The Melaswen Paradox (Read 318,913 times)

[Kpatch]

I hope Bart can talk his way out of this one. I hope he isn't the one who stabbed Melanie, even if he's the one who chloroformed her.

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone!

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Next week…

Liv makes progress in discovering her family’s history.
ARI: What’d you find out?

Silver opens up about her relationship.
SYDNEY: What’s going on?

Meanwhile, Johnny makes a discovery.
JOHNNY: What is this?

And will Bart reveal anything to Philip?
PHILIP: Now, you can either tell the truth to me or Nico.

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[Kpatch]

I'm actually nervous for Bart. He's a lovable fool. I hope he has a good alibi.

[tghca]

Sept 14, 2024 6:53:02 GMT -5 André DiMera said:

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone!

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Next week…

Liv makes progress in discovering her family’s history.
ARI: What’d you find out?

Silver opens up about her relationship.
SYDNEY: What’s going on?

Meanwhile, Johnny makes a discovery.
JOHNNY: What is this?

And will Bart reveal anything to Philip?
PHILIP: Now, you can either tell the truth to me or Nico.

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

Liv finds out she's definitely a Merritt

Silver I swear isn't she in a whole relationship? If she is then why is she confiding in Sydney? If there is problems in her relationship with her girlfriend then talk to your girlfriend about it period. You don't go confiding in someone else even if Sydney is your friend but come on.


Johnny I wonder what he finds out or sees


Bart is not going to be breathing much longer

[heroicmuse]

I can't wait to see what Ari and Liv find out!

I wonder what Johnny discovers.

So interested in what happened to Silver's relationship.

I wonder how Bart will do against Philip and Nico. He won't turn on Andre, that's for sure.

Thanks for the previews André DiMera

[André DiMera]

Monday - 9/16

KIRIAKIS MANSION
BART: I don’t know what you’re talkin’ about, pal.
Philip pulled up a chair and sat in it so that he was at eye level with Bart.
PHILIP: You see, I don’t think that’s true, Bart. I think that you know a lot more than you’re saying. So, here’s the deal: we can either do this the easy way, you can tell me the truth. Or, we can do this the hard way, and Nico will get the answers from you.
Bart looked over at Nico, who gave him a very threatening smile.
NICHOLAS: There’s no point in denying what you did, Bart. You think the Kiriakis’ don’t have a million and one security cameras? We have footage that shows you taking Melanie, footage which we can very easily hand over to the police. Now, I don’t think you want that, and I sure as hell don’t want to get the police involved.
Bart sighed.
BART: Alright! Alright, fine. I took her.
PHILIP: Good, now we’re getting somewhere. Why did you take her?
BART: Because I was instructed to.
PHILIP: Yes, but for what purpose? And what did André do to her?
BART: I don’t know.
PHILIP: Yes, you do!
BART: No, I don’t!
PHILIP: Why did André try to kill Melanie and then stuff her in Stephanie Johnson’s closet?
BART: I don’t know! Look, man, I don’t ask questions, I just do the job I’m asked to do! I’m just the head of security!
NICHOLAS: We both know that you’re more than that, so tell us the truth.
BART: I am telling you the truth! I was asked to take Melanie to the DiMera Mansion, and that’s what I did. What happened beyond that is above my paygrade. I have no idea what any of the DiMeras did with her.
PHILIP: “Any of the DiMeras”. You mean André.
BART: No, I mean any of them. There are any number of people who could’ve messed with your wife. There’s Kristen, Megan, Octavius-
NICHOLAS: Wait a moment, Octavius is alive?
Bart gulped. Nicholas turned to Philip.
NICHOLAS (quietly): I think he might be telling the truth. He’s just a goon, he could have been asked by any or several of the DiMeras at once and just delivered Melanie to the mansion.
BART: That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you. I don’t know a thing!
PHILIP: Shut up, Bart.
Philip looked at Nicholas.
PHILIP (quietly): You sure about this?
NICHOLAS (quietly): No, but he either doesn’t know anything, or he’s not going to tell us if he does. Either way, we’re not getting any information out of him, even if you do use Nico. This is a waste of time.
Philip sighed heavily and turned to Nico.
PHILIP: Nico, take him outside.
BART: Whoa! Hey! I’m telling the truth, I swear!
PHILIP: Take him outside and let him go.
NICO: As you wish.
Nico undid the rope that tied Bart to the chair, but kept his hands tied, and led him out of the room. Philip swung ‘round suddenly to Nicholas.
PHILIP: Don’t undermine me like that again.
NICHOLAS: Philip, I want justice for Melanie as much as you do, but it’s clear that we were never going to get anything out of that dolt. Our time would be better served using other means to figure out which DiMera ordered Melanie’s kidnapping, especially if my cousin is alive and involved.
Philip scowled.

