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Days of Our Lives Update

 

Update written by Joseph

Leo goes over the Body and Soul script as he walks through the town square and runs in to Hattie, who questions if he’s going somewhere. Leo responds that he’s going to work. Hattie remarks that’s because he has a job, unlike her. Hattie declares that thanks to Leo, she’s out on her ass.

Abe and Kate go to the Body and Soul studio where they find a fruit basket. Bonnie arrives and reveals it’s from her as a thank you for saving her life as she hugs them.

At the hospital, Seth Burns talks to Kayla about having doubts about filming Body and Soul at the hospital but admits it’s been a fun experience so far. Kayla says she thought it would be good for the hospital. Seth reveals that he thinks he’s been bitten by the acting bug.

Johnny has a nightmare about Alex coming to make love to Chanel as he yells at them to stop. Johnny then wakes up in a panic, causing Chanel to ask him what’s wrong.

Stephanie sits at home, on the phone with Jada and says she’s so happy that Rafe is home. Jada asks about her and Alex, but Stephanie says there’s nothing to report as she didn’t even see him on set yesterday. Stephanie repeats that her and Alex are just friends and she’s totally fine with that, as Alex then shows up at her door without a shirt on. Stephanie tells Jada they’ll talk soon as she hangs up. Alex says he’s sorry as he didn’t mean to interrupt but Stephanie says it’s okay and invites him in. She tells him that Jada was just updating her on Rafe being home from the hospital which Alex says is great news. Stephanie asks what brought him by. Alex says he brought her a pumpkin spice latte as he knows how much they both like their morning caffeine. Alex talks about how he hit the gym this morning to work out some of his nerves as he’s shooting the big love scene with Chanel today.

Chanel brings Johnny a glass of water and questions him yelling “stop it” in his sleep, assuming he had a bad dream which he confirms. Chanel asks if he wants to tell her about it. Johnny says not really but Chanel insists, so he admits it was about her and Alex. Chanel tells him she’s so sorry but guesses it makes sense since Johnny is going to be directing their love scene today. Johnny knows she’s been upset with his jealousy issues but he also knows that he can’t let his irrational feelings get in the way of him doing his job. Johnny admits seeing them together like at the photoshoot brings back images of them actually together for real. Chanel asks him to try to believe her as she tells him one last time that she has no feelings for Alex and the time they were together with Allie was in the past and she never thinks about that anymore, insisting they are just co-workers and friends now. Johnny questions them being friends.

Hattie thought she and Leo were friends. Leo argues that they still are and he knows she’s upset. Hattie complains about Leo writing her out of the show that she was starring in, arguing that it was going to get her a daytime Emmy. Leo argues that he didn’t write her out since the producers make those decisions. Leo says he would’ve loved to have seen her character Charlemagne remain on the show. Hattie complains about having no notice at all. Leo insists that it wasn’t his call and he wanted to tell her, so Hattie questions why he didn’t. Leo informs her that Abe and Kate were worried that she would leave without filming her scenes if she knew she was going to get fired and then they’d all be out of work. Hattie responds that she kind of likes the sound of that.

Bonnie praises Abe and Kate for saving her character Cassandra’s life and how she feels like she’s a part of her now. Bonnie asks if all of Charlemagne’s stuff will be up for grabs now like her clothes and her mansion or her grief stricken husband. Bonnie wonders if she should pitch it to Leo. Kate stops her and says none of that will be happening. Kate reminds her that Body and Soul is an ensemble production, so when Hattie didn’t respect that, they had no choice but to send her to soap opera Heaven. Kate remarks that she’s sure Charlemagne would love to have Cassandra join here there. Bonnie gets that Body and Soul isn’t a one star vehicle and apologizes for going overboard. Abe tells her it’s okay and reminds her that Body and Soul has no stars as they all work together in harmony and humility. Bonnie assures she would never want to be like Hattie. Bonnie asks if she could get a raise with Hattie being gone, then quickly says maybe not. Bonnie decides she will leave them to their work and hurries out.

Seth informs Kayla that he was written in to another scene for today as the producers were apparently impressed by his previous performance. Kayla calls him a man of many talents. Seth says he won’t give up his day job yet, but asks Kayla to let the Body and Soul producers know that he wouldn’t be averse to a romantic interest or a love scene.

Stephanie thought Alex was talking to Kate about putting the love scene off. Alex says they did but apparently too many actors asked for script changes that Kate didn’t want Leo for more rewrites, so the scene couldn’t be postponed. Alex says he’s disappointed in it happening too soon and rushing the whole story. Stephanie asks how Alex feels about acting with Chanel since they don’t seem to get along. Alex says it’s not much of an issue anymore as they called a truce and agreed to try to start fresh. Stephanie calls that very mature of them. Alex says now that the huge love scene is happening today, he’s praying they can get through it without any problems. Stephanie is sure it will be fine since Alex and Chanel worked things out, but questions how Johnny feels about it.

Johnny thought Chanel and Alex couldn’t stand each other and questions them suddenly now being friends. Chanel asks what’s so shocking about that since they obviously have to work together, so they decided it would be a little less awkward if they just got along. Johnny agrees that the less backstage drama, the better. Chanel feels there will be enough drama on screen. Johnny decides they should get going so they aren’t late for rehearsals. Chanel mentions her and Alex running the hospital scenes. Johnny didn’t realize Chanel had hospital scenes which she explains. Johnny then mentions needing to get to the set anyways since they are filming Charlemagne’s death scenes which he feels will be a little tricky.

Hattie calls Leo an accomplice after the fact of getting her character killed off. Leo questions how that is. Hattie feels tricked and duped because she thought Bonnie was being killed off. Leo explains that he thought it would be more of a shock to the audience which means bigger ratings. Hattie calls that clever of him but also hurtful, arguing that he killed her off before she even had a week under contract. Hattie thought she would get a daytime Emmy nomination or a fan club started. Hattie starts to cry. Leo tells her that he’s really sorry and he hates that things turned out this way. Leo tries to encourage her but brings up that Roman said it’s show business not friendship, so he really hopes they can still hang out but Hattie says no. Hattie tells Leo that if he sees her coming down the street, she wants him to go the other way or else she will end him. Hattie then storms off.

Alex tells Stephanie that he’s hoping Johnny will be cool with directing his love scene with Chanel. Alex mentions that he suggested getting another director but Johnny wants to prove he’s professional. Stephanie hopes it all works out. Alex says he should go get cleaned up and jokes about not making Chanel work so hard to pretend to be attracted to him. Stephanie offers Alex a ride to the set to thank him for the latte. Alex accepts and says he’ll be back in a bit as he needs to shower. After he leaves, Stephanie remarks to herself that she could use a cold shower.

Leo goes to the studio and tells Kate that he’s feeling like a bad friend and rotten person in general. Kate asks what he’s upset about. Leo informs her that he ran in to Hattie, who blames him for killing her off. Leo says Hattie is holding a grudge and be spiteful and vindictive, mentioning that Hattie warned him to watch out. Kate is sure at some point, she will calm down. Leo says maybe when they are all killed off in real life. Kate encourages that it will be sooner than that. Kate then informs him that they are about to film her death scene and asks if he wants to watch it on the monitor which Leo declines.

Johnny prepares to begin directing at the hospital and sees Abe, noting that he wasn’t expecting to see him on set. Abe explains that he thought it would be good to have one of the producers on set for Hattie’s death scene just in case which Johnny says is a good call. Johnny begins directing Seth and Bonnie, then calls out for Charlemagne but Hattie is not there. Abe wonders where she is.

Chanel sits in the park holding her back in pain. Kayla finds her and asks if she’s alright. Chanel responds that she thinks she threw her back out. Kayla offers to check her out and asks what happened. Chanel explains that she was going to the hospital with Johnny but she had time before rehearsing with Alex, so she went to the Bakery and on her way back through the park, she stopped to tie her shoe and had a nasty pain in her back. Kayla thinks she might have pulled a muscle. Chanel says she has to get to set for her big scene with Alex but Kayla encourages her to rest a little bit as she still has time before the scene.

Stephanie and Alex arrive at the hospital. Alex thanks her for the ride and says he’ll get extra rehearsal time with Chanel. Stephanie says she will go check the shooting but Alex gets a text from Chanel that she’s running late. Alex says he hoped to get in some practice, so he asks Stephanie to run some lines with him which she agrees to do. Seth comes in and asks if they have seen Hattie but they have not.

Abe asks Johnny if Hattie could’ve just left. Bonnie calls it unprofessional. Seth returns and says Hattie is not in her dressing room and no one has seen her. Abe says he was afraid of that and asks how they are going to shoot Hattie’s death without Hattie. Hattie then arrives, complaining that the hospital is like a maze. Johnny then says they will get started. Bonnie tells Hattie to stop looking at her like that as it’s not like she asked them to kill her off, even though Hattie was thrilled when Cassandra was getting killed off. Hattie just wants to get the show going.

Kate tells Leo that the scenes being shot today were really well written. Leo says as bad as Hattie feels about being killed off and as rotten as he feels, she’s going out with a bang. Leo talks about knowing he had to come up with a fitting ending, but they were pressed for time, so he remembered how they killed off a very memorable character on LA Law.

Johnny directs Bonnie and Hattie at the hospital as Cassandra and Charlemagne where they talk about wishing each other dead but wanting to start clean, so they agree to a truce and shake hands. Johnny then directs Hattie to push the button to the elevator.

Leo explains to Kate how Rosalind Shays was killed off on LA Law by falling down an elevator shaft.

Johnny directs Hattie to wave, turn, and step on to the elevator but she hesitates.

Kayla asks Chanel if she’s feeling better. Chanel says not really but she doesn’t want to hold up production so she needs to get to the hospital. Kayla agrees but decides she’s taking her to the emergency room, not the set. Chanel worries about her scenes with Alex but Kayla says that can wait as they walk off together.

Alex rehearses lines with Stephanie where Alex’s character talks about not squandering a second of time when you find the person you love. Alex then kisses Stephanie, who comments that this is going to be some love scene as they kiss onto the hospital bed.

Johnny directs Hattie to get on to the elevator but she says she can’t because there’s no elevator to get on to. Johnny says that’s the point as she’s supposed to fall down the shaft. Hattie argues that it’s easy for him to say since he’s not the one doing it. Abe encourages that it’s only three feet deep and she will fall on an air mattress. Hattie says that’s not it and declares that she doesn’t want to die.

Kate tells Leo that she thought she remembered the elevator shaft. Leo says there was a 90s sitcom that paid homage to that where the actor didn’t want to get on the elevator because he knew he was getting killed off, just like Hattie.

Johnny encourages Hattie that she can do this as she’s a professional actor. Hattie agrees, so Johnny calls to restart the scene. Hattie as Charlemagne tries inviting Bonnie as Cassandra to come with her but she points out that she’s on an IV. Hattie tries telling Seth to get on the elevator but he says he has to monitor Cassandra, so the elevator is just for her. Johnny directs Hattie again to get on the elevator now but Hattie turns to him and refuses to do it. Hattie declares that they can kill off her character if that’s what they want as she can’t stop them, but she will not help them do it. Hattie then walks off set.

Leo runs in to Bonnie in the town square. Leo asks how it went on set. Bonnie informs him that Hattie refused to do the stunt. Leo questions how they ended the scene then. Bonnie says they didn’t and had to end early because Hattie stormed off set.

Abe returns to Kate in the studio and tells her about Hattie storming off set. Kate asks what they are going to do. Hattie arrives and calls them her favorite backstabbers. Kate warns her that she won’t get paid for breaking contract. Hattie tells her to keep the money and calls them traitors, adding that she thinks she’s going to leave town. Hattie declares that they are going to regret the day they crossed her and she’s going to make sure they pay for it. Hattie vows to make sure they are cursed along with everyone involved with the show. Hattie remarks that she’ll make sure Body and Soul’s fictional town of Pineview goes up in flames as she storms out.

Kayla checks Chanel out at the hospital as Chanel says it’s like they’re cursed. Chanel asks Kayla to help her over to the set but Kayla says no one would expect her to do her scenes in this condition, so she will let Abe and Kate know that she’s calling in sick and will be much better tomorrow. Chanel worries about her scene with Alex but Kayla repeats it will have to wait and says she’s sorry but there will be no love scene today.

Johnny goes to the hospital room set but Seth stops him outside and advises him not to go in as he tells him that Faith and Arrow are inside and at first, he thought they were just rehearsing but then he realized they were in a steamy love scene for real. Seth walks away, leaving Johnny in disbelief.

Alex and Stephanie have sex on the hospital bed as Johnny walks in, assuming that it’s Alex and Chanel.

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EJ goes to see Paulina and informs her that Stefan is not going to be a problem anymore.

Gabi questions Stefan bringing her flowers but he clarifies that they were at the desk so a nurse asked him to bring them in. Stefan opens the card and sees they are from her assistants at Gabi Chic, wishing her a speedy recovery and mentioning they thought Connie was a psycho. Gabi remarks that everyone could see Connie was insane except her. Gabi then asks Stefan what he’s doing there. Stefan informs her that he just spoke to his lawyer and announces he’s filing for divorce which Gabi questions. Stefan asks why she sounds surprised when she told him that she was going to take him for everything he’s worth and divided the house. Stefan says he’s surprised that she didn’t file first. Gabi calls it ironic since he once said he would fight tooth and nail for their marriage but now he’s eager to end it. Gabi questions his sudden rush to divorce her.

Julie walks Thomas and Charlotte through the town square. Thomas talks about wanting to get home to play an online video game but Julie informs him that he’s going to have to postpone because Chad has a very special surprise for them when they get home.

“Abigail” goes to see Chad, who notes that she got there quick and informs her that Julie took the kids to the bakery. Chad then informs her that he wanted her to come over because when the kids get home, he’s going to tell them the truth that their mother is alive because it’s time. “Abigail” disagrees and says they absolutely cannot do that.

Ava goes to the Brady Pub where Roman says he’s been meaning to talk to her as there are new security cameras and he’s having the locks changed so he will get her new keys. Roman says he feels really bad about what she went through with Connie. Ava assures there’s nothing he could’ve done. Ava adds that she knows she’s still behind on rent and since she walked away from her job at the Pub, she doesn’t know when she will be able to pay him back. Roman brings up her leaving for a better job but Ava tells him that he’s aware of how fast things change in this town.

Stefan tells Gabi that he’s not in a rush to divorce her but he’s just thinking what is the point of dragging it on. Stefan states that they are both miserable so they should just cut their losses and end things. Gabi feels it still feels kind of sudden and asks why today. Stefan responds that he and EJ got into it earlier today and EJ said something that really resonated with him, even though he was obviously trying to goad him. Gabi asks what he said. Stefan informs her that EJ told him he’s never going to be able to erase the image of he and Gabi together and he’s right. Gabi responds that she can relate because ever since she found out about Stefan and Ava, she can’t get the mental images out of her head either, so she understands. Stefan guesses she also understands then that there is no fixing this as she can’t get over he and Ava while he can’t get over her and EJ, so there’s nothing left to fight for.

“Abigail” argues that they discussed this and decided it was too soon for the kids to meet her, so she questions what has changed. Chad argues that it’s too important to keep putting off and the kids need and miss her. Chad talks about the longer it goes, the more likely it is that the kids find out from someone random. Chad says he’s kept it out of the papers but there are a lot of people in and out of the DiMera Mansion. Chad feels they need to control what Thomas and Charlotte hear and how which is why it’s important that they tell them and they don’t find out from someone else.

Thomas asks Julie what the surprise is. Julie says if she told them, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore. Leo comes by and greets them. Julie tells him that they are in a rush. Leo tells the kids how proud Chad is of them and how he would show him pictures of them when they were at work. Thomas questions Leo saying he doesn’t work for Chad anymore. Leo informs him that he’s now the head writer of Body and Soul, making the big bucks. Julie says they have to get on their way but Thomas has one more question and asks Leo if he’s still the tooth fairy, showing him that he has a loose tooth. Leo responds that he’s not a fairy after all. Leo then calls it a great day and adds that there’s great news about his mom. Thomas remarks that his mom is dead and questions what’s great about that, shocking Leo.

“Abigail” tells Chad that she wants to protect Thomas and Charlotte too but doesn’t see the harm in giving it more time if she’s starting to remember. Chad questions how much more time. Chad complains that every day that goes by is another day for the kids missing their mom. Chad argues that the kids are smart and more capable of understanding than she thinks. Chad asks “Abigail” what she needs or wants and if she isn’t tired of being a virtual prisoner in the DiMera Mansion or if she wants her life back. She says he has no idea how much. Chad says when she remembered her vows, he expected the flood gates to open. She points out that they didn’t and he was terribly disappointed. Chad talks about showing her their wedding album bringing the memory back so maybe seeing the children will bring her memories back. Chad thinks it’s what is best for them and declares it’s time to tell the kids the truth.

Julie questions what Leo is talking about, insisting there is no news about Abigail. Leo claims that she just got her angel wings in Heaven and that he actually is a fairy. Leo gives Thomas and Charlotte some money as the tooth fairy which Julie calls very generous. Leo says would give Julie some too but he ran out of cash. Julie says she’s out of patience so she walks off with the kids. Leo questions how he was supposed to know.

Paulina questions Stefan officially recanting his claim about EJ’s involvement in the baby switching involving Eric, Sloan, and Nicole. EJ confirms that Stefan added he will cease and desist his baseless claim to undermine him which Paulina calls interesting. EJ declares that now, Paulina has no reason to fire him. Paulina argues that EJ gave her plenty of reason but decides that since Melinda likes working for Kristen, she has no one to replace him with yet. EJ responds that he will continue happily working as district attorney and won’t take up more of her time. Paulina stops him and says she has one concern as they both know this claim is a lie, so she questions how exactly he coerced Stefan in to signing it.

Gabi tells Stefan that when the bomb was ticking down, she was sure she was going to die and thought about all the things she wished she had done or said in her life including telling Stefan one more time that she loved him. Gabi brings up Stefan coming to see her that night in the hospital and she thought maybe staring death in the face was exactly what they needed as she wanted to forgive him, but then she found out about how he tried to have sex with Ava again as revenge for her revenge sex with EJ. Stefan points out they didn’t sleep together again. Gabi notes she didn’t sleep with EJ again either but Stefan says she wanted to as EJ told him that he turned her down which Gabi confirms. Gabi admits she was hurt and wanted to hurt Stefan as he did too, so they both wanted to inflict pain on each other. Gabi states that’s just not something you do to someone you love with your whole heart.

EJ tells Paulina that Stefan’s statement was completely truthful. Paulina tells him not to insult her intelligence, questioning Stefan changing his tune for no reason as he was determined to bring EJ down. EJ reveals he threatened to sue for defamation which would’ve brought him down. Paulina questions what they are going to do when they run out of things to blackmail each other over. EJ jokes that will never happen as they have an endless supply. EJ repeats that he won’t take up more of her time and looks forward to working with her again as he exits.

Gabi tells Stefan that when he was taken from her and she thought he died, it felt like her heart had been ripped out and she didn’t think she would ever feel whole again, but then he came back and it was a miracle but when he wanted nothing to do with her, it was like losing him all over again. Stefan says then they were finally together again and so happy. Gabi points out that then she went to prison and the only thing that got her through was knowing that he was waiting for her as she kept telling herself that she had to stay strong for him, but then she found out about he and Ava which Stefan calls the biggest mistake of his life. Gabi admits she obviously couldn’t handle it. Stefan tells her that he’s so sorry and that he would give anything to go back to erase that terrible mistake because when they were good and happy, he never loved anyone more than he loved her as she was everything to him. Stefan recalls the poem he wrote her on their anniversary and calls himself a fool for screwing everything up. Gabi admits she then screwed it up even worse. Stefan calls it such a shame and says he’s so sorry. Gabi responds that she’s sorry too, but brings up the mental images they both see. Gabi declares that the damage is one and there’s nothing left to fight for anymore. Gabi tells Stefan to go ahead and file for divorce as she just wants it over with like he does. Stefan and Gabi say goodbye to one another as Stefan then exits the room. Gabi then breaks down crying.

Ava explains to Roman that when Stefan offered her the job at the Bistro, he insisted his marriage was over and he didn’t care what Gabi thought so she accepted his offer, but then she gave it some thought and realized it might be a little more complicated, so she quit before she started. Ava acknowledges that Stefan came to save her from Connie but they haven’t had a chance to discuss it because Stefan found out Gabi had been hurt so he ran off to help her and for all she knows, they could be back together again. Roman tells Ava that if she wants her job at the Pub back, she can have it but suggests figuring out where things are with Stefan first. Ava jokingly questions taking more time to pay Roman what she owes him. Roman points out that he’s waited this long. Ava calls him the best and thanks him. Ava says she will keep him posted as she exits the Pub. Leo then enters the Pub and asks Roman if he can get a drink as it has been a day and it’s not over yet, so Roman goes to get him a beer. Leo comments that soap opera life is crazy but real life leaves it in the dust. Roman asks what is going on that is so crazy. Leo responds that he just found out the hard way that Chad’s kids still don’t know that “Abigail” is alive.

“Abigail” tells Chad that she doesn’t want to turn the kids lives upside down on the off chance that it might bring her memories back. She says she feels terrible disappointing Chad but would feel worse disappointing them. Chad says he doesn’t want to argue and decides that if she doesn’t want to tell the kids, they won’t. She thanks him for understanding. Chad says he’ll just have to call Julie to tell her not to bring the kids home but he sees a text from Julie that they are on their way home. Julie then returns with the kids and Thomas runs in, asking who the woman with Chad is.

Leo tells Roman about how he had to cover with the kids after he mentioned news about Abigail and ended up going on about fairies. Roman points out that the kids bought it. Leo says they seemed to but he just assumed they would’ve been told by now that their mother is alive and living in Salem. Leo questions how long they can keep a secret like that under wraps.

Thomas questions “Abigail” staring at him and asks why Chad hasn’t answered him. Julie thinks Chad is collecting his thoughts and says to give him a moment. “Abigail” tells Thomas and Charlotte that she’s sorry to stare as she heard so much about them and wasn’t expecting to meet them. She claims to be a friend of Chad’s who works at the Spectator. Chad tells the kids that he wants to hear about their day but he has to finish work, so he asks Julie to take the kids to the kitchen. Thomas brings up that Julie said Chad had a surprise for them. Chad says it will be later as Julie takes the kids to the kitchen. Chad asks “Abigail” if that triggered anything but she says it didn’t. Chad responds that he doesn’t know where they go from here then. “Abigail” says she might have an idea.

Stefan sits at the Bistro, looking at his wedding ring as Ava enters and asks if he’s busy. Stefan responds that dinner service hasn’t started yet. Ava tells Stefan that Roman encouraged her to follow up with him on his job offer. Stefan asks if she came to un-quit. Ava says that depends on whether he and Gabi are back together. Stefan informs her that they are done which surprises Ava as when Stefan ran off after her, she thought maybe. Stefan admits there was a split second that he held out hope they could work things out, but he confirms that he and Gabi do not have a future together.

EJ goes to Gabi’s hospital room as he finishes a call with Johnny. Gabi asks what he’s doing there. EJ says he just thought she should know that he got a call from Rafe, who warned him to stay away from her. EJ says they live in the same house, so he wondered how she wanted to handle the situation. Gabi assures they’ll be fine since it’s a big house and they can respect each others’ boundaries while Rafe was just being protective. EJ assumes the flowers are from Stefan but Gabi says they are not. Gabi then informs EJ that Stefan was just there to tell her that he’s filing for divorce, because of EJ taunting him about the image of them in his head. EJ admits he told Stefan that because he knows he tends to obsess. EJ says he was only stating what he knows to be true. Gabi brings up Johnny once telling EJ about misplaced anger, that EJ took his anger over Nicole and Eric out on Gabi and Stefan to try and ruin their marriage and now he’s succeeded.

Ava questions Stefan and Gabi getting a divorce. Stefan confirms he was his idea and he filed for it. Stefan adds that he and Gabi talked and are on the same page. Ava admits she’s no fan of Gabi, but she cares about Stefan so she hopes he’s not jumping the gun in doing this because his feelings got hurt. Stefan assures that’s not it at all. Stefan acknowledges part of him will always love Gabi, but neither of them can get over what they did. Ava tells him that she’s so sorry. Stefan tells her it’s not her fault as she did not make any promises to Gabi like he did, so he’s the one who is sorry.

“Abigail” asks Chad what he thinks about her solution. Julie comes in and questions what’s going on as she thought this was the day to tell the children the truth about their mother. Chad explains that they were going to but “Abigail” wasn’t ready and he shouldn’t have assumed she would be. Julie decides it’s her chance to meet “Abigail” and introduces herself as her cousin. “Abigail” says it’s nice to meet her and that she’s heard so much about her and Doug. She adds that she’s grateful for all she has done to help them with this situation. Julie says if she remembered her, she’d realize she could be a little blunt. Julie argues that “Abigail” can’t believe she can continue this charade indefinitely. Julie reveals that she just ran in to Leo, who almost blurted out the secret, but he covered well and worries about someone else saying something. Chad assures they both know that and that “Abigail” just told him about an idea to address that. Julie asks what it is. “Abigail” reveals that she wants them to go to Paris.

EJ tells Gabi that he’s sorry if she blames him for the end of her marriage, but when they shared that night of passion, he was under the distinct impression that it was completely over. Gabi admits she knows and she doesn’t mean to blame him as he’s right. Gabi says she only lashed out at him because it was easier than blaming herself, but she knows that she is to blame since she is the one who came onto him in the first place and when she wanted to have sex again, he turned her down. Gabi can’t believe she is saying this, but calls EJ a perfect gentleman. EJ jokes that he has his moments. EJ tells Gabi that he’s never seen her back down from a fight if she doesn’t want her marriage to be over, but Gabi responds that it’s not a fight anymore. Gabi declares that no matter what she feels for Stefan, too much has happened and he agrees that what they had is truly dead for good this time.

Stefan tells Ava that he should’ve known all along that things would end up like this, remarking that nothing that burns so bright can last too long. Ava says that sounds about right. Stefan hopes she will consider coming back to work at the Bistro without any concern over Gabi or his future behavior. Ava assures that she’s not worried and she really needs the job, so she thanks him and says she would gladly trade it for an apron at the Brady Pub if it meant things could be different for he and Gabi. Stefan says that’s nice of her to say.

Leo reads over his script for Body and Soul, telling Roman that he hopes the audience enjoys it. Roman asks how the hospital shoot went. Leo explains that Hattie gave Abe and Kate an ultimatum which they were not having, so he had to write her exit and he’s afraid Hattie is now in the soap opera graveyard. Leo feels terrible because he knew before she did, but he was instructed that he couldn’t say a word until after Hattie filmed her final scene with Bonnie so she wouldn’t storm out. Leo considers Hattie a friend, so he hates that she was blindsided. Roman says that’s why they call it show business and not friendship. Leo feels like such a heel and talks about lying for a good reason but it’s still a lie and doesn’t make you feel any better in the end.

Julie questions “Abigail” and Chad going to Paris. “Abigail” explains that Chad said it’s where they went after their wedding and it was one of the most romantic times of their lives. Chad adds that since the wedding album triggered her memory so being there might trigger something else, while she’s been under so much stress and pressure in Salem. Julie asks if they plan on taking the children with them but “Abigail” says no and suggests leaving them with Jack and Jennifer in Boston so they don’t have to worry about someone saying anything to them. Julie is sure Jack and Jennifer will love that but questions if “Abigail” doesn’t remember anything in Paris. “Abigail” assures that they will then come back and tell the children the truth which Julie calls sensible. “Abigail” asks if Chad is on board with all of this. Chad declares “Paris, here we come.”

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Rafe takes a walk in the hospital and calls Jada, asking her to pick him up later as he reveals that Kayla has cleared him to leave the hospital and he’s just waiting on the paper work to officially be a free man. Rafe mentions that he’s on his way to Gabi’s hospital room to give her the good news.

Gabi sleeps in her hospital bed where she dreams of Stefan coming to visit her and asking her to take him back.

Aaron joins his sister Felicity in the town square. Aaron tells her that Mark sent him to pick her up because he said something about having an important meeting.

Mark sits in the park with his sister, “Abigail” and tells her that reciting Abigail’s wedding vows to Chad was a genius move. She talks about going through their box of wedding mementos for something she could use. She assures that no one saw her in the attic where she found Abigail’s vows written. She talks about feeling bad for Chad believing his beloved wife’s memories are starting to come back.

Julie joins Chad in the living room of the Horton house. Julie mentions that she was just up in the attic and tells Chad that they have to talk. She sits Chad down and talks about Charlotte loves to go up in the attic and look through all their old things. Julie explains that Charlotte was up there going through every box, including the one that included Chad’s mementos with Abigail. Chad says he pulled that out the other day, hoping it would help “Abigail” remember and she ended up remembering her wedding vows. Julie says she’s glad she remembered something. Chad asks if there’s a but coming after that. Julie responds that unfortunately, there is.

“Abigail” talks to Mark about the look in Chad’s eyes as she recited the vows and how excited he was remembering the love he and Abigail shared. Mark says he can imagine how hard this is for her. “Abigail” asks who cares how she feels and complains that she hates lying to Chad and how hurt Chad will be when he finds out this is all a lie. Mark argues that she’s upset because she has a good heart and he loves her for that. Mark adds that it hasn’t been easy for him either as Chad obviously went through Hell when his wife was murdered and now making him think she’s back when she never will be. “Abigail” acknowledges that there is no alternative as thanks to Clyde, that’s clearer now more than ever that they don’t have a choice and she has to get Chad to the altar soon for his fourth wedding or else their mother is a dead woman.

Gabi continues dreaming about Stefan asking her to take him back until Rafe arrives and wakes her up. Rafe notes that she was mumbling and asks if she was having a good dream or a bad dream. Gabi calls it just a dream.

Stefan works at the Bistro as EJ arrives and asks if Stefan is still getting the hang of running a legitimate business. Stefan asks what he wants. EJ hands Stefan a folder and announces he’s suing him for defamation. Stefan asks what the hell he’s talking about and when he defamed him. EJ brings up Stefan telling Paulina that he had a hand in stealing Nicole’s baby which would hurt his reputation and career, so he’s going to need to be well compensated. Stefan calls EJ delusional if he thinks he’s going to bankroll his future after EJ admitted to helping Sloan cover up stealing Nicole’s baby. Stefan says he may not be the lawyer, but he’s not an idiot and he knows the truth is the best defense against any claim of defamation. EJ calls that impressive and admits he’s right that the truth is a solid defense against claims of defamation, but the question is who is going to give a damn about the truth when it becomes common knowledge that he slept with Stefan’s wife.

Gabi asks about Rafe being out of his hospital bed. Rafe says he’s been taking walks on the hospital floor and feeling relieved to be healthy and strong. Rafe adds that he had to come give her even more good news. Rafe then announces that he’s being released from the hospital today which Gabi calls amazing. Rafe talks about being sick of lying around and doing nothing, so he can’t wait to get home and back to work. Rafe asks how Gabi is. Gabi responds that she’s not too bad given that she was almost blown up by the psychopath who stabbed him. Gabi feels like such a fool as she can’t believe she hired Connie as her assistant, questioning how she couldn’t see that she was dangerous and totally insane. Rafe assures that she was an accomplished con artist so she couldn’t have seen that, but she’s locked up behind bars and won’t be able to hurt anyone else including Stefan. Gabi questions why Rafe brought up Stefan. Rafe points out that Connie hurt him too. Gabi states that she couldn’t care less about him which Rafe questions.

Aaron talks to Felicity about Mark being a good brother taking care of them and how their parents would be proud of him. Felicity wishes their parents hadn’t died. Aaron talks about it being hard for all of them and says Mark is a great older brother, but assures Felicity that he’s always there for her too.

Mark tells “Abigail” that the hardest part for him is lying to Aaron and Felicity. Mark talks about how they reacted when they were told that both of their parents died and how he still hears Felicity crying sometimes. “Abigail” says this will all soon be over and they will then be able to tell them that their mother is still alive.

Chad asks Julie if Charlotte got upset when she found the box. Julie tells her that Charlotte was delighted to see the old pictures. Chad asks why Julie seems upset then. Julie explains that afterwards, Charlotte wanted to talk about her mother and she said she knows that her mother is in Heaven but then she wanted to call her, so she had to explain that they couldn’t. Julie cries that Charlotte was so disappointed. Julie says it made her angry because Charlotte could talk to her mother since she’s not in Heaven, she’s right across town and she needs her. Julie declares that it’s time for Chad to tell the children that their mother is alive.

Stefan questions EJ planning to make it common knowledge that he slept with his brother’s wife. EJ remarks that Stefan’s wife threw herself at him and virtually begged her to have sex with him when he was just trying to help her right an egregious wrong. Stefan says that’s a great speech. EJ thinks The Intruder would be happy to print an item about his night of passion with Gabi. EJ jokes that it’s a shame Lady Whistleblower is no longer writing as he would’ve been glad to share. Stefan asks if he thinks him sleeping with Gabi being in print will make his involvement in kidnapping Nicole’s baby come off as fake news. EJ reminds Stefan that he has experience with jury selection, so he knows they will see Stefan for a cuckold husband, humiliated and vengeful, trying to desperately prop himself up with baseless accusations. EJ adds that by the time he finishes making his case, Stefan won’t have enough money left to split rent with Ava. EJ says that’s if he files the lawsuit which he won’t if Stefan signs an affidavit, saying that any accusations he made about him were patently false.

Gabi tells Rafe that she didn’t want to overwhelm him about Stefan when he first woke up as it was stuff he didn’t need to know. Rafe says he did need to know since she is his sister and that’s why Jada told him that Stefan cheated on her. Gabi talks about it being with Ava while she was rotting away in prison. Rafe guesses it must have been tough to hear. Gabi calls it brutal but points out that she told Rafe that Ava was trouble back when they got together as she was sure Ava would ruin his life. Rafe points out that their relationship ended because he cheated on Ava. Gabi brings up Ava getting back at him by trying to set him up as a dirty cop and ruin his reputation which she thinks was going overboard. Gabi guesses that since Ava didn’t succeed in ruining Rafe’s life, she decided to ruin her life instead. Rafe feels she didn’t succeed there either and asks if Gabi really thinks Ava ruined her life. Gabi declares that her marriage is over. Rafe feels it doesn’t need to be. Rafe gets that Stefan hurt her, but points out that they were in love and so happy. Rafe asks if Gabi doesn’t think at some point that she can forgive him and that at times Gabi isn’t the most level headed person. Gabi questions Rafe thinking she’s overreacting. Rafe says maybe a little, but he doesn’t want her to make some drastic decision that she can’t take back. Rafe repeats that Stefan and Gabi were so good and happy together and in love. Rafe asks if Gabi really thinks in her heart that her marriage is over.

Chad assures Julie that he wants to tell the kids that their mother is alive but “Abigail” is afraid because of how different she looks and not remembering them, so she thinks it will be too traumatic for them. Julie argues that nobody knows how the children will react but worries about the longer they wait. Chad says that “Abigail” doesn’t want to until she gets her memory back since she doesn’t remember anything about them. Julie questions if she ever gets her memory back while she’s living in Salem, so anyone could tell the children. Julie thinks it would be better for them to hear from their father that their mother is alive.

“Abigail” tells Mark that Aaron and Felicity have been through enough and it’s cruel to lie to them. Mark says he understands, but as long as Clyde is holding their mother hostage, they have to keep them in the dark. Aaron and Felicity then approach them in the park.

Rafe comments on Gabi and Stefan being through so much, reminding her that she thought he was dead for years and when they found each other again, she was so damn happy. Rafe asks if she’s going to let this one mistake ruin everything. Gabi calls it a big mistake. Rafe agrees but asks if she wants to throw it all away over it. Rafe says it might not be his business but feels there could be a way to get past it. Gabi responds that Stefan’s infidelity isn’t the only thing they would need to get past, revealing she may have escalated the situation when she slept with EJ which shocks Rafe. Gabi knows it was really stupid but she was so angry and hurt. Rafe calls that completely insane, arguing that she hates EJ for sending her to prison and questions why she would sleep with him. Gabi then admits it was Connie’s idea which Rafe questions. Gabi clarifies that Connie told her that she should get back at Stefan by cheating on him like he did to her. Rafe can’t believe she listened to her. Gabi argues that she didn’t know Connie was a homicidal maniac, hellbent on ruining her life. Gabi adds that it didn’t seem like bad advice at the time which Rafe questions, reminding her that EJ sent her to prison. Gabi complains that she had to do something because she couldn’t stop thinking about Stefan sleeping with Ava and picturing it as hard as she tried. Rafe wonders if sleeping with EJ made her feel better and if it got rid of the image in her head. Gabi admits that it didn’t as no matter what she does, she doesn’t think she will ever stop picturing Stefan having sex with Ava.

Stefan agrees to sign EJ’s affidavit and hands it back to him. Stefan brings up EJ saying that Gabi threw herself at him and says that may have been true that one time, but she admitted it was the only time it happened and that she was not interested in coming back for more. EJ confirms that is true that it was only the one time, but says it’s not true that Gabi wasn’t interested in coming back for more. EJ informs Stefan that his wife did come to his room, hoping it could happen again since the first time was so satisfying, but he turned her down out of respect for Stefan. EJ doubts that Stefan will ever be able to get the image out of his head as he then exits the Bistro.

Chad agrees with Julie that the longer they wait to tell the kids, the greater the risk is that they find out from someone else which would be very hurtful. Chad decides that he will tell the kids. Julie thanks him and says that’s all she wanted to hear as they hug.

Mark asks Aaron and Felicity what they are doing in the park. Aaron explains that he was taking her to feed the ducks and asks what they are doing since Mark mentioned an important meeting. Mark claims it finished early, so he took a walk and ran in to one of his patients, who he introduces as Abigail Deveraux. She says it’s nice to meet them while Felicity says that she looks familiar.

Gabi asks Rafe about getting released from the hospital. Rafe then gets a text from Jada that she is on her way to pick him up. Gabi tells Rafe that in spite of their discussion, she knows everything he said came from a caring place. Rafe assures that he didn’t mean to be hard on her, he just loves her and wants her to be happy. Gabi responds that she wants the same for him. Gabi says she’s so happy that he’s getting out of the hospital. Rafe tells Gabi that whenever she gets out, she’ll always have a home with him. Rafe tells her not to forget that and that he loves her as he then exits her room.

“Abigail” questions Felicity thinking she looks familiar and assures they haven’t met. Mark guesses she just has one of those faces and says he should get to the hospital, so he’ll see them at home for dinner. Aaron and Felicity then walk away. “Abigail” turns to Mark and says she can’t believe she just saw her little brother and sister for the first time in so long and they didn’t even know it was her because of the plastic surgery. She talks about Felicity sensing something with her. “Abigail” then gets a call from Chad, who tells her that they need to talk and invites her over to the house.

Stefan goes to Gabi’s hospital room with flowers as he did in her dream.

Mark sits in the park, looking at a photo of his mom on his phone. Mark promises he’s going to get her out of this. Aaron and Felicity return to the park, so Aaron questions what Mark is still doing there when he said he had to get to the hospital. Mark claims he just got a call from a patient that he had to take. Felicity mentions having fun feeding the ducks. Aaron asks about his patient “Abigail” and Mark says she had to go, while Felicity notes that she still thinks she looks familiar.

“Abigail” goes to see Chad, who notes that she got there quick and informs her that Julie took the kids to the bakery. Chad then informs her that he wanted her to come over because when the kids get home, he’s going to tell them the truth that their mother is alive.

EJ walks through the town square and gets a call from Rafe. EJ calls it a surprise as he thought Rafe was in a coma. Rafe informs him that he woke up. EJ jokes about hearing rumors of that and asks what he can do for him. Rafe calls him a stupid son of a bitch and says he heard about him getting involved with his sister. Rafe warns EJ to stay the hell away from Gabi and out of her marriage. EJ asks if that’s a threat. Rafe tells him to go to Hell and hangs up. EJ remarks that Rafe must not have gotten the memo that there will soon be no marriage to stay out of because that marriage is doomed.

Gabi questions Stefan bringing her flowers but he clarifies that they were at the desk so a nurse asked him to bring them in. Stefan opens the card and sees they are from her assistants at Gabi Chic, wishing her a speedy recovery and mentioning they thought Connie was a psycho. Gabi remarks that everyone could see Connie was insane except her. Gabi then asks Stefan what he’s doing there. Stefan informs her that he just spoke to his lawyer and announces he’s filing for divorce.

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Holly asks Tate if it’s just over between them then. Holly calls Tate a coward and says she’ll save him the trouble. Holly declares that they are over and tells Tate and Sophia to have a happy life together as they totally deserve each other. Holly says goodbye to Tate and storms off.

Xander opens his desk drawer and pulls out his gun, commenting that Eric better hope the justice system works fast or else he’ll have no choice but to take matters into his own hands. Maggie then arrives and asks what he’s doing with that gun.

Marlena goes to see Brady in the interrogation room at the police station. Marlena tells him that she and John are so worried about him. Brady responds that he’s worried about John with all he’s put him through because of his screwing up. Brady adds that what he did was unforgivable. Marlena assures that they love him so much and will be here for him now and always. Marlena questions EJ leaving. Brady responds that EJ just came to gloat and was sure to let him know that he’s going to prison and not even Kristen can save him.

Dr. Rolf emerges from the DiMera Tunnels and questions it looking like a bomb went off down there which Kristen confirms. Kristen warns Rolf that he shouldn’t be here since he’s wanted for crimes if the police catch him. Dr. Rolf acknowledges the risk but says he has important news that he felt must be delivered in person.

Xander tells Maggie that as CEO of Titan, there’s a huge target on his back and claims he keeps the gun for protection. Maggie argues that the building has a ton of security. Xander points out that Maggie was able to gain access without him knowing then asks what brings her by. Maggie says she has something to speak to him about alone. Xander asks if he’s in trouble. Maggie says not yet but perhaps trouble can be avoided if she takes her advice. Maggie brings up Sarah identifying Brady as the drunk driver who hit her, so he will be going to prison for what he did. Maggie then asks Xander to drop his vendetta against Brady.

Marlena tells Brady that it sounds like EJ is pretty upset with Kristen for making Brady’s car disappear so it couldn’t be used as evidence. Brady confirms that he is and says he’s upset with her for doing it too, but she’s determined to get him out of this mess. Brady mentions that Kristen visited earlier and offered to do something pretty extreme to ensure his freedom. Marlena says she’s afraid to ask. Brady thinks back to Kristen offering to make Sarah disappear. Brady decides it’s better that Marlena doesn’t know. Marlena asks if it was something illegal. Brady assures her that he told Kristen to lay off and stand down immediately. Marlena hopes that she listens because whenever Kristen gets involved in somebody’s problems, she can make them a lot worse.

Kristen asks Dr. Rolf what his urgent news is. Dr. Rolf reminds Kristen that she reached out to him after becoming CEO of DiMera Enterprises and asked him to work on scientific innovations for the company. Kristen says she wanted him to work on something that would secure her a win and prove the doubters wrong. Dr. Rolf informs her that it paid off as there’s been a monumental breakthrough that will make her and her board members very rich.

Sophia tells Tate that was intense. Tate can’t believe that he and Holly are over. Sophia says she’s so sorry. Tate questions if she really is. Sophia says she is and asks why he would even ask. Tate points out that they were just at each others’ throats so he thought she would enjoy watching their relationship blow up. Sophia says she has her issues with Holly but she knows how much Tate cared about her and fought to be with her, so she’s not happy for his sake. Tate apologizes for doubting her as he’s just obviously upset. Sophia understands that Holly broke his heart. Sophia says after the way Holly broke his trust and used him to try to get evidence against Brady, she truly thinks he’s better off without her.

Holly breaks down crying outside the Pub. Eric walks by but Holly tells him to leave her alone. Eric knows she’s still mad at him but he wants her to know that he loves her and he’s always there if she needs to talk. Holly then informs him that she and Tate just broke up and says it’s all Eric’s fault. Eric says he’s sorry but questions how it’s his fault. Holly complains that Eric and Brady just get drunk, run people down, and don’t face the consequences but Tate still defends both of them. Eric argues that Tate loves his father and is scared that he’s going to prison which Holly says he deserves. Eric knows this situation hits close to come. Holly stops him and yells at him not to pretend to know what she needs. Holly declares that Eric doesn’t care about her and neither does Nicole.

Tate brings up how Sophia said he and Holly fought so hard to be together including lying to his parents and sneaking around behind their backs while now it’s just over, like it was all for nothing. Sophia says it really sucks and she hopes it’s not his fault since he tried to work things out but she went a little psycho. Sophia says Holly may have a lot going on but she didn’t have to take it out on him. Sophia points out that it isn’t the first time Holly screwed him over, bringing up how she took her time clearing his name when he went to jail and rehab, then apologizes for bringing that up. Sophia asks if there’s anything she can do. Tate thanks her but thinks he should just head home. Sophia suggests they take a walk instead so he’s not alone. Tate asks about her having to work but Sophia says she has time before her shift starts so Tate accepts and they walk off together.

