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00:03hey you
00:06Gabby, hey
00:09how's your mom?
00:11oh she's uh
00:12she's doing really good
00:14she was craving clam chowder
00:16some on the way to the pub to pick up some for dinner
00:19that's great
00:22I'm really happy
00:23for you and your dad, your dad must be beyond thrilled
00:26yeah, yeah
00:27he has barely left her side
00:33I can't imagine
00:35what it must be like for her waking up after almost 15 years
00:39you know, I don't think any of us have really processed it
00:44yet
00:49and yet another round of tests
00:53which I predict the results would be better than all the rest
00:58you know, your recovery
01:00has been nothing short of remarkable
01:02I've had excellent care
01:05wow
01:06I'm very proud of my staff here
01:10would you mind if I took off my doctor hat for a moment?
01:14of course not
01:15I'm happy to talk to my friend
01:17I want to hear everything I missed in your life
01:21while I was
01:22gone
01:23your family's good?
01:26yeah
01:27you know, we're all getting ready to head off to China
01:30for Tripp's wedding
01:34I'm sorry, Tripp?
01:36of course, of course
01:37Tripp is Steve's son with Ava Vitale
01:42he was conceived when
01:46we thought Steve was dead
01:49okay
01:50that's a lot
01:52yeah, it was a lot
01:54and complicated
01:56but you know
01:58we're better than okay now
02:01I can't believe I lost the last 15 years
02:06my Theo is all grown up
02:09and Abe
02:11I know
02:13um
02:15have you had a chance to talk to Abe
02:17about what's going on in his life now?
02:19not really
02:20but I've done some research on my own
02:23about the woman he married
02:25and I have some concerns about this
02:28Halina Price
02:39well
02:40hello, EJ
02:42Abe, before you say it
02:44there are all kinds of things that I want to say to you
02:49but
02:50starting with
02:53thank you
03:12Joy
03:13Philip
03:15hi
03:17long time no see
03:23this must be Kelsey
03:30she's beautiful
03:32she definitely takes after her mom
03:36I guess Alex filled you in on the situation
03:41he did
03:43and my mom told me you moved into your old room upstairs
03:48I was hoping I'd find you here
03:51you were looking for me
03:54why?
03:57Chloe texted me
03:59asked me to check on her little sister
04:01and her niece
04:03so here I am
04:15Alex?
04:50I didn't know you were going out.
04:55I went to go talk with Joy about the whole custody situation.
05:01I know how eager we all had to get that resolved.
05:05And, um, what did you decide?
05:19Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:37Are you sure I'm not keeping you from anything?
05:41Mm-mm.
05:43Taylor said that my, uh, mom's test could take a couple hours.
05:47So as long as I'm back for dinner, I'm okay.
05:53Are you okay, I mean?
05:57Ah.
06:01Well, as happy as I am to have my mom back, like I said, I, uh, I'm still processing it.
06:10And I'm worried about my dad.
06:13It's not like he isn't grateful for these miracles.
06:19But he has a lot of hard decisions to make.
06:27I must admit, I'm surprised you left my sister's bedside.
06:33Well, Kayla took her for some tests, and I thought I would take advantage of the opportunity to come over
06:40here and say my piece in person.
06:44I'm listening.
06:46I know you, E.J., and I know you have selfish motives for bringing Lexi back to us.
06:55Money.
06:57Power.
06:59Fame.
07:01And I also know you love your...
07:07You love your sister.
07:13So no matter what your motives may be,
07:18I am endlessly grateful to you for bringing my wife back.
07:32Have you used Theo's phone to look up Paulina?
07:35I found an article in The Spectator by Elio Stark about how she used Abe to change zoning laws so
07:43she could tear down Horton Town Square and replace it with something called Pricetown.
07:50You know, in Paulina's defense, she stopped the project as soon as she realized how unpopular it was.
07:57And then she basically stole the marriage ship from Abe.
08:01Kayla, why would Abe marry this woman?
08:04Did you manipulate him into it?
08:07Paulina's not a bad person.
08:09Oh, she just does bad things, right?
08:14Of course, how can I talk, considering all the ways I hurt Abe?
08:18Not to mention the pain I caused Bo and Hope over Zach.
08:23That was a long time ago, Lexi.
08:25Not for me, not for me, it wasn't.
08:30Maybe I'm just looking for reasons to hate the woman who married my husband.
08:40Nice of my sister to be so concerned about Kelsey and me, although I'm pretty sure it was my mom
08:46who put her up to it.
08:48She wishes I would demand a multi-million dollar child support agreement from Alex and probably wants to know if
08:55I have.
08:57Of course, you haven't.
