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00:00Wow. You are really stressed, huh?
00:12That obvious?
00:14Well, the furrowed brow gave it away.
00:16I'll take it you're working on your pitch to EJ?
00:19Yeah, I am.
00:21And part of my goal, as I told you, is to be indispensable to our new owner, a.k.a. EJ Tamera.
00:30So that he goes easier on my mom.
00:32She could use all the help she can get.
00:34Well, speaking of help, I hope you know that I always have your back, no matter what.
00:39I do know that.
00:42I'm very, very grateful for you.
00:49Well, good. I just hope you have a little time in your busy schedule.
00:53Well, I always have time for you.
00:55Much appreciated.
00:56Good. Because we have a book launch to do, and I want it to be epic.
01:08Oh, it is so good to hear your voice again, Bo.
01:11Are you still feeling well?
01:13Uh, listen, I'm going to have to cut this short, unfortunately.
01:18Yeah, that's right. I've got another fire to put out.
01:22Listen, give my love to Hope, all right?
01:25Yeah, you too.
01:28Hmm. That didn't sound like a work-related call.
01:31And that didn't sound like a knock on my door.
01:33Yet, here we are.
01:34But, for the record, I was checking in with my brother to see how his recovery is going.
01:39Oh.
01:39Well, except Bo wasn't a patient at our hospital.
01:42But the drug that saved his life was developed here.
01:46And I'm sure that you would want to know that it's still working, right?
01:49I mean, after all, it's the only reason you got your green little hands on this hospital, right?
01:53Oh, my, my.
01:55Is that any way to speak to your superior?
01:58You're not my superior.
02:00I'm chief of staff, and I answer to the board, not you.
02:04Ah, but as sole owner of this hospital, you serve at my pleasure.
02:09Don't remind me.
02:11Listen, as much fun as this back and forth is, I am very busy.
02:15So, unless there's something else you need...
02:17As a matter of fact, there is an office.
02:20An office?
02:21Hmm.
02:21I had an important meeting this afternoon, and it dawned on me that I don't have my own space here,
02:26which is absurd, don't you think, given that I'm the boss?
02:29Gosh, I think that we are really short on office space right now.
02:34Well, that's... that's all right, Dr. Johnson.
02:36This one will do just nicely.
02:41Here you go.
02:44Thanks.
02:45Um, Master Caffeine's what I need right now.
02:47I hear you.
02:48Your adrenaline must still be pumping.
02:50Yeah.
02:51Um, I'm just relieved that we got to Ari and Holly and Dunn.
02:55Yeah.
02:56Those poor girls.
02:58They must have been terrified.
03:00Yeah, I mean, how are they supposed to bounce back after this?
03:04Talk about PTSD, right?
03:07Well, luckily, they both have amazing support systems around them.
03:12But, yeah, it's crazy to think about all the dangers out there as our kids are growing up.
03:18Yeah.
03:21I mean, and even before that.
03:24It's the lying, Miss Trask.
03:31I mean, God knows that I've lied before, but never about something this big.
03:34Sophia, honey, as we discussed, you have no choice but to keep the birth of your baby a secret.
03:40And as I keep saying, you won't be alone.
03:44I will be with you every step of the way through this very difficult time.
03:47Besides, you already went through the hardest part.
03:50You delivered a baby by yourself.
03:52If you can do that, you can do anything, sweetheart.
03:56I hope you're right.
04:02Tate sure is trying to reach me now.
04:05He didn't seem too concerned yesterday when I called.
04:07Probably too busy with Holly.
04:09Let's count our blessings.
04:11It's a good thing he didn't pick up.
04:13Otherwise, he'd be on his way to Chicago right now.
04:23Dad.
04:24Hey, what's wrong?
04:25We have to go.
04:26Like, right now, the baby's coming.
04:28All right, all right, take a breath.
04:29I will get you over.
04:30No, no, Dad, Dad, you don't understand.
04:31Sophia went into labor hours ago.
