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Alex took Joy to work. She admitted that she was nervous about going to the set. Abe wanted to see her, but she didn’t know why. She wasn’t sure if Abe was going to fire her. Bonnie wanted to talk to Johnny about cutting a scene out of the show. Johnny didn’t care because he had more important things to worry about. Bonnie admitted that she heard about his problems with Joy from Seth. He couldn’t believe he let jealousy get in the way of his marriage. Bonnie wondered if he and Joy used protection. He informed her they didn’t take things that far. She didn’t hide her surprise. Bonnie wondered why Chanel was upset if they didn’t have sex. He didn’t sleep with Joy, but he betrayed her trust by lying to her. Johnny informed her that Chanel quit the show. She couldn’t believe it. How was she getting written out of the show? Bonnie knew that Reagan and Arrow were going to have a baby but didn’t know how Faith would be written out. Abe called Kate and told her that Leo figured out the identity of Lady Whistleblower. He told her that Leo thought it was Javi. Alex and Joy arrived at the set. Abe told them that he wanted to talk to them about what happened between them. He felt like their relationship could work to the show’s advantage. Reagan and Arrow are going to hook up on the show. Joy was relieved that she wasn’t getting fired. Abe didn’t like what happened between Joy and Johnny, but they had to get through it. He announced that Chanel quit the show, and it had to move on one way or another. Alex and Joy were okay with the change. He felt like their chemistry would show on screen. Abe was confused and asked if they were together. Alex assumed he knew about them being together. Abe didn’t see it as a problem. He wondered what that meant for Stephanie though.

Hattie went to see Kate. She was dressed in disguise so no one would see her on the set. Kate gave her the ground rules about her being back on the set. She wasn’t allowed to stir up drama or argue with Bonnie. Hattie promised to abide by the rules. Kate gave her a 13-week contract. Hattie refused to sign the contract. Kate told her that it was a probationary contract. Hattie didn’t think it was fair, but Kate told her it was the same contract as Bonnie’s. She had to take it or leave it. Paulina tried to talk Chanel out of quitting the soap. Chanel didn’t want to work with Johnny and Joy every day. She told her that Abe would have to resort to plan A. The plan was to kill her character off the show. Paulina advised her to go back to shoot her final scenes and thank Abe and Kate for letting her out of her contract. Chanel agreed to do it. Hattie and Bonnie were about to work on their scenes. She thought her character was being brought back from the dead. Kate informed her that she would be back after she received the flower serum. Hattie didn’t like that she wouldn’t have lines. Kate warned her to agree to the script, or she was gone. Alex and Joy didn’t know how to explain their relationship to Abe. Abe told them to figure it out and let him and Kate know. He walked away from them. Alex wanted to talk about where they stood. Joy didn’t want to pressure him since she knew about his situation with Stephanie. Alex reminded her that Stephanie moved on with Philip. He wanted to move on too. They liked spending time together. Chanel arrived at the set, and Johnny met with her. They looked at Alex and Joy together. Joy thought she quit, and Chanel told her that she was filming her last scenes. She was only there for Abe. Chanel asked Johnny how her character was going to die. He told her that Leo couldn’t come up with anything new so she was dying the same way Charlemagne did. She was going down the elevator shaft. Chanel couldn’t believe that’s how her character died. Johnny was hoping they could work things out, but she didn’t have anything to say to him. The idea of being in the same room with him and Joy was making her sick. She wanted to get the scenes over with. Joy and Chanel rehearsed their scenes. Chanel slapped Joy very hard but said she was in character. Joy couldn’t wait for Chanel to go down the elevator shaft. Later Abe went home and talked to Paulina about what happened on the set. He also told her who Leo thought was Lady Whistleblower. Paulina thought his theory wasn’t concrete. Leo burst into Javi’s room to confront Kerry about being Lady Whistleblower. Javi thought Leo was talking about him, but he wasn’t. Leo told him that Kerry was the guilty party. He called Kerry evil and said he couldn’t spell. Kerry denied his accusation. Javi wondered if he truly believed that Kerry was Lady Whistleblower, and Leo said he did. Kerry said it was Leo’s jealousy doing the talking. Leo told Javi about the clues that led to his accusations. He told him about the trap he set up for Kerry. After listening to Leo, Javi asked Kerry if it was true. Kerry continued to deny it. Leo said they were the only ones who knew about the devil possession storyline. Kerry said someone could have listened to them. Leo had more proof because he had surveillance of Kerry breaking into his room and stealing his computer. Javi wanted to know why Kerry did it. Kerry told him that he was a fan of the show and tried to seduce Leo only to get humiliated. Leo said he wasn’t ready to commit and that didn’t justify what he did. Javi heard enough. Kerry wanted to know if Javi was going to break up with him. Javi was finished with him because of what he did.

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At the DiMera mansion, Jada orders EJ to tell her where Rafe was. When EJ was about to let Jada out, Arnold showed up. Jada wanted to know what was going on and asked them questions. She asked “Rafe” about the secret mission he was supposed to be doing. Arnold lied about what he was doing. EJ interrupted Arnold to say Rafe was working for him by tracking down Sloan so she could pay for what she did. Jada wondered why EJ didn’t just let the situation go since he wasn’t a victim in the situation. EJ said he had time on his hands and Sloan made a fool out of him so she had to pay. He said he hired Rafe to find her. Arnold said he wanted to tell her, but EJ made him promise not to say anything. An unconvinced Jada asked EJ if he had Rafe doing something illegal. Arnold said he wasn’t doing anything illegal. He said he had to prove himself to John and Steve. Jada asked where he was looking for Sloan since he hasn’t been home and was in the secret tunnel. Arnold said he was traveling and just got back. He said he was in the secret tunnel so no one would see him and his arrangement with EJ would stay secret. Rafe said he was charging EJ a lot of money so he could get her something for the wedding. Jada was skeptical but ended up believing Arnold’s lies. She ended up leaving to go to the police station. EJ and Arnold were shocked at how they were almost caught. At Titan, Philip talked to Kate on the phone. He said he didn’t know if she got through to Sarah and wasn’t sure if Xander was going to show up and kill him. When Xander showed up, Philip got off the phone. Xander offered a peace offering, but Philip was skeptical. He told Philip that he talked to Maggie about making peace with him. Xander said if Victor trusted him, he could too. He said he overheard Philip saying something about killing him. Philip lied about what Xander heard. Xander said he wasn’t going to kill him and suggested they make their arrangement work. He asked if Philip was willing to work together without betraying each other. Philip wanted to apologize on behalf of Victor for keeping the truth from him and treating him the way he did. He said Victor wasn’t around much but made up for it by being overbearing while grooming him. Philip said Victor treated Xander like that because he was the son most like him. He said Victor died before he could prove that he changed. While they were talking, they decided they were going to prove themselves to Victor.

Sarah went to Stephanie and told her that she didn’t tell Xander the truth about Philip. She said her conversation with Kate and Philip convinced her not to say anything. Stephanie was shocked that Sarah was going to lie to Xander, but Sarah said she didn’t know what Xander would do. She said Xander wanted to start a war with the DiMeras, but Philip talked him out of it. Sarah said Philip and Xander getting along would keep the peace. She said Xander tried to kill Philip before, but it wouldn’t be good if he found out Philip did. While they were talking, Sarah asked Stephanie not to say anything. Stephanie said she was upset with Philip for using her, but doesn’t want to be the reason why Philip went to prison or Xander hurting him. She decided to keep the secret. Sarah was grateful that she was keeping the secret, but Stephanie wondered if she thought it through. Sarah said she was sure and had to worry about Xander finding out later. Leo went to Rafe’s house to look for him. Javi told him Rafe wasn’t home. They talked about the search for Lady Whistleblower. Javi told Leo that he hoped Lady Whistleblower pays for what she’s doing to him. Leo got a text from Abe who wasn’t happy about Faith’s exit. He wondered what Abe expected him to do about Chanel quitting out of the blue. Javi told him Kerry spent the night. Leo was uncomfortable but said he was happy for them. When Leo was about to leave, he noticed a shirt that said “I Love Rochester.” Gabi and Kerry were in the town square. They talked about Javi and Leo. Kerry said he was with Javi, but Leo was a problem. Gabi said she was afraid Javi was going to forgive Leo. Kerry said Leo was going to try and get back in Javi’s bed. She told him about Leo’s issues with Will and Sonny and said she would never forgive him. Gabi offered to help Kerry if he ever wanted to keep Leo from Javi. Sarah went to Titan to let Philip know she wasn’t going to tell Xander the truth. She said he had to make it work with Xander. Xander came in and heard Philip saying he owed Sarah. Philip said he was talking about her encouraging them to get along. EJ and Arnold were glad things worked out with Jada. When Arnold wanted his check, EJ said he might be able to use him as Rafe, but he had to keep his hands off Jada. He said he had a way for him to be able to do it. When Leo went back to his room, he realized Javi was Lady Whistleblower. When Abe called, Leo told him he knew who Lady Whistleblower was.

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Marlena talked to Shane on the phone about John. Kayla and Steve showed up while Marlena was on the phone. Marlena let them know that she was trying to talk to John. Kayla suggested she get in touch with Kimberly. Steve wondered why she wanted to talk to Shane. Marlena told them what Cat told her about John saving her mother. Steve and Kayla were excited to hear that and thought John would be relieved. Marlena said he saved Catharina’s life. When Kayla left to go to the hospital, Marlena and Steve kept each other company. She opened up to him about being lonely without John. He asked if she heard from John during the holidays. Marlena said all she got was strawberries for Christmas. She asked if John was safe, but Steve didn’t know. He said Shane wouldn’t tell him what John was doing. Marlena said she was afraid John was slipping away from her. Chad and Cat ran into each other in the town square. She told him that she planned on staying in Salem and wondered if it was going to be an issue with him. He said it wasn’t up to him to decide where she lived. She promised to stay away from him. Chad said Salem was big enough for both of them and wanted to put everything behind him. Cat said she wanted to do the same thing. Maggie asked Xander about working with Philip. Xander said it was great when he found out he was Victor’s son and he trusted him to run the company over everyone else. When Philip showed up, he took it away. Maggie said he still had the company. He just had to run it with Philip. Xander said Philip was the worst. He said he wanted to get rid of Philip. A concerned Maggie warned him not to do anything rash. Xander said he wouldn’t do anything that would take him away from Sarah and Victoria. Maggie said he didn’t say he wouldn’t do anything. She let him know that Victor loved him and Philip. While they were talking, Maggie let him know that she wasn’t losing another family member so he shouldn’t do anything stupid. Xander brought up the will and letter to which Maggie said the situation was settled in court. She said the partnership wouldn’t be easy, but they had to find a way to work together. Xander asked if she was referring to her situation with Alex. He apologized to her for what he said. She said if he and Philip got along, they would break the curse. Xander agreed try and get along with Philip.

