It's after midnight on New Year's Eve in Salem.
Marlena finds John sleeping on the couch. She tells him he fell asleep just before midnight. She woke him up so he wouldn't have a stiff neck.
Replay at the hospital when Brady overhears Holly is in a coma. Rafe goes to Tate to ask what happened. Tate says Holly offered him pills, but he turned her down. EJ yells that they weren't Holly's pills, but Tate's.
At the Bistro, Clyde's message is to get the tainted pills off the streets. Ava and Stefan are unsure how to do that.
Angry EJ is blowing his top. He wants Tate arrested. Rafe says he's still trying to get the whole story. EJ says he talked to the police woman and she told him that Tate had the bag in his hand. Tate says he was trying to protect her family especially since they have gone through so much. EJ blames Theresa and Brady since they are drug addicts. He says Tate is too. Theresa says Tate saw them at their lowest and vowed he wouldn't do drugs. EJ says there were opioids in the drugs and it's a felony. EJ wants Rafe to arrest Tate now. (Rafe looks at EJ like he wants to hit him)
John wants to know if Marlena made any New Year's resolutions? She reminds him she doesn't do that. He tells her that he will always tell her how much she loves him before they go to bed. They kiss. Later, John finds a message from his dad. He stayed up until midnight to wish him a Happy New Year. Marlena realizes John is worried. He tells her about Konstantin. He calls him Konnie the con artist. He doesn't want Maggie hurt. John says Konnie extended his stay at Maggie's because of his sprained ankle. John says he and Steve took care of it, but wouldn't want to give her details. They wonder where Tate and Brady are? They decide to go to bedroom and lock the door.
Angry EJ is worse and says Tate needs to be arrested for attempted manslaughter. Theresa says what happened was an accident. Theresa and EJ get in shouting match. Rafe wants to get the facts. Brady wants Tate to get a lawyer. Tate says he's telling the truth. He says Holly wanted them to get high together. Tate goes on and says Holly offered him weed once and she got drunk Christmas Eve. Tate says Holly got ADHD medicine from someone at school. EJ is fuming in the background. He says Tate will be an old man when he gets out of jail. Brady says stop and says they were his pills. He wants to be arrested.
Meanwhile at the Bistro, Ava and Stefan are trying to figure out how to get drugs off the street. They discuss all they do is store the drugs at the Bistro. Ava says she knows who to call. Stefan reminds her she cut ties with the family. She has no choice. She so upset she's cleaning up the Bistro. Ava tells Stefan she knows Holly since she gossiped with Nicole. She saw Holly play dress-up and read Harry Potter books. Ava says she won't live with herself if Holly dies. Stefan holds her.
Rafe can't believe they are Brady's drugs. Brady says Tate took the drugs from him. Rafe asks EJ if he should arrest Brady? Tripp comes up. EJ asks about Holly. EJ's unsure. Rafe says to go be with family and he'll handle this. Before EJ leaves, he tells Brady and Tate he'll see both of them in court. Tate wants to tell the truth. Theresa keeps shushing him. Tripp tells Rafe he wished he had better news and the complete toxicology screen will be back tomorrow. Tripp mentions it happened at the Bistro. Rafe says he should see her. Rafe puts handcuffs on Brady and reads him his rights.
Marlena and John come out of the back. John is trying to call Brady. He says it's almost morning and they aren't home. Theresa and Tate come in. Tate is upset and Marlena is concerned. Theresa says Holly OD'd at the party. Tate says she's in a coma. Theresa says Brady was arrested. Tate tries to say something, but Theresa interrupts. John decides to go down to the cop shop (he said that). Marlena tells Tate she'll make him warm milk to sleep. After she leaves, Theresa reminds Tate that his dad is taking the rap and not say anything. Tate reminds her he didn't do anything wrong. Tate goes to his bedroom without taking his coat or the milk.
At the cop shop, Rafe tells Brady he needs to get his story straight. Rafe knows he's trying to protect Tate. Rafe doesn't believe the drugs were Brady's. Rafe says Brady's prints won't be on the bag and by lying, Brady is making Tate look more guilty. Rafe says it's not too late to change minds. Brady says EJ can have his blood.
