Girl Gone Wild (Read 667 times)

[Kpatch]

Chapter 1

MAGGIE’S KITCHEN

Melanie is holding baby Parker Jonas, while Philip is sitting at the kitchen table.
Melanie: Oh my gosh.
Philip: What’s the matter?
Melanie: Here, hold the baby for me a minute.
She gives the baby to Philip.
Melanie: I forgot to heat the baby’s bottle.
Philip: I’m thinking that babysitting is too stressful for you.
Melanie: What? No. Don’t say that. I love babysitting my baby brother. I’m so happy when my dad and Chloe want to leave Parker with us. It makes me want ...
Philip: Want what?
Melanie: A baby of my own.
Philip: Oh.
Melanie: Too soon, huh?
Philip: No, not at all. I’m starting to warm up to the idea.
Melanie: Seeing you holding the baby like that ... it’s almost like watching you hold your own son.
Philip: Um. No. He’s my brotherinlaw.
Melanie: Who do you think he looks like?
Philip: I don’t know. Bill Clinton?
Melanie: No, silly. I mean do you think he looks more like Chloe or my dad?
Philip looks at the baby.
Philip: I think he’s a good combination of both his parents.
Melanie: I don’t.
Philip: You don’t what?
Melanie: I don’t think he looks like my dad at all.
Philip: Is the bottle ready? He’s starting to get fussy.
Melanie: Here, let me take him.
She takes him out of Philip’s arms.
Melanie: I still wonder if my dad really is Parker’s father.
Philip: Melanie...
Melanie: I mean, look who performed the paternity test.
Philip: Carly.
Melanie: And you can’t trust a word that comes out of her mouth. I’m thinking of doing my own test.
Philip: What???
Melanie: Just to be sure that the baby is really my dad’s.
Philip: Melanie, no.
Melanie: Yes.
Philip: No.
Melanie: Yes.
Philip: Everyone’s happy. Why do you want to rock the boat?
Melanie: It might just be an illusion of happiness.
Philip: You realize you’re getting obsessed about this. You’ve gotta stop.
Melanie: I’m not going to stop until I find out the truth for myself.


To be continued ...

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SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, THIRD FLOOR NURSES STATION

Melanie is at the Nurse’s Station holding Parker.
Melanie: Thanks for agreeing to help me with the DNA test, Nathan.
Nathan: I wish you’d reconsider, Melanie. The test has already been done.
Melanie: I know. But I think there was a big fat coverup and I want to know for sure.
Nathan: Why? Your dad is happy.
Melanie: Unbelievable.
Nathan: What is?
Melanie: You sound just like Philip. I didn’t think the two of you would ever agree on anything.
Nathan: We have a thing or two in common. Look Mel, why not leave well enough alone?
Melanie: Because. I don’t want my dad to live a lie. I grew up thinking the wrong man was my dad, and I don’t want Parker to go through the same thing.
Nathan: But Daniel is a good guy. Parker could do worse.
Melanie: Look, are you going to help me or aren’t you?
Nathan: I told you I would, so let’s get it over with. I reserved Examination Room 3. Let’s go.

Stephanie has been eavesdropping on their conversation and watches Nathan and Melanie take the baby and go into Examination Room 3. The wheels in her head are spinning like mad, knowing she can’t let them do a DNA test, lest the truth will come out. She goes over to a house phone on the wall, presses two buttons on the keypad, and disguises her voice as she makes an announcement over the hospital’s loudspeaker system.
Stephanie: Paging Melanie Kiriakis to the 12th floor nurses station. Melanie Kiriakis, you are urgently needed at the 12th floor nurses station.
Stephanie watches Melanie bolt out of the Exam Room and get on an elevator. Stephanie runs to the Exam Room and composes herself before entering. Nathan is surprised to see her.

