BTG Short Recap Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Leslie was upset that Lia made a mess of things for her at the clinic. Eva agreed to help her until she could find a replacement. Kat grilled Ted about making eyes at Nicole at the cotillion. She also heard about his drama with Leslie and Shanice. Eva arrived so Kat changed the subject to talk to her about Samantha and the cotillion. After Kat left, Eva talked to Ted about doing double duty and working with her mother. She assured him that she would be able to do both jobs. Kial went to visit Nicole. She asked him if he ever fantasized about his dead wife while they were together. Kial assured her that he didn’t think about her while they were together. Nicole admitted that she fantasized about Ted but not while she was with him. It didn’t bother him, but he wanted to keep things open. Nicole didn’t want to make love because she was busy with work. Kial wanted to stay with her anyway. Donnell pressed Joey about his involvement with his mother and the role he played in his father’s death. Joey insisted that he was innocent. Donnell couldn’t believe that he didn’t stop Doug from drinking. Joey said that he runs a business. Doug’s death didn’t keep him up at night. Donnell appreciated his honesty.

Deanna ran into Doug’s arms. He let her know that he was there to help her break Joey’s spell on Vanessa. Doug told her that Joey was the reason why he was dead. He came to Deanna because she was the only one who saw through the lies. Doug wasn’t worried about settling a score. His goal was to keep his family safe. A waiter showed up so Deanna tried to protect her father, but he was gone. Later Deanna met with Donnell. She didn’t tell him about seeing Doug. He told her about his conversation with Joey. Donnell decided to leave it alone and thought she should too. They weren’t going to see their father again. She mumbled that he wouldn’t see him. Donnell stormed off because he couldn’t get through to her. Deanna went back to the club where she saw her father. She wanted him to come back to her. He didn’t come back to her. Deanna started crying when he didn’t come back to her. Hayley complained to Randy about the drug not moving fast enough. Randy wanted her to stay the course. Hayley was ready to move to a beach. Leslie took her place in the booth. Joey didn’t answer her calls. She thought he blamed her for the plasma infiltrating the clinic. Randy didn’t want to help her.

 

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Shanice told Ted that Derek’s death forced her to think about the future and who she should be with. She said despite what happened in his past, she doesn’t want to give him up. Leslie showed up while they were talking. Ted ripped into her and told her not to interrupt is time with Shanice unless it had to do with their daughter. Jan and Mona talked at Orphey Gene’s. While they were talking, Grayson showed up. Jan told Grayson not to give up on Ashley. Leslie showed up and overheard that Grayson had money problems. She offered him a job. Derek’s father Brian went to Ashley’s apartment. He said he was there to get Derek’s body so he could bury him back home. Brian gave Ashley Derek’s medal of honor and a ring box. Later on, Brian went to the police station. He refused to shake Jacob’s hand. Brian blamed Jacob for Derek’s death. When Jacob offered to help him get through the red tape to get Derek’s remains, Brian accepted it. Jacob told him that Derek would always be a hero to him. Brian walked away. Later on, Elon and Ted had a press conference at the hospital about the plasma ring and Lia’s involvement in it. A reporter asked about Derek’s death. Leslie pushed Elon out of the way to defend her clinic. After she said some words about Derek, she broke down in Ted’s arms.

 

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Chad and Leo had a meeting at the pub. He let Leo know that he was upset about EJ coming on to Cat. Leo told Chad not to worry about it. He wouldn’t tell Chad why, but Chad knew something was up. Leo wouldn’t tell him, but he said it was something. Xander and Sarah argued over her sleeping with Brady. Marlena showed up and wanted him to go in her office. She asked him about his arm. He told her what happened with Kristen. Marlena wondered how that felt. He said it felt terrible. While they were talking, he admitted that he wanted to be back with Sarah. Marlena told him arguing with Sarah wasn’t going to get her back. Paulina told Chanel that she wasn’t going to move in with her and Johnny. While they were talking, Sarah called Chanel with the biopsy results. Sarah told Chanel to bring Johnny with her. EJ went to see Johnny. They talked about how Lexie being back was stressful for Paulina and Chanel. EJ told him that Tony planned on replacing him. Johnny didn’t care about it until EJ told him Gabi was the replacement. Chanel texted Johnny. He left to meet with Chanel.

Sarah told Chanel and Johnny that the mass was malignant and aggressive. She told them that the treatment could affect the baby. Sarah said Chanel needed to be healthy in order for the baby to be healthy. She gave them the name of an oncologist and breast surgeon. Jennifer ran into Cat at the town square. She apologized to Cat. Jennifer said she and Jack were in therapy. She said she wanted to let go of the negative energy and call a truce. Jennifer said she did horrible things and was forgiven so she wanted to do the same thing. She still didn’t want Cat to be with Chad. Cat said she understood and accepted that she wouldn’t be with Chad. After their conversation, Jennifer went to the pub and told Chad about her conversation with Cat. She told him that Cat was moving on with her life.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 27,2026

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Marlena got started with EJ’s hypnosis session. She noticed that EJ brought the chess set with him. Marlena didn’t want the set, but EJ didn’t care. He told her what he wanted to find during the hypnosis. EJ wanted to know if whatever happened with Cat caused his relationship with Sami to get destroyed. Marlena explained to him that hypnosis may not go the way he wanted. EJ had a few memories about Italy before Marlena snapped him back to reality. She told him that forcing memories wouldn’t work. Gabi offered her condolences to the Choi family. She saw Arianna while she was there. They talked about Gabi’s breakup. Arianna didn’t think Theo would tell what she did. Gabi went on the warpath. Theo got home and saw that Paulina was still there. He thought she made a selfless choice. Paulina was leaving to spare her dignity since Lexie would always be number one to Abe. Theo thanked her for everything. Paulina promised to be there for him and left. Gabi pounded on Theo’s door and ripped into him for ruining her relationship with Philip. She knew he had feelings for her and knew that he did it. He denied it, but she didn’t believe him. Theo gave up. He said he had more important things to worry about than telling that she bugged Philip’s office. Theo wanted her to buzz off. Holly and Tate talked about whether they would go to Sophia’s service. She wasn’t interested in going because she was annoyed at the entire thing. Holly wanted Tate to go, and she would wait at the town square.

Tate arrived at the service, and Amy asked if Holly was there. He told her that Holly didn’t think she would be wanted there. Tate said that Holly was suffering too, Amy got upset when Tate told her that. Theo read the entries about Gabi in his journal and tore the pages out. Gabi and EJ ran into each other at the town square. They shared catty remarks towards each other. Cat arrived to find out how EJ’s hypnosis went. He told her that he didn’t learn anything. EJ thought Cat could go under hypnosis for him. Cat agreed to go under hypnosis. Amy told her husband that she refused to let Sophia’s loss go in vain. She wanted Holly to be prosecuted for manslaughter. Tate and Holly walked in while Amy said that she wanted Holly prosecuted.

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Days Short Recap Monday, May 25, 2026

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Amy thanked Roman for having a prayer service for Sophia. She refused to call it a memorial because she didn’t believe Sophia was dead. Roman hoped she got a miracle. Later Jada joined Amy and gave her the bad news. The recovery mission for Sophia was called off. Jada told her that there was basically no chance of Sophia’s body being found. Amy yelled at Jada for giving up the search on her daughter. Roman assured her that the investigation didn’t have to be over. Jada informed Amy that the police found the gun that was used to pistol whip Johnny. Amy didn’t know anything about it until now. She wondered where she got a gun. Jada wondered the same thing. She told Amy that Sophia’s prints were found on the gun along with Johnny’s blood. The serial number was rubbed off so Roman wondered how Sophia got the gun. Jada planned to find out. Jack talked to Jennifer about wanting to start a relationship with Gwen. He wondered what she thought about it. Jennifer understood why he wanted to do it. She was envious since Abby wasn’t there anymore. Jennifer was still angry, but she wanted to find a way to let go of the anger. Jack didn’t think she should remember their daughter in anger. She knew she had to move on and support his decision to have a relationship with Gwen. Jack thanked her for seeing it that way.

Philip arrived at the pub and offered his condolences to Amy. She wanted to know how he survived in the water after he fell in it. Philip couldn’t give her the answers she was looking for. Sarah was shocked to see Xander at the Kiriakis mansion and that he was moving in. He thought it was best for their daughter, but Sarah didn’t agree with him. Xander wondered what she was afraid of. Sarah reminded him that she was in a happy relationship so being around him wouldn’t bother her. Xander didn’t like hearing that she was happy with someone else. He wondered if Brady would have a problem with him being there

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Days Opinions For The Week Of May 18, 2026

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Kristen is nowhere near as tough as she pretends to be. She went to Xander to kill EJ. If she was so tough, she could have killed him herself. Why not get someone else to kill him? Was Xander really the only one she could go to?

Stephanie told Alex that it was too much for her to deal with when it concerned Kelsey. She acts as if the situation was only hard for her. Alex has to adjust to Kelsey too. Stephanie acted as if her feelings were the only ones that mattered. She may as well have told him to give up on his daughter because it was hard for her to deal with the situation. Alex has to get used to being a father so she’s not the only one dealing with something new. He needs to divorce her. 

Joy isn’t fooling anyone when she said she wasn’t interested in Alex’s money. We don’t believe for one second that she doesn’t want anything from Alex. If that were the case, she could have told him sooner. She could have let him know that she didn’t want his money. Joy could have kept Alex in the dark if she didn’t want anything from him. She has to make it look like she only wanted him to be a part of Kelsey’s life. 

Abe was so ungrateful when he told EJ to stay away from his family. He wanted EJ to help him, yet he wanted him to stay away. Abe should have thought about that when he asked for help. We get that EJ is the devil incarnate, but Abe could have showed a little gratitude towards EJ since he brought back Theo’s mother and the love of his life. 

Holly is so heartless. She didn’t care that Sophia was dead. We get that Sophia did things to her, but she was her best friend once upon a time. Holly wasn’t innocent when it came to Sophia. She did her own dirt, but Holly judged Sophia as if she hasn’t messed up in the past. We’re looking forward to whatever Amy has in store for Holly. We want Amy to make her pay. Holly wasn’t the one who killed Sophia, but she needs to go down for it. 

