The BEST episodes written by Michael Slade
#1 - Ep. #9470
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 41
PREVIEW: Bo reacts to a surprising confession; Victor confronts Nicole with the sex tape; Roman learns what Sami's been hiding. SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Hope sees the headline in the paper about Colin's murder and rushes to the station to see Bo, who brings her up to speed about Jack's confession. Hope joins Maggie and Jennifer; Maggie goes to tell Alice the news of Jack's confession while Hope and Jennifer watch Jack being led off to his cell. Hope is certain when she tells Jennifer that Jack didn't do it. Against Mickey's counsel, Jack continues to insist that he killed Colin. Bo, Roman and Abe are not convinced because the list of suspects is long and there is no murder weapon. Mickey implores Jack to level with him and he thinks Jack's story is very weak, causing Jack to clam up. Jack is thunderstruck to learn that Bo knows Jennifer slept with Colin and shuts down on everyone. Meanwhile, Jennifer is terrified Jack shot Colin because she slept with him and she's frustrated b
#2 - Ep. #9479
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 50
PREVIEW: Jennifer asks Jack to spend the night; Tony makes Kate a tempting offer; Marlena has a twin memory and in an effort to push Brady out of harm, a speeding car strikes Tony and Brady! SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Marlena confronts Tony about encouraging the Twins to think of her as their mother, accusing him of trying to pull her away from her own family. She bashes the Twins' mother for abandoning them and becomes emotional; Tony thinks it is proof she loves Cassie/Rex and he gives her a picture of them. She slams out, overwhelmed with all the talk of the Twins. Alone, Tony is confident that Marlena won't abandon him or the Twins. Later, Marlena is drawn to the picture of the Twins and recalls being in the white room, crying and reciting a lullaby... Bo wakes Hope and asks if she was dreaming of Colin, but she can't remember. Jack and Jennifer come over to prepare for Alice's birthday party; Jack helps Bo get decorations from the basement and vents his frustration about n
#3 - Ep. #9487
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 58
PREVIEW: Nicole remembers more about Colin's murder; Shawn asks Rex for a favor. SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Bo goes to the Kiriakis Mansion to question the staff some more and Victor reveals that his driver confided that Hope was acting strangely that night. Bo digs and is relieved that Hope never did or said anything incriminating. Victor senses Bo's relief and asks his son if there's more to it, but Bo turns the focus on Victor/Nicole. He notes the tension between the newlyweds, but Victor covers; when Bo asks why Colin was invited to the wedding, Victor says because Colin was Nicole's doctor and that's the only reason. Meanwhile, Nicole visits the terrace for the first time since the murder and is drinking heavily. She decides to go out and remembers realizing her veil was ripped and wishing Colin had left her alone. In the meantime, Shawn finds Hope worked up when she remembers Larry taunting her about being a murderer and she insists Shawn take her to see Marlena. Hope start
#4 - Ep. #9496
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 67
PREVIEW: Larry hides underground while Roman closes in on him; Shawn takes out his anger on Mimi. SUMMARY: Larry continues to hide in the sewers and Hope is roused from her sleep by a cop; she panics and thinks he's there to arrest her for Colin's murder, but Bo runs up and explains that the police are there for her protection. He drops the bomb that Larry might be alive and Hope is distraught as Bo reveals that Larry may have been gas lighting her and making her believe that she killed Colin. This theory is confirmed when Roman calls Bo with news that the onyx part of a tuxedo stud was found on the Kiriakis terrace. Bo asks Hope if Larry was wearing a tux at the wedding; Hope says yes, but is unsure if it was real or imagined... Shawn's agitation continues to escalate and he yells at Mimi when she begs him to reconcile with Belle. He goes home and overhears Bo/Hope talking about Larry, thinking they are talking about him. He goes to pound the bag in the basement, but Bo comes dow
#5 - Ep. #9506
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 77
MURDER AT MIDNIGHT SOLVED! (solved to the viewers, anyway) PREVIEW Belle confronts Cassie and Shawn over their shared secret; Jennifer apologizes to Hope; Bo unveils his theory as to how Colin was killed. SUMMARY **from SoapCity.com** Belle visits Shawn and she chews him out for keeping this secret. He admits that Cassie knew because she witnessed the shooting and Belle walks out, deeply hurt. She goes and confronts Cassie, accusing her of keeping Shawn's secret because she wants him. Cassie panics and tells Rex she'll do anything to help Shawn. Later, Abe visits Shawn and tells him that the forensics report doesn't match Shawn's story because Colin was shot in the abdomen at close range. In spite of this, Shawn still believes that he killed Colin. Meanwhile, Victor sees the headline about Shawn's confession, while Bo combs the terrace for any leads to clear his son. Victor confronts Bo, who is hell bent on finding the real killer, sending a chill down Nicole's spine. After Bo