Stephanie told Sarah that Philip’s letter was a fake. She said Philip shouldn’t be co-CEO and told Sarah what Philip did. Stephanie said she wouldn’t have gotten involved with Philip if she knew what he was doing. She told Sarah she had to tell her the truth and wondered how Xander would take the news. Sarah said she didn’t know how Xander would take the news. When Sarah left, Stephanie checked her messages and listened to one that Philip left. He asked her not to say anything about the letter. She deleted the message and said it was too late. When she saw Kayla, she told her that she and Philip broke up. Kayla wanted to know what happened, but Stephanie thought it was better that she didn’t know what happened. She said she saw Philip’s true self and it made her sick. Kate went to see Philip at Titan and wondered what he wanted. Philip said Stephanie overheard them talking about the letter. He let her know that Stephanie was upset and thought she was going to say something. Kate talked about how judgmental the Bradys were. She wondered what he was going to do about it. Philip said he didn’t know where Stephanie was. He said he was dead if the truth came out. Kate said Stephanie wouldn’t be upset if she didn’t care. She thought he could reason with Stephanie once she cooled off. He said it could ruin Stephanie and Belle’s lives. While they were talking, Sarah came in and said she knew everything. When Philip and Kate acted as if they didn’t know what she was talking about. Sarah said she knew about the letter and how she found out about it. Philip assumed she didn’t tell Xander yet. Sarah said she didn’t tell him, but he was a dead man when she did. Kate suggested that she didn’t tell Xander the truth. She said it would protect Xander and Philip and keep Xander from hurting Philip. Sarah wanted to know why he did this. Kate said it was Vivian’s fault, but Sarah didn’t think that wasn’t good enough. Philip said Xander wasn’t above doing crazy things. He said he could keep Xander in check. Philip said he wanted to make Victor proud of him. He said this was his last attempt to prove that he was worthy of Victor’s legacy and asked her not to take it away from him. Sarah apologized to him before she left. Kate said she was glad he stood up to Sarah. He said he wanted to speak from the heart with Sarah. When Sarah went home, she told Xander that she talked to Stephanie about Philip. Before Sarah could tell him what Philip did, Xander said he promised Maggie to get along with Philip.

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Brady asked Tate if he talked to Holly, but he said he hadn’t. Tate said he couldn’t tell Holly that Sophia is keeping the baby. He said he was scared of becoming a father. Brady said it wouldn’t be easy, but he had faith in him. He told Tate to let Holly know that he cared about her. Tate said things would have been over with if Sophia’s mother didn’t find out. He blamed Ava for saying something to her. Brady said it wasn’t Ava’s fault. Tate said he didn’t understand how this happened when he and Sophia used protection. Brady said the situation wasn’t easy for him either. When Tate was about to go see Holly, Amy (Sophia’s mother) showed up. Brady said he asked her to come over so they could talk. When Tate wanted to leave, Amy asked him to stay. Brady didn’t know where to begin their talk. Amy said they could start with planning the wedding. Brady was shocked, but Tate said he wasn’t marrying Sophia. Amy said that he and Sophia were minors so what they wanted and what was right were two different things. Brady said marriage was the best solution for them. Amy said abortion wasn’t the best solution either. She said this wasn’t what she wanted for Sophia, but she wasn’t going to forget her beliefs. Brady told her things didn’t have to change. She said she wasn’t changing her mind about her beliefs and was doing what was best for Sophia and the baby. Brady said if Sophia kept the baby, he and Tate would do their best to provide for her. Amy said that was the least they could do before she left. Tate thanked Brady for having his back to which Brady said he always would. He said he had to see Holly. Sophia showed up at the Kiriakis mansion to see Holly. She apologized to Holly and said she never meant for this to happen. Holly appreciated her apology. When she asked Sophia how she was, Sophia said she was sick and gaining weight. Holly realized Sophia was still pregnant. Sophia said she thought Tate told her that her mother stopped them from going to get the abortion. Holly said Tate didn’t tell her. Sophia said her mother was making her and Tate get married.

Ava went to the DiMera mansion to demand a confession from Kristen. Kristen brought up the texts Ava received. Ava told her the texts were traced to the mansion. Rachel was listening to their conversation from the door. Kristen said anyone could have sent the texts. She came up with reasons why Johnny, Chanel, and EJ could have sent the texts. Ava said Kristen was the one who didn’t like her dating Brady. When she ripped into Kristen, Rachel walked in and told her to leave her mother alone. She wanted her to stop bullying her mother and demanded that she leave. Kristen sided with Rachel and ordered Ava out. If Ava kept harassing her, Kristen said she would call the police. When Ava walked out, Kristen asked if Rachel sent the texts. Rachel admitted to sending the texts to help her and Brady get back together. Kristen told Rachel not to send anymore texts and told her not to threaten anyone. Rachel reminded her that she and other people did it. Kristen said the family did it but it wasn’t right. She didn’t want Rachel to make enemies. Rachel was shocked that she had to give Kristen her phone. Kristen said they were changing the WiFi password so she couldn’t use anything else. Ava went to see Brady. They wished each other Happy New Year. He told her about his conversation with Amy. Ava blamed herself for what happened. Brady said it wasn’t her fault. When he suggested they change the subject, she said her conversation wouldn’t be any better. She said she was still getting texts and went to talk to Kristen. Brady said he would take care of it. Tate found Holly at the park. When he was about to apologize, she said she already knew what he was going to say. Holly said she felt like an idiot because he didn’t tell her the truth. Tate said he couldn’t figure out what to say. He said he and Sophia weren’t getting married and said it would be over in nine months. Holly said it was never going to be over. Brady went to see Kristen and warned her to stop sending the texts. He said he would sue her for harassment if she didn’t stop. While Brady was yelling at her, Kristen cut him off to tell him Rachel sent the texts.

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While Rafe was tied up in the wine cellar, his phone rang. It was Jada. Rafe answered the phone with his foot, but had trouble talking because his mouth was gagged. Belle called EJ, but he didn’t want to talk to her since she stole his job. She said she didn’t go after the job. Jada asked her to take it. EJ thought it was Jada and Paulina’s fault that he lost his job. Belle told him to forget about getting revenge and accept what happened to him. He asked Belle what he could do to Jada or Paulina. When EJ went down to the wine cellar, he noticed that Rafe’s phone was on and ended the call. EJ gave Rafe his breakfast and blamed Arnold for why this was happening. He untied the gag around Rafe’s mouth. Rafe yelled out for help. EJ wondered if Rafe was finished and said he didn’t mean for this to happen. He said it was Rafe’s fault for coming back to the mansion after he told him to leave. Rafe asked if he was blaming him. He said Jada was looking for him, but EJ said she wasn’t. Rafe realized Arnold took his place again. EJ told him that Arnold kissed Jada, but he hid Arnold away until he could figure out what to do. Rafe said he didn’t have many options because he couldn’t keep him hidden forever. When EJ didn’t care about what he said, Rafe offered him a deal. They could work together to take Arnold down. Rafe said he wouldn’t turn EJ in or say anything about what he did. EJ thought Arnold would say something and when that happened, Rafe wouldn’t be able to stop Jada from coming after him. EJ said he would fix it himself and denied his offer. He said Rafe had to stay in the cellar. Belle told Marlena that she was the new D.A. Marlena was happy that she would be staying in town. Belle said things were uncomfortable with EJ, but she wouldn’t be seeing him unlike Shawn. She said she was concerned about working with Shawn. Shawn showed up and told her she should look into cases that EJ didn’t want to prosecute. Belle said she would do what it takes to make the charges stick. Shawn said he trusted her before he left.

Marlena told Belle that she was proud of the way she handled things with Shawn. She told Belle that she was going to do a good job as D.A. as long as she stayed away from EJ. They talked about Belle and EJ’s affair. Belle said it wasn’t going to happen again. Chanel saw Joy in the town square and confronted her. She asked how Joy could live with herself. Joy said nothing happened between her and Johnny because he stopped it. She wondered if Chanel could forgive Johnny and said she cared about them. Joy said everything happened because of a misunderstanding. Chanel said Johnny started it by not trusting her (Chanel) and then went to bed with her (Joy). She asked why Joy didn’t say anything in the beginning after everything she did for her. Joy said she didn’t ask her to look out for her. She ended up thanking Chanel for what she did for her. Chanel didn’t care about what Joy had to say because she lied to her to protect her job. Joy said she was wrong and that she didn’t want to make an impression of being a homewrecker. Chanel said she did stupid things but thought Joy was her friend. She said even if Joy didn’t know who she was, she knew Johnny was married and she didn’t care. Joy agreed that Chanel was right and wished she took EJ’s offer to leave town. Chanel was upset and said Joy wasn’t a good person. She told Joy to take the money and pretend it didn’t happen. Chanel walked away from Joy. While Johnny was at the Body and Soul office, Leo showed up telling him that Lady Whistleblower inspired him to write new material that wouldn’t get spoiled. When Leo presented his idea about Regan and Faith, Johnny said they wouldn’t do it because of him. Johnny told Leo what happened. Leo said it wasn’t cheating since he didn’t do anything. Johnny said it didn’t matter since he made the accusation first and then lied to Chanel. Leo said he made an accusation against Javi and Lady Whistleblower. Johnny said he didn’t have faith that things will work out between him and Chanel. Leo said he would keep Chanel and Joy away from each other as much as possible and left the office. Chanel showed up at the office to tell Johnny that she quit. EJ listened to Rafe’s voicemail and sent a text to Jada saying he was busy and would be in touch soon. He thought that text would keep Jada quiet. When Shawn went to the police station, Jada got the text from “Rafe.” She told Shawn she didn’t think the text was from Rafe.

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While Gabi and JJ were at the town square talking about New Year’s Eve, Johnny came by and invited them to a party he and Chanel were throwing at the DiMera mansion. Gabi said she would think about it. When Johnny left, Gabi told JJ she didn’t feel comfortable at the mansion anymore. While they were talking, Gabi changed her mind about going. She wanted to get rid of the ghosts of her marriage as well as stick it to EJ. Philip was ready to take Stephanie out to eat, but she wanted to go to Johnny and Chanel’s party. She invited him to go to which he hesitated at first because EJ didn’t like him. Stephanie convinced him to go by saying EJ hated everyone. Chanel ran into Alex and Joy and invited them to the party. Joy said she would go only if Alex did. When Chanel left, Joy told Alex that she wanted Chanel to stop inviting them to things. Alex said he wanted Johnny to tell Chanel the truth so Joy wouldn’t have to lie about them hooking up. They talked about how they hated lying but didn’t want to hurt Chanel. “Rafe” met up with Jada at the pub. She told him that EJ was no longer the DA and said it was her idea. When Jada brought up Paulina, “Rafe” didn’t know who she was. Johnny walked in and overheard “Rafe” insulting EJ. He reminded “Rafe” that he and EJ would be working together. Jada was shocked that Rafe would be working with EJ. Johnny invited them to the party. “Rafe” accepted the invitation, but Jada said he didn’t want to go because of what happened with EJ. While they were talking about the party, “Rafe” tried to convince Jada to go.

