Month: July 2026

Days of Our Lives Update

 

Update written by Joseph

EJ finds Holly crying in the town square and asks her what’s wrong.

Xander goes to the DiMera Enterprises office and finds Theo at the desk. Xander asks if Johnny is around. Theo says he should be in soon as they had a meeting scheduled. Xander questions Theo sitting at his desk. Theo reveals that he might be returning to DiMera soon but nothing is set in stone yet. Xander informs Theo then that Titan is dropping the plagiarism lawsuit. Theo says that’s great news, but questions why.

Johnny and Chanel see Sarah at the hospital. They tell her things went great with Dr. Patel, who had way better bedside manner than Dr. George. Johnny thanks Sarah for the recommendation. They talk about feeling much better as Chanel says this doctor listened to her concerns and answered her questions. Sarah asks if they made any decisions. Chanel says she still has concerns but after meeting with this doctor, she’s agreed to start chemotherapy as soon as possible.

Gabi and Arianna sit together at home. Gabi asks Ari about her internship at DiMera and if she’s learning a lot. Ari says that Johnny was showing her the ropes but he hasn’t been around lately, so it’s mostly been entering data and ordering lunch. Gabi says she has to start somewhere. Ari mentions that Kate asked her to tell her if she heard anything exciting which Gabi questions.

Kate approaches Roman outside of the Pub and says there’s something serious she needs to talk to him about. Kate thinks back to Xander urging her to be honest with Roman. Kate then reveals to Roman that she lied when she told him she had nothing to do with setting Johnny up for the lawsuit. Roman questions if he heard her right and if she’s admitting to setting Johnny up. Kate confirms that she is and she’s so sorry. Kate explains that Titan is in dire straits so she was desperate to make an impact and felt sure that Johnny would settle so it would all go away and she never intended to hurt Johnny or Roman, calling it just business. Roman argues that she railroaded his grandson and made it look like he was unethical and made him feel guilty for doubting her. Kate says she feels horrible. Roman questions why Kate is telling him the truth now after all these months.

Gabi asks Arianna if Kate asked her to spy at DiMera. Ari says not spy, she just wanted to know if anything interesting happened. Gabi questions if it means the lawsuit and asks if Ari has been feeding Kate information. Ari says there’s been nothing to feed and she’s just an intern. Gabi talks about she could hear anything and orders her to stay out of it with Kate as she has family on both sides. Gabi warns that she does not want to get in the middle between Titan and DiMera.

Theo asks if Xander is admitting the lawsuit was a sham and that he was setting Johnny up. Xander responds that he just owes Johnny an apology which Theo calls a start. Theo admits the lawsuit is probably low on his priority list. Xander asks what else is going on but Theo says it’s not for him to say, so he’ll have to ask Johnny.

Sarah says she knows it wasn’t an easy decision but she does think starting chemo now is the way to go. Johnny tells Sarah how grateful they are to her being in their corner. Sarah says she’s just happy to help. Johnny mentions that they’ll be due for surgery tomorrow. Sarah encourages it will make things smoother down the road and says she’ll check in before surgery. Chanel thanks her again for everything as Sarah walks away. Chanel hugs Johnny and reminds him that he has a meeting to get to. Johnny says he doesn’t have to be there but Chanel tells him to go and that he’ll have plenty of time to take off later. Johnny tells Chanel that he loves her so much and the next couple months will be rough, but when it’s over, they are going to have a beautiful life with two beautiful kids and this will all be behind them. Johnny then exits the hospital.

Holly informs EJ that she just ran in to Amy Choi. EJ asks what she said to her. Holly thought when the police decided not to press charges against her, she thought this nightmare was over but it’s like Amy is picking up where Sophia left off in trying to ruin her life. EJ questions if she’s been harassing and threatening her which she confirms. EJ argues that Amy shouldn’t be harassing anyone after what Sophia did to Johnny. Holly says that’s not how she sees it. EJ tells Holly that he will take care of it and to leave Amy Choi to him. Holly questions what he’s going to do to her. EJ says he won’t do anything, he’ll just let her know that she can’t walk around town threatening her daughter’s victims. Holly asks how he can stop her. EJ tells her not to concern herself with his methods, but to let him know if she bothers her again. Holly tells EJ that she doesn’t want this to get any worse than it is. Xander then appears and tells EJ to get away from her.

