Not really sure what day this will air, but the marker at the beginning of the show said January 4th.

Episode #: 10477
Tape Date: 12/1/06
Air Date: 01/04/07
Director: Phil Sogard

Summary: Bo and Hope discuss naming the baby (lol at these scenes and Bo's choice)…Kayla and Steve come to visit them as he has another episode…Marlena refuses to give up on John even though the doctors offer little hope…Shawn smoothes things over with Max and Mimi…as he is now convinced that Belle was right and that someone is watching them with Claire.

At the Hospital…
While Belle is with Marlena, Shawn and Claire visit Bo, Hope and the baby. Bo and Shawn switch so Bo can hold Claire as Shawn holds the baby, noting that she has Zack’s eyes (we don’t see the baby). Steve and Kayla show up in the hallway, loaded down with gifts and balloons. (Steve even pulls out a harmonica with a pink ribbon on it). They talk about John and Steve decides he will go and check on him first. There is a lady in the lobby with a kid wearing a shirt with a devil on it (saying ‘the devil made me do it’). Steve sees this and begins to freak out again. In the room, Shawn asks about a name as Bo says they are going to call the baby ‘doodlebug’ (lol). Hope laughs and says it could be worse…he could want to call her ‘buttercup’. Shawn says he will leave the naming to them. In the hall, Steve holds his head as Kayla tries to help him. He comes out of it, not knowing what happened. He admits to hearing loud noises, like a banging in his head. She wants him to see a specialist as he protests, but she is determined and goes to find someone. In the room, Hope is mulling through a book of baby names (as Bo still likes doodlebug) and has an idea…maybe they should poll the family for names and let everyone toss their 2 cents in. Bo fears that Ma and Pa will come up with some Celtic name that no one can even pronounce. She says it will be fun, but Bo thinks it will cause a war between the Bradys and Hortons as he laughs.

Kayla returns with Dr. Carlyle (a longtime friend of hers) and low and behold, they can do an MRI right now. Steve isn’t too thrilled with the idea but she insists. He finally caves in and says “ok, Mr. MD…take me to your torture chamber”. After he kisses Kayla, he is on his way, claiming that something may be wrong with his brain…but his lips still work fine.

Kayla goes in to Hope’s room, carrying all the goodies as they coo over the baby and asking Bo if he fainted again during the birth (like he did when Shawn was born). Hope says this time, he was their hero. Hope tells her she is going home today and Kayla offers her help if Hope needs any. Bo asks where Steve is and she explains about the episodes and him going to have an MRI. Bo tells her to stay and catch up with Hope and he will go check on Steve. Kayla and Hope talk about Steve and she says she can’t help but fear that she could lose him all over again. Hope tries to reassure her that all will be okay, but Kayla says she can’t go through that again. She talks about how he has no idea what happened to him during his missing years and she thinks that he is afraid of that himself and doesn’t trust himself. Dr. Carlyle comes by later and tells Kayla that the MRI came out fine and they found nothing, but suggests that he still have a complete physical. Hope notes that is GOOD news, but Kayla is still troubled. Hope thinks maybe he should see a therapist and possibly undergo hypnosis to unlock those memories, but Kayla says Steve would never go for that. Hope says that he would trust Marlena, but Kayla says that Marlena has enough to worry about right now. She decides to go and find Bo and Steve and will see Hope later. On her way out, Kayla asks if they have a name yet. Hope laughs and asks her what she thinks of ‘doodlebug”. Kayla laughs and says…hmmm…I like that (LOL).

