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Rafe and Nicole were kissing when Ava arrived. Rafe told her that he was reinstated as the commissioner and he was going to arrest her. Ava reminded him that she wasn’t arrested. She said she was brought in for questioning. She said she was there to pack her things. She wondered if he was really going to arrest her. He glared at her. She didn’t think so. She wanted him to have a nice life while it lasts. Nicole was afraid that Ava would retaliate. Rafe wasn’t worried about her. Rafe said Ava set up the wrong man. He was determined to find out who kidnapped Abby. He was convinced Ava was involved. Sonny went by the DiMera mansion to see Chad. He hoped he was still willing to help set up Leo. Chad said he and Abby convinced Leo that he was interested in him.

Abby joined Sonny and Chad at the mansion. She told them that Chad could seduce Leo any day but tomorrow. They were going to find Rolf so he could help Sarah. Sonny tries to stop Chad from going with her, but he said Abby was the love of his life. He wanted to be there for her. Sonny backed down. He thought he was becoming obsessed. He thought he should give up avenging Leo. Abby thought they could do it that night. Abby was ready to trash their marriage. Abby left so Sonny and Chad were getting ready for Leo. Chad wondered if they were doing the right thing. He compared the situation to his issues with Gwen. Sonny got upset. He said he’d lay the bait for Leo. Marlena went to Kayla’s office. Seth showed up and wanted Kayla to fire Marlena. She refused to do it. Seth reminded them that Marlena’s daughter was also possessed. Marlena said that she would resign. Kayla didn’t want her to do that either. Seth suggested that she retire. Kayla gave him a hard time about that too. He advised her to consider his offer and left. Seth went back to Kayla’s office. He said he couldn’t fire Marlena because the board didn’t finish deciding her case. He did say he could remove Kayla from her position. Her suspension was pending. He told her to clear out her desk so Craig could move in her office.

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Ava watched Trask on TV and wondered what Rafe’s verdict would be. She called Gwen to tell her that Rafe would get what’s coming to him. Gwen told her that she was upset that Xander went off to see Sarah. Abby met with Maggie at the hospital. She apologized for what happened with Sarah. Maggie told her that she wouldn’t have her daughter back if it weren’t for her. Abby said it was dumb luck that they were rescued. Kayla arrived while Abby and Maggie were talking. She told them Sarah’s test results. She told them that the drug was in a large dose and it did damage to Sarah’s brain. Kayla said that she took more than Abby did and that’s why she was in worse shape than her. Maggie wanted to know if Sarah would ever get better. Kayla wasn’t sure if she would right now. She said the best thing to do was to send her to Bayview. Maggie didn’t think it was a good idea to do that. Maggie wanted Sarah to be home with her. Anna and Tony argue over Sarah. The phone rang so they stopped arguing. Anna answered the phone and it was the nurse calling for Sarah. Anna handed Tony the phone and told him it was for her. Sarah told him that she was tied to a bed. She called him the love of her life. Xander was in Sarah’s room while she was on the phone with Tony.

The nurse ended Sarah’s call with Tony. Sarah was mad at Xander. She still thought he was Alex. He corrected her. She asked him to untie her. He didn’t think it was a good idea to do that. Maggie walked in the room and told Xander that she gave Kayla permission to share Sarah’s test results with him. He was sorry for what she was going through and left the room. Maggie told her that she was there to take her home, but she didn’t want to go with her. She said that she was going with Tony and she would lose her mind if she didn’t go with him. Kayla told Xander that it could take a year for Sarah to get better. Abby arrived and Xander blamed her for what happened to Sarah. He reminded her that her scheme against Gwen was what caused Sarah to lose her memory. Abby thought Rolf might be able to come up with an antidote for her. Abby said she would ask him to help Sarah. Nicole and Rafe went to the courthouse to find out his verdict. Rafe was found not guilty. They were happy and went to his house to celebrate the news. They started drinking champagne and kissed each other. Ava walked in the room and saw them together. She let them know that she saw them and thought it was adorable.

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Gabi stopped herself from making out with Jodevil. He told her that he wanted her and wasn’t holding back. He knew she wanted him too. He wanted to know if she wanted him too. She said she found it impossible to resist him. She gave in and kissed him. Jodevil took off his shirt and unzipped her dress. Jake walked in on them and demanded to know what was going on. Gabi pulled up her dress. Jake told her the devil morphed into him to make her think he betrayed her. Gabi couldn’t believe he used the devil as an excuse. Jodevil admitted that Belle was possessed by the devil and morphed into him. She wanted to talk to Jake alone. Jake yelled at her for not trusting him. She apologized to him and asked him to forgive her. He told her that she got what she wanted. She wanted to be in charge of DiMera Enterprises. He walked away from her. Shawn told Belle that she morphed into Jake. He also told her that she morphed into EJ to assault Abby. Belle wanted to know what she did. He reminded her that the devil was responsible for what happened. He told her what she did. She couldn’t believe how many people she hurt. She didn’t think she could live with herself if something happened to EJ while he was in prison. She checked her jacket for 666 marks and saw they were gone. She decided to visit EJ.

Chad told Kate that no one would believe the devil framed EJ. She said they had to convince Belle that she did it. Clyde tried to leave the visitor’s room when EJ stopped him. EJ remembered that he was the one who had him shot. Clyde said he didn’t know what he meant. EJ knew it was him. Clyde admitted it and that made EJ madder. Clyde said he was alive so he had no reason to be mad. EJ told him that he lost everything that mattered to him when he shot him. Clyde didn’t feel sorry for him. He wanted to know what he planned on doing about it. EJ planned on telling the parole board about his role in his shooting. Clyde warned him that he would be there to ruin his life if his parole is denied. Chad went to see Belle, but Shawn said she went to see EJ. Chad wanted her to know that he didn’t blame her for anything. Kate called and asked for a copy of the report on Philip’s case. She said she hired a private investigator. Shawn left to take care of it. Chad waited for Belle. He downloaded EJ’s fake paper trail to Belle’s laptop. Chad went back to the DiMera mansion and gave the drive to Kate. She was going to destroy it and wait for Belle to find it. She wanted her to find it and admit to framing EJ. Belle went to see EJ. She told him that she was the reason he was in prison. He was confused by what she was saying. She told him how the devil morphed into him to kiss Abby in front of Chad. EJ didn’t blame Chad for wanting him to go to prison. She promised she would get him out of prison. She got an alert on her phone that Clyde made parole.

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Kate went to Gabi’s office to find out that she was being fired. Kate told her that she needed a friend at the company since she alienated everyone. Gabi told her that she had Johnny. Kate wondered how long it would be before he turned on her. Jodevil told Chad that Belle turned into the devil and turned into EJ to kiss Abby. Chad was upset by that news. Jodevil walked out of the room. Chad couldn’t believe he sent his brother to prison for something he didn’t do. Kate saw Chad and told him that she was fired. He told her that it was the devil and not EJ kissing his wife. He wanted to make things right with EJ. He wanted to confess to the planted evidence. He was willing to do it even if it meant he would go to prison too. Kate wanted to pin it on the devil. Shawn told Belle about her exorcism. She couldn’t believe she was possessed since Christmas. She found it hard to believe that she was plotting to steal Ben and Ciara’s baby. He remembered that he kept the report that contained the sex of Ben and Ciara’s baby. He was confused that the devil didn’t want that information. He took the envelope and found out it was open. Belle was surprised. Shawn knew it wasn’t her fault. He said it was the devil and not her. He left to tell Ciara.

