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Abby told Anna that Gwen is her half-sister and that was why she was after her. Xander told Victor that Philip was laundering money for the Vitale family. Philip came in and was about to tell him, but it was too late. Victor wanted to know if things could get worse than being betrayed by his son. Philip said Brady was shot. Kristen wanted Chloe to tell her what was wrong with Brady. Chloe said he was shot. Kristen wanted to know what happened to him. She said she heard Chloe said she blamed herself. Chloe said it was complicated. Abby told Anna that she was right about Gwen all along. Anna didn’t understand why Gwen would hurt her or her family. Abby told her that Gwen was the one who drugged her. Tony and Chad met to talk about Kristen escaping prison. Kristen put a gun to Chloe and wanted to know why Chloe shot him. Chloe said it was a mob hit. She said they were after Philip. Kristen wanted to know why Brady was with her. Chloe said she asked him to fix the mess for Philip. Kristen wanted to know what was wrong with her bringing Brady in Philip’s mess. John came in while Kristen had her gun on Chloe. Philip told Victor that the doctor got the bullet out of Brady and he was stable. Victor didn’t understand why the mob would go after Brady. Philip said the bullet was meant for him. Philip said he was sorry. Xander told him he should be. Philip said Xander was the reason why Brady was shot.

Victor told Philip that he screwed up. Victor said he didn’t want anymore lies. He wanted the truth. John stopped Kristen from shooting Chloe. Kristen said she wanted to make sure Brady was okay. John told her she had to leave. She asked him to tell Brady that she loved him. John said he would. She left Brady’s room. Marlena asked if Kristen if she was alright. Kristen said she wasn’t. She said Brady could be paralyzed because of Chloe. She wanted to make Chloe pay. Marlena and Chad told her to think of Rachel. Anna told Abby that Chad messed up because of Gwen. Anna said Gwen manipulated him the same way she did to Abby. Abby understood that but was upset that he believed Gwen over her. Anna told her not to give up. She said Gwen would win if she did. Anna tried to convince Abby not to give up on Chad. Marlena tried to convince Kristen not to risk her life being on the run. Marlena said she would keep Kristen posted about Brady. Philip told Victor that he was in trouble. Victor said he could have told him. Philip didn’t want to hurt him again. Philip said Xander was only concerned about Titan. Victor said Philip was the one who cost him his grandson. Chloe told John what happened to Brady. Tony and Chad tried to talk Kristen to go back to prison. She didn’t want to leave. Chad said time would be added to her sentence. Tony and Chad said they would her. She agreed to turn herself in to the police. Philip told Victor that he wanted to gain his trust back. Victor said he concerned about Brady. Philip asked if he could ever forgive him. Xander wanted to know how to fix the mess Philip did. Victor told him that he should have said something. Xander said he wanted to fix the mess first. Victor told them he would handle the situation.

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Sarah told Nicole that Ava was running the Vitale family. Nicole didn’t believe that Ava was doing that because she was locked up. Sarah told her that Ava was making people launder money. She said people would get hurt. Nicole wanted to know who would get hurt. Brady got shot while he was talking to Kristen on the phone. Kristen wanted to know what was going on. Chloe got on the phone and told her Brady was shot. Chloe hung up the phone. Kristen was upset that she didn’t tell her what was happening. Gabi and Rafe talked about Jake and Kate being together. Kate told Jake that she was afraid Gabi was going to take him from her. He said he was with the one he wanted. Tony went to see Kristen. He told her Jake was in charge of DiMera. She said she didn’t care. She said Brady was shot. She told him she needed to know if he was safe. He told her he would find out something. She said she was going with him. Nicole went to see Ava. Nicole wanted to ask her about the mob. Chloe and Philip got Brady to the hospital. Gabi walked in on Kate and Jake while they were spending time together.

Gabi told Jake and Kate that she wanted to show him her proposal for Gabi Chic. Kate told her that he wasn’t interested in the proposal. She told Gabi to go home. Gabi told her Jake was the CEO. She said he was the only one who could tell her to leave. He said he wanted to see the proposal. Nicole talked to Ava about being in the mob. Nicole tried to talk her out of being in the mob. Nicole told her Tripp’s life was in danger. Ava said it was her fault Tripp was in danger. She said she had Charlie follow him. Ava asked her to go to the police station to check on Tripp’s case. Kristen attacked a guard and got his gun. She put it on Tony so she could get out of there. Tony tried to talk Kristen out of breaking out of prison. She said she needed a hostage and a driver. Chloe blamed herself for not listening to Brady. Philip told her it was his fault. He said she was probably in danger because of him. She didn’t care about it. Sarah showed up while they were talking. Nicole went to Rafe and told her that Ava sent Charlie to London to follow Tripp. She thought it would help nail Charlie. She told him Allie was going to by hypnotized to see what she remembered. Jake told Kate that he agreed to look at Gabi’s proposal. Gabi warned him that Mr. Shin would be upset if she took her company somewhere else and it was successful. Gabi wanted to talk to Jake alone. Kate was willing to let them talk. Gabi told Jake that he was pretending to care about Kate. He said he didn’t want to hear what she had to say about Kate. He said he could look at the business proposal without her being there. He told her to leave, but she said she wasn’t going anywhere. Sarah told Chloe and Philip that Brady was stabilized. When Chloe went to see Brady, Sarah asked Philip if the bullet was meant for him. He said it was Xander’s fault that it happened. She told him not to blame Xander. She said it was his fault. Philip said Xander only started digging because he wanted to run the company. She said Victor would never forgive him if Brady died. Philip went to see Ava. He told her that Angelo put a hit out on him. He said Brady got shot instead. She said she had nothing to do with it. She asked why Angelo would do it. Philip told her to find out.

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Xander told Eli that he had a number where he could reach Rayner. Eli wanted him to call the number. Sarah told Maggie that Philip was in trouble with the mob. She told Maggie that he owed Ava money. She said that was the reason why he came home and needed a job. She said the Vitalli’s said they would kill Philip if he didn’t launder the money. Maggie wanted to know how she found out. Sarah said she and Xander worked together to find proof. Maggie thought they broke up. Sarah was afraid that the mob found out and that was why he didn’t come home. Brady was upset that Philip was with Chloe. Chloe didn’t have a problem with Philip staying with her. Brady wanted to know how long he was staying. She said he was staying for as long as it took. Abe told Julie that Dr. Rayner was the one who kidnapped the babies. She didn’t understand why a doctor would steal the babies. He said it was the same doctor that stole a baby before. Lani told Kristen that Dr. Raynor was the one who stole the twins. Kristen was shocked. Kristen wanted to know how she could help. Lani asked if she tried to reach out to her. Kristen said she didn’t. Lani said Nicole told her Dr. Raynor felt guilty about what she did. Kristen said she didn’t. Lani told her Xander was the best lead to finding her. Xander told Eli that he wasn’t sure if Dr. Raynor still had the phone he gave her. Eli said it was their only chance. Xander called the number. Eli recorded the call. Dr. Raynor answered the phone. Dr. Raynor wanted to know what Xander wanted. He said he wanted to talk to her about the babies she stole. She said she didn’t know what he was talking about. He said a witness saw her at the park with the babies. She said the person made a mistake. She wanted to know what it had to do with him. He said the police thought he was involved. She asked if he wanted to call the police and tell them he was innocent. He said he wanted to help her. Brady told Chloe that he was going to call Victor and tell him what he was doing. She told him that he promised he wouldn’t say anything. He said he was going to do it to keep her safe. Sarah told Maggie that it would be all her fault if Philip died. Philip came in and said he was fine no thanks to her.

