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00:00Mmm. This is really good. Thank you. Thank you so much for treating me to a bon voyage breakfast, Dr. Marlene Evans.
00:11Oh, you know, I'm really going to miss you, but I cannot wait to get back to my Roger and our cruise around the world.
00:19Now that my Elvis is on the mend.
00:22Hello, Dr. Marlene Evans.
00:26Um, did you hear me?
00:28I'm so sorry. I'm... What was that? I'm sorry.
00:31I was just saying how excited I was to see my hunk of burdened love.
00:35Well, I'm sure he'll be very happy to see you, too.
00:41Oh, goodness me.
00:44Here I am, running my mouth about my hubby, and you are on pins and needles about your hubby.
00:52Mission in action here on John Black.
00:55I have to tell you something. You don't have to worry about it.
00:58It's not going to be long before the good Lord brings you home to Him.
01:03Yes, I think that's true.
01:05Good morning, Mother Marlene.
01:09Hello, EJ.
01:13What the heck are you doing strolling around town when you just got out of the hospital?
01:18I'm actually on my way back there.
01:20Oh, no. Oh, no. Is there something wrong for when you got shot?
01:24Everything's fine, Mother. I just have a routine follow-up appointment.
01:27I wanted to pick up a cup of tea and be on my way.
01:31Cup of tea?
01:33You're going to need more than a cup of tea to get into top shape.
01:37You know what, son? Why don't you come and join us for some breakfast?
01:41Don't mind if I do.
01:55It's nothing, girl. It's Andrew.
02:00Oh, sorry, darling. I didn't mean to wake you up.
02:03No, it's okay.
02:05You sound upset. What's going on?
02:08It's my idiot brother, Philip. He's up to something.
02:24I was about to call you. What time should I come pick up the Berserks?
02:28About that. We have a problem.
02:38Kayla.
02:41Baby, listen. You need to get home and get some rest.
02:44No, no, no, no. I'm fine. I'm fine.
02:46No, you're not fine. You can barely keep your eyes open.
02:48Uncle Steve's right. You're exhausted.
02:50No, we're all exhausted.
02:52But I'm not going to rest until we find out who stole that drug.
02:55We're going to do that, but you have...
02:57No, no, but nothing. We need to do it now.
03:00My brother's life depends on it.
03:09Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
03:24Hey, Sweet Pea, take a bite.
03:27No, no, thank you.
03:29Son, if you want to heal that hole in your chest,
03:32then you need to keep up your strength.
03:35See? Isn't that better?
03:37Mama, you do realize I'm a grown man.
03:40Well, you're always going to be my little boy.
03:43We mamas, we never stop worrying about our youngins.
03:47Isn't that right, Dr. Marlena Evans?
03:53Yes, that's right.
03:56Well, I'm going to go get some rest.
03:59I'm going to go get some rest.
04:02That's right.
04:05Oh, is Belle Black, is she going to be there, meet you there at the hospital?
04:10Uh, no. Why would she?
04:13Because, um, since you two are gone, I just thought she'd want to be there.
04:20Um, Belle and I, we're taking things slow.
04:24What for? She already said that she loves you.
04:30Mother, please.
04:32Son, it is clear as day that you two are perfect for each other.
04:37I mean, Belle, she's smart and she's real sweet and kind.
04:42Nothing like that mean, mean, mean sham of Brady.
04:45No offense.
04:47But, honey, honey, when it is right, it is right.
04:51You just feel it in your bones and in your other places too, just like me and Roger.
04:56Oh, and you just got to stop, you know, with this taking it slow nonsense and you just step on that gas.
05:03That's, that's, I'm, I'm, I'm.
05:05Oh, oh, E.J., oh my goodness.
05:07Maybe the next time I come visit that you guys will be tying the knot and it will be wedding bells for you and Belle.
05:12Will you stop your yammering?
05:15Why would Philip talk to the head of DeMere Pharmaceuticals behind your back?
05:30I'm not sure.
05:32Whoever he's doing, he's not going to get away with it this time.
05:36Kevin, relax.
05:40What happened at the lab last night is not a problem.
05:42As long as you set aside the dose, we need to save my brother and went back to return the rest.
