41 minutes; no clue as to time of day; the bakery is closed but others are acting like it’s noonish.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chanel comes home complaining of her feet. She’s in super high heels and a really nice white outfit. Why would a baker wear high heels? Chanel’s day is not done, she needs to shop and go back to the bakery to prep for tomorrow. Paulina comes into the living room. She’s still in her robe and is still tired.
Steve/Kayla's place: Stephanie still has a hangover and pours a cup of coffee. She too is in a robe. The doorbell rings, hurting her head. It’s Chad at the door. Things should improve now, right?
All-purpose interrogation room/police station: Sloan paces, fondles her face and has flashbacks to her conversation with Leo. Sloan figures Leo kidnapped the baby. She leaves the room to tell Eric everything, but Harris stops her with a "we’ve got a clue about the kidnapper" comment. Not sure the Salem PD really knows what a clue is, but anyway, Sloan starts petting her face again.
DiMansion tunnels: replay of EJ finding Nicole with "baby blanket roll". Guess Doll-in-Blanket was cut during the last staff cuts. EJ runs to her and hugs her. He wants to know why Nicole feels she must parent. Nicole saw Sloan with the stroller, then watched Sloan walk away and leave the baby alone. Nicole thinks Sloan is a bad parent. Nicole wants EJ to use his money so they can have the baby.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Paulina brings Chanel a cup of coffee. They are enjoying the coffee, but Paulina wants to get to work and she turns down a trip to go shopping. But she does ask Chanel to get Christmas lights and bourbon toothpicks, Abe really likes them. Paulina has a hard time swallowing; she doesn’t want to be sick at this time of the year.
Steve/Kayla's place: Chad wants to know why Stephanie is in a robe, because he is a nosy dude. He came to apologize, says he was out of line. Stephanie accepts his apology. Chad wants to say something out loud, he thinks it’s time for them to officially end things.
Police station: Harris tells of a person in a dark hoodie picking up the baby. They know it’s a woman and wonder if Nicole missing at the same time has anything to do with it? Then Eric comes up with Sarah Horton’s baby was kidnapped by a person in a black hoodie, so what if this is the same person? Because serial infant kidnappers are so common.
DiMansion wine cellar: EJ tries to talk some sense into Nicole by bringing up how someone feels when they lose a child. EJ wants to take the baby back to his parents. Nicole looks very skeptical.
Horton Town Square: Alex is on the phone with Theresa. No, he won’t tell her what he got her for Christmas. Then he runs into Chanel. Chanel asks how he’s been? He says he's been busy, but life’s been complicated. Chanel AGAIN complains about her feet. Girl, why are you in those 9 inch heels???
Steve/Kayla's place: Stephanie asks Chad, so you want to end things? Chad doesn’t but it just seems that since Stephanie doesn’t trust him, going after Everett, and Chad is not able to give her a commitment. Stephanie agrees that they should go their separate ways. They both love the kids. Chad hopes he will get over his past, and Stephanie will be able to trust him. Chad is going to move back to the DiMansion. Stephanie thinks Chad should keep the apartment. He resigns from SJPR. He tells Stephanie that he rehired Everett. Sad music plays throughout. Chad retells everything he did with Everett’s job.
Police station/all-purpose interrogation room: The witness and a sketch artist are on their way. Nicole and EJ walk in with Doll-in-Blanket. Sloan gets snarky, shocking, right? Rafe takes EJ and Nicole into the all-purpose room where he talks with them. Harris gets a message from Stephanie. Why is she in his phone? Nicole admits to taking Jude.
Horton Town Square: Chanel had no idea that Alex was Victor’s long-lost son. She tells of her own parent swap story in her family. Alex feels that Justin will always be his dad.
Steve/Kayla's place: Chad closed out some of Paulina’s accounts, he will bring over the files.
Police station: Harris calls and tells Stephanie the good news, the baby has been found. Stephanie tells him that’s good news. Harris wants to talk; Stephanie can’t talk now, Chad is eavesdropping. Well, he's in the same room. He says goodbye to sad music. Chad puts as little effort into saying goodbye as possible. Why Chad? You are a great actor and this should be touching, not annoying. Stephanie leans on the door crying, while Chad scrunches up his face and walks away.
Police station: Sloan wants Eric to look after Jude.
All purpose interrogation room: Nicole says that Sloan doesn’t deserve the child. So Nicole took the child home after Sloan walked away, just leaving the baby in the square, alone and defenseless.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chad appears, Paulina grills him on Stephanie and asks if they are back together?
Park: Stephanie and Harris talk about how she ended up in his bed. Stephanie wants to know if they went further than kissing?
Police station All-purpose interrogation room: Sloan is physically and mentally exhausted, she wants to go home. Rafe pulls them into the all-purpose interrogation room where Nicole tells them she took the baby. She didn’t find the baby, she took him. Sloan’s eyes get wider, if that’s even possible.
