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Abe went to see Paulina’s office to let her know that Lexie’s death certificate was revoke so their marriage certificate wold be too. Paulina wasn’t happy about that news. She told Abe to get out of her office and be with the woman he loved. Theo wanted answers from Lexie about Stefano’s role in her brain tumor. He realized that everyone was right about Stefano being a monster. Lexie calmed him down and explained that it happened a long time ago. She managed to forgive her father for what happened to her. Lexie regretted not telling him and let him know that she had to tell him something else when Abe walked in the house. Theo wanted to know why Abe didn’t tell him that his grandfather was evil. Abe apologized and assured him that there weren’t any more secrets. Sarah and Brady investigated the water from the Horton cabin, but they couldn’t find any traces of Coricil. They realized that the arsenic might not be connected to the water. Sarah and Brady thought Holly took it on her own. She went into Holly’s room to ask her if she was taking drugs again. Holly assured her that she wasn’t taking drugs and got upset when Sarah didn’t believe her. She threw Sarah out of her room.

Rafe met with Cat at his place to let him know that he wasn’t happy with her getting close to EJ. He was tired of what was going on between them. Andrew let her trap EJ so Rafe was stopping the investigation. Cat laughed at him and reminded him that she didn’t work for him. She thought he was jealous of her interaction with EJ. Rafe was upset that she assumed that he was jealous. EJ celebrated clearing DiMera Enterprises of the contaminated drugs. He made sure that the water looked like it was contaminated on its own. Rita wasn’t happy about that. She wondered about the Coricil in Holly’s bloodstream. EJ said that she was a drug addict. He cared about her and thought it would be a good idea for her to go to rehab.

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Gabi went to Theo’s office. Theo wanted to know what she wanted. She said she needed a favor. He ripped into her about how she is the worst person. Gabi asked if what she did was that bad. Theo said he was hurt, but he was willing to hear her out. Gabi asked Theo not to tell EJ that she was using the money to help Titan. Theo was upset, but he agreed to do it. Stephanie told Alex that Joy was using Kelsey to get him by her side. Alex didn’t think Joy was doing that. Instead of arguing with her, Alex chose to leave. Alex ran into Bonnie. She told him that he wanted to make everyone happy, but he wouldn’t be able to do it. Bonnie told him that he turned his life around and should be proud. She thought he would figure things out. Philip went to see Stephanie. They talked about the shooting. He blamed himself for what happened. Stephanie told him she was focused on healing. She changed the subject and brought up Philip’s break up with Gabi and what EJ was doing to Titan. Stephanie said she would help him.

Brady went to the DiMera mansion to tell Kristen that Rachel’s release from Bayview was approved. He said he wanted to know what was going on with EJ. Kristen told him not to worry about it. She said EJ wouldn’t hurt their daughter. Brady told her to let him know if anything happened. Brady went to the hospital to find out about Holly. Sarah told him the treatment was working. Brady was shocked to find out that Holly had arsenic poisoning. They realized that EJ would have access to it. When Sarah got the water analysis back, it had arsenic in it but not coriseal. Kristen went to Theo to ask for a favor. She wanted him to let her know if EJ mentioned Rachel to him. Kristen said EJ was like Stefano. Theo said Stefano always put family first. Kristen told Theo about the things Stefano has done. She told him Stefano was the reason why Lexie had a brain tumor.

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Cat arrived at the hospital to get hypnosis from Marlena. While Cat was talking, Marlena figured out that she was ISA. Marlena texted Andrew, and her suspicions were right. They began the hypnosis. Cat thought about being in the clinic in Italy. During the flashback, she read to EJ. She thought they were bonded because of Clyde. Cat held his hand and continued to read to him. She felt him squeeze her hand. Cat kissed him on the cheek. Theo, Chanel, Joy, and Kelsey ran into each other at the town square. Chanel didn’t want to be around and wanted her to leave. Theo told Chanel that she couldn’t stay away from her forever. Alex and Stephanie talked about the feud between the Kiriakises and the DiMeras. She was tired of the feud. Stephanie would help with the PR situation. Joy called Alex and told him that she needed help. She had a flat tire and didn’t know how to change it. Stephanie felt like he shouldn’t keep being her first choice. Later Stephanie ran into Chanel. They talked about Joy. Stephanie and Chanel discussed people treating them like they were fragile. They gossiped about Joy, and Chanel thought she was taking advantage of Alex with her emergencies. Chanel warned her to watch her back when it concerned Joy.

