MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002**

Episode #: 9289
Directed by: Randy Robbins
Tape Date: 3/29/02

Summary: Mostly a TEEN show today, Philip and Chloe have it out at dotCom, Shawn and Belle square off, Brady gets a new home, Kate/Lucas & Sami fight over the tape, but Roman spoils their fun.

The tape,
Lucas does a "happy dance" as he and Kate await the arrival of the tape. Sami is also celebrating, while in the elevator, Roman haggles with the delivery guy. Kate becomes suspicious because the delivery service called first (something that they never do) and they realize that it must have been Sami. By the time the delivery guy gets to the apartment, Roman has convinced him to give him the package. He notices the numbers have been switched on the apartment doors and after she answers the door asks what she is up to now. She tries to lie, but he calls her on it. By this time, Kate and Lucas have seen what is going on and barge over there, demanding the package. (She threatens to have Sami arrested for mail fraud, couldn't the same be said for Kate?) Sami claims it is her engagement ring and wants it back. Roman decides to give it to neither of them and takes it with him down to the station and will forward it to Austin himself. After he leaves, Kate and Sami argue and both vow to get each other this time.

Brady gets a new pad,
Brady shows John some apartment on the computer (we don't see) that he wants to move to. John doesn't want to see him move out, but if he must, he has an idea. He takes him to his old loft apartment (where he and Isabella lived when Brady was a baby). It feels familiar to Brady, but he doesn't really want to live there (guess it isn't "hip' enough). John waxes nostalgic, talking about Izzy and being spiritual/transcendent (I kind of tuned that out). John talks about how he couldn't sell the place and kept it all these years. Brady decides to check out the upstairs as John rummages through drawers and finds a picture of him and Brady (as a baby). Upstairs Brady finds some kind of glass figure (angel?) and drops it, but it doesn't break. When he comes back down, he tells John he has changed his mind and wants to live there. After they leave to go back to work, the curtains rustle in the closed apartment.

At dotCom,
There is a replay of Chloe storming in, pushing "Cynthia" and slapping Philip. She goes to storm off, but he tries to stop her. He figures out that she saw the video and he tries to explain. He accuses Brady of showing her the video to break them up, but she informs him it wasn't Brady, but Belle did accidentally. She calls him a "selfish, spoiled, dishonest, immature, " She tells him that he and Cynthia deserve each other and storms off. Outside, she almost collapses. He rushes out and tries to help her, but she refuses. She tells him it's over, forever and leaves. In a rage, he picks up a trash can and throws it through the window of dotCom.

Over at the Penthouse,
Shawn confronts Belle about 'killing' Jan's baby. She wants to know how it is HER fault as he demands her to admit what she did. She is in the dark as Shawn lays out the scenario that Jan told him. She denies it, and he questions her about the scratch on her face.. She wants to explain her side of the story, the truth. After she finishes, he accuses her of lying. She claims that she has NEVER lied to him, and is not this time either. They continue to argue as Shawn explains all he wanted was to give the baby a chance and now it's gone. She tells him that it is all his fault, he is the one who slept with Jan. He almost slips, but covers. He tells her about losing JT, and now the baby. She tells him that she is sorry about all that and he almost slips again about the baby and turns his back to her. She seems suspicious and tells him to look at her and tell her that he believes her, that she meant no harm to Jan or the baby. She says that she is sad that the baby is gone, for it was a part of Shawn. And even through it all, she loves him. He says that he can only believe in something that is true, and the truth is that they baby is dead because of her. He doesn't know how he will live with that. He leaves Belle alone in the hallway crying. Cut to a split screen of her in hallway and him in the elevator, both crying, as the credits roll.

Laney

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2002***

Episode #: 9290
Directed by: Roger W. Inman
Tape Date: Various

SUMMARY: Jenn kicks Jack out, Bo and Hope get more bad news.