Xander thinks Maggie is exaggerating and says all he wanted was for Brady to be brought to justice for what he did to Sarah. Maggie asks why he wanted to break his legs then, revealing that Fiona told her about him going after Brady with a baseball bat. Xander explains that at the time, he was very frustrated that Brady got away with paralyzing Sarah. Maggie questions him taking it that far and says thank God that Fiona was there to stop him. Xander argues that Fiona sleeping with Brady was another reason that his anger was justified. Maggie points out that Brady didn’t even know that Fiona was Xander’s mother when they slept together. Xander thinks he continued in order to stick it to him. Maggie argues that Xander is obsessed with Brady and suggests he spend more time with his wife than getting back at Brady.

Brady agrees with Marlena that Kristen would just make his situation worse, but admits that he’d much rather her be fighting with him than against him. Marlena understands they’ve been involved in incredible fights over Rachel. Brady says that may finally be coming to an end since Kristen said she’s willing to revisit their custody arrangement. Brady thinks that was just an incentive for him not to give up after the accident. Marlena thinks that Kristen may have had a different motivation which Brady questions. Marlena then reveals that Kristen told her that she still loves him. Brady notes that she told him that too earlier which Marlena calls interesting since Brady didn’t say he never wants to be involved with that psycho again. Brady wishes he did feel that way after all the awful things she’s done to them and the people they care about. Brady feels that Kristen saying she still loves him should mean nothing since he’s never going to return her feelings. Marlena questions if he doesn’t feel that way.

Kristen goes over Dr. Rolf’s papers and questions understanding any of it. Dr. Rolf explains that he has a whole presentation prepared to explain his research to her that will only take an hour or two. Kristen appreciates his hard work and enthusiasm but says she doesn’t have that time since she needs to focus her energy on trying to save Brady. Dr. Rolf argues that this is the scientific discovery of the century that could make DiMera billions. Kristen understands but asks to put it on the backburner until she can get Brady out of trouble. Dr. Rolf can’t believe what he’s hearing. Dr. Rolf argues that this is the future of the world but she’s still wrapped up in her unhealthy obsession with Brady. Kristen warns him to remember who is in charge. Dr. Rolf brings up that Stefano also had his obsession with Marlena, but he always understood when to put his personal matter aside for the good of the company or at least made the effort to multitask. He believes that is what Stefano would want Kristen to do in this situation. Kristen then gives in and tells him to lay it on her.

Eric tells Holly that she has to believe that he and Nicole hate that she’s in so much pain and Nicole really wants to help her. Holly asks where the hell she is then and why she doesn’t just come home if she’s so important to her. Eric insists that Nicole would be there if she could but Jude is sick so she doesn’t want to put him on the plane. Eric suggests maybe Holly could go visit Nicole instead.

In the park, Tate tells Sophia that what really gets him is how Holly is completely in the wrong but blames everyone else including Sophia. Sophia acknowledges that they haven’t been getting along for awhile now so she’s an easy scapegoat. Tate argues that it’s not right when all Sophia did was call Holly out for using him, then for Holly to hit her. Sophia thinks back to provoking Holly over wanting to have sex with Tate. Sophia then admits to Tate that Holly didn’t hit her for calling her out but because she admitted to having feelings for Tate.

Xander assures Maggie that he’s been there for Sarah and has been spending as much time with her as he can. Maggie says she’s not talking about physically, but emotionally. Maggie says that Sarah has been going through so much while Xander has been focusing so much time and energy on how to punish Brady. Xander admits he doesn’t know how to help Sarah when she’s always insisting everything is fine but she’s not. Xander talks about hearing her cry and seeing how sad she looks which makes him feel helpless to watch her suffer. Xander states that he can’t help Sarah regain the use of her legs, but he can help her get justice. Maggie points out that now Brady is facing judgment and Xander will get his justice, so it’s time to let it go for his sake and Sarah’s.

Brady jokes with Marlena about feeling like he’s in therapy with her but he knows she’s just being a concerned parent. Marlena asks him to answer her question. Brady admits to always feeling this pull towards Kristen as even when times are bad, he can’t get her out of his system. Marlena understands since they share a daughter. Brady calls it like an addiction but says because of Rachel, he has to be in contact with Kristen. Marlena asks if Brady is in danger of falling off the wagon when it comes to Kristen. Brady says no and that he’s just still burned from what happened with Theresa. Brady adds that even if he was ready to love again, it’s a moot point because he’s going to prison.

Kristen tells Dr. Rolf to just give her the gist and make it snappy. Dr. Rolf reminds Kristen of the prisms that contained advanced scientific properties. Kristen recalls Dr. Rolf and Megan using one to cure Bo’s brain tumor. Dr. Rolf adds that they also used one to create a fountain of youth serum from the rare jungle orchid. Kristen questions if he perfected that and asks why he didn’t lead with that. Dr. Rolf clarifies that he didn’t perfect a fountain of youth. Dr. Rolf adds that even though the ISA now has the prisms, he was able to work off his notes and come up with a new serum that will revolutionize medicine that has regenerative properties far beyond stem cells. Dr. Rolf says you could regenerate a failed organ, dying tissue, or reverse any damage to the human body. Kristen asks what about a spinal cord injury.

Tate questions Sophia admitting to Holly that she has feelings for him. Sophia confirms that she does and says Tate can’t be that surprised since he knew before when they went to prom. Tate thought she just wanted to be friends and they were past all that. Sophia says she meant it and tried to get past it so she could be supportive of he and Holly, but deep down she still isn’t over him. Tate says he’s sorry as he didn’t realize. Sophia tells him not to be sorry as she doesn’t want it to be weird between them. Sophia says she didn’t realize it either but Holly kept suggesting she was trying to steal him away which led to her admitting she does still like him which is why Holly hit her. Sophia admits to flirting with Tate at the Horton Cabin last summer and suggesting they have sex. Tate admits that was awkward. Sophia says she was obviously out of line but he totally rejected her anyway which was pretty humiliating. Sophia adds that after that, she decided to have self respect and backed off. Sophia apologizes for making this all about her but says after what Holly did to him, she wants everything out in the open between them with no deception.

Holly questions Eric wanting her to fly to Paris in the middle of her senior year. Eric says they could go for a long weekend so she wouldn’t miss much classes, insisting this is important. Holly argues that applying for college is important too and Nicole isn’t here to help her with that. Eric suggests Nicole could help her over video chat but Holly says it’s not the same as in person. Eric reminds her that Nicole asked her to move with them. Holly complains that Nicole could’ve made her a priority and stayed with her but she didn’t and instead did what Eric wanted. Eric argues that Nicole is concerned and wants to see her. Holly calls it pointless since she has nothing to say to her. Eric questions her just shutting Nicole out. Eric states that he’s the one responsible for her father’s death, not Nicole. Holly remarks that Nicole just lied to her about it for her entire life. Eric asks Holly to give Nicole a chance to explain why she came to that decision, feeling she owes her that much.

Marlena tells Brady that going to prison is not a foregone conclusion since Justin is a very good attorney and may be able to pull off a miracle. Brady reiterates that he’s not looking for a miracle. Marlena knows he thinks he deserves to be punished but asks him to let Justin do his job. Brady says he is because of John, otherwise he’d just want this whole thing over with. Brady declares that he’s responsible for Sarah being in a wheelchair and suffering, so he needs to take responsibility for it.

Xander tells Maggie that he hears her and he hasn’t only been sitting around looking to punish Brady as he’s also been looking for a specialist to help Sarah walk again but they all agree with the current doctors that things don’t look promising. Maggie guesses it’s time for them to face the reality that Sarah’s paralysis is most likely permanent.

Dr. Rolf informs Kristen that the serum wasn’t specifically created for spinal cord injuries but supposes it’s not out of the realm of possibility with some engineering and asks why she asks. Kristen explains that Brady is currently facing prison time for a hit and run while Sarah is paralyzed and may never walk again. Dr. Rolf says he’d have to look at her charts to see if the serum is appropriate for her case. Kristen asks if it’s possible that the serum may get Sarah back on her feet again. Dr. Rolf confirms that he believes it’s possible. Kristen tells him to get working on this right away then. Kristen says she will get him a lab to revive the serum and gets excited about Sarah walking again. Dr. Rolf knows she spent a lot of time with Sarah on the island but didn’t realize she cared so much for her. Kristen says she doesn’t, so Dr. Rolf asks about her ulterior motive. Kristen tells him that she has her reasons and if he wants his funding, his lab, and the glory of the scientific breakthrough, then he will leave it at that.

Xander tells Maggie that he’s not ready to give up hope. Maggie says she isn’t either but if it turns out that Sarah’s condition is permanent, they must not forget that she can still have a full and productive life which she will because Xander and Victoria are in her corner. Xander thanks Maggie for helping him get his priorities straight and agrees to focus all of his attention on Sarah and stop obsessing about Brady.

Marlena tells Brady that Eric felt the same way he does after what happened to Daniel and he was tormented by it, but he found there are other ways to atone for mistakes besides going to jail. Brady says he gets that and he’s glad Eric found a way to make peace with the fact that he took a life. Brady guesses he’s lucky in that Sarah is still alive, but he’s not ready to make peace with what he did. Marlena hopes in time that he will and assures she’s always here for him along with his father. Brady repeats that he feels really bad about the pain he’s causing John and thinks he’d be better off accepting his son’s fate. Marlena argues that they can’t do that, pointing out that there was no way Brady couldn’t be there for Tate when he was in trouble last year. Brady points out that Tate was innocent, but admits he would’ve stood by his side either way like Tate is doing for him now which is costing him a lot. Marlena asks how so. Brady explains that Tate and Holly had a big fight because of him. Marlena says she’s sorry to hear that. Brady says he had reservations about Tate and Holly being together, but now that they are, he’d hate to be the reason they break up.

Tate thanks Sophia for being honest with him, acknowledging that it wasn’t easy for her. Sophia comments that it was easier telling him than Holly. Tate is sorry that Holly hit her and calls it totally wrong of her, but notes that at least it didn’t leave a mark. Sophia is glad since her parents would’ve lost it. Tate brings up his mom going to prison and his dad possibly joining her and says it makes him miss his parents being all up in his business. Sophia jokes that her parents will gladly give him the third degree and tell him what to do. Sophia asks if they are still cool after she told him she has feelings for him. Tate assures they are and says he’s glad that she told him because it’s good that it’s out in the open instead of her having to hold anything back with him. Sophia then responds by kissing Tate.

Eric wishes Holly wouldn’t make him speak on Nicole’s behalf but insists that Nicole needs to see Holly and misses her terribly. Holly has a hard time believing that, crying that she could’ve stayed here. Eric argues that Nicole had her reasons and they were big decisions. Eric adds that Holly won’t have to stay very long and offers to buy her plane ticket. Eric says all she has to do is go pack her things. Holly then gives in and agrees to go to Paris, pointing out that nothing is keeping her in Salem anymore.

Tate pulls away from Sophia and thinks she misunderstood as he’s not ready to move on yet. Sophia feels bad for totally misreading the situation. Tate says she’s been understanding and supportive but he’s such a mess right now, so he’s going to head home. Sophia asks if he’s sure she didn’t screw things up. Tate says he’s positive and that he will text her later. Sophia encourages him to go home and take it easy. Tate then exits the park, leaving Sophia with a smile.

Dr. Rolf declares that science is calling him. He looks to the portrait of Stefano and says he appreciated his brilliance while Kristen is a different story. Dr. Rolf wonders what Kristen is up to this time.

Kristen goes to the Titan office to see Xander, who complains about security being a problem and asks what she wants. Kristen suggests he change his tone as she’s here to help him.

Marlena tells Brady to take care and they will talk soon. Brady thanks her for coming. Marlena can’t help but wonder what Kristen has in mind when she talks about helping him. Brady asks her not to worry about it. Marlena points out that when Kristen sets her mind to something, there’s no telling what she might do to follow through.

Xander questions Kristen saying that Dr. Rolf’s new serum can make Sarah walk again. Kristen says Dr. Rolf still needs to fine tune the formula but when it’s all done, it will be all his. Kristen asks Xander for one favor in return, to make sure that Brady goes free.

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Xander sits at his desk at the Titan office, reading the Spectator article about Sarah identifying Brady as the drunk driver that hit her. Xander declares that son of a bitch is finally going to pay. Eric then enters and asks if he’s doing a victory dance. Xander complains that Brady put his wife in a wheelchair so he will rejoice in his downfall. Xander questions why Eric is there. Eric sits down and declares he’s not going anywhere until they have a little chat.

Tate visits Brady in the interrogation room at the police station. Tate asks how he’s doing. Brady responds that he’s a lot better than when Tate found him last night. Tate questions him being passed out drunk but Brady insists that he wasn’t drunk.

Kristen goes to the DiMera Mansion and confronts EJ over having Brady arrested again. Kristen calls it harassment, arguing that he has no concrete evidence linking Brady to Sarah’s hit and run but he’s having the police drag him in. EJ guesses she hasn’t heard that an eye witness came forward which Kristen questions. EJ informs her that it was the victim herself, Sarah Kiriakis.

Fiona brings Sarah to the park in her wheelchair. Sarah thanks her for bringing her. Fiona says it gives them time to talk about what Sarah told the police that she remembered seeing. Sarah asks what about it. Fiona then reveals that she knows Sarah was lying.

Brady tells Tate that he knows how it must have looked, but he was not drinking last night. Tate asks how he can even say that when he was slurring his words and he had to carry him to bed. Brady explains that he doesn’t remember everything but he was totally out of it, though he swears that something knocked him out that wasn’t alcohol. Brady declares that after what happened to Sarah, he’s never drinking again and asks Tate to please believe him.

Sophia approaches Holly in the town square. Holly questions what she wants. Sophia says she just wanted to congratulate her on her new job which Holly questions. Sophia asks if Holly didn’t get hired as the district attorney’s new teen detective.

Kristen questions EJ about Sarah being his eye witness. EJ guesses she hasn’t seen the news today. EJ informs Kristen that Sarah came forward last night, saying she remembers seeing Brady in the driver’s seat of the car that hit her, so despite Kristen’s antics, Brady is finally going to pay for his crimes. Kristen questions Sarah suddenly remembering after all this time. EJ thinks it’s not so implausible for memories to come back slowly after trauma. Kristen argues that EJ knows Sarah is lying.

Sarah question why Fiona thinks she’s lying. Fiona responds that she just knows she doesn’t remember seeing Brady behind the wheel that night. Sarah asks how she could know that. Fiona flashes back to the accident. Sarah asks Fiona why she thinks she doesn’t remember seeing Brady driving the car that hit her.

Xander tells Eric that if he came to beg for mercy for Brady, he can save his breath because they now have concrete evidence that he ran down Sarah. Eric says he didn’t come for absolution for his brother, but to ask Xander what he was doing in his parent’s house last night, standing over Brady while he was all but dead to the world.

Brady asks Tate if he believes that he wasn’t drinking last night. Tate confirms that he does and he’s 100% in his corner. Brady says it means a lot to hear him say that as he knows this hasn’t been easy for him. Brady says it’s like the whole town thinks the worst of him and he deserves that but Tate doesn’t. Brady adds that Tate doesn’t deserve to have both of his parents in prison and he’s sorry about that. Tate assures that he’ll be fine. Brady knows his grandparents are behind him. Brady asks about things with Holly. Tate admits they aren’t great and things are going quite badly. Brady asks if something happened. Tate explains that Holly just hasn’t been understanding at all about the accident and Brady not meaning to hurt anyone, complaining that she’s so damn angry and she won’t even try to see his point of view. Tate questions how he could be with someone who doesn’t respect that he loves his father. Brady says she’s just angry about her aunt and encourages giving her time. Tate responds that he was trying to give her time, until he found out what she did. Brady questions what she did. Tate then reveals that Holly snuck in to Brady’s room, looking for dirt on him.

Holly asks Sophia what the hell she’s talking about. Sophia says she heard all about her pathetic little spy games and mocks her. Holly calls her mean, petty, and vindictive, arguing that she has no idea what she’s talking about. Sophia then remarks that she knows what Tate told her because he had to talk to someone. Sophia brings up Holly lying about wanting to get back together just so she could snoop around Brady’s room and says that’s low even for her. Sophia bets EJ put Holly up to it.

EJ asks why Kristen doesn’t believe that Sarah’s memory about that night could’ve returned. Kristen argues that she’s not an idiot, pointing out that even Marlena’s hypnosis couldn’t bring back Sarah’s memories. Kristen questions Sarah suddenly having a miraculous recall after finding out Brady wasn’t going to face charges and calls it a little convenient.

Sarah questions why Fiona thinks she’s lying about seeing Brady. Fiona admits that she overheard her telling Xander that she lied to the police when she was on her way back to the bedroom, but she can’t figure out why. Fiona asks if it’s because she wants to see Brady punished. Sarah says it’s not that, but that she had no choice. Fiona doesn’t understand. Sarah explains that Xander has been so consumed with anger and obsessed with getting revenge against Brady, so he was going to kill Brady and make it look like a suicide, so she had no choice but to lie to the police as it was the only way to save Brady and Xander.

Brady questions Tate catching Holly snooping around in his room. Tate confirms that she already got in to his briefcase when he caught her and she tried to act all innocent but then admitted what she was doing and he was beyond pissed off, so he made her leave the house and can’t stand to look at her. Brady is sorry that his situation caused them to have a fight. Tate tells him there’s more as he thinks EJ and Holly have been teaming up. Brady asks what he means. Tate says he thinks EJ put Holly up to going after him as they have been acting like buddies ever since Holly found out that Eric killed her father. Tate wishes he hadn’t told her that. Brady insists there’s no way that Tate could’ve known that Holly didn’t already know. Brady assures that Tate is not to blame for any of it and that it’s him and Eric that made horrific mistakes. Brady thinks EJ is using Holly’s anger as a weapon against him, so he advises Tate not to be too hard on Holly. Brady knows they are both angry but in the end, he thinks Tate will need Holly as much as she needs him. Brady tells Tate that he loves him and he’s proud of him, thanking him for his compassion and kindness. Tate says he loves him too and decides to get going to catch up on his school work. Tate guesses he will see him soon and tells him to take care as he exits the room. Brady remarks to himself that EJ never lets up.

EJ tells Kristen that she’s got it all wrong since Sarah isn’t like her and wasn’t raised by Stefano or taught to get through life with nefarious plans. EJ admits he’s cut from the same cloth, but Sarah is a Horton and a stand-up citizen. Kristen argues that Sarah lied twice about the paternity of her children. EJ feels Kristen is grasping at straws because she’s still in love with Brady even though he detests her which Kristen disagrees with. Kristen tells EJ that she and Brady are getting closer lately and it would break Rachel’s heart if Brady went to prison but EJ doesn’t give a damn about his niece. Kristen argues that EJ just wants to do this to hurt Eric and says it isn’t Brady’s fault that Nicole left him. EJ responds that it is Brady’s fault that Sarah is crippled so he is going to do everything in his power to make sure Brady pays dearly. Kristen says they’ll see about that as she then storms out of the room.

Eric asks Xander again what the hell he was doing in his parents’ house last night. Xander responds that he went there to warn Brady that he wasn’t going to rest until he was behind bars and that’s it. Eric questions how Brady ended up smashed last night. Xander tells Eric that Brady is a drunk. Eric questions if he was smashed when he got there. Xander says the door was open, Brady was in his sorry state and the next thing he knew, the police barged in. Eric responds that he doesn’t buy a word of his story.

Sarah explains to Fiona that Xander was going to kill Brady and make it look like he took his own life, so she had no choice but to lie to the police. Sarah adds that she was in the park when she saw Xander plotting with some guy. Sarah tells Fiona that she’s sorry as she knows it must be so upsetting. Fiona cries that it’s all her fault as she has hurt Sarah, Xander, and Brady so much. Sarah tells her she’s not to blame for any of this but Fiona says she is to blame for all of it.

Holly asks Sophia how any of this is her business. Sophia responds that Tate made it her business when he confided in her which he’s been doing a lot lately. Sophia argues that she shouldn’t take out what Eric did on Tate. Holly argues that she has no idea what she’s been going through. Holly says she’s angry because Brady ran over Sarah and didn’t even stop to see if she was okay. Sophia questions how any of that is Tate’s fault and says she broke his trust by breaking in to Brady’s room. Holly argues that she didn’t break in as the door was open, so Sophia asks what her explanation is for prying in to his briefcase. Holly says she doesn’t owe her an explanation for anything. Sophia doesn’t see how she could use Tate like that and says no wonder he keeps coming to her for comfort. Holly complains that Sophia has been trying to steal Tate from her for months. Sophia responds that she doesn’t have to steal him because Holly is handing him over by being the same broken hot mess she’s been since they were kids. Sophia remarks that she’s also obviously sexually repressed. Holly tells her to shut the hell up. Sophia states that Holly not putting out works in her favor since Tate is obviously ready to go and she can’t wait to get him in bed. Sophia adds that even if Holly was putting out, she couldn’t satisfy Tate like she can and will. Holly then slaps Sophia right as Tate walks up and asks what the hell she is doing. Tate checks on Sophia and asks if she’s alright. Sophia says she’s fine and just needs some ice. Tate questions what is wrong with Holly. Holly argues that she started it. Tate argues that she didn’t have to hit her. Sophia admits that Holly is telling the truth that she did start it.

Kristen goes to see Brady in the interrogation room and says she’s sorry as she came as soon as she heard. Kristen adds that Rachel doesn’t know and asks how he is. Brady says he’s fine. Kristen complains that he shouldn’t be in here and she could strangle EJ. Brady tells her not to blame EJ as he’s just doing his job as this is where he belongs and what he deserves. Kristen argues that Rachel deserves both of her parents while Brady says they talked about this and that Rachel has Kristen and his parents, so she’ll be fine. Kristen hates that Brady is so passive about this, urging him to fight and she’ll fight with him. Kristen declares that she will not just stand by and watch him go to prison. Brady stops her and says there’s nothing more that can be done. Kristen disagrees and tells him that she has a plan as she could make Sarah disappear.

Sarah questions why Fiona thinks she’s to blame for any of this. Fiona explains that she was with Brady right before the accident and she’s a recovering alcoholic too, so she should’ve seen the signs and taken him to a meeting. Fiona cries that she’s sorry and hopes Sarah can forgive her. Sarah says there’s nothing to forgive as there was no way for her to know that Brady would drive. Sarah hates that she lied to the police, but because she did, Brady will face the consequences of his actions.

Eric tells Xander that he was with Brady at the Pub last night and he wasn’t drinking. Xander argues that he wouldn’t drink right in front of him. Eric mentions that Brady said he didn’t drink after leaving. Xander remarks that Eric would believe him since he’s one of his enablers. Eric brings up Brady telling him about his run in with Brian, who claimed to be from his AA meetings, and how he scratched his hand with his ring when they shook hands, then next thing Brady is blacked out at home. Xander questions what Eric is implying. Eric responds that he’s straight up calling him out and says he knows what Xander did. Eric declares that Xander took a page out of Victor’s playbook and hired a thug to do his dirty work. Xander questions Eric thinking he hired some mystery man to shake Brady’s hand and roofie him with a poisoned ring. Xander asks if Eric is delusional. Eric insists that he knows Xander had something to do with it and he intends to prove it. Xander questions what exactly he thinks they had planned for Brady. Eric suggests maybe Xander planned on killing Brady but Jada showed up in time to stop him from doing it. Xander argues that Sarah remembers Brady hitting her, so whatever he was doing at his house is beside the point. Eric warns Xander that messing with his family is messing with him. Xander asks if he’s threatening him when Brady is the reason that his wife might be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Xander yells at Eric to get the hell out so Eric walks out of the office.

Brady questions Kristen’s plan being to make Sarah disappear. Kristen points out that it wouldn’t be the first time and says if Brady says the word, she could have Sarah on the DiMera island by tomorrow or she could take a page from Connie and set off a bomb. Brady tells her no and asks her to stay out of this to let justice take it’s course. Kristen apologizes but says she couldn’t keep that promise. Kristen insists that she and Rachel need him. Kristen declares that she loves Brady and will do whatever it takes to save him. Brady tries to stop her but Kristen leaves the room.

Fiona tells Sarah that she hasn’t heard her say before that she wants Brady to pay for what he did. Sarah admits that she hadn’t wanted to since he didn’t do it intentionally, but the more she thinks about it, she does believe that if someone drives drunk, they should be punished to some extent. Sarah adds that Brady hit her and left her there, not knowing if she was alive or dead. Fiona knows they haven’t known each other very long, but she hopes she knows how much she means to her. Fiona adds that if not for Sarah, she would’ve never come to Salem, reconciled with her son, or met her granddaughter. Fiona tells Sarah that she loves her and she’s like a daughter to her as they hug.

Tate tells Sophia that she doesn’t have to take the blame for what happened as he saw Holly hit her. Holly questions Tate taking her side. Sophia admits that she should’ve stayed out of it but says she just got so mad about what Holly did to Tate and Brady and says she feels so bad for Tate. Holly calls her unbelievable and asks if Tate is buying this crap. Sophia adds that when she called out Holly for what she did, she went off on her and slapped her. Holly yells at her to tell him what she really said but Tate tells her that’s enough and to stop as she’s caused enough damage for one day. Tate brings up that Brady thinks EJ is manipulating Holly but he thinks he’s wrong. Tate declares that he’s done. Holly asks what he means and if he is breaking up with her as Sophia watches on with a smile. Holly asks Tate if it’s just over between them then. Holly calls Tate a coward and says she’ll save him the trouble. Holly declares that they are over and tells Tate and Sophia to have a happy life together as they totally deserve each other. Holly says goodbye to Tate and storms off.

Sarah thanks Fiona for her kind words and says she loves her too. Sarah says what they talked about earlier needs to stay between them as no one can know. Fiona says she understands completely and calls it their little secret. Eric then appears in the bushes and sees them together.

Xander opens his desk drawer and pulls out his gun, commenting that Eric better hope the justice system works fast or else he’ll have no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

EJ enters the interrogation room. Brady questions what he wants and complains that there’s no need to interrogate him anymore, so he tells him to get the hell out. EJ reminds him that he doesn’ tell him what to do. EJ mentions seeing that Kristen was there to see him and hopes she didn’t fill his head with hope. EJ tells Brady that he has him dead to rights as thanks to Sarah’s statement, there isn’t anything Kristen can do to spare him spending the next 20 or more years in prison.

Kristen goes home to the DiMera Mansion and talks to the portrait of Stefano, commenting that she knows John Black was Stefano’s sworn enemy, but John’s son Brady really is a good man and the father of her child. Kristen cries that she loves Brady with all her heart and because Stefano loved her, she knows that if he were here, he would help her save Brady. Kristen adds that now EJ has Sarah’s statement and there is nothing she can do to get Brady out of this without a miracle. Kristen is then shocked when Dr. Rolf emerges from the DiMera tunnels.

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The head of the hospital Seth Burns goes to Kayla’s office and questions the proposal to use the hospital as a set for a soap opera and declares his answer is absolutely not.

Johnny joins Alex and Chanel at the studio and asks if they talked to Kate. They confirm they did and said they didn’t want to do the love scene as they believe it’s too soon for their characters, but Chanel reveals that Kate said their arguing just reminded her of how sparks fly when they are together so the love scene is still on. Johnny doesn’t understand. Chanel thought they made a compelling case to Kate. Alex says apparently not because the scenes are still on.

In the town square, Kate asks Abe if he talked to Leo. Abe confirms that he did and he was surprised there was no pushback as Leo is making the changes they requested. Abe adds that Bonnie is getting her rewrites as they speak, so he just hopes there’s no blood shed. Kate jokes that if there is, maybe they can catch it on camera. Kate adds that she’s beginning to understand what people say about how all the drama behind the scenes on a soap opera could be a show on it’s own.

At the Brady Pub, Bonnie questions Leo killing her character off from Body and Soul. Leo tells her it’s nothing personal and praises her while Bonnie questions why she’s being fired. Leo insists it has nothing to do with her and it’s just storyline dictated. Bonnie disagrees and blames Hattie.

Abe tells Kate that he knew it would be crazy but not before they even shoot their first scene. Kate hopes he’s not having second thoughts. Abe assures that he loves what they are doing. They talk about the casting process. Abe states that it’s over now and once Hattie gave that ultimatum, the decision had to be made. Kate hopes it’s the right one.

Kayla argues that last time they spoke, Seth was excited about the prospect. Seth says he was until he read the numbers and points out the expenses of shooting a TV show. Kayla doesn’t think he read the full proposal and points out that the show has their own liability insurance, so the hospital is covered any time they shoot there. Seth adds what a disruption it would be to their operation. Kayla explains that the show will be shot on the fifth floor wing that is completely vacant, so there would be virtually no crossover between fiction and reality and the patients won’t even know what’s going on. Kayla reminds Seth that the city gave them credits, so it would pay for itself and then some. Seth says on paper maybe. Kayla argues that Seth said they needed to come up with innovative budget solutions, so this might be their answer. Kayla declares that Body and Soul might just save them.

Bonnie tells Leo to admit that this is because of Hattie. Leo calls it more complicated than that. Bonnie argues that Hattie already told her about her ultimatum and she can’t believe they gave in to her outrageous demands. Hattie insists that her character Charlemagne is the star of the show and guesses they all agreed it was more important to keep her on the show, but Leo says not exactly. Bonnie complains that Leo got bullied by Hattie and didn’t have the guts to stand up to her. Bonnie declares that Justin is her agent and won’t let them get away with this. Bonnie calls Justin and tells him that she won’t believe what just happened as she storms out of the Pub. Hattie remarks that she doesn’t blame Bonnie for being mad, but she does blame her for being impossible to work with. Hattie declares that she’s so happy because everything is going her way.

Kate tells Abe that on the subject of problematic talent, Alex and Chanel came to her with an ultimatum of their own. Abe asks what now. Kate explains it wasn’t exactly an ultimatum but they were balking at the sex scenes as they feel their characters wouldn’t be doing that this soon. Kate admits there was merit to their argument but she wasn’t about to ask Leo to do more rewrites when they all have enough on their plate. Abe asks about the status of the hospital. Kate informs him that she just got a text from Kayla that she’s following up with Seth Burns as they speak.

Seth tells Kayla that his first thought was how much free publicity they would get for the hospital, but then he watched Body and Soul and it occurred to him that it’s not portrayed in the best light. Kayla argues that the hospital would never be mentioned and there would be no bad publicity at all. Kayla asks what other objections he could have. Seth then agrees to change his mind and allow Body and Soul to shoot at the hospital, on one condition.

Jada works in the interrogation room at the police station as Stephanie arrives. Jada says Rafe will be returning to his office soon, so she figured she would start clearing her stuff out. Jada mentions that she didn’t mind being in charge but she hated the reason for it. Jada asks if everything is okay. Stephanie says she just wanted to come thank her for letting her know the truth about Everett. Stephanie is relieved that he turned out to be innocent, but she feels terrible for ever believing the fake suicide note. Jada feels since she’s a cop, she should’ve figured it out. Stephanie points out that Jada did feel something was off. Jada says it just seemed impossible that someone could forge that but it turns out Connie was some criminal genius. Jada remarks that Connie is in Bayview now where she belongs. Jada apologizes for not coming to tell Stephanie in person so she wouldn’t be alone when she found out. Stephanie then reveals that she wasn’t alone as Alex was there.

Chanel explains that because Leo had to rewrite all the scenes with Bonnie and Hattie, Kate said there is no time for rewrites. Johnny thought they would’ve at least considered a rewrite if all three of them had an issue with it. Alex comments on understanding why Johnny would have a bigger issue with it since he wouldn’t want his hands all over his wife. Johnny argues that he didn’t say that and he only said the sex scene was too soon and not good for the show. Alex thinks it’s a little bit more than that, insisting that it has to be uncomfortable for him. Alex says the last thing he’d want is for the woman he loves to even be faking it with another guy. Johnny decides he’s not talking to him about this. Alex says he’s just trying to help and declares that he thinks he has a solution but asks Johnny not to get upset or take it the wrong way. Alex then suggests maybe they should just get another director for the love scenes.

Jada asks Stephanie about Alex being with her when she called and says she didn’t mention that they were spending time together again. Stephanie says it’s hard not to since they are neighbors, informing Jada that Alex moved back in down the hall. Stephanie adds that she’s doing PR work for Body and Soul and Alex is on the show, so they’ve been running in to each other a lot. Jada asks if that’s weird given their history. Stephanie insists that it isn’t because their relationship is completely behind them and they are just friends now, so that’s how they want to keep it. Jada asks if she’s sure about that.

Alex feels it seems pretty basic to him if Johnny is not comfortable with he and Chanel having a love scene, that they just have someone else direct it, and then Johnny comes back for the rest. Johnny laughs off the idea and says he’s not going to tell Abe and Kate that he’s incapable of directing a love scene with his wife. Chanel knows Johnny is capable, will do it, and everything will be fine. Johnny then gets a call from Abe, who informs him that there’s a schedule change as they are no longer shooting at the Pub this morning, so he needs to get to the hospital ASAP. Abe adds that Leo just did a slew of rewrites so he will see him later on set. Abe hangs up and then runs in to Leo, so he asks about the rewrites and how they received. Leo responds that there were tears, legal threats, and theatrics but blood shed was barely avoided. Abe remarks that unfortunately, one of them had to go, so now they just have to get through the scenes.

Bonnie goes back in to the Pub while on the phone with Justin. Bonnie cries that she’s not upset with him and she knows he would’ve made it happen if he could. Bonnie says she loves him and will see him later as she hangs up in tears. Hattie approaches and says she couldn’t help but overhear there’s no lawsuit. Bonnie says it’s none of her business but confirms that according to her contract, the producers can let her go at any time and just have to pay what’s left of her guarantee. Hattie encourages that she gets paid for 26 weeks without having to go to work. Bonnie remarks that she doesn’t have to go to work with her anymore. Bonnie adds that she was really looking forward to working with her as she thought it’d be a lot of fun and pictured them having a lot of laughs like the old days. Bonnie says they were going to be a team like when they replaced Marlena and Adrienne, except this time no one was going to get hurt but it was exactly the opposite of what she pictured and someone did get hurt real bad. Bonnie then storms out of the Pub in tears.

Kate goes to see Kayla in her office. Kayla says she was just texting her. Kate hopes for good news and asks if they will be able to tape the show at the hospital. Kayla confirms that Seth approved it. Kate thanks her for making that happen. Kayla says she was happy to do it but reveals that Seth did have a condition that she was forced to accept. Seth then enters the office and greets Kate, presuming that Kayla gave her the good news. Kate confirms she did and thanks Seth for green lighting their proposal. Seth then reveals the condition is that he will now be playing a character on the Body and Soul, the Pine View Hospital Chief of Staff, Dr. Blake Lamore. Kayla clarifies it was the only way to get him to agree. Seth admits he doesn’t have much acting experience. Kate reluctantly congratulates him and says she’s now going to find the original actor for the role to inform him that he’s been replaced. Seth remarks that he better go learn all five of his lines as he exits.

Abe gets a call from Justin and says he knows he’s upset, but he has to give him a chance to explain. Justin hangs up on him. Abe sits with Leo and remarks that he’s been made an awful lot of enemies today. Leo mentions getting an e-mail about Marie Fallon being pregnant and production wanting to change the swarm of killer bees to carbon monoxide. Abe says they can handle those problems another day and asks if he’s finished up the new pages for Cassandra. Leo confirms he has, so Abe says they need to get those to the hospital now and he’ll be right behind him. Leo then walks away as Hattie comes through. Hattie tells Abe that she appreciates all of his support but she’s a little bit surprised. Hattie says she always knew she would come out on top, but she didn’t expect Bonnie’s exit to be quite so final. Abe argues that she is the one who said Pine View wasn’t big enough for the two of them, and he and Kate and agreed. Hattie mentions that she just read the new scenes and says what a way to go.

Bonnie is set up in a hospital bed for her scenes as Johnny arrives and questions why she’s made up like that. Bonnie asks if he hasn’t heard what’s happening to Cassandra. Johnny says he hasn’t had a chance to read the new rewrites. Bonnie reveals that she’s being killed off on her first day. Johnny says he’s so sorry. Bonnie cries about how she worked for hours on her lines and was so proud to be a part of Body and Soul. Bonnie questions why they are doing this to her and how this could happen to her. Bonnie breaks down crying as she hugs Johnny.

Alex comments to Chanel about Johnny having a big problem with the sex scenes. Chanel confirms they had a big fight about it last night. Alex says he’s sorry but he’s sure that Chanel can convince him he has nothing to worry about. Alex points out that Chanel is not a big fan of him and can’t stand him. Chanel admits that’s actually not completely true.

Stephanie jokes with Jada about reading her rights as she repeats that she and Alex are just friends, but when she got Everett’s ashes, she was pretty upset and she impulsively kissed Alex but Alex put the brakes on it right away. Jada jokes that it sounds unlike him. Stephanie explains that Alex is still getting over Theresa and she’s still getting over Everett, so he doesn’t want to do anything that could ruin their friendship again. Jada asks how she feels about that. Stephanie doesn’t want to ruin their friendship either, but admits she’s been having some thoughts. Stephanie says it doesn’t matter since Alex is not in the same place, which is for the best. Stephanie feels she needs to take a break from relationships as she told herself that after Chad but then started spending time with Everett. Stephanie worries that she’s going on and keeping Jada from running the police department. Jada assures that she’s on break and there for her any time she needs to talk. Stephanie says she’s there for her too. Jada is sure that she and Alex will figure it out. Stephanie mentions having to get going to the Body and Soul set, so they hug and then Stephanie exits.

Alex asks Chanel if she can stand him. Chanel admits she can because sometimes, he’s not so bad. Alex jokes that he likes her a small percent of the time too. Chanel jokes about them bonding. Alex says they used to be good friends back in the day, so maybe if they could back to that for work, it might be less of a nightmare. Alex admits he’d like to get back to that. Chanel admits she’s been a bit hostile in making him feel bad for what happened to Allie which wasn’t really his fault. Chanel says that she and Allie obviously weren’t meant to be. Chanel adds that she could use one less stresser in her life, so she suggests they try to see the best in each other and get along. Alex assures that he’s all for that, but jokes that hopefully their on-screen chemistry won’t fizzle out because of it. Alex then gets a text from Leo that he’s adding another scene for him, but guesses not for Chanel. Alex decides he will head to the hospital now and see her on set as he then exits.

Kate finds Abe at the hospital and tells him that every time they put out a fire, another one comes up. Kate says it’s nothing major and she handled it, but it’s good to know she has backup. Abe is sure things will get better once they get in to the groove. Kate worries that this whirlwind may never end.

Johnny asks Bonnie if she needs a minute but she says there’s no sense in dragging this out. Johnny then announces they are ready to roll, so everyone exits the room and Johnny begins directing Bonnie as Cassandra in her hospital bed while Seth as Dr. Blake enters to inform her that she has a visitor. Hattie then enters as Charlemagne to ask her what happened. Cassandra explains that she contracted a fatal disease. Charlemagne cries that she’s going to miss her as Johnny then ends the scene.

Stephanie enters the Brady Pub, not knowing about the rewrites, and looks around wondering where everyone is.

Chanel decides to read some of the upcoming script, describing her and Alex’s characters about to make mad, passionate love. Chanel says to wait until Johnny sees this.

Johnny congratulates Bonnie and Hattie on bringing the emotion to their scene. Johnny then gets the last few pages sent in from Leo. Johnny asks if they want to rehearse before going ahead, noting that Leo said Hattie is done with the scene so they only need Seth and Bonnie. Hattie tells Bonnie that she hopes she gets a fabulous sendoff party and she’ll be there. Hattie wishes Bonnie well, even if she does hate her guts at the moment which Bonnie confirms. Hattie then exits as Johnny begins directing the next scene. Seth questions some of the rewrites while Johnny explains that they are due to the budget. Johnny then calls for Alex to enter as Arrow, who informs Cassandra that she is not going to die as they embrace.

Kate returns to Kayla’s office. Kayla asks how it is going on set. Kate says it’s very smoothly and jokes that they could still write Kayla a cameo which Kayla declines. Kate thanks her for changing Seth’s mind. Kayla says that Seth does love being the center of attention and jokes that now she can get rid of him for a few hours a week. Kayla adds that she does feel bad about Bonnie. Kate tells her to stay tuned because not everything is as it appears and there’s always a twist…

Johnny continues directing a scene where Arrow presents Cassandra with a flower that will save her life. Bonnie stops the scene to question if this means she’s not getting killed off after all which excites her.

Leo joins Abe at the hospital. Abe appreciates his speed and thanks him for getting the pages done so quickly. Abe adds that he also appreciates his discretion. Leo understands why he didn’t want anyone to see those pages until after Hattie and Bonnie filmed their final scenes together. Hattie comes by, so Leo asks how the scene went with Bonnie. Hattie says it went okay and then admits she feels kind of sad that Bonnie is getting fired. Abe is glad to hear that as he reveals that Bonnie is not the one being killed off, Hattie is.

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Johnny has a nightmare about filming Alex and Chanel’s love scene where they won’t stop kissing after he says to cut, then he wakes up in a panic.

Chanel goes to Paulina’s home to use her shower, telling her that Johnny is crazy jealous of Alex and she’s not going to put up with it.

Alex goes to Stephanie’s apartment, causing Stephanie to remember dreaming about Alex. Stephanie asks if everything is okay. Alex says he just felt bad for keeping her up late, so he brought her coffee. Alex feels like he barely slept as he spent the night stressing about the show, which is why he came back as he needs some advice from a communications pro about how to tell his producers they are making a big mistake.

Abe joins Kate at the Body and Soul studio. They talk about today being the first day of shooting. Kate tells Abe that Roman talked to Kayla about using the hospital as a set and she’s on the case. Abe says he first has some not so good news as one of their lead actors is causing problems, so they need to come up with a solution soon.

Bonnie goes to Leo’s room at the Salem Inn. Leo says he didn’t sleep last night so it’s not a good time. Bonnie demands to know where her rewrites are that she asked for, saying there is no way she’s doing Hattie’s new scenes. Leo informs her that he didn’t rewrite anymore or change any of Hattie’s scenes.

Hattie goes to the Brady Pub which is set up as a shooting location for Body and Soul. Roman greets her as Hattie excitedly talks about doing a real television show in the Pub. Hattie declares they will be putting on a real, live soap opera.

Bonnie questions Leo not making any of the changes she asked for. Leo suggests she be professional, learn the part as written, and think about how lucky she is to be a working actor. Bonnie guesses Hattie got to him to convince him not to make the changes. Leo says that Hattie had nothing to do with it, but Abe told him not to make the changes and he is his boss so he defers to him on all matters related to Body and Soul. Bonnie tells Leo that doesn’t work for her.

Abe informs Kate that Bonnie is not Hattie’s favorite person. Kate says the feeling is apparently mutual and talks about when they both picked the same dress for the photoshoot. Abe tells Kate that Hattie gave him the ultimatum that either Bonnie goes or she goes. Kate admits she was afraid that was going to happen and asks Abe’s thoughts on that. Abe has no doubts that Hattie was serious, so they have no choice but to lose one or the other.

Stephanie asks what Alex needs to talk to Abe and Kate about. Alex explains that last night, he and Chanel got their new pages for the scenes they are filming this week including Faith and Arrow’s first sex scene. Stephanie asks what the problem is. Alex argues that the sex scene on the first week of the show doesn’t make sense since they are supposed to be star-crossed lovers so it is supposed to seem like they hate each other and everything is getting in their way of being together. Alex questions who will want to keep watching if they are already together. Stephanie calls that an excellent point and asks if she talked to Chanel about it. Alex confirms that he has and she actually agreed with him for once.

Chanel tells Paulina about her argument with Johnny about her and Alex and how insulted she felt when Johnny brought up her past with Alex. Chanel feels Johnny doesn’t trust her and that’s hurtful. Paulina responds that she gets why Johnny is jealous and she doesn’t blame him.

Kate asks if Abe really thinks Hattie will quit if they don’t fire Bonnie, wondering if it’s possible that she’s bluffing. Abe asks what Kate thinks. Kate admits she doesn’t think it’s a bluff. Abe states that Hattie is holding all the cards here and they have to face that Charlemagne is the star of the show. Kate questions if she is or if she’s just Abe’s favorite character. Abe brings up the research that audiences love her. Kate argues that Cassandra is popular also. Abe says the fans love it when they are sparring, but Hattie is threatening to quit. Kate guesses it makes more sense to fire Bonnie which Abe agrees with. Kate says to imagine what they could do on the first day of taping after the mess at the photoshoot.

