Days Short Recap Friday, March 12, 2021

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Sarah was surprised to see Kristen at Basic Black. She realized Kristen was pretending to be Susan. Kristen confessed to it, but tried to explain it because Chloe was after Brady. She wanted Sarah to keep her secret. Sarah told her that she couldn’t do that for her. Kristen reminded her that she gave Xander a pass. Sarah told her that Xander changed. She knew he did bad things, but he wasn’t like that anymore. Kristen reminded her how he allowed her to fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. She wouldn’t forget he did that, but she knew he did it because he loved her. Chloe talked to Brady about her encounter with Susan. She said Susan made her realize something she hadn’t thought of before. She thought about Kristen convincing her that she loved Brady. Brady wanted her to talk to him about it. She was about to when Xander and Jack arrived at the pub. He told them he was getting married. They didn’t care that he was getting married. Chloe felt sorry for Sarah. Rex showed up at the pub and wondered who would marry Xander. Xander told him how he was the one marrying Sarah. He couldn’t believe Sarah would marry him. They ended up arguing until Xander told him the best man won. Jack stopped Xander from arguing with him. Rex said Sarah still had time to back out of the wedding.

Ben looked through the glass and noticed the wreck. He demanded that Evan let him in the room. Evan did what he wanted, but he warned him that it wasn’t safe. He told Ben to come back another day to look for Ciara’s body. Ben hit him with the gun and knocked him out. He was determined to find Ciara. He started looking through the rubble to find Ciara. He started choking but he lifted up the mattress. He found Ciara passed out under it. Ben tried to call for help. Evan pointed the gun at Ben. Ben wasn’t worried about Evan shooting them because his story with Ciara wasn’t going to end like that. The debris fell on Evan when he was about to shoot them. He ended up collapsing. Belle met Shawn at the hospital and he told her about Ciara. He wanted to help Ben find Ciara. Claire went to call Ben when he walked in the hospital with Ciara. Sarah didn’t want to explain to Kristen why she was able to forgive Xander. Kristen tried to explain herself, but Sarah wasn’t willing to believe it. Sarah thought she might hurt someone. She called Brady to tell him what happened. Kristen hit her in the head and knocked her out.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 11, 2021

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Ciara wondered how she was going to warn Ben about Evan. Shawn and Ben talked about catching Evan. Claire begged Evan not to hurt her. He decided to kill Claire. She realized that he couldn’t kill Ciara so he would kill Ben. Claire realized Evan had Ciara. Ben told Shawn that he was able hear Ciara calling out to him. Kristen apologized to Chloe for blaming her for Brady’s shooting. Chloe forgave her so Kristen hugged her. Kristen spotted a letter opener on the table. She thought about stabbing Chloe, but she didn’t do it. Kristen tied to fish for info from Chloe about Brady. Claire realized that Ciara was behind a glass wall. Evan planned on killing Ben. She thought he was going to kill her too. She wanted to know what he wanted because she would get money from Victor. He said his father wanted money, but he had a different reason. He wanted to get revenge because Ciara was the reason he lost everything. Ciara prayed that Ben would be okay. She tried to get the pipe loose and finally did it. Kristen tried to get Chloe to admit that she was interested in Brady. She wanted Chloe to badmouth Kristen, but she wouldn’t do it. She only told her they were friends. She said there was nothing going on between them. Kristen wondered if she turned Philip down because she was into Brady. Chloe admitted she and Brady were good together at one time. She thought there might be a chance for them. Kristen picked up the letter opener.

Claire told Evan that Ciara hated her. She told him how she tried to set her on fire. He didn’t believe her so he kept the gun pointed at her. She told her to ask anyone. She said Ciara would throw a party if he killed her. Shawn and Ben burst in the room and demanded Evan drop the gun. He grabbed Claire and used her as a shield. Shawn warned him the cops would be there. Evan didn’t believe him. He said he could kill all of Ciara’s loved ones. Ciara pulled the pipe and used it to break the door. She couldn’t break the glass. She realized it was a gas pipe so she kept trying to break the glass. Ciara started to get weak from the glass. Evan demanded Shawn toss him the gun. He wanted to know which one he should killl first. Chloe told Kristen that Brady didn’t return any feelings for her. Kristen put the letter opener down. Brady wanted Chloe to go out with her to eat. Chloe told Kristen that Brady and Rachel would be better off without her. Kristen asked her if she was fine being the other woman. She didn’t see herself as the other woman. Ben and Shawn begged Evan not to kill Claire. Shawn lunged towards Evan and they fought over the gun. There was a gunshot and Ciara thought it was Ben. Ciara wasn’t sure if she heard a gunshot or not. She was worried that Ben was shot. Shawn was shot in the struggle. Ben got the gun and demanded that Evan take him to Ciara. Claire thought he was going to lie. Ben thought he wasn’t going to lie to him. Kristen was determined to make Chloe pay for going after Brady.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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Claire told Julie about her and Ben’s theory that Ciara was alive. Claire told her about the dream that Ben had about Ciara being alive. Julie wanted to tell the police. Claire said they couldn’t because Rhodes disappeared. She said she and Ben were going to bring Ciara home. Evan went to see Ben and was upset that he wasn’t there. Ben took Orpheus’ phone and showed it to Shawn. Ben told him that Evan had Ciara. Shawn didn’t was shocked. Ben said the only way to find her was through the phone. Paulina gave Abe a hard time about Salem not having black owned businesses. Claire told Julie that she couldn’t tell Doug because they didn’t have proof. Julie agreed not to tell Doug. Claire wanted to wait until they had good news. Shawn told Ben that the songs were made in Brookeville. Ben wondered if Ciara could have been there the whole time. Shawn said Evan didn’t even have to be at the location. Ben said his father told him that Evan was on to him so they might not have long. Evan said Ben had to come home eventually. Gabi told Roman that she was dumped. He said he didn’t know she was seeing someone. She said Jake told her that he wanted to be with Kate. When she was insulting Kate, Roman defended her. He said he thought Jake wasn’t good enough for Kate. Gabi wanted to know what his problem he had with Jake. Abe took Paulina to Julie’s. Paulina met Julie and was surprised that she was going to the twins’ christening. Abe told her Julies was named after her. Paulina wanted to know why the baby would be named after her.

Shawn was upset with Ben for ruining their chance at finding Ciara when Shawn made him get off the phone with Clyde. Claire went to Ben’s apartment. She saw Evan there and was surprised. Roman told Gabi that Kate could do better than Jake. Gabi said Jake could do better than Kate. Gabi said she could do better than Jake. Claire wanted to know who Evan was. When he was about to leave, she said she knew who he was. Shawn told Ben that Evan was in Salem. Claire told Evan that he was the guy at the gym. Evan said she realized who he was. She was going to leave, but he told her to tell him who she was. Shawn told Ben where the call came from. Ben said that was where he lived. Evan wanted Claire to tell him who she was. She said she was Claire Brady. He said she knew who he was. She said she had to leave. He said Ben couldn’t know where he was. He asked if she was related to Ciara. Claire said she’s her aunt. He said Ciara screwed up his life. She said he ruined his own life. He warned her about the way she was talking to him. She wanted to know what he was going to do to Ben. He said he was going to kill him. He said while they waited for Ben to come home, he was going to decide what to do with her.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Anna tried to stop Chad from going in the wine cellar. She offered to go and get a bottle of wine. He wanted to do it himself. She yelled at him not to go down there. Gabi stopped Abby from stabbing her with the needle. Abby wanted her to move out of her way. Gabi said she wasn’t going back to prison because she lost her marbles. She said she was done. Kate and Jake argued over Gabi. Gabi tried to stop Abby from stabbing Gwen. Abby told Gabi that she wasn’t going to help her get Jake back. Gabi told Abby to get out of there. Abby ended up leaving. Gwen thanked her from saving her from that lunatic. Gabi said not to thank her just yet. Jake told Kate that he didn’t have a relationship with Gabi. Kate said he was using her to convince himself that he didn’t have feelings for Gabi. Gabi told Gwen that she wasn’t going to let her go because she would go to the police. Gabi said she was okay for letting her stay in the cellar. Gwen told her leaving her there was still murder. Gabi said it wasn’t if no one knew she was there. Gwen said Anna or somebody else might come down there. Gwen told Gabi that she wouldn’t tell the police about her involvement in the kidnapping if she let her go. She said Abby was their enemy. Gabi was convinced to let her go. Chad saw Abby coming out of the tunnel. He wanted to know why she was down there. Before she could answer, Gwen came out and said Abby tried to kidnap her.

