Days Short Recap Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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At the pub, Steve told Kayla that he solved the case but couldn’t tell her anything about it. Kayla asked him about Stephanie. Steve said Stephanie had things under control. Sophia came over to take their order. Kayla took her outside to ask her how she was doing. Sophia said she was ready to move on with her life. Stephanie and Alex showed up at the pub. When they got their food, Kayla brought up Alex’s success with One Stormy Night. Stephanie almost choked on  her food when Steve said he wanted to read the book. Alex said he would talk to the author and get a copy. When Steve and Alex left, Stephanie talked to Kayla how hard it was working for EJ. Kayla suggested that she quit working at the hospital, but Stephanie said she didn’t want to abandon her. Brady and Tate tried to comfort Rachel over Kristen but it didn’t work. When Rachel left, Brady talked about how upset he was about Kristen. After they talked about Kristen, Brady mentioned how Tate wasn’t able to meet his child. Tate said he and Sophia were moving on with their lives. Brady wanted to know the name of the lawyer Sophia used. A frustrated Tate wanted to know why he was asking about it. Brady said someone at Basic Black needed an attorney. Tate gave him the information.

Sarah and Holly talked about her staying in Salem. Holly said she wanted to stay because of Tate. Sarah said Sophia wanted Tate back and warned her that babies bonded people. Holly said she wasn’t worried because Tate loved her and barely dated Sophia. She said the baby didn’t live in Salem so they wouldn’t see her again. Later on, Holly and Tate went to the pub and saw that Sophia was working there. They wondered if Sophia was working there because Tate was. Sophia lied and said the Bistro hired someone else after she quit for college. She said her mother didn’t want her laying around the house feeling sorry for herself. When Sarah saw Brady and Rachel in the square, she comforted Rachel. They made dinner plans for the future. Sarah ended up running into Alex who told her that Xander missed her. Sarah said she missed him too but too much has happened. Alex suggested that she take care of herself. Brady went to Steve’s office. Steve asked how Rachel was holding up. Brady said John would have known how to comfort Rachel. He told Steve that he had a feeling that Sophia wasn’t telling them everything about the baby. Steve was more than willing to help. He asked Brady to tell him everything he knew.

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Allison was upset with Chelsea for not being grateful that she made sure they had a romantic reunion. Chelsea accused Allison of being crazy to which Allison said she hadn’t seen crazy yet. Allison picked up a knife. She ended up putting the knife down. Allison said the only thing they needed to do was make love. She gave Chelsea lingerie in her favorite color. When Chelsea tried to pull away, Allison told her they could play roughly. Anita and Vernon met with an FBI friend to find out what happened with Chelsea.

Kat got in touch with Allison’s husband Craig who was willing to meet her. Craig met with Allison and told her that he and Allison were never married or involved. He said he was an escort who worked for Joey. Craig said Allison hired him to pose as her husband in order to make the throuple happen. Jacob tried to get a warrant. Kat went to follow a clue. Vanessa told Joey that they shouldn’t see each other anymore. Joey wasn’t willing to break things off. He thought she wanted the danger without the consequences. Joey said what they had was more real than she realized. Andre went to the Dupree mansion to help Bill and Dani make a video pleading for Chelsea’s return. Hayley showed up at the mansion and interrupted the video. The Duprees were upset with Hayley and wanted her to leave. Hayley refused to leave. Bill tried to convince Hayley to leave, but she said she wanted to be there for him and was tired of being pushed aside whenever the Duprees snapped their fingers.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, August 25, 2025

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At the town square, Leo told Javi that the jury would have found Johnny not guilty. Gwen showed up and was surprised by the verdict. While Leo and Gwen were talking, they got in an argument. Gwen warned Javi that Leo would screw him over the way he did her. Leo said he used to wish that he didn’t do what he did to her but it led to him being with Javi and Tesoro. He said he was the happiest he has ever been. Gwen walked away from them. Cat went to Rafe’s office to let him know that she was out of a job. She said she wouldn’t be able to get information on EJ since she wouldn’t be working at the hospital anymore. Cat said she might have a new lead in Gwen. Rafe told her that Chad and Gwen had a history with each other and it wasn’t good.

Chad went to the DiMera mansion after he heard that Kristen shot EJ. He told EJ that it didn’t make sense. EJ defended Kristen to Chad. Chad wondered why EJ was so calm about what happened. EJ said the only thing he cared about was Johnny’s freedom. Chad said Kristen was going to be separated from Rachel. When Chad mentioned that EJ was trying to frame Chanel, EJ brought up Chad’s feelings for Cat. Chad said they were just friends. Gwen walked in and started an argument with Chad. When Chad left, Gwen told EJ that the jury found Johnny not guilty. After Gwen left, EJ apologized to Kristen and said what was done was done. Marlena brought Rachel to the penthouse and told her that Kristen confessed to shooting EJ. Rachel didn’t believe Kristen would shoot EJ. She said she lost her grandparents and didn’t want to lose her mother too. Brady ripped into Kristen for letting Johnny take the fall for shooting EJ as well as having Rachel testify against Johnny. Kristen told him what happened, but Brady thought she wouldn’t have let things get that far if It was an accident. Brady said he was going to find out what happened. Kristen begged him to let it go and be with their daughter. Brady continued to yell at her and called her a terrible mother who would never see her daughter again. When Brady went home, he told Rachel that everything was going to be okay. After Rachel left the room, Marlena asked how Kristen was. Brady said he didn’t care how she was. He wondered how Kristen could do that to their daughter. Marlena said they would all be there for her.

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Ted asked Eva to go to Chelsea and Kat’s show with him, but Eva turned him down. Eva decided to go to the club with Leslie who bought a membership to the club. Chelsea and Kat’s show is going to be at the club. Kat was furious when she saw Leslie and Eva walk in the club. She told them that they didn’t belong there. Leslie and Eva were escorted to their seats. Kat continued to be upset about them being at the club. Ted told Bill to stall the divorce. Leslie went to their table to let Bill know that she wasn’t the same person she was before. Bill said he would get her kicked out of the club, but Leslie wasn’t afraid.

The Duprees got together for a drink before the show. Anita told them about Leslie and her new fortune. The family couldn’t believe that Leslie was Barbara’s daughter. While they were processing the information, Vanessa showed up to let them know that Leslie made an offer on the house across the street. Dani asked Vernon to make a counteroffer. She asked what was money for if he couldn’t use it to stop his daughter’s ex-husband’s baby mother. Anita said they needed to be prepared because Leslie would just buy another house. When Kat showed up, she was upset about being kept in the dark about everything. Leslie got a message that her offer was accepted. Eva wasn’t happy, but Leslie was thrilled. The Duprees were upset that Leslie’s offer was accepted. Everyone wondered what happened to Chelsea. While the Duprees were waiting for Chelsea, Chelsea was putting the finishing touches on her outfit. Someone showed up behind Chelsea and covered her mouth with a rag. Later on, Chelsea was chained to a bed.

