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Chad wanted to know what Stephanie had planned for Sloan. She said she didn’t know what the plan was. They talked about how to handle Sloan. He said they could pay her. She said she wasn’t going to let him use his money to help her client. She said they would give Sloan the money she was looking for. She said Steve and John had the counterfeit money they got from the D.E.A. for busting the drug dealer. She said the bills were at Black Patch. She wanted him to handle the money with Sloan while she broke into Sloan’s apartment. Sonny told Alex that Will wasn’t coming home. He wanted to hang out with Alex, but he said he had plans. He said he was going to get lucky tonight. He said he was going to ease his broken heart. He told Sonny about his threesome with Allie and Chanel. Sonny told him not to let anyone else know that. Alex got a message from Sloan and decided to leave to meet her.

Sloan ran into Leo. She let him know that she had a detective track him down because she wanted her money. She said if he didn’t pay her back, she was going to use a collection agency to get her money. He said he didn’t have any money. She said he better get her money. Sloan went to her room and met with Alex. They started making out. While they were making out, Stephanie called her. Stephanie told her someone would meet her at the pub. Sloan told Alex to stay put. She handcuffed him on the bed. Stephanie called Chad to let him know what was going on. She picked the lock in Sloan’s apartment. Sloan met with Chad at the pub. He gave her the suitcase of money. Stephanie was shocked to see Alex in Sloan’s apartment. Abe met with Paulina in the conference room. He told her he would resign from his job if she won the election. She said she wouldn’t let him leave Salem. He said he wanted to be there with her. She said she had to tell him something. Leo went to Paulina to get his money. She said she recognized him. She gave him a check, but it wasn’t enough money. He told her about Sloan and how she was blackmailing him. She wanted him to work for her. He said he would take the job. Abe wanted to know why Leo was there.

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John told Marlena that she would be going home from the hospital. He also told her Brady and Chloe broke up. Marlena thought it wouldn’t be good for Rachel. John thought Kristen was behind what was going on. They both thought Kristen would do anything to get her hands on Rachel. Marlena said Kristen would do the same for Brady. Brady let Chloe know that Kristen was moving in with him. Chloe told him to go back to the judge and find another way. He said it was his only option. She asked why he was doing this. He said it was for Rachel. Chloe said she didn’t even know him anymore since he caved to Kristen. Kristen was glad Chloe was gone. Brady told her Rachel would figure out that she only thought about herself. He said she wouldn’t be able to pretend to be a good mother for long. She told him to never threaten her relationship with her daughter. She said she had the upper hand. She said they would be a family if she wanted them to be. She said the women wouldn’t get their doses if he didn’t do what she wanted. She left the room. When John and Marlena came home, Brady told them he had something to tell them. Kristen came into the room. John wanted to know why she was there. She asked Brady if he wanted to tell them or did he want her to tell them. Kristen went to the kitchen. John told Brady he had some explaining to do. Stefan ran into Li. Li told Stefan to keep fighting for Chloe even though she’s with Brady. Stefan said Chloe and Brady broke up. Li said it worked out for him. Stefan thought it worked out for Li. Li said he was thrown when Stefan came to town. He said it was obvious Stefan didn’t care for Gabi. Stefan said his feelings for Gabi were gone. He said he didn’t know why. Li said Stefan could still be with Chloe. Stefan said Li could be with Gabi.

Chloe went to her room and saw Stefan leaving a note for her. He told her he was sorry about her break up. She told him she wished she was on a plane out of Salem. He found a way to recreate their night in Miami. She appreciated it. Rolf decided to leave Salem. When he was about to leave, Gabi showed up. She said he wasn’t going anywhere until they talked about what he did to Stefan. Rolf said he saved Stefan’s life. She grabbed his box and wanted to know what he did. He said he didn’t do anything. She smashed a vial from the box. He said he used Jake’s heart to save Stefan. She wanted to know what else he did. When he wouldn’t tell her anything, she smashed another vial. He said Stefan figured out that she wasn’t worthy of him. She pushed him up against the wall and put a scalpel to his throat. When she threatened to cut him, he told her he brainwashed Stefan for Kristen. He told her Li was in on it. She said she couldn’t think about that now. She wanted him to reverse what he did. He told her the antidote was in the box. She told him to get it. He pulled out a syringe and stuck it in her.

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Roman told Kate that there was a miracle. He told her about the serum that Marlena took. Kate told him to go to the hospital. Chad showed up to be with Kate. Chad apologized for not being there for her. Kate apologized for not being there for him with Abby. He said there was no way she could have known what happened. She hated herself for ever being with Clyde. Chad said she picked a good one this time. She said he was right. She talked about how much time she and Roman had left. She said she had to stay positive. He said he knew she would because she was Kate. After Rex gave Marlena the serum, her heart began to race. She said she couldn’t breathe. John tried to talk to her until her heart slowed down. Rex said her vitals were rebounding. John wanted to know what that meant. Marlena said it meant it was working. She said she could feel it. Kristen told Brady on the phone that he should end things with Chloe. She said the future doses depended on him. He yelled at her and told her not to call him again. When he got off the phone, Chloe wondered what was going on. He lied about what was going on.

Kristen went to the hospital. She saw Brady and Chloe together. When Brady walked off, Kristen went over to Chloe. They got into an argument. Brady showed back up and talked about Rachel hating Chloe. Kristen said they knew how to fix the situation. She walked away from them. Tripp told everyone in Kayla’s room that Marlena got the serum. Kayla passed out. Roman came in and said Marlena was recovering. Steve said they were running out of time. Steve told them to give Kayla the serum. Kayla passed out. Tripp and Rex gave her CPR. Roman wanted to know if it was safe to give Kate the serum. Kayla woke up. Rex and Tripp said there was no way to know if the serum made Kayla act the way she did. Kayla wanted to let Roman know what happened wasn’t his fault. Chad and Kate talked about his new job with Stephanie. He said he wasn’t ready to move on from Abby. Kate passed out while they were talking. Rex and Roman showed up. Rex gave her the serum. The serum worked for her. Kate wanted Chad and Rex to leave so she could be with Roman. Kristen went to see Marlena. Kristen yelled at her for not helping her with Rachel’s custody. Kristen said God helped Marlena and would help her too. She walked out of Marlena’s room. Brady told Chloe they couldn’t go on like this. He said he loved her, but his daughter was miserable. He said he had to put her first. She asked if he was breaking up with her. He said he was sorry. He told her he loved her. Kristen showed up and told him she knew he could do it. He said she wouldn’t get away with it. She said she already did. She said Chloe would be fine.

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Chloe went to see Kristen. Chloe said it was best for them if they worked together for Rachel’s sake. Kristen said Chloe being out of Rachel’s life would be best. Chloe accused Kristen of putting the note in Rachel’s lunchbox. Kristen said she didn’t know what she was talking about. Kristen accused Chloe of changing the judge’s mind at the hearing. Chloe said she did and would do it again. She said Brady was happy about it. Kristen told Chloe that Rachel hated her. Kristen said Chloe should give Brady his freedom before Rachel hated him. Chloe said she tried to do that, but it didn’t work. Kristen said she had a feeling that it wouldn’t last long. Chloe said Brady wouldn’t dream about giving her what she wanted. Kristen said maybe Brady wanted to be the one to end it. Kristen wondered why Chloe was there instead of with Brady at Marlena’s deathbed. Chloe walked out. Kristen said her bad day was just beginning. Nicole showed up while Eric was on the phone with Sami. Nicole asked about Marlena, Kate and Kayla. He told her how they were. He told her Kate and Roman got married. Nicole said Kate and Roman have been through a lot, but they were each other’s destiny. Eric said some couples were like that. He was about to leave to see Marlena when Nicole stopped him. She said he was always there for other people and that someone should be there for him. They hugged each other. Rafe showed up while they were hugging. Rafe told them about the solution. Eric went to see Marlena. Nicole said she hoped the medication worked. Rafe said he hoped it did too so she could stop hugging Eric.

