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Lucas told Brady that Kate was in a coma because of Kristen. Philip confronted Kristen about what she did to Kate. He told her the police weren’t going to give her a deal. Xander told Sami that the money EJ sent him was gone. Ben told Shawn and Belle that Jan kidnapped Claire. Claire tried to convince Jan not to shoot her. Jan told Claire that she did care about her. She said Claire might be worth more to her alive than dead. Claire said she wouldn’t tell anyone she killed Charlie if she let her go. Jan flashed back to when she killed Charlie. Shawn realized he could track Claire’s phone. Ben said Claire’s car was in the driveway so she couldn’t have gotten far. Xander told Sami that she promised him $10 million. She said the deal was null and void now that Kristen was in prison. He said he wanted the money. She refused to give it to her. Lucas told Brady that they needed to find Chloe. Brady brought up that Lucas lied about having a brain tumor. Brady wanted to know why he did that. Lucas wanted to concentrate on finding Kristen. Brady assumed he was working with Kristen. Lucas said Kristen locked him and Sami up and had Xander try to kill them. Brady said he didn’t know that. Lucas said Brady was just as guilty. Philip told Kristen that Trask wasn’t giving him a deal. When Kristen started messing with him about Chloe being in love with Brady, he threatened to make her shut up. Brady showed up while Philip was choking her. Brady said he would get the truth out of her. Philip said he would get the truth out of her himself. When Philip left, Kristen apologized for running Brady off the road. He didn’t know what he was talking about. She said she was the one who ran him off the road. Xander asked if Sami was going to kill EJ. She said he didn’t earn the money. He said he earned it by not killing her. She said the police knew he was trying to kill her. He said he wanted the money. She told him to kill her. He said he would. Belle wanted to know what Jan was going to do to Claire. Jordan showed up to Ben again.

Jordan told Ben that she couldn’t leave him alone for an hour. She said Claire was going to die. He said he was going to find her. Jan called Shawn. She told him that she figured out she wasn’t going to keep their date. She said she thought the date wasn’t sincere. He said he knew she talked to Dr. Snyder. She said he tried to trick her into confessing. She said she had his daughter. He asked her not to take it out on Claire. She said Belle turned him against her like she always did. She told him to put Belle on the phone. Kristen told Brady that Kate attacked her when she found out she wasn’t Susan. He said he found out what he did to Lucas. He said he couldn’t believe he thought she changed. She said she would be away from him and Rachel if she didn’t get the deal. He wanted her to tell him where Chloe was if she loved him. Sami told Xander that Kristen would be facing murder 1 if he killed her. He said he would kill her anyway. Lucas showed up to stop him from shooting her. Kristen told Brady she was right about his feelings for Chloe. He said Chloe was going to be away from Parker. Kristen said she would be away from Rachel if she didn’t get the deal. He told her she didn’t love him enough to make a deal. He said he would see her at the trial. She told him she loved him enough to tell him where Chloe was. Belle told Jan to take her instead of Claire. Jan said she didn’t want to spend another minute with her. Belle said she would confess to killing Charlie and she could have Shawn. Jan wanted to know the catch. Belle said Jan had to let Claire go and she would confess. Sami was willing to let Xander go if he agreed not to say anything. Xander agreed not to say anything. Lucas wanted to know why she let him go. She said they had bigger thing to worry about than Xander. She said EJ took the money back that he sent. Lucas wanted to know why. She said EJ thought she was using it to save herself. She was afraid that EJ knew the truth about them. Kristen told Philip and Brady where Chloe was. Philip went to look for Chloe. Brady told Kristen he would never forgive her if something happened to Chloe. Jan told Belle that she would think about her offer. Jordan asked Ben why he wanted to help Claire. He said he wanted to help her. She told him to remember that he wasn’t a decent human being. Kristen told Brady that she made a mess out of everything, but she did it out of love. He asked if that was love. She asked him if he still loved her. Philip came back and said the car wasn’t there. Lucas asked Sami how EJ could have found out about them. Sami said Kristen must have told him. Lucas said EJ would have been there if he found out about them. Someone knocked on the door. Sami said he was there.

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Gwen pulled out the pills Dr. Snyder gave her. She saw Chad looking at her. She said they were painkillers. Chad said Jack asked him to check on her. He asked if there was anything he could do for her. She told him to stop feeling sorry for her. She said to go home to Abby. He said Abby left town. Gwen apologized for Abby leaving town. She said she would tell everyone that Abby didn’t push her down the stairs. She said she was was happy when she was pregnant. He said he was sorry that she lost the baby. She said she thought she would be good at being a mother. She said the baby would be her family. When Chad left, Gwen called Dr. Snyder and asked about the pills. He told her to do what he said. Ben saw Jordan waiting for him. She said she was his guilty conscience. She asked why he was cheating on his wife. She told him about kissing Claire. She said Ciara left town with Theo because he was a killer. She told him about finding comfort with the woman who tried to kill his wife. He said he would never give up on Ciara. Jan called Shawn while she pointed a gun at Claire. She told him she would meet him later.

