Bo & Hope #47 February 15 - June 15, 2001: 8 hour original edit

DVD #47A 2/15 At the hospital, Asking about Jack, Hope encourages Jennifer to reconsider having a relationship with him and reminds her that she and Bo have had their ups and downs. Jennifer is adamant that she can't have Jack in her life if she wants peace as well.

2/19 Bo in on the phone with the hospital and has good news to report, both Greta and John are doing better. He is worried though about Victor. He paces the floor waiting for news. He, Hope and Shawn discuss heading back home. Bo encourages Hope to go on ahead, but she vows to stay by his side.

2/21 Bo and Hope return home with JT. They picked him up at Caroline's on the way home from the airport and Bo observes the baby's grown while they were gone. Kisses and hugs abound as Hope comments on Bo's loss of his father. Bo regrets not getting closer to Victor as Victor had suggested. They're proud of Shawn for staying behind in Paris with his friends. She hands JT to Bo to hold as the doorbell rings. It's Roman with a new haircut. He tells her he fell asleep in the barber chair, LOL.

Roman has something to show both Bo and Hope. He extends his sympathy to Bo and Bo admits never feeling like Victor's son. Bo comments that blood isn't as important as being there everyday, like Pop was to him. Hope picks up Bo's hidden meaning as he holds JT. Hope takes JT upstairs for a nap and leaves Bo and Roman to chat. Bo lights a fire as he brings up Brady and Marlena. Roman tells Bo it's over with him and Marlena and he's moved on down the road.

Bo just wants his brother to be happy. Victor's death reminded him that life is fragile and each day should be lived to the fullest and people you love should be cherished. Bo is worried about Philip, the son Victor raised. Hope returns after JT went to sleep and they discuss Stefano and Lexie and how Abe wasn't pleased about Lexie going with him. Roman shows the sketch of Marlo that was drawn by the forensic artist. Neither Bo nor Hope recognizes her. Roman promises they WILL know the story eventually.

Hope calls Lexie as they're both playing with the baby's in their respective nurseries. Isaac is really cooing up a storm as Hope tells Lexie about Roman stopping by to show them something. Lexie wonders what, but they get back onto the baby's again. Hope's happy her family is finally bonding and Lexie wishes her would do the same. Lexie tells her that the trip and the tragedy brought her and Stefano closer together and will not take anything for granted. She tells Hope about considering moving to Paris as Abe walks in.

2/23 Over at the Carver house, Abe suddenly wonders if it could be a picture of Marlo and if that is why the picture hit her so hard. Abe and Lexie argue over the drawing. She tells him to NEVER say that it looks like Marlo again. She screams for him to listen to her (she is almost to the point of hysteria). She swears that it is about saving their family. She tells him that he must listen to her and do exactly as she says or they will have NO future as a family. She tries to convince him that the drawing is not of Marlo. He says she is in denial as it looks like a match to him. She asks him to suppose it IS Marlo and if she was murdered? She asks him to think of the trouble it could cause with the cranks and weirdos.

She points out that her family may show up wanting Isaac. He says he thought they were distant cousins of Stefano. She says that they are distant cousins from the other side of the tracks and who knows the kind of people they are. He can’t believe she didn’t tell him this. She says she had a hard enough time getting him to agree to the adoption as it was.

She says that it is important is to protect their son. Abe promises to protect Isaac, but doesn't understand why identifying the body would have anything to do with it. She tells him to just drop it. He says that with all that is going on, he can't cover this up. She spits out that he CAN and WILL! He tries to calm her down and tells her that he would do anything to protect their son except lie and break the law. He goes to call the station again and she tells him that if he does, he will live to regret it. He looks at her shocked at the threat.

2/28 Lexie is freaking out about getting the sketch of the dead woman out to the public. Hope can't figure out why, she feels a vibe about it and is concerned for her friend. Lexie gets tearful about Isaac and Hope starts to make connections, she asks "Do you think that this woman is Isaac's biological mother?."

Lexie starts to confess a little and admits that they haven't heard from Marlo. It comes out that Stefano was involved in the adoption, "If Stefano's involved, you can bet there's foul play. Do you think she was murdered?" Lexie is concerned about her right to Isaac. What if Marlo's family or the baby's father come back into the picture? Hope thinks there is more to the situation. Lexie is spooked and that has Hope concerned. Lexie makes Hope promise that she not tell anyone about their conversation and Hope assures her that she is there for her, whenever she needs her.

After Hope leaves, Lexie calls Abe and asks, “Did you take care of the Marlo situation?” He tells her no that it is too late, the picture is already being circulated. She can’t believe that has happened and asks if she even thought about Isaac, their baby, at all? Abe tells her that he had to do what was right or else he has no business being Isaac's father. Lexie hangs up after telling him she can’t count on him. We are seeing the Dimera side of Lexie as she realizes the only person who will help her take care of this is her father.

Shawn is worried about Bo since Victor is now "Dead." Bo gives Shawn a good pep talk, and tells him not to worry. Shawn says he wants to be the one that Bo talks to if he wants to talk about his father's death. Bo agrees that he has to talk about it, but is having trouble finding the words. He goes on to explain how difficult Victor is to know, like a chess game with moves in the background.

Bo talks about how he tried to get to know Victor before Shawn was born so that he could put him in jail. Even then, he didn't really get to know him. He points out no one knows Victor's life story. When Victor found out Bo was lying to him, he forgave and still loved Bo. Bo thought that Victor had mellowed after the strokes, that maybe there'd be a chance to just sit and talk, but unfortunately that never happened. Part of Bo doesn't believe that Victor's dead and that it is just another one of his deceptions.

3/2 At the Brady house, Bo returns home and Hope begins to question him about his conversation with Shawn. He is very vague and gives her no details, even though she is dying to know what was said. They start making out on the couch as Hope stops and wants to know about Shawn. Bo tells her that they talked about Victor and Hope is relieved and proud of her son. Bo wants to get back to the business at hand and they start to kiss. He notices her tense up and wants to know what is wrong?

She tells him that she is concerned about Lexie. She only tells him that Lexie is concerned about losing Isaac (as she remembers her conversation with her). Bo tells her that she is rightly concerned because of Stefano's involvement. She just wants to drop it, but Bo wants to know what is going on. She only tells him that she did have a conversation with Lexie (but it wasn't important, girl talk) as she remembers promising Lexie not to discuss it. They get that lovin' feeling back and Bo carries her upstairs.

3/6 Lexie and Stefano are having a drink at the bar when a news bulletin flashes on the screen with Marlo's picture. Stefano admits that Marlo was not a relative but was born and raised in the U.S. Lexie starts freaking again. For the first time Stefano is happy she's married to the Police Commander in Salem as Abe can help them all without even knowing it.

Marlo's picture is also shown on Chicago's news with an 800 number. A guy watching recognizes the picture as Marlo (turns out he is her ex boyfriend). He worries about his kid and is adamant about finding his son.

3/8 Hope surprises Bo at the station house with pizza delivery. Bo picks up JT, knowing he'll grow up like his dad, loving anchovies. Hope spots the picture of Marlo lying on Bo's desk. Bo comments on how much weight JT has gained. He hugs Hope and teases her about how she gets teary eyed every time he says something nice about their son. She mentions the picture and how their lead didn't turn out as the guy's wife had false teeth where this woman didn't.

Bo wonders if they'll ever find out who the woman is, especially since she was found practically in their backyard. They talk about how upset Lexie is about this situation and how worried she is about losing Isaac. She hugs Bo, telling him she is so thankful she gave birth to their little guy and nobody can take him away. Glenn calls into Salem PD and identifies the deceased woman in the sketch as his ex-girlfriend, Marlo. The cop gives Bo the message from Glen and mentions Marlo was the name of the woman the guy thought she was.