Rafe told Nicole that he was getting tired of seeing her hugging Eric. She said she was supporting her friend. He said it was an excuse. He said he was her husband now. He said she forgot that she was married to him. She told him it was her idea to get married. He said she wanted to do it right away because she saw Eric at Abe and Paulina’s wedding. She said she wanted a simple wedding. He said she felt that she let go of Eric too easily. He thought he was a mistake to her. He said she thought if she married him, she would stop pining after Eric. She said he was her husband and she loved him. He asked her why she didn’t ask if she could work with Eric. He said it felt as if she wanted to recreate the magic she and Eric had when they first fell in love. Brady stopped John from destroying the vial. Brady didn’t tell him how he knew about the vial. He said it could be what they were waiting for. Jada said John wouldn’t forgive himself if it was the cure. John said he knew they were right. Rex went to analyze the serum. Jada asked Brady if he knew who wrote the note about the serum. He said he didn’t. She wondered why he wanted to use the serum so badly. He said he wanted to help. John and Shawn went to Marlena’s room. They told Belle about the serum. Marlena asked Shawn to take care of Belle. John told Marlena to hold on a little longer. Eric showed up at the hospital. He thanked her for getting the serum there. She said she wanted it to work, but she wondered where it came from. He said he didn’t want to leave his mother alone. He asked her to get his father and Kate if it worked. Rex told Brady that the serum was the same one from 25 years ago. Rex went to Marlena’s room. He said the serum wasn’t 100 percent, but he felt good about it. Marlena wanted him to use the serum. She told Eric that she wanted the last rites. John said she was the one great love of his life. Rex gave her the injection.

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Stephanie was upset when she saw John crushing the orchid. She thought it was the cure. He told her it was another one of Orpheus’ schemes. She wondered what her mother was going to do. Steve was with Kayla in her room. Tripp and Joey showed up to see her. They were tired of Stephanie not telling them what was going on so they wanted to see for themselves. Kayla and Steve told them that Orpheus poisoned her as well as Marlena and Kate. Steve left to check on Marlena. Kayla tried to prepare Joey and Tripp for the worst, but they didn’t want to hear it. Tripp said he regretted the time he wasted being angry at her. She said she was proud of them. Tripp said he wouldn’t have tried to become a doctor if it weren’t for her. Joey said she and Steve were there for him during the worst time in his life. He said he wished there was something he could do. Steve ran into Stephanie. He told her Joey and Tripp were with Kayla. She went to see Kayla. John told him that he was right about wanting to end Orpheus after he was pardoned. John said he would end Orpheus himself if their wives didn’t make it. They talked about how helpless they felt. Steve said he regretted the time he wasted not being with Kayla. John said he understood how he felt.

Stephanie apologized for keeping Joey and Tripp in the dark about Kayla. Kayla woke up and said it was her idea to do it. Steve came back to the room. She said she was happy they were all there. Chloe talked to Nicole about her issues with Rachel. Chloe said she didn’t know how to handle the situation with Rachel. Nicole said she wished she could be there for Eric. She told Chloe that Rafe and Jada caught her hugging Eric. Nicole said Jada claimed him as her boyfriend. Nicole said she understood that, but there was a pull between her and Eric. She said she would be lying if she said she didn’t feel it. Chloe said she wanted her to be happy, but she didn’t want her to do something stupid. Kristen told Brady that Rolf grew a new orchid. She said she had it. Brady said she was playing games. She showed him a picture of her holding the orchid. He didn’t believe her. She said the serum was formulated and he was wasting time the women didn’t have. He thought she wanted custody of Rachel so he agreed to it. She said she wanted him to break up with Chloe and get back together with her. He refused to be with her. She said Marlena would die unless he made everyone think that they got back together for Rachel’s sake. She said he couldn’t say anything about blackmail. He said she was a monster. She said she considered herself a mother who loved her child. She told him that the women were going to need a second dose in a few months and a booster after that. She said he couldn’t dump her after they were cured. She said they were in it for the long haul. He agreed to do it because he didn’t have a choice. He said he had conditions. He said he wouldn’t say anything to Chloe until after the first dose. She agreed to it. She said once the women are feeling better, he had to dump Chloe. He said they would be a family, but he would never make love to her. He said she would be more lonely in a loveless relationship. She said only time would tell. He said he hated her. She said there was a thin line between love and hate. He told her to be careful what she wished for. He walked away from her.

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Rolf went to see Kristen. He let her know the police were ransacking his lab. She was glad they wouldn’t find the orchid. She picked up the orchid. He moved his sensitive info, but he didn’t want the police to digging through his work. He realized she was taking care of the orchid. He wanted to know about her end game. She didn’t tell him what her plans were, but she wanted to know why he was so worried about Marlena. She mentioned the clones he had already. He let her know that if the women die, it would be her fault because she had the cure. John held Marlena’s hand. Eric and Belle arrived and asked about the orchid. John told them that Rolf didn’t have the orchid. Shawn let John know that he didn’t find the orchid at the lab. Marlena woke up and hoped no one gave up on her. They assured her they didn’t give up on her. Eric led them in a prayer. Marlena wanted Eric to check on Roman and Kate. He didn’t want to leave her. Marlena didn’t want him to argue with her in her condition. Eric left the room just as Sami called Marlena. She wanted to be there for her, but she had to deal with Sydney. Sami wanted to talk to Belle. She assured Sami that she and Eric would take care of their mother. John was taking care of Marlena when Sarah brought a delivery for her. John and Marlena read the card and saw that Orpheus sent her flowers.

Lucas called Kate from Statesville. She let him know that Roman proposed to her. She told him that she was proud of him for taking responsibility for what he did. She wished him happiness. She assured him that she would see him when he got out. She got off the phone with Lucas. She told Roman that she couldn’t tell Lucas the truth. He knew she would see Lucas again. He told her that he wanted to get married right away. They needed a witness. Rex and Eric arrived so Roman said their timing was perfect. Eric performed the ceremony so Kate and Roman got married. Chloe told Brady they should break up because of Kristen. She told him that Rachel hated her. Brady told her that Kristen would get her way. He reminded her that they loved each other. She was afraid that he would lose Rachel. He knew that sacrificing his happiness wouldn’t change his situation wouldn’t change Rachel around. Later, Brady met with Kristen. He confronted her about the note that was in Rachel’s lunchbox. Kristen didn’t know what he was talking about. He didn’t have time for her games because Marlena was dying. She said that Marlena didn’t have to die. She thought she could save Marlena,  Kayla and Kate.

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Chad went to see Stephanie. He wanted to apologize for what happened. She said they were both drunk and were trying to forget about what was going on. He said he enjoyed working with her and didn’t want to mess things up. She told him Paulina was in trouble. She asked him to go with her to see Paulina. They met with Paulina. Paulina wanted him to sign a NDA before she gave them the folder. Paulina wanted to know what they were going to do about it. Gabi went to her office and found EJ in there. He told her he had proof that Ava’s marriage was a fraud. He said Ava said it was her idea. He said Jake’s shares went to Vivian, but she couldn’t vote because she was incarcerated. He said they had to go with the proxy which would be Stefan. He told her she was out of moves. He told her checkmate before he left her office. Wendy went to see Li, She said she couldn’t work IT at Fairbanks anymore. She said she wanted a job in Salem. He told her it wasn’t that simple. She said he was engaged to the CEO. She asked if he screwed that up too. She said she heard about his meltdown about Stefan.

