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Paulina told Chanel that someone was after the DiMeras. Chanel panicked. Paulina told her she would keep them safe. Chanel didn’t think that EJ was involved but he might have it out for her. Brady told Tate that he was moving out of the townhouse. He told Tate he could pick where he wanted to live. Brady took his bags to the Kiriakis mansion. Sarah was surprised to see him. He told her what Marlena did. They talked about Rachel and Kristen. Brady said he was grateful to Kristen as a parent, but his feelings toward her haven’t changed. Rachel complained about the food at the hospital. Sophia said she would sneak out to get burgers, but she needed Rachel’s help. She wanted Rachel to pretend to be her and then let her back in. Rachel didn’t want to do it at first, but Sophia convinced her. The plan worked and Sophia came back with food. Stephanie was in her room at Chicago and heard a noise. She grabbed a knife and almost attacked Alex. He said he wanted to surprise her. She was happy to see him. A person wearing a leather jacket was outside of her room.

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Cat knocked out EJ. She looked around the living room. It occurred to Cat that the living room was the worst place to hide secrets so she decided to check the tunnels. She saw a cot in the wine room. Cat took pictures of the room before she went upstairs. She woke EJ up. He told her someone was targeting his family. Abe and Paulina has trouble with Trey and decided to call Theo. Before Theo could answer, he got off the phone. Someone grabbed Theo outside of the pub. Abe thought Theo didn’t hear him and hung up the phone. At the pub, Jada and Gabi caught up with each other. Philip showed up at the pub. Jada wondered where Theo was. JJ called Jada to tell her that Chad was missing. She left to find Theo but she couldn’t find him. Jada found Theo’s phone on the ground. She called Abe to let him know about Theo. Abe left the apartment. He went to the police station. Jada told him they didn’t have any information. She said she was working with Rafe and the FBI. Abe asked her if he could help. Jada told him that someone Theo trusted grabbed him. Abe thought about asking for EJ’s help to get Theo out of DiMera Enterprises.

Chad told Kristen and Tony to get ready for their captor’s return. While they were talking, a gunshot could be heard. Theo was thrown in the room with them. He told them what happened to him. Chad said whoever did this to them had to be watching them. Theo realized what was going on. He said the kids should be safe because the person was after power and money. Stefano’s family was kidnapped. It was possible that EJ was behind the kidnapping. When Kristen and Tony suspected EJ, Chad defended him. Kristen wasn’t convinced that EJ wasn’t responsible. Theo thought EJ wouldn’t kill them, but wasn’t sure if he wouldn’t. Cat asked EJ if he thought he would be the next one missing. While they were talking, Abe texted EJ to tell him what happened to Theo. EJ told Cat what happened and wanted her to leave. Cat said she was worried about his safety before she kissed him.

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Brady told Tate what Rachel did. He told Tate to keep it quiet from everyone. Kate went to see Maggie to talk about Titan. Stephanie’s new book wasn’t doing well and neither was Titan. Kate told Maggie that she wasn’t ruthless enough and needed to steal DiMera executives. Maggie said she didn’t think Tony would like that when he came back. She told Kate to stay in her lane. Brady showed up to tell Maggie about Rachel, Sarah, and the pistachio ice cream. He told Maggie that he didn’t want to live with Marlena and blamed her for what happened. Arianna met with Kate at the pub. She apologized to Kate for not being there for Thanksgiving. Arianna told Kate that Leo proposed to Javi. She let Kate know that she hated Leo. Kate said she didn’t have to like Leo. While they were talking, Arianna asked Kate about an internship with Titan. Kate didn’t think it was a good idea, but she was willing to put in a good word for her at DiMera. Holly went to the square and looked through Stephanie’s mail. She noticed that her mail was from a stalker.

Sophia told Rachel that she pretended to be comatose to get the upper hand. She told Rachel that she wasn’t ready to talk to people, but she wanted to comfort Rachel. Rachel understood what Sophia was doing and promised to keep her secret. She told Sophia that she almost killed two people on purpose, Sophia was shocked when she heard the confession. She wanted to know who adopted her baby. Before Rachel could answer her, Tate showed up. Sophia went mute again. Sophia left the room. Rachel didn’t have any use for Tate. When the nurse came in to say the visiting hours were over, Rachel was upset. Maggie wanted to make sure Brady was sober. He told her he was sober. Maggie told him he could move in until he found his own place. Sophia went back to Rachel’s room to find out who had her baby. When Sophia found out, she was furious.

