Days Short Recap Thursday, April 1, 2021

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This is an April Fool’s Day episode. Xander was dressed as a priest and ran into Chloe at the town square. She was dressed as ghoul girl. She said it was her persona. In this special, Chloe is a pop star. He was about to tell her why he was dressed as a priest when Bonnie arrived dressed as a nun. He let her know they had work to do and went to the Salem Inn. Xander and Bonnie went to the Salem Inn and started making out with each other. He was tired of role playing, but she was ready for more. He wanted them to be themselves, but she wasn’t interested. He remembered how she made him feel better after what happened with Sarah. In the next fantasy, Sami approached John while he was strapped to a table. He was prepared to be executed. She had a syringe in her hand and he told her that he needed an executioner. She told him she went after the job the second she heard he was on death row. He was sentenced to death for killing Marlena. He told her that he didn’t remember what happened. In the next fantasy, Belle and Philip were a couple. They snuggled together when Claire arrived. Belle told them that she felt good about John getting a stay of execution. She wanted to see John. Philip wanted to make breakfast for his daughter. They recently discovered that he was her father. He wanted to know about the tour she went on with Chloe. She didn’t like being an assistant. Chloe said she would let her sing on the next album, but she wouldn’t do it. Claire asked him to pull some strings for her since he’s Chloe’s producer.

In the next scene, Claire asked Chloe about getting studio time with her. Chloe wanted her to get her something to drink leaving her alone with Philip. She tried to flirt with him, but he reminded her that he was married. Chloe wanted to feel the way she did in high school. He wanted that too and kissed her. Belle arrived at the prison and she found out that John’s stay was denied. John regretted not getting Carrie to represent him. Sami was about to inject John when Marlena ran up to the glass. She said the person he killed was Hattie. She said she tried to take over her life again. Sami said he still killed someone. John said it was only Hattie. Sami freed John. She was upset that she didn’t get to kill him so she stabbed Belle. In the next fantasy, Jan woke up and Shawn was in her room. He told her that she was in a coma for a year. He wanted her to tell him what happened to her. She let him know that John went nuts at their wedding and attacked her. He said John’s fate was sealed and that he wasn’t with Belle anymore. Jan felt he deserved better than Belle. She told him about the things she did for love. She grabbed his hand and he jumped up. She wanted him to stay. Claire arrived to see Jan. Shawn left them alone. She wanted to talk to Jan about Chloe. Jan gave her advice about what to do about Chloe. Claire left and Shawn returned wearing his baseball uniform. He realized she was right about the way she loved him. He admitted he had feelings for her and thought they should try to be together. Claire went to the townhouse and saw Chloe with Philip. She gave Chloe some coffee and it killed her. She changed into ghoul girl too. Philip was going to make her a star. In the next fantasy, Kayla was pregnant and Steve was taking care of her. She wasn’t happy about carrying Stefano’s essence, but she couldn’t get rid of the baby. Her water broke so she let Steve know the baby was coming. She ended up giving birth, but the baby was born with a goatee. Steve went to get some food for the baby, but Kayla said the baby ran away. They looked all over the DiMera mansion for the baby. They faced the camera and yelled “April Fools Day”. The fantasies ended and Shawn met Belle at the hospital. She told him that Jan was coming out of her coma. Jan opened her eyes.

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Days Short Recaps Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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Brady confronted Kristen about the secret she said she had. Kristen tried to avoid answering him, but he wouldn’t let up. He wanted to know what she was keeping from him. She said she couldn’t tell a lie. She told him Chloe had feelings for him. Paulina told Chanel that she had to make her own way. Chanel thought it wasn’t fair that she would pay for Lani’s children to go to college, but she wouldn’t support her. Claire talked to Belle about Chanel scamming her with the champagne bill. Claire told Belle that she was sad that Ciara hated her again after everything they have been through. Ben told Theo that he thought Ciara still loved him. Theo said he didn’t think she did. He said she refused to accept that she could love him. Ben thought he was trying to say that Ciara couldn’t love a necktie killer. Ben asked if he told her that he wasn’t that guy anymore. Theo said he didn’t. Ciara asked Marlena why she wanted to know how Ben duped her into loving him. Marlena said she wasn’t duped into loving him. Ciara thought she was vulnerable after the accident. Marlena said she was suspicious at first and then she fell in love with him. Ciara wanted to know how she could fall in love with a man who killed three women and tried to kill Will. Marlena said Ben changed. Ciara asked if someone like that could ever get better. Marlena said if he didn’t, she wouldn’t have wanted her to marry him. Ciara asked if she thought it was a good idea to marry Ben. Marlena said Ben loved her. She said he wasn’t the man he was in the past. Ciara asked why was she terrified of him every time she was in the room with him. Paulina told Chanel that she did what she could to give her a good life. Chanel said she wanted her. Paulina said she did what she could. She said she had to make up for her father not being there. Chanel was willing to change tomorrow. Paulina told her she had to get a job. Brady asked Kristen if she thought Chloe had feelings for her. Kristen said he didn’t seem surprised. He said Kristen and Philip said it, but Chloe denied it. Kristen said Chloe would deny it. He wanted to say something to Chloe. Kristen told him she would be mortified. He said he wanted to keep it in the open. Kristen said he had to give her her space. Chloe showed up while they were talking and wanted to know if everything was okay. Ben told Theo that he should have told Ciara how she felt about him. Theo said he wasn’t around them. Ben said he should know that he changed. Ben asked if he believed that he changed. Theo said his father told him he did. Ben wanted him to tell Ciara that he changed. Theo said he was glad to have his best friend back. Marlena told Ciara that she could see why she was afraid of Ben, but he has changed. Ciara said everyone accepted her being married to a serial killer. Ciara said her family and friends should be horrified. Marlena told her they were. She told her that she and Claire mad up. Ciara said she didn’t remember that. Marlena asked if she wanted to remember everything that she missed.

Marlena ran into Ben. He wanted to know if she was able to convince Ciara to get hypnotized. Marlena said she tried her best. She said they couldn’t force Ciara into remembering. He asked if he should visit Ciara. Marlena said he shouldn’t. She said she wasn’t giving up on Ciara and he shouldn’t either. Belle showed up at the hospital. Marlena told her Sami recanted her plea. Marlena told her that Sami and Allie said they didn’t do it. Belle said the killer was still out there. Marlena said the police didn’t have any leads. Belle said she was at the hospital to visit Ciara. Marlena said she didn’t remember anything. She said she was going to hypnotize her to get her memory back. Belle asked if that would work. Marlena said it could work. Theo ran into Chanel. He reminded her that she broke up with him. She said it was mutual. Belle went to see Ciara. Ciara told her that she felt like herself, but everyone else around her changed. Ciara said she was glad she had her family. Belle said they all missed her especially Claire. Ciara said Claire loved her so much that she tired to sleep with her boyfriend Tripp. Brady told Chloe about what happened when he went to visit “Kristen.” He told her that Vivian was looking out for her. He told her that Vivian told him not to visit “Kristen.” He said “Kristen” agreed to it. Belle told Ciara that Claire did terrible things to her, but Claire wanted to be friends with her again. Ciara said she thought Marlena sent her there, but she realized Claire did it. Belle said she came on her own. She suggested that Ciara do the hypnosis so she could get her memory back.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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Kate and Jake walked in on Philip and Gabi together. Kate wanted to know what Gabi did to him when she was wiping his face. Brady went to see “Kristen.” Kristen called Vivian because she needed her help. Susan told Brady that it was Chloe’s fault that she was in there. Brady said she was the one who stabbed Victor so it her fault. He let her know that he and Chloe were friends. Susan said Chloe was in love with him. He wanted to know how she knew that. Kristen told Vivian that Brady was visiting Susan. Vivian asked her if she did anything to break up Jake and Kate. Ciara told Theo that she was couldn’t believe she would marry Ben. Ben went to see Marlena to find out if she could help Ciara get her memory back. Marlena told him that he had to wait until the amnesia went away. He asked her if they could give Ciara the drug Will took to get his memory back. Kate was still upset that Gabi was helping Philip. Gabi ended up inviting her and Jake to dinner. Vivian said she would tell Brady what was going on. Kristen said she would break up Jake and Kate, but she had to help her. Vivian agreed to do it. Brady asked Susan how she knew Chloe had feelings for him. She said a woman knew these things. He said she was wrong about Chloe.

Marlena told Ben that the drug might not work on Ciara because she had brain trauma. She said it could be dangerous. He said he wouldn’t risk Ciara’s life even if it killed him. Vivian showed up when Brady asked Susan about the license plate she made. Vivian said it was for him. He wanted her to leave, but Vivian said Susan was leaving. Ben told Marlena that Ciara looked at him like she wished he was gone. She said she wished there was something she could do about it. He asked her if she could hypnotize Ciara. He told her that Ciara hated Claire too. He asked her to do it for Claire if she wouldn’t do it for him. Ciara told Theo that she couldn’t believe that she would fall for Ben. He reminded her that she was supposed to forgive Claire. Ciara said she could only go by how she felt about Claire. She asked if everyone was okay with her being with the necktie killer. He told her that people tried to stop her, but she had to have her way. Chloe told Kristen that she didn’t tell him how she felt. Kristen asked when she was going to make her move. Vivian told Brady that “Kristen” didn’t want to see him for a while. He asked if that was what she wanted. Kate told Philip that Gabi was after him because of Philip. Gabi confronted Jake about being jealous of her and Philip. Ben asked Marlena if hypnotizing Ciara would hurt her. She said she couldn’t do it without Ciara’s consent. He asked if she would ask her. She said she would ask. Susan told Brady that she needed to focus on getting out of prison. She said she was going to miss him. He said he would miss her too. He agreed to stay away. Chloe told Kristen how much she wanted to be with Brady. Kristen told her that Brady was taken. Chloe said she knew and then insulted her. Marlena went to see Ciara. Ciara asked how she could love Ben when he gave her the creeps. Marlena said she was there to see if she could help. She said she was going to try to help Ciara get her memory back.