Jan told Claire that Shawn and Belle tricked her into admitting that she killed Charlie. She told Claire that she snuck out of the hospital on Valentine’s Day. She said she saw Shawn give Belle the red coat. She said she saw Claire and Belle arguing with Charlie. She said she came up with the idea to kill Charlie when Belle threatened him. Jan said she stole Belle’s coat and went to Charlie’s place. She said she found the gun and shot him. She said she hid when she heard John. She said she ripped the button off Belle’s coat. She continued to tell Claire how she set up Belle. Jordan gave Ben a pen to sign the divorce papers. He threw the papers. He said there was nothing she could say that would change his mind. She told him to check his voicemail. He heard Claire’s message and left. Dr. Snyder told Belle that Jan was on to her and Shawn. Belle went to Shawn’s room at the Salem Inn. They thought Jan kidnapped Claire. Ben went to Claire’s house and saw it empty. He asked what Jan did to her. 

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Dr. Snyder told Gwen that he wasn’t comfortable knowing that she lied about when her baby died. She reminded him about doctor/patient confidentiality agreement. He said it would cost Abby her mental health. He was upset because Jan threw that up in his face too. He told her what Jan did. He threatened to expose her to Jack. He said they had to change their relationship if she wanted him to keep quiet. She told him that she would scream if he came near her. He didn’t want her. He wanted her to work for him. He let her get dressed and returned with a package for her to deliver. He told her that she had to do it every week. She refused to do that. He threatened to call Jack so she changed her mind. Claire tried to make Ben feel better about Ciara leaving. She suggested he leave her alone for a while. They ended up kissing. Things were heating up between them when Ben stopped them. He couldn’t do that to Ciara. Claire felt stupid, but Ben tried to make her feel better about it. She hoped she didn’t mess up their friendship. He apologized too and they agreed to put it behind them. Chad tried to convince Abby not to leave Salem, but she had to go. He wanted to work things out. She said she was overwhelmed. She said her life was ruined. He finally agreed to let her leave if that’s what she needed to do. She said she wouldn’t be gone long. He wanted her to see the love he had in his eyes for her. They kissed each other and she left. Jack called Chad so he could speak to Abby. Chad told him that he was too late. He said Abby left.

Jack showed up at the DiMera mansion to talk to Chad. He didn’t understand why Abby left without saying anything. He told Chad that Gwen lied. Chad told him that Abby said Gwen was lying. He said Abby felt guilty and knew Chad blamed her for what happened. Chad told him about what happened. Jack realized that Abby was right to leave. Shawn talked to Jan about Belle killing Charlie. She assured him that she wouldn’t leave him. She kissed him. He was surprised that she kissed him. Jan thought he still hated her. He said he had to keep it a secret for her sake. He wanted to get a room for them at the Salem Inn. She was excited at the idea of them being in a room together. He left to get the room. She thought about having sex with him. Dr. Snyder arrived and interrupted her fantasy. He confronted her about faking being in a coma. He told her that Belle and Shawn were asking about her coma so she realized she was being played. She realized she had to turn the tables on them. Belle went to see John at the hospital. She told him the judge wasn’t going to drop John’s recording. He said he was going to tell the jury that his mind isn’t right. She told him that she and Shawn were going to take care of Jan. Shawn called her and told her that Jan bought their argument. He said he almost ruined it when Jan kissed him. He said he said he was disgusted by the kiss. He told her how he got a room at the Salem Inn. She thought they went too far. Ben went back to his apartment and was surprised by who was there. Jan arrived at Belle and Shawn’s place. She pulled a gun out just as Shawn arrived.

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Belle told Shawn that she didn’t have a defense for her case. He said they had footage of Jan walking around the hospital while she was supposed to be in a coma. Belle said that didn’t prove she killed Charlie. He said they had to make her confess to it. Jan talked to Trask about the case. Trask told her that Belle had a right to a trial just like her. Jan said that the evidence was admissible against Belle. Julie was upset at the idea of Gwen moving in the house. Jack tried to explain to her why Gwen was moving there. Julie told him how Gwen destroyed Abby’s life and shouldn’t be living there. He wanted her to give Gwen a chance. Abby let Chad and Gabi know that she was going to stay with her mother in Boston for a while. Chad asked her if she was leaving because of them. Gabi told him that Abby was leaving because of Gwen. She tried to talk Abby out of leaving town. She didn’t think she should leave town because of Gwen. Ben went to Belle and Shawn’s place and ran into Claire. He wanted to talk to Belle about the divorce papers that Ciara sent him. She told him about Belle’s trial coming up. He forgot about it and wanted to find another attorney. Claire stopped him from leaving and told him that she would help him. Ben told Claire that Ciara filed for divorce. Shawn told Belle that he would seduce Jan into a confession. Belle said she wasn’t going to let him seduce her. She said she would rather go to prison. Jan showed up while they were talking. Gabi told Abby that she shouldn’t leave. Gabi said she would keep an eye on Gwen. Abby thanked her for stopping her from stabbing Gwen. She said it wasn’t a wise move. Gabi left Abby and Chad alone to talk. Chad told Abby he didn’t want her to go. Jack told Julie that Gwen was his daughter. He said she suffered a terrible trauma. Julie said Gwen slept with her sister’s husband and got pregnant. Julie said that the men in the family believed every lie that came out of Gwen’s mouth. Julie left the room. Gwen told Jack that Julie was right. Gwen said she lied about what happened the day she lost the baby.