04:33She left me a voicemail.
04:36I didn't check it until just now because I was so worried after Holly and Ari got kidnapped that I didn't...
04:40Wait, hold on.
04:41What are you talking about?
04:42Yeah, it was really scary, but Holly and Ari are safe now.
04:45I just...
04:46I really...
04:46I really hope the baby and Sophia are too.
04:57Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:06Even before then?
05:16What do you mean?
05:18Uh, well, just, you know, even before then, kids growing up, things can get tough, even for little ones, you know?
05:26Yes, yes, I do know.
05:28But, um, my daughter was kidnapped when she was only a few months old.
05:35Oh, my God, Sarah, I'm so sorry.
05:37No, no, um, I mean, she was returned to us unharmed, and she was far too little to be traumatized by it, which I'm grateful for.
05:46Um, oh, how's your little one doing?
05:50He's not mine.
05:50I mean, I'm just his foster parent.
05:53Well, technically, Draf is his foster parent.
05:57Yeah, but it's not Rafe that I see carrying him all around town with a giant smile on your face.
06:05Yeah, Tesoro has that effect on me.
06:09Tesoro?
06:10Leo and I didn't want to keep calling him Kid, so...
06:13That's why we named him.
06:15I love that.
06:17It's really adorable.
06:18So is he.
06:19I'm just...
06:22I'm dreading having to give him up to a new family.
06:27Leo and I have grown really attached to him.
06:31Yeah, I understand that, too.
06:34It's a very long story, um...
06:39But I bonded with a child that I had to give up, and...
06:45Yeah, it is brutal.
06:46It just...
06:48It leaves a...
06:49A hole in your heart that, like, you could just never fill.
06:54Sarah, forgive me.
06:55I'm...
06:55I didn't need to drag all of this up.
06:58No, no, no, no, no.
06:59Oh, sorry.
07:01That's not about that.
07:05Um...
07:05My daughter's with her father right now, and I'm just...
07:08I'm missing her so much.
07:17Yes, Chadwick, I left all my notes for the freelancer.
07:20I still cannot believe I am going to be on the jury for the trial of the century,
07:24instead of covering it for the spectator.
07:26Civic duty, schmivic duty.
07:29Well, yeah, I hope it doesn't drag on forever either.
07:31But if it does, I will parlay this into a book deal.
07:35An inside view of the case from someone who is in the courtroom every day.
07:38Move over, Dominic Dunn.
07:39I'm thinking Matthew Bomer can play me in the miniseries.
07:44Although, is it Bomer or Bomber?
07:46I can never remember.
07:48Yes, of course you're right, Chadwick.
07:49I know this is your nephew we're talking about, and your brother.
07:52In fact, we probably shouldn't be talking at all.
07:55Okay, bye.
07:58Oh, Tesoro.
08:00What do you think?
08:03Did E.J. Demira's own son try to off him?
08:06Because if Johnny Demira did do it, I sure hope I don't have to vote to convict that little hottie.
08:11Because then E.J. Demira's going to want to put a bullet in me.
08:14That's no good.
08:18We are running short on office space for the moment, E.J.
08:23But, you know, I suppose it would not be any trouble to spruce up a little utility closet.
08:29In fact, I think I have one in mind.
08:30It's right next to the morgue.
08:33Ah, there it is.
08:35It's the infamous Brady wit, dripping with sarcasm with just a hint of fiery Irish Catholic piety.
08:41Well, here's a little hint of reality for you, E.J.
08:43You may own the hospital, but I run it.
08:46Correction.
08:48You used to run it.
08:50Into the ground, by all accounts.
08:52All right, we need to get to the hospital.
08:57Um, I'll call Sarah, see if there's any updates.
08:59You don't understand, she's not at University Hospital.
09:01She's in Chicago.
09:03Chicago?
09:04Yeah.
09:05What?
09:05I don't know.
09:05She was up there meeting with a potential adoptive family.