EJ went back to the mansion and put Rafe in the secret room. When he was finished, Belle was there. Before Belle could tell him that she was the new DA, Chanel showed up and brought up the party. Chanel wanted to get alcohol from the wine cellar, but EJ stopped her. Belle noticed how EJ was acting. EJ said he would take care of it. Chanel invited Belle to the party. When Chanel left, Belle tried to tell EJ about taking his job when he said he wasn’t a fan of her work but he liked her. He asked her to be his date for the party. The guests showed up at the party. EJ warned Arnold to stay away from Jada and leave town right away. Gabi and EJ got into it when she and JJ showed up at the mansion. EJ wondered who invited Gabi to which she said his son did. When EJ noticed JJ, he asked if he was going to hit him again. JJ said he wouldn’t touch him. Chanel and Johnny let Joy and Alex in the mansion. Johnny asked Joy if he could speak to her alone. They went upstairs. Chanel and Alex wondered what was going on with Johnny and Joy. When the ball dropped, “Rafe” kissed Jada. Alex watched Philip kiss Stephanie. Johnny wanted to know why Joy came to the party. They yelled at each other. Chanel showed up while they were arguing.

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Jada told Paulina that she wanted Belle to replace EJ as the DA. She told Paulina that Belle won cases against EJ and that she thought he was purposely letting criminals go free. Jada told her about the cases EJ didn’t do because his relatives were involved. Paulina told her that she tried to fire EJ before, but he threatened to have her recalled as mayor. She also said she didn’t want to cause problems between Johnny and Chanel. Jada said she understood, but she needed to keep Salem safe. Paulina agreed that EJ had to go, but she wanted someone in the position who would stay in it. Jada said Belle was ready to take the position. Paulina agreed to Belle taking the job even if EJ went after her again. Belle and Shawn ran into each other. She told him that Jada wanted her to replace EJ as the DA. Belle said she was hesitant until Jada convinced her to do it. Shawn said he was happy for her and agreed not to say anything. When he mentioned her past with EJ, she was upset. Belle said what she did with EJ was a mistake to which Shawn said he was concerned about how EJ would react. She said she didn’t want to make trouble, but she thought about fighting for the other side for a change. Since EJ chooses which people to go after, she wants to do things the right way. She said if she took the position, they would be working together. Shawn was okay with it. EJ tried to talk Arnold into leaving town. While he was talking to Arnold, Rafe showed up at the mansion. Arnold was out of sight, but he was listening to the conversation. EJ tried to get rid of Rafe, but Rafe said he was hired by Ava to find out who was sending her the texts. Rafe said Steve traced the source to the DiMera mansion. He asked EJ where Kristen was because the texts were traced back to her. EJ said she was at the office. Rafe said he was also there to find out who Lady Whistleblower was. He said he wanted to talk to Johnny and Chanel. After EJ said no one was home, Arnold dropped a glass on the floor. Rafe wanted to know what the noise was to which EJ said Harold would get it up. He noticed EJ was acting strange and wanted to know what he was hiding. EJ reminded him that he didn’t have any authority and wasn’t on the force anymore so he had to leave. When Rafe left, EJ yelled at Arnold and told him to leave town.

Paulina called EJ and told him to go to the commissioner’s office. EJ told Arnold to hide in the west wing. He said when he got back, they would talk about sending Arnold to Argentina. When EJ left, Rafe popped up and said he was going to find out what he was up to. Tate and Sophia were about to leave when Holly showed up. Holly wanted to know what was going on. Before Tate could say anything, Sophia and Holly got into an argument. Sophia ended up telling her that she was getting an abortion. Tate asked Sophia if he could talk to Holly in private. Sophia gave them privacy, but told him they were leaving when his conversation was over. Tate apologize to Holly and said he only had sex with Sophia once and used a condom. He said he only knew for a couple of days, but Sophia said it was his baby. Since he didn’t want to hurt her, he felt it wasn’t a good idea to say anything. He said they didn’t want to have the baby, but she couldn’t get an abortion in the state without her parents’ consent so they decided to go out of state. When Tate said it didn’t have to change anything, Holly said she wasn’t sure. He said when Sophia took care of the situation, they could work things out. Tate asked if she was okay with him going out of state with Sophia to which Holly said she had to be. He said it didn’t have to change anything between them. She thought it was the universe saying they shouldn’t be together. They didn’t care about the universe and said they loved each other. He let her know that he would be home soon. At the town square, Ava looked at one of the texts. When someone touched her shoulder, she thought it was Kristen. It turned out to be Sophia’s mother Amy. Amy said she wanted Sophia’s retainer before she clocked out. Ava said Sophia wasn’t working. When Ava realized her mistake, Amy said Sophia told her she was working. Ava said Sophia was a responsible employee. Amy asked if something was going on because Sophia has been moody. Ava said it was probably because of Tate and Holly. Amy said they were a problem in the spring so it didn’t explain why Sophia was acting like that now. Ava said Tate and Holly got back together recently so that might explain Sophia’s attitude. When Amy kept asking her questions, Ava suggested she ask Sophia. Amy said she had a right to know what was going on with her daughter. While they were talking, Sophia showed up. Amy wanted to know if she kissed Tate to which Sophia said she did, but he was back with Holly. Amy didn’t believe her and asked if she was on drugs. Sophia said they did more than just kiss. When Sophia got sick, Amy wanted to take her to the doctor. Sophia threw up in a garbage can and said it was too late for that. She went back to Tate’s apartment and told him they couldn’t go anymore. When Tate wanted to know why, Amy showed up and said it was because of her. EJ went to Jada’s office and asked what Paulina wanted. Paulina said she was replacing him as DA. When Rafe broke into the DiMera living room, he ended up seeing Arnold.

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At the town square, Jack, Jennifer, and JJ talked about Doug III and why Jennifer didn’t trust him. Jennifer talked about Doug III being in jail. Jack said it wasn’t for something major, but JJ thought he could be dangerous. Julie walked in on Doug III talking to Leo on the phone about needing money. She asked him about needing money. Doug said he asked his father for money because he didn’t have a job and needed money to pay her rent. She told him not to worry about it because he would always have a place in her home and told him he could be a part of the Horton tradition. Shawn visited Victor in the mausoleum and then went to see Maggie. They talked about Victor. While they were talking, Konstantin came up. Maggie questioned if she should keep Victor’s portrait since Konstantin gave it to her. Shawn said he was gone, but the love she had with Victor would last forever.

Julie told Doug about the Horton ornaments and told him about the family tradition. She told him about Doug and how he would be happy that he was there with her. Doug said he felt like his grandfather was there in spirit. When Jack, Jennifer, and JJ showed up, Julie apologized to Doug for not having an ornament for him. She said she would have one for him next year. Doug said he wasn’t family, but Julie said he was. JJ said he wanted to know why Doug was in jail. Julie thought JJ was being rude, but he thought it was a fair question since Doug was staying there. Doug said he understood and said he wasn’t close to his father so he wanted to meet his family. He said when he heard about his Doug passing away, he got in a fight and got arrested with no money. Doug suggested they call the Chicago PD to confirm his story, but Julie didn’t think it was necessary. Later on, Shawn showed up at the Horton House. He suggested that he and JJ could be partners since Jada offered him a job on the force. JJ said he was weighing his options. Maggie, Sarah, Xander, and Victoria showed up at the house. Holly showed up at the house. She and Doug gave each other looks. Julie told everyone that she was grateful to have them. Everyone put the ornaments on the tree. Julie wanted Doug to put his grandfather’s ornament on the tree. When they were finished, Xander apologized to Jack for not getting the answers he wanted about Abby. While they were talking, they talked about the Spectator. They wished each other a Merry Christmas. Everyone started singing Christmas carols. When they were alone, JJ asked Jack and Jennifer what they thought of Doug’s story. Jack thought the story was plausible, but Jennifer didn’t trust him. JJ said he would keep an eye on Doug when they went back to Boston. He let them know that he decided to take the job on the force. Julie thought about her first Christmas with Doug. After the flashback she wished him a Merry Christmas.

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Brady talked to Belle about his date with Ava. Belle thought something was trying to work against them. Brady thought someone was trying to work against them. He thought it was Kristen but couldn’t prove it. While they were talking, Ava showed up and said Kristen was after them. She showed them the texts she got. Brady thought it was Kristen and left to confront her. When Brady left, Belle asked Ava if she had fun on the date. Ava said she did and would do it again even if Kristen got upset about it. She said she wasn’t scared of Kristen and that she and Brady weren’t over. Belle said Kristen didn’t get the memo. Ava wondered if Belle had a problem with Kristen or her. Belle said she didn’t blame her for her actions because she wasn’t in her right mind. She said she was concerned about Kristen because she’s dangerous. Belle asked if Ava knew what she was getting herself into to which Ava said she could handle Kristen. EJ talked to Kristen that Belle messed up his case against Mark. He said Mark was going to pay for what he did to Chad but now he would be lucky if he spent the whole 18 months in prison. He said he wasn’t going to let Belle get away with what she did and Kristen was going to help him. EJ said Kristen could fire Belle since she’s around Philip and could be giving him DiMera secrets. Kristen wasn’t convinced to go along with his idea. While they were talking, Brady came in and accused her of sending Ava the texts. Kristen denied sending the texts. She told him fate was the reason why his date was a disaster. Brady said he knew what she was doing and it was going to push him away. EJ interrupted Brady and told him to tell Belle to stay away from his case. When Brady left, EJ told Kristen she should have written something more threatening.

Jada and Gabi talked about Christmas gifts. While they were talking, Shawn called Jada to let her know Hattie got away. Jada thought Hattie found out they were on to her or Rafe found her first. Jada was upset at the idea of Rafe getting to Hattie first. Gabi wondered why it mattered who found her first. Jada said it would ruin her case. While they were talking, Jada asked Gabi where she was going. Gabi said she was going out for drinks with JJ. She said it wasn’t a date to which Jada said it sounded like one to her. JJ showed up and said he was there for their date. When Gabi left to get her things, Jada told JJ that she heard about him. She asked if he was going to stay in town and offered him a job on the force. Before he could answer her, Gabi came back and the two left for their date. Rafe called Jada and told her Hattie was found. Jada figured he found her. Rafe brought Hattie to his room. Leo told Hattie they needed to talk about Body and Soul. Hattie was willing to talk about it. She wanted to talk about bringing her character back to life. Leo was surprised that she thought she was coming back to the show. Rafe said he told her she was being brought back to the show. Leo let her know that she wasn’t coming back to the show and called her Lady Whistleblower. Hattie didn’t know what he was talking about. She said she didn’t hack into his computer and denied being Lady Whistleblower. Hattie said she wasn’t going to get revenge on the show. The only thing she did was put a curse on it. Rafe placed her under citizen’s arrest for poisoning everyone associated with the show. Hattie was shocked at the accusation and denied doing it. Rafe told her to tell her story to the police. He brought her to the police station. When Jada saw her, she told Rafe that Shawn had a lead and could have made an arrest if it weren’t for him. Rafe said she could question Hattie and wanted her to tell Paulina that he found Hattie. While Leo was upset that Hattie was Lady Whistleblower, he got a text letting him know it wasn’t Hattie. When Jada started asking Hattie questions, Belle showed up and said she was her lawyer. Jada went outside of the interrogation room. Rafe decided to get Jada some coffee as a peace offering but it didn’t go over well. Jada was upset because she would have been able to question Hattie if Shawn got to arrest her. Brady told Ava that Kristen denied sending the texts. Ava questioned if it was really Kristen. She said Kristen was never subtle and always said what she wanted. While they were talking, Ava got another text warning her to stay away from Brady. Kristen told EJ that she didn’t send the texts to Ava.

