Episode #: 10492
Tape Date: 12/20/06
Air Date: 01/25/07
Director: Phil Sogard

Summary: Not a whole lot going on in this show...Mimi learns the truth about “Mr. Bones”…Kate pays a visit to EJ in jail…Chelsea admits to Nick that she really does like him…Sami is determined to go and talk to EJ.



At the Lockhart House…
Bonnie and Conner return from burying the bones all dirty as Mimi walks in demanding to know what they have been up to. They try to lie and say they had a water problem in the basement but took care of it. Mimi tells Conner if he is going to lie to at least pay attention to their mom, so he can learn how to get good at it. Mimi whips out a police artist sketch of the guy who helped steal the bones at the morgue, asking them if he looks familiar. She stares Conner down as Bonnie says she thinks it looks a little like Matt Damon. Mimi tells her to shut up and puts the squeeze on Conner. He spills the beans, blurting out that Mom made him help her. Bonnie immediately starts denying it as Mimi demands that Conner tell her the truth. He stammers around so Mimi storms out, saying she will just find out herself as Bonnie and Conner go to fix them something to eat. Later Mimi comes back in with the bag of bones and slams them on the table, threatening to call the cops if they don’t tell her what’s going on. They claim that they were only trying to protect her so she grabs the phone to call the cops. Conner cracks and tells her the bones in the bag…are their dad (yea, big surprise there, huh?). Mimi almost faints when she hears this, not able to comprehend what they are telling her. She demands to know what happened to him but Bonnie refuses to answer, saying she could incriminate herself. Mimi demands to know if she killed him. Conner begs her to just forget about it and she can’t believe them. Conner claims that he doesn’t know what happened, only that Mom told him that she needed his help. He says he is going to bed so Mimi turns to Bonnie and informs her that if Bonnie doesn’t tell her everything, she is taking the bones to the police and tell them what she knows. Taking the bones with her to her room for safe keeping, she tells Bonnie she has until morning to tell her the truth or she is going to the police.

At the Pub…
Chelsea and Abby are talking about school as Chelsea tries to talk Abby into enrolling full-time so they experience college life. Abby asks her if she has given up on Dr. Shane Patton. Outside Nick is pondering telling Chelsea the truth, but Billie assures him that she will never find out. Nick tells her that his first time was great and that Billie shouldn’t feel guilty…he doesn’t. She tells him it would have never happened had she not have been drinking and that she has gone back to her AA meetings. She promises him that she will never tell and for her they are just sweet memories. She tells him that she thinks he has been a good influence on Chelsea and about her wanting to go to college. He says no, it is Dr. Patton she is wanting to impress. Inside, Chelsea tells Abby that it is over with Dr. Patton…he dumped her and she is ready to move on and leave “Dr. McDrippy” behind. She continues to try and convince Abby to go to school full time and Abby says she will think about it. Billie tells Nick she approves of him and Chelsea but Nick says it is Dr. Patton that she wants, but Billie thinks that Chelsea really likes Nick, she just doesn’t know it yet. She asks if Chelsea knows how he feels and he says yes, that is how she uses him to do things for her. Billie tells him to just not give up on Chelsea yet and hang in there. She gives him a hug and leaves. Nick goes back inside as Chelsea grills him about where he has been. Abby excuses herself and leaves. Chelsea won’t let him change the subject and he says he was just talking with someone old enough to be her mom. Chelsea tells him to not knock mom…she’s pretty hot…and Nick agrees (lol). He starts asking her about school, and about what she plans to study…she is considering law. She starts on him again about helping her get a job as he tries to discourage her. He ends up telling her that she is beautiful as she smiles, thanking him for the compliment, saying no one has told her that before. She decides to leave and Nick follows her out, wanting to tell her the truth. He tells her that when he is at work, that is his “real world” and he needs to keep the two worlds separate. She says she understands and is not upset. She asks if he is afraid she would embarrass him and he says no, he fears he would embarrass himself. She says she is trying to change and she understands. He finally tells her he will ask about the job. She is thrilled and says that she just wants him to be proud of her and he says he already is. She tells him that she knows it really sounds lame…but she really likes him and probably always has…she just likes teasing him. She can’t believe how great he has been to her, considering she treated him so bad. She says that he inspires her and she apologizes for how mean she has been. He promises to always be her friend. She kisses him and takes off as he floats about a foot off the ground.

