Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Xander was playing with Victoria. Sarah showed up to see Victoria. Xander let her see Victoria. When they put Victoria down, they talked about what they were going to do about her. Xander said he didn’t want to hurt Victoria and suggested they deal with it head on. Sarah said she was willing to figure things out, but they needed to talk about his anger. She said she knew he wouldn’t hurt Victoria, but leaving her with a man who could snap so easily scared her. Sarah said that was what was holding her back. Xander said he wouldn’t hurt Philip. Sarah told him that he hurt other people. Xander said if she didn’t trust him, they were stuck. Sarah said that wasn’t true. She advised him to take anger management counseling. He asked if she would agree to joint custody if he did. She said she would. Xander agreed to get counseling. He said he wanted a formal agreement and the only way to do that was to get separated. Holly went to the pub. Doug was happy to see her. She said it was his fault for not saying that the thugs were after him again. Holly was upset that he kept her and Arianna from each other. Doug said he was only after Arianna because he couldn’t have her. Holly said she thought something would happen between them but that was over. Doug apologized to her, but she told him to apologize to Arianna. He said he would do it before he left. She asked if he was leaving town. He said he didn’t want anyone else to be in danger and didn’t think the loan sharks would come after anyone else when he’s gone. Holly asked if he was going to talk to Julie to which he said he wasn’t. She told him he could give Julie closure. While they were talking, Arianna showed up and slapped Doug. Doug said he deserved that. Holly left the pub. Arianna said she cared about him and he almost got her killed. She said she wanted to forget about him and left the pub.
Tate asked Sophia where the baby was. Sophia said she was gone. She told Tate and Brady that the adoptive parents took the baby. Tate asked if she gave his baby away without asking him. He was furious and started yelling until Brady told him to calm down. Sophia said she and the parents being together when she went into labor was a sign that it was meant to be. She gave Tate the paperwork to sign, but Tate refused to sign them. Sophia said he had to sign them, but Brady said Tate had concerns about what happened. He said he did too. Tate yelled at Sophia for doing this without asking him. Sophia said he was at the lake. She said she tried calling him, but he didn’t answer. Tate said he was saving Holly’s life. He told her what happened. Sophia said giving birth in a strange place was scary for her. Tate apologized to her. He asked for the adoptive parents’ address so he could meet his daughter and would sign the papers. Sophia said he couldn’t do that. She said she promised the parents that they would have time to bond with the baby. Sophia said it was an open adoption, but they could back out. She took out her phone and showed him pictures of a couple holding a baby. Sophia said they struggled with the adoption and asked if he wanted to ruin it. Brady wanted to know something about the parents. Sophia lied about the parents. She said they could move on with their lives once he signed the papers. Tate agreed to go along with it. Gabi met with Tony at the DiMera mansion. She said she was intrigued by his business proposition. He said he wanted his company back and needed information. Tony said she could get information on Xander and Philip. Gabi refused to do it. Tony said he would give her the rights to Gabi Chic. Gabi said he would only do that if she did what he wanted. She said she would have done it before, but Xander has been nice to her and she didn’t want to betray him. Tony said she was never loyal to anyone and he admired that about her. When Gabi was about to leave, Tony offered to let her run all of DiMera Enterprises. Gabi wondered why he would do that for her. She thought he would want a DiMera to do it. Tony said she was a DiMera. He said he wanted input and would work behind the scenes. Gabi agreed to do it.
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