Days Short Recap Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Lexie tried to reach out to Kristen, but she only got her voicemail. She collapsed on a chair and tried to hide it when Abe approached her. Abe wanted to find Theo, but she didn’t know where he was. She talked to him about needing space. Lexie wanted to see her mother without him. Abe thought he would lose more time with Lexie. Kristen called her back so Lexie had to leave. Lexie met with Kristen to warn her about EJ’s plan, but she collapsed before she could tell her anything. Kristen was about to call the police when Lexie stopped her. She didn’t want her family to know that she’s dying again. Lexie made Kristen promise her that she wouldn’t say anything. She didn’t want them to watch her die again. Lexie planned to disappear so they wouldn’t see her die again. Kristen got chocked up and apologized for telling Theo about Stefano’s involvement in Lexie getting cancer. Lexie told her that she had something else to tell her. Brady and Marlena talked about Rachel coming home and Kristen being afraid of EJ. Kristen wouldn’t tell them about her concerns about EJ so they shrugged it off. They didn’t care as long as Rachel wasn’t involved. Brady and Marlena chose to talk about the arsenic poisoning. He was still convinced that DiMera Pharmaceuticals was behind it. Brady thought it was possible that Holly was back on drugs too. He went back to the Horton cabin to get another water sample because he knew that EJ would have tampered with the original sample. They wondered if EJ had a heart or not. Marlena wanted to call someone to help him out.

Holly was worried about Amy’s lawsuit. Sarah came to her room and Holly became upset. Holly was upset that her mother went back to Paris. The only person she had left in her life was an aunt who thought she was a drug addict. Holly was thankful that she saved her life, but if she didn’t believe her, she didn’t want her in her life. Brady and Marlena arrived at the hospital. Marlena spotted Cat and wanted to talk to her about EJ. She thought it would be relevant to her investigation. Marlena discussed the Coriseal and arsenic situation with her. Sarah ran into Brady at the hospital. She told him what happened with Holly. He said they had to wait for the results from the water sample he had sent to ISA. The results arrived a few minutes later. Unfortunately for Sarah and Brady, there wasn’t any Coriseal or arsenic in the water. EJ went to Holly’s room with flowers. She was happy to see him. Holly was even happier when he told her that he could get her case with Amy dismissed. He was determined to have her back. Holly opened up to him about her situation. She didn’t feel like she had any family left because Sarah didn’t believe that she wasn’t doing drugs. EJ reminded her that he was her family too and that he believed her. Sarah wasn’t happy to find EJ in Holly’s room. She threw him out of Holly’s room. Holly was upset that she threw him out of her room. Sarah told her that she didn’t need his help. Holly became enraged and threw her out of her room. Sarah met up with Brady, and he told her that Julie had to the water decontaminated at the Horton cabin so there was nothing left to test.

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