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Chad goes to the Spectator office, startling Leo as he is working on John’s obituary for the front page of the Spectator. Chad calls John a real hero and says he’ll never forget how kind he was to he and his kids after Abigail passed away, so no one deserves a beautiful tribute more than John. Leo says the editor was saying it’s too long but he’s having trouble cutting any of it. Leo states that John lived such a beautiful life that he just wants to do his memory justice.

Gabi greets Arianna at home and questions her barely touching her breakfast. Arianna cries that she can’t stop thinking about John. Gabi hugs her and says she knows how much she loved him. Gabi asks how Will is. Arianna thinks he was still in shock when she saw him. Arianna adds that Will is not happy about her living under the same roof as Leo Stark. Gabi says she’s not happy about it either. Arianna comments on Leo giving her Celine Dion CDs, questioning if she looks like she’s ever had a CD player. Gabi guesses he’s just trying to make an effort. Arianna wishes Will wasn’t upset about her living here and that there was something she could do to help him get through this. Gabi says Arianna just being here is more than enough for him. Gabi then suggests Arianna not pull any more disappearing acts, warning that she’s not off the hook for that. Arianna complains about Gabi still making a big deal about this. Gabi argues that Arianna snuck out in the middle of the night and she had no idea where she went, questioning how she doesn’t see that as a big deal. Arianna asks when Gabi became such a control freak and declares that if she knew Gabi would be like this, she wouldn’t have come home. Rafe then comes home and asks if he’s interrupting something. Arianna excitedly rushes up to hug him.

Doug III sits at the Brady Pub, on the phone saying he knows he missed two payments. He tries to swear he won’t miss another but they hang up on him. Holly then arrives to join him.

Tate is at home as Cat shows up at the door and introduces herself as Marlena’s assistant. Tate responds that he knows all about her because her brother Aaron is his best friend. Tate questions why she is here.

Julie finishes a call at home, ordering flowers to St. Luke’s Garden. Jack and Jennifer then arrive, surprising Julie as they hug. Julie says it does her heart so much good to have them there, but wishes it wasn’t for such a sad occasion. Jennifer feels like they were just there for Doug’s funeral and now they have to lay another incredible man to rest. Jack adds that there is at least some good news to celebrate, noting that Bo’s recovery wouldn’t have happened without John.

Chad agrees to allow Leo a few more paragraphs. Leo remembers that today is Chad’s big skydiving date with Cat and asks if he’s not looking forward to it. Chad admits he’s terrified to be jumping out of an airplane. Leo talks about his experience and points out that Chad said it’s not a real date as it’s just for charity. Leo remarks that if he were Chad, he’d just call the whole thing off.

Cat tells Tate that she knows how he feels about her since his girlfriend Holly was in Paris and witnessed the whole thing how she deceived Chad. Tate tells her that they don’t have to get in to it as it’s all in the past, adding that Holly is not his girlfriend anymore. Cat says she’s sorry. Cat says Marlena has been wonderful to her so she wanted to show her support. Tate says she’s resting, so he will tell her that she stopped by. Cat thanks him and then sees a photo of Sami on the mantle and notes that she looks really familiar.

Rafe tells Arianna that she’s developed in to a beautiful young woman while Arianna complains that Gabi still thinks she’s a little girl. Gabi questions Rafe being home early from FBI training. Rafe explains that they let him come home early for John’s funeral and tells Arianna that he’s so sorry for her loss. Arianna offers to get Rafe a coffee from the town square and exits. Rafe asks Gabi if she wants to tell him what that’s all about.

Jennifer tells Julie that they hoped to see JJ before he went to work but Julie says he already left. Jack says they’ll catch up with him eventually and decides he’s going to check in on the Spectator to make sure everything is running smoothly and he’ll be back in a bit. As Jack exits, Jennifer sits with Julie and asks how she’s doing. Julie says she’s so happy that Bo and Hope are back together. Jennifer says they all are but asks how she’s doing. Julie tells her that grief counseling with Marlena was going well until her and Doug’s anniversary came around. Julie says they also thought Bo was dying then and then they lost John. Julie says it all happened at once and she began to feel grief all over again. Jennifer wants to be there for her to help her. Julie says her and Jack coming already made her heart feel like it’s beginning to heal.

Chad tells Leo that he just cancel the date with Cat since EJ spent a lot of money on it and they are friends now, so he can’t just blow her off. Leo brings up Cat’s previous feelings for Chad and asks what if she hasn’t gotten over it. Leo feels Chad doesn’t want to string her along. Chad agrees and admits he doesn’t know if he’s ready to move on from Abigail. Leo believes cancelling the date would be best for both of them then, so Chad wouldn’t have to jump out of an airplane while Cat wouldn’t be clinging to the fantasy of them being together.

Tate asks Cat if she knows Sami. Cat says she doesn’t think so and that Sami just reminds her of someone but she can’t place her finger on it. Cat recognizes John and says she never got to meet him in person but she wanted to thank him for helping her mother and grandmother out of an abusive situation. Cat guesses she owes John gratitude for her entire existence. Tate calls John a hero to a lot of people including him. Tate gets emotional and says to excuse him as he steps out to his room. Cat says she’ll see herself out as she takes one last look at John’s photo.

Holly suggests to Doug III that they have another tutoring session for his GED exam but Doug III says he’s on the clock and hurries back behind the bar as he sees Arianna enter the Pub, leaving Holly confused.

Gabi informs Rafe that Arianna was gone the entire night and she didn’t have a clue where she went, then she found her in the town square the next morning, just hanging out like nothing happened. Gabi feels a parent has a right to know where their child spends the night. Rafe responds that he doesn’t have kids so he can’t really say but points out that Arianna isn’t exactly playing with dolls anymore and she’s a teenager, so if Gabi doesn’t give her freedom, she’s just going to go off anyways. Gabi talks about Arianna being gone a long time and clearly not being her little girl anymore. Gabi admits she’s starting to fear that she doesn’t know her at all as Rafe hugs her.

Chad meets Cat in the town square. Cat started to think Chad was getting cold feet and says she doesn’t want him to do anything he’s uncomfortable with, so if he doesn’t want to do it, he can just say the word.

Leo argues with his editor on the phone and says he will make some more cuts but he’s not sacrificing the integrity of his work. Jack then arrives and questions him now being all about integrity. Leo responds that a lot has changed since he’s been gone and he’s a real journalist now. Jack says he knows as he does keep up since he and Jennifer are still half owners of the paper, so he came to tell Leo that he thinks he’s doing a good job and he likes his work a lot. Jack admits he’s surprised but that Leo has become quite the asset to the paper. Jack remarks that his mother must be proud. Leo says he appreciates the kind words but he obviously doesn’t know that woman as much as he used to.

Julie tells Jennifer about Doug III stealing the necklace and kicking him out of the house. Julie says that from the moment they met, all he did was lie to him. Jennifer is mad that he hurt her. Julie wanted Doug III to be just like Doug, but says that Doug never lied to her while his grandson did.

Arianna greets Doug III at the bar and says she wanted to come say hi as she missed him. Holly then spots Arianna and they hug, talking about not seeing each other in ages and recalling when they were in school together. Doug III gets uncomfortable and says he has another customer so he steps away. Holly asks Arianna when she got back. Arianna says just a couple days ago and she’s still jet lagged. Arianna says it turned out to be good timing since she got to see John one last time before he passed away, revealing that he died last night. Holly is shocked as she had no idea. Holly says she’s sorry and she has to go as she then rushes out of the Pub while Doug III looks on.

Rafe tells Gabi that it will be alright and it will just take Arianna some time to get settled in. Gabi decides that’s enough about her daughter and asks how Rafe likes his new job. Rafe says so far, so good. Gabi asks if they have him chasing people down yet but Rafe says they just have him working some overflow assignments out of the Chicago office, which means he will be able to stay in Salem. Rafe adds that before he really gets started, there’s one unsolved mystery he still wants to solve and brings up how the memory stick from his camera that he planted at the DiMera Mansion went missing. Rafe says in all likelihood, that would’ve captured EJ’s shooting so they would know who the culprit is, but someone took it. Gabi responds that it’s pretty obvious that Leo Stark took it.

Jack tells Leo that he understands Leo’s mother has changed a lot since she sold him the Spectator. Leo corrects that he blackmailed her in to selling him the paper. Jack feels things have come full circle as now her son is working for him. Jack asks if she knows he’s a reporter. Leo doesn’t think so since it’s been close to a year since they spoke. Leo thought about going to see her in prison to tell her the news about John, but figures she would just turn it around to blaming him. Jack recalls Leo’s mother briefly letting him believe that John was his father which Leo confirms turned out to be a big lie. Leo says he should’ve known better that a man like John Black could never have been his dad. Jack says that Gwen told him that Leo’s biological father was abusive. Jack informs him that his was too, so he understands Leo’s desire to change his history even decades later. Jack tells Leo that they are not defined by their parents and compliments his courage to change. Leo thanks Jack for saying that. Jack says he’s going to check on the rest of the operation and tells Leo to keep up the good work. Leo stops Jack to ask if he’s heard from Gwen. Jack says he hasn’t and he’s sorry to hear that Leo hasn’t either as he exits the office.

Cat assures Chad that it’s fine if he wants to cancel but Chad says no and that he wants to do it. Chad admits he’s scared but declares you should do something every day that scares you while Cat quotes the only thing to fear is fear itself. Cat compares Chad to Jim from the Office while Chad jokingly asks why he’s even going on a date with her. Cat reminds him that EJ paid a lot of money and jokes about it being the thrill of a lifetime.

Doug III pretends not to know Holly and asks Arianna where her friend ran off to. Arianna says she doesn’t know and that something set her off. Doug III questions Holly talking about just graduating high school and them sharing a class together which Arianna confirms means they are the same age. Doug III reminds her that they met at a bar, so he just assumed she was 21. Arianna then reveals that she has a fake ID, reminding him that they met on her birthday as she had just turned 18. Doug III is relieved as Arianna apologizes for misleading him. Arianna adds that she wants to see him again. Doug III says they just have to sort out the logistics. They hold hands as Arianna hopes they can do that sooner than later. Someone is outside the Brady Pub and takes a picture of them through the window. Arianna tells Doug III that she’s sorry as she knows he’s at work and she needs to get home to her mom anyways. She says they will talk soon as she exits. Doug III then takes his break from work.

Tate looks at John’s photo on the mantle as Holly shows up at his door. Holly says she just heard about his Grandpa John and she’s so sorry as she hugs Tate.

Rafe questions Gabi saying that Leo Stark stole the memory stick, reminding her that he already denied it. Gabi calls Leo a lying weasel. Rafe questions what he would have to gain from taking it. Gabi suggests Leo could be blackmailing EJ’s shooter. Rafe asks why Leo would still be pointing the finger at Gabi if he knew who did it. Gabi suggests Leo could be covering for the real culprit and extorting money from them. Rafe believes Leo is telling the truth this time since he fancies himself as an investigative journalist who wants to find out who shot EJ. Rafe recalls finding Leo’s list of suspects before. Rafe declares that if Leo found out who shot EJ, there’s no way he’d be sitting on that. Gabi decides maybe he’s right that Leo couldn’t pass up the glory of solving the mystery. Rafe thinks it’s time for him to tell Jada that the evidence is out there. Gabi asks if Rafe is ready to face her again. Rafe responds that time away has caused him to come to terms with their breakup and says this is way too important. Rafe adds that he needs to know for certain before he tells Jada about this, that there is nothing on the memory stick that will incriminate Gabi.

Tate thanks Holly but says she didn’t have to come over. Holly says she wanted to make sure he’s okay as she still cares about him. Tate is surprised since last time he saw her, she and Doug III were looking pretty friendly at the Pub. Holly insists he is just her friend. Tate admits that he screwed Doug III over by telling Julie that he stole her necklace. Holly doesn’t like what he did, but decides he’s right that maybe Julie deserved to know the truth. Tate acknowledges that it didn’t have to come from him and says he really is sorry for that. Tate wants Holly to know that he’s really missed her. Holly admits that Brady kind of told her that. Tate finds that horrible and embarrassing but Holly is glad he said something, because she’s really missed him too. Tate then gets a text from Sophia that she’s on his way over.

Leo calls Marlena and leaves a message, telling her not to feel obligated to call him back as he just wanted to tell her how sorry he is about John. Leo knows she has a lot of family and friends to lean on, but he’s there too if she needs anything. Leo hangs up as Doug III arrives. Leo tells him that he has no update on Julie’s necklace as he hasn’t had a minute to try to track it down. Doug III tells him that Melinda is still not returning his calls and wishes she’d just tell him who bought the necklace but calls that the least of his problems as he declares his whole life to be a mess.

Jennifer tells Julie about searching everywhere for the necklace. Julie then gets a text and remembers she promised Marlena that she would pick her up dry cleaning. Julie hates to leave her but Jennifer says she’ll be fine. Julie then informs Jennifer that Chad will be there soon, if he survives his skydiving date with Cat Green which shocks Jennifer.

Cat tells Chad that she’s gone skydiving before and that it’s fun and she loves it. Cat talks about it making you feel alive and how it helped her out of her depression after her accident. Chad calls it a great pitch and decides maybe it will be a good experience. Cat jokes that is as long as his parachute opens.

Tate tells Holly that he’s sorry as he completely forgot he has a labor and delivery tour with Sophia, so she’s coming over now. Holly says it’s okay and she’ll go. Tate wishes she didn’t have to and asks if they can continue this conversation another time. Holly says of course and repeats that she’s really sorry about John. Tate appreciates her coming by and says it means a lot to him as Holly then exits.

Doug III informs Leo that he still has feelings for Holly but is stuck in the friend zone because she still has feelings for Tate, while he hooked up with someone new that he met at Small Bar. Leo questions the problem so Doug III reveals that the girl and Holly know each other, so if they find out they have him in common, it’s game over for him. He adds that he still has the loan shark harassing him for money he doesn’t have, so he’s under a lot of pressure. Leo says he can tell. Leo jokes that if he’s going to pursue two ladies at the same time, he needs to just not get caught. Leo adds that he’ll also need to find a way to make more money because as long as he has a loan shark on his back, his life is in danger…

Arianna walks through the town square as a man follows her, taking photos of her.

Gabi tells Rafe that she told him that she went to the DiMera Mansion that night, but she didn’t shoot EJ. Gabi says if she thought anything on the video could get her in trouble, she’d tell him but she’s not going to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Rafe questions if Gabi didn’t go in the house at all. Gabi confirms she didn’t even see EJ that night, she just heard him arguing with another man. Gabi then asks if he thinks it’s possible that the man found out about the camera then broke in to their home to steal the evidence. Rafe says that’s unless he saw the camera the night of the shooting and took it then in which case the evidence might be gone forever.

Cat tells Chad that they better get to the airfield so they aren’t late, so they walk out of the town square together.

Jack returns to Jennifer at the Horton house and asks if something is wrong. Jennifer responds that he has no idea and he’s not going to believe what Julie just told her.

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Hope brings Bo to their room. They talk about being unable to believe it’s been two years. Bo questions Hope being here with him the whole time. Hope asks where else she would be. Bo says it’s good that she was since she’s the reason he made it. Bo says he remembers something and he’s sorry for what he did to Hope, Kayla, and Steve. Hope assures he wasn’t himself and that wasn’t his fault so it’s all in the past. Hope calls this the first day of the rest of their lives as they kiss.

