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Gwen arrived at the Horton house showing off Alice’s necklace. She let Julie know that it belonged to her family now. Gwen cut her vacation short so she could surprise her with the necklace. Chad wondered how Gwen got her hands on the necklace. Gwen explained how she ended up with the necklace. She offered her condolences to Julie. Julie asked her for the necklace back, but Gwen refused to give it back to her. Julie was upset that she wouldn’t give the necklace back. Gwen read about it being stolen in the newspaper. She reminded Juile that the Hortons weren’t nice to her over the years so she was going to enjoy not giving her the necklace. Julie wanted to know how much Gwen wanted for the necklace. She didn’t want money because she had money. Gwen wanted to rub Julie’s nose in the fact that she had the necklace. She also wanted to tie up some loose ends in Salem. Chad wanted her out of the house. Before Gwen left, she wanted to know if her father was there. She heard about the Abby imposter. Gwen felt like Jack didn’t deserve it. Gwen was ready to go. Julie warned her that she would get the necklace back one way or another. Julie called Hope and told her about Gwen having the necklace. Hope didn’t know that Gwen had it. Julie talked to Chad about what Gwen did. They wanted to talk to JJ about it. Leo was trying to get Tesoro to stop crying, but he couldn’t do it. Gabi tried to help stop the baby from crying. Arianna was annoyed so she wandered out. Leo thought something was wrong with the baby. He panicked and took him to the hospital. Kayla and Javi were talking about the baby when Leo showed up at the hospital. Kayla checked the baby out, and he had a stomachache. Kayla was going to give him a new formula, but she realized that she couldn’t do it because of the budget cuts EJ made. Javi saw Leo and the baby at the hospital and got worried. They talked about Kayla’s diagnosis and left to get the new formula for the baby. While they were walking, Leo and Javi talked about how well fostering Tesoro was for them. They also talked about how their days went. Leo didn’t think Johnny shot EJ and planned on investigating it more. Javi told him that he had a good heart. Gwen overheard that and disagreed with him. She said hello to Leo.

Sami called Rafe while he was at the station. He confirmed that he was looking after Arianna. She had a surprise for him. Rafe came home while Gabi and Arianna were talking. He wondered if she had plans for the holiday. She didn’t have any plans. Rafe mentioned that he knew she was hanging out with Doug. Arianna denied hanging out with him, but Rafe said that Roman saw them together. Arianna finally admitted that she was hanging out with Doug. Gabi was shocked by that since Doug was a lot older than her, and he stole Julie’s necklace. Rafe warned her to be careful hanging out with him. Arianna left to hang out with Holly and Tate. She didn’t like that she was being stalked. Arianna felt like she was old enough to hang out with anyone she wanted. Rafe apologized and she forgave him. She walked out of the house. Gabi wondered why Rafe was at the station. He said that it looked like someone found the memory card. Rafe said no one watched it yet. He hoped that it would clear Johnny. Gabi didn’t want to testify in the case. Arianna left a message for Holly when a creepy man followed her. The man got closer, but he ran when Kayla appeared. Leo thought that Gwen was back for him. She let him know that she wasn’t there for him. Gwen wanted to take care of some business. Leo recognized the necklace she was wearing. Gwen told him that it belonged to her.

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Brady and Sarah talked at the pub. She wanted to know what was going on with him and Rachel. He wanted her to promise not to repeat what he was about to tell her. Brady told her that Rachel saw Johnny threaten EJ. Sarah felt like kids need to feel secure and safe. Brady knew she wasn’t just talking about Rachel. Sarah second guessed the decisions she made when it concerned Victoria. Brady assured her that Xander wouldn’t hurt his daughter. She felt like the people he loved the most usually get hurt. Brady advised her to put her animosity for Xander aside the same way he did with Kristen. Sarah wasn’t sure she could do that. Brady warned her not to make the same mistakes he made. Xander snuck in the Kiriakis mansion to give Victoria a stuffed dog. Maggie caught him in the mansion. She told him that Victoria was deathly afraid of dogs. He wanted to see Victoria, but Maggie wouldn’t let him see her because she was asleep. Xander wanted to wait. She was about to leave, but he wanted to get some things straight. He called her out for turning her back on Titan and Victor’s legacy with the vote at the hospital. She said she hated what he did and not him. Maggie loved Victor too much to truly give up on him. She didn’t want him to question her loyalty to Victor. Xander didn’t know what that meant. Maggie told him that she voted for him. He apologized for what he said to her. She said that nothing changed between them because he beat Philip up. Xander denied attacking him. Maggie felt like Victoria needed a stable life. Xander felt like Victoria would have stability when he got full custody. Maggie laughed at him and said no judge would do that. Xander reminded her about the lies that Sarah told. Maggie warned him to come up with a compromise with Sarah. She told him that if Xander loved Sarah, he wouldn’t take Victoria from her mother. Sophia dreamed about her baby. She talked to her mother on the phone and assured that she was fine. After she got off the phone with her mother, she called Melinda.

