Days Short Recap Friday, March 13, 2026

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EJ told Rolf that they needed to move Lexie. Rolf didn’t like the idea. He thought it would jeopardize the project. EJ sent Rolf back in the tunnels to the hospital. Paulina went to see EJ to tell him about the police tracing the phone call. EJ acted as if he didn’t know what she was talking about. When EJ denied having anything to do with Stephanie’s kidnapping, Paulina believed him. While they were talking, EJ brought up Lexie waking up and how she would be fine if Abe left her. He said she was rich and attractive and wouldn’t have trouble finding another man. Paulina called him out for the way he treated people. Cat and Kayla went into the lab but it was empty. Rafe and Steve showed up to the hospital. Steve took Kayla out of the lab. Cat told Rafe that the lab was smaller than the layout. Rafe sent Cat to distract EJ. After Cat left, Rafe went to get the lab blueprint in EJ’s office. Jeremy freed himself and took Stephanie’s gag off. He said he wanted to free her, but she said one of them had to get out to get help. Jeremy said he would do it. He was able to get their handcuffs off.

Alex and Brady talked about the kidnapper. While they were talking, Owen walked past them. He walked away when they talked about him. Alex was convinced it was Jeremy. He said he was going to kill Jeremy. When they got to the hospital, Rafe grabbed Alex. Steve told Brady and Kayla  that Jada found out that Owen was staying in a motel. Owen just checked out so they had to hurry. Brady had an idea and took Steve to the mortuary. They ended up seeing Owen. Steve grabbed him and wanted to know where Stephanie was. Cat went to the DiMera mansion to distract EJ. She pretended to be upset about what was going on with Stephanie and asked if he had anything to do with what happened to her. EJ let her know that he wanted to be more than friends. Cat kissed him. Jeremy got the handcuffs off of Stephanie. He went work on the door. Stephanie passed out. Jeremy tried warming Stephanie up by putting his arms around her. Rafe and Alex split up to search the rooms. Alex found Jeremy holding Stephanie. Rafe found the pod.

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Donnell talked to Kat about liking Joey. She told him how Joey helped when Chelsea was kidnapped through his escort service. Once Donnell heard about Heart Attach, he became unsettled and got up for more coffee. While Donnell left, Kat looked at reels of Chelsea working on their latest bag dedicated to Anita. Donnell returned to the table and realized that his mother knew about Joey’s escort service. He thought his mother was keeping secrets for Joey. Joey talked to Vanessa about his father being in the mob. He told her that he used to be an intern for his father and did everything he was told. Joey explained that his father abused him, but he adored his sister, Heather. Heather was a “daddy’s girl.” His father refused to let his sister work in the business. Joey wanted to trade places with her, but his father wouldn’t let him go to college. After they talked, Joey left the room. Donnell showed up at the casino to talk to his mother. He and Vanessa talked about Deanna going back to school. Vanessa asked him to defend Joey to Deanna. He couldn’t do that because he knew that he was a crook. Joey returned, and they talked about Deanna’s anger being out of character.

Grayson and Jacob were alone on the elevator at the hospital. He made a drop, and Jacob ordered him to leave Ashley alone. Grayson scoffed at him after he ordered him to stop seeing Ashley. Later Grayson met with Ashley, and he asked her if she would have worked things out with Derek if he weren’t in the picture. She assured him that he didn’t have to worry about Derek. He talked to her about his mother’s condition getting worse. Ashley felt bad for him. They walked back to the hospital. Grayson cringed when Ashley called him an honest person. Lia approached Grayson and asked him if Ashley was going to be a distraction for him. She warned him to keep his employer happy instead of his girlfriend. Grayson asked her if there were any complaints before. Lia informed him that he would be dead if there were complaints. Martin went to his grandparents place, but Anita was sleeping. He told Vernon that he was approached to run for Senate. Martin was worried about Joey demanding favors from him. Vernon gave him advice about focusing on the election.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Paulina told a thankful EJ that no matter how upset she would be over losing Abe, she couldn’t live with herself if she kept him from Lexie. EJ told her not to say anything because he didn’t want to get Abe and Theo’s hopes up. Paulina didn’t want to work with EJ. She wondered why Lexie was brought back. EJ said Lexie was wonderful and it was the one thing his father wanted before he died. Paulina said it might go wrong. When Paulina went home, she hugged her bible. She felt guilty about not wanting the project to work, but she couldn’t lose Abe. While she was crying, Theo walked in and wondered if she was okay. Paulina said tough work decisions came up and they were starting to get to her. Theo let her know that he and Abe were there for her if she needed anything. Stephanie called 9-1-1 and screamed for help. Owen took the phone out of her hand. Stephanie said she made a mistake. Owen was ready to kill her and Jeremy. Jeremy tried to stop Owen from hurting Stephanie. Owen said she would never love him. Rolf checked on Lexie. He said Stefano would have his final wished fulfilled. Stephanie started to give up ever being found until Jeremy said he would free them. He needed her to dislocate his thumb. Rolf heard Jeremy screaming out in pain. When Jeremy and Stephanie tried to get out, Rolf looked in the room and was shocked. Stephanie told him Owen did this to them. Rolf gagged them and left.