Ciara and Shawn remain in Bo’s old rehab room. Ciara talks about how she can’t believe Bo was just in the hospital bed until Shawn brought him the miracle drug. Ciara declares that if Bo pulls through, it’s because of Shawn and calls him a hero. Shawn credits Kayla, Steve, Hope, and John. Shawn prays that John will be alright too…

Johnny gets dressed for work but Chanel stops him and says she’s afraid he will have to call out today. Johnny questions why. Chanel reveals that Carrie just called about his Grandpa John.

Andrew joins Paul in his hotel room at the Salem Inn. Andrew says he heard about John and he’s so sorry as they hug.

Carrie, Eric, and Will gather at Marlena’s home. They talk about not knowing where Marlena is this morning.

Marlena goes to the town square and sits at the Tom and Alice plaque as she flashes back to her and John’s last wedding there. Marlena cries that she misses John so much already.

Shawn tells Ciara that he will call Kayla to see if there’s any update on John while Ciara leaves to go find Hope and Bo. Shawn tells Kayla that Bo is awake, out of bed, and walking around the hospital. Shawn asks how John is doing, but Kayla informs him of his passing. Shawn thought he was doing better and can’t believe it.

Paul cries to Andrew that it’s so unfair as they were so close and John was this close to being home with Marlena. Andrew tells Paul that John lived his life as a hero and that’s how he died too as he saved his uncle Bo’s life. Paul thanks God for that and says he knows it’s selfish of him, but he wishes John didn’t have to be the hero.

Johnny complains to Chanel that he just saw John yesterday and said he would be back today to tell him about his first day at work. Johnny questions how this happens and talks about what a great man John was. Johnny argues that John never got to see him live up to his name. Chanel encourages that he did and says Johnny has a heart of gold just like John. Chanel says they all know John adored him. Johnny says they weren’t related by blood but John was everything he strived to be.

Will talks to Sami on the phone. Will says they will miss her and he hopes Sydney will be okay too as they hang up. Eric asks what happened. Will informs him that Sami and Sydney were getting ready to fly here from the airport but Sydney fell, broke her arm and collarbone and is now in the hospital to have surgery. They realize that means they won’t be able to make John’s memorial. Will says he could tell Sami was upset that she won’t be able to say a proper goodbye to John. Marlena comes home, so Eric questions where she’s been. Marlena explains that she went to visit Tom and Alice because she needed guidance on what to do next which was tell John’s father what had happened. Eric says she didn’t have to go alone as they could’ve gone with her. Marlena thanks him but says she really needs to start to learn to do things on her own now.

Ciara finds Hope and Bo kissing, calling that a sight for sore eyes and says she’ll leave them to it but Bo tells her not to go. Bo comments on his daughter being all grown up. Ciara can’t believe they finally got him back as she rushes over as they have a tearful embrace. Ciara tells Bo that she has a daughter and a son now, so she’s so excited for him to meet them. Ciara talks about praying every day for Bo to get better which he says must be some powerful prayers. Ciara adds that she and Ben have been traveling the world on a sailboat like Bo and Hope used to, guessing she gets her sense of adventure from them. Bo is happy and proud that she made a good life for herself. Bo adds that he’ll have to meet Ben to make sure he’s worthy of his daughter. Ciara calls him a good guy and a great father. Ciara says she learned from Hope and Bo that it’s more important than anything to be there for your kids. They hug again as Shawn then joins them.

Johnny tells Chanel that he has to get to Marlena’s, but he doesn’t even know what he’s going to say to her. Chanel tells him there is no perfect words and that just having people she loves around her is what Marlena needs and he needs to be around family. Chanel decides to go with him as they exit.

Carrie tells Marlena that she does not have to worry about being alone. Marlena thanks her and realizes she’ll have to start writing thank you notes for things people brought and sent. Will says they will handle that. Eric tells Marlena to just worry about taking care of herself. Marlena feels the best thing she can do is stay busy. Marlena declares she has some arrangements to make and heads to her bedroom.

Paul talks to Andrew about how John was getting better and they all thought he was on track to a miraculous recovery. Andrew knows that makes it even harder, how sudden it was. Paul brings up that he and Brady were talking about how when John got out of the hospital, he and Andrew were going to get married but now he doesn’t know when that will happen.

Bo and Shawn embrace as Shawn talks about being so happy he’s awake as he missed him so much. Bo tells him that he’s so blessed to have his beautiful and perfect family back together. Shawn asks what Bo remembers about what happened to him. Bo recalls having cancer and Kayla telling him he wasn’t long for this world. Hope says they lost Bo but thankfully not forever. Shawn asks and then what. Bo asks what he’s trying to say. Shawn states that ever since the day he shot him, it’s the first thing he thinks about every day and now he finally gets to tell him how sorry he is. Shawn calls it the worst mistake of his life. Bo tells him that he has nothing to be sorry for as he remembers what happened and that Shawn did what he had to do to protect his mother. Shawn says she didn’t need to be protected and feels he’s the one who caused all this pain by taking two years of Bo’s life away from him. Bo declares that the only person responsible is Megan Hathaway. Hope agrees that it was never Shawn’s fault but tells Bo that he wouldn’t stop blaming himself. Bo repeats that Shawn did what he had to do and what he was trained to do, adding that he would’ve done the same thing so he will not allow Shawn to continue to beat himself up. Bo declares that he’s proud of Shawn and proud to be his father as he hugs him. Ciara brings them croissants and mentions that Chelsea will be stopping by soon with the baby. Bo questions Chelsea having a baby and how many grandkids they have now, saying to bring them all on. Bo declares that they are so lucky to have this amazing family. Bo asks how Claire is doing. Shawn says she is living her best life as a social media expert in South Africa. Ciara adds that she’s with Claire. Bo says as long as everyone’s happy and asks about Belle. Shawn informs him that they are divorced but they are friends and will always be family because of Claire. Bo repeats that as long as everyone’s happy. Bo comments that he sure has missed a lot and wants to be filled in on all the news from Salem.

Marlena returns to the living room and explains that after Doug died, she and John thought it might be a good idea to put their last wishes in writing. Marlena talks about hoping they’d live as long as Doug, noting that Doug and Julie were the lucky ones.

Paul says he should get over to Marlena’s place because she’s going to need all the support she can get today. Andrew encourages that there will be plenty of time for him to be there for Marlena and everyone else, but right now he wants to be there for Paul as he hugs him.

Marlena informs Eric, Carrie, and Will that John’s last wishes were to have a reception at the Brady Pub which Carrie and Will agree to arrange. Carrie decides they’ll go there now and go see Roman, so she and Will exit. Eric asks if Marlena wants to rest now. Marlena thinks she just wants to sit with him. Eric tells Marlena that he loves her and is here for her. Eric asks if it will help to talk. Marlena says maybe. Marlena talks about meeting John and knowing his character, that he would risk his life for those he loved. Marlena adds that Bo was like a brother to John. Eric recalls Bo being John’s brother when they all thought John was his dad. Marlena cries that there’s never enough time when someone is your everything. Johnny and Chanel then arrive. Johnny hugs Marlena and says he’s so sorry.

Bo says it sucks that Kimberly’s cancer came back. Hope says that Shane says they caught it in time so she’s beginning chemo and is expected to make a full recovery. Bo calls that a relief and says he will have to visit her. Bo asks about his other family and if Philip and Brady are still at each other’s throats over Titan. Hope confirms that Philip is still sparring over Titan but with someone new. Bo asks if it’s Justin but Shawn asks if he remembers Xander Cook. Bo recalls him as one of Victor’s henchmen. Ciara adds that he was also the gardener. Shawn explains that he is now Xander Kiriakis, is co-CEO of Titan with Philip and is also Bo’s half-brother. Bo calls that quite a move but guesses it shouldn’t surprise him that Victor had another child. Bo then asks if Victor is still pulling the strings behind the scenes and pretending to be retired. Ciara informs him that they actually have bad news about Victor which Bo questions. Hope reveals that Victor passed away. Bo can’t believe it and argues that it was like Victor could live forever so he can’t be gone. Bo cries and asks how Maggie is holding up. Hope says she’s had a lot of support from the family so she’s alright. Bo calls Maggie the best thing to ever happen to Victor. Bo talks about it being complicated for them in the beginning, but they did find their way to being father and son. Bo breaks down crying that he never got the chance to tell Victor that he loved him or to say goodbye to him. Hope says she’s so sorry and assures that Victor loved him. Hope adds that there is someone else they lost in Doug. Bo is shocked and tells her that he’s so sorry, calling Doug the heart and soul of her family. Bo cries that he’s sorry he wasn’t there. Hope assures that he was always in her heart as they hug.

Marlena tells Johnny that she’s so glad he and Chanel are there. Chanel says she’s so sorry and calls John a wonderful man. Johnny asks if they’ve heard from Sami. Eric informs her that she won’t make it as Sydney fell at the airport and now needs surgery, but doctors say she’ll be alright. Marlena says even though Sami won’t be there for John’s funeral, she hopes Sami can find peace in the knowledge that he did raise her. Marlena adds that she hopes Johnny can find some peace with EJ as well. Johnny responds that today is not about EJ, but about Marlena and John. Johnny knows John will always be in their hearts, so he just hopes he can make him proud. Marlena assures that he always did and she loves him.

Will and Carrie walk through the town square where they come across Andrew and Paul. Andrew and Carrie embrace, talking about how long it’s been. Carrie tells Paul that she’s so sorry for his loss. Paul says he should be giving her condolences too since John was his father, but he raised Carrie. Paul says John thought the world of Carrie and Will. Will tells Paul that John loved him so much and was proud of him. Will knows that Paul coming in to John’s life was one of the best things to ever happen to them which Andrew agrees with.

Ciara brings her kids to meet Bo. Ciara introduces her daughter Addie and her son Bo, saying she told them all about him since they were born. Ciara’s son Bo greets him and runs up to hug him. Bo says he’s so excited to meet him and is proud they share the same name, noting that they have a lot of catching up to do.

Marlena informs Eric that his uncle Bo is on the mend which Eric calls great news. Marlena says she really adores Bo, so she’s so happy for his family, but part of her wonders if their family’s miracle came at the expense of their family. Marlena asks if that’s terrible of her. Eric calls it human. Marlena says no more giving in to that human stuff. Marlena declares that John risked his life to save Bo and calls him an extraordinary man.

Andrew says he keeps thinking of the epic adventures Shane and John were on together. Carrie says who would’ve thought the sons of the ISA super spies would fall head over heels in love with each other.

Ciara tells her son Bo about his Grandpa being the bravest man she knows and how she wants him to grow up to be just like him. Hope jokes that the world needs two Bo Bradys.

Johnny and Chanel return home as Johnny finishes a call with Alex, who told him to take as much time as he needs from work. Chanel is sure Alex understands and tells Johnny that she wants to be here for him every step of the way and wants him to tell her all of his feelings. Chanel knows she can’t take away the pain but maybe sharing some of it with her will help lessen it. Johnny doesn’t know what he would do without her. Chanel says he’ll never have to find out as they kiss.

Ciara decides she should get the kids back to the hotel while Hope encourages Bo to rest. Ciara promises to bring them back as Shawn says he will help her out and spend time with his nephew. Ciara says she will see them soon and hugs Bo and Hope as she and Shawn then exit with the kids. Hope encourages Bo to take it slow as they sit together. Bo admits he’s feeling a little overwhelmed. Bo says there’s some sadness but he’s mostly grateful and happy to be back. Bo comments that so much has happened since he’s been gone but one thing that hasn’t changed is his love for her as they kiss.

Carrie returns to Marlena’s with Andrew and Paul. Marlena says she’s so glad they are both there. Paul tells Marlena that he’s sure she already knows the love John had for her. Andrew thanks Eric for offering to officiate he and Paul’s wedding but reveals they have decided to postpone it. Marlena is against that, feeling they really need a celebration of love now and pleads with them to get married in Salem before they leave. Paul then agrees to do it in honor of his father.

Hope looks at an old photo of her and Bo on her phone. Shawn returns. Hope excitedly hugs him, talking about having his father back and says she can’t find the right words to express how it all feels. Hope calls it perfect and stunning. Shawn asks where Bo is. Hope says he’s back in his hospital room since the nurse didn’t want him overdoing it and he’s getting some rest. Shawn stops her and says there’s something he needs to tell her. Shawn says he spoke to Kayla. Hope says she hasn’t stopped thinking about him and praying for him. Hope didn’t want Bo to know anything about it and asks how John is doing. Shawn then reveals that John didn’t make it. Hope is shocked and hugs Shawn as she begins to cry.

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Marlena lays in bed alone as she flashes back to laying with John the night before until he officially passed away.

Belle wakes up and greets Brady in the living room. Belle says she’s going to call the hospital to check on John but Brady stops her and reveals that he was up late working last night when Marlena called to inform him that their dad is gone.

Kayla goes to the Brady Pub and tearfully informs Roman that John died last night.

Paulina and Abe are asleep in bed together until they are woken up by Abe’s phone ringing. Abe answers the call from Steve and asks if something happened. Steve informs him about John which shocks him. Abe thanks Steve for calling and hangs up. Paulina asks him what it is. Abe responds that it’s about John.

Julie is praying the rosary at home when she gets a call from Hope, who shocks her with the news that Bo has woken up.

EJ sits in the living room of the DiMera Mansion on his laptop as Kristen walks in. EJ notes her being up early. Kristen responds that she couldn’t sleep but it seems like EJ has been busy and questions if he’s even gone to bed. EJ says he has no time for sleep as he’s been working on cementing his takeover of the hospital. Kristen hopes he’s working on a plan of getting her mother home. EJ assures that he has no intention of reneging on their pact and he has no issue bringing her mother back as long as Kristen makes sure that she won’t testify against him and that Rachel won’t implicate Johnny in his shooting. Kristen tells EJ that they have a deal and promises nothing will change her mind. Rachel then screams from upstairs, so Kristen rushes to go check on her. Kristen runs in and hugs Rachel, asking if she’s still feeling sick. Rachel tells Kristen that she had another nightmare. Kristen asks if it was about EJ’s shooting again but Rachel reveals that she dreamed that her Grandpa John had died.

Kayla tells Roman that John was doing so much better and they all believed he would recover as he was getting stronger and then everything turned. Kayla wishes she could’ve done more. Roman assures she did all she could and asks her not to be hard on herself. Roman asks where Steve is. Kayla says that he’s making calls to tell Shane and Andrew what happened. Kayla asks how Roman is feeling. Roman responds that he’s in shock as John had such a huge presence in all of their lives. Roman says he first knew him as his rival when he took over his life, but it’s not like he set out to hurt him. Roman adds that because of the man John was, he ended up doing a lot of good for him including raising his kids and loving them like his own. Roman says he couldn’t ask for a better man to be his kids’ second father. Kayla agrees that John was so loving, kind, and full of joy. Kayla says it was crazy how John was first introduced to them, but he was part of their family like another brother and to Steve too. Roman very much feels like he lost a brother and part of himself. Kayla says they all do.

Brady hugs Belle as she says she doesn’t understand since John was doing better. Belle recalls Marlena sending them home and telling them to come back in the morning. Belle asks why Marlena didn’t call them so they could be there to say goodbye. Brady tells her that it happened very sudden and quickly, otherwise Marlena would’ve called if they had time. Marlena comes out from her room, so Belle hugs her as they cry.

