Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Abe, Paulina, and Theo have breakfast at the Brady Pub. Theo says he should get going as he has a meeting with Johnny and doesn’t want to be late because he wants it to be a smooth transition when Johnny hands back control of DiMera to him. Paulina hopes it all goes well. Theo appreciates Abe coming around and making peace with his decision. Abe acknowledges that it is his decision, so he respects that. Theo says it means a lot and thanks them for breakfast as he exits. Paulina questions Abe’s sudden 180 and respecting Theo’s decision to take control of DiMera. Abe states that it’s a done deal and questions what choice he has.
Johnny goes to the DiMera office and pulls out the engraved cup that EJ got for Trey as he sits at the desk.
At the DiMera Mansion, EJ is on the phone with Chad, telling him not to cut his trip short as there’s nothing he can do here. EJ hopes that Stephanie will be back by the time Chad comes home and promises to call if there’s any news as they hang up. Gwen and Xander enter the room. Xander asks if there’s no news on Stephanie. EJ confirms there’s not and questions what the hell he’s still doing there. Gwen tells EJ to be polite as Xander is her guest. Xander mentions being very hungry as Gwen says they are very lucky to be able to join EJ for breakfast.
Stephanie and Jeremy wake up in the secret room behind the lab, still handcuffed to their chairs. Stephanie mentions being cold, hungry, and thirsty. Stephanie says she’s had no luck getting free. Jeremy notes that it’s been a couple hours so Owen may be gracing them with their presence.
Owen remains in the lab, wondering if the person in the tube can hear him. Owen says she had a happy marriage, so he wonders if she has any relationship advice for him since he finally has Stephanie right where he wants her, so he can’t blow it up like he did before. Owen asks if he should take Stephanie on a romantic getaway or shower her with gifts. Owen just wants to know how to make Stephanie fall in love with him.
Alex wakes up on the couch at home and puts his wedding ring back on as he starts to cry and throws things from the table in frustration.
Xander tells EJ that his staff did a commendable job fixing the bed that he and Gwen broke. EJ assumed he would be gone by now and questions him not working because he has the time to hover around here, day and night. EJ remarks that it’s no wonder Titan is on the rocks.
Kate greets Abe and Paulina at the Pub. Kate thanks Abe for helping with the search last night. Abe asks how Roman is. Kate says he didn’t sleep much but he’s back out on the search and guesses there haven’t been any updates. Paulina confirms that she’s been in contact with Jada all night and they’ve checked all the likely places that Jeremy could be holding Stephanie. Kate says she has every editor coming through Stephanie’s novels for any clues and she hopes it will be the key to his downfall. Paulina says if love were enough, Stephanie would be home with them now so she just hopes that she feels it.
Stephanie struggles with being cold while Jeremy encourages her to imagine they are somewhere else, but Stephanie says that just makes her colder. Stephanie decides she might take Owen up on his water offer if he ever comes back from whatever project he’s working on. Jeremy hopes he doesn’t come back soon while Stephanie admits that she’s so scared for both of them, but especially for him.
Owen tells himself that there has to be a way that he can make all of this right. Owen then imagines the tube in the room opening up and Stephanie coming out of it, asking what has him so rattled. Owen says she’s not real but says his problem is Jeremy as he was supposed to be in police custody and he has to get rid of him.
Alex finishes a phone call as Justin shows up at his door and asks what he can do as they embrace.
Theo goes to meet Johnny at DiMera Enterprises. Theo asks if he’s definitely okay with him coming back as CEO. Johnny assures that he is glad he’s taking over. Theo asks about the cup EJ got for Trey and if that means they patched things up. Johnny says no and that their relationship is complicated to say the least. Johnny adds that Chanel wanted him to throw it out but once he saw what it was, he couldn’t bring himself to do it but now he feels like he’s being disloyal to Chanel. Theo relates to feeling the same every time he tells Abe he’s coming to work at DiMera, like it’s a betrayal. Theo declares that no matter what Abe thinks, he’s a DiMera and he’s proud of it.
Xander tells EJ to let him focus on Titan while he focuses on his family’s company, then points out that his siblings ousted him from there years ago. Gwen interrupts and suggests they focus on more important things like Stephanie going missing. EJ admits to being impressed by Titan offering reward money and announces he plans to double that. Xander then gets a text and remembers he has to get to a work meeting. Xander tells Gwen that he’ll see her later and suggests going back to his place. Gwen says she can’t wait as they kiss in front of EJ.
Alex tells Justin that he’s trying to be strong. Justin says that doesn’t mean he can’t be in pain when someone he loves is in danger. Alex complains that she shouldn’t be in danger since the whole point of eloping was to lure Jeremy in and make him the bait, not Stephanie. Justin brings up the police having the video of Jeremy trying to attack him and that he did nothing wrong by letting the police handle this. Alex argues that if they followed their plan, Jeremy would’ve came for him and he wishes he got him instead of Stephanie.
