DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Rachel's Custody Shocker

Brady and Kristen meet with a judge, who they’re expecting will sign off on their shared custody agreement for Rachel

“Kristen’s hoping for split custody, but she’s nervous,” admits Stacy Haiduk (Kristen). “She’s scared that what happened last time could happen again, when she thought she was going to get custody and it all fell apart. But after Brady pulled a gun on her, she feels she’s definitely in a place to share custody with him.”

The pair is surprised when the judge questions Brady’s fitness as a parent, bringing up his pointing a gun at Kristen in front of Rachel and “kidnapping” their daughter earlier in the year. “Kristen always has a [soft spot] for Brady, but he has not been very kind in letting her see Rachel,” notes Haiduk. “Yet, with all the things that have happened in the past — with Brady having full custody of Rachel, and Kristen having to beg to see their daughter — there’s a sadness to all this. Deep down, Kristen would love to have time together as a family. There’s an emotional attachment to all that, so [her feelings] are not a cut-and-dry, ‘Yeah, you deserve this.’ There’s a part of her that feels that, but at the same time, there’s also a part of her that’s like, ‘This is not exactly how I want it to go.’ ”

Brady tries to defend his actions, and the duo awaits the judge’s decision. Needless to say, Kristen is hoping things go her way. “Kristen would do anything for that child,” insists Haiduk. “She wants to be there for Rachel in every way. That kind of becomes her full-time job. It’s all about Rachel. It’s the one thing that she’s always wanted, to have her daughter. I think it makes her feel like she wants to be a better person.”