Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
At the Kiriakis Mansion, Xander and Sarah talk about Victoria growing up and eventually getting older until Sarah gets a text from Maggie, telling her that her daughter Melissa had a setback after surgery so she has to stay there with her longer. Xander says he’s sorry Maggie isn’t there for her and he knows he’s no substitute, but he’s there for her if she will let him be.
Leo tries knocking on Gwen’s door again at the Salem Inn, while leaving her another voicemail. Leo wonders if something happened with the sale of the hospital or with EJ. Leo says he knows he’s supposed to wait to hear from her attorney before flipping the switch if something happened to her and then wonders how to know if something happened or if he would then move to the top of EJ’s hit list. Leo then tells himself to do it for Gwen.
Cat gets a call from Andrew and asks if there’s any news on Gwen. Andrew responds that he checked her phone and there’s no activity since yesterday morning.
Steve and Kayla have breakfast at the Brady Pub where Steve asks Kayla what’s bothering her. Kayla tells him that Gwen hasn’t gotten back to her, so she’s worried that she doesn’t want to buy the hospital after all which means EJ has 90 days to find a new buyer or the state will take control of it and it would be terrible. Kayla says finding a new buyer would be challenging. Steve says that if Gwen is missing, the odds are pretty damn good that EJ is behind it.
Johnny goes to the DiMera Mansion and confronts EJ, questioning how he could sink this low.
Housekeeping enters Gwen’s room at the Salem Inn which allows Leo to come in after and see that Gwen is not inside. Leo tells the maid that Gwen said he could use her hair gel. Leo comments on Gwen’s bed being unused and guesses that means she didn’t come home last night. Leo tells the maid that he will just grab the hair gel and be on his way, so she exits. Leo then finds the card to Gwen’s lawyer CJ Richardson.
Kayla tells Steve that Gwen was so excited about buying the hospital so it doesn’t make sense for her to ghost her like this. Steve tells her that if she doesn’t hear from Gwen today, he’ll have Shane track her phone. Brady arrives and greets them. Kayla says she has to get to the hospital and exits. Brady tells Steve that he got his message and asks what’s going on. Steve thinks he got something to link the Coriseal deaths directly to EJ DiMera.
EJ guesses this has to do with Holly. Johnny confirms that he just saw Holly at the hospital and she’s a wreck, going over how they found pills in her bag and now everyone’s going to think she relapsed. EJ questions what Johnny is accusing him of. Johnny asks if EJ planted the drugs in Holly’s bag.
Sarah tells Xander that she is really thankful for all of his support, especially with her mom not being there. Sarah mentions that she hates keeping secrets but she hasn’t told Maggie that they could lose Titan and the whole estate since she’s dealing with Melissa and the whole Holly crisis. Xander assures that he and Philip will handle the mess at Titan. Sarah says she promised Maggie that she would get Holly to a meeting but questions how to do that if Holly won’t even let her in her room.
Leo runs in to Cat in the town square and says it must be fate because she’s just the person he needs to talk to. Leo explains to Cat that Gwen set up a dead man’s switch with a letter that will take down EJ if something happened to her. Leo adds that it’s only been 24 hours and he’s supposed to wait for the lawyer to give him the letter but he’s wondering if he should pull the switch now and storm in to the lawyer’s office for the letter, unless Cat might be willing to help him. Cat asks why she would be able to help. Leo says if she is ISA, maybe she could look in to this for him.
Xander knows how hard it must be on Sarah for Holly to be swearing she never took pills and being angry at her for not believing her. Sarah says she wants to believe Holly but questions how the pills got in her bag. Xander says he’s not going to let this go as it feels like something bigger is at play. Xander believes EJ dumped the tainted Coriseal on Smith Island but it doesn’t add up with the pills in Holly’s bag. Xander declares it has to all be connected and he’s going to get to the bottom of it.
