Days Update Monday, April 18, 2022

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Nancy goes to see Bonnie at the Kiriakis Mansion and tells her that it’s an emergency as she needs some advice and didn’t have anywhere else to go. Bonnie wants to hear all about it. Nancy informs her that she and Craig have signed the divorce papers so now there is nothing stopping Leo from getting everything he wants.

In the town square, Leo opens the envelope he was handed and is shocked by the papers inside, saying it can’t be but it is – it’s a pre-nup. Leo questions getting this on their wedding day. Craig approaches and sees Leo looking upset.

Abigail answers a call at home from Ava and asks what she wants. Ava informs her that she has some information that Abigail might find quite interesting. Abigail asks what kind of information. Ava tells her to come to the police station and find out, adding that she’ll be glad she did.

At the Brady Pub, Nicole then orders a double espresso but is shocked to find that it is her ex-husband Eric working behind the counter. Nicole comments on having vivid dreams but Eric assures that he is really here.

Abigail goes to the interrogation room to see Ava. Abigail asks what Ava is doing here. Ava shows that she is handcuffed to the table and informs her that she was arrested by the police commissioner who she used to sleep with because he accused her of setting him up. Abigail says she never believed the planted evidence anyways but asks what it has to do with her. Ava says it’s a big misunderstanding and thinks Abigail can help her resolve it. Abigail asks if she wants her story in the Spectator. Ava wants her to talk to Melinda on her behalf because she can help her in return.

Gwen finds Gabi at the Bistro and says she was thinking of booking the place for their wedding celebration. Gwen informs Gabi that she and Xander are getting married today as part of a double wedding.

Craig tells Leo that they have a lot to do before walking down the aisle. Leo questions Craig giving him no warning or explanation for the pre-nup. Leo asks how he could ambush him with one on their wedding day. Leo guesses he believes what everyone said about him but Craig swears he’s never seen the pre-nup before. Leo asks where it came from then. Chloe appears and reveals it’s from her.

Nicole welcomes Eric back and they hug. Nicole asks when he got back to Salem. Eric says it was just this morning and Roman had paper work to get done, so he volunteered to watch the bar. Nicole asks why Eric came back and if he left the priesthood. Eric informs her that he’s still a priest, so she asks why he’s not wearing his collar. Eric explains that he only has to wear it when saying mass or performing a sacrament. Eric brings up how last time he was home was intense with Marlena’s exorcism and he had some free time so he got a plane to be with the people he loves. Eric says he misses his friends, his family, and Nicole.

Gabi and Gwen have a drink together. Gwen explains to Gabi that her old dear friend lives in Salem now and he’s in a rush to get married, so he suggested they do it together and he offered to pick up the tab. Gabi asks if it’s anyone she knows. Gwen reveals it’s Leo Stark. Gabi is shocked and says he tried to ruin Will and Sonny’s lives. Gabi hates Leo with a vengeance. Gwen knows he’s not perfect, but he’s her friend and she’s terribly fond of him. Gabi says she might be the only person who he is. Gwen says she’s heard Craig is mad at him too. Gwen decides they’ll agree to disagree because Leo is getting married, he’s a very good friend of hers, she’s marrying Xander and she wants everything to be perfect. Gabi thinks the Bistro would be a nice venue for the dinner after the ceremony. Gabi thought locking down a venue was the maid of honor’s job. Gwen reveals that it’s Abigail which shocks Gabi. Gwen says they are moving past everything they’ve been through. Gabi decides it’s none of her business. Gabi talks about being so happy and impressed with herself more than usual. Gwen asks what she has done. Gabi then admits to getting Ava Vitali arrested. Gabi laughs while Gwen looks worried.

Abigail questions how Ava can help her. Ava brings up how she and Chad were eager to find out who knocked Abigail out at the Airfield. Ava admits she might not have been completely upfront about not knowing anything. Ava brings up how last time she was here, Chad offered to go to bat for her with Melinda and get her a deal if she gave him a name, but she refused. Abigail guesses since Ava is willing to talk now means she’s guilty as hell. Ava argues that she’s been wrongly accused and needs a little assistance. Ava says if she tells Abigail who attacked her that night, then she takes it to Melinda and gets her a deal, they will both get justice.

Nancy talks to Bonnie how hard it was to sign the divorce papers but says Craig made every effort to help her through it by buying her a drink and telling her how much their love meant to him. Nancy adds that Craig then asked her to come to his wedding which Bonnie questions. Bonnie asks if Craig thought it would be fun for Nancy to attend his wedding to someone else. Nancy admits it would be horrible to see him marrying Leo, but she told him that she would think about it because she was kind of touched. Nancy says she cares about Craig and always will, so she needs her advice. Bonnie asks if she really needs to know her advice. Nancy guesses she already knows. Bonnie advises Nancy to just say no.

Craig questions why Chloe would do this. Chloe knew he would be busy with the wedding, so she had Justin take care of that for him. Chloe says if Leo is marrying Craig for love, he’d have no problem signing it. Chloe offers him a pen.

Eric asks Nicole how she and Holly have been. Nicole says she’s good and talks about Holly loving to sing. Nicole hopes he gets a chance to see her. Eric says he would love that. Eric mentions hearing that EJ got cleared of Sami’s kidnapping. Eric asks if she and EJ are still together. Nicole says they are not as she realized they were not right for each other. Eric is happy to hear that and says he wants her to be happy with whoever she’s with. Nicole then reveals that she is seeing Rafe. Eric calls Rafe a good man and notes that they have been friends for a really long time. Nicole says it’s turned in to something more. Eric asks how that happened if she doesn’t mind him asking.

Gwen questions Ava being arrested. Gabi says she made it happen so she will pay for framing her brother and for moving in with Jake to spite her. Gwen asks how she pulled that off. Gabi explains that she found the dirtbag that Ava paid to frame Rafe and he coughed up a recording of Ava admitting everything. Gabi talks about having a front row seat to Rafe arresting Ava. Gabi calls it karma and says Ava is probably at the police station and on her way to jail, then court, and prison where she hopes she will rot forever with no way out. Gabi wonders how desperate Ava must feel right now.

Abigail returns from talking to Melinda and tells Ava that she said not a chance which Ava questions. Abigail says that Ava framed the police commissioner which is a felony, while the person who hit her would only be charged with assault and it’s not nearly enough to interest Melinda. Ava argues that it wasn’t just assault, she was kidnapped, taken to a deserted island and held her captive. Abigail says she reminded Melinda of all of that, but she still thinks that Ava is a bigger fish than whoever knocked her out. Ava asks what if she told her that the person has committed more crimes since then. Abigail asks what other crimes. Ava thinks back to Gwen talking to her about helping Kristen break out of prison and then to Gwen telling her that she switched the antidote with another dose of the drug to use on Sarah. Ava assures Abigail that what this person has done will make them a much bigger fish than her. Abigail asks if she’s just jerking her around. Ava asks why she would do that when she wants to get out of here. Abigail asks who the person is then and what they have done. Abigail tells Ava not to waste her time and if she’s not going to spill right now, then she’s leaving. Abigail goes to leave the room but Ava stops her and agrees to tell her.

Bonnie tells Nancy that she cannot go to the wedding. Nancy knows it would be hard. Bonnie knows they had a drink but he broke her heart. Nancy argues that it really wasn’t his fault since he didn’t leave her because she wasn’t enough and he didn’t go for a younger woman to stroke his ego. Nancy understands he was dealing with his own sexual orientation. Bonnie guesses she’s been reading up on failed marriages. Nancy says reading has given her so much more empathy for what Craig is going through. Bonnie just wants to protect her from running in to the eye of the storm by attending her ex-husband’s wedding to someone she thinks is scum. Nancy feels she has to try to respect how Craig feels about Leo. Bonnie advises her to just try to get through this and move on with her life, but she can tell that Nancy won’t listen to her and she gets it since she loved Craig for most of her life. Bonnie suggests she think about it for a couple of days but Nancy reveals that the wedding is tonight which surprises Bonnie. Nancy then admits that she wants to go. Bonnie respects her decision. Nancy hopes that everyone doesn’t stare at her and think of her as the woman who’s husband left her for a man while she’s sitting there all alone. Bonnie suggests she not go alone then. Nancy responds that she has no choice since the wedding is tonight. Bonnie tells her to get herself a hot date to take with her. Nancy repeats that the wedding is tonight and asks where she would find a date on such short notice. Bonnie pulls out her phone and says they’ll find her a date right there.

Leo complains that he’s never been so insulted in his life as he and Craig aren’t even married yet and Chloe is talking about divorce. Chloe says that’s the entire point of a pre-nup and says there’s no better way to prove that Leo is marrying Craig for love and not money. Leo calls it a stupid document and would rather show it with love and devotion. Chloe guesses he won’t sign it then and asks what else Craig needs to prove that Leo is a gold digger. Craig stops her. Leo argues that Craig is as appalled as he is and tells Chloe what she can do with the pre-nup. Craig then tells Leo that he thinks he should sign it, which shocks him.

Gwen asks why Gabi would say Ava is desperate and if she said something. Gabi asks what she means. Gwen thinks back to Ava asking why she shouldn’t sacrifice Gwen to save herself. Gabi then asks Gwen if something is wrong.

Ava tells Abigail to make the offer to Melinda, then she will give the name and the crimes. Abigail doesn’t think Ava is in position to be calling the shots. Ava says she’s just asking her to work with her and she won’t walk away empty handed. Abigail argues that Ava won’t tell her who it is. Ava says if she did, she’d have nothing to bargain with. Abigail declares they are at a stand off then.

Nicole tells Eric that how her and Rafe got together is a really long story. Clyde comes out from the back and comments on Eric being back from Africa and that Roman told him he’d be working there. Eric questions Clyde working at the Pub. Clyde confirms that Roman gave him a job. Eric notes that Roman did not tell him that. Nicole thought Clyde was in prison. Clyde reveals that he got parole. Nicole questions why Roman would hire him after he kidnapped his great grandson. Clyde responds that Roman knows he did his time, paid for his crimes, and that he’s determined to be a better person from here on out. Clyde asks Eric if he believes in redemption.

Leo is offended that Craig needs him to sign a legal document to prove he loves him. Craig responds that he doesn’t need him to, but obviously his daughter does. Leo calls it very hurtful that Chloe doesn’t trust him. Craig is sick of everyone he knows coming after him with suspicions and warnings about Leo, but if him signing this stops all that, then he thinks he should do it. Craig asks Leo to do it for him.

Ava tells Abigail that she never gives away something for nothing. Abigail tells her to have fun in jail then and calls this a waste of time to come down here, except maybe she got a story for the Spectator that the ex-mafia princess was finally brought down by her ex-lover’s kid sister. Abigail then goes to leave but Ava reveals that the person who attacked Abigail was Gwen.

Gabi asks Gwen if she’s okay. Gwen claims she just realized she has a million things to do so she’s going home. Gabi thought Gwen was going to book the Bistro. Gwen says she’ll just have Abigail do it and rushes out.

Bonnie works on making Nancy a profile on a dating app. Nancy asks if this is how she met Justin. Bonnie says no but she’s helped plenty of her friends do this. Bonnie takes a photo of Nancy for her profile. Bonnie declares that Nancy will walk in to the wedding with a hot date and then Craig will rue the day that he let her go.

Chloe asks what Leo is waiting for. Leo tells her to give him a second as he’d like to know what he’s signing. Chloe calls it pretty standard. Leo reads the papers which state that in the case of a divorce, any residence would go to Craig while all bank accounts would revert to Craig’s accounts and there will be no alimony or cash settlement. Chloe states that none of that should matter if Leo is marrying Craig for love. Chloe apologizes to Craig for doing this to him on his wedding day but he has to know before he gets married. Leo then takes the pen and signs the papers. Leo then asks Chloe if she’s satisfied. Chloe is surprised that he signed it. Leo calls Craig the love of his life so there’s no reason not to sign a piece of paper because they are going to be husband and husband for eternity. Craig guesses he should make it official and signs it as well. Leo knows Chloe has had her issues with him and his past, but he hopes this finally convinces her that his love for Craig is real. Leo adds that maybe Chloe will even give them her blessing because that’s the only way Craig will be happy and all he wants is his happiness. Chloe guesses they want the same thing then. Chloe declares that Leo stepped up, so she will too. Chloe says that if Leo makes Craig happy then she’s happy and that’s all that matters. Chloe gives them her blessing and says she will take the documents to Justin to file and guesses she will see them later at the wedding. Craig hugs Chloe and thanks her, saying it means more to him than she knows. Chloe reluctantly hugs Leo as well and then walks away. Craig asks Leo if he’s upset with him.

Bonnie shows Nancy how to use the dating app. They go over some guys. Nancy says one is too young, one is too old, and no doctors. Nancy points out one having a nice smile but Bonnie notes that he has no hair and she can’t show up at the wedding with just anybody. Bonnie tells her that she found one who is recently back on the market like her, is family oriented, and likes to cook. Bonnie shows him to Nancy and she approves.

Abigail asks Ava if she was right that Gwen knocked her out that day. Ava adds that there is so much more. Abigail asks what else Gwen did and if there are other victims. Ava agrees to tell her everything she wants to know in detail, but Melinda needs to hear it first and only after she gets her immunity. Ava tells Abigail that this is her chance to make her sister pay for her sins. Ava declares that if Abigail gets her the deal, she will sing like a canary. Abigail declares that she will be back and storms out.

Eric confirms that he does believe in redemption. Clyde says Roman does too which is why he hired him and now he’s paying it back by trying to do a good job and earn an honest living. Nicole asks if he even knows what that means. Clyde gets why some people won’t give him a second chance. Nicole brings up Clyde trying to blow up the entire town. Clyde feels there’s no use in looking in the past as he’s all about looking forward and doing everything he can to be a better man. Clyde says he didn’t mean to interrupt them, so he’ll get on with his break. Clyde tells them to enjoy themselves and that it was good to see Eric again. Clyde walks away while Nicole questions Clyde expecting anyone to believe that he’s changed after everything he’s done. Nicole then thinks Eric must think she’s a hypocrite after all she has done and the people she has hurt. Eric says no, but like Clyde said, it’s about working harder and moving forward. Eric reminds Nicole that she was going to tell him about her and Rafe. Nicole guesses she can tell him everything since he knows the worst about her. Eric assures that he still cares about her. Nicole is grateful for that. Eric tells her to talk to him. Nicole explains that she and Rafe have been friends for a long time and he was there for her when she and Eric split. Nicole adds that in October, they slept together but he was with Ava, who found out and tried to ruin Rafe’s life by framing him for a crime he didn’t commit. Nicole says that just yesterday, Gabi found proof that Ava set Rafe up and she’s been arrested. Eric asks if Ava no longer being a threat means there’s nothing to stop Nicole and Rafe from living happily ever after. Nicole guesses so which Eric questions. Nicole says she’s just a little skeptical of that phrase for obvious reasons. Eric says he is too and says they can skip the ever after part, so he just asks if Nicole is happy. She confirms that she is. Eric says he’s glad as that’s all he wants for her. Nicole decides she should get to work and thanks him for the coffee which Eric says is on the house. Nicole tells him that it was good to see him. Eric says the same as Nicole then exits the Pub.

Nancy starts to worry about letting Bonnie talk her in to the dating app. Bonnie reminds her to be confident and tells her to work on her attitude. Bonnie says any man would be proud to have Nancy on his arm. Bonnie encourages Nancy to try the dating app more but Nancy says she didn’t see anyone else she was interested in. Nancy then ends up matching with the guy she chose.

Clyde sits outside the Brady Pub with his phone and smiles, revealing that he is the man who matched with Nancy.

Gabi finishes her drink and declares that she’s done and so is Ava as nothing can save her now…

Ava says to herself that she’s sorry to Gwen since she doesn’t have any friends and she hates to lose her, but it was Gwen or her so she asks what choice she really had.

Gwen arrives at the police station disguised in a hat and coat. She tries to sneak in to the interrogation room but is caught by Abigail.

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Sonny told Chad that he wants to stay to make Leo pay for what he did to him. Chad refused to help him go after Leo again. Sonny thought Jackie Cox was the key to making Craig see the light. Sonny searched her name and found out she was in New York. Sonny told him they could use the company jet and be there in no time. Chad thought he was obsessed with Leo. Chad said that it was Craig’s business to keep seeing Leo. Abby ran into Leo at the town square. He wanted to set the ground rules if they were going to live in the same town. They started arguing until Leo told her that he was having a double wedding with his bff, Gwen. She put her sister down some more before she admitted that she was the Matron of Honor.

Gwen and Xander showed up and saw Leo and Abby arguing. Xander wondered why the sneaky man was back in town. Leo was jealous that Gwen was marrying the one he had a crush on. Gwen wanted them to put the differences aside. She said Leo and Xander are her only friends in town. Xander was willing to have the double wedding. They walked off just after someone gave Leo an envelope. He found out that Craig wanted a prenup. Abby went home and found out Chad was going to New York with Sonny to find Jackie Cox. She told Chad she was standing up for Gwen at the wedding. She said the wedding was tonight. Sonny said they were running out of time. Rafe called for an arrest warrant for Ava. Nicole was worried the tape wouldn’t be admissible evidence. She thought Ava would get off and come after them. He said if he didn’t do it, she would keep threatening them. Rafe said he wouldn’t let Ava ruin what they took long to find.

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Days Transcript Friday, April 15, 2022

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Transcript provided by Suzanne

Chad: So I assume, since you’re still in salem, you took victor took up on his offer and you’re the new ceo of titan.

Sonny: Actually, I haven’t talked to will about it yet.

Chad: Are you afraid to tell him?

Sonny: No. No. Our babysitter’s at this vortex retreat in sedona, so will’s going at it solo with ari, and he’s got deadlines, so– no, I just don’t want to drop it all on him over a zoom call.

Chad: Well, then, why don’t you go home and tell him?

Sonny: Because there’s something I have to take care of here first.

Chad: What?

Sonny: Leo.

Chad: Leo? Sonny, come on. Have we not spent enough time and energy on– on leo?

Sonny: No, not enough. Not until leo stark’s life is as screwed up as he made mine. Only then will it be enough.

Gwen: Oh, my god, matty, that’s wonderful. You’re the best.

Leo: How true, how true. So I will see you soon, but I must fly. I have a million things to do, and god knows I knows at least two hours power napping before tonight.

Gwen: For goodness sake, we’re getting married. We’re not going clubbing.

Leo: The two are not mutually exclusive. Cheers, my love.

Gwen: Cheerio.

[Phone beeps]

Xander: What was all that about?

Gwen: [Sighs] That was my dear friend, matty. Guess what. He’s rented out the horton town square for the wedding.

Xander: No way.

Gwen: Yeah.

Xander: No, you must have to book that months in advance.

Gwen: Apparently there was some sort of a cancellation. I don’t know. Whatever. I mean, matty’s somewhat of a magician when it comes to event planning.

Xander: Can’t wait to meet this guy.

Gwen: Oh, you are absolutely going to love him. And I guess it means that you seeing me on our wedding day hasn’t brought us any bad luck.

Xander: Guess not.

Gwen: So, tonight, we will get married in the horton holy of holies, and we’ll start living the rest of our lives happily ever after.

[Chuckles]

Leo: Well, well, well. If it isn’t salem’s own marquise de merteuil.

Abigail: What are you talking about?

Leo: I’m talking about a conniving, back-stabbing little… word I refuse to use.

Abigail: I gotta go.

Leo: Not until you and i have a little tete-a-tete. Since I will be making my home here in salem, and as you and I will be co-salemites, I think we need to set some ground rules, and now is as good a time as any.

Jake: Okay. Here I am, awake.

[Sighs] And now I will try to get up.

[Groans] Nothing to fear but fear itself, right? All right.

[Grunts]

[Exhales heavily] The pain is gone.

[Groans] And the pain is back. Ava? Ava, where the hell are you?

[Groans] I need your help. Ava? Where the hell did she go?

[Alarm ringing]

[Phone beeps]

Nicole: Guess we have to get up and work.

Rafe: We could sleep for, like, five more minutes.

Nicole: Or, alternatively, we could, um…

Rafe: Oh, good morning.

Both: [Chuckle]

[Door crashes open]

Both: [Gasp]

Nicole: Oh. [Gasps] Ava, what are you doing in our bedroom?

Ava: Formerly known as our bedroom. You didn’t think that you were gonna get rid of me that easily and I was just gonna let this go, did you? I mean, my best friend is screwing my boyfriend behind my back, and somehow it’s my fault.

Nicole: Ava, what do you want with us?

Ava: Oh, I think you know. You know, my first attempt at revenge– it was too complicated. It was just too… too cerebral. And then I woke up this morning with the blinding realization that I just need to get back to my roots, you know? Keep things simple.

Nicole: No. Rafe…

Ava: And now you die.

[Dramatic music]

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Chad: Sonny, I love you like a brother. Your enemy is my enemy. But you cannot, cannot ask me to go after leo again.

Sonny: You won’t have to, okay? Because this time, we are taking a different approach.

Chad: You’re saying “we.” I heard you say “we.”

Sonny: I know you still want to be a part of this.

Chad: No, sonny, I don’t still want to be a part of this.

Sonny: Unfortunately, we don’t have that much time, okay? Nancy signed the divorce papers, so legally, craig is free, and he and leo are planning on getting married as soon as possible.

Chad: Check and mate.

Sonny: You know what the sad part is? Chloe’s seemingly decided there’s nothing else she can do about it.

Chad: Maybe because there’s nothing she or anyone else can do about it.

Sonny: But I’m not so sure about that. And neither is brady. See, he came to me last night with some very interesting information, information that I think could spell the end of the leo stark reign of terror.

Abigail: Why do we need ground rules, hmm? I say we just both stay as far away from each other as possible, and that suits me fine.

Leo: You know, it was right over there where you did your insipid little monologue about how your husband had the hots for me. Trust me, katharine cornell you are not, but you are conniving, manipulative, spiteful. So don’t play lady of the manor with me.

Abigail: Don’t you think you calling me manipulative and conniving is sort of a pot/kettle moment? Don’t you remember blackmailing sonny into marrying you?

Leo: See, that is what I am talking about. I am tired of the lot of you flinging my past in my face. It’s not like you all have lived blameless lives.

Abigail: I never said that I did!

Leo: Yeah, when I met your husband, you two were separated, you were living in boston. How would you have felt if someone took advantage of that situation and insinuated themselves into his bed?

Abigail: You did try to take advantage of that situation, only you didn’t insinuate anything. You actually crawled into his bed while he was asleep and then tried to take advantage of him.

Leo: What I tried to do does not matter because it didn’t work and he only has eyes for you, which is how I feel about craig and how he feels about me.

Abigail: Okay. So that’s your story, and you’re sticking to it?

Leo: It’s not a story, it’s a beautiful reality. And our joyous double wedding is going to be the happiest day of his previously drab, humdrum life.

Abigail: Double wedding?

Leo: Mm-hmm, I’m sharing my special day with my bff.

Abigail: You actually have a friend?

Leo: Yes, you snide bitch. Her name is gwen, and she’s fabulous.

Abigail: Her name is gwen?

Leo: Mm-hmm. Very welsh, kind of mystic. Though her last name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.

Abigail: Oh, it doesn’t happen to be “rizczech,” does it?

Leo: Yes. My god, I hope she takes his name.

Abigail: Okay. So you and gwen are bffs. You know, if you think about it, makes a sickening sort of sense.

Xander: Gwen, we can’t possibly get married today, can we? I mean, what about the cake, among many other things?

Gwen: Well, I already told you, I ordered one from sweet bits, and i told them no bloody filling.

Xander: Thought you liked filling.

Gwen: I meant–never mind.

Xander: What about the wedding invitations, flowers, all that kind of stuff?

Gwen: Well, matty’s already taken care of all of the arrangements. And I suppose the bright side of not really having friends is you don’t really have any guests to notify, so–

Xander: What about my tux?

Gwen: We’ll rent one.

Xander: Your dress?

Gwen: I’m on it.

Xander: What about your dad? I mean, he’s my best man, and I told him the wedding’s next week.

Gwen: I already spoke to him last night after you did, and he’s already booked a flight this morning. He’s on the plane as we speak.

Xander: Hmm. Well, I guess everything is ready.

Gwen: Except for maybe the groom. Xander, you’ve come up with about 16 different reasons not to get married. Are you getting cold feet, darling?

Rafe: Put the gun down, ava.

Ava: Oh, make me.

Nicole: Rafe!

[Gunshot]

[Gasping]

Rafe: What is it, honey?

Nicole: I, uh–it was, um– it was ava. She came in here with a gun, and she wanted to kill me.

Rafe: No, no. Hey, you just had a nightmare. It’s okay. Don’t worry, okay? Nobody is going to come barging in here, okay?

Nicole: Okay.

Rafe: Don’t worry.

Nicole: [Gasps]

Gabi: Oh, for god’s sake, don’t shoot! It’s my 3:10, no-exit-in-sight,

Rafe: What the hell are you doing?

Gabi: Your job for you. You’re so lucky that you have me an assistant. Nicole, I am so sorry for barging in like this. Okay, come on.

[Sighs]

Nicole: What are you doing, a deposition?

Gabi: Shh. You’re gonna want to hear this.

Ava: Once you say rafe hernandez planted this evidence on you, there is no way he can come back from this. He’s going down.

Gabi: Yeah.

Rafe: Oh, my god.

Gabi: Hard evidence that ava set you up. Rafael, what are you waiting for? Arrest her!

Jake: Where the hell you been?

Ava: I went to the store. You got a refrigerator full of beer and condiments, and you got, I don’t know, two tea bags in the cupboard.

Jake: I’m a bachelor. What can I say? You know, when I woke up and saw that you weren’t here, I was worried you were up to no good.

Ava: Oh, yeah? What did you think I was gonna do? Think I was up to killing– killing rafe and nicole? Eh. Don’t think it didn’t cross my mind. But, instead, I’ve decided to take my rage out on some eggs and make a nice frittata.

Jake: Hmm, actually sounds pretty good.

Ava: So you got a frittata pan?

Jake: I’ve got a microwave.

Ava: You got any pans at all?

Jake: I can probably dig one up for you, but I’m gonna need something from you first.

Ava: What’s that?

Jake: I need help up. I can’t move.

Ava: [Sighs] Come on.

Jake: [Groans] Easy. Yeah.

Sonny: Okay, so listen to this. Chloe and brady overheard leo on the phone, gloating about his victory. Sounded like he was talking to some, like, an old crony.

Chad: Okay.

Sonny: And the person that he was talking to was named, wait for it…

[Beats a drumroll] Jackie.

Chad: Jackie cox?

Sonny: Yes! Leo’s source who was supposed to lead will to the emerald.

Chad: The source that mysteriously went missing when we tried to track it down?

Sonny: Exactly! Now I’m starting to think she was staying out of things on purpose.

Chad: Do you think that she and leo were working all along on a plan to–to switch out the emerald?

Sonny: I’m not sure, but they were attached at the hip when they came to the apartment! They mentioned the reward money together, so maybe, if they were working together then, maybe they’re still working together now!

Chad: Working on what?

Sonny: I don’t know! I don’t know! But if leo’s trying to bilk craig out of his money, if this all some sort of scam, which of course it is, I would be willing to bet a metallic opera glove that jackie cox is in on it. And I also think she could be the key to getting craig to see the light.

Leo: So how do you know gwen?

Abigail: She is my half-sister.

Leo: Really? I find that hard to believe. Gwen’s fun.

Abigail: Oh, yeah, she’s a barrel of laughs. You know, when you get a second, ask her the very hilarious story of how she systematically tried to destroy my life. It’s a knee-slapper.

Leo: Well, knowing you as I do, I’m sure she had a very good reason.

Abigail: How do you know her?

Leo: Intimately, but not carnally. I charted our horoscopes once, and it was fated that we would meet and fall instantly, madly, deeply, and platonically in love.

Abigail: Okay. Allow me to be more concrete. Where did you meet her?

Leo: In philadelphia. My god, it was like running into cher at a tractor pull. There was me, her, amongst hordes and hordes of philly fans. I knew I loved her before I even saw her. From across the room, I heard that glorious accent say in this clarion voice, “you can call that a cheese steak, but that yellow mucus is not cheese and that piece of rubber is not steak.” We saved each other from drowning in a proletariat sea of mediocrity.

Abigail: Pity.

Leo: You know, I can read people, and I sense that you and gwen are not close.

Abigail: Boy, you’re uncanny.

Leo: Well, that’s fine by me. Means you won’t be coming to our weddings, won’t be raining on anyone’s parades.

Abigail: Oh, au contraire, cookie, I will be there with bells on. I’m the matron of honor.

[Tense music]

Xander: I’m not having second thoughts about marrying you. I am having second thoughts about getting married on the spur of the moment in an event planned by someone else in a double wedding with strangers.

Gwen: Matty’s not a stranger. He’s my friend, with a very rich fiancé. And since you and I can’t afford a yucky rubber chicken buffet dinner on our own–

Xander: I am sorry about that, I am. I do want you to have the wedding of your dreams, which you absolutely deserve.

Gwen: Xander, could we just talk about the elephant in the room here, please? Can you just tell me, is this about the wedding, or is this about sarah?

Xander: [Sighs] No. This is not about sarah. Maggie’s taking care of her now. She’s getting the best treatment in the world. And now it’s time for us to have our life. Our life together.

[Romantic music swells]

Medusa lived with a hideous curse.

Jake: [Sniffs] That–that was delicious.

Ava: Thanks. Okay, and you look like you’re trying to perform a levitation trick.

Jake: I kind of am.

[Groans]

Ava: Hey, okay, all right, you know what? Enough, enough. Tonight, I am in the air mattress. You’re taking the bed. I feel horrible that I did not insist on it last night.

Jake: And, what, have you wake up tomorrow morning feeling the way I feel right now? No way.

Ava: Well, see, that’s not going to be a problem. Because I’ve been taking yoga for years. I can touch my nose to my toes.

Jake: I bet that comes in handy.

Ava: Hmm, you know, maybe we should get you into a yoga class.

Jake: [Scoffs] Me, yoga? No freaking way.

Ava: What? You afraid of a little downward dog?

Jake: Oh, now that sounds a little–

Ava: Oh, come on, no, no, no. You get your little mind out of the gutter, no.

Both: [Laugh]

Jake: What I need is to get my ass out of this chair. Huh?

Ava: Okay. Looks like this is a case for emergency measures. All right, come on.

Jake: Go easy on me.

Ava: One, two…

Chad: So if– if jackie cox has information that can be used against leo, how do you propose we get it?

Sonny: It’s funny you ask. So I asked will for some professional advice, and he said, get this–

Chad: “Start with google.”

Sonny: Wait, how’d you know?

Chad: I’m also married to a superstar reporter, remember?

Sonny: Right. Okay, so let’s see. Um… jackie…

Chad: It says jackee. Start over.

Sonny: Right. Right. Okay, here we go. Uh, jackie cox. Oh, see, she has her own website. Um, it says here she’s based in new york. It should be easy to track her down.

Chad: She does stand out in a crowd, doesn’t she?

Sonny: And I could ask my uncle vic for his jet. I mean, now that he wants something from me, he’d be willing to give me the moon. We could be in and out of there in, like, a couple hours.

Chad: There you go with the whole “we” thing again.

Sonny: I need you to come with me, chad. I need my wingman.

Abigail: So you and craig are having a double wedding with gwen and xander.

Leo: I think it’s going to be mind-blowing.

Abigail: Has anyone ever told you how most salem weddings end up?

Gwen: Hi!

Leo: Hi.

Gwen: You know matty?

Abigail: Uh, I know him, and he was just telling me all about your very exciting double wedding.

Gwen: I know, I’m sorry. I was gonna phone you. Did he tell you that it’s tonight?

Abigail: [Laughs shortly] Uh, he did not, no.

Gwen: Yeah. Well, it is. I hope you’re free.

Abigail: I am. However, there happens to be one new little wrinkle. Leo here hates me.

Leo: Pas vrai! There is nobody I’d rather have there to witness my connubial bliss than you. Hey, where’s that handsome husband-to-be?

Abigail: Oh, he’s right behind you.

Xander: Gwen, I called, and your dad’s flight is right on time. What’s this sneaky little bastard doing back here?

Leo: [Gasps] You didn’t tell him?

Xander: Tell me what? Wait, what’s going on here?

Gwen: I’m not quite sure. Xander, this–this is my friend, my really good friend, matty cooper.

Xander: This isn’t matty cooper! This is leo stark!

Leo: One and the same. I have to say, it’s wonderful to see you again, looking fantastic as ever.

[Uncertain music]

Still struggling with ibs-c, mike knew he needed a plan.

Rafe: Okay, well, thanks, I’ll keep you posted.

[Phone beeps] Huh. Well, trask is on board with filing charges. Once the warrant goes through, we bring ava in.

Nicole: Did she ask any questions about the tape?

Rafe: Oh, yeah, she asked plenty of questions, and I pleaded ignorance.

Nicole: I’m surprised she actually wanted to do this. I mean, she’s the one who prosecuted that trumped-up case against you. She’s gonna look like an idiot when it comes out that ava played her.

Rafe: All the more reason that she wants to take ava down.

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: Hey. You want to take ava down, too, don’t you?

Nicole: Of course I do. I’m just still worried about it. You said that tape might not be admissible in court, and if we go after her and she wiggles out of it, she might be even more rabid than she already is.

Rafe: Doesn’t matter. It doesn’t ma–listen. Ava, when she’s still out there, she’s gonna keep making threats. She’s gonna keep giving you nightmares. That is no way for us to go through our lives now, is it? No. Now, listen to me. I am not gonna let her ruin what we have waited so long to find. Okay?

Nicole: Okay.

Both: [Chuckle]

Jake: [Groaning] Oh yeah, that’s the spot, that’s– do it harder. Harder! Give it to me. Baba booey, harder. Oh, yes.

Gabi: Hello? Anyone home? So, ava, I see you’re earning your keep.

[Awkward jazz music]

Chad: So you want me to drop everything, go to new york with you so we can maybe track someone down who maybe has information that–that– that maybe will bring down leo?

Sonny: I know it sounds crazy, but it would just take a couple hours.

Chad: No, look. Sonny, I–I know that this is personal to you, but I thought that we agreed that it wasn’t healthy to keep obsessing about leo like this.

Sonny: We didn’t agree, and I’m not obsessing!

Chad: No? You just said that chloe, craig’s daughter, has accepted the fact that craig and leo are getting married. And if craig wants to screw up his life, that’s his business.

Sonny: You’re wrong. Okay? It’s all of our business.

Gwen: You two know each other?

Xander: Could say that.

Leo: You’re doing the nasty with xander cook? I hate you.

Gwen: Why?

Leo: Okay, I don’t hate you. I’m just envious. I used to have the biggest crush on him. You still haunt the occasional dream, but now I only have eyes for craig.

Gwen: Oh, come on, you little sneak, you know you don’t have a chance with xander. He doesn’t play for your team, darling.

Leo: He almost did.

Gwen: What are you saying?

Leo: Oh, don’t worry, nothing happened.

Xander: If you’re quite done, you know, strolling down memory lane, you want us to have a double wedding with him?

Leo: Oh, and craig. There will be four of us.

Xander: Yeah, I don’t think so.

Abigail: I wish I had some popcorn.

Gwen: What?

Xander: You heard him. He was just, you know, coming on to me.

Leo: Even his vocabulary’s butch.

Gwen: Okay, look, so leo fancied you, what, years and years ago? He’s moved on; so have you. It is really that big of a deal?

Xander: Yes, gwen, it is a big deal. I’m not doing this.

Unleash the freshness…

Gabi: So much for just giving ava a place to stay.

Jake: Not that it’s any of your damn business, but I threw my back out.

Gabi: Doing what?

Jake: Sleeping.

Gabi: Oh, so that’s what you’re calling it now.

Jake: You know what, gabi? You’re lucky I’m telling you the truth, because if my back wasn’t killing me right now, I would take your interfering ass and throw it out on the curb, where it belongs. Who the hell do you think you are, barging into my place like this?

Gabi: Someone looking after your best interest. That woman there is poison.

Jake: My best interest, really? What, did you have my “best interest” in mind when you screwed me to the wall in dimera? You know what? Ava, call the cops. Tell them somebody broke into my apartment.

Gabi: The door was unlocked, okay? Actually, I’m just here as a courtesy call.

Ava: Oh, so this is ’cause you’re always so courteous and all, right?

Gabi: I just wanted to let you know that I’m not gonna interfere and cause any more trouble for the two of you.

Ava: So this is you not causing trouble?

Gabi: You’re right. You’re right! I overreacted when I saw you straddling him and him begging, but jake, listen, when I first found out that ava moved in here, I really did think that she was just doing it get under my skin, but I’ve decided to not let my hatred of her get the better of me.

Ava: Until you actually showed up here?

Gabi: No, no, I actually believe the explanation.

Jake: That’s new.

Gabi: Even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t intervene because you have your lives to live, and I’ve got mine.

Jake: What’s the catch?

Gabi: What do you mean? What–

Jake: Well, gabi, this is very unlike you, right? Playing it cool and all. It makes me think it’s a trick. We won’t see that the other shoe is about to drop.

Gabi: What other shoe would that possibly be?

[Pounding at door]

Rafe: Open up. Police.

[Pounding continues]

Jake: [Groans]

Sonny: You know what? You’re right. This isn’t your problem. You don’t really care about leo or this whole craig wesley fiasco. I’m sorry I bothered you.

Chad: Sonny. I don’t care about leo… but you’re my best friend. I care about you. So let’s go find ourselves a drag queen.

Sonny: [Laughs] Thank you. Look, I know it seems like I’m over the top about all this. I know, I know, but… if I know leo, and god help me, I know leo, he is champing at the bit to get craig’s ring on his finger, okay? And once that happens, it’s gonna be hell of a lot harder to get rid of him.

Gwen: Xander, are you saying that you’re not going through with the wedding?

Xander: No, I’m– I’m saying I’m not going to stand up at an altar with, or a bloody yoga stand, with this, this– god, I have so many pejoratives running through my head, I can’t even pick one.

Leo: Ooh, pejoratives. Been snuggling up to your thesaurus, have you?

Xander: Look, I don’t get it. Why are you so dead set on doing this today?

Gwen: God, you do have cold feet.

Xander: No, I don’T.

Abigail: You know, this looks like it’s gonna take a while, so why don’t you give me a call, let me know if the wedding’s on or off? I’m really fine either way.

Gwen: I’m sorry, look, I didn’t know that you had a beef with him.

Leo: Hmm. Interesting choice of words.

Xander: Just watch it, okay?

Leo: No, I’m not gonna watch it. Can we have a very brief reality check here? You were the one who led me on. You took advantage of my interest in getting to know you better to find out what leverage sonny had, which you then used toward your own nefarious ends. He drugged me, led me to believe we slept together, when in reality, he was down the hall, getting the colored lights going with lady sarah horton. You used me. I’m the one who shouldn’t be able to abide having you at my wedding. But having found my own true love, I have a newfound ability to forgive, forget, transcend.

Gwen: Look, xander, if leo can put what happened in the past in the past, I mean, can’t you too, for me?

Gabi: Oh, hi, rafe.

Rafe: Oh, fancy meeting you here.

Jake: What the hell’s going on here?

Ava: I think the other shoe is dropping.

Rafe: Yeah, you know, I could’ve sent an officer to do this for me, but I wanted to do it myself. Ava vitali. Yeah. You’re under arrest.

Ava: Oh yeah? For what? Wearing a mask in public?

Rafe: No, for the framing of– well, me actually.

[Dramatic music]

Looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone?

Sonny: Wait, no, no, no.

Abigail: Sonny, what’s up?

Sonny: Hey, I just came to ask chad for a little favor, you know?

Chad: He wants me to go to new york with him to see if we can get jackie cox to spill what she knows about leo.

Abigail: Really?

Chad: Yeah. You want to come with? It’ll only take a couple hours. Maybe you get a good story out of it.

Abigail: Oh, I don’t think I can do a story about leo stark, as I am now personally involved. And I got a lot to do before tonight, so–

Chad: Why, what’s tonight?

Abigail: Gwen and xander are getting married, and I am now the matron of honor, and sonny, brace yourself.

Sonny: Me? Why?

Abigail: It’s a double wedding between gwen and xander and leo and craig.

Sonny: Tonight?

Abigail: I know, it’s hard to believe, but leo and gwen are apparently bffs. Birds of a feather.

[Sighs]

Gwen: Xander, look. After all this time we’ve waited, I just want to be your wife.

Xander: Right, but is this really your idea of a dream wedding?

[Soft music]

Gwen: Yes. Yes, it is. Xander, as you know, I–I don’t really have many friends. And leo is the only person besides you who really knows me and actually still likes me.

Leo: I’m sorry. “Like” is too tepid a word. Je t’adore.

Gwen: Je t’aime assui, cheri. Yes, xander, this is my dream wedding. To be loud and raucous in the horton town square, just four people saying, “I don’t give a damn what anybody else thinks because we are in love, and we are going to be happy in spite of all of you.” Yes, that is my dream wedding.

Leo: The party will be loud and raucous. The vows will be solemn and incredibly moving.

Xander: Is this really want you want?

Gwen: It is really what I want.

Xander: Then let’s do it.

Gwen: [Chuckles]

Leo: Ugh, I could cry.

Chad: Double wedding?

Sonny: Talk about wretched excess.

Abigail: Xander looked like he’d been punched in the gut.

Sonny: Wait, I’m–I’m sorry, if leo and gwen are best friends, maybe she knows what he’s up to.

Abigail: I don’t know. She didn’t even know he was in town until yesterday. So, sorry, I wish I could go with you to new york, but I promised I’d stand up for her, and I think it’ll mean a lot to my dad.

Sonny: It’s tonight? Clock’s really ticking.

Abigail: I don’t know. Like I said, I was there when xander found out he was gonna be sharing his wedding day with leo, and he didn’t look happy about it. So I can’t say for sure that he’s gonna go along with it.

Sonny: Here’s hoping.

Jake: [Grunts] You just gonna stand there and gloat?

Gabi: Admit it. You tried to make me jealous by having ava move in here.

Jake: I was helping out a friend.

Gabi: Your old mob boss? She’s friends to no one.

Jake: Better friend than you are. Get out.

Gabi: Well, it looks like you got the whole bed to yourself tonight. Better watch that back of yours.

Jake: You’re gonna want to watch yours too.

Gabi: What is that supposed to mean?

Jake: When ava beats these charges, my “old mob boss” is gonna be pretty upset with you.

Trelegy for copd.

Abigail: Good luck, guys.

Sonny: Gross.

Abigail: And no three-somes, okay?

Chad: Oh, no, we’re just a couple of best friends looking for a drag queen.

Sonny: Shut up. Thank you so much.

Abigail: Mm-hmm.

Sonny: Oh. Can you do me a favor, okay? If there’s anything you can do to stall the wedding–

Abigail: I will do my best.

Sonny: Okay.

Abigail: But I think even if the fab four do tie the knot, or knots…

Chad: Ha, ha.

Abigail: Call me a pessimist, but I don’t think either one of those marriages is gonna last.

Sonny: I hope so. Come on.

Gwen: Right, well, we’d best get a move on, ’cause dad’s flight is landing soon. Actually, could you pick him up? ‘Cause I have a million things that I have to do.

Xander: Of course. Yeah, I’ll be right back. Hey, I’ll see you at the altar, “matty.”

Leo: It’s leo. Leo stark. My god, you are a lucky woman.

Gwen: I know. Don’t I know it? Right, well, I do have to go, because I really do have a million things to do, so… abinto, my darling.

Leo: Je t’adore.

Messenger: I just heard you say you’re leo stark?

Leo: That’s right.

Messenger: I was just on my way to the inn to deliver this.

Leo: What the hell is this?

Messenger: No idea.

[Tense music]

Leo: “In the matter of…” oh, my god. It can’t be. It is. It’s A… prenup.

Rafe: We do have ironclad evidence against you. So your man flipped, said you strong-armed him, and we got it all on tape.

Ava: I want my phone call.

Rafe: Fine.

Ava: Privacy, please.

Rafe: No problem. Less time I spend with you, the better.

[Phone rings]

[Uneasy music]

Gabi: To me. Nobody, not the cops, not five mob families have been able to do what I did without breaking a sweat. To taking down that mafia princess once and for all.

[Phone rings]

Abigail: Unknown number? Hello? Who is this?

Ava: It’s ava vitali.

Abigail: Ava? What do you want?

Ava: I have some information I think you might find quite interesting.

Nicole: Yeah, I’m gonna need those sales reports by this afternoon. Okay, thanks, andy. You’re a doll. Okay, bye. Excuse me, can I get a double espresso?

Eric: Coming right up.

[Dramatic music]

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Days Update Friday, April 15, 2022

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Update written by Joseph

Sonny goes to see Chad at the DiMera Mansion. Chad assumes since Sonny is still in Salem, that means he took Victor up on his offer to become the new CEO of Titan. Sonny says he actually hasn’t talked to Will about it yet. Chad asks if he’s afraid to tell him. Sonny explains that Will is taking care of Arianna and he has work deadlines, so he doesn’t want to drop it all on him on a zoom call. Chad suggests Sonny go home and tell Will. Sonny responds that he has to take care of Leo first. Chad asks if they haven’t spent enough time and energy on Leo. Sonny says not until Leo Stark’s life is as screwed up as he made his.

Gwen finishes a call with Leo about their double wedding. Xander comes out of the bathroom and asks about Gwen’s call. Gwen tells him that it was her friend Matty and informs Xander that he has rented out the Horton Town Square for their wedding. Xander says he can’t wait to meet this guy. Gwen insists that he’s going to love him. Gwen guesses their wedding day hasn’t brought any bad luck. Gwen declares that tonight they will get married and start living the rest of their lives, happily ever after as they kiss.

Leo runs in to Abigail in the town square. Leo calls her a backstabber. Abigail tries to walk away but Leo stops her and says that since they are both going to be living in Salem, they need to set some ground rules.

Jake wakes up on his air mattress and notes that his back pain is gone until he tries to get up. Jake calls out to Ava, asking where she is as he needs her help. Jake wonders where the hell Ava went.

Nicole has a nightmare about Ava barging in on her and Rafe in bed with a gun.

Chad tells Sonny that he loves him like a brother, but he cannot ask him to go after Leo again. Sonny says he won’t have to because this time, they are taking a different approach. Chad tells him that he doesn’t want to be apart of this anymore. Sonny complains that they don’t have much time since Nancy signed the divorce papers, so Craig and Leo are planning on getting married as soon as possible. Sonny calls it sad that Chloe decided there’s nothing else she can do about it. Sonny says he and Brady are not so sure. Sonny adds that Brady came to him with interesting information that he thinks could spell the end of the Leo Stark reign of terror.

Abigail suggests she and Leo stay as far away from each other as possible. Leo mocks Abigail acting with Chad. Abigail brings up Leo blackmailing Sonny in to marrying him. Leo is tired of everyone flinging his past in his face. Leo brings up how Abigail and Chad were separated when he met her and she was living in Boston. Leo asks how she would feel if someone took advantage of that situation and insinuate themselves in Chad’s bed. Abigail points out that Leo did try to take advantage and crawled in to Chad’s bed while he was sleeping. Leo argues that what he tried to do doesn’t matter because it didn’t work and Chad only has eyes for her, which is how he and Craig feel. Leo declares that their joyous double wedding will be the happiest day of Craig’s life. Abigail questions a double wedding. Leo reveals that he’s sharing his special day with his BFF. Abigail questions him having a friend. Leo calls her a snide bitch and informs her that her name is Gwen. Abigail declares that Leo and Gwen being BFFs makes a sickening sort of sense.

Xander tells Gwen that they can’t get married today and asks about the cake and other things. Gwen reminds him that she ordered the cake from Sweet Bits Bakery. Xander asks about wedding invitations and flowers. Gwen says that Matty took care of arrangements and they don’t really have any guests to notify. Xander asks about his tuxedo. Gwen tells him to rent one and she’s on her dress. Xander brings up Jack being his best man and he told Jack that the wedding is next week. Gwen reveals that she spoke to Jack last night after he did and he already booked a flight this morning and is on the plane as they speak. Xander guesses everything is ready then. Gwen says except for maybe the groom. Gwen feels Xander was just coming up with reasons not to get married, so she asks if he’s getting cold feet.

Nicole wakes up from her nightmare in a panic and tells Rafe about it. Rafe assures it was just a nightmare and that nobody is going to come barging in. Gabi then opens the door, startling Nicole and causing Rafe to grab his gun but Gabi tells him not to shoot. Rafe questions what the hell she’s doing. Gabi responds that she’s doing his job for him and that he’s lucky to have her as a sister. Gabi apologizes to Nicole for barging in. Gabi sits down on the bed and plays the recording of Ava planning to set Rafe up with planted evidence. Gabi then asks what Rafe is waiting for and tells him to arrest Ava.

Ava comes home where Jake questions where she’s been. Ava informs him that she went to the store because he didn’t have many groceries. Jake says when he woke up and saw she wasn’t there, he was worried that she was up to no good. Ava asks if he thought she was up to killing Rafe and Nicole. Ava admits it crossed her mind but instead has decided to take her rage out on making dinner. Ava asks if he has any pans. Jake says he can dig one up for her, but first he’s going to need her to help him up because he can’t move.

Sonny informs Chad that Chloe and Brady heard Leo on the phone, gloating about his victory and the person he was talking to was named Jackie. Chad recognizes the name as Jackie Cox. Sonny continues that Jackie was Leo’s source who was supposed to lead Will to the emerald. Chad asks if he thinks Leo and Jackie were working together all along to switch the emerald. Sonny is not sure but points out that they were working together before, so maybe they still are now. Sonny says if Leo is trying to scam Craig out of his money, he bets that Jackie Cox is in on it and he also thinks Jackie could be the key to getting Craig to see the light.