Jada called Steve to tell him about the 9-1-1 call that came in. She said they were sure it was Stephanie. Steve let Kayla know about the call. Kayla told him to find Stephanie. Rafe and Cat couldn’t find much about Owen after his disappearance. Cat decided to go to work. Steve showed up and told him about Jada’s call. He told Rafe that they needed the FBI involved. The FBI let Rafe know they pinged the cellphone tower that routed the call and it was within the hospital. They decided to check out the area. Steve called Kayla so she could let them in the lab. Kayla told him she wouldn’t be able to do it. Rafe called Cat so she could let them in the lab. Rolf went to the lab and texted EJ. EJ was upset that he hired Owen. He told Rolf to make sure the prisoners weren’t found. Kayla went to Cat and told her what Rafe said. Cat opened the door. Jeremy screamed. He ended getting out of the handcuffs.

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Most of the people showed up for the opening of the free clinic. Vanessa was happy that her children showed up for the opening. Her happiness was short-lived because Deanna picked up on the energy her mother had with Joey. Deanna became very chilly with Vanessa. Vanessa had kissed Joey in public and got caught. Deanna shocked Vanessa when she asked her how long she had been sleeping with Joey. Everyone watched Deanna yell at her mother. Donnell tried his best to calm his sister down, but Deanna wouldn’t back down. She stormed off and left Vanessa in tears. Nicole tried to make Vanessa feel better about what happened. Kial talked about what he went through with his children after his wife died. Donnell met Deanna at Orphey Gene’s. He tried to get Deanna to see things from their mother’s point-of-view. Donnell reminded her that she wasn’t the only one who was hurting. He informed her that he tried to understand what was going on with Vanessa and Joey. Deanna wasn’t convinced because she didn’t feel differently. She wanted to honor their father instead of pretending that he didn’t exist. Donnell wouldn’t have chosen Joey for their mother, but he made their mother happy.

Vanessa went to see Joey. She expected him to rub it in that he was right about her children not meeting him. Vanessa told him that Deanna was outraged by them being together. While she opened up to him, she realized that shes didn’t know him. She wanted him to open up to her. If they had a chance to be happy, he had to let her know the real him. Kat gathered Chelsea and Tomas together to share her big news. She told them that she was staying with their grandparents. Tomas didn’t think they would let him sleep over. Kat assured him that nothing would change between them. Things didn’t go well when Kat thought he was just concerned about her moving impacting him. Tomas thought she was acting without thinking again. He got upset that she didn’t talk to him before she made her decision. Kat realized that he was right and apologized to him.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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When Brady went to Victoria’s hospital room, he saw Sarah and Xander holding each other. He ended up walking away. Kayla told Sarah and Xander that Victoria was doing great. After Kayla left, Sarah told Xander she could handle things. While they were talking, they ended up arguing. Sarah told Xander they would have to keep the custody arrangement the way it was if he couldn’t give Victoria peace and quiet and put her first. Xander ended up leaving. Steve agreed with Brady that Jeremy wasn’t the stalker. Kayla showed up in time to hear the conversation. They talked about who could have done it. Steve said it could have been one of their enemies. Brady suggested that it could be Owen. EJ went to see Lexie. He told her he was positive Paulina wouldn’t let her die no matter what it cost her. Owen was upset when he saw Jeremy and Stephanie asleep in each other’s arms. He threatened to make Jeremy disappear. When Owen choked Jeremy, Stephanie screamed and said her leg was hurting. She was able to talk Owen into letting her stand up. Stephanie fell in his arms. Owen leaned in to kiss her. She let him kiss her. While they were kissing, she picked his pocket and took his phone. Paulina went to Chanel for help. She told Chanel about making someone she loved happy. The problem was it could ruin her. Chanel told her she could never go wrong if she followed her conscience. Paulina ended up leaving. EJ went to see Johnny. He noticed that Johnny had the gift he gave him. EJ told Johnny how much he missed him and was proud of him. When Chanel went to Johnny’s office, she saw the christening cup that EJ gave them. Johnny apologized, but Chanel was concerned about her mother. Paulina went to the DiMera mansion and told EJ she couldn’t deny Abe the chance to see Lexie again. She told EJ that if Lexie was meant to live, she would. Steve wanted Rafe to search up information on Owen. Stephanie called 9-1-1 while she and Owen were kissing. Owen ended up hearing the operator. Stephanie and Jeremy screamed for help.

