Days Short Recap Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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Rafe and Eli went to Vivian’s place in Alamania and walked inside. Vivian showed up. She said she was grieving the loss of Jake, Stefan, and Stefano. Vivian talked about Stefan’s death and told them she couldn’t stop them from exhuming Stefan’s body. She said she wanted to be done with the questions. When she turned her back to them, she wasn’t distraught or grieving. Rafe said they would get to the bottom of it once they got the results of Stefan’s body came in. They asked Vivian about Peter and the DiMeras. Vivian only focused on her son. She said whatever Peter wanted to do was on him. They told her about the hidden camera and how it was connected to Alamania. Vivian told them to knock themselves out searching the house because she had nothing to hide. Cat went to the DiMera mansion with Stefano’s urn. Their hands touched when she gave EJ the urn. EJ said the plan for the memorial was to let people come in the house to pay respect. Susan showed up and wondered why Cat was there. EJ stopped Susan from talking to Cat the way she was. When Susan mentioned their kiss, EJ made her apologize. After Cat left, she told EJ to get rid of the urn and put it in the crypt.

At the pub, Gwen had trouble paying for her order. Leo showed up and noticed that she was having cash problems and told her to reconsider his offer. Gwen said she couldn’t get rid of Dimitri without her money. She said his urges weren’t her problem. Leo walked away from her. Cat showed up and offered to pay Gwen’s bill. They talked about the way people treat them. Gwen said she was happy to have a friend. When Gwen mentioned the DiMeras, Cat defended EJ and his grief over Stefano. Gwen told Cat about how close she was getting to EJ. She told Cat that she kept catching them together. Dimitri ran into Leo. He told Leo that he hadn’t changed and couldn’t trust himself alone with him. Leo brought Dimitri to his room. Dimitri took his clothes off. Leo walked out of the room. Cat asked Gwen about Dimitri. Gwen told her she had a plan to get rid of Dimitri and win the divorce. She told Cat that Dimitri was going to go away forever. Vivian called and told Gwen the plan was going according to plan. Rafe and Eli searched through Vivian’s place and found a tablet with a camera. The signal led to Rafe’s office.

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Anita talked to Dani about losing her hair. They talked about cancer destroying their bodies. Anita feared that she would be talked about because of what cancer would do to her. Dani suggested she get ahead of the narrative and give people something to talk about. They got to work on creating Anita’s new look. Chelsea shocked Kat when she told her that she was moving with Madison. Kat tried everything she could to convince Chelsea not to go away with Madison. Chelsea wanted to go with her. Kat admitted that she would miss her. She didn’t know how she would live without her. Kat felt like she was putting her life on hold to follow Madison. At Orphey Gene’s, Vernon revealed to Andre that Bill had regrets divorcing Dani. Andre believed his marriage to Dani could survive Bill’s regrets.

After his conversation with Vernon, Andre went home to tell Dani that Bill wanted her back. Dani wasn’t surprised that he wanted her back. She was taken aback that Bill was telling people about his regrets. Andre wondered why Bill was suddenly feeling nostalgic about their marriage. Dani admitted that she kissed Bill. Bill and Hayley met with Madison and his new doctor. The new doctor advised him to cut things out of his diet. Bill was happy to cut Hayley’s tea from his diet. They wanted him to spend the night at the hospital to run more tests to monitor his condition. Hayley tried to do everything she could to keep him from staying at the hospital. The doctor wanted to run more tests on Bill. Anita showed Vernon her new look. Vernon was blown away by Anita’s new look.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Dimitri was waiting for Leo in his bed. He got tired of waiting for him and spotted a wedding photo of Leo and Javi. Dimitri slammed the picture down. Gwen served divorce papers when Dimitri returned home. He had his papers served too. They argued over how much he hurt her. He admitted that he felt guilty for hurting her, but he didn’t anymore. They argued again until Gwen informed him that no one believed that she kidnapped him. She ripped up his divorce papers. Dimitri vowed to go back to Alamania to prove what she did to him. He warned her that her life would be over. Rafe and Eli confronted Vivian about the tablet they found from the guest room. She said no one was there since Dimitri arrived. Vivian told them how he was there, and she was too weak to protest since Stefan was dying at the time. She became tired of him and wanted him to leave. Her staff and Nicholas confirmed Vivian’s story. When Rafe and Eli went outside he said that he was suspicious of Vivian’s story. They wanted to talk to Vivian’s former employee, Lydia Bower.

Lydia met with Rafe and Eli. She didn’t want Vivian to find out about their meeting. Lydia told them that she was fired over a year ago, but Dimitri wasn’t staying with Vivian at the time. She said that Stefan was there. Liam went to see Abe to apologize for his role in the kidnappings. Abe didn’t care about is apology. He said that Liam didn’t say anything when he knew what was going on. Abe wanted him to give the description of who hired him. Liam was at the station and gave the description of the person who approached him. Vivian was talking to a guy who looked like the description Liam gave of the guy, Vivian and the henchman Liam described celebrated getting away with their lie. Rafe and Eli believed that Dimitri was behind the kidnappings. They realized that Stefan was held in the room and not Dimitri. He was free to move around, but he was watched the entire time. Rafe realized that Vivian pulled Stefan against his will.