Tate found Holly at the town square. He asked her out on a date. They talked about getting back together. She let him know that she was probably going to Paris in a few months. He wanted to try and suggested they take it one day at a time. They held hands, and Sophia saw them. They planned their date, but Holly told him that she was going to be gone a few nights with Ari on Senior Lake Week. She didn’t want him to go with her this close to Sophia’s delivery. He didn’t want to miss the moment of seeing his child being born. Tate realized that first births take long so he could go with Holly since he would have his phone with him. Sophia met with Melinda at the park Melinda assured her that what told her would be confidential. Melinda told her that she needed to know everything if she was going to help her. Sophia admitted that she gave birth while watching YouTube. Melinda wanted to know if she was sure she wanted to leave the baby at the firehouse. Sophia started crying and told her that she was sure she wanted to leave the baby at the fire station. Melinda wanted to take her to the doctor to get checked out. Sophia didn’t like the idea of Tate and her mother finding out what happened. Melinda wanted to take her to a clinic out of town. She had a plan for what would happen next. Sophia wondered why she was helping her. Melinda told her that she was in her position. Sarah and Xander ran into each other at the town square. She noticed the stuffed dog he had, and he told her about the visit he had with Victoria. They realized that it would be better to think about Victoria’s happiness. Sophia was alone in her room and lifted her shirt. She revealed a pregnancy pad under her shirt.

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Tate was excited at the idea of the baby kicking. He realized he would miss feeling it. Sophia wouldn’t miss getting kicked in her ribs. She was tired of being pregnant and was ready to move on with her life. Tate reminded her that they had to find adoptive parents first. She said she found an attorney who could help. Tate wanted to find parents who would give their baby a great life. He pictured what the baby’s life would be like. Sophia didn’t want to think about it. Amy went in Sophia’s room and invited her to see a movie. Sophia didn’t want to go. Amy left the room, but she left the door open. Sophia told Tate that her mother didn’t want them making another baby. He wondered if Amy thought they were together. Sophia ducked his question and asked about Holly. He hadn’t heard from her since their graduation. Sophia told him that she saw her helping Doug get his GED. She drove it home that they were close to each other. Rachel was having a game night with Brady when Marlena called him to tell him what happened to Johnny. Brady wanted Rachel to tell the truth if the police questioned her. Kristen showed up at the townhouse to tell Rachel about her grandmother. She wanted Rachel to write her grandmother a letter. Brady told Kristen about Johnny getting arrested. They argued about telling Rachel about Johnny’s arrest. Kristen thought EJ would hurt Rachel. Brady didn’t think EJ would hurt Rachel especially since Johnny said he was innocent. They started arguing again, but Rachel heard them. She demanded that they stop arguing. Rachel ordered them to apologize to each other. She wanted them to watch a scary movie together. Rachel wanted to stay at the townhouse for a few days and wanted Kristen to stay too. Tate arrived and saw them together. Rachel wanted him to watch the movie with them. Brady talked to Tate about Johnny and Sophia. Tate told him that Sophia hadn’t had Braxton Hicks since the prom.

Sophia was in her room and became uncomfortable. She doubled over in pain. Sophia realized that her water broke. She was going to call the hospital, but she was in pain. The phone fell out of her hand. Chanel went to see Johnny at the police station. She told him that Paulina got him arraigned, but she didn’t stop the arrest in the first place. Johnny didn’t blame Paulina for doing her job. He wanted to thank her for getting the secret out after all. The secret was weighing on him for a while. Chanel reminded him that he walked away without hurting EJ. EJ walked in while she was talking and agreed with her. He let Johnny know that he talked to the judge, and he could be his lawyer. Chanel didn’t like the idea because it was a conflict of interest. EJ let her know that the judge didn’t think that was the case. He wanted her to keep her opinions to herself. EJ felt like it would help Johnny if his alleged victim represented him. Despite the way Chanel felt about it, Johnny hired EJ as his attorney. She eventually caved and agreed to EJ being his lawyer. She wanted him to focus on making bail. Chanel left Johnny, and confronted EJ. She let him know that she didn’t approve of him, but she realized they needed a shark. Chanel warned EJ not to make Johnny choose between them because he was going to regret it. After Johnny’s arraignment, EJ planned to pay Johnny’s bail. Unfortunately, Chanel beat him to it by bailing Johnny out. She gave EJ a smug look and he was upset.

