Great show! Written by one of the new head writers Jeanne Marie Ford.
Smith Island. Sound of squawking birdies set the scene. Tate, in his black underwear, is doing one handed push-ups. There is a knock at the door. He opens it to find Sophia in a bathing suit. He was expecting somebody else.
Sarah’s hospital room. Holly has remembered that Sarah is her aunt. She enters with a bag of Sweet Bits donuts. Grandma Alice's recipe. Holly wants to know how Sarah is doing? She is alright, just worried about Xander. He is not handling the situation well. Holly says he is probably just hurting for Sarah. Sarah says that his anger and frustration that he can’t do anything about it might lead to him taking it out on the wrong person.
Commish Jada is barking orders down the phone about getting matches on the license plate. Xander bursts in without knocking and accuses her of sitting around and wasting time. Why is she sitting at a desk when she should be out investigating his wife’s hit and run? Jada gets off the phone. She says she knows Xander is upset but he hasn’t got the right to barge in without knocking. Xander tells her to spare him the etiquette lesson and explain why she has not yet arrested the person who mowed down his wife. Jada gives him a hard Paddington stare.
Townhouse. Brady is talking to himself. Dude has lost his car. He remembers it being missing. He can’t figure out where it went. Phone rings. It is Maggie. We hear her voice but she is not seen at all in this scene, which is odd. Brady asks about Sarah. Maggie tells him she is paralyzed. Brady goes wide eyed.
NotAbby is pacing the murder room. She glares at a picture of real Abby. She gets on phone and tells her accomplice that she can’t do this anymore. Unseen person lectures her on how high the stakes are. NotAbby is annoyed that she is living in the house where Abby was murdered with Chad and his two brothers, both of whom she apparently "slept with". Chad keeps staring at her like he is waiting for her to remember something. He has been patient and understanding, but how long can that last? Cue a knock on the door. It’s Chad with coffee. NotAbby snarls “not that long apparently” into the phone.
Brady is sorry. He wants to know if the paralysis is permanent? Maggie reports that the doctors say she might regain the use of her legs with the help of steroids and physical therapy. A better report than Sarah gave poor Xander on Wednesday. Brady wants to know what he can do? Maggie wants him to pray for Sarah’s recovery and that the culprit is found.
Xander continues to Xander. He asks Jada if she has even lifted a finger on the case, or is she just happy cashing a paycheck in the new cushy job she has inherited due to Rafe’s misfortune (he picks up and looks dismissively at her nameplate as he says this. Jada continues to glare). Jada advises him to watch his tone. Xander wants results and a name. Jada says they are doing everything they can. Xander doesn’t buy this. He says the Salem PD is a pathetic excuse for a police department (not wrong) and that nobody here does their jobs, or the monster who paralyzed his wife would already be rotting in jail.
Cut to said monster. She has poured herself a nice looking drink complete with celery stalks. She has one of her usual flashbacks. This time to Xander telling her about Sarah’s paralysis. She mutters what has she done and sips at her drink.
Holly says Xander is just frustrated. Sarah knows Jada is doing everything she can but Xander is not going to stop until somebody is arrested, and she loves him for that, but she hopes he does not get himself locked up. Holly, who is new to Xander, asks if he does this kind of thing often? Sarah replies "You could say that." Xander is very protective of her. Holly would totally freak if somebody hurt the one she loved. Sarah wants to know who that might be?
Sophia knows how busy Holly is doing her menial job at the Bistro and her aunt in the hospital. Tate points out that Sarah could have been killed. Sophia says she thought Tate might be lonely, so what does he feel like doing?
Jada didn’t know Sarah was paralyzed. Xander is not interested in her apologies. He just wants her to do her job. It’s been days and she’s got nowhere. Jada says that is not true. Xander has not seen an arrest. Jada says if he hadn’t stormed in here looking for a fight she might have been able to give him some news. Xander asks if she found something? Jada tells him they have a lead on the car.
