Days Episodes July 2000

Monday 6th - Thursday 13th were courtesy of Dustin's page because NBC had no archives for this period

Monday 3rd July 2000
Chloe tells Craig that she's decided to go live with Nancy's father and mother. Craig is confused and wonders why she'd do such a thing. Chloe simply says that Salem isn't the place for her and it's time to move on. Craig tries to urge Chloe not to leave because Nancy will be devastated...
Nicole begs Austin not to tell Greta that she's here. She wouldn't want poor Greta to get the wrong idea. Austin doesn't like deceiving Greta, but agrees not to say anything. Later, after they've left, Greta senses something is wrong and questions Austin. Meanwhile, Nicole leaves a subtle hint in Hopes that Greta will jump to conclusions...
Marlena is upset when John tells her he just visited with Stefano. John admits that he wanted to know if Stefano had any idea when or if Hope would remember her missing year, but Dimera didn't fess up to anything. Marlena wonders why John is so obsessed with the Hope situation. She gets the feeling he doesn't want her to remember. John comes clean, says he doesn't want Hope to have any memories because he fears it might be too traumatic for her...
Stefano tells rolf that for the time being, Hope must have no idea that Bo isn't the father of her baby. Rolf doubts Hope will remember, but there is one more thing they can do to prevent her memory... They'll need to get her into the lab so they can scan her microchip. The only problem is that they can't examine her while she's pregnant because it could put the baby at risk. All they can do is wait and hope...
Bo rushes Hope to the hospital where she is examined. She's completely relieved when she learns that she isn't going into labor. She's just having Braxton-Hicks contractions. Bo pretends to be happy, but we get the feeling a part of him can't stop thinking about much easier the future would be if something had happened to the baby...

Tuesday 4th July 2000
Mimi tells Philip she heard that Chloe was spotted on the pier with some guy after Shawn's party. Mimi can't imagine what kind of a loser would be interested in ghoul girl. Philip is a nervous wreck, but covers. Later, Shawn joins the two and mentions that belle is walking to school with Chloe. Mimi freaks. She's worried she's going to lose her best friend to Chloe...
Nancy, hoping to convince Chloe to stay, tries to talk to her, but it only makes things worse. Meanwhile, dr. Miller really lets Craig have it. Among the many put downs he fires off, dr. Miller accuses his son-in-law of being too selfish to want children. Craig finally blows his top and tells dr. Miller to go to hell...
Lexie prepares Hope for the amnio. Once they get the results back, all the questions about her baby will be answered. Meanwhile, Bo tells John that he's got to find a way to get a DNA sample from Stefano. He prays to god that the baby's DNA doesn't match Dimera's. And if it doesn't, Bo's going to have to start searching for any other potential father...
Lexie calls Stefano with news that Hope is in the hospital... But she and the baby are fine. Lexie goes on to say that Hope even agreed to have the amnio today. Stefano privately panics and later orders rolf to get to the hospital ASAP. He's got to get that amnio fluid...

Wednesday 5th July 2000
Brandon tells Larry he wants to help him get a job. It will prove to the jury that he's a hard working, self-sufficient guy who isn't only out for the big cash settlement. Larry is hesitant at first, but eventually decides to go for it. Later, Brandon corners Nancy and Craig at the hospital. He heard of a job opening at the hospital and thinks his friend Larry would make a great candidate. Will Craig go for it?
Austin stops by to see Nicole, but it isn't a very friendly visit. Austin says he only wants to help her, but Nicole doubts if that's true. After all, he is a man. And when a man wants to help, there's always sex involved. Austin denies this, but he just can't seem to get through to Nicole...
Kate tells Lucas that Sami is not going to be a happy camper once she is forced to move out of the Kiriakis mansion and away from will. Lucas tells his mom not to worry because he's got a plan... If it comes down to it, Lucas won't hesitate to take will and Nicole and move to another country. And there won't be a thing Sami can do about it!
Sami brightens when Eric tells her that Nicole truly thinks she deserves custody of will. Sami, desperately needing the dirt on Lucas, asks Eric if he can somehow convince Nicole to open up. Eric doubts that Nicole would ever divulge anything that would discredit Lucas, but Sami has a surefire way Eric can get her to open up... Sami wants Eric to get Nicole into bed...

Thursday 6th July 2000
Belle confronts Chloe at school. She wants to know why Chloe is leaving Salem. It doesn't take long until Chloe is caught up in a web of lies. She's tired of hiding the truth from belle and finally reveals that Nancy is her real mother...
Sami stops by Nicole's office to discuss their plan. Sami tells her that she's thought of a way to prove that Lucas is a danger to will. Later, Nicole drops by rex's office to take care of some business. She uses her body to get what she wants, then writes him a two-million dollar check. If rex keeps doubling her money, she promises to keep coming back...
Larry shows up for his first day of work at the hospital. In a private moment, Lexie applauds Brandon for recommending Larry for the job. She admires him for wanting to help those less fortunate. Meanwhile, Sami gets to know Larry. He has nothing but good things to say about Brandon. Larry gets the feeling Brandon would like to settle down, but first he has some things to take care of. Sami's interest piques...
Bo is by Hope's side as she gets the ultrasound and amnio. So far, everything seems to be alright. Dr. Bader gives the amnio fluid to a nurse. Rolf overhears her tell the nurse the baby's sex. The nurse then gives the fluid to the lab technician... Who just happens to be incognito Rolf...

At Dot.Com, Chloe and Belle continue talking about how Nancy is Chloe's mother. Belle thinks Chloe is making a mistake going to live with her grandfather because it would be like running away. Chloe says her grandfather's health is failing and she feels she needs to take care of him. Belle doesn't believe her and asks what happened to cause her to want to leave Salem. Chloe says the truth is her mother is ashamed of her and doesn't want anyone to know she is her daughter. Belle tells Chloe that she should give her mom an ultimatum to tell everyone the truth or she will move out. Belle then wonders if Chloe could be the one who is ashamed of Nancy? Chloe asks Belle why she would think that? Belle says that she never wants to be seen in public with her and she acts like she hates her. Belle tells Chloe that she sees that Nancy looks at her with love in her eyes, so why can't she let her mom love her? Belle doesn't mean to hurt her, but CHloe tells Belle that she needed to hear it. Belle asks Chloe why she is so angry? Chloe says for as long as she remembered she used to dream of her mom appearing and telling her how much she loved and missed her, and how she wanted her to come home and live with her, but her mom never came. Chloe says she finally got old enough to realize her mother would never come, but Belle says she did come. Chloe says that the need for her mom was gone, she wasn't a little girl anymore. Belle asks Chloe not to leave Salem without talking to her mom. Chloe asks why this is so important to her? Belle tells Chloe that she cares about her and doesn't want to lose her friend. Chloe agrees to stay, and decides to call her mom to tell her where she is and the news. However, nobody seems to be answering the phone.

At the hospital, Sami learns that Nicole wants to have drinks at Tuscany with her tonight, but Brenda refuses to let Sami leave early. Brenda gives Sami a file on Hope and she tells Brenda that it is incomplete, the status of her amnio is missing. She asks Brenda if she knows it? Lucas shows up and accuses Sami of being up to her old tricks. Sami asks Lucas if she can help him? Lucas says he's here for an AA meeting. Sami asks Lucas if he is worried about falling off the wagon? Lucas tells her no, he has his son to stay sober for. Lucas and Sami start bickering about Will. Lucas assures Sami that he will retain sole custody of Will and she will end up with nothing.