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When Chad got home, he told Jack and Jennifer about Clyde being in a coma and not finding out what happened to Abby’s remains. Jack and Jennifer didn’t like hearing what happened and realized they would never know what happened to Abby. They let Chad know that he didn’t disappoint Abby. Jennifer said that Abby was with her family. She went to get the Alice’s time capsule so they could fill it with memories of Abby. They put things that meant something to Abby in the time capsule. Chad put his wedding band in the time capsule. JJ took Gabi home and thanked her for her help. He said he owed her a lot. She wondered what he had in mind. He said he wasn’t sure and called her a hero. She said it wasn’t an altruistic gesture since she wanted to make Clyde pay for what he did to her. When she said she was glad Clyde was shot, she apologized for what she said. JJ told her she didn’t have to be sorry. He said what happened with Clyde set them back and has learned to accept that Abby was gone. Gabi said she understood because her sister died, but she was able to visit her grave. He said he couldn’t imagine going to his parents and telling them they didn’t find out anything. While they talking, he told her he was staying in Salem to be with his family. Before he left, they agreed to get a drink sometime. At the town square, Cat and Aaron talked about their mother. Cat told Aaron that their mother had a fight on her hands, Aaron said what their mother did wasn’t her fault so they had to let her go. He thought Mark should be let go too. They hoped their mother being brainwashed would help her get off and understood that it would be a long battle. Felicity showed up and asked Cat was really their sister. Cat told her she had plastic surgery. When they talked about old times, Felicity realized she was her sister. She asked Cat about their mother. Cat said she couldn’t see them. Aaron said they could see her.

EJ went to the interrogation room and offered Mark a plea deal. He told Mark to sign it immediately. EJ told him the guilty plea would give him a reduced sentence of 10 instead of 25. Mark didn’t like the deal, but EJ said he was getting off easy considering he tried to kill his brother. Mark said Clyde made him do it, but EJ didn’t care why he did it. He said Mark wasn’t getting away with trying to kill a DiMera and ordered him to sign the deal. Mark asked what would happen to his sibling since he was their legal guardian. EJ said he didn’t have a choice. Before Mark could sign the deal, Belle walked in and told him not to sign it. Belle told EJ that she wasn’t going to let him manipulate Mark into signing anything. They got into an argument. EJ reminded her that she worked for the DiMeras in Hong Kong to which she said she was a consultant. Belle said she could take any case she wanted to. She said Tate asked her to take the case. Belle said Clyde forced Mark to do what he said. When EJ didn’t care about Mark’s reasoning, Belle told him the alleged crime happened in Paris to which he had no jurisdiction to try the case. EJ reminded her that the crime happened to an American. Belle said he couldn’t use his position to settle a score. Mark said he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. Belle wanted him to stop talking and let her handle it. EJ said he was going to use Mark tampering with DNA as part of his list of crimes. Belle reminded him that everyone, including Sami, tampered with DNA. EJ and Belle continued to negotiate Mark’s case. When Mark left, EJ told Belle he would prosecute Mark if he didn’t adhere to the terms of the plea. While they were talking, he brought up her being married. She let him know that she was divorced.

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When Kate went to see Philip, he told her about switching lawyers. Kate thought it was something that he had his exes working for him. He ignored her comment and asked her to testify for him, but she didn’t think it was a good idea. She said she felt uncomfortable talking about the letter on the stand because she couldn’t trust Vivian not to say anything about the letter. He said Belle wouldn’t ask about the letter. Kate said she wished she didn’t know about the letter and that she was keeping secrets from Roman. She said she would cover for him, but she wouldn’t lie for him in court. At the pub, Shawn told Roman that he was staying in town for a while and was back on the force. Roman was happy for him and said he and Belle were missed. Shawn told him that his marriage was over and Belle left town. While they were talking, Shawn explained what happened between him and Belle. Roman told him about breaking up with Marlena and how it took a while to heal from it, but things worked out the way they should have. After Roman and Shawn were finished talking, Kate showed up and told Roman that Belle was Philip’s lawyer. Roman was surprised that Belle was Philip’s lawyer and thought Kate should try to get along with her. Kate said Belle should leave town. While they were talking, Roman got a call from Vivian. He wondered what she wanted.

At the town house, Brady gave Belle her divorce papers. She wondered if she would see Shawn again since he was leaving town to see Bo. While they were talking, she told Brady that was staying in town to represent Philip. Brady was shocked. She told him why she was representing Philip and asked him to testify against Xander. Brady refused to do it because he and Xander put everything behind them. Also, he worked for Xander. He reminded her that Philip tried to frame him for murder. She said she would subpoena him, but he said it wouldn’t work. She said she would find another way to win. While Justin was in the Kiriakis mansion working on Xander’s case, Maggie came into the room. He asked her to testify for Xander. Justin thought it would be better to have a character witness who knew Victor  since the judge was unpredictable. She said she didn’t want to get in the middle of the case. When Justin tried to convince her to testify, Maggie said Victor never talked to her about things like that. She said Victor wanted Xander to run Titan, but Philip was Victor’s son too. Since it was a legal matter, she didn’t want anything to do with it. Shawn and Belle ran into each other at the town square and found out they weren’t leaving town. They told each other why they were staying in town. She asked if he could be a witness for her. Xander, Sarah, and Justin went to the courtroom. When Justin and Sarah went to get coffee, Philip showed up. Xander said he was giving him a chance to back out of the case because it wasn’t good for Maggie. Philip refused to give up on the case. When Xander left, Belle showed up. Philip told her Kate couldn’t make it to which Belle said Brady couldn’t either. When everyone came back to the courtroom, the judge showed up. The case began. Belle declared Victor’s letter as evidence. She entered Philip’s letter from his doctor as evidence. Philip faking his death was the reason why Victor didn’t leave him the company. She called Shawn to the stand. Shawn testified that Philip was groomed to run Titan and was the perfect choice for the job. He said he was sure Victor would have wanted it that way. Justin asked Shawn if he thought they should forget about Victor’s will to which Shawn said they shouldn’t. When Belle had nothing further, Justin presented the will to the judge and said Victor’s will was clear. He presented a letter from Alex who supported Xander. Belle said Alex should be there to testify so she could cross examine him. Justin said Alex was working on Body and Soul. The judge said that excuse wasn’t good enough and refused the evidence. Justin called Sarah to the stand. Sarah testified that Xander loved his father. She said Philip was gone for most of Victor’s final years and brought up how he laundered Titan’s money with Ava. Belle asked Sarah about Victor keeping Philip as CEO after he found out about the scheme while Xander quit. Sarah said Philip quit and things took a turn for the worst. Belle asked if Sarah loved him and would do anything for Xander. Sarah said she would, but she wouldn’t lie for him. She said her testimony was truthful. Belle asked if she would lie about Xander attempting to kill Brady.

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At the town square, Brady was upset that Kristen changed his plans with Rachel. Ava showed up and wondered what was going on. He told her that Kristen was punishing him because she thinks he’s into Ava. Ava didn’t think that was true, but Brady thought the idea of them being together wasn’t too crazy. Ava agreed with him, but said they only talk about Tate and Sophia. It wasn’t like they talked about each other. He thought it was time they got to know each other. Brady invited Ava to the play he was going to take Rachel too and offered to buy her dinner. He said he would understand if she was afraid of what Kristen would do. Ava agreed to go with him. JJ and Gabi tried to get into Clyde’s computer. When they put the password in, Clyde showed up and grabbed Gabi. He threatened to teach them a lesson. JJ wanted to know where Abby was. Clyde said he was the one in control since he had the gun. JJ pulled out a gun. Clyde continued to threaten him and Gabi.

Chad pretended to threaten Cat and called out to Clyde. A woman with a gun showed up. The woman was Cat’s mother. Catharina didn’t believe Cat was her daughter. Cat let her know she had plastic surgery after the car accident. Catharina said Clyde told her she would say that. She said Clyde gave her the gun because he wanted them dead. Chad told her that Cat was her daughter. Catharina said she had to do whatever Clyde told her to do because he was her friend and they were bad people who wanted to hurt her. When Catharina trembled with the gun, Chad lunged for her. The gun ended up going off. Chad held on to Catharina while Cat tried to get over the fact that her mother tried to kill her. JJ texted Chad and said it was an emergency and gave Cat the gun to put on Catharina. He told her not to let Catharina out of her sight and left them alone. Cat tried to reach out to Catharina, but it didn’t do any good. She tried to tell Catharina about things in the past. Catharina said she couldn’t believe she was going to hurt her daughter and asked if she could untie her so she could hug her. When Cat untied Catharina, she took the gun from her. Catharina said she couldn’t let him get away with this and left. Cat called Chad and left a message telling him that her mother was on the way. Chad showed up to Clyde’s apartment and attacked him before he could shoot JJ and Gabi. JJ and Gabi held the gun to Clyde while Chad taunted him. Chad told him his game was over. He wanted Clyde to tell him what he did with Abby. Clyde said since he won the round, telling him where Abby was was the least he could do. He said he would tell Chad the truth about Abby, but he wouldn’t like it. When Clyde was about to tell Chad where Abby was, a gun went off. Clyde fell back in the chair with blood on his shirt. Chad, JJ, and Chad turned around and saw Catharina holding the gun.

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Leo met with Rafe to talk about finding out who leaked his stories to Lady Whistleblower. Rafe asked who had access to the computer if he didn’t let the cast know about the spoilers. Leo said Javi was the only one who saw it. Rafe let him know that he knew about the accusations he made against Javi. He asked Leo if there were any other suspects. Leo thought it might have been Kate to which Rafe thought wouldn’t make sense because she wouldn’t ruin her son. After Leo accused Kate, he thought it could be Abe and Kate together. Rafe didn’t think the accusation was right, but he did have a suspect in mind, but wanted to keep it to himself for now. He thought Leo would accuse the person and he didn’t want the person to know. Javi and Jada talked about Rafe working with Leo. She wondered why he didn’t want Rafe working with Leo. He told her what Leo did to him and how Leo would accuse Rafe if he didn’t find the suspect. While they were talking, he got a text and had to leave. When Rafe came home, Jada told him about what Javi told her and asked about the case. He told her he suspected Hattie was involved. Jada asked if he was tracking her down to which he said he was and wondered if something was wrong with that. Jada said Hattie was a suspect in the poisoned cupcake situation and didn’t want him to get in her way. Rafe said Javi told him his job would come between them. Jada asked him to let her take the lead, but he said he could follow anyone he wanted. They ended up arguing over it. Rafe told her she was afraid that Paulina would think he was doing a better job than she was to which Jada said she wasn’t. The two shook hands.

