Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Kayla caught Marlena up on what happened when the Kiriakises had Thanksgiving dinner at the pub. Marlena told her that John was on another mission from the ISA. Kayla thought it was weird that he didn’t tell Steve about it. Marlena wasn’t sure how long John would be on the assignment. Maggie and Sarah talked about what happened at the pub. They talked about the loved ones they lost over the years. Maggie told her that Victor always said to focus on their blessings. Sarah mentioned that Julie invited them for dinner at the Horton house, but she was full because of dinner. Maggie wanted to stop by for dessert and to see everyone. Jack held Julie as she tried to process the idea that Doug was gone. She kept saying that he couldn’t be gone. Julie wanted to know if he was certain that Doug passed away. He assured her that he was gone. Doug must have died in his sleep. Jack left to tell everyone while Julie collapsed in the chair. Eli talked to Jennifer about the twins when Jack entered the room. He shared the news with Eli and Jennifer. Eli rushed to his grandmother’s side. Jack and Jennifer hugged each other. They agreed to take Chad’s kids to Maggie’s place and tell Kayla what happened. After Jack left, Jennifer held back tears to make her calls. She called Hope to tell her the news. Hope was stunned silent. She cried and thanked Jennifer for being there. Hope realized she should have been there too. Jennifer assured her that Doug understood that she would want to be by Bo’s side. She wanted to be there and let Doug know how much he meant to her. Jennifer let her know that Doug knew how she felt about him.
Hope broke down and flashed back to memories of Doug. She cried while Shawn walked in the room. He saw his mother, and she told him about Doug passing away. Hope told him that Doug was proud of him before he was born. She had another flashback of Doug giving her the blanket Addie made when Hope was a baby. Kayla got off the phone with Jack and told Marlena the news about Doug. Jack told Julie that Kayla was sending ambulance for Doug. She wanted to see him first. Eli walked with her to her room and left her alone with Doug. Julie walked over to the bed to be by Doug’s side. Eli went to the living room and looked at Doug’s picture on the mantle. Lani called him to find out when he was coming back. A tear fell down his face as he told her the news about Doug. Julie touched Doug’s face and told him that she loved him. He was her entire world. She wondered how she would go on without him. There were flashbacks of their relationship. Lani arrived at the Horton house as Eli got off the phone with his brother, Scotty. They hugged each other, and Lani called Doug and Julie the perfect couple. They couldn’t imagine one of them without the other. Jennifer finished talking to Lucas and thought about Doug and Julie as a couple. Jack came back from giving Maggie and Sarah the news. Shawn brought Hope tea while she was thinking about her father. She wanted to see Bo. Shawn offered to go in the room with her, but she wanted to go alone. Maggie had flashbacks of times with Doug. She and Sarah talked about the memories they had of Doug. Maggie cried and looked at Victor’s portrait. She knew what Julie was going through and wanted to see her. Kayla went to Doug and Julie’s room. She said it was an honor to know him. Kayla assured Julie that they were all there for her. Julie said goodbye to Doug and that she would love him forever. She took Kayla’s hand and looked back at Doug one last time. Shawn called Ciara to tell her the news about Doug. Hope sat with Bo and told him about her father dying. Doug always made her feel safe and loved. Bo was the only other person who made her feel that way. She needed him. Hope grabbed his hand, and his thumb rubbed her finger. She couldn’t believe it.
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