December 1986 Updates
December 1, 1986
Steve freaks out when Kayla goes out of the room without
him. When she comes back he yells at her then hugs her. Peachy
arrives to surprise Shane. Barbara reads a newspaper article with
a picture of Andrew. When she goes to show it to Paul at the
abuse clinic, Kim walks in. Barbara then covers in front of them.
Kim goes to see Peachy in Shane's room. Gillian comes in and
announces she will be moving in the guest house to look after
Shane. Shane notices the look on Kim's face and talks to Gillian
about it. Peachy talks to Kim about her and Shane, but Kim tells
her it's over and she is moving on with her life. Steve runs into
an old friend that asks him to smuggle some emeralds home for
him, in return he will give Steve $20 000. He reluctantly agrees
to do it.
December 4, 1986
Gillian goes to see Shane with a newspaper article about
him exposing chief Vaughn. Barbara tells a shocked Kim she needs
to quit working at the abuse clinic. Mike runs into Robin and
Mitch, who returned early from their honeymoon. Abe and Chris
discuss Savannah and Alex and what she is hiding in her car that
was towed away. After Shane reads the article, he blasts Gillian
out, since this was not how he wanted to get Vaughn. Paul
overhears Barbara's explanation, and wonders what is going on.
Abe arrests Savannah when he catches her with the stolen election
ballots. Mike and Ivy reach a new level in their friendship.
December 5, 1986
Steve grabs Kayla on the docks and tells her to hand
over what was in the jacket, but she plays dumb. Vaughn goes to
see Shane, and says he will regret what has happened. Roman tells
Marlena she can't go out alone, when she makes plans to go to the
hospital. Steve has a deadline to find the emeralds. Kim reads
the article in the paper that implies Shane and Gillian are a
couple. Max goes to find Steve, as he and Kayla discuss the
emeralds. A mysterious woman (Adrienne) has been tailing Steve,
unbeknownst to him. Steve is stabbed when he misses the deadline.
Kim goes to see Shane at a bad time, as he tries and comfort
Gillian.
December 9, 1986
Paul talks to Kim about Barbara, and how she wants to
leave town. Kim then offers to talk to her. Victor tells Bo and
Hope it would be better if they moved out. Roman gets a note from
Orphus. Orphus goes to Blondies, and asks Calliope to call Roman
for him. When Kim arrives with Paul, Barbara is holding Teddy,
but when Kim goes to see Teddy, she books up the stairs with him,
she later says he was cranky, and she didn't want Kim to see him
like that. Emma plans her release. Barbara goes to visit Emma
about Kim and Andrew.
December 10, 1986
Shane is up and around, and Mike tells him he should be
able to go home. Kayla listens as Steve's
"friend" comes at him again. Kayla wants answers from
Steve. Glenn works undercover for Abe. When Shane gets home, his
nurse arrives, but she doesn't last long, as he asks Gillian to
take over.
The mystery woman (Adrienne) goes to Steve's and comes across a
picture of Steve as a little boy.
December 11, 1986
After getting a message from Shane, Kim goes to the
house to see him, as Gillian tries to fend her away. Marlena is
reluctant about her and Roman's upcoming ski trip, but he insist
they go. Jenn
confronts Glenn about the coke she found, but he can't tell her
the truth. Shane tells Kim Emma is trying to get released, and he
has a plan to find out where Andrew is, but it means setting Emma
free. Paul tries to stop Barbara from leaving town when Kim
arrives. Barbara gets upset and rushes off, as Paul and Kim look
puzzled. Orphus has a plan for Roman - a bomb.
December 12, 1986
Steve and Kayla play a game of cat and mouse. Roman and
Marlena make their final plans for the ski trip. Steve orders
breakfast and Kayla orders the same not knowing it's a beer and a
raw egg. Shane and Gillian discuss the latest installment in the
newspaper. Kayla continues to follow Steve,
and ends up shooting pool with him. Orphus plants the bomb. As
Roman ties the skis to the car, the bomb goes off in the house.
December 15, 1986
Steve brings Kayla home from their pool game. Kim goes
to see Shane about his plan. Kim decides to go along with him.
Kayla challenges Steve to stay, when he kisses her. After the
bomb goes off, Roman runs in looking for Marlena. Steve and Kayla
start to get close, when the phone interrupts them. Shane sets
the ball in motion for his plan with Emma. Abe tells Roman the
firemen found Marlena's remains. Steve brings Kayla to the Fish
Market after they get the news. Kim and Kayla try to comfort
Roman. Steve takes Kayla home and decides to spend the night
there.
December 17, 1986
Kim and Paul talk about Barbara, when Shane comes in the
doctors lounge and tells Kim Emma is
being released. Kayla awakens from the couch next to Steve. Kim
assures Shane Paul will not say anything about their plan. Shane
then tells her they have to testify, then Emma will be set free.
Frankie tries to talk to Glenn about Jenn, but he continues with
his act. Caroline misunderstands when she sees Steve come out of
Kayla's shower clad in a towel. Emma is released. Kim makes a
threat towards Emma to Shane. Shane starts with his plan on Emma.