Leo questions how Abigail knows Gwen. Abigail reveals that Gwen is her half-sister. Leo finds that hard to believe since Gwen is fun. Abigail tells Leo that he can ask Gwen about how she tried to destroy her life. Leo guesses she had a good reason and says he knows Gwen intimately. Leo says he charted their horoscopes and it was destined they would meet. Abigail asks where Leo met Gwen. Leo tells her that it was in Philadelphia and he knew he loved Gwen from before he even saw her. Leo says they saved each other. Leo senses that Abigail and Gwen are not close which she confirms. Leo says that is fine with him if it means she won’t be coming to their weddings or raining anyone’s parades. Abigail then reveals to Leo that she will be there because she is Gwen’s matron of honor.

Xander assures Gwen that he’s not having second thoughts about marrying her, but he is having second thoughts about getting married on the spur of the moment in an event planned by someone else in a double wedding with strangers. Gwen argues that Matty is not a stranger, he’s her friend, and they can’t afford it on their own. Xander does want her to have the wedding of her dreams. Gwen asks if this is about the wedding or Sarah. Xander insists it’s not about Sarah as Maggie is taking care of her now and she’s getting the best treatment, so now it’s time for them to have their life together. Xander and Gwen then kiss.

Jake and Ava eat together. Jake has trouble getting up from his chair again. Ava decides that she is taking the air mattress tonight so he can sleep in the bed. Jake doesn’t want her waking up feeling like he does now. Ava says that won’t be a problem because she’s been taking yoga for years. Ava suggests maybe they should get Jake in to a yoga class but he says no way. Ava asks if he’s afraid. Jake says he just needs to get out of his chair. Ava helps Jake up again.

Chad asks how Sonny proposes they get the information if Jackie Cox has it. Sonny says he asked Will. Chad guesses that Will said to start with google because he’s also married to a star reporter. Sonny googles Jackie Cox and finds her website, feeling it should be easy to track her down. Sonny adds that he could ask Victor for the jet since he wants something from him, so they could be in and out in a couple hours. Sonny tells Chad that he needs him to come with him.

Abigail questions Leo and Craig having a double wedding with Gwen and Xander. Leo thinks it will be mind blowing. Abigail asks if anyone has ever told him how most Salem weddings end up. Gwen joins Leo and questions Abigail knowing him. Abigail confirms that he was just telling her all about the double wedding. Gwen says she was going to call Abigail and reveals that it’s tonight which surprises Abigail. Abigail says she is free but that Leo hates her. Leo claims there is no one he’d rather have there. Leo asks where Gwen’s husband to be is as Xander then arrives. Xander sees Leo and questions what this sneaky little bastard is doing back here. Leo questions Gwen not telling him. Xander asks what is going on here. Gwen reveals to Xander that this is her really good friend Matty Cooper. Xander argues that he’s Leo Stark. Leo says they are one in the same and tells Xander that it’s wonderful to see him again, looking fantastic as ever.

Rafe finishes a call and informs Nicole that Melinda is on board with filing charges once the warrant goes through and they bring Ava in. Rafe adds that Melinda had plenty of questions about the tape, so he pleaded ignorance. Nicole is surprised that Melinda wanted to do this since she prosecuted the case against him, so she will look like an idiot when it comes out that Ava played her. Rafe says that’s all the more reason that Melinda wants to take Ava down. Nicole worries about Ava being more rattled than she already is. Rafe argues that Ava will keep making threats and giving her nightmares which is no way for them to go through their lives. Rafe declares that he won’t let Ava ruin what they have waited so long to find as they kiss.

Ava gives Jake another massage until Gabi walks in and remarks that she sees Ava is earning her keep.

Chad questions Sonny wanting him to drop everything to go to New York with him so they can maybe track someone down that maybe has information to maybe bring down Leo. Sonny knows it sounds crazy but it will only take a couple hours. Chad thought they agreed that it wasn’t healthy to keep obsessing about Leo. Sonny argues that he’s not obsessing. Chad reminds Sonny that he just said Chloe had accepted that Craig and Leo are getting married, so if Craig wants to screw up his life, that’s his business. Sonny disagrees and says it is all of their business.

Gwen questions Xander and Leo knowing each other. Leo tells Gwen that he’s envious because he used to have the biggest crush on Xander. Leo adds that he still haunts the occasional dream but now he only has eyes for Craig. Gwen points out that Leo didn’t have a chance with Xander since he doesn’t play for his team. Leo remarks that he almost did which Gwen questions. Leo tells her not to worry as nothing happened. Xander questions having a double wedding with him and says he doesn’t think so. Abigail jokes that she wants some popcorn. Xander complains that Leo was just coming on to him. Gwen laughs it off as being years ago and they have both moved on so it’s no big deal, but Xander refuses to do this.

Jake tells Gabi that it’s not her business but he threw his back out. Gabi continues to mock him being with Ava. Jake remarks that she’s lucky his back is hurt or else he would throw her interfering ass out on to the curb. Jake asks who the hell Gabi thinks she is, barging in to his place like this. Gabi responds that she’s looking out for his best interests because Ava is poison. Jake asks if she had his best interests in mind when she screwed him at DiMera. Jake tells Ava to call the cops and tell them that someone broke in to his apartment. Gabi argues that the door was unlocked and she’s just here as a courtesy call. Gabi says she won’t interfere and cause any more trouble for them. Gabi admits that she overreacted when she saw Ava on top of Jake, but when she first found out Ava moved in, she really thought Ava was doing it to get under her skin. Gabi has decided to not let her hatred get the better of her, so she believes the explanation. Gabi says she won’t intervene because they have their lives and she has her life to live. Jake asks what the catch is since it’s very unlike her to play it cool which makes him think it’s a trick and the other shoe is about to drop. Gabi asks what that could possibly be as Rafe then knocks on the door, saying to open up as the police.

Sonny reluctantly agrees that this is not Chad’s problem as he doesn’t really care about Leo or the whole Craig Wesley fiasco. Sonny says he’s sorry he bothered him. Chad stops him and says he doesn’t care about Leo but Sonny is his best friend, so he agrees to go with him. Sonny thanks Chad and knows he seems over the top about all of this but if he knows Leo, he is champing at the bit to get Craig’s ring on his finger and once that happens, it will be a hell of a lot harder to get rid of him.

Gwen questions Xander saying he’s not going through with the wedding. Xander clarifies that he won’t stand up with Leo. Xander doesn’t get why Gwen is so dead set on doing this today. Gwen worries that Xander has cold feet. Abigail says they can give her a call to let her know if the wedding is on or off as she walks away. Gwen apologizes as she didn’t know Xander had a beef with Leo. Leo calls that an interesting choice of words. Xander warns him to watch it. Leo argues that Xander led him on and took advantage of his interest in getting to know him better to find out which leverage Sonny had to then use himself. Leo explains to Gwen that Xander drugged him and led him to believe they slept together when he was really down the hall with Sarah Horton. Leo remarks that Xander used him, so he’s the one who shouldn’t abide having Xander at his wedding but he’s found his own true love, so he has a new found ability to forgive and forget. Gwen tells Xander that if Leo can put it in the past, she asks if Xander can too for her.

Gabi answers the door for Rafe. Jake asks what the hell is going on here. Ava guesses the other shoe is dropping. Rafe says he could’ve sent another officer to do this but he wanted to do it himself. Rafe then handcuffs Ava and informs her that she is under arrest for framing him.

Abigail goes home to the DiMera Mansion and greets Sonny, who informs her that he just came to ask Chad for a favor again. Chad explains that Sonny wants him to go to New York with him to see if they can get Jackie Cox to spill what she knows about Leo. Chad invites Abigail to come with them but Abigail doesn’t think she can do a story about Leo since she’s now personally involved and she has a lot to do before tonight. Chad asks what tonight is. Abigail reveals that Gwen and Xander are getting married, she’s the maid of honor, and it’s now a double wedding with Leo and Craig. Sonny can’t believe it’s tonight. Abigail knows it’s hard to believe but apparently Leo and Gwen are BFFs.

Gwen tells Xander that they have waited all this time and she just wants to be his wife. Xander asks if this is really her idea of a dream wedding. Gwen says that it is as she doesn’t have many friends but Leo is the only person besides Xander who really knows her and still likes her. Gwen insists to Xander that this is her dream wedding, just four people in the town square saying they don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks because they are going to be happy in spite of all of them. Gwen repeats that it’s her dream wedding. Xander questions if it’s really what she wants. Gwen repeats that it is, so Xander agrees to it as they hug. Leo gets up and joins their hug.

Chad, Abigail, and Sonny talk about the double wedding. Sonny wonders if Gwen knows what Leo is up to but Abigail says that Gwen didn’t know he was in town until yesterday. Abigail wishes she could go with them to New York but she promised to stand up for Gwen and she thinks it will mean a lot to Jack. Sonny worries about it being tonight while Chad points out the clock is really ticking. Abigail notes that Xander didn’t look happy about sharing his wedding day with Leo, so she can’t say for sure that he’s going to go along with it.

After Rafe escorts Ava out in handcuffs, Jake asks if Gabi is just going to stand there and gloat. Gabi tells Jake to just admit that he tried to make her jealous by having Ava move in. Jake says he was just helping out an old friend. Gabi remarks that Ava is his old mob boss and is friends with no one. Jake calls Ava a better friend than Gabi is and tells her to get out. Gabi remarks that Jake will have the whole bed to himself to watch his back now. Jake warns Gabi to watch her back because when Ava beats these charges, she will be pretty upset with her.

Abigail wishes Chad and Sonny luck, joking with them not to have any threesomes. Chad jokes that they are just a couple of best friends looking for a drag queen. Sonny asks Abigail to do whatever she can to stall the wedding. Abigail agrees to try her best but she thinks even if they tie the knots, she doesn’t think either marriage is going to last. Sonny hopes so and then exits.

Gwen says they better get a move on because Jack’s flight is landing soon. Gwen asks Xander to pick him up which he agrees to do. Xander tells Leo that he’ll see him at the altar as he walks away. Leo remarks that Gwen is a lucky woman. Gwen says she has a million things to do so she has to go. Gwen walks a way and then a man delivers an envelope to Leo. Leo opens it and is shocked by the papers inside, saying it can’t be but it is – it’s a pre-nup.

Rafe brings Ava to the interrogation room and says they do have iron clad evidence against her. Rafe informs her that her man flipped and said she strong-armed him and they got it all on tape. Ava wants her one phone call and some privacy. Rafe says the less time he spends with her, the better as he exits the room. Ava picks up the phone to make a call.

Gabi sits at the bistro having a drink and toasts to herself as she did what the cops and mob families haven’t been able to do without breaking a sweat in taking down Ava once and for all.

Abigail answers a call at home from Ava and asks what she wants. Ava informs her that she has some information that Abigail might find quite interesting..

Nicole is at the Brady Pub, finishing a call about sales reports. Nicole then orders a double espresso but is shocked to find that it is her ex-husband Eric working behind the counter.

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[Jazz music]

Nicole: Taking advantage of happy hour, I see.

Jake: Hey, nicole. Wanna join me?

Nicole: No, I don’T. I’m meeting rafe here. Actually he’ll be here in a few minutes.

Jake: Very well. Give my best to your new boyfriend.

Nicole: Don’t give my best to your new roommate.

Gabi: Rafe, you are not going to be sorry that your lawyer got me a copy of that case file.

Rafe: Did you get a lead?

Gabi: Better, I managed to track down the guy–one of the guys–who lied about you on the stand, and I’m gonna get the truth out of him.

Rafe: Where are you?

Gabi: Outside his apartment.

Rafe: Now, you listen, I do not like this, okay? You are alone. This is not safe.

Gabi: Don’t worry, big brother, I’ll be careful.

Rafe: Yeah, you better be. Okay, you do not want ava finding out what you are up to. Like I said, she’s dangerous. She’s unpredictable. You never know when she might pop up.

[Tense music]

Nancy: Goodbye, craig, and good luck. If everything I’ve heard about leo stark is true, you’re gonna need it.

Craig: Nancy, wait.

[Solemn music]

Nancy: Yes?

Craig: Would you consider staying and having one last drink with me for old time’s sake? Never mind, I–I shouldn’t have asked you. I don’t even know why you’d want to after everything that’s happened.

[Sighs]

Nancy: What the hell?

Gwen: Oh, my god, matty… matty cakes! I mean, I–I can’t believe this. I haven’t seen you since philly.

Leo: Ah, gwenny mouse, i have thought about you constantly since we lost touch. I never imagined I’d run into you in salem.

Gwen: Yeah, I–I know. I moved here a few years ago. How long have you been here?

Leo: Not long, but I’m planning on sticking around this time, and I go by leo now, leo stark.

Gwen: Oh, well, mr. Stark, i think you and I have a bloody lot to catch up on.

Leo: Why don’t we grab a drink or ten, and I will tell you all about it?

Gwen: [Laughs] Okay.

Xander: So how’s boston treating you and the missus?

Jack: I can’t complain. Paper’s going great. Jennifer and I are very happy.

Xander: Good, good.

Jack: So to what do I owe this call?

Xander: Well, jack, I, uh, have some news. I’m finally ready to marry your daughter. So, once again, I find myself in need of a best mate.

Jack: Well, I’m–I’m very happy for you, for you and for gwen.

Xander: But?

Jack: What about sarah?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Craig: Peach schnapps for my lady.

Nancy: You remembered?

Craig: Come on, nancy, how can I forget the first drink we shared? After I swiped the bottle from your parents’ house.

Nancy: You hooligan.

[Both chuckle] Craig, do you remember the car you borrowed?

[Gasps] Oh, my god.

Craig: That was a piece of junk. But it did get us down to that little lake. Built a fire under the stars.

Nancy: [Exhales] And we were gonna go skinny-dipping.

Craig: [Chuckles] Were, until we started drinking. And… I remember leaning in to kiss you.

Nancy: Our first kiss. I–I was surprised. Actually, I was in heaven.

Craig: [Laughs]

Nancy: But then everything started spinning around, and–

Craig: Yeah, and then you vomited all over the place.

[Both laugh]

Nancy: Ah, real buzzkill, huh? Maybe it was just a sign of– of things to come.

Rafe: I gotta go.

Ava: Rafe. What an unpleasant surprise. Oh, did I hurt your feelings?

Rafe: I’d be careful if i were you.

Ava: Oh, see, now that was much better.

Rafe: Yeah. Accessory to a kidnapping, subordination of perjury, incrimination on false evidence.

Ava: Are those words supposed to mean something?

Rafe: Well, they should mean something to you, yeah, ’cause those are the crimes that you’re going down for.

Ava: [Chuckles] Yes, I think you tried that once before, and you failed miserably.

Rafe: I’m not done, not by a long shot. So enjoy your freedom… while it lasts.

Ava: Hey, you know what? Before you go, tell me this one thing: Um, how is my good friend nicole doing? No, actually, let me guess. Let me just guess this. Um, she is–she is acting just like she did with her hundreds of previous lovers and husbands and is treating you like you are damn special and the only man in this world who can possibly make her feel happy. Am I right?

Jake: Mm, you heard that ava and I are living together, huh?

Nicole: [Chuckles] It’s kinda hard to keep a secret in salem.

Jake: It’s not a secret.

Nicole: Well, last I heard, she was hiding out in a motel because she’s wanted by the police.

Jake: Not anymore.

Nicole: Right. What I’m trying to say is that if she can afford a motel, why is she crashing with you?

Jake: Because, nicole, i invited her to. If I’m being honest, money’s a little tight right now, with me being unemployed and ava–

Nicole: Being a fugitive?

[Scoffs] Okay, so what, in exchange for a place to sleep, she’s cooking lasagna and perhaps cracking the occasional kneecap?

Jake: No, no, no, nobody’s cracking anything.

Nicole: Oh.

Jake: In fact, ava realized the whole suzy homemaker thing is not really working out.

Nicole: Because she’s more of a lizzie borden type.

Jake: [Chuckles] Okay, how about we change the subject, huh?

Nicole: Okay, fine, agreed. But can I just give you a little friendly advice?

Jake: Go for it.

Nicole: Ava’s been my friend for a long time, and I know, i know she seems fun and chill and kinda the “grab a beer and eat a cannoli” type, but she’s dangerous, so just do yourself a favor and watch your back.

Jake: Mm, sounds a little more like a warning than advice.

Nicole: I suppose it is, considering she framed rafe for a crime he didn’t commit.

Gabi: Mr. Hutchins?

Hutchins: Who are you?

Gabi: I’m, uh, assistant da lola montez. May I come in? With depression, it’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-thismigraine medicine.

Gwen: My god, matty cakes, how long has it been?

Leo: It’s leo cakes.

Gwen: Leo cakes?

Leo: Mm-hmm.

Gwen: [Laughs] Leo. Leo, you know, I quite like the sound of that. It’s really fierce yet regal.

Leo: Mm, thank you. I am the lion queen, my love.

Gwen: Mm. I’m trying to remember the last time we saw each other. Um, when was it? It was, uh–[Gasps]–Oh, my god, it was that club. Do you remember the–with the, um–the mirrored ceilings? Then there was that dj there with that insane tiara.

Leo: Yes, in the gayborhood! Ps, I own that tiara now.

Gwen: How on earth did you do that?

Leo: Honey, I do not kiss and tell.

Gwen: Oh, come on, yes, of course you do.

Leo: Okay, that’s true, but i wanna hear about you. Are you still dancing on tables?

Gwen: I have hung up my dancing shoes, I’m afraid.

Leo: Quelle dommage.

Gwen: Yeah, well, since i lost my dancing partner, kicking up my heels sort of just lost its appeal, you know?

Leo: We did define philly nightlife, didn’t we?

Gwen: God, didn’t we? I cannot count how many bars and clubs have us to thank for putting them on the map. We–you and I, we really had some wild nights, didn’t we?

Leo: Ah, well, we had the time. Your boyfriend, jake, was always working nights as a “mechanic.”

Gwen: Yeah, his job did require quite a few euphemisms, didn’t it?

Leo: Is that why you’re here? Are you in the program?

Gwen: Witness protection?

Leo: Mm-hmm.

Gwen: No, no. And, um, jake and I, we’re–we’re not together anymore.

Leo: He’s not…

Gwen: Dead?

Leo: Mm-hmm.

Gwen: No. He’s alive and well, and he’s actually living here in salem.

Leo: You’re kidding.

Gwen: Yeah. We’ve actually managed to peacefully co-exist here for a while now.

Leo: Any chance of a reconciliation?

Gwen: No, no, none whatsoever. I have zero interest. Plus, he’s with somebody else now, so…

Leo: Hmm.

Jake: If ava did frame rafe, why hasn’t she been arrested?

Nicole: ‘Cause there’s no proof.

Jake: Oh, what? So maybe, maybe she didn’t do it? I mean, she has–nicole, she has denied it, right?

Nicole: Oh, come on, please. Tell me you do not believe her.

Jake: I got no reason not to.

Nicole: Oh, gosh, jake. She’s–[Groans]

Jake: Okay, let’s just say for a second, hypothetically, that ava did set rafe up. Didn’t rafe go behind her back first and cheat on her with you?

Nicole: [Sighs]

Rafe: You leave nicole alone.

Ava: Oh, aren’t we protective? You got it backwards, commish. She slapped me.

Rafe: After you slapped her.

Ava: If you ask me, she definitely had it coming.

Rafe: You go near nicole, I’m gonna add assault to the long list of crimes you’re already going to be facing soon.

Ava: I’m not really worried about that.

Rafe: Yeah? Well, you should be. And this time, I don’t even need to use department time or resources to find you.

Ava: That’s interesting, ’cause I don’t recall sending you my forwarding address.

Rafe: Yeah, you didn’t need to. I know exactly where you live.

Xander: Unfortunately, sarah’s condition has gotten much worse.

Jack: Then she still thinks she’s renee dumonde?

Xander: No. [Sighs] No, she, uh–she knows she’s sarah horton… but now she thinks she’s a little girl. The antidote that rolf concocted caused her to regress back to her childhood.

Jack: I’m so sorry to hear that.

Xander: Maggie told me that sarah’s doctor saw no sign that she was getting better, but i thought it was only right that i see her for myself.

Jack: And how did that go?

Xander: She had absolutely no clue who I was. I tried to spark her memory, but it didn’t work. I think her doctors are right. There’s nothing more they can do for her.

Jack: So you’re moving on with gwen?

Xander: Ah, jack. Gwen has been just so incredibly patient with me. She gave me all the space and time that I needed to sort out my feelings about all of this, and all she asked in return was that I make her one promise: If the antidote didn’t work, that I’d marry her. So that’s what I’m gonna do. You still there, jack?

Jack: Yes, yes, I am. I just wonder…

Xander: Wonder what?

Jack: Xander, do you really think you’re marrying gwen for the right reasons? My asthma felt anything but normal.

Hutchins: You’re an assistant da?

Gabi: I work with melinda trask.

Hutchins: Then I got nothing to say to you.

Gabi: Please, you’re gonna wanna hear what I have to say. Please, mr. Hutchins.

Hutchins: Make it quick.

Gabi: Ava vitali is about to be arrested.

Hutchins: You don’t say.

Gabi: Yes, we believe that she orchestrated a plan to frame commissioner hernandez, a plan that you’re familiar with since you accused him of planting evidence, falsely accused.

Hutchins: I didn’t hear anything about ava vitali being arrested.

Gabi: Yeah, we’ve been keeping it quiet for obvious reasons, but we feel like we have a good case against her. We’d have a stronger one if you testified.

Hutchins: Not interested.

Gabi: Are you sure about that? Because if you did, my office could make the charges against you go away.

Ava: So gabi told you that i moved in with jake?

Rafe: She may have mentioned it.

Ava: Hmm. It’s eating her alive that I’m living with him, isn’t it?

Rafe: I wouldn’t go that far.

Ava: Really? Because when she stopped by his place last night and found me in his bed, she–her head practically exploded.

Rafe: Doubt that.

Ava: [Laughs] It was really pathetic. Yeah, she–she practically threw herself at him in front of me, and she’s begging him, pleading with him to take her back, and of course he said no, and then finally he had to kick her out.

Rafe: Well–well, I’m sure she’s over it by now.

Ava: Yeah, so much so that she went running straight to her big brother and let him know what’s going on. Yeah. Now that she knows that I’m living with her ex, I’m sure she can’t stop thinking about what we’re up to.

Rafe: She knows what you’re up to. Nothing.

Ava: Yeah, but things can change. You know that when we were all living under the same roof, I–i did find jake to be very, very intriguing.

Rafe: Now you’re just trying to make me jealous.

Ava: Oh, come on, what would be the point in that? You’re with nicole now, right? And I’m on my way home to jake. Oh, you might wanna give gabi a little heads-up that, uh, those changes that I was talking about–they may be coming a lot sooner than I thought.

Rafe: [Chuckles] Sure.

[Sighs]

Nicole: Okay, you know what? Rafe did cheat on ava with me, but the last I checked, they don’t send people to jail for that.

Jake: Well, maybe ava thinks that they should.

Nicole: Well, since they weren’t going to, ava took matters into her own hands.

Jake: Innocent until proven guilty. Hey, you said, nicole, there’s no proof.

Nicole: Ava vitali is many things. Innocent is not one of them.

Jake: Hmm, and you’re the poster child for innocence, nicole? I mean, haven’t we already established that you went behind your good friend’s back and lied about it for months?

Nicole: All right, you wanna trust ava, fine, trust her. I’m just trying to give you a little advice.

Jake: Thank you, nicole, but I’m a big boy. I can look after myself.

Nicole: Jake, look, i understand you worked really hard to put your life of crime behind you. Don’t let ava suck you back in, because I guarantee you, if she goes down, she is taking you with her.

Craig: I know you’re hurting, nancy, but try to focus on the good memories, you know? We had some wonderful times together.

Nancy: I suppose we had a few.

Craig: A few? Come on. What about all the wonderful things we did in high school?

Nancy: Do you remember when we–when we entered the senior talent show?

Craig: [Laughs] You mean when you swore you could back me up on “send in the clowns”?

Nancy: I–I did.

Craig: Yeah, on a kazoo.

[Mimics kazoo]

Nancy: Well, we took first place, didn’t we?

Craig: Yeah, yeah, we did. It was one of the best nights of my life. Look… our life together was real. Our love was real. The years we spent raising children together was real. Nancy, I know, I know that the future looks completely different from the way we ever imagined it, but those memories, those–those moments, they’re–they’re just as meaningful now as they ever were.

Nancy: Yeah, they are… except I wanted them to last forever. Okay, this is a freezer, not a time capsule.

Leo: It is too bad you and jake broke up. I’m just saying, the guy was very hot.

Gwen: What are you talking about? You never even met him.

Leo: I saw him a few times from afar.

Gwen: Well, it doesn’t even matter anyway, because jake and I–we’re ancient history. Plus, I have a new man now.

Leo: So do I. He’s crazy about me. So crazy, he left his wife.

Gwen: Oh, my goodness, what is it with you and straight men? Why are they always your cup of tea?

Leo: Can I help it if i appreciate a beautiful body, even if it happens to belong to someone who is hopelessly heterosexual? But my guy is different. He was closeted.

Gwen: [Laughs] How is that any better?

Leo: Well, because he’s out now, and he’s walking down the aisle with me.

Gwen: Stop it.

Leo: Tell all the boys I’ve loved before it is the end of an era. Mr. Right proposed. I said yes. I’m getting married.

[Laughs]

Gwen: Oh, my god! That is so wonderful. Congratulations.

Leo: Wait, hold on just a second. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What is this?

Gwen: This…

Leo: Uh-huh?

Gwen: This right here? Is this what you’re talking about? I believe they call that an engagement ring.

Leo: I–does this mean…

Gwen: Yes, my boyfriend proposed, and we’re also getting married.

Leo: [Laughs gleefully]

Xander: What do you mean, am I marrying gwen for the right reasons?

Jack: I hear the sadness in your voice.

Xander: Of course I’m sad, jack. I just watched a remarkable woman, a woman I–a woman who meant a great deal to me, turn into a child before my eyes.

Jack: Look, I–I don’t mean to be insensitive. I just–I–I wanna understand this promise you made to gwen.

Xander: I don’t know how i can say it any more clearly. I promised gwen that if the antidote didn’t work, that I’d marry her, and that’s exactly what I’m gonna do.

Jack: Because you’re madly in love with her and she’s the only woman you can imagine spending your life with? Or because you feel obligated?

[Somber music]

I’m sorry. I–I–I’m not trying to cause you any more pain, but gwen has suffered a great deal in her life as well.

Xander: Jack, look, I know that you’re just trying to protect your daughter, but believe me, gwen is–gwen is not some consolation prize in all of this, and I didn’t make that promise just to hedge my bets. It was an attempt to honor what sarah and I had, while still, at the same time, trying to be fair to gwen. So, to answer your question, jack, yes, I’m marrying gwen for all the right reasons, and I’m gonna dedicate the rest of my life to making her as happy as she makes me.

Hutchins: How can you make the charges against me go away?

Gabi: Well, the thing is that, uh, rafe hernandez being released didn’t reflect very well on my boss. She still has egg on her face from the debacle with judge smails.

Hutchins: Who?

Gabi: You know what? Never mind. The point is that there is nothing melinda trask hates more than looking like a fool. Now she’s on a warpath to take down any and every criminal she can.

Hutchins: Maybe that’s why they moved up my court date. I got something in the mail soon after hernandez was found not guilty of planting evidence against me.

Gabi: That’s not coincidence. That’s trask going scorched earth.

Hutchins: If that’s her mo, why would she drop the charges against me?

Gabi: She’s only after all you little fish because she couldn’t land the big one. But you could change that.

Hutchins: [Scoffs] By giving her ava vitali?

Gabi: Trask has no doubt that ava was behind the plan to take the commissioner down. If you got on the stand, you back that up, I’m sure she could find a way to make your case go bye-bye. The lows of bipolar depression

Gabi: So will you testify? If you’re worried about retaliation, we can protect you.

Hutchins: You mean that?

Gabi: Absolutely.

Hutchins: [Sighs] I’m sorry, ms. Montez, i can’T…

[Sighs] But… I can give you this.

Gabi: What’s this?

Hutchins: Let’s just call it a little insurance policy I took out.

[Suspenseful music]

[Jazz music playing]

Nicole: Oh, hi.

Rafe: Hi. Sorry I’m late. Been here long?

Nicole: No, not too long. You were worth the wait. I got you a beer.

Rafe: Thank you. Cheers. Ah, needed this.

Nicole: Tough day?

Rafe: It was fine, until I ran into ava.

Ava: Hey!

Jake: Hey.

Ava: You, um–you wanna share the rest of the lo mein with me? There’s also kung pao left over in the fridge.

Jake: Nah, no, I’m good. I just had a big plate of wings at that little bar downtown.

Ava: Mm.

Jake: Ran into nicole there.

Ava: Ah. My condolences.

Jake: Eh. She knows we’re living together.

Ava: Yeah?

Jake: Uh-huh.

Ava: So how many seconds till she started trashing me?

Jake: Well, she gave me a warning.

Ava: Well, what does she think I’m going to do, huh?

Jake: Well, she told me that you were gonna pull me into my old life, and that when you get taken down, you’re gonna take me down with you, and she would not let up on the notion that you set rafe up.

Ava: Hmm. And, uh, what did you say?

Jake: I told her you didn’t do anything to rafe, and she needs to curb her judgment, because she’s no saint herself.

Ava: Well, that is very chivalrous of you.

Jake: Well, I’m not a fan of hypocrites, especially when they play all high and mighty.

Ava: Okay, well, it does seem like nicole is thinking I’m a bit of a threat, so you sure you want me to still stay with you here?

Jake: Yeah. Like I told nicole, I’m a big boy. I can watch out for myself.

Nancy: You’re really going through with this, craig? You’re actually going to marry leo?

Craig: Yes, as soon as the papers are filed. Probably next week. Look, nancy, I know it’s sudden, and I know you and chloe and the whole town are skeptical of leo, but people change.

Nancy: And you really do love him?

Craig: Yeah, um, we love each other.

[Laughs]

Nancy: Well, if that’s true, then, craig, I’m happy for you.

Craig: You–you mean that? You–you really mean that?

Nancy: I’m trying.

Craig: [Laughs] Nancy… maybe–ah, maybe you’ll consider…

Nancy: Consider what?

Craig: Maybe you’ll consider coming to our wedding. Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Nancy: Come to your wedding?

Craig: Nancy… you have been with me at all the most important moments of my life. This moment, this–this step I’m taking–I don’t wanna take it without you.

Nancy: I–I don’t know, craig.

Craig: Well, will you at least think about it?

Nancy: I’ll think about it.

Leo: You’re getting married too? When?

Gwen: Next week.

Leo: So am I. I haven’t planned a thing.

Gwen: Neither have we. My god, I mean, things, um– things–things got a bit complicated, actually, and, um, well, we were in a bit of a holding pattern for a while. But now it’s full steam ahead.

Leo: This is like nuptial kismet. I haven’t seen you in forever, run into you in snoresville of all places, and we’re getting married at the same time.

Gwen: [Exhales] I know, it’s incredible.

Leo: You are my cosmic, karmic, bridal twin…

Gwen: [Laughs]

Leo: Except…

Gwen: Except what?

Leo: Well, you said things got complicated. Are you, uh–are you with child?

Gwen: Pregnant? No.

Leo: Oh.

Gwen: Um, I mean, uh–um, I was. I was, but, um, it was a long time ago, and, uh, it didn’t work out.

Leo: Oh, gwenny mouse, I’m so sorry.

Gwen: It’s okay. It was a whole big mess, actually, and, um, well, it wasn’t with the right person. But I am with the right person now, and I cannot wait to make him my lawfully wedded husband.

Leo: Amen to that. So what are you thinking about for a dress? Sleek and sexy? Poofy and fabulous? What?

Gwen: [Chuckles] No, I can’t afford a dress. Everything’s so bloody expensive.

Leo: The only thing more expensive than a wedding is a divorce. Not that you have to worry about that.

Gwen: God, especially since we’re so broke already. I keep telling myself that I’m– I’m fine with a small ceremony. I mean, we’re getting married. That’s all that matters, right?

Leo: That’s right.

Gwen: Oh, god, who am i kidding?

Leo: [Laughs]

Gwen: I want a big, beautiful wedding. I–I want–I want flowers everywhere, and I want beautiful music, and I want fabulous food.

Leo: Fabulous champagne.

Gwen: Ugh, yes. God, I can see it in my mind, this glorious, magical celebration.

Leo: Hmm, I’m right there with you. I want as much pomp as possible with my circumstance.

Gwen: You know, it’s funny, though, because I–I don’t know where it came from. I didn’t really grow up watching princess movies as a ward of the state.

Leo: Same. It’s not like after my dad was done knocking my mom and me around, we sat down in front of the telly and watched “cinderella.”

Gwen: But you did find your prince.

Leo: [Exhales] I did. He’s a doctor. He’s brilliant, handsome, loaded.

Gwen: Oh, my. Well, it sounds like your wedding will be an impeccably catered five-star affair, and mine will be some picnic by a river somewhere.

Leo: [Laughs] Picnics can be posh.

Gwen: Mm-hmm, yeah, sure. Oh, you just better invite me to your big day, so that I can live vicariously through you.

Leo: I might have a better idea.

Xander: Jack, are you still there, mate?

Jack: I’m here, I’m here. I appreciate everything that you said about my daughter, and I do believe that you wanna make her happy.

Xander: Well, I’m glad. So think you can make it to salem for the wedding? Stand up for me?

Jack: Of course I’m gonna be there. How could I not? It’s my daughter’s wedding…

Xander: Right.

Jack: And my best mate’S.

Limu emu

Gabi: Thank you, mr. Hutchins. My office will be in touch.

Hutchins: Make sure it is, ’cause I don’t even wanna think about what would happen if ava found out that I gave that to you.

[Tense music]

Ava: Once you say rafe hernandez planted this evidence on you, there is no way he can come back from this. He’s going down.

Hutchins: Isn’t it my word against his?

Ava: That’s the beauty of it. I got two other guys lined up. None of you know each other. No one will ever know that I put the three of you up to this.

Gabi: No one except me.

Nicole: You ran into ava?

Rafe: Outside the pub.

Nicole: How did it go?

Rafe: About as unpleasant as you’d imagine.

Nicole: I’m sorry.

Rafe: Yeah, you know, but the good news is, we might not have to worry about running into her much longer.

Nicole: What do you mean?

Rafe: Gabi is trying to find evidence that proves ava set me up, and she’s working on a lead right now.

Nicole: Gabi is?

Rafe: Hey, don’t worry. She’s not breaking any rules, and she’s being careful.

Nicole: Okay. Well, I hope she’s successful.

Rafe: Yeah, me too. I’ve also been thinking that even when you’re careful with ava, she finds a way to surprise you, and I don’t mean in a good way.

Nicole: I said the same thing to jake. He was here earlier.

Rafe: Oh, yeah? Talk to you about his new roommate?

Nicole: Yeah, I warned him not to get sucked in, because if ava goes down, she will take him with her.

Ava: So I guess the wings didn’t really do the trick?

Jake: No, they did. I can just never say no to kung pao.

Ava: Eh, I mean, who really can? Hope you don’t mind I took the liberty of inflating the mattress.

Jake: Yeah, I saw. I didn’t know I had extra pillows.

Ava: You didn’T.

Jake: So, what, the bedtime fairy stop by? They do turndown service in the garage now?

Ava: Yeah, well, I may have stopped by the store, picked up some extra pillows and a new set of sheets.

Jake: We already have sheets.

Ava: 800 thread count? Because that is as low as I go.

Jake: You?

Ava: Yeah. Look, I–I can’t keep asking you to give up your bed, especially with your bad back, so, since you made the splurge on the mattress, I’m sure it’s really comfortable.

Jake: I–I know it is, which is why I’m taking it.

Ava: Jake, you don’t have to.

Jake: I want to. I’m chivalrous, remember?

Ava: All right, be chivalrous and pass me that lo mein.

Jake: You got it.

Ava: [Chuckles]

Jake: Cheers.

Ava: Cheers.

Xander: Ah, I was just talking to jack. He’s very excited about our big day. Booking flights as we speak.

Gwen: Really? Oh, that’s wonderful. I–I–I wasn’t sure he’d be able to make it on such short notice.

Xander: He said he wouldn’t miss it. It’s his daughter’s wedding. So did you order the cake?

Gwen: I did. It was a tad expensive.

Xander: Well, tuxes aren’t cheap either. I’m starting to wonder how far we’ll get just on my maxed-out credit cards and winning smile.

Gwen: Actually, my darling, I have a proposition for you.

[Solemn music]

Nancy: [Crying]

Leo: Mm! How did it go?

Craig: It went as good as could be expected, I guess.

Leo: So nancy signed the papers?

Craig: Yeah, she signed. Justin’s gonna file the papers in the morning, and then we can make plans to move forward with the wedding.

Leo: Oh, I cannot wait. About those plans…

Craig: Mm-hmm?

Leo: I have a proposition for you.

Xander: A double wedding? With who?

Leo: My friend, gwen. We go back years. She and her fiancé can’t afford a nice wedding, so I kind of suggested that we share ours.

Gwen: My friend and his fiancé have plenty of money, and he told me that they’d be more than happy to include us in their wedding.

Xander: That is awfully generous of him.

Craig: That was awfully generous of you.

Leo: I know, I should have talked to you about it first, but she’s such a dear friend, and the thought of her having her reception on some sad picnic tables? What do you think?

Craig: What do I think?

[Inhales slowly, exhales] I think this is one of the many things I love about you, leo. You have such a kind and giving heart.

Gwen: So what do you think?

Xander: I think that we should slow our roll. Like, I don’t even know this friend of yours. Who–who is it again?

Gwen: His name is matty, and you’re absolutely going to love him. If you want to stay out of jail, you need to go good.

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Nicole goes to the Bistro and sees Jake having a drink. She comments on him taking advantage of happy hour. Jake invites her to join him but Nicole says she is meeting Rafe in a few minutes. Jake says to give his best to her new boyfriend while Nicole tells him not to give her best to his new roommate.

Gabi calls Rafe and says he won’t be sorry that his lawyer gave her a copy of his case file. Rafe asks if she got a lead. Gabi reveals that she tracked down one of the guys who lied about him and she’s going to get the truth out of him. Gabi says she’s outside the man’s apartment now. Rafe does not like this since she’s alone and this is not safe. Gabi assures that she’ll be careful. Rafe warns her that she does not want Ava finding out what she’s up to because she’s dangerous, unpredictable, and you never know when she might pop up. Ava then approaches Rafe.

Nancy says goodbye to Craig and wishes him luck because if everything she heard about Leo is true, he’s going to need it. Nancy goes to leave but Craig stops her and asks if she would consider staying for one last drink with him for old times sake. Craig then says nevermind and that he shouldn’t have asked as he doesn’t know why she would want to after everything that has happened. Nancy then sits back down and says what the hell.

Gwen and Leo run in to each other in the town square and recognize each other. Gwen calls him “Matty” and says she hasn’t seen him since Philly. Leo responds that he’s thought about her constantly since they lost touch but he never imagined he’d run in to her in Salem. Gwen asks how long he’s been in town. Leo says not long but he’s planning on sticking around this time and he goes by Leo Stark now. Gwen thinks they have a lot to catch up on. Leo suggests they get drinks so they walk off together.

Xander talks on the phone to Jack and asks him how Boston is treating him and Jennifer. Jack says the paper is going great so he and Jennifer are very happy with it. Jack asks why Xander is calling. Xander informs him that he has some news as he’s finally ready to marry his daughter, so he once again needs a best man. Jack says he’s very happy for him and Gwen, but asks what about Sarah.

Craig gets a drink for he and Nancy. Nancy is surprised that he remembered her drink. They recall when they first got together and their first kiss.

Rafe tells Gabi that he has to go and hangs up. Ava calls it an unpleasant surprise to see him. Rafe starts to walk away so Ava asks if she hurt his feelings. Rafe warns Ava to be careful because being an accessory to kidnapping, subordination to perjury, and incrimination on false evidence are the crimes that she’s going down for. Ava says Rafe tried that before and failed miserably. Rafe responds that he’s not done by a long shot. Rafe tells Ava to enjoy her freedom while it lasts. Ava asks him how Nicole is doing and remarks on her having hundreds of previous lovers and husbands then mocks the idea of Rafe being the only one who could make her happy.

Jake guesses Nicole heard that he and Ava are living together. Nicole calls it kind of hard to keep a secret in Salem. Jake says it’s not a secret. Nicole brings up how Ava was hiding out in a motel because she was wanted by the police. Jake says not anymore. Nicole asks why Ava is crashing with him if she could afford a motel. Jake explains that he invited her because money is tight and he’s unemployed. Nicole guesses Ava is cooking in exchange for staying there. Jake suggests they change the subject. Nicole agrees, but advises Jake that Ava has been her friend for a long time and she knows she seems fun and chill but she’s dangerous. Nicole warns Jake to watch his back since Ava framed Rafe for a crime he didn’t commit.

Gabi knocks on the door of the man she tracked down and claims to be assistant district attorney Lola Montez and asks if she can come in.

Gwen and Leo sit together in the town square with drinks. Gwen tries to remember the last time they saw each other and realizes it was at a club. Leo asks if Gwen is still dancing on tables. Gwen responds that she’s hung up her dancing shoes since she lost her dancing partner. Leo jokes that they did define Philly night life. Gwen says they put bars and clubs on the map as they really had some wild nights. Leo talks about them having the time since Jake was working nights as a mechanic. Gwen informs Leo that she and Jake are not together anymore. Gwen reveals that Jake is also living in Salem and they’ve managed to peacefully co-exist for awhile. Gwen assures she’s not interested in a reconciliation and that Jake is with someone else now anyways.

Jake asks Nicole why Ava hasn’t been arrested if she did frame Rafe. Nicole admits there’s no proof so Jake suggests maybe Ava didn’t do it. Nicole questions Jake believing Ava. Jake feels he has no reason not to. Jake brings up that Rafe went behind Ava’s back first and cheated on her with Nicole.

Rafe warns Ava to leave Nicole alone. Ava points out that Nicole slapped her after she had hers coming. Rafe warns that if Ava goes near Nicole, he will add assault to her long list of crimes that she’s already facing soon. Ava is not worried about that. Rafe says she should be as this time he doesn’t need to use department time or resources to find her. Ava says she didn’t recall giving him her forwarding address. Rafe says she didn’t need to as he knows exactly where she lives.

Xander informs Jack that unfortunately, Sarah’s condition has gotten much worse. Jack asks if she still thinks she’s Renee DuMonde. Xander explains that she knows she’s Sarah Horton but now she thinks she’s a little girl as the antidote caused her to regress back to her childhood and the doctors saw no sign of her getting better. Xander adds that he went to see her and she had absolutely no clue who he was and he couldn’t spark her memory. Xander guesses the doctors are right that there’s nothing more they could do for her, so he’s moving on with Gwen. Xander talks about Gwen being patient and kind about him sorting through his feelings about this and he promised to marry her, so that’s what he’s going to do. Jack wonders if Xander is really marrying Gwen for the right reasons.

The man questions Gabi being an assistant D.A. Gabi responds that she works with Melinda Trask, so he says he has nothing to say to her and tries to shut the door but Gabi says he’s going to want to hear what she has to say. He tells her to make it quick. Gabi claims that Ava Vitali is about to be arrested as they believe she orchestrated the plan to frame Rafe and he accused Rafe of planting evidence. He says he hasn’t heard anything about Ava being arrested. Gabi says they are keeping it quiet but they feel like they have a good case against her and it’d be stronger if he testified. He says he’s not interested. Gabi asks if he’s sure because if he testifies, they can make the charges against him go away.

Ava guesses Gabi told Rafe that she moved in with Jake which he confirms. Ava jokes that it’s eating Gabi alive that she’s living with Jake. Rafe says he wouldn’t go that far. Ava talks about Gabi finding her in Jake’s bed and laughs about it. Rafe is sure Gabi’s over it by now. Ava mocks that she went straight to her big brother. Ava is sure Gabi can’t stop thinking about what they are up to. Rafe says Gabi is sure it’s nothing. Ava remarks that things can change and claims that she did find Jake very intriguing. Rafe asks if she’s trying to make him jealous. Ava asks what would be the point since he’s with Nicole now and she’s on her way home to Jake. Ava warns that he can tell Gabi that the changes she was talking about might becoming a lot sooner than she thought. Ava then walks away.

Nicole acknowledges that Rafe cheated on Ava with her but they don’t send people to jail for that. Nicole feels Ava took matters in to her own hands. Jake says she’s innocent until proven guilty and reminds Nicole that she said there is no proof. Nicole responds that Ava is many things but not innocent. Jake points out that Nicole isn’t innocent either as she went behind her friend’s back and lied about it for months. Nicole tells Jake that he can trust Ava if he wants but she’s trying to give him advice. Jake thanks her but says he’s a big boy who can look after himself. Nicole understands Jake worked really hard to put his life of crime behind him, so she warns him not to let Ava suck him back in because she guarantees that if Ava goes down, she will take him with her.

Craig knows Nancy is hurting but encourages her to focus on the good memories as they had some wonderful times together. They reminisce about entering the talent show in high school which Craig calls one of the best nights of his life. Craig states that their life and love together was real. Craig knows the future looks completely different from how they imagined, but the memories and moments are just as meaningful as ever. Nancy agrees but cries that she wanted them to last forever.

Leo tells Gwen that it’s too bad she and Jake broke up because he was really hot. Gwen argues that he never even met him. Leo says he saw him a few times from afar. Gwen says it doesn’t matter since they are ancient history and she has a new man now. Leo reveals that he does too and he was so crazy about him that he left his wife. Gwen questions why he’s always after straight men. Leo says he can’t help that he appreciates a beautiful body. Leo informs Gwen that he is getting married. Gwen calls it wonderful and congratulates him as they toast their drinks. Leo then notices Gwen’s ring and questions what that is. Gwen confirms she is also getting married.

Xander asks what Jack means by asking he’s marrying Gwen for the right reasons. Jack says he hears the sadness in his voice. Xander admits he is sad because he just watched a remarkable woman that meant a great deal to him, turn in to a child before his eyes. Jack says he just wants to understand what he promised Gwen. Xander explains that he promised Gwen to marry her if the antidote didn’t work, so that’s what he’s going to do. Jack asks if it’s because he’s in love with Gwen or because he feels obligated. Jack says he’s not trying to cause him more pain but Gwen has suffered a great deal in her life as well. Xander knows he’s trying to protect his daughter but he assures that he didn’t make the promise just to hedge his bets, but an attempt to honor what he and Sarah had while also being fair to Gwen. Xander assures Jack that he is marrying Gwen for all the right reasons and he will dedicate the rest of his life to making her as happy as she makes him.

The man asks Gabi how she can make the charges against him go away. Gabi explains how there is nothing Melinda hates more than looking like a fool, so she’s on the war path to take down every criminal she can. He brings up his court date getting moved up and asks why Melinda would drop the charges against him. Gabi says she’s after all the little fish because she couldn’t land the big one, but he could change that by giving her Ava Vitali because Melinda has no doubt that Ava was behind the plan to take Rafe down. Gabi insists that if he gets on the stand and backs that up, she could find a way to make his case go away. Gabi asks if he will testify and assures they can protect him. He hesitates but says he’s sorry and he can’t. He then offers her a device that he calls a little insurance policy that he took out.

Rafe goes to the Bistro and joins Nicole. Rafe drinks a beer and says he needed it as his day was fine until he ran in to Ava.

Jake goes home where Ava offers him food but Jake says he just had a big plate of wings at the bar downtown. Jake mentions running in to Nicole and she knows they are living together. Ava asks how many seconds until she started trashing her. Jake admits that Nicole warned her that Ava will pull him in to his old life and that when she gets taken down, she’ll take him down with her. Jake adds that Nicole would not let up on the notion that Ava set Rafe up. Ava asks what Jake says. Jake says he told Nicole that Ava didn’t do anything to Rafe and that she needs to curb her judgment because she’s no saint herself. Jake is not a fan of hypocrites. Ava says it seems like Nicole thinks she’s a threat, so she asks Jake if he still wants her to stay with him. Jake says he told Nicole that he’s a big boy who can look out for himself.

Nancy questions Craig going through with marrying Leo. Craig confirms that it will probably be next week. Craig knows it’s sudden and that everyone is skeptical of Leo, but people change. Nancy questions if he really loves him. Craig responds that they love each other. Nancy says if that’s true, she’s happy for him which surprises Craig. Nancy says she’s trying. Craig then asks if Nancy would consider coming to the wedding which Nancy questions. Craig points out that Nancy has been with him at all the most important moments of his life, so he doesn’t want to take this step without her. Nancy is unsure. Craig asks her to at least think about it which she agrees to do.

Leo asks when Gwen is getting married. Gwen informs him it’s next week. Leo responds that he is too but he hasn’t planned a thing. Gwen says they haven’t either as things got a bit complicated and they were in a holding pattern for awhile, but now it’s full steam ahead. Leo points out how he hasn’t seen her in forever, runs in to her here, and now they are getting married at the same time. Gwen calls it incredible. Leo calls her his cosmic bridal twin. Leo brings up Gwen saying things got complicated and asks if that means she’s pregnant. Gwen says no but admits that she was a long time ago and it didn’t work out. Leo says he’s so sorry. Gwen calls it a whole big mess and it wasn’t with the right person, but she is with the right person now, and she cannot wait to make him her husband. Leo asks about her dress. Gwen responds that she can’t afford a dress because everything is so expensive. Leo remarks that the only thing more expensive than a wedding is a divorce. Gwen says they are broke and she’s been telling herself that she’s fine with a small ceremony since getting married is all that matters. Gwen then admits that she wanted a big, beautiful wedding with flowers everywhere, music, food, and champagne. Leo says he wants the same. Gwen doesn’t know where it came from since she didn’t grow up watching princess movies. Leo relates the same but says he did find his prince, a doctor who is brilliant, handsome, and loaded. Gwen guesses his wedding will be a five star affair then while hers will be a picnic by the river somewhere. Gwen says Leo better invite her to the wedding so she can live vicariously through him. Leo responds that he might have a better idea…

Jack tells Xander that he appreciates everything he said about his daughter and he does believe that Xander wants to make her happy. Xander asks if Jack can make it to Salem to stand up for him at the wedding. Jack says of course since it’s his daughter and his best mate’s wedding.

