Tony slowly began to put on his clothes again, just as Bart took off his hockey mask. Once that was done, Tony scowled at his lap dog/henchman, before walking over and pulling the very life like looking dummy, away from the window.
'I told you to be creative! Not to outright steal from a movie! I've seen those God awful slasher films before! You'd better hope Eve hasn't, or you will lose more than your job!' Tony hissed.
'What?! A woman like Mrs. Crane isn't going to know the 'The Friday the 13th movies'! C'mon, you have to admit, I even kind of scared you too, didn't I?'
'No.' Tony said in a surly manner, 'you did not. I was just play-acting. And I would appreciate it if you would refer to Eve as Ms. Johnson. It makes me ill to hear her referred to as 'Mrs. Crane'.'
Bart sighed, as he swung his machete, back and forth.
'So, should I go after her?' he asked.
'No, not until I do.' Tony answered.
'Why?'
'Bart! You are not paid to ask questions! I am trying to win back the woman I love! Now this rescue crap, always works for Julian, and now I'm going to make it work for me!'
'Okay, boss, but, if she loved you, even a little, wouldn't she have come back to make sure you weren't killed?'
'She was frightened! It was instinct! I'm sure she would've done the same thing if I were Julian.' Tony sniffed. Bart nodded, but when Tony turned away briefly, he rolled his eyes. God! It was so obvious to the rest of the world, that Eve Crane could give a rat's ass about Tony DiMera! And why should she? He kidnapped her like once a year, took up with her daughter...the list was long! Just the idea of having Stefano DiMera as a father-in-law, was enough to scare any woman off!
Tony looked at Bart.
'Give me a fifteen minute head start. Then I want you to come looking for us. Did you bring the chainsaw?'
'Yeah, but I'd rather stick with the machete.'
Tony frowned.
'Alright, but put a little more blood on that thing. I want Eve to really feel as if she is in fear for her very life.'
Bart nodded, then watched as Tony moved past him and through the smashed window. He shook his head. The things we do for love!
Eve stopped running and knelt behind a tree. Unbelievably, there was a full moon to guide her through the woods. Why was this unbelievable? Because everyone knew that killers and full moons went hand in hand!
What the hell had she gotten herself into?! She could've kicked herself for trusting Tony for even one damned minute! He was going to get her killed out here, running from some creep in a hockey mask! She shuddered to think of what Julian and the rest of her family would find, when they had to I.D. her body!
Eve shook her head quickly! She couldn't think like that! She just couldn't! Tony was probably dead now. And while she was sorry on a basic level, she had told him to get some damned clothes on! His body would be found naked, which was the worst way to be found, at least, as far as Eve was concerned! She had had a very bad feeling, that they would end up running from something, what with that deserted cabin, and the cars with the tires that has been slashed! And now her fears have come true!
'Eve? Eve?'
Eve slowly rose a little, peering from behind her tree. Was that Tony? She squinted in the moonlight. Good God! It was him and he was alive... and dressed! Eve watched him for a moment, wondering when he had the time to put his clothes back on? The last she saw of him, the killer was getting ready to split him in two!
Eve rose to her complete height and watched, as Tony eased past the tree she was behind, looking for her. Something was not right, and she was not going to make herself known to Tony, until she could find out what was going on!
Eve slid back down behind the tree, very carefully, as to not make any noise. She continued to watch, as Tony kept walking. Finally, Eve could not see him anymore. She straightened up, waited a few moments, then ran off in another direction.
After what seemed like hours, but in reality, was only twenty minutes, Eve came across another cabin! She put a hand against a tree to steady herself. There was a light on inside. Eve could only pray that there were people inside this time, and that they had a phone!
She ran up to the door and banged on it! She then kept banging and pounding, looking around quickly to make sure that creep in the hockey mask was nowhere in sight! Finally, the door opened. Eve gaped at who she saw on the other side.
'Eve? What the hell are you doing way out here?'
'Antonio?' she asked, looking him up and down. He was dressed in a black silk robe...and he was wearing a Zorro mask!
'Antonio? Who is that?' Eve heard from a familiar, yet, detestable voice.
Lexie came to the door to join Antonio. She had a purple silk sheet around herself...and nothing else.
'Eve! What the hell do you want?!'
Eve shoved past both of them and hurried inside!
'Hey!' Lexie hissed, looking at Antonio. Antonio took off his mask and looked at Eve.