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Dani told Andre that she kissed Bill goodbye. She said it was easy to get caught up in happy memories. Dani said despite the good memories the bad memories of Bill’s infidelity creep in. Andre let her know that he wasn’t going to let anyone interfere in their marriage. Dani said she liked his brave front, but it wasn’t necessary since she wasn’t going anywhere. Later on, Dani went to see Bill to tell him what was going on. When Bill told her what was going on with his health, she was concerned about Hayley not wanting him to stay in the hospital. While Dani was talking, she decided not to be involved in Bill’s life anymore. She said it wasn’t healthy. Dani said they shouldn’t see each other anymore. When Dani left, Bill looked disappointed that they wouldn’t be seeing each other anymore. Smitty met with his source at Orphey Gene’s. Max said he saw the boss committing a shocking act against a snitch. Smitty said that was because of the ring they were trying to bust. Later on, Smitty met with Jacob to tell him that Max wanted out. Jacob thought it was bad news since he was supposed to get him into the organization. They wanted Max to send them a text saying Jacob could go in the organization. Jacob ended up in the organization. Chelsea went to Anita for advice about what to do about Madison. Anita said no one should put their lives on hold because of her cancer. Later on, Chelsea told Madison that she wasn’t going with her and that they could give a long-distance relationship a shot.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, February 2, 2026

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Rafe took Liam to the park to get information from him about the DiMera kidnappings. Liam told Rafe what happened. A man approached him at a bar and asked him if he wanted to make extra money, All he had to do was supply food and water in the crypt. He also had to take the sarcophagus out of the crypt. While he was moving the sarcophagus, bones fell out of it. Liam buried them. Liam got upset when he realized that he buried Stefano’s bones. The man told him that the crypt was being prepared for a disaster. Rafe wanted a description of the guy who approached him at the bar. He would set up a meeting with the sketch artist. JJ tailed Jeremy while he was out. Jeremy didn’t know he was following him. Julie put it together when they returned to the Horton house. She didn’t want him to disturb the peace in their home.

EJ ripped into Gwen about Dimitri until she told him about her plan with Vivian to make him look guilty for the kidnappings. EJ thought Vivian was involved with the kidnappings if she could make Dimitri look guilty. He liked the plan because they could find the real kidnapper. Gwen let him know that Dimitri blocked her accounts so she wanted to hire EJ as her attorney. EJ wouldn’t do it because Dimitri was his nephew. He would find someone else to help her and work with her behind the scenes. Kristen met with Brady to let him know that they needed to get Rachel out of Bayview. Sophia was still a problem for them. Kristen felt like Dr, Gregory was giving bad advice, She didn’t like the doctor telling him about dating Sarah. Brady let Kristen know that she ruined things by threatening Sarah. Kristen reminded him that she had custody of Rachel now that she’s out of jail. She wanted to take Rachel out of Bayview, Brady became upset with her. She said she would let Rachel live with him if he got his own place. He wanted to talk to Dr. Gregory first. Julie threatened to sue the police department if JJ and Jada didn’t stop harassing Jeremy. JJ thought Julie had a blind side when it concerned their family. He reminded her about her loyalty to Nick. Julie threatened to throw him out.

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Leslie ran into Shanice at the coffee shop and got into an argument with her. She warned Shanice that Ted doesn’t like to stay faithful to one person. They argued for a while until Derek showed up. Leslie walked away from Shanice. Derek talked to Shanice about losing her job. She gave him advice about what to do. He realized he could do different things. Kat talked to Izaiah that Eva was insecure. Eva told Tomas that she made a big mistake. While she was talking to Tomas, she told him Kat enjoyed the attention she was getting from Izaiah. Kat talked to Izaiah about her gripes with Eva. He tried to give her advice about Eva, but she refused to listen. Kat said Eva was like her mother. Later on, Tomas and Kat met up. He asked if he was paying enough attention to her. Kat assured him that she wasn’t interested in anyone else. Tomas believed her and said would protect her. Kat said he was the only person who had her back. Izaiah went to Eva’s apartment to let her know that he wanted more than a no-strings attached relationship. He said they had a chance at something real. They ended up agreeing to making their relationship work. Madison told Chelsea that she was excited about the program because she could cure Parkinson’s. She told Chelsea it was the disease that took her grandfather away from her. Chelsea said she was making herself the main character in her story and wondered if they had a future. Madison said their relationship meant everything to her, but she was going away. Chelsea wondered how they would make a long distance relationship work. Madison asked her to go with her.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, January 30, 2026

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Leo tried calling Javi, but Javi didn’t answer the phone. He found himself thinking of Dimitri. Dimitri put something together for Stefano’s memorial. He and Gwen ended up arguing. Gwen asked him if he was Peter’s accomplish. Dimitri said it wasn’t him. They realized Vivian was the only one they knew in Alamain was Vivian. Dimitri said Vivian hated the Von Leuschners and him. Leo showed up at the mansion. He said he was determined to get Dimitri out of his system. Gwen showed up and enjoyed the argument. Dimitri said they were both Gwen’s victims. He said he never stopped loving him. Leo stopped him from talking so he could tell him what was wrong with Dimitiri. Sarah ran into Brady and Belle. She told Brady that Kristen wanted her to stay away from him and Rachel. Sarah said everyone was concerned about them. When she included Xander, Brady wondered why it was Xander’s apartment. Kristen wanted to talk to talk to Rachel before she spoke to the judge. Rachel said she liked Dr. Gregory. Kristen told her what to expect from the judge, her lawyer, Belle, her parents, etc. Kristen said once she and Rachel gave their testimony, the judge would drop the charges. Belle said she couldn’t promise what the judge would drop the case. Rachel thought she would go to prison. Belle said that wouldn’t happen. She was certain things would work out. Kristen sent Rachel out of the room so she could yell at Belle. When Rachel came back, Belle left. Xander went to see Marlena She told him that she couldn’t see him anymore. Marlena said she wasn’t getting rid of him. She said she was going back to the hospital. Marlena warned him that she would drop him if he hurt anyone in her family. Xander apologized for hurting Brady. Marlena asked what made him snap. Xander said the divorce got to him. Marlena said he was upset over Brady and Sarah being together. Xander thought they were together to stick it to him. Marlena advised him to focus on Victoria and to stay out of Brady and Sarah’s business. Xander said he would  do the wok. Dimitri let Leo know that he had bad qualities. Leo said he brought out the bad qualities in him. He said Javi made him better. After they talked, Leo left. Dimitri blamed Gwen for what happened and said he would make her pay. Gwen said she had a plan. When Dimitri left, Gwen calked Vivian.

