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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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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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Holly debated on texting Tate to let him know she was back but changed her mind. Maggie came in and welcomed her home. She asked if Holly saw Eric. Holly said she saw him and forgave him and hoped that Tate would forgive her. They talked about Holly trying to get evidence against Brady. Maggie said Holly was feeling the pain of what happened to her father. Holly said she felt foolish acting the way she was when Brady was innocent. She regretted the way she treated Tate. Maggie advised her to tell Tate how she felt about her father’s death which caused her to act the way she did. She told Holly to apologize to Tate and tell him how much she missed him. Holly was afraid Tate would ghost her if she sent the text. Maggie told her she wouldn’t know unless she sent it. Holly sent the text, but it went unanswered. Maggie suggested watching a movie, but Holly was distracted by her phone and why Tate didn’t respond to her text. She told Holly to call Tate. Tate invited Sophia over to hang out. He apologized to her for what happened with the prom, but she said it was a long time ago. Tate suggested watching a movie but it didn’t work. He wanted to go in his room to watch it. When they went in the room, he left his phone in the living room and didn’t see Holly’s text. While they were watching the movie, Sophia told Tate how she felt about him. Tate admitted he had feelings for her. They started making out. While they were making out, Holly knocked on the door. Tate thought he heard something, but Sophia said it was her heart pounding. Holly decided to give up and left. Sophia asked Tate if he had protection to which he said he did. He grabbed a condom out of the nightstand.

At the Brady Pub, Kayla talked to Roman about Chad and fake Abby. While they were talking, Steve came in and told them that he talked to Marlena about Catharina and her mother. He told them Cat’s mother was the same one John thought he killed. Steve said she was still alive. Kayla asked where she was. Steve said he didn’t know and wasn’t sure if she was still alive. He told them that Clyde was holding her hostage. While they were talking, the warden at the prison called Steve and told him Clyde escaped during a transfer to the courthouse for a hearing. At the police station, Chad confronted Catharina. She said she hated what she did to him, but she didn’t have a choice since her mother’s life was in danger. The longer it went on the harder she fell for him. Chad wanted to know where his wife was. When Catharina was confused, Chad asked where was his wife’s body. He said he had Abby’s body exhumed and her body wasn’t in the grave. Catharina said she didn’t know where Abby was, but Chad didn’t believe her. She said she had nothing to do with Abby’s body being missing. Chad was tired of wasting his time with her and decided to talk to Clyde. She asked if he could ask Clyde about her mother if she talked to him. Catharina said she hoped her mother was alive, but she probably wasn’t. Chad said she didn’t have a right to ask for anything and left. Ava ran into Brady at the town square. She said she heard he was out of prison. Brady said he felt bad for falling off the wagon. They talked about Kristen and how she was going to help Sarah. The subject turned to Fiona and Sophia. Ava said Sophia had a crush on Tate. She said Sophia wanted to pursue Tate, but was afraid he still had feelings for Holly. Brady talked about Tate and Holly’s break up. They continued talking to each other and enjoying each other’s company.

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Sarah was shocked to see Fiona at the town square and wondered why she was out of jail. Fiona said the D.A. dropped the charges which meant she was free. Sarah wondered how she managed that after everything she has done. Fiona said it was because she kept changing her story about what happened which wouldn’t hold up in court. Sarah said it wasn’t possible since Brady saw her too. Fiona said Brady wouldn’t be a reliable witness since he was drunk. Sarah said Fiona confessed, but Fiona said she didn’t confess to the police so she was free. She wondered what happened to Fiona and asked if her wanting to reunite with Xander was a lie. Fiona said everything was real and she would give anything to change what happened. She was ashamed of what happened, but drinking eased the pain of her ruining everything. When Sarah was about to leave, Fiona stopped her to ask for a favor. Justin told Xander not to sign over Titan to Kristen because someone filed a motion stopping the transfer. Xander wondered who it could be since it had to be a family member. Philip walked in and said he was going to stop Xander from throwing away his father’s business. Xander said he didn’t know what he was doing to which Philip said he was Victor’s son too. Xander reminded him that Victor didn’t leave the business to him so he didn’t have any legal rights to which Philip said wasn’t true. Before Kristen left, she told Xander he could keep the first serum and let her know when he was ready for the second one. Xander told Philip that he wasn’t in Victor’s will. Philip said that Victor did that to protect him, but now that Brady has forgiven him, he was back. He gave Justin a letter from that was given to him while he was in the facility. Justin read the letter. It was a letter from Victor before his crash. The letter said Victor left Titan to Philip, but wasn’t able to since Philip was pretending to be dead. Xander asked Justin if Philip had a case. Justin said he couldn’t say, but the letter was enough to stop the transfer. of Titan. Xander said he was doing it for Sarah. He asked Philip to drop the lawsuit. Philip refused to drop the lawsuit. He said he felt bad for Sarah but there was no guarantee the serum would work and asked if it was worth giving up a million dollar company for. Xander said it was worth it. Philip said Xander put himself in this position for believing a mother who treated him badly. He said if Xander was paying attention, he would have noticed that his mother was still an alcoholic before she hit Sarah. When Xander was about to attack Philip, Justin came between them. Justin suggested that Xander go and cool off. Xander agreed to go for a walk. Philip told Justin that his father wouldn’t want the company going to a DiMera so he was going to make sure that didn’t happen.

