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Stefan and Gabi talk about taking over DiMera Enterprises with Dimitri and Megan’s shares. She wondered if they should try to get the Von Leuschner money as well. He said that would be going too far. She said she didn’t like it, but she agreed with him. She said once she had control over DiMera, they wouldn’t need Dimitri’s money. He sent Dimitri a text. He asked Dimitri about his decision. Kristen was shocked that Gwen knew about Leo and Dimitri. Gwen told her how she figured it out. She said she brushed off their interactions at first but everything fell into place in Iceland. She said she eavesdropped on Kristen and Dimitri when she was supposed to be packing. She said she knows about the inheritance. Kristen told her Dimitri and Leo are in love. She suggested that they team up and take Dimitri and Leo down. Gwen agreed to do it. Leo yelled at Dimitri for cheating on him with Gwen. He told Dimitri about his visit with Gwen. Dimitri said she was lying. He said they haven’t slept together since they have been back. He said he loved Leo. Leo said he loved him too. Dimitri told him Gabi and Stefan knew about them and are blackmailing him.

Leo asked Dimitri what he was going to do about Gabi and Stefan. Dimitri said he was going to kill them. Leo thought he was joking, but realized he wasn’t. He tried to talk Dimitri out of killing them. Dimitri said it was something he had to do. He reminded Leo about who he is. He said Leo didn’t have to have any part of it. He said he would take care of everything, Brady and Alex asked Konstantin about his visit with Victor. Konstantin didn’t give them that much information. He said Victor mentioned looking for a letter. Brady said he remembered Kayla finding old letters from Victor’s childhood home. Konstantin took them to the house, but when they found the box, it was empty. Theresa was shocked to find Shane at the door. He was shocked to see her. He couldn’t believe she followed Brady. She said she was there to help. He was able to see through her. She ended up telling the truth. He told her to move on from Brady and find someone who would appreciate her. She said she hoped Brady would see her for who she was now. She told Shane about her plan to use Alex. He told her she shouldn’t do that. He said if Brady couldn’t see how wonderful she was, he didn’t deserve her. She saw the briefcase he was carrying. She said she would buy him a nice one. He said it was recovered from Victor’s plane. He said it had legal documents and personal papers. He told her to give it to Brady and Alex. She told him she would give them the briefcase. When Shane left, she opened the case and went through it.

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Harris and Joyce fought over the gun. The gun fell on the floor. Ava picked up the gun and shot Joyce. Harris checked on her and told Ava that she was still breathing. A security guard came in the room with a gun. He called for backup. Ava didn’t put her gun down. She told the guard that it was self-defense. The guard didn’t want to hear what she had to say. Harris told Ava to put her gun down. She said she couldn’t go to jail. She said she would shoot the guard if she had to go to jail. She said they wouldn’t believe that the shooting was self-defense. Harris continued to convince her to put the gun down. The guard put his gun down. Harris put the gun on the guard. He told the guard they were leaving. EJ texted Joyce to get an update. He was upset when he didn’t hear from her. Johnny came in and wondered what he was waiting for. EJ thought about his conversation with Joyce. He lied to Johnny, He said Gabi hit one of the cars. He said he was waiting to hear from the mechanic. He started yelling about Gabi. Johnny told him to calm down.

EJ and Johnny talked about the baby. EJ asked Johnny if he wanted to have kids with Chanel. EJ asked if Johnny took Nicole’s advice and told Chanel how he felt. Johnny said Talia interrupted them before he could tell her. EJ told him to fight for Chanel. Johnny was surprised that he wanted him to be with Chanel. EJ said he changed his mind. He said no matter how many flaws Chanel had, she was better than Ava. Johnny told him Ava was mentally unstable. EJ said he wanted her punished. They wanted to change the subject. EJ went back to telling Johnny to fight for Chanel. Jade went to Rafe’s office and told him it was a mistake to turn down the commissioner’s job. She said he told her it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. He said he understood how she felt. She told him if he meant it, he should get out of her seat. When he stood up, she told him she was playing with him. They kissed each other. He said if she wanted the job it was hers. She said she didn’t want the job. She said they should go back to his house. He got a call about the shooting at Bayview. He told her about the shooting. They left the office to find out what’s going on. While Chanel and Talia were on a date, Kayla called and told her to come to the hospital. Talia thought she didn’t get the job. Chanel told her it might not have been. Talia went to the hospital. Kayla told her that she got the job. Rafe showed up, he put an APB out on Ava and Harris. Kayla told him what was going on with Joyce. She said the injury was bad so Joyce had to go to surgery. Rafe said he and Jada had to talk to her as soon as possible. Kayla said she would keep them updated. They found out Joyce didn’t work at Bayview. Jada noticed that Joyce had a burner phone. She said there was only one number on the phone, but it was blocked. They read the messages, but didn’t know they were from EJ. EJ got a notification that there was a shooting at Bayview. He thought Ava was dead. Johnny went to see Chanel. He said he was still in love with her. He said he couldn’t keep it quiet anymore. Talia showed up to tell her the good news. She was surprised to see Johnny. He said he had to go. Harris and Ava went to the park. She said she wasn’t going back to the police. He said he had another idea. She followed him. They went to a motel. He wondered who would have sent Joyce after her. Ava thought it was EJ.

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Gabi showed up to Elliot’s room. She told him she wanted to enroll her daughter in his school. He said he wasn’t the one to handle those things. She said she wanted the name and number of the person she is supposed to call. She kept pressing him until she caught him in a lie. He admitted to who he really was and why he was there. Kristen was there when Gwen and Dimitri came home. Gwen told her she knew everything. Dimitri came up with a story to cover up what Gwen was saying. He said he and Kristen needed to have a strategy session regarding their DiMera stock. Gwen left to unpack so they could talk. Kristen told him why Elliot was there. Dimitri was worried about how he was going to convince Elliot that his marriage was real without Gwen wondering what was going on. Kristen left him so he could figure it out. Gwen came back and noticed that he was upset. He said he was upset because of business. He said he was going for a walk to clear his head.

Stefan played 20 Questions with Rachel. She told him Dimitri had a sleepover with someone. Kristen showed up before Rachel could tell him anything else. Kristen got Rachel away from Stefan. When Gabi came home, Stefan told her he almost had the information they needed. She told him not to worry because she found out everything from Elliot. Dimitri went to Leo’s room. He said he was concerned about Elliot and the codicil. Dimitri told him what was going on. They tried to come up with a plan. Dimitri said he could hire someone to pretend to be Gwen. He said he needed someone he could trust. Leo said he would do it. Chad and Stephanie were having breakfast when Alex showed up. He wanted to talk to Stephanie about handling a business deal. Chad asked if he was going to shut himself off and be alone. Alex said he planned on doing that. He told them he felt guilty about the way he left things with Victor and Maggie before Victor died. Chad told him the best way to make it up with Victor was to fix things with Maggie. Alex agreed to fix things.