Gabi went to see Jake. She told him that she stopped a murder. Abby told Chad not to listen to Gwen. Gwen told Chad that Abby locked her in the basement to get her to confess to murdering Laura. She said Abby threatened to stab her with a needle. Chad asked if it was true. Abby tried to go after her, but he stopped her. Abby said she couldn’t believe Gabi let her out. Gwen said she was going to the police. She said she was going to tell them she did it all. Jake asked Gabi if she was there for a pat on the back. She said she had to tell someone. He asked why she had to tell him. She said he was her only friend. He said they weren’t friends. He wanted to know why he would help Abby get a confession. He said everyone knew Gwen drugged Abby so why did she need a confession. Gabi said she went along with it to get him back. He told her he didn’t want to be with her. Gwen told Chad that she was going to the police. Chad told her that Laura’s death was still open. Gwen said she was innocent. She said Abby needed to be locked up. When Gwen left, Chad told Abby that she ruined everything. She told him that Gwen needed to pay. She said he defended her. He wanted to know how long she was planning on doing this. He asked if she wanted to come home so she could have access to the tunnels. She said she would never use him that way. He said he didn’t know anymore. Jake told Gabi that they were over. She said he felt something when they kissed. She said he still had feelings for her. He said he did have feelings for her. Gwen went to the police to report a murder. Chad and Abby argued over her torturing her in the basement. He wanted to know how long it was going to last. She said it wasn’t going to be over until Gwen was no longer a part of their lives. Jake said he didn’t want to watch Gabi waste her time chasing after a man who wasn’t hers. He asked her if she understood what he was saying. She said she got the message loud and clear. She said she wouldn’t be back. Chad wanted to know how Abby was going to get Gwen out of their lives. She said she would do whatever it takes. He asked her if it was worth going to prison. She said it was. He walked away from her.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 8, 2021

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Belle told Sami she was going to quit representing her because she lied about touching the gun. Sami told her she didn’t kill Charlie. Belle wanted to know why she came back to Salem without telling anyone. She wanted to know why she went to Charlie’s apartment. She asked why her hands were on the gun. She asked why she lied to her. She said Sami was acting guilty. Rafe told Ava that Sami was arrested for killing Charlie. Ava asked if she believed her. Rafe told her he would make sure justice was done. She said she believed justice was done. Lucas called Shawn and found out Sami was arrested for murder. He told Allie about it and she blamed herself for Sami getting arrested. Chad wanted to know why Abby was with Gabi. Abby said she wanted to apologize to her. He wanted to know why she would do that. She said for falsely accusing her of drugging her. Gabi said it better be good and heartfelt. Abby apologized to her. Gabi wanted to know why she would forgive her. Anna found Gwen in the tunnel. Gwen told her Abby and Gabi locked her up. Anna wanted to know if they wanted her to die. Gwen said Abby wanted her to confess to killing her grandmother. Anna asked if she did. Gwen said she didn’t. Gwen asked if she could untie her. Anna said she could. Sami wanted Belle to get her out of this mess. Belle didn’t know how she could. Belle told her she knew her prints were on the gun and she would find out. She said she lied to her face. Sami said she was going to help her. Sami said despite how they felt about each other; there was nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. Belle agreed to stay, but she said she was done with her if she lied to her again. Rafe wanted to know why Ava thought justice was done. Ava said Sami was a mother who wanted to protect her child. He said the case wasn’t done. She said Sami’s prints were on the gun. He said it was far from over. He said it was complicated because Sami was his ex wife. Ava said it was the same thing with Charlie. Lucas asked Allie why she thought it was her fault that Sami was arrested. Before she could answer, Tripp showed up. Allie said she wanted to see him about Charlie, but she didn’t know what to say. He said he didn’t know what to wear either. He said he was glad Charlie was dead.

Belle asked Sami why she picked up the gun. Sami said she wasn’t thinking. Belle wanted to know if she was protecting someone. She said Allie would be the number one suspect if she weren’t charged. Sami said she didn’t do it. Belle wanted to know how she knew. Sami said she knew. Sami said Charlie had a lot of enemies that would have killed him. Ava and Rafe talked about Charlie and how she wasn’t much of a mother to him. When they finished talking, she told him she was going to pack. He told her she didn’t have to. Tripp told Allie and Lucas that Charlie threatened to kill him. Anna said she could help Gwen. Gwen told her where the box cutter was. Anna walked past it to get a bottle of wine. Anna said she wouldn’t help her. Abby apologized to Gabi. Gabi reminded her about setting her up for Andre’s murder. Abby said she didn’t have to go way back. Gabi asked if she got to pick and choose why she was sorry. Abby told Chad to leave. When he left, Abby told Gabi about bringing up Andre. Gabi said she had to make it look believable. Abby asked if it was an act. Gabi said she would never get over what she did to her. Abby said she wouldn’t forget either. Allie told Tripp that her mother was arrested for Charlie’s murder. He said he would be there for Henry. He asked if Ava could meet Henry. Allie agreed to let Ava meet Henry. Lucas didn’t think it was a good idea. Allie thought it was. Abby and Gwen argued over Rolf’s drug. Gabi thought they weren’t going to use it on Gwen. Gwen told Anna that she would be an accessory to kidnapping if she left her there. Anna said no one would care that she was gone. Rafe went to see Belle and Sami. He was surprised that Belle was still there. Belle said she believed her. Belle said Sami picked up the gun, but never fired it. Rafe asked if that was her story. Sami said she never fired the gun. Belle said if the fingerprints were all he had, Sami should be free to go. Rafe said the prints weren’t all he had. Belle wanted to know what else he had on her. Rafe said he got the ballistics report from the lab. He said Sami’s clothes had gunshot residue all over them. Tripp went to see Ava. He and Allie brought Henry to see her. Abby and Gabi went to see Gwen. Gwen told them that Anna was there. Abby told Gabi that Anna couldn’t say anything. Gwen said she wasn’t going to confess. Abby showed her Rolf’s drugs. Abby wanted to inject Gwen with the drug. Abby wanted Gabi to record the confession. Gabi wanted Gwen to confess to framing her. Abby didn’t want to worry about that right now. Gabi wanted to make her pay for framing her. Abby agreed and told her to answer Gabi first. Sami told Belle that she could explain the gunshot residue. Rafe asked if she thought she could wash the evidence off her hands. He told her to confess to killing Charlie. Ava thanked Allie for letting her see Henry. Ava apologized to her for what Charlie did. Rafe told Sami that she was going to be arraigned soon. He said he wanted to help her, but now he couldn’t. Belle told her that she quit. She said she was on her own.

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Days Short Recap Friday, March 5, 2021

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Gwen woke up and realized she was tied up. She got scared because she didn’t know where she was. She did remember making a deal with Gabi. Abby was ready to check on Gwen when Chad showed up. He let her know he made an appointment with a marriage counselor. He told her they had to meet the counselor in an hour. She let him know she couldn’t make it. She had to cancel. He didn’t understand what could be more important than them working on their marriage. She told him that he should have thought about their marriage when he believed Gwen’s lies over her. He thought about what she said and decided to reschedule the session. He walked out of the room so Abby went to check on Gwen. Gwen thought Gabi was going to be the one to see her, but it ended up being Abby. Gwen put two and two together and realized they were working together. Abby let her know where she was and how she’s back in the mansion with Chad. She also told her how he wants to be with her. Abby was willing to let Gwen go if she admitted to what she did to her grandmother. Abby recorded their conversation. Gwen decided to rub it in how she slept with Chad. Gwen told her how she was a better mother to her children than she was. She let Abby know that she didn’t kill Laura. Abby let her know she wouldn’t get room service there. Gwen said she was fine with not eating much. She said it would be hard for her because she planned on screaming. Abby was happy to let her know the walls were soundproof. No one would hear her scream. Abby believed Gwen would get tired of living like that and sign the confession.

Chad returned and noticed that Abby was missing. Anna walked in the room and they talked about his marriage. Anna believed they would work things out. Chad was afraid they wouldn’t. She offered for him to have lunch with Tony and her. He didn’t want to feel like the odd man out. He wanted to take the kids out. She assured him things would go back to normal. He was afraid she was just too consumed with Gwen. Anna wasn’t surprised by that. She advised him to give Abby time to get over what happened. She decided to go to the cellar to get some wine for Tony. She went to the basement and Gwen started screaming. Anna checked on the noise and was shocked to see Gwen. Philip met with Gabi at the town square and let her know the bad news about Gabi Chic. He told her there was an order to stop construction on the company. Jake and Kate arrived and they told her how they were responsible. They announced they were working together. Jake rubbed in the mistakes Gabi made in her face. Philip wanted to talk to Kate alone. He wanted answers from his mother. She told him how she was working with Jake. Philip told her how she was giving Gabi what she wanted. He told her how Gabi would be focused on getting her company back and going after Jake. Kate wasn’t worried about Gabi going after Jake. He warned her how Jake and Gabi will be going after each other. She reminded him how much she hated Jake. Philip reminded her that enemies become great lovers. He didn’t want to see her get hurt and advised her to buy another place. Gabi was upset with Jake for going through with buying out her company with Kate. She teased him about Mommy Dearest helping him. She told him Kate would eventually take the company and get rid of him. She warned him that she can be just as ruthless as Kate and never stops until she gets what she wants. Abby showed up and stopped them because she wanted to talk to Gabi. Abby wanted Gabi to take her to Dr. Rolf so she could get the drug that would make Gwen talk. Gabi warned her that it’s not like going to a pharmacy and ordering what you want. Gabi asked her if she even knew which drugs she needed. Abby said she did because it was on her toxicology report. Chad ran into them and was shocked to see them together.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Rafe wanted Sami to tell him if she killed Charlie. She said they had that conversation already. He reminded her that he found her in Charlie’s apartment with him dead on the floor. She wouldn’t answer him. He left to check on the forensics report. She called Belle and asked for her help. Belle wanted to know why she should help her. Sami said lives were at stake. Sarah told John and Marlena that there were no signs to explain why he passed out. She wanted to know if something happened to cause it. Marlena started to tell her, but John cut her off. Sarah said she wanted him to stay at the hospital a little longer. Ben sent Marlena a text saying he needed to see her. Evan told Ciara that Ben died in a motorcycle accident. Ciara didn’t believe that Ben was dead. Evan said Ben thought she was dead and decided to join her. She wanted him to let him know if she wanted a dagger before he left. Orpheus told Clyde not to sneak up on him. Clyde called him out for calling Evan. Clyde wanted to know if he had something to do with where Ciara was. Belle went to see Sami at the police station. Sami was glad she came. Belle wanted to know what was going on. Sami told her she was accused of killing Charlie. Belle was shocked that Charlie was dead. Sami said she thought she would have heard about it. Belle wanted to know what happened. Sami said Charlie was shot to death. Belle wanted to know why she was there. Sami said she needed a lawyer. Belle wanted to know why Rafe brought her there. Sami said she was in Charlie’s apartment when he was dead. Belle asked if she killed him. Roman went to see John. John told him that he lost it when he heard what Charlie did to Claire. He said he went to see Charlie. Roman said he hoped he gave him a hard time. John said he didn’t know what he did because that was when he blocked out in his car. Clyde attacked Orpheus and took his phone. Ben told Marlena about the book he took to Susan. He said he wanted Susan to see if she could get a vibe from it, but she didn’t. He asked Marlena if she could hypnotize him so he could find Ciara.