Jodevil thought about the evidence he planted at Belle’s house to make her look guilty. He looked in the envelope and found out the sex of Ben and Ciara’s baby. He was happy about what he saw. Jake went to Ben and Ciara’s place to see them. They talked to him about Susan’s theory about the devil being in Belle and not Johnny. Jake thought Johnny’s behavior was strange enough that he was the devil. He left to get to the bottom of it. Jake went to see Belle. He asked her about the day he had a meeting with Maggie. He said if she could prove that she was somewhere else at the time, it would prove that she wasn’t the one who morphed into him. She looked for her calendar in her pocketbook and found Maggie’s phone. He told her that he got a message from Maggie making it look like he was conspiring against Gabi. Belle cried and admitted it was her. He knew she was upset but he said it would help his relationship with Gabi. Jake brought up the petition to steal Gabi’s shares. Belle opened her laptop and saw that she had a petition. She assumed she forged his signature. He was happy because that would clear him with Gabi. He told her that it wasn’t her fault. He left the house. Jodevil went to Gabi’s office. She told him that she fired Kate. She wanted to know if she could trust him. He assured her that he wouldn’t stab her in the back. She wasn’t sure if she believed that. She wanted to know what he really wanted. He said he didn’t want anything but her. He thought they worked well together and believed they should move things to the next level. She wanted to know what he meant by that. Susan went to see EJ in prison. She told him that Belle was possessed. She thought his conviction could be overturned. He didn’t think that would do him any favors. Clyde walked in the room. She said he was a bad man. Clyde used the phone. She warned EJ to stay away from him. She thought Clyde was hiding something.

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Marlena yelled at Stefano’s portrait at the DiMera mansion. She yelled at the portrait for unlocking the gates of hell 25 years ago. John came in the room. She told him the devil hasn’t gone away. She said he left her soul to enter Belle’s. Marlena said it was her fault. John didn’t think it made sense for the devil was in Belle. He said he would have seen the signs in Belle. He said he wanted to see her for himself. She said Belle was sedated. She said Johnny was with her. She said he knocked Belle out. Johnny taunted Belle while she was unconscious. He said he wondered what he would do when she woke up. He put his hands around her neck. John asked what he was doing. Johnny said he was checking to see if she was still alive. John went to check on Belle. He said they should call Shawn. Marlena said Shawn had a hard day with Eli getting shot. John said Shawn needed to know. Johnny agreed with Marlena. John didn’t care what he had to say. When Marlena opened Belle’s eyes, they were yellow. John was finally convinced. John said he had to perform the exorcism. He said love saved Marlena and not a priest, he hoped it would happen again.

Kayla talked to Steve about Eli. She told him that the board wanted her to fire Marlena. Craig walked by and wondered why they wanted Marlena fired. Steve said the conversation was private. She recognized him. Leo showed up. Steve and Kayla brought up Leo’s past. Craig said Leo changed. Craig asked about Marlena again. Leo said something disturbing. Steve and Kayla were upset with Leo. Craig tried to make things right. Craig and Leo left. Craig got a message from someone who knew he was getting divorce and why. Craig said everyone at the hospital loved Nancy. Craig said the poor treatment could freeze him out of important circles. Leo told him to pick up where he left off in Salem. He told Craig to take Kayla’s job. Johnny wanted to strangle Marlena. John showed up. He told Johnny to leave. He said he didn’t want the devil to get inside of him. Johnny said he didn’t want to leave, but they insisted that he did. John told Marlena to leave too. Chad went to see Will and Sonny. They told Chad that him Leo was back in town and dating Chloe’s father. Chad was shocked. Will and Sonny came up with a plan. They wanted Chad to make Leo’s dream come true. Chad wondered how he was supposed to do that. Sonny said by going to bed with him.

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TR asked Beth not to say anything about their past in exchange for a part in the movie. She decided to take the deal. He gave her a script. He said this could be her big break. She said he always get his way. TR said it was luck. She said it wasn’t luck that Eli got shot since he was the one she told about TR. She was glad Eli took the secret to his grave. Chanel told Paulina that Johnny had the final say on getting her and Allie out of the movie. She said it shouldn’t be hard Ray to find someone to play Celeste. Beth showed up and said she would be playing Celeste. Chanel was glad she was playing the part. Beth wondered if she should be worried about working with Paulina’s ex- husband. Chanel told her she shouldn’t be worried because he was a great director. Beth wanted to talk to Chanel about the role. Chanel said they could talk. Lani and Abe were worried about Eli. Kayla told them Eli was out of surgery. Valerie showed up just as Kayla said the bullet was removed without complications. She said he was in stable condition. She said the next 24 to 48 hours were critical. They wanted to know if they could see him. Kayla said two at a time.

Eli thought about TR. Eli called out Ray’s name. Kayla brought Lani and Valerie to see him. He tried to talk, but he wasn’t able to. Lani told him to relax. She said they were going to be there for him. He kept thinking about Ray and ended up having a seizure. Shawn brought Julie to the hospital. They ran into Abe. Abe asked Shawn why Eli was in the park. Shawn said he was questioning a woman about TR when he suddenly left the meeting. Shawn left to check on some leads. Abe called Paulina to tell her about Eli. He said they were all at the hospital. Paulina told him that she would be right at the hospital. TR said he wished he still had some of his stash instead of wasting it on Frank, but he had to keep a clear head. He looked on his tablet to see if they was news about Eli being dead. He found out Eli was alive. TR went to the hospital. He asked about Eli. Abe wanted to know who he was. TR said he was Lani’s father. Julie and Abe were shocked. Paulina introduced TR to everyone. TR told Abe that he appreciated him looking out for his daughter. Abe said he didn’t need to thank him. He said he would always look out for her. Abe asked him to leave. TR said he wasn’t the same person Paulina told said he was. TR said he wanted a chance to know his daughter. Kayla told everyone that Eli had a seizure. She said they got it under control. She said he was in coma. She didn’t know when he would get out of the coma. Chanel told Beth about the role. Chanel said told her that TR used to date her mother and they had a child. She said TR did bad things to her mother in the past. She said her mother wasn’t sure she could trust him. Chanel said men like him never changed. Beth was about to tell her something when her phone rang. Shawn wanted her to come to the station. Beth went to the police station. He told her about the shooting. He told her Eli was alive. He said she was the last one to see Eli. He asked why she wanted to see him. She said Eli said he had to take care of something and never came back. Shawn wanted to know what she talked to Eli about.

