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Abby told Chad that she was close to figuring out who kidnapped Sami. Chad was horrified. Kate went to see Marlena to invite her to a party she and Roman were having for Will. Marlena said she would love to go. Kate noticed that something was wrong with her. Marlena said Belle was upset with her. EJ had a dream that he and Belle slept together. Sonny had a dream that Leo slept with Will. Sonny and Will talked about Leo getting his revenge. They were afraid of who he was going to get next. Abby told Chad that the guy who kidnapped Sami w as arrested in another state. Chad asked if she thought it was worth it. She was upset with him for saying that. He asked if she thought the guy was going to tell her anything. She said she would find out when she went to Milwaukee. He told her she wasn’t going. Marlena told Kate that Belle was upset with her for agreeing to be Jan’s therapist. Kate understood why Belle was upset. She reminded Kate about what Jan has done to Belle. Marlena said she was the best person to help Jan. She said she might get to the bottom of why Jan keeps tormenting Belle. Marlena said she got a message from Belle. Kate thought Belle stayed with Shawn. Marlena said she stayed with EJ. Lucas talked to Roman about EJ swearing that he didn’t have Sami kidnapped. Lucas said EJ got away with what he did. Roman said he didn’t think it was EJ who did it. He said he had a lot of unanswered questions about what happened. Abby wanted to make sure Chad wasn’t giving her orders when he told her she wasn’t going to Milwaukee. Chad wanted to explain what he meant. He told her he just got her back from Kristen. He said EJ was home and it didn’t matter. He said no one cared about who kidnapped Sami. Abby asked if he wanted to clear EJ’s name. She said she was going to Milwaukee to find out who kidnapped Sami. He said she didn’t have to go to Milwaukee to find out. He said he knew who it was. He said it was Lucas.

Marlena and Kate continued to talk about Marlena helping Jan by being her therapist. Kate still thought it wasn’t a good idea. EJ made Belle feel better about her situation. When she kept putting herself down, he made her feel better. He wanted her to stay at the DiMera mansion for as long as she needed to. Lucas wanted to know what unanswered questions Roman had. Roman questioned why a person would need to frame EJ if he were guilty. Lucas said the guy EJ hired to kidnap Sami said EJ did it so it was enough for him. Lucas asked Roman for his permission to marry Sami. Lucas wanted to make sure he was good enough for Roman. Roman said Lucas messed up, but he was good for her. He said he understood Sami more than anyone else. He told him o keep Sami safe. Chad explained to Abby what Lucas did to Sami and why he kept it a secret for so long. EJ and Belle walked in while they were talking. EJ wanted to know what was going on. Abby said they should tell him. She said they were trying to have another baby.

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Shawn wanted to make sure that Jan was eating right when Marlena walked in on them. Shawn tried to explain to her what he was doing. Jan asked her if she decided whether she was going to be her therapist. She told Jan that she wasn’t going to do it. Jan told her that she wanted to be a good mother. She asked her if she deserved to be a good mother. Marlena agreed that she deserved to be a good mother. She changed her mind and decided to help her. Belle thought about EJ when John arrived. They talked about her marriage. He asked her if she was sure she wanted to separate from Shawn. She didn’t see any other way of resolving her issues with Shawn. She told him that EJ was handling her paperwork. John was concerned about her spending so much time with him. He was wondering about Sami. He thought EJ was trying to get back at Sami by going after her sister.

Marlena arrived and let Belle know that she was treating Jan. Belle was upset when she heard the news. Belle got upset with John and Marlena because she thought they were worried about Sami and Jan over her. Belle stormed off. Marlena wondered if she should cancel Jan. John thought she should help Jan because that would be good for everyone. EJ and Lucas talked about their children being possessed by the devil. They ended up arguing over their children being involved in a triangle. EJ thought Allie should back off and let Johnny work things out with Chanel. Lucas didn’t think she should do that for Johnny. They argued about it. EJ warned Lucas that he knew that he kidnapped Sami and that he was going to get the proof he needed that he wouldn’t be able to hide.

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Allie and Will talked about what she did when she was possessed. She told Will about what she did to Johnny and Ciara. Will asked if she talked to Marlena. Allie said it was hard not to take responsibility. She said people were still hurting from what she did. Sonny and Leo got in an argument. Sonny warned him about trying to get revenge on him. Leo said he was going to get back at everyone who broke up his relationship with Craig. Sonny said his lawyers were going to stop him from going after him. Johnny told EJ that he was going to do another movie about twins being in love with the same woman. Lucas met with Kate and he wanted an apology. She wanted to know why. He said for accusing him of kidnapping the mother of his children. Chad and Abby talked about who kidnapped EJ. She was going to investigate who kidnapped Sami. Lucas told Kate that they are closer than ever. He said Sami still thought EJ kidnapped her. He said he and Sami were closer than ever. Johnny talked to EJ about Chanel being in love with him and Allie. Allie talked to Will about being in love with Chanel. Sonny warned Leo that he was going to the police with the results of his drug test. He got a call while they were talking. He said it was the results of his drug test.

Sonny was upset when he found out the drugs weren’t in his system. Leo thought it was funny that he didn’t find the drugs in his system. Abby was excited about finding out who kidnapped Sami. Chad thought she should ask her parents if she should do the story. She wanted to know why he was against the story. Chanel went to see Tripp to talk about Allie. He told her he was okay with Allie being with her. He said he wouldn’t fight it. Sonny told Leo he wasn’t going to get away with this. Leo said he already did. Sonny threatened to kill him if he went near his family again. Leo said he wasn’t done with this town yet. He was going after someone else. Will wanted to know why Allie would give up on Chanel. She said did, but she didn’t want to give up on Johnny. Will thought it was great, but she shouldn’t sacrifice her happiness just to see what Johnny wanted. She said she and Chanel wouldn’t have been together if she wasn’t possessed. Chanel told Tripp that she was in love with Johnny and Allie. She said she didn’t know which one she wanted to be with. She told him Johnny wanted to get back together, but she didn’t know what to do. EJ told Johnny to fight for Chanel. Johnny said he wanted to think about what she needed. EJ said Chanel might move on with Allie if he didn’t do anything. He told Johnny to fight for Chanel if he loved her. He told Johnny that he didn’t want to end up like him.

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Jan talked to Shawn about her nightmare. She thought that Belle was going to take her baby from her. Shawn assured her that no one would take her baby from her. He told her that he would bring the baby to see her if she went back to prison. He didn’t like the situation, but he wasn’t going to take the baby from her. Belle was hungover and joined EJ in the living room. She had packed up her things from her office. EJ wondered if she was letting Jan win by taking her things out of the house. She thought it was easier than dealing with Jan. He told her that she could set up her office at the mansion. He wanted to help her get settled. Shawn brought Jan something to eat. She was grateful for what he did and hugged him. Belle and EJ showed up while they were hugging. Shawn was upset when he found out that Belle was moving her things to the DiMera mansion. He also didn’t like the idea of her confiding in EJ. Belle got between them when it looked like they were about to fight. After the run-in at the house, EJ and Belle went back to the DiMera mansion. He tried to make her feel better. He kissed her.