THE DEVERAUX HOME GETS QUIETER AND QUIETER
After finding his house key doesn't work, Jack pounds on the door for Jenn, asking her not to do this to him. To herself she says he did it to himself, but doesn't want Abby to find out this way and answers the door to find Jack and Brandon. Jack asks to speak with Jenn alone. Brandon holds Jack back, trying to help, but Jenn thanks him but feels she can handle it. She invites Jack (but not his belongings) in to talk. He asks about Abby and she tells him how Alice and Gran are in the kitchen baking cookies. He wants to see his daughter, but will wait until after they talk so they can do it quietly as once Abigail knows he's there, she'll want to be with them. He tries to apologize and move back in, but Jenn levels with him saying they're through and she's taking over the lease in just her name. He pleads to continue living there and keeping a low profile, but Jenn calmly tells him he went above and beyond this time and how he hurt Greta as well. She doesn't know if she could ever trust him again. He's worried about how it'll hurt Abigail and Jenn tells him Abby needs morals and values to emulate in her life right now. She knows he's a good father, but having him there is too wrong for her to be right for Abby. She'll never deprive him and Abby of being together and she'll explain to Abby what's going on. He promises not to upset Abby when he leaves. While Jenn talks to Abby in the kitchen, Jack pleads for Alice for her help. Alice tells him he screwed up big time and she supports Jennifer's decision to move on without him.

In the kitchen (over a plate of Alice's cookies, yum) Jenn tells Abby that Jack won't be living there anymore. Abby asks for how long and Jenn tells her she doesn't know as they hug. An emotional farewell as Jack wipes away tears while saying goodbye to Abby. Abby doesn't want him to leave, but handles it well as she turns and hugs Jenn as Jack walks out with Alice overseeing the whole scene.

AT SALEM PLACE, ..
While Lexie, Isaac and Celeste are out shopping (okay, drinking coffee at Java cafe). Celeste is holding Isaac, but puts him in his stroller so she can talk with Lexie. Abe invites Cameron Reese to the house to talk. He informs her he changed his mind and wants her to represent them for their fight for Isaac..but she must follow strict guidelines or he'll get someone else. He will not break the law to keep his son and promises to fire and report her to the bar if she sways from the law. She tries to lighten the mood, but he isn't buying it and asks if she's the one leaking the stories to The Intruder. She denies it but admits it is helping their case. He walks out the door (saying he has to go to work?) with her and reminds her that she works for him and to report to him, not to meet with Lexie alone. She agrees (ha!).

At Java cafe, Lexie and Celeste talk about how poor Lexie is so innocent of all that is going on (slap). Celeste doesn't want to hear the same stuff over again, she wants answers about Lexie's attitude (atta girl Celeste!). Lexie has other things to do, so leaves Isaac with her mother and instructs Celeste to stay with him while she runs an errand. Celeste knows Lexie's hiding something. Lexie pretends to be on a pay phone as she talks to The Intruder reporter about the next move. He leaves, handing her his business card with all his phone numbers. She drops it and finds Brandon was there watching He knows whatever she's doing is wrong and knew about the baby switch as long as she had. He warns her she's out of control and playing a dangerous game. Lexie tells him no one is getting in her way of keeping her son and can't believe how he use to be so supportive before and not now. He warns her that she won't have any friends when she needs them in the future. Lexie tells herself she doesn't need anyone but her little boy and rejoins her mother and Isaac. Celeste wants answers, but Lexie claims to be too busy to talk and asks her mother to take Isaac home and they're talk later.

Brandon and Abe run into each other at Salem Place. They warn each other to stay away from Lexie/Faye. Brandon tells Abe he knows more then Abe realizes about his relationship with his mother. He leaves and John runs into Abe who blasts him about how he broke into his house and what he did. Abe warns John no one is going to hurt his family as they hear a wail from Hope nearby (see below).

Brandon gets a call and promises to meet with someone when he can, hoping he won't regret it.