08:59I mean, that's not why you came back, is it?
09:03No, that's not why I came back.
09:07I came back so that Alex could be a part of Kelsey's life.
09:13Right.
09:16And, uh...
09:19How's Stephanie doing with all this?
09:24So that's why you really came to see me.
09:26You're worried about Stephanie.
09:33Joy and I haven't decided anything about the custody yet.
09:37Steph, I wouldn't do that without your input.
09:43Well, I didn't think that it was my place to weigh in.
09:47You're my wife, Steph.
09:50Of course your opinion matters.
09:55Thank you for saying that.
10:03So, where did you leave things?
10:06We just decided that we would take it one step at a time.
10:12And what's the first step?
10:16Well, it would be legally adding me to the birth certificate.
10:19With Kelsey's last name being officially changed to Kyriakis.
10:30But more importantly, we decided that you and I, we need to make a plan to spend some real time
10:37with Kelsey, you know, alone, so we can get to know her.
10:44Right, and, um, did you pick a day for this play date?
10:52Well, unfortunately, it's gonna have to be when we get back from China.
10:57You know, I was thinking about Tripp and Wendy's wedding.
11:01Do you really want to come?
11:15Stephanie is a good friend of mine.
11:18I care about her.
11:21But I also care about Alex.
11:25And you.
11:27Last but not least, right?
11:31I wish I could offer you your job back.
11:34But things are tight and we've instituted a hiring freeze.
11:39I heard.
11:42My child is a Kyriakis.
11:44You don't think I've been keeping up to date on Alex and his family?
11:49Right.
11:50Well, as I'm sure you surmised,
11:55it might affect the kind of child support Alex is able to provide.
12:01We've all invested most of our inheritance back into the company.
12:06I'm guessing he and Stephanie are mostly living off the profits of her book at this point.
12:11Well, I just told you I'm not looking for some big payout.
12:16Okay.
12:18Just want you to be, you know, realistic about the situation.
12:28Or, you're trying to get me to go back to New York.
12:35You don't want me at your brother's wedding?
12:37Of course I want you there.
12:38Didn't sound like it.
12:40I'm sorry, I meant that it might not be the best time for you to be leaving the country.
12:46I mean, you just found out you have a kid.
12:53You gotta still, you know, work through all the details of custody and child support.
12:59We'll figure it out.
13:01I'm sure that you will.
13:04But this is a big trip.
13:08Do you really want to trek all the way to Asia and miss out on bonding time with your daughter?
13:20Lexi, I can only imagine what it's like waking up and finding out that your husband has a whole new
13:27life.
13:29For all of you, it's been almost 15 years.
13:34For me, it's like I fell asleep and woke up from a long nap.
13:39But it's not just that I remember being in love with Abe.
13:44I still feel it with every bone in my body.
13:49As if no time has passed.
13:54You know, uh...
13:56Abe warned you...
13:59For a very long time.
14:03And in those early days, it was really Theo that got him through it.
14:14And then he met Paulina and...
14:18It was a very long time before he would let himself fall in love with her.
14:24Not to mention even consider getting married.
14:29Every time I hear those words, it's like a punch in the gut.
14:33Can I hate a woman I've never even met?
14:37You tell me.
14:40What do you think of her?
14:42What do I think of Paulina?
14:44Tell me what Abe sees in her.
14:47Is she funny?
14:48Smart?
14:51Yeah, she's...
14:53She's both.
14:56Paulina is a force of nature.
15:00But she has a good heart.
15:03Of course she does.
15:05Abe always had good taste in women.
15:09The best.
15:12But he can't have two wives, Kayla.
15:18So what do you think he's gonna do?
15:24It was my father's fondest wish for Alexandra to come back to him.
15:31He always blamed himself for her illness.
15:35Theo doesn't know about Stefano's culpability and all this.
15:40And I would like to keep it that way.
15:43What?
15:46Why protect my father when I know how much you hated him?
15:50I'm protecting Theo.
15:52He loved his no-no so much.
15:56The feeling was mutual.
15:59Well, now that we, um, are discussing Theo and your family,
16:07well, as we've discussed, I've done all I could to keep him out of the Demira CEO jail.
16:15Well, and that's why you told me about Lexi, isn't it?
16:21You knew that if he thought there was a chance that Lexi might come back,
16:27then he wouldn't want to disappoint her.
16:31It was a roll of the dice, but it was.
16:37Well, thank you for that, too.
16:44Your dad, he loves your mom and Paulina.
16:49Right.
16:50So no matter what decisions that he does make, people are going to get hurt.
16:56Including you.
17:00Is this why you quit Demira?
17:02Because your mom didn't want you working there?
