BTG Short Recap Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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Dani and Vanessa ran into Hayley at Uptown. They noticed that Hayley was with Randy who went by another name. Dani let Vanessa know that she was wrong about Randy going by another name. Vanessa said he went by a different name when Hayley had a miscarriage. She told Dani that he worked for Joey and didn’t want to be identified. While they were talking, Dani questioned Vanessa about being with Joey. Vanessa got offended and walked out. She went to see Joey and wanted him to put her to work as his equal. Randy gave Hayley a vial and let her know to use it in small doses. He told her to wait for Bill to have a heart attack. Joey summoned Randy and wondered what he was doing with Hayley. Randy lied and said he and Hayley were hooking up with each other. Bill found the vial in Hayley’s purse. Hayley kept him from being suspicious about the vial. Later on, Hayley slipped a dose in Bill’s drink.

Ridge called Pam so they could have a business arrangement. He wanted Dani and Andre to do a photo shoot to promote the Forrester Creations fragrance line. Dani was excited, but Andre wasn’t interested. Andre had a better suggestion. He wanted Dani to pose for the pictures while he took the pictures. Pam said the Forresters wanted Dani and Andre in the pictures together so they could capitalize off of their wedding. Dani asked him to help make her dream come true. Bill talked to his private investigator about Andre. Keegan (the investigator) wondered why Andre stopped appearing in pictures a year ago. Bill wanted Keegan to continue looking into Andre. Naomi got the results of her pregnancy test. Before she could look at them, Jacob walked in. He said they would figure things out if she was pregnant. Naomi wasn’t sure. After they made love, Jacob picked up her computer and realized she wasn’t pregnant. She said she was happy but knew he was disappointed and didn’t know where that left them.

 

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, October 20, 2025

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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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BTG Short Recap Friday, October 17, 2025

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Nicole and Ted showed up for Martin and Smitty’s wedding. Ted told Nicole that he refused to believe that their marriage was over. He said he would wait for as long as he had to for her to realize that they belonged together. Nicole wasn’t interested in being back with him. Martin and Smitty renewed their vows. Nicole left the wedding to go to a retreat but ended up at Ted’s place. Leslie saw them together. When it looked like Nicole and Ted were getting closer, Leslie pulled the fire alarm. Naomi talked to Bill about her childhood. He talked to her about wanting another baby. Naomi said her childhood wasn’t the best, but she knew he wouldn’t be who he was if he focused more on fatherhood. Bill said she would change her focus once she had children. While they were talking, Bill told Naomi that he hired a private detective to look into Andre. Naomi told him that she convinced Dani to make Andre sign a post-nup. Tomas and Eva hung out at the country club. She told him that she was concerned that her mother was unhinged. Tomas said she should go out with someone else. Leslie showed up and told Eva to be more like Tina Turner.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, October 16, 2025

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Hayley talked to Randy and let him know that she experimented for Bill’s birthday. After she got off the phone, she gave him the special cupcake. She told him she wanted to make sure he got everything he deserved. Jacob told Naomi that he surprised her with a spa date. Naomi said she was celebrating her father’s birthday and was upset that he wouldn’t leave her alone about her pregnancy. She said he should have married a woman who would want kids. Jacob said he wanted to marry her. Naomi said she resented him for making her seem wrong for knowing what she wanted. Jacob said he wasn’t doing that. They declared their love for each other, Naomi thought they were at a standstill. She told him that she talked to her mother and thought it would inspire her to be a mother but it didn’t. Naomi said women get all the blame when something goes wrong. Jacob said he would have helped her, but that wasn’t enough for her. Hayley told Bill that she wanted to make his day special. She said Dani made a big deal about his birthday.

Dani and Pam wanted Andre to model for them. They tried to convince him to be one of their models. Chelsea showed up to Bill and Hayley’s for the birthday party. While Bill and Chelsea were talking, Hayley brought out the cupcakes. Bill complained about the cupcakes. Jacob told Naomi that he mind and body were beautiful. He let her know that he never says anything right to her. Naomi let Jacob know that she wanted to make a difference in the world. She told Jacob that she wanted him to leave her alone. At Bill’s party, Hayley thought about meeting Dani and Bill. Dani and Pam tried to convince Andre to be a model. When Pam left, Dani tried to convince Andre to be a model. Naomi went to see Ashley at the hospital. She told Ashley that she might be pregnant. Naomi told Ashley that Jacob originally agreed about not having children but now he wants them. She asked Ashley to give her a blood test and rush the results. Ashley agreed to help her.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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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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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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While Andre was at Uptown waiting for Dani, Hayley showed up and told him to keep Dani away from her husband. Dani went to Bill’s office to give him a birthday gift. She said she gave it to him early because she thought Hayley was doing something big on his birthday. Hayley told Andre that Dani was obsessed with Bill. Andre wasn’t concerned about what Hayley had to say. He told her that Dani asked him to end their marriage. Bill thanked her with a kiss. Hayley ended up seeing them. Hayley went to see Randy at the casino. She said it was time to deal with Bill. Hayley wanted to take his legs out from under him. Vanessa wanted to know why Joey wanted to break up with her. She said he didn’t mind her laundering his money, but he wasn’t interested in having sex with her. Joey said it was because of her son. She said she didn’t want to end things. While they were making out, Randy walked in on them. Randy said he wouldn’t say anything about their relationship. Tyrell and Samantha were excited that Smitty and Martin were getting back together. When Martin and Smitty were alone, they talked about forming a united front to protect themselves against Joey when he came to collect his debt for getting rid of Kenny. At family dinner, Smitty told Samantha that he didn’t have any to be concerned about June and supported them getting to know her. Later on, Smitty admitted to Martin that he was still nervous about June getting close to Samantha and Tyrell.

