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Sloan asked Nicole what she was doing with prenatal vitamins. Nicole lied and said she picked up the wrong prescription. Sloan said she saw her name on the label which meant she was pregnant. Sloan asked if she told Eric she was in menopause because he was the father. Sloan accused her of tricking Eric into getting her pregnant. While Sloan was talking, Nicole said she didn’t know who the father was. Chanel told Talia that she knew Jada accused her of drugging the biscuits. Chanel said she knew she wouldn’t do that. Talia said Jada was frustrated with the case. She said it was over. Chanel loved how forgiving she was. They kissed and went in the bedroom. Rafe and Jada found out Colin’s last name was Bedford. They found out Colin was booked on assault charges in London. Rafe said Sloan’s mother’s married name was Bedford. Rafe and Jada realized Colin is Sloan’s brother and he was going after Paulina and Chanel. Jada said she wanted to talk to Talia to see what she knew. Colin changed his voice and told Abe and Paulina he was the health inspector. While he was pretending to inspect Sweet Bits, Paulina accused Sloan of sabotaging which got Sweet Bits shut down. Colin mentioned Martha’s death. Paulina got upset when he brought up Martha. Abe defended her. Colin said she hired people to cover it up.

Nicole asked Sloan to keep her pregnancy a secret. Sloan asked why she would do that. Nicole asked if she wanted Eric to know she was pregnant. Sloan agreed to keep it a secret. Marlena showed up. Nicole said it was great to see her. Marlena said the same thing. Marlena was uncomfortable around Sloan. Sloan told Marlena that she and Eric could take her and John out to dinner. Marlena said she would talk to John about it. Sloan said Eric was a wonderful person who she cared about. When Sloan walked away, Nicole said she thought she was going to throw up. Eric and Belle talked about Sloan. He told her he trusted Sloan. He said the Sloan he knew wasn’t capable of doing the things she has been accused of doing. Belle said she would try not to worry about him. She said he could still worry about her. He asked how Shawn was doing. She said he was upset about shooting Bo. She said she should be there for Shawn, but she didn’t know how to track him down. She said he wasn’t taking her calls. She said this was why she was so hard on Eric. She said since she couldn’t get her life together, she thought she tell him how to live his life. Jada tried calling Talia, but she didn’t answer. Jada and Rafe went to the pub. Colin told Abe and Paulina about Chanel’s role in Martha’s death. They talked about all the threats they received. They said they thought it was Sloan. Colin started quoting the texts. Abe said that wasn’t in the paper. He asked how he knew that. Paulina asked who he was. Colin raised a rolling pin. Sloan went to the pub. Eric asked if she was okay after getting the prescription. When she was about to say something, Rafe and Jada showed up. While Talia and Chanel were making out, Talia said she couldn’t do it. Talia said she had to tell her something. Colin hit Abe with the rolling pin. Paulina asked why he did it. Colin started quoting the text. He said he told her husband couldn’t save her. He came towards her with the rolling pin.

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Megan gave Kristen a letter from Rachel. Kristen read the letter and found out Brady and Chloe were over. She also found out Shawn shot Bo. Megan was upset when she found out Shawn shot Bo. Kate and Roman reunited with each other. He told her about Bo and how Hope was moving him to a long-term care facility. She took out her wedding ring and asked him to put it on her. He wanted to put it on. Harris thought Dimitri was lying about another hostage. Harris told him they didn’t find anyone else. Dimitri implied that the hostage wasn’t on the ship. Dimitri refused to say who the person was until he got his immunity for him and someone else. He said if he didn’t get what he wanted, the hostage will die. Brady told John and Marlena that he and Rachel were moving out. He said Xander and Chloe got the apartment he wanted to get. Brady continued to insult Xander. John said Xander shot Brady and Marlena. Brady said he shouldn’t get a pass because they survived. He said everyone wasn’t lucky. Marlena reminded him that Ava was the one who killed Susan. Brady said Xander played a part in it. He said Xander kidnapped Rachel and never took responsibility. He was afraid Xander was going to bring Chloe down with him. Harris wanted Dimitri to tell him who else he wanted the immunity for. Dimitri said it was Megan.

Kristen comforted Megan over Bo. Megan said he was the reason why she wanted to escape. Kristen told her the plan was for both of them. She wanted to know where they stood. Megan said they were going to still going through with the plan. She said they needed to get things organized. Kristen wanted to know who she was talking about. Megan said she was talking about Dimitri. Roman told Kate about her urn at the pub. He said he talked to it. He said she talked back to him. She said that felt familiar. She said she might have reached out to him while she was in the freeze. He said all that matters was she was there now. Kristen said she remembered Dimitri when was pretending to be Kyle so he could steal the Peacock. She asked Megan what her connection was to him. She said he was her son. Harris told Dimitri the ISA would never go along with his plan. Dimitri said Shane would make sure he and Megan went free because his hostage was Andrew.

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Steve and Chad went to Harris’ room. They told him that a motorboat washed ashore on the island, but there was no sign of life. They thought a ship picked up Kate. Dimitri wanted Kate to come to his cabin. He asked her to have dinner with him. She refused to eat with him. He said she was missing the finer things in life. He opened up a bottle of wine. He told her about the food she was missing. She decided to sit down with him. He wanted her to shower and change so she wouldn’t smell like fish. John took Marlena out to celebrate her 5,000th patient. He asked her what stood out about her career. She thought about her first patient. Stephanie tried to calm Alex down as they met Yuri at the Bistro. Yuri asked where Maggie was. He said he was used to dealing with the top dog. Alex said he knew what was going on and gave him the paperwork. He said all Yuri had to do was sign it. Yuri wanted to talk about the expansion plan first. Alex tried to defend Maggie’s position. Yuri said she was out of touch. He asked how old she was. Stephanie wanted to know what that had to do with anything. Alex defended Maggie. Yuri said he didn’t realize he was going to make a deal with someone new. Harris searched online and found a cargo ship that was is the area where Kate’s boat was found. Harris, Steve and Chad realized it was anchored for weeks. They discovered that Dimitri owned it. Chad said Dimitri was after the Alamain Peacock statue that could vaporize the city. He wondered if he took Kate hostage to get back at Billie for taking him down. Steve said he thought he was locked up.

Maggie consoled Roman over Bo and Kate. She reminded him that Kate was tough. He told her she was tough too taking over Titan. She said she hoped it was a good idea letting Alex take over. She hoped it wasn’t a mistake. Alex told Yuri that Maggie may not understand the tech goals, but he did. He gave Yuri a plan. He told Yuri to sign the contract. He said they would fix some things later. Stephanie had concerns, but Yuri told her to listen to Alex. When Yuri left to go to the bathroom, Stephanie asked Alex what he was doing. Harris realized that the guy in the cell was an imposter. He said Dimitri could be on the ship with Kate. Steve gave him a gun. Chad wanted to know where his gun was. Steve and Harris told him to stay at the hotel because he was a civilian with two small kids. Chad said he could handle himself. He said he has dealt with Dimitri before. He said he might be able to figure out something they didn’t. Steve gave him a gun. Kate got dressed up and ate with Dimitri. She asked him how he got out of prison. He said he had resources and traded places with someone else. Stephanie told Alex to sell Yuri Maggie’s idea. When Yuri came back, Alex tried to sell him Maggie’s idea. Yuri said he couldn’t make a decision yet. Yuri ended up leaving. John and Marlena reminisced about old times. He was grateful that he met her. Chad, Steve and Harris split up on the cargo ship. When Steve was searching around, a man showed up with a gun. Kate thought Dimitri wanted immunity since he didn’t ask for a ransom. He said he did, but he wanted something personal. Before he got a chance to say anything, Chad came in the room. Alex told Stephanie it was a temporary setback. He said he would keep working on Yuri. Maggie called Alex. He told her Yuri didn’t want to do the deal. Alex said he would fix it. She said it was the last straw and fired him.