'Eve, what are you doing all the way out here?'
'What are you TWO doing here?' Eve asked, not liking the coincidence one damned bit!
'Not that it's any of your business,' Lexie said in a snide tone, 'but the DiMera family owns this land, west of the lake. We have three cabins up here and Antonio and I are trying to have a romantic weekend alone, so if you don't mind, why don't you crawl back to that scruffy looking husband of yours, and leave us in peace, okay?!'
Eve eyed Antonio.
'Where did you get that mask?' Eve asked suspiciously. Julian used to have one just like it...though she supposed Antonio could've purchased his somewhere as well. But her first thought was that Antonio had stolen it from Julian. It disappeared a couple of months ago, when Julian looked for it to wear to bed one evening.
But, it's not like they had had Antonio over for dinner or something. He wouldn't have had the opportunity to take it. So Eve decided it probably wasn't Julian's.
'Never mind the mask,' Antonio said impatiently, 'why are you here? You look as if you've been through the ringer.'
'She looks like she always does.' Lexie sniffed.
'Shut up, Lexie! I'm here courtesy of your damned brother! My plane crashed in that lake, and now a killer is after us! We have to call for help!' Eve hissed.
Lexie looked Eve up and down, then looked at Antonio, who seemed skeptical as well.
'A killer? C'mon Eve...' Antonio began.
'Why are you up here with Tony?' Lexie asked. 'I didn't even know he was back in the U.S.. So, you're here with my brother instead of your husband?'
'Not that it's any of your business...'
'Actually my brother is my business!'
'Since when?' Eve scoffed.
'Ladies, please!' Antonio yelled. Good God! His romantic night with Lexie had been rudely interrupted, by of all people, Dr. Eve Crane! And she looked as if she'd seen the undead or something! He wanted to know what the hell was going on!
'Lexie, get Eve some water, will you?'
'Why? Let her drink out of the lake!'
'Lexie, please! I need to find out what's going on here! Get her some water!'
Lexie rolled her eyes and shuffled off to the kitchen, the purple sheet still draped around her. Eve spoke when Lexie was safely from the room.
'Antonio, I left Harmony to look for Julian.'
'He's left you?'
'No, Antonio, he was kidnapped, along with Kay Bennett and Ivy Winthrop! I'm surprised you didn't know?'
'Lexie and I have been here for the past few days.' Antonio said sheepishly. 'Though I did know that Ivy had been kidnapped. I guess I just didn't care.'
Eve nodded with understanding. Ivy had that effect on people.
'Anyway, I'm on my plane, when Tony suddenly appears on board, claiming he wants to help me anyway he can, to find Julian. Antonio, I was so desperate by then...I would've taken help from Stefano if he had offered it! The police had no clues whatsoever!'
Antonio held up a hand to interrupt her for a moment.
'How are we coming on that water, Lex?'
'I can't find the faucet!' came her surly reply.
'Why don't you turn on the kitchen light, it might be easier!' Antonio called out, rolling his eyes.
'It is on!' Lexie protested.
'Lexie, get out here with Eve's water!' Antonio ordered. He then shook his head.
'I'm sorry about her.' he said.
'It's alright. I'm used to it.' Eve said, referring to Lexie. 'Anyway, just when I decided to accept Tony's help, the plane began to lurch. Tony and I made our way to the cockpit, only to find the pilots were dead!'
'Dead? From what?'
'At first I couldn't tell. Tony took over and landed the plane in the lake around here. I'm surprised you didn't hear the big splash we made!'
Antonio gave her a sheepish smile. Eve nodded with understanding, and slight disgust.
'Anyway, once we swam to shore here, I found out that Tony was the one that killed the pilots with hemlock, and that he still has the same sick delusion, that we're going to be together!'
Antonio put his hand up again.
'Damnit, Lexie! Where's that water?'
'I'm still having trouble finding the faucet! I might be able to find it, once the lying bitch leaves!'
Antonio began to jump up, but Eve put a hand on his arm.
'Forget her, Antonio! Look, to make a long story short, Tony and I came across a deserted cabin, where then some creep in a hockey mask, and carrying a machete, burst in with the intention of killing us! I've been running ever since!'
'Some guy in a hockey mask? And carrying a machete? Where was Tony during this again?'