3/12 At the police station, the cop comes in and gives Bo the note about the tip on the body. Bo doesn't recognize the name, but Hope blurts out that Marlo is Isaac's mother. She backs up and says she is only speculating as they both wonder if it could be the same Marlo. Bo questions Hope as to what Lexie told her, but she plays dumb with him. Bo assumes that Marlo never left town and that Stefano murdered her. He gets excited and says that this may be his chance to hang the bastard as Hope tries to stop him. Bo won't listen to her and determined to get the goods on Stefano and sees this as his chance to take him down.

Hope tries to stop him and he wants an explanation. She explains that if it IS the same Marlo, Lexie could lose her baby. Bo questions her further and she feels bad about betraying Lexie, but tells him about her fears. Bo thinks that Stefano killed Marlo and that Lexie is protecting him. Hope can't believe that Bo is accusing Lexie of being an accessory. She tells him that this investigation will end up destroying Abe and Lexie's lives and asks him if he MUST investigate, to do it quietly and not tell Abe, upsetting them for no reason. She bets Bo and he finally caves and agrees not to tell about this new lead. He says if this lead pans out, Lexie will find out the truth whether she likes it or not.

3/15 Bo and Hope are home for a quiet evening together with JT. He asks if Shawn is on a date and she fills him in that kids don't "date" anymore, they "hang". They talk about the situation with Lexie and the possibility of the woman being identified as Marlo and she might be Isaac's birth mother. Bo feels they should tell Abe about the call identifying Marlo, but Hope convinces him to wait until after they return home from their vacation. Her heart goes out to Lexie as she and Bo watch their son sleeping in his swing, grateful they aren't having to worry about losing him. Bo is concerned but also relieved that for once, he and Hope are not involved.

3/16 - 3/29 Note, no Bo & Hope on these episodes.

3/30 Lexie advises Hope about running into Glen at the Green Mountain Lodge and how she convinced him to forget about finding Marlo's baby. Hope wonders why Isaac doesn't have health problems because of Marlo's drug and alcohol abuse.

4/2 Lexie spots Glen and Barb at the police station. She grabs Isaac and runs, leaving Abe to deal with it. Bo comes in and asks Abe if he knows them. Glen and Barb chatters on about their visit to GML as they all go into Abe's office.. Bo updates Abe on their statement and as Barb talks, Bo puts two and two together and figures out that the baby is Isaac and that Lexie tried to discourage them from coming to Salem. Glen insists that he won't stop searching until he finds the baby.

As Glen tries to explain about Marlo's drinking and drug problem, Barb keeps interjecting her little snips about her. Bo gives Abe an all-knowing look. He asks them, if they find the baby what do they intend to do, fight for custody? But Glen assures him that he just wants to make sure he is okay and loved. Bo tries to warn Glen that his child could have a health problem, such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and require special needs like his own son. Bo and Abe step out of the office and Bo tries to talk Abe into telling them the truth, but Abe refuses to betray Lexie's trust.

Lexie and Hope arrive back at the Carver house and she puts Isaac to bed. Lexie is upset and afraid of losing Isaac as Hope tries to reason with her. She is sure that Abe "Mr. By the Book" will spill the beans. Hope tries to help a distraught Lexie and assure her that they won't lose Isaac. Lexie points out the Baby Jessica case and how the adoptive parents lost her to her birth parents. Lexie is freaking out and Hope tries to calm her down. Lexie refuses to put her faith in the courts and says that she will break the law if necessary.

Hope can't believe what she is hearing, but Lexie says she refuses to give him up. Hope vows to help her however she can as Lexie thanks her and cries on her shoulder. Lexie wants to see her father for help. Hope tries to talk her out of it, but Lexie insists that it is the right thing to do and for Hope to trust her. Hope looks skeptical, but tells Lexie if that's what she feels is best; she's behind her. Lexie goes to call her mother to babysit. Hope leaves and gets a call on her cell phone. It's Shawn, telling her JT is having trouble breathing again. She asks where he is and when he tells her dotCom, tells him to go to the hospital and she'll meet him there.

4/4 Glen very angrily demands news about his son from Abe and Bo. He is furious at the stonewalling he is receiving, and ticks off Abe. Bo and Abe go in the other room, and Bo tells Abe he must remain calm, or he just may screw things up. Abe agrees. When Abe goes back into the room with Glen and Barb, Glen warns Abe they mean business.

Hope, Shawn and Belle keep vigil in the hospital waiting room. Brady shows up and joins them. Dr. Maxwell arrives, saying JT is breathing on his own, but they are going to see why this happened. Hope calls Bo. Bo arrives, and Dr. Maxwell comes in with his findings. There was some plaque that developed in the stunt they had put in, not unusual and easily remedied, and the surgery will be tomorrow. Hope and Bo talk about Glen, and as Hope puts her arms around Bo, she reminds him how thankful they should be that "no one can take our son away from us."

4/5 Bo comforts Hope in the hospital. They feel better off than Abe and Lexie as they still have their son. Glen and Barb walk into the hospital, he believes this is where Marlo’s baby was born. Hope spots them, and Bo greets them. Glen says he's there about a job. He has Barb keep Hope and Bo busy while he snoops. Barb asks why they are there? Hope tells this stranger about her special needs child and how she drank a lot while pregnant. Barb fires back, like Marlo.

Glen is questioned by a nurse outside the nursery. He tells her that his wife just found out she's pregnant and everyone said the nurses are caring there and it's where they should have the baby. He tells them he's a cop interviewing in Salem and knows Bo. He had a friend who's friend Marlo had a baby there. The nurses open up and tell him all about Marlo and her baby. They remember the wild night with four baby's being born and Bo and Hope's being one of them too. They tell him to tell his friend the baby went to a nice family, in fact pillars of the community, Abe and Lexie Carver. He probably met them at his job interview.

Hope and Barb both convey their thoughts about the situation. Barb picks up Hope's interest and asks what she knows. This broad vents off about how everyone is stonewalling them (to almost complete strangers) and it's making her mad. Hope pleads that the adoptive parents are probably taking good care of the baby and how close they've gotten. The doctor brings out JT and Barb comments how much JT looks like her husband Glen.

4/6 At the hospital, Nurse Ellen takes JT to show him off in the nursery as Hope questions Barb on what happened at the police station. Barb comments that JT doesn’t look like either Bo or Hope. She then tells them how everyone is stonewalling them and continues to question Bo and Hope. Glen comes back and tells her they need to leave. He smarts off to Bo and Hope and after they are gone, Bo and Hope talk about how all this scares them.

Bo and Hope talk about Abe and Lexie losing Isaac. Bo believes that Abe should come clean now and face the music, instead of later. But Hope begs Bo not to tell, assuring him that the adoption was on the level. But, Bo tells her that if Glen is indeed the father and he didn't know about the adoption, the whole picture changes. The nurse brings back JT and they are just glad that no one will take him away.

Abe tells Lexi and Stefano that Glenn and Barb are very close to finding out the truth. They are convinced that Marlo gave birth in Salem and there are records at the hospital. if he wants to contest the adoption, he has a case as Marlo didn’t consult with Glenn. Lexi tells Abe that if Stefano doesn't help, he will lose his son and HER as well.

Abe is taken aback by this threat. He observes that if he won’t play ball with Stefano that she will leave him? She declares that she has to know he will stand by their family. He finally gives in, saying that Isaac must be protected. Stefano points out that they will insist on DNA tests to prove that Glen is the father. If they match, he is sure that Glen can be paid off. Stefano also assures them that they can tie it with red tape up in court for years and it would eventually bankrupt Glen.

4/11 John goes to Hope and asks why he had to find out about JT from Maggie while Marlena and him were at Tuscany. She explains that she did not want to have to explain to Bo about why John was there for the baby. She says that John knows about how jealous he is of John's attention to JT. She explains it was a simple procedure so she did not think it was necessary for him to be there. Hope asks if John has told Marlena where he is and he says no. Hope then points out that there is nothing different from her keeping it from him and him keeping it from Marlena.