Bo and Hope took JT to the zoo and end up at Salem Place. Bo takes a picture of Hope and JT before she puts JT back in his stroller and assures Hope he took lots of video at the zoo so Shawn could see them (and that there was film in the camera, LOL!) He asks if she had any more white flashes and she tells him no, but figures they'll help figure out who Isaac's father is. John walks up, saying he knows a way. He whips the microchip out of his pocket that he dug out of Hope's neck, figuring if they reinsert it that it might give them the answers they need. Bo thinks not. John had the chip tested and it's above cutting edge technology and all the labs techs were amazed at it saying a computer genius must have created it (Rolf?) John offers to put it back in Hope and promises to remove it immediately if any personality change starts up. (hope he gets a new pocket knife to reinsert it with). Hope is interested in trying it even though Bo isn't. Bo asks to see it and after looking at it, smashes it with his boot insisting that Gina's gone and never coming back! John loses his temper figuring it had answers to his past as well, but Bo calmly talks him down and even Hope admits she has to worry about JT right now, not who Isaac's father is. After John leaves Hope realizes that everything Glen feels about JT is what she feels about Isaac, it's just so hard to lose him as she breaks down. Bo figures Lexie's made a deal with the devil and as he says that, The Intruder's new edition comes out with a front page picture of Hope and John with the headline that baby switching mother had an adulterous affair. Bo and Hope see a rush on newspaper sales and Bo goes to get one to see what's going on. After hearing Hope's wail, John and Abe arrive and they show him the headline. Both John and Abe rush to buy a paper and John reads the article out loud about John and Hope's affair on the submarine and mentioning Marlena and Bo's names/professions in the article as well. John wonders who gave them that information and steps aside as we see Lexie with satisfied smile on her face that Bo and Hope see. Hope says it's you and John and Abe look at Lexie who doesn't deny anything as the credits roll, .

Linda

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002

Episode #: 9291
Directed by: Mary Madeiras
Tape Date: April 1st

No one's having a good day in old Salem town. The teens deal with current events as do the Carvers and Brady's.

COP CENTRAL
Show starts with Philip (in custody) in Roman's office as Roman tells Victor (who got there quickly) about how his son broke dotCom's window and endangering others with flying glass. Philip assumes incorrectly that dad's going to bail his butt out. Roman mentions Philip needs some help with his anger management. Victor knows Chloe Lane is what's responsible for his son's tantrums and will only bail him out if he promises not to have anything else to do with her. Philip won't agree, but after today figures Chloe won't have anything to do with him. Victor won't bail him out then and walks out. He tells the owner/manager (who just told Roman that Philip has an anger problem and it's not the first time she's seen it) of dotCom there are 3 things she should know before pressing charges against his son, that he's rich, powerful and gets what he wants (gee, wonder where Philip got that trait from, huh?) Later she tells Roman she's not pressing charges and Roman orders Philip to be released. Philip appreciates what his father did, but Victor informs him after graduation he'll pay for the damages by do dishes and cleaning the "gents", whatever at dotCom for the summer. (he can't get pregnant like Jan did and get out of it either, haha)

THE PENTHOUSE
As Belle remembers Shawn's visit, Mimi arrives with news of what happened at dotCom. Mimi freaks when Belle admits seeing the video herself. Mimi admires Belle's restraint at not clawing Jan's eyes out. Belle tells her about what happened, blaming herself. John returns home and Belle rushes to his arms. John tells her everything will be okay, thinking she saw The Intruder. Mimi leaves, promising to call her later. Belle tells John about Shawn's visit, then sees The Intruder. She loses all faith in people and calls life a sick joke, running upstairs in anger.

SALEM PLACE
A replay of John reading The Intruder and Hope accusing Lexie for being responsible for it. Lexie threatens to do whatever it takes to keep Isaac, not denying she did it, but not admitting it either. She announces her dissolution of friendship for John, Bo and Hope and is going home to her son. Hope tries to make peace and states that Isaac is HER biological son and she's going to get him back to raise as her own. If she finds out Lexie was responsible for that article, she won't have to worry about John coming after her as she'll tear her apart herself. Lexie storms off and Hope apologizes to Abe for his being caught in the middle. He catches her and tells her they'll talk about it at home when she starts in on him. He just wants the truth. Bo and Hope ask John to leave them alone to digest what's going on (yeah, go warn Marlena). Hope tells Bo she has to remember who fathered her baby.

