Month: October 2024

Days of Our Lives Update

Update written by Joseph

Leo goes over the Body and Soul script as he walks through the town square and runs in to Hattie, who questions if he’s going somewhere. Leo responds that he’s going to work. Hattie remarks that’s because he has a job, unlike her. Hattie declares that thanks to Leo, she’s out on her ass.

Abe and Kate go to the Body and Soul studio where they find a fruit basket. Bonnie arrives and reveals it’s from her as a thank you for saving her life as she hugs them.

At the hospital, Seth Burns talks to Kayla about having doubts about filming Body and Soul at the hospital but admits it’s been a fun experience so far. Kayla says she thought it would be good for the hospital. Seth reveals that he thinks he’s been bitten by the acting bug.

Johnny has a nightmare about Alex coming to make love to Chanel as he yells at them to stop. Johnny then wakes up in a panic, causing Chanel to ask him what’s wrong.

Stephanie sits at home, on the phone with Jada and says she’s so happy that Rafe is home. Jada asks about her and Alex, but Stephanie says there’s nothing to report as she didn’t even see him on set yesterday. Stephanie repeats that her and Alex are just friends and she’s totally fine with that, as Alex then shows up at her door without a shirt on. Stephanie tells Jada they’ll talk soon as she hangs up. Alex says he’s sorry as he didn’t mean to interrupt but Stephanie says it’s okay and invites him in. She tells him that Jada was just updating her on Rafe being home from the hospital which Alex says is great news. Stephanie asks what brought him by. Alex says he brought her a pumpkin spice latte as he knows how much they both like their morning caffeine. Alex talks about how he hit the gym this morning to work out some of his nerves as he’s shooting the big love scene with Chanel today.

Chanel brings Johnny a glass of water and questions him yelling “stop it” in his sleep, assuming he had a bad dream which he confirms. Chanel asks if he wants to tell her about it. Johnny says not really but Chanel insists, so he admits it was about her and Alex. Chanel tells him she’s so sorry but guesses it makes sense since Johnny is going to be directing their love scene today. Johnny knows she’s been upset with his jealousy issues but he also knows that he can’t let his irrational feelings get in the way of him doing his job. Johnny admits seeing them together like at the photoshoot brings back images of them actually together for real. Chanel asks him to try to believe her as she tells him one last time that she has no feelings for Alex and the time they were together with Allie was in the past and she never thinks about that anymore, insisting they are just co-workers and friends now. Johnny questions them being friends.

Hattie thought she and Leo were friends. Leo argues that they still are and he knows she’s upset. Hattie complains about Leo writing her out of the show that she was starring in, arguing that it was going to get her a daytime Emmy. Leo argues that he didn’t write her out since the producers make those decisions. Leo says he would’ve loved to have seen her character Charlemagne remain on the show. Hattie complains about having no notice at all. Leo insists that it wasn’t his call and he wanted to tell her, so Hattie questions why he didn’t. Leo informs her that Abe and Kate were worried that she would leave without filming her scenes if she knew she was going to get fired and then they’d all be out of work. Hattie responds that she kind of likes the sound of that.

Bonnie praises Abe and Kate for saving her character Cassandra’s life and how she feels like she’s a part of her now. Bonnie asks if all of Charlemagne’s stuff will be up for grabs now like her clothes and her mansion or her grief stricken husband. Bonnie wonders if she should pitch it to Leo. Kate stops her and says none of that will be happening. Kate reminds her that Body and Soul is an ensemble production, so when Hattie didn’t respect that, they had no choice but to send her to soap opera Heaven. Kate remarks that she’s sure Charlemagne would love to have Cassandra join here there. Bonnie gets that Body and Soul isn’t a one star vehicle and apologizes for going overboard. Abe tells her it’s okay and reminds her that Body and Soul has no stars as they all work together in harmony and humility. Bonnie assures she would never want to be like Hattie. Bonnie asks if she could get a raise with Hattie being gone, then quickly says maybe not. Bonnie decides she will leave them to their work and hurries out.

Seth informs Kayla that he was written in to another scene for today as the producers were apparently impressed by his previous performance. Kayla calls him a man of many talents. Seth says he won’t give up his day job yet, but asks Kayla to let the Body and Soul producers know that he wouldn’t be averse to a romantic interest or a love scene.

Stephanie thought Alex was talking to Kate about putting the love scene off. Alex says they did but apparently too many actors asked for script changes that Kate didn’t want Leo for more rewrites, so the scene couldn’t be postponed. Alex says he’s disappointed in it happening too soon and rushing the whole story. Stephanie asks how Alex feels about acting with Chanel since they don’t seem to get along. Alex says it’s not much of an issue anymore as they called a truce and agreed to try to start fresh. Stephanie calls that very mature of them. Alex says now that the huge love scene is happening today, he’s praying they can get through it without any problems. Stephanie is sure it will be fine since Alex and Chanel worked things out, but questions how Johnny feels about it.

Johnny thought Chanel and Alex couldn’t stand each other and questions them suddenly now being friends. Chanel asks what’s so shocking about that since they obviously have to work together, so they decided it would be a little less awkward if they just got along. Johnny agrees that the less backstage drama, the better. Chanel feels there will be enough drama on screen. Johnny decides they should get going so they aren’t late for rehearsals. Chanel mentions her and Alex running the hospital scenes. Johnny didn’t realize Chanel had hospital scenes which she explains. Johnny then mentions needing to get to the set anyways since they are filming Charlemagne’s death scenes which he feels will be a little tricky.