Xander looked at the serum and was furious with Philip. Sarah showed up and told him Fiona was free. Xander wondered how that happened. Sarah told him she would tell him later, but Fiona wanted her to give him something. She gave him a letter from Fiona. Fiona told him she was leaving Salem and didn’t expect forgiveness. She said she tried to change for him and her granddaughter, but wasn’t able to do it. One day she would change but if it didn’t happen, she wanted him to know she loved him. Xander threw away the letter and was upset that Fiona was getting away with what she did. He was thankful that she was out of their lives. Sarah asked what happened with Kristen to which he said they needed to talk. Brady talked to Eric about Fiona and how he couldn’t believe he trusted her. Eric was glad it was over and said the right person was in jail. Brady said he couldn’t thank him enough for helping him. He blamed himself for being drunk which led to Fiona driving his car. Eric reminded him that he wasn’t driving the car and that he needed to stop drinking and moved on. Brady told him Sarah could walk again thanks to Kristen. He told Eric about the serum. Eric thought it was out of character for Kristen to be generous. Brady said Kristen was full of surprises. Kristen showed up. Eric said he was going to go home. Brady thanked him for his help. Eric said he would keep in touch. After Eric left, Kristen surprised Brady with a new car. Brady was shocked that she got him the car. While they were talking, he brought up the serum. Kristen said she didn’t give him the serum yet. She said she gave him the first half, but Rolf was putting the finishing touches on it. When everything was sorted out, she would give Xander the other half of the serum. Stefan went to Stefano’s painting and said he was going to fight for his marriage. A masked man came up from behind him and put him in a choke hold. After Stefan fell on the sofa, Ivan took off the mask. Vivian walked in and complimented his work. She said when she heard about the divorce she didn’t think it was true. It was her mission to make sure Stefan didn’t fall for Gabi’s antics again. When she looked at the divorce papers, she thought Stefan was being too generous. She signed the papers and said Stefan was free. When Stefan woke up, he was tied in a trunk. He saw Ivan standing over him. Stefan asked why he was there. Ivan said he was doing what his mother wanted. Stefan wanted to know where he was going. Ivan told him they were going to Alamania so he could have a life without Gabi. Stefan said he needed to fight for his marriage. He tried to set himself free, but Ivan told him that wasn’t a good idea since his mother made sure his marriage was over. Vivian met with Philip at the Salem Inn and asked how it went. Philip said Xander was upset the way she thought he would be and said Sarah needed the drug. Vivian said Sarah would have to find another way because Titan was going to be theirs.

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Bonnie went to see Abe and told him she had someone in mind to play the character of Regan. Abe wondered who she had in mind. Bonnie suggested Chloe’s sister Joy. Abe said she wasn’t on his audition list. Bonnie said she came from New York and was talented. When Abe asked if Joy had experience, Bonnie reminded him that he took a chance on her when she didn’t have experience. Abe said he didn’t want any additional problems. Bonnie said there wouldn’t be any problems. He decided to give Joy a chance. Chanel went to Alex’s apartment. They talked about Stephanie and whether or not they want a relationship. While they were talking, Abe sent Chanel a text needing to see her. She asked Alex to pick up Johnny’s cake and not to let Johnny find out. Stephanie and Paulina had a meeting to go over Paulina’s speech. Leo showed up and told them there was an emergency. He said there was a sex scandal on Body and Soul and he needed Stephanie. Paulina said the show hasn’t been on the air yet. Leo said that was why he needed Stephanie to put a stop to it. Stephanie wanted to know what was going on. Leo said he heard that Alex was having sex with one of his co-stars. Paulina said she hoped it wasn’t her daughter. Leo said he wasn’t suggesting Chanel, Bonnie or Hattie because there was plenty of actresses who could have fallen for Alex. Paulina asked why it was a scandal since co-stars fall for each other all the time. Leo said it happened on the set so they had to make the scandal go away before it ruined everything.