EJ was on the phone with Johnny when Lexie walked into the DiMera mansion. Lexie gave him a piece of her mind. She told him that he brought her back to life without her consent only for her to suffer again. EJ was hurt that she yelled at him. She let him know that she was there to see Dr. Rolf, but she was upset about him using her to make money. EJ yelled at her and told her that he brought her back to help his family. Lexie felt like he gave her back her life just for her to lose it again. He didn’t want to admit that he failed at her. Lexie told him that she would never forgive him. He wondered if she was happy to have another chance at life.

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Xander went to Holly’s room at the hospital. He saw Sarah with her. Sarah told him that Holly was getting worse. Xander told her that he sent Kristen to find out about the coriseal. Sarah wasn’t happy about it but she was willing to take any help she could get. Xander was shocked to find out that what was happening to Holly was tied to coriseal. While they were talking, Sarah got a text about Holly’s latest test results. She told Xander about the results. Sarah said Holly’s organs were shutting down. Kristen rubbed it in to Brady that Sarah wasn’t with him. Brady told her that Rachel may be home by next week. Kristen didn’t want that to happen because EJ could get to her. Brady was upset about EJ hurting Rachel. Kristen said she could handle it, but Brady didn’t believe it. EJ wanted Johnny to show up. Johnny wanted it to be over with. He told EJ that he didn’t want to come over while Chanel was sleeping. EJ decided to go to him. He asked Johnny if he gave Sarah the message. Johnny said he gave her the message. He said he left a book open to the arsenic page. Sarah went to her office and noticed the book. She realized what the problem was. EJ was glad that it was done. Johnny was upset that it happened in the first place. EJ warned him not to tell Theo what was going on. He told Johnny that Theo wasn’t good at lying so the truth couldn’t come out. EJ thought it would be the end of DiMera if it did.

Kayla and Sarah went to Holly’s room. Sarah told Kayla about the arsenic revelation. Xander went to the nurse’s station and told Brady about the arsenic poisoning. While they were talking, they realized EJ was involved. Sarah and Kayla talked about how rare the arsenic was. Sarah said she didn’t want to wait for the test results. They had to act right away. Kayla wanted to have the Horton water tested. Gwen went to see Leo to talk about Xander and Kristen. She blamed herself for not listening to Xander when he said he didn’t want strings. Gwen said she was going to kill Kristen. Later on, Kristen ran into Gwen. Gwen told her that she had bigger problems than EJ. Kristen told her it was meaningless sex. When Kristen walked away, Gwen stopped her. Leo showed up at the mansion and heard them talking. Gwen yelled at Kristen for sleeping with Xander. Kristen told her she should have satisfied him in bed. They ended up fighting. EJ and Leo pulled them apart.

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Marlena was on her way to Trey’s birthday party, but she stopped to talk to Roman. Roman let her know that Kate moved into the Kiriakis mansion. He couldn’t live with what Kate did to Johnny, but he didn’t know how he could live without her. Johnny wrapped Trey’s present when EJ called him and told him that Holly was sick from arsenic poisoning. Chanel overheard Johnny’s conversation. Johnny covered with Chanel. She looked forward to Trey’s birthday. Chad ran into Lexie at the Square. She thanked him for being there for Theo while she was gone. Lexie wanted him to keep being there for Theo. Chad felt like something was wrong. Lexie covered by telling him that Theo needed to be around good people. After Chad left, Lani approached an emotional Lexie. She said she was an overprotective mother who wanted to protect her son. Lexie asked her not to say anything to Abe. Trey’s party was underway. During the party, Johnny snuck off to go to Sarah’s office. While he was there, Johnny searched her office for evidence.

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Stephanie went to see Holly at the hospital. She apologized for not having much work for her lately. Stephanie promised to have more work for her when she got better. Sarah got frustrated about what happened to Holly. Brady was by her side giving her support. Sarah wanted to stay positive, but it was a struggle for her. Joy and Alex took Kelsey to the pub. She wanted him to watch the fireworks, but he promised to watch them with Stephanie. He left the pub. Kayla arrived at the pub to look for Roman, but she saw Joy. She sat with her to talk about Stephanie. Kayla told her that Stephanie didn’t have the gun anymore and wasn’t dangerous to anyone anymore. She didn’t think it was right that she was making Alex choose between her and Stephanie. Joy seemed offended that Kayla talked to her and wondered if Stephanie made her talk to her. Kayla felt like Joy was manipulating the situation to make Alex run to her side. Philip and Xander were worried about the terms of the ARO agreement, and they thought they couldn’t meet the demands. EJ arrived at their office, and they thought he was behind ARO Wealth Management. He laughed at them and told them that ARO was backwards for One Rainy Afternoon. EJ warned them they wouldn’t get away with what they did to Johnny. He planned to destroy their empire after what they did to Johnny. EJ didn’t need to go after them anymore because the DiMeras won.

