The Melaswen Paradox (Read 329,502 times)

[Kpatch]

I'm glad Carly and David made a <3 connection.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 572

SALEM P.D.
The next morning, Rafe, Billie, Abe, John, Steve, Shawn-D and Roman had gathered in one of the offices.
RAFE: So, here’s what we’ve got so far. The one who seems most likely is Nicole Walker. Given her history with the victims, she’s got more than enough motive, plus an alibi that isn’t quite up to snuff. Next up is Taylor Walker, same story as Nicole, but even less convincing alibi.
ABE: Not quite, Taylor was still practically a toddler when Mendez got put away and Green went into hiding.
BILLIE: We think she could be covering for Nicole, or possibly that she may have done it to protect Nicole.
RAFE: Then there’s Brandon Walker.
ABE: No, Brandon didn’t do this.
RAFE: I don’t wanna believe it either, Abe, but we gotta at least look into it. Brandon was more agreeable and helpful when we talked to him, but there’s still that missing few minutes, though he does have a potential alibi.
ROMAN: Okay, we’ll put a call in to the Horton Center and check his story. Anyone else?
JOHN: What about Jade Michaels?
STEVE: I don’t think so, partner. Jade may have been trouble growin’ up, but somethin’ tells me that she’s changed.
BILLIE: Plus, she has an alibi, and at least two witnesses that corroborate her story, and neither would have any reason to lie for her.
RAFE: We got two other possible suspects, but there’s one you’re not gonna like, boss.
ROMAN: What have you got?
BILLIE: Daniel Jonas. He and Nicole are together, he’s one of three people she told about Dante and Green before informing the police, and he may have been trying to protect her.
ROMAN: Seems unlikely but we can check it out. Who else?
RAFE: This is the one you’re not gonna like. Eric Brady.

HORTON CENTER
Jade had just finished getting dressed and was putting on her shoes. The sound of a knock came to her door. Jade opened it.
JADE: Eric.
ERIC: Good morning, Jade. I, uh, I need you to come with me for a minute.
JADE: Okay.
Jade closed the door behind her and followed Eric down the hall.
JADE: Has something happened?
ERIC: Yes, but it’s nothing bad. Actually, quite the opposite.
Eric opened the door to his office. Sitting next to Eric’s desk was a stroller with a young child in it.
JADE: Oh my gosh!
Jade ran to the stroller and took Emmy out of it.
JADE: Oh my gosh! Emmy! My sweet little girl! Mommy’s got you. It’s okay.
EMMY: Mama!
JADE: Yeah, that’s right. Mommy’s here. She’s got you.
Jade held her daughter close to her and kissed the top of her head.
JADE: H-how did you find her?

SUSAN & EDMUND’S HOUSE - ENGLAND
There was a knock at the door.
SUSAN: Coming, I’m coming. Hold your horses!
Susan opened the door to find Penelope on the other side.
PENELOPE: Susan, I-
But before she could finish, Susan screamed.

HOPE & AIDEN’S HOUSE
Aiden was getting ready for his day at work. He walked down the stairs and picked up his briefcase. Then, he headed for the door. Just as he was about to leave, Hope, wearing exactly what she had been wearing the previous night, walked in.
AIDEN; Hope?

[heroicmuse]

Susan is not going to like this, especially since she probably thinks mean, mean, mean Kristen is back.

I don't see why anyone thinks Eric had anything to do with this. Or Daniel. Both of those ideas are silly. IMO the only suspect that makes any sense is Taylor.

So glad Jade was reunited with Emmy.

Wonder what Hope will have to say to Aiden.

Great chapter André DiMera! Will there be previews?

[mae00]

I'm so glad that Emmy is back and safe!

So Hope is just now getting home? That's interesting.

[Kpatch]

Oh I want to know how Eric found Emmy. So glad mother and daughter are reunited!

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting!

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Next week...

There’s been a murder in Salem, and five primary suspects.
RAFE: So, there it is.

But how quickly are some people counted out?
ROMAN: Are you serious?

Plus, the Banks siblings have a reunion, they just need to convince a Susan.
SUSAN: You’re that evil, evil, evil Kristen DiMera!
PENELOPE: I’m your sister, Penelope.