Arianna invites Gabi to go eat at the Pub but Gabi gets a text from Theo, asking her to meet at DiMera. Gabi says she wasn’t expecting to hear from him and asks Ari if he’s back at the company. Ari says she doesn’t know but encourages that Theo might finally be ready to forgive her. Gabi says maybe so, even if Philip isn’t.

Johnny meets Theo at DiMera Enterprises. Theo says he’s sorry to hear about Chanel’s diagnosis. Johnny calls it a tough road ahead but says they just met with a great oncologist and are trying to stay positive. Theo says that Chanel is lucky to have him by her side. Johnny responds that he’s lucky to have Theo filling in at DiMera because he wants to make it to every one of Chanel’s appointments and be by her side, so the job can’t be his first priority right now. Theo tells Johnny to worry about Chanel and his family while he will worry about DiMera.

Xander questions EJ and accuses him of harassing Holly while Holly tells him it’s okay. EJ tells Xander that it’s none of his business but he was consoling his former stepdaughter. Holly tells Xander that she’s alright and she’ll see him at home. EJ assures her that he meant what he said as Holly then exits. Xander warns EJ to stay away from her. EJ tells Xander that Holly is his family and asks what she is to him. Xander points out that Holly is Victoria’s cousin and Sarah’s niece. Xander adds that he knows it was EJ that told Gwen about he and Kristen seeing each other. EJ laughs off that they weren’t being discrete about it. Xander says he doesn’t care what Gwen thinks while EJ brings up Sarah. Xander warns EJ about telling Sarah. EJ responds that if he doesn’t want Sarah to find out, maybe he should change his behavior. EJ then gets a text from Lexie that she needs to see him and walks away while Xander shouts after him that they aren’t done here.

Chanel goes home and tells Paulina it went really well with the new doctor, so she decided to move forward with chemotherapy which excites Paulina as they hug.

Kate tells Roman that she told him because she didn’t want him to find out another way since Xander plans to talk to Johnny. Roman guesses she would’ve kept it secret forever that she screwed over his grandson. Kate admits she may have. Kate says she was trying to help both of them since she wanted Titan and Philip to get back what DiMera took from them while Johnny would be forced out of DiMera like Roman wanted. Roman argues that he never would’ve wanted it that way and thought they were done with the secrets and lies. Roman says they’ve been through a lot and he’s forgiven her for a lot, but he’s heard enough. Roman declares that he’s heard enough and he needs some space as he storms off.

Holly meets Sarah at the Pub and tells her that she got accosted by Sophia’s mom, who made it clear that she’s not going to stop trying to punish her for Sophia’s death. Sarah says she’s sorry and that Amy is going through one of the worst losses possible but coming after her like that is unacceptable. Sarah offers to call Amy but Holly informs her that EJ said he would handle it, which Sarah questions. Holly explains that EJ saw her crying in the town square and told her not to worry about how he handles it, then Xander showed up to yell at EJ for upsetting her since he apparently really hates EJ. Sarah acknowledges that Xander cares about Holly.

Roman walks to the town square and calls Marlena. Roman leaves a message that he needs to talk to her and he hates to say that she was right that Kate lied to him.

Chanel tells Paulina about the plan for her surgery and chemotherapy. Paulina questions Chanel not looking optimistic. Chanel says she’s trying to be realistic as she’s been reading about the side effects to know what to expect. Chanel brings up that she won’t be able to breastfeed even though she was looking forward to that. Paulina encourages that they will still be able to bond. Chanel notes that her immune system will be really weak so she will have to be careful about coming in to contact with other germs, so if Trey catches anything, he’ll have to stay away from her. Paulina encourages that all that matters is that Trey still has his mom as he won’t remember any of this. Chanel points out that she will.

Johnny assures Theo that he is not stepping away from the company entirely. Theo insists he didn’t mean to make it sound like he was taking over as he just wants to help out however he can which Johnny says means a lot to him. Johnny says he knows things are different with Theo’s mom back but Theo says that doesn’t change anything and that Chanel will always be his sister. They agree that it feels good to be making a difference and change at DiMera, to leave a better legacy. Johnny reiterates that what’s best for him now is to step back and says that’s a lot easier knowing Theo is there. Theo then informs Johnny that Xander was just looking for him and reveals that Titan is dropping the lawsuit, leaving Johnny surprised.