Ben told Marlena that he helped him before and could help him find Ciara. Marlena said she wouldn’t have been able to do it because he has never been there. He said he was there. He said he felt the glass. She said she wanted to help him. He told her to do it. He said he knew that Ciara was out there and needed his help. He asked her to at least try. She agreed to hypnotize him. Allie told Rafe that he wanted to see Sami. He told her that she was arrested for killing Charlie. He apologized to her for what happened. Allie said he shouldn’t be sorry for what happened to Charlie. She said he deserved what he got. Belle wanted to know if Sami killed Charlie. Sami didn’t want to answer her. When Belle was ready to leave when Sami wouldn’t answer her. Sami agreed to answer her questions. Belle asked her why she was at Charlie’s place. Sami said Lucas told her that Charlie got off for what he did. She said she wasn’t going to let him get away with what he did. Belle asked if she killed Charlie. Roman told John that Charlie was dead. John was surprised. Sami asked Belle if she thought she could shoot someone. Belle said she shot people before. Sami said she had to do it in the past. Belle reminded her about the things she did in order to get custody of her grandson. She also reminded her that Jan could have killed her. Sami apologized to her. She said she did it because she loved her children. Belle believed her. Belle said she could see Sami wanting to make Charlie pay for what he did to her daughter. She asked Sami if she killed Charlie. Sami said she didn’t kill him. She said he was dead when she got there. Belle asked if she touched the gun. Sami said she didn’t. Belle said she better not be lying. Sami said she wasn’t. Belle wanted to know what else she did. Belle asked if she touched the gun. Sami said she didn’t. Sami said she was innocent. Belle thought she didn’t need her help if she was innocent. Sami said she needed her help. Allie demanded that Rafe let Sami go. He understood how she felt. When he referred to Charlie as the victim, Allie said she, Ava and Claire were the victims. Marlena asked Ben questions about the room he saw. He told her what he saw. She asked what he saw. He said he saw another book. He said Ciara was on the bed. He said she looked sad. He said he needed to find her. Clyde called Evan and lied about who he was. Clyde wanted him to tell him what he was planning to do with Ciara. Rafe told Allie that he loved her and Sami and was going to do whatever he could to help her. Allie wanted to see Sami, but he thought she should let her talk to Belle. Sami asked Belle to help her for her kids. She said she would owe her for the rest of her life. Belle told her not to make her regret it. Rafe came in while they were hugging. Belle told him to release Sami since he didn’t have any evidence against her. He said he did. Evan didn’t believe that Clyde was in on the plan. Evan said he wasn’t going to go along with Orpheus’ plan to ransom Ciara off. He said he wanted to make her pay. Clyde called Ben to tell him about Ciara. Belle wanted Rafe to tell her what evidence he had. He said Sami’s prints were on the gun.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday March 3, 2021

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Jennifer wished she was there for Jack. He hoped Gwen and Abby got along better. Jennifer thought it would happen eventually. Abby went to see Gwen but Gabi opened the door. She let her know their plan worked. Gwen was passed out on the bed. Chad went to Jack’s place to see Abby. Abby and Gabi talked about drugging Gwen. Abby reminded her how she had practice drugging her before. Gabi didn’t think she was being too grateful considering she was willing to help her. Steve and Kayla weren’t happy about seeing Justin with Bonnie. Steve didn’t want to eat with her. Bonnie got the hint and left the table. Abby took Gwen’s glass. Gabi told her they had to move her body before anyone saw them. Abby seemed to have an attitude with Gabi. Gabi told her how she had to do some heavy lifting in their plan. Jack talked to Chad about Gwen suffering and how Abby was upset. Chad defended Abby to him. Jack wanted to think about what was going on with Gwen. Jack told him what happened when he talked to Gwen. Chad wasn’t thrilled with the fact that Jack defended Gwen’s bad life. Jack agreed that Gwen was wrong, but he wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. Abby and Gabi put Gwen in the laundry basket. They had a little bit of time before Gwen would wake up. Chad understood why Abby went ballistic about Gwen. He couldn’t believe Jack expected Abby to get along with Gwen after everything she’s done. Jack was trying to protect Abby and keep her from going over the edge. Abby and Gabi were trying to get rid of Gwen’s body when Bonnie saw them.

Steve let Justin know he wasn’t going to be friends with Bonnie. He didn’t like what Bonnie did to Adrienne. Bonnie was surprised the DiMeras didn’t have people do laundry for Abby and Gabi. Gabi said it wasn’t laundry. Bonnie asked them if it was a body. Steve apologized to Justin for the way he spoke to him about Bonnie. He didn’t understand how he could be with Bonnie after what she did. Justin said no one in the town is giving her a chance to prove she changed. Abby tried to laugh off Bonnie’s accusations. She and Gabi were trying to make excuses for what they were doing. Gabi said they wanted to say goodnight to their kids. Bonnie reminded her how her daughter was in Phoenix. Jack wanted to know what would happen to his daughter if he turned his back on her. Chad wanted to know what was supposed to happen to Abby because of Gwen. He blamed Gwen for destroying his marriage. He didn’t want him to end up like him. Gabi and Abby lied about having clothes for Gabi Chic. Bonnie didn’t believe them. She knew they weren’t frineds and didn’t seem like they were talking like friends. Abby had to admit that they weren’t friends. They told her they were working together. Kayla tried to reason with Steve about Justin dating Bonnie. She told him how he sacrificed his happiness in Bonnie. She thought it was the least they could do was have dinner with him and Bonnie. Steve apologized to Justin. Abby and Gabi took Gwen to the tunnel in the mansion. Chad saw Abby come out of the passageway.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Jack and Abby argued over her attacking Gwen. Abby tried to convince him that Gwen killed Laura. He was convinced that Gwen was innocent. Abby wanted to know if he believed Gwen. He said he did. Gabi went to see Gwen. Gabi said she didn’t blame her for framing her. Gwen was surprised that Gabi didn’t want to get revenge on her. Gabi told her Abby told her the same thing. Sarah ran into Chloe and told her that she and Xander were getting married. Chloe warned her not to marry him. Philip went to see Brady. He said he wanted to get Brady something since he was the reason why Brady was shot. Kristen said it was Chloe’s fault. Chloe told Sarah that she was kidnapped by a drug cartel. She said Xander left her there. She said she killed the guy. She said it could have been avoided if he didn’t leave her there. Sarah apologized to her for what happened. She said Xander changed. She said she has forgiven him for his past. She said they were in love with each other and were happy. Chloe said she wished them the best. She said spending time with Susan was starting to rub off on her. Philip told Kristen that the mob was trying to shoot at him. Kristen said Chloe blamed herself too. She said Brady wouldn’t have been caught in the line of fire if she didn’t help him. Philip said that would be the last thing Chloe would want considering how she felt about Brady. Kristen wanted to know how Chloe felt about Brady. Gabi told Gwen that Abby was talking about her. Gabi said Abby tried to apologize to her. Gwen wanted to know why. Gabi said Abby told her to get revenge on her for killing Laura. Gwen said she didn’t kill Laura. Gabi said Abby wanted her to team up with her to get back at her. Abby couldn’t believe Jack was defending Gwen. He said he wasn’t defending her. He said Gwen had a hard life growing up. He said he wasn’t there for her. He said he was trying to make up for that. Gabi told Gwen that Abby wanted to team up to get revenge on her. Gabi said Abby was the one who framed her and sent her to prison. She said she hated Gwen, but she hated Abby more than she did her. Abby told Jack that it wasn’t his fault that Gwen grew up the way she did. Abby said people without parents grow up to be decent people. Kristen wanted Philip to tell her how Chloe feels about Brady. Philip said Chloe didn’t say it in words. He said he wanted to get back together with Chloe, but she wasn’t interested. When Kristen started to insult Chloe, Philip wanted to know why she cared so much.

Kristen told Philip that she grew to care about Brady and Chloe was moving in on him. Philip said he wasn’t saying Chloe was moving in on Brady. He said he thought Chloe was interested in him. Kristen was happy that it was one sided. Philip said he wasn’t sure. Kristen wanted to know what that meant. Philip said Brady seemed jealous at the idea of him being with Chloe. Kristen said Brady belonged with his baby’s mother. Philip said Kristen was in jail. He said Kristen deserved to stay in jail for shooting his father. He said while Kristen was in jail, Brady might fall for Chloe. Kristen told him to do something about it. Abby told Jack that Gwen was dangerous and her goal was to break up the family. She said they couldn’t let her do that. Jack said he had to make Gwen realize that she didn’t have to lash out. He said she might forgive him. She said there was nothing to forgive. Gabi and Gwen talked about things never being Abby’s fault. Gabi told Gwen that she wanted to bury the hatchet down Abby’s back. Chloe and Sarah talked about Brady. Chloe said she and Brady were friends. She said Brady was involved with Kristen. Sarah said Kristen was in prison and a lot could happen. Abby told Jack that she would never forgive Gwen after what she has done. She said it wasn’t possible for him to be on both of their sides. He wanted to know if she was asking him to choose. She said she was. Gabi tried to convince Gwen to work with her to get back at Abby. Jack told Abby he loved her. She said to protect her and the family. He said he knew that Gwen did terrible things, but he couldn’t turn his back on her. Abby said Gwen killed Laura. He wanted her to see that Gwen was innocent. Abby said Gwen killed her grandmother and she was going to prove it.