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Dani’s photo shoot was about to arrive, and she was starting to have second thoughts about doing it. The photographer she was supposed to work with was known to be an ageist. Pamela and Andre talked her out of quitting. Later Joey approached Dani about the $10,000 bet they made about her marriage. Nicole showed up, and Dani teased her about the men she was hooking up with lately. Jacob confronted Grayson. He told Grayson that he wasn’t undercover, but he was making extra money. Grayson wondered why he was doing it so Jacob told him that he was in debt. He didn’t want to ask Naomi for the money. Grayson wasn’t sure he believed him, but he agreed to work with him. He agreed to keep Jacob’s identity a secret. Later Jacob met with Smitty and told him about his meeting with Grayson. He thought it was good that he could use Grayson as a source to get as much information as he could get from him. Jacob planned to throw Grayson under the bus after he got all the information he needed from him. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea to have dinner with Vanessa’s children. Vanessa thought it would be great. She wanted to be more involved in her children’s lives. Later Vanessa met with Pamela. Pamela wanted Vanessa to join the women’s organization. She was excited until Pamela wanted a background check done. Vanessa was afraid her secrets would get revealed. She turned down the invitation. After her conversation with Pamela, Vanessa talked to Joey again. She was disappointed about turning down the invitation from Pamela, but she wanted to have dinner with her children. She wanted to honor Doug’s legacy, but her place was with Joey.

 

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At the casino, Joey told Marcel to satisfy his girlfriend so she could stop flirting with him. Marcel was shocked by Joey’s feelings for Vanessa after what his men did to Doug. Leslie and Vanessa argued until Deanna showed up. Deanna and Leslie got along with each other. Vanessa told Deanna to stay away from Leslie. Deanna asked if Vanessa moved on. Vanessa said she was trying to. Randy met with Lynette at Orphey Gene’s. Lynette said she decided to stay in town so she could reconnect with Hayley. She said she might go after Bill. When Lynette fed Randy a french fry, Mona walked in and hit him on the back of the head. She said they were being nasty. Lynette told her to leave. Mona said they needed Jesus. Randy told Lynette that he did things he needed to be forgiven for and was going to go back to church. Lynette told him they could go back to his apartment so she could give him a reason to repent.

Kat went to her grandparents house and asked if she could move in. She told them that Tomas said they weren’t ready to move in together. Kat said she could help Anita with her treatments. When Kat heard the construction on Leslie’s house, she wanted to handle the situation. Her grandparents told her that wasn’t the way to deal with Leslie. Vernon went to Bill and asked him to keep Leslie on the other side of the gate. Eva had to play referee for Leslie and Derek. He threatened to quit until Eva talked him out of it. When Eva and Leslie were alone, Eva wondered how long it would be before she crossed the wrong person and karma came back to bite her. Later on, Eva ran into Mona. Mona told her she was doing a good job fixing the things Leslie did. Marcel met up with Leslie and let her know that he was all in where she was concerned.

 

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Brady and Belle talked about Rachel settling into the new place when Kristen arrived. Belle wanted to talk about the hearing. Kristen didn’t think it was the right time for that with Rachel in another room. Brady told her that Kristen was asleep so they could talk. Belle didn’t want Kristen to say something that would make them lose the case. She told Kristen that she had to recant her testimony about shooting EJ. Belle didn’t want her to upset the judge. Kristen understood what she had to do. Leo was upset with himself for blowing the call with Javi. Dimitri didn’t see why he was so upset about it since he said he was over Javi. Leo admitted that he just said what he thought he wanted to hear himself say. Before Dimitri got to Vivian’s place, a henchwoman named Renata called Klaus. She let him know that Ivan was confident that Dimitri and Leo wouldn’t leave Alamania alive. Leo was dressed as a woman to be the lookout for Vivian and Ivan to go to Stefan’s grave. Dimitri talked to Renata and tried to bribe her. She showed him the wrong door. He snuck into the house. Later he talked to Leo about what he found. He found a shipping label that was used to send his stuff to Alamania. Renata was concerned that she hadn’t heard from Vivian and Ivan. Ivan wasn’t answering his phone. A gravedigger arrived and started unearthing Stefan’s coffin.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 9, 2026

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EJ opened the pod and let Paulina see who was in it. She was shocked to see Lexie in the pod. EJ explained what happened with Lexie’s tumors, and Stefano’s guilt over it. Stefano wanted Lexie’s body frozen until Dr. Rolf could find a cure. They discovered a cure because of the secret project. Paulina was upset with EJ when she heard about the plan. EJ informed her about the complications of turning him in. He gave her the option to turn him in and stop Lexie’s resurrection or let them continue with the plan. Paulina called him out for the tough choice he gave her. She knew he wanted to sell the technology to the highest bidder. He wondered if she wanted to end the project since Lexie coming back to life would complicate her life. Paulina stormed out of the lab. EJ wanted to know if she would stop the miracle from happening. After Paulina left, the Phoenix ring on EJ’s finger started shaking, and he tried to steady it. Javi called Leo. Leo told him that he missed him. Javi appreciated the fact that Leo gave him the space to think about things. While he was gone, Javi realized how much he missed Leo. Leo was relieved to hear that. Javi asked him if he could finally commit to him and get over Dimitri? Leo avoided answering his question, but it didn’t matter because Dimitri got out of the shower wondering who he was talking to. Javi heard him and couldn’t believe that Leo was with him. He hung up the phone.

