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Alex met Chanel and Allie for a date. He wanted to know more about their relationship. After they told him their story, they made out with each other. He was intrigued. Li was on the phone with Rolf when Gabi walked in. Li got off the phone. She said she didn’t want to give Ava a job. Gabi said she could string Ava along until she got her shares. He believed she could outsmart Ava. They made love. When they were finished, He asked if she was okay with having a meaningful relationship. She said she was. He wanted her to take off Stefan’s ring. She said she wouldn’t take it off for Jake. She said Jake thought he was a replacement for Stefan. Li asked if he was. She said Jake wasn’t a replacement, but he wasn’t his brother. She said Stefan was gone and wasn’t a threat to them. She said she didn’t know if she would be able to love anyone the same way again. She said she hoped so. She said she would take the ring off when she was ready. She asked if it was okay if she wore the ring. He said it was. He said Stefan wasn’t a threat to them since he was dead. She wanted to go out for food, but he said he had to call his father. Alex was enjoying watching Allie and Chanel make out. They thought he should get a woman of his own. They wanted to know what type of woman he liked. He said he liked beautiful women. Gabi walked in the room. He said he liked women like Gabi.

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Eric went to John and Marlena’s house and ran into Belle. He noticed that her bags were packed. She told him that she decided to go back home. She knew it would take time to fix things with Shawn. She thought moving back home was the first step. Eric told her about his date with Jada. He told her that Jada asked him out. Belle was happy that he was moving on with his life. Jada asked Shawn what happened with Belle. He told her that she was moving back home with him. She was happy for him. She knew what it was life to deal with marital trouble. He wanted to know what happened. She told him that she was divorced years ago. She felt like a failure at the time, but she moved on. She told him how she went on a date with Eric. He thought it was great, but she was worried about his ex-wife. Shawn thought everyone moved on and Nicole was married to Rafe. Clyde told Nancy, Chloe and Brady that he saw the guy who sold him Abby’s jewelry. Brady wanted to call the police, but Clyde stopped him. Nancy questioned him about that. He said he fenced the jewelry and it would be a violation of his parole. He said he could go back to prison. They wanted a description of the guy. He said he was weasel wearing a floral jacket. Chloe and Brady knew he was talking about Leo. They showed him a picture and he confirmed it was Leo. Nancy was happy that Leo was the one who sold him the jewelry.

Thomas told Chad that Leo was the tooth fairy he saw on the night his mother went to heaven. Chad chased after Leo and wanted answers. Leo tried to leave, but Chad stopped him. Chad dragged him to the police station. Later, they were in the interrogation room so Chad told Shawn that Leo killed Abby. Leo denied seeing Thomas in the tunnels. Chad lunged after him. Shawn pulled Chad off of Leo and told him to stay put. He wanted to talk to Thomas. Chad encouraged Thomas to answer Shawn and Jada’s questions. Thomas agreed, but he didn’t want to get the tooth fairy in trouble. They assured him that he didn’t do anything wrong. Chad wanted Leo to get arrested. Shawn told him they had to talk to Rafe first. Chad said he found Abby’s killer so Rafe needed to be there.

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Sonny tried to help Chad feel better by offering him a job. Alex walked in the room and told him the job was filled. Sonny introduced Chad to his brother. Alex told him that Victor hired him. Sonny was upset that Victor didn’t talk to him about it. Sonny was upset that Victor went behind his back and hired Alex. He used to look up to Alex and ended up resenting him for trying to take over the company. They talked about Alex a little longer and Sonny advised Chad to talk to someone. He wanted to talk to his son. Gwen went to Ava’s place and was surprised to see Kristen there. Kristen told her that Ava was at the DiMera mansion. She wanted some dirt so she could oust Ava from the company. Gwen refused to help her. Kristen reminded her what she did for her. She warned her that she would want something in return. Gwen was about to leave, but she told Kristen that the DiMera mansion wasn’t so great. After Gwen left, Kristen called Rolf and demanded that he wake up Stefan.