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Susan kept slipping up while she was talking to Lani. Kristen tried to throw Chloe out when she brought food over for Brady. Gwen went to see Jack to thank him for believing her when she told him what happened with Laura. Gabi wanted to know why Abby wanted to work with her. Abby said Gwen was a b*tch. Gabi wanted to know why she should care about that. Abby said Gwen drugged her and framed Gabi. Gabi said she cared about that, but Abby hated her. Abby said she didn’t hate her as much as she hated Gwen. Gabi said she didn’t know anything about revenge. Abby agreed. Abby reminded her that she would have gone to prison because of Gwen. Gabi wasn’t interested in helping her. Susan slipped up again while Lani was talking to her. Brady showed up while Kristen and Chloe were arguing. He wanted to know why she was upset. Kristen said Chloe was why. Susan tried to convince Lani that Chloe was the one responsible for Brady getting shot. Susan said Chloe was throwing herself at Brady. Lani wanted to know how she knew. Jack told Gwen that he didn’t do anything. She said he stopped her from hiding the body. She thanked him for believing her. Abby tried to convince Gabi to help her, but Gabi wasn’t interested. Abby said Gabi would be able to help her get Gwen without losing control. Gabi wanted to know why she would do that. Abby said she wanted to get back at Gwen because of Jake. Gabi wasn’t interested. Abby said she would get her something she wanted if she helped her.

Abby told Gabi that she was going to get Gwen whether she helped her or not. Gabi said she wanted her to break up Jake and Kate and she would help her. Jack reminded Gwen that she drugged Abby. Gwen said she shouldn’t have come to see him. He said he cared about her, but he was on to her. She said Abby thought she killed Laura. She asked if she really believed her or if he was setting her up. Kristen wanted Brady to eat the breakfast she made for him. When Chloe was about to leave, he told her not to go. He wanted her to eat the muffins with him. Susan told Lani that Chloe was throwing herself at Brady. Lani told her she knew what was going on. Brady and Chloe wanted to know what was going on with Kristen when she kept getting upset with Chloe. Lani told Kristen that everything she was going through was too much for her. She told Kristen to tell her how scared and lonely she was. Kristen blamed Chloe for Brady getting shot. He wanted to know why she cared so much about him. She said she was concerned about what it would do to John and Marlena. Jack told Gwen that he was a journalist and that it helped him see when people were lying to him. She said she wasn’t used to people believing her or standing up for her. Gabi tried to convince Abby that she could go after Kate when Abby wasn’t sure she would be able to. Abby said Jake was a nice person. Gabi was offended by that remark and told her she wouldn’t help her. Abby agreed to break up Kate and Jake. Abby said she would do it if Gabi swear to help her make Gwen pay.

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 26, 2021

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Susan called Kristen to let her know she lied to her. She knew that Kristen had another agenda to keep her in prison. Kristen wanted her to hang on a little longer. Kristen tried everything she could to to get her to stay in prison for her. Allie talked to Nicole about Claire recording Charlie’s confession. She told her how Charlie found out about it and tried to hurt Claire. She didn’t want him to do anything to hurt her. She wanted to stop him. Nicole wanted to know what happened. She told her how she wanted to get him out of her life for good. She decided not to focus on the negative things and be happy. She considered Charlie dead to her. Rafe questioned Sami about being at Charlie’s place. She was vague about what she was doing there. He asked her when she arrived back in town. She gave him a few details. She didn’t seem too worried about Charlie being dead. She felt like he got what deserved by being dead. He wanted her to answer his questions or he would have her do it at the station. She kept quiet so he called the murder in to the police. Kristen was relieved that Susan would stay in prison when Ben and Claire arrived at the townhouse. They needed her help to find Ciara. Kristen didn’t know how to help them. They told her how she could help like she did before. They told her about the book and about Ben’s dream. Kristen had to play it off as if she lost the feeling she had. She didn’t give them any useful information so they ended up leaving.

Tripp went to see Ava at Rafe’s house. She let him know that Charlie threatened to kill him. Tripp wasn’t worried about him now. She told him how Rafe went to check out a gunshot at Charlie’s apartment. Eli showed up at Rafe’s place to tell Ava about Charlie being dead. She thought he committed suicide. Eli informed them that the police were talking to a person of interest, but there weren’t any arrests made. He asked them about their whereabouts for the night before. They told them their stories. Eli seemed satisfied with their answers for the time being and left. Ava told Tripp she was glad Charlie was dead. Rafe took Sami to the station for more questioning. He wanted to know why Sami was in town. She told him how she talked to Lucas about the fact Charlie wasn’t getting charged with Allie’s rape. She couldn’t believe Charlie said their sex was consensual. She said he got what he had coming. She asked Rafe if he thought she did it. He admitted he thought she was guilty. He told her how she would have been screaming more if she were being framed. He noticed how she wasn’t saying much. He wanted to help her out, but she had to talk to him. Sami told him that she wanted to talk to a lawyer. Eli went to see Claire to let her know that the restraining order was done and that Charlie was dead. Claire thought about what Allie said about Charlie. Eli wanted to know what she was thinking. She lied and said she was trying to process what he told her. Rafe went to Nicole’s place to talk to her and Allie. He told them what happened to Charlie. He let them know he had someone in custody. He said the person was Allie. Sami sat at the station and thought about what happened in Charlie’s apartment. She thought about standing over him with a gun in her hand. She told him how he got what he deserved.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 25, 2021

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Rafe asked Ava where she was last night. Marlena told John that he left last night. Ben went to see Claire to tell her he had a strange dream. Ciara told Evan that Ben was looking for her and was going to find her. Evan said Ben thought she was dead. She said he didn’t. She said she called Ben. Evan said she didn’t have a phone. She said Rhodes did and she called Ben. Evan said Ben didn’t know where she was. He wanted to know what Ben said. She said there was a bad connection. She said he heard her voice and he was looking for her. Marlena told John she was worried when he left. She said she thought he had another episode. She was ready to call the police. She said he came back as if nothing happened. She said they were going to talk about what happened. Ava told Rafe that she got up early to get food. She asked where he thought she was. He said he thought she went to see Charlie. He said he thought she might have taken matters into her own hands. Ava told Rafe that she felt responsible for Charlie’s behavior. Rafe wanted to know why. She said he grew up without love. She said she loved Tripp. She said Tripp was taken from her. She said her father replaced him with another man. She said her father thought everything was better because she had a new man and a baby. She said losing Tripp and Steve was hard. She said she didn’t feel anything when Charlie was born. She asked what kind of a mother didn’t love her own child. John apologized to Marlena for walking out the way he did. She wanted to know what was wrong with him. He said he couldn’t stop thinking about Charlie. He said he couldn’t stop thinking about him trying to be the victim after what he did to his granddaughter. He said he couldn’t stop driving until he ended up at Charlie’s apartment. Ben told Claire that his dream seemed real. Claire said he and Ciara could have been sharing the same dream again. He said he thought it might be after what he and Shawn found out. Orpheus called Evan to find out what happened. Evan told him that Rhodes was dead. Orpheus asked about Ciara. Evan said she was warming up to him.

Orpheus told Evan that he wanted pictures of Ciara and text them to him. Evan wanted to know why. Orpheus wanted proof of life. Evan wanted to know why he needed proof. Orpheus said he was blackmailing Victor. He said he needed proof that Ciara was alive in order to get Victor to get him out of there. Evan didn’t know about texting the pictures. Orpheus told him he couldn’t go to the prison and bring them to him. Evan said he had a choice. Ben told Claire that he went to see Vincent and found out he was dead. He said he and Shawn went to Rhodes’ apartment. He wondered if Shawn told her everything. She said there was a lot going on. John told Marlena that he didn’t remember what happened. He said he had a pain in his head and blacked out. She asked how long he was blacked out. He said he didn’t know. Orpheus told Evan that they were a team. He said they were in it together. Evan wanted to know what he got out of it. Orpheus said he and Evan could go anywhere they wanted once he got out of prison. Evan said he didn’t change him mind about being around him. He said Orpheus gave him orders. He said he wanted to make Ciara pay for what she did. He said he was the one in charge. Orpheus said he couldn’t have him challenge him. Evan wanted to know what he was going to do about it. When Orpheus was about to tell him, Evan hung up. Claire told Ben what happened with the recording. Ben said she had the confession. She said Charlie erased it. Ben thought he was in jail, but she said he wasn’t arrested. She said she didn’t have to worry about Charlie. John said he felt better now. Marlena wanted to get him checked out. Rafe told Ava that it was understandable why she felt the way she did about Charlie after what her father did. She said Charlie wasn’t Tripp and his father wasn’t the man she loved. She said she could barely look at Charlie. She said her father had Charlie’s father raise him. She said she was cold to Charlie. She said Charlie blamed himself for why she acted the way she did. She said he tried to get him to love her, but she wouldn’t do it. Clyde told Orpheus that he heard his conversation. Clyde asked if he was talking to his son. He asked if his son refused to listen to his father. Orpheus asked what was it to him. Clyde asked if it had to do with Ciara. Ciara asked Evan if he was trying to ransom her. She said he should do it because he would be rich. He said some things are more important than money. Claire told Ben that they could find Ciara. She said they could go to Susan. She said if Susan touched the box, she might be able to tell them where Ciara was. Rafe told Ava that it was possible that he could change. She didn’t think he would. While they were talking, Rafe got a call about someone hearing a gunshot at Charlie’s apartment. She thought Charlie might have killed himself. Orpheus told Clyde to mind his own business. Clyde said it was his business. He said he was going to get to the bottom of if. Ciara told Evan to shoot her and get it over with. Rafe went to Charlie’s apartment and found him dead on the floor. When Rafe was about to call for help, Sami showed up.