Gwen wanted Melinda to be her attorney instead of representing Dimitri. She reminded Melinda that Dimitri was in Alamania and wouldn’t be coming back. Gwen told her that Dimitri voided their contract when he left town. Melinda wasn’t sure that Gwen would win. Gwen warned her that she would be making a mistake if she didn’t take her as a client. She also said that she would be making an enemy. Melinda wasn’t intimidated by her and walked out the door. No one wanted to take Gwen’s case so she was in a bad mood when EJ came home. He was in a bad mood too and yelled at Gwen. EJ told her about Paulina. Abe talked to Roman about Lexie. He let Roman know that he was thinking about Lexie a lot since Theo got pulled into DiMera. Abe broke down and told Roman that Paulina healed him, but Lexie was still in his heart.

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Jacob told Smitty about the meeting. Smitty wanted to do a deep dive on Grayson. Jacob wanted to bring Grayson in on the investigation. Ashley sent Grayson a message to meet her at Uptown. When Grayson showed up, Ashley tried cheering him up. Naomi showed up and joined them. They talked about his mother’s condition and Anita’s cancer. While they were talking, Grayson got a call from Jacob saying they needed to talk. He told Grayson not to say anything until they talked. Martin told Bill that he should keep an eye on Hayley. He told Bill that attacks could have after effects. Later on, Bill went to the casino to ask Joey what was going on between Sammy and Hayley. Joey told Bill that it made sense for Hayley to turn to someone she knew and trusted.

Kat went to talk to Nicole. When Kat brought up Leslie, Nicole told her that she should let go of her anger. Nicole said Leslie did terrible things but it was time for Kat to take away Leslie’s power and pretend she doesn’t exist. While they were talking, they talked about Chelsea. Naomi suggested that Chelsea talk to Kat. Chelsea and Kat met at Orphey Gene’s. They made up. Chelsea was shocked to find out that Kat still wanted her own apartment. Kat told her that living on her own was a step in growing up. Vanessa told Joey that Deanna would be coming home and that they could meet each other. Joey didn’t think that was a good idea. Vanessa said she knew her daughter better.

 

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Days Best Lines For The Week Of March 2, 2026

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(to Stephanie after Owen gagged Jeremy)
Owen: He was really boring me. 

(when Owen offered Stephanie and Jeremy water)
Jeremy: How do we know you didn’t drug it?
Owen: Oh, come on, you don’t. But you’re already tied up and handcuffed. What would be the point? Hydration, anyone? No? Yes? Ah, well, fine, suit yourself. But I hope you don’t post a bad review of me as a host. 

EJ: Don’t you ever work?
Xander: A damn lot harder than you ever have.
EJ: And yet you have the time to hover around here day and night, like the social equivalent of static cling. No wonder Titan’s on the rocks. 

(to Gwen)
EJ: You’re still here? I figured you’d be off trying to find Stephanie. That reward money won’t collect itself. 

(when EJ told Gwen she could do better than Xander)
Gwen: Now, why would I take romance advice from you, eh? I don’t see you breaking any beds around here?

(to Tate about the pregnancy test results)
Holly: God, this is taking forever. Are you sure you didn’t set the timer for five years?

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Days Nitpicks & Flubs For The Week Of March 2, 2026

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Monday

-The music playing in Rolf’s scene could be heard while Owen was shown.

-Owen could be heard talking to Stephanie while Gabi was shown.

-Maggie said Julie was alone in the house. What happened to Eli and Lani moving in with her? When Eli went to see Julie, he said he and Lani were moving in with her. 

-Philip could be heard talking to Gabi while Owen was shown. 

-In Jeremy’s flashbacks of following Owen, Owen should have noticed Jeremy following him because he wasn’t hiding. 

Tuesday

-EJ could be heard talking on the phone while Johnny was shown.

-Owen could be heard talking to the pod while Jeremy was shown.

-Alex cried without any tears.

-Kate could be heard talking to Abe and Paulina while Xander was shown.

-Alex could be heard talking on the phone while Stephanie was shown.

Wednesday

-Holly could be heard talking to Maggie and Sarah while Tate was shown.

-Gwen’s flashback could be heard before it was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking to Paulina while Gwen was shown.

-Tate could be heard talking to Ari while Gwen was shown.

-Maggie could be heard talking to Sarah and Holly while Tate was shown.

-Xander could be heard talking to Sarah while Marlena and Paulina were shown.

Thursday

-There was snow outside, but Rachel wasn’t wearing a coat. She also had her sweater opened. Brady had his jacket open. 

-Chanel could be heard talking to Johnny while Melinda was shown.

-Melinda could be heard talking to Sophia while Xander and Sarah were shown hugging.

Friday

-EJ could be heard talking to Cat while Kayla was shown.

-Jada could be heard talking to Steve while EJ was shown.