Sonny saw Victor eating the arrangement he had and stopped him from eating it. He thought about Leo’s visit and remembered that Leo could have drugged the cookies. Victor blamed him for going after Leo. Victor told him to get a blood test done to find out if Leo drugged him. Leo went to see Gwen. He wanted to know if she wanted to help him get revenge. Will showed up at the Kiriakis mansion. He let Sonny know that he was there because of the newsflash. He showed him the picture of him in bed with Leo.

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Justin visited Paulina in the interrogation room. Her bail was denied since she confessed to killing a man. Justin wanted to know if she told the truth when she confessed. He changed his mind about knowing the truth. He said knowing the truth wouldn’t help him with her case. He wanted to know how she got Lani’s gun out of the holster when it was held together by a strap. Paulina said that she had the gun drawn. She said Lani didn’t close it back. She said she could have done what she said in her statement. Paulina wanted him to use her past abuse as her defense to get her out of trouble. He told her not to make any more statements. He walked away. Eli visited Abe at the hospital. Abe wanted to know if Lani shot TR. Eli told him that Lani didn’t kill him. Abe wanted to know why he heard Paulina ask her what has she done. Eli thought his head injury might have impaired his memory. Abe mentioned how TR tried to destroy Paulina’s life. Eli thought Abe still cared about her. He admitted that he did. Eli thought he should tell her right away.

Later, Abe went to see Paulina at the station. She was glad he was out of the hospital. She wanted to know why he was at her place when TR shot him. He said he was there to tell her that he still loved her and wanted to be with her. She told him that she loved him too, but she was probably going to prison. He said that it wouldn’t change anything. He told her that she was stuck with him. Sarah decided to answer Xander’s call to tell him to leave her alone. She didn’t have anything to say to him. She hung up the phone when Eric showed up. He wondered if that was a good idea. She didn’t want to talk about Xander. She talked about her life being in shambles. She refused to take his priestly advice. He told her that he wasn’t a priest anymore. She was surprised. She asked him what he was going to do now. He didn’t know. She said she planned on going back to Maggie’s place. He thought she said she should go to Xander. He knew she loved him. He told her that Xander worked hard to earn her forgiveness. He thought she should consider taking him back. Lani thought about shooting TR and how he used his last breath to forgive her. Chanel approached her and wanted to know what she was thinking. She told Chanel that she was thinking about the shooting. She kept thinking about the last thing TR said to her. Chanel wanted to know what he said to her. Lani only told her that he said he loved her. They talked about Paulina’s situation. Chanel started crying. She said she wasn’t ready to lose her mother. Lani said she had something to tell her.

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Xander took Sarah to Mickey’s gravestone. He told her that their love started on a lie. He told her that he was stupid and by keeping the truth from her. He promised he wouldn’t do that anymore. He knew he stole her chance to mourn her when he switched the babies. He said she would have the chance to mourn her child. Sarah looked at the headstone and noticed the fresh flowers. She couldn’t believe she forgot Mickey was gone. She thought the flowers were from her mother. Xander confirmed the flowers were from Maggie. He said that he left the roses for Mickey. He told her that they brought roses there everyday after she forgave him. She was impressed with his answer. He told her that he loved her too. He said she was his child as far as he was concerned. She started crying and thanked him for remembering her. She said Mickey forgave him, but she didn’t think she would be able to do it. Xander thanked Sarah for going to the cemetery with him. She touched the headstone and told him that she remembered forgiving him. She started crying. She told him that she remembered everything.

Leo went to see Gwen at the prison. He wanted to know if she wanted to get revenge along with him. Gwen said that she only had one person to go after and that was Abby. He admitted he didn’t touch Sonny when he drugged him. She refused to admit whether she killed Laura. They put their heads together. They realized that Chad and Abby were too strong for another cheating scandal. They also take murder off the table. Leo knew there had to be a way to get revenge on them. Gwen was determined to find a way. Sonny went to the station about Leo. Shawn told him if the test proved he was drugged, he would gladly arrest Leo. Sonny and Will went to the hospital to get Kayla’s help. She took blood from Sonny. Will was sorry that Sonny went through that. He said that Leo would be sorry for what he did. Chad walked in the living room and saw Belle and EJ making out. He tried to leave, but Belle wanted to explain what he saw. Chad didn’t need an explanation. He knew she was mad at Shawn, but he thought she could try to work things out with him the same way he did. EJ assured him that nothing was going on between them. He apologized to Belle for overstepping. Chad didn’t want an explanation. He left them alone. Belle thanked EJ for taking responsibility for what happened. She said she kissed him back. He said it didn’t mean anything. Belle wanted to know if he was sure it didn’t. She told him the attraction between them was growing. He wanted to know what they would do about it. She said she couldn’t live with the guilt of an affair. She wasn’t ready to give up on her marriage yet. EJ said he cared about her, but his heart belonged to Sami. He apologized for taking advantage of her. He promised not to do it again.

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Jan was scared when Ben showed up to see Shawn. He found out he wasn’t there. Jan told him that Shawn wanted to talk to him and Ciara about letting her babysit their baby so she could practice. He didn’t want her to do it. She reminded him that people forgave him after what he did. Ben corrected her and said he wasn’t just forgiven. He had to work on getting better. He had to earn their acceptance. She said she was trying to do the same thing. She wondered why he was able to have a good life, but she didn’t. Ben told Jan that she could be a good mother as long as she loved her child. He said his therapy sessions with Marlena and they helped her. He told her that she had to work on being a better person. She said she would do whatever it took to make Shawn realize they were meant to be together. Ben reminded her about the way she got pregnant. He didn’t think Shawn would be on board with her idea. He told her that Shawn was married. Jan wasn’t worried about that.

Belle told Shawn that she filed for a legal separation. He knew he handles everything badly, but he didn’t mean to hurt her. Belle said she couldn’t go on like that. She thought a separation was the best thing for them. He wanted to know if EJ had something to do with her decision. She was insulted by that. She said it was about Jan. He was upset, but he signed the papers. She left the room crying. Belle went to see EJ. She asked him to file her separation papers for her. He invited her to stay with him and have dinner. Belle was tempted to stay, but she didn’t think it was a good idea. Ciara had the baby and ran into Shawn. She told him that Rafe was going to be Bo’s godfather. Shawn wasn’t surprised she didn’t want him to be baby Bo’s godfather. She thought he had a lot going on. She knew he would be a great uncle. He told her how he destroyed his marriage. He told her about what happened with Belle. He asked her if Jan could babysit her son. Ciara was completely against it. She advised him not to let Jan ruin what he had with Belle.