Alex walked in the office, and EJ smiled at him. He allowed Philip and Xander to explain why he was there. EJ didn’t want a Titan/DiMera merger. He warned them that their company was ruined. Xander, Philip, and Alex talked about their situation. They knew that their only hope was Gabi’s inheritance. EJ couldn’t find out about what Gabi was doing for them. They knew he would stop them from getting the money. EJ returned tot he DiMera mansion and saw George O’Halloran there. He told EJ that the Horton cabin water sample he took had traces of Coriseal and arsenic. EJ realized that they poisoned Holly. George’s fixer buried it on Smith Island. He told EJ that Brady took a sample too. If Holly’s doctors don’t know what they’re dealing with, she could die.

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Lexie told Abe that she was glad that he was there for Chanel they way they were there for him when she was gone. She changed her mind about Paulina. Lexie wanted him to come to her bedroom. Abe thought about it and then took his wedding ring off. Gabi ran into Philip at the town square. She apologized to him. Philip asked her not to tell EJ about the money. While they were talking, he told her Anna was the one who told him about her scheme with Tony. After their talk, Philip decided to walk away. Kristen and Gabi talked about protecting their children. Leo had trouble getting to his room because his vision was blurred. He managed to see Kristen and Xander together. Xander saw Leo and noticed the hospital band on his wrist. He helped Leo get back to his room. When Gwen showed up, Xander left Leo with her. Kate told Roman that the lawsuit against Johnny was dropped. Roman didn’t care. He said Arianna was staying in the room that Kate was staying in. Roman didn’t care where she went. Kate asked if they were done. Roman said he needed time apart. Kate packed her things and left. At Titan, Xander and Philip talked about who Xander was sleeping with. Kate called to let Philip know that she was moving into the Kiriakis mansion. Philip and Xander got served with papers from ARO. The interest rate tripled and the payment plan was increased to every two weeks. Leo told Gwen that she was worthy of love. While they were talking, Leo told Gwen that Xander and Kristen were sleeping together. Kristen called Sydney and invited her to spend time together in Paris.

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Xander and Philip tried to figure out who paid off the Titan loan. They wondered if Gabi, Maggie, or one of the other businesses paid it off. Xander wondered if Philip was behind it. While they were talking, Xander got a call from one of his financial people and found out that the bank sold their loan to ARO Wealth Management. They didn’t know who that was. Xander told Philip to figure it out because he had to handle something. Lexie’s hand started to shake while she was cleaning up. When Abe walked in, she hid it. He told her about Chanel’s cancer and chemo. Lexie empathized with Chanel. Abe talked to her about Paulina not shutting down her resurrection. He told her that he should be with Chanel. Lexie agreed with him and told him she loved him for wanting to support Chanel. Later on, Lexie went to see Dr. Rolf. He gave her another dose. Lexie said that her symptoms were back and worse than before. She said she didn’t care what it took because she wasn’t letting go of her life after she got it back.

Gwen went to the DiMera mansion and found Kristen upset over EJ visiting Rachel. Kristen told a confused Gwen that EJ could hurt her through Rachel. Gwen told Kristen that she was taking the hospital from EJ. Paulina and Johnny were there for Chanel as she started chemo. When Johnny left to get her something to drink, Chanel told Paulina that everyone was making her feel like a sad version of herself. She asked Paulina what was going on with her and Lexie. Paulina said the situation was a mess, but she would be fine. Abe showed up with some tea for Chanel. He let them know that he was thinking about both of them. Paulina left to find Johnny. Abe apologized to Chanel for everything happening at once. EJ ran into Johnny at the hospital and wanted to talk to him about the coriseal. He said the issue with the coriseal wasn’t his fault. EJ said he told the head of pharmaceuticals to handle the situation. He said what happened after that wasn’t his fault. Johnny was upset when he realized they were talking about arsenic and Holly being at the hospital. He asked EJ if Holly being sick was his fault. EJ said it wasn’t his fault, but if it was left untreated, Holly could die. He told Johnny he would do everything he could to save Holly. He said he needed Johnny to lie to Sarah and everyone else to get them to leave DiMera alone until he figured out what to do. Johnny walked away from him. The dose Dr. Rolf gave Lexie didn’t work. He realized nothing was working for Lexie. EJ went to see Dr. Rolf and found out what was going on. He told Dr. Rolf to fix if. Dr. Rolf said there was nothing he could do. He told EJ that Lexie had months to live.

