The BEST episodes written by Bruce Neckels

#1 - Ep. #8619

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 23

In Paris, Greta sees her mother's face and screams in horror. As Gina runs out of the room she's caught by Kurt who wisks her back into the touret. Gina doesn't understand Greta's reaction, and Kurt explains that she's been up there for many years. Gina finally sees her true face and realizes she's been living a lie these past years. Back in Salem, Austin dives out of the police chopper into the water to try and save Mike from the car wreck. He pulls Ali out first and goes back and gets Mike. While trying to revive Mike, Ali sneaks up behind Carrie and holds a razor blade to her throat. Austin tries to talk Ali down by saying he still loves Carrie and doesn't want to see her dead despite her affair with Mike but Ali calls him a fool. Ali decides to make a run for it but doesn't get far after the police shoot at her. Ali is taken back to University Hospital along with Mike and once there tells her mother she's met the most amazing man, a doctor. Claire and Lexie look in horror

#2 - Ep. #9741

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 59

Tony's autopsy reveals his cause of death was a fatal dose of a drug, not complications from his tiger wounds; The guard identifies the mysterious doctor that entered Tony's cubicle was Marlena, and to cover, she makes up a story and tells the police that a nurse entered his room while she was there; Lucas tries to get to the bottom of Sami's 'I love you' comment at the circus but both are too afraid to admit their true feelings; Rex feels guilty that he accused Tony of being The Salem Stalker; Lexie comes up with the brilliant idea of having Marlena hypnotize her mother to unearth the killer's identity that apparently rests in Celeste's subconscious; Celeste experiences an unaccountable chill as she and Marlena briefly lock eyes; Sami hatches a plan to really make Kate miserable after an innocent comment made by Will makes Sami realize that the best way to make Kate miserable would be for Sami and Lucas to get together; When Lucas later returns home, and making sure Kate can see, Sami

#3 - Ep. #9953

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 27

Bo and Billie find Georgia's room and a locked file cabinet. Lucas overhears Sami begging Brandon to stay in Salem. Shawn wonders if his memory is playing tricks on him. Belle tells Philip about her dream in the barn. Lexie says her goodbyes to Brandon.

#4 - Ep. #9996

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 70

Roman and Marlena take a trip down memory lane as Tony pipes rose scent into their room, then watch on the T.V. as Kate, dressed in Marlena's pyjamas, snuggles with John. Bo goes down to the station to get Billie and Patrick out of jail, and is furious with Patrick when he tells Bo he took Billie to the Cheatin' Heart to get a drink. Lucas blasts both Sami and Brandon, unmoved by Sami's tears. He tells Brandon that he is welcome to her and storms out.

#5 - Ep. #9937

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 11

Before Belle can accept Philip's proposal, a jealous Shawn starts slinging the insults, leaving Belle crushed. After a quick visit to see John and ask for his blessing, Philip again asks Belle if she will marry him, and he agrees. As Billie is saying her goodbyes to Salem she bumps into Celeste. Celeste tells Billie that if she leaves Salem she will be making a big mistake if she leaves Salem, because the key to her future is there. Maggie and Bonnie go at it again and end up chasing each other around the kitchen with butcher knives while Mickey watches helplessly.

#6 - Ep. #9709

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 27

TEK tells Bo that he is most likely the next victim after Roman; Bonnie and her dog Max, open a "charity" Christmas tree lot in Salem, and Bonnie slips some alcohol into Mickey's eggnog; Bonnie then has two naughty fantasies – one about Rex and one about Mickey; Rex plans a romantic evening for Mimi; Bo & Hope host a tree trimming party to kick off the holiday season; A potentially dangerous package arrives and scares the family because all they hear is ticking coming from inside the box! Jan continues to follow Belle and Shawn and vows once again that she will have Shawn for herself; Bonnie notices Jan lurking around and goes to confront her, but gets distracted and doesn't get the chance to tell Mimi; and finally, Bo gets another message on his PDA from the killer – it's a skeleton head wearing a Santa Hat that says, "Death never takes a holiday"…

#7 - Ep. #9974

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 48

Jan is determined to punish Mimi for crossing her, and starts telling Rex about Mimi's abortion. Brady confronts John about his drug usage, and John insists the drugs were prescribed for him by a doctor from the I.S.A. Nicole is shocked when both Kate and Brady buy John's apologies. Jennifer is convinced that Billie manipulated Bo into going to Europe with her, but Patrick isn't so sure.

