At the spa, Melanie and Daniel talked about him not performing surgeries anymore. He also told her about the tremors that he has been having. At the townhouse, John and Marlena spent the morning in bed. Marlena thought she was dreaming that he was home. He assured her that she is not dreaming and that he was happy that she never gave up on him. At the DiMera mansion, EJ and Stefano talked about John getting out of prison. EJ wanted to know what happened because he thought he was very careful about setting him up. Stefano informed him that he might not have been as thorough as he thought. John and Marlena continued to talk about how he was in prison and how Carrie and Rafe helped him so much. EJ wanted continued to wonder how the people helping John were able to figure out what happened. Stefano told him to ask them and find out. EJ was determined to find out the truth. Daniel and Melanie continued to talk about his condition. Melanie was upset that everyone knew about his condition but her. He assured her that he didn't have MG. It is something else. Daniel told Melanie that Lexie is running tests on him. Stefano continued to question where EJ went wrong with his plan. Stefano wanted to know if he was made sure to check everything out. EJ thought he did everything right. Later, Stefano told EJ he should stop trying to figure out who tipped everyone off about John's situation. EJ was surprised by Stefano's comment. Stefano assured EJ that the game is not over just because John is out of prison. At the Horton house, Jack talked to Jennifer about their lives together. He bought tickets for the family to go to Hawaii. Jennifer wasn't ready for that yet. While Jack was taking down the decorations, Jennifer tried to kiss him. Jack leaned down to kiss her, but he fell off the ladder. He assured her that he was okay. They ended up kissing under the mistletoe. EJ and Stefano watched John's press conference. Stefano was convinced that once the voters find out that John was set up, they would vote for Abe. Stefano wanted to know what EJ was going to do about it. John wanted to liquidate his assets so he could pay back the money everyone lost.
Quinn: Sweet. That's it. See, you focused, went for it, nailed your target. Daniel: I need some focus like this in my life. [Grunts] Quinn: Awesome. Last one. Daniel: Little higher? Quinn: Head high. Huh! Daniel: Aah! Quinn: Nice. Good job. Daniel: Thank you. Thank you. Quinn: Great stuff. Great stuff. Brady: Hey, man. Hey, doctor, that looked pretty good. How you doing? Daniel: Yeah, just--well, I'm working off a little stress, that's all, kicking that thing. Brady: How's it working for you? Daniel: A few hundred more kicks, I'll let you know, all right? Quinn: Just grab 'em. Daniel: Like that? Quinn: Yep. All right, watch me, then you'll try it. Daniel: Cool. Quinn: Okay, body, then head. Daniel: Right on. Maggie: Ooh! Brady: Ladies. Maggie: Goodness gracious! Brady: It's good to see you. Maggie: Hi. Good to see you. My. Melanie: Well, if there are more instructors like you, I'm gonna start signing up for some more classes. Daniel: Hey, behave. All right, man, thank you. Thank you. Get over here. You all right? What's going on? Melanie: I should be asking you. Daniel: Why? Melanie: I saw the surgery schedule this week. Daniel: Oh, the surgery... Melanie: Oh, yeah, you're not doing surgery on grandma's friend or anyone else. Why? Daniel: Uh... Melanie: Maggie know something too? What's going on? You're freaking me out. Marlena: You've got to stop. My husband's coming home soon. [Both chuckle] Kiss me again. I thought I was dreaming. John: No, you're not dreaming. I'm home. I'm free. No more jail... no more ankle bracelet... Marlena: Mm. John: And I have my good name and reputation back. But best of all... people know I didn't defraud my investors, thanks to you. Marlena: Thanks to me? John: You never gave up on me. Marlena: Well, baby, I loves ya. John: Well, baby... prove it. Marlena: All righty. Stefano: I just finished reading the morning paper. Seems everybody is lined up to apologize to our Mr. Black. EJ: A Christmas... miracle. That's what they're calling his release... a Christmas miracle. You remind me to buy that rag and shut it down. Stefano: Ah, yes. Well, you know, what happened