Author: Michele and Cheryl

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Gabi went home and found out Leo was working on a story about Tony’s disappearance. Javi wondered why she was interested in Tony’s disappearance. He thought she had a motive for wanting Tony out of the way. Gabi was offended by his comment. Javi apologized for doubting her. He said he couldn’t afford to lose anyone else after losing Tesoro. Gabi comforted Javi over losing Tesoro. She said he and Tesoro brought out the best in Leo even though he tried to pin EJ’s shooting on her before Kristen’s confession. Javi said Leo didn’t think Kristen did it. At the pub, Rachel told Brady that she was worried about Marlena. EJ came in and said Kristen escaped. He said the prison was trying to confirm that she disappeared. EJ said the warden thought Kristen tried to reach out to Rachel. Rachel said she hadn’t heard from her mother. She was upset over what could happen to Kristen. While EJ was about to leave, he overheard Rachel telling Brady that he was a spy for the warden. Brady said he didn’t think EJ was a spy, but he believed that Kristen had a plan. He said Kristen would find her way back.

Sarah checked on Marlena. She said Marlena still had a rash on her arm which was a sign of Lyme carditis. Belle and Eric talked about Sami being engaged to a mob prince. Eric was more understanding about the situation. Sarah told them that Marlena had carditis. She said she would run the Lyme disease test again but it could take a while because of EJ’s budget cuts. Sarah thought the budget cuts could have affected the original Lyme disease which kept Marlena from getting the help she needed. Belle went over to EJ and yelled at him. She threatened to hold him and the hospital responsible if anything happened to her mother. Belle left to check on Marlena. Eric and Sarah argued with EJ. Brady brought Rachel to the hospital. He gave Rachel money to get something from the vending machine. Brady told Sarah that Kristen escaped. Sarah ended up hugging him while Rachel watched them. In the crypt, Tony took the restraints off Kristen. She told him that someone jumped her from behind in prison and blindfolded her. Tony said someone got him on his way back to Greece. Kristen wondered if EJ had anything to do with what happened to them. Tony thought Gabi did it. Kristen said it was ironic that Stefano wasn’t among the dead DiMeras in the crypt now. Tony said the open sarcophagus was gone. He said whoever put them there took Stefano out. She said she still felt his presence and wondered if the other DiMeras were held captive somewhere. A fed up Kristen was determined to get out of there. In the lab, EJ put his hand on a cryogenic chamber and told it that their reunion was long overdue.

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Rafe told Eli that he and Cat were going to take EJ down. He told Eli that they believe the free clinic was for evil. Rafe said they would all find out what was going on. Eric and Will went to the pub. Roman was happy to see them. Sami went to see Marlena. She showed Marlena her engagement ring. Marlena was surprised to see that she was engaged after dating for two months. She was also surprised that she was engaged to a Vitali. Sami defended her fiance and said she would be careful. Abe wanted Lani to convince Theo not to work for DiMera. Lani said she agreed with Paulina. She said Theo was grown and that the DiMeras were his family. Javi and Leo talked about how hard it was going to be going to the baby shower. While they were talking, Javi said he was concerned about Leo looking for a story about EJ for the gala. Javi said he didn’t know what he would do if anything happened to him. Leo said he would be okay. He told Javi that Gwen wanted him to find Dimitri, but he wouldn’t do it if Javi didn’t think it was cool, Javi asked if finding Dimitri would give him closure. Leo wasn’t sure if he would find him because he would have been back if he wanted to be found unless something happened. n

When Trey was fussy, Chanel wondered if she and Johnny should cancel the party. Johnny reminded her about Sami’s temper. Chanel said she knew they couldn’t cancel but she was concerned about how the Hernandezes were going to feel. Marlena explained to Sami why her siblings weren’t going to be at the party. When Marlena and Sami went to the pub, Roman noticed how pale Marlena was. Sami and Eric caught up with each other. Johnny and Chanel showed up with the baby. Sami told Johnny to find a way to make peace with EJ. When Johnny didn’t want to make peace, Sami told him not to do something he would regret. Eli and Lani let Chanel know that they wanted another baby. Rafe and Javi showed up at the pub. Sami pulled Rafe aside to tell him she was engaged. Rafe was happy for her. Marlena talked to Leo until she felt tired and decided to leave. Will took Marlena home. Rafe told Sami that he was going to run a background check on her fiance. Later on, Rafe got a call about Tony being declared missing.

