O.K. I am back.....actually had to drive part way home in a sort of blizzard. LOL. All went well.....now for the summary......
Chelsea is talking to Nick, insisting he can tell no one what she told him. He tries to convince her that secrets will out, asking if she saw Ford's parents on TV, begging for info about their missing son. He insists they have the right to know. She claims the sorority sisters are home on break, and until they return and can vote on what to do, she can do nothing. Nick warns her that he loves her, but he will not be a party to this. In comes Billie, plops herself down, and informs them that a contact lens was found in the basement, matching the same prescription as Ford's. Chelsea claims they keep their beer down there, and he could have lost it any time, as he was always going down there to retrieve some beer. She warns Chelsea that when Decker learns of this information, he is going to be haunting the sorority house, and that he is very influential. She leaves, Chelsea & Nick go sit outside the Pub, and continue their talk. Nick tells her that he is not going to lie for her, as he did before, and if there is one thing they have learned from what happened to Willow, it is to be honest about everything.
Belle is angry at Philip for helping Chloe, who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of her brother. She thinks Chloe knows more than she is saying, and comments on all the trouble Chloe has caused for her family, her mother, her & Shawn, etc. since she came to town. Philip is apologetic, wants to make it up to Belle. The only thing he could for her, she says, is try to help her mend her marriage to Shawn. No, he has not indicated he wants to get back together, but that is what she wants. She gathers up Claire, bundles up with coats and scarves and leaves with her police bodyguard. Crystal, who has been sitting & reading a newspaper, calls someone to say Belle is on the move. Out in the alley (Salem must not allow street parking anywhere, and no parking lots for anyone, it seems), the cop tries to start up the car, but is blocked from leaving by what appears to be an abandoned van. He calls the station, says he is leaving the car to check the van out. As he approaches the van with a flashlight, Rob stops him, with a rifle pointed at him, telling to put his phone on the ground, gently. The cop does so. Meanwhile, Belle waits in the car as Philip calls her, wanting to make up to her for helping out Chloe. Over by the van, Rob shoots the cop, who slowly falls to the ground. B elle sees someone approaching the car, opening the door, and starts yelling there is a baby in the car (I think she assumes it is a car jacking), but Rob drags her out of the car yelling, Philip can hear it all, asks where she is, she says the alley, and he dashes out. Crystal drives off with Claire. Philip comes rushing out, checks the cop, who says evidently he was shot with rubber bullets. Belle is hysterical and Claire is gone.
At DiMansion, down in Dr. Rolfenstein's secret laboratory, John is strapped to what almost looks like an electric chair, with heavy goggles on, supposedly looking at scenes on a monitor of explosions and fires. Stefano wants John ready right now, Rolf needs a couple more days. Stefano says there has been enough time, he needs him now! Later, Stefano is questioning John, asking him if he knows where he is....John replies, Salem. Do you have family. No, no family. Who do you belong to.......you, Stefano DiMera. And what is your mission......to get the hell out of here. Ooops, wrong answer for Stefano.....no, no, no, you must seek out the enemy.
Marlena pleads with EJ, who refuses to say where John is, only that he is alive. Marlena begs him, Sami, in tears, holds her mom, as Marlena tells EJ she knows he is not like his father, that he has said he did not want to follow that path, that he wanted to be a better person. EJ seems torn, remembering how he made the deal with his father to keep silent in return for getting all his cars, stock portfolio, furniture and trust fund back. Marlena tearfully begs, and EJ finally says the John is in Dr. Rolf's lab in the basement, that he was shackled to a table and wires attached. Marlena thanks him profusely, Bo calls Roman to get a search warrant. Marlena again thanks EJ...and she leaves with Bo & Hope.
EJ talks to Sami about having burned his bridges, and wonders what his father will now have in store for him. Sami tells him he did the right thing, his father is a monster, and has been all his life. She remembers from a little girl all the things he has done to her family, with no qualms. EJ is quiet.
Marlena & Hope evidently find some way to get inside the mansion with no one seeing them. Rolf has come down to get Stefano because the police are there. Stefano goes upstairs, lets in Bo & Roman, who waves his search warrant around. Stef tries his hearty bluffing jabber, but the guys will have none of that. They want to know where he is keeping John Black. Color Stefano rather surprised.
Down in the basement, Hope & Marlena are creeping down passageway, see a door with a window in it....and inside, they see John strapped to a chair. They both gasp, look a bit closer. Hope leaves to go get Bo, but Marlena stays, opens the door, goes in (John's back is to her) and around to face him, saying his name several times. This is a very emotional scene, as she gently removes the goggles, softly saying his name. John, oh, John, it is you! He looks at her.
Barb
