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Eric talked to Sloan about overhearing Leo talking to her. He wanted to know what was going on between him and Leo. Alex talked to Theresa about running to Maggie about him closing down the magazine. While EJ and Kristen were making small talk, they talked about DiMera Enterprises. EJ told her to be prepared for him to take over the company. Kristen told him she was prepared. While they were talking, she brought up EJ letting Stefan walk. Kristen said people talk. She said it would have been in his best interest to let Stefan go to prison because he wouldn’t be a threat to his power at the company. EJ didn’t answer her and told her he was late for a date. Sloan admitted to Eric that she called Leo because he owed her. Eric wanted to know why Leo owed her. She said she wanted to help his photography business. Theresa told Alex that she didn’t run to Maggie about the magazine. She said she needed her sponsor. Alex told her he was stuck with Maggie working at Titan but on his terms. Theresa told him it could be a good thing having Maggie back at Titan. Holly promised Nicole that she was going to be a better person. While Holly and Nicole were talking, Holly’s friend Sophia showed up. Holly and Sophia showed up at the pub while Tate was working. Theresa was upset that she couldn’t fix the magazine. Alex said it wasn’t her fault. She told him about the things she was willing to do to save the magazine. Eric told Sloan the numbers weren’t adding up. He said there was money that was not accounted for. Eric said he was starting to figure out what was going on.

Brady went to the DiMera mansion to pick up Rachel. Kristen told him Rachel went to school early. He said she could have called him. She said she got caught up with EJ, but suggested they have breakfast. Brady said he wasn’t interested in eating with her. He suggested picking Rachel up, but Kristen said she had a tutor. Brady was upset that Kristen didn’t tell him that Rachel had a tutor. When he said he was about to leave, she brought up telling Alex about the tutor. Kristen said Alex and Rachel were like two peas in a pod. Brady said he would talk to Rachel and find out if she and Alex were close. While Theresa was talking to Alex, she brought up Maggie being engaged to Konstantin. When Alex was shocked by the news, she asked him not to say anything. Sloan told Eric that he was off based. Eric said he counseled couples and thought she had a problem. He said they could get through it together and wanted her to tell him the truth. Sloan told him he wanted to stay at home with the baby. She said he was projecting his finances on her. He said that wasn’t what it was about. Sloan said she could pay for everything. Eric told her not to make herself out to be the martyr. She wanted to take Jude out for a walk before she said something as hurtful as he did. Kristen told Brady that Rachel would complement Alex. Brady said her plan wasn’t going to work. Kristen said everything wasn’t about him and told him to let himself out. Theresa told Alex that Maggie was probably holding on to her connection to Victor through Konstantin. Alex said he didn’t like the idea of Konstantin getting his hands on Victor’s money. He said he didn’t know what Maggie was thinking marrying a conman. When Eric got the mail, he found a past due notice for Sloan. He opened the envelope. While he was looking at the statement, he wondered what was going on when he saw charges for the Salem Inn.

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Kayla ripped into Paulina for escaping the hospital and putting people’s lives at risk. Paulina said she understood what she was saying, but she had to save her daughter. Chanel apologized to Johnny for why they were going through it. Johnny said it wasn’t her fault. She said if she didn’t get lost none of this would have happened. He told her finding her was important. Kate talked to Roman about Lucas being stuck in the monastery. She was upset that Harris hasn’t gotten him out of there yet. When she asked where Harris was, Roman told her he left. Ava asked Harris if he regretted helping her. Harris said he didn’t. She said she wouldn’t be at the Bistro if Clyde didn’t want her to look for his black book. Harris said they could use the book to put Clyde away. He wanted to hurry up and find the book. Abe told Kayla that he took responsibility for Paulina leaving the hospital. Kayla said it wasn’t his fault. He asked how Paulina was doing. Kayla said Paulina’s levels were higher than she liked, but if everything went well, she could go home tomorrow. She went to check on Chanel. Kayla told Chanel that she had high levels of radiation, but she didn’t think she had anything to worry about. Johnny asked if she was good to go. Kayla told Chanel to let her know if she experienced any symptoms. Kate ran into Harris, but he told her it wasn’t a good time. She wanted to know why he was avoiding her. Ava snuck into the Bistro. While she was looking in the Bistro, Stefan showed up and wanted to know what she was doing. Harris told Kate that she wasn’t avoiding her. He said he was going to find Clyde and get Lucas out of the monastery. Kate told him Lucas was the reason why the drug dealers got caught. She said Harris got Lucas involved in his mess and he was going to help him. Paulina tried to justify why she left the hospital. She said she had to save her daughter. Abe said Paulina risked everyone’s lives. He said it wasn’t safe for her to leave the hospital. Paulina said she knew what she did was wrong, but her daughter was missing. Abe said her actions were ill-advised. Paulina said it was risky thing to do, but they all made it out alive.

