Adrienne and Justin rushed through the waiting area and spotted Jenn and Abigail.

"How is he? Have you heard anything?" Adrienne asked.

Jenn stood up and hugged her. "Sonny was at the pier with Abigail and Chad. He was shot, but, no one saw the shooter."

"Where was he shot?" Justin asked.

"The right shoulder. He's in surgery now." Jenn replied.

Adrienne sniffed and covered her mouth. Justin put his hands on her shoulders to steady her. "Sonny…."

Everyone turned to see Daniel heading towards the group. Adrienne practically jumped on him. "Please tell me he's okay!"

"He is okay. The bullet went through and through, but it hit an artery. We were able to repair it, but, it'll take time for him to recover." Daniel said. "He's resting, but you can go in and see him."

Adrienne sniffed and nodded. "Thank you." She hugged Daniel tightly. "Thank you for saving him."

"Hey, he did that on his own." Daniel replied. "He's in recovery room five-west-seventeen."

"Thanks." Justin and Adrienne rushed off.

XXX

Bo, Hope, Roman, Abe, and Rafe gathered at the police station. Bo was on the phone and hung up.

"That was Victor. He says Sonny is gonna be okay." Bo reported.

"Oh, thank God." Hope sighed with relief.

"The DiMeras got lucky." Rafe commented. "At least it wasn't a successful murder."

"We need proof." Roman spoke up. "They'll probably say it was a homophobic attack. And maybe it was. We have to explore every possibility here."

"And give the DiMeras time to hide what they've done?" Bo asked, aghast.

"It could also lead them into a false sense of security if we make them believe we think this was an act of homophobia." Abe replied. They all looked at him. "We need to question every one of Sonny's friends- Chad included- to see if he's been discriminated against."

Hope nodded. "Sounds like a plan."

XXX

Will and Gabi giggled as they walked into the Brady-Hernandez's apartment. Will listened to see if anyone was home. Satisfied, he led Gabi to the couch.

"Well, my apartment is empty. Whatever shall we do?" Will asked, playfully.

Gabi playfully stroked her chin. "I have an idea." She wrapped her arms around Will's shoulders and pulled him into a kiss. They lay on the couch and jumped apart as the door slammed open.

"Oh, good. You two are here." Rafe said slightly breathlessly. He noticed Will and Gabi had slightly guilty expressions. "I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?"

Will swallowed. "Not…really. So, what's up?"

"Sonny Kiriakis just got shot in the shoulder earlier today." Rafe answered.

"What?!" Will and Gabi stood up.

"Is he going to be okay?" Gabi asked.

"Yeah, he's fine. The bullet went straight through, but he'll need to stay in the hospital to recover." Rafe replied.

"Who shot him?" Will asked.

"We don't know." Rafe shook his head. "I was actually hoping you guys could shed some light on who might have done it."

"Well…Tad has been acting pretty homophobic towards him for a while, but…this just seems too….severe for T." Gabi responded.

"Is T the only one that's been giving him a hard time?" Rafe asked.

"As far as we know, yes." Will nodded.

The door opened again, and Sami walked through. She stopped as she saw her husband, son, and sister-in-law looking a little distressed. "Did I miss something?"

"Yep. Sonny Kiriakis was shot a few hours ago." Rafe told her. "At the pier."

Sami looked concerned. "How bad?"

"He's alive, but he had to have surgery." Rafe replied.

"He was shot at the pier? Where Maggie Horton was shot a few days ago?" Sami asked.

"Yep. This has DiMera written all over it." Rafe replied.

"Seriously." Sami shook her head in dismay.

XXX

Back at the Kiriakis mansion, Brady rubbed his forehead, then headed to the liquor cart.

"Brady, you have to tell them. If you don't, the police will think it's the DiMeras." Nicole said pointedly.

Brady exhaled sharply and took a swig. "Let them. The DiMeras started this whole war anyway."

"No, you did when you beat up EJ." Nicole raised an eyebrow. Her phone rang. "Oh. Speak of the devil."

"Seriously." Brady muttered darkly.

"Hey, Babe." Nicole answered.

"Where are you?" EJ demanded. "Something's happened."

"What now?" Nicole rolled her eyes.

"Just get back to the mansion. I'll explain when you get here." EJ hung up.

Nicole scoffed, then turned back to Brady. "I'm going to tell him, Brady. He's my husband. I can't lie to him."

"What do you mean? You used to lie all the time!" Brady exclaimed.

Nicole glared at Brady, and just left. "Unbelievable…"

XXX

Chad and Lexie practically ran to the living room of the DiMera mansion. "How could you, Dad? He's my friend!"

Kate raised his hands to calm him. "Chad, honey, relax. This wasn't your father's doing."

"So it was just a coincidence that Sonny Kiriakis was shot in the exact same spot as Maggie Horton was not three days ago?" Chad asked, slightly angry.

"Maybe it was a homophobic attack." Kate suggested again.

"It wasn't." Everyone turned to see Nicole appearing at the doorway. "It was friendly fire."

"What's that supposed to mean?" EJ asked.

Nicole swallowed and stepped forward. "I was just with Brady. He told me he was the one who ordered the hit. It was meant for Chad, but…Sonny got hit instead."

Everyone was silent for a moment until Stefano started laughing. He clapped his hands and poured himself a drink. "Dio mio! I have never heard of a Kiriakis shooting one of their own."

"You realize that the police and the Kiriakis family will still think it was us, don't you?" EJ asked. "They are not going to believe us if we tell them what Nicole told us!"

"Unless Brady tells them himself." Nicole spoke up. Everyone stared at her in disbelief. "Look, I know Brady. The guilt will eat away at him, and he'll come forward."

"If he doesn't, you're gonna have to convince him." EJ said. "The Kiriakises and the police will be out for blood if he doesn't."

Nicole sighed. "Okay. I'll try." She turned to see Bo and Hope in the doorway.

"Gentlemen. Ladies." Bo greeted. "You have holy hell to answer for."