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Belle was shocked that Chloe was thinking about accepting Xander’s proposal. Chloe said she didn’t have a reason not to accept it. Brady showed up. He was upset with Chloe for considering Xander’s proposal. He told her Xander punched him. Chloe yelled at him for fighting about her when Victor was dead. Brady asked Belle about Shawn. She said he blamed himself for Victor’s death. She said he wished he were with Brady and Xander when they talked. She got a text and had to leave. She told him to stop harassing Chloe before she left. He told Chloe that he was jealous, He said Xander proposed to her because he couldn’t have Sarah. She said she and Xander were in love with other people when they got together. She said they fell in love despite their baggage. Eric found Shawn drinking. Eric offered his condolences about Victor. He said he didn’t understand why Belle wasn’t with Shawn. Shawn said it didn’t matter. Shawn said Victor’s death was his fault. Eric tried to tell him that it wasn’t true, but it didn’t work. Eric offered to take Shawn home, but Shawn didn’t want to go. They got into an argument when Belle showed up and stopped them. Eric left so they could talk. She told Shawn that she wasn’t leaving him alone to deal with everything.

Melinda went to see Sloan so she could pay her back for the favor she owed her. Sloan thought it was blackmail. Melinda told Sloan about Abe’s plan to appoint Paulina as mayor. Sloan thought Paulina would fire her for going after Chanel. She told Sloan that she had a plan, but she needed her help. Melinda said her plan was to after Li for shooting Stefan. She thought once he found out he was being investigated, he would hire Sloan as his lawyer. She said Sloan could give her the evidence from what she finds out from Li. Sloan said she wasn’t going along with the plan because she could lose her license or go to jail. Melinda tried to change her mind. When Sloan wouldn’t do it, Melinda threatened to tell Eric the truth about Nicole’s baby if she didn’t help her. Sloan told Melinda to leave. Sloan said she would tell Eric the truth herself so it couldn’t be held over her head. She thought they could work it out because she was pregnant with his child too. Melinda said she would lose Eric. Sloan wanted to do things her way. When Eric came home, Sloan told him she had to tell him something. Xander went to the Kiriakis mansion and found Sarah. He was shocked to find out that she was pregnant. He thought the baby was his. He couldn’t believe she didn’t tell him. She said the baby was Rex’s. He didn’t believe her, but she stuck to her story. She mentioned his relationship with Chloe. He told her he proposed to Chloe. When Xander left, Sarah called Rex and accepted his proposal. When Xander went home, Chloe accepted his proposal.

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Rachel told Kristen that she saw Dimitri and Leo in bed together. Kristen told her that was a secret. She told Rachel not to tell anyone because there was a lot of money involved. Gabi heard some of the conversation. When Kristen went to check on Chad’s kids, Gabi confronted Rachel about the secret. Rachel was willing to play a game with Gabi. Their game was interrupted when Kristen came back. Gwen was shocked to see Dimitri in the hotel room with Leo. Leo lied and said he was there to see Madonna in concert. Gwen said they should all go to the concert. Dimitri said he didn’t want to go. He suggested she go with Leo. Leo said the concert was sold out and he only had one ticket. Leo left the room. John found Brady in Rachel’s room. They talked about how much Brady missed her. John said he understood. He comforted Brady. They ended up talking about Victor. Brady said he was going to check on Maggie. John said he would talk to Shane to see if there was any new information.

Chad went to Alex’s apartment. Alex tried to apologize to him, but Chad stopped him. Chad said he owed him the apology. He said he let jealousy get in the way. Stephanie showed up to talk to Alex. Chad left to pick up the kids. Alex told Stephanie about what was going on with Victor. She called her father to find out what was going on. Justin told Maggie about the plane being found. He and Brady tried to keep her hopes up by talking about Victor being resourceful. John showed up and said Victor’s body was found in the wreckage of the plane. It was confirmed that the body was Victor. Stephanie tells Alex the news about Victor. She hugged him. Maggie fell in Justin’s arms. John comforted Brady.

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Brady and Chloe kissed until she pushed him away. She asked him what he was doing. He apologized to her. He said there was a pull between them. She said she was with Xander. He said he knew about Xander proposing to her. He said he wanted to talk her out of saying yes. She said she knew that Xander did bad things but they both did bad things. He asked her to give him another chance. She said she was committed to her relationship with Xander. She said she hasn’t decided to marry Xander. She told him she wanted to be friends with him. He said he would understand her relationship with Xander. They agreed to be friends. Shawn and Belle talked about Rafe and Jada’s reactions to him being commissioner. They also talked about Brady losing custody of Rachel to Kristen. At the Kiriakis mansion, Justin told everyone about Victor’s plane being missing. Maggie asked him if he thought the plane crashed. Justin said he didn’t know. He said Victor didn’t file a flight plan when he went to see Bo in case Megan was watching his travel trying to get to Bo. Belle told Shawn about Xander proposing to Chloe. Shawn was shocked that Chloe was considering it. Maggie tried to call Victor but couldn’t reach him. She called Shawn and asked him to call his mother to see if Victor was still with her and Bo. Hope told Shawn that Victor left three days ago. Shawn told Maggie what Hope said. The Kiriakis’ talked about what could have happened to Victor. Justin said he would call Shane to see if he could find out anything.

Shawn and Belle talked about his conversation with Hope and Victor. Maggie told everyone to go home. She said she would keep them updated. Xander asked her what she wanted to tell him earlier. She lied and said she didn’t remember. Shawn told Belle about the way he and Victor left things. He wondered what would happen if they never got a chance to fix things. She told him that wouldn’t happen. Shane called Justin and told him Victor’s plane was found. He said there was no word on any survivors. Gabi opened her wedding gifts and found bulletproof vests. She saw that they were from Julie and Doug. Li showed up with a gift for Gabi. She asked if it had a bomb in it. He said he wouldn’t hurt her. She accused him of being behind what happened with Harris. Li said he had nothing to do with it. Stefan went to see Melinda to find out the status of the investigation against Li. She said she couldn’t do anything without evidence. He said she didn’t want to prosecute him because she is dating him. Li told Gabi that he wanted to be friends. She said that wouldn’t happen. She said she wanted to see him in jail. He told her he wouldn’t be in jail. She asked if it was because he was screwing Melinda. He said he wasn’t sleeping with her. She asked if he was trying to romance her so he could get out of going to jail. He said that wasn’t a bad idea. He said he was trying to move on. She told him to stay out of her life.