Javi went to the town square while Leo was reading Lady Whistleblower’s column. He told Leo that he was sorry about the spoilers being leaked. Leo thought he deserved Javi’s attitude after what he did. He said he enjoyed being the head writer and now it was ruined. Javi said he understood and was sorry that he was going through this. Leo thanked him and was excited about the next episode. He invited Javi to watch it with him. While they were talking, Kerry showed up and asked if Javi was ready. Javi and Kerry met on a dating app. Leo was shocked that they were going out together. Kerry reminded Leo that he didn’t think there was anything between them. He and Javi left to get drinks. EJ gave Joy and check and told her to pack and leave. Joy didn’t want to leave because she liked her job. He told her she could go back to school with the money he was giving her. In addition to the money, he said he could introduce her to an agent in L.A. When Joy took the check, Kate showed up and asked what was going on. Kate didn’t think they knew each other. EJ said Joy decided to quit the show. Kate asked Joy why she wanted to leave the show. Joy said it wasn’t a right fit for her and she missed New York. Kate said she couldn’t let her quit while she was under contract because it would be a breach of contract. EJ said he knew Joy had a contract which was why she wanted him to get her out of it. He said Kate could get someone else for the role to which Kate said she didn’t want to. Kate said she and Abe would work with her so she wouldn’t have to break her contract. Joy agreed and said she would stay. Kate was happy she was staying and said she and Abe would make arrangements so she could visit her family. When Kate walked off, EJ wanted to know what Joy was doing. She said she liked being an actress and wondered why she should give it up. He said she interfered in Johnny’s life. She said it took two of them to do that and that Johnny would have to get used to seeing her because she wasn’t leaving. After she was finished talking, she walked off. Alex told Johnny that Joy liked her job and didn’t want to quit. He said he talked her out of quitting. Johnny was upset and told him it was none of his business. Chanel walked in and wondered why they were fighting. Alex said they were fighting over Joy to which Chanel wondered why. Johnny lied and said Alex slept with her. He said Alex admitted to sleeping with Joy and didn’t think it was a good idea after what happened with him and Stephanie. Alex said he and Joy weren’t married so they weren’t hurting anyone to which Chanel said wasn’t true. She said Joy could be hurt because she’s new in town and he wasn’t over Stephanie. Alex said he didn’t want anyone to get hurt either. Chanel went upstairs to learn her lines. Alex asked Johnny why he lied about him sleeping with Joy. Johnny said he had to think fast since Joy was leaving town. Alex said Chanel would blame him for it. Johnny said he panicked but everything would be okay as long as Alex didn’t say anything. Alex agreed not to say anything because he didn’t want to hurt Chanel. Later on, EJ came home and told Johnny that Kate convinced Joy not to leave town. He said Joy wasn’t leaving town. Chanel walked in and wondered why Johnny looked like he was caught doing something. EJ attempted to change the subject by asking her about the show. She said she was connecting with her character and wanted Johnny to help her with her lines. Johnny agreed to help her. When Chanel went upstairs, EJ told him he would have to learn to live with what he did.

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Jennifer, Lucas, and Ciara told Marie about the time capsule. They wanted to show her the necklace, but it wasn’t in there. When they were shocked that the necklace was gone, Marie said they would have known if someone broke in and stole it. Lucas said the person who stole it might not have needed to break in. They realized Steven was in the room when they found the necklace. Marie said it wouldn’t be a surprise if Steven stole it because he used to be mixed up in stolen diamonds. Lucas suggested finding Steven. Ciara offered to go with him. Jennifer said Steven said something about going to visit their grandparents’ plaque so they decided to go there. Jennifer told Marie that she hoped Lucas was wrong about Steven to which Marie said she didn’t think so. She told Marie that Julie would be heartbroken if her brother stole the necklace. Steven went to see Tom and Alice’s plaque and told them he would have stolen it back in the day, but he has changed. Leo was at a table nearby and struck up a conversation with Steven. They talked to each other about their lives and decided to become friends. While they were talking, Lucas and Ciara showed up asking about the necklace. When Steven didn’t know what they were talking about, Lucas told him they were talking about the diamond necklace from the capsule. Steve was appalled that they thought he took it. Lucas said Marie told them about his past. Leo said he didn’t know Steven. Lucas told Steven that he knew he stole and wanted him to give it back. Steven said he didn’t take the necklace but it was his grandmother’s so he had more rights to it than they did. He told them he was leaving.

Ciara asked Leo if Steven said anything about the necklace to which Leo said he didn’t. Leo said he liked Steven and that he could be innocent. He said Lucas and Ciara didn’t have a right to judge when Lucas kidnapped his wife and Ciara married a serial killer. Belle was surprised that Shawn came to see her at the townhouse. She told him Claire was sick and couldn’t make it to the funeral so she came instead so he could have family there. Shawn said he was glad she showed. He thanked her for coming. She said she was glad she did. Shawn said they should talk about their marriage since they were together. Belle agreed to talk about their marriage. She said she knew he was dealing with his guilt over what happened to Bo. He told her Bo grabbed his mother’s hand which was why she didn’t come to the funeral. Belle hoped that Bo would wake up and wondered if it would help him get over his guilt. He said even if he got over his guilt, he still wouldn’t be the man she fell in love with. Shawn said it might be time for them to end their marriage. He said he didn’t deserve her. She said that wasn’t true. He said he felt run down after everything that happened with Talia, Jan, and EJ. Their closeness hasn’t been there for a while. Belle wondered if he thought they couldn’t get it back. He asked if she thought they could. She said she loved him. He said they would always have a connection through Claire but it might be time to let go. Belle said she could send the divorce papers over, but he should have a lawyer look them over. He said he would do that. They told each other to take care and hugged before he left. While Julie was at Doug’s cemetery, a stranger showed up. He said his name was Doug Williams. A shocked Julie told him Doug was dead. Doug said he got out of jail to see her. She asked if he was going to say that his cellmate was Bill to which Doug said his cellmate was named Bill. Julie asked if he took her husband’s name. Doug said he changed his name. He was born Douglas LeClaire after his father. Julie was shocked that he was Doug LeClaire’s son. Doug said his father changed his name to Charles. He said Charles told him Robert wasn’t his father and that he was conceived artificially by Rebecca and Doug. Julie said she knew the history and hugged him. He said he found out about his grandfather and wished he could have met him, but he was glad to have met her. She asked him about his time in jail. He said he got in trouble, but managed to show up. She thought he was tired and invited him to the house. When they got home, Julie introduced Doug to Jennifer and Marie. Marie thought something was going on with Julie until Julie told her about Charles. Jennifer said she heard the story. Julie couldn’t believe how the day turned out. They found the capsule and now Doug’s grandson is back. When Julie wanted to show him the capsule, Jennifer said it was put away for safekeeping. Marie said she had to leave and promised to keep in touch. When Julie left to make up a room for Doug, he asked about the time capsule. He found out the necklace was missing. Steven showed up at the house to let Julie know he was leaving town. He asked her not to believe everything she heard about him and that he would keep in touch. Doug looked at pictures of Alice and pulled the necklace out of his pocket.

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There was a flashback of Doug in prison planning to go back to Salem when he got out of prison. Liz went to see Marlena. They talked about old times. While they were talking, Liz brought up her rivalry with Marie. Marlena said that was a long time ago. Liz said the day was about Doug and brought up how he helped her singing career. There was a flashback of Liz and Doug. Later on, Marlena had flashbacks of Doug and Julie helping her on her wedding day. When Belle showed up, Marlena told her John was called away on a mission. She asked Belle how Shawn was. Belle said she didn’t know because she was giving him space by working for DiMera in Hong Kong. She said she wanted to be there to support him even though he didn’t know she was there. Since they haven’t spoken to each other much, she doesn’t know where things stood with them. While Jennifer was looking at family pictures, Lucas showed up. Jennifer said Julie would be happy to see him. She said she couldn’t imagine how Julie would feel with Doug not being there. They talked about Doug and how he welcomed Lucas into the family. While they were talking, Ciara and Shawn showed up. Jennifer wondered if Hope was coming to which Shawn said she wasn’t. Shawn said Hope was with Bo. He said Bo squeezed her hand when she told him about Doug. They were hopeful that it meant Bo was waking up. Jennifer said Julie would understand why Hope couldn’t leave Bo. When Ciara showed pictures of the kids, Shawn noticed a box on the table. Lucas said it was a time capsule that was found when the house caught on fire. He said no one has been able to open it. Ciara got the box open.

When Julie was in bed, she reached out to Doug and noticed he wasn’t there. She had flashbacks of her and Doug when they were younger. When she heard a noise outside, it turned out to be her brother. Julie was happy to see him, but was upset with him for not staying in touch. He said he had to be there for her and talked about how Doug helped him when he was in trouble. She said she hoped he wasn’t there because he was in trouble because her grandson worked for the FBI. Julie told him about Eli and Lani and they reminisced about old times. He apologized for how he treated her and said he wasn’t the same person he was. Lani talked to Eli about Doug’s past. She was shocked to find out that Doug was in prison with Bill and that he was involved with Julie and her mother. While they were talking, they talked about Steven. Maggie ran into Marie in the town square and talked about Doug. They talked about what happened in the past which led to them talking about Marie’s rivalry with Liz. Marie said it was a long time ago, but she would be okay if she never saw Liz again. Everyone showed up for Doug’s funeral. They talked about Doug. There was a flashback of Doug and Bill in jail.

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Gabi went to the DiMera mansion to get her things. She and EJ got into an argument. EJ wanted her to apologize to him for accusing her of ruining her marriage and for slapping him. While they were arguing, they talked about him sending her to prison and ruining her marriage to get back at her for what happened with Nicole. Gabi said she wouldn’t apologize to him and demanded that he apologize to her for what he did. They continued to fight until she went to get her things. Leo ran into Javi and tried apologizing to him. Javi didn’t want to hear it. Leo ran into Alex and talked to him about what happened with Javi. Alex suggested that he apologize to Javi. Leo said he did, but it didn’t do any good. Alex suggested that he find out who Lady Whistleblower was. He told Leo he had faith he would find out who the person was. Jada showed up at the Hernandez house while Rafe was getting things ready for Thanksgiving. She talked to him about how stressful it was trying to figure out what was going on with the poisoned cupcakes. Rafe told her he got a new job. He said he was going to work at Black Patch as a field operator. Jada and Javi were happy for him. Javi thought things might have been awkward for Rafe and Jada since she had his old job and might be getting in each other’s way. Rafe and Jada thought they would be okay.