Julie ran into Gabi and told her that Jack moved Gwen into the house. Gabi wondered if he would be so fatherly if he knew he ran Abby out of town. Jack wanted to know what Gwen lied about. Gwen said Abby said terrible things to her before she fell. She said she wanted to hurt Abby as much as she hurt her. She said that was why she said Abby pushed her down the stairs. He asked what happened. Gwen told him what happened when she fell down the stairs. She said Abby didn’t push her. She said it was an accident. Belle pretended to argue with Shawn about someone framing her while Jan was watching them. Ben told Claire that he could convince Ciara not to divorce him. Claire said she wasn’t going to let him do that. He wanted her to give him the phone. She said he was going to push Ciara away. He said he had to do whatever it took to bring Ciara home. Gwen apologized for lying to Jack. She said Abby was right. She said it was her responsibility to protect her child. She said Julie was right about her finding somewhere else to live. Jack said she wasn’t leaving. Chad told Abby that he gave her reason to walk away from the marriage. He apologized. He said he believed her. He said he believed that she didn’t mean for Gwen to fall and lose her child. Abby thanked him for saying that. She said she didn’t know if she believed herself. Julie asked Gabi if Abby was really leaving. Gabi agreed with her. Gabi said Gwen ruined her life when she framed her for drugging Abby. Shawn and Belle continued to argue in front of Jan. Belle ended up leaving. Belle ran into Trask. Trask asked her if she was enjoying her last days of freedom. Jan apologized to Shawn for what Belle did. He told her that Belle shouldn’t have killed Charlie despite what he did. Claire told Ben that he understood that he wanted to bring Ciara back but ambushing her wasn’t the way. She said he needed to trust that Ciara would come back to him. He asked what would happen if that didn’t happen. Jack told Gwen she wasn’t leaving. He said she was his daughter and they were family. He said owned her mistakes and told him the truth. He said when she had faith in herself, she and Abby would get along. He said she would find joy in her life. He said she wasn’t alone anymore. Julie showed up and told Jack that Abby was leaving town. Abby told Chad that she wanted Gwen’s baby gone when she found out she was pregnant. She said she grabbed Gwen and told her to get out of her life. She said his baby was gone. He said she was upset about the pregnancy. She said she let her anger for Gwen ruin an innocent baby’s life. She said he looked at her like a stranger. She said she let Gwen turn her into someone she didn’t want to be. Gwen went to see Dr. Snyder. He told her that she lied about her miscarriage. He said he wasn’t comfortable about it. Trask told Belle that she was going to go down for Charlie’s murder.

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Lani confronted Kristen about who she really was. Lani said she loved her, but she had to arrest her. Kristen said she should have known she couldn’t fool her. Lani said everyone knew what she has done. Kristen wanted to meet Lani’s twins. Marlena told Brady that Kate was in a coma because of Kristen. He asked her about Chloe. Marlena said she couldn’t get in touch with her. He asked her about Lucas. She told him Lucas was dying from a tumor. Brady was shocked. She said she didn’t think it was true. He wanted to know why Lucas would say that. She said Sami put her up to it. Lucas and Sami told Xander that they kept Kristen’s secret so there was no reason why she would want them dead. Xander said she didn’t trust them anymore. Gabi told Philip that she and Jake were back together. She told him she wasn’t sure if they were together because of Kate. Jake told Gabi that he was afraid that she wasn’t going to come out of it. Xander told Lucas and Sami that it was Philip’s fault that he had to work with Kristen. He said Philip got was the reason why he didn’t have a job anymore so he had to do it. He asked who wanted to go first. She said she would double whatever Kristen was paying him. He said it was a tempting offer. He said he wanted $10,000,000. Marlena told Brady that Sami dressed up like a man to convince Chloe that Lucas was dying. Brady wanted to know why. Marlena told him she didn’t know. She said Sami and Lucas wanted Chloe to go with him to Antarctica. Brady thought Kristen wanted Chloe out of the way. Gabi tried to comfort Jake about Kate. She told him that he wanted to be with her before Kate was in a coma. She didn’t expect him to want to be with her now that Kate is in a coma.

