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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Episode #10,757 Taped 1/17 Director – Kathryn Foster
Fair warning. Have a box of tissues at the ready, as you are going to need them today, and if Shirley Jones doesn’t receive an Emmy for her work on Days this past week, there is no justice. Definitely a cannot miss episode as the family gathers around the dying Colleen.
Chloe & Philip are downstairs, talking of Steve having taken Claire out for a bit. Philip gets a call from Lexie, and fills her in on Colleen being alive, but dying. She has been trying to call Bo, & Kayla but neither answers their phone. Phil says they undoubtably have their phones turned off, and promises to give Kayla the message. Now he & Chloe talk a bit about Brady, wondering who kidnapped him and why. It was not Colleen, and not Stefano. No ransom has been asked. Who is powerful enough to have done this and why. He is just trying to add things up, but two and two are not equaling four.
Upstairs, Colleen’s family is gathered round. John makes a lot of nasty remarks, Pop Shawn gets very angry at him several times. John is just so uncaring, as he chastises the about to be nun for having an affair with a married man, who fathered her illegitmate child, and for then faking her death to her family and to the man she professed to love. Colleen replies he belonged with his wife, and that is why she did what she did. They go back & forth with the insults, and replies, Pop wants John to leave, but Colleen insists he stays. Even Bo, Hope & Marlena try to shut him up, to no avail. Now Colleen talks of how she wishes John could be just like Santo, but John replies that Stefano told him what a miserable man Santo had become, suffering from his broken heart. Colleen hopes John will not always be the man he is now, that would frighten her. Belle pipes up that her father used to be a wonderful man, loving, caring, and John sarcastically then recites the rest of the Boy Scout traits. Pop Shawn stands, yelling at John that he does not care who he is, he should leave now. Colleen says no, let him stay.
Now she calls Belle to come over and bring her handsome husband. Belle sits on the bed as Colleen tells her she & Shawn, along with Claire are the future of this family. And to stay strong. Now she tells Bo that even tho he does not have Brady blood flowing in his veins, he has the Brady spirit. She mentions hearing he was quite the rebel in his day, to which Pop laughs and agrees. Colleen reminds Pop Shawn he, too, was quite the rascal in his day, & tells Hope she & Bo will have a long and happy life together. She calls Marlena over, telling her she is the strength of the family, and that she knows she will hold them all together in her capable hands. Now she calls Kayla to her bed, the doctor. Kayla thinks they should take her to a hospital, London, Dublin, anywhere, but Colleen says it is too late for that. She has fought the good fight, would have been dead month ago, but wanted her family to be safe, and to see them all. She calls Kayla the healer, then asks everyone to leave, except for her brother and her son. On her way out, Belle takes off the medallion, giving it to her father, saying he should have it. He fingers it a bit, then tosses it on a table. Now Colleen asks Pop Shawn to come over, and these scenes really break your heart, as Shawnie (as she calls him) cries he just got her back, he cannot lose her again. They hug, and Leeny tells him to remember all the good times they had when they were young. Pop is broken up, as Marlenaa helps him from the bed. She goes out in the hall, telling the other family members to come back in, it will not be long now.
And now Colleen calls to John, stretching out her arms, asking him to come and let her hold him one last time….John is standing by the fireplace, as Colleen entreats him to please, please let her hold him. He finally walks over, sits down on the bed, but with his back to her. Colleen puts her arms around him, saying how this is the last time she can hold him and the first time since he was a little boy. She gives sighs of happiness, then weakly asks John to hold her, please, she is so tired and needs to rest. John turns, slowly putting his arm around her. She lays her head on his shoulder, murmuring that she needs rest. He is looking down on her, as she breathes her last. He gently withdraws his arm, laying her head on the pillow. He feels for a throat pulse, touches her cheek. Bo comes up, and draws the quilt up over her face. Everyone leaves, except for John & Marlena. He looks over at the bed, (and I swear he has a tear in his eye right there), she asks what he is feeling. He replies that is a typical shrink question, what should he be feeling. She says, sadness, grief, anger, love?? He says that what he is feeling is that he wants to get that plane started up and get the hell out of there. Fine, replies Marlena. They start to leave the room, with Marlena going first, then John shuts the door on her. Marlena almost tries to go back in, but decides against it. Inside, John goes back to the bed, draws back the quilt, and softly says, Good-bye, Mom. He wipes a tear from his eye, touches her cheek with that same finger, and leans down, kissing her forehead. He then sits down on the bed next to her, and we leave him leaning against the headboard with his eyes closed.
Downstairs, Bo & Hope are helping Pop Shawn to a chair. Philip comes over, expresses his condolences and offering his help in any way, either here or back in Salem. He gives Kayla the message from Lexie. Chloe goes off to make tea for everyone, while Shawn & Belle sit at a table and talk. Shawn is not angry any more at what Belle did, and has made his peace with Philip. Belle says all that has happened should give them a new beginning for their marriage. Both hold hands and agree.
Kayla calls Lexie, fills her in on the death of Colleen. Lexie tells her that additional tests on Bo’s bloodwork are not good, he has to come back NOW. Kayla admits they have not told Hope yet, as there has been no chance. Lexie advises her to do it soon, as Hope has to be prepared to deal with this. She then tells Kayla that with all the bad news, maybe she would like some good news. She mentions Kayla’s bloodwork to check hormone levels before she left, and then tells Kayla the good news. She is pregnant.
