Episode Seventeen: As Christmas Nears, Jack
Continues to Try and Escape; Tony and Bart
Torment Jack by Showing Him Videos of
Jennifer and Patrick Spending Time Together.

Scene One: Patrick has bought Jennifer a tree and decorated it, as well as the whole livingroom. She returns home and is thrilled. Later she tells Patrick that she and Jack [which does not make sense since seemed to hate Patrick on the island, and never trusted him] wanted to name their son Jack Patrick and want him to be the godfather. Patrick insists that he has abandoned the di Mera family, but has he. However, he is still living at Jack and Jennifer's, and he is getting involved with the Bo, Hope and Billie situation, is it innocent or is he doing so because he is still working for Tony?

Scene Two: Billie and Bo are wandering around the castle hoping to find more clues about Georgia. They were the ones who caused the explosion which Jack and Cassie heard. Tony is aware they are there; it is part of some plan he has concocted.

Scene Three: Jack hops over to his desk, carrying a f paper and pen to write his note. He sits down, and begins to pen his note. Cassie stands behind him and watches.

Jack continues to write, confident his plan will work. Cassie remains dubious.

Jack stops writing, and slaps his hand down on the paper, then looks over at her.

Cassie sighs, still thinking Jack's plan will not work.

Jack walks towards the door, Cassie holds his hand to balance him, he bends down on his needs in front of the door.

Cassie chuckles at his silly joke.

Jack grins at her, pleased with himself, and nods his head in proud of himself at what he has done.

Scene Four: There is a camera shot of the folded note, flush up against the door.

Cassie strains to help Jack get up. He has to hold on to both hands for support. Jack gets up. Cassie remains dubious about Jack's idea.

Jack is interrupted by the nose of the door opening. The guard with the bad accent has returned.

Cassie tries to fight the guard but he gets more physical, trying to drag her out of Jack's room.

Jack tries help her, but he is chained up and cannot move.

The guard is dragging her out the door.

It is too late, the guard has dragged her outside. Jack's voice can be heard shouting from inside his room.

As the guard is trying to look the door, Cassie bites his hand and runs off. The guard, shouts in pain, and tries to lock the door. Then he runs after her, not noticing the note lying by the door. Jack shuts something from inside, it is hard to tell what it is.

Scene Five: Jack is bending down by the door, his ear to the door hoping to hear the people he believes are breaking in to rescue them. Jack groans a couple of times. He bends down farther and looks under the crack of the door to see if the note is still there.

Meanwhile Bo and Billie appear in the hallway. They try a couple of doors, not Jack's. They hear something so they quickly walk passed Jack's door and turn the corner. Of course, they do not notice Jack's note. They stop and pretend to kiss. Eventually when some guards pass, who also do not apparently notice the letter, they leave, never finding the note.

Scene One: Jack is looking at a picture of Jennifer.

Jack is fiddling with some sharp looking object, a fork, he has bent the prongs.

Jack turns around and uses the object as a pick to pick the lock holding his shackles.

With a grunt he opens the shackle around his left leg. He strains and is able to open the shackle on his right leg.

Just then Tony enters the room wearing a big Santa cap, with a big white pompom. There is a guard behind him.

Jack sits there dumbstruck, again his plans seem to have been foiled.

Jack knows that whatever it is it cannot be good.

Scene Two: Jennifer is admiring a cute red Santa baby out fit for Baby Jack. She laments that Jack will not be home to see their son in it, celebrating his first Christmas. Just then loud music is heard from Abigail's room, waking the baby. Abigail is still rebelling and refuses to want anything to do with her mother, still blaming her for what happened to her father.

A short while Hope comes over, upset about Bo stuck in Europe with Billie. Hope then realizes that at least Bo is alive, she apologizes for complaining when Jack is dead. Jennifer tells her that it she cannot believe Jack will *never* be coming home to her. Jennifer then says that she has to accept that, right.

Scene Three: Jack puts on the leg cuffs again and sighs. Frustrated, Jack throws the object he used to pry the lock to the guard, who catches it. Tony has a gun pointed at him, no longer wearing the Santa cap, he is holding it and hands it to the guard, and becomes deadly serious.

