38 minutes - about 16:10 minutes in, Julie breaks your heart.
Tate's on the couch scrolling through photos of him and Holly. Brady comes in he wants to order some wings, spicy or hot? Tate is not interested in eating. Holly is unaware, per Tate, that Sophia's keeping the baby.
Doug III calls Holly, they both had fun on New Year's Eve.
Tate freaks, thinking he’s going to be a father. He can’t believe his life is changing after just one night. Brady tries to talk about the wonderfulness of being a father, even if Tate isn’t ready to hear this.
Tate blames Sophia’s mother for him becoming a dad. He's upset with Ava for saying something to Mrs. Choi. It’s all Ava’s fault.
DiMera’s living room. Ava has just wandered in; Kristen is not pleased, how did she get in? Ava tells her through the door. It was unlocked. (with Rafe tied up downstairs, you’d think EJ would demand the doors be locked at all times) Ava wants a confession. She has a new text. Ava explains to Kristen that the text messages are coming from the depressing old mausoleum. Rachel is listening at the doors.
Tate and Brady argue over Ava’s involvement. None of this would be happening if Ava hadn’t gotten involved. No, Brady argues, none of this would have happened if you hadn’t had sex when you weren’t prepared to deal with the possible consequences. Now Tate turns on his dad. Everything is everyone else’s fault. Tate goes to leave and as he opens the door, Mrs. Choi is there because you always open a door to a surprise guest.
Doug III and Holly talk about Tate and Sophia and the planned abortion. They call each other good people. Sophia wanders into the room with Holly. She came to apologize. She and Tate were careful and they used protection. Sophia tells Holly that she’s keeping the baby. Holly takes it poorly.
Amy Choi and Brady Black say hello, and greet each other warmly. Amy wants Tate to hang around for this conversation. Amy understands that Tate’s mother is no longer in the picture. She thinks the next step is planning the wedding.
Doug III is on the phone with Leo, he needs money. Julie wanders in looking sad, how much did she hear?
Ava and Kristen continue the who-sent-the-text conversation. Weirdly, the conversation veers into a conversation about the movie The Graduate. (due to Ava’s relationship with Johnny) Kristen lists all the people who live in the house that hate Ava and why. Rachel runs in and yells, LEAVE MY MOTHER ALONE!
Doug III hangs up; Julie has missed an entire day. She has had problems sleeping, then she wishes Doug III a happy 2025. Julie is missing Doug. She is great, heartbreaking during this scene.
Holly and Sophia have the conversation about how Mrs. Choi stopped the trip.
Mrs. Choi discusses the advantages and disadvantages of being a single mother. Brady tries to explain that getting married might not be the best answer. Amy knows that abortion is not the answer.
Rachel is in the room; she accuses Ava of being a bully. Rachel orders Ava out and says not make her call security. Ava leaves. Rachel goes to the chess board and starts a game. Kristen sing-songs, it was you, wasn’t it, who sent to text messages? Kristen wants the truth. Rachel was just trying to scare off Ava.
Brady wonders if Mrs. Choi thinks Sophia is ready to have a baby? Amy isn’t going to throw away her beliefs because it’s convenient. Sophia trusted this irresponsible young man. It’s the Choi family decision, Amy wants Brady to support it. Brady tells her they will be supportive, financially and whatever other ways needed. Tate thanks Brady for having his back. Tate tells Brady they can talk later, but he really needs to get to Holly.
Meanwhile Holly and Sophia are discussing Sophia keeping the baby because of her mother’s beliefs. Sophia tells Holly that Mrs. Choi wants them to get married. This makes Holly’s head explode.
Doug III and Julie talk about loss. Doug III gets a text, he lies to Julie, telling her it was from Holly and he leaves. The message was from the guys he has to pay off.
Ava arrives at the townhouse. Brady tells Ava about Mrs. Choi. He tells her about Amy wanting Tate and Sophia to get married. Ava feels responsible. Brady shuts that down. He wants another conversation. They go to the text messages. Ava continues to call the DiMera Mansion the House of Horrors.
Kristen and Rachel talk about Ava and how she’s in the way. Rachel talks of how Kristen, EJ and Nono all fought dirty. Kristen tells it’s taken her a long time to understand Brady’s wishes. And now she must accept them. Rachel can’t believe that she, Rachel, is going to be punished! Kristen demands her phone. She's going to change the wi-fi password so Rachel won’t be able to do anything with any device. Rachel thinks this is unfair. Kristen orders Rachel to her room. Rachel stomps off. Kristen talks to her father, “Are you HAPPY??”
Holly calls Doug III, as Tate comes into the room. The conversation goes poorly, or just as you’d expect. Apparently, it’s going to be over in 9 months. Tate failed basic biology.
Bad guys approach Doug III. He hands over the money, it’s short, and the bad guys advance on Doug III.
Julie sits on the couch looking at her phone. She gets a text from Maggie, she deletes it; a text from Marie, and deletes it; a text from Jennifer and deletes it too, without answering them. The text messages were all along the lines of I’m thinking of you, how are you doing, love you. Julie sits and sadly stares into space.
Brady burst into the DiMansion living room, saying he doesn’t have time for this. Kristen wants to know what doesn’t he have time for? The stupid word play over the text messages. Kristen tells Brady that it wasn’t her, it was Rachel.
Tate is wandering the town square and runs into Sophia. Sophia tells Tate she saw Holly.
Dougie is on the “snow covered” ground, badly beaten, the bad guys standing over him snickering. Holly may or may not have seen his attackers. It depends on the future plot. The bad guys leave and Holly runs over to the unconscious Dougie.