Nathan: Steph!
Stephanie: What’s going on?
Nathan: Um.
Stephanie: Why is Parker Jonas here? Is he sick?
Nathan: Um. Stephanie, you’re my fiance and I’m not gonna lie to you. This is top secret. Melanie is redoing the baby’s paternity test.
Stephanie: Oh? Why?
Nathan: She doesn’t trust the original results.
Stephanie: Oh. Okay. Whatever. Listen, I just ran into Dr. Walters and he was looking for you. He said it was urgent.
Nathan: Oh man. I can’t leave the baby.
Stephanie: I’ll watch him.
Nathan: Are you sure?
Stephanie: Sure. No problem.
Nathan: You’re the best. I love you.
Stephanie: I love you too.
Nathan leaves. As soon as the coast is clear, Stephanie grabs the baby and heads for the elevator.


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SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Melanie returns to the Examination Room.
Melanie: Hmmm. I wonder where Nathan took the baby.
Nathan returns.
Nathan: Mel! Where’s Stephanie and the baby?
Melanie: Stephanie?
Nathan: I got called away and I left the baby with her.
Melanie: I don’t know where they went.
Nathan: Let’s have her paged.
They go to the nurses station and Melanie gets on the broadcast system.

Melanie: Stephanie Johnson, please call or come to the third floor nurses station right away.


IN THE MEANTIME, AT THE PUB

Stephanie has arrived at the pub and entered through the back door. She’s in the cook’s kitchen with her grandmother.
Caroline: Stephanie! I cannot believe you took the baby.
Stephanie: I didn’t know what else to do. I couldn’t let them do another paternity test. Then they’ll find out that Daniel isn’t really the baby’s father and the truth will come out – that the baby is Philip’s and you switched the original test results. Melanie will dump Philip like a hot pile of hog poo and she’ll go running to my fiance!
Caroline: Did anyone see you take the baby?
Stephanie: No, I made sure of it. Oh wait. Nathan knows that I was the last person watching the baby.
Caroline: That’s not good.
Stephanie: No, it’s not. Damn.
Caroline: Okay, here’s what you need to do. I’ll keep an eye on Porter ...
Stephanie: Parker.
Caroline: I mean Parker ... while you go back to the hospital and ….


SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Fifteen minutes go by and Melanie repeats the page a couple times. After another 15 minutes passes, she starts getting really nervous.
Melanie: Where the hell did Stephanie go with the baby?
Nathan: I don’t know. She’s not answering her cell phone either.
Melanie: I’m starting to panic, Nathan.
Nathan: Me too. I’m going to head home and see if she’s there.
Melanie: I’ll go with you.

Melanie and Nathan are waiting for an elevator.
Maxine: Nathan, wait. An orderly just found this note. It’s addressed to you.
Nathan opens the typewritten letter, which says:

We have your fiance and her baby. If you want to see them alive again, you will tell no one. Do not call police. Await further instructions.

Nathan: Ohmygod. Stephanie and the baby were kidnapped!
Melanie gasps.

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THE BRADY PUB

Caroline: What happened? Did you deliver the note?
Stephanie: Yep. Nathan and Melanie think me and the baby were kidnapped.
Caroline: You mean “the baby and I.”
Stephanie: No, I kept your name out of it. They only know about me and Parker.
Caroline [muttering under her breath]: Dumb bunny.
Stephanie: Excuse me?


TITAN HEADQUARTERS

Melanie rushes into Philip’s office. He stands up when he sees her and she runs into his arms.