The doctor tells Hope and John that JT is fine and that he can go home in a couple of hours. He says he is a strong boy and Hope and Beau should be so proud of him. She says they are and the doctor leaves. John and her continue to talk about the baby and he promises he will always be there for them. He hugs her and gets ready to leave.

At the hospital, Marlena sees Hope being held by John. The doctor had just left. Marlena goes a little crazy and accuses Hope of being after John. He tells her that the baby is fine and they are leaving. He tells her that the procedure went fine and asks her to be understanding about why he had to see if everything was okay with his son. She tells him that she is tired of understanding about his children. He is stunned at her reaction and she tells him that she is fed up and walks away. Hope tells him to get her under control because she does not want to have Bo find out about JT because Marlena can't control herself and lets it slip to him in some way.

4/12 Bo and Hope bring J.T home from the hospital and find a frantic Lexie in their living room. They exchange information about their encounters with Glen and Barb, as Lexie mentions that she is glad her father is helping her. Lexie is once again pushing herself to think like a DiMera.

4/13 When Hope shows up to see Marlena at her office. They immediately get into an argument, Hope calls her selfish and wants her to think of JT. Hope wishes it were different but Marlena says that she looked comfortable in John's arms. As they get nasty, Marlena accuses her of wanting to remember what happened and wonders if she will resist the temptation of sleeping with John again.

Hope accuses her of just wanting to remain angry. As it gets heated, Hope calls her the "martyred mother." Marlena assures her that the truth will come out and lives will be destroyed. Marlena slams the door in her face and starts to cry. Hope rushes off, followed by Lexie who questions her, telling her she heard the argument. Hope doesn't want to talk about it and tells her to drop it, Lexie refuses and offers to help her but Hope says she can't talk about it with Lexie.

Later Lexie is still working on Hope. She tells Hope that she heard enough of the argument to know that Bo isn't JT's father. Apparently BOTH she and Marlena know just who the father is, now Lexie wants to know as well.

4/16 Hope and Lexie are in the cafeteria talking about what happened and how all of it might affect Bo. Hope confides that Bo knows he isn't the father and is curious as to just what Lexie overheard. She assures her that she, Marlena and Bo are the only ones who know and is sure that Marlena will keep it confidential. Clearly uncomfortable, she tells Lexie she would rather not discuss it anymore. All of a sudden, Lexie blurts out that she knows who the father is. Cue panicked look from Hope. She thinks it's Stefano and Hope assures her she is wrong and she drops the subject.

Hope goes to the chapel and prays to God for strength to make it through this crisis. She says that if the truth comes out a lot of people's lives will be destroyed.

4/17 While waiting for Jen in a lounge, the bartender comes on to her, saying he hopes she's waiting for a girlfriend to give him hope. She smiles and says hope is very much involved as Hope walks in and she introduces her to the bartender, LOL. They sit down at a table to talk about Jack. She tells Hope about her and Jack living in the same house for Abby.

Thinking they're reuniting, Hope thinks it's a good idea, but after learning it's platonic, changes her mind. What if Jen wants to date, won't it be awkward and Abby pick up on it? Jen agrees she'd like to have someone who's considerate and could love and hold her. Hope tries to convince Jen not to do it, but Jen tells her she told Jack she would, but Abby doesn't know about it yet. Jen decides Abby's needs are more important and she and Jack both agree at least on that. Hope suggests she at least leave her heart open for a reconciliation with Jack then.

4/18 Hope continues to urge Jennifer to forget about living with Jack. When Brandon arrives at the Blue Note, Hope signals for him to come over. He flirts with Jennifer but then spots Lexie and runs to see her. Hope and Jennifer are both surprised that the two are together. Meanwhile, Lexie starts in on Brandon, complaining about Barb and Glen and her fear that she may lose Isaac. She then announces that he's the only person who can help her. He asks her what he can do for her.

4/19 Jennifer offers to take Hope to see the house she'll be sharing with Jack and Abby. Bringing her to the house, Jack stumbles and falls as an amused Greta watches. Inside, he explains how he wants a homey situation, not a professionally decorated house. She forces him to talk about Jennifer and as he does so, they joke about compromise in a relationship. As they fall to the floor, Hope and Jennifer arrive and spot Greta on top of Jack. Jennifer assumes the worst and realizes that Hope may be right in her thinking about the situation.

4/20 An officer of the court shows up and Lexie freaks out, saying they are not taking her baby and screams, “NO, NO!” Abe calms her down as they are just being served papers. They have seven days to bring Isaac in for DNA testing. Lexie wonders if that will give them time.

4/23 Jen and Hope are in the car. They talk about Jack and their problems, but Jen says she needs to concentrate on Abby right now. Hope tells her that she hopes the living arrangements work out. They arrive at the Brady's. Hope finds out that Shawn will also be home for dinner and offers to make a special dinner. As he and Hope hug, he notices Jen and asks if she is okay. She assures him that she is and compares their family to a Norman Rockwell painting. Bo and Jen talk about Stefano as Hope goes to check on JT.

Bo mentions the idea of him going back to Ireland and bringing him down for once and for all. Hope overhears and strongly objects to the idea of going to Ireland unless they go as a family VACATION. Hope asks Jen how she ended up in Ireland in the first place and Jen mentions something about her dad. (we see flashbacks of Jen and Bill [from the back only] in Africa). They question her, but she refuses to answer.

4/30 Hope overhears Lexie and Brandon mention a "swap" and asks what they're talking about? Harry returns Isaac to Lexie and Glen has his swab done afterwards. He tries to apologize to Lexie.

On the way to the lab, Brandon meets the nurse with JT. She gets paged to ER and hands JT to Brandon to return to Hope, saying his physical went great. Brandon has second thoughts about what he's doing.

He returns JT to Hope and Lexie's worried that Hope might have to sign a release for JT. She urges Brandon to make the switch and watches anxiously as he steps away. He goes in the lab, supposedly for a medical journal, and makes the switch, but one tech catches him putting something in his pocket and asks what he's doing. He tells them he was just getting a business card out to write his number on so he and Tony (the lab tech) could get together to party sometime. They buy that and Brandon leaves. Brandon tells Lexie, it's done. He flashes back to thinking that he can't have his DNA sample on record and takes JT into the store room and swabs his mouth. Lexie hugs him and thanks him.

5/2 Brandon tells Lexie that he used JT’s DNA to swap with Isaac’s sample as it wasn’t a good idea to have his own DNA on record. Brandon goes to the lab and as Brandon watches, the screen beeps, and a look of disbelief comes over his face when he sees......in large letters.......DNA Match POSITIVE.

5/3 Hope, Julie, and Mrs. H stop by with food, flowers, and gifts to Jennifer in her new home. Jack is not very happy to see them. Hope notices how stressed the new living situation is making Jen already. She suggests that Jack buy his own house in the same neighborhood, so they can live near each other but not with each other. Jen says she has to at least try to make this living arrangement work.

Julie thinks the best way to solve this is to help Jen get back together with her mystery man, Colin. Jen snaps at Julie and tells her never to mention him again, but then apologizes. Jen tells Hope that she can't discuss Colin with Julie, and Hope tells Jen that she can discuss it with Hope if she wants. Jen finally agrees to tell her all about Colin later that day, if Hope swears to never to tell a soul.

5/4 Brandon meets up with Lexie and tells her that JT’s DNA matched Glen’s perfectly! He assures her that he did the switch perfectly and JT’s DNA was tested, not Isaac’s! He thinks Glen is the father of Hope’s baby! She remembers Hope telling her that Bo was not JT’s father and starts wondering who his father was. She says no way that Princess Gina slept with Glenn. The wheels start turning whose JT’s father is?

Needing some time away from Jack, Jennifer visits Hope. They start talking about Jennifer and why she ended up in Ireland. Jen starts to tell hope the story about her and Colin, the man who changed her life.