#8 - Ep. #9663

Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 234

PREVIEW: Jack clings to life in the ER after Maggie finds his body in Salem Place - he has been struck down with a brick. SUMMARY:

#9 - Ep. #9677

Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 248

Sami and Lucas are [not so] model-parents at Will's school Halloween party when a food fight erupts. And, once again, "The Salem Seven" are unaccounted for...

#10 - Ep. #10016

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 90

Jack realises that the woman he is dealing with is the imposter, which is proven when she takes off her mask and reveals herself. He knocks her out and takes the gun she was holding on him. While Marlena wakes up after a dream where she and Roman never escaped the castle, Stan offers John a bag of drugs on the pier just as Brady shows up. After a confrontation with Hope where Shawn admits that he is failing in his attempts to get Belle to cheat on Philip, Shawn takes off. Billie and Bo are devastated when another lead peters out.

#11 - Ep. #9758

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 76

#12 - Ep. #9932

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 6

Abby is devastated to realise that Jack is gone for real this time and blames Jennifer, telling her she wishes she were the one who died. Lexie is worried when Brandon decides to hang around Salem for Abe, hoping that he won't get drawn back into Sami's life. Bo and Hope are shocked and suspicious of Shawn's new girlfriend, Jan, who desperately tries to cover up. Sami blames John for him making it home when her parents couldn't.

#13 - Ep. #9698

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 16

Rex pushes Mimi away; Jan continues to stalk Shawn and secretly takes pictures of him and Philip; Tony stumbles upon the crime scene and learns that Cassie is dead and calls Stefano and tells him it wasn't supposed to happen like that; Roman questions Kate and when the lab reports prove that it was Cassie's blood on Kate's hands, he has no choice but to arrest her for Cassie's murder; Roman admits that he believes in Kate's innocence and promises her that he will do everything in his power to clear her name – which infuriates Sami.

#14 - Ep. #9948

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 22

Mimi calls Belle and leaves a message for Shawn, but while driving with Belle to meet her, they have an accident. Sami, Brandon and Lucas skid off the road in a snowstorm. Hope's power goes out as a knock sounds at the door. Bo dreams of happier times with Billie.

#15 - Ep. #9638

Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 209

Stefano's new plan could be the end of Salem; Mimi finds out Bonnie embezzled all of her money!

#16 - Ep. #9963

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 37

Belle, Philip, Rex, Mimi and Kate work frantically to pull off the wedding. Despite hazy fantasies of marrying Shawn, Belle says she loves Philip. Sami throws a tantrum because she wanted to get married first. Shawn asks Alice for advice about Belle. Bo is ill from his wounds.

#17 - Ep. #9725

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 43

Marlena visits Tony in jail and rails at him for what he has done to the people she loves and is horrified when Mickey tells her he is going to be Tony's legal counsel; Belle is worried that the perfect family of John, Marlena, Sami and Eric didn't survive, so how will theirs? Shawn discovers he has "captured" Nicole and not the girl who was following him; Nicole sees Jan hiding but makes sure Shawn doesn't know; Victor tells Nicole that she must stay away from all the men in his family and warns her that he'll see her in the death chamber if she is the serial killer; Nicole later finds Jan in the park and tells her that she helped her out before - and now she needs Jan's help; Lexie brings Jennifer some baby clothes and pours out her heart; Lexie later takes Alice, Abby, and Jennifer to the hospital so they can hear the baby's heartbeat; But what should be a happy occasion turns tragic as Lexie is forced to tell Jennifer that something is wrong with the baby…

#18 - Ep. #9985

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 59

Philip talks about a marine buddy of his who received a Dear John letter and ended up never going home. Jan gives Mimi and Rex a gift of a very realistic looking doll, prompting Rex to wonder if Mimi is pregnant. Even though Hope points out that Georgia LaMarque is unlikely to be their daughter because of their blood types, it takes a letter from Tony to convince Bo and Billie they're looking in the wrong place.

