Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
At the Brady Pub, Roman brings Paulina a pumpkin spice latte. Paulina thanks him and says she loves those but not to tell anyone so they don’t think she’s a basic bitch. Roman is confused by that, so Paulina jokes with him to get with the times as it’s what the kids say. Paulina tells Roman to have a great day and exits the Pub. Ava then comes down the stairs to leave but Roman asks if she has a minute to talk as he’s afraid they have a bit of a problem.
After leaving the Pub, Paulina gets a call from Stefan, who says he has a rather urgent matter to discuss with her about EJ.
EJ lays in bed when Gabi comes in to greet him. Gabi informs EJ that Rafe is out of his coma, so she thought they could celebrate. EJ thought their night of passion was a one time thing to get revenge on Stefan. Gabi says it was a total success which is why she thought they could reward themselves with an encore performance as they then kiss.
Melinda struggles with being tied to Connie’s bed. Connie then comes in to bring her breakfast. Melinda notes that she seems to be in a good mood. Connie responds that she is and declares that today is the day that Gabi is finally going to get what’s coming to her.
Rafe lays in his hospital bed and remembers hearing Connie’s voice after he was stabbed at the cemetery. Jada arrives with a box from the bakery and they kiss. Jada asks Rafe what he was thinking about when she walked in. Rafe responds that he thinks he may have remembered something about the day he was stabbed. Jada asks what he remembers. Rafe explains that it was after he was stabbed, he was on the ground barely conscious and he heard a voice. Rafe says he remembered it yesterday but he wasn’t sure it was real and now he knows that it is. Rafe tells her it was something like “that open grave is the least of your worries.” Jada can’t believe Bobby was actually gloating. Rafe tells her what’s weird is that he doesn’t think it was Bobby because he’s pretty sure it was a woman’s voice.
Connie tells Melinda that she’s a little sad that her plan is coming to an end. Melinda praises her being good at extracting revenge. Connie jokes that if she could make a living out of it, she’d be rich. Melinda asks what her plans are for Gabi since she already destroyed her marriage. Connie thought she made it clear that Gabi has to die.
Gabi and EJ continue kissing until EJ pulls away and says he doesn’t think this is a good idea since they don’t like each other. Gabi argues that as far as hate sex goes, what they had was kind of hot. EJ stands by that but reminds Gabi that she had buyer’s remorse the next morning. Gabi says that was only because she wasn’t sure of her feelings for Stefan, but now she’s sure she can’t stand the sight of him. EJ thinks they should still be cautious since Gabi is in the middle of a divorce and Stefan might use this against her. Gabi argues that Stefan cheated on her first and that one more night of adultery with EJ won’t make a difference. EJ says it might, but Gabi says she’s willing to risk it. EJ jokes about being that irresistible or asks if Gabi is just doubling down for the hell of it. Gabi declares that Stefan broke her heart, so she wants to punish him as much as humanly possible. EJ argues that she already has, so at this point, he’s starting to think she only intends on punishing herself.
Paulina asks Stefan what is so urgent with EJ. Stefan informs her that he has some important information that she has the right to know since she’s EJ’s boss. Paulina guesses it’s not good news for EJ which Stefan confirms. Stefan claims he hates to rat out his own brother, but it has to be done.
Ava asks Roman what the problem is. Roman says it has to do with her living above the Pub. Ava asks if Kayla asked him to kick her out again. Roman tells her that Kayla has nothing to do with it and that he’s not kicking her out yet, but informs her that she is behind on her rent.
Paulina says that if what Stefan is saying about EJ is true, it’s very troubling. Stefan assures that it’s sadly the truth, so he had to do his civic duty and report it at his brother’s expense. Paulina guesses Stefan isn’t very sad about it at all. Stefan claims not to know what she means and says he just passed along some information, so what she chooses to do with it is on her. Stefan tells her to have a nice day and hangs up.
Gabi tells EJ that she came for a little fun, so the last thing she needs is to be psychoanalyzed. EJ apologizes and says he got a little taste of that himself yesterday from Johnny, who warned him that he was potentially destroying his family with misplaced rage at Eric and Nicole. Gabi feels Johnny was being preachy as hell. EJ feels he had a point as he had just received his divorce decree from Nicole, so he’s not in the right state of mind to be engaging in sexual warfare even if it’s tempting. Gabi is shocked as she asks if he’s seriously turning her down. EJ says she can’t be offended as he suspects deep down this isn’t what she really wants either.
Connie asks Melinda what she thought she meant yesterday when she was waving her knife around and saying there’s only one way to make Gabi pay for what she did. Melinda guesses she hoped she changed her mind since Li didn’t want her to kill any more people. Connie argues that way isn’t working since Gabi is living her best life and that’s not acceptable. Connie goes to her cardboard cutout of Li as if he is talking to her. Connie says she doesn’t want to kill anyone else, but with Gabi out of the way, she’ll have time to focus all of her energy on Li which is what he wants. Connie remarks that it’s bad news for Gabi and for Melinda too.