5/7 Hope and Jennifer continued their chat but were interrupted when Shawn and Bo arrived at home. Bo suggested a "boys night out" and decided to take J.T. along with them. As they left, Hope joked not to vote anyone out of the tribe. When they were gone, Jennifer told Hope what a wonderful family she had.

Hope wanted to hear more about "this Colin guy," but Jennifer said that she thought it was all in her head. She called herself pathetic, but Hope promised not to judge her. She said that she felt that Jack had even more power over her than before. She explained how when Colin had left Africa, she had followed him to Ireland and that he hadn't been pleased to see her there.

He had told her that he had thought of her as a "chum" and nothing more. She talked about how nice he had been to her in Africa and said she had truly thought he had cared for her. Jennifer said that once they had been in Ireland, Colin had treated her differently and had ended up sneaking off. She called herself a "love-struck teenage girl," but she was actually relieved that she would never see him again.

She told Hope that she felt like an idiot for following him and that he was out of her league. Hope reassured her that she was beautiful and intelligent and would never be out of anyone's league. Jennifer appreciated the kindness and thanked Hope for being such a good friend, but she needed go home to Jack. Hope had an idea and invited Jennifer to spend the night there, and Jennifer decided to take her up on her offer. Certain she could get home before Abby woke up, she wasn't even going to call Jack to tell him where she was.

Bo, Shawn, and J.T. arrived at the pub, much to the delight of Grandpa Shawn and Caroline. Shawn and Bo joked about how neglected they were over all the attention J.T. was getting. Grandpa Shawn and Caroline hauled him away to show him off to everyone as Bo and Shawn talked about how Bo's attitude had changed toward J.T. in the past few months. Grandpa Shawn decided to call his sister in Ireland, and he asked if all was okay. Colin explained he was lying low after all the trouble Bo had caused there. He told Shawn to keep Bo away.

Back at the table, Bo questioned Shawn about girls, dating, and about Belle Black in particular. Shawn got kind of flustered as Caroline returned with J.T. Bo called J.T. his buddy and couldn't imagine life without him.

Lexie told Stefano that she knew that Bo wasn't J.T's father. She warns him that she knows the truth as she had Brandon switch Isaac’s DNA test switched with JT’s! He is shocked speechless and then says, “Oh no!” as he realizes what she has done. She tells him that JT’s and Glen’s DNA were a match so and he knows what that means! He looks at her with a bit of fear that she figured out the baby switch.

She continues this must mean that Bo is not the father of Hope’s baby, but somehow Glen got Hope pregnant! He tells her that no way, Glen is not the father of Hope’s baby. He says it is impossible that a man like Glen is not the father of Hope’s baby and he knows that for a fact! If he is so sure he isn’t then he must know who is and she thinks Stefano knows who the father is.

5/8 Hope told Bo that she wanted to have another child with him, which led to another discussion about J.T.'s true paternity. Bo told Hope that he couldn't handle not knowing; it was killing him. Hope begged him to leave it alone and accept J.T. as theirs, but Bo wanted to follow some leads he had and try to track down the true father.

Bo told Hope that the father had to be someone that Gina had loved, and then he realized it had to be John. Hope assured Bo that they'd been down that road before, and John couldn't be the father. Bo seemed to buy it but wasn't ready to give up searching for the father. Hope got a bit seductive in order to get Bo's mind off of J.T.'s paternity, and they began to make love.

Stefano says there is no way that Glen could be the father of Hope’s child. Lexi tells him that Hope admitted to her that Bo isn’t the father and she suspects that both Hope and Marlena know who JT’s father is as well. Stefano tried to deny it, but Lexie had had enough of his lies and demanded that he tell her the truth.

As Stefano continued to evade the question, Lexie began to put the pieces of the puzzle together and realized that Hope had Marlo's baby, and Lexie had Hope's baby. Lexie remembered that on the day that J.T. and Isaac had been born, Lexie and Hope had both thought for a second that their babies had looked different than they had the last time that they had seen the babies. She was sure that she and Hope were both going to lose their babies.

Lexie can’t believe that the nurse’s were so careless, these kind of mistakes simply don’t happen. She realizes that the is why JT has been so sick, because of Marlo’s drinking. She suddenly realizes she has to tell Hope that she has the wrong baby, but Stefano forbade her from doing so. Lexie panicked, telling Stefano that the lab was going to do another test the next morning and that when the results were in around 9:00 am that she would lose her baby. Stefano told her that there will be no more testing and she will not lose her baby.

5/10 Bo & Hope in their bedroom, are "basking in the afterglow” after making love. They decide to get dressed up and go to Tuscany for dinner. She is still wearing the diamond necklace but nothing else, shades of Marilyn Monroe. Since Jen is still there watching TV, they figure she might not mind staying a bit longer to watch JT and Bo goes to ask her, telling Hope not to take too long to get dressed. Cute series here, like in old movies, with everything very fast of Hope running to bathroom, to closet, picking out different dresses, discarding them, and finally emerging from the bathroom with her hair up, in a formal green dress, looking absolutely gorgeous. Bo comes in, still sloppily dressed as Hope coyly looks over her shoulder, saying "What took you so long". LOL.

Stefano tells Lexi that he will fix it. He needs her to put on a pretty smile, freshen up and they will go to dinner. She thinks he is crazy as she is visibly upset and can’t believe he wants to go out for dinner. He tells her that she has to listen to him if she wants to keep her baby. She agrees. Stefano tries to calm her down. He tells her to trust in him implicitly, and makes plans to have dinner with her at Tuscany. She leaves the room, as Stef says his plans will have a series of event that will rock Salem to it's core.

Maggie greeted Hope and Bo as they entered Toscany for dinner. Bo is not happy to see John and Marlena already there and offers to take Hope some place else. Hope says no, and they decline being seated with John & Marlena, but stop by to say hello. John immediately asks about JT, Bo says "my son is fine", and they go to their table. Marlena tries to tell John he is being entirely too obvious in his interest in JT and Bo is going to figure out that he is the boy’s father but John says JT is his son and he has a right to ask.

When Marlena was alone, Bo took the opportunity to speak with Marlena about J.T.'s paternity. Bo asked Marlena for the truth, he was sure that Marlena knew more about J.T.'s birth father than she had revealed. Bo asked to speak with her privately sometime, and Marlena agreed to set up an appointment with him. She didn't promise to let him in on anything, though.

At the same time, Maggie took the opportunity to speak with Hope if she knows why John has changed so much and comments on his recent hostile behavior. Hope politely told Maggie that John's affairs were none of her business. Maggie was hurt by Hope’s response, telling Hope that she had only been trying to be a good friend, and despite what Hope and John might think, she wasn't being nosy or gossipy. Maggie walked off before Hope could reply or apologize.

When Stefano and Lexie arrived at Tuscany all heads turned, everyone was shocked to see them together once again. John comments that they have been spending a lot of time together lately.

Dvd #47B Hope cannot understand why Lexie is not home with Abe, since those DNA results come in tomorrow. As Stefano and Lexie are seated, he urges her to stay calm, smile and look relaxed. It is important they should look like they are enjoying themselves. He tells her that she will know soon enough and everyone in Salem will be affected. Lexie wondered if Stefano was planning to hurt people but decided that she didn't care, she would do whatever it took to keep her son. Stefano smiles and says "Spoken like a true DiMera".

5/11 Bo & Hope are enjoying their dinner, & when Bo spots Nancy arriving, he mentions her radio show, and how Nancy always advises people not to back down. He brings up JT's birth father, and tries to pin her down as to who it was. He is very sure it was John, and tells her that would be hard to know it is John but it is worse not knowing. He asks Hope who JT’s birth father is? Hope insists that since John was on his honeymoon with Marlena when JT was conceived, it was impossible. Hope gets a phone call from Jen, who asks to take JT to her house.