CHLOE
Julliard calls with her time for a master class audition in less then a month. She has to get better before then she tells herself. The doorbell rings as she's heading up to rest and it's Mimi. Mimi tells her about Philip's actions after she left and in jail now, but is there because of Belle, their mutual friend who needs their help.

LEXIE & ABE
Now at home, Abe asks Lexie if she planted that story and if she did, she's not the woman he married. She denies it and acts insulted. He doesn't believe her, not a word (you rock Abraham!) He tells her about Cameron's visit and denying to plant the article. He reminds her he wants Isaac too, but won't set up their friends to do so. He'll find out if she's lying and God help her if she's lying to him as no one else will be able to.

WELCOME HOME (NOT) JAN
Shawn brings Jan back to his house from the hospital. Her mom will be home from Europe in a couple days, but Shawn refuses to let her be alone in her own house. She figures reminding him about how Belle made her lose the baby will eventually bring them closer. She plays the victim, insisting she should go home so Shawn can have Belle back with him. He can't get past what Belle did and realizes being there in the room must make it harder for her. She makes up more about how angry Belle was saying it was an accident. Shawn is relieved until Jan plays the victim. (hello Shawn, remember this is the chick who dumped blood on Chloe and you're believing HER over Belle?) He tells her about fighting with Belle and he still loves her. Jan fakes a cramp and he goes to help her upstairs when Bo, Hope and JT walk in. Hope takes JT upstairs for a nap when Bo shows The Intruder to Shawn and Jan. Shawn reads the bit about his getting Jan pregnant and moving her into their "house of shame" and blurts out it's a lie, everything about Jan and I. Jan erupts, cryptically reminding Shawn about their secret. Bo tells them the judge's decision about JT is final. Jan goes to lie down and Shawn goes to go with her, but Bo stops him and asks why Shawn was upset before they even got home. He tells her about the Belle/Jan incident. Bo tells him he's known Belle all her life and so has Shawn, how can he believe Jan over Belle. Jan overhears and after Shawn leaves and Bo goes in the kitchen, wishes Bo would mind his own business and remains steadfast to keep Shawn.

Upstairs Hope looks at Isaac's picture and has a brief sub flash of her and John, not understanding why. The DNA proved he wasn't Isaac's father. She falls asleep remembering the picture of her and John and to herself, asks Isaac who his daddy is. She falls asleep in bed and dreams in black and white of John coming and implanting the memory chip (ah, still using the faithful pocket knife, tsk tsk) to do so. She remembers Gina and then finds herself (sans negligee) in a foggy area where John (in a tux) joins her. She tells him the DNA proved he wasn't the father and he leaves. A man in a white mask joins her and she asks him who he is and if he's the father, but he leaves too and another man walks to her, this one we only see a white gloved hand (he passed a sign for the Louvre, a little hint ya think?) then touches her shoulder. She turns and looks in his face (we don't see it) says You, as the credits roll,

Linda

THURSDAY, APRIL 25th***

Episode No.: 9292
Directed by: Roger W. Inman
Tape Date: Various

Tape, tape, who'll get the tape, Jack apologizes and returns home, and Jenn gets a strange delivery and hopefully an offer she can't refuse.

Sami fiddles with her engagement ring and plots her next move when there's a knock at the door. She hides the ring in her back pocket and opens the door to find Brandon whom she hugs and thanks for coming. She moans about feeling so alone and how having him there is comforting and needs his help. He simply comments his white horse is double parked and get to the point, what does she want? Surprised, she moves to hug him and he steps back, assuring her he's not falling for that again. He gives it to her straight about being used and asks what she wants. She tells him about the tape and he reminds her she did the same thing with Roberto's tape to get custody and fair's fair. She made her choice and tells her she's on her own and leaves. (yay Brandon!)