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When Brady went home, Tate wondered where he was. He told Tate that his phone died. Brady said Marlena was okay, but Rachel wasn’t. He let Tate know that Rachel was in the psyche ward and was going to Bayview. Tate was shocked that Rachel wasn’t doing well. Brady wouldn’t tell Tate everything that was going on with Rachel. He told Tate they would go see Marlena and Belle and would sneak and see Rachel. Brady said he and Belle decided to wait to tell Marlena about Rachel until she was out of the hospital. When Alex came home, Stephanie was finishing up a press release. He found a box of fan mail with Stephanie’s real name on it. After he opened the letter, he was shocked. Alex read the letter and said it was from a love sick stalker. Stephanie thought it was a crazy fan. She thought it was harmless. Belle surprised Marlena by bringing Thanksgiving to her at the hospital. She told Marlena that Brady and the others would be there soon. They talked about it being the first Thanksgiving without John. Marlena said the greatest gift John gave her was Belle. She told Belle that John lived in everyone who loved him.

Brady and Tate went to see Rachel. He told Tate to go see Marlena, but Tate thought he should go see her so he could tell her what happened. Tate thought Marlena would be upset if she found out later on. Brady decided Tate was right and thought she was well enough to know the truth. He went to Marlena’s room. Marlena asked about Rachel and Tate. Brady said Rachel wasn’t feeling well. When Brady and Belle had different answers about what was wrong with Rachel, Marlena thought the secret they were keeping was stressful. Brady told Marlena about the pistachio incident. He said it triggered Rachel’s memory and she remembered shooting EJ. Brady told Marlena that Rachel was going to Bayview. Marlena said she wished she knew Rachel was still a danger to others. Belle wanted to know what she meant by that. Marlena admitted that she knew about Rachel shooting EJ. She said she was with EJ when he remembered Rachel shooting him. Marlena said EJ forced Kristen to free Johnny. She said Kristen confessed to protect Rachel. Brady was shocked Marlena didn’t tell him sooner. Marlena said Rachel suppressed the memory. She said she thought she would be there for Rachel when she remembered what happened, Brady thought Marlena should have told him about Rachel since he was her father. Marlena said him being her father was the reason why she didn’t tell him.

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Jennifer went over the Thanksgiving seating cards. When Julie came home, she wanted Thomas to put Doug’s away. Thomas wanted to throw Chad’s out. Jennifer told him not to talk about his father like that. When Julie came back, Jennifer asked Julie how she was holding up since it was one year since Doug died. Julie said she was holding up and was grateful to have her family with her. Charlotte and Thomas came in. She said she missed her father. Thomas started picking on Charlotte. Julie told Thomas to be nice to Chad for Thanksgiving. Jennifer wanted him to invite Chad over. Thomas ended up agreeing to invite him over. Gabi and Philip were on a date at the pub. She invited him over for Thanksgiving. Xander called Philip to tell him about Sarah. He wanted Philip to find out what room she was in. Philip asked Maggie about Sarah.

Brady went to check on Sarah. He apologized for Rachel nearly killing her. Sarah didn’t know what he was talking about. Brady told Sarah that Rachel shot EJ. Sarah wanted to know why. Brady asked her to keep it a secret. Sarah said it was upsetting, she wasn’t mad. She said he was a loving father to Rachel. Xander showed up and saw them together. When Sarah noticed Xander, she told him what happened and wanted him to leave. After Xander left, Sarah said what Xander did to her was nothing compared to what Brady was going through with Rachel. She said she wanted Rachel to get better. They talked about the baby switch and the kidnapping. Sarah said she realized what went wrong with her and Xander. Jennifer let Julie know that she wasn’t upset that she wanted the kids to invite Chad. She told Julie that she didn’t want to shut Chad out of his kids’ lives, but she wanted them to live with her in Boston. Julie told her it would be a mistake to take the kids. Jennifer said it was the right thing to do.

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Belle talked to Kayla about Marlena’s Lyme disease but the results weren’t ready. EJ went to see Marlena. She was reading a story about Kristen breaking out of prison. Marlena was upset about what Kristen would do and what would happen to Rachel. Kayla and Belle came in to find out what was going on. Marlena and EJ said there was nothing going on. When EJ left, Kayla and Belle told Marlena could come home for Thanksgiving. Belle left the room and ran into EJ. She wanted him to tell her what happened between him and Marlena. At the pub, Sarah gasped for air. Rachel watched her and remembered shooting EJ. Brady stuck Sarah with an EpiPen. Rachel apologized before running to the door. Javi showed up and said Sarah was okay. He took her to the hospital. Brady was upset with Rachel. When Brady and Rachel showed up at the hospital, she saw Belle and EJ together. Rachel went to the bathroom. Brady followed her. EJ managed not to answer Belle’s question about Marlena.