EJ rushes home to the DiMera Mansion and asks Lexie what Dr. Rolf said. Lexie informs him that he said her grip strength is weak. EJ argues that she’s still recovering and could just need physical therapy but Lexie says it’s more than that. Lexie reveals that based on what happened with the lab rat, Dr. Rolf said this is just step one and if they can’t fix it, she may only have a few weeks left to live, leaving EJ in shock.

Holly questions Sarah thinking that Xander cares about her. Sarah says he thinks of her as family and he would do anything for the people he cares about. Holly jokes that not long ago, Sarah wouldn’t say anything nice about Xander. Sarah says they are living in the same house now, so they have to co-exist. Holly points out that even Maggie said things have been surprisingly peaceful between them. Sarah states that she always knew deep down there was humanity in Xander or she wouldn’t love him. Holly questions Sarah saying she loves him. Sarah admits that part of her always will as they were married and share a child. Holly asks if there’s any chance but Sarah assures that she and Xander could never because too much has happened and that’s just how it has to be.

Kate runs in to Xander in the town square and informs him that she told Roman everything and now she’s looking for him. Xander states that he just notified DiMera that he’s dropping the lawsuit and he’d like to apologize to Johnny next time he sees him. Kate feels she’ll be doing a lot of apologizing but she fears the fallout is just beginning.

Gabi meets Theo at DiMera Enterprises and says she’s surprised to see him there. Theo clarifies that he’s just helping out Johnny while he’s dealing with family stuff. Theo tells Gabi that they know his aunt and uncles are ready to fight Gabi on the inheritance, but he is the executor of Stefano’s will and he’s decided not to fight so the money is hers.

Paulina talks to Chanel about the next stretch being uncomfortable and scary but she will make it out the other side. Chanel worries that the treatment will be a lot rougher than what they went through before. Chanel adds that she wasn’t a mom last time and worries about what if she’s too weak or sick to be a good mom. Chanel fears she will miss so much while Paulina encourages that she will have years to make up for any time she loses as she hugs her. Chanel says she just needed to let that out but she’ll be okay. Paulina encourages that she’s far from alone as she’ll always be here. Johnny then comes home. Chanel notes that was a quick meeting and hugs him. Johnny says he had to sort things out but he wanted to be here. Paulina tells Chanel to call if she wants to talk more anytime. Chanel thanks her as they hug and Paulina then exits. Johnny informs Chanel that he has some good news which Chanel says they could definitely use some of. Outside the door, Paulina tearfully looks at the breast cancer pamphlet that Chanel showed her and takes it with her as she walks away.

EJ declares that he will not let Lexie die again and that Dr. Rolf will figure this out. Lexie says that Dr. Rolf said he would give her another dose of the drug to see if it will reverse the effects, but there’s no way of knowing if it will work. EJ pleads with Lexie to think positive and not give up, insisting that Dr. Rolf will stop at nothing to make sure she’s standing strong again. Lexie assures that there’s not a chance in Hell she’s going down without a fight. EJ asks if Abe knows. Lexie says he doesn’t and that EJ can’t tell him or anyone else. EJ asks what she wants. Lexie cries that she wants to live. EJ promises to do everything in his power to make sure she does.

Johnny informs Chanel that Titan dropped the lawsuit. Johnny says he doesn’t know how it happened but he’s glad it will make it easier for him to step back from the company along with Theo standing in his place. Chanel questions how that will work since she thought Abe and Lexie didn’t want him working for DiMera. Johnny doesn’t think it matters and encourages that Theo wants to help them as he said Chanel is his sister for life. Chanel says she couldn’t ask for a better brother.

Gabi thanks Theo and says it means so much to her, especially after how she treated him. Theo assures that he didn’t make the decision based on feelings he might have towards her, but because it’s the right thing to do as the evidence points to her being Stefan’s widow. Theo adds that he hasn’t told the rest of the family yet, but he will soon because it’s not up to them. Gabi thanks Theo. Theo adds that settling now means he doesn’t have to spend a lot of time in court seeing her and declares that moving forward, the less he sees Gabi, the happier he will be. Gabi then walks out of the office.

Arianna joins Holly and Sarah at the Pub. Holly says she was just telling Sarah about her latest run-in with Amy. Holly feels like no place in Salem is safe while Ari complains about her internship. Sarah says it sounds like they aren’t having the most fun summer and invites them to stay a couple days at the Horton Cabin which they agree would be amazing.