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Julie and Marie told Holly and Tate about the Horton family for their school project. Jeremy talked to Mike about Stephanie not trusting him. Mike told him that he worked hard at changing and people would see it soon. They went to the Horton House and joined the documentary Holly and Tate were doing. Mike talked about following in his grandfather’s footsteps and becoming a doctor. Holly asked about Mike’s parents. Julie said Bill and Laura made their mark in the family. Kayla told Chad and Jennifer that Thomas had a mild concussion and a dislocated shoulder. She told them Thomas would be okay. Chad asked to see Thomas. Jennifer said Thomas might not have wanted to see him since the accident was his fault. Chad and Jennifer ended up arguing. He left to go see Thomas. Jennifer talked to Kayla about Chad and Cat. She told Kayla that she couldn’t let it go. When Chad went to see Thomas, he accused Chad of lying to him again about Cat. Chad tried to explain, but Kayla came in to reset Thomas’ shoulder. Chad said he would be there for him, but Thomas wanted his grandmother. Chad wanted to be there, but Kayla told him to give in to Thomas’ request.

When Holly and Tate left the Horton House, Jeremy wanted to know what happened between Bill and Laura. Before Julie and Marie could answer, Jennifer called to tell them about Thomas. Mike went to the hospital. Jeremy wanted to know about his grandparents. They told him that Bill raped Laura while she was married to Mickey. Everything worked out for Bill and Laura and they got married and had a child. Julie told Jeremy that all families had secrets. At the pub, Holly and Tate talked about the Hortons. They talked about their drama being behind them. He said he learned from his mistakes and was going to work hard to make it up to her. Mike and Jennifer saw each other at the hospital. Chad went to the lobby while Jennifer went to see Thomas. He told Mike that Jennifer blamed him for what happened to Thomas. Chad said she might not be wrong. Mike said he heard about what was going on from Jennifer, but he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Kayla showed up and said Thomas was ready to go. Chad filled out the paperwork. Mike told Kayla that Jeremy was working hard to change. Kayla said only time would tell. Jennifer came back and told Chad about not putting the children first which was why Thomas got hurt. She said he could have been killed. Jennifer said she couldn’t trust him with the children so she was taking Thomas and Charlotte to Boston. She threatened to sue him for custody if he tried to fight her.

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EJ talked to Rita about a shipment. He thought the distraction of the gala would help avoid scrutiny. He went to Belle’s office and saw Johnny and Chanel signing the adoption papers. Johnny was cold to EJ. EJ wondered if his conversation with Amy changed her mind about letting Johnny and Chanel adopt the baby. When Johnny and Chanel left, EJ told Belle that he wanted to acknowledge John’s bequest at the gala. Belle liked the idea but wanted to talk to her family about it first. He told her about his conversation with Amy about the difficulties of being a parent. Belle told him she wasn’t pressing charges against Sophia. EJ thought she made the right decision. The Hernandez family said goodbye to Tesoro. Johnny and Chanel met the family at the town square to pick up Tesoro. Leo told Johnny and Chanel about the things Tesoro liked and didn’t like. Rafe told Johnny that he remembered him at Tesoro’s age and couldn’t believe Johnny was a father. Johnny said Rafe was the best father he could ask for and asked him to be the honorary grandfather. Chanel asked Leo and Javi to be the baby’s godparents.

When Johnny and Chanel left with the baby, Rafe comforted his family. Rafe stayed behind when the family left. EJ showed up. Rafe reminded EJ about his strained relationship with Johnny and told him he was the baby’s paternal grandfather. EJ was heated. Rafe answered a call from Sami. Marlena and Paulina decorated Johnny and Chanel’s place. Paulina said she knew how hard it was for her since it was he anniversary. Marlena said the baby was a distraction. She said John would be thrilled that his namesake was a father. Belle showed up and asked Marlena if John could be acknowledged at the gala. Marlena agreed to let John be acknowledged. Johnny and Chanel brought the baby home. Everyone was excited to see him. Johnny said they were naming the baby Trey after John. He said he was honored to have John’s name. Chanel said the middle name would be Paul after Paulina since she was the reason why they were parents. Paulina was touched. Sami called Johnny and said she was coming to Salem to meet her grandson. Belle wasn’t too pleased.

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Susan went to Stephanie and told her that her murder mystery was going to be real. She told Stephanie that something tragic was going to happen. Chad and Cat looked for the carving knife. Thomas and Rachel got a pumpkin ready to hit Cat on the head. Someone dressed like Jeremy tried to stab Alex but missed. When Alex saw the pumpkin flying, he pushed Cat out of the way. Alex got hit with the pumpkin instead of Cat. Stephanie, Susan, and Leo showed up. Jeremy was with Thomas and Rachel. Chad showed up and told Thomas that he knew what they tried to do. He wanted Jeremy to take Rachel to Marlena while he dealt with Thomas.

