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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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EJ wanted someone to track down Stefan. He thought he could be the one to help him stop Gabi from taking over DiMera Enterprises. Stefan walked in while he was demanding information about him. EJ said he was happy that he was alive. Stefan reminded him that they never met before. He told him that he’s only seen him in bandages. Stefan said they were practically strangers so he wanted to know why he was happy to see him. EJ knew they would do great things together. He suggested getting rid of Gabi from the company. Stefan smirked at him while he was talking. Kristen accused Brady of killing Philip in cold blood. He denied killing him, but Kristen reminded him about the charges that were against him. She also mentioned him being drunk. Kristen gave the judge the evidence about Brady. Brady told the judge the charges didn’t have any bearing on the type of father he is. He told the judge that no one was hurt. He told the judge about Kristen’s past actions.

The judge told Belle to control her client. Kristen told the judge she didn’t want her child to be raised by an alcoholic. She said he was a good man until he got involved with Chloe. She was convinced Chloe pushed him to kill. Kristen didn’t want Brady near her daughter until he freed himself from Chloe. Belle was ready to start her half of the case, but the judge was ready to  end the session for the day.Kristen was about to leave when Brady stopped her. He let her know that her antics weren’t going to work. She thought his outburst would help her. She was convinced that was all she needed. She planned on telling the judge how Victor covered up what he did to Philip to get him out of trouble. She was convinced the judge would side with her. Belle tried to appeal to Kristen’s love for Rachel to get her to drop the suit. Kristen told her to convince Chloe to move on from Brady and be with someone else.

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Chloe reassured Brady that he wouldn’t lose custody of Rachel. Belle arrived in the courtroom and wondered what happened to Kristen. Brady didn’t know and thought she was up to no good. The judge showed up so Belle moved for the case to be dismissed since Kristen wasn’t there. Kristen met with Li outside of the pub. She let him know that she had to get to the courthouse. He wanted her to listen to him because she was the reason Stefan was awake sooner than he was supposed to be. He told her that Stefan went to the crypt and told Gabi that he didn’t love her. Kristen didn’t see why he was angry, but he told her it was a dangerous move. He said he didn’t know where Stefan was and Gabi was a wreck. Kristen didn’t care since she had her own problems. The judge said if Kristen didn’t show up in the next minute, she would dismiss the case. Kristen arrived and announced she would be representing herself. She called Chloe as her first witness. The judge reminded her that it wasn’t a trial. Kristen told her about Brady and Chloe’s relationship. Kristen told the judge that Rachel hated Chloe. Belle objected, but the judge allowed Kristen to question Chloe. Kristen wanted to know why Chloe wanted to steal her child. She brought up how she tried to keep Nicole’s daughter. Chloe said she did what was best for the baby. Belle interrupted and asked Chloe about her relationship with Nicole now. Chloe assured them everything was fine between her and Nicole. The court had recess. Belle informed Brady and Chloe that Kristen’s line of questioning didn’t help their case. Chloe wanted to testify against Kristen now, but Belle thought it was a bad idea. Belle advised her to leave the courtroom. Chloe left the courtroom.

The case resumed so Kristen questioned Brady. She asked him why he thought it was okay to raise their daughter with a murderer. Gabi was in the crypt and thought about Stefan being there and rejecting her. She wanted to find out what Rolf did to her and refused to let him go again. Ava wanted to know why Johnny was still in her hotel room. She reminded them that he was supposed to be there for one night. He said he would leave. EJ showed up at the hotel room and was upset to see Johnny with Ava. He wanted to take Johnny, home, but he refused to go with him. They ended up arguing about it. Ava draped her arm around Johnny and told EJ that their plans weren’t his business. EJ said he was showing concern for Johnny, but he wouldn’t do it again. After EJ left, Ava wanted Johnny to leave. He said he could stay on the floor because he would rather stay with her than go back to the mansion. She still wanted him to leave. He didn’t have anywhere to go, but he decided to go.

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John went to see Steve. John said he was ready to go after Orpheus. He called Shane, but the ISA didn’t have anything on Orpheus. They talked about using Orpheus’ children against him. John said they could talk to Rafe so he could get Zoey to help them. Kate went to see Roman for his birthday. He was worried that Orpheus would come after her. She ended up getting sick. He wanted her to go to the hospital. She agreed to go. At the hospital, Marlena and Kayla talked about John and Steve being worried about them. They thought Orpheus was getting to John and Steve. Kate showed up and said she wasn’t feeling well. Kayla thought she should get checked out. Kate ended up passing out. When Kate was in her room, Marlena went to call Roman. Kayla realized she had the same symptoms as Kate. Kayla passed out on Kate’s bed. Kate woke her up. They realized Orpheus did something to them. Roman showed up at the hospital. Marlena ended up passing out too.