Nicole shows up at Tuscany, and the bartender remembers her brawl from New Years Eve and suggests she only have club soda tonight. Nicole doesn't think so, and orders a Martini. Maggie shows up and asks Nicole if she only drinks when her husband isn't around? Nicole tells Maggie that her commenting on her customers drinking habits is a little unprofessional. Maggie tells Nicole that she is more than a customer, she is family. Nicole thinks she is being judged by Maggie, but Maggie says she is not judging her. Nicole says she doesn't drink in front of Lucas in order not to tempt him, but Maggie tells Nicole what she does or doesn't do shouldn't effect his sobriety. Later, Sami shows up and tells Maggie that she is here to have drinks with Nicole, she's following Mickey's advice to try and get along with Nicole and Lucas for Will's sake. Maggie is proud of Sami and says what is best for Will must come before everything else. Sami and Nicole start drinking and dishing dirt, and Lucas shows up. Lucas learns from Maggie that his wife is here, which shocks him. Lucas sees Nicole with Sami and decides to find out what is going on. Sami and Nicole toast to their plan and Eric. Nicole tells Sami that she and Eric had a wonderful conversation at work today, and she thinks he's coming around. Nicole asks Sami what the next step of their plan is? Lucas hides behind the bar to see what they are talking about, but the bartender is mixing Martinis, so Lucas can't here Sami telling Nicole how to try and get Lucas to talk a drink. Sami spots Lucas hiding, thanks to a mirror behind the bar, and acts quickly. Sami picks a fight with Nicole, and a huge cat fight follows!

Rolfe is chasing Lexie's car in the rain and comments that she drives like Mario Andretti. Stefano calls Rolfe to see if he has the fluid. Rolfe tells Stefano that he is in complete control and will have the fluid, Alexandra will never know what hit her. Stefano asks what Lexie has to do with this? Rolfe tells Stefano that there is no time to explain, and he hangs up. Suddenly, Lexie realizes she is about to be rammed! Stefano calls Rolfe back and tells him never to hang up on him, and he is not to harm Alexandra! Stefano then calls Lexie to see how she is, and she says she is fine, Rolfe has backed off. Stefano tells Lexie that he has done some more research on adoption, so they decide to meet tomorrow morning. Stefano tells Lexie to drive carefully, and then he says goodbye. Lexie eventually arrives at the lab, but the lights are out. She hopes someone is still in there, so she decides to check. Meanwhile, Rolfe puts on a ski mask and attacks Lexie. Lexie does some major butt kicking moves, but Rolfe eventually decks her and steals the fluid.

Back at the DiMera mansion, Stefano tells Bart that he needs to find a pregnant woman for his plan for Lexie's future happiness. He warns Bart to proceed carefully, because if his daughter found out what he was up to he could lose her. Later, Rolfe returns with the fluid, and Stefano tells Rolfe that he better not have harmed Lexie. Suddenly, Lexie shows up on her father's doorstep and tells him that she has been mugged!

Tuesday 11th July 2000
At Dot.Com, Chloe thinks that her mom must be out shopping or too busy fighting with her father to answer the phone. Belle tells Chloe that anytime she ever needs anyone to talk to she is here. Chloe thanks Belle, but tells her that she doesn't want anyone else to know the truth about Nancy. Belle doesn't understand why Nancy wouldn't want anyone to know the truth? Chloe says the reason is Craig. Chloe tells Belle that Craig doesn't know she is Nancy's daughter, let alone that Nancy has a child. Chloe asks if they can change the subject, so Belle asks Chloe if she's ever been into any other type of music other than opera? Chloe says she only likes opera. Belle thinks she must have had years of lessons, but Chloe says she's never told anyone that she can sing, and she's only had some piano and flute lessons. Belle is amazed, and tells Chloe that she is amazing. However, she says she wouldn't have run out of the pub after singing like that, and she also says that the dock isn't the safest place to hang out after dark. Chloe asks how she knew about that? Belle tells her that she was spotted at the docks meeting with a guy. Chloe says she didn't go to the dock to meet a guy, they just ran into one another. CHloe agrees to tell Belle who it was, as long as she doesn't tell anyone. Belle agrees.

Mimi and Phillip show up at Dot.Com, and Phillip wants Mimi to buy them some drinks. Mimi refuses and says she bought the last one, he owes her. Shawn walks in and asks what is going on? Phillip says that Mimi has gone cheap on him and is acting like she is down to her last five bucks. Phillip agrees to buy the drinks for them because he is dying of thirst. Mimi ends up putting her food in her purse, and Phillip wonders what is going on. Mimi says she isn't hungry anymore and will save it for later. She changes the subject to Chloe's mystery man, and wonders who would be down on the docks with her. Shawn defends Chloe, and Mimi tells him that if he hangs with geeks then it will rub off on him, and he won't be voted King of the Spring Dance. Shawn doesn't care and says that Phillip would make a better king than he would.

Shawn approaches Belle and Chloe before Chloe can tell Belle who she was with at the docks. Shawn tells Chloe that there are some bad rumors going around about her, but she shouldn't worry. Chloe tells Shawn that she won't be hanging around the docks anymore, especially with the guy she was with because he turned out to be a jerk. After Shawn leaves, Belle asks Chloe who she was with at the docks? Chloe says it was no one important.

At the Miller house, Nancy tells her father, who is now conscious, that she's taking him to the hospital. Nancy brings her father into the hospital, and he is screaming that he wants out of this wheelchair because he is not an inviolate. Nancy asks Brenda for Craig, but Dr. Miller refuses to have Craig as his doctor because he will kill him. Nancy says Craig is a brilliant doctor, but Dr. Miller doesn't want him checking out his heart. Craig shows up and asks Dr. Miller if he's afraid he'll find out he has no heart? Craig asks what is going on, and Nancy explains what happened. She asks Craig to check her father out, so he agrees, but only for her. Dr. Miller refuses to allow Craig the quack to check him out. Brenda, the nurse from hell, tells Dr. Miller that she's heard enough from him. She tells him that this is a hospital and they don't tolerate screaming unless their is pain, and he is a pain in the ass! She also tells him that he is lucky to have Dr. Wesley examine him because he is the best doctor in all of Salem! Dr. Miller is impressed with Brenda, so she wheel him to an examine room. Craig asks Nancy what brought on her father's attack? She tells him they were talking about Chloe, and there is so much she needs to tell him. She says she doesn't have time to go into everything right now, and asks him to just go check on her dad for her. Craig doesn't know how she can be that man's daughter, and leaves. Nancy ponders what to do, if she doesn't tell Craig the truth she could lose Chloe, but if she does tell him the truth, she could lose Craig.

At Tuscany, Maggie and Lucas pull Sami and Nicole off of one another. Lucas blames Sami for this, but Sami says that Nicole started it. Nicole, who thinks Sami really did pick a fight with her for real, says she is going to tell Lucas exactly what she is up to. Sami apologizes to Nicole and says she was out of line, but Lucas doesn't want to hear it. Sami tells Lucas that she has nothing to say to him, she apologizes to Nicole and to Maggie. Sami leaves to freshen up, and Lucas suspects that Sami is up to something because that is the only reason she'd have drinks with Nicole. Lucas realizes Maggie knows something, and asks her to tell him what is going on. Maggie says that Sami wanted to try and work things out with Nicole, but Lucas is still suspicious of Sami. Nicole follows Sami into the bathroom and tells Sami that she gets what happened, and tells Sami that was quick thinking. Sami says that with them working together, Lucas will take one quick drunken tumble down those steps big time, and then she can get Will back. Nicole asks Sami if she thinks Lucas overheard them? Sami says no, if he did she would be black and blue. Nicole says Lucas isn't a violent man, but Sami says Lucas did hit his son. Sami tells that Lucas showing up here will work to their advantage, but Nicole says he almost caught them. Sami says she can make anything work to her advantage, and Lucas almost catching them is definitely a cloud with a silver lining. Nicole and Sami leave the bathroom acting like best buds, and Lucas continues be suspicious. He says that Sami never apologizes unless she is after something. Sami says she is after something, and she's not ashamed to admit it. Sami says she is trying to be civil with him and Nicole for Will's sake. Lucas asks for his barf bag and says she only wants visitation rights with Will. Sami tells Lucas that he is right, and she has realized she has spent far to long fighting with him instead of trying to get along. She thanks Lucas for allowing her to live at the mansion and spend time with Will, and she promises from now on that she will be so nice to him and Nicole that he'll never recognize her. Lucas asks why now, why not months ago? Maggie tells Lucas that he knows that it is when someone is at their lowest that they realize they must change, and she says she is proud of Sami. Sami tells Lucas that she has put him through hell, and she is sorry, but she has suffered to. She asks Lucas, for Will's sake, can they try and work things out? Lucas tells her that he doesn't know what to say, and he'll think about it. Maggie tells Sami that she is proud of her, but Sami informs Maggie that she still doesn't trust Lucas, but will do whatever it takes to keep Will in her life forever.

