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Marlena talked to Rachel about her therapy. Rachel wondered if the doctor told her about her sessions. Marlena said the doctor wouldn’t say anything. Rachel told her what she told Thomas about Chad and Cat. Chad let Jennifer know that he wouldn’t be seeing Cat anymore, but she ripped into him. While Jennifer was talking to Chad, she told him that Thomas wanted to live with her. Chad told her Thomas wasn’t going anywhere. Marlena and Rachel went to the Horton House. Rachel wanted to apologize for what she said to Thomas. Chad let Rachel see Thomas. Rachel went to Thomas’ room. He told her that his father broke up with Cat. Rachel said he had to make sure Chad and Cat stayed apart. Thomas wasn’t sure what she meant, but Rachel told him about the times she broke up Brady’s relationships. Jennifer spoke to Marlena and then left them alone. Chad tells Marlena that he fell for Cat and his family didn’t like it. Rachel came down and said the apology went well. Marlena gave Chad some encouraging advice before she and Rachel left. Maggie was about to take Holly to the plane station when Tate called to apologize. Holly dismissed the call. Maggie and Hope shared a tearful goodbye.

Tate wanted to go to the airport to stop Holly, but Brady stopped him to tell him he wasn’t the father of Sophia’s baby. He told him about Tesoro and the DNA tests. Tate was upset at first but was happy. He went to the Kiriakis mansion and forced Maggie to tell him about Holly’s flight. Tate went to the airport. Cat went to work. EJ noticed something was wrong. Cat told him that Chad broke up with her. EJ sympathized with her and sent her to lunch. Before she left, she told him about her lunch with Gwen and asked for a tour of the building. EJ panicked and offered to take her on the tour. When EJ left to go meet Susan, Cat tried to look through his things, when EJ came in. When Chad apologized to Thomas, he asked if they were good. Thomas told him that they weren’t because he lied to him. He told Chad that he didn’t change his mind about his grandparents. Thomas said they weren’t good as long as Cat was in town. Tate found Holly at the airport. He told Holly about Sophia and told her that he loved her. When Tate told Holly that Sophia’s baby wasn’t his, that was enough for her to change her mind about leaving.

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Sarah went to the pub and called Sophia a liar. She ordered Sophia to meet her at the park when she was finished. When they met in the park, Sarah wanted Sophia to tell her the truth about the baby. She told Sophia that she didn’t have to keep quiet about her situation if she knew the baby was in danger. Sarah said Tesoro wasn’t Sophia’s baby. Sophia was shocked and disgusted. Sophia said Sarah was lying. Sarah ended up telling her about the DNA test results. Sophia realized Tate wasn’t the father of her baby. She was upset at the idea of who was the father. She refused to tell Sarah who the father of the baby was. Sophia said telling Tate the truth wouldn’t help. Sarah said the truth always had a way of coming out in the end. Maggie and Philip talked about their plans before the meeting. She thought their family reuniting would help beat Tony. Maggie, Philip, and Xander went to the DiMera mansion to let Tony know that Titan was theirs. Tony let them know that Titan wouldn’t be much of a company. They were okay with that. Tony tried to get Xander to remember the way Victor treated him, but it didn’t work. When they left, Tony said he would wait it out and buy what was left when the company collapsed.

When Xander and Philip went back to the office, they agreed that the company would be fine as long as they got along. Xander said he was grateful that Philip protected him by not telling the truth about the attack. Philip said that was what family did for each other. Chanel and Johnny tried to figure out who was setting them up. Johnny said Rafe could help them. He was going to find out where the phone was when the pictures were sent. They didn’t know who sent them if it wasn’t Holly. Chanel thought EJ was the one who wanted to keep them from starting a family. Rafe called them and told them the pictures were sent from the town square while Holly was in the hospital. They realized they were set up again but didn’t know who set them up. Chanel and Johnny thought it was someone on campus with an ax to grind. Johnny realized it was Sophia. Holly told Arianna that she was dropping out of school. She told Arianna what happened with Johnny and said she was moving to Paris. Arianna tried to stop Holly from leaving, but it didn’t do any good. They said goodbye to each other. Holly went home and thought about good times with Tate. Tate went to the dorm to look for Holly. He asked Arianna if she heard the rumor about Holly and Johnny. Arianna told him everyone got the wrong idea. They talked about how Tate blew it with Holly. Arianna kicked him out of the room. When Maggie went home, Holly told her what happened with Johnny. She told Maggie that she wanted to start over somewhere else. Johnny and Chanel thought Sophia being Tesoro’s mother was the only logical explanation. Sophia told Sarah to do another DNA test to prove the baby was hers. Sarah couldn’t break her oath. Sophia didn’t want Tate to know.