 

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, October 13, 2025

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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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BTG Short Recap Friday, October 10, 2025

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Hayley asked Bill where he was the night before. Bill wanted Hayley to trust him. He said despite what happened, he didn’t have erectile dysfunction. Bill warned Hayley that she was going to have to accept that Dani was going to be a part of their lives if they were going to make their marriage work. Dani told Pam that Bill kissed her. She also told Pam about what happened with Hayley. Pam asked if it was fair to use Andre if he was good to her and for her. She asked Dani what would happen if Andre wanted children. Andre showed up while they were talking. Dani noticed Bill sitting across from them and wanted to take Andre home. Bill went to Pam and wanted her to help Dani get rid of Andre. Pam said she couldn’t get Dani to leave her first husband. When Dani and Andre got home, she said she didn’t want him to regret their time together. Andre said he was happy. Dani didn’t believe him so she wanted to give him an out if he wanted to take it. Hayley went to see Bill at his office. She apologized for using Tomas to make him jealous. She said it would never happen again. Eva went to Mona and Jan to see if they could help her with Leslie. Mona said she didn’t want anything to do with Leslie. Jan was willing to listen to Eva and offered to talk to Leslie.

Leslie confronted Tomas about what he did to Eva. She told him that he was with Kat because it was safe. Later on, Eva convinced Leslie to see Jan. Leslie met with Jan. While they were talking, Jan offered to start over with Leslie. A shocked Leslie let Jan know that she missed her. Jacob and Andre ran into each other at the club. They ended up arguing because Jacob said he didn’t approve of him being with Dani. He told Andre that it had something to do with Ashley. When Jacob went home, he and Naomi talked about the baby. Jacob told Naomi that he thought he was okay with not having kids until she said she was pregnant. Jacob said he could see what it was like raising kids with her. Naomi said it would be a lovely dream, but reality would be different. Jacob said it could be better than she thought. Naomi said she was afraid that they wanted different things and could drift apart. Jacob said they would figure it out.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, October 9, 2025

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Dani thought about kissing Bill. Bill told a private detective to find out anything he could about Andre. When he told the detective that getting Andre out of Dani’s life was his number one priority, Hayley walked in. She was upset that he was talking about business during their private time. When Bill found out where Andre was, he told Hayley that he had to get to a meeting. Hayley called Caroline and found out that Bill lied about the meeting. Bill saw Andre at Orphey Gene’s and ended up arguing with him. Hayley went to see Dani and thought Bill was with her. Dani enjoyed seeing how miserable Hayley was. Hayley ripped into Dani and warned her to stay away from her husband. Later on, Bill went home to an angry Hayley. Andre told Dani about his conversation with Bill. Vanessa was shocked when Donnell walked in on her and Joey together. Joey said he brought her to the bar so Vanessa wouldn’t have to go back to the house. He tried bonding with Donnell by telling him that his mother died and how he moved past it. Nicole went to see Anita. They talked about Nicole’s broken heart. Anita advised her not to shut her life down or else Leslie and Ted would win. She said having the right person beside her could make life sweeter. Martin and Smitty went out on a date. They talked about the past, present, and future. Martin admitted that he was afraid that he was going to lose Smitty despite what they were doing to save their marriage. They talked about their feelings. Smitty asked Martin to move in.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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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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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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After Doug’s memorial service, Joey checked on Vanessa. While they were talking, Leslie showed up and interrupted their conversation. Eva saw Tomas at the country club and went to his table. While they were talking, he admitted that he crossed a line that he shouldn’t have crossed. He said he hoped they could still be friends. Eva said that he and Kat not connecting in bed was Kat’s fault. Kat showed up and saw them together. When Eva yelled at Kat, Tomas defended her. He said he hated hurting Eva, but he wanted to be with Kat. When Eva was about to leave, she insulted Kat. Later on, Eva yelled at Leslie for giving her bad advice. Donnell went to the police station to talk to Jacob. He told Jacob that he went to the crash site before the service. Donnell asked if his father suffered. Marcel listened to their conversation. Jacob told Donnell not to let survivor’s guilt get to him because no one could have saved Doug. Joey watched a video of Doug’s last night at the casino and decided that Marcel had to disappear. He went to the police station to show Donnell and Vanessa the video. At Nicole’s house, Dani and Chelsea grilled Carlton about his intentions. Carlton said he noticed Ted watching him at the service, but he wanted to be by Nicole’s side. While they were talking, Carlton won over Dani and Chelsea. Nicole grilled Dani about marrying Andre. Chelsea was glad to have her live out loud mother back but she didn’t expect her to get married. Dani said she was happy. Chelsea suggested that she and Andre take the promise they made seriously.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, October 6, 2025