At the DiMera mansion, Stefano comforts Lexie after she tells him that she was mugged. Lexie thanks her father for his concern, and she likes him worrying about her. She then sees that the table is wet, and asks why? Stefano says he's not concerned with that, he's concerned about her, and he asks her to tell her what happened. She explains everything to him. Lexie thanks her father for being here for her, and she really needed her dad tonight. Lexie looks forward to the day her children can come to her with their problems, but she tells her dad that she is not pregnant yet. Stefano brings up adoption and says that perhaps Abe will come around to the idea when he sees how deeply she wants a baby. Lexie gets up to call the station and talk to Abe, but is suddenly hit with a pain. Stefano asks Lexie if the man who mugged her hurt her in any way? Did he punch her in the face? Lexie says he did, and Stefano says that the man will pay for this. Lexie thanks him, but says nobody will probably find him. Stefano has one of his drivers see Lexie to her car, and then goes to deal with Rolfe. Rolfe is working in the lab to learn who the father of Hope's baby is when Stefano comes in and decks Rolfe. The second vial of fluid falls to the floor with Rolfe, and it breaks!

Wednesday 12th July 2000
At the Titan lab, Nicole and Eric are looking at the pictures from the latest photo shoot. Nicole tells Eric that he did a really good job. As they discuss the shoot, Greta shows up and happens to overhear Eric telling Nicole that she is very good at this job and has great instincts. Austin comes up behind Greta and asks her if she's going in to see Eric? She says no because Nicole is in there with him, and he is going on and on about how wonderful a job Nicole is doing. Austin thought that she wasn't going to be jealous of Nicole anymore. Greta suggests they go elsewhere to talk so Eric and Nicole don't find out that they are here. Back in the lab, Nicole continues chanting her old mantra about how Eric makes her want to be a better person. Eric doesn't want to hear it, but Nicole says she has an update on Sami for him. Nicole tells Eric about how she and Sami are still working together, but she wishes there was more she could do to help Sami. Eric asks her what she's done already? Nicole tells Eric that she is trying to help Sami, but she doesn't know how to convince Lucas that Will belongs with Sami, aside from withholding certain favors. They end up talking about sex, and Nicole thinks that Eric and Greta have finally slept together when Eric says Greta doesn't withhold anything from him, she likes to please him. Eric tells Nicole that it is not like that, and he doesn't want to talk about this anymore. Nicole returns to the original subject, helping Sami, and says there is one way to convince Lucas to give up custody of Will. Eric asks her how? Nicole says she could get knocked up and bring a little Lucas Roberts into the world. Eric tells Nicole that is no reason to bring a child into this world, why would she even consider it? Nicole says it wouldn't be his, and Eric says it could have been. Eric refuses to have this conversation with her. Suddenly, Rex calls Nicole and tells her that he can't stop thinking about her, and he wants her to come over right now. Nicole pretends that she is with her husband, so he says they will have to postpone their rendez-vous, and it will give him time to think about where they have meet before? Nicole tells him that have never meet before, and threatens to cash out her money. He apologizes, and asks if they can meet up later? Nicole says they can, and hangs up. When she goes to return to Eric, she trips and thinks she's broken her ankle.

Austin and Greta go to the pub and have a talk about Eric. Austin tells Greta that her worrying is just making things worse than they really are. Greta confesses to Austin that she has no experience with guys and she even has a hard time saying that she is a virgin. Caroline, who was walking buy to take their order, overhears Greta's admission and says she'll come back to take their order. Austin says they are ready to order, so they order. Caroline leaves, and Greta tells Austin that she can't believe that just happened. Austin tells her not to be embarrassed because everyone was a virgin at one point in their life. Later Austin asks Greta what she wants to do with her life? Greta says she doesn't really know, she hasn't thought about it. Austin tells her that is because she spends all her time focused on Eric. Greta says he is right, and she has a responsibility to do something with her inheritance.

Lexie returns home and tells Abe that she was mugged tonight. Abe is upset and asks if she is all right? Lexie says she is now, her father . . . . Abe asks Lexie what Stefano did to her? Lexie says he went to her father for comfort because he couldn't find her. Abe becomes upset that she went to Stefano instead of him. Lexie tells him to calm down, and he says he is grateful that someone was there for her. Lexie calls Hope and informs her about the mugging, and that her fluid was stolen. Later, Lexie talks with ABe about adoption, but he still isn't crazy about the idea. Lexie thinks he doesn't like the idea because it was her father's. Abe tells Lexie that he is not thrilled that she is sharing their personal stuff with the father-in-law from hell. Lexie and Abe begin to argue. Lexie tells Abe that she wants a baby so badly, and she is going to start making calls to find out what she has to do in order to adopt a baby.

At the Brady Pub, Hope is relaxing while Bo and Caroline sit with her and try to make her comfortable. Later, Hope gets a call from Lexie, who tells her that her amniotic fluid was stolen when she was mugged. Lexie apologizes to Hope, but Hope tells her that it is not her fault. Lexie tells Hope that she's going to have to do the test again, and Hope says she'll talk to Dr. Bader as soon as she can. Bo asks Hope what happen, and she tells him that her amniotic fluid was stolen. Hope thinks she doesn't need another amnio, but will talk to Dr. Bader about it. Bo gives her a look and tells Hope he doesn't want to have to worry about the baby, but then he tells her that she is right and what is important is that she is okay. Later they look at house plans, and Hope finds one she likes, but Bo tells her that they can't afford the house. Hope says they can use her trust fund, but Bo refuses because that is for Shawn's college tuition. Bo tells Hope that this family is his responsibility and he doesn't want her to have to dip into her piggy bank to pay for the house. Bo ends up having a talk with Caroline about how he feels he has to be responsible for buying his families first home, and he doesn't want Hope to use her nest egg. Caroline understands Bo's point of view, considering his upbringing. Caroline tells Bo that she may have a solution to his problem, and asks him to wait for her, she has to go somewhere quickly. Caroline returns with a check and wants to help Bo help with the down payment, but Bo refuses to accept it. Caroline says he and Roman have been giving her and Shawn money over the years, so now it is time to return that money. Bo thanks Caroline and gives her a hug.