When Stephanie was alone, she was upset with herself for what happened with Alex. She ran into Alex while he was picking up Johnny’s cake. He noticed something was wrong with her and asked if she was okay. Stephanie said they shouldn’t sleep together ever again. Alex said he would respect her decision, but wondered what happened. She said they work together and what they did on the set was a mistake. They should remain professional. Alex agreed to what she wanted if she was sure. Stephanie said she was and walked away from him. Nancy went to Joy’s room and wondered where she was. Joy said she went to a bar and met a guy. When Nancy asked who she met, Joy flashed back to meeting Johnny. Joy said she met a guy Nancy probably didn’t know. She changed the subject by asking Nancy if she talked to her friend about the role. Nancy said Bonnie was trying to get her an audition. While they were talking, Bonnie texted Nancy and told her Abe agreed to see Joy. Chanel went to see Abe. He told her he needed her to read with an actress. She wondered who the actress was. Joy showed up and introduced herself. Abe gave them the scenes to read. Chanel and Joy went over their scenes. After the audition was over, Joy asked if she got the part. Abe said he would let her know. Marlena wished Johnny a happy birthday and gave him a cupcake from Chanel’s bakery. When Johnny didn’t want the cupcake, she noticed that something was wrong. He brought up her taking over for Charlemagne. Marlena said Leo talked her into doing it since Hattie stormed off the set. Johnny said she cursed the show. He said he felt the curse was working. When Marlena asked why he said that, Seth showed up to say he couldn’t wait to work with her. Bonnie showed up and took Marlena to the set. Seth told Johnny that there was unprofessional behavior on the set. They cast of Body and Soul started shooting scenes. After they finished shooting, Alex told Chanel that he bought the cake. When Johnny showed up, Alex left. Johnny wanted to know what he walked in on. Chanel lied and said they were running lines. Johnny called her a liar and said he knew she had sex with Alex. When she called him crazy, he said he saw them together before. He told her he followed her to Alex’s apartment and overheard them saying he was clueless. Chanel said it wasn’t what he thought, but Johnny said it was. He insulted her before he walked away from her. When Johnny walked on the set, he saw the surprised birthday party. Alex told him Chanel did everything for him. Chanel was furious and walked away. Johnny figured out that he made a mistake. Joy went back to the Salem Inn and told Nancy that the audition went well. Nancy told her the housekeeper found a wedding ring. She asked Joy whose ring it was.

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Steve hit Mark before he could kill Chad. A surprised Chad wanted to know what was going on. Steve told him that the woman posing as Abby wasn’t the real one. He said she was an imposter and said Kayla ran another DNA test that proved she wasn’t Abby. Abby checked on Mark. Steve told Chad that Mark falsified the DNA test results. Chad asked her if it was true, but was able to tell by looking at her that it was. She admitted that she wasn’t Abby. A shocked Chad couldn’t believe it. He asked if Mark was her boyfriend. She said he was her brother. Steve said it was time to get the police involved, but Chad said he wanted answers. When Chad took Abby to another room, he wanted her to start talking. He asked why she pretended to be his wife. She wanted him to know that it wasn’t her idea and that it was Clyde’s plan. Chad wanted to know why Clyde did this. She said she didn’t know but assumed Clyde wanted to torment him and get his money. A furious Chad was shocked that she would pretend to be a dead woman for money and said she didn’t care about him. She said she didn’t expect him to believe her, but she had feelings for him. When he said he didn’t believe her, she said she cared about her and her intentions weren’t malicious. She said she hated lying to him because she fell in love with him. He asked how she knew his and Abby’s wedding vows. She said she looked through a box of mementos in the attic and found Abby’s vows written down. Chad said she was sick for making him feel this way. He said if she cared about him she would have told him the truth before he thought he had his wife back in his life and before her brother tried to kill him. She said she didn’t know her brother was coming to kill him and got in the way to keep Mark from killing him. The plan was for her to marry him and transfer his money over to Clyde and that would have been the end of it. Chad asked how she was going to explain what happened to his money. She said she was going to be gone by then. Chad said her brother or Clyde must have decided that it would have been easier for him to die. She denied knowing anything about that part of the plan.