Philip: Melanie! What’s wrong?
Melanie: Oh Philip, the worst possible thing has happened. Parker was kidnapped.
Philip: What???
Melanie: He was in my care and he got kidnapped.
Philip: What happened? Are you okay?
Melanie: I’m fine. I left him for a minute … with Nathan …
Philip: Nathan?
Melanie: Don’t be mad at me, but I took the baby to the hospital to have a DNA test done. Nathan had to leave the baby with Stephanie and …
Philip: Stephanie?
Melanie: And they got kidnapped. There was a note. Ohmygod, how am I going to tell my dad and Chloe?
Philip: We have to tell them.
Melanie: The kidnapper’s note said to tell no one.
Philip: They probably meant we shouldn’t tell the police. But we have to tell Daniel and Chloe. This is bad.
Melanie: I know. This is the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. Ohmygod, I am sooo worried about the baby. This is all my fault. Oh why didn’t I listen to you and leave well enough alone.
Philip: Okay, you need to calm down. Come here.
He takes her in his arms and holds her.
Philip: Titan has a team of private investigators on retainer. I’ll call them.
Melanie: The kidnapper’s note said to tell no one.
Philip: I know. You said that already. Flip the script to page 7. Where are Daniel and Chloe?
Melanie: They went to Chicago for the day. They should be back around dinnertime.
Philip: That gives the investigators a few hours to try and locate the baby. And Stephanie. They’re going to want to ask you some questions. Are you up to it?
Melanie: Yes of course. I’ll do anything to get the baby home safe.


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CHLOE AND DANIEL’S APARTMENT

Philip and Melanie are outside Chloe and Daniel’s apartment. Chloe answers the door.

Chloe: Hey, come on in. Where’s Parker?
Melanie: Um.
Daniel: Hey kitten. Thanks for babysitting. We had a great time in Chicago. Where’s the baby?
Melanie: Um.
Philip: Let’s all sit down.
Chloe: Ohmygod. What’s going on? Where’s my baby?
Philip: Chloe, please sit down. Daniel, you too. See, we’re not sure where the baby is.
Daniel: What? What are you saying?
Philip: He was kidnapped.
Chloe screams.
Melanie: I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.
Philip: Shhhh. We have Titan’s best investigators working on the case.
Daniel: What about the police?
Melanie: No, the kidnapper's note said to tell no one.
Chloe: What note?
Melanie: Um, I have it here.
Daniel and Chloe read the note. Chloe is crying hysterically as Daniel has his arm around her and a wild look in his eye.
Daniel: I know how we can get the baby back.


UPSTAIRS AT THE PUB

Stephanie is upstairs in one of the bedrooms holding the baby and pacing the floor. Caroline comes in with some chowder for Stephanie.
Caroline: I wish the baby would stop crying.
Stephanie: He won’t drink this formula.
Caroline: Do you know what kind of formula he’s on?
Stephanie: I remember overhearing that Chloe is breastfeeding.
Caroline: Oh dear. No wonder he’s fussy. Why would he want an imitation after he’s had the real thing? Chloe’s breasts are ... are ... are ...
Stephanie: Are what?
Caroline: They’re real and they’re spectacular.
Stephanie: We can’t let the baby starve.
Caroline: When he’s hungry enough, he’ll eat. Trust me. I raised four children and countless grandchildren, so I know what I’m talking about. But you have to find a way to keep him quiet. I could hear him crying downstairs!


MEANWHILE, DOWNSTAIRS

Bo enters the pub.


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THE BRADY PUB

Bo walks in and sits at the bar. Caroline pours coffee for a customer at a table, then comes over to Bo and pours him a cup.

Caroline: Bo sweetie. What a nice surprise in the middle of the day.
Bo: Hey Ma.
Caroline: Why the long face?
Bo: We’ve got a kidnapping case on our hands.
Caroline: Oh dear.
Bo: Yea, Daniel and Chloe’s boy. He was taken from the hospital yesterday.
Caroline: How awful.
Bo: Oh. I almost forgot. Stephanie was kidnapped too.
Caroline: Our Stephanie? Oh dear.
Bo: Don’t worry Ma. We’ll find her.
Caroline: Do you have any leads?
Just then, a crying baby is heard.
Bo: What’s that?
Caroline: Um. What’s what?
Bo: That sound. It sounds like a baby crying. And it sounds like it’s coming from upstairs.
Caroline: Oh that. It’s nothing. I have a new boarder renting a room and they must be watching TV. They like watching their soap opera at full volume. Hard of hearing, I think.
Bo: Oh. Gotcha. To answer your question about whether we have any leads, we do have one. The kidnapper's note said to tell no one, but Daniel contacted me to tell me that the baby has one of those GPS chip thingies implanted in his foot.
Caroline: Must be painful.
Bo: So headquarters is running a scan. I’m sure we’ll find the baby soon. Oh, and Stephanie too.
Caroline: That’s a relief.
Bo: What did you say? I couldn’t hear you over that crying baby sound.
Caroline [shouting]: I said that’s a relief.
Bo: Right. A baby thief. Don’t worry, Ma.
Caroline: I’ll try not to.
Bo: What?
Caroline [shouting]: I said I’ll try not to.
Bo: “Try not to” what?
Caroline: Dumb bunny.
Bo: Come again?
Caroline: More coffee?
Bo: No, I gotta go. Would you do me a favor and call Kayla in Africa to tell her that Stephanie’s missing?
Caroline: Of course. I’ll be happy to.
Bo: Could you repeat that?

