42:59, written by new head writer Jeanne Marie Ford, which bodes well for us!
We return to Eric and EJ at the pub. Eric is whisper moaning that Holly will come around and realize how wonderful he is, despite the fact he has done nothing to reach out to her since she found out the truth, yet has had time to do a lame photo shoot and sit around the pub. EJ has a differing opinion.
He thinks Holly now knows that Nicole is a chronic liar and that Eric deprived her of her father (this is such an odd narrative, as Holly would not exist if Eric had not mowed down Saint Daniel). EJ says that Holly will never trust Nicole or Eric again, but fortunately she has him to lean on. Eric wonders why Holly would trust EJ after all the lies he told about Jude? EJ tells him that Holly’s opinion of EJ has changed, and so has her opinion of Eric.
Back to Holly rifling through Brady’s briefcase, hoping to find, what? Selfies next to Sarah’s bloody body? She claims she took a wrong turn on the way to the bathroom. Tate wants to know why she is going through Brady’s stuff?
Xander’s thug bumps into Brady and has a flashback of Xander yesterday reminding slow viewers that he is up to no good. He tells Brady that he is “Brian Jones” and while I am certain this is a fake name, I shall refer to him as Brian going forward. Brian claims that he sits next to Brady in AA meetings. Brady has no recollection of him.
Back to Xander being busted by Sarah. She used location tracking to find him. She knows he is not in the park on Titan business. He lied to her, he promised he was not going to confront Brady. Xander denies lying, he looks around the empty park. Does she see Brady here? Sarah asks if he joined a rugby league? She saw the man give him something and that he put it in his pocket. Xander again claims he is on Titan business.
Sarah does not think any Titan business is conducted in an empty park. She tells him to look at her in the eye and tell her it has nothing to do with Brady and his crazy revenge fantasy. Xander can’t tell her that. Sarah, like Gollum, wants to know what he has in his pocket. Xander shows her the gun. In a few hours, Brady Black will be a dead man.
Eric says that Holly was his stepdaughter for barely a year so he wins that contest. Except on the show, Eric was Holly’s stepfather for a few weeks before bailing for Africa. But I digress. EJ asks if Eric is familiar with the concept of the enemy of my enemy is my friend? Holly is furious at Nicole and Eric. Eric says "for now". EJ says that Eric and Nicole ditched Holly in Salem so they could go live in the 15th arrondissement, or was it the 14th? I doubt Eric could afford either of these rather affluent areas in Paris, unless Nicole has taken a side gig dancing at Moulin Rouge.
Eric glowers. He wants to talk about deception. This is not a contest. He cares about Holly. EJ reminds Eric that when Holly overdosed he moved heaven and earth to get her the best care. Eric says he also moved heaven and earth to go after Tate. And now he is trying to pit Holly against him and Nicole. EJ says that they did that to themselves, by lying to Holly her entire life. All so Nicole could preserve the image of “Saint Eric”.
Holly tells Tate to calm down. Tate says she was violating Brady’s privacy. Holly tells him she was looking for evidence that Brady was driving the car that hit Sarah.
Brian says he is not shocked Brady doesn’t recognize him, he tries to stay pretty incognito at those meetings. That second "A" (anonymous) is there for a reason, am I right? Brian claims to be four years sober. Brady says he is surprised Brian never shared. Brian is more of a listener. He says he has been moved by what Brady has shared about his son’s plight at the hands of his girlfriend and the bogus drug charges.
Brian has been through similar stuff with his kid. Brady says in the end all worked out for Tate. Brian has read in the paper about Brady’s hit and run. He says he is sure that it is eating Brady up inside, and if he ever wants to grab a coffee or read the "big book" together Brian is available. He shakes Brady’s hand and something punctures Brady’s hand.
Sarah is freaked out by the gun. She thought Xander came to his senses and realized that this kind of "justice" won’t solve anything. Xander says it is the justice system that is not interested in solving anything, and that the only reason Brady is not in a wheelchair right now is because his mum intervened. And Fiona only did that because Brady seduced her and now she has misplaced fondness for him, like somebody else he could mention.
Sarah says he knows she means her. Brady was her friend. Xander says look at what Brady has taken from her, from Victoria, from them. Sarah agrees it is true. She may never walk again, but she is still here. She has her life and it can be a good one. Xander says her bravery is commendable, but it is breaking his heart, seeing her muster up all her energy to be positive. So if she won’t be angry he will be angry for them both.
Sarah says what breaks her heart is that her husband, the father or her child, is playing vigilante, planning to take somebody’s life in her name, and that he could go to prison forever. She can’t handle losing him on top of all of this. Xander promises she will never lose him. Sarah asks how he thinks he can get away with murder? Xander says he isn’t going to murder anybody, Brady is going to shoot himself.