[tghca]

So Octavius is alive? No doubt brought back by Dr Rolf because I'm sure Andre instructed Rolf to bring his son back from the brink of death

So if Octavius is alive, then that means Kristen didn't kill her own nephew

And Rudolfo has his twin brother back

If Octavius is alive, Vivian needs to know her son is alive

Then that means Octavius getting to Melanie was no doubt on his father Andre's orders

Bart got off unscathed...I would have thought he would be a goner

[Kpatch]

Oh that's good! I could picture the whole scene. I'm glad Bart was only the delivery man. I think he knows more than he's saying though, but he'll protect Andre to the death.

[heroicmuse]

Philip and Nicholas need to be on the same page and I doubt they ever will.

Glad Bart didn't do more than kidnap Melanie and was ultimately let go.

Great chapter André DiMera

[mae00]

I'm glad the only role Bart played in Melanie's kidnapping was the delivery guy.

I'm also glad that others now know that Octavious is still roaming around and is town.

[André DiMera]

Tuesday - 9/17

SALEM UNIVERSITY
Johnny and Meadow were walking back to the dormitories.
JOHNNY: So, you and Peyton are still rooming together, right?
Meadow nodded.
MEADOW: Yep. Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that.
JOHNNY: Oh yeah? What’s up?
MEADOW: Peyton and I were talking, and we’d like to start movie nights again on Thursdays.
JOHNNY: That’s a great idea!
MEADOW: Good, I’m glad you agree. Now, the big question, what movie should we watch?
Johnny thought for a moment.
JOHNNY: So, you liked Twin Peaks when we watched it last year, right?
MEADOW: Yeah, totally.
JOHNNY: Then maybe we could restart movie night with one of David Lynch’s other films. My first choice would be Mulholland Drive, but bring the idea up to Peyton and see what she thinks.
MEADOW: Sounds good to me. I’ll do that.
Johnny and Meadow kissed each other’s cheek.
MEADOW: Anyway, how’ve your classes been?
JOHNNY: Pretty good. I’m glad I finally decided to major in film since I’ve always loved movies.
MEADOW: That’s great!
JOHNNY: Yeah. How are your classes?
MEADOW: Great! Working at the salon has been really great over the summer, and I’m glad I still have some time to work there between classes.
JOHNNY: I’m glad to hear it. I have a feeling this is gonna be a good year for us.
MEADOW: Yeah?
JOHNNY: Yeah. Now that all that craziness from over the summer is pretty much over with, and we’re back in school, I think things are gonna go well. Though hopefully those won’t be famous last words, knock on wood.
Johnny lightly tapped his head with a fist. Meadow laughed.
MEADOW: Yeah, I think you have a point there.
They stopped in front of Meadow’s dorm room.
MEADOW: And here we are.
JOHNNY: Have a good night.
MEADOW: You too.
Johnny and Meadow kissed. Meadow opened the door. Johnny noticed a glint of something on the floor near the door and picked it up.
JOHNNY: See, our luck’s turning around already. I found a coin.
The coin wasn’t round, but heptagonal (it had seven edges), and was silver. One side was striped, and the other had the image of an owl and a Latin phrase on it.
JOHNNY: It looks kinda rare, too. It’s not yours, is it?
MEADOW: Nope, never seen it before.
JOHNNY: Interesting. Well, hopefully it’s a sign of good things to come.

PARK
Nico stopped the car in a wooded area that was part of Salem Park.
NICO: Get out.
Bart and Nico both got out of the car. Nico put a hand on Bart’s shoulder. Bart took a deep breath. Nico looked right into Bart’s eyes.
NICO: Nobody will know about the conversation that we just had in there. As far as anyone else is concerned, it never happened. There are only four people who know about the conversation. I certainly will not be telling anybody. Nor, I am sure, will Mr. Kiriakis or Mr. Alamain. So if anybody outside of the four of us happens to find out about our little conversation that didn’t happen, I shall know who it is that told them. Be assured, Mr. Beiderbecke, you are being watched.
BART: You don’t have to worry about a thing, big fella. My lips are sealed.
Bart mimed zipping his lip shut. Nico patted him on the cheek.
NICO: Good man. Now, go. And remember what I said.
Bart gave Nico a thumbs up and ran for the Mansion.

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Daniel sighed and sat down.
DANIEL: Sweetheart, I know that Philip and I, we’ve had our differences. But despite all of that, he is a good man.
MELANIE: I know that. That was never a question. I just don’t like the feeling that he’s hiding from me. When we got married, we promised each other that we wouldn’t keep secrets from each other.
DANIEL: You did, that is true. Maybe the reason you feel like Philip isn’t telling you something is because he doesn’t want to worry you while you’re still recovering.
MELANIE: Well, that’s stupid. I got kidnapped, and apparently shot, but I’m not that fragile.
DANIEL: Maybe you should tell him that.
MELANIE: I plan to. There’s no way that I’m gonna let him get away with hiding something from me.
DANIEL: Sweetheart, what is it that you think Philip is hiding from you?
MELANIE: I don’t know. But that work call Philip got earlier this evening right before he left, it didn’t seem like a work call. There’s something else going on, and once I’m strong enough to not be in the hospital anymore, I’m gonna find out what it is.

