Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Johnny finishes a call with Chanel at home, telling her that Trey has been asleep for the past hour. He hangs up as Leo arrives. Johnny tells him that Trey is sleeping but Leo says he actually came to see Johnny because he needs his help.
Alex and Stephanie carry a Christmas tree through the town square. Alex jokes that he’s never met anyone who loves Christmas as much as Stephanie as they kiss.
Cat joins Rafe in his office where Rafe tells her about Jada’s search warrant and that everything Cat saw in the secret room was gone. Cat doesn’t understand how that’s possible. Rafe feels someone knew Cat was down there investigating and she got caught, so now her whole cover might be blown.
Gwen joins EJ in the living room of the DiMera Mansion and complains about him summoning her. EJ informs Gwen that someone tipped off Jada that Dr. Rolf had been occupying the secret room. Gwen is shocked and questions who would do that. EJ says that’s his question exactly.
Theo examines the bone he found in the DiMera Crypt. Theo asks Chad if they should wake up Kristen and Tony. Chad says to let them sleep. Chad then declares that he thinks he knows who the bone belongs to.
Alex and Stephanie sit together in the town square. Stephanie says she might write her next book about Christmas with lots of romance and intimate encounters. Alex likes the idea and suggests having their own intimate encounters like making love under the Christmas tree tonight as they kiss. Stephanie says first they have to get their Christmas Tree home. As they pick up the tree, Alex spots Jeremy Horton joining Maggie in the town square as they walk away. Jeremy tells Maggie about his recent trip to New York. Maggie calls it her goal for next year to get to go there. Jeremy remarks that he got in later than expected, but he’s now very happy to be back.
Johnny questions what Leo needs his help with. Leo tells him that it must remain entirely confidential, assuming he’s still on the outs with EJ. Johnny confirms that things between he and EJ are at an all time low and he doesn’t see that swinging back. Leo is glad because he calls Johnny a good man while EJ is not and thinks Johnny is better off being estranged from him for the sake of his sanity. Leo then says that’s none of his business but Johnny says everything he said is true. Johnny asks what he can do to help.
Gwen asks EJ why she would let Dr. Rolf out of the bag when her future depends on his experiments just as much as EJ’s. EJ argues that no one else knew Dr. Rolf was there. Gwen brings up Susan. EJ says that Susan swears that she didn’t say a word to anyone and she would never betray him. Gwen insists that she didn’t say anything to Jada and suggests they stop fighting and use their brains to find out who the real culprit is.
Cat knows Rafe is upset with her. Rafe argues that Cat drugging EJ and searching the mansion was a huge and unnecessary risk. Cat argues that she owned up to that but there’s no evidence to suggests that she had anything to do with it. Rafe declares that if EJ is onto her, then their whole operation goes up in smoke.
Stephanie and Alex bring their Christmas tree home. Alex thinks it looks great while Stephanie feels it’s crooked, so they each try fixing it and end up knocking it over.
Maggie thinks Jeremy has found his calling as a teacher. Jeremy says he got lucky with his class but there’s been a few bumps in the road. Maggie mentions that Brady told her what happened with Rachel. Jeremy hopes that she gets the help she needs and brings up Thomas. Maggie feels awful about Thomas being caught in the middle of the custody battle. Maggie brings up Jeremy being vocal in his support of Chad. Jeremy sees Chad as the kids’ only parent, so he thinks taking him away from them is a huge mistake and he’s baffled that Jennifer can’t see that. Maggie admits she’s torn on the whole thing but she’s glad Chad has him in his corner and she hopes someone finds him soon.
Leo tells Johnny that he needs his expertise, bringing up how Johnny uncovered EJ’s use of AI at the trial. Leo says that he was watching footage from the gala and saw EJ in a discussion with Gwen, but he has no idea what they were talking about. Leo asks Johnny how good he is at zooming in on footage and boosting sound. Johnny says that he can give it a try but questions why he’s doing this and what has Leo so interested in Gwen and EJ.
Gwen asks EJ what he did with Dr. Rolf anyway since she sees he’s no longer on the premises. EJ says that all she needs to know is that he’s been relocated, but agrees that they need to get to the bottom of who really alerted the authorities to Dr. Rolf’s presence. Gwen insists that it was not her and brings up all the servants in the mission. EJ calls them longtime employees who are fiercely loyal. Gwen asks if it’s possible that someone saw Dr. Rolf coming out of the tunnels. Gwen suggests upgrading to a proper security system. Gwen remarks that then his family might not be able to screw each other over so much and compares it to a game of clue. EJ laughs and then declares that he thinks he knows who tipped off the authorities.