Julie tells Hope this is the greatest news and calls it a miracle. Julie declares it’s all because of John Black. Julie thanks Hope for telling her and says they will talk later as she hangs up. Julie looks to a photo of her and Doug, telling Doug that was the most wonderful news in the world and she knows he had something to do with it.

Kayla talks to Hope on the phone and says she’s so happy for her and Bo. Kayla thanks her and gives the phone back to Roman, who says to tell Bo that he will see him sooner than later. Roman says they will talk soon and hangs up, commenting on Bo being awake and doing fine after all this time. Kayla declares that John sacrificed his life so Bo could live. Kayla doesn’t know what Hope will think when she hears this. Roman says Hope just got the love of her life back after all this time and there’s no way he was going to take that moment away from her, but he still can’t get over how all of this happened. Roman says 48 hours ago, Bo was getting his last rites while they were waiting to welcome John home.

Belle and Marlena sit together while Brady notes that Tate is still asleep and he feels like he should wake him up. Marlena says not to since Tate is just getting over the flu and needs his rest. Belle mentions that Paul, Eric, and Carrie are all staying at the Salem Inn. Brady says he will call Paul if Belle wants to call Eric and Carrie. Marlena stops them and says it’s still so early, so she suggests to give everybody some time. Abe and Paulina then show up at the door, informing Marlena that they just heard the news from Steve. Paulina says they are so sorry as she hugs Marlena.

Kristen tells Rachel that she doesn’t have to worry about Grandpa John. Rachel worries about John being sick. Kristen says she spoke with Brady last night and he said John was feeling much better. Kristen knows Rachel was disappointed they didn’t get to see him yesterday, so she’ll pick her up from school and go visit him. Rachel says that may make her feel better. Kristen encourages her to get some sleep now and then she’ll be so rested to see her Grandpa. Kristen tells Rachel that she loves her and to go to sleep. Kristen then pulls out her phone and texts Brady that she needs to see him about Rachel.

Brady says he has to go as it’s about Rachel and he’ll be back as soon as he can. Brady hugs Marlena and says he loves her. Brady thanks Paulina and Abe for being there. Abe asks where else they would be as Brady then exits. Paulina asks if there’s anything she can get for Marlena. Marlena says no. Abe asks if there’s anything else they can do. Marlena cries that there is not. Paulina knows it’s a terribly difficult time for her and assures they are here for her.

Kristen gets a text back from Brady that he’s on the way. Kristen exits Rachel’s bedroom as she falls back asleep.

Belle brings Marlena some tea and asks where Abe and Paulina went. Marlena responds that they went to get her some pastries. Marlena says she told them they didn’t have to as she wasn’t hungry. Julie then arrives and excitedly brings in lemon bars, talking about how they were waiting for news on Bo and then she remembered they were John’s favorite so she brought some over. Julie then notices Marlena’s expression. Marlena tearfully informs Julie that John is gone.

Brady joins Kristen in the living room of the DiMera Mansion. Kristen thanks him for coming so early and says they need to talk about Rachel. Brady agrees that they do. Kristen asks him what is going on. Brady responds that he has some difficult news and they have to find a way to break it to Rachel, but he doesn’t know how as she’s been through a lot now. Kristen says he’s scaring her and asks what is wrong. Brady reveals that his father died last night.

Julie hugs Marlena as they cry and says she’s so sorry. Julie says last she heard, John was better. Julie wants to be there for Marlena like she was for her. Julie says she knows what it means to lose someone you love so much. Paulina and Abe return with pastries. Paulina jokes that they practically bought out the Bakery. Marlena says she didn’t have to but Paulina says now all their guests can have something sweet to eat. Marlena and Julie thank them. Julie takes the pastries to the kitchen.

Kristen doesn’t understand since John was getting better. Brady says he was and then he took a turn for the worse. Brady says it happened very fast, so he wasn’t there but there was nothing anybody could do. Kristen says she just doesn’t believe it. EJ returns to the living room as Kristen states that she can’t believe John is gone. EJ then steps back out and looks at Belle’s number on his phone and quickly exits.

Roman wonders if he should call Eric and Carrie to invite them over for an early breakfast but feels with news like this, they might not be hungry. Kayla doesn’t think they know as Marlena was adamant about waiting until a decent hour to tell them. Roman agrees that’s probably for the best. Kayla decides she should get to Marlena’s house since she told her she would collect John’s personal belongings from the hospital. Roman decides to go with her.

Abe asks if Marlena has given any thought to the funeral. Marlena cries that she hasn’t, so Abe says they are here to help with whatever she needs. EJ arrives and is surprised to see Paulina at the door. Paulina questions what he’s doing there. EJ says he wanted to pay his respects. Marlena asks how dare he come here. Belle comes over and questions what EJ is doing there. EJ says he heard about her father and wanted to offer his condolences to all of them as he’s so very sorry. Belle thinks Marlena has had enough visitors today and suggests they get out of here, so Belle exits with EJ.

Kristen tells Brady that it’s so shocking to know that John is gone and says he was so important to so many people including her. Kristen tells Brady that she’s so sorry as she knows how much he and John adored each other and she can only imagine how much he is hurting now. Brady doesn’t think it’s really hit him yet that he’s never going to see his father again as he can’t wrap his head around it. Kristen understands it’s impossible to accept that such an important and great man is just now. Kristen knows she and John had a complicated history but she respected him as a father and grandfather. Kristen states that the world will be lesser without him.

Julie sits with Marlena until Kayla and Roman arrive at the door. Roman hugs Marlena and tells her that he’s so sorry. Marlena thanks them for coming. Kayla says they know how much they loved John. Kayla adds that they do have some good news that she thinks Marlena would like to hear. Kayla announces Bo woke up from his coma. Marlena says that’s wonderful news. Kayla calls it a miracle. Roman declares that John saved their brother’s life. Kayla calls John a true hero. Marlena agrees and cries that they must be so happy.

Abe and Paulina return home. Abe says they’ve been up since early morning but they agree they can’t go back to sleep. Paulina brings up a book she read awhile back called “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” written by a rabbi. Paulina says he didn’t have any theories as to why life was so unfair, but he wrote that acts of God are reflected when a community responds and rebuilds after a tragic event, meaning that it’s how people support and comfort each other during hard times and that’s when you find God. Abe agrees and says they will be there for Marlena and John’s family. Abe calls John one of the closest friends he had and talks about standing up for John at he and Marlena’s wedding and the honor of marrying them. Abe hopes John knew how much he loved him. Paulina assures that he did as they hug.

Belle and EJ walk through the town square. EJ asks if she wants coffee from the Bakery, feeling she could use it. Belle says she doesn’t want to see anyone right now. EJ says he understands and asks why she hustled him out of Marlena’s house then. Belle says Marlena was going to physically throw him out and questions what he was thinking, showing up at the house when half of her family doesn’t even know yet. EJ explains that as soon as he heard the news, he wanted to see her as soon as he could and be there for her.

Kayla tells Marlena that she will call Cat to cancel all of her appointments today but Marlena says no because her patients need her. Kayla says she will be there for her when she’s ready but she should take this time now for herself. Marlena questions what she would do with herself just staying home. Roman suggests she could get some rest and visit with people who love John and her. Kayla agrees and says she knows Marlena wants to find a distraction, but right now she needs to take care of herself.

Kristen tells Brady that Rachel was so excited to see her Grandpa yesterday and she told her that they could go back to visit him today, but now she will never get the chance. Brady says he gave John the card that Rachel made and will make sure she knows how much it meant to him. Kristen worries that it’s going to hit Rachel hard when she’s already so scared. Kristen informs Brady that Rachel had a nightmare that her Grandpa died and she told her not to worry as everything would be alright. Brady asks why she wouldn’t tell her that since he was doing better and they all thought they would have more time. Kristen thought she would have more time with her mother and she might just get the chance. Brady questions that as he thought EJ was refusing to tell her where she was and asks if EJ is going to bring her back. Kristen responds that EJ said he would tell her where she is if she promised to make sure she didn’t testify against him. Brady questions that being all he wanted in return and says that doesn’t sound like EJ. Kristen adds that she also promised Rachel wouldn’t say anything about seeing Johnny with a gun. Brady questions why she would tell EJ that Rachel saw that. Kristen explains that EJ already suspected Johnny had shot him and was just protecting his son. Brady can’t believe she agreed to EJ’s terms without talking to him. Kristen cries that EJ is keeping her mother from her. Brady asks what about their daughter and if she’s supposed to keep this secret for the rest of her life. Kristen says she doesn’t expect her to keep it for the rest of her life and argues that’s what her therapist is for. Brady worries about the police come calling. Kristen says that won’t happen and would only happen when a crime is about to happen. Brady asks if she’s willing to bet on that, pointing out the lengths EJ went to silence her mother and asks what if he did the same to Rachel. Kristen says he wouldn’t. Brady asks if she’s sure about that.

EJ tells Belle that she can’t be surprised that he wanted to be there for her and tells her that he wanted to do whatever he could because he loves her. Belle questions him loving her. EJ says he thinks about her all day and night and his heart skips a beat when he sees her. Belle stops him and says it’s like she can feel her dad’s presence and almost see him worrying about her and wanting her to make the right choices in life. EJ asks what she’s trying to say. Belle thinks her dad wouldn’t think what they are doing is the right decision for her and she wants to honor his memory and respect his wishes. Belle tearfully tells EJ that she’s sorry.

Kayla tells Marlena that she has John’s things from the hospital and offers to put them in the other room but Marlena wants to see them now. Julie says it can wait but Marlena doesn’t want to, so Kayla hands over the bag. Marlena looks inside and questions if this is everything. Kayla says it should be and asks why. Marlena states that she gave John a gold coin at the hospital.

Paulina talks about how close she and Abe have come to being in Marlena’s position as they’ve nearly lost each other so many times. Paulina is grateful to be here with Abe now. Abe says that goes double for him as they hug.

Marlena goes to her room and looks at an old Christmas photo of her and John. She flashes back to when they took the picture as she holds back tears.

Julie asks if she can get anything for Roman and Kayla but they decline. Roman suggests they start making calls to give people the news.

Marlena looks at her phone and sees she has a voicemail from John, questioning how she did not see this as it’s from when he was coming home. Marlena plays the voicemail of John saying “I love you, Doc”. She plays it twice more as she cries and says she loves him.

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Steve joins Kayla at the hospital and calls it pretty miraculous how well John is doing. Kayla says it’s all about his fighting spirit as he never gives up. Kayla says John has put so much good out in the world, he deserves to have it all come back to him.

Marlena remains at John’s hospital bedside and says she could stay here like this forever with him, though she would like it if they were at home in their own bed. John manages to say he wishes. Marlena reminds John of the time they tossed a coin in the fountain in Italy. Marlena talks about at that time, John was in the hospital and doctors were not positive about his recovery but then Belle had a dream about John having a coin in his hand, so the coin became a symbol that they were not going to lose him. Marlena flashes back to that time as John tells her that he’s still here.

Hope, Ciara, and Shawn are at Bo’s side in his hospital bed. Ciara and Shawn try to encourage Hope to go back to the hotel to sleep but Hope insists on staying here beside Bo until he opens his eyes.

Marlena tells John that they have spent so many wonderful years together and there have been times they have been apart. Marlena recalls the time that John thought she had died and she can’t imagine how difficult that was and how hard it must have been to know he had to carry on alone. John manages to say he was lost and that life began when he met her. Marlena declares the day he stole her heart was when her life began.

Steve tells Kayla that he can’t stop thinking about if he hadn’t called John for help retrieving the drug, then he never would have gotten hurt. Kayla insists that he only called John for advice while John decided to jump in as nothing would stop him from saving Bo’s life. Kayla encourages that John is on the mend and Bo has a fighting chance because of it.

Shawn gets Hope not wanting to leave Bo. Hope stops him and says this is the last time they are having this conversation as her mind is made up and she’s staying here. Ciara calls Hope the most stubborn person she’s ever met. Hope talks about being in this war with Bo for two years and talking to him every day, joking that she expects him to wake up and tell her to stop talking already. Hope states that Bo has never been shy on expressing his feelings. Ciara asks what Hope talks to Bo about. Hope says everything from the news and weather to their family including motorcycles and documentaries. Shawn says his thing was to read to Bo. Ciara recalls when Bo used to read to her which Shawn relates to. Ciara says she’d give anything for Bo to be able to tell stories to her kids then flashes back to Bo telling her stories. Bo’s eyes suddenly start to flicker, so Shawn rushes out to get the doctor.

Marlena holds John’s file and comments on how he wasn’t always John Black as he was The Pawn and there was even a time that she believed he was Stefano as she flashes back to that time. Marlena says it didn’t matter how many identities he had, as she always knew exactly who he was. Marlena calls him the man that saved her life, who protected her even during her darkest hours. Marlena calls John the strongest, kindest, and gentlest man she’s ever known. Marlena tells him that she will always be the great love of her life.

Kayla tells Steve that there’s nothing more that she wants more than for Bo to wake up, but right now she’s just hoping there’s no complications with the drug. Kayla knows there’s no way Bo would have survived if Steve hadn’t fought so hard to get him the drug. Steve still wishes he got it to him sooner. Steve suggests that if John keeps improving, maybe they can go see Bo and tell him it’s not okay for him to just be lying in bed all day. Kayla says maybe they can get lucky and be there when Bo wakes up.

The doctor checks on Bo and questions what they think they saw. Hope, Ciara, and Shawn insist on seeing his eyes movement while Hope says he’s never done that before. Hope asks if this means he could be waking up but the doctor says she’s sorry as she sees no change in his condition. Shawn asks if that’s it and they can’t run some tests. She responds that they ran tests this morning and will repeat them tomorrow. She encourages them to keep talking to Bo because having his family around can only do him good. The doctor then exits the room. Hope says the doctor thinks they were just imagining it and that it was just wishful thinking, but she knows it wasn’t. Hope asks what Bo is trying to tell them and if he’s coming back to them. Bo’s dream continues where he is able to get in to the Brady Pub but now Steve and Kayla are gone. Bo tries to go ask the bartender but he turns out to be Bo’s son Zach.

Kayla brings Steve in to visit John. Steve tells John that he really needs to apologize for dragging him in to a bad situation like that. John says no regrets. A nurse enters the room to inject John with morphine which Kayla says will help with his pain. Steve tells John that while he was away, Rafe left them in the lurch and rejoined the FBI, so very soon he will need John to put the Black back in Black Patch. Steve can’t believe they have been partners for over a decade as he flashes back to them forming Black Patch.

Shawn suggests maybe Bo was dreaming and it may be a good sign, noting he is the first person to ever receive Versavix. Hope calls it pretty fitting since Bo has always done everything his way and always a rebel. Ciara jokes about Bo passing that trait down to his kids. Ciara and Shawn joke with each other about who is more of a rebel. Hope wonders if their son Zach would’ve taken after Bo in the same way.

In Bo’s dream, he comments to Zach that they are in a Pub but realizes they are not in Salem which Zach confirms. Bo says this reminds him of a dream he had and calls it strange. Bo says none of that matters and wants to hug him but Zach doesn’t think that’s a good idea. Zach informs Bo that he’s not supposed to be here.

Bo’s eyes show movement again as Hope, Ciara, and Shawn look on.