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Arianna and Tate were in Holly’s room and talked about what happened at the cabin. They realized that she was only drinking tap water. No one brought water with them. Brady brought Sarah dinner and coffee, but Sarah didn’t want to take a break until she could figure out what happened to Holly. It was going to be hard for Sarah to help her because she didn’t know what was wrong with Holly. Brady tried to figure things out the way his father would. They were struggling to figure out what happened until Tate arrived and told them about his theory about the water. Brady wanted to follow the lead so he headed to the cabin to get a water sample. Julie arrived at the hospital to visit Holly. She assured Holly that they would find out what happened to her. Tate arrived an told them about the poison water theory. He thought the well water could be contaminated. Julie was shocked by that theory. She said that she had the water tested every season, and the water came out perfectly. Sarah walked in the room, and Julie said she was going to get the results from the last test. Brady went to the cabin and filled a vial with water. Someone watched Brady from the window. Later Brady went back to the hospital to give Sarah the sample. They hoped that they got the results in time.

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Brady and Kristen went to Bayview to visit with Rachel. Kristen was shocked when Rachel told her that EJ visited her at Bayview. She let them know that EJ forgave her for shooting him, and he told her what happened to Johnny. Kristen and Brady talked to her about what happened to Sophia. Rachel was concerned that she wouldn’t be cured just like Sophia. They assured her that she would be okay. Xander comforted Sarah when she broke down about Holly’s condition. He promised her that Holly would be okay. Xander explained that the Coriseal files from 2024 were missing, but he was determined to find them. He assured her that they would get EJ if he’s responsible for the drug getting out. Sarah warned him to be careful because their daughter needed him. EJ arrived and mentioned Xander’s affair with Kristen. Sarah made a face and walked away. Xander threatened EJ. Philip and Alex talked about Gabi giving the company money. They didn’t think it would be good for EJ to find out that Gabi was using DiMera money to save Titan. Alex talked about how they had enough problems with the plagiarism lawsuit, and EJ wanting revenge. Philip wanted Gabi’s money so they could pay off the loan. He thought they could lose the mansion if they didn’t get the money.

Belle told Stephanie that Owen wasn’t fit to stand trial. Owen was going to a hospital for a long time. Stephanie thought Owen could escape. Belle let her know there was a restraining order against him. After Belle left, Stephanie read news about Owen. She thought he was a monster, and she was done being a victim. Sarah spotted EJ at the nurses’ station. She yelled at him. They threatened each other. He reminded her that he was her boss and warned her not to cross him. Sarah warned him not to cross her either.

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Liam kissed Arianna passionately. Gabi and Aaron saw them kissing each other. She demanded to know why Liam was back in Salem and kissing her daughter. Arianna thought it was a strange thing to say. She put two and two together and realized that her mother was the reason why Liam left town. Arianna demanded to know what her mother did to chase Liam away. Liam didn’t say anything so Gabi finally admitted that she paid him to leave town. Arianna yelled at her mother for what she did until she heard about Holly being in the hospital. She wanted Gabi to get out of her face. Arianna went to the hospital with Aaron. Gabi yelled at Liam for being with Arianna. EJ talked to Rita about Kristen trying to murder Johnny. Rita was shocked by what she did. She started crying at the idea of something happening to Johnny. Rita was willing to do whatever EJ had planned for Kristen. EJ had a plan for Kristen and wanted to execute when the time was right. Rita let him know that Johnny was digging around their batch of Coriseal from two years ago and asking why the files were missing. EJ wondered why Johnny was asking questions. He thought they got rid of the problem and would do it again. Xander went through the files at DiMera Pharmaceuticals when Kristen showed up. Kristen was ready to make love in the office, but he was interested in finding out about DiMera Enterprises. He wanted to destroy EJ. Kristen was excited about the idea. She agreed to help Xander if he would protect her from EJ. Before she could explain why she needed protection, Xander rushed off.