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Rafe met with Johnny in the park. He stressed how much he cared about Johnny. Rafe asked him if he had an argument with EJ when he was shot. Johnny told him that he didn’t shoot his father. Rafe just wanted to know if he was at the mansion the night EJ was shot. Johnny let it slip that he was there. He said that whoever heard him arguing with his father was there too and could have shot his father. Rafe told Johnny that he could trust him. Johnny said that he was either a cop or an agent. Rafe wanted to go to the police with Johnny cooperating. He wanted to help Johnny. He called Jada because he wanted to meet with her. Rafe wanted to talk off the record about EJ’s shooting. They agreed to meet at the station. EJ met with Kayla at the hospital to talk about the board wanting to do another vote. She refused to give into his demands. EJ threatened to sue her. She told him that Titan/DiMera could do the same thing, so they were doing the vote. The results would be ready later. If he wanted her vote, EJ had to do something about the hospital budget. EJ wondered if she was trying to extort him. She said she wasn’t doing that. Kayla wanted him to make her happy. EJ went to the town square and ran into Johnny. He noticed something was wrong with Johnny. Johnny told him about his conversation with Rafe. EJ wasn’t happy about it. He said he would keep him safe because Rafe couldn’t be trusted. EJ said that no one had to know that he shot him. Johnny was confused. He said that he didn’t shoot him. The men became emotional when Johnny told him what happened. EJ told him to give him the gun. Johnny realized that he was protecting him from attempted murder. EJ hugged Johnny.

Xander went to see Philip at the hospital. He brought flowers for him. Philip didn’t think they were right after what Xander did to him. Xander tried to play dumb about the situation. Philip knew what he was up to when he woke up. He was about to push the call button, but Xander said he wasn’t trying to kill him. Xander admitted that he wanted to kill him that day, but he couldn’t go through with it. Kayla walked in while Xander was talking. She wanted to know why Philip pressed the call button. Philip lied about why he pressed it. He wanted to know when he was going to leave. She told him that he could leave the next day since he recovered quicker than she thought. Philip and Xander assured her that things were good between them. Kayla left the room. Philip threatened Xander. He told him that if he attacked him or anyone else again, he would put him away. Philip wasn’t worried about what would happen to him. Xander apologized for what he did. If Titan went under, he wouldn’t have any reason not to tell people. He told Xander to fix what happened at the hospital. Xander was confident Titan would win the hospital vote. He thought they should find a way to stay out of each other’s way. Philip promised that no one would know what happened with them. Johnny couldn’t believe that EJ would stand by his side after what he thought he did. EJ told him that he was he son. They said they loved each other. EJ wondered who shot him if Johnny didn’t do it. Xander went to Kayla’s office. She told him that the board voted for EJ. Rita called EJ to let him know that he won the vote. Johnny was happy for his father. Jada arrived with a cop to arrest Johnny for trying to kill EJ.

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Belle and Brady talked about Paul and Andrew’s wedding being good for Marlena and Rachel. Speaking of Rachel, they talked about everything she went through lately. Brady said that Rachel Blake was found because EJ agreed to free her after making a deal. Johnny thought about what happened when EJ was shot. He stressed that he wasn’t responsible. Johnny said there was a bullet missing from the gun. Roman and Marlena told him that there wasn’t a bullet missing. Johnny got a text about a meeting. Roman wanted him to deal with the meeting. He and Marlena would figure things out. After Roman and Marlena talked about Johnny’s situation. Marlena was worried about Johnny, but Roman felt like he was doing better. Roman wanted to come up with a way to help him. Kate walked in the room while they were talking. She let Marlena know that they were all there for Johnny. Marlena left the house. Kate let Roman know that she didn’t mind him helping Marlena. She wanted him to be there for Marlena. Kate advised Roman to get a lawyer for Johnny. Roman wished Johnny talked to them sooner. Kate mentioned that Philip won’t tell the truth about Xander. Roman warned her that Philip and Xander would go down for it so it would be better if the situation were dropped. Kate refused to let it drop because Xander almost killed her son. She wanted to make him pay for what he did. EJ informed Kayla that the board couldn’t do another vote because Xander got exonerated. Kayla hung up the phone while he was talking. Belle arrived at the DiMera mansion to find out EJ’s role in Rachel Blake being found. He wanted to talk off the record. EJ told her about the deal he and Kristen made. Belle decided to drop the subject. EJ was upset that the hospital board wanted to do another vote. Belle would have put Xander in prison, but Philip wasn’t cooperating. She warned him that the police knew about the camera and that the memory card was missing. Belle thought the memory card would show who shot him. EJ thought it was gone forever. He changed the subject, and they started flirting with each other.