Chad told “Abby” that a part of him knew something wasn’t right, but he believed it because he wanted it to be true. He wanted to believe Abby was back in his and the kids’ lives. It was the first time since Abby died when he wasn’t in pain. Thanks to her, he had to mourn Abby all over again. He thought Abby’s parents were going to be furious when they found out and was grateful that he didn’t tell the kids the truth. She said that was why she didn’t want him to tell them and why she wanted to go to Paris. Clyde threatened to kill her mother if they didn’t do what he wanted. She said Clyde’s men were holding her hostage and if Clyde didn’t get his money, they would kill her. Chad wanted to know how he was supposed to believe her. She said she didn’t expect him to believe her. He said he didn’t know who she was. She told him her name was Cathrina. Chad didn’t know if she was telling the truth about that and didn’t care. He said what he knew was that she and her brother committed fraud against the people who loved Abby and threatened to make her pay. Steve tied Mark to a chair. JJ walked in and wondered what was going on with the doctor. Steve said the doctor tried to kill Chad and was the brother of the woman pretending to be Abby. JJ realized his mother was right and dreaded having to tell his father the truth. Steve suggested they waited for more information before they told Jack the truth. He was convinced Clyde was involved. When Mark woke up, Steve told him they knew the truth and that his sister and Chad were talking things out. Xander went to see Kristen who told him she wasn’t giving him the serum since Brady was still behind bars. Xander said Brady was free and that his mother was the one who did it and was arrested. He explained what his mother did and how EJ didn’t want to let Brady go free until he and Sarah convinced him to do it. When Xander asked for the serum, Kristen said she had to confirm what he told her first. If Brady was out, she should be able to talk to him. Brady ran into Sarah at the police station. She told him she was glad the right person was behind bars, but she wanted to tell him something. When they went into the conference room, Brady got a call from Kristen. He let her know he was on his way home. Kristen asked him to come see Rachel and wanted to know how he got released. After Brady got off the phone, Sarah said she felt terrible for blaming him for her accident. Brady said thanks to Fiona, he thought he was guilty too. Sarah said she was the one who made a statement to the police and would understand if she never forgave her. Brady said he forgave her and had to learn to forgive himself for being weak which allowed Fiona to frame him. Sarah said he was a good man who knew not to drive so he should give himself credit for that. He asked if she was confused for why she said he was the driver. She said she lied to the police. Brady understood her wanting him to pay but couldn’t understand why she lied. Sarah said she didn’t do it to punish him. He said he had time to think about it and realized she was protecting Xander from killing him. When Sarah started crying, he knew he was right. Brady said he understood Xander wanting to get payback and thought a guilty man going to prison was better than the father of her child. She thanked him for understanding. He said he knew she tried to do the right thing by recanting her statement. Sarah said she did it because there is a serum that could help her walk again. She said the only way she could get it if she recanted her statement. Brady said he knew who made the deal. Kristen told Xander that she talked to Brady and he was released, but she figured out that Eric was the one who figured out Brady was innocent and that neither he nor Sarah had anything to do with Brady getting released. She said she was keeping the serum. Xander told her that he and Sarah convinced EJ to drop the charges against Brady. She said EJ would have dropped the charges. Since she was feeling generous, she was willing to give him the serum in exchange for Titan. Xander asked why she wanted the company when she had her own. Kristen said she wanted to merge Titan and DiMera which would make her unstoppable. She said the board wasn’t happy with the numbers and was losing faith in her. If she had Titan, she would regain their trust. Xander refused to give her his father’s company. He said she didn’t need Titan because she serum would make her a fortune. Kristen said it could take years for the serum to get on the market and by then one of her brothers could take over the company. Xander didn’t want to hand over his father’s company to the daughter of his enemy. Kristen said it was a small price to pay to help Sarah walk again. When Xander went home, he told Sarah that Kristen would give them the serum in exchange for Titan.

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Johnny had a nightmare that Chanel and Alex had sex. When he woke up and realized he was dreaming. He ran into Chanel on the phone. She told him she was talking to Felicity about Sweet Bits. Chanel said he didn’t sleep in the bed last night. Johnny said he slept on the couch. He asked her about her back to which she said was stiff but feeling better. She couldn’t believe she threw her back out tying her shoes. Johnny thought about Alex making love to someone in the hospital bed. He asked if she wanted to drive to the set together. Chanel said Kate postponed her scenes until tomorrow to make sure her back was feeling better. Johnny said that would give him more time to prepare for directing her scene with Alex in bed. She asked if he was okay with directing the scene and wondered if he was still jealous. He said he wasn’t jealous. Steve talked to Kayla about Mark and how he lied about the results of the DNA test. Kayla told him it was a violation of Abby’s rights. Steve said he didn’t ask Mark to run the test on Abby. He said he gave Mark their DNA but said they were Abby and Thomas’. Steve said Mark told her Abby was Thomas’ mother. Kayla said they shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Steve said there’s no other explanation. He said there was one way to prove it since Abby and Jack’s samples were still in the lab. Kayla said she would rerun the test. Mark talked to Clyde about his reservations about killing Chad and wondered what would happen if he got caught. Clyde suggested that he doesn’t get caught and not to tell his sister about their plan. Mark asked Clyde if he was going to let his mother go once his sister married Chad. When Mark got off the phone, Felicity showed up. Mark wanted to talk to her about something. Felicity assumed it was about Abby. Mark wondered why she assumed it was about Abby. Felicity said she reminded her of their mother. Mark said he could see it in her mannerisms. He said he had to take care of their parents estate. Felicity said she missed them.