Stephanie apologizes to Jeremy again for believing he was the one stalking her. Jeremy says the only one to blame for this is Owen. Stephanie agrees and refuses to sit around and be his victim again. Stephanie wants to find something to use but Jeremy says Owen took everything that could help them escape. Stephanie guesses the only option is to talk Owen in to letting them go by either playing in to his delusion or challenging it.
Owen talks to his imagination of Stephanie and says he can’t find his way out of this Jeremy problem other than killing him, but he wouldn’t have time to clean up all the blood. Owen adds that once Jeremy’s body was found, they would know he had nothing to do with the kidnapping and they’d come looking for him. His imagination of Stephanie then suggests he use the drug he used on Stephanie and the cop, but upping the dose for Jeremy. Owen declares that a drug is what he needs to leave no evidence of foulplay behind.
EJ questions Gwen still being in the living room as he thought she’d be out looking for Stephanie to try and claim the reward money. Gwen wants to just stay and recharge after the night she had with Xander. EJ hopes to never hear about that again and adds that Gwen could do a hell of a lot better than Xander. Gwen asks why she would take romantic advice from EJ when he’s not breaking any beds around here. EJ tells her that he’s going to the hospital because one of them need to check in on their project as they are near the finish line. Gwen decides she will go with him. EJ questions her giving up on Stephanie already when he thought she’d be interested in the reward money. Gwen remarks that the reward money will seem like chump change when they are done with the drug that can raise the dead. Gwen declares she’ll have more money than she knows what to do with when that hits the market. EJ corrects her that they will have more money as they exit together.
Xander meets Kate in the town square. Kate points out that they couldn’t meet in the office so that Philip and Maggie find out what they are up to. Kate says it’s getting their hands dirty for the greater good. Xander asks what her spy said about One Stormy Afternoon. Kate clarifies that Arianna doesn’t know she’s a spy and she wants to keep it that way. Kate adds that she said Johnny is rushing Bonnie’s book to shelves, so they will soon be hitting DiMera with a monster lawsuit for plagiarism.
Johnny tells Theo that Abe may not be happy that he’s embracing his DiMera side, but Stefano would’ve been. Theo admits he misses Stefano every day. Theo remarks after all the stories they heard about Stefano bringing people back to life, it’s hard to believe no one has done the same for him.
Owen states that the person in the pod had a love story for the ages and questions why he can’t convince Stephanie that she can have the same with him. Owen continues to talk to his imagination of Stephanie and mocks the ring that Alex got her. Owen declares that Alex is her past while he is her future as his imagination of Stephanie then disappears.
Alex tells Justin that when he and Stephanie eloped, it was the happiest day of his life and they were really looking forward to the future. Alex talks about their plans to redo the whole ceremony in Salem with their family and friends. Alex says now instead of sending out save the dates, he’s hanging up missing posters. Justin encourages that even that’s a huge help in bringing Stephanie back and that Steve mentions someone saying she had seen Jeremy. Alex says it was no help since the person said they saw Jeremy after Stephanie had been grabbed. Justin encourages that would mean that he has Stephanie stashed somewhere locally. Alex calls that the optimistic take which Jada keeps telling him to hang onto. Justin urges him not to even think of the other take.
Owen returns to Stephanie and Jeremy, saying it’s time to put their gags back on, but first he needs two answers. Owen asks Jeremy how he found Stephanie. Jeremy instead tells him to go to Hell. Owen warns him to either tell him or he’ll drag his ass out right now. Jeremy responds that it wasn’t that complicated and admits he saw him in the town square, so he followed him because he recognized him from the school and knew something was up. Owen admits he should’ve been more careful. Owen offers Stephanie another bottle of water, insisting that she can trust him but she and Jeremy both refuse. Owen then puts the gags back on them and tells them to sit tight as he’ll be back later tonight. Owen tells them not to get in to any trouble while he’s gone as he then exits.
Theo tells Johnny that he appreciates all the hard work he’s been doing while he was recovering. Johnny says he just took his advice and that DiMera had been stable lately.
Kate tells Xander that her lawyer is already working on the complaint, outlining the lawsuit. Kate admits it’s not ethical to entrap their competition in to stealing their IP and assures they will be ready to go once the book is on sale. Kate adds that she included a list of comparisons between One Stormy Afternoon and One Rainy Night. Xander calls it a genius plan and says they are lucky that no one at DiMera actually read Stephanie’s book. Kate says that now that Johnny is rushing Bonnie’s book to the shelves, they are home free, but Xander says not yet.
