Summary: The ladies gather for a double bachelorette party at Alice’s Bar as the men also gather for their party...Bo and Hope discuss Chelsea...Dr. Alex North continues to work his magic on Marlena, bringing out memories of their past.

AT THE BRADY HOUSE...Bo and Hope talk about Chelsea’s reaction to the news. Bo tells her that Chelsea said terrible things about Billie and Hope says that most of them were probably true (GO HOPE!) Bo asks her to give Billie a break and she says she will try and be supportive but still can’t get over the things she did...such as taking advantage of him in that pit. She says that he is blind to her tricks and she fears that Billie will end up using Chelsea to get closer to him. (Has Hope got her pegged or what?) Bo says that they will have to find a way to deal with the situation. Hope is worried but Bo tells her to put the put the focus on Chelsea. Hope says that he has a beautiful and smart daughter...AND she knows how to manipulate people. Bo thinks she is being hard on her, she has been through a lot. Hope tells him that Jennifer agrees with her and sees Chelsea as a troubled girl as well and that they are just being objective. But Bo thinks that they feel that way because she is Billie’s daughter and that Hope just can’t get past that. Hope agrees that she is not thrilled about that but she will accept it...but Chelsea does have problems. She says she knows he feels guilty for not being there for her all those years, but he cannot just look the other way. Bo tries to assure her that everything will work out for the better as they hug.

ALICE’S BAR...is closed for a private party...Chloe & Sami’s bridal shower. Brady and Chloe arrive as he practically forces her to go in. She is greeted by Belle, who encourages her. Shawn is there bar tending as Mimi is waitressing. Sami is upset and whines to Caroline about having to share her party with Chloe. Caroline tells her to not be in such a sour mood to which Sami says it is just nerves. Abby and Chelsea arrive as Abby asks her how she is handling the news she got earlier and if she is beginning to accept it. Chelsea replies HELL NO...she isn’t thrilled about having Billie or Kate as family. Right on cue, Kate and Billie arrive. Kate encourages Billie to be patient with Chelsea and not push her. She tells her to rely on Bo and starts on that tired old song again as Billie shakes her head no. Chelsea continues to bash them to Abby as Billie explains to Kate that it is about Chelsea...NOT her. Bonnie talks up Mimi to Shawn as she bashes Belle to him. Shawn explains that he and Meems are just friends, but Bonnie continues to push them together. She talks about how passionate she is and says she gets it from her (LOL). Caroline assures Sami that she WILL make it to the altar this time and talks about how she and Lucas are in love and have a relationship rooted in trust, as Sami sighs. Kate comes over as she and Sami exchange insults (WHY is Kate even there?) then she flounces off. Sami wants to go after her but her grandmother stops her. Kate then flits to the bar and insults Shawn (saying it looks like he is putting his college education to good use). She tells him to stop watching Belle...she is married to HER son now and strolls off. Bonnie overhears this and tells Shawn "no matter how you dress it up...trash is trash". Bonnie tells him to quit torturing himself and sends him to the bachelor party and he leaves. Mimi walks up while Bonnie is on the phone asking WHERE they are? Kate goes over to Chelsea & Abby’s table (LOL as Chelsea calls her "Granny Kate") Kate talks about their first bad first meeting and wants to start over. But Chelsea ignores her as Billie walks up, she asks her how she and Bo "lost" her to begin with. Billie tells her it’s a long story and she will tell her later. Chelsea goes to leave, so Billie gives her the Reader’s Digest version, blaming the DiMeras. Chelsea tells her that she had a mom and doesn’t want Billie, but they do agree to talk more later. Chelsea and Abby talk and Abby asks why she is now being a little more nice to them and she tells Abby that she plans on using them to get the things she wants. 2 guys arrive (strippers I assume) and Bonnie is happy to see them. One of them has on a Lone Ranger mask and as soon as he speaks, you know it is BART. Bonnie takes them to the stage and announces for the ladies to get out their dollar bills as the music starts (Too Sexy for my Shirt). All the ladies are screaming and laughing as they dance (LOL as Jen covers Abby’s eyes). Bart is now down to his boxers as he and Bonnie are dancing on stage, embarrassing Mimi. Sami sits back, seemingly uninterested in all this until Bart goes over to her table, trying to get her to dance. She refuses until he pulls up his mask and reveals himself to her, telling her he has a message from the count. He drags her outside, with Kate watching. Shawn has now returned from the other party (a snoozer) and tells Mimi that he is just going on home and he’ll see her later. Chloe and Belle talk as she worries about how her face will turn out (yawn). Hope arrives as Chelsea tells Abby that Hope had better enjoy her marriage...while it lasts. Hope assures Billie that everything will turn out as it should, which pisses Billie off. Kate tells Bille that "the way it should" is her, Bo and Chelsea being a family and Hope out in the cold. Chelsea tells Abby that it finally occurred to her that with Granny Kate (aka Ms. Moneybags) as a grandmother, she has struck it rich. Outside (as Bart keeps calling her "Stan) Sami tells Bart that she wants the disguise back...her DNA is all over it. He tells her that when Tony escapes, she will get it. If not, then Stan will take her to her grave.

MEANWHILE...the men’s party is a real snoozer. Brady and Philip talk about Chloe/Belle as Roman is chattering on and on to John about Marlena going off with Dr. North. Neither of them like it, but John tells him that it is really none of his business. Victor and Lucas talk and he asks if he is sure he knows what he is doing by marrying Sami. Roman is still harping to John, second guessing him and John gets short with him, saying that Marlena is HIS wife and his decision, not Roman’s. He says that this whole situation is Roman’s fault to begin with. Victor tells Philip how proud he is of him and and they hug as he tells him that his family will always have whatever they want or need. (Shawn overhears this and leaves). Bo arrives and reveals to Victor that he has a new grand daughter as well and explains about Chelsea. Bo tells them that he knows nothing about raising girls. Victor is happy for him. Phil gets a call and says he must go visit with a doctor and calls Belle to come and get him. Meanwhile, John is on the phone, talking to someone who is investigating Dr. North and he seems very disturbed with the news he gets.

AT THE CABIN...Dr. North tells Marlena he has a new treatment to try and tells Marlena she will have to trust him and give herself to him completely. She talks about how tormented she felt before and how she feels so safe and comfortable with him. He tells her that John keeps calling (she realizes that) and tells him that she doesn’t want to go to the weddings. She talks about how uncomfortable she would be. He goes to get something to start her therapy. Later, she is on her stomach and he is placing warm flat rocks on her back to relieve stress. She is so relaxed and he says this is only the beginning, he also plans on using hypno-therapy, telling her that she did that in her practice as well. Later, he tells her he is going to hypnotize her and wants her calm...he may probe some sensitive territory. We see him putting something in her tea and hands it to her. He puts her under and takes her back to her past...he talks about a time when she was most happy...a time no one else knows about. He asks her about the man in her life during that time and asks if she still loves that man. We then see Marlena having a flood of short flashbacks of kissing him. She says "it’s you" and he says "yes, you remember" and they begin to kiss...just as John walks in and sees them...and the previews show...

Shawn (to Belle): Belle, Belle...what is it? Belle (crying): It’s the baby...

Chloe (to Brady): No, I don’t want you to leave...

Sami (to Bart): Do you know how much trouble I will be in if I get caught? (Bart): Another wedding blowing up in your face will be the least of your problems...

Marlena (to John): If you don’t come to terms with Alex being in my life...you will lose me forever...

and the credits roll...
Laney