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Hayley explained to Kevin that she increased the dosage of the drug she put in Bill’s tea to move things faster. She was ready to start shopping for his casket. Randy explained that rushing things along would make doctors suspicious of what happen. Bill arrived at Madison’s hospital. She wanted to let him know that she was leaving the hospital to take a sabbatical. Bill was shocked to find out that she was doing research in Copenhange. He wondered if he anything to do with Chelsea. Madison insisted that it was all business. She was testing his blood while they were talking. He called Chelsea to tell her the news about Madison. Later Chelsea arrived at the hospital to try to stop Madison from lying.

Madison got Bill’s test results back. She noticed odd things about his results. Bill wondered what that meant. Madison advised him not to panic. Bill wanted his new doctor to run the tests again. Later Bill returned to his office. Hayley tried to seduce Bill, but he rejected her. He told her about his appointment and told her that he had to get more testing done. Vernon surprised Anita with a romantic dinner at the country club. They couldn’t talk about cancer while they were enjoying their time at the country club. Vernon left to make arrangements for their desserts. While she was sitting at the table, Anita realized shew as losing her hair because of chemo. She didn’t want to tell Vernon about her hair falling out because she didn’t want to break the rule of bringing up cancer. Anita decided to tell him that she wanted to go home early. Kat and Izaiah were enjoying their conversation when Eva interrupted them by appearing at their table. Kat and Eva got into an argument. Izaiah became annoyed by their bickering. Eva was upset that he didn’t take what Kat was doing to her seriously. He asked her if she was jealous of Kat. Eva didn’t like what he had to say and walked away from him.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Chad, Melinda, Jennifer, and Justin finished signing the custody agreement. Melinda pulled Chad to the side to tell him it was a bad idea. Chad let her know that he was doing it. When they finished everything, Jennifer said they could repair their relationship. While they were talking, Jennifer and Chad talked about not knowing where Abby’s remains were, but thought it was good that Stefano’s bones were found. Chad felt that knowing that Stefano’s bones were found was liberating. Johnny went to the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Bonnie about her book. When Johnny said he wanted to read it, Bonnie was excited. She thought she would make a lot of money. Justin came home and found out Bonnie’s good news. After Johnny left, they realized that DiMera was the better option for publishing. Chanel went to see Sophia to thank her for giving her baby up. She wanted to show Sophia the pictures. Sophia noticed Chanel holding her stomach as if she were pregnant. She disconnected from Chanel. Chanel apologized to her for all the trouble they caused during the adoption. She told Sophia that she wanted her to be a part of the baby’s life. After Chanel finished talking, she left. When Chanel was home, she told Johnny about her visit with Sophia. Johnny didn’t think too kindly of Sophia. Chanel said that despite everything, Sophia was still Trey’s mother and would be out soon. Sophia sent a text to Melinda telling her to come to Bayview. She told Melinda that she was faking being mute. Sophia said she wanted everyone to underestimate her because she had plans. While Sophia was talking, she told Melinda that Chanel was pregnant and that she and Johnny was going to have their own child. She told Melinda that they didn’t deserve to have a kid. Sophia wanted Chanel’s baby to be taken away and given to someone else. Melinda asked if she wanted it done legally, but Sophia didn’t care if it was done legally or not. She tried to reason with Sophia, but she didn’t want to listen. She said she wanted a better life. Melinda said she didn’t want anything to do with the plan. Before Melinda left, she thanked Sophia for keeping her name out of the adoption.

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Chelsea was excited that Bill helped her company. He made it possible for Chelsea and Kat to meet Lauren Fenmore. Bill and Chelsea were talking when Hayley arrived. She arrived just as Bill said he used to be married to one of the most beautiful supermodels in the world. Hayley chose not to overreact to what he said. Chelsea left them alone. Hayley tried to seduce Bill, but he wasn’t ready at the time. She became enraged and pulled out her eyedropper and poisoned his drink. Later Bill headed to the club and ran into Vernon. He thought about happier times he had with Vernon. Bill started noticing the effects from the drug Hayley gave him. Vernon remembered being there just before he dumped Dani. He felt like Bill was a disappointment and a liar. Bill admitted to him that he made a mistake by leaving Dani. After Vernon left, Bill received a text from Madison. She wanted to meet with him at the office. Eva noticed that her mother was happy. She wondered what she was up to. Leslie felt like being happy, but Eva wasn’t buying it. She also didn’t like the idea of her using Marcel to get Ted. Leslie was positive that Shanice would be out of the picture soon.