Hattie calls Leo an accomplice after the fact of getting her character killed off. Leo questions how that is. Hattie feels tricked and duped because she thought Bonnie was being killed off. Leo explains that he thought it would be more of a shock to the audience which means bigger ratings. Hattie calls that clever of him but also hurtful, arguing that he killed her off before she even had a week under contract. Hattie thought she would get a daytime Emmy nomination or a fan club started. Hattie starts to cry. Leo tells her that he’s really sorry and he hates that things turned out this way. Leo tries to encourage her but brings up that Roman said it’s show business not friendship, so he really hopes they can still hang out but Hattie says no. Hattie tells Leo that if he sees her coming down the street, she wants him to go the other way or else she will end him. Hattie then storms off.

Alex tells Stephanie that he’s hoping Johnny will be cool with directing his love scene with Chanel. Alex mentions that he suggested getting another director but Johnny wants to prove he’s professional. Stephanie hopes it all works out. Alex says he should go get cleaned up and jokes about not making Chanel work so hard to pretend to be attracted to him. Stephanie offers Alex a ride to the set to thank him for the latte. Alex accepts and says he’ll be back in a bit as he needs to shower. After he leaves, Stephanie remarks to herself that she could use a cold shower.

Leo goes to the studio and tells Kate that he’s feeling like a bad friend and rotten person in general. Kate asks what he’s upset about. Leo informs her that he ran in to Hattie, who blames him for killing her off. Leo says Hattie is holding a grudge and be spiteful and vindictive, mentioning that Hattie warned him to watch out. Kate is sure at some point, she will calm down. Leo says maybe when they are all killed off in real life. Kate encourages that it will be sooner than that. Kate then informs him that they are about to film her death scene and asks if he wants to watch it on the monitor which Leo declines.

Johnny prepares to begin directing at the hospital and sees Abe, noting that he wasn’t expecting to see him on set. Abe explains that he thought it would be good to have one of the producers on set for Hattie’s death scene just in case which Johnny says is a good call. Johnny begins directing Seth and Bonnie, then calls out for Charlemagne but Hattie is not there. Abe wonders where she is.

Chanel sits in the park holding her back in pain. Kayla finds her and asks if she’s alright. Chanel responds that she thinks she threw her back out. Kayla offers to check her out and asks what happened. Chanel explains that she was going to the hospital with Johnny but she had time before rehearsing with Alex, so she went to the Bakery and on her way back through the park, she stopped to tie her shoe and had a nasty pain in her back. Kayla thinks she might have pulled a muscle. Chanel says she has to get to set for her big scene with Alex but Kayla encourages her to rest a little bit as she still has time before the scene.

Stephanie and Alex arrive at the hospital. Alex thanks her for the ride and says he’ll get extra rehearsal time with Chanel. Stephanie says she will go check the shooting but Alex gets a text from Chanel that she’s running late. Alex says he hoped to get in some practice, so he asks Stephanie to run some lines with him which she agrees to do. Seth comes in and asks if they have seen Hattie but they have not.

Abe asks Johnny if Hattie could’ve just left. Bonnie calls it unprofessional. Seth returns and says Hattie is not in her dressing room and no one has seen her. Abe says he was afraid of that and asks how they are going to shoot Hattie’s death without Hattie. Hattie then arrives, complaining that the hospital is like a maze. Johnny then says they will get started. Bonnie tells Hattie to stop looking at her like that as it’s not like she asked them to kill her off, even though Hattie was thrilled when Cassandra was getting killed off. Hattie just wants to get the show going.

Kate tells Leo that the scenes being shot today were really well written. Leo says as bad as Hattie feels about being killed off and as rotten as he feels, she’s going out with a bang. Leo talks about knowing he had to come up with a fitting ending, but they were pressed for time, so he remembered how they killed off a very memorable character on LA Law.

Johnny directs Bonnie and Hattie at the hospital as Cassandra and Charlemagne where they talk about wishing each other dead but wanting to start clean, so they agree to a truce and shake hands. Johnny then directs Hattie to push the button to the elevator.

Leo explains to Kate how Rosalind Shays was killed off on LA Law by falling down an elevator shaft.

Johnny directs Hattie to wave, turn, and step on to the elevator but she hesitates.

Kayla asks Chanel if she’s feeling better. Chanel says not really but she doesn’t want to hold up production so she needs to get to the hospital. Kayla agrees but decides she’s taking her to the emergency room, not the set. Chanel worries about her scenes with Alex but Kayla says that can wait as they walk off together.

Alex rehearses lines with Stephanie where Alex’s character talks about not squandering a second of time when you find the person you love. Alex then kisses Stephanie, who comments that this is going to be some love scene as they kiss onto the hospital bed.

Johnny directs Hattie to get on to the elevator but she says she can’t because there’s no elevator to get on to. Johnny says that’s the point as she’s supposed to fall down the shaft. Hattie argues that it’s easy for him to say since he’s not the one doing it. Abe encourages that it’s only three feet deep and she will fall on an air mattress. Hattie says that’s not it and declares that she doesn’t want to die.

