JAYCEE'S WEEK IN REVIEW Salem, May 3,1998 Roman followed through on his
decision to step back and let Marlena be with John. I must admit that I was very impressed by his unselfish act
but by the end of the week he was again trying my patience with his unsolicited advice for Bo and his pity party
at the Piano Bar. Billie joined him and while consoling each other, they got to talking about Paris again. How
timely, as Shane later called Roman to offer him another assignment. JAYCEE'S WEEK IN REVIEW Salem, May 10,1998 New Orleans was the city of choice
for Salemites this week. Hope went there to delve into her past while John and Marlena went there to rediscover
each other. We'll have to wait and see who else shows up. Roman went to see Kate to demand that she buy Stefano out. Kate reminded him that he is not a
share holder and therefore she does not owe him any explanations. He warned her that Stefano is probably up to
no good. I think Roman better back off Kate. Where else are his scantily educated children going to work and have
such glamorous jobs? Franco pressed on with his plan to woo Sami so that he can stay in this country. Meanwhile Sami
was very concerned about the photo shoot which started out as a bust. Fortunately for everyone involved Eric was
able to get Nicole to relax and the last two rolls of film turned out to be good. Hope went to see Dr. Harper and he explained that he did not finish her reconstructive surgery.
He showed her a picture of herself when she was first brought to him and she was shocked at what she saw. Whoever
finished the work on her had to be a genius as she went from looking like someone hit her face with a pizza to
the beauty we know today. It must be the same plastic surgeon who works on Zsa Zsa Gabor. Incredible! Billie continued to work on Bo's guilt. She lied and said she has been drinking occasionally.
I'm surprised she didn't use some of Lucas' empty bottles for dramatic affect. Bo remained by her side although
he seemed as happy about it as a death row inmate who has just been told his latest appeal was turned down. Mike, in keeping with his plan to distance himself from Carrie, asked Nurse Ali on a date. Here
we go again with the old motto: If you can't be with the one you love, then find some innocent sucker who's sweet
on you to distract you. Carrie was confused by his behavior and when she saw him with Ali she was visibly shaken.
Vivian's dinner party was a success until Stefano showed up with Kate on his arm and he saw where
Vivian is living. We all got to see a first; a speechless Stefano. The other guests seemed to be having a good
time. Abe, Celeste, Lexie and Roman all wondered who Vivian's late husband might have been. They should have asked
Stefano as everything was becoming painfully clear to him. John and Marlena arrived in "The Big Easy" and got right to the matter at hand. I thought
he said they were going to wait a while before they expressed their feelings for each other. I guess he thinks
not doing it on the plane is long enough. He proposed to her and gave her back her engagement ring. He also gave
her a charm bracelet with a tree on it as a symbol of their growing and undying love. They made love several times
before John had to get a refill on his Viagra. You have to admit those two still have it after all this time. Later
when they were still in the afterglow, John told Marlena that he still has many unfilled spaces in his past and
that she should prepare for the challenges that lay ahead. She said that as long as they are together she welcomes
any challenge. I'm so glad neither one of them said that nothing will ever separate them because we all know what
that means. Other tidbits:
Happy Mothers' Day! That's all for this week. JAYCEE'S WEEK IN REVIEW Salem, May 17,1998 The girl with the badly burned arm turned out to be someone from Hope's past. She explained that Hope
constantly spoke about returning home to Bayou Dugar, where the river meets the forked tree. This information sent
Hope off to the bayou but it was clear that she wasn't welcomed there. That's all for this week. JAYCEE'S WEEK IN REVIEW Salem, May 24,1998 Sami continued to fall for Franco as hard as Suharto fell from power in Indonesia. He planned a romantic
dinner for them on the terrace of the Penthouse Grill and he booked a suite at the Salem Inn so that they could
consummate their relationship. They were finished by the time we came back from commercial and Sami was heard to
utter, "Oh Franco, I never knew it could be like this, so…fast. Oh well, I guess that's "amore".