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Jake showed up during Gabi and Li’s date. He wanted her to sign some paperwork before he left. Ava wanted to apologize to Kayla about the way she reacted when she thought Tripp died. She said she waited a long time to have him back in her life. She said she shouldn’t have reacted the way she did. She had to leave to take care of something. Before she left, she thanked Kayla for saving her son. Rafe apologized to Nicole. She didn’t rush to answer him. He thought she didn’t want to marry him. He asked if it was because of Ava. Nicole said it wasn’t. He asked if it was Ava. Nicole said she didn’t give Ava a second thought. He wanted to know why she didn’t say yes. She wanted to know what was up with him. She said she was surprised. He asked if it was someone else giving her pause not to marry him. She asked who. He said Eric. Kayla told Steve and Tripp that Ava apologized to her for the way she reacted when she thought Tripp was dying. Tripp went to see Jake. She said thinking Tripp was dead was the worst time of her life. She said Jake made her feel better. He said he was glad he could be there for her.

Nicole wanted to know why Rafe was concerned about Eric. He said it was nothing. She said if that was true, she wouldn’t have brought him up. She said she and Eric were divorced. She said he was priest that she wasn’t pining after. Eric found out that he was being kicked out of the priesthood. He told Roman and Kate that they got rid of him because he performed two exorcisms without permission. Kate told him he could get back together with Nicole since he wasn’t a priest. Tripp told Steve and Kayla what was going on with him and Allie. Roman and Kate told Eric that he could get back together with Nicole. Nicole asked Rafe if he was threatened by Eric. She said he ws her passed. She asked if he proposed because Eric said he was staying in town to save Sarah. Rafe said he got the ring a while ago. He said he asked her to marry him because he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He said they didn’t have to get married. Li wanted to take things to the next level with Gabi.

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Kristen was at the DiMera meeting (she was on a TV screen). She said they couldn’t have a meeting about DiMera without her. Everyone told her at the meeting her vote wouldn’t matter. Jake said if she voted, her vote would make Chad and EJ in charge. Kristen said she didn’t want to vote that way. Belle yelled at Jan about her moving in Belle’s office. Shawn wanted to know what was going on. Belle told him Jan wanted her out of her office. Jan said the baby needed somewhere to go. Belle asked if he wanted her to move out of her office. He said no. Jan said the baby could be in Claire’s room and she could be in their bedroom. Johnny asked Chanel to marry him again. She said things changed. She said they couldn’t undo what he said just because he didn’t remember it. She said when they broke up, she and Allie tried to make things work. She said she loved him, but she loved his sister. Allie told Tripp that Chanel realized that what she said while possessed wasn’t true. He said Chanel still loved her. He asked Allie if she loved her. Allie said she did. Belle told Jan that she couldn’t sleep in her room. Jan said read that a baby shouldn’t sleep in the same room as the parent. Belle said she made that up. She said a mother should be there for a baby. They ended up in an argument. Kristen wanted to give her vote. She said she voted for Jake and Gabi. Allie told Tripp she wanted a normal family. Chanel told Johnny that she was going through a lot and didn’t want to settle down right now. EJ and Chad questioned Kristen on her vote. They wanted to know why she was doing this to them. Jan asked Belle if she was trying to stop her from seeing her baby. Belle said she would. Jan asked if Shawn was going to let her do that. While they were arguing, Jan was in pain. She said something was wrong with the baby.

Jan told Shawn she needed to go to the hospital. Tripp told Allie that she wanted a normal family so she wouldn’t have to realize she is bisexual. He said being with him was easier than being Chanel. She said it would be easier to be with him. He said Chanel is more fun than he is. Johnny told Chanel that he wanted to start over. He asked if that was crazy. She said it was sweet. Kristen told EJ that he wouldn’t represent her when she was on trial. Chad said it was understandable why she turned against EJ, but why would she do that to him after what she did to Abby. Kristen said she took care of Abby. She said Chad would have had her arrested if he knew what she was doing. She said a few more things before she left the meeting. Tripp told Allie that he wanted someone who wanted to be with him. She said she was thinking about what he did for her. He said he didn’t want her to him to feel like she owed him something. She asked if that why he thought she was there. He said she wasn’t in love with him. She wanted to know what he was saying. He said he wanted her to let him go. Shawn told Jan she needed to relax if she wanted the baby to be okay. Jan said she was fine until Belle attacked her by saying she was taking her baby away from her. EJ told Chad that he wasn’t going to stop until DiMera was theirs. Gabi told Li and Jake that she was sure she was out. She told Li that they were going to go out. She said they had something to celebrate. Jake wanted to know why she was brushing him off. Gabi said he was clear that they couldn’t be together if she was the boss. Tripp said he would be there for Allie. Allie went to Chanel and Johnny. Allie told her she and Tripp were done.

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EJ and Johnny were happy that he signed over the shares. He said it was the least he could do for him. He felt guilty for what he did. EJ was glad he was healthy and okay. Chad walked in and saw them together. Chad and EJ were ecstatic that they were about to get rid of Gabi. Belle arrived at the DiMera mansion to Chad and EJ that she got everyone’s proxies. She said Peter Blake would be will be at the meeting through video conference. EJ told him that he and Chad mended fences. They were getting along. Chad felt guilty as he told him that Jodevil set up. Chad wanted him to look forward instead of focusing on past regrets.

Belle decided to confront Jan. Jan wanted her to clear out her office so she could make a nursery for the baby. Belle reminded her that she was going back to prison when the baby is born. Jan told her that she had no intention of going back. Belle said she wasn’t going to destroy her marriage. She said that she and Shawn were committed to each other. Jan let her know that Shawn was at Ciara’s place to ask if tbey could babysit together. Belle yelled at her as Shawn walked in the house. He wanted to know what happened. Allie went to see Tripp at the hospital. She thanked him for saving her life. She wondered why he sacrificed his life for her after what she did. He said that he still loved her. He didn’t expect her to say anything, but she said she loved him too. He knew it was possible to love two people. He wondered if she still had feelings for Chanel. Chad called Li about a shareholder meeting to get rid of Gabi. He thought it was a mistake and assured Gabi that he was on her side. After he left, Jake and Gabi counted the tally votes. She thought she was out, but Jake suggested they make calls to see who they could convince to change their vote. He called Kate, but she hung up. Jake called Peter to bring him to their side. Gabi called Johnny and he told her that he was siding with his father. Gabi, Jake and Li joined EJ and Chad during the stockholder’s meeting. The votes were counted and Gabi was out. There was a sudden video call. Kristen popped on the screen and wondered if they forgot about her vote.

