Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Xander arrived at the Kiriakis mansion to get Victoria. Sarah confronted him about his therapy sessions with Marlena. He was hungover, and she wasn’t happy about it. Sarah slapped his face when he wanted to get some coffee. She wanted him to know what it was like to get hit. Sarah also slapped him for breaking his marriage vows with Gwen. Xander admitted that he went to Gwen’s room, but he didn’t sleep with her. He said that he would never cheat on her. Sarah reminded him that he cheated when he kissed Gwen, and she did horrible things to her. She yelled at him to get Victoria and leave. Johnny told Chanel that EJ’s hypnosis session indicated that a female shot him. Chanel was scared that EJ would blame her for shooting him during the trial. She was okay with EJ throwing her under the bus if Johnny’s name was cleared. Chanel loved him and would be by his side after she was done testifying. EJ flashed back to asking Marlena if Sami shot him. Gwen interrupted his flashback. She poured them drinks while he caught her up about the trial. He didn’t know who shot him, but he thought Marlena knew who did. They put their heads together and tried to figure out who shot him. EJ and Gwen thought the shooter was someone he and Marlena would protect. While they were talking, Gwen realized that Belle is someone they would protect. She dismissed her theory, but EJ thought Belle had her reasons. Marlena admitted to Belle that she had an idea who shot EJ, but she didn’t have any proof. She didn’t want to say any more since Belle was involved in the case
Johnny tried to talk to his father about Chanel, but EJ was preparing for Marlena’s testimony. Belle apologized to Marlena for attacking her credibility on the stand. Marlena assured her that she’s there for her no matter what. Belle never doubted that she would be there for her. Marlena took the stand and testified that EJ remembered being shot by a woman. The jury reacted to Marlena’s statement. EJ told the jury that Johnny was innocent. Belle cross-examined her mother. She got her mother to admit that EJ could have lied under hypnosis. EJ redirected and asked Marlena if she thought his memory was legitimate. Paulina met with Chanel at Sweet Bits because she wanted to support her in court. Chanel thought she would be fine and understood EJ’s plan. Paulina didn’t understand it. She refused to let EJ put her in jail to protect his son. Chanel was confident that EJ would prove more people had motives to shoot him. She was okay if EJ pointed the finger at her. Chanel told her that Johnny was going to talk to his father about throwing her under the bus so she thought she would be fine. Xander ran into Gwen and yelled at her for lying to Sarah about them sleeping together. Gwen dismissed what she did by saying she was trying to make Sarah jealous. He said that her lie made things worse. Xander warned her that she would regret it if she did anything like that again. Kristen took the stand at court. EJ got Kristen to admit that she threatened him because her what happened to her mother. He wanted her to talk about the cops finding a gun in her place. Belle cross-examined her and got Kristen to testify that the bullet that shot EJ didn’t match her gun. Later Kristen found EJ in the corridor and asked if he thought she shot him. He wasn’t sure if she did, but he believed that Marlena knew who did it. Kristen knew that Marlena wouldn’t keep quiet to protect her. They talked about the different women Marlena would be willing to protect. EJ agreed that it could be anyone and looked at Belle in the hallway.
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