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Days Short Recap Monday, , March 29, 2021

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Gabi and Philip walked through the town square and she saw the old Gabi chic building. She was upset because her company was gone. He said he was working on something that could help her. He was expanding his businesses in Chicago. He wondered if she wanted to talk about it over dinner. She reminded him that she was getting over someone. He insisted it would just be a business dinner. She told him that Gabi Chic was all she had and didn’t want to jeopardize it. He understood what she meant. She changed her mind and agreed to go to dinner with him. Xander showed up at the pub looking for Rex. He wanted to get Sarah back from him. Roman informed him that Rex and Sarah left down. Xander wanted a drink, but Roman wouldn’t serve him since he was drunk. Roman wanted him to leave, but Xander got in his face. Philip and Gabi arrived at the pub and saw what happened with Xander and Roman. Philip tried to stop the exchange. Xander ended up punching Philip. Roman ordered Xander to leave the pub. Xander didn’t want to be there any more than Roman wanted him there. He wanted Sarah back. Gabi invited Philip to the DiMera mansion.

Jake found Kate lying on the bed with an ice pack on her head. She was feeling tension because of her gun being missing and Rex leaving town with Sarah. She knew Xander wouldn’t accept Rex being with Sarah. Jake thought he changed because he fell in love. Kate rolled her eyes at that. Jake offered to get a couple guys to send Xander a message. She thought the idea was sweet and they made love. When they were done, he offered to make her dinner. Gabi took Philip to the DiMera mansion. She noticed he had blood on his shirt. She wanted him to take off the shirt and she could get him a new one. Jake and Kate saw Gabi helping Philip while he was wearing a tank top. Brady and Chloe talked about Sarah leaving Xander. Brady was glad that Xander was in pain, but Chloe felt sorry for him. She understood how he felt to have your heart broken. He grabbed her hand and thanked her for being his friend. She thought about her conversation with “Susan” when she admitted her feelings for Brady. She wanted to tell him something when his phone went off. Statesville called him to let know visiting hours started. He wanted to heart what Chloe had to say. She didn’t think it was the right time to talk about it. Brady invited her to dinner at John and Marlena’s house. Marlena noticed “Susan” and asked her where she was last night. She thought about what she did to Sarah. She told Marlena that she surprised Roger while he was on tour. She wanted to know if she could stay with Marlena a little while longer. Marlena tried to get out of it by telling her that things were complicated. “Susan” agreed to be her right hand woman. She finally agreed to stay. She invited her to have dinner with them and Brady. Susan called Kristen and told her that she wanted to get out of the prison. She said she missed Roger. Susan wanted to know when they were switching back. Kristen said she needed more time because Chloe admitted she was in love with Brady. She was afraid that Chloe would go after him if she left now. Marlena came back in the room so she had to be Susan again. Marlena had to check on her patient. Chloe arrived for dinner and Kristen wasn’t happy about it. She let her know that Brady went to see Kristen at Statesville.

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Days Short Recaps Friday, March 26, 2021

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Allie told Nicole that Sami didn’t kill Charlie. She said her mother only confessed because she was protecting her. Nicole believed the killer was still out there. She remembered Ava talking about getting rid of Charlie. She left the apartment. Lucas wanted to know why Sami confessed to killing Charlie. She told him about the evidence Rafe had against Allie. Lucas knew about the evidence. He told her that Allie didn’t kill Charlie. He told her Allie was innocent. She thought things would be good now. She was going to take back her confession.

Rafe showed up at the station and when to the interrogation room. Sami and Lucas told him everything they knew about Charlie’s murder. She admitted that she only confessed because she was protecting her daughter. She thought things were fine because they were innocent. Rafe wished they told him the truth in the first place. He believed Sami, but he said it was out of his hands. She didn’t mean to get him involved and wished she did tell him the truth sooner. Rafe went to talk to Trask. Later, he came back and told her that Trask wouldn’t drop the charges against Sami. Nicole went to see Ava. She wanted to ask her about what happened to Charlie. She told Ava that Sami didn’t kill him. Ava remembered going to Charlie’s place wearing black gloves. She opened the door to the apartment. She told Nicole that she didn’t kill Charlie. Tripp and Claire went to Allie’s place. They found out that Sami confessed to killing Charlie. Allie wanted to tell them everything that happened. Tripp seemed nervous when Allie and Claire wondered about the suspects in Charlie’s murder.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Ben tried to convince Ciara that she knew him. She told him that she didn’t know him. She said he was the necktie killer. He said that she loved him. She said Claire told her the same thing, but she didn’t believe her. Everyone at the church made vows to take care of Lani and Eli’s children. Ciara told Ben that he was a liar. She said she would never marry him. He said they were married. She said she wouldn’t marry him after he killed three women. He brought her things to prove that they were married. She told him she wanted him to leave once she looked at it. He showed her a wedding picture. He wanted to know what she thought. She said it was photo shopped. He said it was real. He said he had more proof. He showed her her engagement ring. She said it was a washer. He said it was from her father’s bike because he couldn’t afford to give her a ring. She said she crashed her father’s bike, which was why she was there. He said the crash was the beginning of their love story. The christening was over and everyone decided to meet at Julie’s Place. Claire met a new girl named Chanel. They had drinks with each other. Tripp showed up. Claire told him that Ciara didn’t remember anything for the last few years. She said the only thing Ciara remembered was the two of them making out on the couch. Ben told Ciara that they met when she crashed her bike. She said she didn’t remember that. He told her what happened after he found her on the road. He told her how they fell in love with each other.

Chanel wanted Claire and Tripp to tell her about what happened when Ciara walked in on them. Ben told Ciara that he knew she remembered them and their history. He said she remembered their love. He asked her to try to remember. She said Kayla told her that he promised to stay away from her. He said her memory was started to come back to her. She said he was wrong. Julie and Doug made a speech at Julie’s Place. Doug told Eli and Lani to open their gifts. Paulina let them know that she was paying for their college education. Claire told Chanel what happened when Ciara caught her and Tripp together. Chanel asked if Claire and Tripp were together. Claire said they were together until he decided to marry another girl. Chanel asked if there was someone new in the picture. Claire said she dated Tripp’s brother. She said he was murdered. Chanel asked who killed him. Ben told Ciara that she was missing and he was able to find her in a dream. She said they didn’t have a psychic connection. He said they did. He said he wasn’t crazy. He said he wasn’t giving up on them. She said she didn’t love him. Roman showed up. She told Roman that she wanted Ben to leave. She told Ben to get out. Chanel told Claire she was going to leave. Claire reminded her that she was going to pay for it. Chanel wanted to know when she said that. Tripp offered to pay for it, but Claire said it was going to be about $500. Claire demanded that Chanel pay for it. Ciara told Ben to leave. She wanted him to take his junk with him. When Ben left, Ciara asked if what Ben was saying was true. Roman wanted to know what he said. She said Ben told her that they were married and in love. Roman told her Ben was her husband. She wanted to know how it was possible. She said she crashed her bike and wanted to know how she had time to get married. He wanted to get Kayla in there. Ciara wanted to know everything. He said they would tell her everything, but he wanted to get Kayla. Eli showed up while Claire and Chanel were arguing. It turned out that Chanel was Paulina’s daughter.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Abe and Eli told Lani that she should tell Paulina the truth about not being the godmother. Lani didn’t want to do it. Abe said she needed to know. Abe and Eli said Julie was hurt, but she took it well. Abe said Paulina told him about there not being any black-owned businesses in Salem. Valerie told Paulina that Julie expected to be the godmother. Paulina said Julie had enough. Valerie said Julie was and Eli were close so he wanted her to be the godmother. Paulina thought she should still be the godmother. Claire talked to Theo about Ciara only remembering what happened when she was with Tripp. Julie and Doug went to see Ciara. Ciara wanted to know why Ben said they loved each other. Julie and Doug told her that Ben got medication. Ciara wanted to know why Ben was saying that they loved each other. When Doug started to tell her, Julie stopped him. Ciara wanted to know what Kayla said. Ben talked to Jake about Ciara not remembering him. Ben was worried that Ciara may never get her memory back. Jake said she would get it back. He said he had a way to get her memory back.