Fiona’s drink needs more vodka. Knock on door. She hides the booze in a drawer. It’s Brady, so she didn’t need to do that. Fiona wants to know if he found his car? Brady's angry that Fiona didn’t tell him Sarah was paralyzed. She admits she downplayed it a bit hoping it wasn’t permanent. She is terribly upset. The mother of her granddaughter might not walk again, so Brady isn’t top of her list right now. Brady is dying. Fiona tells him to calm down. Brady says Fiona is not the one who might be the blame for Sarah’s paralysis (well…)
Sarah is trying to get the intel on Tate from Holly when who enters but Dr. Mark Greene, no longer unseen! He was just doing his rounds. Sarah introduces Holly but he knows her. They explain the debacle about the prom and how Holly ditched Aaron for Tate.
Tate wants to know why Sophia would want him to hang out with her? Sophia gaslighted his girlfriend. They aren’t friends. She made Holly feel bad that they aren’t having sex yet. Sophia just thinks that might be "hard" on him. Tate is fine. Sophia says she has heard it can be uncomfortable when a girl "teases" a guy and doesn’t put out.
Tate is not like most teenage boys. He doesn’t walk around thinking about sex all the time. Sophia is eyeing "little Tate" and begs to differ. Tate covers with a pillow and says it is just because it is morning. Sophia says there is nothing to be ashamed of (I’m ashamed typing this). Sophia doesn’t want to leave him alone with all his pent-up sexual energy.
NotAbby hangs up. Chad has coffee, Abby’s fave with vanilla creamer. Chad was worried about her sleeping in the murder room. She assures him that she survived. She asks if it is hard for him to be in this room? It is of course. She was thinking about Clyde coming in with a knife and…. She either has a flash of memory or pretends to have one. I’m going with pretending.
Chad wants to know what she remembers? She says she was on the bed and Clyde said “I know what you’ve been up to”. Chad feeds into this by telling her he was talking about her investigation into the drug ring. NotAbby says it is all fuzzy. Clyde is walking towards her with a knife. She starts screaming “no no no” and Chad embraces her. She says the memory is gone now. Chad says it is a huge breakthrough. Her memories are in there somewhere. Her face says different.
Tate tosses away the pillow. Sophia is making him uncomfortable. He loves Holly. Tate tells her to relax. She removes her cover-up and comes at him.
Smith Island. Sound of squawking birdies set the scene. Tate, in his black underwear, is doing one handed push-ups. There is a knock at the door. He opens it to find Sophia in a bathing suit. He was expecting somebody else.
Sarah’s hospital room. Holly has remembered that Sarah is her aunt. She enters with a bag of Sweet Bits donuts. Grandma Alice's recipe. Holly wants to know how Sarah is doing? She is alright, just worried about Xander. He is not handling the situation well. Holly says he is probably just hurting for Sarah. Sarah says that his anger and frustration that he can’t do anything about it might lead to him taking it out on the wrong person.
Commish Jada is barking orders down the phone about getting matches on the license plate. Xander bursts in without knocking and accuses her of sitting around and wasting time. Why is she sitting at a desk when she should be out investigating his wife’s hit and run? Jada gets off the phone. She says she knows Xander is upset but he hasn’t got the right to barge in without knocking. Xander tells her to spare him the etiquette lesson and explain why she has not yet arrested the person who mowed down his wife. Jada gives him a hard Paddington stare.
Townhouse. Brady is talking to himself. Dude has lost his car. He remembers it being missing. He can’t figure out where it went. Phone rings. It is Maggie. We hear her voice but she is not seen at all in this scene, which is odd. Brady asks about Sarah. Maggie tells him she is paralyzed. Brady goes wide eyed.
NotAbby is pacing the murder room. She glares at a picture of real Abby. She gets on phone and tells her accomplice that she can’t do this anymore. Unseen person lectures her on how high the stakes are. NotAbby is annoyed that she is living in the house where Abby was murdered with Chad and his two brothers, both of whom she apparently "slept with". Chad keeps staring at her like he is waiting for her to remember something. He has been patient and understanding, but how long can that last? Cue a knock on the door. It’s Chad with coffee. NotAbby snarls “not that long apparently” into the phone.
Brady is sorry. He wants to know if the paralysis is permanent? Maggie reports that the doctors say she might regain the use of her legs with the help of steroids and physical therapy. A better report than Sarah gave poor Xander on Wednesday. Brady wants to know what he can do? Maggie wants him to pray for Sarah’s recovery and that the culprit is found.