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Chad got Thomas to tell him the truth about why he was upset about him dating Cat. Thomas said he was hurt to find out he lied about being with Cat. Chad was confused about why he was upset about it when he was okay with him dating Stephanie. Thomas said Stephanie didn’t pretend to be his mother. He said that he understood why his grandparents couldn’t forgive her, but didn’t understand why he was able to. Cat met with Rafe to tell him what Gwen told her about the blackout. Rafe said something was going on. They realized Gwen was involved in what’s going on with EJ. Rafe told her to get EJ to take her on a tour of the construction site. Steve and Kayla went over Tesoro’s test results. She decided to run the tests again. Jennifer showed up to surprise them. She said she was happy to see Jeremy. Kayla wasn’t happy about it. After the interviews, Jennifer talked about what’s going on with Chad and Cat, She also talked about Mark’s parole. Steve and Kayla defended Cat which upset Jennifer. Kayla told her about forgiveness and suggested that she let go of her anger. Jennifer refused to forgive.

Jeremy went to see Stephanie. He told her Julie gave her the address. Jeremy said he was in town for a job interview. Stephanie didn’t want him to come in at first, but Jeremy talked her into letting him in. Jeremy congratulated her on her book and apologized for the way he treated her. He said he thought she would have heard about him being back in town so he wanted her to know that he would leave her alone. Stephanie said she heard that he changed his life around. She was upset at herself. Jeremy accepted the blame for what happened and apologized to her. He said he wanted to apologize to her face. Jeremy promised to keep the secret that she was Anastasia. While they were talking, Stephanie thought it was hard to believe that he could be a teacher when he had a criminal record. Jeremy said he worked things out with the police and went to therapy. When Jennifer went to the Horton House, she heard Thomas tell Chad that he never wanted to see him again. He ran to Jennifer’s arms. Thomas yelled that Chad was dating Cat. When Thomas left, Jennifer ripped into Chad for dating Cat.

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Stephanie told Alex about her relationship with Jeremy. She told him that Jeremy was a smuggler and abuser. Alex was ready to beat Jeremy after he heard what he did to her. Stephanie said she was ashamed that she was with Jeremy and stayed with him. Alex told her that she had nothing to be ashamed of and that it wasn’t her fault. She said it was harder to believe that in herself. Alex continued to convince her that it wasn’t her fault, but it didn’t work. She said she hadn’t thought about Jeremy but now that he’s back, she was concerned. Alex said he wanted to hurt Jeremy, but Stephanie said she was okay. Gwen yelled at EJ for leaving her trapped at the hospital. He didn’t care about her anger until she said Leo rescued her. Gwen let him know that she took care of Leo. They continued arguing until Paulina showed up. Gwen left so they could talk.

Paulina told EJ that the power company confirmed that the blackout started from the hospital. EJ refused to do what Paulina wanted so she threatened him. He threatened her by saying he would blame the aging power grid. EJ threatened to sue the city if she sued him. Gwen met with Cat for lunch. She told Cat about investing in the hospital. Cat was suspicious of Gwen. While they were talking, Cat told her about Chad forgiving her. Gwen said Chad wasn’t forgiving. They talked about Jennifer and how she hated both of them. Paulina offered to call a truce with EJ but said she would be back. EJ asked how Chanel and Johnny were. Paulina yelled at him for faking the Chanel video. She said she lost his right to know. Stephanie let Alex know that she was okay. After Alex left, Jeremy showed up with flowers.