Chloe tried to convince Brady not to tell Victor about Philip. Brady told her that she was enabling Philip. She said she wasn’t. He said the best way to deal with it was to cut him off. Philip reminded Sarah that she was the reason why he was in trouble. Maggie tried to defend Sarah. He was upset that Sarah told her. Maggie suggested that he tell Victor. Philip didn’t want him to know. Dr. Raynor wanted to know why Xander wanted to help her. He said Sarah taught him to be a better man. She didn’t believe he would help her out of the kindness of his heart. Xander said he had another motive. He said he hated Eli and Lani for what they have done to him. Xander said he wanted to help her disappear. He told her to tell him where she was. She said she wasn’t telling him where she was. He said she didn’t have to give her an address, but he would help her get out of town. He asked her to meet him so he could help her. Chloe told Brady that Philip could die if she cut him off. Brady said she could die if he didn’t. He told her not to let Philip drag her down. She said like he did. Brady said he dragged her down with him when he was on drugs. Maggie told Philip that she wouldn’t tell Victor for now. Philip said he could handle it himself. Sarah said she went to Rafe and told him what was going on. She said he told her he had to go to the police for help. Maggie told him that the mob knew where he lived. He said he was moving. Xander apologized for not getting Raynor to meet. Eli said he did all he could. Eli thanked him for his help

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Jack and Jennifer told Julie that the twins were missing. Julie wanted to be with Eli. Abby wanted to know why Gwen wasn’t out of the house. Chad said the kids didn’t get a chance to say bye to her. Abby didn’t care. He said they loved Gwen. Abby was willing to let the kids say bye to her, but she wanted her gone by the time she came back home. Eli tried to get Lani to think about the kidnapping like they were cops. She didn’t think she could do that. He asked her what it said about someone who kidnapped their children in broad daylight. She said they were desperate for a baby. He said someone might want to get revenge on them. She wanted to know why. He said they arrested a lot of people. She said it would be worse if someone took the babies out of revenge because they wouldn’t take care of them. Abby went to see Jack and Jennifer. She wanted to talk about Gwen. Gwen told Chad he had to come up with a better reason to get her to stay. She said she would tell Abby that they had sex. He warned her that she wasn’t going to ruin his life or marriage. He wanted to know what she wanted from him. Julie went to see Lani and Eli. Julie wanted to know what she could do to help. Eli said the police were all over it. Julie was going to make the person who took her grandkids pay for what they did. Jack and Jennifer told Abby that Gwen was trying to turn them against each other. Abby was glad that it didn’t work. She said she was happy that they were back together. Jennifer said that awful time was behind them. Abby said she hoped she and Chad could say the same. Jennifer wanted to know what was going on. Abby said Gwen was trying to come between them. Chad told Gwen he would buy her a house, but she wasn’t interested. He said he should have told Abby the truth. Gwen said he didn’t. She said Abby might go back to the loony bin forever. She said the kids would grow up without their mother and he would have to live with the guilt forever. He said he and Abby have been through too much to let a con artist tear them apart. Gwen said to find a way to let her stay permanently or his marriage was over. He told her she was disgusting and walked away from her.

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Allie confronted Charlie about raping her. Charlie told her Tripp raped her. He said Tripp’s DNA matched Henry’s. She said Rafe told her that he was Tripp’s half brother so he could have raped her too. Nicole told Rafe that she wanted to talk to Ava. He told her that she wasn’t herself. Tripp tried to talk to Ava to get her to talk about Charlie. Steve came in and wanted to know how it was going. Claire told Marlena that she was going to find Charlie because she wouldn’t tell her anything. John came in just as Claire was about to leave. She said she wanted to know what was going on and Marlena wouldn’t tell her. He said he told Marlena not to say anything. Claire wanted to know what was going on with Charlie. John told her that he and Steve thought that Charlie was the one who hurt Allie. Steve told Tripp that the police were questioning Charlie. Tripp said he would get the truth out of Charlie. Steve told him to hold off on that. Tripp said people in the town treating him like he was a monster so there was no way he was letting it go. Charlie told Allie that he didn’t remember her. She told him she didn’t remember Tripp on her when she was raped. He said it was because she was drunk. She asked why she remembered the other part. She asked if it was because it was. Claire didn’t believe that Charlie raped Allie. John told her Tripp had a younger brother named Charlie. He said Angelo described him. Claire said there was no way Charlie raped Allie. Marlena said Claire could help them get to the truth. Claire said they didn’t want to get to the truth. She said she finally found someone who liked her. She asked if she was supposed to find a bunch of Charlies who wore glasses. John told her Charlie was at the police station. Claire told them she wasn’t going to let them ruin her relationship. Tripp told Steve that he wanted to go after Charlie because he let people think he raped Allie. Steve tried to stop him from going. Nicole wanted to see Ava. Tripp let her see Ava. Allie told Charlie that he was Henry’s father. Charlie said he wasn’t his father. Allie said he had a son. She asked if it mattered to him.