Chanel went to Paulina’s house. She asked Paulina about Abe. While they were talking, Paulina had things to say about Johnny. Chanel didn’t like her talking about Johnny. Paulina thought Johnny deserved to be poisoned after the way he talked to Chanel. Chanel wanted Paulina to stay out of it and leave it between her and Johnny. She said she put it behind her. Paulina couldn’t believe Chanel forgave Johnny but was willing to accept it if Chanel did. Chanel said it was okay since Johnny didn’t cheat on her. She said he made a mistake and they would get through it. While Joy was in the town square, she was on the phone with her mother. Johnny showed up while she was on the phone. When she got off the phone, they talked about him eating the poisoned cupcake. They also talked about him dreaming about her and her telling Alex what happened. Johnny was upset when he found out she told Alex about them, but Joy said Alex wasn’t going to say anything. While they were talking, Chanel showed up and wanted to know what they were talking about. They lied to her about what they were talking about. When Johnny tried to get Chanel away from Joy, she invited her to Thanksgiving dinner. Joy tried to get out of it until Chanel convinced her to come over. Gabi and EJ continued to argue until she left. Johnny, Chanel, and Joy showed up at the mansion. When Johnny and Chanel left to put the food away, EJ talked to Joy. EJ told her it was time for her to leave town. He said he knew what she did with Johnny and that it was uncomfortable having her there. When she thought he was talking about dinner, he corrected her and said he wanted her to leave the city. He said Johnny felt guilty so she needed to leave town. Joy was upset about him wanting her to leave. EJ said he would get her out of her contract and would pay her whatever she wanted to leave. When Johnny and Chanel came back, they noticed the tension between EJ and Joy. EJ lied and said they were getting to know each other. When EJ had a moment, he told Joy to take his deal. Leo showed up at the Hernandez house and hired Rafe to find out who Lady Whistleblower was.

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Rafe and Javi talked in the kitchen. Javi asked Rafe about his first day at work to which Rafe said he didn’t go back to work because he was offered his old job instead of the job he had. Rafe changed the subject and asked Javi where he was last night. Javi told him about Leo and how he turned out to be a jerk. Rafe said he thought Gabi warned him about Leo. Javi said she did, but he didn’t listen to her. Rafe wondered what Leo did. Javi told him Leo accused him of stealing his stories and being Lady Whistleblower. Rafe asked if he was Lady Whistleblower. Javi denied the accusation and thought it was a good thing he wasn’t a police officer anymore because his skills were rusty. He said he was hurt by the accusation because he liked Leo which shocked Rafe. Javi gave reasons why Leo was great. Rafe thought he dodged a bullet even though he got hurt. Paulina asked Jada if she found Hattie to which Jada said they were doing everything they could to find her. She told Jada that she and the police should be out looking for Hattie. Paulina questioned if she should have let her be commissioner. Jada said she was doing everything she could to find Hattie. She told Paulina to give the job back to Rafe if she didn’t like what she was doing. Paulina apologized for her behavior and said she didn’t want to replace her. She said Hattie poisoned her husband but it was no excuse to take it out on her. Jada understood what she was saying and promised to find Hattie.

Leo went to Marlena’s office and told her his life was over. Marlena asked what happened. Leo said his career and love life blew up in smoke. She said she didn’t know he was dating anyone. He said it was new and that he ruined it. While they were talking, Leo told her what happened with Javi and what he accused him of doing. He said he jumped to the wrong conclusion and now Javi didn’t want anything to do with him. Marlena said that since Dimitri hurt him, he sabotaged his relationship with Javi. Leo said he didn’t want to push people away anymore. While they were talking, Marlena suggested Leo apologize to Javi. EJ went to check on Johnny. Johnny told him he felt guilty about cheating on Chanel. He said Joy was working with them professionally and that Chanel kept inviting her over for dinner. He said he couldn’t keep doing this. EJ told him nothing good could come from him telling Chanel the truth. Johnny said he didn’t know if he could keep lying to Chanel and was afraid she could find out another way. He told EJ about Chanel catching him talking in his sleep about Joy. Since the guilt was getting to him, he was ready to tell the truth. EJ said if he said something, it would ruin things for him. He said Johnny needed to make the best decision for himself. Joy asked Alex not to say anything about her being with Johnny. Chanel showed up to check on him. He said he had something to tell her. When he let her in, she noticed Joy in the apartment. Joy said she was running lines with him before he got sick. Chanel said that was why she was there and said the cupcakes didn’t come from Sweet Bits. She wanted to know what Alex wanted to tell her. Before Alex could answer, Joy interrupted and asked how Johnny was doing. Chanel said he wasn’t feeling well and said her (Joy’s) name in his sleep. She told Joy and Alex the excuse Johnny gave for saying her name and said how lucky she was to have him. When she was about to go home to him, she remembered that Alex was going to tell her something. Alex said he didn’t know if he was going to be okay to work. Chanel said they were off for Thanksgiving. When Chanel left, Joy thanked him for not telling Chanel the truth. Alex said he didn’t do it for her. He did it to protect Chanel. Alex thought Chanel deserved to know the truth, but Joy wanted him to keep quiet. When Chanel got home, she found Johnny talking to EJ. She said she had good news about the cupcakes. They didn’t come from Sweet Bits. EJ left so they could talk. Chanel told Johnny that she went to Alex’s place and found Joy there. She said she thought there was something going on between Alex and Joy. Johnny wondered why she thought that. She said she sensed a vibe between them. Leo went to see Javi so he could save their relationship. Javi told him they didn’t have a relationship. Leo apologized to him and said he really liked him. He asked Javi to give him another chance. Javi refused to give him another chance.

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While Johnny was sleeping, he called out Joy’s name. He said they shouldn’t do this. Chanel was confused when she heard him call out Joy’s name. When he woke up, Chanel asked what shouldn’t he and Joy be doing. Kristen was upset about Brady talking to Ava about their relationship. She texted him and wanted to meet. He thought she wanted to talk about Sarah. Sarah told Maggie that she could feel the water bottle on her leg. She thought the serum was working. Sarah was looking forward to taking Victoria out. When Xander showed up, Maggie left them alone to celebrate. They were happy that she had feeling in her legs. Kristen told Brady that he wouldn’t want to be with her since the serum didn’t work. She told him the serum was legit. While they were talking, Maggie called him to thank him for getting Kristen to give Sarah the serum. When he got off the phone, Kristen was happy for Sarah and said he was the reason why Sarah got the good news. She asked if there was a chance for them to get together now that the serum worked. Philip and Stephanie ran into each other at the pub. She told him about what’s going on at Body and Soul. When she mentioned Alex eating the poisoned cupcake, Philip brought up how she used to date him. She told him about their relationship and said they were better off as friends. When she brought up his fight to get Titan, he said he wanted to hire her firm to represent him. She refused to take the job.

Johnny lied to Chanel and said he was dreaming about Joy’s choices. He said he must have been working too hard if he was dreaming of the actors. Later on, she told him that the other people from Body and Soul got sick from the cupcakes. She said he would be fine but the same couldn’t be said about Sweet Bits. He told her to find out if the cupcakes came from her bakery. Brady told Kristen that they could co-parent Rachel and be friends. Kristen was furious and told him that she gave up a lot to be with him. She said he played her and laughed at her with Ava. Kristen was convinced that he wanted to be with Ava. Brady denied her claims. Kristen tried to convince him to give her another chance for Rachel’s sake. Brady said Rachel was strong and would be fine. Kristen said Rachel would be fine because she had her. When Brady noticed her threat, he warned her not to try and keep him from Rachel because it would hurt her. Kristen said she wasn’t making any promises. At the hospital, Sarah told Xander and Maggie that she was determined to walk. Xander and Maggie didn’t want Sarah to push herself, but she wanted to walk. Stephanie told Philip she wouldn’t represent him because they used to be engaged. He said it would be business and begged her to help him until she agreed to do it. When Johnny was alone, he said he couldn’t keep lying to Chanel. Joy was at Alex’s place to check on him. While they were talking, the subject of Johnny and Chanel came up. Joy said she didn’t deserve a friend like Chanel because she had a fling with her husband. Alex wanted to know what happened. She told him how she met Johnny and how they ended up sleeping together. Joy begged him not to tell anyone just as Chanel showed up at the apartment.

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At the town square, Bonnie told Kate that Lady Whistleblower spoiled the show. She said Leo knew who it was. Kate was upset about the story as well as the poisoned cupcakes and wondered who poisoned them. Bonnie said it might be Hattie. Kate told her she should tell the police if she thought it was Hattie. Rafe went to the police station to see Jada who thought he changed his mind about quitting. He said he didn’t change his mind and came by to drop off his badge and gun. She said she thought he might have changed his mind after he slept on it. He said he was more sure than he was before. When she asked why, he told her Roman told him he could sue Paulina for taking away his job while he was injured in the line of duty. She asked if he was going to sue. He said he didn’t want to cause trouble, but he couldn’t work for a place that treated him the way they did after all the years he put in the department. She pointed out that they worked together before, but he thought it was different now. When she said it was his pride, he said getting demoted affected his pride. She said she would give up the job, but he told her not to. He said she was a good cop and boss. She said he didn’t want to work for her to which he said he didn’t want to resent her in the long run. He said he took this as a sign to do something else because she is more important than the job. She asked if he would come back if she asked him stay. Before Rafe could answer, Paulina showed up and told them about the cupcakes. She gave them the card that was with the cupcakes and said no one on the show knew who they were from. Paulina told Rafe to go to the hospital to investigate, but he said Jada would have to get someone else to do it because he was quitting. He told Jada he would see her at home before he left. Paulina was shocked that Rafe quit. Jada told her the demotion hurt him and he didn’t want the job to come between them. Paulina said she didn’t expect this to happen when she picked her to replace Rafe, but they had to find out who poisoned the cupcakes. Kate showed up and said it might be Hattie. Jada wanted to wait until the test results came back because it could have been food poisoning. When Paulina called Kayla, she said the cupcakes were poisoned, but it wasn’t enough to hurt anyone. Jada said she was getting her team on it and would put an APB out on Hattie.