Barb
Episode #10,757 Taped 1/17 Director – Kathryn Foster
Fair warning. Have a box of tissues at the ready, as you are going to need them today, and if Shirley Jones doesn’t receive an Emmy for her work on Days this past week, there is no justice. Definitely a cannot miss episode as the family gathers around the dying Colleen.
Chloe & Philip are downstairs, talking of Steve having taken Claire out for a bit. Philip gets a call from Lexie, and fills her in on Colleen being alive, but dying. She has been trying to call Bo, & Kayla but neither answers their phone. Phil says they undoubtably have their phones turned off, and promises to give Kayla the message. Now he & Chloe talk a bit about Brady, wondering who kidnapped him and why. It was not Colleen, and not Stefano. No ransom has been asked. Who is powerful enough to have done this and why. He is just trying to add things up, but two and two are not equaling four.
Upstairs, Colleen’s family is gathered round. John makes a lot of nasty remarks, Pop Shawn gets very angry at him several times. John is just so uncaring, as he chastises the about to be nun for having an affair with a married man, who fathered her illegitmate child, and for then faking her death to her family and to the man she professed to love. Colleen replies he belonged with his wife, and that is why she did what she did. They go back & forth with the insults, and replies, Pop wants John to leave, but Colleen insists he stays. Even Bo, Hope & Marlena try to shut him up, to no avail. Now Colleen talks of how she wishes John could be just like Santo, but John replies that Stefano told him what a miserable man Santo had become, suffering from his broken heart. Colleen hopes John will not always be the man he is now, that would frighten her. Belle pipes up that her father used to be a wonderful man, loving, caring, and John sarcastically then recites the rest of the Boy Scout traits. Pop Shawn stands, yelling at John that he does not care who he is, he should leave now. Colleen says no, let him stay.
Now she calls Belle to come over and bring her handsome husband. Belle sits on the bed as Colleen tells her she & Shawn, along with Claire are the future of this family. And to stay strong. Now she tells Bo that even tho he does not have Brady blood flowing in his veins, he has the Brady spirit. She mentions hearing he was quite the rebel in his day, to which Pop laughs and agrees. Colleen reminds Pop Shawn he, too, was quite the rascal in his day, & tells Hope she & Bo will have a long and happy life together. She calls Marlena over, telling her she is the strength of the family, and that she knows she will hold them all together in her capable hands. Now she calls Kayla to her bed, the doctor. Kayla thinks they should take her to a hospital, London, Dublin, anywhere, but Colleen says it is too late for that. She has fought the good fight, would have been dead month ago, but wanted her family to be safe, and to see them all. She calls Kayla the healer, then asks everyone to leave, except for her brother and her son. On her way out, Belle takes off the medallion, giving it to her father, saying he should have it. He fingers it a bit, then tosses it on a table. Now Colleen asks Pop Shawn to come over, and these scenes really break your heart, as Shawnie (as she calls him) cries he just got her back, he cannot lose her again. They hug, and Leeny tells him to remember all the good times they had when they were young. Pop is broken up, as Marlenaa helps him from the bed. She goes out in the hall, telling the other family members to come back in, it will not be long now.
And now Colleen calls to John, stretching out her arms, asking him to come and let her hold him one last time….John is standing by the fireplace, as Colleen entreats him to please, please let her hold him. He finally walks over, sits down on the bed, but with his back to her. Colleen puts her arms around him, saying how this is the last time she can hold him and the first time since he was a little boy. She gives sighs of happiness, then weakly asks John to hold her, please, she is so tired and needs to rest. John turns, slowly putting his arm around her. She lays her head on his shoulder, murmuring that she needs rest. He is looking down on her, as she breathes her last. He gently withdraws his arm, laying her head on the pillow. He feels for a throat pulse, touches her cheek. Bo comes up, and draws the quilt up over her face. Everyone leaves, except for John & Marlena. He looks over at the bed, (and I swear he has a tear in his eye right there), she asks what he is feeling. He replies that is a typical shrink question, what should he be feeling. She says, sadness, grief, anger, love?? He says that what he is feeling is that he wants to get that plane started up and get the hell out of there. Fine, replies Marlena. They start to leave the room, with Marlena going first, then John shuts the door on her. Marlena almost tries to go back in, but decides against it. Inside, John goes back to the bed, draws back the quilt, and softly says, Good-bye, Mom. He wipes a tear from his eye, touches her cheek with that same finger, and leans down, kissing her forehead. He then sits down on the bed next to her, and we leave him leaning against the headboard with his eyes closed.
Downstairs, Bo & Hope are helping Pop Shawn to a chair. Philip comes over, expresses his condolences and offering his help in any way, either here or back in Salem. He gives Kayla the message from Lexie. Chloe goes off to make tea for everyone, while Shawn & Belle sit at a table and talk. Shawn is not angry any more at what Belle did, and has made his peace with Philip. Belle says all that has happened should give them a new beginning for their marriage. Both hold hands and agree.
Kayla calls Lexie, fills her in on the death of Colleen. Lexie tells her that additional tests on Bo’s bloodwork are not good, he has to come back NOW. Kayla admits they have not told Hope yet, as there has been no chance. Lexie advises her to do it soon, as Hope has to be prepared to deal with this. She then tells Kayla that with all the bad news, maybe she would like some good news. She mentions Kayla’s bloodwork to check hormone levels before she left, and then tells Kayla the good news. She is pregnant.
Barb