Tate's on the couch scrolling through photos of him and Holly. Brady comes in he wants to order some wings, spicy or hot? Tate is not interested in eating. Holly is unaware, per Tate, that Sophia's keeping the baby.
Doug III calls Holly, they both had fun on New Year's Eve.
Tate freaks, thinking he’s going to be a father. He can’t believe his life is changing after just one night. Brady tries to talk about the wonderfulness of being a father, even if Tate isn’t ready to hear this.
Tate blames Sophia’s mother for him becoming a dad. He's upset with Ava for saying something to Mrs. Choi. It’s all Ava’s fault.
DiMera’s living room. Ava has just wandered in; Kristen is not pleased, how did she get in? Ava tells her through the door. It was unlocked. (with Rafe tied up downstairs, you’d think EJ would demand the doors be locked at all times) Ava wants a confession. She has a new text. Ava explains to Kristen that the text messages are coming from the depressing old mausoleum. Rachel is listening at the doors.
Tate and Brady argue over Ava’s involvement. None of this would be happening if Ava hadn’t gotten involved. No, Brady argues, none of this would have happened if you hadn’t had sex when you weren’t prepared to deal with the possible consequences. Now Tate turns on his dad. Everything is everyone else’s fault. Tate goes to leave and as he opens the door, Mrs. Choi is there because you always open a door to a surprise guest.
Doug III and Holly talk about Tate and Sophia and the planned abortion. They call each other good people. Sophia wanders into the room with Holly. She came to apologize. She and Tate were careful and they used protection. Sophia tells Holly that she’s keeping the baby. Holly takes it poorly.
Amy Choi and Brady Black say hello, and greet each other warmly. Amy wants Tate to hang around for this conversation. Amy understands that Tate’s mother is no longer in the picture. She thinks the next step is planning the wedding.
Doug III is on the phone with Leo, he needs money. Julie wanders in looking sad, how much did she hear?
Ava and Kristen continue the who-sent-the-text conversation. Weirdly, the conversation veers into a conversation about the movie The Graduate. (due to Ava’s relationship with Johnny) Kristen lists all the people who live in the house that hate Ava and why. Rachel runs in and yells, LEAVE MY MOTHER ALONE!
Doug III hangs up; Julie has missed an entire day. She has had problems sleeping, then she wishes Doug III a happy 2025. Julie is missing Doug. She is great, heartbreaking during this scene.
Holly and Sophia have the conversation about how Mrs. Choi stopped the trip.
Mrs. Choi discusses the advantages and disadvantages of being a single mother. Brady tries to explain that getting married might not be the best answer. Amy knows that abortion is not the answer.
Rachel is in the room; she accuses Ava of being a bully. Rachel orders Ava out and says not make her call security. Ava leaves. Rachel goes to the chess board and starts a game. Kristen sing-songs, it was you, wasn’t it, who sent to text messages? Kristen wants the truth. Rachel was just trying to scare off Ava.
Brady wonders if Mrs. Choi thinks Sophia is ready to have a baby? Amy isn’t going to throw away her beliefs because it’s convenient. Sophia trusted this irresponsible young man. It’s the Choi family decision, Amy wants Brady to support it. Brady tells her they will be supportive, financially and whatever other ways needed. Tate thanks Brady for having his back. Tate tells Brady they can talk later, but he really needs to get to Holly.
Meanwhile Holly and Sophia are discussing Sophia keeping the baby because of her mother’s beliefs. Sophia tells Holly that Mrs. Choi wants them to get married. This makes Holly’s head explode.
Doug III and Julie talk about loss. Doug III gets a text, he lies to Julie, telling her it was from Holly and he leaves. The message was from the guys he has to pay off.
Ava arrives at the townhouse. Brady tells Ava about Mrs. Choi. He tells her about Amy wanting Tate and Sophia to get married. Ava feels responsible. Brady shuts that down. He wants another conversation. They go to the text messages. Ava continues to call the DiMera Mansion the House of Horrors.
Kristen and Rachel talk about Ava and how she’s in the way. Rachel talks of how Kristen, EJ and Nono all fought dirty. Kristen tells it’s taken her a long time to understand Brady’s wishes. And now she must accept them. Rachel can’t believe that she, Rachel, is going to be punished! Kristen demands her phone. She's going to change the wi-fi password so Rachel won’t be able to do anything with any device. Rachel thinks this is unfair. Kristen orders Rachel to her room. Rachel stomps off. Kristen talks to her father, “Are you HAPPY??”
Holly calls Doug III, as Tate comes into the room. The conversation goes poorly, or just as you’d expect. Apparently, it’s going to be over in 9 months. Tate failed basic biology.
Bad guys approach Doug III. He hands over the money, it’s short, and the bad guys advance on Doug III.
Julie sits on the couch looking at her phone. She gets a text from Maggie, she deletes it; a text from Marie, and deletes it; a text from Jennifer and deletes it too, without answering them. The text messages were all along the lines of I’m thinking of you, how are you doing, love you. Julie sits and sadly stares into space.
Brady burst into the DiMansion living room, saying he doesn’t have time for this. Kristen wants to know what doesn’t he have time for? The stupid word play over the text messages. Kristen tells Brady that it wasn’t her, it was Rachel.
Tate is wandering the town square and runs into Sophia. Sophia tells Tate she saw Holly.
Dougie is on the “snow covered” ground, badly beaten, the bad guys standing over him snickering. Holly may or may not have seen his attackers. It depends on the future plot. The bad guys leave and Holly runs over to the unconscious Dougie.