happened. EJ: What I want to know is how it happened. I was so careful. I mean... I covered my tracks meticulously. How could somebody find the information to clear John black, hmm? Stefano: Well, it's possible that you were not meticulous enough. I mean, and, uh... you have to figure out where you went wrong. Jack: You know, cleaning up after Christmas can be kind of a downer. The tree looks empty because the presents are all gone. The house seems empty 'cause the people are all gone. Jennifer: You know what? You're right. Thanks for bringing me down with you. [Both laugh] Jack: I'm sorry about that. Okay, let me think about the good things at Christmas-- the great carols, the great food... and the great blessing of being home with my family. Jennifer: Yeah, it was an amazing Christmas. I wish, uh, JJ could have been here with us. Jack: Well, he was, in a way. We Skyped with him and... Jennifer: Our family. Jack: Here we are. Whether near or far... we'll always be family... unless you don't feel the same way. John: Those nights I spent in that cell... I had these moments when I never thought we'd be like this. Somehow... somehow I had... I had faith that it was all gonna be okay. I just... I just didn't know how it was gonna play out. [Chuckles] Fact is, I still don't know how it exactly played out. Marlena: I'll enlighten you. See, Carrie and Rafe realized that the photograph in paris had been altered. So they began to question the timeline. When they pulled that thread, everything else unraveled. John: Hmm. It's just so damn humbling knowing so many people tried to help me. Marlena: So many people love you. John: Yeah, you're biased. Marlena: No, I'm not. Yeah, I am. No. Yeah. [Both laughing] What? What? John: [Laughs] Marlena: [Laughing] What? John: I'm just... thinking about Stefano... Marlena: Mm-hmm? John: And how my release must have just ruined Christmas for him and EJ. [Both laughing] EJ: Where I went wrong? No, no, no, no, no, I-I told you my plan. You said it was brilliant. You said it was infallible. Stefano: Yeah, but John's exoneration has proven me wrong on both counts. EJ: I just do not understand how those village idiots managed to come up with the evidence to clear him. Stefano: Well, why don't you ask them? I mean, I'm sure they would love to tell you. EJ: Oh, I'm gonna find out where I went wrong, father. Don't worry. On my honor as your son, I'm not gonna rest until I do. Jennifer: Uh, yeah. O-of course I feel the same way, Jack. Like you said, we will always be a family. We are blessed to have two great kids... Jack: I'm blessed to have all three of you back in my life. Jennifer: Yeah, we feel the same way about you. We do. And as wonderful as this holiday has been, I know that we are not where you want us to be. And I can't promise you-- Jack: I know. I know that. I know. I know. And I'm not pushing you. I am not doing that. I'm just--I-- I keep thinking I'm gonna say or do the wrong thing and--and mess everything up. So I just keep jumping back in and asking you if everything's okay. Jennifer: You know what? Don't do that. I'll let you know. If there's a problem, I'll tell you. Jack: So... so everything's okay? You're comfortable with me? Jennifer: Yeah, it's-- you know what? It's fine. Just don't keep checking the temperature every five minutes. Okay? Jack: Duly noted. Jennifer: Okay. I promise you I am wading back in ever so slowly. I am not diving right into the deep end again, Jack. Jack: "Diving... deep end"--interesting choice of words, because, uh... just a minute. Just a minute. Speaking of h-2-O... [Laughs] Ta-da! Jennifer: Wh--what is this? Jack: Well, my keen reporter's instincts would tell me that this is a present that you have not yet opened. So... go ahead--open up. Daniel: Listen, I am just taking a little break from surgical rotation. It's nothing you have to be upset about, nothing. Melanie: Um, I'm upset that everyone knows but me. I can guess what it is. You tested positive for myasthenia gravis. Daniel: Okay, Melanie-- Melanie: They why didn't you tell me? Daniel: The test results came--they came back negative. All right? Just like yours. It's okay. Melanie: Then why are you-- why didn't you-- Daniel: Listen, I don't know. It's got to be something else. I really don't