Hattie tells Roman that the Pub looks great. Roman talks about Body and Soul being on a tight budget and offering the Pub as a favor to Kate. Roman understands Kate will use his staff as extras so they won’t miss any days of pay. Hattie calls it a win-win all the way around, adding that she’s getting a pretty big win herself thanks to Abe.

Leo admits to Bonnie that he made some changes for Hattie but that was it for rewrites, arguing that they don’t have time to keep reworking scenes like a movie. Leo says they are under the gun time wise and have to produce an entire show in one day. Bonnie says she knows how everything has to go so fast so Leo says she should understand then. Leo then brings up the problems that Johnny is having, arguing that hot young couples have sex and fall in love on soap operas all the time and that’s what the audience is tuning in for. Leo remarks that Johnny is just going to have to grin and bear it.

Chanel questions Paulina not blaming Johnny for being jealous and asks if she thinks she actually wants to have a sex scene with Alex. Paulina brings up Chanel’s past fling with Alex, so she doesn’t blame Johnny for thinking Chanel could still have an attraction to Alex and seeing this as a hall pass type situation. Chanel argues that Johnny is the one who urged her to take this job and a job is exactly what this is. Paulina thinks Chanel needs to keep telling him that since he obviously needs some reassurance. Johnny then shows up at the door.

Stephanie tells Alex that if he and Chanel both have a problem with the scene, the best way to have it changed would be to work together. Alex agrees and decides to text Chanel to suggest they meet at Kate’s office. Stephanie gets a call from Jada and steps aside to answer it, asking what’s going on. Stephanie says she hasn’t seen the news and asks what she means that they were wrong. Stephanie is shocked and thanks Jada for telling her. Stephanie says they will talk later and hangs up. Alex asks if everything is okay. Stephanie cries that she can’t believe it as she informs Alex that Jada just told her that Everett didn’t kill himself, but he was murdered.

Abe tells Kate that he’s open to all options. Kate says to play devil’s advocate, if they give in to Hattie’s ultimatum and fire Bonnie, she thinks they are setting a dangerous precedent and letting one actor fire another so she worries about how long it could be before Hattie demands creative control. Abe suggests they could make it clear that it’s only one time. Kate asks about when the other actors find out and start making their requests. Abe admits she’s right that they can’t let that happen and they can’t let production be derailed by two angry actresses. Kate agrees that they need to nip it in the bud before it all gets out of control.

Bonnie tells Leo that she feels for Johnny as she has tangled with jealousy as well. Bonnie argues that she wants to protect her character Cassandra, so she will not have her humiliated by Charlemagne. Leo admires and appreciates her dedication to her craft, but says she has to take it up with Abe and Kate. Bonnie decides she will on the set today. Leo says he supports whatever decision they make as he hurries Bonnie out the door.

Stephanie informs Alex that it wasn’t Everett who stabbed Rafe and he didn’t die by suicide as it was Connie who attacked Rafe and poisoned Everett/Bobby, then forged the suicide note. Stephanie can’t believe she invited Connie to Everett’s funeral when she’s the one who killed him. Stephanie cries that every time she thinks she’s starting to heal, it’s like losing him all over again. Alex says he’s so sorry and hugs her as she cries. Alex tells her it’s okay. Stephanie says she’s sorry and that he should go since he needs to talk to Kate. Alex asks if she’s sure she’s okay. Stephanie responds that she’ll be fine and that she should call Jada back. Stephanie wishes him luck with his conversation. Alex thanks her and tells her to call if she needs anything. Stephanie says he’ll be working but Alex says that doesn’t matter as she is more important. Alex tells her that he will see her on set as he then exits.

Chanel asks what Johnny is doing there. Johnny says he got her note and questions her moving out of the house after one fight. Paulina asks if that’s what is happening here. Chanel argues that she just came to take a shower. Johnny thinks it’s about more than that. Chanel explains that she thought they could use space after last night. Johnny tells her that she was right in everything she said, admitting he overreacted. Johnny knows the photoshoot was all just part of the job, but when he saw her with her hands all over Alex, it brought up a lot of stuff that he didn’t know was there and he lost it for a second. Johnny tells Chanel that he’s truly sorry and asks if she can forgive him.

Roman sits with Hattie at the Pub and they go over her lines for Body and Soul. Roman jokes that it’s some pretty steamy stuff. Bonnie then enters, so Hattie questions what she’s doing there. Bonnie responds that she works on this set but Hattie argues that she’s supposed to be fired.

Chanel has Johnny promise not to get freaked out again and that he’s okay with her being an actor with a love interest. Johnny says he just wants her to shine. Chanel guesses she can forgive him. Paulina is relieved as Johnny hugs Chanel. Chanel then informs Johnny that he won’t have to direct her and Alex in a love scene this week as they are going to talk to Kate about it being too soon for Faith and Arrow to have sex. Johnny says if that’s what she wants. Chanel reiterates that he won’t have to worry about directing them in a sex scene any time soon.

Alex goes to the Body and Soul studio and asks Kate if she has a minute. Alex mentions that he wanted to wait for Chanel but she’s not around, so Kate tells him they don’t have time to wait. Alex brings up the love scene but Kate tells him to grow up, arguing that he and Chanel both said they could get past their history. Alex says it’s not that. Kate brings up the heat at the photoshoot and questions what the problem is. Alex explains that Faith and Arrow are supposed to be star-crossed lovers so he questions them already having sex at the beginning of their story. Kate says they wanted to start the show with a bang. Alex thinks they should hold off on that and make the viewers wait. Alex says if it’s okay, he and Chanel would like to not do that scene.

Abe goes to Leo’s room and says he wanted to talk to him about Bonnie and Hattie. Leo mentions that Bonnie was just there again, demanding rewrites, but he told her that Abe instructed him not to do any more changes. Abe worries that Bonnie will now be waiting for him at the set. Leo asks what he’s going to tell her. Abe responds that he and Kate talked it over, so Bonnie is going to get rewrites but not the ones that she thought she was getting.

Bonnie questions Hattie demanding the producers fire her. Hattie complains that she makes her crazy. Hattie tells Bonnie to be a team player and a good sport. Roman calls Kate as Hattie and Bonnie argue. Bonnie calls Hattie a big pain in the behind while Hattie argues that she’s the star of the show. Roman interrupts their fighting, telling them to drop the egos and be professional.

Paulina brings Johnny coffee as they sit together. Johnny apologizes for bringing her in to their mess. Paulina says it’s okay as she’s just glad they worked it out. Johnny admits he’s not proud of how he acted last night. Paulina admits he went too far but she gets it and says if she saw Abe on set in a bed with someone he shared one with before, it would’ve stirred strong feelings within her too. Johnny says it really did take him by surprise since he is the one who encouraged Chanel to audition for the show and he trusts her. Johnny thought he would be cool with it until he wasn’t. Paulina notes that it is a little bit more complicated than usual because of Chanel’s past with Alex. Paulina reminds Johnny that he is the one that Chanel chose and married, so he should be secure in that and proud of her.

Kate questions Alex and Chanel talking about getting rid of the sex scene. Alex confirms they did at the photoshoot last night. Chanel then walks in and questions Alex already being there as she thought he was going to wait for her. Alex tries to explain but Chanel guesses that he decided to handle it on his own and asks what she missed. Kate tells Chanel what Alex told her about them thinking the sex scene was too soon. Chanel agrees and asks if they can postpone it.

Leo tells Abe that he did not see this coming and asks if he’s sure about this. Abe confirms that he and Kate decided it was the best solution so he needs him to get to work on these new rewrites. Leo reminds him that once this is done, there is no going back. Abe declares this is the hand they’ve been dealt, so they will just have to play it.

Bonnie complains that Hattie is the one being unprofessional while Hattie argues that Bonnie has been telling everyone she’s the best actress who ever lived. Roman continues trying to stop them from arguing, telling them they are being foolish. Roman reminds them how lucky they are to be leads on a TV show and how hard Kate and Abe worked to rescue the show. Roman warns that if they keep this up, they will risk derailing the entire project so they both need to stop the ultimatums. Bonnie blames Hattie but Roman doesn’t want to hear it. Roman tells them that whether they like it or not, they are in this together and the show needs them both. Roman instructs them to shake hands and figure out a way to make this work. Bonnie offers her hand but Hattie declares that Pine View isn’t big enough for the both of them.

Stephanie goes to Paulina’s, who says she’s not even her first or second unexpected visitor this morning. Stephanie wanted to drop off the bios of the members in her new housing task force. Paulina points out that she asked for those awhile ago. Stephanie apologizes for not getting it done sooner as it’s been a tough few weeks personally and she’s been busy with Body and Soul. Paulina admits that she would usually chew her out for letting her down, but because it’s Abe’s show, she can give her a pass. Stephanie mentions it being a lot more complicated than she thought and asks how Abe is doing. Paulina says Abe is fine, but this morning she had to referee an argument between Chanel and Johnny about some steamy love scene. Stephanie mentions that she got an earful from Alex about it. Paulina asks what he said about it. Stephanie explains that Alex didn’t want to do it and was going to talk to Kate about it this morning, so hopefully he and Chanel can work something out.

Johnny joins Alex and Chanel at the studio and asks if they talked to Kate. They confirm they did and said they didn’t want to do the love scene as they believe it’s too soon for their characters, but Chanel reveals that Kate said their arguing just reminded her of how sparks fly when they are together so the love scene is still on.

Kate and Abe meet in the town square. Kate tells Abe that she already put out the first fire of the day and now she’s headed to the set. Kate asks Abe if he talked to Leo. Abe confirms that he did and he was surprised there was no pushback as Leo is making the changes they requested. Abe adds that Bonnie is getting her rewrites as they speak.

Roman declares that he tried and tells Bonnie and Hattie not to kill each other in his restaurant as he walks away. Leo arrives, so Bonnie asks if he decided on the rewrites. Leo reveals that it’s not up to him but he met with Abe and he does have new rewrites. Bonnie says she’s glad they came to their senses but Leo is not sure she will feel that way after reading them. Leo asks her not to shoot the messenger. Bonnie asks what he’s going on about. Leo then shows her the new script leading to Bonnie being shocked to learn that they are killing her character off the show.

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Alex goes to Stephanie’s apartment and says he just wanted to thank her for all her hard work for the photoshoot. Alex says he’ll see her tomorrow but Stephanie stops him and says that Eric just sent over some of the proofs from the shoot if he wants to stay and take a look.

Johnny joins Chanel in their bedroom. Chanel informs him that Stephanie just e-mailed her some of Eric’s proofs from the photoshoot and shows Johnny. Johnny calls the photos fantastic and says that Chanel looks gorgeous in all of them. Johnny then comes across a photo of Chanel with Alex and says even that one.

Fiona joins Sarah in her room and asks if there’s anything she can do for her. Sarah says no. Fiona mentions checking on Victoria and asks where Xander is. Sarah responds that there’s something she should know about Brady.

Xander sneaks in to Brady’s bedroom and says it looks like the drug did his job, so now all he has to do is put the gun in Brady’s hand and pull the trigger. Xander remarks that his only regret is that he won’t feel the pain or torment that he inflicted upon Sarah. Jada then arrives and questions what’s going on here. Xander claims that he came to offer Brady his support but found him passed out like this and asks what she’s doing here. Jada reveals that she just got a call from Sarah with some rather shocking information.

Alex tells Stephanie that Eric got some really great shots. Stephanie calls him a talented photographer and comments on a photo of Chanel and Alex. Alex remarks that it looks like they’re actually in love instead of hating each other’s guts. Stephanie calls that the point of acting. Alex jokes that’s why they pay them the big bucks because it can be very challenging.. Alex hopes they are happy with the photos. Stephanie assures that they will be thrilled, but she’s not sure Johnny will be.

Chanel tells Johnny that Eric did an amazing job since from the photos, you would never guess they can’t stand each other. Johnny admits he was a little thrown when he walked in and saw them getting along so well, but he was very impressed with her acting ability. Chanel suggests maybe Alex isn’t such a jerk after all and says they talked and he agrees that it’s way too soon for the love making scene which surprises Johnny. Chanel says they both just wish the head writer Leo would postpone it. Johnny says he tried talking to Leo about rewriting the script but he was having none of it. Chanel responds that she can’t believe he did that and questions why he would go behind her back like that.

Sarah informs Fiona that Xander told her that she and Brady had a fling. Fiona assures that she had no idea that Brady was Xander’s nephew nor could she have predicted he would drive drunk and cause such a terrible accident. Fiona remarks that Brady seemed like such a good man. Sarah insists that he is and he just made a terrible mistake which is why she’s so grateful that Fiona stopped Xander from attacking Brady with a baseball bat. Fiona knows Xander has a history with his temper and insists that she is appalled by what Brady did to her. Fiona adds that she and Brady are over as she wants nothing more to do with him. Sarah is sure Xander will be happy about that but says that’s not what she wanted to talk about. Sarah reveals that she decided to be proactive in preventing Xander from going through with his vigilante justice by sending the police to Brady’s house, so they should be there now.

Jada wakes Brady up and comments that he’s really wasted. Jada reveals that Sarah told her to get here right away. Xander thinks back to telling Sarah about his plan. Xander asks Jada what exactly Sarah said. Jada reveals that Sarah told her that she remembers seeing Brady behind the wheel on the night of the accident.

Fiona questions Sarah knowing now that Brady was behind the wheel on the night of the accident. Sarah claims it suddenly all came back to her and she could very clearly see Brady’s face in the driver’s seat, so she called the police to let them know she would testify to that fact and that they should get to Brady’s home immediately before someone else gets hurt.

Jada comments to Brady that it looks like he’s been drinking. Brady says he doesn’t do that anymore and insists that he’s sober. Jada tells him that she’s going to have to take him to the police station. Brady argues that he didn’t even drive home. Jada reveals that she’s arresting him for Sarah’s hit and run which pleases Xander.

Alex questions Stephanie thinking Johnny will have a bad reaction to their photos even though they were just acting. Alex adds that Johnny is going to be directing them so he’s going to have to get used to seeing them like that at some point. Stephanie notes that Alex didn’t see Johnny’s face when he walked in to the shoot and he was not happy. Alex calls that crazy, insisting they were just acting and Chanel hates his guts so there’s nothing to worry about. Stephanie says they know that but maybe it’s just hard for Johnny because he’s jealous or insecure. Alex hopes he gets over it at some point because he and Chanel were in character and that’s all. Alex admits he’s surprised that he and Chanel seemed to get along better at the photoshoot, feeling she was actually friendly and he responded in a kind way. Alex wonders if them getting along will ruin their on-screen chemistry since Abe asked him to audition after seeing he and Chanel at each other’s throats.

Johnny reminds Chanel that he’s the director so he’s allowed to confer with the head writer. Chanel questions when Johnny went to talk to Leo. Johnny questions why it matters and why she’s so upset since she even said she was unhappy with the scene and was going to call Leo herself. Chanel argues that she was going to call Leo about her scene with her character but Johnny beat her to it and went behind her back which she calls unethical. Johnny questions why she keeps saying he went behind her back, arguing that he was having her back and looking out for her. Chanel complains that he was trying to change her character’s part of the script. Johnny doesn’t understand since Chanel was just saying Alex agreed that the love scene was too soon but now he’s the bad guy for trying to have it changed. Chanel argues that it was not his place as she and Alex are the ones that have to act in the scene. Johnny reminds her that he’s the director so he has every right to talk to the writer about any scenes. Chanel remarks that they both know that’s not why he went to talk to Leo. Johnny explains that he did it because she said she was uncomfortable with the scene. Chanel argues that she and Alex decided to talk to Kate and then decided to wait. Johnny questions the wait when the scene shoots in three days. Johnny then questions if Chanel changed her mind and if her and Alex are getting along now after the photoshoot and she decided it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to have a love scene with her new co-star.

Alex thanks Stephanie for showing him the photos and says he will let her get some sleep. Stephanie suggests he get some rest too before a big day tomorrow. Alex says that’s kind of the problem which she questions. Alex says he probably shouldn’t admit it but he’s a little nervous about tomorrow, so he’s too amped to sleep. Stephanie says she gets that. Stephanie invites Alex to join her in watching one more episode of Ted before bed which Alex accepts.

Eric goes to the police station and asks Jada what’s going on as he got a call from Marlena, saying a neighbor saw her taking Brady out of the house in handcuffs. Jada confirms to Eric that she arrested Brady for Sarah’s hit and run. Eric thought EJ decided there wasn’t enough evidence. Jada reveals there’s been a new development as Sarah remembered what happened.

Fiona questions Sarah just remembering what happened tonight. Xander then walks in. Sarah informs him that she was just telling Fiona how the memory of seeing Brady behind the wheel on the night of the accident just came back to her. Xander says he just found out himself and asks Fiona to check on Victoria for him, so she exits. Xander informs Sarah that Jada just showed up at Brady’s place and told him what she told her. Sarah is relieved as she was scared that Jada wouldn’t show up in time. Xander asks for the truth as he questions if she really remembered seeing Brady. Sarah admits that she was lying as she felt she had no other choice to stop Xander from killing Brady.

Chanel tells Johnny that now she’s even more insulted if he thinks she wants to have a sex scene with Alex just because she was civil with him at the photoshoot. Johnny argues that she was totally against the scene and now it seems she’s totally cool with it. Johnny comments that he shouldn’t be surprised since Chanel had her hands all over Alex at the photoshoot and remarks that it wouldn’t be the first time. Chanel questions what that’s supposed to mean. Johnny argues that maybe it brought back memories of her last time having sex with Alex and that she decided it wouldn’t be so bad to have a recreation for the cameras. Johnny asks what’s a little simulated sex between friends. Chanel decides Johnny doesn’t deserve an explanation after that unfair explanation he came up with. Chanel tells him that she and Alex decided to wait to talk to Kate because it was getting late and they decided it would be better to wait until the next day. Chanel tells Johnny to think what he wants because she already feels disrespected, so he might as well double down.

Alex talks to Stephanie about the episode of Ted and relates to hs own acting, but Stephanie falls asleep next to him on the couch. Stephanie dreams about being with Alex and then wakes up in a panic. Alex comments that she was obviously dreaming. Stephanie claims there was a peacock in her dream which Alex credits to watching Ted on Peacock. Alex asks if Stephanie was dreaming about Ted. Stephanie says no, but Alex says whatever she was dreaming about seemed intense as she was mumbling but he couldn’t make out what she was saying. Alex then asks Stephanie what she was dreaming about.

Xander tells Sarah that he thought it was a bit of a coincidence that she suddenly remembered seeing Brady, just in time to send the cops over, but admits he’s a little surprised that she was able to bring herself to lie to the police, given how she reacted when he suggested doing it. Sarah complains that he gave her no choice and asks if he thought she would just go home and go to bed after he told her that he was going to murder Brady, then make it look like a suicide. Xander argues that it was the only way to get justice for what he did to her. Sarah says apparently not since she came up with a better solution. Sarah realized that if she just remembered seeing Brady behind the wheel, then the police would have no choice but to arrest him while Brady wouldn’t die, Xander wouldn’t go to prison for murder, and they could get the justice he’s been seeking. Sarah calls it the only way to save Xander and Brady both. Sarah declares that she will have to live with the lie, but that’s better that having to live without Xander.

Eric enters the interrogation room to visit Brady. Eric doesn’t understand how Brady could drink again after everything that has happened. Brady insists that he didn’t, reminding Eric that he was with him at the Pub, but when he got home, he started feeling it. Eric asks if nothing happened in between leaving the Pub and going home. Brady mentions that he did run in to this guy in the town square, who said he recognized him with an AA meeting but he had never seen him before. Brady remembers when Brian shook his hand, it cut his hand with his ring, noting that it hurt and was pretty sharp. Brady adds that he went straight home afterwards and recalls Tate accusing him of drinking and helping him to bed. Brady says the next thing he remembers was Jada waking him up. Brady recalls that Jada was talking to someone which he’s pretty sure was Xander.

Xander tells Sarah when Jada burst in to Brady’s room, he thought for a second that maybe she ratted him out. Sarah admits that the thought crossed her mind, but she realized she couldn’t do that to him so she realized all she could do was call Jada and hope that she made it in time to stop him. Xander asks what if Jada walked in as he was putting the gun in Brady’s hand. Sarah calls it a risk she had to take.

Alex tells Stephanie that she was smiling during her dream and asks what it was about. Stephanie claims it was about a stuffed animal she had when she was a kid, like Ted. Stephanie states that in the dream, she was about to take him to bed but it never got that far.

Johnny apologizes to Chanel and says he doesn’t want to fight with her about this. Chanel argues that it seems like he does. Johnny says he was an idiot which Chanel agrees with. Johnny admits that when he walked in on Chanel and Alex with their hands all over each other, it made his head explode and he couldn’t help but think about Chanel and Alex having sex in the past. Chanel insists that they were just giving Abe and Kate promotional photos and she was just doing her job. Johnny gives in that she’s right. Chanel argues that what her and Alex was doing was fake, but how pissed off she is at Johnny is real. As they get in bed, Johnny tells her that he really is sorry. Johnny brings up Chanel’s first scenes being tomorrow and says he knows she’s going to kill it. Chanel says she has to be in early, so she’ll see him on set and turns away to sleep.

Alex tells Stephanie that he should try to go sleep and thanks her for hanging out. Stephanie assures that she wouldn’t miss being on set tomorrow. Alex says it will be nice having her there for moral support. Stephanie says that’s what friends are for as Alex says goodnight and then exits.

Fiona goes back to Xander and Sarah’s room but stops outside the door when she hears Sarah telling Xander that she doesn’t feel good about lying to the police. Sarah adds that she hates having Brady arrested on false pretenses but there’s no doubt in her mind that he’s guilty. Sarah comments on framing an innocent man. Xander argues that Brady confessed and knows what he’s done. Sarah tells Xander that Brady is going to pay for what he’s done now, so he can stop his one man crusade to get her justice. Xander assures that all he wanted was for the person that hurt her to get what they deserve. Fiona remains listening from outside the door.

Brady remains in the interrogation room as Eric steps out to talk to Jada. Eric tells Jada that Brady is sobering up and questions Xander being there when she took Brady in to custody. Jada confirms that Xander was in there when she walked in. Eric asks if he said why. Jada says that Xander said he came to talk to Brady but found him out cold. Jada then gets call and steps away to answer while Eric wonders why Xander was really there.

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Eric tells EJ that Holly doesn’t despise him and he knows she has every reason to be hurt, but he knows she will come around. EJ admires his optimism but says he’s certain that Holly is not going to trust Eric or Nicole ever again. EJ adds that it’s good that she has him to lean on. Eric asks why Holly would want anything to do with EJ after all the lies about Jude. EJ informs him that Holly’s opinion of him has changed dramatically, just like her opinion of Eric.

Holly searches Brady’s room and goes to break in to his briefcase but Tate catches her and questions what the hell she’s doing. Holly claims that she was looking for the bathroom and took a wrong turn. Tate questions her going through Brady’s stuff.

Brady walks through the town square and runs in to Xander’s associate. He identifies him as Brady Black and thinks back to his meeting with Xander. He introduces himself as Brian Jones and claims he’s sat close to Brady at a couple of AA meetings but Brady says he doesn’t remember him at all.

Xander stands in the park with his gun and turns around to see Sarah arrive in her wheelchair. Xander questions how she got there. Sarah reveals that she had Henderson bring the car around as soon as he left and she followed him. Sarah says so much for Titan business and questions what he’s really doing here. Xander questions what Sarah is doing here when she said she was going to stay home and exercise. Sarah argues that he said he wasn’t going to confront Brady again so he lied to her. Xander disagrees, pointing out that Brady isn’t here. Sarah questions what he is doing here then. Sarah reveals that she saw the man that Xander was talking to and that he gave him something that he put in his pocket. She asks what it was but Xander refuses to say, claiming it’s Titan business. Sarah questions what Titan business he’s doing in a deserted park. Sarah demands he look her in the eye and tell her this has nothing to do with Brady and his crazy revenge fantasy. Xander admits he can’t do that. Sarah demands that he tell her what’s in his pocket. Xander then reveals the gun and declares that in a few hours, Brady Black will be a dead man.

Eric argues that Holly was EJ’s stepdaughter for a year and they were never close. EJ brings up the enemy of my enemy is my friend. EJ thinks Eric is selling Holly’s wrath short. EJ points out that Eric didn’t only deceive Holly but left her in Salem, so he and Nicole could go live in Paris. Eric says EJ talks about deception but it’s not a contest. Eric says he cares deeply about Holly and he should too. EJ talks about moving Heaven and Earth to help Holly when she overdosed. Eric argues that he moved Heaven and Earth to pin that crime on Tate and is now trying to pit Holly against he and Nicole. EJ argues that they did that themselves by lying to Holly her whole life just so Nicole can uphold the hallowed image of Eric which couldn’t be further from the truth of the lying miscreant he really is.

Holly asks Tate to calm down. Tate argues that Holly was looking through Brady’s briefcase and violating his privacy. Holly says she was just looking for something. Tate questions what but Holly says it doesn’t matter because she couldn’t find it. Tate insists so Holly admits that she was looking for evidence that Brady was driving the car that hit Sarah.

Brian questions Brady not recognizing him and guesses it’s because he tries to stay pretty anonymous at the meetings. Brian claims to be four years sober. Brady thought he would’ve heard him share by now then. Brian says he’s more of a listener and wanted Brady to know he appreciated the things he shared. Brian mentions reading in the paper about the hit and run that Brady was involved in. Brian says he’s sure that’s eating him up inside, so he wanted to wish him luck with everything and lets him know he’s around if he ever wants to grab a coffee. When they go to shake hands, Brian injects Brady’s hand with something.

Sarah can’t believe Xander and thought they agreed that his bloodlust for justice wasn’t going to solve anything. Xander argues that it’s the justice system that isn’t keen on solving anything. Xander tells Sarah to understand that the only reason he didn’t put Brady in a wheelchair with the baseball bat is because of Fiona since Brady seduced her and now she has misplaced fondness for him. Sarah argues that Brady was her friend. Xander tells her to look at all that Brady took from them. Sarah acknowledges that she may never walk again, but she’s still here and still has her life. Xander says her bravery is inspiring but it’s breaking his heart seeing her muster up all the energy to stay positive. Xander declares that if she won’t be angry, he will be for the both of them. Sarah cries that it breaks her heart that he’s out playing vigilante and trying to kill someone in her name. Sarah reminds Xander that he could go to prison for life and they could lose him forever. Sarah cries that she can’t lose him on top of all this. Xander promises that she will never lose him. Sarah asks if he thinks he’s going to literally get away with murder. Xander clarifies that he’s not going to shoot Brady, but Brady is going to shoot himself.

Sophia checks on Fiona at the Bistro as she drinks her martini. Sophia asks if she needs anything else. Fiona says no and offers Sophia her cheesecake. Fiona talks about being a waitress in the past. Fiona then invites Sophia to join her if she’s ending her shift. Sophia says she couldn’t, but Fiona says she would love the company, so Sophia decides to join her.

Tate questions what Holly thought she was going to find in Brady’s briefcase to prove that he hit Sarah. Holly thought maybe he wrote down a confession. Tate asks if this is the only reason she came over. Tate complains that she doesn’t care about fixing things with them or give a damn about them.

Eric tells EJ that he’s not even in the picture. EJ argues that he is because Holly still came to him for solace. EJ says he told Holly that he begged Nicole to tell her the truth about Daniel’s death. Eric calls that a lie and says he never had that conversation with Nicole. EJ asks how Eric would know. Eric brings up EJ threatening to tell Holly the truth before they left to Paris and says she’ll need to know that. EJ doubts Holly will believe a word from Eric and questions if she will ever believe anything Eric says anymore. EJ says Holly is horrified by what Eric did to Daniel and what Brady did to Sarah, assuring that she will never get over that.

Brady questions what stuck him when he shook Brian’s hand. Brian claims it was just the sharp edge of his ring. Brian wishes him the best and says he’ll see him at the next meeting as he walks away.

Sarah asks Xander what he means by saying Brady is going to shoot himself. Xander talks about Brady feeling terribly guilty about what he did to her. Sarah questions if he’s going to force Brady to shoot himself and tells him to be direct with her. Xander says all she needs to know is that it can’t be traced back to him. Sarah remembers who Xander was before they got together and says that was the root of everything that went wrong for them. Sarah argues that Xander is not that man anymore because of her and their daughter. Sarah asks if it was a lie when he said they changed him. Xander says it wasn’t, so Sarah begs him not to do this.

Sophia and Fiona talk until Sophia mentions that she has to get going to fill out college applications. Fiona asks what she wants to study in college. Sophia says her parents want her to be a doctor or a lawyer, but she doesn’t know what she wants. Fiona hopes she has time for fun and asks if she has a boyfriend or girlfriend. Sophia says not exactly as there is someone she likes, but he’s with someone else at least for now.

Holly asks how Tate could say that and says of course she cares about them, but the idea that his dad is free after what he did and he’s all happy about it which is hard for her. Tate questions her feeling like she has to pick sides. Holly says it’s hard for her. Tate complains that his dad fell off the wagon and his mother is in prison, so he is happy that his dad is free because if he goes to prison too, it would make him like an orphan. Holly admits she didn’t think of it like that and apologizes for what he’s also going through. Tate says he’s sorry too that she found out Eric was responsible for her father’s death as he knows that was incredibly traumatic for her. Tate adds that he could tell her apology wasn’t sincere. Holly questions what she had to apologize for since they were apart for a day and Sophia was already all over him. Tate says that he didn’t ask Sophia to come over. Holly asks to check his DMs then. Tate argues that this isn’t about Sophia, but about Holly sneaking in to Brady’s room. Holly complains that EJ said there is no other way as if there’s no other evidence then there would be no punishment for Brady. Tate asks if EJ sent her here. Holly says no and decides she’s not talking to him about this. Tate questions Holly working with EJ to bring down his dad. Tate brings up what EJ had done to Holly and Nicole. Holly asks what about all the lies Nicole told. Tate says at least she has a mom. Holly complains that she’s in Paris while Tate points out that his mom is in prison and that’s where she wants his other parent. Holly argues that Brady drove drunk, mowed down her Aunt Sarah and left her there, so she declares that prison is where Brady deserves to be. Holly says she’s not sorry for believing that. Tate then orders Holly to get out.

Sarah pleads with Xander not to deal with Brady and then suffers a muscle spasm which makes Xander upset, saying it’s killing him to see her suffer like this. Sarah asks how killing Brady will fix anything, arguing that it will only makes things worse. Xander declares that he is Victor’s son and if he was here, he’d be taking matters in to his own hands. Sarah argues that Xander isn’t Victor and that Brady is Victor’s grandson. Xander declares that Brady is dead to him. Sarah complains that Brady is still a son and a father, questioning why she can’t get through to him. Xander argues that he’s doing this for her and all the other people he could drunkenly maim. Xander complains that everyone feels sorry for Brady now. Sarah insists that she doesn’t feel sorry for him as he did a reckless and stupid thing, but he does not deserve to die, arguing that he didn’t know what he was doing and it wasn’t intentional. Xander disagrees, feeling that Brady made his terrible choices that could’ve led to Sarah’s death. Xander reminds Sarah that Eric also drove drunk and killed Sarah’s brother, Daniel, so Brady knew exactly what could happen and did it anyway. Xander declares that Brady deserves to pay for what he did and asks Sarah to admit that she wants justice too.

Brady goes home, feeling ill after what Brian injected him with. Brady wonders what the hell is wrong as he staggers to the couch.

Eric tells EJ to stop pretending he cares about Holly and argues that he’s just using her to punish he and Nicole. EJ disagrees and says he adores Holly. EJ says he has tremendous empathy for Holly because he knows how she feels. EJ argues that Nicole is incapable of putting anyone ahead in her life but Eric, including her own daughter. EJ remarks that Holly didn’t want to go to Paris to play second fiddle to Eric and declares that she’s better off without the man who killed her father. Eric grabs EJ and yells at him to shut up and stay away from Holly. EJ asks if he’s a tough guy now. They fight until Jada rushes in and breaks it up, asking what the hell is going on here. EJ claims he was just minding his own business when this maniac attacked him and tells Jada to arrest Eric. Jada tells EJ this isn’t going anywhere and suggests he go outside to get some air. EJ argues that he came to get a statement from Ava, so Eric should go outside. Eric reminds him that he lives there. Jada says she will deal with Ava and tells EJ to go take a walk. EJ then exits the Pub. Jada asks if Eric is alright and what all that was about. Eric respond that EJ is just trying to turn Holly against he and Nicole as he unfortunately gave him all the ammunition to do it.

EJ finds Holly in the town square and asks if she’s alright. Holly hugs EJ as she starts to cry.

Fiona tells Sophia to spill the beans, so Sophia explains that the guy she likes is with another girl but they are totally wrong for each other as their families don’t get along like Romeo & Juliet. Sophia complains that the girl has screwed him over so many times but he just takes it. Fiona suggests maybe he’s in love but Sophia argues that he doesn’t know anything about love, but she could show him. Sophia feels they have something, but he just looks right through her. Fiona advises her that men tend to be foolish with matters of the heart, so she suggests that Sophia make her intentions very clear. Sophia says she’s been trying. Fiona encourages her to keep at it and if he continues wasting time, she should cut her losses and move on.

Tate comes out of the bedroom to find Brady on the couch and asks what’s wrong. Brady claims it’s nothing but slurs his words, so Tate questions if he’s been drinking which Brady laughs off. Tate asks if he’s kidding as he thought he was going to meetings. Brady tells him not to yell at him. Tate decides to help Brady to bed.

Sarah tells Xander that she was upset that Brady wasn’t charged when she thought he should be, but she’s trying to put it behind her. Xander questions how she can when she’s going to run in to Brady all around town. Xander knows she feels rage about what Brady did to her and says she must want to see him punished. Sarah says she does by the criminal justice system. Xander argues that isn’t going to happen and insists that the gun is how people answer for their crimes. Sarah asks if he’s playing out some cowboy western fantasy and argues that he’s not making any sense. Sarah urges Xander to give her time to remember who was behind the wheel as maybe it wasn’t Brady. Xander argues that they know it was Brady. Xander then gets a text from Brian that it’s done. Xander asks Sarah to go home and not give it another thought. Sarah asks how the hell she’s supposed to do that. Xander tells her to just focus on how much he loves her.

EJ brings Holly home to the DiMera Mansion and asks if she’s ready to tell him what happened. Holly informs him that she and Tate got in a huge fight as he caught her going through Brady’s briefcase. EJ says he’s sorry. Holly says it’s not his fault but she’s just mad at herself for getting caught because now Tate will never let her back in there. EJ says it’s okay but Holly disagrees, saying she told Tate that she missed him and she meant it, but she doesn’t know how they could be together with this thing between them, especially if he’s defending his father from something no one should ever defend.

Tate gets Brady to his bed and tells him to sleep it off. Tate really hopes that Brady didn’t get behind the wheel this time. Brady assures that he didn’t and that he’s fine as he passes out. Tate says he loves him and exits the room. Xander comes to break in but hides when Tate exits the house. Xander then uses his credit card to break in.

Fiona tells Sophia that she reminds her of herself at her age, striking her as very determined. Fiona encourages Sophia not to lose faith or get discouraged. Fiona gives Sophia a big tip and says she enjoyed her company, adding that the martini is their little secret.

Sarah returns to her bedroom and looks at a framed photo of her and Xander, wondering what she’s going to do.

Jada tells Eric that Ava isn’t in her room. Eric says he will let her know that Jada is looking for her when he sees her. Sarah then calls Jada and says she needs to talk to her as it’s an emergency.

Xander approaches Brady’s bedroom with his gun drawn.

Sophia finds Tate in the town square and asks if he’s okay. Tate responds that everything is a hot mess as he and Holly got in a huge fight. Sophia tells him that she’s so sorry and hugs him, asking him to tell her everything.

EJ tells Holly that Tate knows his father is guilty and he’s relieved that Brady got off, but he also knows he will be punished which EJ assures he will see to. Holly is grateful that EJ is so determined. EJ says he is because he wants justice served but also because it’s so important to her. EJ declares that for Holly, he will make it his top priority over everything else in his life. EJ vows that he will not stop until Brady gets what is coming to him and he pays for what he has done.

Fiona joins Sarah in her room and asks if there’s anything she can do for her. Sarah says no. Fiona mentions checking on Victoria and asks where Xander is. Sarah responds that there’s something she should know.

Xander sneaks in to Brady’s bedroom and says it looks like the drug did his job, so now all he has to do is put the gun in Brady’s hand and pull the trigger. Xander remarks that his only regret is that he won’t feel the pain or torment that he inflicted upon Sarah. Jada then arrives and questions what’s going on here. Xander claims that he came to offer Brady his support but found him like this and asks what she’s doing here. Jada reveals that she just got a call from Sarah with some rather shocking information.

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EJ is at the hospital on the phone with Harold, assuring that Gabi will be fine. EJ says she’s in the ICU but is expected to make a full recovery, so he will let her know that he called as they hang up. Holly then arrives and tells EJ that she heard about the explosion at the mansion so she ran right over. Holly hugs EJ, thankful that he is alright.

Tate is at home and calls Holly, leaving a message that it’s the third time he’s called and he knows she’s pissed about EJ not charging Brady with Sarah’s hit and run, but he hoped they could talk things out. Sophia then shows up at Tate’s door, surprising him.

Eric runs in to Brady at the Pub. Eric talks about finishing the photoshoot for Body & Soul as a favor to Abe and Kate. Eric asks how Brady is doing. Brady says he’s as good as can be expected and that he was just checking on Ava after she got attacked by a maniac who tried to slit her throat. Eric is shocked and asks if she’s okay. Brady confirms that she is. Eric says that’s good to hear but notes that he didn’t realize Brady and Ava were friends. Brady responds that they actually got close on the night that he fell off the wagon as they got wasted together. Brady knows he must be questioning why she would do that when she knows he was in recovery. Brady adds that Ava tried to stop him but knew there was no way she could. Brady then remarks that maybe if he listened to Ava that night, Sarah wouldn’t be in a wheelchair.

Xander helps Sarah in to bed while Sarah complains about wanting to make the move on her own, insisting that she has to learn to do things on herself. Xander says he wants to cater to her every wish, so Sarah asks him to promise not to go after Brady again.

EJ tells Holly that he is touched by her concern and assumes that means he’s back in her good graces. Holly says just because she didn’t want to see him blown to bits doesn’t mean she’s over him lying about Jude’s paternity. EJ says he deeply regrets the choice, but he was desperate to save his marriage. Holly gets that being desperate can make them do awful, stupid things. EJ calls her kind and empathetic. Holly notes that EJ was kind and empathetic to her finding out that Eric drove drunk and killed her father. Holly then asks what EJ is doing to make sure Brady pays for what he did to Sarah.

Xander tells Sarah that he can’t tell her he’s done going after Brady after he just confessed to mowing her down and walking away free, questioning where the justice is in that. Sarah knows how unfair it is but complains that Xander is obsessed with making Brady pay and with revenge, even though she has repeatedly told him that what’s best for them is to move forward. Sarah reminds him that Victoria needs their full attention. Xander is sorry that him being upset makes her upset, but she’s the reason he can’t let it go. Xander argues that he wants justice for her but Sarah says she doesn’t want it and it’s only causing her anxiety. Sarah declares that what’s important to her is figuring out how to get around without the use of her legs, so she can be there for their daughter. Sarah adds that if Xander really wants to be there for her, then he will forgive and forget for their sake. Xander swears to do whatever it takes to help her figure out how to be there for Victoria, but declares that he will never forget what Brady did to her and he’s never going to forgive him.

Eric tells Brady that he can’t punish himself for the rest of his life because of what happened to Sarah. Brady complains that he crippled her and how she won’t be able to help Victoria take her first steps. Eric says that Brady made a mistake, but insists that Sarah will find a way to have a good life, so he needs to do the same. Brady continues to complain about running over an innocent woman and paralyzing her for the rest of her life. Brady asks how he’s supposed to just have a good life, knowing he ruined someone else’s. Brady says he may not have to pay for it in court, but Xander is not going to let go of it. Eric asks if he threatened him. Brady explains that Xander came after him at Basic Black with a baseball bat, but Fiona showed up and stopped Xander from crippling him.

Maggie and Fiona eat together at the Bistro. Maggie thanks Fiona and talks about not remembering when she last got out of the house. Fiona encourages her to allow others to help her. Maggie talks about Xander catering to Sarah’s every need. Fiona notes that Xander has been quite upset with her lately which Maggie questions. Fiona reveals that’s why she suggested they have dinner as she wanted to explain before she hears from anyone else, why Xander is not pleased with her. Fiona is sure Maggie won’t approve either and will likely be appalled. Maggie says to just tell her, so Fiona reveals that she and Brady met shortly after she came to Salem at the Pub and one thing led to another. Maggie questions what she is trying to tell her. Fiona then informs Maggie that she slept with Brady.

Sophia brought Tate BBQ sliders from the Bistro. Tate is surprised she was paying attention to know his favorite. Sophia says she always pays attention to him. Tate thanks her for bringing him dinner as Sophia says she knows how upset he’s been with Holly freezing him out and that he could use some TLC as she touches his hand.

Holly still doesn’t get why EJ let Brady go. EJ reminds her that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him with a crime with no eye witnesses or Brady’s car. Holly complains that she can’t just let it go. EJ knows that Holly cares deeply about Sarah, but worries about her level of anger. EJ asks if this is about wanting justice for Sarah or about wanting Eric to pay for what he did to Daniel.

Eric gets that Xander is angry but argues that it doesn’t give him the right to take the law in to his own hands. Eric asks if Brady reported this to the police but Brady says he felt he deserved whatever Xander did to him. Eric disagrees and says that Brady suffered from a disease. Eric asks about Fiona stopping Xander from attacking him, assuming she wanted to keep her son out of prison. Brady says that’s part of it but she also didn’t want to see him hurt. Eric questions why when she doesn’t even know him. Brady then reveals that he and Fiona slept together, shocking Eric.

Maggie questions Fiona taking Brady to her bed out of all the men in town, pointing out that she said she didn’t even know who he was. Fiona apologizes for misleading her but she found the whole situation awkward. Maggie brings up Brady being Victor’s grandson. Fiona points out that they didn’t know about the family connection at first. Maggie questions how it happened and if Brady was drinking at the time. Fiona confirms that he was but she didn’t know about his alcoholism and that he was just charming. Maggie asks if they are still sleeping together. Fiona insists that it’s over and that she’s horrified over what he did to Sarah, calling it unforgivable.

Eric tells Brady that he tries not to judge, but questions what he was thinking. Brady says he was on a bender and he did not know Fiona was Xander’s mom when they first got together. Eric asks if he ended things after finding out. Brady admits he didn’t, but it’s over now after paralyzing her daughter in law. Brady wants to change the subject and asks about Eric talking to Holly as he was going to tell her the truth about Daniel’s death. Eric reveals that he wanted to, but Tate beat him to it.

Sophia asks Tate if Holly still isn’t talking to him. Tate confirms that she is not responding to his calls, texts, or DMs. Sophia doesn’t understand why Holly doesn’t see that he’s trying to be there for his dad. Tate talks about how it’s a lot since Holly doesn’t have a dad. Sophia wishes they were still close, so she could be there for her. Sophia talks about Holly not having a father because of Eric, who is living with her mother in Paris. Sophia calls it awful, sad, and depressing which Tate agrees with. Sophia tells him that her heart breaks for them.

Holly guesses there is some truth to what EJ is saying, that she’s transferring some of her anger towards Eric to Brady. Holly talks about Eric getting away with killing Daniel and now Brady getting away, all because they thought it was okay to drink and drive. EJ insists that he wants to hold Brady accountable. Holly tells EJ to say the word and she’ll do what she can to help. EJ reminds her that it’s a matter for the police. Holly refuses to sit by and watch history repeat itself. Holly complains that Eric is living his best life with Nicole and never really paid for what he did. Holly declares that Brady must pay one way or another. EJ says they are on the same page with that which Holly is glad to hear as EJ jokes that they are kindred spirits. Holly decides she should get going, so EJ tells her to take care of herself as she exits the hospital.

Maggie questions Fiona meeting Brady on the night of Xander’s wedding. Fiona repeats that Brady was drinking but she had no idea he was in recovery. Fiona brings up Xander tearing in to her about keeping him being Victor’s son a secret, so she was in a bad place but had no idea who Brady was. Maggie asks why Fiona is telling her all of this now. Fiona explains that when she found out about the bad blood between Xander and Brady, she thought she should keep quiet after just getting back in to Xander’s good graces, so she didn’t want to take the chances that an affair with his nephew would ruin things. Maggie asks if Xander knows which she confirms. Maggie says she can imagine Xander’s reaction to finding out. Fiona admits that he was completely thrown but some good came from it, as Xander was so shocked by the news that it stopped him from attacking Brady with a baseball bat.