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Xander talked to Eric about Sarah getting her memory back. He said that she didn’t remember that their baby died. He panicked when Sarah asked to hold Mickey. He told her that she was with him. He didn’t want her to go through the pain of losing her baby all over again. Eric thought he didn’t want her to be mad at him again. They went back and forth about Xander’s motives with Sarah. Eric wanted him to tell Sarah the truth immediately. Xander noticed Eric’s bag so he asked him if he could just say he and Nicole had the baby. Maggie called him and told him that Sarah. Xander was afraid Sarah went out to look for Mickey. Sarah went to Nicole’s apartment to see Mickey. Nicole was confused. Sarah thought Eric was there and was surprised to see Rafe in a towel. Sarah was confused too. Nicole told her that Eric wasn’t there because they split up. Sarah thought they broke up because of her. She rushed out before Nicole could explain. Later, Xander showed up at Nicole’s place. She told him that Sarah left to find her baby. She wanted to know what that was about. He brushed off her question. He wanted her to pretend to go on vacation with Eric. She said it wouldn’t help. She advised him not to keep the truth from Sarah. She warned him that it would be better for you to hear the truth from him because she could hear it in a loving way. Sarah went to the pub and ran into Eric. She wanted to hold her daughter. She asked him to get her. Eric sat her down gently. He said he had to tell her something that would be hard to hear. Xander ran into the pub and saw Eric holding Sarah. She shot daggers at Xander. She wanted to know how he could keep the truth from her. She ran upstairs to get away from him.

Lani refused to let Paulina to take the rap for something she did. Paulina thought the juror would believe she acting in self-defense. She said she didn’t pull the trigger, but she was the reason why TR was back in their lives. Lani didn’t think she could live with the cover up. She wanted to tell Rafe the truth. Chanel joined them in the interrogation room. Paulina wanted Lani to be with her husband. Lani hesitated, but she left. Chanel told Paulina that she needed to take her arrest seriously. Paulina told her that her lawyers would take care of everything. She thought she would get a slap on the wrist. She told Paulina that she was scared for her. She didn’t want to lose her. Paulina assured her that she wouldn’t lose her. She said if something happened to her, she wouldn’t be alone. Chanel said that she had family there, but they weren’t her mother. Paulina gave her a hug. Abe and Eli wondered if Paulina was covering for Lani. Eli wanted to talk to Lani right away. Eli went to back when Lani showed up. He let her know that he didn’t think Paulina was guilty of the shooting. He thought she was covering for her. Lani became defensive. Eli said he was on her side. He wanted to know what was going on. He said they would get through it together. He wanted to know who really shot TR. Lani admitted that she did it. She explained what happened to TR. She said she was in shock and went along with what Paulina said. She wanted Eli’s help to convince Paulina to recant her confession. He didn’t want Lani to go to prison. He told her that he and the kids needed her. He said she was looking at hard time if the shooting wasn’t clean. He thought it would be better if Paulina took the rap for her.

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Lani had a dream about TR. She jolted awake and saw Eli. He wanted to know what really happened when TR was shot. She told him that it wasn’t his case and he should focus on getting better. Eli said he was worried about Paulina. She was worried too and wanted to go see her. Abe thought about Paulina asking someone what they did. Steve went to see Abe. He told him how Tripp came back to life. They talked about TR. They wondered how Paulina got her hands on a service gun. Eli went to see Abe so Steve wanted to check on Tripp. Abe surprised Eli when he told him that Paulina used Lani’s gun to shoot TR. Eli told him that Lani only told him that Paulina said she shot TR. He wondered why she would phrase it that way when she witnessed it. Abe remembered hearing Paulina ask someone what they’ve done. He thought Paulina was talking to Lani. Eli wondered if he thought Lani was the one who shot TR.

Paulina sat handcuffed in the interrogation room. She thought about TR. Rafe had questions for Paulina. He wanted to know how she ended up with Lani’s weapon. She lied to Rafe and said she grabbed Lani’s gun and shot TR through the heart. Rafe reminded her that TR wasn’t a threat at the time. He wanted to know what happened. He wanted to know if Lani did something. Paulina said Lani didn’t do anything wrong. She said she couldn’t help it. She lost it and shot him. She felt like he deserved it. Lani went to see Paulina after Rafe left. She felt she should have been in that chair instead of her. Paulina told her that she knew what she was doing. She wanted Lani to stick to the story. Paulina told her the story of how she got the gun from her holster. Paulina refused to let Lani risk her job and her family for him. Lani told her that she could go to prison. Paulina thought she could use PTSD as her defense. She thought about what TR did to her and berated herself for letting him back in their lives. She refused to let him hurt her daughter anymore. Lani held Paulina. Paulina said the family could survive without her. She didn’t think the family could survive without Lani. Paulina wanted her to let her do it.

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John and Eric rushed after Tripp when he jumped out of the window. Allie woke up and wondered why she was at the church. Johnny told her that she was possessed. Allie remembered hearing Tripp’s voice. She wanted to know where to find him. Marlena motioned for Johnny not to say anything. Tripp was motionless on the ground. Hr weakly asked John and Eric about Allie. They let him know that he saved her and the devil was gone because of him. Tripp lost consciousness. Eric called the police. Steve met Kayla at the hospital. She told him that Ben and Ciara name baby after Bo. Steve thought that was perfect. John rushed in the hospital to tell them about Tripp. Kayla ran off to help and Steve called Ava. Ben and Ciara talked to Bo’s ghost. He told them that he was watching out for them. He told them that the devil was gone for good. He said the devil wouldn’t be back. Bo told Ben that he needed to let go of his fear of fatherhood. He said he redeemed himself and was a good man. He said he had to take care of something. Bo asked Ciara to tell Hope that he loved her. He wanted Ciara to give Little Bo a lot of kisses from him. He said he was proud of her. Bo disappeared. Ciara cried when he left. She was glad he got to meet her father.

Ava rushed to the hospital as Kayla tried to revive Tripp. She couldn’t revive him and looked up at Steve and Kayla. She told them that Tripp was gone. Steve held Ava as she ripped into Kayla. Steve told her to stop yelling at Kayla. He said their son was gone. Kayla gave them a moment alone. Ava collapsed after she looked at Tripp’s body. Kayla went to the lobby and told John they lost Tripp. John held her as she cried. Kate was ready to tell Roman the truth about Lucas’ plan when he showed up. He wanted to know what she meant. She hugged him and wanted to know why he didn’t return her calls. He wanted to know how Allie was doing first. Roman joined them and said he didn’t know. Lucas said Sami broke her leg skiing and was in the hospital. He said she couldn’t fly so he left without her. Roman left to call Marlena. Kate wanted to hear what really happened. Lucas assured her that he was telling the truth. Roman came back and said Allie was possessed by the devil. Lucas was upset when Eric showed up. He told them the entire story about Allie. Lucas rushed off. Johnny and Marlena brought Allie to their place. She wanted to know what she did while she was possessed. Jason told her what wanted. Allie thanked them and hugged Johnny. John called Marlena to tell her the bad news about Tripp. Steve and Ava mourned Tripp. Steve pleaded for Tripp to come back to them. Ghost Bo appeared and put his hand on Tripp’s head. Tripp jolted awake. Steve and Ava rushed to Tripp’s side. Steve saw Bo and he dissolved away.