#6 - Ep. #9514
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 85
PREVIEW: Tony's death threat affects Larry's plea bargain; John puts his spy gadgets to good use. SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Victor stares daggers at Larry as he announces the deal is off; everyone believes Larry is reneging on his plea bargain with the D.A., but Tony knows it's his response to the death threat. The judge calls a recess and Victor asks Bo for a moment alone with Larry. Victor meets with Larry and learns of Tony's threat, realizing his plan has a kink and he may have to sacrifice his wife. Victor pulls Tony aside and demands Tony to rescind his death threat, but Tony refuses. Marlena arrives at the hearing and begs Tony to do the right thing when she learns what's going on. She is able to convince him when she implores him to be a positive role model for Cassie and Rex. With Lexie's help, Tony gets Abe to send Larry a message that it's his lucky day. Larry returns to the hearing room and goes ahead with his guilty plea. Hope is freaked when Larry asks the jud
#7 - Ep. #9518
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 89
PREVIEW: Jennifer announces her re-marriage to Jack; Bo confronts Carson Palmer; Victor sees Nicole is unhappy. SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Jack, Jennifer and Abby share a happy breakfast together. As Jack tries to fix the toaster, he gets a call from the paper about a press conference being held by Carson Palmer. He goes to cover the conference and is extremely suspicious of Palmer's spin on the recent arrest and conviction statistics. When Jack asks some questions about gang activity, Palmer evades and abruptly ends the conference. Meanwhile, Jennifer gets a call from her father and she tells him that she and Jack are going to re-marry. As she listens to her father, she manages to repair the toaster. Jack returns and tells Jennifer he's convinced something is going on with Carson Palmer and he's determined to figure out what it is... Bo is furious when he sees a gang member he arrested is out on lack of evidence and already being hauled back into the station. Roman speculat
#8 - Ep. #9525
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 96
PREVIEW: Marlena accuses John of treating her like a criminal; Jennifer and Jack confront Palmer, but he plays it cool; Belle is stunned to discover that Cassie is completely recovered from her hangover. SUMMARY: At the Black penthouse, Marlena comes downstairs, adjusting her earring in silence. John approaches her and tells her that she came to bed in silence, and she has been cold and distant all day. Marlena is very angry about the bug John put in her purse and tells him that she does not like being treated like a criminal… Over at the Hartly House, Belle enters her room, only to find Cassie on the floor doing sit-ups. Belle is surprised that she is feeling so well. Cassie tells her that Chaz came by and he gave her a Prairie Oyster. It contained a raw egg and Worcestershire sauce that seemed to do the trick. Add that to a couple shots of whiskey and she's better. Belle says she cannot believe she would drink again after being so sick, but Cassie shrugs it off. She tells Belle tha
#9 - Ep. #9527
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 98
PREVIEW: Bo goes to great lengths for info on Palmer; Jack regains consciousness; John bails out Cassie (literally)! SUMMARY: In Belle's dorm room, she and Shawn are getting hot and heavy. They are kissing and are well on the verge of finally making love. Shawn slowly caresses her body and he makes a wise crack that Belle is wearing the wrong day. Belle is confused and asks him what he means and he says her panties are tomorrows. She stops and says that since it is after midnight she changed them. Shawn thinks this is funny and starts laughing but Belle doesn't think it's so funny. Shawn chalks his laughter up to he is just nervous. Shawn has trouble quitting laughing and this sparks an argument. Shawn tires to get her to calm down and eventually suggests that they start over and forget about it. They begin kissing again, and Shawn is telling her how when he's not with her, he's always thinking about her. Even when he was away on his baseball trip he couldn't stop thinking about he
#10 - Ep. #9532
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 103
