Author: Michele Johnson

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Brady was at the hospital and ran into Sarah. He was picking Rachel up from therapy, and she told him that she and Xander were doing therapy too. Brady received a text confirming that Tesoro wasn’t Tate’s baby, so he told her about his theory. Sarah said that if Sophia gave her baby to the firehouse she did the right thing. Brady said it didn’t matter since the baby didn’t belong to Tate and Sophia. He said the DNA test proved it. Sarah was shocked by the news. Arianna checked out the new dorm room. Holly was ready to leave town. She received her new phone and wondered why she had so many messages from Johnny. Johnny was upset that he didn’t hear from Holly. Chanel was ready to tear Holly apart. She believed Johnny was telling the truth. Holly called Johnny, and he wanted her to come over. She arrived at Johnny and Chanel’s place, and they confronted her. They wanted to see her texts and pictures, but she lost them. Johnny showed her the picture he received, and she was horrified by it. She didn’t remember taking the picture. Holly believed the picture was meant for Tate. Johnny and Chanel talked to her about the letter. It didn’t make any sense so she decided to leave. Tate and Sophia were at the pub. She pretended to get a text about Holly seeing an older man. Sophia told him that Johnny was the older man Holly was seeing. Tate was confused and thought it was just a rumor. He wondered how Holly found out about their kiss. Sophia blamed Arianna for telling Holly about it. Tate thought she was hiding something. Sophia refused to tell him anything and stormed off.

Jada thanked JJ for his work during the blackout. JJ talked to her about his situation with Theo. She wasn’t prepared for him to hand over his resignation. He explained everything that happened, and she told him what Theo said to her. JJ didn’t think he handled the situation the right way. Jada asked him about the situation. She was happy with his answers. Jada demanded to know why he was turning his badge into her. JJ admitted that he has implicit bias like everyone else, but he tried to make sure his situation with Theo didn’t happen again. Theo’s reaction made him question whether he should be on the force. Jada thought he was a great cop. She thought he should talk to the police psychiatrist and take some time off. Jada didn’t want his resignation yet. Johnny and Chanel hesitated, but they believed Holly’s story. They thought something wasn’t right about the letter and the picture. Johnny realized that Holly’s phone was lost in the fire and the pictures were sent while she was in the hospital. He realized that she couldn’t have sent the pictures. Sarah wanted Brady to repeat what he said. She flashed back to Sophia confessing to giving up her baby. Sarah was upset and walked away. Tate apologized to Sophia and said he would drop the baby stuff. Holly arrived at the pub while Tate was touching Sophia. She called her mother and asked her to live with her. Holly never wanted to be in Salem again.

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Theo and Paulina went to Jada’s office to talk to her about the blackout and looting. Paulina put a curfew into effect. It turned out that EJ and the hospital were responsible for the blackout. Jada planned to make him pay for what he did. Paulina said he was already suffering, and Jada was thrilled to hear it. She said that he was stuck in an elevator, and she planned to make sure he stayed there. Theo went to get Paulina’s phone and ran into JJ. He panicked and froze when JJ wanted him to turn around. Theo stared at JJ. JJ realized who he was, and Theo snapped at him. He told JJ that he was doing what he did before when he shot him. If JJ had a gun on him, Theo would be dead. Theo told him that he saw a black man at the wrong place at the wrong time, and he gets on the offensive. JJ denied his accusation, but Theo continued to rip into him. He wanted to talk to Theo because something felt off between them. Theo agreed that something was off which was why he didn’t talk to him in almost a year. He was upset with JJ ever since he rejoined the police force. JJ told him that he quit because he didn’t have the best judgment when he was a cop. Theo didn’t think his judgment changed since he returned to the force. Belle woke up and realized she was still trapped with EJ. She didn’t hesitate to tell him that she regretted getting involved with him. EJ reminded her that she showed up at the hospital to see him. Belle refused to admit that she still wanted him. She started having an asthma attack and blamed EJ. He felt wounded and pulled back from her.

Sarah and Xander enjoyed their time together. They believed the blackout was the best thing to happen to them. Their reunion could be short lived since Xander didn’t want to try couples’ therapy. Sarah refused to let him back out of getting therapy. He reluctantly agreed to work things out. They were hoping they could stay in bed together as long as the power stayed out. Unfortunately for them, the power came back on. EJ panicked and called for help. Belle’s asthma seemed to get worse. EJ tried to help her calm down and agreed that they were done for good. The power returned and they got out of the elevator. They shared an awkward goodbye before she headed home. Gwen sent EJ a text informing him that his electrician caused the blackout. Paulina was worried about where Theo went. Jada wondered if he was okay. The power came back on in the office. Paulina was about to tell Jada about Theo when he returned. He told Jada that his concerns about JJ were warranted after what happened during the blackout. Theo told Jada that she needed to talk to JJ about racial profiling. He let Paulina know that he wanted to go home. JJ pulled out his badge and stared at it.