Nicole went to see Ava. Nicole confronted her about Charlie raping Allie. Ava said she wanted to help her son. Allie asked Charlie if he wanted to see his son. When Charlie was about to say something to Allie, Claire interrupted so she could talk to him. Claire said she needed time alone with him. Rafe went to talk to Shawn and Belle about Charlie and the accusations against him. They were shocked when they heard the news. Shawn went with Rafe to the police station. Ava told Nicole that Tripp was a good boy. Ava told her that Charlie stabbed Tripp. Nicole said she was hallucinating. She wanted to know what else Ava remembered. Ava said she remembered something else he said. Charlie told Claire that it felt good to hear her call him her boyfriend. She said that was what he was. He said he didn’t know what to expect when she came in the room. He said it meant so much to him that she was still on his side. She asked if any of it was true. She wanted him to tell her that he wasn’t Ava’s son. He said he wasn’t. He said it was a misunderstanding. Claire said Allie kept saying that he looked familiar to her. She wanted him to explain that. He said he didn’t know. He said it didn’t mean he attacked her. He said he didn’t do it. He said he was a good guy. He said he would never hurt somebody like that. He said she had to believe him. He asked if she did. He told her Tripp’s family wanted him to be innocent. While Charlie was trying to convince her that he didn’t do it, Shawn came in and took Claire out of the room. Nicole asked Ava what else she remembered about Charlie. She said Charlie admitted to raping Allie. She said he begged her not to say anything, but she told him she couldn’t be quiet. Nicole asked if that was when he tied her up. Ava wanted to see Tripp. Claire told Shawn that Charlie didn’t do it. She said he wasn’t a match for Henry. Shawn asked her to explain why Ava was tied up in his apartment. Charlie told Rafe that he wasn’t answering his questions. Rafe said his lawyer was on the way. He said he would answer his questions. Allie met up with Nicole. Nicole said Charlie admitted to his mother that he was the one who raped her.

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Nicole wanted to know if Allie was sure Tripp raped her. Allie said she was sure that she was pinned down in her flat. Nicole asked if she was mixing up the memories. Allie knew she was raped, but she wasn’t sure if it was Tripp. She said she didn’t want him to suffer if he didn’t do it. Steve told Tripp that Angelo wasn’t the one who raped Allie. Steve said Angelo was in prison at the time’t. Tripp said they were back to square one. Steve said they weren’t. Tripp wanted to know who else would match Henry. Steve said Ava had another son. Kayla went to see Ava. Ava wanted to know where her son was. Kayla said she wasn’t able to reach him. Ava said her son was dead. She said Steve came in and took him away. Kayla said that didn’t happen. She reminded Ava that she told her she had another son. Ava said she did. Kayla wanted to know why he would tie her up in his apartment. Rafe asked Charlie if he was ready to start talking. Charlie wanted to know what to say. Rafe asked why was Ava tied up in his apartment. Charlie said he didn’t know who that was. Rafe started to read him his rights. Charlie said he had nothing to hide. Rafe wanted him to answer his questions. Rafe asked him about Ava being in his apartment. Charlie said he was a good person and had a good job. Rafe told him that Ava was his mother. Steve told Tripp that Charlie was his brother. Steve said he was dating Claire. Rafe told Charlie that Angelo talked to John about him after denying knowing Angelo. Charlie said he didn’t know Angelo. Rafe said he knew him. Rafe said the DNA evidence proved that a relative could have raped Allie. Charlie said Tripp was the one who did it. Rafe said Allie didn’t remember everything that happened. Charlie wanted to know who could have done it if it wasn’t Tripp. Rafe said he thought it was him.

Chloe told Brady that Philip was laundering money. Brady wanted to help Philip. Brady said they didn’t always get along, but they were family. Philip was surprised that he wanted to help him. Philip told Brady and Chloe that he thought he was done with gambling until he got back together with Mimi. Brady wanted to know how much he owed. Philip said more than he could afford. Brady wanted to know if he knew the creditor. Chloe said it was Ava. Kayla told Ava that she thought she was a threat to herself and others. Ava told her she was tied up for days and now she was strapped to a hospital bed. Kayla said she couldn’t let her leave. Ava reminded her that Joey tried to kill her when she was there before. Kayla said that wasn’t going to happen. Kayla distracted her so she could give her a sedative. Tripp asked if Claire’s boyfriend was his brother. Steve told him they had to clear some things up about him. Allie told Nicole that John had information that could change her case, but he couldn’t tell her over the phone. She said Rafe was going to handle it. Nicole said Rafe would know what was going on and wanted to go see him. Allie wanted to go to. Rafe continued to question Charlie about the rape. Rafe wanted to give him a DNA test so he could prove that he wasn’t a match for Henry. When Rafe was about to get the kit, Charlie said he wanted a lawyer. Tripp asked if Steve thought Charlie was responsible for what happened to his mother. Steve said he didn’t know. Kayla called and asked if he saw Tripp. Steve said he was fine. She asked if he could go to the hospital. Nicole and Allie went to the police station. Rafe said Ava was in the hospital. Rafe said someone kidnapped her. He said the suspect was in the interrogation room. He said his name was Charlie. Allie said that was Claire’s boyfriend. Rafe said Charlie might be the person who raped her. Tripp and Steve went to the hospital. Kayla told them what happened with Ava. Allie asked Rafe if he thought Charlie raped her. Nicole asked if she met Charlie. Allie said he looked familiar, but Charlie said he hadn’t met her. She said she thought he reminded her of Tripp. Rafe said it was because they were brothers. Nicole wanted to know if Charlie admitted to it. Rafe said he didn’t. She said he needed to make him talk. Tripp went to see Ava. He asked her if he had a brother. She said she was sorry for not telling him. She said she wanted to protect him. She said he was the best part of her and his brother was the worst. Tripp said he needed to know everything about Charlie. Allie went to see Charlie. She told him she wasn’t leaving until he told her the truth.

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Sarah told Xander about his dirty laundry and he realized Philip was laundering money and not embezzling it. He was convinced he had what he needed to expose Philip. Xander knew Victor couldn’t ignore what Philip did. Brady went to see Kristen at the prison. She was upset because she read an article an saw him kissing Chloe. He assured her the kiss was innocent. She was still mad and became more upset when she found out he was working with her. She wanted to know why he didn’t tell her before. He wanted to focus on her and Rachel and nothing else. He assured her that Chloe was just a friend. She didn’t mean to be insecure. He let her know there wouldn’t be anyone else. Bonnie ran into Philip while he was looking at a missing person’s photo of Ava. They argued because he dumped Mimi. Chloe showed up so Bonnie walked away. She asked him about the money-laundering scheme. He didn’t think it was a problem since Ava is dealing with her own issues. Angelo called Philip and informed him that he was in charge now. He got off the phone and told her how he had to keep laundering the money or he would go to prison. If he didn’t go to prison, he would end up dead. Brady walked up and was curious about their conversation. Philip didn’t want to answer him, but Chloe told Brady how he was in trouble. She said Philip needed his help.