Steve jokes about John laying it on thick with this heroic stuff, first stopping Orpheus from selling off a nuclear bomb and then retrieving a life changing drug for Bo and millions of others. Kayla jokes that they’ll have to make a John Black statue in the town square. Marlena says as long as they have the real John at home because nothing makes him happier than being with his loved ones. Marlena flashes back to when Belle and Brady were babies. Marlena knows she and the kids have always been John’s top priority.

Shawn says he’s going to get the doctor back but Hope stops him and says Bo doesn’t have a fever, so it can’t be the infection but she thinks he’s becoming more aware of what’s happening around him. Hope asks if Bo has been enjoying their stroll down memory lane, calling it quite a ride from the beginning as she then flashes back to when she and Bo first met and the life they had together. Hope declares that it has been every bit the adventure he promised her.

Bo’s dream continues as he asks what Zach means. Zach tells Bo that his place is with Hope, Shawn, Ciara and their kids as they need hi. Bo argues that Zach needs him too since he was taken away from them way too early and he didn’t get the chance to see him grow up. Zach talks about being surrounded by loved ones and says Grandma Caroline and Grandpa Shawn say hi. Bo says he just got here and wants to spend more time with him. Zach warns that the longer he stays, the harder it will be to go back so he’ll have to make a decision soon. Bo doesn’t want to say goodbye. Zach encourages that he’ll be waiting for him when it is his time. Bo asks who says it isn’t his time right now. Hope, Ciara, and Shawn then appear behind him as Hope says they do.

Marlena tells Steve and Kayla that even if she does get John home, she’s not sure he’ll be entirely safe. Marlena remembers the night of their first wedding, joking that she got too aggressive with her new groom which she flashes back to. John’s monitors then start beeping and he has trouble breathing. Kayla says she will check his oxygen levels and get his breathing under control. Kayla rushes out of the room as Marlena tries to keep John calm.

Shawn tells Hope and Ciara that Claire feels terrible that she can’t be there. Hope knows she’s there in spirit. Shawn says they are hopeful that Bo is making progress and the drug is working. Hope declares they are all hopeful that it’s finally happening and Bo is coming back to them. Hope wants Bo to think about everything they have been through together, because it cannot end this way and they have far too many beautiful memories to make and beautiful old ones to cherish.

Kayla worries that John’s pulse is dropping as John struggles to breathe. Steve argues that he was doing so much better and asks how this happened so fast. Kayla worries that his injuries have caught up with him. Marlena tries to encourage John’s breathing and says she has him right here.

Hope worries that talking about all the memories is upsetting Bo. Shawn notes that not all of the memories are good and some are painful, but that’s who they are as a family. Shawn brings up the saddest one, losing their brother Zach but says they got through it together and it hurts but Bo would want them to remember those times and Zach which Hope agrees with.

Bo questions Hope, Ciara, and Shawn being in his dream. Ciara says they are here to bring him home. Shawn says he’s been napping for the better part of a decade. Bo asks what about Zach. Zach hugs the rest of the family which Bo questions why he didn’t get a hug. Hope responds that they are not really there and don’t have a choice to make about staying like Bo does. Hope tells Bo to stop being stubborn and wake up. Bo responds that he’s not being stubborn as he has fought for two years to try to get back to her and their family, but no matter how hard he fights, nothing changes and he can’t even open his eyes. Bo declares that maybe it’s time to realize he’s where he belongs. Ciara says he can’t mean that. Bo says sometimes you can give it all you’ve got and it’s just not enough.

Marlena asks Kayla if there’s nothing else she can do. Kayla responds that John’s lungs were already so damaged, so all they can do now is try to make this as comfortable as possible. Steve questions what she’s saying. Marlena says that Belle was clear that John wanted to fight until his last breath. Steve says that’s exactly what he’s doing. Marlena prays for God to help John. Kayla says she’s not asking her to give up hope, but they may be running out of time so they might should call a priest. Afterwards, Marlena thanks Kayla for calling the priest and admits it was the right thing to do. Kayla says they will be right outside if she needs them to give Marlena her final moments with John. Kayla thanks John for everything as she and Steve exit in tears. Marlena tells John that she loves him. John manages to say that he loves her too. Marlena says that John put up the bravest fight she’s ever seen and she knows he’s weary. Marlena declares that if John needs to go, it’s okay. Marlena knows he’s worried about her and the children, but he has given them all the love they will ever need and they will always have him in their memories and in their hearts. Marlena tearfully repeats that it’s okay if he rests now.

Ciara asks Hope if she’s okay and what’s wrong. Hope responds that she doesn’t know but she jut got a horrible feeling.

In Bo’s dream, Hope can’t believe what she’s hearing as Bo is not a quitter. Bo says maybe this is the way things are meant to be as they have each other and he’ll be with Zach. Zach tells Bo not to use him as an excuse. Bo refuses to abandon him again and feels he’d be letting him down again if he left. Zach says he never let him down so they don’t owe him anything. Zach encourages them to go live their lives. Bo wishes he could but says maybe it’s above his pay grade whether he lives or dies. Hope says he’s not wrong that he can’t choose whether he survives this but he can choose to fight and not give up until his final breath as it could make all the difference. Hope says they’ve done everything they can to fight for him, wake him up, and save him so now it’s his turn to fight for his family. Bo responds that he has been fighting but he has no idea what else he can do.

Bo’s monitors start beeping causing worry as Shawn and Ciara rush out to get the doctor. Hope pleads with Bo as she cries.

Steve asks Kayla if there’s nothing else they can do like an experimental drug and says he’d go to the ends of the earth to get it. Steve says they have to save John. Kayla responds that there’s nothing they can do. Kayla declares that John is shutting down so it’s just a matter of time. Steve breaks down crying as they hug.

Marlena cries while laying with John as “Goodbye My Love (For Now)” by St. Hollywood plays over a montage of Marlena and John’s life together.

Bo wakes up to see Hope and says “Fancyface” which thrills Hope.

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Paul and Marlena sit with John in his hospital room. Paul gets upset and starts blaming himself for not talking John out of going to the meth lab. Paul brings up how excited John was to see Marlena and complains that he should’ve insisted on going in his place and that he should be in the hospital bed instead of John. Marlena stops him and tells him that he’s wrong as John would never have forgiven himself if that happened. Marlena encourages that John’s stubbornness will get him through this. John then begins to wake up and calls out “Doc” to Marlena.

Brady sits with Belle, who says that Paul is in with John as she wanted to give them a few minutes together. Brady guesses he should wait until Rachel’s done with her appointment. Brady hopes Rachel just had an upset stomach and says now they have three reasons to be at the hospital. Belle calls it a testament to what the place means and declares that at least now EJ will keep the hospital afloat. Brady remains unsure if EJ is the right guy for the job. Belle questions if he really thinks Xander is better after he assaulted Philip and they just watched him leave in handcuffs. Brady thought the district attorney was supposed to be all about innocent until proven guilty. Belle argues that Xander is guilty and reveals that Jada was granted a court order to look at the security footage which showed Xander walking in to the Salem Inn ten minutes before Philip was beaten and walked out twenty minutes after. Belle says she understands that Xander is known for these blind rages. Brady admits he’s been on the receiving end and it’s not fun, so he wouldn’t be surprised if Xander did it. Brady then remarks that he just can’t believe he wrote EJ DiMera on the ballot.

EJ walks through the town square and calls Kayla to happily confirm the hospital is now officially safe in his loving hands. EJ says he’s sorry it had to come to this and brings up how much good he could’ve done already if she hadn’t rejected in his initial generous offer for weeks. EJ tells Kayla they will talk soon and hangs up. Eric Brady then returns to Salem and comes through the town square, stopping when he comes across EJ. EJ welcomes Eric back to Salem. Eric is afraid to ask about his good mood. EJ informs Eric that he is now the new owner of University Hospital. Eric questions why he bought the hospital. EJ brings up the hospital being on the verge of bankruptcy while he had the means and wanted to do a good deed. EJ says he’s serious that a lot has changed since Eric’s departure including his sense of moral responsibility. Eric says he’d love to celebrate his jolly mood but considering John is in the hospital cause of severe burn wounds, he doesn’t have time. EJ hopes John makes a full recovery and asks if Nicole and baby Jude are with him, saying he’d love to say hello. Eric is sure he would but says they didn’t make the trip. EJ calls that odd and asks if there’s trouble in paradise. Eric responds that he doesn’t have time for this as he needs to get to John and Marlena, so he hurries off.

Belle tells Brady that she knows EJ is not his favorite person. Brady agrees to be less vocal about his opinions as they are here for John. Belle adds that she’s very aware that EJ has made his share of questionable choices but she really believes he’s trying to do good with his life now as the shooting was a huge wake up call. Kristen comes over with Rachel so Brady asks Belle to give them a moment. Kristen informs Brady that Sarah gave them the clear to take Rachel home. Rachel asks if she can see John first. Brady says that John doesn’t really look like himself right now which Rachel questions. Brady says he’s been hurt badly but Rachel says she’s not scared to see and wants to give him the card she made. Brady suggests doing it another day and that she just take it easy. Rachel guesses that Kristen told him that she heard Johnny arguing with EJ on the night he was shot and that he had a gun. Johnny then appears behind them at the hospital.

Marlena and Paul tell John that they are right there. Paul calls John a real hero for what he did to save Bo, but says he has a new mission now to heal fast. Paul tells John that he’s so glad they found each other and they both wish he was there for him growing up but he feels like the luckiest guy in the world to have him now and be able to call him dad. Paul flashes back to first calling John “dad”. Paul tells John that he’s so proud to be his son. John manages to respond that he’s proud to be his dad.

Belle calls Shawn and leaves a message to check in on how Bo’s doing and asks him to call her when he gets a chance. Will Horton then arrives at the hospital and hugs Belle.

EJ calls Dr. Jeffrey Russell and informs him that he’s the new owner of University Hospital, declaring that they won. EJ says they will set up a meeting to discuss their plan moving forward. EJ says they will talk soon and hangs up. EJ had sat down at the bench in front of the Tom and Alice Horton plaque, then questions why they are looking at him like that and walks away.

Will asks Belle how John is. Belle responds that he’s defying doctor’s expectations as usual. Belle asks about Sami since she heard their flight was delayed by volcanic ash. Will says they were luckily able to get another flight. Belle asks if he’s seen Carrie. Will confirms he saw her at the Salem Inn where she was doing some work but she’ll be by to see everybody later. Belle mentions running in to Arianna and not even recognizing her as she grew up so fast. Will admits he wasn’t super happy with the timing of her visit to Salem and missing her graduation ceremony, but he’s glad she’s here now and able to see John. Will then asks if now is a good time for him to see John. Belle agrees to walk him to John’s room. As they walk on, Johnny asks Brady if there’s any updates on John. Brady responds that he’s doing better than expected. Johnny calls that good news and says Chanel wanted him to bring pastries since most people probably hadn’t eaten much. Johnny offers Rachel, but she says she’s not hungry. Kristen says she hasn’t been feeling well. Rachel asks Kristen if they can please go see John now. Kristen suggests coming back tomorrow when they are feeling better. Brady decides he’ll give John her card as they hug. Johnny tells Rachel to feel better and offers a fist bump but Rachel just looks at him and walks away with Kristen. Johnny questions Brady about Rachel being so shy around him.

Will joins Marlena and Paul in John’s hospital room. Marlena hugs Will and tells him how good it is to see him in person. Will hugs Paul and asks how he is as they say it’s good to see each other. Paul asks how Sonny is doing. Will says he’s good and would’ve loved to be there but he’s dealing with work stuff in Arizona. Will thanks Paul for helping bring John home. Paul says it was mostly Andrew and he just provided backup and wanted to be there when they found him. Marlena is sure John appreciated Paul being the first friendly face he saw. Paul steps out to go check in with Andrew. Marlena suggests Will have some time himself with John and she’ll be back in awhile as she then exits. Will sits with John and admits it’s tough seeing him like this, but he knows he will bounce back as he always does. Will talks about John always being there for him and supporting him, so that’s what he’s going to do for him. Will flashes back to coming out to John and says if anybody taught him courage, it was John.

Eric arrives at the hospital where Rachel runs up to hug him. Eric greets Kristen and asks how John is doing, noting that it was really nice to bring Rachel to see him. Rachel informs him that she wasn’t allowed to see John. Kristen explains that Rachel wasn’t feeling well so she’s going to get her home so she can rest. Eric tells Rachel that he hopes she feels better as she and Kristen get on the elevator. Johnny asks Brady if he thinks EJ has been bad mouthing him to Rachel since he cut him off. Brady assures it’s not that and that Rachel just hasn’t been feeling well. Eric comes over and hugs Brady, asking how John and Marlena are doing. Brady tells him that John is hanging in while Marlena comes over with Paul and says she could use a hug. Paul tells Eric that John is getting more responsive and even said a few words, joking that he’s going to hold him to seeing a Cubs game soon. Belle comes over and hugs Eric. Belle asks about her nephew Jude. Eric says he didn’t make the trip but has videos on his phone. Eric pulls out his phone to show videos of Jude as Belle, Marlena, Brady, and Paul gather around, laughing together while Johnny looks over at them and just walks away.

Will talks to John about Arianna until Johnny enters the room. They hug and agree it’s been way too long. Will jokes that John is probably tired of him talking his ear off and that Johnny was always his favorite, pointing out that he was named after him. Johnny responds that he’s not sure he’s worthy of carrying on John’s name. Will questions why not but Eric enters and asks if they’ve got room for one more. Eric hugs Will and says it’s good to see him. Eric points out that Johnny snuck off before he could say hello. Johnny says he didn’t want to interrupt the family reunion but Eric hugs him and says it’s not a family reunion without him. The three of them turn to John. Eric decides he will say a quick prayer and sits at John’s side while Will and Johnny exit the room. Eric tells John that he’s been a father figure to him for most of his life and been a role model too as he flashes back to a past time between them.

Will asks Johnny if everything is okay as it seems like he’s in a little bit of a funk. Johnny guesses he’s just having a bit of an identity crisis ever since finding out that he wouldn’t be here if EJ hadn’t raped Sami and that everyone in their family knew about it, including Will. Will says he’s sorry as he can’t imagine what he must be feeling. Johnny says it wasn’t Will’s job to tell him. Johnny feels he doesn’t really know where he fits in to this family anymore. Will calls Johnny his brother and says he’s loved him since the day he was born. Will admits he had a tough time when he found out about what happened but it didn’t change for a second how he felt about Johnny. Will adds that he’s here if Johnny wants to vent because if he keeps that anger inside, it’s going to get out someway and probably in a way that hurts him. Will gets a call from Sonny and steps away to answer it. Marlena comes over and tells Johnny that Belle and Brady are heading for the chapel if he’d like to join them. Johnny tells Marlena about he and Chanel being back together. Marlena hugs him and says she’s happy to hear that. Marlena asks if there’s any news on EJ.

Kristen brings Rachel home in to the living room of the DiMera Mansion where EJ greets them. Rachel asks for ice cream but Kristen says no because of her stomachache. Kristen suggests Rachel go upstairs and lay down, then she will have Cook bring her something. After Rachel exits, EJ guesses it must have been horribly upsetting for Rachel to hear about John’s accident. Kristen responds that it’s not the only horribly upsetting thing for her lately. Kristen knows they haven’t been on the best terms but reveals that Rachel witnessed something on the night EJ was shot. EJ calls it terrible as he thought she was asleep when Chad found him. Kristen says she was. Kristen asks if EJ has recovered any memories of the moments leading up to the shooting. EJ says no, so Kristen says she’s really sorry to tell him this but Rachel heard EJ and Johnny arguing that night and Johnny had a gun.

