Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Marlena ran into Julie while she was reading a book. Julie was reading about dealing with situations that you can’t control. From there, Julie ranted about Chad’s relationship with Cat after what she did. Marlena reminded her that Chad and Cat were just friends. Julie reminded her that Liz sang a song about friends turning into lovers. She wanted to change the subject and talk about something more fun like the bookstore. Marlena heard that it was for sale. Julie considered buying the store, and Marlena suggested that she do it. They moved on to talking about their grief and how hard it was to move on from it. Marlena thanked Foster (from the bookstore) for giving Rachel a book on the house. Julie scolded him for giving away books. She told him that’s why he was going out of business. Julie wondered if anyone was interested in buying the store. He felt like independent books were a dying breed. Julie believed that they could be resurrected and wanted to buy the store. At the courthouse, Johnny fired EJ and wanted to represent himself. Belle called Chanel back to the stand. She wanted to know why she went to the DiMera mansion to threaten EJ while they watched the video. Chanel insisted that she didn’t threaten him and insisted the video was doctored. After she questioned Chanel, Belle called Johnny to the stand. She asked him about his opinion of the footage. He talked about the errors in the video. Johnny believed it was a deep fake and had an AI expert who was willing to agree to it. Belle reminded him that the police authenticated the video. Johnny told her that Stefano discredited the police numerous times and taught his children how to do the same thing. He stared at his father at the back of the courtroom. Johnny rested his case, and the judge called for a recess.
let Johnny know that she was proud of him. Johnny was concerned about delivering a closing argument. Chanel believed that he would do a great job. Belle told EJ that he should be ashamed of himself for what he did to Chanel. They knew he didn’t have any shame. Court was back in session, and Belle started her closing argument. She told the jury about Johnny’s mindset and motive the night EJ was shot. Belle talked about Johnny’s disappointment when he found out EJ survived. Johnny gave his closing argument. He admitted that he went to his father’s place to kill him, but he couldn’t do it. Johnny said that almost everyone in Salem wanted to shoot his father. He was sorry that someone used the gun he brought to shoot him, but he didn’t do it. Johnny wanted the jury to find him not guilty. The judge sent the jury to deliberate the case. EJ let Johnny know that he didn’t prove anything to the jury, and he should have let him finish the trial. Johnny wanted him to screw himself for what he did to Chanel. He walked away from him. Belle told EJ that Johnny and Chanel thought he was as despicable as she did. EJ didn’t want her to be smug about it. He told her that her own mother thought she might have shot him. Belle thought his accusations were ridiculous. At the time, she didn’t have a reason to want him dead. Marlena brought Rachel to the DiMera mansion. EJ made a drink, and Rachel berated him for drinking early. He told her that he was becoming more like her mother all the time. Marlena talked to EJ while Rachel played with a decorative glass ball from the mantle. Marlena told her to put it down because it was glass. EJ flashed back to Rachel pointing the gun at him the night he was shot. He fell into the chair in shock. Belle ran into Johnny and Chanel at the square. She hoped Johnny was exonerated, and they found out who shot EJ. Belle told them that EJ made a crazy comment about her mother thinking that she shot him. She didn’t think it made any sense. Belle realized that whoever shot EJ was someone he and Marlena would protect. EJ remembered telling Rachel to put the gun down and give it to him. She said she wouldn’t do it until he told her where her grandmother was. He told her that he didn’t know where she was, but Rachel didn’t believe him. Rachel dropped the glass she was playing with, and it shattered. EJ recalled that she shot him and dropped his glass. In the flashback, Rachel seemed shocked by what she did. Marlena looked at EJ and he reacted because Rachel remembered what happened too.
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