Chad yelled at Thomas about what he did. Thomas apologized for his actions. Javi showed up to check on Alex who was okay. Alex didn’t want to go to the hospital. Javi turned his focus on Tesoro. Leo told him the news about the baby. Alex let Stephanie know that he was okay. Chad brought Thomas over to apologize. Alex said he didn’t blame Thomas for what happened. He blamed Jeremy. Alex tried to tell Chad what Jeremy did to Stephanie. Jeremy said he wasn’t that man anymore, Susan saw Rachel in the bookstore. She told Rachel that she knew how bad she was. Susan wanted her to stop acting up and help Marlena get better. Leo and Javi brought Tesoro to the bookstore. They congratulated Johnny and Chanel. Leo and Javi were disappointed to find out how soon they were losing Tesoro. Johnny and Chanel took the baby home. They felt bad for the Hernandezes, but were thankful that they were parents. Thomas apologized to Chad. Chad said he needed to talk things out instead of acting them out. Cat looked at the pumpkin catapult that almost hit her. Jeremy told her that Thomas launched the fruit. Cat realized Thomas tried to attack her. While Stephanie and Alex were at the pub, Susan showed up. Stephanie told Susan that her premonition was off since nothing happened. Susan said her book was going to come true.

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Theo met with JJ at the town square. While they were talking, Abe showed up. Theo told JJ to leave so he could talk to Abe. He told Abe about his blackout incident and his conversation with JJ. Abe said he handled the situation well. Theo said he talked to Paulina about it. Abe was upset that he didn’t talk to him. He left to go to his tutoring appointment. Julie showed Jeremy the bookstore. Stephanie walked in the store. Jeremy left when he saw Stephanie. Julie noticed something was wrong. Stephanie told Julie what happened between her and Jeremy. Abe showed up looking for his appointment. Stephanie ended up leaving. Liam showed up to meet Abe. Abe told Liam about showing up on time. Liam wasn’t interested in making an effort or the book he was reading. Paulina met with Jada in her office to let her know about Halloween. Jada said she had it covered. She said she had a blind date. JJ came into the office and said he was going to stay a cop. Later on, Paulina ran into Theo. He warned her that Abe was upset. She told Theo that her marriage was fine. Paulina asked how the job was going. Theo told her that Tony disappeared. He said everything worked out in the end and thanked Paulina for her encouragement. Stephanie was upset when she saw Jeremy in the hallway. She wanted to know why he was there. Stephanie was shocked when she saw Jada come out. They got together through a dating app. Stephanie ended up getting a call. Jada and Jeremy left before Stephanie’s call was over.

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At the hospital, Brady ran into Cat. He apologized to her for Rachel’s role in her breakup with Chad. Cat apologized to him for what Tate went through because of Aaron. She said they were waiting for the DNA results to prove Aaron was the father of Sophia’s baby. At the DiMera mansion, EJ told Gwen to get along with Leo. Gwen refused to get along with Leo until it occurred to her that Leo snooping around could cost her the money she invested in the project. EJ said she could pretend to forgive him so she could find out what he knows. After she found out, EJ would handle him. Gwen said she didn’t want to dispose of any dead bodies. At the Spectator, Leo asked Chad to handle Rita because he didn’t want to get killed. Chad found it funny but promised to talk to EJ to make sure Rita didn’t hurt him. Gwen showed up and told Leo that saving her life made her change her mind about him. When she noticed Chad, she told him about Jennifer being on her high horse. When Gwen left, Leo told Chad that he didn’t believe Gwen’s change of heart. Chad suggested he give Gwen a chance.

Philip was at the Kiriakis mansion when Sarah was upset about Xander. He apologized to Sarah for lying to her, but she didn’t forgive him. Sarah asked why he lied to her. Philip said it was because Xander changed. Sarah didn’t buy the excuse. She ripped into Philip for protecting Xander. Philip said he wouldn’t turn him into the police because there was too much riding on Xander. Sarah said she didn’t love Xander anymore and left. She ended up at the hospital where she ran into Brady. Sarah broke down and told Brady what happened. Brady said she deserved better. Maggie ripped into Xander for lying about beating Philip. She said Xander was a lost cause. Maggie believed that Philip could change, but Xander would never change. She said he could go along with what she wanted or go to jail. Xander decided to call her bluff and didn’t accept the deal. He told her that Titan would burn to the ground if he went to prison. Philip walked in the room. Xander glared at Philip. Maggie and Xander told Philip what was going on. Philip told Maggie that he wasn’t playing her game. He said Xander wasn’t going to prison and decided to stand by him. Brady told Sarah that she shouldn’t be at work. He wanted to take her somewhere she would feel good. Maggie agreed that Philip was right , but she didn’t have to like it or Xander. When Xander was about to leave, he was served with divorce papers. Anna called EJ to tell him Tony was missing.

