1984: Roman Hides Out in Gene's Cellar
Pete & Melissa – 2/22/84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvMtDPgXBI
Roman & Marlena – 2/22/84 pt. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETllK35flB8
Roman & Marlena – 2/22/84 pt. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rx14IQo3C8
Roman & Marlena – 2/23/84 pt. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_qWcDG-YK0
Roman & Marlena – 2/23/84 pt. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afnf8FSQgfI
Pete & Melissa – 2/24/84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCUGj305IM
Roman & Marlena = 2/24/84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Z_3oEltgM
Melissa and Pete fell asleep while studying for his GED exam. Chris found them the next morning and was upset he didn’t know Melissa was there. Hope called to warn Melissa that Maggie was trying to reach her. Chris realized that Melissa lied to Maggie about spending the night with Hope, and Melissa explained that Maggie didn’t understand her desire to help Pete pass the test. Chris wanted Melissa to tell Mickey and Maggie the truth about Pete, and Pete was impressed when Melissa defended their friendship to Chris. Melissa called Maggie and told her she was on her way to school. Pete and Melissa began to look at each other differently.
Roman and Marlena woke up together. Abe called and said he was on his way over. Bo confronted Abe and wanted to know why he changed the eulogy at Roman’s memorial service. Abe walked off, but Bo followed him. Abe was talking with Roman and Marlena when Bo started pounding on the front door. Abe and Marlena told Bo that things are not always as they seem, and Bo realized Roman was alive. Bo raced upstairs and was reunited with Roman, who had to tell Bo he was “fired” from working on the Slasher investigation. Roman said he couldn’t afford to work with Bo any longer because of his relationship with that impetuous teenager, Hope.
Bo and Roman got into a shouting match. Tom arrived to check on Marlena and wondered why Bo was shouting. Abe went upstairs and told the Brady brothers to keep it down. Bo shoved Roman, and Tom heard the noise. He wanted to know what was going on, but Marlena was able to distract him. Tom told Marlena that Mickey said she was thinking about leaving Salem. Marlena assured him that she would stay around. Roman told Bo that the investigation is too dangerous and could hurt people, including Hope. Bo told Roman that he was going to help him, even if it meant he and Hope couldn’t be together for a while. Roman worried that he would be responsible for breaking up Bo and Hope for good. Marlena demanded that she be included in the investigation. Marlena, Abe, and Roman came up with a plan to use Eugene’s house, but they had to move quickly before he convened a meeting of the Lonely Hearts Club. The doorbell rang, and Abe looked out the window. The cops were outside!
Three cops arrived to express their condolences to Marlena. She thanked them for coming, then made arrangements with Bo for Roman to hide out in Eugene’s cellar. Abe didn’t understand the significance of the cellar, until Marlena explained to him that the cellar is connected to the tunnels that lead to Alex’s mansion and to Doug’s Place. Roman disguised himself as Don and prepared to sneak out of the house and over to Eugene’s. Before he could leave, Don and Maggie arrived to check on Marlena.
Marlena thanked Don and Maggie for their concern, then asked for some time alone. Eugene arrived and invited Marlena to a meeting of the Lonely Hearts Club so that she could be around people. Marlena accepted the invitation. After sending Eugene to pick up food and beverages, Marlena led Roman to Eugene’s house and helped him down into the cellar through the trap door in Eugene’s living room. Marlena dropped Roman’s badge as Hope arrived to look for Bo. Eugene told Hope that Bo was at Shenanigans, so she left to find him. Roman called Bo and told him that he was off the case, because Hope was always one step too close to the situation. Eugene found Roman’s badge and picked it up, then started sensing that Roman was near. Marlena went into the other room, and Eugene opened the trap door, saw Roman, and freaked out. Marlena asked Eugene what was wrong. Eugene said first he was seeing Benita Jean, then images of Trista dancing across the room, and now Roman in the cellar.
Pete received a letter about his GED but refused to open it. Melissa read the letter and announced that Pete passed the test. She became excited, but Pete blew it off. Hope and Larry arrived, and Melissa shared the news with them before calling Chris to tell him. Hope asked Melissa if she had seen Bo, then told Melissa that Bo left a note for her. In the note, he told her that he was breaking up with her. Larry congratulated Pete and asked if he knew where Diane was. Pete told Larry that Diane went downstairs. Hope congratulated Pete, then tried to figure out where she could find Bo.
Eugene thought he was losing his mind, so Roman came out of hiding and revealed himself to Eugene. He told Eugene that he did not kill Trista or the others. Eugene was happy that Roman was alive. Roman asked why Eugene didn’t tell anyone he was a wealthy man. Eugene said he inherited money when his relative died, but he didn’t want people to cozy up to him because of the money. Roman told Eugene he did some research while on the run, and he wanted to know about the baka and Eugene’s relationship to the DiMera family. A surprised Marlena asked Eugene if it was true he was related to Stefano and Tony.