Stephanie woke up in bed with Alex. When Alex wondered why she was so jumpy, she told him they made a mistake. Stephanie got dressed and said she had to check in with Body and Soul and Paulina. When she opened the door, Chanel was there. After Stephanie left, Chanel said she didn’t know Alex and Stephanie were together. Alex said it just happened and that they were friends with benefits. Chanel wanted to talk to him about Johnny’s birthday and how she wanted to plan a surprise party for him. She said she wanted to have the party on the set and didn’t want anyone else to find out about it. While they were talking, Chanel told him that things were awkward and this would show Johnny that the set was a friendly place. Before she left, she told him to keep it between them. After she left, Alex closed the door. Johnny showed up around the corner. Abby looked at Chad and the real Abby’s wedding picture and regretted what she was doing to Chad. Chad showed up and wondered why she was crying. Abby said she was feeling a lot today. Chad said they would be happy again. Abby said she wanted that too, but she wasn’t her. Chad asked what she meant by that, but she said she meant she had a different face and didn’t have any memories of the woman in the picture. She said she was a different woman. Chad said he changed too but the only thing that matter to him was that she was Abby. He said that it was important that she remembered that she loved him. While they were talking about their feelings, Chad ignored Steve’s calls. Steve left a message for Chad to call him back. Kayla showed up and told him he was right about that woman not being Abby. Kayla said she felt bad for Jack and Chad. Steve said he wondered why Mark lied. He said Mark and the woman needed to be stopped. Steve wanted to call Jada, but they had to stop Chad. Kayla sent Chad a text saying Abby wasn’t the real Abby.

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While Chad was at the hospital, he talked to Steve on the phone. Steve said he heard Chad took Abby to Paris. Chad said he hoped it would stir up some memories, but she hasn’t remembered anything concrete yet. He thought Steve was still suspicious of Abby which was why he called. Steve said he was concerned about him. Chad let him know that he was okay and that he and Abby were getting married. While Chad was talking, he said Abby remembered their vows and how happy she was that day. He said she was the one who wanted to get married because it would help her get her memory back. A suspicious Steve said he had questions and thought Chad should have some too. Before Chad got off the phone, he told Steve he was getting married and would give Abby his love. In Paris, Abby was on the phone. Holly walked by. Abby told Mark that she and Chad were getting married. She said she knew what was at stake, but she was doing it for their mother. Mark told her he saw Clyde and wanted him to do something else. While Abby was on the phone, she noticed Holly watching her on the phone. She told Mark she had to get off the phone. When Abby got off the phone, Holly introduced herself and told her she was visiting her mother. Holly said she didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but she thought she heard her say she was getting married. Abby said it was an impulse thing. A confused Holly said she thought she heard her say she was getting married because of her mother. Abby lied and said she was talking to JJ about their mother having a hard time accepting her. She said she hoped getting married would trigger a memory and then her mother would accept it. Abby excused herself to look for a dress, but Holly asked to go with her. She took Holly to the suite to see Chad. Holly told Chad she was in Paris to see her mother. When she said she was going to get a motel, he asked her to stay in their room. He said they needed a witness for the wedding and Abby needed a maid of honor. Mark was glad Abby hung up because he didn’t want to tell her that Clyde wanted him to kill Chad. Steve showed up at the hospital to see Mark. He said Kayla spoke highly of him. Steve asked him to run a DNA test on his niece. He said his family was having trouble accepting the results so a second test would give them peace of mind. When Mark agreed to do the test, Steve gave him samples of Abby and Thomas’ DNA. Mark said he would put a rush on it.

When Mark came back from the lab, he told Steve that the DNA results were conclusive and that Abby and Thomas were a match. Steve thanked Mark. When Mark left, Steve said Kayla would be surprised that they were mother and son. Steve realized Mark faked the tests results and the woman claiming to be Abby wasn’t Abby. Xander told Maggie that Kristen had a cure for Sarah’s paralysis because of Rolf. He said Kristen was willing to give the cure if they got the charges against Brady dropped. Maggie called Kristen delusional because they couldn’t get the charges dropped. Xander said Sarah’s testimony was all EJ had against Brady. He said EJ threatened to have Sarah arrested if she recanted her statement. Xander said EJ was determined to make Brady pay. He blamed himself for why Sarah wouldn’t be able to walk again. Maggie asked how this was his fault. Xander said Sarah didn’t remember Brady hitting her, but she lied to the police to keep him from killing Brady. He said he wanted justice and when she found out what he was doing, she lied to the police. When Xander told Maggie his plan, she told him nothing good could come from revenge. He said it was his fault that Brady would be locked up and Sarah wouldn’t have the cure. Xander asked if Maggie hated him to which she said she could never hate him, but his need for revenge hurts people. She said she would try to talk to Kristen to see if she could change her mind. He said she always fixes the problems he creates. Maggie said she was doing it for Sarah. Eric told Brady they needed to talk about Fiona. Brady swore he didn’t know who Fiona was when he met her. Eric asked if Fiona was drinking that night. Brady told him she was drinking. Eric said Fiona was driving that night and put him in the driver seat. Brady said he was making crazy accusations. Eric wanted him to search his brain. Brady started thinking about the night of the accident and remember Fiona driving. He told Eric he remembered Fiona driving and telling him she hit someone. Brady said he didn’t hit Sarah. Sarah remembered seeing Fiona behind the wheel when she got hit. When Fiona came in the room, Sarah said she was the one who hit her. Fiona asked where she got such a crazy idea. Sarah said Eric told her she was with Brady and drinking. Fiona said she was with Brady but that didn’t mean she had anything to do with the accident. She said she kept it a secret because of the bad blood between Xander and Brady. Fiona said she tried to convince Brady not to drive that night. She said Eric was trying to save Brady by putting ideas in her head. An unconvinced Sarah told her she knew it was her and wanted her to admit it. Fiona asked why she was doing this when she didn’t have a clear memory of what happened before. Sarah said she remembered now. Fiona thought Eric put the idea in her head. Sarah said she was sick of her antics and was going to call Xander. Fiona took the phone out of Sarah’s hand and said she couldn’t lose her son. Sarah didn’t care about that. Fiona said she was lonely and now had her family. She said it was an accident. Fiona said she was drinking, but Brady was worse. Fiona thought she was doing the right thing and never meant to hurt her. She continued to blame herself for what happened. Sarah reminded her that she framed Brady. Fiona said she didn’t want Brady to go to prison, but didn’t realize he would turn himself in. She said she thought Brady would have been in the clear until Sarah identified him. Sarah said she lied to save Xander and now Brady had to go to prison for 10 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. She said she didn’t care if EJ put her in jail for perjury because she was telling everyone what Fiona did. Fiona said she couldn’t let her do that. She pushed Sarah’s chair towards the stairs and apologized to her for the accident she was about to have. Sarah tried to fight her off, but Fiona said Xander would find her at the bottom of the stairs and think she lost control of her chair and no one would be the wiser. Xander showed up and said he would.

