Episode # 10162; Tape Date: 9/8/05; Air Date: 10/10/05; Director: Phil Sogard

Summary: Marlena (with Alex’s help) tosses John out…then Kate turns to him for help…Bo and Caroline play matchmaker to Shawn and Mimi…Jennifer finds out the bitter truth about Jack and confronts him. (Thumbs-up performances from Missy Reeves and Matt Ashford).

At the Brady Pub…Kate is outside having flashbacks of Austin getting Sami off the hook. She thinks that there is something that she did that will bring her down and decides to call John for help. Inside, Shawn is having flashbacks of kissing Mimi as Caroline asks him what is on his mind…sure it is a girl. Bo is also there and they start questioning him about it. He doesn’t want to talk about it so Caroline backs off, saying she has an appointment anyway. After she leaves, Bo sits with him and asks him if it is about Mimi. Shawn talks about how they are friends and not sure how she feels. He says the last thing he wants to do is hurt her. Bo reminds him that they have been there a lot for each other lately. Bo advises him to go pay her a visit and gives him a rose off one of the tables.

Meanwhile, at the Beauty Salon…Mimi is there as Glorianne is bombarding her with questions about Rex. After Mimi tells her it is over, she sympathizes with her, telling her that things always happen for a reason. She has flashbacks of kissing Shawn and is asked if there is someone else. Mimi tells her about Shawn, as someone close by (Bonnie) is listening in and perks up. Mimi goes on to tell her that she used to have a crush on him and he was her first kiss. But then he dated her best friend. She also tells her that her friend moved on to and married someone else. Glorianne encourages her to go after him as Bonnie yanks back the curtain, saying that is what she said too. She says she needs to rope him and brand his but and rushes out to the car to get something. Caroline is in the next cube as Bonnie rushes back in with a rope and a branding iron (lol). Glorianne comes and gets Bonnie for her waxing as Mimi apologizes to Caroline for her mother’s behavior. She explains that there is really nothing going on between her and Shawn, just a kiss. Caroline tells her she had another impression and offers to listen if Mimi wants to talk. Caroline tells her that if she wants to find out if there is more to it, listen to her as she fills her in on a secret. Bonnie comes back looking for Mimi, but she is gone (apparently she took Caroline’s advice).

Later, we find Mimi at home cooking as Shawn arrives. He is thrilled as she tells him she is making his favorite (macaroni and cheese) and has his grandmother’s recipe. He hands her the rose and kisses her as she blushes.

At the Penthouse…Alex is in the hall having a flashback of playing the music for Marlena. He pulls out a bottle of pills and says if that doesn’t work, this will. Inside, John is in shock over Marlena’s sudden turn-around. He realizes she changed during the phone call and demands to know who it was. She won’t tell him, but he is sure it was Dr. North and demands to know what he is doing to her. She says he did nothing…she just doesn’t have feelings for John anymore. She wants a divorce and wants him out of there ASAP. Kate calls during this and he is very rude with her (says “NOT NOW” ) and slams the phone down. Alex comes in asking if everything is okay as John explodes at him. But he plays innocent, blaming John for what is going on. But John says right now, family and loved ones are the only thing that can save Marlena. Marlena begs him to leave now and starts crying. He storms out as Alex holds her. In the hall, John runs into Kate as she asks what happened and he hugs her. Inside, Alex makes Marlena a cup of “special” tea (drugged) as she second guesses herself. He tells her she did the right thing, John is hampering her recovery. He says she must be in a controlled environment as she hugs him. Later, she gets a little woozy and he tells her to lie down as he puts on some music and starts playing that creepy music as she stares off into space. He says (to himself) that now my work really begins.

John and Kate end up outside the Brady Pub as he has told her what happened. He says he would rather not talk about it anymore and apologizes for hanging up on her earlier. He asks her what’s new with her and she tells him she needs his help to nail Sami. Later, they are inside as she has told him about Austin helping Sami. But she tells him she needs his help as she reminds him about “Stan” supplying John drugs, saying she could do time for that as a drug dealer. John refuses to help her, telling her to just drop it. He says that he couldn’t do that to Marlena, or Sami for that matter. He talks about how Marlena helped him when he first came to Salem, he now fears he may lose her for good.

At the Deveraux House…Jack is outside with Jack Jr. in the stroller as he talks to him, telling him how he would love to watch him grow up and how he loves him more that words can say. He talks about his own father and what a wonderful mother and sister he has and how they all changed him. He says he knows that Jack Jr. won’t remember him, but he is going to give him something as his legacy…a father to look up to…Frankie Brady. Inside, Jen is in shock over what she learned about the drug being for a fatal disease as she cries on Frankie’s shoulder. She decides to call Lexie since she is the doctor that prescribed it. She tells Lexie she needs to talk to her about Jack so Lexie tells her she will be right over. Outside, Jack continues to talk to the baby about his wonderful mother and what good parents she and Frankie will be for him. Lexie rushes over, asking what is wrong as Jen shows her the pills. She can see by the look on Lexie’s face it is bad. She demands to know what is wrong with Jack, but Lexie won’t tell her, even though Jen pleads. Jack walks in, asking what’s wrong. Jen spins around holding the bottle, saying “I KNOW!” Jack tries to tell her they are anti-biotics, but she tells him she looked it up…she knows they are for a fatal disease…but Lexie won’t tell her anything. Jack and Jen go outside as Lexie puts the baby down for a nap. Jen begs him to tell her that he is not dying. He talks about how he loves her and the kids and in a round-about way confirms her worst fears. He talks about growing old with her and she asks (through tears) “That isn’t going to happen is it?” as she sobs in his arms. Frankie tells Lexie that he is glad that Jen finally found out the truth as they worry about them. Jack makes light of the situation, telling Jen he doesn’t want to deal with the truth. She asks him how long but he doesn’t know. She is terribly upset the didn’t tell her from the beginning but he says he didn’t know how and he couldn’t bear to watch them suffer too. She tells him she is going to call her dad and Mike and they are going to find him a specialist, they can beat this…they will fight it together. He tells her that they have cheated death before, but maybe the third time is the charm as he holds her and she cries. From inside, Lexie and Frankie watch them through the window…as the previews show…

Marlena: It’s beautiful. (Alex): You certainly are…(as she turns and looks at him oddly)…

Kate (to John): He probably thinks no one can stop him from getting what he wants…

Philip (toasting, with Mimi, Shawn and Belle there): To good friends, loving relationships and beautiful healthy children (as Belle looks as if she is about to burst into tears)…

Jack (to Jen): It won’t be hard to forget I am dying? (Jen): NO…it won’t, because you AREN’T!...

As the credits roll…
Laney