IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE

CAST:

Ally…...Alex Miller

Nadia Bjorlin…Chloe Lane

Crystal Chappell….. Dr. Carly Manning

Shawn Christian…..Dr. Daniel Jonas

Bryan Dattilo…...…Lucas Horton

Casey Deidrick….Chad Peterson-Woods

Galen Gering…Rafe Hernandez

Mark Hapka….…Dr. Nathan Horton

Jay Kenneth Johnson…...… Philip Kiriakis

Renee Jones…Dr. Lexie Carver

Lauren Koslow…Kate DiMera

Peggy McCay….. Caroline Brady

Dylan Patton… Will Horton

Peter Reckell…..Bo Brady

Gaby Rodriguez….. Gabi Hernandez

James Scott…...… EJ DiMera

Taylor Spreitler… Mia McCormick

Alison Sweeney…..Sami Brady

Arianna Zucker…Nicole DiMera

THE PIER

Nicole screams for help. She tries looking for Sami's phone.

Nicole:

"Where's your phone Sami? Perfect time to lose your phone. I guess you weren't predicting getting shot today. Great you don't have it."

Nicole notices that Sami is losing a lot of blood. She lays Sami on the ground and applies pressure. The man points the gun at Nicole.

MAGGIE'S HOUSE

Nathan:

"I'm so sorry Melanie."

Melanie turns around and puts her phone on the table. She leans on the table with both hands a little. She looks over at Nathan.

Melanie:

"Nathan I think you need some help."

Nathan:

"What for?"

Melanie:

"Your obsession with me."

Nathan:

"I'm not obsessed with you."

Melanie:

"You are Nathan. You're making up stories to get me to dump Philip and come back to you. It's really sad."

Nathan:

"No what's sad is that you don't believe me."

Melanie walks up to Nathan.

Melanie:

"Nathan please go get help now before you end up like Nick."

Nathan:

"You're comparing me to Nick really? The thing is that I know what exactly is going on and Nick didn't. You know what? I don't care anymore. Yes Mel I love you and yes I want to be with you, but no I'm not making this up and the sooner you realize that the better off you will be."

Melanie:

"Nathan wait."

Nathan rushes out of Maggie's. Melanie looks at the time. It's almost 7.

Melanie:

"Damn it I'm going to be late. Let me call Philip."

Melanie looks at her phone. She sees it's a text. She opens it up and reads it.

DANIEL'S APARTMENT

Daniel continues to punch Philip. Philip tries to defend himself, but Daniel keeps punching him. Chloe yells.

Chloe:

"Stop Daniel please."

Chloe starts to cry. Daniel doesn't stop so she tries pulling Daniel off of Philip, but Daniel pushes her. Philip gets up and punches Daniel. Daniel goes down. Philip pauses.

Chloe:

"Philip go."

Chloe shouts. Daniel stands up. Chloe immediately stands in between them.

Philip:

"I don't want to leave you alone with this psycho."

Philip shouts and points at Daniel.

Daniel:

"You better get out before I kill you."

Daniel shouts and points at Philip.

Chloe:

"Philip I'll be fine just go please."

Chloe shouts looking at Philip with tears in her eyes.

Philip:

"I'll call you later."

Philip heads for the door. He opens it and looks back at Chloe and Daniel. Then walks out the door.

Daniel:

"How could you do this to me?"

Chloe:

"I can explain."

Chloe turns to face Daniel.

Daniel:

"I can't wait to hear this."

Chloe wipes the tears from her eyes.

THE PIER

Nicole continues to apply pressure to Sami's gunshot womb. She shouts for help. The man is about to take a shot at Nicole when his phone rings. Nicole hears it. She looks in his direction. He hides behind a pole and puts his gun to his chest.

Nicole:

"Hey we could use some help over here"

The man silences his phone. Nicole stands up and starts to walk in his direction. The man continues to hide. EJ rushes to the pier. He sees Sami on the ground. Nicole doesn't notices him.