Anna wasted no time telling Philip that Gabi was working with Tony. She acted like she was jealous when Tony talked about Gabi. Did Anna think that Tony was going to go after him? With that said, we’re glad Anna told him because the truth needed to come out. Gabi was walking around like she was innocent when it concerned Philip. Also, Philip made it easy for Gabi to tell him the truth but she chose to keep it a secret. 

Lexie had a lot of nerve expecting Paulina to walk away from Abe. She acted as if Paulina was playing around with Abe. Paulina built a life with Abe too. Lexie took liberties that Paulina would just walk away and let her take Abe back. Paulina shouldn’t have been willing to walk away so easily. 

We enjoyed watching Philip rip into Gabi. She just knew he wouldn’t have found out what she did. It took a  long time for the truth to come out so we’re glad it was exposed. If Anna didn’t tell Philip the truth, who knows when the truth would have come out. 

We loved the flashbacks of Steve and Kayla. We missed them the first time around so it was nice seeing them. It makes us wonder why they don’t show them more. We would rather see them instead of some other people on the show. 

 

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Days Nitpicks & Flubs For The Week Of May 18, 2026

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Monday

-Lani could be heard talking to Joy while Brady was shown.

-Xander could be heard talking to Kristen while Sarah was shown.

-Chanel could be heard talking to Paulina while Lani and Joy were shown.

-Kristen could be heard talking to Xander while Gwen was shown.

-Gwen cried without any tears.

Tuesday

-Abe could be heard talking to EJ while Lexie was shown. 

-Lexie didn’t make any eye contact with Layla while she was talking to her. 

-Joy could be heard talking to Philip while Lexie was shown. 

-Alex could be heard talking to Stephanie while Joy was shown.

-Joy said she wasn’t looking for a job right now. How was she going to support herself and the baby without a job?

Wednesday

– Chad could be heard talking to Belle while Amy was shown.

-Cat could be heard talking to EJ while Belle was shown.

-Arianna could be heard talking to Holly while Cat was shown. 

-Amy cried without any tears.

-Holly could be heard talking to Arianna while Amy was shown.

Thursday

-Xander’s flashback could be heard before it was shown. 

-Kristen’s flashback could be heard before it was shown. 

-EJ could be heard talking to Theo while Kristen was shown.

-EJ could be heard talking to Theo while Tony was shown. 

-Theo could be heard talking to Abe while Kristen was shown.

Friday

-Gwen could be shown talking to the door while Alex and Stephanie were shown kissing.

-Kayla and Steve’s flashbacks could be heard before they were shown. 

-If Stephanie was going to miss Alex so much, why did she talk him out of going to the wedding?

 

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Days Best Lines For The Week Of May 18, 2026

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Leo: So you’re saying that EJ double crosses you? What did he do? Spit in your shepherd’s pie? Give away your favorite coat to Goodwill? Oh, come on, I’m just joking.
Gwen: If you can’t tell, I’m not in any mood for your stupid jokes. And I can see from your pushy energy you’re not saying any of this as a friend to me but rather as the weaselly reporter, Leo Stark, who’s just jonesing for his next scoop.
Leo: Uh, Gwenny, my sweet, I must inform you that my energy is always pushy.
Leo: I’m also worried about my oldest, dearest friend.
Gwen: Are you being sincere?
Leo: Yes, I am. I promise you I am. I miss my friend, especially when she’s not hurling insults at me like pies at a county fair. 

Gwen: Kristen?
Kristen: Gwen? Ahh, Leo.
Gwen: What are you doing at the Salem Inn?
Leo: Uh, you know, I’m sensing the potential for a rather acrimonious exchange, so I’m just gonna jump in and say that whatever Kristen is doing here, it’s none of our business.
Kristen: Thank you, Leo.
Leo: Although, why does one leave a hotel room in the middle of the afternoon looking like they just auditioned for an ‘80s hair band, unless it was for a little, you know. 

(to Kristen)
Leo: Were you just engaging in a little midday mambo, Ms. DiMera? Is that why your hair looks like it’s doing jazz hands?

(about Kristen)
Leo: I’m not judging. Do you know how many hotel rooms I’ve walked out of in the middle of the afternoon? The “do not disturb sign” was practically invented for me. 

Gabi: Look, I know that you’re not fond of me.
Julie: Nothing gets past you.

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Days Update Monday, May 4, 2026

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EJ and Cat have drinks at Small Bar. Kristen walks in and takes a seat at a table. Cat notices EJ is distracted and not listening to her, so he apologizes. Cat guesses he’s still worried about the reading of Stefano’s will. EJ admits that ever since he was replaced as executor, he’s been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Kristen sits nearby and flashes back to instructing Sophia to kill Johnny. EJ then spots Kristen and remarks to Cat that she is just the woman he’s been trying to get away from. Cat asks if he wants to go somewhere else. EJ says it’s okay because he’s with a beautiful and charming woman to distract him.

Leo sits in the town square when he gets a notification on his phone about the fire and realizes it’s Johnny and Chanel’s apartment, so he rushes off worried about Trey.

At the hospital, Javi comes over and asks Sarah how Johnny is. Sarah says she’s going to have a nurse check on him as she has to go check on something. Sarah then asks if Javi is alright as Javi gets dizzy and collapses. Sarah calls for a gurney as she checks on Javi.

Chanel sits at Johnny’s side in his hospital room and tells him that he’s being taken in for a chest x-ray soon. Chanel asks if Johnny remembers what happened and who did this to him. Johnny reveals that it was Sophia. Johnny says she tried to kill him and admits he was so scared of never seeing Chanel again as they hug.

At the hospital, Jada calls for three police units at the bus station and every nearby hotel. Leo comes in and asks Jada about the crime scene notification and if Trey is okay. Jada responds that Trey was not the victim and that’s all she’s at liberty to say. Leo declares that he will find out on his own then and rushes off.

Kristen wonders why EJ has not been called. EJ then gets a call from Chanel and asks if everything is alright. Chanel responds that it’s not so EJ asks what’s wrong. Chanel informs him that it’s Johnny. EJ says he’ll be right there and tells Cat that Johnny is hurt. Cat asks what happened. EJ says he’s being treated at the hospital as they speak. Cat offers to go with him but EJ says it’s fine and thanks her as he rushes off. Kristen laughs nearby about EJ receiving bad news.

Sarah gets Javi in a hospital bed as Javi jokes about not being used to being the patient now. Sarah asks how he’s feeling. Javi responds that his head is pounding and he’s a little queasy. Sarah explains that Javi inhaled some of the gas and assumes he collapsed after the adrenaline wore off. Leo then arrives and asks if Javi is alright.

Chanel gets Johnny back in to his hospital bed after the x-rays. Chanel hopes Sarah will get the results soon. Chanel complains of the thought of Sophia pepper spraying him and tying him up, saying he must have been terrified. Johnny responds that what she did was so calculated and evil while he just sat there, waiting to die and thinking about the fact that he might never see Chanel again or that he might not be around to watch their kids grow up. Chanel then thinks back to receiving her test results from Sarah. Chanel starts to cry. Johnny says he’s sorry as he didn’t mean to upset her. Chanel asks how she could not be upset after what he went through. Chanel says that Trey and their unborn baby need him so much, so he has to be there for them. Johnny responds that she does too. Johnny then asks what’s wrong.

Leo says he heard about the fire and he was so scared for Trey. Leo asks if Javi is alright. Javi responds that he’s fine while Leo argues that he doesn’t look like it and calls him a wounded warrior. Sarah says she’ll be right back and asks them to keep it brief but Javi asks her not to leave Leo alone with him. Leo pleads with Javi to just give him a minute. Sarah tells Javi to press the call button if he needs anything. Leo compares Javi not wanting to be alone with him to how he felt about Dimitri and worrying it would rekindle old feelings. Leo asks if that’s what Javi is afraid of with him.

Cat approaches Kristen and tells her that she thought she should know that EJ just got a phone call that Johnny was in some accident and has been rushed to the hospital. Kristen pretends to be concerned and asks if it’s serious. Cat says she’s not sure as EJ left so quickly that he didn’t say. Kristen asks if Johnny’s not dead. Cat assures that he’s definitely alive. Kristen thanks her and decides she should get to the hospital, so she exits.

Jada asks Sarah if she can go question Johnny which she allows. Sarah asks if she’s heard anything about Sophia. Jada responds that they haven’t found her yet, but they did find a suicide note. EJ then arrives, asking if Johnny is alright.

Chanel tells Johnny that she just can’t imagine what she would do without him because she needs him so much. Johnny responds that he needs her too and promises to never take another moment with her for granted again. Chanel doesn’t understand why Sophia would do this. Johnny says that she was getting revenge on him for initially backing out of the adoption and ruining her life as she said he didn’t deserve to be her son’s father. EJ then rushes in and hugs Johnny, thankful that he is alright.

Leo tells Javi that he had no reason to be afraid of being alone with Dimitri and that it made him realize that Javi is the only man for him. Javi remarks that he’s struggling to breathe and Leo is sucking the oxygen out of the room. Javi says that’s enough of Dimitri and questions Leo not understanding that he has a boyfriend. Leo says he does understand and swears he didn’t come looking for Javi and didn’t even know he was here. Leo explains that he was worried about Trey and Jada wouldn’t give him any answers, so he went looking for Johnny and Chanel but instead, fate led him to Javi.

Rafe sits at home when he gets a call from Cat, informing that EJ just got a phone call that Johnny has been hurt. Rafe questions how badly and what happened. Cat says she doesn’t know anything else but EJ had to go to the hospital. Rafe says he’s on it. Cat adds that she’ll be right over.