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Eric left the pub as Nicole was leaving a message for Kayla about the paternity test. She was afraid he heard her conversation. When she realized he didn’t hear anything, she asked him about his eye. He said it was okay. He said he was worried about her since EJ found out about their one-night stand. She wondered what Sloan was thinking telling EJ. Eric defended Sloan’s actions. He asked if she was okay since she was talking to Kayla and was acting strangely. She told him about her cramps but brushed him off. He said he could tell they aren’t nothing. He wanted her to confide in him. Jada called Talia, but she ignored it to make out with Chanel. Talia thought about Colin wanting her to seduce Chanel so he could get justice for his mother. Talia tried to kiss Chanel when Paulina came home. Paulina apologized for interrupting. Talia ended up leaving. While Paulina and Chanel were alone, Paulina said it was a good thing she interrupted them. Jada was determined to find out what was going on with Talia. Talia showed up. Jada asked her about Colin and what she was doing with him. Talia said he was her ex-boyfriend. She said he called her the night the biscuits were drugged. She said she met him in a motel. She said she didn’t like him because she didn’t like who she was when she is with him. She said she ran into Xander and Chloe when she was breaking things off with him. Jada tried to make her feel better, but she was upset. She asked Jada if it was enough for her to believe her. Jada said she believed her.

Sloan told Colin she knew what he was up to. He said it was his turn to make Chanel pay for what she did to their parents. Sloan said his actions were impacting her. He said she would thank him when it’s over. She said she could lose her law practice and her freedom. He said he didn’t see any other way to make Chanel and Paulina pay. She said he already ruined Sweet Bits. He said that was only the beginning. Paulina told Chanel about the text and told her the police suspected Talia. Paulina said there was no evidence or motive. She said Rafe was being thorough. Chanel said she would know if Talia was out to get them. She said the police had it wrong. EJ was concerned that Stefan and Gabi were sending out bad evaluations to Shin and the board. While they were talking, EJ’s phone rang. EJ told Shin to ignore the evaluations. EJ said Shin wanted him to take anger management classes. Gabi and Stefan were happy with what he was going through. Nicole told EJ that her cramps were just cramps. She lied and told him she was in early stages of menopause. He was glad that it wasn’t something serious. EJ called Nicole and asked her to come to the office. Sloan told Colin he could go to prison for what he did. He said he had a brilliant sister who was a lawyer. He said everyone had fun after eating the biscuits. She said people were getting hurt. She said she was getting hurt. She said she had something good going. She didn’t want to mess it up. She said she didn’t realize how lonely getting revenge was until you found someone to make life worth living. She said she wanted that for him too. She said if the police called her, she was telling the truth.

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Colin called Talia and asked her about her date with Chanel. He said while she is getting Chanel to fall in love with her, he will be focused on Paulina. Talia asked him what he meant by that. Jada showed up and asked who she was talking to. Talia said she was talking to Chanel about her mother’s panic attacks. Jada told her she was being defensive. Talia ended up leaving. Abe and Paulina went to Rafe’s office. She wanted to know why Sloan hasn’t been arrested yet. When Rafe didn’t say anything, Paulina wondered if there was another suspect. He said Jada suspects Talia. Paulina said she couldn’t believe Talia would be involved in something like that especially since she is dating Chanel. Johnny went to see Chanel. He told her he was worried about losing Wendy to Tripp. He thought he should go to Seattle to woo Wendy. Chanel advised him not to smother Wendy. He agreed with her. She told him about her date with Talia. She said it started out great, but things were awkward. She said she hadn’t heard from Talia since their date. He suggested she take her own advice and play it cool. He said Talia was a fool if she didn’t see how amazing she was. She wished him luck with Wendy. He left.

Talia went to Colin’s room. She was worried about his plans for Paulina. He said he wanted her to trigger a panic attack in Paulina. Talia refused to do it. He said he would come up with something else while she is getting Chanel to fall for her. He said they could be happy once they made Chanel and Paulina pay. He said he loved her. Xander and Chloe saw Jada at the pub. He asked if she arrested Sloan for the poisoned biscuits. Jada said she couldn’t talk about the investigation. She asked why he was so interested. He said he felt bad about Chanel’s bakery being closed down. He said her employee was living in a seedy motel. Jada said Talia was her sister and she lived with her. He was shocked that she was the one living with the Brit. Jada asked for the room number. When he refused, Jada showed him her badge. He told her the room number. Jada left. Chanel left a message for Talia. She said she had a great time, but they could go back to being friends if she didn’t feel the same way. Talia showed up with flowers. When Colin was about to use his phone, Jada showed up. Paulina got a text message warning her to watch her back because the person was still coming after her.

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Steve told Chad it was up to them to come up with a plan to save Kate. When Harris showed up, Steve wanted to know what he was doing there. Harris said Andrew wanted him to help search for Kate. Steve thought Andrew was wrong. Steve said they didn’t need him there and didn’t need his help. A man brought Kate some food. She asked when she was going to get off the ship. He said he didn’t have the authority to answer her. She wanted him to bring the person who did have the authority. He said his boss didn’t meet people. He showed her her wedding ring. She put his hand to a table and put a knife to his finger. EJ was upset with Eric for sleeping with Nicole. Eric said they were high on biscuits. He said they didn’t tell him because they knew he would be upset. EJ punched him. Gabi accused Nicole of acting when she was in pain. Nicole said she needed to go to the hospital. When Gabi realized Nicole wasn’t lying, she helped her leave the mansion. Kayla and Stephanie went to Salem Hospital. Stephanie managed to get her reinstated. Alex showed up. He apologized for keeping Stephanie from saying goodbye to her. He said he would feel guilty for the rest of their lives. Kayla accepted her apology. Kayla got a page and had to leave. Alex told Stephanie he was there for a therapy session. She said it was a big step. When she was about to leave, he stopped her. He told her about Maggie leaving him in charge. He said he couldn’t afford to mess up. He asked her for her help at his client’s meeting. She agreed to help him.

Kayla went to see Nicole. Kayla wanted to talk to her about her cramps. Kayla asked her about her period. Nicole said it was late. She said her new birth control has been keeping things on schedule. Nicole started to get hot. Kayla said she might be entering menopause. Nicole didn’t like that idea. Kayla wanted to run some tests to find out what was going on. Eric told EJ that they were even from when he punched EJ weeks ago. EJ said they were far from even. Eric warned him that the next punch would cost him. Steve yelled at Harris for keeping the truth from Bo and Hope. He said if Harris came forward sooner, his best friend wouldn’t be in a coma. Harris was about to leave, but Chad stopped him. Chad said Harris could be their best chance at finding Kate. He said Harris saved him from Thomas Banks and was a Navy SEAL. Steve agreed to work with Harris. He said he would take Harris down if he tried anything. When Kate had the knife to the man’s hand, he asked what she wanted. She said she wanted an audience with his boss. He agreed and took her to the cabin. Kate was shocked at who she saw. EJ went back to the mansion and called out for Nicole. Gabi told him she was in the hospital. Eric called Nicole. She didn’t answer the phone because Kayla was back with her results. Kayla told her she wasn’t going through menopause. She told Nicole she was pregnant.

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Rafe showed Jada the article about them in the Salem Spectator. He thought Sloan leaked the story. He said he couldn’t wait to throw the book at her. He said he might add an obstruction of justice charge. Jada said only if Sloan was the one who set up Chanel and Paulina. He asked if she still suspected her sister. Colin showed Talia the article about Jada. Talia said she felt bad that the tainted biscuits led to the article. He said she only drugged the biscuits because of what Chanel did to his family. He said she was righting a wrong. He said he loved her for it. He said it was time to turn up the heat on Chanel. Chanel told Paulina that the board of health shut down Sweet Bits. Paulina said it was temporary until the investigation proved Sloan drugged the biscuits. She said she wasn’t going to let Chanel give up on her dream. Paulina reminded her that her stepfather was the mayor. Chanel called Talia and told her she didn’t have to come in to work. Alex went to see Gwen. He told her they had to stop sleeping with each other. He said Marlena made him realize that he was using her to keep from facing his feelings. He said it wasn’t cool. She said she didn’t mind being used. He said she should because it wasn’t healthy for her either. He said they were both using sex as a distraction. She said she was heartbroken over Xander. She said he wasn’t over Stephanie. He said it had nothing to do with another woman. He said his life was a mess. He said he should look forward not back.