Kat wanted Chelsea to take her side when she talked to her about her mother’s behavior. Chelsea didn’t agree with her. While they were talking, Dani and Izaiah showed up at Uptown. The girls were shocked to see them together. Dani informed them that she wanted him to join her modeling agency. He turned down her offer. Later Kat sat at his table and told him that he should reconsider Dani’s offer. Eva walked into Uptown and saw them together. Dani met with Vernon at the club. They talked about what was going on with the family. Hayley ran into Lynette at the coffee shop. They were talking when Dani walked in the shop. Dani warned Lynette that Hayley would steal something she loved sooner or later.

 

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Nicole and Kial were at Uptown. They talked about Carlton. He felt like Carlton wasn’t much competition or she wouldn’t be drinking alone. Madison thought she was going to have a difficult conversation about Chelsea’s behavior. Chelsea didn’t want to go back to her partying ways, but she missed it at times. She didn’t want to be judged for missing her old life. Madison would walk away if she’s holding her back from her old life. She didn’t know how to fix the fact that opposites don’t always work. Chelsea accidentally proposed to Madison. Madison felt like she proposed out of fear and not love. She walked away. Joey wanted Lance to go to the back room of his casino. He put Lance on notice about threatening Vanessa. If he said Vanessa’s name, he would kill him. Dani met Vanessa at the club. Bill saw Dani and made suggestive comments about her clothes. He thought she did it to please him. Vanessa thought he was full of himself and pathetic at the same time. She enjoyed watching Bill choke on his regret for leaving Dani. Vanessa didn’t think she should fall for Bill’s behavior. Dani left to meet Andre. Lance’s wife, Lolly, arrived at the club to see Vanessa. She apologized to Vanessa for Lance’s behavior. They agreed to protect each other. Lance arrived at the club, so Lolly ripped into him for what he did to Vanessa. He saw Vanessa so he left the club.

Vanessa met Joey at the casino. He noticed the bruises were that Lance gave her. He didn’t want her to downplay what Lance did to her. Joey said that she would never be hurt by his business again. He didn’t tell her about confronting Lance. Vanessa thought he was the reason Lance ran away from her at the country club. Hayley and Andre ran into each other at the coffee shop. Andre didn’t want to hang out with her. Hayley tried to bond with him, but it didn’t work. He left to meet Dani. Hayley sent Bill a sexy text. Bill was caught up in his memories of Dani. Hayley arrived at home to seduce Bill, but she saw that he was asleep. She was upset about it. Hayley didn’t know that Bill was pretending to be asleep.

 

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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While EJ and Cat were about to talk, Rafe showed up and told him the bones were Stefano’s. EJ was shocked that the bones wee Stefano’s. Kristen walked in and heard about the bones. She was upset that she killed Peter with her father’s femur. Kristen said no matter what Stefano did, she used to love him. Now she doesn’t love him anymore. She said she hated Stefano and EJ. Kristen walked out of the room. EJ accused Rafe of being the last person to see Stefano alive when Hope killed him. EJ left the room leaving Cat and Rafe alone. Chad went to see Theo at the hospital. He told Theo that he would be discharged soon. EJ called Chad to tell him that the bones were Stefano’s. Chad didn’t tell Theo the news. Rafe and Cat tried to figure out EJ’s reaction to the news. Chad showed up at the house when Cat and Rafe were about to leave. Kristen had her suitcases with her. Chad walked Cat out. He told her that he got to keep his kids if he stayed away from her.

Rafe asked Kristen if she knew where Rolf was. Kristen said she didn’t know where he was and asked if he thought about her offer. EJ went to see Rolf while he was working. He asked Rolf what he did with Stefano. Rolf said he was worried that Peter got rid of them. He told EJ that Stefano didn’t die when everyone thought he did. Rolf said Stefano went to a private island while he sent him out to keep him alive. He said he was gone for six months and when he returned, Stefano was dead for real. Rolf said he didn’t know how Stefano’s bones got there when he put them under the crypt. Cat called Andrew to tell him she found the money trail on the person Peter hired to kidnap the DiMeras. The person turned out to be Liam. Rolf told EJ that he had the correct formula. He said he was positive that she would open her eyes again soon.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Stephanie and Alex couldn’t focus on anything until Steve and Jada informed them about the plan to get Jeremy before he left town. They talked about the evidence they had against him. Jada informed them that JJ was going to watch him. Steve and Jada talked to them about the plan. They were going to set up a website announcing the wedding. The site was going to mention them eloping. They were going to send Alex to the courthouse with a fake Stephanie. Jeremy would arrive at the courthouse, and they would catch him. They didn’t know that the stalker was listening to their plan. Alex wanted to do the plan, but Jada was upset that she didn’t see through Jeremy’s act. Steve noticed a new message from the stalker. The stalker admitted that he already tried to kill Alex. They remembered what happened when Alex was attacked during Halloween. Steve and company wanted to review the footage from the town square. Alex’s drink was poisoned months ago, Stephanie realized that her ex-boyfriend tried to kill Alex for months. She was afraid for Alex’s safety.

Rafe called Abe over to talk about Stefano being dead. He wanted to know what he knew about Liam. Rafe told Abe that Liam seemed to be the one who kidnapped the DiMeras. Abe believed that Liam turned his life around, but he was desperate for money. Liam seemed like a good person who loved his son. If he turned out to be the one who kidnapped Theo, Leo was dead to him. Rafe promised to keep Abe informed about Liam. Jada assured Stephanie that they would do what they could to protect Alex. They didn’t have any other options to keep him safe. Everyone got started on the plan. Stephanie had to hold back tears. Alex told her that Jeremy was the one to blame. The stalker was listening to everything they were saying.