At the Garage…
Max is cleaning up when Mimi comes by wanting to talk. She is upset over Patrick and the trouble he is in, not knowing what she can do to help. He gives her a shoulder to cry on and offers money, but she declines, saying that’s not why she came there…she just needed to see a friend. He tells her that is more than friendship. Mimi says she needs to go but they end up kissing, when Shawn walks up (holding Claire). They are surprised to see him, but he makes light of it. He says he came by to apologize for being such a jerk to both of them (As he is apologizing, Claire is singing…such a cutie). Mimi and Max both admit to their faults in the whole thing as everyone shares in the blame and all is forgiven. He fills them in on John’s condition and that he and Belle are taking things slowly. Shawn asks what about them as they laugh and say they are taking it slow as well. Mimi takes Claire outside as Shawn and Max talk. Shawn insists that he is okay with Max and Mimi and is happy for them. He humbly asks for his job back as Max is thrilled about it, saying he has already been through 3 mechanics since Shawn left. Outside, Mimi plays with Claire around some old innertubes as she sees some guy taking pictures of them. She yells at him and he takes off running. She yells for Shawn and they rush outside and she tells them as the guy’s car speeds off. Shawn leaves with Claire as Mimi and Max go back inside as he suggest they pick up where they left off. She reminds him that they decided to take it slow and goes to leave. She stops and says what the hell…you only live once and rushes back to him.

Back at the Hospital…
Marlena is by John’s side, reminding him of the promise they made to each other in Italy as she begs him to hang on. Belle arrives and they wait on the test results and Marlena tries to be positive. They cry over him as Belle tells him that “Tink” is there, and would so love to hear him call her that again. We learn that Marlena hasn’t even left the hospital since they brought him in. The doctor arrives and tells them that the prognosis isn’t good. He is stable and will recover from the wounds, but the brain was deprived of oxygen for some time and that he isn’t responding to stimuli. He is in a coma and will not likely come out of it. And if he does, there will be brain damage. The doctor offers to help them make arrangements to send him away to a long term care facility, but Marlena will have NO PART of that. She refuses to give up on him and says she will not abandon him without the care he deserves. The doctor tries to convince her there are benefits, but she will not even listen to him, even becoming a bit hostile. She says that if this hospital cannot treat him, she will find another that can…she will NOT give up on him. After the doctor leaves (with his tail tucked firmly between his legs) Marlena tells Belle that they will NOT accept this and will fight for him.

Bo catches up with Steve in the hall way (after his MRI) and he tells Bo that he is sure that it won’t show anything. Bo tells him about talking with Marlena and how she thought Steve triggered something with John. He tells him that John got agitated and said “killer” when Steve was in the room. But Steve doesn’t think it meant anything, and that John was trying to tell them who shot him. They decide to go and see how John is doing.

Bo and Steve go to John’s room as Marlena tells them what the doctor said. Steve walks over close to John’s bed and stares at him as his monitors go crazy. Doctors and nurses rush in as Marlena says his heart rate spiked. She connects that he reacted before when Steve was near. The doctor says it is only coincidence, but she feels something is going on and demands another EEG. The doctor says it’s pointless, but she insists. This time she says she is going to be there with him when they do the test and tells Belle she will be okay and for her to go and be with Claire.

Shawn returns to the hospital with Claire and finds Belle in the chapel. They talk about John’s condition and she asks what he and Claire had been doing. He tells her that he thinks her suspicions were correct about the child services lady and he now also believes that someone is investigating them. We then see the lady meeting up with the photographer. He tells her that Mr. Kiriakis is ready to make his move.

Bo and Steve go into the hall and are discussing John’s condition when Steve has another episode. Bo turns and sees him, asking if he is okay. But it has passed and Steve says he is fine. They wheel John out on a gurney as Steve stands near him and tells Marlena he will do whatever he can to help. (As Steve is talking, John is moving his hand, but no one else sees this). He says he hopes the tests will prove the doctors wrong. They wheel John away…freeze frame on Steve…as the previews show…

Bonnie (to Billie): What would really be a big help to me right now is for you and Chelsea to find another place to live…(Billie): You are kicking us out?...

Abby (to Max): I am NOT your little sister Max…I am a WOMAN! (as she storms off, leaving Max with a confused look)…

Steve (to Shawn): Victor just filed for full custody… (Shawn): I am not letting anyone take our baby…

Marlena (to John): I’m right here darling…I am right by your side…(John): MARLENA!...

And the credits roll…
Laney