Gabi called Li to come to the office. When he got off the phone, Wendy told him she wanted to go with him. He left without her. She wondered why he was so worried about Stefan. She looked at his tablet. She found pictures of Li and Gabi’s pictures. She left to find out what was going on. Johnny ran into Stefan at the DiMera mansion. Johnny asked him if he saw EJ. Stefan said he left, but Stefan knew what was going on with him and Ava. Stefan defended EJ to Johnny. Johnny was upset about him defending EJ. Stefan said it was about getting Gabi out of the company. Johnny was confused because the only thing he heard about Stefan was he was in love with Gabi. Johnny wondered what Rolf did to Stefan. Stefan said Rolf had nothing to do with his feelings. Stefan asked what Rolf would have to gain by making him hate Gabi. Johnny said EJ did something so Stefan could side with him. Stefan didn’t believe it. Johnny warned him not to trust. EJ showed up while they were talking. Johnny yelled at EJ for treating Ava the way he did. EJ told him to find someone his own age. EJ asked Stefan to get Vivian’s power of attorney. He wanted to give Gabi a peek at her future. Stefan agreed to do it. When Li showed up, Gabi told him about EJ’s visit. EJ and Stefan showed up. EJ told her that he had Vivian’s power of attorney. He said Jake’s shares went to Stefan. She wanted to know why Stefan was being mean to her. She wanted him to look in her eyes. She asked where that part of him that loved her went. Stefan thought about pushing Gabi away.

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Paulina showed Chanel the file that Sloane gave her. Chanel was shocked that something she did in college would hurt her mother’s campaign. Paulina assured her that it wouldn’t hurt her career. Paulina told her that she had everything under control. Sloane wanted to know what made her think it was under control. Sloane introduced herself to Chanel. She wanted to know if Paulina made a decision about the offer. Paulina refused to be blackmailed. They threatened each other. Paulina threw Sloane out of her place. Paulina told Chanel that she planned to drop out of the race. Chanel didn’t want her to do that. Chanel wanted to pay the blackmailer, but her mother said the person would never stop coming after her. Paulina planned on going after Sloane through Stephanie and Chad. Alex confronted Stephanie about being with Chad. He wanted to know why it was sexual harassment when he wanted to be with her, but it wasn’t for her to be with someone she just hired. Chad told her that what they did was consensual. Alex was convinced they slept together. He hoped she would have changed her mind about how she felt about him, but he realized he was wrong. He realized she would never be into him. Stephanie watched him leave.

Stefan remembered admitting to Gabi about how he felt about her. He went off on her for going after his job. He said he wanted the job back. Li told him that he was crazy if he thought EJ would let him run the company. Stefan told him they would run the company together. He said their first order of business is to clean house at the company. EJ said traitors had to go. He said that Li needed to go. EJ left to file the proxy. Stefan told Gabi to clean out her desk. Li told her not to do anything until he finished talking to EJ. Li went after EJ so Gabi used that opportunity to get Stefan to talk about his memory of her. She knew he still loved her. She put her hand on his heart. She knew he still felt something. Li threatened EJ about trying to get him out of the company. He warned him that he would make Stefan turn on him immediately. He admitted that he was the one who got Rolf to bring Stefan back and turned him against Gabi. EJ reminded him that he could lose Gabi if he said anything about that. Li told him that his goal was to get DiMera. He said he was prepared to cut her loose. EJ didn’t believe him. EJ went back to meet with Stefan. He told him that the proxies were in order and they just had to wait for the vote. Gabi wanted to know if EJ and Li came to an understanding. He said they did. When they were alone he told her that EJ still had the votes. Li said he wouldn’t be fired, but his father wouldn’t help him. She didn’t know how she would get through that without his love for her. He stroked her hair. EJ and Stefan wanted to celebrate their victory. EJ told him that he will take over DiMera now that Gabi is out. He explained how the positions will go down at DiMera.

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Sloan told Paulina that her client knew what Chanel did in college. Sloan gave Paulina a folder. Paulina read what was in the folder. She wanted to know what Sloan wanted. Sloan said she wanted to make financial arrangements between her client and Paulina. She said if Paulina didn’t give the money, Chanel would end up in prison. Sloan told her to look at the file and get back to her. Alex showed up to meet with Allie and Chanel. They told him that they wanted to have a threesome with him. Allie talked about the threesome, but she couldn’t say the name. Chanel thought Allie might not be ready if she couldn’t say the word. He was shocked that they wanted to have it since they turned him down when he first suggested it. He wanted to know what changed their minds. Allie said it was her idea because they were going through a rough patch. Chanel said it was an adventure they could share. They wanted it to be with him because he didn’t want anything. Chanel said he was single. Chanel asked if something was going on with Stephanie. He said he saw her with Chad. He said he was willing to do it. They went to have sex. Chad and Stephanie kissed each other at Julie’s. She pulled away from the kiss. She asked if it was too soon after Abby. He wanted to leave. She suggested they go to her place. They went to Steve and Kayla’s place. They started kissing until he stopped them. He said he couldn’t do it. He said he was still grieving his wife. She said she was worried about her mother. He decided to leave.

EJ told Johnny and Ava that he could prove that Jake’s signature on the marriage certificate was forged. He said he could prove that Jake was dead before the paperwork for their marriage was even filed. Johnny asked if it was true. He asked if she was married to Jake. She admitted that she wasn’t. She said she loved Jake. She said they were engaged. She told them it was Gabi’s idea. Ava said it was Gabi’s idea. EJ thought Ava knew the truth would eventually come out. She said he was right and apologized for lying to Johnny. Johnny said he didn’t care. He said he could see how much she loved Jake. He said she didn’t lie about anything else. EJ wanted to call the police, but Johnny told him not to. EJ said he wouldn’t call the police, but she had to leave town. He told her her bags were in the foyer. EJ told them to say goodbye to each other. Ava said it was okay that she was leaving. She said there was nothing left for her there. She said there was almost nothing. She apologized for them not knowing what could have been. He said he wanted to go with her. She said it would be better for them to part ways. She said they would have good memories. She took her bags and left. When EJ came back, Johnny said he would make him pay.

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Sloane went to see Paulina. She told her that she had information that could ruin her political career before it even begins. Paulina said all of her dirt has already been revealed. Sloane told her that she was talking about Chanel’s dirty secret. Stephanie thanked Chad for his help with Paulina’s campaign. She hoped he would stay with the company after the election. She wanted to drink some champagne when Tripp called her. He wanted to know about Kayla. She avoided tell him everything. She let Chad know that she wished she could tell her brothers how Kayla really was. She said she couldn’t lose her mother. He understood what she was going through since he thought of Kate as a mother. She knew he was still grieving over Abby. Alex walked in and saw them together. He walked out of the room. Chad thanked her for giving him a job. He told her that he saw Abby at her grave and she told him to move on with his life. He thought Abby was telling him to move on with his life. He leaned over and kissed her.

