September 7 -11, 1992

Stella and Roman are in the office when Marlena and Roger arrive back. Roman doesn't seem overly pleased and Stella is just being crazy Stella. Marlena tells them that she wants to have a family session with them this afternoon and Roger and Stella leave the office. Marlena confronts Roman about his lack of enthusiasm for her homecoming. She says that she really is glad to be home and he tells her that she'll have to prove it to him. She walks around the desk to his chair and tilts his head back. She plants a big one on him ;0) and then leaves the office. (I still can't believe they have killed him off!) Outside Roger is talking to Stella. He tells her that he is going to get back to his painting. Marlena has done so much for him, he doesn't want to disappoint her or let her down now. They go to the counselling session but Jesse is not very receptive towards the change in Roger. Afterward Stella goes down to the mall and sees Carrie. Carrie ends up inviting them round to dinner. But she has no money so she has to make another bet. Previous to this, Austin's friend Tim had told her that Austin had informed him that he and Carrie were just friends. He asks her out and in an attempt to make Austin jealous, Carrie agrees. When she gets back to the flat, she and Jesse decide to ask Roman and Marlena too, since Marlena can handle Roger so well. She calls Marlena and Marlena is surprised when Roman agrees to go. Later he tells her that he wants her to give up her job at the station and go back to her private practice. Back at the flat, Carrie gets a call from Tim who wants to go out with her tomorrow night. Since she is having the folks over for dinner, she asks him to join them and he agrees. Roger goes back to see Stella at the office. He re-iterates his desire to not let Marlena down but when he leaves, Stella loses her cool and sweeps everything off her desk while muttering Marlena's name.

John and Isabella arrived back from John Hopkins with little more than they started with. The second and third opinions agreed with Carly but John still refuses to accept it. Isabella sends him out to the hospital to pick up a prescription. Down at the hospital Bo tells Marlena the bad news. She can't believe it but Isabella calls there to ask her to talk to John. Isabella admits that she has always been jealous of the closeness John has with Marlena but now she thanks god for it because it is how John will get through. Marlena tells her she will do everything she can to help Isabella and John through this. She sees John later on and hugs him but John is closed off, refusing to believe that Isabella could possibly die. When Carrie comes by later on to borrow some money (she lost on her bet) Marlena tells her. (Great scene between these two.) Bo stops by to see Isabella and gives her the medal that Roman gave him. He tells her it's for her battle. She tells him her battle is to let go. Later on Jack stops by the loft to ask for some pointers on parenthood and Isabella tells him. She asks him not to tell Jenn though until she comes home. Marlena goes down to find Roger in his studio. He tells her he is working more hours to buy some canvases and paints. She goes away and comes back with some canvases for him. She tells him that she'll see him at Carrie and Jesse's tonight. Maybe Stella isn't being so paranoid after all.

Marlena and Roman are getting ready for dinner at Carrie's when Marlena gets a phone call from Isabella. She asks Marlena if she could come over to the loft for a few minutes. She does and they hug for a few minutes with Marlena telling Isabella that she will do whatever she can for her. Isabella tells her that she doesn't know what to do about John. She knows that there is no chance for her and that she wants to spend the time she has left with her family, not with doctors. Marlena tells her to tell John this and tells her that John will cope - he is strong and he will have to come out of denial sometime anyway. Isabella tells her that she will think about what she has said. When John comes back he tells her that the doctor wants to admit Isabella to hospital tomorrow. Isabella refuses, saying that she can't leave Brady and then tells John that she doesn't want to see any more doctors. She tells him that she knows she is going to die and she wants to spend the time she has left with her family. John is crying and tells her that she is braver than he is and he has been lying to himself. Eventually they make plans to go to the park tomorrow.
Marlena sends over a dessert to Carrie's which puts Stella's to shame, or so Stella thinks. They have a nice dinner, all except Stella who thinks Marlena is trying to show her up. When they get home Roger tells her that she's taking it wrong. He asks her to come to bed and she says she'll follow him. However she pulls the picture of Marlena out of the drawer and scores three lines through her face with a pair of scissors.