After John announces he's leaving Salem with Brady, Marlena goes to the loft under the guise of returning Brady's forgotten teddy bear. The decision she makes that night changes everyone's lives.
A Maison Blanche canon divergence. After being emotionally, and physically tortured at the hands of Stefano DiMera, John and Marlena finally get free. Do they continue to live the lives people expect of them, or do they finally take what they want in life? Each other.