Gwen went to the DiMera mansion. She noticed Ava’s ring. She knew the ring used to be hers. She decided not to get mad and asked Ava not to tell anyone she helped her get out of prison the day Abby was killed. Ava wondered if it was because she killed her. Gwen said she didn’t kill her. She felt like they could benefit from her keeping quiet. Ava assured her that her secret was safe. Xander and Sarah went to Statesville. Xander was able to get the warden to get away from the desk. Sarah brought a USB drive so they could copy the files from the warden’s computer. The warden came back so they had to make up a lie to explain what they were doing. Sarah snatched the USB drive out of the computer. Later, Xander and Sarah went back to the hotel room. They noticed that Gwen was missing for a few hours the night Abby was murdered. They found out that Ava and Leo visited Sarah that day. Sarah also found out that Gwen made two calls. She knew she called Leo and Ava. They realized that Ava was the key to proving Gwen killed Abby.

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Rafe told Gabi not to give up on love. She said it wasn’t fair that she didn’t get more time with Stefan. She said she was open to something new. She said she wasn’t sure how to read Li. Rafe admitted to being jealous of Nicole and Eric. Gabi said Eric and Nicole were each other’s first loves. She said they had a bond that couldn’t be broken. She said they couldn’t make it work. She said Nicole was lucky to have Rafe. Rolf told Li that his medical staff did a wonderful job. Rolf thanked him for funding the lab while he was in prison. Li asked what could be more important than saving Stefano’s son. Li said he wasn’t happy about Rolf using Jake’s heart. Li said he would defund his experiments if he kept getting things from Jake. LI asked if the transplant was a success. Rolf said Stefano should wake up in an hour. Li said that didn’t work since he was involved with Stefan’s widow. He said if Gabi found out Stefan was alive, she would go back to him. He said he wanted Stefan to have an unexpected setback. Rolf threatened to fight Li if he wanted to pull the plug on Stefan. Li said he wanted him to stall Stefano’s return so he could think. He said he didn’t care what Rolf told Kristen. Stefan had to stay on ice until he said otherwise. Rolf didn’t like lying to Kristen because she scared him. Li told him he should be afraid of him.

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Brady noticed that Belle was working too hard. She said that DiMera Enterprises was a mess since Jake was murdered. He wondered if she was working like that because of the baby drama. She admitted it was hard to watch him give up the baby. She could tell Shawn was heartbroken. Brady wanted to know if they were getting back together. She didn’t answer him. She picked up her things and left. Li noticed that Gabi was pacing. She told him that she was concerned about Ava living in the DiMera mansion. She was afraid that she would turn on her. Li believed that Ava wouldn’t be dumb enough to blow the plan. He advised her to have Ava spy on EJ for her. He wanted her to go to bed with him. Ava arrived at the mansion. EJ let her know that he needed her to vote Gabi out of the company at the next meeting. She appreciated him giving her a place to stay, but she couldn’t promise that she would do that vote. She said Jake was on Gabi’s side and she wanted to honor his wishes. She told him that Gabi offered her a job. He understood, but he wanted her to think about it. EJ took her to Abby’s old room. She wasn’t thrilled about staying in there. He said that another beautiful woman wouldn’t be killed in there. He walked out of the room. Gabi called Ava. She warned Ava that she would expose her fake marriage if she stabbed her in the back. Ava asked her about the job. Gabi couldn’t promise her a seat on the board, but she would ask Li about it. They argued for a bit before they hung up.

EJ met with Belle at the mansion. She told him that she couldn’t find a record of Jake’s will. Ava walked in the room and wondered what happens to Jake’s shares. Belle said the spouse gets everything so she handed her a document transferring his stock to her. Ava signed it and Belle gave her the stock certificates. Kristen went to Rolf’s lab and noticed that Jake’s body was gone. Rolf told her that he performed the surgery on him and put him in the morgue. He told her that Stefan was recuperating. Rolf said that Jake’s heart was in Stefan. He said they wouldn’t know how successful the surgery was until he woke up. She wanted him to wake him up. He didn’t want to risk any complications. Kristen wasn’t sure if she should trust him. Rolf said he was doing it in Stefano’s name. He assured her that he would wake her up in an hour. She told him that she had to take care of something.