Sarah and Xander had a face off at the town square. He wanted to see Victoria, but she refused to give in to him. Xander warned her that they were going to fight in court. Sarah told him that there’s no judge who would give him full custody. Xander threatened to pull out the big guns if he needed to do it. Sarah wanted to know what he meant by that. He hoped she didn’t have to find out. They talked about who would keep Victoria from the other. Xander and Sarah didn’t want to co-parent. Unfortunately, they would have to share custody at some point. They argued about what happened to Philip. Xander threw Sarah’s lies in her face. They got to the point where they were yelling. Maggie and Julie heard them and rushed to them. Julie told him to stay away from Sarah. Sarah told them that Xander wanted to sue for custody. Julie was surprised they were back together. Sarah told her they were never getting back together. She walked away. Maggie gave Xander a piece of her mind. Xander told her that he was exonerated and that was why the hospital board was going to vote again. He hoped Maggie and Julie would vote for him. Maggie wanted to do the right thing. Julie was going to do what’s best for the hospital. He wished them a good day and walked away. Marlena ran into Brady outside of the pub. She wanted to know why she had to find out from Rachel about Johnny. Marlena told him about the people who knew about it. They didn’t think it was worth the trauma. Marlena realized that EJ believed that Johnny shot him. Johnny told her that he didn’t do it. Brady wondered who did it if Johnny didn’t. Marlena wasn’t EJ’s biggest fan, but she felt he deserved to know that his son didn’t shoot him. Brady thought it would help Rachel. He thought Rachel wouldn’t have to testify if Johnny came forward. Marlena didn’t think they should dip their hands just yet. Sarah met with Brady at the pub. She let Marlena know that her bloodwork came back normal. Sarah told her that she could come to her anytime. Marlena thanked her and left. Gabi and Johnny were supposed to meet. She wanted to reschedule the meeting, but he changed something important to be there. They were under pressure so they began working on the campaign. Johnny had an idea for the campaign, but it triggered a memory for Gabi. She thought about the night she heard Johnny arguing with EJ. Marlena went to the townhouse and sat on the couch. She looked at John’s last message to her. Marlena told him that she loved him too. Brady thanked Sarah for helping Rachel. Sarah told him that she adored her. Brady remembered how she raised Rachel for a year. Sarah was okay. She didn’t think Rachel ever needed to know about it. Xander walked into the pub, and Sarah thought he was stalking her. Brady offered to help, but she was able to handle it. He left the table. Xander asked to see Victoria. Sarah agreed to let him see her. She smiled while he was playing with Victoria. After Gabi had the flashback, she told Johnny that she had a headache. He agreed to reschedule the meeting. Gabi called Rafe and told him that Johnny was the one who shot EJ.

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Everyone was getting ready for Andrew and Paul’s wedding. Eric admitted to Brady that he never officiated a same-sex wedding before. Brady was proud to be Paul’s best man. He wished John could be there to see it. Brady told him that he didn’t believe that Xander didn’t beat up Philip. He talked to Eric about running into Nicole. Brady noticed that he and Nicole have been evasive about what’s going on between them. Eric didn’t know where things stood with them. Paul admitted to Andrew that he was concerned about their future. They would be dealing with a lot of traveling throughout their relationship. Paul didn’t like how Andrew’s job put him in danger. Andew assured him that they would have a long life together. He gave Paul a gift from Marlena. It was John’s wristwatch. Rachel told Marlena that she didn’t sleep well. Marlena said that she heard her tell someone not to shoot. She wondered if Rachel wanted to tell her about her nightmare. Rachel told her that Kristen said not to tell anyone about her dream. Marlena became more concerned about it. Rachel admitted that she knew who shot her uncle. She told her that Johnny shot EJ. Shane talked with Tate about Sophia and the baby. They discussed how Tate felt about everything. Shane wondered if he was having second thoughts about giving the baby up for adoption. Tate didn’t have any regrets about it because he and Sophia were too young to be parents. He didn’t want the baby to feel abandoned. They talked about Eve and what she went through when she felt rejected. Shane let him know that it was a different situation and that they were doing the right thing. Carrie was worried about Belle and her relationship with EJ. Belle let her know that she was going to follow her heart where EJ was concerned. Will joined them and said that Sonny couldn’t make the wedding.

Marlena and Rachel went to Andrew and Paul’s wedding. She wanted to tell Brady what Rachel told her, but he was called away. Marlena called Roman to let him know they needed to talk after the ceremony. Everyone arrived at Paul and Andrew’s wedding. Kayla wanted to be a substitute mother for Andrew since Kimberly couldn’t be there. Paul asked Marlena if she wanted the watch back after the wedding. Marlena said it brought her joy that he was wearing something of John’s on his special day. Andrew and Paul exchanged their vows to each other. Brady gathered everyone for a toast after the ceremony. He said he was the cool one in the family until Paul arrived in Salem. Shane talked about Andrew being his pride and joy. Rachel got bored at the ceremony. Carrie told everyone that she was leaving town, but she wanted to say goodbye to Roman before she left. Shane suggested that Paul join the ISA after their honeymoon so he and Andrew could be in Washington. Marlena thanked Paul and Andrew for not postponing the wedding. She felt like they needed some joy. They felt like John was looking down on them. Everyone looked up and saw a rainbow.