Chloe and Xander looked at an apartment. While they were looking at it, Brady showed up. He said he was there looking for a place for him and Rachel. Xander said he and Chloe should take the apartment. Brady wanted to know what was going on. She said she and Xander were just roommates. Brady couldn’t believe she would consider moving in with Xander. Brady tried to convince her not to do it. Xander told him to cut it out. They ended up arguing. Leo showed up while they were arguing. He said it felt like a story and started taking notes. Xander, Chloe and Brady told Leo why they were there. Leo insulted Rachel. Brady went after him. Xander stopped him. He told Leo he worked for him. He told Leo his work there was done. Rafe told Jada that Talia didn’t have a key to Paulina’s office. Paulina showed up to look for Abe. Jada said she missed him. She asked Paulina if anyone could get access to the keys the night her office was broken into. Paulina said her bag was left open the day Sloan confronted her in the Square. She said it was the day Chanel introduced her to her sister. Chanel showed up at the police station. She went to Rafe’s office to apologize for her biscuits sending him to the hospital. He appreciated her apology. She noticed a picture of Allie and Henry. She saw how happy Allie looked and how big Henry got. He said Allie was happy and meeting people. Chanel left his office. Talia told Colin that the bakery getting shut down should satisfy his need for revenge. He said he wouldn’t rest until Chanel felt the same pain she put him and Sloan through. He said it was time she knew what it felt like to have her heart broken. He said it was time for Talia to seduce Chanel and break her heart. She said she wasn’t gay or bisexual. She said she was only interested in him, but he was pimping her out. He said he wanted her. He said Chanel would fall in love. Talia said she didn’t think she could do it. He said this would cure his mood swings and depression because he would get justice for his mother. He said he knew she would pull this off for him.

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Brady went to see Eric at the pub. Sloan left them alone to talk. Brady asked if everyone hated her. Eric said he wasn’t one of the people who hated her. He said they are taking things to the next level. He asked why Brady wanted to see him. Brady said he needed to find a way to keep Xander away from Chloe. Eric said Chloe would see through Xander’s act. Brady said Nicole didn’t. Eric said he had a point. He told Brady to forget about Xander. He said Xander wasn’t the problem. Brady said he was the problem because of the way he handled things between Rachel and Chloe. They believed Chloe wouldn’t let Xander in her life in a personal way. Brady said it wasn’t like they were moving in together. Xander suggested that he and Chloe move in together. He said she could clean the place while he pay the rent. She didn’t want to be his housekeeper. He said it would make up for what he did to her. They look for a place online. Chanel ran into Alex. He said he felt bad about what she was going through. She said if he really felt bad, he would get Sloan in bed and get a confession out of her. He refused to do it. He said Marlena help him realize he was screwed up. He said if he slept with Sloan, he could end up back where he started. He was willing to give her a loan. She said she appreciated it but she would be okay.

Talia kissed the man at the motel. She told him the police didn’t know he put her up to drugging the biscuits. He said it was his idea, but they were in it together. She said she was the one who was out there taking the risks while he was laying low. He was upset about what she said. He said his mother was the one Chanel pushed off the roof. He asked if she thought he liked sending her to do this for him. She apologized. She said she never should have said he put her up to it. She said she wanted to help him and still did. He said he knew how much she has done for him. She told Colin that Sloan was a suspect. She said Sloan had no idea he was the one behind everything. She thought about how she got Paulina’s keys from her purse when she and Chanel were fighting with Sloan. She told him there was no evidence connecting Sloan to the attack on Paulina’s office. He said since she used the keys, there was no forced entry. The police couldn’t pin anything they did on Sloan. She thought they should tell Sloan what they were doing. He said he didn’t want to make her an accessory. He said she would never risk her law license to do something illegal. While they were talking, Jada called her. Talia put the phone on speaker. Jada asked her what she did between leaving Chanel’s place and going home. Talia said she forgot that she had a headache and went to buy aspirin and took a walk. Jada told Rafe that Talia’s memory was good. She wondered how Talia forgot that she had a headache and went for a walk. She said as a doctor, Talia would have access to drugs. He asked about motive. She said it didn’t make sense. She said it went back to Sloan. Talia was concerned that her alibi wouldn’t work. Colin was upset. When she said Paulina and Chanel were nice people, he was upset again. He apologized for yelling at her. He asked if she was still with him. She thought they should back up a little, but he wanted to push the pressure on them. He said he needed her and couldn’t do it without her. He said he loved her. Sloan ran into Leo. She said she had a story for him. She said she had information on the police commissioner and his new detective. He said the story was boring. She said he could force Abe to enforce the fraternization policy against his friend and political allies. She said he could blow up the mayor’s office and the Salem PD. He liked the idea of being feared. He asked if she thought his column would throw Rafe and Jada’s investigation off track. She wanted to find out.

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Kayla, Stephanie and Chad thanked Harris for saving them from Thomas Banks. Harris told them Bo was alive. He told them he knew about Bo but kept quiet. Stephanie yelled at him for keeping quiet. He said he knew he was wrong which was why he told Hope. He said he would take Thomas and the prisms back to the ISA while they go look for Steve. Harris apologized again for not saying anything about Bo. Hope cried over Bo’s body on the cliff. He still had a pulse, but he was losing blood. Steve called an ambulance from Shawn’s phone. Shawn went over to Bo and Hope. Shawn said Bo had a gun pointed at her. He said he didn’t know what to do. She said she got through to Bo. She said he wasn’t going to hurt her. Shawn said he shot his father. Hope put her face to Bo’s. When they got to the hospital, Hope yelled when Bo flatlined. She was upset when Bo flatlined. The doctor told her there was nothing they could do. The doctor said Bo was dead. She yelled at Bo to wake up.

Steve comforted Shawn at the hospital while they were waiting to find out about Bo. Shawn said he didn’t know if he was okay. He said he was trying to process his father being alive, but thanks to him he might be dead again. He said he just found out through Harris that his father killed Kate. He said there was no way he was going to let that happen to his mother. Steve said he understood. The situation looked the same way to him. Shawn said they were wrong. He said Bo called his mother Fancy Face so he shot him for nothing. When Kayla, Stephanie and Chad went to the wine cellar, Steve wasn’t there. Chad saw the hole in the wall. He thought that was how Steve escaped. Stephanie called Shawn. She was happy when Steve answered the phone. They left the cellar to go to the hospital. When they got to the hospital, Steve and Shawn told them what happened with Bo. Chad left to get clothes for Stephanie. He ran into Harris while he was there. He told him what happened. Hope passed out. She had a dream that things happened differently. She had a dream that she and Bo had a happy reunion at Victor’s childhood home. When she woke up, a nurse told her Bo’s heart started again. The nurse said Bo was in surgery. Hope went to the waiting room and saw Kayla and Steve. The doctor showed up and told them Bo made it through surgery but there was a complication. The doctor said Bo was in a coma.

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Roman went to John and Marlena’s place. When John was about to tell Roman about Marlena, she came out. Roman was shocked to see her. He asked her about Kate. Harris thought about the deal he made with Bo not to tell anyone that he is alive. Hope went to see him. She wondered why Megan would lie about Thomas taking Kayla. Harris said he had something to tell her. Steve told Kayla that once Bo brought her the equipment for the serum, they would have chemicals. He said they could disarm Bo and be free. Bo came in the wine cellar and told Kayla they were leaving. He said he found a Titan research lab with everything she needed for the serum. Steve said Kayla was leaving over his dead body. Bo said that could be arranged. At Statesville, a guard brought Megan to see Andrew. He told her the deal was off since she lied about who took Kayla. She stood by her story. He said Thomas was in a sex club when Kate was killed and Kayla disappeared. He said there were witnesses that could testify seeing him there. He threatened her unless she told him who took Kayla. Chad and Stephanie talked about who kidnapped her parents. Chad said the kidnapper hasn’t asked for a ransom and let Kayla use the phone. He said the person wasn’t a real criminal. He said the person probably wasn’t taking orders from Megan because she was in prison. He said their best clue was Kayla saying Victor’s name. He said she was probably at one of his properties. Bo told Steve separating them gives Kayla an incentive to so what he wanted. He said they could go back to their lives once he got the serum. Steve asked what would happen if someone came looking for them. Bo said that wouldn’t happen. He said someone came by but they wouldn’t be back. Steve and Kayla wanted to know who it was. Bo said it didn’t matter. He took Kayla out of the wine cellar. Steve banged on the door.

