A few hours later in Salem Park.
OK Princess do your poo poo for mommy, a woman tells her dog.
A moment later the woman hears the sound of something or someone moving in the woods nearby, she picks up her little dog and is about to walk away when a man emerges, the man takes a few steps then stumbles and then falls to the ground.
The woman walks over and looks at the man and screams when she sees the man is all bruised and bloody.
JJ and another police officer come running over to the screaming women.
JJ goes over and checks the man while his partner takes the screaming woman to a bench to sit down.
He's still alive, JJ tells the other officer.
This is officer Deveraux in Salem Park, I have an adult male who has been severely beaten and stabbed and is still alive, please dispatch an Ambulance to my location immediately, JJ tells the dispatcher.
JJ looks at the swollen and bruised face of the man and recognizes him.
It's Paul Norita, JJ thinks looking at him.
Paul, Hang in there, help is on the way, JJ tells him.
In the distance JJ hears the ambulance approach, as soon as it arrives and the EMT's are with Paul he joins the other officer with the woman.
JJ, she said she heard him coming out of the woods and then he just collapsed right in front of her, the other Officer tells him.
Well get her full statement, JJ tells the officer as he goes over to Rafe and Roman who are just arriving on the scene.
JJ report, Rafe tells him.
Rafe it's Paul Norita, JJ tells him.
Paul, Oh god, I'd better call John and tell him, Roman tells Rafe and JJ.
The EMT's load Paul into the Ambulance and it speeds away.
Rafe, one of the EMT's told me it doesn't look good, JJ tells him.
Roman walks back over to Rafe and JJ.
John and Marlena are heading to the Hospital right now, Roman tells Rafe.
Roman scans the park for a moment.
OK I want full sweep of this park, I want every tree, every rock, every twig searched, I want to know what happened to Paul Norita, Roman tells the officers that just arrived at the scene.
Who could have done this to Paul, Roman asks Rafe.
I can think of a lot of people, he made a lot of enemies after he decked Will, Rafe tells Roman.
OK JJ, I want you to go find Will and Sonny and see where they have been in the last few hours, Roman instructs JJ.
Roman you don't think Will did this do you, Rafe asks him?
No but Sonny could have, I imagine he was none to pleased that Paul hit his husband, Roman tells Rafe.
JJ drives over to the Kiriakis Mansion.
Will, I need to talk to you and Sonny, JJ tells him.
Well I don't know where Sonny is right now, he went out a few hours ago, I assume he's at Club TBD, Will tells JJ.
He's not I checked there before I came over here Will, JJ replies.
JJ what's going on, Will asks him?
Will, Paul Norita was savagely attacked a little while ago at the park, JJ tells him.
Is he all right, Will asks JJ concerned?
He's in really bad shape Will, JJ replies.
Will, I need to know where you have been the last few hours, JJ asks him?
I was here at the Mansion, I have Ari here and she and I played a while then she took a nap with me and then I called T and we talked for about a hour, I got to hear about his love life or lack there of, Will tells JJ.
Can anyone confirm that you were here Will, JJ asks him?
JJ you don't really think either Sonny or I would hurt Paul do you, Will asks him?
Will it's my job, what he did to your face is motive for you, Sonny or a lot of other people to have done this to Paul, JJ tells Will.
Will I need to know if anyone can confirm that you were here during the last few hours, JJ repeats to him?
Well lets see, Maggie played hide and go seek with us for a while, then we took a nap, and a maid came into the room and woke us, then we went to the kitchen and the cook gave us some cookies and milk, then we went into the living room and I read a story to Ari with Maggie and Victor in the room, Will tells JJ.
OK I'm going to go talk to them right now to confirm all of this, JJ tells Will.
After JJ leaves the room Will pulls out his new cell phone.
Sonny please pick up, Will thinks as it rings.
Babe hi, Sonny says to Will.
Sonny where are you, Will asks him?
I can't tell you that babe it's a surprise, Sonny replies to Will.
Sonny, Paul was attacked at the park and is in the hospital, JJ is here at the mansion trying to find out where we both were the last few hours, Will tells Sonny.
I'll be right there Babe, Sonny tells Will.
OK Will everyone confirmed your story, JJ tells Will.
Well JJ, I spoke to Sonny he's on his way here right now, any word on how Paul is, Will asks JJ?
He's in a coma Will, he might not live thru the night, JJ tells him.