When Roman got Marlena settled, John showed up. They all realized Orpheus had something to do with it, but the men weren’t affected by it. They figured that whatever Orpheus did wasn’t contagious. They thought the kidnapping was a set up. They thought Orpheus would be getting in touch with them soon. Rafe had a dream that Eric and Nicole were having sex. Nicole wanted Rafe to tell her about the dream. He told her about his dream. She asked him what brought that up. He said Jada said something the other day. He said Jada said it was weird for her to be dating Nicole’s ex-husband. Nicole said she went to see Eric to offer him a job. Rafe didn’t believe that. She said she didn’t tell him because he was busy with work. Rafe went to the station and ran into Jada. He asked her how things were going with Eric. He asked if Eric was going to take the job at Basic Black. Nicole went to see Eric just as he was going to take a shower. Orpheus called John and Steve to tell him he was behind what was going on with Marlena, Kayla and Kate.

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Johnny told Ava that he liked having her around. They started making out. She stopped him and told him she was old enough to be his mother. She talked to him about the reasons why they shouldn’t be together. She said her husband just died. She said she saw him Jake. She felt like she was losing her mind. He said EJ might be the reason why she felt that way. He said EJ had a history of driving women crazy. Li told EJ that he was closer to Jake than anyone. EJ told him to go to a retreat now that Jake’s service was over. Li said he would do that as soon as Gabi was finished saying goodbye to Stefan. EJ wondered how long it took to say goodbye to someone who has been dead for years. He said Gabi’s heart still belonged to Stefan. EJ and Li got into an argument over Gabi not being over Stefan. Li told him to mind his business. EJ said Stefan was his brother and Li and Gabi were about to consolidate power at DiMera so it was his business. Li said it wasn’t a mission. He said it was love. They talked about Ava. EJ said she was shrewd and off her rocker. Ava told Johnny that nothing was going to happen between them. She said the way he defended her and flirted with her lifted her spirits and ego. EJ walked in and assumed they made love. He told her to get out of the mansion. Johnny said he would leave if she did. EJ said it would be a win/win.

When EJ left, Johnny and Ava decided to move in the Salem Inn. He said it wouldn’t be about sex. He said he loved how his father thought they were having sex. He said he didn’t try to have sex with her to stick it to his father. He said he genuinely liked her. Gabi told Stefan’s urn that she had to move on from him despite their wonderful times. She said he was the love of her life and always would be. Stefan walked in the crypt. She was shocked to see him. She thought he was Jake. He wanted to know why everyone kept calling him Jake. She couldn’t believe he could be Stefan. She said she donated his heart to Julie. He told her what Rolf did. She kissed him. He stopped kissing her. He said he couldn’t stand her. She wanted him to remember loving her. Li walked in while they were talking. She told Li that Stefan was alive. She wanted to take Stefan to the hospital so he could get his memory back. He told her that she forgot that he was in love with Chloe until Gabi ruined things. EJ was upset when he found out Ava and Johnny were living together. Stefan ripped into Gabi about not loving her. When Stefan left, Li tried to hide his excitement.

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Xander and Sarah were celebrating their honeymoon when they had some tension. She asked him if he told her about all of the women he was with while she was away. He thought about his affair with Nicole. She noticed that he was hiding something from her. She was upset when she found out that he was with Nicole. She wanted answers from him so he told her about it. She got upset by what he said and stormed into the bathroom. Nicole talked to Chloe about telling Eric about the job offer to make her lie a truth. Eric overheard her conversation so she had to come up with a lie to cover up what she said. She offered him a job at Basic Black. He thought it was a coincidence because he wanted to go back to photography. Eric wondered how Rafe would feel about them working together. She told him that he would be fine with it. Sarah showed up at the pub and saw them together. She apologized to them for what Xander did to ruin their anniversary party. Nicole didn’t want her to go into the details about what happened with Xander. Nicole was disgusted that Sarah married Xander. Sarah said they would still be married if it weren’t for Xander. Nicole said that Xander wasn’t the entire problem. Eric and Nicole apologized to each other for what went wrong in their marriage.