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Gwen picked on Jennifer for hitting her and leaving her for dead. Jennifer apologized to her. Jennifer said she remembered doing it an hour ago. She told Gwen that she was high. She also said she was thinking about Abby. Gwen said she was there to save herself and not because she was sorry. Jennifer said that wasn’t true. She said she was there to get help. Gwen said she heard that story before from her mother. She said she knew addicts lie. Jennifer said she was right. She said she would do the right thing and turn herself in. Gwen said she didn’t think she would get clean in prison. She told Jennifer not to do it. She said she knew how much Jennifer was suffering because of Laura and Abby’s deaths. She said she wasn’t surprised Jennifer tried to numb the pain. Gwen said she cared about her. Gwen said she wished someone had told her mother they cared about her. Gwen said she was too needy to do it then, but she could do it now. She said she would tell the police Jennifer didn’t hit her. Jennifer asked why she would cover up for her. Gwen said she wanted to make sure she did what her mother didn’t do. She said she couldn’t take Jennifer away from Jack after what happened to Abby. She said it would destroy him. Leo told Jack that Gwen got her memory back. Leo said Gwen knew Jennifer was the driver. He said if Jack wanted it to go away, he had to write a check. Jack asked if Gwen knew he was there. Leo said she didn’t, but they talked about it. He said he wanted a million dollars. He said he would go to the police. Jack said he would wire him the money.

Jack went to Gwen’s room at the hospital. He told Jennifer and Gwen that Leo was blackmailing him. Jennifer told him what she did to Gwen. Gwen said she wouldn’t say anything. Jack said Leo could still go to the police. Gwen told him not to give Leo anything. Jack asked why she was doing this. Jennifer said she was his daughter and loved him. When Jack went home, he saw Leo. Leo asked if he had the money. Jack said his plan backfired. He told Leo to get out. Leo left. Jennifer came home and apologized to Jack for lying about the pills and for almost killing his daughter. She asked if he could forgive her. He apologized for not seeing how much she was suffering. She wanted to know what she should do. He said whatever it was she wouldn’t be doing it alone. Chad helped Stephanie with her press release. She said it was hard to concentrate since Kayla has been sick. Paulina showed up and said she was owed an apology. She said the election was one month away and her numbers were down. She wanted Stephanie to get things done by the end of business. Stephanie said she wouldn’t be able to do it. Chad told Paulina that Stephanie’s mother was in the hospital. He told her to give Stephanie a break. Paulina asked why Stephanie didn’t delegate her responsibilities. Stephanie apologized and told her she would get the job done. Paulina said she could let Chad help her. Chad told her who Chad was. Paulina offered her condolences. When Paulina left, Chad and Stephanie talked about her hiring more people. He offered to work for her.

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EJ told Stefan that he asked Johnny and Ava to move back in the mansion. He needed them close so they could get the votes to kick Gabi out of DiMera Enterprises. EJ noticed how sexy Gabi is. Stefan admitted that shew as beautiful, but he was repulsed by her. EJ wondered why he was still wearing his wedding ring if he’s repulsed by her. Stefan didn’t know why he was wearing it. He had it on when he was brought back to life. EJ told him that he and Gabi were in love when he “died.” Stefan said his opinion was the only one that matter and he didn’t want to be with her. EJ said that he should take it off. Ava went to see Gabi and told her about EJ wanting her to move back in the mansion. Gabi told her that she shouldn’t trust him. Gabi told her not to move back in the mansion. Ava told her that EJ wanted Johnny back too. Gabi changed her tune and said she should go back to the mansion after all.

Rafe and Jada wanted to surprise Eric and Nicole at Basic Black. Eric got info about Marlena, Kayla and Kate when Nicole walked in the room. He updated her about what happened with them. Nicole thought he should be with his mother. She assured him there was a cure. She tried to make him feel better about what’s going on with Marlena and company. He hugged her while they were talking. Rafe and Jada walked in on them hugging. Eric and Nicole pulled apart and explained why they were hugging. Jada wanted to know what happened with Marlena, but Eric couldn’t get into that now. Nicole wanted to help him control his emotions. He didn’t have an appetite and wanted to go home. Jada offered to go with him. Eric and Jada left the room.

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Nancy and Mike ran into each other in the town square. They had a tense reunion. He remembered what she did when he was in Salem before. She told him about Craig and Clyde. She let him know that she was paying for her wrongdoings. He shared with her that he thought he was gay at a point. He was glad things changed. She told him that she and Craig were in a good place. He let her know that he was going to be in New York and she said she was going back there too. Jennifer was nervous waiting for Mike. She wanted to get the rehab started. Jack assured her that everything would be taken care of when they get to New York. Jennifer didn’t want him to go with her. She told him that she would be in treatment and Gwen needed him. Jack held her and told her how much he loved her. She didn’t want to let Abby down again. Mike arrived to get her. She told him that admitting that she needed help was the hardest thing to do. Jennifer said goodbye to Doug and Julie. She started to cry in front of Jack. He assured her that it wasn’t goodbye. She touched him and left with Mike. Leo ran into Craig and he wanted to apologize for accusing him of murder. Craig told him that he was the first man he fell for and their relationship would always be special to him. Craig said he still had feelings for him, but he heard him talking on the phone with Gwen about needing a sugar daddy. Leo said he tried to blackmail Jack, but it didn’t work out for him.

Craig told Leo that being with him was like being on the edge of a cliff. He thought Nancy was a good and solid person. he couldn’t be with someone like him. Rex told John that there hasn’t been in changes on the women’s illnesses. He said the only cure was the one Rolf made. He told John that the flower Rolf used doesn’t exist anymore. John knew Rolf would have a cure. Rex said they didn’t know where he could be. John thought Stefan would know where to find him. Rex planned on tracking him down. Kristen went to visit Marlena at the hospital. She lied and told her that she found out about her condition at the hospital. They talked about the orchid that was needed for the cure. Kristen flashed back to Rolf showing her the orchid. Marlena knew that John and Steve would find it and give it to Rex to create a cure. Kristen wanted a favor. Marlena didn’t think anyone could make her laugh. She wanted her to think of Rachel. Kristen wanted her to talk to Brady about Rachel. Marlena refused to help her get Rachel. Kristen wished her luck on the orchid. Kristen said it would be a shame if the people she loved died.

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Chad went to see Jennifer. She told him she was going to rehab. She told him that Mike was in charge of a facility that she was going to in New York. Chad apologized for relying on her too much. He thought he made things worse while she was struggling. He said he was glad Abby got justice. Jennifer said it wasn’t enough. He told her he saw Abby. He said he needed to be strong. She was surprised that he talked to Abby. Jennifer said she saw Abby too. She said she let people down. He said people let her down too. He said she felt like a mother to him. He said Abby would want it. He said Abby would want them to be close. Jennifer said they were. When he left, she thought about the accident. She was shocked when she realized it was Gwen that she hit. Gwen woke up from a nightmare she had about the accident. When she woke up, she saw Sarah in her room. Sarah asked if she remembered anything about the accident. Sarah asked if she remembered the accident. Sarah asked if she remembered the driver. Sarah said she was glad she was awake so she could talk to her about framing her and Abby. Gwen asked what did she want from her. Sarah wanted to know if she was out for revenge. Gwen said she did everything she could to separate her from Xander. Gwen said Sarah won in the end and got what she wanted. Sarah apologized to her. Sarah said she saw the bitterness in her eyes. She said Gwen wasn’t sorry. She warned Gwen to stay away from Xander.

