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At the DiMansion, André is holding Adrienne and Lucas at gunpoint. Clyde wants to know where Thomas is. Adrienne would rather die than let Clyde have 2 seconds with Thomas. Clyde feels that Adrienne and Lucas's presence proves that Thomas is here. While Clyde is menacing them, André shoots Chad, off-camera. André offers Clyde the credit as Adrienne cries; Clyde hears the baby and runs to get him. Lucas calls André a freak show as he and Adrienne try to help Chad; in the crib, it's a fake baby and a speaker.
At the police station, Hope and Rafe are talking about giving Aiden more work from more arrests; apparently cops are coming from Brookville to help. They talk about John's plan, which Hope worries could go wrong. Later, Rafe goes to help Roman prep for the night shift. John is to call his cell. But Hope will have his desk's calls transferred to hers, just in case. (This made no sense, help.) She sees a gift on her chair, Aiden wants her to open it. It's a special dress for their night together. He's not giving up on her, she's busy with work, Rafe doesn't believe her, etc. If she doesn't date him, he will arrest Roman and Rafe. Rafe interrupts.
On the pier, a thug named Laszlo has delivered something to Orpheus. They arrange a second meeting for further instructions. Orpheus plans to make it rain fire in Salem.
At the townhouse, John frets as he and Marlena wait for the phone to ring. The plan hinges on keeping the three baddies separate. John feels that Marlena's part in this plan is the lynchpin, and all their success will be thanks to her. This worries Marlena, due to how unstable the Terrible Trio are. They may not respond as expected. John assures her that if things go sideways, he and Steve are good and can think on their feet. He'll be back, that's a fact.
At the Pub, Kayla has found some leftovers and encourages Steve to eat. Kayla likes working with John & Marlena, and feeling like she & Steve are a team again. She recalls the past danger with Orpheus, and feels for some reason this is worse. Steve gets a text from Joe, who wants to help. Steve orders him to text Kayla every 15 minutes or the cops will be after him. He gets a call from André.
At DiMansion, Adrienne demands André untie her. She was not expecting blood. It had to be convincing, André argues; Lucas points out André is always convincing as a psycho. (Cue creepy grin.) Chad actually blacked out, Adrienne is worried because he hit his head. Clyde should be right where they want him. In the panic room, Clyde is furious as he realises he was duped, and is now sealed in the panic room. Later, JJ has arrived, backup on the way. JJ goes to Clyde; Lucas stares at André, everyone is flummoxed that André helped. Just playing his part, per André, though he gets a pensive one-shot as Lucas calls John. JJ brings Clyde back, he realises he was tricked, warns Chad that André will double-cross him. To rub salt in the wound, Gabi steps out of a panel with Thomas. Clyde goes bonkers, Chad points out this is MY son. A uniform drags Clyde out and André leads them to a quick exit.
John gets the call from Lucas, tells them great job; he reports to Marlena that Weston took the bait, one down. More supportive talk about Doc's plan while Marlena worries that she didn't have as much time to profile Xander, and that Orpheus is the most dangerous. John will take odds that he and Steve could take Orpheus and Xander any day.
André calls Steve, tells him that everything went well, Steve wants to make sure Adrienne's OK. She is, André reports, and so am I, I played the scorned brother perfectly. Years of practice, quips Steve; André laughs it off, he's not the first to say that. Steve thanks André, Kate was right, he did well. Steve tells Kayla everything's going right.
At the police station, Rafe is trying to get Aiden to back off, Aiden is looking to Hope, Hope is looking away. (Ed note: Thankfully) this is interrupted by the arrival of Clyde. Rafe takes Clyde away; Aiden says he'll see Hope in that dress in his hotel. Hope checks with JJ, thinks that since André helped, the end must be near.
Kayla calls Chad, thanks him, and tells him to thank André. Chad wishes her good luck on her end. Chad thanks André for his part, wonders how he knew where Clyde would be. André wants to "put a pin in that" for now, this learning to trust thing is hard. They toast to the good guys winning.
Orpheus gives Laszlo bombs and instructions on how to detonate them. He's not worried about evidence because nobody will be around when he's done.
In the interrogation room, Aiden shows Clyde his jacket from the recent havoc. They talk about Clyde's botched attempt to kill Aiden; Abe will be all right, Aiden is sure Clyde will go to solitary confinement.
Rafe tells Hope that Clyde's phone is en route to John, Hope adds they must act fast to keep word of Clyde's arrest from getting out. Rafe tries to talk about Aiden, Hope shuts it down, tells him to back off, let me handle him. (Aiden walks by, sees this, gloats.)
At the Townhouse, Steve and John talk about the phone, which has been dusted, processed, and downloaded. They can use it for one call, then must return it. Steve can't reach Adrienne, is worried about her, didn't want her in the middle. It was necessary to make it look real, Marlena points out. They had to fool Clyde. John calls the first number in Clyde's phone, plays mindgames with Orpheus, gloats about Clyde's arrest. John offers himself in exchange for Orpheus leaving the town alone. They arrange to meet at Pier 28 in 20 minutes, alone. Steve wants to book, realises Marlena and John need a minute. John promises he'll be home for dinner; she won't lose him to this craziness. John assures her, "These guys are toast."
Gabi brings Chad a new shirt, thinks the blood-splattered look wouldn't suit the boardroom. They talk about Ari, who thinks she's at a party since all her friends are there. Gabi tries to leave as Chad changes in front of her, Chad thinks it would be unwise to leave, and that JJ would agree. Chad bets $50 JJ will want her to stay (Gabi takes the bet, but loses). He offers her champagne. There's a crash upstairs.
