Episode #: 10489
Tape Date: 12/15/06
Air Date: 01/22/07
Director: Phil Sogard


Summary: Max helps Shawn and Belle, as Philip comes after Mimi… Steve returns home to find Kayla upset with him…and Abe catches Lexie in a lie for the last time…This appears to be the last show (at least for a while) for Renee Jones, as well as Rasshan Orange. Best of luck to both of them from The Early Edition!

On the run…
Belle and Claire are waiting for Shawn to return (saying he went to get blankets). They are in (what looks like) the same abandoned church where Max and Mimi were held at Christmas. Shawn comes back and they turn on the radio to learn that there are police roadblocks up all over town and cops at the airport and bus station as they listen to reports about the kidnapping. Belle thinks they should go ahead and leave, but Shawn says they should wait on Max to get back. He promises he will not let anything happen and they will always be there for Claire, as they talk about her future.

Meanwhile, at Max’s Place…
He and Mimi are packing up bags of supplies for them (food, diapers, clothes and some money). He is going to take them the things as Mimi stays there to run interference in case the cops show up. With a kiss, he is on his way. After he leaves, Philip shows up demanding to know where his daughter is. He gives her a hard time for “snagging” another Brady, he demands to know where they are hiding. She tells him that she can’t help him but he tells her he SAW her and Max in the car and knows they are in on it. He warns her if she doesn’t help him, soon she will be in prison with her brother. She gives him a “reality check”, reminding him he isn’t Claire’s father and accuses him of doing all this out of revenge for Belle leaving him. He says he has tried to be the good guy and look what it got him…he lost his wife and his daughter…this time, he is going to take back what is his. He tells her that Victor always taught him if you want something…do whatever it takes to get it and that is the philosophy he is going to live by from now on. He says he didn’t start this war, but he is going to end it…and take no prisoners. Mimi tells him she is trough talking with him and only wants Shawn and Belle to get justice but he says it was HER lies that started all this in motion. If she had been truthful about Claire’s paternity maybe he and Belle could have worked things out and still be together. Mimi tells him that Belle NEVER loved him and it’s not her fault that he lost his family. He gets angry and says he is not letting her off the hook and walks over to the door and locks it. She gulps, asking if he is threatening her. He tells her to make this easy on herself. He takes her cell phone and punches Max’s number.

Shawn and Belle hear someone at the door and duck for cover, but Max comes in and calls for them, with their supplies. He tells them about the road blocks and is fearful that they won’t make it out of town. They thank him for his help, saying they will never forget it. Shawn thinks they may need some help and thinks maybe they could call Steve and Kayla. But Belle thinks they may tell Bo but Shawn thinks they may have to take the chance. Max’s phone rings and he recognizes the number and knows it’s Mimi, asking “what’s up?” as Philip demands to speak to Belle. Max hands her the phone and takes off, realizing that Mimi is in trouble. Philip demands she give Claire back but she says no. He says he still loves her but she tells him that she and Shawn love her too and they are going to be a family. Philip flies into a rage and slams the phone across the room, telling Mimi she has 2 minutes to tell him where they are. Meanwhile, Belle tells Shawn maybe he should make that call to Steve.

Philip grabs Mimi’s arm and twists it behind her back and ties her wrists together. He walks across the room as she has a look of terror on her face, asking “Oh my God…what are you going to do with that?” Later, Max comes bursting in and hears her whimpering. He finds her bound and gagged and stuffed into a trunk. He gets her out as she is blubbering that she told him where they were…God help her, but she did. She yells for him to call and warn them that Philip is on their way. Max swears he is going to kill Philip for what he did to her, but she begs him to stay with her as they start kissing.