And how did Emmy get back to the Horton Center?
JADE: How did you find her?

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[heroicmuse]

I'm excited to hear the answer to Jade's question.

Susan having to be convinced that Penelope is not Kristen should be fun.

LOL at that photo of Daniel! I hope the cops don't make a stupid decision about who their prime suspect is.

Thanks for the previews André DiMera.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 573

SALEM P.D.
ROMAN: I just need to know one thing. What the hell is going on here? Are you serious? Have you lost your minds?
RAFE: Look, I don’t want to believe it either, but-
ROMAN: There’s nothing not to believe. Eric has an alibi for the time at which we believe Green and Dante were murdered.
ABE: That much is true. He and Joey were with Jade Michaels, who was having a panic attack after Kristen DiMera showed up.
BILLIE: He’s got a point, Rafe. We did let Jade off for that very reason. If Eric’s on the list, that means Jade has to go back on the list.
Rafe considered this for a moment.
RAFE: Yeah, you guys are right.
ABE: You can take Brandon and Daniel off the list, too.
RAFE: Come on now, Abe. That eliminates half of our suspects!
STEVE: Abraham’s got a point, man. Now, I may not know Nicole Walker half as well as some of you folks, but I know enough to know that she can more than hold her own.
JOHN: Steve’s right. Nicole is more than capable of defending herself. She certainly doesn’t need a man to protect her, as some of us know better than others.
Rafe sighed.
RAFE: i suppose you’ll want me to take Taylor off the list, too?
BILLIE: I don’t think that would be advisable. She seemed very cagey when we talked to her. And although she claimed she was willing to help us, it was as if she was hiding something.
SHAWN-D: Sounds fishy to me.
RAFE: Okay, so taking Brandon, Daniel and Eric off the list, that leaves us with Nicole and Taylor Walker as our suspects. Our prime suspect, of course, is Nicole, with Taylor as a secondary suspect.
SHAWN-D: There’s two more people I can think of who should be up there: André and Kristen.
RAFE: André did say that he found a mess for us to clean up. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that he or Kristen caused that mess. But what would their motive be?
STEVE: André doesn’t really need a motive. He gets off on killing people.
JOHN: Kristen is likely his accomplice, although I wouldn’t put it passed her, either. She’s been known to do things for crazy reasons.
Rafe nodded.
RAFE: Okay. Four suspects. Let’s see if we can find out which one it is.

HORTON CENTER
Jade held Emmy close to her and kissed the top of her head several times.
JADE: H-how did you find her?
ERIC: I didn’t, actually. Well, not in the way you’re thinking. I came into work this morning, and there she was, in her stroller, outside my office door.
JADE: This doesn’t make any sense. Aun-I mean Kristen said I was never gonna see her again.
ERIC: Well, it’s not likely that she had a change of heart. It’s possible that somebody may have taken Emmy from her and brought her here.
JADE: I mean, I’m so glad that they did, but why wouldn’t they have taken her to the cops?
ERIC: Your guess is as good as mine. Perhaps God gave them a sign that she belonged to someone here, so they dropped her off here instead of at the station.
JADE: I’m so relieved that she’s back and safe. I’m never letting you out of my sight again, little girl.
Jade kissed Emmy’s forehead again.
ERIC: We’re all very relieved she’s been found. However, I think it would be a good idea to get her checked out.
Jade nodded.
JADE: Yeah, that makes sense. I wanna make sure that awful woman didn’t do anything to my baby.
ERIC: Come on, I’ll give you a ride over.
JADE: Thanks.
Jade, with Emmy in her arms, and Eric walked out of the room.

[heroicmuse]

Hmm... I wonder who dropped Emmy off.

I am more suspicious of Taylor than Nicole.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[mae00]

Hahahaha! I love Daniel's expression in the previews.

I don't believe that Nicole had anything to do with the murders. And I wouldn't put it past Taylor to try to make Nicole the prime suspect....regardless if she knows who the real murderer is or not.

I'm worried about what was done to Emmy. I don't believe for one minute that she was with Kristen and nothing Dimera-like was done to her.

[Kpatch]

It's important to know or be related to a cop if you want to get off the suspect list.