Fiona is still sipping on her martini. Sophia pops up and asks if there is something wrong with the cheesecake? Fiona decided she would rather imbibe her calories. Sophia says many people do, they just aren’t honest about it. Yep, says Fiona, that’s me, honest to a fault. Sophia is about to clock out. Does she want a box for the cheesecake?
Fiona says her son’s family don’t do leftovers, would Sophia like it? Sophia is shocked at the offer. Fiona says once upon a time she was a waitress scarfing down cold cheese sandwiches and soggy chips on shift. She invites Sophia to join her. She would enjoy the company. Sophia accepts the offer and plants herself down.
Tate asks what Holly what she thought she’d find in Brady’s briefcase? She thought she might find a written confession (uhhh he already confessed). Tate asks if she thinks she is Nancy Drew? He realizes that is the only reason she came over. She doesn’t care about fixing things with them, it was all about getting dirt on his dad.
Eric tells EJ he is not in the picture. EJ says he is, because a distraught young girl came to him for solace. He told Holly that he begged Nicole to tell Holly the truth about Daniel. Eric says that is a lie, EJ never had that conversation. How would you know that asks EJ. Does Eric have a side hustle as a fly on the wall? Eric reminds him that before he left town EJ threatened to tell Holly the truth. EJ laughs that if Holly hears that from Eric she won’t believe a word of it. Will Holly believe anything Eric says ever again? She is horrified by both Eric and Brady and will never get over it.
Brady shakes his hand and claims something stuck him. Brian says his ring has a sharp edge. He wishes Brady the best and takes off. Brady looks baffled.
Sarah asks what Xander means about Brady shooting himself? Xander says that they all know Brady is feeling massive guilt about what he did and about escaping legal punishment. Sarah asks if he is going to force Brady to shoot himself? Xander says more or less. Sarah wants details. Xander says all she needs to know is it won’t be traced back to him.
Sarah remembers who he was when they first got together, and it was the root of everything that went wrong for them. She tells him he is not that man anymore. She makes him look at her. He is not that man anymore because of her and Victoria. He told her that his love for them changed him. Was that a lie? She begs him not to do this.
Sophia is eating the cheesecake. Her parents don’t let her eat sweets. Fiona says they just care about her health. Sophia’s grandma lived to 90 on four chocolate bars a day. She has to fill out college applications. Fiona is shocked that she is still in high school. Her parents want her to be a doctor or lawyer, but Sophia doesn’t know what she wants. Fiona says she has to make time for fun. Sophia is in orchestra and cheerleading. Fiona says no, real fun, like a boyfriend, or girlfriend. Sophia has somebody she likes but he is with somebody else. For now.
We return to Eric and EJ at the pub. Eric is whisper moaning that Holly will come around and realize how wonderful he is, despite the fact he has done nothing to reach out to her since she found out the truth, yet has had time to do a lame photo shoot and sit around the pub. EJ has a differing opinion.
He thinks Holly now knows that Nicole is a chronic liar and that Eric deprived her of her father (this is such an odd narrative, as Holly would not exist if Eric had not mowed down Saint Daniel). EJ says that Holly will never trust Nicole or Eric again, but fortunately she has him to lean on. Eric wonders why Holly would trust EJ after all the lies he told about Jude? EJ tells him that Holly’s opinion of EJ has changed, and so has her opinion of Eric.
Back to Holly rifling through Brady’s briefcase, hoping to find, what? Selfies next to Sarah’s bloody body? She claims she took a wrong turn on the way to the bathroom. Tate wants to know why she is going through Brady’s stuff?
Xander’s thug bumps into Brady and has a flashback of Xander yesterday reminding slow viewers that he is up to no good. He tells Brady that he is “Brian Jones” and while I am certain this is a fake name, I shall refer to him as Brian going forward. Brian claims that he sits next to Brady in AA meetings. Brady has no recollection of him.
Back to Xander being busted by Sarah. She used location tracking to find him. She knows he is not in the park on Titan business. He lied to her, he promised he was not going to confront Brady. Xander denies lying, he looks around the empty park. Does she see Brady here? Sarah asks if he joined a rugby league? She saw the man give him something and that he put it in his pocket. Xander again claims he is on Titan business.
Sarah does not think any Titan business is conducted in an empty park. She tells him to look at her in the eye and tell her it has nothing to do with Brady and his crazy revenge fantasy. Xander can’t tell her that. Sarah, like Gollum, wants to know what he has in his pocket. Xander shows her the gun. In a few hours, Brady Black will be a dead man.
Eric says that Holly was his stepdaughter for barely a year so he wins that contest. Except on the show, Eric was Holly’s stepfather for a few weeks before bailing for Africa. But I digress. EJ asks if Eric is familiar with the concept of the enemy of my enemy is my friend? Holly is furious at Nicole and Eric. Eric says "for now". EJ says that Eric and Nicole ditched Holly in Salem so they could go live in the 15th arrondissement, or was it the 14th? I doubt Eric could afford either of these rather affluent areas in Paris, unless Nicole has taken a side gig dancing at Moulin Rouge.