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Xander told Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Sarah didn’t want anything to do with her. He said that wasn’t Sarah. He said that was Ava in a Sarah mask. Maggie was glad that Sarah was back. She said that meant that Sarah still loved him. He thought she might still love him. Anna confronted Tony about letting Sarah stay at the mansion. Tony tried to defend Sarah, but Anna didn’t want to hear it. She thought Sarah should see Marlena. Sarah came down and said Marlena was dealing with someone who was tied up. Abby ran into Gwen. Gwen was shocked to see her. Abby said she was back in town. Sarah gave Tony a contract so he could get a divorce from Anna. Xander told Maggie that Sarah was delusional because of a drug that Kristen gave her. They talked about Sarah getting treatment. He said they had to do it against her will. Maggie didn’t want to give her the medication without her permission. Xander said it was the only way. Maggie refused to sign it. Gwen told Abby that she was happy that she was a lie Abby didn’t believe it. Abby said Chad tried to get a name from Ava about her kidnapping. She said Ava and Kristen had no reason to help Tony. She said it was obvious that Gwen was the one who hit her on the head at the airstrip. Abe wanted Lani to tell him what happened to Eli. She told him about the shooting. T.R. told Beth he was going to make her a star. She didn’t believe it. He said she was going to be in his movie Possessed. She asked if she was going to play Marlena. He said she was going to be Celeste. Beth said Celeste wasn’t the star. He said word of mouth on the show was going to be huge. She asked if she was going to have to audition for the role. He said she would have to keep quiet about their past. She said it was too late because she told Eli. He said the cop was in no position to help her. Xander was surprised that Maggie wouldn’t sign the paper. Gwen told Abby that she didn’t know Ava or Kristen. Abby told Gwen that there were two people pretending to be Sarah. She said Kristen did it the first time, but Gwen did it the second. Lani continued to tell Abe about the shooting. Beth wondered how T.R. knew about the shooting when it just happened. She asked if he had something to do with it. Gwen told Abby that it was Kristen who hit her. She said it wasn’t Kristen because she was on the plane when it was happened. Gwen said it could have been anyone. She said what did it matter. Abby said Sarah was still missing and didn’t know who she was. She said she and Sarah were injected with the same needle. Gwen said it was her fault. Abby told her it was her fault. Sarah went to see Maggie. Maggie was happy to see her. Sarah told her that she aged,

Abe told Lani that Eli was going to be okay. She said he didn’t have a pulse when she found him. Gwen told Abby that she was trying to get her out of the picture so Xander could go back to Sarah. Abby said Xander loved Sarah until she broke his heart. Gwen thought this wasn’t about getting back at her. Sarah told Maggie that she wasn’t her daughter. She asked Maggie how Curtis was. Maggie said he was dead. Sarah told them that she and Tony were getting married after she got her divorce from Xander. Maggie decided to sign the paper Xander wanted to sign. Abby told Gwen that she wanted Sarah to get better because she was her cousin. Sarah refused to get any treatment. Someone called the police and Kayla. Sarah wanted Tony to do something. She blamed Xander for what was happening. Beth thought T.R. was bribing her with a movie role. She asked if what happened to Eli was going to happen to her. T.R. said he had nothing to do with the shooting. He said it would be in both of their interests if she did. Lani told Abe that she and Eli knew there was a chance something could happen because of their jobs so they always said they loved each other. She said they didn’t get to sleep in the same bed. She thought it might have been too late to say she loved him. Beth didn’t think T.R. would make her a star without wanting something. He said he would make her a star. She said it might not be what it was cracked up to be. Gwen told Abby to tell Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Gwen had something to do with it and she was going to prove it. Xander showed up and wanted to know what she was going to prove.

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TR tried to convince Eli that he changed. He tried to walk away, but Eli grabbed him. They fought and TR grabbed Eli’s gun. The gun went off. TR panicked after the gun went off. He placed Eli on the ground. TR texted the drug dealer to come back to him. The dealer saw Eli and tried to leave. TR pulled the gun out and said he needed his help. Lani found Beth in the interrogation room. Lani found out Beth was there to talk about TR. Lani told her that she’s his daughter. Beth told her that she used to date TR. Shawn arrived before Beth could say anything. He told her that he got a message that someone was shot in the park. He wanted Lani to check it out with him. They left Beth in the interrogation room. Lani and Shawn arrived at the park. They found Eli and the drug dealer on the ground. Lani performed CPR on Eli. Shawn performed it on the drug dealer. The paramedics arrived on the scene. Lani prayed that Eli would be okay. The paramedics took Eli to the hospital. Shawn learned that the drug dealer overdosed on his product. He wondered why Eli was there with the dealer. TR went back to his hotel room with blood on his hands. He yelled at himself because he was better than that. He realized that he had to clean up his mess. He took off his clothes so he could burn them. He thought Lani wouldn’t know he was at the park. He realized he had to do something about Beth to keep her from talking to Lani. He refused to let anyone come between him and his daughter. He called Beth. She wanted to know how he got her new number. He told her that he always keeps track of the people he shares secrets with.

Beth told TR that she met Lani. She said she was going to give a full statement against him. TR wanted to make her an offer before she did that. He wanted her to meet him at his hotel room. Later, Beth arrived at his hotel room. He promised not to hurt her. She heard it before and warned him that she had the police number on her phone. He assured her that she was safe with him. He put the do not disturb sign on the door.Belle opened the door to Marlena. Marlena saw her yellow eyes. The devil told Marlena how he left her body and entered Belle. The devil had plans for Belle. He said Marlena was powerless to stop her. Marlena wasn’t afraid of him. She demanded that he leave Belle’s body immediately. The devil laughed and grabbed Marlena by the throat. Chanel found Johnny passed out on the floor. He woke up and wanted to talk to her about something. They heard a noise. Chanel went to the foyer and Belledevil thrusted an arm at her. Chanel was scared when she couldn’t move. Belledevil threatened to kill Chanel until Johnny knocked the devil out. Marlena rushed to Belle’s side. The devil went back into Johnny’s body. He wanted to know what they were going to do to save Belle. Chanel thought they should call someone, but Johnny said they couldn’t take the chance that Belle would come to. Marlena agreed they should neutralize her. Chanel didn’t sign up for that and wanted to leave. Jodevil convinced her to stay. Chanel and Jodevil tied Belle to the bed. Marlena hated seeing Belle like that. She wanted to get her medical bag to sedate her. Chanel left to meet with Allie. Jodevil was alone with Belle and his yellow eyes returned. Marlena returned to give Belle a sedative and left. Jodevil thought he had to sell the idea that Belle was possessed. He made the bed shake as he laughed

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Eli talked to Lani about TR. She let him know that she wanted to get to know him better. Eli would support whatever she wanted to do. Lani was glad that he trusted her. He said he trusted her, but he didn’t trust TR. He said he was investigating him with Billie as well as the ISA. TR went to Sweet Bits with a new script for Chanel and Allie. They refused to do the movie because of Johnny. They also didn’t want to do it because of the way he treated Paulina. He planned on making things right with Paulina and Lani. He said if Johnny recasted the roles, he would let them out of their contracts. He said he changed. After TR talked to Chanel and Allie, he called Lani to meet for dinner. After the call, a drug dealer appeared to him and made an exchange. A woman named Beth arrived at the police station looking for Eli. She said she got a call from Billie about TR. She said she used to date him. Eli told her that TR is his wife’s biological father. They went to the interrogation room to talk. She said that TR didn’t change. She said he was still a heroine user and he beat her. She didn’t tell the police because he threatened to ruin her acting career. She said she ended up in the hospital the last time and they took pictures of her. She warned him to keep his wife and kids away from TR. He thanked her for her help.

