Patti

 that they would have video cameras hooked up.  I remember Rafe cutting the wiring when he broke in under the guise of a cable repairman, but it would be unheard of to think anyone would believe they would not have some outside detail to serve as a ‘lookout’ as to who comes to or from the mansion, and from all directions.  I mean they aren’t exactly pillars of the community, and I expect people living in that underworld they live in would be a daily threat for tight security.  Again, too much escape from realism for me.

 one of the seniors win it, although I would have rather seen Fabio go before Benry.  But, like you said Bonbon, it’s getting down to a "who cares" situation.

 that I could not possibly hate the character of E.J. DiMera more than I did, even before watching yesterday.

I WAS WRONG!

 Nicole’s sudden decision to come clean and tell Brady the truth.  If she continues to be treated the way she’s being treated by E.J., who knows…. maybe she’ll decide to look for Arianna’s taped confession and, if she finds it, makes it go bye-bye.  It certainly would serve him right for the louse he has truly become with everyone.

 I wonder if Caroline has some potentially life threatening illness, something like a brain tumor, that is causing her personality to change so dramatically.  I’m not buying she has turned into this shrew-like woman simply because she is jealous of Victor and Maggie, or hates that Parker is a Kiarakis, or any such nonsense, but a debilitating illness such as a brain tumor (not suggesting that’s what it is, as there are many others) would, in fact, make a person suddenly do all sorts of things they normally would not due.  And there is something on the spoilers board that could prove this to be the case.

 the writers decided to write a pregnancy storyline with two people who really wanted a child, or perhaps another child, like maybe Lexi and Abe.  Weren’t they talking at one time about having another child?  Of course, we never see that much of them these days, but I do understand Abe is going to become a little jealous of Dr. Walters when he sees him and Lexi hugging (even though I think he’s just consoling her about Johnny).

 they just have to play up the plot a little longer on the real crime behind the jailhouse organ trafficking.  It’s simply a matter of whether or not we can stand the in-between scenes leading up to the story’s climax.  I see a very worried look on Carly’s face these days, and a genuinely concerned one on Bo’s.  He did tell Jennifer the other day that he had a call in to the Governor, but did not expect to hear from him until the next day (in Salem time, who knows when it’s ‘the next day’), so I expect this to break wide open any day now.  But first, and I guess for me anyway, foremost, I need to know just how much Dr. Ben Walters knows, if he’s in cahoots with the warden and Lee, is he good doc/bad doc, does he or does he not have an evil twin as early spoilers stated, (the Warden refers to him as simply Dr. Walters, which doesn’t convince me that there could not possibly be another one, but maybe the writers chucked that plot – who knows), and if he’s going to be another Salem villain, let him go with the warden and the trustee, before Jen gets too involved with him.  Anyway, I’m hoping Bo’s and Carly’s relationship are on the downward path when they both realize what this is doing to Bo, but I like Carly now, so I want Bo and Hope to realize and admit to each other that they both made mistakes before they consider trying to pick up the pieces of their life and decide to reconcile.  If not, then do the only sensible thing for all of them, and for Ciara ….. get a divorce and move on, kinda’ like the direction I sure do wish most of these stories would take.

 is betrayal.  Every time I hear Stefano or E.J. say "you betrayed me," I can’t help but wish for a bolt of lightning to strike them dead where they stand, if for no other reason but the dysfunctional, ludicrous, out and out display of hypocrisy that they spew forth every time they say the words.  Loved Chad standing tall and going toe-to-toe with Stefano yesterday.  Let’s see how long it will take him to submit to Stefano’s demands and prove to Chad that he, in fact, has no choice but to accept his heritage.  It literally cracked me up when Stefano gave Chad his tailor’s card and told him to get a suit made.  Please, it’s bad enough we have to watch E.J. strutting around town in his Sears polyester and pink shirt and tie, let alone have Chad walking beside him looking like Minnie-Me.  I only hope he winds up giving Junior the same dose of castor oil he gave fatha’ yesterday.  This story might just be the comic relief I’m looking for in DeMansion.