Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Chad wanted JJ to go with him and the kids to the carnival fundraiser, but he wasn’t up for it. JJ told Chad about his fight with Gabi. He didn’t think they could work things out. Chad advised him to give Gabi some space. He thought the carnival would take JJ’s mind off of the fight. JJ changed his mind and decided to go. Chad, JJ and the kids arrived at the carnival. Cat took the kids to get face paint. Kayla talked to JJ about EJ’s shooting. She wondered if there were any leads on what happened. He talked about tracking down Ava. Kayla wasn’t surprised that they wanted to talk to Ava. Chad noticed Cat with his kids. He admired the way she handled his kids. Cat and Chad talked about the auction and explained it to Charlotte. She didn’t want her father to be involved in the auction because they might not bring him back. He reassured her that no one would take him away. Sarah had a nightmare that Philip told Xander about her involvement in his life. Xander woke Sarah up so they could go to the fundraiser. The couple arrived at the fundraiser, and Sarah wanted Xander to forget about Philip. He spotted Philip at the carnival. Alex told Stephanie that he was still thinking about what happened with Xander. They agreed that Xander shouldn’t find out about Sarah’s involvement in the secret. It was time to forget about the problem and focus on the fundraiser. Alex wasn’t really ready for it. Stephanie reminded him that he was part of a bachelor auction. Technically he’s a bachelor, but they were a couple. Alex and Stephanie start flirting with each other. Stephanie told him that his date with the woman who bid on him would be platonic.

Xander told Philip to get out of Salem. JJ got between them and wanted to make sure everything was okay. Xander wanted him to arrest Philip for fraud. JJ wanted more information, but Xander backed down. He told him that Philip messed up a business deal. JJ was about to leave when Xander warned him that he should stick around because he wanted to kill Philip. Sarah told JJ that it was a sibling rivalry so JJ walked away. Philip thanked EJ for not getting him in trouble with JJ. He told him that he did it because he has to work with him for the takeover at DiMera. Xander was prepared to beat Philip up so Sarah had to come between them. She sent Xander to get hot dogs while she talked to Philip. The bachelor action began. Alex was the first on the block. Stephanie and Leo bid for Alex. The bid got to $1,000 when Gabi showed up. She spotted JJ and bid $10,000 on Alex. The bidding war continued, and Gabi made it go up to $15,000. She looked at JJ to get his reaction to her bid. Leo and Javi approached JJ about accusing Gabi of attempted murder. He couldn’t believe she spent so much money to make him jealous. Sarah apologized to Philip and thanked him for not telling Xander about her involvement in his secret. She thought her marriage would be over if Xander found out the truth. He promised he wouldn’t say anything to Xander. Philip walked away from her. Xander stared at them from the background.

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