Later, Eli managed to miss seeing TR with the drug dealer. TR dropped the drugs discretely when he saw Eli. Eli told him that he talked to Beth. He told TR that he knew that he used to beat her and that he’s a heroine addict. TR denied it, but Eli picked up the drugs. They stared each other down. Lani ran into Beth at the police station. Will ran into Johnny at the DiMera mansion. They ended up arguing because Johnny wanted to make the movie based on their grandmother’s life. He wanted Johnny to rewrite the story. He said the devil was the star. Will said the movie would hurt Marlena and her career. Johnny thought the movie would only hurt his career. Later, Will ran into Allie. He let her know that he was upset about his conversation with Johnny. She told him that Johnny revealed her fling with Chanel. She told him that she’s confused. She wondered if she was gay. Ben went to see Marlena. He wanted her to know that Belle was possessed by the devil. He told her that he thought Johnny was possessed, but Susan saw 666 on Belle’s coat. He said Susan felt the devil’s presence in Belle. Marlena was worried about Belle. Susan went to the pub and saw Belle and Shawn together. She found Belle’s coat and was going to check it when she approached her. She wanted to know what she was doing. Shawn approached them. Susan warned him that he could be in danger because he was married to the devil. Shawn thought he would notice that. Susan told him that the devil wouldn’t tip his hand after what happened with Marlena. She said the devil will show himself once he gets Ben and Ciara’s baby. Susan was going to stop the devil now. She pulled out her cross and pointed it at Belle. Belle rolled her eyes. Susan admitted that the cross didn’t work so she left the pub. Shawn wanted to warn Marlena what Susan said and Belle wanted to talk to Johnny. Belle went to the DiMera mansion to see Johnny. She told him that Susan accused her of being the devil. She told him everything that happened with Susan. She looked scared and tried to leave, but Johnny grabbed her wrist. Marlena arrived at the DiMera mansion after talking to Shawn. Belle answered the door with glowing eyes.

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Craig opened his door at the Salem Inn to find Sonny and Will. They wanted to talk to him about Leo. He didn’t want to hear it and closed the door. Sonny pounded on the door. Craig finally let them in the room. Sonny understood how it felt to be taken by Leo. He said Leo was always out for himself. Craig was willing to listen to them. Sonny told him how Leo was paid to seduce him and sued him for sexual harassment. He told him that he and Will tried to get rid of Leo’s body when they thought they killed him. Craig said that Leo sounded like the victim. He said it was in the past. He thought Leo changed. Sonny had proof that Craig was wrong about Leo, but he knew about the emerald that Leo stole. Craig knew Leo’s father abused him for being gay. He said it led him to embrace who he was. He said who he is made him happy. He wanted them to leave. Sonny and Will passed Leo on their way out. He gloated because their plan didn’t work.

Sonny and Will met with Chloe and Brady they let them know that their plan didn’t work. They thought Craig was more convinced that Leo loved him. Chloe refused to give up. She wanted her father to see what type of man Leo was. Sonny told her that he had an idea. Bonnie and Nancy were at the pub. Bonnie wanted Nancy to talk to her about how she was feeling. Nancy told her that her husband was gay and having a great time with his boyfriend. Bonnie advised her to be with someone else. Nancy didn’t think it was a good idea. Bonnie saw TR walk in the room and wanted him to come to their table. She wanted him to buy Nancy a drink, but he said he was waiting for someone.  TR walked toward the bar. Nancy thought he was turned off by her. Bonnie told her that she was still in her prime. Bonnie had ideas to help Nancy. She wanted her to come to her house so she could help her out. TR waited for Lani to come to the pub. He was ready to give up on her when she walked in the room. She said Abe was her father and she would never forgive him for what he did to Paulina. She did say she was curious about him. She didn’t know where it would lead, but she was there. Paulina went to see Eli about TR. She didn’t like how he would be in her life. He wasn’t happy to find out that she went to TR’s hotel room and hoped she wouldn’t do it again. She told him that TR claimed he changed. Eli wasn’t impressed with that. She reminded him that she was given a second chance. Eli said it was because she knew she was wrong and apologized for it. She wished there was a way to know if he really changed. Eli was willing to get in touch with his contacts to dig into his past. He said he would find something if TR hadn’t changed.

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Sonny wasn’t happy to see Justin with Bonnie. He did want to talk to him alone. He let Justin know that he couldn’t forget what Bonnie did to his mother. Justin understood but he thought he was over the animosity with her. Sonny couldn’t forget about their wedding and how he had to bribe a judge. Justin said he would do it again for Bonnie. Sonny wasn’t thrilled about that. Bonnie walked in the room while they were talking. Justin wanted to know if Sonny had a problem with his wife. Sonny wouldn’t have chosen Bonnie as his wife, but he’s okay with it if she makes him happy. Bonnie hugged Sonny and thanked him for what he said. Will went to see Marlena. She told him that she lost a lot of her patients. She said her career might be over because she lost patients the first time she was possessed and it was happening again. He reminded her that she wasn’t possessed anymore. She said she gave out bad advice when she was possessed. She thought she might be fired if Johnny’s movie about her gets made. Will was surprised that Johnny was still making the movie.

Chloe told Nancy that she met Craig’s boyfriend. Nancy felt like she was betrayed. She accused Chloe of picking sides. Chloe said she loved both of her parents. They started crying so Nancy apologized for not putting Chloe’s feelings in a account. She apologized for everything. Nancy was upset to find out that Leo was a jerk. She wanted to protect Craig from him. She wanted to protect him from a golddigger. Craig and Leo were at the Salem Inn together. Craig admitted he wasn’t sure about them being together. Leo wanted to know if Brady turned his mind against him. Craig wasn’t worried about his past. He just didn’t want to lose Chloe over that. Leo thought he wasn’t ready to be with a man so he was looking for an excuse to get out of being with him. Leo knew it would be hard for Craig to turn his life upside down. He said he could embrace his true self. Craig was afraid he would lose Chloe over their relationship. Leo promised that wouldn’t happen. They said how they felt about each other and were about to make love. Nancy barged in the room and told Leo to get off of her husband.

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Belle talked to Chad about EJ. Chad told her that he tried to come on to Abby. Belle said EJ didn’t do anything. Chad said he saw it and Abby went through it. Johnny was shocked when Susan told him Ben and Ciara thought he was possessed. He said his movie is called that, but he wasn’t. He said he was there when the devil left Marlena. Susan said it could have still gotten into him. He said a lot of people were in the room. He said he got that the devil was after the baby, but it wasn’t him. He said he barely knew Ciara and just met Ben. Susan said Julie said the cross he gave Ben and Ciara kept moving. Ben told Jake that he thought Johnny was possessed. Ben told him the cross Johnny gave them kept moving around. Johnny said it would explain why Gabi thought he betrayed her. He said Johnny told him how he did it. Belle told Chad that it was possible that EJ didn’t do anything. Chad said he did kiss Abby. He said he saw it himself. She said that explained his testimony. Ciara ran into Tripp at the hospital. He talked to her about him and Allie breaking up. Ciara couldn’t believe they broke up. He said Allie cheated on him with Chanel. He said Johnny told him. She was disturbed.