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Claire was upset that she didn’t get the phone from Charlie. She told Belle that she should have grabbed the phone. Claire asked Belle if she was serious about threatening to kill Charlie. Belle said she was. Tripp told Steve that Allie apologized to him. He said Allie was working hard to change her life. John ran into Charlie and told him to stay away from Claire and Allie. Charlie said to tell Claire to stay away from him. John wanted to know what he meant. Charlie said Claire called him and invited him over. He said she was trying to trick him into confessing to what he did. He said Claire recorded him confessing to raping Allie. He would have been thrown in jail again. He said he stopped her. John wanted to know what he did. Charlie said he told her he loved her and left. He told John to get his hands off him. John threatened to kill him if he went after either of his granddaughters. Claire told Belle that Charlie admitted to raping Allie. Belle said he deleted it. Claire said it was gone. Belle told her to promise that she would never take a risk like that again. Allie talked to Marlena about Tripp helping her with Henry. She told Marlena that Tripp forgave her apology. Marlena was glad that he was so forgiving. Tripp talked to Steve about spending time with Henry. Tripp said Henry needed him in his life because his father deserved to be in prison. Charlie showed up while they were talking and said he wasn’t going to be a part of Henry’s life.

Marlena met with John. He told her that he ran into Charlie. He said he wanted to hurt him after the way he talked to Claire. Belle told Shawn that he wanted to go after Charlie. She said she wanted to make him pay too. She told him about Charlie deleting the recording. Shawn wanted to know if she was okay. Claire went to see Allie and told him that she tricked Charlie into confessing. Allie wanted to hear it. Claire said it was gone. She told Allie that she blew it. Allie was proud of her. She asked if Charlie hurt her. Claire said he didn’t. She said she couldn’t believe that he admitted to something and walked out the door. She said she failed. She wanted to know how she could be so stupid. Allie said she wasn’t stupid. Claire said she fell for it. Charlie told Tripp that he wasn’t going near his son. Steve told Charlie that he was going to take care of him if the authorities couldn’t do it. Charlie said he didn’t do anything wrong. Steve said he raped a woman and let Tripp take the fall. Charlie said it was sweet that he stood up for Tripp. Steve said he would always do it because Tripp was a good person. Charlie said he sounded like his mother. Steve said Ava was telling the police about him. While they were talking, Charlie warned Tripp that he wasn’t going near his son. Charlie went to Nicole’s apartment to see Ava. Nicole said she wasn’t letting him see her. She warned him that he was living on borrowed time. Charlie wanted her to move. She told him to stay away from Allie. Belle told Shawn that she wanted to kill Charlie. John and Marlena went to see Belle and Shawn. Marlena wanted Belle to tell them what happened when Charlie came to see them. Allie tried to make Claire feel better about falling for Charlie. Claire said she wanted to make him pay. Allie said she should deal with Charlie herself. Tripp told Steve that he didn’t like the way Charlie was talking to them. Steve told him not to worry about him. Tripp thought Charlie would have tried to sue for custody. Charlie told Nicole that Ava was the reason why he met Allie. He said nothing would have happened if Ava didn’t want him to follow Tripp. Nicole told him that he tried to kill Ava. He said he was the devoted child. He said Tripp thought he was going to raise his son. He said he would rather see Tripp dead than near his son. She asked if he threatened to kill his own brother. Charlie said Ava would have enough love for him if Tripp was dead. John told Marlena, Belle and Shawn that he wanted to kill Charlie. Marlena tried to calm him down. Marlena wanted to get John out of there. Allie told Claire that she was going to shoot Charlie. Steve told Tripp that there is no judge that would give Charlie custody of Henry. Tripp said they might because Ava’s testimony wouldn’t be enough. Steve said that it would be. Tripp said Charlie would find a way to look like the better parent. Steve didn’t think he would. Tripp didn’t want to take that chance. Steve wanted to know what to do. Tripp said he would do something.

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Charlie admitted that he raped Allie. Claire thanked him for admitting it. She wanted him to leave, but he didn’t want to go. He wanted them to pick up where they left off when they were about to make love. Kate told Jake that she wanted to kill Charlie. Jake told her that she shouldn’t do it. She didn’t think he cared. He wanted to know why. She said he was worried about Gabi. She wasn’t sure if he was upset about losing the deal for Gabi Chic or the person. Kristen stopped Chloe from helping Brady with his wound. She accused Chloe of trying to hit on Brady. Chloe and Brady said nothing was going on. Kristen said she wanted to help him. He said he didn’t want her help. Chloe reminded her that they were close before. Kristen said that was a long time ago. He said to let Chloe do it. Kristen agreed to it. Kate asked Jake why he didn’t tell her that he was with Gabi. He told her that Gabi came on to him. Philip told Gabi that he was having second thoughts about the deal. She wanted to know why. He said she sounded obsessed with Jake. She said she wasn’t obsessed. He said she sounded more obsessed about Jake than she did about Titan. Claire told Charlie that she wanted to be with him, but her parents were going to be home. He wanted to know why she invited him over. She said she didn’t realize they would be home. He agreed to leave. He suggested that she come over to his place. She told him she would meet him there. He suggested that she come with him and they could shower together. Her phone started ringing. He wondered why her phone was ringing when she said she silenced it. He checked her phone and saw that she was recording something for 20 minutes. She said she must have hit record. He said he had a feeling that it wasn’t an accident. Kristen told Brady and Chloe about Chloe being responsible for what happened to him. Chloe and Brady told her it wasn’t her fault. Kristen brought up Rachel and wanted to know where she was. Gabi told Philip that she didn’t want anything to do with Jake. Philip said he didn’t trust it. He wanted to know if she was out to destroy Jake or wanted him to take her back. Jake told Kate that Gabi tried to kiss him. Kate wanted to know what happened. Jake lied about having sex with her. He said he rejected her. He told her to stop being jealous or they would be done.

Kate asked Jake how she was supposed to react when he told her that Gabi came on to him. He said he turned her down. He wanted to show her that he wanted her. Gabi told Philip that Jake wanted to be with Kate. He asked her if she was sure she was done with him. She told him that he turned her down. She asked him if he knew what that was like. He opened up to her about Chloe. Brady told Kristen that Rachel was with John and Marlena. Kristen said Chloe should leave. Chloe wanted to know why since Rachel loved her. Kristen said Rachel had her father. Charlie played the recording and heard his confession. He confronted her about setting him up. He said he was stupid to fall for her act. He said he wanted her back so badly that he didn’t see what she was doing. He said he couldn’t believe he was so stupid. She told him to leave. He said she started it and he was going to finish it. Gabi told Philip that he was too good for Chloe. She wanted to know if Chloe was interested in someone else. He said she was interested in Brady. She said they were in similar positions. She said they could destroy Basic Black. When Charlie was about to attack Claire, Belle showed up and told him to get away from her daughter. Gabi told Philip if they destroyed the competition, Brady and Chloe wouldn’t work together. Philip agreed with her. They made the deal each other. Claire told Belle that she got a confession out of Charlie. She said it was on her phone. Belle and Charlie went after the phone.

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Susan talked to Kristen about Chloe being with Brady. Kristen told her that they had to trade places right away. Claire called Charlie so they could meet. Charlie loved the idea that she wanted to meet him. He agreed to meet with her. When she got of the phone, she said it was the only way to get a confession out of him. Allie apologized to Tripp. He said he forgave her. He said he would be a jerk if he didn’t forgive her after what Charlie did to her. Charlie went to see Claire. He was glad that she was willing to see him. She set up her phone to record their conversation. When Kristen got off the phone with Susan, Vivian busted her talking to her. Vivian figured out Kristen’s plan. Kristen denied pretending to be Susan at first.

When Kristen admitted to her plan, Vivian said it wasn’t a good plan. Kristen said it was the best she could come up with. Vivian said she had to take care of a few things on the outside. She said she could get some years taken off her sentence if she told the warden what she was up to. Kristen wanted to know what she wanted to keep quiet. Brady and Chloe started talking about Gabi being competition for their company. Brady said Philip was going to be competition. While they were talking, Brady wanted to know why Philip thought she had feelings for him. She told him Philip kissed her. Charlie asked Claire if she thought he was telling the truth about the rape being consensual. She said she didn’t. She said she believed Allie. He wanted to know why she wanted to see him. She said she thought she could get past it. Charlie wanted to know what Claire meant by getting past what he did. She said what he did was bad, but she did bad things too. She reminded him about the fires she started. She said he never judged her so she couldn’t judge him. Allie thanked Tripp for defending her. She said she wanted to see good in him because of Henry.