EJ:

"Oh my gosh. Samantha"

EJ shouts Nicole turns around. The man takes off in the opposite direction. EJ takes off his jacket and applies it to Sami's wound then pulls out his phone and dials 911. Nicole walks back towards EJ and Sami.

EJ:

"Yes I need an ambulance at pier 52 a woman has been shot."

He throws the phone on the ground and applies pressure to Sami's wound.

EJ:

"What happened?"

Nicole:

"Someone shot her. I think they're still around."

Nicole looks around.

EJ:

"Samantha stay with me please."

Nicole:

"I needed to call for help, but Sami broke my phone and then didn't have hers."

Nicole and EJ look at each other nervously.

THE PUB

Lucas and Alex break their hug then go to sit at a table. Lucas pulls out her chair.

Alex:

"Thank you"

She smiles. Lucas goes to sit down.

Lucas:

"You're welcome."

He smiles back.

Alex:

"Oh and I also met Victor Kiriakis and his wife Vivian."

Lucas:

"Wow how did that go?"

Alex:

"Victor thought I was a whore Justin paid to have lunch with."

They both laugh.

Alex:

"I set him straight though."

Lucas:

"Oh you should have played along. He would have eaten that up."

Alex:

"I thought about it, but then again I didn't want to piss off the boss."

Lucas:

"Yeah Victor has low expectations for women."

Alex:

"Aww..poor guy got his heart broken?"

Lucas:

"Basically any woman that comes within an inch of the Kiriakis men."

Alex:

"Oh poor women that want to get close to any of those hunks."

Lucas:

"Hey now my little brother is one of those men."

Alex:

"Oh yes Philip. Wasn't that just him rushing out of here with that dark haired girl. Chloe is it?"

Lucas:

"Yes that was Philip and Chloe, my ex-wife."

Alex:

"What's going on between them?"

Lucas:

"They're having an affair."

Alex:

"Wow…wow that has to be hard your brother and your ex-wife."

Lucas:

"No I'm over her besides they were high school sweethearts."

Alex:

"Aww….that's cute."

Lucas:

"Even cuter she's pregnant and doesn't know if Philip's the father or her fiancé Daniel."

Alex:

"The man that stole her from you?"

Lucas:

"Yep isn't karma a bitch?"

Alex:

"Oh yeah."

The sirens of the ambulance gets closer. Lucas and Alex wonder what's going on.

Alex:

"Wow I wonder what's going on."

Lucas:

"I don't have a good feeling about this."

Caroline comes out from the back. She walks over to Lucas and Alex.

Caroline:

"Where did Sami go?"

Lucas:

"Sami? She's been gone for awhile."

Caroline:

"No she was just here. I saw her in the doorway before I went to the back."

Alex:

"That's weird. I didn't see her. Did you Lucas?"

Lucas takes off running out of the Pub. Alex stands up and watches him leave.

Alex & Caroline:

"Lucas"

Caroline:

"What's going on?"

Alex worries.

THE PIER

The paramedics arrive. EJ and Nicole move out of the way so they can help Sami.

Paramedic #1:

"Her pulse is really weak"

Paramedic #2:

"She's losing a lot of blood."

Paramedic #1:

"We better do a scoop and run."

The paramedics start to load Sami onto the stretcher.

EJ:

"Please do whatever just save Samantha."

Lucas rushes to the pier.

Lucas:

"Sami? Omg what happened?"

He rushes to Sami's side.

Nicole:

"Somebody shot her."

Lucas looks up at Nicole and EJ.

Lucas:

"Oh like one of you."

He looks right back at Sami.

Lucas:

"Sami can you hear me?"

EJ:

"She's been unconscious for awhile."

Nicole:

"Since she's been shot. And I tried to help her."

Lucas walks away from Sami and the paramedics take Sami away. Lucas watches her go then looks back at EJ and Nicole.

Lucas:

"You two are going to pay for this."

Lucas rushes off. Nicole feels a little weak. EJ notices.

EJ:

"Are you okay Nicole?"

Nicole:

"Yeah I'm fine I guess I'm just pretty shaken about the shooting."

EJ:

"Tell me the truth Nicole, did you shoot Sami?"