When Sarah left, Leo went to see Gwen. Gwen remembered that Jennifer was the one who hit her. Gwen wondered if Jennifer did it on purpose. Leo said Jennifer did it on purpose. He said they were going to expose Jennifer. She wanted to know what he was talking about. He said they were going to blackmail Jennifer and make money. Xander ran into Jack at the pub. Jack was looking t the police report about Gwen’s accident. Xander asked if there were any leads on what happened to Gwen. Jack said there weren’t any leads. Jack told him he thought Jennifer was the one who hit Gwen. Jack told him about what has been going on with Jennifer. Xander said he was doing the best he could. Jack said he wasn’t sure if Jennifer would remember what happened. He said he didn’t know how to tell her the news. He said he had to find out if she did it or not. Xander said he wouldn’t say anything. Jack said he had to get home to find out what was going on. When Jack went home, he saw Leo there. Jack wanted to know why Leo was at his house. Leo said he had to get out his checkbook. Jennifer went to see Gwen. Gwen asked if she was trying to finish her off.

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Rex arrived in Salem to see his mother. He and Roman talked about what happened to Kate, Kayla and Marlena. Rex had a feeling that what happened to them was man made and created in a lab. Roman thought Rolf could have helped Orpheus with the pathogen. Rex reminded him when he was sick in South America years ago. He wondered if they had the same illness that he had back then. Kate thought it was possible since Orpheus’ vendetta started with Roman. Rex left so he could compare Roman’s medical records with the women’s records. Stephanie ran into Steve and got upset that he didn’t tell her about Kayla. She was mad that she had to hear it from Eric. He didn’t want to tell her when they had a better way to handle it. He told her they were waiting for the labs to come back. He told her that Orpheus was behind what happened. They went to Kayla’s room to check on her. Kayla wanted to check on Marlena, but Steve stopped her from going. Stephanie wanted to tell Joey and Tripp about Kayla. Kayla didn’t want them to come home. Stephanie didn’t think she could stop them from coming. Kayla asked her to put a positive spin on her condition. Stephanie tried to downplay what was going on with Kayla when she called Joey.

John prayed for Marlena, Kayla and Kate at the chapel when Brady showed up. He let him know that Belle and Eric were with Marlena. He said he wanted to help Marlena, but there was nothing he could do. Brady tried to comfort John. Brady did give him good news. He told him that he got custody of Rachel thanks to Chloe. John and Brady ran into Steve and they talked about how frustrating it was that they couldn’t help the women. Steve thought someone would be able to help them soon. Stefan went to see Chloe. She reminded him that she was in love with Brady. Stefan wanted to wish her a happy birthday. He wondered about her plans and she let him know that she didn’t have any. He was shocked no one remembered her birthday. She said no one remembered it. He was happy that he was the only one who remembered. She knew Brady her family were dealing with a lot. Rolf was working on an important project when Kristen walked in the room. She wanted him to do something to Chloe. He wanted her to leave. She wanted him to kidnap Chloe and take her love for Brady away. Rolf didn’t want to go back to prison so he decided to listen to her. he was working on the toxin Orpheus unleashed. He said if anything happened with Marlena, Kayla and Kate, he would be blamed for it.

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Julie found Jack with Doug’s pill bottle. She said they never refilled the bottle, but he said Jennifer did. Jennifer told Abby that she would make anyone who hurt her pay. Clyde told Chad he was going to be with Abby while he was strangling him. EJ ended up shooting Clyde in the back. EJ asked if Chad was alright. Chad said for him to tell him that Clyde was dead. EJ kicked Clyde. Chad said it was too bad he was still kicking. EJ asked Clyde how it felt to be the one eating up the grass. EJ asked how it felt. Chad asked how it felt to be close to dying and there was nothing he could do about it. Chad and EJ said they were going to enjoy it. Chad said Abby was still clinging to life when he found her. He said she was agonizing until her last breath. He said Clyde was going to know that feeling. He said Abby was with someone she loved before she died, but Clyde wouldn’t be. Shawn and Belle went to the cemetery. Rafe found Gwen passed out on the ground. Clyde asked Chad and EJ to call for help. Chad told him he had to speak up. Clyde said they couldn’t let him die. Chad asked if EJ heard something. EJ said he didn’t. Chad said it must have been the wind. Jack looked around the house for Jennifer. Julie said he wasn’t there. He asked if she noticed Jennifer’s attitude. Julie said Jennifer was grieving. He wanted to go look for Jennifer, but she came home. He said he was calling her. She said her phone was turned off. He asked where she was. Rafe told Gwen that she was going to make it. Rafe called for help. Shawn and Belle showed up while EJ and Chad were waiting for Clyde to die. Shawn called for help. When Shawn got off the phone, he asked what happened. Belle told EJ not to say anything. Chad said he didn’t need a lawyer because he had nothing to hide. Jack asked Jennifer why she went out when she said she wasn’t feeling well. Jennifer said she saw Abby. He said it wasn’t possible. She said she knew. She said she wanted to see Clyde. Julie wanted to know why she wanted to see Clyde. Jack told her Clyde might have been the one who killed Abby. Jennifer said she wanted to go to the police station to see Clyde. She asked if Clyde was arrested. She said he had to pay for what he did. Jack said they had to deal with something first. She asked what. He showed her the pill bottle.

Chad and Shawn were at the police station. Chad told Shawn how he got the gun. Chad told him that Clyde confessed to killing Abby. He said Clyde wasn’t going to kill Abby. He said he wanted to kill Belle. Belle showed up while Chad was talking. Shawn wanted to know why Clyde wanted to kill Belle. EJ showed up and heard the conversation. Chad said Clyde wanted to kill her because he thought she knew too much about what he did to EJ. Belle apologized. Shawn asked if he got Clyde to confess. Chad said he went after Clyde. EJ said he showed up and shot Clyde. Belle said EJ didn’t have a choice but to shoot Clyde. Shawn wanted to talk to Clyde to get his side of the story. Jennifer asked Jack what the pill bottle was, He said it was a prescription bottle. Jennifer said it was Doug’s. Julie said Doug hasn’t refilled the bottle. Jennifer asked what she was accusing her of. He said she had a pill addiction before. She said that was years ago. He wanted to know if she was addicted to pills. Xander and Sarah were at the hospital when Gwen was brought there. Xander asked what happened. Rafe told her he found Gwen unconscious at the police station. Xander asked if Jack knew. Rafe called Jack and told him about Gwen. Jennifer wanted to know where Jack was. Julie said he had to go because he got a call about Gwen. Jennifer said she hoped Gwen was okay. Sarah told Xander and Rafe that Gwen was okay. Rafe wanted to know if he could question Gwen. Sarah said Gwen was sedated. Xander wanted to sit with her because Jack wouldn’t want her to be alone. EJ told Belle that he apologized for putting her in danger. Belle said he had no way of knowing that Clyde was listening. She said he had no reason to apologize. Shawn went to the hospital and told Rafe that Chad shot Clyde. Jack showed up at the hospital to check on Gwen. Shawn told Jack that Chad shot Clyde. Jack asked if Clyde was dead. They told him that he wasn’t dead. Jack wanted to know what room Clyde was in. They told him to be with Gwen. Jack still wanted to see Clyde. Jack asked Clyde why he killed his daughter. EJ told Chad that he should have stopped Clyde sooner. He said he failed Chad, Abby and the kids. He said he failed the family. He said he could never forgive himself. He apologized to Chad. Chad thanked him for coming to his rescue and for saving his life. Clyde told Jack that he never touched Abby. Jack said he should have known he wouldn’t have admitted to what he did. Clyde said he shouldn’t talk without a lawyer. Jack ripped into him for what he did to Abby. Clyde said he was better off without her. He said she was beautiful. He said she wasn’t an angel because she cheated on his son. Xander told Gwen that Jack was on his way to see her. He told her Jack would be there. She opened her eyes and wondered where she was. Sarah told her she was in the hospital. Rafe came in to question Gwen. Julie asked Jennifer how long she has been taking pills. Jennifer said it was a few weeks. Julie asked why she didn’t say anything. Jennifer said she didn’t want to be judged. Julie said she wouldn’t have been judged. Jennifer said she told Maggie about it. She said Maggie took her to a meeting and made her throw out the pills. She said she got the pills and started taking them. Julie told her that she had to be there for Abby’s kids because they were going to need her for a long time. Rafe asked Gwen if she was ready to answer some questions. She said her head was starting to clear. Jack showed up in her room. She thanked him for coming. Gwen said she saw a car that was coming towards her. Rafe asked if she saw the driver. She said she didn’t see the driver. She said the lights blinded her. She asked who could do that to someone outside of a police station. Jack thought about Jennifer saying she went to the police station.