-The color of Stephanie’s eye shadow changed. It was a lighter shade earlier in the week but in this episode, it was darker. 

-Speaking of Stephanie, her nail polish wasn’t messed up despite what she has been going through. You would think her polish would have chipped.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, March 6, 2026

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Steve and Jada looked through the tips at the police station. It turned out to be a waste of time since Stephanie never left the hospital. Kayla called Steve to tell him to check a private hanger Abe’s nephew Jett told him about. Chad called Steve to tell him that Thomas found Stephanie’s phone and gave it to Jeremy. Steve and Jada talked about Jeremy possibly not being the stalker. They suspected that someone was framing Jeremy. Jada thought they were grasping at straws. Steve wanted to go through the Halloween footage again and saw a mask. He said it might not be Jeremy. Owen showed up at the hospital to relieve Rolf. Rolf told Owen to watch the sensors carefully. He said brain activity would begin when things were finished. When Rolf was about to leave, he noticed Stephanie’s ring in the garbage. Owen lied and said he was going to give it to his girlfriend, but got scared. Rolf kept asking him about it. He gave Owen love advice. Owen went to check on Jeremy and Stephanie. When Stephanie woke up, she started her plan of making Owen think she was in love with him. Owen fell for Stephanie’s act. When an alarm went off, he said he had to leave. Stephanie pointed out to Jeremy that Owen forgot to gag them. She suggested that they scream if they heard anyone.

Owen called Rolf to tell him there was a sign of life. EJ wanted to ask Cat out to dinner until Paulina showed up. Paulina had a surprise inspection and had proof that he was siphoning power from other businesses. Rolf texted EJ to let him know that “she” was waking up. When EJ was about to leave, Paulina stopped him and threatened him. EJ wanted Paulina to go with him. Rolf was proud of his work. EJ sent him a text to get rid of the pod. Stephanie helped Jeremy with his finger. When the door opened, they screamed. The person who showed up turned out to be Owen. He gagged them. EJ took Paulina to the lab so she could see the pod. He told Paulina there was someone he wanted her to meet. When EJ opened the pod, Paulina was shocked. She said it was Lexie.

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Jacob told Ren that he was ready for more responsibility. He realized that he was going to pick up Garland Memorial. Jacob reached out to Smitty to let him know Smitty was with Naomi at Orphey Gene’s. He wanted to set up a meeting. Later Jacob and Smitty met in an alley. Jacob caught Smitty up about the case. Anita was having a tough time with her latest round of chemo. Tracey arrived and surprised her. Anita admitted to her that the fight is harder than she thought. She broke down and said that she was upset that her body was turning against her. Tracey reminded her that she was the same woman who came from Cabrini Green and made it to Fairmont Crest. Anita never forgot how fortunate she was. Tracey suggested that she do a concert for any woman who gets a screening done. She wasn’t sure when she would be ready, but Anita planned to give the performance of her life. June was able to get Naomi to open up to her about what was going on with Jacob. She admitted to being worried about her husband. Jacob went to Garland Memorial. He got off the elevator to meet the person involved in the plasma ring. It turned out that Grayson is the person involved in the crime.

 

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Johnny and Chanel went to the specialist about the baby. Holly was upset about buying a pregnancy test. Tate convinced to take the test so they could move on. Sarah and Xander looked at Victoria in the hospital. When Sarah started to panic, Xander comforted her. Sarah started to have second thoughts about keeping Xander out of Victoria’s life. Xander thought she was only willing to do that if he stopped seeing Gwen. Sarah said that wasn’t what she was doing. She said it was about Victoria. Sophia was messing with Holly’s medication when Melinda showed up. She wanted Sophia to tell her if she could stop Johnny and Chanel from adopting her baby. Melinda said she never agreed to that. She wanted Sophia to focus on the future and her recovery. Sophia wasn’t convinced. She thought Johnny and Chanel would forget about her baby once their baby was born. Sophia told Melinda that she would go to the Bar about her unethical behavior. Melinda tried to call Sophia’s bluff when she was about to leave. Sophia demanded that Melinda come back and told her what she wanted her to do. She wanted Melinda to give the gift to Rachel or else she would regret it.

The specialist told Chanel and Johnny that things looked like they were going to be fine. Johnny wondered why all the doctors told them to wait to have a baby. Dr. Crawford told them that they would only be able to spot any possible cancer recurrence after she gave birth. The doctor said the fetus was developing nicely. When Johnny mentioned Chanel’s cramps, the doctor wanted to run more tests. Sophia called Rachel to tell her that the vitamins were on the way. Rachel didn’t feel good about it. She was really suspicious of Sophia when she told her to slip them in Holly’s purse. Rachel ended up agreeing to do it. Holly checked the pregnancy test and saw how it was negative. She wondered what was wrong with her. Tate suggested that she talk to a therapist. He asked her to get bloodwork done.