Orpheus taunted John/Marlena, Steve/Kayla and Roman/Kate on the phone by telling them about his plans for them. He informed them that the women were going to die just like Rachel did. He told them the bomb threat was a ruse, but he left clues about his intentions. He knew they were going to have to do everything they could to figure out what happened. The couples talked about Orpheus and what they were going to do to stop him. Rafe got a call from the lab about Orpheus. He received a forensic report about the kidnapping and was convinced he had a lead. They believed he was hiding at Rebecca Printing and Graphics. Later, they go to the building and take out Orpheus’ goons. They burst in the room and found Orpheus. Sarah went back to the room and Xander was relieved. She let him know that she planned on leaving him. Eric decided to take Nicole’s job offer. Rafe arrested Orpheus for attempted murder. Orpheus thought it was funny that he was arrested for attempted murder. Kayla told Steve they needed to find Rolf. John and Roman watched after Marlena and Kate.

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Gabi was on the phone with Will when EJ barged in the room. He let her know that she made a mistake. He was convinced that Ava was her ticket out of the CEO position. He told her that hiring a crazy person wasn’t going to work. He didn’t think the marriage was real. He knew that Gabi didn’t think it was either. She told him that she didn’t lose her job, but he lost his son. He told her that she wouldn’t be a DiMera and wanted her to stay out of family business. EJ walked out just as Li showed up. He lied about where he was. He wasn’t happy that Ava was hired at the company. Ava was at DiMera Enterprises when Johnny showed up to check on her. She said EJ’s betrayal of his son was worse than what he did to her. She didn’t want to make their relationship worse. He told her that it was his father’s fault. He wouldn’t let his father treat her like that again. She was willing to move out so they could work things out. He offered to have a service for Jake at the family crypt. She thanked him for the gesture when EJ showed up. He yelled at Johnny before saying he was there to talk to Ava. Ava sent Johnny out of the room. EJ wanted to talk to her mental state and how she’s using his son. She said he was nice to her and that’s it. He brought up her hallucinations and he said he would prove she was unstable. He warned her that she was going to Bayview if she says she saw Jake again.

Chloe told Rafe that he should check where Leo was. She thanked him for his security to detail. Kristen wasn’t happy that Chloe left work early. Chloe let her know that Brady choice so he could fight for Rachel. They argued over who knew Brady better. Kristen said her hatred of Chloe was to protect her daughter. Chloe called her a sociopath and walked away. Chloe talked to Brady and let him know that she accidentally told Kristen she was testifying against her. They discussed how Rachel was handling everything. Brady knew it was hurting her. He admitted that Rachel was still mad at Chloe. He let her know that Belle thought Kristen threatened her to put a wedge between all of them. Chloe didn’t think she should testify anymore. She thought it would be better for Rachel. Li went to see Rolf and panicked when he saw Stefan free of the machines. Rolf told him that he wasn’t dead. He was working on brainwashing him. Li wanted him to get to work getting Stefan to fall for Chloe. Li walked out of the room as Kristen arrived. She wanted Rolf to wake her brother up. Rolf didn’t think Stefan was ready for that yet. Stefan woke up so Kristen told him to find Chloe since she was the woman he loved. He thought he was dead for a while. He didn’t remember Chloe being the woman he loved.

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Jennifer pulled out a bottle of pills from the garbage can. Jack walked in and wondered if something was wrong. She hid the pills, but he managed to see the pills. She said they were for a headache. He told her he hired a lawyer for Gwen. Jennifer was upset that he didn’t talk to her about it first. He said Sonny was stabbed while Gwen was in jail. He said if the stabbing was linked to Abby’s death, it couldn’t have been Gwen. He said he knew Gwen wasn’t a saint, but she deserved better than what she has gotten from him. He asked her to understand. She said she did. Chad ripped into Trask for letting Leo go free. She said Rafe knew where Leo was hiding and should be bringing him to the station shortly. She said she was positive Leo was the one who killed Abby and stabbed Sonny. Chad wondered what was going to happen with Gwen. Trask said she was still in custody. Gwen showed up and said she wasn’t in custody anymore. She said her lawyer explained that Sonny’s stabbing was connected to Abby’s death. She said Leo’s statement was just to frame her. Trask said Leo’s guilt didn’t prove Gwen was innocent. Trask walked out the room to get answers. Gwen told Chad that she didn’t kill Abby. He said he didn’t believe her. She warned him about Leo’s list of enemies. She said they may come after him. Rafe accused Sloan of tipping Leo off about the police coming to get him. She said she didn’t. Rafe threatened to arrest her.