JAYCEE'S WEEK IN REVIEW Salem, May 31,1998 Billie's name was added to the
list of DAYS convenient miscarriages this week. I'm sure you were all as stunned as I was…not. I'm sure you were
even more shocked when she didn't tell anyone about it. After burying her baby in the bayou, she returned to Salem
with Roman. After getting into an argument with Hope at Salem Place she went off in her car. She was driving and
cursing Hope when her car went off the road. How lucky for her (and predictable for us) that she was able to walk
to a doctor's home. Will this be the umpteenth doctor to be bought off? Stay tuned folks. Copyright © 1998, w3PG, inc.
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Bo realized that unless he has himself cloned, he cannot be there for both Billie and Hope so he reluctantly stepped
back and let his Fancy Face go off to investigate her past by herself. He went to Billie and told her he will be
there for her. Billie reacted with a line we have all wished someone would tell Bo in recent months, "Oh shut
up!" I have to agree with Billie on this. I am so sick and tired of hearing him say he is going to be there
for her and then he goes running off to Hope. She must have shaken him up because he stayed with her and even took
her to the hospital for her amnio synthesis. We'll see how long he can keep up the dutiful husband routine.
Hope opened the package that Celeste sent her and it contained items of a personal nature. A hanky, a comb, lipstick
and a compact with the letter "G" engraved on it. She hoped she would be able to remember her life as
"Gina". She made a call to the surgeon who reconstructed her face and he told her that he has discovered
something she needs to know about.
Sami asked Austin to Chez Vous to talk about her concern for Lucas who has been hitting the bottle lately. You
really can't blame the guy for knocking down a few when you consider he is living under the same roof with Kate,
Billie and Sami. Just the thought of that would send stronger men running to the liquor cabinet.
Carrie and Mike went to dinner at Chez Vous with two hospital board members. They were all very impressed by the
way Mike handled an inebriated man who was grieving the loss of his wife and blamed the hospital for her death.
Sami and Austin arrived just in time to see Mike and Carrie dancing. Later, Carrie could not stop thinking about
Mike and she was unable to respond to Austin's attempt at lovemaking. He again mentioned his desire to start a
family. Oh ye of little brain! If your wife seems to be pulling away from you, is that really the best time to
start a family?
Craig Wesley decided he can play dirtier than he has been. His next plan seems to be to get people to believe that
Mike is involved with Carrie. He must have been hired by the hospital as Mike called him in to assist him with
an emergency, which gives him more time to lurk about. He wasted no time and tried to pump Nurse Ali for information
on why she and Mike stopped dating. That guy is as pleasant as a festering boil on the behind.
Vivian pushed ahead with her plan to topple Kate. She needed money again and had Ivan sell one of the expensive
items from the townhouse. Stefano saw one of his possessions in an antique shop and wondered what the heck was
going on.
Kate was visited by Stefano who informed her of his intention to become involved in the decision making process
at Titan. She received the news with as much equanimity as Monica Lewinsky when she was informed that there will
be no immunity deal.
John and Marlena brought Belle home and embarked on their journey of re-acquaintance. He booked the movie theater
in Salem Place and they pretended they were teenagers out on their first date. They did the "Tongue Twist"
and they also danced a bit. It was good to see them at it again as I was afraid they had forgotten how to have
fun together but my fears were put to rest when they made out while holding their gum. With those two, sexual tension
is like riding a bike, you just have to get back on. Wait a minute isn't that what they say when you fall off a
horse? It really doesn't matter because when John and Marlena get together it's like a rodeo and the Tour De France
all rolled into one. Sparks fly!
Eric and Nicole went on their first date and she remained tight-lipped about her past. He offered to take her home
but she declined. As he walked home he met a girl named Madison(Leann Rimes) who was stealing some muffins from
the Java Café. He took her to his grandparents' house and asked Kim to talk to her. Madison told her that
she was a foster child and that she was running away from her mother who was drug addict and wanted her back. Kim
told her not to be afraid to reach out and ask for help. Things worked out for Madison when she called her pastor
and he offered to take her in. Eric took her to the train station and before she left she fantasized about dancing
with him to the song "Through Your Eyes." If you ask me, they should fire Nicole and keep Leann as she
has a lot more chemistry with Eric.