Jada questions if Rafe is saying he thinks a woman attacked him and it wasn’t Bobby. Rafe says he’s not 100% sure, but he’s pretty sure it sounded like a woman’s voice and wonders if that’s possible since Jada said that Bobby confessed in a letter. Jada argues that the suicide note never sat right with her as something wasn’t right and it didn’t sound like him. Rafe suggests maybe the woman stabbed him and then framed Bobby for it, but questions who would do such a thing. Jada responds that maybe it was Connie.
Ava apologizes to Roman as she knew she was behind on rent, but didn’t realize how far behind. Roman says he was trying to give her some leeway, knowing that she lost her job at DiMera, but he can’t let this go on forever. Ava promises that she will pay him back as soon as she finds work but it’s hard to come by right now. Roman informs her that he has a solution, but he’s not sure she’s going to like it.
Gabi enters the living room and points out that Stefan is sitting on what was her side of the room. Stefan informs her that the duct tape is gone so they can cut the whole sides crap but Gabi says they can’t and tells him to move, so he does. Stefan mentions reading that Rafe woke up and calls that good news. Gabi says she was at the hospital most of the night, right by his side. Stefan asks if that’s why she’s so tired. Gabi says that’s one reason, but the other is that she and EJ just had another amazing sex marathon and he totally wore her out. Gabi remarks that she doesn’t know why she wasted so much time hating EJ, when he’s clearly the superior DiMera brother in so many ways, especially between the sheets. Stefan thinks it’s painfully obvious that she’s trying to get under his skin. Gabi says she does enjoy doing that, but that’s not the reason she and EJ went for it a second time. Gabi says it was because the first time was kind of amazing. Gabi adds that it’s not just about them as EJ really enjoyed sticking it to him too. Stefan responds that he will enjoy sticking it to him which Gabi questions. Stefan informs her that EJ is going to get a taste of his own medicine.
Paulina goes to see EJ and informs him to pack up his office and get the hell out because he’s fired.
Rafe asks Jada who Connie is. Jada explains that she’s Gabi’s assistant. Rafe remembers when Connie met Gabi after EJ’s press conference in the town square. Rafe tells Jada that Connie said she knew Li Shin. Jada asks Rafe if he thinks it was Connie’s voice that he heard. Rafe admits he’s unsure but asks why she’s suspicious of her. Jada says that she said some things that don’t add up. Jada explains that Stephanie told her that Leo saw Connie coming out of Bobby/Everett’s room and she said they go way back, but she and Stephanie have never heard of her. Jada adds that when Stephanie invited Connie to Everett’s funeral, she claimed she had never met him. Rafe says clearly one of those times, she was lying. Jada assumes she has some type of connection to Everett or Bobby that she wants to cover up. Rafe suggests again that maybe she stabbed him and framed Bobby for it which Jada calls a possibility. Rafe sees where she is going but the problem is that Bobby obviously had a motive to get rid of him and questions why Connie would want him dead.
Melinda tells Connie that Li would never approve of her hurting her. Connie argues that Li would like to spare her life but he understands that she knows too much, so it’s time for her to go. Melinda points out that she hasn’t had a chance to eat the breakfast that Connie made for her. Connie promises to make it as quick and painless as possible. Connie goes to stab Melinda but Melinda breaks free from the ropes and tackles Connie on the bed.
Ava questions Roman offering her old job back at the Pub. Roman knows it’s not as glamorous as being a DiMera executive, but it helps until she finds something else. Ava calls it so kind of him but says she was talking to a server last week, who told her that he was cutting shifts and closing the Pub for a few days for a TV show. Roman confirms that Kate is going to use the Pub as a location for Body and Soul. Roman admits that he doesn’t need to hire anyone but assures that if he’s ever going to see his rent money, he can find her ample work. Roman admits that he kind of likes Ava. Ava questions that even after all she’s done to his family. Roman repeats that people make mistakes and deserve to be forgiven, including her.
EJ questions Paulina firing him. Paulina says that’s just the tip of the iceberg, warning that he’ll be lucky if he doesn’t end up in prison for helping Sloan kidnap Nicole’s baby. EJ asks if she’s insane and claims he did no such thing. Paulina calls him an accessory after the fact which EJ says isn’t true either. Paulina asks if he’s denying keeping quiet about Sloan’s kidnapping plot. EJ calls them baseless accusations which all came to light at his press conference months ago, so it’s completely died down because there was no evidence. EJ questions why she’s harping on this now. Paulina says she got a phone call this morning from a concerned citizen. EJ guesses it was from Nicole or Eric but Paulina reveals it was from Stefan.
Gabi asks what Stefan did to EJ. Stefan responds that he gives as good as he gets. Gabi mocks him so Stefan gets the feeling that she has no desire to save their marriage which Gabi confirms. Stefan remembers a time when he couldn’t imagine her throwing away what they had because he made one mistake. Stefan argues that if Gabi had made that same mistake, he’d be mad as hell but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t fight for her until the bitter end which makes him realize that she doesn’t love him the way he loves her. Stefan adds that maybe she’s right that their marriage isn’t worth saving. Stefan then walks out of the room.