know. You want the truth? The truth is I just-- it started happening shortly after thanksgiving. At first, it started off little, small tremors, and then it started happening more and more. And I did--I thought it was myasthenia gravis too. But, you know, I-I got Lexie on it. She's doing some tests. I'm fine. Melanie: And? Daniel: And I'm waiting for the results. Okay? Melanie: So you're just not gonna do surgery until you find out what it is? Daniel: I can't. My hand, you know--the shaking comes and goes. Melanie: Okay. Daniel: I'm not gonna take that risk for that patient. Melanie: I know. I get that. I just--I don't get why you didn't tell me. Daniel: I don't want you to worry. Melanie: I'm your daughter Daniel: Exactly. I don't want you to worry. Melanie: And I love you. How am I not supposed to worry? Daniel: I love you too, baby. I'm just trying to protect you-- that's all. Melanie: Well, stop! Stop doing that. If something's wrong with you, I want to hear about it from you. I don't want to read about it somewhere else. I don't want somebody else telling me. Daniel: I understand. This could still be nothing, though. Melanie: And what if it's not? Daniel: Then I'll figure it out myself. I'll take care of it-- together... together, as a family. Melanie: Promise? No, sweaty. Promise me. Stefano: Look, as meticulous as you were in your scheme to frame John black, obviously... [Chuckles] The other side was just as meticulous. EJ: Father, there is no way that I could have known that the French government were gonna shut down the internet... right at a moment where I'm faking John's transactions! Stefano: Did you know? EJ: At the time? No! Stefano: Well, maybe that's where you went wrong. You left an opening, and, uh... they took full advantage. EJ: It couldn't have been somebody on his legal team. I don't think any of them are shrewd enough. No, father... somebody else had to point them in the direction of the internet. Hmm? Stefano: Hmm. All right, that somebody... I mean... [Clears throat] Let's say that you found out who that somebody is, right? So what are you going to do? EJ: Oh, I'm gonna take care of it, father, personally. You know what that means, right? 3q take the finish challenge. Jennifer: Jack, these are-- these are tickets to Hawaii. Jack: Yes, of course, for a family of four-- you, me, and the kids! Jennifer: Wait a minute, Jack. Hold--it's very sweet. I don't want you to think for one minute that we-- Jack: No, no, no, I'm way ahead of you on this, Horton. You see, I got rooms for each of us--all of us, right? Jennifer: No, I can see that. I can do the math, Jack. Jack: I am not pushing you. I'm not pushing you. I'm just thinking of-- of the surf, the sand, the waves and those little tiki-- tiki drinks that you love so much with the fruit and--and the umbrella. And--and who knows? Maybe a volcano will become active, and we can-- Jennifer: No, this is wonderful. It's--it's a wonderful thought. But I am getting ready to revamp Abe's entire campaign. You're starting spring semester at Salem u with Abigail. This will absolutely not fit into JJ's boarding school schedule. It won't work, Jack. Jack: Oh, I've taken all of that into account. I've considered all of it. I've looked ahead to any possible asteroid confluences with our vicinity, and I have found a time that's good for all of us... all of us. Right there--take a look. [Chuckles] Jennifer: You did. You did. Jack: Yeah. I mean, it's definitely in the future, but I promise you... I'm not planning on going anywhere in the meantime. I... I have not been a husband or a father who has made family time--ballet recitals, family beach vacations, or anything like that--a priority. This is me trying to make up for that. Jennifer: Well, it's very thoughtful. Jack: Yeah. So... what is it? Is it a yes? I mean, can we all go on a family vacation together to make up for all the ones that I made us miss out on? Jennifer: Well, I don't know. I mean, does "aloha" mean yes? Jack: It does today. Aloha! Melanie: You're gonna be fine. Daniel: Yeah, I couldn't agree more. It just could turn out that my symptoms are stress-related. Melanie: Yeah. I mean, you've been overworked. Breaking up with Abigail's mom can't have been easy on you. Daniel: Yeah. Anyway, so we'll find out, and