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Stefan and EJ talked about him taking Clyde down. Stefan was grateful to him for bring Clyde to justice. Stefan thought he loved Abby, but he realized he was obsessed with her. He didn’t know what love was until he found Chloe. He was upset that Gabi got in the way of that. EJ was glad he was on the same page as him about getting her out of DiMera. Stefan didn’t think he had enough shares to have the majority vote. He said Shin could restore Ava’s vote so they had to get someone to switch sides. EJ wanted to get Johnny. EJ asked if Stefan knew why Rolf kept him alive. Stefan didn’t know why he kept him alive. They talked about Kristen’s involvement. Stefan wasn’t sure who else was involved. EJ got a message that Stefan’s shares were up for taking. Li went to see Chloe. He told her that he was worried about her because of what happened with her mother. He mentioned Stefan and Gabi. He wanted to know how she felt about Stefan being back. She told him that she was with Brady. She told him that Stefan cheated on her with Gabi. She told him that he wouldn’t be able to keep Stefan away from Gabi. Nancy went to visit Clyde in the hospital. She wanted to know if anything about their relationship was real. She wanted to know if he ever loved her. He said he wanted to be a better man for her. He wished he didn’t hurt her. He wanted to know if she could forgive him. She told him to get forgiveness from the families he hurt. She said she would pray for him.

Chad went to Abby’s headstone to bring him flowers. He wanted to talk to her and didn’t know what to say. Abby appeared and talked to him. She wanted to know how he felt about finding her killer. Chad started crying. He thought he would feel relieved, but he felt empty. He wasn’t sure what he was living for. She let him know that he almost died. She wanted to know if that’s what he wanted. He said he did because he would get to be with her. She didn’t want him to make a choice like that. He didn’t know how he could go on. She grabbed his hand and told him to remember why he has to go on with his life. She wanted him to be there for Thomas and Charlotte. Abby wished they could have made more memories together. He told her there would never be anyone else. She knew he wouldn’t feel that way forever. She knew that he wouldn’t stop loving her just like she wouldn’t stop loving him. They said goodbye to each other.

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Jennifer looked at Abby’s picture and took a pill. She hid the bottle before Jack could see it. He told her that he saw Leo. He didn’t think Leo did it. She thought it was too much. Shawn called Jack and told him that Clyde killed Abby. He was for sure this time. Jack told her that they should go to the police station. She was overwhelmed and decided not to go. Jennifer started to cry and suddenly saw Abby appear. Jennifer reached out to her, but Abby backed away. She told her that she was taking pills again because she didn’t know how to go on without her. She wanted to know why Abby was there. Jennifer wanted to learn the truth badly. She looked at Abby’s dress and saw the blood on it. She reached out to her, but Abby disappeared. Jennifer wanted Abby to come back to her. Gwen went to see Leo at the station. She told him that Clyde set him up. He wanted to know why she showed up to tell him. She wanted to tell him since she was the reason why he was back in jail. She told him they were even. She told him about what’s going on with Jennifer. She thought Jack should know the truth. She didn’t want to make things worse with Jennifer. Later, Gwen ran into Jack at the station. He told her that Jennifer was at home alone. She thought he should have been concerned. Gwen told him about Jennifer taking pills. He didn’t want to believe it, but she said he should be worried about Jennifer.

Chad demanded that Clyde tell him what happened with Abby. He was going to give him seconds to live. Clyde told him what happened when he ran into Abby. He went to the DiMera mansion to strangle Belle so EJ could find her. He said he ran into Abby. They were talking and she noticed he was wearing black gloves. She knew he was lying about why he was there. He stopped her from getting away from him and he noticed the knife. Chad started to cry so Clyde wanted to stop talking. Chad wanted to hear more about what happened. He continued to tell Chad about the struggle he had with Abby until he stabbed her. Chad wanted to know if he enjoyed what he did to her. He told Chad that he saw Leo’s list of enemies and wanted to frame someone else for what he did. He followed Leo to Sonny’s office. Chad threatened him again. Clyde noticed that he didn’t pull the trigger. Jack went home and saw the empty pill bottle. Jennifer drove with Abby in the passenger seat. Jennifer threatened to go after everyone who tried to make Abby pay. Gwen was outside the station and panicked when she saw flashing headlights. Clyde fought Chad over the gun. They struggled and Clyde pinned Chad to the ground. He choked Chad and told him that he would be with Abby soon. EJ arrived in time and shot Clyde.

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Jada went to Basic Black because it was Eric’s first day. She told Nicole that she accidentally grabbed him phone. Nicole asked if she did that while they were in bed. Jada told her about being upset about their relationship. Nicole said she wasn’t upset. Jada thought Nicole wanted their relationship to fail. Jada wondered why Nicole suddenly had to offer Eric the job, She told Nicole it felt like she was in a competition with her for Eric’s heart. Nicole said she was protective of him. Jada thought she was trying to say she wasn’t good for him. She asked if Nicole knew how that made her feel? Eric showed up while they were arguing. He wanted to know what was going on between them. Jada told him about the phone issue. They exchanged phones. Jada kissed him and left. He asked Nicole about the tension between her and Jada. Nicole admitted that she lied to Rafe about offering him a job as a way to explain why she was in Eric’s room, She said she offered him the job to cover up. He ended up quitting. She asked him not to quit. She said the circumstances of the offer weren’t ideal, they needed a photographer. He said he would stay if she was honest with Rafe about why she lied. She admitted to him that the dream she had about him was a sex dream. He told her he had a sex dream about her. Nancy told Chad that Clyde wore vanilla cologne. Chad asked if he knew where Clyde was. She said he was at the hospital. Chad left. Rafe asked Craig about where he was the night Sonny was stabbed. Craig said he couldn’t believe he was being accused of stabbing Sonny as well as killing Abby. Craig said he wasn’t in town. He said it was an insult that Rafe was listening to Leo. Rafe wanted to know if he had an alibi for both attacks.