Sarah asks Xander to drop his vendetta against Brady. Xander gets a text and says he has Titan business to tend to. Sarah questions it being at this hour. Xander says it’s with the markets in China. Sarah brings up that the last time Xander left on Titan business, he went after Brady with a baseball bat. Xander says he can’t promise to drop the vendetta against Brady, but he promises he’s not leaving her now to go confront him again. Sarah says she’s trying to believe him. Xander suggests she work on her upper body strength while he’s gone and says he won’t be gone long as he kisses her and then exits.

Maggie tells Fiona that in spite of the shock about her and Brady, she is relieved that she stopped Xander from hurting Brady. Maggie says Sarah needs Xander by her side, not in prison for assault. Maggie adds that she’s disappointed in Brady and angry at his choices, but she doesn’t want him to be hurt. Maggie admits that she can’t bear to look at Brady right now, but he’s family and had a lot to deal with in his life including alcoholism. Maggie remarks that Brady is a kind and decent man, when he’s sober.

Brady asks Eric why Tate would tell Holly that he was the drunk driver who killed Daniel. Eric explains that Tate thought she already knew. Brady asks how Holly is dealing with it. Eric says she’s angry as hell at him and Nicole for lying to her for her entire life. Brady understands they had their reasons but Eric worries that those reasons weren’t good enough. Brady encourages him to give Holly some time to process it as she knows there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her and she will come around eventually. Eric prays that he’s right. Brady decides it’s time for him to go to an AA meeting, so he then exits the Pub.

EJ makes a call about the investigation in to Sarah’s hit and run. EJ warns that he wants Jada to find concrete evidence against Brady or he will suggests to Paulina that they make significant changes to who is running the police department. EJ remarks that maybe he should take Holly up on her offer as she can’t be any worse than the Salem police department.

Sophia tells Tate that she wishes Holly could understand that while he has his dad’s back, he’s on her side too. Sophia points out that Tate is the guy that Holly loves, but Tate says he’s not really sure anymore. Tate just wants Holly to know that he’s there to talk. Sophia talks about how if she was lucky enough to have him as a boyfriend, she wouldn’t push him away. Sophia praises Tate and calls him a total catch and amazing. Holly then shows up at the door and is shocked to see Sophia inside with Tate.

Maggie tells Fiona that she’s glad they talked and says they’ve both stepped up to be there for their children. Maggie adds that she’s come to consider Fiona a friend, so they wouldn’t want them to keep any secrets. Maggie mentions bringing Sarah her favorite dessert. Fiona says she will stay behind and have her favorite here. Maggie tells Fiona that she will see her at home. Fiona thanks her for not thinking too ill of her. Maggie acknowledges that Fiona has been there to help and support her, Xander, and Sarah so they are very grateful to her. Fiona is grateful for her understanding as they hug. Maggie then exits the Bistro.

EJ goes to the Brady Pub and confronts Eric, who asks what he wants. EJ talks about never understanding the appeal of the Pub and asks why Eric is so glum. EJ then says he knows the answer as not only has Eric’s alcoholic brother crippled Sarah, but he’s having to relive the misery and shame of his own crime which was much worse considering he actually killed someone. EJ adds that Holly now also absolutely despises him since that someone was her father.

Sophia tells Holly that she and Tate were just talking about her, as she was just telling Tate that she really hopes things work out between them because she hates that they are fighting. Sophia says she should get back to work and she just brought Tate some food. Holly remarks that it’s too bad Sophia doesn’t have anyone to blackmail in to working for her anymore. Sophia then exits. Tate tells Holly that it’s not what she thinks. Holly says she doesn’t want to waste time talking about Sophia as she came over to apologize for not answering his calls or texts since she’s been dealing with a lot over the situation with their families. Tate knows it’s been rough on her. Holly doesn’t want to talk about that either and asks if they can just spend time together which Tate says he would love. They say they missed each other as they hug. Holly then asks to use the restroom to freshen up and says she’ll only be a few minutes. Holly instead sneaks in to Brady’s bedroom.

Sophia goes back to work at the Bistro, where she takes Fiona’s order.

Xander meets with a man in the park and asks if he has what he needs. The man presents him with a gun, assuring it’s completely untraceable and says he knows exactly what he needs him to do. He remarks that the guy won’t know what hit him.

Eric tells EJ that Holly doesn’t despise him and he knows she has every reason to be hurt, but he knows she will come around. EJ admires his optimism but says he’s certain that Holly is not going to trust Eric or Nicole ever again. EJ adds that it’s good that she has him to lean on.

Holly searches Brady’s room and goes to break in to his briefcase but Tate catches her and questions what the hell she’s doing.

Brady walks through the town square and runs in to Xander’s associate.

Sophia brings Fiona a cheesecake and a martini which Fiona begins drinking.

Maggie goes home to bring Sarah dessert, but finds it very odd that she’s gone and wonders where she could’ve gone to this late.

Xander stands in the park with his gun and turns around to see Sarah arrive in her wheelchair. Xander questions how she got there. Sarah reveals that she had Henderson bring the car around as soon as he left and she followed him. Sarah says so much for Titan business and questions what he’s really doing here.

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Johnny finishes his call with EJ at the DiMera Mansion. Chanel asks how he’s doing. Johnny responds that amazingly, EJ wasn’t hurt and Gabi sustained a few minor injuries but will be okay. Chanel says that Connie deserves to be in a straitjacket in a padded room. They talk about the condition of the house being okay. Johnny says they might have to restock the wine cellar. They talk about a restaurant they were at in Italy on the night they got married the first time. Johnny tells her that every occasion is special with her and they kiss. Chanel is happy they don’t have to move out because she could use some rest since tomorrow, she’s shooting her first scenes with Alex.

Alex and Bonnie sit together in the town square. Bonnie talks about how exciting it is for them to be shooting their first show and Alex is playing her son. Bonnie hopes Justin is negotiating his contract too. Bonnie talks about Kate trying to lowball her but says Justin is making sure she gets every penny she’s worth.

Justin is with Kate at the Body and Soul office. Justin explains that Bonnie is asking for an additional week’s vacation and to increase her rate which he thinks is reasonable. Justin asks Kate if they have a deal.

Abe goes to Stephanie’s apartment. Stephanie says she was just working on the Body and Soul press release, announcing them shooting their first episode. Abe says he came by to discuss something else that has to be done tonight.

Leo sits in his room at the Salem Inn, working on his Body and Soul script while talking about how much he loves the characters until Hattie shows up at his door. Leo asks if she shouldn’t be learning her lines. Hattie says she was at home but she needed to come talk to him and tells him that all of the scripts need to be completely rewritten which Leo questions. Hattie explains that she read all the scripts and put frowning faces on the ones she didn’t like and smiling faces on the ones she kind of liked, but then questioned how she would memorize them. Hattie then said she wouldn’t worry as they would all be rewritten. Leo questions what is wrong with her scenes. Hattie complains that Cassandra has too much of the storyline compared to her character, Charlemagne, and argues that she is the star of the show, so she should have most of the dialogue. Hattie warns that the audience will turn on the show if that’s not fixed. Leo questions her wanting him to rewrite all the scripts so that she has more dialogue. Hattie feels she’s doing him a favor since it would be improving the show and putting Bonnie in her place. Leo senses a rivalry between them. Hattie confirms there is ever since Bonnie became a super diva.

Alex asks Bonnie about Justin negotiating to get her a better deal. Bonnie guarantees that Justin will get her everything she asked for. Alex brings up the phrase that you can’t get blood from a stone, reminding Bonnie that the show is on a very tight budget. Bonnie argues that it’s a big production and that Body and Soul is a household brand so they have money to spend. Bonnie remarks that Kate will fold like a cheap lawn chair.

Kate tells Justin that she thinks they have a deal. Justin calls that fantastic and presents Kate the contract to sign, but Kate responds that the deal is to tell Bonnie to accept the original terms or they will find a new Cassandra.

Stephanie asks Abe what is so important that it has to be done tonight. Abe brings up Stephanie’s suggestion to do a cast photoshoot before the relaunch to go across social media and magazines. Stephanie remembers Abe telling her that they didn’t have enough money in the budget, so they couldn’t afford to do it. Abe responds that’s no longer the case. Stephanie asks if they found another investor. Abe reveals that he ran in to Eric today. Stephanie didn’t know he was in town. Abe says he’s in town to support Brady and that Eric very kindly offered to do the photoshoot pro-bono, so he scheduled it for tonight. Stephanie says that’s great and decides she should help wrangle the actors. Stephanie comments that their show has no shortage of larger than life characters.

Leo works over the script with Hattie and says he wants her to be happy, but he can’t just make changes as any rewrites need to be submitted and slows things down. Hattie argues that he should tell that to Bonnie and claims that she’s been making changes. Leo argues that no one told him and questions why anyone is making changes when they haven’t even started shooting yet. Hattie argues that Bonnie is while Leo says he doesn’t have time to make any changes that haven’t been approved. Hattie complains that they have to get their first week of relaunch right. Leo agrees to see what he can do but says he’s not making any promises.

Bonnie practices her lines with Alex. Alex praises her as a great actress. Bonnie mentions having all of her lines memorized already. Alex wishes he could say the same, but says what he’s really worried about is working alongside Chanel which Bonnie questions. Alex explains that they are supposed to be playing this hot, young couple crazy in love but in reality, there’s more than just tension between them.

Johnny asks Chanel about really dreading working with Alex. Chanel says he’s the last person on earth that she wants to spend 12 hours a day with after what happened with Allie. Johnny insists that’s all in the past and everything worked out for the best since Allie seems happy in her new life and Chanel does as well. Chanel assures that she is while Johnny calls himself the luckiest man on the planet as they kiss. Johnny reminds her that part of the reason she accepted the job was to spend every day with him. Chanel says she is grateful for that while Johnny jokes about getting to tell her what to do. They kiss until their phones go off with an e-mail from the studio. Johnny says it looks like last minute changes for the script and more pages have been added for tomorrow with Chanel and Alex. Chanel is shocked to learn that her and Alex’s characters, Faith and Arrow, are to have sex. Chanel argues that she was under the impression that they were star-crossed lovers while everything gets in the way and she thought the point was that they don’t have sex. Johnny says it wasn’t supposed to happen for months. Chanel complains that now it’s this week and she can’t believe she has to have a love scene with Alex right off the bat. Johnny points out that he has to direct it.

Bonnie questions Alex about Chanel blaming him for her and Allie’s breakup. Alex admits she has a slight reason to. Bonnie asks if Alex and Allie were together again after the threesome. Alex tells her to keep quiet since they are in Salem. Bonnie advises Alex to channel that emotion in to his performance in the tension with Chanel. Alex doesn’t think Faith should want to knee Arrow in the groin if she loves him. Bonnie talks about they can’t be together and that being the tension. Bonnie should feels they should see Arrow longing for Faith and encourages Alex to dig down deep to channel that heartbreak. Alex remarks that Bonnie has an innate sense for acting. Bonnie credits Johnny for telling her not to hold back in her audition. Bonnie insists that it turned out she has talent and that Justin will make sure Kate sees exactly that. Justin then arrives so Bonnie excitedly greets him and asks how it went. She asks if he had Kate begging for mercy but Justin says not exactly.

Abe joins Kate at the office and tells her that Stephanie is ready to organize the whole photoshoot. Kate questions if Eric is going to show up but Abe confirms that he texted with him. Kate informs Abe that Justin came by to revise Bonnie’s contract but she made it clear that was a no go.

Bonnie complains that Justin promised to get her a better deal. Justin apologizes and says Kate was adamant that the original deal was final, so he assumed she didn’t want to walk away. Bonnie confirms she doesn’t and feels like the character Cassandra is now a part of her, so she will take the deal because the show must go on. Hattie joins them and presents her stack of rewritten scripts. Bonnie questions all the changes, including Charlemagne pushing Cassandra in to her own birthday cake and Charlemagne hiring Cassandra as her intern. Bonnie questions who made these changes. Hattie says not to look at her as she didn’t do it, the head writer does. Hattie tells Bonnie that if she’s having problems, she should talk to Leo, who then comes out from the Salem Inn.

Chanel tells Johnny that she needs to talk to Leo and tell him that it’s way too soon for Faith and Arrow to be sleeping together. Chanel then gets a text from Stephanie about the last minute photoshoot with the entire cast of Body and Soul right now.

Stephanie joins Abe and Kate at the office and says that everyone is on their way to the studio for the photoshoot. Eric then arrives and greets them. Kate tells Eric how much they appreciate him doing this for them. Abe wishes they had enough money to pay him what he’s worth. Eric tells them not to worry as he’s just glad he could help as he knows how much Body and Soul means to them all. Eric jokes to remember him in their Emmy speech. Eric notes that the photoshoot seems pretty straightforward.

Bonnie questions Leo butchering the script to make her look like a buffoon and a doormat. Leo points out that it’s technically Cassandra and not her. Bonnie and Hattie then get the text abou the photoshoot. They say they are ready for their close up. Justin wishes Bonnie luck and tells her to have fun as he walks away. Bonnie offers Alex a ride and asks Hattie if she’s coming. Leo stops Hattie and argues that he did her several favors and she threw him under the bus. Hattie remarks that’s showbiz and says it’s always the writer that takes the blame. Hattie then goes to join Bonnie and Alex.

Leo returns to his room at the Salem Inn, complaining that he tried to be helpful and this is the thanks he gets. Johnny then shows up at his door and says he was just reading the rewrites on the Faith and Arrow love scene which Leo calls pretty steamy. Leo goes over what he was thinking and says he doesn’t know how to tell Johnny how to do his job because even an amateur can make Alex look on fire. Johnny thinks it’s a little too soon for them to be having sex. Leo argues that all of his favorite movies have wild sex scenes in the first 6-7 minutes. Johnny says he’s talking about this story on this show and quotes Agnes Nixon in that you have to make them laugh, cry, and wait but Leo doesn’t care. Johnny asks Leo if he would consider rewriting that scene. Leo calls it an important and pivotal scene so he refuses, declaring no more rewrites.

Stephanie talks to Kate about finishing the photoshoot tonight as Hattie and Bonnie arrive. Kate tells them they are up first but Bonnie wants a word with Kate first, arguing that Leo has gone rogue and asks if she’s seen all the rewrites. Hattie argues that they have to get going, so Stephanie takes Bonnie to wardrobe.

Abe finds Justin in the town square and tells him that he’s very sorry about the Bonnie contract situation, but Kate is in charge of everything going in to the budget and she doesn’t allow any wiggle room. Justin says it’s been a few years since Abe was on the police force and guesses he never forgets how to do good cop, bad cop. Abe supposes that’s right and says they would like to give everyone a big raise if they had the money. Abe believes they should pay everyone their worth. Justin calls that very good of him. Abe states that when the show gets on the air and becomes a big hit, then they can revisit the Bonnie contract situation.

Bonnie gets dressed for the photoshoot. Stephanie and Kate praise her as looking stunning as Cassandra. Eric directs her to just be herself in character for the photoshoot. Eric takes photos of Bonnie, encouraging her until Hattie arrives wearing the same dress. Hattie and Bonnie question what they are wearing. Bonnie calls it ridiculous and tells Hattie to go change but she refuses. Bonnie declares that Hatttie won’t steal her thunder and demands that she take the dress off but Hattie still refuses. Bonnie and Hattie then begin fighting as Stephanie, Kate, and Eric watch in shock. Chanel arrives for the photoshoot and Kate tells her that she looks perfect. Chanel comments on the clothing rack while Stephanie brings her over to Eric for the photoshoot. Eric directs Chanel to just be natural. Alex then arrives, so Chanel tries to leave but Kate wants pictures of them together.

Leo lays in bed, wondering if he should order a Gloria Estefan onesie. Bonnie then shows up at his door and argues that she knows Hattie put him up to the changes. Leo claims he did it himself since he is the head writer and has the power. Bonnie argues that the success of the show stops with him if he lets Hattie bully him in to ruining her character, because if he does, she quits. Leo argues that she can’t do that. Bonnie says she will unless he undoes the rewrites right now.

Eric directs Alex and Chanel’s photoshoot, having Alex look in to Chanel’s eyes and put his arm around her. Chanel asks if Alex saw the rewrites about their characters having sex. Alex agrees that it’s a little rushed and was thinking about asking Abe and Kate to pull it back a bit. Eric directs Chanel to look in to Alex’s eyes and act like she wants him to hold her closer as Stephanie and Kate watch on. Chanel admits to Alex that she’s a bit surprised. Alex asks if she thought he would jump at the chance to pretend jump her bones, remarking that he may have been a player in real life but this is acting and what’s on the screen isn’t real. Alex adds that it only matters that the audience thinks it’s real. Kate then requests that Alex remove his leather jacket.

Hattie runs in to Abe in the town square and tells him that he has to fire Bonnie, because she can’t even act which Abe questions. Hattie declares it’s Bonnie or her.

Eric continues taking photos of Chanel and Alex, calling it perfect and sexy. Kate remarks that it’s not sexy enough and directs Chanel to put her hand on Alex’s chest, so they can see the heat between them. Johnny then arrives and sees them together as Eric encourages them being sexy.

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Chanel meets Johnny at the Bistro. Johnny talks about his production meetings while Chanel talks about learning her lines and says she thought they’d be working together more. Johnny assures that will all change when they start taping tomorrow and he’s so excited to direct her. Johnny jokes about hoping she doesn’t turn in to a total diva.

EJ remains at the hospital with Gabi and says she needs to rest so he should go, but Gabi asks him to stay because she doesn’t want to be alone right now. EJ agrees to stay as long as she needs. Gabi talks about having an assistant that she thought was such a big help, but she wanted to kill her and she would’ve succeeded if EJ hadn’t taken her out of the rubble. Gabi asks how EJ even knew they were in the tunnels. EJ calls it sheer luck as he just happened to notice the blood on the fireplace poker and then he saw the door to the tunnels was open. Gabi is thankful that he did as EJ hugs her.

Ava tells Stefan that there’s an APB out on Connie so the police are on it. Stefan calls her a complete lunatic while Ava calls her a homicidal maniac. Stefan wonders what other crimes she committed. Ava worries about Stefan’s wound but Stefan doesn’t want her to fuss over him. Ava jokes that she doesn’t want him to bleed all over her room, then says it’s the least she could do since he saved her life. Stefan thinks she might be exaggerating but Ava says she saw the look in Connie’s eye and she was definitely going to slit her throat if Stefan didn’t get her angry at him instead. Stefan jokes that he has a knack for pissing women off, especially psychotic ones. Ava tells him to stop downplaying what he did and calls him heroic. Ava admits that he’s also a little stupid since he could’ve got himself killed, but he put his life on the line for her and she’ll never forget that.

Connie exits the Brady Pub where she is caught by Jada, who orders her to drop her knife or she’ll shoot. Jada warns Connie repeatedly to drop the knife, so she does. Jada then handcuffs Connie and informs her that she’s under arrest. Jada reads her rights. Connie questions how she found her. Jada reveals that Melina told her that she had Gabi’s phone which she tracked. Connie questions how Melinda told her. Jada informs her that the bomb didn’t work as Gabi and Melinda are still alive.

Gabi apologizes to EJ for getting so emotional. EJ understands since she nearly died. Gabi says when she was sure it was all over, she kept seeing her daughter Arianna’s face in her mind and it was frightening to think she would never see her again. EJ asks if she’d like him to call Will and Sonny to tell them what happened but Gabi says no as she will talk to them herself when she’s feeling stronger. Gabi mentions missing Arianna so much and wishes they didn’t live so far apart. EJ hopes one day that will change. EJ asks if there’s anything else he can do for her. Gabi says no and thanks him as he’s done so much for her already. Gabi tells EJ that she owes him her life.

Ava finishes wrapping Stefan’s arm wound. Stefan says he’s kind of glad this all went down because he initially came to apologize to her again for being a complete ass by suggesting they sleep together again to even the score with Gabi. Stefan admits it was disrespectful to her and he’s sorry. Ava says he should be. Stefan assures that he is but says she should be forgiving and accept his apology so they can move on from all of this. Stefan thinks that’s the least she can do for him rescuing her from certain death. Ava supposes she can forgive him for being a jerk under the condition that he lets her take him to the hospital to get checked out with no arguments. Stefan reluctantly agrees to go, so they exit together.

Chanel tells Johnny that after tomorrow, they will be crazy busy with work. Johnny says they have to produce a whole episode in one day. Chanel calls this their last chance to have a nice dinner for a long time. Johnny suggests they make the most of tonight and order a bottle of champagne. Johnny praises her talents while Chanel hopes she lives up to his expectations. Johnny surprises her with a gift of a gold necklace. Johnny assures that when Body and Soul airs, she’s going to become a huge star as he kisses her. Chanel calls this wonderful to celebrate the start of both of their careers. Johnny calls it a dream come true. Chanel mentions that it’s also nice to be out of the warzone at home. Johnny jokes that at least the duct tape is gone. Chanel calls it insane that Gabi tried to divide the house like that. Chanel admits she feels bad for Gabi and Stefan. Chanel acknowledges that Stefan was in the wrong by sleeping with Ava, but points out that he apologized and definitely seems to regret it so she hopes they can get past this. Johnny doesn’t think that’s possible anymore so Chanel asks what happened. Johnny says he wasn’t going to say anything but reveals that Gabi had revenge sex with EJ.

EJ tells Gabi that he’s just glad he was in the right place at the right time, calling it sheer luck that he was able to save her life. Gabi says to her, he was heroic. EJ is sure it’s the least of her worries right now, but he needs to give her a heads up about Stefan. Gabi asks what now. EJ informs her that he had a run in with Stefan this morning and he wanted to know if they had sex again, so he told him that they didn’t but he also said Gabi wasn’t lying. Gabi says that makes zero sense. EJ admits he was caught off guard and flustered, so on the one hand he didn’t want to throw Gabi under the bus but he didn’t want to further provoke Stefan as he already has him in quite the bind. Gabi remembers Stefan alluding to some kind of payback. Gabi asks what he meant by that and what he did to EJ.

Paulina goes to the hospital and checks on Melinda in her hospital room. Melinda says she just feels lucky that she’s still here. Paulina mentions visiting the crime scene and seeing the room where she was held hostage. Paulina returns her purse to her from Connie’s room. Melinda thanks her but says she didn’t have to come all the way here to return it. Paulina says she wanted to see how she was doing. Melinda is surprised she would care since they aren’t buddies. Paulina admits that she always felt bad about firing her as district attorney. Melinda asks why she did then. Paulina informs her that EJ strong-armed her in to it.

EJ tells Gabi that Stefan plans to testify against him that he knew about Sloan stealing Nicole’s baby and that he kept quiet about it. Gabi asks if that’s enough to put him in prison. EJ says probably not, but it is enough for Paulina to fire him, though he thinks he’s convinced Stefan to back off for now. Gabi suggests maybe she can get Stefan to let it go if she admits she lied about her and EJ sleeping together again. EJ asks if she’s sure she wants to do that. Gabi responds that EJ saved her life, so she kind of owes him one.

Jada asks Connie who’s blood is on the knife. Ava and Stefan then come out from the Brady Pub, so Stefan explains the blood is his as he showed up at the door while Connie was trying to slash Ava’s throat. Ava says thankfully Stefan showed up when he did, but Connie managed to injure him by slashing his arm and then running off. Stefan is glad that she didn’t get too far. Connie shouts that she would’ve gotten further if he wasn’t in stupid hero mode. Jada says she’ll need statements from Ava and Stefan. Ava says she’s taking him to the hospital to get checked out, but they will be in later. Jada agrees and says in the meantime, she will be taking Connie to the police station as they walk off.

Chanel comments to Johnny that Gabi must have gone full savage mode and asks how Johnny found out. Johnny explains that he walked in on EJ and Stefan arguing about it. Johnny thinks Gabi only slept with EJ to rub it in Stefan’s face. Chanel calls that vindictive of Gabi but guesses she can kind of get why she did it. Chanel asks if EJ really hates Stefan that much. Johnny thinks it’s probably more about EJ being a mess since his marriage to Nicole blew up and now he’s got the divorce papers. Chanel still questions taking all of that out on his brother and worries that he may have started an all out war.

Gabi asks EJ if there’s any word on Connie yet as she hates the idea of her still being out there. EJ says he hasn’t heard anything but he can go see what he can find out, though she said she wanted him to say. Gabi decides it’s okay as she does need to rest. EJ says he’ll be back soon and tells Gabi to get some rest.

Jada brings Connie to the police station and sits her down at her desk. Connie gets excited upon seeing the cardboard cutout of Li and talks to him as if he’s real. Jada informs her that she took it from her apartment as evidence. Connie argues that they have it all wrong as Li is innocent.

Melinda tells Paulina that it wouldn’t take a detective to figure out that EJ used underhanded means to get his old job back, but she’s still curious as to what exactly he did. Paulina explains that EJ invented a bogus organization to vilify her to oust her as Mayor. Paulina admits she thought he would succeed and she hated it, but she agreed to hire him back. Paulina then informs Melinda that she recently found a new reason to fire EJ which she intends to do. Melinda asks if he’ll just try to get her recalled again. Paulina says that never stopped her before and she’s so done with EJ that she’s willing to try. Paulina then asks Melinda if she wants her old job back.

EJ is on the phone at the hospital as Stefan and Ava arrive. EJ asks what happened to Stefan. Stefan informs him that he was attacked by Connie. EJ then reveals to them that Connie just tried to kill Melinda and Gabi by tying them up in the tunnels and setting off a bomb. Stefan asks if Gabi is okay. EJ confirms he was able to get her out and bring her to the hospital. EJ notes that she suffered some minor injuries but is okay. Stefan then rushes off to Gabi’s room so EJ remarks that he guesses he’s still hung up on his wife.

Stefan enters Gabi’s room and says he just heard what happened. Stefan is thankful that she’s okay as he hugs her.

Johnny suggests to Chanel that they no longer talk about his dysfunctional family as he’d much rather focus on her. Johnny asks if she’s nervous to shoot her first scenes tomorrow. Chanel admits she is as she wants to do well and make him proud. Johnny assures that he’s already proud of her and he knows she’s going to do great. Chanel worries about remembering her lines. Johnny offers to run line with her if she wants. Chanel thanks him but says she spent all night running them with herself. Chanel thinks she’s good but she’s a little nervous about the tango scene in episode four. Johnny reveals he happens to be an expert tango dancer as EJ taught he and his mom awhile back, and Sami actually won a dance competition in Salem years ago. Johnny offers to show her some of the basics which Chanel accepts.

Melinda tells Paulina that she knows she missed a lot while held hostage, but points out that Johnny and Chanel are still married which makes Paulina and EJ in-laws, so she thinks that will make it awkward when she fires him. Paulina repeats that it never stopped her before and she will deal with any fallout. Paulina urges Melinda to just say yes. Melinda says she appreciate the offer but she doesn’t want to be a pawn in the power struggle between her and EJ. Melinda adds that EJ basically saved her life by showing up to put out the fire. Paulina thinks she’s giving him too much credit and jokes that EJ was probably just trying to save his vintage wine collection. Melinda reveals that she actually really likes working at DiMera Enterprises which shocks Paulina. Paulina asks if she doesn’t miss the thrill of the court room and she’s happy looking at boring contracts. Melinda knows it sounds crazy but she thinks her paycheck is enough of a thrill for her and almost makes her forget she’s working for Kristen DiMera. Paulina guesses it must be huge as Melinda says nothing can change her mind. Melinda notes that she is worried about how much work she has to catch up on since she missed a lot while tied to the bed. Paulina jokes that at least she had company in the cardboard cutout of Li Shin.

Connie pleads with Jada to release the cardboard cutout of Li, arguing that they’ve done nothing wrong. Jada brings up that Connie took the lives of Li Shin and Everett Lynch, questioning if she doesn’t consider that wrong. Jada brings up the attempted murders of Rafe, Gabi, Melinda, Ava, and Stefan. Connie claims none of that is true and she didn’t do any of that, while Li is fine and standing there. Connie shouts to the cardboard Li that she will take care of anything while Jada drags her in to the interrogation room.

Ava informs EJ that Connie is in custody as Jada caught her right after she tried to kill her and Stefan in her room. EJ questions Stefan being in Ava’s room. Ava explains that he came by to talk and it’s good that he did because he saved her life. EJ calls that interesting as it seems they have been nearly inseparable these days. Ava says that he is her friend and they’ve been through a lot together. EJ points out that includes a night of passion. Ava calls that a big mistake and tells EJ to stop looking at her like that, insisting nothing is going on between her and Stefan except friendship. EJ says if she says so.

Stefan asks Gabi how badly she’s hurt. Gabi says it’s nothing serious, just a slight concussion and just some scratches but she’s okay. Stefan is sorry that he wasn’t there for her and wishes he knew what Connie was up to. Gabi informs Stefan that Connie is the one who killed Li and framed her for his murder which shocks Stefan. Stefan asks why she killed Li. Gabi explains that she was obsessed with Li and blamed her and Melinda for Li not returning her feelings, so she wanted to be her assistant for revenge. Gabi adds that Connie wanted to destroy her marriage by telling her that Stefan and Ava slept together, then encouraging her to sleep with someone else. Gabi admits that she didn’t have to listen so she can’t blame her for that. Gabi then asks what happened to Stefan’s arm. Stefan reveals that she and Melinda weren’t the only ones that Connie tried to kill as she came after he and Ava too. Gabi questions where this happened, forcing Stefan to admit that he was in Ava’s room.

Johnny and Chanel finish a dance at the Bistro to an applause from the crowd. Johnny praises her as a fast learner. Chanel says they will have to go dancing more often. Chanel says she hates for this romantic night to end but they both have really early mornings. Johnny worries that the DiMera Mansion is still a combat zone.

Paulina finishes a call and says she’ll be right there. Paulina then informs Melinda that Connie is in police custody which relieves her. Paulina says she will have to get to the police station to get a full report, but before she goes, she invites Melinda to have lunch sometime. Melinda says she would like that and if she makes sure that Connie gets what she deserves, lunch is on her. Paulina then exits the room as Melinda holds back tears.

Jada tells Connie that they have her dead to rights, so she might as well sign the confession to score her points when it comes to her sentencing. Connie says nice try but she’s not signing or saying anything until she gets a lawyer. Jada advises her to cooperate on the case in any way she can, because they are throwing the book at her. Connie tells her that intimidating her isn’t going to work. Jada argues that she’s trying to get her locked up for the rest of her miserable life. Jada brings up that Connie killed her ex-husband and tried to kill her boyfriend. Connie argues that she never would’ve gone after Rafe if it wasn’t for Bobby which Jada questions. Connie explains that Bobby was upset that she stabbed Rafe, but she told him that she would get Rafe out of the picture in exchange for Bobby’s silence, so she doesn’t know what else he thought she meant. Jada realizes that Bobby really was innocent and just one of Connie’s victims. Jada complains that Bobby was mentally ill and Connie killed him, then framed him for Rafe’s stabbing. Connie argues that she didn’t say any of that so she can’t use that against her. Jada says she can but Connie questions her not using what Brady Black said, so confessions don’t mean much around her. Jada tells Connie to just keep talking because they already built an airtight case against her. Jada declares that Connie is going to pay for all of the horrifying things she’s done.

EJ informs Ava that Connie is the one who killed Li, stabbed Rafe, and killed Everett. EJ adds that Connie was holding Melinda hostage in her apartment which shocks Ava. Ava asks if Melinda is there since she needs to speak to her. EJ didn’t know they were friends. Ava says they aren’t, but she owes her an apology.

Stefan tells Gabi that it’s not what she thinks as he went to Ava’s to apologize. Gabi questions for what. Stefan says it all started when EJ showed up at the Bistro and he had just hired Ava back which Gabi questions. Stefan explains that Ava needed a job and Gabi was responsible for that by firing her for DiMera. Gabi asks if he’s seriously blaming her. Gabi asks why he would need to apologize to Ava if he just gave her a job. Stefan explains that EJ riled him up and wouldn’t confirm that they slept together a second time, but when he didn’t deny it, he assumed it was true. Stefan admits he’s not proud of this, but he asked Ava to help him even the score by propositioning her to sleep with him a second time. Gabi calls him a son of a bitch.

Chanel and Johnny go home to the DiMera Mansion where they find out that there was an explosion in the tunnels as someone set off a bomb. Chanel hopes no one was hurt. Johnny says EJ will have to fill them in.

Paulina goes to the police station where Jada informs her that Connie is in the interrogation room, asking for a lawyer. Paulina insists there is no way Connie gets out of this and will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Jada doesn’t think so which Connie questions. Paulina argues that she’s obviously guilty. Jada explains that she doesn’t think Connie will be headed to Statesville prison but will be heading straight to Bayview.

Connie remains in the interrogation room and imagines Li coming to visit her. Connie insists that she will get them both out of this as her imagination of Li praises everything about her. Connie imagines kissing Li and calls him her heart, soul, and only reason for living as she asks him to never leave her.

Ava goes to see Melinda in her hospital room. Melinda mentions Paulina telling her that Connie was arrested. Ava says she’s so sorry for what that monster put her through and blames herself. Ava says she knew Melinda was on her way to fire Connie and she should’ve known something was up when Connie remained working for Gabi, especially after being told that Melinda took a leave of absence. Ava guesses she was too caught up in her own drama. Melinda mentions Connie telling her about Ava sleeping with Stefan. Melinda jokes that Ava could’ve answered her phone when she called while they compare what Connie did to them.

Johnny calls EJ and asks if he’s okay. EJ assures that he’s fine. Johnny brings up that he and Chanel had a run-in with Connie before and they thought she was odd, but not psychotic or homicidal. Johnny questions why Connie set a bomb off in their house. EJ calls it a long story but she held Melinda hostage, grabbed Gabi too, tied them up in the tunnels and set off the bomb. EJ mentions that Melinda was relatively unscathed while Gabi suffered some minor injuries. Johnny asks if Gabi is alright. EJ responds that Stefan is in with her at the moment but she’s going to be fine.

Stefan knows using Ava to get back at Gabi was wrong but she doesn’t get to be wrong about that since she slept with EJ twice. Gabi admits it was only once and that she lied about sleeping with him a second time. Stefan asks how the hell he was supposed to know that. Gabi suggests he should’ve known her well enough to know when she’s making something up to get under his skin. Gabi asks if he really thought sleeping with Ava would help things. Stefan says he didn’t but she made it clear that she didn’t want to work on their marriage. Gabi says she still doesn’t and yells at Stefan to get the hell out. Stefan then exits while Gabi angrily throws the water from her end table.

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Kayla is at the hospital when she gets a call from Steve and says she was worried about him. Kayla is surprised to learn that Steve did talk to Clyde and asks about his doubts about “Abigail”. Kayla is not surprised that Clyde stonewalled him, asking why he would give him any answers if there’s nothing in it for him.

Chad goes home to find “Abigail” inside and questions what she’s doing there as he just brought the kids home. “Abigail” responds that she thought he’d want to know that she remembered something. Chad is thrilled and asks what she remembered. “Abigail” claims it was about them.

Kayla knows Steve has his doubts, but says they cannot do a DNA test on “Abigail” without her consent. Kayla says they will just talk about it when he gets back as they hang up. Jada approaches Kayla and tells her that Rafe has been so agitated that he’s threatening to check himself out against medical advice because he’s out of his mind with worry about Gabi.

Connie tells Gabi and Melinda that she is hurt and very angry, but she’s not confused as she knows just what she wants and pretty soon, she will have it. Melinda questions if she’s going to defy Li like this. Gabi reminds Connie that she’s been so good to her which is why she put all her faith in her. Gabi asks Connie not to throw it all away and says she’ll give her whatever she wants but Connie says no. Gabi pleads with her not to do this. Connie says goodbye and tells them to have a blast as she sets the bomb and exits as the bomb counts down from two and a half minutes while Gabi and Melinda scream.

Ava goes home to her room above the Pub and gets a text from Stefan with another apology but she says it’s not accepted. Ava mocks Stefan’s idea of wanting to even the score with Gabi by having sex again and calls him an ass. Ava then gets a call from Stefan.

Stefan remains at the Bistro as he tries to call Ava.

EJ goes home and guesses Gabi isn’t there. EJ pours a cup of coffee and then finds the bloody fireplace poker on the ground. EJ picks it up and questions the blood. EJ looks around the room and sees the entry to the tunnels is cracked open, so he wonders what the hell is going on here.

Gabi and Melinda continue to scream as they see the bomb is going to blow in two minutes and worry that they are going to die.

Ava rejects Stefan’s call and remarks that maybe his next restaurant manager will like to help him with his revenge sex. Connie then shows up at Ava’s door.

Stefan leaves Ava a voicemail, saying he feels terrible about hurting her feelings and disrespecting her. Stefan admits he was a total jerk and he would really like another chance to apologize. Stefan then decides voicemail is not the way to go and he needs to see her in person.

Ava asks what Connie is doing there. Connie responds that she’s just tying up some loose ends and that Ava is next on her list. Ava asks what she’s talking about. Connie says she knows that Ava has been trash talking her all around town and she’s disappointed that she did not heed her warning to keep her mouth shut. Ava thinks back to telling Jada about Connie being a fraud. Connie asks if Ava told on her. Ava denies it but Connie calls her a liar. Connie says she asked her to keep quiet but she sold her down the river. Connie adds that she’s already made sure that Melinda won’t be able to badmouth her ever again and now Ava won’t either as she pulls her knife out.

EJ calls out towards the tunnels to ask if someone is down there. EJ then enters the tunnels.

Gabi prays while Melinda screams and struggles with being tied up. EJ arrives outside the door and asks if anyone is there. EJ goes to open the door but the bomb counts down to 0 and explodes, knocking EJ out.

“Abigail” practices what she’s going to say to Chad and questions how she’s supposed to keep doing this to him. She then thinks back to talking to Mark about it. Chad comes back in to the room from telling Julie to stay with the kids. “Abigail” apologizes for not thinking about the kids seeing her there. Chad assures all is good and asks what she remembered. “Abigail” responds that she was really moved when he brought over their wedding album and recited his wedding vows. She claims it touched something inside of her. Chad thought she didn’t remember anything. She says she didn’t at first but then she kept looking at the album and thinking about his words. She claims that the Abigail that Chad was talking about no longer felt like a stranger to her. She says she could hear the music, smell the flowers, and taste the wedding cake which excites Chad. She claims she could see Chad in front of her and she remembered her wedding vows. Chad excitedly hugs her and says this is exactly what he prayed for.

Connie remarks that Ava seems surprised to see her. Ava says she is and asks how she knew where she lived. Connie says she got her information off the DiMera contact sheet before she was fired. Ava tells Connie that she’s not going to tell Gabi anything about her resume. Ava says Gabi got her fired and she never liked her anyway, so as far as she’s concerned, she never saw Connie and she won’t have a problem from her. Connie informs Ava that she and Gabi are parting ways, so she’s in the past now. Connie declares that she’s off to start a new life with her boyfriend but she can’t have everyone thinking she’s a fraud, arguing that she has lots of skills and is an amazing employee. Ava says she’s heard that she is very efficient. Connie argues that she’s just sucking up so she won’t hurt her but she sees through her. Ava swears that she’s not. Connie questions who Ava was gossiping to about her work history. Connie asks if she told Stefan. Ava claims that she didn’t and that they aren’t even that close, so she didn’t say anything to him about her. Connie doesn’t believe her and accuses her of lying. Ava doesn’t think it would register if she did since Stefan has so many important things on his mind right now. Ava doesn’t think Stefan would care, so he’s certainly not going to tell Gabi or anyone. Connie responds that she doesn’t trust Stefan and says that he is her next stop once she’s through with her. Stefan then knocks on the door, asking if Ava is in there. Connie calls it convenient to save her a trip.

Jada informs Kayla of the working theory that Connie stabbed Rafe and killed Li Shin. Jada worries that they might be adding Melinda’s name to that list. Kayla understands why Rafe is so worried about Gabi. Jada says that Rafe left her a message hours ago but she hasn’t gotten back and she has people out looking for her now. Kayla hopes Gabi is okay since Rafe has been through so much already. Jada worries that being this upset cannot be good for Rafe’s health as he’s going out of his mind. Kayla offers to give him a mild sedative. Kayla wonders if Connie has left town now that she knows they are onto her. Jada isn’t sure she knows, but says she will know soon enough because she has every available cop looking for her and Kristen mentioned seeing her at the park, so there’s a chance she is still in Salem. Jada thanks Kayla for looking after Rafe and says she’s going to join the search for Gabi as she exits the hospital.

EJ regains consciousness in the DiMera tunnels to see the wine cellar on fire in front of him. EJ gets to his feet and staggers inside where Gabi is knocked out underneath rubble from the explosion.

Chad tells “Abigail” how excited he got about her memories and asks how much of the vows she remembers. “Abigail” says pretty much all of them, so she can try to recite them. Chad says he would love that and tells her to take her time. “Abigail” then begins reciting Abigail’s wedding vows to Chad.

At the hospital, Mark calls “Abigail” and leaves a message that he got in to see Clyde. Mark says he tried to tell Clyde to stop pressuring her but he pushed back hard and he’s desperate for her to marry Chad again as soon as possible. Mark assures her that Steve didn’t see anything as Kayla then approaches.

Stefan continues knocking on Ava’s door and says he knows she’s in there as he saw her car parked outside. Stefan says he knows he already apologized but he wants to repeat that he’s really sorry for even suggesting they sleep together again. Ava calls out to him to go away because she doesn’t want to talk to him anymore. Connie holds Ava at knife point and orders her to tell Stefan to come in or else her words will be her last. Ava then tells Stefan to come in, so Stefan walks in to find Connie holding Ava at knife point. Connie tells Stefan it’s so nice to see him and to join the party.

Jada goes to the DiMera Mansion and calls in that there’s a heavy smell of smoke but no signs of fire. Jada says she’s going to do a thorough check and calls for units to be dispatched immediately. Jada hangs up and finds the bloody fireplace poker on the floor. Jada then sees the entry to the tunnels is opened and draws her gun.

EJ puts out the fire in the wine cellar and finds Melinda on the ground tied to the chair. Melinda coughs and tells EJ that it was Connie. Melinda tells EJ that she will survive and instructs him to go help Gabi. EJ then goes to check on Gabi while Melinda asks if Gabi is alive.

Mark finishes his call and claims that he was just telling a patient to follow up with Kayla. Kayla says she has a question while he’s there. Kayla brings up having Mark run the DNA test for her niece Abigail. Mark asks how she is. Kayla says she’s okay and adjusting, but she wants to make sure that he kept it in his sight the whole time. Mark assures that he did as she gave very strict orders and asks why. Kayla says she’s just family and Steve wants to make sure the test results were absolutely accurate. Mark claims he understands and that they have nothing to worry about as there was no way they were tampered with. Mark assures Kayla that “Abigail” is definitely her niece.

Chad tells “Abigail” that he can’t believe it as there was no way that she would know those words if she wasn’t there with him that day and if she wasn’t Abigail. Chad says he’s so happy that she remembers one of their happiest memories and says there are so many more to come. She claims she can’t wait for that day. Chad adds that he doesn’t think for a second that they will just go back to how they are and he’s not trying to pressure her, but admits it’s the most hope he’s had since he found out she was alive. “Abigail” claims to feel that too. Chad then gets a call and steps out to answer it.

EJ tries to wake Gabi up. Jada arrives and asks what happened. Melinda informs her that Connie set off a home made bomb and EJ arrived after to put out the fire. EJ says that Gabi needs to get to the hospital. Jada says units are on their way but EJ says there’s no time and declares he will take her, himself. Jada argues that’s not a good idea but EJ says they are going and carries Gabi out of the cellar.

Stefan asks Connie what the hell. She orders him to shut the door, so he does. Stefan questions what is going on here. Connie responds that she’s cleaning up and eliminating all the problem people in her life. Connie informs Stefan that he was next on her list. Stefan understands that she is upset that he and Ava slept together because of how loyal she is to Gabi. Connie then reveals she hates Gabi and she’s glad Stefan cheated on her, but she hates Stefan too for what he did to the only person she loves with all her heart, Li Shin. Connie shouts that Li being dead is all Stefan’s fault. Stefan says he’s lost. Connie argues that Gabi broke Li’s heart and destroyed him while Stefan helped her do it, so now he’s going to pay for it. Stefan understands she’s angry but says her beef is with him and Gabi, so he questions what it has to do with Ava. Connie complains that Ava told him that she faked her resume when she told her to keep her mouth shut. Ava insists that she didn’t tell him but Connie says she didn’t believe her. Connie declares that now she has to silence Ava for good and then Stefan is next.

