05/22/1998 Janet's Bridal Shower







"At the Wildwind chapel, Trevor looked forward to Janet's wedding. He recited what the minister would say while presiding over the ceremony. Faux Axel, whose real name is Albert, entered the chapel applauding Trevor's performance. Albert told Trevor that he was a very lucky man to have found love with Janet. Albert determined that true love is only a once in a lifetime occurrence. Trevor disagreed. He told the actor that he'd experienced true love when he married Natalie, when he first held Amanda in his arms, and then again when he married Laurel. The minister entered the chapel and told Trevor that he was not going to be able to perform the ceremony because of a problem with the marriage license. Trevor told the minister that his refusal to perform the ceremony would break Janet's heart. The minister could tell that Trevor cared about Janet very much and agreed to go along with the unorthodox ceremony. Trevor thanked the minister and all three men exchanged high fives.

On his way out of the house, Mike found Erica adjusting the ribbon on a present she planned to give to Janet at her bachelorette party. He announced that he was going out and asked that Erica not wait up for him. Erica was more than a little curious to find out where Mike was headed. When he told her that he was headed out for another potentially dangerous meeting, Erica forbade him to leave the safety of Linden House. Mike didn't seem worried by the prospect of dying---for real this time. He noted that he prefers the term "terminated" over "killed" because it sounds more professional. Erica commented that her former lover has "more lives than a tom cat," but feared that he was running out of lives. Mike removed a letter from his pocket and handed it to Erica. He told her that if he does not return home by morning, he wants her to read the letter. Erica started to take a peek, but Mike asked her to promise that she wouldn't read the note until he was gone. Jack entered the room and snatched the letter away from Erica. Erica demanded that her fiancé give her letter back. Jack, however, wanted to see exactly what Mike had written. The first line of the letter referred to "my dear, sweet Erica." Erica tried to grab the letter back, but Jack held the note just above his 5'3" lover's reach. Finally, Jack agreed to stop reading the note, but he wasn't finished toying with Mike. Citing his numerous trophies in various sharp-shooting contests, Jack felt that he could provide excellent backup for Mike on his mission. Erica was stunned by Jack's offer to accompany Mike on his mission, but she agreed that Mike might be safer if he had someone to watch his back. Jack headed up to his bedroom to retrieve his gun. Mike, however, wasn't about to let Jack tag along. He told Erica that he didn't want to be the one responsible for her fiancé's death. He gave her a kiss and walked out the door. In the driveway, Mike commented that Jack was really beginning to get on his nerves. Jack didn't expect Mike to be waiting for him when he returned downstairs. He used Mike's quick getaway to try to convince Erica that Mike was a fraud. Erica refused to consider that she might be wring about Mike and explained that Mike didn't want Jack to tag along because he might get hurt. Erica picked up her present and headed for the door. Once Erica's car left the driveway, Dimitri slipped into the house through the back door. He called out to Mike unaware that Mike had already left and that Jack was still in the house. Dimitri strolled into the living room and stopped dead in his tracks. Jack's mouth formed easily into a smile as he looked straight ahead at Dimitri. Jack told Dimitri that he already knew all about Mike and his secret agent status. That, he said pensively, accounted for the radioactive isotopes in Jim's bloodstream. Dimitri did everything in his power to avoid Jack's questions, but his evasive replies made things look ever more suspicious. "Tell me the truth," Jack demanded. "About what?" Erica asked as she returned home. Jack and Dimitri both turned around and looked at Erica. Jack told her that Dimitri was about to tell him the truth about Mike's mission.

