TheWriter
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First of all, a great big THANK YOU to Poirot for writing the summaries so vividly and patiently (and to Jason too, who writes Thursdays). But as I am not as patient, my summary will be shorter. Still, I hope it's all right. Here we go:
Hope and Sarah are at the club, with Hope questioning Sarah about the necklace. Long conversation about how Sarah got it, from Xander, though it looks exactly like the one Ted Laurent tried to give to Hope. Hope tells Sarah about Ted texting her about him leaving town, Sarah says typical male behavior, apologizes for lack of sensitivity as Hope appears to be hurting. Hope says no, but still wonders about the necklace and Ted's disappearance. Outside the club, she gets a phone call, it is Marlena (see below), who prompts her to get to the loft, Ciara has disappeared. Later, Sarah and Rex (who was late because he had to give post operation instructions at the hospital before leaving) are at the club, fighting over the necklace. Sarah says she couldn't say no after Xander saved Will's life. Rex says she didn't have to wear it (good point), tells Sarah she should not trust Xander, he is dangerous. Later, Rex and Sarah are talking about Kate, Rex telling her he texted her to plan a wedding reception like she wanted (see below), wondering about her. Sarah says she needs to stay on her good side, has heard stories. (funny). Even later, they enter Eric's apartment with their take out food, as they want to work up an appetite. First let's take off the necklace (finally!) and the kissing starts.
In the DiMera tunnels, Ted and Kate have a loooooong conversation about the necklace, how Ted thinks it is the key to their freedom, as Hope will certainly asks questions when she sees it. She is a good detective. Kate sarcastically says if he's counting on Hope, they could be there a while (good one). Ted says he is the kind of guy who sees "la coupe de champagne" half full (the glass of champagne). Later, Ted is eating the meal, good though not "Alain Ducasse good". (A French chef.) Kate thinks it could be poisoned, Ted says no. Kate says Xander may have changed his mind and kill them to make it appear natural, to which Ted replies "no way this would look natural, we're in a tunnel" (good one again.) Later, Kate is wondering what she did to be stuck in there with Ted, after being locked with Vivian before. Ted says "Oh, Katarina, where do I start?"
At the loft, Marlena and Ben come in, see Tripp on the floor. Big bump on his head, all bloody. Tripp tells them what happened, Claire is gone, has taken Ciara. (Very looooooong time spent in the loft waiting for the ambulance, then for Hope, who Marlena has called). Ben says the perpetrator always returns to the scene of the crime. Later, Hope arrives, calls Eli, apparently, Claire's licence plate has been identified near the cabin where it all started. Ben was right. Out they go.
At the hospital, Kayla takes care of a bandaged up Tripp, learning about everything that happened. She says she is no psychiatrist but thinks Claire is having a psychosis of some kind. Needs help. Tripp says it's his fault, he should not have married Haley, not fair to Claire (he's right on that) but Kayla says no, it goes deeper than that. Tripp brings up that he's no better, having attacked Kayla with a scalpel. She says he was troubled, pushed, but never really meant to hurt her. Tripp says he never knew his bio mom, barely knew his adoptive one, as she died when he was very young, things of Kayla as his mother. He's lucky. "No, I'm the lucky one she says".
Kristen and Xander. Kristen says Kate still a problem. Xander asks why, he killed her and Ted, both buried in the forest. Nobody can find them. Well, her family will ask questions, Xander must send text like she sent text from Xander's phone to Hope. A text comes at that moment, it is Rex, texting her about the wedding reception. He answers that she is out of town for Titan business, does not know when she'll come back. (Rex thought is was cold, to which Sarah replied about staying on Kate's good side). Then Kristen says to Xander not to worry, nobody will figure out what they're up too.
At the cabin, Ciara is tied up to the bed. She says "Not again" (we hear you, sister!) And again, loooooooong conversation about what Claire did why she did it. She was hurting, hating Ciara, who acts superior all the time. She says it's like it wasn't her, and she now looks absent. She wanted the pain to stop. She lost everything, Ciara took Theo away from her, the Bella contest, and made her feel worthless. Ciara tries to get her to free her, to go help Tripp, to no avail. Claire says her life is over, if Tripp is dead, she killed him, if not, he is telling everything to the police. So she goes out, comes back with gasoline and the infamous lighter. She pours gas on Ciara's bed, while Ciara begs her to stop, she will do everything to get Claire the help she needs.