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Rhodes was taunting Ciara when he was suddenly shot. It turned out to be Christian. He asked her if she remembered her. Shawn and Ben went to an abandoned building. Gabi called Abby out for accusing her of drugging her. Abby tried to apologize to her. She said Gwen was responsible for everything. Claire told Belle about Ciara being alive. Belle tried to explain the evidence to Claire. Claire let her know that someone kidnapped her. She said Vincent was the only one who could tell them where to find Ciara. Ben got frustrated looking in the abandoned room. Shawn said a woman said they were in Rhodes’ apartment. Ciara was surprised to see Christian. He knew she was looking for Ben. Gabi wanted to punch Gwen in the face. Abby told her how she hit her. She talked to her about Shawn stopped their fight. She also told her how she was her sister. Abby recapped everything Gwen did. Abby was determined to make sure Gwen paid for what she did. Charlie talked to Gwen about Allie’s rape. He said the sex was consensual. Gwen was upset that he got away with what he did. He said he lost the love of his life. Claire couldn’t believe she fell for someone like Charlie. Belle tried to make her feel better about it. Claire revealed to her how he reacted when she saw him in the park. Ciara wanted to know why Christian killed Rhodes if he was his boss. Abby asked Gabi to help her with Gwen. Gabi wanted to know why she should help her after she sent her to prison. Abby said she wasn’t in her right mind. Gabi said it was her three personalities. Abby said she wasn’t in her right frame of mind. She said Gwen knew what she was doing when she tried to ruin her life. She asked if Gabi wanted to get pay back for it.

Gwen couldn’t believe that Charlie had a soul mate when he didn’t have a soul. He said he loved Claire, but people took her away from him. He tried to explain how much he loved her. He said he wasn’t going to lose Claire. Gwen wanted to do what he was going to do. He said he had to get her alone. Gwen said it wouldn’t work. Claire was worried Allie wouldn’t get justice for what Charlie did to her. Belle was afraid Charlie was going to get away with what he did. Christian told Ciara about what happened when he got out of prison. He said he turned on his father and didn’t think he would talk to him again until he told him about her being alive. Shawn was convinced he and Ben hit a dead end. Ben asked him if he believed Ciara was alive. Shawn said he believed it, but he couldn’t go by psychic visions. Ben refused to give up because he knew Ciara was out there. Ciara wanted to know how Orpheus knew she was alive. Christian explained how he knew. Ciara didn’t understand why Orpheus wanted Rhodes to work for him. Christian said his father gave him an opportunity to get revenge on her for ruining his life. Gwen advised Charlie to stay away from Claire. He wanted to see her. She thought he didn’t like the bad things people were saying about him. Abby wanted to team up with Gabi to get revenge on Gwen. Gabi was willing to think about it. Shawn wanted Ben to prepare himself for the fact that Rhodes might not have Ciara. Ciara realized that Christian was mad at her. He blamed her for ruining his life. She said he was the one who killed Jordan and allowed Ben to go to prison for it. He felt Ben deserved it. He was happy when he found out Ciara was dead until he heard she was alive. She told him to kill her if he was going to do it. Gabi found Gwen and confronted her about what she did. They went back and forth with each other before she walked off. Ciara taunted Christian and tried to get him to shoot her. He refused to do it.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 18, 2021

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Abby confronted Gwen about Laura dying. Gwen wanted to know what she was going to do if she was responsible for her death. Abby said she was going to give her a real black eye. Kate and Philip talked about Gabi and how she was after Jake. Kate mentioned that she and Gabi used to be friends. He wanted to know what Gabi did to ruin it. Kate told her that Gabi tried to go after Jake. She said Gabi was trying to throw herself at Jake. Gabi told Jake that she was going to ruin him when Philip took her deal. Shawn stopped Abby and Gwen from fighting. Abby told him that Gwen admitted to killing Laura. Abby wanted Shawn to arrest her. Gwen wanted him to arrest Abby. He said he was going to take both of them to the station. Ben went to see Clyde to find out what happened to Vincent. Clyde said Vincent killed himself. Ben thought Clyde killed him. Ben said he needed Vincent alive so he could tell him where Ciara was. Rhodes told Ciara that Vincent was dead. She told Rhodes that he didn’t have to keep her captive anymore. Shawn wanted Abby and Gwen to talk to each other. He handcuffed them in the interrogation room. He left them alone so they could talk. Ben told Clyde about his theory about Ciara being alive. Ben said he talked to Susan and she confirmed that Ciara was alive. Clyde wanted to know what Susan told him. Ben said Susan said she saw a glass box and a shark. He said that was why he came to see Vincent. Clyde said he needed proof. Ben said Ciara called him for a few seconds. He said he heard her voice. Clyde wanted to know how Ciara could have called. He asked where could she be. Ben said she was being held against her will. Ben said Vincent was the only one who knew where she was. Clyde said that wasn’t true. Ciara told Rhodes that she wouldn’t tell anyone what he did. Rhodes said he didn’t believe her. He said even if he wanted to do it, someone else wanted to keep her. Clyde told Ben that Vincent had a visitor. Ben asked if he knew who the visitor was. Clyde said he didn’t, but he could find out. Ben realized that he would find out Vincent’s accomplice if he found out who the visitor was. Abby wanted Gwen to admit that she murdered her grandmother in cold blood.

Abby tried to get Gwen to admit to killing Laura. Gwen told her that Laura tried to apologize and make things better. Abby wanted to know what she did. Gwen said she told her that she destroyed her life. She said she asked Laura to leave. She said she was probably being set up by her and Shawn. Abby said she was arrested too. Gwen said it was probably an act. Ben went to see Shawn about Ciara. Ciara asked Rhodes why he wanted her to be there. Rhodes said she was wrong. She said his boss was dead. Rhodes said Vincent was dead. She asked if he was working for someone already. She said he didn’t seem upset about Vincent’s death. Rhodes said he still had to eat. He said his partner was paying him well. Orpheus told Clyde that he heard about Vincent. Clyde thanked him for telling him Ben was coming to visit. He wanted to know how he knew that. Orpheus said he knew everything. Clyde asked why he was back in prison. Orpheus reminded him that Kate got the better of him. Philip wanted to know why Kate was determined to take the deal with Gabi. He thought she was trying to keep Gabi from Jake. Gabi tried to convince Jake that he still wanted to be with her. Philip told Kate that he was going to make the deal with Gabi. Kate told him it was a good company. She suggested that he remain professional. Ben told Shawn that he needed to find out who went to see Vincent. Shawn said he talked to Hope and she was checking a lead. Ben said Ciara was still alive. He said she called him. Shawn said he would check on the man who visited Vincent. Rhodes asked Ciara why he should tell her who he works for. Ciara said she would figure it out on her own. She said he was in the prison so it was someone there. She asked if it was Eve. Rhodes said she was cold. Ciara wanted to know who else knew she was alive. Gwen told Abby about how she grew up. She asked if Abby could find it in her heart to care. Abby said she would care if it was true. Gwen said it was true. Abby told her Laura wasn’t perfect, but she didn’t get to play God with her life. Abby said she was going to make her pay. Shawn showed up and gave them the option to leave if they dropped the charges against each other or they would sit in a holding cell. They chose to drop the charges. Rhodes told Ciara that his new employer was paying him. He said if he didn’t pay him, he would have no reason to keep her alive. Orpheus wanted to know why Ben wanted to see Vincent. Clyde told him he believed his wife was still alive. He said Vincent knew the truth and it might have died with him. Shawn found out that Rhodes was the alias of the man who went to see Vincent. Ben wanted to go to his address.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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Jack told Julie that he was thinking about the way he yelled at Laura for writing the checks. He said it made Laura go to Gwen and now she was dead. Julie told him not to blame himself. She said it was Gwen’s fault. Jennifer and Doug stopped her from blaming Gwen, but Julie didn’t care. Julie called her a sociopath. Jennifer told her she was talking about Jack’s daughter. Abby told Chad that she thought Gwen didn’t accidentally kill Laura. Abby said Gwen threatened to kill the person who destroyed her life and now Laura was dead. She said she was going to make Gwen pay. Chad wanted to comfort her. Philip told Gabi that Xander didn’t work at Titan anymore. She told him that Xander wanted to sign a deal with her. He said any deal she signed with Xander wasn’t worth the paper it was signed on. Gwen read an article about Laura’s death. Gwen said she wasn’t sorry for Laura’s loss because she ruined her life. Chad wanted to go to Laura’s funeral with Abby. Jake and Kate offered Abby their condolences. Abby didn’t expect it from Kate. Kate told Abby that she was sorry for her loss. Abby told Chad she wanted him to go with her. Jennifer told Jack she didn’t blame him for what happened to Laura. She said he had a right to be upset. She said she was the one who left them alone together. He said he should have had more control. Jake wanted to know if Kate was going to work with him. She found out that Philip was running Titan. She told him she had to think about it.