Tripp told Ciara what happened when Johnny told him about Allie. Ciara couldn’t believe Johnny told him that. He said he shouldn’t be talking to her about it. Ciara said she cared about him. He said he was used to coming in second place with women. She said it wasn’t true. He said he lost her to Ben and now he lost Allie to Chanel. Belle wanted to know if Chad was withholding something from his testimony. He wanted her to focus on helping his with his situation or he would find somewhere else. Jake said Johnny told him how he set him up. He flashed back to Johnny saying he morphed into him. Jake told Johnny that he admitted to morphing into him. Jake thought it didn’t make sense for Johnny to be the devil. Ben wanted to know how they were going to prove it. Johnny tried to convince Susan that he wasn’t the devil. Susan thought her power might be on the fritz. He said she would know it if he were possessed by the devil. Jake told Ben about believing Susan. Ben said Susan was the reason why he found Ciara and how he found out Marlena was possessed. Johnny thought about how he stopped Susan from thinking he was possessed. When he finished having his flashback, he said she would know that he was the devil. She said she would know. He said she could tell Ben and Ciara that he wasn’t possessed. Johnny told Susan that she should go home to Roger. They hugged each other and she got a strange feeling. She said that evil was in that house. She said it was in the room. Ben told Johnny that he hoped Susan was okay. Johnny said Susan was his grandmother. He asked if he thought Johnny would hurt her. Ben said he didn’t know. Ciara came back home while they were talking. Ben said he told Jake about their Johnny theory. She asked if they thought they were crazy. He said he didn’t because he had a run in with him himself. He said Johnny got Gabi to break up with him. When Johnny left, Ciara said the devil had a thing with breaking up couples. While Johnny was talking to Susan, Belle showed up and said she was going to help EJ. Susan said she didn’t want EJ suffering for this. Johnny got a call he had to take. Susan asked him about the devil. He said they would talk about it later. When Belle was about to leave, 666 was written on her coat. Susan said she was the devil. Susan went to see Ben and Ciara. She told them the devil was in Belle.

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Orpheus talked to Clyde about EJ being his cellmate. They talked Clyde killing EJ. He said that EJ was alive so he didn’t kill him. Orpheus said he didn’t kill him. Clyde denied killing EJ and doubted that he remembered what happened. He said that Rolf’s drug was why he didn’t remember what he did. Orpheus said EJ’s memories would come back one day. He wondered what Clyde would do if EJ remembered what happened. Clyde was up for parole and Orpheus thought it would ruin the outcome of it. They talked about helping each other out if Clyde got out and EJ didn’t get his memory back. EJ was with Belle to talk about his case. She said that things didn’t look good for him. She said she found the henchman who took Sami and tried to get him to confess to the truth, but he wouldn’t do it. EJ felt, but she said they could fight insufficient evidence. She thought he might have had a better chance if EJ hadn’t insisted on having a trial without a jury. He realized he made a mistake. He thanked her for her help. They talked about Chad. Belle believed he knew something that could help his case. She was going to find out what it was. She promised she would get him out of prison.

Ciara talked to Ben about Johnny being possessed by the devil. Susan showed up at their place to tell them she had a premonition about someone close to  her. She assumed they wanted to talk about EJ. They told her they wanted to talk to her about her grandson. Susan had trouble wrapping her head around the fact that Johnny was possessed. They told her about everything that happened. They wanted to know if she had any feelings about Johnny. She said if she had any knowledge of Johnny being possessed, she wouldn’t have left town. They apologized to her for being wrong about the possession. Susan told Ben and Ciara they didn’t need to apologize to her. She had a premonition that the devil was still in Salem. She told them about the feeling she had during the engagement party. She thought an evil force was behind it. She realized she should have seen it before. She wanted to confront Johnny and told Ben not to go with her. Johnny revealed himself as the devil to Jake. He admitted to manipulating and turning against her boyfriend. Jake tried to run, but Johnny stopped him. Johnny tried to hit Johnny.Chad was shocked when he saw Gabi at his desk. He wanted her out of his office, but she dropped a bomb on him. She told him about the shareholders meeting she had while he was gone chasing after Abby. Chad said he would hold his own meeting to undo the mess that was done. They were arguing when they heard a crash. Johnny knocked Jake out. Chad left Gabi to find out about the noise. Chad found Jake waking up. He had his memory wiped. Gabi walked in and wondered what happened. Jake wasn’t sure what happened. He insisted that Johnny was lying. Gabi asked Johnny to leave so she could talk to Jake alone. They realized their relationship was over and didn’t realize how it changes so much.

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Johnny tried to stand up to the devil. Johnny wanted the devil to get out of him. He said Marlena and Johnny were able to beat him. The devil said they did it with love. He said Johnny didn’t have that. Gabi called “Johnny” and told him she couldn’t wait to get back at Jake at the meeting. Xander couldn’t believe that Sarah was actually there. He said he thought she slept with Rex, but it wasn’t her. She accused him of trying to make her think she was Sarah. Sarah thought he was Alexander. He said he went by Xander now. She said she wanted a divorce. He said they weren’t married. She said the worst mistake she made was marrying him. He said he didn’t understand. She said she was Renee and she planned on marrying Tony. She said she was waiting for him to get a divorce so she could marry Tony. Xander was confused. She said she was going to marry Tony. Ava told Gwen that Abby was back. Gwen said Ava wouldn’t have to spend any time in jail because Abby wasn’t going to say anything. Ava said Abby was back and might remember her being there when she was kidnapped so she could be charged with accessory. Gwen said she would help her. Kate tried to get Mr. Shin to postpone the meeting. He said he couldn’t postpone the meeting because he had something else to do. Gabi let the devil know that Jake was listening to their conversation. She got off the phone with him. Jake wanted to know what she meant when she said he was going to get what he deserved. She said she meant he was going to be CEO. Kate asked Mr. Shin what the meeting was about, but he wouldn’t say. Gabi, Jake and Johnny showed up to the meeting. Kate wanted to make sure Tony and Chad were there for the meeting. Johnny said they weren’t back yet. Ava told Gwen that Chad wasn’t going to give up until the person who kidnapped Abby would pay. Gwen said she would sell her out if she did. Ava said she would tell her part in Abby’s kidnapping. Gwen said she would tell Rafe that she was the one who set him up. They both threatened to expose the other. Gwen told her to keep her mouth shut and she would do the same. Xander saw Sarah again and tried to convince her that she wasn’t Renee. She didn’t believe him. He said he wanted to make her happy. She said her heart belonged to him. Xander showed her a picture of them together. He wanted her to tell him she didn’t remember them together.

Chad and Tony talked about what was going on with Sarah. Tony said Sarah was staying at the mansion. Sarah told Xander that she didn’t remember the picture. She said she was Renee. Johnny, Gabi and Jake said they wanted to work with Titan. Kate thought it wasn’t going to be easy. Jake said he had another motion. Mr. Shin wanted to know what they were. Jake said he wanted Chad out as CEO and replaced with him. Kate said she wasn’t going to allow that. Gabi said she had two changes to make to that motion. She said she wanted Johnny to be in charge instead of Jake. Johnny seconded the motion. Jake wanted to know what was going on. She told him he betrayed her. Jake wanted to know what was going on. Kate told him not to trust her. Kate said she wasn’t going to allow Johnny and Gabi to do this to Jake. She asked how Johnny could do that to Tony and Chad. Gabi and Johnny said they were going to go through with it. Kate said she was going to side with Jake. She said Mr. Shin would sign with Jake too. She said it would end up being a tie. She said the decision would be the status quo. Johnny forced Mr. Shin to side with Johnny and Gabi. Jake asked he what was going on. She told him she tried to get Stefan’s shares transferred from her to him. Jake said that never happened. She said Johnny showed her the paperwork. Jake said Johnny made her believe Maggie wanted to meet with him. She said she overheard him telling Maggie that he only cared about the CEO position. He said he never said that. Gwen ran into Xander. He told her that Sarah never dumped him. She wanted to know if Sarah wanted they were getting back together. He said she wasn’t who she thought he was.