Lani and Eli went to the nursery to get their babies, but they found out they were missing. Eli asked the nurse what happened to their babies. She was going to look into the situation. Eli called his mother to see if she had the twins since she was on the authorized list. She told him that she and Abe didn’t have them. Later, Abe and Valerie arrived at the hospital. Eli told everyone how he checked with the head nurse and the twins weren’t accounted for, but the hospital was on lockdown until they were found. Valerie tried to make Lani feel better, but she was falling apart. She couldn’t go through that again. She couldn’t lose her babies. Valerie took Lani back to her room. Abe put an alert out and assured Eli the twins would be found.Eli brought a laptop with the security footage on it. He didn’t find anything suspicious. He thought the person knew how to avoid the cameras. Eli assured Lani they would have the twins with them. Dr. Raynor was in the park with a stroller. She let someone know that she had the babies. Bonnie showed up. She picked up the pacifier that Dr. Raynor dropped. Raynor was scared when Bonnie picked up one of the babies. Bonnie put the baby down so Raynor rushed off. Bonnie wished her luck with them.

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Rafe tried to help Ava, but she thought he was Charlie. She wanted him to leave her alone. He told her he was a cop. He let her know he wasn’t Charlie. She realized that he wasn’t Charlie. Rafe said he wasn’t going to let Charlie hurt anyone. She said he was too late. She said Charlie killed Tripp. She said the blood was all over the floor. Rafe said there wasn’t any blood. She told him Steve buried the body. Rafe said Steve was in Philadelphia. She said Steve got rid of the body. Rafe wanted to call the police. She didn’t want him to leave her. Marlena and Ben went to Hope’s house to look for Claire. Ben wanted to help Marlena find Claire. Marlena didn’t think she should tell him why Claire was in danger until John came home. Ben said he didn’t need to know why she didn’t trust Charlie. He was going to help her find Claire. Marlena noticed Claire’s phone and said she wouldn’t go anywhere without it. She said she had to be at the house. Charlie and Claire were about to make love. Ben asked if Claire might have left it behind. Marlena said she would never leave without it. He wanted to know why she didn’t answer the door. She said Claire usually went to the basement to practice her music. They went to check the basement. Roman wanted to talk to Abe about Allie. Ava was in the hospital. Kayla wanted to know why she was there . Ava told her Tripp was dead. Kayla was shocked. Ava told her Steve buried him. Kayla said Steve wasn’t in town. Kayla told her she needed another doctor who she didn’t have a history with. Ava asked her about Tripp. Ben stopped Charlie and Claire from making love. She wanted to know why Ben was there.

Claire wanted to know why Ben interrupted her and Charlie. She told Ben to leave. He said he wasn’t going anywhere. Roman talked to Abe about Steve trying to find a relative to match Tripp’s DNA. Rafe told Kayla John told him to go to Charlie’s apartment. He said John told him Charlie was the one who was related to Tripp. Kayla said she never heard of him. Rafe was surprised because he is dating Claire. Ben told Claire that Marlena wanted him to find her. She didn’t believe him. He told her to find Marlena and ask her. Kayla wanted to know why Charlie would have Ava tied up in his apartment. Rafe didn’t know why. Ben stopped Charlie from leaving Claire’s room. Charlie wanted to know what was going on. Claire went to talk to Marlena. Marlena wanted to know where she was. Claire said she was in her room. Marlena said she and John tried to call her. Claire wanted to know what was going on. Kayla went to see Ava. Ava didn’t want to see her. Ava wanted to see Steve so she could tell him about Tripp. Kayla said she called Tripp so she could see that he was alive. Ava called her a liar. Ben told Charlie that Marlena didn’t want him to see Claire. Charlie said he met her family and they loved him. Charlie said he couldn’t keep him there. He said he would call the police. Ben said he they could leave, but he wasn’t going to interrupt Claire and Marlena. Marlena told Claire that she shouldn’t see Charlie anymore. Claire wanted to know why. When Marlena wouldn’t tell her the truth, she told her to leave. Marlena told her John and Steve went to investigate whether or not Tripp raped Allie. Claire said his DNA matched. Marlena said there was a chance someone else could have done it. Claire wanted to know what that had to do with Charlie. Kayla tried to take Ava’s blood, but she wouldn’t let her. She said her son already tried to kill her. Kayla said Tripp loved her and would never kill her. Ava said she was talking about her other son. Kayla wanted to know who her other son was. Ava said Charlie. Charlie went to his apartment and saw that Ava was gone. He panicked that she told the police. He thought no one would believe her over him. He said he couldn’t lose Claire and had to fix it. When he was about to leave, Rafe was outside of his apartment.

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Ben went to see Marlena. He said she was the only one he could turn to. She wanted to know what was going on. He told her he still saw Ciara. He said she was still with him. Marlena told him Ciara was still with him. He told her he felt better when he was sleep because he was with Ciara. He said he was going through the motions when he was awake. Marlena told him that most people who were grieving were going through the same thing he was going through. She suggested he talk to Claire. John told Steve that Charlie was in Salem. Steve wasn’t convinced that Charlie was the one in Salem. John told him Charlie wore glasses and was clumsy. Steve didn’t think that was enough. John said Charlie was good at math and worked at Titan. Steve still wasn’t sure that he was Charlie. Nicole talked to Rafe about Tripp. Rafe told her Tripp changed. Nicole didn’t care about the changes Tripp made. Rafe brought up that Ava was missing. Nicole thought he would be happy if Ava wasn’t found.

Rafe thought Nicole was trying to say that he wasn’t working hard enough to find Ava. Nicole said she didn’t hear anything from him when she asked him to look for her. He said there wasn’t a lead on Ava. Steve asked John if he thought Charlie was Claire’s new boyfriend. John said they had to go back to Salem to find out. He said if it was true, he didn’t want Charlie near Claire. Allie overheard Tripp saying that someone else raped her. She confronted him about it. He said one of his relatives might have raped her. She didn’t believe him. He asked her if she remembered seeing him hold her down. Nicole apologized to Rafe for accusing him of not doing his job. While they were talking, they talked about Eric and how she talks to him every night. John called Marlena and told her Tripp had a half-brother. He told her he thought Charlie was Tripp’s half-brother. Tripp asked Allie what she remembered. He asked if she remembered his hands, face or voice. He told her she didn’t have to answer. He said he wouldn’t bother her again. He said when John and Steve came home, his lawyer would talk to her lawyer. He apologized and left.