17:06Yeah.
17:08She never wanted me to have anything to do with No-No's company.
17:11Hmm.
17:12But it all worked out well because Demira is in good hands with Johnny.
17:18Tony doesn't think so.
17:22What?
17:25He told me that he doesn't want Johnny running Demira.
17:30Is this about the plagiarism lawsuit?
17:33We all know that Kate set up Johnny.
17:36But there's no proof.
17:38And it's not only the lawsuit.
17:43Tony doesn't think that Johnny's heart is in it.
17:46He sees his nephew as an artist, not a businessman.
17:51Well, he's just going to have to live with Johnny as CEO because I'm not coming back.
17:56He knows you're not coming back.
17:59Just why he offered the job to someone else.
18:06Who?
18:09Me.
18:23I'm glad you're back in Salem, Joy.
18:26And I'm glad you told Alex the truth.
18:30I only wanted you to understand the lay of the land.
18:38I'll say it again so that you understand.
18:41I'm not here for the money.
18:45My parents are helping me out.
18:47Kelsey and I will be fine.
18:51Okay.
18:52Good.
18:54All I'm looking for is a little stability.
18:59The last time I came to Salem, it was because my mom wanted me to audition for Body and Soul.
19:05Everyone said you were great on that show.
19:07And I loved it.
19:08But the show moved.
19:11So I gave it a shot at Titan.
19:16Makes sense why you left for New York.
19:20Alex and Stephanie were happy.
19:23And I needed a fresh start.
19:27Only nobody was looking to hire a pregnant ex-actress.
19:31So.
19:33You miss acting?
19:35I do.
19:38But I've moved on.
19:41Because now.
19:45All I care about.
19:46All I want to do.
19:49Is be a good mother to Kelsey.
19:52With.
19:54Or without Alex's help.
19:58The timing's not great leaving town right now.
20:01I agree.
20:02But I want to go with you, Steph.
20:05You shouldn't be alone at your brother's wedding yet.
20:08The last thing that I will be is alone.
20:10I got my mom and my dad and my brothers.
20:12I got the whole family.
20:14Our family.
20:17Yes, of course.
20:18Our family.
20:20And of course.
20:22I want my husband to be at this wedding with me.
20:28But.
20:30I know that your mind is going to be elsewhere.
20:34And so the sooner that we get things figured out with Joy.
20:37The happier we'll all be.
20:38Steph.
20:39And you know what I was thinking.
20:42That first meeting that you have with Kelsey.
20:49It should just be you.
20:52You don't want to be there?
20:57She's in a new place.
20:58With a whole bunch of new people.
21:00I've been reading up on babies.
21:03And how to make them feel comfortable.
21:04And secure.
21:06And there is nothing that can replace.
21:09One on one time.
21:11With her daddy.
21:12Or mommy.
21:13Especially at this age.
21:15You've been reading up on babies.
21:19Yeah.
21:21I have.
21:25I'm trying Alex.
21:27I know you are.
21:30Baby I promise you.
21:34I'm going to do whatever I can to make this as.
21:38Easy as possible.
21:39For you.
21:42Well it should be as easy as possible for you too.
21:47These are days that you'll never get back with your little girl.
22:00You're right.
22:06You better FaceTime me from the ceremony and you better bring me home some cake.
22:11I don't know about that last part.
22:15I'm going to miss you like crazy.
22:21Well I won't be gone long.
22:23And um.
22:25You just cherish every moment with your daughter.
22:30Okay.
22:30You've got a lot of time to make up for.