Leo went to Gabi Chic to confront Javi. He accused Javi of being Lady Whistleblower. Javi didn’t know what he was talking about. Leo accused him of spoiling the show. He said he found Javi with the laptop that had all of the storylines. Javi was appalled that he was accusing him, but Leo reminded him that he said he needed a second job. Javi told him as a bartender. He told Leo that someone on the cast could be doing it, but Leo said he just wrote down the storylines so he knew it was Javi. Leo said he liked him and thought they had a connection. Javi said he felt the same way, but Leo thought he only wanted to be with him to take advantage of him. Javi sarcastically admitted to being Lady Whistleblower. He said the only thing he was guilty of was falling for a jerk and didn’t want anything to do with Leo. Leo ended up leaving the office. Gabi ran into JJ and asked if he figured out why EJ wanted the charges dropped against Cat. JJ said Chad asked him to do it because he made a deal with Clyde. He told her that Chad was trading Cat for Abby’s remains. JJ said he didn’t think Chad would trade Cat. He said Cat claimed she did what she did to save her mother. Gabi wondered if Cat and Clyde were still working together. JJ said it was possible but thought Cat could be a double agent and planned to hand Chad to Clyde. Gabi wondered what he was going to do. JJ said he wanted to put Clyde away, but thought Chad was in over his head. When Gabi said she was worried about him, JJ said he was a trained cop and would be okay. She offered to help him take down Clyde since he ruined her life. JJ said he would let her know if she could do anything. Clyde called Chad. Chad told him Cat thought he forgave her and didn’t know he was handing her over to him to get revenge. He told Clyde he would wait for the next instructions. When Chad got off the phone, he told Cat that Clyde wanted them to check into a hotel as husband and wife. Cat said she didn’t like it. She said she played Clyde’s game long enough so they needed to have a plan of their own. Cat said they were vulnerable if they checked into the hotel. If they had someone else check into the hotel, they could wait until Clyde showed up and get him. Chad wondered where they would get two people to pretend to be them. She said her brother would help them. Chad said he wasn’t going to help get the man who tried to kill him out of jail. Cat asked who else could they use. When JJ walked in the Horton house, Chad said they couldn’t use him because it was too dangerous. JJ wanted to know what was going on. Chad told him what Clyde wanted them to do and how they were staying a step ahead him. JJ agreed to do it. Chad warned him that it would be dangerous, but JJ said he didn’t care. When Chad said they would need someone to play his wife, JJ said he knew who could do it.

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EJ opened a box of cupcakes that were sent to the mansion to celebrate the premiere of Body and Soul. He gave one to Johnny who felt guilty about cheating on Chanel. EJ advised him not to feel bad about it. Johnny said fate was helping him feel that way because Chanel invited Joy to have dinner. EJ told him not to look guilty or say anything because Chanel didn’t need to know the truth. While they were talking, Chanel walked in and wanted to know what they were talking about. EJ lied and said they were talking about a disagreement he had with Paulina over a case. He said he would make things right with Paulina and offered to leave them alone so they could make up. Johnny thanked her for the cupcakes to which she said she had nothing to do with. She said she wished there were more because she invited Joy over to watch the premiere of the show. Kate ran into Joy at the Brady Pub. Joy was reading her lines at the time. Kate advised her to have fun and asked if she met anyone yet. Joy said she met the cast and had dinner with Chanel. Roman came over and brought a cupcake for the premiere. Kate wondered who sent the cupcake. When Kate left to find out about the cupcake, Roman had a talk with Joy. While they were talking, Joy got a text from Chanel inviting her to watch the premiere at the DiMera mansion. At Abe and Paulina’s place, Abe got a cupcake. Paulina wondered who sent it since the card didn’t have a name on it. Kate called Abe to talk about the cupcake. He invited her and Roman over to watch the premiere. Later, Kate and Roman showed up at Abe and Paulina’s to watch the premiere. Abe was the only one who ate the cupcake. They all enjoyed the show and celebrated it being a hit.

Johnny told Chanel that he wished she didn’t invite Joy over. He wanted her to take back the invitation because he wanted to watch it in bed with her. Chanel said she felt bad because Joy had nothing to do. EJ came in and brought Joy in with him. Chanel, Johnny, and Joy watched the show. EJ said he would watch it later. He and Johnny ate the cupcake. After they watched the episode, Joy said Chanel was great. Chanel said she owed it to her husband. Joy said she met everyone on the show except the one who played Charlamagne. Johnny and Chanel let her know about Hattie and the curse she put on the show when she got fired. Joy said she had to leave because she had to run lines and had to call her mother. When Joy left, Chanel thought something was going on with Joy and wanted Johnny to go after her to check on her. Johnny went after Joy and told her she shouldn’t have accepted Chanel’s invitation. He said they couldn’t keep doing this because the guilt was getting to him. Joy reminded him of the promise he made not to tell Chanel the truth. Johnny said the promise he broke to Chanel was eating him alive. He said he didn’t know how to make it right. When Johnny went back to Chanel, he told her Joy was okay. Chanel thanked him for checking on Joy. She looked at her lines and said if Arrow was honest with Faith, they might have been able to work things out, but the cover up was worse than the crime. Kate met with Abe at the office and told him the network was happy with the numbers. She thought Hattie’s curse was wrong. While they were talking, Abe ended up getting sick.

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EJ told Gabi that he would have her arrested for hitting him. When she tried to hit him again, he grabbed her arm and warned her not to do it. Out of the blue, JJ showed up and told EJ not to touch Gabi or he would have to deal with him. When EJ let Gabi go, JJ said EJ hadn’t changed and he still mistreated women. EJ said Abby willingly had an affair with him and so did Gabi. JJ told him not to talk about his sister. EJ apologized for what he said because what happened was a tragedy. When he brought up Cat, JJ said she was the reason why he was there. He said he wanted to make Cat pay for what she did. EJ said the charges were dropped. Gabi wondered how EJ could let Cat go. EJ said it was none of his business and told JJ to file a complaint if he didn’t like it. JJ said he would file a complaint and ended up hitting him. When EJ tried to hit JJ back, Gabi stopped them. EJ threatened to have JJ arrested for assault. Gabi said he told her that earlier and thought it was hard to abuse his power when there’s a witness. She said she would testify that EJ started with him. EJ said they weren’t worth the trouble and walked off. Gabi and JJ talked about EJ letting Cat go. She said EJ probably let Cat go free because she’s guilty and he likes punishing innocent people. JJ asked why she was fighting with EJ. She said it was over his part in the end of her marriage. While they were talking, Gabi thanked him for standing up for her and thought all was forgiven between them. JJ mentioned Julie’s pacemaker. He said the memory was still painful and he would be lying if he said he wasn’t still upset about it. Gabi said she was upset that she stooped so low, but she wasn’t that person anymore. She thanked him for rescuing her. He reminded her that she rescued him years ago on Christmas Eve and saved his life. When they were finished talking, he left.

At the pub, Roman, Paulina, and Stephanie talked about what happened at Johnny’s party at the studio. Paulina said Johnny was acting like a fool just like his father. Stephanie said she was to blame for some of it, but Paulina thought it wasn’t her fault. Paulina wanted to talk to Stephanie about Alex. Stephanie said what happened at the hospital stirred things up between them until Kate and Abe made a thing about workplace relationships. Despite her feelings for Alex, Stephanie said they should remain friends. Rafe and Jada showed up at the pub. When Paulina noticed Jada’s ring, she wanted to know the details, but they had to wait. Rafe let her know he was cleared to go back to his commissioner job immediately. Paulina said she thought about it and didn’t think it was a good idea. Rafe and Jada let Paulina know he was ready to do the job. Paulina said the Salem PD was short staffed so she needed Rafe to be a detective and Jada to stay on as commissioner. Jada said she was doing the job until Rafe got better and never wanted to replace him permanently. Paulina said she understood but thought this was a good move. She said Jada was doing a good job. Jada said she was flattered, but she wouldn’t take Rafe’s job. Paulina said the job didn’t belong to him. She told him it wasn’t personal, but she thought Jada was doing a good job. When Paulina left, Jada told Rafe that she didn’t want to take his job. He said he knew, but it was Paulina’s decision and should be lucky he was still detective. At the hospital, Alex and Chanel talked about what’s going on with her and Johnny. When he said he was glad things worked out between her and Johnny, Alex brought up Stephanie and how he used to be jealous of her and Chad. They talked about his feelings for Stephanie. Joy ran into Johnny. She said she heard he shot the love scene between Alex and Chanel and wondered how he felt. Johnny said he was upset about what he did to his wife and wanted to tell her the truth. She wanted to know what would happen to her if he told the truth. Johnny said she wasn’t in a relationship to which she said she was in a relationship with her employers and cast mates. Joy said she didn’t know how far Chanel would be willing to go to make her pay. She said Stephanie almost got fired for sleeping with a coworker, but she might not be that lucky to get away with it. Her mother thought she ruined things and didn’t want him to tell the truth. If he told the truth, it would ruin things between him and Chanel. While they were talking, Chanel showed up and wondered what was going on. Joy lied and told her they had a disagreement about a scene. Johnny said he saw her point. Chanel asked if Joy wanted to run lines to which joy agreed.

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Brady went to confront Kristen. He told her Sarah told him she used the serum to force Xander to give her Titan. Kristen admitted that she didn’t have a choice because she had to prove herself to the DiMera board since she’s under a microscope. Brady told her everything was about greed, money, and herself to which she said wasn’t true. Kristen said she did it for him. He didn’t understand what she was talking about. She explained that when she had Titan, she would give him Basic Black. He had trouble believing that she asked Xander to hand over Titan so he could control part of it. She said she was doing it for their family and that Rachel wants them to be together. Kristen asked him to consider making their relationship work for Rachel’s sake. Brady said Victor was his family and he wouldn’t Titan under DiMera’s control. He said her dream of wanting their family together wouldn’t happen like this. Kristen asked if they could be together if she didn’t want Titan in exchange for the serum. He said he wasn’t confirming that but he refused to get back together with her if she used the serum the way she was. Kate talked to Philip on the phone and told him that Vivian was arrested. Kate said Vivian didn’t say anything about the letter so their secret was safe. When Xander walked in Kate’s office, she told Philip she would call him back. He told her Philip was keeping him from making the deal with Kristen so he wanted her to put a stop to it. Kate refused to do it and said she supported Philip trying to save his father’s company. Xander said she better change her mind or the soap opera would be history because he would buy every streaming service available and cancel the soap opera. Kate thought that would be a risky move and called his bluff. She suggested that he let Philip run Titan and he did something else. When she refused to help him, he walked out of her office. Philip went to the Kiriakis mansion to see how Maggie was doing since it was her anniversary. When Sarah was nice to him, Philip was surprised that she would be nice to him since he was the reason why she didn’t have the serum. Sarah said she understood why he did it because she didn’t want Xander to give Titan to Kristen. She said he would do anything to get the serum. Philip said that would explain why he tried to kill him.