In the lab, Stefano begins to beat up Rolfe for hurting his daughter. As a result, Rolfe ends up dropping the file containing Hope's fluid. Stefano blames Rolfe for it, but he says that it is not his fault! Stefano tells Rolfe that he failed him today, this makes twice he's failed him. He warns Rolfe that he deserves much more than whatever he did to Lexie. Rolfe says he is hurting enough as is, he didn't know LExie had a blackbelt in karate, he is in far worse shape then she is. Stefano is even more furious that he will never know who the father of Hope's child is. Rolfe says if Hope were to have another amnio . . ., but he doesn't think she will because Dr. Bader was pleased with the ultrasound. Rolfe also tells Stefano that Hope is pregnant with a boy. Rolfe asks Stefano what he can do to regain his trust? Stefano tells him "turn back the clock, erase my memory!" Stefano says that from now on Bart will be assisting him with his latest plan. Rolfe doesn't think Bart is the man for the job, but Stefano thinks Bart can handle a simple task like finding him a pregnant woman. Rolfe asks Stefano what he is plotting now? Stefano says that he has missed so many things in Alexandra's life, so many things he wants to make up to her for. Stefano says that Lexie wants a child, and Rolfe tells him that there are many African-American babies who need to be adopted. Stefano says that is true, but he has something else in mind. Stefano says that he needs to find a white baby boy due at the same time Hope will be having hers. Rolfe asks why, but Stefano tells him not to ask questions. He refuses to have his daughter heart break when she sees Hope holding her newborn. Stefano tells Rolfe if he really wants to help, he must find him a pregnant woman who can be trusted and won't cause any problems, because there could be post-pardom effects which could have consequences on her health. Rolfe understands, and Stefano says good because neither he nor Lexie will be disappointed!

Thursday 13th July 2000
Roman shows up at the station and tells Abe that they have no clues on the perp who mugged Lexie. Roman gets a call about an accidental shooting, and decides to check it out. Abe wants to know the details? Roman says that a fourteen year old boy found a handgun and shot his seven year old brother, and he didn't want to tell him because he knew it would bring back bad memories for him. Abe says the one thing that still haunts him is wondering whatever happened to that kid he shot. Roman asks Abe when he's going to stop beating himself up over this? Abe says he can't help it, and sometimes he feels like he is being punished for hurting a child, and maybe that is why he and Lexie can't have a baby of their own. Roman tells Abe that God doesn't work that way, and it is time he forgave himself.

At the Kiriakis Mansion, the entire gang is sitting down to their last breakfast. Victor is owe so pleased to inform everyone that tomorrow is moving day for them, and they shouldn't look so down because most kids look forward to moving out, though this group seems to want to stay close to mommy forever. Lucas tells Victor that he took Will to see their new house yesterday. Lucas asks Will how big the house is, and he says this big, using his arms to show the size. When Lucas asks who will live in it, Will says all of them. Lucas tells Sami that she was supposed to explain this to him, but Sami says she hasn't gotten the chance! Austin takes Will into the living room, and Lucas yells at Sami for not preparing Will for this. Sami says she just haven't had a chance, but Lucas accuses her of not telling Will because she thought she would get custody of him. Lucas decides to tell Will himself, but Sami says she wants to do it. Lucas warns Sami not to make him out to be the badguy. Sami leaves, and Brandon thanks Victor for allowing him to stay here, and Victor and Kate wish him well. Lucas wants to go spy on Sami, but Victor orders Lucas to stay put and let Sami and Austin deal with will. In the other room, Sami explains to Will that she will not be coming to live with him in his new house. Sami says she will be living with uncle Eric, but she will visit him all the time and he can call her whenever he wants. Will tells Sami that he will miss her, and she hugs him and assures him that it will be okay. Will leaves to get Sami a picture, and Austin comforts Sami. Sami makes the mistake of saying she won't be separated from Will for that much longer. Austin asks Sami what she is up to? Sami says she's not cooking up a scheme, she's hoping to save up enough money to move closer to Lucas and Will so she can see Will as much as she wants to. Austin apologizes, and Will returns with a picture for Sami of his entire family, which includes both her and Lucas.

Back in the other room, Nicole asks Lucas which house he rented while they wait for their house to be built? Lucas says none of them, they will stay here until their house is ready. Nicole is furious and tells Lucas there is no way in hell they are staying here! Lucas says that he doesn't want to uproot Will twice. Nicole says she can't believe this, first he keeps Will from his mother, now he makes her live with people who hate her and treat her like crap. Victor says perhaps it has something to do with her behavior, all she does is sit around here and drink and insult people. Nicole tells them all to go to hell, she doesn't need class when she's got cash. Lucas asks Nicole what she is talking about? Nicole says she has invested some of her money, which angers Lucas. Nicole tells Lucas that he never discussed staying here with her, so why should she have discussed her investments with him. Nicole leaves, and Lucas runs after her. Victor can't believe Lucas' behavior, he's probably going to beg her for forgiveness. Lucas catches up with Nicole, who tells Lucas that she broke his promise to protect and care about her, and to be her partner. Lucas says he was just really concerned about Will. Nicole tells him if he really cared about the kid then he would give him to Sami. Lucas refuses, so she warns him not to be surprised if Will ends up without a mother or a step-mother. Lucas asks if that is a threat? Nicole tells him that it is, and asks how he'd like to end up raising Will by himself!

Nicole finds Sami and tells her that they need to talk, now! Nicole tells Will to go upstairs with uncle Austin, so Austin and Will leave. Sami can guess what happen, Kate and Victor hurt her feelings. Sami says she can't do anything about that, they hate her (Sami) more than they hate her (Nicole). Nicole tells Sami that she may have Will back sooner then she thinks. Nicole asks Sami if Eric still loves her? Sami says yes, she thinks Eric is still madly in love with her, but he'd never make a move on her while she's married. Nicole says right now she's so angry that she could walk out on Lucas right now. Sami asks what happened? Nicole tells Sami that Lucas just informed her that they are going to stay here until their new house is built.

Meanwhile, Victor and Kate continue to talk about the kids. They begin to argue about Phillip, and Kate thinks that Victor thinks she is a terrible mother for spoiling Phillip. Kate tells Victor that she may have had her ups and downs with her children, but his record is nothing to envy. Victor says that nothing good is going to come from this conversation. Kate apologizes and says sometimes she just does feel like a bad mother. Victor tells her that she did a wonderful job with Austin and Billie, but the jury is still out on Lucac.

Sami confronts Lucas and tells him that if he is staying here then by God she is too! Sami says that she just told Will that she is moving out because everyone else is, and if they stay he is going to think she is abandoning him. Victor says he will talk with Will, but that isn't good enough for Sami. Sami warns Lucas that if she is not allowed to stay in the guest house then he might find himself in hell burning with Franco Kelly, the man he shot to death!

At the hospital, Dr. Miller and Nancy continue to argue! Dr. Miller says he is leaving tomorrow and taking Chloe with him, because unlike her he is not embarrassed to let people know she is his granddaughter. Nancy says she is not embarrassed by Chloe, she is just trying to protect Craig. Dr. Miller tells Nancy that she uses Craig ask an excuse for everything. Nancy tells her father that she has decided to tell Craig the truth about Chloe. Dr. Miller tells her that she needs to think this out first, and suggests she go to their house in the Bahamas while he takes Chloe to live with him for a visit. Nancy refuses and says she doesn't trust him to send her back. Dr. Miller wonders if she is afraid Chloe won't want to come back?

Elsewhere in the hospital, Craig informs Lexie that she is fired! Craig tells her that she did not follow procedures for getting the amnio fluid to the lab. Lexie says if she wants to fire someone, he should fire the person who left the fluid in the closet! Craig tells Lexie that if anything happens to Hope's child because of this blunder, he is holding her responsible. Lexie says she might as well just give up on medicine and will go down to personal right now. Craig apologizes and says he does not want her fired, he is just in a lousy mood and it has nothing to do with her.

