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Xander told Alex that someone was trying to overturn the merger with DiMera, and he wanted him to find out who did it. Gabi went to Steve. He used the Freedom of Information Act to get the merger filings that raised red flags for Xander. Steve didn’t know if they could find the answers there, but he would keep looking. Gabi planned to keep looking too. She called Xander to make dinner plans with him. Later Alex asked Steve for his help to find the person messing with the merger. They came up with Daniel Lucas, but Alex thought it was an alias. Steve couldn’t find anymore information. Alex took his word for it since he was the best detective he knew. Steve questioned him about his grand theft and indecent proposal charges. Alex explained that it was a prank that happened in college. Steve apologized for asking. He was looking out for Stephanie. Tony talked to Anna about getting thr company back with Gabi’s help. Anna hoped he didn’t want to stay in Salem. Tony said Gabi would be CEO, and he could run the company from anywhere in the world. Chanel told Johnny that he didn’t have to testify during the trial. Johnny wanted to prove his innocence. He said his father was building a strong case that anyone could have shot him.

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Chad overheard Julie badmouthing Cat and wanted her to stop doing it. He refused to change his mind about Cat. Julie wouldn’t do it either. Chad reminded her that he’s an adult and wanted her to keep her thoughts to herself. His demeanor came off strong because Julie started crying. She apologized and told Chad that he meant the world to her. Spending time with his kids was the best thing for her right now. She enjoyed spending time at the bookstore. Julie hinted that he buy the bookstore. The kids would love it. Chad thought the book business was shrinking. Julie thought it would be great to teach the kids about the joys of reading. Chad agreed with her but thought she should buy the bookstore. Julie had reasons not to buy it.  Sarah told Marlena that her test results came back negative. They didn’t show anything wrong with her. She said nothing was wrong. Marlena felt like Susan’s premonition was a problem. She told Sarah that she found a therapist and had a great conversation with Sami. Marlena shifted the conversation to Sarah and Xander. Sarah did tell her some of her story until she decided to talk about Marlena’s condition again. She was determined to find answers for her. Sarah told Marlena that she reminded her of both her fathers. At the mention of Neil and Mickey, Sarah started crying because she was still raw from losing her daughter. She let Marlena know that there are theories about her condition. Johnny went to the DiMera mansion and saw Susan. Susan wasn’t happy to hear that Sami was in town. It didn’t help that Sami wasn’t going to be at the courthouse. She was there for one day. Johnny defended his mother to Susan. EJ heard them talking and tried to defend Sami. Susan wasn’t having it and went off about her. She said that Sami had good parents and now Marlena went to the dark side. EJ wanted to talk to his mother alone so he sent Johnny off to get legal documents. After Johnny left, EJ wanted an explanation from his mother. Susan told him that things weren’t vibing with Marlena. He told her that she was mourning. EJ wanted her to use her powers to find his shooter Susan left the mansion.

Xander wanted to know why Gabi wanted to meet with him for lunch. Once she heard that he and Sarah were separated, she wanted to do something to make him feel better. He agreed to dinner with her, but he received an upsetting call. Gabi wanted to know what happened. Somebody filed a FOIA request on the takeover of DiMera Enterprise. Gabi didn’t understand the problem. Xander didn’t want to answer her question and wanted her to leave. Susan ran into Marlena and apologized for the things she said about her. She didn’t feel right and realized what was wrong with Marlena. Susan told Marlena that it was something blood draining which made her uncomfortable. Marlena wanted to leave. Xander ran into Sarah at the square. Things got awkward when he told her that he saw her hugging Brady. Sarah told him that people could hug without it leading to anything. She snapped at him to get over himself.

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Steve talked to Kayla about the disturbing info he found about Alex. He knew it would hurt Stephanie. It turned out that Alex was arrested a few times before he returned to Salem. Alex pled guilty to the charges against him. Justin told Steve that Alex was young and straightened himself out. Steve didn’t like how it reminded him of the other guy Stephanie dated that was bad for her. Kayla reminded him that Jeremy Horton abused Stephanie, and Alex wasn’t like that. Steve understood that, but he wasn’t really a fan of Alex. He wondered if Stephanie should know the truth or should he leave it alone. Kayla believed that Stephanie had a good head on her shoulders. She talked about the bad boy she fell for (Steve). Steve admitted that he did bad things too. Alex surprised Stephanie by showing her some of her book. She became upset when she saw the passage she wanted out of the book still in it. Alex forgot to tell Kate to edit the passage out of the book. He called her, but Kate said that it was too late to take it out of the book. It would cost a fortune to take it out now. Alex was prepared to pay the cost to have it removed, but Stephanie changed her mind about it. She said that it wasn’t the end of the world. Stephanie admitted that the passage was inspired by an ex. Alex didn’t think her ex would read a romance novel. He reminded her that she used a pseudonym. Cat and Rafe met at the town square. They were talking when Chad showed up. He didn’t realize they were acquainted with each other. Cat downplayed how she and Rafe knew each other. Chad made small talk and then walked off. Cat couldn’t believe how close they were to getting caught. She wanted to talk to Rafe somewhere else. Cat talked to Rafe about what’s going on with Marlena. She hadn’t been at the hospital much so she didn’t have a reason to be there. The only things she heard was that EJ was a cheapskate. She thought it was petty for him to shake down the hospital. Cat thought EJ was after something else. Rafe was willing to tell her about the DiMeras. Cat met all of them except Tony. She wanted info about Tony. Rafe started telling her about the rest of the DiMeras. Cat wondered about Stefano. She wondered if he was really gone. Cat talked to Rafe about the microchip essence. He told her that it was destroyed unless someone made a backup. Cat was concerned about that. Rafe wouldn’t put anything past people in Salem.