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Chad was drunk at the Brady Pub. Sarah tried to call him, but he refused to answer the phone. He wanted another drink. Eric told him that he was cutting him off. Chad refused to leave until he got the drink he wanted. Sarah left a message for Chad when Sonny walked in the room. She told him that she remembered that she didn’t kill Abby. He was happy for her and was sure that Rex would testify for her. He thought she could put the situation behind her. She didn’t think the police would believe her. Sonny got a call from Eric about Chad. Xander arrived at the police to tell Rafe and Jada about Rex being Sarah’s alibi. He demanded they cross Sarah’s name off the suspect list. Jada couldn’t do that and told him about the evidence they have so far. Xander refused to accept that so Rafe agreed to talk to Rex. Jada warned him that Sarah wasn’t off the hook. Xander thought they were idiots and walked out. Rex didn’t approve of Jada telling so much about the case.

Sonny arrived at the pub to get Chad. He watched Chad crawl over the bar to get a drink. Sonny tried to stop him so Chad tried to punch him. He missed and fell to the floor. Sonny dragged him to the Kiriakis mansion. Chad wanted to get a drink. Sonny told him that Sarah had an alibi for Abby’s death. Chad started laughing. He thought it was strange that Clyde and Sarah had alibis. He wondered if Abby killed herself. He said it didn’t matter if the police found the killer because it wouldn’t bring Abby back to him. He told Sonny that he drank because the yelled at Thomas for wanting his mother. He didn’t want to be around his kids because he didn’t want to cause them any more pain. He said he was supposed to make things better for the kids. Chad felt like he was causing his kids more pain. Xander went back to his room and saw Sarah. He told her about what happened at the station. They talked about Lucas seeing her at the mansion. Xander reminded her that she couldn’t be in two places at once. She said she was before. They thought she could have killed Abby wearing a mask of her face. Xander couldn’t believe he was about to marry someone like her. He wanted to prove their suspicion. He wanted to search her room.

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Xander was looking for Sarah, but Gwen showed up at the Inn. She was willing to provide an alibi for Sarah. He knew she didn’t want to help her. He told her that Lucas remembered seeing Sarah running down the stairs. He said that he couldn’t find anyone who could prove he’s lying. He asked her if she was happy. Gwen tried to touch him, but he flinched. He didn’t want her to touch him. He told her that he had Sarah to comfort him. She apologized and said that Sarah could plead temporary insanity. She told him that Bayview was better than prison. He wanted her to get out. He said that Sarah wouldn’t go anywhere if he could help it. He wanted to know how she got out of prison. She said that Kristen helped her get a pardon. Marlena put Sarah under hypnosis and she tried to piece together what happened when Abby was murdered. She remembered seeing Gwen at the prison. She said that she went back to Xander’s room, but he was in New York for his interview. She took a sleeping pill and went to sleep. She said that she had woke up from a bad dream. She said she went to see Abby. Marlena remembered Lucas mentioning her seeing Abby. Rex showed up at Marlena’s office while Sarah was there. He wanted to make sure she was okay after what Kristen did to her. He said he wanted to believe Kristen’s lies about her. He hoped there was a chance they could get back together. She had a memory of apologizing to him and telling him that she and Xander were in love. She slipped and he caught her. He put her back in the bed.

Marlena finished hypnotizing Sarah. She called Rex to confirm Sarah’s memory of him. He confirmed her memory. He said he waited until she fell asleep before he left. He said he stayed until after 10 O’clock. Sarah thanked him and she hung up. Marlena told her that she had an alibi for Abby’s murder. Kristen went to Rolf’s lab and pulled the curtain. Jake was hooked up to tubes. She said they had big plans for him. Kristen didn’t really know Jake, but he was her father’s son so he meant something to her. Rolf injected something in Jake’s IV. He noticed he didn’t respond to it. He thought Jake was left for dead for too long. Gabi went to see Ava to make sure that she could her claim to the estate from EJ before he realized he’s being scammed. Ava couldn’t believe how insensitive Gabi was being. Gabi produced a marriage license. Gabi needed her to sign it and leave the rest to her. Ava threw it back at her. Ava reminded her that she had money and she didn’t. She wanted to get more money than she was promised. Gabi agreed to help her out.