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Sarah suggested to Xander that they get couples therapy, but he didn’t like the idea. He felt like they were doing fine. Xander felt like their biggest obstacle was her thinking that he beat up Philip. She didn’t think that way anymore, so they had a chance. Sophia lurked at the town square and ran into Johnny. She noticed that he had a crib and wanted to know why he had it. Johnny let her know that he and Chanel were adopting. Sophia snidely commented on him changing his mind about being a father. Johnny tried to explain to her, but she didn’t want to listen. After Johnny left, Sophia took out her laptop and wrote a note to Children’s Services. She decided to write a letter objecting to the adoption. Arianna gave Holly some alcohol at the party. Holly had a paper to do. Ariana wanted to get out of the room and meet some hot college men. As Holly got ready to finish her work, her computer was wiped out. Sophia overheard Johnny talking to Arianna and Holly about the computer. It infuriated her so much that she continued writing her letter about his character. She wrote that he had an affair with a student.

Holly agreed to have drinks. Arianna left to get the drinks. She ran into Sophia. Sophia lied about being there to study. After Arianna left, Sophia burst into Holly’s room. Holly didn’t get a chance to yell at Sophia because she got sick. While Holly was gone, Sophia poured alcohol into her drink. Arianna went back into the room, and Sophia tried to act innocent. Holly came out of the bathroom and drank out the cup. She managed to feel sicker again. Arianna thought she needed a shower. Belle went home and had bad news about her father’s will. He wanted to leave money to the hospital, but the owner change made a difference. Belle didn’t think EJ would honor his wishes. She was going to make sure that her family continued to oversee the money even if she had to be stuck with EJ to do it. Marlena liked the idea. Belle tracked EJ down at the hospital. She warned him that she would be watching him like a hawk. There was a power failure in Salem. EJ and Belle were stuck in an elevator. Xander tried to defend his reasons not to go to couples therapy when the lights went out. He grabbed candles, and Sarah realized that her car was in the garage. She realized she was stuck. Xander suggested that she spend the night with him. Sophia helped Holly to bed, and Arianna wanted her to stay there until the power returned. Holly was out cold. Arianna left to brush her teeth leaving Arianna alone with Holly. Sophia grabbed Holly’s phone and took seductive pictures of her. Marlena went home and got dizzy once the lights went out. She passed out on the couch.

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Stephanie tried to talk to Alex, but he was fixated on the lawsuit. She noticed that he was engrossed reading about the lawsuit against his family. He was mad that his cousins froze him out again. Stephanie suggested they make things right with Xander instead of steaming about the article he was reading. Alex took her advice and headed to the mansion. EJ was ecstatic that Tony pulled the wool over the Kiriakis family. Tony thought it was funny that the Kiriakis family thought they would take the company, and they would just take it. EJ arrived at the hospital and told Rita to get things rolling. He called Stephanie to talk about the free clinic. EJ credited Stephanie’s idea for the name change for why they were ahead of schedule. He wanted a press release for the clinic. They talked about what to do to celebrate the launch. He wanted a black-tie gala for the event. Maggie read the lawsuit against the family. She threw it across the room because she was disgusted by it. Maggie decided to go to the DiMera mansion to confront Tony. He didn’t expect to see Maggie. Maggie demanded an explanation from him since they used to be friends. Tony explained it to her, and she was shocked. Maggie felt like Titan belonged to Victor’s sons. She told him that he was better than that. Maggie vowed to do whatever it took if he went through with the lawsuit. Tony thought they could settle on something they could agree on. He wanted her to convince Xander and Philip to give him what he wanted. Tony would drop the lawsuit if they did what he wanted.