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Abby wanted to know what Chad would have done if he knew Gwen was lying. He said he wouldn’t have gotten drunk and stayed at the Salem Inn. Abby asked where Gwen was. Gwen said she was with Chad. Abby asked if she spent the night with her husband. Steve and John confronted Angelo. John asked if he raped his granddaughter. Angelo didn’t know what he was talking about. Angelo told Steve to call off his guard dog. Steve said John’s granddaughter was raped and wanted to know if he did it. Steve said Allie had a baby and it matched his DNA. Angelo said it wasn’t him. Steve said Tripp didn’t do it. Angelo said Tripp’s DNA matching meant he did it. Steve said Tripp didn’t do it. He said a relative did it. John asked Angelo when he was in London. Kayla talked to Marlena about Steve believing Tripp was innocent. While they were talking, Kayla brought up that Ava was missing. Marlena asked if anyone knew she was missing. Kayla said it was as if she vanished. Tripp posted a flyer of Ava up at the Pub. Roman told him he couldn’t do it. He said h didn’t want the flyer up. He said Ava didn’t deserved to be found. He wanted Tripp to go out of town the same way she did. Gwen asked Abby if she was asking her if she slept with Chad. Abby asked if she did. Gwen said she spent the night with him because he was drunk. Abby said she was coming to his rescue. Gwen asked if she would rather have left him alone. Abby said she wanted her to explain why she told Chad she kissed Jake and why she told Chad that she booked the room. She also wanted to know what other lies she was telling. Gwen told her she would tell her the truth, but she wouldn’t like it. Allie showed up while Marlena and Kayla were talking. Kayla left them alone. Allie told Marlena that she was out with Claire and thought about the night she was raped. Marlena asked if something triggered it. Allie said she was with Claire and her boyfriend. Allie asked if that might have triggered it.

Angelo told John and Steve that he wasn’t in London. He wanted to know what happened. Steve told Angelo that Tripp took Allie home and was a gentleman. Angelo said he wouldn’t have done something like that. Steve said he had someone try to kill Kayla. Angelo said he thought Kayla killed Ava. He said it turned out to be his son. While he was talking, he said he wasn’t in London. He said he was in jail in December. Steve and John didn’t believe him. He said they could check and they would find out. Gwen told Abby that she saw Jake and Kate kissing. She said Jake threatened her if she said anything. Abby wanted to know what that had to do with her. Gwen continued to tell her why she said the things she said, Abby didn’t believe her. Abby said she knew why she was lying to her. Abby thought Gwen was trying to go after her husband. Abby asked if she took advantage of her husband. Gwen asked if Chad felt like he was taken advantage of. Angelo told John and Steve that Ava’s other son could have been the one who raped Allie. Chad told Abby that he wasn’t taken advantage of. He told Gwen that she was manipulating them with their half-truths and lies. Gwen said she was sorry he felt that way. Abby said sorry wasn’t good enough. She said she wanted her out of the house. Allie talked to Marlena about Tripp and Charlie looking alike. Roman was upset that Tripp told him Steve and John were working together to prove that he was innocent. Angelo told John and Steve that Ava didn’t mention her other son because Ava and her son weren’t close. Steve told John that Ava’s son would explain the DNA results. John wanted to know about her son. Angelo said his name was Charlie. Abby told Gwen she was fired. Gwen said she couldn’t do that. Abby said she did it. Gwen asked about the kids. Abby said they would get over it. Gwen wanted to know if Chad felt the same way. Abby said he did. Gwen wanted him to answer for himself. Abby told her to stay away from her kids and her husband. She said she couldn’t believe she thought they were friends. She told her she better be gone by the time she got back. Steve asked Angelo where Charlie was. Angelo said he left a little while ago. Steve and John wanted more information. Angelo said he wanted to look for his cousin. Steve said he wasn’t leaving until he told them what they wanted to know. Angelo wanted him to move out of the way. Chad told Gwen that she lied to him about everything. She said it didn’t take much for him to believe it. He said it would crush Abby if she found out the truth. He told her he wanted her out. She said she wasn’t leaving. She said to convince Abby that she was staying. He wanted to know how he was supposed to do that. She said he better make it believable or she would tell Abby that he decided to bed her to ring in the New Year.

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Chad found Abby with Jake. Chad confronted her about being with Jake. Abby said nothing was going on between them. Chad told her about the room she reserved. She said she didn’t reserve a room. He showed her the receipt with her credit card number on it. Jennifer asked Kate if she was embarrassed to be with Jake. Kate said she wasn’t embarrassed by him. She said she was concerned about herself. Ava wanted to know what Charlie was going to do with her. He said he was going to have her committed. Jack confronted Gwen about the clippings she had. Gwen said she was doing her research on the family. Jennifer wanted to know why Kate was embarrassed by herself. Kate said Jake was younger with her. Jennifer told her she dated younger men before. Kate said that made it worse. Jennifer told her she was Kate Roberts and she shouldn’t care what anyone thought. Jack told Gwen that he and Jennifer were back together. He said he and Jennifer compared notes. Gwen said she encouraged Jennifer to get back together. He said Jennifer told him that she didn’t encourage them to get back. Gwen said she planned a party for them. He said the party ended in disaster. He wondered if she had something to do with that. Chad couldn’t believe Abby wanted to be with Jake in his house. She wanted to explain what was going on. Chad and Jake wanted him out of the house so they could talk. Ava wanted to know how Charlie was going to have her committed. He said she was committed before. She said she was on pills then and she was good now. He said he was drugging her food for days. She asked how he got the drugs. He said it was easy. She begged him not to go through with it, but he said he had to do it. She said she would tell what he did. He said no one would believe her. Abby asked Chad to listen to her. He said she was going to lie. He said she booked a room for her and Jake. She said she didn’t book a room with Jake. While they were arguing, she told him Kate and Jake were sleeping together. He said it didn’t make any sense. She said she confronted Jake and he admitted it. Chad said it didn’t explain why Gwen said she saw her kissing him. Gwen told Jack that she didn’t make Abby look through Kate’s things. He told her that the letter and party didn’t add up. Gwen asked if he thought she was plotting against his family this entire time. He said maybe. She wanted to know why she would want to hurt him or his family. Jennifer told Kate not to be afraid to be with Jake. Jake ended up showing up. Jennifer left them alone.

Abby asked Chad if Gwen saw her kissing Jake. He said she did. She said Gwen lied. He said was she lying when she said she heard her booking the room and the bracelet. Abby said she didn’t have a bracelet. She said the bracelet was meant for Kate. Chad asked her why Gwen said she saw her kissing Jake. Abby said she didn’t kiss Jake. Chad asked why would she lie. Abby said she didn’t know. She said it might have something to do with the clippings she had. Jack told Gwen he didn’t know why she would go after his family. She said she knew him. He said he would protect his family. She had trouble believing that. She told him no one hurt their family more than he has. Jake warned Kate that Abby was most likely telling Chad about them being together. He said it wasn’t a problem since they were over. She said she didn’t want it to be over. Gwen told Jack about the things he’s done. He said he did hurt his family. He said she didn’t want him for an enemy. He walked out of the room. Chad asked Abby about the folder. She said Gwen had a folder with clippings about her and her family. He wanted to know why she was looking in Gwen’s room. Abby said Anna told her the nanny was trying to go after her husband. He told her about being paranoid. She told him not to say that to her. He said Gwen was trying to do research on the family. Abby wanted to confront her. Kate told Jake him she was insecure. He wanted to know why she felt that way. She said she was afraid that people were going to say she was too old for him. He said he didn’t care. She wanted to know prove she didn’t if they got back together. Abby and Chad confronted Gwen about the clippings. Gwen said she wanted to research the family. Abby asked her about telling Chad she kissed Jake. Gwen said she lied about seeing her kiss Jake. Chad said if he had known Gwen lied about Abby he wouldn’t have done something. Abby wanted to know what he was talking about.