 

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Anita was upset with herself for hitting Leslie. Vernon told her he had a plan for Leslie. Bill ended up showing up at the Dupree mansion to deal with the situation. He told them that there was nothing they could do to get the money back and that Leslie would most likely use the money to come after them. Bill said she could hire anyone to come after the family. He said he would keep an eye out for them. They wanted to know what it would cost them. Bill said he wanted their respect for him as well as Hayley. Vernon agreed to what Bill wanted. Later on, Anita told Nicole why Barbara died and why she set up a trust fund for her family. She told Nicole that Leslie inherited the money. Eva told Leslie not to spend all the money at once. She asked how much it was. A lawyer showed up to give Leslie her first payment for a million dollars.

Leslie ended up going to see Ted. She reminded him that he considered being with her as slumming it but things were different now. Leslie said she was as rich as he was now. Ted let Leslie know that she would never be like rich people because of her attitude. Leslie offered to give Ted back the money she took from him, but Ted refused to take it. She ended up throwing money at him. Later on, Leslie went to Vanessa to buy a house near the Duprees. Dani saw Andre talking to Ted. She insulted Ted and told Andre not to take advice from him. She took him back to her place to help him get over Ashley dumping him. While they were talking, things got heated. Dani decided to stop things and told him that he would have to work hard at getting back to being friends with benefits.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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Gabi went to Steve’s office because her bosses at Titan-DiMera were upset over the Freedom of Information Act he filed. Steve thought it was a good thing because the paperwork checked out.  He said they must have something to hide if they were upset. At the town square, Belle and Philip talked about Johnny’s case. She said she hoped she didn’t do a good enough job and he would be found not guilty. Philip said he heard about what EJ did in court and pretended to be upset about the breakup. Belle knew he wasn’t upset. Philip said he would be there if she needed him. Gabi showed up. Belle left to see Steve. Gabi invited Philip to lunch so they could talk about work. Philip asked if she was the one trying to blow up the Titan-DiMera merger. Gabi said she didn’t have anything to do with it. Philip said he believed her for now and agreed to lunch but they couldn’t talk about business. Belle went to Steve’s office. He asked her if she knew anything about Philip doing something suspicious with the business. She said she couldn’t help him because of attorney/client privilege. After Belle left, Steve called Paul to see if the ISA could get the original court records where Philip got half of Titan.

EJ flashed back to Rachel shooting him. He was shocked. Marlena got Rachel out of the room when she realized EJ remembered what happened. She said she didn’t know that Rachel was the shooter, but she suspected she was. EJ was furious that Rachel let Johnny take the fall for what she did. Marlena said Rachel had dissociative amnesia and didn’t remember shooting him. She said they had to be careful about how it came out or it would cause more damage. EJ said he knew Rachel didn’t mean to shoot him. He said she wanted to know where her grandmother was. EJ blamed himself for what happened. Kristen came in and wondered what was going on. EJ told her Rachel was the one who shot him. Kristen refused to believe it. EJ told her what happened the night he was shot. Marlena said it explained the nightmares and stomachaches. EJ said he wasn’t going to sacrifice his son for her daughter. When Kristen and EJ were alone, she begged him not to tell the police the truth. EJ said he didn’t want to turn Rachel in but his son’s life was on the line. He said he loved Rachel, but he wouldn’t let his son go down for something Rachel did. He said she had to come up with something or he would have no choice but to tell the truth.

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Leslie wanted to meet with Anita. Anita agreed to meet with her. Vernon wondered if Anita wanted him to stay around. Anita said that Leslie wasn’t a threat since he never slept with Leslie or had a child with her. Eva tried to talk Leslie out of meeting with Anita but it didn’t do any good. She suggested that Leslie be careful. Leslie went to the Dupree mansion to meet with Anita. She said good things about Barbara and then accused her of driving Barbara of killing herself. While they were talking, things got heated and Anita wanted her to leave. Leslie said she wasn’t as easy to get rid of as her mother was. She told Anita that Barbara was her mother. Anita was shocked to learn that Leslie was telling the truth. Leslie let her know that she would be getting the money from her mother’s fund. Anita was furious. Leslie wondered why Anita was upset since the money wasn’t coming from her. Anita said the money did come from her.

Martin and Smitty were happy that Tyrell and Samantha weren’t interested in seeing June again. Samantha appeared to have second thoughts about not seeing June. Once June accepted that her children didn’t want to see her, she blamed Naomi for what happened. She ripped up the picture of her children. June blamed Naomi for getting her hopes up for nothing. She said she wished she never saw them. June said Naomi ruined her life. Martin was happy that Smitty said he could spend the night even if he had to sleep on the couch. Naomi wanted Jacob to find June who was at Martin and Smitty’s house. They tried to get rid of June, but she tried to reach out to the children. Tyrell and Samantha came in the room to listen to what June had to say. June looked at the children before she left. Later on, June asked Naomi and Jacob to help her get a job and a place to stay. She said her kids were going to need her one day and she wanted to show them that they could be proud of her.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, August 18, 2025

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Steve told Kayla about Alex’s police record. He asked for her help with his case. Steve asked if Stephanie said anything to her about Philip or Alex’s business dealings. Kayla said the only thing she knew was Stephanie broke up with Philip because she saw a bad side to him. She said that Stephanie saw a side that reminded her of Victor. Stephanie called Steve to come over to her place so she could confront him about investigating Alex. Steve couldn’t answer her but he couldn’t let her warn Alex about a potential threat. While they were talking, Steve realized Stephanie knew more than she was letting on. Gabi and Xander agreed to keep things professional and forget about their kiss. Xander asked her how to know the red flags when picking out a nanny. Gabi told him he was the red flag because he was a control freak. She said he couldn’t raise his daughter the way he ran his company. While she was talking, she said she had an idea of how to make the company better. Before she could answer, Alex showed up. When Gabi left, Alex told Xander that the person looking into them was using an alias so there was no way to find out who it was. Xander said his failure was unacceptable. He said the merger was above board but things were compromised because of Philip’s fraud. Xander said he wanted to hire Stephanie to help them get ahead of the story. Alex didn’t think she would do it. Xander ordered him to make it happen. He said Alex wouldn’t want to see what would happen if he messed up again.