Kate tells Leo that she thought she remembered the elevator shaft. Leo says there was a 90s sitcom that paid homage to that where the actor didn’t want to get on the elevator because he knew he was getting killed off, just like Hattie.

Johnny encourages Hattie that she can do this as she’s a professional actor. Hattie agrees, so Johnny calls to restart the scene. Hattie as Charlemagne tries inviting Bonnie as Cassandra to come with her but she points out that she’s on an IV. Hattie tries telling Seth to get on the elevator but he says he has to monitor Cassandra, so the elevator is just for her. Johnny directs Hattie again to get on the elevator now but Hattie turns to him and refuses to do it. Hattie declares that they can kill off her character if that’s what they want as she can’t stop them, but she will not help them do it. Hattie then walks off set.

Leo runs in to Bonnie in the town square. Leo asks how it went on set. Bonnie informs him that Hattie refused to do the stunt. Leo questions how they ended the scene then. Bonnie says they didn’t and had to end early because Hattie stormed off set.

Abe returns to Kate in the studio and tells her about Hattie storming off set. Kate asks what they are going to do. Hattie arrives and calls them her favorite backstabbers. Kate warns her that she won’t get paid for breaking contract. Hattie tells her to keep the money and calls them traitors, adding that she thinks she’s going to leave town. Hattie declares that they are going to regret the day they crossed her and she’s going to make sure they pay for it. Hattie vows to make sure they are cursed along with everyone involved with the show. Hattie remarks that she’ll make sure Body and Soul’s fictional town of Pineview goes up in flames as she storms out.

Kayla checks Chanel out at the hospital as Chanel says it’s like they’re cursed. Chanel asks Kayla to help her over to the set but Kayla says no one would expect her to do her scenes in this condition, so she will let Abe and Kate know that she’s calling in sick and will be much better tomorrow. Chanel worries about her scene with Alex but Kayla repeats it will have to wait and says she’s sorry but there will be no love scene today.

Johnny goes to the hospital room set but Seth stops him outside and advises him not to go in as he tells him that Faith and Arrow are inside and at first, he thought they were just rehearsing but then he realized they were in a steamy love scene for real. Seth walks away, leaving Johnny in disbelief.

Alex and Stephanie have sex on the hospital bed as Johnny walks in, assuming that it’s Alex and Chanel.

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Update written by Joseph

EJ goes to see Paulina and informs her that Stefan is not going to be a problem anymore.

Gabi questions Stefan bringing her flowers but he clarifies that they were at the desk so a nurse asked him to bring them in. Stefan opens the card and sees they are from her assistants at Gabi Chic, wishing her a speedy recovery and mentioning they thought Connie was a psycho. Gabi remarks that everyone could see Connie was insane except her. Gabi then asks Stefan what he’s doing there. Stefan informs her that he just spoke to his lawyer and announces he’s filing for divorce which Gabi questions. Stefan asks why she sounds surprised when she told him that she was going to take him for everything he’s worth and divided the house. Stefan says he’s surprised that she didn’t file first. Gabi calls it ironic since he once said he would fight tooth and nail for their marriage but now he’s eager to end it. Gabi questions his sudden rush to divorce her.

Julie walks Thomas and Charlotte through the town square. Thomas talks about wanting to get home to play an online video game but Julie informs him that he’s going to have to postpone because Chad has a very special surprise for them when they get home.

“Abigail” goes to see Chad, who notes that she got there quick and informs her that Julie took the kids to the bakery. Chad then informs her that he wanted her to come over because when the kids get home, he’s going to tell them the truth that their mother is alive because it’s time. “Abigail” disagrees and says they absolutely cannot do that.

Ava goes to the Brady Pub where Roman says he’s been meaning to talk to her as there are new security cameras and he’s having the locks changed so he will get her new keys. Roman says he feels really bad about what she went through with Connie. Ava assures there’s nothing he could’ve done. Ava adds that she knows she’s still behind on rent and since she walked away from her job at the Pub, she doesn’t know when she will be able to pay him back. Roman brings up her leaving for a better job but Ava tells him that he’s aware of how fast things change in this town.

Stefan tells Gabi that he’s not in a rush to divorce her but he’s just thinking what is the point of dragging it on. Stefan states that they are both miserable so they should just cut their losses and end things. Gabi feels it still feels kind of sudden and asks why today. Stefan responds that he and EJ got into it earlier today and EJ said something that really resonated with him, even though he was obviously trying to goad him. Gabi asks what he said. Stefan informs her that EJ told him he’s never going to be able to erase the image of he and Gabi together and he’s right. Gabi responds that she can relate because ever since she found out about Stefan and Ava, she can’t get the mental images out of her head either, so she understands. Stefan guesses she also understands then that there is no fixing this as she can’t get over he and Ava while he can’t get over her and EJ, so there’s nothing left to fight for.

“Abigail” argues that they discussed this and decided it was too soon for the kids to meet her, so she questions what has changed. Chad argues that it’s too important to keep putting off and the kids need and miss her. Chad talks about the longer it goes, the more likely it is that the kids find out from someone random. Chad says he’s kept it out of the papers but there are a lot of people in and out of the DiMera Mansion. Chad feels they need to control what Thomas and Charlotte hear and how which is why it’s important that they tell them and they don’t find out from someone else.