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Anna asked Kate if she was looking for Jake. Kate wanted to know how she knew she was looking for him. Anna said she knew she was having sex with Jake. Kate told her to mind her business. She walked out of the room. Anna talked to Tony about Gwen was targeting Abby’s family. Jack walked in while they were talking. He wanted to know what they were talking about. Anna told him about the clippings Gwen had about Abby and the family. She was convinced Gwen had an agenda against Abby. He realized Gwen was a conniving tramp. Anna thought it was time for her to leave town. Tony felt the DiMeras had to deal with the problem. Jennifer ran into Kate at the town square. Jennifer apologized for the way she treated her. She also told her how she knew about her sleeping with Jake. Jennifer said she knew she wasn’t with Jack. Kate let her know how she broke up with Jake. Jennifer wondered if Chad was the real reason why she wanted to keep their affair a secret. Kate said she always wanted to be powerful like Victor. She felt Jake didn’t understand that. She didn’t think he would understand because he was born into the DiMera family. Jennifer asked her if he embarrassed her.

Abby kept trying to get in touch with Chad. He was passed out in the bed. Gwen looked at the phone and said he was sleeping. She thought she wore him out. She thought he would be hung over and regretful. He woke up and realized what he did with Gwen. He blamed what happened on the alcohol. She told him he wouldn’t have been with her if Abby didn’t betray him. Chad realized Abby called and listened to her messages. Chad noticed how she sounded scared. Gwen wondered if he heard fear or was it the fact he was on to her. He felt he needed to confront Abby. He apologized for taking advantage of Gwen. She was fine with it because she knew what she was doing. Abby was mad that she couldn’t get in touch with Chad. She went by Jake’s room. She told him about Chad’s suspicions and how he didn’t come home. Jake admitted to her how he and Kate broke up. He said he enjoyed being with Kate. He believed Kate was slumming with him. She got her kicks slumming and he was perfect to her. Abby was about to leave his room when Chad showed up. He assumed the worst when he saw Jake was shirtless. Gwen was at the DiMera mansion and saw Jack looking through her things.

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Abby let Tony and Anna know how she couldn’t find Chad. She told them how he thought she was having an affair with Jake. She told them Kate was sleeping with Jake. They were shocked Chad would think something like that. Anna thought Gwen was why he thought that. She said Gwen was trouble. Abby tried to defend her, but she thought about the first time they met. Anna let her know how Gwen was playing her all along. Anna thought Abby should search her room for proof. She wanted to talk to Chad instead of Gwen, but he didn’t answer his phone. Anna thought Gwen was the reason why Chad didn’t answer his phone. She wanted Abby to go with her to check Gwen’s room. They searched Gwen’s room. They found clippings of Abby and her family. Anna wondered why Gwen was stalking her family. Gwen stopped kissing Chad because he was drunk. He said he was fine and wanted to kiss her again. She didn’t want to talk about it or tell anyone about it. He talked about Abby cheating on him with his brother. He thought she would just blame it on the DID. He became suspicious as to whether her illness was real at all. He thought his wife might be a liar who cheated on him. He wanted to know why it was okay for Abby to cheat on him. He wondered why he couldn’t cheat on her. He asked Gwen to help him forget what Abby did. Gwen made it seem like she didn’t want to hurt Abby. He reminded her what Jake did to her. She told him how Jake hurt her. Chad wanted to pay them back for what they did. They kissed each other. She wanted to make sure it’s what he wanted. He wanted her to make him forget. They ended up lying down on the bed.

Chad passed out. Gwen was proud of herself for what she did. She thought it would have been harder to get Chad in bed, but his lack of trust made it easy. She mentioned how he betrayed Abby and their marriage could only take so many betrayals. She got out of the bed and noticed how Abby called Chad. She didn’t answer it and said he was too busy to talk to her. She promised Abby would find out soon enough. Jake told Kate how Abby knew about them. She thought Chad would hate her for being with her. He felt they shouldn’t have to sneak around. He thought Chad should be happy for her. He liked what they had together. He wanted to tell everyone how proud he was to be with her. He wanted to know why it was a problem. She said the situation was complicated. He thought it was because he embarrassed her. She assured him that she wasn’t, but he didn’t believe her. He hoped she enjoyed their last kiss because it was their last one.

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Will went to see Jennifer. He realized she was hoping he would be someone else. He told her how sorry he was to hear about Jack and Kate. She wasn’t sure what to do about her marriage. Will advised her to work on her relationship if she wants to be with Jack again.Gwen let Chad believe Jake bought her bracelet for Abby. She told him how she saw them kissing. She let Chad think that Jake wanted her to keep quiet about it. She lied and said she kept it from him because she didn’t want to be the one responsible for breaking up their marriage. Chad was prepared to kill Jake. Jack talked to Kate about Jennifer. She thought it was funny how he gave Jennifer an hour glass, but she said it was a good sign that she took it. Jack didn’t know if she threw it away like she did with their marriage. Jack kept drinking and planned to enjoy himself at the party.

Abby confronted Jake about him sleeping with Kate. She explained all of the proof she had that he was sleeping with her. He finally admitted he was having an affair with Kate. He wanted to know what it meant to her. She wanted details from Jake. She decided to tell Chad about them, but he didn’t want Chad to know. She wanted him to know since he thought she was sleeping with him. She was about to go home so Jake followed her. Philip spotted Chloe at the NYE party and was about to talk to her when Brady sat with her. Philip wondered how Kristen would feel about him being with Chloe. He told him how he was out with a friend. He left Philip to sulk. Chad and Gwen arrived at the party. He went to Brady and Chloe to ask if they saw Abby. They let him know she left with Jake. Gwen told Chad how she overheard Abby book a room at the Salem Inn. Chad was livid and downed a drink. He walked away while she smugly watched him. Jennifer arrived at the party and saw Jack with Kate. He assured her that nothing happened with Kate. He admired the way she looked. She wasn’t going to go to the party, but she didn’t want to lose any more time with him. She decided to forgive him since it’s a new year. Jake and Abby couldn’t find Chad at the mansion. He decided to go back and give Kate the head’s up about what was going to happen. Chad and Gwen went to the hotel room. They saw rose petals on the bed. Chad left his phone behind while he searched the room. Gwen picked up the phone and declined an incoming call from Abby. Chad took a bottle of champagne and waited for Jake and Abby to show up. Jack and Jennifer rang in the new year with a kiss. Brady and Chloe gave each other an innocent kiss. They didn’t know Philip was watching them. Gwen kissed Chad. She backed away from him, but he pulled her in for a deeper kiss.