EJ declares that Sophia is about to learn what DiMera vengeance is really like while Johnny asks him not to escalate things any further as he’s fine and Trey is safe, so it’s over. Johnny just wants to take this moment and be thankful that none of them got hurt. EJ thanks God for that and thanks Chanel for calling him when she did. Chanel knew that Johnny would want him to know. EJ says when he hired around the clock protection for Trey, he never imagined Sophia would go after Johnny instead. Johnny says she definitely went off the rails and had some kind of psychotic break. Johnny says that Sophia needs help while EJ argues that she needs to spend her life behind bars for the attempted murder of his son. Jada comes in and checks on Johnny. Jada says there’s an investigation underway and wants to ask Johnny questions. EJ tries to interrupt but Jada says Johnny can speak for himself. Johnny agrees to answer a few questions. EJ says he’ll be right outside if he needs anything and adds that he’s so grateful he’s not hurt. EJ then exits. Chanel asks Jada if they have found Sophia yet. Jada says not yet, but reveals they did find a suicide note. EJ then finds Kristen at the hospital and questions what the hell she’s doing here. Kristen responds that Cat told her about Johnny, so she wanted to see how her nephew was doing. EJ mocks the idea that she cares. Kristen insists that she does and he’s family, so she asks if Johnny is badly hurt. EJ responds that Johnny is fine, but the same won’t be true for that murderous headcase Sophia Choi as she’s going to pay for what she did to his son.

Javi tells Leo that now he knows all is well and everyone is okay, so he can ask fate for a ride home. Leo refuses until he gets more details. Leo asks who the victim of the crime was. Javi informs him that it was Johnny and he’s going to be fine. Paulina then arrives with Trey and says she thought this was Johnny’s room. Javi and Leo are excited to see Trey. Paulina acknowledges that Javi saved Johnny’s life. Paulina repeats that she thought this was Johnny’s room but she’s glad she made that mistake as Jada told her how heroic Javi was in storming in to save Johnny’s life. Javi responds that he was just doing his job. Paulina wishes she could get her hands on Sophia. They question what Sophia has to do with this. Paulina reveals to them that Sophia tried to murder Johnny and almost caused her a family tragedy. Leo and Javi say to send their best to Johnny and Chanel as Paulina exits with Trey. Leo then questions what happened between Johnny and Sophia.

Cat goes to Rafe’s house and asks if he got any intel on Johnny. Rafe confirms that Johnny is fine with no serious injuries, but she’s not going to believe what went down.

Johnny tells Jada that he told Sophia that she didn’t want to do whatever she was planning, but she insisted because backing out of the adoption ruined her life. Johnny says he tried to apologize but she just left him there. Johnny guesses if Sophia took her own life, that’s why she wasn’t worried about the consequences of what she was doing.

EJ informs Kristen that Sophia tried to murder Johnny by blowing him up in his apartment, explaining that she tied him up and lit a candle near acetone. Kristen remarks that couldn’t she have just shot him and says she just meant that what Sophia did was so extreme and twisted. EJ says he’s just grateful that Johnny survived and isn’t seriously hurt. Kristen asks if Sophia told Johnny why she tried to kill him in the way she did. EJ responds that he’s not sure and that Johnny is answering Jada’s questions as they speak.

Jada informs Chanel and Johnny that they haven’t found Sophia yet but she will let them know if there’s any updates and she’ll be in touch if there’s any follow up questions. Jada says to let her know if they need anything as she exits. Johnny asks Chanel again why she was at the hospital when he was brought in instead of at the aquarium with Lani and Trey. Chanel says they don’t have to talk about that right now but Johnny insists, so Chanel tells him that a last minute mammogram appointment opened up so she came here instead and tried to call him, but had no idea what he was going through. Johnny says he had no idea either and asks about the mammogram results.

Leo tells Javi that he cannot believe Sophia would do such a thing. Javi says when he saw gas outside the apartment, all he could think of was Trey. Leo says one day, Trey will hear the story of Javier Hernandez saving his life and he will learn that Javi is a hero. Javi calls that kind of him to say but he doubts his captain will think going in there without the proper PPE was that heroic. Leo agrees that he shouldn’t do that again and says he’s just glad that Javi is okay.

Cat can’t believe what she’s hearing but is thankful that Johnny is okay. Rafe mentions that Johnny has a wife and kid with another on the way. Rafe adds that he loves Johnny like a son. Rafe tells Cat that based on the circumstances, it seems like someone up there was looking out for him. Cat asks if there’s anything they can do to help. Rafe says not officially right now as they have an APB out on Sophia and he hopes they find her before anything drastic happens. Cat asks what he means. Rafe then informs her that Sophia left a suicide note. Rafe questions how Cat knew that Johnny was hurt and if EJ told her. Cat confirms that she was with EJ when he found out. Rafe asks if they were working but Cat admits they were at dinner, so Rafe guesses they were on a date.

Jada tells EJ what Johnny told her about Sophia making a makeshift bomb and leaving Johnny to die while all she said was that it was revenge for ruining her life. Kristen listens from nearby as Jada says all they have is that and the suicide note, but the investigation is ongoing. Kristen questions there being a suicide note and if they’ve found a body. Jada says not yet and adds that there’s a chance she didn’t follow through. EJ remarks that if she’s still breathing, that’s a problem he’d be happy to correct. Jada warns EJ to be careful what he says in case Sophia is found alive and then something happens to her. EJ questions protecting Sophia. Kristen calls it all a shame. EJ responds that the shame would be if Sophia evades justice. Kristen calls that rich coming from him and says that Sophia could be dead and her anger at Johnny goes back to him pulling out of the adoption. EJ questions Kristen blaming the victim and points out that Kristen isn’t exactly free of sin when it comes to Sophia Choi.

Chanel starts to tell Johnny what Sarah told her but Paulina comes in with Trey, so they have Johnny hold Trey. Paulina says she realized they needed the best medicine available. Johnny tells Trey that he’s so grateful to be here with them. Johnny states there are no words for how blessed he feels right now.

Javi thanks Leo for his concern. Leo tells Javi that he will always care about him. Leo knows Javi has an important but dangerous job. Javi admits he cares about Leo too and part of him always will. Javi then says he’s sorry as they can’t be having these conversations when they aren’t in a relationship anymore. Leo argues that it’s hard for them to keep their distance in this town and questions pretending they are strangers. Javi says he’s not saying they have to go that far. Sarah comes in and says she’s sorry to interrupt but she has to go over test results with Javi. Leo asks if Javi wants him to stay, then remarks that he forgot they are strangers now, so he asks if Javi wants him to call Rafe, Gabi, or his boyfriend. Javi responds that he’s got it and thanks him. Leo tells him to take care of himself and sadly exits the room. Sarah promises that it gets easier.

Paulina comments on Abe putting a crib together and tells Chanel that she can stay in their guest room while their apartment is unavailable. Chanel thanks her for everything. Paulina says she loves them and that Trey lights up their lives. They say goodbye as Paulina exits with Trey. Johnny guesses Chanel hasn’t told Paulina about the breast lump. Chanel assures that she will once she knows more. Johnny asks when Chanel will have the mammogram results. Chanel responds that Sarah put a rush on them. Johnny guesses that means it’s okay but Chanel says no and that have to wait for the biopsy to know exactly what they are dealing with, but Sarah thinks it’s cancer.

Rafe questions Cat being on a date with EJ. Cat tells him it’s nothing like that. Rafe asks what it was like then. Cat explains that EJ wanted her to get him out of the house since he and Kristen had a bunch of tension and he wanted a distraction. Rafe guesses she was the distraction. Cat promises she’s just doing her job and that’s all she will ever be doing.

Kristen questions what the hell EJ means by her not being free of sin with Sophia and claims she had no idea what was going through Sophia’s head. EJ brings up Kristen defending her when she ran in to them in the town square. Kristen argues that she would defend anyone that EJ was threatening and adds that Sophia was a friend of her daughter’s. EJ questions if Sophia indicated she would be planning something like this and if Kristen knew that Johnny might be in danger. Kristen can’t believe EJ is trying to pin this on her. Leo comes over and says he can sense the tension so he encourages them to find peace in their hearts. Jada then gets a call and instructs the team to drag the river. EJ asks if they have anything. Jada reveals that they found Sophia’s backpack on a bridge and a police boat found a shoe, but no body yet. Jada feels it does indicate that Sophia followed through on her note after all.

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Tate and Holly meet in the town square. Holly talks about being overwhelmed with finals and not really having her internship with Titan anymore since Stephanie isn’t writing. Holly wonders what she’s going to do all summer now. Tate encourages her to relax and hang out with him.

Sophia sits in her room with the suicide note that she wrote until her mom Amy comes in with a bag of food. Amy tells her that she wants to celebrate her tonight and how happy her family is that she’s home. Amy says that no one is happier than she is and that she loves her so much as she hugs her and Sophia says she loves her too.

Sarah goes back to check on Chanel but finds she’s gone from the hospital. Sarah then tries to call her but it goes to voicemail, so she leaves a message that they really need to do the additional imaging.

Johnny remains tied up in his apartment and dreams of Chanel coming home to try to rescue him but the place blowing up. Johnny then snaps out of it and realizes that wasn’t real, then he sees the candle remains lit and he continues to worry.

Holly talks to Tate about how she’s usually excited for summer and how the meds Sophia gave her are slowly leaving her system. Tate says she does seem to be doing better while Holly questions how long it’s going to be before she starts feeling like herself again.

Amy says she’s going to start cooking and invites Sophia to join her, but Sophia claims she’s going to meet with a student about applying for the University of Chicago. Amy tells her that’s great and to just be home for dinner. Sophia tells her that she knows things haven’t always been great between them and that she brought a lot of grief to the family. Sophia cries that she’s really sorry about that and even though they disagree on everything, she knows that she has always wanted the best for her. Sophia says she really appreciates that and that she knows Amy never stopped loving her no matter what. Amy assures that she never will. Amy acknowledges that she’s made a lot of mistakes as a mother and wishes she could go back to spare the pain she caused her. Amy says she thanks God every day for giving them a second chance and that Sophia got the treatment she needed to come home. Amy praises Sophia doing the hard work to get better and says now she has a bright, beautiful future ahead of her. Amy can’t wait to see where it leads. The doorbell rings, so Amy goes to answer it, leaving Sophia holding back tears.