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Melinda showed up in Gabi’s hospital room to check on her and to bring her paperwork to sign. She told Gabi that Stefan wanted her to draw up divorce papers. Melinda told her she would turn Stefan down if she didn’t want to sign the divorce papers. Gabi told her that she and Stefan agreed to the divorce so she could draw up the papers. EJ ran into Stefan and was happy that Brady was getting what was coming to him. They ended up arguing over EJ sleeping with Gabi. EJ said Stefan’s issues didn’t matter since he and Gabi were getting a divorce. He said Gabi told him about it. Stefan said he knew Gabi and she wouldn’t sleep with him since they were getting divorced. A smug EJ asked why he cared if they were getting divorced. Stefan said he wouldn’t want Gabi tied to someone like EJ. EJ said they had to learn to live civilly since they would be living together until she took everything from Stefan. Stefan said that wasn’t going to happen. He said he and Gabi talked and he would be shocked if she came in the house again. Gabi showed up at the house while Stefan was talking. EJ told Gabi he would have picked her up if he knew she was getting out. He said he was late for a meeting and left. Stefan asked how Gabi was. She said she was okay, but didn’t expect him to hire Melinda. Gabi thought it helped his case that Melinda had a crush on him and would do anything to help him win. She said she was right to take the family fortune, but as he said, there was nothing left to fight for. While she was talking, she let him know she was moving out.

At the police station, Eric told Brady that Holly was visiting Nicole in Paris. While they were talking, Brady’s plea deal came up. Brady said he was going to plead guilty. He said EJ offered him a plea deal of 10 years if he pleaded guilty to which he was okay with because he wanted to pay for what he did. Eric said Brady had a future and could make up for what he did. He said he wouldn’t lose the guilt, but he could learn from it. After they finished talking, Eric left to go to the pub. Eric talked to Roman about Brady’s case. He told Roman things didn’t add up. Sarah suddenly remembering Brady was the driver and Xander being in Brady’s room when the police showed up was suspicious. Brady not remembering drinking was suspicious too. Eric said he saw Sarah talking to Fiona about a secret. He wondered if Fiona was connected to the accident. Roman said it was possible that Fiona could have been with Brady that night. Eric said he had an idea. Sarah struggled with doing certain things. Fiona came in and comforted her. Sarah told her that she and Xander were grateful she was there. She thanked Fiona for not telling the police about her lie. It would have never happened if she didn’t think Brady was responsible for hitting her. She said she wished she could remember her. Kristen went to see Xander at Titan to find out when he was getting Brady out of jail. Xander said he would never get him out of jail. Kristen reminded him that Sarah would get out of the chair if he set Brady free. Xander said he didn’t believe her and didn’t want Sarah to be Rolf’s guinea pig in case the experiment didn’t work. Kristen said the drug was almost ready and that Rolf used the same drug on Marlena, Kayla, Kate, and Bo. Xander asked to go to the lab, but Kristen laughed at him. She said Rolf would give him data for Sarah to look over, but he had to get Sarah to recant her statement and help Brady. If Sarah didn’t do it, it would be Xander’s fault she never walked again. When Xander went home he found Sarah who was upset. She told him about the problems she had. Sarah said she shouldn’t have gotten upset when other people are able to handle it. She said there was nothing left to do. Xander said that wasn’t true. He told her about Kristen’s offer. Sarah laughed at the idea of Rolf helping her and wondered why Kristen would help him. When he told her what Kristen wanted, Sarah was floored. Sarah said she had to think about it, but Xander said it had to be done before the hearing. Later on EJ showed up and wanted to know what was going on. He told them about Brady’s plea deal, but Xander stopped him from talking. Xander said Sarah wasn’t confident about her statement. EJ asked if that was true. Sarah said she wasn’t sure to which EJ said she seemed sure before. She said the image wasn’t clear so she could have been wrong. An upset EJ asked what they were telling him. Sarah said she wanted to recant her statement. EJ said she wasn’t doing it. Eric went to the bar and asked the server if he recognized Brady. The server said he recognized Brady because of the way he acted. Eric asked why he let someone drunk leave. The server said the lady said she had it under control. Eric asked who he was talking about and showed him a picture of Fiona. The server said they left together.