05:50Please tell me you did that.
05:52I didn't get a chance.
05:54What?
05:55Why the hell not?
05:56Dr. Russell beat me back to the lab.
05:58Son of a bitch came back early.
06:03I saw that all the verse of it is gone.
06:05Obviously.
06:08Oh, man, this is bad.
06:10Oh, you think?
06:13Kevin, you need to get a group so we can fix this, okay?
06:16Now, tell me, do you know if Russell called the police?
06:21No, he doesn't want to involve the authorities.
06:25Thank God for small favors.
06:32Anything?
06:33No, no, I'm afraid not.
06:35How is that possible?
06:37There are probably a dozen security cameras in and around that lab.
06:40One of them must have picked up a car pulling up or somebody in a hoodie or something.
06:44I just looked at the footage again from where right before Uncle Steve cut the feed and there's nothing, there's nobody.
06:48That's just ridiculous.
06:50This is a state-of-the-art facility with top-notch surveillance systems.
06:53There's nothing on that video.
06:55It just means that whoever stole the drug was there when we were.
06:59Right in that window where I looped in the empty lab footage, ten minutes.
07:04Immediately after we entered the lab, we heard a door, we heard a door slam.
07:08It was the emergency exit.
07:10I took off after whoever stole the drug, but they were gone.
07:14Steve, we need to go.
07:16Go where?
07:17We need to go back to the lab where we can search every inch of that place.
07:19The thief must have left some sort of a clue.
07:21What time did you say that Dr. Russell's back from the medical conference?
07:25Jeffrey, what are you doing here? Is everything all right?
07:29No, it most definitely is not.
07:31My lab was broken into last night. The first fix was stolen. It's all gone.
07:38You knew that already, didn't you, Dr. Johnson?
07:55I am so terribly sorry.
07:57It's quite all right, Marlena.
08:00It's probably just your blood sugar. You know, you haven't tasted breakfast.
08:05No, it's not that. It's not that.
08:10It's just that, um...
08:13I'm bothered about E.J. and Belle.
08:17Well, I mean, you're not happy that your girl's met with my boy?
08:22No, I'm not. Not at all.
08:25But that's no reason to be rude.
08:29Okay, hang on there. Hang on. Hang on there.
08:32I think there's something else that's bothering you.
08:35It's me, isn't it?
08:37I'm being insensitive again.
08:40Insensitive about what?
08:41Well, first, I just kept going on and on and on about reuniting with my Roger.
08:47And now I'm going on about you and Belle being an item with...
08:52All this while, Dr. Marlena Evans' other half is M.I.A.
08:59That's not it.
09:02No.
09:04Truth is, I... I haven't slept. I'm weary, I am.
09:10I had a call from Shane.
09:13Telling me that Andrew and Paul are about to move in on John's...
09:25Move in on John's location.
09:28They just want to move.
09:30I know. I know. It's great. I'm so... I'm so relieved. I'm so happy. I'm just...
09:36So frightened that...
09:41I just want to know that he's all right.
09:45Please, God. Please.
09:48Please let it be all right.
09:51Damn it! Sandra finds out how badly I screwed this up.
09:54You? What about me?
09:56Look, sit tight, okay? And wait for me to text you a time and place for us to meet so I can get the drug from you.
10:01In the meantime, I'll figure out a way to get us out of this mess.
10:04How? I just will!
10:07Stop asking so many damn questions!
10:12I don't think that you should jump to conclusions about Philip.
10:15Isn't it... Isn't it possible that he's just educating himself on all of DiMera's divisions?
10:21You think this is simple curiosity? Not a chance.
10:27I know that you are still angry at your brother for betraying you, but...
10:32He is still your co-CEO.
10:34Don't remind me.
10:36All I'm saying is that the two of you have managed to pull off this enormous deal,
10:42merging these two international conglomerates.
10:45It's not out of the question that Philip just wants to get himself up to speed.
10:51No. He has been getting info from his mummy.
10:56What do you mean?
10:57Kay told him that Titan DiMera is making a play for the hospital.
11:00Isn't he going to find that out eventually anyway?
11:02But I purposely didn't tell that idiot because I don't want him screwing it up.