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Brady was shocked when Kayla told him that Tesoro and Tate weren’t a match. He thought it was back to square one. Brady wondered how John would have handled the situation. He said he believed Sophia had a boy and wondered why she lied about the sex of the baby. Maggie showed up to check on Holly. Kayla said Holly suffered smoke inhalation. Brady said Holly was passed out drunk. Tate begged Holly not to give up on them. Holly said he blew up what was left of their relationship. She said she couldn’t be a part of the triangle anymore and told him to leave. Maggie showed up to see Holly. When Tate left, Maggie comforted her. Holly told her what happened. She said she did what she did because Tate cheated on her again. Maggie said drugs and alcohol weren’t the answer. Holly said she would do better. Maggie said she forgave her. Tate went to talk to Brady about what happened with Sophia. Johnny let Chanel know that Holly was just a student to him so he didn’t know why she sent the pictures to him. Chanel was furious at him. Johnny said he wished he had an explanation. Chanel asked him about the letter Tesoro’s mother wrote. Johnny said he couldn’t explain the letter. He said he would do anything he could to fix the situation. Chanel said it was too late. She was afraid that they were going to lose out on the adoption if the social worker turned her report in. Johnny said they would have their family and nothing was going to stop them. Chanel said she believed him.

Sophia thought about sending Johnny the pictures of Holly and how Arianna told her that Holly was in the hospital. She reset Holly’s phone and turned off the share location feature. Arianna showed up and said there was too much smoke damage in their room. While Arianna was talking to Sophia, Holly’s phone rang. Arianna wondered if she was going to answer the phone. Sophia said it was probably her mother and ignored the call, She left to go to work. Johnny reached out to Holly but didn’t get a response. He decided to find her. Paulina went to see Chanel to ask how the visit with the social worker went. Chanel told her about the letter from Tesoro’s birth mother and the pictures on Johnny’s phone. Paulina wondered where Johnny was. Chanel said he was looking for Holly. Paulina thought it was suspicious and wondered if the thing with Johnny and Holly was real. Chanel said she believed that nothing was going on with Johnny and Holly but the damage was done. She said she was afraid that she was never going to be a mother. Tate told Brady that he believed his break up with Holly was final. He told Brady that he didn’t understand how Holly found out that he kissed Sophia. Johnny ran into Tate and Brady and wondered if they knew where Holly was. Brady and Tate told him what happened with Holly. Tate left to go to work. Brady asked Johnny what was going on. Johnny told him about the texts Holly sent him. He told Brady that the social worker saw the photos. Brady said Holly was drunk and fought with Tate. He said he didn’t see Holly doing that. Johnny told Brady about the letter from Tesoro’s birth mother. Brady told him to hang in there while he was starting to piece things together. Tate caught Sophia burying Holly’s phone in the garbage. He asked what she was doing. She lied and said she threw her phone in the garbage. Kayla ran into Brady at the town square. Brady told her about Johnny and Chanel’s visit with the social worker and the letter from Tesoro’s mother. They realized that the mother had it in for Johnny, Chanel, and Holly. Brady thought the evidence pointed to Sophia. He asked Kayla if the results were right. Kayla said she would run them again.

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Stephanie and Kayla met at the hospital to talk about the hospital causing the blackout. When EJ came in, they asked him how they were going to respond. EJ said he already had it figured out. Stephanie left to get the statement out. EJ said he wasn’t interested in talking about the blackout. He said he was upset about Kayla holding a Q&A for Anastasia in her office instead of running the hospital. Kayla said she wasn’t a romance writer. She was upset that he was monitoring her computer. EJ said being a writer of a trashy novel wasn’t good for the hospital. While they were arguing, Stephanie came in and admitted to being Anastasia. EJ and Kayla were shocked. Kayla said she was proud of her. Stephanie wanted EJ to keep her secret. EJ said he would keep her secret, but she needed to stay on his good side. Sophia left the dorm and thanked Arianna for letting her sleep on the floor. While Holly was sleeping, she knocked a candle in the garbage.