Sarah and Chanel find each other at the hospital as Chanel explains that she just went to the chapel while waiting for radiology to come back. Sarah was worried that Chanel left. Chanel admits she thought about it but she knows putting it off won’t change anything. Sarah encourages that it won’t take very long and says she’s really glad she stuck around. Chanel wishes Johnny was there or that he’d at least call her back because it’s not like him to not at least text back.

Javi shows up at Johnny and Chanel’s apartment complex with another firefighter in response to a gas leak. They talk about being unable to find it but then Javi thinks he smells it from inside. Javi orders his partner to call it in as he knocks on the door.

Holly and Tate have dessert in the town square. Holly credits Tate for making her feel better. Holly talks about looking in to course for next semester and starts suggesting that she and Tate take a class together. Holly notices that makes Tate uncomfortable and asks him what’s wrong. Tate responds that he was going to wait until after finals to tell her, but he’s dropping out of college.

Sophia looks at her photo of Trey and remarks that he’ll be much better off without Johnny. Sophia then hears Amy answering the door and that it’s Brady and Jada, who tells her that they need to bring Sophia down the to the police station.

Sarah brings Chanel back to her hospital room and talks about being there for her. Chanel worries about what if it is cancer. Sarah says if so, she’ll make sure she gets the best care possible and she’ll be there every step of the way. Chanel thanks her and says she couldn’t ask for a better doctor or friend. Chanel asks how long she has to wait for the results. Sarah says she asked radiology to read the imaging immediately so she won’t have to wait longer.

Javi breaks in to the apartment to find Johnny tied up. Javi begins to cut him free and asks what happened. Johnny says Chanel and Trey’s names while Javi asks who did this to him and then the cup of liquid catches on fire.

Holly questions why Tate would drop out of college now when he worked so hard to get his grades back up. Tate says he was proud of that but he was miserable spending his Christmas break taking online classes and he wanted to see if it got better but it didn’t. Holly had no idea he was so unhappy. Tate mentions that the one class he did enjoy was exercise physiology and it made him want to learn more to become a personal trainer. Tate knows it seems out of left field and impulsive but says he has a vision for himself to start working towards having his own business and maybe be training clients by the end of the year. Tate talks about wanting to help people. Holly admits that it seems like he put a lot of thought in to this. Tate adds that if he changed his mind, he could always re-enroll but he feels like he has to give this a shot. Tate asks if she’s upset. Holly responds that she just thought they were going to share the whole college experience together, but she won’t argue with what makes him happy.

Amy tells Brady and Jada that there must be a mistake as they go to Sophia’s room and find that she escaped through the window.

Sarah returns to Chanel with her test results. Chanel worries that it’s not good news. Sarah confirms the results are highly suggestive of a malignancy but urges her not to jump to the worst case scenario, adding that most breast cancers are curable. Chanel cries that she already had one type of cancer and now could have another while pregnant. Sarah promises to get her and her baby through whatever she is facing.

The firefighter instructs Javi to get Johnny out and that he will go check the bedroom.

Amy says she doesn’t understand as Sophia said she was going to meet with a college student about summer classes. Jada guesses she heard them out the door and ran for it. Brady says she couldn’t have gotten far. Jada tells Brady to stay there while she exits. Brady picks up the photo of Trey that Sophia left behind while Amy finds the suicide note that Sophia left behind.

Kristen goes to a bridge, looking for Sophia.

Tate promises Holly that nothing is going to change between them. Sophia then appears in the town square and calls out Holly for what she said about her online. Holly responds that it was all true. Sophia asks if she gets off by spreading lies and rumors online. Holly argues that they aren’t rumors and calls her a criminal and psychopath. Holly mocks her pretending to be a sad innocent victim. Sophia brings up Holly posting that she wishes she was dead. Holly asks what she expected after everything she’s done and points out that Sophia could’ve killed her. Sophia denies giving her meds to Holly while Tate argues that they all know she did. Sophia says of course Tate would take Holly’s side, but argues that Holly hated her long before this because she’s jealous of her. Sophia remarks that Holly hates that she slept with Tate before she did and it drives her insane, so she made up a story to get her in trouble. Holly tells Sophia that no one believes her, no one likes her, and no one wants her around. Holly says it’s sad because she used to be normal but she blew it because she couldn’t handle that Tate chose her. Holly argues that Sophia deserves all the hate coming towards her and she hopes it never ends. Sophia questions Tate letting Holly tal to her like that. Tate points out that Sophia came over to them. Holly argues that she still has her sanity, friends, and Tate while Sophia has nothing. Holly declares that she’s most happy that Johnny and Chanel got her baby away from Sophia. Sophia calls her horrible. Holly tells her to get over herself and remarks that it’s obvious she stopped taking her meds and that she shouldn’t have been let out of Bayview. Holly calls her a crazy bitch and admits part of her wishes she really was dead. Sophia then blows her a kiss and walks away.

Sarah tells Chanel that she will schedule the biopsy right away. Chanel says she just needs time to process all of this. Javi and the firefighter then arrive with Johnny on a stretcher. Javi explains to Sarah how he was found as Chanel is shocked to see Johnny.

Holly complains to Tate about Sophia and calls her a sociopath. Tate says he’s so sorry for what Sophia said to her. Holly mentions that she did post that Sophia was dead to her but it was just a figure of speech and she probably shouldn’t have said she wishes it were true, but says she kept doubling down on her lies and she can’t take it anymore. Holly declares that she just really hates Sophia and calls her pure evil, like a demon free to torture them. Tate encourages that they will make her pay and send her to Bayview or maybe even prison. Holly remarks that she wants Sophia to rot in Hell for what she did to them, Johnny, and Chanel. Holly repeats that there’s nothing good in Sophia as she is pure evil. Tate says he doesn’t disagree. Holly then asks if she’s evil too and if he thinks she’s a terrible person for saying all these things about her. Tate encourages that she’s not and that she has every right to feel the way she does about Sophia.

Amy sits down and tearfully reads Sophia’s suicide note. Amy says she has to go find her daughter. Jada comes back and tells them that she couldn’t find Sophia. Brady then reveals to her that they found a suicide note. Jada calls it in to the police as Amy cries that this can’t be happening.

Javi asks Chanel where Trey is since he wasn’t in the apartment. Chanel explains that he’s in Chicago with Lani and asks about seeing Johnny. Javi says Sarah just wants to examine him first. Chanel asks what happened and why Johnny was rushed in. Javi informs her that one of her neighbors called that they smelled gas coming from their place. Chanel asks if Johnny passed out from the gas leak but Javi reveals there was no gas leak, confusing Chanel as she questions again what happened. Javi reveals that he found Johnny tied to a chair with a lit candle near an accelerant and the stove on. Chanel asks why but Javi says he doesn’t know and that it seems like someone was trying to kill him.

Sarah gets Johnny in a hospital bed where he comments on being dizzy from all the gas and fumes. Sarah mentions the lacerations on his wrists and asks if he was tied up. Johnny confirms he was and that the gas leak wasn’t an accident. Sarah asks if he knows who would’ve done this to him. Johnny then reveals that it was Sophia Choi.

Sophia meets Kristen on the bridge. Kristen says it’s remote and secluded with no security cameras which means nothing can be recorded. Kristen asks if she took care of Johnny. Sophia pulls out the gun and tosses it in to the river. Sophia then asks if Kristen has her money and fake passport because she’s going to start a new life in Paris. Kristen says that Sophia first needs to jump in the river or at least make it look like she did to take her own life because everyone needs to believe that she’s dead. Sophia responds that the old her is dead and confirms that she wrote the suicide note, so she’s sure her mom found it by now and everyone will know that Holly and Johnny drove her to this. Kristen tells her that revenge is sweet. Sophia starts to cry so Kristen questions what’s wrong. Sophia admits she’s going to miss her family. Kristen questions her getting cold feet when they are this close. Sophia assures that she’s good and doing this. Sophia thanks Kristen. Kristen instructs her to leave her backpack and throw her shoes in the river, which she does. Kristen reminds Sophia to grip the railing in case the police check for fingerprints. Kristen then come from behind and smashes Sophia in the back of the head with a rock, knocking her out. Kristen flashes back to confronting Sophia over using Rachel. Kristen calls Sophia a stupid girl and asks if she really thought she’d let her get away with what she did to her daughter.

Chanel visits Johnny in his hospital room and says Javi just told her what happened. Chanel asks if someone really tried to kill him. Johnny questions Chanel being at the hospital when they brought him in when he thought she was in Chicago. Johnny asks if something happened and if Trey is okay. Chanel assures that Trey is fine with Lani at the aquarium and they are heading back to Salem now. Johnny questions why Chanel was here but Chanel says to just focus on him for now.

In the town square, Jada tells Brady that Sophia seems to have disappeared but the entire police force is looking for her. Brady then spots Tate and Holly, so he asks if they’ve seen Sophia. Tate confirms that she was there awhile ago. Holly asks who she’s terrorized now. Jada asks if they know where she went. Holly says they got in to it and Sophia ran off. Tate adds that she seemed pretty upset and questions what’s going on. Brady reveals they were at Sophia’s house earlier. Jada explains that she was going to bring her in for questioning about the pill switch. Brady then informs Holly and Tate that Sophia wasn’t there, but they found a suicide note. Jada gets a call from Sarah, who informs her that Johnny was just brought in by the fire department after nearly dying from inhaling gas in his apartment. Sarah informs Jada that according to Johnny, Sophia Choi tried to murder him. Jada is shocked and asks when this happened. Sarah says it was a little over an hour ago and tells Jada that she has to find Sophia. Jada confirms they are looking for her now but so far there’s been no luck. Sarah asks how she can help. Jada instructs her to have an officer watch Johnny’s hospital room and she’ll be right there. Sarah hangs up as Javi comes over and asks how Johnny is. Sarah says she’s going to have a nurse check on him as she has to go check on something. Sarah then asks if Javi is alright as Javi gets dizzy and collapses.

Kristen has two men dump Sophia’s body into the river. Kristen then tosses the bloody rock in after her and declares that she told her revenge was sweet.

 

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Sally asks Audra to be her maid of honor for her wedding to Billy. Audra is honored to accept the maid of honor duties.

