38Thank you for keeping me in the loop, Brady.
10:40I just, I've been worried about Rachel testifying.
10:45And I mean, especially after my run-in with EJ yesterday.
10:48Oh, I'm just so furious with him.
10:50Excuse me, what happened?
10:52Oh, oh, he wanted me to coach our daughter to lie on the stand to exonerate Johnny.
10:59But I refused, of course.
11:02That son of a bitch.
11:04I'm going over.
11:04Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, please.
11:06He can't, he can't do that.
11:10We can't let him know that he can bully us into putting Rachel on the stand and lying on her oath.
11:15Of course, of course we won't be.
11:17I mean, come on.
11:18I just told you.
11:20I refuse to comply with this insane demand.
11:24And anyways, this is probably moot.
11:26I mean, because their daughter won't have to testify anymore.
11:28Yeah, but I'm sorry.
11:29The jerk still needs to be put in his place.
11:31Brady, I mean it.
11:32Listen to me, please.
11:34E.J. is desperate to save his son.
11:39And he is liable to do anything to make that happen.
11:43Which means he is a very, very dangerous man.
11:47And I will not let you confront him.
11:51Because the last thing I want is to see you get hurt.
11:54Okay.
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12:00Okay.
12:01Okay.
12:02Okay.
12:03Okay.
12:04Okay.
12:04Damn it.
12:10She's still wearing the necklace.
12:17Ah!
12:17It's no use!
12:18It won't budge!
12:19It won't budge for it.
12:19Here, I'm going to try it.
12:23It won't budge for me either.
12:25Holly, what are we going to do?
12:27I don't know.
12:28Okay?
12:28I don't know.
12:30Holly, I'm so sorry, though.
12:31You're only in this mess because of me.
12:32Holly, why would you say that?
12:35No, well, okay, so I was kind of involved with this guy who's in debt to these horrible
12:41loan sharks, and I thought he paid them off, but obviously he didn't, and I don't know.
12:46That's weird.
12:47The guy that I was seeing recently told me that he owed some bad people money, too.
12:52Wait, what's his name?
12:53Wait, what's his name?
12:54Doug.
12:55Doug.
12:56Doug Williams.
12:57Oh, my God.
12:58Oh, my God.
13:01No, you don't think this?
13:03Yeah.
13:04Yeah, I do.
13:07You've got to be kidding me.
13:09okay well uh since your dad doesn't remember who shot him and he most likely never will uh i guess
13:27maybe we should come up with a list of possible suspects yeah right well uh when i met with him
13:31yesterday uh we talked about gabby uh we talked about ava but he really seemed to zero in on my
13:39aunt kristin kristin she certainly is capable no doubt about that you know what we should be
13:45writing this down uh hey what is this chanel did you put up sweet bits as collateral for my bail bond
13:58oh johnny oh chanel this is why would you do this
14:01well what is your rating miss buck you know 10 out of 10 mr demura these are perfect eggs benedict
14:11why thank you very much it is my goal to satisfy you in every way well i appreciate that
14:20i do love spending time with you this way especially since i know things are going to
14:27get very chaotic when johnny's case goes to trial and when we're on opposing sides
14:34opposing sides yes but with the same goal in mind to prove my son's innocence
14:39i mean you know that i i don't think johnny shot you but i do still have to do my job as da and
14:47prosecute the case well yes but i'm confident you'll be fair and just
14:52well i hope you mean that and that you didn't have me unrecuse from this case because you thought i
14:57was going to give johnny a pass of course i didn't i know you would never do that you have
15:03enormous integrity and i respect you for that well i just don't really get why judge grafton
15:10thinks that i have so much integrity that i have no problem prosecuting my nephew though i'm probably
15:17better off not knowing how you convinced him to put me back on the case i swear all i did was make
15:22a persuasive argument to him that's it well if i'm being honest i wish he hadn't
15:27i appreciate your concern for me but i can handle your little brother
15:36like i know you can brady but there is no reason to get into it right now
15:44look his idiotic demand it will be moot if rachel doesn't have to testify right
15:50all right i'll let it go for now hey hey tate dad kristin hi nice to see you yeah i'm sorry to
16:01interrupt you you know what no no no it's okay i'm i'm was just um i was just leaving um
16:08so uh what are you doing home i thought you were spending the day the lake with holly
16:23yeah so did i did something happen with sophia no no she's home she's resting okay then why aren't
16:34you with holly because holly never showed up so the guy you told me you slept with that was
16:41doug williams yes yes i had no idea that he was hooking up with you too god that's who