Gabi thanks Mr. Hutchins and says her office will be in touch. He warns that they better be because he doesn’t even want to think about what would happen if Ava found out what he gave her. Gabi then quickly exits and listens to the device that he gave her, which is a recording of Ava telling him that once he says Rafe planted the evidence on him, there’s no coming back from it and that Rafe is going down and that she had two other guys to go along with it so no one would ever know that she put them up to this. Gabi then declares that no one would know except her.

Rafe tells Nicole about running in to Ava outside the Pub and it was about as unpleasant as you would imagine. Rafe says the good news is they might not have to worry about running in to Ava much longer as Gabi is trying to find evidence that proves Ava set him up and she’s working on a lead right now. Nicole questions Gabi doing that. Rafe assures that Gabi is not breaking any rules and is being careful. Nicole hopes Gabi is successful. Rafe adds that he’s been thinking even when you’re careful with Ava, she finds a way to surprise you. Nicole mentions saying the same thing to Jake, who was there earlier. Nicole tells Rafe that she warned Jake not to get sucked in because if Ava goes down, she will take him down with her.

Ava mentions inflating the air mattress that Jake got and buying some new pillows and sheets. Ava adds that she can’t keep asking Jake to give up his bed, especially with his bad back, so she will sleep on the air mattress. Jake insists on taking the mattress. Ava says he doesn’t have to but Jake says he wants to.

Gwen returns home to Xander, who tells her that he just talked to Jack, who is very excited about their big day and is booking flights as they speak. Gwen calls that wonderful as she wasn’t sure he’d be able to make it on such short notice. Xander tells her that Jack said he wouldn’t miss his daughter’s wedding. Xander asks if Gwen ordered the cake. Gwen confirms that she did and admits it was a tad expensive. Xander notes that tuxedos aren’t cheap either so he wonders how far they will get. Gwen then reveals that she has a proposition for him.

Nancy remains at the Pub and removes her wedding ring. She places it on the table with tears in her eyes.

Craig joins Leo in the town square and says it went as good as could be expected. Craig confirms Nancy signed the divorce papers and Justin will file them in the morning so they can move forward with the wedding. Leo then tells Craig that he has a proposition for him.

Xander questions Gwen suggesting a double wedding and asks with who.

Leo tells Craig that he and Gwen go back years and she can’t afford a nice wedding, so he suggested that they share theirs.

Gwen tells Xander that her friend has plenty of money and said they would be more than happy to include them in their wedding. Xander calls that awfully generous of him.

Craig comments that was awfully generous of Leo. Leo knows he should’ve talked to him about it first but Gwen is such a dear friend, so he asks what Craig thinks. Craig responds that this is one of the many things he loves about Leo, as he has such a kind and giving heart.

Gwen asks what Xander thinks. Xander thinks they should slow down as he doesn’t even know this friend of hers. Gwen tells him that his name is Matty and that he will absolutely love him..

 

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Sonny: [Chuckles] Okay. Look, I’m, uh– I’m sorry I dragged you over here, but it was– it was too big of a deal to get into over the phone.

Chad: Don’t worry about iT. What’s going on?

Sonny: I, uh– I need your help.

Chad: Please don’t ask me to get back in bed with leo.

Sonny: [Sighs]

Leo: Yes, he proposed. No, there’s nothing that bitch can do about it. Let me call you back. Craig just got here.

[Phone beeps] Hey, babE. I didn’t see you– I didn’t see you come in.

Craig: Yeah. Who were you speaking with?

Leo: Uh, just an old friend. I was sharing the good news.

Craig: Mm-hmm.

Leo: So how’d it go with the lawyer?

Craig: Just got off the video call.

Leo: And?

Craig: And…all looks good.

Leo: So this means…

Craig: Nancy and i will be signing the divorce papers tonight.

Leo: [Sighs]

Chloe: MoM.

Nancy: I didn’t expect to see you two here tonight. Um, I’m waiting for justin and your father to… sign the divorce paperS.

Chloe: Oh, thank goodness. We’re not too late.

Nancy: Too late for what?

Chloe: Too late to stop it. Mom, you cannot sign those divorce papers.

Xander: Bloody hell. All these monkey suits are so expensive.

[Knock at door]

[Exhales heavily]

[Grunts] One second.

[Grunting] Maggie.

Maggie: UM…

Xander: Is everything okay?

Maggie: Are you alone?

Xander: Yes. Gwen had somewhere important she needed to be.

Abigail: Gwen.

Gwen: Hello, abigail.

Abigail: What do you want?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Maggie: I, um–I just wanted to see how you were holding up. I know how difficult this whole ordeal with sarah has been on you.

[Sighs]

Xander: Never mind me. How are you doing?

Maggie: Oh, great.

[Chuckles weakly] My daughter’s a strong, independent woman, and seeing her like this, it just–

[Sighs] It breaks my heart.

Xander: I’m so sorry, maggiE.

Maggie: [Sighs]

Xander: For both of you.

Maggie: Thank you, darling. But I know this has to hurt you too. I know you’ve been in love with sarah for a long time.

Xander: Well, I think part of me always will be. Even if now, she believes she’s a little girl who dreams of one day marrying eric brady.

Maggie: [Chuckling] Oh. Oh, yes. Oh, she had the biggest crush on him when they were kids.

Xander: [Sighs] Yeah.

Maggie: But xander, you must know that the only man in sarah’s life that she has ever truly loved is you.

Xander: Maggie, I, um– I need to tell you something.

Maggie: What is it?

Xander: Gwen and I… we’re getting married next week.

Gwen: I hope I’m not interrupting your evening.

Abigail: You’re not. Chad is out, and I just put the kids to bed.

[Clears throat]

Gwen: The kids. Oh. Oh, how are those adorable little munchkins? I really miss them.

Abigail: Gwen, what is this about? You obviously did not come here to ask me about my kids, and, quite frankly, I don’t like you talking about them.

Gwen: [Clears throat] I understand. But they are my niece and nephew, aren’t they? And you are my sisteR.

Abigail: Half-sister. Where is this going?

Gwen: Right, I fully admit that when I first came to salem, I waS…deceptive and vengeful. And I’ve since realized what a huge mistake that was.

[Sighs] Honestly, all I want is just for us to be closer. All of us. As a family. Nothing is more important to me.

Abigail: Okay, just spit it out already.

Gwen: FinE. I want you to be my matron of honor.

Sonny: I wish I could have seen your face when leo offer–

[Snickers] When leo offered you up as a gift to chloe’s dad.

[Laughs]

Chad: Horrified pretty much covers it, thank you.

Sonny: [Sighs] Oh, oh. So what was craig’s reaction when he saw you and leo naked in bed, game for a threesome? Leo was game. I was noT. And to be honest,

[Laughs]

Chad: Horrified pretty much covers it, thank you.

Sonny: [Sighs] Oh, oh. So what was craig’s reaction when he saw you and leo naked in bed, game for a threesome?

Chad: No, no, no, no, no. See, let me be very clear. Leo was game. I was noT. And to be honest, craig didn’t seem all that enthusiastic either.

Sonny: Oh, oh! Well, maybe he’ll come around to it by christmastime. I mean, leo could put you, like, right under the tree.

Chad: Oh, my god, you’re hilarious.

Sonny: You would also make an incredible stocking stuffer.

Chad: Please don’t touch me. I’m glad you find this amusing. I’ll be sending you my therapy bill. What do you want, sonny? What do you want? Why’d you call me here?

Sonny: Look, okay, don’t worry, okay? This is not another covert op to bust leo. I need your help on something totally different.

Chad: What?

Sonny: [Exhales] Whether I should let my uncle vic uproot my entire life.

Chad: Don’t tell me.

Sonny: Yeah. He wants me to step back in as ceo of titan.

Chad: What about your startup? You guys just went public, like, six months ago.

Sonny: I know–he said that my brothers could handle it.

Chad: Yeah, but the company means everything to you guys. You started it in honor of your mother. What about will’s job or ari’s school?

Sonny: I told him. I told him I have an entire life back in phoeniX.

Chad: Let me guesS. Vic doesn’t give a damn.

Sonny: No. You know how he gets when he wants something.

Chad: Do I need to remind you what happened last time you were ceo of titan?

Sonny: How could I forget? The infamous leo stark almost destroyed my entire family.

Leo: You’re signing the papers tonight? Babe, that’s amazing!

[Chuckles] Well, I hope nancy hasn’t taken you to the cleaners.

Craig: [Sighs] Nancy has her own money. She’s not trying to take any of mine. It’s a very equitable– equitable settlement.

Leo: This is so great! So the wedding is full steam ahead.

Craig: Mm-hmm. I’m glad you’re happY.

Leo: Aren’t you?

Craig: Well… yeah, I am. I just– I don’t think you need to call nancy names.

Leo: Oh, you heard that.

Craig: Mm-hmm. “There’s nothing that bitch can do about it”?

Leo: Actually, I wasn’t talking about nancy. Although this is going to offend you too, but there’s only so much I can take without being hurt and angry and…

Craig: Who were you talking about?

Leo: Your daughter. The one who hates me with every cell of her being.

Nancy: Chloe, i more than anyone know how difficult this is to face reality, but we have to. Your father is gay and our marriage is over.

Chloe: I know that, mom. And I’ve accepted reality, and I accept dad for who he is and that he needs to move on, but who he’s moving on with, leo stark, is gonna ruin his life.

Nancy: And I should care about that because?

Chloe: Because dad’s gonna get hurt, and I’m not just talking emotionally.

Brady: Nancy, he could lose everything. He could end up being jobless and homeless. I mean, if leo is desperate enough, he could lose his life.

Chloe: Mom, we don’t mean to scare you, and I know you don’t want to get involved, but dad, he really does need your helP.

Nancy: What do you want me to do?

Brady: Just stall the divorce. Just for a little while.

Chloe: Just long enough for us to come up with some sort of way that…

[Sighs] Dad’s not gonna make the biggest mistake of his life.

Maggie: Are you sure that marrying gwen is what you really want?

Xander: I do love her, maggie.

Maggie: As much as you love sarah? Oh. Oh. I’m sorrY. I shouldn’t have asked that.

Xander: Maggie, what– what gwen and I share is– is different from what i had with sarah. ObviouslY. I mean, come on, maggiE. Your daughter was so far out of my league. I mean, she was this goddess, and I was just some pitiful rogue. But a determined one. I was gonna find a way to prove my love to her, and that i was worthy of her love.

Maggie: And you did, xander.

Xander: Sarah inspired me to try and be a– be a better man, you know? She gave me hope that i could become what– what I’d never imagined. A husband, a father, a friend. But when sarah left, I lost that hope and became the rogue again. Marauding about, trying to cause as much damage as I could. But then gwen came along.

[Sighs] And she’s someone who’s spent her whole life feeling unwanted. And she appears heartless and cruel, but really she just– just desperately wants to be accepted, to belong, to be valued. And god, did I recognize that in heR. And I related to it, and it made me care. So much so that– well, I came to love her deeply.

Maggie: [Sniffles] Despite all the damage that she’s caused?

Xander: I don’t condone what gwen did, maggie, but I do understand it. It’s how we connected. We were there for each other during the darkest times of our lives. She’d just lost her baby, and I’d just lost sarah to rex.

Maggie: But you didn’t lose sarah. That was a terrible lie.

Gwen: Yeah, it’s true. Xander and I, we’re getting married in a week. God, you look shocked.

Abigail: I am. I am.

Gwen: Why? You knew that xander and I were engageD.

Abigail: Well, I just figured with sarah being back in town…

Gwen: That he would dump me and go back to her.

Abigail: Pretty mucH.

Gwen: Well, honestly, I expected the same thing. And it might have happened, if there was a chance that sarah could go back to her right mind. I mean, what’s the poor bloke to do? I mean, he can’t put his whole life on hold.

Abigail: I understand xander wanting to move on with his lifE. What I’m having a really difficult time comprehending is why you want me, of all people, to stand up for you at your wedding.

Chad: Look, selfishly, I would love to have my two best friends back in town, but do you really want to be mixed up at titan again?

Sonny: I don’t know. I mean, do i?

Chad: Pros and cons. Go.

Sonny: Okay. Pro, I would be helping out my uncle vic.

Chad: Con, you’d have to deal with your uncle vic 24/7.

Sonny: Pro, ari would be closer to her mother.

Chad: Con, her mother’s the ceo of dimera. You’d be going up against her.

Sonny: Yeah, but at least I wouldn’t be going up against you.

Chad: Yeah, you would. Make no mistake, I plan on getting my job back.

Sonny: So you and mE… full-on corporate warfare?

Chad: You know it. Don’t think I’m gonna go easy on you because you’re my best friend.

Sonny: Oh, come on. If anyone’s gonna be begging for mercy, it’s gonna be you.

Chad: Sounds like a challenge. So are you gonna take your uncle vic up on the offer?

Xander: If I’d known the truth, that sarah hadn’t left me, that she’d been kidnapped and taken to some deserted island, you know i would have moved heaven and earth to bring her home.

Maggie: Of course. But we didn’t know. None of us knew.

Xander: Well, she’s safe now, thank god.

Maggie: Yeah. I’m grateful for thaT. But if you and abigail hadn’t been so persistent…

[Sighs] My daughter might have been lost to us foreveR. The truth is, she still might be.

Xander: MaggiE… I feel like I’m abandoning you and sarah when you need me the mosT.

Maggie: No. No, no, no, no. No. Don’t do that to yourself. You need to try to find happiness with gweN. Sarah would have wanted that.

Xander: Well, I’m here if you need anything.

Maggie: I appreciate that. But I mean what I say when I don’t want you to have any regrets. If anyone should feel guilty about abandoning sarah, it’s mE.

Gwen: Given our history, I understand why you would be skeptical of my request.

Abigail: Skeptical is a little bit of an understatement. I– as I recall, the last time we spoke, I accused you of being ava vitali’s accomplice, and I told you that I intend to prove that you are the person who hit me from behind in the airfield.

Gwen: Once again, i had nothing to do with your kidnapping.

Abigail: Okay. Right. Well, the problem with that is, I will never again believe another word that comes out of your moutH. So if this is just your way of trying to get me to drop it–

Gwen: No, it’s not.

Abigail: Even if that’s true, what happened to you hating my guts?

Gwen: I absolutely do not.

Abigail: Oh, my god. It wasn’t that long ago that you accused me of only wanting to find sarah to cause problems between you and xandeR. So what, did you just stop believing that all of a sudden? That’s what I thought. Okay. All right. So if you still think that I am actively rooting for your fiancé to throw you over for my cousin, why in god’s name are you asking me to stand up at your wedding?

Gwen: Because of our father.

Abigail: What does our dad have to do with this?

Gwen: Jack has been trying to broker peace between us from the moment that he learned that I’m his daughter. And xander has now asked him to be his best man, and I thought, well, wouldn’t that be wonderful if– if jack could come to my wedding and he could see his two daughters acting like sisters?

Abigail: Acting, like pretending?

Gwen: No. Look, abigail, I know that you and I have gotten off to a very, very rocky start. And I don’t see this wedding as being some sort of magical reconciliation, but… I do see it as an opportunity for us to just move closer. And… if we keep going with that, just slowly, we might even have a chance of being real sisters, in a real family, which, despite my horrendous way of going about it, is truly the only thing that I have ever wanted. So will you please just be my matron of honor? If you won’t do it for me, just do it for our father.

Abigail: [Sighs] What the hell.

Gwen: Really?

Abigail: Sure.

Gwen: Really?

Abigail: Sure. What’s the worst that could happen, huh?

Chad: You know what? Maybe with the two of us in charge, we could figure out a way for dimera and titan to peacefully coexist.

Sonny: [Scoffs] YeaH. Yeah, don’t let my uncle hear you say that. He doesn’t want peace. He wants to bring your family to its knees.Il, ouees erth uofngju vilryé o a gbi wliof

don’t want you to have any regrets. If anyone should feel guilty about abandoning sarah, it’s me.

Gwen: Given our history, I understand why you would be skeptical of my requesT.

Abigail: Skeptical is a little bit of an understatement. I– as I recall, the last time we spoke, I accused you of being ava vitali’s accomplice, and I told you that I intend to prove that you are the person who hit me from behind in the airfielD.

Gwen: Once again, I had nothing to do with your kidnapping.

Abigail: Okay. Right. Well, the problem with that is, I will never again believe another word that comes out of your mouth. So if this is just your way of trying to get me to drop it–

Gwen: No, it’s not.

Abigail: Even if that’s true, what happened to you hating my guts?

Gwen: I absolutely do not.

Abigail: Oh, my god. It wasn’t that long ago that you accused me of only wanting to find sarah to cause problems between you and xander. So what, did you just stop believing that all of a sudden? That’s what I thought. Okay. All righT. So if you still think that I am actively rooting for your fiancé to throw you over for my cousin, why in god’s name are you asking me to stand up at your wedding?

Gwen: Because of our father.

Abigail: What does our dad have to do with this?

Gwen: Jack has been trying to broker peace between us from the moment that he learned that I’m his daughter. And xander has now asked him to be his best man, and I thought, well, wouldn’t that be wonderful if– if jack could come to my wedding and he could see his two daughters acting like sisters?

Abigail: Acting, like pretending?

Gwen: NO. Look, abigail, i know that you and I have gotten off to a very, very rocky starT. And I don’t see this wedding as being some sort of magical reconciliation, but… I do see it as an opportunity for us to just move closer. AnD… if we keep going with that, just slowly, we might even have a chance of being real sisters, in a real family, which, despite my horrendous way of going about it, is truly the only thing that I have ever wanted. So will you please just be my matron of honor? If you won’t do it for me, just do it for our fatheR.

Abigail: [Sighs] What the hell.

Gwen: Really?

Abigail: Sure.

Gwen: Really?

Abigail: Sure. What’s the worst that could happen, huh?

Chad: You know what? Maybe with the two of us in charge, we could figure out a way for dimera and titan to peacefully coexisT.

Sonny: [Scoffs] Yeah. Yeah, don’t let my uncle hear you say that. He doesn’t want peace. He wants to bring your family to its knees.

Chad: Yeah, well, my father would be rolling over in his grave right now if he heard me talking about anything other than grinding titan into dust.

Sonny: [Chuckles]

Chad: So you any closer to making your decision?

Sonny: Not even a little bit.

Chad: Great. Glad I could helP.

Sonny: Oh, come on, look– shut up, okay? It always helps talking to you. I just– I don’t know. I think I need to mull it over with will, and then I’ll have some clarity, one way or the other.

Chad: Okay. Let me know how it all shakes out.

Sonny: [Laughs] Yeah, I will.

Chad: Um… So then does this mean you’re giving up on trying to get chloe’s dad to see the light?

Sonny: Uh, well, I lost my best undercover man, but I’m still holding out hope that, you know, craig will finally come to his senses.

Leo: I’m sorry. I know i shouldn’t be trash-talking chloE.

Craig: You shouldn’t be.

Leo: I know, I just– look, I am so angry at the lengths she and her friends went to to try and break us up.

Craig: Leo, i’m angry about it too. But she’s my daughter, and I love her, and that’s never gonna change. So you just better find a way to get along with her.

Leo: Hey, I will do my part if she does hers.

Craig: Okay, okay, look. Chloe is a very caring and protective and supportive persoN. But she just found out her dad is gay, he’s divorcing her mom, and he’s getting married to a man. I’d be thrown by that. Don’t you think she would be too?

Leo: Okay. I think I can be more empathetic. And who knows, maybe once things calm down, chloe will be more accepting of us after you and nancy sign those papers.

Craig: [Chuckles]

Leo: And then we can have our wedding. Oh, babe, I cannot wait!

Craig: Can’t wait either, baby.

[Both grunt]

Craig: All right, I gotta go.

Leo: Okay.

Craig: I love you.

Leo: I love you. Bye. And it will not be long until I am married to medicine.

Nancy: Let me get this straighT. You two want me to refuse to sign the divorce papers until you dig up enough dirt on leo stark to convince your father to dump him?

Brady: Yeah. Yeah, exactly.

Chloe: Mom, there’s gotta be something that we don’t know about him.

Brady: Something that’s gonna open up craig’s eyes to what’s really going on here.

Nancy: Wait, craig already knows about the blackmail, the attempted jewelry heist, the prostitution. If that isn’t enough to open up craig’s eyes and dump the little creep, then nothing is.

Chloe: But mom, we’ve gotta–

Nancy: But nothinG. Your father made his bed with leo stark, and now he can lie in it.

Chloe: Uh, I’m sorry, mom. I didn’t mean to put you on the spot like thiS.

Nancy: It’s okay, sweetheart. It just shows how much you love your father. But you have to understand, I promised craig an easy divorce if he would keep marlena on at the hospital. If I refuse to sign these divorce papers now, then he will surely fire her.

Justin: Nancy. Chloe, brady. I didn’t know you’d be joining us.

Brady: No, no, we’re just– we’re just leaving.

Chloe: Yeah. Nice to see yoU. Good luck, mom. I love you.

Nancy: Oh, I’ll talk to you later.

Justin: So how are you doing?

Nancy: I’ll be better when we get this over with.

Justin: Okay, well, I have all the papers right here. All we’ll need is your signatures, and we’ll be–

Craig: Nancy, i’m– I’m sorry I’m late. Hi, justin.

Justin: Craig.

Craig: I just saw chloe and brady outside.

Nancy: They came by for moral support.

Craig: That was wonderful of them.

Justin: Okay. Now that we’re all here, we should get started.

Maggie: It’s all my fault. What was I thinking, trusting my daughter’s mental health to stefano dimera’s mad scientist?

Xander: But you didn’t, maggie. You wanted that drug to go through proper safety trials before sarah tried iT.

Maggie: [Chuckles] Ah, and then anna dimera– she took matters into her own hands, literally. Damn her.

Xander: I hope you press charges against that witch.

Maggie: Oh, I plan to. But right now, my focus has to be on sarah. Getting her into the best long-term care facility possible.

Xander: Has it really come to that?

Maggie: I’m afraid it has. I’m taking her to a clinic in florida where abigail was taken after she…

Xander: After gwen drugged her.

Maggie: Mm. Yeah.

Gwen: I can’t thank you enough. Abigail, really, thank you. Thank yoU.

[Exhales]

Chad: What the hell is this?

Gwen: Um… Right, well, um, I will let you fill in your husband on the very good newS. Um, ’cause I have a million things to do, so i will talk to you later.

Chad: You know that’s gwen, right?

Abigail: I do, yeah.

Chad: And yet– yet you were hugging her.

Abigail: Well, she hugged me.

Chad: Why?

Abigail: Because I just agreed to be her matron of honor at her wedding.

Chad: I thought xander was gonna wait to see if sarah got better.

Abigail: He was. But apparently there’s no hope of that happeninG. So it looks like my cousin might be lost to us forever.

Xander: Abigail did really well at that facility. She made a complete recovery.

Maggie: Sarah’s prognosis, it isn’t as hopeful. But I have to do whatever I can. I don’t know, maybe this place can find a way to help her somehow.

Xander: God, I hope so. Well, how long will you be in florida?

Maggie: Until sarah’s settled in.

Xander: Well, good luck, maggiE. And please tell me how it’s all going, yeah?

Maggie: I will. And xander, I’m sorry that you won’t be my son-in-laW. I still care about you. I really do hope that gwen makes you happY.

Xander: Thank you so much.

[Sniffles] And please… take good care of yourself.

Maggie: I will.

Leo: No, I’m sorry I had to jump off so quickly beforE. [Chuckles] No. He just left to go and sign the divorce papers. Nothing and no one can stop this wedding now. [Troubled music]

Gwen: I saw maggie on my way in. Did– did something happen to sarah?

Xander: Maggie’s taking her to florida, where she can get long-term care.

Gwen: [Sighs] I’m so sorry, xander.

Xander: It’s just tragic, what’s been done to her.

Gwen: I know. I know it is. It’s really, really tragic. But with help and the proper support, she might be able to lead a somewhat normal life.

Xander: How’d it go with abigail?

Gwen: She said she’d do it.

Xander: Really?

Gwen: YeaH. [Laughs] My little sister’s gonna be my matron of honor.

Xander: Gwen, I’m so happy for yoU. Wow, i mean, can you believe all the progress you’ve made? Not just with abigail, but in every aspect of your life. I hope you are as proud as i am of how far you’ve come.

Chad: So you think gwen is a criminal, and gwen thinks you’re trying to sabotage her life, yet she asked you to stand for her at her wedding, and you actually said yes?

Abigail: Yeah. She went on and on about the importance of family and how much it would mean to my dad, and i guess it got to me.

Chad: Okay, so she guilted you into it?

Abigail: You could put it that way.

Chad: The wedding’s not till next week. You can call her and tell her you changed your mind.

Abigail: I don’t know.

Chad: Nobody’s gonna blame you after what she put you througH. Here, call gwen, and you can tell her where she can stuff her wedding.

Leo: Hey, jackie, my soon-to-be stepdaughter and her boyfriend just showed up. Gotta go. Bye, girl.

[Phone beeps]

Chloe: Oh, hi. Already calling me your stepdaughter.

Leo: I said soon-to-be, as i recall.

Chloe: It’s a little bit presumptuous, don’t you think?

Leo: More like inevitable, since your parents are signing their divorce papers as we speaK.

Chloe: Okay.

Leo: Look, chloe, honey, I know we got off on the wrong foot.

Chloe: That’s an understatement, and, uh, please don’t call me “honey.”

Leo: My point is, I understand that we’re not gonna have the kind of relationship where we’re jetting off for spa weekends, but I’m willing to try and get along. For your dad’s sakE. That is, if you arE. What do you say? How about I buy us all a drink? You know, this place has an actually pretty decent cosmo.

Brady: I have to get to granddad’s because maggie is taking sarah to a clinic in florida, so I want to say goodbye before they leave.

Leo: Oh, come on, come on. One quick drink. What’s your poison? I know, I know. Sparkling cider for you, mr. 12 steps. Chloe?

Chloe: I guess I’ll have a cosmo.

Leo: Awesome!

Chloe: [Clears throat] Yeah, totally.

Justin: Craig, I trust your attorney had a chance to review the document?

Craig: Yeah, uh, she diD. She gave me the green light and said it was all pretty standard.

Nancy: “Pretty standard”? What a lovely way to sum up the end of a relationship that has lasted the better part of our lives.

Craig: I’m sorry, nancy. I–it just– I didn’t mean it to come out that way.

Nancy: You know what? Let’s just get this over with, shall we? Justin, do you have a pen?

Justin: Not page…

Nancy: Your turn.

Leo: One more for the road?

Brady: Tempting, but no. I gotta get going, so…

Leo: Ah, ah, ah, ah. Drinks are on me, remember?

Chloe: Dr. Craig wesley?

Leo: He said I could use it. We’re gonna be married soon, and what’s mine will be his, and what’s his will be mine.

Chad: Seriously, I want you to call gwen, and I want you to tell her you changed your mind.

Abigail: I already agreed.

Chad: Because she pressured you into iT.

Abigail: True, but aside from that, I truly believe that she loves xander, and as much as it breaks my heart that sarah is so badly damaged, I have to at least try to respect that gwen and xander make each other happy, even though it’s so strange that they’re together.

Chad: Speaking of strange… I went to statesville to see rolf before my meeting with sonny.

Abigail: How did that go?

Chad: He has no idea what went wrong. He said that the antidote he made for sarah should’ve workeD.

Abigail: Well, it certainly seemed to work out for gwen, didn’t it?

Gwen: Oh, my god, I can’t believe we’re actually getting married. We’re getting married next week.

Xander: My wife, mrs. Gwendolyn cook.

Gwen: Oh, my god. I love the sound of that so much. You know what? I wanna get some stationery, actually, with my new initials on it. And I want a tote bag and one of those really plush bathrobes. I’ve never had one before.

Xander: Hmm. You know, as much as i appreciate your passion for monogrammed goods, they are not in the budgeT.

Gwen: Oh, yeaH. Right, the budgeT. Did you have any luck getting a tuxedo in our budget?

Xander: I can’t find a bow tie in our budget.

Gwen: Well, i’ll just have to help you when I get back, then.

Xander: Ah-da-da. You just got home. Where you running off to now?

Gwen: I just, um– I wanna run off to sweet bits before they close. We need to get them working on a wedding cake immediately.

Xander: Can’t that wait till the morning?

Gwen: No. It cannot wait till the morning, my handsome darlinG. We only have a few days to pull this all togetheR. And I want everything to be just perfect for our big day. Love you.

Xander: Love you.

Gwen: I really do. I’ll be back.

Abigail: So if the drug had worked properly, sarah would’ve been back to her old self, probably would’ve gotten back together with xander, and gwen would’ve been left out in the cold.

Chad: Your sister lucked ouT.

Abigail: I guess. Maggie called earlier. She’s taking sarah to florida.

Chad: The clinic?

Abigail: I just hope they can do for my cousin what they did for me.

Chad: I’ll, uh–I’ll call maggie and let her know that if she needs any help navigating the place, I’m happy to help.

Abigail: I’m sure she’d appreciate that.

Chad: Well, i’m gonna go upstairs, and I’m gonna play with the kids and try to run them ragged before bed.

Abigail: Oh, well, uh-uh. Too late. Those goofballs are already sound asleep.

Chad: Well… then maybe mom and dad can have a… have a little playdate of their own.

Abigail: What did you have in mind?

Chad: How about…some… naked hide-and-go-seek?

Abigail: HmM. That sounds kind of interesting.

Chad: Yeah?

Abigail: Mm-hmm.

Chad: OH. Okay.

Abigail: Mm-hmm.

[Seductive music]

Tag. You’re it.

Chad: Okay, i’m counting to ten, and then I’m gonna come find you! OnE… two… three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

Justin: Thank you.

Craig: I guess that’s it.

Nancy: I guess so.

Justin: I will file these in the morning and get certified copies to both of you as soon as possible. Let me know if there’s anything else, nancy.

Nancy: Thank you, justin, for everything.

Justin: Of course.

Nancy: [Sighs] Well, I guess I should be going toO. Goodbye, craig, and good luck, because if everything I’ve heard about leo stark is true, you’re gonna need it.

Craig: Nancy, wait.

Nancy: Yes?

Craig: Would you consider staying and having one last drink with me, for old times’ sake?

Sonny: Give ari a kiss good night for me, please. All right, I love you too. Bye. Hey, cuz. Are you here to see uncle vic?

Brady: Here to see maggie, actually.

Sonny: Oh, uh, I think she’s upstairs, packing for her and sarah.

Brady: Yeah. I hate that they have to leave town under these circumstances.

Sonny: Yeah. Yeah, me too. You know, but hopefully, this clinic can actually get them some helP.

Brady: Hoping.

Sonny: Speaking of people who need help, is there any more news on the leo stark front?

Brady: Yeah. Craig and nancy are signing their divorce papers tonight, and craig is going to marry leo as soon as possible.

Sonny: Oh, my god. That’s awful. I mean, how can he be so damn clueless?

Brady: I don’t know, sonny. It boggles my mind. Leo–I mean, I say his name, it makes my skin crawl. Chloe and I heard him gloating on the phone earlier about his victory to somebody named jackie.

Sonny: Uh, wait, jackie cox?

Brady: I don’t know. I didn’t hear the last name.

Sonny: Yeah. Yeah, no, I bet that’s who it was. I met her once back in phoenix during the whole “great peacock caper.” She was leo’s partner in crime.

Brady: Is that so?

Leo: Oh!

Gwen: Oh, god!

Leo: Gwen rizczech?

Gwen: [Gasps] Matty cooper?

Both: What are you doing in salem?

[Both laughing]

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Days Short Recap Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Ava and Rafe ran into each other. He warned her that he would arrest her. She asked how Nicole. She said Nicole was treating him the way she treated all the men in her life. Nicole and Jake ran into each other. She wanted to know why Ava was staying with him. He said he asked her to. He said money was tight right now so he couldn’t afford to live on his own. She thought Ava was making him food in exchange for her living with him. Nicole wanted to give him some advice about Ava. She said Ava was dangerous. She said for him to watch his back. He said it sounded dangerous. She said it was because Ava framed Rafe for a crime he didn’t commit. Gwen and Leo reunited with each other. They wanted to caught up with each other. She told him she wasn’t with Jake anymore. Leo asked if they were going to get back together. She said no because she had zero interest and he was with someone else. Jake said Ava wasn’t arrested for what she did to Rafe because she didn’t do it. Nicole said there wasn’t any proof. Jake reminded her that Rafe cheated on her with Nicole. Rafe told Ava to leave Nicole alone. Ava said Nicole slapped her. He said she slapped Nicole first. He said he would go after her if she went after Nicole. Ava said she didn’t give him her address. He said she knew where she lived. Xander called Jack to be his best man. Jack asked him about Sarah. Xander told him Sarah thought she was a little girl. He said Maggie told him Sarah’s doctors said there was no way she would get her memory back. He said he tried to spark her memory, but nothing worked. Jack asked if he was moving on with Gwen. Xander said Gwen was kind to her. He said all she wanted him to do was marry her if the serum didn’t work. Jack asked if he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons.

Gabi went to see the guy who helped Ava. She pretended to be a D.A. He told her he didn’t want to talk to her. She said she was there because Ava framed Rafe. She said he helped her do it. She said she could help him get out of trouble. Ava said Rafe didn’t like her living with Jake. Rafe said he couldn’t care less. Ava said Gabi didn’t like the idea of her living with Jake. She kept taunting him about living with Jake. She told Rafe to tell Gabi that the changes were coming sooner up. Nicole told Jake that Ava took matters in her own hands with Rafe. Jake said there was no proof. Nicole told him Ava wasn’t innocent. Jake said she didn’t have a nerve to talk after what she did to Ava. Nicole said she was trying to warn him. She told him not to let Ava suck him back into his old life. She said he would go down with her. Gwen told Leo that she had a new guy. He said he has a new man too. He told her he was getting married. She told him she was getting married too. Xander asked what Jack meant if he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons. Jack said he sounds sad. Xander said Sarah was amazing and now she is a child. Jack wanted to know if he was with Gwen because he couldn’t have Sarah. He said he was looking out for Gwen. Xander understood what he was saying. He said he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons. The guy wanted to know how Gabi could make his charges go away. Gabi said she would be able to do it. He said Trask dropped the charges against him. Gabi said if he gave her Ava, Trask would make his case go away. He gave her a phone. He said it was an insurance policy that he took out. Ava asked Jake if he was sure he wanted her to stay with him because people think she’s a threat. He said he wasn’t afraid. Gwen told Leo that she was pregnant, but it didn’t work out. She said she was with the right person now. They talked about wanting a big wedding. Jack told Xander that he appreciated what he said about Gwen. He said he was glad that he wanted to make his daughter happy. Xander asked if he was going to make it to the wedding. Jack said he would.

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Marlena: Hi, sweetheart, it’s moM. I’m just checking in on you to see how you’re doing. Nobody knows what you’re going through better than I do, so i just hope you’re all right. Talk to you soon. I love you. Bye.

[Knock at door] Oh, hi. Come on in.

Ben: Dr. Evans. Hi.

Marlena: Yeah, ben, i didn’t realize that we had an appointment.

Ben: We don’t, but ciara and I are having a party, and it turns out that she thought that I invited you and I thought that she invited you, so this is gonna be a little last-minute.

Marlena: Oh. Okay, well, when is the party?

Ben: Today. And I know how busy you are, but it would mean the world to me if you could be there.

Marlena: Aw. What’s the occasion?

Ben: It’s our gender reveal party. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. And ciara and I would not even be having this baby if it weren’t for you.

Julie: Oh, shawn and douglas, thank goodness you’re here. I was beginning to worry.

[Chuckles]

Doug: Does belle need any help bringing anything in from the car?

Shawn: No, no, no. She didn’t come with me.

Doug: Well, when will she be here?

Shawn: Actually, I don’t know if she’s coming at all.

John: So no action on the stakeout, huh? Hmm. Okay, steve. Uh, let me know as soon as something breaks, all right?

Belle: [Slurring words] Hey, daddy-O.

John: Hey, sweetheart.

Belle: Oh.

John: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Be careful, there.

Belle: Whoops.

John: You all right?

Belle: Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m fine. I’m–i’m great. I’m fine. Izzy, are you drunk?

Belle: As a skunk. Mm-hmm. The devil made me do it.

[Laughs]

John: [Gasps] Easy, easY.

Belle: [Laughing]

Chanel: Hey, mom.

Paulina: Oh, hi, honey.

Chanel: Hey, I didn’t hear you come in.

Paulina: Yeah, I just got here a few minutes ago.

Chanel: Um, how’s lani?

Paulina: She’s doing her best. You know, trying to be brave, bless her heart. I was just checking her to let her know that I’ll come back to the hospital anytime that she wants some company. How are you doing?

Chanel: Me? Um, I’m okay.

Paulina: No, you’re not. I can see it in your eyes that you’re noT. Come over herE. Come over here, baby. Come on, baby, just sit right down right next to me. What you doing moping around here, anyway? Aren’t you supposed to be going to a party with allie today?

Chanel: [Sighs]

Paulina: Chanel. Chanel, did something happen?

Chanel: Something happened, all right. Allie broke up with me.

Allie: Oh, goodie. A new onE. No, don’t be a petty bitch. You have bigger plans. You need to stay focused until you are readY.

[Sighs]

Ciara: [Groans] Hang on.

[Grunts] Oof.

[Clears throat] Hi. Sorry, I’m moving really slowly nowadayS.

Allie: Considering that this gender reveal cake was supposed to be ready hours ago, I can’t really complaiN. Are you ready for your big day?

Ciara: Can’t wait.

Allie: [Sighs] Neither can I.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our liveS.”

[Soft orchestration]

Ciara: Allie, it’s beautiful.

Allie: And just wait till you see the inside. When you cut open this cake, it is going to be a moment you will never forget.

Ciara: Oh, thank you so much for doing this.

Allie: Yeah, it’s my pleasure. I’m sorry that the baker was closed when you came by earlieR.

Ciara: Oh, no, all good. I know how busy you and chanel are. I figured you guys needed a break.

Allie: Yeah, we did need a break. From each other.

Paulina: I feel like I’m having whiplash. Then you just tell me the other day that now you are officially a thing?

Chanel: You thought me and johnny’s relationship was one for the record books.

Paulina: Well, what the heck happened? You sounded so happy.

Chanel: I was. One minute, we were making weekend plans, and the next, allie’s saying that she doesn’t want anything to do with me.

Paulina: Totally out of the blue?

Chanel: After she want to go see johnny. Then she came back and she was telling me that it was over and that we jumped in too fast and–

Paulina: Mm-mm. Nuh-uh-uh.

Chanel: W-what do you mean, “nuh-uh-uh”?

Paulina: I am not letting this happen again.

Chanel: What are you doing, mama?

Paulina: [Scoffs] What do you think I’m doing? I’m calling a taxi.

Chanel: I–I–

Paulina: No, I can’t drive when I’m upset like this. I tend to get lost.

Chanel: A taxi to go where?

Paulina: Where do you think I’m going? I’m going to get miss allie horton a piece of my mind!

Chanel: What?

Paulina: Uh-huh. Nobody messes with my baby and gets away with it. Oh, ooh. Yes, yes, I need a taxI. Yes, my address is 211 walnut avenue.

John: Drink.

Belle: Oh, I’m not thirsty.

John: Drink.

Belle: Yes, sir.

John: Good girl.

[Claps] Now talk.

Belle: Nothing to talk about.

John: Eh, no, I think there might be. You see, I came in really late last night from a stakeout and your mother said you stayed here overnight because you got in some kind of a fight with shawn?

Belle: Yep. Some kind.

John: Yeah. Now, i don’t know all the details, but it had to be a doozy, ’cause it’s not like you to get yourself smashed in the middle of the day.

Belle: Well, it’s not every day you find out that jan spears is gonna have your husband’s baby.

Julie: You slept with jan spears?

Shawn: No, I slept with my wife. I just– I thought jan was belle.

Julie: How drunk were you?

Shawn: I wasn’t drunk at alL. It was the devil. He morphed jan into looking exactly like belle.

Julie: Oh, lord.

Shawn: I don’t know. I guess I should’ve known, but i–

Doug: You remember who you’re talking to here?

Julie: My darling husband was possessed by the devil for weeks and I had no idea. So darling, if you need to talk with someone who understands, I’m sitting here.

Roman: Hey, sis. You’re early.

Kayla: Am I?

Roman: Yeah, and that hasn’t happened since 1982.

Kayla: Ha. Very funny. Well, I do have nothing but time on my hands now.

Roman: Yeah. Still can’t believe that burns fired you. How many years of your life have you dedicated to that hospital only to have craig wesley show up out of nowhere, take your job?

Kayla: Yeah, the worst part about it is I didn’t see it coming. But I am going to look at the bright side and take this opportunity to do some things that I haven’t done in years.

Roman: Like?

Kayla: Like go to a party in the middle of the afternoon to celebrate our niece’s upcoming blessed event. Are you ready to go?

Roman: Yep. Just gotta grab the party tray from the back.

Clyde: Way ahead of you, boss. Hey, if you two are headed over to my son’s party, any chance i could get a lift?

Marlena: How are you feeling?

Ben: About the baby, you mean?

Marlena: Mm-hmm. I know it was a difficult decision for you.

Ben: Yeah, I mean, every parent worries about what their kid’s gonna turn out to be, right? Not to mention what kind of parents we’ll end up being.

Marlena: Well, that’s– that’s natural.

Ben: Yeah.

Marlena: How is ciara handling it?

Ben: With a lot of research.

[Chuckles] She spent an hour last night talking about banking our baby’s umbilical cord blood.

Marlena: Mm-hmm?

Ben: Who even knew that was a thing?

[Both laugh]

Marlena: Oh, so much goes into having a baby.

Ben: Yeah, and I am fine with all of it. I do have my own concerns at the moment, but–

Marlena: Tell mE.

Ben: Um… my dad got out of prison and he’s bunking with us.

Marlena: Clyde is staying with you?

Ben: Yeah.

Marlena: How did that happen?

Ben: They let him out with nothing but the clothes on his bacK. He’s got nobody, he’s got nowhere to go, he’s got no job prospects.

Marlena: So you offered to let him stay with you?

Ben: I just felt like I owed him. After everything he did for me when I was in prison with him, it’s just–

Marlena: How does ciara feel about it?

Ben: She agreed with me.

Marlena: Mm.

Ben: But then, my dad started just getting overly involved with everything about our baby.

Marlena: I imagine clyde thinks of this as a second chance. An opportunity to be to this child what he never was to you.

Ben: I get that. I do. And he has been on his best behavior. I just don’t know how I’m gonna feel about things after this baby’s born. I don’t know if I’m gonna feel comfortable with him spending time like that with our kid.

Ciara: Wait, what happened with you and chanel? I mean, the last time we saw you guys at the square, you seemed so happy together.

Allie: Oh, you know, we just jumped into a relationship too quickly. It was a few weeks ago I was with tripp and she was with johnny.

Ciara: Right, but you both have had feelings for each other for a very long time.

Allie: I guess. I don’t know. Maybe we just need more time to focus on ourselves.

Ciara: Mm. So are you and chanel gonna be working at the bakery together now or?

Allie: No, nope. This delivering you this cake was actually my last official duty. So now, I’ll just have more time to focus oN…other interests.

Ciara: Mm. Well, thank you so much for doing that. What do I owe you?

Allie: It’s on the housE.

Ciara: Really?

Allie: Yeah. Consider it a gift.

Ciara: Oh, my god. That is so nice of you. Thank you.

Allie: It was an honor and a privilege to do this for you and your little one. You have no idea how excited I am to meet your baby.

John: So jan’s pregnant?

Belle: Yep.

John: With shawn’s child?

Belle: I saw her belly bump myself. She was so happy to show it to me.

John: Oh, my goD. You know, just when I’m starting to let myself think that the devil can’t hurt my family anymore.

Belle: Yeah, that old satan. Sure had it in for me, right? I mean, you bash him over the head one time and he never lets you forget it.

John: [Sighing] Oh.

Julie: This is what satan does. For his pleasure, he turns us against the people love most in the world. He sews doubt, and then fear, then we lose faith in each other and the whole family’s destroyed.

Shawn: Well, it didn’t work on you two.

Julie: Very nearly diD. I began to almost believe that doug had meant to lock me in the freezer and that he really had attacked me in the hospital.

Doug: Sweetheart, you didn’t really believe all that stuff?

Julie: I came close. The point, shawn-douglas, is it’s not your fault and i hope belle understands that.

Shawn: She says that she does.

Doug: But she’s not coming to the party?

Shawn: The thing is she doesn’t blame me for what happened with jan, it’s what happened afterwards. That’s the problem.

Julie: Well, what was it?

Shawn: Belle walked in on us and I don’t know, I was ashamed, I was embarrassed, and, like, I let her believe that nothing happened with jan and I.

Julie: So you didn’t let her know that you’d made love?

Shawn: I didn’t want to hurt her, and I just figured there was no reason for her to know.

Doug: But now that jan is preggers, there’s no denying it.

Clyde: So as a favor to your niece, your brother offered me a job.

Kayla: Did he?

Clyde: A very generous guY.

Kayla: Oh, to a fault.

Clyde: Not like I’m a total burden, though. I make a pretty mean steak and eggs, don’t I, rome? [Chuckles]

Roman: Yeah, he actually does.

Kayla: That’s great.

Clyde: But about that ride. If there’s no room in the car, that’s no worry. I can take a bus real easY.

Kayla: No. There’s room.

Clyde: You sure? ‘Cause I imagine you might feel a little uncomfortable associating with an unsavory character like myself.

Roman: We don’t need to get into that, man.

Clyde: Well, I’d like tO. I– I imagine you have some strong feelings about your ordeal with my fair-weather friend, orpheus.

Kayla: He’s no friend of mine.

Clyde: I get that. And I get that I got a lot to prove not only to the parole board, but this whole town. Especially my soN. I just wasn’t around when ollie was growing up and i really want to be there for my grandkid.

Marlena: You know, it’s understandable that you would have mixed feelings about clyde being involved in your baby’s life. We could talk about it when the event gets closer.

Ben: Right. Thank you.

Marlena: What are clyde’s plans now that he’s gonna be back in town?

Ben: Well, as a condition of his parole, he has to show that he’s going to be a productive member of society, so he’s working at the brady pub for now.

[Both chuckle]

Marlena: Roman hired him?

Ben: Yeah. He’s doing it as a favor to ciara. And then ej dimera offered him a job.

Marlena: Really?

Ben: Yeah.

Marlena: Why would he do that?

Ben: I guess they were cellmates at statesville and according to my dad, they developed some kind of a bond.

Marlena: So is he going to take the job?

Ben: No, it turns out that if he took the job, he’d have to leave town, and another condition of his parole is that he can’t leave the jurisdiction. Plus…

Marlena: Plus he wants to be around the baby.

Ben: Yeah, and you know what? To be honest, the three of us in this apartment’s already a little too close for comfort, so i’m hoping he just saves up enough money and he moves out before the baby’s born.

Marlena: That’s going to happen very sooN.

Ben: Yeah, I know, but it’s just already enough stress going on right now and ciara being pregnant on top of it and finding out that the devil was after our baby.

Marlena: Yeah. Not once, but twicE.

Ben: And then right before we even get to breathe a sigh of relief, my father is on our doorstep.

Marlena: The good news is we know the devil is gone from salem for good.

Allie: So have you been nesting, buying cute, little onesies for your precious angel?

Ciara: No, not yet. Actually, I haven’t really bought much at all.

Allie: Why not?

Ciara: Superstition, I guess. I don’t know, buying something for the baby when it’s not even here yet kind of feels like it’s tempting fatE. Um, any advice on how to get this little baby of mine to settle down? It’s been kicking and going crazy ever since I opened the door.

Allie: I remember how that feels.

Ciara: Yeah.

Allie: Can I try something?

Ciara: Um, sure.

Allie: Talking to henry always worked for me. I’ve been told I have a soothing voice.

Ciara: You want to talk to my baby?

Allie: Do you mind?

Ciara: [Chuckling] No. Please go ahead.

Allie: [Sighs] Hi, little one. You don’t know me yet, but you will. Soon.

Julie: Well, grandson, what are you and belle going to do about this baby of jan’s?

Shawn: Well, I mean, jan still is in prison, so I–

[Doorbell rings] Hey, I’ll get that.

Doug: It’s so complicated, isn’t it?

Julie: It’s complicated and it’s terrible.

Doug: Yeah.

Kayla: Hi!

Roman: Hey.

Doug: I feel for them botH.

Julie: So do I. They all and shawn have been through terrible times before. We have to have faith that they’ll rise above this.

Doug: Right.

[Laughter]

Kayla: It’s so great. Hey, folks!

Doug: Hey.

Roman: There you are.

Kayla: Hi!

Roman: I guess we’re early.

Shawn: No, you’re right on time, actually. You can always get ready.

Kayla: Well, where’s belle?

Shawn: Uh, it’s kind of a long story.

John: You know, I can’t even imagine what you’re going through here, but i can understand why shawn didn’t tell you that he and jan slept together.

Belle: Yeah, well, I don’t understand. We are married. We tell each other everything.

Doug: Yes, yes, and no. Under certain circumstances, we may have to make choices. Sometimes they’re right and–

Belle: And sometimes, they’re selfish and destructive.