11:06Look, if the board accepts our bid, you'll still reap all the benefits.
11:10If the board accepts our bid, you'll still reap all the benefits anyway.
11:13All the praise, all the accolades, even though he deserves none of it.
11:18Darling, do you...
11:20Do you have any idea how infuriating it is having to be stuck with that fraud?
11:26I mean, Philip's been deceiving me for months and obviously he's still doing it.
11:30I swear, I just...
11:32I don't know how much longer I can keep doing this.
11:36Philip, baby, we both know that you have no choice.
11:42Exposing Philip now could jeopardise the deal.
11:45I'm fully aware of what's at stake, darling. It's just...
11:50It just feels like Philip is being rewarded for stabbing me in the back.
11:58Well, darling, look, I...
12:01You're about to be discharged. You should be celebrating.
12:03Instead, I'm banging on and on about my brother again. I'm so sorry.
12:10I'm the one that's sorry.
12:17A break-in? I mean, when did that happen?
12:20Don't play dumb with me.
12:22Hey, don't talk to my wife that way.
12:24You tell me you have no idea my lab was broken into.
12:26She just said she did.
12:28I don't believe her.
12:29I know how desperate she was to use VersaVix to save her dying brother.
12:33And my father.
12:34I'm Sean Brady, Beau's son.
12:36My dad took a turn for worse tonight.
12:38I came here to update my aunt and my uncle.
12:41All right, look, I'm sorry.
12:43I don't mean to make accusations when I know you're going through something so difficult.
12:46Well, good, then don't.
12:48I mean, look, you said that whoever took the drug took all of it from the lab, right?
12:53Yes, it's all gone.
12:54Well, why the hell would I do that when I only need one dose?
12:57Why would I put your vitally important work at risk by taking it all out of the lab?
13:01If I had taken it last night, I would have taken just the one dose I needed for my brother and I would have hightailed it over to him.
13:09But here I am.
13:10I'm right here.
13:11I didn't go anywhere, as you can see.
13:13And I am telling you on my brother's life that I did not take your drug.
13:18I just can't believe this.
13:20I mean, I poured everything I have into developing VersaVix.
13:24I staked my entire career on its success.
13:27Well, listen, you know, Sean here is with the Salem PD.
13:31Why don't you go with Jeffrey here and check out the lab and see what you can find out?
13:36Yeah, I mean, yeah, I could totally do that.
13:38I'll just call in the station.
13:40Hold on, hold on.
13:41No, no, no.
13:42Police, okay?
13:43The FDA can just went to this, can derail my entire research.
13:47Okay.
13:48So why don't you let us help you find out who stole the drug?
13:52Who stole the drug?
13:54Off the books.
14:02What could you possibly have to be sorry for?
14:07That I got sick.
14:09And we couldn't take our trip.
14:13Instead of sleeping in a king bed in a gorgeous hotel, you spent the night in that chair.
14:18Yeah, which I was supposed to be happy to do, darling.
14:20It's not your fault you had an allergic reaction.
14:24I know.
14:25I just wish.
14:27What?
14:30We could have a do-over.
14:33Why can't we?
14:35What do you mean?
14:38I'm already supposed to be off work, so my schedule is clear.
14:42Why don't we just have our little mini-moon right here in Salem?
14:47It's not exactly the romantic getaway you had in mind.
14:52I don't need to go to Bali or Aruba or Lake Geneva to be happy.
15:01I just need to be with you.
15:04So?
15:06My beautiful wife, what do you say we spend some quality time together right here at home?
15:14We can have some good food, watch some good movies, and work very, very diligently on giving Victoria that sibling we've been talking about.
15:29I'd say.
15:31Sounds great.
15:33Great.
15:37I got a feeling, tells me that child's leg is going to be A-OK.
15:42I feel the same way.
15:45I think he will be coming home to me safe and sound.
15:50That's the spirit.
15:52Well, ladies, this has been a treat, but I must get to my appointment.
15:58Mother, I'll see you back at the house.
16:00Say farewell. Marlena, always lovely to see you.
16:05Oh, and for what it's worth, I'm praying for John's safe return. For your sake and Belle's.
16:15Thank you for saying that, E.J.