Franco had a terrible week. First, he had to contend with Kate who was not too happy with his lack of progress
to get Sami in check and she fired him. Then Hope refused his offer to help her with her quest. His sense of timing
was definitely off as he dumped Sami just before getting a telegram informing him that he is to be deported. To
cheer him up, I think I'll send him a little note to remind him that at least he still has his looks.
Other tidbits:
That's all for this week.
May 4-8
Sami tried to get Austin on her side and against Lucas who continues to have problems trying to get Will to bond
with him. It seems to me that Will is a little too young to still go around calling Austin daddy as he has been
living with Lucas now for many months but maybe that's just the skeptic in me. Will, by the way, became the one
millionth person Austin tells about his plans to start a family. If I were Austin (well, I'd need a lobotomy first
but let's pretend) I would be looking for a surrogate mother because Carrie has warmed up to that idea as much
as Susan McDougal has warmed up to the idea of testifying in front of the Whitewater grand jury.
May 11-15
Bo decided to go New Orleans after Dr. Bader told him that the results of the amnio wouldn't be in for at least
a couple of days. Billie and Kate gave him grief about it but he went anyway. Hope returned with a bruise on her
forehead which she got when someone threw a rock at her in the swamp. Bo insisted on going back with her. It was
evident how much they were enjoying being in each other's company. As they made their way through the swamp they
were followed by Swamp Girl, Darryl and Darryl. Oh sorry, I meant to say Wayne and Earl.
Marlena promised to help John look into his past. They both agreed to try to fit it in between their lovemaking
marathons. This could take some time folks.
Franco moved ahead with his plan to get Sami to marry him. He had a close call when Eric overheard him talking
to a woman from his past but he was able to smooth things over. Eric later convinced Sami to assign Nicole to the
Miami photo shoot so it looks like the schemer and the dreamer are headed to my neck of the woods.
Roman and Billie got close this week as Bo asked him to look after her while he was out of town. He was there when
she received the results of the amnio and he shared her joy that the news was good. While he was at the Kiriakis
Mansion, Roman got a call about a meeting with the ISA chief in New Orleans, of course.(These people are as subtle
as an angioplasty). Billie insisted on going too, as that way she could help Roman with the briefing and she could
tell Bo the news about the amnio results.
Carrie and Austin had dinner at Chez Vous and they ran into Mike and Ali. Carrie was bothered by the sight of Ali
and Mike dancing. Austin was too busy trying to read the menu to notice it. You'd think that he'd have that thing
memorized by now. How many times do they eat there a week?
Kate contacted a former "client" who used to own Vivian's townhouse. He told her that he sold it to Stefano.
Man, she's good! If she worked for the CIA those nuclear bomb detonations in India would not have been a surprise.
Later, when she met with Stefano to discuss Titan's financial status, he revealed his plans for her. He wants her
to help him attain respectability. To me that's like asking President Clinton for pointers on how to stay out of
scandals.
Bart, posing as a gas company employee, got Vivian and Ivan to evacuate the townhouse in order to clean out the
basement. Stefano was afraid that they might discover his diabolical plans for the good people of Salem. Maybe
he's planning to put all the writers in the freezer until they come up with a storyline in which he gets Marlena.
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May 18-22
Kate got Stefano to admit that he owns Vivian's townhouse and he also told her how she came to inherit it from
Jonesy. He did, however, stop short of telling her what his plans are for Vivian. Kate was thrilled nonetheless
at knowing that Vivian's demise is near and she loved the way Stefano took care of Sami when he overheard the little
witch being rude to her. Lucas, needless to say, was ecstatic that Stefano put Sami in her place but Kate worried
about Lucas' fascination with Dimera's powers of intimidation. Later, Kate finally admitted to Lucas that she hired
Franco to come between Bo and Hope and also to neutralize Sami. He didn't seem surprised as he knows quite well
what "Mommie Dearest" is capable of.
Bo and Hope made their way through the swamp and their longing looks generated so much electricity that they would
have been able to perform brain scans on Wayne and Earl but what would have been the point? They were stopped by
a violent storm and were forced to spend the night in the bayou. They weren't able to find much and then the "Swamp
Boys" made them leave. On the way back to New Orleans Hope told Bo to go back to Salem as she was staying
to look for more clues. Bo, who finally had a flash of common sense,(must be as a result of that spicy Cajun food)
reminded her that Shawn D's middle school graduation is coming soon and he needs his parents to be there for him.