22:50huh i can't believe uncle tony offered you the ceo chair i thought it was all about keeping it
22:59in the family yeah it is and now that i'm stefan's widow not his ex technically i am family
23:10and he said he likes my track record with gabby sheet oh and he's even impressed with the way
23:16that i handled myself after he stabbed me in the back ah yeah well whatever his reasons are
23:26i do have to say you are more than capable of handling the job you're fierce ambitious
23:35but also kind it's the perfect combination for a ceo
23:44thank you for saying that it's only true
23:51did he tell johnny yeah
23:57oh he doesn't have to i said no to his offer
24:10i think that's a conversation you need to have with abe i've tried he doesn't want to have it
24:17i i think he's just trying to avoid upsetting you while you're recovering
24:21you know maybe after these test results it's not about the test kayla it's about abe not wanting
24:29to deal with the truth he was a good man and you know it better than anybody
24:36maybe you just have to give him some time how much time
24:39what if i'm discharged from the hospital before he makes up his mind
24:43where will i even go
24:50i am grateful to you as i said for bringing lexie back to us
24:59but i don't trust you or your motives so respectfully i'd like to ask you to stay away from her
25:12and theo we have a lot to figure out
25:19i mean the fact that you have another one
25:25i know that you have a problem with paulina
25:30and i think that you're enjoying the pain
25:36that lexie's return is causing her
25:41paulina tried to ruin my life
25:44i can't deny it'll be satisfying to watch you kick her to the curb
25:51who said i was doing that
26:05seems like you have clarity about what you want
26:08i'm impressed
26:11and jealous of that clarity
26:14thank you
26:17i think
26:20and assuming titan gets back on its feet again
26:23there will be a job waiting for you
26:25if you want it
26:26i appreciate that
26:29i'm not really thinking about work right now
26:31not until alex and i settle our custody agreement
26:34i understand
26:38well congrats on that little wonder
26:41and good luck
26:44if you need anything
26:45give a call
26:46okay
26:46tell my sister and my mom
26:49that i'm doing just fine
26:52will do
26:58welcome to the family
26:59kelsey kiriakis
27:06welcome back to salem joy
27:28well if you're going to be leaving me soon
27:31we might as well take advantage of every minute we have
27:35how do you want to do that
27:39well for starters i mean
27:42does the pizza sound good
27:43maybe watch a movie
27:46do i get to pick the movie
27:49well that depends
27:51i don't know how fast i can say yes
27:54good boy
27:56i'll even throw in your choice of pizza toppings
27:59how's that sound
28:01that sounds like an offer i can't refuse
28:04so does that mean you want to watch john wick chapter four
28:10never mind
28:12never mind
28:21i can't believe that you turned down the job offer from tony i thought you always wanted to be the
28:27ceo
28:27i did
28:28and a part of me always will
28:32but never let it be said that gabby hernandez doesn't learn her lessons
28:36hmm
28:38because he offered you the job and he
28:41yanked it right back
28:42mm-hmm
28:44yeah
28:45huh
28:45tony was one of the few that i thought i could trust
28:49but i was wrong
28:51so as of now i have had my fill of dimeris
28:55present company excluded of course
28:59don't forget about the dimer of money
29:02stephan wanted me to hop with the long time
29:06i'm not saying you don't deserve it
29:10yeah well
29:11i don't think your aunt and uncles would agree
29:18well if uh
29:19you need any help
29:21just know that i'm in your corner
29:25thank you theo
29:27means a lot
29:33you're not going back to lessee
29:38i thought that was a foregone conclusion
29:41she is the love of your life the mother of your son
29:46and
29:47holina is my wife
29:49for now sure
29:51but you know
29:55you can turn your back so easily
29:57on someone that you love
30:00but i don't operate like that
30:05are you denying that lexi was your great love
30:08no of course not
30:11but paulina and i have built a life together
30:15and she has healed me
30:17so many ways
30:23well i'm sorry for jumping to conclusions
30:26i can see that is a difficult decision for you
30:30but just out of curiosity how long do you think you can kick it down the road
30:36paulina is
30:38hardly a woman of
30:41endless patience
30:42you know what i will
30:47i will talk to ape
30:48and i will tell him that you are strong enough
30:51for these conversations
30:54he has never been one
30:56to run away from hard decisions
30:59thank you
31:00that would be very helpful
31:03yeah
31:06but you know lexi i just i just have to ask
31:10am i prepared for abe to give me the answers i don't want to hear
31:17as prepared as i can be i guess
31:23but there is one more thing i need
31:27what's that
31:30i need to meet paulina
31:49yeah
31:50here i have
31:51have alexis tesco
31:53well we don't have the results back yet
31:56but you know she's getting stronger every time i visit her
32:00may i go in to see her
32:02yeah
32:03yeah that'd be a good idea
32:04i think that she has questions that only you can answer
32:09yeah
32:09you know
32:11you know what
32:12i think she's strong enough now to
32:14face them head on
