Arianna tells Brady that she feels like Rafe and Sami are hiding something, since Rafe was planning on adopting Grace without marrying Sami. Stefano thanks Nicole for what she has done to ensure that EJ is raising his daughter, alive and well. He warns her that Sami and EJ must never learn the truth about Sydney. Nicole comes to Rafe's rescue at the hospital when the nurse can't find his name on file in connection to Grace. Nicole uses the DiMera name to get the nurse to release Grace's body to Rafe. Rafe is suspicious of how upset Nicole seems to be about Grace, reminding her that she had no connection to the baby at all. Sami tells EJ that he is Grace's father. He doesn't believe it at first, but she convinces him, citing all the reasons she didn't tell him about his daughter. EJ goes postal. Chelsea returns to Salem to ask Max to move to London with her for good. Kate steals one of Daniel's blank prescriptions as he sleeps at the hospital. He wakes up as she is leaving and asks her what she is doing there, assuming she has some sort of agenda. Chloe dreams about Daniel and wakes up to Lucas wanting them to be honest with each other about everything. He divulges to Chloe that Grace was really E.J.'s daughter.
Chloe: You can't be here. Daniel: Chloe... Chloe: No, you we can't be together, okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Oh! [Sighs] Stefano, you scared me. Stefano: I think we should finish our little conversation. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Max. Max... Max: Mnh-mnh. Stop. Dreams just make it worse. Chelsea: This isn't a dream, bartender. Max: Chelsea. Chelsea: Good morning. [SCENE_BREAK] Arianna: Rafe, I'm so sorry. Rafe: Yeah. Arianna: I know how much that little girl meant to you. Rafe: [Exhales sharply] Arianna: That you already adopted her. Rafe: Well, the paperwork was in, but...it would have still taken a while for it to go through. Arianna: Well, y-- something like this happens and all your problems just get really small. Look, is there anything I can do for you? Rafe: No. Arianna: Just tell me. I'll do it. Rafe: I'm okay. I'm just -- [Sniffles] It's Sami that I'm worried about. Arianna: She's telling Allie and Johnny that their sister died right now, isn't she? [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: "And our friend Katie was very special. She made my brother David laugh, and our dog loved her, too. We would talk every day and play and play and play. But one day, mama told us we couldn't go play with Katie because she had to go to the hospital. Katie was very sick, and mama said she was so sick she could never come home again... or play... because that day... Katie died." [Sniffling] Will: [Clears throat] "We were all very sad. My brother David cried. So did I. Our dad was sad, too. There will come a time... when our sadness and our anger will go away. It'll be a time when we can be happy again..." [Sniffles] "...And know that our memories of our friend Katie, especially all the good times. The end." Sami: Our beautiful, little Grace... she's, um... she's not gonna be able to be with us anymore. But, uh... [Inhales sharply] But she's... with the angels now, and -- and we'll keep her in our hearts... forever. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: This is not exactly a good day, Stefano, and I don't -- I don't have anything else to say. Stefano: Well, I do, so please show some respect for what I have to say. [Clears throat] I am aware that if you had not switched those babies at birth and passed off Sami's baby as your own, that we would be preparing for Sydney's funeral. Nicole: Then you understand. And know this, Stefano -- there's nothing I won't do to keep this family together. Stefano: I know that -- yes -- and I pray that you succeed. But, uh [Chuckles] You, on the other hand, better pray that Elvis and Samantha never find out what you have done. [SCENE_BREAK] Arianna: Hey, Sami will get through this. She seems like a real fighter. She's strong. Rafe: I know. I know. She had grown so close to that little girl. Arianna: I know. I could tell. But she was adopted, though, right? Rafe: What? For God's sake, Ari, so what? It's like the same thing. It's like having your heart ripped out. Arianna: I'm sorry. Of course. Rafe: [Exhales sharply] I should go. Arianna: Rafe, call me if you need me. Rafe: Yeah. I will. I'll see you later. [SCENE_BREAK] Max: How'd you get here so fast? Chelsea: Oh, you know, a little thing I like to call "my grandfather's jet." Max: Ooh. I'm glad to see you. Chelsea: Yeah, he said that I should use it sometime, so I did. Max: [Chuckling] I can't believe it. So, are you -- you, uh, back for good? Chelsea: No. Max: Right. And you got those tickets... Chelsea: Yeah, they were like £220. Can you believe that? Max: That's -- wow. Are you staying for a little bit, at least? Chelsea: Um, look, there's not really an easy way to say this, so I'm just gonna throw it out there, okay? Max: Okay. Chelsea: I don't -- I don't think that I'm ever coming back. