Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Steve let Marlena know that the ISA didn’t decrypt the file she found. They don’t know what Rosebud meant yet. The two of them talked about not being able to get access to Orpheus. When Marlena found out he had a medical team, she came up with a plan. Marlena and Steve dressed up like doctors and went in Orpheus’ room. They pretended to be his doctors. While they were talking to Orpheus, he agreed to help. He wanted his son to be able to see his child. Marlena said she would write a letter so Christian could see his son. Orpheus told them Rosebud was a codename for a black market arms exchange in Latvia. He said he didn’t have the coordinates. Marlena promised to help Christian before she and Steve left. Steve let Andrew know what he and Marlena found out. He told Marlena that the ISA wanted them to stay out of it because they had to handle the arms exchange. An upset Marlena said she couldn’t sit around and do nothing. She said she trusted him and was going pack while he booked the flights back to Salem. Steve called Kayla to tell her he was coming home. Marlena saw a note on her bag telling her to come back alone if she wanted to see John alive. She slipped out of the room. Philip and Alex ran into each other. Alex tried to ignore him, but Philip said he did something wrong but it was working out. He said Victor would be proud. Alex didn’t think he would be proud since everything was built on a lie. He said Philip’s lie was going to have a ripple effect when it came out. Alex said he was only going along with it because of Xander, but he was going to tell him the truth when the time was right.
Sarah and Maggie talked about Vivian. Maggie showed Sarah the note Vivian left and was glad Philip threw her out. She didn’t understand the hold Vivian had on Philip. Sarah said she knew. She told Maggie that she was keeping a secret from Xander that could change his life. Sarah told Maggie about the forged letter. A shocked Maggie said it wasn’t her fault but wondered why she was keeping the secret. Sarah said she didn’t find out until it was too late. When she did find out, she was afraid of what Xander would do to Philip. Sarah wondered if she was keeping the secret to keep Xander from hurting Philip or to keep him from finding out she lied to him. Maggie said Sarah did what she did out of love and worry for Xander. Sarah wondered what Victor would have wanted. Maggie said Victor loved his sons and would have wanted Philip in the will. She told Sarah Victor would have wanted this. They talked about the lie only making Sarah feel better. When Maggie found out Stephanie and Alex knew the truth, she told Sarah not to tell Xander. Vivian went to Xander’s office with news about his brother. She said she wanted to tell him why Philip wanted her to stay at the mansion. Xander said she was blackmailing Philip and knew why she was doing it. He asked if Philip was still seeing Stephanie. Vivian said that was a cover story. She said Philip wasn’t making a fool out of Alex. He was making a fool out of him. Vivian brought up the fact that they are sharing Titan to which Xander said things were working out because they have never been closer. She said their bond was a lie. Vivian said she wrote the letter, not Victor. Xander didn’t believe her and thought she was doing what Theresa did. Vivian proved it to him writing Victor’s name down. He still didn’t believe her until she started saying what was in the letter. Xander didn’t understand what was going on. Vivian said Philip didn’t keep his end of the deal, so she wanted him to suffer. Before Vivian left, she said she forged the letter, but Philip stabbed him in the back. Philip ran into Vivian in the town square. She told him Xander knew the truth and warned him that Xander was upset. While Sarah was talking to Victor’s portrait, Xander came in and said he was betrayed. Marlena went back to Orpheus’ room. Orpheus said he lied about Rosebud to Steve because he only trusted her. Orpheus said he knew where John was and would take her to him. He said he wanted her to get him out of the hospital. Marlena refused to get him out and said they knew he was lying. Steve walked in and said he wasn’t needed because the ISA decrypted the file. There was a flashback of Marlena showing Steve the note. Steve told her the ISA said the arms market was in Minsk. Orpheus said it was wrong and he was their only chance of seeing John. They walked out of his room.
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