Author: Michele and Cheryl

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Steve and Jada looked through the tips at the police station. It turned out to be a waste of time since Stephanie never left the hospital. Kayla called Steve to tell him to check a private hanger Abe’s nephew Jett told him about. Chad called Steve to tell him that Thomas found Stephanie’s phone and gave it to Jeremy. Steve and Jada talked about Jeremy possibly not being the stalker. They suspected that someone was framing Jeremy. Jada thought they were grasping at straws. Steve wanted to go through the Halloween footage again and saw a mask. He said it might not be Jeremy. Owen showed up at the hospital to relieve Rolf. Rolf told Owen to watch the sensors carefully. He said brain activity would begin when things were finished. When Rolf was about to leave, he noticed Stephanie’s ring in the garbage. Owen lied and said he was going to give it to his girlfriend, but got scared. Rolf kept asking him about it. He gave Owen love advice. Owen went to check on Jeremy and Stephanie. When Stephanie woke up, she started her plan of making Owen think she was in love with him. Owen fell for Stephanie’s act. When an alarm went off, he said he had to leave. Stephanie pointed out to Jeremy that Owen forgot to gag them. She suggested that they scream if they heard anyone.

Owen called Rolf to tell him there was a sign of life. EJ wanted to ask Cat out to dinner until Paulina showed up. Paulina had a surprise inspection and had proof that he was siphoning power from other businesses. Rolf texted EJ to let him know that “she” was waking up. When EJ was about to leave, Paulina stopped him and threatened him. EJ wanted Paulina to go with him. Rolf was proud of his work. EJ sent him a text to get rid of the pod. Stephanie helped Jeremy with his finger. When the door opened, they screamed. The person who showed up turned out to be Owen. He gagged them. EJ took Paulina to the lab so she could see the pod. He told Paulina there was someone he wanted her to meet. When EJ opened the pod, Paulina was shocked. She said it was Lexie.

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Johnny and Chanel went to the specialist about the baby. Holly was upset about buying a pregnancy test. Tate convinced to take the test so they could move on. Sarah and Xander looked at Victoria in the hospital. When Sarah started to panic, Xander comforted her. Sarah started to have second thoughts about keeping Xander out of Victoria’s life. Xander thought she was only willing to do that if he stopped seeing Gwen. Sarah said that wasn’t what she was doing. She said it was about Victoria. Sophia was messing with Holly’s medication when Melinda showed up. She wanted Sophia to tell her if she could stop Johnny and Chanel from adopting her baby. Melinda said she never agreed to that. She wanted Sophia to focus on the future and her recovery. Sophia wasn’t convinced. She thought Johnny and Chanel would forget about her baby once their baby was born. Sophia told Melinda that she would go to the Bar about her unethical behavior. Melinda tried to call Sophia’s bluff when she was about to leave. Sophia demanded that Melinda come back and told her what she wanted her to do. She wanted Melinda to give the gift to Rachel or else she would regret it.

The specialist told Chanel and Johnny that things looked like they were going to be fine. Johnny wondered why all the doctors told them to wait to have a baby. Dr. Crawford told them that they would only be able to spot any possible cancer recurrence after she gave birth. The doctor said the fetus was developing nicely. When Johnny mentioned Chanel’s cramps, the doctor wanted to run more tests. Sophia called Rachel to tell her that the vitamins were on the way. Rachel didn’t feel good about it. She was really suspicious of Sophia when she told her to slip them in Holly’s purse. Rachel ended up agreeing to do it. Holly checked the pregnancy test and saw how it was negative. She wondered what was wrong with her. Tate suggested that she talk to a therapist. He asked her to get bloodwork done.

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EJ, Xander, and Gwen had breakfast together. When the guys insulted each other, Gwen told them to focus on Stephanie instead of arguing. They continued arguing until Xander said he had to go to work. EJ told Gwen she could do better than Xander. They left to check on their project at the hospital. Kate and Xander met to talk about their plan. They decided to sue for plagiarism when Johnny got Bonnie’s book published. Xander was concerned that the lawsuit wouldn’t move fast enough to help Titan. Stephanie and Jeremy woke up freezing. She was scared for both of them, but she was mainly scared for Jeremy. Stephanie apologized to Jeremy. They looked for something to use to escape but couldn’t find anything. Stephanie thought they should talk Owen into letting them go. Owen talked to the green tube about relationships since she had a happy marriage. He said he didn’t want to mess things up with Stephanie. An imaginary Stephanie showed up and told him to unburden himself. Owen talked about his problems with Jeremy. Imaginary Stephanie told him to make Jeremy disappear without bloodshed. She suggested that he drug Jeremy.