Ava gets off the phone with Dominik. He will get the drugs off the street for a favor. Stefan says who knows what they favor will be and Ava shouldn't have done it. Tripp walks in. Ava asks about Holly. Tripp tells her. (why tell her and not Brady?). Tripp wants to talk to Ava alone. Stefan leaves. Tripp wants Ava tell him she wasn't involved with this. He says he wants her to be honest and won't judge her. He says his dad a PI and he can connect the dots. He tells her things about Gil hiring her after being in Bayview. Then she shot him. He mentions Stefan buying the restaurant and she broke up with Harris probably because he's a cop.
EJ is at the hospital getting coffee. His hand is shaking. He acts like he's having a panic attack. He calms down and his face gets angry. He leaves.
Theresa talks to Marlena about how she didn't think Brady would use again. Marlena asks if she thought Brady using again? Theresa knows Brady wouldn't give drugs to Holly. Theresa decides to leave to talk to Alex about what is happening. Theresa goes back to check on Tate.
Ava tells Tripp he doesn't know everything. She broke up with Harris because he cheated on her. He wants to know who, but she won't say. Tripp wants to make sure she cut ties with the family. He says when he talked about moving to Hong Kong she didn't try to stop him. He knew then that something was wrong and don't lie to him.
Stefan is at the back of the Bistro. EJ comes out and accuses Stefan that what happened to Holly is his fault.
Theresa comes back to the living room and tells Marlena that Tate is gone.
Rafe is getting coffee out in the cop shop. John comes in and asks where Brady is? Rafe points to the interrogation room. John wants to know where his lawyer is? Rafe says Brady doesn't want one. John wants to get a lawyer for Brady. Rafe says it's not his call and goes back to interrogation room. Rafe tells Brady that his dad out there. Rafe says since Brady wants to take the fall to tell him where he got the drugs and what they were. Brady was high and doesn't remember. Rafe wants to take a tox screen. Brady looks defeated.
John's leaving cop shop when Tate runs in. Tate runs into interrogation room. He says if Rafe going to arrest someone, to arrest him.
Marlena finds John sleeping on the couch. She tells him he fell asleep just before midnight. She woke him up so he wouldn't have a stiff neck.
Replay at the hospital when Brady overhears Holly is in a coma. Rafe goes to Tate to ask what happened. Tate says Holly offered him pills, but he turned her down. EJ yells that they weren't Holly's pills, but Tate's.
At the Bistro, Clyde's message is to get the tainted pills off the streets. Ava and Stefan are unsure how to do that.
Angry EJ is blowing his top. He wants Tate arrested. Rafe says he's still trying to get the whole story. EJ says he talked to the police woman and she told him that Tate had the bag in his hand. Tate says he was trying to protect her family especially since they have gone through so much. EJ blames Theresa and Brady since they are drug addicts. He says Tate is too. Theresa says Tate saw them at their lowest and vowed he wouldn't do drugs. EJ says there were opioids in the drugs and it's a felony. EJ wants Rafe to arrest Tate now. (Rafe looks at EJ like he wants to hit him)
John wants to know if Marlena made any New Year's resolutions? She reminds him she doesn't do that. He tells her that he will always tell her how much she loves him before they go to bed. They kiss. Later, John finds a message from his dad. He stayed up until midnight to wish him a Happy New Year. Marlena realizes John is worried. He tells her about Konstantin. He calls him Konnie the con artist. He doesn't want Maggie hurt. John says Konnie extended his stay at Maggie's because of his sprained ankle. John says he and Steve took care of it, but wouldn't want to give her details. They wonder where Tate and Brady are? They decide to go to bedroom and lock the door.
Angry EJ is worse and says Tate needs to be arrested for attempted manslaughter. Theresa says what happened was an accident. Theresa and EJ get in shouting match. Rafe wants to get the facts. Brady wants Tate to get a lawyer. Tate says he's telling the truth. He says Holly wanted them to get high together. Tate goes on and says Holly offered him weed once and she got drunk Christmas Eve. Tate says Holly got ADHD medicine from someone at school. EJ is fuming in the background. He says Tate will be an old man when he gets out of jail. Brady says stop and says they were his pills. He wants to be arrested.