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Chad didn’t understand how Sarah was brought in for questioning and still walking free. He wanted Rafe to arrest someone for Abby’s murder. EJ walked in the room and wanted to know if he was going to be arrested too or give him the shares of DiMera stock. He said Kate surrendered her shares. Chad was upset, but he told him that he would hand the shares over to him. EJ wanted him to move out too. Tony walked in and heard his brothers arguing. EJ filled Tony in on what’s happened. Tony didn’t think now was the time for retribution. He reminded EJ that Chad lost his wife. EJ said that he lost his wife too. Chad didn’t think that EJ could compare his loss to his. EJ said what happened to Abby was tragic, but it didn’t have anything to do with him. He told Chad that what happened to him had everything to do with him. EJ said the kids were always allowed there, but Chad would never leave them there. Chad walked away from him. Tony told EJ that Chad was hurting. He reminded him that Stefano wanted them to think of family first. Chad came back in the room and slammed the certificate on the table. EJ told him that he didn’t want him to go. Chad said it wasn’t his home anymore without Abby. He was going to have Harold pack his things.

Kate went to see Gabi at the office. She warned her that EJ was after her job. Gabi wasn’t worried about EJ. She tried to brush off Kate, but Rafe called. Gabi hung up the phone and told her that Jake was dead. Kate apologized for her loss. Gabi knew he was important to her too. They hugged each other. Kayla brought Ava to see Jake’s body. She sat with him and felt a hand touch her face. She turned around and saw Jake. She slapped him. He said he loved her and wouldn’t leave her. She started to cry and said she was alone again because he wouldn’t back down from the mugger. He didn’t want the mugger to ruin their moment. She said she could have replaced the right, but she couldn’t replace him. Gabi stormed into the hospital and wanted to know what Ava did to Jake. Ava showed Gabi the ring that someone tried to take. Gabi apologized and told her about the DiMera shares. Ava was shocked. Gabi said EJ was coming for her job so she had to focus on her job. She said that Ej wouldn’t get Jake’s shares if they went to his widow.

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Kristen told Brady and Chloe that she was in charge of the company now. She said that Brady and Nicole were still CEOs, but she was the executive in charge of Basic Black. She said they had to report to her. Her first decision was to fire Chloe. Brady told her that she didn’t have that power. Kristen wanted to have fun with her. She threatened to make Chloe’s life so miserable that she will want to quit. Chloe knew she was just trying to get Brady back. Chloe let Kristen know that she and Brady were together and there was nothing she could do about it. Chloe kissed Brady. Kristen wanted to give Chloe a write up for her behavior. She said they wouldn’t tolerate sexual harassment in the office. Kristen left to type up the write up. Chloe wondered if she should resign. Brady promised to fix the situation. Sonny went to Gabi’s office and accused her of stealing a business acquisition from him. She denied doing it and said she was dealing with Kristen all day. He asked her about Jake so she told him they were never right for each other. She said she was only in love with Stefan. Eric tries to stop the thug from attacking Nicole. Eric promised not to call the cops on him. He just wanted him to let Nicole go. The man put his gun down. He pushed Nicole towards Eric and left. Nicole thanked him for helping her. She didn’t know what she would have done without him. They hugged as Rafe appeared. Nicole told him what happened so he rushed to her side. He tried to call it in, but she couldn’t walk on her ankle. Eric wanted to take her to the hospital so he could catch the mugger.

Sarah told Maggie that she thought she killed Abby. Maggie assured her that she wasn’t the one who did it. She realized she should have married Xander while she had the chance. Maggie told her that no one accused her of a crime so she should focus on living her life and getting married. She demanded that Sarah find Xander and bring him back there. She said they would be married within an hour. Sarah was grateful to her mother. Gwen went to see Xander. She wondered if Sarah was hallucinating. He thought she had a lot of nerve. Gwen blamed herself and thought she was the reason Sarah snapped and killed Abby. She wished she could have helped Abby. Gwen started to cry so Xander reached in for a hug. Sarah walked in and saw them hugging. She wanted to know why Gwen was there. Gwen wanted to apologize for what she did to her. She asked if Sarah could forgive her. Sarah started hallucinating that Gwen had a gun so she pointed a knife at her. She said she would kill Gwen before she let her hurt Xander.