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EJ went to Paulina with a signed statement from Stefan recanting his statement about EJ helping Sloan with the baby switch. He said she didn’t have a reason to fire him. Paulina said Melinda didn’t want the job so she didn’t have a replacement for him. EJ said he will keep the job and wasn’t going to hold her up. She said they both knew the statement was a lie and wondered how he got Stefan to sign it. He said it was the truth and that Stefan tried to ruin him so he threatened to sue him for defamation. She asked what they were going to do when they ran out of things to use against each other. Before EJ left, he said that wouldn’t happen. Stefan went to see Gabi at the hospital. She wondered what he was there. He said he talked to his lawyer and was filing for divorce. Stefan said he was surprised she didn’t file first. Gabi said he vowed to fight for their marriage and wondered what made him rush to file for divorce. He said he didn’t rush. They were both miserable together so there was no point in dragging it out. Gabi felt it was still sudden and wondered why he did it now. Stefan told her that EJ told him he would never be able to get the image of her and EJ out of his head. Gabi said she knew what he meant because she kept seeing him with Ava. He said there was no fixing it so there was nothing left to fight for. She said when the bomb ticked off and she thought she was going to die, she found herself wanting to tell him she loved him one more time. When he came to the hospital that night, she was going to forgive him until he said he was going to have sex with Ava. He said he didn’t sleep with Ava, but she tried to sleep with EJ for a second time except he turned her down. Gabi said she wanted to hurt him the way he hurt her. She said hurting someone you’re supposed to love is something you shouldn’t do. Gabi reminded him about the way he treated her when he came back into her life. Stefan said they found their way back to each other and were happy. She said the only thing keeping her going in prison was him waiting for her and then she found out he cheated on her with Ava. He apologized to her and would give anything to erase what he did.

Stefan told Gabi that he never loved anyone the way he loved her. He said she was his everything. While he was talking, he recited what he told her on their anniversary. He said he was a fool who messed up everything. She agreed that he messed up and said she messed up too. They apologized to each other. Gabi told him the damage was done and there was nothing left for them. She told him to file for divorce so they could get it over with. They said goodbye to each other before Stefan left. When he left Gabi cried. Abby met Chad at the Horton House. Chad told her he wanted to tell the kids the truth. Abby said they couldn’t do that. She said they agreed to wait because it was too soon. Chad said the kids needed her and have gone long enough without her. He said the longer they waited, the bigger the chance of them finding out from someone else. Abby said she didn’t want them to find out from a stranger, but she was just starting to remember things. She asked what was wrong with waiting. Chad said the kids were smart and would figure it out. He said they needed their mother. Chad asked if she wanted her old life back. He thought seeing the kids would bring back memories. Abby said she felt like she disappointed him by not remembering and didn’t want to do the same thing to the kids. Julie showed up with the kids. Thomas asked who Abby was. He wondered why Abby was staring at him and why Chad was being quiet. Abby said she heard a lot about them and was a friend of the family. When Julie took the kids out of the room, Chad asked if seeing the kids triggered anything. Abby said it didn’t. He said he didn’t know what to do, but she had an idea. Ava went to the Bistro to see Stefan’s job offer still stood. Stefan asked if she was going to quit again. She said it depended on whether he was getting back together with Gabi. He said they weren’t getting back together. Ava asked if he was sure of what he was doing. He said part of him would always love Gabi but they couldn’t get past the mistakes they made. Ava said she appreciated the job, but she would take the job at the Brady Pub if it would help him get back together with Gabi. EJ went to see Gabi. He said Rafe told him to stay away from her. EJ asked her how they were going to live with each other. Gabi said it was a big house so they would figure it out. She told him Stefan was filing for divorce. While they were talking, she brought up how EJ taunted Stefan about not getting the image of them sleeping together out of his head. EJ admitted to tell Stefan that. She said he wanted to ruin her marriage. He apologized if he ruined her marriage, but he thought their marriage was over when they had sex. She said he was right and that getting upset with him was better than blaming herself. Gabi said she was the one who came on to him and he was a gentleman who turned her down when she wanted to have sex again. EJ suggested she fight for her marriage if she didn’t want it to end, but she thought it was over.