Nicole:

"No I didn't someone else did. And I think that someone was aiming at me."

THE PUB

Lucas rushes in and to Caroline and Alex.

Alex:

"Lucas what happened?"

Lucas:

"Sami's been shot."

Caroline:

"Oh my gosh no."

Caroline starts to cry.

Alex:

"Who the hell would shoot her?"

Lucas:

"Not sure who did it, but it's between EJ and Nicole."

Caroline:

"Those bastards. I will kill them."

Lucas:

"I'll help gladly."

Alex:

"I'm right with yall."

Lucas:

"I'm going to head down the hospital."

Alex:

"I want to come too."

Caroline:

"I can't leave I have Sydney and Rafe's bringing Johnny and I have to work the Pub."

Lucas:

"I'll keep you posted."

Caroline:

"Thank you."

Lucas and Alex rush out of the Pub.

Caroline goes behind the counter. Arianna walks in and to the counter.

Arianna:

"What's wrong with Lucas? What's wrong with you? Did something bad happen?"

Caroline:

"Yes it did. Sami was shot on the pier."

Arianna:

"Oh my gosh is she going to be okay?"

Caroline:

"I surely hope so. Lucas and Alex are on their way to the hospital to see right now."

Arianna:

"This is so crazy. Does Rafe know?"

Rafe and Johnny walk in.

Rafe:

"Does Rafe know what?"

Arianna turns around to look at Rafe.

Arianna:

"Um Johnny do you want to come and get some cookies with me?"

Johnny:

"Yep."

Arianna:

"Okay let's go."

Arianna and Johnny go to the back.

Rafe:

"What happened?"

Caroline:

"Sami was shot on the pier."

Rafe rushes out of the Pub.

JAVA CAFÉ

Chad, Gabi, and Will stand outside Java.

Chad:

"I can't believe it. I can't believe my mom was a whore. Stefano's whore at that."

Gabi:

"We don't know that Chad."

Chad:

"Oh Gabi it look pretty obvious to me."

Will:

"What are you going to say when you see your mom?"

Chad:

"I don't even know if I can face her after what I just saw."

Kate and Madeline are walking toward Java.

Madeline:

"We need to hurry up and find Chad before he sees what's on that flash drive."

Chad, Gabi, and Will turn around to see them. Kate and Madeline freeze.

Chad:

"Too late."

Madeline:

"Too late?"

Chad:

"Yeah I saw the tape already. Stefano, some poor man, and you in all your slut glory."

Kate:

"Will, Gabi why don't we go inside?"

Chad:

"Too late they've already saw it too."

Gabi:

"Um we can leave."

Will:

"Yes let's go. It looks like it's about to rain anyways."

Will, Gabi, and Kate go inside.

Madeline:

"Let's go to a more private."

Chad:

"Why? So you can lie your way out of what I saw you doing?"

Madeline:

"It was a not so proud moment of my life."

Chad:

"Really because it really looks like you loved being a whore."

Madeline slaps Chad. Chad touches his face then looks at Madeline.

MAGGIE'S HOUSE

Melanie puts her phone down on the table.

Melanie:

"I can't believe Nathan sent me this text. Your husband cheated on you. What a jerk!"

Philip walks in Melanie turns to face Philip. She notices Philip's bruises.

Melanie:

"Oh my gosh Philip what happened?"

She rushes to his side.

Philip:

"I um…I was in a fight."

Melanie:

"With who?"

Philip:

"Melanie there is something that I need to tell you."

Melanie:

"Is this about who beat you up?"

Philip:

"Yeah. It's the boyfriend of this woman."

Melanie:

"Why would some woman's boyfriend beat you up? Did steal a client of his or something?"

Philip:

"No it's much worse than."

Melanie looks worried.

Philip:

"Melanie…I…cheated on you."

Melanie is shocked.

DANIEL'S APARTMENT

Chloe can't stop the tears from falling from her eyes.

Daniel:

"And before you talk. Let's not tell another lie."

Chloe stares sadly at Daniel. She's given up and decides to come clean with Daniel.