Thomas asks Julie what the surprise is. Julie says if she told them, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore. Leo comes by and greets them. Julie tells him that they are in a rush. Leo tells the kids how proud Chad is of them and how he would show him pictures of them when they were at work. Thomas questions Leo saying he doesn’t work for Chad anymore. Leo informs him that he’s now the head writer of Body and Soul, making the big bucks. Julie says they have to get on their way but Thomas has one more question and asks Leo if he’s still the tooth fairy, showing him that he has a loose tooth. Leo responds that he’s not a fairy after all. Leo then calls it a great day and adds that there’s great news about his mom. Thomas remarks that his mom is dead and questions what’s great about that, shocking Leo.

“Abigail” tells Chad that she wants to protect Thomas and Charlotte too but doesn’t see the harm in giving it more time if she’s starting to remember. Chad questions how much more time. Chad complains that every day that goes by is another day for the kids missing their mom. Chad argues that the kids are smart and more capable of understanding than she thinks. Chad asks “Abigail” what she needs or wants and if she isn’t tired of being a virtual prisoner in the DiMera Mansion or if she wants her life back. She says he has no idea how much. Chad says when she remembered her vows, he expected the flood gates to open. She points out that they didn’t and he was terribly disappointed. Chad talks about showing her their wedding album bringing the memory back so maybe seeing the children will bring her memories back. Chad thinks it’s what is best for them and declares it’s time to tell the kids the truth.

Julie questions what Leo is talking about, insisting there is no news about Abigail. Leo claims that she just got her angel wings in Heaven and that he actually is a fairy. Leo gives Thomas and Charlotte some money as the tooth fairy which Julie calls very generous. Leo says would give Julie some too but he ran out of cash. Julie says she’s out of patience so she walks off with the kids. Leo questions how he was supposed to know.

Paulina questions Stefan officially recanting his claim about EJ’s involvement in the baby switching involving Eric, Sloan, and Nicole. EJ confirms that Stefan added he will cease and desist his baseless claim to undermine him which Paulina calls interesting. EJ declares that now, Paulina has no reason to fire him. Paulina argues that EJ gave her plenty of reason but decides that since Melinda likes working for Kristen, she has no one to replace him with yet. EJ responds that he will continue happily working as district attorney and won’t take up more of her time. Paulina stops him and says she has one concern as they both know this claim is a lie, so she questions how exactly he coerced Stefan in to signing it.

Gabi tells Stefan that when the bomb was ticking down, she was sure she was going to die and thought about all the things she wished she had done or said in her life including telling Stefan one more time that she loved him. Gabi brings up Stefan coming to see her that night in the hospital and she thought maybe staring death in the face was exactly what they needed as she wanted to forgive him, but then she found out about how he tried to have sex with Ava again as revenge for her revenge sex with EJ. Stefan points out they didn’t sleep together again. Gabi notes she didn’t sleep with EJ again either but Stefan says she wanted to as EJ told him that he turned her down which Gabi confirms. Gabi admits she was hurt and wanted to hurt Stefan as he did too, so they both wanted to inflict pain on each other. Gabi states that’s just not something you do to someone you love with your whole heart.

EJ tells Paulina that Stefan’s statement was completely truthful. Paulina tells him not to insult her intelligence, questioning Stefan changing his tune for no reason as he was determined to bring EJ down. EJ reveals he threatened to sue for defamation which would’ve brought him down. Paulina questions what they are going to do when they run out of things to blackmail each other over. EJ jokes that will never happen as they have an endless supply. EJ repeats that he won’t take up more of her time and looks forward to working with her again as he exits.

Gabi tells Stefan that when he was taken from her and she thought he died, it felt like her heart had been ripped out and she didn’t think she would ever feel whole again, but then he came back and it was a miracle but when he wanted nothing to do with her, it was like losing him all over again. Stefan says then they were finally together again and so happy. Gabi points out that then she went to prison and the only thing that got her through was knowing that he was waiting for her as she kept telling herself that she had to stay strong for him, but then she found out about he and Ava which Stefan calls the biggest mistake of his life. Gabi admits she obviously couldn’t handle it. Stefan tells her that he’s so sorry and that he would give anything to go back to erase that terrible mistake because when they were good and happy, he never loved anyone more than he loved her as she was everything to him. Stefan recalls the poem he wrote her on their anniversary and calls himself a fool for screwing everything up. Gabi admits she then screwed it up even worse. Stefan calls it such a shame and says he’s so sorry. Gabi responds that she’s sorry too, but brings up the mental images they both see. Gabi declares that the damage is one and there’s nothing left to fight for anymore. Gabi tells Stefan to go ahead and file for divorce as she just wants it over with like he does. Stefan and Gabi say goodbye to one another as Stefan then exits the room. Gabi then breaks down crying.