December 19, 1986
Kim tries to grin and bear Emma's return to the hospital.
Chris goes to see Pete about him lying to Melissa about his
condition. Kayla gets ready for the memorial service, when Steve
comes and comforts her. Kim and Shane talk about how hard this
is, with Emma out, and not having Andrew for Christmas. Roman
tries to prepare Carrie for the memorial. Everyone gathers for
the memorial, as Marlena sits on a tropical island, looking very
blissful.
December 22, 1986
Robin and Mitch are still at odds with each other. Steve
tries to leave Kayla a present without being heard. Shane tells
Kim about the letter that was forwarded from Donovan Manor by
Simmons that was address to Emma. He says if he can find it, he's
sure it will have a clue as to where Andrew is. Shane then
remembers Alex's visit, and he figures he stole it. Steve tells
Kayla he won't be there for Christmas, and she tries to talk him
into staying. Mike catches Robin giving herself a bloodtest. Paul
is on edge since Barbara left, and Kim tries to help. Neil warns
Emma to leave Kim alone. Gillian and Shane search for the letter,
but Emma has it with her.
December 24, 1986
Kim and Shane share a kiss under the mistletoe, Frankie
and Carrie decorate the Christmas tree. Shawn asks Bo and Hope to
spend Christmas Eve with the family. Steve is in a foul mood, as
he plays pool, Kayla comes in and asks why he is still there.
Shane remembers his and Kim's first kiss, as they discuss his
plans for Emma. Kayla invites Steve for Christmas, but he refuses.
Steve dresses as Santa Claus, and hands out some toys to kids on
the docks, as Hope and Kayla watch. Paul is angry when Barbara
calls saying she is not coming home for Christmas. Kim tells him
to go to her then. Kayla talks to Steve about him playing Santa,
but he does his best to play it down.
December 25, 1986
Bo gives Hope the teddy bear she gave him when they were
kids. Steve tells Kayla "Santa" left a present for her
at his place. Jenn and Glenn meet at the fishing shack and talk
about what he is doing. Mitch and Robin argue again. Steve gives
Kayla a necklace. Kim talks to Robin in the doctors lounge,
unaware Mike is resting there and heard them. The children's
party starts, as Kim watches Emma with a little girl. After the
party is done, Emma tries to taunt Kim about Andrew, but she
walks away from her. Kayla brings Steve his present - a cookbook
- with an open invitation to go to her place and cook up
something. Kim talks to Neil about giving Emma truth serum, but
he refuses.
December 26, 1986
Steve goes to the clinic and tells Kayla he's sick, but
she doesn't buy it. As he is talking, he spots the mystery woman
again. Carrie is afraid to have Roman go back to work. Kim goes
to see Shane about his plan with Emma. She tells him it's going
too slow and has an idea. Steve helps Kayla at the clinic by
answering the phones and assisting the patients as they come in.
Shane at first disagrees with Kim's idea, but has another
solution. Kayla is impressed with Steve's tactics at the clinic.
Shane has Emma "kidnapped" and administers the truth
serum. Steve catches the woman following him, and wants to know
who she is. Kim asks Emma where she took the baby.
December 29, 1986
Steve wants answers from the girl following him. Kim and
Shane ask Emma about the baby, but she goes on about her baby at
Donavon Manor. The young girl denies following Steve and won't
answer him and leaves, as he gets a weird look on his face, when
Kayla comes out of the clinic and asks what's going on. Alex has
an offer for Paul. Kim is disappointed when Emma won't talk.
Shane tells her he's not giving up. Steve takes Kayla to his
place for dinner. Shane comes up with another plan and hands Kim
a gun to use on Emma. Emma tells Alex she was kidnapped. Shane
tells Kim of his plan, and she's not sure, but Shane thinks it's
the only chance they have. Steve serves Kayla dinner and gives
her a shoulder rub, when she falls asleep. Kim tells Shane she
will do his plan.
December 30, 1986
Kayla and Caroline help Neil with the guest list for the
New Years party. Jenn catches Frankie sketching, but he hides it
before she can see it. Kim goes to Shane's to start the plan.
Roman cleans out Marlena's office. Roman decides to take some
time off and takes the kids on a trip. Emma arrives at Shane's as
the plan is set in motion. Orphus calls Roman, but Roman hangs up
on him. Kim "confronts" Emma, when Shane comes in to
"protect" Emma. Shane tells Kim he thinks the plan will
work.
December 31, 1986
Robin tells Mike she hasn't talked to Mitch yet about
ending their marriage. Kayla invites Steve to the party with her,
but he makes up an excuse, but later shows up in a tux to escort
her. Shane and Kim discuss him getting Emma's trust, when she
comes to the door. Kim hides as Shane and Emma talk, and she
promises to get some information on Andrew and give it to him at
the party. Emma learns what Shane has been up to. Emma makes a
public announcement at the party, and gets quite a few people
angry at her. Kim and Shane share a kiss at midnight. Steve and
Kayla ring in the New Year at her place. Shane finds Emma - dead.
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