I think Penelope had something to do with returning Emmy.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 574

SUSAN & EDMUND’S HOUSE - ENGLAND
PENELOPE: Susan, please-
SUSAN: They told me you were dead! Dr. Marlena Evans told me that you were dead, but I should’ve known! The only way to kill a vampire is a stake through the heart.
PENELOPE: Vampire?
SUSAN: That’s what you are! You’re that evil, evil, evil Kristen DiMera!
PENELOPE: Oh, for heaven’s sake, I am not a vampire! And I am not Kristen!
SUSAN: You’re tryin’ to trick me! Tryin’ to use fake British accent to confuse me!
Sister Mary Moira walked up to the door.
MOIRA: I thought we agreed that we would tell her together.
PENELOPE: I haven’t had the chance to tell her anything, yet.
SUSAN: Moira? B-but what’re you doin’ here with Kristen DiMera?
MOIRA: I came to see you, Susan. And to inform you that this is not Kristen. May we come inside, please?
SUSAN: Well, I’ll let you in, but that mean, mean, mean Kristen DiMera isn’t getting anywhere near the inside of my house.
MOIRA: Susan, we can explain everything.
Edmund walked up.
EDMUND: Darling, what’s going on here? What’s all the shou-oh my. Kristen. And...Moira? I never thought I’d see you two together.
PENELOPE: Oh, for the love of God, how many times? I am not Kristen!
MOIRA: I thought we discussed taking the Lord’s name in vain already.
Moira lightly tapped Penelope’s wrist with her ruler.
PENELOPE: Ow!
EDMUND: Could somebody please explain what’s going on here?
MOIRA: We were just about to. However, it would be appreciated if we could go indoors. London is rather drafty at this time of the year.
EDMUND: Of course, of course. Come in. Would you like some tea? I was just putting the kettle on.
MOIRA: That would be lovely, thank you, Edmund.
Sister Mary Moira and Penelope followed Edmund and Susan in.
SUSAN: Don’t think I’m not keepin’ my eye on you! You may have fooled my sister, but you ain’t gonna get away with foolin’ me!
Edmund brought in a tray with several cups of tea, and began pouring.
EDMUND: So, let’s get this out of the way, then. You say that you’re not Kristen DiMera. You must know that you look exactly like her.
PENELOPE: Unfortunately, I’m well aware of that.
EDMUND: Though, I must say, the English accent throws me off a bit. So, if you aren’t Kristen, who are you?
PENELOPE: I am Susan and Moira’s other sister, Penelope.
Edmund dropped the tea cup he was pouring.

HOPE & AIDEN’S HOUSE
HOPE: Hello, Mr. Jennings.
AIDEN: What...where have you been all night?
HOPE: I was investigating the situation.
AIDEN: I didn’t see you at the station, and I was there almost all night.
HOPE: I wasn’t at the station, I went out help search for Kristen and André.
AIDEN: Did you find them?
HOPE: Unfortunately, not.
AIDEN: I’d been trying to call you a bunch of times last night and this morning.
HOPE: My phone died, and I forgot my external battery.
AIDEN: Huh. I see.
HOPE: Where are you headed?
AIDEN: To work. I have clients to see.
Aiden looked at his watch.
AIDEN: Speaking of which, I need to go. But, we need to talk about this tonight.
HOPE: We will.
Aiden and Hope kissed.
AIDEN: I love you, Commissioner Brady.
HOPE: I love you, too. Good luck at work.
AIDEN: Thanks.
Aiden walked out the door. Hope walked over to a mirror on the hutch and touched the tiara she was still wearing. When she next spoke, she sounded quite unlike herself.
GINA: So, Hope’s traded in Bo for a newer model. How terribly interesting. It’s a shame he isn’t up to our royal standards.
Princess Gina smiled at her reflection in the mirror.

[heroicmuse]

I knew that was Princess Gina! Hope has been acting to strangely to be Hope lately. This should be interesting.

The Banks sisters cracked me up. Guess Penelope got through to Edmund.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[mae00]

I KNEW IT!!! Gina is acting like Hope yet again. I'm sure that by her not calling him Mr. Jennings tipped Aiden off that something wasn't right.

Does Edmond know of Penelope somehow? Why would he have dropped his cup?

[Kpatch]

Wow! Gina is back. I wonder how she'll handle Aiden.