Kate and Lucas strategize their next move to get the tape. Kate figures Austin would destroy it if it's returned to him. Her plan is to have Lucas arrested so he can get the tape.

In Abe's office, Roman holds the padded envelope and not sure it's the best way to send a diamond ring and considers opening it and repackaging it. He realizes he doesn't have an address for Austin and call someone who does. Just as he goes to head out of the office he gets a call about someone willing to give him a tip on some robberies (it's Lucas calling from a pay phone).

Knowing Roman's out of the office, Kate asks for Roman and an anxious officer is happy to oblige as Kate bats her eyes and uses all her feminine charms on him. She asks to leave a note on Roman's desk and is told he was using Abe's desk and goes in there to search for the tape. Sami arrives and asks for her dad as Kate spots her through the window. Kate crawls under Abe's desk as Sami searches for the tape. Roman returns (that was quick) and finds Sami searching and she covers saying she just had to see her engagement ring one last time. Roman tells her he gave the ring/envelope to Nicole. He had called for Austin's address and she was putting a pouch together to send him and offered to send his envelope with it. Sami leaves.

Kate nervously is crouched under Roman's desk and as Roman goes to sit down, Lucas arrives and calls him out into the outer office. He explains he wanted to say something in front of all the officers in the office and fakes a speech thanking Roman for saving his life from the burning fire and applauds Roman. He sees his mother duck out of the office as he maneuvers the fleet of cops around to watch him and not see Kate. In the hall he asks if she got the tape.

ON THE DOCK
Jack pulls his suitcase behind him as he strolls the foggy dock (won't even ask why he's trolling the dock with his luggage, haha, doesn't he have a car?). He knows he screwed up and looks up, asking for a sign as to what to do next when he hears footsteps. It's Harold jogging. Jack apologizes to him and Harold asks him what possessed him to do it. Jack explains that's it, he was possessed to do it. Harold scoffs Jack thinking he's saying the devil made him do it, LOL and Jack comes back with No, he wasn't possessed like that, not like Marlena (ROFLMAO!) (wonder if Harold knows about the Marlena possession, ha!) He asks Harold if he ever loved someone so much they were a part of themselves. He explains why he had to pretend he was gay, to avoid hurting Greta's feelings. It was never his intention to hurt him. Harold appreciates Jack's being honest with him now and jogs off. Later Jack rolls up to a house and comments about the adage of never returning home again as he knocks at the door. I expected Brandon to answer it, but it's Vern (his stepfather) and his mother's home. Great to see them again!! He explains he's without a money, job or Jennifer and needs a place to stay. Apparently Vern put a good word for Jack into Oliver for the Spectator job and thought Jack had it. Jack asks to stay with his folks, but his mother will only let him if he's honest with them.

AT HOME WITH JENN AND ABBY
Jenn and Abby wave goodbye to Gran as Abby calls out she loves her (awww). Jenn is worried about how Abby is handling Jack's not living there and suggests a video and popcorn or a trip to get ice cream. Abby turns her down and just wants Jenn to let daddy move back in. Jenn later opens her door for a delivery man. She signs for something and the two delivery men start rolling in stacks of white boxes. She asks what they're rolling in and finds it's a side of beef ! Looks more like 4 cows by all the boxes, LOL as they tell her it was a gift from a Mr. Wentworth. Jenn tells them her aunt owns a restaurant and will take them as they leave and the phone rings. It's a surprise and she asks if she has to cook it, LOL. She's happy about this call and gets an address saying she'll be right there. Later she opens the door in her silk robe to find Brandon. She invites him in explaining she was getting ready to go somewhere, but tells him Jack is out of her life and home now (hey, where's all that beef?)

Jenn runs up to change saying that Brandon can walk her out. He agrees.