Brady visits with John in the hospital. Brady talks about always trying to get his life straight and even through all the messed up relationships, substance abuse, and feeling like the worst parent, John was always there to support him and pick him up to let him know he was loved. Brady flashes back to John talking to him about his mother Isabella. Brady thanks John for always keeping the memory of his mother alive for him. Brady talks about John and Marlena raising him with grace and love and that’s the kind of dad he wants to try to be. Belle joins Brady and says it’s really hard to see John like that again. Brady talks about John being through Hell and back, yet he can’t recall more of a rally cry from friends and family. Belle feels somehow they can will him out of the hospital bed by letting him know how important and loved he is. Brady decides to let Belle have some moments with John and exits the room. Belle sits at John’s side and says this is all too familiar as she flashes back to sitting at John’s hospital bed years ago. John reaches for her hand and manages to say a few words, exciting Belle.

Brady asks Paul about plans for his big Salem wedding. Paul clarifies he didn’t say it would be big while Eric is surprised to learn Paul and Andrew are getting married and asks if they’ve set a date yet. Paul says they agreed to do it when they know John can be there, so hopefully soon. Brady suggests Eric as the officiant. Eric says he’d be honored which excites Paul. Eric asks where Andrew is. Paul says that he and Shane are being debriefed by the ISA but should be back soon. Paul adds that John should be back on his feet and they will celebrate with a Salem wedding. Paul decides it will be big. Johnny sits with Marlena and tells her about seeing EJ on the ground in the town square, struggling to get up, and he thought it serves him right so he just walked away and at the time, it felt like the right thing to leave him there but now he feels ashamed because it makes him feel like EJ and he doesn’t want to be like him, ever. Marlena encourages that he’s not going to be like him. Marlena says Johnny will make some mistakes, do things good and bad, but they will all be his choices. Marlena hopes in the end, they will be choices he can be proud of.

EJ appreciates Kristen’s sisterly concern but assures Rachel must be mistaken and perhaps it was a bad dream. Kristen admits she thought the same at first, but she knows her daughter and she really thinks they need to take this seriously. EJ asks if Rachel has any evidence of this so called memory that she suddenly decided to share. Kristen says no, but it’s not hard to believe since Johnny is telling anyone that he wishes EJ was dead. Kristen says she’s sorry as she knows that’s really hard to hear and that he doesn’t want to see his son in prison. EJ responds that Johnny is not going to prison because Kristen is not going to say anything about this and neither is Rachel.

Brady, Eric, Paul, and Belle gather around at the hospital as Marlena comes over to announce that the burn specialist say John’s test results are absolutely amazing and went on to say his recovery seems to be absolutely miraculous. Brady declares that it’s like Belle said, they willed him to get better with love. Marlena says love will do that. Marlena suggests they all go home, eat, and try to get some rest. Paul questions them going home and asks what about Marlena. Belle tells Marlena that she should come home but Marlena says she’s staying right here. Brady guesses they will see her in the morning then. Marlena says she loves them all and thanks them for being there.

Kristen says she knew EJ’s true self would emerge and asks how long he’s known. EJ claims not to know anything and that he’s simply protecting his son from baseless accusations. Kristen understands more than anyone wanting to protect your child as it’s the DiMera way. Kristen declares she will make sure Rachel keeps quiet, if he tells her where her mother is.

Johnny and Will walk through the town square together. Will says he’s getting dinner with Arianna but he’d love to talk more since Johnny said he didn’t feel worthy of carrying John’s name. Johnny talks about just being hard on himself while John is a hero and an amazing husband and father which he doesn’t know if he can live up to. Will says there will only be one John Black, but he thinks John Roman is pretty great too. Johnny thanks him as they hug.

Kristen says if EJ wants to protect Johnny, he will give her mother back to her and then she will make sure that Rachel doesn’t say anything against him. EJ tells Kristen that her mother will never set foot in Salem and if she does, she’ll never see her again. Kristen asks if they have a deal, so they shake hands.

Marlena lays at John’s side and says it’s nice to have him awake. Marlena hopes he was as touched as she was by all of his loved ones coming to see him today as he has impacted so many lives and now they are alone. Marlena says no matter what obstacles they’ve faced, they have always ended up together as she flashes back to a past time they had together in Italy, throwing a coin in the fountain to make a wish.

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Update written by Joseph

At the hospital, Brady asks Kayla if there’s any update on John. Kayla says there’s nothing new. Brady brings up that John squeezed Carrie’s hand. Kayla says that is good but warns that he’s still in very critical condition. Kayla adds that if anyone can pull out of something like this, it’s John Black.

Jada is in her office at the police station and starts texting Shawn first to check on him but erases it and then starts to question why he lied about sick but erases that and just texts that she hopes he’s feeling better. Belle comes in and says she has some details about a few cases that she wanted to talk through with her. Belle hopes them working together doesn’t have to be awkward. Jada says they are adults so she’d like to think so. Jada adds that she heard about John and the entire police station is pulling for him. Belle calls it touching to see how many people are impacted by John. Jada then asks if Belle has heard from Shawn.

Kristen questions Rachel thinking she heard a gunshot in real life and asks if she remembers anything else. Rachel recalls the night EJ was shot and says she woke up because she heard yelling, so she snuck downstairs to see what was going on and Johnny was there, fighting with EJ, and he had a gun. Kristen asks if she’s sure because bad dreams can seem very real. Rachel assures this wasn’t a dream. Kristen reminds Rachel that she had a nightmare about a gunshot after her birthday party, but it was a tray falling and asks if she’s sure she didn’t dream the rest. Rachel insists that it was real. Kristen questions why she didn’t tell her until just now if she saw this months ago. Rachel says that she didn’t want Johnny to get in trouble and then says that EJ kidnapped her Grandma, so he got what he deserved.

Chad finds EJ struggling after falling down in the town square and rushes up to ask what happened.

Julie goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and gives Maggie copies of Xander and EJ’s proposals to the hospital, asking which one she’d like to read first. Julie admits she’s not crazy about either of them being in charge of the hospital. Julie though they should go over the pitches before the big vote today. Julie then notices the empty space where Victor’s portrait was and asks what happened. Maggie responds that Xander happened.

Xander sits at the Brady Pub and calls Sarah, arguing that she can’t keep sending him to voicemail because Victoria is his daughter and she will not keep him from seeing her. Xander warns Sarah to call him back right now or the next call will be from his attorney.

Brady asks Kayla if he can go see John. Kayla says of course, but Marlena is in there now so Brady decides to wait. Kayla says John is doing better as his labs have improved significantly, so she is cautiously optimistic. Brady says he will be too then and asks what about Bo and if she’s heard from Hope or Shawn.

Belle tells Jada that she hasn’t heard from Shawn today and asks why. Jada informs her that Shawn called in sick yesterday, so Belle says it must be pretty bad then. Jada says the thing is, she saw Shawn in the town square and he sure didn’t seem sick. Belle asks if she thinks he’s lying. Jada says he seemed fine to her as he was hanging out with Steve and another guy. Jada decides she should swing by Shawn’s place to see how he’s doing but Belle stops her and says she doesn’t need to do that. Jada asks why not and if Belle knows what’s really going on with Shawn. Belle then admits that she does.

Kristen tells Rachel that she’s sorry as she never should’ve said that and grown ups sometimes say things they don’t mean when they are angry. Rachel argues that EJ sent her Grandma away. Kristen says that doesn’t mean she wants him hurt. Kristen knows Rachel is scared but thinks it’s really important that she tells her everything. Kristen asks if Rachel saw Johnny shoot EJ. Rachel admits she didn’t see him shoot, just that she saw Johnny with a gun so she got scared and ran back upstairs. Kristen says that’s good and asks if she heard a gunshot. Rachel admits she doesn’t remember hearing one because she went back to sleep. Kristen says if Johnny didn’t do anything bad then she wouldn’t want to get him in trouble. Kristen decides it’s important that they keep this to themselves and not tell anyone else. Rachel still doesn’t feel good. Kristen understands she’s been keeping this secret for a long time. Kristen hopes that Rachel telling her will make her feel better but Rachel says she now feels worse and she can’t stand it as Kristen hugs her.

EJ pulls himself onto the bench and tells Chad that he’s fine and he just tripped. Chad doesn’t believe that’s all and says there’s obviously more to this. EJ then admits that Johnny was there when he fell and he almost offered a hand, but then he turned and walked away. Chad says he’s sorry but EJ says that he deserved it. EJ has a flashback of being shot and says that he deserved all of it.

Julie asks Maggie why Xander stole Victor’s portrait. Maggie assumes it was in a fit of anger. Julie guesses it was because it was a reminder of Konstantin, who had it made. Julie never understood how Maggie could live with the portrait, considering Konstantin was the man responsible for Victor’s death. Maggie knows in her head it didn’t make sense but in her heart, she couldn’t let it go because it made her feel like Victor was watching over them. Maggie knows he’s been gone for a few years but the house still feels empty without him. Julie assures that she understands. Maggie clarifies that Xander’s anger wasn’t directed towards Konstantin’s memory but Victor and the baggage that comes with being his son. Julie finds that hypocritical since Xander is reaping all the benefits of being Victor’s son. Julie feels Xander had no right to steal a portrait that meant so much to Maggie. Julie adds that she could understand why Maggie won’t vote for Xander this time. Maggie responds that what Xander did to Victor’s portrait is the least of her concerns as it’s what he did to her family that chills her bones.

Xander calls Melinda Trask and says he wanted to have a chat with her about a custody suit over his daughter. Xander says that her reputation in this field precedes her and he knows she plays to win, even if that means fighting dirty which is exactly what he will need her to do.

Julie can’t believe Xander attacked Philip. Maggie states that Sarah believes he did. Julie asks if he confessed. Maggie says no, but he didn’t deny it either, so Sarah is horrified and thinks their marriage is over. Julie says she’s sorry but Maggie says if Xander did attack Philip, she doesn’t want him anywhere near Sarah or Victoria. Julie adds that she doesn’t want Xander near Maggie and calls it another mess they have gotten in to. Julie worries that if Xander did attack Philip and they vote for him, it would put the hospital back at square one while Maggie questions how they can vote for EJ since he always gets away with his crimes and is no stranger to this kind of brutality either. Julie declares that whatever happens, they are faced with an impossible choice.

Chad tells EJ that he wishes he could say how Johnny feels is totally out of line but he doesn’t think his open hostility is good for him or the family. Chad offers to talk to him but EJ doesn’t think it would do much good at this point. EJ thanks Chad for the offer and says he should get going since the hospital board meeting is today and he doesn’t want to give Xander a leg up. Chad decides he will go with him but first he wants to ask EJ if he had anything to do with Versavix being stolen and returned. EJ jokes that it’s becoming a habit of Chad to ruin a nice moment by accusing him of a crime. Chad says he’s not asking as a reporter but as EJ’s brother and someone who knows what he’s capable of.

Kayla informs Brady that she spoke to Hope this morning and got Bo’s latest test results which she believes is good news as not only is the infection not spreading anymore, it seems to have begun to resolve. Brady says it sounds like some kind of miracle drug. Kayla says it might be but the real test will be to see if it repairs the damage done to his organs. Brady says he will continue to pray for Bo. Brady brings up the board meeting and knows it doesn’t seem as important. Kayla acknowledges that the outcome of the vote is life and death stakes too. Brady admits he thought it was a no brainer as Victor would’ve wanted him to vote for Xander, but now he’s not so sure. Kayla feels the same way since EJ owning the hospital was a non starter for her but after what happened to Philip, she has to wonder which is the lesser of two evils. Brady says that’s his dilemma as well. Brady adds that Kristen is pushing for him to vote for EJ and normally he would never consider doing that. Brady then gets a call from Kristen, so Kayla wishes him luck and goes to see patients. Kristen informs Brady that Rachel isn’t feeling well so she was going to bring her in to the hospital to be checked out. Brady informs her that he’s already at the hospital so he will just wait. Kristen tells him that she doesn’t think it’s anything serious physically, but they have a lot to talk about.

Jada asks Belle what Shawn is up to. Belle promises he’s not in any trouble. Jada says she will need more than that. Belle explains that Shawn needed to go to Bo’s rehab facility to bring him a drug that could possibly save his life. Jada brings up knowing that Dr. Russell wouldn’t let Kayla have any of the drug and questions why Shawn wouldn’t let her know that he got a dose. Belle says she’s bound by confidentiality but guesses he didn’t want to incriminate Jada. Jada doesn’t understand then realizes the meth lab explosion. Jada questions if Shawn was involved then decides she doesn’t want to know. Jada asks if Shawn was there with John. Belle confirms that he was, but Shawn was not hurt. Jada encourages that John will get through this because he’s a fighter. Belle says that’s a fact, but he does have a long recovery in front of him no matter what. Belle adds that she’s been feeling useless, sitting around waiting for news so she thought she would get to work. Jada asks how she can help. Belle responds that she can help by nailing the bastard that attacked Philip.

Xander remains at the Pub and thinks about holding his daughter Victoria. Xander then grabs his phone and storms out of the Pub.

Jada tells Belle that she saw Philip’s condition and the look on Kate’s face when she found her son, beaten within an inch of his life. Belle calls it so frustrating with the Salem Inn being cagey about the security footage, so she hopes a judge will sign to turn it over. Jada wants evidence that Xander was there when Philip was attacked. Belle reveals that she did speak to someone who saw Xander in the town square, but the security footage is more reliable than a reluctant witness. Jada says they have means and opportunity but not the motive. Jada adds that Kate has a theory but she’s been very vague on the details. Belle might know the motive but she doesn’t want to speculate. Belle thinks the best thing that could happen is Philip waking up and telling them what happened. Jada hopes they can because it would be nice to tie up a high profile case, especially since EJ’s shooter is still out there.

EJ tells Chad that if he intended to remind him of what a pariah he’s become, he should’ve just left him on the ground. Chad points out that’s not a denial. EJ then swears on their father that he did not steal the drugs and says to get ahead of his next accusation, that he had nothing to do with attacking Philip either. EJ asks if Chad is satisfied. Chad calls it just a question. EJ is sure he had to ask, but decides they can’t fight with each other right now. EJ says they were so focused on their petty family squabbles that their company was stolen out from under them. EJ declares the lesson in the Titan takeover is that they are at their weakest when they are divided. Chad calls that pretty inspirational. EJ says they need to bring the family together. EJ says his word means next to nothing to them now but Chad’s still carries weight, so he wants Chad to bring them together. Chad asks what he needs from him. EJ needs Chad to vote for him in the hospital board meeting. EJ knows he has to be objective but argues that they both know the hospital would better in his hands than Titan’s. EJ adds that as far as their family goes, they may have lost their father’s company but by acquiring the hospital, they can start a new and better chapter. EJ declares the decision is in Chad’s hands. Chad tells EJ that he can count on him.

Maggie and Julie join Kayla at the hospital. Maggie says every vote counts so they intend to make their voices heard. Kayla asks if they went over the proposals. Julie confirms they did. Maggie wishes the men behind them weren’t so complicated. Julie asks if there’s not a third option. Kayla confirms there isn’t so Julie feels they are dancing with the devil either way. Maggie shudders to think of what the fallout will be after the votes are tallied because God only knows how EJ or Xander will retaliate against anyone who sides against them. Julie argues that Tom Horton would not stand for this. Kayla asks who said they are going to and talks about being tired of it. Kayla declares that she has a plan. Xander then arrives and says he hopes he’s not interrupting anything.