At the cop shop, Hope and Rafe react to the explosion.
On the pier, John and Steve react to the explosion, it must be Orpheus.
At the Pub, Marlena and Kayla react to the boom, Kayla ushers her to the back (out a door in the side). End.
At the police station, Hope and Rafe are talking about giving Aiden more work from more arrests; apparently cops are coming from Brookville to help. They talk about John's plan, which Hope worries could go wrong. Later, Rafe goes to help Roman prep for the night shift. John is to call his cell. But Hope will have his desk's calls transferred to hers, just in case. (This made no sense, help.) She sees a gift on her chair, Aiden wants her to open it. It's a special dress for their night together. He's not giving up on her, she's busy with work, Rafe doesn't believe her, etc. If she doesn't date him, he will arrest Roman and Rafe. Rafe interrupts.
On the pier, a thug named Laszlo has delivered something to Orpheus. They arrange a second meeting for further instructions. Orpheus plans to make it rain fire in Salem.
At the townhouse, John frets as he and Marlena wait for the phone to ring. The plan hinges on keeping the three baddies separate. John feels that Marlena's part in this plan is the lynchpin, and all their success will be thanks to her. This worries Marlena, due to how unstable the Terrible Trio are. They may not respond as expected. John assures her that if things go sideways, he and Steve are good and can think on their feet. He'll be back, that's a fact.
At the Pub, Kayla has found some leftovers and encourages Steve to eat. Kayla likes working with John & Marlena, and feeling like she & Steve are a team again. She recalls the past danger with Orpheus, and feels for some reason this is worse. Steve gets a text from Joe, who wants to help. Steve orders him to text Kayla every 15 minutes or the cops will be after him. He gets a call from André.
At DiMansion, Adrienne demands André untie her. She was not expecting blood. It had to be convincing, André argues; Lucas points out André is always convincing as a psycho. (Cue creepy grin.) Chad actually blacked out, Adrienne is worried because he hit his head. Clyde should be right where they want him. In the panic room, Clyde is furious as he realises he was duped, and is now sealed in the panic room. Later, JJ has arrived, backup on the way. JJ goes to Clyde; Lucas stares at André, everyone is flummoxed that André helped. Just playing his part, per André, though he gets a pensive one-shot as Lucas calls John. JJ brings Clyde back, he realises he was tricked, warns Chad that André will double-cross him. To rub salt in the wound, Gabi steps out of a panel with Thomas. Clyde goes bonkers, Chad points out this is MY son. A uniform drags Clyde out and André leads them to a quick exit.
John gets the call from Lucas, tells them great job; he reports to Marlena that Weston took the bait, one down. More supportive talk about Doc's plan while Marlena worries that she didn't have as much time to profile Xander, and that Orpheus is the most dangerous. John will take odds that he and Steve could take Orpheus and Xander any day.
André calls Steve, tells him that everything went well, Steve wants to make sure Adrienne's OK. She is, André reports, and so am I, I played the scorned brother perfectly. Years of practice, quips Steve; André laughs it off, he's not the first to say that. Steve thanks André, Kate was right, he did well. Steve tells Kayla everything's going right.
At the police station, Rafe is trying to get Aiden to back off, Aiden is looking to Hope, Hope is looking away. (Ed note: Thankfully) this is interrupted by the arrival of Clyde. Rafe takes Clyde away; Aiden says he'll see Hope in that dress in his hotel. Hope checks with JJ, thinks that since André helped, the end must be near.
Kayla calls Chad, thanks him, and tells him to thank André. Chad wishes her good luck on her end. Chad thanks André for his part, wonders how he knew where Clyde would be. André wants to "put a pin in that" for now, this learning to trust thing is hard. They toast to the good guys winning.
Orpheus gives Laszlo bombs and instructions on how to detonate them. He's not worried about evidence because nobody will be around when he's done.
In the interrogation room, Aiden shows Clyde his jacket from the recent havoc. They talk about Clyde's botched attempt to kill Aiden; Abe will be all right, Aiden is sure Clyde will go to solitary confinement.
Rafe tells Hope that Clyde's phone is en route to John, Hope adds they must act fast to keep word of Clyde's arrest from getting out. Rafe tries to talk about Aiden, Hope shuts it down, tells him to back off, let me handle him. (Aiden walks by, sees this, gloats.)
At the Townhouse, Steve and John talk about the phone, which has been dusted, processed, and downloaded. They can use it for one call, then must return it. Steve can't reach Adrienne, is worried about her, didn't want her in the middle. It was necessary to make it look real, Marlena points out. They had to fool Clyde. John calls the first number in Clyde's phone, plays mindgames with Orpheus, gloats about Clyde's arrest. John offers himself in exchange for Orpheus leaving the town alone. They arrange to meet at Pier 28 in 20 minutes, alone. Steve wants to book, realises Marlena and John need a minute. John promises he'll be home for dinner; she won't lose him to this craziness. John assures her, "These guys are toast."
Gabi brings Chad a new shirt, thinks the blood-splattered look wouldn't suit the boardroom. They talk about Ari, who thinks she's at a party since all her friends are there. Gabi tries to leave as Chad changes in front of her, Chad thinks it would be unwise to leave, and that JJ would agree. Chad bets $50 JJ will want her to stay (Gabi takes the bet, but loses). He offers her champagne. There's a crash upstairs.
At the cop shop, Hope and Rafe react to the explosion.
On the pier, John and Steve react to the explosion, it must be Orpheus.
At the Pub, Marlena and Kayla react to the boom, Kayla ushers her to the back (out a door in the side). End.