Sonny woke up and saw Leo dressed as a nurse. Leo said it was the only way he could see him. Leo asked who stabbed him. Sonny said it was him. Leo said he didn’t stab him. Leo reminded him of their truce. Sonny said he remembered it. He said he also remembered being hit in the back. He said he didn’t remember anything else so he couldn’t clear Leo. Leo wanted Sonny to believe him. Sonny told Leo that he believed him, but someone was after them. Sloan told Rafe she tried to call Leo, but the call went to voicemail. Rafe said they were back to square one. He called to set up a search. He also called Trask. Rafe figured out that Leo went to see Sonny and walked out. Sloan called Leo and told him Rafe was on his way to the hospital. Leo got off the phone.

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Marlena let John know that she was afraid that she wouldn’t see him again when she was kidnapped. He didn’t know what would come next, but he promised to protect her. She wanted to forget it happened, but he told her that Orpheus was still out there. He knew Orpheus was planning something, but he didn’t know what it was. Marlena knew they would win against Orpheus again. She said that he would have to deal with her if he hurt John. Kayla and Steve took Jada to the warehouse that Orpheus had kidnapped her. Steve showed her the bomb he dismantled. Jada wanted to know what was wrong with him. Kayla defended him and called him a hero. Jada said they had a bomb squad and he wasn’t part of the ISA anymore. She called him out for always being the one to save people. He told her that Orpheus didn’t want them to go to the police. She said if they did go to the police, Orpheus would be in custody. She wasn’t sure what he would do next.

Later, Kate introduced herself to Jada. She let her know she was one of Orpheus’ victims. She wanted to Kate to go to the station to make a statement. She called Roman out the same way she called out Steve for going rogue. Roman let her know that Salem is a different place from what she was used to. Jada gave up and stepped back. Steve and Kayla kissed when Stephanie barged in the room. She demanded to know why she didn’t know what happened to Kayla. She saw the alert on her news app. They defended themselves and assured her that they were safe. Orpheus went to see Rolf. He knew about Stefan’s resurrection. He didn’t care about it. He wanted to make Steve, Roman and John suffer. He knew what Rolf was doing. Rolf refused to let Orpheus take his work, but he said he already did. Rolf was worried that Orpheus had the vial. He warned Orpheus to be careful. He said he already used the contents. He told Rolf that John, Steve and Roman delayed the deaths of their ladies. He was going to make them wish the blew up in the warehouse.

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Jennifer and Maggie talked about Sonny’s stabbing. Maggie wanted to know how she was getting through the days. She told her that she was worried about Jack. Maggie was worried about her. Jennifer wanted to be the strong one. Maggie knocked over her pocketbook and saw the painkillers. Maggie was surprised to find out she was taking painkillers. She explained that she was struggling because she lost her mother and Abby. Maggie apologized for not seeing it earlier. Jennifer admitted that she could barely make it through the day. She told Maggie that she hadn’t been to a meeting in a long time. She felt like a failure. Maggie knew the disease was talking. She said there was a meeting at the hospital. Jennifer put the pills in the garbage. Maggie hugged her and went to the door. Jennifer looked at the garbage can. Alex felt bad for not taking Leo out when he had the chance. He told Victor he would never forgive himself if Sonny didn’t make it. Victor didn’t want him to turn it into his personal tragedy. Victor said that Leo would rue the day he touched Sonny. Rafe wanted Sloan to tell him where he could find Leo. He showed her the knife that was in Sonny’s back. He told her that Leo was standing over Sonny. He said the knife was used on his other enemies. Sloan said his evidence was circumstantial. Rafe showed her Leo’s hit list. He’s not charging Leo yet, but he wanted to talk to him. He warned him that her that she would be charged as an accessory if she didn’t help him bring Leo in.

Leo called the hospital to find out about Sonny. He was relived to find out he was alive. He wanted to find the person who set him up. Sloan called Leo to tell him that she wanted to help find the person who set him up. She wanted to know where he was and he told her. Maggie talked to Victor about Jennifer struggling. She thought Jennifer was doing better. Jennifer went back home and started to fidget on the couch. She went to the garbage and took the pill bottle out of it. Sloan and Rafe went to Leo’s hotel room. Leo didn’t answer so Rafe kicked down the door. They saw that the room was empty. Leo snuck into Sonny’s hospital room. Leo was dressed in a disguise so he could get in the room. Sonny woke up and was confused by seeing Leo.