Brady reached Tate in the dorm. He said he was worried when he didn’t hear from Tate. Tate said he was okay. A fire alarm went off. They smelled smoke. Tate found Arianna coming out of the bathroom while Brady found Holly in the dorm. There was smoke in the room. Tate and Arianna rushed to the room. Brady put out the fire. He picked Holly up and took her to the hospital. While they were waiting to find out what was going on with Holly, Brady realized Tate was drunk. Brady ripped into Tate for drinking. Kayla told them Holly was going to be okay. Brady and Kayla talked about the DNA test when Tate left to talk to Holly. A social worker went to see Johnny and Chanel. Things went well until she read the letter Sophia wrote. Sophia set the social worker a picture of Holly. When the social worker mentioned the student relationship part in the letter, Holly’s picture showed up on Johnny’s phone. Johnny hid his phone, but the social worker wanted to see it. Johnny gave her the phone, Chanel was furious. The social worker decided it was time to leave. Tate tried to apologize to Holly, but it didn’t do any good. Holly said there was no going back. Chanel didn’t want to hear what Johnny had to say. She blamed him for ruining everything again. Kayla told Brady that Tate wasn’t Tesoro’s father.

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While stuck in the elevator, Belle played a game which annoyed EJ. It led to them arguing. Belle blamed EJ for why they were trapped since he was too cheap to buy a generator. While they were talking, EJ told Belle that he still loved her. Belle said she regretted giving him her heart. She had an asthma attack because of his cologne. After her asthma attack, she brought up John’s will. EJ promised he would sign whatever she wanted him to sign. He said he caused John enough problems when he was alive. Leo was at the hospital construction site. Gwen was upset about being trapped in the lab room. They ended up hearing each other. Leo had trouble breaking down the door. He ended up breaking down the wall. Gwen hugged Leo when she was out. She let him go and continued being cold to him. Leo said he was there because his electric company thought that was the source of the blackout. She realized that it was a siphoning. Leo asked why she was at the hospital. Gwen said EJ gave her a tour of the free clinic since she was thinking about investing.

Susan knocked on Marlena’s door which woke her up. She told Marlena she needed a place to go during the blackout. Marlena told her that she passed out. Susan was horrified to find out. Marlena told her what has been going on. She thought Susan was right about her not being well mind, body, and soul. Susan said she didn’t get vibes that Kristen shot EJ. A worried Marlena changed the subject by asking why Susan was there. Susan said she was at the graveyard. She said her vibes about Stefano being alive were wrong. Susan said his presence was strong and lingering. Marlena told Susan about her dreams. Susan offered to spend the night so she could keep Stefano out of her dreams. Leo was able to convince Gwen to leave with him.

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Stephanie answered the blog Q&A. While she was answering questions, she saw a question about Jeremy. She sent Alex a text. Stephanie heard a noise outside of the office but couldn’t find out where. Brady and Gabi found Philip in his office. They were trapped inside of Titan. Gabi tried to pump Philip for information about the lawsuit. Philip told her that they were going to settle with Tony which meant they could lose Titan. He told her that they could be together since they wouldn’t be working together anymore. When Brady came in, Gabi brought up his uncertainty over staying at Basic Black. Philip said that was news to him and it wasn’t good. Gabi left them alone to talk. Philip told Brady that he understood why he would want to leave but the family needed to get along and work together. He said he wanted to improve their relationship.

Sarah told Xander she would leave as soon as she could get her car out of the garage. Xander said he didn’t mind if she was there. While they were talking, Sarah brought up couples therapy. Xander agreed to go to therapy. One thing led to another and they ended up kissing. They ended up making love. After they made love, Sarah said she didn’t regret anything. Maggie and Bonnie talked about what was going on with Titan. Bonnie said Maggie should go back to a leadership role if everything worked out with Titan. Maggie said she was considering it. Gabi called Tony and told him that Xander and Philip agreed to undo the merger. Philip said he wasn’t sure if Titan would survive without DiMera. He thought they should take the money and run.