Steve talks to Brady about looking at this from another angle since all of their leads went cold. Steve explains that he visited local pharmacists who do business with DiMera and they all told him that DiMera cut off their supply of Coriseal about two years ago right around the time of those deaths. Steve declares that it’s likely that DiMera Pharmaceuticals cranked out a bad batch, got rid of them, and buried the evidence as deep as they could.
Johnny demands EJ tell him the truth. EJ confirms that he planted the pills in Holly’s bag to throw Sarah and the others off the trail as it was the only way he could protect DiMera. Johnny says he can’t believe him as he thought he cared about Holly. EJ responds that he does, but sometimes tough decisions have to be made. EJ states that he did what he had to do for the company and for the family. Johnny remarks that DiMera survives while Holly’s life is ruined. EJ disagrees that it’s ruined as she can go to rehab. Johnny complains that she doesn’t need rehab. EJ asks if Johnny would’ve preferred their family lose everything which includes Chanel and their children. Johnny says he gets that and the last thing they need is another DiMera-Kiriakis war. Johnny clarifies that he doesn’t have a problem with EJ’s goals, but his methods that he despises and make him ashamed. EJ says he’s sorry to hear that, but since they do share goals, he hopes he’s still with him. Johnny asks what choice he has and walks out.
Cat claims to Leo that she’s not ISA. Leo understands she can’t admit it but he has to do anything he can to help Gwen and maybe stop EJ from killing him in the process. Cat tells Leo that she won’t say a word to EJ. Leo wonders if he should just take this to the police, but doubts they’ll do anything when it hasn’t been a day. Leo thanks Cat for letting him rant and says she’s good people. Cat tells him to take care and she hopes Gwen shows up soon as Leo walks away.
Brady and Steve talk about DiMera Pharmaceuticals find arsenic in Coriseal and instead of alerting anyone, they just bury it and restart production like nothing ever happened. Steve bets they thought they got away with it until Brady and Sarah started looking into it.
Sarah tells Xander to be careful about getting to the bottom of it since they are talking about EJ DiMera. Xander assures that he can handle EJ. Sarah points out that EJ just came after their entire family because of Xander going after Johnny, so escalating it could make things worse. Xander feels it can’t get any worse while Sarah points out that something could happen to him and she couldn’t stand that, for Victoria’s sake and her sake.
EJ goes to Melinda Trask’s office and says he’s there on behalf of Holly Jonas since Melinda is representing Amy Choi. EJ orders Melinda to drop the case or he will file a countersuit. EJ argues that Sophia tried to murder Johnny and he can prove it, adding that he can also prove Amy was responsible for Sophia’s death, not Holly. EJ argues that Sophia was mentally ill and her mother didn’t get her the help she needed. EJ warns that neither of them want to fight him on this. Melinda agrees to relay her message to her client. EJ warns her to convince Amy to back off or there will be hell to pay. Leo arrives and tells EJ it’s good to see him. EJ walks out as Leo complains about him being rude. Melinda asks what Leo wants. Leo informs her that Gwen is missing. Melinda asks why she should care. Leo explains that her lawyer is CJ Richardson, who works for Melinda. Melinda informs Leo that CJ is on vacation on a secluded resort in Fiji. Leo tells Melinda that she needs to help him then. Melinda argues that she’s not Gwen’s lawyer. Leo brings up their past working together and asks Melinda to help him bring down EJ before anyone else gets hurt.
Sarah goes to the hospital and tells Kayla that Holly wants another doctor because she doesn’t want her around anymore. Kayla says she’s sorry. Sarah is sure they’ll get through it at some point when Holly realizes she loves her and is on her side. Sarah comments on Holly’s labs looking great and gaining strength, so she should be discharged in the next couple of days. Brady and Steve then arrive. Steve announces they think they have something as Brady reveals Steve found something that proves their theory that Coriseal was contaminated.
At the DiMera Enterprises office, Johnny kicks a chair in frustration as Xander enters and asks if everything is alright. Johnny questions why he cares. Xander feels EJ has put him in a very difficult position, so he’s here to help.