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Rita went to the DiMera mansion and gave EJ the memory card. Tony showed up while Rita was there. He said he knew what was going on. When Rita left, Tony told EJ that he could talk to him if he was in trouble. EJ said Johnny was the one in trouble. He told Tony what was on the memory card. Tony was shocked about what happened. He said he understood why Johnny would be angry about what EJ did to Sami but that didn’t mean Johnny tried to shoot him. EJ said he was going to protect Johnny. Tony said he would protect him too. Chad and Gabi met at the Bistro for dinner. He was curious as to why she wanted to meet with him. She said she wanted to talk to him about his birthright and thought he was the perfect DiMera to get the company back. Chad said he wasn’t interested and said it was a front for illegal activity. He said the business existed for his family’s schemes. Gabi said she reached her limit with the Kiriakis family, but she couldn’t get out of her contract. She said the company was about to implode. If it did, Gabi said his children’s futures would blow up. She advised him to step up to the plate. While she was talking, Chad took a call from Leo. While they were talking, they talked about Chad’s date with Cat. Gabi said she wasn’t judging him, but she wanted to know what’s going on between him and Cat. Chad said the more he learned about Cat the more he liked her. Gabi wondered if he actually liked Cat to which Chad said they were just friends. While they were talking, EJ and Tony showed up. Tony invited Gabi to eat with them to which she said she had to leave. Before Gabi left, Tony asked if she heard from Stefan. Gabi said she hadn’t heard from him since he left Salem.

Jack, Jennifer, JJ, and Thomas played Monopoly. Thomas was upset that it would be the last time they had fun in a while. Jennifer and Jack said they would be back to visit often. Thomas was happy that they were coming back to visit but thought they were coming back for something else. JJ wondered what was going on. When Thomas left the room, Jack told JJ Jennifer wanted to keep an eye on Cat. JJ wondered why Jennifer wanted to keep an eye on Cat. When Jack told him, JJ said he would keep an eye on Cat. During the game, Thomas blurted out that Gabi broke up with JJ. A surprised Jennifer said she didn’t know JJ was seeing Gabi. Jennifer reminded JJ of the things Gabi has done. JJ said that was why he didn’t say anything. He said he didn’t matter that he was dating Gabi since they weren’t together anymore. Cat ran into Shane at the town square. He referred to himself as her old boss and said he wanted to make sure his employee stayed on her toes. Cat corrected him and said she was a former employee. She said she was an analyst and wasn’t a field agent. Shane said he wanted her back and that she didn’t have a choice. He said she would come back on her own. She reminded him that her investigation led to her father dying and mother getting brainwashed. Cat said her services were done because she didn’t want to end up like John. Shane told her the world was more dangerous with John gone. He said that was why he needed her. Shane said her personal connection to the case was another reason why he needed her. He said since she was working with Marlena it made her the perfect person to find EJ’s partner and take down the DiMera Enterprise. Shane thought EJ was planning something besides making money off of the Versavix drug. Cat said she would listen out and report anything she finds out. Shane was glad she agreed. Cat said she was done after that assignment. EJ, Tony, and Chad made a toast to their father. Tony brought up how their company was taken. He said the family needed to unite in order to get the company back. EJ wasn’t interested since the company gave him problems. He said his future was with the hospital and fixing things with Johnny. Chad said he wanted to focus on the paper. When Tony was alone, he called Anna and said it was up to him to get the company back.

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Holly went to the high school for graduation. She ran into Tate. Aaron and Sophia showed up to congratulate Holly for making salutatorian. While Holly and Tate were talking, Sophia said she thought she was in labor. Tate and Sophia rushed out. Aaron noticed that Holly seemed nervous. Holly said she was nervous because Tate and Sophia haven’t found adoptive parents for their baby. When EJ walked into the living room at the DiMera mansion, Brady was there. Brady said he was there to pick up Rachel for Tate’s graduation. While they were talking, EJ said Kristen was getting her mother back to Aremid. Brady said EJ let her go to cover up for how Johnny tried to kill him. EJ was upset that Kristen told Brady about the deal. He tried to appeal to Brady as a father by saying he was trying to protect his son. When Rachel walked in, she heard Brady say she was being traumatized. Brady took her to the doctor when she said she threw up. Chanel went to see EJ to yell at him about Johnny. She said it was EJ’s fault that Johnny didn’t think he could be a good father. Chanel said her life was turned upside down because of him. EJ reminded her that he and Johnny were bound by blood. Chanel warned him to stay away from Johnny.

At the hospital, Marlena told Sarah about her dizzy spells. She told Sarah that she hadn’t be eating well and was exhausted. Marlena told Sarah that she was stressing over John being missing. Sarah wanted to run some tests anyway. When the results were done, Sarah told Marlena that everything looked good, but she wanted to run some more tests. Marlena said her diagnosis was grief. Sarah asked if Marlena had a therapist she trusted enough to talk to. Marlena said she knew they were out there, but she never made a commitment to any of them. She offered to help Sarah talk about what she’s going through with Xander. Before Sarah could say anything, Brady and Rachel showed up. Brady told them that Rachel threw up. Sarah said she would examine Rachel. Marlena said she would watch Rachel so he wouldn’t miss Tate’s graduation. Before Brady could leave, Tate, Sophia, and Amy showed up and said Sophia was having the baby. Rachel told Sarah that her stomach hurt all the time. She said it only felt better when she wasn’t thinking about it. Sarah asked if something was bothering her. She said whatever Rachel said would stay between them. Rachel said she hears and sees things she shouldn’t sometimes. They were interrupted when a nurse said a woman went into labor. Rachel said she felt better with Sarah. When Rachel was gone, Brady asked Sarah what was wrong with Rachel. Sarah said it was more psychological than physical. Marlena took Rachel home for a girls’ night. Sarah examined Sophia and tried to get her to relax since her blood pressure was high. When she asked Sophia if anything was bothering her, Sophia said she was worried that they haven’t found parents for the baby. She said she was worried that Tate will fall in love with the baby and not want to give it up. Later on, Sophia found out she wasn’t in labor. When EJ was alone, he called Rita and said he needed the memory stick back that he gave her.