Brady wanted Rachel to tell him what she did. He asked if she knew what she was doing. Rachel said it was only a little bit. She said she didn’t know anything bad would happen. Rachel asked if Sarah was going to die. Brady said he didn’t know if she was. Kayla showed up and told them that Sarah was stable. Belle and Kayla went to check on Marlena. Brady told Rachel that she could have killed Sarah. He asked her why she did what she did. Rachel said she was a bad person. Brady said she wasn’t a bad person. Rachel said he didn’t know everything. Leo met with Gwen and told her he wasn’t going to find Dimitri. He said he was happy with Javi and busy writing about the DiMeras. Gwen tried to convince Leo to go back to Dimitri. When he refused to do it, she suggested that he get closure for both of them. Leo said he was done with Dimitri. At the DiMera mansion, Gwen told EJ that the plan to get rid of Leo didn’t work. She said Leo was obsessed with Kristen and Tony and gave up on the lab. EJ didn’t think that was good enough. He said if she was wrong about Leo, his siblings wouldn’t be the only ones missing. When Kayla and Belle went back to Marlena’s room, Marlena’s heart started racing. Kayla talked to a cardiologist and said Marlena needed a pacemaker. Marlena let Belle know that everything was going to be okay. Kayla went to checked on Sarah. She told Sarah she had an allergic reaction to pistachio ice cream. Brady asked Rachel what she did. Rachel said she was the one who shot EJ.

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EJ ran into Johnny and Trey at the pub. He asked Johnny if he could see the baby. Johnny let him see the baby. When EJ looked at the baby, Johnny told him that nothing changed. EJ said he knew that it didn’t change anything, He said he promised Amy that he would stay away from the baby in exchange for allowing Johnny to adopt the baby. Johnny was shocked. EJ said he would do anything for him, He told Johnny that Tony was missing and that Kristen escaped prison. Johnny said that was a reminder that it’s dangerous to be a DiMera. EJ reminded him that he was a DiMera. Paulina helped Chanel with the baby. Chanel said she was overwhelmed. Paulina said she could complain and suggested she take time off from the bakery. She advised Chanel to lean on Johnny and make time for herself. Shawn ran into Belle. She told him what was going on with her mother. Belle beat herself up for falling for EJ. Shawn said she wanted to see the best in people. He said she would find someone who would treat her the way she deserved to be treated. Shawn said he was sorry he wasn’t the person. Belle said he was the person even if it didn’t work out.

While Cat was at the square, Liam tried to take her purse, but she stopped him. He tried to run away, but Abe stopped him. Liam told him he had to feed his kid. He asked Abe not to say anything so he wouldn’t go back to jail. Abe agreed not to say anything since he didn’t actually steal the purse. He told Liam not to do anything like that again. Liam promised not to do it again. Cat said they could forget what happened and left. Liam said he wasn’t that kind of guy. Abe told him there were resources available and offered him money. Liam didn’t want to take his money. Chad read the edits Leo did on his dating profile. He ended up running into Cat while she was icing down her wrist. Chad wondered what happened. Cat told him that someone tried to mug her. After they talked, she walked away from him. Chad looked at his profile before sending it out. Belle and Shawn talked about putting themselves out there. When they were finished talking, Belle got an alert on her phone. Chad turned out to be a match for her on the dating app.

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Gabi went home and found out Leo was working on a story about Tony’s disappearance. Javi wondered why she was interested in Tony’s disappearance. He thought she had a motive for wanting Tony out of the way. Gabi was offended by his comment. Javi apologized for doubting her. He said he couldn’t afford to lose anyone else after losing Tesoro. Gabi comforted Javi over losing Tesoro. She said he and Tesoro brought out the best in Leo even though he tried to pin EJ’s shooting on her before Kristen’s confession. Javi said Leo didn’t think Kristen did it. At the pub, Rachel told Brady that she was worried about Marlena. EJ came in and said Kristen escaped. He said the prison was trying to confirm that she disappeared. EJ said the warden thought Kristen tried to reach out to Rachel. Rachel said she hadn’t heard from her mother. She was upset over what could happen to Kristen. While EJ was about to leave, he overheard Rachel telling Brady that he was a spy for the warden. Brady said he didn’t think EJ was a spy, but he believed that Kristen had a plan. He said Kristen would find her way back.

Sarah checked on Marlena. She said Marlena still had a rash on her arm which was a sign of Lyme carditis. Belle and Eric talked about Sami being engaged to a mob prince. Eric was more understanding about the situation. Sarah told them that Marlena had carditis. She said she would run the Lyme disease test again but it could take a while because of EJ’s budget cuts. Sarah thought the budget cuts could have affected the original Lyme disease which kept Marlena from getting the help she needed. Belle went over to EJ and yelled at him. She threatened to hold him and the hospital responsible if anything happened to her mother. Belle left to check on Marlena. Eric and Sarah argued with EJ. Brady brought Rachel to the hospital. He gave Rachel money to get something from the vending machine. Brady told Sarah that Kristen escaped. Sarah ended up hugging him while Rachel watched them. In the crypt, Tony took the restraints off Kristen. She told him that someone jumped her from behind in prison and blindfolded her. Tony said someone got him on his way back to Greece. Kristen wondered if EJ had anything to do with what happened to them. Tony thought Gabi did it. Kristen said it was ironic that Stefano wasn’t among the dead DiMeras in the crypt now. Tony said the open sarcophagus was gone. He said whoever put them there took Stefano out. She said she still felt his presence and wondered if the other DiMeras were held captive somewhere. A fed up Kristen was determined to get out of there. In the lab, EJ put his hand on a cryogenic chamber and told it that their reunion was long overdue.