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When Leslie heard Ted ordering flowers, she said she didn’t want to assume they were for her. Ted said they were for Shanice. He warned her to stop harassing Shanice. Later on, Leslie went to the hospital to flirt with Marcel. She ended up seeing the flowers Ted ordered for Shanice being delivered. Leslie picked on Shanice but it didn’t do any good. When Shanice overheard that Ted usually sends flowers to women after sex, she confronted him about it. Ted admitted that he does that. They made plans to meet later. Leslie went to Ted’s room and put her underwear behind his pillow. Jacob asked Naomi why she was researching cancer treatments when she didn’t have the BRCA gene. After Naomi left, Elon showed up to talk to Jacob about the blood case and the progress he made. Elon implied that he didn’t think Jacob could handle the case. Later on, Elon talked to Marcel about Jacob not being able to handle the case. Marcel said everyone was supportive of Jacob. He told Elon he would keep an eye on Jacob.

Jacob met with Smitty. They talked about working together on the case. Jacob was afraid that Smitty’s behavior could put them in danger. Kat talked to Nicole about being with Kial the night before. Nicole told Kat that she refused to be judged by her daughter. Carlton showed up to invite Nicole to dinner. Nicole agreed to go, but she turned down his invitation to go on an overnight date to his niece’s birthday party. Kat went to talk to Anita about her mother. Anita said Nicole was dealing with things her own way. She said Kat had better things to worry about. When Anita agreed to talk to Nicole, Kat left. Kat went to Orphey Gene’s and ran into her father. Things went well for them until he mentioned Eva. Kat walked away from him. June showed up and gave her advice about Eva. She advised Kat not to slam the door so hard that it couldn’t be reopened. Anita wanted Nicole to come over. She told Nicole that she wanted her to step in to take care of the family if things took a turn for the worst. Anita went over everything she needed to know to take over.

 

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Tomas saw Nicole and Dani at the country club. Dani thought about kissing Bill. She let Tomas know that Bill appreciated people who knew how to keep their mouths shut. Tomas left for a client dinner with Bill. Dani asked Nicole about the man who gave her a glow. Nicole told her about her date with Carlton. Despite how good she felt, Nicole was trying to figure out who she was without a man. Tomas met up with Bill. He let Bill know that he could keep his mouth shut. Tomas warned him that he was playing with fire when it came to Dani. Bill told him not to overstep. He warned Tomas not to make the same mistakes he did. Bill told him how tough Dani was and how she helped build her career. He said the love she had for the family replaced the love she had for herself and she stopped being the woman he loved. Bill said Dani pushed him away when she did everything for him. The client called to say he would be late. Bill suggested that Tomas meet up with Kat.

Bill watched Dani and Nicole at their table. Nicole told Dani about exploring a no boundaries side. She said there was a part of her that was heartbroken over what she lost. Dani said she understood how that felt. She looked over at Bill. At the Dupree mansion, Anita woke up. A frantic Vernon wanted to make sure Anita was okay. Anita said she was fine. Despite Anita’s protests, Vernon called her doctor. While Kat was waiting for Tomas, she saw Ted and Shanice together. When Ted left for a call, Kat asked Shanice about her relationship with her father. She warned Shanice about Leslie. Shanice said she would show Leslie who she was messing with if she tried anything. Tomas showed up at the club. He told Kat that he was afraid Bill would change his mind about the junior partnership. Kat made him feel better about his talent. While they were celebrating, Nicole walked in. Dani showed up at the club in a sexy dress. She was happy about Bill’s reaction until he said she wore it for his benefit. Ted went to the Dupree mansion and gave Anita an IV cocktail to fix her hydration level. He told Vernon that they would be his family so they could come to him. After Ted left, Vernon made Sharon leave. Anita was upset that he sent her away. He let her know that he was afraid of losing her. She said it was a possibility, but he had to let her do things her way. Ashley told Naomi to tell Jacob about having the BRCA gene. Naomi said based on their baby issues, he wouldn’t understand the choices she made with her body.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, January 26, 2026

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EJ returned to town and realized that Dimitri was staying at the mansion. Dimitri thought he was involved with Gwen, and his kidnapping. He let EJ know that he hired someone to find out what Gwen did with his money. Rafe and Cat talked about the investigation about the exhumation. They talked about Bo and Hope finding out about Stefano’s body. Stefano was dead for seven years, so the family could declare him legally dead. Gwen wanted answers from Rolf about the project their working on. He said that there has been progress. EJ called Gwen to let her know that he was home. Before she left, Gwen wanted to know if people would pay millions for their research. She asked Rolf if he could revive her if EJ murdered her. Gwen returned to the DiMera mansion to an angry EJ. He was ballistic that she released Dimitri without telling him. EJ exploded on her because they needed Dimitri’s money to fund their project until it made money. Gwen explained that she released Dimitri so they could frame him for the DiMera kidnappings. She was about to explain the plan, but Cat walked in the room.

Kristen warned Sarah that her daughter didn’t need two mothers. She wanted Sarah to step aside. While she was at the hospital, she ran into Johnny and Chanel. Chanel snapped at her because of what happened during Johnny’s trial. After their confrontation with Kristen, Johnny and Chanel got the ultrasound. Sarah told them that things were progressing smoothly. She informed Chanel that the chances of her cancer returning were low. Kristen wasn’t thrilled to see EJ at the mansion. She let him know that she planned to dance on his grave. Later she went to the town square and ran into Dimitri. She reminded him that he owed her money. He reminded her that she couldn’t blackmail him anymore. Kristen felt like Gwen would drive him out of the mansion. Dimitri planned to make Gwen pay for what she did to him. Kristen felt like he was a true DiMera. Dimitri wanted her to prepare for major turbulence. Shane called Rafe to let him know that the bones were identified.