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EJ said he wanted Ava disqualified as a shareholder. He was asked why he wanted her disqualified. EJ said she saw dead people. He told everyone that Ava thought she saw Jake. Ava tried to defend her. EJ wanted Wei to make a decision about Ava voting. Kristen defended Ava. Wei asked if EJ had any proof. EJ wanted Li and Gabi to back him up. Gabi said she was at the mansion last night, but she didn’t see Ava hallucinating. Li said EJ was lying. EJ played a recording of Johnny telling him that Ava thought she saw Jake. EJ said he felt bad about the recording, but he didn’t have a choice. Wei was tired of hearing them talking. He said he wouldn’t remove Ava from the meeting, but he was going to stop her from voting until a determination about her mental health was made. EJ told him to remove Gabi from CEO and make him CEO. Johnny stood by Gabi’s side. Johnny said he was voting for Gabi after the way EJ treated Ava.The vote was in Gabi’s favor. EJ told Johnny that he wouldn’t forget this. When Ava and EJ were back at the mansion, she yelled at him. He told her to move. Johnny walked in and told EJ he was leaving if Ava left. Tony told EJ not to lose his son over this. Li and Gabi tried to talk to Wei. Wei reminded her that she only had her shares because her husband died. He told her not to forget that. When Wei left, Li apologized for the way his father talked to her. She thanked him for backing her.

Rolf put the electrodes on Stefan’s head. Rolf asked him to remember the last time he saw his wife. Stefan thought about kissing Gabi goodbye in bed. Rolf thought he was having a good memory and pressed a button to make him convulse. Rolf asked him to remember when he knew he was in love with her. Stefan thought about being trapped with Gabi and him declaring his love for her. Rolf turned the button to make the memory disappear. Stefan continued to remember Gabi. Rolf kept turning up the dial on the button. Rolf said this was the last day of the Stefan and Gabi love story. Stefan’s memories of Gabi went away. Rolf asked Stefan about his feelings for Chloe. Stefan thought about Chloe singing to him and telling her how good they were together. Kristen showed up. Rolf told her that when Stefan woke up, he would have eyes for Chloe. Shawn told Belle that EJ called for her input about the shareholders meeting. Belle said she didn’t want to talk to EJ. She wanted to talk to him. She said she knew he was working through his anger over EJ. She said she couldn’t take it anymore. She said she needed Shawn to yell at her instead of being polite. She said she thought it was too much to ask if they could move past it. He said he couldn’t get past the fact that she slept with EJ. He said he needed more time. She said no and kissed him. He backed away from her. She said she didn’t want to wait for the perfect time. She wanted to go upstairs and have sex.

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Rafe and Jada went over Leo’s statement about Gwen being the killer. Rafe said his gut told him that Gwen was telling the truth about Abby being alive when she was at the mansion. Jada wondered what happened to the knife. They wanted to keep investigating Leo. Leo found Sonny with a knife in his back. He found out that Sonny was alive and took his phone out to call an ambulance. Chad walked in and wanted to know what he did. Leo told him that he just found Sonny like that. Chad warned him that he would die if Sonny died. They waited for the ambulance. Chad pressed his jacket against Sonny’s wound. Chad accused him of stabbing Abby and Sonny. Chad called Justin to let him know what happened to Sonny. Justin and Alex rushed to the hospital.

Rafe showed up at Titan and questioned Chad about Sonny. Chad told him that Leo was standing over Sonny when he walked in the room. Chad left so Jada walked in the room. Rafe showed her the knife and said it might be the same one that was used on Abby. Rafe showed her Leo’s hit list. Leo went to his hotel room and realized the knife that was used was the same one he had in the tunnels. He wondered how it got there along with his list. He realized he was being framed.