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EJ went to Johnny and Chanel’s apartment to apologize to Johnny. Johnny assumed he was talking about John’s death. They talked about John which led EJ to tell Johnny that he was more like John than he was like him. Johnny didn’t agree with him after what he did that night. EJ said his actions were justified. He said he knew he was forcing Johnny to forgive him, but he was going to set him free. EJ said he loved Johnny but sometimes loving someone meant letting them go. He told Johnny he would never bother him again if that was what he wanted. Johnny said he hated what he did to Sami, but he was a good father. He said EJ was important to him. Johnny said after losing John, he didn’t think he could lose anyone else. EJ suggested that he take his time and think about it. He said he would accept any answer Johnny gave him. Chanel ran into Paulina at the hospital. Paulina said she was there for a physical while Chanel said she was there for a follow up to her cancer surgery. Chanel said she didn’t say anything because she didn’t want to worry her or Johnny. She said she was going to ask Sarah if she and Johnny could try to have a baby.

At the hospital, Xander told Sarah that he was exonerated for Philip’s assault. Sarah said that didn’t change anything between them. Xander said he wasn’t there to get back together with her. He said he was there to get shared custody. She said she wouldn’t agree to shared custody. He warned her they would do this the hard way. Belle wanted Philip to go over his statement again. Philip told her a random person beat him up. Belle said she didn’t believe him and was afraid Xander would finish the job. She said she couldn’t lose another person she cared about. A confused Philip wondered who she lost. Belle told him her father passed away. Philip offered his condolences. He said he was the reason why John was in the meth lab. Belle said what happened to her father was an accident but what happened to him wasn’t. She said she wasn’t giving up until she could prove he was lying. Later on, Xander went to see Philip. There was a flashback of Xander warning Philip not to finger him as the attacker or he would lose his stake in Titan and his inheritance. When the flashback was over, Xander told Philip they would both lose everything if they didn’t find a way to make their relationship work. Philip said he didn’t know if he could work with him. Xander apologized and gave him reasons why he did what he did. He told Philip that he regretted what he did. Philip apologized for what he did. Xander said he was glad he told him that Sarah knew about the forged letter, but she couldn’t know that Philip was the one who exposed her. Sarah gave Chanel an examination and told her she was all clear, but she told her to wait to try and have a baby. She told Chanel that her being pregnant would be hard to detect a recurrence of cancer. Sarah advised that waiting would give her the best chance of having a baby. Later on, Sarah went to examine Philip. She asked him if he told Xander that she knew about the forged letter. Philip said he didn’t tell Xander. Xander ran into Paulina. He said he wanted Abe’s support since he was exonerated of Philip’s attack. When Belle went home, she talked to Marlena about EJ. She told Marlena that she was having second thoughts about EJ since her father’s death. Marlena said she had her own reservations about EJ but it was her decision. Marlena stumbled when she tried to get up. She blamed it on getting up too quickly. When Belle left, Marlena broke down and cried. She called Sarah and left a message for Sarah to call her. Belle went to see EJ and told him that she loved him. EJ said he loved her too. Rafe went to the police station to give Jada information about EJ’s shooter. Jada was shocked that he planted a camera in the DiMera mansion, but she was willing to overlook it. They talked about the memory stick and said they needed to find it. While they were talking, they wondered if they could ever be friends one day.

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Javi noticed Gabi struggling with her work. Gabi apologized for firing him and asked him to come back to work. He told her he already got accepted to be a firefighter/paramedic at the Salem Fire Department. Gabi said she was happy for him. Javi was grateful for his support. Chad and Leo talked about the paper, Philip waking up from his coma, and Chad’s issues with Cat. After their conversation, they went to the pub. When Leo brought up what was going on with Titan, he asked Chad if he was going to save DiMera. Chad said he didn’t want to save DiMera. Will came out of the pub and was surprised to see Chad with Leo. Chad and Leo said they were colleagues. When Chad left, Leo apologized to Will for the pain he caused him and Sonny. Will said he noticed how Leo was upset at John’s funeral and read the obituary he wrote. He said it was a touching tribute and wondered how different Leo’s life would have been if John raised him. Leo wondered how different it would have been too. Javi showed up and met Will. Will left to meet with Gabi and Arianna. Javi asked Leo about John’s funeral. He comforted Leo and told him he got the job.

