Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Kristen reminded EJ that he’s supposed to bring her mother home. EJ told her he was bringing Rachel home, but Kristen had to hold up her end of the bargain. Kristen agreed to do it but left when she heard Rachel screaming. When Kristen went to Rachel’s room, Rachel told her she had a nightmare about John. Rachel said she had a dream that he died. Kristen told her John was feeling better so they could go visit him when she got out of school. After she put Rachel to bed, she texted Brady to tell him about Rachel. Marlena thought about her last moments with John. In the living room, Belle told Brady she was going to check on their father to which Brady said their father was gone. Belle broke down and cried. Brady told her it happened fast and comforted her. When Marlena went into the living room, he comforted her too. Marlena let them know that it was too soon to tell everyone about John. Steve called Abe and Paulina to tell them about John. They left to go to Marlena’s place. Brady got Kristen’s text and went to the DiMera mansion. Abe and Paulina let Marlena know that they were there for her. Brady told Kristen that John died. He let her know what happened with John. When EJ came downstairs, he heard Brady and Kristen talking and left the mansion.
Kristen told Brady that she was sorry about John’s death. She told him that she as well as other people loved John. They talked about what they were going to do about Rachel. Kristen said it going to be hard on Rachel and told him about Rachel’s nightmare. While they were talking, Kristen told him EJ agreed to bring her mother back. Brady didn’t understand why she would agree to that. Kristen told him she made a deal with EJ to keep quiet about Johnny. Brady was upset that she did that. He asked if Rachel was supposed to keep the secret for the rest of her life. Kristen said she didn’t have to keep the secret for life and suggested that Rachel could talk to a therapist. Brady wondered what EJ would do to keep Rachel quiet. Kristen said he wouldn’t do anything. Kayla went to the pub and told Roman that John died. Roman told her she did everything she could for John. Kayla said Steve called Shane and Andrew. Roman talked about the things John did for him including saving his life. Kayla said John was part of their family. Hope called to tell them about Bo. They were in shock but decided not to tell Hope about John so it wouldn’t ruin her happiness. Kayla and Roman went to the hospital to get John’s personal things. Hope called Julie and told her about Bo. Julie said it was because of John. When Julie got off the phone, she went to Doug’s picture and said it was because of him. She went to Marlena’s place to tell her the news about Bo. Marlena told her John was gone. Julie let her know she would be there for her. While Abe and Marlena were talking about John’s funeral, EJ showed up. Marlena yelled at him when he said he was there to pay his respect. After Belle heard the yelling, she told EJ that Marlena had enough visitors and took him out of there. Roman and Kayla showed up at Marlena’s. Kayla told Marlena about Bo. Marlena was thrilled about the news. When Kayla and Roman said John was a hero, Marlena broke down and cried. Kayla told her she would have Cat cancel her appointments to which Marlena said she didn’t know what she would do with herself if she stayed home. Kayla told Marlena that she needed to take care of herself. When Kayla wanted to put John’s things up, Marlena wanted to see them. Marlena opened the bag and said the gold coin was missing. At the town square, Belle asked EJ why he would show up at her place when her family didn’t know about John. EJ said he wanted to be there for her. He told her he loved her and wanted to hug her, but she pushed him away. Belle said she could feel her father’s presence wanting her to do the right thing. She said she wanted to do what her father would have wanted her to do. When Abe and Paulina went home, he talked about how good of a friend John was. He talked about marrying John and Marlena. Abe said he hoped John knew how much he loved him. Marlena went to her room and thought about John. When she checked her phone, she noticed a voicemail from John. She was upset that she missed his last message about coming home. When she played the message, she heard him say he loved her. She cried and said she loved him too.
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