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Hayley talked to Randy about not wanting to have kids with Bill. She thought about leaving town. Chelsea and Madison watched them from across the room. She felt like her father would be upset if she didn’t intervene so she went to Hayley and Randy’s table to find out what was going on. Hayley practically got rid of Randy and told Chelsea that she was hiring him for a private job. Chelsea wondered if he was a hitman. Hayley pretended to be outraged that she would think that she wanted to hurt someone. She told her that she wanted him to be her bodyguard. Hayley pretended to have a meltdown to get out of Chelsea’s questions. Chelsea decided to take her to Bill’s office. Bill talked to Tomas about how he got the charges against Lynette dropped. He asked his friends for a few favors. Bill told him about Kat. He still thought of her as family. Hayley arrived at the office. He felt guilty for not seeing how stressed out she was. Hayley promised to do better with communicating with him. She begged him to leave town right away.

Vanessa let Joey know that they were going on a double date. He was confused so she was about to explain what she meant when Leslie arrived. Leslie pushed her buttons until she changed the subject. She talked to Joey about the canceled press conference for the clinic. Joey let her know that she doesn’t need to be the face of the clinic. Vanessa thought Derek should be the one to make the announcement about the clinic. Later Vanessa took Leslie to meet with Derek. They talked him into being the person to do the press conference about the clinic. He was hesitant, but he agreed to it. Leslie and Vanessa ended up getting into an argument while they were talking to Derek.

 

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EJ, Xander, and Gwen had breakfast together. When the guys insulted each other, Gwen told them to focus on Stephanie instead of arguing. They continued arguing until Xander said he had to go to work. EJ told Gwen she could do better than Xander. They left to check on their project at the hospital. Kate and Xander met to talk about their plan. They decided to sue for plagiarism when Johnny got Bonnie’s book published. Xander was concerned that the lawsuit wouldn’t move fast enough to help Titan. Stephanie and Jeremy woke up freezing. She was scared for both of them, but she was mainly scared for Jeremy. Stephanie apologized to Jeremy. They looked for something to use to escape but couldn’t find anything. Stephanie thought they should talk Owen into letting them go. Owen talked to the green tube about relationships since she had a happy marriage. He said he didn’t want to mess things up with Stephanie. An imaginary Stephanie showed up and told him to unburden himself. Owen talked about his problems with Jeremy. Imaginary Stephanie told him to make Jeremy disappear without bloodshed. She suggested that he drug Jeremy.

Owen went to the store room and threatened Jeremy to tell him how he found Stephanie. Jeremy said he followed him. Owen said he had to be more careful. He gagged Jeremy and Stephanie and left. Rolf told Owen that EJ was going to be coming by. Alex woke up and saw the rings. Justin showed up to comfort him. Alex wished it was him the stalker got. When Alex thought Stephanie was going to be killed, Justin told him she wouldn’t be. Xander wondered if Kate was okay with what they were doing to Johnny since she would be throwing Roman’s grandson under the bus to save Titan. Kate said she wasn’t worried about Roman or Abe finding out that she planned this. Gwen and EJ went to see Rolf in the lab. Rolf said the patient wasn’t ready, but he could show them the pod. EJ and Gwen were happy with what they saw in the pod. When Stephanie and Jeremy heard EJ talking, they screamed out loud.

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Tomas and Eva met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about Izaiah. She wondered what was going on with him and her father. Tomas assured her that her father was a fair person. While they were talking, Leslie arrived. She chased Tomas off. Leslie revealed to Eva that she was the reason that Izaiah and Ted were together. Eva wasn’t happy about it. She was suspicious of her mother’s motives when Leslie urged her to get married to Izaiah. Eva realized she was rushing their relationship because Izaiah’s family were in law enforcement. Leslie thought it would be helpful to have them in her pocket with Kat sniffing around. Eva threatened to make her mother pay if she screwed up her relationship with Izaiah. Ted met with Izaiah and invited Carlton to meet with them to play basketball. They ran into Kial. The three men were on the basketball court. After the game, Kial and Carlton got into it in the spa. Kial accused Carlton of playing dirty. Carlton said that Kial wasn’t as good as he said he was. Nicole called Carlton to ask him out for dinner, but he couldn’t do it because he had a prior commitment.

Ted and Izaiah talked about his intentions with Eva. He warned Izaiah that Leslie was already referring to him as her future son-in-law. Bill told Hayley that he thought it was time for them to try for a baby. Hayley did everything she could to stall the conversation. She promised that they could start trying for a baby after they’ve been cleared by the doctors. They were talking when Tomas arrived to talk about Lynette’s case. He found something interesting while he was investigating her. Tomas noticed that she had no presence on the Internet. Bill wasn’t bothered by that. Tomas asked if she knew anything about Lynette and completely overreacted to the question.