Belle told Marlena how disappointed her father would be that she fell for EJ. She got a call that Johnny fired EJ as his lawyer and told Marlena that Johnny thought EJ was the one who did the deepfake of Chanel on the video. Belle said that was one more reason why she shouldn’t be with EJ. She vowed to never get involved with anyone who doesn’t respect her or she doesn’t respect. Marlena said she was proud of her and that John would be proud of her too. Later, Marlena ran into Kayla and told her she was taking time off. She said she would see a few patients, but she couldn’t help anyone until she helped herself. Kayla said she could give her a list of grief groups that could help her. Chanel told Johnny to stop trying to prove that the video was a deepfake and focus on clearing his name. Johnny said he wasn’t going to let her take the blame for something she didn’t do. While they were talking, Johnny told Chanel that he fired EJ and was going to represent himself. Chanel panicked but Johnny assured her that he knew what he was doing. EJ talked to Tony about Johnny firing him. Tony assumed EJ had the video of Chanel doctored. He advised EJ to admit what he did and asked for forgiveness. Later on, Gabi let Tony know that she was getting closer to finding the information that will help him undermine Titan-DiMera. She wanted him to put their agreement in writing. After they worked out the agreement, Gabi signed it. At the courthouse, EJ told Belle that he let everyone down in his life after he was given several chances. Johnny and Chanel showed up in the courtroom. He yelled at EJ for what he did to Chanel. When EJ tried to defend himself, Johnny said he was forcing him to choose between him and Chanel. Johnny said he chose Chanel.

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At the hospital, Ashley got a shock when Derek was wheeled into the emergency room. He was in a biking accident. When Madison asked where his pain was, he said he couldn’t feel his legs. Ashley admitted that she loved Derek when he was going to surgery. She said she tried to move on but it didn’t work. Later on, Madison told Ashley that the surgery went well, but Derek may never walk again. Despite Leslie interrupting her, Peaches told her that her mother was a talented young singer whose life was cut short. She told Leslie that her mother never talked about the father. Peaches said her mother didn’t want children so she chose to raise her. She assured Leslie that her mother loved her but knew giving her up was for the best. While Peaches was talking about Leslie’s mother, she said her mother committed suicide. Peaches ended up telling Leslie that Barbara was her mother and that she was entitled to an inheritance.

Nicole had a divorce party with Dani and Vanessa. Ted and Andre talked about their problems. Andre wondered what he did wrong with Ashley. Ted said he missed Nicole. Andre told Ted to fight for the woman he loved. Ted thought he might have had a chance. Sharon and Tracy asked Anita if she wanted to go on tour with them, but Anita turned them down. Anita said she was glad they were able to deal with the pain of the past and move on to a better future. After they left, Anita told Vernon that she should have reached out to Barbara’s family so someone from her family could have represented her.

 

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Eva was shocked to find out that Leslie was in debt for $10,000. Leslie wanted Eva to get the money from Ted. When Eva left, she got a surprise when a woman named Peaches showed up claiming she was the only mother Leslie knew. While they were talking, it was revealed that Leslie stole a man from Peaches. Peaches said she wasn’t there to remind her of what she did. She said she was trying to get in touch with Leslie because she’s dying and thought it was time for her to know who her real mother was. Kat met up with Chelsea to talk about her sex life with Tomas. She told Chelsea that she wasn’t gay or asexual, but questioned if she waited too long to have sex. Ted was upset when he saw Nicole having dinner with Carlton. When Ted was about to go to their table, Anita interrupted. Anita and Vernon let Ted know that he hasn’t spent much time saving his marriage as he has been building a relationship with the child that ruined it. Ted wanted to talk to Nicole. When Carlton left, Ted confronted Nicole about moving on with his co-worker. Anita and Vernon showed up and made Ted leave.

June told Naomi that the reunion with her children was going to be a disaster. She told Naomi that her dreams didn’t come true. June said she would rather disappoint the children by not meeting them than see how they would react to her. She said she remembered the good times as well as the night everything went wrong and decided they were better off without her. After Naomi fixed her up, June liked what she saw. Smitty and Martin were afraid they would lose the kids. Martin told a shocked Smitty that he was in therapy. He told Smitty that he wanted to be a better man than the one he married. Later on, Naomi and June showed up. Tyrell and Samantha expressed their anger towards June. She told them that she gave them up so they could have a better life. June asked if there might be room in the picture for her. Smitty and Martin told her they needed to talk in private about it. Tyrell didn’t want June in their lives while Samantha thought their mother wanted to be in their lives. Martin told Smitty that he should move back in for the sake of the children. Before Smitty could say anything, Tyrell and Samantha came in and said they had a decision about June.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Javi talked to Rafe about Tesoro. He told Rafe that Amy thought Tesoro looked like her son as a baby which made him think that the baby was Asian. Javi said he would have thought Tesoro was Sophia’s baby if she weren’t still pregnant when the baby was born. He said the timing didn’t work. Javi thought it must have been hard for Sophia to see the baby after giving up her child. Rafe told him about how he felt when he gave up David, but knew it wasn’t the same thing as what Javi went through. Javi said it was a long time ago. Sophia told Arianna that things weren’t going the way she thought. Arianna thought she was talking about Tate and told her that he and Holly were back together. She told Sophia that Tate was Holly’s hero when they were abducted. Sophia couldn’t believe all that happened while she was in Chicago having his baby. Arianna told Sophia about Tesoro. Sophia was uncomfortable when she realized Javi was her cousin. Arianna tried to make Sophia feel better about going to college and meeting new people, but Sophia said she was going to Salem U. She told Sophia that she got into Salem U so they would be going to school together again.

At the courthouse, Marlena told Belle that she couldn’t talk about EJ’s hypnosis session. EJ showed up and waived his doctor/patient confidentiality rights and served her with a summons to testify. He told Belle that he remembered telling Marlena that the shooter was a female so it couldn’t have been Johnny. EJ said he couldn’t identify the shooter. Marlena said it was possible that the shooter was someone EJ knew and was possibly protecting someone. When Belle left, Marlena thanked EJ for going easy on Rachel while she was on the stand. EJ was surprised that she thought he would attack Rachel. He said he was determined to find out the truth and asked for another session. Marlena turned him down. She said her testimony should be enough to create reasonable doubt for the jury. EJ said she didn’t want him to remember. He asked if she thought Sami was the shooter. Marlena said she didn’t and walked away. EJ questioned if Belle was the shooter.