09:09She was in her hotel room when her water broke.
09:11Dad, I have to get to her.
09:12And the baby.
09:14If I leave now, I'll probably be there by five.
09:16Tate, Tate, Tate, stop.
09:18I can't let you do that.
09:22How dare you speak to me that way?
09:24I'm just stating a fact, Kayla.
09:27You oversaw the hospital as it fell further and further into debt.
09:31Seth Burns managed the budget.
09:32That was not me.
09:33Oh, well, water under the bridge, as they say.
09:36And now it's my responsibility to keep this hospital from going bankrupt.
09:40Oh, and you think that these draconian budget cuts of yours are fixing things?
09:44Because they're not.
09:45All it's doing is lowering the staff's morale, which is negatively impacting the patient care.
09:50Patient care that would be non-existent if I hadn't implemented these measures to help keep the hospital afloat.
09:56And like it or not, Kayla, you have to comply.
09:59Trim the fat and figure out how to do more with less.
10:02Have I made myself clear?
10:04Oh, Crystal.
10:09What are you doing?
10:11Something I should have done the second that you bought this hospital.
10:14I will not be your figurehead, EJ, or your puppet.
10:18So you either give me complete autonomy and flexibility to run this hospital as I see fit,
10:23or you could consider that my official resignation.
10:30Tate is never going to see his baby.
10:32He's going to be so heartbroken and suspicious.
10:37Heartbroken, perhaps.
10:38But if we just stick to the plan, he'll never know that the baby you took to the fire station is his son.
10:44Are you sure?
10:48Because when I was in the square and I saw him, I knew right away that it was him.
10:53And he's still a newborn, so what happens when he grows up and then people start to realize that he's half Asian?
10:58What if they figure it out?
10:59They won't.
11:00Because we're going to make sure that people don't make that connection.
11:04And I know just how we're going to do it.
11:06Okay, so, I know PR Blitz is more your domain, but we can't exactly hire SJPR to promote your book.
11:21For obvious reasons.
11:24Sure, Titan knows what it's doing, though.
11:26Oh, yeah.
11:27You know, I have to admit, I am very proud of what our team put together.
11:30We have you lined up with a few book talk influencers, set up for a couple of blog interviews, as well as some podcasts.
11:38Whoa, whoa, whoa, podcasts?
11:39Yeah.
11:40I thought the whole point of us having a pen name was so that nobody would find out that I wrote it.
11:44Well, that is why all the interviews are going to be conducted over the phone.
11:47And we have some audio tricks so we can keep your privacy.
11:52Oh.
11:53Okay.
11:56Baby, I have taken every necessary precaution
11:58to make sure that nobody ever finds out
12:01that erotic romance's newest sensation, Anastasia Sands,
12:05is really Stephanie Jones.
12:11Hmm.
12:15All right, son.
12:17You're way too wired right now to be driving to Chicago, okay?
12:20Hey, hey, I'll take you.
12:22All right?
12:22Okay.
12:23All right.
12:23Now, where was Sophia admitted?
12:25Because I can map it out.
12:26She didn't say in her message.
12:28I don't know.
12:28I keep calling her, and I keep calling her, but she's not picking up the phone.
12:31Tate, Tate, Chicago's a very big city.
12:33There's a lot of hospitals, okay?
12:34I don't know if we're going to be there in time.
12:37Dad, I know that.
12:38My baby is about to be born.
12:40I can't give up.
12:41I have to try.
12:42I have to.
12:46And you're sure this will work?
12:49It's the best shot we have.
12:51Just remember what we rehearsed, and you'll be fine.
12:53I'll take care of the paperwork so that everything looks legit.
13:00Okay.
13:01Let's do it.
13:04And, Ms. Trask, I really can't thank you enough for...
13:08Sophia, I've already told you, thank me more than enough.
13:11So all that I expect from you now,
13:14just go out into the world and live your life to the fullest,
13:18knowing that your baby will be placed in a very loving home.