Eric glowers. He wants to talk about deception. This is not a contest. He cares about Holly. EJ reminds Eric that when Holly overdosed he moved heaven and earth to get her the best care. Eric says he also moved heaven and earth to go after Tate. And now he is trying to pit Holly against him and Nicole. EJ says that they did that to themselves, by lying to Holly her entire life. All so Nicole could preserve the image of “Saint Eric”.
Holly tells Tate to calm down. Tate says she was violating Brady’s privacy. Holly tells him she was looking for evidence that Brady was driving the car that hit Sarah.
Brian says he is not shocked Brady doesn’t recognize him, he tries to stay pretty incognito at those meetings. That second "A" (anonymous) is there for a reason, am I right? Brian claims to be four years sober. Brady says he is surprised Brian never shared. Brian is more of a listener. He says he has been moved by what Brady has shared about his son’s plight at the hands of his girlfriend and the bogus drug charges.
Brian has been through similar stuff with his kid. Brady says in the end all worked out for Tate. Brian has read in the paper about Brady’s hit and run. He says he is sure that it is eating Brady up inside, and if he ever wants to grab a coffee or read the "big book" together Brian is available. He shakes Brady’s hand and something punctures Brady’s hand.
Sarah is freaked out by the gun. She thought Xander came to his senses and realized that this kind of "justice" won’t solve anything. Xander says it is the justice system that is not interested in solving anything, and that the only reason Brady is not in a wheelchair right now is because his mum intervened. And Fiona only did that because Brady seduced her and now she has misplaced fondness for him, like somebody else he could mention.
Sarah says he knows she means her. Brady was her friend. Xander says look at what Brady has taken from her, from Victoria, from them. Sarah agrees it is true. She may never walk again, but she is still here. She has her life and it can be a good one. Xander says her bravery is commendable, but it is breaking his heart, seeing her muster up all her energy to be positive. So if she won’t be angry he will be angry for them both.
Sarah says what breaks her heart is that her husband, the father or her child, is playing vigilante, planning to take somebody’s life in her name, and that he could go to prison forever. She can’t handle losing him on top of all of this. Xander promises she will never lose him. Sarah asks how he thinks he can get away with murder? Xander says he isn’t going to murder anybody, Brady is going to shoot himself.
Fiona is still sipping on her martini. Sophia pops up and asks if there is something wrong with the cheesecake? Fiona decided she would rather imbibe her calories. Sophia says many people do, they just aren’t honest about it. Yep, says Fiona, that’s me, honest to a fault. Sophia is about to clock out. Does she want a box for the cheesecake?
Fiona says her son’s family don’t do leftovers, would Sophia like it? Sophia is shocked at the offer. Fiona says once upon a time she was a waitress scarfing down cold cheese sandwiches and soggy chips on shift. She invites Sophia to join her. She would enjoy the company. Sophia accepts the offer and plants herself down.
Tate asks what Holly what she thought she’d find in Brady’s briefcase? She thought she might find a written confession (uhhh he already confessed). Tate asks if she thinks she is Nancy Drew? He realizes that is the only reason she came over. She doesn’t care about fixing things with them, it was all about getting dirt on his dad.
Eric tells EJ he is not in the picture. EJ says he is, because a distraught young girl came to him for solace. He told Holly that he begged Nicole to tell Holly the truth about Daniel. Eric says that is a lie, EJ never had that conversation. How would you know that asks EJ. Does Eric have a side hustle as a fly on the wall? Eric reminds him that before he left town EJ threatened to tell Holly the truth. EJ laughs that if Holly hears that from Eric she won’t believe a word of it. Will Holly believe anything Eric says ever again? She is horrified by both Eric and Brady and will never get over it.
Brady shakes his hand and claims something stuck him. Brian says his ring has a sharp edge. He wishes Brady the best and takes off. Brady looks baffled.
Sarah asks what Xander means about Brady shooting himself? Xander says that they all know Brady is feeling massive guilt about what he did and about escaping legal punishment. Sarah asks if he is going to force Brady to shoot himself? Xander says more or less. Sarah wants details. Xander says all she needs to know is it won’t be traced back to him.
Sarah remembers who he was when they first got together, and it was the root of everything that went wrong for them. She tells him he is not that man anymore. She makes him look at her. He is not that man anymore because of her and Victoria. He told her that his love for them changed him. Was that a lie? She begs him not to do this.
Sophia is eating the cheesecake. Her parents don’t let her eat sweets. Fiona says they just care about her health. Sophia’s grandma lived to 90 on four chocolate bars a day. She has to fill out college applications. Fiona is shocked that she is still in high school. Her parents want her to be a doctor or lawyer, but Sophia doesn’t know what she wants. Fiona says she has to make time for fun. Sophia is in orchestra and cheerleading. Fiona says no, real fun, like a boyfriend, or girlfriend. Sophia has somebody she likes but he is with somebody else. For now.
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