John: YeaH. Okay. So now, you know. I mean, what difference does it make when you found out?

Belle: Because if I would’ve known sooner, I could’ve prepared for this instead of being ambushed at the prison.

John: Oh. Okay, bottom line is honey, you hiding out here and not talking to shawn, it’s not gonna help you find any kind of solution.

Belle: There is no solution. And that’s exactly the way the devil wanted iT.

Paulina: Uh, what are you doing?

Chanel: Canceling the taxi. Yes, yes, I’m still here, but I’m not gonna need the taxi anymore. Thanks, anyways.

Paulina: [Scoffs] And why did you do that?

Chanel: Well, why do you think? Because I can’t have you fighting my battles for me, mama.

Paulina: [Scoffs] I’m fighting with you, baby! Chanel, you cannot just let allie get away with this! Aren’t you angry?

Chanel: No. I’m– I’m sad. I’m really, really sad. And it’s not allie’s fault she doesn’t want me and it wasn’t johnny’s fault, either.

Paulina: Yeah, but it sure as hell is their fault for making you feel like the gum on the bottom of someone’s shoe.

Chanel: I don’t know if i’d put it like that.

Paulina: They disrespected you, they led you on, they made you think that they care about you, and then they just drop you like that? Well, what excuse did allie give?

Chanel: She–she said– she said almost exactly the same thing that johnny did. Is it me, mama? Is something wrong with me?

[Sobbing]

[Downbeat music]

Ciara: Oh, my god.

Allie: What?

Ciara: My baby stopped kicking my ribcage.

Allie: No kidding.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Allie: Well, I guess the little one and i have a special connection already.

Ciara: Mm. Guess you do.

Ben: Hey, allie.

Allie: Ben.

Ciara: Hi, sweetie.

Ben: How we doing? Hi.

Ciara: We are great. Allie’s just brought over the cake and it is gorgeous.

Allie: Yes, baked with extra care and love.

Ben: Oh, I knew we picked the right person for the job.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Allie: It means so much that you guys trusted me to be the first to know about the gender of your baby.

Ciara: Well, you and the devil.

Allie: I mean, does he really count? He’s a lot more than a persoN.

Ben: Let’s not talk about that part, thougH. PleasE.

Ciara: Yeah.

Allie: Of course. So after waiting all these months, are you guys finally ready to know if your baby is a boy or a girl?

Ciara: Can’t wait.

Allie: Well, it’s going to be a party for the ages. Sey leave me?

Paulina: No, of course not, baby. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re perfect.

Chanel: That’s not what you said when I came into town and I married xander. [Sniffles]

Paulina: Oh, okay. Maybe not perfect. But none of us iS. But what you are–what you are is you’re a beautiful womaN. You’re intelligent and you’re so special.

Chanel: I’m spoiled and selfisH.

Paulina: Mm-mm, you have grown a lot during this last year. Oh, yeah. I see. I see big plans for you, chanel. And as for those evil twins that broke your heart, now them, they’re the ones who have something wrong with them.

Chanel: [Sighs] I really thought I was gonna work with allie. I felt so good when I was around her and I thought she saw me.

Paulina: Well, it’s her loss, babY. And you know what? You can do so much better than her or her brother. And those tears? They’re not worth those tearS.

[Chuckling] No.

Chanel: [Sobs]

Paulina: Mm-mm, mm-mm.

Chanel: Thank you, mama.

Paulina: No, thank you, baby, for bringing such joy into my life. Mm-hmm. You’re going places, chanel. And believe me, you are better off without both of theM.

Chanel: [Sniffles]

Paulina: Okay?

Allie: The guests of honor have arrived.

[Cheers and applause]

Julie: Mwah, darling!

Doug: I know, I knoW.

[Both smooch]

Ben: Hello.

Julie: Hello.

Ben: Good to see you. Hello, hello, hello, hello. Good to see you.

Doug: Ben and ciara and baby makes three

[Laughter]

Ciara: Yes, it does. And just so you all know, the cake that allie has so kindly baked for us is more than just a cake. There is a very special surprise insidE.

Roman: Hmm.

Allie: Yeah, sorry it took so long. We had a bit of a personnel issue at the bakerY.

Roman: What kind of issue?

Allie: I quit.

Kayla: You quit sweet bits? Why?

Allie: It’s really a story for another day, but as for the cake, I can promise you that it is worth the wait.

Julie: Ah.

John: Are you really gonna give up on your marriage that easily?

Belle: No, of course I’m not gonna give uP. It’s just, you know, jan and all her schemes, they just– they felt almost comical after a while.

John: I’m not sure I ever saw the humor.

Belle: Oh, well, I’m not saying she wasn’t evil and conniving, i’m just saying she was never smart enough to finish something she set out to do. I mean, she’s like wile E. Coyote, right? Just blows herself up over and over agaiN.

John: Okay. That, i can see.

Belle: But the devil saw something in her. A willing partner. And when someone like jan teams up with the ultimate evil, that makes her extremely dangerous.

Marlena: Hey, I, um, I thought I would call belle and see if I can talk her into joining us.

Shawn: Thank you, but i’m not really holding out much hope.

Marlena: Okay, well, then I will hold out enough hope for both of us. How’s that?

Clyde: And you might think a guy like me would be hoping for a blue cake today, passing down the name and alL.

Ben: But dad–

Clyde: But you know, ollie here changed his name, but I’ve always liked olivia for a girl.

Ben: Let’s go get you a drink, huh?

Ciara: Yeah, good plan.

Ben: Good plan.

Roman: Excuse me.

[Clears throat] Allie.

Allie: Oh, hi, grandpa.

Roman: Hi. Um… everything okay?

Allie: Yeah, of course. I’m just happy to be around all of these wonderful people. Why?

Roman: Well, I was just surprised to hear you quit the bakerY. And, uh, I don’t know, you just seem a little like– not yourself.

Allie: It’s been a rough couple of days, but I’m good. Really. Best I’ve ever been.

Marlena: Okay. Uh, belle won’t be coming. She said she’s just not up to it.

Shawn: Yeah, she doesn’t want to celebrate someone’s baby. I get that.

Doug: Gender reveal parties? Boy, there wasn’t anything like that in my day. [Chuckles]

Julie: Well, there weren’t any microwave ovens, either, darling.

Doug: True, truE.

Julie: I think it’s fun.

Kayla: Yeah, it’s another excuse to have a party, anyway, right?

Doug: Right. [Chuckles]

Julie: [Chuckles]

Ciara: So I just wanted to thank you guys for coming and celebrating with us and this little nugget over here.

Roman: I have heard horror stories about these parties. Forest fires, explosions.

Ben: No, we don’t have to worry about any of that. All we have is a delicious desserT.

Doug: Right. You’re gonna assure me that there’s not gonna be any fireworks?

Julie: Well, I campaigned for something exciting, but I was told, oh, no, it’s all going to be very…

[Imitates splat sound] Conservative. Going to be sedate.

[Laughter]

Ciara: [Sighs]

Shawn: So you got feelings? Boy, girl, does it matter?

Ben: Nope. Not at all.

Ciara: Mm-mM. I always say as long as the baby’s healthy and obviously, we want our baby to be healthy, but after this pregnancy, no matter what, we’re going to love this baby with our whole hearts and souls.

Ben: Amen.

Ciara: Yeah.

Doug: Marlena, honey, you have a apologized to us a million times.

Julie: And a million times, we’ve told you you have nothing to apologize for.

Marlena: I did such horrible things to both of you.

Julie: Well, we know it wasn’t really you doing those things. Oh, no. From the first day, the first encounter with satan, you were so bravE. You saved my husband’s lifE. You made a deal with the devil for doug’s sake knowing what it was like when he came into your body before knowing what it would be like agaiN. Marlena, you’re a hero.

Allie: I agree. Grandma, you’re a queeN.

Marlena: You are so sweet.

Allie: I mean it. You know, we haven’t been spending a lot of time together recently. I really do miss you.

Chanel: It’s not just that allie broke up with me. I lost my girlfriend, but also my best friend and business partner. I would probably just leave salem and start all over if it wasn’t for the bakery.

Paulina: Mm, so, doesn’t have anything to do with you wanting to stay close to your mama?

Chanel: Oh, sorry, mama. You know you mean more to me than the bakery does. And lani and my sweet, little niece and nephew.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Baby, you know I’m just teasing. I know how much we all mean to you. [Sighs] Now, that goes both ways, darling girl. You listen to me. Don’t you even think about letting those creepy twins run you off. You stay here, you hold your head up high, and you be proud of who you are. Just as proud as i am of you. Aw.

Chanel: [Sniffles]

Allie: Sometimes, a gender reveal cake is just a regular cake with food coloring, but I wanted to do something really special for ben and ciara’s baby.

Julie: I knew you would. So what is it?

Allie: So when they cut into the cake, there’s going to be a delicious filling kind of like liquified icing that’s going to flow out.

Julie: Oh, like a lava cake.

Allie: Exactly. And it’s either going to be blue or pink. And then you’ll know.

Julie: Yeah, but you already know.

Allie: Of course. I had to know to bake the cake.

Julie: [Chuckles] Don’t suppose you could give us a little hint about what it is?

Doug: No, sweethearT. You have to wait a few minutes like the rest of us.

Allie: I promise you you’re going to be glad you did.

Julie: Ooh.

Kayla: Marlena, I am so relieved that you were able to keep your job at the hospital.

Marlena: Yes, but you lost yours. You sacrificed your job in order to save mine.

Kayla: And I would do it again. They need you there. But tell me, how were you able to convince craig to let you stay?

Marlena: Oh. A little blackmail. Not by me, thougH.

Kayla: Do you want something to drink?

Marlena: I would. Thank you.

Ciara: All right, everyone. The time has arrived. Who wants cake?

Doug: Me, me, me! Yes, me!

Julie: Anticipation is killing us. Yes, yes!

Ciara: Okay, so how do we do this?

Allie: It’s simple. Which one of you two wants to do the honors?

Ben: Ciara?

Ciara: Um–

Marlena: Oh, do it together.

[Chuckles]

Ciara: Perfect.

Ben: Ah.

Allie: PerfecT.

John: [Sighs] You know how many times your mother and I felt we were up against an insurmountable obstacle? And every time, every single time, we came out the other side even stronger.

Belle: I know. You have.

John: And I have faith that you and shawn will, toO.

Belle: That’s the thing, dad. It’s always been shawn and me against jaN. Together. But this time–

John: This time what? You think that shawn’s not on your side?

Belle: I know shawn. And no matter how he feels about jan, he is never gonna turn his back on his chilD. He’s gonna want to do right by her. Just like last timE. A baby changes everything. [Sobs]

Clyde: Gotta say, I’m feeling boy.

[Laughter]

Roman: Keep it to yourself.

Shawn: I’m thinking it’s a girL.

Kayla: Oh, same, same.

Ciara: [Sighs] All right, are you ready?

Ben: I’m ready. Are you ready? Are you ready?

Ciara: I’m readY.

[Overlapping excited chatter]

Ben: All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right.

[Suspenseful music]

[Chuckles]

[Shrill notes]

Julie: Oh, my god! It’s blood!

Kayla: What do you mean?

Julie: Blood, blood, blood, blood!

Julie: What the hell’s going on here?

Allie: What’s the problem?

Ciara: Allie, no! Ew.

Allie: What? It’s cherrY.

Julie: Cherry?

Allie: Oh, oh, no! You thought–I am so sorry about this, but I think I know what happened.

Paulina: I know that marlena’s my sister’s best friend, but there’s something wrong with that caN. I mean, first, the grandmother is possessed by the devil and then the daughter.

Chanel: Well, that’s not their fault.

Paulina: Yeah, I know, i know, and I know i can’t blame allie or johnny’s behavior on satan. But I’m telling you, I’m telling you, there’s something evil running through those genes.

Allie: I am so sorry about the mix-up, but clearly, this is chanel’s fault.

Roman: Chanel? How?

Allie: Well, she’s the one who baked the cake and she must’ve grabbed the wrong tube for the filling.

Julie: So this was just a baker’s mistake?

Allie: She was a little distracted because, well, I broke her heart and quit the bakery.

Marlena: You did what?

Roman: Allie said that is a story for another day.

Ben: I don’t understand how she could make a mistake like this when the filling was the only thing that was important.

Allie: I don’t know what to say.

Ciara: Okay, but you’ve seen the sonogram, right? So what was this supposed to be? Pink? Does that mean we are having a girl?

Belle: Look at what happened when I was born. I basically destroyed mom’s entire familY.

John: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Baby girl, you were a gift to us. Your mother and I, we loved each other desperately for so lonG. But shawn doesn’t love jan and she’s obsessed with him at besT.

Belle: [Scoffs] She thinks she loves him.

John: You know, I don’t give a damn about jan spears. And I don’t know what’s gonna happen with this baby, but I do know that you and shawn are gonna survive this. Sweetheart, love always prevails over evil, whether it takes the form of jan spears or the damn devil himself. Oh, baby girl.

[Delicate music]

Ben: Well?

Allie: Is this really how you want to find out?

Ciara: No, obviously not, but allie, we can’t just wait for you to make a whole other cake.

Ben: No, please, just tell us what we’re having.

Allie: Okay. We are having a boY. Well, you’re having a boy.

Ben: [Gasps] Boy?

Ciara: Boy.

Clyde: I knew it!

Julie: Oh, darlings, congratulationS.

Marlena: Oh, it’s wonderful.

Shawn: Oh, I can’t wait to meet my nephew.

Roman: Yeah, another brady maN.

Julie: Oh!

Allie: A boy. Just like I always wanted.

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Days Update Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Chad goes to see Sonny at the Kiriakis Mansion. Sonny says this was too big of a deal to go over on the phone, but he needs his help. Chad jokes with him not to ask him to get back in bed with Leo.

Leo is at the Bistro, on the phone talking about Craig’s proposal and says there is nothing that bitch can do about it. Leo says he’ll call back and hangs up as Craig arrives. Craig asks who he was speaking with. Leo says it was an old friend that he was sharing the good news with. Leo asks how it went with the lawyer. Craig tells him that all looks good, so he and Nancy will be signing their divorce papers tonight.

Brady and Chloe go to the Brady Pub to see Nancy. Nancy didn’t expect to see them as she’s waiting for Justin and Craig to sign the divorce papers. Chloe is relieved that they are not too late to stop it as she declares that Nancy cannot sign those divorce papers.

Xander lays in bed with his tablet, looking up suits for his wedding and complaining that they are expensive. Maggie then arrives at his door. Xander asks if everything is okay. Maggie asks if he’s alone. Xander confirms that he is because Gwen had somewhere important to be…

Abigail walks in to the living room of the DiMera Mansion, surprised to find Gwen inside. Abigail asks what she wants.

Maggie tells Xander that she just wanted to see how he was holding up because she knows how difficult the whole ordeal with Sarah has been on him. Xander asks how Maggie is doing. Maggie says seeing Sarah like this breaks her heart. Xander is sorry for both of them. Maggie knows it has to hurt Xander too since he’s been in love with Sarah for a long time. Xander thinks part of him always will be, even if she believes she’s a little girl who dreams of marrying Eric. Maggie recalls Sarah having the biggest crush on Eric when they were kids. Maggie assures Xander that he is the only man in Sarah’s life that she ever truly loved. Xander says he needs to tell Maggie something. Xander then announces that he and Gwen are getting married next week.

Gwen hopes she’s not interrupting Abigail’s evening. Abigail says she’s not as Chad is out and she just put the kids to bed. Gwen mentions missing the kids. Abigail asks what this is about as she doesn’t like Gwen talking about her kids. Gwen acknowledges that they are her niece and nephew. Abigail questions where this is going. Gwen talks about being deceptive and vengeful when she first came to Salem and she since realized what a huge mistake that was. Gwen says all she wants is for all of them to be closer as a family. Abigail tells her to just spit it out. Gwen then reveals that she wants Abigail to be her matron of honor.

Sonny laughs about Leo offering Chad as a gift to Craig. Chad says he was horrified. Sonny asks about Craig’s reaction to seeing Leo and Chad naked in bed. Sonny continues joking about their potential threesome. Chad asks why Sonny called him. Sonny assures it’s nothing to bust Leo again. Sonny needs his help on something totally different. Sonny asks Chad whether or not he should let Victor uproot his entire life. Sonny informs Chad that Victor wants him to step back in as CEO of Titan. Chad asks what about Sonny’s startup as they just went public six months ago. Sonny says that Victor said his brothers can handle it. Chad argues that the company means everything to them and they started it in his mom’s memory. Chad asks what about Will’s job and Arianna’s school. Sonny says he told Victor that he has an entire life back in Phoenix. Chad guesses Victor doesn’t give a damn and reminds Sonny of what happened the last time he was CEO of Titan. Sonny states that last time, the infamous Leo Stark almost ruined his entire family.

Leo is excited about Craig signing his divorce papers and that their wedding will be full steam ahead. Craig is happy but doesn’t think Leo needs to call Nancy names, as he reveals he heard him on the phone saying there’s nothing that bitch can do about it. Leo reveals that he wasn’t talking about Nancy but there’s only so much he can take without being hurt or angry. Leo admits he was talking about Chloe.

Nancy tells Chloe that they have to face reality that Craig is gay and their marriage is over. Chloe says she has accepted reality and that Craig needs to move on, but Leo is going to ruin his life. Nancy asks why she should care about that. Chloe argues that Craig is going to get hurt. Brady adds that Craig could lose everything, he could end up jobless, homeless, and if Leo is desperate enough, he could lose his life. Chloe says they are not trying to scare Nancy, but Craig really does need her help. Nancy asks what they want her to do. Brady and Chloe ask Nancy to stall the divorce long enough for them to come up with a way to stop Craig from making the biggest mistake of his life.

Maggie asks Xander if he’s sure that marrying Gwen is what he really wants. Xander responds that he does love her. Maggie asks if he loves Gwen as much as he loved Sarah, but apologizes and says she shouldn’t have asked that. Xander says what he and Gwen share is different than what he had with Sarah. Xander talks about Sarah being far out of his league but he was determined to prove his love for her. Xander adds that Sarah inspired him to try and be a better man and she gave him hope, but when she left, he lost that hope. Xander talks about Gwen spending her whole life feeling unwanted when she just wants to feel accepted and valued. Xander says he related and it made him care so much that he came to love her deeply. Maggie brings up all the damage Gwen has caused. Xander doesn’t condone that but he understands it and says they were there for each other during the darkest times of their lives.

Gwen informs Abigail that her and Xander are getting married in a week. Abigail is shocked. Gwen asks why since she knew they were engaged. Abigail figured Xander would dump Gwen and go back to Sarah. Gwen admits that she expected the same thing and it might have happened if Sarah went back to her right mind. Abigail understands Xander wanting to move on with his life but questions why Gwen wants her of all people to stand up for her at her wedding.

Chad tells Sonny that he’d love to have his best friends back in town but questions if he really wants to be mixed up at Titan again. Sonny says he doesn’t know so Chad tells him they will do pros and cons. Sonny says a pro is that he’d be helping Victor while Chad points out the con is that he’d have to deal with Victor 24/7. Sonny points out that Arianna would be closer to her mother while Chad points out that Gabi is CEO of DiMera so they’d be going up against her. Sonny notes that he wouldn’t be going up against Chad at least. Chad assures that he plans on getting his job back. Sonny says they’d be in full on corporate warfare. Chad warns that he wouldn’t go easy on him just because he’s his best friend. Sonny responds that Chad would be the one begging for mercy. Chad says that sounds like a challenge, so he asks if he’s going to take Victor up on his offer.

Xander tells Maggie that if he knew the truth that Sarah was kidnapped then he would’ve moved heaven and earth to bring her home. Xander is thankful that Sarah is safe now. Maggie is grateful for that and worries that Sarah could’ve been lost to them forever if not for Xander and Abigail. Maggie cries that she still might be. Xander feels like he’s abandoning her and Sarah when they need him the most. Maggie tells him not to do that to himself as he needs to try to find happiness with Gwen because Sarah would’ve wanted that. Xander says he’s there if she needs anything. Maggie doesn’t want him to have any regrets and says if anyone should feel guilty about abandoning Sarah, it’s her.

Gwen understands why Abigail would be skeptical about her request, given their history. Abigail says the last time they spoke, she accused her of being Ava’s accomplice and that she intended to prove that Gwen was the one who knocked her out at the airfield. Gwen repeats that she had nothing to do with her kidnapping. Abigail says the problem with that is that she’ll never believe another word out of her mouth. Abigail asks what happened to Gwen hating her guts. Gwen claims she absolutely does not. Abigail argues that it wasn’t that long ago that Gwen accused her of only wanting to find Sarah to cause problems between Gwen and Xander. Abigail asks if she just stopped believing that all of a sudden. Gwen doesn’t answer so Abigail asks why Gwen is asking her to stand up for her at her wedding. Gwen responds that it’s because of their father as Jack has been trying to broker peace between them since learning she’s his daughter. Gwen adds that Xander has now asked Jack to be his best man, so she thought it would be wonderful if Jack could come to her wedding and see his two daughters acting like sisters. Gwen knows they got off to a very rocky start and she doesn’t see the wedding as a magical reconciliation, but she does see it as an opportunity for them to just move closer. Gwen says if they keep going with that slowly, they might have a chance of being real sisters in a real family. Gwen calls that the only thing she’s ever wanted. Gwen asks Abigail to be her matron of honor and to do it for Jack, if not for her. Abigail reluctantly agrees and asks what’s the worst that could happen.

Chad tells Sonny that maybe with them in charge, they could figure out a way for DiMera and Titan to peacefully co-exist. Sonny feels Victor doesn’t want peace, he wants to bring DiMera to it’s knees. Chad acknowledges that Stefano would want him to grind Titan in to dust. Chad asks Sonny if he’s any closer to making his decision. Sonny says not even a little bit. Chad says he’s glad he could help then. Sonny assures that it always helps to talk to him, but he just needs to talk it over with Will and then he’ll have some clarity. Chad tells him to let him know how it all shakes out. Chad asks if Sonny is giving up on trying to get Craig to see the light. Sonny says he’s still holding out hope that Craig will finally come to his senses.

Leo apologizes to Craig for trash talking Chloe, but says he’s angry at the lengths she and her friends went to in order to break them up. Craig says he’s angry about it too, but she’s his daughter and he loves her which will never change so he better find a way to get along with her. Leo says he’ll do his part if she will do hers. Craig talks about Chloe being a very caring, protective, and supportive person who just found out her dad is gay and is divorcing her mom, so he understands her being thrown. Leo admits he could be more empathetic and says maybe Chloe will be more accepting after Craig and Nancy sign the divorce papers. Leo says he can’t wait for their wedding. Craig says he has to go and he loves him as they kiss. Craig then exits. Leo declares that it won’t be long before he’s married to medicine.

Nancy questions Brady and Chloe wanting her to refuse to sign the divorce papers until they dig up enough dirt on Leo to convince Craig to dump him. Brady and Chloe insist that there has to be something they don’t know about Leo that will open up Craig’s eyes to what’s really going on. Nancy argues that Craig already knows about the blackmail, the jewelry heist, and prostitution, so nothing will be enough to open his eyes. Nancy declares that Craig made his bed with Leo Stark, so now he can lie in it. Chloe apologizes for putting her on the spot. Nancy understands how much she loves her father, but she promised Craig an easy divorce if he kept Marlena on at the hospital, so if she refuses to sign the papers now then he will fire Marlena. Justin arrives and greets them. Justin asks if Chloe and Brady are joining them. Brady says they were just leaving. Chloe wishes Nancy luck as they exit the Pub. Justin sits with Nancy and asks how she’s doing. Nancy says she’ll be better when they get this over with. Justin says he has all the papers and just needs the signatures. Craig arrives and apologizes for being late. Craig mentions seeing Chloe and Brady outside. Nancy says they came by for moral support. Justin declares that they should get started.

Maggie tells Xander that it’s all her fault for trusting Sarah’s mental health to Dr. Rolf. Xander argues that she didn’t because she wanted the drug to go through proper safety trials. Maggie blames Anna and plans to press charges against her, but right now her focus has to be on Sarah and getting her in the best long term care facility possible. Xander asks if it’s really come to that. Maggie is afraid it has and reveals that she’s taking Sarah to the clinic in Florida where Abigail was taken after Gwen drugged her.

Gwen hugs Abigail and thanks her. Chad walks in and questions what the hell this is. Gwen says she will let Abigail fill her husband in on the very good news because she has a million things to do. Gwen then exits the mansion. Chad questions Abigail hugging Gwen. Abigail reveals that she just agreed to be Gwen’s matron of honor for her wedding. Chad thought Xander was going to wait to see if Sarah got better. Abigail says he was, but apparently there’s no hope of that happening, so it looks like Sarah might be lost to them forever.

Xander tells Maggie that Abigail did really well and made a complete recovery. Maggie points out that Sarah’s prognosis is not as hopeful, but she has to do whatever she can. Maggie hopes the place can find a way to help her somehow. Xander asks how long she will be in Florida. Maggie says until Sarah is settled in. Xander wishes her luck and asks her to tell him how it goes. Maggie says she’s sorry that Xander won’t be her son in law but she still cares about him and hopes that Gwen makes him happy. Xander hugs her and thanks her. Xander encourages Maggie to take care of herself as she then exits the room.

Leo gets back on the phone and says he’s sorry he had to hang up so quickly before, but Craig just went to go sign the divorce papers. Leo declares that nothing and no one can stop this wedding now as Brady and Chloe arrive.

Gwen returns home to Xander and mentions seeing Maggie on her way in, so she asks if something happened to Sarah. Xander reveals that Maggie is taking Sarah to Florida for long term care. Gwen tells Xander that she’s so sorry. Xander calls it tragic. Gwen encourages that with help and the proper support, Sarah might be able to lead a somewhat normal life. Xander asks how it went with Abigail. Gwen reveals that Abigail agreed to be her matron of honor. Xander excitedly tells her that he’s so happy for her and talks about all the progress that Gwen has made. Xander hopes Gwen is as proud as he is of how far she’s come.

Chad talks about how Abigail thinks Gwen is a criminal and Gwen thinks Abigail is trying to sabotage her life, but Gwen asked Abigail to stand up for her at her wedding and Abigail actually said yes. Abigail explains that Gwen went on about the importance of family and how much it would mean to Jack so it got to her. Chad feels that she guilted her in to it and suggests Abigail call Gwen and tell her that she changed her mind.

Leo hangs up with his friend Jackie, saying that his soon to be stepdaughter and her boyfriend just showed up. Chloe questions him calling her his stepdaughter and feels that’s presumptious. Leo calls it inevitable since her parents are signing their divorce papers as they speak. Leo knows they got off on the wrong foot. Chloe calls that an understatement. Leo understands they won’t have a relationship but he’s willing to try to get along for Craig’s sake. Leo offers to buy them all a drink. Brady tells Chloe that he has to get to the Kiriakis Mansion to say goodbye to Maggie before she leaves with Sarah for Florida. Leo insists on one quick drink and asks Chloe what she wants along with a sparkling cider for Brady. Chloe agrees to a Cosmo.

Justin asks Craig if his attorney reviewed the document. Craig confirms that she did and said it was all pretty standard. Nancy takes offense to him summing up their long relationship as pretty standard. Craig apologizes for it coming out like that. Nancy cries to just get this over with and asks Justin for a pen. Nancy then signs the divorce papers and hands it over to Craig.

Leo tells Craig and Brady that the drinks are on him and pulls out Craig’s credit card which Chloe questions. Leo explains that Craig said he could use it as they will be married soon, so what’s his is Craig’s and what’s Craig’s will be his.

Chad wants Abigail to call Gwen and tell her that she changed her mind. Abigail points out that she already agreed. Chad complains that she pressured her into it. Abigail admits she truly believes Gwen loves Xander. Abigail says it breaks her heart that Sarah is so badly damaged but she has to at least try to respect that Xander and Gwen make each other happy, even though it’s so strange that they are together. Chad says speaking of strange, he went to the prison to see Dr. Rolf before his meeting with Sonny and Rolf says he has no idea what went wrong as the antidote should’ve worked. Abigail remarks that it certainly seemed to work out for Gwen.

Xander and Gwen talk about getting married. Gwen asks if he had any luck with a tuxedo but Xander says he couldn’t find one in their budget. Gwen says she’ll help him when she gets back. Xander points out that she just got home, so he questions where she is running off to now. Gwen says she’s going to the bakery to get them started on their wedding cake immediately. Xander thinks it could wait until the morning but Gwen says they only have a few days to pull this altogether, as she wants everything perfect for their big day. They kiss and say they love each other. Gwen then exits.

Abigail states that if the drug worked properly, Sarah would have been back to herself and probably would’ve gotten back with Xander so Gwen would be out in the cold. Chad guesses Gwen lucked out. Abigail mentions Maggie taking Sarah to the clinic in Florida. Abigail hopes they can do for Sarah what they did for her. Chad says he will call Maggie to offer help in navigating the place. Chad decides he’s going to play with the kids before bed. Abigail says he’s too late as they are already sound asleep. Chad suggests maybe they can have a play date of their own then as they kiss. Abigail asks what he had in mind. Chad suggests naked hide and go seek which Abigail calls interesting as they continue kissing. Abigail then runs upstairs. Chad shouts that he’s counting to ten and then coming to find her as he starts to undress.

Craig signs the divorce papers and guesses that’s it. Justin says he will file them in the morning and get copies to them as soon as possible. Nancy thanks Justin for everything. Justin then exits the Pub. Nancy guesses she should get going too. Nancy says goodbye to Craig and wishes him luck because if everything she heard about Leo is true, he’s going to need it. Nancy goes to leave but Craig stops her and asks if she would consider staying for one last drink with him for old times sake.

Sonny finishes a call with Will as Brady arrives at the Kiriakis Mansion. Sonny informs Brady that Maggie is upstairs packing for her and Sarah. Brady hates that Maggie has to leave town under these circumstances. Sonny hopes the clinic can get them the help they need. Sonny then asks if there’s any more news on Leo Stark. Brady informs him that Craig and Nancy are signing their divorce papers tonight and Craig is going to marry Leo as soon as possible. Sonny complains about Craig being clueless. Brady tells him about Leo gloating on the phone about his victory to someone named Jackie. Sonny recognizes the name as Jackie Cox, a drag queen who he met in Phoenix and was Leo’s partner in crime.

Gwen runs in to Leo in the town square and they recognize each other. Gwen acknowledges Leo as his real name “Matty Cooper” and they both excitedly ask the other what they are doing in Salem.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Xander talked to Maggie about getting married to Gwen. Maggie didn’t understand why he would marry Gwen. He said his love for Gwen is different from his love for Sarah. He explained to her why he wanted to marry Gwen. Gwen asked Abby to stand up to her for her wedding. Abby was confused as to why she would want her to stand up for her. Sonny talked to Chad about Victor wanting him to be CEO. Chad wanted to know why he would want to uproot his life like that. Sonny said he wanted his advice about. Sonny told him why he would want to do it. Xander told Maggie that he would have moved heaven and earth to find Sarah if he known she didn’t leave him for Rex. Maggie said no one knew, but she was grateful that he and Abby found her. Xander said he felt like he was abandoning Sarah. Maggie didn’t want him to feel guilty about abandoning Sarah. Maggie said she was the one who abandoned her. Abby wanted to know why Gwen wanted her to stand up at her wedding if she thought she was trying to break up her relationship with Gwen. Gwen said she did it for their father. She said Xander wanted Jack to be his best man and she thought it would be nice to have Abby there. Gwen said she saw her wedding as a way for them to move closer. She thought they would have a chance to be real sisters and family. She said it was the only thing she wanted. She asked her to do it for their father if she wouldn’t do it for her. Abby agreed to do it. Leo told Craig that he didn’t like Chloe after what she did to try to break them up. Craig told him he had to get over it because she was his daughter. Leo thought Chloe might come around after he signed the divorce papers. They said they loved each other. Brady and Chloe tried to convince Nancy not to marry Leo. Nancy said everything Leo did hasn’t convinced Craig not to marry him. Chloe and Brady said they needed proof. Nancy said she wasn’t going to do it. She said Craig deserved it.

Chloe apologized to Nancy for what she asked her to do. Nancy told her she promised Craig an easy divorce so he wouldn’t fire Marlena. Craig and Justin showed up at the pub. They were ready to sign the papers. Maggie told Xander that it was her fault that Sarah was the way she was for not getting her in a facility sooner. She told him she wanted Anna to pay for what she did. Chad walked in on Gwen and Abby hugging. Gwen said she would let her tell Chad the news before she left. Chad wanted to know what was going on. Abby told him she agreed to be Gwen’s maid of honor. Xander and Gwen met at the Salem Inn. He told her Maggie was going to take Sarah to Florida so she could get better. Gwen said Sarah might be able to lead a normal life. He asked how it went with Abby. Gwen said she was going to do it. He was happy for her and how far she has come. Chad didn’t understand why Abby agreed to be Gwen’s matron on honor after everything they have been through. Abby said she did. She said she used Jack to get her to do it. Chad said she could change her mind. He said no one would blame her. Brady and Chloe ran into Leo. Leo wanted to get along with her for Craig’s sake. Nancy was upset with Craig when he said told her what his lawyer said about their divorce. She wanted to sign the papers and get them over with. Chad told Abby that he went to see Rolf. He said Rolf didn’t know why the antidote didn’t work. Abby said it worked out for Gwen.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Shawn went to the Horton house early by himself. He let Doug and Julie know that Belle might not be going to the gender reveal party. Julie was shocked when he told her what happened with Jan. He told her what the devil did so she understood his situation. She thought Satan enjoyed making people miserable. John was surprised when Belle showed up at his place drunk. She said the devil made her do it. John wanted her to tell him what happened. She let him know that Jan was pregnant with Shawn’s baby. He was beside himself. He didn’t think the devil could hurt his family any more than he did.John couldn’t believe Shawn didn’t tell Belle what he did with Jan. He didn’t think it mattered how she found out the truth. He told her that hiding at his place wouldn’t solve her problem. He asked her if she was ready to give up on her marriage. He reminded her about all of the obstacles he and Marlena faced together. He believed that she and Shawn could overcome their obstacles too. She told him that a baby was involved in their situation. He told her that Shawn doesn’t love Jan. He said their love would help them overcome their problem. Paulina noticed that Chanel was upset. She told her that Allie broke up with her out of the blue after her visit with Johnny. Paulina planned to give Allie a piece of her mind. Chanel didn’t want her to do that. She didn’t want her mother fighting her battles for her. She told Chanel that she couldn’t let Allie get away with hurting her like that. She wanted to know if Chanel was angry about it and she said that she wasn’t upset. She told her that she was sad. She told Paulina that Allie said the same thing Johnny said to her. She started crying and wanted to know if there was something wrong with her. Paulina assured her that she wasn’t the one with the problem. She said the twins were the ones with issues. She assured Chanel that she could do better than them. She said that she didn’t just lose a girlfriend. She lost a best friend and a partner at the bakery. Paulina wanted her to be proud of herself.

Aldevil arrived at Ben and Ciara’s place with the gender reveal cake. She said when she cuts into it that it will be a moment no one will forget. Allie told Ciara that she broke up with Chanel and she was surprised to hear that. Allie said she was going to quit the bakery to focus on other things. She told Ciara that she was excited to meet her baby. Aldevil told the baby that she couldn’t wait to get to know it. Ben arrived and Aldevil said it would be a party they wouldn’t forget. The guests arrived for the party. Shawn’s family noticed that Belle wasn’t with him. He told them it was a long story. Aldevil arrived with the cake as well as with Ben and Ciara. She apologized for the delay, but something happened at the bakery. She told everyone that she quit. She didn’t want to talk about that because she wanted to get started with the gender reveal. Marlena talked to Shawn and said she would try to convince Belle to come to the party. She went to call Belle to find out if she would be there. After her conversation, Marlena told him that Belle wasn’t feeling up to the party. Roman wanted to check on Allie, and noticed that she wasn’t acting like herself. She assured him that she was okay. It was time to cut the cake. Ben and Ciara cut the cake, but blood came out of it. Julie screamed while they were cutting the cake. Allie smiled while everyone else was horrified about the cake. Allie wanted to know what was wrong. She touched the liquid and said it was cherry. She blamed it on Chanel. She said that she grabbed the wrong tube when she broke up with her. Ciara knew that Aldevil saw the sonogram and wondered if that meant she was supposed to have a girl. Aldevil wondered if she really wanted to know that way. She said she could bake another cake for her. Ben told her to just tell them what they were having. She told them they were having a boy just like they wanted. Everyone started celebrating the news.

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Marlena calls Belle from her office and leaves a message, saying she’s just checking on her as no one knows what she’s been through better than she does and she hopes she’s alright. Ben arrives and informs Marlena that he and Ciara are having a party and they both thought they invited her so it’s a little last minute but the party is today. Ben knows Marlena is busy but says it would mean the world to him if she could be there because it’s their gender reveal party and they wouldn’t be having the baby if not for her.

Shawn goes to the Horton house to help Doug and Julie decorate for Ben and Ciara’s gender reveal party. Doug asks about Belle but Shawn reveals that she didn’t come with him and he doesn’t know if she’s coming at all.

John is at home, finishing a call with Steve. Belle comes in, stumbling drunk. John questions her being drunk. Belle jokes that the Devil made her do it as John hugs her.

Chanel greets Paulina at home and says she didn’t hear her come in. Paulina says she just got in. Chanel asks about Lani. Paulina says she’s being brave and she’s texting Lani that she will come back to the hospital any time she wants company. Paulina asks how Chanel is doing. Chanel claims she’s okay but Paulina can see in her eyes that she’s not. Paulina questions Chanel not going to a party with Allie today. Paulina asks her if something happened. Chanel responds that Allie broke up with her.

Devil Allie goes to Ben and Ciara’s with the gender reveal cake from the bakery. She comments on them having a new cross outside their door and says she must stay focused. Allie knocks on the door so Ciara answers it. Allie asks if she’s ready for her big day. Ciara says she can’t wait. Devil Allie says neither can she as she walks in to the apartment. Allie and Ciara sit together with the cake. Allie mentions that she’s sorry that the bakery was closed when she came by. Ciara understands and figured that Allie and Chanel needed a break. Allie responds that they are taking a break, from each other.

Paulina says that Chanel just told her the other day that her and Allie were officially a thing and she was happy so she questions what happened. Chanel says one minute they were making weekend plans and the next, Allie said she wanted nothing to do with her after going to see Johnny. Paulina declares that she’s not letting this happen, so she is calling a taxi to give Allie a piece of her mind because nobody messes with her baby and gets away with it.

John gives Belle water to drink and tells her to talk. Belle claims there’s nothing to talk about but John brings up Marlena saying that she stayed overnight because she had a fight with Shawn. John says he doesn’t know the details but it’s not like her to get smashed in the middle of the day. Belle responds that it’s not every day that you find out Jan Spears is going to have your husband’s baby.

Shawn explains to Doug and Julie how the Devil morphed Jan in to looking exactly like Belle and now Jan is having his baby. Julie talks about how Doug being possessed last year so if he needs to talk to someone who understands, she’s here.

Kayla goes to the Brady Pub where Roman jokes that she’s early for the first time in years. Kayla remarks that she does have nothing but time on her hands now. Roman still can’t believe Seth Burns fired her after all her years at the hospital, just to have Craig Wesley take her job. Kayla says she didn’t see it coming but she will take the opportunity to do things that she hasn’t done in years, like attending Ciara and Ben’s gender reveal party. Kayla asks Roman if he’s ready to go. Roman says he just has to go get the party tray. Clyde comes out from the back with the party tray and says he’s a step ahead of him. Clyde asks if they can give him a ride to the party.

Marlena asks Ben how he’s feeling about the baby since she knows it was a difficult decision for him. Ben says every parent worries about their kid. Marlena asks how Ciara is handling it. Ben says she’s doing a lot of research. Marlena comments that so much goes in to having a baby. Ben says he’s fine with all of it but admits he does have his own concerns at the moment because Clyde is staying with them. Marlena questions how that happened. Ben explains that they let Clyde out and he had nobody and nowhere to go, so he felt like he owed him after everything Clyde did for him when he was in prison. Marlena asks how Ciara feels about it. Ben says she agreed but then Clyde started getting overly involved with everything about their baby. Marlena imagines that Clyde sees this as a second chance to be to this child what he never was to Ben. Ben gets that and admits Clyde has been on his best behavior, but he doesn’t know if he will feel comfortable with Clyde spending time like that with their kid.

Ciara asks Allie what happened with her and Chanel since last time they saw them in the town square, they seemed so happy together. Allie claims they just jumped in to a relationship too quickly. Ciara points out that they had feelings for each other for a long time. Allie guesses they just need more time to focus on themselves. Ciara asks if they will still be working at the bakery together. Allie reveals delivering her cake was her last duty at the bakery so now she will have more tim to focus on other interests. Ciara thanks her and asks what she owes her. Allie looks at the receipt and sees the total is “66.60” then tells Ciara that it’s on the house. Devil Allie remarks that Ciara has no idea how excited she is to meet her baby…

John is shocked to learn that Jan is pregnant with Shawn’s baby. Belle confirms that Jan was so happy to show her baby bump to her. John says he was just starting to think the Devil couldn’t hurt his family anymore. Belle remarks that Satan sure had it in for her.

Julie tells Shawn that this is what Satan does for his pleasure, he turns them against the people they love most in the world so they lose faith and destroy their family. Shawn points out that it didn’t work on Julie and Doug. Julie explains that it almost did but the point is that it’s not Shawn’s fault and she hopes Belle understands that. Shawn says Belle says she does and she doesn’t blame her for what happened but what happened afterwards is the problem. Shawn explains that Belle walked in on them and he was ashamed, so he let her believe that nothing happened between he and Jan because he didn’t want to hurt her and figured there was no reason for her to know. Doug points out that now that Jan is pregnant, there’s no denying it.

Clyde informs Kayla that Roman offered him a job as he’s a very generous guy. Clyde points out that he’s not a total burden and he does make a mean steak and eggs which Roman confirms. Clyde says if they don’t have room in their car, he can take the bus. Kayla tells him that there is room. Clyde asks if she’s sure as he imagines she might feel uncomfortable associating with an unsavory character like him. Roman says they don’t have to get in to all that now but Clyde says he’d like to as he imagines Kayla has strong feelings about his friend Orpheus. Kayla responds that Orpheus is no friend of hers. Clyde gets that he has a lot to prove to the whole town, especially Ben. Clyde says he wasn’t around when Ben was growing up, but he really wants to be there for his grandkid.

Marlena understands that Ben would have mixed feelings about Clyde being involved in his baby’s life. Marlena says they can talk about it when the event gets closer. Marlena asks what Clyde’s plans are now that he’s back in town. Ben explains that his parole says he has to live a productive life and he got a job at the Brady Pub. Marlena laughs, surprised that Roman hired him. Ben tells her that he’s doing it as a favor to Ciara. Ben adds that EJ DiMera also offered Clyde a job which Marlena questions why he would do that. Ben says they were cellmates and Clyde claimed they developed a bond. Marlena asks if Clyde will take the job with EJ but Ben explains that he can’t because the job requires him to leave town and his parole says he can’t leave, plus he wants to be around the baby. Ben hopes Clyde saves up enough money to move out before the baby is born. Marlena points out that it’s happening very soon. Ben says there’s already enough stress now with Ciara being pregnant, the Devil being after their baby, and then Clyde showing up at their door. Marlena remarks that the good news is that the Devil is gone from Salem for good…

Allie asks Ciara about buying things for the baby but Ciara is superstitious and feels it’s tempting fate. Ciara talks about the baby kicking and asks about calming it down. Allie says talking to the baby helped with Henry so she offers to talk to Ciara’s baby. Devil Allie says to the baby that they don’t know her yet, but they will soon…

Julie asks Shawn what he’s going to do about Jan’s baby. They are interrupted by the doorbell ringing. Doug and Julie talk about how complicated it is while Shawn answers the door. Julie tells Doug that Shawn and Belle have been through terrible times before, so they have to have faith that they will rise above it. Shawn comes back in with Kayla, Roman, and Clyde. Roman guesses they are early but Shawn says they are right on time to help decorate. Kayla asks where Belle is. Shawn responds that it’s a long story.

John can’t imagine what Belle is going through but he can understand why Shawn didn’t tell her that he and Jan slept together. Belle responds that she doesn’t understand because they are married and tell each other everything. John says there are certain circumstances where choices have to be made. Belle complains that this choice was selfish and destructive. John asks what difference it makes now that she knows. Belle argues that if she knew sooner, she could have prepared for this instead of being ambushed at the prison. John tells her that hiding out here and not talking to Shawn is not going to help her find any kind of solution. Belle responds that there is no solution and that’s exactly the way the Devil wanted it.

Chanel takes Paulina’s phone and cancels the taxi. Paulina questions why she did that. Chanel says she can’t have her fighting her battles for her. Paulina argues that she’s fighting with her and she can’t let Allie get away with this. Paulina asks if Chanel is angry. Chanel responds that she’s just really really sad. Chanel says it’s not Allie’s fault that she doesn’t want her and it wasn’t Johnny’s fault either. Paulina feels they disrespected her and led her on, making her think they cared about her and then just drop her. Paulina asks what excuse Allie gave. Chanel cries that Allie said almost exactly the same thing that Johnny did. Chanel asks if something is wrong with her. Chanel breaks down crying as Paulina hugs her.

Ciara tells Allie that the baby stopped kicking. Allie guesses she and the baby have a special connection already. Ben comes home and greets them. Ciara informs Ben that Allie just brought over the cake. Allie talks about it meaning so much that they trusted her to be the first person to know the gender of the baby. Ciara points out that her and the Devil know. Allie asks if the Devil really counts since he’s much more than a person. Ben doesn’t want to talk about that. Allie asks if they are finally ready to know if their baby is a boy or a girl. Ciara says she can’t wait. Allie remarks that it’s going to be a party for the ages…

Paulina assures Chanel that there is nothing wrong with her and she’s perfect. Chanel argues that isn’t what she said when she came to town and married Xander. Paulina acknowledges that nobody is perfect but calls her beautiful, intelligent, and special. Chanel argues that she’s spoiled and selfish. Paulina says she’s grown a lot in the past year and she sees big plans for her. Paulina adds that Johnny and Allie are the ones who have something wrong with them. Chanel cries that she really thought it was going to work with Allie as she felt so good around her. Paulina says it’s her loss and that Chanel can do so much better than Allie or Johnny. Chanel thanks her. Paulina assures that she’s better off without both of them.

Ben and Ciara arrive at the Horton House with Allie as everyone applauds. Ciara announces that Allie’s cake has a very big surprise in it. Allie apologizes for the delay and says they had a personnel issue. Roman asks what kind of issue. Allie then reveals that she quit the Bakery. Kayla questions why. Allie says that’s a story for another day but she promises the cake is worth the wait.

John asks if Belle is really going to give up on her marriage that easily. Belle assures that she’s not going to give up but Jan and all of her schemes felt comical after awhile since she was never smart enough to finish something she set out to do but the Devil saw her as a willing partner. Belle says when someone like Jan teams up with the ultimate evil, that makes her extremely dangerous.

Marlena tells Shawn that she will call Belle to see if she wants to join them. Shawn thanks her but says he’s not holding out much hope. Marlena says she’ll hold out enough hope for the both of them. Clyde talks about the baby being a boy or a girl. Ben goes to get Ciara a drink. Roman asks Allie if everything is okay. Allie claims that she’s fine and happy to be around everyone. Roman says he was just surprised to hear she quit the bakery and she just seems a little not herself. Allie says it’s been a rough couple days but assures she’s good and the best she’s ever been. Marlena informs Shawn that Belle said she’s not up to coming. Shawn gets that Belle doesn’t want to celebrate someone’s baby. Doug jokes that there were no gender reveal parties in his day. Julie thinks it’s fun while Kayla calls it another excuse to have a party. Ciara thanks everyone for coming. Roman jokes that he’s heard horror stories about gender reveals with fires and explosions. Ben assures there’s nothing to worry about as all they have is just a delicious dessert. Doug wants no fireworks. Julie says she wanted something exciting but was told it would all be very conservative as Devil Allie watches on. Shawn asks Ben and Ciara if they have any feeling on the baby being a boy or a girl. Ben says it doesn’t matter to them. Ciara says all that matters is the baby being healthy and assures they will love the baby no matter what. Doug and Julie assure Marlena that she has nothing to apologize for since she knows it was the Devil, not her, doing those things. Julie acknowledges that Marlena saved Doug’s life, so she’s a hero. Allie says she agrees. Allie says they haven’t been spending a lot of time together lately but she really misses her as she hugs Marlena.

Chanel tells Paulina that it’s not just that Allie broke up with her and she lost her girlfriend, but she lost her best friend and business partner. Chanel says she’d just leave Salem and start over if not for the Bakery. Paulina asks if it doesn’t have anything to do with staying close to her. Chanel admits she’s more important than the Bakery as well as Lani and her niece and nephew. Paulina assures that she knows how much they all mean to her. Paulina tells Chanel not to think about letting Johnny and Allie run her off. Paulina encourages her to be proud of who she is as they hug.

Allie talks to Doug and Julie about the gender reveal cake being really special. Allie says liquid icing will flow out when they cut in to the cake and it will be either blue or pink. Julie asks for a hint but Doug says she has to wait like the rest of them. Allie promises she will be glad she did. Kayla tells Marlena that she’s relieved that she got to keep her job at the hospital. Marlena points out that Kayla sacrificed her job to save hers. Kayla says they need her there, but asks how Marlena was able to convince Craig to let her stay. Marlena informs her it was blackmail, but not by her. Ciara announces the time has arrived. Ciara asks how to do this. Allie picks up the knife and asks which one wants to do the honors. Marlena suggests they do it together so Devil Allie hands over the knife.