Harris told Hope how much he cared about her. He apologized for the role he played in what her family was going through. She said she knew he was doing all he could to help. She said she hoped the sketch artist would give them a lead. Chad and Stephanie called to let Hope know they were searching the properties on the list. Harris started to feel guilty. Marlena told Roman that Kate was alive, but she was killed on the island. He wondered whose ashes he had. She told him Steve went looking for Kayla. He wanted to choke Megan. John told them Hope and Harris were looking for Kayla. Roman wondered if Harris could be trusted. Kayla started to get through to Bo, but it didn’t last. He told her once he had the serum, he would sell it to the highest bidder. He said everyone would know their names. She said she didn’t want this. Bo said that was the Brady way – humble and quiet. He said he was never those things. He left the lab and locked her in. Hope told Harris they should go to the police. He said there was no need to do that. He said he lied when he told her he didn’t find anything at Victor’s. She said she should go there and find out on her own. They kissed before she left. Megan called Harris. She said if he wanted a chance with Hope, he had to take her far away. He said it was too late for both of them. Chad found a locked door. Kayla grabbed a tray as the door handle moved. Stephanie picked the lock. Kayla raised the tray over her head when Chad and Stephanie came in the room. Kayla put the tray down and hugged Stephanie. Andrew went to John and Marlena’s place. He told them Megan changed her story. He said the person who took Kayla was Bo. Hope had her gun when she looked around Victor’s childhood home. Someone came in behind her. She turned around and pointed her gun. She was shocked when she saw Bo.

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Nicole told Anna about the drugged biscuits and how she made love to Eric. Anna asked if there was a chance that she and Eric will get back together. Nicole said it was a one-time thing. EJ went in the living room and took Tony’s drink. He told Tony that Nicole was keeping a secret from him. Tony said she could be planning a surprise for him. EJ said he wanted to confront her. Tony told him to relax. He said keeping some things secret was good for a relationship. He said all he wanted to know from Anna is that she is happy. He said what mattered was he and Nicole wanted to be together and enjoyed each other’s company. He said the rest could be thrown away. Anna asked Nicole about her feelings for EJ. Nicole said after all the scheming he was doing she felt more like a co-conspirator than a lover. She said he was trying to fix things, but she didn’t want Eric to ruin it. She asked if Anna would keep what she said between them. Anna said she would. She said Nicole was right for EJ. Nicole asked if she should tell EJ the truth. Anna told her not to do it. She said what their men didn’t know wouldn’t hurt them. EJ came in to get Nicole so they could have dinner. Eric and Sloan went to the pub. He said he was hoping they could pick up where they left off. She said hot sex with no strings. She said it didn’t work for her anymore. She said he hurt her when he was with Nicole. She said he was the only one who trusted and believed her. She said she didn’t want to be his booty call anymore. She said she wanted to be his girlfriend. Before he could say anything, Paulina showed up. Sloan reminded her about the restraining order. Paulina said her husband stopped the restraining order. Paulina accused her of drugging the biscuits. Eric tried to fix the situation. Paulina warned him Sloan was going to take him down with her. Eric defended Sloan. Paulina walked away from them.

Gabi went to the hospital to check on Stefan. She said it took long for him to check on Melinda. He thought she was jealous. She tried to deny it, but she ended up admitting to it. She said she knew how Melinda felt about him. He said his heart belonged to her. She told him Li let her out of the agreement. She said she was free to be with him. They kissed him. She told him she wanted more. She said EJ stole the company from them. She said they were going to team up and get it back. He said he was all in, but he wanted to be alone with her. She said she would love that, but they didn’t have a place to live. He told her she could live with him. Sloan asked Eric if Paulina changed his mind about her. He said listening to her made him realize what they were doing needed to end. He said he wanted more too. He said he would love for her to be his girlfriend. Nicole told EJ that she was proud of the effort he was making to make her a priority. Nicole, EJ, Tony and Anna wanted to make a toast when Stefan and Gabi walked in the living room. EJ wanted to know what they were doing there. Stefan said he and Gabi were staying at the mansion.

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Rafe told Abe about the drugged biscuits. Rafe told him he kissed Jada while he hallucinated. Abe understood what he was telling him. He said he had to document it. Rafe said it was handled discreetly, but Sloan saw what happened. Abe said she was most likely the one who drugged the biscuits. Jada and an investigative team got the evidence from the kitchen. Chanel said Sloan was the one who drugged the biscuits. Jada asked Talia about her recipe. Talia was shocked when Jada told her the victims went to the hospital. Eric thought about his encounter with Nicole. Sloan showed up to get her scarf. She was nasty to him. He asked her why she thought he and Nicole were drugged. Nicole thought about her encounter with Eric. EJ showed up. He told her about the drugged biscuits and what it did to people in Salem. He said his hallucinations made him photocopy a picture of his behind. He said he tried to send the picture out to everyone at the company, but he forgot the password. He asked if she did anything while she was under the influence. She said she did. Stefan brought Melinda flowers. He asked her if anything was hurting. She said her pride was hurting. He said they were both out of their minds. They joked about her attacking him. He said he wouldn’t press charges against her. She asked if he thought EJ did it. He said he thought EJ was innocent. Gabi went home to Li. She said the hospital took some blood, but the test results weren’t back yet. She told him she was feeling better. He said she was in good hands with Stefan there. She brought up how she asked him to make love to her when she thought he was Stefan. She asked why he didn’t do anything.

Li told Gabi he was tempted, but he loved her too much to take advantage of her. He said he didn’t just want her in bed. He wants her heart. He said the way she looked at him when she thought he was Stefan showed him that would never happen. He said he was giving up on chasing after her. He said she was free of their agreement and their marriage. He said he regretted hurting her, but he loved her. She said she hurt him too. She gave him back the ring. Nicole lied to EJ about what she did while she was hallucinating. When Stefan’s name was mentioned, she thought EJ and Stefan were at war with each other. EJ said he was going to win the war. He said she had his attention. When he tried to kiss her, she pulled away from him. She said she was still feeling the effects of the drugs. She went to take a shower. Talia asked Jada how Rafe was doing. Jada was defensive. Chanel asked what he did while he was influenced. Jada thought about Rafe kissing her. Talia said she looked warm. Jada ignored what she was saying. She noticed the security cameras. Chanel opened up the app on her phone, but there was no footage from that night. Jada told them to stay away from Sloan while she finds out who did this. Sloan said she thought Eric and Nicole were drugged based on how they were acting. She said half the town got sick. When Eric said she didn’t eat them, she thought he was trying to accuse her of something. He said he believed she was innocent. He said he was glad she was okay. She yelled at him for being with Nicole. He said what happened was a one-time thing. He said they could barely tolerate each other. She said it wasn’t like she was his girlfriend. He said she kept saying that. They continued to talk. He said they could go out to dinner and take things from there. Melinda told Stefan she wasn’t honest about her feelings. He said he was insensitive to ask her. She said he was a nice guy for a DiMera. He said she was cool and fun. He said a lucky guy will be glad to get her. She told him to be with the woman he loves. She reminded him that he and Gabi owed her one. She said she was going to collect. Gabi told Li that her lawyer was drawing up the divorce papers. He said it would go smoothly. She asked if he would consider letting her keep his DiMera shares. He told her she couldn’t keep them. Jada went to see Rafe at the hospital. She told him and Abe that the lab called. She said the drug was something they had never seen before. She said Chanel didn’t drug the biscuits. she said someone was trying to destroy her and the bakery. Nicole called Eric to make sure they were on the same page about what happened. She said she didn’t tell EJ what happened, so it had to be their secret. Eric agreed to keep it a secret. When Nicole went to her room, EJ came from another door. He was upset.