'Oh, standing around naked! He took off his wet clothes and hinted that we should have sex in front of the fireplace! Julian is just going to have a fit when he hears about that! Anyway, the killer threw some poor guy through one of the window's...he had nails in his face! When I tried to run out of the door, that's when the killer appeared. I then turned and ran out through the window that was already smashed!'
Lexie returned, then smiled sweetly, handing Eve a very tall glass, filled with the tiniest amount of water, humanly possible. Eve didn't even take the glass from her, and rolled her eyes. Lexie set it down in front of her.
'Where is my brother now, Eve?' Lexie asked.
'He's in the woods somewhere.' Eve replied primly.
'So, you just left him at the mercy of this killer? Typical you, Eve!'
Eve picked up the glass, as if to drink from it, but instead, threw it at her! Lexie squealed, as it bounced off one of her cheekbones, then onto the floor, shattering!
'Eve!' Antonio yelled.
But Eve jumped up.
'I don't have time for this$$#$!!! I left your brother because something funny is going on here! That maniac should've killed him, yet, he's walking through the woods, fully dressed! And the fact that you own land here on Camp Crystal Lake, makes this whole thing really...'
'Camp Crystal Lake?' Antonio asked, his arm tight around Lexie. He could tell she wanted to leap at Eve, and was keeping his arm around her, to keep her from moving!
'Yes! That's what the sign we found in the woods said.'
Antonio rolled his eyes and shook his head. Lexie smirked, while rubbing her cheek.
'What?' Eve asked, not liking the smug look on Lexie's face.
'Eve, I think you'd better sit down. I'm about to tell you the plot of a movie, that's going to sound awfully familiar.' Antonio said.
Now, Tony was really about to have a fit! He couldn't find Eve anywhere! He began running down one of the path's, when he saw Bart, hockey mask and all, coming towards him. He stopped and took off his mask.
'It's hot under this thing!' he complained.
'Never mind that! Has Eve seen you yet?'
'I haven't seen her at all! I wonder if she hooked up with Lexie?'
Tony's mouth dropped open! He then slowly looked Bart up and down, before he finally back-handed him across the face!'
'Christ! What did you do that for?!' he whined.
'Lexie is up here at the lake?! And you didn't feel the need to inform me of this, because?' Tony asked in a pronounced manner.
'They showed up a few days ago! They haven't seen me or anything!'
''They'? Who is they? Her and Abe?'
'No! She has a new boyfriend...that stripper guy from Harmony...you know the other guy that was turning into a Sasquatch?'
Tony looked away. His sister was in a cabin alone, with Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald? God, Lexie's taste in men grew more atrocious as the years wore on!
'If Eve has found their cabin, and she finds out that this is just a trick...my God! I'll have an even harder time winning her back!'
Bart coughed. Tony glared at him.
'Did you want to add your two cents, Bart?'
'Well, I mean, I think she already hates you now anyway, don't you think?'
Tony quickly back-handed him two more times! Tears sprang to the DiMera servant's eyes!
'Stop it!' he cried out. 'Why are you taking everything out on me?!'
'Because if you had just done as I asked, and been a little more creative, instead of re-creating some stupid slasher series, Eve might've still believed she was in danger! Now, I'm sure Antonio is telling her what fool I've made of her...which means that I am nowhere closer to making Eve mine again! And you were slapped, Bart, because I don't EVER want to hear your opinion on anything I do! Is that clear? Now, come on! We have to find Eve and do some damage control! You're going to take the blame for everything!'
'ME?!' he squeaked.
'Come on, Bart! Take me to where Lexie and Antonio are staying!' Tony demanded. He hadn't 'crash landed' Eve's plane in the lake near DiMera property, just to lose her because of someone else's slip of the tongue!
Fox came back into Julian's hospital room. His face looked grave. Julian was holding Evan, and Whitney was walking around the room with Erin. They four of them looked at Fox.
'What is it?' Julian asked, feeling suddenly chilled. And it was due to more than just his paper thin hospital gown! The longer he did not know exactly where Eve was, the more unsettled he felt.
'Okay, Father. I'm going to tell you something, and I don't want you to freak, okay?'
'Where is my wife, Fox?' Julian asked in a no-nonsense tone.
Fox eyed Whitney. Whitney could tell there was trouble from the look on his face. Fox then returned his gaze to his father.
'The Crane jet went off the radar and...'
'What?! Take Evan, Fox!'
'Father, would you let me finish!'