Paulina goes to the DiMera Mansion to confront EJ. EJ tells her it’s not a good time. Paulina brings up Chanel’s diagnosis. EJ says he was very sorry to hear about it and he has offered Johnny all his support. Paulina stops him and says one thing he hasn’t offered is Dr. Rolf’s miracle drug, which cured Lexie’s incurable brain tumor with none of the usual side effects. Paulina declares that she wants that drug for her daughter.

Lexie goes home and picks up a glass, but drops it and it shatters as her hand shakes and she holds back tears.

Xander runs in to Gabi in the town square. Gabi informs him that she was just notified that her claim to the inheritance was just approved. Xander says that Titan could really use that money and questions why she doesn’t seem to be in a celebratory mood. Gabi responds that she’s not giving her money away for free. Xander argues that it’s in exchange for his silence about the illegal recording she made that led to Titan’s financial situation. Gabi tells Xander that she needs more and she has a few things in mind. Gabi says she’ll get back to him with a list as she walks away, leaving Xander frustrated.

Sarah says it makes her happy to see Holly and Ari both smiling as they talk about being excited for the Horton Cabin. Sarah says she will let Julie and Maggie know and tells them to have fun as she exits the Pub. Holly tells Ari that she will invite Tate while Ari brings up inviting Aaron which surprises Holly. Ari explains that Aaron has been having a hard time with all the Sophia stuff and thinks he could use a break too, joking that she won’t be a third wheel that way. Holly agrees and says that it might get Ari’s mind off Liam too and thinks they could all use a little fun.

Johnny tells Chanel that it will be awhile before they can take a vacation, so he surprises her with a Hawaiian setup in their apartment. Johnny suggests they can take a second honeymoon there once everything is back to normal. Chanel agrees that normal sounds nice.

EJ tells Paulina that he’s sorry but he can’t help her. Paulina argues that he owes her because that drug would never have seen the light of day without her help. Paulina adds that this isn’t about her but about Johnny, Chanel, and their shared grandchildren. Paulina urges EJ to think about his family. EJ repeats that he can’t help her and rushes out.

Theo goes home to find Lexie cleaning up the glass and says she just knocked it over and it’s no big deal. Theo offers to help but Lexie says she can do it and it’s fine. Theo asks if she’s sure she’s okay. Lexie says she’s with her family and will hold onto every precious moment as long as she can as she hugs Theo while holding back tears.

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Update written by Joseph

Tate and Holly sit together in the town square, talking about having a nice normal day as Tate says he’s glad to see her like this. Holly recalls being freaked out when Amy Choi said she wanted her charged for manslaughter. Tate says he feels for Sophia’s family but wanting to put Holly in prison is beyond ridiculous. Tate is thankful that Belle and Justin said there is not enough evidence to take it to trial. Holly feels she can finally breathe again, like this whole Sophia nightmare is finally over.

Amy Choi meets Melinda Trask at Small Bar. Melinda admits she was surprised to get her call, knowing she’s not her favorite person. Amy says she wasn’t kind to her when they first met. Melinda understands. Amy brings up Sophia turning to Melinda when wanting to give her child away. Amy cries about not giving Sophia the compassion she needed from her own mother instead of trying to control her. Amy says maybe if she just let Sophia hire Melinda, everything would’ve been different. Melinda says there’s no way to know that. Amy remembers that Melinda warned her that she could lose Sophia if she didn’t accept that it was her decision, and now she has. Amy cries that she would give anything to go back and love her without judgment. Amy asks Melinda what she is to do with all this regret.

Shawn and Jada walk in to the town square. Shawn tells her how much he appreciates her help the last few weeks. Shawn says that since he’s going back to work, maybe it’s time he moves back home. Jada says if that’s what he wants, but points out that he still can’t drive. Shawn doesn’t want to overstay his welcome. Jada assures that he hasn’t, so they agree to go relax back at her place as they walk off together.

Stephanie is asleep on the couch as Joy arrives knocking on the door. Stephanie doesn’t answer as she’s slowly starts to wake up. Joy then pulls out her key to open the door herself. Stephanie wakes up in a dazed panic and grabs her gun from the drawer as she thinks someone is breaking in. Stephanie then fires the gun as Joy opens the door. The bullet misses and hits the wall while Stephanie is shocked to realize it was Joy that she almost shot.