Frustrated and resigned, Jack gets up and sits on the edge of his bed.

Jack's momentary optimism is crushed. He walks around, puts his hand to his face, then down to his side, then on his hips, and back to his face. He does not know what to do. His only hope, that who broke in had found the letter and would rescue them, has been shattered.

Jack looks at him, hate building.

Tony smirks at Jack's discomfort, The he taps his head, pretending he remembers something.

Toy clicks some remote control device, and a painting moves up revealing a video screen, just then there is a black and white video feed from Jack's house.

Patrick is putting up Christmas laurels, decorating Jack's house. Jennifer comes home, and smiles at him. Jack looks on confused, hurt, he blinks trying to figure out what is going on.

The next shot is of Jennifer and Patrick sitting together.

JENNIFER: Patrick it's not your problem! I shouldn't even be asking for your help.

PATRICK: (Takes her hand, in both of his) But I want to help you!

Jennifer looks at Patrick.

Jack watches his mouth agape. Tony loves torturing him, seeing the pain and confusion in Jack's eyes.

 

Tony turns away pleased. Jack watches on silently.

Scene Four: Jennifer has quieted baby Jack. Abigail tries to sneak out the door, but Jennifer catches her. Abigail tells her that she is going to the mall to meet friends. Jennifer tells her no. Abigail storms back to her room, muttering that it will be the worst Christmas ever, Jennifer mutters to herself that that is one thing she and her daughter agree upon.

Scene Five: Meanwhile Roman and Marlena are stuck in another room in the castle. Marlena is upset that she is being separated from her family by a di Mera, yet again.

Scene Six: Jack is now alone, pacing around his cell.

Frustrated he walks to a different part of the room and shouts near the wall.

He breaths heavily as he strains to hear a response.

The chain cause him to stumble knocking things from the table. Jack is frustrated, and does not know what to do.

Scene Seven: Jack is looking at Jennifer's photo again. Looking around Jack continues to try and figure out how to escape.

Jack is stopped by the chain, he looks down.

Scene Eight: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is playing. Alone, Jennifer walks around missing Jack so much. Abigail comes into the room. Jennifer wants to know where she is going. Abigail tells her that she does not want to fight anymore. She wants to call a truce for Christmas. Happy, Jennifer agrees. The two sadly hug each other missing Jack, terribly.

Background: Christmas is spent at Alice's. The Lockharts join them, Jennifer wants Patrick to put "his godson's" ornament on the tree.

Patrick continues to offer his help to Billie to find Georgia. Bo does not want Patrick involved, because Bo believes that Patrick is not to be trusted.

Scene One: Jack is in his room, standing on a chair by the door. He has a cord, it looks like a drapery cord.

Using it as a rope, he is ties the end to what looks like a heavy candle holder. Then looks up at the top of the door. Then he props it at the top of the door. Apparently he is hoping that it will fall onto the guard's head, knocking him out, and then he could escape.

Just as Jack is position the weight, he hears footsteps.

Jack jumps off the chair.

He moves it out of the way against the wall. Leaves he rope.

He quickly walks away from the door . As the footsteps come closer. He tries to get rid of the candle stick, but not before someone walks in, Bart. Jack still has it in his hand when Bart enters. Jack turns around.

Bart closes the door. Bart points to himself.

Jack continues to pretend to be working out. Bart clears his throat and turns on the video screen.

Jack looks at him.

Bart goes back to fiddling with the monitor. Jack looks at the candle holder and the lifts it, as if about to bash Bart over the head. He raises it, but Bart turns around, and Jack pretends to be lifting behind his head, pumping-up, and clears his throat.

Jack looks at him, the candle hold behind his head, obviously still contemplating bash Bart's head in.

Scene Two: Jennifer, accompanied by Patrick, enters St. Luke's for Philip and Belle's New Year's Eve wedding. They see someone stranger with a video camera. Patrick seems to know more about the guy than he lets on. Jennifer thinks he is there just to video tape the wedding. "Right. That must be it." he says in reply. He leads her into the church, her arm in his. The video recorder seems to be making a point of taping them together.