'What is there to finish? Eve's plane crashed somewhere, that's what you're trying to tell me, right?!'
'Look, I've been in contact with FAA. They are searching an area hours from here, that they think the plane went down in. Look, Father, I have to tell you everything here.'
'Tell us, Fox.' Whitney urged.
'One of the stewards came forward. I guess it was guilt. He called in sick, after he took money from Tony DiMera, to smuggle him aboard the plane.'
Julian's eyes widened!
'Good God! Are you telling me that that bastard didn't die from his blood disease?'
Whitney rolled her eyes.
'I don't mean to be rude, Julian, but you really didn't believe he had a disease, did you?'
'I hoped and prayed! Take Evan, Fox!' Juian repeated.
Fox reached out and picked up Evan. Julian jumped up and began looking for his clothes.
'Father, do you think you should be trying to leave now?'
'Fox, I don't need to be here anyway! Hastings, cretin that he is, fed us and gave us blankets and cheap clothing to change into, during my rather limited stay in that room! And now that I'm not stuck in the same room with that Bennett girl, and breathing fresh air, I'm feeling much better now!'
Julian hurried over to the closet, then began snatching his clothes off of the hangers! He then ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.
Whitney looked at Fox.
'Did the people you talked to, say anything about survivors?' she asked fearfully.
Fox had his hands full with Evan, as did she with Erin. All he could do was smile reassuringly at his wife.
'I hate to say this, but if that plane went down, it was probably due to DiMera. So I doubt they're dead.'
'You think Tony orchestrated the crash?'
'Remember what happened on his own plane, the night he kicked Simone off of it? We thought his plane had just dropped out of sight as well.'
Whitney nodded.
'Simone. Maybe I should let her know what's going on?'
'Why? So you can just hear a lot of grousing from her about Eve?'
'Well, Tony is still her husband. She does have a right to know.'
'Then let her read about it in the paper, Whitney. It's time for her to start making the first move towards us. After that spitting incident...'
Julian came out of the bathroom then, fully dressed. He looked at Fox and Whitney.
'I'm going to need for you all to watch the twins. I'm going to find out what the authorities know, then God willing, I am bringing Eve back home! And if that cur, has as much as tried anything with my wife, I'll murder him on the spot! God, if we make it through this, I'm going to have an 'Eve inflatable dummy' made for that sick bastard! At least that would keep him away from the real thing!'
Fox grinned. Whitney smiled as well.
'Let us know when you find Mom.' Whitney said.
Julian nodded, then walked out of the room. He and Eve hadn't had any time at all to grieve over the loss of their child, before that sicko Hastings kidnapped him! Julian decided to pay David a visit, just to let him know that he hadn't forgotten about making him suffer as well!
Julian came across Kay Bennett arguing with her mother, Simone and John Hastings. He also saw a guard standing outside of a room. Figuring it to be David's room, he began moving towards it.
But Kay saw him first. She pointed at him.
'He heard it too, you lying bitch!' Kay yelled. She then hurried over to Julian. He sniffed the air. She didn't smell bad anymore.
'What is it, Ms. Bennett? I don't have the time to get involved in any of your family drama.'
'You heard Alistair admit that my mother helped David kidnap us! You heard David admit it as well! Tell them!'
'Honey,' Grace said in a sweet sounding voice. 'I don't know what you're talking about. I've barely seen David since he's been back.'
Kay shook her head and glared at her.
'I saw you two talking at the backdoor of our house, Mom! I then confronted David about it! I knew you two looked a little too cozy, to just be talking about the weather! I later confronted David at the Book Cafe. I told him I was on to him...next thing I know, I'm tricked up to Dunnings, and tricked into that room with Ivy!'
Julian found himself paying attention, not to Kay's anger, but to Grace's face. She really wasn't very good at this, he thought. He had watched her flinch during her daughter's accusations just now. She was trying to stay cool and unknowing, but she did know exactly what Kay was alluding to. Julian decided to throw something else in the mix.
He looked at Kay.
'Kay, I have to get going. You see, Eve took it upon herself to fly down to Arkansas to get information on David, thinking it might help find all of us. Apparently, Simone's husband, Tony DiMera, hijacked the plane, and now, it is nowhere to be found.'
Julian slyly peered at Grace, who actually began to SMILE, before turning her look into a formerly, caring expression.
'Tony is back?' Simone asked, interrupting. John put his arm around her. Julian gave his step-daughter a withering glance.