Owen went to the store room and threatened Jeremy to tell him how he found Stephanie. Jeremy said he followed him. Owen said he had to be more careful. He gagged Jeremy and Stephanie and left. Rolf told Owen that EJ was going to be coming by. Alex woke up and saw the rings. Justin showed up to comfort him. Alex wished it was him the stalker got. When Alex thought Stephanie was going to be killed, Justin told him she wouldn’t be. Xander wondered if Kate was okay with what they were doing to Johnny since she would be throwing Roman’s grandson under the bus to save Titan. Kate said she wasn’t worried about Roman or Abe finding out that she planned this. Gwen and EJ went to see Rolf in the lab. Rolf said the patient wasn’t ready, but he could show them the pod. EJ and Gwen were happy with what they saw in the pod. When Stephanie and Jeremy heard EJ talking, they screamed out loud.

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Arianna and Tate met to talk about what was going on with Holly. He wasn’t sure how she would react to being rejected by the sorority so he wanted to have a romantic night in her dorm room. Tate wanted her to hang out with Aaron, but she didn’t forget how Holly treated her. He begged her to help him until she agreed to do it. Holly was out with Maggie, Sarah and Victoria. They talked about what was happening with Stephanie. Holly didn’t seem interested in hearing about Stephanie which annoyed Sarah. Sarah wondered if she was starving herself or feeling nauseous. She noticed Holly’s mood swings. Sarah wondered if Holly was pregnant. Holly assured them that she and Tate were being careful and ran off. Sarah thought it might be the college life and noticed Victoria coughing uncontrollably. Paulina went to EJ’s office and thanked him for his reward. She wondered what was going on in the lab. Paulina knew he was hiding something. She was determined to get her team to find out what he was hiding in the lab. EJ was willing to show her around, but she wasn’t ready. She planned to get the inspection people to check it next week and come back with a vengeance. EJ asked about Trey and Chanel’s pregnancy, but Paulina wanted to respect Johnny and Chanel’s boundaries. She wouldn’t tell him anything about them.

Xander surprised Marlena with a bouquet of flowers for being back at the office. He let her know that he had a breakthrough. Xander realized that it was time to give up on his dream of getting back together with Sarah. He realized that he kept failing Sarah and that was upsetting him. It was time to let go of his anger. He wanted to enjoy getting together with Gwen. Sarah panicked and called him. She told him to meet her at the hospital. It turned out that Victoria had pneumonia, but she would be fine.

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Stephanie was about to run from Jeremy when Owen walked in the room. Owen pulled out his gun to stop them. He ordered Jeremy to give up his phone or he would go after Stephanie. He handcuffed them, and Stephanie realized that Owen was the stalker. Jeremy let her know that he wasn’t the stalker. Stephanie apologized for accusing Jeremy of stalking her. Owen gagged Jeremy and told Stephanie that he loved her. He was upset that she cheated on him. He gagged Stephanie again and left the room. Jeremy and Stephanie screamed after he left. Rolf talked with the green tube. He hoped the person in the green tube was ready to come back to everyone. Owen joined him in the lab. Rolf wondered what that muffled sound was. It turned out that Owen was hired to keep an eye out for the lab overnight. Rolf left him to look after the green tube. Owen went back to the room with Jeremy and Stephanie in it. He told them he was in town to do a job. Owen didn’t plan on striking that soon, but he couldn’t let Stephanie marry Alex. His plan was to take Stephanie with him when his job ended and kill Jeremy.

Owen left Stephanie and Jeremy alone again. She apologized to Jeremy again. Stephanie wondered how Jeremy found her. Thomas found her phone at the school hall and gave it to him. Jeremy explained how he escaped from the cops and saw Owen. He became suspicious and followed him. While they were talking, Stephanie realized they were behind the clinic. Maggie went to see Julie. It’s her birthday so she wanted to go see her. Julie was thankful that Maggie didn’t rub it in that Jeremy turned out to be Stephanie’s stalker. Julie thought that it wasn’t too late for Jeremy to do the right thing. She called him, but his phone rang in Owen’s hand. Owen talked to the lady in the green tube. He heard that she knew what it was like to be in a great romance. When the lady got out of the green tube, he planned to put Stephanie in it.