13:23Are you ready to head back home to face Tate and your mom?
13:28As ready as I'll ever be.
13:37Where's little T?
13:40He's great.
13:42Fell asleep while I was waiting in.
13:43Get over here.
13:44Let me give my man a hero's welcome.
13:45How's Ari?
13:49She's still pretty shaken up.
13:51Gabby hasn't left her side.
13:53And, uh, they still have to monitor her for a while longer, so...
13:57But then she can go home?
13:58After she gives a statement to the Salem PD, just like Holly did.
14:02And, Doug, what if, uh, what happens to him?
14:06The prophet said that he left after questioning.
14:09Leo, I need you to be honest with me here.
14:12I know that you were helping Doug scrape together some money
14:15to help pay back that loan shark.
14:17Did you have any idea that he would go after Holly and my cousin?
14:25I don't take too kindly to threats.
14:28Oh, it's not a threat.
14:31No, listen, at the point I'm at in my career right now,
14:34you know, I could just pack it all in yesterday.
14:37I could retire early and enjoy my life without all this stress.
14:42But I don't do it because I care about this hospital,
14:45and I care about my patients, and I care about my staff.
14:47Oh, how noble.
14:50And yet not so magnanimous that you've declined your very competitive salary.
14:54I have never done this job for the prestige or the money.
14:58And I will not continue to do it if I have to defer to somebody
15:01that I not only disrespect, I despise.
15:07So it's your choice, EJ, actually.
15:09You either accept my resignation,
15:12or you back the hell off.
15:13May I use this office for my meeting?
15:20It won't be a long one.
15:23I'll take that as a yes.
15:40Here.
15:41What do you think of this?
15:43A tempestuous romance of high stakes
15:48and smoldering desires.
15:51Blurring the lines of passion between love and danger.
15:56That's one of the blurbs going out for your book.
15:59Blurbs?
16:00Yeah.
16:01Well, we gave advanced copies to a few authors
16:03willing to put their names on it.
16:04We needed something for the print ads.
16:06Whoa, they're, um, they're already mocking those up?
16:09Oh, romance novels are published in an abbreviated schedule.
16:14Compared to the rest of the lit world, anyway.
16:18That's the reason why your book is the perfect one to relaunch Titan Publishing.
16:23Along with your amazing talent, obviously.
16:25Yeah.
16:25But I do need your approval on one thing.
16:29It's an excerpt that's going to be used from your book for the press jackets.
16:34It's the, um, the lead's monologue, where she's explaining why her romance is forbidden, because...
16:43Oh, Alex, you can't, you can't use that passage.
16:45In fact, I'm going to tell Kate to take it out of the manuscript altogether.
16:50Steph, what are you getting so worked up about?
17:05Nothing.
17:07Nothing.
17:08I just, I just want you to take that excerpt out of the press.
17:12Okay.
17:12Okay, we will.
17:13For sure, no problem.
17:15Promise?
17:16I promise you, baby, nothing is going to go without your approval.
17:19You're the boss here.
17:20Okay.
17:23Of course.
17:26Can I ask you why that was so upsetting?
17:30Is there something you're not telling me?
17:32No.
17:33You sure?
17:34Yes, I'm sure.
17:36Okay.
17:36Of course not.
17:37I just, I just, you know...
17:40This is all happening so quickly.
17:43A few months ago, I didn't think anybody was going to see this book.
17:46Now, there are blurbs and press tours.
17:49Mm-hmm.
17:51I know.
17:51It's a little overwhelming.
17:53Yeah.
17:53But just remember, all of this is happening because of your amazing talent.
17:59Your imagination.
18:02Oh, God.
18:03Mm-hmm.
18:05You know what?
18:05I, I have to go.
18:07I'm going to be late.
18:08Yeah.
18:08Yeah, okay.
18:09Um, well, good luck with, with EJ.
18:12And who knows, maybe by the time you get back, we'll be celebrating both of your careers.