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Nicole’s vision was blurry as she saw Eric in his priest’s collar. She asked him if he went back to the church without telling her. He asked her why he would do that. She told him he shouldn’t be dressed like a priest. He saw himself dressed up like a priest and was shocked. They went to his room so they could change. He took his clothes off. He thought about her in a bikini. She saw herself in the bikini. He brought up how she used to model for Bella. He pretended to take her picture. They started making out. She stopped them by asking about Sloan. He said she broke up with him. He asked her about EJ. She said he was boring because all he wanted to do was scheme. She said being with Eric was more fun. They kissed and made out with each other. Rafe ate the biscuits from Sweet Bits. Jada came in his office. She said she wanted to make sure things weren’t awkward between them. His vision was blurry. He saw her in a revealing outfit. He said the department rules were ridiculous. She asked if he was okay. He said they shouldn’t let the man dictate their lives. He thought about Jada being seductive with him. He told her how great she looked. When she tried to back away, he kissed her. She pushed him away. Sloan came in the office. She said she was there to turn her phone in. She said they wouldn’t find any evidence on it. While he was talking, he passed out. Wendy wanted to know what was going on between Johnny and Chanel. Johnny reminded Wendy that she was seeing Tripp. He said they could go out after the wedding. She said she thought they had something special. She said she didn’t know he would do something so stupid. She said they were done. He asked Chanel where she wanted to go on their honeymoon. Gabi’s vision was blurred and that Li was Stefan. Li told her they were done. She said they were just getting started. He said he didn’t appreciate being mocked and made tom look foolish. He said he wanted to end their marriage with dignity. She was afraid he forgot their love. She wanted “Stefan” to remember. Li didn’t know why she was calling him Stefan. He went with her to the bedroom. He kissed her but he backed away from her. He said he couldn’t do this. She told “Stefan” they could be together. He said he wasn’t Stefan. She started to see things clearly. He asked if she took something. She said she didn’t take drugs. He said someone drugged her. She threw up on him.

Stefan’s vision was blurry and thought Melinda was Gabi. He told her she was beautiful. She said it wasn’t nice to tease her. He said he adored her. They kissed each other. While they were in bed, he realized she wasn’t Gabi. Melinda yelled at him for humiliating her. Her vision was blurry. She saw him laughing at her. She said she was going to kill him. She threw up and passed out. Eric and Nicole realized what they did. Sloan showed up. She said she wanted to apologize for overreacting. He said he would call her later. She walked in and saw Nicole in the bed. At the hospital, Jada hoped Rafe was okay. Stefan found her at the hospital. He told her he thought EJ drugged him and Melinda. He said Melinda was in surgery. Jada said EJ may not have been responsible. Li and Gabi showed up at the hospital. She was happy to see Stefan. Eric told Sloan he didn’t know what happened. Eric and Nicole said they had sex. While they were telling her what happened, Sloan asked if they were drugged. Talia gave Chanel a glass of water. Jada showed up. She asked if someone could have spiked the biscuits. Chanel thought Sloan did it. She asked who else could do something. Talia flashed back to drugging the biscuits. Jada said she didn’t think Sloan did it. She said she would bring the person to justice.

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Eric went to Sloan’s place with things from Sweet Bits. She was upset that he went to Chanel’s place. He said he wanted to help her get over it. She said her mother wasn’t coming back from the dead. He told her her revenge wasn’t healthy. He told her to let it go. Stefan came out the bathroom and wondered why Melinda wasn’t dressed under the covers. She said she was hoping he would want to get dirty again. He said he didn’t want to. He said he would pay her back in a platonic way for helping him. She asked him how long he was going to drag this out. He said until EJ blinked. Li looked at the picture of Gabi in bed with Stefan. She wondered where her breakfast was. He said he had something to take care of so she was on her own. He asked her about her meeting with David Saxton. He said he trusted that everything turned out satisfying. She thought about making love with Stefan. She said satisfying didn’t describe it. She went out to get breakfast. He threw his phone. Wendy came in the living room. He told her Gabi slept with Stefan. She asked if he confronted Gabi. He said he didn’t confront her because he couldn’t stop loving her. He said she belonged with him and not Stefan. He said he thought Gabi would remember how great they were together. He wondered what happened to him. Wendy said she hated seeing him hurting like this. She suggested that he saw things as they really were. When Wendy left, Li looked at the picture and sent a text.

Melinda went in the DiMera living room wearing a robe. Stefan was with her in a suit. They started flirting with each other. EJ and Nicole were uncomfortable. Stefan took biscuits from him. Stefan and Melinda ate the biscuits. EJ was upset that Li didn’t do anything yet. Nicole told him they should go for a walk. EJ yelled at Stefan for having an affair with Gabi. Stefan told Melinda that he knew EJ would blink. EJ told him Li had pictures of him with Gabi in bed. Melinda left to take a shower. EJ and Stefan got into a heated argument. When EJ and Nicole left, Stefan made a phone call. Eric ate the biscuits as he was telling Sloan to stop getting revenge on Chanel and Paulina. She asked if he thought she was guilty of hurting them. He said he was thinking it. She told him to leave. Stefan called Gabi and told her Li knew about their affair. She told him to pack his things and move with her after she had it out with Li. Stefan started to feel dizzy. He said he wanted to be there when she talked to Li. She said she had to do it herself. She walked away. Gabi went home and was dizzy. She saw Stefan when she looked at Li. When Stefan went to his room, Melinda was there. He saw Gabi’s face. He asked her how she got there so fast. Melinda was confused. He hugged her. Nicole and EJ were outside the pub. He left for work. She stayed behind. Her vision got blurry and she saw Eric dressed in his priest clothes.

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Eric went to see Sloane and found Jada in her apartment. She let him know that she had a warrant to check her apartment. She let him know that she didn’t find anything, but a drawer with his clothes in it. He got defensive, but she let him know that she wanted him to be happy no matter who he dates. He wanted that for her too. He wanted to know if she was dating anyone. She said she was focused on her work. She wanted him to remind Sloan to go to the station and turn in her phone. Chanel told Paulina about Lady Whistleblower’s article about Sloan being a psycho. Chanel knew it would hurt Sloan because she only cared about her law practice and destroying them. Paulina showed her the text that said her husband couldn’t save her. She said she had another panic attack dealing with Sloan and that she walked away before she found out if she was okay. Chanel was upset hearing that. Paulina was sure that Sloan would get what she deserved. Leo opened his door to Sloan. She was upset by his article about her. She demanded that he retract it, but he refused to do it. He was willing to print her side of the story. Sloan said she was innocent so he didn’t have a story. He wanted some gossip from her, but she threatened to sue him if he didn’t print a retraction.

Gwen was upset at the idea of Xander and Chloe being together. They told her that nothing was going on between them. Gwen showed them a picture Leo took of them together. They continued to deny being a couple. Xander wondered why she cared if they were together. Gwen doesn’t appreciate being lied to by anyone. Xander got fed up with her and admitted that he was with Chloe. He kissed Chloe. Gwen got upset and stormed out of the room. Chloe was upset and slapped him. Sloan and Chanel ran into each other at the town square. They stared arguing and Chanel slapped her. Sloan lunged after her and they started fighting. Talia approached them and had to break them up. Sloan was going to file a restraining order against her. Jada went to the station and filled Rafe in on what happened at Sloan’s apartment. She was glad that she ran into Eric because it made her realize that she was over him. Rafe let her know that her sister showed up there and grilled him about what’s happening between them. She was embarrassed because she knew he didn’t have feelings for her. Rafe admitted that he did have feelings for her. He said he would ask her out if he weren’t her boss. Jada admitted that she would go out with him. They agreed that nothing could happen between them. Gwen went to Leo and demanded to know what happened between Xander and Chloe. Leo believed that Xander was using Chloe to make Gwen jealous. Gwen thought Xander could have feelings for Chloe. Chloe yelled at Xander for assaulting for Gwen’s benefit. She was upset because she thought Leo would print an article about it in his column. Xander apologized to her for doing that. He wanted to be friends with her. He asked for another chance. She liked hanging with him, but he had to keep his hands to himself. Sloan went home and found Eric cleaning up after Jada left. He told her that she had to go to the station to turn in her phone. She said she didn’t have anything to hide. She held out her phone so Eric could see for himself. He said he didn’t need to see it because he believed her. She left to take a shower. Eric picked up her phone. Someone wearing latex gloves snuck into Sweet Bits kitchen. The person dumped liquid from a vial into raw dough that was in a bowl.