#19 - Ep. #8596

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 16

Abe is furious with Lexie for lying to him about Vivian's health and asks what Stefano did to Vivian to make her fake that she was dying. At the DiMera Mansion, Stefano tries to deny knowing what the chip is but Vivian doesn't let up. Stefano can't believe Lexie would lie to him. Carrie comes home to the appartment to find Sami packing up Austin's things and tells her Austin asked her to move in with him at the Kiriakis Guest House. At the Cheatin' Heart, Mike tries to talk to Austin about what happened between him and Carrie, but Austin throws it in his face. In Paris, Bo takes "Gina" out to dinner to try and revive some of Hope's feelings, and at the same time in the torret, Kurt gives the real Princess Gina an evening of dinner and dancing - but in her warped mind she thinks she's out at the real restaurant interacting with royalty.

#20 - Ep. #10015

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 89

Belle falls apart while watching the newscast of Philip's abduction. Mimi (knowing Jan is lurking about) suggests Shawn give her some space, so Shawn leaves and when Jan presses him to 'be together', he demands the truth about the previous summer. Hope is adamant that there is no way Shawn would ever interfere in Belle and Philip's marriage, but says Kate's children would commit adultery in a heartbeat. When the real Jennifer comes home, she and the fake Jennifer barely miss seeing each other as Jack wonders what he should do. Bo and Billie are thrilled when the test results show a match.

#21 - Ep. #9753

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 71

#22 - Ep. #9756

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 74

Marlena thanks John for his faith in her as she flashes back to the murders of Roman and Tony. After Belle points out that Marlena was with them, Shawn wonders if he needs to rethink his theory. Kate consoles Philip over the loss of his father, and Philip says he will make Victor's murderer pay.

#23 - Ep. #8616

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 20

Eric and Greta explore Gina's bedroom in the Chateau de Reves, while Kurt decides its time to get them out of the castle. Up in the touret, Gina plans her escape and knocks Kurt out and steals his keys when he comes to check on her. Gina makes her way to her bedroom and overhears Greta and Eric inside, unable to make out what they're saying. Back in Salem, Sami and Austin are having a swim in the Kiriakis pool when Carrie comes over to talk to Austin about their divorce. Inside the mansion, Brandon talks about Sami's hopes to get with Austin now that his marrage to Carrie's ending. Outside, Carrie relents and signs the divorce papers. Austin says it's the best 2 year anniversary present he could have asked for. Meanwhile at Carrie's appartment Mike anxiously waits for Carrie to get back so he can play her Ali's taped confession when he answers a phone call, it's Ali - shocked to hear Mike's voice she quickly hangs up. Shortly after, Ali shows up at Carrie's appartment with her

#24 - Ep. #9683

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 1

A special heartwarming episode sharing the final moments of Maggie Horton as she passes away with Hope, Shawn, Jennifer, Alice and Mickey at her side. The DNA tests come back on Rex's clothes and Roman arrests him for the murder of Maggie. And it turns out there is an explanation for Sami's dream. Lucas is shocked to learn of Kate's big secret. (detailed recap available)

#25 - Ep. #9761

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 79

#26 - Ep. #9771

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 89

#27 - Ep. #9927

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 1

Sami goes to the Carver home to confront Brandon and ask that he leave town, but Lexie informs her that he has already left. Adrift in the ocean, Caroline, Victor, Jack, Cassie, Roman and Marlena are rescued by a Japanese fishing trawler which is also carrying Bart. Jennifer and Bo plead with the coast guard for them to go after the other survivors, but the coast guard says it's too dangerous.