Xander brought Victoria to see her mother. Sarah thought it was sweet of him to do that, but she knew that didn’t happen without a motive. Xander got upset with her and wanted to leave. Sarah stopped him from going She apologized for questioning his kindness. Sarah dealt with a difficult patient (Sophia). The patient made her more appreciative of the fact that they could provide for Victoria. While they were talking, they admitted that they loved each other. They were hoping things would go well for them. Xander gave Sarah the papers from his lawyer. Sarah thought that was his ulterior motive. He wasn’t going to say anything until she was at peace with their decision. Sarah felt like he didn’t do anything wrong. She looked through the papers and signed them. He agreed to file them the next day and said goodbye to Victoria. Susan got a chill and demanded that EJ tell her that Stefano was alive. She wasn’t happy about it, but she had a feeling that Stefano was alive. EJ reminded her that Stefano was gone for years so why was she sensing it now. Chad showed up at the mansion while Susan was talking to EJ. She said that Stefano was still alive. Susan felt like they needed to do something about it.

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Roman talked to Kate about testifying in Johnny’s trial. Kate assured him that he would get through it. Roman left the pub as Philip showed up. He wanted to see how she was doing at Titan Publishing. He read One Stormy Night and believed it would be a best-seller. Philip wanted to know who the author was. Kate couldn’t tell him, but he reminded her that he’s in charge. He demanded to know who wrote the book. Kate refused to tell him. Philip was upset, but he believed he would figure out the person’s identity. He recognized some of the passages in the book and realized that Stephanie wrote the book. Kate told him not to say anything. Philip thought she was hiding her identity because her exes might figure out they were in her book. Chad ran into EJ at the town square and told him that he was Belle’s first witness. EJ wanted him to tell the truth. He would take care of the rest. Chad assured him that it would work out the way it should. Johnny walked by Belle while she was on the phone. He tried to get by without talking to her until she stopped him. She let him know that she loved him and believed in him. Johnny knew she was doing her job and walked into the courthouse. EJ arrived at the courthouse and barely talked to Belle. Johnny told EJ that Susan visited him. Susan believed he was innocent. EJ assured him that he was innocent. He had an idea who shot him. Johnny warned his father not to target Chanel because she didn’t shoot him.

Johnny’s trial began. Belle gave her opening statement. She planned to prove that Johnny tried to shoot his father. Belle said that Johnny’s actions were premeditated. She touched on the fact that EJ was representing Johnny. Belle felt like EJ would do anything to protect his son. EJ had his turn to make his opening statement. He drove it home that the DAs always had it in for the DiMeras. EJ pleaded with the jury not to punish him for his mistakes. Chad was the first to testify. He talked about what happened the night EJ was shot. Belle questioned Chad about Johnny’s relationship with EJ. She got Chad to admit that Johnny told him that he didn’t care if his father lived or died. It was EJ’s turn to cross examine Chad. He has Chad about the French doors being open to the outside and that he didn’t see Johnny at the mansion. Jada testified that Roman’s gun was the weapon used in the crime. EJ asked her if Johnny’s fingerprints were found on the gun and whether it was in his possession. Jada said no to both questions. She tried to bring up Johnny’s motives, but EJ stopped her before she could talk about it. EJ asked her if she had a motive to want to see him dead. She admitted that she had a motive and told someone that she wanted him dead. Roman was the next person to testify. He talked about Johnny learning about the gun, and he noticed it was missing. Roman said Johnny had a lot of reasons to be upset with EJ. He heard Johnny say he wanted to hurt his father. Roman went to follow Johnny only to find the gun in a planter at the DiMera mansion. He took the gun to protect Johnny and put it back. Roman noticed a missing bullet and wiped the gun clean before he put it away. Belle wanted to know why he did that. Roman admitted he was protecting his grandson. EJ cross-examined Roman. He had Roman admit that he never saw Johnny take the gun. EJ wanted to know how Roman felt about him marrying his daughter. Roman admitted that he didn’t like him marrying her. EJ asked him if he ever wanted him dead. He said that Roman had the motive, opportunity and the means to shoot him. It was his gun that shot him. EJ thought he could have shot him. Belle objected to his comments, and EJ withdrew them. He smugly sat down.