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Shawn told Belle about his promotion. She was concerned about him being the new commissioner. He said the acting mayor didn’t give him a choice because he wasn’t going to let him be a detective again if he didn’t take the job. She said he would make a great commissioner. Rafe and Jada talked about Shawn being commissioner. He said he didn’t like it, but there was nothing he could do about it. He said he had to move on. She said she was more qualified for the job than Shawn. Rafe said she was right. They talked about her old job and what led her to come to Salem. She said she had to go to work for someone who was a drunk. Shawn and Belle were behind her.

John saw Brady packing up Rachel’s things so he could take her to the DiMera mansion. He told John about his frustrations over the judge granting Kristen joint custody. John told him about going on the run with Rachel. Brady denied taking her on the run. John said he had software that notified him anytime unusual activity went on in the apartment. Brady admitted to taking Rachel on the run. John tried to talk him out of it. Brady left the apartment. Kristen and EJ talked about their good news. Chad brought the kids over for a sleepover with Rachel. Chad and EJ talked to each other. Kristen took the kids so they could see the new room she set up. Chad thanked EJ for his advice about Alex. Chad told him that the advice worked. Kristen overheard them talking. She said the plan didn’t make sense. She warned Chad that it was going to blow up in his face. Chad ended up leaving. Kristen was worried when Brady was late bringing Rachel to the mansion. She was upset and called Belle. She told Belle to call the judge and the police. Kristen heard Rachel call out to her. Kristen and Rachel hugged each other while Brady watched.

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Sarah was surprised to see Maggie in her apartment. Maggie told Sarah that she knew what she was hiding. Sarah was scared until Maggie told her she knew that she was dating Rex and was keeping it from her. Sarah tried to go with Maggie’s theory so she wouldn’t lie to her. Maggie told her to put the grocery bag down so they could talk. When Sarah put the bag down, Maggie found out Sarah was pregnant. Maggie thought the baby was Rex’s until she realized it could be Xander’s. Maggie noticed the look on Sarah’s face. Maggie thought it was Xander’s baby and Sarah knows that it’s his. Sarah tried to tell her why she was keeping the baby a secret from Xander, but Maggie said it wasn’t a good idea. Sarah said he couldn’t know the truth. She asked Maggie not to tell him. Maggie agreed to keep the secret. She told Sarah that he has moved on with Chloe. Gwen knocked on Leo’s door. She wanted to come inside. Leo and Dimitri panicked. Gwen kept knocking on the door. Leo answered the door in a towel. He told her he was busy but she came in the room. She was surprised to see his bed being messy. He said that was why he didn’t want to let her in the room. She told him she wanted to tell him goodbye. They said they were going to miss each other. Gwen heard a noise in the bathroom and realized Leo wasn’t alone. She thought the man he was texting was in the bathroom. She said she wanted to meet him, but Leo didn’t want her to. He said the guy is married. He said he didn’t want his lover’s wife to find out. He told her he felt guilty. She comforted him and told him he deserved happiness. She said she hoped he would find someone like Dimitri.

Chloe was shocked that Xander was proposing to her. She thought it had something to do with Gwen getting married. He said it didn’t. He said he saw Gwen and told her he was happy for her. He said he told Maggie that he has moved on when she told him Sarah was with Rex. Chloe told him she couldn’t marry him. She said it was too soon. She thought he was being reactionary. He tried to convince her to marry him. He said he was proposing to her because he loved her and wanted to have a life with her. She said she needed to think about it. Eric asked Sloan and Melinda what secret they were keeping from him. Melinda told him Sloan talked to the judge in Colin’s case without her present which wasn’t allowed, but Melinda wasn’t going to say anything. He thanked Melinda for her discretion. Sloan walked Melinda out. Sloan told her she wouldn’t say anything. When Sloan went back in the apartment, she saw Eric on his knees. He asked her to marry him. She accepted his proposal. Nicole told EJ that Eric was going to propose to Sloan. EJ proposed to Nicole. She thought he was proposing because Eric was proposing to Sloan. EJ pulled a ring out of the drawer. He said he was waiting for the right moment to propose to her. She accepted his proposal.

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Tripp thought about Leo barging in on him and Wendy at the Salem Inn. Leo told him he was upset about his best friend marrying his boyfriend. Gwen wanted to celebrate Dimitri’s birthday by having birthday sex. Maggie invited Xander over to the Kiriakis mansion. He thought she wanted him to reconsider taking the job. Chloe and Nicole met for breakfast. They ended up talking about Eric and Sloan. Chloe wondered why Nicole cared about Eric and Sloan when she was happy with EJ and having a baby with him. Melinda showed up to talk to Sloan. Melinda told Sloan about her conversation with Nicole. Melinda asked her about the genetic testing. When Nicole walked away from the table Eric showed up and talked to Chloe. She noticed that he went shopping. He asked her about the ring he got for Sloan. Chloe asked if he was going to propose to Sloan. When Nicole came back, she wasn’t happy about Eric proposing to Sloan. Maggie told Xander that she wanted him to make amends with Victor. Xander didn’t want to do it. She said Victor was getting older and his health wasn’t that good. She said they needed to fix things before it was too late.

While Gwen was trying to please Dimitri, he thought of Leo. He kissed her to get Leo out of his head. Tripp asked Leo about calling Dimitri his boyfriend. Leo got out of it by saying Dimitri was an unrequited crush. He said he was fantasizing about Dimitri and confused reality with fantasy. Melinda wanted Sloan to tell her the truth about why she had Nicole’s test results. Sloan told her Eric was the father of Nicole’s baby. Eric told Nicole that he loved Sloan and wanted to marry her. He left. Xander agreed to make amends with Victor. Maggie told him she was going to Chicago to see Sarah. She said Sarah was in a relationship with Rex. Xander told her that he has moved on with Chloe. When Tripp left, Dimitri went to check on Leo. Dimitri apologized for the way he treated him. He said he missed Leo. Gwen ran into Xander. She told him she was taking time off for her honeymoon. He told her he wanted her to be happy. Nicole talked to Chloe about her feelings about Eric and Sloan getting married. Nicole said she was over Eric. She said it was weird to see him move on. Sloan told Melinda that she swabbed her cheek instead of Eric’s. She said Eric couldn’t find out that he is the father of Nicole’s baby because she would lose him. She asked Melinda if she was going to use it against her. While Dimitri and Leo were in bed, Gwen showed up to check on him. When Xander went home, he found Chloe working. She told him about Eric and Sloan getting married. He showed her an engagement ring. He asked Chloe to marry him. Melinda told Sloan that her secret was safe with her. Eric walked in the apartment.