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Hayley told Bill that she wanted to go to the hospital to find out if they could try for another baby. When they went to the hospital, the doctor told them Hayley’s recovery was going well so they could try for another baby within three months if they wanted to. Hayley told Bill that she was blessed to have him in her life despite losing their child. She said she wanted to have a baby for them. Eva went to Leslie’s place with groceries. While Leslie was going through the bills there was a letter about an inheritance. Leslie thought the letter was a scam. Eva called Tomas to find out what he thought about it. He told Eva that her mother was probably right about the letter being a scam. Tomas said there could be something to the letter. Later on, Eva told Leslie that the letter could be real, but Leslie didn’t believe it. Eva said it could be like a lottery ticket. She said Tomas said to call but make sure not to give out too much information in case it was a scam. Leslie called the number and the letter appeared to be real.

Regina met with Naomi and Jacob at Orphey Gene’s so they could talk about June. She told them nothing changed when it came to June. Regina didn’t want any part of Naomi finding out information about June’s children. She gave them June’s things. Naomi suggested that Regina give June her belongings. She was able to get Regina and June to reunite with each other. The letter that was in the belongings was about June’s kids. It said that she called CPS to keep her children safe. Regina was happy that June made a sacrifice for the children. June told Naomi that she could look into the closed adoption. Regina wanted June to stay with her. Samantha tried to push her parents back together by sending Martin a message to bring food to the house. Smitty said he didn’t send Martin the text. Samantha said she was the one who sent the text. Martin and Smitty agreed to have dinner. While they were eating, they ended up arguing. Later on, things were better between them. Jacob told Naomi that Tyrell and Samantha were June’s children.

 

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Belle went home to Marlena’s and was glad Sami wasn’t there to gloat about her situation with EJ. Marlena said Sami wouldn’t do that because she knows what it’s like to be betrayed by EJ. Belle wasn’t convinced Sami wouldn’t rub it in. Marlena didn’t want to face EJ during his hypnosis session while Belle didn’t want to face him in court. When Marlena went for a walk, Belle left the townhouse. EJ thought about Belle breaking up with him. Belle showed up at the DiMera mansion to confront EJ about what he did in court. EJ said he did what he did to save Johnny. Belle said she knew he hated to lose even to her. She said she was worse than Stefano because he pretended to have a soul. EJ apologized to her and said he loved her. Belle said she didn’t believe him and never wanted to see or hear him again after the trial was over. When Sarah was finished kissing Brady, Brady blocked Xander from hitting him. Gabi took Xander out of the room. Sarah apologized to Brady. She was uncomfortable with the people watching them and asked for a rain check. At the town square, Gabi yelled at Xander for his behavior and went back to the Bistro to pay the bill. She found out that they weren’t allowed in there again. When Sarah and Brady left, they ran into Xander who apologized to them. They didn’t care about Xander’s apology. Xander said nothing like that would happen again. Sarah agreed with him about that.

Sarah told Xander that she was tired of his empty promises and told him to take anger management classes with Marlena or their custody agreement would be null and void. Marlena showed up while they were talking and wanted Xander in her office. Gwen showed up to rub it in to Sarah that her marriage was over. Sarah said she was moving on. Gwen said Xander was moving with her. Sarah let her know that Xander kissed Gabi. Gwen said what she and Xander had was real. She said they got back together like Sarah never existed. Sarah said she didn’t believe her. Gwen told her to ask Leo since he saw them going to the Salem Inn together. When Gabi and Brady went to the pub, he warned her to stay away from Xander. While they were talking, Gabi got Brady to talk about what it was like working with Xander. Brady said he wanted to keep John’s legacy alive with the company, but he felt like he was letting his father down. He told Gabi that he made mistakes over the years. Gabi said Brady was a good man like John. She said John’s reputation as a hero was a lot to live up to but it wasn’t his job. Brady thought it should be. Gabi told him to stick with Xander since he’s going to anger management sessions. Brady didn’t believe it would help Xander. Xander told Marlena that he was scared of his temper. He wanted her to help him so he wouldn’t lose his daughter. Marlena asked why she would do that after what he did to her. She let him know that she has taken on other patients who did things to her. Marlena told him he needed to be vulnerable and open for it to work. Xander said he was.

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Bill was upset that Hayley lost the baby. When Bill left to get Hayley some tea, Naomi asked if her father was mourning a baby that never existed. Hayley said the baby was real but the ultrasound wasn’t. Naomi didn’t believe her. Hayley told her that she was afraid to get the ultrasound because it might prove that something was wrong with the baby. She wondered if the ultrasound would have saved her baby. Naomi agreed not to say anything to her father. When Bill came back, Naomi didn’t say anything. She ended up leaving. Bill let Hayley know that it wasn’t her fault. Jan told Derek to reunite with Ashley. She advised him to fight for Ashley. Derek listened to Jan’s advice. Later on, he went to Ashley’s apartment. He asked her for another chance. Derek tried to convince Ashley that he was the one for her. He said he wouldn’t keep going back and forth and wanted to know if it was going to be now or never. Later on, Derek went to Uptown and told Jan that Ashley chose Andre.

Dani went to see Andre to tell him that she caused Hayley to lose her baby. She called Bill to find out what was going on with the baby. It was confirmed that Hayley lost the baby. Dani called herself a monster for causing Hayley to lose her baby. Andre said he didn’t believe that Dani wanted to hurt the baby. He said it wasn’t her fault and that Hayley came looking for a fight. Dani hugged him but let go because she thought she was being selfish. She said she kept crossing the line of wanting and needing him. Dani said it couldn’t be take, take, take every time they’re together. They started kissing each other. Ashley walked in and saw them kissing. When Ashley left, Andre and Dani stopped kissing. Dani said she refused to use him. Andre said he would hold her all night because they were friends. Vanessa told Joey that his problem with Doug was gone. She said she told Doug about the bug in his car. While she was talking to Joey, Doug met up with Randy to talk about dealing with Joey. He said he couldn’t expose Joey without Vanessa going down so he said they had to aim higher. Doug wanted to connect Joey to Kenneth’s death. Randy said they would do it his way. He said Joey wouldn’t see it coming.

 

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Hayley was in excruciating pain, but she didn’t want Dani to help her. She asked a stranger to take her to the hospital. The person turned out to be Randy. Dani called Bill to let him know that he couldn’t leave town because Hayley was rushed to the hospital. Ashley couldn’t violate HIPPA by telling everything about Hayley so Naomi tried to get the info without using names. Naomi wondered why the woman rejected the ultrasound. She remembered that her father showed her the ultrasound. Randy returned to Uptown and told Dani that Hayley didn’t want her at the hospital and her. Dani thought Randy looked familiar so he tried to cover his tracks and left. Elon questioned Joey about the dead guy in the park. They both knew who the man was in the park. Elon asked Joey if he put a hit on the guy. Joey informed him that he wasn’t going down alone. Elon told him that the investigation was shut down. They agreed to go their separate ways. Jacob walked in and saw them shaking hands. He accused his father of looking the other way where Joey is concerned. Elon reminded him about the times he overlooked the Duprees crimes.

