Days Short Recap Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Chad overheard Julie badmouthing Cat and wanted her to stop doing it. He refused to change his mind about Cat. Julie wouldn’t do it either. Chad reminded her that he’s an adult and wanted her to keep her thoughts to herself. His demeanor came off strong because Julie started crying. She apologized and told Chad that he meant the world to her. Spending time with his kids was the best thing for her right now. She enjoyed spending time at the bookstore. Julie hinted that he buy the bookstore. The kids would love it. Chad thought the book business was shrinking. Julie thought it would be great to teach the kids about the joys of reading. Chad agreed with her but thought she should buy the bookstore. Julie had reasons not to buy it.  Sarah told Marlena that her test results came back negative. They didn’t show anything wrong with her. She said nothing was wrong. Marlena felt like Susan’s premonition was a problem. She told Sarah that she found a therapist and had a great conversation with Sami. Marlena shifted the conversation to Sarah and Xander. Sarah did tell her some of her story until she decided to talk about Marlena’s condition again. She was determined to find answers for her. Sarah told Marlena that she reminded her of both her fathers. At the mention of Neil and Mickey, Sarah started crying because she was still raw from losing her daughter. She let Marlena know that there are theories about her condition. Johnny went to the DiMera mansion and saw Susan. Susan wasn’t happy to hear that Sami was in town. It didn’t help that Sami wasn’t going to be at the courthouse. She was there for one day. Johnny defended his mother to Susan. EJ heard them talking and tried to defend Sami. Susan wasn’t having it and went off about her. She said that Sami had good parents and now Marlena went to the dark side. EJ wanted to talk to his mother alone so he sent Johnny off to get legal documents. After Johnny left, EJ wanted an explanation from his mother. Susan told him that things weren’t vibing with Marlena. He told her that she was mourning. EJ wanted her to use her powers to find his shooter Susan left the mansion.

Xander wanted to know why Gabi wanted to meet with him for lunch. Once she heard that he and Sarah were separated, she wanted to do something to make him feel better. He agreed to dinner with her, but he received an upsetting call. Gabi wanted to know what happened. Somebody filed a FOIA request on the takeover of DiMera Enterprise. Gabi didn’t understand the problem. Xander didn’t want to answer her question and wanted her to leave. Susan ran into Marlena and apologized for the things she said about her. She didn’t feel right and realized what was wrong with Marlena. Susan told Marlena that it was something blood draining which made her uncomfortable. Marlena wanted to leave. Xander ran into Sarah at the square. Things got awkward when he told her that he saw her hugging Brady. Sarah told him that people could hug without it leading to anything. She snapped at him to get over himself.

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