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Days Opinion For The Week Of January 19, 2026

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by Michele & Cheryl

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The writers are going overboard manipulating the audience into thinking Gwen is the villain when it comes to Dimitri and Leo. Were we supposed to forget that Dimitri was the one who used Gwen to get an inheritance? He was also the same one who cheated on her with her best friend. Now that she wants to make Dimitri pay for what he did, she is suddenly the villain? Don’t get us wrong. Gwen is a villain. She’s just not one in this storyline. No matter how annoying the writers make Gwen, she is not the bad guy. Dimitri deserves everything Gwen does to him and more. We don’t sympathize with him just because he fell in love with Leo and can’t be with him. It serves him right that he can’t be with Leo after what he did to Gwen. 

Trey’s christening was missing some people. Johnny didn’t have any of his relatives at the christening. It’s not like he doesn’t have family in Salem yet none of them were there. The writers came up with a way to explain some of his family being missing, but didn’t explain why the rest of them weren’t there. Roman, in particular, should have been at the christening. There was no mention of him being out of town the way Marlena and Belle conveniently were. The christening may have been short notice but that doesn’t justify why people weren’t there. 

Javi showed that he has a bitter side. He refused to listen to Leo when he tried to save their marriage. Javi must have forgotten that he was the one who told Leo to go to Dimitri. Leo did what he wanted him to do. He chose Javi but it wasn’t enough for him. We know the writers had to come up with a reason to write Javi’s character off the show, but they could have done a better job than that. Javi could have left town to be with his father and still stayed married to Leo. We read that Javi’s character was getting recasted so there was no reason to have him break up with Leo. 

Is anyone else sick of watching Stephanie play the victim in the stalker story? We know she’s being targeted, but we find ourselves rooting for the stalker. She doesn’t seem to care much about her life being on the line. All she’s worried about is having sex with Alex. She doesn’t even appreciate the efforts Steve is doing to protect. He put his life on hold to make sure she was safe, but all she whines about is wanting to be alone with Alex. Steve should leave the apartment and let the stalker get Stephanie. We know he wouldn’t do that because he loves her, but it would serve her right if the stalker got her. The stalker story isn’t a bad story, but they put someone in the story that we don’t care about. We like how Steve is involved in the story, but he’s not in it enough. 

We were proud of Chad for standing up to Jennifer when she told him to stay away from Cat. Jennifer had a lot of nerve expecting him to follow her orders in order for him to keep his children. We understand that she has issues with Cat, but she didn’t have the right to tell him who he should see. Chad shouldn’t be with Cat after what she did to him but it should be his decision whether or not he wants to be around her. Jennifer is lucky he hasn’t tried to keep the kids from her. If he wants to be petty, he could take the kids on a private island and keep them from her. He chose to let Jack and Jennifer be in the kids’ lives yet that’s not enough for Jennifer. She wants to control him as if she has more of a say with the kids than he does. We enjoyed watching tell her that he would fight her for the kids if she didn’t agree to his terms. 

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, January 23, 2026

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Belle asked Marlena about the book club. Marlena said she couldn’t talk about her feelings and was embarrassed. Belle told her to give herself a break. Marlena understood what she was saying. When they finished talking about book club, they talked about Brady and Basic Black. Belle said Marlena could provide input on behalf of the family. Marlena said she would think about it. When Belle checked her messages, she heard about what was going on with Jeremy. Jennifer and Chad talked about Thomas. She said she needed more than his word that he would do the right thing. Jennifer said they had to revisit the terms to make Thomas feel better. She said it wasn’t about Cat. It was about helping Thomas trust him again. Chad said he would talk to Thomas, but he wanted them to stay out of it or he would take them to court. Thomas came in the room. Chad wanted to talk to Thomas. Thomas said he wanted things to be the way they were. Chad said he would do whatever it took to gain his trust. He promised to stay away from Cat and was willing to put the promise in writing.

At the police station, Julie demanded that Jeremy be released, but Jada refused to listen. She told Julie about the conflict of interest having Jeremy’s cousins interrogate him. Jada said Jeremy would be brought to justice if he was a danger to Stephanie. Julie said Jeremy wasn’t a threat to Stephanie since he was leaving town. Jada said that made him a bigger threat. Melinda showed up to represent Jeremy. Jeremy told Melinda what was going on and said he was innocent. Melinda told him to wait it out because the police had nothing on him and just wanted to confession. Jeremy said he had nothing to confess. Jada came back. Jeremy gave his statement and said he didn’t stalk Stephanie or threaten Alex. Jada wanted him to tell the truth. She said he did it and wanted him to confess. Melinda called her bluff. Jada warned Jeremy not to leave town. Stephanie and Alex were shocked that Jeremy made the website about her. Steve said he wasn’t going anywhere because Jada couldn’t arrest Jeremy yet. He said Jada could only question him. Steve said there was still threat until they could prove who was the stalker. He said Jeremy could have been framed. Jada showed up and told them they had to let Jeremy go because they didn’t have enough evidence. She noticed a box outside the door. Steve checked the box. The note said it was a gift from EJ. It was a picture frame. Someone was shown listening to their conversation and heard Alex say he was going to be bait.