Sarah talked to Brady and Tate when she got Holly’s bloodwork. She noticed that Holly had Coriseal in her system. Sarah went to Holly’s room and asked her if she took narcotics. Holly denied taking any narcotics. Sarah met with Brady and Tate to ask them some questions. Tate was upset that Sarah implied that Holly mixed drugs. Sarah didn’t believe that Holly did it either. Tate checked on Holly. Sarah went to talk to Holly’s doctor. Steve called Brady and told him that Liam’s money came from Gabi. Liam was eliminated as the dealer so EJ was the prime suspect.

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Gabi went to see Theo and apologized to him. Theo wasn’t interested in hearing her apology. When she asked when the estate would be ready, Theo was upset. While they were talking, Gabi told Theo that she gave her money to Titan. Theo was furious that she would give the money away that he stuck his neck out for her to get. He said she gave the money to the enemy because she felt bad about betraying her boyfriend. Gabi told him she was trying to be honest. She asked him about their friendship. Theo said they didn’t have a friendship and never did. He said he was done with her. Gabi tried to apologize again. She let him know that she was going to be on the Titan board. Gabi warned him that she doesn’t play nice.

Tate, Arianna, and Aaron tried to figure out what was going on with Holly. When Holly woke up, she said she didn’t want to go back to Salem. She tried to get up, but passed out. Arianna called for help. Sarah and Brady found Liam. She asked why he left Salem. Liam said it was better to leave after the DiMera debacle. Sarah asked how Gage’s mother died. She told him about Destiny and asked if he knew about the pills Clea took. Sarah said she might not have died from an overdose. Liam told them about her last day and what happened to her. While they were talking, Arianna called. Sarah sent an ambulance over there. Sarah and Brady met the teens at the hospital. Holly was in a hospital room. She told Sarah what happened. Sarah said she wasn’t upset. They talked about Holly’s symptoms. Sarah thought it was a stomach bug, but they would figure out what it was. Theo told Gabi that he didn’t want her kindness. He said she reminded him of his cheating ex Claire. Theo told her to stay away from him. After she left, he opened the gift she got for him. It was a journal with a note from her. Tate went to see Holly. While they were talking, she started convulsing. Tate screamed for help. Sarah rushed into and calmed her down. She promised to figure out what was going on with Holly.

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Sarah found out that she wasn’t responsible for Destiny’s death. She talked to Kayla about Destiny’s death. During their conversation, Sarah found out that there were deaths involving Coriseal when Destiny’s sister died. Kayla became suspicious when Sarah told her about DiMera Pharmaceuticals. Brady talked to Steve about Sarah’s case. Steve would use his ISA connections to investigate Liam, and the money he received. They went to Johnny’s place to talk to him about DiMera Pharmaceuticals. It turned out that EJ was in charge of the company when the drug was sold. They were afraid that a public health crisis if the drug was still out there. Johnny didn’t know anything about the drugs. Steve and Brady thought the DiMeras were selling drugs on the street under EJ’s orders. They wanted Johnny to get information out of EJ without him knowing about it. Lives depended on him helping so Johnny agreed to do it. Stephanie was happy that Alex patched the wall until he received a phone call from Joy. Joy worried Alex by telling him that Kelsey was in the hospital. Alex rushed to the hospital to find out that Kelsey had her shots. Joy explained that he hung up too fast before she could tell him what happened. She did mention that she had an issue with Kelsey’s insurance and owed a lot of money. Alex agreed to take care of the bills until Kelsey could add her to his insurance. He told her to call him if she needed anything.

Stephanie talked to Kayla about Alex running to Joy’s side when trouble started. Kayla checked out the problem and found out that Kelsey had a routine visit. Stephanie realized that Joy was manipulating Alex. Kayla thought it could have been a misunderstanding. She asked Stephanie about her therapy session, but she got defensive. Stephanie felt like her issues could be from childhood traumas. She didn’t blame her parents. Alex returned to the apartment. Stephanie was irritated that the issue was an insurance issue. She loved that he’s stepping up as a father, but she hates it at the same time. Stephanie hates that she couldn’t be there while he’s bonding with Joy and Kelsey. She wondered how it would work long-term, but Alex didn’t have any answers for her. Sarah went to Xander to talk about Destiny’s death and DiMera Pharmaceuticals. She wanted to know if he had any records left over for the company. He didn’t know anything. Xander felt it would be unethical to check it out. Sarah looked at him, and he agreed to help. He warned her that they couldn’t communicate the normal way, and she had to be careful of EJ. Xander thought it could get dangerous.

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