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Jack talked to Xander about having an affair with Kate. Xander thought Jennifer would understand why he did it. Jack said he should have told her from the start. Jennifer told Abby that she and Jack always broke up when they got together. Jake confronted Gwen about making it look as if he gave Abby the bracelet that was meant for Kate. He said Chad thought he was having an affair with Abby. She was happy about it. He wanted to know what Abby did to her to make her so upset. Brady caught Sarah looking at a laptop. He wanted to know what she was doing. She said she was downloading a file on her laptop. Xander told Jack that he gave him advice on how to get with Sarah. Jack said they were happy. Xander said they broke up again. Abby wanted to know if Jennifer was giving up on Jack. Jennifer told her about the hourglass he gave her. She said he told her he would wait for her forever. Abby said it was true. Jennifer thought Jack was still sleeping with her. Abby said they weren’t having an affair. Jennifer said she had reason to believe he was. Kate told Chad that Jake and Abby weren’t having an affair. He told her he gave her a bracelet. Kate said Jake said the gift was for Abby. Chad said everyone knew it wasn’t for Gwen. He said Jake was sneaking around with Abby. He said Jake was sleeping with someone in the house. He knew it wasn’t Gwen so it had to be Abby. Kate said she had to tell him something. Gwen told Jake that she didn’t have a problem with Abby. She said Abby has been good to her. He wanted her to give him the bracelet. She said she couldn’t give it to Kate now because everyone saw her wearing it. He said she was the reason why Chad hated him. He roughed her up until she decided to give him the bracelet. Kate told Chad that she promised him that she would watch out for Jake. She said he wasn’t up to something. She said she has gotten to know him. Chad didn’t want her to defend him. He wanted her to be on his side. She said she was on his side. She said she didn’t want to jeopardize their relationship.

Jennifer told Abby that Kate made it seem as if she was seeing someone who lived in the mansion. She told her that Julie called her friend and he said Kate could have been with a person named Jack. She said when she and Jack went to see Julie’s friend, he didn’t recognize Jack from the picture. Abby said she was wrong. Jennifer asked who the person could be if it wasn’t Jack. Abby said she knew who it was. Jack wanted to know why Xander and Sarah broke up. Xander said it was because of Philip. Xander didn’t want to get into the details. Jack said he was using him and Sarah as inspiration. Xander told him not to give up on Jennifer. Jennifer realized that Abby thought Kate was sleeping with Jake. Jennifer thought Kate was too old for him. Abby said it made sense. She told Jennifer that Chad thought she was sleeping with Jake. Chad went to see Gwen. Jennifer wanted to know why Chad thought she was having an affair. Abby said it was a long story. Jennifer asked if he accused her of sleeping with Jake. Abby said he did. Jennifer asked if he apologized. Abby said he did, but it was awkward between them. Jennifer told her to tell him what she figured out before it was too late. Abby confronted Jake about sleeping with Kate.

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John wanted Steve to accept the fact that the test results proved Tripp raped Allie. Steve let him know he couldn’t do what he wanted so John was about to leave Kayla’s office. Steve stopped him to let him know he might have evidence that proved Tripp didn’t do it. Steve shared his theory with him about Tripp’s relative raping Allie. John thought he needed to stop drinking. He believed the theory was worth checking out. Steve reminded him how they’ve taken cases with less evidence and they still checked it out. John agreed to help him. They talked about the case and Steve thought he knew who the person was who raped Allie. John liked his theory and hoped they would be on the right path to finding Allie’s rapist. Kate and Will talked about Tripp raping Allie. Kate felt he should have been in jail for what he did to Allie. She didn’t want to see him because she was afraid of what she would do to him when she saw him. Tripp walked by them so Will had to hold her back to keep her from going after him. Will told him to stay away from his family. She wanted Tripp to leave Salem. Tripp walked away from them to pass out flyers. He tried to call his mother again. Steve arrived and let him know how he and John were going to try to clear his name. He told Tripp how they had a suspect who they thought was a relative of his.

Claire arrived at Charlie’s place as he put the gag on Ava’s mouth. She called out to him and he panicked when she called him. He wondered how she knew where he lived. He told her how he wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want her to get sick too. She wanted to make sure he was okay. He told her how he needed a few minutes to clean up and put Ava in another room. After he hid Ava, he let her in his place. Claire noticed how sweaty he was and he said he had a fever. She thought he was trying to blow her off. He assured her that he would never do that to her. Claire heard a noise while she was in Charlie’s apartment. Ava ended up knocking something over in the other room. Charlie lied and said it was a pipe. He walked her to the door so she could leave.After Claire left, Ava wanted to know what Charlie was going to do to her. She wanted to know if he would kill her. He told her how he wasn’t a murderer. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do with her. Lucas went to Marlena’s townhouse. He told her how he threatened Tripp with a pair of scissors. He said he was going to stab him, but Rafe showed up and stopped him from doing. She couldn’t believe he did it. He wanted to know if she told Allie the same thing when she tried to shoot him. She had no idea Allie tried to shoot Tripp. He approved of what Allie tried to do to Tripp. Marlena told him how Allie could have gone to prison for what she did.

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Marlena told John about the gift Steve gave them. He didn’t care about the gift. He was upset with Steve because he defended Tripp. Marlena wanted him to see it from Steve’s point of view. She reminded him how their kids have done some bad things, but they didn’t turn their backs on them. She thought Steve’s gift was a peace offering. She hoped he would see it that way. Steve went to Kayla’s office and told her how he wanted to clear Tripp’s name. He told her about his conversation with Allie. He mentioned how she remembered the rape and saw a hand. She didn’t say for a fact it was Tripp’s hand. He asked her if it was possible that someone else broke in her place and attacked her. Kayla told him how the DNA test matched him. He thought someone related to Tripp assaulted Allie. Kayla wasn’t completely sure, but thought it was possible. John showed up at Kayla’s office with his gift. Steve thought he was giving it back. John wanted to have a drink with his friend. Allie went to see Marlena. She told her about her conversation with Sami. She said Sami wished she could hold her. Allie wished she could too. Marlena assured her how she was there for her. Rafe looked at Ava’s file when Nicole showed up at the station. Nicole saw Ava’s file so he told her about Tripp’s theory about that. Rafe thought Ava left town. Nicole wasn’t sure if Ava would have done that since she found Tripp. She suggested he look for her because it was Christmas.

