Thursday - 5/23
BRADY PUB
Chelsea and Bo hugged.
CHELSEA: Thank you so much for organizing all of this, Dad! And for helping with plans for the christening.
BO: You’re welcome, kid. More than welcome. I’m so happy for you and Max. And I also think it’s beautiful that you named her after what your Mom was originally gonna name you.
CHELSEA: Thanks. After Isaac, I wasn’t sure that I would have another kid. Georgia’s such a blessing.
BO: That she is.
MAX: Glad you made it back, bro.
FRANKIE: ‘Course I did! I had to come and meet my new niece!
MAX: Well, I’m thrilled you’re here.
FRANKIE: Too bad Kim and Shane couldn’t make it, though. It would’ve been nice to have all six of us Bradys together.
Max nodded.
MAX: Yeah, but I’m sure we’ll see them again soon, maybe for another holiday. Next time they come out here, you and Jen should, too.
FRANKIE: Maybe we’ll already be here.
MAX: Oh yeah? What’s that mean?
FRANKIE: Well, I can’t say too much just yet, I’ll tell you all about it soon.
MAX: Sounds good, man.
Chad, Abby and Stephanie sat at a table together.
CHAD (with accent): One day, I will make you an offer you can’t refuse.
Abby and Stephanie laughed.
ABBY: Please, please tell me you’re not gonna start doing Marlon Brando impressions everytime we’re around Georgia just because you’re her godfather.
CHAD: And why not? The Godfather is an amazing movie. Plus, I am half Italian, and not to toot my own horn, but I think I look quite good in a suit.
ABBY: Extremely good.
STEPHANIE: Just need to work on the accent a little, tiny bit.
CHAD: Oh, do I? And let’s hear your Italian accent, Godmother.
STEPHANIE: No, you do not wanna hear me try to do an accent!
All three laughed. Chad and Abby kissed.
STEPHANIE: Alright, lovebirds. Get a room!
They laughed again, and Abby and Stephanie jokingly stuck their tongues out at each other.
CLAIRE: I can’t believe we’re graduating in a few days!
CIARA: Me either. Time’s gone by so fast!
Chase nodded.
CHASE: Just another week or so to go, and you guys will have graduated, and I’ll be moving on to law school.
Claire put an arm around Chase and kissed him on the cheek.
TRIX: Yeah, it’s gonna be awesome!
Aiden motioned for Sami to come over to him. She did, and they sat down at a table.
AIDEN: Sorry we got interrupted earlier. Now, what did you want to talk about?
SAMI: I want to know how I can get a restraining order on someone else’s behalf.
AIDEN: I take it this is about the situation with E.J.
SAMI: You’re damn right it is! He injured Sydney and put Johnny in the hospital! Even if it was an accident like he claims, I don’t want him anywhere near them!
AIDEN: Well, you can certainly file a restraining order for Sydney, she’s still a minor, at least for the next eight months. You also have the option to press charges on her behalf.
SAMI: Already done.
AIDEN: Johnny is…
Aiden sighed.
AIDEN: …somewhat more difficult.
Sami’s eyes flashed.
SAMI: Why? Why can’t I just do for him what I’m doing for Sydney?
AIDEN: Because legally Johnny is an adult. Unless he’s declared incompetent, or otherwise unable to make decisions for himself,
SAMI: He’s practically in a coma! He can’t make decisions for himself if he’s not awake, can he?
Sami’s phone rang.
SAMI: Whoever that is, this better be important.
She picked up the phone.
SAMI: Yes? Wait, what? I’ll be right there!
Sami hung up.
SAMI: I have to go right now, but we are not through here!
Sami quickly got up and took Lucas’ arm.
SAMI: We have to leave, now!
LUCAS: Hey, what’s going on?
SAMI: I just got a call from the hospital. Johnny’s waking up!
Quickly, Sami and Lucas told Allie, Meadow and Sydney what was going on, then the five of them left together.
SALEM P.D.
Roman pressed play on the video. He and E.J. watched as the video showed E.J. and Sydney’s conversation from a few weeks ago.
E.J.: Doesn’t show anything, it just shows us talking. Anyway, where did you get this video from, and how?
ROMAN: I ordered a search warrant last night after speaking with Sami and Sydney. You were out of the Mansion when I called, but your brother was all too happy to cooperate with my request for CCTV footage from the night Johnny and Sydney were injured. I spent last night looking over the footage.
E.J.: Which brother?
ROMAN: Just you keep watching.
They watched as E.J. grabbed Sydney’s arm and practically pulled her out of the chair she was sitting in, then he started leading her towards another part of the room before Johnny ran in. Roman paused the video.
E.J.: All right, I will admit, I did grab Sydney by the arm.
ROMAN: So you agree that this was assault?
E.J.: I…I may have been a bit forceful. But come on, it’s not as if I meant to injure Sydney. She’s my daughter, for goodness sake!
ROMAN: Whether you meant to or not, E.J., you did. Let’s keep watching, though.
Roman pressed play on the video again. He and E.J. watched as, on the video, Johnny tried to get E.J.’s hand off of Sydney, and E.J. shoved him, causing him to trip backwards and hit his head on the fireplace. Roman turned off the video. The color had drained from E.J.’s face.
ROMAN: Anything to say about that?
E.J. blinked furiously.
E.J.: I…I am aware that I took things too far. I will admit to that. I got caught up in the heat of the moment, and things got out of hand. That being said, I would like to move on to discussing bail.