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Sarah got a message that Sophia was missing. When she saw EJ, she told him about the lab being backed up and his staffing problems thanks to him not being willing to spend the money. EJ told her she was being insubordinate. While he was talking to her, he brought up Xander. He said he had to make tough decisions to fund the free clinic. EJ asked her to say something at the clinic’s dedication. At the pub, Brady and Steve went to the vacant room upstairs and were able to stop Sophia from leaving. Amy slapped Johnny and blamed him for Sophia running away. She said he was another lying DiMera and wanted to sue him. Johnny let her know that Sophia was with Brady and Steve. While Tate and Holly were on their way to the pub, they ran into Leo and Javi. Leo and Javi asked about Sophia. Tate and Holly told them that Tesoro was Sophia’s baby. Chanel showed up after Tate and Holly went to the pub. She said she was afraid that she and Johnny would lose their chance to adopt Tesoro if Sophia didn’t show up. Chanel spoke to Tesoro and let him know that she and Johnny were fighting to be his parents. When Chanel got a text from Johnny, she walked away.

At the pub, Sophia was scared when she saw Amy. Amy hugged Sophia and told her that everyone was lying about her. Sophia admitted that everything was true and that she wasn’t the person she thought she was. She blamed Amy’s controlling ways for why she gave birth alone. Sophia said she wasn’t going to let her or Tate know that she had the baby or they would have made her keep it. She said if Johnny didn’t bail none of this would have happened. Amy was hurt that Sophia gave birth alone. Everyone else wanted Sophia to give them answers. Leo and Javi came into the pub with Tesoro. Amy went over to Tesoro. Sophia hit herself in the head and said she couldn’t take this anymore. She ended up collapsing. Javi went over to help her. Sophia was taken to the hospital. Sarah took her to an exam room. Amy told Brady that she couldn’t understand how everything happened. Brady told her not to blame herself. Chanel and Johnny showed up at the hospital to find out what was going on. Sarah tried to talk to Sophia but it didn’t do any good. She left Sophia’s room to let everyone know that Sophia had a psychological break and had selective mutism. Amy went to see Sophia. Johnny and Chanel were worried that they weren’t going to get Tesoro.

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Johnny and Chanel waited for Paulina at the bookstore. They wanted to find Sophia so they could get her to confess, but they couldn’t find her. Paulina showed up and said she spoke to child protective services to find out what was going on. She told them that Sophia was disturbed. When Paulina left, Johnny and Chanel decided to go to Sophia’s house. Theo was furious when he saw Abe talking to Liam. Abe reminded him that he was working at DiMera. He was upset when Theo told him he was going to be CEO. Abe told him that he was going to be the face of the company that has done bad things. Theo said Paulina encouraged him to do what he wanted to do. Abe was upset about that. When Paulina showed up, Abe ripped into her for telling Theo to take the job at DiMera. Paulina was shocked to find out that Theo was going to be CEO. She congratulated Theo.

Holly went to see Arianna to tell her about Tate’s romantic gesture. They talked about Sophia and her actions. Holly told her about Sophia’s lies. They wondered who could be the father of Sophia’s baby. Holly said she wanted to make Sophia pay for what she’s done. Aaron went to see Tate at the pub. Tate told him about Sophia’s lies. When Aaron told him that Sophia lied about him being Tesoro’s father, Aaron was uncomfortable. Aaron told Tate that he was with Sophia. He told Tate that he didn’t say anything because Sophia said he couldn’t be the father. Tate was upset with him. Aaron said he had a lot going on with his family. Tate realized it wasn’t about him and accepted Aaron’s apology. When Holly showed up, Aaron told her he was the father of Sophia’s baby. Sophia went to Melinda for help. She told Melinda what she did to get revenge on everyone and messed things up. Melinda couldn’t believe what she did. She asked if Sophia wanted Holly to get hurt. Sophia said she didn’t. She said things kept getting worse. Sophia said everyone figured out what she did and were coming after her. She told Melinda that she found out who the baby’s father was. Sophia said Tate wasn’t the father of her baby. Melinda let her know that she wasn’t upset with her. Sophia said everyone hated her. Melinda told her that she couldn’t help her anymore. She told Sophia that the best legal advice she had for her was to tell the truth before she was exposed. An upset Sophia accused Melinda of turning on her. Theo told Abe that he should live somewhere else since he was so upset about the job. Abe said it would be worse for him to live at the mansion. He wanted a moment with Paulina. Abe yelled at Paulina when Theo left. Paulina told him about the way he was talking to her. Abe apologized to her and told her that she didn’t know the DiMeras the way he did. Sophia went home to pack. Everyone was after her. Sophia ended up leaving.

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