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CHLOE AND DANIEL’S APARTMENT

Bo, Nathan, Melanie, and Philip are all at the apartment. Daniel hands Chloe a glass of water and a sedative.
Daniel: Here honey, take this.
Chloe: No.
Daniel: It will make you feel better.
Chloe: Don’t even talk to me.
Daniel: Honey...
Chloe: If Parker dies, it’s all your fault. I’m holding you responsible.
Daniel: What???
Chloe [yelling]: They said not to call the police, and you called them!
Daniel: The police are the only ones who can activate the GPS chip so we can find our son.
Chloe: You signed his death warrant.
Philip: Chloe, calm down.
Chloe: How dare you tell me to calm down. You have no idea what I’m going through, what it’s like to have your son kidnapped.
Daniel: Chloe, please, take this sedative.
Chloe: No, it will just put me to sleep and I need to stay awake.
Melanie: Here Chloe, I made you a cup of tea.
Chloe: Don’t you talk to me either. Parker was in your care when he was taken.
Melanie: I’m so sorry.
Chloe: If anything happens to him...
Philip: Chloe, Melanie is going through hell too. Please don’t yell at her.
Nathan: I’m just as much to blame as Melanie.
Melanie: Thank you Nathan.
Chloe: What are you all talking about? Why did you bring Parker to the hospital anyway?
Nathan: Um.
Melanie: You know what doesn’t make sense? I got paged to go to the 12th floor, and when I got there, no one knew why I was paged.
Nathan: And I got called away by Dr. Walters, but ...
Bo: But what?
Nathan: Um, nothing.
Bo: If you have any information that could help us solve the crime, you need to tell us, man.
Nathan: I’m just not sure why I was called away.
Bo: Were you also paged?
Nathan: Um.
Melanie: I don’t remember hearing you paged.


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After closing up for the night, Caroline goes upstairs to see Stephanie.
Caroline: We’ve got trouble.
Stephanie: What’s wrong?
Caroline: Bo was here.
Stephanie: Oh no. Does he suspect that I’m holding the baby hostage?
Caroline: No, not at all. But he told me that little Pocket here ...
Stephanie: Parker.
Caroline: I mean Parker ... has a GPS chip in his foot. They’re going to be able to track him down.
Stephanie: No! They can’t find us. They can’t. This is awful. Okay okay. Think Stephanie. Wait, I know. I’m going to take the baby and leave town.
Caroline: I’m no genius, but I’m pretty sure the G in GPS stands for Global. They can find you even if you leave Salem.
Stephanie: Then I’ll take the baby out of the country.
Caroline: Are you sure you’re my granddaughter? Stephanie, they’ll find you no matter where you are.
Stephanie: They’ll have to catch me first.
Caroline: I know a way out of this.
Stephanie: How?
Caroline: Take the baby over to Chloe and Daniel’s place and tell them your kidnapper released you.
Stephanie: No! That’s a stupid idea. Then they’ll be able to do a paternity test on Parker any time they want. I need to make a plane reservation.
Caroline: Stephanie, honey, think. You don’t want to be running all over the world with that baby.
Stephanie: I have to. No one can know this baby is Philip’s.
Caroline: So you’re going to spend the rest of your life raising Philip’s baby all by yourself, leaving Nathan behind, all because you’re afraid that Nathan will choose Melanie if she leaves Philip?
Stephanie: I can’t let her have Nathan. I can’t let her win, Grandma. She always wins. She always gets what she wants and I have to stop her at all costs. A dim lightbulb appears above Stephanie's head. Ohmygod, I just got a great idea! I’m going to sell the baby!
Caroline: Houston, we have a problem.