TIZ A SAD NIGHT AT THE BRADY HOME
We see Hope's last segment of her dream about John, the masked man and "the daddy" (who we don't see) as she says "it's you" again. She says it out loud while waking and Bo's there saying, it's him (not knowing what she's referring to). She tells him she knows she wasn't talking about him in her dream and asks how Shawn handled the newspaper article. They talk about Lexie and Hope realizes how the celebrity's feel when they see their face in the tabloids with false stories about them. Bo is more worried about her and that she has closure and peace of mind about this. Saying all the right things, he lets her know she is what's important right now. She thanks him and they hug. He tells her they have to be strong and reuniting her with Isaac is the most important thing right now. They take JT downstairs and Mickey arrives with more bad news. Bo returns after taking JT to bed as he was tired (didn't he just wake up?) Mickey tells them the judge signed the final papers giving Glen full custody and social services will be by tomorrow to get him. Hope freaks and starts collecting JT's things saying they have to take him and run. Bo calms her down and explains they have to do this. Mickey feels bad it ended this way and heads back to his office (hey Mick, it's late..go home). Bo tries to comfort Hope by reminding her how she was put in JT's life for a while and now it's time to let him go. Hope's sobbing, but Bo promises that together they'll find the strength to get through this as the credits roll,

Linda

ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor, Laughing my A** off
LOL = Laughing out Loud

FRIDAY, APRIL 26th***1/2

Episode No.: 9293
Directed by: Herb Stein
Tape Date: 4/14/02

Summary: I give this episode 3‡ STARS. This show focuses on only 3 storylines, ranging from the amusing antics of Sami & Co. to the tender moments with the Bradys (Bo, Hope, Shawn & JT). But this show is fueled mainly by performances from James Reynolds & Renee Jones as Abe and Lexie Carver's marriage falls apart. James' performance, in particular, is right on the money as your heart breaks for Abe, as he sees the "true" Lexie and is forced to make the toughest decision of his life!

The Tape, The Tape, Gotta Find That Tape!
The race for the tape continues as Lucas and Kate beat a path over to Titan. LOL as (in the elevator) Kate lays out her plan, she will distract Victor and Lucas is to seduce Nicole. (Hell, Kate, he couldn't even to THAT when they were married!) Even Lucas realizes that this won't work. Sami is a few steps ahead of them and on her way down the hall to Nicole's office. Victor stops her in the hallway wanting to know what she is up to. She tells him that she is there to clean out Austin's desk, but he informs her that Nicole has done that and has a package ready to ship to Austin. She smugly tells him about seeing Nicole and Austin in a "toe-curling" kiss in Vegas, which infuriates Victor. Cue Nicole (package in hand) just as the mail boy comes by. Victor wants to see her in his office NOW, leaving Sami alone with the poor little guy. She pretends to break her heel and asks for his assistance to glue it back on. They go into Nicole's office to look for some glue. She finds some and sits on the desk (hiking her dress as far as the censors will allow) and asks him to glue the heel for her. The poor guy gulps hard and obliges. As he is in the floor, she paws through the package and gets the tape recorder. About that time, Kate and Lucas (who had been listening in the hall) barge in and she drops it to the floor. Over in Victor's office, he is chewing her out in a jealous rage until she tells him that her life is none of his business. She threatens to leave and take the Permalash account with her. As she turns to leave, they hear the commotion across the hall and they rush over there to find Sami on top of the desk with a letter opener holding Lucas (or as Sami calls him "coma boy") and Kate at bay. Sami tells her story about wanting the ring back, as Kate proclaims that it is Austin's property. Trying to find out how she got the package, they see the mail boy (who is hiding in the floor). Victor demands the ring be given to him and the mail boy scoops up the packages from the floor (the tape recorder along with it) and hustles out of there. After he leaves, Sami claims to have dropped her earring and goes to the floor on her hands and knees looking. She is quickly joined by Kate and Lucas with all 3 of them crawling like rats around on the floor looking for the recorder. Well, Victor has had ENOUGH and goes to call security on all 3 of them. By the time they all realize that the mail boy has it, security is there and tosses them all into the elevator. On the way down, they all vow to get it. In his office, Victor finds the recorder on his desk and flips the PLAY switch.

