Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Marlena asked Cat about Chad. Cat told her about the fundraiser and how Chad was going to use the paper to help. Marlena thought she was putting her in a tough spot having her work with Chad. Cat said she told Chad that she was over him. Marlena asked if she was lying to him or herself. Cat said she had feelings for Chad, but her feelings were better left hidden. While they were talking, Marlena got a call. The call was from Shane. Marlena wanted him to let her know when he found out anything on John. Cat wanted to know what was going on. Marlena said John was missing. She told Cat that John did undercover work for the ISA and was missing for a while and no one knew where he was. Marlena thought it meant he went rogue or something was wrong. Cat said it was like what happened with her mother. She said if her family got a miracle, Marlena and John could too. Marlena said she and John have been through a lot but eventually time would run out. She said she didn’t know what she would do if anything happened to John. Leo wanted Chad to check a draft of an expose he was writing about the DiMeras. Chad said he wasn’t interested, but Leo continued to insist that it would be explosive. Chad decided to print the story on the front page. He wanted Leo to fact check his information because EJ was a lawyer and would come after them. Chad told Leo to leave Rachel out of it. Leo agreed to do it.
Alex ran into Joy at the pub and apologized for the way he handled the breakup. Joy said she would get over their fling. Alex pointed out that she didn’t eat her food to which she said she didn’t have much of an appetite after losing her job at Body and Soul. Alex left her alone. When Joy tried to eat a fry, she ran to the bathroom. Stephanie went to the hospital and told Sarah that she was there to talk about the hospital funds. While they were talking, they ended up talking about Philip’s forged letter. Stephanie was furious that Philip made her and Belle complicit in his fraud. Sarah didn’t like it either, but she wanted Stephanie to keep the secret. Stephanie agreed to keep quiet because of what it would do to her marriage. Sarah told Stephanie that the secret was the best thing. She thought Xander and Philip getting along would keep them from being destructive towards each other. Sarah told her that Xander invited Philip to live at the mansion. They shook and agreed to keep the secret. Philip told Xander that they had the money to take over DiMera. Xander was curious as to why Victor left him in charge of Titan. Philip wondered why he was questioning the will. Xander said there could be problems if they didn’t why Victor did what he did. Changing the subject, Xander said Mr. Shin was meeting with them today. While they were talking, Mr. Shin showed up. Mr. Shin wondered what they wanted. They told him they had a proposition for him about Titan taking over DiMera. Mr. Shin said DiMera Enterprises wasn’t for sale. Philip said there were other ways to make the deal happen. He offered Mr. Shin a powerful position. They told Mr. Shin about the scandals that could affect DiMera. Mr. Shin was confused about who was running Titan. Xander said he and Philip were working together. He asked Mr. Shin to think how the DiMeras would handle a similar situation. Xander asked if Mr. Shin was sold on the takeover. Mr. Shin said he wasn’t comfortable doing this behind Kristen’s back. Philip reminded Mr. Shin that EJ convicted the wrong person for Li’s murder. Xander said Gabi and Kristen treated Li badly. Mr. Shin said he remembered how his son was treated. Philip said Mr. Shin would be in charge of the DiMera component at Titan. Mr. Shin said he wanted everything in writing. Joy went to the hospital and told Sarah that she was having issues with her stomach. She asked if it had anything to do with being poisoned. When Sarah asked if it was the flu, Joy wondered if she could be pregnant. Joy said she was late, but it wasn’t unusual. Sarah asked if she was sexually active to which Joy said she was. She took Joy to a room to get tested. When Sarah was on the phone asking about the results of Joy’s pregnancy test, Stephanie was behind her.
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