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Kristen told Jake and Ava that she planned on collecting on her favor to Gabi. Jake wanted to know what she wanted with Gabi. Kristen said his girlfriend would be happy to see her and help her get back on her feet. Ava said Gabi was his ex-girlfriend. When Kristen left, Jake wondered if he should warn Gabi. Ava thought Gabi might already know. Ava told Jake that she was trying not to be jealous, but she was falling for him. She said she didn’t want to set herself up for disappointment if he was still in love with Gabi. She said she wouldn’t be a second choice again. He said he was a second choice for Gabi. He said they loved each other, but they weren’t the loves of each other’s lives. He said he was over Gabi. He told her he was falling for her. He said he counted down the minutes until he could see her. She said she felt like a teenage girl waiting for her ring. He said the way she looked at him made him feel as if he won the lottery. They kissed each other. Gabi heard Li tell someone he loved them on the phone. She wanted to know who he was talking to. He said his mother. She realized there was still things she needed to know about him. She said she was an open book. He asked her about Jake. She said Jake was with Ava. Li asked if that bothered her. She wanted to show him how it didn’t bother her.

Steve and Kayla were worried about Orpheus being out of prison. Jada showed up. Steve introduced Jada to Kayla. Kayla said Marcus was a great man. She said she was sorry to hear about his passing. Steve said he helped her get a job at Salem PD. Jada said she was working on Abby’s case. Jada said she needed to talk to Kayla about Sarah’s medical history. Kayla said she couldn’t hand over medical records. Jada said there were exceptions for law enforcement.Steve said they should talk. Gabi and LI went to the office and found Kristen there. Gabi was surprised to see her. Li said Kristen was pardoned. Kristen reminded Gabi that she helped put her in the CEO seat and had the power to vote her back out. Kristen said she was happy with Gabi in charge. Kristen said she wanted to cash in on the favor. Gabi wanted to know what she wanted.

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Shawn apologized to Belle for having sex with Jan when he thought she was her. He also said he should have included her in his plans for the baby. She knew she didn’t make things easy for him. He thought he should have worked harder on a solution that would have helped all of them. She couldn’t blame him for everything because she did what she always did. She sought comfort in the arms of another man. He knew she wanted to hurt him, but he wanted to know if she fell in love with EJ. She said that she wasn’t in love with EJ. She cried because she hurt him. They apologized to each other. Shawn wondered where that left them. Evan found Orpheus and was excited about them leaving. Orpheus said that Kristen nearly tanked the deal. Rolf walked in the room. He was glad to be included in the plan. Rolf hugged Orpheus for getting him out of prison. He said that was Kristen’s idea.

Xander went to the police station and demanded that Rafe let Sarah out. Rafe wanted him to calm down. Xander said he was losing out of his happiness. Rafe said if Sarah was innocent, she could still help with the investigation. Rafe got a call about the pardons. Jada told Sarah that Lucas was able to place her at the crime scene. She asked Sarah about the drugs she was taking. Sarah admitted that she was hallucinating ever since Abby left the syringe in the tunnels. Jada wanted to know if she was upset with Abby. Sarah said she was angry at Kristen for injecting her in the first place. Jada wanted to know about the attacks during her hallucinations. Sarah said she never went to the DiMera mansion. Jada reminded her that Lucas saw her there and saw her drop something at the mansion. She thought it could have been the murder weapon. Sarah wanted to know why she would Abby. Jada said she could have been hallucinated and thought Abby was Kristen. Sarah wanted to leave.

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Orpheus wanted Evan to stop pacing. He told him that he couldn’t let Shawn raise his son. He wanted to get out of there. Orpheus said they could get out that day since Jan gave him the password to the Salem PD. Orpheus told Evan to go on as if nothing happened. Orpheus pulled out a cellphone. Orpheus called the governor and let him know that he found out everything about him. The governor wanted to know what he wanted. Orpheus thought that was more like it. Chloe went to see Shawn so she could see the baby. She bought a gift for the baby. He told her that Belle didn’t want to forgive him. He told her how Belle slept with EJ. Chloe defended Belle to him. She told him that he should have been trying to save his marriage. He realized that baby was his. Chloe believed that Belle would have a change of heart once she holds the baby. He told her that she couldn’t be in the same room with him. Chloe believed they were meant to be together.

