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While Gwen was walking around the DiMera mansion, she noticed her suitcases by the door. EJ let her know that Kristen was moving in so she was moving out. He said Kristen was too nosy so he couldn’t take any chances. EJ was happy about not seeing Xander anymore. He let her know that he was paying for her to stay in an executive suite at the Salem Inn. Gabi and Philip went to the pub. They talked about Gabi Chic partnering with Titan. Gabi said she trusted him. Philip said he trusted her too. He said he would draw up a proposal to make it official if she decided to work with Titan. While they were talking, he mentioned Theo joining Titan. Gabi said she didn’t think he would turn on his family. At the town square, Cat ran into Chad, Thomas, and Charlotte. Thomas ended up yelling at Cat. Chad yelled at Thomas before taking them to Julie’s house. Cat ended up running into Theo. She brought up the will reading and said she needed to get in touch with Abe since he was the beneficiary with Lexie gone. Theo said he had to leave.

Chad went to see EJ. He told Chad about Kristen moving in. Chad told him that he ran into Cat. He thought she would move on without him. They talked about everything else that was going on. While they were talking, Chad said he wanted answers about Stephanie’s kidnapping and the pod. EJ was hurt that Chad accused him of doing something wrong. Chad accused EJ of having Abby in the pod. EJ was shocked that Chad would accuse him of going behind his back like that. He told Chad it wasn’t Abby. Chad wanted to know who it was. EJ lied to him about being innocent. Chad warned EJ that he was turning into their father. Theo went to see Lexie and told her about the journal and Gabi. He also told her about Eli and Lani moving back to Salem. Theo said EJ was trying to play God. While he was talking to Lexie, her arm moved. Theo went upstairs to let EJ know that Lexie moved. EJ was excited. He said Lexie would return soon.

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Xander saw Sarah on his way to his session with Marlena. They got along while they were talking. Xander’s mood changed when Marlena asked him if he set up Johnny, He felt like she tried to manipulate him by asking him a personal question during his session. Xander didn’t confirm her suspicions. She wanted to talk about him using Gwen to get access to the DiMera mansion. Gwen was kicked out of the mansion so he lost interest in her. Xander felt like she would jump at the chance to take down EJ. Marlena smiled and let him know that his session was done for the day. Roman lectured Johnny about staying at DiMera Enterprises when Kate arrived. She acted like nothing was wrong. Johnny wanted to leave once she arrived. Kate fed Roman different lies about not being involved in what happened to Johnny. Roman didn’t believe what she said. Kate would protect her family over his in a minute. He remembered that Lucas kidnapped Sami. Kate said that his family was her family too. She wanted to know if there was a way to fix it. Roman wanted her to drop the lawsuit if she wanted to fix things.

Tate spotted Sophia while he was out. He wanted her to stay away from Holly, but she turned things around to say that Holly was harassing her. Tate threatened to hurt her, but he stopped himself. Sophia said he would be happy not to see her again. She smiled at him and warned him to be careful what he wished for. Her comment confused Tate, but she didn’t explain what she meant. Lani spotted Kristen at the town square, They hugged each other. Kristen wanted to catch up with Lani over drinks. They talked about Lani coming back to Salem for good and what happened with Rachel. Lani talked to Kristen about her plans with Chanel. While they were talking, Kristen found out that Johnny would be working from home. Johnny went home and told Chanel that he made an appointment for her since she was too busy. Chanel was upset about it and yelled at him. Johnny told her that he was worried about her so she agreed to go to the doctor. During the exam, Sarah informed Chanel that the lump in her breast could be nothing. She wanted her to get it checked. Chanel was upset, but she got worried when Sarah talked about getting a mammogram. After Sarah left, Chanel was more concerned than she let on. Kristen called Sophia and let her know that she had to get ready to move in on Johnny.

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Theo wrote in his journal while fantasizing about Gabi. She showed up and decided to join him. He assured her that he was fine. Theo had a lot going on and felt like he blew it with Jada. Gabi is friends with Jada so he wondered how he could break up with her. Gabi advised him to be honest with Jada. Theo wouldn’t tell her what else was wrong . He got up to leave, but he forgot his journal. Gabi noticed that the journal was open. She read it and saw the steamy entries in the journal. Stephanie invited Jeremy to her place to talk to him about the way she treated Alex. He told her that he was having a tough time dealing with the kidnapping too. Stephanie discussed the idea of having children and mentioned what happened with Joy last year. She told him that Alex wasn’t ready for a family last year and now she’s not ready for a family. Jeremy revealed to her that he planned to stay in town after all. He let her know that she didn’t have to tell Alex that he stopped by. Alex ran into Chanel and told her about his argument with Stephanie. He recapped the argument they had about having children. Chanel advised him that Stephanie needed time to heal. She felt like he should tell Stephanie about his feelings instead of her. Rafe told Cat about Kristen helping them bring down EJ. He let her know that Kristen didn’t find anything in the secret room. Rafe brought up the pods that Megan had to revive dead people. They realized that another DiMera was being brought back from the dead,

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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