arlena just entered her penthouse after her date with Roman.
Thanks to Caroline’s tricks Marlena and Roman went out to discuss
about their children and about the divorce. After the truth about
Marlena’s affair came out and that John is the father of Belle, Roman
couldn’t handle it and he filed for divorce. Marlena was against it
because she still loved Roman and wanted to work things out. at the
dinner she tried to convince him not to give up on them but to give
their marriage a second chance. She told him that her love for John is
gone and that she and John are only friends now. Her only connection
to him is only Belle and nothing more. Roman promised to think about
and later he brought Marlena home.
When she entered the penthouse it was quiet. She immediately
thought that Austin and Carrie, who were babysitting Belle and Brady
since John went to New Orleans to find Stefano, were upstairs with
the kids. She laid her purse on the table and was about to go upstairs
to change from her white dress when suddenly the phone rang.
“Hello”
“Doc it’s me”
“John!!” the relieve evident in her voice “Thank heaven! I’ve been
worry sick about you”
“Doc I need you to come here right away”
“Why did you find Stefano?”
“I’ll explain when you get here. But you must drop everything and
come. Now”
“What is wrong? are you in trouble?”
“Please come Doc”
“Where are you?”
“I am sending a plane for you” after he explains how she will get there
he said, “I need you Doc, I really need you”
“John? Did you find Stefano?”
“Please come Doc. When you get here I will explain everything”
“I will drop everything and come to you if you need me, but if you are
in trouble maybe I should talk to Roman”
“Don’t say anything to anyone. Just come. I need your help Marlena,
my life depends on it”
After Marlena hang up the phone, she went towards her room to
change so she could leave. At that moment Carrie and Austin were
coming down the stairs. The three of them went to Marlena’s room
where Marlena told them about the phone call from John while she
was packing at the same time
15 minutes later they were coming down the stairs again, Marlena
holding her suitcase in her hand.
“You have no idea what is going on?” Carrie asked still confused with
this phone call
“John said he was sending a plane for me, that’s all I know. Gee I
really hate to leave the children”
“Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of them”
“And I’ll help” Austin jumped in
“I thank you both, you are making it a lot easier for me”
“Did John give you any details about what’s going on?”
“No he just said he needed my help. How he never ask about the
children?”
Marlena found it odd that John didn’t ask about them
“He didn’t ask about them?”
“No he loves them so much I would have thought that he would have
asked”
After Austin told her that John probably had his mind at Stefano and
that is why he didn’t ask, Marlena said her goodbyes and left for the
airport.
2 hours later marlena was inside the plane heading towards John. All
the while she was hoping he was ok
“Hang on John I am coming”
After a long and tiring flight, Marlena arrived at her hotel room, the one
that John booked for her. There she met a mysterious woman named
Celeste. Celeste told her that John sent her to take her to him. Of
course Marlena was suspicious of her, she didn’t know if Celeste was
telling the truth. So Celeste gave Marlena a watch. It was John’s
watch. Marlena recognized it immediately since she was the one that
gave it to John as a gift back in 92. She flashed back at those
moments. Marlena went to John’s loft to give him a Christmas present.
The watch. She told him it was a way to express her gratitude for
saving her from that Pit.
Despite the prove Marlena was still suspicious of Celeste and was
about to call her family when suddenly she felt a clothed covered with
chloroform on her nose…
Marlena woke up with a headache upon an unknown bed.
“Oh no” where the only words she could say when she realized that
she fell in a trap and that it wasn’t really John who called her.
Suddenly she felt a chill and turned to look at the door that was slowly
opening “Stefano” she whispered. In front of her was standing her
worst enemy. Once again she became Stefano’s victim.
After a lot of yelling and threats from her part, Stefano decided to
grant her wish and he agreed a meeting to happen between Marlena
and John so they could see each other.
Evening arrived and the room where the dinner was to take place was
ready. Dressed in a tuxedo, Stefano came inside, checking the table,
adjusting some of the things out.
He heard a noise and looked up to see John entering the room,
dressing in a tuxedo too. But anyone could see that he was tortured.
He wasn’t shaved .he had a beard and his hair was longer. John told
him that the only reason he agreed to all this was because he could
see Marlena and now he wanted to see her.
Noises were heard again and John turned his head to see Marlena
standing in the doorway, in an elegant off the shoulder ivory colored
dress, taking his breath away
He moved towards her as she did the same, both breathing in relieve
as they embraced.
“Are you ok Doc?”
“I am all right”
With her hands she cupped his face, looking at him concerned
“What has he done to you?’’
She wanted to ask him why he called her but at that moment Stefano
came towards them, interrupting them, telling them that all their
questions would soon be answered.