#28 - Ep. #9693

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 11

Marlena collapses at the Brady Pub - is she the next victim of The Stalker? A weeping Roman holds a seemingly lifeless Marlena in his arms, saying: I love you, Doc! Caroline makes contact with Celeste again during her wake; Rex is released from jail and tells Bo that he knows yet again who the next victim will be; Sami makes it clear to John and Kate that they are not welcome at Caroline's wake and that her parents will be getting back together - and if they try to stop it, they will be sorry.

#29 - Ep. #9935

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 9

Bonnie suggests she and Mickey get an annulment in an attempt to manipulate him into choosing her, but he surprises her when he admits that may be for the best. Brandon tries to get Lexie to ease up on Sami, insisting that he and Sami are finished, and she's moving on with Lucas. Doug and Julie scrap their plans for a romantic evening to look after Zack so that Bo and Hope can support Maggie, who is shocked and devastated to see what has happened to her beloved Tuscany. Sami runs into Eugenia and is truly sorry about Eugenia having lost her job, but Eugenia is determined to destroy Sami.

#30 - Ep. #8621

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 25

In Paris, Bo and John continue to talk about their plan to get Gina out of Hope and come up with the idea to send John to tell her it's over between them. In Salem, after Mike's talk with Alice, he decides she's right and he has to leave town alone to think things over. Mike walks in to Carrie's meeting with Lexie and Maggie and after Winston and Lewis offer him his job back, Mike tells them no and that he's leaving Salem. Nancy and Craig try to contain their enthusiasm and Nancy gives Mike a big bear hug. Mike talks with Carrie in the board room alone and tells her she can't go with him. That after what their love's cost he needs to think things over, and that he'll do it while visiting his son Jeremy in Israel. Mike leaves Carrie devistated, but he knows it's the right thing to do, for now. Over at the police station, Claire McIntyre calls Mickey Horton down to defend her daughter at her arrainment, but angrily refuses. Later on, DA Carson Palmer arrives at Claire's request

#31 - Ep. #9942

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 16

Nicole breaks the news to Jan that neither Colin nor Victor died when they thought they did, meaning she isn't really a murderer. Jan warns her that she could still blow her out of the water to Brady. Upset at Belle's plans to marry on her and Lucas's wedding day, Sami pushes for immediate blood tests, then tells Lucas that she wants to elope. Bo and Billie continue to hunt for Georgia, only to learn that their only clue burned down over a decade ago. Hope is shocked when Bo tells her that should have let Shawn stay in jail.

#32 - Ep. #9706

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 24

Brady has a phone conversation with Chloe - elated that she has agreed to come home for the holidays; Jan continues to follow Shawn just as Shawn has a misunderstanding based on a phone conversation with Belle; Sami breaks into Kate's office and plants evidence on her computer that will finger her as the serial killer, gets caught and decides to try Kate's hotel suite, and has a visitor pop out of Kate's closet at her…

#33 - Ep. #9952

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 26

Shawn and Belle are rushed to the hospital after the fire. Kate bribes the psychic to give Mimi faulty information. Bo and Billie find clues leading them to Georgia. Rex questions Mimi about what happened to her. Belle finds the courage to level with Philip. Lucas gives Sami the news about Belle.

#34 - Ep. #8558

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 8

At the DiMera mansion Gina pays Stefano a visit and the two talk about Marlena's plea for his help. At the prison, the news woman reports that the execution's underway and Tracey blows out her candle. In the viewing room, the audience react to the two injections going into Sami, as the 3rd injection is started Lucas barges in confessing to the murder. The governor's phone rings and the execution is haulted. Gina notices how shocked Stefano is and he tells her he never tried to save Sami. Meanwhile, a University Hospital helecopter lands at the prison carrying Roman, Mike and Kate. Carson Palmer arrives on the scene and demands to know whats happening. Austin punches Lucas and everyone demands to know whats going on. In the death chamber, Marlena, Mike, Eric and Roman rush in to get Sami, but she flatlines. In the viewing room, Kate explains that Roberto Barelli made a death bed confession to Franco Kelly's murder and thats why the execution was haulted, not because of Lucas. I

#35 - Ep. #9957

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 31

Jan accidentally admits that she held Shawn against his will. Bo overcomes the snakes but falls on a sharp spike. Nicole feels festive but Brady's mind is on Chloe. Rex finds a small piece of hardware on the floor. Hope and Doug bail Julie out.

