Song is "Still" by Lionel Richie (The Commodores).

Tony's eyes widened at Bo's statement. "What do you mean, bad news?"

EJ felt the panic start to rise inside him. If anything had happened to Samantha or the twins, he'd never forgive himself.

Bo sighed heavily. "Andre escaped again."

A small sense of relief overcame EJ when he heard that. As long as nothing had happened to Sami, he could breathe easy.

"Escaped? How?" Tony asked.

"He knocked out the officer holding him and ran before any of us could grab him. He disappeared into the trees and we haven't found anything."

"Typical," Tony muttered under his breath.

Bo turned to EJ. "Where's Sami? I want to let her know what's going on with Roman."

Lady, morning's just a moment away
And I'm without you once again.
You laughed at me.
You said you never needed me.
I wonder if you need me now.

"She's not here. She left," EJ said.

"Well, where'd she go?"

"I don't know. Your house, Belle's…" He trailed off, sounding exhausted. It had been one hell of a night. He didn't want to think anymore.

"EJ, Andre is on the loose out there somewhere and you don't where Sami is?"

That snapped him out it. His eyes widened at Bo's comment. "Oh, God. I have to go find her."

"You do that. I have to get back the manhunt in the forest for your psychotic cousin. Tony, stay here in case of anything."

Tony agreed as EJ flew out the door, Bo right behind him. They wished each other luck and took off in opposite directions.

So many dreams that flew away.
So many words we didn't say.
Two people lost in a storm,
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?

EJ arrived at the hospital and headed straight for the waiting area outside Roman's room. Everyone was crowded together, waiting for some news. Hope noticed him right away.

"EJ, what's wrong?" she asked.

"I need to talk to Samantha." He was out of breath and he looked panicked. There was something desperate in his voice that made Hope's heart jump.

"What happened?"

"Bo just told me that Andre escaped. I want to bring Samantha home with me to keep her safe. Now, where is she?" He looked frantically around the waiting area, but did not see her among the rest of her family.

"Alright, calm down," Hope said. "She's not here. She came earlier and I sent her home with Belle. It wasn't good for her to be here right now."

EJ nodded, trying to get the air back into his lungs. He calmed down slightly. "Right. Belle. I'll go there now."

We lost what we both had found.
You know we let each other down,
But then, most of all,
I do love you,
Still!

Meanwhile, Sami stood terrified, ropes cutting into her wrists every time she moved. It was dark and she was alone. She never should have left Shawn and Belle's house. She never should have even left the hospital!

"Ah, Samantha…lovely out here on the water, isn't it?" Andre paced back and forth in front of the post he'd tied her to. They were down at the docks and Sami was held captive on the edge of one of the piers jutting out over the crashing waves of the ocean.

"Let me go," she gritted.

"Oh, no, Sami. I don't think I'll be doing that. See, this is just too much fun. Outsmarting those pathetic excuses for police officers…and now, taking you." He smiled maliciously at her.

Sami glanced over her shoulder at the wild sea thundering against the pier. One false move and Andre would cut her loose to let her fall over the end. She'd never be able to fight against that current. Thank God she'd left the babies with Belle.

So many dreams that flew away.
So many words we didn't say.
Two people lost in a storm,
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?

EJ arrived at Shawn and Belle's house. The moment Belle answered the door, EJ spoke.

"Get Samantha, I need to speak with her."

"She's not here," Belle said.

EJ sighed in frustration. "Don't lie to me, Belle. Hope told me she came home with you."

"I'm not lying, EJ! I meant that she's not here right now. She went out to take a walk a little while ago. She said she needed to clear her head."

EJ's heart felt like it would jump out of his chest at that. The color drained from his face and he suddenly felt very dizzy.

"What's wrong?" Belle asked, seeing the way her words had affected him.

"Andre is still out there. He got away from the police."

"Oh, my God," Belle whispered. She put a shaky hand up to her mouth. "You don't think…? EJ, you have to find her."

"I'm going now." He ran back to his car, ready to search every nook and cranny of Salem until he found her.

We played the games that people play.
We made our mistakes along the way.
Somehow I know deep in my heart
You needed me
'cause I needed you so desperately!
We were too blind to see...

Andre gasped and whipped back around to face Sami. "I just thought of a game we could play!"

"I'm not playing any games with you, Andre," Sami said. She was scared out of her wits, but tried to be brave enough to make it through this.

"Oh, but you are. It goes like this. Tell me…" Andre slid up close to whisper in her ear. "Is your poor, pathetic uncle still out looking for me along with the rest of those fools?"

"I don't know."

"Lies!" Andre cut off one of ropes wrapped around her and the post. Her feet were halfway off the edge. If those ropes fell off completely, she'd fall to her death in the water below. The ropes were the only things keeping her upright.

"You see, Samantha, each time you lie to me, I'll have to cut off another binding. So you'd better think twice before answering so quickly…"

'Ok,' EJ thought to himself as he flew down the streets. He hadn't driven this fast since the last time he'd been inside a racecar. 'Think like a DiMera. If Andre has her, where's one place he would he go?'

In two seconds, he found himself heading straight for the docks.


But then, most of all,
I do love you,
Still!

A second rope had been cut away from Sami's body. There were only three more to go. She found herself slowly, ever so slowly, coming away from the post. She started to panic. She had two babies and a teenage son at home. She couldn't let this happen.

Andre had walked away from her at the moment to check out the rest of the docks. He wanted to make sure no one had wandered down there. Not that he expected anyone just after two in the morning.

Sami felt a scream building up inside her. She was so afraid to let it out. She didn't know what Andre might do. But, she thought that maybe someone would hear. Anyone. Maybe her uncle Bo or Abe or any of the Salem PD were in the area, looking for Andre. Maybe they would hear her.

But, as the scream made its way higher up her throat, she thought of the one person who had always been there to rescue her…every time she needed it.

EJ slammed the door to his car and hurried down the docks to the piers. If Andre wasn't here, there was still hope he hadn't gotten Samantha.

But, it was also possible he had found her and was just somewhere else. An abandoned warehouse was next on the list.

Just as EJ was making his way down the steps, he heard a scream. A scream that pierced straight through his heart. He couldn't see anyone, but he heard it loud and clear.

"EJ!"