Doug was drinking and warned Vanessa that Joey was dangerous. Vanessa informed him that Joey had the car bugged. She was worried about him. Vanessa said she loved him. Doug told her to stop laundering for Joey before he goes down and takes her with him. Naomi wondered why Hayley faked a sonogram. Ashley revealed that Dani thought Hayley was faking her pregnancy. Naomi thought Hayley could have lived her life as a gold digger without faking a pregnancy. Vanessa told Joey that she convinced Doug to back off. Doug bought a new phone to call Randy. He was shocked that he was still in town. Naomi went to Bill’s place to confront Hayley. She told Naomi that she felt better. Naomi wanted to know why she lied about the ultrasound. Before she could answer, Bill walked in the room. Hayley announced that she lost the baby.

 

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Sophia went to Melinda’s office, but Melinda wasn’t there. Tate called Sophia to ask her for the adoptive parents’ address since Rachel bought a gift for the baby. Sophia said she didn’t have the address, but she would reach out to her lawyer. When Melinda showed up, Sophia told her about Sarah snooping around. Melinda didn’t think Sarah would figure out that Sophia was lying. She told Sophia that it was okay because Sarah couldn’t say anything because of HIPPA. Sophia was upset about the lie, but Melinda told her she would handle it. Tate ran into Belle at the town square. Belle said she was staying away until Sami left. Tate didn’t see why Sami would be mad that she was prosecuting Johnny since she was forced into it. Belle said Sami didn’t always act rationally. She said she had to get through it for the greater good. It occurred to Tate that he should do the same thing about the baby. He thought he should be concerned about how Sophia was doing.

At the Bistro, Paulina was nervous about testifying at Johnny’s trial. She wasn’t sure how she would live with herself if Johnny was wrongly convicted. The Attorney General called and said he would be watching the trial carefully. He said someone from the office would be in court and said Belle would be disbarred if she screwed up the case. EJ got Johnny ready for court. Johnny said he didn’t like the idea, but EJ said he knew what was best. Johnny told him to go easy on Paulina. They talked about John and Sami. When they got to the courthouse, Paulina was there. Paulina wished Johnny luck. She wanted to talk to EJ, but he told her it was inappropriate since she was a witness for Belle. Paulina told him that she was also the mayor. She told him to back off Belle. EJ said he would and went into the courtroom. When Belle showed up, Paulina said she had something to tell her. In the courtroom, Belle questioned Paulina on the stand. Belle asked Paulina about Johnny’s anger towards EJ. She asked Paulina about Johnny refusing to see EJ at the hospital when he was shot. Paulina said Johnny thought EJ got what he deserved. Belle continued questioning Paulina. It was EJ’s turn to question Paulina. EJ asked if Paulina was upset with him. He asked if she thought Johnny was innocent. Paulina said she did. Belle asked Gabi about going to the mansion and hearing Johnny and EJ arguing on the night of the shooting. The people in the courtroom were shocked when Gabi said she heard EJ telling Johnny to put the gun down. Gabi said she saw Ava leaving the mansion. EJ asked Gabi about the gun she had the night of the shooting. While he was questioning Gabi, she admitted that she might have misidentified the person talking to EJ. He got her to admit that Ava could have came back to the mansion. When EJ grilled Gabi, Belle asked for the judge to get him to stop badgering her. The judge decided to call for a break. Tate ran into Sophia and apologized for the way he has been treating her. He asked how she was doing. Sophia said she was fine. While they were talking, he asked her questions about the parents. Sophia said they had to live with what happened. Tate said he couldn’t do that. He said he wanted to meet the parents and their daughter. Sophia said that would make things worse. She said the baby wasn’t his anymore. Tate said he wasn’t going to let it go. Sophia called Melinda and told her that Tate wanted to write a letter to the parents asking if he could meet the baby. Melinda said to tell him to write the letter and she would respond as the parents and tell him he couldn’t see the baby.

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When Hayley wanted to give Bill breakfast, she fell over a box. Bill wanted to take her to the hospital, but Hayley was determined not to go. He said he was making an appointment for her and wanted to be there with her. Bill also said he was going to be there for the ultrasound. Ted ripped into Doug for almost messing up a surgery. He told Doug that there could be a malpractice suit. Doug told him that he couldn’t fire him because he quit. Ted tried to convince Doug to stay at the hospital. Doug threw up in Ted’s face that Nicole kicked him out of the house. Nicole overheard Vanessa talking to her accountant. While Vanessa was talking, Joey’s name came up. Nicole wanted to know what was going on between Vanessa and Joey.

When Nicole left, Doug called Vanessa and said he would be the king of laundering if she was going to be the queen. He said he would do it by using what he knew about Joey. Vanessa left to meet Joey. He told her that he bugged Doug’s car and knew everything. Joey said he found out that Doug thought he was going to blackmail him  and that she was lying to him. Vanessa said she would keep her husband in line. They ended up kissing. Nicole met up with Carlton. They talked about the concert as well as their fears. Carlton made Nicole laugh. While they were talking, Ted showed up to make sure Nicole was okay after what happened with Leslie. Nicole let him know she was okay.

 

 

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While Chanel and Johnny were in the town square, Felicity came up them and told them Cat was missing. Chanel told Johnny to be with his mother and took Felicity to the police station. At the Horton House, Julie and JJ didn’t know where Chad was. JJ went to the police station and wanted to put out a B.O.L.O. for Chad. Chanel and Felicity showed up to tell him that Cat was missing. JJ assumed Chad and Cat were together. Marlena and Sami reunited. Sami apologized for not making it home to say goodbye. Marlena was appreciative that she was there now. Sami was upset with herself for not visiting enough or thanking John enough. She was also sorry that she treated John the way she did. Sami said he treated her like a daughter. Marlena said he thought of Sami like a daughter. Sami was upset that it was too late to make it right. Marlena let Sami know that John knew how she felt. They talked about John and how he loved Sami and was proud of her. While they were talking, Sami said she would be there for her. Johnny showed up and reunited with his mother. Marlena left to give them space.

