Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Gabi goes to Titan, startling Philip who shuts and covers his laptop as he tells Gabi he wasn’t expecting her and asks how she is and if everything is okay. Gabi says that depends on what he doesn’t want her to see.
A man arrives at the DiMera Mansion and informs Gwen that she has been served.
Dimitri remains in Leo’s bed, questioning how long Leo is going to make him wait.
Vivian tells Rafe and Eli that she told them they wouldn’t find anything and asks them to leave, but Rafe responds that they actually did find something. Eli shows her the tablet they found with the signal from the hidden camera found in the crypt. Vivian claims to have never seen it. Eli guesses she’ll say it belongs to a staff member or to Stefan, but Vivian responds that no one has been in that guest room except Dimitri Von Leuschner.
Gabi questions what Philip is hiding. Philip claims it’s nothing important and just work. Gabi brings up hearing that Brady left Basic Black and asks if he’s planning to do something with it to compete with Gabi Chic. Philip says it has nothing to do with that, so Gabi questions what it is then, commenting on how fast he shut his laptop when he saw her. Gabi wants to know what’s so not important that he doesn’t want her to see it. Philip then tells her that he was planning a special Valentine’s Day surprise for her.
Gwen argues that Dimitri is supposed to be served with divorce papers, not her. The man responds that he got two summons to be served at this address. Gwen says she doesn’t want it. The man says no can do and tells her to have a nice day as he exits.
Dimitri remains in Leo’s bed and looks over at a framed photo of Leo and Javi which he puts face down. Dimitri then guesses he was wrong and Leo’s not coming back, so he gets out of the bed.
Eli questions Vivian saying Dimitri was there. Vivian claims he was when Stefan was alive and that her nephew Nicholas brought him to visit. Rafe questions for what reason. Vivian says it seemed to have something to do with Dimitri’s wife stealing his money. Eli questions Vivian not telling Dimitri to leave when she hates him. Vivian argues that her son was dying so she didn’t have the energy to protest. Rafe questions him just leaving his tablet behind. Eli asks if Dimitri left when Stefan died in October. Vivian says that he stayed until she put her foot down and deposited him back to Salem on her jet, pointing out that his clothes are still in the closet. Rafe says they will still need to talk to her staff to corroborate her story. Vivian says they have permission to talk to whoever they want because she’s telling them the truth.
Abe is at home reading a book when Liam shows up at his door. Abe tells Liam to leave because he’s not welcome in his home. Liam pleads with Abe and says he just wants to tell him how bad he feels for his part in Theo’s kidnapping.
Gabi tells Philip that’s so sweet and apologizes for being suspicious. Gabi asks what he’s planning for Valentine’s Day. Philip asks how it would be a surprise if he tells her, then says maybe he should tell her so she doesn’t get her expectations too high and end up disappointed. Gabi assures she won’t be disappointed but says she’s an impatient person so she wants to know now. Philip says that since Gabi was so in to Cornhole, he signed them up for a Valentine’s Day Ring Toss tournament, then says he’s just messing with her which relieves her. Philip then says he was thinking they could go away for the weekend if it’s not too much, too fast. Gabi says she would love that and that she can’t wait for their weekend getaway as she hugs him.
Rafe and Eli finish speaking to the staff members who all confirmed Dimitri was there, including Nicholas Alamain when Eli called him. Rafe questions if it’s really possible that Vivian was telling the truth that she knows nothing about the DiMera kidnappings. Eli says it’s hard to say, but her story checks out and goes over how the DiMeras were rescued on Christmas Eve while Dimitri arrived in Salem a week later so it’s possible he was working with Peter. Rafe points out that Peter is a direct heir and so is Dimitri’s mother, Megan Hathaway. Rafe concludes if all the other DiMeras died in the crypt, Peter gets half the pie and Megan gets half the pie so maybe she gives it to Dimitri. Eli questions if Dimitri is that greedy to get involved in a possible multiple homicide when he already has the Von Leuschner fortune. Rafe points out what he went through to get it and how he’d be happy with half of that. Rafe remarks that some people have all the money in the world and still are not happy.
Gwen complains about being served divorce papers and questions who Dimitri thinks he is.
Dimitri heads home to the DiMera Mansion right as the man is about to leave, so he serves Dimitri with his papers as well. Dimitri reads that Gwen wants $100,000 in spousal support, so he shouts over his dead body.
