(transcribed by Liz) aired October 15, 1986
Background Info- In Stockholm, Roman, Hope and Steve found Lana–dead. The police arrived and suspected
them as the culprits. Steve tried to escape, and was shot in a scuffle…he and Hope escaped together as Roman
was arrested. As Hope tried to take care of Steve, he called out for Kayla, prompting Hope to call Kayla for help
in treating Steve’s wounds. Kayla gave her instructions and begged her to get Steve to a doctor. Kayla, extremely
worried, took the next flight out of Salem.
The Scene: (Next Morning)
Hope has just gone into the other room for something or other. Steve is trying to lay back on the bed when there
is a knock on the door. Steve calls out for Hope, loudly. Then sort of mumbles/whispers her name again. He is
worried, thinking some bad dude is at the door.
Kayla walks in, wearing a white sweater, and Steve’s face is full of relief. He whispers her name. Kayla’s holding
a doctor’s bag.
Kayla checks up on Steve’s vital signs to make sure he is alright.
Afterwards, Steve wants to know why Kayla came all the way to Stockholm.
He puts his arm around her shoulder/neck and intently looks at her:
Steve: Why did you come here? Why?
Kayla: ‘Cause my brother was in trouble
Steve: Oh really?
Kayla: Why else would I come?
Hope interrupts and sees that Kayla arrived. Hope is relieved to see Kayla, because now she can go and check
up on Roman while Kayla stays with Steve. Steve doesn’t want Hope to go alone, he tries to get up to help her,
and Kayla has to calm him down.
Kayla starts to check Steve’s wound.
Steve: First my vitals, and now my bandage
Kayla: I have to dress it…
Steve: Hmmm, where have I heard that before?
Kayla: You know, it’s really a shame that you got hit in the shoulder, instead of your mouth
Steve: Thats not very nurselike, nurse Brady.
(Kayla takes the bandage, and pulls it a little too hard accidentally. Steve moans out in pain)
Kayla: I’m sorry..well, you’re lucky, bullet went straight through
Steve: told you baby, I’ve got 9 lives
(Kayla’s staring at his chest and can barely mutter a word)
Steve: See anything you like?
Kayla: (nervous) Why don’t you be quiet, and I’ll try not to hurt you
Steve: (quietly) You do that…you know you’re making a regular habit out of this baby
Kayla: What?
Steve: (intently) I seem to remember a time you scraped me off the pier, did the same thing to me,
remember that?
Kayla: I remember…and I uh, wish you’d break this habit of tempting fate
Steve: What and deny you the pleasure of nursing me back to health?
Kayla: That seems to be our relationship, doesn’t it?
Steve: Relationship? Why Ms. Kayla, it’s so sudden, I didn’t know
Kayla: I just meant…well you know what I mean. Unlike you, I try to steer clear of trouble…
Steve and Kayla proceed to get into an argument, with Steve telling her she needs to go back to Salem and
stay out of trouble, while Kayla insists on staying until her brother is cleared. Steve insists they can’t trust the
police, and too many people have already died.
Steve: How do we find out who the real police are? Wake up Kayla, they stopped giving out white hats when
the Lone Ranger went off the air. This is the real world you’re dealing with now. This is my world. It’s not
very pretty is it?
(I happen to think he’s very pretty at this point, BTW 🙂 🙂 )
Kayla gives Steve some water and a pill.
Kayla: Here take this…
Steve: What?
Kayla: Just take it!
Steve: Is it gonna make me large or small?
Kayla: It’s going to make you lie still for a while, not move around so much.
Steve: What’s the matter, You don’t trust me?
Kayla: Should I?
Later, Steve is starting to fall asleep. Kayla is dabbing his forehead with a wet towel, to
cool him down. Steve calls out to her…
Kayla: I’m right here…
Steve: I appreciate you being here
Kayla: You’re just delirious from the sedative you don’t know what you’re saying
Steve: I know…I know…what I said (falls asleep)
Kayla: “ok, it’s ok”…(she lightly caresses his face)
Hope arrives. She and Kayla talk about Roman. Later, after Kayla emerges after a long stay in the
other room, she asks Hope how Steve is doing.
Hope: Look at him, just lying there. He looks so innocent, not so rough and tough.
Kayla: Ah, he’s not so tough
Hope: You found that out too, huh? You know, he reminds me an awful lot of Bo…
Kayla: Does he?
Hope: Ya. Especially when we first met.You know, Mr. Tough guy, nobody gets to Mr. Bo Brady
Kayla: You did…
Hope: Ya I guess I did. But he was fighting and scratching all the way. You know what I think? The tougher
they are on the outside, the softer they are on the inside. You know, somebody could hurt Bo, I mean, really
hurt him, and he would just not let them know. Not until we got home, and he knew he could let down his
defenses. He really is just a little boy inside. He just wanted to be held, and just stroked…he just, wanted
me to take away all the pain.
Kayla: Ya well, Bo trusts you. Steve doesn’t trust anybody.
Hope: Maybe not yet–but I think he’s coming around to you.
Kayla: I don’t know about that…
Hope: Kayla he was in a lot of pain before you got here, he called out your name
Kayla: He just didn’t know what he was saying
Hope: He may have been in a lot of pain, but it was your name he called. That’s got to mean something. You
care about him don’t you?
Kayla: (scared to admit it for the first time) Yes…
Hope: Then don’t let him go, don’t give up. He’s going to drive you crazy, but that’s ok. Look at him Kayla…he
really is a pretty special person.
(they watch him sleep/Hope leaves the room)
Later that night, Kayla is alone watching Steve sleeping. He tries to get her to leave, but she won’t have it, not
until Roman is free (or so she says; Steve- and the audience- have a sneaking suspicion she is there to watch
over Steve as well).
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