 

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Arianna and Tate met to talk about what was going on with Holly. He wasn’t sure how she would react to being rejected by the sorority so he wanted to have a romantic night in her dorm room. Tate wanted her to hang out with Aaron, but she didn’t forget how Holly treated her. He begged her to help him until she agreed to do it. Holly was out with Maggie, Sarah and Victoria. They talked about what was happening with Stephanie. Holly didn’t seem interested in hearing about Stephanie which annoyed Sarah. Sarah wondered if she was starving herself or feeling nauseous. She noticed Holly’s mood swings. Sarah wondered if Holly was pregnant. Holly assured them that she and Tate were being careful and ran off. Sarah thought it might be the college life and noticed Victoria coughing uncontrollably. Paulina went to EJ’s office and thanked him for his reward. She wondered what was going on in the lab. Paulina knew he was hiding something. She was determined to get her team to find out what he was hiding in the lab. EJ was willing to show her around, but she wasn’t ready. She planned to get the inspection people to check it next week and come back with a vengeance. EJ asked about Trey and Chanel’s pregnancy, but Paulina wanted to respect Johnny and Chanel’s boundaries. She wouldn’t tell him anything about them.

Xander surprised Marlena with a bouquet of flowers for being back at the office. He let her know that he had a breakthrough. Xander realized that it was time to give up on his dream of getting back together with Sarah. He realized that he kept failing Sarah and that was upsetting him. It was time to let go of his anger. He wanted to enjoy getting together with Gwen. Sarah panicked and called him. She told him to meet her at the hospital. It turned out that Victoria had pneumonia, but she would be fine.

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Hayley tried to talk to Bill about Tomas handling Lynette’s case, but he wanted to talk about the baby. He said he wanted a male heir. Hayley said she was worried that she might have another miscarriage and was afraid she would disappoint him. She changed the subject by convincing him to take on Lynette’s case and get it dropped. Hayley used the baby to get her way. Grayson showed up to do more blood work on Bill. Hayley ended up leaving. Later on, Hayley met Randy at Uptown. Chelsea and Madison saw Hayley and Randy arguing with each other. Madison said she saw him before. Bill called someone and told them to make Lynette’s case go away.

Nicole and Kial talked about their relationship. They decide to move at her pace. He said he wasn’t trying to make her his wife the way Carlton was. Carlton asked Vernon if he could date Nicole. Vernon gave Carlton advise about Nicole. Carlton called Nicole and left a message saying he wanted to see her. When Ashley heard Madison say she was doing Parkinson’s research at Garland Memorial, she was happy. She thought Grayson could get his mother into the program. Later on, Ashley told Grayson about the program. He apologized to her about the way he treated her. While they were getting close to each other, Leah (chief of staff) noticed. Leah accused Grayson of fraternizing with the staff. Grayson said it wouldn’t be a problem. Vernon talked with Chelsea about Kat and Anita. He told her Kat would be fine and needed to know if Chelsea was still her person. After they finished talking, Carlton showed up and offered to be a part of Anita’s recovery team.

 

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Stephanie was about to run from Jeremy when Owen walked in the room. Owen pulled out his gun to stop them. He ordered Jeremy to give up his phone or he would go after Stephanie. He handcuffed them, and Stephanie realized that Owen was the stalker. Jeremy let her know that he wasn’t the stalker. Stephanie apologized for accusing Jeremy of stalking her. Owen gagged Jeremy and told Stephanie that he loved her. He was upset that she cheated on him. He gagged Stephanie again and left the room. Jeremy and Stephanie screamed after he left. Rolf talked with the green tube. He hoped the person in the green tube was ready to come back to everyone. Owen joined him in the lab. Rolf wondered what that muffled sound was. It turned out that Owen was hired to keep an eye out for the lab overnight. Rolf left him to look after the green tube. Owen went back to the room with Jeremy and Stephanie in it. He told them he was in town to do a job. Owen didn’t plan on striking that soon, but he couldn’t let Stephanie marry Alex. His plan was to take Stephanie with him when his job ended and kill Jeremy.

Owen left Stephanie and Jeremy alone again. She apologized to Jeremy again. Stephanie wondered how Jeremy found her. Thomas found her phone at the school hall and gave it to him. Jeremy explained how he escaped from the cops and saw Owen. He became suspicious and followed him. While they were talking, Stephanie realized they were behind the clinic. Maggie went to see Julie. It’s her birthday so she wanted to go see her. Julie was thankful that Maggie didn’t rub it in that Jeremy turned out to be Stephanie’s stalker. Julie thought that it wasn’t too late for Jeremy to do the right thing. She called him, but his phone rang in Owen’s hand. Owen talked to the lady in the green tube. He heard that she knew what it was like to be in a great romance. When the lady got out of the green tube, he planned to put Stephanie in it.

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Bill and Hayley celebrated their first anniversary. While they were celebrating, Dani showed up. She congratulated them. When she went into her purse, they thought she was going to pull out a gun. She ended up giving them tissue to show how disposable their relationship was. Bill took Hayley to Joey’s casino to turn his gift to her (money) into something bigger. Joey called Sammy/Randy out to deal for them. He wanted to see Randy’s interaction with Hayley to get a better understanding of what was going on. Anita prepared for her next round of chemotherapy. It made her afraid that she wouldn’t survive. Ashley helped her get ready. Vernon came in Anita’s room. She had a cap on her head to prevent hair loss. He stayed by her side the entire time.

