Days of Our Lives CAST - Andre DiMera

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Friday, October 19 2007: I will despise you until the day I die, Stefano DiMera!

We see Stefano at the church. He leaves a pawn from a chess set, by Claire's painting and we see flashbacks of Stefano is having someone tattoo John's back with the phoenix, branding him as a pawn. We see John finding his name on a sign, John and Marlena rafting and then kissing ashore. We see John giving Marlena that beautiful charm bracelet and Shawn says, "To our friend, our son, our brother" Hope, Sami, Doug and Julie all reminisces about when John woke up from his coma and Shawn finishes, "Beloved, John Black."

Stephanie gets Kayla something to eat and gives Steve a paper with her new number at the sorority house and school schedule.

In a booth, Bo, Abe and Roman figure out that there is a serial number on the glass. They read, "27RL4. It doesn’t give us much."

Shawn Sr. makes a toast. Everyone raises their glasses. "To my boy Johnny, a Brady if there ever was one."

Friday, October 12 2007: My best soldier.

Shawn Sr. barricades himself in Andre's room and puts his finger over the power button to Andre's respirator, ready to turn it off. "This is for Colleen," he says, but he gets an "other worldly" visit from Colleen who interrupts to ask that he not turn to vengeance and remember that the DiMeras do not know any better. When Colleen's apparition is gone, Shawn turns to Andre and says there's a price to be paid. Again he's ready to turn the power off, and asks God for forgiveness for what he is about to do. Unsteadily he says he can't do it. "Colleen taught me to well," he says and turns away. Andre leans over and slowly presses the button while Shawn spins around shocked." What are you doing?!" Andre flat lines and Shawn is stunned. He sits down and sighs while the guard comes pounding on the door!

When the guard and nursing staff enter the room, they find Andre dead. Shawn leaves the room quietly and takes a seat in the lobby while Stefano enters the room and demands to know what happened. The staff is not certain but says they found an elderly man in Andre's room with his dead nephew. Stefano comes to the realization that Shawn was there. He orders the doctor to allow him to talk to him before the authorities arrive, then sits by Andre's side and tells him that he was loyal to the very end - "My best soldier." After he has said his goodbyes, he recites a phrase from an old opera. "What restrains me now? Why don't I just draw my sword?" Stefano goes to Shawn tortured and cannot believe that after he has bared his soul to his old friend, this is how he's repaid. He lets on that the vendetta could have been over but Shawn has now given it life and blood to avenge!! Shawn stares seething at Stefano.