then we'll deal with it. Melanie: Real subtle. When do you find out the results? Daniel: Lexie doesn't know. When she finds out, I will let you know as soon as I know. Melanie: Promise this time? You promise me? Daniel: Yes, I promise. Melanie: Thank you. Maggie: Oh, I definitely have to sign up for something. Quinn's place is amazing. Melanie: It is. Maggie: It is. Melanie: It's definitely a nice place for a second job. Maggie: [Giggles] Daniel: So where's Quinn, by the way? Did you knock him into next week? Brady: No, he had to make a call or something. Melanie: Well, okay, that's fine. Tell him I'll see him later. Maggie: Okay, well, you keep in touch, like a good son should. Daniel: Yeah. All right, well, will do. Melanie: No, don't-- no, sweaty! Sweaty! Daniel: Get out of here, please. Melanie: Bye. Bye. Brady: Have a good time. Come on, let's hit the heavy bag. Daniel: You know what, buddy? I'm good for now. Thanks. Yeah. Brady: What's going on, man? Something's bugging you. Want to talk about it? Daniel: No, not really. Brady: All right. Daniel: Well, since you brought it up, I guess, um... I mean, what would you do if suddenly you couldn't do the one thing you dreamed of doing your entire life? [Laughter, chatter] Abe: Uh, all this going on, it's going to be a busy, busy, busy day. You know, Caroline's waiting to open until we're finished with all this, so we'll make it brief. I'll make a statement. Mr. Black then will answer a few questions-- that's it. Man: Short and sweet, just like I like it, Mr. Mayor. Abe: [Chuckles] John: Hey, Lexie. Lexie: Oh, hey, you two! Is it a wonderful day or what? John: Well, it started out pretty great. Marlena: It sure did. John: Looking around here, I can't help but think the last time we were here, with all the chaos and Johnny and everything. Lexie: Yeah, I know. It's amazing how quickly things can change, huh? John: Especially when the loved ones just stick by your side. And, yes, I'm talking about you and Abraham. Lexie: Oh, come on, stop. You're gonna make me cry. Marlena: I know. I feel the same way. John: There he is. Abe: [Chuckles] Marlena, John. John: I got to tell you, partner, these last couple months... I couldn't have made it without your friendship, knowing that you were always there for Marlena and... especially when I think about everything it could have cost you. Abe: You know, nothing would have cost me more than to abandon a friend. And no one is a better friend than you are, John. John: Right back at you. And I mean it-- I will never forget what you did for me. Marlena: What you did for us. John: For us. And payback starts right here, right now. Taryn: Excuse me, uh, mayor carver. Abe: Oh, Taryn. Taryn Noone, I'd like you to meet John black and his wife, dr. Marlena Evans. Marlena: How do you do? John: My son Brady says that you are first rate. Abe: Which is why he chose you to cover this press conference. Taryn: Well, I'm flattered. Shall we get started? Abe: I'm ready if you are. John: Let's get this show on the road. I just hope the, uh, DiMeras are watching. I'm sure this is just gonna make their day. Stefano: You know what I think? I think it would be best if you did not waste your time trying to find out who tipped off John black's freedom fighters. EJ: That's very unlike you. Stefano: Well, maybe it would be wiser for you to spend your time trying to figure out what you're gonna do with his freedom. EJ: I can do both, thank you. Stefano: [Chuckles] Look, Elvis, you figured that you would frame him and that you would become mayor. Maybe you are not very good at multitasking. EJ: Well, I'm certainly a better man for you pointing that out. Stefano: All right, look, listen to me, please. Elvis, just because John is free does not mean that the game is over. EJ: No, not at all, father. It just means the rules have changed. Stefano: Well, okay. Yeah, all right. Now, look, you are a capable man, huh? You are a DiMera, after all. I am absolutely confident that you have got it in you to be able to turn this back into your favor. EJ: [Laughs] Okay. Jennifer: Wow. I've always wanted to go to Hawaii. Jack: I know that. Jennifer: I can't wait to call the kids. They're gonna be so excited. Jack: Let's do it. Let's Skype JJ right now. Jennifer: No, wait. Not-- no, not