18:17Xander, it's me.
18:25This isn't right.
18:26You can't keep Victoria from me.
18:28No, it is not the same thing as when I did it to you.
18:32I was justified.
18:34You know damn well why.
18:37You know what?
18:38Screw you.
18:38Sarah?
18:41Hey, Kayla.
18:43Sorry.
18:43What's wrong?
18:46Everything.
18:48Baby.
18:49Sorry.
18:49All right, here's what we're going to do.
18:56All right, we're going to get on the road, we're going to start driving, and we'll call
19:00as many hospitals as we can around Chicago, see if we can find out where Sophia is, okay?
19:05Right now, I've got to call Amy Choi and see if she knows what's going on.
19:08Dad, dad, dad.
19:09What?
19:09It's Sophia.
19:09I'm sorry, Kayla.
19:13Just talk about unprofessional.
19:15Are you kidding me?
19:17This is your daughter we're talking about, and you have every right to be furious at Xander.
19:22I know, but it's not like Victoria was kidnapped.
19:26It's just a custody dispute.
19:28I'm acting like it's a tragedy.
19:30Yeah, but if this is the way you feel, it's how you feel.
19:33And even if you know exactly where Victoria is and that she's on any kind of danger,
19:38the father of your child is still forcefully keeping you from seeing her, and that is so,
19:44so painful.
19:45And no mother, no parent should ever have to go through that.
19:53Hey, Mom, I just wanted to give you a heads up.
19:58E.J.
19:59In the flesh.
20:00What are you doing in my mom's office?
20:03Nothing nefarious, I assure you.
20:05She most graciously lent it out to me for our meeting.
20:08Somehow I doubt that.
20:10In any case, here we are.
20:12And I'm hoping by the fact that you didn't cancel,
20:15you've decided to take on University Hospital as a client?
20:18I have.
20:20Fantastic.
20:21Under certain conditions.
20:23And I won't lift a finger to help you or the hospital unless you accept all of my terms.
20:30Thank you, Kayla.
20:34It does, it means a lot to me to have you on my side.
20:39Oh my goodness, I always will be.
20:42Listen, you just say the word and I will call up my brother-in-law.
20:45He can send an ISA agent over to Xander's house.
20:47You know, they have a way of having people see reason.
20:51Thanks.
20:52Uh, but I'm hopeful that I can get Xander to back off.
20:59I might have some irons in the fire already.
21:01Glad to hear that.
21:04Honestly, as unhappy as I am the way that man has been handling himself lately,
21:08I mean, really, it almost makes me regret that I voted for him to buy this place.
21:13Almost?
21:14Oh, well, you know, with all of E.J.'s cuts and changes that he wants to implement here at the hospital.
21:19I mean, there are patients that are going to lose their lives.
21:21So as impossible as Xander has been,
21:25I really think that he might be the lesser of two evils.
21:28Sophia, Sophia, thank God, are you okay?
21:37I'm fine.
21:38Okay, I'm so worried about you and the baby.
21:41Please tell me what hospital you're at.
21:42My dad and I are about to go up to Chicago right now.
21:46I'm actually on my way home.
21:50You're...
21:50You're...
21:51You're on your way home?
21:53Was this another false laborer?
21:56No.
21:58Sophia, what's wrong?
21:59What's going on?
22:00Nothing.
22:01I...
22:02It's just...
22:04I had the baby already.
22:10You did?
22:15It's a girl.
22:17We had a daughter.
22:18We had a daughter.
22:28I would have told you if I did.
22:38You believe that, don't you?
22:41I do.
22:42I just don't understand why you would help some stranger out of a jam.
22:46Because...
22:48Maybe if somebody had helped me when I was his age, I would have turned my life around a whole lot sooner.
22:55I don't know.
22:56I...
22:56I...
22:56I see myself in him.
22:59And I would just like for him to get off the path most shady sooner rather than later.