Jake told Gabi that he loved her. He said despite everything that was going on, she was the woman he wanted to be with. Kristen told Lani that she was afraid that she was going to lose Rachel. Lani said she would always be in Rachel’s heart. Kristen said she wouldn’t be in Brady’s. She said she didn’t mean to hurt Kate. She said she was afraid that she was going to lose Brady. She apologized to Lani. Lani wanted to know why. Kristen said she must hate having her as a friend. Sami agreed to pay Xander the money to keep her and Lucas safe. She told him she had to get EJ to sign for the money. Xander wanted to know why EJ wouldn’t want to save the two of them. Kristen told Lani that she was her friend. She said she had to arrest Kristen. Brady told Marlena that he needed to find Chloe. He asked Marlena to go to the DiMera mansion to see if anyone has seen Chloe. Sami called EJ to tell him she needed $10 million dollars. Marlena asked Brady how he felt about Chloe. He said he cared about her. He said he couldn’t live with himself if anything happened to her. Marlena said she would check with Lucas to see if he heard from her. Xander got the money from EJ. Lucas asked if they were good. Xander said he was a man of his word. Sami wanted to know what he was going to tell Kristen. Xander said it was his concern. Xander left the room. When Sami and Lucas were about to leave, she stopped him. She said EJ was going to want to know why they needed the money. Lucas told her to tell him whatever he wanted. He said not to tell him that they slept together or he would kill them himself.

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Sami and Lucas argued over sleeping together. She blamed him for why they slept together. Rafe blamed himself for why Kristen was on the loose. Gabi tried to tell him it wasn’t his fault, but he said he should have listened to Lucas when he told him about Kate. Nicole went to Xander’s room to get her wedding ring. Kristen hid in the bathroom before Nicole could see her. Nicole told Xander no one must know that they slept together. Sami admitted that she shouldn’t have slept with Lucas. She said it wasn’t his responsibility to stop her from cheating on her husband. Lucas teased her for admitting that he was right. Kristen overheard Nicole telling Xander not to tell anyone that they slept together. He agreed not to say anything. Lucas’ phone started to ring. Nicole wanted to know if someone was in the room. Eli told Lani that Kristen escaped prison. He said she switched places with Susan. Lani wanted to know when that happened. He said February. He said she thought Chloe was trying to be with Brady so she switched. Lani told him that when she went to see Kristen, Kristen was acting funny. Lani said she hasn’t heard from Kristen. He said Kristen was in a lot of trouble. He said she kidnapped and assaulted Kate. Rafe told Gabi that he was going to go to the DiMera mansion to see what was going on. Gabi said she was going with him. Lucas told Sami that he was worried about Kate. Sami said Kate was going to be okay. Xander told Nicole that his phone was the one that was ringing. She reminded him that she no one could know about them. When Nicole left, Kristen told him about helping her. He said he wasn’t doing it. She said he was broke and she knew information about them. He said he didn’t care if it came out. He said Nicole was the one who didn’t want it to come out. He said he would pay money to see Eric’s face when he found out they slept together. He said she would have to kill people on her own.

Xander let Kristen know that he wasn’t going to help her. She said she couldn’t kill everyone on her own. He said she would have to. He told her it was time to leave. Nicole went to see Ava. Nicole told her she made a terrible mistake. Ava wanted to know what was wrong. Nicole said she and Eric got in an argument. She said she ended up getting drunk and cheated on him. Eli told Lani that Kate was in a coma because of Kristen. Lani said she understood what she did to Haley, but she didn’t understand why she did this. He said he wanted Kristen in custody. Lani said she hasn’t reached out to her. He asked what would happen if she did. Lani said she wouldn’t take the risk. She said she would never hurt the twins. He offered to take them to Abe’s place. Rafe and Gabi went to the DiMera mansion. He wanted to check the rest of the house. Ava asked who Nicole cheated on Eric with. Nicole said it didn’t matter. Ava said she wished she called before she did it. Nicole said she didn’t want to interrupt her date. Ava said she and Rafe would have been okay. Nicole said she made a terrible mistake. The manager at the Inn told Xander he had until the end of the day to pay the rent or he was out. Kristen offered him money to solve his problem. She said she needed proof that Sami and Lucas were dead. Rafe and Gabi saw Xander at the mansion. Xander said he was there to ask Jake for a job. Kristen listened to the message Rafe left for him. He said Kate was in a coma and Kristen was the one who did it. Sami and Lucas started arguing about wanting to get out of the cellar. Xander came in the room. Sami and Lucas thought they were getting rescued, but Xander said he had other plans for them.

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Jake found Kate on the floor. Gabi came in and wanted to know what he was doing when he was trying to help her. He said someone tried to take Kate out. He said she had a gash on her head. Kristen (dressed as Kate) went to see Xander. She told him she needed his help. Rafe told Eli that Kristen was posing as Susan. Eli wanted to know how long it was going on. Rafe said since February. Rafe said Brady was on his way to tell them when he got in a car accident. Rafe said Kristen was dangerous because people knew about her. He said they had to find her. Gabi called Rafe and told him that Kristen tried to kill Kate. Chanel talked to Lani about kissing her friend. Lani thought it was a guy until Chanel said it was a female. Lani asked if she was with girls before. Chanel said she was with a few. Lani asked if Paulina would be okay with it. Chanel said she would be. She asked Lani if she was okay with it. Allie talked to Nicole about Chanel kissing her. Kristen told Xander that he dressed up as Kate to break up her relationship with Jake. He asked if she killed her. Kristen said she locked Kate up and broke up with Jake. She said she was going to put her on a deserted island. She said Kate escaped. Xander wanted to know if she killed Kate. Kristen said she didn’t. She said she attacked Sami, Lucas and Chloe. He asked if she killed them. She said she didn’t, but she needed his help.