Valerie told Paulina that Lani didn’t want her to be the godmother. Paulina didn’t believe it at first, but was disappointed when she did. Paulina said Lani meant so much to her. She said she was wrong about Lani. Valerie wanted to go to the christening together, but Paulina didn’t want to go. She said it would be too humiliating. Valerie said Eli and Lani wanted her there. Paulina said she had to move things around to be there. She told Valerie that she didn’t want to go. Ciara wanted to know what Doug and Julie were keeping from her. Julie said Kayla told them that they shouldn’t talk about anything that was upsetting. Julie said Ben’s background was upsetting. Doug said he was reformed. Julie said it was still upsetting. Jake suggested that they use Dr. Rolf’s drug to get Ciara’s memory back. Ben didn’t want to use the drug because it didn’t work for him. Jake said he didn’t have amnesia. He told Ben not to give up on Ciara. Ben said Kayla told him not to stress out Ciara. Jake didn’t care what Kayla said. He said he was what Ciara needed. Doug wanted to tell Ciara the truth about Ben, but Julie didn’t want to stress her out. Jake told Ben that he had a right to see Ciara. Ben said he wasn’t going to pressure her. Jake told Ben to fight for her. Theo went to see Ciara. Valerie told Lani that Paulina took the news harder than she thought. She said Paulina wasn’t going to the christening. Lani wanted to call her. Valerie told her not to call her yet because she was humiliated about not being the godmother. Ciara talked to Theo about Claire almost sleeping with Tripp.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Jack talked to Jennifer about what Abby did to Gwen. He didn’t talk to Abby yet, but he found it hard to believe she would hurt Gwen. Jennifer understood why Abby would want to hurt her after what she did to the family. He was concerned about Abby’s reaction when he let her know that he couldn’t turn his back on Gwen. Jennifer let Jack know that Gwen wasn’t her favorite person, but she believed they would get through the drama together. Gwen ran into Claire and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, Claire wasn’t happy to see her. She let Gwen know that she heard about what she did to Abby. She told Claire how Abby tried to drug her too. Claire thought she used her to go after her family. She let her know that she didn’t realize they were family when she went after Abby. Gwen considered her a friend. She was about to leave when Claire stopped her. Claire realized she wasn’t in a position to judge her. Gwen wanted to know if they were still friends. Claire was willing to be her friend as long as she didn’t hurt Abby again. She told her that she had the same arrangement with Jack.

Paulina went to see Lani. She thanked her for naming her the godmother of Jules. Lani told her that she wasn’t who they had in mind for Jules’ godmother. Paulina assumed they were going to ask her mother to do it. Paulina was fine with that decision. She left before Lani could tell her the truth. Abby went to Gabi’s room to ask her for her help with Gwen. Gabi refused to help her. Abby promised to help her get Jake. She told Abby that Jake made his decision on who he wanted. She decided to move on with her life. Abby continued to persuade her to help her go after Gwen. Gabi warned her that she would lose everything if she didn’t stop going after Gwen. Gabi knew about getting revenge, but it made her feel empty. She advised Abby to think about her kids. She refused to help her and wanted her to leave her room.  Chad ran into Jake. He warned him not to hurt Kate or he would have to answer to him. Jake realized how protective he was of Kate. He told him how she was like a mother to him. He let him know how she was the one who told him about Stefano being his biological father. Jake said he needed to climb down from his high horse especially after the way he betrayed Abby. Chad knew what he did to Abby and said they were going to therapy. He was hopeful about her moving back in the mansion, but he thought she had another reason to do it.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 22, 2021

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Rafe questioned Allie about whether or not she killed Charlie. While he was questioning her, Sami came in and stopped him from questioning Allie. Sami made Allie leave. Lucas talked to Tripp about Sami being a suspect in Charlie’s murder. Lucas wanted to talk to Allie, but she wasn’t home. Xander talked to Jack about Sarah dumping him for Rex. Xander told him that Sarah still blamed him for what he did with her baby. Jack couldn’t believe that she would take Rex back after he cheated. Xander said he couldn’t blame Rex talked to Kate and Roman about leaving town with Sarah. Kate didn’t like the idea of them being together. Kristen stabbed Sarah with the syringe. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kate told Roman that Allie was in trouble for shooting Charlie. Rafe told Sami that he was trying to help Allie when he questioned her. He said if Allie told him something, it would have been inadmissible so she could have helped her. He told Sami that Allie was in trouble. Sami wanted to know why. He said the murder weapon was Kate’s gun. He said Allie took it once before. When Allie went home, Lucas asked her if she killed Charlie.

Sami told Rafe that Allie didn’t shoot Tripp. Rafe said Ava walked in and saw her hold the gun on Tripp. Sami said Allie wouldn’t have pulled the trigger. He said it was public record. He said she had reason to believe that Charlie would get off for raping her. Sami realized he was right about her being in trouble. Allie told Lucas that Rafe wondered the same thing. She said before she could answer him, Sami came in and told her to leave. Lucas asked if she took the gun. Allie said she took the gun. Jack couldn’t get over Sarah dumping Xander for Rex. Xander said Sarah was everything to him. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kristen pretended to be Xander. Kristen brought in a trunk so Sarah could get in it. Kate and Roman talked about Allie possibly killing Charlie. Kate thought Sami was protecting Allie. Sami apologized to Rafe. She said she knew he cared about Allie. Sami said there was no evidence pointing to Allie. She said her fingerprints were on the gun. Rafe said she could have touched it to cover up Allie’s prints. Sami reminded him about the residue. Rafe asked if she was confessing. Lucas wanted to know when Allie took the gun. Allie told him the night Charlie died. She said Claire tried to get a confession out of him, but he said he would get away with it. She said she stole the gun and went to Charlie’s place. She flashed back to confronting Charlie. Rafe asked Sami if she was pleading not guilty. She said she didn’t want to go to prison. He asked if she was protecting Allie. Allie told Lucas that she wanted to kill Charlie, but she couldn’t. Lucas was relieved. “Sarah” ran into Rex. She told him that she wanted to be by herself. She told him not to come find him. Lucas told Allie that she shot Charlie with the gun. Allie thought she did it to cover for her. Sami told Rafe she killed Charlie. Allie asked Lucas who killed Charlie if Sami didn’t do it. Tripp went to Charlie’s place. Tripp thought about going to Charlie’s place the night he was shot.

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Days Short Recaps Friday, March 19, 2021

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Gwen showed up at the Kiriakis mansion looking for Jack. He let her know that he was there for Xander. She told him it was important. She told him what Abby did to her. Jack couldn’t believe Abby would do something like that. Gwen wanted him to turn his back on Abby if she didn’t give up her obsession with her. He wanted to give Abby a chance to end the war the same way he did for her. She wanted to know what would happen if Abby didn’t give up the war. He believed Abby was capable of forgiveness. He promised to fix things because he didn’t want his daughters hating each other. Abby let Chad know that she lied to Rafe about what she did to Gwen. Chad couldn’t believe she wanted to risk her family because she wanted to get revenge. He said she was becoming someone he didn’t recognize. She didn’t know how she was supposed to get over what Gwen did to her. He said and that she was stooping to her level. She reminded him about the things Gwen did to her family. Chad held her while she cried. Abby finally decided to get help for her anger. She wanted to fight for their family. Chad was grateful that she wanted to fix their family.

Sarah managed to get out of the ropes. She looked around the room for something to use to open the door. She found a crowbar and used it to try to get the door open. She was disappointed when she couldn’t get the door open. She looked around again and saw the syringe Abby threatened to use on Gwen. Xander was in for a shock when he found “Sarah” with Rex. Xander yanked Rex off the bed. He insisted that it was consensual. “Sarah” let him know that it was consensual. Xander couldn’t believe it. He was disappointed. She asked Rex if he could leave them alone. Xander didn’t believe “Sarah” would be with Rex on their wedding day. She said she loved Rex and that’s why she was with him. Xander still didn’t believe her. She told him more excuses about not marrying him. She told him they were done. Xander grabbed her and kissed her. “Sarah” backed away from him. She yelled at him because he made her fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. Xander was confused. He didn’t think that made sense at all. “Sarah” told Xander that she wanted to be with Rex. Rex went back in the room. She gave him back his ring. He was upset and walked out of the room. Rex leaned in and kissed her. She didn’t want to kiss him at the time. She wanted to leave. She took her clothes and leave. Rex called Kate to let her know what happened with “Sarah”. Kristen went to see Sarah. Sarah struck out at her with the syringe. They struggled over the needle.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Kristen told Sarah what she was going to say to Xander in order to convince him that she was Sarah. Brady and Chloe talked to Rex about Sarah marrying Xander. Rex told them that he still thought about Sarah all of the time. He said he lied and cheated on her more than once. He said he didn’t think she would take a chance on him again. Brady told him to tell Sarah how he felt about her before it was too late. Sarah told Kristen that Xander wouldn’t fall for it because she didn’t sound like her. Kristen said the mask had an altering device that changes the voice. Kristen wanted to text Xander. Ciara told Claire about her trying to sleep with Tripp. Claire told her she was confused. Ciara called her a jealous insecure b*tch. Claire told her that she loved her and so did Ben.

