41 minutes. If you avoid Cat and Chad, it’s a pretty solid show.
Marlena, outside of the pub, hangs up on Shane. She’s trying to get a hold of John. He needs to hear the life changing news from Cat Greene. Kayla and Steve are arriving at the pub during this call.
Cat and Chad talk. Cat’s staying in Salem. Chad is no idea what he's thinking.
Maggie comes in to see Xander staring into space. Xander thinks his “dad” cursed him with the letter.
Philip's on the phone leaving a message for Stephanie about keeping the letter quiet. Kate comes into the room, Philip does Philip.
Replay of Sarah and Stephanie discussing why Stephanie isn’t all right, fight with Philip and all. Sarah had hoped that Xander and Philip would keep each other in check. Stephanie says Philip has no part in running the company. 1000 words later Stephanie spills the letter is a forgery.
Chad and Cat continue to chat outside in January. Repeat of Aaron to stay in Vancouver. He can because he did the mid semester graduation thing. After explaining all of this, Chad says so you are staying here? Where? At the Greene’s home.
Kate can’t believe Stephanie knows, really, with Philip as a son? Kate thinks the Bradys are judgy. This judginess is more than your run-of-the-mill Irish Catholic righteous indignation per Philip. Stephanie is really hurt? Kate thinks he can salvage this.
Sarah is shocked about Philip and the entire letter is forged. Stephanie explains Vivian’s part. She assures Sarah that if she had known the letter was forged, she’d never have supported him.
Xander explains to Maggie that he finally felt heard. Maggie tries to use the Peanuts cartoon of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football, to try to explain. Xander doesn’t understand. Maggie assures Xander that he can work through this and that the boys can bring Titan into the century. Philip is the worst. Xander wants to get rid of Philip once and for all.
Sarah and Stephanie discuss the letter and sharing information and men lying. Stephanie is glad to have found this out before she got in too deep. Sarah leaves. Stephanie is happy Xander will have the news. Stephanie sits down looks at a picture of Steve and Marlena.
Marlena, Steve and Kayla continue to talk about how to get Shane to give Marlena the information she seeks. Kayla tells her the quickest way is to go through Kimberly. Marlena agrees but she doesn’t think Kimberly can help this time. Steve thinks that Shane was adamant that John remain incommunicado. He wants to know what Cat Greene told her. This is news to Steve too. John was the hero in this story. Both Steve and Kayla are thrilled with the news. It was because of John that Catharina lived and went on to have a family of her own.
Chad gives Cat permission for her to live in Salem, this takes time but that’s what this part of the conversation was about.
Xander is not going to do anything rash, he isn’t going to put the risk of losing Sarah and Victoria ever again. Xander muses if Vivian stole the correct embryo. Maggie assures Xander that Victor loved them both equally. Xander is surprised Maggie could say that with a straight face. Maggie says that Victor had a funny way of showing things. Xander reminds Maggie that Victor relied on him to do his dirty work. Xander brings up Cain and Able who were brothers. Maggie says yes, and let's look at how that turned out. Able ended up dead and Cain was banished from the family. Is that what you want?
Kate and her very distracting coat tries to soothe baby Philip by asking him if he’s lost his favorite toy. She tells him to stop moping about. Kate tells Philip to go stop Stephanie from telling anyone what she heard. Philip thinks that once Xander finds out about the forged letter that he (Philip) will be a dead man for sure this time.
Marlena and Steve are at the pub playing with food and telling each other that they need to stop working so much, for a better work-life balance. Marlena is hiring an assistant. They talk about hanging out with each other. Steve tells Marlena that he is sure that John is missing her as much as she misses him. Marlena tells Steve that she tells her patients to be happy with what they have rather than focus on what they don’t. At least, Marlena says, she’s not having to deal with what Julie is going through.
Maggie is still giving Xander a proper earful. She doesn’t want to lose another member of the family over a petty sibling rivaliry. Xander wonders how he turned out to be the bad guy? Why do you think you are the bad guy? Maggie asks. Well, I’m the one getting the lecture. Maggie uses the mother’s response of you’re the one standing here. You are fantasizing about ending your brother and I’m not 100% sure it’s just a fantasy. Xander replies that Victor left Titan to him in his Last Will and Testament. He can’t believe that it doesn’t trump some bonkers letter. Maggie knows that the partnership won’t be easy. But she orders him to work together. Xander brings up how well Maggie and Alex learned to work together. Maggie is taken aback.
Stephanie listens to Philip’s voicemail and she DELETES it, she DELETES it. She is not Steve and Kayla’s daughter. After she deletes it, Kayla walks in.
Rehashing between Kate and Philip, when Sarah walks in on their conversation.
More Cat and Chad talk about who knows. Cat does her odd body movement twitching. She tells of a lead on a job with Marlena. Chad stares off into space.
Steve and Marlana talk. Marlena got an order of strawberries and whipped cream on Christmas Day. Steve has no idea where or what John is doing for the ISA. Marlena feels that John is slipping further and further away.