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BTG Short Recap Friday, January 23, 2026

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Anita went to chemotherapy with Sharon. While she was at the hospital, Anita’s thoughts became dark. Sophia tried to lighten her mood. Anita wanted to talk about her situation with someone other than her family. She informed Sharon that she was planning her funeral. Anita was worried about what would happen to Vernon when she died. She thought he would be brokenhearted and die after her. Sharon promised to keep Vernon going. Later Anita and Sharon returned to the Dupree mansion. Anita collapsed after they made it to the mansion. Naomi almost told Jacob that she had the BRCA Gene. Izaiah joined them, and they talked about his relationship with their father. Jacob let it slip that he was going undercover. Naomi was shocked to hear that. Later Naomi went to the hospital and told Ashley that she tested positive for the BRCA Gene. She didn’t want to tell Jacob because she didn’t want to distract Jacob from his undercover assignment.

Bill told Dani that Tomas saw them kiss each other. They talked about their marriages and kissed again. It turned out that Bill was thinking about the second kiss. Tomas snapped him back to reality. He promised not to tell anyone about seeing them kiss each other. Bill rewarded him with a junior partnership. Pamela was worried that Dani would get burned by Bill. Dani tried to downplay their kiss by saying they were caught up in memories. Bill opened her eyes, and she was in love with Andre. Leslie talked to Eva about getting back together with Ted. Shanice told Ashley that she had a great night with Ted. Eva let Leslie know that Ted was getting closer to Shanice. Leslie wasn’t happy to hear that. She stormed off to confront Shanice. After she arrived at the hospital, Leslie warned Shanice to stay away from Ted. Shanice stood her ground with Leslie. Leslie threatened Shanice. Shanice planned to have her dragged to the psych ward. Leslie decided to leave, but she threatened her before she left.

 

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Ted took Shanice to the country club. He wanted to show her a good time. Ted assured her that she wasn’t a rebound for him. Nicole and Carlton were heating things up at their table at the country club. Ted and Nicole were with their dates, but they couldn’t take their eyes off each other. Tomas talked to Bill about Lynette’s case. It was late so Bill wanted Tomas to think about his personal life too. Tomas reminded Bill that he was working after hours too, Bill wasn’t happy about it. After Tomas left, Dani arrived at Bill’s office. She showed up with Bill’s favorite foods to celebrate their daughters’ good health. Hayley agreed to suggest that Bill and Tomas take Lynette’s case pro bono, Lance grabbed Vanessa and blamed her for destroying his marriage. Randy arrived in time to save her. He called Joey to let him know what happened to Vanessa. Later Randy met with Hayley. Since Bill’s life insurance will pay regardless of the death, Hayley was ready to step it up. She let Randy know that if the tea didn’t work, he had to kill Bill himself.

Elon went to see Joey at the casino to warn him against being in the red market blood plasma game. Joey heard about someone named “the Impaler” running the ring. He wanted him to warn Jacob that “the Impaler” isn’t someone to mess with. Jacob bought Smitty a drink to thank him for the tip about the blood plasma ring. He felt like it would help his career to solve the case. Smitty wanted to help with the investigation. Kat and Chelsea approached them and wanted to know what they were talking about. Jacob and Smitty didn’t let on what they were talking about. Kat didn’t believe them. Nicole realized that she hadn’t been with anyone since she broke up with Ted. She pulled Carlton into a passionate kiss. They flirted with each other in front of the fireplace. Ted and Shanice went to his hotel room and ended up in bed. Bill and Dani talked about her possibly getting cancer. Dani was afraid that she would lose Andre if she lost her looks. Bill didn’t think Andre would be the type of person who would leave her because she had cancer. Dani agreed with him, but she was afraid he would pity her. Bill assured her that her light would never dim. She leaned in for a kiss. Dani pulled back and felt guilty. They agreed to keep it between them. Bill noticed that Tomas was lurking in the window.

 

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JJ went to see Theo at the hospital. They apologized to each other for what happened. JJ told Theo about his training and only using his gun as a last resort. Theo was happy about the news but wanted to make sure he was prepared for high-risk situations. Jeremy told Julie he was leaving town. Julie thought he was leaving town because of Stephanie’s engagement. Jeremy said he wanted to make up with her, but he respected her boundaries. Jada and Stephanie pretended to shop for the wedding to lure the stalker out. Stephanie started to regret writing the book. She was scared of playing the bait, but she wanted to end this for Alex and her father. Alex went to Philip’s office to talk about Brady’s firing. Philip saw Steve in the hall. Alex and Steve told him about the stalker. Philip wanted to know about the secret plan. Steve told Philip how they were trapping the stalker.  Later on, Alex and Steve went to the pub. They talked about who could be stalking Stephanie. Hope texted Steve with website full of pictures. Stephanie and Jada showed up. Steve told Jada about the website. Jada said she would take it from there. Later on, Steve let Stephanie and Alex know that Jada was bringing in a suspect. Jada went to the Horton house. She told Jeremy that she wanted him to go to the police station. Jada let him know that the evidence pointed to him.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Carlton told Nicole that they should go on a real date with him. Nicole was flattered but she said she wasn’t ready to settle down with one person. She said she had a good time with Kial, but she wanted to keep seeing Carlton. Naomi talked to Dr. Ahn at the hospital. She told the doctor that she lied about her test results. Naomi said she wasn’t sure how she felt about the results or what to do next. The doctor told her to talk to a genetic counselor and a counselor. Naomi said she wasn’t ready to tell anyone. While they were talking, Nicole showed up and wanted to know what they were talking about. Dr. Ahn lied about what was going on. Kat saw Ted at Orphey Gene’s and wanted to know why he encouraged Eva to support her. She told Ted that she wouldn’t take an organ from Eva if she needed one. Kat compared Eva to cancer. Ted ripped into Kat for the way she talked about Eva. He told her Dana was a mistake but Eva wasn’t. Kat refused to see Ted’s love for Eva. She said she couldn’t look at him. Ted said he couldn’t look at her either. Later on, Kat went to Nicole’s office to tell her what happened. Nicole sided with Ted. She told Kat to move on. At the police station, Jacob noticed that Marcel had lipstick on his collar. He realized that Marcel hooked up with Leslie. Marcel told him to mind his business. Later on, Elon said there was a new case about selling plasma on the black market. Jacob volunteered to do the case. Marcel said Jacob didn’t have enough experience for the case. Elon wanted to give Jacob a chance. He warned Jacob that the case could have a huge impact on his life.

