ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Link Only CLYDE GIVES BEN AN IDEA BUT THE CABIN IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP CLAIRE, PAULINA IS BACK AND MARLENA UPDATES HER ON THE LEGACY OF THE SQUARE, PHIL GOES KIRIAKIS ON TRASK, JAN NOW ON THE MOVE WITH CHLOE Beware of Copycats! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Cowboy Clyde greets visiting son Ben at the slammer. Long time no see. Ben blurts out he might be snapping ... Ambitious D.A. Melinda Trask is surprised to have Belle’s signed confession handed to her on this Belle’s trial date ... Shawn and Phil are exasperated at the station as there are no new leads on Chloe, who was in Kate’s trunk ... Jan happily comes back to the dusty cabin with groceries. Her two hostages - Claire and Chloe - cannot reply cos they are both bound and gagged ... Stylish suited Phil senses Shawn is scared for Claire. Shawn believes Belle’s idea will work. Alas Jan is not answering her phone. Phil has a bad feeling ... Melinda warns Belle she will need her to plead guilty after this confession ... Ben admits he sees dead people. At least he saw Jordan. Clyde wonders what she said. That she is his culpable conscience cos he almost betrayed his wife ... The gags are off at the cabin. Jan smugly informs Chloe this is the famous cabin where Claire tried to fry Ciara two times. Claire screams to stop. Jan taunts her with the news of Belle confessing to killing Charlie. Claire hopes that means they can leave. Chloe glowers when she hears Jan has deadly plans for them as she covers her tracks ... At the square Marlena is on a call with John, who has been driving all night to find the missing ones. Brady is supposed to rest! After the call, Paulina approaches her old friend with a flashy necklace and a smile to match. The Paulina is back! - Marlena and Paulina catch up at a table. Paulina always admired her attitude. Marlena appreciates the praise and admits she is having a bad day. Her daughter is in trouble ... Melinda becomes suspicious of Belle's about face. She demands a guilty plea entered in court or she cannot accept this sudden confession ... Shawn admits to Phil he is concerned about Belle’s game with Trask to save Claire. Phil cannot comprehend why Jan took Chloe too ... Jan decides defiant ghoul girl is going to kill Claire for her ... Paulina can relate to daughters in messes and sighs about her Chanel, who wed an ex-con and attempted to extort her. Marlena is sympathetic. Paulina gives her a pep talk about the girls always getting through. Marlena confides her granddaughter has been abducted, as Lani and Eli’s babies were. Paulina promises both her granddaughter and daughter will be fine. They will be in her prayers ... Trask points out Belle can change her plea today instead of having her trial. Belle wants a word with Justin first and is pressured to promise she will not change her plea ... - Ben tells papa Clyde about the start of a kiss with Claire. He stopped. However, the hallucination of Jordan taunted him and made him miss Claire’s call. Now he blames himself for not helping her when she needed him ... Jan warns no funny stuff and lets Chloe stand up. Chloe insists she will not off Claire, who tells her to accept the gun and do what she must. Chloe now plays along and waits for Jan to give her the gun. Drums play in the background ... Paulina talks magic of believing and wants Marlena to keep the faith. One can will things to happen. Marlena notes she has a lot of bold ideas. Paulina excitedly explains she wants to buy all the buildings of the square to make it a shared marketplace with lower rents for several small businesses. The marketplace will rep the dynamic diversity of Salem. Marlena is mighty impressed ... Clyde wants Ben to snap out of it. Time to act to save his dang marriage. Ben exclaims Ciara is demanding a divorce. Clyde hollers to get on a dang plane and go get his wiiiiiiiiiiiiife! - Shawn and Phil meet with Belle, who solemnly states she must plead guilty. Only then will Jan believe enough to free the two hostages. Shawn fears tis too risky. He reveals her confession made the news and she wonders why no word from Jan ... Jan decides Chloe can off Claire with a big knife and compliments her for already using one on that drug kingpin down in Mexico. Chloe numbly takes it. Terrified Claire watches ... Trask returns to Belle and Shawn. Justin is at the courthouse. Once Belle pleads guilty she will be escorted to Statesville. She leaves with Shawn, sure the plan will work. Phillip has his doubts since Spears is neither reliable nor rational ... Claire cries not to kill her. Chloe cries she cannot. Jan calls her useless. Claire argues Chloe was not even after her so she should release her ... Ben complains Ciara is with Theo. Clyde doubts he fought hard enough as he claims and reminds him how she saved him with the power of her love. Ben frets she has forgotten their love and sought space instead. Clyde declares Ciara is Ben’s destiny and suggests he clear his head with an easy ride. Ben believes tis a good idea. Clyde is pleased to hear he helped his boy. Ben thanks him for the listen. Father and son share an emotional hug ... Paulina has high praise for Abe’s support and is pleased when Marlena informs her Tom and Alice Horton would approve. She wonders who exactly they were. Marlena enlightens her on their legacy and adds Eli is their great great grandson. Paulina suddenly realizes the square is the legacy of Jules and Carver. Marlena warmly agrees ... Gun toting Jan concludes she will have to kill her two birds with a big stone to stop them from squawking ... - Marlena walks Paulina to the Salem Inn and the matriarchs agree to speak soon. Once alone, Paulina sighs. She had to mislead Marlena about what is really in store for Tom and Alice's iconic square ... Shawn snaps prisoner Belle's picture to send Jan Spears. She calls from the car and taunts wifey looks wonderful. Shawn notes now she can release Claire cos Belle confessed ... At the courthouse Phillip seethes to clueless Trask it was Jan spears who killed Charlie Dale not Belle! Jan has Shawn and Belle’s daughter, and they were desperate to save her. She has Chloe is well and both women are in horrible danger thanks to the dumb ambitions of the D.A. ... Jan has a gun on driving Chloe and apologizes to Shawn for changing the plan. Collateral damage is imminent ... Claire cries and struggles in the cabin which Jan has boobytrapped to blow up. A hand reaches from outside to open the door. Tis Ben ... Tick Tock! STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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