Chanel asked Lani if she was upset that she was into girls. Lani said she would never judge her for who she wanted to be with. Chanel said she seemed put off. Lani said she was surprised. Lani told Chanel that she and Kristen were nuns in a convent. She said people thought she and Kristen were together. Lani wanted to know if Chanel and the girl were together. Allie told Nicole that Tripp saw her kiss Chanel. Allie told her what happened when Tripp and Claire showed up. Allie said she didn’t want Tripp to think something was going on between her and Chanel because she was interested in Tripp. Nicole said she thought she was interested him. Rafe and Eli showed up at the hospital. Jake told them that Kristen kidnapped Kate and was going to take her out of town. Eli asked what Kristen had against Kate. Jake said she didn’t want Kate to be with him. Rafe wanted to know where they found Kate. Jake said she was in Gabi’s room. Rafe wanted to know why. Gabi said he was in bed with her. Kristen told Xander to kill Chloe, Lucas and Sami because they knew too much. He wanted to know why he should help her. She said she had a lot of money and he was broke. Chanel told Lani that Allie wasn’t interested in her. She said she saw Allie kiss Tripp. She hoped she didn’t ruin their friendship. Allie asked Nicole if she was crazy to think that she and Tripp could be together. Kristen reminded Xander that he and Victor made her think Rachel was dead. She said she wouldn’t have turned crazy and would be with her daughter. She said that was why she hated. Xander wanted to know why she couldn’t get someone else to do it. She said there was no one else. She said Brady couldn’t find out. She said he was in a car accident. She said if she wanted a future with Brady, the others would have to die. Jake told Rafe that Kate broke up with him, but it was Kristen. Eli asked if he realized it was Kristen in a Kate mask. Jake said he didn’t know that kind of stuff went on in Salem. Gabi said she and Jake were together because he realized he loved her. When Kayla showed up, Jake asked how Kate was. Xander didn’t want to help Kristen. She said she had a lot of money. He still didn’t want to do it. She tried to convince him to do it. Kayla told everyone that Kate had trauma on her brain. She said she put Kate in an induced coma. Jake wanted to see her, but Kayla didn’t want him to see her right away. She wanted to check on Kate before he could see her.

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Lucas woke up so he and Sami talked about their kidnappings. She let Lucas know that Kate got away from Kristen. She said no one could find her. He blamed Sami for what happened to his mother since she gave in to Kristen’s blackmail. She couldn’t believe she cheated on EJ. She said she was as bad as Nicole. She said she saw her go to the Salem Inn with Xander. He didn’t think she would cheat on Eric. He could see why she did it since he wasn’t there for her. They ended up arguing about that as well as their relationship and EJ. Sami said sleeping with him was the worst mistake of her life. He told her if EJ couldn’t forgive her, then he didn’t deserve her. She was about to slap him, but he caught her hand. They ended up kissing. Chloe picked up the poker just as Kristen came from the passageway. Kristen tried to come up with excuses for why she was there. Marlena called Chloe to tell her the news about Brady. Kristen wanted to go to the hospital to see Brady. Chloe wanted to know why she was at the mansion. Kristen came up with excuses for why she was there, but she didn’t believe her. She decided to go to the cellar to check for herself. Kate walked in and caught Jake with Gabi. She was upset by what she saw. They wanted to know why she was there. She told them about Kristen pretending to be her. Gabi didn’t believe it at first. She reminded her what Kristen did when she pretended to be Nicole. Gabi realized she had a point. She told them what happened. She noticed how he jumped at the chance to be with Gabi. She left and he tried to stop her. She told him to be with Gabi.

Kate made her way downstairs and saw Kristen trying to stop Chloe from going to the tunnel. Kate told Chloe everything that Kristen did. Kristen tried to deny what she said, but Chloe believed it. She took off Kristen’s wig. She grabbed Chloe and put her in an arm lock. Gabi told Jake to go back to Kate. He told her that he meant what he said to her. He said he didn’t want to be with Kate. He wanted to be with her. She said she wanted him and not Stefan. Jake wanted to find Kate to see if she was okay. He also wanted to tell her they were finished. Brady told John how Kristen was impersonating Susan. Marlena walked in and they filled her in on Kristen. John wanted to find Kristen. Marlena thought she was in the chapel, but she was wrong. John wanted to call the police, but Brady asked her not to call them. He believed he could convince her to go back to prison. Marlena called Chloe to warn her about Kristen, but she didn’t answer. Marlena called Susan’s phone to tell her about Brady. Kristen didn’t answer the phone. She was worried about Sami so she called her too. Kristen wouldn’t answer the phone again. John and Marlena reminded Brady how Kristen was capable of hurting people. They wanted to call the police. Chloe got out of Kristen’s grip. Kristen picked up the poker and threatened Chloe and Kate. Later on, Jake walked in and saw Kate passed out on the floor. Kristen tied Chloe up and put her in the trunk of a car.