Ciara asked Claire if Ben loved her. Ciara asked if Claire hired him to kill her. Ciara told her to leave. She said she never wanted to see her again. Ben asked Claire what happened. She said Ciara kept bringing up what happened years ago. He wanted to talk to her. Kayla told Ben and Claire to stay away from her until she found out what was going on. Rex told “Sarah” that he thought she was making a mistake. He asked if they could meet so they could talk. She agreed to meet him. Kristen told Sarah that Rex still had a thing for her. Kristen said Rex tried to talk her out of marrying Xander. Sarah said she wouldn’t say anything. Kristen said she wished she could believe her. She said Sarah would sell her out the first chance she got. Kristen took Sarah’s ring so she could give it back to Xander. Xander went to see Brady and Chloe about Sarah and how she disappeared. Brady wanted to get back to work. Xander couldn’t believe they weren’t going to help him. Brady said he didn’t think Sarah would want him to. He told Xander to cancel the caterer. “Sarah” met with Rex. He told her that he was having a hard time with her marrying Xander. Rex said they belonged together. He asked her not to marry Xander. She said she wouldn’t. Claire told Ben that Ciara was mad at her for walking in on her and Tripp. Ben said that was years ago. She said Ciara didn’t remember what happened after that. Kayla went to check on Ciara. Ciara asked Kayla if she remembered when she came to her to talk about taking things to the next level with Tripp. She said she took her advice. She said she walked in on Claire and Tripp together. Kayla asked Ciara what was the last thing she remembered. Ciara said she remembered the accident. Kayla asked her what accident. Ciara said when she crashed her bike. She asked if that was why she was in the hospital. Claire told Ben that Ciara had hate in her eyes. She said Ciara didn’t want to see her again. Ben said she didn’t mean it. Claire said she wanted to make up for all of the things she did to her and now she wasn’t going to get the chance. Ciara told Kayla what she remembered about the crash. Kayla asked if she remembered anything that happened after the crash. Ciara said she didn’t remember anything. Rex asked “Sarah” if she was going to call off the wedding. She said she was having doubts about Xander. She said the past few years have been filled with sadness for her. She said she thought getting married would be a new beginning. She said she was wrong. She said she and Xander had nothing in common. She said she didn’t know who he is. She said she thought she moved past what he did with Mickey. She said there was a part of her that couldn’t get over that betrayal. He asked if she wanted to go somewhere private to talk. She suggested going to his room. He asked if she was sure. She told him to go to his room and she would meet him there. When Rex left, Kristen said she had to figure out how to get Xander there. She called Xander. She pretended to be Susan. She told him that she saw Sarah at the Brady Pub. She said what Sarah was doing was wrong. She told him that she was with Rex. Xander said she must be mistaken. Susan said Rex and Sarah were getting up and personal. Xander asked if they were still at the pub. She said they went upstairs. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara only remembered what happened when she had her motorcycle accident. Rex and “Sarah” kissed each other and were on the bed. Xander walked in on them together.

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Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Allie thought about how she told Claire that she would kill Charlie. Allie said she wouldn’t let her mother go to prison for what she did. Ciara told Ben to stay away from her. She thought he was trying to kill her. He told her he wasn’t going to hurt her. She called out for someone to get him away from her. Jake had a dream about Gabi. When he woke up, Kate confronted him about having a dream about her. She was concerned about him dreaming about Gabi. He said he was tired of having the conversation about Gabi. Nicole asked Rafe who he thought killed Charlie. He said he would let her know when he found out something. She said she wasn’t a fan of Sami, but she loved Allie. She said Allie was upset that Sami was arrested. She said Allie blamed herself. He said he hoped the lead proved that Sami was innocent. Allie couldn’t believe Claire was accusing her of killing Charlie. Claire said she wasn’t. Allie thought Claire was trying to accuse her of killing Charlie. Claire said she hated Charlie after what he did to her. Claire said Allie could trust her. She said she wouldn’t tell anyone if she did it. Allie had to leave. Ciara yelled at Ben to get away from her. Kayla came in and told Ben to leave. Ben told Claire that Ciara looked at her like she was the devil. He thought she hated him now. Ciara asked Kayla why Ben was out of Bayview. Kayla wanted to talk about it later. Ciara wanted to know why he was there. She told Kayla that she loved him and he loved her. Gabi and Ava got into an argument. Gabi confronted Ava about leaving the night Charlie was killed. Gabi said she slipped out of the house. She asked why she lied to Rafe unless she had something to hide. Jake told Kate that Gabi was after her and it was driving him crazy. He said he told Gabi that she was chasing a man who was with another woman. He said he thought she got the message. Kate asked why he was saying her name in his sleep. He said his subconscious might have been telling him something. Rafe showed up to tell them that forensics identified the gun that killed Charlie. Kate wanted to know why he was telling them. He said the gun was hers.

Kate told Rafe that her gun was locked in a box. Jake asked if she was sure that her gun was upstairs. Jake thought about Kate alluding that she would kill Charlie. Claire told Ben to give Ciara time. He said he finally got Ciara back. He said he wanted to see Ciara and let her know that she was his heart and soul. Ciara told Kayla that she didn’t understand what was happening. Kayla said her memory was affected by what she has been through. Ciara said she remembered her and her brother. Kayla said it made her hopeful that she would recover. Kayla said she was going to run some tests on her. Kate gave Rafe the box the gun was in. She gave him the combination because she had nothing to hide. Jake told Kate that it might have been a mistake to give him the box. She said she had nothing to hide. When Rafe opened the box, the gun was gone. She said she didn’t take the gun out of the box. He wanted to know how it got to Charlie’s apartment. She said she didn’t know. He asked how many people knew she had a gun. She said a lot of people have been in and out of the room. He said Kate was the only one who had a reason to kill Charlie. He said he was going to take the box so it could be dusted for fingerprints. She let him take it. Tripp told Gabi that Ava didn’t kill Charlie. Gabi said Ava could leave if she didn’t like her accusing her of murder. Ava said she was behind on the rent so she couldn’t leave. Tripp told Gabi to leave if she didn’t want to live with Ava. Gabi said it was her house. Ava said it was Rafe’s house. Gabi said she would leave if Ava wouldn’t. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara had selective amnesia. Claire asked if she told Ciara that Ben was her husband. Kayla said Ciara wasn’t ready. Claire wanted to know if she could see her. Kayla said she could see her. Jake told Kate that she threatened to kill Charlie. Kate wanted to know when she did that. He told her what she said. She said she said it, but she didn’t mean it. She said she didn’t do it. He said he would protect her if she did. She said she would tell him if she did it. She said she was innocent. He said he believed her. He said they had to figure out who stole the gun. Ben asked Kayla why Ciara would remember everything in her life, but him. She said she knew it was hard, but he kept the faith for so long. He said he was never going to lose the faith. He said Ciara was his life and they loved each other. He said she had to remember him. Claire asked if Ciara if she remembered her. Ciara said she was the b*tch who slept with her boyfriend Tripp.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Kayla told Ben, Claire and Shawn that Ciara was out of surgery. Ben was going to see Ciara, but Kayla didn’t like the sound of his cough. Marlena wanted to know why Belle threw Sami to the wolves. Nicole took Allie to the police station and told Rafe that Allie wanted to see Sami. Lucas went to see Sami. He wanted to know if she killed Charlie. She told him that she was innocent. Belle told Marlena that she made it clear to Sami that she couldn’t represent someone who lied to her. Marlena said the stakes were high. Belle told her that Sami needed to understand that if she was convicted of murder, she would pay with her life. Lucas told Sami that her prints were on the gun and she had residue on her clothes. He said she went to the apartment to kill Charlie. Sami said everything was true. He wanted to know what happened. Rafe told Allie and Nicole that Ciara was alive. Shawn went to see Ciara. Marlena asked Belle if she would consider representing Sami. Belle said she wouldn’t do it. She said she would recommend a good attorney. Lucas promised Sami that she would keep her secret. She said after he told her about Charlie, she got on a plane and thought about what Charlie did to Allie. She said when she landed she went to his apartment. She said she was determined to hurt him. She said she went in his apartment. She said it was dark inside. She said she knew she wasn’t alone. She said her anger was replaced by fear. She said she saw a gun on the floor. She said she ended up seeing Charlie on the floor. Lucas asked what he said. She said he didn’t say anything. She said Charlie was dead.

Shawn told Ben, Claire and Allie that Ciara was alive and well. Ben rushed off to see her. Marlena told Belle that she hoped she was in Sami’s corner. Belle said she was. Marlena said she thought Sami was innocent of killing Charlie. Belle wanted to know why. Marlena said Sami was smart and savvy. She said she loved her family and would never do anything to harm those relationships. She said she didn’t understand why Sami lied when her story could be checked. Sami told Lucas that she checked Charlie’s pulse. She said she pulled her hand away because she was cheated of getting her revenge. She said she picked up the gun and shot him in his heart. She said she dropped the gun and ran into the bathroom to splash water on her face. She said when she came out Rafe was there. Lucas wanted to know why she didn’t tell the truth. She said she thought it wasn’t her. He said it wasn’t him. She wanted to know who had the biggest score to settle with Charlie. He asked if he thought Allie did it. Claire and Allie talked about Sami being arrested. Allie said her mother was arrested because of her. Sami said she lied because Rafe would investigate who did it and it would lead to Allie. Rafe talked to Nicole about Sami not denying killing Charlie. Belle told Marlena that she went over the case file and everything pointed to Sami being guilty. Marlena said there was something more to the story. Belle told her to convince Sami to help herself. She said she didn’t want to see Sami go back to prison. Lucas told Sami that she could go to prison. She said he went to prison for Will. She said she was willing to go to prison for Allie. He wanted to talk to Allie. Sami said he couldn’t tell Allie. She wanted him to keep her secret so they could keep Allie safe. He agreed to keep the secret. Claire wanted to know why Allie said Charlie’s murder was her fault. Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Ben went to see Ciara. She told him to get away from her. She said she he was the necktie killer.