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Gabi found Doug and gave him a piece of her mind. He tried to stop her by apologizing for what happened. Gabi refused to let him off the hook. She called him out for betraying Arianna and Roman. Doug knew what he did. He wrote a letter for Roman and asked Gabi to give it to him. When he pulled it out the necklace came out with it. Chanel wondered if Johnny heard anything about Marlena. He didn’t hear anything yet. Susan arrived at their place. She hugged Johnny and let him know that she was there to make sure that he didn’t go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Chanel admitted that she called Susan to help them find out who shot EJ. Johnny wasn’t sure if it was a good idea because everyone didn’t believe in psychic powers, and it’s useless in court. Chanel felt like it was a start. Susan thought they would figure it out. She knew Johnny was innocent from the beginning. Susan began to work her magic leaving Chanel and Johnny confused. Johnny thought they could hire a private investigator and not rely on his grandmother’s psychic powers. Chanel told him they were desperate, and they were out of time. Johnny finally gave in and allowed Susan to figure it out. Gwen was shocked to find out that the necklace was gone. She tried to leave when Julie showed up. Julie served her with legal papers. She let Gwen know that she was being sued. Gwen told her that she couldn’t have the necklace because it’s gone. Julie wanted to know what she meant by that. Gwen accused her of stealing the necklace and used it to cover her tracks. Julie told her that she didn’t have it and wondered who did. She stormed out of the place, and they both threatened to call the police. Gwen left her room and ran into Doug. She put it together and realized that he was the one who took the necklace. Gwen ran into Gabi at the town square. They started arguing about Gabi stealing Jake from her, and Stefan cheating on Gabi. Gabi reminded her about Dimitri cheating on her. Gwen was thankful that she got Dimitri’s money. Gabi wondered if Gwen killed Dimitri. Susan showed up while they argued. She asked Gabi if she shot her son. Susan remembered seeing that Gabi was at EJ’s place the night he was shot, and she confessed to being there. Gwen enjoyed watching them talk. Susan warned Gabi that if she was responsible for EJ’s shooting, then she would be in trouble. She stormed off. Gwen thought it was funny that Gabi was accused of the shooting when she asked her if her if she killed Dimitri.

Julie was upset when Doug arrived. She demanded to know what he wanted. He told her that he was leaving Salem, but Julie didn’t care about it. Doug pulled out the necklace, and she changed her tune. She wanted to know where he got it. He said he stole it. It belonged to Julie and not Gwen. Julie knew Gwen would go ballistic once she found out the necklace was gone. She wasn’t going to tell Gwen that Doug stole it. He apologized to her again. Doug would regret throwing the love that she gave him in her face. He was about to walk away when she asked him to put the necklace on her. Doug put the necklace on her and let her look at it. Wearing it made Julie feel closer to her mother and grandmother. Julie wanted to give him Doug’s pocket watch. He thanked her for the gift. Julie offered to wire him the rest of the money he owed the loan shark once he got settled. His grandfather would want her to help him. Doug promised to pay her back. Julie just wanted him to stay out of trouble. He promised to stay out of trouble and start a new life. Sarah checked on Marlena. She told her that her blood pressure was high. Sarah wanted to run more tests. Marlena told her that she was stressed and tired. Marlena assured Belle that she was feeling okay and that they ran more tests. Sarah would tell her the results when they were done so they headed home. Rachel and Brady were at the hospital to find out about Marlena. They missed her because she left. Rachel showed Sarah the stuffed animal she got. They told Sarah that Sophia had the baby. Brady told her that they baby was fine, but she was gone. Sarah was surprised to find out that Sophia had a girl and had her out of town. Belle and Marlena arrived at the townhouse and talked about EJ’s session. She wondered if EJ was experiencing trauma or if the identity of the shooter was why he blocked it out. Marlena couldn’t say either way. She wasn’t comfortable talking about it with her. Belle didn’t want to press the issue. They talked about their loss of John. Susan arrived at the townhouse to see Marlena. She offered her condolences to Marlena. They hugged each other, but Susan felt uneasy after she did it. She told Marlena that she got a weird vibe from her. Susan said that there was trouble in the body, mind and soul. Marlena wondered what trouble she meant. Belle said it was time for her to go. After Brady left, Sarah decided to check Sophia’s chart. She knew she was right. Sophia was pregnant with a boy. Belle came back inside and saw her mother asleep on the couch. She was relieved. Marlena was dreaming about being the Queen of the Night.