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Sami was locked in the DiMera cellar. Lucas went to Rafe to report that Kate was missing. Rafe said she didn’t have to be missing. He said she could have come to her senses. Lucas said there was more. Nicole was upset that she cheated on Xander for the worst person in the world. Xander thought she was being harsh. She said she wasn’t being harsh. He told her he didn’t make her drink or sleep with him. She said he was right. He said she shouldn’t beat herself up over it. He asked her how long have Eric been gone. He told her it wasn’t her fault that she wanted to feel a man’s around her. He said he wanted to beat Eric up. Kristen dressed up as Susan at the hospital. John and Marlena told her that Brady was in an accident. Chloe thought “Susan” should have known what happened to him because she was a psychic. Marlena said he was in surgery. Kristen said she was going to find out what was going on with Brady, but John stopped her. Lucas told Rafe that he couldn’t tell him what happened with Kate. Rafe said he couldn’t help him if he didn’t tell him what was going on. Lucas said he would find her on his own. Nicole told Xander that Eric was a good person who helped people. Xander said Sarah was the same way. He said Eric and Sarah played them. He said at least Sarah dumped him while Eric left her hanging. He said Eric chose helping people over being with her. She told him he didn’t know what he was talking about. He said she wanted him as much as he wanted her.

John told Kristen to go to the chapel and pray for a long time. Marlena told her John wanted immediate family there. Kristen said Chloe wasn’t family. Marlena told her to do what John said. She said if there was any news, she would find her there. Marlena said she didn’t want her there when John came back from checking on Brady. Chloe said Susan was weird, but she seemed obsessed with Brady. Chloe noticed something was wrong with Marlena. Marlena was worried that Sami wasn’t at the hospital. Chloe asked if she tried Lucas. Marlena wanted to know why she thought Sami could have been with Lucas. Nicole told Xander that he was the last thing she wanted. He said she didn’t say that before. She said she was missing her husband. She told him she thought about Eric the whole time. He asked her if she thought of Rafe. She said she didn’t. He reminded her that she confessed to having feelings for Rafe. She wanted him to shut up. He told her she was impressed with his prowess, but she wanted Rafe. He asked if he was right. She said he was wrong. He asked if she was sure about that. She wanted to know where her phone was. He said she got a voicemail. She asked if it was from Eric. He said it was the other one. He played the message for her. Marlena asked Chloe to tell her if she knew something about Sami. Chloe told her Sami and Lucas tried to trick her into thinking that Lucas was dying. Chloe said Sami dressed up as Stan and said he was a doctor. Chloe said Lucas seemed uncomfortable with lying. Marlena asked if she was sure Lucas wasn’t sick. Chloe wasn’t sure anymore. Kristen played a message on Sami’s phone. She heard that Lucas was going to tell everyone what was going on. Lucas went to the DiMera mansion to look for Jake. He called Kate. While his back was turned, Kristen hit him with a fire poker. John and Marlena went to see Brady. Brady told them he had to tell them something about Kristen. He said Kristen wasn’t in prison. He said she got out.

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Sami saw Xander and Nicole going to the Salem Inn. Sami wondered what they were doing. She ran into John and Marlena. She told them Brady was in the hospital. Kristen dressed up like a nurse and told Chloe that she was prepping Brady for surgery. Chloe told Kayla that a nurse came in to prep him for surgery. Kayla wanted to know who the nurse was. Steve showed up while Rafe was on a date. Steve wondered who he was on a date with. Ava showed up and said it was her. She said she had a problem with them being on a date. Steve said he did. Chloe told Kayla that she didn’t know the nurse’s name. Kayla said she just got Brady scheduled for surgery so it was weird that the nurse was there. John and Marlena showed up at the hospital. He asked Kayla about Brady. She said they were prepping him for surgery. John wanted to see him. While Kristen was talking to Brady, John showed up and wanted to see him. Steve told Rafe he had to speak his mind about Ava. He said he may be the only person to tell him about her. He said she was obsessed with him. He said she ruined his life. He said she threatened Kayla and terrorized his whole family. Rafe didn’t want to hear what Steve had to say, but Ava told him to let Steve finish. Steve said he didn’t want to see him go down this road with Ava. Rafe said he appreciated him looking out for him. He said he was on a date. Ava said Steve had a right to say what he said because every word was true. Xander told Nicole that she had the hots for Rafe. She said she was a married woman. He said she was all over Rafe. He told her that she was lonely and into Rafe. Nicole admitted that she was.