16:18You know, I'm remembering a conversation that you and I were having about your involvement with Belle.
16:28Before we were interrupted, your mother was saying something that I'd like to echo.
16:36That every parent worries about their child.
16:43And every parent would do everything they could to protect that child.
16:51Belle is the apple of John's eye.
16:57And he would do anything, anything to protect her.
17:04To keep her from harm.
17:08So would I.
17:11You would do well to remember that.
17:14You would do well to remember that.
17:22I'm sorry, but how exactly are you qualified to help me off the books?
17:27Like Kayla said, John is a detective and I'm a private investigator. Emphasis on private.
17:35Okay, so where do we start?
17:38Well, first, we need some information.
17:41Have you checked the security tapes at the lab yet?
17:44Yeah, that was the first thing I did. But I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
17:49How's that even possible when an entire tray of test tubes was taken out of a secure room?
17:53Look, even now the most sophisticated security systems, they can be hacked.
17:57Listen, we'll get right on this, but first you need to give us access to the lab and permission to interview your staff.
18:04I don't even know you.
18:06They're my family. You can trust them.
18:08Okay, but this has to stay under the radar.
18:11You have my word.
18:13Okay, then I'll call the lab and tell them you're coming.
18:16Good. We'll let you know what we find.
18:18Be careful.
18:26This is a nightmare.
18:28Don't worry. We're going to get to the bottom of it.
18:30Wait a minute. I think I know who did this.
18:34I don't know why I didn't figure it out sooner.
18:37Figure out what?
18:39There's not just one. There's two billionaires trying to buy the hospital so they can get their hands on the VersaVic patent.
18:45Either one of them could have orchestrated this.
18:48We need to talk to Xander Kiriakis and E.J. DiMera.
18:53Absolutely.
18:54We need to talk to Xander Kiriakis and E.J. DiMera.
18:58Absolutely.
19:01So what do you think stole the drug?
19:03Well, Kayla thinks the only reason E.J. and Xander want to buy this place is so they can get ahold of the patent for VersaVic, which could be worth a fortune.
19:13Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
19:15The board can only accept one bid.
19:18Which gives two greedy CEOs a reason to take matters into their own hands.
19:21Yeah, what a way for someone to give you a pot of gold when you can steal it.
19:31Well, look who's here.
19:46The VersaVix was stolen.
19:47The VersaVix was stolen.
19:49That's terrible. Jeffrey Russell's been developing that drug for years.
19:54And whoever owned the patent could make a mint. Right, Xander?
19:57Wait, are you implying that I was behind the breaking?
20:00Well, if you weren't, you'd best keep quiet until we find out who was, or your big investment opportunity will go bust.
20:08Of course, they're not going to say anything.
20:10Good.
20:18Why do Sean and Steve think that you had something to do with this?
20:23And what investment opportunity are they...
20:28Oh, my God.
20:31You only want to buy the hospital so you can get your hands on Dr. Russell's drug.
20:36Obviously, that was...
20:38That was one of the reasons.
20:41Come on, darling, we're not running a non-profit.
20:44I know, I know.
20:46I think I'm just mostly upset thinking about all of the patients that VersaVix could save from dying of sepsis, and now that's all in jeopardy.
20:54You know, if Steve and Sean were smart, they'd be looking at EJ.
20:58Trust me, he wants to get his hands on that drug every bit as much as I do.
21:04I can feel the way you're looking at me, darling, but I swear I'm not going to let you do this.
21:09I can feel the way you're looking at me, darling, but I swear I have nothing to do with this.
21:15I wouldn't be so stupid as just to try and steal the drug straight out of the lab.
21:19I want everything about this deal to be totally above board.
21:24So you think it was EJ?
21:26I don't know who else it could possibly be.
21:29I only discussed VersaVix with a very select few people.
21:33Dr. Frame!
21:35Finally!
21:36Oh, well, I understand you're busy, we all are, but I need answers.
21:42Like, what do you know about VersaVix and how close are we to developing a similar drug, you know, so we can...
21:49What?
21:51What do you mean you already talked to my brother?
21:56Hon, that couldn't be.
22:00What?
22:02There's something I have to take care of.