'Yes, 'spitter', he is. And as per the norm, he has no interest in anyone but my wife. Now, if you'll excuse me...'
'You cost me my baby! And you deserved everything you got, for forcing me to live with my mother and you!' Simone snapped. She didn't like being called a 'spitter', as if she went around spitting in everyone's food! T.C. still didn't fully trust her to do any cooking!
Julian walked up to her.
'Your mother could be dead. Does that bother you in the least?'
Simone sighed and looked away. John looked uncomfortable. Julian looked her up and down.
'Stay away from our family, Simone. I don't want my wife or children around a murderer.'
'That's uncalled for!' John cried.
'Oh, I forgot, 'murderers'! You killed the baby Eve and I were going to have! So I guess it's tit for tat, Simone! Oh, and by the way, a dog's mouth is probably cleaner than yours!'
Simone lunged forward! Julian pushed her back! John pulled Simone out of his reach. Julian then turned back to Kay and pulled her aside.
'I agree that your mother had something to do with our kidnappings, dear. But you have to learn to be more subtle, if you plan to trip her up. Think sugar and spice.' he whispered, before turning and walking off. He had planned to confront David, but the formidable guard standing in front of the door, plus the confrontation with Simone, had ruined his appetite for revenge on that particular man, for the moment. The person he really wanted to get even with, was the same man that had haunted his and Eve's lives for too long now.
Sam stood with his arms folded, as David Hastings looked away from him. One of his arms was handcuffed to a bed rail.
'So, you have absolutely nothing to say for yourself?' Sam asked with disgust.
'I've told you before, it was Alistair Crane who did all of this! You found me in the room with the rest of them! He's the one that confiscated our wallets and such! Crane Industries paid for the store to be built! Alistair had that secret room built!'
'My daughter, and the others, claim that you just got thrown in later on, after Alistair one upped you. They also claim, that you told them that my wife was in on this with you. What's the matter, Hastings? Not man enough to take your punishment alone? You have to drag down innocent people with you?' Sam asked in a menacing tone.
There was a commotion outside of the room. Sam turned away from David and opened the door.
'What's going on out here?' he asked. The guard was holding Kay back.
'She insists on coming in here.' the guard answered.
'Kay honey, go and wait by...' Sam stopped when he saw Grace step forward. Kay looked in at David, and saw his eyes light up! She then looked behind her and saw that her mother was in his line of vision.
Kay wrenched away from the guard, then eyed her mother.
'Go on in, GRACE! Go in there and tell David to stop lying on you! Make me believe you, Mom!'
Grace looked from Kay to Sam, then back at Kay.
'Would hearing that David lied, from his own lips, keep you from making these terrible accusations against me?' Grace asked in a soft voice. She knew she had to keep her cool. If she acted as angry as she felt inside, Sam would get suspicious.
Grace couldn't believe Ivy was free! And God help her, if she had the means and time, she would snatch a pillow from one of the hospital rooms and smother the bitch herself! And David? David loved her. She had no doubts about that. But, if she had been exposed while Ivy, Kay and Julian had been locked up with David, then she would have to make it seem like David was crazy.
But what if Sam looked into that trip she took to the supposed 'Bed and Breakfast' convention in Arkansas, awhile back? As much as she hated to admit it, Grace realized that she would need a higher power to cover her tracks. She would need Alistair Crane.
'Well? Are you willing to go in there and look David in the eye?!' Kay screeched.
'Kay, this isn't helping anything.' Sam pleaded. Kay walked over to her father. She grabbed his hands in hers.
'Daddy, I know that Mom and I have had our problems. I know that I'm thought of as a total witch in this town, for the way I've treated certain people! But whatever my problems are with Mom, I don't want to be right about this! It killed me to be locked up in that room, thinking that my own mother was responsible for it!'
Kay then turned back to Grace.
'So go in that room now, and make me believe you had nothing to do with this! Convince me that David is crazy! Go on!'
Simone and John moved closer to them. John had tears in his eyes.
'Fine, Kay. Fine. I will go in David's room, and not only get him to admit that he's made this whole crazy story, about the two of us being accomplice's, up, but I will try to convince him to get some help. I do still care about him.'
John pulled away from Simone and walked over to Grace. He put his arms around her and began to sob. Grace hugged him back. Sam put an arm around Simone. Kay rolled her eyes.