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Chanel ran into Talia when she was leaving Sweet Bits. Talia was crying. She said she went to the courthouse for Colin’s trial. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She said Colin told her she was just as guilty as he was and should be going to prison too. Chanel said he was wrong. She said even thought Talia made mistakes she wasn’t like him. She said Talia didn’t belong in prison. Talia asked if Chanel could buy her dinner. She said she missed Chanel and their friendship. Chanel said she missed Talia and agreed to go with her. Eric and Nicole ran into each other at the pub. He said Sloan told him the good news about the test results. He said he was happy for her and EJ. Nicole said she was confused as to how Sloan got her test results. He said Sloan didn’t tell him how she ended up with her test results. She asked him about the test results for his baby. He said the results weren’t in yet. Nicole said she didn’t understand how Sloan ended up with her test results if Sloan’s weren’t ready yet.

Paulina brought Abe home, but he didn’t remember anything. She told him she was going to be patient with him. She said she made all of his favorite foods. He said he wasn’t hungry. She suggested they watch a movie. She kissed him. He wasn’t happy about her kissing him. She said she was trying to get him to remember something. Steve showed up. Abe asked him if he could stay with him because he wasn’t comfortable at Paulina’s place. She was upset about it. Steve agreed to let him stay. Nicole showed up at Paulina’s to see Abe. Paulina told her Abe moved out. Melinda comforted Sloan about Colin’s sentence. Melinda would have bought her a drink, but she had plans. Sloan asked if she was going on another date. Melinda told her about her date with Alex. She said she was going out with Li again. Sloan was about to tell her about changing Nicole’s test results when Eric called her. He told her they needed to talk. Melinda wanted to know what she was going to say, but Sloan said it was nothing. Sloan went home and met Eric. He comforted her about Colin’s sentence. He asked her why she didn’t tell him he got Nicole’s test results. She tried to say it was a mistake, but he wanted answers. She said he knew how worried she had been. She said his questions were upsetting her. He apologized to her.

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Nicole and EJ congratulated Eric and Sloan about her pregnancy. Eric and Sloan went to their appointment. EJ and Nicole went home. Eric told Sloan that EJ and Nicole were getting genetic testing on their baby. Sloan panicked after he told her that. He suggested they get genetic testing done too. He said he was concerned about the health of their baby. She agreed to do the testing. EJ and Nicole got in an argument over their interaction with Eric and Sloan. EJ said she was jealous. She said she loved him. She said didn’t love Eric. She said she was thrilled to be having his baby. She said her only concern was Eric getting hurt. She said she didn’t trust her. They agreed they should be concerned with their baby.

Melinda thought Li was her date again. He was on a date with another woman named Connie. Melinda made sarcastic comments towards Connie. Li took Connie to another table so they could have their date. They talked and tried to get to know each other until Melinda’s date showed up. Her date turned out to be Alex. When Li and Melinda’s dates didn’t go well, she asked him if he wanted to share a drink with her. He agreed to do it. Gwen made the final plans for her wedding to Dimitri. She wanted to get an early start on their wedding night. He pushed her away. She was upset. He said he had to finish some things before the wedding. She thought there was something wrong. He left to take care of some errands. Leo showed up. Gwen told him what happened. He tried to reassure her that it will work out. She felt better. She said she couldn’t wait to get married. Dimitri came back to Gwen and Leo’s room. She had to go to work to care of something. She said told Dimitri they were okay. Leo and Dimitri kissed. Leo stopped kissing because he felt guilty. Dimitri said Gwen would be happily married to him. While Gwen was outside, she realized she forgot her phone.

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Justin and Bonnie talk about how close they came to Xander finding out Sarah’s secret. Bonnie said it was hard to keep the secret. He said the best way to keep the secret is to stay quiet. Maggie walked in and wanted to know what they were talking about. They lied to her about what they were talking about, but she said she knew what they were keeping something from her. Bonnie asked if Rex told her. Maggie said she was confused because she thought they were talking about Justin being upset with her that Alex moved out. Justin said he wasn’t upset with her. He said he wasn’t avoiding her. Maggie said she was happy about that but she wanted to know what secret they were keeping that involved Rex. Bonnie said she found out Sarah was dating Rex again. She said Sarah swore her to secrecy. Maggie believed her and left. Bonnie called Sarah and told her to go along with the story. Sarah agreed to go along with it.

Stefan told Gabi about his truce with EJ. He also told her what happened with Dimitri and Kristen. She told him what she did with Li. Stefan was upset with her. He said he was sick of her putting herself in danger. He said it had to stop. They ended up arguing with each other. She eventually saw his point and agreed not to do it again. Stephanie told Chad she planned a romantic dinner for them. Alex showed up and asked if they were having trouble with their hot water. Chad was upset that Alex didn’t have a shirt on. Chad was also upset that he was interrupting them. Alex asked if he could use their shower. Stephanie said he could use it for five minutes. While Stephanie and Chad were about to eat, Alex came out of the room in Chad’s robe. Chad was upset, but he wanted him to leave. Alex asked if he could join them for dinner. When they finished eating, she told Alex to leave.

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Steve and John broke in Jerry’s apartment. They noticed the window open. Jerry was gone. They searched Jerry’s apartment. They didn’t find any clues as to where he was. Steve called Jada. She agreed to help them check the airport and bus station. John and Steve talked about the information they had. They thought it didn’t make sense that Jerry would have kidnapped Abe and then reported seeing him go in the water without demanding a ransom. They knew they weren’t going to get the answers they wanted without finding Jerry. They heard a noise. Jerry’s printer was going off. They noticed that the printer was jammed. They fixed the printer. They saw that he printed out bus schedules. They went to the bus station before he left. Belle went to the police station to talk to Jada about Rachel. They talked about Shawn and how he felt guilty about Rafe getting fired. Jada said she felt guilty too. She said the department needed Rafe with everything going on. Rafe showed up at Paulina’s to escort Lani back to prison. Paulina told him Lani wasn’t there. Rafe and Paulina went to the park to look for Lani, but they didn’t find her. Paulina was getting upset and yelled at Rafe for being distracted by his relationship with Jada and not finding Abe. Paulina had a panic attack. Rafe took her to the hospital.

