During Belle's baptism Marlena sees Stephano standing at the door of the church looking at her. She knows that is she won't tell Roman that truth about her affair with John, Stephano will, so she tell him, in front of everybody in the church.

Marlena sees Stephano at the door.

Marlena: (To the reverend) Stop it !
She turn to Roman and begging to cry: I have to talk to you.
Roman: Doc, we are in the middle of the baptism.
Marlena: I know...there is something that I have to tell you.
Roman: Can't it wait until we are done here?
Marlena: NO...no, I have to tell you right now.
Roman: Why are you so upset? What's the matter?
Marlena begins to cry.
Marlena: He is going to tell you (she looks at Stephano)...I have to tell you before he tells you...
Roman: What are you talking about? Who is going to tell me? Tell me what?
Marlena can't hold back her tears.
Marlena: I lied to you (she cried harder). I broke my marriage vows. I was unfaithful you you with another man.
The camera get closer to Roman, Marlena, John, Sami and all the other guests. The all looks shock. Marlena keep crying.

The Scene Fades out.

Marlena: Caroline...
Caroline rushes over and take Belle from Marlena's arms.
Caroline: Here, honey, here, give me Isabella. It's ok. It's alright.
Roman: Doc, Doc, what's wring with you? You are talking crazy.
Marlena: No, it's not crazy. It's very painful and very sad, especially for you. Oh god, I'd do anything to keep this from hurting you. I can't. The truth has to come out and you have to know about it.
The reverend: Marlena, I think you need some time alone to talk about this.
Roman: No, it's ok. She has just been under a lot of stress lately. That's it. (he turns to Marlena). You've been under a lot of stress, Doc. The stress from the kidnapping, the worrying about Sami. It would be too much for anyone.
Marlena shakes her head: Roman, it's true.
Roman: Listen, I know, I know that you blame yourself for what happened all those years we were separated, but I told you that doesn't matter anymore. It happened a long time ago, you thought about was dead. I got over that.
Marlena: No, it's happened when you came back (she begins to cry harder. she can hardly make the words out). It happened last winter.

The Scene Fades out.

Roman: No, it can't be true.
Marlena: I wish it weren't. I'd give anything if it hadn't happened, if I could take this back, If I could change it and make it different, but I can't. Roman, i know it's a terrible time for me to do this.
(she turns to the reverend): I am sorry...(she turns to Roman again still crying) I am sorry...I couldn't let you hear this from somebody else. I couldn't. I had to tell you myself.

The Scene Fades out.

Sami jump in and screams at her mother.
Sami: You said you wouldn't. You make your choice this morning. You said you wouldn't change your mind.
Marlena can hardly speak: Sami, I am sorry. I had to...I had to...
Sami: You said his happiness is more important than anything. You promised. You promised you would never hurt him like this. Oh, Daddy, I am so sorry...
Roman: You knew, sweetheart? You knew that your mother was having an affair?
Sami hugs her father.
Marlena sobs: Oh, yes...

The Scene Fades out

Sami: I tried to protect you, I tried. I did everything I could to make sure you wouldn't find out, to make sure you weren't hurt. I am so sorry, Daddy.
Roman: So it's true. Oh, Sami, oh my god, sweetheart, peanut...no wonder you've been having so many problems. You've been keeping this terrible secret. I am so sorry you had to bare this thing alone.
(He turns to Marlena and screams at her) And you...How could you do this to your daughter? You saw her suffering. You saw what it was doing to her and you just stood by and did nothing to stop it? how could you do that?
(Marlena is crying so hard she can barley stand. John couldn't care to see her like that and he steps in).
John: Roman, you can't blame Marlena.
Roman: John, stay out of this. This is between my wife and me.
John: No, it's not.
Roman: Yes, it is. This doesn't concern you.
Sami: Daddy, let's just go home.
Roman: It's alright sweetheart, I have to talk to your mother.
Sami: Daddy, please...
John: Roman...
Roman: John! You are not involve in this.
John: I AM involve in this.
Silence. They all look at each other for a few moments.
Roman: YOU? YOU WERE SLEEPING WITH MY WIFE?

The Scene Fades out

John: Roman, you can't blame Marlena. It's not her fault.
Marlena: I am at fault too.
Roman (to Sami): Sami, you go sit with your grandparents. Sami turns around and Roman jumps to hit John. Shawn and Caroline hold him and Marlena begins to cry again.
Marlena: Roman !
Roman (to his father): Let me go !
Caroline: No, not in god's house. Roman, no.
Roman stop fighting and calms down.
Shawn (to Caroline): I think it's best if they had some time alone.
The reverend: I'll be in my office if you need me.