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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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Hayley believed Bill was disappointed that she wasn’t pregnant. Bill said that wasn’t true. They started to make love, but Bill was distracted. Bill kept thinking about Dani. He pushed her away and said he had business on his mind. Hayley didn’t believe him and ripped into him for thinking about Dani. She told Bill that she was tired of fighting for space in his head. Bill wanted to prove that he was attracted to her by taking her to the bedroom. He wasn’t able to make love to her. When Hayley suggested that he see a doctor, Bill walked out. Later on, Bill told Hayley that Dani was Andre’s problem. Dani and Andre talked about ground rules. They agreed that they didn’t have to be faithful to each other. If one of them had feelings, they would cross that bridge when they got to it. While they were talking, Andre suggested that he move in. Dani didn’t want him to move in. She was willing to give him a drawer. Jacob was excited about the pregnancy, but Naomi wasn’t. When he brought up moving to a bigger place, Naomi reminded him that she didn’t want children. She said she was a lawyer, not a baby machine who lost her sense of self. Naomi said her mother gave up her career for her children. She said she didn’t want that life. Jacob said he didn’t want her to give up her career. He said he knew it wouldn’t be easy, but they could do it. Naomi didn’t want to have a family.

 

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Dani and Bill kissed. She told him that he was trying to control her. They argued over Andre. Bill said Andre wasn’t worthy of her. Dani refused to let him insult her husband. Bill apologized for hurting her and for having a quickie wedding. Dani said he never gave her what she wanted. She said he was worthless. Bill insulted Andre. Dani told him she was open to adopting another child so he didn’t have to marry one. They continued to talk until they agreed to stop talking about each other’s marriages. Bill told her to forget about the kiss. Dani said he couldn’t if he tried. Naomi went to Dani’s place and was glad to see Andre there. She wanted him to know how she felt. Naomi asked what would happen if Ashley came to her senses. Whenever Naomi brought up a valid issue, Leo had an answer for it. Andre said he would sign a post nuptial agreement. He said he married a woman who made life good. Naomi said he would have to deal with her if he hurt her mother. After their talk, she welcomed him to the family. Jacob asked about Doug’s accident. Donnell told Joey that his family was going to sue him, the bartender, and the casino for giving Doug too much alcohol the night he died. Joey made sure Donnell talked to the bartender and dealer the night Doug died. Donnell realized the bartender was wearing his father’s watch. Joey fired the bartender. Bill went home to an upset Hayley who thought she was pregnant. It turned out she was late. Naomi surprised Jacob that she was pregnant.

 

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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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When Tomas tried to explain what Kat walked in on, Kat called him and Eva garbage. Kat ripped into them and accused Eva of wanting to be with Tomas all along. Eva said Kat was a first-class b*tch to Tomas. She let Kat know that Tomas was a 10 in bed. Kat was shocked that Tomas told her what happened between them. Things took a turn for the worse and Kat left. When Kat left, Eva said it didn’t get messier than that. Tomas told Eva that he didn’t mean to lead her on. Eva asked if he still wanted Kat after everything that happened. She tried to convince him to be with her instead of Kat, but he wasn’t convinced. Eva realized she made the same mistake her mother made with Ted. She told him that she never wanted to see him again. Kat told Chelsea about what happened with Eva and Tomas. Chelsea advised Kat to move on from Tomas, but Kat thought they were going through a rough patch. She said she wasn’t going to let Eva win.

Naomi and Jacob went to Orphey Gene’s to thank June for finding her wedding rings. June told her that she was never in love before, but she met someone she was interested in. While they were teaching June how to flirt, they realized Ted was the man June was interested in. They told June to find someone else to be with, but they didn’t tell her that Ted was Tyrell and Samantha’s grandfather. Martin and Smitty had dinner together. He let Smitty know that he couldn’t keep sleeping on the couch so he was leaving. Martin said he couldn’t occupy a tiny corner in his world. He said they weren’t perfect, but their love was. Martin said he would be back if they found their love. Andre and Ted went out for drinks and saw Nicole with Carlton. Later on, Ted saw Nicole and Carlton kissing. Vanessa told Joey that she needed answers. Joey said Doug was an addict who made bad choices. Vanessa still needed answers and wanted to go to the crash site. Joey suggested that she focus on her children and celebrating Doug’s life.