23:03And he needs someone to believe in him the way John and Marlena believed in me.
23:06Well, I believe in you too.
23:11Do you?
23:13Look, Javi, I know finding out about what Dimitri and I did to Gwen kind of threw you.
23:19But I swear I am not that person anymore.
23:22I do not lie, cheat, and steal from everyone I meet.
23:25And I certainly would never keep anything major from you.
23:28I...
23:28I know that, Leo.
23:30You don't have to keep persuading me of that, okay?
23:33Okay.
23:36But I do feel like I have to say this.
23:40You have changed me, Javi, for the better.
23:42I'm a happier person.
23:43I sleep better.
23:44That rash I had has gone away, and so did the twitch in my left eye.
23:48But more importantly than that, I am an open book with the man I love.
23:52The same way I know you are with me.
23:58I'm sorry.
23:59I never should have said that.
24:01No, no, it's not.
24:02I mean, EJ's been making your life miserable for weeks now.
24:05Uh, that's the understatement.
24:08And he just doesn't seem to be backing down.
24:10You know, just a minute ago, he was in my office, and he wanted to take it for himself.
24:14Now he's temporarily commandeered it for a meeting.
24:17Of course, that's after he already scolded me for not making enough cuts in my budget.
24:22I mean, I don't know that Xander would be a much better boss.
24:27His temper has been out of control lately.
24:30Violent, almost.
24:32Are you worried for Victoria's safety?
24:36No.
24:37No.
24:37He would never hurt Victoria, but...
24:41But what?
24:42I am scared that his rage is blinding him so much that anyone can get caught in the crossfire.
24:54Kayla, I feel so stupid.
24:57For what?
24:59For having a baby with a man that's a ticking time bomb.
25:02I know that's the way you are feeling right now.
25:07But you need to remember all the choices that you made that led you to this place right now.
25:12Led you to having that precious little girl, Victoria.
25:17And you may have some regrets.
25:21But I know that there is no way that you would take back ever bringing that precious little girl into this world.
25:27Okay.
25:34Alright, I'll see you soon.
25:39That's a girl.
25:43Do you have a...
25:44Do you have a daughter?
25:47Oh my god, I have a granddaughter.
25:50Yeah, I mean...
25:52I mean, she's not going to be ours for very long.
25:55I know.
26:00How are you feeling?
26:05Uh...
26:05I don't know.
26:12All I know is I can't wait to meet her.
26:18Alright.
26:19Let's hear what these conditions of yours are.
26:23First and foremost...
26:25I won't do anything to undermine my mother.
26:28I'd never ask you to smear Kayla.
26:30Nor would I be foolish enough to believe you would.
26:33Good.
26:34And I won't do anything unethical.
26:37No lying, no cheating, no stealing on behalf of you or the hospital.
26:42You'll get no pushback from me for any of that.
26:46In fact, your terms are more than acceptable.
26:49Great.
26:49Does that mean we have a deal?
26:55We have a deal.
26:59What the hell is going on in here?
27:01You sure you don't mind watching him until I get back?
27:16Leo, I watch him all the time.
27:18Not to mention I love watching him.
27:20Why would I mind?
27:21Yeah, dumb question.
27:22And just so you know, he already had his 2pm bottle.
27:24Okay.
27:25Drank the whole thing, so even if he cries, do not give him any more.
27:28He's got to wait like an hour.
27:29We got it.
27:30Okay.
27:31Oh, and his pass, he is in the port-a-crib in case he needs it.
27:34Right.
27:36I'm hovering, aren't I?
27:37You are.
27:39But it's sweet.
27:41Okay.
27:41Okay.
27:42Bye.
27:43Bye.
27:43Bye.
27:45I'll be right back.
27:50He's finally gone.
27:52Yeah, we got a flag on the play, Kate.
27:54Arthur doesn't want to use the excerpt.
27:55I know it was perfect, but she doesn't want to use it.
28:00I don't know why.