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Ben talked to Marlena about Ciara and how he didn’t want to lose her again. Sarah tried to get Kristen to let her go. Sarah said she wouldn’t tell anyone what she was doing. Kristen said she had too many scruples. Sarah told her it was her wedding day. Kristen said it would be time for her to think about her decision. Sarah told her that Xander would look for her and she would tell what Kristen did. When Kristen didn’t look concerned, Sarah asked if she was going to kill her. Jack told Julie that Ciara was alive. Claire saw Theo at the hospital. She told him that Ciara was alive, but she was hurt. Ben told Marlena what happened when he rescued Ciara. Kristen told Sarah that she wasn’t a killer. Sarah said Hailey Chin would disagree. Kristen said it was an accident. She said she was at the wrong place at the wrong time like Hailey. Sarah wanted to know what she was going to do with her. Jack told Julie that he wanted to wait to tell Doug. Julie asked if he wanted to be sure that Ciara was going to be all right. Ben told Marlena that he wouldn’t be able to prepare himself for Ciara possibly dying after all the hope he had. Marlena said Ciara was a survivor. She said they have been through so much together. She said they have been each other’s strength. She said he believed that Ciara was alive. She said Ciara would come back to him.

Marlena told Ben that she had a connection with John. She said she could feel his pain. She told Ben that he and Ciara had love. She said she knew Ciara was feeling his love. Claire told Theo what happened with Evan and how Shawn got shot. She ended up asking him about his relationship. He told her they broke up. Kristen told Sarah that Xander would look for her so the further away she was the better. She said Stefano had a deserted island to keep people who knew too much. Sarah asked if she was being serious. Kristen said her family meant everything to her. Sarah said she should have thought about that before she broke out of prison. Kristen told her not to make her regret not killing her. Sarah told her she was going to be sorry. She said Xander wouldn’t stop looking for her and would find out the truth. She said he was going to make her pay. Kristen said Xander wouldn’t look for her if she broke his heart and dumped him. Sarah said she wouldn’t break Xander’s heart. Kristen took Sarah’s phone and said that she didn’t want to marry Xander. Sarah said he wouldn’t believe it unless it came from her mouth. Xander ended up calling Sarah. Claire told Theo that she dated a sociopath. He asked if she thought Sami killed Charlie. Ben started coughing a lot. Marlena wanted him to get checked. He said he wasn’t going anywhere until Ciara was out of surgery. He thanked her for being there. Kristen told Sarah that she would be able to convince Xander that she didn’t want to see him again. Kristen said she would tell him that she never got over what he did with her baby. Sarah said she forgave him. Sarah told her being Susan wasn’t the way to be with Brady and Rachel. Sarah said she would do anything she could to help her. She said the authorities would go easy on her. She told her to let her go for Rachel. Kristen said she couldn’t do it. Sarah told her to send the text. She said Xander wouldn’t believe that she would break up with him unless she was standing in front of her. Kristen said she gave her a great idea.

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Sarah was surprised to see Kristen at Basic Black. She realized Kristen was pretending to be Susan. Kristen confessed to it, but tried to explain it because Chloe was after Brady. She wanted Sarah to keep her secret. Sarah told her that she couldn’t do that for her. Kristen reminded her that she gave Xander a pass. Sarah told her that Xander changed. She knew he did bad things, but he wasn’t like that anymore. Kristen reminded her how he allowed her to fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. She wouldn’t forget he did that, but she knew he did it because he loved her. Chloe talked to Brady about her encounter with Susan. She said Susan made her realize something she hadn’t thought of before. She thought about Kristen convincing her that she loved Brady. Brady wanted her to talk to him about it. She was about to when Xander and Jack arrived at the pub. He told them he was getting married. They didn’t care that he was getting married. Chloe felt sorry for Sarah. Rex showed up at the pub and wondered who would marry Xander. Xander told him how he was the one marrying Sarah. He couldn’t believe Sarah would marry him. They ended up arguing until Xander told him the best man won. Jack stopped Xander from arguing with him. Rex said Sarah still had time to back out of the wedding.

Ben looked through the glass and noticed the wreck. He demanded that Evan let him in the room. Evan did what he wanted, but he warned him that it wasn’t safe. He told Ben to come back another day to look for Ciara’s body. Ben hit him with the gun and knocked him out. He was determined to find Ciara. He started looking through the rubble to find Ciara. He started choking but he lifted up the mattress. He found Ciara passed out under it. Ben tried to call for help. Evan pointed the gun at Ben. Ben wasn’t worried about Evan shooting them because his story with Ciara wasn’t going to end like that. The debris fell on Evan when he was about to shoot them. He ended up collapsing. Belle met Shawn at the hospital and he told her about Ciara. He wanted to help Ben find Ciara. Claire went to call Ben when he walked in the hospital with Ciara. Sarah didn’t want to explain to Kristen why she was able to forgive Xander. Kristen tried to explain herself, but Sarah wasn’t willing to believe it. Sarah thought she might hurt someone. She called Brady to tell him what happened. Kristen hit her in the head and knocked her out.

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Ciara wondered how she was going to warn Ben about Evan. Shawn and Ben talked about catching Evan. Claire begged Evan not to hurt her. He decided to kill Claire. She realized that he couldn’t kill Ciara so he would kill Ben. Claire realized Evan had Ciara. Ben told Shawn that he was able hear Ciara calling out to him. Kristen apologized to Chloe for blaming her for Brady’s shooting. Chloe forgave her so Kristen hugged her. Kristen spotted a letter opener on the table. She thought about stabbing Chloe, but she didn’t do it. Kristen tied to fish for info from Chloe about Brady. Claire realized that Ciara was behind a glass wall. Evan planned on killing Ben. She thought he was going to kill her too. She wanted to know what he wanted because she would get money from Victor. He said his father wanted money, but he had a different reason. He wanted to get revenge because Ciara was the reason he lost everything. Ciara prayed that Ben would be okay. She tried to get the pipe loose and finally did it. Kristen tried to get Chloe to admit that she was interested in Brady. She wanted Chloe to badmouth Kristen, but she wouldn’t do it. She only told her they were friends. She said there was nothing going on between them. Kristen wondered if she turned Philip down because she was into Brady. Chloe admitted she and Brady were good together at one time. She thought there might be a chance for them. Kristen picked up the letter opener.

Claire told Evan that Ciara hated her. She told him how she tried to set her on fire. He didn’t believe her so he kept the gun pointed at her. She told her to ask anyone. She said Ciara would throw a party if he killed her. Shawn and Ben burst in the room and demanded Evan drop the gun. He grabbed Claire and used her as a shield. Shawn warned him the cops would be there. Evan didn’t believe him. He said he could kill all of Ciara’s loved ones. Ciara pulled the pipe and used it to break the door. She couldn’t break the glass. She realized it was a gas pipe so she kept trying to break the glass. Ciara started to get weak from the glass. Evan demanded Shawn toss him the gun. He wanted to know which one he should killl first. Chloe told Kristen that Brady didn’t return any feelings for her. Kristen put the letter opener down. Brady wanted Chloe to go out with her to eat. Chloe told Kristen that Brady and Rachel would be better off without her. Kristen asked her if she was fine being the other woman. She didn’t see herself as the other woman. Ben and Shawn begged Evan not to kill Claire. Shawn lunged towards Evan and they fought over the gun. There was a gunshot and Ciara thought it was Ben. Ciara wasn’t sure if she heard a gunshot or not. She was worried that Ben was shot. Shawn was shot in the struggle. Ben got the gun and demanded that Evan take him to Ciara. Claire thought he was going to lie. Ben thought he wasn’t going to lie to him. Kristen was determined to make Chloe pay for going after Brady.

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Claire told Julie about her and Ben’s theory that Ciara was alive. Claire told her about the dream that Ben had about Ciara being alive. Julie wanted to tell the police. Claire said they couldn’t because Rhodes disappeared. She said she and Ben were going to bring Ciara home. Evan went to see Ben and was upset that he wasn’t there. Ben took Orpheus’ phone and showed it to Shawn. Ben told him that Evan had Ciara. Shawn didn’t was shocked. Ben said the only way to find her was through the phone. Paulina gave Abe a hard time about Salem not having black owned businesses. Claire told Julie that she couldn’t tell Doug because they didn’t have proof. Julie agreed not to tell Doug. Claire wanted to wait until they had good news. Shawn told Ben that the songs were made in Brookeville. Ben wondered if Ciara could have been there the whole time. Shawn said Evan didn’t even have to be at the location. Ben said his father told him that Evan was on to him so they might not have long. Evan said Ben had to come home eventually. Gabi told Roman that she was dumped. He said he didn’t know she was seeing someone. She said Jake told her that he wanted to be with Kate. When she was insulting Kate, Roman defended her. He said he thought Jake wasn’t good enough for Kate. Gabi wanted to know what his problem he had with Jake. Abe took Paulina to Julie’s. Paulina met Julie and was surprised that she was going to the twins’ christening. Abe told her Julies was named after her. Paulina wanted to know why the baby would be named after her.