Jack tells Traci that Patty and Victor will pay for ruining his marriage. Traci is worried because she hasn’t talked to Diane in a few days.

Billy tells Adam that he and Sally are engaged and that Sally is pregnant. Adam later tells Chelsea the news and he also tells Chelsea he has been thinking about baby Ava the baby he and Sally lost.

Patty tells Victor that, in exchange for Matt, she wants him to persuade Genoa City that she is a changed woman.

Nick gets a text message from Phyllis telling him that Matt is in her office and he should come alone. Nick goes to Phyllis’s office with Victor. Victor tells Phyllis that this ends here and now.

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Vanessa overheard Kat and Tomas talking about Lynette and Lia. She warned them to let the police do their jobs. Vanessa ended up talking with them about Lynette and Lia working together. While they were talking, they talked about Deanna. Deanna showed up and heard them talking about her. Vanessa didn’t want to cause a scene in public. Joey tried to convince Donnell that he wasn’t involved in the warehouse shootings, but he didn’t believe him. He was getting upset with Donnell’s accusations, but he was willing to answer any question he asked him. Joey informed Donnell that he loved Vanessa and would take a bullet for her. His comment scored brownie points with Donnell. Donnell wanted to talk to Joey about the night his father died. He asked him one more time if he had anything to do with his father’s death. Grayson arrived at Vanessa’a apartment and heard Jan tell Ashley that she always wanted Derek to be her son-in-law. After Jan left, Grayson wanted to come clean with her. Grayson explained how he ended up working with Lia and the plasma ring. He told her that he couldn’t get out of it. Grayson called her the same nickname that Derek called her, and she became enraged. She yelled at him and blamed him for Derek’s death. Deanna was at the club and got a shock when she saw Doug.

 

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Jack went to see Gwen. She wanted to know why he was there. Jack said he heard about her voice and talked to Chad. He said he had room in his heart for two daughters. Jack said he wanted to have a relationship with her. Gwen said Jennifer hated her and wouldn’t be happy with them getting along. Jack said she was his daughter and would always be his daughter. Gwen became emotional. Jack let her know that she was wanted and loved. At the Kiriakis mansion, Gabi talked to Xander. She told him about the things shes done. Gabi apologized to Xander and prepared herself for his wrath. Xander said he was working on his anger issues. He said he was anger at her. Xander said he would have done the same thing. He let her know that wasn’t a good thing. Gabi explained why she did what she did. Gabi let him know that she wasn’t taking Tony’s offer to be CEO. She thought Theo told Philip the truth. Xander asked why he would do that. He told her he would hold the deepest grudge. Gabi said she would give Titan money when she got her DiMera money. Throughout the episode, Steve and Kayla reminisced about their 40 years together.

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Theo ran into EJ outside of the pub. He told EJ that Tony wanted to replace Johnny with Gabi at DiMera. EJ was upset about that. Theo went i the pub to meet with Abe. He asked Abe if he made a decision about Lexie and Paulina. Theo told Abe how long Paulina knew Lexie was alive. He said Paulina was the reason why Lexie was alive. EJ went into the DiMera mansion and told Kristen what Tony planned to do with DiMera. Kristen was upset that Tony picked Gabi over her. EJ thought it was funny. He reminded her about her conviction. While they were talking, they talked about who was the worst child between Rachel and Johnny. Kristen ended up siding with Tony and was going to support his decision as long as it wasn’t Johnny running the company. Tony told Anna about Gabi. While they were talking, Tony let her know that he would be staying in Salem. Anna was upset. Later on, Anna went over to Titan to talk to Philip. She told him that Gabi betrayed him. When Philip didn’t know what she was talking, she tried to backtrack what she was saying. While they were talking, Anna told Philip that Gabi planted the bug and gave it to Tony. She said Gabi was the reason why his family lost almost everything.

Paulina went to Lexie’s room. Lexie thanked her for looking after Abe while she was gone. She let Paulina know that she wasn’t needed since she was back and wasn’t going anywhere. While they were talking, Lexie confronted Paulina about the things she’s done wrong. Paulina said she would step back. She told Lexie that she better not let her regret it. Gabi saw Julie and asked her to tutor Liam virtually. Julie agreed to do it if the D.A. signed off on it. She said she would do it for Arianna, not Gabi. Philip ran into Gabi. He told her that she was a DiMera heir. Philip said she was a true DiMera. He confronted her about what she did. Philip said if she told him herself, he might have forgiven it. While he was yelling at her, he ordered her to get her things out of the mansion. EJ let Tony know that he was going to run DiMera. Tony told him he needed someone steady and reliable. He said that wasn’t EJ. Anna showed up and told Tony that she told Philip the truth about Gabi. Tony thought Gabi was going to think he did this and never work for him. Theo went to see Lexie. She told him Paulina offered to step back from Abe. Theo felt bad for Paulina. Lexie said Paulina would be fine. Theo said Paulina was like family to him. Paulina had her suitcases packed when Abe showed up. Abe wanted to talk, but she said she loved him too much to keep his family apart. He tried to convince her to stay, but she left.

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Elon questioned Joey about Randy being at the warehouse. He warned Joey that he was going to find the person behind the plasma ring. Elon warned Joey that he would be dealt with if he turned out to be the person involved with the plasma ring. Joey told him that he would never put Jacob or any of Elon’s family members in danger. Naomi tried to comfort Ashley. Ashley wasn’t sure how to mourn Derek since they weren’t together anymore.She blamed herself for everything that went wrong in their relationship. Naomi reminded her that Derek wouldn’t want her to blame herself. She called Jan to help Ashley. After Naomi called her, Jan arrived to help Ashley. While they were talking Ashley blamed her past for what happened to Derek.

Marcel informed Lia that she might be able to help herself by telling what she knew about the plasma ring. Lia refused to talk so Marcel decided to talk to Joey. Marcel went to see Joey and suggested that he retire for real. Joey rejected that offer. Ren was at the police station and was ready to tell the name of the Impaler. Lia tried to explain why she did what she did to Shanice, but she didn’t want to hear a word that she said. She wanted to make sure that the hospital didn’t suffer. Shanice vowed not to make the hospital pay for her decisions. She informed her that she was involved in something that got her friend killed. Shanice wanted her to rot for what she did. Jacob appeared in Lia’s room next. He informed her that Grayson got immunity, and she had a small window to make the same deal that he did. Lia assured Jacob that she didn’t know who the Impaler was. Bill and Tomas talked about Lia and Lynette being connected through the plasma ring. Kat had ideas of how they could find out the truth, but Bill didn’t want her to get involved. Donnell met with Vanessa and confronted her about Joey being involved in the plasma ring. She got upset and told him that Joey wouldn’t go after underprivileged people who have to sell plasma to afford to eat. Donnell didn’t believe Joey the way she did. Later Donnell went to see Joey to find out the truth. He confronted Joey about the plasma ring. After Donnell left, Joey called Randy. He wanted him to get in touch with the Impaler. He wanted the Impaler to know that he was getting too close to his turf.

 

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Willow tells Felicia that she called in a few favors with her State Department contact and Anna won’t be transferred to the maximum security hospital in France. Anna will return to the private clinic. Willow also got the charges dropped against Anna, so once she is medically cleared to leave the hospital, she can return home.

Ross Cullum threatens Jack who is still in his locked-in state. Cullum catches Nina in Jack’s room. After Cullum leaves, Jack tells Nina it takes too long to blink yes or no. Nina doesn’t want to inject Jack again and feels very happy that Jack is okay.

Rocco takes his fake passport from Lulu ‘s purse and heads to Britt ‘s office. Rocco persuaded Britt to let him go on the run with her. Britt makes Rocco promise that, when she dies, he will call his parents.

Britt calls Sonny before she leaves town to tell him that Sidwell killed professor Dalton and Pascal helped him cover up the murder. Britt smashes Rocco’s phone and leaves it on the sidewalk then she goes on the run with Rocco.

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Lucas and Pascal argue about Marco.

Lucas figures out that Pascal told Cullum that he stole Britt’s medication because he wanted him dead. Pascal had no idea Marco had stolen Britt’s medication until it was too late.

Josslynn finds the wall where Anna kept track of how many days she was held captive. Josslynn tells Cassius that he knew Anna was being held captive and he stayed quiet which makes him just as bad as Cullum and Sidwell.

Britt tells Danny to stay away from Wyndamere and she will take care of this problem.

Dante tells Lulu that she will go on the run with Rocco over his dead body. Lulu asks Ethan to help her got Rocco out of town tonight and she asks Ethan to go with her. Britt asks Rocco to come talk to her in her office.

Alexis tells Brook Lynn and Chase that the tattoo on Delilah’s arm is artwork from a Japanese artist that works in New York.

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Laura asks Willow to help Anna and diplomatically intervene so the French police don’t transfer her to a maximum security hospital. Willow happily agrees to help Anna.

Charlotte and Danny overhear Cullum and Sidwell saying that, if Britt doesn’t finish the cold fusion project, they won’t give her the medication she needs to keep her Huntington’s disease under control . Danny and Charlotte head to Carly’s house to tell Valentin what they heard and Valentin assures them he will shut down the project.

Valentin is determined to go to France and break Anna out of the hospital. Carly thinks Valentin is willing to risk everything because he is in love with Anna.

Britt decides to leave Port Charles and go to Switzerland to protect Rocco.

Sidwell calls Cullum and tells him that Danny was with Alexis when he was shot so Danny didn’t shoot him. Cullum tells Sidwell he thinks that he figured out who shot him.

Nina goes to the hospital to give Jack another dose of medication to keep him in his locked-in state. Jack opens his eyes and grabs Nina’s hand.

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Valentin pretends to be Kevin again to check on how Anna is doing at the hospital in France. Valentin finds out that Anna is being transferred to a maximum security hospital. Valentin decides to go to France and break Anna out of the hospital .

Ross Cullum’s thinks Danny shot him and that Jason is protecting his son. Cullum tells Sidwell that they must get rid of Danny because he may have seen too much. Siddwell tells Cullum that it isn’t a good idea because Danny is a Quartermaine with connections to Sonny since Jason works for Sonny.

