Episode # 10182
Tape Date: 10/04/05
Air Date: 11/7/05
Director: Phil Sogard

Summary: Sami keeps an eye on Austin and Nicole…Mimi seeks forgiveness from a higher power…Belle visits Shawn…Marlena invites John over and he drags Kate along.

At Chez Rouge…Sami sees Austin and Nicole together and is fuming. Maggie tries to stop her but she barges on over to their table. Austin asks her to leave them alone, they are discussing business. Sami thinks that Nicole has another agenda and they begin to snipe back and forth until Austin tells them to stop it. He says this is NOT a game and he is NOT the prize (lol…booby prize is more like it). They continue until Austin loses it and tells them that he has had enough…his business is not turning into an imaginary love triangle. Austin and Nicole decide to leave. Sami mutter that Nicole may have won the battle but not the war and starts to whip out her cell phone. Maggie walks up and tells her that she is making a mistake. She asks her about still being in love with Lucas but Sami says he doesn’t want her and she can’t chase after him and that she just cannot let Nicole get her hooks into Austin…he deserves better. LOL…as Maggie’s silence speaks volumes. Sami says she has lost too much already. Maggie thinks she is being too dramatic and tells her not to put herself in the position she was in between Mickey and Bonnie. She thinks that if Sami just steps back, the competition will self-destruct. But Sami doesn’t agree and says she must do something and leaves in a huff. She follows Nicole and Austin and hides in the bushes to eavesdrop on them. As they sit on a bench, Nicole starts questioning him again about his true love and asks if Sami is the one he came back for. But he won’t talk about it and says he is focused on his career for the moment. She asks if this woman knows that he loves her and by his vague answer, she is even more confused. Sami listens as Nicole says if SHE is the girl he is interested in, that is great…but if it is Sami, she will just have to show him how wrong she is for him. They hear a noise in the bushes and Austin says probably a squirrel or some other animal, but as Nicole looks more closely (and sees Sami) she says it is more like a bitch in heat. (LOL). Austin goes to get a paper as Nicole yanks her out of the bushes asking why she is following them. Sami says she can’t trust her and that Nicole will probably try to get Austin to fire her. They argue and Sami threatens to tell everyone about Nicole and the (so-called) flesh-eating bacteria she used on Chloe. Then Austin will see what a monster she is. They argue some more and then Nicole sees Austin coming back and shoves Sami back into the bushes. Nicole offers to buy Austin ice cream, but one problem…she has no money. Austin says all that will change soon as they go off arm in arm. Sami crawls out of the bushes and brushes herself off with a determined look on her face.

At the Lofts…Belle can’t sleep and is making tea, but she keeps having fantasies (or are they flashbacks?...I don’t watch enough lately to know) of talking with Shawn about her condition, husband and new baby. Across the hall, Mimi is moping around, saying that there is no future for her and Shawn. He comes in and tells her that Claire is asleep and she apologizes for not being any help. She has a flashback of her dream (with the little Mimi’s). She tells him that she is ashamed about her behavior and that they would never work out…he belongs with someone else. She tells him that he needs to find a woman who can make him happy. But Shawn thinks that they should just date and have fun and see if anything comes of it. But she says that they can never be and storms out in tears. Belle sees her leave and goes over to Shawn’s loft. When he answers the door (thinking it’s Mimi returning) she asks if he is disappointed that it is her. She tells him that she saw Mimi leave upset and asks what was wrong. He doesn’t want to discuss it, but finally tells her that Mimi was upset because she doesn’t want anything to happen between them and the fact that she can’t have a baby. He tells her that Mimi keeps beating herself up and Belle says that she is right…Mimi is wrong for him…she and Mimi both know him very well and he wouldn’t be happy. She begins to cry and asks him if he hates her. He says no, he doesn’t hate her or blame her and they hug as tears roll down her cheeks. Claire cries as Shawn goes to get her and Belle sits on the sofa and cries.

At St. Lukes…Mimi goes there to pray and is joined by Father Jansen who sees her distress and offers to hear her confession. But she says she can never be forgiven. He counsels her and tells her that God forgives everything but she says she did something terribly wrong. He tells her That God will forgive but she must forgive herself as well before the healing can begin. After he leaves, she kneels at the altar and cries, saying that if she can’t forgive herself she can never be with Shawn.



At the Penthouse…Alex is still talking with Marlena as Peeping John is still watching them (LOL…wonder if he can pick up HBO on that dish?). Marlena tells Alex that she plans to stay with John as he whips out the magic charm and tells her that she can’t do that. (His back is to the terrace, so John doesn’t see the charm). John and Kate are listening as they jokingly say it sounds like Alex is trying to hypnotize Marlena. Marlena tells Alex that everytime she is with John or looks at his picture, she has flashes of memory but is having trouble tying them all together. Alex begins to lose patience, this noticed by Kate and John. He continues to dangle the charm but she seemingly ignores it and tells him that she wants to work things out with John (Hey Alex, maybe you need a BIGGER charm? LOL) and needs to talk with him. A thrilled John takes the cue and calls. Marlena answers the phone instantly beams hearing John’s voice as Alex fumes in the background. Marlena tells him that she wants to talk to him and he says he will be right over. John asks Kate to tag along to help keep an eye on Alex so they leave. They arrive at the penthouse as Marlena is a bit surprised to see Kate there as well. Kate says that she is also concerned about Marlena. Marlena tells John that she was having memory flashes and wanted to talk to him. John asks Kate to keep Alex “entertained” as he and Marlena talk PRIVATELY on the terrace. Kate tells Alex that she just wants to see John and Marlena work things out but he isn’t buying it and says he thinks that she is still in love with John. On the terrace, Marlena tells John about Father Jansen’s visit and he admits to asking him to come over. She smiles and says she figured as much and is grateful. He tells her that he is glad she has changed her mind about the divorce and she asks how he knew that. Alex barges out and says that John must have the place bugged and that John is deceiving her. (Well so much for Kate keeping him ‘entertained’). John and Alex get nose to nose as John tells him that this is a PRIVATE conversation and orders him back inside. After he goes back inside, John covers his slip and tells Marlena that he is concerned about her as is the rest of her family. Marlena says she just must decide who to believe. John tells her that he still loves her and she says that she hopes that Alex is wrong. Back inside, Kate tells Alex that John seems to be making progress. But Alex accuses her of still having the hots for John, which of course, she denies, saying John loves Marlena. Alex asks Kate why she asked John to move in with her and she says he is a friend and she is just helping him out of a difficult situation. Kate says that Marlena WILL get her memory back and when she does, she and John will be together…he should just accept it. John talks about how Alex is manipulating Marlena and he apologizes for ever bringing him into her life. He talks about how they share a great love and how they have overcome may obstacles and they will come through this one as well. Kate and Alex continue to spar and then out of the blue, Alex thanks her for something she said. He says he now knows what he must do. Kate asks what he is up to but he plays innocent and tells her that she shouldn’t count herself out just yet…she could still end up with John. John talks about their love as Marlena asks where do they go from here. John tells her to just have faith in him…they WILL be together…forever. They hug as Alex watches…and the previews show…

Mimi (crying): There is no forgiveness for me…as a voice says: I’m sorry Miriam, but that just isn’t true…

Belle (to Shawn): I just don’t think I can stand the thought of seeing you spend the rest of your life with anyone but me…

Alex (to Kate): So, what do you say?...will you be my ally?...

Marlena (to John): So, were you in love with Kate?...as a single tear rolls down his cheek…

And the credits roll…
Laney