#36 - Ep. #9713

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 31

This time, it's Lucas' turn to fantasize about making love to Sami; John again frightens Marlena and she wonders if Celeste's premonition will come true; Hope arrives at Belle's and deduces that she and Shawn are having sex; Shawn and Bo do their best to shop for Belle and Hope, and we see the humor of the men's good intentioned but wrong-headed shopping impulses as they pick out lingerie for Hope and Belle. When Belle and Hope are out doing shopping of their own, they spot the guys and come up with a plan to get what they want for Christmas; Roman tells Lucas his plans to propose to Kate and Sami tells him he is making a mistake and vows that she will kill before she will let her dad propose to Kate; and finally, Marlena asks Roman if he really wants to propose to Kate because she still loves him…

#37 - Ep. #9968

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 42

Shawn demands Belle tell him if he was too late, and if she and Philip are married. He is crushed when she tells him they are. Lucas warns Sami that she cannot make trouble for people, because if something happens to him, she needs to have someone she can lean on, but when she overhears Jan admitting she drugged Shawn, she's intrigued. Bo admits the he still loves Billie as a friend, but if it comes down to choosing between her and Georgia or Hope and the boys, Hope and the boys will always come first. Hope is upset to realise that Bo is not at the house.

#38 - Ep. #9641

Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 212

PREVIEW: Jack figures out the motive for Colin's murder; Cassie overhears Tony's conversation with Stefano; Nicole asks Victor to kill Abe and Jack. SUMMARY: Anyone interested in writing a summary for this episode, please contribute your work using the contribute button ( + ) in the upper right hand corner. Please remember that the summary must be your creation and you will be given the credit. Any questions, please email the co-editor at ambere@tbbs.net. Thanks to everyone!

#39 - Ep. #9979

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 53

Via closed-circuit camera Marlena and Roman watch, their hearts breaking, as John and Kate lay in bed together, not realising Kate is only trying to help John deal with his withdrawal symptoms. As Sami threatens to reveal what she knows about Mimi, Lucas warns her to keep her mouth shut.

#40 - Ep. #9736

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 54

It is a race against the clock as Tony takes the center ring and attempts to expose The Salem Stalker; Our masked killer unleashes Horton the tiger using a drugged dart, which turns Horton into a ferocious beast; Brady finds himself trapped and hiding in tight quarters with Nicole as they try to avoid the tiger; Nicole wants Brady to make love to her and forces him into a kiss - which is interrupted by Victor; Sami, Lucas, Doug, and Julie look for Will, but as Sami and Lucas find Will, Horton finds all three of them; Will climbs to safety but Sami and Lucas are forced to find haven in a clown car; Lucas wants to go out where the tiger is to warn everyone, but Sami slips and tells Lucas she loves him - she quickly backpedals but Lucas is clued in and gives her a kiss; John and Hope track the tiger and the tiger nearly gets an unassuming Marlena but John steps in and saves her; Bonnie, still without her contact lenses, stumbles upon the killer's remote control device and unknowingly rele

#41 - Ep. #9991

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 65

Shawn continues to push Belle to tell Philip that things are over between them. Although Belle protests and tells him she loves her husband too, it isn't long before she's preparing to send him a Dear John via e-mail. Jennifer is left trying to referee between a sniping Billie, Bo, Hope and Patrick, fresh back from Europe. She finds herself torn when Patrick comforts Billie. Nicole and Brady meet Clara at the clinic, the little girl whose medical care they are paying for, not realising how close Chloe is. Kate pretends to be devastated that Sami is out with another man.