Meanwhile at the Bistro, Ava and Stefan are trying to figure out how to get drugs off the street. They discuss all they do is store the drugs at the Bistro. Ava says she knows who to call. Stefan reminds her she cut ties with the family. She has no choice. She so upset she's cleaning up the Bistro. Ava tells Stefan she knows Holly since she gossiped with Nicole. She saw Holly play dress-up and read Harry Potter books. Ava says she won't live with herself if Holly dies. Stefan holds her.
Rafe can't believe they are Brady's drugs. Brady says Tate took the drugs from him. Rafe asks EJ if he should arrest Brady? Tripp comes up. EJ asks about Holly. EJ's unsure. Rafe says to go be with family and he'll handle this. Before EJ leaves, he tells Brady and Tate he'll see both of them in court. Tate wants to tell the truth. Theresa keeps shushing him. Tripp tells Rafe he wished he had better news and the complete toxicology screen will be back tomorrow. Tripp mentions it happened at the Bistro. Rafe says he should see her. Rafe puts handcuffs on Brady and reads him his rights.
Marlena and John come out of the back. John is trying to call Brady. He says it's almost morning and they aren't home. Theresa and Tate come in. Tate is upset and Marlena is concerned. Theresa says Holly OD'd at the party. Tate says she's in a coma. Theresa says Brady was arrested. Tate tries to say something, but Theresa interrupts. John decides to go down to the cop shop (he said that). Marlena tells Tate she'll make him warm milk to sleep. After she leaves, Theresa reminds Tate that his dad is taking the rap and not say anything. Tate reminds her he didn't do anything wrong. Tate goes to his bedroom without taking his coat or the milk.
At the cop shop, Rafe tells Brady he needs to get his story straight. Rafe knows he's trying to protect Tate. Rafe doesn't believe the drugs were Brady's. Rafe says Brady's prints won't be on the bag and by lying, Brady is making Tate look more guilty. Rafe says it's not too late to change minds. Brady says EJ can have his blood.
Ava gets off the phone with Dominik. He will get the drugs off the street for a favor. Stefan says who knows what they favor will be and Ava shouldn't have done it. Tripp walks in. Ava asks about Holly. Tripp tells her. (why tell her and not Brady?). Tripp wants to talk to Ava alone. Stefan leaves. Tripp wants Ava tell him she wasn't involved with this. He says he wants her to be honest and won't judge her. He says his dad a PI and he can connect the dots. He tells her things about Gil hiring her after being in Bayview. Then she shot him. He mentions Stefan buying the restaurant and she broke up with Harris probably because he's a cop.
EJ is at the hospital getting coffee. His hand is shaking. He acts like he's having a panic attack. He calms down and his face gets angry. He leaves.
Theresa talks to Marlena about how she didn't think Brady would use again. Marlena asks if she thought Brady using again? Theresa knows Brady wouldn't give drugs to Holly. Theresa decides to leave to talk to Alex about what is happening. Theresa goes back to check on Tate.
Ava tells Tripp he doesn't know everything. She broke up with Harris because he cheated on her. He wants to know who, but she won't say. Tripp wants to make sure she cut ties with the family. He says when he talked about moving to Hong Kong she didn't try to stop him. He knew then that something was wrong and don't lie to him.
Stefan is at the back of the Bistro. EJ comes out and accuses Stefan that what happened to Holly is his fault.
Theresa comes back to the living room and tells Marlena that Tate is gone.
Rafe is getting coffee out in the cop shop. John comes in and asks where Brady is? Rafe points to the interrogation room. John wants to know where his lawyer is? Rafe says Brady doesn't want one. John wants to get a lawyer for Brady. Rafe says it's not his call and goes back to interrogation room. Rafe tells Brady that his dad out there. Rafe says since Brady wants to take the fall to tell him where he got the drugs and what they were. Brady was high and doesn't remember. Rafe wants to take a tox screen. Brady looks defeated.
John's leaving cop shop when Tate runs in. Tate runs into interrogation room. He says if Rafe going to arrest someone, to arrest him.