“Abigail” listens to Mark’s voicemail. She then calls him back and asks if he has a second to chat. Mark says he’s sorry that he couldn’t get Clyde to back off. She says she figured he wouldn’t have much luck, so she stepped things up on her side by “remembering” her wedding vows with Chad. Mark questions how she pulled that off. “Abigail” explains that Chad mentioned a box of mementos in the attic, so she snuck in to find a paper with Abigail’s vows on it and she managed to memorize it before Chad got back. Mark calls it impressive while “Abigail” says she is highly motivated. She adds that Chad was so emotional and excited that she was able to recite the vows, so she felt awful and guilty for deceiving Chad like this because it feels incredibly cruel. Mark responds that he doesn’t like this either but they have to go through it as it’s the only option because their mom’s life is on the line. “Abigail” hangs up as Chad returns to the room. She asks if everything is okay. Chad informs her that he just got some bad news.

EJ sits at Gabi’s side in a hospital room as Kayla enters. EJ informs her that Gabi still hasn’t regained consciousness. Kayla talks about how much smoke Gabi inhaled and possible effects of a concussion. Kayla says she’s ordered a CT scan of her head to rule out a brain bleed. Kayla assures that Gabi is in good hands if EJ wants to go home and rest, but EJ declares that he’s staying here until he knows she’s okay. Gabi then wakes up and asks where she is and what happened.

Jada brings Melinda to the living room of the DiMera Mansion and gets her some water. Melinda tells Jada about Connie’s life-sized cardboard cutout of Li Shin. Jada confirms she saw it with her own eyes at the apartment as they realized Connie was holding Melinda hostage, but they didn’t know where she had taken her or if she was still alive. Jada says they started the search at her place. Melinda says they didn’t know they were on to Connie. Jada is just sorry they didn’t find her sooner. Melinda is just glad she found them when she did. Jada is sorry for everything Melinda has been through. Jada hopes Melinda is a little calmer now and asks what exactly Connie said when she left. Melinda recalls that Connie said she was going home to be with Li and then leaving town. Jada says if Connie tries to go home, she will find the place crawling with cops. Melinda adds that Connie mentioned having some loose ends to take care of first but she didn’t elaborate. Melinda asks if Jada can track her phone but Jada reveals that Connie ditched it for a burner phone. The ambulance then arrives for Melinda. Melinda remembers that Connie took Gabi’s phone. Jada says they can track that and it might be the break they need.

Stefan tells Connie that Ava knows about her resume being embellished, but she has no interest in staying at DiMera anyway so that won’t matter. Stefan repeats that her problem is with him and Gabi, not Ava. Stefan says this is all on him because everything that’s gone wrong in Connie’s life, starting with Gabi stealing the DiMera shares from Li was all his idea. Stefan remarks that they knew Li would fall for anything like Gabi getting kidnapped and calls Li a pathetic loser and a fool for pining after Gabi. Connie yells at him to stop. Stefan talks about how he and Gabi used to laugh at Li. Stefan calls Li a miserable waste of space and declares that the world is a better place without him. Connie then releases Ava and charges Stefan with the knife.

Chad informs “Abigail” that there was an explosion in the basement of the DiMera Mansion. Chad mentions that EJ was involved but he’s okay and he apparently had to take Gabi to the hospital as she looks to be seriously injured.

Gabi says she still can’t wrap her head around all of the horrible things Connie did and she feels like such a fool for not seeing the signs and for hiring her in the first place. EJ argues that Gabi can’t blame herself as Connie was obviously an expert at conning people. Gabi talks about how Connie worked so hard to ingratiate herself with her. Gabi says looking back, there was a desperation to it. EJ insists that Gabi couldn’t have known what Connie was capable of and it’s over now. Gabi recalls being surrounded by flames and so much smoke that she couldn’t breathe or see. EJ holds Gabi’s hand as she says she was sure she was going to die, but there he was just in time. Gabi declares that EJ saved her life.

Connie stabs Stefan in the arm while Ava grabs her own knife. Connie complains that Ava ruins everything and runs out of the room. Ava checks on Stefan, worrying that he’s bleeding heavily. Stefan says he’ll be fine. Ava acknowledges that Stefan saved her life.

Kayla brings Melinda to Mark at the hospital and asks him to give her a full examination as she’s suffering from smoke inhalation after being held hostage. Melinda calls Connie a homicidal lunatic and says she hopes the cops catch her so she will be locked up for eternity.

Connie exits the Brady Pub where she is caught by Jada, who orders her to drop her knife or she’ll shoot.

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Update written by Joseph

EJ asks Stefan if Gabi told him they had sex in the morning. Stefan questions if he’s going to deny it. EJ says he’s not saying anything. Stefan asks him again if he did or didn’t have sex with his wife.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s fine and that it wasn’t easy getting them down here without being noticed, but now it’s convenient to kill two bitches with one stone and not having to worry about the police looking for evidence. Melinda argues that the police are bound to look here eventually. Connie informs her that by the time they do, Melinda and Gabi will both be incinerated along with the entire house. Melinda calls that crazy and argues that she doesn’t want to do this. Connie declares that the entire house will be a pile of rubble and the DiMera Mansion will be her tomb.

Kristen joins Chad in the park which is set up for the Salem Back to School Picnic. Kristen thanks Chad for partaking in the dunk tank and talks about Thomas and Charlotte having fun. Kristen mentions that she thought “Abigail” might be there. Chad asks why since the kids don’t even know she’s back. Kristen asks how long that’s going to last. Chad says however long it takes. Kristen questions her not remembering her own children while Chad tells her that she is getting some memories back.

“Abigail” goes to see Mark at the hospital. Mark reminds her that they aren’t supposed to be seen together. “Abigail” informs him that she had no choice and shows him the text message she received last night from Clyde Weston.

Steve goes to the super max prison and calls Kayla, telling her that he’s there and that Shane pulled some strings for him with the warden. Steve assures that he will be careful and keep her posted as they hang up. Clyde is then brought in to see Steve, who says they need to have a talk. Clyde asks him how it’s going in Salem. Steve responds that crime rate is down now that he’s gone. Clyde asks how Hong Kong is treating Tripp. Steve says he’s not here to talk about his son. Clyde then guesses it’s about Abigail.

“Abigail” questions Mark about suddenly having a timeline to get Chad down the aisle and asks how she’s supposed to do that. Mark instructs her to do what Clyde says and marry Chad ASAP.

Kristen asks Chad about “Abigail” remembering anything about her life. Chad says they are working on it. Kristen says that’s great and they are all in his corner. Chad questions her sincerity. Kristen says it just seems “Abigail” isn’t exactly champing at the bit to spend more time with him or their children which she finds a little odd. Chad disagrees and calls it none of her business. Kristen argues that Rachel has been begging to have Thomas and Charlotte over to swim and she’s running out of excuses. Kristen adds that she lives with “Abigail” and worries about her being an impostor. Chad reminds her they ran a DNA test. Kristen questions wanting to know how “Abigail” survived the brutal stabbing, where she’s been for the last few years, and what Clyde’s motives were to keep her on ice all this time. Chad complains about her being negative while Kristen calls it healthy skepticism because she cares about him and doesn’t want to see him get hurt. Kristen warns Chad to just tread carefully.

EJ tells Stefan that he already knows he slept with Gabi once and made it clear he doesn’t want her back, so he questions what difference it makes to him if they hooked up again in the morning. Stefan argues that Gabi is still his wife. EJ brings up Stefan sleeping with his brother’s wife and cheating on Gabi once. Stefan asks what is to stop him from testifying against EJ that Jude is actually Eric’s and that EJ hid his paternity. Stefan tells EJ to picture him holding the jury spellbound with his tales and then answer the question. EJ then admits to Stefan that he and Gabi did not sleep together this morning. Stefan questions him saying that Gabi lied to him.

Connie tries to wake Gabi up so she doesn’t miss her last few miserable moments on Earth. Melinda argues that Connie kept her alive all this time so it’s not too late to do the right thing. Melinda swears she will keep her mouth shut about everything she’s done. Connie responds that after today, neither of them will ever be able to open their mouths again and the world will owe her a thank you.

“Abigail” tells Mark that she can’t just snap her fingers and get Chad to marry her as he won’t marry a complete stranger. Mark argues that Chad is desperate to get his old life back. “Abigail” complains that she can’t give him that and admits that this is harder than she thought it would be. She feels that Chad will eventually see through her and then this will all be over. Mark warns that if someone sees through her before she marries Chad, the consequences will be a lot worse. “Abigail” worries that someone will be Steve if he doesn’t stop asking questions.

Clyde asks if Steve hasn’t found “Abigail” yet. Steve confirms they are. Clyde hoped to use that as leverage to get out of this joint. Steve argues that Clyde knows exactly what’s happening with “Abigail” since he was on the phone with her just the other day. Clyde asks how he would do that when he has no access to a phone. Steve points out that it wouldn’t be the first time that he found his way around the rules. Clyde argues that he’s the last person in the world that Abigail would want to talk to so she wouldn’t take his calls. Steve says that’s unless she’s not really Abigail.

Chad knows that Kristen is naturally suspicious and asks what she thinks the point would be of “Abigail” being a hoax. Kristen suggests maybe she’s out to nab a handsome guy from a very rich and powerful family. Chad asks why she insists on living apart if she’s after his money or have no recollection of their life. Kristen suggests she’s moving in slowly. Chad thinks she would need a new plan.

Connie says she has to go out for a few supplies and tells Melinda to try to wake Gabi up while she’s gone. Melinda successfully wakes Gabi up. Gabi is shocked to see her and asks where they are. Melinda explains that they are in the basement, being held hostage by Connie. Melinda adds that she never took a leave of absence and that Connie has been holding her hostage in her bedroom with a cardboard cutout of Li. Melinda mentions Connie killing Li and stabbing Rafe. Gabi adds that Melinda confessed to killing Everett and staging his suicide before knocking her out. Gabi declares that she went to prison because of that crazy bitch. Melinda talks about Connie blaming them all for Li’s death. Gabi asks why she’s keeping them alive. Melinda reveals that Connie is planning on blowing them up when she gets back along with the entire house. Gabi screams that they have to get out of here.

EJ tells Stefan that he’s not saying Gabi was lying but that this is between her and Stefan. EJ warns Stefan that he won’t stand by while he tries to put him away because he cheated on his wife with Ava. EJ remarks that it’s one thing to have no morals but his utter lack of taste is appalling. EJ then walks out of the Bistro. Stefan calls him a smug son of a bitch. Ava laughs it off and tells Stefan that at least EJ didn’t sleep with Gabi again. Stefan brings up that EJ also said Gabi wasn’t lying. Ava says he can’t expect a clear answer from EJ. Stefan knows EJ is terrified of going to prison, so he will tell him what he wants to hear, but he knows for sure that EJ and Gabi had to have slept together this morning. Stefan realizes that Gabi now leads him 2 to 1, so he asks Ava if she wants to help him even the score.

“Abigail” tells Mark that she can’t believe she was so clueless when Stephanie heard her on the phone and she didn’t come up with a good cover story. Mark encourages her but “Abigail” worries that it’s so easy to slip up and she’s not built for this. Mark says they have no choice but to keep this up. “Abigail” thinks she can convince Chad but Steve is an entirely different story. Mark says Steve may be suspicious but there’s no way he can prove anything, so they will figure this out because they have to. “Abigail” agrees because Clyde holds all the cards.

Clyde asks Steve why he thinks “Abigail” would be an impostor. Steve brings up her looking nothing like Abigail. Steve talks about Clyde and Officer Goldman taking care of her while she was locked up. Steve feels she could be anyone. Clyde brings up the DNA test and questions Steve doubting the results. Steve responds that his gut tells him that something’s just not right and there’s also a very big hole in this story.

Ava mocks Stefan trying to even the score with his wife. Stefan can see where that would be offensive. Stefan reminds Ava that she’s the last person to forgive and forget when someone does her dirty. Stefan brings up Gabi having Ava fired and being the reason that Ava is behind on her rent. Stefan argues that they have more than enough reason to get revenge on Gabi and sees no harm in having a little fun in the process. Stefan suggests they go back to the DiMera Mansion with a bottle of champagne and think of the look on Gabi’s face when they go upstairs, leaving a trail of clothing.

Melinda asks Gabi if she has any idea how to escape. Gabi talks about the place being soundproof but talks about the DiMeras always coming down for wine. Melinda worries that any minute, Connie is going to come back with ingredients for a bomb so they don’t have time to wait. Melinda complains about being unable to believe that Gabi hired Connie. Gabi argues that she had no way of knowing Connie was a homicidal maniac as she was very helpful. Gabi tells Melinda that they can’t turn on each other now, as they have to find a way out of this together. Gabi sees her phone nearby and says she has to find a way to get to it. Gabi then sees that EJ is calling her phone.

Kristen tells Chad that she tried to warn him but to no avail. Kristen then asks why “Abigail” would want to live at the DiMera Mansion. Chad tells her to stop being nasty towards her and says she can bring Rachel by the house if she wants to play with the kids. Kristen doesn’t think Julie would like that but Chad says they’ll figure it out. Chad then gets a call and walks away. Connie then walks in to the park and runs in to Kristen. Connie greets her and asks if something’s wrong. Kristen responds that she knows what she has done.

“Abigail” complains to Mark that she hates throwing herself at a man who is mourning his dead wife while Mark brings up that he’s having to jeopardize his medical license, his career, and his future. Mark adds that Aaron and Felicity also need them to get this right. “Abigail” insists that she’s doing her damndest but she feels so guilty. She brings up Chad reciting his wedding vows and how his words were full of emotion and love. Mark questions if she’s falling for Chad. She says of course not but says he’s a nice guy who doesn’t deserve this. “Abigail” states that she has to start remembering and make it convincing. She asks what to do about Clyde. Mark says to let him deal with him.

Clyde asks Steve what the very big hole in the story is. Steve responds that it’s actually just part of the story that he guesses only Clyde can make sense of. Steve questions why John Black found tied to a chair in the same Poplar Bluff location that “Abigail” was being held. Clyde calls it a hell of a coincidence but Steve doesn’t believe him. Steve argues that Clyde knows John was in Greece and questions what the connection is between John and Abigail.

Connie asks Kristen what she thinks she’s done. Kristen brings up Connie overhearing her and Ava talking about Stefan then turning around to tell Gabi that her husband cheated on her. Connie asks if Gabi didn’t deserve to know. Kristen argues that Connie only did it because she’s a nasty gossip and thanks to her, she had to fire Ava and a lot of people’s lives are turned upside down because she couldn’t keep her mouth shut. Connie points out that Kristen and Ava are the ones who couldn’t keep their mouths shut to begin with while she just happened to overhear. Kristen accuses her of eavesdropping which doesn’t sit well with her. Kristen adds that Connie only has her job still because Gabi thinks she’s the bee’s knees but warns that she’s on notice because they both answer to her. Kristen warns her to watch her step as Connie walks away. Chad comes back and informs Kristen that the call was from his office and apparently there’s an APB out on one of Kristen’s employees and it’s Gabi’s assistant, Connie.

EJ walks through the town square, leaving a message for Gabi that he just found out that she told Stefan that they had another go of it this morning which didn’t happen. EJ complains that he would’ve appreciated a heads up so he wasn’t completely blindsided when Stefan confronted him this morning. EJ adds that Stefan doesn’t need further ammunition against him so they need to get their stories straight. EJ says for Gabi to call him back when she gets this.

Gabi continues trying to reach her phone and sees that EJ left a voicemail, so he will expect to hear back which means she knows he will come looking for her. Melinda questions if they are really a thing. Gabi explains that they had revenge sex and they almost did again this morning but he convinced her it was a bad idea and then she saw Stefan, so she told him they did have sex. Melinda reminds Gabi they are in danger and urges her to do more moving and less talking. Gabi complains that Melinda asked about her and EJ. Melinda says that was a one word answer and tells her to get to the damn phone. Gabi panicks that she can’t die before she tells Stefan, which Melinda assumes she wants to tell Stefan that she still loves him.

Stefan asks if part of Ava isn’t dying to see Gabi’s head explode when they arrive together at the mansion. Ava asks why it matters if Gabi and EJ slept together again since they already did once. Stefan explains that Gabi had regrets after the first time, so if they did it again, that means those regrets are gone. Ava doesn’t care how many times Gabi and EJ do it or about the times that Stefan and Gabi try to get back at each other. Ava declares that it’s getting old and she’s leaving because she feels disrespected. Stefan calls her a beautiful and fascinating woman, arguing that they are friends. Ava remarks that a friend wouldn’t use her in this way, so she tells him that he can take his friendship and his job offer and shove it.

Clyde tells Steve that he’s jumping to all sorts of crazy conclusions. Clyde says his associates in Missouri have multiple income sources, so if they were using his safehouse, it could be from another boss. Steve questions them imprisoning another person from Salem without his authorization and doesn’t believe it. Clyde says Steve asked for an explanation and he gave him one, so it’s not his fault if that doesn’t suit him. Clyde adds that it’s lunch time so he’ll see him later. Steve stops Clyde and says he knows Clyde didn’t get the deal he was looking for when he gave up the information about “Abigail”, but he has connections with the ISA, who got him in there. Clyde asks why he would care. Steve responds that if Clyde would be willing to give him a few more truthful answers, he might be able to go to the ISA to get Clyde out of here.

Kristen tells Chad that Connie was just there and she was provoking her, so she needs to call the police. Chad goes to get the kids.

Stefan tells Ava that he didn’t mean to upset her. Ava argues that the fact that he didn’t even realize he was doing that speaks volumes. Ava declares that she doesn’t want Stefan’s friendship or his pity job either as she would rather work for Roman than a clueless, misogynist ass. Stefan apologizes and calls himself an idiot, admitting that he was misogynistic and clueless. Stefan says it’s just the idea of Gabi and EJ in bed together makes him so mad. Ava tells him that’s his problem and if he’s so desperate to even the score with Gabi, she’s sure there are plenty of women out there who would be happy to help him out but she’s not one of them. Ava then storms out of the Bistro.

Gabi tells Melinda that her relationship with Stefan is complicated and not easy to explain. Connie then returns and comments on Gabi returning to the land of the living for the time being. Connie notices Gabi had moved and sees her phone on the ground. Connie says she won’t be needing that and takes it away. Connie then pulls out her bomb and declares they are both going to suffer mightily for what they did to Li. Melinda argues that people are going to find out what she did and she won’t get away with it. Melinda pleads with her to stop while she still can. Connie says she doesn’t care who finds out as she just has some loose ends to tie up and then she’s going home to Li and they will happily leave Salem together. Melinda calls her a lunatic. Gabi argues that she and Melinda didn’t kill Li, reminding Connie that she stabbed him in the back. Gabi warns Connie that if she blows the place up, she’ll end up with the same broken heart she started with and that this won’t fix anything. Gabi says that deep down under her hurt, confusion, and anger, she knows that she’s right.

Clyde questions Steve thinking he could get him a deal. Steve responds that he could damn well try. Clyde laughs him off, asking how dumb he thinks he is, questioning if he thinks he could go to Jack or Ava and tell them that he got him out of prison. Clyde accuses Steve of bluffing and calls the guard. Steve promises that he will be back as he then exits. After Steve leaves, Mark arrives to see Clyde.

Chad goes home to find “Abigail” inside and questions what she’s doing there as he just brought the kids home. “Abigail” responds that she thought he’d want to know that she remembered something.

Clyde acknowledges Mark as his lawyer so that the guard leaves them. Clyde then tells Mark it’s good to see him and that he’s glad he put those fake credentials to use. Mark mentions seeing Steve leaving and asks what he wanted. Clyde says he was asking all kinds of questions about Mark’s sister as he seems to think she’s not really Abigail. Mark says they are aware and warns Clyde to stop pressuring her because if she moves too fast, people are going to become even more suspicious. Clyde declares that she needs to move fast and marry Chad ASAP, so that he can achieve his goals. Clyde reminds Mark that he knows what his goals are. Mark states that Clyde wants access to the DiMera fortune. Clyde clarifies that he doesn’t just want access, he wants all of it to be his. Clyde warns that Mark better get his sister married to Chad as soon as possible, or else they will never see their mom alive again.

EJ goes home and guesses Gabi isn’t there. EJ pours a cup of coffee and then finds the bloody fireplace poker on the ground. EJ picks it up and questions the blood.

Connie tells Gabi and Melinda that she is hurt and very angry, but she’s not confused as she knows just what she wants and pretty soon, she will have it. Melinda questions if she’s going to defy Li like this. Gabi reminds Connie that she’s been so good to her which is why she put all her faith in her. Gabi asks Connie not to throw it all away and says she’ll give her whatever she wants but Connie says no. Gabi pleads with her not to do this. Connie says goodbye and tells them to have a blast as she sets the bomb and exits as the bomb counts down from two and a half minutes.

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EJ complains that it’s all hearsay motivated by vengeance, so if Paulina fires him, she’ll only end up looking foolish when the case falls apart in court. Paulina says that’s why she has to make sure that doesn’t happen by replacing him with a brilliant district attorney. EJ says if she’s considering Melinda Trask, the rumor is that she is long gone. Paulina argues that someone like Melinda doesn’t just disappear. Paulina adds that she has a lot of people working for her, so they will track her down where ever she is.

Jada goes to Connie’s apartment with a cop and knocks on the door, saying she has a few questions. Jada then tries the door and opens it to find blood on the floor. Jada instructs her cop to make a call while she wonders who’s blood it is. Jada follows the bloody prints to the bedroom.

At the Brady Pub, Ava doesn’t believe Stefan when he says there’s no chance of he and Gabi getting back together. Ava feels that Stefan having her work at the Bistro won’t help. Stefan admits he’s mad and disgusted that Gabi would sleep with his brother more than once and to him, that’s a deal breaker. Stefan declares that as far as he’s concerned, Gabi can rot.

Gabi questions Connie as she reveals that she is the one who stabbed her brother.

Rafe wonders why Gabi won’t call him back. Roman enters and says it’s about time he woke up, but notes that he doesn’t seem too happy, so he asks if something is wrong. Rafe says it’s great to see him, but he’s worried about Gabi because he and Jada think her new assistant might be dangerous. Roman questions what he means and who she is. Rafe tells him that it’s Connie and it’s possible that she might be the one who stabbed him.

Gabi questions Connie saying she stabbed Rafe. Connie then pulls the knife out of her purse and tells Gabi that she’s next. Gabi argues that it was Everett. Connie says that’s what everyone thinks but she knew him as Bobby. Connie adds that Bobby asked her to do it since with Rafe out of the way, Bobby had a clear path to Jada.

Jada follows the blood prints to the bedroom and bursts open the door with her gun drawn, shocked to see the cardboard cut out of Li Shin in Connie’s bed.

Roman thought it was Everett that tried to kill Rafe and then took his own life. Rafe responds that Everett’s death might not have been a suicide. Rafe adds that Jada is trying to track Connie down now. Rafe complains that he’s trying to warn Gabi to stay away from Connie but she’s not answering his texts. Rafe declares that he needs to find her now.

Connie tells Gabi that she doesn’t blame Bobby as he thought of Jada as the love of his life but it turned out that they weren’t meant to be. Connie explains that she had no choice since Bobby threatened to expose her for stabbing Rafe and she couldn’t have that. Gabi questions Connie making it look like a suicide. Connie complains about her asking a lot of questions. Gabi tells her that she’s done a lot of crazy things for love too, so she’s impressed.

Stefan tells Ava that Gabi made her choice and he made his. Ava questions if Gabi came in and told Stefan how sorry she was and that she loves him and wants him back, if he wouldn’t forgive her. Stefan confirms that. Ava asks if he wouldn’t be tempted to give it another go, pointing out that Gabi is his wife and they still love each other. Stefan then gets a call from Gabi’s phone, but chooses not to answer it, guessing she’s probably just calling to tell him that she and EJ had mind blowing sex again.

Gabi holds her phone in her pocket as she tried to call Stefan and questions Connie as to why she did Bobby’s dirty work in the first place. Connie claims she believes in love. Gabi argues that she must have gotten something out of it. Connie explains that Bobby threatened to rat her out. Gabi asks what he had over her. Connie says that Bobby knew she did something that she’s not proud of. Gabi asks what she did, pointing out that there’s no point in keeping secrets from each other at this point. Connie then reveals that Bobby knew that she killed Li Shin, which shocks Gabi.

Jada and her cop question finding the cardboard cutout of Li Shin. Jada says it looks like Connie was holding someone hostage as they begin to search the room. Jada finds Melinda’s bag in the room and wonders if she was the one held there and where she is now.

EJ suspects that Melinda has had her fill of Salem politics and doubts she would take the job even if she could track her down. Paulina says she’ll hire someone else then. EJ argues that she knows damn well that they won’t be as competent as him. Paulina complains that EJ blackmailed her in to hiring him back. EJ says it all worked out in the end since he got what he wanted and she was comfortable in her position. Paulina argues that it doesn’t mean she won’t fire him for stealing a baby. EJ asks if she’s really going to treat him like this, pointing out they are in-laws. Paulina questions him pulling the family card. EJ says he just feels they could do without acting so hastily. Paulina agrees they don’t need another scandal, but worries that if Stefan goes public with what he knows about EJ, then not even she will be able to save his ass.

Stefan tells Ava they should go to the Bistro and have champagne to celebrate her new job. Ava points out that she hasn’t accepted his offer but Stefan says she will which Ava questions. Stefan asks if she’d rather stay at the Pub which Ava calls an honest living while Stefan calls it boring. Stefan questions if she’d rather be on her feet all day working like this for a couple of lousy bucks and tips. Stefan urges Ava to take a chance and walk out the door. Ava reminds him that she’s technically still on her shift. Stefan argues that the breakfast rush is over. Stefan points out that Roman gave her this job so she could make her rent money and she will make a lot more as manager of the Bistro. Stefan adds that the rest of the wait staff would appreciate her share of the tips. Ava then calls out to another waitress to take her tables. Stefan tells Ava that her future awaits. Ava removes her Pub apron and exits with Stefan.

Roman stops Rafe and says he can’t let him out of the bed. Rafe shouts that he needs to find Gabi. Roman says it’s not safe for him to leave the hospital while Rafe complains that it’s not safe for Gabi to be out there. Roman asks if he’s sure that Connie is going after Gabi. Rafe argues that it’s certainly possible and brings up how Connie lied to get the assistant job. Rafe worries of what Connie could do to Gabi if she did this to him. Roman tells Rafe to let him handle it while he stays here to rest. Roman promises to track down Gabi and make sure that Connie is not a threat.

Gabi questions Connie killing Li. Connie tells Gabi not to act broken up since she hated Li. Gabi argues that doesn’t mean she wanted him dead, especially since she went to prison for killing him. Connie reveals that she framed Gabi by sending her a text from Li’s phone that night to lure her to his apartment. Gabi can’t believe she went to prison because of Connie. Connie remarks that she didn’t ask Gabi to pull the knife out of Li’s back, but that she was stupid enough to fall in to the trap.

Jada calls to put an APB out on Connie and says she should be considered armed and dangerous. Jada also puts an APB out on Melinda Trask, considering her a missing person. Jada says she’ll be in touch and hangs up. Jada wonders if Connie put in for Melinda’s leave of absence and if she’s been holding her hostage this entire time, but she has no idea how the cardboard Li Shin figures in to it. Jada declares her main concern right now is what Connie may have done to Melinda.

Gabi doesn’t understand why Connie would kill Li and frame her for it as she thought they got along great. Connie says that’s what she wanted her to believe but the truth is, she hated her guts for how she treated Li and the way that she and Stefan tortured him for months. Gabi questions her caring about Li. Connie responds that she doesn’t care about Li, she loves him. Gabi asks if they even knew each other. Connie says she told her that she did when she met her at the press conference, but she was too busy caring about herself to remember. Connie talks about Li charming her with his smile and knowing they were meant to be. Connie argues that they would’ve been together forever if Gabi didn’t break his heart. Connie complains that Gabi made Li think that she cared about him but she only cared about his DiMera shares and tricked and humiliated him. Connie says after that, Li was too hurt to love again. Gabi questions that being her fault. Connie argues that she tried to convince Li that she was the one for him but he couldn’t let Gabi go. Gabi questions her stabbing Li in the back. Connie first claims it was an accident then says it wasn’t her fault as Gabi caused all of this by ruining Li. Gabi responds that Connie tried to ruin her in return. Connie says that somehow Gabi got out and she’s here while Li is gone. Connie shouts that it should’ve been Gabi as she’s the one who deserved to die. Connie declares it’s time to end this for good and then she and Li can finally be together. Gabi knocks Connie down and steals her knife, but Connie gets up and goes after her.

EJ tells Paulina that it would be a terrible shame to attempt another mayoral recall. Paulina doesn’t respond well to threats. EJ asks who said anything about threats. Paulina says even if she considered keeping him as district attorney, Stefan is determined to testify against him for kidnapping a baby. EJ insists it won’t come to that as he can handle his brother.

Stefan and Ava go to the Bistro. Stefan pours them champagne. Ava feels it’s a little early for that but Stefan convinces her. Stefan toasts to new beginnings for both of them and welcomes her back to the Bistro. Ava is still not sure this is the best idea when Gabi finds out that he hired her. Stefan repeats that his marriage is over and that Gabi is as good as dead to him.

Roman goes to the DiMera Mansion, knocking on the door and yelling for Gabi. Roman then opens the door and heads inside, looking for Gabi and asking if anyone is home. Roman heads in to the living room questioning if Gabi is there.

Rafe tries calling Gabi again but it goes to voicemail. Jada returns, so Rafe asks if she found Connie. Jada says there was no sign of her at her apartment but she thinks they were right about her involvement in Li Shin’s murder. Jada isn’t sure how to describe it, but Connie had a life-size cardboard cut out of Li and it was in her bed under the covers. Jada adds that it appears that there were ropes tied to the headboard like she was holding someone hostage in the apartment.

Connie drags Gabi’s unconscious body to the secret room in the DiMera tunnels where she has Melinda tied up and tells her that she brought her some company.

Ava questions Stefan saying Gabi is out of his life which Stefan insists is the truth. Ava says she’s been through this with Rafe and Harris, so she’s preparing herself for when Stefan and Gabi get back together and she’s out on her ass again. Stefan repeats that’s not going to happen. Ava asks if Gabi comes slithering back in to his life which Stefan says won’t happen either, since Gabi told him this morning that she found herself in EJ’s bed yet again. EJ then arrives at the Bistro and guesses Stefan invited Ava to his victory celebration but calls it a little premature.

Roman continues searching the DiMera Mansion and calling out for Gabi. Roman walks out of the living room, not noticing the bloody fireplace poker on the floor behind the door.

Jada tells Rafe about finding blood which led her to Connie’s bedroom, where they found Melinda’s bag so the blood is likely to match her. Jada adds that she’s already declared Melinda a missing person. Rafe wonders where Connie took Melinda and what exactly she did to her.

Connie ties Gabi up next to Melinda and says no one will hear them down here. Melinda asks what she did to Gabi and where the hell they are. Connie assumed Melinda would know the place from crime scene photos or secret rooms. Connie reveals they are in the bowels of the DiMera Mansion in the secret room. Melinda asks why they are here. Connie says she needed somewhere to stash Melinda when her apartment became too hot while she came here to kill Gabi. Melinda points out that Gabi is still alive, so she asks if Connie changed her mind. Connie responds that she just figured it would be more efficient to kill them both together.

Stefan questions EJ not being at the office. EJ asks if he means where he’s supposed to be arrested for his high crimes in misdemeanors which Ava questions. EJ explains that Stefan was setting him up as he just got done with a meeting with Paulina where she told him that Stefan gave her an earful. Stefan argues that it was the truth while EJ questions Stefan deciding now was the time to tell Paulina all about it. Stefan says it’s just like EJ decided now would be a great time to go after his wife. EJ guesses this was Stefan’s way of revenge for that. EJ reminds him that Gabi came on to him that night. Stefan asks about this morning and guessing it was mutual because the first time was so amazing that they couldn’t wait to do it again.

Jada finishes a call about searching Connie’s apartment. Roman returns so Rafe asks if he found Gabi. Roman informs Rafe that he went inside the mansion but there was no sign of Gabi or anyone else. Rafe asks about the staff. Roman says the kitchen was empty. Rafe asks if he’s sure. Roman doesn’t know where Gabi is but he doesn’t believe she’s in the DiMera Mansion..

Paulina joins the police at Connie’s apartment and questions Melinda being held hostage. One of the cops confirms that they found some of Melinda’s personal belongings in the bedroom along with evidence of someone being held hostage. He adds that Jada put an APB out on Connie, but so far there have been no hits. Paulina asks about Melinda. He says they are on the lookout for her too and trying to confirm that it’s her blood, but right now they would be happy just to find her alive.

Melinda questions Connie bringing her all the way over here just to kill her instead of just doing it when she had the chance in her apartment. Connie claims she didn’t want to sully her apartment with that kind of violence while Melinda points out that she had no problem killing Li there. Connie says she never wanted to keep Melinda there but it was desperate times. Connie declares it will be over soon and then she and Li can enjoy their happily ever after as soon as she finishes off Melinda and Gabi. Melinda flashes back to Connie tying her up to her bed and the arguments they had.

Jada finishes another call and tells Rafe that according to DiMera security, Gabi did not come to the office today. Rafe asks about Stefan but Jada says she didn’t speak to him. Rafe wonders if Gabi took the morning off with Stefan but Jada doubts that. Rafe asks why. Jada informs him that a lot has happened since he was in a coma. Jada then reveals to Rafe that Stefan and Gabi split it up as apparently Stefan cheated on Gabi with Ava which shocks Rafe.

EJ informs Stefan that he and Gabi weren’t together this morning and asks what he’s talking about. Stefan tells EJ that Gabi sauntered in wearing his robe and couldn’t wait to brag about their latest romp. EJ remembers Gabi coming to his bedroom but turning her down. Stefan asks if EJ is going to deny it.

The cop takes Paulina to Connie’s bedroom and shows her the cardboard cutout of Li Shin which she questions. The cop responds that in his professional opinion, Connie is out of her mind.

Melinda tells Connie that it’s not too late to change her mind, arguing that she doesn’t want to be a murderer again. Connie responds that she’s fine and that it wasn’t easy getting them down here without being noticed, but now it’s convenient to kill two bitches with one stone and not having to worry about the police looking for evidence. Melinda argues that the police are bound to look here eventually. Connie informs her that by the time they do, Melinda and Gabi will both be incinerated along with the entire house.

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At the Brady Pub, Roman brings Paulina a pumpkin spice latte. Paulina thanks him and says she loves those but not to tell anyone so they don’t think she’s a basic bitch. Roman is confused by that, so Paulina jokes with him to get with the times as it’s what the kids say. Paulina tells Roman to have a great day and exits the Pub. Ava then comes down the stairs to leave but Roman asks if she has a minute to talk as he’s afraid they have a bit of a problem.

After leaving the Pub, Paulina gets a call from Stefan, who says he has a rather urgent matter to discuss with her about EJ.

EJ lays in bed when Gabi comes in to greet him. Gabi informs EJ that Rafe is out of his coma, so she thought they could celebrate. EJ thought their night of passion was a one time thing to get revenge on Stefan. Gabi says it was a total success which is why she thought they could reward themselves with an encore performance as they then kiss.

Melinda struggles with being tied to Connie’s bed. Connie then comes in to bring her breakfast. Melinda notes that she seems to be in a good mood. Connie responds that she is and declares that today is the day that Gabi is finally going to get what’s coming to her.

Rafe lays in his hospital bed and remembers hearing Connie’s voice after he was stabbed at the cemetery. Jada arrives with a box from the bakery and they kiss. Jada asks Rafe what he was thinking about when she walked in. Rafe responds that he thinks he may have remembered something about the day he was stabbed. Jada asks what he remembers. Rafe explains that it was after he was stabbed, he was on the ground barely conscious and he heard a voice. Rafe says he remembered it yesterday but he wasn’t sure it was real and now he knows that it is. Rafe tells her it was something like “that open grave is the least of your worries.” Jada can’t believe Bobby was actually gloating. Rafe tells her what’s weird is that he doesn’t think it was Bobby because he’s pretty sure it was a woman’s voice.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s a little sad that her plan is coming to an end. Melinda praises her being good at extracting revenge. Connie jokes that if she could make a living out of it, she’d be rich. Melinda asks what her plans are for Gabi since she already destroyed her marriage. Connie thought she made it clear that Gabi has to die.

Gabi and EJ continue kissing until EJ pulls away and says he doesn’t think this is a good idea since they don’t like each other. Gabi argues that as far as hate sex goes, what they had was kind of hot. EJ stands by that but reminds Gabi that she had buyer’s remorse the next morning. Gabi says that was only because she wasn’t sure of her feelings for Stefan, but now she’s sure she can’t stand the sight of him. EJ thinks they should still be cautious since Gabi is in the middle of a divorce and Stefan might use this against her. Gabi argues that Stefan cheated on her first and that one more night of adultery with EJ won’t make a difference. EJ says it might, but Gabi says she’s willing to risk it. EJ jokes about being that irresistible or asks if Gabi is just doubling down for the hell of it. Gabi declares that Stefan broke her heart, so she wants to punish him as much as humanly possible. EJ argues that she already has, so at this point, he’s starting to think she only intends on punishing herself.

Paulina asks Stefan what is so urgent with EJ. Stefan informs her that he has some important information that she has the right to know since she’s EJ’s boss. Paulina guesses it’s not good news for EJ which Stefan confirms. Stefan claims he hates to rat out his own brother, but it has to be done.

Ava asks Roman what the problem is. Roman says it has to do with her living above the Pub. Ava asks if Kayla asked him to kick her out again. Roman tells her that Kayla has nothing to do with it and that he’s not kicking her out yet, but informs her that she is behind on her rent.

Paulina says that if what Stefan is saying about EJ is true, it’s very troubling. Stefan assures that it’s sadly the truth, so he had to do his civic duty and report it at his brother’s expense. Paulina guesses Stefan isn’t very sad about it at all. Stefan claims not to know what she means and says he just passed along some information, so what she chooses to do with it is on her. Stefan tells her to have a nice day and hangs up.

Gabi tells EJ that she came for a little fun, so the last thing she needs is to be psychoanalyzed. EJ apologizes and says he got a little taste of that himself yesterday from Johnny, who warned him that he was potentially destroying his family with misplaced rage at Eric and Nicole. Gabi feels Johnny was being preachy as hell. EJ feels he had a point as he had just received his divorce decree from Nicole, so he’s not in the right state of mind to be engaging in sexual warfare even if it’s tempting. Gabi is shocked as she asks if he’s seriously turning her down. EJ says she can’t be offended as he suspects deep down this isn’t what she really wants either.

Connie asks Melinda what she thought she meant yesterday when she was waving her knife around and saying there’s only one way to make Gabi pay for what she did. Melinda guesses she hoped she changed her mind since Li didn’t want her to kill any more people. Connie argues that way isn’t working since Gabi is living her best life and that’s not acceptable. Connie goes to her cardboard cutout of Li as if he is talking to her. Connie says she doesn’t want to kill anyone else, but with Gabi out of the way, she’ll have time to focus all of her energy on Li which is what he wants. Connie remarks that it’s bad news for Gabi and for Melinda too.

Jada questions if Rafe is saying he thinks a woman attacked him and it wasn’t Bobby. Rafe says he’s not 100% sure, but he’s pretty sure it sounded like a woman’s voice and wonders if that’s possible since Jada said that Bobby confessed in a letter. Jada argues that the suicide note never sat right with her as something wasn’t right and it didn’t sound like him. Rafe suggests maybe the woman stabbed him and then framed Bobby for it, but questions who would do such a thing. Jada responds that maybe it was Connie.

Ava apologizes to Roman as she knew she was behind on rent, but didn’t realize how far behind. Roman says he was trying to give her some leeway, knowing that she lost her job at DiMera, but he can’t let this go on forever. Ava promises that she will pay him back as soon as she finds work but it’s hard to come by right now. Roman informs her that he has a solution, but he’s not sure she’s going to like it.

Gabi enters the living room and points out that Stefan is sitting on what was her side of the room. Stefan informs her that the duct tape is gone so they can cut the whole sides crap but Gabi says they can’t and tells him to move, so he does. Stefan mentions reading that Rafe woke up and calls that good news. Gabi says she was at the hospital most of the night, right by his side. Stefan asks if that’s why she’s so tired. Gabi says that’s one reason, but the other is that she and EJ just had another amazing sex marathon and he totally wore her out. Gabi remarks that she doesn’t know why she wasted so much time hating EJ, when he’s clearly the superior DiMera brother in so many ways, especially between the sheets. Stefan thinks it’s painfully obvious that she’s trying to get under his skin. Gabi says she does enjoy doing that, but that’s not the reason she and EJ went for it a second time. Gabi says it was because the first time was kind of amazing. Gabi adds that it’s not just about them as EJ really enjoyed sticking it to him too. Stefan responds that he will enjoy sticking it to him which Gabi questions. Stefan informs her that EJ is going to get a taste of his own medicine.

Paulina goes to see EJ and informs him to pack up his office and get the hell out because he’s fired.

Rafe asks Jada who Connie is. Jada explains that she’s Gabi’s assistant. Rafe remembers when Connie met Gabi after EJ’s press conference in the town square. Rafe tells Jada that Connie said she knew Li Shin. Jada asks Rafe if he thinks it was Connie’s voice that he heard. Rafe admits he’s unsure but asks why she’s suspicious of her. Jada says that she said some things that don’t add up. Jada explains that Stephanie told her that Leo saw Connie coming out of Bobby/Everett’s room and she said they go way back, but she and Stephanie have never heard of her. Jada adds that when Stephanie invited Connie to Everett’s funeral, she claimed she had never met him. Rafe says clearly one of those times, she was lying. Jada assumes she has some type of connection to Everett or Bobby that she wants to cover up. Rafe suggests again that maybe she stabbed him and framed Bobby for it which Jada calls a possibility. Rafe sees where she is going but the problem is that Bobby obviously had a motive to get rid of him and questions why Connie would want him dead.

Melinda tells Connie that Li would never approve of her hurting her. Connie argues that Li would like to spare her life but he understands that she knows too much, so it’s time for her to go. Melinda points out that she hasn’t had a chance to eat the breakfast that Connie made for her. Connie promises to make it as quick and painless as possible. Connie goes to stab Melinda but Melinda breaks free from the ropes and tackles Connie on the bed.

Ava questions Roman offering her old job back at the Pub. Roman knows it’s not as glamorous as being a DiMera executive, but it helps until she finds something else. Ava calls it so kind of him but says she was talking to a server last week, who told her that he was cutting shifts and closing the Pub for a few days for a TV show. Roman confirms that Kate is going to use the Pub as a location for Body and Soul. Roman admits that he doesn’t need to hire anyone but assures that if he’s ever going to see his rent money, he can find her ample work. Roman admits that he kind of likes Ava. Ava questions that even after all she’s done to his family. Roman repeats that people make mistakes and deserve to be forgiven, including her.

EJ questions Paulina firing him. Paulina says that’s just the tip of the iceberg, warning that he’ll be lucky if he doesn’t end up in prison for helping Sloan kidnap Nicole’s baby. EJ asks if she’s insane and claims he did no such thing. Paulina calls him an accessory after the fact which EJ says isn’t true either. Paulina asks if he’s denying keeping quiet about Sloan’s kidnapping plot. EJ calls them baseless accusations which all came to light at his press conference months ago, so it’s completely died down because there was no evidence. EJ questions why she’s harping on this now. Paulina says she got a phone call this morning from a concerned citizen. EJ guesses it was from Nicole or Eric but Paulina reveals it was from Stefan.

Gabi asks what Stefan did to EJ. Stefan responds that he gives as good as he gets. Gabi mocks him so Stefan gets the feeling that she has no desire to save their marriage which Gabi confirms. Stefan remembers a time when he couldn’t imagine her throwing away what they had because he made one mistake. Stefan argues that if Gabi had made that same mistake, he’d be mad as hell but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t fight for her until the bitter end which makes him realize that she doesn’t love him the way he loves her. Stefan adds that maybe she’s right that their marriage isn’t worth saving. Stefan then walks out of the room.

Jada has no idea why Connie would want to kill Rafe, though she did hear that Connie is bad news. Rafe asks what she found out about her. Jada mentions running in to Ava, who worked with Connie, and she told her that Connie fabricated her entire resume and lied about everything, then Melinda went to her apartment but never showed up and Ava said that Melinda left town. Rafe asks if anyone has seen Melinda since she went to fire Connie. Jada says no but she went to Connie’s apartment to question her but nobody was inside. Rafe wonders if Connie could’ve done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired. Rafe asks if Gabi knows that Connie lied. Jada says probably not since Connie is still Gabi’s assistant. Rafe recaps that Connie is a fraud who may have done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired and has some crazy connection to Everett. Rafe wonders how this all tied together. Jada proclaims it’s Li Shin, who was involved with Melinda and Gabi while Rafe remembered Connie saying she knew Li and now she’s living in Li’s old apartment where he was stabbed. Jada adds that Bobby said he knew who killed Li and they just assumed he was lying, but questions if Bobby knew it was Connie that killed Li, realizing that she could’ve stabbed Rafe and killed Bobby to make it look like a suicide. Jada says that would explain why he tried to call 911 before he died. Rafe says he needs to get in touch with Gabi while Jada says she will bring Connie in for questioning. Rafe instructs Jada not to go without backup because she doesn’t know what she’s going to be walking in to.