Spider woman Gets Caught in Her Web of Lies,
Over at DiMansion, Lexie chuckles as she thumbs through the latest INTRUDER, proud of her work. She calls the sleazy reporter and tells him that she has more for him and to meet her on Pier 14. She turns around to find Abe standing there, not believing his ears. He questions her as she gets upset for sneaking around. She lies about who that was on the phone and where she is going. He keeps on, but she basically tells him it is none of his business as she pours herself a drink. He lights into her about her lying and she comes about how he is suck a stickler for following the rules. She calls him a coward for not trying to keep his son. He points out that her actions are immoral and illegal, but she claims it is all to keep their son. They argue and he insists that they do what is right. She vows to keep Isaac, damn the costs or consequences and storms out the door. She meets up with the reporter and hands him a new envelope of info. He is impressed as he skims through it and she tells him that there is more where that came from. He promises her it will be in their next edition. Then you hear "LIKE HELL IT WILL!" as Abe steps out from the shadows. He takes the folder away and tells the guy to get lost. He scampers away as Abe asks Lexie , "Any more lies, MS. DIMERA?" (you GO Abe!) They return home (wow, he almost slams the door off the hinges) and he jumps her full force, demanding to know about all her lies. She falls apart (or is it an act?) and cries for him. He accuses her of knowing about the baby switch from the beginning. She tries to defend her actions, but he ain't buying it and continues his tirade. She assures him that she will not give up and he warns, no PROMISES her, if he finds out that she has broken any law, he will have her arrested. He will even do it HIMSELF. (My, my Abe, what a set of balls you have grown). She vows to never let anyone take Isaac away and finally admits to planting the stories to smear Bo & Hope. He says that he has stood by and defended her long enough and finally realizes that she isn't playing with a full deck (ROFLMAO). He says he is taking Isaac away from her himself, as he isn't safe with her. She cries and begs him not to. He heads upstairs as she threatens to call security. He goes on upstairs to pack, leaving her sobbing in the den. He goes to a sleeping Isaac's room and he will break your heart as he says his tearful goodbyes to Isaac. Lexie is around the corner, with a big tear rolling down her cheek. Back downstairs, bags in hand, he heads for the front door, telling Lexie he is sorry, but must do what is right. He says that even though he is leaving, she is the one who left the marriage. He says that someday she will catch herself in the mirror and won't recognize herself. He hopes that she is proud of what she sees. With that, he turns on his heels and walks out the door. With tears streaming down her face, she turns and looks at herself in the mirror, then an angry snarl crosses her face.

Goodbye, The Hardest Word
Over at the Brady house, Bo and Hope play with JT, spoiling him rotten with all his favorite things. Shawn comes down (Jan isn't feeling well) and they break the news to him about Glen getting full custody. He wants no part of it, blaming Bo and Hope for not doing everything possible and really shows his a$$. That is until Bo pulls him aside and lays a guilt trip on him and chews on him. He apologizes and they decide to make this the happiest night ever for JT. Shawn loses the chip on his shoulder and joins in the fun. They play with him, the guys play football, they blow bubbles and one of them is video taping it all. (Cute stuff here). Hope goes to get dinner as Bo (teary-eyed) watches Shawn and JT play. During dinner, Hope has another of her whiteouts (seeing the gloved hand) and they explain it all to Shawn, how they feel it is connected to who Isaac's father is. Shawn gets upset, saying that someday he (Isaac's father) will also return to claim his son. Shawn takes JT to the living room to play as Bo comforts Hope. Later, Hope decides that JT is tired and takes him to bed. Cute how he says "good bye" and wants to walk himself. Bo and Shawn begin to clean up the mess as Shawn breaks down and Bo comforts him. Upstairs, Hope is rocking JT as Shawn joins her, dragging his blanket and pillow behind. Bo soon joins them. They all gather around JT and Hope (in the rocking chair) and hug. Without a word (none needed) the sad music starts. Fade to black, as the credits roll.

Laney

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