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Lani panicked over what happened to TR. Chanel showed up and was excited about Eli waking up. She wondered if Paulina really shot TR. Lani wasn’t able to tell her much about it because it’s an ongoing investigation. She told her that Paulina was arrested and booked. They wanted to go see Eli. Steve didn’t believe Paulina was the one who shot TR. He talked to Kayla about it when Tripp arrived after babysitting Henry. They talked about Alliedevil. Tripp expressed his anger towards her.Tripp thought he was going to have a family with Alliedevil, but his dream was shattered when she cheated on him with Chanel. He wished she talked to him before he made plans for them. Steve and Kayla wondered what would have happened if Alliedevil didn’t destroy their relationship. Steve and Kayla knew he still loved her. He did admit that he still loved her.

Shawn was at the hospital and told Ben there was no sign of Alliedevil. Ben said that his men should check the DiMera crypt because Anna saw the pacifier in the crypt. He wondered where she could be now. Ciara prayed to her father that he look out for his namesake. Evan walked in the room and they started arguing. They ended up physically fighting each other. Evan got the upper hand and tried to choke out Ciara. Ben arrived and snatched him off of her. The men started fighting until Ciara hit Evan in the back of the he ad and knocked him out. Shawn arrived and arrested Evan. Evan bragged to Ben and Ciara about the devil having baby Bo’s soul. Evan told them the devil wasn’t killing their son. He said he’s going to be their baby. Ben went after him, but Shawn stopped him. Shawn assured them that they would find their baby.

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Belle talked to Eric about Jan living in her house. Eric didn’t understand why Jan had to live in the house. Ben and Ciara tried to go after the baby, but they weren’t able to do it. Ben ended up shocked when he tried to reach for the baby. Ciara asked for help to rescue the baby. She had laser powers and used them on Alliedevil. Eric told Belle that Jan was going to have to go back to prison after she gave birth. Belle said Jan made sure that she was going to be attached to Shawn. Belle said she got a text from John saying that Jan was on the loose. John went to Shawn and Belle’s house. He saw Jan in lingerie. She thought Shawn was the one who in the house. He told her he was going to deal with her. Marlena went to the police station and told Shawn that she and Susan knew where Allie was. She said they were going to need his help. Ciara was able to use her powers in order to get the baby back. Charlie wanted to know what was going on. Alliedevil said she was still going to get the baby. Alliedevil walked away from the light. He said he was going to be the father. Ciara said he wasn’t going to be a father. He said if he wasn’t going to be a father, neither was Ben. He pulled out a knife and was about to kill Ben. Jan told John she wasn’t worried about Belle anymore. She said she was going to be with Shawn. John said Shawn and Belle have broken up before and would get back together. Jan said things were different because of the baby. She reminded him of the way he and Marlena got together because of Belle. When Charlie was about to stab Ben, Tripp showed up and hit him.

Alliedevil went to the church. She wanted to burn down the church. Johnny and Tripp went to the church to stop Allie. Johnny and Tripp tried to reach out to Allie. Allie was trying to fight her way out of the devil. Alliedevil ended up slapping Johnny. She said he and Allie weren’t a match for her powers. Shawn and Belle ran into each other. They were going to find the baby together. Eric, Marlena and John showed up at the church. Eric started the exorcism. Alliedevil told them the exorcism didn’t work before. She said she should inhabit Eric’s body next. Marlena said she wasn’t going to destroy her or her friends anymore. John threw holy water on the devil and told the devil to get out of Allie’s body. The devil said she would leave Allie’s body after she killed her in front of them. They all started praying to her. Tripp offered for the devil to take him instead of her. Marlena told him to stop. Tripp told the devil to go into him. He said to take his soul. The devil said Allie always made him second best. He said he didn’t care because he still loved her and always would. He told the devil to come into him so Allie could live. The devil went in Tripp’s body.

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Abby talked to Kayla about getting her job back. She also wanted to know if there was any news on Sarah. Kayla didn’t have any information about Sarah. She told Kayla about what happened with Gwen. Xander and Maggie were in the hospital room with Sarah. She was acting childlike and thought she was going to marry Eric. Xander told Maggie that a lab tech said there was no problem with the antidote so far. Maggie wasn’t sure that she trusted that. She was glad she had her daughter back. Sarah stared off into space. Maggie was worried and wanted Xander to get Kayla. Xander found Kayla and she went to Sarah. Xander was alone with Abby. He was upset with Abby for leaving the drug around, but he was thankful she exposed Gwen for her actions. Maggie and Kayla joined them. Kayla said that Sarah’s condition was getting worse. She didn’t know if the antidote would work now. She did say it was their only hope for Sarah. Maggie told her to give Sarah the drug. They went to Sarah’s room and watched Kayla give Sarah the antidote.

Leo went to visit Gwen at the station. He told her they were going to make sure everyone paid for what they did to them. She loved the idea of getting revenge on Chad and Abby. She told him that she was the one who was locked up. He told her to get Jack to talk Abby into dropping the charges against her. Gwen knew it wouldn’t happen since she claimed to kill Laura on purpose. He wanted to know if she did do it on purpose. Gwen was about to tell him when Ava walked in the interrogation room. Leo told her to get out, but Ava had something important to say. Gwen appreciated what Leo did, but she thought she could handle Ava. Ava apologized to Gwen for selling her out to the cops. She said she was her life preserver when she was going to drown. Gwen wanted her to get out. Ava said she was there to get her out of jail. Sonny ran into Leo at the town square. He told him that he had him right where he wanted him. Maggie went to Sarah’s room. She updated Victor about Sarah’s condition. Xander sat by Sarah’s bedside. Sarah started to stir. She called out Xander’s name.

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Roman talked to Kate about John, Marlena and Eric looking for Allie. He was concerned that he couldn’t get in touch with Sami and Lucas. He got in touch with Shane when he didn’t hear from them. Shane said that it was like they fell off the face of the earth. He was afraid that Satan got to them. Kate reassured him, but he told her that they didn’t know Sami was being held against her will the last time she was in town. Kate asked him if he thought EJ took both of them this time. Roman reminded her that EJ was exonerated for taking Sami. He said he never believed that EJ did it. Kate kept trying to make EJ look guilty, but Roman didn’t believe it. EJ talked to Chad about the way he treated him because of Johnny. Chad understood how he felt. They talked about Gabi and how they didn’t want her to take over the company. EJ wanted to join forces to keep her from taking over the company. He told him that Belle was on board to help. EJ said that the devil made it seem like Belle framed him. Chad called Kate. He told her that he wanted to make things right with EJ. She said she wasn’t the forgiving type. Kate hung up the phone when Roman arrived. He told her that he was going to bed so he could join the search. Kate left a message to Lucas warning him that Roman was asking questions. She said that she was telling Roman everything if he didn’t get back to her within 24 hours.