 

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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The Duprees were celebrating Chelsea and Naomi’s news about their test results. Bill wanted Dani to take care of herself. Hayley sounded insincere when she wanted Dani to take care of herself. Andre arrived at the party and made things awkward for Bill. Bill decided to leave, and Hayley followed him. Hayley spilled a drink on Bill and rushed to get a rag from the bar. While she was getting the rag, she ran into Leslie. Leslie was doing shots and made fun of Hayley. She wasn’t happy that Bill was the one working on Joey’s legal documents for the clinic. Leslie thought they could give her husband a hard time. Hayley talked to her about what was going on with Bill and Dani. Leslie advised Hayley to step up her game before it was too late.

Later Leslie arrived and wasn’t too thrilled to find out that Joey was going to name the clinic after Doug. She confronted Joey, and he showed her footage of something that meant he had control over her. He wanted her to know that he was the one in charge so he gave her the drive. Vanessa told Nicole that her daughter (Deanna) still refused to let her in, and she won’t visit her. Nicole promised her that their relationship would get better. Later Vanessa was confronted by the husband of a client. He called her wanting to know what happened.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Julie, Marlena and Maggie were getting ready for the book club meeting. They talked about how much Doug loved books, and Julie missed talking to him about things. Everyone talked about what they missed about their loved ones except for Marlena. Julie noticed that the therapist was doing the listening. Marlena wanted to leave. Jack, Jennifer, and Chad  were told to that the mediator wanted to meet without the lawyers. Jack liked the idea, but the others didn’t. He convinced them that it was a good idea. The mediator arrived, and Chad said the kids should stay with him because he’s their father. He made a speech about how much the kids meant to him. Jennifer started to cry when Chad talked about Abby. Chad began talking about his relationship with Cat and how Jack and Jennifer turned on him because of it. He mentioned Jennifer’s addiction to painkillers. Jack got upset when Chad mentioned her addiction. He didn’t think he would stoop that low. Chad apologized for what he said. He talked about Cat again. Jack told him that he didn’t want him to make another mistake like the last one that caused Thomas to run into the road. Chad said that he couldn’t promise that he wouldn’t make another mistake. Jennifer told Chad that they loved him but what happened to Thomas changed everything. Chad gave Jack and Jennifer the proposal that he and Melinda drew up. The proposal allowed them to have the kids for a month every summer. They could visit any time they liked, but he refused to give up custody. Jack and Jennifer had a compromise for him. They would drop the custody suit if he promised not to be involved with Cat again. Marlena wasn’t ready for the book club meeting so she left. Foster promised that she would be back. Chad went to tell Julie about the hearing. He believed it went well. Chad told her that they reached an agreement. Jack and Jennifer talked to Thomas about the custody agreement. They let him know that he could visit every summer as long as Chad stayed away from Cat. Thomas didn’t believe his father was telling the truth about that. He lied before and would do it again.

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Sarah let Marlena know she was better. Marlena said she wasn’t feeling like herself. Sarah was concerned but hoped that Marlena would consider coming back to the hospital. Marlena said she might consider it but not full time. Sarah told Marlena that she was glad that she was seeing Xander even if he was being a jerk to her and Brady. Marlena said she knew about her and Brady. She told Sarah that she was worried about Brady. Brady went to see Kristen and told her about what Rachel was doing. Kristen said she wanted to bring Rachel home. Brady said Rachel needed help. He told her that Rachel’s doctor said they should convince Rachel that they weren’t getting back together. Kristen felt like he was blaming her for everything. She said she wasn’t deluding herself or Rachel. They agreed they weren’t right for each other. Kristen told him she knew about Sarah. She said he was being selfish moving on with Sarah.

Leo tried to talk to Javi who pushed him away. Javi said Leo wasn’t committed enough to their relationship. He confronted Leo about kissing Dimitri. When Javi kept ripping into Leo, Leo agreed with him about being a terrible person. Javi wanted Leo to go away. He told Leo he was leaving after he told Marlena not to file the marriage certificate. Javi told Leo that he wanted to be married to him. Leo said he could make it real and handed him his ring. Gwen met up with Dimitri who rubbed it in that she didn’t have any money. They ended up arguing. Gwen said she hated that he ruined her friendship with Leo. She let him know that he wasn’t going to take her peace or her happily ever after. While she was talking, she told him that she saw Leo and Javi kissing. Sarah told Marlena that she and Brady were being cautious. Marlena said she was worried about Brady living at the mansion. Brady said he and Sarah were in the early stages of their relationship. Kristen was upset with him for rubbing his girlfriend in her face. Before Gwen left, she told Dimitri that she was getting revenge. Leo told Javi that he was going to propose again. They declared their love for each other before Javi left.

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