Shawn was upset with Ben for ruining their chance at finding Ciara when Shawn made him get off the phone with Clyde. Claire went to Ben’s apartment. She saw Evan there and was surprised. Roman told Gabi that Kate could do better than Jake. Gabi said Jake could do better than Kate. Gabi said she could do better than Jake. Claire wanted to know who Evan was. When he was about to leave, she said she knew who he was. Shawn told Ben that Evan was in Salem. Claire told Evan that he was the guy at the gym. Evan said she realized who he was. She was going to leave, but he told her to tell him who she was. Shawn told Ben where the call came from. Ben said that was where he lived. Evan wanted Claire to tell him who she was. She said she was Claire Brady. He said she knew who he was. She said she had to leave. He said Ben couldn’t know where he was. He asked if she was related to Ciara. Claire said she’s her aunt. He said Ciara screwed up his life. She said he ruined his own life. He warned her about the way she was talking to him. She wanted to know what he was going to do to Ben. He said he was going to kill him. He said while they waited for Ben to come home, he was going to decide what to do with her.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Anna tried to stop Chad from going in the wine cellar. She offered to go and get a bottle of wine. He wanted to do it himself. She yelled at him not to go down there. Gabi stopped Abby from stabbing her with the needle. Abby wanted her to move out of her way. Gabi said she wasn’t going back to prison because she lost her marbles. She said she was done. Kate and Jake argued over Gabi. Gabi tried to stop Abby from stabbing Gwen. Abby told Gabi that she wasn’t going to help her get Jake back. Gabi told Abby to get out of there. Abby ended up leaving. Gwen thanked her from saving her from that lunatic. Gabi said not to thank her just yet. Jake told Kate that he didn’t have a relationship with Gabi. Kate said he was using her to convince himself that he didn’t have feelings for Gabi. Gabi told Gwen that she wasn’t going to let her go because she would go to the police. Gabi said she was okay for letting her stay in the cellar. Gwen told her leaving her there was still murder. Gabi said it wasn’t if no one knew she was there. Gwen said Anna or somebody else might come down there. Gwen told Gabi that she wouldn’t tell the police about her involvement in the kidnapping if she let her go. She said Abby was their enemy. Gabi was convinced to let her go. Chad saw Abby coming out of the tunnel. He wanted to know why she was down there. Before she could answer, Gwen came out and said Abby tried to kidnap her.

Gabi went to see Jake. She told him that she stopped a murder. Abby told Chad not to listen to Gwen. Gwen told Chad that Abby locked her in the basement to get her to confess to murdering Laura. She said Abby threatened to stab her with a needle. Chad asked if it was true. Abby tried to go after her, but he stopped her. Abby said she couldn’t believe Gabi let her out. Gwen said she was going to the police. She said she was going to tell them she did it all. Jake asked Gabi if she was there for a pat on the back. She said she had to tell someone. He asked why she had to tell him. She said he was her only friend. He said they weren’t friends. He wanted to know why he would help Abby get a confession. He said everyone knew Gwen drugged Abby so why did she need a confession. Gabi said she went along with it to get him back. He told her he didn’t want to be with her. Gwen told Chad that she was going to the police. Chad told her that Laura’s death was still open. Gwen said she was innocent. She said Abby needed to be locked up. When Gwen left, Chad told Abby that she ruined everything. She told him that Gwen needed to pay. She said he defended her. He wanted to know how long she was planning on doing this. He asked if she wanted to come home so she could have access to the tunnels. She said she would never use him that way. He said he didn’t know anymore. Jake told Gabi that they were over. She said he felt something when they kissed. She said he still had feelings for her. He said he did have feelings for her. Gwen went to the police to report a murder. Chad and Abby argued over her torturing her in the basement. He wanted to know how long it was going to last. She said it wasn’t going to be over until Gwen was no longer a part of their lives. Jake said he didn’t want to watch Gabi waste her time chasing after a man who wasn’t hers. He asked her if she understood what he was saying. She said she got the message loud and clear. She said she wouldn’t be back. Chad wanted to know how Abby was going to get Gwen out of their lives. She said she would do whatever it takes. He asked her if it was worth going to prison. She said it was. He walked away from her.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 8, 2021

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Belle told Sami she was going to quit representing her because she lied about touching the gun. Sami told her she didn’t kill Charlie. Belle wanted to know why she came back to Salem without telling anyone. She wanted to know why she went to Charlie’s apartment. She asked why her hands were on the gun. She asked why she lied to her. She said Sami was acting guilty. Rafe told Ava that Sami was arrested for killing Charlie. Ava asked if she believed her. Rafe told her he would make sure justice was done. She said she believed justice was done. Lucas called Shawn and found out Sami was arrested for murder. He told Allie about it and she blamed herself for Sami getting arrested. Chad wanted to know why Abby was with Gabi. Abby said she wanted to apologize to her. He wanted to know why she would do that. She said for falsely accusing her of drugging her. Gabi said it better be good and heartfelt. Abby apologized to her. Gabi wanted to know why she would forgive her. Anna found Gwen in the tunnel. Gwen told her Abby and Gabi locked her up. Anna wanted to know if they wanted her to die. Gwen said Abby wanted her to confess to killing her grandmother. Anna asked if she did. Gwen said she didn’t. Gwen asked if she could untie her. Anna said she could. Sami wanted Belle to get her out of this mess. Belle didn’t know how she could. Belle told her she knew her prints were on the gun and she would find out. She said she lied to her face. Sami said she was going to help her. Sami said despite how they felt about each other; there was nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. Belle agreed to stay, but she said she was done with her if she lied to her again. Rafe wanted to know why Ava thought justice was done. Ava said Sami was a mother who wanted to protect her child. He said the case wasn’t done. She said Sami’s prints were on the gun. He said it was far from over. He said it was complicated because Sami was his ex wife. Ava said it was the same thing with Charlie. Lucas asked Allie why she thought it was her fault that Sami was arrested. Before she could answer, Tripp showed up. Allie said she wanted to see him about Charlie, but she didn’t know what to say. He said he didn’t know what to wear either. He said he was glad Charlie was dead.

Belle asked Sami why she picked up the gun. Sami said she wasn’t thinking. Belle wanted to know if she was protecting someone. She said Allie would be the number one suspect if she weren’t charged. Sami said she didn’t do it. Belle wanted to know how she knew. Sami said she knew. Sami said Charlie had a lot of enemies that would have killed him. Ava and Rafe talked about Charlie and how she wasn’t much of a mother to him. When they finished talking, she told him she was going to pack. He told her she didn’t have to. Tripp told Allie and Lucas that Charlie threatened to kill him. Anna said she could help Gwen. Gwen told her where the box cutter was. Anna walked past it to get a bottle of wine. Anna said she wouldn’t help her. Abby apologized to Gabi. Gabi reminded her about setting her up for Andre’s murder. Abby said she didn’t have to go way back. Gabi asked if she got to pick and choose why she was sorry. Abby told Chad to leave. When he left, Abby told Gabi about bringing up Andre. Gabi said she had to make it look believable. Abby asked if it was an act. Gabi said she would never get over what she did to her. Abby said she wouldn’t forget either. Allie told Tripp that her mother was arrested for Charlie’s murder. He said he would be there for Henry. He asked if Ava could meet Henry. Allie agreed to let Ava meet Henry. Lucas didn’t think it was a good idea. Allie thought it was. Abby and Gwen argued over Rolf’s drug. Gabi thought they weren’t going to use it on Gwen. Gwen told Anna that she would be an accessory to kidnapping if she left her there. Anna said no one would care that she was gone. Rafe went to see Belle and Sami. He was surprised that Belle was still there. Belle said she believed her. Belle said Sami picked up the gun, but never fired it. Rafe asked if that was her story. Sami said she never fired the gun. Belle said if the fingerprints were all he had, Sami should be free to go. Rafe said the prints weren’t all he had. Belle wanted to know what else he had on her. Rafe said he got the ballistics report from the lab. He said Sami’s clothes had gunshot residue all over them. Tripp went to see Ava. He and Allie brought Henry to see her. Abby and Gabi went to see Gwen. Gwen told them that Anna was there. Abby told Gabi that Anna couldn’t say anything. Gwen said she wasn’t going to confess. Abby showed her Rolf’s drugs. Abby wanted to inject Gwen with the drug. Abby wanted Gabi to record the confession. Gabi wanted Gwen to confess to framing her. Abby didn’t want to worry about that right now. Gabi wanted to make her pay for framing her. Abby agreed and told her to answer Gabi first. Sami told Belle that she could explain the gunshot residue. Rafe asked if she thought she could wash the evidence off her hands. He told her to confess to killing Charlie. Ava thanked Allie for letting her see Henry. Ava apologized to her for what Charlie did. Rafe told Sami that she was going to be arraigned soon. He said he wanted to help her, but now he couldn’t. Belle told her that she quit. She said she was on her own.

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Days Short Recap Friday, March 5, 2021

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Gwen woke up and realized she was tied up. She got scared because she didn’t know where she was. She did remember making a deal with Gabi. Abby was ready to check on Gwen when Chad showed up. He let her know he made an appointment with a marriage counselor. He told her they had to meet the counselor in an hour. She let him know she couldn’t make it. She had to cancel. He didn’t understand what could be more important than them working on their marriage. She told him that he should have thought about their marriage when he believed Gwen’s lies over her. He thought about what she said and decided to reschedule the session. He walked out of the room so Abby went to check on Gwen. Gwen thought Gabi was going to be the one to see her, but it ended up being Abby. Gwen put two and two together and realized they were working together. Abby let her know where she was and how she’s back in the mansion with Chad. She also told her how he wants to be with her. Abby was willing to let Gwen go if she admitted to what she did to her grandmother. Abby recorded their conversation. Gwen decided to rub it in how she slept with Chad. Gwen told her how she was a better mother to her children than she was. She let Abby know that she didn’t kill Laura. Abby let her know she wouldn’t get room service there. Gwen said she was fine with not eating much. She said it would be hard for her because she planned on screaming. Abby was happy to let her know the walls were soundproof. No one would hear her scream. Abby believed Gwen would get tired of living like that and sign the confession.