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Theo and Paulina had lunch at the pub. He asked her what she thought about him being offered an executive position at DiMera. Paulina thought it was a good thing. Theo said his parents never wanted him to be involved in the family business. She told him it would be okay to do it since the good DiMera was involved. Paulina said he could change DiMera to make it good. When Abe showed up, Theo stopped Paulina from talking. Abe talked about his tutoring. He thought Theo might have known Liam since they went to school together. Theo said he knew the person because he used to bully him. He told Abe that was how he learned to stand up for himself. Abe told him that he was proud of him. Paulina told him to tutor someone else. Abe didn’t want to do that because he thought the kid needed help. He asked Theo if it was okay if he helped Liam.

Stephanie admitted to Kayla that she was scared of moving in with Alex after her track record with men. Kayla said she and Alex loved each other and would make it work. Stephanie was nervous when Kayla noticed a paper about a blog tour for Anastasia Sands. She lied to Kayla and said Anastasia was a client. Kayla believed the lie. They went to the hospital for work. While they were there, they saw that Julie was upset about Foster being brought into the hospital. Kayla told Foster that he had chronic kidney disease. Foster said he didn’t want to do dialysis, but Kayla said he could try other options. After she finished talking to Foster, Kayla let Julie know that his son was coming to see him. Stephanie wanted to stay with Julie so she could get her help. She told Julie about EJ’s plans with the hospital. Julie liked the idea but didn’t trust EJ. Stephanie said it could be a good thing. She wanted Julie to get the Hortons together for the event. Chanel and Johnny talked about getting ready to adopt Tesoro. Sophia told Melinda that Johnny and Chanel were about to adopt her baby. She told Melinda that they weren’t going to adopt her baby. Melinda said they could be good parents. She reminded Sophia that she didn’t get a say on who gets the baby. Sophia said she did get a say. Melinda said she needed to move on. Sophia begged her to help. Melinda agreed to help. Sophia said she wanted Johnny to suffer for making her life crazy. Melinda told her not to do anything crazy. Sophia said she was going to make Johnny pay. Julie told Stephanie that Jeremy was coming back to town.

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Tate went to see Brady to get his advice about Sophia, the baby, and Holly. He told Brady about his fight with Holly. Tate said he used the fight to get information out of Sophia. He took advantage of the fact that Sophia had feelings for him by kissing her. Brady let him know that he was treating Sophia and Holly badly. He advised Tate not to cheat on Holly. Brady said to let him and Steve take care of it. He wanted Tate to focus on college. Marlena went to the hospital for her check up. Sarah talked about Rachel. They talked about sympathizing with Rachel and what she has been going through. Sarah said being with Ava brought up emotions, but she loved her. She let Marlena know that her blood work showed that nothing was wrong with her. Sarah said she was out of ideas and felt like she failed Marlena. Marlena said she didn’t do anything wrong and that she felt better. Sarah thanked her for working with Xander. She said there was a chance that she and Xander might work things out. Marlena said she wanted to work with them as a couple, but Sarah didn’t think Xander would agree to it. She told Sarah that Xander might agree to it since he wanted to save their marriage.

Johnny told Chanel that he couldn’t go to the press conference for One Stormy Night. Chanel said that was the least of his problems. Johnny realized that the merger would probably crumble and he could lose his job. He said he didn’t want to rely on his trust fund. It occurred to him that losing his job could affect their chances of adopting a baby. Chanel convinced him that they would be fine. Holly ran into Arianna at the pub. When Sophia came in, Holly went to the bathroom. Sophia asked Arianna if she told her that she came out of Tate’s room. When Holly came back, she heard Arianna say something about Sophia and Tate hooking up. Sophia pretended to apologize for what happened that night. When Sophia was finished talking, she left. Arianna apologized for not telling her what she saw. She said she didn’t want to upset her. Tate showed up to talk to Holly. She ended up hitting him. Holly yelled at him and said they were finished for good. Johnny and Sophia met outside of the pub. She wanted to catch up on what she missed in class. Johnny asked if she missed class because of everything that happened with the adoption. Sophia said they ruined her life, but she would be okay. Chanel showed up. Sophia walked away and eavesdropped on Johnny and Chanel’s conversation. Chanel said their chances of getting Tesoro were good. She said her mother’s word did the trick. Sophia was upset.