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Rafe told Eli that he and Cat were going to take EJ down. He told Eli that they believe the free clinic was for evil. Rafe said they would all find out what was going on. Eric and Will went to the pub. Roman was happy to see them. Sami went to see Marlena. She showed Marlena her engagement ring. Marlena was surprised to see that she was engaged after dating for two months. She was also surprised that she was engaged to a Vitali. Sami defended her fiance and said she would be careful. Abe wanted Lani to convince Theo not to work for DiMera. Lani said she agreed with Paulina. She said Theo was grown and that the DiMeras were his family. Javi and Leo talked about how hard it was going to be going to the baby shower. While they were talking, Javi said he was concerned about Leo looking for a story about EJ for the gala. Javi said he didn’t know what he would do if anything happened to him. Leo said he would be okay. He told Javi that Gwen wanted him to find Dimitri, but he wouldn’t do it if Javi didn’t think it was cool, Javi asked if finding Dimitri would give him closure. Leo wasn’t sure if he would find him because he would have been back if he wanted to be found unless something happened. n

When Trey was fussy, Chanel wondered if she and Johnny should cancel the party. Johnny reminded her about Sami’s temper. Chanel said she knew they couldn’t cancel but she was concerned about how the Hernandezes were going to feel. Marlena explained to Sami why her siblings weren’t going to be at the party. When Marlena and Sami went to the pub, Roman noticed how pale Marlena was. Sami and Eric caught up with each other. Johnny and Chanel showed up with the baby. Sami told Johnny to find a way to make peace with EJ. When Johnny didn’t want to make peace, Sami told him not to do something he would regret. Eli and Lani let Chanel know that they wanted another baby. Rafe and Javi showed up at the pub. Sami pulled Rafe aside to tell him she was engaged. Rafe was happy for her. Marlena talked to Leo until she felt tired and decided to leave. Will took Marlena home. Rafe told Sami that he was going to run a background check on her fiance. Later on, Rafe got a call about Tony being declared missing.

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Julie and Marie told Holly and Tate about the Horton family for their school project. Jeremy talked to Mike about Stephanie not trusting him. Mike told him that he worked hard at changing and people would see it soon. They went to the Horton House and joined the documentary Holly and Tate were doing. Mike talked about following in his grandfather’s footsteps and becoming a doctor. Holly asked about Mike’s parents. Julie said Bill and Laura made their mark in the family. Kayla told Chad and Jennifer that Thomas had a mild concussion and a dislocated shoulder. She told them Thomas would be okay. Chad asked to see Thomas. Jennifer said Thomas might not have wanted to see him since the accident was his fault. Chad and Jennifer ended up arguing. He left to go see Thomas. Jennifer talked to Kayla about Chad and Cat. She told Kayla that she couldn’t let it go. When Chad went to see Thomas, he accused Chad of lying to him again about Cat. Chad tried to explain, but Kayla came in to reset Thomas’ shoulder. Chad said he would be there for him, but Thomas wanted his grandmother. Chad wanted to be there, but Kayla told him to give in to Thomas’ request.

When Holly and Tate left the Horton House, Jeremy wanted to know what happened between Bill and Laura. Before Julie and Marie could answer, Jennifer called to tell them about Thomas. Mike went to the hospital. Jeremy wanted to know about his grandparents. They told him that Bill raped Laura while she was married to Mickey. Everything worked out for Bill and Laura and they got married and had a child. Julie told Jeremy that all families had secrets. At the pub, Holly and Tate talked about the Hortons. They talked about their drama being behind them. He said he learned from his mistakes and was going to work hard to make it up to her. Mike and Jennifer saw each other at the hospital. Chad went to the lobby while Jennifer went to see Thomas. He told Mike that Jennifer blamed him for what happened to Thomas. Chad said she might not be wrong. Mike said he heard about what was going on from Jennifer, but he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Kayla showed up and said Thomas was ready to go. Chad filled out the paperwork. Mike told Kayla that Jeremy was working hard to change. Kayla said only time would tell. Jennifer came back and told Chad about not putting the children first which was why Thomas got hurt. She said he could have been killed. Jennifer said she couldn’t trust him with the children so she was taking Thomas and Charlotte to Boston. She threatened to sue him for custody if he tried to fight her.

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