Whitley gave Kayla her two-week notice. Kayla tried to talk her out of quitting. Kayla asked her about saying she needed to put herself first. Whitley didn’t acknowledge Kayla’s question. She said she needed to leave Salem to look out for herself. Kayla asked her to go to her office to do her paperwork. Whitley told her she had to go home and pack. She said she would handle everything online. Kayla went to examine Paulina. Kalya told her she was fine. She said she had too much to handle at once. She told Paulina to rest and was going to check her numbers. When Kayla left, Paulina apologized to Rafe. He accepted her apology. They talked about Lani. They were both concerned about her.  The prison called Rafe, but he let it go to voicemail. He called them back and told them Lani was with him. He said he would have her back that night. When he got off the phone, he told Paulina that he bought them time but they had to find her quickly. Brady ripped up the custody agreement. He told Kristen to tell him where Rachel was. Kristen told him he wasn’t in charge. He pulled out a gun and said he was in charge. They started arguing. He had her pinned against a chair. Rachel came in and told him to leave her mother alone. He put the gun down and told Rachel to wait by the door. He told Kristen that she went too far. He said he was going to tell Rachel every horrible thing she has done. Rachel came back in the room and told him she didn’t want to go. He picked her up and carried her out. Kristen called Belle and wanted her to come over. When Belle showed up, Kristen asked her to talk to Brady because he would listen to her. Kristen said it was best for Rachel. Belle told her actions had consequences and refused to help her. Brady brought Rachel home. Someone knocked on the door. He told her to go to her room. He put John’s gun back. He opened the door. It was Jada. He was happy to see her. He said he was right about Kristen having Rachel. He asked her to arrest Kristen. Jada said she was there to arrest him. She asked if he pulled a gun out on Kristen. He was upset that Kristen called the police on him after kidnapping Rachel. Rachel came out and said she was the one who called the police. Lani talked to Abe and told him who she was. She tried to convince him Whitley wasn’t his wife. He was confused by the drugs and still had amnesia. When she was about to get him out, Whitley showed up. They ended up arguing. Lani told Whitley that she was Abe’s daughter. She said she was taking him home. She told Whitley that she was crazy and would be going to prison. When Lani turned his chair, Whitley stabbed her with a syringe.

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Kayla and Kate talked at the pub. Kayla told her that Marlena broke through Harris’ brainwashing. Kate was happy about it. She told Kayla that she wanted Harris to take care of Megan so she would be out of their lives. Kayla said she agreed with what she wanted to do to Megan. Kate was surprised she felt that way. Kate asked her not to tell Roman what she did. Kayla said Kate should tell him the truth. She said Roman would understand. Chanel was setting up her display for Sweet Bits. A man named Clint showed up to introduce himself. He said he is the deputy mayor. He said he was acting mayor now that Abe has died. While Chanel and Clint were talking, he insulted her and Paulina. He warned Chanel that he would make sure she never had a business again if something else goes wrong. Wendy told Tripp and Johnny that she made her decision. She asked Tripp if he could leave her alone with Johnny so they could talk. When Tripp left, Johnny assumed she picked him. She said he still had feelings for Chanel. She said that was part of the reason why she chose Tripp. She said it wasn’t the only reason. He said he was over Chanel but Wendy didn’t believe him. She said she was sure of her choice.

Jada went to Steve and Kayla’s place to offer her condolences over Abe’s death. They talked until Tripp showed up. She left them alone so they could talk. Tripp told Steve that Wendy chose Johnny and he wasn’t happy about it. Steve told him to fight for her if he wanted to be with her. Tripp left so he could fight for Wendy. He was happy when she told him she chose him. Johnny ran into  Chanel. He told her Wendy chose Tripp. Harris told Marlena that he felt like he was a danger to others. He said he was sure he needed to be committed. She said she didn’t think he did. She said he could commit himself if that was what he wanted. He said he wanted her to do it because he couldn’t commit himself without approval. She tried to convince him that he wasn’t a bad person. She decided to do what he wanted. When she left to do the paperwork, Kate showed up. He told her what he decided to do. She apologized for her role in what happened to him. He said it wasn’t her fault. Shawn and Rafe got in an argument over Shawn getting suspended. Shawn told him about sleeping with Jada. Rafe asked if she told him. Shawn said she didn’t exactly tell him. He said he overheard her talking to Kate about it. Rafe told him about listening to people’s private conversation. While they were talking, Clint overheard them. He wanted to ask his own questions. Shawn tried to backpedal about what he said, but Clint didn’t believe him. When Jada showed up, Clint wanted to talk to her. Shawn tried to apologize for what happened, but Rafe told him it was too late. Rafe told him he was suspended and had to turn in his badge and gun. Shawn went to the hospital. He ran into Marlena and told her what happened to him. He asked her for help. When Clint was finished talked to Jada, he said she admitted to having an affair with Rafe. Rafe said he didn’t have the authority to fire Jada. Clint said he wasn’t going to fire her. He said he had the authority to appoint the commissioner. He told Rafe he was fired.

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EJ and Kristen went to see Marlena. They told her they needed her help. Marlena was skeptical about what they wanted. They told her Megan kidnapped them and drugged them to erase their memories. They wanted her to help them so Megan could be punished for what she did. Marlena agreed to help them. She was able to get them to remember what happened. They remembered what Megan tried to erase. Kristen said she was going to the police station. EJ said he wanted to go to the hospital to confront Megan about what she did. Harris was handcuffed to a bed in the hospital. Kate came in to see him. She asked him what went wrong. She figured out that he was brainwashed again. She tried to convince him that he was brainwashed. She said he was a good man. She said he was under Megan’s mind control. He didn’t care what she had to say. He said he had to finish his mission. Later on, Marlena went to see him. He told her he needed her help.

Gwen was waiting in the lobby at the hospital while Dimitri was with Megan. Leo showed up to check on Gwen. He brought her a change of clothes. She said she already went home to change. He told her Dimitri was up to something with his mother. He said she shouldn’t trust Dimitri. She didn’t believe him. She wasn’t worried about his concerns. He said he was going to go back to the DiMera mansion to find evidence. He asked her not to accept Dimitri’s proposal until he was finished. EJ showed up at the hospital and saw Kate. They went to confront Megan. Gabi and Stefan confronted Li at the police station. Li said he was innocent and had nothing to do with what happened. He said he moved on from Gabi. He said Megan was behind the whole thing. Gabi told Stefan that she was going to confront Megan. He said he was going to confront Trask. When Kristen showed up at the police station and ran into Stefan. She told him what she remembered. Stefan told Li what Kristen remembered. Dimitri was by Megan’s side. She woke up. He was happy that she woke up. She realized she was handcuffed to the hospital bed. He said she was arrested for kidnapping EJ and Kristen. She said she had nothing to do with it. She said everything she did was to protect him. He told her about his progress with Gwen. Megan was happy that Gwen was there for him. She said she was happy that he would have his inheritance and a wife who loved him. Gwen showed up. Megan was happy to see her. Dimitri and Gwen went back to her room. She accepted his proposal. Leo was looking in a drawer at the DiMera mansion. Kristen showed up and asked what he was doing. When EJ and Kate went to see Megan, Megan was gone. Gabi was handcuffed to the bed.