16:45time to jerk okay doug and i we we didn't have sex we didn't even come close to it but i thought
16:51you said doug he confessed he had feelings for me when i was with tate and then tate and i broke up
16:55and yeah doug and i got closer but i wasn't over tate okay yeah i thought maybe something might
17:01happen with doug but it didn't and thank god it would have felt so stupid wow thanks a lot holly
17:05so what that makes you the good girl that that just is clean and pure in me the slut that's jumped
17:10into bed with that slisa no no no no thanks a lot that's not what i meant i'm just glad nothing
17:14happened with doug because i still want to be with tate okay i promise that wasn't a dig at you
17:18i'm sorry i didn't i didn't mean to lash out and holly i'm not mad at you
17:28you're not myself but mostly i'm mad at doug i mean my god he is the reason that we're trapped
17:34in this place he is the reason that we might die
17:38what the hell is wrong with you man ori and holly have nothing to do with my debt you need to let
17:47them go right now you want that girlfriend do all yours to not get hurt you better back off
17:52look i'm serious i will repay my debt as soon as possible but you have to let them go please
18:01i'm sorry we've heard that song and dance so many times before but you need a little added incentive
18:08to work hard to do this for us look i tried to get the necklace okay it didn't work out yeah i don't
18:14give a damn about the necklace cash will do just fine i don't have that either oh yeah
18:22well then those little girls are gonna have to pay the price
18:25chanel i can't let you do this it's already done no you're at risk of losing your business
18:42only if you jump bail i'm serious okay what there was no need for you to have to do that my dad could
18:49have put up the money and what have you be even more beholden to him than you already are
18:53johnny i also could have asked my mother for the money but this had to come from me all right
18:59because i need you to know that i support you all right and i am here for you 100 do you understand
19:07that yeah yeah i get it okay and i'm really grateful
19:15i love you johnny
19:19i love you too
19:22i just think it would have been better for everyone if one of my ada's would have been put
19:33on the case it wouldn't have been better for my son
19:36ej don't you see if if johnny is found innocent the public might think that i went easy on him and
19:44that the whole thing was just you know rigged
19:46so what as long as johnny goes free
19:48and what about my reputation
19:50well well your reputation is unassailable i have no doubt that it would remain intact
19:55well i do have doubts about that and nobody's reputation is unassailable ej especially when
20:00everything you know goes up on the internet in like five minutes
20:03look
20:04now i know that i put you in a difficult position and for that i am truly sorry
20:09but in light of what's happened you may not even have to prosecute johnny
20:14what do you mean
20:15well with this new video of chanel surfacing and no physical evidence against my son
20:22there's quite a bit of reasonable doubt wouldn't you say
20:24in fact
20:26you could consider dropping the charges against johnny altogether
20:31hello anyone home
20:41gwen hello old friend
20:52you are the last person i expected to find in my living room
21:02and last i heard you were uh in alemania staking your claim on dimitri's fortune
21:07yes well i took your very excellent yet unsolicited advice
21:11and i pled my case to those very stubborn von leuschners
21:15hmm and well it took a while but they agreed that as dimitri's wife
21:22i am entitled to his inheritance so i am now stinking filthy rich
21:29congratulations darling
21:33but i mean i since you are uh have all this money to burn
21:39why why why in the world would you be slamming it here in salem
21:43i must have asked every person at the lake if they'd seen holly
21:52or ari and none of them had
21:54well maybe she and ari were just running late
21:57they could have hit some traffic tape
21:59i really don't think so dad i waited around a really long time
22:02i guess yes maybe it's possible that they were there at some point and i just missed them
22:08but that doesn't explain why holly hasn't called me or texted me
22:11maybe she couldn't get a signal you know how spotty the reception is up there at the lake
22:16it was not spotty at all where i was
22:19all of my texts were delivered and i even got other texts
22:23so all i can think is what
22:28what as you know holly and i just patched things up and so
22:36i don't know but i guess it's possible that she had a change of heart
22:40decided she wasn't ready to get back together
22:44damn i feel like such a fool
22:51don't
