Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
There was a flashback of Doug in prison planning to go back to Salem when he got out of prison. Liz went to see Marlena. They talked about old times. While they were talking, Liz brought up her rivalry with Marie. Marlena said that was a long time ago. Liz said the day was about Doug and brought up how he helped her singing career. There was a flashback of Liz and Doug. Later on, Marlena had flashbacks of Doug and Julie helping her on her wedding day. When Belle showed up, Marlena told her John was called away on a mission. She asked Belle how Shawn was. Belle said she didn’t know because she was giving him space by working for DiMera in Hong Kong. She said she wanted to be there to support him even though he didn’t know she was there. Since they haven’t spoken to each other much, she doesn’t know where things stood with them. While Jennifer was looking at family pictures, Lucas showed up. Jennifer said Julie would be happy to see him. She said she couldn’t imagine how Julie would feel with Doug not being there. They talked about Doug and how he welcomed Lucas into the family. While they were talking, Ciara and Shawn showed up. Jennifer wondered if Hope was coming to which Shawn said she wasn’t. Shawn said Hope was with Bo. He said Bo squeezed her hand when she told him about Doug. They were hopeful that it meant Bo was waking up. Jennifer said Julie would understand why Hope couldn’t leave Bo. When Ciara showed pictures of the kids, Shawn noticed a box on the table. Lucas said it was a time capsule that was found when the house caught on fire. He said no one has been able to open it. Ciara got the box open.
When Julie was in bed, she reached out to Doug and noticed he wasn’t there. She had flashbacks of her and Doug when they were younger. When she heard a noise outside, it turned out to be her brother. Julie was happy to see him, but was upset with him for not staying in touch. He said he had to be there for her and talked about how Doug helped him when he was in trouble. She said she hoped he wasn’t there because he was in trouble because her grandson worked for the FBI. Julie told him about Eli and Lani and they reminisced about old times. He apologized for how he treated her and said he wasn’t the same person he was. Lani talked to Eli about Doug’s past. She was shocked to find out that Doug was in prison with Bill and that he was involved with Julie and her mother. While they were talking, they talked about Steven. Maggie ran into Marie in the town square and talked about Doug. They talked about what happened in the past which led to them talking about Marie’s rivalry with Liz. Marie said it was a long time ago, but she would be okay if she never saw Liz again. Everyone showed up for Doug’s funeral. They talked about Doug. There was a flashback of Doug and Bill in jail.
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