Ava and Stefan argued over them working together and him getting out of jail. He said he regretted the things they did including them making love. Stefan said he would do everything again to protect his family. Ava said she would do things over too. She said there was something he wanted to tell him. Ava said she was feeling nostalgic about the good times they had there. While they were talking, Stefan told her he needed the keys back. When Kate came back to the pub, she told Roman that she threatened Harris to make sure Lucas was free or else. Ava gave Stefan back his keys and told him to take care of himself before she left the Bistro. Ava went to Harris and told him Clyde’s book was nowhere to be found. When Harris wanted to go back in the Bistro, Ava told him Stefan was in there and things got heated. While they were talking, Stefan showed up. Harris wanted to talk to Stefan. Ava left them alone. Stefan told Harris he wasn’t armed, but Harris said he was. Kayla ran into Ava and ripped into her for the damage she caused her family and nearly getting her son killed. Ava said she tried to protect her son. Kayla and Ava argued over what Ava did to save her son. While they were arguing, Kayla ripped into Ava for using Steve. Harris confronted Stefan about using EJ to get him out of prison. He reminded Stefan that he tried to kill him. Stefan said he did what he had to do. Harris thought he would have been in prison unless he had something on EJ. He asked if Stefan had something on his brother. Stefan evaded the question and apologized for shooting him. Roman came outside while Kayla and Ava were arguing. When Ava said she would get her key and go to her room, Roman told her she couldn’t stay at the pub.

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Eric was upset with Sloan about their finances. John called to find out information on Konstantin’s ex. Konstantin told his daughter’s picture that he was going to do what he promised her. When he looked in his book, he realized the card he had was gone. Marlena went to see Paulina, but she wasn’t in her bed. Julie told Johnny that help was on the way. Johnny wondered where Chanel could be. He told Julie he had to go back and look for his wife. Marlena called John and told him Paulina was missing. She said there was no sign of Paulina. Paulina showed up at the Horton cabin. She said she was there to look for her daughter. Julie said Johnny went out to find her. Paulina wanted them to help Johnny. Sloan tried to justify the missing money to Eric. Marlena met with John at the pub. John told her Chanel was missing. He let her know what happened. Marlena thought Johnny was looking for Chanel himself. John said Paulina was there. Konstantin yelled at the maid about his card being missing. When he yelled at her, Maggie defended her. He apologized for his outburst. After they talked, they straightened things out. She told him she had upsetting news.

John and Marlena talked about Paulina. Marlena was concerned about Paulina being a danger to everyone. John said Paulina wanted to find her daughter. Paulina found Chanel and brought her back to the cabin. Chanel asked if Paulina was supposed to be in the hospital. Paulina said she couldn’t do nothing when she found out her daughter was missing. Sloan called Leo and let him know that Eric was on his way to the paper. She wanted Leo to hire Eric. Leo said they had a photographer. Sloan said Eric needed the job. She warned him she would cut him off if Eric didn’t get the job. When Leo said he was the one blackmailing her, Eric walked in. Eric asked Leo who he was blackmailing. Leo dodged the question by telling him he would put in a good word for him so he could get a job. John talked to Marlena about looking for Konstantin’s ex. He thought she might have something to do with his daughter. Marlena suggested that he not do anything in case he didn’t like what he found. Maggie told Konstantin that his visa wasn’t going to be extended. They said they would miss each other. She said she was hopeful that they could find a way for him to stay. He said he was going to pack his bags. Johnny was happy to see Chanel. Chanel told him Paulina saved her. When Julie came back to the cabin, she told Paulina that she might have caused more harm than good finding Chanel. Maggie asked Konstantin to marry her.

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Sarah asked Paulina how she was doing. She checked Paulina out. Julie let Johnny know that Chanel was missing. When Johnny tried to call her phone, Julie found it in the cabin. Ava talked to Harris about helping Clyde get his black book. They talked about bringing Clyde to justice. Nicole ripped into EJ for his apology to Tate. She asked if he was sorry that he locked up Tate or was he embarrassed. EJ said he had to deal with Stefan’s case. He said he didn’t know if the court was going to accept or reject the deal. When EJ was about to leave, Chad and Xander showed up. Chad told him he was going to eat crow. Ava told Harris that she threatened to kill Clyde because he tried to kill the two most important people in her life. She wondered what would happen if she didn’t find the book. Harris told her they had to have a plan. Sarah reassured Paulina that she would be back with her family soon. Paulina and Sarah talked about Johnny and Chanel being at the Horton cabin. When Sarah brought yup the snowstorm, Paulina was concerned. Johnny told Julie he was going to find Chanel. Chad and Xander ripped into EJ for starting his press conference early to avoid the press. Xander and Chad questioned EJ about the press conference. When Nicole walked away, Chad asked her why EJ started the press conference early. Nicole told him she wasn’t interested in talking to him about it. Chad asked her about Holly. Nicole said she was okay. He asked how she was holding up. She said she is holding up, but she didn’t know what to do. Xander asked EJ what was going on with the investigation of who shot Harris. When Harris and Ava showed up, Xander asked him if there were in leads on who shot him. Harris told him to ask EJ. EJ told him all leads were going to be investigated.