Everybody leaves the church, except for Roman, Marlena and John.

The Scene Fades out

Roman (Firmly, to Marlena): I want to hear about it.
Marlena: Oh, no...don't do this to yourself.
Roman: I want to hear every detail. I want to hear about the first time it happened, how many months this has been going on.
Marlena sobs.
John: It wasn't months, Roman. It wasn't anything like that.
Roman: It wasn't anything like that, ha, John? What don't you tell me what it was like, old friend, old buddy? You don't tell me what it was like sleeping with the wife of a man who called you friend? why don't' you tell me, John? The man why asked you to be the godfather of his child. You tell me.
John: I have mistaken and I never felt worse.
Roman: You never felt worse, ha? Don't you stand there and don't you even pretend to know what I am feeling like. You are not the one who is betrayed. Let me ask you something, John. Kristen...does she know about this? Does she know that you've sleeping with my wife (he turns to Marlena and waves his hand and if to hit her. she jumps and begins to cry again). Or did you manage to to keep it a secret from the whole town except for poor Sami?
Marlena: No, no, no. Roman, it wasn't anything like that. We never planed it, we never wanted it. Oh...(she cries harder).
John: It's happened, Roman. It just happened and I am so sorry.
Roman: you are sorry, are you John? I am glad you are sorry, and I know what you are sorry. I know the reason you are sorry. It's because the whole damn world knows about it now. that's the reason you are sorry.
Marlena: Roman, Roman, This all thing is SO complicated. All the feelings and all the emotions are so complicated.
Roman: No, they are not, Doc. They are crystal clear to me. It's all very simple. The two of you betrayed me. My friend...and my WIFE. You betrayed me. so the list you can do now, Marlena, is tell me WHEN and WHERE. I need to know.
Marlena cried and can't get a word out.
Marlena: RO...MA...N....

The Scene Fades out

silence.
Roman (in a bitter voice): Don't you talk all at once.
Marlena: Roman, I want to go home. I don't want to talk about this here.
Roman: Why not? They say confession is good for the soul and what better place than here?
Marlena: Please don't of this. It will just make it worse (tears streaming down her face).
John: She is right, Roman. What's the point?
Roman: What's the point? You have the audacity to ask me what's the point? You are having an affair with my wife.
(he turns to look at Marlena): My wife blurt up the news in front of all my friends in the middle of my baby's baptism and I am not supposed to ask questions here? It's not fair? Am I supposed to just sit back, turn my other cheek and say: hey, there is no problem. that everything is fine?
Marlena: No, of course you are not, of course you are not. (she tried to touch him but he turns away).
Roman: You lied to me. All those months you were lying to me, sneaking around behind my back. I trusted you. I trusted both of you.
John: Roman, I hate myself for what happened here. I never meant to hurt you.
Roman (screaming at him): You never meant to hurt me, John? What the two of you were thinking - that I would never find out?
Marlena: No. We tried to protect you.
Roman: Protect me why? Because you "love" me so much?
Marlena cried: BECAUSE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
Roman (screams louder): Well, certainly not enough to keep your marriage vows and certainly not enough TO STAY OUT OF HIS BED !

The Scene Fades out

Roman speaks to Marlena. John watches them from the corner of the room.

Roman: When I came here today for my baby's baptism I really thought that all was right with the world, that you and I had finally made it, that we definitely overcome all the evil that Stephano has done to us. All the heartaches, the pain, all of this was all behind us and life was beautiful for us again.
Marlena (whispers): They can be beautiful...
Roman: Don't say that. Don't say that to me (he turns away from her).
Marlena: Hoeny...Look at me...Please...(she whispers).
Roman: I can't. And I don't want to look at HIM. I have to get out of here.
He turn away to leave the church. She jumps after him, trying to hold him and stop him from leaving but he pushes her away.
Marlena: Roman, don't go, don't go. ROMAN...
He stops for a second to look at her. She looks at him and cries.
Roman: No, no, no...Let me tell you something. Do you know what's really funny about all of this, really funny? When Stephano Dimera first came back to Salem I put myself on guard because I expected he would try to do something to us to try and wreck out lives. I always thought that if there is any threat to our happiness it would come from Stephano (Marlena closes her eyes with pain, he faces filled with tears). I never dreamed that it would come from a man that I called friend or the woman I thought was my wife.

He turns away and leave the church. Marlena cries harder and can barley stand. Eventually she falls down on her knees and look up and cries. John looks at her in pain and as the scene fades out.
 

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