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Belle talked to Marlena about how Johnny’s trial was going to take a toll on her. EJ met them so he could have his hypnosis session. Marlena stressed that she wasn’t doing the hypnosis session for him. She was doing it for Johnny. EJ let her know that he thought Johnny did it too but now he believes he’s innocent. Belle explained to EJ that hypnosis wasn’t admissible in court. EJ knew it wouldn’t be, but he was glad that he started somewhere. Marlena left to prepare for the session. Belle reminded EJ that had to keep their relationship professional during everything that’s going on. EJ didn’t want to do that, but Belle reminded him about how serious their trial was. She pointed out how Johnny was related to both of them, and EJ was the victim. EJ hesitated, but he agreed with Belle. He kissed her until Marlena broke them up. Belle left and they got started. He looked at something, but he couldn’t see what it was. EJ got frustrated because he didn’t know what it was. Marlena stopped the session. He couldn’t tell who it was. Marlena wanted to know if it was because he thought Johnny did it. She let him know that he seemed troubled by his memories. His memories were still blocked. EJ thought his memories could harm him. She thought he was trying to say Johnny was the shooter. Marlena let him know that Johnny was innocent. EJ thought he was innocent too. She’s willing to keep going. They had to unlock his memories. Paulina told Abe that she was nervous about being called as a witness at Johnny’s trial. She was afraid that she would send Johnny to prison. Paulina believed he was innocent. She thought Chanel was innocent too. Abe reminded her that she had an obligation to tell the truth. He believed everything would be okay. She asked him if Johnny had a shot of winning. Abe told her that the evidence against Johnny was circumstantial. Unfortunately, he’s seen guilty verdicts with less evidence.

Johnny and Chanel were getting ready for his trial. He admitted that he was scared because he threatened his father with a gun. Johnny wanted him dead at one point. Chanel told him that he didn’t do it. She said what mattered was that he stopped himself. Johnny said he still looked guilty. Chanel reminded him that his father was defending him, and he might blame her for the crime. He knew that Chanel would never let him take the fall for what he did. Chanel thought they couldn’t wait for the truth to come out. They had to make it come out. Johnny and Chanel didn’t shoot EJ, and they weren’t going down for it. They had to find someone who could remember if EJ couldn’t do it. Everyone headed to the courthouse for the trial. Belle called EJ to find out why he wasn’t at the courthouse. She wanted to know if he remembered something. EJ arrived a few minutes later. He told her that he didn’t remember anything. Him getting shot wasn’t the most traumatic thing that happened. She wondered what could be worse. Belle knew he was dealing with trauma. It’s not something that could be rushed. EJ told her that he had another session scheduled. Marlena hugged Johnny outside of the courtroom. She assured him that she would be there for him. EJ told Johnny that it was time. Everyone took their places in the courtroom. The judge called the jury into the room. Marlena and Abe sat in the gallery. She became woozy and dropped into her chair. Marlena passed out on Abe. Belle called Brady and told him about what happened to Marlena. She begged her mother to wake up. EJ and Johnny watched them helplessly.

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Sarah and Javi were at the hospital and talked about what happened with Arianna and Holly. While they were talking, they mentioned Tesoro. He admitted that he wasn’t looking forward to giving up the baby. Sarah knew how he felt because she lost Rachel and now Victoria. Kayla was on the phone with Bo when EJ walked into her office. He thought it was a personal call. Kayla told him that he should want to know how the drug was doing. They went back and forth about the drug. EJ told her that he needed an office. He decided that he wanted her office. Kayla told him that he could use the morgue. EJ laughed and reminded her that she didn’t run the hospital because he’s in charge. He was the reason why it’s not bankrupt. Kayla wasn’t happy with him and yelled at him about what’s happening at the hospital. EJ told her to make it work. She warned him to get it together or she would resign. Kayla would have resigned, but she cared about the patients. She told him to accept her resignation or back off. He asked her if he could use her office for his meeting. She walked out of the room. Sarah called Xander and yelled at him for keeping Victoria from her. He didn’t cave so she told him off. Kayla overheard Sarah yelling and wondered what happened. Sarah told her about her issues with Xander. Kayla joked that she could have her brother send ISA agents scare Xander.

Sophia expressed to Melinda that she was worried about lying about the baby. Melinda assured her that she would remain by her side through everything. Tate called Sophia, but she wouldn’t answer. she thought he would be heartbroken. She was worried that Tate would see Tesoro and realize that he’s their baby. Melinda assured her that no one would find out the truth about Tesoro. She was going to take care of the paperwork. Sophia had to remember to do her part. Melinda advised her to live her life. Tate told Brady they had to leave because the baby was coming. He told Brady about the kidnapping. They also talked about Sophia and the baby. Tate wanted to go to Chicago immediately. Brady stopped Tate and told him that he would drive. Tate didn’t know what hospital Sophia went to. He was determined to find her. Sophia called Tate before they left the townhouse. She told him that she was on her way home. He was shocked, but she told him that she had the baby. The baby was a girl. Tate got off the phone with Sophia and told Brady the news. Brady was excited about becoming a grandfather. Tate told him that he wouldn’t be a grandfather for long. He wanted to meet her. Tate said he wasn’t ready to be a father. He knew that he was going on a trip near Sophia’s due date. Tate wondered why she didn’t wait for him. Sophia arrived at the townhouse. Tate wanted to know how she was back in Salem so fast and what happened to the baby.