At Sami’s…
Roman is there telling them that EJ is back in Salem and that he turned himself in. He tells them that EJ claims to have friends that can clear his name and mentioned Sami in particular. Sami spits that EJ is NOT her friend. Roman informs that with Lexie and Tek missing, the cops have no case against him. Sami says they are not coming back because she is sure that they are dead and that EJ killed them. Roman says they have no proof of that, but she is sure that is what happened…and now she is next on the list. Lucas tries to calm her down and urges her to tell Roman their good news. She tells him that she is pregnant. He tells her that she doesn’t look too happy and she tells him she is but EJ…(as she trails off). Roman promises her that no one is going to hurt her or her baby. Lucas promises that if EJ ever comes near Sami, he will have to go through him first. Roman tells them that he doesn’t think that they have enough evidence to hold EJ, but promises Sami that she is going to be okay. He asks when he can start spreading the news and Sami tells him it’s too early yet. Roman leaves as Lucas is ranting about EJ.

Billie drops by asking if everything is okay. Sami tells her about EJ being back in town and will probably go free. Sami says she has to go and talk to him while there are still bars between them. Billie thinks it is a bad idea and tries to talk her out of it. She begs Billie to help her and tell Lucas that they are going shopping the next morning. Billie doesn’t want to go along with it but finally gives in and makes Sami swear on the Salem phone book (lol) that she will not try to be a hero. Lucas comes back (he had to take a phone call from Victor) telling them he has to go over to his house. He worries about leaving Sami alone, but she says that Billie is right down the hall and she will be okay. After Billie leaves, Lucas tells Sami that Victor is on the warpath over Shawn and Belle taking Claire. They talk about it and both of them agree that Belle and Shawn did the right thing.

At the Cop Shop…
Kate is visiting EJ as she walks over and slaps him across the face, telling him he had better be glad she doesn’t have a gun. She tells him that because he fled the country, all her assets are frozen. He claims that the Salem PD was just trying to set him up. She asks him if he shot John and he (of course) denies it and says he cannot afford to be abandoned by her…she knows he couldn’t have done it. He asks her if this is all about who he REALLY is…a DiMera, saying he is NOT his father. Kate asks if he has witnesses who can prove he didn’t shoot John and he says yes, so she accuses him of paying people off. (He claims he was half way to Mexico when John was shot). He tells her that he will have his lawyers get Mythic back open for business but she says she can’t work with him…John was a friend and she cares about him. EJ tells her that she is his full time partner and part time lover…she can’t have it both ways…which will it be?

She begins to back-track, asking why he took off to Mexico. He explains that it is because the cops were dogging him and investigating him and that it culminated with them trying to set him up…and Sami was in on it. Kate wants to know just how Sami got involved…and that she has a theory of how things went down the night John was shot. She rambles on about Sami being named a hero, saving Lucas all by herself. She says she doesn’t believe it for a second but EJ plays innocent, claiming he didn’t help her. But Kate says EJ had to have help escaping and getting through the road blocks. EJ says she has quite the imagination and should be writing fantasy novels (lol). He tells her as uncomfortable as it is for her, she needs to get used to the fact that Sami is going to become her daughter-in-law. Kate refuses to believe that Sami acted alone and is sure that EJ helped her, but he stands by his story. He tells Kate that she has a decision to make or he will have Mythic Communications dissolved. He calls for the cop to come and get him. He says he was used to having her around and kisses her, saying he is going to miss her. FF on Kate…as the previews show…

Victor (to Lucas): I want you to find Claire and bring her home…(Lucas): I’m sorry, boss, but I can’t do that…

Belle (to Shawn): We left everything behind…(Shawn): So, do you think we made a mistake?...

Chelsea (to Nick): My mom had her boyfriend over…and I just want to know if you have any idea who it was…

EJ (to Sami): The reason you didn’t put up a fight is because you wanted it just as much as I did…

And the credits roll…
Laney