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Leo went to see Sonny at Titan. He wanted him to get Alex to back off of him. Sonny wondered why he would do that. Leo admitted he was upset losing Craig. He was happy about getting revenge. He wanted to be friends with him. Sonny wasn’t buying it. Leo was sorry for what he did to him. He said it was too little too late. Leo hoped they wouldn’t be enemies anymore. Sonny caved and agreed with him. Chad went to see Gwen at the prison. She said that she didn’t do it. She said that Leo blamed her to protect himself. He yelled at her about wearing the Sarah mask. She said she wore it to frame Sarah and not to hurt Abby. She told him when she left Abby was still alive. She wondered if Leo’s lawyer convinced him to turn on her. She thought Leo killed Abby to pay her back for losing Craig. Chad wasn’t convinced she was telling the truth. She told him about a list Leo had of people he was going after. She said everyone on the list should watch their backs. Leo went back to Titan to validate his parking. He saw his list on Sonny’s desk with blood on it. He wondered how it got there. He saw Sonny lying on the floor. He had a knife on his back.

Orpheus told Kate, Marlena and Kayla that everything is going to end tonight. Orpheus left the room. Kayla wanted to know why Kate was there. Kate told her that Orpheus showed up after she reunited with Roman. She told them she was chloroformed and Marlena reminded her that Lucas did the same thing to Sami. Kate wondered if Marlena could forgive her. She let her know that she turned herself in to make things right. She asked Kayla to talk to Marlena about forgiving her. Kayla didn’t think Marlena should forgive her. Kate tried to defend herself so Marlena gave in to her. John, Steve and Roman waited to hear from Orpheus. A package arrived and it turned out to be a tablet. There was a video on the tablet from Orpheus. He told them to solve the puzzles and they would find the women. He said they had an hour to find the women or something would happen to the women. John knew he meant he had a bomb. The video ended with a shot of the women. Orpheus’ voice came through the warehouse and he told the women there was a bomb in the building. He warned them that time was winding down for the men to find them. He said goodbye to them. The guys found a clue to when everything happened with Orpheus. They figured out the clue and found another clue. They figured out the letters of his wife and children’s names and figured out an address. They burst in the warehouse and found the women. They told them about the circuit panel. Steve cut wires, but the bomb was still going. He clipped the black on and it stopped counting. John cut off their handcuffs and the women were free. Orpheus watched them on the feed and said the game just started.

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Eric and Nicole had dreams about kissing each other. Nicole called Chloe and confessed that she loved Rafe, but she couldn’t stop thinking about Eric. Chloe thought she was being protective of him because of Jada. Chloe said Jada and Eric didn’t have to be having sex just because they were living together. Nicole thought she should talk to Eric and get things out in the open. Chloe said she should keep it to herself. Nicole said Eric would think she was ridiculous if she told him about the dream. Chloe said it was a bad idea. Nicole asked when has that ever stopped her. Nicole went to Eric’s room. Jada answered the door in a towel. Nicole noticed the bed. Sonny was upset when he saw Sloan with Alex. Sonny threw her out of the mansion. Alex asked why he was being mean. Sonny said Sloan was Leo’s lawyer. Alex was shocked to find out she was a lawyer. She said she told him. Sonny ripped into her for representing Leo. Alex said Leo was garbage. He said he couldn’t keep sleeping with her if she represented Leo. She said her career came first and left. Alex told Sonny about his sexual escapades. He told Sonny about the threesome he offered Allie and Chanel. Sonny thought he should look for love, but Alex wasn’t interested.

Chad ran into Stephanie. He told her he was avoiding dealing with his grief until now. They talked about the arrests in Abby’s murder. He said he was hopeful that there would be a conviction. He said it didn’t bring his wife back. He said she was the love of his life and always would be. Stephanie said she couldn’t imagine what that would feel like.She said she was engaged to Philip years ago and dated someone last year. She said she would be staying in Salem for a while. She said she would listen to him if he needed it. Trask brought Gwen to visit Leo. He said he didn’t have anything to say to her. Trask said they had a lot to talk about since they were both getting charged with murder. Trask left them alone. They started arguing and accusing each other. Gwen said she wore the mask to set up Sarah, not kill Abby. He asked if Rafe believed her. She told Leo he was the only friend she had. She said she only cared if he believed her. He said he did. He apologized for doubting her. He told her he would get Sloan to represent her too. Sloan showed up and told Trask to let Leo go. Trask said she would do that if Leo gave the final nail in Gwen’s coffin. Sloan wanted to talk to Leo alone. She told him it was only a matter of time before everyone would find out that he was alone with the murder weapon. She said he had to give Trask something to nail Gwen. He said he didn’t have anything. She said he better come up with something before Trask found out about the knife. Gwen was waiting with Rafe. Leo and Sloan came out of the room. He apologized to Gwen and said she was the one who killed Abby.

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