22:06Now?
22:07Yes, now. Darling, I'm so sorry to leave you. This is urgent. Could you call your mom and get her to come pick you up?
22:17Yeah, sure. Where are you going?
22:20We'll talk about it later, eh? I love you.
22:23I love you.
22:35I love you too.
22:42Maybe I ought to postpone my reunion with Roger.
22:47Aren't you looking forward to seeing him?
22:48Oh, I am, I am. But the vermin who plugged my son full of lead is still out there, and I just don't feel right about leaving him.
22:57I'm sure he's going to be fine.
23:01I still... I keep trying to figure out who shot him.
23:06I was convinced that it was Gabby Hernandez, but now I'm not so sure.
23:11Susan, ruminating isn't healthy. I think you should forget about all this and just go on your cruise.
23:17Wondering if this is just my warning on the show? That's what we're talking about, and if I said, say him, what if someone tries to finish him off?
23:38Sandra! What are you doing here? Are you out of breath?
23:47I ran straight over here from the hospital.
23:50Why? What's wrong?
23:54You know damn well what's wrong.
23:57I'm sorry, but I don't.
24:00Really? Is that really how you want to play this?
24:05I know you've been stupid and ran to Merrill Pharmaceuticals.
24:09You obviously found out that I'm trying to buy University Hospital so we can get the rights to VersaVe.
24:14Well, guess what, jackass? That billion dollar drug has just been stolen.
24:22You did this, didn't you? You miserable son of a bitch.
24:39Susan, I know how much you love your son, but it's best to leave the investigating to the police.
24:46Shannon, P.D., they're just moving way too darn slow. You know, they should have locked someone up by now.
24:54Well, I'm not sure that would be easy to do. Your son has made a lot of enemies over the years.
25:00Well, fortunately, you're all right, Dr. Marlena Evans. Lots and lots and lots of suspects.
25:09Hey, hold on there. I get the vibe.
25:16Oh, there is someone that you are suspicious of, Dr. Marlena Evans.
25:23Who is it? Oh, do you think it's my son?
25:27Who do you think shot my son?
25:32I'm sure that my husband and my nephew will be able to come up with some answers.
25:36Certainly, I hope you're right.
25:41It was you, wasn't it? You did this.
25:49See anything to indicate that the keypad was tampered with?
25:53Okay, so are we sure this is the only way to get inside the lab?
25:57It's the floor plan, yeah. And the emergency exit is just that. It's an exit only.
26:02All right. So if nobody messed with the keypad, whoever took the drug had to have a keycard.
26:09The only people with keycards are the people who work here.
26:12That means it's an inside job.
26:14Yeah.
26:17Oh, come on. Why would I steal that drug?
26:21Cut the crap, Philip. I know you called Dr. Frame and claimed I asked you to.
26:27What I don't understand is how you got the idea to call the head of pharma in the first place.
26:33I may have stumbled upon some research.
26:38So in other words, you were snooping around the office and found the research I left for Alex, laying out just how insanely profitable a single drug could be.
26:47Xander-
26:48And then after you talked to Frame, it all came together for you, didn't it?
26:51You understood why I wanted to make that bid. Because whoever owns the hospital stands to make a fortune off Dr. Russell's drug.
26:58And then you thought to yourself, why should I share the wealth with my brother?
27:03You already stole half my birthright. Why not steal VersaVix, too?
27:06So you decided to cut me out of the equation, reverse engineer the formula, and bring it to market for your own gain.
27:11Stop!
27:12I wasn't trying to deny it.
27:14Philip, I know that you were behind the break in the lab.
27:21Damn it, Philip.
27:23Just this once, one time in your whole pathetic life, just be a man and tell the truth.
27:31You stole that drug, didn't you?
27:38Yes, but I was only trying to help.
27:41Help yourself!
27:42No, I wanted to help you help the company.
27:45You were supposed to be out of town.
27:47EJ set up a meeting with the hospital board, and I was worried they'd accept his bid before you even had a chance to meet with him.
27:53I intended to cut the hospital out entirely, reverse engineer the formula for the drug, and make Titan billions.
27:59But I told you last night I'm going to have to move that meeting up.