Brady joins Kristen and Rachel in a hospital room. Brady checks on Rachel, who says her stomach hurts. Rachel wants to get some water and says she hates being in the room. Kristen tells her to come back soon because Sarah will be there while Brady questions letting her go on her own. Kristen assures that she’s a big girl now. Brady asks about Kristen not thinking Rachel’s problem is physical. Kristen explains that Rachel completely broke down when she told her about John. Brady is sorry he wasn’t there. Kristen states that Rachel loves John so much so she thinks that news was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Kristen informs Brady that Rachel has been hiding something from them for months now and she thinks that’s what has been eating her up inside. Brady questions what she has been hiding. Kristen reveals that Rachel says she saw Johnny and EJ arguing on the night EJ was shot and that Johnny was pointing a gun at EJ. Brady is shocked and questions why she didn’t say something sooner. Kristen explains that Rachel didn’t want to get Johnny in trouble and has been terrified this whole time. Kristen says her sick days and nightmares all make sense now. Brady feels they have to go to the police but Kristen says no way in Hell.

Belle asks Jada if there’s been no progress on EJ’s case. Jada responds that other than Ava Vitali, they have nothing. Jada remarks that Ava is not making herself look innocent by fleeing. Belle says that Ava never stays away from Salem for long. Jada admits that she’s starting to doubt that Ava pulled the trigger. Belle agrees, noting that Ava is not sloppy. Jada calls it pretty damn scary because that means EJ’s shooter could still be in Salem and it might be someone that they know.

Brady understands that Johnny is family but if he shot EJ, they can’t just sweep that under the rug since EJ almost died. Kristen argues that if they go to the police, Rachel will have to testify and she will not put her through that. Brady insists that they would be there for her to get her through it. Kristen asks if she could get through losing them too, reminding him that they are on thin ice with child protective services and if they feel she’s in an unsafe environment, they will take her away from them.

Xander comments on the tension as Kayla asks how she can help him. Xander asks if Sarah is working because he wanted to have a word with her before the board meeting. Kayla remarks that she’s not obligated to discuss staffing with outside parties. Maggie reminds Xander that she told him to stay the hell away from Sarah. Xander doesn’t want her meddling in his life. Maggie declares that Sarah made it clear that she doesn’t want to see him right now. Maggie, Julie, and Kayla all state that Xander will have to go through them to get to Sarah. Xander remarks that he won’t be some outside party when he buys the hospital. EJ arrives with Chad and says that’s if he buys the hospital. EJ calls it an exciting day and says he looks forward to seeing them all in the board room. Xander walks away as EJ and Chad head in the opposite direction while Julie repeats that they are between a rock and a hard place. Maggie thanks Julie and Kayla for having her back. Julie says she’d say anything to wipe the smirk off Xander’s face. Kayla assures that they are Maggie’s friends and always have her back. Julie admits she held her tongue when Xander and Sarah got engaged in hopes that Xander had changed. Maggie complains about Xander harassing Sarah the last few days with incessant calls and texts. Kayla can’t imagine how sad Sarah is. Maggie confirms that Sarah is heartbroken and now they all know what she’s dealing with. Maggie says it’s not just Sarah, but the hospital. Julie asks Kayla about saying she had a plan. Kayla says it’s more of a silver lining and talks about how she was thinking about Xander and EJ having a tendency to bully them. Kayla declares that what a bully needs most is an audience and suggests taking that away from them. Kayla reveals she’s worked out with the hospital to make the board vote anonymous, so neither EJ or Xander will know who is really on their side and they don’t have to sit around waiting to see who will betray who. Julie compares it to Love Island USA. Chad returns with coffees for the ladies. Kayla questions Chad not watching EJ and Xander, asking what if they get in a fight before the meeting. Chad says he’s not worried as EJ has already staked out the conference room and Xander was in the cafeteria last he checked. Maggie hopes Xander is not near Sarah. Chad says Xander was on the phone, talking about business. Julie hopes he’s not on the phone too long because the sooner they get finished with this damn vote, the better. Kayla guesses Chad has already decided who he’s voting for. Chad confirms he has and asks if they have. Julie responds that she doesn’t think they’ll ever make peace with their vote when they have these two guys to choose from. Kayla decides it’s time to get on with the inevitable and gather the board.

Kristen tells Brady that Rachel hates getting tests done. Brady points out how happy Rachel was to see Sarah so she’ll be fine. Kristen remarks that Sarah is not her mother but admits they needed this time to get on the same page. Brady agrees but doesn’t think they are. Brady says he’s relieved that Rachel told Kristen about what she saw and isn’t carrying around the secret anymore, but says they can’t ignore it. Kristen argues that they can’t go to the cops either. Brady offers to go to Belle but Kristen says absolutely not since she’s the district attorney. Brady remembers he has to get to the board vote. Kristen makes Brady promise not to discuss this with Belle until they discuss it further. Brady says as soon as he gets back, they are going to sit down as a family because he needs to hear from Rachel on exactly what she saw. Brady then exits the room.

Belle comes across EJ at the hospital and asks what he’s doing there. EJ reminds her that the board vote is today. EJ says he was going to check in on John, but he figured that would just upset Marlena even more. EJ tells Belle that he’s so sorry, noting that he and John rarely saw eye to eye but he always respected him. EJ calls John a great man and father and wishes that he could be half the father that John is. Belle calls that the nicest thing EJ has said about her family. EJ assures that he meant every word and says he may not be the church going type, but John will be in his prayers. Brady comes over and mocks EJ praying for John after years of his family trying to destroy him. Brady remarks that Stefano is probably looking up from Hell, hoping for an explosion to finish the job that he couldn’t. EJ tells Brady that he’s out of line while Brady argues that EJ is out of line being near any one in his family. Belle tells Brady that’s enough. Brady declares that his father survived all the crap that EJ’s father threw his way and he will beat the odds agian. Brady threatens EJ coming within an inch of his father’s room until Belle shouts that’s enough. Brady questions Belle siding with EJ over her brother. Belle says she’s not siding with anyone and is just asking him not to do this here today. Brady agrees that they need to focus their energy on John. Kayla, Maggie, and Julie come back by and tell Chad that they got their votes locked in, so the only one unaccounted for is Brady, who Kayla points out is there now. Chad mentions that Xander should be up any second to see how things are shaking out. Julie declares that however it shakes out, it’s a lose-lose situation for all of them. EJ tells Brady that he never intended to intrude on his family’s pain as he knows how devastated Sami and Sydney are, noting that he spoke with Sydney about their flight being grounded and being unable to make it. Kayla comes over and says she’s sorry to interrupt but the board members have all cast their ballots and are only waiting on Brady’s. EJ assumes Brady is going to be voting for Xander. Xander then comes over and questions if EJ is resorting to trying to intimidate board members. Xander guesses EJ must not have much faith in his own proposal. Kayla then announces they have chosen to make the vote anonymous to prevent intimidation or retaliation. Kayla then asks to speak to Brady in private so they step away. Kayla asks if Brady still hasn’t decided. Brady responds that there’s a lot riding on this. Kayla then reveals to Brady that at this moment, it’s tied which means it all comes down to him and the fate of University Hospital is in Brady’s hands.

Rachel returns to Kristen and tells her that she had fun because Sarah turned all the tests in to a game. Rachel asks where Brady is. Kristen says he had to take care of something but he will be back to check on her. Kristen asks what Sarah told her. Rachel says Sarah said her stomach hurts too when she is upset. Rachel adds that she’s feeling much better now and wonders how Sarah knew her birthday. Kristen remarks that she must’ve seen it on her chart. Rachel comments that Sarah is really nice. Kristen hugs Rachel and says she deserves to be treated like a princess.

Julie and Maggie decide to head to the cafeteria as Chad says he will let them know when the vote comes in but Jada then arrives and arrests Xander for the assault of Philip Kiriakis. Jada reads Xander his rights as everyone looks on.

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Belle goes to see Alex at the DiMera Enterprises office. Alex tells her that Brady told him about John and he’s so sorry. Belle thanks him and says she didn’t really want to leave the hospital but so many people wanted to see John so she thought she’d give them their chance while getting in some work because the district attorney’s job is never done. Alex questions her being there on official business. Belle responds that it’s about Philip.

Roman and Kate talk at the hospital. Roman tells Kate that Philip looks better. Kate worries about him still being unconscious. Roman encourages that Philip is young, strong, and just been through a lot so he needs time to heal. Roman thinks eating would make Kate feel better and offers to take her back to the Pub for breakfast. Kate says she would love that but there’s a few questions she’d like to ask Philip’s doctor. Roman says he’ll wait with her but Kate says he doesn’t have to. Kate tells Roman to go ahead home and get breakfast started, then she’ll meet him there. Roman says he’ll be waiting as he then exits.

EJ is at home and calls Brady, telling him that his meeting with the hospital board is today. Brady cuts him off to inform him of what happened to John. EJ says he’s sorry to hear that but brings up the magnitude of this vote with the hospital board. Brady hangs up on EJ. Kristen then walks in and asks what happened to John.

Marlena sits at John’s side in the hospital, talking about how it’s not even noon and he’s already had a dozen visitors. Marlena admits she was afraid for awhile that he wouldn’t come back, but then he did. Marlena wanted to be angry with Steve for asking him to disable the security alarm at the lab and then she wanted to be angry with John for agreeing to do it and insisting on doing it person, but then she realized that would be like being angry with the sun for shining or the ocean for splashing against the shore. Marlena declares that John is a hero to her and to Bo. Carrie Brady then arrives and says he’s a hero to all of them. Marlena breaks down crying as she hugs Carrie and says she’s so glad she’s there.

Alex tells Belle that he doesn’t have time for this as he’s swamped with Philip in the hospital and Xander out. Belle promises it won’t take much time. Belle assumes he’s aware of the whole thing with Versavix. Alex says he is now but says he didn’t find out about the stolen drug until after it was recovered. Alex adds that he shouldn’t be surprised with all the other stupid things Philip has done. Alex says he didn’t find out about the forged letter until way after the fact, but he feels he could’ve stopped his drug heist which Belle questions. Alex explains that he saw Philip at the Bistro having dinner with Kevin and then seconds later, he took off. Alex adds that the next day, he saw Kevin in the town square having a very hush hush conversation with Steve and Shawn. Alex feels he should’ve confronted Philip right away. Belle says it’s not his responsibility and thinks it was too late by that point.

Roman joins Johnny at the Brady Pub and says he hopes he hadn’t been waiting too long as he was caught up at the hospital. Johnny says he just came to check on him and asks how Philip is doing. Roman says he’s okay and adds that he tried to get Kate to come with him but she wanted to stay and talk to Philip’s doctor. Johnny mentions that Kate has been texting him updates on John which he appreciates. Johnny adds that he went to see John and it was hard to see him like that. Roman encourages that he will be okay, especially with Marlena by his side. Roman informs Johnny that he spoke to Eric and he’s on his way. Johnny says that’s great and notes that he talked to Allie but her son is sick so they can’t fly. Johnny adds that he thinks Sami and Sydney are trying to get a flight out of Italy. Roman is surprised to learn Sami is coming and says that’s great. Johnny knows Sami and John had their fair share of issues over the years, but she did name him John Roman, so she must have wanted him to take after both of them. Roman says if he did, they would be honored. Johnny calls that a big if since his mom left him a lot to live up to and he’s not sure he’s doing a very good job of it right now.

EJ informs Kristen that John was badly burned in an explosion at a meth lab on the other side of town. Kristen questions what John was doing at a meth lab. EJ says the article doesn’t say. Kristen asks how serious his injuries are. EJ is not sure but says it seems his chances aren’t very good. Kristen starts to cry for John.

Carrie tells Marlena that she wishes it was under happier circumstances. Marlena says it means so much that she came all this way. Marlena asks about Austin. Carrie says he didn’t come because they didn’t want their son Noah to miss his high school graduation. Carrie tells Marlena that there’s nowhere else she would be because if it wasn’t for her and John, she wouldn’t have the life she has today.

Abe and Paulina join Kate at the hospital. Paulina says they heard about John and came right away. Kate says he’s had a parade of visitors all day. Abe asks her how Philip is doing. Kate says there is unfortunately no change. Paulina says she’s praying for him and has been in close contact with Jada. Paulina can’t believe they released Xander due to lack of evidence. Abe says they all feel bad for what happened to Philip, but he can’t establish a motive, means, or opportunity for Xander so without those, they can’t make a case. Paulina assures that Belle is determined to get justice served for Philip.

Alex doesn’t understand what the hell Philip was thinking by trying to steal the drug. Belle thinks Philip was trying to get back in Xander’s good graces so he knew he had to do something huge. Belle explains that Philip was worried that EJ was going to get the green light to buy the hospital before Xander even got to make his pitch. Alex argues that Xander never ended up leaving town and had a meeting the same time as EJ and Philip knew that, so it doesn’t make any sense. Alex says that Philip knew they had a great chance of acquiring the hospital and the patent for Versavix. Belle points out that Philip wanted the drug itself for Bo and then would’ve scored points with Xander by being able to reverse engineer the drug and then even if they didn’t get the hospital, they could still make billions. Belle doesn’t deny that what Philip did was wrong but his intentions were good as he was trying to make amends with one brother while saving another one’s life. Alex says he’s definitely glad that Bo got the drug but he’s really sorry that John got hurt in the process.

Kristen tells EJ that she didn’t mean to lose it like that. EJ understands she and John have quite the history. Kristen calls John the first man that she truly loved. EJ acknowledges that she was willing to do anything to keep John including passing EJ off as her child. Kristen says she was obviously not in the right mind and was blinded by her feelings for John. EJ calls it creepy that Kristen transferred those feelings to John’s son. Kristen then brings up how EJ is sleeping with his ex-wife’s sister again and how he was once with Kate and then with her daughter Billie. EJ says point taken as Kristen admits the DiMeras are twisted in their own way. EJ says at least they come by it honestly as they all saw Stefano would stop at nothing to win his original obsession, Marlena Evans.

Carrie tells Marlena that she spent the whole flight thinking about John and all the times they had together. Carrie recalls everything changing for her and John when they almost lost Marlena as she flashes back to that time. Carrie talks about how John didn’t hesitate to take care of her and everyone talks about John as a legendary super spy but he’s best at being a dad to her, Sami, Eric, Belle, Paul, and Brady. They agree that John has a soft spot for his girls. Carrie acknowledges that John loved Sami like his own, just like he loved her. Carrie talks about always feeling safe in John’s arms. Carrie says she’s beyond lucky to get two good dads.

Roman questions Johnny not thinking he’s living up to he and John’s example. Johnny brings up the adoption and how he blindsided Chanel, crushing her dream of becoming a mom just because he couldn’t handle what his own dad did. Roman encourages that he is handling it and points out that he was blindsided as well which he blames himself for. Roman says no one is blaming Johnny for taking time to process it, so he shouldn’t blame himself. Johnny just hates that he hurt Chanel again. Roman points out that they are back together now. Johnny swears to never let Chanel down again. Roman says that sounds like he’s trying to live up to his name to him. Johnny says Chanel would love if he brought her a coffee, so he goes to get one to go. As Johnny goes behind the bar, he notices the lockbox is missing and asks Roman what happened to it.