Johnny told Sami that he didn’t expect her to be at his trial since EJ was defending him. While they were talking, they talked about John. After they finished talking, Johnny told her he had to get ready for court. When Sami was alone, she talked to John’s picture. She thanked him for making her who she was. There was a flashback of John supporting Sami when she was marrying Lucas. Marlena and Julie ran into each other at the hospital. Julie told her what was going on with Chad. When she noticed the out of order sign on the elevator, she figured out what was going on. Cat woke up in the elevator after having a nightmare. She told him she was having recurring dreams about the car accident. Cat decided she wanted to get out of the elevator and decided to climb out. Her plan didn’t work. Julie knocked above the elevator and called out to them. Chad and Cat were able to hear her. Later on, Julie talked to Marlena about Cat. She told Marlena that Chad and Abby’s love was eternal like her love for Doug and Marlena’s love for John. Julie said Chad was Abby’s husband. Marlena told Julie that Chad should fall in love again. Julie wanted Chad to fall in love again with someone like Cat. Sami talked to John’s picture again. There was a flashback of John visiting Sami in prison. She promised John that everyone would take care of Marlena.

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The Articulettes were nervous about the show. Leslie told Eva that she was upset about not having tickets to the show. She blamed Ted for why she didn’t have tickets. When Eva went to the bathroom, Leslie looked through her pocketbook and stole a credit card to pay for her bill. She also stole the tickets Ted gave her. Shanice and Ashley talked about Derek and Andre not having tickets to the concert. Nicole let everyone know that Martin and Smitty were going to the concert. Samantha thought it was a good sign for her parents. Kat was glad that Martin and Smitty didn’t break up because of an affair.

Doug let Vanessa know that he wasn’t going to the concert with her. He said he was done with pretending that they were happy. Vanessa told him to stop drinking, gambling, and blurting things out at the worst time or she wouldn’t be able to keep him safe. Doug ended up giving Shanice his ticket so she could go with Vanessa. At the theater, Naomi and Smitty talked about the secrets they were keeping from their spouses. Everyone was shocked when Leslie showed up. Vernon warned Leslie not to ruin the night. Eva tried to stop Leslie from saying anything. The concert went underway. Derek and Ashley went for coffee. While they were talking, Derek promised not to give up on them if she gave him another chance. Ashley said they were over and that she needed to move on.

 

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Anita talked to Sharon and Tracy about being offered a solo at the concert. She said she missed the jazzy side of her that she gave up when her daughters were little. Sharon and Tracy were supportive of Anita doing a solo performance. While she was talking, Sharon suggested that they all have a solo performance unless Anita thought they would be stealing her thunder. Anita said she would love for them to have a solo performance, but Tracy said she was a background singer. Tracy said Anita earned her spotlight and told Sharon that they should let Anita have her time. Martin wasn’t sure if he wanted to go to the reunion concert. Dani called him out and said he needed to support the family. She said he had everyone walking around like they would shatter him they said the wrong thing. Dani understood what he was going through and said he could go back to being depressed when it was over. Martin agreed to go to the concert.

Nicole went to see Smitty. She said Smitty and Martin were the strongest couple in the family. Smitty said he always thought the same thing about her and Ted. He told her the break up didn’t come out of nowhere. He said he and Martin had plenty of fights leading to their break up. Nicole asked if he felt better knowing how upset Martin was about what happened. Smitty said it didn’t work because Martin lied to him for two years. He said Martin should feel guilty. Nicole let him know that Martin wasn’t the one orchestrating the cover up. Smitty said he was mad at Vernon and company. He said he was afraid of what would come next. Smitty wasn’t sure if Joey would call in a favor one day in the future. Nicole understood how he felt after what she went through with Leslie because of Ted’s secret. She said there were times when she could see things from Ted’s point of view, but their situations were different. Nicole said Ted chose to have an affair while Martin had a terrible situation forced on him. Smitty asked how he could live with a man he didn’t trust. He said he was hurt by Martin’s secrets. Nicole said Martin kept it a secret to maintain Smitty’s innocence. Smitty said he knew that logically, but the pain wasn’t logical. Nicole said going to the concert was the first step. Smitty agreed to go after he talked to Martin. Later on, Smitty asked Martin how he would feel about him going to the concert. He said he would be doing it to support Anita. At Orphey Gene’s, Vernon confronted Andre for having an affair with Dani. He asked Andre what his intentions were with Dani. Andre said he would be grateful for any time Dani allowed him to see her. While they were talking, Vernon warned Andre not to give him any reason not to like him. Anita walked in the living room to find Tracy practicing the choreography while Sharon was by the window. Sharon was having trouble breathing. Anita and Tracy wanted to know what was going on, but Sharon wouldn’t answer. When Sharon was able to speak, she told Anita and Tracy that she couldn’t do this and ran out.

 

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Tate sent Sophia messages asking if she heard from the adoptive parents or had any pictures of the baby. Sophia wanted Tate to let it go. Amy came into her room and asked why Sophia wasn’t over it since she wasn’t pregnant anymore. She told Sophia that she was upset that she went to Chicago to have the baby and that none of them got to hold the baby. Sophia snapped and said it was hard for her and reminded her that it was her life. Amy apologized for making it about her. She said her heart was aching that Sophia was hurting. Amy said the love Sophia had in her heart for her child would never go away. She said it was how she felt about Sophia. Sophia said having her child with people who cared was helping her. Amy said she was worried about her. When she touched her head, she realized that Sophia had a fever. Amy wanted to take Sophia to the hospital. Sophia didn’t want to go, but Amy said she was going. Johnny was upset with EJ for going after Roman the way he did in court. EJ said he had to do it to establish that other people had motives to shoot him. EJ told him to trust him. Johnny said he had to meet Chanel. Belle told EJ that he did a good job. EJ yelled at her for her opening statement attacking Johnny. She said she had a job to do just like him. EJ said Johnny was her flesh and blood and asked how she could do that to him. Belle said she tried to get out of the trial, but he interfered. She said this was what a fair trial looked like. EJ tried to apologize. He said he shouldn’t have questioned her loyalty to her family after losing her father. When he tried to comfort her, she told him they couldn’t do anything until the trial was over.