Chad went to see Cat to apologize to her for Jennifer throwing her out of the house. Cat said she deserved the way Jennifer treated her, but Chad didn’t think so. He said he made a lot of mistakes and realized that everyone deserved forgiveness. Chad said he didn’t blame Jack and Jennifer for their feelings, but he wasn’t going to let them dictate who he talks to unless she didn’t want to see him again. Cat said she didn’t want to be the reason why his family was in pain. Chad said Abby was gone and there was nothing they could do to bring her back. He said he hoped Jack and Jennifer realized grief was a heavy burden to carry so they shouldn’t carry a grudge too. Chad said he would think about Abby for the rest of his life, but he couldn’t stop living. Cat said she has been taking baby steps in order to start living. Chad said they could take the steps together. Cat offered to make him dinner to make up for what happened when they went skydiving. He accepted her offer. Tate went to pick up Sophia for the graduation celebration. Sophia said she didn’t feel like going because the baby kept kicking. When she put his hand on her stomach to feel the kicking, Tate said it didn’t feel real. She was concerned about not having a family for the baby. Tate said they could find a family after the baby was born, but she was concerned that they would get attached to the baby. Holly and Arianna ran into each other at the town square. Arianna told Holly about the guy she hooked up with. Holly told her about her guy situation. Arianna told her Tate wanted her back. Holly said she would like to get back together with Tate but there might be another guy she’s interested in. When she brought up Tate and Sophia, they showed up. Arianna sent Holly and Tate to get froyo so she and Sophia could catch up. She asked Sophia about her feelings for Tate. Sophia said she had a crush on Tate forever. Arianna asked why she was giving up the baby if she wanted to hold on to Tate. Sophia said she was too young to have a baby and wasn’t ready to be a mother. She said she wanted Tate to want her too. Aaron showed up when Holly and Tate got the froyo. Holly left to call her mother. Aaron couldn’t believe Tate was having a baby with Sophia. Tate said he wanted to be with Holly. He thought there might be a chance after the baby was adopted. Gabi and Will met at the Bistro. They talked about John until Arianna showed up. Gabi brought up Arianna sneaking out of the house. Will said she did that in Arizona. Arianna told them she was an adult. Gabi said that would happen when she was living on her own. Will agreed with Gabi. At the pub, Doug found an envelope at the bar addressed to him. It had pictures of Holly and Arianna in it as well as a note. The note warned him that something may happen to Holly and Arianna. Doug went to see Leo. He showed Leo the note and pictures and asked for another loan to take care of the loan shark. Leo said he could give him money and found a lead on the necklace. Doug said he got in this mess because he took a job delivering merchandise for a fence and met a girl. He said the next morning his car was broken into and the merchandise was gone. Doug said he needed the money but now his in a bigger bind.

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At the hospital, Kayla checked on Kate who was with Philip. Kayla told Kate that Philip’s vitals were improving so she should get rest. Kate said she would get sleep, but she hoped that Philip would wake up. Kayla said he wouldn’t likely wake up that night but it should be in a few days. Kate said she wanted him to wake up so she could have Xander arrested. Maggie and Sarah talked about John’s service. While they were talking, Sarah talked about Xander and his mother. She said she thought Xander changed and was shocked that he didn’t. Sarah said she loved him but that wasn’t enough. She said she felt guilty about what she did to Xander, but he did what she thought he would do. Sarah said Xander had her second guessing herself since he said what she did was worse. She said he told her that she let him bond with Philip. Maggie said Xander was making excuses. Sarah said she might not be able to resist his pull on her. She thought it would be better if she and Victoria left town. Maggie said that might cost her Victoria since Xander had parental rights. Sarah decided to talk to Xander.

Kayla ran into Xander and ripped into him for not being able to control his temper which caused him to ruin his life. After Xander talked to Kayla, Sarah called him. He went over to the mansion. Sarah told him he wasn’t getting custody, so she wanted to talk about visitation. She offered to let him have supervised visits, but he wasn’t allowed to show up unannounced. Sarah said he could only come on times that were convenient for her and Victoria. She told him to take it or leave it. Xander took the deal. When Xander wanted to see Victoria, Sarah stopped him and told him Victoria was down for the night. Sarah told him he brought this on himself and said she made the rules. An upset Xander told Sarah that she was the reason why Philip got attacked. Belle went to the police station and told Jada that she wanted to put Philip and EJ’s attackers in jail. She said she had a case against Xander. Shawn showed up to talk to Jada. When Belle left, Shawn apologized for lying about being sick. Jada said Belle told her what happened, and she was happy that Bo was better even though it was at John’s expense. Belle ran into EJ at the town square. He wanted her to tell him if she didn’t want to see him or talk to him anymore. Belle apologized and said it wasn’t the right time. She said her feelings didn’t change, but she didn’t want to let her father down. EJ said he understood that she needed time. He told her he loved her. When he left, Shawn showed up. They talked about Belle telling Jada about the drug theft. Shawn thought Jada wasn’t happy that he told Belle about it first. Sarah told Maggie that she hated Xander and loved him at the same time. Xander went to Philip’s room. Kate wanted to check on Philip one more time. Xander picked up a pillow and told Philip it would be over soon.