Charlotte and Danny break into Wyndamere and overhear that Jason was covering for someone and didn’t shoot Cullum. Charlotte and Danny also overhear about something being in the sub-basement and he is about to go see what is in there. when they are caught by Cullum.

Rocco is very upset and almost tells Gio everything. Gio is worried about Rocco and goes to tell Dante that Rocco is in trouble.

Rocco goes to tell Britt that Charlotte and Danny are breaking into Wyndamere.

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Phyllis panics when she can’t find Matt. Lauren suggests that she give the company back to Victor.

Claire and Holden male love in New York before he goes to visit Victor in New York and then Holden goes to the hospital to see Malcolm.

Matt ddecides to leave town because he doesn’t trust anyone.

Patty gets upset that Matt doesn’t trust her, so to teach him a lesson, she calls Victor.

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Patty gets Matt away from Phyllis. Phyllis tells Nick that, if they find Patt,y they will find Matt. Matt is hurt when Patty tells him that Phyllis plans to turn him over to the Newmans in exchange for the Newmans dropping the charges against her for stealing their company from them.

Malcolm’s transplant is a success and Holden, Lily, and Stephanie celebrate with champagne Malcolm sent them.

Jack tells Nikki that he got Patty to admit that Victor planned everything on the yacht to ruin his marriage to Diane. Nikki tells Jack that she asked Victor to call a truce so they could help Nick with his drug problem, but Victor didn’t want to do it.

Jack offers to help Nick get his drug use under control.

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Nick lies to Victoria and tells her he went to his first meeting for his drug addiction but Victoria knows he is lying and Victoria tells Nick to be honest with her.

Phyllis refuses to make a deal with Victor because she doesn’t want to lose her company. Phyllis fires Michael. Michael later tells Victor that he will have to deal with Phyllis on his own.

Matt tries to leave, so Phyllis hits him over the head and takes a picture of him laying on the bed in his hotel room.

Phyllis calls Nick who says Christine wants proof that she has Matt. Phyllis sends Nick the picture of Matt laying on the bed in his hotel room.

Billy and Sally decide they want a big wedding. Sally will design her own wedding dress.

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Devon goes to the Psychiatric hospital to bring Mariah a get-well card that Dominic made for her. Mariah explains to Devon that her hallucinations of Ian Ward made her think that taking Dominic would heal parts of her that are broken. Devon tells Mariah that he blames himself because he wasn’t there to stop her from kidnapping Dominic. Mariah tells Devon that it wasn’t his fault because she kidnapped Dominic. Mariah tells Devon not to let his hatred of her consume him. Devon tells Mariah he will try to forgive her for whet she has done. Mariah tells Devon it is important that he forgive himself.

Daniel asks Christine if she will drop the charges against Phyllis if he can persuade her to return Newman Enterprises to the Newman family. Nick asks Christine to drop the charges against Phyllis and he will give her Matt Clark.

Phyllis and Patty argue over Matt but he tells Phyllis that he trusts her. Phyllis tells Matt thar he is a rapist and a murderer so Matt decides he wants to leave town and not regain his memories since he was a horrible person. Phyllis tells Matt that she can’t let him leave town .

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Stephanie goes to the hospital to find Kayla and they embrace.

Brady goes to Marlena’s office at the hospital and tells her that he has some good news. Brady informs her that he spoke to Dr. Gregory at Bayview and showed her documents that he and Kristen share custody which means Kristen can no longer make parental decisions unilaterally, so Marlena can visit Rachel anytime she wants. Marlena is thrilled and calls that the best news. Brady remarks that there’s nothing Kristen could do that would surprise him.

Chanel tries calling Johnny at the hospital but he doesn’t answer. Sarah then comes in to walk her to radiology.

After knocking Johnny out in his apartment, Sophia pours liquid into a cup and says that she’s sorry to Kristen because shooting Johnny would be too easy, so if she’s going to do this, she’s going to go all the way. Johnny then wakes up, tied to a chair and questions why she did this and what she’s doing. Sophia responds that she’s making his death trap because she’s here to kill him. Johnny tells her that she doesn’t want to do this. Sophia says that when Johnny backed out of the adoption, he ruined her entire life. Johnny says he’s sorry for how that all happened. Sophia talks about how terrifying it was to give birth all alone with no one to help. Johnny says he can only imagine how awful it must have been for her. Sophia calls it the most painful thing she ever had to do in her life, while Johnny got to walk away with the perfect life and has her son. Johnny repeats that he’s sorry. Sophia complains that she lost everything, had to drop out of college, and ended up in a psychiatric hospital. Johnny urges her to let him help her and to think of Trey. Sophia responds that all she ever does is think of Trey and she hears him crying every time she closes her eyes. Sophia says she doesn’t have a problem with Chanel, but remarks that Johnny doesn’t deserve to be a father. Sophia declares that she’s tried every other way to get him out of her son’s life, so now the only way left is to get rid of him permanently.

Marlena hopes Brady and Kristen are keeping things amicable for Rachel which he says they are. Marlena then asks about Basic Black and Brady says he’s afraid that news isn’t so positive. Marlena guesses Xander is still forcing her to work with Kate. Brady says he spoke to Philip in hopes that he could make some headway, but he decided to back Xander. Brady says as much as he wants Marlena involved in the family business, he doesn’t want her to be uncomfortable so he will support whatever she decides.

Jada visits Shawn in the hospital and says he looks ready to get out. Shawn is hopeful that it will happen this week which Jada calls great news and says she has his guest room all ready for him.

Stephanie tells Kayla that she came for her appointment with Marlena. Kayla talks about recovering from trauma being a long road. Stephanie says she couldn’t get through this without her and Steve, but that’s not why she’s upset today so Kayla asks what it is. Stephanie informs her that Joy Wesley just came back to Salem with her new baby and they think it’s Alex’s. Stephanie explains that Joy showed up at their door unannounced and thought Alex deserved to know his child. Kayla thought her pregnancy test was negative. Stephanie reveals that Joy lied. Kayla says she’s so sorry and asks why she finally decided to tell Alex. Stephanie responds that she actually got some encouragement from a friend.

Marlena knows how important it is to Brady to keep Basic Black in the family and she feels the same way. Brady calls Xander a snake and complains that he’s trying to punish him for dating Sarah by going after his dad’s family. Marlena responds that regardless of how they feel about it, Xander is the boss. Brady questions if she’s saying they roll over and do what he wants. Marlena talks about spending hours in her office trying to get people to compromise, so maybe she should do the same thing and try to find a compromise that works for Xander and for them. Brady asks if she’s sure, feeling it’s a lot to ask considering how Kate set up Johnny. Marlena says she wants to make it work for Brady and John.

Shawn shows Jada how he can use his crutches and ends up falling in to Jada’s arms.

After her test, Sarah instructs Chanel to wait for the radiologist to come back. Chanel wants to make it home before Lani gets home with Trey. Sarah says it shouldn’t take long and she just wants to make sure they get the answers they are looking for.

Johnny tells Sophia that this is only going to make things worse for her. Sophia remarks that she’ll at least know he got what he deserved. Johnny tries to apologize while Sophia yells at him to stop. Sophia says this isn’t about how she feels, but what he did to her. Johnny doesn’t know what she wants him to say. Sophia instructs him to apologize for screwing up her life, so he does. Johnny asks if she accepts his apology. Sophia says she’s really glad to hear he’s sorry, but that’s not nearly enough. Sophia then uses a match to light a candle.

Stephanie tells Kayla that Jeremy is the reason Joy came back and that he said he was trying to help her. Stephanie acknowledges that it’s not like Alex didn’t have a right to know. Kayla understands it’s hard to know that her husband had a baby he didn’t know about. Stephanie knows Kayla can relate. Kayla says it was different since Tripp was an adult when he came in to their life, but luckily Ava is not in their life anymore. Kayla adds that Joy is not Ava, so she bets they can work this out. Stephanie says she hopes so.

Sarah informs Chanel that the radiologist wants to take another look at her left breast and an ultrasound. Chanel questions having to do this today as she wants to get home to Trey. Sarah recommends getting it done today and asks if she wants to reach out to Johnny again. Chanel says she did but he didn’t answer and asks if it’s really that important for him to be there. Sarah encourages having her loving partner there to make things easier. Sarah says she will be back when they are ready as she exits the room.

Sophia tells Johnny that she could’ve taken him out the easy and simple way but she liked the idea of him watching it all unfold while being completely helpless to stop it. Sophia reveals that she placed a candle next to an accelerant, so as it slowly burns down, it will slowly reach the fumes. Johnny asks if she’s going to set the apartment on fire. Sophia says not quite and reveals that she turned on the gas burners in the kitchen so it will cause an explosion and he will be no more. Johnny yells at her to think about the innocent people in the building that would also be affected. Sophia responds that he’s the one who caused this, so if innocent people are hurt, they have no one to blame but him. Johnny argues that she doesn’t mean that and she’s a good person. Johnny reminds her of when they talked when she was pregnant about how she just wanted what’s best for Trey. Sophia tells him to stop talking and that he can spend what’s left of his life letting his miserable life flash before his eyes. Johnny pleads with her not to do this. Sophia tells him to think about everything he’s taken away from her and everything he’s about to lose.

Jada gets Shawn back on to his hospital bed as Kayla walks in and asks what’s going on. Jada explains that Shawn was anxious to get out and showing off on his crutches but ended up falling. Shawn blames the floor being slippery while Kayla reminds him that she said not to push himself. Shawn pleads with Kayla that he’s ready to go home. Kayla asks how she can trust him not to hurt himself if she discharges him.

Stephanie has her appointment with Marlena and complains that she didn’t mean to lead Jeremy on, but he obviously got the wrong idea. Marlena encourages that she can’t blame herself when they went through an extreme event. Stephanie admits that she leaned on Jeremy as a friend but didn’t realize his old feelings started to come back and he kissed her. Marlena asks how she felt about that. Stephanie responds that she was shocked, angry, and maybe a little guilty, but she made it very clear to him that they would never be together again. Stephanie recalls when they were together, Jeremy was manipulative and abusive. Stephanie says she got out just in time, but in some ways, maybe she never did because it was the beginning of a cycle of choosing guys who took advantage of her and were abusive again and again. Marlena repeats that she can’t blame herself for what Jeremy did as she’s only responsible for her own actions. Stephanie responds that she knows that but it’s her own actions that she’s worried about.

