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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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