John talks to Belle about overcoming obstacles and coming out stronger. John has faith that she and Shawn will too. Belle complains that it’s always been her and Shawn against Jan together, but this time, no matter how Shawn feels about Jan, he will never turn his back on his child. Belle cries that a baby changes everything.

Clyde declares that he’s feeling it’s a boy. Shawn thinks it’s a girl. Everyone says they are ready. Ben and Ciara then cut in to the cake but instead of blue or pink liquid, a red liquid comes out of the cake. Julie exclaims that it’s blood, shocking everyone, while Devil Allie turns away with a smile. Julie goes to Allie and questions what’s going on. Allie asks what the problem is and goes to the cake, then tastes the liquid. Allie declares that it’s cherry and says she thinks she knows what happened.

Paulina tells Chanel that something is wrong with that family since first Marlena was possessed by the Devil and then her daughter. Chanel says it’s not their fault. Paulina knows she can’t blame Allie or Johnny’s behavior on Satan, but she insists something evil is running through their genes.

Allie apologizes for the mishap but blames Chanel since she baked the cake and must have grabbed the wrong tube for the filling. Julie questions this just being a baker’s mistake. Allie reveals that Chanel was distracted because she broke her heart and quit the Bakery. Ben doesn’t understand how she can make a mistake like this when the filling was all that was important. Allie doesn’t know what to say. Ciara asks what it was supposed to be since Allie saw the sonogram.

Belle cries to John about destroying Marlena’s family when she was born. John calls her a gift and says he and Marlena loved each other for so long, while Shawn doesn’t love Jan and Jan’s just obsessed with him. John doesn’t give a damn about Jan but assures that Belle and Shawn will survive this because love always prevails over evil, whether it’s Jan Spears or the damn Devil himself. John hugs Belle as she cries.

Allie asks if this is really how Ben and Ciara want to find out. Ciara says obviously not but they can’t just wait for her to make a whole other cake. Ben asks Allie to just tell them what they are having. Allie then announces it’s a boy. Clyde says he knew it. Shawn claps as Julie congratulates them. Shawn says he can’t wait to meet his nephew. Devil Allie turns away and says to herself that it’s a boy, just like she always wanted.

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Days Transcript Monday, April 11, 2022

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Victor: So if maggie or sarah need anything, anything at all– right. As if my prayers would do anybody any good.

Sonny: Henderson said you wanted to see me.

Victor: Oh, yeah. Won’t take but a minute. I’m making you ceo of titan.

Gwen: Gabi, hi, I was wondering–

Gabi: I don’t have time to talk.

Gwen: Well, i just gonna ask you if you spoke to jake.

Gabi: Yeah, i went to go see jake, but we didn’t talk because he was in bed with ava vitali.

Ava: Tripp, hey. Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I’m okay and I’m– jake dimera is letting me stay at his place. Yeah, no, no, no, I don’t want to keep you, I know you’re busy at the hospital. Okay, I love you, too. Jake, what’s wrong?

Jake: My back.

Gwen: Jake was with ava vitali?

Gabi: It sounds worse when you say it. Ugh.

Xander: God, what a morning this turned out to be.

Gwen: Ha. Why, yes, xander, my love, of course you can have my coffee.

Xander: You’re sore because I took a sip of your coffee?

Gwen: No, I’m sore because you left this morning and you didn’t say anything. Where have you been? I woke up, you were gone. You could’ve left a note or something.

Xander: Sorry, I had somewhere I needed to be.

Gwen: Somewhere being sarah’s hospital room, right?

Xander: No. I went to see rolf to find out why his bloody antidote didn’t work.

[Tense music]

Gwen: There you are. Rolf’s antidote. Well, good thing I kept an extra dose of rolf’s mind-altering drug. So now you just need to switch them. Just switch them. Just switch it with the antidote, do it. Alter sarah’s mind even more. And what did he say?

Sarah: Blech!

[Knock at door]

Tony: RenéE.

Sarah: What do you mean “renee”? My name is sarah.

Tony: Sarah. Thank god. But your voice–

Sarah: Are you trying to play a trick on me? You know my name is sarah. You’re my daddY.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Rafe: Your lawyer’s on the way. Anything you need?

Anna: I need you to take these off. I have been here for almost 12 hours!

Rafe: Yeah, i’m so sorry you had to stay overnight. It was too late last night for you to be arraigneD.

Anna: You are the police commissioner, rafe, you could’ve done something. You still caN. Call the hospitaL. Sarah is probably ready to drop the charges by now. And then we can forget this whole thing ever happened.

Gabi: Oh, there you are. I need to talk to you.

Sarah: Is something wrong, daddy? You look sad.

[Gasps] Mommy! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Maggie: Oh, hI, honey.

Sarah: I’m so bored.

Maggie: You have fun, sweetie.

Sarah: I’ll be very careful. No scribble-scrabble.

Maggie: Okay.

Tony: Maggie? What’s going on?

Maggie: [Sighs] Whatever drug was in the syringe, somehow it made sarah regress back to her childhooD.

Tony: Oh, my god. I’m so sorry.

Maggie: Yeah. I just have to believe that they’re gonna figure this out. But if i ever see kristen dimera again–

Tony: You– you said that she had regressed.

Maggie: Mm-hmm.

Tony: I don’t want to upset you, but I think this is important. Before you got here, she kept referring to me as “daddy.”

Maggie: Oh, tony. I’m so sorry.

Sarah: Mommy! Are you trying to trick me too?

Maggie: Oh, what do you mean, honey?

Sarah: You just called daddy tony. His name is mickey.

Xander: Rolf just kept insisting that the antidote should’ve worked.

Gwen: Are you sure that it didn’t work? I mean, she only just got it last night.

Xander: I talked to maggie this morning, and sarah still thinks she’s a little girl.

Gwen: Oh, that’s something I didn’t see coming.

Xander: You and me both.

Gwen: I’m sorry that sarah’s not better, but at least that makes your decisions easier.

Xander: What?

Gwen: You–you said– xander, you said that if the drug didn’t work, if it didn’t help her recover, if she didn’t remember the life that you had together, that you would let sarah go and that you would continue forward with marrying me.

Xander: I know what I saiD.

Gwen: But you don’t want to let sarah gO.

Xander: I have to see her, gwen.

Gwen: She’s a tad young for you now, don’t you think?

Xander: Oh, wow, that is– wow, that’s very funny. Do you have any more very funny jokes about a woman whose life was stolen from her?

Gwen: I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It just slipped out.

Xander: Gwen, I know you’re in a hard spot here, but I thought you were on board with sarah getting help. You even agreed to go and see rolf if chad couldn’t get the antidotE.

Gwen: Yes, I did, I know, I did agree to thaT.

Xander: I just need to know this situation with sarah is temporary, that’s all. That’s why I need to see her, talk to maggie. You have to understand thaT.

Gwen: Yes, I do. Go on. I do hope that you and maggie get some good news.

Xander: Thank you. I’ll see you later.

Gwen: Okay. Don’t hold your breath.

Maggie: That’s righT. That’s right, honey. Silly me. I won’t make that mistake again.

Sarah: It’s okay, mommy.

Tony: She just called me mickey. I thought her father was neil curtis.

Maggie: He is, but sarah at that age didn’t know that yeT.

Sarah: Mommy, come color with me.

Maggie: I will in a second, sweetie.

Tony: This must be so hard on you. To assume your daughter was going to be cured then– and then this?

Maggie: Yeah. And then this. You know, I was more than ready to wait for that drug to be vetted. But not our anna. She injected sarah with the drug before we even knew what was in it. And now we don’t know when or if sarah’s ever gonna come out of it. Oh, I know this is difficult for you, tony. Especially since you were so willing to help uS. But it’s all your wife’s fault.

Anna: Excuse me! We happen to be in the middle of something here!

Gabi: Yes, well, so are we. And obviously you’re not going anywhere.

Rafe: This had better be important. I’m about to have a prisoner arraigned.

Gabi: Anna? The dimeras will have her out before dinneR. I’m here to talk to you about another criminal.

Rafe: Who?

Gabi: Ava. I need to talk to you about her.

Rafe: No, you don’T. You already got what you wanted, she has moved out.

Gabi: Oh, yeah, she’s moved out on you and moved in with jake.

Ava: See, i told you, I told you to take the bed.

Jake: And believe me when I say that I’m regretting not taking you up on that right now because I just spent the last 45 minutes in the shower hoping that the hot water would relieve the spasm. I got to get sigrid on the phone.

Ava: Yeah. Is sigrid good with spasms?

Jake: Get your mind out of the gutter, okay? Sigrid is masseuse at the salem inn who dimera keeps on standby.

Ava: Ah, forget sigrid. Get on the bed.

Jake: For what?

Ava: So i can give you a massagE. It’s the least I can dO.

Jake: You? Massage?

Ava: Yes. Okay, so I may not be swedish and I’m definitely not licensed, but I have been told that i have magic in my hands.

Jake: I’ll be the judge of that.

Ava: Okay, watch yourself. Careful therE. Oh, okay.

Jake: Ow!

Ava: BreathE.

Sonny: I’m sorry, you’re making me ceo of titan?

Victor: Philip missing and presumed dead has really hurt the company. I need you to get it back on track.

Sonny: Do you remember that I have a husband, a home, a family, a life back in phoenix?

Victor: Move them in here. We’ve got plenty of room.

Sonny: You want them to move in here?

Victor: Didn’t I just say that?

Sonny: Then you haven’t changed a bit.

Victor: It’s remarkable, isn’t it? God, it’s gonna be great to have a kid in the house again. Well, what are you waiting for? Go on, you got a lot to do!

Sonny: I’m sorry, uncle vic. Didn’t work.

Sonny: The whole bulldozer technique. All right? If, and that is a very big if, if I am going to do this, you’re actually gonna have to talk to me. All right? And listen to me too.

Victor: Oh, come on, boy, it’s a waste of time.

Sonny: Okay, well, thank you. This has been greaT. I’m gonna go, but it’s been really nice talking to you.

Victor: All right, all right. Sit down. I’ll listen.

Sonny: I am business with my brothers. I cannot just walk out on them.

Victor: Oh, come on, your management heavy already.

Sonny: I have to talk to them. All right? And will too.

Victor: All right, talk to will. Tell him that his daughter would be much better off closer to her mother.

Sonny: What are you even talking about? You hate gabi.

Victor: But the mother- daughter relationship is sacred. So, I listened and you obviously have to make this move, for the sake of your daughter.

Rafe: Ava moved in with jake? How’d that happen?

Gabi: How’s that bitch get anything to happen? She manipulated him. She claimed that she had nowhere to go because you threw her out. Are you kidding me? The head of the vitali crime family, she can’t fend for herself? She can’t pay rent? No, she did this to torture me.

Rafe: Torture you?

Gabi: Yeah, now that I can’t shove my nose into her relationship with you, she’s using jake.

Rafe: Okay, this is even a little self-absorbed for you.

GabI: No, no, it’s not. She was more than happy to make me think that she was having sex with jake, of course she assured me that they were not, but even if it wasn’t her primary goal, screwing with me, it’s a perk for her.

Rafe: Okay, great. What does this have to do with me?

Gabi: Look. I’m trying to work things out with jake. Somehow, some way. But if ava’s in the middle of this, I cannot make it happeN.

Rafe: Again, what does this any of this have to do with me?

Gabi: Rafe, you are the one person that can put ava in her place once and for all. All you got to do is arrest her.

Jake: Ahh. You sure you know what you’re doing?

Ava: Yeah. It’s just like kneading pasta dough.

Jake: So, what, I’m rigatoni now?

Ava: Okay. You know this is gonna work a lot better if you keep your mouth shuT.

Jake: Okay. Ohh! That’s it! That’s the spot! Oh, that is the spot.

Ava: Here?

Jake: Yeah, that’s it. Oh, my god, keep going, keep going, do not stop, you were right, not only is magic in your hands, david copperfield’s doing a residency in your fingerS. Oh! Whoo!

Ava: BreathE.

Gwen: I think I’ll wait.

Anna: Oh, it’s about time!

Tony: I was at the hospital.

Anna: With sarah, right? So? Did the drug work yet?

Tony: In a way.

Anna: Well, what’s that supposed to mean?

Tony: She doesn’t think she’s renée anymore.

Anna: Oh, thank god! Then she’s been cured.

Tony: No, anna, she’s not been cured.

Xander: So there’s no change?

Maggie: If anything, she’s gotten worse. She’s–

Xander: Just tell me, maggiE.

Maggie: She called tony “daddy.” I talked to her doctors and they said that she’s shown no sign of improvement.

Xander: Well, maybe this is just temporary. You know, maybe it’s just an initial reaction to the drug.

Maggie: Xander, the doctors said they ran more brain scans. Her brain appears to be even more damaged than it was beforE. Rrest her? For what? Staying at jake’s isn’t exactly a crime.

Gabi: No, but what she did was you waS. Paying those perps to say you planted evidence.

Rafe: Yeah, but I have no proof that she did that and I kind of need proof before I arrest heR. You know, innocent until proven guilty?

Gabi: I know there’s proof. I’m sure of it. There has to be a trail that leads to heR.

Rafe: Okay, well, if there is, we haven’t found it yet.

Gabi: It’s because you don’t know where to look. Give me the keys. Give it to me and I can guarantee you that bitch will end up behind bars.

Jake: Ahh, thank you, ava. Sigrid has nothing on you.

Ava: Told you. So, feeling better?

Jake: Oh, yeaH. Very much. So much so I’m gonna go and get that air mattress and believe me when I say I’m going to spare no expense.

Ava: Jake, be careful, all right?

Jake: Yep. Copy that.

Gwen: Well, this has turned out to be a very interesting morning.

Ava: What the hell are you doing here?

Gwen: I know what you’re doing here. I could hear you.

Ava: What are you talking about?

Gwen: I could hear you and jake going at it all the way out there in the corridor. Jake was particularly vocal.

Ava: No, no, no. [Laughs] No, I was giving him a massage. He threw his back out from sleeping on the floor.

Gwen: Come on, it’s me, it’s gwen, you don’t need to give me this cover storY.

Ava: No, it happens to be the truth.

Gwen: It doesn’t matter. I don’t care. I’m not here to talk about jake.

Ava: Okay. What are you here to talk about then?

Gwen: I’m here because I need to talk to you about xander, right now.

Xander: Oh, maggie, I’m just– I’m just so sorry.

Maggie: I know, sweetie. Me too.

Xander: Is there any way I can see her now?

Maggie: You know what? It can’t hurt. Actually, I was going home. I thought I’d take a shower and change clothes. If she asks where I am, will you tell where I went?

Xander: Of course, just take your time, all right? Get some rest.

Maggie: You know, the night before your wedding, I said to victor that sarah was going to live happily ever after. Instead, her life has become a nightmare. Gotta go.

Sarah: Sarah and eric, sitting in a tree k-I-s-s-I-n-G. Of course, I’ll marry you, eric. And we’ll have a baby. It’ll be a little girl.

Xander: Sarah?

Sarah: Who are you? My mom said I’m not supposed to talk to strangers.

Xander: No, no, it’s all right, I’m not a stranger, we– we actually know each other.

Sarah: We do?

Xander: Sarah? Sarah, please look at me and see if you don’t remember.

Sarah: What’s your name?

Xander: My name is xander. And you and I, we– we loved each other very mucH. So much that we were going to get married. Please try and remember, okay? Please? Try?

Sonny: Okay. So, moving my family in here, making me ceo of titan, that’s all for ari’s sake?

Victor: Well, it is if it workS.

Sonny: [Laughs] You know, I missed you back in phoeniX.

Victor: Aww.

Sonny: Yeah. It’s like poison ivy.

Victor: Come on home. All is forgiven.

Sonny: There is nothing for you to forgive. On the other hand, this whole conversation is just an example of what it would be like if I didn’t come back. You would be manipulating me, demanding that i be at your beck and call 24/7.

Victor: I think your father needs you. I’m really worried about him.

Sonny: You’re incorrigible. And I would be a fool to say yes.

Victor: You’re tempted though, aren’t you?

Sonny: Look, I have to talk to will about it, okay? And if he has any objection, the answer is a categorical no.

Victor: I think his parents need him too.

Sonny: They’re not even here.

Victor: They’ll come back. They always do. Maggie. How are you? How’s sarah?

Maggie: Not gooD. The doctors told me she’s worse.

Victor: Oh, maggiE.

Maggie: Anna did this. And anna is going to pay.

Anna: Sarah thinks that she’s a child? But that drug was supposed to cure her.

Maggie: Well, sarah’s doctors recommended that it be analyzed and tested before they used it.

Anna: Well, good, then at least she’s not renée dumonde anymore. So, go to tell rafe so he can release me.

Tony: I’m not sure.

Anna: Tony, I am sure. If sarah is now a child, she’s in no position to press charges.

Tony: Her mother is.

Anna: What?

Tony: AnnA… maggie is furious. She wants you to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Rafe: I can’t give you my case file. It’s police property.

Gabi: The case is closeD. Who’s going to notice one file missing a couple days?

Rafe: It doesn’t matter, okay?

Gabi: Okay, you know what matters is that you were set up. And you went to prison because of her. And you’re just gonna let her get away with it?

Rafe: NO.

Gabi: And another thing. You think she’s given up? When it comes to revenge, she’s a “try, try again” kind of gal.

Rafe: If I were to give you that case file, trask would have my head. And my badge. And yes, she would notice if one case file were missing.

Gabi: FinE.

Rafe: But there might be a way.

GabI: What way?

Rafe: The da’s office to give my lawyer a copy of everything that the police have. If I were to waive my attorney/client privilege, I could give you a copy.

Gabi: You would do that?

Rafe: Yes. I would do thaT.

Gabi: Rafe! You’re not gonna regret this!

Rafe: Yeah, right, sure I won’t. Because everything always goes great when you’re in chargE.

Gabi: OH. Listen to me. I am going to make ava pay for what she did to you. With your help or without it.

Rafe: Okay, listen to me though. You be careful. You do not know what ava is capable of.

Ava: You switched out the antidote? How is that even possible?

Gwen: Because I still had some left from when I used it on abigail.

Ava: So you had that just tucked up on the odd chance that down the road you might wanna drive somebody else out of their mind?

Gwen: Well, thank god I did because you and I both know that if rolf’s antidote could bring back sarah, xander would go back to her in a heartbeat.

Ava: Okay. So, on the one hand we have a nice woman, a doctor who helps people whose losing her, you know, mind. And on the other hand, we’ve got you, who’s losing her boyfriend.

Gwen: I thought you’d understand.

Ava: No, I understand. Yeah, I do understand. I’m just a little taken aback here because I ran a crime family and I think this is cold.

Gwen: Okay, you can can the sermon. Okay? Because it’s donE. I have– I did what i did, and sarah now thinks she’s a child, and nothing can be done to change that.

Sarah: I can’t marry you.

Xander: Why not?

Sarah: Because when i grow up, I’m gonna marry eric.

Xander: Eric brady?

Sarah: Yes. I have a crush on hiM.

Xander: Sarah, you’re not gonna marry eric.

Sarah: I am so! You’re not the boss of me. And I can’t marry you ’cause eric’s gonna marry me.

Xander: Yeah, well, he married you all right, to his brother.

Sarah: What?

Xander: He performs a ceremony when you marry his brother, rex.

Sarah: Eric doesn’t have a brotheR.

Xander: Yes, he does. His name is rex. Eric doesn’t know about him yet.

Sarah: I don’t want to marry a new person, I wanna marry eric. And have his babY.

Xander: You have his baby, but–

Sarah: But what?

Xander: Don’t listen to me, I’m just– I’m just making up silly stories.

Sarah: So I don’t have to marry you?

Xander: No. You don’t have to marry me.

Sonny: All right, here you gO. Is there anything else I can do?

Maggie: No. Thank you, honeY.

Sorry: Are you sure? Should I go see sarah?

Maggie: No. Xander’s there. She– she probably wouldn’t know who you were.

Sonny: Well, in that case, I’ll leave you two alone.

Maggie: Yeah, thank you.

Sonny: But please call me if there’s anything I can do.

Maggie: Okay.

Sonny: Hang in therE.

Maggie: Yeah. What choice do I have?

Victor: I’m so, so sorry. But you know if anybody can get sarah through this, it’s you.

Maggie: Keep telling me that.

Anna: Maggie wants to press charges against me? That’s outrageous.

Tony: No, anna, it’s not outrageous. Playing god with sarah’s mental health because she had this sad illusion that she was renée? Because it inconvenienced you? Now that’s outrageous.

Anna: You’re always mad at me lately, tony.

Tony: You know, sometimes, your insight astounds me. Now don’t cry. Don’t, please.

Anna: But tony, chad said that dr. Rolf said that was the antidote.

Tony: Yes, and the doctors wanted to rigorously test it to make sure it was. To make sure it didn’t make things worse! But you didn’t allow that to happen because you knew better!

Anna: I was sincerely trying to help. It’s not like I killed sarah. I mean, she’s just a different kind of off.

Tony: No, anna, it’s not “a different kind of off.” It’s worse. Do you realize that sarah has to spend the rest of her life possibly thinking she’s a five-year-old? Maggie has to spend the rest of her life perhaps in taking care of heR. There’s no one to blame about this. Except you!

Ava: So, instead of the antidote, sarah got a whole new dose of what screwed her up in the first place?

Gwen: Not to put too fine a point on iT.

Ava: Okay, so I’ve got a question for you. Why in god’s name are you sharing this with me?

Gwen: Because, ava, I needed someone to talk to. Somebody who understands why I did what I did. I mean, my god, look at what you did to rafe.

Ava: Okay, hold on a second there, all right? Okay, here’s something for you. Rafe, he did have sex with nicole. He did lie about it. He was guilty. Sarah never did anything to you. Hell, sarah never did anything to anybody.

Gwen: Whose side are you on?

Ava: Does it matter? Do you even really care? You know what? You’re probably right about one thinG. I am probably the only person who understands you. And what I understand is that you will do whatever it takes to get whatever you want. And you haven’t changed a hair on your head since you landed in saleM.

Gwen: A girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to dO.

Victor: Maggie?

Maggie: Yeah?

Victor: I probably shouldn’t ask this, but whenever you talked about sarah growing up, you always talk about a sweet, happy chilD. What’s she like now?

Maggie: Sweet. HappY. She hates being in the hospital. But she seems happy.

Victor: Well, if we can’t pull her out of this, I will do anything and everything in my power to see that she stays that way. We can’t help the hell that this is all putting you through, but I can say that we’ll take care of her. And make sure she stays happy.

Maggie: Victor… Thank god you showed up at my back door that day.

[Sweet music]

Rafe: Well, your lawyer just calleD. He should be here any minute.

Anna: Rafe, what’s gonna happen to me? Am I going to prison?

Gabi: I have to tell rafe how accommodating his lawyer is. She doesn’t want ava to get away with this either. Watch you, ava vitalI. I’m coming for you.

Gwen: How it’d go at the hospital? Is sarah any better?

Xander: No, she’s worse.

Gwen: Really?

Xander: The latest brain scan show that the supposed antidote has just damaged the brain even more. Now she thinks she’s a little girl.

Gwen: You saw her?

Xander: She thinks she’s gonna go up and marry eric brady.

Gwen: Wasn’t he–

Xander: Father of her baby, the baby that died.

Gwen: Well– I’m sorry, that must’ve been really, really hard for you knowing that she’s hung up on eric.

Xander: I mean, at this point, I don’t really care about any of that anymore. Honestly, if she thinks she’s a child, who cares if she wants to grow up and marry eric if that makes her happy?

Gwen: I’m sorry.

Xander: You were right.

Gwen: I was?

Xander: I got my answer. It doesn’t look like sarah’s gonna recover from thiS. She had absolutely no idea who I waS. That part of my life iS… truly over. But ours isn’T. Ours is just beginning. So let’s get married.

Gwen: Ohh. [Chuckles]

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Xander wanted to know if Gwen would go with him to see Rolf. She didn’t want to go. He thought she didn’t want to see her get better. She wondered why she would want her to get better because they would get back together. Xander knew it was difficult. He said their love didn’t come along often. She didn’t think their connection was as strong as his love for Sarah. He said he loved her now. She said that she was his fiancee now, but wondered what would happen if Sarah got her memory back. Gwen wanted to know if he would choose her if Sarah got her memory back. He wished he had an answer for her. He didn’t blame her for being upset. He felt he had to see things through with Sarah. Craig walked in his hotel room and saw Leo in bed with Chad. Chad didn’t intend for Craig to find them. Leo said he did. He said he texted Craig to come home so they could have a threesome. Craig was shocked. Leo thought it would bring them closer together. Craig started to like the idea. Chad got out of the bed. He said he didn’t sign up for that. Leo knew because he recognized Chad and Abby’s bad acting a mile away. Craig wanted to know what he gained by trying to break up their relationship. Chad told Craig that he was trying to help his friends. They wanted Craig to open his eyes to Leo’s ways. Chad walked out of the room. Craig thought Chloe was behind the plan. Leo wanted to convince Chloe that he loved him. Craig told him there might be a way to convince her. He asked Leo to marry him. Chad ran into Xander and Gwen. He told Xander that he planned on talking to Rolf about the antidote. He walked off looking at his phone. Xander thought Chad was the best person to get Rolf to make the antidote. Gwen hoped Chad was successful. She said she would help him if Chad couldn’t come through for him.

Maggie thanked Tony for moving in the Kiriakis mansion for Sarah. She was grateful that Anna went along with the plan. Tony said Anna was more than willing to help out. Anna walked in and said that wasn’t true. Sarah walked in and told Anna that she and Tony were back together in every way that mattered. Anna went off on Sarah until Tony got involved. Maggie took Sarah out of the room. Tony and Anna were alone. Anna told him that he belonged to her. Tony said Sarah’s condition was temporary until there was a cure. Anna wondered what would happen if they didn’t find a cure. She refused to let another woman steal her husband. He got mad and said he wouldn’t go to bed with her. He wanted her to go home. Sarah met with Tony after Anna left the mansion. She tried to take him to her bedroom. He told her they would be in separate rooms. She wanted to know why they were sleeping in different beds. He told her that he was still married. He said that Anna could take him to the cleaners if he cheated on her. He wanted her to be patient with him. She was willing to be patient if that meant Anna would be out of the picture. Chloe was worried that her father would be upset with her about Leo. Brady thought Craig would be grateful eventually. Brady said he was grateful to her. He couldn’t imagine his life without her. He leaned in to kiss her, but she backed away. She thought John and Marlena would walk in and see them. Brady didn’t think it would be the worst thing for them to see. He wanted to go to his bedroom so they could be alone. He wanted to be with her, but he understood if she thought he was going too fast. She said he wasn’t going too fast. They went to his room. Later, Chloe got a message from Chad. He told her that he failed at his mission. She was afraid that her father would be mad at her for nothing.

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Days Update Monday, April 11, 2022

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At the Kiriakis Mansion, Victor finishes a call about Sarah. Victor remarks that his prayers not doing any good. Sonny walks in and says that Henderson said Victor wanted to see him. Victor then announces that he’s making Sonny the CEO of Titan.

Gwen runs in to Gabi in the town square. Gabi says she doesn’t have time to talk. Gwen asks if she spoke to Jake. Gabi responds that she went to see Jake, but they didn’t talk, because he was in bed with Ava Vitali.

Ava calls Tripp to let him know that she’s okay and that Jake DiMera is letting her stay at his place. Ava says she won’t keep him since he’s at work and hangs up. Jake then gets up in pain, complaining about his back.

Gwen questions Gabi saying that Jake was with Ava. Gabi says it sounds worse when she says it and rushes off. Xander then joins Gwen in the town square. Gwen comments on Xander leaving this morning without saying anything, so she woke up and he was gone. Xander responds that he had somewhere to be. Gwen guesses that was Sarah’s hospital room, but Xander reveals that he went to see Dr. Rolf to find out why his antidote didn’t work. Gwen thinks back to switching the antidote with another dose of the drug to give Sarah. Gwen asks Xander what Dr. Rolf said.

Tony enters Sarah’s hospital room. Tony calls her Renee, but she responds like a child that her name is Sarah. Sarah then says that Tony is her daddy.

Rafe enters the interrogation room and informs Anna that her lawyer is on the way. Anna complains about being locked up for almost 12 hours. Rafe is sorry that she had to stay overnight but it was too late for her to be arraigned. Anna argues that he’s the police commissioner, so he could have done something. Anna asks him to call the hospital because Sarah is probably ready to drop the charges by now, so they can forget this whole thing ever happened. Gabi then walks in and tells Rafe that she needs to talk to him.

Maggie enters Sarah’s hospital room and brings her coloring books. Tony pulls Maggie aside and asks what’s going on. Maggie explains that whatever drug was in the syringe made her regress back to her childhood. Tony says he’s so sorry. Maggie says she just has to believe they are going to figure this out. Tony informs Maggie that Sarah was referring to him as “daddy”. Maggie tells him that she’s so sorry. Sarah calls out to them and says that Maggie called him Tony but his name is Mickey.

Xander tells Gwen that Dr. Rolf just kept insisting that the antidote should have worked. Gwen asks if he’s sure it didn’t work since it was just last night. Xander confirms he talked to Maggie this morning and Sarah still thinks she’s a little girl. Gwen says that she didn’t see that coming. Gwen is sorry that Sarah is not better but says at least that makes his decision easier which he questions. Gwen reminds Xander that he said if the drug didn’t work and Sarah didn’t remember their life together, that he would let her go and he would continue forward with their marriage. Xander says he knows what he said. Gwen guesses he doesn’t want to let Sarah go. Xander says he has to see her. Gwen remarks that she’s a tad young for him now. Xander questions her making jokes about a woman who’s life was stolen from her. Gwen apologizes. Xander knows Gwen is in a tough spot but he thought she was on board with helping Sarah and even agreed to go see Dr. Rolf if Chad couldn’t. Xander says he just needs to know if this situation with Sarah is temporary, so he has to see her and talk to Maggie. Gwen says she understands and tells him to go, adding that she hopes he and Maggie get some good news. Xander thanks her and says he’ll see her later as he then walks away. Gwen mutters for Xander not to hold his breath.

Tony questions Maggie about Sarah calling him Mickey. Sarah calls for Maggie to come color with her. Tony talks about thinking Sarah would be cured, but then this. Maggie says she was more than ready to wait for the drug to be vetted, but Anna injected Sarah before they even knew what was in it and now they don’t know if Sarah will ever come out of it. Maggie knows it’s difficult for Tony but declares that it’s all his wife’s fault.

Anna tells Gabi that they are in the middle of something. Gabi responds that they are too and Anna obviously isn’t going anywhere. Gabi then takes Rafe out of the room. Rafe tells her this better be important as he’s about to have a prisoner arraigned. Gabi remarks that the DiMeras will have Anna out before dinner. Gabi says she’s here to talk about another criminal, Ava. Rafe tells her that she already got what she wanted as Ava has moved out. Gabi then informs him then Gabi has moved out from Rafe and in with Jake.

Ava tells Jake that she told him he should’ve slept in the bed. Jake admits he regrets it because he just spent 45 minutes in the shower, hoping the hot water would relieve his spasm. Jake brings up a masseuse in the Salem Inn that DiMera pays but Ava tells him to just get on the bed and she will give him a massage.

Sonny questions Victor making him CEO of Titan. Victor explains that Philip missing and being presumed dead has really hurt the company, so he needs Sonny to get it back on track. Sonny reminds Victor that he has a husband, a home, a family, and a life back in Phoenix. Victor says he can bring them here as they have plenty of room. Sonny remarks that Victor hasn’t changed a bit. Victor declares that it will be great to have a kid in the house again and tells Sonny to go on as he has a lot to do. Sonny responds that he’s sorry but his bulldozer technique didn’t work. Sonny declares that if he’s going to do this, Victor is going to have to talk to him and listen to him. Victor calls that a waste of time. Sonny says he’s going to go then. Victor then tells him to sit down and he will listen. Sonny reminds Victor that he’s in business with his brothers, so he can’t just walk out on them. Victor argues against that. Sonny says he has to talk to them and Will too. Victor suggests telling Will that his daughter would be much better off closer to her mother. Sonny points out that Victor hates Gabi. Victor calls the mother-daughter relationship still sacred. Victor declares that he listened and now Sonny has to make this move for the sake of his daughter.

Rafe asks Gabi how Ava moved in with Jake. Gabi argues that Ava manipulated Jake by claiming she had nowhere else to go since Rafe threw her out. Gabi complains that Ava did this to torture her by using Jake. Rafe calls that self-absorbed. Gabi points out how Ava made her think that she was having sex with Jake and that screwing with her is a perk for Ava. Rafe asks what this has to do with him. Gabi explains that she’s trying to work things out with Jake but she can’t if Ava is in the way. Rafe asks again what this has to do with him. Gabi declares that Rafe is the one person who can put Ava in her place once and for all and all he has to do is arrest her.

Ava gives Jake a massage. Gwen approaches the door and hears them inside, so she decides to wait.

Tony goes to see Anna in the interrogation room. Anna says it’s about time. Tony tells her that he was at the hospital. Anna asks if the drug worked yet. Tony explains that Sarah doesn’t think she’s Renee anymore. Anna guesses that means Sarah has been cured but Tony reveals that she has not been cured.

Xander goes to the hospital, where Maggie tells him that there’s been no change and if anything, she’s gotten worse. Maggie cries about Sarah calling Tony daddy. Maggie says she talked to the doctors and they say she’s shown no sign of improvement. Xander suggests it could just be temporary and an initial reaction. Maggie reveals that they ran more brain scans and her brain appears to be even more damaged than it was before.

Rafe asks Gabi what he would arrest Ava for since staying at Jake’s is not a crime. Gabi argues that what Ava did to Rafe was a crime. Rafe reminds her that he has no proof. Gabi assures that there has to be proof in a trail that leads to her. Rafe says they haven’t found it yet. Gabi argues that he doesn’t know where to look. Gabi tells him to give her the keys and then guarantees Ava will end up behind bars.

Jake thanks Ava and assures he’s feeling better after the massage. Jake says he will now go out and get an air mattress. Ava tells him to be careful as Jake exits. Gwen then enters and tells Ava that this has turned out to be a very interesting morning. Ava questions what the hell she’s doing here. Gwen responds that she knows what Ava is doing as she could hear her and Jake going at it all the way in the corridor. Ava explains that she was giving Jake a massage. Gwen says she doesn’t need a cover story but Ava says it’s the truth. Gwen doesn’t care as she’s not here to talk about Jake. Gwen tells Ava that she needs to talk to her about Xander right now.

Xander tells Maggie that he’s just so sorry. Xander asks if he can see Sarah. Maggie decides it can’t hurt. Maggie mentions that she was going home to shower and change clothes. Maggie tells Xander to let Sarah know if she asks where she went. Xander tells her to take her time and get some rest. Maggie brings up the night of their wedding and how she told Victor that Sarah was going to live happily ever after, but since then, her life has become a nightmare. Maggie then exits the hospital while Xander heads to Sarah’s room. Sarah asks who he is and says that she’s not supposed to talk to strangers. Xander responds that they actually know each other. Sarah asks what his name is. Xander tells her that he is Xander and that they loved each other so much that they were going to get married. Xander asks Sarah to try to remember.

Sonny questions Victor moving his family in and making him CEO of Titan being for Arianna’s sake. Victor says it is if it works. Sonny says he misses him in Phoenix like he misses poison ivy. Victor tells him to come home and all will be forgiven. Sonny argues that there is nothing for him to forgive and that this conversation is an example of what it would be like if he did come back, as Victor would be manipulating him and demanding him be at his call 24/7. Victor thinks Justin needs him and he’s really worried about him. Sonny declares that he would be a fool to say yes. Victor believes Sonny is tempted though. Sonny says he has to talk to Will about it and if he has any objection to it, then the answer is no. Victor argues that Will’s parents need him too. Sonny points out that they aren’t even here. Victor assures that they always come back. Maggie walks in so Victor asks how she is and how Sarah is. Maggie responds that she’s not good as the doctors told her that Sarah is worse. Maggie declares that Anna did this and she’s going to pay.

Tony informs Anna that Sarah thinks she’s a child. Anna argues that the drug was supposed to cure her. Tony reminds her that the doctors recommended the drug be tested before using it. Anna points out that Sarah is not Renee DuMonde anymore, so Rafe can release her. Tony is not sure. Anna insists that if Sarah is now a child, then she’s in no position to press charges. Tony points out that Maggie is because she’s furious and wants Anna prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Rafe tells Gabi that he can’t give her his case file since it’s police property. Gabi argues that the case is closed and no one will notice. Gabi questions Rafe just letting Ava get away with it and warns that she will try again. Rafe argues that Melinda would have his head and his badge because she would notice if one case file was missing. Rafe then adds that there might be a way. Rafe explains that the district attorney’s office had to give his lawyer a copy of everything the police had, so if here to waive his attorney-client privilege then he could give her a copy. Gabi excitedly hugs him while Rafe worries about things not going great when she’s in charge. Gabi vows to make Ava pay for what she did to him. Rafe warns Gabi to be careful because she does not know what Ava is capable of.

Gwen reveals to Ava that she switched out the antidote because she still had some of the drug left from when she used it on Abigail. Ava questions her just having that tucked away. Gwen says thank God she did because they both know that if Dr. Rolf’s antidote could bring back Sarah, then Xander would go back to her in a heartbeat. Ava mocks the comparison of a doctor losing her mind and Gwen losing her boyfriend. Gwen thought Ava would understand. Ava says she does but she’s a little taken aback because she ran a crime family and even she thinks this is cold. Gwen tells her to can the sermon because it’s already done, she did what she did and now Sarah thinks she’s a child so nothing can be done to change that.

Sarah tells Xander that she can’t marry him because when she grows up, she’s going to marry Eric because she has a crush on him. Xander tells her that she’s not going to marry Eric. Sarah argues that she will. Xander brings up Sarah marrying Eric’s brother, Rex. Sarah continues to insist on wanting to marry Eric. Xander claims he’s just making up silly stories, so she doesn’t have to marry him. Xander looks on with his tears in his eyes as Sarah continues coloring.

Sonny brings Maggie some coffee and asks if there’s anything he can do but Maggie says no. Sonny offers to go see Sarah but Maggie tells him that Xander is there and she probably wouldn’t know who he was. Sonny decides to leave them alone then, but says to call if there’s anything he can do. Sonny then exits. Victor tells Maggie that he’s so sorry but if anyone can get Sarah through this, it’s her.

Anna questions Maggie wanting to press charges against her and calls it outrageous. Tony disagrees and says playing God with Sarah’s mental health because of her illusion that she was Renee was outrageous. Anna complains that Tony is always mad at her lately and starts to cry. Anna brings up that Chad said Dr. Rolf said that was the antidote. Tony argues that the doctors wanted to test it to make sure it didn’t make things worse but Anna didn’t allow that to happen. Anna argues that she was sincerely trying to help and it’s not like she killed Sarah. Anna says Sarah is just a different kind of off. Tony tells her that it’s worse and that Sarah might spend the rest of her life thinking she’s a 5 year old. Tony declares that there is no one to blame except Anna.

Gwen informs Ava that instead of the antidote, Sarah got another dose of what screwed her up in the first place. Ava questions why in God’s name Gwen is sharing this with her. Gwen says she needed someone to talk to, who understands why she did what she did. Gwen compares it to what Ava did to Rafe. Ava argues that Rafe had sex with Nicole, lied about it, and was guilty while Sarah never did anything to anybody. Gwen asks who’s side Ava is on. Ava asks if she even cares. Ava admits that she’s probably the only person who understands Gwen and she understands that Gwen will do whatever it takes to get whatever she wants. Ava declares that Gwen hasn’t changed at all since landing in Salem. Gwen responds that a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do.

Victor brings up how Maggie always talked about Sarah a a sweet and happy child, so he asks what she’s like now. Maggie confirms she’s sweet and happy despite being at the hospital. Victor says if they can’t pull her out of this, he will do everything in his power to see that she stays that way. Victor adds that he can’t help the Hell that this is putting Maggie through, but he can take care of Sarah to make sure that she stays happy. Maggie thanks God that Victor showed up at her back door that day.

Sarah continues coloring and turns the page to a wedding couple, which she labels as herself and Eric.

Rafe returns to the interrogation room and informs Anna that her lawyer just called and should be there any minute. Anna asks Rafe what is going to happen to her and if she’s going to prison.

Gabi walks through the town square with Ava’s case file and remarks that Rafe’s lawyer doesn’t want Ava to get away with this either. Gabi declares that she’s coming for Ava.

Gwen returns home to her and Xander’s room. Gwne asks how it went at the hospital and if Sarah is any better. Xander responds that she’s worse as the latest brain scan shows the antidote damaged her brain even more and now she thinks she’s a little girl, who is going to grow up and marry Eric. Gwen says she’s sorry as that must have been hard for him to know that she’s hung up on Eric. Xander says he doesn’t really care about any of that anymore. Gwen repeats that she’s sorry. Xander tells Gwen that she was right as he got his answer and it doesn’t look like Sarah is going to recover from this since she had no idea who he was. Xander declares that part of his life is truly over but theirs is just beginning. Xander tells Gwen they will get married.

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Days Short Recaps Monday, April 11, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Tony went to see Sarah/Renee. She said she wasn’t Renee. She said she was Sarah. She thought she was Tony’s daughter. Maggie came in and gave Sarah coloring books. Tony asked Maggie what was going on. Maggie said the drug made Sarah regress. He said she kept referring to him as “Daddy.” Sarah asked if Maggie was tricking her. She said she heard Maggie call him Tony. She said his name was Mickey. Xander told Gwen that Sarah thought she was a little girl. Gwen said she made his decision easier. He wanted to know what she was talking about. She said he was supposed to marry her if Sarah didn’t get her memory back. He was shocked that she was concerned about getting married. He said he had to help Sarah. Gwen said she was a little young for him. He thought it was an unfunny joke. Tony told Maggie that Sarah called him Mickey. He said he thought Neil was her father. Sarah said he was her father. Maggie said Sarah thought Mickey was her father at that age. Maggie said this was all Anna’s fault. Gabi told Rafe that Ava moved out of Rafe’s house to Jake’s. Victor told that he wanted him to be CEO of Titan. Sonny told him he had a life in Phoenix. Victor said they could move in with him. He said he had plenty of room. Sonny didn’t want the position. Sonny said the only way he would take the job is Victor had to talk to him. When Victor didn’t rush to do what he wanted, Sonny didn’t want the job. Victor agreed to what he wanted. Gabi went to Rafe and told him to keep Ava away from Rafe. Tony went to see Anna. He said Sarah didn’t think she was Renee anymore. Anna was glad. Maggie told Xander that Sarah called Tony “daddy.” Xander thought it was temporary. Maggie said the doctors did more test. She said the doctors said Sarah’s brain was more damaged than it was before.

Gwen went to see Ava. Gwen wanted to talk about Xander. Xander told Maggie that he was sorry. He wanted to see Sarah. Maggie said it couldn’t hurt. Xander went to see Sarah. She didn’t know who he was. He said she knew who he was. He said his name was Xander. He said they loved each other so much they were going to get married. He wanted her to try and remember. Sonny told Victor that he missed him like poison ivy. Victor said he was forgiven. Sonny said there was nothing to forgive. Victor said his father needed him. Sonny couldn’t believe him. Maggie went home and told Victor that Sarah was worse. She said Anna was going to pay. Anna told Tony that she was glad that Sarah wasn’t Renee. She said Sarah couldn’t press charges when she was a child. He said Maggie was upset with her. He said Maggie wanted her to pay. Gabi wanted Rafe to get Ava’s file. He said he couldn’t do that. He said he would get in trouble with Trask. She said he had to make Ava pay for what she did to him. He said there was a way. He said he could waive his right of attorney client privilege and he could give her the file. Gwen told Ava what she did to Sarah. Ava thought what she did to Sarah was cold. Sarah told Xander that she couldn’t marry him because she was going to marry Eric. Xander told her she married Eric’s brother. Anna couldn’t believe Maggie wanted to press charges against her was outrageous. Tony said it wasn’t outrageous. He said playing God with someone was outrageous. She said he was always mad at her lately. He said he wasn’t mad at her. She said she wasn’t trying to hurt Sarah. She said she was off. He said she wasn’t off. He said imagine Sarah having to live her life as a five year old. He said Maggie was going to have to deal with Sarah being a child. He called Anna selfish.

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Days Transcript Friday, April 8, 2022

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Belle: So it’s true. Jan is pregnant, and the baby is yours.

Shawn: Look, honey, I–

Belle: Don’t you dare touch me.

[Knocking on door]

Ciara: Hello? Why aren’t they open? Oh, ben. Hi.

Ben: Hi, you.

Ciara: Hi, sweetie. Your dad told me that you were at work.

Ben: I was, but I needed to get parts for an engine rebuild. What are you doing?

Ciara: Well, allie told me that the cake for the party would be ready today, but sweet bits isn’t even open.

Ben: Agh. Well, we can’t have a gender reveal party without a cake.

Ciara: I know. I wonder where allie could be.

Johnny: Somebody, please. Help me.

[Eerie music]

Abigail: What would allie be doing in a crypt? Not gonna know unless I go in there.

Chanel: Horton, I am so glad you’re here. I was afraid something really bad happened to you.

Allie: I’m fine.

Chanel: Thank god you’re home.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Ben: How about I take you to breakfast?

Ciara: No breakfast. Even though your dad insisted on making me eggs, which I hardly touched. I think I may’ve hurt his feelings.

Ben: He’ll get over it.

Ciara: And he is falling all over himself to try to be helpful. He wants to build the baby a cradle.

Ben: I don’t remember that guy building me anything, except maybe a drink.

Ciara: Yeah, well, he told me that he learned woodworking in prison.

Ben: Yeah, he’s definitely trying a little too hard.

Ciara: Yeah, because he’s determined to be in the baby’s life. And, ben, I’m sorry, I don’t like that idea at all.

Clyde: So when did you get out?

Ej: This morning. My attorney had the conviction overturned.

Clyde: On what grounds?

Ej: She was able to prove that I’d been framed.

Clyde: [Chuckles] And I’m your first stop. Well, I’m so flattered.

Ej: You were not my first stop. And this visit is anything but flattering.

Clyde: Everything that needed to be said between you and i got said back in statesville.

Ej: That arrangement you dictated while in prison doesn’t work for me now that I’m free. I’m here to renegotiate.

Abigail: [Screams]

Chad: Sorry.

Abigail: You just scared the hell out of me.

Chad: I’m sorry. I just– I looked outside the window and saw that you were headed over to this place and I wondered what you were up to.

Abigail: I’m not up to anything, I’m just looking for allie. Do you remember yesterday when I saw the french doors were wide open and allie was gone? No one has heard from her since last night, so I looked out the window and I saw footprints and I just–I followed them here.

Chad: Okay. One question, nancy drew. What reason would allie have for being inside the crypt?

Johnny: Focus. Just find a way out of here. The devil–oh, my god, he’s after allie and chanel.

Allie: Dupree, I’m fine.

Chanel: Really?

Allie: Sorry I worried you.

Chanel: Well, nicole was worried too. Are you sure you’re all right?

Allie: Yes.

Chanel: Okay, well, then tell me what happened to you.

Allie: Johnny, I will never let you go, but you need to fight. Okay, you need to fight to come back to me, okay? We can fight together. We will send this son of a bitch straight back to hell!

Chanel: Well? Tell me.

Shawn: Oh my god, belle, you know that I never meant to sleep with jan. You know that this baby– this baby is my worst nightmare too.

Belle: Just get out of my way.

Shawn: Wait, where are you going?

Belle: I’m going back to the office.

Shawn: Wh–after you’re done with work, I mean, we’re gonna keep talking though, right?

Belle: I don’t think that there’s anything left to say. So I’m gonna go back to my parents’ tonight.

Shawn: But I thought that was just for last night. What does this mean? Are you– look, are you moving out? Are you– are you leaving me? I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Shawn: No, no, you can’t– you can’t do this. Come on, the devil’s been playing with both of our heads.

Belle: Did the devil keep you from telling me that you had sex with jan spears?

Shawn: I explained to you why I didn’t tell you.

Belle: Oh, right, of course, ’cause you wanted to forget it and just pretend like it never happened.

Shawn: Yes, because I was tricked; I was tricked in the worst possible way. And I was–I was horrified. And I was–I was humiliated. You know what, let me remind you, okay, I’m not the first one in this marriage to sleep with someone and then lie about it.

Belle: Are you really going there right now?

Shawn: Listen, when I– look, I slept with jan, I thought it was you. When you slept with philip, look, you knew what exactly what you were doing.

Johnny: Uh, now that we’ve made our big announcement, what do you say we put these back on? May I?

Chanel: May I?

Johnny: Of course. I love you, mrs. Dimera.

Chanel: And I love you, mr. Dimera.

[Dramatic music]

Chad: You don’t know that those are allie’s footprints.

Abigail: Well, if they’re not, then she’s missing. I’m just gonna look in there and make sure she’s not inside.

Chad: Okay, fine. I’ll go with you.

[Cellphone beeps]

Abigail: It’s chanel. Allie’s home; she’s fine.

Chanel: Yes. Yes, allie’s here and she’s fine. Yeah. Okay. All right, thank you for everything, nicole.

Allie: Why was nicole so worried? I sent her a text. I told her I wasn’t coming home.

Chanel: Yeah, but then you texted me and you said you would be here.

Allie: I just wanted to be alone.

Chanel: Okay, well, we didn’t know that, and I even went by the dimera mansion earlier.

Allie: Why?

Chanel: Why do you think? I was trying to figure out where the hell you were. And I asked abigail if she had seen you.

Allie: What’d she say?

Chanel: She said that you came there looking for johnny.

Allie: And I found him.

Chanel: Okay. So? What happened?

Ciara: [Sighs] Oh, baby, I hope there’s nothing wrong with the cake. Mm. What time is it? Wow, shoot, I have to head to shawn and belle’S. Shawn promised that he would help my grandma julie with the decorations for the party.