In order to facilitate Janet's bachelorette party, Hayley closed Holidays a little earlier than usual. Mateo phoned Liza and asked her to keep an eye on Hayley. Liza assured Matt that she wouldn't let Camille anywhere near Hayley and if Camille did make an appearance, Liza promised to show muscles that no one has ever seen. At a side table, Belinda congratulated Janet for being able to pull off an incredible acting job. She wondered how Janet would get out of an actual exchange of vows. Janet explained that she and Axel were going to be married by an actor---not a real priest. That way, she noted, they wouldn't really be married. Belinda wanted Janet to track Trevor down and tell him how she really felt about him. Janet reminded Belinda about her promise to Natalie. Janet vowed to make sure that Trevor was really happy. But Janet wasn't making Trevor happy, Belinda argued. By marrying another man, she was breaking his heart! Hayley rushed over to the pair and told them that they had a major problem on their hands: the male stripper that had been hired for the party was running late. Janet didn't know that a stripper had been hired and said that it was unlike Brooke to hire a stripper. Janet appeared embarrassed by the idea of having a nearly naked man dance at her party. Hayley asked around and learned that Opal had been the one to book the stripper, not Brooke. Hayley headed to the back office to phone the stripping agency and ask that they not send the stripper after all. She managed to slip out of Liza's sight, sending Liza into a panic. Opal pulled Brooke aside and praised her for being able to forget about her own problems long enough to plan a party for Janet. Brooke looked around and noticed that Opal's best pal, Erica, was nowhere to be seen. Opal told Brooke that she didn't think that Erica was going to make an appearance because she was having some problems at home. Opal's gossip meter hit overload. She told Brooke that she had information about Erica that would have the whole town talking. Then she realized that she couldn't blab Erica's business. Opal fought the urge to keep quiet, but she declared defeat and told Brooke that Erica was "co-habitating with a government agent." Hayley returned and told Janet that the stripper couldn't be reached because he was already en route to Holidays. Trevor and Axel crashed the party, but Janet gave the okay for them to stick around. Phoebe took one look at Axel and raised her eyebrows. She leaned over to Myrtle and commented that while she doesn't know Janet very well, she believes that she could have found a better man to marry. Myrtle chuckled and told Phoebe that anything is possible when it comes to love. In fact, she told Phoebe that she once knew a beauty contestant who fell in love with one of her carny buddies. It was gift time at the party. One particular gift above all others provoked emotion from Janet---a blanket or tapestry with "In love all things are possible" scrawled on it. Janet rose from her seat and softly said, "I can't." Trevor dashed across the room and asked her what it was that she couldn't do. Janet turned and looked towards the entrance of the restaurant. There she saw a woman who looked just like her late sister, Natalie. Janet lowered her head and when she looked back up, the woman was gone. She told Trevor that her outburst was fueled by her pre-wedding jitters. The other ladies in attendance asked that Trevor and Axel leave so that Janet could "let her hair down." Janet was later forced to field questions about her post-wedding plans---where would she and Axel live and where were they going for their honeymoon. Janet spoke softly and haltingly, saying that Axel had to leave on a business trip right after the wedding. A tall African-American man with a bald head and single gold hoop earring entered Holidays. Belinda raced to intercept him before he began his stripping routine. The man eyed Belinda from head to toe. Belinda apologized to the man for making him travel all the way across town for nothing. She offered to pass a hat among the ladies to raise enough cash to make up for his lost time. The man had a better idea. He told Belinda that he'd forget all about his lost time if she agreed to go out on a date with him. Belinda declined his offer and the man left without shedding even a single layer of clothing. Belinda breathed a sigh of relief because she knew that Janet didn't want a stripper. Janet decided to call it a night and told everyone that she'd see them at the church in the morning. She headed for the door, but before she left she peeked out the window possibly to make sure that she didn't "see" Natalie again.

At Wildwind, Edmund and Mateo planned a poker game with Tad to help learn a little more about Camille. When Tad arrived, the conversation focused squarely on his love life. Edmund remarked that those who are unlucky at cards are lucky in love. Tad, who was winning every hand, wasn't so sure that his love life was doing all that well. He told the two men about Camille and how he wondered how he could have fallen for a woman who lurks in passageways and pretends to be a ghost. He also mentioned that Adam thinks she tried to kill Stuart. Edmund wondered why anyone would try to harm Stuart. Tad explained that Camille had mistaken Stuart for Adam because he'd been wearing Adam's clothing. Mateo broke his silence and asked Tad if he believed that Camille might be capable of harming Hayley. Tad stated that he doesn't believe that Camille would intentionally hurt anyone. Edmund, however, disagreed. He told Tad that he and Mateo had spoken to Adam and that Adam told them that Camille appeared to be ready to fly off the handle at any minute. He suggested that Tad was too close to Camille to be objective. Edmund asked if he knew where Camille was. Before Tad could reply, Mateo started to have another vision. He relived the vision in which he found Hayley lying on the ground. Sirens roared in the background. Edmund asked Mateo what was wrong. Mateo told him that Hayley was in danger.

Back at Holidays, Opal groused about the way in which the stripper had stood them up. Phoebe jokingly claimed that she needed change for a fifty so that she'd have money to put in the stripper's g-string. The door to the restaurant swung upon and a man---different from the man who believed to be the stripper---started dancing around wildly and removing his clothes!

In the alley behind Holidays, Mike met up with the man Belinda had mistaken for a stripper. The man was apparently one of Mike's fellow agents. He asked the man for help in getting Erica back. The man looked at Mike and let out a slight chuckle. He told Mike that he doesn't believe that his love life is crucial to world peace. Mike grabbed the man and demanded that he agree to help him. They were forced to scatter when Hayley exited through the back door with a bag of trash for the dumpster. She squished the bag into one of the trash bins and turned to head back to the inside. When she turned, Camille was standing directly in front of her.

Janet headed to the chapel for some final prayer on the eve of her wedding. "I Janet," she said solemnly, "take thee Trevor to be my lawful wedding husband." She lowered her head and commented that it just wasn't possible for her to marry Trevor. A familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind her. "You've always had quite an imagination," said the voice. Janet slowly turned around to see Natalie sitting a few rows behind her."

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