Craig goes to see Dr. Miller, who says he already knows what his test results are. Craig is impressed by his psychic powers, and recommends he take 30 sleeping pills tonight and wash them down with a bottle of scotch! Nancy tells Craig that was a little over the top. Craig says her father doesn't treat him with respect, so why she he treat him with respect? Craig leaves, and Nancy follows him and asks what is wrong with him? Craig says that her father's presence is driving him nuts, and he wants her father to go home today! Nancy says that she's not ready for her father to leave just yet. Craig asks why she wants him to stay? Nancy says that she is afraid that when her father leaves, Chloe will go with him. Craig thinks something more is going on because she has papers making her Chloe's legal guardian, so he can't take Chloe with him. Craig says earlier she had something important to discuss with him, and Craig asks what that important something was? Nancy says "If I ever lost you . . " Craig asks if Dr. Miller is trying to convince her to leave him? Nancy says no, and she needs to know that he knows she loves him and how much he means to her. Craig says that if he ever lost her, his life would be in ruins.

Brandon shows up for work and visits with Larry. Brandon says that he saw Craig talking with Lexie, and whatever he said to her seemed to upset her. Brandon says he will check it out, and reminds Larry that Lexie can't know about their connection, or his to Abe's. Brandon talks with Lexie about what happened to her, and she tells Brandon that she is okay. Lexie tells Brandon that she's gotten good reports on Larry from the nurses, and they go to visit him. Lexie asks Larry how it is going? Larry says it is going great, everyone has been very nice to him. Lexie asks Larry for a favor, perhaps he could talk to some of her pediatric patients who have disabilities similar to his. She says he is doing so well with his life that he would be a great inspiration to them. Larry doesn't look to thrilled about the idea, Lexie apologizes for putting him on the spot, and then goes back to work. She tells Brandon she feels bad about asking that favor of Larry, but Brandon tells her to forget it, no harm done. Later, Abe shows up to take Lexie to lunch, and she decides to introduce him to Larry! Larry freaks out and screams at Abe not to hurt him! His wheelchair tumbles over, and Lexie wonders what is going on. Abe goes out to the balcony, and Lexie follows him and finds him looking like he's just seen a ghost.

Friday 14th July 2000 (Back To NBC Archives)
SAMI IS FURIOUS AFTER LEARNING THAT LUCAS AND NICOLE GET TO STAY AT THE KIRIAKIS MANSION UNTIL THEIR HOUSE IS BUILT. VICTOR STANDS FIRM AND LETS SAMI KNOW HE IS THE BOSS. AND HE WANTS HER OUT OF THERE TODAY! LUCAS PLAYS WITH SAMI'S MIND AND SAYS MAYBE HE SHOULD MOVE OUT AFTER ALL. IN FACT, HE AND NICOLE MIGHT JUST PACK UP AND RELOCATE TO EUROPE. SAMI EXPLODES, AND NICOLE ISN'T VERY PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS EITHER. BOTH OF THE WOMEN BLAST LUCAS FOR THEIR OWN REASONS. LATER, SAMI REMINDS NICOLE THAT IF SHE WANTS ERIC, SHE'S GOT TO TURN LUCAS BACK INTO A DRUNK. SAMI THINKS NICOLE BETTER GET BACK ON HER HUSBAND'S GOOD SIDE. NICOLE FINDS LUCAS AND REALLY TURNS ON THE TEARS. HE COMPLETELY FALLS FOR HER ACT, BUT SHE SHOCKS HIM BY SAYING THEIR MARRIAGE CERTAINLY ISN'T WHAT SHE THOUGHT IT'D BE... HOPE DROPS BY THE PENTHOUSE TO THANK JOHN FOR EVERYTHING HE DID TO SAVE HER. SHE AND HER BABY OWE THEIR LIVES TO JOHN, AND SHE'S EVEN THINKING OF NAMING THE BABY "JOHN" IF IT'S A BOY. LATER, JOHN IS ESPECIALLY UPSET WHEN HOPE TELLS HIM HER AMNIO FLUID WAS STOLEN, AND SHE DOUBTS SHE'LL GET ANOTHER TEST. JUDGING FROM THE ULTRASOUND, EVERYTHING SEEMS PERFECT. HOPE SHOWS JOHN THE PHOTOS FROM HER ULTRASOUND, AND HE IS HIT HARD AS HE LOOKS AT WHAT MIGHT JUST VERY WELL BE HIS BABY... ABE IS STILL IN SHOCK HAVING JUST SEEN LARRY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS. IN A PRIVATE MOMENT, LEXIE WONDERS WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN THE TWO. EMOTIONAL ABE TELLS LEXIE ABOUT THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED SO MANY YEARS AGO. LEXIE IS ROCKED TO THE CORE, BUT TELLS ABE HE CAN'T BLAME HIMSELF. THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACCIDENT. MEANWHILE, BRANDON TRIES TO REASSURE LARRY THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO WORK OUT, BUT LARRY SAYS HE CAN'T FACE CARVER EVER AGAIN. AND IF THAT MEANS HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO QUIT HIS JOB AT THE HOSPITAL, SO BE IT...

Monday 17th July 2000
CHLOE TELLS BELLE SHE HAS YET TO TELL NANCY THAT SHE'S DECIDED TO STAY IN SALEM. SHE WAS GOING TO, BUT HER GRANDPA HAD A HEART ATTACK AND ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL. BELLE IS CONCERNED, BUT CHLOE SAYS HE'S ALL RIGHT. LATER, THE GIRLS DISCUSS THEIR SUMMER PLANS. CHLOE IS VERY INTERESTED IN JOINING BELLE FOR A VACATION FILLED WITH VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY... NANCY TELLS ALBERT THAT SHE'S DECIDED TO TELL CRAIG THE TRUTH ABOUT CHLOE. IF THEY'RE EVER GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN, HONEST RELATIONSHIP, SHE'S GOT TO COME CLEAN. ALBERT DOESN'T THINK THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA. IF NANCY REVEALS THE TRUTH, SHE COULD LOSE CRAIG FOREVER. LATER, CRAIG APPROACHES, AND WE WONDER WHAT NANCY WILL DO... LEXIE SPEAKS PRIVATELY WITH MARLENA. SHE TELLS MARLENA THAT AFTER EVERYTHING CAME TO LIGHT WITH REGARDS TO LARRY MORRIS, LEXIE FEELS SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW HER HUSBAND. MARLENA CAN RELATE. SHE'S FELT THAT WAY WITH JOHN ON OCCASION, BUT SHE DOESN'T BLAME HIM. AND LEXIE SHOULDN'T BLAME ABE... SAMI OPENS UP TO BRANDON. SHE'S WORRIED THAT LUCAS MIGHT STICK TO HIS WORD AND TAKE OFF TO EUROPE WITH WILL. BRANDON PROMISES SAMI THEY WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN. SAMI WISHES AUSTIN HAD AS MUCH FAITH IN HER AS BRANDON DOES... LUCAS IS HURT HAVING JUST HEARD NICOLE TELL HIM SHE'S HAD IT WITH THEIR MARRIAGE. NICOLE FEELS LUCAS IS TOO FOCUSED ON HIMSELF. LUCAS PROMISES TO MAKE A CHANGE. NICOLE THINKS THE PERFECT PLACE TO START WOULD BE BY LUCAS ALLOWING SAMI TO HAVE CUSTODY OF WILL... HOPE WONDERS IF JOHN HAS ANY IDEA WHY BO DOESN'T SEEM ALL THAT EXCITED ABOUT THE BABY. JOHN IS TORN, AND HOPE NOTICES. SHE DESPERATELY NEEDS TO KNOW THE TRUTH. WHAT HAPPENED DURING HER MISSING YEAR? JOHN'S EMOTIONS GET THE BEST OF HIM, AND HE SNAPS AT HER, ACCIDENTALLY CALLING HER GINA. HOPE IS THUNDERSTRUCK, WONDERS WHY JOHN CALLED HER GINA. JOHN DOWNPLAYS, BUT HOPE PRESSES. SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT GINA DID TO REKINDLE HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN BEFORE HE AND MARLENA GOT HITCHED. JOHN GROWS INCREASINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE. WILL HE TELL HER THE TRUTH?