Marlena, outside of the pub, hangs up on Shane. She’s trying to get a hold of John. He needs to hear the life changing news from Cat Greene. Kayla and Steve are arriving at the pub during this call.
Cat and Chad talk. Cat’s staying in Salem. Chad is no idea what he's thinking.
Maggie comes in to see Xander staring into space. Xander thinks his “dad” cursed him with the letter.
Philip's on the phone leaving a message for Stephanie about keeping the letter quiet. Kate comes into the room, Philip does Philip.
Replay of Sarah and Stephanie discussing why Stephanie isn’t all right, fight with Philip and all. Sarah had hoped that Xander and Philip would keep each other in check. Stephanie says Philip has no part in running the company. 1000 words later Stephanie spills the letter is a forgery.
Chad and Cat continue to chat outside in January. Repeat of Aaron to stay in Vancouver. He can because he did the mid semester graduation thing. After explaining all of this, Chad says so you are staying here? Where? At the Greene’s home.
Kate can’t believe Stephanie knows, really, with Philip as a son? Kate thinks the Bradys are judgy. This judginess is more than your run-of-the-mill Irish Catholic righteous indignation per Philip. Stephanie is really hurt? Kate thinks he can salvage this.
Sarah is shocked about Philip and the entire letter is forged. Stephanie explains Vivian’s part. She assures Sarah that if she had known the letter was forged, she’d never have supported him.
Xander explains to Maggie that he finally felt heard. Maggie tries to use the Peanuts cartoon of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football, to try to explain. Xander doesn’t understand. Maggie assures Xander that he can work through this and that the boys can bring Titan into the century. Philip is the worst. Xander wants to get rid of Philip once and for all.
Sarah and Stephanie discuss the letter and sharing information and men lying. Stephanie is glad to have found this out before she got in too deep. Sarah leaves. Stephanie is happy Xander will have the news. Stephanie sits down looks at a picture of Steve and Marlena.
Marlena, Steve and Kayla continue to talk about how to get Shane to give Marlena the information she seeks. Kayla tells her the quickest way is to go through Kimberly. Marlena agrees but she doesn’t think Kimberly can help this time. Steve thinks that Shane was adamant that John remain incommunicado. He wants to know what Cat Greene told her. This is news to Steve too. John was the hero in this story. Both Steve and Kayla are thrilled with the news. It was because of John that Catharina lived and went on to have a family of her own.
Chad gives Cat permission for her to live in Salem, this takes time but that’s what this part of the conversation was about.
Xander is not going to do anything rash, he isn’t going to put the risk of losing Sarah and Victoria ever again. Xander muses if Vivian stole the correct embryo. Maggie assures Xander that Victor loved them both equally. Xander is surprised Maggie could say that with a straight face. Maggie says that Victor had a funny way of showing things. Xander reminds Maggie that Victor relied on him to do his dirty work. Xander brings up Cain and Able who were brothers. Maggie says yes, and let's look at how that turned out. Able ended up dead and Cain was banished from the family. Is that what you want?
Kate and her very distracting coat tries to soothe baby Philip by asking him if he’s lost his favorite toy. She tells him to stop moping about. Kate tells Philip to go stop Stephanie from telling anyone what she heard. Philip thinks that once Xander finds out about the forged letter that he (Philip) will be a dead man for sure this time.
Marlena and Steve are at the pub playing with food and telling each other that they need to stop working so much, for a better work-life balance. Marlena is hiring an assistant. They talk about hanging out with each other. Steve tells Marlena that he is sure that John is missing her as much as she misses him. Marlena tells Steve that she tells her patients to be happy with what they have rather than focus on what they don’t. At least, Marlena says, she’s not having to deal with what Julie is going through.
Maggie is still giving Xander a proper earful. She doesn’t want to lose another member of the family over a petty sibling rivaliry. Xander wonders how he turned out to be the bad guy? Why do you think you are the bad guy? Maggie asks. Well, I’m the one getting the lecture. Maggie uses the mother’s response of you’re the one standing here. You are fantasizing about ending your brother and I’m not 100% sure it’s just a fantasy. Xander replies that Victor left Titan to him in his Last Will and Testament. He can’t believe that it doesn’t trump some bonkers letter. Maggie knows that the partnership won’t be easy. But she orders him to work together. Xander brings up how well Maggie and Alex learned to work together. Maggie is taken aback.
Stephanie listens to Philip’s voicemail and she DELETES it, she DELETES it. She is not Steve and Kayla’s daughter. After she deletes it, Kayla walks in.
Rehashing between Kate and Philip, when Sarah walks in on their conversation.
More Cat and Chad talk about who knows. Cat does her odd body movement twitching. She tells of a lead on a job with Marlena. Chad stares off into space.
Steve and Marlana talk. Marlena got an order of strawberries and whipped cream on Christmas Day. Steve has no idea where or what John is doing for the ISA. Marlena feels that John is slipping further and further away.