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Chad went to see Marlena and talked to her about Kate. Marlena told him about what happened with her. Marlena told him that the person who shot Kate was probably the one who kidnapped Kayla. He said the henchman could have been Thomas Banks. Marlena didn’t see Thomas there. She knew someone else was there. He was happy to know that she and Kayla were alive. He was about to leave when Stephanie arrived asking Marlena to hypnotize her. Kayla found Victor’s letter to her mother. Caroline never opened it. Kayla got emotional reading Victor’s letter. He apologized for not staying in Salem. He wanted to have a family with her, but he had to return to Greece. He wanted her to visit him so they could get married. Bo wasn’t happy about Steve touching him. He wanted to know how he was alive and why he was there. He also wanted to know why Bo was dressed like Shane. He lied to Steve and said he was on a case and wanted to get evidence. Bo was upset when Steve kept questioning him. Steve grabbed him and told him that he was looking for Thomas Banks since he had Kayla. He told Bo that Hope was there too. He was about to make a call when Bo snatched the phone from him.

Bo let Steve know that Thomas Banks didn’t take Kayla because he did. Steve wanted answers from him. Bo tried to leave, but Steve stopped him. Bo pulled out a switch blade. Steve knew he wouldn’t hurt him. Bo reminded him that he took one eye and has no problem taking the other one. He tries to stab him, but he grabbed the gun. Steve told him that he didn’t know what happened to him but he couldn’t erase their years of knowing each other. He told Bo that he would always be his closest friend. Bo was tired of listening to him so he knocked him out. Hope and Harris were at a tavern when they were approached by him. He was going to take them out with a bat. Hope showed her the story of Harris being exonerated. After she explained everything, Hope showed him a picture of Kayla and Thomas Banks. He wasn’t much help with Kayla and Thomas. Bo dragged Steve to the station. He had the police drag him so he could get arrested. Marlena put Stephanie under hypnosis. She remembered her phone call with Kayla. Stephanie remembered hearing her talk through static. Chad interrupted the conversation. Marlena had to bring her out of hypnosis. Chad apologized for ruining the session. Stephanie said she remembered hearing Victor Kiriakis. Kayla finished Victor’s letter. Bo returned to the prism with Steve. When Bo left the room. Steve looked surprised to see Kayla.

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Xannder and Chloe played darts at the pub. While they were playing, Brady walked in. She apologized to him for what she said about Rachel. Xander said he was sure Brady understood. Brady wanted him to stay out of it. Xander said Rachel has been horrible to Chloe. Brady told him to shut up. He wondered who told Xander about it. He thought it was a stupid question. She apologized. She said she was upset and needed someone to talk to. He said he couldn’t believe she chose Xander to talk to. Brady and Xander got in an argument. She stopped them from arguing. Brady asked to talk to her. He told her he wanted to fix their problem. She was upset about what she did to Rachel. She said she understood that what happened with Rachel was a dealbreaker. She said she loved Rachel, but Rachel didn’t love her. He said he would talk to Rachel. Chloe said it would take a miracle for Rachel to forgive her. He asked if she was giving up on them. Xander interrupted them by asking her if she wanted a rematch. Brady told them to go for it. Brady walked out the pub. Xander told Chloe that it didn’t help to cling on something that didn’t work. She wondered if she and Brady were at that point. He asked her the same question. She said she didn’t know how she and Brady could come back from this. She said she has loved Brady for so long. He said there were plenty of available men out there. She wondered who. He asked if he was chopped meat. She reminded him of what he did in Mexico. He said he has done bad things, but he’s not as bad as Brady.

Steve wondered if Kayla was real. She said she was real. She kissed him. He told her he was shocked to see Bo alive. He couldn’t believe Bo was like the enemy. She told him Megan brainwashed him and lied about Thomas Banks kidnapping her. She said Bo wanted her to use the prisms to make Rolf’s serum. She said she was afraid they would never get out of there. He said it was a matter of time before they were found. She fixed Steve’s wound. She told him that Bo rejected being a Brady.to build an empire. She said it was all about being Victor’s son or his clone. He said love got him and John through Megan’s brainwashing. He said the same thing was true for Bo. He said Bo would return to them the same way he returned to her. She told him about the letter she found to her mother. She said she felt bad for Victor. She said there was something tragic about pining all those years. He compared it to finding Emily and Gideon’s letters. She said she remembered thinking they wouldn’t get their happy ever after. He said they did and he and she would have their happy ending too.

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Hope thanked Harris for coming to Greece with her to help find Kayla. He suggested that they hang out and appreciate the beauty of the country. When they were about to kiss, Steve knocked on the door. He said Rolf has been seen. He said Rolf got away from the police and left the island. He said he wanted to go to the police and find out what they know about Rolf’s whereabouts. He said it was their only way to find Thomas Banks. Harris said it might not be. He said Thomas stayed above a taverna when they were looking for the prisms. He said he and Hope were going there to ask around. Steve went to the police station. Andrew told Shawn that Hope went to Greece to find Kayla. He said he was in Salem to transfer Megan to Statesville. They went to the interrogation room. Megan was overwhelmed with how much Shawn reminded her of Bo. She said it was as if she succeeded in turning back the clock and made Bo young again. Shawn asked her what she meant about that. He said his father has been dead for years. She told him his mother was with Harris. He told her to shut up. Andrew stopped him from going after her. When Shawn calmed down, he wanted to question her. She said she wanted to call a lawyer.

Kayla said she wanted to go back home to the people she loved. When she opened the door, she saw Bo standing there. He asked if she was going somewhere. She said she was getting fresh air. He told her to open a window. He asked her if the serum was ready yet. She said she couldn’t replicate the youth serum without the prisms. He said he didn’t know where Rolf was now. He said Rolf may have left them where he was. He locked Kayla in the wine cellar and left. She found a box in the wine cellar. She opened it and started looking in it. While Megan was alone in the interrogation room, she called Thomas Banks. She told him a lot of people were looking for him. She asked him to find Bo. She told him to shoot anyone who got in his way. Bo went to the police station. He said his name was Shane. He asked the officer about the prisms they found in Rolf’s hotel room. The officer asked if he had the paperwork. Bo said he didn’t need the paperwork since he was the director of ISA. The officer told him he would get them for him. while Bo was waiting, Steve showed up at the station. He told the police officer that he was working for the ISA. He said he needed the evidence found in Rolf’s hotel room. The police officer said Shane was waiting in the office. Steve went to the office and called out to Shane. Bo turned around. Steve was shocked to see him.

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Nicole asked Stefan how his night went with Gabi. He told her that it was fine until Li walked in the room. Stefan texted someone while Nicole was talking to him. She pretended to feel bad for him. He told her that everything was okay because he caught him in bed with someone else. She wondered who it was when Melinda walked in the room. Stefan pulled her in a kiss. They started making out so Nicole asked them about when they got together. She wanted to know about Gabi. He said that she got cold feet and didn’t want to lose her shares. Stefan and Melinda put on another show for Nicole and then he wanted to take her to his room. EJ met with Li in the park. He wanted to know what happened when he walked in on Stefan and Gabi. Li told him that Stefan was with Trask. EJ was upset, but he realized that Stefan played them. Li was upset about being played. EJ told them that they had to be more creative. Li didn’t want to humiliate Gabi and mess up their arrangement. He just wants her. EJ told him that he didn’t have a chance of getting her back. He reminded him of what he did to her. He said the shares were the only thing he had left of the relationship. Li didn’t care about the shares. He warned EJ to stay away from his marriage.