Ava explains to Roman that when Stefan offered her the job at the Bistro, he insisted his marriage was over and he didn’t care what Gabi thought so she accepted his offer, but then she gave it some thought and realized it might be a little more complicated, so she quit before she started. Ava acknowledges that Stefan came to save her from Connie but they haven’t had a chance to discuss it because Stefan found out Gabi had been hurt so he ran off to help her and for all she knows, they could be back together again. Roman tells Ava that if she wants her job at the Pub back, she can have it but suggests figuring out where things are with Stefan first. Ava jokingly questions taking more time to pay Roman what she owes him. Roman points out that he’s waited this long. Ava calls him the best and thanks him. Ava says she will keep him posted as she exits the Pub. Leo then enters the Pub and asks Roman if he can get a drink as it has been a day and it’s not over yet, so Roman goes to get him a beer. Leo comments that soap opera life is crazy but real life leaves it in the dust. Roman asks what is going on that is so crazy. Leo responds that he just found out the hard way that Chad’s kids still don’t know that “Abigail” is alive.

“Abigail” tells Chad that she doesn’t want to turn the kids lives upside down on the off chance that it might bring her memories back. She says she feels terrible disappointing Chad but would feel worse disappointing them. Chad says he doesn’t want to argue and decides that if she doesn’t want to tell the kids, they won’t. She thanks him for understanding. Chad says he’ll just have to call Julie to tell her not to bring the kids home but he sees a text from Julie that they are on their way home. Julie then returns with the kids and Thomas runs in, asking who the woman with Chad is.

Leo tells Roman about how he had to cover with the kids after he mentioned news about Abigail and ended up going on about fairies. Roman points out that the kids bought it. Leo says they seemed to but he just assumed they would’ve been told by now that their mother is alive and living in Salem. Leo questions how long they can keep a secret like that under wraps.

Thomas questions “Abigail” staring at him and asks why Chad hasn’t answered him. Julie thinks Chad is collecting his thoughts and says to give him a moment. “Abigail” tells Thomas and Charlotte that she’s sorry to stare as she heard so much about them and wasn’t expecting to meet them. She claims to be a friend of Chad’s who works at the Spectator. Chad tells the kids that he wants to hear about their day but he has to finish work, so he asks Julie to take the kids to the kitchen. Thomas brings up that Julie said Chad had a surprise for them. Chad says it will be later as Julie takes the kids to the kitchen. Chad asks “Abigail” if that triggered anything but she says it didn’t. Chad responds that he doesn’t know where they go from here then. “Abigail” says she might have an idea.

Stefan sits at the Bistro, looking at his wedding ring as Ava enters and asks if he’s busy. Stefan responds that dinner service hasn’t started yet. Ava tells Stefan that Roman encouraged her to follow up with him on his job offer. Stefan asks if she came to un-quit. Ava says that depends on whether he and Gabi are back together. Stefan informs her that they are done which surprises Ava as when Stefan ran off after her, she thought maybe. Stefan admits there was a split second that he held out hope they could work things out, but he confirms that he and Gabi do not have a future together.

EJ goes to Gabi’s hospital room as he finishes a call with Johnny. Gabi asks what he’s doing there. EJ says he just thought she should know that he got a call from Rafe, who warned him to stay away from her. EJ says they live in the same house, so he wondered how she wanted to handle the situation. Gabi assures they’ll be fine since it’s a big house and they can respect each others’ boundaries while Rafe was just being protective. EJ assumes the flowers are from Stefan but Gabi says they are not. Gabi then informs EJ that Stefan was just there to tell her that he’s filing for divorce, because of EJ taunting him about the image of them in his head. EJ admits he told Stefan that because he knows he tends to obsess. EJ says he was only stating what he knows to be true. Gabi brings up Johnny once telling EJ about misplaced anger, that EJ took his anger over Nicole and Eric out on Gabi and Stefan to try and ruin their marriage and now he’s succeeded.

Ava questions Stefan and Gabi getting a divorce. Stefan confirms he was his idea and he filed for it. Stefan adds that he and Gabi talked and are on the same page. Ava admits she’s no fan of Gabi, but she cares about Stefan so she hopes he’s not jumping the gun in doing this because his feelings got hurt. Stefan assures that’s not it at all. Stefan acknowledges part of him will always love Gabi, but neither of them can get over what they did. Ava tells him that she’s so sorry. Stefan tells her it’s not her fault as she did not make any promises to Gabi like he did, so he’s the one who is sorry.

“Abigail” asks Chad what he thinks about her solution. Julie comes in and questions what’s going on as she thought this was the day to tell the children the truth about their mother. Chad explains that they were going to but “Abigail” wasn’t ready and he shouldn’t have assumed she would be. Julie decides it’s her chance to meet “Abigail” and introduces herself as her cousin. “Abigail” says it’s nice to meet her and that she’s heard so much about her and Doug. She adds that she’s grateful for all she has done to help them with this situation. Julie says if she remembered her, she’d realize she could be a little blunt. Julie argues that “Abigail” can’t believe she can continue this charade indefinitely. Julie reveals that she just ran in to Leo, who almost blurted out the secret, but he covered well and worries about someone else saying something. Chad assures they both know that and that “Abigail” just told him about an idea to address that. Julie asks what it is. “Abigail” reveals that she wants them to go to Paris.