After Stefano handed them wine which John and Marlena refused,
Stefano had to go away for a while leaving Marlena and John alone.
John told her that he didn’t call her and that Stefano used his voice to
lure her here. He asked her if she told Roman but Marlena told him
that she didn’t tell anyone else besides Carrie and Austin. Marlena
was wondering what Stefano had in mind for them.
“I would rather die trying to get out of here, than give up five years of
my life”
John turned her around so she could look at him
“No that’s not going to happen. I’m going to find a way to get you out
of here, don’t worry about that”
“I am not leaving without you. I won’t”
Despite all the mistakes that had happen in the past between the two
of them, John was Marlena’s best friend, the father of her baby girl.
She loved him and cared for him tremendously. She was her best
friend and it scared her to death of what Stefano was capable doing to
him
“Don’t worry about me. Now listen. When you get out of here, you get
a hold of Abe and Roman. Don’t go to the local police. Stefano owns
them”
“What do you think he has in mind for you?”
“He wants to do it right this time Doc, he just wants to strip my
memory away”
“No! We won’t let him do it. We’ll fight him. Look you are stronger now,
you can do it. You have to resist him, you got to resist him”
“Yeah you’re right about one thing Doc, I am stronger this time… Now
listen to me, don’t try to help. What ever happens here, just please
stay out of it”
For the first time Marlena realized why Stefano wanted her here. He
knew that John wouldn’t be able to resist him if John was worried
about her
John was about to say something but the door opened and Stefano
came inside again telling them that dinner is ready…
Celeste turned some classical music as Stefano moved the chair
where Marlena would be sitting and pulled it out for her. Marlena sat
down, so did John.
Stefano sat at the other end of the table as Celeste moved over by
Marlena, placing the plate in front of her. Then Celeste moved over to
John, and lifted off his plate. John shook his head and closed his
eyes, knowing that he has to fulfill the deal he had made with Stefano.
Marlena watched John as he slowly picked up the spoon and was
about to put it in the soup. She leaned over and touched his hand that
made the spoon hit the bowl and spill the soup
“No! Don’t do it! Don’t do it!”
Stefano with a smirk expression told her she was just delaying it
Celeste refilled the bowl. There was so much pain in John’s eyes.
Stefano was looking at John with such intensity and then he looked
over at Marlena, who was looking at John with tear filled eyes, not
being able to help him.
While Marlena and John were looking at each other, Stefano changed
the music and “ Up where we belong” was playing now, knowing that
this song was important to them since it was the song that was played
on their wedding.
Stefano told Marlena that all her happy times are in the past since
Roman believed that she came down here having a wonderful time
with John, a lovers tryst.
“No! No he can’t think that”
“Well what else should he possibly think Marlena? He knows that John
would never have you come down here if there were danger”
“He doesn’t know that I didn’t send you Doc”
Marlena looked at John, then turned her head away and looked down
“John, your soup is getting cold” Stefano reminded him
Marlena looked over at John and watched as he raised the spoon to
put to his mouth. She placed her hand to stop him
“John don’t do this! Don’t let him take your memory from you.
“I can give you everything you want Stefano and I will ..if you let
Marlena go.”
“Of course”
Marlena having tears in her eyes told him, “He’s lying. Don’t believe
him, he is lying”
“He has no choice Marlena”
John looked at Stefano, and moved his spoon slowly to his lips.
Marlena looked at John, so much pain and helplessness oh her face.
John glanced towards a worried looking Marlena and tried to give her
a little smile but failing miserably, knowing that he had to eat the soup
to save Marlena
Little time later
“John are you alright?”
John tried to look towards Marlena but her image was fuzzy
“You promised to let her go”
“That’s true… but I lied”
Looking at Stefano with hate in his eyes he whispered
“I hate you”
The drugs started working and John fell towards the table. Marlena
horrified went to help him to get up
“John… Oh God what have you done to him..”
“You know the answer to that Marlena. His memory was coming back.
I only did what was necessary”
“He told me about your hidden camera’s. He saw Celeste give me that
rat for supper. You told him that you would starve me to death didn’t
you?” she yelled at him
Marlena tried to help John on his feet. She knew that he had to fight
those drugs.
“John, John wake up. You got to fight this drug. Fight it come on!”
Stefano was sitting there smiling taking pleasure seeing John in so
much pain
“He will never know what he had lost Marlena. Once his mind is a
clean slate. Of course if there is anything from his past that he might
miss, would be… making love to you”
“Tell me something about his past. Something I can tell his children”
“Marlena I want you to understand something. I am trying to protect
my children… and my future grandchildren”
“I hope you damn in hell!!!!”
Marlena tried to help John again, but Stefano called his “bodyguards”
and they took John away, leaving Marlena to wonder what will happen
next to John.
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