At the hospital, Brady tells Sarah that he came to tell Marlena she can visit Rachel again but complains that Xander has put up every roadblock in front of his plan to bring Marlena in to Basic Black and that he’s just doing it to hurt him. Brady thinks the best thing they can do is just be very happy like they are. Brady thanks Sarah for being the calm in the storm. Sarah responds that she’s really grateful to have him too. They go to kiss but Brady gets interrupted by a call from Steve. Brady informs Sarah that the test results came in from the lab on Holly’s tainted supplement bottle and Sophia’s prints are all over it.

Jada tells Shawn that he forgot to mention that Kayla told him to take it easy. Brady comes in and says he has a police matter to talk about. Brady informs them that a couple weeks ago, Tate noticed Holly was acting irrationally and it was found out that the supplements she was taking were switched with anti-psychotic meds. Jada questions why he didn’t report it. Brady explains that Rachel and Sophia were prescribed the same meds but Rachel told her it was Sophia, though they had no proof. Brady informs them that they now have Sophia’s fingerprints all over the bottle and asks if that’s enough for an arrest. Jada responds that it isn’t, but she can bring Sophia in for questioning. Jada gets call and says she has to take it, but when she gets back, they will deal with Sophia.

Marlena asks what has Stephanie worried. Stephanie says it’s her relationship with Alex as even before Joy and the baby, things were strained. Stephanie says Alex has been supportive and doing everything he can think of to protect her, but it doesn’t make her feel safe, it makes her feel smothered and controlled. Stephanie knows Alex’s heart is in the right place, but after what happened with Owen Kent and her previous relationships, she never wants to feel like someone else has control over her. Marlena understands Steve got her a gun and is teaching her how to use it safely. Stephanie mentions also looking in to self-defense classes. Stephanie says she’s trying really hard to heal but doesn’t know if it’s enough. Marlena thinks she could give herself credit for how hard she’s working at this and how much progress she’s made. Marlena asks if she still feels like she’s falling apart. Stephanie responds that she doesn’t right this second, but she is worried that she and Alex might be.

Chanel tries calling Johnny again.

Johnny struggles with being tied up. Sophia tells him not to bother trying to get out because she’s very good at everything she does. Sophia talks about getting accepted to the University of Chicago and having her whole future mapped out. Johnny’s phone rings, so Sophia asks if she should let him say goodbye to his wife one last time. Johnny pleads with her to let him talk to Chanel, but Sophia says Chanel is carrying a baby and doesn’t need that kind of stress. Johnny asks what if Chanel and Trey come home, arguing that she doesn’t want to hurt her son. Sophia reveals that she picked today because she knew Chanel took Trey to the aquarium and wouldn’t be home all day. Johnny questions how she knew that. Johnny argues that Sophia’s life doesn’t have to be over and insists that she can still be part of Trey’s life and watch him grow up. Sophia remarks that the gas is getting stronger, so she better leave before the fumes get to her. Sophia says goodbye to Johnny and goes to leave but stops when she sees a photo of Trey. Johnny pleads with her not to do this. Sophia takes the photo of Trey and exits the apartment, leaving Johnny screaming in frustration.

At the hospital, Kayla asks Sarah if everything is alright. Sarah says it’s just a patient she’s worried about. Sarah goes over the issues, so Kayla guesses it’s Chanel and asks about the mammogram. Sarah says it was inconclusive so they ordered a second round. Kayla asks what her gut feeling is. Sarah admits she doesn’t have a good feeling and asks how much more Chanel and Johnny could possibly go through..

Johnny continues to struggle with being tied up and looks over at a photo of he and Chanel with Trey. Johnny screams that he will not leave his family until Chanel bursts in.

Sophia goes home and breaks down crying over the photo of Trey, saying that she’s sorry.

Brady tells Shawn about Sophia drugging Holly. Shawn asks if it was payback over Tate. Brady says she was just angry and doesn’t think Bayview did her any good since she was off her meds. Shawn hopes she gets the help she needs. Brady says he just wants this wrapped up as soon as possible. Shawn asks if the rumors are true that Brady is putting the Black back in Black Patch and says that Hope and Bo are looking forward to working with him. Brady is unsure about them having to train a newbie. Shawn points out that he had the best role model. Brady hopes he’s half the detective that John was. Shawn knows John would love this and be so proud. Brady calls it a lot to live up to which Shawn relates to.

Stephanie tells Marlena that it’s not like Alex cheated on her and they weren’t even together when he was with Joy, but the topic of babies has been a point of contention between them. Stephanie says that almost losing her made Alex want to start a family while she had the opposite reaction because she saw how dangerous the world can be. Stephanie questions how she can be present for a child. Stephanie talks about feeling like she’s letting Alex down. Marlena encourages that’s not what this is. Stephanie asks what if Alex decides that raising a kid is so important to him that he’d rather be with the person who already gave him one. Marlena asks about the nature of Alex and Joy’s relationship before she left Salem. Stephanie explains that they were friends and had no bitterness or resentment after the pregnancy scare. Marlena feels there were no unrealistic expectations about a relationship then. Stephanie knows Alex loves her and has been saying all the right things about facing this together, so she has no reason to believe that’s not true. Stephanie knows this will sound selfish or unkind, but this isn’t what she signed up for. Stephanie states that she’s barely keeping her head above water which is why she doesn’t feel equipped to deal with another woman’s child.

Sarah goes back to check on Chanel but finds she’s gone from the hospital.

Johnny yells at Chanel to get out but Chanel refuses to leave him.

Jada tells Brady and Shawn that she is heading to Sophia’s. Shawn offers backup but Jada says Kayla won’t sign off on that. Brady wants to come along so he can give her more information on the case but Jada points out that he’s not a cop. Brady points out that Sophia messed with both of his kids which Jada feels is more of a reason not to. Brady promises not to get in the way and says he has a rapport with Sophia and her mom Amy. Brady says he just wants to see Sophia stopped before she hurts anyone else.

Sophia looks back at her social media post and then the photo of Trey. Sophia then reveals that she wrote a letter saying she’s sorry of hurting and begging for forgiveness as all she wanted was to move forward to be loved and understood but it’s clear she was never going to get that. Sophia writes that Holly Jonas said she was dead to her, so as her former BFF, she’s going to make her dream a reality.

Johnny tells Chanel to get out because the place is going to blow. Johnny instructs Chanel to blow out the candle but the cup of liquid next to it catches on fire, causing an explosion.

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At the Horton house, Lani complains to Julie that she thought taking the kids to the aquarium would be a slam dunk but Carver is afraid of sharks. Lani apologizes to Julie, saying she knows it’s a lot having them here while Julie says she loves having the house full of life and people she loves.

Chanel gets ready to go to the aquarium while Johnny talks about having to work and wishes he could go with them but he’s glad they get to spend time with Lani and the twins. They agree next time there will be no excuses as they kiss.

At the DiMera Mansion, Kristen is on the phone with Dr. Gregory, saying it’s killing her to see Rachel like this and argues that she’d be better off at home. EJ walks in as Kristen finishes the call and asks if she’s alright. Kristen tells him not to insult her by pretending he cares.

Sophia sits in her room, reading all the hateful comments on social media about her with tears in her eyes.

Alex goes to the hospital and asks Sarah if she can do him a big favor by helping him order a paternity test.

In the park, Stephanie informs Jeremy that Alex told her that he just found out that he has a baby. Jeremy pretends to be surprised as Stephanie says that the mother is someone they thought was out of their lives forever, but she just dropped this on him and now she doesn’t know if they are strong enough to handle this. Jeremy tells Stephanie that he’s so sorry and hugs her as she cries. Jeremy encourages that she is strong enough to get through this and that he’ll be there for her no matter what. Jeremy then kisses Stephanie.

Lani tells Julie that she’s meeting Chanel in the town square before they head to Chicago. Julie asks for a ride to her book store which Lani agrees to. Julie brings up having a Baby Shark pop up book and suggesting it could help Carver not find the sharks so scary. Lani says that sounds amazing and thanks her. Julie believes any problem can be improved by reading the correct book. Julie wants Lani and Chanel to have a perfect day.

Chanel tells Johnny that she feels like today will be a perfect test run for when they have two kids of their own. Johnny asks if she heard back about her radiology appointment. Chanel gets upset and questions him really bringing that up right now.

Alex explains to Sarah that the paternity test is on Joy Wesley’s baby to determine whether he’s the father and that he brought the samples. Sarah responds that she’s glad Joy finally told him, surprising Alex as he questions if Sarah knew.

Stephanie pulls away from Jeremy and questions what the hell he’s doing.

Sophia complains out loud that the people on social media don’t know her or what she’s been through as she’s not an evil person, until Kristen shows up at her door. Sophia tells her that she shouldn’t be there and asks what she wants. Kristen tells Sophia that it’s time to take out Johnny and presents her with a gun, instructing her to toss it in to the Salem river when she’s done. Kristen reminds Sophia that Johnny is working from home today while Chanel is out with the baby. Sophia tells Kristen no and that she can’t. Sophia complains that the kids at school are calling her a psycho monster and if she does this, that makes them right and she’s not that person, so she will not kill Johnny.

Johnny tells Chanel that he didn’t mean to upset her. Chanel argues that they talked about him constantly bringing up problems and worries. Johnny says it was just on his mind. Chanel promises to let him know as soon as the appointment is set. They say they love each other as Chanel admit she couldn’t go through any of this without him. Johnny tells her that she, Trey, and their baby are his everything. Chanel says she’ll let him get back to work. Johnny suggests ordering in tonight as he wants to spend the entire evening showing her how much she is loved.