At the Pub…
Bo and Kayla are talking about Shawn and Belle taking Claire. He fears that Victor will come after them with a vengeance. Then on the other hand that best-case scenario is (if they make it) that he will never see them again. He just wishes he could talk to them and make sure that they are okay. Steve comes in (wow, fast trip from Mexico) claiming that he is safe and sound (and boy is Kayla po’d at him). He tells them that he found EJ and shows them the wallet and “smell” phone (as he calls it) he lifted, saying that it had a lot of calls to Italy on it. He also shows them the travel visa he found in his wallet and says if he wants to replace it, he will have to return to the good ole US of A and they can nab him. Bo leaves to go see Abe as Steve asks Kayla if she is mad at him as she gives him ‘what for’ and he says he was only trying to protect her. He tells her that EJ knows all about his ‘episodes’ and even brought up Benji’s name. He reminds her that the episodes all started that night they had dinner with Benji and Sonya. He says that he was such a good kid…but is also a DiMera and says that even the good ones get their hands dirty. Kayla tries to convince him to let the police handle it but Steve says he needs to talk to Benji himself. She begs him to let her help but he says he needs to keep her safe. She is upset that he is keeping secrets from her and that it worries her that she can’t trust him. They talk about trust and honesty and he says he is only trying to get their life back. She begs him not to go it alone…they can work together. They are kissing when Shawn calls and tells him that he is with Belle and Claire and needs his help to get to Canada. Steve tells him he will call him right back. Kayla wants to help too and they agree that they should call Bo and let him know what is going on (which he does…see below). Later, Steve is on the phone with Shawn, who tells him they are at the old abandoned church. Steve tells Kayla to let him handle this on his own…he will be in and out…quick and easy…as he leaves.

At the Carver House…
Abe is going over some file with this HUGE magnifying glass (couldn’t’ help but LOL at it) as Lexie comes home. He is upset as he is looking at her cell phone bill and how it doesn’t jive with her police statement. He points out that at the time John got shot, she was on the phone with HIM. (And how do they know the EXACT time John got shot? That’s kind of silly). He warns her that EJ’s defense lawyer would tear her story apart on the stand. He wants the truth so she finally confesses and tells him that someone else saw the shooting. He presses her and she finally tells him it was Tek. She tries to explain what happened that night and swears that nothing was going on. She tells him that Tek witnessed the shooting and then came and told her about it. She says she was only trying to protect Abe and swears she did everything she could to discourage Tek. But Abe doesn’t want to hear anymore and asks her to leave. She cries and pleads with him but he wants her to get her things and get out. He says he can not and WILL NOT let her do this to them again…it’s over. Later, we see her lugging her bags down the stairs as she tells him she never wanted this to end, but she guesses she let him down too many times and is sorry for all the pain she caused him. As she opens the door, Bo is there asking what is going on. She tells him she has messed up and leaving to sort out her life. She leaves and is crying on the front stoop. Bo says he can come back later, but Abe tells him to come on in. Bo fills him in about Steve getting EJ’s wallet and cell phone, but Abe tells him it doesn’t matter and fills him in that it was Tek that witnessed the shooting, not Lexie. He says that neither of them are now viable witnesses…and EJ will walk away from it. Bo says it’s not over, Tek can still testify and they have circumstantial evidence. Bo’s phone rings…(it’s Steve, who fills him in about Shawn and how he is going to help him). Bo just nods and tells him to do whatever he has to and hangs up. Abe tells Bo it’s ironic…he stepped down as commissioner to spend time with his family and make his marriage stronger…now he has lost is job AND his marriage. Bo asks if he wants him to hang around but Abe tells him no…he just wants to be alone.

Later, we see Lexie in the car with Tek (she had called him). She tells him that Abe figured it all out and now she has lost him. He tells her the best thing she can do now is start fresh…forget about Abe and EJ and run off with him. She tells him he is crazy, she is NOT going to leave her son. She demands he pull over and let her out. Tek complains that he can’t see, the car behind them has their lights on bright…the look up and they are headed straight for another car. Lights flash in their eyes as he hits the brakes as they spin out of control with Lexie screaming…and the previews show…

Shawn (to Belle): Steve’s coming…(Philip): I don’t think so…your are not going anywhere…

Marlena (to Kayla): He is still trying to get a message to me…and I hate to say it, but it was about Steve, I believe…

Sami (to Lucas): What if EJ found out that Lexie and Tek saw him shoot John…and had them eliminated…and WE are the next on that list?...

Steve (to Shawn and Belle…looks like they are in a truck): Life on the road is not easy…especially with that old snake Kiriakis is the one on your tail…

And the credits roll…
Laney