Dr. Rolf returns to the lab and asks Owen how last night went. Owen calls it uneventful. Dr. Rolf says that EJ will be pleased to hear that and reveals that EJ is on his way, so he suggests maybe it’s time they meet face to face. Owen responds that he’d rather go home to get some rest, so he quickly exits the lab.
Alex tells Justin that he’s trying to hold onto hope. Justin encourages that Stephanie has friends in high places, so the police, Black Patch, the FBI and the ISA are all looking for her. Justin declares that he knows in his heart that this will have a happy ending. Alex says that is exactly what Adrienne told him.
Johnny tells Theo that the last item on the agenda is the publishing of One Stormy Afternoon. Theo says he’s been meaning to talk about the publication department. Johnny knows fiction is new for them, but feels they are leaving money on the table by not broadening their audience. Johnny adds that he’s commissioned a mock cover so they can make the release date. Theo comments on Johnny making his mark before going back to Titan, unless he can convince him to stay. Theo tells Johnny that he’d be more than happy to offer him a permanent position at DiMera.
Xander tells Kate that there’s still one major hurdle they have to overcome and that’s that Titan’s first loan repayment is coming due and they don’t have the cash, so if this lawsuit doesn’t come through in time, his family loses everything. Kate doesn’t understand why Xander let Maggie put the mansion up as collateral. Xander tells Kate that there is no talking Maggie out of something that she’s determined to do, so they had no other choice since they need the money to keep Titan afloat. Kate assures that’s exactly what they will do because it’s Victor’s legacy, so they are doing it for him, Philip, and future generations. Xander agrees that Titan is also Victoria’s future, so he will make sure it stays afloat by any means necessary.
Justin tells Alex that he doesn’t understand. Alex explains that he didn’t sleep much and crashed out on the couch, but he had a dream about Adrienne and he lost almost all of it, but he remembers searching for Stephanie and he couldn’t find her when Adrienne appeared and told him not to worry because Stephanie would be found and to just believe it would have a happy ending. Alex wonders how strange it is that Justin used the same words. Justin calls it his subconscious telling him to have faith that Stephanie will be found. Alex guesses that’s exactly what it was, but tells him how happy he was to see Adrienne in his dream. Alex recalls how devastated Justin was when he lost Adrienne and calls that the worst thing that ever happened to him. Alex wants to believe this will all be okay but points out they weren’t able to save Adrienne, so not every story gets a happy ending.
Stephanie and Jeremy remain tied up until hearing voices, so they try screaming for help.
EJ and Gwen arrive at the lab and greet Dr. Rolf. EJ asks how their favorite patient is. Dr. Rolf says she should be waking up any day and they should be seeing brain activity soon. Gwen throws trash away in the trash can where Owen had dropped Stephanie’s wedding ring. Gwen then asks Dr. Rolf how soon they are talking as EJ says there’s much to do before then. Dr. Rolf says he will keep him posted and it will be sometime before her eyes are open, but she’s ready for them to feast their eyes on her. EJ asks what he means. Dr. Rolf reveals they can open the pod and allow her to breathe, asking if either of them would like to have a look. EJ and Gwen both take a look. EJ calls it amazing. Gwen calls it astonishing and says she didn’t understand the impact of what they are doing until this moment. Gwen calls it extraordinary and asks if Dr. Rolf is sure he’s able to bring her back to life after everything. Gwen remarks that this will turn so many lives upside down. EJ says it will in the most wonderful way possible.
Johnny tells Theo that he’s going to get him in trouble with his wife, since he promised Chanel that his stint at DiMera would only be temporary. Theo says he understands but if he ever changes his mind, he’d be happy to have him. Theo thanks Johnny again and says there are few people he could trust, so he’s thrilled to have him as a cousin and a friend.
Kate tells Xander that it’s going to hurt to see Johnny go through this, but he and Theo will both survive the hits that will come because of what they do while Titan couldn’t survive it if they don’t. Xander worries about Kate having to deal with Abe and Roman when they learn what they’ve done. Kate says that won’t happen since as far as they are concerned, she never read the book and just passed it on while Abe and Roman are too distracted to notice since they are focused on searching for Stephanie.
Alex tells Justin that he needs to get back out there but Justin says there’s no point as there are plenty of people out there looking for Stephanie. Justin says Alex won’t do anyone any good until he recharges and asks him to get another hour of sleep for him and for himself. Justin offers to make him a cup of coffee and then they can go back out together which Alex agrees to. Alex tells Justin that he loves him and Justin says the same as they hug.
Dr. Rolf brings up the police searching the lab with EJ’s permission. EJ says he was backed in to a corner as Stephanie disappeared from the hospital, so he couldn’t object without making them think he had something to hide, even though he does. EJ declares that they are hiding some earth shattering things here but Stephanie isn’t one of them.
Stephanie and Jeremy continued screaming to no avail and remained handcuffed and gagged.
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