#42 - Ep. #8556

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 6

Marlena goes to Stefano's to beg him to help Sami. She asks him to put pressure on the governer to have him give Sami a stay of execution. Marlena passionately recalls how Stefano robbed Sami of both her parents when she needed her the most, and talks hnowing how much he loves his children, and how he knows what it's like to lose them, and begs him to call in a favour. Stefano agrees, but says he might need a favour in return. Marlena agrees to anything. At the Hospital, Roman pulls Kate out of Roberto's room asking what she thinks she's doing. He tells her he can't help them because Joe told him there was no hit out on Franco. Kate talks Roman into talking to Roberto anyway and goes in with him to intimidate Roberto. Roman leaves the room to get a stenographer to take his statement, and Kate takes the oportinuty to further pressure Roberto. She tells him she'll protect his family, keep them from being hunted by the Moroni's, in exchange for him confessing to Franco's murder.

#43 - Ep. #9999

Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 73

Belle talks to Mimi, and tries to convince her that everything will be alright between her and Rex, and when Rex comes in, Mimi tells him that it's time she tell him the truth. Philip is looking forward to returning home to Salem and his bride, but Jake reminds him that he needs to be focussed during this mission, or he won't make it. Hope is furious to find out that Billie spent the night in their guest room while Bo slept on the couch. Brandon warns Kate that she will end up losing both her son and her grandson.

#44 - Ep. #9749

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 67

#45 - Ep. #9674

Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 245

Victor finally offers Nicole an out from their marriage; Maggie is still frazzled about seeing Jack's ghost; Friends and family gather at the pub to support Jennifer.

#46 - Ep. #9776

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 94

#47 - Ep. #8557

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 7

At the hospital, Roman's livid with Roberto. He reminds him he told Billie there was a contract out on Franco. Kate screams for him to say what really happened, and Roberto says Sami killed Franco. Roman furiously leaves the room and doesn't know what else he can do to save his daughter. In the hospital room, Roberto's family say their goodbyes to him. In the Limo, Nicole still doesn't understand what's going on with Lucas and tries to get him to talk to her. Lucas watches the TV as Tracey screams about Sami and her son being raised without his mother and it hits Lucas hard. From the death chamber, Harry Grunwell reports live on the procedure that will happen during Sami's execution, and Sami watches in horror from her cell. Sami prays with Orin for a miracle, and Marlena walks in saying she might have that miracle. She tell her she went to Stefano and Sami knows how hard that had to be for her. Marlena doesn't care, and the two talk about her childhood, and how she lost her for

#48 - Ep. #8617

Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 21

Ali taunts Mike as they drive to her secret hidaway. While enroute, Ali gets scared when a police siren sounds behind her. After the car passes her, Ali tells Mike if they'd pulled her over Tony, in the car behind them, would have killed them. Carrie and Austin again talk about their failed marrage, their second anniversary the next day, and Mike & Ali. As Austin's on his way out he stumbles on the tape recorder that Mike dropped and the two listen to Ali's confession and realize something is wrong. Sami and Brandon continue their discussion about Austin. Nicole and Lucas return from a country club function and Nicole's upset over the comments from some of the ladies there. Will calls for his parents and Nicole and Brandon are left alone to talk about her feelings for Lucas and Eric. Eric has a fantacy about being with Nicole, while Greta is visited by Gina who realizes she's her daughter.

#49 - Ep. #9692

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 10

Caroline reaches out to Celeste from the coffin; Bonnie has a fantasy involving Mickey Horton; Victor tries to strangle Nicole - again; The Salem Stalker taunts Bo via his PDA and signals: another victim's time is up – and just then, Marlena collapses, seemingly lifeless...

#50 - Ep. #9863

Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 181

Celeste holds the teddy bear and gets the impression that Marlena was buried alive; Sami attacks Lexie and is restrained by John, Bo, Lucas and Tek; Roman, Marlena and Abe are hoping their captor slipped up with the bear; Shawn hears Belle crying.