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Leo found EJ and Kristen in the wine cellar. They told him Megan kept them down there. They told him they didn’t remember why she had them down there. EJ said it was like the memory has been evaporated. Kristen said she thought Megan drugged them to make them forget. She was confused as to what Megan could have used. Leo asked if it had something to do with Dimitri marrying Gwen. Kristen said that sounded familiar but she couldn’t remember. EJ said he was sure it had to do with someone else. Kristen said Leo found them a while ago and didn’t untie them. She told him to untie them. Nicole talked to Eric about EJ not being there for her. She told him she was fine. She said he should leave. They hugged each other. She was about to kiss him when they pulled away from each other. He reminded her that they are seeing other people. She apologized to him. She said she felt an old pull. She said she was feeling abandoned. He told her things would be different if the baby was his. She said he would have been the perfect father. She said she didn’t know if she would be able to forgive EJ for abandoning her. EJ and Kristen came out of the wine cellar. Harris pulled a gun out at Stefan and Gabi’s engagement party. He said he was there to eliminate Stefan. Gabi confronted Harris, but Stefan stopped her. Stefan told Harris that he didn’t know him. Harris said he was following orders. Gabi said EJ hired him. Harris said it was Li.

Li showed up at the Bistro. He assumed Stefan was dead. He imagined being there to protect Gabi. Rafe showed up and assumed Li was trying to crash the party. Li said he was heartbroken over what happened with Gabi. Rafe understood how he felt, but he wanted Li to leave. Wendy said her brother would never hire someone to kill Stefan. Stefan said he did pull the plug on him when he was in a coma. Wendy said that was different. She said it was a split second mistake. Johnny reminded them that he tried to get them to reconsider going to the party. Chad realized Harris was brainwashed which Li did before. Harris told everyone to shut up. He said he had orders from Li to kill Stefan. He said it was about that time. Chad and Stephanie tried to change Harris’ mind. Gabi said if he shot Stefan he would have to shoot her too. She said she couldn’t live without Stefan. Harris said he didn’t have a choice. Rafe came in with his gun. He told Harris to put down his weapon. When Harris turned to look at Rafe, Gabi jumped on his back. When Harris turned around his gun went off. EJ kissed Nicole. She wondered when he got back. He said he never left. He said Megan tied him and Kristen up in the wine cellar. He said he couldn’t remember why. He said he didn’t know why Leo was in the tunnels to find them. Nicole said she thought EJ abandoned her and the baby. He said she and the baby meant everything to him. She told him the doctor thought she could carry the baby to term. Megan had blood coming through her dress. Dimitri caught her when she fell. Gabi kicked Harris. When Rafe strained Harris, he found out what was going on with Li. Gabi went to Li’s apartment. She told him Harris came to the party with a gun to kill Stefan. Li pretended to be sympathetic. Stefan told him not to bury him yet. Rafe showed up to arrest Li for attempted murder.

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Kate texts Harris to find out what’s going on with Megan. Li had Harris’ phone and texted Kate. He told her that everything was going as scheduled. She wanted to have a drink with him, but he couldn’t make it. Chad and Stephanie showed up. They wanted to check on her before they went to Megan’s party for Gabi and Stefan. Kate was suspicious that Megan would be having an engagement party while she’s on a secret location with Harris. Eric tried to assure Nicole that she would be fine. She was afraid that she was miscarrying again. He tried to comfort her, but she didn’t deserve his kindness. She thought she was being punished for what she did to Jada. Eric told her that God wouldn’t do that to her. He assured her that God cares about and will help her. The doctor examined her and told her that everything was fine. Gwen was getting ready for the party and got into it with Leo. He kept telling her about Dimitri’s motives for proposing. She thought Dimitri was being sincere. She thought Leo was jealous because he’s still single. He was hurt by that, but he thought she might be right. He thought Dimitri was up to something and planned to search the DiMera mansion while everyone was at the party.

Rolf finished the procedure on Harris. He gave Megan a serum to inject into EJ and Kristen. The serum would make them forget about her confession about her plans for Stefan and kidnapping them. Harris woke up so Rolf gave him the instructions he needed for the night. He sent him on his way. Rolf assured Li that everything will go according to the plan. EJ and Kristen yell for help, but no one hears them. Kristen thought Megan was going to kill them. EJ didn’t think she would do that. He thought she would have done it by now. Megan went down to the cellar to inject Kristen and EJ with the serum. Megan left them in the cellar. Leo showed up at the mansion and found EJ and Kristen in the cellar. Their memories started to fade away from them after he arrived in the cellar. Kate tried to call Harris’ phone, but he didn’t answer it. She decided to go to the Bistro to find out what’s going on with him. She was upset when she saw Megan in the town square. She realized that Harris didn’t complete their mission. Everyone gathered for Stefan and Gabi’s engagement party. Megan arrived with a bottle of champagne. She gave a speech about the family when Harris arrived. He pulled out a gun.

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Eric lets Nicole know that he came to see her to let her know about Abe. Nicole hadn’t heard what happened. Eric told her that Abe died. Nicole was upset to find out that Abe died. He was like a father to her. Eric comforted her as she tried to deal with the news. She was thankful that he came over, but she wasn’t happy to learn that it was Sloan’s idea. They talked about his plans to have a baby with Sloan. Nicole has a pain and Eric got worried. He wanted to find EJ, but she told him that he was out of town. She didn’t know where he was or when he would be back. He thought EJ abandoned her and the baby. Nicole said he didn’t do that. She had another pain so he took her to the hospital. Sloan went to see Colin at the station. She told him about Abe’s death. He was happy to hear it. She couldn’t believe that he said that. He’s happy about anything that will give pain to Paulina and Chanel. She admitted that she’s a hypocrite. She said she did something recently. He wanted to know what she means. She told him that she gave Nicole her DNA instead of Eric’s for the paternity test. Sloan told him that Nicole’s baby could still be Eric’s, but she wasn’t sure. She told Colin that she was going to make up for what she did by giving Eric a baby that will definitely be his.

Chloe and Xander talk about his conversation with Dimitri and his feelings for Gwen. He assured her that he only cared about Gwen because of everything they went through together. He didn’t have romantic feelings for her anymore. Xander assured her there was nothing to worry about. Chloe told him that she talked to Nicole. They kissed each other and things got heated between them. Xander wanted to know if she was ready to take their relationship to the next level. Chloe was ready and they made love. After they made love, they agreed that they didn’t regret it. They made love again. Leo called Dimitri out for his lame marriage proposal to Gwen. Dimitri agreed with him and got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. Gwen and Leo were shocked at the size of the ring. She didn’t know what to say. Leo doubted Dimitri’s sincerity so he tried to convince him that he wanted to marry Gwen. Leo finally agreed to give them his blessing. Gwen wasn’t sure about her decision yet. Dimitri asked her to go with him to Stefan and Gabi’s engagement party. She agreed to go wiht him.