28:02We're going to make our bid the same day EJ does.
28:04You knew that and stole the drug anyway.
28:06It was also for Bo.
28:08VersaVix is the only chance he has to survive, and he needs it now.
28:12How can I pass up an opportunity to get into him? My God, he's a death's door.
28:16Well, you're going to join him then, eh?
28:18Because I'm going to kill him.
28:30What did you do with EJ?
28:32With what?
28:33Dammit, I am not playing games. Answer me!
28:36Have the two of you lost your mind? What is going on here?
28:38The VersaVix was stolen.
28:40What do you mean?
28:42The lab was robbed last night. It is gone. All of it.
28:45I know that you took the drug.
28:47I have no idea what you're talking about.
28:49Oh, the hell you don't. And this is just unbelievable, really.
28:53It is sadistic. And if my brother dies, it is on your shoulders.
29:06Susan, I don't know who shot your son.
29:09Oh, excuse me.
29:11Excuse me.
29:14Come, take this.
29:21Paul?
29:23Is there any word?
29:29Say it again to me.
29:37Thank you, Paul. Thank God. Thank God.
29:41And please, thank Andrew for me. Thank everybody.
29:46I'm so relieved.
29:48Yeah.
29:50Okay, I'll talk to you soon.
29:52Goodbye.
29:56Paul, was that Blacktown Black?
30:00Yes.
30:02They found him.
30:04Oh, I'm so happy. I'm so relieved.
30:07I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
30:09I knew something was going to come of this.
30:12Is he all right?
30:14The ISA doctor is going to check him out.
30:17From what Paul said, he's weary and he's hungry.
30:21But he's coming home.
30:25I'm ready to die.
30:30Why are you doing that?
30:32I don't know. It feels like someone just walked over my grave.
30:40Hey.
30:42I thought you would have been on your way home by now.
30:45Is there a problem with your release?
30:47Not right.
30:49I think I just took off like a bat out of hell.
30:52I was about to call my mom and have her come pick me up and take me home.
30:57Do you know why you bolted?
30:59Nope.
31:01No.
31:04Steve and Sean told him that Dr. Russell's drug was stolen and he just took off.
31:11Do you happen to know what that's about?
31:14Unfortunately.
31:16But listen, don't bother Maggie. I am happy to drive you home.
31:19No, it's okay. I can just, I can call a ride share.
31:22No, don't be silly. I'm happy to do it.
31:26Okay.
31:30You okay?
31:34Yeah. It's just, um, when I see Xander like this, I just get really worried.
31:44So this is the data from keypad, huh?
31:47Yeah, it's a list of everyone who accessed the lab yesterday and what time they were here.
31:50Except for us because we used the Black Oval Red Code to get in.
31:55Alright.
31:57This one employee was in the lab when it was supposed to be closed.
32:01And he was here minutes before we got here.
32:06And his name was Kevin Lambert.
32:17Oh my God.
32:25I'm where you told me to be, Philip. Where the hell are you?
32:34Where is it, Philip? Where's the drug?
32:39The agent.
32:41I asked you a question.
32:45I don't know exactly where it is, but don't worry. This is all going to work out.
32:52Don't worry, he says.
32:55Do you have any idea how important this acquisition is to Titan DeMera?
33:04What are you doing?
33:06Philip! I am doing what I should have done the millisecond I found out that letter was forged.
33:17Xander, you don't want to do this.
33:18Don't? Oh, but I do.
33:21You see, the cellar latest in your long, long line of betrayals has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that you and I simply cannot coexist as co-CDOs.
33:33So, out of necessity, in this moment, I'm going to take off my executive cap and return to my roots.
33:45What do you mean?
33:46Well, surely you know what I used to do for a living, what our father had me do.
33:53I was a mercenary, a gun for hire. I used to hurt people and kill people for money.
34:02But this job I'm doing for free, to free myself.
34:07To free myself.
34:09Because currently, I'm shackled to you, forced to pretend that we're equal partners, obligated to work with you day in, day out, when the mere sight of you makes me physically ill.
34:22And the only way that I can remove myself from this utterly ludicrous arrangement is to wipe you from the face of the earth.
34:33So that, that's exactly what I'm going to do.