SoapOperaFan.com . . . Days Of Our Lives Thursday's Summary

At the hospital, Roman explains the situation to his men, handing out orders. Philip arrives after seeing the news. Roman instructs his men to tell everyone they see that this is just a security malfunction. He admits to Philip that it's likely more than this. As he trudges off to work, Nicole sneaks in and worries with Philip about what may be going on upstairs. They worry about their friends. They try to call but the phone lines are down. Nicole feels like she's stuck in a slasher movie. She worries that she's falling for EJ and admits that she hasn't felt this way since Eric. Lately, she's only gone after older men... largely for money. They both wish they could start over. She's not proud of her past, but has to live with it and move on. She only hopes EJ can accept her for who she is. "If EJ can accept Sami, you shouldn't have a problem," he says. He urges her to tell EJ how she feels; she might not get another chance. She worries about her baggage. He tells her that EJ has lots of baggage too and adds that, beneath her lip gloss, she's a pretty special woman. But does she want to get involved with someone as untrustworthy as EJ? "One might say that we'd be the perfect match," she comments. She asks him if he's over Chloe. "I don't deserve Chloe. I don't deserve anyone," he says. She wouldn't believe some of the horrible things he's done, he says. She offers to listen to his problems. He tells her they need to stay buried.

Upstairs, Stefano walks into Marlena's room. He removes her oxygen so she can speak. She gasps. He tells her that he won't be killing her... that would be too easy. Instead, he has something "more interesting" in mind. He repeats the same threat she gave to him: She will be trapped forever in her body, unable even to speak to her children. She apologizes for what she did, but it's too late and he feels he has no other choice. Once he eliminates her, he can reclaim his "treasured pawn". He's sorry it's come to this. She was once his Queen of the Night and he wanted to make all of her dreams come true. He flashes back to taking her to the opera and then out to see the moon. Snapping out of his reverie, he tells her they could have had glorious, amber-covered days together in Tuscany. Instead, she will have to take her final curtain now... She gasps. He takes out a syringe. "Perhaps this will give you a lovely slumber," he says. She prays that he'll shoot her up and end her misery. Before he can inject it into her IV stream, the power flickers out. He vanishes.

Down the hall, John leads Tony and Anna to the power room so they can work on the ventilation problem. Anna leaves the "macho men" to play with wires while John and Tony begin arguing over the DiMera fortune. John argues that everything just fell into his lap and suggests that Tony must be jealous. Tony claims he's just annoyed by how John is handling the power he has taken. Anna stops the boys' bickering. John threatens to set him straight later. An annoyed Anna storms out. "Does she bring that kind of energy to the bedroom?" John smirks. Tony walks out.

In the hall, Anna tells Tony how worried and scared she is. He reminds her that she is the most important thing in his life and promises that they will be together to help each other against Stefano. After a kiss, she sends him back to help John. Tony begins looking at the wires, while John asks him why Stefano decided to drop him on an and island turn him into Robinson Crusoe. Was he not up to par for a DiMera? Tony admits that his father was more interested in John than any of his children. "Probably just our brotherly bond," John jokes. Tony tells him that Marlena got in the way of everything. John fell for the only woman who Stefano ever truly loved. His father always got what he wanted, but Marlena's love for John ruined that. Tony tells him that he should have been at his funeral to hear the heartfelt words that Marlena said about him. He explains to John that Stefano has finally gotten the revenge he always wanted - he separated Marlena from John. Tony prods his uncle about everything that he has lost, including his friends and his family. "I still have you, or are you siding with my brother?" John asks. Tony wants to put this "childish rivalry" behind him and move on. John won't let that happen and gives him an ultimatum. Tony says that they have to work together right now or there will be no future. John is satisfied with that answer. Tony begins hallucinating that he sees Stefano standing before him. As his father tells him that he is no son and he will burn in hell, Tony becomes outraged and grabs a wrench to attack.

Meanwhile, Anna wanders down the hall and begins searching around Stefano's room. She begins to hear his voice, but keeps telling herself that it must all be in her head. She turns and screams out as Stefano closes in on her. He leaves her on the ground unconscious and returns to Marlena. Stefano stares at the syringe by her bed and asks her what's in it? The antidote perhaps? He peers out the window at the police cars and news vans outside. It's a shame she'll never be able to say goodbye to her loved ones he tells her, before teasing her about her problems with John. He suggests that new John would have no interest in her, while the old John is trapped on a disc. He pulls out the disc and chuckles. He's sure she wants it, but he tells her there is no way it can ever be repaired. John has moved on and she should do the same. Taking her hand, he continues to rub this in her face until she calls him a "bastard". "You are lucky you are breathing... and I could put an end to that," he threatens, commanding her to be silent. He tells her to close her eyes. When she does, he vanishes. She tries calling for help without luck.

Next on Days of Our Lives:

Steve is unconscious and Kayla calls for help.

"EJ is with Sami?" Nicole asks Roman. "Does that concern you?" Roman wonders.

"You promised that you'd help me fight Stefano and you'd help me get out of here. Please! Please EJ, you have to be okay," Sami begs the unconscious EJ.

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