right now. Let's just get organized and-- and regroup, and then we'll tell them, okay? Jack: Good. Good idea. I'll just get these things right here, put all the rest in its place. Jennifer: And I'm gonna take these ornaments, and I'm gonna put them back up in the attic. Jack: No, wait. Uh, we don't have to take the tree down today, do we? Jennifer: No, no, I'm not gonna take the tree down. I just want to get our family ornaments just back up for safekeeping, you know. Jack: Right. Good. Okay. I'll be right back. Jennifer: Okay. Daniel: Yeah, I wanted to be a surgeon since I was five years old, man. I love it. I've been training my whole life for it. Brady: Look, before you turn in your scalpel, doctor, you should first get the results of your tests. Second of all, I mean, there's other things you can do in medicine, right? If you get the bad news. Daniel: Candy striper. Oh, yeah, I don't really have the legs for that, though, do I? Brady: You could be a surgical consultant, right? Daniel: I suppose, yeah. Brady: You have options, you know. Most people, when they get the bad news in their life, they don't have options. That's the end of the road for them. Daniel: No, you're right. You're right, you're right. I'm just trying to wrap my head around all that's happening and how I'm gonna change my life on a dime. Quinn: Trust me, mate, if I can do it, you sure as hell can. Melanie: Your father had hoped that it would be nothing, and then there wouldn't be anything to tell. I only found out because sally called me in a panic that Daniel wasn't doing her surgery, and I had to find out why. Melanie: Okay, I get that. But I'm his daughter, and I'm a nurse. I mean, I deal with bad medical news all the time. Maggie: Daniel thinks of you as his little girl. All fathers do. Melanie: I know, but I'm not a little girl. And he's going through so much. I can't be there for him if I don't know what's going on. Maggie: I'm sure you made that clear to him. Melanie: Well, I better have. Maggie: I'm worried about him too, Melanie. But you see, you have me, and he has us now. So we have to believe it's gonna be okay. Melanie: Yeah. I've just been racking my brain trying to figure out what this could be. None of the possibilities are good. Maggie: Well, whatever it is, bad or good, we're gonna deal with it as a family. Love always wins in the end... always... always. Aw. Mmm. EJ: You know what? You're right. I'm a DiMera. I can take whatever anybody throws at me, and I can turn it around. After all, I learned from the master. Stefano: [Chuckles] All right, look, a little more action and less talk, because your window of opportunity is getting smaller every minute. EJ: What do you mean? Stefano: [Sighs deeply] Here... [Television clicks on] Titan TV interrupts its regular programming... Stefano: See for yourself. For live coverage of John black's first public statement since being exonerated in the theft of billions of dollars in pension funds and other investments. Stefano: [Grunts] You realize once that, uh, John has told everybody that he's been set up that the voters are gonna flock back to carver's camp, all right? It's gonna take every bit of your cunning to turn this back in your favor. EJ: I'm well aware of that. Stefano: So what are you going to do? EJ: I'm thinking. Stefano: Yeah, well, think fast, because the clock is ticking. Larry, we just had the carpets cleaned! Maggie: You know, Henderson still can't get used to me waiting on myself. [Chuckles] Can I get you a piece of cake or some cookies with your tea? Melanie: Oh, maybe later. Maggie: Mm-hmm. Melanie: I'm having so much fun with my grandma. It feels right. Maggie: It always has, hasn't it? Melanie: Mm-hmm. Maggie: Well, now that we know that we're related... it's all the more special. Having you and Daniel as my family... well, has made this the best holiday season I've had in a long, long time. Melanie: So how was your first Christmas as Mrs. Victor Kiriakis? Maggie: The last few holidays have been very hard. But I have to honestly say... that Santa-- good old Santa-- brought me everything I could have ever wished for and more. Melanie: Good... [Both giggle] 'Cause you deserve to be happy and in love. Maggie: And doesn't everyone? Melanie: Well, true. Maggie: So... [Chuckles] How are you and Chad? Melanie: There's no me and Chad. Quinn: Don't know what starting over may be on your plate, mate. Don't need to. But here's proof it can be done. Daniel: Yeah, but you chose to change your life. Quinn: [Chuckles] Not sure I had all that much choice in the matter. See, I lost all me money and never really established a career to fall back on either. Brady: Is that why you broke up with Taylor? Quinn: Yeah, that was, uh, part of it. But look, I'd been on the move for so long, I just wanted to land someplace old and familiar. So I came back to Salem, reinvented myself. Brady: I got to be honest with you, Quinn, I didn't give you a good chance. Quinn: Well, I had one thing going for me. I knew I had to love what I was doing, or I'd do myself in again. Brady: Are you getting all this, man? You hearing this? Daniel: Yeah. Subtlety your middle name? Quinn: Look, some days are harder than others, but this is all me. I got into my last profession because I had no shame and I needed money. I got into this to make peace with myself. Brady: Yeah, but if you make a buck or two, that's all right. Quinn: You're damn straight. But even a jaded lad like me knows you can't a price on personal honor and self-respect. Mother of Perth. Did I just say that? Daniel: You did say that. All right. [Laughter] Thank you, man. Thank you. Quinn: Good work, fellas. Daniel: All right. Brady: Thanks, man. You know, if there's anyone that can turn his life around, it's you. You got talent. You got skills. You've got education. Daniel, you got a lot of things going for you. I don't think it's gonna be easy, but if there's one guy that can do it, it's you. Abe: Well, thank you all for coming. Mr. Black will make a statement, and then he'll answer a few questions. John? John: Thank you, mayor carver. Well, as you all can see, I am once again a free man. All the charges have been dropped against me. My legal team has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that I did not defraud a single investor of a single penny. Late last summer, when I was first aware that billions that were entrusted to me had vanished without a trace, I was sickened. I couldn't comprehend how something like this could happen, especially under my watch, because I consider all of my investors members of my family. EJ: What insipid drivel. John: The fact is, I had already embarked on a path of recovering my investors' money until I was arrested when I returned to Salem. You see, I knew that I was being framed by someone. Man: Who do you think framed you? Abe: Excuse me, John. The FBI, the S.E.C., And the Salem P.D. Are all investigating who set up Mr. Black. John: For now, I'm just glad to have my life back. Marlena: I'd like to address that, if I may. I'd like to answer your question. I know you're watching. When you set out to attack my husband, you attacked me as well. You have spent all this time hurting my husband, my family, my friends. You have put them through hell. I will spend the rest of my life making sure that you, the person that hurt my husband... and robbed innocent people of their savings and their security... I will make sure you pay for it. And you know me. You will pay dearly. 3q there she is ! Jennifer: There we go. Got it. Jack: Okay. Jennifer: Now we are... done! Jack: Wait! Jennifer: What are you talking about? Jack: It's tradition. What can I say? We don't want okay risk another year of bad luck. Jennifer: Bad luck for both of us? Jack: For both of us. Jennifer: Yeah, we don't want that, do we? Jack: No, we don't. So, uh... what do you say? Jennifer: To, uh... to no more bad luck. Jack: To no more bad luck. Oh, whoa--oh, oh, oh, oh! Jennifer: Jack! Jack! Jack: [Groaning] Jennifer: Jack! Jack, are you okay? Are you all right? Jack: Does this qualify me as a tree hugger? Happy arbor day. Brady: Hey, um, just curious. Does Jennifer know about this health stuff you got going? Daniel: No, I didn't tell her. I don't want her feeling sorry for me. Brady: Do you still think that handing Jennifer over to Jack was such a good idea? Daniel: You know, it wasn't easy. I made up my mind... did it, and that was that. Brady: "That was that," huh? Daniel: Yeah. Brady: Well, look, I'm your friend, so I'm gonna tell you something that might