Tripp left a message for Ava. He wanted her to call him. He opened the door and saw Lucas. He wanted him to pay for raping Allie. Tripp denied raping her. Lucas let him know he would have shot him between his legs if he had a gun. Tripp told him how Allie tried to do that to him. Tripp wanted Lucas to leave. Lucas was about to go when he grabbed a pair of scissors. He was determined to make him pay for what he did. Rafe walked in the apartment and saw Lucas trying to kill Tripp. He took the scissors from Lucas. He wanted Rafe to arrest Tripp. Rafe wanted to, but the rape didn’t happen in Salem. Rafe told him to leave. Charlie tried to feed Ava, but she didn’t care for the food. His phone rang, but he ignored the call. She wondered if it was his girlfriend. He told her how he saw Allie, but she didn’t recognize him. He told her how she thought he looked familiar. Ava warned him that it was a matter of time before she recognized him. She advised him to confess to what he did. He said she never cared about him. He thought she cared about Tripp. She told him how Tripp wasn’t guilty. He reminded her how she was the only one who knew that. He wasn’t able to let her go now. He put her gag back on her mouth. He got a shock when Claire knocked on his door.

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Abe surprised Lani and Eli by flying Valerie in to see them. Lani had another contraction. She let Kayla know she didn’t feel strong enough to give birth. Kayla joked with her that humans would die off if men were the ones who got pregnant. She encouraged Lani and said she would be able to do it. Eli was with Lani while she was dealing with her contractions. She eventually gave birth to a boy and a girl. Eli and Lani talked about what happened when she gave birth to David. They felt he was watching over them. Tripp let Steve know he was worried about Ava. Steve thought she might have skipped town. Tripp believed there was more to it than just skipping town. He let Steve know how he found Christmas cards and realized Ava sent him cards every year. She wrote how she wanted to be reunited with him. Tripp didn’t think she would have left since she wanted to be with him. Steve wasn’t sure about it, but kept his opinion to himself. Joey went to see Roman. They started talking about Tripp briefly and decided to change the subject. Stephanie called to check on her brother. He talked to her about visiting her soon. Steve arrived to see if he would dress as Santa at the hospital. He turned down the offer. Lucas arrived at the pub with Allie and things between Steve and Lucas were uncomfortable.

Roman had a video call with Sami. He wanted Allie and Lucas to talk to her too. They were having a good conversation when Roman blurted out Henry’s conception. Sami wanted to know what happened. Allie admitted she was raped in London. Sami realized she didn’t say anything because she would make it about her. Sami would love Henry regardless of how he was conceived. She wanted to know who raped her. Allie told her how Tripp raped her. Sami wanted to know if she was handling what she’s going through. Allie realized they were similar. Allie believed she was stronger than she used to be. Sami let her know how much she loved her and there was nothing she wouldn’t do for her.

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Rafe ended up being the person at Nicole’s door. She was hoping Eric was there. Eric called her to let her know he couldn’t come home. He said he was stranded in Ethiopia. After she talked to Eric, she invited Rafe to eat with her. She hoped things would get better for him with Hope. She assured him that someone was out there who would want him. Doug invited Eli to the house for the tree ornament ceremony. Eli wasn’t in a celebratory mood. Doug demanded he be in the mood. He let him know Lani wouldn’t be there. Eli finally agreed to go to the party. Julie did the same thing with Lani. She invited her to the Horton tree trimming party. She wanted to stay home. Julie told her that Eli wouldn’t be there. She refused to take no for an answer. Ben stared at Ciara’s picture when Claire showed up at his new place. She gave him the ornament from Ciara. The ornament had his name on it. She wanted him to go with her to the Horton house to put the ornament on the tree. He didn’t want to intrude on the family. Claire told him how he wasn’t intruding because he was family. He finally agreed to go with her.

The family gathered at the Horton house. Jack gave Jennifer an hourglass. He wanted to turn back time, but he would wait for her. He refused to give up on them. Lani and Eli were at the house. They weren’t happy to see each other. Julie wanted him to talk to Lani. He went over to her to talk. He apologized for losing his temper. She wasn’t happy about the way he handled things, but she knew he was trying to do. He hoped they could get through the rough patch. Jennifer let Julie know how Jack wasn’t with Kate. Julie wanted to know if she could forgive Jack. After Julie talked to Jennifer, she met up with Doug. They ended up seeing Eli and Lani kissing. They were happy they made up. The family started trimming the tree. Ben couldn’t hang his ornament and left. Julie gave Lani her ornament, and she went into labor. Ben came back to the house after everyone went to the hospital. He found Claire cleaning up. He apologized for not being able to hang his ornament. Claire understood how he felt. She knew he wanted to be with Ciara. She gave him Ciara’s ornament and left him alone. He fantasized about being with Ciara again.

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Charlie told Ava that she was going to be alone for Christmas. Allie asked Nicole if she was going to be at Marlena’s for Christmas. Nicole said she had a couple of things to do first. Allie wanted to know what she had to do. Nicole said Eric was coming home. Nicole said she wanted to spend time with him. Allie understood. Someone was at the door. Nicole thought it was Eric and answered it. It turned out to be Will. Ava was surprised that Charlie was doing this to her. He said he was taking a page out of her book. He said if someone was a threat to her, she would take care of them. She said she wasn’t a threat to him. He said she was going to tell everyone that he was a rapist. She said Tripp wasn’t going to be charged so she didn’t have to say anything. Charlie said she was still thinking about Tripp. He said she only wasn’t going to say anything because Tripp wasn’t in danger. She said that wasn’t true. She told him that they could celebrate Christmas together. He made her think that he wanted to spend Christmas together. He told her that he was too old for that. He left her to watch television by herself. Will apologized to Allie for lying to her. She told him not to do it because no one knew better than her about Sami and her plans. Allie said Sami got what she wanted since she’s raising her baby. Shawn and Belle got married at John and Marlena’s place. Sami called while Marlena was performing the ceremony.

Belle told Marlena not to answer the phone to Sami. Marlena said she thought she would want to tell her about the wedding. Belle said she wouldn’t tell Sami that she was getting married after what she did with Jan. Shawn told her not to stress because they were getting married. Belle apologized. Marlena turned off her phone and finished the ceremony. Will and Allie showed up when the ceremony was over. Claire introduced Allie to Charlie. Charlie was nervous when he met her. Ava was able to get her wrists out of the ropes. Allie asked Charlie if she knew him from somewhere. He said she didn’t. She said he looked familiar. Charlie said he had to leave because he was sick. Claire told Allie that she wanted her to get to know Charlie. Allie said she had a feeling that she already knew him. Ava got out of the ropes and tried to leave the apartment. When she opened the door, Charlie was there. He asked if she was going somewhere.

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