Days Short Recap Friday, July 10, 2026

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Leo ran into Javi at the pub. He was moved that Javi seemed like he was concerned about him. Javi didn’t want him to make a big deal about it. Leo suddenly got a headache and became dizzy. Javi became concerned about him until he realized that Leo was playing games with him. He suggested that Leo get over him by taking off his wedding band. Alex wasn’t sure it was a good idea for Xander and Philip to rely on Gabi’s inheritance to save Titan. They wondered if he had a better idea. Alex said he did have one. He said they were the reason the company was in trouble. Alex felt like he should be in charge of the company. He said that the investors respected him more than them. Xander left to meet Sarah. Philip told Alex he would help with Joy if he needed it. He agreed to watch out for Joy while Chloe was gone. Philip realized that Alex could be a great asset to the company. Later Stephanie saw Alex’s phone and picked it up when it started ringing. She saw that Joy called and texted him about being stuck on the road. Stephanie deleted Joy’s messages. Steve showed up to apologize to Stephanie for her traumatized childhood. She didn’t blame him for what happened during her childhood. Alex returned home and noticed he left his phone there. Joy called him again looking for help. Sarah admitted to Brady that she didn’t like the way Holly reacted to her when she asked her about taking drugs. She said that Destiny’s bloodwork showed that she had Coricil in her system and not arsenic. Brady wondered if the toxicology report could be wrong. He thought that EJ would be able to alter the results since he owned the hospital. Brady thought they had to get Johnny to get the DiMera files.

Brady met with Johnny, and Sarah met with Xander. Xander told Sarah that Kristen told him that the only way drugs could be accounted for is if they had two sets of books. Sarah was okay with him getting information any way he could get it, but she wouldn’t approve of him using violence to get what he wanted. Johnny told Brady that EJ would never do what he accused him of doing. Stephanie went to the pub and ran into Leo. She found out that Joy’s spare tire blew, and she had an accident with Kelsey in the backseat. Stephanie asked her if they were okay, but Leo didn’t believe she cared. Steve told Brady that he checked the footage at the hospital and there was a blind spot. He thought someone knew how to avoid the camera. After his conversation with Steve, Brady met with Sarah and Xander. They realized that Johnny could be covering for his father. Johnny told Chanel about the arsenic being in the water at the Horton cabin. Chanel put two and two together and realized that her cancer could be because of the arsenic.

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