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Marlena tried to comfort Kayla. She let Kayla know that Jeremy wouldn’t hurt Stephanie because of his obsession. Marlena said professionally, she could assess violent tendencies as based on his family history and profile, he wasn’t capable of this. Kayla said Jeremy and Stephanie’s relationship was violent. Marlena said her diagnosis was based on what she has seen and heard since Jeremy came back to Salem. Kayla didn’t care for Marlena’s opinion. Alex and Brady put up more BOLO flyers in the town square. While they were putting up the signs, Alex blamed himself for pushing to publish Stephanie’s book. He told Brady about the plan and how he and Stephanie eloped. While they were talking, a woman looked at the flyers. They went to talk to the woman. JJ told Jada that no one was at the Horton cabin.

Steve and Jada looked through tips no matter how big or small. They got a tip from Susan saying that Stephanie’s teeth were chattering. She told them about her vision on Halloween. Alex and Brady showed up at the police station to tell Steve and Jada what they found out. They told Steve and Jada they they saw Jeremy after Stephanie was kidnapped. Alex said he wouldn’t have abandoned his captive. Brady said Jeremy might not be the kidnapper. Stephanie tried to get loose. She wondered why she was cold. After she thought about Alex and her parents, she was upset. She got free of one of the ties and took the gag out of her mouth. While she was working on the other hand, Jeremy walked in and declared his innocence. He untied her and let her know that he would tell her later how he found her. Stephanie refused to leave with him. Jeremy wanted to call for help, but Stephanie tried to run. Owen walked in the room and looked at both of them.

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Alex saw EJ in the town square and thanked him for the engagement gift. EJ didn’t know what he was talking about. Alex realized something was wrong. Jeremy was outside of the pub dressed in a black hoodie. Jada and Steve tried getting in touch with Stephanie and her guard. They weren’t able to get in touch with Stephanie because Jeremy had her phone and the police officer was knocked out. Steve and Jada went to the hospital. Kayla tried to wake up Officer Hansen, but he woke up on his own. She wanted to know where Stephanie was. He gave her vague answers. EJ and Alex showed up at the hospital. They saw tubes on the ground. EJ put the hospital on lockdown. When Jada and Steve showed up at the hospital, Kayla told them Jeremy must have taken Stephanie. Chanel got a check up with Sarah. They talked about being parents with stressful jobs. Sarah let her know that everything was okay. She got a page and sent Chanel on her way. Jada told EJ that she couldn’t keep the situation from the press because they demanded answers. JJ let Jada know that Jeremy disappeared. Jada said he probably crawled out of the window. Alex realized that the picture frame was bugged. He said Jeremy was listening the whole time.

Paulina showed up at the hospital and was furious with EJ that Chanel had to go through security. Paulina and Chanel found out what was going on. Kayla wanted EJ, Alex, and a police officer to find the picture frame.They went to Alex’s apartment. The police officer found the picture frame and gave it to EJ. EJ found the bug. Jada questioned Officer Hansen. He was hit in the head with a test tube. Officer Hansen said a tall athletic guy attacked him. Sarah told Jada that the officer wasn’t hit on the head. She told Jada that the police officer was drugged. They realized that Jeremy could get his hands on drugs since he knows science. Steve went to Julie to tell her Jeremy was stalking Stephanie. He showed her footage of what happened on Halloween with the masked man. Julie didn’t think a video was proof that Jeremy was the stalker. After everyone left, Chanel started having pains. Steve went back to the hospital and gave Jada the key to the Horton cabin. Stephanie woke up tied and gagged. Jeremy was there dressed as a doctor. When he left, he brought Alex back at gunpoint. Stephanie did what she could to save Alex, but Jeremy didn’t care. He shot Alex. Stephanie woke up.

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Maggie was talking to Mike about Stephanie and Jeremy when Holly showed up at the mansion. Holly cried on her shoulder about what happened to her. She explained that she felt the way she did when she was on drugs. Holly assured her that she wasn’t taking drugs. Maggie was supportive of her, but she wasn’t sure what they could do. She suggested Holly see a doctor and talk to Tate. Rafe and Cat helped search for Stephanie. They felt like someone with inside information of the hospital evaded the cameras. Rafe and Cat thought Jeremy looked guilty since his father was the chief of staff. The police searched the hospital but everything was clean. Rafe and Cat talked about possible escapes. They felt like they weren’t getting anywhere until Rafe got the lab results back from the sedative. The sedative wasn’t found in the US. They wondered how Jeremy got his hands on it. It seemed more like something EJ would be capable of doing. They wondered if EJ was behind the kidnapping. Rafe and Cat wondered what he hid before they searched the lab. Cat got a hit from Interpol about the guy who hired Liam. Klaus Mueller was last seen in Alamania.

