The Melaswen Paradox (Read 329,705 times)

[mae00]

I'm still so glad that Shawn was there to tell Ciara everything. If anyone can help her get past the Hope/Gina complexity, it would be him.

I curious as to what will happen when Hope/Gina sees Greta.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 616

TOMMY’S HOUSE
Bill walked downstairs carrying a suitcase.
MARIE: So, you’re all packed and ready to go, then?
BILL: Yep. I’ve got everything I need.
Marie and Bill hugged.
MARIE: Good to see you again, Bill.
BILL: You too.
Tommy walked over to Bill.
BILL: I’m glad to know I was wrong about you. I’m sorry about my behavior when I first came back.
TOMMY: Oh, that’s all right. At least everything’s all cleared up now.
Bill nodded. He and Tommy hugged.
BILL: I’ll be in touch, Tommy.
TOMMY: I look forward to it. After all, the three of us have a big reunion to plan.
MARIE: We certainly do. Have a safe flight.
BILL: Thanks.
TOMMY: ‘Til we meet again.
Bill smiled, picked up his suitcase and walked out the door.
TOMMY: So, I suppose you’ll be needed at the church back in Maine.
MARIE: Not quite. I made a few calls, and it turns out a position similar to mine is open at St. Luke’s.
TOMMY: You mean?
MARIE: Yep. I’m home.
Tommy and Marie hugged.

KIRIAKIS MANSION
Victor sat in his study on the phone.
VICTOR: Dammit, I don’t care what time it is there, just get them here quickly. And they had better be the best, my granddaughter deserves nothing less. Need I remind you of who made some very generous donations to that hospital? That’s what I thought. Just make sure that they can help Ciara walk again.
Victor hung up the phone.

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Aiden, Doug and Julie were sitting in Hope/Gina’s room.
JULIE: I just cannot believe that this is all happening again!
DOUG: None of us can, darling. We all should have guessed from her behavior at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
AIDEN: There’s no way we could have known. Even though a few of us suspected, nobody really thinks something like this could happen.
The door opened and Craig Wesley walked in.
CRAIG: Thanks for agreeing to meet with me on such short notice.
DOUG: Craig. Good to see you again.
Craig and Doug shook hands.
CRAIG: You too, Doug. Julie. I only wish this were under better circumstances.
JULIE: We all do.
Aiden stood up and shook hands with Craig.
AIDEN: Aiden Jennings, I’m Hope’s husband.
CRAIG: Good to meet you. I’m Craig Wesley.
AIDEN: Thanks for coming out here, Dr. Wesley.
CRAIG: No trouble. Now, Dr. Johnson and Dr Banning did a brain scan before I came back into town and they e-mailed me the results. I had a chance to look them over on my way out here, and I must say, these readings are fascinating.
AIDEN: In what sense?
Craig pulled his computer out of his briefcase and typed something. He turned the screen around.
CRAIG: Two brainwaves. Now, we know that one of these belongs to Hope, and the other belongs to Gina. It’ll take some time to figure out exactly which is which. However, look at this.
Craig clicked the mouse and zoomed in on part of the image.
CRAIG: This is from when Hope was first brought to the hospital, meaning that Dr. Banning and Dr. Johnson have been regularly keeping an eye on Hope’s mental activity.
AIDEN: There’s only one line. There were two on the image you just showed us.
CRAIG: Exactly. Meaning that Gina was the dominant one before being put into a coma. However, since being put into a coma…
Craig clicked the mouse again and the picture expanded.
CRAIG: Two brainwaves.
JULIE: That’s...nice to know. But what does it mean?
CRAIG: The second brainwave didn’t activate until Hope was put into a coma. As you can see, it started off small, but has been growing until now, where it is equal to the first. What it means, Julie, is that Hope is fighting back.

[heroicmuse]

I'm glad Hope is fighting back! And that Victor is getting a specialist for Ciara.

Yay! Marie is back fulltime!

Great chapter André DiMera. Will there be previews?

[Kpatch]

I'm happy Marie is staying.

Craig! Woohoo. So is Craig the specialist they sent because of Victor's call?

[mae00]

I had a feeling that Victor wouldn't just sit back on this one. He's never been one to be at the hospital during a situation but you can bet your arse that he's going to be pulling strings behind the scenes. Him and Ciara have always had a special bond.

So glad Craig is here for Hope!! Salem lost a good doctor when he left. I'm so glad he's back!

