Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Kristen lets Brady know that Ava going after her would cause CPS to take Rachel from them. Brady said CPS would understand that she and her mother used Rachel. Kristen said CPS didn’t understand when they saw him before. She said they would lose Rachel unless what happened at Aremid stayed there. Kristen left to check on her mother. When Kayla went to Marlena’s office, Gabi came in and said Rafe was Arnold. She said EJ did it again. Marlena and Kayla remembered Arnold and what he did. Gabi was able to convince them that Arnold was back which explained his behavior. She said she needed Kayla’s help. When they were at the nurse’s station, Gabi said she could give her Arnold’s hair, but Kayla said she needed something to compare the DNA. It occurred to Kayla that Arnold may not have any relatives to compare the DNA against, but Rafe did. Kayla said it wouldn’t prove that it’s Arnold, but it would prove that it’s not Rafe. She said the lab was closed, but she would rush the results. Belle told EJ that she was done with him and was going to prosecute him. When he tried to flirt with her, she reminded him that Ava’s kidnapping was a serious matter. She said she was taking him down for it. After she finished talking to him, she went to talk to Marlena. She told Marlena that EJ was involved in Ava’s kidnapping and had to prosecute him. Belle said she should be glad it was just one crime. Marlena told her about Arnold being back. A shocked Belle wondered where Rafe was. Belle realized Rachel must have known and convinced EJ not to say anything about Ava. She let Marlena know that she could tell her that she was right. Marlena said people made mistakes. Belle said she chose to ignore the warning signs about EJ. She beat herself up for defending EJ to Shawn.
At the Hernandez, Rafe woke up on the kitchen table. Shawn and Jada came in and asked where Rafe was. Rafe said he didn’t remember anyone or anything. Shawn and Jada didn’t believe him. They accused him of being Arnold and was pretending to have amnesia so he wouldn’t be in trouble. When Jada asked where Rafe was, he said he didn’t know what she was talking about. Shawn arrested Rafe for suspicion of kidnapping. When they took Rafe to the station, Shawn thought Rafe may not be pretending, but Jada thought he was lying. He said he would talk to Rafe again. Jada was determined to find Rafe. Shawn said he would find out what’s going on. Before Jada left, she and Shawn talked about what they did. Shawn told her to focus on Rafe. Kristen went home and told EJ that she wasn’t able to see her mother. EJ wasn’t concerned about that. He let her know that Belle was there and was going to prosecute him as an accessory. Kristen said she made sure that Ava wouldn’t be a problem. She told him about the plan. Kristen said Ava may hate her, but she wouldn’t hurt Brady by making him lose his daughter. EJ wasn’t convinced that Ava would be concerned about Rachel. He asked if she thought Brady would be able to convince Ava to let it go. Kristen believed he would be able to convince Ava because she’s a mother. EJ let her know that Arnold was leaving Salem and Rafe was back at with his family. Kristen told him that the situation with Belle was getting to him. She apologized to him for getting him involved in this mess. EJ didn’t want to talk about Belle and was concerned about Rafe getting the right dosage. Brady went to the pub and told Ava that Kristen wasn’t arrested yet. He tried to convince her not to press charges against Kristen. Ava brought up what Kristen did to her and said she needed to be punished. Brady said Kristen did what she did to protect Rachel. Ava understood what he was saying but she wanted them to pay. Brady didn’t like the idea of Kristen and her mother getting away with what they did, but he had to protect his daughter. He asked her not to say anything. Shawn questioned Rafe, but he didn’t know what Shawn was talking about. Rafe told Shawn that he wanted a lawyer. Gabi went to Stephanie and Jada’s to tell them she was getting a DNA test done. Jada said Rafe pretended to have amnesia when she and Shawn confronted him. Gabi wondered how they were going to find Rafe.
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