Melinda fights with Connie until she drops the knife and Melinda runs out of the room. Melinda tries to escape through the front door but Connie catches her and knocks her out from behind, leaving a blood stain on the door.

Stefan goes to the Brady Pub where he is surprised to see Ava working there again. Ava says desperate times call for desperate measures. Stefan says he’s sorry. Ava says it’s not his fault but Stefan feels it kind of is since she would still have a job at DiMera, if Gabi wasn’t hellbent on revenge. Ava understands that she slept with her husband and if she was in Gabi’s shoes, she would probably do worse so she will take it. Stefan feels she shouldn’t have to. Stefan then offers to help her out by inviting her to come work with him at the Bistro.

Paulina informs EJ that Stefan told her that EJ admitted his guilt to him months ago, then he told Gabi and she used the information to expose EJ at the press conference. Paulina adds that Stefan said he was going to confirm the story with Rafe a long time ago but Rafe was attacked and now Stefan is ready to fully cooperate and testify against him, which means she has to fire EJ to get ahead of the scandal. Paulina doesn’t know what EJ did to piss Stefan off but says it must have been really rocky. EJ says you could say that.

Jada goes to Connie’s apartment with a cop and knocks on the door, saying she has a few questions. Jada then tries the door and opens it to find blood on the floor. Jada instructs her cop to make a call while she wonders who’s blood it is. Jada follows the bloody prints to the bedroom.

Connie goes to the DiMera Mansion, looking for Gabi. Connie sees Gabi’s phone with a call from Rafe and says she’s sorry but she can’t have any interruptions, so she ignores the call. Gabi then comes back in to the room and greets Connie, asking what she’s doing there. Connie says she called the office and they said she hadn’t come in yet, so she figured she would drop by to see if she needed anything. Gabi says she so appreciates that and calls her the best assistant ever. Gabi mentions looking for her phone and picks it up. Connie asks how Rafe is and if he remembers much about Bobby or Everett attacking him. Gabi informs her that Rafe doesn’t remember anything about being stabbed. Connie remarks that it’s good because she won’t have to worry about him pointing the finger at her.

Paulina questions EJ sleeping with his brother’s wife and calls him a class act. EJ argues that it was Stefan’s lack of class that led to his involvement with Gabi but they won’t get in to that. EJ adds that Stefan’s accusations are his word against his since Sloan is long gone and no one else has stepped forward. EJ complains that it’s all hearsay motivated by vengeance, so if Paulina fires him, she’ll only end up looking foolish when the case falls apart in court. Paulina says that’s why she has to make sure that doesn’t happen by replacing him with a brilliant district attorney. EJ says if she’s considering Melinda Trask, the rumor is that she is long gone.

Stefan tells Ava that he can even fast track her back to manager. Ava jokes about not having to hide drugs in the tomato sauce. Stefan assurse that it’s a completely legit operation now. Ava asks about Gabi since Stefan said awhile back that he didn’t want to piss her off. Stefan says that was before she slept with his brother. Ava feels they are even now. Stefan informs Ava that Gabi told him it happened more than once which means she has no interest in saving their marriage, so he might as well help an old friend by offering her a job. Ava asks if he’s sure he’s not just doing this to get under Gabi’s skin. Stefan responds that he doesn’t give a damn about what happens to Gabi now.

Gabi questions Connie as she reveals that she is the one who stabbed her brother.

Rafe wonders why Gabi won’t call him back. Roman enters and says it’s about time he woke up, but notes that he doesn’t seem too happy, so he asks if something is wrong. Rafe says it’s great to see him, but he’s worried about Gabi because he and Jada think her new assistant might be dangerous.

Jada follows the blood prints to the bedroom and bursts open the door with her gun drawn, shocked by what she sees.

Gabi questions Connie saying she stabbed Rafe. Connie then pulls the knife out of her purse and tells Gabi that she’s next.

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Kayla and Steve are together at the Brady Pub. Kayla questions Steve not being hungry and being a million miles away. Steve responds that he’s sorry but he can’t stop thinking about his visit with “Abigail”

At the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” talks to Mark on the phone, saying that Steve won’t be as easy to fool as Abigail’s other relatives and he wouldn’t stop grilling her about what Stephanie heard her say on the phone. “Abigail” says it was clear that Steve thought she was lying and asks what if he figures out that his niece isn’t back from the dead after all. “Abigail” starts to say she’s freaking out but Chad walks in and greets her.

Maggie joins Sarah in the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion and asks about her being alone. Sarah informs her that Eric stopped by and they had a really nice chat. Sarah asks about Victoria. Maggie tells her she’s asleep and asks about her session with Marlena. Sarah admits it was kind of a bust. Sarah says she kept trying to see Brady behind the wheel but she just couldn’t see his face.

As Xander attempts to attack Brady at the Basic Black office, Fiona reminds Xander that he would go to prison when he has a wife and daughter who need him. Xander remarks that he would just get a good lawyer like Brady did. Brady tells Fiona to just go. Xander raises the bat but Fiona stops him and announces that she has a confession to make. Xander questions what Fiona could possibly confess that would stop him from beating the daylights out of Brady.

Kayla tells Steve that she knows how strange it is to be around “Abigail” since she looks so different. Steve remarks that strange is one word for it. Kayla asks what exactly happened during his visit with her. Steve explains that he wanted to know why she told Stephanie that she was talking to Kayla on the phone when she wasn’t, so he asked her a few questions and she said she was talking to some other doctor who she confused with Kayla. Kayla believes that’s possible but can tell that Steve doesn’t believe her.

Chad asks “Abigail” who she was on the phone with. She claims she was ordering sushi for delivery. Chad informs her that he heard her say she was freaking out. She claims she forgot the address and realized she didn’t have a credit card, but she remembered Harold saying that restaurants have a running DiMera family code but she forgot the pin number. Chad says he can text Harold to order something she likes, so she thanks him. She asks why Chad came by. Chad says the kids went to bed early, so he thought he’d come check how she was doing and mentions that he saw Stephanie, who said they had a nice visit. “Abigail” assumed she would’ve told Chad that she lied to her.

Alex goes to Stephanie’s apartment and says he just wanted to tell her that he’s sorry he couldn’t make it to her memorial for Everett. Stephanie says it’s fine as she knows he didn’t really know him. Alex says he still wanted to be there for her. Stephanie points out that he’s here now and invites him to stay for a drink which Alex accepts.

Sarah explains to Maggie that Marlena put her under and took her through the events of that night, but she couldn’t remember the details of the accident. Maggie guesses Xander must have been very disappointed because she knows how much he wants her to remember. Sarah says especially since there’s no hard evidence against Brady. Maggie asks where Xander is. Sarah responds that he’s at the office on some sort of work emergency.

Fiona tells Xander that she can’t let him do this. Xander argues that he’s not going to kill Brady, he’s just going to do to him what he did to Sarah. Fiona stops him and says he doesn’t understand which Xander questions. Fiona then reveals that she and Brady slept together, leaving Xander shocked.

Chad explains to “Abigail” that Stephanie didn’t think she was lying about the phone call, but she was confused that she said she was talking to Kayla but Kayla said she wasn’t. “Abigail” says she was confused and mixed up the doctors. Chad understands they are trying to share 35 years of names in to her brain so things will get jumbled. Chad assures that he believes her. “Abigail” says she’s glad but she’s not sure that Steve does.

Steve tells Kayla that he’s not trying to play bad cop but “Abigail’s” explanation for who she was talking to on the phone seemed thin and like she was covering. Steve questions what possible reason she could have to lie about who she was talking to and if it wasn’t another doctor, what plan was she referring to. Kayla tells Steve to just admit that he doesn’t believe the woman is Abigail.

Maggie asks Sarah how Xander seemed after her hypnosis session. Sarah says he was clearly upset and after she went to the ladies’ room, he was gone, so Fiona took her home. Maggie comments on Fiona being such a help. Sarah hopes that Fiona can help Xander get past his rage towards Brady, but she thinks that Xander won’t be at peace until Brady is punished for what he did to her and that nobody can say anything to change his mind.

Xander questions why Fiona would say something so vile. Fiona says it’s the truth and reminds him that she told him she was seeing someone, revealing the underwear that Xander found in her room was Brady’s. Xander can’t believe it and talks about how he was happy that she met someone, but all the while his own mother was sleeping with his nephew. Xander then grabs Brady and declares that he changed his mind and he is going to kill him. Xander complains that Brady ran down his wife and then slept with his mother. Brady says it wasn’t like that while Fiona clarifies that they didn’t know about the family connection when they met. Fiona says they were two lost souls looking for a soft place to land. Xander then questions if they were both drunk when they hooked up.

Stephanie tells Alex that Jada came with her to spread Everett’s ashes and says it was nice to have her there even if they were technically mourning two different people. Alex hopes it brought her some closure and says he’s really sorry as he knows how much she cared about him. Stephanie thought they were meant to be and finally had their second chance at happiness, but she didn’t know what he was suffering from. Stephanie says everyone says she couldn’t have helped him, but it still breaks her heart that he was so tortured and that he ended up being so destructive to others and himself. Alex reminds Stephanie that there was nothing she could’ve done to help him, especially because she had no idea what he was suffering from. Alex assures Stephanie that she’s definitely going to find love again. Alex calls her the whole package and says any guy would be crazy not to want to be with her. Stephanie thanks him for saying that as they hug and then they end up kissing.

Chad asks “Abigail” about Steve being there. She confirms he stopped by earlier this morning. Chad is sure Steve told her that they were very close. Chad is surprised Steve didn’t come sooner, but he’s sorry if he upset her. “Abigail” feels Steve treated her like a suspect. Chad says that Steve is a detective so it comes with the territory. Chad understands that this feels too good be to true. “Abigail” asks if that’s how he feels. Chad takes her hand and says he feels like this is the miracle he prayed for every single night.

Steve admits to Kayla that he’s not sure if he believes she’s “Abigail” or not. Steve explains that when he walked in to the DiMera Mansion, she was talking to Stefano’s portrait about her brother but questions why she would be talking to her dead father in law about her brother that she doesn’t even remember. Steve says she didn’t have an explanation and told her about when he believed he was someone else. Steve says she got defensive and made a point to tell him that she passed the DNA test. Steve brings up how many times DNA tests in Salem have been tampered with. Kayla reminds Steve that the only people that had their hands on the test were herself and Mark. Steve brings up “Abigail” having a new face, pointing out that Abigail was stabbed in the abdomen so he questions why she would need reconstructive surgery on her face. Kayla states that she was in an accident that she doesn’t remember. Steve knows it’s not what Kayla, Chad, Jennifer, or Jack want to hear, but he has a lot of questions. Kayla feels that’s not unreasonable. Steve says that’s good because he wants her to run another DNA test, but this time, just between them.

Sarah tells Maggie that she’s going to check in with Xander but Maggie says not now as she thinks Sarah has worried enough tonight and needs to focus on her recovery and on Victoria. Sarah hates that Xander is having a tough time. Maggie states that Xander will have to learn to manage his emotions on his own, while Sarah has enough to deal with. Sarah agrees but comments that it will be good to have Fiona as reinforcements if they have to talk Xander off the ledge.

Xander asks Fiona if she was drinking and fell off the wagon to land on Brady. Brady interrupts and says it was just him that was drinking as he was drowning his sorrows about Theresa and they both had a rough night. Fiona points out that it was right after Xander threw her out of his wedding and she was very hurt. Xander asks if she’s blaming him for this. Fiona says she just wanted to explain why she can’t let him hurt Brady. Xander questions if Fiona has feelings for Brady.

Alex and Stephanie kiss until Alex says they should stop because she’s in mourning and he’s not completely over Theresa. Alex knows he just said that any guy would be crazy not to be with her, but he’s also come to realize that there’s nothing more valuable than a friend, so he wouldn’t want to do anything to jeopardize that and hopes she wouldn’t either. Stephanie agrees and asks what she was thinking. Alex understands she’s trying to make the hurt go away. Stephanie comments on how much Alex has changed since he first came to town as the old Alex would’ve jumped right in to bed with her without a second thought. Alex agrees but repeats that the new and improved Alex has come to learn that there is nothing more valuable than a good friend. Stephanie suggests they order food and watch a movie which Alex agrees to.

Kayla tells Steve that she’s not going to perform a medical test on “Abigail” so she can give him the results without her consent, arguing that it’s a huge violation of her rights. Kayla understands he’s suspicious and she knows better than to try to talk him out of something, but says he’s going to have to find some other way to get the answers he’s looking for.

Chad tells “Abigail” that all he wants is for her to feel comfortable and how loved she is by so many people, including him. She says that means a lot to her and then asks what’s in the bag he brought. Chad reveals it’s their wedding album as he was going through Doug and Julie’s attic, so he thought they could go through it together and maybe it would help bring back some good memories. “Abigail” says she would love to and begins looking through it. Chad informs her that they were married three times as they had their fair share of ups and downs but always found their way back to each other. Chad mentions going to Paris after the second wedding which she says sounds like an adventure. Chad responds that their whole life together had been an adventure. Chad brings up that he memorized their vows and recites them to her which makes her emotional. Chad states that after the vows, they exchanged rings and kissed. Chad and “Abigail” then almost kiss but get interrupted by Chad getting a phone call from Julie. Chad answers and asks if everything is okay. Julie tells him that Charlotte had a nightmare and is asking for him so Chad says he’ll be right there and hangs up. Chad tells “Abigail” that he should go, so she tells him to take care of their little girl. She thanks Chad for the photo album and sharing his vows, remarking that she was a lucky woman. Chad says he was the lucky one and still is, as he then exits the mansion, leaving “Abigail” holding back tears.

Steve points out to Kayla that Jack and Chad first discovered that “Abigail” was still alive when Clyde blurted it out as Chad was about to kill him. Steve adds that “Abigail” was found in Clyde’s hometown, so if anyone would know, it’s him. Kayla doesn’t like where the conversation is heading as nothing good ever comes from Steve being mixed up with Clyde Weston. Kayla asks what makes him think Clyde will tell him the truth anyway. Steve says that he will threaten to finish what Chad started if he doesn’t.

Maggie decides to check on dinner while Sarah says she will check on Victoria. Maggie asks if Fiona will be joining them for dinner but Sarah doesn’t know, saying that she left shortly after bringing her home. Sarah decides maybe she should call her.

Fiona tells Xander that this isn’t about her feelings for Brady and claims she cut things off immediately after finding out what happened to Sarah. Xander asks if she knew he was a drunk. Fiona says she knew he’d been drinking while Xander questions two alcoholics just happening to hook up with booze not involved. Brady claims it was only on his part. Xander warns that Brady is lucky Fiona showed up or else he would be crippled now. Brady tries to apologize again but Xander tells him to shut up, shouting that nothing he says or does will ever make up for what he did to Sarah. Xander adds that he’s not going to stop until Brady gets what he deserves. Xander yells at Brady to pack up and get the hell out of his building because he’s fired. Xander then storms out.

Alex and Stephanie watch the series “Ted” on Peacock. Stephanie tells Alex that she needed this. Alex says he did too as they agree to watch another episode.

Xander goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion and asks Sarah about her being alone in the living room. Sarah says that Maggie is checking on dinner while Victoria is asleep upstairs and asks why he has a bat. Xander responds that he saw Brady. Sarah asks if he hurt him. Xander admits he wanted to and came very close, but Fiona showed up and stopped him which Sarah questions. Xander then reveals that Fiona stopped him by telling him that she’s been sleeping with Brady.

Brady thanks Fiona and supposes he owes her for possibly saving his life. Fiona thanks him for covering for her drinking. Brady says that Xander lost so much already, so he didn’t want to be responsible for him losing his mother. Fiona says she appreciates that more than he knows. Brady admits that Xander has every right to want to hurt him because of what he did to his wife. Fiona decides she should get back. Fiona adds that she’s afraid this is goodbye as they really shouldn’t have anything to do with each other from now on. Brady says he understands. They say goodbye as Fiona then exits.

Kayla hates Steve talking about murder so casually. Steve responds that he said he would threaten, not that he would go through with it. Steve argues that the ball will be in Clyde’s court as he can do the right thing or not. Kayla points out the problem with his plan is that last she heard, Clyde is in a maximum security prison with no visitors. Kayla adds that Jack and Chad were unable to get in and asks what makes Steve think he’ll be any different. Steve tells Kayla to have faith because where there’s a will, there’s always a way.

“Abigail” resumes going through Chad and Abigail’s wedding album. She shuts it and declares she doesn’t think she can do this anymore. She then gets a text message from Clyde, questioning why she hasn’t gotten Chad back down the aisle yet and warning that she knows what’s going to happen if she doesn’t.

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Eric goes to Salem High School. Tate asks if he’s there to give him a ride home. Eric responds that he came to see Holly. Tate doesn’t think she will want to talk to him as she’s pretty upset. Tate adds that they just got into an argument because Holly’s upset that Brady is getting out of jail and then she just took off before their last class and he has no idea where she went. Sophia comes around the corner and hears Tate tell Eric that all he knows is that Holly couldn’t wait to get away from him.

EJ goes to the interrogation room and is surprised to find Holly inside. Holly tells EJ that she heard he let Brady go free. EJ responds that he’s sorry but he didn’t have the evidence to prosecute him. Holly asks what if she helps him find some. EJ appreciates the offer but he’s not sure there’s anything she can do at this point because Kristen took it upon herself to dispose of the vehicle, making his case against Brady flimsy and he can’t try Brady without forensic evidence barring a miracle of Sarah remembering the driver who hit her. Holly asks if Tate’s dad is just going to get away with this.

At the Basic Black office, Brady asks Kristen what exactly EJ said to her. Kristen responds that EJ told her that he connected the dots and knows that she got rid of his car. Brady questions how he figured that out. Kristen says he heard it from a cop. Brady guesses the cop must have heard he and John talking when he didn’t think anyone was listening. Brady asks if EJ threatened her. Kristen confirms that EJ wanted her to flip on him and threatened to arrest her for evidence tampering if she didn’t admit that Brady confessed to her, but she knew he was bluffing so he let her go. Brady doesn’t like this and tells Kristen to go back to tell EJ the truth.

At the hospital, Xander complains to Fiona about the idea of Brady going free after what he did to Sarah. Xander vows that the hypnosis will work. Fiona asks what if it doesn’t and suggests having Sarah relive that night might make it better if she doesn’t remember. Xander insists that Marlena is the best and will unlock Sarah’s memories, so that Sarah can tell the police that it was Brady who left her for dead. Xander declares that Brady will then be going down.

Marlena begins hypnotizing Sarah. Sarah remembers walking out of the town square and then the car screeching. Marlena asks Sarah to look back at the car and if she can see the driver. Sarah responds that she does see someone.

Kristen tells Brady that he can’t be serious and refuses to go back to tell EJ that he confessed. Kristen argues that she doesn’t know any other information than what Brady told the police. Brady complains that EJ is persistent when it comes to settling scores and he will railroad her like he did to Tate. Brady doesn’t want to risk both of Rachel’s parents going to jail. Kristen assures that she won’t be going to jail and that what the cop said to EJ can’t be used in court. Kristen promises that EJ can’t touch them. Brady says she obviously hasn’t heard the latest and informs her that Sarah has put under hypnosis, so she will remember that he was behind the wheel that mowed her down and paralyzed her. Brady declares it will then all be over and he will be relieved.

EJ assures Holly that he’s doing everything he can to make sure Brady is held accountable for what he did to Sarah. EJ adds that if Holly comes across any information to lend support to that, she can bring it in as he will take all the help he can get. Holly agrees to do whatever she can, so EJ thanks her. EJ asks Holly if there’s anything else he can help her with. Holly says she knows he’s busy so she should probably go. EJ stops her and says he can’t help but wonder where this is coming from and why she’s so determined to see Brady prosecuted.

Sophia listens in as Eric asks Tate why Holly couldn’t wait to get away from him. Tate explains that when Holly heard that Brady was released, she got really mad at him for standing by him and she’s determined to make sure Brady pays for what he did to Sarah.

Marlena tells Sarah that she’s doing great and asks what exactly she sees. Sarah recalls the car being gray and coming straight at her with the lights so bright. Marlena asks if she can see who is driving the car and if it’s Brady. Sarah responds that she doesn’t see Brady.

Fiona hopes Xander won’t be too disappointed if hypnosis doesn’t work. Xander doesn’t understand why she’s being so negative since Sarah already recalled a blurry image and could’ve just been blocking out memories since her and Brady were close. Fiona asks if Xander has considered the possibility that Brady wasn’t the driver.

Kristen complains that Brady is so determined to beat himself up for Sarah’s accident. Brady wants to atone but Kristen says he can do that without going to prison. Kristen argues that God forgives and urges Brady to think about Tate and Rachel. Brady argues that Kristen has made sure that he hardly ever sees Rachel and fought so hard for full custody. Kristen thinks they need to do something about that.

Holly tells EJ that her aunt Sarah is now in a wheelchair and can barely get out of bed while Brady is facing zero consequences for ruining her life. Holly complains that it doesn’t sound fair to her, especially after what Eric got away with. EJ asks what she’s talking about. Holly reveals that she knows Eric drove drunk and killed her father.

Tate tells Eric that he gets why Holly is so livid. Eric understands it’s made worse by her finding out that he drove drunk and killed her father. Sophia continues listening in from her locker. Tate apologizes to Eric for blurting it out and says he thought Holly knew. Eric tells Tate that it’s okay and that if Holly is acting out against him, it’s because she’s mad at he and Brady, not Tate. Tate is not so sure that’s true.

Xander asks if Fiona thinks it wasn’t Brady and argues that of course it was. Xander talks about Brady getting wasted and waking up in the driver’s seat of the car that hit Sarah. Xander adds that if the car hadn’t magically disappeared, he wouldn’t have gotten off on a legal technicality. Xander declares that Brady’s days of freedom are over. Xander asks what Fiona is thinking. Fiona hoped there would be a silver lining to Brady’s case being dropped since there’d be no long trial or agonizing over the outcome .Fiona thought they could focus on something more positive like Victoria’s birthday and moving forward. Xander says he won’t be able to move forward until Brady is in prison. Fiona asks if he’s sure Sarah feels that way since she and Brady were close. Fiona reminds Xander that Brady is his nephew. Xander asks if she’s suggesting that Brady should go free because of that. Fiona says it’s not just that and points out that they haven’t led a life of virtue, but they all deserve a second chance. Fiona adds that Xander gave her a second chance and cries that she doesn’t take that for granted for a second as he let her back in his life and she gets to spend time with her granddaughter. Fiona says that for so long, she thought she would never see Xander again and that she was out of his life forever, so she can’t bear the thought of leaving it all behind. Xander questions why she would and insists that she’s welcome to stay in Salem as long as she wants because they want her to stay. Xander doesn’t know what they would’ve done without her for the past few weeks and says she’s been a godsend. Fiona then tells Xander that there is something she needs to tell him.

Marlena asks Sarah who she sees if she doesn’t see Brady. Sarah says she can see someone but she can’t make out the face as there’s a glare. Marlena encourages her to hold that memory as they take it frame by frame. Marlena tells Sarah to look closely and asks if she can see the driver. Sarah says yes and declares that she knows who it is.

Xander asks Fiona what it is. Fiona says she doesn’t quite know how to say it, but Sarah comes ovr in her wheelchair which interrupts them. Xander asks if she finished her session and if she remembered.

EJ tells Holly that he’s so sorry as he knows how much she looked up to Eric and thought of him as a second father. Holly can’t believe Nicole lied to her about it for her entire life and feels stupid for believing her. EJ tells Holly that he pleaded with Nicole to tell her and warned her that Holly would find out some other way which would be much more damaging, but she was convinced that she was protecting her. Holly argues that they both know she was really just protecting Eric.

Eric tells Tate that he might not be the best person to be giving him advice right now, but advises to give Holly some time and space and just be there for her when she’s ready. Eric tells Tate to hang in there and hugs him as he then leaves to go look for Holly. Sophia approaches Tate and asks if he’s okay.

Brady asks what Kristen is saying. Kristen admits that Rachel misses him like crazy and she’s been doing her best to shield her from what’s going on, but she’s smart and she wants Rachel to know that her father will always be in her life. Brady questions where this is coming from and what this is all about. Kristen thinks back to EJ accusing her of still being in love with Brady. Kristen argues that Brady is giving up, but she knows he will fight for his daughter. Kristen asks Brady to promise not to give upon his future or Rachel’s. Brady promises that he won’t.

Sarah tells Xander that she was really close and felt certain that it’s someone she knows behind the wheel, but she can’t make out the face. Xander encourages that it doesn’t mean she won’t and she could try again at some point. Sarah decides she doesn’t want to talk about it right now as she just wants to go home. Sarah says she’s going to splash water on her face first. Fiona offers to go with her but Sarah says she needs a moment and moves away in her wheelchair. Fiona tells Xander that she’s so sorry. Xander asks what Fiona was trying to tell him but she claims it’s nothing important. Xander then pulls out his phone and sees an urgent message from Titan that he has to get to. Xander asks Fiona if she can take Sarah home. Fiona asks if the urgent matter isn’t something that someone else can handle, reminding him that it is still Victoria’s birthday. Xander assures her that this is something he has to handle and exits the hospital.

Sophia tells Tate that she’s sorry to hear about his dad, but she’s glad they let him go which Tate questions. Sophia acknowledges that it was a terrible accident but talk about everything Tate has gone through with his mom and says he doesn’t deserve to lose his dad too. Sophia points out that at least he has Holly for moral support, but Tate says if only.

EJ tells Holly that he’s sorry for speaking about her mother but says he’s been thrown off balance today after receiving his final divorce papers from Nicole. Holly says she didn’t know and she’s sorry. EJ supposes it was inevitable and says it wasn’t his intent to turn her against Nicole. Holly says it’s too late for that and adds that EJ didn’t have anything to do with it. Holly complains that Nicole always called her the most important person in her life, but she flew across the world to live with Eric and their love child while just leaving her here. Holly declares that’s Nicole’s new life and family while she’s just an afterthought. EJ calls that untrue. Holly says it is true because if it’s between her and Eric or anyone and Eric, they both know who comes first.

Marlena records notes on her hypnosis session with Sarah until Kristen arrives. Marlena asks what she can do for her. Kristen informs her that Rachel’s school is having Grandparent’s day on Monday and she misses her and John, so they’d love for her to attend. Marlena calls it unexpected. Kristen explains that she saw Brady earlier and told him that she wants to revisit their custody arrangement. Marlena questions what brought that about. Kristen admits that she realized Brady could go to prison, possibly forever, and that made her rethink her decision about cutting him out of Rachel’s life. Marlena asks if that’s all it was. Kristen asks what else it could be.

Fiona brings Sarah home and says she must be exhausted, suggesting that she go upstairs to lie down while she finishes cleaning up from Victoria’s birthday party. Sarah says the staff will do it but Fiona wants to feel useful and talks about what a great party it was. Fiona talks about Sarah being inspiring by radiating positivity in the face of adversity. Sarah decides she will go lay down and thanks Fiona for everything as she then heads upstairs. Fiona goes to start cleaning up and realizes the bat from the piñata is missing, causing her to worry.

Xander goes to the Basic Black office and tells Brady that Sarah finished her appointment with Marlena. Brady asks how it went. Xander says she didn’t remember who was driving the car who mowed her down and left her for dead. Xander warns Brady that this is not his lucky day as he rolls up his sleeves. Brady guesses that Xander came to fire him and says there’s no need as he just finished writing his letter of resignation. Xander informs him that’s not why he’s here at all as he brings in the bat from the piñata. Xander remembers Brady telling them earlier that he wished he was in the wheelchair instead of Sarah, so he came to make his wish come true.

EJ understands how Holly is feeling, but insists that Nicole loves her more than anything. Holly mocks that Nicole is loving her from afar. EJ says there’s something he’s been wanting to get off of his chest. EJ brings up how he lied about Jude’s paternity and calls it indefensible, but he knows it affected Holly deeply, just as much as it did Eric and Nicole, so he’s terribly sorry for that. Holly thanks him for that and admits it did affect her, but she can see why he did it now which EJ questions. Holly understands that EJ was head over heels in love with Nicole, supported her when they thought their baby died and when she was in a coma. Holly adds that EJ sent her to Italy for treatment and acknowledges that she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him since he did so much for her and Nicole which she is really grateful for. EJ tells her that means so much to him. EJ adds that legally she might not be his daughter, he will always care for her. Holly calls it funny that Eric said the same thing to her when he and Nicole split up and she should’ve never believed him, but she does believe EJ.

Sophia tells Tate that she gets why Holly would be team Sarah, but she needs to understand that Tate needs to be there for Brady and he needs her to be there for him. Tate calls it slightly more complicated as it’s not just about his dad, but Holly’s dad too.

Eric goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and greets Sarah in the living room. Sarah asks what he’s doing there. Eric responds that he was coming to see Holly. Sarah thinks she’s still at school but Eric says he was just there and she wasn’t. Sarah asks if everything is okay. Eric informs her that Holly is upset with him and that’s why he needs to talk to her. Sarah offers to let Holly know that he stopped by and admits that she’s surprised to see him as she thought he was in Paris. Eric explains that he was but Sarah realizes he came to support his brother. Eric acknowledges that Brady hurt her so bad because he was driving drunk, like he did when he took Daniel’s life. Eric tells Sarah that he’s terribly sorry.

Kristen tells Marlena that Rachel is getting older and developing a perspective on life. Kristen says Rachel spending more time with Brady has been going very well and she’s tired of being thought of as the bad guy. Marlena questions this being all about Rachel and if Kristen’s feelings for Brady are unchanged. Kristen remarks that she sounds like EJ, who says she’s softening her stance towards Brady because she’s still in love with him. Marlena asks if that is accurate.

Xander tells Brady that yelling won’t do any good since he sent his staff home for the day. Brady states that he deserves what’s coming. Xander warns him not to play the brave martyr with him when the love of his life may never walk again because of him. Xander explains the bat being from Victoria’s birthday party that Sarah could barely sit through because she was in so much pain from knowing that her life will never be the same again because of Brady. Xander talks about how Sarah may never walk again or be able to take their daughter to the playground because of Brady. Xander declares that this is for every tear she wiped away when no one was looking and for the brave smile that she puts on for the world. Xander shouts that he’s going to use Brady as a human piñata so that he can know the pain that Sarah will be in for the rest of her life but Fiona bursts in and yells for Xander to stop.

Eric tells Sarah that he had been planning to come see her and asks how she’s doing. Sarah says she’s doing okay and informs him that Marlena hypnotized her to try to remember the details of the accident, but they were unsuccessful. Eric says he’s sorry to hear that and guesses from the room that it’s Victoria’s birthday which Sarah confirms. Eric mentions seeing Maggie posted photos. Sarah points out that she and Eric both got their happily ever afters and says there’s so much to be grateful for. Eric agrees but he knows what Sarah is going through has to be very hard. Sarah admits it is at times but she’s adjusting and says there really are so many blessings to be grateful for. Eric encourages that a lot of people love her and are there for her, including him as he hugs her.

Sophia tells Tate that Holly worshipped Eric so it must be horrible for her to find out that he’s not who she thought he was. Tate argues that it’s not like Eric is some terrible person and calls him a great person who made a terrible mistake and paid for it. Tate knows Sophia and Holly pretty much hate each other. Sophia says she doesn’t hate her and they just aren’t close anymore, but they were BFFs so she feels bad for her. Sophia adds that she can only imagine how much it’s weighing on Tate and says it totally sucks that he and Holly are on opposite sides of this. Tate admits it hasn’t been easy. Sophia tells Tate that she’s always there for him as she hugs him.

Holly complains to EJ that Eric only spent one or two years in prison for killing her father and asks if that’s all her father’s life was worth. Holly gets that the justice system isn’t always just and now Brady’s probably going to get away with what he did to Sarah. EJ promises he’s not giving up and will do his very best for Sarah. Holly thanks him. EJ encourages her to hang in and calls her a wonderful woman who he is very proud of as he hugs her.

Kristen asks if Marlena is insinuating she’s not being sincere. Kristen says that her feelings from Brady have ranged from all consuming love to frothing at the mouth hatred and everything in between, but it’s no secret that she’s never given up on them. Kristen admits she’s tried to get over Brady but doesn’t think she ever will. Marlena thanks her for all that and tells her that she and John would be happy to be there for Grandparent’s Day. Kristen adds that she hates what Brady is going through and she’s sorry it took this long for him to perhaps finally realize that they are meant to be.

Xander questions what Fiona is doing there. Fiona says she saw the look on his face at the hospital and it gave her a bad feeling so she should’ve stopped him then. Fiona argues that he can’t do this. Xander asks why not, arguing that Fiona doesn’t know Brady. Xander talks about Brady driving drunk and hitting Sarah, shouting that he’s not going to get away with it. Fiona argues that this isn’t about Brady but about Xander, reminding him that he would go to prison when he has a wife and daughter who need him. Xander remarks that he would just get a good lawyer like Brady did. Brady tells Fiona to just go. Xander raises the bat but Fiona stops him and announces that she has a confession to make.

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Eric goes to see Marlena in her office and informs her that Holly knows that he killed her father.

Holly is at school, looking at a photo of her father Daniel on her phone when she gets a call from Nicole.

Xander joins Sarah in their bedroom after putting Victoria down for a nap. Sarah comments on Victoria’s first birthday party being perfect. Xander reminds her about her hypnosis appointment and hopes she’s still up for it since EJ is no longer pursuing the case, so the only way to put Brady away is for Sarah to remember that night that Brady was driving.

Fiona remains in the living room after Victoria’s birthday party. Fiona looks at the portrait of Victor and comments that their granddaughter had fun, but it was impossible for her to enjoy the party for obvious reasons. Fiona brings up that she didn’t go through with smothering Sarah with a pillow but questions how to stop everybody from finding out that she was behind the wheel that night and that Brady is an innocent man, right as Brady walks in to the room behind her.

Kristen meets EJ at the police station and comments on his trumped up charges against Brady not sticking. EJ says it is a pity that they had to let Brady go but that is why he summoned her. EJ informs Kristen that since he couldn’t send Brady to prison, he thinks he’s going to send her instead. Kristen argues that she actually has to commit a crime to be sent to prison. EJ expresses his frustration over not being able to charge Brady because his car conveniently disappeared. Kristen reminds him that Brady said his car was stolen. EJ talks about thieves being unable to wait to get their hands on a damaged car that happened to be incriminating evidence. Kristen tells EJ to spit out what he has to say and asks what it has to do with her. EJ thought it was obvious since she was the one who made the car disappear.

Fiona tells Brady that she was just telling his grandfather that he’s a free man. Brady responds that it wasn’t his choice but apparently Justin argued to EJ that he had no case because the car was missing, so his only evidence is his confession which is worthless since he can’t remember a damn thing. Fiona asks what he’s doing here. Brady responds that he’s here to see Sarah but Fiona doesn’t think that’s a very good idea.

Marlena can’t imagine how hard it was for Eric to tell Holly that he caused her father’s accident. Eric clarifies that he wasn’t the one who told her. Marlena thought he and Nicole agreed to let her know. Eric explains that he was on his way to tell her but Tate broke it to her before he arrived because he thought she already knew. Marlena asks how she took it. Eric says she’s beyond upset and complains that he should’ve told her a long time ago because she had every right to know. Marlena encourages him not to be so hard on himself since he was trying to protect her. Eric argues that Holly doesn’t see it that way and has every right to be angry at him and Nicole.

Holly answers Nicole’s call and tells her that she has nothing to say to her so she might as well stop calling. Holly then hangs up as Tate approaches. Holly asks how she’s supposed to respond to Nicole apologizing for lying to her for her whole life. Tate understands this is really hard for her and that she was shocked to learn the truth about her father’s death. Tate suggests giving Nicole a chance to explain but Holly feels she’s just going to go on with the same excuses that Eric gave. Tate questions her talking to Eric about it. Holly says that Eric claimed he was just about to fill her in but she doesn’t believe him and calls it another one of his lies that she wasn’t buying.

Marlena tells Eric that her heart is breaking for him since she knows how much he loves Holly and it must be upsetting him to see how upset she is now. Marlena thinks Eric and Nicole need to make a plan for how to handle this going forward. Eric knows Nicole is trying to reach Holly, but she won’t take her calls or respond to her texts. Marlena suggests Nicole coming to Salem. Eric says he thought that too but Jude has been sick so she didn’t want to put him on a plane. Marlena offers to talk to Holly. Eric worries that Holly will just ask Marlena how long she has known the truth, so she’ll just be upset with her too. Marlena wishes that Eric got to tell her the truth first as he might have been able to tell her in a better way. Eric is unsure and says he and Nicole deluded themselves in to thinking Holly wouldn’t be as angry once she got older. Marlena says they can’t go back, so they have to find a way to go forward. Marlena encourages that where there’s a will, there’s always a way.

Kristen mocks EJ’s imagination for thinking that she could make Brady’s car disappear. EJ informs Kristen that an officer on duty overheard Brady talking about how Kristen made his car disappear. Kristen argues that either the cop is stirring up trouble or Brady is drinking again. EJ states that Brady was here at the police department at the time. Kristen says she has to get going. EJ adds that this particular cop was on duty when Brady had a visit from John and the cop heard Brady tell John that Kristen got rid of his car to protect him from prosecution. EJ warns Kristen that he has her dead to rights.

Maggie joins Xander and Sarah in their room, talking about how Victoria is exhausted from her birthday party. Xander asks Maggie to watch Victoria as he is going to take Sarah to her appointment. Xander exits as Maggie talks to Sarah about how fast Victoria’s first year went by. Maggie asks Sarah if she’s sure she is up for the hypnosis session with Marlena. Sarah assures that she is and that Xander thinks the sooner she does it, the better chance she has of remembering if Brady was behind the wheel. Maggie brings up Xander being determined to make Brady pay for what he did to her, but asks Sarah if she wants that as much as Xander does.

Brady asks Fiona why he shouldn’t see Sarah. Brady adds that he won’t tell her that they were together on the night of the accident and he’s not going to say anything to Xander to keep her completely out of it. Fiona thanks him and says she assumed he would because it would just hurt Xander and Sarah even more. Fiona worries that the accident is still fresh in Sarah’s mind so seeing Brady would be too triggering. Brady argues that he and Sarah had a good relationship before all of this happened and she understands addiction because of Maggie. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to be forgiving but he just wants to tell her that he’s sorry. Fiona asks if he just wants to ease his guilty conscience. Fiona thinks Brady is being selfish, insisting that Sarah is not ready to see the person who put her in a wheelchair and reminds him that Xander is furious with him, so if he sees him, he will tear him limb from limb. Xander then walks in to the room.

Marlena understands Holly is like a daughter to Eric, so he feels her pain as acutely as she does. Marlena brings up the expression that you can only be as happy as your least happy child. Marlena says she’s raised children and learned things along the way, like you can’t be there for your kids if you are tailed up in their sorrows and you must not suffer along with them. Eric questions how he can’t. Marlena encourages Eric to be strong. Marlena says there will be failures along the way but you just have to tell them you did what you thought was best in the moment and have compassion, then just give it time. Marlena insists that Holly will come back to him because she loves him and is part of his family as she hugs Eric.

Tate wishes he hadn’t told Holly about Eric causing her dad’s accident and asks why he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Holly assures that none of this is his fault and she knows he didn’t mean to hurt her. Holly states that Eric and Nicole should’ve told her. Tate admits that he thought about calling her last night but he got distracted because his dad came home. Holly questions Brady being home as she thought his arraignment was this morning. Tate then reveals that it was cancelled because EJ decided to let Brady go and isn’t pressing charges.

Sarah tells Maggie that Brady being behind bars isn’t going to get her walking again and asks what it will do to Maggie since she cares about him a lot. Maggie wants her to do what is best for her. Sarah wants to go through with the hypnosis, but not for the same reasons that Xander wants or to identify Brady to the police, but because ever since she had the memory, the blurry image has been nagging at her so she needs the clarity to know what happened that night.

Xander comments that he sees Brady met his mother. Fiona claims she was just telling him to leave because he’s not wanted here. Brady says he will go and that he just wanted to see Sarah to apologize. Xander asks if he’s out of his mind and says he’s not letting him anywhere near Sarah after what he did to her. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry. Xander responds that he’s about to be even more sorry because Sarah has an appointment with Marlena which Brady questions. Xander explains that Marlena is going to hypnotize Sarah so that she can remember seeing Brady’s drunken mug behind the wheel that mowed her down and left her paralyzed. Xander declares that then, EJ will have no choice but to nail his sorry ass to the wall.

Kristen asks if EJ is enjoying himself and tells him to get a hobby because he’s not very good at being a prosecutor. EJ says he’s about to show her just how good and talented he is. EJ warns Kristen that tampering with evidence is a serious charge along with obstructing an ongoing investigation. EJ suggests Kristen might not be too concerned about spending the next ten years behind bars, joking that prison is her home away from home. Kristen calls him a bastard. EJ says she can kiss her job at DiMera goodbye and lose everything she worked for. EJ brings up Rachel and says she can forget her mother-daughter tea parties because by the time she gets out, she’ll be lucky to see Rachel graduate college. EJ remarks that all of this was for a man who has thrown her to the curb. EJ then tells Kristen that he’s willing to cut her an immunity deal if she throws Brady under the bus.

Marlena tells Eric that she’s sorry that he came home to all of this chaos, but she knows Brady appreciates it, especially since he’s home now too. Eric questions Brady not going to prison. Marlena explains that Brady would prefer to go to prison because he thinks he needs to be punished. Eric relates to the feeling but says he can think of many other ways that Brady can atone. Marlena is sure they can help him with a few ideas. Eric agrees to do whatever he can. Eric thanks Marlena for listening and being so wise to him. Marlena reminds Eric to be patient and compassionate and that Holly will come around. Eric then exits her office.

Kristen asks how it would throw Brady under the bus if she actually made his car disappear. EJ guesses that Kristen didn’t do it for fun and that Brady cried on her shoulder, drunkenly, and confessed to the whole terrible incident. EJ tells Kristen to testify against Brady in open court and he won’t charge her. EJ asks what Kristen says to the deal. Kristen tells EJ that he can take his offer and shove it.

Holly asks Tate why EJ is dropping the case. Tate says there isn’t enough evidence against Brady. Holly argues that he confessed but Tate says that’s not enough since he can’t remember the accident. Holly questions if he’s saying that Brady is just going to get away with what he did to Sarah.

Maggie wheels Sarah in to the living room to ask if Xander was getting the car, but they see Brady is there. Xander says that Brady was just leaving. Brady says he will go, but he just wanted to say he’s sorry to Sarah and Maggie. Brady tells Sarah that he’s not expecting forgiveness as he will never forgive himself. Brady says it’s not an excuse but he’s an alcoholic who was depressed and very weak so he relapsed. Brady says he’s ashamed of that but even more ashamed that he drove drunk. Brady talks about not remembering driving but waking up behind the wheel of his own car. Brady adds that he will never be able to express the shame he feels for hurting Sarah and leaving her on the road. Brady insists that he doesn’t want EJ to drop the case because he needs to be punished, but apparently his confession isn’t enough. Brady wishes he could go back and make up for the mistake or trade places with Sarah now but he can’t. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry and he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Tate swears to Holly that it isn’t Brady’s fault that he got off on the charges as he wanted to be held accountable. Holly mocks the idea that Brady’s broken up about not going to prison. Tate insists that he is and that’s why he confessed but it’s not his fault that EJ couldn’t use that. Holly argues that it is Brady’s fault that Sarah is paralyzed and could be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, while Brady just gets to keep his freedom. Tate asks if she’s sure this is just about Brady as he’s thinking this is really about how mad she is at Eric and she’s just taking it out on Brady. Holly tells him not to tell her how she feels or who she’s mad at. Tate says he’s just worried about her. The bell rings for class but Holly declares she’s not going and storms off.

EJ questions Kristen wanting him to shove his offer, even if she doesn’t take it, he has no choice but to prosecute her. Kristen argues that she’s been in enough court rooms to know that what the cop heard is hearsay. EJ asks if she feels safe in making that bet. Kristen tells EJ nice try but they both know EJ would be using the cop’s statement against Brady in court and not her if he could. Kristen asks if they are done or if he has another bluff up his sleeve. EJ asks if Kristen is happy to let Brady get away with paralyzing an innocent woman after running her over and leaving her in the street like roadkill. Kristen says she’s sorry for what happened to Sarah, but the person she cares about most in the world is Rachel and she will suffer if her father goes to prison. EJ says she may be able to sell that motherly devotion spiel to the PTA but he’s as skilled at spotting a bluff as she is. EJ declares that Kristen is obviously still in love with Brady.

