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Theresa and Alex. She surprised him and brought him a gift.
Sarah is talking to Justin about the nightmare of Xander's custody filing. She tells Justin they have to stop him, please tell her they can stop him.
Xander, meanwhile, arrives at Sloan's. She tells him they don't have an appointment and he can't just show up whenever he wants. Xander says "You took my case, you took my money and you told me you'd be available to me anytime I need, so give it to me straight, counselor, do I have a chance of winning full custody of my daughter or not?"
Nicole is at the hospital and Eric happens to be waiting to visit a friend. She's waiting for a prescription. They decide to wait together. She moves to sit by him.
Maggie and Konstantin are at the K-Mansion, in the living room. She had given him a tour. Konstantin is being way too nice to Maggie, in my opinion.
Xander tells Sloan he had never seen Sarah so upset. Sloan says what did you expect, you are trying to take her baby from her? Xander says it is his baby too and asks who's side she's on? She's on his as long as his checks don't bounce. But they don't call it a custody battle for no reason. He's going to have to stop caring about Sarah being mad. Did Sarah care about his feelings when she lied about who the daddy was? Xander thanks her for the reminder. She reminds him that his goal is to have full custody of Victoria and her goal is to make sure that happens.
Justin is meanwhile telling Sarah she has a lot going in her favor, an excellent reputation as a doctor, she grew up in Salem and comes from a good family. Xander is an outsider with a criminal record and Justin will be sure to let the judge know all about his past. Sarah says is that it, then? We'll win. Justin tells her that they need to anticipate what Xander and Sloan may use against her. Sarah seems confused, like there's nothing she can think of that could be used against her and asks "like what?" Justin says for starters this isn't the first time you've lied about a child's paternity.
Steve and Roman are talking about Tate working at the pub. Steve thinks the kid sounds like a real piece of work. Roman says he takes a lot after his mother. Steve tells Roman that Theresa will be staying in town. Roman knows, she wanted the room that he rented to Harris. Roman says Theresa has a gift for landing on her feet.
Theresa bought Alex dishes. Using paper plates is not civilized and he'd told her he was using them at dinner. She tells him he's too busy as CEO to buy his own.
Nicole talks to Eric about the adoption process. He says it's going well and tells her Melinda is his lawyer for the adoption, as she and Sloan have gotten friendly. Nicole says they have a lot in common. Melinda is starting her own private practice. Nicole says she's happy for them and hopefully he'll get to be the father he's always wanted.
Sloan tells Xander he'll have to be as underhanded and scrupulous as Sarah was before he found out the truth. Xander asks what their plan is? Sloan says it's simple, they just have to illustrate to the courts that Sarah is a pathological liar and mentally unstable. Xander says the last part wasn't really her fault. Sloan says she's done her research and she knows how Sarah was behaving then. She tells Xander he can't make excuses for Sarah now if he wants custody.
Sarah wants to know how the court can hold it against her that she lied about Mackenzie's paternity. Justin says the problem was when she led Eric to believe Xander was the father and the court could view that as depriving a father of his rights. Sarah says she knows she made a mistake with Victoria by choosing to marry Rex and pass her off as his but she thought she was protecting her and she's seen the error of her ways. Rex and she are divorcing, doesn't that show contrition? Justin says it does, but Sloan may try to spin it as too little, too late.
Sarah says of course she will. Justin says there's something else, her mental health issues. Sarah says she has none and the ones in the past were because she was drugged. Justin says Sloan could still use them against her. Sarah says she won't succeed because despite how angry Xander is, he does have a conscience as far as she is concerned. He knows what Kristen and Gwen put her through and it broke his heart and she is sure he won't use it against her.
Nicole asks if Trask mentioned how long the adoption process would take? Eric says there isn't a way to really know. They are not going through an agency so they'll start interviewing birth parents. Nicole asks if they could use a surrogate? Eric has thought of it, but passing on his genes is not as important as passing on his love. Nicole says she gets it. Eric says he had accepted that having a child was not in his cards.