22:52like i said doug and i we weren't really together
22:55well maybe not but i
22:56i always knew that he was holding something back and i
23:00i even asked him if he had a girlfriend and
23:02and now i
23:05i can't help but think that
23:09um
23:10he was only with me because he couldn't be with you
23:13sorry
23:13you don't know that
23:15it definitely feels that way
23:17my god but why are we even talking about my stupid boy problems
23:22i don't know probably just to keep our minds off the real problem the bigger problem
23:26god i just i hope that creep was right
23:29that once him and associates get their money
23:31that they'll just let us go home
23:32except
23:33except what
23:35well doug doesn't actually have the money
23:37obviously which is why he's in this position in the first place
23:40right
23:41but i mean doug's resourceful don't you think
23:45like he'll figure something out
23:48right
23:49well he has to
23:51because if not
23:52we're screwed
23:55yeah
23:56you know
24:00i'm gonna have one of my co-workers
24:04set this whole thing in motion
24:06no please
24:07don't hurt holly and art
24:09i promise you i will get you either the necklace or the money
24:12i'll give you one more day doug
24:19you get it to me
24:22by sun up tomorrow
24:23or that's it
24:25no more chances
24:27understood
24:29but i swear to god
24:31if you hurt either one of those
24:32oh if anything happens to them
24:34this is on you doug
24:36i'll see you soon
24:40oh
24:43and don't forget
24:46no cops
24:48help
25:03help
25:04help
25:05there's no windows in here
25:08none in the bathroom
25:09so we can't escape that way
25:10oh my god it's hopeless
25:14okay no don't
25:15don't say that
25:16someone could still come rescue us
25:17how
25:19holly that thug took our phones
25:22we can't even be tracked
25:23wait no
25:24maybe we can be
25:25how
25:26okay
25:26when we were in the alley
25:27i dropped my class ring on the ground
25:29and it has like
25:29my name engraved on it
25:31good
25:32good that was smart
25:34but um
25:35the problem is
25:36we're surrounded by warehouses
25:37how would anybody know where to look
25:38i don't know
25:40at least it would be a start
25:41you know
25:41right
25:43right
25:44okay
25:44that's good
25:45well now all we need is for somebody to realize that we're missing
25:47and not out here at the lake having an amazing time
25:49wait
25:50tate
25:50what about tate
25:52look
25:55if
25:55if holly
25:56was really having second thoughts about getting back together with you
25:59don't you think she would just
26:00talk to you about it
26:02and tell you
26:03rather than ghosting you
26:05yes
26:05yes
26:07yeah of course she would
26:08she's been so excited about us spending time together at lake
26:12in fact it's all she's been talking about
26:15and things were perfectly fine a couple hours ago when i saw her
26:18so yes
26:18you're right
26:19there's no way she could have changed her mind that quickly
26:21okay then there you go
26:22look i'm sorry this happened but
26:25really think about it
26:27is there anyone else
26:28that you can think of
26:30i mean is there anyone
26:32who would know where holly is
26:33yeah
26:37yeah there is someone i could ask
26:39i still can't believe that you put your bakery on the line for me
26:49look i know how much sweet bits means to you
26:51hey
26:51i'm your ride or die johnny
26:54i would put everything on the line for you
26:57and i really appreciate that and i'm very grateful i just
27:02i wish i was more deserving of your love and support
27:07what no of course you are why would you even say that
27:10ah because i just i i feel i feel horrible i i kept something from you
27:17and i know i should have told you from the start that i went to my dad's house with a gun and i intended to shoot him
27:22okay johnny but as i've told you already
27:25i understand why you kept that from me
27:27i know but it's just now it's like i've made such a mess of everything
27:31i i was so consumed with this anger towards my dad that i
27:37i i was so angry and i know that because i was so angry i know that that affected you too
27:43yeah yeah of course it did
27:46yeah but it's not just that you were upset with me or or for me it made you hate my dad
27:50and i know you still do
27:52yes
27:54i still do
27:56but dad doesn't have anything to do with you johnny okay that is entirely on him
28:01you cannot be serious
28:07you want me to drop the charges against johnny
28:10well from a legal perspective
28:11screw the legal perspective
28:13ej god johnny has to be exonerated in a court of law
28:17or this accusation is going to be hanging over his head for the rest of his life
28:20is that your real concern or is it more about the appearance of propriety
28:27what no it is not that
28:29i think that you're trying to manipulate me into doing what you want me to do