Sonny arrives back at the mansion a few minutes later.
Babe, JJ any word on Paul, Sonny asks them?
He might not make it Sonny, Will replies as he hugs him.
Sonny if anyone that loves me did this because Paul decked me then it'll be all my fault, Will tells him.
Babe no it isn't, don't even think like that, Sonny tells Will.
Sonny where have you been the last few hours, JJ asks him?
Um JJ could we talk about that in private please, Sonny asks him?
Sonny what's going on, Will asks him?
Well babe I've been working on a surprise and I don't want to ruin it, Sonny tells Will.
OK Sonny lets go in there, JJ tells him.
So Sonny, where were you, JJ asks him?
I found Will and I a house that Uncle Vic owns, and I was getting our things moved in and I also ordered some stuff at the furniture store, Sonny tells JJ pulling out a receipt.
OK Sonny, this is time stamped and it covers the time we think Paul was attacked, JJ tells him relieved.
JJ makes a few calls and confirms with the furniture store that is was Sonny who placed the orders, and he also confirms with the movers that he was present while the truck was loaded at the storage site and then when it was unloaded at the house and they saw him follow right behind the truck between the storage unit and the house as well.
OK Sonny your story checks out too, JJ tells him and Will.
JJ also checks on Victor whereabouts, and learns and confirms he had just arrived home from a business meeting.
Outside the Kiriakis mansion in his police car JJ calls into the station and tells Rafe that Will, Sonny and Victor have been cleared.
Good work clearing Victor that was good thinking, Rafe tells JJ.
So where do I go from here, JJ asks Rafe?
I want you to talk to Lucas next, Rafe tell JJ.
JJ drives to Lucas home and goes up to the door.
Lucas I need to ask you some questions, JJ tells him when he answers the door.
What's going on JJ, Lucas asks him?
Lucas Paul Norita was savagely beaten a while ago and I need to know where you were during that time, JJ tells him.
Is Paul dead, Lucas asks JJ?
No he's not but he might die, he's in very bad shape, JJ replies to Lucas.
To bad, after what he did to my son the other night he deserves what ever happened to him, Lucas tells JJ.
Lucas is that a confession, JJ asks him?
No it's not JJ, I was at work, then I went to the gym, Lucas tells him.
I need to speak to anyone that can confirm your alibi Lucas, JJ tells him.
A little while later, Rafe Lucas has an alibi, at least 10 people saw him at work and in the gym, JJ tells him.
Next talk to Justin Kiriakis and then Adrienne, Rafe tells JJ.
At the hospital.
John how is he, Marlena asks him as she enters the room?
He's fighting, John tells Marlena.
Did you call Tory, John asks Marlena?
Yes she's taking the first flight she can get here, Marlena replies.
Marlena who did this to him, John asks her looking at his son?
Was it someone who wanted to hurt him because of what he did to Will, John asks Marlena?
I don't know, a lot of people were very upset with him for his punching Will, especially since Sonny had already told him Clyde Weston had drugged Will and that's why he did the things he did last year, Marlena tells John.
Well Roman any news, John asks him as he enters Paul's room?
No I just spoke to the Dr, Paul wasn't sexual assaulted and he still had his wallet and watch on him so it wasn't a robbery gone bad, Roman tells John.
John I hate to bring this up, but Paul is a public figure, Roman tells him sounding hesitant.
What are you getting at, John asks Roman?
Well since he came out, has he gotten any angry letters or emails or threats of any kind because he's gay, Roman asks John?
No he's gotten a lot a letters and emails congratulating him on coming out, and some thanking him for giving them the courage to come out themselves, but nothing negative that I know of, John tells Roman.
Roman you don't really think someone did this to him just because he's gay do you, Marlena asks him?
Marlena right now until Paul wakes up and is able to tell us who did this to him, we need to explore every possibility.
Roman it probably was someone seeking revenge for Paul hitting Will, John tells Roman.
I already have officers checking on where people were during the time Paul was attacked, Roman replies to John.
Roman I hate to ask you this because he's both your and Marlena's grandson, but where was Will at the time you think the attack took place, John asks him?
John you don't really think Will would do this to Paul do you, Marlena asks him?
I don't know Marlena, John replies frustrated.
John, we already cleared Will, Sonny, Victor, Lucas and Adrienne from the suspect list, Roman tells him.
Marlena breathes a sigh of relief at hearing Will and Sonny are no longer suspects.