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: If I need to know, you'll contact me, right? Sorry. Hey, sorry, sorry, sorry. Arianna: I'm already late for work. Brady: You know, if we keep running into each other like this, we're gonna have to start wearing body armor. Arianna: Like I need this. First Rafe. Now my favorite purse. Brady: What's wrong? You and your brother have an argument, or what? Arianna: No, it's not like that. It's just -- he said it was Sami and everything she's going through. Brady: Ah, Sami. My God, what, did she have another crisis, or what? What? Arianna: You don't know? Brady: Know what? [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Hey, Mia, um, do you want to meet me at Java Café, you know, maybe help -- help me get the kids some breakfast? Yeah. Yeah, are you ready for those finals? Okay. Okay, yeah, I'll see you soon. Sami: Yeah. Will: Okay, who wants some breakfast? You want a treat? You want a treat? You guys want to go get a treat? Sami: Hey, your big brother's gonna take you out for a treat, sweetheart. Johnny: Yeah, a treat! Will: Let's go. Yeah, come on. Let's go. Let's go, guys. Wait, wait. Wait. No, wait. We got to go. Let's go. Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] [Telephone ringing] Sami: [Sniffles] Hey, it's Sami. Leave a message, and I'll call you back. [Beep] Rafe: Hey, it's me. I'm just calling to check and see if you're all right. So if you... [Beep] Sami: Hey. Rafe: Hey. Did you talk to the kids? Sami: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I told them, but -- but I don't know how much of it they understood. They -- they're at breakfast with Will. Rafe: Uh, you want me to come over? Sami: No. No, I-I think I -- I think I just want to be alone. Rafe: Nah, it's okay. Just, uh, call me if you need me. [Beep] Sami: [Sniffles] [Thud] [Sobbing] [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Daniel, no. We can't do this. This is wrong. Daniel: Shh! [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: Sami's got to be in pieces. Arianna: Rafe, too. Brady: Bacterial meningitis? Arianna: I guess there are a lot of different kinds, but from what my brother told me, this one was deadly from the very beginning. Brady: [Sighs] I assume Sami's mom knows. She's with my dad over in Europe. Arianna: Yeah, that's what you said. Maybe you should call and find out. Brady: I should probably call Sami first. I mean, I really feel for her right now. Arianna: You got to stick with family. Brady: Yeah. Nothing's more important. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Was that a threat, Stefano? Are you planning to tell E.J. that Sydney is Sami's baby? Stefano: Why would I do that? I just told you that if it wasn't for the fact that you switched those babies at birth, that the DiMeras would be preparing to go to another funeral tomorrow. Nicole: Yes. Stefano: And if you had not [Sighs] done what you did at the end of your pregnancy and faked it the way you did -- huh? -- Then Elvis would have found out the truth from Samantha. Nicole: What? Stefano: Well [Chuckles] Eventually, huh? Samantha being Samantha, she would have seen Elvis with a wife who could not, uh, have children. Nicole: Yeah, she would have jumped at the chance to rub salt in that wound. Stefano: Exactly. And by now, Elvis would be in another custody battle -- a courtroom filled high with lawyers. But, instead, you managed to fool both Elvis and Samantha. Nicole: So... I did the right thing? [SCENE_BREAK] [Grace fussing] Sami: Gracie. You want to wake up, huh, honey? You want to play? Okay. Mama's coming. Yeah. We're gonna have so much fun together -- you and me -- yeah. Yeah, you want to do something fun today? Where's your blanket? Let me get your blanket. Your favorite blanket. I have -- Grace? Grace? Gracie? Grace?! Grace! Grace! Grace, where are you?! Grace! Grace! Grace! Sami: [Exhales sharply] [Knock on door] Sami: E.J. What -- what -- what are you doing here? E.J.: I, uh [Clears throat] Came to check on Johnny... and you. [SCENE_BREAK] Max: Wait. I mean, so... when you go back to London, you're never coming back? Chelsea: No, I'll come back to visit every now and then. Max: Come here. I'M...never giving up on you. That ain't gonna happen, all right? Chelsea: Max, you can't change my mind. I've already -- Max: You want to bet? [SCENE_BREAK] Arianna: So, you and Sami never got along? Brady: No, I