Bo continues to question Hope and they have words as tensions build with Bo’s growing suspicion that John is JT’s father. Hope points out that they have their two sons and their family is together and they should just enjoy that and be happy. He declares that someone slept with his wife and he wants to know who that was. She argues that no one slept with his wife, it was when she was Princess Gina not Hope. Hope gets upset and tells him she is sick to death of this being thrown in her face, she gets up and leaves their table and goes outside.

Lexie is still nervous, and she starts freaking out as she thinks about the fact that she has Hope’s son. She wants to know how this switch happened? Stefano suggests it was a mistake by a scatter brained nurse. She takes offense at this and tells him that the nurses do not make that kind of mistake. She asks him point blank if HE switched the babies, which of course he denies.

She is upset at keeping the secret of Isaac's paternity from Hope. Stefano points out that Hope loves her son and Lexi agrees that Hope would never give up her son. She continues that if Hope learned that Isaac was her son, that she would want to raise him. Lexi continues to worry that some day that JT’s father is going to show up demanding a paternity test. He points out though that Glen’s DNA will not match Isaac’s. Lexie calms down, feeling reassured. Stef's cell phone rings again. Rolf says he only has to secure two more locations, but this is dangerous stuff. Stefano tells him it MUST be done tonight. "Unless we finish it tonight, the truth will come out tomorrow morning”.

5/15 Outside Tuscany, Bo is determined to find out who JT's biological father is, much to Hope's dismay. She tries to discourage him. He asks why she is so freaked out and what she is so afraid that he will find out? He recalls his wedding vows, pledging his love and fidelity to her forever. She asks him to trust her on this and to leave it alone. He agrees to not pursue it if it will bother her that much. As she hugs him, he states that out of her respect for him though, he would think she would tell him the truth and asks her point blank if she knows who JT's father is. She tells him she doesn't remember anything and he asks her to look him in the eye and tell him she doesn't know. She does.

He vents about how John is always asking how JT is and how it's driving him crazy that John's acting like JT's birth father. Hope tries to rationalize John's interest, and admits being bonded to Isaac herself. Isaac was born the same night as JT and Lexie is her best friend, is that so strange? Rolf overhears their discussion and makes a noise as Bo rushes to investigate. He returns and tells Hope he feels something is off about tonight and it's not because of their fighting. He tells her he can't stop thinking about who JT's father is and it's driving him crazy that some other man touched her. She asks what he's going to do, kill the other man when he finds out? She blames Stefano for all of this and he realizes Stefano knows the truth. He wants to return inside.

Stefano cues Rolf and he and Bart leave as Stefano thinks to himself that Salem should fasten their seat belts and live La Vida Loca.

5/17-5/18 A livid Marlena corners Hope and they have it out in the ladies room. She explains how Lexie tried to get her to admit who J.T.'s father is. Hope is stunned that Lexie broke her promise to keep silent. Marlena fears Lexie is a loose cannon right now, and there's no telling what she might blurt out. Hope realizes Marlena is right and comes to a decision. She's going to tell Bo that John is J.T.'s daddy. Marlena thinks this is a very bad idea. She thinks it would destroy their family if the truth was let out.

Meanwhile, Bo questions John about Hope's life as Gina and the circumstances surrounding J.T.'s conception. He's still very suspicious about John's interest in J.T. John begs Bo to let it go, and it finally seems as though he will. Bo and John talk about Bo's suspicion that John could be J.T.'s father. The two argue, but eventually recommit to their friendship.

Lexie is still a wreck knowing that the DNA will match Glen’s and how is he going to stop that? Stefano finally reveals that he plans to blow up the lab, so Glen will never know the truth regarding the DNA match. He says that is why they have to have dinner together in public. She asks how can she look Hope in the eye? He says she will do it to protect Hope and to protect her own son. This way Hope can keep her son and Lexi will keep hers, the lie is for the greater good.

Jennifer is driving back to her place with JT in a car seat in the back of the car. She suddenly screams that the bridge is blown out, we hear an impact and then see her car dangling over the side of the bridge.

5/21 We see (from Rolf's point of view) how things transpired at Maggie's car. She has the package in her hands as Stefano rushes out and snatches it away from her and tosses it and throws her to the ground as it explodes Rolf says that he has killed Stefano. The smoke clears to show the almost total devastation at Tuscany with debris and bodies strewn all around the floor.

Marlena and John have recovered, as well as Bo and Hope and they begin to help others and try to figure out what happened. Bo tries to call the station, but it won't go through. Bo and Philip help Victor and try to take him to the hospital, but find the road is blocked. Hope and Marlena immediately suspect Stefano is responsible.

The next explosion hits and the lights go out in Tuscany as everyone grabs candles. Everyone is searching for Lexie in the rubble and Stefano is hysterical. Stefano continues to scream for Lexie and Bo tells him to just shut up. If she had heard him, she would have answered by now. Marlena sees a foot sticking out from under a pile of debris and they begin to dig. They find her unconscious and badly injured. John begins to act strange and has flashbacks of war. He begins to bark orders at everyone. John and Marlena begin to feverishly work on her as she stops breathing momentarily. John has Stefano call for a chopper as they continue to work on her and he watches in horror.

Meanwhile, Jen's car is hanging off the bridge as she comes to. She looks out and sees the river and panics. She calls for JT, but can't see or hear him (she is pinned behind the steering wheel). Jen looks in the rear view mirror and sees that JT is right beside the door and afraid he will fall. Jack holds onto the back end of the car as she tries again to shut the door. The car rocks and JT (still in his car seat) falls out the door down into the river below as Jen begins to scream.

5/22 At Tuscany, John, who is in mercenary mode, announces that they've done all they can to help Lexie.They must get her to the hospital or else they're going to lose her. But the road is still blocked, so John carries Lexie's limp body and says he will run to get her medical help.

Bo comforts Hope and tells her he misjudged John. He admits telling John he'd like to kill the man who made Hope pregnant. He asks what she was going to tell him earlier and she just hugs and tells him she loves him. He tells her how John told him to refocus all his attention on raising JT and he knew at that time John wasn't JT's father. Marlena tells them what's happening (with John and Lexie) and Hope asks Bo if they can get to Jen's house to check on JT.

Barb and Glen sit in their car covered with debris, but are otherwise okay. Glen suggests that the bombs may have been because of them as the lab with the DNA samples was blown up.

5/23 Bo & Hope are still frantically trying to reach Jen on the cell phone. They get word that the bridge is out, realize Jen's new house is on the other side of it, and once they realize the road is now open, they, too, leave.

Hearing from Craig that Lexie's in serious trouble, Stefano punches out Rolf for the damage he has done and then heads to the hospital.

Roman arrives at the bridge accident. Jack tells him that Jennifer’s car went off the bridge and that Bo & Hope’s baby was in the car! Roman is shocked to learn that JT and his car seat fell 50 feet out of the car as it teeter on the edge of the bridge. Roman orders a search party to check the river and begin the search for the missing baby.

At university hospital, Lexie is having a CAT scan. She dreams of being in a garden, everyone dressed in white. Stefano is holding Isaac, telling her how he promised she would have her son. Glen & Barb arrive, insisting they want his son and report they are married now. White bars appear and Stefano is behind them, as a judge sentences him for stealing this baby. Hope arrives with JT, insisting they not take Isaac from Lexie. And here comes good ol' Marlo, white boots, short white sequin number, drinking from her quart bottle of booze saying she wants her baby.

Barb is holding Isaac, and Marlo rips the front of Glen's tank top, telling him Marlo is back. Glen tells Barbie bye bye and kisses Marlo. Lexie begins to babble about the baby switch and Marlo takes JT from Hope, who then insists on taking Isaac from Lexie. She cries, “No, no, you can't have my baby!” as her dream ends.

A fire chief reports back to Roman that it is unlikely the baby survived the fall. Jack assures Roman that he has a feeling the baby is still alive. Roman asks how the hell is he going to tell Bo and Hope that their baby is missing. Meanwhile, Bo & Hope are leaving Tuscany to go pick up JT, anxious as they aren’t able to get ahold of Jennifer.

