Episode #8: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Paul repeats that his ex the one that got away is happily married. Will is sorry to hear that Paul missed out. Paul tells Will that he has no idea. If Paul played his cards right, he would have wound up married to the guy.
Outsidr of Will's Office @ SONIX
Sonny is about to knock on Will's office door when a voice tells him not to disturb Mr. Horton. Sonny turns to see a receptionist. She asks if the flowers are for Mr. Horton. Sonny says yes. The receptionist says that she will be glad to put them in water and make sure that Mr. Horton gets them.
Nicole's Office @ Titan TV
Nicole has just finished taping her evening segment, which was sparse as Miles points out. Nicole says that she hit a snag on a particular story. And all she could get out of University Hospital's PR was the little blurb she was able to discuss. Miles wants to know what this big story is. Nicole says she is waiting to hear back from her source at the Salem PD.
Hope's Desk @ The Salem PD
Hope is on the phone with Ciara. She promises Ciara that she will be able to get away from work in time to go to the beach house with Chase and his dad. In order to do that, she has to get back to work. She tells Ciara she loves her and hangs up. Hope's focus returns to her computer. She picks up the phone and asks to speak to the editor of the Chicago Tribune.
Alone, Serena, in her robe and her hair in a towel, recalls her fight with Nicole. She hopes she hasn't already screwed things up with Eric. She needs him. There is a knock on the door. It is everyone's favorite bellhop, Derrick. He has flowers for Ms. Mason. Serena is glad that he's doing the delivering this time, rather than allowing guests to break into her hotel room. She takes the flowers. She doesn't tip him and slams the door in his face. Self-deprecating Derrick figures he deserved that. He's lucky to have a job. He walks away. Inside, Serena smells the flowers. Everlastings. There is a card from Eric, telling her to call him.
Chad in a light blue button up with his sleeves rolled up, ices his face. He thanks Harold for the fresh ice. Chad recalls spying Rafe and Jordan kissing Ben beating him up and then Jordan coming to his hospital room. He wonders if he doesn't have the full story regarding Rafe and Jordan's kiss. She seemed to truly care for him by stopping by, even if she wanted answers. He hopes he hasn't made a big mistakes. His phone rings. It's Father. The Phoenix whistle sound plays in the background.
Kiriakis Mansion: The Study
Victor's waiting in his study. There is a knock. Abigail enters. Victor asks Ms. Deveraux what he can do for her or rather for Mr. Rogers. Abigail tells Victor that she cannot stay long. She has to return to the hospital and work PR well into the evening, because of the high-profile shooting. Victor saw Titan TV's segment on Mr. Weston's shooting. It's terrible. Rogers is Weston's son, is he not? Abigail says yes. Victor tells Ms. Deveraux that she's barking up the wrong tree.
Will is sure that if Paul had decided to come out, things could have worked out for Paul and this guy. And who knows, maybe marriage was in the cards for them had he been out. Paul says Will doesn't understand. This guy proposed to him. Paul had to refuse, because he didn't want to risk coming out. He was an up and comer back then. Will is shocked. Paul says he really loved the guy, but he had no idea where his career would go if he came out. Before meeting this guy, ball was everything to Paul. Will understands. Being out in sports is such a new thing. Paul wishes he'd had the courage of Michael Sam and the like. Will and Paul discuss how Michael Sam recently proposed to his now-fiance. Paul says that could be him now. Hell, he could be married. Will tells Paul that there's no reason to plague his mind with what-ifs. Paul knows. He just cannot help it. Paul admits that he was so glad to meet Will, but he is taken, too. Will apologizes again. Paul wonders if Will is going to tell his boyfriend what happened between them.
Outside Will's Office @ SONIX
Sonny hesitates. He wanted to give them in person. Will and he have been fighting a little bit lately, and he wanted to go the extra mile. The receptionist, Lin, doesn't know how long Mr. Horton will be with his interviewee. She knows that Mr. Kiriakis is a busy man and probably doesn't have time to wait around. She also knows that Mr. Horton has a deadline to meet. Zoe, who has just stepped out of her office, says that's right. He does. Sonny says this must be the infamous Ms. Browning. Sonny introduces himself as Will's husband. Zoe is glad to meet him, and thanks Sonny for letting them borrow Will so much. She has a feeling this story is going to be big and will surely pay off for Will's family. Sonny decides to take Lin up on her offer to put the flowers in a vase. He asks if he can write the note himself. Lin says of course. She tells him to use the back of a business card and gives him a pen. He leans over the receptionist desk to write, back facing Will's office.