Chloe:

"Philip and I…we…we had…sex."

Daniel:

"Of course you did."

Chloe:

"We regret it so much. We thought you and Melanie were cheating on us."

Daniel:

"Oh so you two just decided to get us back. Is that it?"

Chloe:

"No No that is not it. We were drunk and we just did it. Then we found out you were having surgery and Nathan kiss Melanie goodbye."

Daniel:

"Woo woo woo now. It was that long ago?"

Chloe:

"Yes"

Chloe says slowly. Daniel silent explodes.

Daniel:

"Then that means…."

Daniel points at Chloe's baby bump. Chloe looks down at it the puts her hands around it. Daniel starts to tear up. Chloe cries harder.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Carly pours herself some coffee as Bo walks up to her.

Bo:

"Hey princess."

Bo kisses Carly on the cheek. She smiles.

Carly:

"What brings you here?"

Bo:

"A shooting victim. I need to question the witnesses."

Carly:

"Yep I'm supposed to be tending to her when she comes in. So who are the witnesses? Do we know them?"

Bo:

"Yeah EJ and Nicole DiMera."

Carly:

"Of course Salem's Bonnie & Clyde."

Bo and Carly giggle.

The paramedics rush Sami on the grunge into the ER. Carly rushes over to her. She notices right away that it's Sami.

Carly:

"Oh my gosh Sami!"

Bo rushes over.

Bo:

"Sami oh my gosh is she?"

Paramedic #1:

"She has a weak pulse and has been unconscious since she's been shot."

Bo:

"Who told you that?"

Paramedic #2:

"This really hot blonde oh and she's bleeding a lot."

He smiles. Carly rolls her eyes. She looks over at a nurse.

Carly:

"Leah, page Dr. Jonas. I'm taking straight to emergency surgery."

Nurse Leah:

"Right away Dr. Manning."

The paramedics and Carly start to take Sami to exam room #1. Lexie pops up.

Lexie:

"Oh my gosh is that Sami?"

Carly:

"Yep. Assist?"

Lexie:

"Of course."

Carly:

"Leah, cancel that page."

Leah:

"Yes Dr. Manning."

Bo worries about Sami. Lucas and Alex rush in and over to Bo.

Lucas:

"Bo was Sami brought in yet?"

Bo:

"Yeah. Carly and Lexie are working on her now."

Lucas:

"I can't believe this. EJ and Nicole are going to pay."

EJ and Nicole walk in.

EJ:

"Pay for what? We didn't do anything, but try and save Samantha."

Bo:

"I'll be the judge of that."

Everyone stares at one another. Rafe rushes in.

Rafe:

"Where's Sami is she okay?"

Everyone looks at Rafe.

Bo:

"She's in emergency surgery with Carly and Lexie."

Rafe:

"What the hell happened?"

Lucas:

"Ask those two."

Rafe turns to see EJ and Nicole.

JAVA CAFÉ

Will and Gabi sit at a table. Kate brings some coffee to them.

Kate:

"Here you guys go."

Gabi:

"Thank you Mrs. DiMera."

Kate:

"Please call me Kate."

Gabi:

"Thank you Kate."

Gabi takes a sip of her coffee. Kate looks at Will who seems to be in space.

Kate:

"Will are you okay?"

Will looks at Kate.

Will:

"You've been lying all this time."

Kate:

"Yes I have been, but Will it was for the best."

Will:

"Oh really? That's not what Chad thinks."

Kate:

"We'll you're not Chad so you need to stay out of it."

Will gives Kate an evil look.

Gabi:

"Thank you for the coffee Kate again. I'm going to take a walk."

Gabi stands up and grabs her coffee. Will stands up too.

Will:

"I want to come with you."

Gabi feels awkward.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Rafe:

"What do you two have to do with this?"

Nicole:

"We just tried to save her."

EJ turns to face Nicole.

EJ:

"Nothing more Nicole."

Rafe:

"What do you guys have something to hide or something?

Nicole:

"No I don't. I'll tell you guys anything you need to know."

EJ:

"Can you excuse us for one moment please."