Leo continues watching Kelsey at the Brady Pub until Gwen walks in and asks if he’s airing out his problems to an infant. Leo responds that she’s an excellent listener, so Gwen jokes that maybe she should give it a try then.

Joy is in disbelief as she questions what the hell is wrong with Stephanie. Alex comes home and questions what’s going on. Joy responds that his psycho wife just tried to shoot her as Alex looks down and sees the gun in the drawer.

Leo talks to Gwen about watching Kelsey. Gwen jokes that her problems aren’t PG to talk to Kelsey about and she needs a drink. Leo suggests she could talk to him.

Amy apologizes to Melinda for breaking down and says one of the reasons she reached out is remembering that she also lost her daughter. Melinda recalls drowning in regret and anger along with wondering if she could’ve done more to save her. Melinda encourages that this is not Amy’s fault and to stop blaming herself. Amy says that there is one thing she can do to help fight for her daughter and she hopes Melinda can help her with it.

Holly tells Tate that she’s ready to get her life back on track, starting with her internship. Tate asks about it being on hold with Stephanie. Holly says she took a pause with everything that happened, but she hoped to set up a meeting to get it going again. Holly mentions being excited to start working and making money. Tate is hoping to get some calls from the flyers they posted for a personal trainer. Holly encourages that his business will get going soon. Tate says it better since he just spent all his money on a lease for a new space. Tate adds that if he’s going to make this a job, he’s going to need some real clients. Holly then suggests herself.

Alex picks up the gun and unloads it as he checks on Joy. Joy says she’s fine, no thanks to Stephanie. Alex asks Stephanie what the hell happened. Stephanie explains that she was asleep and heard the door opening, then she saw it wasn’t Alex and thought it was an intruder. Joy argues that it’s not like she was coming through the window. Stephanie cries that she’s sorry. Alex asks where Kelsey is. Joy says she’s thankfully at the Pub with a friend. Alex asks if Joy is sure she’s not hurt. Joy confirms she’s not physically, but points out the bullet hole in the wall and says that could’ve been her head.

Jada brings Shawn home and says she’s glad he decided to stay as she likes having him there. As they prepare to enter Jada’s apartment, they see the bullet on the floor from Alex and Stephanie’s apartment, so they pull their guns and approach their door.

Gwen tells Leo that things were going so well until she got in to it with EJ. Leo says he remains deeply concerned for her safety and asks what happened with EJ. Gwen explains that EJ told her that Xander and Kristen were sleeping together. Leo calls that juicy but Gwen says that’s not the appropriate response and warns him not to print it. Leo asks why she keeps telling him stories that he can’t report. Gwen says he can’t do anything with it because it’s not true, or at least she thinks it’s not true.

Amy tells Melinda that she needs a lawyer who is not going to back down. Melinda reminds her that the district attorney declined to press charges against Holly. Amy calls that outrageous since it was Holly’s vicious cyber bullying that led Sophia to the pier. Melinda says she’s been in her shoes in wanting the person responsible for her daughter’s death to pay. Melinda talks about getting her job back as district attorney and making it her mission to make Kristen pay as she wanted to see her behind bars, but nothing could ease her pain because nothing could bring Haley back. Melinda says she may never know if Kristen’s actions were intentional or accidental, but she realized fighting that battle would never fill the hole in her heart. Melinda adds that through time and forgiveness, she was able to move forward with her life. Amy responds that she’s working on accepting that Sophia is gone, but she will never accept Holly getting away scot free. Amy calls Holly a heartless bully who pushed Sophia to the point of feeling so hopeless and alone. Melinda wishes Sophia knew she had other choices. Amy cries that she had no body to bury and never got to say a proper goodbye. Amy declares that everyone has given up on her child and asks Melinda not to give up too and to help her fight to get justice for her daughter.

Tate questions Holly wanting to be his client. Holly says that Sarah said exercise would be good for her health and she’d get to spend time with him too. They kiss and joke about being competitive. Tate repeats that he loves seeing her like this. Holly mentions having an appointment with Dr. Fuller tomorrow as they leave the town square together.