Nicole's Office @ Titan TV
Miles hopes that this story is worth it to Nicole. She promises that it will be. Miles leaves. Alone again, Nicole urges Hope to call her soon. She decides to pray. She knows that she doesn't really deserve to have her prayers answered, but this isn't for her. This is for one of His favorite sons, Eric Brady. She doesn't want Eric to get hurt by this bitch on wheels Serena Mason. If she can just prove that Serena is a no good schemer and help Eric avoid more heartache, that is all she wants. And she admits that it would be satisfying to be right about her. Ever since she hit town, everyone has been singing her praises and its gotten on her last nerve. She may not have spilled the drink on Serena on purpose, but she wasn't really sorry. Some people just need to be taken off their pedestal. She hopes that God can see past Nicole's own transgressions and see that she's trying to help one of the good ones.
Hope is having difficulty getting in touch with the editor. She's getting the run around. She knows the newspaper wants to protect their own interests, but she needs to talk to the editor who worked with a Serena Mason. She is getting shut down. Hope says that she'll call her cousin, former editor-in-chief at the Spectator. She knows that Ms. Horton is good friends with Mr. Wentworth. This finally gets her somewhere. The receptionist connects her with Mr. Wentworth's office phone. She gets voice mail. "Hello, Mr. Wentworth. This is Hope Brady, Jennifer Horton's cousin. I need your advice on something and Jennifer thought you might be able to help me. Please call me back.Hope hangs up. Since she left her cell phone number, Hope decides to pack things up and try and meet up with Nicole. She packs her laptop and the flash-drive and heads out.
Serena calls Eric. He answers her with a smile, calling her beautiful. Serena smiles. She wonders how he ever found Everlasts. Eric says that being a Brady has its perks, which includes being able to call in international favors. Serena knows this could not have been inexpensive. Eric doesn't care. He chose Everlasts, yes, because they are South African native, but also because that is how he would want his next relationship to be. Serena is overwhelmed. Eric tells her not to worry. He plans to take things slow with her. After the way things blew up with Serena tells Eric not to say her name. She understands. Eric asks Serena if she is free this evening. Serena says that she is, in fact. Eric wants to take her out. Serena worries that they'll run into Nicole again. Eric says that is always a possibility, but they can ignore her. Serena accepts. She asks where Eric will take her, but he refused to divulge details. He wants to surprise her. Serena accepts this, as well. Eric tells her to dress nice. She will. Serena hangs up, happy.
Chad greets his father. Stefano notes the pain in Chad's voice and chuckles. It seems Mr. Rogers has a rather excellent right hook. Chad smirks and asks how it is that his father always knows when something has happened. Stefano swears that someday, Chad will know his secrets. Stefano wants to know if this messes up any of their plans. Chad admits that he was thrown for a loop when he saw Rafe kissing Jordan. "Ah ha!" exclaims Stefano, understanding that Chad must have provoked Ben to attack after his sister's betrayal. Chad knows that he originally honed in on Ms. Ridgeway as a way to get under the skin of his enemies Rafe as a general DiMera enemy, and Ben as Abigail's current beau but in spite of himself, he has come to care for her. Stefano cautions his son not to let his guard down, saying that women are like chameleons, changing to fit their surroundings. Chad thinks this is colored by Stefano's failed relationship with Kate. Chad doesn't want to be alone at his father's age. Stefano understands that Chad longs for love. Stefano thinks perhaps, however, that Chad has become distracted by Ms. Ridgeway and should focus on the original plan of landing Abigail Deveraux.
Kiriakis Mansion: The Study
Abigail asks Victor to hear her out. Abigail tells Victor that Ben is in trouble, because he beat up Chad. Victor is intrigued. Doesn't Rogers work at TBD, which Chad is part-owner of. Abigail says yes. She says that Ben is likely to lose his job there because of what happened. Victor admits that anyone willing to give a DiMera a shiner ranks well in his book. Abigail points out that Aunt Maggie would also appreciate him doing this favor for her. Victor supposes she wants her name left out of this. She says no. No secrets between Ben and her. "How quaint,Victor quips. Abigail says that she will go and talk to Ben about it. She thanks Mr. Kiriakis. Victor watches her go. Alone, Victor ponders. "Well, if Weston lives, this could be a way to get under his skin...”