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Rafe let Gabi know that Shawn was starting an investigation into Arianna’s disappearance. He told her that they needed to stay calm. Gabi couldn’t relax knowing that her daughter was missing. She didn’t think that Arianna would come back. Gabi wondered if Holly’s family knew what happened. Rafe told her that Nicole was in France and Maggie was in Bermuda. He didn’t think Holly’s family needed to know. Rafe wanted her to distract herself by working, but she didn’t want to do that. Shawn called Rafe and told him that he went over the CCTV footage, and Arianna and Holly were held at gunpoint. Shawn wanted to know if Arianna and Holly someone who would do that to them. Rafe had a few ideas. Xander told Victoria that he would get to know her again since they would be spending more time together. He said that she was the most important person in the world to him. Xander was getting tired of waiting for Gabi and that’s when she walked in the room. He was upset that she was late. She told him that her daughter was kidnapped. Xander understood how she felt because he’s a parent. He wanted to know why she was at the office. She told him that Rafe wanted her to keep busy.

Tate left a message for Sophia, but she didn’t answer the phone. He wanted to know why she didn’t tell him about the couple in Chicago. Sophia saw the message, but she didn’t answer the phone. Melinda came in the room and noticed something wrong with Sophia. Sophia told her that Tate called, but she didn’t answer. She wasn’t sure she could go through with it. Melinda supported any decision she made about the baby. Sophia didn’t know what to do. She told Melinda that it broke her heart to see her baby when she saw him with Leo and Javi. Melinda told her how she felt when she gave her daughter up. She told her that the feeling wouldn’t last. Sophia wanted to know how long it would take, but Melinda didn’t know. Melinda said that she had time to change her mind about the baby, but she didn’t want to do that. Sophia wasn’t ready for motherhood and wanted her baby to have parents who were ready. Tate gave Doug money and didn’t want the money back. He said that Doug could have asked for the money a while ago, and Holly and Arianna would be okay. Tate wanted Doug to leave town. Doug agreed to leave town. Tate planned to stay to make sure that Doug didn’t screw up the meeting. The loan shark arrived at the pub. Doug told the guy that he would give him the money once he knew Holly and Arianna were okay. Rafe arrived and wanted to talk to Doug. The henchman ran off and Tate left the pub to tell Rafe to stop the guy. He told Rafe that he was the one who kidnapped Holly and Arianna. Rafe and Tate chased the henchman. Rafe, Tate, and Doug met at the station. Rafe blamed Doug for everything that happened. He thought Doug should have said he was being threatened. Doug showed Rafe the picture of Holly and Arianna that the henchman showed him. Shawn questioned the guy about the kidnapping. He said the mask didn’t hide anything because they have footage of him. Shawn warned him that he would go to prison for the rest of his life. He wanted to know where Holly and Arianna were.

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Rafe found Gabi panicking because she hadn’t heard from Arianna. She thought Arianna was upset with her for embarrassing her. Gabi told Rafe about the condoms she bought for Arianna. He was surprised to hear that. Leo walked in the room with Tesoro and let them know that he had to go to jury duty. He thought the baby was his chance to get out of jury duty. Leo took the baby along to annoy the people at the courthouse. Rafe was disappointed because he wanted to look after the baby. Gabi knew how much Rafe loved kids and thought he still had time. Arianna adored Rafe. He warned her not to keep sending Arianna messages because she’s a teenager and needed space. Rafe advised her to call the hotel to see if she checked in. Gabi followed his advice and called the hotel. She found out that Arianna and Holly didn’t check into the hotel. Gabi panicked more once she found that out. Rafe tried to calm her down, but it didn’t work. Holly and Arianna woke up in the storage room. They noticed a paper bag with water in it. Arianna wanted to drink it, but Holly warned her that it could be poisoned. She told Holly that they were hostages, and the kidnapper would have killed them if he wanted to do it. Holly believed her grandmother Maggie could have helped. Arianna didn’t think any of their families knew where they were. She hoped Doug came through for them. Arianna was upset with him for getting them involved in his mess. Holly tried to defend Doug to her. She told her that Doug paid them so there was no reason for them to go after them. Her comments didn’t change Arianna’s opinion about Doug. Tate talked to Belle about Johnny’s case. He was surprised that jury selection started. They believed Johnny was innocent. Belle still had to prosecute his case. They changed the conversation and talked about Sophia’s pregnancy. Tate thought she was acting weird. He said she was okay with him going to the lake, but it didn’t matter since Holly didn’t show up. Tate was started to get worried about her.