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Tony arrived home and Anna was worried about him. He told her that Kristen got away. He said that he and Chad brought everyone home. Anna was happy about that but she wasn’t happy about where they were being held captive. Tony informed her that Sarah thought she was Renee. Sarah wanted to know why she was in the hospital. Steve and Kayla were trying to explain to her why she was there, but she refused to hear that she wasn’t Renee. Kayla wanted to run tests to make sure that she didn’t get brain damage from the drug. Sarah finally agreed to the tests. She slipped out of the room when Steve and Kayla left the room.

Tony told Anna that Sarah would have to accept that she was her one and only. They kissed each other when Sarah showed up. She demanded that Anna take her hands off her man. Anna told her that Tony was her man. Kayla and Steve showed up at the mansion. Sarah refused to go to the hospital. She ran out of the room. Kayla told Tony and Anna that they could get a court order to force Sarah to take the tests. She said they had to keep her safe. Anna couldn’t believe they wanted her to stay there. Kayla said they would know where she was. Sarah came back just as Steve and Kayla arrived. Sarah wanted to hire a lawyer so that Tony could get a divorce. Sarah planned on having Anna thrown out, but Tony stopped her. Chad went to see Ava in an interrogation room. He wanted to know why she kidnapped Abby and who helped her. She couldn’t answer those questions. Chad thought would she talk to the police. He said someone was going to pay for kidnapping his wife. He said she should at least give up the partner. Chad arrived at the Horton house. Jack called Xander. He told him that Sarah was on the island with Abby. He explained that the woman he saw with Rex was Kristen. He said she was wearing a Sarah mask. Xander was surprised by the news. Jack told him that Abby confirned what happened. Xander wanted to know where to find Sarah. He ran out the door before Jack could finsh telling him everything.

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Ava went to see Gwen. She told her that Abby was going to be home soon and saw her wearing the Sarah mask. Gwen thought Kristen would take care of everything. Ava said she didn’t have any loyalty to them. They talked about their situation. Gwen told her that Xander proposed to her. Ava was happy for her, but she realized she only had revenge to keep her warm at night. She congratulated her and left. Jennifer walked in the Horton house and screamed for Jack. He calmed her down by telling her that Chad and Tony found Abby. They talked about the rescue when Anna showed up. She was worried about Tony, Chad and Abby. They told her that Tony and Chad found Abby. They told her which island they went to and she wasn’t happy about it. Anna said she and Tony spent time there when they got away from his ex-lover Renee. Jack mentioned he should tell Gwen about Abby being rescued. Anna found out that Gwen was engaged. Anna wanted to know what man would propose to her. Xander arrived and said he proposed to her. Anna wasn’t happy about that news. Xander defended Gwen to her. She warned him to be careful with her. Later, Xander went to the Salem Inn to tell Gwen that Abby was found. He said she was coming home. Gwen had to force a smile.

Chad and Tony were confused by Sarah’s behavior. She called Tony her true love. He pushed her away and told her that he was a happily married man. Chad was surprised when Sarah said she never got over Tony. Tony realized why she was talking like that. Abby confirmed that Sarah thought she was Renee. Sarah was irritated that Tony didn’t believe her so she offered to talk to him when they got back to Salem. Chad and Tony gave each other looks before he left with Sarah.  Abby told Chad how Sarah thought she was Renee. He told her how he found her. Abby let him know that Ava was wearing the Sarah mask. She said she was the last face she remembered before getting knocked out. She wanted to find Steve and Kayla to see if they knew anything. Kristen told Steve and Kayla that she didn’t give them a sedative. She gave them something stronger. She advised them to enjoy their day together because it might be their last.  Kristen told Steve and Kayla that she didn’t give them a lethal drug. She gave them something to make them forget what happened on the island. She said it would give them amnesia. Steve rushed to her and got the upperhand. He tied her to a chair. She warned them to remember their relationship while they could before it fades from their memories. She said no one would remember what happened on the island. Steve and Kayla tried to stop everyone from eating the food. They saw that everyone had eaten most of their food. Chad said it was too late because they ate it. Everyone started talking at the same time. Sarah stopped everyone from talking. Sarah said that she switched out the liquid bottle she found in the kitchen. She said no one was drugged. Chad told Abby they would make Ava pay for what she did. Sarah told Tony they were getting him a divorce from Anna. Steve and Kayla realized that Kristen slipped out of the storage room.

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Tripp walked in the pub and saw Roman. He wanted to know how the proposal went. He said it was a disaster because he found out that Allie slept with Chanel. He questioned if Allie was into men the way she said. He believed that Allie loved him. Roman wondered if there was way that he could get over what she did.  Kate saw Allie crying and wanted to know what happened. She told her that Johnny told Tripp that she slept with Chanel. She told Kate that she hated him for what he did to her and Chanel. She felt bad that Tripp found out because she loved him. Kate advised her not to give up and to go to the pub with her. Roman wanted to know if there was a way that he could forgive Allie. Tripp noticed that Kate and Allie arrived at the pub. Tripp got up to leave, but Kate wanted him to stay. She told him that Allie was miserable over what happened. She wanted to know if he could forgive Allie. Allie pulled Tripp aside to talk to him. She hated herself for what she did to him. She felt like she wasn’t good enough for him and proved that she wasn’t. She said she would never stop hating herself for what she did. She said she would never stop loving him. He said he would never know if he’s who she wants or who she’s with when they aren’t together. He said he couldn’t live like that. He walked out of the pub. Kate and Roman tried to console her, but she ran out of the pub.

Chad was afraid Ned gave him and Tony the wrong information. Tony assured him that their visit with Ned paid off and they would find Allie. Chad didn’t know anything about the island. Tony knew about it because he spent time with Renee on the island. He told Chad about their sister and what she did to Anna once they found out they weren’t blood related. He said his life is less complicated now that she’s dead. Allie pounded on a locked door until Sarah walked in the room. Abby was happy to see her, but Sarah didn’t know her. She told Abby that her name was Renee. Abby took the diary and told her that wasn’t her story. Sarah was only concerned with how she was married to a DiMera. She said they were practically sisters. Abby told her that she’s a Horton. Sarah didn’t want to hear it. Kristen brought food and champagne to Steve and Kayla. She wished him a Happy Valentine’s Day. She recalled them holding flare guns when Sarah hit Steve from behind. Kayla ran to his side so Kristen pulled her gun out. She made them go in a storage room. They wanted to see Abby. She wanted them to eat the food she brought them. They agreed to eat. Tony and Chad arrived at the mansion. They decided to split up to search different rooms. Chad went to Sarah’s room and found Abby. She ran into his arms. Sarah introduced herself to Chad. He wanted to know what was going on. Tony walked in the room and Sarah was happy to see him. She couldn’t believe he found her. Steve and Kayla decided to enjoy the food Kristen gave them. They wanted to celebrate their anniversary and trust that she didn’t poison their food. Kristen came back in the room and told them that she lied and did poison their food.