Xander and Philip couldn’t figure out how to keep their company. They would lose a trial, and Tony had all the cards. Philip said it would be the second time Tony pulled one on him. Alex arrived and tried to get in their conversation about Tony. He said it wasn’t his fault that Tony went through with the lawsuit. Philip supported Alex so he wanted to get Brady on board. Xander and Philip filled them in about the lawsuit. They agreed that they didn’t want a trial, but they didn’t know what to do. Brady suggested they let Tony have Titan. He said that the company wasn’t the same after Xander and Philip ruined it. Brady felt like they could save the family legacy by taking Tony’s money and doing something different for the family. He was tired of the family fighting over a stupid company. Xander didn’t like the idea. Philip backed Xander up. They started arguing until Maggie arrived. She didn’t understand why they were arguing. Brady wanted to leave when Maggie stopped him. She said they weren’t going to give up without a fight. After Maggie convinced them to fight, they agreed not to give up the company.

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JJ had an awkward conversation with Gabi. He wanted to apologize for bumping into her, but she was cold to him. He got upset and took back his apology. Theo ran into JJ at the town square and noticed his gun and badge. He walked away from him. Alex talked to Brady about Philip’s fraud letter. Brady was upset that he was the only one who didn’t know about it. Alex told him that he was frozen out of what happened too. Gabi arrived at the pub and pretended not to know about the fraud too. They continued to act clueless about the situation. He felt sorry for himself, so Gabi tried to make him feel better. Gabi told him that it might be time for a fresh start. He felt like he needed to see Basic Black through. Gabi suggested that she run Gabi Chic and Basic Black. Xander wanted to go over Tony’s lawsuit with Philip. He felt like he was holding the fraud letter to blackmail him. Xander was glad that the contract to make him co-CEO was ready. Philip tried to sacrifice himself. Xander would gladly throw him under the bus if he thought that would help. He mentioned that Tony knew the truth. They had to do their plan, or they were finished. Philip signed the papers.

Xander and Philip tried to call Tony’s bluff by announcing their plan. Tony didn’t care. He said the charade was too little too late. Tony didn’t believe that their plan would work. He warned them that they would waste money if they called his bluff and lost. Tony wanted both companies and felt like it was in their best interest to give them to him. They were willing to risk a trial so Tony changed the offer. Tony offered them money for Titan, but he was getting DiMera no matter what happened. Theo went to see Jada to tell her that she made a mistake rehiring JJ. He told her about his shooting. Jada knew about that. She reminded him that he forgave JJ. Theo said he didn’t forgive him. He said that JJ left the force because he knew that was the right thing to do after his shooting. Theo forgave him because he thought he was leaving the force. Jada empathized with him, but JJ was back because he could trust himself to be a cop again. Theo wanted her to take his shooting seriously so no one else would be shot like that.

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Arianna and Holly were at the pub while Sophia was working. They were talking, and Sophia let Arianna know that Holly was obsessed with their professor, Johnny. Holly glared at Sophia. After Tate arrived at the pub, Holly was willing to study somewhere else. Sophia thought it was awkward between Holly and Tate. He wanted to make sure that Sophia would still watch the movie with him. Tate and Sophia went to his dorm to talk about movies. Holly’s name came up in conversation, so Sophia tried to change the subject. She reminded him that the night was about them. Tate wanted to talk before they started the movie. He wanted to talk about the adoptive parents. Tate wanted to know what their daughter looked like. Sophia tried her best to change the subject. Tate wondered if their baby was still alive. Sophia got upset with him because she thought he only wanted her there to talk about the baby. She knew he tried to trick her to think something would happen between them. He denied that. Tate said that he and Holly might be over. He tried to stop her when she tried to leave and kissed her. Holly and Arianna were at the bookstore. Arianna tried to get her to realize that she should go easy on Tate, but Holly didn’t want to do that. She talked about him liking Sophia’s posts. Arianna felt like Holly was getting caught up in Sophia’s trap by picking fights with Tate and pushing him away.

Javi and Leo bought baby clothes for Tesoro. They talked about what would happen when the baby left their place. Leo was scared and didn’t know what they would do without the baby. Javi became emotional, and Leo wondered if talking about his daughter helped him. He admitted that it did help to talk about his daughter. It’s the first year that he couldn’t see her headstone. He felt like he abandoned her. Chanel arrived and asked them if the waiting period was over. Javi and Leo became uncomfortable. They told her that they weren’t going to adopt her. Chanel was happy about that because she wanted to adopt him. Leo and Javi were surprised by her announcement. Chanel promised that they could visit the baby if she and Johnny get custody of him. Kate arrived at the mansion looking for Tony. Anna let her know that she could talk to her instead of her husband. Kate wanted to talk to him about what he did at the press conference. She wanted to get ahead of the problem he caused. Anna told Kate that they knew about Philip’s fraud. If Philip and Xander didn’t play ball, Tony would come forward with the revelation. Kate didn’t like how Anna was blackmailing her. She told her that the forgery wasn’t her idea or Philip’s. Vivian was the one who did it. Kate wanted Tony and Anna to give Philip a break. Anna thought that was funny. Kate wanted her to tell him that she stopped by. Anna told her that Tony just wanted the family company back. Chanel met with Paulina to talk to her about adopting Tesoro. Paulina was willing to help her. Leo and Javi got home, and Leo had second thoughts about Chanel and Johnny adopting Tesoro. He thought Johnny was messy regardless. Leo listed the things that Johnny did wrong. Javi felt like it was the social worker’s job to deal with his drama. Sophia was flustered by Tate kissing her. Arianna spotted Sophia leaving Tate’s dorm room.