Nancy went to see Chloe and Brady. Nancy told them she and Clyde were getting married. Chloe wanted to know why they were rushing to get married. Nancy asked her why should she wait. Nancy said she wanted them to be witnesses. Craig showed up and told her he might not be able to be at her wedding because he was accused of murder. Nancy said she knew he would be able to give an alibi. She wanted the day to be about her. When Nancy left to get dressed, Chloe asked Craig to help her stop the wedding. Clyde had a flashback of stabbing Sonny. Will showed up and wondered why Clyde was at the hospital. Clyde said he was there for a drug test. They talked about their time in prison. Clyde said he was glad they caught the guy who attacked Sonny. Clyde left to go to his wedding. Chad showed up at the hospital. Chad asked if he saw Clyde. Will said he was just there. Chad said he thought Clyde was the killer. They went to Sonny’s room. Chad asked Sonny to remember if he saw Clyde when he was attacked. Sonny closed his eyes and remembered seeing Clyde. Sonny wondered why Clyde would do that to him. Chad said the knife Clyde used was the same knife that killed Abby. He said Clyde’s alibi checked out. Sonny said he knew he saw Clyde’s reflection. Chad wondered where Clyde was. Will said he was going to city hall to get married. Chad said he would tell the police and left. Sonny told Will that he was afraid that Clyde would come back to finish the job. Will said he was safe as long as Leo was locked up. Sonny said he knew it wasn’t Leo. Jada went to the police station. She asked if there was any news on the case. He said Leo might be innocent. Rafe asked her to look over the evidence for anything they might have missed. She looked at the surveillance and told him there was a problem with Clyde’s alibi. Rafe said Clyde didn’t have an alibi for Abby’s murder. Chad went to the DiMera mansion and took a gun out of the safe.

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Alex told Justin about Sonny’s theory about his stabbing. Justin left the room to confirm what Sonny said. Nancy arrived at the Kiriakis mansion to see Bonnie. Bonnie helped Nancy get ready for the wedding. Justin walked in the room with a somber look on his face. Justin told them that Clyde was the one who stabbed Sonny and killed Abby. Nancy didn’t want to believe it. Justin wanted her to rethink the wedding. Nancy started crying and said that Clyde loves her. She insisted that he was innocent. She said she was getting married and there was nothing Justin could do to stop her. She thanked Bonnie for her help, but she uninvited her to the wedding. Bonnie reminded Justin that she was a bad person once, but she changed. She thought Clyde might have changed too, Justin loved her forgiving her, but he didn’t think Clyde changed. Justin was willing to talk to Sonny again. Craig told Chloe that he couldn’t stop Nancy from getting married. Chloe begged him to do it. Brady wanted them to take a minute. Chloe said they had to stop it now. She reminded him that if they didn’t stop him, he would have married a con artist. Craig told her that Nancy made her choice and Clyde paid his debt to society. He thought he stayed on the right side of the law. She told him that Clyde abused his kids, but Craig didn’t want to hear about it. Chloe wanted him to back her up, but he thought they should stay out of it.

Jada wanted a warrant for Clyde’s arrest. Rafe left a message for Chad about what happened. They rushed to find Clyde. Chad found a gun in the safe and was about to leave when EJ spotted him. He wanted to know what Chad was doing. He said he had to pick up something. EJ asked him about Abby’s murder case. Chad let him know that Leo was innocent. He said Clyde killed her. He said he was going to make Clyde pay. EJ felt guilty because he should have told him that Clyde threatened his family. EJ wanted to help Chad, but he told him to go to Hell. Clyde was ready to go into City Hall when Chad stopped him with his gun. Belle went to the DiMera mansion to tell him about her encounter with Clyde. He told her that Clyde killed Abby. He said he was worried about Chad. He realized that Chad planned to kill Clyde. Belle wanted to call the police, but EJ didn’t want her to do it at first. He ended up agreeing to let her call Shawn. Craig, Chloe and Brady were at City Hall and wondered what happened to Nancy and Clyde. Chloe wanted to leave, but Craig didn’t want to do that to Nancy. Rafe and Jada showed up to arrest Clyde for Abby’s murder. Nancy arrived after they told them about Clyde. Nancy realized they were there because of Sonny’s accusations. Chloe told her about the altered footage of Clyde’s alibi. Nancy stormed out of the room. Chad took Clyde to Abby’s headstone. He forced him to get on the ground. He wanted to know why he killed her. Clyde said he didn’t do it because he had an alibi. Chad told him that his alibi wasn’t legit. He wanted to know why he killed Abby. Clyde told him that he thought she was Belle. Clyde explained everything that happened leading up to the murder.

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EJ told Stefan they could do great things together. EJ said they could destroy Gabi. When Stefan didn’t rush to do it, EJ wondered why Stefan was hesitating. Stefan said he wanted to hear the whole plan. EJ said Stefan should take back his shares now that he’s alive. He said that would give them the shares they needed to oust her. He said Stefan would have to be willing to take her down. He asked Stefan if he was willing to take her down. Chad came in and was shocked to see Stefan. Stefan said he wanted to start over with Chad. Chad refused to do it after what he did to Abby. He told Stefan that Abby was dead. Stefan was shocked to hear that. Chad said Leo was the main suspect. He said the only thing Sonny remembered was the suspect was wearing vanilla. He went upstairs. EJ asked Stefan if he was still willing to go after Gabi. Leo told Gwen why Chad was the killer and was setting him up. She didn’t think Craig was that cold-blooded. Leo said Craig used to be shady. He told her how Craig could have set him up. She asked how Craig could have gotten his hit list. Leo didn’t know how he could have gotten the list. He said no one else had reason to hate him the way Craig did.

Gwen wanted to call the police, but Leo stopped her. He asked if she was going to turn him in. She said she forgave him for turning on her. She said she wanted to prove his innocence. He said he wanted to get back at Craig. She texted Rafe and told him to investigate Craig. Craig ran into Nancy and Clyde at the Pub. Craig said he was back because of Leo’s crimes. He said it was his fault for dumping Leo at the altar. Nancy introduced Clyde as her fiance. Craig told them that Chloe told him about Leo’s hit list. He said he knew Brady and Chloe were on Leo’s list Nancy said Leo hasn’t indicated that he was after Brady and Chloe, She wondered why Leo would spare Brady and Chloe. Craig thought it was because Leo still loved him. Craig wanted to celebrate their engagement. While they were in the Square, she left them alone. Craig and Clyde argued over Clyde not being good enough for Nancy. Clyde reminded him about what he did to her. Chad showed up while they were talking. Clyde wanted an apology form Chad for accusing him of murder. Chad didn’t want to get into it now. While he was standing next to Craig, he noticed the smell of vanilla. Stefan went to Gabi’s office. She noticed that he was wearing his ring. She asked if that meant that he still loved her. Leo was glad Gwen was going to help him. Rafe showed up to arrest him. She said she told Rafe that Leo was in her room.

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Jennifer looked at a picture of Abby and took a couple of pills. Jack walked in the room so she hid the bottle. She got emotional over Abby. Jack hugged her when the bell rang. Jennifer wanted Jack to answer the door. Jennifer hid the bottle behind Abby’s picture. Jack came back in the room with Gwen. Jennifer thanked her for turning Leo in to the police. Gwen admitted that she mostly did it out of spite. She was thankful her daughter’s killer was in custody. Gwen wasn’t sure that was true. Jack had doubts about that too. Jennifer wanted to know who the killer was if it wasn’t Leo. Gwen told them about Leo’s theory about Craig. Jennifer knew Craig wasn’t an angel, but she didn’t think he was a murderer. She wanted to know why he would kill Abby. Gwen said she was collateral damage in Craig’s revenge plot. Gwen apologized for not being able to make amends for what she did to Abby. She hoped her killer paid for what he did. Jack thanked her and offered to walk her out. When they left Jennifer grabbed the pill bottle. Gwen ended up seeing the bottle. Jennifer told her they were for a sinus infection. Gwen knew what the pills were. She said her mother used to hide pills behind pictures too. She didn’t want to judge her.. She wanted to help her. She wanted to get Jack, but Jennifer didn’t want her to do it. She warned Gwen that she only has a relationship with Jack because she allowed it. She told Gwen that she would make sure Jack never talked to her again if she told him what she saw. She told Gwen to get out of her house.