 

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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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Leslie told Eva that she wanted to move in her hotel room while Eva moved into her apartment. She told Eva that she bought the building. Changing the subject, Leslie asked Eva about her feelings for Tomas. Leslie suggested that show him that she’s a better option than Kat. She told Eva that she was expecting someone. When Eva left, Peaches showed up. Leslie gave Peaches a check so she could get the treatment that she needed. She also told Peaches that she could move in one of the apartments in the building she bought. Derek and Jacob worked out. Jacob realized that Shanice knew that Derek had feelings in his legs. He told Derek that he wasn’t going to keep the secret for long since he expected him to lie to Naomi. Derek was upset, but Jacob didn’t give in. Jacob thought he was testing Ashley. He advised Derek not to go into the marriage with a secret. Derek said he would tell Ashley the truth if he made any major changes.

Andre showed up at the hospital while Ashley was telling Shanice about Doug. He wanted to tell Ashley that he and Dani got married, but she already knew. Andre tried to explain what was going on, but he noticed an engagement ring on her finger. He told her that Derek was her comfort zone. Andre said they were meant to be together to which she said she was in love with Derek. Marcel went to the casino to tell Joey that he was going to the Caribbean. Joey said he needed him to stay in town because it would look suspicious if he suddenly left town after Doug’s death. Later on, Joey offered to take Vanessa to see her son, but she told him Nicole was going to do it. Nicole walked in and saw them hugging.

 

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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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Vanessa and Joey spent time together in Puerto Rico. She noticed that Jacob called. When she called him back, she found out that Doug was killed in a car accident. Vanessa broke down and wondered how the twins were going to take the news. She beat herself up for being in bed with another man while her husband was dying. Vanessa asked if Joey had anything to do with what happened with Doug. While Jacob was investigating Doug’s death, he wondered why he was driving drunk when he could have called a ride share. Marcel told him alcohol made people stupid. Later on, Jacob left to investigate the crime. Marcel called Joey and told him that everything went smoothly. He told Joey that as far as everyone knew, Doug’s death was an accident.

Dani and Andre talked about getting a divorce but continuing to be friends with benefits. She said she didn’t want her family to be shocked by the scandal. While they were talking, Nicole showed Anita and Vernon a picture that Anita’s impersonator shared online. Nicole called Andre and asked him to meet her at her parents’ house. When Andre showed up, the family ripped into him. They said they expected Dani to do something like this but not Andre. Andre accepted the blame and defended Dani. Nicole said Dani wasn’t the only one whose life was ruined. She said everyone wanted to take a break from reality. Bill told Hayley that women had a harder time moving on which was why Dani wouldn’t move on right away. Hayley showed him the post about Dani and Andre being married. She was happy, but Bill was furious. He wondered how Dani could do that to their daughters. Hayley wondered if he was more upset about Dani getting married. Bill said he couldn’t spend all of his time reassuring her when Dani didn’t do something. Later on, Bill went to Dani’s place to find out what was going on. He pointed out that she was with a younger man. Dani said her days of explaining herself to him were over. She said it was Hayley’s job to deal with his mess, not hers. While they were arguing, Bill told her to get her marriage annulled.

 

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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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Dani and Andre woke up and realize they were married. She said there was no one that she would rather not remember marrying than him. After they finished talking about what they did, they decided it was time to go home and deal with the consequences of their actions. Martin and Samantha went to Orphey Gene’s so she could spend time with June. An upset Smitty said Martin was risking their relationship to get in good with their kid. He said any visits with June and the kids would involve a family member being there. Smitty met with Marcel and warned him that he would release a profile about him if he ever crossed the line again. After he finished talking to Marcel, he let June know that he didn’t like her spending time with the kids. He said he was willing to go through with it if they want to see her. Smitty warned her that he would cut her out of their lives if she hurt them.

Derek and Jacob were alone in Ashley’s apartment. While they were talking, Jacob realized Derek had feeling in his leg. Derek asked Jacob not to say anything to Ashley because he didn’t want to give her false hope. Jacob said he didn’t approve. Derek said he wasn’t looking for his approval. He wanted Jacob’s silence. At Uptown, Doug told Vanessa that he was joining a high stakes poker game. They ended up in an argument. Doug told Vanessa that he would give up his bad habits if she gave up hers. He walked away from her. Joey showed up and invited Vanessa to go to Puerto Rico with him. Vanessa hesitated at first but ended up agreeing to go.

 

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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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