Ava told Steve she couldn’t deny what he said. She said she ruined his life. She said she thought she was in love with him, but it was obsession. She said she didn’t know the difference. She said she never saw love growing up. She saw her father kill her mother. She said he drugged her and manipulated her. She said it wasn’t an excuse. She wanted both of them to understand that she made mistakes. She said she would never make them again. She wanted to be a better person for her son and herself. She wanted to apologize to Steve for everything she has done to him, Kayla and his entire family. She said she was truly sorry. Sami listened outside of Xander’s room. Kristen called her so she could meet her at the park. Sami said she was busy. Kristen told her to come now or her next call was going to be to EJ. Xander told Nicole that it was funny that she was into Rafe because he was on a date. Nicole said it was to Ava. Xander thought it was funny that Rafe was on a date with Ava. Nicole said they had a right to be on a date with each other. She said she should be happy for them, but she wasn’t. Xander said it was because she was jealous. She said she was. Sami met with Kristen in the park. Sami asked if she saw Brady. Kristen said she did until John came in. Sami asked how he was. Kristen said he was going into surgery. Sami wanted to know why she was there. Kristen said she needed her to help find Kate. Sami said she ran into her at the hospital unless it wasn’t her. Kristen said she didn’t know what she was talking about. Sami asked if she was sure. Kristen admitted that she was Kate. Sami wanted to know why. Kristen said it didn’t matter. Sami said she was leaving if she didn’t. Kristen said she kidnapped her and she escaped. Steve told Ava that he appreciated her apology, but he wasn’t ready to forgive her yet. He said he was looking out for his friend. He left so they could finish their date. Nicole tried to convince Xander that she loved her husband. He told him not to go after the good guys. He said he wasn’t worthy of a good guy. She said she wasn’t like him. He said the best decision she made was coming back to his room. Kristen told Sami that she put Kate in a duffel bag. Kristen said she and Kate were fighting and they got in an accident. Sami realized that she was the one who ran Brady off the road. Chloe told John and Marlena that Brady woke up and said Kristen wasn’t Kristen. Xander tried to get Nicole to sleep with him. When she was tired of listening to him, she kissed him. Kristen told Sami that she was the one who ran Brady off the road. Kristen wanted Sami to help her kidnap Kate. Sami didn’t want to do it because she didn’t want to hurt Lucas. Sami said Kate could be wandering around on the highway. Kristen said that was why she needed her help. Kristen stabbed Sami with the needle.

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Brady told Chloe that Kristen wasn’t Kristen. Kristen (dressed up as Kate) came in and asked about Kristen. Chloe wanted to know why she was there. Sami told Lucas that Kristen was upset about Brady being in the accident. Sami said Kristen was looking for Kate. Ava wanted to know if Nicole was okay with her going out with Rafe. Nicole told Ava that she was okay. She said she was getting a call from Eric. Eric ended up calling her. Lucas wondered why Kristen was looking for his mother. Sami said she didn’t know. She wondered why Kristen wasn’t at the hospital. Kate told Chloe when she heard that Brady was in an accident she thought he was with her son. She asked Chloe about being with her son. Chloe said her place was with Brady. Xander and Jake were drunk at the pub. Jake told him that he wanted to be with Gabi. Lucas told Sami that Chloe was in danger so he wanted to tell the truth. He wondered why Kate didn’t show concern about him. Sami told him that she might not be Kate. Chloe told Kristen that she hated her and wondered why she wanted her to be with her son. Kristen said her son was dying and needed her. Chloe said her son didn’t need anyone. Chloe told her to leave. Nicole found out that Eric had to extend his stay. She was upset that he wasn’t coming home.

Jake told Xander that he kept making bad decisions. Xander told him they were bad boys. He said they had to hurt people before they got hurt. Jake agreed. Jake ended up leaving. Nicole showed up at the pub. She wanted a drink, but no one was there. Xander gave her a drink. He wanted her to tell him what had her down, but she refused. Chloe told Kristen that the crash caused internal bleeding. Sami told Lucas that Kate was Kristen. She said Kristen was pretending to be Susan. She said that was Kristen. When Kristen came out, Lucas asked if she was Kate. Xander and Nicole talked about Sarah and Eric. Jake told Gabi that she was right about him wanting to be with her. Sami asked Kristen what she was doing at the hospital. Lucas asked if it was because he was dying. Kristen said she was visiting a friend. Sami and Lucas told Kristen they knew it was her. Sami tried to take the mask off of Kristen, but it didn’t work. Kristen walked away. Lucas asked where his mother was if that was Kristen. Jake told Gabi that his feelings for her never went away. He said he was too proud to admit it. He said he was admitting it now. She told him she didn’t get over him. They went upstairs together.