EJ runs in to Cat in the town square. Cat says she was just thinking about him and asks about the sale of the hospital. EJ responds that Gwen has apparently vanished off the face of the earth. Cat asks if that’s just unbelievable good fortune or convenient timing. EJ questions if she would be accusing him of something.
Xander understands it might be difficult for Johnny to trust him after the lawsuit. Johnny calls it impossible. Xander points out that Johnny accepted his apology. Johnny says that doesn’t mean he trusts him and if he’s hear for help on his loan that EJ bought, he can forget about it. Xander says it’s not that and brings up Brady and Steve coming to see him about the missing Coriseal. Xander reveals he knows Johnny was lying when he told him there was none missing.
Brady tells Sarah and Kayla that it all adds up that DiMera produced a bad batch of drugs, ignored that it was out there, and got rid of the rest. Steve says is lines up with the timing and missing records while Sarah says they don’t have any evidence since the well was decontaminated, Destiny was cremated, and they can’t prove that Holly could’ve accidentally ingested the drug. Kayla questions the chances the Coriseal would’ve been the same one from a years ago. Steve says that brings them back to the well and EJ.
Cat tells EJ that she never meant to imply that he had something to do with Gwen’s disappearance and apologizes if it came out that way. EJ apologizes for jumping to that conclusion and says he shouldn’t have lashed out at her, especially because he doesn’t know what he would do if he lost her and she wasn’t by his side. Cat tells EJ that he has her.
Melinda tells Leo that she has tangled with EJ a few times and he is formidable, but he did just threaten her, so for old time sake, she will look. Melinda mentions covering CJ’s cases while he’s gone and pulls up Gwen’s file. Melinda sees there’s a folder called “For Leo Stark”. Leo explains that he promised Gwen that he would go after EJ with whatever is in it if anything happened to her. Leo declares that he cannot be a coward and he has to do it for Gwen, so he needs that letter.
Brady asks Sarah how she’s doing. Sarah admits she’s not great as she doesn’t know what to believe. Brady realizes now he was quick to assume Holly had relapsed, but he knows how easily addicts can lie. Brady says if Holly is using again, she will need their help while Sarah states that if Holly is telling the truth, she made a major mistake.
Johnny tells Xander that he wasn’t lying. Xander says he’s not here to give him a hard time, but he knows Johnny cares about Holly and they all need the truth. Xander says if Holly is using again, she needs to be in treatment, but if she’s not, they need an explanation for the pills. Johnny tells Xander to get out. Xander says if EJ is forcing him to do something, he can help him. Xander gives his word that Johnny can trust that it stays between them and guesses he knows something. Johnny denies it. Xander brings up that Holly swears that the pills are not hers and he believes her. Xander asks if Johnny believes her. Xander thinks back to watching Kayla arguing with EJ at the hospital and then to bringing Holly’s bag to the hospital. Xander then remembers setting the bag aside on the hospital counter while showing Sarah a video and walking away, leaving the bag behind. Xander comes to the realization about the bag and tells Johnny he has to go as he runs out of the office.
Steve gets a text from Shane, informing him that Gwen’s phone hasn’t been active in over 24 hours and can’t be located so he’ll get right on it. Steve notes that Shawn can get the police to run a wellness check, so they will start with that.
Melinda opens Gwen’s document for Leo, but is shocked to find that it is blank.
Cat sits in her room on her laptop, where she has downloaded and deleted Gwen’s “For Leo Stark” folder. Cat wonders EJ had done now.
EJ looks up at the portrait of Stefano and says that he taught him to survive, not to feel. EJ thinks back to Johnny arguing with him about arsenic and then to Xander and Sarah confronting him at the hospital and then to Kayla informing him that the state board was revoking his ownership of the hospital. EJ states that Lexie is dying and brings up Kristen. EJ then calls Rita and says he has enough to deal with without having to worry that Kristen is a threat to his children, so he wants her gone. EJ hangs up and stares up at the portrait of Stefano.
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