Kat met up with Naomi and told her about her situation with Chelsea and her decision to move in her own place. She suggested moving in with Naomi while Jacob was gone. Chelsea talked to Andre and Dani about her issues with Kat. Monica, the oncologist Naomi met with, turned out to be Shanice’s aunt. She went out for coffee with Ted. Monica asked him about working with his ex-wife and girlfriend. Ted said if things didn’t work out, he would leave. Monica was impressed with his answer.

 

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Marlena tried to comfort Kayla. She let Kayla know that Jeremy wouldn’t hurt Stephanie because of his obsession. Marlena said professionally, she could assess violent tendencies as based on his family history and profile, he wasn’t capable of this. Kayla said Jeremy and Stephanie’s relationship was violent. Marlena said her diagnosis was based on what she has seen and heard since Jeremy came back to Salem. Kayla didn’t care for Marlena’s opinion. Alex and Brady put up more BOLO flyers in the town square. While they were putting up the signs, Alex blamed himself for pushing to publish Stephanie’s book. He told Brady about the plan and how he and Stephanie eloped. While they were talking, a woman looked at the flyers. They went to talk to the woman. JJ told Jada that no one was at the Horton cabin.

Steve and Jada looked through tips no matter how big or small. They got a tip from Susan saying that Stephanie’s teeth were chattering. She told them about her vision on Halloween. Alex and Brady showed up at the police station to tell Steve and Jada what they found out. They told Steve and Jada they they saw Jeremy after Stephanie was kidnapped. Alex said he wouldn’t have abandoned his captive. Brady said Jeremy might not be the kidnapper. Stephanie tried to get loose. She wondered why she was cold. After she thought about Alex and her parents, she was upset. She got free of one of the ties and took the gag out of her mouth. While she was working on the other hand, Jeremy walked in and declared his innocence. He untied her and let her know that he would tell her later how he found her. Stephanie refused to leave with him. Jeremy wanted to call for help, but Stephanie tried to run. Owen walked in the room and looked at both of them.

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Leslie tried to get under Kat’s skin. Eva advised Kat not to listen to her mother, but Kat didn’t listen to her. Kat became enraged while they were talking. She couldn’t wait for Leslie to get what she deserved. Izaiah walked in while Kat put Leslie on notice. He sat with Eva and Leslie. Leslie wanted to talk. She felt like they’ve come a long way from their roots. Leslie wanted to talk to Ted. Izaiah felt like he and Eva couldn’t have a serious relationship if they weren’t honest with each other. Eva flashed back to Leslie implying that she took Laura out when they arrived in town. Kat met with Chelsea at Uptown. Chelsea wanted to talk about the wedding, but Kat didn’t want to hear about it. She told Chelsea that she planned to move out of the guest house. Kat didn’t want to feel like a third wheel. She felt like Chelsea was moving on while she was standing still. Chelsea thought she might be jealous and that made Kat furious. The cousins continued to argue until Vanessa arrived. Kat wanted her to find a place for her so she could move out immediately.

 

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The people of Fairmont Crest were waiting for Anita’s statement on CBS This Morning. Ashley hoped that Anita’s announcement would convince Naomi to come clean about her diagnosis. Leslie didn’t like all the attention Anita was getting and make an announcement too. She wanted to tell it that day. Anita confronted Anastasia about the comments she made about her. Vanessa joined the women and enjoyed the comments Anita made to Anastasia. Anastasia wasn’t thrilled with the comments Anita made and that made Vernon want to have her thrown out of the club. Vanessa sat with Anita and Vernon and talked to them about her daughter Deanna. She continued to struggle with the grief of losing her father. Vanessa admitted to them that she had days when she grieved over losing Doug. Leslie ran into Smitty and wanted him to cover the story about the clinic. He reminded her that she took credit for his daughter’s idea. Smitty refused her invitation and walked away from her. Leslie went to Anita and Vernon’s table. She wanted them to help her make her announcement about the clinic. Vernon politely pushed her off. Leslie wasn’t thrilled with the way they treated her. She noticed Dani and asked her for her help announcing the clinic. Dani wasn’t happy about her request.

Kat realized that Lauren was the one who wanted Anita to get a mammogram. It made her angry to think that Leslie got away with what she did to her. Leslie decided to do a livestream at Orphey Gene’s since no one was willing to help her. Kat arrived at Orphey Gene’s and confronted Leslie. She called her an attempted murderer. Kat vowed to prove that Leslie was guilty. She wanted to make sure she was punished for what she did. Naomi told Ashley that Jacob moved out of their place to keep her safe. Ashley vowed to be there for her. Naomi didn’t want  her family to worry about that on top of everything else. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea to keep the truth from the family. She reminded her that she had a supportive family. Naomi promised to tell her family the truth.

 

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