28:03Look, I know it was difficult enough getting her on board, so it's her book.
28:07We have to make sure she feels like she's in control of it.
28:11Just a second.
28:12Hey, let's touch base at the office tomorrow, all right?
28:15All right.
28:16Bye.
28:16Bye.
28:16Bye.
28:16Bye.
28:16Bye.
28:16Bye.
28:18Bye.
28:20Bye.
28:20Bye.
28:20Bye.
28:21Bye.
28:22Bye.
28:22Bye.
28:22Bye.
28:22Bye.
28:25Bye.
28:31Okay.
28:32That's weird.
28:38Ah, Dr. Johnson, your daughter and I were just finalizing the terms of our agreement.
28:44This is the meeting that you needed my office for?
28:46You failed to mention that the meeting was with my daughter.
28:49Oh, I wasn't aware our new PR rep needed permission from her mother.
28:53And I wasn't aware that you didn't take any of my advice, and you accepted this job with EJ.
28:58Well, now you know.
29:00You know what?
29:01I just need a minute alone with EJ.
29:03Mom.
29:03Please, please, please, please, please.
29:05Okay.
29:06I, uh, should go check on some things with Alex.
29:08Anyway.
29:09So, I will call you tonight.
29:12Okay.
29:14Very much looking forward to working with you.
29:19Ah.
29:20What's your complaint now, Kayla?
29:21Oh, it's not a complaint.
29:24It's an order, EJ.
29:26Ordering the boss around again, are you?
29:27You know, you can play games with me all you want, but I will not let you corrupt my daughter.
29:32Well, I'm sure your darling daughter is incorruptible, and I'm not playing games.
29:37I've hired her because of her expertise and prowess as a publicist.
29:41There is not enough prowess in the world, EJ, to make you seem, uh, noble or altruistic.
29:49No, I wouldn't underestimate your daughter, Kayla.
29:52Nor me, for that matter.
29:54Good day.
29:55You know, I guess if you needed more proof that I wasn't ready to be a parent, just look at how I acted the last couple of days.
30:12I mean, it's crazy.
30:14What was I thinking?
30:15Going off on some senior lake trip while Sophia was that close to her due date?
30:20I mean, come on.
30:22What was I thinking?
30:23No, son.
30:23Hey, don't, don't, don't, don't beat yourself up about that.
30:27It's not going to do you or Sophia any good, right?
30:29Hey, besides, if you weren't at the lake, you wouldn't have been able to help Polly and Ari, right?
30:35Yeah.
30:37Yeah, I guess that's right.
30:38I just, why didn't Sophia wait for me to meet with this couple?
30:44Tate, I, I think she was probably just anxious to get this thing going, get it over with.
30:50Sophia has her whole life ahead of her, and by the way, so do you.
30:53And the sooner that this baby is placed with its adoptive parents, the sooner you, you can move on, kid.
31:04Yeah, I don't think I'm ever going to move on.
31:09I think I'm always going to wonder how she's doing.
31:16Hoping she's having a good life, you know?
31:18Do you, uh, do you think that couple was there when Sophia gave birth?
31:30Do you think they saw her before I did?
31:35Maybe.
31:38But hey, it's kind of, it's kind of great.
31:42That's the case, right?
31:43Tate, once, once, once they adopt this baby, they are her parents.
31:50You understand?
31:53Ah, God, Dad, I hate it.
31:55I hate it so much.
31:56I don't know, I'm, I'm, I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm scared.
32:00And I, hey, you're allowed to feel all of it.
32:05I, I can't even imagine what you're feeling right now.
32:08It can't be easy.
32:13And I wish I could take it all and just put it in me.
32:15Everything you're feeling right now, I can't do that.
32:17But what I can promise you is, I'll be with you every step of the way.
32:23I'm not going anywhere, all right?
32:26You hear me?
32:27Yeah, I love you, Dad.
32:32I love you too, kid.
32:33Well, sorry, uh, no.