Will balks when he realizes Paul didn't get how far he had committed to his long-term beau. Will knows he can't just take his ring out and put it on now, so he let's Paul believe that it's just a long-term boyfriend. Will says it was a one time mistake. After this meeting, Will expects he will not be seeing Paul anymore. Paul is disappointed to hear that. He was hoping he could convince Will to come by his hotel after he was done working. It's late and the nights get lonely. Will apologizes, but he can't do that. That it happened at all is huge mistake on Will's part, which isn't to say he didn't want it, or wouldn't want it again. Paul is a desirable man. Will is just a small town boy who fell hard for the first man he dated. Along came this sexy, experience, albeit closeted baseball celebrity. Will was overwhelmed by Paul coming onto him. He didn't want Paul to feel used. Paul says he's to being the one who is using others women, in particular. He's had plenty of one night stands, but Paul is not ready to close the door on taking Will to bed again. It happened once for a reason. No matter how Will justifies it, his relationship can't be happy or satisfying these days, or he never would have given into Paul's advances. Will thinks Paul should go. Paul agrees to go. He knows Will has a lot of work to do. Paul leaves. Will sighs heavily.
Outside Will's Office @ SONIX
Unbeknownst to Sonny, whose back is to Will's office, Paul walks by and leaves quietly. Lin comes back and sees him going into the elevator. Sonny smells something familiar. Lin thinks its the flowers. Sonny says no. A cologne he recognizes. His husbands? Sonny again says no. Someone else. He supposes someone else in the office must wear it. Paul has already gone down the elevator, not having seen Sonny. Lin tells Sonny that his husband is free now. Sonny doesn't want to disturb him if he is hard at work. He doesn't want to be responsible for Will missing his deadline or a paycheck. Plus, he should head back to work himself. Lin promises to give Mr. Horton the flowers. Sonny thanks Lin so much for her help. He leaves.
Nicole's Office @ Titan TV
Hope knocks on Nicole's door. Nicole was expecting a phone call. Hope is waiting for one herself and figured it was better to come here and talk over some things rather than sit around and wait for Serena's editor when she worked at the Chicago Tribune to call her back. Nicole asks Hope how she got in touch with him. She couldn't get near him when she tried. Hope says that he is an old friend of Jack and Jennifer's. In fact, she'd be surprised if Nicole never met him when he worked at the Spectator. Anyway, Hope looked at the materials on the flash-drive and compared them with what the Tribune printed. The time-stamps all but prove that her anonymous tipper was the photojournalist behind the photos in the article, as well as the article itself. The question is whether the Tribune even knows they were duped. One of two things happened. Either Serena presented herself as both journalist and photojournalist and did none of the work and took all the credit, or the Tribune liked her reputation and didn't want to credit an amateur photographer. Either way, Hope says, Ms. Mason is looking at some big trouble. Nicole wonders if Serena would be thrown in jail. Hope says that's unlikely. He hasn't done anything illegal here and the Chicago PD would have no jurisdiction here. It's a petty crime at best and they have enough on their hands there locally. Hope hopes that Nicole will still show this proof to Eric. Hope doesn't like the fact that her nephew might be duped by this girl.
Serena has dressed in a sparkly blue dress. There is a knock on the door. It's Eric. He is wearing a button up shirt with a few buttons left undone and a navy blazer. Eric asks her if she is ready to dance the night away. Serena says that she just needs to get her coat. While Eric waits, he is unaware of the mysterious envelope, which Serena has left out. Serena returns with her jacket and they leave.
Chad is unsure whether there is anyway that Abigail would fall for him now. She is livid about Ben, convinced that he provoked Ben and of course, she is right. Stefano thinks that perhaps Chad has made a misstep. He thinks his son can find a way to endear Abigail to him again. Chad considers. And what of Jordan? Stefano thinks that perhaps she still has her role to play, as well.
Kiriakis Mansion: The Study
Kate waltzes in without being announced. Victor tells Kate that it is always nice to see here. Kate is livid. She is convinced that Victor is behind Clyde's shooting. And she was a fool warned HIM about Clyde! Victor flippantly tells Kate that she is a fool that has fallen for another man just like her ex-Curtis Brown! Kate accuses Victor of being jealous of Clyde - for challenging Victor's success in business, and for getting to take her to bed every night. Outside the study door, Sonny was about to knock when he overheard this and stopped.
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