Cat apologizes to Rafe and argues that her excuse is being so worried about Chad. Rafe argues that they don’t even know if EJ is involved in Chad’s disappearance which is why she has to take her emotions out of it until the operation is done. Rafe reminds Cat that her life could depend on it. Cat responds that she understands that now. Rafe says he’s glad, but it might be too late because if EJ knows she drugged him and was rummaging around the mansion, he will likely retaliate and she could’ve put Chad’s life in more danger.
Chad tells Theo that he hates to say it or even think about it, but they never found Abigail’s body after she went missing from her grave which shocks Theo. Chad says the idea makes him sick. Theo takes a closer look at the bones and concludes that he doesn’t think they belong to Abigail.
Jeremy asks Maggie how she’s doing as he heard Titan has been going through tough times. Maggie confirms they’ve had a rough patch. Jeremy tells her to say the word if she needs anything from him. Maggie responds that there actually is something she wanted to ask him.
Alex suggests getting another Christmas tree but Stephanie doesn’t want to cut down another one. They talk about someday planting their own trees when they have a yard along with a puppy and kids.
Cat tells Rafe that he’s made his point and asks if they can get back to the case now. Cat wants to focus on finding Chad instead of assigning blame. Cat tells Rafe that she’s been putting together a timeline starting with Chad checking in to Salem Inn the night before Thanksgiving. Rafe mentions Julie and EJ receiving texts from Chad’s phone which makes him wonder if the calls Tony supposedly made to the cruise ship were actually from him. Cat feels the kidnapper was clearly trying to delay. Rafe points out that if EJ took Chad right before his custody trial, he knew he’d be reported missing immediately. Cat suggests maybe EJ doesn’t have anything to do with it. Rafe responds that if he does, maybe he knows they are onto him.
Gwen asks EJ who it was then. EJ tells her that Leo has been buzzing around for weeks and Rita caught him at the lab back in October. EJ argues that he told Gwen to befriend Leo again but she’s done the complete opposite. Gwen argues that she tried. EJ asks if she’s sure she didn’t say anything to Leo. Gwen insists that Leo knows nothing about anything. EJ wants to take Gwen’s word for it, but he’s going to need much better assurance than that. Gwen asks what he means. EJ warns that if he doesn’t get that assurance, he will have to take care of Leo on his own, one way or another.
Leo tells Johnny about EJ building a secure lab behind the new free clinic and that Gwen claims EJ let her in as a potential donor, but he doesn’t believe her. Johnny talks about Gwen being a DiMera by marriage so it could’ve been family stuff. Leo argues that Gwen doesn’t do anything unless there’s something in it for her. Johnny asks if Leo’s determination to get to the bottom of this is about EJ or Dimitri. Leo says it’s about the story he’s been working on for weeks. Leo acknowledges that Dimitri broke his heart, but says that he has moved on and whatever EJ and Gwen are working on has front page story all over it. Leo adds that the sudden disappearance of Johnny’s family members could be tied to it. Johnny admits that Leo has piqued his interest and decides to see what they can find out.
Alex and Stephanie get their Christmas tree set up and agree it’s not perfect. They are interrupted by Stephanie’s phone ringing but she ignores it which surprises Alex. Stephanie doesn’t want to be more focused on work than on them. Stephanie declares her new year’s resolution is to find more balance between her work life and love life. Alex likes the sound of that. Stephanie decides that she will start that resolution a little early as they kiss onto the couch.
Jeremy asks Maggie how he can help. Maggie tells him that it’s recently come to their attention that one of their authors contracted through Titan Publishing has received a string of letters from a besotted fan who seems to live in Salem. Jeremy assumes the author is Stephanie and that Alex put her up to asking him about this. Maggie confirms that Alex and Kate both shared their concerns. Jeremy guesses that because of his distant history with Stephanie, Maggie thinks the fan is him.
Johnny and Leo go over the gala video. Johnny isn’t sure about isolating the sound but he’s pretty sure Holly got a wide shot, so he zooms in on their lips and asks Leo what he can make out. Leo says it looks like EJ is telling Gwen to handle something and she doesn’t look happy about it. Leo questions Gwen saying something about a delivery. Johnny says it will take awhile but he’ll work on it a little more to see what he can figure out and he will send him the video as soon as he’s done.
Cat comments on Rafe seeming very determined to keep EJ as the number one suspect and questions if he’s the one making it personal now. Rafe questions Cat giving EJ the benefit of the doubt while knowing what they know about him. Cat thinks Rafe may be biased and it could be clouding his judgment. Rafe insists that he knows the DiMeras and they will generally choose money and power. Rafe adds that they don’t have other suspects lined up, so until they have hard evidence, his money is on EJ.
