Chapter 63
PARK
It is now a few days after the wedding. J.J. sat in the park, guitar in hand. He was strumming it and looking at a picture of Paige. Click
here to listen to the song he's singing
J.J. (singing): Time can never mend the careless whispers of a good friend. To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind. There's no comfort in the truth. Pain is the hole you find. Should've known better, yeah. I feel so unsure as I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor. As the music dies, something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen and all it's sad goodbyes. I'm never gonna dance again. Guilty feet have got no rhythm. Though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool. Should've known better than to cheat a friend and waste the chance that I've been given. So I'm never gonna dance again the way I danced with you.
CLAIRE'S ROOM
Claire sat on her bed, thinking of the kiss, and J.J.
CLAIRE (singing): Time can never mend the careless whispers of a good friend. To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind. There's no comfort in the truth. Pain is the hole you find. I'm never gonna dance again. Guilty feet have got no rhythm. Though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool. Should've known better than to cheat a friend and waste the chance that I've been given. So I'm never gonna dance again the way I danced with you.
PARK/CLAIRE'S ROOM – SIDE-BY-SIDE SCENE
Claire stands, as does J.J.
CLAIRE (singing): Tonight the music seems so loud. I wish that we could lose this crowd.
J.J. (singing): Maybe it's better this way. We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say.
CLAIRE (singing): We could have been so good together.
J.J. (singing): We could have lived this dance forever.
J.J. & CLAIRE (singing): But now who's gonna dance with me?
J.J. (singing): Please stay.
J.J. & CLAIRE: And I'm never gonna dance again. Guilty feet have got no rhythm. Though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool. Should've known better than to cheat a friend and waste the chance that I've been given. So I'm never gonna dance again the way I danced with you. Now that you've gone...
CLAIRE (singing): Now that you've gone...
J.J. (singing): Now that you've gone, was what I did so wrong...
CLAIRE (singing): So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
PARK
J.J. stopped strumming. He was unaware that Daniel had been behind him for the last few minutes.
DANIEL: Hey.
DIMERA MANSION
There was a knock at the door. André opened it. Roman and Bo were on the other side.
ANDRE: Well, if it isn't the Brady boys. Sorry, I don't really have time to chat.
ROMAN: That's okay, we're here on business, not a social call.
ANDRE: And what business do we have?
BO: You locking me up in that dungeon and Melaswen, for starters.
ANDRE: I'm sorry, but I've no idea as to what you are referring.
BO: Shall I jog his memory a little bit?
ROMAN: We certainly could.
BO: You tied me down to a chair for a year and a half and tortured me. Following that, you abandoned me on Melaswen.
ANDRE: I've no recollection of that, at all. However, I must apologize for anything that may or may not have been done to you in that time.
BO: I'm sure.
ROMAN: Never the less, we have enough witnesses and quite a number of questions that must be answered down at the station. Bo, would you like to do the honors?
BO: You can cuff him, I'll take care of the rest.
Roman put handcuffs on André
ANDRE: Do we really need to do this again?
BO: André DiMera, you are under arrest for kidnapping and torturing of a police officer, assaulting a police officer, and at least two other counts of kidnapping.
ANDRE: At least? You mean, you don't know how many you're accusing me of doing?
BO: You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. I'm sure you can afford one, and boy will you need it. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?
ANDRE: Yes.
Roman led André to his squad car.
ANDRE (whispering): You will regret this.