Paulina called Chanel’s phone. Johnny answered it because he thought she would keep calling. He told her she was okay. When he got off the phone, he went to find Chanel. Paulina called Chanel’s phone. Julie answered the phone and lied to her about where Chanel was. Ava and Harris talked about Stefan protecting her. Chad asked EJ about what’s going on with Stefan. EJ told him about the hearing that hasn’t been decided. He said he was confident that Stefan would serve justly for his role in the drugs. While EJ was talking, Stefan showed up and interrupted the interview. Harris and Ava were shocked to see him. When Paulina called again, Julie ended up telling her Chanel was missing. Paulina wanted to know what was going on. Julie told her what was going on. Stefan asked if EJ was surprised to see him. EJ wanted to know how he was out. Stefan said the judge said his time was served. EJ walked off. Xander and Chad wanted to know why he left before the interview was over. Chad asked Stefan how he got out of prison. Nicole wanted Stefan to start talking. Harris confronted EJ about letting Stefan get out of prison. EJ told him that he was the one who lied about who shot him to protect Ava. Nicole confronted him about the drugs he pushed which caused Holly to overdose. Stefan said he did it because of Clyde. While they were talking, Nicole walked away from him. Chad apologized for what his family did. Johnny got on the phone with Paulina and told her he didn’t find Chanel. He said Julie was calling for help. Paulina wanted to know how long Chanel was missing. He said she was missing for 30 minutes. Johnny said he would find her. When Paulina got off the phone, she said she wasn’t going to sit and do nothing. Nicole told Chad he wasn’t his family. She said he wasn’t responsible for what Stefan did. Stefan reminded EJ not to renege on their deal. He reminded EJ what the deal was. EJ said the board wouldn’t want him back at DiMera. Stefan agreed to EJ being CEO while he got everything else. EJ said that wasn’t going to happen. Stefan threatened to tell Nicole that he came to him for help and didn’t do anything about it if he didn’t honor their deal. He said Nicole wouldn’t like the idea of EJ not doing what he could to prevent Holly from taking drugs. Paulina left the hospital to find Chanel.

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Konstantin told Maggie that he had to leave town. She said she didn’t want him to leave. He said there was another way for him to stay. Johnny and Chanel spent time with each other at the Horton cabin. Abe asked Sarah how Paulina was doing. Sarah said she was doing great. She told him they were going to scan her to see if her levels were okay. If they were okay, Paulina could come out of isolation. Abe said Paulina was going to work through isolation. Sarah thought he would be the one who got through to Paulina. Maggie asked Konstantin how she could help. Konstantin said it was hard to get a work visa and he didn’t have any family. He said the possibility was marriage. Maggie thought it would bring up red flags. She said she had access to good lawyers who could look into it. Konstantin said she was generous. She said she would find a way to extend his visa. Xander showed up with Victoria. He told Konstantin that he was exonerated of Harris’ attempted murder. Konstantin said luck was on his side. Xander said it wasn’t luck because he was innocent. He asked if Konstantin was leaving town and needed a ride to the airport. Sarah set it up so Abe and Paulina could see each other virtually.

Maggie told Xander that she didn’t want Konstantin to feel as if he had to rush back to Greece. Konstantin thanked Maggie and said he didn’t know how he was going to repay him. Xander said Konstantin couldn’t go back because of his criminal past. Maggie said she understood there was going to be problems, but she didn’t doubt that Konstantin could return back to his homeland. Konstantin thanked Maggie for understanding. Xander talked to Maggie about returning back to Titan. Maggie asked if Xander was coming back, Xander said he had his hands full with the paper. Julie ran into Maggie and told her she had to get out of the Kiriakis mansion for one night. Abe tried to talk Paulina out of working but it didn’t do any good. Chad ran into Xander at the mansion. They talked about Konstantin. Xander changed the subject by letting him know he was going to take an active role in the paper. He talked to Chad about Stefan’s arrest. Chad said Stefan made choices based on his love for Gabi. He said they would do the same thing. Xander wanted him to provide more insight. Chad said he wanted to stay out of his family’s business. He said he could talk to EJ since he was having a press conference. Xander wanted the information about the press conference. When Konstantin and Maggie went outside, they talked about Victor and how Salem felt like home. She asked if he was sure about it feeling like home after everything that happened. When Johnny and Chanel were about to make love, Julie showed up.