Scene Three: In Jack's room, the video monitor. shows Patrick escorting Jennifer, by the arm, into the church. She looks at him. Bart fiddles with the dials. Jack watches on confused. Bart points to them together. Jack frowns as he tries to figure out what is going on.

Jack titles his head trying to see what is really going on.

Jack continues to watch, confused, and hurt.

Bart walks behind him. Jack continues to stand dumbfounded. Bart stops.

Scene Four: At St. Luke's Patrick is talking to the video-ographer, he seems to be suspicious of him, but does not tell anyone his suspecious. He is talking to him, but we do not hear what is about; though he does seem angry.

Jennifer is by the alter, she looks at her wedding ring, and thinks. [I am not sure it is a fantasy of a anniversary of her and or may a faux-flashback to her and Jack's wedding night (which never aired) -- though it seems like something that happened (we just never saw it)].

Jack is wearing a tux, she a cocktail dress. They are sitting at a table with roses for a center piece, and several lit candles. They are holding champagne flutes, and clink the glasses together in a toast. Then they both drink, while continuing to gazing into each other's eyes. Simultaneously they put down their glasses, and Jack takes her hand and kisses it twice; then he rests his chin on it. Jack looks at her romantically, seductively, passionately.

They kiss, several times. Still holding her hand.

Jennifer takes his hand in hers and looks at him, with a broad smile.

JACK: (Cont.) I've just got a great idea! From now on, every anniversary I'll marry you all over again.

JENNIFER: (Smiling back at him, with great love, but thinking he is teasing) Really? Every year, every anniversary?

JACK: You don't (grinning seductively) believe me! All right, next year at this time, you and me.... St. Luke's.... Is it a date?

JENNIFER: (With great love, nodding and smiling) Yeaaah! It's a date.

They kiss for a few moments. They Jack backs off and smiles at her with profound love.

Jennifer, in the present cries.

Scene Five: At St. Luke's Patrick tries to console her. He appears to be caring, and offers her a rose. Meanwhile, Tony's video-ographer video tapes it all.

This appears on the video monitor. in Jack's room.

The video shows her accepting the rose, as if there *is* something going on between her and Lockhart.

Jack watches his mouth agape, hurt, and confused.

Bart is behind Jack, but watching him, enjoying Jack's reactions.

Jack turns to look at him stunned by what he has said.

BART: (Cont.) Ah, hmm, can even get hidden cameras into people's private homes (looking around pretending he is telling Jack a secret, whispering) without they're knowing it. We're right now trying to work on a zoom lens for Jennifer's boudoir.

Jack throws him on the bed, gets on top of him and continues to strangle him. Bart begins trying to choke Jack.

Scene Six: Back in the room Jack is still strangling Bart, he seems intent to kill him. Bart struggles to get free. They are grunting and gasping for air. Bart gets free, and throws Jack down on the bed. The both are hold their throws and trying to get some air. Jack rolls over and sits up. Bart points to Jack, accusing Jack of trying to kill him.

Furious he storms out, and slams the door shut. Jack notices the door being closed.

Jack gets up, and grabbing the candle holder, which is on the table, he goes towards the door.

Jack fixes his trap again.

Scene Seven: Jack reaches up to put the candle holder in just the right spot.

Cautiously he steps off the chair, making sure the the trap does not fall. He makes sure the rope is just right, and then eases backward, admiring his trap, his hand outstretched.

Jack looks down, then puts his hand cupped by his mouth to magnify his shouting.

Jack does not have long to wait, he immediately hears the sound of a key unlocking the door. A different guard opens the door.

Jack pulls the rope, and the candle hold falls on the guard's head. The guard falls down. Jack is thrilled, his plan is working.

Scene Eight: The final scene of the day is weird, there are several screens all with different things going on, in one we see Jack go to the guard. The guard is definitely out, and not faking it. Jack finds the guard's keys, and triumphantly runs out the door -- hopefully to freedom.