5/24 Bo and Hope are driving and Hope still gets an "all circuits are busy" message on the phone. She senses something is very wrong and she knows it involves JT.

Jennifer is lying on a stretcher as Jack assures her that he is right there with her. She sobs into his arms that she killed the baby!

Bo and Hope rush into Jack and Jennifer's and find Greta there. They ask where the baby is? Greta tells all she knows is she and Jack overheard about the bridge being blown up and Jack's headed over there. Bo interrogates Greta about what she knows. All she knows is what they heard on the radio and she didn't have the TV on as she didn't want to alarm Abby. Bo decides to call the station, but at that moment Jack walks in holding Jen tightly to his side. Jen keeps crying, apologizing and saying she tried so hard as Jack sits her on the couch. Abby runs in and Jen hugs her daughter tightly. Greta rushes up to Jen and helps her upstairs, saying she has to lie down.

Bo grabs Jack and demands to know what happened. Jack tells them about the bridge and when Hope wants to know where her son is, Jack tells her he doesn't know. Hope breaks down in Bo's arms as Bo looks at Jack like it's Jack's fault the bridge blew up. Jack tells them about how JT was strapped into the back of Jen's car in Isaac's car seat and how Jen tried so hard to get him, but he fell out. Hope breaks down and asks if JT is dead? Jack tells them they don't know where JT is. Bo asks how he and Jen could just leave the scene, but Jack assures Bo there's a huge search party and he had to bring Jen home as she's hysterical.

Meanwhile, Marlena tells John about the accident and JT being missing. Shawn and Belle have come in and overhear the sad news.

Roman walks in and Hope asks about JT. He reports that they haven't found him yet, but cops from surrounding towns are showing up to help with the search. Bo wants to go, but Roman feels Hope needs him more. Bo offers to drop Hope off at Alice's, but Hope wants to go too and they all head out as Jack asks them to call when they know anything.

Roman is driving Bo and Hope to the bridge with the red light flashing. Hope imagines what JT's going through as she breaks down on Bo's shoulder. She sobs that it is so cold. He reminds her what a fighter JT is after all he's gone through with the FAS and surgeries and they're not going to give up on him now. Hope tells Bo this never would have happened if she hadn't let Jennifer take JT home. They mention Shawn and know he'll want to help search for JT as they see lights ahead, knowing they're almost there.

5/25 Shawn and Belle arrive at the river and find Bo and Hope frantic to find their son. John also arrives and urges Belle to go home with him but she refuses. Bo finally convinces an exhausted Hope to go home while they drag the river. John presses Bo to take Hope home but he refuses and thanks John for being there. When they get home, Hope falls apart as she sees reminders of J.T. everywhere.

Glen and Barb have stopped near the rive and spot something in the water. They pull a baby seat labeled Isaac out of the river and believe the child strapped in is their son.

5/28 The search continues by the river and they are coming up empty handed. John and Bo talk as John tries to reassure Bo not to give up and they WILL find JT. Bo thanks John for being there for and with him. Bo tells him that Shawn and Hope are at home waiting for news and he just doesn't want it to be bad. He isn't sure that Hope can handle it. Hope comes out of the woods, telling Bo that she KNOWS that JT is alive and wants to be there when they find him. Bo is upset with her and wants her to go home and get some rest, but she refuses. She wants to be there and help with the search.

Bo gives her an update but she is not deterred, she is SURE he is still alive, she can feel it. After listening to the leader of the rescue team, Bo says that it is as if he has just disappeared. Bo continues to try to get Hope to go home, but it is in vain, she isn't budging. She hugs Bo telling him that he is the best husband and father (just ask Shawn) and that someday, JT will know it as well. She also hugs John and thanks him for being such a good friend. John tells them that JT lucked out when he got them as parents. A child could NOT have picked a better mom OR dad and punctuates it by saying, "I mean it."

Glen and Barb are in the car with JT. She says that he is cold and she is holding him close to share her body heat. She is sure something is wrong with him and thinks he needs to go to the hospital. Barb points out that they don’t know for sure he is the baby’s father. He points out that the name Isaac is on the car seat.

She wants to let the Carvers know that he is okay, but Glen refuses and says, “Like hell we will!”. She asks if he plans on going on the run with the baby and he tells her yes, that this is his son and anything else would be letting him down. He says that God is giving him a second chance to be a father. She tells him that it is a HUGE mistake to do that.

Bo and Hope hug as the search continues. The rescue team returns and tells them that there is absolutely no sign of JT. They asks what does he think and he says that if he had to say, it was as if someone found him and took him. Hope is thrilled by this news, saying, "I knew it! He’s alive, he’s ALIVE!”

5/29 With no sign of the body or car seat, Bo finally convinces an encouraged Hope to go home and wait for word from him. John and Bo talk about how Stefano may be involved and Bo wonders if Stefano was JT's father and was at Tuscany as a cover to take the baby. Bo remembers Stefano running out of Tuscany, but John tells him he did that to save Maggie.

The Fire Chief shows them the list of the places bombed the night before and John picks up on the East Side Lab where the DNA test was. John figures Stefano blew up the lab to avoid Lexie losing Isaac and they know Stefano doesn't do things half way. John insists Stefano's not JT's dad and Bo wonders how John knows this? John remembers Stefano's warning and tells Bo that if Stefano were JT's father, he would have claimed him as fast and as publicly as he did when he learned Lexie was his daughter. Bo figures John is right about that and accepts that. Although Stefano probably caused the bombing the night before, he couldn't have planned JT's disappearance. John figures good old fashioned police work is needed.

At the hospital, Stefano and Lexie overhear two nurses talking about the accident and how JT Brady could not have survived the fall. Both are shocked. Lexi sobs to Stefano that JT is dead and she has Hope’s baby. After Abe returns, Lexie complains to Abe about first Marlo being in the river and now her son. Stefano excuses that she is on a lot of drugs and is confused.

Hope arrives at the hospital, and pulls back the curtain and the two hug as Lexie tells Hope how sorry she is for her. Hope tells Lexie they didn't find a body and are still looking for him. She won't rest until she finds the person responsible for all the terror the night before. She also promises to help Lexie with the custody problem too, which tears Lexie up even more. Lexie shakes her head, saying Hope doesn't deserve what's happening to her and she can't do this. Hope watches confused, asking what she means. Lexie covers saying she can't let Hope go through this without her. Hope is sympathetic about all Lexie's going through and learns the lab was blown up and she'll have to go through all this waiting again.

Hope leaves and Lexie wipes her wet face as Stefano rushes in saying he hopes she didn't slip to Hope. Lexie hopes he goes to hell for what he's done. Lexie can't keep Hope's real baby after all she's gone through, but Stefano tries to convince her otherwise. She finally breaks down saying she can't lose Isaac. He figures in time she'll learn not to hate herself for this and get her priorities straight and be a true DiMera. Lexie looks a little shocked at that. Out in the hall, Abe promises Isaac to never let him down as he hugs him.

Barb wants to call the police and report they found the baby, but Glen forbids her. She warns Glenn that when the baby isn’t found, the police will bring in searchers from all over. She suggests they at least go back to the bridge and see what is going on. He agrees but warns her that if she does anything that their marriage is over.

Later, Barb investigates by the river in a red baseball cap and sunglasses and asks John (now alone) what happened. He tells her, but then asks why she's so curious. If she's a reporter, there's a media blackout about this and warns her. She promises she's not and we hear JT crying, as do Barb, John, Bo and Hope. Hope recognizes the cries of her baby. She tells Bo that their baby is alive and someone has brought him back to them.

