Days of our Lives Recaps: The week of February 24, 1997 on DAYS

Comprehensive daily recaps for Days of our Lives, dating back to 1996.

Monday, February 24, 1997

by Danielle

The drug boss demands that Bo retrieve all the evidence thepolice have against him. Jennifer stops by the jail to see Jackand give him some family photos. A convict named Travis befriendsJack who is one of Stefano's hired thugs. Later, Travis callsStefano with the results of his first meeting with Jack.Susan asks Kristen for one more day with her baby but Kristengoes nuts and tells her no. She grabs the wedding ring and thenorders Susan to go to the private hospital to recuperate. Marlenatries to tell John about Kristen's deceit but he's delirius withjoy and keeps interrupting her. The two are then interrupted byKristen's scream. They find her with the baby and realize he isnot breathing. After the baby is taken away, Marlena hearsKristen mumble that she won't lose this baby like the last one.

Tuesday, February 25, 1997

by Danielle

Carrie is upset to find Austin lying in bed next to Sami. Katehears that her son was in bed with Sami all night after Carriewent home for the evening. Kate suggests that Austin take Carrieout for breakfast and when he does so, they make plans to spendthe day together. However, a sudden call from Mike at thehospital sends Austin running back to Sami. Marlena reveals toLaura that John and Kristen's baby has stabilized. John suggeststo Kristen that their baby is as much a fighter as his mother is.As more tests are scheduled for the baby, Kristen becomes upsetwhen John suggests bringing in Marlena to help out. Kristen isconcerned when she spots Marlena in John's arms. Marlena makesplans to tell John the truth about Kristen as soon as the baby ishealthy so that John will be able to make a choice. Kristen warnsMarlena that she will not allow her to take John away from her.Lynn calls Kristen with a warning that Laura failed to take herpill. Lynn arrives at the hospital with the medication justbefore Laura takes the pill Marlena was going to get for her.

Wednesday, February 26, 1997

by Danielle

Moony, Jack's cellmate in prison starts trouble by removing thefamily photos from the wall of their cell. Jack warns him that ifhe does it again, he'll kill him. By using Stefano's name, Travismakes a deal with the guard to frame Moony so that he can becomeJack's cellmate. The guard plants a knife and gets Moony introuble so that Travis can become Jack's cellmate. Moony vowsrevenge against Jack. Bo assures Abe that he won't blow hisundercover case. Hope wants to be on the drug detail but Bo won'tallow it. Unable to stop thinking about the drug problem, Hopedecides to do some work on her own. Marlena and Laura follow Johnaround the hospital and finally confront him. But as Marlena isabout to tell him about Kristen's deceit, the doctor interruptswith bad news about the new baby and a heart problem. The doctorexplains that there is an abnormal opening in the wall of theheart which needs to be fixed through surgery. Dr. Robins arrivesto examine Kristen but she won't allow it, claiming to only wantto be with her baby.

Thursday, February 27, 1997

by Diane Dix

Sami's pain continues, and Austin stays by her side. Carrie watches from thehospital hallway, disturbed by the sight of Austin with Sami. Lucas comes bywith a bouquet of flowers for Sami, but gives one of the flowers to Carriewhen he sees how upset she is. Carrie is saddened by the flower, rememberingthe gardenia Austin gave to her on Valentine's Day, which he ended up givingto Sami. Lucas decides to sit with Sami to give Austin and Carrie some timetogether. Carrie is grateful, but Austin is suspicious. When Lucas leavesthe room, Kate comes in and begins badgering Sami to remember the location ofthe papers. Sami gets upset when she can't remember, and Lucas catches Kategiving her a hard time. In the hallway, Lucas tells Kate not to bother Samiany more, just as Vivian and Ivan come upstairs with a gift for Sami.Vivian, who had had a confrontation with Kate over a Titan client earlier inthe day, had decided to come see Sami to try to get the location of thepapers Sami was using to blackmail Kate. When Lucas sees Vivian and Ivan, hetells them to go away and leave Sami alone. They leave reluctantly.

At the Titan building, Franco tells Billie that Bo has rejected Hope, and itis a perfect time for her to go after Bo herself. Franco leaves, and Katecomes in. Kate tells Billie that Franco is right, and Billie rushes off tothe store to buy a special dress for Bo. At the same time, at Alice's house,Alice and Maggie were encouraging Hope to do the same thing, and go after Bowith all she has. Hope rushes out excitedly to buy a dress to impress Bo,running into Franco as she leaves. At the boutique, Hope tries on a sexyblack dress and has dreams of winning Bo back. In the next dressing room,Billie tries on a cute red dress and fantasizes about Bo. In the store, Hoperuns into Billie and figures out they are there for the same reason. Hopeand Billie both admit they are going after Bo, and wonder if they can ever befriends again.

Franco talks to his mysterious employer on the phone, and tells the employerthat in order to win Hope, he needs a lot of money. A briefcase is deliveredfor Franco, containing thousands of dollars. Franco is warned that if hefails, there could be serious consequences.

