Episode # 10294; Tape Date: 3/22/06; Air Date: 4/17/06; Director: Albert Alarr

Summary: Monday’s show is a real snoozefest, so this will be rather brief. We have “Adventures in Breakfast” with the Tiresome Foursome…Chelsea is determined to come clean to Bo and Billie, despite Kate’s interference…Lexie and Celeste give a lesson in breast cancer…Hope tells Maggie she wants a divorce.

At the Carvers…Celeste is playing with Theo, talking about plans for the day when she looks at a picture of Lexie and sees blood dripping down the front. Meanwhile, Lexie is in the shower and feels a lump in her breast. Later, Lexie comes down to go to work as Celeste wants to discuss her affair. Lexie tells her that is over but she can see something is bothering her mom and she confesses she thinks Lexie may be in some kind of danger from Tek. Lexie tells her that her vibes may be a little off (out of practice, Celeste?) but Tek has nothing to do with it as she tells her about the lump. She promises her she will be fine and will be checked out immediately. Celeste tells her that they have a family history of breast cancer, upsetting Lexie that her mother never told her, saying every woman should be aware of a history of that in their family. Lexie asks about their outcomes and Celeste tells her that in each case, they died. (Hey, way to be positive, Celeste). They discuss treatments and how they shouldn’t expect the worst. Lexie points out that sometimes it can even be the result of swollen lymph nodes…brought on by stress…which could be the case. Celeste asks her again about Tek and Lexie confesses and tells her that there are others that know about the affair and are blackmailing her. Lexie tells her that Sami and Alex North are both using her to do terrible things for them and it is eating her alive. Celeste tells her she has to consider her own health. Lexie tells her she will have to deal with this just as she will have to deal with both Alex and Sami.

At the Apartment Building…Sami is making coffee as she has flashbacks of last night. Austin comes in as she tells him she is going to make his favorite, blueberry pancakes. As he goes to shower, she says she is getting all she ever wanted…then she sees a picture of her, Lucas and Will. She tells herself she will have to get over it…she has Austin. She realizes she is out of milk and goes over to Lucas’s to see if she can borrow some. At Lucas’s place, he and Carrie are up and he is going to fix waffles. He suggests they burn some more calories before they eat so they go at it again. After they finish (both are soppy wet with sweat, yuck), he goes back to fix breakfast as she goes to shower. Sami sees Carrie and the green-eyed monster comes alive as Sami realizes what they have been up to and she just stares at Lucas. Carrie and Austin are both in their respective showers simultaneously as he is telling himself that Carrie loves Lucas. She is in her shower telling herself that she loves Lucas. (Oh brother). Sami comes barging in wanting to borrow milk as Lucas informs her he just used all he had. Sami says she will have to go to the store then, but Carrie walks in, inviting her and Austin to just join them. Sami politely declines but they talk her into it. Sami and Carrie talk as Lucas dresses and Carrie talks about how Sami has been so good to her and tells her that she wants the 4 of them to get along. Sami has flashbacks of her talk with Lexie and tells Carrie that she has changed. Austin comes over looking for Sami as Carrie invites him and tells him they invited them for breakfast. Lucas pulls Sami aside and tells her that he heard her tell Carrie she has changed…and THAT usually means she is up to something. Sami tells him not to worry about it. Austin tells Carrie she looks beautiful and that she is glowing. Sami says she knows why and whispers in Austin’s ear. LOL at the look on his face. This makes Carrie uncomfortable and she walks away as Austin asks Sami WHY she did that.

On the boat…Hope calls Mickey and tells him that she wants a divorce…and it is for the best. We don’t see Mickey, but he hands the phone to Maggie and the conversation between her and Hope is shown. She tells Maggie about the divorce and she thinks Hope should slow down. She tells her that Bo has another family now. Maggie thinks this is all some kind of horrible misunderstanding and says she needs to talk to Bo face to face before doing anything drastic. (Listen to her, Hope). But Hope tells her she is not coming back to Salem…her mind is made up. Hope asks her to give Alice and Jen her love and that she will be in touch. After she hangs up, Patrick tells her she is making a mistake, but she is determined to go through with the divorce…there is no turning back.

At the Hospital…Kate arrives to see Chelsea as Billie fills her in on what happened. Billie thinks all this will bring Chelsea and Bo closer but Kate is hoping it will bring Bo and Billie closer as well. Billie tells her not to start on that again. Bo is by Chelsea’s side (he thinks she is sleeping), telling her he loves her, etc. as she has flashbacks of what she and Kate did. She tells him that he won’t love her anymore when he learns what she did. In the lobby, Kate is pushing Billie to make a play for Bo and she tells her to lay off. She tells her that Hope asked for a divorce as Kate plays dumb and pretends she didn’t know they had problems. Billie goes to talk to the nurse about Chelsea as Kate slips in to her room and listens as Chelsea and Bo talk. Chelsea tells Bo that she is the reason Hope asked for the divorce, but he says Hope will change her mind. But before Chelsea can explain, Kate steps in as she and Bo try to convince her it isn’t her fault. Kate asks to speak to Chelsea alone, so Bo leaves. Chelsea tells her that she is going to come clean and tell the whole truth but Kate tries to talk her out of it by scaring her…telling her she will alienate Bo and she may go to prison. Kate agrees what she did was wrong, but sometimes you have to do things for the greater good…like getting her parents together.

Bo is by the phones, wanting to call Hope as Billie watches him. Teary-eyed, she realizes that Hope is the only woman he will ever love. They talk and he is upset that Hope has given up so easily. Billie tells him that they need to talk…he loves her…and will find a way to get her back. Chelsea tells Kate that she would like to see her parents together, but maybe it just wasn’t meant to be but Kate wants her to think before she acts. Chelsea says Billie has been great to her and all she has done is make her life hell. She would love to see her happy, but this is wrong. She says that Bo and Hope love each other too much and eventually would find their way back to each other. She says she was selfish and conniving but it’s not too late for her to turn things around, even though her dad may end up hating her in the end. She vows to tell them the truth. Kate says if she does, she will ruin everything… but Chelsea says there is nothing Kate can do to stop her…as the previews show…

Frankie (to Jen): You still really love him…as Jen nods…

Chelsea (to Kate): He’s my dad…I have to tell him the truth…(Kate): It’s going to be the biggest mistake you hade in a lifetime…

Hope (to Patrick): I have to move on without Bo…figure out what my next move is…

Abe (to Bo as they look at a computer): A wanted felon…extorted a young woman’s life savings…left her dead. (Bo): That’s Patrick Lockhart.

And the credits roll…
Laney