Chad told Rafe about Sonny smelling vanilla before he was stabbed. He told him that he smelled vanilla when he saw Craig. Rafe wanted to know what motive Craig had to do it. He wondered if he was getting revenge on Leo. Chad didn’t think it was so crazy. He wanted the right person to be locked up so Rafe agreed to look into it. Leo thought about Gwen turning him in to the police. Craig showed up and knew about what happened to Leo. Leo accused him of setting him up for Abby’s murder and Sonny’s attack. Craig scoffed, but Leo knew it was true. He planned to prove it. Craig grabbed Leo through the bars. He didn’t think anyone would miss Leo. He said he didn’t stab anyone. He said he wasn’t the one framing him. Leo said he was crazy and sadistic. Leo planned to prove that Craig was guilty. He said Craig would be sorry he ever met him. Craig said he was already sorry he met him. Rafe saw Craig and wanted to talk to him in the interrogation room. Chad ran into Nancy at the pub. He told her that he ran into Craig the day before. He asked her about him wearing vanilla. Nancy said he never wore cologne. She said Clyde wore that scent. Chad remembered seeing Chad with Clyde. Clyde was outside of Sonny’s room. He thought about Clyde walking towards Sonny while gripping a knife.

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Steve went to the interrogation room to see Orpheus. He knew one of them would come by to see him. Steve was willing to give him one chance to tell him what he did to Kayla, Kate and Marlena. He clicked a pen in Orpheus’ face. Orpheus made fun of him for choosing that as a weapon. Steve knew if he hit a major artery, he would instantly die. He said he would die if he didn’t tell him what he did to the women. Chloe arrived at the station to ask Shawn to testify that Brady didn’t kill Philip. Shawn said he couldn’t do that. She was upset because Kristen was going to win again. Kayla was in Marlena’s room and assured Stephanie that she would be okay. She started coughing, but told her there was nothing to worry about. Marlena told her that she and John decided not to tell their children what happened too. Marlena started coughing while she was talking to a patient on the phone. Kayla told her that she shouldn’t be working. Marlena wanted to keep herself distracted from the custody hearing. Kayla didn’t understand how any judge could give Kristen custody of a child. Kayla was worried about Steve’s visit with Orpheus. Steve kept trying to get Orpheus to talk to him, but Shawn came in the room. He stopped Steve from going after Orpheus. Steve walked out of the room.

Belle questioned John about the type of father Brady is. John ended up thinking about what Orpheus did to Marlena, Kayla and Kate. He became emotional and realized someone asked him about the type of father Brady was. He talked about Kristen’s crimes, but the judge stopped him. John let the judge know that he mentioned Kristen’s crimes to show that Brady puts Rachel first. John got upset when he mentioned Kristen stabbing Victor, but he controlled himself. Kristen began her turn and questioned John’s competency since Marlena went on a crime spree for months. She brought up how Marlena was possessed. She wanted to know where Marlena was. She wondered what would be more important than supporting her stepson. John blurted out that she could be dying. The judge called a recess. He told Brady and Belle what was going on with Marlena. Belle rushed to see Marlena with John. Kristen asked Brady to stay behind. She expressed her sympathy towards Marlena, but he went off on her. They threaten each other about how far they would go to protect Rachel. Brady stormed off to join John and Belle. They expressed how much they loved Marlena until the judge called Belle. Belle and Brady had to leave. Chloe saw Kate at the pub and asked her to testify for Brady. She wanted her to tell the judge that Brady didn’t kill Philip. Kate said she would think about it. Chloe walked away from her. Roman told Kate he would go to the judge himself if she would talk to her. Kate begged him not to do that. She thought it could ruin the progress Philip made. Roman didn’t think Brady should lose Rachel to Kristen. He wanted her to think about talking to the judge. The hearing resumed and Kristen continued to accuse Brady of killing Philip. Roman walked in and said he had something to say. The judge told him that he was too late because she made her decision. Steve found Kayla coughing at the hospital. She wanted to know what he did to Orpheus. He downplayed what happened. She got a call from the ISA. They went to see John and Marlena. She told them the ISA was having trouble figuring out what was wrong with them. Kayla passed out.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Nancy heard Clyde talking on the phone. She heard him say he was keeping something from her. When he got off the phone, he told her he was talking to Ben. While they were talking, she told him she knew he was lying to her. She told him she didn’t want to be a part of his illegal dealings. She told him they were done. He said he didn’t do anything wrong. She asked him if he was cheating on her with a woman or a man. He said he wasn’t cheating on her. She wanted to know what his big secret was. He showed her a ring box. He proposed to her. She said it wasn’t that long ago when she felt rejected because of Craig. She said she felt loved and hopeful. He said he wanted her to feel those things. She accepted his proposal. Leo showed up in Gwen’s room. He wanted her to hide him from the police. She said she should turn him in to the police the same way he did to her. He said he was being framed. He said she was the only one he could turn to for help. He said she had no idea what it felt like to be alone. She said she did know what it felt like. She asked him who he thought was the killer. He said he narrowed it down to someone who hated him. He said he thought it was Nancy. Gwen said Nancy wouldn’t kill anyone. She thought it might have been Darius. Leo thought it could have been him, but he was deported back to Canada. Leo thought about who could be setting him up. He said he knew who it was. He said it was Craig.

Sonny told Will and Chad about Leo coming to see him. Sonny said he was starting to think that Leo was innocent. He said if Leo wanted to kill him, he would have done it by now. Will and Chad thought Leo could be guilty. Sonny said he had a strong feeling about it. Chad said Marlena could hypnotize Sonny. Will said Marlena wasn’t feeling well. Chad suggested that he and Will help Sonny remember. Will didn’t want Sonny to go through that again. Will wanted Sonny to relax so he could remember what happened. Sonny said he smelled vanilla. He said whoever came in his office smelled like vanilla. He said that was all he remembered. Xander went to see Jack so he could help him get Sarah back. Jack said he didn’t know how he could help him. He said he understood why Sarah was upset. Xander appreciated Jack’s help. Xander realized he shouldn’t be relying on other people to help him. Jack said he was proud of his growth. Xander asked about Abby’s case. Jack said Leo was still on the loose. Xander said he wanted Jack to get justice, but he didn’t think Leo was guilty. Jack said he thought it was Leo. Xander said he hoped Leo got caught. Jack told him Sarah would get over it because she loved him. When Xander left, Chad showed up. He told Jack that Sonny didn’t think Leo was the killer. Jack said Xander thought the same thing. Sarah went to see Maggie. Maggie was surprised to see her. She thought Sarah would be on her honeymoon. Sarah said her marriage was over. Sarah said she was upset that Xander tried to break up Nicole and Eric’s marriage. Maggie didn’t understand why she was upset since Xander went through a lot. Sarah was furious. Maggie warned her that Gwen would go after Xander if she broke up with him. Sarah didn’t think he would go back to Gwen. Maggie said Gwen was manipulative and would do whatever she could to take advantage of the situation. Sarah said she knew about his relationship with Gwen before they got married. Maggie told her not to blame him for his past the way she doesn’t blame Victor for his. Sarah couldn’t believe she was telling her to forgive Xander. Maggie said Xander spent a lot of time thinking she didn’t love him and didn’t want anything to do with him. Maggie said Xander never stopped loving her.

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