Sloan asks if he's absolutely sure the drugs aren't still in Sarah's system? Xander says the hospital seems sure since they hired her back. Sloan says but she is Tom Horton's granddaughter. Xander hates slandering Sarah for something that wasn't her fault and she'd never harm her child. Sloan says what happens if the drugs activate in her again? Xander is trying to defend her further. Sloan tells him he isn't sounding like a father that wants full custody of his child. She's willing to do what it takes to win him custody, but he has to decide if he wants to do it.
Justin tells Sarah he understands why she wants to believe there are lines Xander won't cross but custody battles tend to bring out the worst in people. Sarah says this was all set in motion because I didn't tell Xander I was pregnant. Justin tries to excuse her decision by bringing up his kidnapping of Bonnie. Justin says it's his job to convince the judge that she did what she did to protect her child. Sarah's got to get back home to check on the baby. Justin will see her there.
Maggie needs to talk to Henderson or they won't have dinner. Konstantin tells her to have Henderson give cook the night off, he'll cook dinner. Maggie says he's her guest. Konstantin wants to make the same dinner for Maggie tonight he used to make Victor.
Alex is singing praises of the food from Julie's Place. Theresa asks how he's adjusting to being Victor's son? Alex says it's been surreal and hard to process. Mainly because his dad, Justin, is a great guy and it's sad for both of them that he wasn't really his dad. Alex also wishes Victor was around to do some explaining. He asks Theresa what is going on in her world? She's enjoying his company, and is happy to be home in Salem and her son is there. She wishes she was calmer about where she was going to live, does he have any ideas?
Alex says you aren't happy at the Salem Inn? Theresa says they get upset when you can't afford their rates. Alex says I thought you were some big fashion designer. Theresa says business isn't exactly booming and the money she saved she put in an investment bank and that went under. Alex is sorry to hear that. She talks about not being able to stay with Tate at Marlena's, and Uncle Roman doesn't have a room because of Harris. And Aunt Kayla can't let her stay because of Steve not being fond of her. Alex tells her to forget all of them and move in with him. (which obviously was her plan all along).
Sarah is talking to Justin about the nightmare of Xander's custody filing. She tells Justin they have to stop him, please tell her they can stop him.
Xander, meanwhile, arrives at Sloan's. She tells him they don't have an appointment and he can't just show up whenever he wants. Xander says "You took my case, you took my money and you told me you'd be available to me anytime I need, so give it to me straight, counselor, do I have a chance of winning full custody of my daughter or not?"
Nicole is at the hospital and Eric happens to be waiting to visit a friend. She's waiting for a prescription. They decide to wait together. She moves to sit by him.
Maggie and Konstantin are at the K-Mansion, in the living room. She had given him a tour. Konstantin is being way too nice to Maggie, in my opinion.
Xander tells Sloan he had never seen Sarah so upset. Sloan says what did you expect, you are trying to take her baby from her? Xander says it is his baby too and asks who's side she's on? She's on his as long as his checks don't bounce. But they don't call it a custody battle for no reason. He's going to have to stop caring about Sarah being mad. Did Sarah care about his feelings when she lied about who the daddy was? Xander thanks her for the reminder. She reminds him that his goal is to have full custody of Victoria and her goal is to make sure that happens.
Justin is meanwhile telling Sarah she has a lot going in her favor, an excellent reputation as a doctor, she grew up in Salem and comes from a good family. Xander is an outsider with a criminal record and Justin will be sure to let the judge know all about his past. Sarah says is that it, then? We'll win. Justin tells her that they need to anticipate what Xander and Sloan may use against her. Sarah seems confused, like there's nothing she can think of that could be used against her and asks "like what?" Justin says for starters this isn't the first time you've lied about a child's paternity.
Steve and Roman are talking about Tate working at the pub. Steve thinks the kid sounds like a real piece of work. Roman says he takes a lot after his mother. Steve tells Roman that Theresa will be staying in town. Roman knows, she wanted the room that he rented to Harris. Roman says Theresa has a gift for landing on her feet.