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CHLOE AND DANIEL’S APARTMENT

The doorbell rings and Melanie answers it. Caroline walks in.
Melanie: Mrs. Brady! Come in.
Bo: Ma, what are you doing here?
Caroline: Can we talk?
Bo: I’m sort of busy here. Trying to solve a major case.
Caroline: I know dear. And I’m here to help.
Bo: Uh, Ma, thanks for the thought, but I’ve been solving cases for years without you and ...
Caroline: What’s your success rate?
Bo: Huh?
Caroline: Nevermind. I know where Chloe’s baby is.
All eyes turn toward Caroline.
Chloe: You know where my baby is? Where? Is he alright?
Caroline: He’s fine dear. He’s in a room above the pub.
Bo: What? Is the kidnapper holed up there?
Caroline: Yes.
Bo instantly gets on his cell phone and calls a dispatcher to send a squad car to the pub.
Bo: Let’s go.
Caroline: Wait. I have to tell you something. I know who the kidnapper is. So do you.
Bo: Who?
Caroline: It’s Stephanie.
Nathan: What???
Bo: Our Stephanie?
Daniel: Why would she kidnap my son?
Caroline: She’s a little unbalanced right now. In fact, you’d better get over there quickly. She’s planning to sell your baby.
Chloe: What???


ROOM ABOVE THE PUB

Stephanie is holding Parker and surfing the Internet using her cell phone.
Stephanie: Gosh, I had no idea that there were so many private adoption sites. So what do you think of this couple, Parker? They look like they’d make good parents. Probably a lot better than your real parents. I need to find someone to sell you to who won’t ask any questions. They don’t need to know my name and I don’t want to know theirs.


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ROOM ABOVE THE PUB

The baby starts to cry.
Stephanie: Don’t cry, Parker. It’s gonna be okay. I’m really going to miss you, little guy. I’m starting to like having you around. You’re probably the cutest baby I’ve ever seen. Even cuter than my brother Joey. Okay, Stephanie, stop it. Don’t get attached.

Stephanie hears a commotion outside her second story window. She goes over to the window and sees a crowd gathered in the pub’s parking lot below: Bo, Daniel, Chloe, Melanie, Philip, Nathan, Grandma Caroline. There’s a black and white police car too. Caroline is pointing to the window where Stephanie is standing.
Stephanie: No! Oh no. She is not selling me down the river!

Stephanie puts the baby on the bed for a moment, goes over to the door, locks it and jams a chair under the door handle. Then she opens the window. Bo takes a bullhorn and yells up to her from the parking lot.
Bo: Stephanie, we know you took the baby. You gotta give him back.
Stephanie: No, never.
Chloe takes Bo’s bullhorn as Bo heads into the pub.
Chloe: Please Stephanie, give us back our baby.
Daniel takes the bullhorn from Chloe.
Daniel: We don’t care why you took him. We just want him back.
Caroline takes the bullhorn from Daniel.
Caroline: Is this thing on? Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?
Stephanie: Grandma, they can hear you in Poughkeepsie.

There’s a noise at the door as Bo tries to get inside. Stephanie’s eyes grow wide as she looks in the direction of the door. As Bo breaks into the room, Stephanie grabs the baby and she leans out the window, holding the baby at arms length, his little legs dangling in midair.
Melanie: Oh no! She’s going ‘Michael Jackson’ on us!
Stephanie: Someone better tell my Uncle Bo to back off or I’ll drop the baby.
Chloe: Noooooooooooooooooo!