Abe argues that Liam is only sorry because he got caught. Liam explains that he needed the money and some guy told him all he had to do was stock the DiMera crypt with food and water and move a sarcophagus. Abe questions that not raising any red flags for him. Liam says he just wanted to get paid, but swears that he had no idea what was going on. Abe argues that he had to figure it out eventually since that kidnapping was all over the news. Abe questions how could he. Liam admits he sees now it was really stupid, but at the time it was easy money and all he could think about was providing for his kid. Liam agrees that Abe has every right to hate him and he would understand his anger if someone did that to his kid. Liam knows he caused his family a lot of pain and says he sincerely apologizes for that.
Gabi asks Philip where they are going on their romantic trip. Philip responds that it’s been cold here, so he was thinking somewhere with sun, sand, and sea. Gabi asks if he has any specific destination. Philip suggests the beach haven in Miami but Gabi says she once had a bad experience there. Philip says they can go somewhere else then but Gabi says it would be great to replace those memories with happy new ones with him. Gabi says she’s always wanted to go to the beach haven and to go with someone special on Valentine’s Day. They agree they can’t think of a better way to celebrate as they kiss.
Vivian states that Rafe and Eli have conducted their search and their interviews, so she asks if they are satisfied that she’s telling the truth. Eli guesses they don’t have a choice. Rafe says they’ll be in touch after the forensics evidence from Stefan’s grave. Vivian says there’s no need as she already knows the results. Vivian stops Rafe and brings up that her only surviving son is dating Rafe’s sister. Rafe confirms Philip and Gabi are seeing each other. Vivian says that makes her very unhappy. Rafe says it’s because of what happened between Gabi and Stefan, she should know that Gabi did nothing but love him with her whole heart. Rafe and Eli then exit together.
Dimitri enters the DiMera Mansion to find Gwen was also served with papers.
Liam tells Abe to tell him if there’s anything he can do to make up for what he’s done. Abe says there’s not but he understands the police want him to come down to describe the man who hired him with a sketch artist. Liam assures he will do that and with any luck, it will lead to the guy’s arrest to stop him from hurting anyone else. Liam tells Abe that he’s going down to the station right now. Abe tells him not to play the hero with him because he knows Rafe threatened to arrest him if he doesn’t show up. Liam says he would go either way and acknowledges that Abe’s been good to him, so he owes Abe and Theo at least this much.
Gabi tells Philip that she should let him get back to work. Philip is glad she stopped by, but she said never said why she did. Gabi says she obviously got distracted. Philip asks her what’s going on. Gabi says she has a favor to ask and thought she should do it in person. Gabi tells Philip that she needs him to call Vivian, but Philip says anything but that.
Vivian calls her staff to order champagne.
Gwen tells Dimitri that after his lies and cheating, he has another thing coming. Dimitri reminds Gwen that he could’ve divorced her right away and kept his inheritance, but he didn’t because he felt sorry for her and thought she should enjoy some of the money. Gwen mocks him for being charitable after breaking her heart and having an affair with her best friend which she calls the ultimate betrayal and unforgivable. Dimitri admits that hurting her the way he did was horrible and he had a lot of guilt over it, but he doesn’t regret being true to himself and who he really is. Gwen questions him saying he had guilt in the past. Dimitri responds that any ounce of remorse, pity, or compassion he felt for her is all gone after she robbed him of his freedom, fortune, and the man he loves.
Eli and Rafe walk to a park and talk about forensics backing up Vivian’s claims. Rafe says he knows they have to follow the evidence, but if Dimitri was going to pull off a mass murder, it doesn’t make sense that he would leave all of his stuff behind. Eli points out that Vivian said she kicked him out in a hurry and the staff backed up her claims. Rafe questions if they can trust Vivian’s employees to tell the truth and decides they’ll see what a disgruntled former employee has to say.
Philip questions why Gabi wants him to call Vivian. Gabi reminds him that Rafe and Eli went to Alamainia to confirm Stefan’s death with Vivian but points out that they can’t trust Vivian to give them anything. Gabi points out that Philip and Vivian have such a special relationship so maybe if he asked her about Stefan. Philip knows how much she wants closure and if it were anything else, he’d do it in a heartbeat, but he can’t do this. Gabi questions why not. Philip responds that he and Vivian aren’t on speaking terms. Philip flashes back to Vivian telling Xander about his forgery.
Paulina joins Abe at home. Abe tells her that Theo is sleeping. Paulina says when he wakes up, she brought his favorite ice cream. Abe informs Paulina that Liam was just there which she questions. Abe says that he came to apologize. Paulina angrily complains about Liam coming to their home and hopes Abe kicked him out the door. Abe says he gave him a piece of his mind first and that Liam wanted to know if there was anything he could do to make up for what he did. Paulina suggests a long stint in prison. Abe states that he is first at the police station working with a sketch artist. Paulina tells Abe to put the ice cream in the freezer because she has somewhere to be. Abe tries to stop her but Paulina exits.