Maggie tells Brady that she appreciates him coming by and saying what he did. Maggie adds that she’s in no position to judge as if anyone can understand how insidious the disease can be, it’s her. Maggie admits she is heartbroken as Brady’s sponsor that he didn’t come to her for help. Maggie knows there’s no point in looking back, so they all just need to move forward. Maggie has no doubt that Brady’s regret is genuine and heartfelt. Brady agrees that he should’ve called Maggie when he relapsed and he’s ashamed that he didn’t because she’s always been there for him. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to say anything to him and repeats that he just wanted to say he’s very sorry. Xander declares that’s it and they have an appointment to get to. Xander warns Brady that after Sarah remembers that night, he can grovel to the district attorney. Xander then wheels Sarah out, leaving Brady holding back tears.

Eric goes to Salem High School. Tate asks if he’s there to give him a ride home. Eric responds that he came to see Holly. Tate doesn’t think she will want to talk to him as she’s pretty upset. Tate adds that they just got into an argument because Holly’s upset that Brady is getting out of jail and then she just took off before their last class and he has no idea where she went.

EJ goes to the interrogation room and is surprised to find Holly inside. Holly tells EJ that she heard he let Brady go free. EJ responds that he’s sorry but he didn’t have the evidence to prosecute him. Holly asks what if she helps him find some.

Brady goes to the Basic Black office where Kristen shows up at the door to warn him that just because he’s free doesn’t mean he doesn’t need to be careful. Kristen informs Brady that EJ is out for blood and determined to prove that Brady was the one driving the car.

Fiona joins Xander at the hospital. Xander tells her that Sarah is in with Marlena now, so with any luck, she will soon remember whose face she saw behind the wheel.

Sarah meets with Marlena in her office. Sarah imagines Marlena is a little conflicted because Brady is her stepson. Marlena assures that she’s not and that her interest is in finding out the truth about what happened the night of the accident. Marlena asks Sarah if she’s ready to see what happened that night. Sarah responds that she needs to know who was behind the wheel and hit her.

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Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up to Connie’s bed. Jada knocks on the apartment door, asking if Connie is there as she needs to speak with her about Everett Lynch. Jada continues knocking and then realizes that the door is open.

Chad meets Stephanie in the park and says he’s sorry he’s late as he got caught up talking with the kids’ teachers. Stephanie understands and informs Chad that they already scattered Everett’s ashes. Chad questions everyone already leaving. Stephanie explains that Alex and Leo couldn’t make it while Xander was busy with Sarah, so it was just her and Jada which she supposes was fitting since they knew Everett best. Stephanie brings up Leo mentioning Connie being friends with Everett, but when she called to invite her to the memorial, she had no idea who he was.

Gabi tells Connie that she’s going to take Stefan for all he’s worth and she wouldn’t mind keeping it up with EJ, pointing out that their one night doesn’t have to be just one. Connie agrees. Gabi declares that either way, she’s living the good life. Connie then turns away and pulls out her knife, saying “not for long, slut”

At the hospital, Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and says she’s tried begging so the only thing she hasn’t tried is pulling rank. Paulina then tries yelling at Rafe that she’s ordering him to wake up or else she might have to give the acting commissioner his job for good. Paulina is then shocked as Rafe actually wakes up. Paulina can’t believe it actually worked as she exclaims that Rafe is finally awake.

Chad questions Stephanie saying that Connie saying she didn’t know Everett. Stephanie says who knows with all the lies Everett was keeping or maybe Leo didn’t get his facts straight. Chad is sorry about the turnout as he’s sure it was an emotional day for her. Stephanie is sure it was for him too. Chad says it wasn’t the first time the kids have gone back to school since Abigail had been gone but today was different obviously as he wishes Abigail could’ve been there. Stephanie can’t imagine how much it will mean to Thomas and Charlotte to have their mom back. Chad hopes it’s just a matter of time before they do.

At the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” complains about the portrait of Stefano and says she knows he can’t stand her lying to his son and pretending to be his dead wife. She admits that she doesn’t like pretending to be someone she’s not either, but she has to.

Paulina asks if Rafe can hear her. Rafe nods, so Paulina excitedly says she will go get Kayla and urges Rafe to stay awake as she rushes out of the room.

Connie hides the knife behind her back as she approaches Gabi but Gabi gets a call. Gabi is shocked and says she will take care of it. Gabi then orders Connie to find Melinda Trask now.

Jada enters Connie’s apartment, calling out for Connie. Jada then approaches the bedroom and knocks on the door as Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up inside.

Connie questions why Gabi needs her to find Melinda. Gabi explains that Melinda had notes about her spring line but never sent them to her and it’s too late now. Connie guesses Gabi hasn’t heard that Melinda took a leave of absence. Gabi questions why she would do that. Connie claims to have no idea and guesses she couldn’t handle the pressure of the job.

Jada continues knocking on Connie’s bedroom door and goes to open it but she gets a call from Paulina, announcing that Rafe is awake. Jada says she’ll be right there.

Kayla checks on Rafe in his hospital room and says they are all so happy to have him back. Rafe asks her what happened.

Chad asks Stephanie how her meeting with “Abigail” went. Stephanie says it went pretty well and she told her about how close they were, reminding her of their childhood. Chad recalls Abigail telling him some stories when they first met. Chad says he’s glad they had a good time. Stephanie informs Chad that one weird thing did happen.

“Abigail” argues that Stefano of all people should understand the position she’s in since Chad said family meant everything to him, just like it does to her and her brother. Steve then enters and greets “Abigail”, introducing himself as her uncle. Steve says he couldn’t help but overhear that she was talking to Stefano. She jokes about talking to portraits and comments that Stefano seems to loom large over the family. Steve says he gets that Stefano has a commanding presence even from the afterlife. Steve adds that he heard her say something about family meaning everything to her and her brother. “Abigail” claims that everyone told her that she and her brother were really close. Steve asks if she’s talking about JJ. She asks who else she would be talking about.

Stephanie explains to Chad that when she got to the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” was on the phone and talking about a plan, then when she asked her about it, she said she was talking to Kayla about a treatment plan. Chad says that makes sense but Stephanie reveals that when she brought it up to Kayla later, she had no idea what she was talking about and said they never had that conversation.

Steve tells “Abigail” that her brother JJ is a great guy. Steve brings up Abe having a similar situation where he lost his memory and used flash cards to keep everyone in his memory straight. Steve adds that it took awhile, but Abe got his memory back. Steve talks about Kayla and Stephanie, noting that Stephanie said they had a nice visit which “Abigail” confirms, saying she wishes she could remember their childhood. Steve is sure she will eventually. Steve adds that Stephanie also told him that she said she was working on a treatment plan with Kayla. “Abigail” claims they are and that Kayla has been a huge help. Steve responds that he wouldn’t be surprised by that, if it were true.

Kayla informs Rafe that his heart and lungs sound good but they will get an MRI to be sure. Jada rushes in and is thrilled to see Rafe is awake. Jada thanks God that Rafe came back to them as she hugs him.

Gabi tells Connie that if Melinda’s gone, she guesses she’ll never see those notes. Connie asks for her own notepad off Gabi’s desk but Gabi says she doesn’t see it. Connie keeps the knife behind her back as she approaches Gabi closer but Gabi gets a call from Paulina. Gabi tells Paulina that she’s sorry but it’s not a good time. Paulina responds that it sure is as she’s at the hospital and announces that Rafe just woke up, which shocks Gabi. Gabi thanks her and says she’ll be right there. Gabi hangs up and exclaims that her brother is awake as she runs out of the office, leaving Connie disappointed with her knife in hand.

Chad tells Stephanie that it doesn’t make any sense that “Abigail” would say she was talking to Kayla if she wasn’t. Chad guesses she was probably just confused as to who she was talking to, but Stephanie said she seemed pretty sure. Stephanie tells Chad that she hates to think that “Abigail” is lying.

“Abigail” asks Steve if Kayla didn’t mention that they spoke. Steve says when Stephanie brought up, Kayla said they hadn’t spoken at all yesterday. “Abigail” suggests it was privacy between doctor and patient but Steve assures it was not. Steve says for Kayla to say emphatically that she had not spoken to her is a little strange. “Abigail” calls it a really confusing time. Steve says the truth is that she didn’t talk to Kayla yesterday. “Abigail” says it’s possible she mixed things up and talks about not remembering any of Abigail’s life despite what everyone is telling her. She remarks that it feels like she’s a different person. Steve responds that he can definitely relate to that as it wasn’t that long ago, he thought he was Stefano. Steve calls it a long story, but he was 100% convinced that he was Stefano DiMera and was a completely different person. Steve says of course it wasn’t true and he wasn’t Stefano at all.

Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up until Connie returns to the room. Connie comments on needing to get the front door fixed since it’s sticking and she can only lock it from the inside, so when she goes to work, someone could walk right in and they can’t have that. Melinda thought she was going to work. Connie responds that she was, but something came up before her mission was accomplished. Connie then informs Melinda that Rafe is awake.

Jada tells Rafe how many hours she spent sitting in the chair, waiting for this moment and now it’s happening. Jada says she can’t believe it. Gabi then bursts in and can’t believe it’s really true as she hugs Rafe and Jada. Rafe informs them that he still doesn’t know what happened to him. Gabi questions Jada not telling him. Jada says she was a little preoccupied. Gabi reveals to Rafe that he’s been out for two months in a coma. Jada calls them very long months. Gabi adds that someone tried to kill him as someone stabbed him in the back. Jada reminds Rafe that it was in the cemetery. Rafe remembers being on the phone with Paulina and flashes back to that night. Rafe recalls feeling the pain. Jada is sure it was very painful but asks if he remembers who stabbed him.

Chad asks Stephanie why “Abigail” would lie about talking to Kayla. Stephanie says she has no idea. Chad guesses she must have been talking to another doctor and just got confused. Stephanie says that could be it. Chad says it has to be. Stephanie asks who else “Abigail” would be making a plan with if not another doctor.

“Abigail” tells Steve that it must have been strange for him to believe he was someone that he wasn’t. She mentions having her doubts when Chad found her, but claims that now she knows she’s Abigail DiMera because of the DNA results. She states that she doesn’t have Abigail’s face or memories, so she understands why people have their doubts including Jennifer. Steve tells her that Jack and Jennifer lost their daughter and thought they buried her and grieved for her, so he can imagine how it would turn their lives upside down to suddenly hear that she’s alive. Steve remarks that it takes a lot to believe the unbelievable.

Paulina tells Kayla that she was just sharing the wonderful news with Abe, who is thrilled. Paulina asks how Rafe is. Kayla says he’s doing remarkably well and that Jada and Gabi are in with him now.

Jada asks Rafe if he saw the person who stabbed him. Rafe says he didn’t. Gabi asks why it matters since they already know who did it. Gabi informs Rafe that it was Jada’s ex, Bobby. Jada says he apparently wanted Rafe out of the way so they could get back together. Rafe asks if she arrested him. Gabi reveals that he actually committed suicide which shocks Rafe. Rafe guesses that’s the end of it then.

Melinda asks Connie about Rafe being awake and says that must make her worried since the man she almost stabbed to death is capable of speaking which could be a problem for her. Connie remarks that it could be, if he knew that she was the one who did it. Connie flashes back to stabbing Rafe and then tells Melinda that since Rafe didn’t see her, there’s nothing for him to remember. Melinda asks why she seems so nervous then.

Steve tells “Abigail” that he should get going as he just wanted her to know they are all thinking about her. Steve suggests she give Kayla a call as he’s sure she’d be happy to help her with that treatment plan. Steve says he’ll see her soon as he exits the mansion. “Abigail” remarks to herself that she thinks Steve is going to be a little bit of a problem.

Stephanie tells Chad that she should get back to work and thanks him for coming. Chad apologizes for not making it in time for the memorial. Stephanie understands he has a lot going on, so she appreciates him making the effort. Stephanie mentions that she and “Abigail” talked about having dinner soon. Chad thinks the more “Abigail” is around family, the sooner she’ll want to be in the kids lives. Stephanie encourages that it will happen.

Paulina brings Kayla a coffee from the Bakery and says they should be cracking champagne and throwing a party to celebrate Rafe waking up. Paulina says she’s so happy for Jada and Gabi as she assumes Rafe will be the same man he was before. Kayla confirms there shouldn’t be any lasting effects from the coma. Kayla notes that Rafe doesn’t remember anything about the stabbing, but the rest of his memory seems to be in tact.

Jada tells Rafe that she’s going to be doing a lot for him until he’s 100% again. Rafe asks who the new commissioner is. Jada informs him that it was her but she was just keeping his seat warm for him. Gabi adds that Jada’s been doing a great job. Rafe asks what’s been going on. Jada asks if he wants them to tell him now when he just got out of a coma. Rafe insists, so Jada informs him that there is a high profile hit and run case that he should know about. Rafe then has a flashback to hearing Connie’s voice after being stabbed.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s not nervous, but perturbed because things have not gone as she hoped. Connie reveals to Melinda that Gabi went to bed with EJ. Melinda laughs at that because they hate each other. Melinda thought that was exactly what Connie wanted, for Gabi to extract revenge on Stefan. Connie thought it would make Gabi miserable, but this morning, she was banging on about making EJ her side piece while taking Stefan for everything he’s worth. Connie complains that Gabi’s on cloud nine and asks what kind of revenge that is. Melinda can see why she would be frustrated. Connie shouts that she wants to pull her hair out. Connie knows Li doesn’t want her to kill anyone but she may have to disobey him this one time because there’s only one way to make Gabi pay for what she’s done.

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Melinda remains tied up to Connie’s bed. Connie comes in to bring her breakfast. Connie removes the gag when Melinda agrees not to yell anymore. Connie tells her to behave because she has a very exciting day at the office today and can’t have any interruptions. Melinda asks what today is. Connie then informs her that she convinced Gabi to cheat on Stefan as revenge, commenting that it wouldn’t take much for her to go bed hopping and adds that she wouldn’t be surprised if Gabi already took the bait.

Stefan storms in to EJ’s bedroom to ask where Gabi is. EJ says she’s obviously not here and asks why he even cares unless he changed his mind about wanting her back. Stefan assures that he definitely doesn’t and declares that he came to tell her that he will no longer tolerate her games or allow her to take the house from him. EJ tells Stefan that the only one to blame for blowing up his marriage is him.

Gabi is outside the Brady Pub when she gets a call from Stephanie. Stephanie says she was hoping to reach her assistant because apparently Connie was friends with Everett and she’s having a small memorial service for him today, so she was hoping to invite her. Stephanie asks if Gabi could give her Connie’s phone number.

Jada sits at Rafe’s side in the hospital and talks about learning recipes from Rafe’s cookbook. Paulina walks in and tells her that’s so sweet but says she knows how hard Jada has been working and she’s here when she’s not working. Paulina suggests Jada get some sleep but Jada insists she’ll be fine. Paulina asks if her job as acting commissioner is too much. Jada assures that it’s not and adds that it’s not forever. Jada declares that Rafe has to come back as Paulina hugs her. Paulina encourages that Rafe feels Jada’s love and that will help him heal. Paulina tells Jada that she’s there for her and she’s still working on getting her help at the police department. Jada thanks her for her kindness and support. Paulina talks about spending a lot of time in the hospital in the past year and how she felt the presence of her loved ones which made all the difference. Paulina tells Jada that she will be on her way and she can let her know if they need any help. Jada mentions that Stephanie is performing a small memorial service for Bobby and it doesn’t look like anyone will be there, so she would hate for her to be there by herself. Paulina agrees to stay with Rafe so that Jada can go. Jada asks if she’s sure she’s not busy. Paulina assures that she can work from anywhere. Jada thanks her and says she just has this feeling today that somebody that cares needs to be with Rafe. Paulina agrees to be that someone, but admits she’s surprised that Jada would be at Bobby’s memorial. Jada understands but says that Bobby was still her husband at one point and she can’t believe he could be so heartless or that he would do something like this to Rafe.

Melinda asks if Connie thinks Gabi found a man that fast. Connie responds that nothing motivates a girl more than revenge and luckily for her, she has one or two living in the mansion with her which would make it even messier. Connie says Gabi is doing everything she can to spite Stefan but she’s really spiting herself since cheating on him will be the final nail in her marriage. Connie declares that then she and Li will finally have revenge on both of them.

Stefan tells EJ that he sunk to a new low. EJ tells Stefan to get the hell out of his room. Stefan tells EJ to stay away from his wife. EJ asks why he would do that after their amazing night of passion. EJ comments on Gabi describing Stefan as a son of a bitch and tells him to get out.

Stephanie thanks Gabi for her help. Gabi asks if she’s sure that Connie knew Everett since she never mentioned him to her, but guesses it would be a sensitive subject after what he did to her brother. Gabi remarks that she’s relieved to hear he’s being laid to rest so he can rot in Hell as she angrily hangs up. Ava then approaches and tells Gabi that she’s glad she ran in to her. Gabi asks what the hell she wants.

EJ joins Johnny in the living room and asks how his new job is. Johnny says things are going well and thanks him. EJ is glad to hear he’s enjoying it and supposes every great director has to start somewhere. Johnny calls that condescending. EJ says he has checked out daytime dramas over the years but all the over the top storylines and recasts never hooked him. Stefan comes in and asks if one brother sleeping with another’s wife is one of the storylines in Johnny’s show. Johnny asks if he’s missing something here. Stefan tells Johnny to ask his father, so Johnny asks EJ what he did.

Gabi tells Ava to speak up and asks again what the hell she wants. Ava says she just wanted to tell her that she’s really sorry about what happened between her and Stefan. Ava knows Gabi will never forgive her and she can hate her forever, but tells her not to hate Stefan because he loves her and she knows Gabi loves him too. Ava adds that Stefan didn’t set out to hurt her, so maybe she can think about giving him another chance. Gabi mocks her offering her advice and says that’s not what Stefan wants anymore. Ava asks what she’s talking about. Gabi tells her to forget it and to get the hell out of her way as she walks off.

Paulina knows Jada had her doubts about Bobby’s suicide note, but she assumed her doubts were put to rest when she closed the case. Jada says she did for the most part but she’s still in shock that there was this whole other person that was a total stranger to her and she hasn’t been able to reconcile the two halves of the man she was so close to. Jada keeps thinking about she could’ve done something to prevent this but Paulina urges her not to think like that. Paulina asks how she could’ve prevented it when no one knew how ill Bobby was or what he was capable of. Jada agrees and thanks Paulina for staying with Rafe as they hug. Paulina says she’s happy to do it as Jada then exits the room.

Connie’s phone rings so she puts the gag back on Melinda and answers the call from Stephanie. Stephanie informs Connie that she wanted to invite her to her memorial service for Everett Lynch or Bobby Stein as she heard they knew each other. Connie questions who told her that. Stephanie explains that Leo said he ran in to her leaving Everett’s room at the Salem Inn and she said they went way back. Connie claims not to know what she’s talking about as she’s never heard of Everett or Bobby and says that Leo must have her confused with somebody else as she quickly hangs up.

Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and talks about Brady confessing to a crime he doesn’t remember but he’s released because they had no evidence. Paulina feels something is not right there and she knows Rafe agrees. Gabi enters and greets Paulina, who says she was just sitting with Rafe so that Jada could take care of a personal matter. Gabi tells Paulina that she’s here now, so she can go because she’s sure the last person Rafe would want to spend time with is the woman responsible for sending his sister to prison.

Ava runs in to Stefan in the town square. They ask each other how they are doing. Ava says she’s good while Stefan says he’s fine. Ava mentions that she just ran in to Gabi and encouraged her to give him a second chance but she said he wouldn’t want that anymore, implying it was too late. Stefan then explains that in exchange for his countless apologies in an attempt to make things right, Gabi decided to punish him by sleeping with his brother.

Johnny questions EJ sleeping with Gabi and asks if he was trying to start world war three. EJ argues that Stefan isn’t some innocent victim as he cheated on his wife, so she decided to respond in kind. Johnny questions when Stefan cheated on Gabi. EJ reveals to Johnny that while Gabi was in prison, Stefan slept with Ava which shocks Johnny. EJ reminds Johnny that Ava tried to get her claws in to him too but he never gave in, unlike Stefan. Johnny admits he’s not shocked that Stefan succumbed to Ava’s charms as he was alone for a long time, but he’s sure that Stefan didn’t do it for revenge unlike EJ. Johnny question what EJ was thinking by sleeping with his brother’s wife.

Jada joins Stephanie in the park. Stephanie thanks her for coming and notes that there’s not a big turnout. Jada hoped someone would make it. Stephanie explains that Xander is busy with Sarah, Alex didn’t really know Everett, and Chad is with the kids. Stephanie brings up Connie as Leo was under the impression that she was a friend of Everett’s but when she invited her, she said she had no idea who he was. Jada calls that strange, pointing out that his name has been all over the news as the guy who stabbed Rafe, so she questions how Connie would have no idea who he is.

Connie removes the gag from Melinda and reminds her not to yell. Melinda asks about the call she took. Connie says it’s not her business but apparently Leo has been blabbing all over town about her and Everett/Bobby, who she calls the guy who killed himself. Melinda argues that she means the guy she murdered. Connie remembers that she admitted that to her and that she killed Li and stabbed Rafe. Melinda swears not to tell a soul. Connie shouts that she can’t count on that and declares it’s crucial that no one ever know any of that, so now no one ever will as she raises a knife.

Jada asks Stephanie why Leo was under the impression that Connie and Everett were friends. Stephanie explains that Leo said he ran in to her once as she was leaving Everett’s room at the Salem Inn and she said they went way back. Jada and Stephanie both say they had never heard of Connie’s name. Stephanie mentions finding a spot in the park to lay Everett to rest, so they head that way together.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s sorry but she knows too much. Melinda argues that Connie spared her life for a reason. Melinda adds that she’d be disrespecting Li’s wishes and that’s the last thing she’d want to do. Melinda urges her to think about it that Li would be so disappointed in her for defying him. Melinda says she knows Connie cares way too much about Li to do that. Connie then agrees out of respect for Li to not kill Melinda. Melinda is relieved but asks what she’s going to do about her or if she plans on keeping her here forever. Connie doesn’t know until she gets her final revenge on Gabi because she’s the one who broke Li’s heart and messed everything up. Connie declares that once she knows Gabi’s marriage to Stefan is dead and buried and they are suffering forever, then Li can finally rest in peace and they can all move forward.

Ava questions Stefan saying Gabi slept with EJ, arguing that they hate each other. Ava suggests maybe they just wanted him to think that to make him jealous. Stefan confirms that he saw Gabi’s clothes on EJ’s bedroom floor and at first, they tried to hide it but eventually Gabi admitted to having second thoughts after the fact. Stefan adds that Gabi then doubled down and told him how awesome it was. Stefan states that Gabi set out to hurt him in the worst way possible by sleeping with his brother.

Paulina tells Gabi that she will respect her wishes and leave, but adds that Gabi has this all wrong as she didn’t want her sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Gabi argues that Paulina made EJ the district attorney and he sent her away with almost no evidence. Gabi adds that EJ would’ve let her rot in prison if Stefan didn’t intervene. Gabi then stops and says to forget she said anything.

Johnny still doesn’t get it because EJ and Gabi hate each other, reminding him that Gabi stole EJ’s company and got him fired while EJ let Gabi rot in prison. EJ assures that he still loathes Gabi. Johnny questions why EJ is punishing Stefan when Gabi is the one who blew all his lies out of the water. EJ points out that Stefan confided Gabi in the first place. Johnny argues that’s not it. Johnny doesn’t think this has anything to do with Stefan or Gabi and that it’s about Nicole.

Connie puts her knife in her purse. Melinda questions what she needs that for. Connie responds that if Leo has been shooting off his mouth, then she has to be prepared to shut it for good. Connie asks if Melinda has a problem with that, pointing out that she doesn’t really know him but everyone else seems to hate him. Melinda says not everyone, so Connie questions if she was friends with him or something. Melinda says not at all, but there has to be someone out there that does care about Leo. Melinda then decides it’s not important and wishes Connie the best of luck, hoping that everyone turns out as she hopes. Connie thanks her but admits she can’t take any chances so she puts the gag back on Melinda and leaves the room.

Ava tells Stefan that she’s so sorry as she knows how devoted he was to Gabi and how happy he was when Gabi got out of prison, so she knows how hard this must be on him. Stefan tells Ava that he appreciates her friendship. Jada walks through the town square, making a call to get an address on Connie. Ava approaches and tells Jada that she couldn’t help but overhear, but she knows that Connie is staying at Li Shin’s old apartment. Jada asks how she knows this. Ava informs her that Melinda told her while she was working at DiMera. Jada asks if she knows anything else about Connie. Ava reveals that Connie got her fired and that Melinda told her she was a complete fraud as her resume was a complete lie which surprises Jada. Ava adds that Melinda was on her way to give Connie the axe, but now Melinda has taken a leave of absence so she guesses that never happened. Jada thanks Ava and says that was helpful as she walks away. Stefan asks Ava what the hell that was about. Ava says she has no idea and wonders why Jada would want to know about Connie.

Paulina tells Gabi that it’s none of her business but it sounds like she has a bee in her bonnet about something and she feels it has nothing to do with her. Gabi admits that it doesn’t and apologizes for taking her frustrations out on her. Gabi decides she’ll hear about it soon enough so she informs Paulina that her marriage is falling apart. Gabi adds that as much as she hates EJ, he’s been surprisingly supportive. Paulina says she’s glad to hear that but she’s sorry about her marriage. Gabi thanks her and says if Paulina doesn’t mind staying with Rafe a bit longer, she has to get to work. Paulina assures that she doesn’t mind. Gabi tells Rafe that she loves him and then exits the room.

EJ tells Johnny that he doesn’t want to discuss this with him as it’s none of his concern. Johnny guesses he doesn’t want to admit that it’s about Nicole. Johnny brings up knowing that EJ was hurt and humiliated when Nicole went back to Eric. EJ repeats that this is none of his concern. Johnny disagrees and shouts that it is his business because it’s his family too. Johnny tells EJ that he loves him, but his marriage falling apart was his own fault. Johnny argues that EJ has done enough damage and if he keeps it up, he’s going to lose his whole family. Johnny says he has to go to work and walks out. Johnny comes back in and delivers an envelope to EJ, saying a messenger brought it as he was leaving. EJ opens the envelope and says it seems Nicole got exactly what she wanted, noting that Eric warned him about it. EJ states that even though he refused to sign, Nicole must have found a work around. EJ then shows Johnny that it’s his divorce decree.

Stephanie sits in the park, holding back tears, as she says goodbye to Everett.

Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up to Connie’s bed. Jada knocks on the apartment door, asking if Connie is there.

Stefan questions Ava about no one telling Gabi that her assistant was a total fraud. Ava says she wasn’t going to get involved, so as far as she’s concerned, Connie is Gabi’s problem now.

Connie goes to the DiMera office where Gabi tells her that she has a lot of calls for her to make and e-mails. Connie asks how things are with Gabi and Stefan. Gabi responds that she took her advice and gave the bastard a taste of his own medicine. Connie says good for her and asks if she slept with one of his enemies. Gabi reveals that she slept with Stefan’s biggest enemy, EJ. Connie says that’s even better than she hoped. Gabi didn’t realize she was so invested in her marital situation. Connie says they have to stick together and after what Stefan did to her, she wants him to suffer. Gabi responds that she’s in luck then because now Stefan is going to suffer even more as she’s going to take him for all he’s worth and she wouldn’t mind keeping it up with EJ, pointing out that their one night doesn’t have to be just one. Connie agrees. Gabi declares that either way, she’s living the good life. Connie then turns away and pulls out her knife, saying not for long.

Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and tells him to wait until he gets ahold of the surprise she has in store for him. Paulina says first he’ll have to wake up and get back to work to enjoy the surprise. Paulina says she’s tried begging so the only thing she hasn’t tried is pulling rank. Paulina then tries yelling at Rafe that she’s ordering him to wake up or else she might have to give the acting commissioner his job for good. Paulina is then shocked as Rafe actually wakes up.

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John questions Tate about telling Holly that Eric was responsible for her father’s death. Tate explains that he wasn’t planning to as they were talking about Brady and it just kind of came out. Tate adds that he thought that she knew. John asks how she took it. Tate says she was horrified and he tried to comfort her but she said she just wanted to be alone. Tate says he feels awful. John encourages that Tate didn’t know it would be news to her so he shouldn’t be so hard on himself. John adds that it was bound to come out at one point and be hurtful to Holly. John informs Tate that Eric has just flown in from Paris to be with Brady, so he thinks he needs to give him a heads up about this.

In the park, Holly tells Eric that she didn’t know he was in town. Eric ignores his phone ringing as he tells Holly that he just got in on a last minute decision for Brady. Holly remarks that it makes sense that Eric is there to stick up for Brady, especially after what he did.

In the interrogation room, Brady questions Justin as to what the hell just happened. Justin responds that EJ had no choice but to drop the charges since he has no proof that Brady hit Sarah. Brady insists that he knows that he did it but Justin argues that he said himself that he has no memory of it. Justin says due to lack of concrete evidence, Brady is a free man. Brady complains that he turned himself in because he wants to be responsible for his actions. Brady questions if he’s just supposed to walk out the door like nothing happened. Brady doesn’t like that Justin argued his case without consulting him about it. Justin says he did his job as his lawyer, but Brady says he’s not happy about it and he guarantees that Xander and Sarah won’t be either.

Xander tells Maggie that it’s hard to believe just a few months ago, he and his mom were completely estranged as he was so angry at her. Maggie understands he was holding onto a lot of pain. Xander says that Sarah knew exactly what to do and he’s so glad she did because now Fiona is living with them and helping take care of them. Xander never would’ve imagined he could rely on her like this. Maggie says she’s happy for them and talks about knowing how hard it is to fight demons. Maggie adds that he should be so proud of Fiona. Xander assures that he is as he never thought he’d have his mom back but now is when they need her the most.

Fiona grabs a pillow and says for God to forgive her for what she’s about to do as she raises the pillow over Sarah to suffocate her but stops herself and questions what she’s thinking. Fiona then asks what choice she has, because if Sarah remembers she was driving the car that hit her, then it will all be over and she can’t let that happen.

Xander thanks Maggie for listening and says he’s equally grateful to her. Xander says he should go check on the soup but Justin arrives. Xander calls him his traitorous cousin and tells Justin that he will be at Brady’s arraignment tomorrow because it will bring him great satisfaction to see Brady get what he deserves. Justin then announces that there isn’t going to be an arraignment because EJ decided not to press charges, so Brady is a free man which shocks Xander.

Brady sits outside the Pub as Ava walks by and asks if he’s alright. Brady admits he’s not really and says he just needed some air before going home. Ava jokingly asks if he’s a wanted fugitive but Brady says he’s not in the mood for that. Ava apologizes but admits she thought he would be in jail. Brady responds that he should be, but apparently confessing to a crime isn’t enough to get him where he belongs.

John tries calling Eric but it goes to voicemail and hopes he will get back to him soon. Tate apologizes for making such a mess out of everything. John tells him it’s not his fault as he didn’t know Holly was in the dark about all of this. John asks how Tate found out anyways. Tate explains that he overheard Theresa and Kimberly talking about it awhile back. Tate thought everyone knew so he just assumed that Holly knew what Eric had done.

Eric understands Holly is upset at Brady and has every right to be. Holly questions Eric still being here to defend him. Eric argues that he’s not defending him but supporting him as his brother. Holly argues that Eric knows all too well what Brady did because he’s been in his shoes. Eric asks what she is talking about. Holly then reveals that she knows Eric killed her father. Eric is shocked and doesn’t know what to say. Eric apologizes, saying he really wanted to be the one to tell her. Holly argues that he had 17 years and never said a word about it. Eric says he wanted to talk to her about it tonight. Holly responds that there’s no need to because somebody already beat him to the punch. Eric asks if EJ told her. Holly admits it was Tate, who thought she knew already, but she didn’t because Eric, Nicole, and her entire family lied to her for her whole life. Holly complains that Nicole told her it was just some drunk driver and everyone went along with it to protect Eric. Eric argues that they were protecting her as she was a child and they figured she’d have less questions that way. Holly remarks that Nicole is a manipulator and she played right in to her hands all these years. Holly says over the years, she was so tempted to look it up online but she would hear Nicole’s voice insisting that she wouldn’t want to hear all the gory details and she just believed her. Holly figured there was no point since the monster who killed her father was dead too, but he was living right under her roof.

Tate tells John that he’s worried about Holly because he’s never seen her this upset and wonders if he should’ve left her alone. John encourages him to give her time and she’ll reach out when she’s ready. Tate is unsure since she was really furious with him. John argues that all he did was tell her the truth that he thought she knew. Tate says there was more to it since they were in the middle of a pretty big fight. John asks what the fight was about. Tate explains that Holly doesn’t like that he’s defending Brady since Sarah is her aunt, so she doesn’t get how he could possibly stand by Brady after what he’s done.

Ava tells Brady that it sounds like he had a good lawyer but Brady says he wasn’t trying to get off the hook as he actually wanted to pay for what he did. Ava guesses Justin made a valid point, otherwise EJ wouldn’t have agreed to his release. Ava argues that Brady can’t be held legally. Brady complains that he’s racked with guilt about what he did to Sarah and it makes it worse that he’s getting away with it. Ava points out that he didn’t do it on purpose. Brady feels every bad decision he made led to the accident, starting with the night he fell off the wagon. Ava feels she’s partly responsible for that then because she was there with him on the night of the wedding and didn’t stop him. Brady says she tried to talk him out of it. Ava says she gave up and joined him. Brady assures her that nothing she said or did could stop him that night, but they didn’t know he’d end up on a month long bender that would end up with him making the biggest mistake of his life.

Fiona tries again to smother Sarah with the pillow but Xander returns with her soup. Fiona tells Xander that Sarah fell asleep while he was gone. Sarah wakes up and asks what’s going on. Xander apologizes as he didn’t mean to wake her but reveals he has some distressing news as Brady is no longer in police custody. Sarah is confused as she thought it was an open and shut case. Xander explains that Justin managed to convince EJ that even with Brady confessing, there isn’t enough evidence to prove he actually committed the crime. Fiona calls that ridiculous. Xander says it’s more imperative than ever now that Sarah positively identify Brady as the driver. Sarah says she tried but it’s still a blur. Xander encourages that she did have that brief flash of memory so maybe if she concentrates really hard, she’ll recall the driver’s face.

Justin comments to Maggie that Xander seemed pretty upset. Maggie is sure he will calm down but jokes that he should lock his door just in case. Maggie repeats that she’s still having a hard time believing that Brady hit Sarah and kept on driving, even though he’s convinced himself he committed the crime. Maggie admits she’s relieved that Justin was able to have the charges dropped. Justin says that Brady is still tortured about what he did and doubts that he will ever forgive himself as he was quite adamant that he shouldn’t have been released.

Ava asks Brady if he just kept on drinking after that night. Brady confirms he did right up to the moment he hit Sarah with his car. Ava feels she should’ve checked on him. Brady asks why since she’s not his sponsor or his mother, arguing that they aren’t even friends as he doesn’t even really know her. Ava still feels she should’ve done more and admits she tried to. Ava reveals to Brady that she came back to check on him because she was worried about him driving, but she realized he wasn’t going to drive when she heard him talking to Fiona.

Fiona asks what Sarah remembers. Sarah says she sees the headlights coming at her, but she cannot make out the face of the driver. Xander knows it’s hard but encourages her to keep trying because if she can ID Brady, then EJ can press charges and put him away for good. Xander then asks if Sarah would just say that she remembers seeing Brady. Sarah questions him wanting her to lie. Xander argues that it wouldn’t really be a lie since he confessed and they all know he did it. Sarah says she’s not going to do that and she really doesn’t like that he asked her to. Xander apologizes and says he’s just so desperate. Xander then brings up Marlena helping people access their memories through hypnosis. Xander suggests they go see Marlena to help Sarah remember.

John tells Tate that he can’t blame Holly for how she feels since Sarah is her aunt and given that her father was taken from her in similar circumstances, he’s sure she has very strong opinions about drunk drivers. Tate gets that but questions if he’s not supposed to stand by his own father. Tate acknowledges that what he’s done is terrible and wrong, but he’s in Hell about it so he can’t turn his back on him when he needs him the most. John understands and says he loves Brady no matter what, so they are all in this together. John has a feeling there’s a hell of a lot more to this story. Tate asks what he means and if he thinks it’s possible that Brady is innocent.

Eric tells Holly that he and Nicole hated that they had to lie to her, but Daniel died before she was even born. Holly complains that Eric was already living with Nicole by the time she was old enough, accusing him of stealing Daniel’s life. Holly says it makes her sick to even look at him. Eric says it wasn’t planned like that. Eric says that they were a family and Nicole didn’t want to ruin that. Holly asks if it’s Nicole’s fault then. Eric admits he didn’t want her to know what he had done either. Eric tells Holly that he loves her like his own daughter, so he was afraid that if she knew the truth, it would’ve ruined their relationship. Holly tells him that he was right because she truly hates him. Holly calls him a hypocrite for lying to her forever when she grew up idolizing him. Holly talks about coming to him for help and advice because she thought of him as her dad and she thought she was so lucky, but she would still have her real father if not for him. Holly asks how Nicole could ever get past what he did. Eric says she didn’t and that it took years because Nicole was as mad at him as Holly is and rightfully so, but she eventually found it in her heart to forgive him. Holly tells him not to expect her to, because she’s never going to forgive him for what he did.

John tells Tate that he’s not saying Brady is innocent, but he doesn’t remember anything about hitting Sarah, so there could be mitigating factors that played in to the accident. John knows he would feel a lot better if he knew everything that happened that night. John encourages Tate not to feel guilty about standing by his father since he loves him just like he does and nothing would ever make him stop. John tells Tate that the same goes for him.

Maggie tells Justin that she appreciates Brady wanting to take responsibility for what happened and she has compassion for him, but questions knowing that he’s free and that they might run in to him. Justin knows the situation is very difficult. Maggie says it would be easier if she could just write him off forever, but she can’t because he’s family. Justin points out that Xander certainly doesn’t feel that way and wants to make sure Brady goes down. Maggie worries about the family imploding. Maggie turns to the portrait of Victor on the wall and says she can only imagine what he must think of this, adding that she wishes he was there.

Brady questions Ava eavesdropping on him. Ava explains that it was not on purpose as she just wanted to check on him, but then she realized he was walking back to the Salem Inn with Fiona. Brady makes sure she didn’t tell anyone about that. Ava says she was just relieved he wasn’t going to drive. Brady says at least not that night. Ava repeats that she should’ve done more. Brady assures that none of this is her fault but says if she wants to do him a favor, she can not tell anyone that she saw him with Fiona. Ava agrees not to and asks if she’s married or something. Brady then reveals that she’s Xander’s mother which shocks Ava.

Fiona thought hypnosis was just a silly parlor trick. Sarah says there is strong medical research that proves hypnosis can be very effective when done by a professional. Xander calls Marlena the best. Sarah agrees that she has helped many patients. Fiona questions if it would hold up in court if Marlena did help Sarah remember. Xander thinks it would be all the evidence that EJ would need to put Brady away. Sarah notes the one problem is that Brady is Marlena’s stepson, so she doubts she will help them put him behind bars. Xander states that Marlena is a woman of integrity and doesn’t think that would get in the way. Fiona then questions if Xander is sure since he shot Marlena. Xander stops and questions how she knew about that. Fiona flashes back to Brady telling her about it.

Justin tells Maggie that there is a chance that this isn’t over since EJ wasn’t happy about dropping the charges and is still determined to find a way to prosecute, which means finding evidence. Maggie thinks that will be hard without the car. Justin confirms EJ would need something more like an eye witness and asks if Sarah remembered seeing Brady that night. Maggie says no but Xander says she had a hasty flash of memory of the accident, but can’t identify the driver yet. Maggie encourages that maybe she will eventually.

Xander questions how Fiona knows that he shot Marlena. Fiona claims that after arriving in town, she decided to do some internet sleuthing to catch up on his life and it turns out she missed quite a lot. Xander says he can’t change who he was but assures that he’s a better man now because of his love for Sarah and that’s why he wants to make sure that Brady pays for what he did to her. Xander decides it’d be better if Sarah makes the appointment with Marlena since Marlena might not care for him, but she’ll do anything for Sarah. Fiona thinks Sarah should focus on her recovery. Sarah agrees and suggests letting it go which Xander questions. Sarah says she’s upset about what Brady did but prosecuting him is not going to help her walk again. Sarah adds that it was an accident. Xander argues that hitting her may be an accident, but leaving her to die in the street was a choice. Xander complains that they all live in this city and Brady is a danger to everyone. Sarah then decides that since she has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to see Marlena too, leaving Fiona worried.

Ava didn’t realize that Xander’s mother was in town. Brady explains that she came in for Xander and Sarah’s first attempt at their wedding, but that first night at the Pub, he definitely didn’t know who she was. Ava laughs as she asks if Brady slept with Xander’s mother. Brady insists that they don’t want people to know they were involved. Ava asks if it was serious. Brady assures it was casual as they had a little connection, but now that he paralyzed her daughter in law, he thinks it’s best that Xander not know about it. Ava agrees not to say a word. Brady says he’s heading home. Ava stops him and acknowledges that they barely know each other, but says if he never needs to talk, he knows where to find her. Brady then walks away.

John tries turning on a baseball game to take Tate’s mind off things but Tate says he can’t stop worrying about Holly. John suggests checking in with her to let her know that he’s thinking about her. John is sure she will appreciate just knowing he’s there for her if she needs him.

Eric tells Holly that he’s not expecting her forgiveness, but he wants her to know how truly sorry he is. Eric states that her father was a good man and his friend and he loved him. Holly responds that she never got the chance to love him and that’s because of Eric. Holly then storms off, leaving Eric in tears. Eric sits down on the bench and thinks back to talking to Sarah years ago about how one day Holly would ask about what happened to her father and she might hate him for it. Eric then pulls out his phone and calls Nicole. Eric says he didn’t mean to wake her, but there’s something she needs to know.

Holly goes home in tears as she runs in to Maggie, who asks what’s wrong. Holly informs her that she just found out who really killed her dad. Maggie hugs Holly as she cries.

Tate tells John that he just sent Holly a message that he’s there if she wants to talk, but she still hasn’t read it. John is sure Holly will take him up on it when she’s ready. Brady then comes home, shocking Tate and John. Tate asks what he’s doing here and John asks what this means. Brady announces that Justin convinced EJ there wasn’t enough evidence against him, so he dropped the charges. Tate and John are thrilled as John hugs Brady.

Justin goes to the Brady Pub and questions the Pub being closed already. Ava is inside and informs him that Roman gave everyone the day off. Justin says that’s too bad as he was craving one of his burgers. Ava says she was just about to make herself one and offers Justin one too which he says would be nice. Ava mentions that she heard Justin did something nice for one of his clients today. Justin responds that nobody seems too happy about it, including Brady.

Fiona takes Sarah’s soup to go heat it up. Xander tells Sarah that he knows physical recovery is her top priority but making sure Brady is held accountable for what he did is important too. Xander hopes that a hypnosis session with Marlena is just what Sarah needs to unlock her memories of the hit and run. Fiona listens in from outside the door and says to herself that she’s sorry but she can’t allow that to happen.

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In the interrogation room, John asks Brady to not plead guilty until he knows the whole story. John adds that for all they know, there may be mitigating circumstances and a hell of a lot more to this story which Brady questions. John suggests maybe somebody else hit Sarah or his car malfunctioned. Brady reminds John that Kristen demolished the car so they’ll never really know. John says maybe something else was overlooked and offers to do some research but Brady says nothing is coming up, so he tells John to accept that he got drunk, hit Sarah and he’s going to pay for his crime.

EJ is on the phone at the police station, saying he wants everyone on this and all ducks in a row before the arraignment tomorrow. EJ declares that Brady Black must pay for what he has done. Eric then arrives and calls EJ a vindictive son of a bitch.

Tate tells Holly that she knows that Brady is not a bad person. Holly questions if a good person drives drunk, hits someone, and doesn’t even stop to check if they are dead or alive. Tate repeats that the situation isn’t black and white, arguing that Brady is an addict and has a disease. Holly complains that Brady should’ve dealt with it instead of making someone else suffer. Tate argues that Brady didn’t mean to which Holly complains further about. Tate repeats that Brady wasn’t thinking clearly, had a relapse, and is tortured with guilt. Tate doesn’t know why Holly doesn’t have some compassion for him. Holly reminds Tate that her father was killed by a drunk driver, who probably wasn’t in the right mind either. Tate acknowledges that making it harder for Holly to talk about but points out that was a terrible accident too and that she forgave Eric. Holly then questions what he means as Tate is shocked to realize she didn’t know. Holly asks what he’s talking about and what Eric has to do with her dad being killed by a drunk driver.