Philip told Sarah what happened with Xander. Sarah was shocked. When Philip checked the time, he said he had to go. He said he liked her and didn’t want to make things worse for her and Xander, but Xander’s actions were irrational. After they finished talking, Philip left. Kate met up with Philip at the Salem Inn. She told him about what happened with Xander and how he was trying to undermine her. Philip said he did the same thing to him. He told her what Xander did to him and how he told Sarah about it. Xander went home to see Sarah. She told him that Philip was there and told her how he tried to kill him. Xander said Philip was exaggerating to which Sarah said she knew he held the gun and pulled the trigger. Xander said Philip asked for it. Sarah said the violence had to stop because they couldn’t live this way. She said her walking again wasn’t worth throwing his life away. Brady showed up at the mansion and said he tried to reason with Kristen. Kristen spoke to Stefano’s portrait and thought he would have been proud of Brady for giving her an ultimatum of choosing between love and money. She said she hoped she did the right thing. Xander thanked Brady for trying to reason with Kristen and thought she turned him down. Brady said she didn’t and gave Sarah the serum. At the pub, Steve and Roman talked about Vivian getting arrested. While they were talking, they talked about Clyde’s escape. Steve said Clyde called Chad and told him something. He thought Chad was hiding something and probably thought he could handle Clyde. Roman didn’t think Clyde would help Chad. Steve said he might have if something was in it for him. They thought Chad and Clyde made a deal. Chad met EJ at the police station. He asked EJ why the charges against Cat weren’t dropped. EJ said he didn’t understand why Chad would want to do that after what she did. He told EJ that Clyde said he would tell him where Abby’s remains were if the charges against Cat were dropped. EJ asked why he would help Cat. Chad said he didn’t want to help her. He wanted her to suffer. EJ asked why he wanted the charges dropped. He thought Cat should pay for what she did. Chad said he wanted here to pay, but he didn’t want her blood on his hands and didn’t want her to die. He said he was going to make Clyde think he was helping him, but was going to make sure he didn’t get Cat. EJ didn’t like the plan and thought it was dangerous. Chad agreed that it was dangerous, but he had to do it. EJ said Paulina was going to be upset with him, but the charges were dropped and Cat was released. He warned Chad to be careful.

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When Marlena read the anniversary card John had for her, Kristen showed up to see Brady. Marlena told her Brady wasn’t there, but Kristen said she would wait and let herself in. When Kristen noticed the flowers, Marlena told her it was her anniversary, but John was visiting his father. Kristen made smart remarks about John being out of town. While they were talking, the doorbell rang. It turned out to be Belle. When Belle noticed Kristen, they got into it about their love lives. Andrew showed up. Marlena wondered if Paul was showing up too, but Andrew said he was in San Francisco. He said he was there because of his father with a message from John. John had to go to D.C to consult on a case. Kristen made a snide remark. Marlena thanked Andrew for the message. Johnny and Paul showed up at the townhouse. Kristen was upset that she was getting ignored and demanded to know where Brady was. Johnny said he had to make a stop. Kristen decided to leave. When Kristen left, Paul proposed to Andrew.

Sarah found Maggie at the Kiriakis mansion staring at Victor’s portrait. She wished Maggie a happy anniversary. Maggie said she was thinking about the last anniversary. She said she felt lost, but Konstantin comforted her even though he never stood a chance with her. Sarah gave her a gift from Victoria that had a recording of her voice. Maggie said she would never forget Victor. Sarah suddenly felt a pain, but didn’t want her pills. Maggie said she couldn’t believe Philip would stop the transfer of Titan. She said Victor would have agreed to it. Julie showed up to see Maggie. She said Doug was feeling sick, but sent his love. While they were talking, they talked about what Chad went through with Cat. They were happy that Cat being alive meant John didn’t kill anyone. Sarah said it meant Victor didn’t send the Pawn to kill anyone. Maggie said she was glad to know Victor was innocent but it meant Konstantin killed him for nothing. Holly showed up and told everyone that she and Tate were threw. The ladies let her know that she shouldn’t give up because they have all been through breakups. They told her stories about their past. Brady went to the Kiriakis mansion to wish Maggie a happy anniversary. He told Sarah that Kristen let him know that the second serum would be ready. Sarah said that it didn’t matter since Xander couldn’t give Kristen Titan. Brady wanted to know what she was talking about. He went to the DiMera mansion to confront Kristen about the serum.

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When Jada was about to arrest Vivian, Rafe called her to tell her to come to the police station. Jada told him she was arresting Vivian to which Rafe was shocked to hear. While Rafe was talking to Jada, he heard her yell at Vivian. There was a gunshot in the background. Rafe rushed to the Salem Inn and saw Vivian unconscious. Jada told him when she turned her back Vivian tried to take her gun from her and it went off. She said Vivian fell back and hit her head. While they were at the hospital, Vivian told Rafe she wanted Jada arrested. Rafe said he wasn’t back on the force yet and Jada was the commissioner. Vivian wanted to talk to the mayor and have Jada fired. Rafe and Jada let her know that wouldn’t happen. They let her know that she was going back to prison. Rafe said no one would be able to help her to which Vivian said she wanted a lawyer. Jada offered to get her phone. Rafe let her know that assaulting a police officer would be extra charges which would put her away for a long time. EJ called Chad to check on him. Chad told him he was glad he didn’t tell the children about Cat. EJ promised him he would make Cat and Mark pay for what they did. He let Chad know that he was grateful that Mark didn’t kill him. Chad said he was glad Mark didn’t kill him, but he had to deal with losing Abby all over again. While they were talking, EJ heard a noise. It was Ivan sneaking into the mansion. EJ told Chad he was going to find out what the noise was. Gabi showed up wanting to see Stefan. When EJ let her in, he said he thought she was done with Stefan. She wanted to know where Stefan was. EJ said he didn’t see him, but she could check his room. Gabi said she would check his room. Ivan said he would take care of everything for Vivian. He got Stefan’s suitcase and packed his things to make it look like he left town. When he was finished packing the suitcase, he pulled out an envelope.

When Gabi went in Stefan’s room, Ivan hid behind a door with the suitcase. She saw the envelope Ivan left. EJ showed up in the room. She handed him the letter. EJ read the letter. It said Stefan couldn’t get over what EJ and Gabi did so he was leaving Salem. Stefan said he wouldn’t forgive them and they were dead to him. Gabi ran out of the room. EJ went after her. When EJ found Gabi, she was looking at the divorce papers. While he was comforting her, she told him not to touch her. She said he was trying to take advantage of her and blamed him for the end of her marriage. While she was talking to him, she said he ruined everything. EJ reminded her that she came on to him because Stefan betrayed her. Gabi yelled at him to get out of the room to which he reminded her that it was his house. When Ivan went back to the Salem Inn, he found the police tape on her door. Vivian ended up calling him. At the hospital, Rafe told Jada that he was worried when he heard the gunshot. She thanked him for being worried about her. He said it was the least he could do after the way she worried about him. They said they loved each other. While they were talking, he proposed to her. She accepted his proposal. Gabi decided to sign the divorce papers. Steve showed up at the Horton house to check on Chad. Chad said he couldn’t believe he thought Cat was Abby even though everyone tried to warn him she wasn’t. Steve felt as if he let him down, but Chad said his children would have lost both of their parents if it weren’t for him. Chad said he saved his family to which Steve reminded him that it was his family too. While they were talking, Chad asked Steve if he could get him in to see Clyde. Steve told him Clyde escaped, but he was going to find him. Out of the blue, Chad got a call from an unknown number. It turned out to be Clyde. Clyde said he would reunite him with what was left of Abby, but Chad had to do something for him. He told Chad what he wanted offscreen. Steve asked what was going on. Clyde knew Steve was there and said he would be in touch with him soon. EJ went to see Chad and told him he was going to throw the book at Mark and Cat. Chad said he didn’t care about Mark, but he wanted Cat to go free.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Holly went to see Tate who apologized for not answering her text last night. He said he didn’t see it until the morning. She said she thought he might have been busy. He said he was with Sophia last night. Holly interrupted him to say that she didn’t want him to explain since she knew Sophia was trying to be with him and they broke up. She said she knew she messed up and hoped he would take her back. While she was talking, she said she regretted what she did and was sorry. He said he appreciated what she said and asked about Paris. She said she found out Brady was innocent and was glad he was out of prison and believed she transferred her anger at Eric to his father. While she was talking, she apologized again and asked if it was too late to work things out. When Tate tried to tell Holly about what happened with Sophia, she interrupted him. Holly said he and Sophia were friends and Sophia hated her. She wanted him to think about forgiving her and giving their relationship another chance. He said he was glad that she was home and would think about what she said. She thanked him and left for school. Sophia ran into Ava at the town square and wondered if she could change shifts so she could hang out with Tate. Ava was able to tell that she was in a good mood. Sophia told her she slept with Tate. Ava thought things were moving too fast. Sophia said she wanted it for a long time. Ava asked if they used protection to which Sophia said they did. Ava asked if Sophia had any regrets. Sophia said she didn’t have any regrets. Ava was happy for her that things went well, but wondered about Holly. Sophia asked why she was asking her so many questions when she was the one who told her to go for it. Ava said she wanted things to go well for her, but she should protect herself too. They continued talking about Tate and Holly.

Kate went to see Philip at the Salem Inn but saw Vivian. She wondered why Vivian was in her son’s room. Vivian corrected her and said he was her son. They got into an argument. Kate asked where Philip was to which Vivian said he wasn’t there. When Kate warned her to stay away from her son, Vivian said she couldn’t do that. Kate asked what she was up to. Vivian told her she was helping Philip get back Titan. Kate told her that whatever she was doing was over and was going to call the police. Vivian stopped her from calling the policed and offered to give her part of the money. She said Kate could use it to help with the soap opera. Kate wondered what Vivian brought to the table since Philip had his place. Vivian said she provided a letter saying Victor wanted to leave everything to Philip not Xander. Kate said the only way she could have gotten that letter was to forge it. Vivian called her smart and warned her that she would implicate Philip if she implicated her. She told Kate to come back to the dark side. When Vivian extended her hand to Kate, she shook it. When Philip walked into the Kiriakis mansion, Xander was talking to Victor’s painting about killing him if Kate couldn’t talk any sense into him. Philip said Victor wouldn’t like what he was saying. He opened up the safe behind the painting and pulled out a gun. After he handed Xander the gun, Philip told him to kill him. Xander told him not to play games. Philip said he knew he was all talk and no action. Xander took the gun and pointed it towards Philip and said he wasn’t afraid to use it. He said he wasn’t above doing whatever he had to do to protect his family. While he was talking, Xander said Philip was making a mistake trying to stop the transfer of Titan to Kristen. Philip said he didn’t have any proof that the serum would work. Xander said Rolf made miracles before and his concern was Sarah’s health. Philip said he didn’t deserve the fortune because he was a loser and if he wanted to lose his family, he should pull the trigger. When Xander pulled the trigger, it was empty. Philip said Maggie hated having a loaded gun in the house and took a chance on the gun being empty. Xander said if Kate couldn’t change his mind, he would be dead. Philip said Kate didn’t know he was in town to which Xander said wasn’t true because he talked to her. Philip was upset and left the mansion. When Philip went to the Salem Inn, he warned Vivian that she had to get out of town before his mother found her. Vivian said she already found her and knew about the forged letter, but not that Philip knew what was going on.

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