Doug called Gwen, but she didn’t answer the phone. He planned to break in her place and take the necklace. Before he got a chance to leave, Tate showed up at her apartment and demanded to know where Holly was. He knew Doug was lying. Tate refused to leave until Doug gave him answers. Doug tried to force Tate out of the room. Tate found an envelope with pictures of Holly and Arianna. He accused Doug of stalking them. Doug denied stalking them, but he knew someone was doing it. Holly and Arianna were in trouble, and he blamed himself for what happened. Doug told him what he knew. He warned him not to tell the police or Rafe about what happened. Doug had to get the money to the henchman. Tate had some money to help him. Doug was relieved, but Tate wanted him to get out of town for good. He agreed to leave town and leave Holly and Arianna alone. Amy checked in with Sophia, and she told her that she was in Chicago with a couple who wanted to adopt the baby. Sophia told her that her lawyer found a new couple fast. She didn’t want to waste time talking things over because the baby was due any minute. Amy wasn’t having it, but she got a notification to report to jury duty. She wanted to skip jury duty and meet the family. Sophia thought she could handle it on her own, but Amy wouldn’t hear of it. She wanted to be there for her daughter, but she didn’t want that. Sophia felt like she ruined one adoption and wouldn’t do it again. She hung up the phone. EJ looked through pictures from the shooting and heard a gunshot in his mind. He jumped when he heard it. EJ didn’t understand why he couldn’t remember anything. He went to the courthouse and saw Belle there. She didn’t want to talk to him until he admitted that he didn’t seduce her. He made love to her. She thought he did it because he wanted her to drop the charges against Johnny. He flirted with her, but she wanted to keep things professional. Amy walked in the courthouse and yelled at her husband on the phone. She told him about Sophia’s situation. She saw Leo with a baby and apologized for yelling. He told her that he was fostering a child after he got dropped off at a firehouse. Amy looked at her grandson. EJ and Belle questioned Leo and Amy to see if they would work for the jury. Leo tried to get out of being picked, but EJ and Belle were okay with him being on the jury.

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Belle and EJ talked about being on opposite sides in court. They were on opposite side, but they wanted Johnny to go free. Belle wanted that, but she planned to do it by the book. She wished that the judge didn’t put her back on the case. Belle wished the ADA was on the case because it would look like favoritism if he was let go. EJ wasn’t worried about it because people knew that she had integrity. He felt like there was enough evidence for reasonable doubt and for the charges to be dropped against Johnny. Belle was shocked that he wanted the charges dropped. She felt like it would look bad if Johnny’s not exonerated in court. Belle felt like he seduced and manipulated her to get her to drop the charges against Johnny. She stormed out of his room. Kristen went to see Brady to let him know that there was a new suspect in EJ’s shooting. She felt like it was good for Rachel. Kristen told him that Chanel was the suspect. Kristen was glad because Rachel wouldn’t have to testify after all. Brady felt that it was a no-win situation for Johnny. Johnny did it or his wife did it. Kristen thought Chanel deserved what was coming to her since she was going to let Johnny take the blame for her crime. Brady thought Kristen would do the same thing Chanel did if she could protect someone she loved. Kristen agreed, but she wouldn’t let the man she loved go to prison for her crime. She was thankful that Rachel wouldn’t have to be involved in the case since EJ wanted her to convince Rachel to lie on the stand. Tate checked his phone as he waited for Holly. He tried to call Holly, but her phone went to voicemail. Brady wanted to go after EJ, but Kristen stopped him. She warned him that EJ was desperate and dangerous. Brady agreed to drop it for now. Tate arrived at the townhouse, and Brady was surprised to see him. Kristen slipped out of the townhouse while Brady and Tate were talking. Tate told Brady that Holly never showed up at the lake. He hadn’t heard from her at all. Tate thought Holly might have changed her mind about them being together. Brady tried to make Tate feel better. Johnny let Philip know that he couldn’t make it to work. Chanel couldn’t believe that he was being so calm about their worlds falling apart. People were going to think one of them shot EJ. Johnny wasn’t worried about it since they were innocent. They had to figure out who shot his father. He didn’t trust the police. Johnny felt like they weren’t interested in finding other suspects. He let Chanel know that he believed in her. Johnny knew she would never allow him to go to prison for her crime. They went through the list of suspects. Ava, Gabi, and Kristen were the people they suspected. Johnny wanted to write their names down. While he looked for something to take notes, he noticed that she used Sweet Bits as collateral for his bond. He didn’t like how she did that because she could lose her business. Chanel wanted him to know that she supported him 100 percent. He wished he didn’t keep things from her like wanting to kill his father.