EJ tells Gabi that he’s sorry if she blames him for the end of her marriage, but when they shared that night of passion, he was under the distinct impression that it was completely over. Gabi admits she knows and she doesn’t mean to blame him as he’s right. Gabi says she only lashed out at him because it was easier than blaming herself, but she knows that she is to blame since she is the one who came onto him in the first place and when she wanted to have sex again, he turned her down. Gabi can’t believe she is saying this, but calls EJ a perfect gentleman. EJ jokes that he has his moments. EJ tells Gabi that he’s never seen her back down from a fight if she doesn’t want her marriage to be over, but Gabi responds that it’s not a fight anymore. Gabi declares that no matter what she feels for Stefan, too much has happened and he agrees that what they had is truly dead for good this time.

Stefan tells Ava that he should’ve known all along that things would end up like this, remarking that nothing that burns so bright can last too long. Ava says that sounds about right. Stefan hopes she will consider coming back to work at the Bistro without any concern over Gabi or his future behavior. Ava assures that she’s not worried and she really needs the job, so she thanks him and says she would gladly trade it for an apron at the Brady Pub if it meant things could be different for he and Gabi. Stefan says that’s nice of her to say.

Leo reads over his script for Body and Soul, telling Roman that he hopes the audience enjoys it. Roman asks how the hospital shoot went. Leo explains that Hattie gave Abe and Kate an ultimatum which they were not having, so he had to write her exit and he’s afraid Hattie is now in the soap opera graveyard. Leo feels terrible because he knew before she did, but he was instructed that he couldn’t say a word until after Hattie filmed her final scene with Bonnie so she wouldn’t storm out. Leo considers Hattie a friend, so he hates that she was blindsided. Roman says that’s why they call it show business and not friendship. Leo feels like such a heel and talks about lying for a good reason but it’s still a lie and doesn’t make you feel any better in the end.

Julie questions “Abigail” and Chad going to Paris. “Abigail” explains that Chad said it’s where they went after their wedding and it was one of the most romantic times of their lives. Chad adds that since the wedding album triggered her memory so being there might trigger something else, while she’s been under so much stress and pressure in Salem. Julie asks if they plan on taking the children with them but “Abigail” says no and suggests leaving them with Jack and Jennifer in Boston so they don’t have to worry about someone saying anything to them. Julie is sure Jack and Jennifer will love that but questions if “Abigail” doesn’t remember anything in Paris. “Abigail” assures that they will then come back and tell the children the truth which Julie calls sensible. “Abigail” asks if Chad is on board with all of this. Chad declares “Paris, here we come.”

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Rafe takes a walk in the hospital and calls Jada, asking her to pick him up later as he reveals that Kayla has cleared him to leave the hospital and he’s just waiting on the paper work to officially be a free man. Rafe mentions that he’s on his way to Gabi’s hospital room to give her the good news.

Gabi sleeps in her hospital bed where she dreams of Stefan coming to visit her and asking her to take him back.

Aaron joins his sister Felicity in the town square. Aaron tells her that Mark sent him to pick her up because he said something about having an important meeting.

Mark sits in the park with his sister, “Abigail” and tells her that reciting Abigail’s wedding vows to Chad was a genius move. She talks about going through their box of wedding mementos for something she could use. She assures that no one saw her in the attic where she found Abigail’s vows written. She talks about feeling bad for Chad believing his beloved wife’s memories are starting to come back.

Julie joins Chad in the living room of the Horton house. Julie mentions that she was just up in the attic and tells Chad that they have to talk. She sits Chad down and talks about Charlotte loves to go up in the attic and look through all their old things. Julie explains that Charlotte was up there going through every box, including the one that included Chad’s mementos with Abigail. Chad says he pulled that out the other day, hoping it would help “Abigail” remember and she ended up remembering her wedding vows. Julie says she’s glad she remembered something. Chad asks if there’s a but coming after that. Julie responds that unfortunately, there is.

“Abigail” talks to Mark about the look in Chad’s eyes as she recited the vows and how excited he was remembering the love he and Abigail shared. Mark says he can imagine how hard this is for her. “Abigail” asks who cares how she feels and complains that she hates lying to Chad and how hurt Chad will be when he finds out this is all a lie. Mark argues that she’s upset because she has a good heart and he loves her for that. Mark adds that it hasn’t been easy for him either as Chad obviously went through Hell when his wife was murdered and now making him think she’s back when she never will be. “Abigail” acknowledges that there is no alternative as thanks to Clyde, that’s clearer now more than ever that they don’t have a choice and she has to get Chad to the altar soon for his fourth wedding or else their mother is a dead woman.

Gabi continues dreaming about Stefan asking her to take him back until Rafe arrives and wakes her up. Rafe notes that she was mumbling and asks if she was having a good dream or a bad dream. Gabi calls it just a dream.

Stefan works at the Bistro as EJ arrives and asks if Stefan is still getting the hang of running a legitimate business. Stefan asks what he wants. EJ hands Stefan a folder and announces he’s suing him for defamation. Stefan asks what the hell he’s talking about and when he defamed him. EJ brings up Stefan telling Paulina that he had a hand in stealing Nicole’s baby which would hurt his reputation and career, so he’s going to need to be well compensated. Stefan calls EJ delusional if he thinks he’s going to bankroll his future after EJ admitted to helping Sloan cover up stealing Nicole’s baby. Stefan says he may not be the lawyer, but he’s not an idiot and he knows the truth is the best defense against any claim of defamation. EJ calls that impressive and admits he’s right that the truth is a solid defense against claims of defamation, but the question is who is going to give a damn about the truth when it becomes common knowledge that he slept with Stefan’s wife.