EJ ran into Liam at the town square. He harassed Liam while they were there. EJ told him that Abe was his real problem. If Abe stopped tutoring him, Liam would go back to jail. EJ would use his skills to keep him in the program and out of prison. Liam had to tell him if the person who hired him ever showed his face again. Liam agreed to do what EJ wanted. EJ walked away from him. Leo was freaked out that Ivan tried to kill him and Dimitri. Dimitri said it was all part of his plan. He took pictures of everything and everyone there. Dimitri knew how to get into Vivian’s mansion. He was going back inside alone since he had ISA training, and Leo didn’t.

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Steve let Kayla know that the plan was ready. Kayla felt bad about not doing more to help Stephanie with Jeremy. Steve informed her that they were helping her now. They were going to protect their daughter. Alex and Stephanie talked about the plan in front of the bug the stalker planted. Jada arrived at the apartment with the officers who were going to go with Alex to the courthouse. They were going with Stephanie to the hospital. Stephanie went to Kayla’s office with the police escort. She talked about regretting writing her book because it triggered Jeremy. Stephanie felt bad for dragging everyone she loved into her situation. Steve and Kayla reassured her that she didn’t do anything wrong. They left Stephanie in the office alone to work on the press release for EJ, and the free clinic. Johnny was at the Kiriakis mansion to let Bonnie know that DiMera Enterprises was going to publish her book. Justin walked in while Johnny gave her the news. They were going to celebrate when Alex walked in the room. Alex told Justin and Bonnie that he and Stephanie were married. They were shocked, but they were happy for them. Justin wasn’t thrilled about the plan to catch the stalker. While he was there, Johnny asked Justin for free legal advice about Trey’s adoption. Justin was okay with helping him out. He told Johnny about his adopted children. Johnny informed Justin that Chanel was pregnant. He wanted them to keep quiet about it.

Jada went over the footage from Halloween. While she was searching, she spotted a scientist with a knife in his hand, The stalker was about to stab Alex. Jada let Steve know that it proved that Jeremy was the stalker. She felt like she caught him red-handed. Jada wanted to arrest Jeremy. Jada texted Alex, and Steve called Stephanie. Stephanie was relieved by the news. After she hung up the phone, a doctor walked in the room with test tubes. Jada found out that the police couldn’t find Jeremy. She demanded that they find him. Jada and Steve didn’t understand what happened to Jeremy. They couldn’t get in touch with the cop watching Stephanie. The doctor walked behind Stephanie and chloroformed her. Kayla saw her newest patient wrapped in a blanket. The patient was the cop who was supposed to be watching Stephanie. Stephanie was tied up in a building.

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Rafe told Cat that Dimitri ran off with Leo, but Andrew and Paul were going to Alamainia. He asked her how the date with EJ went. Cat said it went nowhere. She said she didn’t find out what was going on int he lab, but she was getting closer to EJ. Cat said she couldn’t have him find out that she was an agent. Rafe warned her to be careful. Jada showed up at the DiMera mansion. She asked EJ about Dimitri. EJ said he didn’t know where Dimitri was and let her know that she wasn’t welcomed there. Jada showed him a search warrant stating she could search Dimitri’s room. She showed him a picture of the kidnapper. EJ called Rita to talk about Vivian. He told her everything that Jada told him. They said they had to find out who gave the sketch description and couldn’t let prove that he was kidnapped by him and Gwen. He said once Stefano’s will was read, he wouldn’t need Gwen anymore. EJ told Rita about Cat and Italy and how his feelings for her made him fall out of love with Sami. Leo and Dimitri got to the hotel in Alamainia. They talked about Dimitri’s kidnapping. Dimitri said he narrowed down the locations and memorized the house he was held in. Before they did anything, they agreed they shoud see Vivian. Ivan told Vivian he would take care of everything. He met up with the kidnapper. Ivan told him to get rid of anyone who could connect Vivian to being Peter’s accomplice. Dimitri and Leo went to Vivian’s but couldn’t get past Ivan. He told them that Vivian wouldn’t see them. Dimitri insulted Ivan. He and Leo left letting Ivan know that it wasn’t over.

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