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Jack went to Abby’s grave and asked her to show John around in heaven. Bo and Hope were at the town square and talked about how much things have changed in Salem. Hope told Bo that they should go back to the house, but Bo said he promised Roman and Kate that he would be back. He said he couldn’t believe that John was dead. Julie talked to Jennifer about missing John’s wake. Jennifer said she wanted to be with her family on the anniversary of Abby’s death. They talked about losing Doug and John. While they were talking, they talked about seeing familiar faces again and how great it was that Bo was walking around. Hope showed up. She said she felt guilty about celebrating Bo’s recovery after losing John. Julie let her know that she shouldn’t feel guilty. Jennifer brought them ice cream. Julie said she wished Doug was there to see Hope and Bo get back together. Hope said Doug didn’t always like Bo, but he won them both over. There were flashbacks of Julie, Bo, and Hope. The ladies celebrated Bo and Hope getting back together. Later on, when Hope and Jennifer were alone, they talked about the necklace Doug stole. Jennifer said she was looking into it, but she didn’t find anything yet. Hope said she would help her. They stopped talking when Julie came back.

Julie and Hope talked about Bo being back in their lives. Hope said she and Bo were starting over again. Julie told her to hold on to her gratitude. Hope thanked her for loving her father. Marlena, Roman, Kayla, Steve, and Shane were at the pub. Bo walked in the pub. They made a toast to John. Roman couldn’t believe that Bo was back. Marlena told them that she was grateful for their friendships and all the adventures they had. Bo talked about when he first met John. Steve thought about the Pawn coming to Salem. Kayla talked about Marlena helping John. Marlena said that was when she started falling in love with him. They talked about John’s plastic surgery and Marlena suspecting that he was Stefano. There was a flashback of John and Marlena water rafting. Bo mentioned everything that Shane has done. Shane said he was happy that Andrew would be marrying John’s son. They talked about thinking John was Roman. Marlena apologized to Roman for the memories. Roman said he was sad about the things he missed because of Stefano. When Steve said he and John used to talk about their enemies, they all decided to do it. Roman brought up Stefano. Marlena brought up Orpheus and wondered why he was obsessed with revenge. There were flashbacks of Orpheus and John and Marlena making love. Shane said they were all family and had each other’s backs. Marlena talked about the times John saved her life and how she put his life in danger. Bo said he and Hope were thinking about sailing around the world, but Kayla wanted him to wait since they just got him back. Marlena said John was in her heart even though he wasn’t there. She said she would never say goodbye. Steve told Bo that he was giving up the business because he didn’t want to do it alone. Bo suggested that he and Hope be his partners. He told Steve that he didn’t have to make a decision right now.

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At the funeral, Chanel and Tate talked about John. While they were talking, Chanel asked about the adoption. Tate said they haven’t found anyone to adopt the baby and they were running out of time. Johnny let Marlena know that he was live streaming the funeral for people who couldn’t make it. Marlena asked him how things were with his father. Johnny said he didn’t want to talk about it. Abe and Steve talked about John and how he was always there for them. Eric let everyone know it was time to start, but Rachel wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Marlena gave her John’s Mickey Mantle card to use whenever she missed him or felt sad. Rachel was inconsolable so Brady offered to take her home. Tate and Arianna offered to take Rachel. Brady went to the front row with Marlena, Belle, and Carrie. Eric said a prayer about John. Roman, Kate, and Shawn joined the funeral. Everyone at the funeral sang Amazing Grace with Brady. Abe, Steve, and Shane talked about John at different stages in his life. Steve said that John final act of courage was saving a man he considered a brother. Abe said John always kept people in his circle. Shane said they would remember him as a loyal friend and hero.

Bo set up a picnic for Hope. He noticed that something was wrong with her and wanted to know what was going on. Hope told him that John died. Bo was upset that John risked his life to save him. Hope told him the funeral was that day. Bo wanted to go to the funeral, but Hope told him he needed to stay in the hospital. He told her he had to be there. When Bo went back to his hospital room, the doctor told him he couldn’t leave. Bo told the doctor that there was nothing wrong with him. She reminded him that he was still recovering. When the doctor left the room, Bo begged Hope to let him go to the funeral. Hope said she couldn’t risk losing him again. She wanted him to listen to his doctors. Kayla and Roman spoke about John. Roman mentioned how John handled the switch when he came back to Salem. He wondered if he ever told John that he loved how he raised his children while he was away. Kayla said John was a brother in heart and was one of the best men she knew. Belle spoke about John. She told a story about John going to Paris to save Eric. Belle talked about John being a shoulder to cry on and how funny he was. Paul talked about John and how they bonded over baseball. After he talked about John, he told John’s portrait that he loved him and would play baseball with him soon.

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