[tghca]

Victor of course wants the best for Ciara because Ciara is his granddaughter and Bo was his son...Bo is not here anymore because Bo unfortunately passed away but Victor obviously wants to be there for his family, Bo's family so it begs the question of who the specialist is that Victor is having flown in? I wonder what Shawn-Douglas, Claire, Chelsea, Max, Roman, Steve, Kayla, Aiden and the rest of the Hortons and Kiriakises will think about what Victor just did for Ciara?

Ciara and her Grandpa Vic have always had a special bond a special grandfather/granddaughter relationship

With Craig back in town...Chloe's father is back in town and since he is I wonder if Nancy will return? How about Chloe's sister Joy? I know Chloe's little sister Joy she should be a teenager just like Ciara, Chase, Claire, Theo, Joey, etc. through SORAS or Joy should be in her 20s at least which would make her the same age or same age group as JJ because it has been years since Joy was last seen in town so Joy should at least be JJ's age by now which should make her a love interest for JJ at least

So happy Marie is staying in Salem because she can work at St. Luke's so she will no doubt be closer to home and she can live in the Horton House with her niece Jennifer, her brother Tommy, her niece Julie and her nephew-in-law Doug

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone!

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Next week...

Dr. Craig Wesley has returned to Salem!
CRAIG: Hope is trying to fight back.

Can he find out what’s going on with Hope/Gina?
CRAIG: There should be a way to reverse the process.

Meanwhile, Marie moves back full time.
MARIE: It’s so nice to be back here.

Also, Daniel and Nicole have requests.
DANIEL: I’d like you to be...
NICOLE: ...in my wedding.

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[heroicmuse]

I wonder who Daniel and Nicole will ask to be in their wedding.

Looking forward to seeing Marie back in Salem fulltime. And to see what Craig does to try to reverse the process.

Great previews André DiMera.

[tghca]

With Craig back in town I am surprised he has not shared any scenes with his daughter Chloe yet...does Chloe even know her father is back in town? At least Parker has his grandfather in town

Nancy I hope she returns and I hope Joy returns to Salem...last time Joy was ever in town was 2005 at Brady and Chloe's wedding many years ago as a flower girl as a little girl...fast forward 14 years Joy has to be in her 20s now...Joy would fit right in in the JJ, Will, Abby, Chad, Gabi, Sonny, Max, Chelsea age group

Marie being back in town...I wonder if she gets more involved with her family by basically becoming the matriarch of this Horton family now?

Daniel I can see him asking Eric to be in his wedding or even Brady but Nicole I can see her asking Chloe to be her maid of honor but Nicole needs bridesmaids and Daniel also needs groomsmen

[André DiMera]

Chapter 617

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
JULIE: Well, that’s good news, isn’t it?
CRAIG: It is. Now that we know that Hope is fighting back, we can begin to see what we can do to bring her back completely. The only obstacle is Gina. We know that Hope is still in there, it’s just getting rid of Gina that’s the problem. Hope’s brainwaves seemed to reactivate once she was put in a coma here at the hospital. We can reasonably assume that she was at the very least sedated, if not placed in a coma when she was brainwashed. There must be some way to reverse the process, but I need to figure out what.
AIDEN: That would make sense. And it wouldn’t be the first time in recent history this has happened.
CRAIG: How so?
DOUG: About a year ago, Brady Black showed up again after having disappeared for months on end, only he had no memory of where he’d been and thought he was Lexie.
AIDEN: With a lot of therapy, Marlena was able to bring Brady back to himself, but it took a while.
Craig nodded.
CRAIG: I’ll speak with Marlena and see what she thinks, then. It’s possible that these two incidents will have a similar solution.

DANIEL & NICOLE’S APARTMENT
Brandon brought a box out from his room.
BRANDON: Well, this is the last one.
NICOLE: Are you sure you have to move?
BRANDON: Nik, it’s not like I’m leaving town, just going to a different part of town. Besides, with you and Daniel getting married in less than a month, you don’t need anyone else hanging around.
NICOLE: But you’re not anyone else, you’re my brother.
BRANDON: I know. But, we’ll visit each other as often as we can.
NICOLE: You better.
Nicole and Brandon hugged.
NICOLE: Good luck with the new apartment.
BRANDON: Thanks. And good luck with what you’re about to do.
NICOLE: Thanks, I’ll need it.
BRANDON: Maybe it won’t be too bad.
NICOLE: That would be a miracle. Still, I’ve tackled much worse than this, so I’m sure I’ll survive.
BRANDON: Just remember to be nice.
NICOLE: I’m not the one who needs that reminder.
BRANDON: Either way…
NICOLE: I know. I know. Anyway, let me know when you’re unpacked so I can see the apartment. I mean, I know I already saw it, but I mean without Taylor distracting me.
BRANDON: I’ll let you know.
Brandon and Nicole hugged again.