Chad returned and noticed that Abby was missing. Anna walked in the room and they talked about his marriage. Anna believed they would work things out. Chad was afraid they wouldn’t. She offered for him to have lunch with Tony and her. He didn’t want to feel like the odd man out. He wanted to take the kids out. She assured him things would go back to normal. He was afraid she was just too consumed with Gwen. Anna wasn’t surprised by that. She advised him to give Abby time to get over what happened. She decided to go to the cellar to get some wine for Tony. She went to the basement and Gwen started screaming. Anna checked on the noise and was shocked to see Gwen. Philip met with Gabi at the town square and let her know the bad news about Gabi Chic. He told her there was an order to stop construction on the company. Jake and Kate arrived and they told her how they were responsible. They announced they were working together. Jake rubbed in the mistakes Gabi made in her face. Philip wanted to talk to Kate alone. He wanted answers from his mother. She told him how she was working with Jake. Philip told her how she was giving Gabi what she wanted. He told her how Gabi would be focused on getting her company back and going after Jake. Kate wasn’t worried about Gabi going after Jake. He warned her how Jake and Gabi will be going after each other. She reminded him how much she hated Jake. Philip reminded her that enemies become great lovers. He didn’t want to see her get hurt and advised her to buy another place. Gabi was upset with Jake for going through with buying out her company with Kate. She teased him about Mommy Dearest helping him. She told him Kate would eventually take the company and get rid of him. She warned him that she can be just as ruthless as Kate and never stops until she gets what she wants. Abby showed up and stopped them because she wanted to talk to Gabi. Abby wanted Gabi to take her to Dr. Rolf so she could get the drug that would make Gwen talk. Gabi warned her that it’s not like going to a pharmacy and ordering what you want. Gabi asked her if she even knew which drugs she needed. Abby said she did because it was on her toxicology report. Chad ran into them and was shocked to see them together.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Rafe wanted Sami to tell him if she killed Charlie. She said they had that conversation already. He reminded her that he found her in Charlie’s apartment with him dead on the floor. She wouldn’t answer him. He left to check on the forensics report. She called Belle and asked for her help. Belle wanted to know why she should help her. Sami said lives were at stake. Sarah told John and Marlena that there were no signs to explain why he passed out. She wanted to know if something happened to cause it. Marlena started to tell her, but John cut her off. Sarah said she wanted him to stay at the hospital a little longer. Ben sent Marlena a text saying he needed to see her. Evan told Ciara that Ben died in a motorcycle accident. Ciara didn’t believe that Ben was dead. Evan said Ben thought she was dead and decided to join her. She wanted him to let him know if she wanted a dagger before he left. Orpheus told Clyde not to sneak up on him. Clyde called him out for calling Evan. Clyde wanted to know if he had something to do with where Ciara was. Belle went to see Sami at the police station. Sami was glad she came. Belle wanted to know what was going on. Sami told her she was accused of killing Charlie. Belle was shocked that Charlie was dead. Sami said she thought she would have heard about it. Belle wanted to know what happened. Sami said Charlie was shot to death. Belle wanted to know why she was there. Sami said she needed a lawyer. Belle wanted to know why Rafe brought her there. Sami said she was in Charlie’s apartment when he was dead. Belle asked if she killed him. Roman went to see John. John told him that he lost it when he heard what Charlie did to Claire. He said he went to see Charlie. Roman said he hoped he gave him a hard time. John said he didn’t know what he did because that was when he blocked out in his car. Clyde attacked Orpheus and took his phone. Ben told Marlena about the book he took to Susan. He said he wanted Susan to see if she could get a vibe from it, but she didn’t. He asked Marlena if she could hypnotize him so he could find Ciara.

Ben told Marlena that he helped him before and could help him find Ciara. Marlena said she wouldn’t have been able to do it because he has never been there. He said he was there. He said he felt the glass. She said she wanted to help him. He told her to do it. He said he knew that Ciara was out there and needed his help. He asked her to at least try. She agreed to hypnotize him. Allie told Rafe that he wanted to see Sami. He told her that she was arrested for killing Charlie. He apologized to her for what happened. Allie said he shouldn’t be sorry for what happened to Charlie. She said he deserved what he got. Belle wanted to know if Sami killed Charlie. Sami didn’t want to answer her. When Belle was ready to leave when Sami wouldn’t answer her. Sami agreed to answer her questions. Belle asked her why she was at Charlie’s place. Sami said Lucas told her that Charlie got off for what he did. She said she wasn’t going to let him get away with what he did. Belle asked if she killed Charlie. Roman told John that Charlie was dead. John was surprised. Sami asked Belle if she thought she could shoot someone. Belle said she shot people before. Sami said she had to do it in the past. Belle reminded her about the things she did in order to get custody of her grandson. She also reminded her that Jan could have killed her. Sami apologized to her. She said she did it because she loved her children. Belle believed her. Belle said she could see Sami wanting to make Charlie pay for what he did to her daughter. She asked Sami if she killed Charlie. Sami said she didn’t kill him. She said he was dead when she got there. Belle asked if she touched the gun. Sami said she didn’t. Belle said she better not be lying. Sami said she wasn’t. Belle wanted to know what else she did. Belle asked if she touched the gun. Sami said she didn’t. Sami said she was innocent. Belle thought she didn’t need her help if she was innocent. Sami said she needed her help. Allie demanded that Rafe let Sami go. He understood how she felt. When he referred to Charlie as the victim, Allie said she, Ava and Claire were the victims. Marlena asked Ben questions about the room he saw. He told her what he saw. She asked what he saw. He said he saw another book. He said Ciara was on the bed. He said she looked sad. He said he needed to find her. Clyde called Evan and lied about who he was. Clyde wanted him to tell him what he was planning to do with Ciara. Rafe told Allie that he loved her and Sami and was going to do whatever he could to help her. Allie wanted to see Sami, but he thought she should let her talk to Belle. Sami asked Belle to help her for her kids. She said she would owe her for the rest of her life. Belle told her not to make her regret it. Rafe came in while they were hugging. Belle told him to release Sami since he didn’t have any evidence against her. He said he did. Evan didn’t believe that Clyde was in on the plan. Evan said he wasn’t going to go along with Orpheus’ plan to ransom Ciara off. He said he wanted to make her pay. Clyde called Ben to tell him about Ciara. Belle wanted Rafe to tell her what evidence he had. He said Sami’s prints were on the gun.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday March 3, 2021

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Jennifer wished she was there for Jack. He hoped Gwen and Abby got along better. Jennifer thought it would happen eventually. Abby went to see Gwen but Gabi opened the door. She let her know their plan worked. Gwen was passed out on the bed. Chad went to Jack’s place to see Abby. Abby and Gabi talked about drugging Gwen. Abby reminded her how she had practice drugging her before. Gabi didn’t think she was being too grateful considering she was willing to help her. Steve and Kayla weren’t happy about seeing Justin with Bonnie. Steve didn’t want to eat with her. Bonnie got the hint and left the table. Abby took Gwen’s glass. Gabi told her they had to move her body before anyone saw them. Abby seemed to have an attitude with Gabi. Gabi told her how she had to do some heavy lifting in their plan. Jack talked to Chad about Gwen suffering and how Abby was upset. Chad defended Abby to him. Jack wanted to think about what was going on with Gwen. Jack told him what happened when he talked to Gwen. Chad wasn’t thrilled with the fact that Jack defended Gwen’s bad life. Jack agreed that Gwen was wrong, but he wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. Abby and Gabi put Gwen in the laundry basket. They had a little bit of time before Gwen would wake up. Chad understood why Abby went ballistic about Gwen. He couldn’t believe Jack expected Abby to get along with Gwen after everything she’s done. Jack was trying to protect Abby and keep her from going over the edge. Abby and Gabi were trying to get rid of Gwen’s body when Bonnie saw them.

