| DAYS OF OUR LIVES SUMMARY |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 up by 2:39 pm est May 16 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. LINK ONLY! BIG SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE SALEM! - At the café, EJ repeats Samantha must simply go home and apologize to William. She claims she needs time to gather her thoughts. EJ reminds her she walked out on her son at one of the most vulnerable moments in his tormented young life. But Sami is afraid of making things worse. EJ drawls he does not think she can. She must find the lad and apologize. Will needs his mother to be strong and supportive. Sami gasps he really dropped a bomb on her. EJ is not interested in hearing her excuses. What about William? Sami realizes he must feel terribly alone. She wonders what she should say. EJ advises her to say the truth - that she loves him. She laments she was hurt he did not tell her sooner. EJ reasons this is a conversation she should be having with her son. Sami still cannot believe she did not see. She stammers her thanks for helping her see the light and races off. EJ calls after her to break a leg and finishes his coffee. - Still at the apartment, Will waits for Lucas to answer whether he is fine with him being gay. Lucas cannot believe he would even need to ask it. Will starts to walk away, having misunderstood. Lucas stops him and elaborates. When Will was a kid and wanted to be a magician, the other kids teased him and called him names. He did not listen to any of them. His point is he will walk a tough road but he knows he will be okay. It matters not to him whether he is gay or straight. "You're my son and I'll always love you no matter what." Will cries thank you. Father and son emotionally embrace. Lucas' dark eyes are filled with concern. Will now brings up another very important matter. He thanks his father for taking the fall for him when he shot EJ. Lucas thinks no thanks are necessary but Will wants to show his gratitude. Lucas knows he thought he was doing what was right but he was a kid and made a huge mistake. Will is remorseful that he never confessed. Lucas does not want him to be sorry, for he harbors no regrets. Lucas is just mad about that son of a bitch EJ blackmailing him. Will insists he likes the job now. Lucas would rather not get into it but if he ever gets blackmailed by anyone again, he should just let him know. - At the pub, Abe and Lexie have gathered with Celeste, Kayla, Chad, Mel and Cameron. Seeing Paris in the springtime is something on her bucket list. In fact, it is something she will do today! And she will take them all with her! Celeste is thrilled. The gang are elated. Abigail enters and tells them how lucky they are. She just loooooves Paris. So does Cameron. She gushes about the romance. Cameron and Abigail sit with Chad and Mel and keep talking about their favorite restaurants in Paris. Meanwhile, Abe is at the computer, booking Lexie's favorite hotel. Kayla praises Lexie for her courage and radiance. Lexie smiles she is happy and focusing on what really matters. Family and friends. Kayla regrets she cannot go to Paris, as her mom needs her here. But she is here for her, whatever she needs. Lexie becomes serious. She will need her assistance and it concerns Abe. Nearby, Cameron and Abigail coo about the Paris Opera House. Mel whispers to Chad those two should kiss already! Chad invites Abigail to come to Paris too. Meanwhile, Lexie glances at Abe and Celeste happily planning at the computer. She quietly confesses to Kayla that she knows when she is gone, it will hit Abe hard. He has always been her rock. She would like Kayla to be a rock for friend Abe so he can be a rock for Theo. Kayla agrees to do what she can for her family. Lexie smiles and thanks her for being there. - At the pier, the dangerous Russian arms dealer's men have their guns pointed at John, Bo, Hope, and Rafe. John frowns and wonders what the hell this is. The Russian repeats the game is over because he knows. Bo calmly asks what he thinks he knows. Everythink! John suggests he make sure he is right before he walks away form allllllll that money! The Russian calls money his big weakness. Hope boasts they did do their research. He adds they are not the only ones with tricks up their sleeve. He had them photographed, their pictures sent to the ship database. He knows who they all are and lists their true identities. He knows they are ISA, Salem P.D., and former FBI. Bo sarcastically congratulates him for doing his homework. The Russian leers he does not like liars and gives his men an ominous order in his language. Rafe hastily states he still does not know why they are there! The Russian wants to know why he should not just shoot them now. John talks money. Bo reminds him he does not know why they are really there. He takes the bait. John updates him on Stefano DiMera stealing HIS money to buy the arms. He can keep the deposit DiMera gave him. He will still buy the arms and resell them at a profit, screwing DiMera in the process. The Russian becomes suspicious. John Black is supposed to be broke so where would he get the funds? John replies he got an advance. The mobster wants to know what is in it for Bo and Hope. Money. What about agent Hernandez? Rafe points out he was fired for sticking his neck out for John. DiMera ruined his life. For him it is personal. John insists their deal has nothing to do with the mobster. The Russian suspects there is backup around the corner. John stares him down and drawls they could have busted him by now if they had wanted to. The Russian stares back and states he does not trust him but he believes him. Bo wants to know if they have a deal ... - Lucas and Will discuss his coming out. Will informs him grandma Marlena helped him and was there for him. Her support meant a great deal. In fact, she was the first person he came out to. Sami has just arrived and overhears. She also overreacts ...! - At the pub, Abigail agrees to go to Paris. They decide to tell Abe to get another ticket. EJ now arrives and suavely offers his jet for everyone. Lexie suddenly gets a phone call and becomes serious. Abe notices she appears upset. She is indeed for she has some bad news ... Read Part 2 with Will/Sami Showdown, Russian Takedown, and Little Paris! |
| SCROLL DOWN FOR DAYS OF OUR LIVES SUMMARY to read all the happenings in Salem on Thursday, May 17 ... |
![]() |
![]() |