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Jada asked Sloan if she found anything to get her out of her marriage to Everett. Sloan told her she didn’t find anything and explained why divorce wasn’t possible. EJ ran into Xander and Sarah and told him about his case. When Kristen got off the phone, Nicole wanted to know what was wrong with her. Everett had an attitude with Leo and Stephanie. When Stephanie wanted Everett to talk, Jada showed up and told him to sign the divorce papers. EJ told Xander that he had to drop the charges against him. Nicole confronted Kristen about telling Rachel to stay away from Holly. Kristen told Nicole that no mother would want their child hanging out with a drug addict. Nicole said Holly wasn’t a drug addict. Kristen told her that Tate suffered because of Holly. She said she had every right to go after her daughter. Nicole told her to fight her if she had a problem. Jada asked Everett to sign the divorce papers. Stephanie was surprised that they were still married.

Nicole and Kristen continued to argue over Holly. Jada told Everett that she didn’t want to be married to him and he didn’t want to be married to her. Everett said he couldn’t sign the papers even if he wanted to. Jada wanted to know how long Everett was going to torture her. Kristen and Nicole argued over their children. While they were arguing, they brought up each other’s crimes. EJ showed up while they were arguing. He wanted to know what was going on. Jada was upset that Everett refused to sign the divorce papers. When Jada walked out, Stephanie went after her. EJ told Kristen about insulting Holly and Nicole. Kristen tried to attack Nicole again. EJ told Kristen that she would have to move out of the mansion if she couldn’t respect Nicole. Stephanie was glad that Jada opened up to her about the divorce. Jada said it couldn’t be easy for her finding out Everett was married. She apologized for ripping Stephanie’s head off. Stephanie understood her reaction. Jada said she was a victim too and asked for forgiveness. Kristen reminded EJ that he didn’t own the mansion and that she was a DiMera longer than he was. Nicole told Kristen that they should keep their daughters away from each other. Jada told Stephanie that she wasn’t to blame for what happened with Everett. She asked Stephanie to forgive her when she was ready. Stephanie said the things Jada said hurt. She said she knew Jada wasn’t trying to hurt her, so she forgave her.

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Holly gave EJ a hard time about being grounded. She asked him why she couldn’t see Tate. EJ told her she would realize that the separation would be the best. Holly told him it was his fault for blowing things out of proportion. Clyde called Ava. She wanted to know what he wanted. He said he wanted her to listen up. She said she didn’t have anything to say to him after what he did to her son. Clyde told her to listen to what he had to say unless she wanted him to sell out her boyfriend. He read a story about her being Stefan’s ex-partner and told her he had one more job for her to do for him. When Ava refused to help Clyde, he threatened to get her in trouble. Johnny told Chanel that they were going to the Horton cabin. Chanel didn’t think it was the right time to go because of Paulina’s treatment. Johnny said he arranged for it to happen now because Paulina was going to be in isolation. He assured her that it was going to be the best time ever. She agreed to go with him.

Kristen confronted EJ about the way she found out about Stefan being arrested. She was upset that no one told her. Kristen wondered what Stefan’s arrest meant for the company. EJ said he was busy and walked away from her. He ran into Johnny who told him he was leaving town. Johnny asked about Stefan, but EJ didn’t answer him. Ava said she wouldn’t help Clyde. He asked her how she thought Harris would feel about him being out of prison. When she didn’t answer, he told her he wanted her to get a book for him from the Bistro. He said the book was the only trail back to him. Clyde told her he would never hear from her again if she gave him the book. Ava said it was the last thing she would ever do for him and then she was out. Johnny ran into Holly at the DiMera mansion. He asked her what was going on. She told him that she can’t see Tate anymore. Holly told him she wasn’t in love with Tate. She said EJ said she and Tate were toxic for each other. Johnny apologized for her not being able to see Tate. Holly said it was her fault for messing things up. He gave her advice before he let her know Chanel was meeting him at the mansion. When Johnny left, Rachel showed up and asked Holly to spend time with her. Johnny and Chanel made it to the Horton cabin. While Holly and Rachel were talking, Kristen came in and told her to go upstairs. When Rachel left, Kristen asked Holly what she was doing. She warned Holly to stay away from her daughter. Holly told her they were just doing their nails. Kristen ripped into Holly for lying about Rachel’s half-brother. While Kristen was yelling at Holly, EJ came in and stopped her from yelling at Holly. When Kristen walked away, EJ apologized to Holly for losing his temper. Holly thanked him for having her back.