Evan entered the infirmary and saw Kristen. She told him that she didn’t know when she will see her daughter again. He understood because he had a son and knew he would see him soon. Kristen wanted to know if he was getting paroled. He said he was up for parole. She didn’t believe. She demanded to know how he was getting out of jail. He said he couldn’t tell her. She put him in a headlock and threatened to put his eye out if he didn’t tell her. He told her offscreen. The governor went to see Orpheus. He told the governor about his secret. The governor wanted to know if he wanted a transfer. Orpheus wanted to be out of prison. He couldn’t let him out of prison. Orpheus threatened to expose him. Everyone watched TV and saw that Kristen, Orpheus and Evan were given full pardons. Everyone’s mouths dropped at the news.

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Jada wanted to take Sarah in for questioning about Abby’s murder. Maggie, Sarah and Xander wanted to stop her from doing it. Jada said there was an eyewitness that placed her at the scene of the crime. Xander told Jada that Sarah had no reason to be at the crime scene. Sarah admitted that she was at the scene of the crime. She admitted that Marlena suggested that she talk to Abby about what they went through. Jada asked her if she went to see Abby that night. Sarah remembered going there, but she didn’t get a chance to talk to her. Xander wanted Jada to leave so they could finish their ceremony. He said Sarah could answer her questions after the ceremony. Jada wanted to know if that what she wanted. Sarah apologized to Xander and said she couldn’t go through with the wedding at the time. She wanted to do what she could to help with the investigation. She insisted she didn’t have anything to hide. Xander assured Sarah that she didn’t hurt Abby. She wondered if she forgot what she did. She wondered if she thought Abby was Kristen and killed her by mistake.

Rafe let Chad know that he would be interviewing a new suspect. Chad wanted to know who it was, but Rafe explained that he couldn’t tell him. Chad wanted to know how he could stay calm through that. Sonny walked into the DiMera mansion to keep Chad company. Chad told Sonny he felt guilty for keeping quiet about Lucas kidnapping Sami. He said EJ wanted his shares now that he knows he set him up. He said if EJ was right and Lucas killed Abby, he could have prevented it from happening. Lucas thanked Marlena for helping him remember what happened the night Abby was murdered. He was sorry for what he did to Sami. He hoped Sarah could clear him of the murder charge. Rafe walked in the room and asked Lucas about seeing Sarah at the DiMera mansion. He said he saw Sarah drop something and put it in her pocket. He said he didn’t see what it was. Rafe wanted to know what happened afterwards. He said he wrapped his hand and realized he didn’t kill Abby.

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JJ wanted to know if Lucas killed Abby. Lucas said he didn’t know. JJ wanted to know why he looked so guilty if he didn’t know. Lucas said he felt ashamed of himself and hated himself for what he has done. JJ said he was going to beat the truth out of him. Jennifer came in and told JJ to stop. JJ let him go. Jennifer promised JJ that they would get answers on what happened to Abby. JJ left them alone. Lucas wanted Jennifer to yell at him. He told her to hit him. She said she wouldn’t hit him. She said she loved him. He said he deserved everything he had coming to him. She said she knew he loved Abby. She said she knew he didn’t kill Abby. She said she wished he could have told her what was going on. He said he could barely tell himself that he was responsible for Abby’s death. Marlena yelled at Kate for not saying anything about Lucas kidnapping Sami and letting EJ take the blame for it, Kate said EJ wasn’t innocent. She said Sami wasn’t a victim. She said Lucas messed up, but he didn’t deserve to be in prison. Marlena wanted to know why Kate was there. Kate said she wanted her to help Lucas. She said if she didn’t do it for Lucas, then she could do it to help Abby.

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Marlena walked in on Sami reading about Lucas’ arrest in the paper. She wanted Sami to deal with her feelings. Sami told her that if she started crying, she would never stop. Marlena wanted to know where she went when she left the church. She told Marlena that she went to EJ’s place and he was having sex with Belle. Marlena was shocked by what she heard. She advised Sami not to take her anger out on Belle. She thought she would end up hurting herself. Marlena walked out of the room. Sami left the townhouse. Kate went to see Lucas at the station. He didn’t want her to see him like that. She told him that she hired the best defense lawyer in the Midwest. She knew he would beat it. He told her that he might plead guilty. She tried to talk him out of pleading guilty. He said he needed to take responsibility for what he did. Belle ran into Brady and he threw it up in her face that things didn’t work out with EJ. She told him what happened with Sami. Brady told her that Sami wouldn’t keep what she did to herself. He said that she would end up telling what happened. Belle decided that she wanted to tell Shawn herself.