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Paulina went to TR’s room to give him back the flowers he gave her. She dropped them at his feet. They went back and forth with each other. He let her know that he was staying in Salem for the movie and to get to know Lani. She didn’t approve of him seeing Lani. He said if Lani could forgive her betrayal, she could forgive him. She said her deceit and his abuse were two different things. TR talked about his wrongdoings. He told her that he went to prison for using a client’s money to buy drugs. He said it was the best thing that happened to him was hitting rock bottom. TR told Paulina that he rebuilt his life, but he couldn’t enjoy it because he felt guilty. He said he could finally make things right. Paulina said flowers wouldn’t fix anything. She thought about giving Lani flowers after what she did. She said she was a hypocrite but forgiveness had to be earned. He was willing to put in the time because he never got over her. He didn’t think he ever would. He wanted to make it up to her and make things right with Lani. He asked her to think about it. She left his room, but she thought about what he said.

Johnny told Tripp that Allie slept with Chanel. Tripp told him that he was lying. Johnny told him that he heard them talking about it at the town square. Tripp wanted to talk to Allie alone. Chanel and Johnny left them alone. Tripp wanted Allie to be honest with him. Allie started crying while admitting to being with Chanel. She told him how it happened and admitted that it was a mistake. She said she loved him. She said she wanted him. She wanted to marry him. Tripp thought she had to be kidding. He had no intention of marring her. She begged him not to leave. He told her there was no way he was marrying her. He told her they were done and he wanted the ring back. She gave him back the ring and started crying. He walked away from her.  Chanel yelled at Johnny for what he did to Allie. He said he knew what it was like to be married to the wrong person. She was upset and told him that she would take him to the cleaners. He made inappropriate comments to her so she left. Johnny went back to the DiMera mansion. He gloated over the pain he caused Allie and Chanel. Johnny screamed out. He refused to let the devil hurt the people he loved. The devil grabbed a letter opener and threatened to kill his cousins if he didn’t stop fighting him. Johnny didn’t want him to do that so he gave in to him.

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Tripp talked to Craig about getting married. Craig gave him advice about it. Tripp felt better about proposing. Craig told him his marriage didn’t last. He said he was introducing his daughter to his boyfriend. Chloe told Brady she felt like she was betraying her mother by meeting her father’s boyfriend. He tried to make her feel better about meeting Craig’s boyfriend. Johnny was trying to come on to Gabi. He wanted to have sex with her. Ciara and Ben talked about Johnny being possessed. She was convinced that Johnny was possessed. Ben was finally convinced that Johnny could be possessed. Ben told Ciara that they had to get in contact with everyone Johnny has been around. Ciara said it was just a theory. She wanted to know if there was more evidence. Ben said Jake told him about the wedding when Johnny got married. Ciara said Johnny broke up with Chanel at the party. Ben said Jake told him Johnny was after Ciara. Ben said there were things Johnny was doing that made him suspicious. She said they didn’t make Johnny possessed. She said Jake was probably just jealous. Jake went to see Maggie. She wanted to know why he was there. He said he got her message. She said she didn’t send him a message. He left to take care of something. Johnny tried to convince Gabi to have sex with him. She said she wasn’t ready to have sex with him yet. Craig told Tripp he didn’t expect to be in this situation. He said his wife was angry. He said his daughter was willing to meet his boyfriend. He decided he wanted to postpone her meeting his boyfriend. Tripp said it wasn’t a good idea to put it off. Craig agreed to get it over with. He thanked Tripp for the advice. Craig told him it was worth proposing if he was feeling nervous. He wished Tripp luck before he left. Allie and Chanel talked about Tripp proposing to Allie. Allie didn’t know what she was going to do.

Jake went back to the mansion and told Gabi that Maggie never texted him. She said she saw the text herself. She said it didn’t make sense. He said it might have. She wanted to know what that meant. He said Johnny probably sent him the text. Johnny ran into Chanel and wanted to have a drink. She was upset that he wanted to have a drink with her. He said he always had fun with her. He said just because they were getting a divorce didn’t mean they couldn’t have fun. Brady and Chloe talked about the things they did on Valentine’s Day in the past. Chanel refused to have a drink with Johnny. He told her they could talk without the lawyers. He said they couldn’t avoid each other forever. Gabi found it hard to believe that Johnny would take Maggie’s phone. Jake said he did it to spend time with her. She said Jake could be the one lying. Ciara told Ben that Jake wasn’t a credible witness because he thought Johnny was taking Gabi from him. Ben said it made sense. Ciara said she thought they were done with the devil. She didn’t want to get Marlena involved because it would stress her out. He suggested they talk to Susan. Chanel told Johnny that her mother told her to stay away from him. He said they should avoid the lawyers. He said they could go back to her place or his. She said she wasn’t going to his place again. She said if they were going to talk, they were going somewhere private. Ben told Ciara that Susan would be the one to be able to sense the devil. Ciara didn’t think she would like the idea of her grandson being possessed. Allie met with Tripp. She accepted his proposal. Chanel and Johnny ran into them. Allie told Chanel she accepted Tripp’s proposal. Johnny revealed that Allie slept with his wife.

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Nancy talked to Marlena about Craig being gay. Nancy wondered if it was her. She asked if it was a midlife crisis. Marlena told her she was having a hard time with it. Marlena said Craig being gay wasn’t her fault. She said Craig being gay wasn’t a choice. She said he made a choice not to tell her. She said that was causing her pain. She said she would be there for her. Nicole went to see Rafe. She offered to give him something to eat. He said it was hard to eat when his future was on the line. She said he didn’t do anything wrong. He asked if she was sure about that. Nicole mentioned how Ava hasn’t been there through all of this. She thought that meant Ava set him up. Ava ended up showing up. Ava told Rafe that her past life made her a liability to him, but she couldn’t stay away from him on Valentine’s Day. She asked who would want to hurt him. Nicole was upset. She said she was the one who did this. Ava acted as if she didn’t know what Nicole was talking about. She said Ava found out he cheated on her.

Ava wanted to know how many times Nicole and Rafe slept together. He said he had feelings for Nicole for a while. Ava said they talked about it and he denied it. Nicole said they made a mistake. She said she wasn’t surprised she acted the way she always did and framed him. He asked if that was true. She said she was innocent, but she wanted him to rot in jail. Johnny went out and ran into Craig. Johnny pretended to be hurt so Craig could examine him. While Craig was examining him, Chloe showed up. She was upset that Craig was flirting with a young guy. She asked what was wrong with him. Craig tried to explain what happened. He told her he refused to live his life as a lie. Chloe apologized to Craig. She asked him about his new love. Craig told her his boyfriend was coming to Salem. She agreed to think about meeting them for dinner. Johnny went back to the mansion. Gabi came in and said she hated him. She said she was upset about Jake betraying her. She wondered if she misunderstood his talk with Maggie. Johnny found proof of Jake’s betrayal.

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Nicole stopped Trask and told her that Ava put the three inmates up to making false claims against Rafe. Trask wasn’t interested in talking to her without proof. Later on, Nicole met with an inmate and pretended to be Jennifer. She said she had the evidence that Rafe was framed. The inmate didn’t know what she was talking about. She said she could prove that Ava put him up to lying about Rafe. The inmate said the last time someone crossed Ava, the person died. She wanted to know if Hutchins was a former associate of Ava’s. He denied saying anything like that. Trask walked in the room and told Nicole to get out. She told Nicole to call a lawyer. Allie found Ava crying at the Horton Square. She told Allie that Rafe and Nicole slept together. She said they accused her of framing Rafe. Allie asked her if she did do it. Ava was offended by her question. Allie apologized for asking her that. She stopped Ava from talking when she badmouthed Nicole.