Lani saw Abe on the floor in a pool of blood. She also saw T.R. with his hand in the air about to strike Paulina. Lani shot him in the chest. She heard Abe stir so she rushed to his side. She was happy that Abe was alive, but Paulina wasn’t sure about TR. Paulina called an ambulance when T.R. woke up. He grabbed Lani’s hand and said he loved her. She didn’t know how he could say that after what he did. He said she was his daughter and that he loved her. He said he forgave her. He took his last breath and died. Lani checked his pulse and told Paulina that he died. Paulina wanted to know what she did. Lani told her that he was the one shot Eli. She said he was abusing Beth too. Lani panicked when she realized she should have arrested him instead of shooting him.Steve showed up and saw T.R. on the floor. He wanted to know what happened. Paulina said that she shot him. Steve was tending to Abe and Lani asked why Paulina confessed to shooting T.R. Paulina told her to take care of Abe. Paulina said she knew what she was doing. Paulina put her fingerprints on Lani’s gun before the paramedics arrived for Abe. The police showed up at Paulina’s place to arrest her. Steve noticed the cops bagging a police-issued gun as evidence. They took T.R.’s body away from the apartment. Lani went to the hospital to check on Eli. She told him that T.R. was dead. He wanted to know what happened and she told him that Paulina said she shot him. Paulina was taken to the police station. She was fingerprinted and photographed.

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Eli woke up from his coma. Lani was overjoyed. He wanted to know why he was at the hospital. She told him that he was in a coma since March. She let him know it was May. She told him that he was shot, but he didn’t remember it. Tripp told him it was normal not to remember what happened. Tripp left the room so Eli asked her about the kids. She said they were fine and that she was a wreck. She said she had a lot of help from the family. She told him that TR was helpful too. Eli didn’t want TR near their kids. Lani assured him that he wasn’t alone with the kids. Eli wanted to know about the shooting. Lani told him that a drug dealer named Frank shot him. She told him how she and Shawn found him shot and the dealer overdosed. She said Eli’s gun was in his hand. He wanted to see a picture of Frank. Eli didn’t remember him. Eli had flashes of the fight over the gun. He remembered trying to arrest TR. He told her that TR was the one who shot him.

Susan tried to get Johnny to use his connection with Allie so could fight off the devil. She wanted him to focus on the picture of his sister and think about what’s happening to her now. Johnny tried to concentrate so he could focus on helping Allie. He couldn’t do it. Ben begged Johnny to try and concentrate. Johnny used Henry to focus on Allie. He was finally able to see Ciara from Allie’s point of view. Ciara wanted Alliedevil to get out of her way so she could get the cops to take her to Ben. She opened the door and her water broke. Ciara said she needed Ben with her. Alliedevil told her that she would have to have the baby there. Ciara cried out that she needed Ben. Alliedevil told her that she’s all she’s got. Alliedevil helped her get ready to deliver the baby. Johnny got exhausted trying to get through to Allie and Ciara. Alliedevil knew what Johnny was doing and told him to get out. Ciara was confused. Johnny fell to the floor and told Susan and Ben that the devil pushed him out. Ben thought Allie took Ciara to the cabin. Ciara gave birth to her baby. She wanted to hold her baby, but Alliedevil held him.

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TR joined Lani and Paulina in Eli’s room. He wanted to know if there was any change. Lani told him no, but Paulina knew he was going to pull through. TR was upset in a corner. Abe walked in the room and looked at TR. TR thought there were too many people in the room so Paulina left to use the bathroom .Abe and TR argued so Lani asked them not to argue in there. TR suddenly had to make a phone call. Abe took that opportunity to badmouth TR for taking a phone call now. Lani said Lani was supportive since Eli’s shooting. She said she would keep her guard up, but she didn’t think he was a threat anymore. Abe knew abusers rarely changed. Lani thought TR could be an exception. Abe thought he might not be. She remembered Beth wanted to tell her something. Abe said she should talk to her.

Johnny found Chanel and talked to her about Allie. She told him that Allie took Ciara. She told him that she was scared. He hugged her when Paulina showed up. She wanted to know what he was doing. Johnny rushed off so Chanel explained everything to her. She told Paulina how Johnny and Allie were possessed by the devil. TR ran into Beth at the hospital. He wanted to know why she was there. She told him that she needed antibiotics because of him. She said she was getting them and going back to the hotel. He told her to get out of Salem. He said he couldn’t do the movie with a black eye. She reminded him that he hit her. He told her that he would kill her if she told anyone about what happened. She rushed to the elevator. Ciara was on the couch and thought she heard Ben’s voice. Allie tried to tell her that was impossible. She said he needed her to tell him where she was. She told Allie that Ben was alive. She continued to tell her that it wasn’t possible. Ciara wanted to go to him, but Allie reminded her that Evan was out there. She told Ciara that Evan was trying to kill her. Ciara wanted to know why the police were standing outside of the cabin protecting them. Allie told her the police were there while she was asleep. She told Ciara that the police made it clear she was in danger.

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Eli told Lani that T.R. was the one who shot him. She didn’t believe him. She said T.R. was there for her while he was in a coma. He gave her proof that T.R. was the one who shot him. She couldn’t believe T. R. would do that. She wanted to warn Paulina because she went off with him. She tried calling Paulina, but she wouldn’t answer the phone. Evan wanted to know what Allidevil was going to do with Ciara’s baby. She said she was tired of people asking her what she was going to do. She said she wanted to be asked about other things she was responsible for. He said they were supposed to be partners. She said they were. She said he was the only human being that she actually trusted. She said she had big plans for little Bo Weston. Lani wanted to deal with T.R. herself. Eli told her she needed back up. She said she was going to deal with him herself. She said he was her problem. She had to find her mother. She ran into Julie. Julie said she heard the wonderful news about Eli. She said she had to go. Julie told her about her father. Lani said he was with Paulina. Julie said she was talking about her real father Abe. Lani wanted to know where he was. Julie said she sent him to go after Paulina so they could get back together.