EJ pulls Nicole to the side.

Nicole:

"EJ you're making me look guilty."

EJ:

"I'm just trying to help you."

Nicole:

"I don't need help. I'm innocent. I didn't shoot Sami someone else did."

EJ:

"Alright fine."

Nicole walks back over.

Nicole:

"I'm ready to be questioned."

Bo:

"EJ, what about you?"

EJ:

"Ready when you are."

Bo:

"Great come with me. Rafe, do you mind questioning Nicole."

Rafe:

"No not at all."

Rafe looks at Nicole.

Rafe:

"Nicole, come with me."

EJ and Nicole look at one another.

THE PUB

Caroline is worried as she wipes off a counter as Arianna walks in from the back. Arianna notices.

Arianna:

"Johnny's playing with Sydney upstairs. He doesn't suspect anything's wrong."

Caroline:

"That's good."

Arianna:

"You can go to the hospital if you want too. I can stay here and help out. Watch the kids."

Caroline:

"Really? That would mean so much to me."

Arianna:

"Of course. Anything. You've been so kind to me."

Caroline:

"Thank you Arianna. Pete should be back from his break in a few minutes."

Arianna:

"You're welcome."

Caroline takes off. Pete walks in from the back.

Pete:

"Where's Caroline going? Is she okay?"

Arianna:

"Sami was shot."

Pete:

"Is she going to be okay?"

Arianna:

"No word yet that I know of."

Pete:

"Oh man crazy."

Arianna:

"I told her that I would help you out and the kids too."

Pete:

"Okay cool."

Arianna:

"I just hope she'll be okay."

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Bo and EJ walk into a conference room and sit down. Rafe and Nicole walk into another conference room and sit down. Bo and Rafe start their tape recorders.

Bo:

"Please state your name for the record."

EJ:

"Elvis DiMera"

Nicole:

"Nicole Walker DiMera."

Rafe:

"Why were you on the pier?"

Nicole:

"I was just taking a walk."

Rafe:

"Just taking a walk?"

Nicole:

"I can walk right? This is a free country?"

Rafe:

"Yeah it is."

Nicole:

"Okay then. I was taking a walk."

Rafe:

"Where did you walk to?"

Nicole:

"The pier."

Rafe:

"Was anyone on the pier when you arrived?"

Nicole:

"Not that I saw."

Rafe:

"So you didn't see Sami."

Nicole:

"I heard her when she interrupted my phone call."

Rafe:

"Your phone call to who?"

Nicole:

"From EJ."

Rafe:

"Why was EJ calling you?"

Nicole:

"He wanted me to come back and finish what we started before Sami interrupted us. You know back at the mansion."

Bo:

"So you wanted Nicole to come back to the mansion? Why?"

EJ:

"We had some unfinished business to take care of."

Bo:

"What kind of unfinished business?"

EJ:

"Sex business I wanted to have sex with Nicole."

Bo:

"Okay. Did Nicole mentioned anything about Sami being near or wanting to kill Sami?"

EJ:

"I heard Samantha in the background. She interrupted our conversation. Nicole kept the phone on. I heard the arguing."

Rafe:

"Why were you and Sami arguing?"

Nicole:

"She didn't like that EJ and I are so close again. You heard her at the mansion. She did the same thing on the pier."

Rafe:

"So EJ heard all of this? What did he say?"

Nicole:

"He said he wanted to come to the pier to break up the fight."

Rafe:

"So that's when he showed up?"

Nicole:

"No not yet he wanted to talk to Sami, but she didn't want to. So she slapped the phone out of my hands and broke it. I bent down to pick it up and that's when she was shot."

Bo:

"So you came down to the pier and then what happened?"

EJ:

"Sami was laying on the ground bleeding."

Bo:

"What was Nicole doing?"

EJ:

"She was looking away from Sami as if she was looking for something."

Rafe:

"So you didn't help Sami at all?"

Nicole:

"I did. I applied pressure to her wound as I looked for her cell to call 911 since she broke mine. Then I heard a cell ring and I started to walk in that direction then EJ showed up."