Ava swore on her son (Charlie) that she didn’t frame Rafe. Allie knew she would never swear on Tripp’s life if she didn’t mean it. She said she loved her son. She accidentally let it slip that Tripp had a surprise planned for her. Allie wanted to know if he was going to propose to her. Ava denied it at first but she revealed that he was proposing to her. Johnny got close to Gabi while they were at the DiMera mansion. He convinced her to avenge Jake double crossing her. Jake walked into the mansion and saw them together. He wanted to know why she wasn’t at the station with Rafe. Johnny interrupted them to tell Jake about the plan to take over and make him CEO. Johnny pretended to take a call from Shin, but he sent a text to Jake from Maggie. He kissed Gabi before he left to meet Maggie.

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T.R. Knight went to see Paulina. Abby didn’t believe Sarah was in love with Tony. Kristen told her Sarah wasn’t in love with Tony. She said Renee was the one who loved him. Abby wanted to know who Renee was. Sarah/Renee told Kayla and Steve that she wasn’t Sarah. Steve wanted to know who Renee was. Kayla said she would tell him because they were stuck with her. Abby wanted to know how Kristen let Sarah think she was Renee. Kristen said it wasn’t hard. She said she gave her books to read. She said Sarah read a book about Renee and thought she was her. Kayla told Steve that the Salem Stalker killed Renee. Steve wondered why she thought she was Renee. Kayla said she probably snapped. Sarah/Renee said she missed Tony and wanted to go home to him. Tony told Anna that someone paid Ned to get Abby. Anna wanted to know how soon he had to leave. He said he had to go right away. He said Chad wanted him to convince Ned to let Abby go. Anna wanted to go with him, but Tony didn’t want her to do. T.R. told Paulina that he had a right to know his daughter. She said he didn’t have any rights and threw him out. He agreed to go. He said they would be seeing each other again. Sarah/Renee told Steve and Kayla about the boat she tried to blow up with Anna and Adam on it. Abe went to see Paulina. She told him that Lani’s biological father was in Salem. Abby told Kristen that she wasn’t going to give up until she brought Sarah home. Kristen asked her to ask Sarah which family she wanted to be home with.

Steve asked Sarah/Renee about the hole that Renee drilled in the boat. She said David was on the boat too. He didn’t know who David was so Kayla told him about him. Sarah said Anna’s baby didn’t survive. Anna wanted Tony to be careful going away. T. R. showed up at the DiMera mansion. He wanted to see Johnny. They talked about the movie Johnny was making. Abby told Kristen that she was taking Sarah home with her. Kristen asked her which family did she think Sarah wanted to go back to when she left the island. Paulina told Abe that T.R. was back in town. He was upset that he was in town. He suggested they keep him away from Lani. She said that it was too late because he already approached her. Lani talked to Eli about what happened with T. R. Eli felt sorry for Paulina after finding out what happened to her. Lani did some research on him. Eli asked if she felt guilty for checking up on him. She felt guilty. He was able to relate because he wanted to know about his father too. She said that David Banning didn’t beat his mother. She didn’t know if she should check on him. Sarah told Steve and Kayla that she and Tony were meant to be together. Kayla told her that Tony was married. She wanted to know who he married. Steve told her that she wasn’t going to like it. They said that he was married to Anna. Sarah wanted to get off the island. Sarah was determined to get off the island. Kristen continued to talk to Abby about Sarah. She gave Abby a book about Renee to keep her occupied. Eli went to see T.R. Eli confronted him about going to see Lani and for what he did to Paulina. T.R. asked if he was turning Lani against him. Eli said Lani didn’t need him to tell her how to feel. He told T.R. that he would have to answer to him if he messed with the Price women.

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Chad told Kate about his theory about finding Abby. He wanted to track down the pilot who flew Sarah out of Salem. He said the pilot didn’t file a flight plan. He said the security cameras were off. He said it was a waiting game. Kate brought up EJ being in jail for something he didn’t do. Chad reminded her that Lucas was the one who committed the crime. They started arguing for a bit. She was worried that Roman would find out that she let Sami travel with her kidnapper.

EJ and Clyde reunited in their cell. They talked about when he used to work for EJ. EJ said it led to his supposed death. EJ said his greatest regret was that he never found out who shot him. He said he lost everything that night. Clyde wanted to know how much he remembered. He didn’t remember much, but the drug that saved his life messed up his memory. He wondered if Clyde would show him around in prison. Kristen found Abby in Sarah’s room. She confirmed that Sarah was there. She said she was there willingly. She told her the story and then she put her gun on her. She wanted her keys back. Abby gave her the keys. Kristen told her what happened when she brought Sarah there. Kristen told her the drug have her a psychotic break. Abby thought about the drug she almost gave Gwen. She thought it was her fault. Abby thought Sarah had to be a basket case. Kristen said she was doing okay. She said she wasn’t hung up on Xander anymore.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Xander was shopping for an engagement ring. Gwen noticed that Chad sent a text to Abby’s phone. He begged the person who took her to let her come home to her family. Gwen sent him a reply. She told him that she couldn’t help him. Chad was upset and threatened to kill the person if they hurt Abby. He didn’t care if the person was family or not. He threw his phone as Shawn walked in the DiMera mansion. Shawn told him that the search is going cold. He asked Chad if he knew anyone who could find Kristen. Chad thought he had an idea. Gwen felt bad for not being able to help Abby. She smashed Abby’s phone. Maggie showed up to check on Xander after Sarah’s visit. Gwen told her that she and Xander were engaged. Maggie was surprised. She noticed that something was off with Sarah’s visit. She didn’t think she was the Sarah that she loved. Belle went to see EJ at the prison. She let him know he could call her whenever he wanted. Chad showed up at the prison. He knew EJ was in touch with Kristen. He wanted to know where she was. He said he wasn’t in touch with her. EJ said he didn’t believe him. They went back and forth until Belle stopped them.

EJ told Chad that he hadn’t talked to Kristen in months. He didn’t know where she was. Chad asked him about DiMera properties. EJ told him that he had access to that information. They argued again and Chad told him the world would be better with him behind bars. He told him that no one would miss him. He stormed out of the visitor room. Belle told him that he didn’t belong in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He thanked her for being there for him. They joked about who his cellmate would be just before she left. EJ went to his cell. His cellmate turned out to be Clyde. Steve and Kayla were locked in a room. Steve didn’t trust the food Kristen had for them. She decided to take a chance because she was hungry. He wanted to try to escape the locked room. Sarah walked in their room and they were shocked. Kristen saw that Shawn called Steve’s phone. She didn’t answer it but she did listen to the voicemail. She found out that he believed she was responsible for Abby’s disappearance. Abby walked in and warned her that people were looking for her. She wanted to know about the locked room and she thought she was poisoning her. Kristen ate Abby’s food to prove she wasn’t trying to poison her. Abby told her that she found sleeping pills and put them in her drink. She said there were enough pills to take out a horse. Kristen passed out and Abby found the keys. She walked out of the room. Abby went in the locked room and noticed it was empty. She saw a romance book in the room. Kristen managed to get to the room and panicked. She wanted to know what happened to Sarah.

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