Horton Town Square: Chanel tells Alex of her and Johnny getting back together. She tells of her worry about another girl going after him. They discuss their threesome because we just can’t let that go. Alex apologizes for his alone time with Allie.
Paulina and Chanel’s: Paulina is sorry about Chad breaking up with Stephanie. Guess Kate isn’t around so Chad talks with Paulina. Chad is all "you are great, Paulina."
Park: Harris tells of how Stephanie got to his room. Trouble walking up the stairs, Stephanie was in his t-shirt because she vomited all over her clothing. He got her cleaned up and put her to bed, where they both passed out. So, nothing happened between them last night. Stephanie has a request that they keep their drunken passed out status just between them. Harris says nope.
All purpose interrogation room: Sloan reacts exactly as you’d expect, she wants Nicole in prison. No one can reason with Sloan. I know you are shocked.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Paulina has coloring books for Chad as a parting gift. Chad is concerned that he isn’t enough. He talks of Abigail being his one true love. Paulina whacks him with a coloring book, tells him to get over his big dumb butt self. We get Paulina’s backstory in a nutshell. Chad says he’s listening but right now he has to be the best father ever.
Park: Harris wants to tell Ava. Stephanie doesn’t want the mafia princess, who tried to kill her mom, to know she was in bed with her man. But Harris convinces Stephanie that being transparent is the only way to be a couple. Stephanie leaves. Harris calls Ava, tells her they have to talk.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chanel comes in with bags of stuff to find Paulina sound asleep on the couch. I love another story for Paulina while other languish in no-story-town.
Horton Town Square: Alex and Stephanie bump into each other, figuratively, in the town square, but Chad stumbles by and makes an oogie face at them.
Police station/all-purpose interrogation room: blanket-roll starts to cry. Eric wants to take blanket-roll and Sloan home. The stress in the room isn’t good for the baby. Eric, Sloan and Jude leave. Rafe says under the circumstances he has to arrest Nicole. Outside the room, Eric wants to show compassion for Nicole. Eric pleads Nicole’s case. Sloan finally caves. Nicole claims that she brought the baby back even if she didn't want to.
Sloan walks in saying she asked Nicole to babysit, but Sloan was so tired due to lack of sleep she forgot she asked Nicole to babysit. Sloan again asks Eric to watch Jude so she can use the ladies room. EJ leaves to make sure everything is okay. Sloan sweeps into the all-purpose integration room and tells Nicole that if she EVER comes near her baby again, Sloan will make Nicole’s life a living nightmare in ways Nicole can’t even imagine. Then Sloan climbs back on her broom and flies out.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chanel comes home complaining of her feet. She’s in super high heels and a really nice white outfit. Why would a baker wear high heels? Chanel’s day is not done, she needs to shop and go back to the bakery to prep for tomorrow. Paulina comes into the living room. She’s still in her robe and is still tired.
Steve/Kayla's place: Stephanie still has a hangover and pours a cup of coffee. She too is in a robe. The doorbell rings, hurting her head. It’s Chad at the door. Things should improve now, right?
All-purpose interrogation room/police station: Sloan paces, fondles her face and has flashbacks to her conversation with Leo. Sloan figures Leo kidnapped the baby. She leaves the room to tell Eric everything, but Harris stops her with a "we’ve got a clue about the kidnapper" comment. Not sure the Salem PD really knows what a clue is, but anyway, Sloan starts petting her face again.
DiMansion tunnels: replay of EJ finding Nicole with "baby blanket roll". Guess Doll-in-Blanket was cut during the last staff cuts. EJ runs to her and hugs her. He wants to know why Nicole feels she must parent. Nicole saw Sloan with the stroller, then watched Sloan walk away and leave the baby alone. Nicole thinks Sloan is a bad parent. Nicole wants EJ to use his money so they can have the baby.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Paulina brings Chanel a cup of coffee. They are enjoying the coffee, but Paulina wants to get to work and she turns down a trip to go shopping. But she does ask Chanel to get Christmas lights and bourbon toothpicks, Abe really likes them. Paulina has a hard time swallowing; she doesn’t want to be sick at this time of the year.
Steve/Kayla's place: Chad wants to know why Stephanie is in a robe, because he is a nosy dude. He came to apologize, says he was out of line. Stephanie accepts his apology. Chad wants to say something out loud, he thinks it’s time for them to officially end things.
Police station: Harris tells of a person in a dark hoodie picking up the baby. They know it’s a woman and wonder if Nicole missing at the same time has anything to do with it? Then Eric comes up with Sarah Horton’s baby was kidnapped by a person in a black hoodie, so what if this is the same person? Because serial infant kidnappers are so common.
DiMansion wine cellar: EJ tries to talk some sense into Nicole by bringing up how someone feels when they lose a child. EJ wants to take the baby back to his parents. Nicole looks very skeptical.
Horton Town Square: Alex is on the phone with Theresa. No, he won’t tell her what he got her for Christmas. Then he runs into Chanel. Chanel asks how he’s been? He says he's been busy, but life’s been complicated. Chanel AGAIN complains about her feet. Girl, why are you in those 9 inch heels???