EJ:

"I called 911 and applied pressure to Sami. I though Sami was going to die."

Nicole:

"The amblunce finally showed up and then Lucas came out yelling you're going to pay for this and I am paying for this."

EJ:

"I want you to find whoever did this to Samantha and make them pay."

Rafe:

"And why is that?"

Nicole:

"I think that person was after me."

Nicole starts to cry.

Bo and Rafe meet up in the hallway.

Bo:

"I think EJ is lying about something."

Rafe:

"I think Nicole is lying about something too."

Bo:

"You think she knows who did it?"

Rafe:

"Yep we just need to figure out who and why someone would want her dead."

JAVA CAFÉ

Madeline:

"Chad I'm so sorry."

Chad:

"I tell you the truth and you slap me?"

Madeline tries to touch Chad, but he swats her hands away.

Chad:

"Stay away from me. I never want to see you ever again."

Chad starts to walk away. Madeline tires to stop him, but he pushes her away.

Madeline:

"Please Chad just hear me out."

Chad:

"What? About how great it was back in the day when you set up old guys for Stefano to kill or did you just have sex for money."

Madeline:

"The last one."

Chad rolls his eyes and turns his back to his mother. It starts to lightening.

Chad:

"Why would you do that to yourself?"

Madeline:

"I thought I had no other choice."

Chad:

"That's a sorry excuse."

Madeline:

"You don't know how it was like for me back then."

Chad:

"What about me? My friends saw you half naked."

Madeline:

"You shouldn't have never watched it."

Chad:

"You shouldn't have made it."

Madeline:

"I know I did a stupid thing. I was young. You should know you got Mia pregnant."

Chad:

"Don't bring Grace into this. It's not the same thing."

Madeline starts to cry. Gabi and Will walk out of Java.

Chad:

"Stay out of my life."

Chad takes off.

Gabi:

"Chad wait up!"

Gabi and Will chase after Chad. Kate runs outside.

Madeline:

"My son hates me."

Madeline turns to look at Kate.

Madeline:

"And it's all your fault."

Kate and Madeline stare at one another.

DANIEL'S APARTMENT

Daniel:

"Philip. No no!"

Daniel turns around and walks with his hands in his hair.

Chloe:

"Daniel I'm sorry we didn't plan this it just happened. You can still be the father."

Daniel turns around fast.

Daniel:

"You think I want you after this? After the ultimate betrayal?"

Chloe:

"Yes Daniel we're going to be a family. You just need time to thinks this through."

Daniel:

"Really Chloe? Are you really that stupid? Do you really think I'm just going to forgive you just like that. Right on the spot because you're pregnant and I might be the father?"

Chloe:

"No of course not you need time for all of this to sink in and then we can be just the way we use to be."

Chloe puts her hands on Daniel's arms. He swats them away. Chloe cries some more.

Daniel:

"Things will never be the same Chloe. You're carrying Philip's baby."

Chloe:

"You're the father I'm so sure of it."

Daniel:

"No you want me to be, but the truth is there's a 50/50 chance that I am and I don't like those odds."

Chloe:

"Okay well we can get a dna test and prove you are the father."

Daniel:

"It's too early for that."

Chloe:

"Well when the time is right."

Daniel:

"I don't care it's not going to matter Chloe. Either way we're not going to be a family."

Chloe:

"But Daniel we're engaged we're in love. We just can't stop it all."

Daniel:

"You're absolutely nuts if you think I want you after Philip. Maybe if it was some random guy yeah maybe just maybe. It would be a little easier to take because that man didn't mean anything to you, but with Philip you two have history. Not to mention he's a complete ass. He's destroyed my life my daughter. Oh my gosh he's cheated on Melanie, my daughter that bastard promised to love and honor my daughter and he betrayed her. "

Chloe:

"Philip is so sorry for it all."

Daniel:

"I don't care how Philip feels. I had the chance to kill him and I'm going to finish it."

Daniel walks towards the door. Chloe pulls his arm. He stares at her.

On the next episode:

Daniel walks out on Chloe

Melanie is crushed

Chad wants to do something reckless