Jake ran into Gwen. He asked her if she was going to the funeral. She said she wasn’t. He said he thought she would want to gloat. He confronted her about drugging Abby. He said she destroyed Abby this time. Gwen wanted to know why he was talking to her like that. He called her out for being entitled and ruining people’s lives. Gabi told Philip that she needed the deal with Titan. She asked if he wanted to stick it to DiMera. Kate showed up while Gabi was there. Kate wanted to know why Gabi was there. Kate wanted to know if they were going into business together. Philip asked if she had a problem with it. Gabi said she did. Kate told Philip he should go for the proposal. Gabi thought Kate wanted her to work with Philip so she would stay away from Jake. Gwen told Jake that Abby had everyone looking out for her. She told him that Laura ruined her life and then came after her. She said it was an accident. He said she was scared that she might have to pay for something she did. Abby thanked Chad for being there for her. He said she and their children mean everything to them. She told him to be with the kids. He asked if she was going to be okay. She said she had to be for the kids. Philip told Gabi that he would think about her proposal. Gabi told him not to take too long because she was hot property.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, February 16, 2021

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Ben and Claire went to see Marlena to find out if Susan was still with her. Marlena said she went out. Marlena wanted to know why they wanted to see Susan. Ben said he knew for a fact that Ciara was still alive. Rhodes went to see Vincent at the prison, but he saw Orpheus instead. Orpheus said he was going to deal with him instead. Ivan went to see Vivian in the interrogation room. He apologized to her for what happened. She told him it was alright. She wanted him to kill her. Ivan told Vivian that he couldn’t help her because he didn’t have the herbs to help her. He gave her a piece of paper. Kristen wanted to know if Susan was going to change her mind about helping her. Kristen told her that Chloe wanted to be with Brady. Kristen tried to convince Susan to take her place at the prison. Ben told Marlena that he heard Ciara on the phone. Ben told Marlena that Susan had a vision of what was happening to Ciara. He said Susan said Ciara was alive. Marlena called Susan while she was on the phone with Kristen. Marlena asked her if she could come back to her place. Susan said she would be there right away. Ivan asked Vivian if she could ever forgive her. She said she knew he did it out of loyalty to her. He said he did it out of love. Orpheus confronted Rhodes about having Ciara. Ben told Susan that he heard Ciara say she loved him. Susan wanted the phone. While she was holding the phone, her own phone rang. She told Kristen that it wasn’t a good time to talk. Ben demanded to know who it was.

Ben and Claire left Marlena’s townhouse when Susan needed a break. Marlena wanted to know what was bothering Susan. Marlena thought it was the phone calls. Kristen was upset when Susan didn’t answer the phone. Vivian walked in on Kristen. Kristen told Vivian that they used to be sympathetic towards each other, but they weren’t anymore. Kristen said Lani was her friend. Vivian told her that Lani killed her son. Kristen reminded her that the bullet was meant for her. Kristen said Lani’s first child was stillborn and then her twins were kidnapped. Kristen warned Vivian to leave Lani alone. Orpheus told Rhodes that he knew what Vincent did to Ciara. Claire told Ben that he didn’t make up Ciara being alive. She said she had an idea on how they could find out where Ciara was. Claire said they had to go back to the beginning and look at where the car exploded. Ben said he and Hope looked all over the area. They realized that someone had Ciara locked up. Orpheus told Rhodes that Hope was on a mission to find Ciara. Rhodes said Hope was looking in all the wrong places. Vivian wanted to know how Kristen was going to see her daughter. Vivian asked if she was going to break out again. Vivian said she wanted to help. Claire told Ben that Vincent couldn’t have Ciara. Ben said Vincent was working with somebody. He wanted to go to Statesville to ask someone questions. Orpheus said he wanted to work with Rhodes. Rhodes wanted to know what he wanted from him.

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Days Short Recap Monday, February 15, 2021

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Ben answered his phone and asked if it was Ciara on the phone. Ciara was surprised that Ben was able to hear her. He didn’t hear her voice. He only heard static on the phone. Ciara didn’t want him to hang up on her. Rhodes walked in the room and saw her on the phone. She let Ben know she loved him when Rhodes took the phone from her. She said Ben loved her. Ben called out to Ciara, but they were disconnected when Rhodes ended the call. He rushed out of the room. Rhodes was upset with Ciara for pulling another stunt. She asked him if he was going to kill her. He let her know he wouldn’t kill her, but he warned her not to try anything again. He walked out of the room. Ciara cried and believed Ben heard her on the phone. Charlie and Claire saw each other at the park. She was shocked to find out the charges against him were dropped. Charlie told her how he had sex with Allie and it was consensual. She tried to walk away, but he stopped her. He wanted her to hear what he had to say. He informed her that Allie was flirting with him in London. She wanted to know why he allowed Tripp to take the fall for what he did. He told her that he didn’t want to lose her because he had sex with her cousin. He let her know how much he loved her. Charlie hoped she felt the same way about him. She thought he was disgusting and recapped what he did to Allie. She walked away from him again, but he grabbed her wrist. Ben arrived and saw what Charlie was doing to Claire. He pushed Charlie away from her. She let Charlie know he was nothing to her and walked away. Ben warned him to stay away from Claire and went after her.

Ben and Claire went to the pub. He assured her that he wouldn’t allow Charlie to bother her again. He let her know that Ciara called him. He was convinced he heard her voice on the phone. Claire wasn’t sure if he did hear Ciara, but he was convinced he did. She suggested he call Susan to get her help. Allie talked to Marlena about feeling guilty for accusing Tripp of raping her. She would understand if he never forgave her. Marlena assured her things would be okay. Marlena wanted her to think about the future. Allie admitted she was having trouble sleeping because she kept seeing Charlie attacking her. Lucas saw Tripp leaving the pub. Lucas apologized to Tripp for accusing him of raping Allie. Tripp understood how he felt. Lucas let him know Charlie was set free and Tripp became enraged. Lucas let Allie know Charlie said they had consensual sex so the London police weren’t going to pursue the case. Allie was upset because she relived the moment for nothing. Charlie ran into them and wanted to know if Henry was his son. Lucas threatened to kill him. He went after him, but Allie tried to stop him.

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 12, 2021

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Vivian didn’t believe Jake was himself. She said he was Stefan. Kate told her that he was her son. They talked about Vivian kidnapping the babies. Vivian said she was their mother, but Kate reminded her that she wasn’t. She let her know that the babies were rescued and Ivan was in jail. Rafe warned Nicole to stay away from Charlie because she was going to ruin his chance of putting him away. Ava warned Charlie that no one would believe him about his innocence. She said she was his mother and didn’t believe him. Ava couldn’t believe Charlie could rape a woman. He didn’t care what she thought of him. He said he had a good job and a good girlfriend. She told him how a Salem cop found her kidnapped in his apartment. She was determined to tell the police everything he did so he couldn’t hurt anyone else. Ciara assured Rhodes that she and Ben would be together again. Ben was convinced he and Ciara were together and thought they were Romeo and Juliet. Claire had trouble believing it. He wanted to go to Statesville to see Vincent. Ciara reminded Rhodes that Vincent was in prison for life. He said he was being paid well. Ciara noticed his phone on the table. She thought she could get to the phone. Kate told Vivian about taking Philip from her and how she refused to let her take another woman’s babies from her. Rafe talked to Nicole about having Ava’s statement and she was willing to testify against Charlie. He wanted her to stop pursuing the idea of going after Charlie. He promised he would make sure Charlie would go away for a long time. Charlie couldn’t believe his own mother would hate him. She said she hated what he did. She called him a loser and said he would get what he deserved. He thought she would get what she deserved when he killed her. Charlie was about to choke Ava out when Rafe and Nicole arrived. He wanted to know if he interrupted something. Ava grabbed for her neck.

Kate apologized to Jake for what she said to Vivian. He was okay with what she said. She regretted letting her get to her. She didn’t think she had a soul or a conscience. Claire didn’t think Ben should let Vincent know he was looking for Ciara. She explained why it would be a mistake. She convinced him not to go see Vincent. She said there was someone who could help him find her. He hoped she didn’t mean Susan. Ciara tried to get Vincent’s phone. Kate let Jake know that Vivian cared about her kids. He was surprised because she treated him like an errand boy. Charlie ended up leaving Ava’s room. Ciara found a hanger to try and get Rhodes’ phone. Ben didn’t like the idea of getting Susan’s help. Claire told him how it was a good idea to get Susan’s help. Nicole asked Ava if Charlie threatened her. She said he did. She also said Charlie was going to get hurt. She was determined to stop him from hurting a woman ever again. Claire wanted to talk to Susan so they could figure out where to find Ciara. Ciara was able to get the phone. Kate revealed to Vivian that she was seeing Jake. They started kissing each other until Vivian went off on her. Kate knew Vivian was faking. Vivian wanted Jake to tell her that Kate was lying. He said it was true. Vivian was upset. Kate asked her if she liked the fact their conversation was recorded. Ava planned to testify against Charlie. Nicole reminded her that Charlie was dangerous and she shouldn’t go back to her place. Ava knew she didn’t have room for her. Nicole offered Rafe’s place. Charlie tried to call Claire and she ended up being behind him. Ciara called Ben and he finally answered the phone.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 11, 2021

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Steve wanted to marry Kayla, but he realized the timing was off since Laura was killed. He wasn’t sure if he should do it since he wanted Jack and Jennifer to be in the wedding. Jack called Steve and insisted he and Kayla get married. He told Steve that Laura would want them to get married. Tripp was ready to step in and be his best man. Marlena called and let him know that she and John had food poisoning and couldn’t be at the wedding. Marlena was supposed to officiate the wedding so Steve thought it was going to be another setback. Abe was willing to step in and marry them. He was having second thought about surprising Kayla with a wedding. He remembered they were in trouble the last time because he didn’t tell her what happened. He thought he should talk to her about it first.