Belle tells Alex that she doesn’t blame Philip for Asher Leeds starting the fire. Belle says Asher owned the meth lab and she used to be his lawyer. Belle adds that she would love to blame Asher for what happened to John but he was just a kid in to drugs and now he’s dead. Belle hates what happened but it was a tragic accident. Alex calls that very generous of her. Belle guesses she just needs to focus on the task at hand and that is bringing whoever brutally assaulted Philip to justice. Alex asks if the police need to arrest that person first. Belle responds that she knows things that the police don’t about motives of the person who wanted Philip dead and she thinks Alex does too. Belle then asks Alex if he thinks Xander is guilty. Alex pleads the fifth.

Paulina goes to get a coffee while Abe stays with Kate. Abe tells Kate that he knows she’s convinced that Xander assaulted Philip, but he questions why Xander would try to kill his own brother. Kate says maybe because Xander is a vicious thug who doesn’t want to share his fortune or his title with his brother. Abe points out that they did share it for months, so he questions what Kate isn’t telling him.

Carrie tells Marlena that she’s been so lucky to have so many people looking out for her in her childhood. Marlena remembers when she first met her when she was five years old. Carrie can’t imagine the trouble she must have caused for her. Marlena says there was that, but she brought so much joy in to their lives. Marlena knows Carrie is Roman and Anna’s daughter, but really she was her daughter. Marlena calls Carrie her and John’s daughter as well. Carrie thanks her for always treating her that way. Marlena says it doesn’t matter what’s on a piece of paper or what comes back from a test as she declares that family is who sits in your heart and makes life worthwhile. Marlena tells Carrie that she will always be their daughter as they embrace.

Kristen doesn’t know how she’s going to tell Rachel about John. EJ is sure she’ll be devastated. Kristen says there is something EJ could do to help soften the blow, if she could give Rachel some good news about her Grandmother. EJ says they could all use some good news and remarks that he knows he’ll be much happier when the hospital accepts his bid. Kristen questions EJ letting Rachel go on suffering and asks if he doesn’t care about her at all. EJ says his heart goes out to John’s family and he hopes he makes a full recovery. Kristen doesn’t believe that and brings up how EJ tried to kill John more than once. EJ responds that he’s not that man anymore. EJ understands in a way he never did before how much John means to his family, noting that he’s a husband, father, and grandfather including being Johnny’s Grandfather. EJ states that Johnny has endured so much pain lately because of him and now he could potentially be facing another loss. EJ wishes he could be there for Johnny and says he would do anything to help him through this.

Roman informs Johnny that he moved the lockbox because he didn’t want people asking questions about it because the gun that was in the lockbox disappeared the night that EJ was shot. Johnny asks if he has any idea who took it. Roman says he’s not sure but he does remember mentioning it to Johnny that night. Johnny questions if Roman is asking if he shot his father. Roman says he didn’t ask that. Johnny says he’ll answer him anyway and says no. Johnny then decides he has to go and rushes out without getting his coffee for Chanel.

Abe tells Kate that they are old friends and he can see this is weighing on her, so he wants to help. Abe asks Kate to tell him what she knows about what happened to Philip. Kate spots Philip’s doctor and says they’ll have to finish this later and walks away as Paulina returns and asks what she just interrupted. Abe wishes he knew.

Belle tells Alex that he’s not on trial here. Alex feels he may as well be. Belle says she’s building a case and the police are going to question him, so anything they learn, they will pass on to her office. Belle says if Alex knows anything, he may as well just tell her now. Alex responds that this might mean absolutely nothing, but yesterday he was having breakfast in the town square with Stephanie and he saw Xander coming from the direction of the Salem Inn. Belle asks how he seemed. Alex says distracted and tense as he said they hit a snag with the hospital deal and got out of there quick. Alex adds that later on, they found out about Philip being attacked in his Salem Inn room and he realized it was about the same time that they saw Xander. Belle questions why he didn’t say anything. Alex responds that Xander is his cousin and that’s family. Alex adds that Xander gave him his job and after the secret he kept from him, he felt he owed it to Xander. Belle asks what about his other cousin who hasn’t regained consciousness and what he owes him. Alex argues that they don’t know that Xander attacked him and calls him innocent until proven guilty. Alex adds that if Xander did do this, he doesn’t know how he could keep working for him. Alex questions if Xander would even own Titan-DiMera still if he goes down for this and asks what happened to the company if Philip doesn’t wake up. Belle says the company is not her concern but Alex says it is his, Brady’s and the people that work for them. Belle admits she gets that there’s a lot at stake. Alex says that includes ownership of the hospital. Alex says the board meeting is today that Xander was supposed to attend and he doesn’t know where he is or if he plans to show up. Belle asks Alex to have Xander call her if he does see him. Belle says she will be in touch and exits the office.

Kristen brings Rachel in to the living room of the DiMera Mansion. Rachel questions why she didn’t want her to go to school today. Kristen says she wanted to talk to her about her Grandpa John. Rachel excitedly asks if he’s home since she hasn’t seen him in so long. Kristen knows how much she’s missed him and he is home, but he had an accident. Rachel asks what kind of accident. Kristen explains that he was badly burned in a fire but he is in the hospital where the doctors are taking excellent care of him. Kristen knows this is hard to hear which is why she wanted them to spend the day together. Kristen asks if Rachel wants to talk about anything. Rachel responds that she doesn’t feel good and her stomach hurts. Kristen wonders if she’s upset because her friends couldn’t come to her birthday party. Rachel admits that may be the case.

Carrie tells Marlena that she was just hitting puberty when they thought they lost her. Marlena notes that was not a good time to not have a mother figure. Carrie recalls John stepping up and being the one who took her shopping for her first prom dress, teaching her how to drive, and going out for ice cream. Carrie states that John went out of his way to make her feel special even though he was going through so much heartache, he would always make her smile. Carrie flashes back to decorating the Christmas tree as a kid with John. Carrie says their world was shattered but John made sure they had a Merry Christmas. Carrie laughs about how she would tell all her school friends that her dad was Superman and says he still is. John’s hand then moves as Carrie holds his hand which excites her and Marlena. Abe enters the room and is surprised to see Carrie as they hug. Abe wishes they could have the homecoming ceremony that John deserves. Marlena thinks the best medicine would be a little bit of time wit Abe and tells him to go ahead. Marlena and Carrie then exit to allow Abe to sit at John’s side. Abe jokes that this is what John gets for being so good at saving lives. Abe brings up that there was a line out the door of people who wanted to see him which says how much he means to them. Abe says that means John has to stick around. Abe adds that there is one person who tops them all and he knows, because he was there from the beginning when John got to Salem and he saw the whole love story unfold. Abe flashes back to being with John when he and Marlena were first getting engaged. Abe declares that they were right that it will last forever and says he’s so honored to have stood up for him. Abe hopes that his son will marry John’s granddaughter and that they will stand up for them together because they are family and always will be.

Marlena goes over to Paulina at the hospital and introduces her to Carrie. Carrie then goes to get coffee while Paulina suggests Marlena go home to get some rest while they will take turns sitting with John. Marlena says that’s kind of her but she’s not going anywhere and is staying right here. Marlena then heads back to John’s room.

Belle walks through the town square and runs in to Johnny, who apologizes and says his head is somewhere else. Belle calls it a rough day for everybody. Johnny says he’s really sorry about John. Belle talks about it being months since she had seen or talked to John, but she’s grateful that the last thing she said to him was that she loved him. Belle remarks that you don’t want to be in a situation where your father could be dying and you don’t want to leave anything unsaid. Johnny sees what she’s trying to do and says it’s not going to work, noting that Chad gave him the exact same speech. Johnny says he went to see EJ when he was on his deathbed and said everything he needed to say. Johnny declares that he never wants to see that evil son of a bitch again and warns Belle that if she knows what’s good for her, she’ll stay away too. Johnny then walks off.

Kristen gets Rachel a glass of water and says she knows it’s been really hard for her. Kristen brings up Rachel having a bad dream after her birthday party. Rachel says she heard a gunshot and she thinks it happened in real life.

Belle goes to the hospital and greets Carrie. Belle asks if there’s any change in John. Carrie says he squeezed her hand and Kayla said her vitals are improving, so he’s going to pull through.

Marlena sits at John’s side and dreams of John coming back to her. Marlena tells John to never leave her again.

Johnny runs in to EJ in the town square. As Johnny starts to walk away, EJ tries to follow with his cane but falls down. Johnny starts to run up to check on him, but stops and turns away.

Kate meets with Roman at the Pub and tells him that Philip’s doctor hopes he will regain consciousness soon. Kate asks Roman what’s wrong. Roman informs her that Johnny was just there and noticed the lockbox was gone, so he admitted that he moved it because he thought Johnny might have taken the gun. Kate thought he wasn’t going to confront Johnny about it. Roman says he wasn’t until he realized he can’t protect him if he doesn’t know. Roman tells Kate that Johnny said he didn’t do it, but he’s not sure he believes him.

Kristen questions Rachel thinking she heard a gunshot in real life and asks if she remembers anything else. Rachel recalls the night EJ was shot and says she woke up because she heard yelling, so she snuck downstairs to see what was going on and Johnny was there, fighting with EJ, and he had a gun.

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Leo and Javi eat together in the town square. Javi says he’s sorry they had to stay at the Salem Inn last night as he couldn’t face Gabi after their huge fight last night. Leo says he doesn’t mind staying at his old home of the Salem Inn and he’s all for more one on one time with him. Javi says it won’t last much longer with him out of work so he’ll have to get out there and look for another job but he doesn’t know where to start. Leo suggests Javi go after his dream job and go back to being a firefighter paramedic.

JJ joins Gabi at her home as she continues to panic about Arianna not being home. Gabi wants to go out and look further. JJ encourages her to take a break as she’s been on her feet for hours and hasn’t slept. Gabi questions how she is supposed to sleep when her daughter has been gone all night and isn’t answering her messages. JJ says she probably turned her phone off. Gabi complains about JJ not being able to trace her phone. Gabi apologizes and cries that it’s just her daughter. Gabi acknowledges that JJ has been really helpful and thanks him. Gabi admits that JJ has gone above and beyond in looking for Arianna all night, so she can’t tell him how much she appreciates that, especially since they haven’t been on the best terms lately. JJ calls that water under the bridge and says right now, Arianna is the priority. JJ assures that it’s only a matter of time before they find her. Gabi complains that they’ve searched everywhere and called all her old friends, so she questions where the hell she could be.

Arianna and Doug III lay in bed together at the Salem Inn. Arianna says last night was amazing and she’s so glad they ran in to each other. Doug III says he doesn’t normally hit it off with total strangers but she’s so easy to talk to. Arianna wishes she could stay but says she should probably get home. Doug III asks if she’s sure as he was hoping they could keep it going. Arianna agrees to stay a little longer as they continue kissing.

Melinda Trask meets with Sophia at the Brady Pub. Melinda apologizes for the casual setting she doesn’t usually meet potential clients in but she’s still searching for a new office. Sophia says she doesn’t mind so Melinda asks what she can do for her. Sophia says she’s due to give birth in a few weeks and is planning to give the baby up for adoption. Melinda says she’s come to the right place as she’s exceedingly well versed in the adoption process. Sophia explains that her mom initially wanted them to go with the perfect couple but they pulled out. Sophia says that she and the baby’s father are not ready to be parents yet. Melinda asks if the baby’s father will be joining them today.

Tate comes out of his room to announce he’s finally beat the flu but he sees nobody is home and wonders where everyone went.

Johnny and Chanel lay on the couch together, talking about christening their new apartment as they kiss. Chanel can’t believe Paulina gave them the place for only a dollar. Johnny calls it incredibly generous. Chanel says now all they have to do is focus on filling it up. Johnny thought they agreed to wait a minute but Chanel clarifies that she meant buying furniture. Johnny admits he thought she was talking about starting a family. Chanel assures that she understands he needs time and with his new job starting at Titan-DiMera, she knows he will be pretty busy for awhile. Johnny says that reminds him that he needs to check and confirm an HR thing. Johnny checks his phone but finds he has a ton of new messages from his family. Chanel asks if something is wrong. Johnny reveals it’s about his Grandpa John.

Javi doesn’t know if he can go back to being a firefighter paramedic as he left all that being in Corpus Christi and came to Salem to start over. Leo reminds Javi that he was just saying he regretted quitting and that he shouldn’t have let the homophobic captain bully him in to it. Leo says now it would be different and he has him to back him up. Javi jokes about Leo just trying to get him back in the firefighter outfit. Leo brings up seeing Javi in action when Sarah had her allergic reaction and says he has a talent for saving lives that he shouldn’t let go to waste. Javi promises to at least think about it. Javi suggests for now they head back to the Salem Inn as they still have a couple hours before checkout.

Johnny finishes a call with Sami and informs Chanel that John was injured in an explosion as he was trying to get a drug that might help Bo. Johnny adds that Sami and Sydney were trying to get a flight out of Italy but there was a volcano that caused the flights to be grounded. Chanel guesses John must be in pretty bad condition if they were trying to rush back home. Johnny confirms it doesn’t look good. Chanel encourages that John is the strongest man they know and he is going to pull through this. Johnny remarks that he thought the same thing about Stefano, but you can’t live forever.

Tate calls Brady and says he’s feeling a lot better but asks where he is and where John is since he saw all the decorations. Tate is shocked when Brady informs him of the news. Tate says he’ll be right there and hangs up.

Sophia tells Melinda that Tate is getting over the flu but said he may join them later if he’s feeling better. Sophia assures that Tate is on board with the adoption. Melinda asks about her mother. Sophia asks if it matters since she just turned 18 and legally can make the decision without her. Melinda states that the decision will go a lot more smoothly if they are all on the same page. Sophia promises that her mother won’t be a problem. Her mother Amy then enters the Pub and says she thought Sophia was in school, so she questions what is going on here.

Gabi asks JJ what she’s going to tell Will and Sonny since she already lost her daughter. JJ assures that after they eat, they will head back out and search more. Gabi asks JJ to be real with her as a cop and questions if a teenager sneaking out of the house means they are just innocently hanging out at the mall. JJ says in some cases yes, but in other cases, drug and alcohol tend to be involved. JJ adds that there is another possibility that she won’t like and that’s that she may have gone out to meet a boy.

Arianna tells Doug III that she doesn’t want to seem pushy but she was wondering if he’d like to do this again sometime. Doug III says he’d love to but it may be tricky since the Salem Inn is pricy and he’s a little strapped for cash. Arianna says that’s no problem as she will help pay but Doug III says he will not let her do that. Arianna suggests they can meet at his place then but Doug III says that’s not a good idea either since his boss doubles as his landlord and he just moved in, so he’d feel a little weird about having girls over so soon. Arianna says she can be stealthy. Doug III then reveals he lives at the Brady Pub which Arianna notes is one of her family’s favorite places. Doug III finds that to be true of most families in Salem so Arianna agrees that Brady Pub is off the table. Arianna is glad it’s just a logistical problem and not a him having a secret girlfriend problem. Doug III assures that he does not have a girlfriend.

Sophia introduces Amy to Melinda Trask. Amy recognizes her as the former district attorney and says her reputation precedes her but not in a good way as she questions what Sophia is doing here with her. Sophia admits that she’s hiring Melinda to help put her baby up for adoption, but Amy says like hell she is.