Abe went to see Rafe. He asked him about Jada. Rafe was very happy to sing her praises. Abe wondered if something was going on between them. Rafe knew that they couldn’t be together because of the policy. Abe needed to hear him say it. Rafe said he wasn’t seeing Jada. He reminded him that he and Hope were together while they worked at the station and were each others’ superiors, but no one said anything about it. Abe said they were equals. He said he would change the rules for him, but his hands were tied. Jada told Talia that she and Rafe could lose their jobs if they even went to a movie together. Talia noticed that Jada didn’t deny having feelings for Rafe. Jada said they weren’t ready to get involved. Li came home and saw Gabi texting. She lied to him about who she was meeting. She left and Li followed her. EJ talked to Nicole about Stefan being with Melinda. She wasn’t sure if they were pretending to be together. She said she saw them together. They put their ears to Stefan’s door. They heard Melinda crying out in ecstasy. Melinda was sitting fully clothed when Stefan slipped into the tunnel. Li went to the Bistro and looked around for Gabi. Stefan and Gabi were in the wine cellar.

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Paulina told Abe about going to the hospital because of her panic attack. She told him what was going on with Sloan. He told her to rest because he was going to take care of Sloan himself. Sloan filled out a request for a restraining order. Eric asked if it was necessary. She said it was after Paulina accused her of threatening her with the letter with cut out letters from a magazine. He noticed scissors on a stack of magazines. She left to give the request to the judge. He looked through the magazines. Abe went to Sloan’s apartment. Eric answered the door. He defended her to Abe. Abe asked if he believed her. Eric looked doubtful. Abe asked if he was going to stay neutral when she is coming after people he loved. Eric said Abe was family. He said he barely knew Paulina and Chanel. Eric said he empathized with Sloan when he thought Marlena was dead because her loss was bigger than his. Abe said the Eric he knew would never put up with Sloan. Paulina ran into Sloan. Sloan told her about the restraining order. They started arguing with each other. Paulina had trouble breathing. Sloan didn’t care what Paulina was going through. Paulina struggled to breathe. Sloan continued to yell at her before she walked off.

Stefan and Gabi had dinner in the wine cellar. They talked about finally being together. He told her EJ and Nicole thought he was upstairs with Melinda. Gabi was concerned about what Melinda would want in return. He told her he let Melinda know that he only wanted her. She said she couldn’t lose him again. He said she wouldn’t. She said he said that before and he ended up in a morgue. She said he could have picked a better spot for them. He said that was where they realized their feelings for each other. She said she remembered. EJ was upset about Stefan and Melinda. Nicole told him to focus on their love for each other. He said he thought she was enjoying scheming together. She said she was but scheming wasn’t enough anymore He said she was more than that. He said she was the woman he wanted to be with. He said it was time he showed her. He didn’t want to talk about Stefan and Gabi anymore. Stefan and Gabi made love. When they were finished, he wondered how he could stay away from her for four months. They made love again. EJ walked by and saw them in bed together. He took a picture of them. EJ went to tell Nicole what he saw until he saw her dressed in a low cut mini dress. She wanted to go upstairs. Li went to the Square. He got a text from EJ. It was a picture of Gabi in bed with Stefan. Gabi told Stefan that they would be running DiMera in four months. Sloan went back to her apartment. Eric told her he saw Abe. She told him she was going to text a friend to process the restraining order. Paulina told Abe about what happened with Sloan. He said he might have gotten through to Eric. She got a text that said her husband couldn’t save her.

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Brady and Rachel were at the Brady Pub. He told her Marlena was alive. Chloe came in and was shocked at the news. He wanted to celebrate the news, but Rachel didn’t want to. She said she didn’t mind sharing her father, but she wasn’t sharing him with Chloe. He told her Kristen wanted her to be nice to Chloe. Rachel said her mother wrote the letter because he made her. He asked if Kristen told her that. Rachel said he told her. Chloe tried to make up with her by giving her a present. Rachel opened the stickers. Chloe said she remembered how proud she was of her collection. Rachel said she was, but she outgrew it. She told Chloe that she doesn’t take bribes. She told Chloe that they hated each other. Chloe admitted that she hated her. She apologized to her. He said they would talk about it later. He took Rachel with him. Rachel smirked at Chloe. Leo interrupted Gwen and Alex while they were having sex. When Alex let, Leo told Gwen that Xander was hooking up with Chloe. He showed her the picture of Xander and Chloe hugging each other. She didn’t believe the picture and told him not to print it. He said he didn’t have another story. She said people were possessed by the devil and came back from the dead all the time. She said he would find something.

At the Square, Xander heard Chanel making a doctor’s appointment with a cardiologist. He asked her if she was okay. She said the appointment was for her mother. She told him her mother had a panic attack. She told him what was going on with Sloan and what happened to her mother’s office. He seemed as if he cared about Paulina. She said there was no love lost between him and her mother. He said it wasn’t his finest hour. He apologized to her. She told him he was still in love with Sarah. She said she was sorry things didn’t work out for with her. He told her the same thing about her relationship with Johnny and Allie. He said he was rooting for her and Allie. He said he was shocked that Allie left town. She said Allie left after she slept with Alex. He told her that Alex slept with Gwen. He said Alex rubbed it in every chance he got. Alex showed up while they were talking. Alex told Xander he slept with Gwen again. Xander threatened him. Chanel stopped them from fighting. She told Alex that she wasn’t on his side. He said he was going to make things right with her. He told Xander that he broke Gwen’s heart twice. He said he needed to let her move on with someone else. Eric told Sloan his mother was alive. Paulina showed up. She accused Sloan of sending her a threatening note. Sloan said there was no proof she did it. She said a comma was missing and she would never make a mistake like that. Eric tried to defend Sloan. Paulina said Marlena would be rolling around in her grave. He said his mother was alive. Paulina continued to insult Sloan. Sloan threw her out. Paulina told her it wasn’t over. Xander saw Chloe at the pub. He asked her what happened. She told him what happened with Rachel. She cried because she messed things up with Brady. While Xander was holding her, Gwen walked in.

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Andrew was confident he could get Harris released from custody. Harris wasn’t sure it was a good idea. He thought he might still be under Megan’s influence. He said he was a killer too. He felt he should have to answer to that. Andrew reminded him that he was Megan’s victim and he had a lot to live for and that included Hope. He didn’t think he could live up to her ex-husband. Andrew knew Hope would always have a place for Bo in her heart, but he’s dead. He wanted to know who Harris was competing with as far as Hope is concerned. Hope demanded that Megan tell her and Steve where Kayla was taken. She said it was a name they were familiar with and she said it was Thomas Banks. She told them that she didn’t give the order to take Kayla. She said “Thomas” went rogue. She didn’t understand it because she gave him a good life there. She cried and said she sacrificed everything for him and he didn’t care about who he hurt. Hope wanted to know why it hurt her so much. She said she expected loyalty. She said she held up her end of the bargain. Steve told her that she better be telling them the truth. He was going to hold her responsible if something happened to Kayla.

Stephanie cried when she heard her mother’s voice. Stephanie told her that John and Steve went out to the island and found out that she was kidnapped by a henchman. Kayla told her that it wasn’t a henchman who kidnapped her. She told her it was her uncle Bo. Their connection started breaking up. Kayla told her that she was in Greece, but the phone was acting up. She managed to say they were at Victor’s childhood home. Bo grabbed the phone from Kayla. He was disappointed in her. She wanted to know why he was doing that. He had to let go of the past if he wanted to start a new life. Stephanie told Chad that her mother was in Greece. She couldn’t hear everything else she said. She tried to call her back, but the call didn’t go through. She was worried because she thought someone was hurting her mother. She called Steve. Hope assured Steve they were going to find Kayla. She wanted to check on Harris. Steve answered Stephanie’s call. She told him that Kayla was in Greece. Hope was in Harris’ room while Andrew uncuffed him. Andrew told her that his evaluations proved that Harris wasn’t under Megan’s control anymore. He said Harris’ path was his own.