Roman went to see EJ. He apologized for not believing him. EJ understood because Lucas had everyone fooled. Roman said he didn’t fool Kate. EJ told him not to take the law into his own hands. A cop came to get Lucas so he wanted Kate to go. She wanted to be there for him. EJ arrived just as Lucas was taken away. Kate tried to leave, but EJ stopped her. He yelled at her for what happened. She wanted to know what he was going to do to her. He wanted her to know that he planned on getting revenge on her. Steve and Kayla were at Shawn’s place to help him with the baby. Shawn talked to Steve about what was going on with Jan and Belle. He assured Shawn that he could work things out with Belle. Sami wore a wire as she went to Shawn’s place. She told Shawn that Belle was sleeping with EJ. Kayla wanted Sami to stop talking, but Shawn wanted to hear more about it. She continued to fill him in about what happened. She let him know that she didn’t mean to tell him about it. Belle walked in while Sami was talking. Belle yelled at Sami for enjoying the situation too much. Sami, Kayla and Steve left the house. Shawn couldn’t believe Belle went running to EJ’s bed while he was there. He yelled at her for acting as if he betrayed her. He thought she should have dealt with the fact that something horrible happened to them. She knew it wasn’t his fault, but he kept it from her. She said there was a baby involved. He threw EJ up in her face and she walked out of the room. Sami went to the DiMera mansion. She wanted to say goodbye to Johnny. He let him know that she was done letting him and Lucas destroy her.

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Will told Chad about Lucas drinking. Chad wanted to know why Lucas started drinking again. Chad didn’t believe Lucas felt guilty over the ski accident. Will told Chad that he thought his mother and EJ would end up together. They talked about Abby. Will told him that he and Sonny would always be there for him. Chad looked at pictures of Abby on his phone. Rafe called him and told him Clyde had an alibi. Chad didn’t believe the alibi at first, but he was convinced that the information was true. He wanted to know who killed Abby. He had flashbacks of Lucas’ hand. He thought about the blood in the room. He thought Lucas killed Abby. Lucas talked to Kate about getting drunk and kidnapping Sami. He said he was positive that Clyde killed Abby. Kate felt relieved. She said he was a bad liar. She wanted him to be sure he wanted to marry Sami without confessing to what he did. Lucas said he was okay with it. Kate was okay with it. She thought Sami would find out on her own. He said kidnapping Sami was an intervention for an addict in a toxic relationship. Kate said Sami lived by the ends justify the means so she should give him a pass.

Sami showed up when EJ admitted to Nicole that he slept with Belle. Nicole decided not to tell Sami what EJ said. Sami was disgusted that she ever loved EJ in the first place. Sami told Nicole that Rafe was slumming with her. EJ called Sami a cheater. He told her to check Lucas’ luggage for chloroform before marrying him. The two of them got into an argument. Roman came out. Sami went off with Roman. Roman told Sami that it was hard to tell what was going on between her and EJ. He said he didn’t know if they were going to kill each other or kiss each other. She told him she couldn’t be happier. He said he could tell Lucas it was off. Johnny and Allie argued over Chanel. They both thought they could get Chanel. They continued to argue until Will showed up. Eric was ready to start the ceremony. Lucas and Sami exchanged vows to each other. Sami brought up her kidnapping. She thanked Lucas for saving her. He said he would live up to every word she said about him. When Sami and Lucas were giving each other their rings, Chad came into the church. He grabbed Lucas and asked him if he killed Abby. The people at the wedding pulled Chad off of Lucas. They wanted to know why Chad thought Lucas killed Abby. Chad said because Abby found out Lucas’ dirty little secret. He admitted that Lucas was the one who kidnapped Sami.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Sami wanted to know whose bra she found on the floor. EJ let her know that it wasn’t her business to know. She assumed that he slept with Nicole so she went to the bathroom door and called out her name. EJ pulled her away from the door. Sami went ballistic so Belle came out of the bathroom and let her know he wasn’t with Nicole. Sami couldn’t believe that he slept with her sister. He let her know that she didn’t have a say in who he sleeps with. Sami thought they were disgusting. She let Belle know that he slept with her because of her. Sami stormed off. EJ went after her and wanted to know why she wasn’t with Lucas. She admitted that he was right about Lucas. She told him that Lucas kidnapped her and framed him for it. Belle eavesdropped on their conversation about Lucas. She said he kidnapped her to split them up. He touched her face and told her they would have been together if Lucas hadn’t interfered. She told him it would never happen now. He got close to her and wanted to know if that was true. She pushed him away. She thought sleeping with Nicole was the worst thing he could do to her. She was wrong. She said sleeping with her sister was the worst thing he could do. He kissed her hand and told her that he thought he lost her forever. She pushed him away and said that things were the same and she left. EJ went back in his room and saw that Belle was dressed. She told him that she was leaving. He didn’t want her to go. She told him that she hurt her sister by being with him. She didn’t want to get judged by Sami for being with him. EJ wanted to know if she was going back to Shawn. She wanted to keep things simple even if she was alone. She walked out of the room.