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Eric went to Titan to talk to Xander about being in his parents’ house and standing over Brady. Xander said he was there to let Brady know he was going to pay for what he did to Sarah. Eric wondered how Brady got drunk, to which Xander said the same way anyone else does. Xander said Brady was drunk when he got in the apartment and then the police showed up. Eric said he didn’t believe him because he was with Brady and he said he didn’t drink. He said Brady told him about meeting a stranger who scratched his hand with a ring and then he blacked out. Xander asked if Eric was implying that he hired someone with a poisoned ring to drug Brady. Eric accused Xander of hiring someone to do his dirty work. Xander called him delusional, but Eric said he would prove Xander had something to do with what happened to Brady. Eric said Xander planned on killing Brady, but the police showed up before he could do it. Xander demanded that Eric leave his office. When Eric left, Xander was furious. Tate went to see Brady at the police station. Brady apologized that Tate had to see him the way he was the night before, but he didn’t drink. Tate wondered how Brady could say that. Brady said something knocked him out, but it wasn’t alcohol. He said he promised he wouldn’t drink again after what happened to Sarah. Tate said he believed him. Brady said he hated the fact that both of his parents were in prison. Tate told him he would be okay. Brady said he had his grandparents. Changing the subject, Brady asked about Holly. Tate said she was angry and didn’t understand. He said he couldn’t be with anyone who couldn’t understand that he loved his father and would stand by his side. While he was talking, Tate told him he caught Holly looking in Brady’s room for information. He said he suspected that she’s working with EJ and that he put her up to looking for the information. Brady said EJ was using her anger as a weapon. He told Tate not to be too hard on Holly. Brady said he was proud of Tate. When Tate left, Brady was upset with EJ.

Kristen asked EJ about having Brady arrested again when he didn’t have evidence against him. EJ told her that Sarah remembered that Brady was the one who hit her. He said Brady was going to pay for his crimes. Kristen said they both knew she was lying about Brady. She said Marlena couldn’t trigger Sarah’s memories so this total recall after finding out Brady wouldn’t facing charges was convenient. EJ said Sarah was a Horton and a model citizen. Kristen said Sarah lied about her daughter’s paternity twice. EJ said she was doing this because she loved Brady even though he hated her. Kristen said she and Brady were getting closer and that Rachel would be upset about Brady going to prison. She thought he was doing this to hurt Eric, but Brady wasn’t the reason why Nicole left him. EJ said Brady paralyzed Sarah so he had to pay for what he did. Kristen didn’t think so and left the room. Later on, Kristen went to the police station to check on Brady. She insulted EJ for doing this to Brady, but Brady said he deserved it. Kristen said he needed to fight and she would help him. He said nothing else could be done, but she said she had a plan. She said she could make Sarah disappear again. Brady told her not to do anything and let justice prevail. Kristen said she couldn’t do that because she and Rachel needed him. Before she left, she said she would do whatever it takes to save him. Sarah and Fiona went to the park. Fiona wanted to talk to her about lying to the police about Brady. Sarah wanted to know why Fiona assumed she didn’t remember Brady driving the car. Fiona said she heard her telling Xander that she lied to the police and asked why she lied. Sarah said she didn’t have a choice because Xander was going to kill Brady and make it look like a suicide. Fiona said it was her fault and blamed herself for hurting everyone. Sarah said it wasn’t her fault, but Fiona said she was to blame for everything. She asked why Fiona blamed herself. Fiona said she was with Brady when he was drinking and should have seen the signs since she’s a recovering alcoholic. She said she hoped Sarah could forgive her, but Sarah said there was nothing to forgive. Sarah said she hated lying to the police, but Brady would pay for what he did. Fiona was surprised she felt that way since she never said anything about Brady paying before. Sarah said she didn’t want him to pay at first but anyone who drove drunk should pay. She said Brady hit her and left her there. Fiona said she meant everything to her because she wouldn’t have reconciled with Xander or met her grandchild. When they hugged each other, Fiona wanted what they talked about to stay secret. Eric showed up and overheard them. EJ went to see Brady and told him he knew Kristen was there to see him. He said thanks to Sarah’s statement, Kristen couldn’t keep him out of prison. Kristen talked to Stefano’s painting about helping Brady. Rolf showed up out of the blue. Holly and Sophia got in an argument over Tate at the town square. While they were arguing, Holly slapped Sophia. Tate showed up and wondered what Holly was doing. Holly told him Sophia started the argument. Tate said she didn’t have to hit Sophia. When Tate took Sophia’s side, Holly was shocked. Sophia said she started the argument because she felt bad for him and his father. She said when she called Holly out for what she was doing to him, she slapped her. When Holly tried to explain herself, Tate told her she did enough damage. He said his father told him to give her a chance and that EJ was manipulating her, but he was done. Holly asked if he was breaking up with her. When Tate wouldn’t answer her, Holly called him a coward for not being able to say anything. Holly said they were done and that he and Sophia deserved each other.

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