Gabi asks about Rafe being out of his hospital bed. Rafe says he’s been taking walks on the hospital floor and feeling relieved to be healthy and strong. Rafe adds that he had to come give her even more good news. Rafe then announces that he’s being released from the hospital today which Gabi calls amazing. Rafe talks about being sick of lying around and doing nothing, so he can’t wait to get home and back to work. Rafe asks how Gabi is. Gabi responds that she’s not too bad given that she was almost blown up by the psychopath who stabbed him. Gabi feels like such a fool as she can’t believe she hired Connie as her assistant, questioning how she couldn’t see that she was dangerous and totally insane. Rafe assures that she was an accomplished con artist so she couldn’t have seen that, but she’s locked up behind bars and won’t be able to hurt anyone else including Stefan. Gabi questions why Rafe brought up Stefan. Rafe points out that Connie hurt him too. Gabi states that she couldn’t care less about him which Rafe questions.

Aaron talks to Felicity about Mark being a good brother taking care of them and how their parents would be proud of him. Felicity wishes their parents hadn’t died. Aaron talks about it being hard for all of them and says Mark is a great older brother, but assures Felicity that he’s always there for her too.

Mark tells “Abigail” that the hardest part for him is lying to Aaron and Felicity. Mark talks about how they reacted when they were told that both of their parents died and how he still hears Felicity crying sometimes. “Abigail” says this will all soon be over and they will then be able to tell them that their mother is still alive.

Chad asks Julie if Charlotte got upset when she found the box. Julie tells her that Charlotte was delighted to see the old pictures. Chad asks why Julie seems upset then. Julie explains that afterwards, Charlotte wanted to talk about her mother and she said she knows that her mother is in Heaven but then she wanted to call her, so she had to explain that they couldn’t. Julie cries that Charlotte was so disappointed. Julie says it made her angry because Charlotte could talk to her mother since she’s not in Heaven, she’s right across town and she needs her. Julie declares that it’s time for Chad to tell the children that their mother is alive.

Stefan questions EJ planning to make it common knowledge that he slept with his brother’s wife. EJ remarks that Stefan’s wife threw herself at him and virtually begged her to have sex with him when he was just trying to help her right an egregious wrong. Stefan says that’s a great speech. EJ thinks The Intruder would be happy to print an item about his night of passion with Gabi. EJ jokes that it’s a shame Lady Whistleblower is no longer writing as he would’ve been glad to share. Stefan asks if he thinks him sleeping with Gabi being in print will make his involvement in kidnapping Nicole’s baby come off as fake news. EJ reminds Stefan that he has experience with jury selection, so he knows they will see Stefan for a cuckold husband, humiliated and vengeful, trying to desperately prop himself up with baseless accusations. EJ adds that by the time he finishes making his case, Stefan won’t have enough money left to split rent with Ava. EJ says that’s if he files the lawsuit which he won’t if Stefan signs an affidavit, saying that any accusations he made about him were patently false.

Gabi tells Rafe that she didn’t want to overwhelm him about Stefan when he first woke up as it was stuff he didn’t need to know. Rafe says he did need to know since she is his sister and that’s why Jada told him that Stefan cheated on her. Gabi talks about it being with Ava while she was rotting away in prison. Rafe guesses it must have been tough to hear. Gabi calls it brutal but points out that she told Rafe that Ava was trouble back when they got together as she was sure Ava would ruin his life. Rafe points out that their relationship ended because he cheated on Ava. Gabi brings up Ava getting back at him by trying to set him up as a dirty cop and ruin his reputation which she thinks was going overboard. Gabi guesses that since Ava didn’t succeed in ruining Rafe’s life, she decided to ruin her life instead. Rafe feels she didn’t succeed there either and asks if Gabi really thinks Ava ruined her life. Gabi declares that her marriage is over. Rafe feels it doesn’t need to be. Rafe gets that Stefan hurt her, but points out that they were in love and so happy. Rafe asks if Gabi doesn’t think at some point that she can forgive him and that at times Gabi isn’t the most level headed person. Gabi questions Rafe thinking she’s overreacting. Rafe says maybe a little, but he doesn’t want her to make some drastic decision that she can’t take back. Rafe repeats that Stefan and Gabi were so good and happy together and in love. Rafe asks if Gabi really thinks in her heart that her marriage is over.

Chad assures Julie that he wants to tell the kids that their mother is alive but “Abigail” is afraid because of how different she looks and not remembering them, so she thinks it will be too traumatic for them. Julie argues that nobody knows how the children will react but worries about the longer they wait. Chad says that “Abigail” doesn’t want to until she gets her memory back since she doesn’t remember anything about them. Julie questions if she ever gets her memory back while she’s living in Salem, so anyone could tell the children. Julie thinks it would be better for them to hear from their father that their mother is alive.

“Abigail” tells Mark that Aaron and Felicity have been through enough and it’s cruel to lie to them. Mark says he understands, but as long as Clyde is holding their mother hostage, they have to keep them in the dark. Aaron and Felicity then approach them in the park.