Theo tells Chad that he took an anatomy class in college and the bone is a femur bone, acknowledging that Abigail was shorter than whoever the bones belong to. Chad is relieved as Theo guesses the bones belonged to a man.
Gwen tells EJ to let her handle this as she can get through to Leo. EJ argues that she said that before but Leo remains a thorn in their side. EJ asks if Gwen wants their whole plan blown to hell because she didn’t have the stomach to take out Leo herself. Gwen asks what EJ is going to do to Leo. EJ decides it’s best that she not know. EJ then turns away and calls Rita to tell her that he has an important job for her that he needs done ASAP.
Alex and Stephanie bring out the Christmas ornaments. Alex comments on how they will have to replace the ones they have with the ones their kids end up making. Stephanie points out that it’s the second time today that he’s brought up having kids. Alex guesses it was on his mind after Johnny was showing him pictures of Trey and admits he was kind of envious, but decides he will refrain from that topic for a bit as he saw how reluctant she was to discuss having kids when they were with Trey. Alex says that before he met Stephanie, he never thought he would settle down or have kids, but now he’s with the woman of his dreams so it just feels right as they hug.
Jeremy can’t believe he was first accused of outing Stephanie as Anastasia Sands which he didn’t do and now they think he’s writing obsessed letters. Jeremy is disappointed in how little Maggie thinks of him. Maggie apologizes for upsetting him. Jeremy questions if she thought accusing him of being a nutjob wouldn’t upset him. Maggie apologizes again and explains that Alex told her that Steve had the handwriting analyzed and it was written by someone left-handed. Jeremy responds that he’s ambidextrous and questions how that would lead her to believe that he was the idiot who wrote those letters. Maggie says it didn’t, she just felt like she had to ask. Jeremy responds that he no longer feels she is on his side which is sad for him because she was like a Grandma to him and he thought she had his back but it turns out she thinks the worst of him just like everybody else. Jeremy then storms off, leaving Maggie upset.
Gwen exits the DiMera Mansion as Leo arrives and says she’s just who he was coming to see. Gwen tells Leo that he shouldn’t be here. Leo responds that he has video evidence that she and EJ are in dastardly cahoots. Leo declares that after he exposes what they are up to, she will be facing incarceration unless she comes clean right now.
Chad questions Theo being sure that the bone belonged to a man. Theo says it’s his best guess and points out that there are a few DiMera males who have been missing for quite some time like Stefan and Dimitri. Chad points out that it’s possible it’s not a DiMera at all but a DiMera enemy since a few of those who have met an unfortunate demise. They are then startled by a noise at the door.
Alex guesses he and Stephanie should get to work now. Alex says he hates to leave her but he looks forward to decorating for Christmas with her. Stephanie says she’ll be waiting. Alex kisses her and then goes to leave when he sees a fan mail letter on the table. Alex stops and opens the envelope, then drops it in shock.
The person in all black is in front of their computer screen under the “SandsFan69” name that wrote about wanting to get rid of Anastasia Sands’ boyfriend so they could finally be together reads a response from “Devoted&Unseen” that says “Don’t try to kill him. If you go to prison, you’ll never get the girl”. They write back asking why they didn’t think of that and that they will have to make sure they don’t get caught.
Johnny wonders what EJ is up to now and remarks to himself that every time he thinks he might want a relationship with his father, he goes and does something like this. Johnny promises baby Trey that he will never hurt him in that way and he’ll always be the kind of father he can be proud of.
Cat tells Rafe that she needs to get to work and asks to continue this later. Rafe tells her to do them both a favor and not take any more dumb risks. Rafe advises her to watch her back because if EJ is onto her, her whole family could be in danger. Cat then exits the office.
Gwen knows Leo is champing at the bit to nail EJ, but suggests he should think about Javi. Leo asks what Javi has to do with anything. Gwen remarks that Leo will want to protect Javi from seeing his lifeless body being pulled out of the Salem river. Gwen warns that’s exactly what’s going to happen if Leo doesn’t stop spewing his nonsense everywhere. Gwen suggests Leo go away for awhile as she heads back inside to the DiMera Mansion. Gwen goes back to the living room and finds EJ is gone. Gwen goes to pour a drink but sees that EJ’s cell phone has been left on the ground.
Theo and Chad are shocked as EJ’s unconscious body is dumped in to the DiMera Crypt with them.
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