WHEN PLANS GO AWRY
Alex and Lucas are in his office at Hearth and Home.
"Yeah I kinda am." Lucas says with a slight grin.
"So you just invited me here to ask me out and not for my experience?" Alex asks angrily.
"No that's not what I meant." Lucas tries to explain, but Alex interrupts.
"I don't care what you meant Lucas Horton. I don't want to have anything to do with Hearth and Home."
Lucas gets upset. He stands up.
"Alright fine. Just get out of here then."
"I'm already out the door."
Alex stands up and leaves. Lucas is disappointed.
Nicole and Chloe are at Java.
"No I don't know what this means. Explain." Chloe asks.
"Okay so we find this hotel clerk and this nurse and we get them to tell Daniel that Carly had them lie for her. Nicole suggests. We can frame her and then you'll have her out of your life for good."
"That's not going to work." Chloe says disappointedly.
"Yes it will Chloe just do as I say and it'll work out."
"The nurse and the hotel clerk have disappeared."
"What?"
"I know"
"That means that whoever got them to lie must be loaded."
"I'm sure Carly has money."
"True. Maybe it was her after all."
Chloe is upset.
Will and Chad walk into the DiMera mansion. Stefano's on the phone in the living room. He hangs up as they walk in.
"William, Chad…what brings you guys here?" Stefano asks.
"Grandma Kate said that we can study here." Will says.
"I hope you don't mind Mr. DiMera." Chad says.
"No not at all. Come…come, sit down. Make yourself comfortable." Stefano directs.
Will and Chad walk over to the couch and sit down. They put their book bags on the ground.
"Let me have cook whip up something good to eat."
"Grandma Kate's already bringing us something from the Pub." Will says.
"Very well then, I'll leave you two to your studying."
Stefano leaves the room. Chad watches him leave as Will gets his books out to study.
"Mr. DiMera isn't so bad." Chad admits.
"Yeah he's not." Will admits.
"My mom made him out to be this big scary thug."
"He can be that way, but all and all he's a pretty cool guy."
Kate walks up to the living room door as Will says that. Kate smiles a little.
EJ, Sami, Johnny, and Sydney are having lunch together at the Pub. They're all smiles. EJ's phone rings. He checks the id and decides to take it.
"Will you guys excuse me? Important business." EJ announces.
"You're excused." Johnny says. EJ and Sami laugh.
EJ walks away from the table and out the door. Lucas walks in to the Pub and straight to the counter. Sami sees and wonders what's up. Outside EJ's on the phone.
"Did you get the information that I was looking for." EJ asks. "You did? Great. I'll be there in a few."
EJ hangs up his phone then dials someone else.
Nicole and Chloe are still at Java.
"Carly's a life ruiner." Chloe says. "She just doesn't want me to be happy."
"Well if that's the case. Let's make her as miserable as she's making you." Nicole offers.
Nicole's phone rings. She looks at the id. It's EJ.
"What does he want?" Nicole says out loud.
"Who?" Chloe asks.
"EJ"
"Why would he be calling you?"
"I don't know, let's see….EJ darling how are you?"
"Ah Nicky. I didn't think you were going to answer my call." EJ answered.
"I'll always answer for you."
"Are you busy now? I want to frame. Oh wait that's what you do."
Nicole freezes.
"I'm having lunch with Chloe."
"Where? I'll meet you."
"Umm….I have to get into the office."
"Nicole, you're going to want to meet with me."
"Um I don't so. Oh no the reception."
"Nicky, don't make me come find you. Meet me at the mansion in 20mins."
EJ hangs up the phone. He smiles before he walks back into the Pub. Nicole slowly hangs up hers. She smiles at Chloe.
"What did EJ want?" Chloe asks.
"Something about a bag of mines still being there. Anyways I have to go."
Nicole stands up quickly and heads to the door. Chloe stands up.
"I thought you were going to help me with Carly." Chloe reminds her.
"I will later." Nicole says as she jets off.
Sami watches as Lucas is on the phone. EJ walks over to her. He sees Sami watching Lucas on the phone.
"What's going on with him?" EJ asks Sami.
"I'm not sure. I've been waiting for him to get off the phone to find out." Sami replies.
"Well hope all is well."
"Yeah right."
"I mean for Will and Allie's sakes. That's all."
"You are a little softy." Sami and EJ smile at one another.
"I have to get going. Did you still want me to take the kids?" EJ asks.
"Yes I would love that so I can have time with an old friend."
EJ gives Sami a little smile. "Alright kids let's go."
"Let's go" Johnny says.
"Give mommy a kiss." Sami says.
Johnny kisses Sami then Sami kisses Sydney. EJ picks Sydney up and they head out the door with Johnny ahead. Sami smiles at them walking out the door. She turns around and sees Lucas hanging up his phone. She walks over to him. He looks up at her. She stares back at him.
Kate walks into the living room.
"Hello boys. How's the studying going?" Kate asks.
"Pretty good." Will says.
"We quizzed each other on the way over." Chad says.
"Awesome. Here are your lunches."
Kate puts the food on desk. Will and Chad walk over.
"Thanks Grandma."
"Thanks Mrs. D."
"You're very welcome."
The doorbell rings.
"Harold!" Kate screams.
"I'm on it ma'am" Harold replies.
Harold opens the door and it's Madeline.
"Where's my son!" she shouts.
She pushes Harold out of the way. Harold shuts the door. Chad, Will, and Kate turn to face her.
"Chad, you're coming with me now!"
Nicole walks up to the door. She's about to ring the door bell when someone grabs her from behind.
On the next episode:
Lucas and Sami have a heart to heart
Chad demands answers from Madeline
EJ has Nicole in a corner
Chloe cries on Philip's shoulder
CAST
Nadia Bjorlin as Chloe Lane
Ally as Alex Miller
Bryan Dattilo as Lucas Horton
Casey Deidrick as Chad Peterson-Woods
Lauren Koslow as Kate DiMera
Joseph Mascolo as Stefano DiMera
Dylan Patton as Will Horton
James Scott as EJ DiMera
Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady
Jessica Tuck as Madeline Peterson-Woods
Arianne Zucker as Nicole DiMera