Paulina told T.R. that she noticed a noise in her apartment. T.R. said it was noting. She ended up seeing Abe on the floor in a pool of blood. Julie went to see Eli. She was so glad to see him. She asked how he was. He said he was getting better. He asked her about Doug. He said he had bad news for her. He told her T.R. shot him. Paulina wanted to get help for Abe. T.R. said she couldn’t do that. She said she was going to get help. She noticed that there was a missed call on the phone. He took the phone out of her hands. Ciara wanted to go on the search to find Bo. She said she was only able to see him for a few minutes. Ben told her they were going to find him. She said she was so scared. Evan wanted to know Allidevil’s plan. She said she possessed Marlena and members of her family, she decided it was time to take residence in a more permanent body. Evan asked if he was going to do that with Bo. She said it was hard to do that with the others because the other person fights her. She said it would be easier with Bo because he wouldn’t be able to fight her. He wanted to know if she was planning on letting Ben and Ciara raise her. She said no. She said she wanted him to kill Ben and Ciara. Ben told Ciara that they were going to find their son. She told him to leave and join the search party. She wanted him to find their son. He said he was going to find their son. Paulina told T.R. that she had to get help. He told her she wasn’t. He raised his hand as if he was going to hit her. She said she wasn’t afraid of him. Lani showed up and saw Abe on the floor. She ended up shooting T.R.

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Abby and Jennifer told Jack that Gwen killed Laura on purpose. He asked Gwen if that was true. She said it wasn’t. H wanted to know why they didn’t say anything sooner. Abby said he dealt with a lot already and didn’t want him to deal with that too. Gwen said she hadn’t thought about it yet. Jennifer said she saw Gwen whisper something to Abby when Rafe took her into custody. Gwen denied saying anything. Jack asked Gwen if she killed Laura. Chad was upset that Leo posted a picture of him in drag on the Intruder. Sonny said it wasn’t that big of a deal. Chad said it was. He read to Sonny why the story was upsetting. Leo told Craig that he wanted him back. Craig said he was married. Leo said he wasn’t really married. He said he didn’t love Darius. He said he loved him. Craig said he heard him say he loved him, but he was lying. He asked why should he believe Leo now. Leo said he rubbed his feet after a long day. He said when he orders a fruity drink he trades his scotch and soda. He said when he curls his hair because he knew he liked was one of the ways he showed he loved him. He said he admitted he did something wrong and apologized. He said he was sorry that he lied to him. He said he wasn’t sorry for falling in love with him. Leo said it was the best day of his life. Gwen told Jack that she was telling the truth. Jennifer said no one was going to believe her. Gwen wanted to talk to her father. Jennifer said she swore to her that her mother’s death was an accident. Jennifer said she accepted that. She said she accepted her as part of the family. She asked if she was telling the truth about Laura’s death being an accident. Gwen told Jennifer that her mother’s death was an accident. Abby said that wasn’t what she told her. Gwen said she lied to her. Gwen said they all knew Abby was wonderful and she was dirt. She said Abby agreed to be her maid of honor and her sister. She said Abby did everything she could to ruin her wedding and make her lose her father. She said she couldn’t punch her so she punched her with her words. Chad continued to read the article Leo printed about him. He wanted to sue Leo for libel. Sonny asked if he was sure about that. Craig asked Leo if he was actually gay. Leo said he of all people knew he was gay. Leo told him about the plan of taking advantage of him. He said he would have succeeded if it weren’t for Chloe, Will and Sonny.

Chad told Sonny that he was going to kill or sue Leo. Sonny said he couldn’t sue because everything in the article was true. Chad said it was his fault. He said it was his own fault, but he let him talk him into doing the idea. Leo told Craig he was a step ahead of everyone trying to break them up. Leo said being with him was fun. Craig asked if his money had anything to do with it. Leo said it had something to do with it. He said the prenup Chloe came up with was a stroke of genius. He said he thought it was over. Craig asked why he signed it. Leo said he didn’t care about anything. He said he cared about losing him. He asked if Craig believed him. Leo asked if they could start over. Abby asked Gwen why they should believe her. She said it wasn’t a stretch that she could have killed her grandmother. She reminded Gwen of what she did to her and Sarah. Jack said Gwen gave Xander the antidote so Sarah could get better. Abby asked if Gwen was supposed to be Mother Theresa. She said they should test the antidote just in case. Gwen asked if she thought she would do something to hurt Sarah. Abby said she did. Gwen wanted to speak to Jack. Jennifer told Jack that she would support him, but she would never trust Gwen again. When Jennifer and Abby left, Gwen reminded him that he said he was done with her. She said he heard worse evidence. She asked if he was going to be done with her. He said he would always be her father, but after what she did, he didn’t know what kind of a family they could be. He walked out on her. Chad told Sonny that he was going to do an interview that would ruin Leo. Sonny told him to let it go because the article would blow over. Chad said it was easy for him to say He said Sonny wasn’t mentioned in the article. He wondered if Leo was right about Sonny. Sonny said that wasn’t true. He said Leo threatened to go after everyone involved. He said Chad was the first person he started with. Craig said he loved Leo, but he didn’t trust him. He said he left the only woman he loved just to be with him. He said he loved Leo, but he couldn’t be with him. Abby went back to see Gwen. She asked if Gwen killed her grandmother. Gwen told her she would never admit it.

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Xander told Maggie that he and Gwen didn’t get married. She wanted to know what happened. He said he couldn’t go through with it because there were things about Gwen he didn’t know. Maggie wanted to know what the things were. He said he it had to do with Sarah. Jack went to see Gwen. She was shocked to see him. She said she didn’t realize how much it would affect him. He said he wasn’t proud of what she did. He said he was done with her. He said Jennifer told him there was nothing he could do about her being his daughter. He said he couldn’t be done with her. She said her mother was able to do it. He said he couldn’t believe what she did to Sarah. He said it was unfathomable. Gwen said the reason she did it was the devil made her do it. Leo went to confront Chad and Sonny for shattering his dreams. Leo thought Sonny wanted him back which was why he went to all of this trouble to destroy his marriage. Nancy went to check on Craig. He wanted her to rub it in that she was right about Leo. She said she was there to apologize. Gwen told Jack that she would be justifying what she did if she tried to explain it. She said she hurt him and her family to get what she wanted, but she had nothing she wanted. She said she had an epiphany about the things she did. She said she gave in to Kristen like her mother did with her drug dealer. She said she put the spike in her own arm.