PREVIEW: Jack and Hope try to find Jennifer; shots ring out at Vin's house; Belle, Cassie and Mimi audition for a TV dating show. SUMMARY: **from SoapCity.com** Roman urges Bo to wait for backup, unaware that Vin already knows that they are there. Vin takes duffel bags full of money to his car and impatient Bo starts to move in. Chaz opens fire from the house and Bo/Roman are caught in the crossfire. Roman gets hit and goes down, but he's wearing a bulletproof vest. Reinforcements finally arrive and they arrest Chaz, but Vin escapes and Bo gives chase. Meanwhile, Hope and Jack find Jennifer's abandoned car in the parking garage. Jack tries her cell phone again and they discover her phone and purse underneath the car. Realizing Jennifer must be in danger, Jack and Hope split up to find her. Jack goes back to Carson's office and witnesses Palmer shredding documents. He distracts the devious DA and breaks into the office, stealing a couple of documents in the "to be shredded" pile; Ja
#11 - Ep. #9538
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 109
PREVIEW: Marlena and Roman confide in each other; Rex plants his mysterious device; the dating game tears relationships apart. SUMMARY: At the hospital, Chloe tells Brady that Victor won't stop until she is out of his life, and that is what her dream was trying to tell her. He tells her that his grandfather has reservations against her, but he won't let him control him, but Chloe says he came between her and Philip. Brady is worried by this and reminds her that she is the one who broke things off with Philip, not Victor. Chloe agrees but says that Victor set the stage. Brady is unsettled by this and asks her what she means, does she wish she hadn't broke things off with Philip? Before she has a chance to answer, a nurse comes in to draw blood from Chloe. Brady asks if this can wait, but she says no it cannot. Chloe thinks something is wrong, but the nurse says everything is fine and explains that she is on a deadline because Dr. Wesley just has a rush on them. Brady returns after
#12 - Ep. #9542
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 113
PREVIEW: Rex gets kidnapped and his experiment ruined; Chloe is nervous about other women in Brady's life; Hope comforts Bo in the sauna. SUMMARY: Nancy, Craig, Chloe and Brady are talking and Craig gives Chloe the good news - that the transplant took! She is going to be fine. Chloe breathes a sigh of relief and then Craig tells her that she can go home tomorrow, but she has to promise to adhere to strict guidelines to avoid infection. Chloe says she knows and she is just very happy. They celebrate with sparkling cider, but the celebration is cut short when Craig gets called back to work and Brady announces that he has to leave to go to a symphony fundraiser with his grandfather. He thought Chloe would be OK with it because it will raise money to keep music in public schools. She tells him to go and he promises to come back and tell her all about it. Alone with Nancy, Chloe tells her that she's afraid that Victor will try to convince Brady to break up with her, but Nancy reassures Ch
#13 - Ep. #9561
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 132
PREVIEW: Victor punishes Nicole for an outburst; Tony double-crosses Sami. SUMMARY: Philip visits Nicole/Victor and Victor tries to play the doting husband while his son is there. After Philip leaves, Nicole confronts Victor about the charade and Victor goads her enough that she throws a vase at his head, knocking him out. Victor stops Nico from calling an ambulance and punishes Nicole by locking her in her room indefinitely... Lucas brings Cassie home from Rex's lunch and Tony catches their flirtatious behavior; he reminds Lucas what he's already told him: Cassie is off-limits. After Cassie leaves, Sami comes over to see Tony, and Lucas hides as they talk. Tony brings up Sami's relationship with Brandon, revealing that Sami knows Lexie and Brandon had an affair and how hard she's worked to hold onto Brandon. She stops herself before admitting that she switched the paternity tests. After Sami leaves, Lucas comes out of hiding and is pleased to have some dirt on Sami. He wants to use it
#14 - Ep. #9567
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 138
PREVIEW: Bo and Hope reunite under dangerous circumstances; Belle and Phillip share a hot kiss. SUMMARY: Hope goes searching for Bo and asks Carlos if he's seen him. Carlos, protective of Bo, tells her he hasn't. She finally finds out about the hotel where Vin is staying. Meanwhile, Bo returns to the hotel for his stuff and he stops Jasper when he goes for the phone. Bo's stunned to see Hope walk in, but he doesn't acknowledge her to protect her. She gets a room and he sneaks in through a window; they have a very sensuous reunion. Against Bo's better judgment, Hope gets close to Vin and Bo watches from the bushes as Hope puts the moves on Ramsell. Vin's about to take her back to his room when Bo comes out of hiding. Before he can intervene, Vin's thugs hit Bo over the head, knocking him out... Brandon shows up at the pub to invite Abe/Lexie to his wedding to Sami. They're shocked by the sudden turn around. Brandon explains that he's trying to let go of his anger and Abe/Lexie, both mov
#15 - Ep. #9572
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 143
Marlena flirts with Tony and is surprised by his reaction; Rex reveals who is true father is; Sami has a near fatal accident at the hands of Tony and Lucas!