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Everett told Chad that Stefan was in jail. Chad and Leo wondered why Stefan was in jail. Everett said Stefan confessed to running drugs for Clyde. Stephanie ran into Eric and Sloan and talked about Everett. Jada brought her divorce documents to the police station to prove to Rafe that she divorced Bobby. Rafe apologized for finding out that she was married to Bobby. Jada told him not to be sorry because she was going to prove that she and Bobby were divorced. She checked through her box and found the divorce papers. Rafe was relieved to know he wasn’t sleeping with a married woman. Stephanie told Sloan and Eric that Everett didn’t have any memory of being Bobby. Sloan asked if Eric if Jada ever talked about her marriage. Eric said she didn’t say much about him. Stephane said Jada thought she was the other woman. Sloan sympathized with Jada but didn’t think people should judge Everett until they knew what he was going through. When Sloan left, Stephanie talked to Eric about Jada being upset with her. Sloan met with Rafe and Jada at the police station. She let Jada know she ran into Stephanie at the pub. Jada showed Sloan her divorce papers and said she and Bobby weren’t married. Sloan said she spoke to Rafe’s friend Vincent and found out that Bobby never signed the divorce papers. She said they were still married. Chad talked to Everett about the last time he saw Stefan. He said it was a cry for help. Everett said he finished the story and asked if he wanted him to publish it. Chad told him to publish it. Everett said the last time he wanted to write the story he wanted him to bury it. He wanted to make sure Chad wasn’t going to bury it again. EJ talked to Nicole about the board finding out about Stefan’s arrest. He said the board was going to get rid of Stefan if he didn’t leave on his own. Nicole asked if Stefan was responsible for the drugs that put Holly in a coma. EJ said he could be. He said he was doing what Clyde wanted in order to save her life. While they were talking, Brady showed up. Brady said he wanted a public apology for Tate. He said he wanted EJ to admit to being wrong for accusing Tate of doing something he didn’t do. Brady said he wanted it and that was what EJ was going to do.

Jada wanted to know why her divorce decree wasn’t valid. Sloan said Bobby never signed it. Jada said no one would know about it if it weren’t for Rafe’s friend. Rafe said he was trying to help. Sloan said the problem was fixable. She said Vincent gave her the divorce papers for her to sign. Jada wanted to take care of it right away. While Chad and Everett were talking, Stephanie showed up and told them she was going to continue representing the paper. She said she wanted Chad to be the person she contacted. Jada called Everett and asked him to come to meet with her. He agreed to meet her. EJ told Brady that he didn’t have a problem making a public apology for Tate. Brady said he didn’t think he would after what he said about Tate and Holly’s deceit. Holly showed up and said she was going for a walk. When Holly went outside, Tate was there. She told him his father was there. Tate gave her a burner phone. Holly asked how he was doing. He said he was glad to be out of the halfway house. She apologized for what she did. They talked about their parents not keeping them apart at school. Nicole told Brady that she told Holly to apologize to Tate and Theresa. Brady told her to tell her husband that as well. EJ said he went by the evidence for why he went after Tate. Brady said EJ did it because of his hatred of him. Nicole pulled EJ aside and told him everything happened because Holly took drugs. She said they should do the right thing. EJ agreed with her. He apologized to Brady and was going to issue a letter of apology as soon as possible. Everett met with Jada and Rafe at the pub. Sloan mention the divorce papers, but Everett didn’t know what she was talking about. Jada said she asked him for a divorce. Everett asked why he would remember a divorcing her when he didn’t remember marrying her. Jada told him they were still married. Brady, EJ, and Nicole caught Tate and Holly together. Chad told Stephanie that he was an idiot for trusting Stefan. While Chad was talking, he noticed that Stephanie was distracted. She said she was confused about Everett and didn’t know if he meant to hurt her or Jada. Sloan showed Everett the divorce papers. Everett signed the papers. Sloan asked him about his signature. Brady told Tate that he warned him to stay away from Holly. Holly said she wanted to see him. Brady said Tate shouldn’t be around her because she accused him of drugging her. Nicole agreed that they should stay away from each other. Tate said he forgave Holly. Brady said they had to stay away from each other. Chad told Stephanie to let Everett lean on someone else. She said Everett didn’t have anyone else in Salem. Chad said Everett could lean on him. Stephanie thought that was nice, but Everett wouldn’t open up to him. Sloan told Everett that he signed the wrong name. She told him to sign Bobby. Everett said he wouldn’t sign the name Bobby because he wasn’t that man. He told her to find another way to get the divorce.

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Stephanie ran into Everett at the Brady Pub. He told her about his first hypnosis session. She asked how it went. Everett said he saw something that scared him. Stephanie asked what he saw. He said he saw himself. Jada talked to Rafe about meeting at the Brady Pub. Xander showed Sarah the surveillance footage of the person shooting Harris. He told her about the pants the person was wearing. Xander said his pants were different from the shooter’s. He said he had proof that he didn’t know who shot him. Tripp comforted Wendy because she was dealing with PTSD from the kidnapping. Wendy told him what she was going through since the kidnapping. She said she noticed he was going through it. Tripp suggested that they think about happy thoughts. He said they would do something frivolous. Everett told Stephanie about his vision. He said he saw himself smiling and it frightened him. Stephanie asked what Marlena thought about it. He said he didn’t tell her. Xander gave Sarah his pants and told her the stripes on the shooter’s pants weren’t the same. Sarah told him they should go to the police. They went to the police station.