Arianna and Holly were held in a room at gunpoint. A henchman let them know that once a friend gave them the money, they would be let go. If he didn’t pay the money, things would get complicated for them. They wouldn’t die if he didn’t pay. The thugs would ransom them to their families. After the guy left, Arianna and Holly began to panic. They tried to get the door open, but it wouldn’t open. Holly apologized to Arianna for the mess they were in. She helped the guy the thug was talking about. Arianna hooked up with someone like that. After they talked, they realized they were talking about Doug. Holly told her how she knew Doug, but she didn’t sleep with him. She was glad since she’s back with Tate. Arianna wasn’t happy that Doug got them in the mess they’re in now. She felt like a fool for getting involved with him. Arianna thought that Doug was with her because he couldn’t have Holly. They knew Doug didn’t have money but hopefully he could fix things. The girls tried to figure another way out of the room. Holly remembered dropping her ring in the alley. She thought someone would notice and help them. Doug saw the thug at the pub. He grabbed him and demanded that he let the girls go. The guy would do it once Doug gave him the money. Doug said he didn’t have the money. The guy was giving him one more day to get the money. Doug would be responsible for anything happening to them. He didn’t want the cops to be involved. Doug was tempted to take the money out of the register at the pub. He was about to grab it when Tate arrived. Tate wanted to know what happened to Holly. Doug pretended not to know anything about it. He said he hadn’t heard from her.

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EJ and Belle watched the footage from the memory stick. They saw Chanel threatening EJ. The footage didn’t clear Johnny of the shooting. EJ said he didn’t remember talking to her or the shooting. He thought the evidence looked bad. Belle didn’t think it meant anything, but Jada was questioning Chanel. EJ wished he had a way to get Johnny off the hook, but he didn’t want to do it that way. He wondered what would happen to Johnny’s marriage. EJ didn’t think things looked good for Chanel. Jada talked to Paulina about the next steps with Chanel. She told Paulina that she was bringing Chanel in for questioning. Paulina felt like the timing that Belle received the memory stick was convenient. She wanted to know what else was on the stick. Jada told her that it was just Chanel. Paulina believed that Chanel was innocent. She said that she was with Chanel for most of the night. Paulina wanted to be the one to tell Chanel what happened. After that, she would step back from the investigation. Johnny tried to make Chanel feel better about EJ representing him. His father wouldn’t let him get convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Chanel agreed with him. Johnny was about to go to the office when Paulina called Chanel. She wanted them to go the police station. Later, Johnny and Chanel arrived at the station. Paulina saw them and told Chanel that Jada had questions for her. She wanted Chanel to have a lawyer present. Chanel was stunned by what happened. She agreed to talk to Jada without a lawyer present. Chanel didn’t have anything to hide. Johnny and Paulina begged her to reconsider talking without a lawyer. Chanel didn’t want to get a lawyer so Jada took her to the interrogation room to question her. Chanel admitted that she went to the mansion to yell at EJ. Jada told her that they had her on tape threatening EJ. Chanel was shocked by that and said that she didn’t shoot EJ. She said she didn’t threaten him either. Jada read the transcript of the threat which confused Chanel. She denied saying what was in the transcripts. Chanel was upset, but she didn’t remember threatening him. If she did threaten him, she didn’t go through with shooting him. Jada wasn’t going to arrest Chanel, but she moved up on the suspect list. She planned to be fair with the investigation. Jada allowed Chanel to leave, but she didn’t want her leaving town. Johnny told Paulina that Chanel didn’t mean to threaten EJ even if she did it. His wife would never hurt anyone. He was going to interrupt the interrogation and tell Jada that he shot EJ so he could save his wife. Paulina realized that Johnny didn’t do it, but Chanel didn’t either. They had to find out who really shot EJ. After her interrogation, Chanel told Johnny and Paulina that she didn’t remember threatening EJ. Paulina told her that she saw the footage. Johnny thought she might have forgot.

Xander and Philip argued about their destructive secrets when Sarah walked in the room. She wanted to know what was going on between them. They didn’t tell her anything. Philip told her that he was asking Xander too many questions, and Xander got annoyed. He said that he was going to get some food. Sarah asked Xander if she could take Victoria to Bermuda for a girls’ weekend with her family. Xander wouldn’t let her do it. He thought Victoria was too young to go to Bermuda. The trip was just for Sarah. He refused to let them leave the country with his daughter. Maggie had the money to make them disappear forever. If she tried to take her, he would have her arrested. Sarah thought he was a mean person. She told him that she hated him and stormed out of the office. Xander followed her out. Sarah found Philip at the pub and asked for his help. She wanted him to help her take down Xander. Sarah wanted him to admit that Xander attacked him. Philip didn’t want to admit to it. Sarah knew he was worried about his inheritance. She had an out for him. Sarah would go to Stephanie, Alex and her mother and ask them to keep quiet about his forged letter. Even if Xander said anything, they would support him. If Xander went to prison, Philip would be the only CEO. Xander barged into the Kiriakis mansion and demanded to know where his daughter was, He let Maggie know that he wouldn’t let them steal his daughter. Xander was going to take her with him. Maggie refused to let him take Victoria. She wanted to get out. He planned to leave after he got his daughter. She tried to stop him, but he told her that the nanny was packing Victoria’s things. Maggie told him that no one was stealing his child. She said he would make things worse and would hurt Victoria. Maggie felt like Victor would be disgusted with him if he could see him. Xander said he was the monster his father made him. Maggie wanted to call the police, but Xander called her bluff.