The end.
Hope and Sarah are at the club, with Hope questioning Sarah about the necklace. Long conversation about how Sarah got it, from Xander, though it looks exactly like the one Ted Laurent tried to give to Hope. Hope tells Sarah about Ted texting her about him leaving town, Sarah says typical male behavior, apologizes for lack of sensitivity as Hope appears to be hurting. Hope says no, but still wonders about the necklace and Ted's disappearance. Outside the club, she gets a phone call, it is Marlena (see below), who prompts her to get to the loft, Ciara has disappeared. Later, Sarah and Rex (who was late because he had to give post operation instructions at the hospital before leaving) are at the club, fighting over the necklace. Sarah says she couldn't say no after Xander saved Will's life. Rex says she didn't have to wear it (good point), tells Sarah she should not trust Xander, he is dangerous. Later, Rex and Sarah are talking about Kate, Rex telling her he texted her to plan a wedding reception like she wanted (see below), wondering about her. Sarah says she needs to stay on her good side, has heard stories. (funny). Even later, they enter Eric's apartment with their take out food, as they want to work up an appetite. First let's take off the necklace (finally!) and the kissing starts.
In the DiMera tunnels, Ted and Kate have a loooooong conversation about the necklace, how Ted thinks it is the key to their freedom, as Hope will certainly asks questions when she sees it. She is a good detective. Kate sarcastically says if he's counting on Hope, they could be there a while (good one). Ted says he is the kind of guy who sees "la coupe de champagne" half full (the glass of champagne). Later, Ted is eating the meal, good though not "Alain Ducasse good". (A French chef.) Kate thinks it could be poisoned, Ted says no. Kate says Xander may have changed his mind and kill them to make it appear natural, to which Ted replies "no way this would look natural, we're in a tunnel" (good one again.) Later, Kate is wondering what she did to be stuck in there with Ted, after being locked with Vivian before. Ted says "Oh, Katarina, where do I start?"
At the loft, Marlena and Ben come in, see Tripp on the floor. Big bump on his head, all bloody. Tripp tells them what happened, Claire is gone, has taken Ciara. (Very looooooong time spent in the loft waiting for the ambulance, then for Hope, who Marlena has called). Ben says the perpetrator always returns to the scene of the crime. Later, Hope arrives, calls Eli, apparently, Claire's licence plate has been identified near the cabin where it all started. Ben was right. Out they go.
At the hospital, Kayla takes care of a bandaged up Tripp, learning about everything that happened. She says she is no psychiatrist but thinks Claire is having a psychosis of some kind. Needs help. Tripp says it's his fault, he should not have married Haley, not fair to Claire (he's right on that) but Kayla says no, it goes deeper than that. Tripp brings up that he's no better, having attacked Kayla with a scalpel. She says he was troubled, pushed, but never really meant to hurt her. Tripp says he never knew his bio mom, barely knew his adoptive one, as she died when he was very young, things of Kayla as his mother. He's lucky. "No, I'm the lucky one she says".
Kristen and Xander. Kristen says Kate still a problem. Xander asks why, he killed her and Ted, both buried in the forest. Nobody can find them. Well, her family will ask questions, Xander must send text like she sent text from Xander's phone to Hope. A text comes at that moment, it is Rex, texting her about the wedding reception. He answers that she is out of town for Titan business, does not know when she'll come back. (Rex thought is was cold, to which Sarah replied about staying on Kate's good side). Then Kristen says to Xander not to worry, nobody will figure out what they're up too.
At the cabin, Ciara is tied up to the bed. She says "Not again" (we hear you, sister!) And again, loooooooong conversation about what Claire did why she did it. She was hurting, hating Ciara, who acts superior all the time. She says it's like it wasn't her, and she now looks absent. She wanted the pain to stop. She lost everything, Ciara took Theo away from her, the Bella contest, and made her feel worthless. Ciara tries to get her to free her, to go help Tripp, to no avail. Claire says her life is over, if Tripp is dead, she killed him, if not, he is telling everything to the police. So she goes out, comes back with gasoline and the infamous lighter. She pours gas on Ciara's bed, while Ciara begs her to stop, she will do everything to get Claire the help she needs.
The end.