Shawn and Jada enter Alex and Stephanie’s apartment to find out what happened. Shawn tells Joy that he wants to take her statement, so Jada takes Stephane in to her room. Shawn then asks Joy to take her time and tell him what happened. Joy explains that she came earlier to get a stuffed animal that her daughter left behind and then Alex gave her a key in case it ever happened again, adding that Stephanie saw him give it to her. Joy continues that she and Kelsey went to the Pub but she realized that she didn’t have her phone, so she retraced her steps here and knocked loudly several times but nobody answered, so she thought nobody was home and used her key, then the next thing she knows, she’s dodging bullets.

Stephanie tells Jada that she can’t believe she made such a terrible mistake. Jada points out that it was inches away from being a horrific tragedy and guesses her gun wasn’t stored properly which Stephanie admits. Stephanie says she gets now why it’s so important to store the gun away from the ammo. Jada states that if she had done that, she would’ve had enough time to see the person entering her apartment wasn’t a threat. Jada adds that she knows Steve taught her all of this and how to be safe. Stephanie complains that she still didn’t feel safe, so she kept the gun loaded in the drawer of the end table. Jada points out how dangerous that is while Stephanie argues that it felt more dangerous to not have it ready the second that she needed it. Stephanie says she wanted to feel able to defend herself but instead, she panicked as soon as the door opened. Jada asks who she thought it was. Stephanie says she just knew it wasn’t Alex and then thought it was Owen and she would not let him hurt her again, so she just pulled the trigger. Stephanie asks Jada what is going to happen now.

Tate brings Holly to his new gym space that he bought. They talk about potential names for the gym. Holly suggests he show her some moves.

Melinda tells Amy that she feels for her, but she agrees that there’s not enough evidence to file criminal charges against Holly and if she did, the trial would be agonizing and likely not lead to a satisfying conclusion. Amy wants to file a civil suit because she wants Holly to stand up in court to take responsibility for the harm she caused. Amy wants Holly to swear to God and everyone that she will never do what she did to Sophia to anyone else. Amy declares that she hopes to accomplish making the world safe from Holly Jonas.

Gwen explains to Leo that since she’s trying to buy the hospital from EJ, he tried to retaliate and so she marched right over to the Salem Inn where she found Xander and Kristen just having a business meeting. Leo reminds her how they bumped in to Kristen in the Salem Inn the other day and maybe she was doing business with Xander. Leo points out that if they were doing business, Xander has an office. Gwen explains that Kristen said they wanted to keep things on the down low because of the issues between Titan and DiMera which seemed plausible to her.

Shawn tells Alex that he will get his statement next. Alex responds that he’s not trying to downplay what happened but it was just one bullet and it went through the wall. Joy argues that the one bullet could’ve killed her and that Stephanie pulled the trigger without even seeing her or knowing who it was. Alex argues that they have no way of knowing that Stephanie meant to or what she was thinking. Alex goes over how Stephanie just got a 15 hour flight from China, was exhausted and took a sleeping pill so she was disoriented and confused. Joy shouts that it doesn’t mean a thing and asks what if Kelsey had been with her when the bullet came flying at her head. Alex doesn’t want to think about it. Joy says he needs to because his daughter could have died.

Jada says she knows Stephanie has been through Hell and the fear she’s living with is real. Stephanie responds that she just wants to feel safe. Jada states that what happened is extremely serious and that she and Joy are both incredibly lucky. Stephanie is thankful she didn’t hurt her. Jada points out that Stephanie pulled a gun on an innocent person and fired it, so that can’t be brushed aside. Stephanie asks if she’s going to arrest her.

Gwen tells Leo that she believes it because Kristen is her friend and Xander is her lover. Gwen adds that she has no delusions that Xander has feelings for her, but says if it was true, she would rip their eyes out. Leo wonders where Joy is as it’s taking her a long time to find her phone while Kelsey needs a diaper change. Gwen takes that as her cue to go. Leo reminds Gwen to not let EJ mess with her head, to watch her back and be careful. Gwen says that’s the plan as she exits the Pub.

Tate has Holly begin stretching to start her work out and they end up kissing.