Tuesday 18th July 2000
MARLENA, WORRIED THAT HOPE HAS FLIPPED BACK INTO GINA MODE, INTERRUPTS THE INTENSE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOHN AND HOPE. JOHN ASSURES MARLENA THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT, BUT HOPE IS ON TO THEM. SHE KNOWS THEY'RE KEEPING SOMETHING FROM HER REGARDING HER PAST, AND SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS... ROMAN IS TOTALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN ABE TELLS HIM HE MAY RETIRE FROM THE FORCE... AND HE'S THINKING OF RECOMMENDING ROMAN FOR POLICE COMMANDER. ABE TELLS ROMAN ABOUT HIS RUN IN WITH LARRY MORRIS. ABE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FORGET ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. AND HE THINKS THAT THIS CHANCE MEETING IS REALLY A SIGN FOR HIM TO HANG UP HIS BADGE... SAMI NOTICES THAT LARRY ISN'T HIS USUAL CHIPPER SELF. SHE WONDERS WHAT'S BOTHERING HIM. LARRY OPENS UP, SAYING HE BUMPED INTO THE MAN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING HIM IN THE WHEELCHAIR. SAMI ASKS WHO THIS MAN IS. WHEN LARRY REVEALS IT'S ABE CARVER, SAMI ABOUT HITS THE ROOF... BRANDON CALLS BENNY AND FILLS HIM IN ON ABE AND LARRY'S FIRST ENCOUNTER. BENNY SEES THE DOLLAR SIGNS AND THINKS IT'S TIME TO FILE THE LAWSUIT. AN ANGRY BRANDON SAYS HE'S CALLING THE SHOTS, AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE ABE IS TOTALLY VULNERABLE BEFORE THEY MOVE AHEAD LEGALLY. IT'S GOING TO BE A SLOW TORTURE FOR COMMANDER CARVER. LATER, BRANDON IS THERE FOR LEXIE WHO IS AN EMOTIONAL WRECK... CRAIG, NANCY, AND ALBERT HEAD TO CRAIG'S OFFICE FOR SOME PRIVACY. NANCY HAS SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL CRAIG. LITTLE DO THEY KNOW, CHLOE IS LISTENING AT THE DOOR. HOPING TO STOP NANCY FROM TELLING CRAIG THE TRUTH, CHLOE BURSTS IN THE OFFICE AND ANNOUNCES THAT SHE'S DECIDED TO STAY IN SALEM. NANCY IS THRILLED. CHLOE HUGS NANCY AND SAYS THAT NOW THEY CAN KEEP THE SECRET. BUT NANCY THINKS IT'S ABOUT TIME CRAIG KNEW THE TRUTH. A HUGE MOMENT AS NANCY DROPS THE BOMB... SHE'S CHLOE'S MOTHER...

Wednesday 19th July 2000
BRANDON AND A RELUCTANT NICOLE SURPRISE THEIR MOTHER WITH A FANCY DRESS AND A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY DINNER AT TUSCANY. LITTLE DO THEY KNOW, LUCAS, KATE AND VICTOR ARE ALSO DINING THERE. VICTOR THINKS LUCAS SHOULD RECONSIDER FIGHTING SAMI FOR FULL CUSTODY OF WILL. VICTOR FEARS THAT SAMI IS GOING TO KEEP DIGGING UNTIL SHE FINDS SOME INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE TO USE AGAINST LUCAS... I.E. FRAMING HER FOR FRANCO'S MURDER. LUCAS IS UPSET. HE CAN'T BELIEVE VICTOR IS TAKING SAMI'S SIDE. JUST AS LUCAS IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, KATE POINTS OUT THAT NICOLE AND BRANDON ARE THERE... AS ERIC HELPS SAMI PACK UP HER THINGS FROM THE KIRIAKIS MANSION, THEY HAVE A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH HENDERSON. SAMI LEARNS THAT HENDERSON WAS AT A STRIP CLUB AT THE TIME OF FRANCO'S MURDER. BUT HERE'S THE KICKER... HENDERSON WAS SITTING NEXT TO A GUY WHO LOOKED JUST LIKE ROBERTO BARELLI & FRANCO'S ALLEGED KILLER... AT DOT.COM, SHAWN AND PHILIP ARE READY TO BATTLE IT OUT ON THE LATEST VIDEO GAME, BUT JASON COMES UP WITH A BRILLIANT PLAN. HE THINKS THEY SHOULD HAVE A TWENTY-ONE GAME BATTLE... AND THE LOSER HAS TO TAKE CHLOE TO THE LAST BLAST DANCE. SHAWN IS AGAINST THIS IDEA, BUT AFTER BEING TAUNTED BY PHILIP, HE DECIDES TO GO FOR IT... ALBERT OPENS UP TO CHLOE, EXPLAINING THAT NANCY WAS ALWAYS A DADDY'S GIRL. THE TWO OF THEM SHARED A WONDERFUL BOND... A BOND HE HOPES NANCY AND CHLOE GET TO EXPERIENCE... NANCY PRIVATELY TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE CHLOE SITUATION WITH CRAIG, BUT HE'S FUMING. HE CAN'T BELIEVE SHE COULD KEEP SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT FROM HIM. IN FACT, CRAIG IS BEGINNING TO QUESTION THEIR MARRIAGE. NANCY UNDERSTANDS WHY CRAIG IS SO UPSET, BUT SHE HOPES THEIR LOVE IS ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THIS. CRAIG, HOWEVER, ISN'T SO SURE. LATER, NANCY DROPS PART TWO OF THE BOMB...

Thursday 20th July 2000
CHLOE TELLS BELLE THAT NANCY TOLD CRAIG THE TRUTH. CHLOE WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF CRAIG FILED FOR DIVORCE, AND SHE COULDN'T BLAME HIM. AFTER ALL, NANCY HAS BEEN LIVING A LIE FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS. MEANWHILE, SHAWN AND PHILIP CONTINUE THEIR VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT WITH SHAWN TAKING ONE GAME AND PHILIP TAKING THE NEXT. LATER, PHILIP TRIES TO CONVINCE JASON AND JAN THAT HE'S GOING TO WIN THE BET, AND SHAWN WILL BE THE UNFORTUNATE LOSER ESCORTING CHLOE TO THE DANCE... HOPE AND BO GET SIDETRACKED WHILE ON THEIR WAY TO PICK UP SHAWN. HOPE HAS CALLED A REQUEST INTO THE RADIO STATION... "TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE." WHEN THE DEEJAY ANNOUNCES THE DEDICATION, HOPE AND BO PULL OVER AND EXPRESS THEIR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. LATER, THEY SURPRISE SHAWN BY SHOWING HIM THEIR NEW HOUSE... ROLF TELLS HIS PREGNANT, UNCULTURED NIECE MARLO THAT IF SHE'S SERIOUS ABOUT EARNING SOME BIG BUCKS SELLING HER BABY TO STEFANO, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP HER ACT. WHEN ROLF INTRODUCES MARLO TO STEFANO, SHE HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION. STEFANO, HOWEVER, DOESN'T BUY IT. HE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE PHONY EXTERIOR AND LASHES OUT AT ROLF FOR TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE. LATER, STEFANO STARTS TO REALIZE MARLO MAY BE HIS ONLY HOPE... AT TUSCANY, NICOLE TRIES TO CONVINCE LUCAS TO UNWIND AND HAVE A DRINK, BUT HE WON'T DO IT. MEANWHILE, FAY TELLS KATE SHE DOESN'T APPRECIATE THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT NICOLE. KATE, REALIZING SHE HAS BEEN HARSH, APOLOGIZES. THE WOMEN MAY NOT BECOME THE BEST OF FRIENDS, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ALONG FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR CHILDREN. LATER, UNBEKNOWNST TO BRANDON AND FAY, ABE AND LEXIE ARRIVE. BUT FAY FINDS HERSELF IN QUITE A PREDICAMENT WHEN SHE SEES ABE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS...