Steve let Justin know he wasn’t going to be friends with Bonnie. He didn’t like what Bonnie did to Adrienne. Bonnie was surprised the DiMeras didn’t have people do laundry for Abby and Gabi. Gabi said it wasn’t laundry. Bonnie asked them if it was a body. Steve apologized to Justin for the way he spoke to him about Bonnie. He didn’t understand how he could be with Bonnie after what she did. Justin said no one in the town is giving her a chance to prove she changed. Abby tried to laugh off Bonnie’s accusations. She and Gabi were trying to make excuses for what they were doing. Gabi said they wanted to say goodnight to their kids. Bonnie reminded her how her daughter was in Phoenix. Jack wanted to know what would happen to his daughter if he turned his back on her. Chad wanted to know what was supposed to happen to Abby because of Gwen. He blamed Gwen for destroying his marriage. He didn’t want him to end up like him. Gabi and Abby lied about having clothes for Gabi Chic. Bonnie didn’t believe them. She knew they weren’t frineds and didn’t seem like they were talking like friends. Abby had to admit that they weren’t friends. They told her they were working together. Kayla tried to reason with Steve about Justin dating Bonnie. She told him how he sacrificed his happiness in Bonnie. She thought it was the least they could do was have dinner with him and Bonnie. Steve apologized to Justin. Abby and Gabi took Gwen to the tunnel in the mansion. Chad saw Abby come out of the passageway.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Jack and Abby argued over her attacking Gwen. Abby tried to convince him that Gwen killed Laura. He was convinced that Gwen was innocent. Abby wanted to know if he believed Gwen. He said he did. Gabi went to see Gwen. Gabi said she didn’t blame her for framing her. Gwen was surprised that Gabi didn’t want to get revenge on her. Gabi told her Abby told her the same thing. Sarah ran into Chloe and told her that she and Xander were getting married. Chloe warned her not to marry him. Philip went to see Brady. He said he wanted to get Brady something since he was the reason why Brady was shot. Kristen said it was Chloe’s fault. Chloe told Sarah that she was kidnapped by a drug cartel. She said Xander left her there. She said she killed the guy. She said it could have been avoided if he didn’t leave her there. Sarah apologized to her for what happened. She said Xander changed. She said she has forgiven him for his past. She said they were in love with each other and were happy. Chloe said she wished them the best. She said spending time with Susan was starting to rub off on her. Philip told Kristen that the mob was trying to shoot at him. Kristen said Chloe blamed herself too. She said Brady wouldn’t have been caught in the line of fire if she didn’t help him. Philip said that would be the last thing Chloe would want considering how she felt about Brady. Kristen wanted to know how Chloe felt about Brady. Gabi told Gwen that Abby was talking about her. Gabi said Abby tried to apologize to her. Gwen wanted to know why. Gabi said Abby told her to get revenge on her for killing Laura. Gwen said she didn’t kill Laura. Gabi said Abby wanted her to team up with her to get back at her. Abby couldn’t believe Jack was defending Gwen. He said he wasn’t defending her. He said Gwen had a hard life growing up. He said he wasn’t there for her. He said he was trying to make up for that. Gabi told Gwen that Abby wanted to team up to get revenge on her. Gabi said Abby was the one who framed her and sent her to prison. She said she hated Gwen, but she hated Abby more than she did her. Abby told Jack that it wasn’t his fault that Gwen grew up the way she did. Abby said people without parents grow up to be decent people. Kristen wanted Philip to tell her how Chloe feels about Brady. Philip said Chloe didn’t say it in words. He said he wanted to get back together with Chloe, but she wasn’t interested. When Kristen started to insult Chloe, Philip wanted to know why she cared so much.

Kristen told Philip that she grew to care about Brady and Chloe was moving in on him. Philip said he wasn’t saying Chloe was moving in on Brady. He said he thought Chloe was interested in him. Kristen was happy that it was one sided. Philip said he wasn’t sure. Kristen wanted to know what that meant. Philip said Brady seemed jealous at the idea of him being with Chloe. Kristen said Brady belonged with his baby’s mother. Philip said Kristen was in jail. He said Kristen deserved to stay in jail for shooting his father. He said while Kristen was in jail, Brady might fall for Chloe. Kristen told him to do something about it. Abby told Jack that Gwen was dangerous and her goal was to break up the family. She said they couldn’t let her do that. Jack said he had to make Gwen realize that she didn’t have to lash out. He said she might forgive him. She said there was nothing to forgive. Gabi and Gwen talked about things never being Abby’s fault. Gabi told Gwen that she wanted to bury the hatchet down Abby’s back. Chloe and Sarah talked about Brady. Chloe said she and Brady were friends. She said Brady was involved with Kristen. Sarah said Kristen was in prison and a lot could happen. Abby told Jack that she would never forgive Gwen after what she has done. She said it wasn’t possible for him to be on both of their sides. He wanted to know if she was asking him to choose. She said she was. Gabi tried to convince Gwen to work with her to get back at Abby. Jack told Abby he loved her. She said to protect her and the family. He said he knew that Gwen did terrible things, but he couldn’t turn his back on her. Abby said Gwen killed Laura. He wanted her to see that Gwen was innocent. Abby said Gwen killed her grandmother and she was going to prove it.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 1, 2021

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Susan kept slipping up while she was talking to Lani. Kristen tried to throw Chloe out when she brought food over for Brady. Gwen went to see Jack to thank him for believing her when she told him what happened with Laura. Gabi wanted to know why Abby wanted to work with her. Abby said Gwen was a b*tch. Gabi wanted to know why she should care about that. Abby said Gwen drugged her and framed Gabi. Gabi said she cared about that, but Abby hated her. Abby said she didn’t hate her as much as she hated Gwen. Gabi said she didn’t know anything about revenge. Abby agreed. Abby reminded her that she would have gone to prison because of Gwen. Gabi wasn’t interested in helping her. Susan slipped up again while Lani was talking to her. Brady showed up while Kristen and Chloe were arguing. He wanted to know why she was upset. Kristen said Chloe was why. Susan tried to convince Lani that Chloe was the one responsible for Brady getting shot. Susan said Chloe was throwing herself at Brady. Lani wanted to know how she knew. Jack told Gwen that he didn’t do anything. She said he stopped her from hiding the body. She thanked him for believing her. Abby tried to convince Gabi to help her, but Gabi wasn’t interested. Abby said Gabi would be able to help her get Gwen without losing control. Gabi wanted to know why she would do that. Abby said she wanted to get back at Gwen because of Jake. Gabi wasn’t interested. Abby said she would get her something she wanted if she helped her.

Abby told Gabi that she was going to get Gwen whether she helped her or not. Gabi said she wanted her to break up Jake and Kate and she would help her. Jack reminded Gwen that she drugged Abby. Gwen said she shouldn’t have come to see him. He said he cared about her, but he was on to her. She said Abby thought she killed Laura. She asked if she really believed her or if he was setting her up. Kristen wanted Brady to eat the breakfast she made for him. When Chloe was about to leave, he told her not to go. He wanted her to eat the muffins with him. Susan told Lani that Chloe was throwing herself at Brady. Lani told her she knew what was going on. Brady and Chloe wanted to know what was going on with Kristen when she kept getting upset with Chloe. Lani told Kristen that everything she was going through was too much for her. She told Kristen to tell her how scared and lonely she was. Kristen blamed Chloe for Brady getting shot. He wanted to know why she cared so much about him. She said she was concerned about what it would do to John and Marlena. Jack told Gwen that he was a journalist and that it helped him see when people were lying to him. She said she wasn’t used to people believing her or standing up for her. Gabi tried to convince Abby that she could go after Kate when Abby wasn’t sure she would be able to. Abby said Jake was a nice person. Gabi was offended by that remark and told her she wouldn’t help her. Abby agreed to break up Kate and Jake. Abby said she would do it if Gabi swear to help her make Gwen pay.

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 26, 2021

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Susan called Kristen to let her know she lied to her. She knew that Kristen had another agenda to keep her in prison. Kristen wanted her to hang on a little longer. Kristen tried everything she could to to get her to stay in prison for her. Allie talked to Nicole about Claire recording Charlie’s confession. She told her how Charlie found out about it and tried to hurt Claire. She didn’t want him to do anything to hurt her. She wanted to stop him. Nicole wanted to know what happened. She told her how she wanted to get him out of her life for good. She decided not to focus on the negative things and be happy. She considered Charlie dead to her. Rafe questioned Sami about being at Charlie’s place. She was vague about what she was doing there. He asked her when she arrived back in town. She gave him a few details. She didn’t seem too worried about Charlie being dead. She felt like he got what deserved by being dead. He wanted her to answer his questions or he would have her do it at the station. She kept quiet so he called the murder in to the police. Kristen was relieved that Susan would stay in prison when Ben and Claire arrived at the townhouse. They needed her help to find Ciara. Kristen didn’t know how to help them. They told her how she could help like she did before. They told her about the book and about Ben’s dream. Kristen had to play it off as if she lost the feeling she had. She didn’t give them any useful information so they ended up leaving.

Tripp went to see Ava at Rafe’s house. She let him know that Charlie threatened to kill him. Tripp wasn’t worried about him now. She told him how Rafe went to check out a gunshot at Charlie’s apartment. Eli showed up at Rafe’s place to tell Ava about Charlie being dead. She thought he committed suicide. Eli informed them that the police were talking to a person of interest, but there weren’t any arrests made. He asked them about their whereabouts for the night before. They told them their stories. Eli seemed satisfied with their answers for the time being and left. Ava told Tripp she was glad Charlie was dead. Rafe took Sami to the station for more questioning. He wanted to know why Sami was in town. She told him how she talked to Lucas about the fact Charlie wasn’t getting charged with Allie’s rape. She couldn’t believe Charlie said their sex was consensual. She said he got what he had coming. She asked Rafe if he thought she did it. He admitted he thought she was guilty. He told her how she would have been screaming more if she were being framed. He noticed how she wasn’t saying much. He wanted to help her out, but she had to talk to him. Sami told him that she wanted to talk to a lawyer. Eli went to see Claire to let her know that the restraining order was done and that Charlie was dead. Claire thought about what Allie said about Charlie. Eli wanted to know what she was thinking. She lied and said she was trying to process what he told her. Rafe went to Nicole’s place to talk to her and Allie. He told them what happened to Charlie. He let them know he had someone in custody. He said the person was Allie. Sami sat at the station and thought about what happened in Charlie’s apartment. She thought about standing over him with a gun in her hand. She told him how he got what he deserved.

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