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Sloan told Eric they could invite John and Marlena to dinner with them. He called Marlena and she told him about Abe. He was devastated by the news. He was worried for Nicole because she was close to Abe. He didn’t think she would take the news well. He wanted to tell Nicole himself and Sloan understood. After he left, she hoped that she was pregnant. She felt guilty about what she did to the paternity test. Nicole was frustrated because she couldn’t get in touch with EJ. Chloe arrived at the DiMera mansion so Nicole filled her in about her news. She started ranting about EJ disappearing. Chloe based him for leaving her. Nicole understood because she knew how important the business was to EJ. Chloe felt like Nicole should understand her feelings for Xander since she understood EJ’s behavior. Nicole wasn’t happy about it, but she understood. After Chloe left, Nicole tried to reach out to EJ again. She was upset when he didn’t answer the phone. She said she wanted the father of her baby to come in the room within the next few minutes. Eric walked in the room to see her.

Dimitri left a message for Megan about proposing to Gwen when Xander showed up. He overheard what Dimitri said about Gwen. He confronted him about it and told him that he owned the paper with Gwen. Xander demanded to know what Dimitri wanted with Gwen. Dimitri let him know that it wasn’t his business. He blasted Xander when he found out that he was Gwen’s ex. They threatened each other before Xander walked away. Gwen is working when Leo showed up with a floral arrangement that was at the desk for them. He thought the flowers were for him until he realized they were for her from Dimitri. They got into an argument about his intentions. He was upset when he found out that she was considering his proposal. He believed Dimitri had a motive for proposing to her. Gwen didn’t like the fact that Leo thought Dimitri couldn’t love her genuinely. He apologized to her, but he didn’t trust Dimitri. Dimitri showed up to surprise Gwen. He wanted to know if she made a decision about his proposal.

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Kate wanted Jada to tell her what happened with Rafe. Jada hesitated, but she told her that she and Rafe made love. Kate was happy for her and wanted more details. She told her there wasn’t much to tell and they had to keep it a secret. Jada thanked Kate for encouraging her to pursue Rafe. She told Kate that Eli did the same thing with Rafe. Jada had to leave and asked Kate to keep her relationship a secret. Kate promised not to say anything. Kate reached out to Harris to find out about Megan. Jerry identified Abe as the man he saw go into the water. Eli jumped in the water, but couldn’t find Abe. Eli wanted answers from Jerry, but that’s all he had to tell them. Rafe wanted the divers to go in the water and look for Abe. They were unsuccessful. Jada arrived and Eli wanted to go to the hospital to test the blood sample he found. Rafe talked to Jada about their relationship. He assured her that their relationship didn’t have anything to do with what happened to Abe. They went to the station. Eli let them know that the sample was Abe’s. Eli wanted to tell Lani himself because he didn’t want her to hear it somewhere else. Rafe told Eli that he would tell Paulina and Theo. After his conversation with Eli, Jada comforted him.

Abe told Paulina that he wanted to go to the park. She didn’t think it was a good idea. He struggled to get up, but he was determined to go outside. Jerry came over and she asked him to talk Abe out of going outside. Jerry thought it was a great idea and offered to help him get ready. While Abe was getting dressed, Whitley went off on Jerry because he went against her. She felt like he was going to blow her plan. He planned on blowing it unless she gave him more money. She couldn’t give him more money. He couldn’t accept that. She reminded him that he committed the crimes. She said it was his word against her word. Paulina told him that he could end up in jail. He backed down and told Abe he couldn’t go out yet. Theo told Paulina that the police might have a lead on Abe. She didn’t want to get her hopes up, but he reminded her that Abe didn’t give up on him when he was shot. She was about to go to the station when Rafe and Jada were at her door. She wanted to know if they had news. She could tell something was wrong because of their faces. Rafe wanted to talk to her, but she didn’t want to hear it. She started to break down. Harris held Megan at gunpoint and told her, but he was taking her somewhere that she couldn’t hurt people anymore. She wanted to know who was making him do that. She guessed Kate was the one who talked him into doing it. Harris was about to drag her to a boat, but he was hit in the neck with a dart. Megan told him that it was a tranquilizer. She was on to him the entire time and lured him there. Li was the one with the tranquilizer gun. She was upset because he took so long. She wanted him to go back to the lab.

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Megan and Li talked on the phone. She was happy when he said he was picking up Rolf. While she was talking about Stefan and the plan, Stefan walked in and wanted to know what she was talking about. She got off the phone and told him she was planning an engagement party. He asked if she knew where Kristen was. Megan said she went to New York to find a custody lawyer and wouldn’t be back in time for the party. When Megan left, he called Gabi. He told her they should invite Kristen to their engagement party. When he called Kristen, her phone was ringing. He found the phone in a drawer. Li met Rolf on the dock. He gave Rolf the supplies he needed. Kate and Harris met to talk about their plan for Megan. He said he wasn’t going to give up. He said he planted a tracking device on Megan’s car. He said he would corner her after she left the mansion. He got a notification that Megan was leaving. He left to confront her. He found her in the park and pulled a gun on her. Theo asked Eli why he was questioning Whitley. Eli told him Whitley left the hospital early the day Abe was missing. Theo said she might be involved. Eli said nothing pointed in her direction, but he was looking into it. While Whitley was in the interrogation room, she looked at Abe’s picture and said it was sad that he had to die. She said she didn’t have a choice.

Abe had a flashback of the wedding. He told Jerry that he wasn’t his son. Jerry said he was confused because of the amnesia. He said he was going to get Abe some water. When Jerry left, he sent Whitley a SOS text. When he gave Abe the water, he knocked it out of his hand. Abe wanted to know what was going on. Whitley told Eli she had to get back to her sick cat. When she left, Eli and Theo went over the background check Eli ran on Whitley. They didn’t find anything suspicious. When Whitley got home, Theo and Abe told her what was going on. She told Abe that he had another son. She said Brandon was his best man. She said Brandon didn’t approve of them. She said he and Brandon had a falling out. Abe apologized to Jerry for accusing him of not being his son. She offered to take Jerry back to the hotel. When they were in the hall, she told him she had something else for him to do. She told Abe that the hospital wanted to do more tests on him. She drew blood from him and gave the vial to Jerry. Rafe was shocked when he saw Talia in a towel. She invites him in. He told her about Talia’s plea deal. He kissed her after they hugged. He apologized for kissing her. He said he couldn’t help himself. She said if he didn’t do it, she would have. She said they should be together despite the rules. She kissed him. Her towel fell off. They made love. After they made love, they wanted a relationship. They agreed to keep their relationship separate from the job. Rafe left. Jada ran into Kate who told her she saw Rafe leave. Rafe, Eli and Jerry were on the dock. Jerry said he saw a man getting hit on the nail on a piling. Rafe and Eli saw fresh blood on the piling. They also saw Abe’s hospital bracelet next to it.