Bo and Abe meet under the pier, and Abe tells Bo that a complication in theplan to nail J.L. King has materialized. The mayor's office has been puttingpressure on Abe to nail King and, unaware of the undercover operation withBo, has installed a high-tech laser motion detector security system in Abe'soffice, protecting the safe with the King files. An armed guard is postedoutside Abe's office door, with orders to shoot to kill anyone trying tobreak in. King has demanded that Bo obtain those files as a test of hisloyalty as a bad cop. Abe can't allow Bo to have easy access to the officebecause he knows that King would pick up on the setup, and Bo's cover wouldbe blown. Abe tells Bo that if he is caught trying to break in, he will beshot or sent to prison, where he probably wouldn't last long because many ofthe convicts know and hate Bo. Abe gives Bo a chance to back out of thedeal, and Bo almost takes it, but thinking of Hope and Shawn-D and the drugdealers all over Salem, Bo decides to go through with it. Abe gives him theoffice blueprints, and Bo decides to enter through the air ducts. Back atthe station, Abe locks up for the night and the security system is activated.A crooked female cop working for King arranges to relieve the guard outsideAbe's office when she hears sounds in the ceiling and suspects Bo is tryingto break in. The other guard returns, and King's plant calls her boss andtells him that Bo is probably obtaining the files, and can be trusted asloyal. Just then, Hope drops by. The armed guard tells her she can't gointo Abe's office, but Hope brushes by and is about to enter. Inside theoffice, Bo has dropped through the ceiling, threading the laser beams, and isworking on the safe combination. But just as he almost has the safe opened,Bo notices a moving laser headed right in his direction, and knows he isabout to be caught - with Hope right outside the door.

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Thursday, February 28, 1997

by Diane Dix

Hearing Hope outside Abe's office door, Bo hurriedly opens the safe andretrieves the J.L. King files. He scampers back up into the air shaft andescapes safely. As soon as he is back in his room at the pub, Bo calls Abe,who had been waiting anxiously for his call. Abe congratulates him on a jobwell done. After Bo hangs up, Max calls and asks if Bo has the file. Bosays he does, and Max tells him the dropoff will be made at an after hoursclub called the Snake Pit. Bo writes down the name of the bar and leaves,encountering Billie in the hallway. Billie, dressed to kill, asks Bo if hewants to go out, but Bo brushes her off, saying he has important business,but not with Hope. As he leaves, he accidentally drops the paper with "TheSnake Pit" written on it. Billie picks it up and decides to go after Bo,hoping to confront him at The Snake Pit and make him declare his feelings forher. When Billie arrives, Bo is horrified to see her and tries to make herleave, but Billie, thinking he's playing hard to get, refuses. Unbeknownstto both of them, Max and King are watching them on club cameras, wonderingwhy Bo's ex-wife is there and whether Bo is setting them up.

Hope leaves a note for Abe at the station, and comes perilously close todiscovering Bo in Abe's office. The more Hope hears about the drug case, themore determined she becomes to investigate it herself. Hope tracks down Abeand asks to be put on the case. Abe reminds Hope that she is suspended, andwarns her to stay away from the case. Hope asks Abe if Bo is workingundercover, and Abe tells her he would never trust Bo with a case. Hopeleaves the office hurt by Abe's attitude, but convinced she must go after thedrug problem herself. After running into Franco, Hope is inspired to goafter the drug problem by hanging out at a known drug dealing site, one whichis frequented by models - The Snake Pit. Hope convinces Franco to go withher. They dress up and arrive at The Snake Pit, where Max and King areamazed and wary to see BOTH of Bo's ex-wives at the same place with Bo at thesame time. King promises it will be an interesting night.

Marlena fantasizes that after telling John all of Kristen's evil deeds, hewill leave Kristen and come to her. But she can't bring herself to tell himbefore the baby's surgery. She reassures herself that as long as John andKristen's marriage remains unconsummated, he can easily get an annulment.Playing with Brady, Marlena tells him that someday she, John, Belle, andBrady can be a family. At the hospital, Kristen invites John into her bedand asks him to make love to her, despite the fact that the baby is barely aday old. John almost succumbs, but decides it would be wiser to wait.Lexie, after a disturbing conversation about Kristen with Vivian, spotsJohn and Kristen lying intimately in bed together. After her shift ends, shestops by the DiMera house to visit Marlena. Marlena reveals to her thatKristen is not what she seems, and in fact, is a true daughter of Stefano.Realizing that Lexie is also Stefano's daughter, Marlena quickly apologizesfor the faux pas. Marlena expresses her relief that John and Kristen'smarriage is unconsummated. Lexie looks uncomfortable, and Marlena demandsto know what is wrong. Lexie tells Marlena what she saw at the hospital,and Marlena, in outrage, dashes off to the hospital. There, she finds Johnlying alone in Kristen's hospital bed. Dreaming, he tells her he wants herand pulls her down to kiss him.