didn't say that. I...just meant we were never really that close. And, look, I know you don't like her -- okay? -- But -- Arianna: But she just lost her kid. I mean, that's really sad and awful, and I feel bad for her. Honestly, I do. It's just... Brady: Just what? Arianna: She and my brother -- something seems off. Brady: "Off"? What do you mean? Arianna: Too convenient, maybe? Planned? Brady: I don't -- I don't follow at all. Arianna: Okay, you know what he said? He said that he's the only father that baby has ever known. Brady: It makes sense, though. I mean, she was in an orphanage. Arianna: Yeah, yeah, I-I get that -- okay? -- But what doesn't make sense is why he would just want to step in, adopt the baby without marrying Sami first. It's like those -- those two are trying to cover something up. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: You did the right thing. And, frankly... I was very impressed. Nicole: "Impressed"? Stefano: Mm-hmm. That does not mean that I completely forgive you for lying to my son, but, in this one case, the good far outweighs the bad. Nicole: The -- the "bad" being Sami? Stefano: [Chuckles] [Exhales deeply] You may not know this -- as a matter of fact, I don't even know if I should tell you this -- but when I first brought Elvis over here... it was to seduce Samantha, break her heart, and then go back. Nicole: Your way of sticking it to the Brady's. Stefano: Exactly. Nicole: But E.J. fell in love with her. Stefano: [Grunts] I cannot tell you how furious that used to make me. I-I -- the way she manipulated that boy. Even now -- even now, if she wants to ruin one of his days, all she has to do is mention little Giovanni. Nicole: I know. I know. I've seen her do it. Oh, and if E.J. ever finds out that he has another child by Sami, I -- Stefano: It cannot happen ever. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Come in. E.J.: Thank you. Sami: Um, Allie and Johnny are at breakfast. They're with Will. E.J.: Yeah, I, um -- I heard you were gonna try and tell them what happened. Sami: Yeah, I did. E.J.: How did that go? Sami: I don't really know how much of it they understood. They had about a million questions in their eyes, and they just didn't know how to ask. E.J.: I'm sure they will. Sami: Someday. E.J.: So, um, how's your boyfriend -- Rafe? I heard that he and Grace were really connecting. Sami: He's -- he's just this amazing guy, and he's so strong, and...he really helped me through the witness protection program, and...he and Grace were inseparable. A real -- a real father/daughter team. For nothing. E.J.: Come on. Don't say that. Sami: I mean, she could have had such a different life. I mean, I did what I had to do, but, I mean, everything I did, everything Rafe did, it just -- it meant nothing. [Exhales sharply] E.J.: What do you mean? "I did what I had to do"? I'm sorry. I don't understand. [SCENE_BREAK] Rafe: Excuse me. Hi. Person: Hi. Rafe: I'm here to make arrangements for the -- the baby that died last night. Person: Oh, I'm sorry. And the baby's name? Rafe: It was Grace Rafaela Brady. Person: All right. And your relationship to the child? Rafe: I'm her father. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Samantha, what you did was -- was a good thing. You took this little girl who had nobody in the world and nothing and you gave her everything. And if that little girl was only supposed to be on this earth for a short period of time, then she couldn't have asked for a -- for a warmer house or a fonder mother or a more loving family than you gave her. Sami: She meant the world to me. I mean -- I mean, little Grace... was so sweet and special. She was a really special little girl. E.J.: Yes, she was. Sami: And I wish you had known her...the way that I did. E.J.: I wish that I had known her more. She was Johnny's sister, after all. Sami: She was more than that. [Exhales sharply] E.J.: I'm -- I'm sorry? I-I don't understand. Sami: You're right. You don't understand... because I -- because I didn't tell you the truth. E.J.: What truth? Sami: She wasn't just my baby, E.J. She was ours. E.J.: Sweetheart, I mean, she couldn't be. Sami: Grace... Grace was our little girl. [SCENE_BREAK] Person: I'm sorry, sir, but your name isn't in any of our records. Rafe: Excuse me? Person: There's no father mentioned. Rafe: [Exhales deeply] Look, I already filled out all the paperwork and signed everything last night. Person: I can take your word for that, sir, but unless it's in the paperwork, I'm not authorized to take any action. I'm afraid we can't possibly release -- Rafe: Look, I'm her father, okay? Person: As I said, we have no record. Nicole: He's right. This man is Grace's father. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Come on. Sweetheart, look. I mean, this has been a really terrible ordeal. Nobody should have to go through what you went through last night. But, Samantha, my daughter, Sydney, is at home asleep. Sami: I'm not talking about her. I'm talking about your other daughter. I'm talking about Grace. E.J.: You know, I think there are times for all of us when, uh, the stress of a situation becomes a little bit too much to bear, and I think... Sami: Why aren't you listening to me? E.J.: ...You should talk to somebody about this. I'm listening to you, Samantha. I am. Look, you're under a great deal of pressure, and you're a very strong person. I-I understand that. But you seem to be losing your grip on what is real and what is not. Sami: Look, I realize you're surprised, okay? I know you didn't know you were gonna get hit with this today. E.J.: But this is not about me. Sami: But I don't know how else to say it. E.J.: I'm trying to help you. Sami: Stop questioning my sanity and think about it for a second. You'll realize that what I'm saying is true. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: I'm sorry about that. [Clears throat] I woke you when I got up, didn't I? Chloe: No. I-I was just wondering where you were. Lucas: What, you have a bad dream or something? Chloe: Yeah, a-a dream. Lucas: It's nuts about Grace, isn't it? I can't believe it. Chloe: Yeah. Poor Sami. Is that why you're so upset? Lucas: No. I just needed some water. That's all. Chloe: But you are upset? Lucas: Well, yeah, Chloe. I'm upset a little bit. Chloe: About Grace? Lucas: Yeah, yeah, about Grace... and about some other things, too. Chloe: Like what? Lucas: Remember when I told you that we should concentrate on our future, right, and, um, forget about the past and -- and the most important thing was that we love each other? Remember when I said that? Chloe: Yeah. What, you changed your mind or something? Lucas: It's not that I changed my mind. I think that we shouldn't have secrets between each other. You know, if we have secrets, then -- and they're in the past -- and I don't want that. No more secrets, really. Let's be honest with each other. Let's start right now -- today. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Perfect. Impossible to tell the difference. Daniel: Kate? What are you doing in here? [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: I can vouch for this man. He is the father of the baby who died last night. Person: Well, that's all well and good, Ms... Nicole: DiMera. Mrs. E.J. DiMera. Person: Oh. Uh [Clears throat] Yes. Of course, Mrs. DiMera. If you can vouch for this man, I--I'll just go out in the office and dig up whatever paperwork seems to be missing. Uh, we'll have you on your way very shortly, sir. [SCENE_BREAK] Rafe: Why did you do that, Nicole? You know that I'm not Grace's real father. Nicole: In your heart, you were. And I know you loved that little girl. Rafe: Yeah. Nicole: And I know that you got some kind of totally legal authorization from Sami. Rafe: How do you know that? Nicole: 'Cause the kind of guy you are -- straight-arrowed FBI guy who knows about clearances and authorizations and things like that. And, trust me, that idiotic woman probably has your paperwork somewhere on her desk. Rafe: Let's hope so. Nicole: Yeah. Rafe: So, what are you doing here? Nicole: I, uh -- I was so upset last night, I left my cell phone here. I called from home. They -- they said they had it and put it aside for me. So I-I guess I'll go get it, okay? Excuse me. Rafe: Thanks. Nicole: And -- and, Rafe, again, I-I can't tell you enough how sorry I am about what happened. Rafe: I can see that. I'm just wondering why. Nicole: Why I'm sorry? Rafe: Why you're so upset. You didn't really have any connection to Grace. You -- you saw her a few times, but...I just don't get why she means so much to you. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Um... okay. Uh, okay. Uh... [Exhales sharply] Why don't you explain why I would know that I was Grace's father if I thought about it? Sami: When was Grace born? E.J.: I don't know. Around January 28th -- the same time Sydney was born. Sami: That's right. Count back nine months. Who were you sleeping with? E.J.: You and I slept together in April. Sami: Bingo. E.J.: She's mine? Sami: [Sniffles] E.J.: No. No. That -- that's not true. That's not true, because she's adopted. She's adopted, right? I mean, that's what you said. You lied to me? You lied to me? Sami: I had to. E.J.: No. No. No. No. [Sniffles] No, you wouldn't do that. Tell me you wouldn't do that. You wouldn't bring a child of mine into this world and not tell me, Samantha. Tell me you wouldn't do that. Sami: Well, it's