Stephanie asked Everett why he didn’t talk about his vision. Everett said he didn’t know why he didn’t talk to her. When Jada walked in the pub, she saw Stephanie with Everett. Wendy asked if low oxygen was the reason why they got married. Tripp said it wasn’t the carbon dioxide. He said they were saying things they were afraid of saying otherwise. Tripp said he didn’t regret anything he said that night. He asked if she did. Wendy said she didn’t. Rafe looked at Xander’s pants. Xander told Rafe that Harris’ shooter was wearing expensive pants. Sarah said the shooter had money. Xander asked if he could keep the money the shooter gave him. Sarah said the pants proved his innocence. Stephanie told Jada about her attitude towards them. Jada said they were being cozy with each other. Stephanie told her that Everett was in therapy with Marlena. Everett told Jada about a vision he had under hypnosis. He said he saw himself smiling. Jada said that sounded like his old self. Stephanie suggested that they leave, but Everett understood Jada’s hostility towards her. He told Jada that everything he said to her was true as far as he knew. Jada didn’t believe him. He said not remembering her agonized her. Stephanie asked her to have compassion for him, but Jada wasn’t interested. She said she was glad not to deal with him anymore. Rafe said he noticed the difference with the pants. He said it could be good news for Xander. Stephanie apologized to Everett for Jada’s attitude. Everett said he understood Jada’s attitude towards him. She wondered if Marlena could talk Jada into empathizing with him.

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Everett went to see Marlena but thought it was a mistake coming. Chad went to visit Abby’s grave. He talked to her about the kids. While he was talking to her, he told her they were at the Kiriakis. He said the Horton house was going to be done soon. Chad said he missed her. He apologized for Clyde escaping and blamed himself for it. While Stephanie and Julie were at the Horton house, they talked about Everett. Stephanie changed the subject to talk about the time capsule. Julie said her grandfather wanted the family to solve the puzzle together. She said she was going to devote her time to fixing the Horton house. Chad told Abby that it was his fault. He said Clyde wouldn’t have retaliated if he didn’t put the interview in the paper. He said he put the whole thing in motion. Chad said he wanted to make Clyde pay for what he did to her. He said Clyde sent someone to torch her grandparents’ house where she spent her happiest days. Chad said he let her and her family down. He said Clyde escaped, but he was going to make it right. Marlena talked to Everett about his memories. Everett said part of him wanted to know what happened while the other was afraid to find out what happened. She said he would be safe with her because they would stop if he didn’t want to go on. Everett agreed to hypnosis. Stephanie told Julie that she was thinking about dropping the Spectator as a client. Julie asked why. Stephanie said she had to find out if he used her while he was married to Jada. She told Julie that Jada was upset with her and accused her of ignoring the signs that Everett was married. Julie said Stephanie didn’t know. Stephanie wondered if Jada was right about her ignoring the signs.

Marlena put Everett under hypnosis. She asked him to tell her about his mother. Everett talked to her about his mother. Marlena asked him questions about his mother. She wanted to know if he wanted to ask his mother questions. Everett was uncomfortable with the question. Marlena told him to ask his mother a question. He asked why she did it. Julie told Stephanie not to blame herself for Everett’s lies. She said Stephanie was devastated when she found out. Stephanie said she was devastated because she thought he was the one. She said she thought they would have had a happily ever after until this happened. Stephanie thought she was being insensitive about Everett’s problem. Julie told her to forget about Everett. She said the family would get her through it. Chad showed up while Julie and Stephanie were talking. He said he was there to check the kids’ room. Julie told him he could her and Stephanie look through the fabric swatches. Everett asked his mother why she did it. Marlena told him he was safe. Everett said he wasn’t safe. He had a vision of himself smiling. When Julie left the room, Chad asked Stephanie about Everett. Stephanie told him that she was thinking about not working with the Spectator. Chad told her not to leave. He was willing to fire him so she could stay. Stephanie changed the subject by asking him about the house. Chad blamed himself for what happened. Stephanie said it wasn’t his fault, but he didn’t agree with her. He wondered what Clyde was going to do next. Marlena asked Everett what he was seeing. Everett said he didn’t see anything. She asked if he could find his way out, but he said he couldn’t. When he became agitated, she took him out of hypnosis. Marlena asked Everett to tell her what he remembered. Everett said he didn’t remember. Marlena told him that he said he saw darkness. Everett wasn’t sure what he saw.