Shawn tells Joy that she can go now and he’ll be in touch if he has more questions. Alex asks if Stephanie is going to be charged with anything. Shawn responds that it’s not his call. Joy argues that Stephanie shot at her and they can’t pretend that didn’t happen. Alex understands she’s upset and scared, but argues that nobody was hurt. Joy complains that she almost died. Joy says she can’t do this as she needs to get back to Kelsey since all she can think about is how lucky she is to be there. Alex offers her a ride. Joy says she’s fine but Alex argues that she’s in no condition to drive. Joy gives in but warns Alex not to talk to her in the car. Shawn wishes them luck as they exit.

Jada tells Stephanie that she’s not arresting her right now, but there has to be a full investigation. Jada warns Stephanie to be careful and think about what she wants to say. Stephanie says that everything is fuzzy and she actually doesn’t know. Jada says they will go over her statement and Joy’s, then go from there. Stephanie says that none of this feels real as it’s like a nightmare or she’s losing her mind. Stephanie knows Owen is in prison but she still thought in that moment. Stephanie asks Jada about taking the gun. Jada says that she and Shawn have to. Stephanie says that’s good because she doesn’t want it here. Stephanie thought the gun was the answer and that she’d finally have her power back, but it just made it worse. Stephanie cries that she thought she was getting better.

Tate and Holly kiss until realizing they forgot to lock the door as Gwen walks in. Tate greets her and asks how he can help her. Gwen asks where to sign up for self defense training.

Jada comes out of the bedroom and tells Shawn that Stephanie is a total wreck. Shawn says Joy is too and that Alex gave her a ride back to the Pub. Shawn calls this a mess. Stephanie comes in, so Shawn asks how she’s feeling. Stephanie responds that she did something really reckless and irresponsible. Shawn says they will get to the bottom of this and find out what happened. Stephanie knows he has to follow the rules, so she doesn’t expect any special treatment. Stephanie asks where Alex is. Shawn informs her that he took Joy back to the Pub to be with Kelsey. Jada asks if there’s anything they can do. Stephanie thought she knew how to feel safe, but now she doesn’t know anything anymore.

Alex brings Joy back to the Pub where Leo says Kelsey was a dream. Leo asks Joy what happened and why she looks like hell. Joy explains that Stephanie pulled out her gun and almost shot her. Alex calls it an accident. Joy disagrees, arguing that Stephanie barely missed. Leo asks for more details. Joy explains that she was looking for her phone and ended up back at Alex’s apartment, where Stephanie used her for target practice. Leo calls it quite the story. Alex warns him not to print it and asks to speak to Joy. Joy says she needs time to think this through. Alex asks Joy not to rush to any decision and to call him if she needs anything. Joy says right now, she just needs to be with her daughter.

Gwen tells Tate that she’s very interested in signing up for his self defense classes, so Holly leaves to let them talk. Tate tells Gwen that he’s excited because he wasn’t expecting to get any paying clients today. Gwen realizes she would be his first client and asks what she wins.

Shawn tells Stephanie that they will be across the hall if she needs anything from them. Alex comes home, so Stephanie asks how Joy is. Alex says she’s shaken up but okay and just needed to be with Kelsey. Shawn repeats to Alex that they are right across the hall if they need anything. Jada tells Stephanie they will talk soon and to hang in there as she hugs her. Shawn tells Alex the same as he and Jada then exit.

Tate offers Gwen a free in take session which Gwen accepts. Tate asks if she has any previous experience with self defense. Gwen tells him that she does with street fighting. Tate asks what her goals are. Gwen responds that it’s to make sure EJ DiMera doesn’t murder her as she puts on gloves and punches the punching bag, impressing Tate.

In the hall, Jada tells Shawn that she feels so awful for Stephanie and worries about if she has to arrest her best friend. Shawn says they will hope it doesn’t come to that.

Leo asks Joy about Stephanie almost shooting her and how it must have been terrifying. Leo encourages that Joy and Kelsey are safe and okay now. Joy says they are this time. Joy declares that she doesn’t care if Stephanie is Alex’s wife, she doesn’t want her near her child ever again.

Alex and Stephanie go to their bedroom as Stephanie asks what Joy said. Alex says not much. Stephanie tells him that she’s so sorry. Alex doesn’t want to think about it right now as she’s exhausted. Alex suggests she lay down and rest, so Alex holds her in bed.

Holly runs in to Amy in the town square. Amy tells her to save her fake sympathy as she’s sure Holly and Tate have been celebrating the district attorney’s decision not to bring charges against her. Amy warns Holly that this is not even close to over as she walks away.

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