come across as kind of harsh, but you're an ass for letting Jennifer go. I think she's a fool for taking Jack back. Melanie: [Groans] Maggie: Okay, spill, sweetie, and I don't mean the tea. Melanie: Okay, uh, I was gonna--I did. I talked to Chad. I was gonna tell him how I felt. Uh, and instead I lied and told him that I only said I had feelings for him because I thought we were gonna die. Maggie: Okay, I think I get it. Well, then what's the problem? Melanie: Abigail. Maggie: Oh, right. Melanie: Right. What kind of best friend am I if I tell her boyfriend I have feelings for him? Maggie: Okay, I get what you're saying, but what if Chad has feelings for you? John: While I was incarcerated, my personal assets were frozen by the government. Now that I'm a free man, I once again have control of those assets. Now, I have said it before, but it bears repeating. I consider all of my investors part of my family. Therefore, until the investigators locate the billions stolen from basic black's financial arm, I intend to liquidate not only basic black, but all my personal assets to repay every dime to every investor who trusted me with their money. Lexie: Oh, my goodness. [Audience murmuring] EJ: That idiot... always playing the bloody hero. Stefano: [Chuckles] Unfortunately for you, he is a hero now... at least to some of the folks here in Salem. EJ: Not for long. Not... for long. Jennifer: Okay, um, here... Jack: Ooh! Jennifer: Honey, are you okay? Let me help you, Jack. Jack: Ow, ow, ow, ow... oh, oh--okay, I'm good. Jennifer: Are you sure? Jack: Never been better. Jennifer: Jack... Jack: Never been better. Jennifer: Are you sure? Jack: Oh, yeah. It's a good thing I decided to... get the ornaments off before I decide to play lumberjack. Jennifer: Yeah, yeah, the special ornaments. I think you may have hurt your head a little bit more than you think, Jack. Jack: Yeah, I do tend to fall more than the average person... into cakes... off ladders. Jennifer: Yeah. Jack: In love... with you. Jennifer: Yeah, you're kind of a mess, you know. You've always been kind of a mess. But you always make me laugh. Jack: Well, we aim to please. Whatever will make you... laugh. So, uh... I'd say we got one more chance... of averting a year of bad luck. And this time... I'm on terra firma. Melanie: When we talked, he kind of said the same thing-- you know, that he doesn't have feelings for me either. Maggie: Because of Abigail? Melanie: Yeah. Well, I-I'm sure. There's not gonna be a me and Chad. It was silly for me to think there would be. Maggie: I'm sorry, sweetheart. Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, feelings and friendships and hope and love... it can all get so, so messy. Melanie: I'll get over him. He loves my best friend... [Chuckles] Not me. Quinn: Great--your next session's all booked in. Brady: All right. Daniel: Thank you. Quinn: Next time. Brady: Thanks. Daniel: All right, where do we do this--sign out? [Cell phone ringing] Brady: You want to grab something to eat, man? Daniel: Yes, I would. Brady: What is it? Daniel: It's my test results. John: The plan is to pay back individual investors first, then institutions, municipal-- palities. EJ: Congratulations. Marlena: What is he doing here? Lexie: Trying to upstage John--what else? John: Thank you. I can't tell you what that means coming from you. EJ: Thank you. I'd just like to... add that once you replenish the money to the pensions, I'll be happy to drop the lawsuit. If it turns out I'm wrong, John, I'm certainly a big enough man to admit that. If, uh... if I or anyone in my family has caused you and your loved ones any harm, then, uh, I sincerely apologize. When I first heard that John had, uh, defrauded these investors, I found it very hard to believe that a man of such high regard would stoop so low. The evidence against him was overwhelming. John: That's because I was framed. I was set up. But like my wife said, we will find the people that are behind this. And when we do... they will pay. EJ: Oh. Hear, hear. [Clapping] Hope: This was hidden in the plaque. Do you have any idea how it got there? John: If someone doesn't tell me what's going on here, I'm gonna start getting a little paranoid. Madison: I guess I should have fired you when I had the opportunity.