Ben: Mm. Okay. I was gonna say maybe I could ask my dad for help, but that’s probably not a good idea, huh?

Ciara: Actually, I invited your dad to the party.

Ben: You did?

Ciara: I did.

Ben: Uh-uh.

Ciara: Yeah, he– he and I got to talking about it and, I don’t know, I just– I felt uncomfortable not inviting him. I just didn’t want to hurt his feelings, you know?

Ben: That was really sweet of you. And I know he can be pushy, and he’s trying way too hard to convince us that he’s changed and all, but I think maybe we need to try to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Ciara: I know. And I am trying. I promise. Because you are the love of my life and I know how important it would be to you if your dad actually has changed. It’s just–

Ben: What?

Ciara: I’m just a little overprotective, you know? I mean, I’m already a mama lion about this baby.

Ben: [Growls]

Ciara: Roar.

Ben: I’m fine with that, mama lion. I’m fine with that. And you know what? I am gonna talk to my dad and I am gonna tell him that he doesn’t have to try so hard to prove himself to us. I’ll make sure that he backs off a little bit. Rrr.

Clyde: Well, you had any breakfast? Why don’t you pull up a chair and I’ll cook you some eggs.

Ej: I’m not breaking bread with you. The last time we tried to coexist peacefully, I took a bullet.

Clyde: Well, how do you think we should work this out?

Ej: One of us needs to disappear. I left town last time. Now it’s your turn.

Your home…

Clyde: You gonna shoot me in the home my son shared with his pregnant wife?

Ej: My methods are far more civilized than yours. The dimera jet is waiting on the tarmac. All you have to do is pack a bag, go to the airfield, and tell the pilot where to take you.

Clyde: And how would you suppose I live once I got there?

Ej: I’ll see that you have the funds to start a new life. As long as that life is nowhere near mine. What do you say?

Ben: What does he say about what?

Belle: You are having a baby with jan spears, and you think right now is the time to bring up all my past mistakes? Mistakes that I have apologized for over and over.

Shawn: And I’ve apologized too. And you know what? I’m gonna do it again. Belle, I am so sorry. Look, I’m sorry that the devil made jan look like you. I’m sorry that jan is pregnant. And I am sorry that I did not tell you that I slept with jan the minute that you walked in that door. Look, the only reason why I brought up philip is because I forgave you for that. So can’t you forgive me now?

Allie: Johnny and I had a huge fight.

[Electricity crackling]

Chanel: What did you fight about?

Allie: What he did to you, of course. And him telling tripp about you and me. And every other horrible thing he’s done to everyone since he got here.

Chanel: And how did he take it?

Allie: How do you think?

Johnny: This isn’t gonna work! Now stop talking to him!

Allie: It got pretty ugly, as most of our fights do. I mean, me and johnny were probably arguing in the womb.

Chanel: So how did it end?

Allie: He’s lucky I didn’t kill him. He’s still over there in one piece at the dimera place.

Chanel: Okay, so after you left there, where did you go?

Allie: I just started driving.

Chanel: All night?

Allie: I needed to think.

Chanel: About you and johnny?

Allie: About you and me.

Chanel: What about us?

Allie: That maybe we shouldn’t see each other anymore.

Johnny: I’m never gonna get out of here–never.

[Eerie music]

Uncle tony. Aw, man, you are the answer to my prayer, let me tell you.

Andre: I rather doubt that.

Johnny: Oh, to me you are.

Andre: You seem to be in a bit of a predicament.

Johnny: Yeah. The, uh– the devil did it.

Andre: Really? Good old nick himself.

Johnny: Well, no, I mean, he was in me, and now he’s in allie. She’s the one who did this. You got to let me out of these chains so I can stop her.

Andre: I can’t do that.

Johnny: What? Why not?

Andre: Because, dear old boy, I’m not your uncle tony. I’m your uncle andre. A lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher

Chanel: What are you saying?

Allie: That we rushed into this. Tripp doesn’t like it, johnny doesn’t like it.

Chanel: Like we need their blessing.

Allie: I don’t need anyone’s blessing. It’s just being with you has ruined my relationships with both of them. And they were important to me.

Chanel: More important than I am?

Allie: Sorry about that.

Chanel: How many times have I heard you say johnny can go straight to hell?

Allie: I know. And I can’t explain it, but I don’t expect anyone to understand what’s between me and my brother.

Johnny: Andre dimera is dead.

Andre: Right here in this very crypt.

Johnny: You are–you are– uh, you’re dehydrated and probably in shock. Just you’re seeing things that–that aren’t there.

Andre: I hate to disillusion someone so young, oh, but I’m actually right here.

Johnny: That is impossible. You’re dead!

Andre: Oh, how can you question? After all that you’ve been through, you question his power?

Johnny: Whose power?

Andre: The one you mentioned when I first met you. Ah. Yeah. He sent me here. He’s our mutual acquaintance. You see, during my lifetime, I made some unfortunate choices. And when abigail struck me in the head with this urn, hmm, it ended my day here on this earth. So there was only one possible destination for my poor, corrupt soul. I became the indentured servant to mephistopheles himself. He sent me here to deal with you.

Johnny: So what are you gonna do with me?

Andre: Oh!

[Chuckles]

Abigail: I’m glad allie’s okay. I just hope johnny is too.

Chad: Yeah, god only knows what he’s up to now. I mean, he’s been weird ever since he broke up with chanel.

Abigail: Well, thankfully ej’s back. Maybe he can deal with it.

Chad: Ej? He’s back?

Abigail: Yeah. He got out this morning. Did you not hear?

Chad: I knew that the conviction was overturned, but I didn’t think that he would be out so soon. I mean, that’s great.

Abigail: Yeah. I just can’t believe that belle put that phony evidence on his computer. She’s lucky she didn’t get disbarred.

Chad: Well, yeah, but she got the defense that “the devil made do it.”

Abigail: Oh, it’s not funny. What she did to ej was awful.

Chad: Ah, I guess.

Abigail: You guess? You know something, don’t you? What is it?

Clyde: Dimera here just offered me a job.

Ben: Oh. What does dimera here get out of giving him a job?

Clyde: Well, you know, we were cellmates back in statesville. We got to know each other really well, didn’t we, elvis?

Ben: Huh. Well, elvis, what does the parole board think of an ex-con going to work for another ex-con?

Ej: That’s not what I am. My conviction was overturned.

Clyde: You know, you learn a lot about who to trust when you’re on the inside. ‘Cause having the right person back you up could keep you alive. And elvis knows that business on the outside can be just about as cutthroat. But I’m gonna have to say no to your generous offer. You made it clear that taking the job would require me to move away from salem. I can’t do that. It would violate the terms of my parole. Besides, I’m looking forward to becoming a doting grandpa, once ben and ciara’s baby arrives.

Ej: As you wish. But I must say, I’m very disappointed.

[Dramatic music]

Ben: You want to tell me what that was all about?

Shawn: Would you please say something?

Belle: It’s not just about forgiving you. You and jan are gonna have a child. And that child is gonna tie you to her for the rest of your life. I don’t know if I can live with that.

Ciara: Hi. I just used my key. I hope that’s– oh, gosh, I’m sorry. Am I interrupting something?

Shawn: Yeah.

Belle: No, I was just leaving.

Shawn: What’s in the– what’s in the bag?

Ciara: It’s just everything you need to decorate grandma and grandpa’s house for the party. I just had dinner with them last night and they’re very excited about having another great-grandchild.

Shawn: Yeah, well, they’re gonna be twice as excited when I hear my news.

Ciara: What news?

Shawn: You’re not the only brady having a baby.

You never know

what opportunities

Ciara: Wow. How is jan spears having your baby? Belle told me that she walked in on you guys right before you slept together.

Shawn: Because that’s what I told her.

Ciara: You lied.

Shawn: Yes, I did, because I didn’t–listen, I didn’t want to deal with it and I just wanted to pretend like it never happened.

Ciara: I am so sorry, shawn. Wow. Um, all right, well, how are you gonna fix this?

Shawn: I don’t know. I–and she’s– she’s shutting me out.

Ciara: Okay, well, maybe staying at john and marlena’s will give her some time to think. They’ll convince belle to give you another chance.

Shawn: You know what bothers me is that I don’t think that they’re the only ones that she’s turning to right now.

[Soft guitar music]

Ej: Uh, it’s a bit early, isn’t it? It’s not even noon yet.

Belle: Well, I just found out that my husband is having a baby with jan spears. So please, tell me when is the socially acceptable time to start drowning my sorrows?

Ej: So it’s true?

Belle: Yeah. And the call came in from the prison infirmary right after you left.

Ej: I’m so sorry. What does shawn have to say for himself?

Belle: Oh, he was great. He was great. Yeah. He threw the fact that I slept with philip in my face, even though that happened over a decade ago.

Ej: Not a very shrewd tactic.

Belle: I’ve just been sitting here thinking about how much shawn and I have hurt each other over the years.

Ej: I can relate to that. Samantha and I did the exact same thing.

Belle: It’s really sad.

Ej: Mm.

Belle: Anyway, I’m, uh– I’m gonna change the subject. Did you get in touch with johnny?

Ej: No, I called the office, but they said he hadn’t been in.

Belle: I’m sorry.

Ej: Now, where’s that waitress?

Belle: She said she’d be right back. Why? Are you gonna tell them to cut me off?

Ej: No, I’m going to see to it that you’re not drinking alone.

Chad: I just feel really bad about–about turning on ej.

Abigail: Yeah, but I thought he walked up to me at the courthouse and started kissing me. I mean, you thought you saw it happen. It didn’t really occur to us that the devil morphed into ej. That’s not a run-of-the-mill event.

Chad: Yeah, you’re absolutely right. I mean, I was furious with ej when I took the stand. I mean, my testimony is the reason why the judge found him guilty.

Abigail: You didn’t know that belle put that evidence on his computer.

Chad: Yeah. I know.

Abigail: Well, at least he’s out now and he can start putting it all behind him. But, god, I just wonder, what was it like to be inmate ej dimera?

Chad: I–I’m sure he ran into some bad dudes.

Abigail: Probably. But when I saw him, he didn’t seem like he was any worse for having been there.

Clyde: I told you, ej offered me a job.

Ben: Okay, well, you’re not exactly the corporate type, dad, so what kind of job was it?

Clyde: Why do you sound so suspicious?

Ben: Why am I suspicious? Because I’ve known you all my life. I have you sleeping my on couch, and you promised me that you would stick to the straight and narrow.

Clyde: Yeah, and I meant it. Which is why I turned down the job, leaving a whole lot of money on the table, to keep working the grill at brady pub.

Ben: Ciara says you made her breakfast this morning too?

Clyde: Yeah, you say that like it’s a crime. Can’t I do anything right?

Ben: Dad, you need to just dial it back just a little bit. Please, okay? You’re not gonna build a cradle for our baby.

Clyde: What are you giving me grief for, for taking an interest in my own grandkid?

Ben: Because we already have enough of the wrong kind of interest after our baby.

Clyde: What does that mean?

Ben: This is gonna sound off the wall. But dad, I swear to you it is true. We have proof that the devil wants our baby.

Clyde: [Scoffs] You know, ciara said something like that. I thought she was joking.

Ben: It’s not a joke. Believe me.

Andre: Don’t worry, I’m not gonna kill you. You heard what your master told you. He has a vested interest in keeping you alive. Well, at least for now.

Johnny: You know, my family’s probably already looking for me.

Andre: He was concerned about that. That’s why he sent me, to tie the loose ends.

Johnny: What are you talking about?

Andre: We’re going to collaborate on a letter, you and I. Yes, it’s going to be your farewell to salem. And to all those that you love so dearly that live here.

Chanel: You saw johnny last night and you got scared, right? About saying that you wanted to be with me?

Allie: I don’t scare that easy.

Chanel: Yeah, but life was a lot easier when you thought you were straight, right?

Allie: Listen to me. I like boys and I like girls and I have not changed my mind about that.

Chanel: So you’re saying you changed your mind about me. Then you’re lying to yourself. You care about me. And that’s why we decided to try to see if we could make this work. We are way more than friends. And before you went to see johnny yesterday, you were into me, into us.

Allie: I’m sorry if I made you think that. But I’ve decided that we’re a mistake.

Chanel: What did he say to you?

Allie: It’s not what he said. But seeing him made me realize that I rushed into this. I didn’t think about how it was going to hurt the people I care about.

Chanel: After you talked to johnny. You see, what I’m hearing right now, it sounds a lot like the same speech that he gave me, the one where he where he had all his reasons for breaking up with me.

Allie: Johnny and I might be twins, but we have spent our entire lives trying to prove that we are very different from one another. So maybe we are using the same words or facial expressions, but it’s just–

Chanel: No! No, it’s more than that. You’re not hearing me. The cold way you’re looking at me now, and it’s not that you’re like johnny, it’s that you are johnny. I feel like I’m talking to the same person. My moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Andre: Would you like to hear your last words?

Johnny: No one’s even gonna believe that.

Andre: Ah, it was a rhetorical question. Asked for dramatic effect, not an answer. “My dearest family, when I came back to salem, I hoped that I was finally coming home. Instead, I felt more lost than ever. I’ve made a lot of bad and selfish choices and I’ve hurt the people I most care about. I admit to being a bit of a dilettante.”

[Chuckles] Oh, yes. “My commitment to projects and people came and went.”

Johnny: That doesn’t even sound like me.

Andre: Oh, people know that you think of yourself as being an auteur. They’ve seen your affectations and heard your pompous pronouncements. Oh, believe me, they’re gonna buy this. “One minute I wanted to make a movie, and the next minute I wanted to run dimera enterprises. Oh, I rushed into marriage with chanel and now I’m rushing to divorce her. I’m finally seeing the truth about myself because of an argument with allie. Oh, the person who knows me best. And that truth is that I don’t know what I want and I don’t know who I am. So I’ve decided to go back to italy. Maybe there I can do some serious soul searching and hopefully find myself at last.” Moving, don’t you think?

Johnny: I think it’s garbage!

Andre: Nevertheless, you still have to sign it!

Chanel: So you and johnny talked about the best way to dump me?

Allie: No. Johnny just reminded me of how close me and him used to be.

Chanel: Oh, I know that son of a bitch put me down to you. What did he say?

Allie: Does it really matter?

Chanel: Yes!

Allie: He said that you want both of us, me and him.

Chanel: Okay, but you don’t really believe that, right?

Allie: You did jump right from his bed into mine.

Chanel: Oh, you mean like you did with tripp?

Allie: Exactly, that’s my point. This moved so fast, too fast.

Chanel: So your brother did get to you. He’s pulling the strings right now. Horton, I have been so happy. Oh, please, please don’t let him do this to us.

Allie: It’s not him who’s doing this. It’s me. I took some steps back and I looked at my life over the last few months. I went from planning to marry tripp right into a relationship with you. I need time. I need to be alone.

Chanel: Well, what about the bakery?

Allie: Bakery’s yours.

Chanel: Yeah, but I thought we were partners.

Allie: I didn’t put a cent into that place.

Chanel: Yeah, but you– you got your great-grandmother’s donut recipe and you get up in the middle of the night to help with the baking. Come on, that meant so, so much to me.

Allie: I’m sure you’ll find someone else to take my place.

Chanel: Like I found you to take johnny’s place? Don’t do this, horton. I don’t know what went on with you and johnny last night, but all I know is that something’s been really off since you walked through that door.

Johnny: I’m not signing that. It’s not even my handwriting. Everyone’s gonna know!

Andre: Hmm.

Johnny: [Grunts]

[Intense music]

Andre: Now, no one will doubt the authenticity of this letter now that your signature is written in blood. It’s a nice touch, don’t you think?

Trelegy for copd.

Allie: It’s over. Please go. I need to get some sleep before henry wakes up.

Chanel: You can sleep now? I pray to god that you are gentler with henry than you have been with me.

[Crying]

[Dramatic music]

Demon allie: I hope I don’t have to play that scene again. I need to focus all my energy on ben and ciara’s baby.

Clyde: So let me ask you, you still seeing that shrink?

Ben: Dad, marlena’s not possessed anymore.

Clyde: Well, does that mean your troubles are over now?

Ben: I hope so. But the devil’s upped his game since he returned to salem. He’s able to jump from person to person.

Clyde: How do you know that?

Ben: Marlena’s daughter was possessed for a little while.

Clyde: And now?

Ben: And now, there’s no sign of him, but–

Clyde: But why would he want your kid?

Ben: I don’t know, dad. We don’t know that. But I do know that right now my baby’s safe. I intend to keep it that way.

Clyde: Yeah. Well, I saw the way ciara fought for you. So if that devil does come after your kid, he’s in for a hell of a fight. And my money’s on ciara.

Ciara: Look, I just– I think you need to give belle some time. She was possessed, shawn. She did things that she would never do in a million years. She has to figure out how to live with that.

Shawn: I don’t– I just don’t– I can’t believe that we’re talking about belle’s possession like–like she had the flu or something.

Ciara: I saw marlena when she was like that, and belle’s not gonna get past this overnight.

Shawn: Yeah, you’re right. I mean, we both just went through hell, literally. I just hope that– I hope that when she’s herself she won’t be so furious with me.

Ciara: No. No way. I know belle. And no matter how angry she is, she is not gonna give jan the satisfaction of ruining your marriage.

Ej: This may not seem like an appropriate time for a toast, but I hope you’ll indulge me.

Belle: Go for it.

Ej: The devil tried to make a hash of both of our lives, but you were strong enough to throw him off, and because you did, the worst is behind you now. And I have every confidence that you’ll be saying the exact same thing very soon. Here’s to you.

[Soft guitar music]

Chad: How was ej when you saw him?

Abigail: Uh, in high gear. He wants to put the whole thing behind him so he can get his life back.

Chad: Good for him.

Abigail: So the two of you weren’t really getting along before he went to prison.

Chad: You don’t have to remind me.

Abigail: Do you think you could join forces and throw gabi out of the executive suite?

Chad: Well, there’s nothing that the old man would love more than his sons burying the hatchet to get rid of an interloper. When did that come?

Abigail: I don’t know.

Chad: “Alla mia famiglia.”

Abigail: What does that mean?

Chad: Means “to my family.” It’s from johnny.

Andre: Well, your missive has been delivered. No one will come looking for you now. But don’t worry, old boy. We’ll meet again, either here or in hell.

[Chuckling]

[Dramatic music]

The other way.That’s right.

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FIRST HALF WAS PRE-EMPTED BY NEWS; WE’LL HAVE TO GET IT FROM ON DEMAND

Ej: Belle… you must remember that shawn is a victim in all this. He was tricked, manipulated. Seems to me that jan should be the person you’re furious with.

Belle: Oh, I am. God, I loathe that woman with every fiber of my being. And I don’t blame shawn for what happened. But he’s not entirely innocent. And yes, he thought that that was me in bed, but even so, he slept with jan spears and then lied to me about it for months. You know, you just don’t know what it feels like to have your spouse sleep with someone, and not just anyone, but someone that you just detest and then lie to you about it over and over.

Ej: Actually, I know exactly how that feels.

Jan: If you think I’m faking it–

Shawn: I believe that you’re pregnant, jan. But I don’t believe that I’m the father.

Jan: Of course you are. Do you honestly think that i would ever make love with anyone else but you? Shawn douglas brady, you know you’re the only man in the world for me.

Shawn: Which just proves that you would go to any extreme to try to cause problems for belle and me.

Jan: Including having sex with some random man?

Shawn: Or getting artificially inseminated.

Jan: I would never–

Shawn: Of course you would. You’re a psycho and a liar, and there’s no way that I’m gonna take your word for this. Which is why you’re gonna get a paternity test.

Jan: Absolutely not. If your moderate to severe crohn’s disease

Abigail: So what is the eta on getting the ej dimera piece up? Great. Okay, yeah, let’s just get the news out there, and we’ll run analysis on it in a bit. Mm-hmm. Chanel, hi.

Chanel: Is johnny here?

Abigail: I haven’t seen him. Is everything okay?

Chanel: It’s allie, I don’t know where she is, I can’t find her, and I thought she might’ve come here looking for her brother.

Abigail: Oh, she did yesterday, yeah, I saw her then. And you’re right, she was looking for johnny.

Chanel: I wonder if she found him.

Johnny: How could you do that to chanel? She must be devastated.

Demon allie: Hardly. She moved on from you quite quick. Like, actually, in that same night.

Johnny: What are you talking about?

Demon allie: After you dumped chanel, she ran off in tears. And your sister went off to comfort her. And they ended up doing the nasty.

Johnny: You’re lying.

Demon allie: Oh, that is one of my favorite pastimes, but I promise you it’s true. Oh, come on, johnny boy. You know allie was the twin chanel wanted all along. She was just using you to make your sister jealous.

Johnny: Even if that were true, allie would never betray trip.

Demon allie: But she did. And we had the pleasure of giving him the news.

Johnny: So allie and trip are done too?

Demon allie: Yes. And I can add them to my long list of couples that I’ve destroyed.

Belle: I can’t believe I just said that.

Ej: No, no. It’s fine.

Belle: No, it wasn’t, I was completely thoughtless and insensitive. Of course you know how it feels. You just went through it with sami.

Ej: What I experienced obviously isn’t exactly the same, but I do know the pain of being lied to. However, what you’re dealing with is far more–

Belle: Permanent.

Ej: Potentially.

Belle: Yeah. This baby could be a part of shawn’s life forever. I don’t get it, I mean, if you’re so sure that this baby is mine, why won’t you take the test?

Jan: I’m unwilling to take a paternity test, shawn, because our child is already so special to me. I would never subject him or her or they to an invasive, totally unnecessary procedure. An amniocentesis? Are you kidding?

Shawn: You don’t have to have an amnio.

Jan: What do you mean?

Shawn: There’s another way. Non-invasive, quick results, the baby’s not harmed. So you should be perfectly happy. Unless there’s some other reason why you don’t wanna take the test.

Trelegy for copd.

Demon allie: Even after you kicked chanel to the curb, she admitted she wasn’t over you.

Johnny: Yeah, of course not. She loves me.

Demon allie: No, gio. Not only is she over you now, she hates your guts. See, it was right after allie accepted trip’s marriage proposal that we told him that your sister and chanel did the deed.

Johnny: Allie and trip are engaged?

Demon allie: Not anymore, and they also hate you now, too. So I must say, I’m very good at my job.

Johnny: This is a nightmare.

Demon allie: Okay, enough with the whining, johnny. Now that you’re up to speed, I have things to do, people to see.

Johnny: Like what?

Demon allie: Like the baby.

Johnny: What?

Demon allie: You heard me. I have a baby on the way. And there is nothing more important to me than that.

Clyde: So why do these ladies have your sonogram results?

Ciara: Oh, well, they are helping ben and me with the gender reveal party.

Clyde: What the hell is that?

Ciara: It’s when you bring all your friends and family together and you all find out the sex of the baby together. You know, it’s really fun. Some people go all out– piñatas, skywriting. This one guy even took this giant baseball bat and hit a giant baseball and it exploded blue paint everywhere.

Clyde: Well, that sounds kinda stupid to me. Why not just read it?

Ciara: Well, because it’s more fun this way.

Clyde: Oh. So what are you gonna do? Have a marching band or fireworks or some rockets or something?

Ciara: Yeah, rockets. No, allie and chanel are going to bake a cake, and when we cut into it, it’s either gonna be pink or blue.

Clyde: Oh. Well, I love a party. Where is it?

Ciara: Oh, um–

Clyde: What? I’m not invited?

Chanel: Wait, when you saw allie yesterday, how did she seem?

Abigail: Well, to be honest, a little off. But she said she was upset because she and johnny hadn’t been getting along lately.

Chanel: But she came here looking for him?

Abigail: She thought they could have it out. I told her he wasn’t here and asked if she wanted to talk. She didn’T. She said something a little odd.

Chanel: What?

Abigail: Well, I mean, she said when they fight that they don’t hold back and there’s always a possibility that one of them would end up dead on the floor, you know. And based on the expression on her face and the way she said it, obviously she was joking. But anyway, I did go upstairs to look for him, and when I came back she was gone.

Chanel: Okay, so maybe she went to go talk to trip. I gotta run.

Abigail: Well, let me know if you find her or if you need any help.

Chanel: Of course. Thank you.

Belle: I couldn’t sleep last night because I kept remembering all of the times that shawn and I talked about what happened with jan. And those conversations were excruciating. But after each one, I felt like we had gotten closer, you know? We’d gotten stronger.

Ej: You’d foiled the enemy yet again.

Belle: [Chuckles] Then we’d say we didn’t know if it was just good luck or good timing, or some protective force from the universe that i got there in time. And I would express my relief to shawn, he would hold me so close, and I just had this– this deep sense of just being okay. And each one of those times, he was lying to me. He had all those chances to tell me the truth, and he didn’T.

Ej: What did shawn have to say about all this?

Belle: I think he’s holding out hope that the baby’s not his. He’s actually with jan right now asking her to take a paternity test.

Ej: Do you think she’ll agree?

Belle: Well, if she doesn’t, I think it’s safe to say the baby’s not his and she’s been lying.

Jan: I will not put our baby at risk.

Shawn: But I just told you the test is safe. They do a little blood sample from you, and a cheek swab from me, that’s it.

Jan: And how accurate are the results?

Shawn: 99%. I’ve already made the arrangements with the prison infirmary, and they’re ready for us.

Jan: What are you waiting for? Let’s go.

Shawn: Are you sure?

Jan: Yeah. Of course. I have nothing to hide. With relapsing forms of ms…

Clyde: So I’m not invited to the party?

Ciara: You were the one who just said it was stupid.

Clyde: Yeah, I know. I apologize for that. You know, I get nervous, I say things I don’t mean, and I am a little nervous around you ’cause ben loves you so much, but I promise you I’ll keep my trap shut. I won’t embarrass you at the party… if I’m invited.

Ciara: [Sighs] Of course you’re invited, clyde.

Clyde: Fantastic. What time and where?

Ciara: At my grandparents’ house, 7:00. I should actually check to see if the cake is ready. Oh, that’s weird. Allie should’ve called me by now. I bet you she’s busy.

Johnny: We all knew you were after ben and ciara’s baby, but after my grandma marlena’s exorcism, she couldn’t remember why.

Demon allie: I’m guessing you don’t remember either.

Johnny: I don’t remember anything.

Demon allie: Not even when we sneaked a peek at the sonogram results?

Johnny: No, why would you– what do you want with their baby?

Demon allie: All I’ll say is that baby is essential to my future plans. Plans that don’t concern you.

Johnny: So, great, just let me go, then. I won’t say anything to anybody.

Demon allie: Not an option, okay, I could snap your neck right now. And I will if you don’t shut up and let me work. I need to focus all my energy on that baby. I’ve dealt with you. Now I’m gonna go deal with chanel.

Johnny: What? What?

Demon allie: She’s in my way again.

Johnny: What are you gonna do to her?

Demon allie: I haven’t decided yet. But I know I’m going to enjoy it. Ciao for now.

Johnny: Hey! Hey, come back here. You leave chanel alone!

Nicole: Hi.

Chanel: Hey.

Nicole: So I talked to trip.

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: And he swears that he has not heard from allie.

Chanel: Okay, so the last person to see her was abigail, and abigail said that allie seemed a little off.

Nicole: Okay, I don’t mean to alarm you, but I think I should report this to rafe. Do you think that you can stay here just in case allie shows up? Okay, henry is in his room taking a nap. He will probably wake up within the hour.

Chanel: Okay, I’ll keep an eye on him.

Nicole: Listen, I know you’re scared, okay, but this is just a mix up, all right? We’ll find her. Listen, if you hear anything, call me, and I will do the same.

Chanel: Okay.

Nicole: All right.

Chanel: All right.

[Sighs]

Abigail: I hope allie’s okay. Allie? I forgot she might’ve gone out this way. Footprints.

[Phone chimes]

Belle: Oh, it’s my assistant. I just cannot do work right now.

Ej: Whatever it is can wait.

Belle: [Sighs] I cannot believe what a mess I am.

Ej: I’d be shocked if you weren’t, you’re dealing with a lot right now.

Belle: Yeah, well, so are the people who were counting on me to return their calls and their texts and get contracts messengered and–

Ej: Dimera has plenty of people who can take care of that.

Belle: Yes, but I wanna do that, okay, I wanna do it. That’s what I do. It’s what I have always done. I have been through plenty of tough times, and the one thing that I can always count on is my ability to do my job, and i cannot even do that right now.

Ej: Hey, hey, hey, it’s okay. It’s okay. Everything is going to be okay. All right? Hi, shawn.

Shawn: You’re out?

Ej: Thanks to your wife, who is absolutely brilliant at her job. Uh, I have to get going. Please don’t hesitate to call if I can be of help in any way.

Belle: Any news?

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, there is. Hello?

Belle: So, how’d it go? Your reunion, that is. Was she overjoyed to see you, the father of her unborn baby?

Shawn: I thought that you wanted the news.

Belle: Ah, well, of course I do. Can’t imagine it’s gonna lift my spirits, and based on your demeanor, it didn’t lift yours either.

Shawn: You want the news or not?

Belle: I’m all ears.

Shawn: Jan agreed to the test. The lab should be getting back to me soon.,

Belle: Well, I actually see that as bad news. If she agreed, then that means she isn’t worried about the results, she already knows that you’re the baby daddy.

Shawn: No, that doesn’t mean anything. She could be just trying to drag out the torture. I mean, come on.

Belle: [Scoffs] I doubt that. I mean, given how madly in love she is with you, it’s hard to imagine she would’ve allowed herself to get knocked up by anybody else.

Shawn: She is insane, okay, so I don’t understand. We’re talking about jan spears. I don’t understand how anything could be hard to imagine. I mean, she’s a lunatic, come on.

Belle: Yeah. You do have a point. Yeah, maybe impending motherhood will mellow her. Although I have to say, if I had to choose any woman in the world who would definitely destroy their own child’s life, it would be jan. I mean, isn’t it hard to picture her doing something as sane and unselfish as caring for another human being?

Shawn: Can we just please just stop talking about jan? Please? All right?

[Phone rings] It’s the lab. Detective brady. You’re sure? Thanks.

Belle: So?

Shawn: The baby’s mine.

Jan: Now that your daddy’s convinced that you’re his, he’s gonna be part of both our lives… forever.

[Knock at door]

Clyde: The hell you doing here?

Ej: I’m a free man, same as you.

Clyde: Congratulations.

Ej: Uh-uh. Not so fast. You and I have some unfinished business.

Chanel: [Sighs]

Johnny: Somebody help me! Please.

Abigail: This is where the footprints went? Why would allie come down here?

[Suspenseful music]

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[Knock on door]

Nicole: Who is it?

Rafe: It’s me.

Nicole: Oh…

Rafe: Hey.

Nicole: Hi. Come in. Oh, rafe, I am so relieved.

Rafe: Oh. You’re relieved that it’s me.

Nicole: Yeah. Yeah. Look, I know–I know that I should not be paranoid, but I cannot shake this feeling that ava just wants to plot some revenge against us. In fact, you know what, it is not a feeling, because she said as much herself.

Rafe: Okay, would you–try not to worry, okay? Empty threats are ava’s M.O., And I’m sure it’s not gonna be long before she’s trying to torture someone else.

Jake: Bathroom’s all yours.

Ava: Mm. Thanks.

[Knock on door]

Jake: [Sighs] It’s gotta be for ben and ciara. Nobody knows I live here except… gabi.

Gabi: Jake, I– what the hell is she doing here?

Jake: What the hell are you doing here?

Gabi: I could ask you the same thing.

Jake: I freaking live here!

Gabi: No, don’t play games with me, jake–why is ava vitali in your bed?

Roman: Hey, you.

Kate: We need to talk.

Roman: Uh-oh. That sounds ominous. What’s on your mind?

Kate: Clyde weston. You need to fire that son of a bitch immediately.

Shawn: After all this time? What does jan want?

Belle: She had some news that she just couldn’t wait to share with me.

Shawn: Oh, what news?

Belle: She’s pregnant. And she claims that the baby’s yours.

Shawn: What? Oh my god.

Belle: But that’s impossible, because you two never slept together. Right?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Ciara: Ben. Ben. Hello. Ben.

Ben: Hey. Hi, baby. Sorry, I didn’t even hear you.

Ciara: Well, obviously.

Ben: Obviously. Obviously. Obviously.

Ciara: Oh my god, get off. Gross, you’re sweaty.

Ben: You know you like it. You know.

Ciara: Where’s clyde?

Ben: I’m flirting with my wife, and she’s asking where my dad is? Really? The honeymoon is definitely over.

Ciara: Stop.

Ben: I’m happy to say… that he’s at work.

Ciara: Since when does clyde have a job?

Ben: Since your uncle roman hired him.

Roman: Kate, the guy’s doing good work. I’m not gonna fire him.

Kate: The guy is dangerous.

Roman: Kate, I know exactly what clyde weston is capable of, okay? But I’ve made my decision, so as long as he can flip burgers, fry up some spuds…

Kate: Would you be serious, please? If you go through with this, before you know it, clyde is gonna be selling drugs out the back door of the pub.

Roman: Kate, come on. Not on my watch.

Kate: You’re right, not on your watch, because you’re gonna march back there to the kitchen, and you are gonna tell clyde that you made a mistake and he needs to be gone.

Clyde: Hey, did I hear my name?

Rafe: Thank you.

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: So, where is everyone? Allie, kids?

Nicole: Well–thank you.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: Holly and henry are asleep, and allie texted me earlier and said she’s not coming home tonight.

Rafe: What’s that all about?

Nicole: I guess she’s staying at chanel’S.

Rafe: Why?

Nicole: You are behind the times, sir.

Rafe: Hmm?

Nicole: Well, allie and chanel are officially… a couple

Rafe: What?

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: Wait, so allie is dating johnny’s ex? Whoa. Man. You know, leave it to sami’s kids not to find a easy route to romance, huh?

Nicole: Okay, well, now, allie and chanel had feelings for each other long before johnny came into the picture. Just took them a while to admit it.

Rafe: Okay. I guess that’s something that you and I can relate to.

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: Glad we finally figured it out.

Nicole: Me too.

Rafe: Yeah. So, allie’s gone. Kids are sleeping. Looks like we have the place to ourselves.

Nicole: Yes, yes, we do.

Gabi: So? Don’t everyone speak at once.

Jake: Freaking kidding me? Where the hell do you get off?

Ava: Okay, let me explain.

Gabi: Oh, this should be rich.

Ava: Well, obviously, you know that rafe and i split up.

Gabi: Yeah. Yeah. He finally came to his senses. Wait–what the hell does that have to do with you being in bed with my boyfriend?

Jake: Ex-boyfriend.

Ava: Just kind of seemed like fate, you know? You screwed over jake, and rafe cheated on me, so what better way for jake and I to get over being leveled by the hernandez wrecking crew than some old-fashioned bada big, bada boom. Right, jake?

Shawn: So, jan said she’s pregnant.

Belle: And that it’s yours. A baby. But that’s impossible, right? You two never slept together, because I got there in time. So, she must have slept with a prison guard. Which, of course, she denied, because she loves to torture me, but… I don’t know, maybe–maybe when she woke up from the coma and started making all that trouble for everyone, she just slept with some random person. Either way, she is determined to pass this baby off as yours.

[Small laugh] I mean, of all the crazy things she’s ever done, this has got to be the craziest, because you would never, ever sleep with jan.

Shawn: Okay, belle, stop.

Belle: What?

Shawn: I did. I did sleep with jan spears. I was on an antidepressant,

Belle: You–no. No, I remember. I walked in and–

Shawn: No, and I thought– I thought it was you, belle. I mean, it was our anniversary. She was all over me. It was–it was your face. It was your voice. It was your body.

Belle: I think I’m gonna be sick.

Shawn: That’s exactly the same way that I felt when you walked in and I realized that the woman I just made love to wasn’t you. Belle, I swear to you I did not know that it was jan until that moment. You’ve gotta believe me.

Belle: Oh, I believe you.

Shawn: Oh, thank god.

Belle: Why the hell didn’t you tell me this months ago?

Ciara: My uncle roman hired your dad to be a short order cook? Why?

Ben: Well, because i explained our situation to him, and your uncle decided that he wanted to help.

Ciara: Mm. So, you thought it would be be a good idea for your fresh-out-of-prison father to work at my family’s restaurant.

Ben: Clyde’s got to get a job somewhere, right? If not, he’s gonna be in violation of his parole. You know that. Who better than an ex-cop to keep an eye on him?

Ciara: Yeah, I guess. It’s just, I’m really surprised that my uncle roman went for it.

Ben: Why? Because my dad terrorized half of the salem population?

Ciara: Well, yeah, there’s that–but clyde and kate used to be involved, and now my uncle roman and kate are back together.

Kate: Well, I see prison didn’t reform your tendency to eavesdrop on private conversations.

Clyde: Oh, I’m not eavesdropping–just came in to tell the boss that I finished up in there. Got the dishes all stacked, floor’s mopped. It’s clean as a whistle–you can check it out if you want.

Kate: Ha! I wish we could say the same thing about you.

Roman: Thanks, clyde. I’ll take your word for it.

Clyde: Sure.

Kate: I wouldn’t take his word for anything.

Clyde: Kate, I get it that you’ve got your issues with me, but you know, I got a bone or two to pick with you as well.

Kate: Excuse me?

Clyde: I seem to recall that the last time we met, you shot me.

Kate: Yeah. Well, that was a flesh wound. And that was because you were trying to kidnap my great-grandson. Your great-grandson, too, roman.

Clyde: How is the little tyke?

Kate: Seriously? You’re going to let this happen? You’re going to employ the guy who tried to steal allie’s baby?

[Kate scoffs]

Gabi: What is the matter with you, jake? How could you sleep with that lowlife bitch?

Ava: Pardon me?

Jake: Ava, what the hell are you doing?

Ava: No, it’s okay, baby. I think that gabi has a right to know we’re together now.

Gabi: No, no, no, no, there is no way in hell that you’re together. No way you touched her!

Ava: Oh, he did.

[Whispers] And it was amazing. Isn’t that right, jake?

Jake: Ava.

Gabi: I’m gonna kill you.

Jake: No, no, no. Gabi. Gabi. That’s enough. Both of you. Nothing happened. She’S…messing with you.

Gabi: Nothing happened?

Jake: Zip.

Ava: I was just having a little fun. And the look on your face, well, so worth it.

Gabi: Shut up. Okay. If nothing happened, then why is she in your bed? Hmm?

Ava: [Giggles]

You never know

what opportunities

Nicole: So, how was the rest of your day, after I saw you? Anything new on eli’s shooting?

Rafe: No. No, I wish there was. You know, it’s the damnedest thing, right? Because everything is right there. Drug dealer shoots eli, then kills himself. Except…

Nicole: The answers only raise more questions.

Rafe: Exactly. My gut’s telling me that there is a hell of a lot more there, and I promised lani that I would find the answers.

Nicole: I can’t imagine what lani’s going through. And I am so glad she has you.

Rafe: Yes. And her family’s great. Eli’s family. I mean, they’re strong and supportive. But… promised her I would find out what really happened. I gotta do it.

Nicole: And I know you will.

Rafe: Oh, here’s something interesting. Shawn had to arrest anna dimera for attacking sarah horton with a syringe.

Nicole: [Laughs] I’m sorry. What?

Rafe: Yeah. Seems that sarah has gone delusional from a drug that kristen dimera gave her, and now she thinks that she is tony’s ex-dead lover.

Nicole: Okay. That’s it. It’s official. Your day wins the crazy.

Rafe: Oh, well you did have to take the haymaker from ava.

Nicole: Yeah. True.

Rafe: So, how was the rest of your day? Everything okay at basic black?

Nicole: Well, no brawls, so that’s a plus. But I did have to spend several hours on the phone with my lawyer because it seems a few fashion sites are knocking off our originals, so we’re just, you know, weighing our options as to how to stop them.

Rafe: Oh. Well, you’re formidable, so they better be ready.

Nicole: Thank you.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. What?

Nicole: You know, it’s just, here we are, talking about our day, what you did, what I did. Like a normal couple.

Rafe: Yeah. Well… I guess that’s exactly what we are.

Ben: Kate is the main reason why clyde came to salem in the first place. I mean, she tracked him down because she had an issue with my sister being rafe’s therapist, and she wanted to cause trouble for him, so I think, really, the main reason why she was even dating my dad was to get under jordan’s skin.

Ciara: I just, I still can’t believe that kate dated some…

Ben: Redneck hillbilly drug dealer from the ozarks?

Ciara: Well, I was gonna say jerk, but yeah, sure.

Ben: Is that what you were gonna say? Is that what–

Ciara: Easy. Easy. And you know what, I bet you she regrets it now, considering all the hell that clyde brought into this town.

Clyde: You know, I never intended on kidnapping your great-grandson. It’s just, I got stuck in the middle of something, and I didn’t see any other way out. I mean, that little henry is just so damn cute. And ben was hurting so bad after losing ciara, I thought, hey, you know, that little kid’d be perfect for my boy.

Kate: What–[Huffs] So that’s your idea of good parenting–gifting your son with a stolen child?

Roman: Clyde, tell me you do realize just how wrong that thinking was.

Clyde: Oh, I do. Absolutely. I swear, I have learned the error of my ways. And besides, now that ben and ciara are having their own child, I don’t need to kidnap young’uns anymore.

Kate: [Exhales]

Jake: You know, gabi, not that it’s any of your damn business, but I invited ava to stay here with me.

Gabi: Why? Why? Why does she have to stay here with you?

Ava: Because I didn’t have any place to go after your brother blew up our relationship.

Gabi: Bull! Ha. You’re the fricking princess of the vitali crime family. Don’t tell me you don’t have dirty, dirty money stashed around somewhere.

Ava: Gabi, you know I gave up that money for tripp. You do know that.

Gabi: Of course, because you’re so reformed.

Ava: Exactly.

Gabi: I would not believe one word that comes out of this skanky lying mouth of yours.

Ava: Okay. You know, I really don’t care what you believe, sweetheart. But it is almost my bedtime, so why don’t you just go bye-bye?

Gabi: Did you really ask this bruja to stay here with you?

Jake: I did.

Gabi: Great. Great. Now you can ask her to leave.

Belle: You let me believe that nothing happened between you. Why would you do that?

Shawn: I’m-I’m so sorry, belle. I just, I-I was–I was embarrassed, and I was–I was ashamed. I mean, it was our anniversary. I–

Belle: So, you lied to me? You held me, and you told me that you would never betray me, while you were lying to me?

Shawn: I didn’t know how to say the words. Okay? I was afraid that if I said those words out loud, that it would be real. Oh my god, jan spears? I didn’t want to do that to you. I didn’t want to do that to us. And I just–I just wanted to forget that it ever happened.

Belle: Well, we can’t do that now, can we? Not with a baby on the way.

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Belle: Do you have any idea what it was like to be blindsided by jan spears like that? To have her come at me, gloating about your night of passion and this secret you two shared that you didn’t have the courage to tell me the truth?

Shawn: I wanted to protect you.

Belle: You humiliated me. We have always been a united front against that woman. And this time, I was on the outside. And jan was thrilled. It’s like she won, right? She has you and this secret and your baby. This is everything she’s ever wanted.

Shawn: If I had any idea that this was gonna happen–

Belle: What? That your little secret would be exposed?

Shawn: You know, maybe–i don’t know, maybe jan’s lying. I mean, how do we really know that she’s pregnant?

Belle: Well, I asked her. And she grabbed my hand and made me touch her stomach. She is definitely pregnant.

Shawn: Well, maybe it’s not mine. I mean, like you said–like you said, maybe she slept with somebody else.

Belle: Or maybe she’s actually carrying your child.

Shawn: Well, there is no way in hell that I’m gonna believe that without proof. I’m gonna have her take a paternity test.

Kate: Roman, are you hearing what he’s saying? He’s making jokes about kidnapping children.

Clyde: Hey, I’m sorry. I did not mean to offend. It was just my lame attempt to lighten the mood here a little.

Roman: Very lame. Considering you’re a parolee and I’m former law enforcement.

Clyde: That’s right, boss. And no more jokes, I promise. I’ll do whatever I have to do in order to keep this job. As you know, one step off the straight and narrow, and my parole officer’s got me right back on the train to statesville.

Kate: Well, that sounds like the perfect solution to me.

Clyde: Listen, I know I’ve given you all good reason not to trust me, but I’m a changed person. I swear that on the life of my unborn grandchild. I work every day to be a better man, one that that child can be proud of. And who knows, you know, someday, if I’m successful, maybe you and i could give it another go.

Ciara: Well, at least there’s no way that clyde would ever hit on kate. I mean, last time she saw him, she shot him, so I don’t think he’s gonna wanna have anything to do with her now.

Ben: I don’t know. My dad’s always loved a good challenge.

Ciara: Well, let’s hope that he focuses more on making a wonderful impression at his new place of work.

Ben: Yeah.

Ciara: Ben.

Ben: Yes?

Ciara: You need a shower.

Ben: Okay, you might be right.

Ciara: I am.

Ben: Well, maybe… you could join me.

Jake: You and I broke up, gabi, so you have no say as to what goes on here or any other area of my life.

Gabi: Can’t you see ava’s using you? I mean, I’m just trying to stop you from being a chump.

Jake: She’s not going anywhere. Unlike you, she’s an invited guest in my home.

Gabi: Can’t you see she’s doing this to get under my skin?

Jake: Oh, it’s all about you, gabi, isn’t it?

Gabi: How do you now see that she has an agenda?

Jake: What was your agenda when I walked in on you and johnny about to have sex?

Gabi: Are you kidding me? I told you that was a mistake. Okay? I thought you betrayed me.

Jake: But I didn’T. And instead of coming to me and talking to me about it, you assumed, and you betrayed me! So, we’re done, gabi! Get out!

Gabi: Jake, but I–

Jake: What? What? You what? What do you want? Why are you even here?

Gabi: Do you mind? Could you–can I please speak to jake alone? Would you mind?

Ava: No. I don’t-I don’t mind at all.

Jake: Gabi, whatever you gotta say, say it and get out.

Gabi: Jake. Please. I want another chance with you.

Jake: What?

Gabi: I… I want another chance with you. Please.

Trelegy for copd.

Rafe: Allie and chanel really did perfect the horton family doughnut recipe.

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: Mmm.

Nicole: Well, you got a little sugar right-right here.

Rafe: Thank you.

Nicole: You’re welcome.

Rafe: This is nice.

Nicole: Yes, it is.

Rafe: Well, it took long enough.

Nicole: I thought we weren’t gonna beat each other up about wasting time.

Rafe: Okay.

Nicole: Mm-hmm. Besides, it wasn’t so bad being just friends. I think duke would agree, if he was still here.

Rafe: Oh, duke.

Nicole: Poor duke. You know what?

Rafe: Hmm?

Nicole: Come to think of it, I think one of tony dimera’s wives actually wrote a song about friends realizing that they wanted to be lovers.

Rafe: Yeah?

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: Well, to be honest, I knew that I wanted to be way more than just friends with you a long time ago. I mean, you were still–you were still married to eric. No, I respected your marriage, and I will say it became more difficult when he decided he wanted to plant himself halfway around the world for almost a year. It was, uh, hard to stay away.

Nicole: Well, while you were respecting my marriage, I was making the colossal mistake known as xander cook.

Rafe: Well, I made one too. And for once, I should have listened to my little sister and stayed away from ava.

Ava: Gabi, I have seen some sappy love scenes in my day, but this one, it’s giving me a sugar rush. You know what, you should–you should audition for your boy toy’s new movie.

Gabi: Go to hell.

Jake: Enough. You honestly think, after all the crap you’ve pulled, I’d be crazy enough to go back to you?

Gabi: Well, I mean, you and gwen–

Jake: Me and gwen what? What does this have to do with me and gwen?

Gabi: Well, we kind of had some cocktails.

Jake: You and gwen.

Ava: Okay, now this is really getting interesting.

Gabi: Yeah, and she mentioned that back when you were a couple you’d have these huge blowups, and then you’d break up and make up, get back together again.

Jake: Oh, yeah, and you thought this would be the same, that I’d just–[Whistles] Forget everything you did?

Gabi: No. I told you I was sorry. I told you I was wrong and that I would do anything to fix this. Please.

Jake: You know, gabi, a wise man once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We’re done.

Gabi: Jake, I-I–

Jake: I think you should go.

Gabi: You want me to leave? Okay, I’ll leave. I’ll leave as soon as that bitch admits what she did to my brother.

Ben: We could help each other get all those little hard-to-reach places. Like this.

Ciara: Uh-huh.

Ben: And like this.

Ciara: You make it very hard to say no.

Ben: That’s the idea.

Ciara: But I am going to heat up the short ribs that grandma julie sent me home with.

Ben: You spoke to julie.

Ciara: Yes. Yes. I saw her, and we discussed the details for our gender reveal party tomorrow. And baby, I am so excited. I can’t wait.

Ben: I cannot believe we’re honestly going to finally find out if we are having a little boy or little girl.

Ciara: I know. And it seems like just yesterday we were making this little miracle baby.

Ben: Yeah. I mean, maybe we could remake that little moment of making the miracle baby.

Ciara: Hit the showers, weston.

Ben: Aww. Okay, coach. Damn. All right.

Ciara: Mmm.

Ben: Ciara, I know that you’re uncomfortable with my dad staying here. I’m just really banking that this whole job situation works out, and eventually he’s gonna convince his parole officer that he can live on his own. And everything will be okay.

Ciara: I really hope you’re right, ben.

Kate: So, are you okay with that? Him flirting with me right in front of you?

Roman: No, I am not okay with that.

Clyde: Whoa. Whoa, whoa, wait, wait–you two are a thing?

Roman: Yes, clyde, that is a fact. We are a thing. So, if you’re gonna work here, you better damn well respect that. Do you understand me?

