Mon 09-16-96
(Wed 06-21-00)

Celeste tells Jack, Jen & Peter that Laura has gone after Daniel. Jack hurries off, eager to find Daniel & Jen goes too wanting to hear what Daniel may say. Peter worries that he could be exposed & wants to find Daniel before Jack. Laura catches Daniel who denies any connection to Peter before running off again. Eventually Daniel gives himself in & tells Jack & the others that he has no secrets about Peter. Jack is convinced he is lying but Jen stands by Peter.

Mary gives Abe & Rene the name & address of the couple who bought Will. Carrie, Sami, Austin, Abe & Rene go to the apartment to find it empty. Austin, Carrie & Sami learn from a neighbour that they family have gone to the airport. They go there to find the plane is about to take off. Austin tries to get on the plane but can't. When the police arrive they stop the plane. Austin gets Will back & hands him to Sami who is overcome with joy & relief.

Bo confides in his mother his dream about Billie. Caroline says she is not surprised since he & Billie never properly ended their relationship. Bo admits he is glad Billie is not returning to Salem after all. Hope meets with a wedding planner who mistakenly believes she is Billie. She is upset but after talking with Bo gets over it.

Billie & Kate continue their flight to Salem. Due to a storm they must re-route & end up flying over Niagara Falls. Billie remembers Celeste's warning that this would change her life. Once in Salem, Billie stays at Carrie's apartment. She finds a photo album which has a photo from her wedding to Bo which causes her to reminisce.

Tue 09-17-96
(Thur 06-22-00)

Hope wakes up to find Bo is dreaming & says Billie's name. They meet Caroline & Alice for breakfast, where Hope tells Alice about how Billie has been topic of conversation lately. She admits she is glad Billie isn't coming to Salem. Caroline notices Bo orders coffee the way Billie likes it. He also admits he is glad Billie isn't returning. Billie wakes up & looks at the photos from her wedding again. She takes a walk & winds up at the Fancyface where she remembers more times with Bo. She heads to Salem Place where she sees Bo & Hope embrace after picking up their wedding rings.

Kristen uses the device to get John to sleep with her again. When Marlena arrives at their hotel room, John kisses her. Kristen tells Marlena that John was just pleased that Will is safe & it was a celebratory kiss, nothing more. Later John has a memory of making love to Marlena but doesn't remember kissing her. Kristen panics at how she is going to keep John & Marlena from talking about the kiss while Marlena confides in Carrie that perhaps John wants to reunite with her. While Kristen talks to Peter on the phone, Marlena & John do talk but John has no memory of the kiss. Kristen hurries back to them & drags John away before they can talk any more.

Carrie & Austin decide to go ahead with their plan to marry straight away after Billie & Marlena both urge them not to delay. Sami is delighted to have Will back but is still upset that he doesn't have Austin. When she takes Will to visit Austin, Austin announces that once he returns to Salem he is going to the judge to try to get custody of Will. People from French Social Services arrive at the hotel & claim that they are there to take custody of Will.

Wed 09-18-96
(Fri 06-23-00)

Billie, Bo & Hope talk awkwardly for a few moments before Hope gets a call to go to work. Billie goes for a walk where she reminisces about times with Bo. On the pier Bo & Billie meet. Bo asks her about her life in Paris & whether she has met anyone else. Billie gets upset saying that he reallymwants to know if she is over him. She says she is buts starts crying. Bo holds her. At a photo shoot, Keith tells Hope she doesn't seem to be focussed on the job. He asks what is wrong but Hope says nothing. While looking through Keith's camera, Hope sees Bo holding Billie further down the pier.

Austin calls Abe when the social workers insist they are taking Will. Abe promises Austin & Sami that he & Rene will work everything out. Lexie takes Carrie shopping for last minute wedding preparations. Rene & Abe return with the sad news that the social workers have every legal right to take Will.

Carrie & Lexie run into Celeste & Daniel. Lexie tells Celeste how proud she is that her mother has become such a good person. Celeste congratulates Carrie on her wedding & later Peter & Jen toast Carrie's marriage. Jack & Laura discuss Daniel. Jack is convinced Daniel is lying & Laura urges Jack to drop the subject. Jen apologises to Peter for doubting him. When Celeste overhears Jack praying for a way to prove Peter is no good, Celeste tells Jack she may be able to help him.

Thur 09-19-96
(Mon 06-26-00)

Sami & Austin refuse to let the social workers take Will. Mickey arrives in Paris & talks to the judge. The judge issues a writ for Will to be taken into custody & police hold Sami & Austin while they take Will. Mickey talks to the judge & returns saying that the judge will only return Will to a stable married family. Austin & Carrie say they are planning on marrying that night, Mickey says the judge will only return will to his parents. Sami realises this means the only way they will get Will back is if Austin marries her.

Celeste tells Jack she wants to do the right thing & says she will tell him if she learns of any connection between Peter & Daniel. She tells him that Daniel is a gambler & someone has paid a large amount into a Swiss bank account. Jack asks Celeste to make sure Daniel is at a certain restaurant that evening. Celeste hesitates but convinces Daniel to go there. Jack & Laura also dine there & Jack smiles as a waiter places signs advertising a high stakes poker game. Laura wonders how this will help Jack prove a connection & he says it is part of his plan.

Jen tells Peter that she will never listen to Jack's accusations again & has complete faith in Peter.

Billie tells Bo that she was overcome with emotion being back in Salem & seeing old friends & places. She goes to the Kiriakis mansion to visit Victor. Kate tries to talk Billie into staying in Salem but she is adamant she is returning to Paris after the board meeting. Hope is upset seeing Bo with Billie. At the boat she asks Bo if he did anything interesting that day. At first he says no, but then tells Hope about seeing Billie. Bo visits Victor & tells him how he was overcome with memories seeing Billie & how he never wanted to hurt her. Kate tells him that Billie went to visit Hope. Hope is at first unwilling to talk to Billie but Billie urges her to talk openly about their feelings. After talking, Hope & Billie become friends again & Hope asks Billie to stay for the wedding. Bo returns to the boat to find Billie & Hope having a water pistol fight & making plans for dinner that evening.

Fri 09-20-96
(Tue 06-27-00)

Kate urges Billie not to go to dinner with Hope & Bo as it will be too painful. Billie insists that she is over Bo & that she wants to stay friends with Bo & Hope. Hope tells Alice that they are going to dinner with Billie. Franco's name comes up in the conversation & Alice admits that she is glad that he has left town since Bo wasn't comfortable with him. Franco is back in Salem & talks to himself about his plan & how it will upset Bo & Hope's life. Bo runs into Jill who is pleased her attacker has disappeared. When Bo sees a photo of Franco in Bella he asks Jill to buy a copy. At dinner, Billie returns to her car to get some photos. She is approached by a man & she screams. Bo rushes to her aid & goes to hit the man who turns out to be Franco.

When Austin refuses to marry Sami, she accuses him of being an uncaring father like Curtis. Carrie slaps her & Sami unleashes a verbal assault against Carrie. Later Sami realises Carrie is the key to getting Austin to agree to the marriage. She apologises to Carrie & tries to make her feel guilty about how Will will suffer if she doesn't marry Austin. Carrie goes to Austin & tells him she wants him to marry Sami.

Daniel leaves Celeste at the restaurant & Jack thinks his plans are dashed. Daniel returns for his watch (that Celeste took from him) & Celeste is able to convince him to go to the high stakes poker game. Jack & Laura are pleased that he took the bait but Laura panics when Peter & Jen arrive at the restaurant.

Thanks to Clint Wilson for these summaries.  

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