Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Liz reunited with Maggie at the town square. She told her that Marie wasn’t happy to see her. Liz said that she didn’t hold a grudge against Marie for what happened with Neil. Marie still held a grudge because she shot her. In her defense, Liz thought she was an intruder. Marie reminded her that she was the intruder because she was sleeping with her husband in her bed. Maggie wanted them to stop talking about the past. Ciara opened the time capsule in front of Shawn, Lucas and Jennifer. The group went through the time capsule and saw mementos from their past. Julie walked in the room after reuniting with Steven. She introduced him as her younger brother. Julie was happy the time capsule was opened. She found Alice’s diamond necklace in the time capsule. Alice didn’t wear it. Julie wondered what happened to the necklace and wanted to go through the time capsule. It was time to say goodbye to Doug. Everyone started to leave for the service, but Steven stayed behind. He stared at the necklace. Marlena found Belle crying. Belle realized that she should have let Shawn know she was going to be there for Doug’s service. Marlena believed he would be happy to see her. Maggie advised Liz and Marie to let go of their anger. The women shook hands for Doug’s sake.
Marlena and Belle arrived for the service. She introduced Belle and thought it was nice to see Liz and Marie getting along. Liz informed her that they weren’t exactly getting along. Shawn ran into Belle at the service and assured her that it was okay that she was there. Julie thanked everyone for showing up. She looked at Doug’s picture and took a deep breath before the priest started the ceremony. Shawn read a scripture. Ciara read one of Doug’s favorite poems. Julie read the eulogy for the service. She talked about his life and choked up during her speech. Everyone became emotional as she continued talking about Doug. Liz got up to express how she felt about Doug. She wouldn’t have a career if it weren’t for Doug. Everyone sang “Always” as a tribute to Doug. There were flashbacks of Doug and Julie. The rest of the mourners paid their respects to Doug before leaving Julie alone. She took one last opportunity to say goodbye to Doug before walking away. Belle and Marlena went back to the townhouse. Belle wanted to give Shawn time with his family. Marlena reminded her that she was his family too and that he loved her. She left to find out more information from Shane about John so he could tell him about Doug dying. Shawn arrived at the townhouse. Abe, Paulina, Eli and Lani had a drink in Doug’s honor. The Bradys also honored Doug by having drinks at the pub. Marie, Lucas, Ciara and Jennifer went back to the Horton house. While they were at the house, Marie wondered about the time capsule. Ciara opened the time capsule to show her the necklace, but it was gone. Steven sat next to Tom and Alice’s plaque at the town square. He didn’t realize that his grandmother had so much treasure. Back in the day, he would have been tempted to take the necklace. He assured her that he changed. Julie sat at Doug’s gravesite. She started crying and wondering what she would do now. A man arrived at the gravesite and announced himself as Doug Williams.
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