Friday 21st July 2000
ERIC COMPLIMENTS NICOLE ON THE TERRIFIC JOB SHE'S DOING WITH THE MAGAZINE. HE THINKS HER IDEAS ARE A STROKE OF GENIUS. NICOLE, AFFECTED, WONDERS IF SHE AND ERIC CAN EVER BE FRIENDS AGAIN. ERIC SURPRISES NICOLE BY SAYING THAT HE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO BE FRIENDS, BUT HE'D ALSO LIKE HER TO OPEN UP ABOUT THE PAST. A HUGE MOMENT AS NICOLE SAYS SHE'S READY TO TELL ERIC WHY SHE MARRIED LUCAS... AUSTIN SURPRISES SAMI WITH THE NEWS THAT HE'S MOVED BACK INTO HIS OLD APARTMENT SO THEY CAN BE CLOSE. SAMI COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. SHE SHARES SOME GOOD NEWS OF HER OWN REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY THAT HENDERSON MAY BE AN ALIBI FOR ROBERTO BARELLI. AUSTIN HOPES SAMI DOESN'T GET IN OVER HER HEAD, BUT SHE PROMISES SHE WON'T. LATER, AUSTIN TELLS SAMI HE'S LEAVING FOR PARIS FOR A BRIEF TRIP TO HELP BILLIE LAND A HUGE COUNTESS WILHELMINA DEAL. AUSTIN HITCHES A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT WITH GRETA. WHEN THEY ARRIVE, AUSTIN GOES TO GIVE GRETA AN INNOCENT PECK ON THE CHEEK, BUT THEY INSTEAD FIND THEMSELVES KISSING ON THE LIPS... FAY DROPS BY THE HOSPITAL TO SEE BRANDON. SHE HAS A GUT FEELING THAT HE HASN'T RESOLVED THINGS WITH ABE, AND SHE REALLY WANTS HIM TO DROP IT. FOR HIS MOTHER'S BENEFIT, BRANDON SAYS HE'LL TRY TO LET IT GO. MEANWHILE, SAMI AND LARRY CONTINUE TO BOND... LEXIE, STILL UPSET THAT ABE KEPT THE TRUTH FROM HER REGARDING LARRY MORRIS, SAYS SHE HOPES HE ISN'T KEEPING OTHER SECRETS. IN FACT, LEXIE WONDERS IF ABE HAS, PERHAPS, BEEN MARRIED BEFORE OR HAS KIDS. ABE CAN'T BELIEVE LEXIE WOULD EVEN THINK SUCH A THING. AND HE HOPES THIS DOESN'T MEAN IT'S OVER BETWEEN THEM... STEFANO ASKS MARLO IF SHE USES DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, BUT MARLO LIES. STEFANO STRESSES HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THIS BABY BE HEALTHY, AND MARLO IS GOING TO HAVE TO ABIDE BY HIS RULES. ROLF ASSURES STEFANO THAT MARLO WILL OBEY. STEFANO HOPES SO, BECAUSE IF SHE BETRAYS HIM, THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY...

Monday 24th July 2000
VICTOR GETS UPSET WHEN PHILIP INTERRUPTS HIS IMPORTANT PHONE CALL WITH REX. UNFORTUNATELY FOR VICTOR, PHILIP HAS OVERHEARD HIM SAY THAT HE WANTS NICOLE BURIED. PHILIP WONDERS WHAT VICTOR HAS AGAINST NICOLE, BUT VICTOR COVERS. LATER, PHILIP TELLS HIS DAD HE FINALLY WORKED OFF ALL OF HIS DEBTS AND IS READY TO GET A NEW CAR. VICTOR, HOWEVER, TELLS THE BOY IF HE WANTS A CAR, HE'LL HAVE TO GET A SUMMER JOB... MUCH TO CHLOE AND NANCY'S RELIEF, CRAIG FINALLY RETURNS HOME AFTER A LONG SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL. NANCY IS ANGRY WITH HIM FOR NOT EVEN HAVING THE DECENCY TO CALL. SHE WAS WORRIED SICK. CRAIG SAYS HE'S THE ONE WHO'S ANGRY. HE CAN'T BELIEVE NANCY HAS BEEN KEEPING THIS HUGE SECRET FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS. HE DEMANDS TO KNOW WHO SHE SLEPT WITH... AS THEY HELP BO AND HOPE MOVE INTO THE NEW HOUSE, BELLE AND SHAWN TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING DANCE. WE GET THE FEELING BELLE WANTS TO ASK SHAWN TO BE HER DATE, BUT SHE CAN'T BRING HERSELF TO DO IT. MEANWHILE, AS DOUG HELPS OUT, THE HEAVY ROLLS OF TAR PAPER GET KNOCKED DOWN AND START TO FALL ON HIM. HE YELLS OUT IN HORROR, AND JOHN COMES RACING IN TO SAVE THE DAY. HE HEROICALLY COVERS DOUG WITH HIS OWN BODY... STEFANO CALLS LEXIE AT THE HOSPITAL AND TELLS HER HE NEEDS TO SEE HER ASAP. WHEN LEXIE ARRIVES AT THE DIMERA MANSION, STEFANO DOES EVERYTHING HE CAN TO TRY TO CONVINCE HER TO ADOPT "HIS DISTANT RELATIVE" MARLO'S BABY. LEXIE IS SHOCKED AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY...

Tuesday 25th July 2000
PHILIP HAS TO DO A DOUBLE TAKE WHEN HE SEES CHLOE (CURLED UP IN A PASTEL COLORED BATHROBE, HAIR PULLED BACK, NO GLASSES) SITTING ON HER PORCH. HE IS ABOUT TO GIVE HER A COMPLIMENT, BUT STOPS HIMSELF SHORT. THE TWO ENGAGE IN THEIR USUAL BICKERING, BUT CHLOE PREVAILS WHEN SHE CALLS HIM WEAK AND CHILDISH AND SAYS SHE COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT HIM! ABE STOPS BY THE HOSPITAL TO TALK TO LEXIE ABOUT LARRY. HE REGRETS NOT HAVING CONTACTED THE BOY AFTER THE INCIDENT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, AND REALLY WANTS TO TALK TO HIM NOW. LEXIE SAYS SHE'LL FEEL LARRY OUT AND SEE IF HE CAN HANDLE SEEING ABE. LATER, LEXIE TELLS ABE THAT SHE MET WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO IS WILLING TO GIVE THEM HER BABY. ABE IS IN UTTER DISBELIEF AND SAYS THERE'S NO WAY HE'LL AGREE TO THIS... GRETA IS UPSET WHEN LUCAS TELLS HER THAT ERIC AND NICOLE LEFT TOGETHER ON THEIR LUNCH BREAK. LUCAS INVITES GRETA TO STICK AROUND AND WAIT, AND SHE TAKES HIM UP ON THE OFFER. GRETA AND LUCAS DISCUSS THE SAMI SITUATION. GRETA KNOWS IT'S NONE OF HER BUSINESS, BUT SHE THINKS LUCAS SHOULD RECONSIDER HIS DECISION TO PULL SAMI OUT OF WILL'S LIFE... NICOLE FINALLY BEGINS TO OPEN UP TO ERIC ABOUT HER PAST. SHE TELLS HIM THAT SHE HAD A HORRIBLE CHILDHOOD. HER FATHER BEAT HER MOTHER AND BRANDON. IN FACT, HE SPENT LOTS OF TIME BEHIND BARS. NICOLE STARTS TO TELL ERIC THAT WHEN HER FATHER GOT OUT OF JAIL, HE NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP HIM. BEFORE SHE CAN FURTHER EXPLAIN, GRETA DRIVES BY, INTERRUPTING. SHE WONDERS WHAT ERIC AND NICOLE WERE TALKING ABOUT... SAMI TELLS HER DAD ABOUT THE CRITICAL INFORMATION SHE LEARNED FROM HENDERSON... THAT ROBERTO WAS AT THE STRIP CLUB ON THE DAY OF THE MURDER. ROMAN AND SAMI PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER AND COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO FIGURING OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THAT DAY...