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Marlena was surprised to see Brady putting Tate’s toothbrush in a bag. Brady said he had it taken care of. After they finished talking about the toothbrush, they talked about Rachel. Marlena suggested that he go easy on Rachel or he could lose her. She said Kristen being gone for six years was a long time for a kid and she could make sure she and Kristen saw each other. Steve went to the hospital to ask Kayla for her help with a DNA test. Kayla didn’t like being in the dark and refused to do the test. She said she had her ethics and that EJ was looking for a reason to get rid of her. Kayla gave Steve a link so he could order a link to do the test himself. When they went to the nurses’ station, Brady showed up with the toothbrush. Kayla told him to take it to the lab. EJ talked to Cat about the blueprints. Cat said she knocked them over but didn’t know what they meant. She said she was curious, EJ lied to her about the free clinic so he could improve his family reputation.

At the hospital, Xander and Sarah talked about what’s going on with Titan/DiMera. Sarah said she would help. She let him know that he was a good father. Sarah apologized for not believing him when he said he didn’t attack Philip. She asked if he could forgive her. Xander said he forgave her. Sarah asked if he could forgive her for lying about the fraud. Xander said if he could forgive Philip, he could forgive her. Sarah said he needed to be able to trust her if they were going to repair their marriage. She said Xander not attacking Philip changed everything. Xander wanted to talk to Marlena. Sarah saw EJ and Cat at the Bistro she thanked EJ for the clinic. When Sarah left, Cat asked EJ why he bid on her at the auction. EJ said it was a way to look like a supporter of the hospital before he bought it. He said he wanted a date with her and know more about her. EJ said he was impressed with her con which was one of the reasons why he hired her. Sarah met with Brady and talked about Rachel. She told him about the Titan/DiMera drama. Brady asked if she knew what fraud Tony was talking about. Sarah said he should talk to Xander. He said the company splitting up could be disastrous. Brady said Titan and Basic Black could be ruined. He hoped that Xander and Philip didn’t do something that could ruin things. Xander went to see Marlena and told her about Tony’s lawsuit. He said he wasn’t taking his anger out on anyone and that he and Philip were working things out. Xander said there might be hope for him and Sarah.

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Xander was upset that Philip didn’t have the co-CEO document. They ended up leaving for Victoria’s birthday party. While Sarah and Maggie were getting the mansion ready for Victoria’s party. Sarah said she was nervous about Xander being there. While they were talking, Xander and Philip showed up. Xander told them that Philip was going to be the co-CEO. Sarah was suspicious about it. Xander asked Maggie how she was doing on the anniversary of Victor’s funeral. Maggie was touched that he would ask. She said she was okay. When Sarah and Philip were alone, she wanted to know what was going on. Sarah said when he was co-CEO, Xander didn’t have any leverage over him. She told Philip that he could tell everyone that Xander attacked him. Philip wouldn’t admit the truth. Xander ended up overhearing the truth. Holly saw Tate with Sophia at the bookstore. She went over to them and ruined Tate’s plan because Sophia used that opportunity to walk away. Tate apologized for snapping at Holly. He continued to snap at Holly until she yelled at him back. Holly told him it wasn’t her fault and that Sophia wanted him back. She said Sophia was just using him so she could keep her hooks into him. Holly said Tate seeing the baby wouldn’t help. Tate didn’t agree with her. She accused him of being obsessed and said she was done. He walked out. Sophia met with Arianna and told her that Tate was obsessed with the baby. She told Arianna that she wanted Tate to forget about it. Sophia said Holly was annoying and was tired of being caught between them. Arianna said she couldn’t let go of getting back together with Tate. She told Sophia that she was tired of being in the middle. Arianna said she was friends with Sophia and Holly and wasn’t taking sides.

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