Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Marlena wanted to talk to Roman about Johnny shooting EJ. She wondered if he already knew that Johnny shot him. Roman asked what she knew about it. Marlena told him about Rachel’s nightmare and that she remembered Johnny and EJ arguing that night. She said when Rachel went to find out what happened, she saw Johnny pointing a gun at EJ. Roman told her about his gun being missing around the time Johnny found out what EJ did to his mother. Marlena asked if he was telling her that Johnny used his gun to shoot EJ. Roman said when he found his gun missing, he went to the DiMera mansion to stop him. He said he found the gun outside. Roman said he heard the sirens and realized something happened. He said he took the gun and confronted Johnny about his suspicions, but Johnny said he didn’t shoot EJ. Roman said there was a bullet missing in the gun. Marlena said Rachel talked to Kristen about her dream and she told her to keep quiet about it or her grandmother would go to jail. She thought one of them told Brady about it. Roman said he told Kate. He wondered what they should do. Marlena wanted to talk to Johnny before they did anything. Roman sent Johnny a text. Sophia met with Melinda and told her that her mother and Tate didn’t want to hire her. She said she wanted to hire Melinda. Sophia said they were running out of time and she needed someone to adopt her baby before she gave birth. Melinda thought Tate didn’t know about the meeting. Sophia said he didn’t know about it and didn’t care if he did. She said she needed Melinda’s help.
At the hospital, Stephanie talked to Sarah about the forged letter. Sarah said Xander knew about the letter and that she kept it from him. She wasn’t sure who said something to Xander and ruined her marriage. Stephanie said she didn’t say anything. Sarah said she didn’t think she or Alex said anything. She said Philip said he didn’t say anything to Xander, but she didn’t believe him. Sarah said she didn’t believe Philip when he said Xander didn’t attack him. Stephanie said Xander could have used Philip’s inheritance to keep him quiet. Sarah said there was no proof of that. She said Stephanie could get the truth out of Philip. Stephanie warned her that if she got the truth out of Philip, Xander could go to prison for a long time. Sarah said if Xander attacked Philip, he deserved to go to prison. Philip had a nightmare about Xander attacking him. After he woke up, he read an article about Xander being exonerated for attacking him. Brady showed up to see Philip. Philip told him he was sorry to hear about John. He told Brady that Bo came to see him before he left town. Brady said Bo’s recovery wasn’t the only good news. He said it was good knowing that Xander didn’t attack him. Brady said they were all family despite everything they have done to each other. He said he couldn’t bear to lose anyone else. Philip said he understood since he lost his father not too long ago. When Stephanie showed up, Brady left. Philip wondered why Stephanie was there and assumed it was about the attack and if he lied about Xander attacking him. He asked her why he would lie about Xander attacking him. Stephanie said to keep his inheritance. Philip said he had pride. Stephanie asked if he told Xander about the forged letter. Philip said he didn’t say anything about the letter. After Stephanie finished talked to Philip, she told Sarah that he stuck to the same story. Sarah thanked her for trying and left to check on a patient. Brady ran into Melinda in the town square. She offered her condolences about his father. Brady said he knew she was trying to get involved in Tate’s baby’s adoption. Melinda told her that Sophia came to her. Brady said he didn’t care and was glad that Tate stopped it since the family didn’t trust her. He said he wouldn’t forget what she did to Eric and Nicole and warned her to stay away from his family. Brady walked off. Johnny went to work and found out the company was in trouble. Alex told him Xander sold many assets to get the hospital only for EJ to get it. He said the company was in a vulnerable spot. Johnny wondered if the company was in trouble. Xander showed up and said they weren’t. He said EJ would be going down. Xander said he could get the first vote for the hospital overturned since it was done based on his false arrest. Alex and Johnny said they were in. Johnny looked at Roman’s text and left. Xander met with Melinda to tell her the wanted to fight for full custody of Victoria. Melinda let him know that the judge would most likely give them joint custody. She said there was no way he would get full custody. Xander thought she could do something outside of the box. Melinda wondered if he wanted her to break the law. Xander said he knew Sarah wouldn’t do it. Sarah called Justin who told her the same thing Melinda told Xander about co-parenting. She told him she wanted full custody, but Justin said she wouldn’t get it. Johnny met with Roman and Marlena. She said they wanted to help him, but he had to tell them the truth. Roman wanted him to tell them what happened the night EJ was shot. Johnny said he took the gun. Roman asked why he didn’t say anything sooner. Johnny said he wasn’t ready to admit what he did. He was shocked when Roman said he found the gun. Johnny said he didn’t leave the gun there. Marlena asked what happened. Johnny said he confronted his father and pointed the gun at him. He said EJ asked what he was doing and he didn’t know. Johnny said he felt like he was about to explode and felt his finger on the trigger. He said he felt like he was going to pull the trigger. Johnny said he remembered EJ said he never meant to hurt him. He said EJ asked for the gun and he gave it to him and that was the last time he saw him. Johnny said he felt bad about wanting to shoot his father. He said he was glad he could talk about it. Roman wondered who put the gun in the planter. Marlena thought EJ might have done it. Roman said that didn’t explain the missing bullet. Johnny said he didn’t hear about a missing bullet because he never pulled the trigger. They wondered who shot EJ.
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