Clyde: Hell, yes. I’m very happy for you both. And really grateful for the opportunity you’ve given me to prove myself.

Roman: Okay. You said you’re done cleaning up the kitchen.

Clyde: I did. And if there’s nothing else, I think I best be getting home.

Roman: I think that’s a good idea.

Kate: God, that man. Now do you know why I want you to get rid of him?

Belle: And what if jan won’t take a dna test?

Shawn: Then we’re gonna know that she’s lying. I’ll go to the prison first thing tomorrow morning. Look, it’s been a long day. What do you say we head in?

Belle: Not together.

Shawn: What?

Belle: I’m not sharing a bed with you tonight.

Shawn: Don’t you think that this is a big extreme? I mean, I can sleep in claire’s room if you need space.

Belle: You can sleep wherever you hell you want. I’m leaving. I can’t be in the same house with you right now.

Shawn: Oh, come on, belle. You’re acting like this is my fault, when it isn’T. You know that it isn’T. Jan violated me. I thought I was having sex with you.

Belle: I know that. I know that jan violated you, and that you had no way of knowing that it was me.

Shawn: So what’s the problem?

Belle: The problem is you lied to me. For months.

Shawn: Look, I’m sorry.

Belle: Yeah, I’m sorry, too. I’m sorry that you didn’t consider that this could be the outcome. I’m sorry that you didn’t trust or respect me enough to tell me the truth, so I didn’t have to hear it from jan spears. So that I didn’t have to find out that you are gonna be a father again from jan spears.

Shawn: Belle, please.

Belle: I’m going to my parents’.

Nicole: I could do this forever.

Rafe: Maybe we should. We could just cut out the entire world, right? Except for you, me, and, well, the kids, of course. No more shootouts. No more mob princesses. No corporate crimes of fashion or syringe-wielding socialites. Just us. You and me.

Nicole: That sounds like heaven.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: Can I tell you something?

Rafe: You can tell me anything.

Nicole: You know, I think the reason I didn’t admit I had feelings for you for so long was because I thought maybe if it didn’t work out, then I’d lose my best friend.

Rafe: Hey. How about I make you a promise? Okay?

Nicole: Okay.

Rafe: You could never lose me. No matter what.

Nicole: How about we take this to the bedroom?

Rafe: Okay.

Nicole: Okay?

Kate: Roman, I’m telling you, you are making such a huge mistake here. Men like clyde weston, they don’t change, okay? He terrorized the town. He terrorized our family. And there is nothing about him, not at all, that’s saying he’s anything other than the snake he’s always been. What? Don’t you shush me. What? What are you doing? Hmm?

[Beep, music plays]

Roman: No more talk about clyde weston. I just want to dance the night away with the woman of my dreams.

Ava: Why the hell would I frame your brother?

Gabi: Same reason you do everything–because you’re a lying bitch.

Ava: Okay. I know that you tend to idolize the guy, but we all know he’s a cheater. He cheated on me, with nicole. He cheated on hope with sami. And, you know, just like you were about to cheat on jake with his nephew. So, like brother like sister, I guess.

Gabi: All right, that’s it. Get out of the chair so I can kick your ass.

Jake: All right, no, no, no. All right. All right. That’s enough. Both of you. Stop. Gabi, get out. Now.

Gabi: I’m gonna go. I’m gonna go, but you know what, this is not over. Not by a long shot. I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ava: You want to talk about it?

Jake: No, actually, I don’T.

Ava: Suit yourself.

Jake: Why’d you have to push her like that, huh?

Ava: Come on, jake, she makes it so easy.

Jake: Whatever. Let’s just go to bed.

Ava: Good night, jake.

Jake: Night, ava.

[Bluesy music]

[Couple giggling]

Tears in my heart

of hearts

I always knew

you were the one for me

and I

for you

I always knew

in time

you would be mine

oh oh oh oh

oh, please make believe

we are the sun

you were the one for me

and I

for you

I always knew

in time

you would be mine

oh oh oh oh

oh, please make believe

we are the sun

behold the shining arc

the light

of our love

I always knew

that I’d be with you

and in time

you would be mine

oh oh oh oh

you would be mine

Ben: Hi.

Ooh ooh

mm mm

ooh hoo hoo

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Shawn gets a call from the lab. Shawn hangs up and confirms to Belle that Jan’s baby is his. Shawn tries to reach out but Belle warns him not to touch her.

Ciara goes to Sweet Bits Bakery but finds that it is closed, so she wonders why they aren’t open. Ciara spots Ben in the town square and goes to greet him. Ciara says Clyde told her that he was at work. Ben says he was but had to get parts for an engine rebuild, then asks what Ciara is doing. Ciara explains that Allie told her that the cake for the party would be ready today but the bakery isn’t even open. Ben complains that they can’t have a gender reveal party without a cake. Ciara wonders where Allie could be..

Johnny remains tied up in the DiMera Crypt, pleading for someone to come help him.

Abigail follows the footprints to the Crypt and wonders why Allie would come here as she prepares to head inside.

Devil Allie goes home where Chanel rushes up to hug her, telling her that she’s so glad to see her as she was worried that something really bad had happened to her. Allie claims that she’s fine. Chanel hugs her again and thanks God that she’s home as Devil Allie smiles with yellow eyes behind Chanel’s back.

Ben offers to take Ciara to breakfast but Ciara says no, even though Clyde insisted. Ciara worries about hurting Clyde’s feelings and says Clyde is falling over himself wanting to help and even offered to build a baby cradle. Ben agrees that he’s trying a little too hard. Ciara states that Clyde wants to be involved in the baby’s life, but admits that she doesn’t like that idea at all.

Clyde asks when EJ got out and on what grounds. EJ explains that his attorney was able to prove he had been framed this morning. Clyde jokes about being EJ’s first stop. EJ assures that he wasn’t his first and this visit is anything but flattered. Clyde feels they said everything they needed to. EJ says their terms don’t work for him now that he’s free.

Chad shows up and scares Abigail before she enters the Crypt, causing her to scream. Chad explains that he saw the door open and wanted to find out what she was up to. Abigail explains that she was just looking for Allie. Abigail reminds Chad that the doors were open yesterday and nobody has heard from Allie since last night. Abigail adds that she looked out the window and saw footprints, so she followed them to the Crypt. Chad questions what reason Allie would have for being inside the Crypt.

Johnny encourages himself to focus and find a way out of the Crypt. Johnny complains that the Devil is after Allie and Chanel.

Allie assures Chanel that she’s fine and is sorry for worrying her. Chanel notes that Nicole was worried too and asks if she’s sure she’s alright. Allie says yes, so Chanel asks what happened to her. Allie thinks back to fighting with the Devil in Johnny.

Shawn tells Belle that she knows he never meant to sleep with Jan and this baby is his worst nightmare too. Belle tells him to get out of her way as she’s going back to the office. Shawn asks if they can keep talking after work. Belle doesn’t think there is anything left to say, so she’s going back to her parents’ place tonight. Shawn thought that was just for last night and asks Belle if she’s moving out and leaving him. Shawn argues that the Devil played with their heads. Belle continues to complain about Shawn not telling her that he had sex with Jan Spears. Shawn argues that he wanted to forget being tricked in the worst way. Shawn then reminds Belle that he’s not the first person in this marriage to sleep with someone and lie about it. Belle questions him going there. Shawn explains that when he slept with Jan, he thought it was Belle, but when Belle slept with Philip, she knew exactly what she was doing.

Johnny thinks back to being married to Chanel as he struggles with the chains.

Chad tells Abigail that she doesn’t know these are Allie’s footprints. Abigail says if not, then she’s missing. Abigail wants to go look in the Crypt just in case, so Chad agrees to go with her, but Abigail then gets a text from Chanel, saying that Allie is fine.

Chanel calls Nicole to confirm Allie is home and fine. Chanel thanks her for everything and hangs up. Allie questions why Nicole was so worried when she sent her a text that she wasn’t coming home. Chanel points out that Allie texted her that she would be here. Allie claims she just wanted to be alone. Chanel says they didn’t know that and she even went by the DiMera Mansion earlier to try and figure out where she was. Chanel mentions that Abigail said Allie had come looking for Johnny. Allie confirms that she found him so Chanel asks what happened.

Ciara hopes there is nothing wrong with the cake. Ciara checks the time and says she has to get to Shawn and Belle’s because Shawn promised to help Julie with decorations for the party. Ben says he was going to say he would ask Clyde for help but that’s probably not a good idea. Ciara then reveals that she actually invited Clyde to the party because she felt uncomfortable not inviting him and didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Ben says that’s sweet of her and he knows Clyde can get pushy and try too hard. Ben thinks they should try to give Clyde the benefit of the doubt. Ciara promises she will try because Ben is the love of her life and she knows how important it would be to him if his dad actually has changed. Ciara says she’s just a little overprotective. Ben agrees to talk to Clyde to tell him that he doesn’t have to try so hard to prove himself to them and to make sure he backs off a little bit.

Clyde offers to cook breakfast for EJ. EJ argues that the last time they tried to coexist peacefully, he took a bullet. Clyde asks how they should work this out then. EJ responds that one of them needs to disappear. EJ declares that he left town last time, so now it’s Clyde’s turn. EJ reaches in to his jacket so Clyde questions if he’s going to shoot him. EJ says he’s far more civilized. EJ reveals the DiMera Jet is fueled up and waiting, so all he has to do is pack a bag and tell the pilot where to take him. Clyde questions how to leave when he gets there. EJ says he will see to it that Clyde has the funds to start a new life, as long as that life is nowhere near his. EJ asks what Clyde says but then Ben comes home and asks what he says about what.

Belle questions Shawn bringing up her past mistakes when he’s having a baby with Jan. Belle says she apologized over and over again. Shawn argues that he’s apologized too and continues to apologize for the Devil making Jan look like Belle, that Jan is pregnant, and that he didn’t tell her the minute she walked in. Shawn adds that he only brought up Philip because he forgave her for that, so he asks if Belle can forgive him now.

Allie tells Chanel that she and Johnny had a huge fight about her and telling Tripp about them and every other horrible thing he did. Chanel asks how he took it. Allie asks how she thinks and admits it got pretty ugly as most of their fights do. Chanel asks how it ended. Allie remarks that Johnny’s lucky she didn’t kill him, but he’s still at the DiMera Mansion. Chanel asks where she went after that. Allie claims that she went driving all night as she needed to think about them. Chanel asks what about them. Devil Allie then suggests maybe they shouldn’t see each other anymore.

Johnny complains that he’s never going to get out of here. Johnny then sees his dead uncle Andre. Johnny at first believes it’s Tony and tries to ask him for help before he reveals that he is actually his uncle Andre.

Allie tells Chanel that they rushed in to this and Tripp and Johnny don’t like it. Chanel argues that they don’t need anyone’s blessing. Allie says that being with Chanel has ruined her relationships with Tripp and Johnny and they were important to her. Chanel questions them being more important than she is. Allie says she’s sorry about that. Chanel brings up all the times Allie said Johnny can go to Hell. Allie doesn’t expect anyone to understand what’s between her and her brother.

Johnny argues that Andre is dead and tries to convince himself that he’s dehydrated and in shock, so he’s seeing things that aren’t there. Johnny calls this impossible since Andre is dead. Andre asks if he’s questioning the Devil’s power after all he’s been through. Andre says that the Devil sent him here and talks about making some unfortunate choices during his lifetime. Andre says Abigail ended his days on earth so there was only one possible destination for his poor corrupt soul and he became the indentured servant to the Devil himself. Andre reveals that the Devil sent him here to deal with Johnny. Johnny asks what he’s going to do with him.

Chad and Abigail return to the living room. Abigail is glad Allie is okay and hopes Johnny is too. Chad wonders what Johnny is up to and notes that he’s been weird ever since breaking up with Chanel. Abigail points out that EJ is back so maybe he can deal with it. Chad is surprised to learn that EJ got out so soon but says that’s great. Abigail talks about how she can’t believe Belle put the phony evidence on EJ’s computer and says she’s lucky she didn’t get disbarred. Chad jokes that she has the defense that the Devil made her do it. Abigail says it’s not funny and what she did to EJ was awful. Chad says “I guess” which Abigail questions. Abigail asks what Chad knows.

Clyde claims to Ben that EJ just offered him a job. Ben questions what EJ gets out of giving Clyde a job. Clyde explains that they were cellmates in Statesville so they got to know each other really well. Ben asks what the parole board thinks of an ex-con going to work for another ex-con. EJ clarifies that he’s not an ex-con as his conviction was overturned. Clyde talks about learning a lot about who you can trust in prison because having the right person back you up can keep you alive. Clyde adds that EJ knows that business on the outside can be just as cutthroat. Clyde then states that he’s going to have to say no to EJ’s offer because he made it clear that taking the job would require him moving away from Salem and he can’t do that because it would violate the terms of his parole. Clyde adds that he’s looking forward to becoming a grandpa when Ben and Ciara’s baby arrives. EJ responds that he’s very disappointed as he then walks out of the apartment. Ben asks if Clyde wants to tell him what that was all about.

Shawn asks Belle to say something. Belle responds that it’s not just about forgiving him because he and Jan are going to have a child and that child will tie him to her for the rest of his life. Belle doesn’t know if she can live with that. Ciara walks in but asks if she’s interrupting something. Belle says no as she was just leaving and then hurries out of the house. Ciara tells Shawn that she brought everything he needs to decorate Doug and Julie’s place for the party. Ciara adds that Doug and Julie are very excited about having another great grandchild. Shawn remarks that they will be twice as excited when they hear his news that she’s not the only Brady having a baby. Ciara is shocked and questions how Jan is having his baby when Belle said she walked in before they slept together. Shawn says that’s what he told her but he lied because he wanted to pretend like it never happened. Ciara tells him that she’s so sorry and asks how he’s going to fix it. Shawn doesn’t know since Belle is shutting him out. Ciara suggests staying at John and Marlena’s will give Belle time to think and they will convince her to give him a next chance. Shawn worries that John and Marlena are not the only ones that she’s turning to right now.

EJ goes to the Brady Pub and finds Belle drinking at the bar. EJ comments on it being a bit early since it’s not even noon. Belle responds that she just found out her husband is having a baby with Jan Spears, so she questions when it’s acceptable to start drowning her sorrows. EJ tells her that he’s so sorry and asks what Shawn had to say for himself. Belle informs him that he threw the fact that she slept with Philip in her face even though that was over a decade ago. EJ calls that not a very shrewd tactic. Belle says she’s just been sitting here, thinking about how much she and Shawn have hurt each other over the years. EJ relates to he and Sami doing the same thing. Belle asks if EJ got in touch with Johnny. EJ says he called the office but they said he hadn’t been in. EJ decides to not let Belle drink alone.

Chad tells Abigail that he just feels very bad about turning on EJ. Abigail talks about thinking EJ walked up to her and started kissing her and that Chad saw it happen, so it didn’t occur to them that the Devil morphed in to EJ. Chad agrees and he was furious when he took the stand. Abigail points out that Chad didn’t know that Belle put the evidence on his computer. Abigail says at least EJ is out now and can put it behind him. Abigail wonders what it was like for EJ to be an inmate. Chad is sure he ran in to some bad dudes. Abigail comments that EJ didn’t seem any worse for having been in prison.

Clyde repeats to Ben that EJ offered him a job. Ben argues that Clyde is not the corporate type so he questions what kind of job it was. Clyde questions him sounding so suspicious. Ben says he’s known him all his life and has Clyde sleeping on his couch while he promised to stick to the straight and narrow. Clyde says that’s why he turned down the job, leaving a lot of money on the table, to keep working the grill at the Brady Pub. Ben brings up Clyde cooking Ciara breakfast and tells him to dial it back a little bit. Ben adds that Clyde is not going to build a cradle for their baby. Clyde questions what he’s giving him grief for because he’s taking an interest in his own grandchild. Ben responds that they already have enough of the wrong kind of interest after their baby. Clyde asks what that means. Ben says it’s going to sound off the wall but he swears it’s true that they have proof that the Devil wants their baby. Clyde thought Ciara was joking but Ben assures it’s no joke.

Andre tells Johnny not to worry as he’s not going to kill him since the Devil has a vested interest in keeping him alive at least for now. Johnny argues that his family is probably already looking for him. Andre says that the Devil was concerned about that which is why he sent him to tie up the loose ends. Andre decides they are going to write a letter of Johnny saying farewell to Salem and everyone he loves.

Chanel argues that Allie saw Johnny and got scared of being with her. Chanel asks if lie was a lot easier when she thought she was straight. Allie clarifies that she has not changed her mind about being bisexual. Chanel asks if she just changed her mind about her. Chanel argues that Allie is lying to herself because she cares about her and that’s why they decided to see if they could make this work. Chanel says that they are way more than friends and before going to see Johnny, Allie was in to her. Allie says she’s sorry if she made her think that, but she’s decided they were a mistake. Chanel asks what Johnny said to her. Allie claims that seeing Johnny just made her realize that she rushed in to this without thinking about how it would hurt the people she cares about. Chanel complains that this sounds like the same speech Johnny gave to her for breaking up with her. Allie says maybe they are using the same words. Chanel shouts that it’s more than that and she’s not hearing her. Chanel points out the cold way she’s looking at her and it’s not that she’s like Johnny, but that she is Johnny. Chanel feels like she’s talking to the same person.

Johnny argues that no one will buy this as Andre reads him the letter that he wrote for him, saying goodbye to everyone in Salem and that he’s going back to Italy for some soul searching. Johnny calls it garbage. Andre says he still has to sign it.

Chanel questions Allie and Johnny talking about the best way to dump her. Allie claims they just talked about how close they used to be. Chanel asks what Johnny said. Allie claims that Johnny said Chanel wants both of them. Chanel questions her believing that. Allie points out that Chanel did jump from his bed to hers. Chanel points out that Allie did the same with Tripp. Allie agrees that they moved too fast. Chanel complains that Johnny got to her and is pulling the strings now. Chanel talks about being so happy and asks her not to let him do this to them. Allie claims this is all her and as she stepped back and went from planning to marry Tripp right in to a relationship with her, so she needs time alone. Chanel asks about the bakery. Allie tells her that it’s Chanel’s. Chanel argues that they were partners but Allie says she didn’t put a cent in to it. Chanel talks about how much it meant to her but Allie says she’s sure she will find someone to take her place. Chanel tells Allie not to do this and says something has been really off since she walked through the door.

Johnny refuses to sign the letter and argues that everyone will know it’s not his handwriting. Andre then takes the pen and stabs Johnny with it, using his blood to sign the letter.

Allie tells Chanel that they are over and asks her to leave so she can sleep. Chanel hopes Allie is more gentle with her son Henry than she was with her. Chanel then leaves and breaks down crying outside the door. The Devil remarks that he hopes he doesn’t have to play that scene again because he needs to focus all his energy on Ben and Ciara’s baby.

Clyde asks Ben if he’s still seeing Marlena. Ben assures that Marlena is not possessed anymore. Clyde asks if that means his troubles are over now. Ben says he hopes so but the Devil has upped his game since returning to Salem and is able to jump from person to person. Clyde asks how he knows that. Ben explains that Belle was possessed for a little while but now there is no sign of him. Clyde questions why the Devil would want his baby. Ben says they don’t know that but he does know that right now, his baby is safe and he intends to keep it that way. Clyde brings up how Ciara fought for Ben, so if the Devil does came after their kid, he’s in for a hell of a fight and his money is on Ciara.

Ciara thinks Shawn just needs to give Belle some time and points out how she was possessed and has to figure out how to live with that. Shawn can’t believe they are talking about Belle’s possession like she had the flu or something. Ciara knows Belle won’t get past it overnight. Shawn agrees that they both went through Hell. Shawn just hopes that when Belle is herself, she won’t be so furious with him. Ciara assures that no matter how angry Belle is, she won’t give Jan the satisfaction of ruining their marriage.

EJ says it may not be an appropriate time for a toast but he says Belle was strong enough to throw the Devil off and now the worst is behind them now.

Chad asks Abigail how EJ was when she saw him. Abigail says EJ was in high gear and wants to put everything behind him so he can get his life back. Abigail notes that Chad and EJ weren’t really getting along before he went to prison. Abigail asks if they can join forces to throw Gabi out. Chad admits there’s nothing Stefano would love more than his sons burying the hatchet to get rid of an interloper. Chad notices a letter on the mantle and asks where that came from. Abigail doesn’t know. Chad gets up and opens the letter, saying it’s from Johnny.

Andre informs Johnny that his message has been delivered, so no one will come looking for him now. Andre tells him that they will meet again, either here or in Hell. Andre disappears as Johnny continues to struggle with being chained up.

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Sarah as renee: You’re trying to stop the wedding, but you need to admit it: You’ve lost. Tony and I are in love, and we’re getting married. I just need to find someone in this damn hospital to stick me with a needle.

Anna: Why don’t I do it?

Maggie: Anna!

Sarah as renee: [Gasps] Ow, you bitch!

Tony: Anna, what have you done?

Gwen: They should’ve given that drug to sarah by no come on, xander, why haven’t I heard from you yet?

Gabi: Drinking alone? What’s the matter, trouble in paradise?

Jake: So here it is. Home, sweet home. I know. I know. You’re used to nicer places, but…

Ava: Nah, it’s–it’s fine.

Jake: Very convincing.

Ava: No, really, it’s– it’s great.

Jake: Mm.

Ava: And I’m really grateful to you for giving me a place to stay. It’s just… you know, I finally let myself believe that I was gonna have a real home with rafe, and… now that’s all over.

Rafe: Hey.

Shawn: Hey.

Rafe: Things are a little slow around here. Why don’t you go home, spend some time with your wife?

Shawn: Oh, thanks for the offer, but I want to get these reports off my plate. Besides, belle’s at statesville.

Rafe: Oh, yeah? What’s she doing out there?

Shawn: Warden called, said a prisoner wants to see her.

Belle: If I’d known that you were the prisoner who wanted to see me, I most certainly would not have come.

Jan: Aw. That hurts my feelings.

Belle: You and I have nothing to talk about, jan.

Jan: Oh, but we do.

[Dramatic music]

Belle: What the hell is that?

Jan: What does it look like? It’s my baby.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Maggie: My god, anna! You had no right to do that.

Anna: Well, someone had to take action.

Tony: It wasn’t your decision to make.

Xander: How do you feel?

Sarah as renee: How do you think I feel? What was in that needle?

Anna: I did you a favor, sarah horton. Thanks to what’s in this syringe, you’re going to get your memory back, and then you can stop living life as a dead woman.

Sarah as renee: My memory is fine, you hag! Which you will soon find out when I report every detail of your attack to the police.

Tony: There’s no reason to involve the police.

Sarah as renee: This woman is a menace, tony! She needs to be stopped!

Xander: Wait, wait, wait, wait! Damn it!

Maggie: Have you completely lost your mind?

Anna: [Scoffs]

Shawn: I’m assuming that it was ej who asked to see belle. There’s a good chance he might be released soon.

Rafe: Released? On what grounds?

Shawn: It’s a long story. Bottom line: Belle planted evidence against him when she was possessed.

Rafe: Ah, that old story.

Shawn: Yeah, I know. It’s crazy. Not sure the judge is gonna go for it, but we’ve got pretty good reason to believe that it’s true.

Rafe: Why would the devil frame ej? Did I really just ask what the devil’s mo would be?

Shawn: Well, our theory is that satan wanted to destroy sami and ej’s relationship, just like he did abe and paulina’s and jake and gabi and not to mention mine and belle’S.

Rafe: That’s right. The devil sicced jan spears on you two.

Shawn: Pretty much ruined our wedding anniversary.

Belle: You’re pregnant?

Jan: It’s not like I’m getting fat off the food in here.

Belle: [Scoffs] I don’t understand. How did that happen?

Jan: Did you skip sex ed at salem high? Oh, that’s right. You were all about abstinence. You and that lame purity ring. So allow me to explain: When a boy and a girl like each other–

Belle: Okay, jan, I know how babies are made. What I’m asking is, how did you manage to get knocked up in prison? What, are you having sex with the guards?

Jan: Ick! No.

Belle: Hmm.

Jan: I would never.

Belle: Then who could be the father of your baby?

Jan: Who else? My beloved shawn-douglas.

[Tense music]

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[Dramatic music]

Ava: No, I just feel like an idiot, you know? I thought I’d found true love with rafe.

Jake: Mm.

Ava: You know, we were gonna build a life together. But the whole time, he was just pining for my best friend. So now nicole gets the house with the white picket fence, and I get a room above a garage. No offense.

Jake: None taken.

Ava: You know want to know what the worst part is? I had this crazy idea that if I tried to be a better person, if I tried to change my old ways that somehow I’d be worthy of his love.

Jake: [Sighs]

Ava: Yeah, but that was all for nothing.

Jake: I hear you. I tried to change who I was for gabi, and all I got was heartache.

Gabi: So what’s up with you and xander?

Gwen: No–no. What do you think you’re doing?

Gabi: What? This seat is obviously not taken.

Gwen: I don’t want company, and I certainly don’t want yours.

Gabi: You know, you look pathetic sitting here alone. Trust me, I’m doing you a favor.

Gwen: Don’t you have a business to run?

Gabi: I did have a meeting, yes, and the client was a no-show, so I decided to get a drink.

Gwen: Well, there are lots of other bars and pubs around here, so… off you go, then.

Gabi: Gwen, why are you being so hostile? If anything, I’m the one who should be holding a grudge.

Gwen: Ugh, and you’re still here.

Gabi: You know, you spiked abigail’s drink, you kept your mouth shut, and you let everybody think that it was me. I almost ended up back in prison.

Gwen: If only you had, I’d be drinking in peace.

Gabi: [Scoffs] Yeah, I’m starting to wonder why I didn’t let abigail just inject you with that syringe full of crazy juice.

Gwen: You may have saved my neck, yes, but you ended up sealing sarah horton’s fate.

Anna: Maggie, there’s no reason to be upset.

Maggie: How can I not be upset when you just injected my daughter with a drug that hasn’t been fully vetted?

Tony: What? Is that true, anna?

Anna: No! Well, not exactly. Chad said that the lab’s unofficial opinion was that the drug is safe.

Maggie: Yeah, but they recommended a full panel of testing.

Anna: Which would’ve taken months or years.

Maggie: I don’t give a damn how long it would have taken. We’re talking about my daughter’s health and her well-being here. I wanted to wait, but no, no. No.

Tony: Maggie, I’m so sorry for what anna’s done.

Anna: Well, I’m not sorry at all. Dr. Rolf promised chad that the antidote would work. And he swore on stefano’s grave. And you know how devoted that creep was to your father. Sarah could be getting her memories back right now, as we speak.

Tony: Yeah, and that would be great, anna. But that doesn’t excuse your reckless behavior! And I don’t blame that she’s furious and terrified of what might happen to her daughter. Don’t you think she’s suffered enough?

Maggie: I’m gonna go talk to the lab techs and explain what happened. Hopefully they’ll be able to tell me what my options are now that you have put my daughter’s very life at risk.

Anna: Maggie, I was only trying to help.

Maggie: No! No, no, anna. What you did was not out of concern or compassion for sarah. It was strictly selfish. So if something happens to her, it’ll be on your head.

Tony: Oh, anna. How could you?

Rafe: I still can’t believe that the devil transformed jan to look exactly like belle, all so she could lure you into bed.

Shawn: Listen, given everything that was happening at the time, I was suspicious from the beginning. I did everything that I could to try to test her–everything. And unfortunately, and in looking back, with an obvious assist from satan, she sure as hell fooled me. She managed to make me believe that she was my wife.

Rafe: Well, at least belle came in and broke it up before anything happened between you two. She did, didn’t she?

Shawn: Listen, I–

Rafe: Sarah! I heard you were here.

Sarah as renee: [Scoffs] I’m not sarah. My name is renee dumonde. And I’m here to report a crime.

[Tense music]

Belle: You think shawn– my shawn–is the father of your baby?

Jan: I don’t think. I know.

Belle: Wow, prison has really caused you to have some kind of mental break–again.

Jan: Rude. I’m perfectly sane.

Belle: It’s impossible, jan. Shawn can’t be the father of your baby.

Jan: Well, I haven’t had sex with anyone else besides your husband.

Belle: God, you and shawn did not have sex.

Jan: But we did. You should know better than anyone. You walked in on us. Remember?

Belle: Who are you?

Jan as belle: Who am I? Who are you?

Shawn: Hey, hold on, wait. If you’re–wait, if you’re here, then how can– how can you be there?

Belle: Shawn, I am your wife! Whoever that is in the bed with you isn’t me!

Shawn: No, I don’t understand.

Jan: Oops.

Belle: [Scoffs]

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Anna: Tony, please, don’t be angry.

Tony: And why wouldn’t i be angry? You’ve just put sarah’s life in danger. For all we know, that drug could kill her.

Anna: What? No. The lab would have warned us if that was ever a possibility.

Tony: Well, whatever the outcome, you had absolutely no right to do what you just did–none.

Anna: And why not? Why don’t I have a say in all of this?

Tony: Because I thought the answer would be obvious. Sarah is not your daughter.

Anna: But you’re my husband. And my life, our lives have been turned upside down by that woman’s insane delusions. I mean, my god, we don’t even live together.

Tony: Oh, but, anna, you know that’s only temporary. I understand that you are frustrated and angry…

Anna: Mm.

Tony: But you had no right to do what you just did.

[Both sigh] You assaulted that poor woman, and now she’s gone to the police. Not only have you alienated maggie, but you’ve also infuriated and embarrassed your husband.

[Sighs] You could be in very deep trouble.

Sarah as renee: Anna fredericks stabbed me with a syringe just now at the hospital. And god only knows what was in it.

Shawn: Why would she do that?

Sarah as renee: Ugh, because she’s jealous of me. She wants me out of the way so that she can have tony all to herself. But he doesn’t love her. He loves me.

Shawn: Aunt maggie filled me in. It’s complicated.

Xander: There you are. Come on, we need to get back to the hospital right now. Come on.

Sarah as renee: Get your hands off of me, alex!

Rafe: Alex?

Xander: Kristen injected her with the same drug that gwen used on abigail. She’s hallucinating.

Rafe: Okay, so anna didn’t assault her?

Xander: Actually, that part did happen.

Sarah as renee: Yes, and I demand justice.

Gabi: Okay, so that drug made sarah think she was stefano’s dead daughter?

Gwen: Rolf has produced an antidote, apparently. And maggie and xander are at the hospital with sarah now.

Gabi: I get it. I get why you’re in such a foul mood. Sarah very soon will be herself, the brilliant, amazing doctor. She and xander will undoubtedly get back together.

Gwen: If you are going to gloat about me losing the man that I love, please just go do it somewhere else.

Gabi: No. No, I’m not–I’m not gloating. Sympathizing. See, you are about to lose the man that you love… but I already have.

Jake: [Chuckles] You know, I jumped through hoops to be with gabi… played the part of the sophisticated executive…

Ava: Mm.

Jake: Aka my dead brother, just to make her happy, and it seemed to work for a while.

Ava: Yeah. You two actually did seem to be pretty happy.

Jake: Yeah, well… thing is, all the corporate backstabbing didn’t just stay in the boardroom. It seeped into the bedroom as well.

Ava: Thought you two liked plotting together.

Jake: Sure, it could be a bit of a turn-on, but… after a while, I just realized it’s not who I am. It’s not what I want. I think, at the end of the day, at heart, I’m just A… simple mechanic. You…

Ava: What about me?

Jake: Well, it’s just my opinion, but…[Clears throat] Doesn’t seem that you were cut out to be some domestic goddess serving ziti to the commish. You’re more badass than that, right?

Ava: All right. Okay, all right. So what am I meant to be, huh? A mob boss?

Jake: Well, you like being in control, ava. You gave up power for a fairy tale that went to hell. So if you ask me, you and I… never should’ve tried to be people we’re not.

[Dramatic music]

Jan: Best christmas eve ever. My bff satan transformed me into you… which under ordinary circumstances would be kind of nauseating. Why would I ever want to be boring old you? But in this case, it allowed me to get shawn into bed. And believe me… once we got going, it was all me.

Belle: I remember that night too–very clearly. And I got there before you two had sex.

Jan: Uh, no, you didn’T. You got there before round two. Guess you can call it a intermission. But before you walked in, shawn-douglas and i jingled all the way.

Belle: No. That’s impossible. Shawn would’ve told me that.

Jan: I have to admit, I was a little surprised he didn’t say anything at the time, seeing as how he’s usually all about the truth. So I just kept my mouth shut. I figured he wanted it to be our little secret. Guess the secret’s out now.

Jake: Well, that concludes the grand tour. Sorry my kitchen’s not as spacious as rafe’s, but I make up for it in other areas.

Ava: Mm, all right. Well, you know, like you said, maybe I need to reinvent myself, ditch the apron.

Jake: Nah, nah, slow down, turbo. I didn’t say stop cooking altogether, all right? I do appreciate a nice home-cooked meal every once in a while.

Ava: All right, you’re on. Oh, god. It’s one way I can contribute, I suppose.

Jake: Yeah, great. Well, I’ll let you get settled in.

Ava: Hey, you know, jake, I do have a question for you, though.

Jake: Shoot.

Ava: So I– I see you got a bed, no couch, and… so what kind of a sleeping arrangement you thinking?

Gwen: You and jake broke up?

Gabi: Music to your ears, I’m sure. I know how much you hated me for stealing him away from you.

Gwen: Well, I won’t lie. I did have some rather vivid daydreams about setting your hair on fire and then pushing you off a cliff and wrapping your body in–

Gabi: Okay. No, I get it. I get the picture.

Gwen: I have since… gotten past all that anger, though. And for what it’s worth… I’m sorry that it didn’t work out with you and jake.

Gabi: No, you’re not. What, you are?

Gwen: [Chuckles] You and he were a much better match than he and I were. You made the bugger happy.

Gabi: Why are you being nice to me?

Gwen: Well, as you pointed out, yes, you did save me from that syringe. And if you hadn’t have torched my relationship with jake, then I…

[Sighs] I wouldn’t have fallen in love with xander. And with any luck, he’s going to be the man that i spend the rest of my life with.

Anna: Why? Why would I be in trouble? Sarah horton is a total lunatic. No one is going to take her rantings and ravings seriously.

Sarah as renee: There she is. Go and cuff her.

Anna: What for? I was trying to help you.

Shawn: So you admit to injecting this woman with an unknown substance?

Anna: It was an antidote developed by a world-renowned doctor. And any second now, sarah is going to get her memory back. I’m guessing it hasn’t started working yet.

Xander: Not as far as I can tell.

Anna: Well, give it time, you know, and soon sarah will be back to her old self, and then everyone can thank me.

Sarah as renee: How much more proof do you need? The bimbo just admitted to sticking me with a needle without my consent. There are witnesses. Arrest her already.

Shawn: I’m afraid I have no choice.

Anna: But I was trying to help her.

Shawn: Regardless of your motives, I still have to take you in.

Anna: What? No. No, this is wrong. Tony, you can’t let them do this to me. Tony.

Tony: I’m sorry.

Shawn: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you can’t afford one, one will be provided for you.

Anna: Tony. Tony.

Tony: I’m sorry. My hands are tied.

[Tense music]

Belle: You’re lying, jan. You’re just–you’re just trying to get under my skin.

Jan: It is super fun to watch you freak out, but I’m telling you the truth. Shawn and I made passionate love that night. And he gave me the greatest gift ever… the gift of life.

Belle: Are you really even pregnant? I mean, how do I know that’s not a pillow under there?

Jan: That feel real enough for you?

Belle: So you’re pregnant. But even if that baby is shawn’s, why not say something sooner? Why not shout it from the rooftops?

Jan: I didn’t want to jinx it. I wanted to make sure that I could get through my first trimester. And now that I have, I figured it’s time to share my good news. And before I shout it from the rooftops, I figured I would start with you, you know, seeing as how we go way back. So… aren’t you gonna congratulate me? Looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone?

Gwen: I don’t understand why jake is so upset with you. You had every right to believe that he’d stab you in the back.

Gabi: He thinks I should’ve confronted him, given him a chance to explain. Instead I double-crossed him.

Gwen: Well, course you did. I would’ve done the bloody same thing. I’m just surprised that he didn’t give you a second chance.

Gabi: Yeah, well… it didn’t help that he walked in on me almost having sex with johnny dimera.

Gwen: His nephew?

Gabi: It was such a stupid mistake. I don’t even like johnny. He’s obnoxious and pushy and full of himself. I was just–I was lonely, and I felt betrayed.

Gwen: I get it.

Gabi: You do?

Gwen: Yeah. Yeah, I do.

[Sighs] It’s funny, ’cause you and i are actually a lot alike. We get hurt. We lash out. We react impulsively.

Gabi: And then end up going to extremes.

Gwen: Yep. Exactly.

[Dramatic music]

Sarah as renee: So now that ms. Fredericks is in police custody, we can get back to the business of becoming mr. And mrs. Tony dimera.

Tony: Yes, definitely.

Sarah as renee: So shall we go back to the exam room and wait for our blood tests?

Tony: Why don’t i find out what the delay is and I’ll meet you there?

Sarah as renee: Fine.

Xander: [Sighs]

Tony: Oh, so what now?

Xander: I say we keep playing along. I mean, we’ll want to keep her here until we see how she reacts to the drug.

Tony: Yeah, this is the safest place for her, here.

Xander: Let’s just pray that the only reaction that she has is getting her memory back.

Tony: Yeah.

Xander: Yeah.

Maggie: Where is everybody?

Xander: Well, sarah just had anna arrested for assault, and now sarah and tony are waiting for their supposed blood tests.

Maggie: Well, thank god sarah’s still here.

Xander: What did you learn at the lab?

Maggie: The drug is probably safe, except they do want to flush it out of her system just in case.

Xander: Oh, they can do that, can they?

Maggie: I guess, in a certain amount of time, they can.

Xander: Are you sure that’s what you want?

Maggie: Why wouldn’t I?

Xander: Well, because there’s a chance the drug might work. Maggie, maybe we should wait. I mean, if the antidote has the desired effect… just imagine what a relief it would be… to have our sarah back.

Shawn: I just left anna in the interrogation room, and she’s a handful.

Rafe: Told you you should’ve clocked out early.

Shawn: Well, does the offer still stand? I’m sure belle’s home by now.

Rafe: Absolutely. What about our conversation? Earlier, before sarah came in? Seemed like you had something on your mind.

Shawn: Y– yeah, it’s not important. But thanks.

Rafe: Uh-huh.

Shawn: Have a good night, man.

Rafe: Okay.

Jan: You know, this little miracle growing inside of me has given me a second chance at motherhood. You remember when I got pregnant in high school?

Belle: I have to go.

Jan: What nicole’s father did to me was unspeakable. And I felt so ashamed, and I wanted to terminate the pregnancy, but shawn, he convinced me not to. And it wasn’t just talk. He–he was willing to marry me. He was willing to raise the child as his own. And so began our love story.

Belle: Shawn never loved you.

Jan: Of course he did. He was so kind and caring. But then I lost the baby. And I lost shawn too. But this time– this time, the baby is his. And we have another chance to raise a child together. It’s–it’s all come full circle, like a dream come true.

Belle: Like a total nightmare. And even if this is true, god forbid, and shawn is the father of that baby, he is not only going to not want to raise it with you. He is gonna be horrified, disgusted! He thinks you’re evil and crazy, just like every other person who’s had the misfortune of crossing paths with you!

Jan: Look, I know this is a lot to take in right now. But I really do think that we should try to get along. After all, my child and i are going to be in shawn’s life from now on. I hope that’s not gonna be a problem for you.

[Door slams] I think she took the news quite well, don’t you? Oh, man that is wrinkly.

Ava: So… where am I gonna sleep, jake?

Jake: You’re gonna take the bed, and I’ll take the floor.

Ava: Oh, come on, this is your place. I can’t let you do that.

Jake: Eh, it’s just for the night. I’ll grab an air mattress tomorrow.

Ava: You sure?

Jake: I wouldn’t offer if I’m not sure. You get settled in. I’m gonna– I’m gonna have a shower.

Ava: Mm. Hey, jake.

Jake: Yeah.

Ava: Thanks. I really appreciate what you’re doing for me.

Jake: Eh.

[Dramatic music]

Gabi: When I thought jake betrayed me, I wanted to kill him. Now that I know the truth, I’m– god, I’ve made such a mess of things. I would do anything to make it right.

Gwen: So talk to him.

Gabi: Did that. Didn’t go so well.

Gwen: [Sighs] I don’t know. Jake and I used to have these horrible, big blowups all the time, and I was sure that it was over for good, but then we’d just have fabulous make-up sex, and everything would be fine and dandy.

Gabi: Mm-mm-mm, I don’t know. I don’t know. Today when we parted ways, it– gwen, it felt pretty final.

Maggie: Xander, I know how much you want sarah back. So do I. But we just don’t know enough about this drug.

Xander: Rolf, he was so sure it would work.

Maggie: I’m sorry. The word of dr. Wilhelm rolf, it doesn’t hold a lot of weight with me, especially when it comes to my daughter, her life.

[Sniffles]

Xander: I know you’re right, maggie. It’s just, it just felt like we were so close.

Maggie: Yeah, it did. And it’s so frustrating.

[Sighs] But we have to be patient.

Xander: Don’t have a lot of choice now.

Maggie: [Sniffles] You know, sarah’s gonna put up quite a fight when she realizes they want to flush this drug out of her system. I better go check on her.

Xander: You mind if i stick around? I’d like to make sure she’s okay.

Maggie: Um… you know, xander, I hate to say this, but having alex around, it’s just gonna make sarah more upset.

Xander: You’re probably right.

Maggie: But I’ll keep you updated, I promise.

Xander: Thanks, maggie.

Maggie: You hang in there, okay?

Xander: Yeah.

Maggie: Yeah.

Xander: [Sighs]

Gabi: Ooh, these things go down pretty easy. Should I get us another round?

[Phone beeps]

Gwen: It’s xander. He wants to talk.

Shawn: Oh, good, you’re back. You are never gonna believe what happened at work today. Honey, is everything okay?

Belle: No, it’s not.

Shawn: What is it? Is it about what happened at the prison with ej?

Belle: No, ej wasn’t the prisoner who asked to see me.

Shawn: Who was it?

Belle: Jan spears.

Trelegy for copd.

Jake: Bathroom’s all yours.

Ava: Mm, thanks.

[Knock at door]

Jake: [Sighs] It’s got to be for ben and ciara. Nobody knows I live here except– gabi.

Gabi: Jake, I– what the hell is she doing here?

[Tense music]

Anna: This is just wrong. Rafe, you can’t keep me here. I mean, sarah horton is not in her right mind. Something had to be done.

Rafe: You confessed to stabbing her with a syringe. Besides, there were three eyewitnesses.

Anna: But it’s not fair. I was only trying to help.

[Knock at door] Oh.

Tony: May I have a word with my wife?

Anna: Mm.

Rafe: [Chuckles] Be my guest.

Anna: Oh, tony, thank god you’re here. I mean, you’d think I was a common criminal.

Tony: Yes, well, I’ve arranged an attorney for you.

Anna: Oh, thank you, but I don’t think I’ll need one. I mean, any second now, sarah is going to get her memories back, and when she does, she’ll be so grateful that I helped her, you know, she’ll drop these ridiculous charges.

Tony: [Chuckles] You’d better pray that’s true, for sarah’s sake… as well as your own.

[Dramatic music]

Sarah as renee: Oh. It’s you.

Maggie: Where’s tony?

Sarah as renee: He went to get his blood taken. Where is that damn nurse?

Maggie: I’m sure someone will be along shortly.

Sarah as renee: Well, I hope so. And then tony and i can finally…

Maggie: Sarah?

Sarah: Yes?

Maggie: Oh, my god. You know who you are?

Xander: Maggie wanted the drug thoroughly tested before sarah was injected, but anna was just so angry and over it all that she grabbed the needle and jabbed sarah with it.

Gwen: Oh, my god. So what now?

Xander: Well, maggie asked for the drug to be flushed totally out of sarah’s system in case it’s dangerous, but… a part of me hopes that she changes her mind and we can see if the drug works, you know, see if sarah gets her memory back.

[Tense music]

Gwen: There you are.

[Sighs] Rolf’s antidote. Well, good thing I kept an extra dose of rolf’s mind-altering drug. So now you just need to… just switch them. Just switch them. Just switch it with the antidote. Just do it. Alter sarah’s mind even more.

[Faint rustling]

Yeah, I think you’re right. I think sarah would be better off if they just left the drug in her system.

Maggie: Sarah… do you remember who you are?

Sarah: Of course I do. I’m sarah horton, and you’re my mommy.

Maggie: [Sobs]

Jan: Mommy really enjoyed her visit with belle. Although I think the poor thing was still in denial when she left. But don’t worry. I’m sure daddy will set her straight.

Shawn: After all this time, what does jan want?

Belle: She had some news that she just couldn’t wait to share with me.

Shawn: Oh, what news?

Belle: She’s pregnant. And she claims that the baby’s yours.

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Anna: [Moaning]

[Whimpering]

Abigail: Anna?

Anna: Abigail, is that you?

Abigail: Harold said that you weren’t feeling well, and, uh, maybe these will make you feel better. They’re from tony.

Anna: [Scoffs] How dare he send me flowers as consolation when he gives all his time and attention to that– undead zombie renee dumonde.

Tony: Hmm. Knowing anna, there roses won’t be enough. So which poet’s words can I use to assuage a woman scorned? Shakespeare? Eh, too obvious. Shelley? Eh, it’s too sentimental.

[Gasps] Byron! Anna always loved byron. “When we two parted in silence and tears–”

Maggie: Tony, have you seen sarah?

Tony: No, not in the last couple hours.

Maggie: Well, I’m worried because I can’t find her anywhere.

[Knock at door]

Xander: Hold your horses. God. [Groans]

Sarah as renee: You and i need to talk, alex. And for god’s sake, put on some clothes!

Allie: Johnny, what is happening? Are you okay? Talk to me. I want to help. I love you.

Johnny: Leave me alone!

Allie: Are you sick? Okay, I’m gonna take you to the hospital.

Demon johnny: God! I said leave me alone!

Allie: Oh, my god.

Demon johnny: Why does everybody in this town insist on throwing that other guy’s name at me?

Allie: No.

Demon johnny: He’s never around when you need him and he’s such a bore. Am I right?

Allie: Johnny, you’re– you’re possessed.

Demon johnny: That’s right, sis. Ain’t it cool?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Demon johnny: Aww. You look so scared, twinsie. Can’t say I blame you. These eyes do take some getting used to. But that’s just the beginning of what I can do.

Allie: Leave my brother alone.

Demon johnny: Oh, come on. Don’t you want to see my powers up close? I can move things with my mind, do all sorts of cool tricks. Want me to make you levitate like your grandma?

Allie: No! Stay away from me.

Demon johnny: Your loss.

Allie: When did this even happen? Did you jump into johnny at aunt belle’s exorcism?

Demon johnny: That’s an interesting theory, but your twin bro wasn’t even in the room when I was supposedly cast out.

Allie: Supposedly?

Demon johnny: Between you and me… your aunt belle was never really possessed.

Allie: What?

Demon johnny: Yeah, that was just me framing your poor aunt to take the fall for my sins.

Allie: No, but chanel said that belle was choking my grandma marlena.

Demon johnny: Oh, I did take a short, little trip into belle’s body, but just for a few minutes. Other than that, I’ve been partying down in johnny town since christmas!

Allie: My god. Now everything johnny did makes sense. The way he was so cruel to chanel at their wedding reception.

Demon johnny: Yeah.

Allie: How he came on to gabi.

Demon johnny: All me.

Allie: How he broke up me and tripp up in a way that would cause the most pain and heartbreak.

Demon johnny: What can I say? I love my work.

Allie: You’ve stayed hidden all this time. You had us all fooled.

Demon johnny: I did, didn’t I?

Allie: So why reveal yourself to me now?

Demon johnny: [Sighs] To be honest? I wasn’t planning on it. You made me do this.

Allie: Me? How?

Demon johnny: Oh, all that talk about your special connection with your brother seems to have given him an invigorated energy to fight me from within. But that ends now.

Anna: I know this sounds terrible, but there are days when I wish tony was back in that urn. At least then, I could hold him close.

Abigail: Well, you know, those weren’t exactly tony’s ashes in the urn that you were carrying around.

Anna: Well, I’m well aware of that! I just didn’t know it then, obviously!

[Phone rings]

Abigail: Oh. You know what? It’s chad. Can you just give me a moment, please?

[Groaning sigh] Hey. Were you able to talk to rolf?

Chad: I was.

Abigail: Please tell me you have good news.

Maggie: Well, I came through the kitchen and sarah isn’t there and she isn’t in her bedroom.

Tony: Well, she couldn’t have strayed too far. I mean, she’s hardly left my side since I came to stay here.

Maggie: Well, maybe she’s somewhere else in the house. I don’t know.

Tony: Well, I think if we split up, we’ll be able to find her. I’ll take the west wing and you take the east wing.

Maggie: Okay, tony.

Xander: I’m happy to put on clothes and I’m even happier to talk to you, but I do wish you’d stop calling me alex.

Sarah as renee: Oh, here we go again.

Xander: My name is xander.

Sarah as renee: All right. I will call you whatever you want, as long as you sign your true name on these divorce papers, allowing me to be with the man that I love.

Xander: There’s only one problem with that.

Sarah as renee: What?

Xander: I’m the man you love.

I’ve got moderate to severe

plaque psoriasis.

Sarah as renee: How dare you say that you’re the man I love. Like I’m an idiot? Like I’ve forgotten what I discovered about you?

Xander: You’re speaking of someone else.

Sarah as renee: I’m speaking of a con artist, a heartless gold digger, which is none other than you, alex marshall.

Xander: But that’s not me. I’m xander cook. And sarah, what you and I had, it was very real. You were without a doubt the best thing that ever happened to me. You were the love of my–

[Door opens]

Gwen: What’s going on here?