Chanel and Paulina met at the town square. They wanted to trial to be over but they didn’t want EJ to pin the crime on Chanel. Chanel said she was okay with it if it could help Belle’s case. While they were talking, Johnny showed up. He told Chanel what happened in court. Johnny and Chanel wanted to go to the pub for lunch. Paulina left so they could spend time together. She said she would pray for them. Holly met with Tate at the pub. Tate said he heard that Doug left town. He said he was glad she was okay. Holly said she hoped he got his money back from the police soon. Tate said he didn’t care because finding her was more important. Holly said she didn’t deserve his kindness since it was her fault he missed his baby being born. Tate said he was where he needed to be and he didn’t have any regrets. He said he was sorry that he wasn’t going to see his baby grow up in Salem. Tate blamed Johnny for backing out of the adoption. While he was talking, Johnny and Chanel showed up. Johnny told them about what happened in court. They talked about the baby being with her parents. Johnny and Chanel went to another table. They talked about what Tate has been going through. Chanel said she wouldn’t rest until Johnny was free. Tate talked to Holly about being disappointed that he wasn’t involved with the baby’s adoption. Holly said she understood his position as well as Sophia’s. She advised him to give Sophia some space. He said she was being so sweet and brought up how she was leaving for France. Holly said she wasn’t going and decided to go to Salem U. Tate was happy that she was staying. At the DiMera mansion, Susan told EJ she had a bone to pick with him. She said he was supposed to be a better man but that didn’t last long. EJ said he was doing what he had to do for Johnny. Susan said Johnny and Chanel were innocent. She said he knew Chanel was innocent and the truth about what he did to make Johnny look innocent would come out. Belle went to Paulina to tell her that she was resigning as DA. Paulina said she wouldn’t let her quit because it would look like she was trying to affect the trial. She told Belle that she wished she could get her off the case but it was too late. Paulina said she would be happy if the case ruined Belle’s relationship with EJ. Belle agreed to stay on the case for Johnny’s sake. Sarah checked Sophia and said there was no sign of infection. She said Sophia’s uterus was contracted more than expected for someone who just gave birth. Sophia asked if that was a good thing. When Sarah asked about the sex of the baby, Sophia froze. Sophia told Sarah that she couldn’t say anything about what she thought she knew. She ended up confessing to Sarah about what happened. Sarah asked if the baby was okay. Sophia said the baby was safe and that was all she needed to know. Sarah said she needed to know more or she would have to report it.

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June and Regina weren’t happy to see each other. Regina said June couldn’t live with her. June called her a snake. Regina showed June a picture of her children. June took the phone from her and said the picture was a random one she found on the street. Regina was shocked that June didn’t recognize her children. June denied having children. Regina said June abandoned them. She told June that the kids deserved better, but she treated them like garbage. Regina ripped into June and said she did everything she could for her and the kids. June walked out of Orphey Gene’s. Regina told Naomi and Jacob that June always does this. They asked Regina questions about June, but she didn’t want to answer anymore. She told them not to call her again. Andre and Ashley spent time together on their date. He asked her about her personal interests. She said she didn’t really have any interests. Ashley said Derek had a future for them planned, but she was glad she got out of that. Andre talked about how losing his parents taught him not to take things for granted.

At the casino, Joey was upset that he lost a bidding war over a building he wanted. Vanessa said they could counter bid, but a war would draw attention to their partnership. Joey changed the subject and said they needed to speed things up with their other project. He said he wanted to double the money flowing through her reality company. Vanessa didn’t know if she should be flattered or scared. While they were talking, they made out until Doug walked in. Doug wanted to know what they were talking about. Joey told him to leave, but Doug refused. Doug told Vanessa that he could gamble since the money was going to her company. Joey and Vanessa wanted Doug to leave, but Doug chose to stay. When Doug refused to leave, Joey threatened him. Doug told Joey that he would tell his friends in the police department about his deeds. He told Joey that he liked games. When Doug left, Joey wanted one of his men to plant a bug on Doug. Eva told Ted that she wouldn’t tell Kat or Nicole about the money he gave her. Ted asked her if Kat caused her to miss the accreditation renewal. Eva said Kat did cause it. She said if she needed to let go of things if she wanted Kat to let go. Ted said Kat crossed the line for the last time. Eva went to Leslie’s apartment and asked her why she felt the need to tell on Kat. Leslie said somebody needed to do something to Kat. She said there were consequences for Kat’s actions. Eva said she didn’t want to fight with Kat anymore. Leslie said the fight had just begun. She said Eva and Kat would be battling for the rest of their lives. After Leslie got the money, she said she wanted more. Leslie said this was the first of many loans she wanted from Ted. Eva decided to leave the apartment without telling Leslie where she was going. Kat went to see Ted. She told him that Leslie went too far when she tried to get Nicole arrested. Kat said the charges were dropped, but Eva and Leslie were still trying to cause trouble. Ted said Kat was the one who kept involving herself in Eva’s life. He said the games needed to end. Ted said she didn’t have to like Eva, but she needed to leave her alone.

 

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Gabi went to the DiMera mansion to meet with Tony. He wanted to know if she had a plan to get the company back. Gabi said she didn’t have one. Tony said he had a plan. He said to cause fighting within the Kiriakis family. Gabi said she noticed that there was tension between Xander and Philip, but she didn’t know why they were fighting. Tony said someone might know why. She said she liked the plan. He said he was glad she was willing to go along with the plan since she didn’t want to turn on Xander at first. Gabi said business was business and walked out. Kayla went to see Steve at Black Patch. She said she was distracted thinking about John. He said he knew what she meant. Steve told her that Julie got her necklace back. He told her how Julie got the necklace back. Kayla said she didn’t like the idea of Doug stealing, but he did the right thing. While they were talking, Kayla told Steve about Marlena fainting in court. After Kayla left, Gabi showed up to hire Steve to investigate Xander and Philip. Steve refused to take the case. He believed they were shady, but he stayed away from personal cases. Gabi didn’t believe him. Steve said his brother-in-law and nephews were Kiriakises and Stephanie was dating Alex and had a past with Philip. He asked what was in it for Gabi. She said Xander and Philip wouldn’t let her take Gabi Chic so she had to play hardball. After some convincing, Steve changed his mind and said he would take the case.

Marlena went to work. Kayla was surprised to see her. Marlena said she didn’t have any symptoms and was there to consult with Dr. Fuller on a patient. Kayla asked her to wait a few days, but Marlena said she was that patient. Marlena said what was wrong with her wasn’t physical. She thought it had to do with her soul. Kayla asked if she was possessed again. Marlena said she wasn’t. She said there was a time when Stefano used to invade her dreams and would refer to her as his Queen of the Night. Marlena said that left her vulnerable for possession. Kayla said that was a long time ago. Marlena said she hadn’t forgotten how that felt and let her know she had a dream about being the Queen of the Night. She said Susan’s premonition had her worried too. Kayla said Stefano was dead. Marlena knew he was gone. She told her what happened when she read Rachel a story from Arabian Nights and the dream was similar. Kayla said that the story and stress was why she had the dream. Marlena said it could explain the dream. She left for her appointment and would let Kayla know what happened. While Gwen was moving her things, Julie showed up to show off the necklace. Gwen accused her of stealing the necklace. Julie said she couldn’t steal something that was hers. She told Gwen to call the police and file a report. Gwen told her to enjoy the necklace for now. Julie told her that she better not be threatening her. She warned Gwen that she would get what was coming to her if she ever showed up at the house. While they were arguing a man showed up and yelled at Gwen. When Gwen left, Julie thanked Foster. He said he missed her and she said the same thing. They talked about the necklace and his bookstore. Foster told her he was selling the bookstore to be with his family in California. He said he would miss the store, but he missed his family more. Marlena told Kayla about the appointment. She said she had more questions than answers. Marlena said she couldn’t shake the unsettling feeling. She said she didn’t know if she wanted the answers.