28:33that's not true
28:34oh really
28:35because now i'm starting to think that you just seduced me so that i would drop the charges against your precious son
28:40wow wow talk about jumping to damning conclusions
28:44i didn't really have to jump very high now did i
28:47and you know what else
28:48i am not your puppet and i will not be doing your bidding
28:53now come on
28:53goodbye ej
28:55well you know i adore this charming old backwater
29:09now honestly though salem really does have a place near to my heart and all my friends and family are here so
29:17all my friends and family are here so
29:19huh
29:21uh
29:23don't take this the wrong way
29:25uh but uh
29:27my understanding
29:29your family hates you
29:33and i
29:36um
29:37what
29:38probably your only friend
29:40well unless you patched up with leo
29:43oh
29:43please
29:44i'm never gonna forgive that two-faced prat for sneaking around with my husband
29:49oh don't tell me you're still married to dimitri then
29:52oh
29:54i assumed that
29:56uh
29:56he would have divorced you
29:59after he got out of prison
30:00nope
30:01never even heard from him
30:02in fact nobody even knows where the tosser is
30:04huh
30:05that's strange
30:07don't you think
30:08i don't know i'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth
30:13plus i'm still a von leuschner and i'm still a dimera
30:17which is actually why i'm here
30:20oh
30:22you didn't just
30:24pop in to catch up with your one and only girlfriend
30:27oh don't you worry we'll have lots of time to catch up
30:30once i move in
30:32now if you don't mind could we please stop talking about ej and who shot him
30:47it's really just starting to get me a headache
30:49that is totally fine by me
30:51so what do you want to talk about instead
30:53i don't know
30:54maybe you could just
30:56hold me
30:58of course
31:00oh
31:03oh john
31:05i just wish you could
31:07stay like this and forget about the rest of the world
31:11you know no
31:12investigation
31:14no annoying families
31:17just us
31:19i wish that too
31:22god i wish that too
31:24thank you
31:26for so
31:27i wish that too
31:27well
31:28there's a lot of stuff
31:29to come
31:30she's still got a lot of stuff
31:31but i can't see
31:32her
31:32at least
31:33i know
31:34i don't know
31:35she's still a lot of stuff
31:36pretty good
31:37i don't know
31:38i don't know
31:38oh
31:38that's
31:39it's
31:40oh
31:40my
31:41i don't know
31:42i don't know
31:44i don't know
31:44i don't know
31:46i can't just
31:49i feel
31:50i don't know
31:50i don't know
31:51why
31:52i don't know
31:53Williams
31:56What's up, Tate?
32:00You got a minute?
32:02I guess
32:03I want to talk to you about Holly
32:06Uh, what about her?
32:10She and I were supposed to meet at the lake earlier today
32:12And she never showed up
32:14She hasn't returned my calls or my texts
32:16Do you know anything about that?
32:19No
32:19Why would I?
32:20You guys are friends, right?
32:24I mean, according to her, you even wanted to be more than friends at one point
32:28So I thought I would ask you
32:29Don't worry, Holly's not with me
32:31I haven't heard from her either
32:33I swear I have no idea where she is
32:37Oh my god, yes, you're right
32:39Tate
32:40We were supposed to meet Tate at the lake hours ago
32:42He has to have really something that's happened
32:44Unless he thinks I ghosted him
32:47No, no, he has to know that's not something he would do, Holly
32:49Right?
32:50I don't know, I hope he does
32:51Look, yes, I'm sure he'll start asking around
32:55And when he's realized that something's happened
32:57Our families will get involved
32:58And they'll come looking for us
33:00Yeah
33:01Yeah, you know what?
33:03You're absolutely right
33:04Let's just pray they find us in time
33:06What do you mean when you move in?
33:15You want to live here?
33:17Well, I'm Damera and this is the Damera family home
33:20Oh, Gwen, I don't know about that
33:24Oh, come on
33:26Imagine you and I's flatmates
33:29Or wouldn't that be a barrel of laughs?
33:31I am not so sure
33:33I mean, things have been a little tense here lately
33:36No
33:37Tension in the Damera mansion
33:39I'm shocked
33:41All right, all right
33:42I know there's always some drama here
33:45But lately
33:46Oh, I don't know
33:48Oh, it's not your normal Sturm and Drang
33:51In fact
33:52How do I say this?
33:58It's like a powder keg ready to explode
34:01Belle
34:03I didn't know you were here
34:06Well, now I'm leaving
34:07Belle, please
34:07Get the hell out of my bed
34:09Belle
34:11Joggle in paradise
34:13Don't you stop
34:14Gwen Rizczak
34:16Von Leuschner
34:19Isn't I?
34:20Oh, I have to admit
34:23I've missed your dry wit, EJ
34:26Oh, God, this is going to be such fun
34:29All living under the same roof
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