#16 - Ep. #9969
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 43
Kate warns Mimi that she had better not interfere in Philip and Belle's marriage, but Mimi is firmed that, married or not, Belle belongs with Shawn, not Philip. After Shawn and Philip get into it, Lucas and Rex pull Shawn back and Philip breaks the news to Belle that Shawn was both drunk and stoned. Sami eavesdrops and overhears Lexie ask John to look into the drug thefts. Bart asks around about an escaped Jack.
#17 - Ep. #9975
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 49
Brady believes John when he insists he doesn't have a drug problem and that it's a one-time only thing, but Nicole is convinced that John is lying to them. Kate also believed him, but changes her mind when she sees proof of his addiction. Shawn begs Belle to help him figure out what happened, swearing to her that he never would have returned her purity ring through Jan. Bo and Billie go to the home where they believe Georgia lives, but her 'parents' turn out to be DiMera minions.
#18 - Ep. #9987
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 61
Rex finds Mimi packing and tells her to just ignore crazy Jan, admitting that he fell asleep in the bathtub and missed her whole confession. Bo gets jealous as he first sees the picture of Hope and Patrick kissing, then spots Billie in Patrick's arms. Eugenia hacks into the horoscope site to change Sami's horoscope at Kate's insistence. Billie insists Bo return to Salem.
#19 - Ep. #9989
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 63
Jan reminds Belle how much Philip loves her, and how his death will be on her hands, and Belle tries to convince her how much she loves Philip. Jan points out that at least Shawn has amnesia as his excuse, and wonders how Belle rationalizes cheating on her husband? Mimi apologizes to Rex for helping Belle and Shawn get together and says that's what she tried to tell him in the tub, but every time she looks at the doll Jan left, she sees Jan taunting her. Kate calls Lucas and tells him her P.I. found nothing.
#20 - Ep. #9995
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 69
Sami and Brandon wake to hear an angry knocking on the door. Both are shocked to realise they're in bed together. Sami dives under the covers as Brandon lets Lucas in the door. Bonnie seeks comfort from Belle as the wait for news on Mimi, and tells Belle she's glad she's there for Mimi, then talks about how romantic it will be when Philip comes home. As Brady and John scuffle on the docks, they're overheard by the cops who come to arrest them until John pretends he's there on an I.S.A. mission. After finding Sami in Brandon's bed, Lucas tells Brandon he can have her.
#21 - Ep. #10002
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 76
Brady tries to convince John to move on in his life with Kate. Shawn tries to pressure Belle into telling Philip about them for his own selfish reasons. Kate is thrilled by the outcome that Lucas and Sami won't be getting married after all. Kate puts Roman's house on the market. Sami goes to family members and discovers that she has no one to help her out and no one believes her, Sami vows to make everyone who didn't help her pay.
#22 - Ep. #10005
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 79
Bo stops Billie from going to a hotel and tells her she has to stay at the house, then is shocked when she reminds them that this would have been their wedding anniversary. Tony leaves a special dinner for Roman and Marlena, who are shocked to realise that Tony somehow managed to learn their favorite foods from their marriage. John admits that there is more he could have done to help Sami, but Kate tells him Sami's problems are not his problem. Sami opens the door to find a man standing there with an envelope full of cash, and a box full of tricks.