5/30 As we hear JT crying, Barb rushes off, promising to keep quiet. John sees a chain on the ground, picks it up and goes after her. Back at their car, Glen is cradling JT, (poor kid is not happy with him at all) and talking to him. Barb comes up wanting to know why the baby cried. Glen and Barb are outside the car as John comes up, returning the chain to her. He hears the whimper of a baby, asks if they have a baby in the car. They say yeah, it's their kid and they have to be going. They get in car, a towel is over the side back window so John cannot see in as they drive off.

In the woods, Hope is thrilled the baby must have been found, and they come rushing up as the car drives away. Hope has a fit that John did not look at the baby, and reams John out. When asked for the woman's description, he only mentions the baseball cap and sunglasses and says the guy was ordinary looking. In reply to Bo, he says he did not notice the car, license plate, etc. Hope continues to rail at John, then begins to berate herself for leaving JT with Jen, seeing as Jen has not been herself since she returned to Salem, and has all these problems. John tells Bo he should try and make sure Hope and Jen do not cross paths. Bo agrees.

As they are driving, Barb tries to convince Glen to take the baby to the authorities. She argues that the town is crawling with cops, search parties, etc. He refuses.

6/1 The cop shop is buzzing with activity as Salem's finest seem to be putting all their efforts toward finding JT. Abe is worried about Bo, who has had no rest or sleep. But Bo assures him that he will rest when they find JT. The fire chief calls and informs him that they have dragged the river again and came up empty. Bo is beginning to agree with Hope's assessment that JT is alive and out there somewhere. All they need is a break in the case and some kind of lead.

Meanwhile, Glen and Barb have checked into a motel with JT. Barb thinks that Abe and Lexie's car must have gone off the bridge and they got killed and that is why there is no news or no one seems to be looking for the baby. She tries again to try and convince Glen to call the police, but there is a knock at the door. It 's the motel manager who found a pacifier outside and asks if it is theirs. As Barb hides in the bathroom with JT, Glen says that they don't have a baby and it must belong to someone else. He tells him about the accident and search for the baby. After he leaves, Barb goes to pieces and begs Glen to call the police again. Outside, a lady cop is with the manager, giving him flyers. Glen decides they should make a run for it. The cop knocks on the door and they hear a baby cry. Barb lets them in and they search, but Glen has gone out the bathroom window with JT.

Hope is clinging to one of JT's teddy bears. There is a knock and she opens the door to find Jen. Without Hope saying a word, Jen comes in. Hope begins talking about JT and the Horton blanket and gets terribly upset and begins to cry. By the time Jen gets the words "I'm sorry" out of her mouth, both are crying. Hope yells at her, "Why did you ever come back to Salem?" Jen tries in vain to apologize but Hope is just too upset and angry to listen. Jen tries to explain what happened, but Hope is full of "what ifs" and "why nots" to listen to her. Finally, Jen yells at her and Hope breaks down crying. Jen continues to try and explain, but Hope can't understand why Jen survived and JT didn't.

Belle and Chloe rush in as Belle excitedly tells Hope that she must listen to Chloe. Not understanding why they are there, a confused Hope tells Belle that Shawn isn't there. Belle finally gets through to her that Chloe has important information. She tells Hope what she saw at the river and Hope is excited and immediately calls Bo. Jen slips out while all this is going on. Bo asks to talk to Chloe so Hope puts her on speaker phone.

He questions her and gets her to remember more details, like the man had dark hair and the woman a blonde. She also remembers that the car was a four door and gray in color. She wishes she could remember more, but Bo is thrilled with what he has. Hope gets back on the phone and tells him that he must find the people that took their son. Hope realizes that Jen is gone and says that she will talk with her later, but first she hugs Belle and Chloe and thanks them.

Abe puts out an APB on the gray car, blond woman and dark haired man. The lady cop (that was at the motel earlier) is standing there and overhears and tells them that she just saw them at a motel outside of town. She tells them that she thought she heard a baby cry, but never saw him. Bo, Abe and other cops take off in pursuit.

6/4 Hope is thanking Chloe and Belle as Bo rushes in and explains about their new lead. He tells her that they have put out an APB on the couple and tells Hope to stay there by the phone. Bo heads back to the station and Shawn decides to go with him and help as he hugs both Chloe and Belle again and leaves. Hope tells the kids they can go on home now, but Belle and Chloe offer to stay with her and keep her company.

Bo heads back to the station and Shawn decides to go with him and help. Bo and Shawn are in the truck and talk about the party they'll have when they get JT home. They talk about all he has been through, etc. They talk about gifts and toys and Shawn suggests some sports equipment. Shawn mentions here that he thinks JT will be a "southpaw" or left-handed (not sure of why that is mentioned, but sure it will come into play sometime down the road, since it seemed out of place in their conversation). Shawn can't understand why someone would take someone else's and run. Bo suddenly realizes that it must have been Glen and Barb who took JT, thinking it was Isaac.

Hope tells the kids they can go on home now, but Belle and Chloe offer to stay with her and keep her company. Philip decides to stay as well (since Chloe won't leave). He gets upset with her (Belle and Hope both hear his angry tone). They tell him it is a girl thing and he would be bored and talk him into leaving.

6/6 At the new motel, Barb tells him that she can’t be party to this kidnapping, she doesn’t want to go to jail. He gives her the DNA samples and asks her to take them to the lab in the morning so Glenn can be sure. He tells her he loves her and maybe after he gets proof of his paternity that he and Barb can be together. He tells JT in the car that no one will ever know where they are.

Bo and Hope are talking with Roman at the station. Roman and Bo ask Hope if she thinks Lexie might know something about Marlo's death. Hope cannot believe it, but they talk of how Stefano was involved in the adoption, Marlo turned up dead, and how close Lexie has gotten to Stefano recently. Roman assures them they ARE going to find JT. After Bo & Hope leave, Hattie pops in to see Roman and tells him that she saw a dead body in the foyer of this mansion.

6/7 In Abe's office, Hope and Bo plead with the media to spread the word that they won't press charges, they just want their baby back. JT's birthday is tomorrow and they want to celebrate with him. The two reporters promise to do everything they can and leave. She tells Bo that she fears there was another reason the people who took their baby. Bo thinks once they find out they have JT, they'll bring him back to them. She remembers Barb saying how much JT looks like Glen at the hospital.

Hope wonders if Lexie knows more than she's saying and if Stefano knew Marlo, maybe he knew Glen too and it's his master plan against the Brady's to take their son away from them. Hope looks through the blinds and sees the male reporter still there. She confronts him as to why he's still there and he tells her he called in the story and it'll be front page national news the next day. Bo promises they won't let Stefano win! Roman joins them and tells them they finally got DiMera! He's going to go down this time for Murder One.

Meanwhile, Stefano demands that Rolf make sure that Hattie NEVER talks to the police!

Stefano goes to the hospital and finds Lexie packing and wants her to get back into bed. She tells him she's afraid Glen will have a DNA test on JT and learn the truth. She looks eye to eye to Stefano and tells him he's going to do what SHE says and find JT before that can happen. He orders her to sit and listen. He knows the media is being alerted as to who the baby is.

He tells her about the townhouse in Paris being readied and they'll have to leave in a moments notice. He informs her about someone seeing Marlo's body and may be going to the police. She freaks as he tells her about Marlo's body on a gurney at his house. She tells him he screwed up again and she's not leaving the country with him. She'll take her baby and go on her own.

They argue about what can happen. She asks who did kill Marlo if he didn't? She yells at him, saying she thinks he killed Marlo. She insists on the truth or this whole thing will blow up in his face, just like that bomb at Tuscany! She tells him she'll take care of this herself and orders him to leave. He leaves, but in the hallway, tells himself no child of his will talk to him like and she'll regret it.

6/8 Bo and Hope are sitting on their sofa, watching the morning news broadcast of the kidnapping of their son. They are upset, but comfort each other. They watch the tape of their plea to the kidnappers where they promise no charges would be preferred, just return him. They explain about his special needs and how today is his first birthday. Afterwards, Hope sends Bo off, as she wants the best cop on the case and that is him. They remember it is also their anniversary, and wish each other a happy one. As Bo turns to leave, he returns to take Hope in his arms, as she is crying.