Jada has no idea why Connie would want to kill Rafe, though she did hear that Connie is bad news. Rafe asks what she found out about her. Jada mentions running in to Ava, who worked with Connie, and she told her that Connie fabricated her entire resume and lied about everything, then Melinda went to her apartment but never showed up and Ava said that Melinda left town. Rafe asks if anyone has seen Melinda since she went to fire Connie. Jada says no but she went to Connie’s apartment to question her but nobody was inside. Rafe wonders if Connie could’ve done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired. Rafe asks if Gabi knows that Connie lied. Jada says probably not since Connie is still Gabi’s assistant. Rafe recaps that Connie is a fraud who may have done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired and has some crazy connection to Everett. Rafe wonders how this all tied together. Jada proclaims it’s Li Shin, who was involved with Melinda and Gabi while Rafe remembered Connie saying she knew Li and now she’s living in Li’s old apartment where he was stabbed. Jada adds that Bobby said he knew who killed Li and they just assumed he was lying, but questions if Bobby knew it was Connie that killed Li, realizing that she could’ve stabbed Rafe and killed Bobby to make it look like a suicide. Jada says that would explain why he tried to call 911 before he died. Rafe says he needs to get in touch with Gabi while Jada says she will bring Connie in for questioning. Rafe instructs Jada not to go without backup because she doesn’t know what she’s going to be walking in to.
Melinda fights with Connie until she drops the knife and Melinda runs out of the room. Melinda tries to escape through the front door but Connie catches her and knocks her out from behind, leaving a blood stain on the door.
Stefan goes to the Brady Pub where he is surprised to see Ava working there again. Ava says desperate times call for desperate measures. Stefan says he’s sorry. Ava says it’s not his fault but Stefan feels it kind of is since she would still have a job at DiMera, if Gabi wasn’t hellbent on revenge. Ava understands that she slept with her husband and if she was in Gabi’s shoes, she would probably do worse so she will take it. Stefan feels she shouldn’t have to. Stefan then offers to help her out by inviting her to come work with him at the Bistro.
Paulina informs EJ that Stefan told her that EJ admitted his guilt to him months ago, then he told Gabi and she used the information to expose EJ at the press conference. Paulina adds that Stefan said he was going to confirm the story with Rafe a long time ago but Rafe was attacked and now Stefan is ready to fully cooperate and testify against him, which means she has to fire EJ to get ahead of the scandal. Paulina doesn’t know what EJ did to piss Stefan off but says it must have been really rocky. EJ says you could say that.
Jada goes to Connie’s apartment with a cop and knocks on the door, saying she has a few questions. Jada then tries the door and opens it to find blood on the floor. Jada instructs her cop to make a call while she wonders who’s blood it is. Jada follows the bloody prints to the bedroom.
Connie goes to the DiMera Mansion, looking for Gabi. Connie sees Gabi’s phone with a call from Rafe and says she’s sorry but she can’t have any interruptions, so she ignores the call. Gabi then comes back in to the room and greets Connie, asking what she’s doing there. Connie says she called the office and they said she hadn’t come in yet, so she figured she would drop by to see if she needed anything. Gabi says she so appreciates that and calls her the best assistant ever. Gabi mentions looking for her phone and picks it up. Connie asks how Rafe is and if he remembers much about Bobby or Everett attacking him. Gabi informs her that Rafe doesn’t remember anything about being stabbed. Connie remarks that it’s good because she won’t have to worry about him pointing the finger at her.
Paulina questions EJ sleeping with his brother’s wife and calls him a class act. EJ argues that it was Stefan’s lack of class that led to his involvement with Gabi but they won’t get in to that. EJ adds that Stefan’s accusations are his word against his since Sloan is long gone and no one else has stepped forward. EJ complains that it’s all hearsay motivated by vengeance, so if Paulina fires him, she’ll only end up looking foolish when the case falls apart in court. Paulina says that’s why she has to make sure that doesn’t happen by replacing him with a brilliant district attorney. EJ says if she’s considering Melinda Trask, the rumor is that she is long gone.
Stefan tells Ava that he can even fast track her back to manager. Ava jokes about not having to hide drugs in the tomato sauce. Stefan assurse that it’s a completely legit operation now. Ava asks about Gabi since Stefan said awhile back that he didn’t want to piss her off. Stefan says that was before she slept with his brother. Ava feels they are even now. Stefan informs Ava that Gabi told him it happened more than once which means she has no interest in saving their marriage, so he might as well help an old friend by offering her a job. Ava asks if he’s sure he’s not just doing this to get under Gabi’s skin. Stefan responds that he doesn’t give a damn about what happens to Gabi now.
Gabi questions Connie as she reveals that she is the one who stabbed her brother.
Rafe wonders why Gabi won’t call him back. Roman enters and says it’s about time he woke up, but notes that he doesn’t seem too happy, so he asks if something is wrong. Rafe says it’s great to see him, but he’s worried about Gabi because he and Jada think her new assistant might be dangerous.
Jada follows the blood prints to the bedroom and bursts open the door with her gun drawn, shocked by what she sees.
Gabi questions Connie saying she stabbed Rafe. Connie then pulls the knife out of her purse and tells Gabi that she’s next.
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