Wednesday 26th July 2000
CHLOE OPENS UP TO BELLE AND ADMITS THAT PHILIP WAS THE GUY SHE WAS SEEN WITH ON THE PIER. CHLOE SAYS THAT HE ACTUALLY SAID SHE WAS PRETTY. BELLE FLIPS OUT, BUT CHLOE SAYS THAT ISN'T THE END OF THE STORY... NANCY CORNERS CRAIG AND TELLS HIM THEY NEED TO TALK. HE'S STILL FURIOUS WITH HER, BUT SHE TRIES TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. SHE TELLS HIM THE MAN SHE HAD SEX WITH WAS ONE OF HER FATHER'S FRIENDS. AT THE TIME, NANCY WAS INEBRIATED AND REALLY MISSING CRAIG. THE OLDER MAN WAS VERY COMFORTING AND ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER. NANCY ASSURES CRAIG THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND SHE BEGS FOR HIS FORGIVENESS... ROMAN TELLS ABE THAT HE MAY HAVE A FRESH LEAD ON THE FRANCO MURDER CASE. HE EXPLAINS THAT SAMI WAS TALKING WITH HENDERSON, WHO SAW ROBERTO AT A STRIP CLUB ON THE DAY OF THE MURDER. ROMAN IS DETERMINED TO GET SOME ANSWERS. LATER, ABE FILLS ROMAN IN ON THE LATEST WITH REGARDS TO LEXIE. SHE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO GIVE UP HER BABY AFTER IT'S BORN, BUT ABE STILL DOESN'T THINK ADOPTION IS THE WAY TO GO... LEXIE BRINGS CELESTE BY THE DIMERA MANSION TO MEET MARLO, THE WOMAN WHO HAS OFFERED TO GIVE UP HER BABY. CELESTE IS LESS THAN THRILLED AND DOUBTS ABE WILL BE HAPPY WHEN HE LEARNS THAT STEFANO ENGINEERED THE ADOPTION. LEXIE SAYS SHE DOESN'T CARE. SHE'S GOING TO GET THIS BABY NO MATTER WHAT... BRANDON SHOWS SAMI HIS NEW LOFT, AND SHE REALLY IS QUITE IMPRESSED. HE'S DONE A TERRIFIC JOB FIXING IT UP. BRANDON POPS OPEN A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AND THE TWO TOAST TO HIS NEW PLACE. LITTLE BY LITTLE, SAMI IS LEARNING MORE ABOUT BRANDON. AND MUCH TO HER SURPRISE, THEY HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN SHE THOUGHT...

Thursday 27th July 2000
CHLOE TELLS BELLE THAT AFTER SHE AND PHILIP WERE ON THE PIER, HE CALLED HER AND ASKED HER NOT TO TELL ANYONE THEY WERE TOGETHER. OBVIOUSLY, HE WAS ASHAMED TO BE WITH HER AND DIDN'T WANT HIS FRIENDS TO FIND OUT. BELLE CAN'T BELIEVE PHILIP COULD STOOP SO LOW. MEANWHILE, NANCY AND CRAIG SEEM TO HAVE RECONCILED, BUT CRAIG ADMITS IT'S GOING TO TAKE HIM A WHILE TO DIGEST EVERYTHING. LATER, CHLOE AND BELLE EAVESDROP AS NANCY SAYS THAT CHLOE'S REAL FATHER DOESN'T KNOW SHE EVEN EXISTS. AND EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE A RISK, NANCY WANTS THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT CHLOE IS HER DAUGHTER. CHLOE IS TOUCHED... LEXIE DRESSES UP AND PREPARES A FANCY DINNER FOR ABE IN HOPES THAT IT WILL HELP CONVINCE HIM TO ADOPT. THINGS ARE GOING WELL UNTIL LEXIE IS FORCED TO ADMIT THAT THE WOMAN WHO IS GIVING UP HER BABY IS CAUCASIAN AND A DISTANT RELATIVE OF STEFANO'S. THIS DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ABE. LEXIE IS UPSET AND STORMS OUT... LUCAS TELLS KATE THAT BEING WITH HER ALONE IN THE LIVING ROOM BRINGS BACK SO MANY HORRIBLE MEMORIES REGARDING FRANCO'S MURDER. KATE IS AFRAID SAMI IS NEVER GOING TO LET IT GO, BUT LUCAS TRIES TO CONVINCE HIS MOTHER THAT NO ONE WILL EVER FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED... SAMI AND BRANDON ARE HOVERING NEAR A KISS, BUT SAMI PULLS BACK. LATER, SAMI FILLS BRANDON IN ON THE FRANCO MURDER CASE. SHE IS NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS LYING DOWN. IN FACT, SHE AND ROMAN HAVE PLANS TO DO SOME INVESTIGATING OF THEIR OWN AT THE STRIP CLUB...

Friday 28th July 2000
At dot.com, Mimi feels left out when she sees Belle with Chloe, so she quietly leaves. Later, Chloe, Belle, and Shawn give Philip a taste of his own medicine as they harass him. Lexie stops by Brandon's new place to give him a housewarming gift. He is touched as he opens a framed pictures drawn by one of the kids he counseled at the hospital. Lexie and Brandon share a heated look after he describes what he wants his dream wife to be like. Lexie, uncomfortable, says she should go, but Brandon knows there's another reason she stopped by -- and his guess is that it has to do with Abe... Eric ends up taking Nicole to the strip club for their secret rendezvous. He's privately hoping to find some information out regarding Roberto Barelli. As the evening progresses, Nicole opens up to Eric about her past. After her father got out of prison, he recruited her to do some pretty awful things with the promise of cars, clothes, and the good life. Nicole says she still feels dirty for some of the things she had to do to make her father money. Eric feels for nicole. He takes her hand and tells her not to blame herself... Sami and Roman show up at the strip club in hopes of finding out if Roberto was, indeed, there on the night of the murder. Roman eventually makes some headway and convinces the manager to let him check out the credit card receipts from that fateful night. Meanwhile, Sami's curiosity piques when she sees Eric and Nicole together.

Monday 31st July 2000
Eric spots Sami at the strip club and secretly meets with her outside. He tells her that Nicole is about to open up regarding her past. Sami explains that she's there in hopes of finding out information about Roberto Barelli. She clues Eric in on the fact that Roman is there, too, and he certainly wouldn't be pleased if he saw Eric and Nicole together. Later, the inevitable happens... Roman sees Eric wipe a tear from Nicole's face and jumps to conclusions. The two guys really battle it out, fighting like they've never fought before... Lexie and Abe head to Bo and Hope's new house with a celebratory bottle of sparkling cider. After an unexpected frolic in the canal, Lexie and Abe join Bo and Hope in a toast to their new place and the new life they will have once their married with a new child. Later, Lexie gets a call from Stefano. He casually asks her to find out when Hope's due date is... Rolf tells Stefano that Marlo is experiencing cramps, and he thinks she's ready to give birth. Much to stefano's relief, it turns out to be a false alarm. Stefano tells Rolf and Marlo that it's imperative Marlo has this baby at the same time as Hope delivers. In a private moment, Stefano tells Rolf to find out what the security procedure is at university hospital. i.e. how difficult is it to kidnap an infant or switch it at birth...