Allie wanted Will to tell her that Lucas didn’t kill Abby. He didn’t think Lucas would kill anyone unless he was drunk. She reminded him that he was drunk. Will told her about his conversation with their father. She didn’t think he would kill anyone even if he were drunk. Will wasn’t sure about that. He reminded her what he did to their mother. He told her that he didn’t remember cutting his hand. He didn’t know what else he forgot. He thought their father might have been desperate to keep their mother that he would have killed Abby. Allie realized he could have killed Abby. She wanted to check on their mother and Will wanted to check on their father. Rafe pulled Chad off of Lucas. Chad was trying to get Lucas to admit that he killed Abby. Rafe wanted to know what Chad was doing. Chad caught Rafe up on everything that happened. Rafe was upset with Chad for allowing EJ to go to prison for Lucas’ crime. Rafe didn’t think Lucas was capable of murder. Chad said he could have done it if he were drunk. Rafe went in the interrogation room with Lucas as Will arrived. Chad told Will that he told Rafe everything. Will understood why he did it. He told him that he had to stand by his father. They glared at each other before Chad left. Rafe wanted to know if Lucas killed Abby. Lucas said he didn’t remember.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Belle talked to EJ about Shawn and the baby. EJ thought she would go back to Shawn and take care of the baby. Belle thought it would be heartless, but she didn’t think she could raise Jan’s baby. Sami didn’t want to listen to what Chad had to say about Lucas. She didn’t believe that Lucas framed EJ. He told her that he was telling the truth. He didn’t want to cover up for him anymore. Eric arrived so Sami told him to finish the ceremony. Chad said he had more to tell her. Lucas told Sami that he did it for them. Johnny wanted to go after him. EJ told Belle that Sami chose Lucas over him so she was out of his life. She wondered if he was telling the truth about that. He reminded her about her relationship with Shawn. EJ thought they were lucky to find each other. They kissed on the couch. Sami wanted to know why Lucas kidnapped her. Lucas said that he did it for them. He said he wanted to be with her, but she wanted to be with EJ. She wanted to know if that’s why she had her mouth covered and kidnapped her. She wanted to know where he got the kidnappers. He explained that he knew them from prison.

Lucas said that he did something she would have done. She agreed, but she said what he did was different. She couldn’t believe that he was able to sleep knowing what he did to her. She thought he was trying to make her pay for being with EJ. He said he wasn’t doing that. She didn’t believe him. She continued to yell at Lucas for what he did to her. She told him that what he did was the worst thing he ever did. He said he loved her, but she said she didn’t love him. She walked off. He tried to go after her, but Chad stopped him. Marlena went after Sami to try to make her feel better. Sami said that EJ tried to tell her the truth, but she wouldn’t listen. EJ and Belle made their way up to the bedroom. Lucas said he would never hurt Abby. Chad said they didn’t know he kidnapped Sami. Chad explained to everyone that Abby knew that Lucas kidnapped Sami. He said that Abby was stabbed right after he told her the truth. Allie and Will told Chad that he wouldn’t do that. Chad reminded him about their conversation. Roman wanted to call the police on Lucas. He agreed to go to the station and make a statement. Johnny, Chad and Kate went with him. Marlena tried to reach out to Sami, but she wanted to leave. EJ and Belle finished making love again when Sami arrived. Belle wanted to know why she was there.

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