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Leo interrupted Jude’s christening. Sloan and Melinda thought he was going to expose the secret. Leo talked about losing the love of his life. He said Nicole and EJ lost their baby. While he was talking, he said he was honored to be the baby’s godfather. He said the baby meant a lot to him because he was an amazing kid. John had to leave the christening because he couldn’t be in the house of the Lord. Marlena went after him. She told him to forgive himself since Konstantin were able to forgive him. Melinda confronted Leo about interrupting the christening. When Sloan took Jude to the car, Eric went to talk to Holly. Theresa went to see Tate. Tate asked about the christening. Theresa told him what happened. She said Brady didn’t think he would be a good godfather. Tate thought he was the reason why. Theresa said Brady was proud of him. When Nicole and EJ went back to the DiMera mansion, he comforted her about losing the baby. He said he understood how hard the christening would be for her. She said it was hard for her. While they were talking, she brought up Holly and how sad she was. Holly told Eric that the drugs she took were hers. Sloan and Melinda confronted Leo about exposing her secret. She said she was glad he didn’t say anything. Leo said he was moved to do the right thing. Melinda said EJ threatened to arrest him. Sloan said all three of them would go to prison. Leo said different things happened for why he kept his mouth shut. He said he would never be tempted again to expose the secret.

Steve showed up at the DiMera mansion. He talked to Marlena and John. Roman showed up to talk to them. While they were talking, John walked away. Roman asked if John was okay. Marlena said he wasn’t. When John walked away, EJ approached him. Marlena showed up and said why Sami and Belle weren’t at the christening. John warned him to stay away from his family. Tate talked to Theresa about her getting back together with Alex. Brady showed up at the DiMera mansion. They talked about the christening. She said it was selfish of her to host the christening. Holly told Eric that she kept the secret because of her mother. She said Nicole would blame herself for what happened. Eric said Nicole was stronger than Holly thought. He said Nicole was resilient. Eric said Tate was suffering because of the situation. Sloan showed up and told Eric they shouldn’t be late. Eric left to go to the mansion. When Leo showed up, Roman asked why he interrupted the christening. Leo dodged the question. Marlena asked Nicole how she was doing. Nicole talked to her about Holly. Holly showed up at the mansion. Steve talked to John about working with Victor. He said he didn’t have a choice when Dr. Rolf put the chip in his brain. Steve said he could have killed John. John said something inside of him stopped him. When Jude started crying, Nicole offered to stop him. Jude stopped crying. Eric told Sloan that he needed to talk to Holly. Sloan said the baby was crying. Leo offered to take Sloan and Melinda home. John went back to the church to talk to God. He asked God to help him get through what he did. Marlena showed up and said she and God would help him. She said they were in this together. Brady and EJ almost got in an argument over Holly. When Brady was about to leave, Holly stopped him. Holly told everyone that the drugs were hers.

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Marlena talked to Eric about the christening. Eric told Marlena that Sloan wasn’t happy about Nicole hosting the christening. He realized he was wrong for agreeing to Nicole hosting the christening, but he couldn’t say no to her. Stephanie met with Everett to let him know that he should get another PR firm for the paper. Xander went to see Harris to let him know that he didn’t shoot him. Everett told Stephanie to rethink her decision. He said he hired her because she was the best in the business. Stephanie said she didn’t want to deal with him in a professional setting. While they were talking, he told her he was starting to remember some things. Stephanie wanted to know what he remembered. Everett said he didn’t remember his father. Marlena asked Eric how Sloan felt about Nicole hosting the christening. Eric said Sloan was upset with him for thinking about Nicole. He said Nicole and Holly were like family to him. While they were talking, Marlena tried to advise him to put Sloan first. Holly was upset with Nicole for not believing her about Tate’s innocence. Nicole said Tate could have drugged her. Holly told her what happened on New Year’s Eve wasn’t Tate’s fault. She said it was her fault. Marlena talked to Eric about Brady and Tate. She said she hoped Tate was released soon. Marlena said Holly doesn’t remember anything. Eric told her he didn’t think Holly was telling the truth. Nicole told Holly that the drugs weren’t hers even if Tate didn’t give them to her. She said she knew the drugs weren’t Holly’s. Nicole said she doubted herself and wondered if Holly was taking drugs. Holly told Nicole not to blame herself because of what she was going through. Nicole said she knew the drugs weren’t Holly’s.