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THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

As Bo breaks into the room, Stephanie grabs the baby and she leans out the window, holding the baby at arms length, his little legs dangling in midair.

Stephanie: Someone better tell my Uncle Bo to back off or I’ll drop the baby.
Chloe takes the bullhorn from Caroline.
Chloe: Noooooooooooooooooo! Please don’t hurt my baby, Stephanie. I’m begging you. Please. You have no idea how much I wanted a baby and what a miracle he is. Please don’t hurt him. Don’t take him away from me.
Stephanie: It’s your own fault, Chloe. This is all your fault. And Philip’s. Especially Philip’s. He ruined my life.
Philip [taking the bullhorn from Chloe]: Steph, you’re the one who broke up with me.
Stephanie: Omygod what an ego you have. I’m not talking about you and me. I can’t believe I ever thought I was in love with you. You’re the biggest jerk who ever lived. You say that Melanie is your whole life, yet you go and have a one-night stand with Chloe.
Philip: You’re crazy.
Daniel [taking the bullhorn from Philip]: Shut up Philip. Don’t incite her. She’ll drop my son.
Stephanie: He’s not your son, Daniel. He’s Philip’s son.
Philip: What???
Daniel: What???
Stephanie: The paternity test results were switched.
Chloe: I don’t believe you.
Stephanie: Oh? Then maybe you’ll believe this! You got the paternity test done at St. Mary’s using the name Dana Scott.
Philip and Chloe look at each other. Daniel and Melanie see the look that passes between them.
Daniel: I remember that name.
Melanie: She’s not lying, is she?
Philip: Parker is my son???
Stephanie: That’s right. And I knew as soon as the truth came out, Melanie would leave you and go running to Nathan and he’d choose her over me. You ruined my life Philip.
Nathan shakes his head and walks away.
Philip: Steph, please calm down. Please bring the baby inside. We can talk about this.

Bo is inching his way toward Stephanie and she sees him out of the corner of her eye.
Stephanie: Back off, Uncle Bo.
Nathan enters the room.
Nathan: Steph, please bring the baby inside. The baby has nothing to do with us.
Stephanie: Oh really? Melanie is going to want you back, you know.
Nathan: It doesn’t matter. It’s you I love.
Stephanie: What about Melanie?
Nathan: What about Melanie? She’s not the woman I’m going to marry. You are.
Stephanie: Really? Do you mean that?
Nathan: Of course.
Stephanie brings the baby inside and walks toward Nathan. Bo takes Parker out of Stephanie’s arms. Nathan puts his arm around Stephanie. He uncrosses his fingers, then takes the hypodermic needle he’s been hiding behind his back and injects it into Stephanie’s hip. She passes out.
Nathan: I’m sorry I had to trick you, Stephanie. I’m sorry.


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THE PUB PARKING LOT

Chloe: Daniel, it’s not what you think.
Daniel: You have ... no idea ... what I think.
Philip: Melanie, I can explain.
Melanie: It was you. All the times you told me I was doing the right thing by not telling Daniel that Chloe cheated on him ... ohmygod, get away from me, just get away from me. I can’t even look at you.
Bo brings the baby outside and Chloe rushes over, crying. Bo puts Parker in her arms. She showers the baby with kisses.
Chloe: Oh my sweet baby.
Without thinking, Philip goes over to Chloe and the baby, as Daniel and Melanie hang back.
Daniel: Come on Melanie. Let’s get out of here.
They leave.
Bo: Pretty ironic.
Caroline: What is?
Bo: Stephanie worked so hard to keep Parker’s paternity a secret, and she’s the one who ended up telling everyone.
Caroline: Bo, what’s going to happen to Stephanie?
Bo: I’m going to recommend a full psychiatric evaluation. Because in my personal and professional opinion, she’s nuts.


The End

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Stephanie you are crazy! Fun story about a different version of Parker's paternity coming to light.