32:45Leo Stark, this is fortuitous timing.
32:48Hello, EJ.
32:49I was just leaving.
32:50No, no, no, not so fast.
32:51You and I need to have a little chat.
32:52We aren't supposed to be chatting at all, EJ, so make it quick.
33:06What do you want?
33:07The question is, what do you want?
33:10To get these diapers home to my foster son so he doesn't get a rash.
33:12Now, if you'll excuse me.
33:13Let's, let's cut to the chase, shall we?
33:16Everyone in Salem knows your penchant for craven, greedy self-preservation.
33:21That's who I used to be.
33:24Mm-hmm.
33:25Grifters, much like leopards, never change their spots, Leo.
33:28It's not like the jury's still out on that one.
33:30Oh, subtle, EJ, real subtle.
33:34Are you trying to offer me a quid pro quo?
33:36I would never.
33:38I'm just catching up with an old friend.
33:40We're not friends.
33:41We never have been.
33:42So find somebody else to be your stooge.
33:44Leo Stark is not for sale.
33:46Mm-hmm.
33:47No, not anymore.
33:49Mm-hmm.
33:51You're back early.
33:59How'd it go with EJ?
34:02I am officially working for EJ DiMera.
34:05Oh.
34:06Now I just have to hope that my mother doesn't disown me.
34:08Oh.
34:09She trusts you.
34:11She'll come around.
34:11I don't know.
34:12You didn't see the look on her face when she saw EJ and me together.
34:15Mm.
34:15Oh.
34:18What's this?
34:20You tell me.
34:22You came while you were out.
34:23No card, no return address.
34:27You got a secret admirer you're not telling me about?
34:29Oh.
34:30Oh.
34:31Oh.
34:37Oh.
34:38Yeah.
34:39Are you okay?
34:40What's wrong?
34:41Oh.
34:41EJ is hiring my daughter to do the PR for this hospital.
34:44That was the meeting that he wanted my office for.
34:46What?
34:48You know what?
34:48I don't really want to get into it.
34:49I just...
34:50I just worry about her.
34:52In fact, I worry about all my kids from the minute I wake up to the minute I go to bed.
34:55Do you know what I mean?
34:56I do.
34:56Yeah.
34:58Kayla, about earlier when I was ranting about Xander, I don't want you to think that I regret having Victoria.
35:07Of course not.
35:08I know that she's your world.
35:10Come on.
35:11Yeah.
35:11I mean, I can't imagine my life without her.
35:15And so that's why what Xander is doing is just so incredibly painful.
35:19And I wish that he could just see that it's not just us that he's hurting, that he's hurting our daughter as well.
35:26I...
35:26I know this is kind of a long shot, but has Xander ever seen a psychiatrist?
35:32Kidding, right?
35:34I mean, Xander's not the type to open up about his feelings, let alone to a stranger.
35:39Well, I'm not talking about, like, couples therapy or anything like that.
35:43But if you two want to successfully co-parent, I think that he needs to get his rage in check.
35:48And I do know that Marlena offers intense anger management counseling.
35:57Do you really think that would work?
36:00Well, I think he's kind of a tough case.
36:03But if anybody could do it, it's Marlena.
36:05Well, that was quick.
36:15Leo.
36:16Hey, is everything okay?
36:18I'm just making sure nobody followed me.
36:21Followed you?
36:21I ran into E.J. DeMira.
36:24He tried to bribe me into acquitting his son.
36:27What?
36:27Yeah.
36:28Well, I hope you told him no.
36:30Of course I told him no.
36:31Good.
36:32I'm proud of you for standing up to that jerk.
36:35Okay.
36:36Well, I hope you're still proud of me when we wake up with a horse head in our bed.
36:39Sophia.
36:54Hey.
36:55Hi.
36:56I don't know how you're back so soon after having...
36:59Wait, wait.
36:59Where is the baby?
37:03She's gone, Tate.
37:09I don't know how you're back.
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