Liam works with the sketch artist at the police station and mentions the guy who hired him having a scar on his left cheek. Liam confirms the artist’s drawing is accurate.
The man who hired Liam is a staff member of Vivian’s. He brings Vivian her champagne and asks if Rafe and Eli believed her stories about Dimitri staying there. Vivian responds that she could tell they didn’t want to as she could see their wheels turning. He comments that Gwen was very clever in having Dimitri’s things shipped there. Vivian points out that his tablet will have his fingerprints all over it, so they fell for it hook, line, and sinker. He says it’s unfortunate they found the camera in the crypt while Vivian insists that they won’t be able to link her to it.
Gwen tells Dimitri that she hasn’t known where he’s been or what he’s been up to and she doesn’t care. Dimitri mocks her and says they both know she’s sweating bullets because she’s been cut off and broke. Dimitri says she must be out of her mind in her request for spousal support. Gwen argues that there’s not a judge in the world that won’t give her the money while Dimitri argues that they won’t after they find out that she kidnapped him. Gwen yells at Dimitri to just give her what she deserves and be done with it. Dimitri remarks that she deserved to be locked up in a cell and then he will be done with it. Gwen tells him to stop because he’s making an utter fool of himself. Gwen declares that not one person believes his ridiculous story as she then rips up his divorce papers.
Eli and Rafe wonder if this was another of Vivian’s games and she’s jerking them around. Rafe points out that Bo and Hope tracked this woman down. Lydia Bower, a former staff member of Vivian’s, arrives to meet with them. She tells them that they must promise Vivian will never find out she talked to them because she can be very vindictive. Rafe asks when she was last at Vivian’s estate. She says she was fired a year ago after accidentally breaking a tea set. Rafe and Eli ask what she knows about Dimitri Von Leuschner. She confirms a man was staying against his will but it wasn’t Dimitri, it was Stefan DiMera.
Paulina goes to the police station to confront Liam about being the degenerate ready to have Theo die. Paulina introduces herself as Abe’s wife and says she didn’t trust him from the start. Liam tries to say he apologized but Paulina says it was too late and if it were up to her, she’d have him locked up right now. Liam argues that he’s cooperating and shows her the sketch of the guy who paid him. Liam asks what else she wants from him. Paulina remarks that a pound of flesh would be nice. Paulina asks what happens next. The artist says they will run it through the database since Liam gave a pretty good description, so if he has a criminal record, they will find him.
Vivian’s servant assures that no one in Salem saw him, so no one will be able to track this back to her as he swears that he was careful. Vivian says she doesn’t want any loose ends.
Dimitri tells Gwen that he doesn’t care if anyone believes him and he’s done begging law enforcement to investigate what happened to him. Dimitri declares that he doesn’t need anyone because he was an ISA agent, so he knows exactly what he’s doing. Gwen mocks him and asks if he’s going to go looking for clues. Dimitri responds that he’s going back to Alamainia to the estate he was held at. Gwen says he can’t be serious. Dimitri adds that he will find someone who saw him there, hire an investigator, and pinpoint exactly where the payments were coming from. Dimitri declares that he will devote his every moment to making sure that Gwen pays for what she did to him. Dimitri warns her to start saying goodbyes because her life as she knows it is over as he then storms out of the mansion.
Philip tells Gabi that he and Vivian had a big falling out, so if he calls her then she will think he’s open to communicating with her again which he’s not. Gabi questions what happened that led to him cutting her off completely. Philip says he just had enough of what a crazy toxic bitch she is. Philip calls Vivian like a black cloud of negative energy that he doesn’t need in his life, so he closed that door for good. Gabi says it makes sense and she just wishes Stefan had did the same.
Rafe and Eli question if Lydia is sure Stefan was there. She confirms that he was being held against his will. Rafe asks how this imprisonment worked and if Stefan was restrained. Lydia explains that someone was watching him at all times and he was not allowed any outside contact. Lydia says she felt bad for him. Rafe asks if Stefan was in poor health. She says he seemed fine the last time she saw him about a year ago. Rafe informs her that Stefan passed away a few months ago. She says she’s sorry to hear that as he was such a nice man and she hoped he would make it home to his wife, who he said Vivian hated and wanted to keep them apart. Rafe realizes that Stefan didn’t want to leave Salem or Gabi.
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