Theresa bought Alex dishes. Using paper plates is not civilized and he'd told her he was using them at dinner. She tells him he's too busy as CEO to buy his own.
Nicole talks to Eric about the adoption process. He says it's going well and tells her Melinda is his lawyer for the adoption, as she and Sloan have gotten friendly. Nicole says they have a lot in common. Melinda is starting her own private practice. Nicole says she's happy for them and hopefully he'll get to be the father he's always wanted.
Sloan tells Xander he'll have to be as underhanded and scrupulous as Sarah was before he found out the truth. Xander asks what their plan is? Sloan says it's simple, they just have to illustrate to the courts that Sarah is a pathological liar and mentally unstable. Xander says the last part wasn't really her fault. Sloan says she's done her research and she knows how Sarah was behaving then. She tells Xander he can't make excuses for Sarah now if he wants custody.
Sarah wants to know how the court can hold it against her that she lied about Mackenzie's paternity. Justin says the problem was when she led Eric to believe Xander was the father and the court could view that as depriving a father of his rights. Sarah says she knows she made a mistake with Victoria by choosing to marry Rex and pass her off as his but she thought she was protecting her and she's seen the error of her ways. Rex and she are divorcing, doesn't that show contrition? Justin says it does, but Sloan may try to spin it as too little, too late.
Sarah says of course she will. Justin says there's something else, her mental health issues. Sarah says she has none and the ones in the past were because she was drugged. Justin says Sloan could still use them against her. Sarah says she won't succeed because despite how angry Xander is, he does have a conscience as far as she is concerned. He knows what Kristen and Gwen put her through and it broke his heart and she is sure he won't use it against her.
Nicole asks if Trask mentioned how long the adoption process would take? Eric says there isn't a way to really know. They are not going through an agency so they'll start interviewing birth parents. Nicole asks if they could use a surrogate? Eric has thought of it, but passing on his genes is not as important as passing on his love. Nicole says she gets it. Eric says he had accepted that having a child was not in his cards.
Sloan asks if he's absolutely sure the drugs aren't still in Sarah's system? Xander says the hospital seems sure since they hired her back. Sloan says but she is Tom Horton's granddaughter. Xander hates slandering Sarah for something that wasn't her fault and she'd never harm her child. Sloan says what happens if the drugs activate in her again? Xander is trying to defend her further. Sloan tells him he isn't sounding like a father that wants full custody of his child. She's willing to do what it takes to win him custody, but he has to decide if he wants to do it.
Justin tells Sarah he understands why she wants to believe there are lines Xander won't cross but custody battles tend to bring out the worst in people. Sarah says this was all set in motion because I didn't tell Xander I was pregnant. Justin tries to excuse her decision by bringing up his kidnapping of Bonnie. Justin says it's his job to convince the judge that she did what she did to protect her child. Sarah's got to get back home to check on the baby. Justin will see her there.
Maggie needs to talk to Henderson or they won't have dinner. Konstantin tells her to have Henderson give cook the night off, he'll cook dinner. Maggie says he's her guest. Konstantin wants to make the same dinner for Maggie tonight he used to make Victor.
Alex is singing praises of the food from Julie's Place. Theresa asks how he's adjusting to being Victor's son? Alex says it's been surreal and hard to process. Mainly because his dad, Justin, is a great guy and it's sad for both of them that he wasn't really his dad. Alex also wishes Victor was around to do some explaining. He asks Theresa what is going on in her world? She's enjoying his company, and is happy to be home in Salem and her son is there. She wishes she was calmer about where she was going to live, does he have any ideas?
Alex says you aren't happy at the Salem Inn? Theresa says they get upset when you can't afford their rates. Alex says I thought you were some big fashion designer. Theresa says business isn't exactly booming and the money she saved she put in an investment bank and that went under. Alex is sorry to hear that. She talks about not being able to stay with Tate at Marlena's, and Uncle Roman doesn't have a room because of Harris. And Aunt Kayla can't let her stay because of Steve not being fond of her. Alex tells her to forget all of them and move in with him. (which obviously was her plan all along).