[tghca]

Melanie...the less you know about what Philip has done, the better off you will be. I mean there is a reason why mobsters don't tell their wives the crimes they commit or the things they do because not only would the wives have total deniability but wives can't testify against their husbands either. Plus Philip doesn't want to put Melanie in a position where if he gets arrested then Melanie will be forced to shoot her mouth off. He's actually protecting Melanie from this as he should.

Plus Philip did promise to make the DiMeras pay.

I get Melanie talking to Daniel about this but Daniel has no idea what Philip is doing either.

Nico sounds so threatening and imposing and I actually like that. Bart better watch his back.

I wonder if Bart lets Andre, Megan, Rudolfo and Octavius know what happened to him with Nico, Philip and Nicholas?

A rare coin being found...I wonder if this connects to that ISA 7 prisms case?

[Kpatch]

I am afraid that Daniel will confront Philip now that Melanie told him her suspicions.

You've got Bart down to a tee. I hope he wasn't wearing a listening device. I'd hope Nico and the others checked for that first.

I love it that Johnny is majoring in film.

[heroicmuse]

I wonder if Daniel will also look into this.

I somehow think Bart will not have an easy time keeping this secret.

I wonder what that coin is all about.

Great chapter André DiMera

[André DiMera]

Wednesday - 9/18

KIRIAKIS MANSION
NICHOLAS: Philip, you can scowl at me all you like, but I don’t answer to you. We’re meant to be a team, remember?
PHILIP: A decision which I am starting to regret immensely.
NICHOLAS: Why? Because I actually think there might be something to what that cretin who works for the DiMeras said? Come on, Philip! Think about it. Octavius is both an Alamain and a DiMera. And we know both families are very capable of cheating death. You can’t be surprised that he’s alive again.
PHILIP: Of course I’m not. I’ve lived in Salem and dealt with the DiMeras for far too long to be surprised by anything they do. Hell, something like half of the people I know have been presumed dead at one point or another.
NICHOLAS: Then what is the problem?
PHILIP: I’m just used to being in charge, okay? This is my wife we’re talking about.
NICHOLAS: And my sister. That’s why we agreed to this alliance in the first place. And at least now we have more to go on.
PHILIP: Do we?
NICHOLAS: Yes! Octavius, one of André and Aunt Viv’s kids is alive again, and he grew up learning from the best. If what Bart said is true, Melanie’s kidnapping might not have been revenge on you for sending E.J. back to England, it could be revenge against me for turning my back on my cousins. The DiMeras have killed for less, you know that.
Philip considered.
PHILIP: I do. And you’re right, that is certainly a possibility.

DIMERA MANSION
Bart came running into the lab, where André was looking at a monitor.
BART: Mr. D! Mr. D!
André turned as Bart came to a stop.
ANDRE: Ah, you’re back. Good. What is it, Bart?
Bart took a moment to catch his breath.
ANDRE: Well, go on. Spit it out, man!
Bart took another deep breath.
BART: I did exactly what you said, bossman. I let that Kiriakis thug kidnap me, I told them that the only part of Melanie Kiriakis’ kidnapping I had a part in was delivering her to the Mansion. Which isn’t actually a lie, come to think of it since-
ANDRE: Yes, I am aware of what happened after you brought Melanie here. Get to the point, Bart.
BART: All right. So, like I was saying, I let that thug kidnap me and make him think he intimidated me. Which, he’s actually a fairly intimidating guy, so-
ANDRE: The point, Bart?
BART: Right. Anyway, like you said, I threw them off the case. I did kind of tell them that Megan Hathaway is alive, which I’m pretty sure they already knew if Philip Kiriakis talks to his half-brother…
André took a deep breath. Bart could see he was rapidly losing patience.
BART: But like I said, I threw them off the case. I told them that Kristen and your son, Octavius, are still alive.
André gave a small smile.
ANDRE: Well done, Bart. It’s an easy enough lie to believe. Octavius is my son after all, and he and Rudolfo are nearly identical. It wouldn’t be hard to convince them that Octavius has miraculously cheated death, as Stefano and I have done many times.
BART: But, he hasn’t, though, right?
ANDRE: Sadly not. Poor Octavius is very much dead.
BART: Right, just like Kristen.
André chuckled darkly.
ANDRE: Oh, Bart. I didn’t kill our dear Kristen. She’s still alive…mostly.