#23 - Ep. #10011
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 85
Hope maintains her conviction that Georgia probably isn't even alive, sparking criticism from both Bo and Billie, just as a bag of 'Georgia Brady's hair winds up on the doorstep. Kate admits to John that she finally put Roman's house on the market, as she could bear to live in that house without him there. As Rex, Mimi and Jan duke it out, Belle comes rushing in, hysterical, to tell them that Philip has been taken hostage. Jack and Jennifer continue their reunion, and Jennifer tells him she wants to take him someplace special.
#24 - Ep. #10014
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 88
Kate encourages Billie to use Georgia to come between Bo and Hope, but Billie reiterates to her mother that Bo and Hope belong together. Later, Billie tells Bo about Philip being missing and, after reminding her Philip is his half-brother as well, embraces Billie. Jack and Jennifer finally make it back to the house, but he is shocked by something he sees outside. Philip is tortured by the guards who insist Belle will find comfort elsewhere, but Philip is convinced Belle would never break the vows they made in front of God. Rex, Mimi, Jan, Shawn and Belle all watch the video the captors forced Philip to make.
#25 - Ep. #10021
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 95
John promises to help Kate find Philip and pops a pill. When Kate catches him she makes good on her threat to call the cops, but hesitates when John warns her she'l' never find her son if she turns him in. Hope again shoots down the theory that Georgia could be alive and well, and Billie accuses her of not wanting them to find their daughter so she won't have to worry about losing Bo. Bart manages to get Jack out of the house before Patrick and Jennifer come in. When Jack comes to he asks if Patrick is working for the DiMeras, and Bart admits he doesn't know. When Belle refuses to make love to him until Philip learns the truth, Shawn storms off on his bike and soon crashes.
#26 - Ep. #10023
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 97
At the docks, Billie and Patrick both realise that Bo is going to find a way to blame the doll on Patrick. Down there at the same time, Mimi offers to release Rex from their engagement because she can't have children, but he refuses. Lexie and Abe both try to help Kate and John deal with his drug addiction. While Kate checks on John, Abe and Lexie talk about his losing his sight, and also his inability to make love to her. After learning Shawn has been in an accident, Hope is furious with Bo and blames him for the accident, accusing him of being too concerned with finding his daughter with Billie.
#27 - Ep. #10026
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 100
While Belle advises Hope that she is not going to go forward with her relationship with Shawn until after she has a chance to tell her husband the truth, Shawn accuses Bo of being too busy looking for his daughter to care about his other kids. Abby lashes out at Jennifer after seeing how upset Jennifer is when Patrick hugs Billie. Jennifer bursts into tears, and confesses to Abby that she thought Jack had come back, and shows her the dog-eared magazine pages. Stan/Sami and Chelsea both eavesdrop on Patrick and Billie as Patrick, remembering how he promised Abby to stay away from Jennifer, hits on Billie.
#28 - Ep. #10036
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 110
Tek tries to get more information about Jan's attack from Mimi, but Bonnie realises her daughter was the one who attacked Jan and covers for her, saying she was in the backroom at Alice's. As a devastated Nicole and a lovestruck Chloe watch on, Brady delivers a beautiful eulogy for Chloe and then proposes to the urn containing Chloe's ashes with Isabella's ring. After telling Jennifer about Billie and Patrick having sex in the spare bedroom, Hope encourages Jennifer to move on with Patrick. Rex finally agrees to go on the mission with Shawn.
#29 - Ep. #1253
Passions - Season 5 - Episode 237
After numerous failed attempts, Faith's ghost finally gets Miguel to go after Charity at her old home by first knocking over a photo of herself and Charity then, when Miguel wonders if that means Charity is at the house, writing 'GO' on the mirror. She then floats down to the main level, where Sam and Ivy are making out, and blasts Ivy for the manipulations that destroyed Sam and Grace's marriage. After hearing Ivy gloat to herself about how successful her scheme was, Faith makes Ivy choke.