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Brady and Alex toasted to their new partnership. Brady said he hoped they didn’t want to kill each other.  Brady apologized for what he said. He said he was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. While they were talking, Maggie came in. She accused Alex of blowing the Titan deal with Yuri as a middle finger on his way to Basic Black. Alex got offended by her accusation. He said Yuri didn’t want the deal because Titan was a dinosaur. They started arguing. She said she wondered what Victor would think. Alex said he would admire the initiative. Brady agreed with him and said Victor would be impressed. She said she would remember that. She warned them that she could slay with the best of them. Steve and Kayla spent time together. He said he thanked God that he got her back. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was. She said it was more than luck. She said he worked hard to find her. She said they always found their way back to each other. Chad and Stephanie spent time together. She said she knows her parents appreciated spending time alone together. She said they hadn’t had time to be alone since her mother has been back. She said it was time for her to start looking for her own place. He said they could look for a place together. He said he wanted to go to bed with her every night and wake up next to her. She said it was a good idea but she was worried about his kids. He said he would get the okay from their therapist before saying something to them about it. She said if the kids were happy about it, she would love to move in with him.

Xander talked to Chloe about his interaction with Bonnie. Chloe told him about how Bonnie and Mimi were when she and Mimi went to high school. He said he thought it had something to do with Sarah. He said she ran into Sarah. Chloe told him to give Bonnie a day. She said Bonnie would be freaking out about something else. They kissed each other and decided to go out to dinner. Justin told Bonnie he would keep Sarah’s pregnancy a secret. He said he didn’t feel good about it. He said he hoped it didn’t get too complicated when the truth came out. She said it might since Xander was seeing Chloe and living with her. She said she wondered if knowing about Sarah would make a difference. She said she made a promise and was going to keep it. While Steve and Kayla were eating, they agreed not to take each other or their future for granted. Brady ripped into Alex for not being forthcoming about Yuri. Alex said he didn’t think it would matter. He said he would call Yuri and back out of the deal. Brady said he loved Maggie, but business was business. Alex was glad he felt that way. Brady said this could be a long fight. He said Maggie wouldn’t take it lying down. Maggie went to the Horton house while Chad and Stephanie were kissing. She asked if Chad wanted to work for Titan. Bonnie called Sarah and left a message with her that she didn’t know how long she could keep her secret.

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Chanel found Talia putting up Abe’s picture near the pub. Chanel wanted to know what she was doing. Talia said she wanted to do something to help. She thanked Chanel for saving her from Colin. She apologized for what she said about Chanel when she was talking to Colin. She said she didn’t want to hurt her more than she did. Chad ran into Theo at the Town Square. Theo was looking at one of the missing flyers. Theo said Abe’s office wanted him to make the Juneteenth speech. He said he was scared to speak in public. Chad said he knew he would get through it with the support of his family. Theo said he didn’t want to let his father down. Chad said he would make his father proud. Eli went to see Julie and Doug. Eli said he had days off so he wanted to help find Abe. Talia told Chanel that seeing Marlena has helped her see that Colin was emotionally abusing her. Chanel sympathized with her. Talia said she never thought about being with a woman until Colin made her go after her. She said she felt something when they got closer. Chanel thanked her for saving her and Paulina from Colin. Paulina looked at a wedding picture of her and Abe. She told the picture happy anniversary. Olivia showed up. Paulina was glad to see her.

Abe asked Whitley about their anniversary. He said her daughter said they got married on Juneteenth. She said they did. He asked her to tell him about the wedding. Eli told Julie and Doug that Lani was going to be up for parole in six months. He said he hoped she would be home by Christmas. He said she was mentoring prisoners. He said she wouldn’t be a cop again when she got out, but she would be great at whatever she did. He and Julie decided to go to the Juneteenth celebration. Whitley told Abe when they got married, their daughter Lani confessed to murder. He wanted to know why he was hearing about it. She said Lani was in prison. She said he had a son, but he lived out of the country. Abe asked why he hasn’t called. He remembered something. She told him not to push himself, Someone knocked on the door. Whitley opened the door. It was Talia. She had a missing person flyer with Abe’s picture. She said she was there because her sister was a cop. She said her sister had the address written down so she decided to check there. Whitley said she already told the police she didn’t see anything, Abe had a memory of his wedding day. When Whitley showed up, he said she wasn’t his wife.

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John and Steve were looking through maps to find Abe when Paulina showed up. The police gave them the evidence they had, but there was nothing to help them. They feel like they might be able to find something to help. They talked about Nurse Whitley. John wasn’t sure Paulina got everything she could out of her. She felt better knowing that Abe’s friends were looking for him. She hated the waiting.  Steve and John reminded her that they knew how she felt when they lost Marlena and Kayla. They tried to reassure her that they will find Abe. She snapped them until they calmed her down. She was afraid that Abe could be dead. Abe realized that he was the mayor of Salem. He had to wait for Whitley to come back to get some answers. Whitley showed up and he wanted to talk to her. He told her that she lied to him. He wanted to know what else she lied to him about. She wanted to know if he got his memory back. He told her about the press conference. She lied to him about his reign being short because EJ had him impeached. She told him that he decided to open up an ice cream shop. He wanted to know why he would be impeached. She had to come up with excuses for why he was impeached. He felt like things didn’t happen that way. He wanted to know if he ever tried to get back into politics. She told him that he didn’t want to do it again.

Li was determined to take Stefan down by any means necessary. Wendy overheard his conversation so she confronted him about it. He didn’t want to tell her about his plans. He lied to her and told her that he hired a matchmaker. Stefan and Gabi talked about how crazy Megan is. They thought EJ and Kristen had limits, but she didn’t. She wished he had a normal family, but she did like the fact that they had money. He was ready to be done with the drama of his family for the time being. They made love. EJ told Megan that he heard her talk about taking their brother down. He thought he was the one she was talking about so he was going to call the police. He decided to handle it the DiMera way. He wanted her to get out of the mansion. He reminded her that the mansion isn’t Stefano’s anymore and he wanted her out. She didn’t want to leave. She explained to him that she wasn’t trying to kill him. She told him that she wanted Stefan and Gabi gone. She felt like she would get more of the DiMera fortune. They continued to talk about the family fortune. She told him about the plan for them to be the only ones to get the fortune. He wasn’t interested and decided to warn Stefan. She stopped him by hitting him in the head with a vase.

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