Xander and Harris continued to talk about the shooting. Harris asked Xander if he knew who set him up. Marlena was shocked that Eric thought Holly was lying. Eric said he spoke to Brady and would find out if Holly was lying. Marlena said she hoped the truth would come out. When Eric and Marlena were finished talking, she left the apartment. Nicole left to get some things for the christening. Holly tried reaching out to Tate. Stephanie talked to Everett about his sessions with Marlena. He said Marlena suggested that he try hypnotherapy to get his memory back. Everett said he was scared about what he was going to remember. Stephanie thought hypnotherapy might help him realize why he did the things he did. Everett wondered if they could get back together. Stephanie said she wasn’t going to disappear on him. She said she was starting to have real feelings for him until the truth came out. Stephanie said they would figure things out if it was meant to be. Everett asked her not to give up on them. He walked away from her. Holly called Tate. Jada and Stephanie ran into each other. Stephanie asked if Jada was upset with her. Jada said she was upset with the situation. Stephanie said they were both victims of Everett’s lies. Jada said she didn’t see Stephanie as the victim. She said Stephanie was the woman who helped break up her marriage. Stephanie said she was sorry that she thought of her as the other woman. She said Jada should be mad at Everett. Jada said she was mad at him. Stephanie apologized and said she wouldn’t have gotten involved with him if she knew. Jada asked if she was sure she didn’t know he was married. She asked if Stephanie met his family and friends. Jada said Stephanie should have suspected that something was going on but didn’t want to mess up her life. Xander told Harris that anyone could have framed him for shooting him. He wondered if Harris knew who shot him since he saw the shooter. Holly talked to Tate. She apologized for what was going on. Holly said she hated how Nicole and EJ wouldn’t let her talk to him. Tate said she could fix it. Eric and Nicole ran into each other at the chapel. Nicole said she was talking to God ever since Holly’s accident. Eric said he was doing the same thing lately. He said running into her felt like fate. Eric said he had a confession. Harris told Xander he didn’t remember anything. Xander said the person shot him in the chest so he must have been face to face to the shooter. Harris said he wouldn’t tell Xander anything about the shooting when he was a prime suspect. He said he would clear Xander’s name if he’s innocent. Stephanie and Jada got into an argument over Everett. Holly told Tate that she was keeping the secret because of Nicole and everything that was going on with her. While they were talking, Tate told her to protect Nicole. Holly got off the phone when she heard a noise. Eric told Nicole he was grateful they could be friends. He said he wanted to share with her how much their friendship meant to him. Nicole said it meant a lot to her too.

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Brady wanted to talk to Alex about his relationship with Kristen. Theresa went to see Kristen. Paulina talked to Abe about the peace she felt when Lexie came to see her. She said she knew everything was going to be okay. Abe said they experienced a miracle. Paulina said she loved him with all her heart. She said Lexie was their guardian angel. Wendy talked to Tripp about his marriage proposal. She wondered if he still wanted to get married. While they were talking, Kayla and Stephanie came to see them. Stephanie told them Joey had gifts for them. Theresa wanted to know what was going on between Kristen and Alex. Kristen said she was having fun with him. Theresa said she didn’t show any interest in Alex. Kristen said he wasn’t available. She wondered how Theresa could have given him up. Brady asked Alex what his intentions were towards his child. Alex said he just started seeing Kristen. He said it wasn’t in the plan for him to be a stepfather to Brady’s child. Brady told Alex that a pattern was starting with the mothers of his children. Wendy and Tripp opened the gifts from Joey. Jada showed up to ask Wendy and Tripp questions about their kidnapping. Wendy and Tripp were willing to answer the questions. Paulina told Abe that she was jealous of Lexie. She said it wasn’t fair to her memory or the miraculous gift she gave to both of them. Paulina said she wanted to be special to him. Abe said it was human for her to feel that way. Alex told Brady that he and Kristen were getting to know each other. Brady said he knew Theresa didn’t like Kristen. Alex said Theresa didn’t have a right to be upset. Brady said he saw how he was when Theresa was high. Alex said that was in the past. Brady said he didn’t believe that. He said Alex was playing with fire trying to make Theresa jealous. Theresa told Kristen that she didn’t give Alex up. Kristen didn’t believe her. Theresa said there was nothing going on between her and Brady. While they were talking, Kristen said she would tell her what was going on between her and Alex. Jada asked Wendy if she remembered everything about what happened. She asked if Goldman gave her any clues about where she was going.

Kristen lied to Theresa about what was going on with them. While Kristen was talking, she hinted to Theresa to help her get Brady back. Theresa left the mansion. Alex reminded Brady that he thought something was going on between him and Theresa. Brady said nothing was going on with Theresa. Alex said he didn’t believe him. Brady warned Alex that Theresa and Kristen required a lot of work and would make him miserable. Brady went to see Kristen. He told her about his conversation with Alex. Kristen asked how he was. Brady said Alex said he was using her for fun and games. Kristen said Alex would make a great stepfather for Rachel. Brady told her that she wasn’t going to get a commitment out of him. Kristen said he was jealous. Wendy told Jada that she didn’t remember Goldman saying where she was going. She told Jada about where Goldman kidnapped them. Wendy said why they went with Goldman. She continued telling Jada what happened. Theresa went to see Alex. She told him that she might have overreacted to leaving him when he proposed to her. Jada wanted to question Tripp about the kidnapping. Alex told Theresa that she overreacted to his proposal when he was being honest. Theresa said she didn’t care about his feelings and had time to re-think her decision. She told him she missed him and assumed he missed her. Alex flashed back to talking to Kristen about making Theresa jealous. Alex told Theresa she had to leave. Jada asked Tripp about Goldman. He said Goldman didn’t tell him anything. Brady told Kristen that he wasn’t jealous. Kristen told him they needed to be together. Brady said they didn’t need to be together. While he was talking to her, she kissed him. Brady didn’t want to kiss her. He said they wouldn’t be any good together and left the mansion. Theresa told Alex that she hoped she would see him soon.

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