32:18and so are you
32:19thank you
32:22thank you
32:22well as i'm here
32:24for either of you okay
32:34uh good afternoon taylor
32:43well uh i should get going
32:44my mom's going to be wondering where i am
32:47or where her clam chowder is
32:48but if you ever want to talk about demura
32:51hey guys
32:53hey there
32:55philip
33:01gabby told me about your mom
33:04that's amazing news
33:05how is she
33:06she's
33:09she's good
33:10she's
33:12getting better by the day
33:14awesome
33:16i'm really happy for you and your dad
33:18mm-hmm
33:20thanks
33:23gabby i'll uh
33:25i'll talk to you later
33:26yeah
33:27yeah i'll talk soon
33:28thio
33:36kinda seems like i made theo uncomfortable
33:39oh you definitely did
33:41oh you definitely did
33:47how you doing
33:50i've been poked and prodded quite a bit
33:54but i feel good
33:56well
33:57you're looking well
34:00hey
34:01why don't i roll you out to the patio
34:04and we can get a
34:05just a little fresh air
34:06that's okay
34:08we need to talk
34:10and i'd rather do it in private
34:13yeah i know
34:16i've been um
34:17sorry
34:18i've just been
34:19hesitant
34:20i want to meet paulina
34:23sorry
34:23you can't keep us apart forever ave
34:27of course not
34:28look
34:30it's not as if i don't understand
34:32how difficult this is for you
34:35but we can't just pretend
34:38that everything is normal
34:40i'm ready to deal with the reality of our situation
34:45and i hope you are too
34:53hey
34:56uh
34:59aren't you uh
35:01reagan holloway
35:02no not anymore
35:04well i'm aware of the fictional character reagan holloway
35:10you're joy
35:11you're joy wesley
35:12i am
35:14yeah
35:15my
35:16my dad
35:17he produced the show
35:18oh
35:19your ape's son
35:21yeah
35:22the old carver
35:23nice to meet you
35:24you too
35:28i i i didn't know that you still lived in salo
35:31no actually we just came back to town
35:34oh
35:37is that your baby
35:39sure is
35:40huh
35:41this is kelsey
35:42oh
35:43very cute
35:45huh
35:54so
35:55did i choose well
35:56did you like the movie
35:59i did
36:02although after watching all four weddings
36:05i'm a little sad
36:08why
36:09because i'm gonna be missing your brother's wedding babe
36:12i love a good wedding
36:14especially the party
36:16hmm
36:16you know i'm a machine on the dance floor
36:19mm-hmm
36:24well i
36:26may not be able to smuggle you any cake but
36:30i'll save you a dance
36:32hmm
36:32how's that
36:35you know what
36:36hmm
36:41oh
36:48Dean Jones
36:51oh
36:53make me
36:56you
36:56make me better
37:11Mrs. Kyriakas, will you do me the honor?
37:17I'd be glad to.
37:35In my soul, baby, I know.
37:48It's okay. It's okay.
37:50Baby, we're going to go upstairs. We're going to see if you want a nap.
37:56This is the problem, huh?
38:01Is this where you want it, Kelsey?
38:11Oh, my God. I did not even see it on the ground. Thank you so much.
38:19It's all right. We all need help every now and then.
38:23I know I'd be bawling if I lost my favorite chess piece.
38:28Okay.
38:29It's true, it's true. Losing things, they can be frustrating sometimes.
38:34Well, it sounds like you and Kelsey would get along great.
38:37Yeah, maybe.
38:40Ah, I feel you, Jen.
38:43I feel you.
38:51Why do you think I make Theo uncomfortable?
38:55Uh, no, I didn't mean you personally.
38:58Theo was just opening up to me about everything going on in his life.
39:03And I stepped right into a private conversation.
39:07Nice work, Phil.
39:12I am happy that you're here.
39:15Did you and Theo also talk about your demeritance by any chance?
39:20Little.
39:21He said that he would support me in receiving stuff and share.
39:27Well, I hope we get good news on that front soon.
39:31Yeah, I hope so, too.
39:34And then you can use that money to live your best life.
39:40And leave DeMera behind for good.
39:51I got your message.
39:53Is this about my sister?
39:55It is.
39:56Um, it turns out that the hospital board called an emergency meeting to discuss your highly questionable research activities.
40:05Hmm.
40:06Which took place in my private lab.
40:10And hospital premises.
40:12The hospital I own.
40:14For the moment.
40:16Kayla.
40:17Come on.
40:18Both you and I know the board has no teeth.
40:21I just keep them on as a courtesy.
40:23And because sometimes I find them useful for PR purposes.
40:27If I wanted to, I could disband them.
40:31Today.
40:33Yeah, I suppose you could.
40:36But in the meantime, they have decided to file a complaint with the state medical regulatory and licensing agencies about
40:46your activities.
40:48How's that for some people?
40:52Abe, you're a man who carefully considers every possibility before he makes a decision.
41:02I've always loved that about you.
41:04But the time for careful consideration is over.
41:12I could never, never say no to you.
41:18Does that mean...
41:21I will bring Paulina here to see you as soon as I can.
41:41I could never, never say no to you.
41:49Tell me, do you feel like I feel I will never do better
42:14Than having you next to me in my life every day
42:28And I know it will only get better than you
42:35My heart beats for you, only you, only you
42:50It's time, baby it's time to make it real
43:04Tell me, do you feel like I feel
43:17Like me, do you feel like I feel
43:23I will never do better than you
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