Hope relented and off they went, managing to miss Billie who had been staying at the same hotel and who was as
determined to get her man as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables. It was this determination that drove her to the
bayou. She was welcomed by Wayne and Earl who put the moves on her until their mama, Earlene came out and smacked
them around. All this proved to be to much for Billie who went into labor and delivered a baby girl with Earlene's
help.
John and Marlena ran into Roman and Billie in New Orleans. Marlena questioned Roman as to why he was there and
when she realized it was ISA business she became concerned that he might accept another dangerous mission. He reminded
her that she no longer has to worry about him. Works for me!
Austin and Carrie invited Eric to dinner and he in turn asked Nicole to join them. They played a boring game of
Truth Or Dare in which all the questions conveniently hit a nerve and everyone answered the questions untruthfully.
That whole episode was as entertaining as a seminar on pocket protectors. Later Eric insisted on walking Nicole
home so she lied and took him to another building, not hers of course. That girl would do well in Washington as
lying comes so naturally to her.
Carrie received a fax informing her of Mike's interview with the board members and she rushed off to help him prepare.
They worked into the night and Carrie fell asleep on Mike's couch. Austin, who took breakfast to her, was intercepted
by Craig who informed him of this. This guy is really beginning to bug me. He's everywhere you don't want him to
be, just like a bad rash. Austin walked into Mike's office and found Carrie on the couch and Mike standing there,
wearing nothing but a towel. Things got pretty heated but Austin calmed down and reiterated his trust in Carrie
and he even gave Mike a pep talk. Later he ran into Darrell and went to the gym with him so that he could misquote
Muhammad Ali and young boxers could make fun of him. This must be a new technique for training future champions.
Other tidbits:
Have a safe Memorial Day.
That's all for this week.
May 25-30
Sami and Franco underestimated Lucas' hunger for revenge and his ingenuity. He locked the lovebirds in a maintenance
closet where they had retreated for some "Afternoon Delight". They managed to escape through the air
conditioning duct but Lucas was ready for them and he had the AC turned on. This made a claustrophobic Sami more
hysterical which precipitated the comical ending to her little tryst. She dropped into the photo lab (literally)
where Kate was showing some authors the efficiency and professionalism of Titan employees. Talk about great timing!
One of those two obnoxious young boxers smacked Austin upside the head and sent him to the mat with a thud. The
blow to the head must have made him think he is now Robert Young as he kept following Lucas around and trying to
catch him drinking so he could lecture him on the obligations of good parenting. He told Carrie about his little
trip to the boxing gym but he conveniently left out that he got into the ring and boxed. The fibbing has begun.
Mike and Craig made the final cut of candidates for the chief of staff position. Craig continued his seemingly
endless tirade of innuendoes about Mike and Carrie's relationship. Mike almost pounded him but Lexie interceded.
When does this guy practice medicine? I guess he must fit it in when he is not stalking Mike or lurking in the
hospital corridors. Yep, he's definitely administration material.
Mike and Carrie ran into each other at the park and talked more with their eyes than with their lips. These two
are playing with fire and the flames are going to engulf them. Mike is still trying his best to stay away from
her but it is apparent that she won't allow it. I get the feeling this is going to climax into something illicit.
We'll we soon see a variation of the conference room table scene? Maybe on the operating table? Now that would
be something on the cutting edge! Sorry, you all know by now that I can't resist a pun.
Nicole was shocked when she found out that the shoot has been moved to LA. At first she considered not going but
Eric talked her into it. Maybe now we'll finally find out what is up with her. She's too cagey for my liking.
John and Marlena went to Maison Blanche to see if they could find any clues to John's or Hope's past. Amazingly
there is still a lot of evidence there despite the fact that the house burned to the ground. In any case whatever
they find they can put into Marlena's purse which keeps clutching to her chest. She must have Stefano repellent
in there.
Vivian and Ivan went back to the townhouse. The flirty alarm expert returned and this time he was able to break
the code. They went down to the basement and saw the freezer.
Other tidbits:
That's all for this week.