not exactly how I planned for it to work out, is it? E.J.: You wouldn't do that. Say she's not mine. Say that this girl is not mine. Please. You -- this -- my daughter is not dead! Please. Say you didn't do that. Just tell me you didn't that. [Breathing raggedly] Sami: I had to. E.J.: No. No. No. No. Sami: Yes. Yes. [SCENE_BREAK] Max: So... have I changed your mind? Chelsea: Well, actually... [Clears throat] ...The reason that I came back to Salem... Max: Mm-hmm. Chelsea: ...Was...to see if you wanted to move to London. Max: What? Chelsea: You heard me. Max: [Chuckles] I, uh -- I wish you asked me this a -- sooner. Chelsea: I just wanted to warm you up first. Max: [Chuckles] Um... Chelsea: And it appears I caught you a little off guard, huh? Max: Well, yeah. I mean, you know, it's... sudden. [Chuckles] Chelsea: I just think that we could build a really great life together. Trust me. I know. And it takes a few weeks to get used to, but, after that, it's -- it's awesome. Max: Right. Chelsea: And I think that if you were there with me, it would be even more awesome. What do you say? Move to London with me. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Good morning. I came here to talk to you, but you were pretty much out of it, so I decided not to disturb you. Daniel: You hate me, Kate, so let's get real. You didn't decide not to disturb me. You're here for another agenda. Kate: Am I? Daniel: Of course. You always are. So, what is it, Kate? Hmm? If you came here for something, why leave without it? Kate: I'm not. I got what I came for. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Lucas, what secrets? I-I don't know what you mean. Lucas: Well, of course you don't. That's -- that's part of the problem. So what I'm about to tell you, you have to keep between us, okay? Chloe: Okay, fine. Whatever. Just tell me. Lucas: Look, when Sami -- after she got out of witness protection, you remember I told you that she lost that baby? Chloe: E.J.'s baby -- right. Lucas: Right, well, that -- that was -- that was never true. Chloe: Grace was E.J.'s baby? Lucas: [Exhales deeply] Yeah. Chloe: You -- you knew this and you didn't tell me? Lucas: I just found out like a few weeks ago. It wasn't like I was hiding it from you the whole time. Chloe: Okay, you know, I can't talk about this right now. I j-- I-I have to go. Lucas: What do you mean, you got to go? Come back here. Wait a minute. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Why would you lie to me about something so important? Why wouldn't you tell me the truth about Grace, my... my daughter? Sami: Because you're a DiMera. E.J.: Because of my name? Sami: You may not like hearing the truth, E.J., but give me a break. Your family represents everything that is evil. Your father had the mayor murdered. I went into witness protection. I had to hide from my kids, be away from them because of him -- because he was gonna let that killer that he hired come after me... while I pregnant with your child. And you have the nerve to ask me why I didn't tell you? And then I come back to Salem, and two weeks later, you're, what, planning your wedding while you're planning Philip's murder? You didn't even succeed, so then you try again. And you ask me why I didn't want her to be a part of that -- all those threats that you made to take Johnny away from me? You become more and more like your father every day. And you're gonna stand there and ask me why I didn't want my little -- my little baby girl a part of a family as disgusting as that? E.J.: You wait a minute. Sami: [Sniffling] E.J.: You wait a minute. All of this nonsense about murders and attempted murders -- you knew you were pregnant before that. Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me then? Sami: I was going to. I wanted to. E.J.: Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?! Why not in august?! Why not in September?! Sami: I came to tell you the day I witnessed the mayor being shot. I came to tell you, and that's when I saw you and Nicole -- that's when I found out that Nicole was pregnant, too. E.J.: This is -- no -- this is about you and our child! Sami: Nicole was lording it over me, acting all queen of the castle, and I decided not to tell you. E.J.: Shut up! I would have -- this has nothing to do with Nicole -- nothing. She didn't lie to me about the most important thing in my life. She has not betrayed me! [SCENE_BREAK] Max: I'm gonna go to London, too. Chelsea: For how long? Max: For good. [NEXT_ON] Chloe: There's always something coming between us. There's another person living in our marriage. Stefano: There but for the grace of God -- the cunning Nicole DiMera. E.J.: You don't deserve to be a mother. You deserve to be in hell.