Rafe comments on Gabi and Stefan being through so much, reminding her that she thought he was dead for years and when they found each other again, she was so damn happy. Rafe asks if she’s going to let this one mistake ruin everything. Gabi calls it a big mistake. Rafe agrees but asks if she wants to throw it all away over it. Rafe says it might not be his business but feels there could be a way to get past it. Gabi responds that Stefan’s infidelity isn’t the only thing they would need to get past, revealing she may have escalated the situation when she slept with EJ which shocks Rafe. Gabi knows it was really stupid but she was so angry and hurt. Rafe calls that completely insane, arguing that she hates EJ for sending her to prison and questions why she would sleep with him. Gabi then admits it was Connie’s idea which Rafe questions. Gabi clarifies that Connie told her that she should get back at Stefan by cheating on him like he did to her. Rafe can’t believe she listened to her. Gabi argues that she didn’t know Connie was a homicidal maniac, hellbent on ruining her life. Gabi adds that it didn’t seem like bad advice at the time which Rafe questions, reminding her that EJ sent her to prison. Gabi complains that she had to do something because she couldn’t stop thinking about Stefan sleeping with Ava and picturing it as hard as she tried. Rafe wonders if sleeping with EJ made her feel better and if it got rid of the image in her head. Gabi admits that it didn’t as no matter what she does, she doesn’t think she will ever stop picturing Stefan having sex with Ava.

Stefan agrees to sign EJ’s affidavit and hands it back to him. Stefan brings up EJ saying that Gabi threw herself at him and says that may have been true that one time, but she admitted it was the only time it happened and that she was not interested in coming back for more. EJ confirms that is true that it was only the one time, but says it’s not true that Gabi wasn’t interested in coming back for more. EJ informs Stefan that his wife did come to his room, hoping it could happen again since the first time was so satisfying, but he turned her down out of respect for Stefan. EJ doubts that Stefan will ever be able to get the image out of his head as he then exits the Bistro.

Chad agrees with Julie that the longer they wait to tell the kids, the greater the risk is that they find out from someone else which would be very hurtful. Chad decides that he will tell the kids. Julie thanks him and says that’s all she wanted to hear as they hug.

Mark asks Aaron and Felicity what they are doing in the park. Aaron explains that he was taking her to feed the ducks and asks what they are doing since Mark mentioned an important meeting. Mark claims it finished early, so he took a walk and ran in to one of his patients, who he introduces as Abigail Deveraux. She says it’s nice to meet them while Felicity says that she looks familiar.

Gabi asks Rafe about getting released from the hospital. Rafe then gets a text from Jada that she is on her way to pick him up. Gabi tells Rafe that in spite of their discussion, she knows everything he said came from a caring place. Rafe assures that he didn’t mean to be hard on her, he just loves her and wants her to be happy. Gabi responds that she wants the same for him. Gabi says she’s so happy that he’s getting out of the hospital. Rafe tells Gabi that whenever she gets out, she’ll always have a home with him. Rafe tells her not to forget that and that he loves her as he then exits her room.

“Abigail” questions Felicity thinking she looks familiar and assures they haven’t met. Mark guesses she just has one of those faces and says he should get to the hospital, so he’ll see them at home for dinner. Aaron and Felicity then walk away. “Abigail” turns to Mark and says she can’t believe she just saw her little brother and sister for the first time in so long and they didn’t even know it was her because of the plastic surgery. She talks about Felicity sensing something with her. “Abigail” then gets a call from Chad, who tells her that they need to talk and invites her over to the house.

Stefan goes to Gabi’s hospital room with flowers as he did in her dream.

Mark sits in the park, looking at a photo of his mom on his phone. Mark promises he’s going to get her out of this. Aaron and Felicity return to the park, so Aaron questions what Mark is still doing there when he said he had to get to the hospital. Mark claims he just got a call from a patient that he had to take. Felicity mentions having fun feeding the ducks. Aaron asks about his patient “Abigail” and Mark says she had to go, while Felicity notes that she still thinks she looks familiar.

“Abigail” goes to see Chad, who notes that she got there quick and informs her that Julie took the kids to the bakery. Chad then informs her that he wanted her to come over because when the kids get home, he’s going to tell them the truth that their mother is alive.

EJ walks through the town square and gets a call from Rafe. EJ calls it a surprise as he thought Rafe was in a coma. Rafe informs him that he woke up. EJ jokes about hearing rumors of that and asks what he can do for him. Rafe calls him a stupid son of a bitch and says he heard about him getting involved with his sister. Rafe warns EJ to stay the hell away from Gabi and out of her marriage. EJ asks if that’s a threat. Rafe tells him to go to Hell and hangs up. EJ remarks that Rafe must not have gotten the memo that there will soon be no marriage to stay out of because that marriage is doomed.

Gabi questions Stefan bringing her flowers but he clarifies that they were at the desk so a nurse asked him to bring them in. Stefan opens the card and sees they are from her assistants at Gabi Chic, wishing her a speedy recovery and mentioning they thought Connie was a psycho. Gabi remarks that everyone could see Connie was insane except her. Gabi then asks Stefan what he’s doing there. Stefan informs her that he just spoke to his lawyer and announces he’s filing for divorce.

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