Sarah as renee: Hello, gwen.

Gwen: Wait. You recognize her?

Maggie: Ah. No luck, I assume?

Tony: No, but I found this missive on my pillow. It’s in renee’s handwriting. She must’ve learned it by studying renee’s diary.

Maggie: So what does it say?

Tony: “When we two parted in silence and tears”– oh, my god. Oh. Maybe it was renee who had a passion for byron.

Maggie: Tony!

Tony: Oh, I’m sorry, i digress. Anyway, it finishes the verse and then it says, “tony, my beloved, not sharing a bed with you last night was torture. I did not sleep, just laid awake with dreams of holding you.” That’s quite poetic.

Maggie: Please. Go on. Are there any clues as to where she went?

Tony: “I cannot bear to continue this current arrangement, so I have to go about securing an immediate divorce from that wretch who stands between us, renee.” Well, that’s not good.

Maggie: You think she’s gone to confront anna?

Tony: Well, who else? I’d better get to the mansion before all hell breaks loose.

Maggie: Oh, god.

Anna: Years! I waited years for tony to come back to me and now this?

Chad: What’s going on with her?

Anna: Now a lunatic lays claim to his heart and he goes along with it?

Abigail: I believe you can call that wallowing. So okay, tell me about rolf.

Chad: Well, it wasn’t easy, but I was able to persuade the powers that be to allow rolf access to the infirmary.

Abigail: That’s great.

Anna: Even when I thought he was dead, I was faithful.

Abigail: Okay, here we go again. Um, sorry, just hold on. It’s hard to hear you with all of the– the moaning and the groaning!

Anna: I mean, I had many opportunities to stray, believe me.

Abigail: [Sighs]

Anna: Roman tried his best to woo me. But was I disloyal to tony’s memory? No, of course not, I would have none of it!

[Sighs]

Abigail: Okay, all right, I think she’s done a few seconds, anyway. So did you get rolf to agree?

Chad: Well, I just, you know, it took some sweet talking, remind him about his loyalty to my father and that I’m my mother’s favorite son.

Abigail: So do you have the antidote? Was he able to recreate it?

Chad: He did. I’m at the hospital now. They’re just running some tests to make sure the serum is safe to administer.

Anna: What does he think I am? Does he think I’m some sort of wilting daisy?

Abigail: Oh, god, I give up. Okay, I’m gonna have to let you go.

Chad: Seems like a good idea. Good luck to you.

Abigail: [Sighs] You, too.

Anna: How long? How long must I suffer this insult, this indignity?

Abigail: [Chuckles softly] Well, it might not have to be much longer, because that was chad. He went to the prison to see rolf and he has an antidote to the drug that sarah was injected with.

Anna: Oh! Why? Why didn’t you say so?

Abigail: What? I just did.

Anna: Oh, abigail! [Gasps] Oh, abigail! This means that renee dumonde is going to be dead and buried again! And I’m going to get my husband back!

Allie: I won’t let you hurt my brother.

Demon johnny: The whole twin magic thing, it’s real. I can feel it. But you won’t have any connection with johnny if he’s dead!

Allie: [Gasps]

Demon johnny: What the hell?

Allie: Johnny, I know you’re in there. I’m your sister and i love you. I have loved you since before you were born and I will love you until the day I die!

Demon johnny: Well, that shouldn’t be hard since that’s today. Now let go!

Allie: No, no! Never! Johnny, johnny! Johnny, do you remember the first day of school when we were five and aiden conroy was making fun of me for wearing my unicorn backpack on the bus? And you saw I was crying and you came over and he pushed you down?

Real johnny: I remember! I saw you were hurting and it made me so sad. I couldn’t let him do that to you.

Allie: And then I came over and I helped you up and we went on either side of him and we squeezed him until he begged us to stop! And then, and then no one at school dared to mess with us! No one at school dared to mess with us and they haven’t dared since, okay? Not when we work together!

Real johnny: Like we are now. Keep going, allie. Don’t let go!

Demon johnny: This isn’t gonna work! Now stop talking to him!

Allie: Johnny, johnny! Johnny, johnny, I will never let you go, but you need to fight, okay? You need to fight to come back to me, okay? We can fight together and we will send this son of a bitch straight back to hell! Right before mike decided to say yes…

Shawn: Hello.

Belle: Oh, hey. How was your day?

Shawn: Oh, I gotta say, it’s nice being back at my regular desk.

Belle: Oh, you don’t miss being the commish?

Shawn: No. I’m glad rafe’s back where he belongs.

Belle: Mm, and exonerated of those trumped-up charges.

Shawn: Yeah, right?

Belle: Any luck proving ava’s the one who set him up?

Shawn: No, no. Not yet, but I’m working on it.

Belle: Mm. Well, I am working on proving that ej was set up and finding that proof shouldn’t be too hard considering I’m the one who did it.

Maggie: You don’t think that sarah would actually hurt anna, do you?

Tony: No, but I think renee dumonde might.

Maggie: Oh.

Tony: [Sighs] I can’t take any chances.

Anna: There you are.

Tony: Anna, my love. I was just going to come looking for you. Renee left us this this note.

Anna: I don’t care about renee’s note, I don’t care about renee’s anything, because this little charade is about to come to an end.

Maggie: What do you mean?

Anna: [Sighs] Chad went to the prison and he convinced dr. Rolf to cook up an antidote to sarah’s condition.

Maggie: Really? Oh, my god! That’s wonderful! So where’s chad now?

Anna: He’s at the hospital getting it tested. So let’s wrap up ms. Dumonde in a butterfly net, drag her over there, shoot her up, and then we can all get back to reality.

Tony: Ah. Well, anna, you didn’t allow me to explain. Maggie and I thought that sarah was with you. So obviously, she’s not, so we have no idea where she is.

Sarah as renee: Of course I recognized this woman. She’s your lover, gwen!

Xander: And how exactly do you know gwen?

Sarah as renee: Oh, god! Can we please cut the pretense? Everyone knows you two are in cahoots!

Xander: Cahoots?

Sarah as renee: Yes! So how’s it going, ms. Davies?

Gwen: Uh, actually, it’s rizczech.

Sarah as renee: I beg your pardon?

Gwen: My name is gwen rizczech.

Sarah as renee: [Laughs] You got someone to marry you?

Gwen: No, I’m not married, see, I’m engaged. Rizczech is my maiden name.

Sarah as renee: [Sighs] Okay. Well, I know you as gwen davies, attorney-at-law, and it’s obvious that you’re working with alex here to steal my dimera fortune.

Gwen: What’s she on about?

Xander: I have absolutely no idea.

Sarah as renee: Well, that is not going to happen, so why don’t you peruse these divorce papers that I served him with and convince him to sign them so that he and I can be out of each other’s lives for good?

Abigail: Hey. Allie? A lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher

Abigail: Allie.

Allie: Oh. Abigail. It’s you. You scared me.

Abigail: Did you not just hear me say your name?

Allie: I was on my phone. I guess I was just kind of in my own world.

Abigail: Oh. Well, what are you doing here?

Allie: I was looking for my brother.

Abigail: Well, did you find him?

Allie: No. I guess johnny’s not here. I don’t know where he is.

Anna: You’ve lost sarah? How is that possible?

Tony: Well, we haven’t actually lost her. I mean, she must’ve gone somewhere. But she’s a grown woman and she’s free to come and go as she pleases.

Anna: Well, so now what? Do we call the cops?

[Phone ringing]

Maggie: Excuse me. Xander, uh, have you seen sarah?

Xander: Actually, I’M… looking at her right now.

Maggie: Really? [Chuckles] She’s with you? Oh.

Xander: Yeah, she came to my room at the salem inn.

Maggie: Oh, thank god. And, xander, I may have some good news, too.

Sarah as renee: Gwen, can you please convince alex to accept reality? He needs to know that there’s nothing between him and I. He needs to move on. I have.

Gwen: Hmm. Yes, as much as i would love for him to accept that reality, renee, I don’t think that alex is quite ready to let you go yet.

Sarah as renee: [Sighs]

Xander: So rolf is going to give chad the antidote?

Maggie: He’s already brought it to the hospital.

Xander: Maggie, that is the best news ever.

Maggie: Oh, I hope so, xander. Listen, tony and anna are here with me. Do you think that you could keep sarah there until we get to you?

Xander: She’s unlikely to listen to me. But I think I know a way to get her to come back home to you. Just sit tight. I’ll keep you posted. All right. Show me where to sign.

Sarah as renee: [Gasps] You had a change of heart.

Xander: I have indeed. I decided to finally accept reality.

Sarah as renee: Good for you. What made you change your mind?

Xander: Well, let’s just say I, uh… it’s time for me to say goodbye to renee dumonde. Take that to tony. I’m sure he’s waiting for you.

Sarah as renee: Alex, you’re a miserable bastard. You have just given me my life back, and for that, I am oh, so grateful.

Xander: You’re so welcome.

Sarah as renee: [Chuckles] Well, goodbye, gwen.

Gwen: See you, renee.

[Sighs] So what does this mean?

Xander: That was maggie on the phone. Chad hit paydirt at statesville. Rolf agreed to make an antidote for the drug.

Gwen: Wait, so that means that sarah might be back.

Xander: That’s exactly what it means. Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Xander: I’m dressed.

Gwen: So I see.

Xander: Gwen, I know it must’ve been awkward for you, walking in on sarah and me like that.

Gwen: What, with you wearing just a towel, holding sarah’s hand? Yeah, I think awkward isn’t the right word, really.

Xander: So what is the right word?

Gwen: I think you know. Seeing you with sarah makes me terribly jealous. How could it not? You have no response to that? All I get is just silence and this sad look on your face like you feel really sorry for me.

Xander: Gwen, I don’t feel sorry for you.

Gwen: No? Well, I feel sorry for me. Although the real love of your life is mad as a hatter, she’s still just that.

Xander: Just what?

Gwen: The real love of your life.

Xander: Gwen, listen to me. Hey. Hey, look at me. I have a past. So do you. But mine’s just a little bit more complicated because the woman I thought i was going to marry got kidnapped. And I thought that she didn’t love me anymore. But it turns out that that wasn’t true. So please, just try and put yourself in my shoes. See it from my perspective.

Gwen: [Sniffles] What I see from your perspective is that you never have, nor will you ever feel as passionately about me as you did, as you still do, about sarah. Oh, god, your silence is absolute torture for me. I mean, honestly, xander, I’d rather you just lie to me than just sit there and not say anything.

Xander: I can’t lie to you. I won’t–I won’t lie to you. Gwen, all I tell you is that I love you. You’re so very important to me and I hate that this situation is causing you so much pain.

Gwen: Okay, well, moving right along then, shall we? What’s next? [Clears throat] You say that chad’s using his dead daddy to guilt rolf into helping sarah? [Sniffles] I mean, do you think she’s going to go along with it? Because from what I’ve seen of her, renee dumonde would never want to take an antidote.

Xander: Definitely not. That’s up to tony and maggie to convince her to go back to the hospital now, but that’s why I’ve decided that–

Gwen: That what?

Xander: That I need to be there as well.

Gwen: Right. Of course.

Xander: Gwen, look, I’m–

Gwen: No, no. You know what? Don’t apologize. Don’t apologize. I–[Sighs] I’ve been selfishly indulgent in my own self-pity and I– I haven’t acknowledged that this is… this is all so very difficult for you. And I do understand that you have a certain… loyalty to sarah.

Xander: That means a lot. Can I hug you now?

Gwen: [Sighs] God, have i ever said no to one of your hugs?

[Both chuckle]

[Both sigh] Oh, xander, you are everything to me. I know I’m not really supposed to say a thing like that because it makes me sound clingy and needy. I know it does. And women, especially, are advised to not say things that make them sound clingy and needy because it’s, um… quite unattractive.

Xander: Well, I’m attracted to everything about you, gwen. And I’ve been feeling very lucky that you’ve been needing me, clinging to me. You might’ve noticed that I’ve needed you, too. I can be quite clingy myself sometimes.

Gwen: Then if you need me, and if you need to cling to me… I need to ask this of you.

Xander: Go on.

Gwen: If the antidote doesn’t work, if sarah doesn’t come back as sarah, can you promise to just her go and marry me?

Maggie: Assuming that this antidote is safe, how on earth are we gonna convince sarah to take it?

Anna: Easy. We don’t give her a choice.

Maggie: Well, we can’t force her, anna!

Anna: Why not? Maggie, this is for her own good. I mean, really, do you think sarah wants to live the rest of her life as a dead woman?

Sarah as renee: What is she doing here?

Tony: Oh, renee, there you are. Oh, anna just came to pay us a visit. And to help us out.

Anna: Help you out?

Sarah as renee: It better be a brief visit.

Tony: Yes, of course.

Sarah as renee: In the meantime, tony, I have the most wonderful news. Alex agreed to sign the divorce papers. I’m a free woman.

Tony: Oh. What a happy coincidence, because I was trying to explain to you why anna was here to help us out. She, too, signed our divorce papers.

Anna: What the?

Xander: Since sarah’s return, I’ve asked you to put up with a lot of uncertainty. I realize that, gwen. I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night hating myself for putting you through this.

Gwen: No. This isn’t your fault. None of it is.

Xander: Well, even so, there’s a part of me that just wishes that–

Gwen: That you love me with all your heart.

Xander: No, I wasn’t going to put it that way.

Gwen: But you don’t, do you? Part of your heart still belongs to her. Doesn’t it? To sarah.

Xander: Part of my heart is aching, I’ll admit, because a woman I once loved is–well, she was very cruelly robbed of– of many months of her life.

Gwen: And robbed of you, which is really, really terribly sad.

Xander: Gwen, let’s get back to your question. You asked me if I would let go of sarah and marry you if the antidote doesn’t work.

Gwen: That was the question, yes.

Xander: And I think it’s a very fair one.

Gwen: I don’t think that’s an answer.

Xander: It isn’T. I’m sorry. I–I know it. So please bear with me while I try and express this properly. I not only love you, gwen, so much, I– I think of you as my best friend. The person who got me through a dreadful time in my life, and I’m beyond grateful that you’ve been so patient with me while I try and figure all this out.

Gwen: So your answer?

Xander: So my answer… is yes. If this antidote fails, sarah isn’t herself again, then… I will let her go. Then if you’ll still have me, you and I will be married.

Gwen: [Chuckles] Oh, xander, my darling. My love. My god, I’d be so lost without you.

[Soft dramatic music]

Sarah as renee: Is it true? You’re divorcing her?

Tony: [Chuckles] Yes, it’s true.

Sarah as renee: Oh, tony!

[Both chuckle] Oh, we’re free to both be married.

Tony. Yes, yes, my love. As a matter of fact, why don’t we do it today?

Anna: Today?

Sarah as renee: Yes! Yes! Oh, a thousand times, yes! Why spend another night apart?

Tony: Why indeed?

Sarah as renee: [Laughs] How will it work? Should we go to city hall?

[Gasps] Perhaps maggie could be our witness.

Maggie: Well, I–

Tony: You know what? My good friend, marlena, she’s an ordained minister.

Sarah as renee: She’ll marry us?

Tony: Oh, she’d be more than honored.

Sarah as renee: [Laughs]

Maggie: That’s a lovely idea.

Sarah as renee: Yes.

Tony: Yeah, the only thing, actually, to secure the marriage license…what we need is to get a blood test.

Anna: Oh, a blood test.

Sarah as renee: Oh. A blood test.

Maggie: Well, we can get it right away at the hospital. I’ll call ahead.

Sarah as renee: Oh, wonderful! Well, then what are we waiting for? Come on!

[Both chuckling]

Maggie: I’m calling ahead.

[Chuckles]

Abigail: You know, it doesn’t really seem like anybody else is here. I mean, chad is at the hospital, anna just left, and tony’s staying at the kiriakis mansion. But I did see johnny’s car.

Allie: Oh.

Abigail: Are you sure you’re all right? You just– you seem like you’re a little off.

Allie: I’m–I’m just upset. Johnny and I, I mean, you know how close we’ve been our entire lives. And we just haven’t been getting along since christmas. I was hoping to come over here and work things out.

Abigail: Hmm. Well, do you want to talk about it?

Allie: Not much to say. He just hasn’t been himself lately. I mean, I was hoping that we could just have it out.

Abigail: Fight the way only siblings can?

Allie: Exactly. I mean, when we go at it, we do not hold back. And I love that, but there’s always the chance one of us ends up dead on the floor.

Abigail: [Chuckles] Well, let’s hope it doesn’t get that far.

Allie: Of course. I was just joking.

Abigail: [Sighs]

Tony: Well, the nurse should be along soon.

Sarah as renee: Well, as soon as we get our blood test results, we can get on with our wedding.

Tony: [Chuckles] I can hardly wait.

Sarah as renee: Me either. Especially because it’s been really difficult coming back home to salem, with everyone treating me like there’s something wrong with me. But sitting here with you, with our entire futures ahead of us… I finally feel like myself. I feel safe.

Tony: Oh. I’m so glad. Because all I want for you is to be happy.

Sarah as renee: Tony, you are the most kind, loving man. Thank you for standing by my side. And now for making my dreams come true.

Anna: Where is chad?

Xander: How long’s it take to travel two floors from the lab?

[Elevator bell rings] Chad, you have it?

Chad: Here it is.

Anna: You have the antidote?

Maggie: And this is a single dose?

Chad: Rolf said it should work relatively quickly, so before long, sarah should be her old self again.

Anna: Well, then, what are we waiting for? Let’s go give it to her!

Maggie: Wait. What did the lab say? Is it safe?

Chad: They ran some preliminary tests and the unofficial opinion is that it is.

Maggie: Unofficial?

Chad: Well, in order to fully vet it, they would have to run through all the proper safety trials before testing it on humans.

Xander: And how long would that take?

Chad: Months, maybe years.

Xander: Years?

Anna: Years of renee dumonde? No way.

Chad: But maggie, we both know that rolf’s work goes far beyond the boundaries of regular science, but he swore to me on my father’s grave that it would work.

Maggie: Chad, rolf is a madman.

Chad: He is, but he was absolutely loyal to stefano.

Anna: You have to do this, maggie.

Xander: For sarah.

Chad: Maggie, sarah is your daughter. You’re the only one that can make this call.

Belle: I still don’t understand why the devil went after ej.

Shawn: I always thought the dimeras were in league with satan.

Belle: [Chuckles] Well, from what I can tell, his only goal is to create chaos and pain. And that starts by ripping apart all of salem’s happy couples.

Shawn: And this time, he went after sami and ej.

Belle: Mm. And paulina and abe, and gabi and jake. I mean, he even went after our marriage when he’d turned jan into me on christmas eve.

Shawn: Oh, god, please don’t remind me.

Jan: Oops.

Belle: Thank god I walked in before you slept with her.

[Notification chimes]

Shawn: Listen, belle.

Belle: Oh, it’s the warden. It says a prisoner wants to speak with me.

Shawn: Is it ej?

Belle: Must be. You know, I should probably give him an update. See you at home?

Shawn: Yeah, see you at home.

Belle: Okay.

Shawn: Bye.

Abigail: You know, my sister gwen and I, were not raised together, but I can certainly relate to how heated things can get between siblings because my brother, jj and I, we have had our battles over the years.

Allie: The bond between johnny and me is so strong. No matter what happens, we’ll always be connected.

Abigail: Do you want me to go see if I can find him?

Allie: Yes, I’d appreciate that.

Abigail: Okay.

[Sinister music]

Demon allie: Well, johnny boy, it was fun while it lasted, but I have a new evil twin to play with, so what am i going to do with you? To be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means…

Abigail: Allie?

[Wind howling]

[Suspenseful music]

Chad: It’s freezing in here.

Abigail: I know. My cousin allie was just here, but she must’ve left.

Chad: What? Through the back?

Abigail: Pfft, it looks like it. She came looking for johnny, he wasn’t here, and I guess she gave up. Anyway, tell me about rolf and the antidote.

Chad: Well, I gave the shot to maggie so it up to her whether she gives it to sarah or not. I have no idea what she’s gonna do.

Anna: You aren’t seriously considering waiting?

Xander: Maggie, you hear chad before. The lab said the antidote is safe.

Maggie: The lab also said that it should be put through proper testing.

Anna: Which could take years.

Maggie: I want my daughter back more than anything, but I don’t want to risk her health and her wellbeing for selfish reasons. We’ve got to be sure that what’s in this syringe, it won’t hurt her.

Sarah as renee: What the hell is taking that nurse so damn long?

Tony: [Chuckles] Patience, darling. We have the rest of our lives.

Gwen: Xander… after everything we’ve been through, I can’t lose you to sarah.

Xander: Maggie, shall we call a nurse to administer the antidote?

Maggie: Hold on.

Anna: For what?

Sarah as renee: Nurse? Nurse?

Tony: Come on, darling.

Sarah as renee: What is the delay? We just need a simple blood test!

Tony: Why don’t you come back to the room?

Sarah as renee: What are you doing here?

[Laughs] I know what you’re doing.

Anna: Do you?

Sarah as renee: Yes, you’re trying to stop the wedding but you just need to admit it. You lost. Tony and I are in love and we’re getting married. As soon as I find someone in this damn hospital to stick me with a needle.

Anna: Why don’t I do it?

Maggie: [Gasps] Anna!

Jan: Hello, counselor. Thanks for coming.

Belle: Mm. Well, if I’d known the prisoner who wanted to see me was you, I most certainly would not have come.

Jan: Aw. That hurts my feelings.

Belle: You and I have nothing to talk about, jan.

Jan: Oh, I think we do!

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Gabi: What are you doing here?

Jake: Grabbing the last of my things. Thought you’d still be at work.

Gabi: I left earlY. I wasn’t feeling well.

Jake: Sorry to hear that. See you around. But hopefully never.

Gabi: Jake, wait, hold on. Are we really gonna end things like this?

Nicole: HI, rafe, it’s me. I was hoping to catch you. Listen, I ran into abe, and he’s having a really rough time. I was hoping maybe we could invite him to dinner. Just give me a call when you get a chancE. Bye. I love you.

Ava: I love you, too. Oh. You weren’t talking to me?

Paulina: So, if the dealer who shot eli doesn’t use drugs, how’d he od?

Rafe: That’s the million-dollar question.

Tr: He just shot a cop. Maybe he was looking for a quick exit.

Rafe: Well, he had a gun. That’d be a bit quicker.

Tr: But a lot less enjoyable.

Rafe: Hmm. Well, lani seems to think it was an accidental overdose, which seems unlikely to me, considering he had no priors.

Tr: Well, just ’cause he didn’t have any priors doesn’t mean he wasn’t using, right? I mean, maybe he thought a hit would calm him dowN.

Rafe: Hmm, maybe.

Paulina: But you don’t buy it.

Rafe: Well, something just doesn’t sit right with me.

Tr: Well, we know he od’D. Does it really matter why? That animal shot my son-in-law! Unless you’re suggesting that he didn’T.

[Monitor beeping]

Lani: Thank you for the flowers, chanel. They’re-they’re really beautiful.

Chanel: I know elI can’t really enjoy them right now, but I figured it brightens up the room.

Lani: Definitely.

Chanel: Mom says you’ve been here, like, 24/7.

LanI: As much as I can be.

Chanel: Yeah, so how– can I help? You need doughnut delivery? Help with the kids? Anything?

LanI: Thank you, but we got it covereD. Your, um–paulina has been all over iT. Cleaning my apartment too. She called earlier and said that she was organizing my spice rack.

[Both chuckle] Alphabetically.

Chanel: Sounds like her.

Lani: Everyone has been really supportive. Even tr came to see eli.

Chanel: Your bio dad. Really? Is that–is that something you wanted?

Lani: I mean, I will take all the support I can right now.

Chanel: Yeah, it’s just, you know, just a few weeks ago, everyone was acting like that guy was the devil himself.

Lani: Yeah.

Allie: Did you hear what i said? Turn around and face me, you son of a bitch.

Johnny: I’m busy.

Allie: Well, I need to talk to you, johnny. What’s the problem? Can’t look me in the eye?

Johnny: Go away!

Allie: Fine, if you don’t want to turn around, I’ll make you!

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Rafe: No, I don’t mean to suggest that someone besides frank shot eli.

Rafe: No, I don’t mean to suggest that someone besides frank shot eli.

Tr: What are you suggesting?

Rafe: I’m just saying that something doesn’t feel right, that’s all.

Paulina: Oh, I can see how determined you are. Eli is lucky to have you on the case.

Rafe: Well, eli’s been a good friend to me. And I owe it to him to find out the whole story. Why he was in the park, and why he got shot.

Paulina: Well, I have faith that you will turn over every stone to uncover the truth.

LanI: Ray–tr–he swears he’s a changed man.

Chanel: And you believe him?

Lani: I mean, i was skeptical at first, but, i mean, paulina has these awful stories from the past, but he’s gone through treatment and therapy, and even paulina admits that he’s a changed maN.

Chanel: Yeah, when I first met him, I never would have guessed that that was the guy that mama’s been running from for half of her life. He almost seems nice. He even did allie and me a huge favoR.

Lani: What did he do?

Chanel: He agreed to let allie and I out of our contracts as actors in johnny’s movie.

Lani: That would have been really awkward, if not a nightmare.

Chanel: There’s no way I could work with johnny now. I can’t even believe I thought he ever loved me.

Johnny: What is so damn important that we have to talk about it right now?

Allie: You told tripp that chanel and I are together.

Johnny: Yeah, so?

Allie: Why would you do that?

Johnny: I didn’t realize it was a secret–you guys were all over each other in the middle of the square.

Allie: It’s not that it’s a secret, johnny, but I wanted to tell tripp myself.

Johnny: I guess I didn’t realize you hadn’t yet.

Allie: Do not act innocenT. You knew that I hadn’t told him I slept with chanel when I accepted his proposal.

Johnny: Oh. So now it’s my fault that you cheated on him.

Allie: No, no, I own that! But lately, it is like you are enjoying watching my life fall apart. Like you are doing everything possible to make sure that happens. Why?

Gabi: Jake, i am so sorry. So, so sorry for how I treated you. I truly believed that you betrayed me firsT.

Jake: But you didn’t think to ask me about it, give me the benefit of the doubt?

GabI: Doubt–what are you talking about? I heard you talking with maggie stabbing me in the back.

Jake: Except it wasn’t me.

Gabi: How was I supposed to know that? The devil using belle to morph into you? It’s not exactly my bingo card.

Jake: It’s not about that, gabi, it’s about how you handled it, right? And instead of asking me about it, you lied. You lied, and you plotted with johnnY. And you singlehandedly destroyed our relationship, my career, my future.

Gabi: I regret all of that. I’ll figure out a way to fix this.

Jake: There’s no fixing iT. Because for us to fall apart as quickly as we did, it made me realize one thing, and that’s that we had a fundamental problem between us from the very beginning, and I think I know what it was.

Gabi: Jake, what are you talking about?

Jake: StefaN. You always wanted me to be stefan, but guess what? I’m not, and I never will be.

Gabi: What? I never wanted you to be him.

Jake: Face it, gabi. All I’ll ever be to you is a pale imitation of my twin brother.

GabI: That is not true.

Jake: Really? Then why is it that you won’t take that necklace off, huh? The necklace with his ring on it.

Gabi: ‘Cause I li–I like it, and it’s honoring his memory.

Jake: Right. Well, whatever the reason is, gabi, we’re broken. And there’s no fixing us.

Gabi: Jake, wait, where are you staying?

Jake: My old place over the garagE. Because it’s available, it’s cheap, and it’s the only thing I can afford, thanks to you.

Gabi: Jake–

Jake: So long, gabi.

Ava: So already at the “i love you” stage, huh? Well, that didn’t take long. But of course, you’ve been hiding your feelings for a long time, right?

Nicole: I’m sorry, ava, I am.

Ava: No, you’re not.

Nicole: Well, I’m about as sorry as you are for setting up rafe for a crime he didn’t commit.

Ava: Clever.

Nicole: It’s too bad your revenge plot wasn’t clever enough. And despite all your efforts, rafe was acquitted on all charges.

Ava: Oh, good for him. Yeah, yeah.

Nicole: So what are you gonna do with all this pent-up anger?

Ava: Well, guess we’re just gonna have to wait and find ouT.

Nicole: Oh, come on. Ava, will you stop it already? If you’re gonna come at me, then come at me.

Ava: You really mean that?

Nicole: I do–just have the guts to do it to my face.

Ava: Okay.

Nicole: Ow!

Ava: That looked like it stung. I’d apologize, but you did tell me to bring it to your face.

Nicole: Yeah, uh-huh, I did.

Ava: You regretting that now?

Nicole: No, actuallY. I’m glad the gloves are coming off, because now I won’t regret doing this.

Jake: Whoa, whoa, whoA. Ladies, ladies, ladies. What are you doing? What are you doing, huh? Hey. Come oN.

Paulina: Lani said eli wasn’t even working on this case when he got shot.

Rafe: That’s right. You know, in fact, mr. Coates, I just spoke with your ex-girlfriend beth about that very question.

Tr: Really? Why?

Rafe: Well, because eli was interviewing her right before the shooting, so you know, i thought perhaps she could provide some insight as to why he suddenly left the station and went to the park.

Tr: Did she know anything?

Rafe: No, unfortunately. All he said was that he had to take care of something.

Tr: That’s too bad.

Rafe: Yeah, it is. But I’ll keep on digging.

Paulina: Well, we don’t want to keep you if you have work to do.

Rafe: Thank you, yeah, I actually do have to get back to the station.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Well, thank you–thank you for the update, commissioner.

Rafe: Yeah–rafE.

Paulina: Thank you, rafe.

Rafe: Yeah.

Tr: Nice meeting you.

Rafe: Yeah, you too. You know, actually, lani says that you have changed, and, well, for her sake, I hope she’s right.

Lani: So you’re still hurting over johnny?

Chanel: I don’t have feelings for him anymore. I just, I can’t get over how wrong I was about him. Allie’s pretty much done with him too.

Lani: And what happened with tripp? He seemed upset when you came in.

Chanel: Yeah. Yeah, he’s pretty angry with me.

Lani: Why? What happened?

Chanel: Well, turns out that johnny took it upon himself to tell tripp that allie and I are a couple now.

Lani: Wait, what?

Johnny: Look, call me crazy, but I thought tripp had a right to know that you guys were doing the down and dirty behind his back. You know, bro code.

Allie: Oh, bro code? I’m your sister, johnny.

Johnny: Yeah. And when you do bad stuff, I’m gonna call you out.

Allie: I agree that tripp had a right to know. But I was going to break it to him gently.

Johnny: Oh yeah? When?

Allie: This is not your business.

Johnny: Actually, it is, because you see, chanel is still my wife, and she’s cheating on me with my twin sister.

Allie: Your marriage is over. You threw it away.

Johnny: Still, you can imagine how that makes me look.

Allie: Oh, is it humiliating for you? Good. I mean, after the way you humiliated chanel by dumping her in front of her entire family, you don’t get to play the victim.

Johnny: Look, we’ve already talked about this, right? You’re the one who’s always saying I’m a jerk, i’m a player. You even warned chanel about me.

Allie: Yeah, and she should have listened.

Johnny: Well, you got what you want–her. So what do you want from me?

Allie: I want to know what happened to the brother that I’ve loved my whole life.

 

[Knock at door]

Gabi: Oh, sonny.

Sonny: Hey.

Gabi: Thank you, uh, for stopping bY. Your text came in right when I needed it.

Sonny: Are you okay?

GabI: I will be. Come on in. You said you, uh, you had something from ari.

Sonny: Oh, right, yeah. She was really upset she couldn’t give this to you before she went back to phoenix.

Gabi: Oh, are you kidding me? Oh, this is so sweet, and it’s– it’s beautiful.

Sonny: Gabi, gabi, hey. It’s okay, okay? It’s just a bracelet. I know you miss her. But ari and will will be back.

GabI: It’s not just that. It’s my whole life. It’s jake.

Jake: Hey, hey, come on, ladies. What are you–what are you trying to do, kill each other?

Both: Yes!

Jake: Oh, great.

Ava: You told me I could hit yoU.

Jake: You did?

Nicole: Not exactly.

Ava: Yeah.

Jake: What, did you say she could hit you back?

Ava: Of course not. You already cheated with my boyfriend. You don’t get to hit me back.

Nicole: I tried to be your frienD.

Ava: Oh, nice job.

Nicole: Well, now it’s every woman for herselF. And if you think you can get between me and rafe, think again.

Ava: In the old days, I would have–

Jake: Uh-uh–don’t say it. Don’t even think it.

Ava: Yeah? Too late.

Jake: What? So what’s going on? Her and rafe?

Ava: Yeah. Yeah, they slept together months ago and been lying to me this whole time.

Jake: How’d you find out?

Ava: Let’s just say I figured it out, all right? And finally, rafe had the decency to break up with me.

Jake: Wow. Now, what, they’re, like, a real couple?

Ava: Now they’re in love.

Jake: Woof. SorrY.

Ava: Yeah, well, your girlfriend’s gonna be over the moon. Hey, her brother finally got rid of me.

Jake: Girlfriend. Yeah, gabi and I broke up.

Ava: Really? What happened?

Jake: You know, your cheek looks like it’s kind of bruised.

Ava: Is this your way of avoiding the subject?

Jake: It’s my way of saying how about we go inside and find you some ice, maybe sit down, swap war stories over a drink?

Ava: Yeah. Could definitely use a drink.

LanI: You and allie have been seeing each other.

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

LanI: Since when, chanel?

Chanel: It’s pretty new.

Lani: [Stammers] Sorry I seem so surpriseD. I just, I’ve–I’ve always thought she was–

Chanel: Straight?

Lani: Yes.

Chanel: Well, she actually identifies as bi. And who knows, maybe I am too. I’ve never really done the whole label thinG.

LanI: Okay, so, how did it happen? I mean, not how did– how did it happen, you know–

Chanel: I know what you mean.

LanI: Okay.

[Chuckles]

Chanel: Well, i think there’s-there’s always been feelings, but, you know, allie was with tripp, and i was with johnnY. But, you know, now that we’re both single, we figured we’d explore those feelings and see what happens.

LanI: Okay. How’s it going?

Chanel: So far, so good.

Lani: GooD. That’s really good. But you’re totally over johnny.

Chanel: I’m still, you know, hurt by what he did. I really did love hiM. But he’s just not the guy I thought I married.

Johnny: According to you, wasn’t I always just an insensitive jerk?

Allie: No, you were a player. I mean, I remember times where you were juggling three girls, and you would have sydney lie for you. But you weren’t cruel. I mean, I always thought that there was a heart underneath there.

Johnny: And you don’t think I have a heart now?

Allie: I just want to know why you’re acting like such a jerk. Okay, yeah, you and i used to bicker.

Johnny: Well, that’s one word for it. I think I still have a bald spot on my head from where you took out a fistful of haiR.

Allie: Okay, yeah, we fought, a lot, but through it all, I always felt like there was this connection. I mean, I swear, sometimes I felt like I could read your mind. And now I-I don’t feel that connection anymore. It’s like it’s gone.

Johnny: I’m sorry to hear you say that.

Allie: Okay, no, don’t just blow me off! Who are you? Where is the brother that I love?

Real johnny: I’m here, allie! I’m right here, but he won’t let me out!

Tr: You ask me, that cop was wasting his time. Like you said, they already have their man. Who cares why that loser od’d?

Paulina: I think everyone just wants to know for sure what happened to eli.

Tr: Huh.

[Phone beeps]

Tr: Damn.

Paulina: What-what is it?

Tr: Text from one of my producers. Crisis with the moviE. Look, I gotta go put out a fire, but I hate leaving you alone here with the kids.

Paulina: Well, they’re asleep. I think I can handle it.

Tr: Well, if you do need to call, you can call me anytime. I mean it.

Paulina: I know. I know you’re a busy man.

Tr: They’re our grandchildren. I never got to be with lani growing up. But I do want to be there for them. Besides, I like spending time with them. And with you.

Paulina: What are you doing?

Tr: I’m sorry, I, um, I was gonna give you a goodbye hug, but I would never touch you without your permission.

Paulina: You know I’m a hugger.

[Tense music]

Rafe: Thanks, abe. I will let you know what I find out. We’ll be in toucH.

Nicole: Hey.

Rafe: Hey, there.

Nicole: Hi.

Nicole: Oh, mm.

Rafe: What’s wrong?

Nicole: Oh, I’m just a bit sore on this side of my face.

Rafe: What happened?

Nicole: I had a little run-in with ava.

Ava: So you want to tell me what happened with you and gabi?

Jake: How much time you got?

Ava: Come on. It can’t be that complicated.

Jake: Well, the devil impersonated me so that gabi would think I betrayed her.

Ava: Are you serious?

GabI: Oh yeah. Add on top of that that I think she’s still in love with my dead twin brother.

Ava: Okay. Pretty complicated.

Jake: Yeah, but you know what’s simple? We’re done, me and gabi. That’s it. Just picked up the last of my stuff from her house.

Ava: So rafe hasn’t changed the locks yet, huh?

Jake: Ah, not yet.

Ava: You know, I know that I’m probably supposed to have a sad face and tell you how sorry I am, but I would much rather buy you a glass of champagne and congratulate you for finally getting away from that snake.

Gabi: Jake thinks I only fell in love with him because he reminded me of stefan.

Sonny: Yeah, but that’s– that’s not true, is it?

Gabi: No, of course not. I do understand why he didn’t believe me. When I first met him, I really did think it was stefan, and I desperately wanted him to bE.

Sonny: And that’s very understandablE. You thought your husband was back from the dead.

GabI: Yeah, and then, when i found out that he wasn’t, I really did fall in love with jake for who he really waS. Well, at least I thought i did.

Sonny: You’re second-guessing yourself.

GabI: Jake is right about one thing: The minute I thought he betrayed me, I turned on him so fasT. Maybe I didn’t fall in love with him for who he really was. Maybe-maybe I was just waiting for him to let me down.

Allie: Is something wrong?

Real johnny: Allie, can you hear me? I’m in here! It’s me!

Allie: Johnny, why are you acting like this? I mean, why in god’s name did you marry chanel if you didn’t love her?

Real johnny: I did love her!

Johnny: Because I knew it would get to you.

Allie: So you’re saying that you married chanel just to hurt mE.

Johnny: I’m just doing what I’ve always done. Like when I used to take your toys, you’d scream your head off.

Allie: Okay, you were two years old. You are a grown man now, and this is so not normaL. I mean, I can’t believe that you’re talking like thiS.

Real johnny: Because it’s not me, allie! Can’t you see?

Allie: Wait a minutE. I know what’s going on herE.

Ava: Well, since it is pretty sad that you were frozen out of your family’s company, beer’s on me.

Jake: Thanks, but you should probably keep the ice on your face so that it doesn’t swell up. Come on, tough guy.

Ava: Thanks. So where you going with that?

Jake: Oh, staying at my old place over the garage since ben and ciara moved out. What about you? Where are you staying?

Ava: Meh, i’ve just been lying low.

Jake: That’s right, I heard something about you being wanted by police.

Ava: Okay, they got nothing on me. But I was staying at a motel in brookville. I only came out when I heard that rafe was let out of jail.

Jake: Oh. So you’re gonna get back together?

Ava: No. No, me and rafe, we’re through. In fact, he is convinced that I set him up on those charges because he cheated on me.

Jake: Did you? Hmm?

Rafe: Ava hit you?

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: You’re here to press charges.

Nicole: No. No, I’m here to see you.

Rafe: Are you sure?

Nicole: Look, i definitely dared her to push me, and I went at her just as hard.

Rafe: You–nicole, you– oh, my god, you can’t do that, okay?

Nicole: I know, okay, I know! I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I should have controlled myself, but it’s just driving me crazy not knowing what ava’s gonna do to punish us next.

Rafe: Okay. Listen to me, okay? Next time you see her, call me, okay?

Nicole: I did. I did call you earlier. I left a message.

Rafe: Oh shoot, that’s right. I’m sorry, I turned my phone off and I meant to call you. I just, I was working on eli’s casE.

Nicole: I thought you knew who shot eli.

Rafe: Well, we do. There are just, uh, some unanswered questions.

LanI: I really hope you and allie will be happy together.

Chanel: Thanks, sis.

[Phone beeps]

Lani: Oh, I didn’t even realize how late it is. Eli is scheduled for some tests. I’m sure the nurse will be in here kicking us out any minute.

Chanel: Well, what about you? Do you need anything?

LanI: No, i’m good. I’m gonna duck out of here and go see the kids while I have a chancE.

Chanel: Kiss them for me, will you?

LanI: Of course. And thank you for the flowers.

Chanel: YeaH. And lani, I am so sorry that you’re going through this.

Lani: Everyone keeps saying that. But the only person who needs to be sorry is the criminal who shot my husband in cold blood.

Beth: I got your message. What’s going on?

Tr: I heard you paid a visit to the police commissioner.

Beth: Yeah, he needed me to come and sign my statement.

Tr: Then you stuck to our deal?

Beth: I didn’t tell him that you were a drug user or about the abuse.

Tr: Well, that I know. Because the commissioner sure as hell would have mentioned it if you had. But I need to make sure that you’re gonna continue to keep your mouth shut. He’s asking a lot of questions about elI grant’s shooting.

Beth: What do you care? You said you had nothing to do with that, right?

Tr: You know you can’t trust the police. I need to know I can count on you. Or things could get dicey– for both of us.

Johnny: What do you mean you know what’s really going on?

Allie: You’re saying all these horrible things, but underneath it all, it’s like–it’s like I can still feel the real you.

Real johnny: Yes, allie. Come oN. You can sense me. I know you can. Just like always.

Allie: You’re trying to push me away because there’s something going on, and you don’t want me to know.

Real johnny: You’re right. He doesn’t want you to know I’m here–the real mE. Let me out, you bastard!

Allie: Johnny, what is going on? Are you all right?

 

Jake: So if I were to look up the names of perps who implicated rafe, would i recognize them from back in the day, or…?

Ava: Of course noT. You know no one uses their real names.

Jake: Right.

Ava: Anyway, I didn’t say it was me who set up rafe.

Jake: Didn’t say that you didn’T.

Ava: Look, if I were to tell you that it was me, that’d make you an accessory after the fact. I’d never do that to you.

Jake: Hmm! All heart, this one. Look at yoU.

Ava: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Anyway, I know how hard you’ve been working to put your life of crime behind you.

Jake: Just like you.

Ava: Exactly.

Jake: Well, here’s to us, huh? Two former business associates trying to walk the straight and narrow.

Ava: Ah. The straight and narrow.

Nicole: So before he went to the park, eli had checked up on lani’s father, who, apparently, back in the day, was a piece of garbage.

Rafe: Yeah, but tr, he claims to have turned his life around, a claim actually supported by his most recent ex, and paulina and lani think it might be true.

Nicole: Well, good on him, if it sticks. But like i was telling abe earlier, in my experience, it is rare that guys like that change their stripes.

Rafe: Yeah.

Beth: Why do I feel like you’re threatening me?

Tr: I’m just trying to point out the opportunity costs. You still want to be in my movie, right?

Beth: Yes, of course I do. And I had a really great meeting with the directoR.

Tr: What’d you tell dimera about me?

Beth: I stuck to the story. But he was asking a lot of questions about how I got hired.

Tr: What kind of questions?

Beth: Well, apparently, mr. Dimera gets final say on all casting. He wanted to know why you hired me without his input.

Tr: And what’d you say?

Beth: I didn’t sleep with tr. I swear. All I did was agree to keep quiet about his past.

Johnny: What past?

Beth: He assumed I traded sexual favors to get the role. I didn’t correct his assumptions.

Tr: I hope you’re telling the trutH. Because if paulina finds out that I’m not as reformed as I said, this whole film could go to hell.

Allie: Johnny, are you all right?

Johnny: I’m fine.

Real johnny: I’m not fine. Allie! Help me!

Allie: Okay, what’s wrong?

Johnny: Will you shut up?

Allie: No, I will not shut up! I’m trying to help you!

Johnny: I wasn’t talking to you!

Allie: Well, then, who the hell are you talking to?

Sonny: Hey, your cheeks are kind of flusheD. Are you feeling okay?

Gabi: I’ve been betteR.

Sonny: You’re kind of warm. Okay, how about you get in the bed? I’ll make you some tea.

Gabi: Thank you. You’re the best. I don’t think, uh, tea’s gonna do the trick.

Sonny: Look, I’ve seen you rally over and over agaiN. Okay, you will get over jake.

GabI: It’s not just jake. You know, kate–kate told me that I am doomed to be alone. She pointed out that I have ousted every single person at dimera that cares for me, and she’s not wrong, sonny.

Sonny: [Laughs] Okay, well, rule number one: Never listen to kate dimerA.

GabI: I know, I knoW.

Sonny: And rule number two: You are not alone. Okay, you have ari. You have will. You’ve got your brother. And you have me.

Jake: So where to now? Back to brookville? Philly, what?

Ava: Ah, no, no, no. I’m staying here because my son is here, so I’ll be in salem.

Jake: You gonna get a place of your own?

Ava: I’m not really sure yet. Can’t really have tripp see me digging into my inheritance to pay the renT.

Jake: Could probably stay with him for a while, yeah?

Ava: I don’t think that’ll be such a good idea since he lives with his father and kayla.

Jake: Ah. Well, look, it’s not much, but, uh, you’re welcome to stay at my place, you know, just while you’re figuring things out.

Ava: Yeah, you don’t really mean that.

Jake: No, no, seriously. You’d probably be doing me a favor, as long as you help out with rent or, at minimum, keep the fridge stocked with beer at all times.

Ava: And you know, I’m a pretty good cook too, so.

Jake: Is that a yes?

Ava: I don’t really have many other options, so, um. You sure?

Jake: Slainte.

Ava: Salud.

Nicole: Rafe, I am sure you’re gonna figure out the whole story of eli’s shooting.

Rafe: I just wish I knew why he left that day. And how he ended up facing the drug dealer that shot hiM.

Nicole: And you can’t find any witnesses?

Rafe: No. Not so far. I mean, at this point, eli’s the only one who knows what really happened.

Tr: I’m a little over-leveraged right now. I had to move some money around to cover some debts.

Beth: What does paulina have to do with that? Unless–are you trying to get back with your ex because she’s rich? Oh, is that how you’re gonna finance the film?

Tr: Let’s just say it’s in your best interest to keep your mouth shut. Paulina needs to believe that I am a totally changed man.

Beth: Ah, so you can get your hands on her moneY.

Paulina: Oh. Lani, sweetheart. How are you doing?

LanI: I’m hanging in there. I hope the kids behaved for you.

Paulina: Toddlers don’t behave; they just are. You know, like hurricanes.

Lani: Well, that doesn’t sound good.

Paulina: I love them to death, you know thaT. They just ran around here, tired themselves out, and now they’re sleeping like angels.

Lani: Mm, did dad leave?

Paulina: You mean abe?

LanI: Of course I mean abe.

Paulina: RighT. It’s just that, uh, ray was here when he arrived.

Lani: And how did dad react?

Paulina: Not well. He was upset. He didn’t stay long.

Lani: He’s convinced that ray is bad news.

Paulina: Yeah, I can understand that. But you know, it really does seem like the man has changed. Actually, he reminds me of the sweet guy I knew all those years ago, before the drugs, you know, made him angry and abusive. Oh, but he was so good with your babies. You should have seen him. Carver even fell asleep in his arms.

Lani: It was really nice of him to come by and help out.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. I thought so. And he couldn’t have been more of a gentleman.

[Line trilling]

Chanel: God, horton, where are you?

Allie: Johnny, what is going on?

Johnny: [Stammers] It’s nothing, okay? I’m fine. Just-just-just get out of here! Leave me alone!

Real johnny: Help me, allie. Please. I know you can feel me.

Allie: Okay, johnny, what is happening to you? Okay, talk to me, please. I want to help you, I love you.

Johnny: Leave me alone!

Allie: Are you sick? Okay, I’m gonna take you to the hospital.

Demon johnny: I said leave me alone!

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 8, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Shawn and Belle argued over his affair. He said he didn’t know he slept with Jan. He said he thought it was her. He said he wasn’t the first person to cheat in the marriage. He said when he slept with Jan he thought it was her. When she slept with Philip, she knew what she was doing. Abby told Chad that Allie was missing since yesterday. She said she saw footprints going towards the crypt. She wanted to check to see if Allie was in there. EJ went to see Clyde. EJ wanted to change their arrangement. He said one of them had to disappear. He said he left last time so now it was Clyde’s turn. Clyde wanted to know how he was supposed to live when he left town. EJ said he would make sure he would survive. Ben walked in while they were talking. Belle told Shawn that he had a lot of nerve to bring up her past mistakes when he was having a baby with Jan. She said she apologized for those mistakes. He said he apologized for the mistake too. Aldevil told Chanel what she was doing. She said she was thinking. She told Chanel that they shouldn’t see each other anymore. Johnny tried to get out of the crypt. He saw Tony and asked him to get him out. Tony said he couldn’t do it because he was Andre.

Aldevil told Chanel that she didn’t want to hurt her brother. Chanel said she didn’t care for her brother. Aldevil said she didn’t expect her to understand what goes on between her and her brother. Johnny told Andre that he was dead. Andre said after everything he went through he had the nerve to question what was happening. Andre said the devil sent him there to deal with him. Abby told Chad that she was glad Allie was okay. She said she hoped Johnny was too. She said EJ could deal with it. Chad was surprised that EJ was out. Clyde told Ben that EJ was offering him a job. Ben wanted to know why EJ would offer him a job. Clyde said they were in prison together. He ended up turning down the job. Belle told Shawn that he and Jan having a child. She said that child was going to tie him to Jan for the rest of their lives. She said she didn’t know if she could live with that. Ciara interrupted them while they were talking. Belle left them alone. He told Ciara she wasn’t the only one having a baby.

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