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Gwen woke up alone in her bed. She thought about what happened with Xander the night before. Things got hot and heavy with Xander, but he couldn’t go through with having sex with her. Someone knocked on her door, and she was very annoyed by it. JJ was the person at the door. They argued over who destroyed the family. He didn’t want to get into that. JJ wanted to talk to her about the necklace. Gwen was upset and told him that the necklace belonged to her fair and square. He said it was stolen, and he had a right to take it back. Gwen blocked him from leaving and told him that he didn’t have proof the necklace belonged to Julie first. She snatched the necklace and said that Julie could sue her if she wanted it so badly. Gwen wanted JJ to leave. JJ knew Gwen wanted to make the Hortons suffer because their father made a life with his mother instead of her mother. Gwen reminded him that they had everything, and she had nothing. She said that Jack didn’t have room for another daughter by the time she came around. JJ wanted her to get over it. He advised her to wallow or change her life for the better. Gwen told him that her life was perfect because she’s rich and young. She didn’t need anything else. JJ told her that she needed family. Chanel was getting ready to set up a Sweet Bits stand when Paulina arrived. She wanted to talk to Chanel. She told Chanel that she didn’t have a choice when she had Johnny arrested. Paulina didn’t have the luxury not to do the right thing. She hoped that she was wrong about Johnny. Hurting Chanel was the last thing Paulina wanted to do. She couldn’t give him special treatment. Paulina hoped Chanel understood that. Chanel finally accepted that Paulina thought she did the right thing. She didn’t know what to do for Johnny. Paulina advised her to keep the faith. She hugged Chanel, but she pulled back. Chanel told her that EJ said she couldn’t talk about the case. Paulina understood, but she warned her to be careful when it concerned EJ. He always had a trick up his sleeve. Xander and Philip argued at the office about trying to help the company when Johnny arrived. Philip said that they would support Johnny. He said that he wanted Johnny there to do a video statement together. Philip thought it would show that there wasn’t any dissension in the ranks. Xander wasn’t thrilled with the idea. Philip told him that they had to address the situation directly. Johnny agreed with Philip. Things at the company were bad ever since Xander was accused of attacking Philip. A joint statement would squash the problems. Xander agreed to do it. He thought it would be hard to pretend to like Philip.

EJ was on the phone with Rita when Tony walked in the room. He wanted to know what EJ was up to. EJ told him that he was running errands at the hospital, but Tony didn’t believe him. Tony talked to him about the Kiriakises taking DiMera Enterprises from them. He didn’t want to wait for Xander and Philip to implode. Tony wanted to find someone in the company to turn on them. EJ wanted to know why he wanted them company back since he wasn’t going to run it. Tony didn’t respond to that. He wanted the company back so a DiMera could run it again. Tony didn’t know who could run it since everyone messed it up when they ran it. EJ suggested that Johnny run the company. Tony loved Johnny, but he didn’t think he had enough experience to run the company. He mentioned that Johnny would be stuck in court. Tony wondered what would happen if Johnny got convicted. EJ was sure that Johnny would beat the charges. Tony thought EJ was going to fix the evidence to help Johnny. He warned EJ not to interfere with Johnny’s case. EJ thanked him and brushed of his warning. Belle and Jada reviewed the evidence in the case. They found out that Roman’s gun was the attempted murder weapon. The evidence didn’t help Johnny look innocent. Jada couldn’t believe the judge didn’t recuse Belle from the case. Belle promised to give Johnny a fair trial. Jada hoped the memory card would have the shooting on it. Belle didn’t think it would help. They thought it might give them an idea who else wanted to shoot EJ. The forensics team finished with the memory card. Jada and Belle watched the memory card and were shocked by what they saw. They wondered what they would do now. Jada called Paulina so she could watch the new evidence. Belle called EJ to tell him about the footage they saw. She wanted him to see it for himself. Paulina arrived at the station and saw the footage. She was shocked when she saw Chanel arguing with EJ. The footage concluded with her telling him that he wouldn’t stop unless someone made him. She wasn’t going to let him live long enough to hurt anyone else.

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

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

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