Alex remembers that Sarah was Joy’s doctor and gave her the pregnancy test that Joy said was negative. Sarah says she never got to go over the results with her as Joy had already left Salem. Alex asks if she never spoke to her again. Sarah says she did call her in New York but Joy said she hadn’t decided what to do about the pregnancy. Sarah apologizes for being unable to tell him due to doctor-patient confidentiality. Alex informs her that Joy had a baby girl named Kelsey and calls it complicated but good.

Jeremy apologizes to Stephanie as she reminds him that she is married to Alex and no matter what is happening between them, she loves him. Stephanie tells Jeremy that she’ll always be grateful for him being there for her when they were kidnapped and rescued, but says she needs to be clear that nothing can ever happen between them. Jeremy thanks her for being honest. Stephanie responds that even if she wasn’t married, after the way it was when they were together and how he treated her, there is no way she would ever be with him again.

Alex tells Sarah that he’s told Stephanie but wishes he knew all along. Sarah says when she spoke to Joy, she sensed that she knew Alex was in love with Stephanie and didn’t want to stand in the way of that. Alex argues that it wasn’t Joy’s decision to make.

Stephanie admits that it was a mistake to lean on Jeremy the way she did as she knows he wanted to help but she let the lines get blurry. Jeremy tells her that she didn’t do anything wrong. Stephanie tells Jeremy that she can handle the situation with Alex and Joy on her own, pointing out that Jeremy wasn’t even in Salem when they were together. Jeremy says that doesn’t mean he can’t relate. Stephanie calls it a lot to have Joy show up on the heels of what happened to them. Stephanie then stops and comes to a realization.

EJ goes to see Johnny and asks if he has a minute as he has an update on the Titan lawsuit.

Kristen tells Sophia that she has no choice as she made a deal. Kristen reminds her that once Johnny’s gone, she can turn her attention to making Holly suffer and then her revenge will be complete and she can disappear to start fresh with a new name, new life, and be happy again. Kristen encourages her that Johnny took everything from her and destroyed her mental health while now she has a chance to get all of that back. Kristen adds that it won’t happen without her since she’d be the one funding her new life, so she won’t get that if she doesn’t do what she asks.

Chanel brings Trey to meet Lani in the town square. Lani says she will go get Jules and Carver from the book store. Chanel then gets a call and ends up telling Lani that she can’t go to Chicago, so Lani questions what is going on.

Jeremy asks Stephanie what’s wrong. Stephanie brings up that Joy said she heard from a mutual friend that Alex couldn’t wait to start a family and that’s why she came back to town. Stephanie adds that very few people knew Joy was pregnant or that she and Alex ever hooked up, but remembers that she did tell Jeremy. Stephanie brings up that Jeremy’s dad was dating Joy’s mom, so she guesses that Jeremy is the one who got Joy to come back to Salem.

Chanel tells Lani that she’s sorry to cancel. Lani understands she has to go for a mammogram. Chanel feels it’s not an emergency but Johnny was really worried. Chanel adds that Sarah said the lump is probably nothing. Chanel says she hasn’t told Paulina yet so she asks Lani not to say anything. Lani says she’s just happy she’s getting checked out. Lani says she’ll ask Julie to watch the twins for the afternoon so she can go with Chanel. Chanel says no because she doesn’t want to let them down. Lani says Carver was afraid anyway. Chanel insists on Lani taking Trey with them to the aquarium as it will make her happy to know he’s with his cousins. Lani points out that they could go any other day but Chanel insists, so Lani tells her to call if she needs anything. Lani says she’ll be praying for her and she loves her.

Johnny asks EJ about the update on the lawsuit. EJ informs him that he went around Xander and Kate to reach out to Justin directly. EJ explains that Justin wants to save Bonnie the humiliation of going to trial and becoming tabloid fodder. Johnny says that would be great and that he really appreciates EJ working on this and coming by to deliver the news. EJ adds that he hoped maybe to catch his grandson too but Johnny informs him that Chanel was taking Trey to the aquarium in Chicago. They agree on next time, so EJ goes to leave but Johnny suggests tomorrow they could take Trey out for lunch before Stefano’s will reading. EJ says he would love that.

Sophia shows Kristen the social media posts and explains that she was fishing for Holly to say something negative about her so she could use it against her, but then everyone else started piling on and she doesn’t even know them but they all hate her. Kristen encourages that Johnny and Holly are the monsters. Kristen warns that if she stays in Salem, this hate will always be part of her life along with the shame and judgment, so she will feel this every time she walks out of her house. Sophia asks why Kristen stays if they make her feel that way. Kristen responds that it’s because of Rachel and she has unfinished business with EJ. Kristen says once she and EJ are even, maybe she’ll disappear too and leave Salem with Rachel. Kristen tells Sophia that she’s sorry that EJ tried to scare her this morning but says those threats are just the beginning and she’ll never be free. Kristen declares that EJ deserves to feel real loss and unrelenting pain, then he’ll understand along with Holly and Johnny. Kristen lays the gun next to Sophia and tells her not to squander this golden opportunity. Kristen calls it one last mission and then she can live her beautiful new life as she then exits the room, leaving Sophia conflicted.

Sarah tells Alex that she once made a similar decision to Joy’s. Alex understands Sarah was protecting Victoria by keeping her from Xander while Sarah says she regrets doing so and it sounds like Joy feels the same way. Sarah asks if Alex has any reason to believe the child isn’t his. Alex admits he doesn’t and is just covering his bases. Sarah thinks it’s smart to make sure before making any decisions. Alex says they will just deal with whatever comes next.

Jeremy tells Stephanie that he won’t try to deny it or throw someone else under the bus because he’s spent too much time trying to convince the town he’s not that guy anymore. Stephanie asks if that means he’s admitting what he did. Jeremy confirms that once he found out Alex was the father of Joy’s baby, he encouraged her to come back to town and tell the truth. Stephanie argues that he knew it would turn her and Alex’s life upside down and he even acted surprised that Joy was in town. Jeremy argues that he was trying to help because Alex deserved to know he had a daughter while Joy was struggling to raise the child on her own. Jeremy adds that he saw how stressed Stephanie was about Alex wanting a child, so he thought maybe if he found out he already had one, it would take the pressure off. Stephanie continues to question him while Jeremy apologizes and says he was just trying to be there for her. Stephanie tells him that she doesn’t want that anymore. Stephanie says she’ll always be thankful that he showed up when she needed him to, but that is where it ends. Stephanie declares that she doesn’t want Jeremy in her life anymore in any way. Jeremy says he understands and says goodbye to Stephanie as he then walks away.

Kristen goes home to the DiMera Mansion and tells EJ to pour her a drink. EJ comments that she seems to be in better spirits. Kristen says he does too. EJ says he just spent some time with Johnny and that he invited him to spend time with Trey before the will reading. Kristen congratulates him and remarks that it sounds like things couldn’t be better.

Stephanie sits in the park and calls Kayla to ask if she has a minute because she needs her mom right now.

Jeremy goes home where Julie asks if something is wrong. Jeremy informs her that he did something that he believed was helpful but he’s starting to realize he didn’t do it for the right reasons. Julie says she doesn’t know what he did but she’s sorry he’s upset. Jeremy talks about trying to figure out his next chapter on if he should stay in Salem or go somewhere else. Julie asks if he’s made a final decision.

Alex goes to the hospital and runs in to Chanel. Alex says he’s just there for routine tests and asks Chanel if everything is good with the baby. Chanel says it is so Alex walks away. Sarah then comes over and tells Chanel that she’s glad radiology could fit her in today and asks if Johnny will be joining them. Chanel admits she hasn’t called him yet and asks if he should be there. Sarah thinks he would want to be. Chanel says Johnny is slammed with work so she didn’t want to worry him. Sarah understands and agrees to respect her decision as her doctor, but still thinks Johnny would like to make that decision himself, so Chanel decides to pull out her phone.

Sophia shows up at Johnny’s door.

Chanel tells Sarah that Johnny isn’t answering his phone. Sarah offers to call someone for her but Chanel says it will be fine and just wants to get it over with. Sarah sends Chanel to get changed and says she’ll walk her down to radiology when she’s ready.

Jeremy tells Julie that he doesn’t know anymore because it feels like no matter what he does, he just makes things worse. Julie says that’s because he leads with his heart like she always has and sometimes just spin out of control. Julie says that’s when he needs to focus on what really matters and makes him happy. Jeremy asks what if he can never have what makes him happy. Julie suggests maybe it’s time to forget what’s impossible and open himself up to something new that might be wonderful and worthy of the good person he is.

Stephanie goes home to Alex and says she just needed some air but ended up running in to Jeremy. Stephanie informs Alex that Jeremy is the one who brought Joy back to Salem and encouraged her to tell him the truth about the baby. Alex asks why the hell he would do that. Stephanie says it doesn’t matter because Alex deserved to know, so even though she’s upset, it isn’t Jeremy or Joy’s fault and certainly not Alex’s fault. Alex informs her that they are doing the DNA test as they speak. Stephanie states that if Alex is a match, this is going to change their whole lives. Alex responds that the one thing that doesn’t change is how much he loves her. Stephanie assures that she loves him too. Alex says they will get through this and be okay as long as they hold onto each other as they hug.

Jeremy tells Julie that he loves being here with her and the family, but he doesn’t think he’ll get the fresh start he needs in Salem, so he doesn’t think this is where his future is right now. Julie asks if he’ll go back to New York then. Jeremy thinks that’s where he needs to be and hopefully find some peace to see what’s next. Julie cries that she will miss him and that she’s so proud of him. Jeremy thanks her for never losing faith in him and making him feel like a true Horton. Julie encourages that he is a Horton and he’ll always have a home here as they hug.

EJ hopes Kristen still plans to be at the will reading tomorow. Kristen says she wouldn’t miss it. EJ is relieved the day has finally come to put Stefano to rest and move forward with their family. EJ asks how Kristen is feeling. Kristen responds that she feels tomorrow will be a day none of them will ever forget. Kristen states that Stefano used to say make the most of today because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

Johnny tells Sophia that it’s not a good time and he has nothing to say to her. Sophia responds that she doesn’t really care because she has a lot to say to him. Sophia then sprays Johnny in the eyes and knocks him out.

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