Steve/Kayla's place: Stephanie asks Chad, so you want to end things? Chad doesn’t but it just seems that since Stephanie doesn’t trust him, going after Everett, and Chad is not able to give her a commitment. Stephanie agrees that they should go their separate ways. They both love the kids. Chad hopes he will get over his past, and Stephanie will be able to trust him. Chad is going to move back to the DiMansion. Stephanie thinks Chad should keep the apartment. He resigns from SJPR. He tells Stephanie that he rehired Everett. Sad music plays throughout. Chad retells everything he did with Everett’s job.
Police station/all-purpose interrogation room: The witness and a sketch artist are on their way. Nicole and EJ walk in with Doll-in-Blanket. Sloan gets snarky, shocking, right? Rafe takes EJ and Nicole into the all-purpose room where he talks with them. Harris gets a message from Stephanie. Why is she in his phone? Nicole admits to taking Jude.
Horton Town Square: Chanel had no idea that Alex was Victor’s long-lost son. She tells of her own parent swap story in her family. Alex feels that Justin will always be his dad.
Steve/Kayla's place: Chad closed out some of Paulina’s accounts, he will bring over the files.
Police station: Harris calls and tells Stephanie the good news, the baby has been found. Stephanie tells him that’s good news. Harris wants to talk; Stephanie can’t talk now, Chad is eavesdropping. Well, he's in the same room. He says goodbye to sad music. Chad puts as little effort into saying goodbye as possible. Why Chad? You are a great actor and this should be touching, not annoying. Stephanie leans on the door crying, while Chad scrunches up his face and walks away.
Police station: Sloan wants Eric to look after Jude.
All purpose interrogation room: Nicole says that Sloan doesn’t deserve the child. So Nicole took the child home after Sloan walked away, just leaving the baby in the square, alone and defenseless.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chad appears, Paulina grills him on Stephanie and asks if they are back together?
Park: Stephanie and Harris talk about how she ended up in his bed. Stephanie wants to know if they went further than kissing?
Police station All-purpose interrogation room: Sloan is physically and mentally exhausted, she wants to go home. Rafe pulls them into the all-purpose interrogation room where Nicole tells them she took the baby. She didn’t find the baby, she took him. Sloan’s eyes get wider, if that’s even possible.
Horton Town Square: Chanel tells Alex of her and Johnny getting back together. She tells of her worry about another girl going after him. They discuss their threesome because we just can’t let that go. Alex apologizes for his alone time with Allie.
Paulina and Chanel’s: Paulina is sorry about Chad breaking up with Stephanie. Guess Kate isn’t around so Chad talks with Paulina. Chad is all "you are great, Paulina."
Park: Harris tells of how Stephanie got to his room. Trouble walking up the stairs, Stephanie was in his t-shirt because she vomited all over her clothing. He got her cleaned up and put her to bed, where they both passed out. So, nothing happened between them last night. Stephanie has a request that they keep their drunken passed out status just between them. Harris says nope.
All purpose interrogation room: Sloan reacts exactly as you’d expect, she wants Nicole in prison. No one can reason with Sloan. I know you are shocked.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Paulina has coloring books for Chad as a parting gift. Chad is concerned that he isn’t enough. He talks of Abigail being his one true love. Paulina whacks him with a coloring book, tells him to get over his big dumb butt self. We get Paulina’s backstory in a nutshell. Chad says he’s listening but right now he has to be the best father ever.
Park: Harris wants to tell Ava. Stephanie doesn’t want the mafia princess, who tried to kill her mom, to know she was in bed with her man. But Harris convinces Stephanie that being transparent is the only way to be a couple. Stephanie leaves. Harris calls Ava, tells her they have to talk.
Paulina and Chanel’s apartment: Chanel comes in with bags of stuff to find Paulina sound asleep on the couch. I love another story for Paulina while other languish in no-story-town.
Horton Town Square: Alex and Stephanie bump into each other, figuratively, in the town square, but Chad stumbles by and makes an oogie face at them.
Police station/all-purpose interrogation room: blanket-roll starts to cry. Eric wants to take blanket-roll and Sloan home. The stress in the room isn’t good for the baby. Eric, Sloan and Jude leave. Rafe says under the circumstances he has to arrest Nicole. Outside the room, Eric wants to show compassion for Nicole. Eric pleads Nicole’s case. Sloan finally caves. Nicole claims that she brought the baby back even if she didn't want to.
Sloan walks in saying she asked Nicole to babysit, but Sloan was so tired due to lack of sleep she forgot she asked Nicole to babysit. Sloan again asks Eric to watch Jude so she can use the ladies room. EJ leaves to make sure everything is okay. Sloan sweeps into the all-purpose integration room and tells Nicole that if she EVER comes near her baby again, Sloan will make Nicole’s life a living nightmare in ways Nicole can’t even imagine. Then Sloan climbs back on her broom and flies out.