Xander continues to Xander. He asks Jada if she has even lifted a finger on the case, or is she just happy cashing a paycheck in the new cushy job she has inherited due to Rafe’s misfortune (he picks up and looks dismissively at her nameplate as he says this. Jada continues to glare). Jada advises him to watch his tone. Xander wants results and a name. Jada says they are doing everything they can. Xander doesn’t buy this. He says the Salem PD is a pathetic excuse for a police department (not wrong) and that nobody here does their jobs, or the monster who paralyzed his wife would already be rotting in jail.
Cut to said monster. She has poured herself a nice looking drink complete with celery stalks. She has one of her usual flashbacks. This time to Xander telling her about Sarah’s paralysis. She mutters what has she done and sips at her drink.
Holly says Xander is just frustrated. Sarah knows Jada is doing everything she can but Xander is not going to stop until somebody is arrested, and she loves him for that, but she hopes he does not get himself locked up. Holly, who is new to Xander, asks if he does this kind of thing often? Sarah replies "You could say that." Xander is very protective of her. Holly would totally freak if somebody hurt the one she loved. Sarah wants to know who that might be?
Sophia knows how busy Holly is doing her menial job at the Bistro and her aunt in the hospital. Tate points out that Sarah could have been killed. Sophia says she thought Tate might be lonely, so what does he feel like doing?
Jada didn’t know Sarah was paralyzed. Xander is not interested in her apologies. He just wants her to do her job. It’s been days and she’s got nowhere. Jada says that is not true. Xander has not seen an arrest. Jada says if he hadn’t stormed in here looking for a fight she might have been able to give him some news. Xander asks if she found something? Jada tells him they have a lead on the car.
Fiona’s drink needs more vodka. Knock on door. She hides the booze in a drawer. It’s Brady, so she didn’t need to do that. Fiona wants to know if he found his car? Brady's angry that Fiona didn’t tell him Sarah was paralyzed. She admits she downplayed it a bit hoping it wasn’t permanent. She is terribly upset. The mother of her granddaughter might not walk again, so Brady isn’t top of her list right now. Brady is dying. Fiona tells him to calm down. Brady says Fiona is not the one who might be the blame for Sarah’s paralysis (well…)
Sarah is trying to get the intel on Tate from Holly when who enters but Dr. Mark Greene, no longer unseen! He was just doing his rounds. Sarah introduces Holly but he knows her. They explain the debacle about the prom and how Holly ditched Aaron for Tate.
Tate wants to know why Sophia would want him to hang out with her? Sophia gaslighted his girlfriend. They aren’t friends. She made Holly feel bad that they aren’t having sex yet. Sophia just thinks that might be "hard" on him. Tate is fine. Sophia says she has heard it can be uncomfortable when a girl "teases" a guy and doesn’t put out.
Tate is not like most teenage boys. He doesn’t walk around thinking about sex all the time. Sophia is eyeing "little Tate" and begs to differ. Tate covers with a pillow and says it is just because it is morning. Sophia says there is nothing to be ashamed of (I’m ashamed typing this). Sophia doesn’t want to leave him alone with all his pent-up sexual energy.
NotAbby hangs up. Chad has coffee, Abby’s fave with vanilla creamer. Chad was worried about her sleeping in the murder room. She assures him that she survived. She asks if it is hard for him to be in this room? It is of course. She was thinking about Clyde coming in with a knife and…. She either has a flash of memory or pretends to have one. I’m going with pretending.
Chad wants to know what she remembers? She says she was on the bed and Clyde said “I know what you’ve been up to”. Chad feeds into this by telling her he was talking about her investigation into the drug ring. NotAbby says it is all fuzzy. Clyde is walking towards her with a knife. She starts screaming “no no no” and Chad embraces her. She says the memory is gone now. Chad says it is a huge breakthrough. Her memories are in there somewhere. Her face says different.
Tate tosses away the pillow. Sophia is making him uncomfortable. He loves Holly. Tate tells her to relax. She removes her cover-up and comes at him.