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John brought Marlena home. He couldn’t believe she was there. She said she couldn’t imagine what he has gone through. He said it was hard on the kids. She wanted to tell them. He called Belle and Eric. When they showed up, they argued over Sloan. John told them to stop arguing. He told them they found Megan. They were glad that she was found so she could pay for killing their mother. John said she couldn’t. They wanted to know why. Marlena came out and said she was alive. Hope saw Harris handcuffed to his bed. She said the doctors were trying to find out if he was too dangerous to be set free. She said she was confident that he has been deprogrammed. He said it was a gamble for the ISA to let him go free. He said the best thing to do was to make him disappear. She said she wouldn’t let that happen. Andrew walked in and told them Megan was in custody. He said Marlena and Kayla were alive. He said Kayla was abducted. Hope said she could get Megan to talk. Bo took Kayla to a house. Kayla wanted to know where they were. She yelled at him about the things they went through to get there. He said Victor grew up there. He welcomed her to Greece. He said Victor bought the house and wanted it to look the way it did to remind him of when he was poor. He said it was where Victor started his dream of building an empire. He said he would build one too. She told him they needed to go back to Salem so he could get his head on straight. He said he never felt clearer in his life. He said he had a clear path and could go down the path he was destined for. She told him the Kiriakis empire was a crime syndicate. She said Victor was ruthless. She said the Bradys were rich in love. He said his childhood was full of lies, not love. He said he was over being controlled by other people. He said he would decide who he was. She reminded him of his children and family. He said this was his family.

Steve went to see Megan in jail. He told her to stop stalling and tell him where Kayla was. She said she didn’t know. He asked her who had Kayla. His phone rang. He answered the phone. It was Stephanie. He told her Megan was in custody and her mother was alive. Stephanie asked to talk to her. He said she was abducted, but he wouldn’t rest until he found her. When he got off the phone, he went back to Megan. She said she would tell him where Kayla was if he got her full immunity. He didn’t take the deal. She asked to be transferred to Statesville. She said she refused to live where she wouldn’t exist. She told him to make it happen or he would never see Kayla again. Belle and Eric were happy to see Marlena. She wanted to know why they were yelling. They apologized. She said she wanted them to make up. She asked if they could do that for her. They agreed to do it. Bo stopped Kayla from leaving. He said he needed her help. He took out the orchid and Rolf’s notes from a crate. They talked about Rolf’s serum to reverse the aging process. He said he needed someone who knew science and medicine. He said he needed someone he trusted. She asked if he was planning to build an empire on a flower. Hope went to see Megan at the prison. She told Megan that Harris was deprogrammed and was back to the hero he was before she brainwashed him. Megan thought Hope was falling for Harris. She was curious as to whether Harris was the man for Hope. She asked if Hope was ready to give up everyone for Harris. Steve came back. He said Shane agreed to Megan’s deal. He said she would get 20 years in Statesville with no possibility of parole providing she gives the information on Kayla. When she signed the deal, he asked her where Kayla was. Andrew thanked Harris for helping capture Megan. He said they were all in his debt. Harris said he wanted his life and career back, but he knew that wasn’t possible. Andrew said if the tests proved he wasn’t under Megan’s control, he would be free. When Bo went to make soup, Kayla looked through Rolf’s notes. She found a phone in Bo’s bag, she called Steve, but he didn’t answer the phone. She called someone else. She called Stephanie.

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Justin wondered why Alex was working from home. Alex showed him his eye. He said Maggie told him to work from home until it got better. Justin wondered if it had to do with him going behind Maggie’s back. Justin said that was a bad idea. Alex told him about the fight he had with Xander over Gwen. Justin talked about the kind of person Gwen was. Alex defended her. He said they were using each other. Justin told him he should get over Stephanie with someone else. Alex said he wouldn’t fall in love again. He said sex worked best when it was casual. Justin said he should make it clear to Gwen that she was a relief player. He said Alex shouldn’t make her a scorned woman. Maggie talked to Xander about his fight with Alex. Xander said the fight was over Gwen. He said he was worried that Alex would hurt Gwen. She said punches were usually thrown out of jealously. He said he was a little jealous but he didn’t have a right to since he still had feelings for Sarah. He asked if she heard from Sarah. She said Sarah loved her job and has moved on. She told him to do the same thing. Chloe went to the pub and saw Brady looking at his tablet. She thought he was reading what she said about Rachel. He said Leo printed a story about Victor going senile. She told him Leo asked her about their relationship. He said there was no mention of their relationship in the paper. Brady said he made Kristen write a note to Rachel telling her to accept his relationship with Chloe. He said they could be together. He said they should hang out with each other.

Rachel went to see Kristen. Rachel pulled out the letter she wrote. She wanted to know what the letter was about. Chloe ran into Xander. She asked if he knew why her comments about Rachel weren’t in the paper. He said he cut Leo’s column. He said he saw upset she as about it. He said he was being petty. Chloe thanked him for his help. She said she didn’t think she and Brady would survive. Kristen tried to explain the letter to Rachel, but Brady showed up. He said he had to track her down after the school called. He wanted to know if Kristen put Rachel up to it. Kristen said Rachel was there because of the letter he made her write. She told Rachel that she wanted Brady to be happy. She said if it meant being with Chloe then it was okay. A guard came to get Kristen. She told Rachel not to do this stunt again. Brady said Rachel scared him. He said he would take her back to school and then they would spend time with Chloe. She promised, but she crossed her fingers behind her back. Alex went to see Gwen. He told her he wasn’t looking for a relationship. She said she was happy with a sexual relationship. Chloe hugged Xander. Leo found out Xander cut his column. He saw Xander and Chloe together. He took a picture of them hugging.

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Rafe brought Sloan to the police station for questioning. Nicole was happy to see her being interrogated. Trask arrived and demanded to know what was going on there. Sloan let her know that Rafe and Jada were accusing her of a crime she didn’t commit. Trask went with Rafe to the squad room and he told her what happened to Paulina’s office. Trask told him that Sloan is a pain so he better have an iron clad case against her. She can’t look as if she’s attacking her because she’s an enemy. EJ gave Li him a card for a room at the Salem Inn. He said that he would find Stefan there. Stefan stopped kissing Gabi. He felt like EJ and Nicole set them up. Gabi couldn’t believe she didn’t see through Nicole’s actions. She thought they could still enjoy the room. She wondered what would happen next. Stefan had an idea. After Trask left, Rafe interrogated Sloan about Paulina’s office. she said she was home alone and there was no evidence against her. Rafe and Jada let her go, but they warned her to stay away from Paulina. She warned them about harassing her and walked out.

Eric left a message for Justin when he noticed Nicole. Nicole thought it was funny how he called a lawyer for his criminal girlfriend. Eric reminded her that her criminal record was as long as EJ’s. Nicole talked about how his morals changed. He reminded her about the things he’s lost. EJ walked in the room. EJ and Eric talked a little before Eric left. Nicole and EJ celebrated the idea of Li finding Stefan and Gabi together. Li went to the hotel room and saw Stefan with a dark-haired woman. Her back was to him, but he told him to get away from his wife. Stefan got up to get dressed. Li demanded that Gabi looked at him. Melinda Trask rolled over and asked Li if he was happy now. Melinda put on her robe. Li wanted to know what was going on there. Stefan and Melinda told him that he was the one breaking into hotel rooms. Stefan said he was moving on since he couldn’t have Gabi. Li walked out of the room. Stefan appreciated Melinda’s help. Li went home and was surprised to see Gabi there. He asked her about her dinner with Nicole. She said that Nicole set her up to get caught with Stefan, but she wasn’t going to mess up her chance to run DiMera.

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