The wedding was underway. Steve poured his heart out to Kayla and talked to her about how much she meant to him. He knew she was the one for him and that would never change. Kayla didn’t have time to prepare a speech so she spoke from her heart too. She told him how much he meant to her and how she admired him. She mentioned how they were getting married for the fourth time. She thought this would be the last time they were doing it. Abe pronounced them man and wife. Steve and Kayla kissed each other. Jake and Kate weren’t happy to find out Vivian was alive after all. He wanted to see Vivian. Kate wasn’t thrilled with the idea of him going to see Vivian. He wanted to see her anyway. Kate decided to go with him. She wanted to make sure Vivian didn’t try anything. Vivian told Eli and Lani the twins were her sons Jake and Stefan. Everyone questioned whether she was crazy or not. Eli and Kate felt like she was pretending to be crazy so she could avoid prison. Eli didn’t want to stay at the station. He wanted to be with Lani and the twins. Kate went to talk to Vivian. Vivian assumed she was the public defender. Kate didn’t answer the question. She asked Vivian if she wanted to meet her son Jake.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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Gwen was shocked when she realized she killed Laura. She called Jack to come and help her out. He arrived at her room and was surprised by what happened. She assured him that what happened was an accident. Jack believed her side of the story. He believed her, but he wasn’t going to cover up what she did. He decided to call the police. Rafe showed up at the inn and found out what happened to Laura. He arrested Gwen and took her to the station. Jack had a hard time dealing with the fact that he had to go home and tell Jennifer and Abby what happened to Laura. Julie was upset because she hadn’t heard from Eli and Lani for a while. She wondered if they found the twins. Rafe heard her talking about Eli and Lani so he tried to remain positive about the situation. He was certain they would find the twins.

Eli and Lani couldn’t believe Ivan tricked them into getting locked up in a room. They made a lot of noise so they could be heard. Vivian was able to hear them talking and asked Ivan what happened. Ivan had to confess they had unwanted visitors there. Vivian wanted to know what was going on so he admitted Eli and Lani were being held hostage. She wanted to know why and he told her they were the parents of the twins. Vivian decided she had to finish what she started. She wanted to kill Eli and Lani. She went to kill them, but she wasn’t able to do it. Eli and Lani managed to outsmart her. They were able to stop her and tied her up. They were also able to tie Ivan up. They managed to find their babies after all. Chad was ecstatic when Abby agreed to move back into the mansion. She let him know she wasn’t ready to forgive him right now. She considered it a step in the right direction. Later, Abby went to Jack and Jennifer’s place to get her things. Jennifer was happy that Abby was ready to work things out with Chad. Jack arrived home to let them know that Laura was dead.

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Victor told Xander that Philip wasn’t fired. Xander was upset. Victor told him that Philip resigned. Xander was relieved until Victor told him that he didn’t accept his resignation. Laura went to see Gwen so she could explain what she did. Gwen allowed her to explain. Laura told her she would have done something if she knew that Gwen’s mother wouldn’t have taken care of her. Gwen thought she wouldn’t have done anything. Laura said she was thinking about her own family. Xander wanted to know why Victor wasn’t letting Philip quit. Victor said Philip is his son and Titan was going to be his one day. Xander wanted to know what was going to happen to him. Victor said they would both be CEOs. Susan went to see Kristen. Kristen asked her about Brady. While they were talking, Susan told her Chloe was going to see her. Laura told Gwen that she felt like she couldn’t let her mother turn her daughter’s life upside down. Gwen wanted to know what she did to Jennifer. Laura didn’t want to tell her. Gwen wanted to know what she did that would justify turning her mother away. Laura told her that she slept with Jack. Gwen couldn’t believe that Laura slept with Jack. Laura told her she was sick and never met Jack. She told Gwen that she met Jack at the Meadow. She said it was a treatment center. Gwen said it was romantic. Laura said that wasn’t how it was. She said she went to see Jennifer and then saw Jack. Gwen asked if she tried to keep it from Jennifer. Gwen said the secret came out and then her mother came to town. Laura said she couldn’t come between Jack and Jennifer. She said Abby needed her parents. Gwen asked if she thought about what she needed. Laura said she knew it sounded cold, but she had to fix things. Xander was furious that Victor didn’t make Philip pay for what he did. Xander reminded Victor that he was the one who discovered that Philip was laundering money. He wanted Philip to be demoted, but Victor didn’t want to demote him. Xander said he didn’t know what he was doing there. Susan told Kristen that she saw Chloe getting ready to see Brady. Kristen wanted to know what Chloe said about Brady. Susan said Chloe told her that she was glad Brady was okay and that he meant a lot to her. Susan asked if that was sweet. Kristen said it wasn’t because Chloe was trying to take Brady from her while she was in prison.

Gwen told Laura that her life changed because two messed up people couldn’t be honest with each other. Gwen thought she might have had a father and a home. She thought she might have been different. She thought she and Abby might have been close. She said she might not have been a manipulative b*tch. Susan thought Kristen wanted her to spy on Brady and Chloe and report back to her. Kristen said she wanted to watch them herself. Victor told Xander that he and Philip were going to be CEO. He said nothing was changing. Xander said nothing ever did. He said no matter how much Philip messed up, he was given the benefit of the doubt. He said no matter what he did it was never enough. He brought up how he switched the babies for him. Victor said he did it for Sarah. Xander said he did it for him so he could protect Maggie. He said he did a lot and it was for nothing. Victor wanted to know what he was trying to say. Xander told him that he quit. Susan wanted to know how Kristen was going to keep an eye on Brady and Chloe while she was in prison. Susan asked if she was breaking out of prison. Kristen said she had a way to walk out without people knowing about it. Xander told Victor that he hoped he would find his place at Titan. Victor told him he wasn’t going to chase after him. Xander said it wouldn’t have done anything if he did because it was too late. When Xander left, Victor told Philip that he enjoyed what happened. Philip said he didn’t and walked out. Laura apologized to Gwen for what she did. Gwen asked if she could give her her life back. Laura told her she could have her family. Gwen said it was too late. Laura said it wasn’t too late. Gwen asked if she thought Abby would accept her as her sister after she slept with her husband. She said Jack said he wanted to be her father, but it was just guilt. She told Laura that the damage she did couldn’t be undone. Laura apologized. She said it was a mistake for her to come. Gwen stopped her from leaving. Gwen told her that she wanted revenge because she ruined her life and wasn’t going to get away with it. Kristen tried to convince Susan to switch places with her.

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Days Short Recap Monday, February 8, 2021

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Jack went to see Gwen to apologize to her. He said he understood why she did what she did even though he didn’t like how she hurt his wife and daughter. He apologized for hurting her. Jake told Kate that he wasn’t going to work with Gabi. Kate thought he made that decision because of her. He said Tony talked him into it. She said he should ask Tony to work at DiMera. He said he wanted her to work there. Gwen told Jack that Abby told her that he didn’t know about the pay off. He said he didn’t know that Laura lied to him. Gwen was surprised that Laura was the one who lied. Jack told her that Laura was the one who paid off her mother because she didn’t want anything to come between him and Jennifer. Jennifer told Laura that her decision to keep quiet hurt people. Jennifer told her that she cost Jack time with his daughter. She said Gwen was an innocent girl. Laura said she knew that now. She said she was sorry, but she couldn’t take it back. Jennifer said Gwen had built up anger and took it out on Abby. She said Gwen was the one who drugged Abby. She said the consequences of her actions were disastrous. Jake told Kate that she ran DiMera before and trusted her. She said she had a job with Abe. He told her to quit. She said she liked it. He asked her if she liked it more than she liked him. He told her to take time to think about it. Gabi went to Xander to see if he would be willing to take Gabi Chic. Victor told Philip that he fixed things with the Vitales. Philip told Victor that he was resigning from Titan. Chad and Kate talked about Gabi. He wondered if Kate wanted her out of DiMera because she was jealous of her. Kate admitted that she was. Xander was willing to make the deal with Gabi, but she was hesitant. He asked if she wanted to do it or was she making Jake jealous. Abby ran into Jake. They talked about Gwen ruining her family. She told him she was her sister.

Kate told Chad that he and Abby loved each other. She said Abby needed to get over herself. He said he was the one who cheated on Abby. She said it was Gwen’s fault. Kate didn’t understand why Gwen wanted to destroy Abby’s life. Jake couldn’t believe Gwen was Abby’s sister. Abby told him that Gwen thought Jack abandoned her. She said she wanted to be near her so she could ruin her life. Jake apologized for leading Gwen to her. Abby asked if Gwen ever talked about her. He said she told him her father abandoned her, but he didn’t think she was Jack’s daughter. Laura told Jennifer that she would do anything to make up for what she did. She said she, Jack and the kids meant everything to her. Jennifer said there was nothing she could do. Laura wanted to try. Jennifer told her to stay out of if. Laura asked if she could ever forgive her. Jennifer said she could. Gwen told Jack that she wasn’t surprised that Abby didn’t tell her what Laura did. Jack was upset about what Laura did. He said he wanted to make things right with Gwen. Kate was surprised that Gwen was Jack’s daughter. Chad told her that Laura paid Gwen’s mother to keep her away. Kate was furious that Laura kept Gwen away from Jack. Abby told Jake that Gwen was the one who drugged her. While they were talking, they talked about Gabi. Abby told him she was back in town. He said she tried to get him to work with her on Gabi Chic. He said he turned her down. Xander and Gabi made a deal. Victor told Philip that he wasn’t moving out. Victor said he didn’t want to lose him again. Kate ran into Laura and confronted her about ruining someone’s life. Jack wanted Gwen to accept his apology. He said he wanted to make up for the time they lost. He wanted her to leave Abby alone. Gwen wanted to know what he would do if he had to choose. He asked her not to make him do that. He said he couldn’t undo what happened, but he wanted to be a father to her. He said it couldn’t work if she had a war with Abby. Gwen told him she would think about it. Kate called Laura a hypocrite. Laura wanted to know why it was her business. Kate said she cared about Jack and Chad. Laura said she didn’t care about anyone but herself. She reminded Kate that she slept with her husband and then with her daughter’s. Kate told her that she couldn’t judge her.

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