Sonny told Leo that he wanted him back like he wanted IBS. Leo said he was paid to be with him. He said Sonny wasn’t that great in bed. Sonny didn’t believe him. Nancy told Craig that she knew what it was like to love someone so much that you ignore the evidence that is in front of you. She said it happened to her and now it happened to her best friend. Maggie told Xander that he left Sarah behind when he found out she wasn’t going to recover. She said she wasn’t being fair. He said she was being fair and accurate. She said she shouldn’t be taking her anger on Gwen out on him. She said she had to figure out what to do next about Sarah. She said there was a chance that the antidote might work. Jack wanted to know why Gwen didn’t tell Xander or Maggie when Kristen blackmailed her. Gwen tried to make an excuse for what she did. He said she shouldn’t have helped her after what Kristen did. He said helping a person escape from prison carried on a big sentence. She said so did murder. Abby went to see Jennifer. She told Jennifer that Gwen admitted to killing Laura. Leo told Sonny that he was only after him because of money. Sonny said that was the same reason why he was with Craig. Leo said it was at first and then he fell for him. Leo said they would have been married if it weren’t for them. Sonny said he wouldn’t have been able to marry Craig anyway. He said Leo should have been honest with Craig. While they were talking, Leo told them that he was going to get revenge on them. Jack wanted to know what Gwen meant about murder. She said she could have killed Sarah with the dose she gave her. He asked her how she could give that dose to Sarah. She said he couldn’t stand to look at her. He said it wasn’t true. She said Xander felt that way. She said Xander said he loved her, but he kept wanting Sarah to recover. She said she kept telling herself that she couldn’t lose Xander, but she did. While she was talking, Xander showed up. He wanted to know what she did with the real antidote. She said he wanted to get Sarah back. He said he wanted her to prove that she was a human being. She said why should she be one now. She said she still had the antidote. He wanted to know what it would take to tell him where it was. Jennifer and Abby debated on whether or not Gwen killing Laura was true. Jack told Gwen to tell Xander where the antidote was. Gwen said she thought it was interesting the way Xander put it. She said it never occurred to him to just ask her to do it. He just assumed that there wasn’t one good bone left in her body. She said there wasn’t. She said she wanted him back. He said it wasn’t a deal. She asked if he hated her. He said he did. She said she would always love him despite everything. She said she would do whatever she could to help him.

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Johnny told Chanel that he was possessed by the devil. She didn’t believe him. EJ confirmed that he was telling the truth. Johnny ended up passing out. When he came too, she asked if it was true. Jake and Ben told Rafe that Allie was the devil. Ben questioned Jake about what he remembered about Allie kidnapping him. Jake said he couldn’t remember. Ben suggested that he let Marlena hypnotize him. Rafe agreed that it would be worth a shot to find out the truth. Chanel asked if Johnny was possessed since Christmas. He said he was. He asked if she remembered how he wasn’t feeling great around New Year’s. She said he thought it was jet lag. He said it wasn’t. He said it was the devil taking over his body. He said he remembered getting ready, but he didn’t remember anything else. She asked him if he remembered telling everyone that he didn’t love her. He asked her if she believed him. She said it was hard to unheard what he said to her. She said she was hurt and angry. He said it wasn’t him. He said she made him laugh and want to be a better person. He said he would have never asked her for a divorce because he loved her. EJ told Tripp that Allie was possessed and no one knew where she was. Tripp was shocked that she was possessed. EJ wanted tot ell Marlena that Allie was possessed. EJ went to see Marlena. She told him that she knew Allie was possessed. He said they needed to tell Sami right away. Chanel told Johnny that he was cruel to her that night. She said he treated her like she didn’t matter. She said she was hoping that it was a nightmare. She said if it hadn’t been with Allie she wouldn’t have gotten through it. He said he knew she slept with Allie. She said Allie was there to comfort her. He said he didn’t have to explain what she did with Allie or Tripp. Alliedevil made Ciara think that Rafe wanted him to take her to the cabin. Ciara agreed to let Allie take her to the cabin. Ben went to Marlena and told her that Allie took Ciara and was convinced that she and the baby were in danger.

Johnny told Chanel what he knew happened between her and Tripp. She said nothing else happened between them. She said her mother refused to let her be with Tripp. She said her mother sent him home. EJ and Rafe talked about Allie being the devil and how Rafe was going to get her. Marlena hypnotized Jake. He told her what he remembered. Marlena and Ben asked if he saw Ciara in the images. EJ talked to Rafe about what kind of father didn’t know his son was possessed. Johnny told Chanel that the devil showed him a movie of her and Tripp making out. She wanted to know how that was possible. Alliedevil told Ciara she needed to do whatever she could to be okay for the baby. When Ciara went outside, Alliedevil said she would be able to focus on her baby with the daddy gone. Rafe told EJ that Johnny was going to be okay. Rafe told him he still had a chance to do things differently for Johnny. Rafe said he was going to the station to see if there was any news. Chanel asked Johnny why he left his body. Johnny told her the devil went in to Allie. Ben wanted to if Jake remembered anything else. Jake said it was like Ciara was close to him and calling her name. Jake asked if the devil could change other people into people. Jake said Allie made him look like Ben. Ben realized Ciara thought he was dead. Ciara wanted to call her mother, but Alliedevil said there was no service.

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Susan remembered Jodevil wiping out her memory after she found out was possessed. EJ talked to Belle about Susan’s theory about Johnny and Andre. Belle wondered if that could be true. He thought his mother needed rest. She wanted to know when he talked to Johnny. He got defensive with her and then apologized to her. He felt like his son was a stranger. He refused to give up on him. Susan came downstairs and told EJ that Johnny was the devil. She said he set up Belle. EJ was skeptical of her accusations. Belle thought her theories added up. Susan suggested they check the crypt because she thought Johnny would be there just like she was with John. Susan raced to the crypt. Belle convinced EJ to go with his mother to the crypt. She wanted to stay behind so she could call Eric in case they need an exorcism.

Andre threatened to kill Ben. Johnny thought the Andre could use a serial killer like Ben. He said the Salem Slasher and the Necktie Killer would make a great team. Andre wasn’t interested in working with Ben so he wrapped a tie around his neck. Johnny tried to stop him from killing Ben. Andre was about to turn on Johnny when EJ burst in the room. Andre lied and said he was a possessed Tony. Susan walked in the room and stabbed him. He dissolved into ash. EJ unlocked Johnny’s shackles and he fell to the floor. Susan freed Ben. Johnny and Ben said the devil possessed Allie. Ciara went home and found Evan standing over Ben. He told her that he killed her husband. She ran to Ben and tried to wake him up. Evan told her that she was wasting her time. He picked up a knife and said he killed Ben and she was going to be next. Allie knocked Evan out before he could stab her. She went over to Ciara and told her that Ben didn’t have a pulse. She told her that Ben was gone. Ciara started crying. Evan started to stir so Allie wanted to leave. Evan woke up and felt cheated that he didn’t really kill Ben and Ciara. He left before the police got there. Ben’s body became Jake. Rafe showed up and Jake told him what happened. Ben rushed in the room and told Rafe that the devil was back. He also told him that the devil wanted Ciara’s baby. Allie drove with Ciara. Ciara thought they should go to the police. Allie offered to call Rafe. She fixed the phone so it would seem like she was really talking to Rafe. The voice confirmed that Ben was dead and thought she should take Ciara to the Horton cabin.

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