Episode Forty-Four: The Homecoming Part VIII:
The Hortons Gather to Celebrate Jack's Return
and Abigail's Birthday; Meanwhile, Celeste Has a
Premonition of Doom and Gloom for the Deveraux Family.

Scene One: The same day Abigail was released from the hospital, Jack and Jennifer's home, Mickey and Maggie and Alice are waiting inside the house. It is decorated with streamers and balloons and a big banner which says, "WELCOME HOME JACK! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY!" and in a bigger font "WE LOVE YOU!" Just then we hear Jack talking outside the door.

They are talking amongst themselves, but we cannot hear.

The door opens and we see Jack and Abigail. They stop and look around, surprised.

Alice is laughing and smiling. Mickey and Maggie are clapping.

She laughs and so does Mickey and Maggie.

A laughing and smiling Mickey walks over to Jack.

Just then Maggie walks into the room carrying Jack, Jr., who is wearing jeans and a green polo shirt. She walks over towards Jack, smiling.

Jack turns towards his son. Jack, Jr. looks at his father, then flashes a big smile. Maggie holds his hand.

Jack, Jr. continues to beam seeing his dad. Maggie laughs, happy seeing father and son reunited.

Jack and Jack, Jr. stare at each other. You can hear the others laughing in the background.

Meanwhile Abigail is sitting on the couch talking to Alice. Alice asks how she is feeling and Abigail tells her she is "a little sore" but she is okay. Alice says she is glad that Abigail is okay. Jack turns to them and addresses Alice.

They all laugh. Abigail reaches for her brother's arm.

Jennifer watches on, so thrilled having her family reunited and Jack alive and with her. Jennifer looks down at her son, who is looking at his sister [this is one cute baby actor he is so conscious, observant and aware, and he really interacts well and realistic with his TV family].

JACK: Well, to tell the truth, (stuttering trying to get out of it) e.... e.... e... I was.... the thought of you an... an.... and (looking down at his son) the little man, here, an.... an.... and Mommy.... around the table, here, eating Grandma's donuts, that's what kept me going!

Jennifer, Abigail, Alice and the others laugh at Jack's quick save.

ALICE: He's soo quick, isn't he?!

JACK: Practice, Alice, practice!

Mickey and Maggie are smiling and laugh, so happy for the Deveraux family. Mickey says that it is "so nice to have smiles and laughter" here, again. She agrees. She tells him, "*Finally*, someone has a *happy* ending!"

Meanwhile, the four Deverauxes are spending time together. Jennifer has given Jack, Jr. this toy which intrigues him. They all laugh at him, watching him playing with and enjoying his toy. Jack is holding his son tightly, Abigail is holding her brother's hand, and smiling at him; Jack, Jr. is looking at his mother who is playing with his toy, and talking baby talk to him.

Jack and Jennifer reach over and kiss each other; Jack, Jr. and Abigail watch their parents.

Meanwhile over at Abe and Lexie's, Celeste has a strange expression on her face.
The image of the four Deverauxes appears in a wall mirror. Jack has his face next to his son's, Jennifer putting her arm around her son and Abigail admiring her brother, with great love.

She glances back at the mirror. Just then flames engulf the image of the four of them. She shakes her head.

Scene Two: A short while later, Jack, Jr. is grinning and playing with his toys.

Jack, Jr. drops his toy, Jennifer bends down to pick it up.

Jennifer laughs. Jack, Jr. continues to play with his toys. In the background, Maggie watches the three of them and smiles.

Jennifer and the others laugh.

Maggie and Mickey watch father and son, happy for them. Maggie puts her hands to her chest. She throws out her hands, then makes a fist for emphasis, and talks to Mickey.

Maggie, sadly and with frustration, tells him that "that's what you used to say about us.

Meanwhile, Abigail opens her present from Alice, two Gwen Stefani concert tickets. She is so excited and cannot wait to tell Chelsea. Howevver, she remembers what has happened to Chelsea's parents. Abigail is worried about her friend, Jennifer assures her daughter that Billie promised to take care of Chelsea, and she knows Billie will keep her word. Abigail says that "even with us and Billlie it can't make up for losing her family." Just then Jack returns, and goes over to his daughter to console her.

Abigail leans over towards her mother, and rests on her shoulder; Jennifer puts her arm around her head.

Alice smiles at them. Jack smiles at his family. Jennifer and Abigail are thrilled to be with Jack. Jennifer leans over and rests her face on her daughter's head.

Scene Three: It is a little while later, Jennifer is looking at Jack and Abigail through the view finder of a digital camera. They are leaning over a cake and Abigail is in the process of cutting it. Mickey, Maggie and Alice watch them, smiling and laughing, glad Abigail is fine and that Jack is alive and back with them. Jennifer is trying to set up a picture and tries to pose them. They lean close together.

The get closer to the cake. Jack's finger is raised and is is covered in icing.

Takes the picture. They all laugh. Jennifer gets up.

Jack continues to eat the icing and moaning with pleasure. Apparently Jennifer [not in the camera frame] is looking at the photos in the viewer, and comments on them.

Jennifer laughs. Jack gets up.

Jennifer grabs his arm.

Jennifer pats his face and they walk off together.

Maggie sighs, and tells Mickey that a second honeymoon would be lovely. However, Mickey stupidly comments that they could not leave Bonnie home alone, which infuriates Maggie.

Jack and Jennifer are looking through the view finder at the pictures she took. They frown, apparently not impressed with the way a picture turned out.

Jennifer chuckles. Abigail walks over to them, looking slightly depressed.

Jack and Jennifer feel for their daughter's pain.

Just then Celeste's voice is heard.

Jack looks towards the doorway.

They walk over towards Celeste.

Alice looks like she is mouthing something. Maggie, Mickey, and especially Jack, Jennifer and Abigail all stare at Celeste.

Scene Four: Celeste has just crashed the party, everyone is worried, knowing all her past predictions of doom. She apologizes for coming unannounced. Abigail walks over to the couch.

Jennifer and Jack continue to look at her with concern.

Scene Five: Jennifer continues to ask Celeste who she wants investigated. Celeste says nothing. Jack and Jennifer look at each other concerned. Jack caresses Jennifer's arm to comfort her. Jennifer tells her that she is becoming worried. On the couch, Alice, Mickey and Maggie listen, also concerned. Celeste tells them that "she rather not say." Maggie tells her she remembers her vibes, and how she predicted that she "would be killed by the Salem Stalker" and how she "ended up on the island of hell! And ever since, my life has *never* been the same!" Mickey tries to assure Maggie that Celeste did not predict anything like that. Alice replies, "Let's hope not!" Just then the room turns dark, everyone disappears and Celeste sees an image of an illuminated skull flying across the room. The visions ends, and she looks around, as the others stare at her. Celeste walks into the hallway and Maggie follows, asking her what the matter is. Celeste does not reply.