Bo arrives with a gift for Isaac, and to warn Abe that if Glen brings JT back, he will then come after Isaac.

Hope calls Jennifer and asks her to come over. Jen is hesitant, but agrees. She dresses, goes over and knocks at the Brady’s door. Hope opens it.

Barb puts the TV back on and hears the news that the missing child is John Thomas Brady, not Isaac. She is stunned and leaves.

6/11 Stefano advises Lexie that he wants her to grab Isaac because they're leaving the country today. After she leaves, he orders Rolf to insure the secret tunnel is open and the helicopter pilot ready to fly them to Canada where they will fly to Europe.

Hattie describes the events after she spotted the body at the mansion and how she was told it was a prop for Halloween. Roman guesses aloud that Stefano had the woman killed which frightens Hattie.

Bo interrupts and is shocked to be looking at a Marlena look alike. The two convince her to tell what she knows but realize they'll need another witness to send Stefano to prison. Roman anBo then head to the mansion to arrest Stefano, deciding to question Hattie later.

Hope apologizes to Jennifer for blasting her earlier and the two discuss whether Barb and Glen knew they didn't have Isaac. They both then discuss Stefano's involvement with Marlo's death and Jennifer reveals how much Jack helped her when she needed him. Hope wonders if they might have a future together.

6/12 Jen and Hope continue their chat. After hearing how Jack rescued Jen, Hope asks if Jen sees a future with him. Jen just reiterates she saw a different side of her husband and both gals pick up on the word "husband" as Jen refers to Jack. Jen said what happened just reminded her of the Jack she fell in love with (and Hope asks if he's the Jack she is still in love with). Jen doesn't want to use the "L" word, but remembers how Jack literally saved her life as Hope hugs her. They talk more about it as Hope gets a shocked look on her face, knowing something's wrong with JT.

John rushes down and sees the newspaper on the table with the headline of his son’s kidnapping. The pieces fall into place to John about Stefano's involvement and how the bombings worked to Stefano's and Lexie's advantage. He remembers how upset Lexie was the night of the bombing. He points out that the lab that was blown up was doing the DNA test. He also figures that Stefano is involved to stop John from being able to raise his son. He figures that Glen and Barb may be the kidnappers. He rushes upstairs to change as he has to save his baby!!

Barb tells Glenn that he has the WRONG baby. The doctor comes out asking what the scars on the baby's chest are from and Glen asks for a moment (he's still on the phone) and Barb tells him who the baby is and what's wrong with him. Glen tells the doctor, who hopes he got him there in time and rushes back to the baby.

At Stefano’s. Bo and Roman start to head in when Lexie runs up the sidewalk with Isaac. They stop the troops from rushing the joint as Lexie rings the bell and goes in to a relieved father. He kisses her and tells her they have to leave, but Lexie disagrees. She's not leaving Salem as Glenn has a court order that prevents her from taking him out of the country. Stefano pulls out fake passports of her, Isaac and himself.

She realizes this will make her a criminal and she refuses. He tells her that the police have a witness that puts Marlo’s dead body at his home. She still refuses to leave, saying she has a husband. He suggests having Abe join them after they're safe and sound. She knows Abe won't go against the law, but Stefano insists any man who doesn't put his wife and child above the law, deserves to lose them.

An officer alerts Bo about the phone call about his baby from Barb (with a fake accent). He orders a trace and asks for it to be transferred to him. He quickly realizes it's Barb and before she hangs up, pleads with her to return his son and tells her about his serious medical condition. He promises charges won't be filed against them. He tells her he knows she's an innocent in this whole thing and she assures him that the last time she saw the baby, he was okay. Bo is visibly relieved at that as he tries to convince Barb to have Glen bring their son home as JT probably needs medical help by now.

Stefano urges Lexie to tell Abe that all is okay or he'll have all of the Salem PD there. She tells Abe she'll be right home and he wants to come pick her up as she sounds too upset to drive. She tells Abe she's fine and can drive okay. Stefano asks what she's going to do (Roman is outside the window listening at this point). Lexie is torn. Lexie now has Isaac and Stefano tells her to be brave and they have to leave now.

Roman orders the troops to move in again, but John comes rushing up the sidewalk. Bo sees a problem coming, as John yells for Dimera, pounds on the door a couple times, then kicks it down. He calls for Dimera in the foyer and demands to know what the bastard has done with his son, as Lexie hears that and walks out of the other room holding Isaac.

6/13 Barb talks him into calling Bo, in order to return JT.

Jen is trying to comfort Hope, who has this feeling about JT being in danger, and prays God keep him safe. Hope's psychic connection kicks in once more, as she calms down, feeling the danger is past.

At the stakeout, Bo tells one cop to have the station call Hope to tell her about Glen's call. He then tells Roman about it, and asks to beg off the capture Stef caper. Roman sends him home. When Hope gets the call from the station she is thrilled, as is Jen. Just as Bo arrives home, the phone rings, it is Glen. After extracting the guarantee of no prosecution, he promises to bring JT home to the address Bo gives.....519 Scuttlehoe Rd. Hope calls Shawn at school, to give him the exciting news, his brother is coming home.

John breaking down the door and confronting Stefano, asking, "Where is my son" as Lexie walks in. She calls Eliana to take Isaac, and with the realization that John is the father of Hope's baby, she confronts him that he has known all along. John accuses a puzzled Stefano of hiring that couple to come after Isaac but all along he was after JT as he knew he was his son.

Outside the cops hold off, as Roman sneaks up to the house to try to hear what is going on. He decides it is time to make their move, and the cops burst in all the various doors, holding guns and surrounding Stefano. When Stefano asks what are the charges, Roman says they will talk about it down at the station.

Lexie starts to move forward, Roman tells her to stay still. Too late, as Stefano grabs her around the neck, holding a gun to her head and tells the cops to back off.

6/14 John warns Roman that Stefano is not bluffing, just look at his eyes. Roman tells the officers to lower their guns. As they do, Stefano begins to back away, dragging Lexie with him. He tells her to always remember he loves her. Roman yells at Stefano to let her go, and drop his gun. Shots ring out as Roman yells, “Lexie, No!"

While holding Lexie, Stefano fires a shot. Lexie falls to the ground over Isaac and Stefano escapes. John grabs the gun and goes after him. Hysterical Lexie almost confides in Abe about everything but stops herself. Abe tells her that Glen and Barb are bringing JT back but they'll want another DNA test done. Lexie says she'll be ready for it this time. She's more worried about her father being killed.

John has followed Stefano and they find themselves in a standoff. Stefano tries to play on John's memories to try to get him to drop his gun. Roman comes in. Stefano shoots the gun out of his hand and slips through the steel door nearby. John squeezes in. He finds himself defenseless. Three shots ring out as Roman wonders what happened.

Glen calls Bo and Hope and says that he's coming over to give them their baby. Bo swears that they'll be off the hook if they bring him his son and no one will press charges. Glen cautiously agrees. A small party is being held to welcome JT home. Glen and Barb arrive, and Glen gives a speech about how sorry he is about everything. They leave, and two cops approach them. Glen becomes frantic and asks why they are being arrested. The cops say their orders are from Roman Brady.

6/15 Downstairs at the Dimera mansion, John wakes up from lying in a puddle of blood. John gets up and hits the release button on the door as Roman and Abe rush in. He tells them that Stefano got a way.

The welcome home party for JT continues as Shawn arrives. He calls for Belle, who comes in with the cake, candles blazing. They all blow out the candle as they sing Happy Birthday to JT and Shawn goes to get the gifts. He gives his little brother a basketball. Hope is misty eyed over the thought of her boys playing basketball together. She is in tears over having her family together, and says she never gave up hope they would get JT back.

**The End**