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Chloe confronted Sami and Lucas about Sami being Stan. Kate woke up and distracted Kristen while she was driving. Kate caused her to get in an accident. Kristen thought she didn’t hit anyone, but she ran Brady off the road. Claire to Tripp saw Chanel and Allie drinking together. Claire told Chanel to get a way from her cousin. Chloe asked Lucas if he noticed that Dr. Dunn was Stan. When Lucas didn’t answer, Chloe asked if he was in on it. While she was talking, Chloe figured out that he didn’t have a brain tumor and he wasn’t dying. Jake talked to Gabi about Kate leaving Salem. Kate continued to fight Kristen while she was driving. Claire and Tripp told Allie that Chanel was a con artist. They told Allie what Chanel did to them. Allie didn’t want to hear it. She said Chanel was her friend. Claire asked Allie about kissing Chanel. Allie said they were hugging and wondered how Claire knew they were kissing. Claire said Tripp saw them. Allie asked if he was spying on her. Jake told Gabi that he was wrong about her and tried to kiss her. She slapped him. Chloe asked Lucas if he was dying. He said he was. Chloe asked Sami why she would expect her and Lucas to leave town. While they were arguing, Kayla showed up and told them Brady was in a car accident. Kate managed to get out of Kate’s car.

Gabi told Jake that he wasn’t going o take advantage of her just because Kate dumped him. Kayla told Sami, Lucas and Chloe that Brady was in the accident. Chloe wanted to go see Brady. Lucas tried to stop her, but she wanted him to stay away from her. Tripp told Allie that he wanted to see her, but he saw her kissing Chanel. Chanel asked why it was his business what they did. Allie told her he was the guy she was telling him about. Chanel asked if he was the guy she was interested in. Allie wanted to talk to Tripp alone. She told him didn’t want him to get the wrong idea about the kiss. She said she and Chanel were friends. She wanted him to understand. He wanted to know why. Jake went to see Gabi so they could talk. Lucas told Sami he knew Chloe would recognize her as Stan. Sami said she was concerned about Brady being in an accident. He said he was going to tell Chloe the truth. He told her to call John and tell him what happened to Brady. When Sami was about to call John, Kristen called. Sami told her Brady was in an accident. Brady flatlined when Chloe came in the room. Chloe told her not to let him die. Jake told Gabi that he was going to nice to her. She said she knew he was hurting. She said she was hurting when he wanted to be with Kate. She told him the pain wouldn’t last forever. Kayla told Chloe that she was going to have to do surgery on Brady. Chloe asked to stay with him. Kristen showed up at the hospital as Kate. She asked Sami and Lucas how Brady was. Lucas thought she was there because of him. Kristen told him she didn’t have time to talk. Allie told Tripp that she felt bad about accusing him of raping her. He said she shouldn’t feel bad. She said she didn’t understand how he could see her as more than a friend. They kissed each other. Brady woke up while Chloe was talking to him. He told her Kristen wasn’t herself.

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Kristen called Vivian to let her know her part of the plan was done. She went into the basement to check on Kate. She wasn’t happy to see her. She was sure Jake would find her. Kristen wasn’t worried about Jake and pulled out a syringe. She planned on taking Kate to a deserted island. They fought over the syringe and Kate lost the battle. She collapsed on the floor and Kristen put her in a bag. She tried to get Kate out of the mansion when Jake stopped her. She told him they were finished and she wanted him to get out of her way. He thought she was leaving because she was in love with him. She told him that he could get together with Gabi. Susan complained about being stuck in prison when Brady arrived. He assumed she realized why he was there. He reminded her that it was Rachel’s birthday. He wanted her to sign the card. She made a slip up and said Rachel’s favorite animal was a duck. He corrected her and said it was a cat. She made a mistake and signed the card with her real name. He asked her about it and realized she was Susan. She pulled out her fake teeth. She explained how she ended up there for Kristen. He thought it was crazy, but she told him that Kristen loved him. She mentioned how Kristen was working with Vivian. Brady was even more suspicious. She wanted to get out of prison. He asked her if she could keep up the act until he brought Kristen back there.

Kristen drove and whined about Kate being heavy. Kate managed to fight her way out of the bag. She grabbed Kristen and she lost control of the car. Brady raced down the road and thought everything would be a disaster if he didn’t get Kristen back to the prison. Kristen swerved her car at his. Lucas didn’t want to be at the hospital, but Chloe wanted him to stay and get a second opinion. She left to look for the doctor. Lucas called Sami and told her their lie was about to be exposed. Chloe came back in the room. Lucas said he didn’t deserve a long life. Dr. Dunn walked in and they thought he looked familiar. Lucas realized the doctor was Sami dressed as Stan. Dr. Dunn confirmed the diagnosis. The doctor said Lucas should enjoy his last days. Lucas asked Chloe to wait outside. Lucas confronted Sami and she took off her mask. He thought the real doctor would see her. She told him that she canceled his appointment. She demanded that he take Chloe on a trip around the world. Lucas met Chloe in the waiting room. He announced he was leaving the country. He wanted her to go with him. Sami arrived and wanted to know if there was any good news. Lucas told her about his diagnosis. He mentioned how he was going to travel with Chloe. Chloe wondered why he didn’t want to spend his final days with his family. Sami offered to pay for their trip. Sami kept talking about the importance of romance. Chloe flashed back to Dunn and meeting Stan. She realized something was up.

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