Justin supposes Brady was afraid to call Maggie because he didn’t want to be judged. Maggie argues that Brady knows she wouldn’t do that as sponsors don’t judge. Maggie talks about reassuring Brady that all he ever had to do was call her and she’d be there to get him back on track and prevent him from destroying himself or anyone else and especially from driving drunk. Maggie cries that’s why it’s so hard for her to believe that Brady actually did this. Justin still finds it hard to believe that Brady would drive drunk and not attend to Sarah after hitting her. Maggie says that’s exactly it and calls it so unlike Brady. Maggie knows Brady had a relapse and that’s very sad and disturbing, but the Brady that she knows would’ve got out of the car and raced over to help Sarah because he’s a good man. Justin agrees but notes that even though Brady doesn’t remember hitting Sarah, he confessed to the crime. Maggie questions Brady not remembering and why he’s confessing to something he has no memory of. Justin responds that all he knows is that Brady is determined to plead guilty. Maggie suggests maybe he didn’t do it as she can’t help but wish there was some way that Brady could turn out to be innocent in all of this.

Fiona still can’t believe this has happened to Sarah and so soon after she and Xander got married, especially on what was supposed to be one of the happiest nights of her life. Fiona thanks God that it wasn’t so much worse. Sarah then has a blurry memory of the accident. Xander asks her what’s wrong. Sarah responds that she remembers.

John reminds Brady that they are talking about the rest of his life and his kids’ lives. Brady repeats that he is thinking about his kids. John argues that Tate needs Brady, pointing out that his mother just got shipped off to prison and asks how he will handle seeing his father go too. Brady asks how Tate would handle him not facing his responsibilities. John argues that they need Brady in their lives. Brady argues that they’ll be fine and that Theresa will be out in 6 months while Rachel has Kristen. John says that’s his point since Theresa and Kristen are not stable. John repeats that Brady doesn’t know what happened that night. Brady says that he won’t change his mind on this. Brady declares that he put Sarah in a wheelchair so it was probably only a matter of time before he did this to someone else. Brady argues that there’s no other explanation for what happened that night.

Fiona gets worried and suggests Sarah is exhausted and should get some rest. Xander asks Sarah what else she remembers. Sarah responds that she remembers the accident, walking, hearing the sound of the car, turning around, and seeing the driver but she didn’t see Brady.

EJ asks if Eric shouldn’t be taking his wife and son on a trip to Paris. Eric corrects him that Nicole is soon to be his ex-wife and Jude is his son. EJ asks what Eric is doing back in Salem. Eric responds that he came to help his brother and it looks like he came just in time to stop EJ from railroading him. EJ argues that Brady punched his own one way ticket to prison by confessing to driving drunk and maiming poor Sarah. EJ brings up Eric and Sarah being an item at one point and asks where his compassion is for her. Eric says his heart breaks for Sarah and everyone who loves her but nothing’s going to stop him from making sure Brady gets a fair shake. EJ assures that he will and remarks that he shouldn’t be surprised that Eric is defending Brady going on a bender and running over an innocent person, considering he committed the exact same crime. EJ remarks that it appears vehicular homicide runs in their family, though Brady only crippled Sarah while Eric actually killed a man.

Holly demands an answer from Tate as to what Eric has to do with her dad being killed by a drunk driver. Tate apologizes as he thought she knew. Tate then tells her to forget he said anything but Holly says it’s too late for that as she can tell by his face that it’s way more than nothing. Holly reminds Tate that they don’t keep secrets from each other and says she needs to know. Tate then informs Holly that Eric was the drunk driver who killed her dad. Holly says that can’t be true and that he’s making this up. Tate asks why he would do that, knowing he would never lie to her especially about something this important. Holly questions how he found out. Tate reveals that he overheard his mom and grandma talking about it when he was a kid like it was a big family secret. Holly questions why he never told her. Tate says he thought that she knew. Holly sits down in shock, crying that Nicole told her that the drunk driver died in the accident so she can’t believe she lied to her about this. Tate is sure Nicole just wanted to protect her. Holly argues that Nicole wanted to move her to Paris to protect her from EJ and Tate without telling her that she’d be living with the man who killed her father. Holly complains that Nicole didn’t do this for her benefit, but for the same reason she does everything, to protect the love of her life, Eric.

Justin tells Maggie that she is so gracious and forgiving. Justin doesn’t think he could be either in her shoes. Maggie reminds him that he was in her shoes, just like she was in Brady’s shoes, when they believed she caused the accident that killed Adrienne along with Eric and Sarah’s baby, but then she was found innocent as Orpheus put her in the driver’s seat to frame her for the crash. Justin wishes there was a remote possibility that Brady was framed for this crime but says there’s just no evidence to support that. Maggie doesn’t understand how a good kind-hearted person like Brady could’ve hurt Sarah and just driven off. Maggie argues that the Brady she knows and loves couldn’t have done this.

Xander questions Sarah saying she didn’t see Brady and asks who she did see. Sarah responds that there was a glare so the image is blurry. Fiona questions her not seeing the driver’s face. Sarah confirms she didn’t, but in her mind’s eye there is a figure and she can’t make out who it is. Xander suggests it could become clearer if they keep talking about it and asks her if she remembers any more details. Sarah says she’s trying but Fiona thinks that’s enough for this evening. Fiona argues that Sarah needs her rest and she doesn’t see any point trying to remember when they all know Brady hit her that night.

EJ asks Eric if he struck a nerve by bringing up the fact that he mowed down Dr. Daniel Jonas. EJ asks if Eric thinks about Holly’s deceased father when he’s lying in bed next to her mother. Eric responds that he’s here to see Brady. EJ tells him that he’s in the interrogation room and suggests he can offer absolution. EJ warns that saying the rosary won’t cut it for the jury as Brady will be doing his pennance in prison for the rest of his life. Eric informs EJ that Nicole’s lawyer is fast tracking her divorce, so he should be receiving his final decree any day now as EJ walks away. John comes out of the interrogation room and calls Eric a sight for sore eyes as they hug. John asks if he’s jet lagged but Eric says he’s okay. John asks about Nicole and Jude. Eric says they are all good and just settling in to life in Paris. John says it looks that way from his pictures. Eric assumes he came from seeing Brady and asks how he’s doing. John says he’d be doing a lot better if he wasn’t hellbent on pleading guilty at his arraignment tomorrow, so right now he’s thanking God that Eric is here because he may be their last best chance to talk some sense in to him.

Brady thinks back to drinking with Fiona at the bar on the night of the accident. Eric then arrives to see him and they hug.

Tate tells Holly that she knows Eric is a really good person and he felt horrible about what he did and was tormented. Holly mocks that Eric found a way to get over killing her dad and is ready to move on with Nicole and their baby. Tate argues that she knows that’s not how Eric is. Holly stops him and says she doesn’t need him to defend Eric like he did Brady as some things like this are indefensible.

Justin goes to the police station and asks John if he talked to Brady. John says he did but it was unfortunately pointless since Brady doesn’t want to take his advice and wants to plead guilty, so he’s hoping Eric can get through to him. Justin is surprised to learn Eric is there. John informs him that he just flew in from Paris this morning. Justin is not surprised that he would show up for his brother. John says Eric is in there now, so he hopes he has better luck at changing Brady’s mind than he did. Justin responds that maybe the mind they need to change isn’t Brady’s…

Brady questions what Eric is doing here. Eric asks where else he would be when his brother is going through this. Brady asks if Nicole and Jude are with him. Eric says they are still in Paris as he wanted all his focus on helping him. Brady appreciates him being there but says he’s not going to convince him not to plead guilty. Eric says he’s not going to do that.

Xander tells Fiona that he’s aware that Brady confessed but a positive ID from Sarah would really strengthen the case against him and prevent him from getting off on a legal technicality. Xander asks Sarah if anything else is coming back to her. Sarah says she’s trying but can’t remember. Fiona says no one blames her and suggests Xander go downstairs to get some soup while she will help Sarah get some much needed rest. Xander asks if Sarah thinks that’s best. Sarah admits soup sounds good so Xander agrees to go get her some and exits the room. Fiona tells Sarah they are alone at last.

Brady questions Eric not being there to talk him out of pleading guilty. Eric says if anyone understands he needs to atone for his sins, it’s him. Eric brings up that Holly lost her father and Maggie lost her son all because he drove drunk. Brady says he almost did the same to Sarah. Eric asks if he’s sure he was driving the car that hit Sarah. Brady admits he doesn’t remember hitting her but he remembers being in a drunken stupor so he had to have done it. Eric admires him taking responsibility and says he’ll be here for him all the way. Brady appreciates that. Eric adds that he needs to finally take responsibility for the tragic mistake that he made. Brady doesn’t understand. Eric declares that he needs to find Holly to finally tell her the truth that he caused her father’s death.

Tate tells Holly that he knows this is a lot. Holly asks him to just go because she needs to be alone. Tate doesn’t think that’s a good idea but Holly insists. Tate agrees to go but says he’s there if she needs him as he walks away. Holly breaks down crying in the park.

John tells Justin that is why they pay him the big bucks. Justin hopes he can get through to him. John says he has faith in him so he will leave him to it. John exits as EJ comes over to Justin and says he’s throwing the book at Brady. Justin tells him to go ahead but he will have him laughed out of court because he has no witnesses or evidence. EJ argues that he has a confession. Justin remarks that anyone can walk in and confess to a crime but without proof, there’s reasonable doubt which leads to an acquittal. Justin tells EJ to save himself the embarrassment and drop the charges against Brady right now.

Xander goes to the living room and tells Maggie that Sarah got hungry for soup. Xander adds that there’s good important news as Sarah had a memory from the accident. Maggie asks if she was able to tell who was driving the car. Xander says not yet but talking about it was tiring her out. Maggie offers to go up and sit with her but Xander says there’s no need. Xander says that he will bring up the soup and then is sure she will get some rest, meanwhile nurse Fiona is watching over her.

Fiona encourages Sarah to forget about her troubles and get some sleep, promising it will all seem brighter.

Holly looks up the news article on her phone, confirming that Eric was charged with killing Daniel as she is shocked to see that it is true.

Tate sits at home, looking at the article about Brady’s arrest on his phone. John comes home and tells him that he just came from seeing Brady. Tate asks how he’s doing. John responds that he’s determined to take responsibility for Sarah’s hit and run. Tate asks if John thinks there’s any possibility that Brady won’t go down for this. John informs him that Justin is working on that now, but it will come down to one volatile player.

EJ questions Justin’s sobriety if he thinks he would even consider releasing Brady when they both know he’s guilty as sin. Justin asks how EJ intends to prove that since he can’t place him or his vehicle at the scene and Brady has no memory of it nor can Sarah identify who hit her and he can’t produce the car. EJ argues that the car was allegedly stolen but they both know Brady likely made it disappear. EJ thinks he might add destruction of evidence to the list of charges. Justin argues that he can’t prove any of it, so his case is built like a sand castle. Justin asks if EJ really wants to risk his shaky legal reputation by bringing it to a grand jury.

Maggie knows Xander is anxious to have Brady convicted but they don’t want to pressure Sarah into remembering anything too fast. Xander admits he is anxious to see Brady pay for what he did to Sarah but he doesn’t want to pressure her on something so traumatic. Maggie encourages Xander to have faith that Sarah will remember eventually. Xander tells Maggie that having her and Fiona has been so important to he and Sarah as he doesn’t know what they would’ve done without them. Maggie says they won’t have to worry about that as they both love them very much and want what’s best for them, so they’re not going anywhere.

Fiona watches over Sarah as she falls asleep.

Justin joins Brady in the interrogation room. Brady tells Justin that if he’s here to convince him not to plead guilty, he can forget it because John already tried and sent Eric in as a backup and that didn’t work either. Justin announces to Brady that he’s not here to talk about the arraignment because there’s not going to be one. EJ walks in and questions what Brady is still doing there when he said he’s free to go. Brady questions what’s going on as EJ tells Justin to get Brady out before he changes his mind. Brady refuses to go anywhere until he understands what’s happening. Justin explains that he just convinced EJ that it was foolish to present a case against Brady when all he has is circumstantial evidence. Brady asks if Sarah and her family don’t deserve justice. EJ insists that they will get it as soon as he gets the evidence to prove Brady hit Sarah, then he will haul his ass back in. Justin wishes him luck with that. EJ warns that this is not over by a long shot. Justin tells Brady that they will get him home to his family.

Tate questions John about Brady’s fate being left in the hands of the one person who hates him even more than Xander does. John encourages Tate to keep the faith. John asks Tate if anything else has him down and says he can always tell by looking at his face, so if he wants to talk, he’s here. Tate explains that he’s really mad at himself because he told Holly something that he shouldn’t have and now she’s really angry and badly hurt.

Holly cries that she can’t believe they kept it from her for all these years that Eric killed her dad. Eric then arrives in the park to see her.

Xander tells Maggie that when Sarah first told him that his mom might be coming, he was livid but he understood why Sarah wanted to persuade Fiona to come to their wedding. Xander talks about the resentment he had for Fiona being absent for so much of his life, but he didn’t understand the struggles she was overcoming and now she’s here and he can see the good in her. Xander admits it warms his heart. Maggie says that Fiona showed how much she loves him by being here with all of them through this difficult time. Maggie calls Fiona a godsend which Xander agrees with.

Fiona sings a lullaby while watching Sarah sleep. Fiona then grabs a pillow and says for God to forgive her for what she’s about to do as she raises the pillow over Sarah.

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Sarah goes to her room where Maggie is waiting. Maggie says she wanted to talk to her about decorations for Victoria’s first birthday party tomorrow but Sarah thinks Maggie wanted to help her get back in the bed. Maggie admits her concerns with Sarah still getting used to the wheelchair. Sarah assures that she feels confident that she can do it. Maggie holds back from helping her while Holly looks in to the room as Sarah moves herself onto the bed.

Fiona joins Xander in the living room. Fiona almost reaches for the alcohol but pours a water instead as Xander asks about Victoria. Fiona says she’s in the kitchen with Bonnie getting ice cream. Xander assumes that Fiona is settling in okay at the Kiriakis Mansion. Fiona confirms that she is and wonders why Xander ever moved out. Xander responds that Victor was a less gracious host than Maggie. Justin walks in and greets them, noting that Bonnie told him they had moved in and asks about Sarah. Fiona says that she’s resting right now. Justin offers he and Bonnie’s help if Sarah needs anything but Xander responds that what Sarah needs is for Justin to fire his client.

John finishes a call with Belle as he sits at home with Marlena. John tells Marlena that he told Belle about Brady and she even offered to come home to represent him, but he told her that Justin is all over it. John adds that Paul also offered to come home for moral support as he just wants to be there for all of them.

Tate goes to the police station to visit Brady in the interrogation room.

Xander questions how Justin could offer to defend the man who nearly killed Sarah. Justin argues that he loves Sarah but Brady is family too and everyone deserves a defense. Xander argues that driving drunk is not just a mistake but a crime. Xander adds that after running Sarah down, he just went on his way and didn’t even bother to check if she was dead or alive. Justin gets that Xander is suffering. Xander argues that Sarah may never walk again so he doesn’t think Brady should ever see daylight again. Xander remarks that scum like that should be locked up with the key thrown away. Fiona cuts him off and tells him that it was an accident.

Sarah insist to Maggie that she can do it but Maggie insists on helping her. Holly comes in and tells Sarah that she can help too if she lets her which Sarah allows so Maggie and Holly help Sarah in to bed. Sarah thanks them and jokes about not knowing where she gets the stubbornness from. Maggie encourages her being strong and determined. Holly tells Sarah that she’s really sorry, insisting that she is to blame since if the cabin key was where it was supposed to be, she wouldn’t have to go look for it. Sarah assures that the search for the key is not what put her in the wheelchair and that there’s only one person to blame which is not Holly.

Brady didn’t expect to see Tate. Tate responds that he just needed to see how he is if that’s okay. Brady says it’s fine but that Tate must pretty ashamed of him. Tate responds that he’s not and that he feels bad for him. Tate wants to understand how this happened. Brady says it starts with one drink and then it leads to a couple more. Brady states that he’s an alcoholic and sometimes it’s very hard for him to stop. Tate asks about the accident. Brady tells him that he doesn’t remember because that’s how drunk he was. Tate questions why he even relapsed in the first place as he doesn’t understand what happened to make him start drinking again.

John tells Marlena that he talked to his dad this morning to fill him in on what’s going on. John says he’s upset for all of them and sad that Brady fell off the wagon and about the accident, so he wanted to know if he could do anything to help. Marlena calls him such a kind man. John appreciates everyone’s offer but talks about the phone calls to update everyone about Brady being a lot. Marlena says luckily, he has her to help him, assuring that she’s right here for him and they are going to get through this together as they hug.

Holly tells Sarah that she can’t just let her off that easy since the only reason she had the cabin key was because she was lying to everyone just so she and Tate could spend time together. Sarah tells Holly that she’s allowed to feel guilty for lying but not about what happened to her. Sarah repeats that the only person to blame is the driver who hit her. Sarah asks if she’s getting through to her at all. Holly guesses a little and thanks her for being so kind to her, but she still wishes she could go back in time and leave the key where it was meant to be. Sarah talks about lives being changed forever in one moment and they have no control over what happens to them, so all they can do is try to handle the circumstances the best they can. Maggie encourages being grateful that Sarah is getting stronger every day. Sarah admits it’s not as fast as she’d like but she’s getting there. Holly thanks God for that.

Tate asks if Brady started drinking again because of Theresa. Brady clarifies that he’s not blaming her since he’s responsible for his own actions, but when he saw Theresa marrying Alex, he didn’t like it as he did think there was a chance they could get back together and when he realized that wasn’t going to happen, it hit him hard so he went to the Pub and went downhill from there. Tate points out that Theresa’s wedding was weeks ago. Brady admits that he’d been drinking the whole time. Brady reminds Tate of when he sent him back to lacrosse camp and how it seems they were both lying to each other that day, but his lies were worse because the consequences were tragic and cannot be undone. Brady talks about being right in the middle of his addiction, so he didn’t want Tate to see how bad he had become. Brady thanks Tate for not being ashamed of him, but says he’s ashamed of himself.

Xander questions if Fiona is defending Brady, arguing that she doesn’t even know him. Fiona says she’s not, but she’s been told that Brady is an alcoholic and has a disease like she does and it’s not like he meant to hit Sarah. Justin agrees, so Xander complains that Justin has made it clear whose side he’s on. Justin argues that it’s not about taking sides, but about having compassion for someone who made a terrible mistake and is incredibly remorseful about it. Justin repeats that Brady is a member of the family and brings up that the family didn’t write Xander off when he held Bonnie hostage in the shed. Xander argues that Justin wasn’t rushing to represent him back then like he’s doing for Brady. Justin remarks that Xander is lucky he doesn’t need legal representation now after nearly choking Brady to death. Xander declares that Brady better hope he doesn’t get another chance because if he does, he’s going to break his neck.

John thanks Marlena and says he needed that. Marlena says she did too. John declares it’s now time to go talk to his son. Marlena asks if he’d like some company but John feels he should handle this on his own. Marlena tells John to tell Brady that she loves him. John says he will as he then exits.

Brady tells Tate that he’s now heard it all and it’s okay if he wants nothing to do with him anymore. Tate asks how he can even say that when he’s his dad. Tate brings up that Brady didn’t turn his back on him when everyone blamed him for Holly’s overdose and even tried to take the fall for him. Tate says he feels bad for what’s happened to Sarah but there’s no way he’s turning his back on Brady. Brady asks if Tate isn’t pissed that he tried to keep him and Holly apart. Tate insist that he only cares about being there for him. Brady tells Tate that Theresa may not be the only one that’s going to be in prison. Tate questions if Brady would go to prison for an accident. Brady responds that drunk driving and hitting someone is not an accident but a horrible crime as he could’ve cost Sarah her life. Tate is thankful that he didn’t and encourages that Sarah will forgive him in time because she’s a doctor and gets that he has a disease. Tate believes everyone will forgive him as he already has. They hug until an officer comes in to tell Tate his time is up. Tate tells Brady that he loves him and then exits.

Maggie asks Sarah if she can get her anything. Sarah says she’s good and wants to check on Victoria. Maggie says not right now since Bonnie has her in the kitchen, tasting ice cream. Sarah laughs about Bonnie being so good with her. Maggie talks about Victoria being at the pool and comments that she will be walking soon. Maggie then apologizes as Sarah knows it will be impossible for her to keep up with Victoria or walk next to her. Sarah encourages that she will find a way and she’s glad Victoria is growing up. Sarah says she’s lucky to have a wonderful husband and beautiful daughter, so the wheelchair won’t stop her from being the best mother and wife she can be. Maggie says she’s so proud of her. Sarah is proud of Maggie too for always being so strong despite all the losses she’s suffered. Sarah reminds her that tomorrow is Victoria’s first birthday party.

Justin says he needs to go check in with his office. Xander hopes that they lost Brady’s paperwork. After Justin exits, Xander questions how he can do this to them and defend the swine that left Sarah for dead. Fiona assures Xander that she’s 100% on his side. Xander talks about how supportive she’s been and says he doesn’t know what they would’ve done without her. Fiona assures she’ll always be there. Xander invites Fiona to come with him when he goes to check on Sarah so they exit together.

Eric surprises Marlena at her door. Marlena hugs him and says she’s so glad to see him. Eric says he’s missed her so much. Marlena talks about missing him and Jude, thanking him for all the pictures and videos. Eric tells her that Jude and Nicole are doing well, adding that John and Marlena will have to plan a trip to Paris to come see them. Marlena thanks Eric for coming to them. Eric responds that there’s no way he was going to stay in France while his brother’s in trouble.

John goes to visit Brady in the interrogation room and tells him that everyone who loves him is there for him. Brady remarks that maybe they should go see Sarah and then see how they feel. John says they are capable of caring about him and Sarah. John assures that Brady won’t be in here long because Justin will get him cleared of all charges but Brady responds that he doesn’t want to be cleared, he wants to pay for his crime.

Xander goes to check on Sarah, who says she’s going over the list of everything for Victoria’s birthday party. Xander asks what he can do but Sarah says Maggie has it all covered. Fiona joins Xander and checks on Sarah, saying they just want to focus on making things easier for her. Xander remarks that some of them have been doing a better job than others, since he just tried and failed to get Justin to drop Brady as a client.

Justin finds Maggie in the living room and says he was about to call her. Justin informs her that Xander wasn’t too happy about him taking Brady’s case and actually asked him to drop it, but he said no. Justin wonders how Maggie feels about that.

Tate meets Holly in the park and kisses her. Holly says she’s so glad to see him as she needed that badly. Holly asks how he is. Tate says he’s okay and just came from seeing his dad at the police station. Tate admits it was awful and depressing as Hell as he feels so sorry for him. Holly questions why.

Eric asks Marlena about Brady drinking for awhile now. Marlena confirms it’s been since Theresa got married since Brady had hopes they would get back together and then his hopes were dashed. Marlena calls it so sad since Brady had been sober for so long and then to drive drunk, hit somebody, and leave the scene. Marlena could never imagine that Brady could be so reckless and cruel as he didn’t even call anyone to let them know that Sarah was lying on the side of the road. Eric calls it hard to believe but says he’s the last one to judge after what he did to Holly’s father.

Tate tells Holly that Brady is in jail and questions why he wouldn’t feel bad for him. Holly argues that’s where he belongs for getting wasted and plowing his car in to Sarah, who is now paralyzed. Holly argues that she just watched Sarah struggle to get herself in to bed and there’s some things she’ll probably never be able to do again. Tate argues that Brady feels horrible and hates himself for what happened but it was an accident. Holly calls it an accident that could’ve been easily prevented because Brady didn’t have to get drunk and drive. Holly states it wasn’t just an accident, it was a crime. Tate argues that Brady wasn’t thinking straight and was upset about Theresa. Holly asks if that’s an excuse and if they’re supposed to feel sorry for him. Tate wishes Holly wouldn’t be so judgmental about this because she knows he feels terrible about what happened to Sarah, but Brady is suffering too. Tate doesn’t know why they are arguing abou when this situation is not black and white. Holly complains that it is exactly that as there’s no grey area and Sarah may never walk again, so she doesn’t know how the hell Tate can defend Brady.

Maggie tells Justin that she doesn’t want him to stop defending Brady in spite of what happened as she will always love him, but she’s profoundly disappointed in him and horrified that Brady could’ve drove drunk, hit her daughter, and then drove off. Justin says it seems a lot of people in the house are struggling with how someone they all love could cause such a tragedy. Maggie says it may be somewhat easier for her to understand since she’s familiar with that disease of Brady’s. Maggie talks about how it lies in wait for that moment of weakness and says the only way to fight is to ask for help and reach out to your sponsor. Maggie cries that she knows she could’ve helped Brady, but he never gave her the chance.

John doesn’t understand and questions why Brady would call Justin if he didn’t want to be defended. Brady explains that Jada wanted to do things by the book so he didn’t have a choice. Brady declares that he’s going to plead guilty and suffer the consequences. John asks if he even knows what he’s taking responsibility for. Brady says Sarah being in a wheelchair is a pretty big clue. John argues that there’s no proof that Brady caused the accident and the police have no evidence now that his car is gone. Brady talks about Kristen doing that in thinking of Rachel. John suggests he do the same thing. Brady says his kids are all he’s thinking about as he doesn’t want them to be ashamed of the kind of man that their father is. John argues that Justin defending him is nothing to be ashamed about. Brady insists that he’s doing it and there’s no way to change his mind. John tells Brady that his kids won’t be the only ones heartbroken if Brady is locked up as it will devastate him too. John asks Brady to do it for him.

Sarah understands Xander is angry but points out that Brady is family, so she can understand why Justin wouldn’t want to abandon him. Xander still wants Brady to rot in Hell. Fiona suggests focusing on the positives like Victoria’s birthday. Fiona says she’s there for any help they need. Sarah thanks her. Fiona says that Sarah is like a daughter to her now and she’s terribly sorry that she has to suffer like this which she doesn’t deserve.

Marlena knows Eric still lives with the pain of what happened to Daniel. Eric says there’s not a day that goes by that he doesn’t think about him. Eric adds that since he’s been back, he feels a tremendous amount of sadness and remorse. Eric says that back when he and Nicole were married, they decided that Holly was too young to know the details of the accident that killed her father but they agreed that someday, she deserved to know the truth. Marlena is surprised to learn that Holly still doesn’t know Eric caused the accident. Eric explains that they wanted to wait for the right time and that EJ threatened to tell Holly the truth when Nicole filed for divorce. Eric reveals that he and Nicole decided that he needs to be the one to tell Holly the truth before she hears it from someone else.

Tate tells Holly that she knows that Brady is not a bad person. Holly questions if a good person drives drunk, hits someone, and doesn’t even stop to check if they are dead or alive. Tate repeats that the situation isn’t black and white, arguing that Brady is an addict and has a disease. Holly complains that Brady should’ve dealt with it instead of making someone else suffer. Tate argues that Brady didn’t mean to which Holly complains further about. Tate repeats that Brady wasn’t thinking clearly, had a relapse, and is tortured with guilt. Tate doesn’t know why Holly doesn’t have some compassion for him. Holly reminds Tate that her father was killed by a drunk driver, who probably wasn’t in the right mind either. Tate acknowledges that making it harder for Holly to talk about but points out that was a terrible accident too and that she forgave Eric. Holly then questions what he means as Tate is shocked to realize she didn’t know.

Justin supposes Brady was afraid to call Maggie because he didn’t want to be judged. Maggie argues that Brady knows she wouldn’t do that as sponsors don’t judge. Maggie talks about reassuring Brady that all he ever had to do was call her and she’d be there to get him back on track and prevent him from destroying himself or anyone else and especially from driving drunk. Maggie cries that’s why it’s so hard for her to believe that Brady actually did this.

Brady tells John that he would do anything for him but this. John repeats that he respects Brady’s decision to want to take responsibility but questions how he can do that without having all the facts. Brady states that he got drunk, hit a woman with his car, and left her at the scene so he thinks the facts are pretty straightforward. John says maybe he’s right and everything will turn out as he thinks it is. John asks Brady to not plead guilty until he knows the whole story. John adds that for all they know, there may be mitigating circumstances and a hell of a lot more to this story.

Fiona can’t believe this has happened to Sarah and so soon after she and Xander got married, especially on what was supposed to be one of the happiest nights of her life. Fiona thanks God that it wasn’t so much worse. Sarah then has a blurry memory of the accident. Xander asks her what’s wrong.

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Kayla goes to see Steve at Stephanie’s apartment and jokes with him about having plumbing issues.

Leo sits in the town square going over his script writing when Chad approaches. Leo greets him and says he hasn’t seen him around the office much so he asks how things are. Chad says things are okay and thanks him. Leo figured a guy who’s wife just came back from the dead would be a lot happier than he is and asks what gives.

In the living room of the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” calls Mark and tells him that she was able to convince Chad to move back home to be with the kids. She calls it a relief to not have him hovering all the time and now that she can finally breathe, she thinks they need to figure out the next step of their plan, right as Stephanie enters the room.

Gabi tells EJ that she doesn’t know why she’s suddenly getting cold feet as she really wants to get back at Stefan. EJ tells her that she doesn’t have to make a decision right away and advises her to think it through because once the cat’s out of the bag, there’s no going back. Gabi questions why EJ is being so nice about this. EJ supposes it’s because he recently had his own heart broken and he was angry but also hurt and he knows he would do anything to make his pain go away, even if it meant swallowing his own pride. Stefan then enters the room to ask if EJ has seen Gabi but is surprised to see them together. Stefan says he didn’t expect to find Gabi in here. Gabi starts to explain but Stefan says he knows exactly what was going on. Stefan accuses EJ of inviting Gabi in to his lair to offer her a sympathetic ear and clearly gave her his robe. Stefan says he shouldn’t be surprised that EJ is there for her since he’s made such a public stance on where he stands on their marital issues. EJ tries to explain but Stefan tells him to stay out of it. Stefan declares that EJ is trying to use Gabi to get revenge on him. EJ then remarks that it’s more like the other way around. Stefan asks what the hell that means.

Kayla asks Steve what happened. Steve calls it a long story about him against the garbage disposal and explains that he almost got his wedding ring caught. Kayla asks why he didn’t take it off first. Steve responds that he’s a proudly married man that doesn’t like taking it off which Kayla calls very sweet.

“Abigail” tells Mark that she will call him back and hangs up. She introduces herself to Stephanie, who informs her that she is her cousin. Stephanie says she probably should’ve called first but “Abigail” says it’s fine. Stephanie adds that she didn’t mean to interrupt her call as it sounded pretty important since she was talking about the next steps in her plan.

Kayla tells Steve that Stephanie is lucky to have a brave papa like him. Steve comments that he wouldn’t have to make plumbing house calls if she didn’t move out. Kayla jokes that he would’ve been happy to have her live with them forever. Steve talks about not even knowing what a family was until he had Kayla and now seeing what Jack and Jennifer are going through with Abigail makes him want to hold his kids close and never let go. Kayla says she feels the same way.

“Abigail” claims to Stephanie that she was just talking to her doctor about her treatment plan and figuring out the next steps. Stephanie asks if there’s something they can do to help get her memory back. “Abigail” says she hopes so. Stephanie informs her that Kayla is her mom. “Abigail” remembers Kayla saying she was her aunt. Stephanie knows it’s a lot to keep track of. She talks about finding out everyone is connected to someone else in town. Stephanie explains that Steve is Jack’s brother. “Abigail” responds that it’s not the only connection they have since Stephanie moved in with her husband after they thought she was dead.

Chad tells Leo that things with Abigail are fine. Leo mocks that, feeling fine is boring. Chad says he gets his point and he’s thrilled that Abigail is back but she looks different and doesn’t remember anything about her life other than Clyde stabbing her. Chad adds that she doesn’t remember him or the kids but Stephanie is going to see her so they hope seeing familiar faces will bring back memories. Leo asks if she doesn’t have to remember anything since he’d prefer she not remember that he stole her jewelry or that she was once on his revenge list. Chad tells him not to revel in her amnesia and that he would love for her to get it all back. Leo says that’s fair enough. Chad asks if he wants to know who is on his revenge list. Leo hopes it’s not him. Chad says not at the moment and that it’s Clyde Weston and everyone else who helped keep Abigail from them.

Aaron returns to Salem and goes to the hospital to see his brother, Mark. Mark comments on Aaron spending camp impersonating Tate and thought he was going to call him when his flight landed. Aaron says he took a cab and figured that Mark would be pretty pissed which Mark confirms. Aaron apologizes for lying to him and explains that Tate asked him to help so he and Holly could spend the summer together. Aaron talks about receiving training that could go to a college scholarship. Mark asks what will happen when Brady asks to be reimbursed now that he knows he paid for Aaron to go. Aaron remarks that Brady is rolling in money and wouldn’t miss it but then declares that he will figure out a way to pay him back. Mark is glad to hear him say that but tells him to wait until Brady reaches out to him because he has more important things going on.

Stefan tells Gabi that he just spoke to “Abigail”, who encouraged him not to give up and to keep fighting for them. Stefan says his idea was to come apologize again for hurting Gabi and tell her again that he still loves her and that he knows she still loves him. Stefan asks if they can go somewhere and talk. Gabi agrees to but Stefan sees EJ trying to kick Gabi’s clothes under the bed. Stefan then yells at Gabi, questioning if those are her clothes on the floor.

Stephanie tells “Abigail” that she didn’t realize Chad told her about them. “Abigail” remarks that the bombshells just keep coming. Stephanie apologizes as she knows that must have been really upsetting to hear. Stephanie assures her that Chad never stopped loving Abigail and it was so difficult for him to move on. “Abigail” stops her and says she doesn’t have to explain, understanding they thought she was gone and if she was, she would’ve wanted Chad to move on and find happiness. Stephanie says that Chad never found it without her. “Abigail” asks about them moving in together. Stephanie says they gave it a try, but in the end, Chad’s feelings for Abigail are why they didn’t work out. Stephanie insists they are just friends now and that’s all they will ever be. Stephanie adds that Chad’s the reason she is here since he said she should come see her. “Abigail” asks how Chad seemed. Stephanie admits he’s not great as it’s difficult for him to have her so close but so far. “Abigail” says she wishes it didn’t have to be this way. Stephanie explains that Chad thought her coming to see her would help jog some memories loose. Stephanie talks about how they were really close when they were younger and jokes about knowing Abigail’s secrets.

Kayla tells Steve that she spoke with Jennifer this morning. Steve asks if she’s doing any better. Kayla says not really as she’s torturing herself since she’s the only person who can’t accept that this person is Abigail. Steve asks if Jennifer believes it. Kayla says that Jennifer feels in her heart that she would recognize her own daughter. Steve feels it’s a defense mechanism. Kayla guesses that Jennifer is so afraid of losing her again that she’s afraid to accept it. Steve admits he hates to say it but it’s not like DNA tests have never been wrong at University Hospital. Kayla says she knows but she was there, took the swab, and brought it to the lab. Kayla mentions the only other person involved in this is Mark and she trusts him completely.

Aaron is shocked to learn that Brady is in jail and worries about Tate. Mark brings up Sarah, who was run over and left for dead on the side of the road. Aaron says he’s sorry that happened. Mark mentions that Sarah had just been married and is a mom too, while now her whole life is upended and she may never walk again. Aaron guesses that’s not the only reason he’s taking it that hard. Mark asks what he means. Aaron says when he hears about people in a car accident, he can’t help but think about their parents and it feels like reliving it all over again.

Leo asks Chad if he has any leads on Clyde and “Abigail” or who was holding her in Poplar Bluff. Chad says not yet. Leo asks if he has any idea why. Chad says he’s asking a lot of questions. Leo blames being a journalist. Chad says it’s fine, he just doesn’t have any answers yet. Leo then asks Chad if he’s planning on attending Stephanie’s memorial service for Everett now that his ashes have been released to her. Chad says he was just with Stephanie and she didn’t say anything. Leo is sure she’ll reach back out but points out that there won’t be a lot of people attending since Everett only knew Stephanie, them, and his friend Connie. Chad asks who Connie is. Leo says he never mentioned her to him either. Chad questions how he knows all of this. Leo explains that he happened to go by Stephanie’s right after Jada left, to go over his press release. Chad argues that he’s supposed to go over press releases with him. Leo then reveals it’s not for the Spectator but for his new job, so Chad questions if he’s leaving the paper. Leo responds that this is what he was hoping to discuss with him.

Stefan questions Gabi sleeping with EJ last night. EJ tells Stefan to take it easy. Stefan demands an answer from Gabi. Gabi then admits that she slept with EJ. Stefan calls EJ a son of a bitch and punches him.

Leo guesses Chad hasn’t heard that he’s been named the new head writer of Body and Soul. Chad admits he hasn’t but congratulates him. Leo calls it an amazing opportunity and a dream come true. Chad asks if that means he will be stepping away from Lady Whistleblower. Leo says he originally planned to do both, but now that he’s in the thick of it and he’s drowning having to deal with the actors and write six episodes a week with no days off or hiatuses. Leo says he only gets one week a year off and he’s grateful for the opportunity but admits the show is taking over his life. Chad asks if he needs a find a successor then to his gossip column. Leo thinks that might be best. Chad admits that he’s sorry to see Leo go as he mostly liked working with him. Leo tells Chad that he might see a storyline on Body and Soul that seems familiar based on is she the hero’s dead wife or not, but Chad is not on board with it.

Stephanie tells “Abigail” about being a racecar driver in the past. Stephanie talks about how Abigail always looked out for her and calls her the best cousin and friend one could’ve asked for. “Abigail” says she’s sorry but is sure she would feel the same if she could remember. Stephanie says she’s sure she feels really lost and lonely right now. Stephanie declares that memory or not, she’d still like to be her friend even if they are starting from scratch. “Abigail” says she’d like that too as they hug.

Mark tells Aaron that he has been thinking a lot about their parents lately and says they’d be so proud of Aaron in his senior year. Mark encourages that Aaron is a good kid with his heart in the right place. Aaron credits having a very cool older brother to look after him. Aaron apologizes for letting him down and doubts that Mark did anything so stupid when he was his age. Mark responds that he’d be surprised.

EJ screams at Stefan that he’s going to regret doing that as Gabi gets in between them to keep them apart. Stefan asks if EJ is proud of himself for taking advantage of his wife to hurt him. Gabi tells Stefan that nobody took advantage of her as she knew exactly what she was doing. Stefan tells Gabi not to defend EJ. Gabi responds that she’s telling the truth that she seduced EJ. Stefan questions why when she hates his guts. Gabi shouts that she hated Stefan’s even more and she wanted to get back at him for sleeping with Ava. Gabi asks what would hurt worse than knowing she slept with the brother that he despises. EJ goes to get himself some ice. Stefan questions Gabi setting out to inflict maximum damage on him and says that she succeeded admirably. Stefan asks if she’s happy now.

Steve asks Kayla if she thinks Abigail will ever get her memory back. Kayla wishes she knew but says there’s no way of telling so all they can do is be supportive of her and Chad and try not to put any pressure on her. Steve says she must be overwhelmed. Kayla hoped that being in the presence of friend and family would make a difference, but if not, she is going to suggest sessions with Marlena. Steve talks about when he didn’t know who he was and how he was afraid to remember, but feels like a fool for wasting one second with her. Kayla responds that she got him back and that’s all that matters as they kiss.

Aaron questions Mark as to what bad decisions he could possibly have ever made. Mark responds that he’s made some legit bad decisions. Aaron asks how bad they could possibly have been. Mark repeats that he’d be surprised. Aaron decides to believe him but remains unsure what bad decisions he possibly could have made. Aaron supposes now would be a bad time to ask him to sign off on his physical sports form. Mark says he actually needs to do the exam. Aaron guesses tampering with medical stuff could get him fired. Mark offers to recommend a colleague but Aaron says he’ll take care of it. Mark tells Aaron that he’ll see him at home and he’s glad to have him back.

Chad tells Leo that he should’ve asked for his permission before using his wife’s life story. Leo argues that it’s only loosely based on her and points out that it’s not like the amnesia angle hasn’t been done on soap operas before. Chad tells Leo that the problem is if they do a DNA test, you get the answer, so questions where the suspense is. Leo argues that in the soap world, a DNA test is barely worth the paper it’s printed on since the doctor could be on the take. Chad argues that his life isn’t a soap opera and he’s got his wife back. Leo tells Chad that’s good as he doesn’t want to see him go through any more trauma since he’s suffered enough. Chad says he can never tell when he’s being serious. Leo assures that he means it and admits he loves drama, but also a happy ending and he hopes that Chad and Abigail get theirs.

Stephanie suggests to “Abigail” that they grab dinner sometime. “Abigail” says it would be great to get out of the house and mix things up a little. EJ walks in and greets Stephanie, saying not to mind him as he’s just getting ice for his lip. After EJ exits, “Abigail” wonders whose fist EJ ran in to. Stephanie comments on there always being something going on at the DiMera Mansion and remarks that she’s sure whatever happened, EJ deserved it. “Abigail” questions her not being a fan. Stephanie then informs her that EJ once kidnapped her and stuffed her in a morgue drawer so she can draw her own conclusions. “Abigail” questions how she ended up sleeping with him. Stephanie tells her that she came to her senses pretty quickly. Stephanie questions if “Abigail” is sure she wants to stay here, pointing out that she could always move in with her. “Abigail” calls that really generous but assures that she’s fine here. “Abigail” then gets a text from Mark, telling her to meet him in the park as soon as she can get away. Stephanie asks if everything is okay. “Abigail” says she just has something to care of. She thanks Stephanie for coming by. Stephanie says she’ll see her soon as “Abigail” then exits the mansion.

Stefan tells Gabi that he went to her room last night and knocked on her door to plead with her to help him find some way to work this out, only there was no response because she was in EJ’s bed. Stefan knew Gabi could be cold but argues that he made one stupid, drunken mistake while this was calculated and pre-meditated which Gabi admits. Stefan complains that he’s been killing himself trying to figure out ways to make this up to her or find some way for her to forgive him, but then she goes and does this. Stefan calls it a horrible, self-destructive thing that she can never take back or undo. Gabi asks if that means he’s given up fighting for them. Stefan confirms that’s exactly what it means. Gabi tells Stefan that when she woke up in EJ’s bed this morning, she actually had regrets and thought maybe she was being too hard on Stefan and maybe it was a mistake to punish him as maybe she still loved him. Gabi admits that for a second, she thought about lying and not telling him about her and EJ, just like Stefan lied to her about Ava, but that would make her just as guilty as he is. Gabi declares that she’s glad that fate had him walk in to remind her what a total ass he is. Gabi adds that for the record, EJ is better in bed than he is, right as EJ walks back in to the room with a smile. Stefan tells them that they deserve each other and walks out. EJ reaches out to Gabi to ask if she’s alright but she pulls away and says not to touch her as she holds back tears.

Stephanie comes home and jokes about Steve and Kayla hooking up in her living room. Kayla says they were just leaving. Steve adds that her garbage disposal is fixed. Stephanie calls them the best. Kayla wants a family dinner on the calendar. Stephanie mentions just seeing “Abigail” and suggests they all do dinner together. Steve asks how she seemed. Stephanie says she was okay but didn’t trigger any memories. Stephanie is glad that Kayla is working on a treatment plan with “Abigail”. Kayla asks what she means. Stephanie responds that “Abigail” was on the phone with Kayla when she got there, talking about the next steps in her plan. Kayla informs Stephanie that she didn’t talk to Abigail today which Stephanie calls strange because she definitely said she was talking to her, leaving Steve confused.

“Abigail” meets Mark in the park and says she’s sorry she had to hang up so fast since Stephanie walked in. She assures that she didn’t hear anything and was able to cover. Mark asks why she was there. “Abigail” explains that Chad sent her in hopes that she could jog her memory with heartwarming tales from her past. “Abigail” admits that Stephanie is really sweet and worries that this is all becoming a little hot as Mark hugs her.

Chad thanks Leo for his well wishes. Leo calls him a great guy and says he deserves to be happy after everything he’s been through. Chad comments on them coming a long way. Leo says he’s a romantic at heart, so if he can’t be lucky with love, he hopes Chad can. Chad encourages him not to give up. Leo talks about how things have been since Dimitri and how he almost hooked up with one guy but didn’t. Leo adds that the only guy he’s been interested in was Mark, but guesses he turned out not to be gay. Leo mentions that he overheard Mark on the phone at the hospital and he said he was talking to his girlfriend. Chad says he’s sorry for the tough break. Leo remarks that whoever Mark’s girlfriend is, is very lucky.

Mark asks “Abigail” if she’s okay. She says she’s fine but with Chad and Abigail’s family, she’s inundated with fake relatives. Mark reminds her that when things get tough, her real family is there for her, revealing that they are brother and sister.

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