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Alex was about to wrap up the press conference when Tony arrived. He made a shocking announcement. Tony planned to sue the Kiriakises for taking over DiMera. He was suing for fraud. Leo asked Tony questions about the lawsuit. Tony informed him that everything would be revealed in time. Gabi pretended to be shocked by the news. Alex called Xander and Philip to let them know about the lawsuit. Tony warned him that they better settle. Stephanie had to answer questions and noticed Tony and Gabi slinking away. Gabi chased Tony to the pub. She didn’t like how he didn’t warn her about his ambush at the press conference. Gabi liked the idea that he pulled his plan off. Tony told her that it would be over quickly. He remained coy when she asked about being the CEO of the company. Sarah tried to get Philip to admit that Xander attacked him, but he refused to help her. Xander overheard Sarah. He also heard Philip say that he saved his life. Xander walked in the room and tried to play the victim. Sarah tried to apologize to him when Alex walked in to tell the news about the press conference. Maggie finished putting Victoria down when Sarah told her about the press conference. They realized the lawsuit was why Xander and Philip tried to make their partnership legit. Sarah realized that her family was broken up because of her. She tried to blame Xander for beating up Philip. Since he didn’t beat him up, it was her fault that it happened. She realized she was wrong about what happened, but it didn’t change what happened. The Kirakises met at the company to talk about Tony’s announcement. While they were talking, they realized that Tony could have planted the bug in the office. Xander blamed Alex because he didn’t come through and find the person who had the bug. He wanted Alex to leave so they could talk.

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Tate talked to Holly about the baby. Holly tried to make him feel better about it. She reminded him that Sophia met the adopted parents. He told her that Sophia talked with them for a bit. It made him realize that he could use what Sophia knew to track down his baby’s parents. Chanel wanted to talk about possibly having a baby anymore. The couple talk about what happened the last time they tried to adopt a baby. They talked about being in a better place. Johnny tried to get Chanel into bed so they could make a baby. He finally agreed to adopting again. Johnny wanted to get started right away. She suggested they adopt the baby that was at the firehouse. Brady was taking Rachel to school when he wanted to talk to her about her mother. He told her that Kristen was going to prison for six years. She was devastated by the news. He told her that it wasn’t a long time. Brady told her that she might not be able to visit her mother, and Rachel wasn’t happy about it. He tried to give her a kiss, but she wanted to go to school. Brady dropped her off at school, but Rachel didn’t go inside. She ran off, and Holly spotted her. Rachel confided in her that she was going to run away. She told Holly that it was her fault that her mother was in prison. Rachel started crying when she talked to Holly about what she did to help her grandmother kidnap Ava. EJ fought with her mother because of it. Holly tried to make her feel better about what happened.

Tate ran into his father at the town square. He told him that Sophia knew things they could ask about the baby’s adoptive parents. Brady didn’t share Tate’s optimism. He wasn’t sure if Sophia was telling the truth about anything Tate was confused by Brady’s attitude because he thought they got past her lies. He thought her weird behavior that started around July 4th was done. A lightbulb went off above Brady’s head. Leo noticed that Javi was upset. He told him that he knew the time to have Tesoro was winding down. Javi knew someone was going to adopt him soon. Leo was heartbroken about losing the baby too. He suggested they adopt him. Javi told him that he talked to an adoption lawyer and found out that He wouldn’t pass a background check. He felt dark secrets would keep them from getting Tesoro. Javi broke down so Leo tried to make him feel better. He opened up to him about his daughter that died. Chanel wanted to let her mother pull strings to help them move up on the list. Johnny was okay with it, but he didn’t want her to get her hopes up. Brady wanted more info about Sophia’s weird behavior. He let it go until Tate left. After Tate left, Brady called Steve to let him know that the firehouse baby could be Tate and Sophia’s child.

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