HORTON CENTER
Daniel sat in Eric’s office.
ERIC: Valentine’s Day?
DANIEL: Yeah. I know it seems a little soon, but it’s really not. Nicole and I, we’ve been thinking about this for a long time.
ERIC: Yes, I recall.
DANIEL: But now, now we are finally ready to do it. Which is why I came to see you. Eric, you, are one of my best friends. You have always been there for me. And even though things haven’t always been great, we, Eric, we have moved passed that. So, that’s why I’m here. I’d like you to be my best man.

[tghca]

Wow I'm surprised Daniel would ask Eric to be his best man...I would have thought that Eric would be the last person he would ask given Eric's history with Nicole...wouldn't that be awkward?

Brandon moving out makes sense but then since he is where is he gonna move to?

Hope's brains have been scrambled but do they really think therapy and hypnosis is gonna work? If they do then surely they have to realize that that's futile because Andre probably prepared for that

[heroicmuse]

I thought Daniel would ask Eric! Hopefully Eric will be able to put the past aside and participate in the wedding.

LOL at Nicole wanting to see the apartment without Taylor distracting her. I'm glad she and Brandon are remaining close and that he's staying in Salem.

Hopefully Marlena can help Hope as much as she helped Brady.

Great chapter André DiMera!

[Kpatch]

Seems ironic hearing Daniel tell Eric about marrying Nicole, because of what happened on air.

I like the way Craig thinks.

It was nice seeing Brandon and Nicole reconnect.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 618

HORTON CENTER
ERIC: You want me to be your best man?
DANIEL: Yes, that is what I said.
ERIC: Wow. Thank you so much, man. I’m honored!
DANIEL: Is that a yes?
ERIC: Yes! Of course it’s a yes! I’d be happy to be your best man!
DANIEL: I’m glad to hear that. Because you, Eric, you are my best friend. You’re the closest thing I have to a brother. And we may have had a rough patch for a while there, but I am so glad, so glad that we’re still as close as we are.
ERIC: I feel the same way. I'm so happy for you and Nicole! I have no doubt that you two will be very happy together.
DANIEL: Thanks, man.
Daniel and Eric hugged.
DANIEL: Now, we have got a lot, a lot of planning to do.
ERIC: Well, let’s get to it, then, shall we?
Eric and Daniel sat back down.

ST. LUKE’S
Marie walked down the hall and knocked on the door to Father Louis’ office. The door opened.
LOUIS: Marie, good to see you. Please, come in.
MARIE: Thank you, Father.
Marie walked into the office.
LOUIS: It’s good to have you back in town, and I look forward to working with you.
MARIE: Well, the feeling is mutual. And it’s wonderful to be back home again. And to be working at St. Luke’s once more.
LOUIS: Yes, I’ve heard about your time here from the Mother Superior. She joined the convent around the same time as you.
MARIE: Well, it will be lovely to catch up. And I’m looking forward to helping out with Sunday School.
LOUIS: Speaking of which, let me show you to the Sunday School office.
Marie got up and followed Father Louis.

SALEM PLACE
Nicole looked at her watch, the. sipped from the coffee she was holding. She let out a sigh as she looked around the mall. She turned around as she heard footsteps coming towards her.
NICOLE: You made it.
SAMI: Well, it’s not exactly hard to find the place.
NICOLE: I thought we’d meet on neutral ground, so no one would have homefield advantage.
SAMI: Good thought. Probably one of your better ones.
NICOLE: At least I have some.
SAMI: What do you want, Nicole? What is so important that you had to call me down here on my day off?
NICOLE: Ae need to talk.
SAMI: About what?
NICOLE: I’m getting married on Valentine’s Day.
SAMI: So, you finally convinced Daniel to marry you, congrats.
NICOLE: Daniel and I are happy together.
SAMI: Hey, I wasn’t being sarcastic. I think it’s nice that you’ve finally found someone. But what does that have to do with me?
NICOLE: Not everything is about you, Sami. As I said, I’m getting married, and I know it’s super short notice, but there’s something we need to discuss before my wedding.
SAMI: Spit it out, Nicole. What is it?
NICOLE: I want Sydney to be in my wedding.

[heroicmuse]

For a minute there I thought Nicole was going to ask Sami to be in her wedding. LOL. I'm sure Sami is going to just love this request.

I can't wait to see how Marie gets on at the church.

I'm glad Eric is excited about being in the wedding. This is gonna be great.