1.04: Jennifer's Fear
Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Bo and Roman sat with their mother at a table at the Brady Pub. Roman took his mother's hand after a moment of small talk. "Ma, I wanted to tell you about something that we've held off on for a while now. Colin Murphy is back in town."

Caroline looked down as she remembered how Shawn Sr. responded to Colin when he arrived in Salem the first time. She looked at both Roman and Bo. "You two do remember that Colin is your cousin, right? He's the son of your father's sister, Molly. We should invite him for dinner sometime."

Bo glanced at Roman and then responded to his mother. "Well, I am not sure that is going to happen at the moment. Colin has decided to get help as he has been on an island for years. He's going through a program that will help him reintegrate into society again. I hear he wants to get his medical license back."

Caroline felt bad for Colin. "Well, we should at least visit him, if we can."

"I'm not sure if they'll allow visitors, mother," Roman responded. He turned back to see Jennifer walking in.

Jennifer smiled as she made her way over. "Hey everyone. How is everyone doing?"

"Peachy," Bo responded.

Jennifer gave Bo a serious look. "Hope told me that when you say peachy, you usually mean the opposite. Is something wrong?"

Caroline took Jen's hand. "No, everything is fine. My sons were just telling me that Colin Murphy is back in town." Caroline smiled at Jen.

Jen forced a smile back as she thought about Colin Murphy being back in town. She could not believe that a man she now despised was back in Salem. "Why is he here? I thought he died."

"We all thought he died," Roman replied. "He was on the island that Rafe led them to. He had been living there for years and was actually the one that saved Chad and Will's lives by killing Rafe. In return, we saved him from having to stay on that awful island. Now he's in some program getting help from all those years of being alone on the island."

Jennifer was surprised to hear that. "Melaswen. Abigail told me about that but did not tell me that Colin saved Chad and Will's lives." Jennifer wanted to know more about Colin's whereabouts, but she was on a tight schedule. "I came here to pick up a few coffees."

Bo stood up and offered his help. Bo went behind the bar and took Jennifer's order. While Jennifer waited, she turned back to Roman and Caroline, who were still talking, and wondered what Colin's return meant for her.