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Dani and Nicole met at the country club. Nicole told her that Jacob made Leslie’s assault charges go away. Dani was shocked that Nicole fought someone. While they were talking, Dani told Nicole that she was proud of her for ripping into Bill over what happened with Martin. After Nicole and Dani talked, Nicole met up with Tyrell and Samantha. They wanted Nicole to talk Smitty into letting their father move back in their house. Nicole said it wouldn’t be easy. She said their parents had things to work out. Tyrell said everyone was leaving things out of the story. Dani went home and met up with Pam. She asked Dani about what was going on with Smitty and Martin. Dani said Martin and Smitty would survive. Changing the subject, Pam told Dani that fashion houses wanted to hire her as their spokesperson. Dani had reservations about doing it because she didn’t look the way she used to. Pam told Dani that she didn’t quit because of her age. She said Dani quit because she fell in love with a man who didn’t want her to model. Pam said she put her career second to Bill and it was time for her to put herself first. Dani still didn’t want to do it so Pam called Andre to take pictures of her. Dani gave in and did a photo shoot.

Kat told Chelsea that she didn’t understand why he was all about Eva. Chelsea, thinking she’s talking about Eva and Ted, advised her to accept that Eva wasn’t going away. Kat said she was talking about Tomas. Chelsea was shocked. Kat said Eva has been drawing Tomas into her web since day one. Chelsea told her that she should fight for Tomas because Eva was no match for her. Kat called someone and said they needed to talk. Tomas showed up to clear his name. He told Kat that he didn’t sleep with Eva. Kat told him not to insult her intelligence by saying he didn’t have feelings for Eva. Tomas told her not to make him confess to something he didn’t do. He said he sympathized with Eva. Tomas told Kat that he and Eva were friends. He said he questioned if Kat wanted to be with him for him or because she thought Eva wanted him. Kat said it may appear that way from his point of view. She said he made her feel special and wanted to make their relationship work. Kat said she didn’t want to be in a triangle with Eva. After they finished talking, they made love. Hayley saw Naomi at Orphey Gene’s and asked her if Bill killed somebody. Naomi dodged the question but was surprised to find out that Nicole accused Bill of murder. She told Hayley that she wouldn’t tell her if she knew something. Naomi said if Bill wanted to tell her anything he would tell her. Hayley said it was hard to believe they were friends. Naomi felt the same way. Hayley said Bill wasn’t a criminal to which Naomi said she didn’t know him the way she thought. Naomi said he had secrets buried deep. Hayley asked if she was trying to say that Bill was a murderer. Naomi said she needed to ask Bill. When she was finished talking, Naomi walked away from Hayley. Hayley went to Bill and asked why Nicole was mad at him and how did murder fit in. Bill was evasive with her. Hayley said she could tell that he was keeping something from her. He said it wasn’t his story to tell. Hayley said she believed him and loved him.

 

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Recap written by Michelle & Cheryl

Martin went to see Nicole so he could tell her the truth. Nicole asked if her parents already knew about the truth. She was angry that another secret was kept from her, but she wanted to know what Martin had to say. Martin told her that Kenneth was taken care of by Bill, Joey, Malone, and Chief Hawthorne. Nicole said it was a hit. Martin said he and Vernon didn’t know anything about it. Nicole was glad that Martin told her the truth but wondered why everyone thought she was too fragile to find out what was going on. She said no one would have fought harder for him. Martin said at the time of the accident he planned to be president and he knew she would make him face what happened. Nicole advised him to see her professionally. While Naomi and Jacob were at Orphey Gene’s, he told her about Nicole and Leslie’s altercation and that he was investigating it. He said Ted didn’t want to make a statement. Naomi said he better not have believed Leslie and arrested someone else in her family. Jacob said he didn’t arrest anyone yet. He said there was still more to find out about Martin’s situation. Naomi didn’t want to believe that anyone in her family would be involved in something nefarious.

Naomi went to the Dupree mansion to find out the truth. She wanted Anita and Vernon to tell her what was going on. Vernon said it was a legal matter. Naomi thought they weren’t saying anything because she’s married to a police officer. She asked if it was something bad. Vernon said he didn’t want to burden her with all the information. Naomi said she could help. Vernon retained Naomi as a lawyer which would protect everything they say. He told her everything that happened. When Vernon told Naomi about Bill’s involvement, she was shocked. Vernon said he didn’t think there was a line Bill wouldn’t cross, but he was wrong. He said nothing was out of bounds. Naomi said this was the worst thing Bill did. She told Vernon and Anita that Jacob was investigating Martin. She said Jacob didn’t know everything, but he would find out. Naomi warned them that the secret may not stay secret for long. Kat was determined to bring Eva down and tracked her in her hotel room. Eva and Tomas went to her room. When Eva was nervous about being with Tomas, he told her they could pretend the kiss didn’t happen if she wanted to. They kissed on the bed, While they were making out, Eva said if they would be doing what Kat accused her of doing if they went through with having sex. She said she wasn’t that girl. Tomas said he and Kat weren’t exclusive. Eva said Kat didn’t know that. She said she didn’t want to be a side piece. While they were talking, Kat knocked on Eva’s door. Kat was shocked to see Tomas in Eva’s room. Tomas said he was there to get a book, but Kat didn’t believe him. She left the room. Eva asked Tomas why he was upset when Kat left if they weren’t exclusive. Eva asked why he lied about the book instead of telling the truth. She said it was okay if he still liked Kat and was glad they didn’t do anything. Nicole went to see Bill. She accused Bill of being a murderer. Bill wanted Hayley to leave the room. Nicole thought Hayley should know who her baby’s father was just like she deserved to know that Ted had a daughter with his mistress. Bill understood that she was upset, but the only thing he killed was the law. He denied being involved in premeditated murder. Bill said he was being unfairly treated when he was covering up for the Duprees. He said Martin would be in prison if it weren’t for him. Bill said he saved her son and that she didn’t. After Bill explained what happened, Nicole warned him to stay away from Martin and her entire family. Bill said her family always goes to him. Nicole told him to turn them down when they go to him. Jacob confronted Martin at Orphey Gene’s. He asked Martin questions. Jacob said he knew Malone was giving his family extra protection. He asked Martin if he was afraid of the guy stalking him. Martin said he needed to handle it between himself and Smitty. Jacob said Smitty wouldn’t answer any questions which made Jacob suspicious. He said everything was too coincidental.

 

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