Javi and Leo go to the Salem Inn. Javi wonders if Gabi even noticed he didn’t come home last night. They agree that they probably spent the whole night catching up. As they head to their room, Arianna comes out from Doug III’s room and tells him that she knows it’s complicated but she hopes they can arrange another meet up soon. Doug III assures he definitely wants to make this happen again as they kiss.

Tate runs in to Johnny and Chanel in the town square. Tate says he heard about John. Chanel says they did too and are heading to the hospital now. Tate says he just came from there and it’s not looking good as John is covered in bandages. Tate says he tried to tell John that he loved him and just hopes that he heard him. Tate says he woke up this morning so excited to hear about all of John’s adventures and he wanted to tell John about the baseball games he missed and about the baby. Chanel encourages that John will pull through this.

Gabi asks JJ how Arianna could be out with a boy when she doesn’t know anyone in town. JJ suggests she could’ve met someone on a plane or online if she used a dating app. Gabi argues that she’s too young for that as she just turned 18 yesterday. Gabi declares that her daughter is not the type to sneak out in the middle of the night to meet a boy, but admits she’s always been a little boy crazy. Gabi complains that there must be another explanation for this.

Arianna and Doug III come out from the Salem Inn but pull behind the bushes when Arianna sees Tate and Johnny, noting that her cousin and uncle cannot see her. Doug III agrees and tells Arianna to call him as he walks away the opposite way. Arianna remains hidden as Tate apologizes to Johnny and Chanel for getting emotional. Johnny assures they are there for him. Tate says he should let them go see John. Chanel invites Tate to come back with them but Tate says he has to go meet Sophia about a lawyer that helps with the adoption. Chanel asks if they found another family. Tate says not yet but they hope the lawyer can help them find another family. Chanel wishes him luck while Johnny says he hopes everything works out for them. Tate thanks them and says he hopes everything works out for them too.

Melinda decides she will get going since this is obviously a family matter. Sophia pleads with her not to go as she needs her. Melinda says she knows how messy these things can get and it won’t help anyone for her to be in the middle of it. Sophia pleads with Melinda to give her a few seconds so she agrees. Sophia turns to Amy and apologizes for not telling her about the adoption because she was scared how she would react. Sophia understands her opinion and where she’s coming from but says this is her life and she has to do what’s best for her. Amy questions what’s best being to give her child away to complete strangers. Sophia thinks what’s best is to let her child grow up with kind and loving parents who will raise them better than she or Tate ever could. Sophia reminds Amy that she seemed okay with it when Johnny and Chanel were going to adopt the baby. Amy points out how that turned out. Sophia argues that doesn’t mean they can’t find another couple who are just as great and that’s what they intend to do with or without her approval. Amy argues that she can’t do this. Sophia says she can’t stop them but Amy says she refuses to let this happen. Melinda then declares that Sophia is right that Amy has no choice and warns her to accept that or she will lose her grandchild and her daughter as well.

Arianna sits in the town square and checks her phone, commenting that her mom is insane. Gabi then rushes up and hugs her, saying she was worried sick. Arianna says she’s fine. Gabi questions where the hell she was last night and this morning. Gabi complains about Arianna sneaking out of the house on her first night back in town. JJ suggests giving her a chance to explain. Gabi declares that Arianna is going to explain how she sent 47 unread text messages to her daughter who is practically glued to her phone. Arianna tells Gabi to calm down and claims she was at her friend Cora’s place last night. Gabi says she has no idea who that is. Arianna remarks that she probably wasn’t paying attention. Gabi tells her that she doesn’t get to cop an attitude after the stunt she pulled. Gabi adds that she knows for a fact that Will and Sonny would never allow her to spend the night at someone’s house without letting them know about it. Arianna declares that she’s 18 now and can do what she wants. Arianna asks JJ to tell Gabi that she is legally allowed to and that Gabi is blowing this out of proportion. Gabi asks JJ to tell Arianna that she is not overreacting. Gabi shouts that what Arianna did last night was completely unacceptable. JJ interrupts and says he’d love to help but he knows better than to get in between a fight between a mother and daughter, so the issue is going to have to stay between them.

Amy questions Melinda telling her how to handle her family and asks who she thinks she is. Melinda responds that she can understand where both of them are coming from. Melinda reveals that she also got pregnant at 17 and her dad was furious and wanted to kick her out of the house for shaming their family, but her mother stepped up to raise her child as her own. Sophia asks if her and her child grew up like siblings. Melinda explains that living in China, they still had a one child policy so her daughter stayed with her parents while she moved to the States. Sophia says that must have been really hard for her. Melinda calls it one of the hardest and most painful things she’s ever had to do. Amy asks if she wishes she kept her baby. Melinda says Haley was in her 20s when she finally told her the truth and she felt completely betrayed but eventually they made amends and then she died shortly after. Melinda says there isn’t a day that goes by that she doesn’t wish she had more time with her, but she also knows that giving her up was the right thing to do as she was 17 and not ready to be a mother. Melinda says her parents did a great job with Haley and thanks to them, her daughter grew up to be a kind, smart, compassionate and accomplished young woman. Melinda knows it’s a tough decision but if Sophia has made up her mind then the law is on her side. Melinda repeats to Amy to not lose her daughter over this. Melinda says she misses her own daughter every second of every day so she shouldn’t take what she has for granted.

Gabi tells Arianna that this is completely disrespectful and declares that if Arianna is going to live under her roof, she will follow her rules. Javi approaches and greets Arianna, who tells him that Gabi has gone full psycho mode again. Javi tells Arianna that he’s sorry for missing her birthday and offers to take her to dinner to make up for it. Arianna tells him not to worry as she knows he had a good reason to miss it. Gabi tells Javi that she tried to invite him but he wouldn’t pick up and she wanted to apologize. Javi responds that he didn’t want to hear it because he just wanted to end this cycle of abuse and he couldn’t take it anymore. Javi argues that Gabi apologizes and then just does it all over again. Javi declares that he can’t take it anymore from family that claims to care about him. Gabi admits that she’s been awful and she’s really sorry as she never should’ve fired him. Gabi says when she thought he left Arianna at the airport, she obviously overreacted. Javi admits that he loves Gabi but they both know their relationship won’t survive him working for her. Gabi asks about living together since she noticed he and Leo didn’t come home last night. Javi says he just needed some space, but they’ll be back tonight and see where they go from there. Gabi asks if they are okay then. Javi says they are getting there. Javi tells Arianna that he’ll get back to her about taking her to dinner. Arianna suggests having brunch now but Gabi stops her and says they still have a lot to talk about as Javi walks away. JJ gets a call from the police station and steps away to answer. Arianna apologizes to Gabi for not telling her where she was, claiming she forgot and it was stupid. Gabi questions if she was really at a friend’s house. Arianna says yes and that she wouldn’t lie about that. Gabi asks even if she really had spent the night with a boy.

Doug III goes to see Leo at the Hernandez home and hoped that Leo could help him track down who Melinda sold Julie’s necklace to. Leo asks why not just ask Melinda. Doug III says she’s not answering his calls. He adds that Holly suggested he get a private investigator but he feels like he’ll need someone more like Leo, who knows how to deal with people on the other side of the law.

Arianna tells Gabi that she wasn’t with a boy. Gabi questions why she turned off her phone then. Arianna claims she didn’t notice her phone died. Gabi doesn’t believe her, arguing that she’s on her phone every five seconds. Arianna questions why she’s being so suspicious of her when she didn’t used to be like this. Gabi argues that Arianna didn’t used to be like this either and says she can tell she isn’t being honest with her. JJ then comes back and announces that he just found something out that Arianna should know about her great-grandpa John.

Johnny and Chanel return home. Johnny states that Tate was right as he barely recognized John after seeing him hooked up to all those machines. Chanel encourages that he’s stable and just needs time to heal. Johnny agrees and apologizes as he should be more positive, like John would be. Johnny says he’s part of the reason he wanted John to be the middle name of their child when they still planned to adopt Tate and Sophia’s baby. Chanel thinks they still can use that when they are ready to start a family as she can’t think of a better name than John for one of their future sons. Chanel says John is a man everyone loves and also after Johnny, who she loves as she hugs him.

Amy thanks Melinda for sharing her deeply personal story and for giving them her take on the situation. Amy tells Sophia that she loves her and wants what’s best for her. Amy then gets a text from work and says she has to put out a fire. Amy knows it’s terrible timing and tells Sophia they will finish this tonight at home. Amy promises they will talk and hugs her as she then exits the Pub. Sophia thanks Melinda for trying to help. Melinda says she’s been where she is, so she knows what she’s going through and she empathizes. Sophia asks if that means she’ll agree to be her lawyer. Melinda laughs and says she doesn’t know about that. Tate then enters the Pub and questions her, saying absolutely not to Melinda being their lawyer. Sophia tells him that Melinda has been great so far and asks what the problem is. Tate responds that Melinda is the problem and she knows why. Sophia says she knew about Holly’s brother being stolen but she had no idea about Melinda being involved. Tate says she was and it caused a lot of heartache for their families. Melinda admits she got too involved with her client who was also her friend and she regrets that but she thinks it demonstrates the lengths she would go to for her clients. Tate remarks that’s no matter how many lives she destroys in the process. Melinda tells Sophia that she sees some of herself in her and she knows what she’s going through. Melinda adds that if Sophia and her mom can agree on what she wants to do, she can give her a call. Melinda then exits the Pub.

Leo tells Doug III that he will do whatever he can to help him track down the necklace. Doug III thanks him and wishes he could pay him. Leo tells him not to worry as he considers him a friend. Doug III then exits as Javi comes home. Javi asks what he wanted. Leo says it was just necklace drama and asks how it went with Gabi. Javi says they sort of came to an understanding but more importantly, he’s decided to apply to the Salem fire department. Leo hugs him and tells him that’s great news and he won’t regret it.

Arianna asks if John will be okay. JJ says it’s hard to say as he understands his condition is pretty serious. Arianna says she needs to see him, so Gabi says she will go with her. Gabi thanks JJ for all his help as she’s not sure she could’ve gotten through the last 12 hours without him. JJ says anytime and adds that he’ll be praying for John. Gabi and Arianna then walk away to head for the hospital.

Johnny tells Chanel that she didn’t have to take the whole day off work just to be there with him. Chanel says she wasn’t about to leave him alone. Johnny says she might not have much say in that soon since Titan-DiMera might take issue with her hanging around the office all day. Chanel asks if he’s sure he wants to work with Xander even if he’s the one who attacked Philip. Johnny points out that the police let him go and he could use the income. Johnny adds that if they are going to have kids, he doesn’t want to be relying on DiMera money to support his family. Chanel gets excited by the idea of kids. Johnny thanks her for being with him today and says he loves her so much as they kiss.

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Xander enters the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion where Maggie questions what he’s doing, sneaking around her house at this hour.

At the hospital, Sarah is looking at a photo of her and Xander. Brady, Paul, and Belle arrive to ask Sarah if there’s any news about John.

Marlena sits with John and says he’s been through so much in his life and she knows he’s exhausted. Marlena pleads for him not to leave them now. Steve enters the room and tells Marlena that Stefano may have called himself the Phoenix, but he had nothing on John Black. John’s mind goes in to a series of flashbacks to when he first arrived in Salem. John then manages to tell Marlena that he loves her before he then flatlines. Kayla calls for help and tells Marlena that she has to step out. Steve holds Marlena and says he’s got her as they watch on in worry. Marlena calls out to John that she’s there and she loves him too. Kayla urges John to fight as she and the nurses work to revive him. Marlena argues that John can’t die like this while Steve insists that John will make it, bringing up how many times he’s cheated death and come back to Marlena. Marlena pleads for John to come back to her. Kayla finds a pulse and declares that John is back as the monitors go back to normal, relieving Marlena and Steve. Marlena sits back with John and holds his hand as Kayla confirms he is stable. Marlena asks if she thinks this will happen again. Kayla says all she can tell her is that they will do everything they can for him. Marlena thanks Kayla and Steve. Steve tells John to hang in there as he has a lot left to do.

Xander questions Maggie saying it’s her house when last he checked, Victor left half the place to him. Maggie asks if he really thinks Victor would want him there after what he did to Philip. Xander tells Maggie that he won’t fight her for this dump so Maggie tells him to leave. Xander responds that he will fight for his daughter and declares he will be a part of her life. Maggie tells Xander that if Sarah decides she doesn’t want him seeing Victoria, she will do everything in her power to protect her granddaughter. Xander asks if that’s a threat. Maggie wants to remind him of who she is. Maggie says she managed to keep Victor in check whenever he stepped out of line and she won’t hesitate to do the same to Xander.

Sarah checks John’s chart and informs Brady, Belle, and Paul that he’s in trauma room 1 and that Kayla is overseeing his case personally, so she should be out with an update. Paul asks if Sarah hasn’t seen him. Sarah says she just came in to cover a shift so she didn’t even know John had been rescued and asks what happened. Paul explains that as they were on their way back, John got a call and jumped on another case. Sarah questions John jumping on another case after everything he had been through. Brady says that’s their dad as instead of coming home to his family, he put his life on the line again. Sarah says she’s so sorry and can’t imagine what they are going through. Sarah agrees to see what she can find out. Marlena then comes out from John’s room and announces that he is alive. Brady hugs Marlena as she cries.

Kayla and Steve sit with John. Kayla asks Steve if he was able to get the drug to Bo. Steve confirms that before they left to go to the lab, Jeffrey agreed to let Shawn take a single dose for Bo without going through the FDA. Steve says that when John recovered it, Hope and Shawn took it directly to Bo’s rehab facility. Kayla prays that it works. Steve guesses time will tell but says one thing’s for sure and that’s that if Bo survives, they all have John to thank.

Xander remarks that it’s been awhile since he’s seen this side of Maggie. Maggie admits it’s not one she brings out often but warns that he’s not the only member of the family capable of rage. Maggie says like most decent people, she doesn’t let her rage lead her to do unspeakable things. Xander brings up when Philip faked his death and framed Brady for murder. Maggie says she won’t defend that but they both know he wasn’t in his right mind. Xander says to spare him the defense and argues that’s always the excuse for Philip, while he gets no grace. Maggie asks if he’s going to claim that she never showed him grace. Maggie asks how many times she excused his behavior and fought for he and Sarah or given him the benefit of the doubt. Maggie knew how damaged his was by how Victor treated him, but declares that’s over and he’s run out of do-overs. Xander questions it being that easy for her to turn her back on him because of what she thinks he did to Philip. Maggie says it’s because of what he did to Sarah. Xander questions what he ever did to Sarah other than love her. Maggie argues that he broke the promise that he made to them that he had changed and that he would never do anything to bring danger to Victoria. Maggie complains that he made fools out of both of them and for that, she will never forgive him.

Sarah walks away as Marlena sits with Belle, Brady, and Paul. Marlena cries that she needs to find a place a little less public, so Belle suggests they all go to the chapel together. Marlena says to give her a few minutes and then she would love for them to join her there. Brady agrees that they will give her space as she heads to the chapel. Kayla comes over to Sarah and asks if she’s alright. Sarah says not really, so Kayla asks if she wants to talk about it. Sarah informs her that she and Xander got in to a huge fight and she kicked him out of the house. Sarah says she’s in shock still after what happened to Philip. Kayla says she’s here if she needs anything. Sarah feels she’s the one who should be comforting her as she just heard about John and asks how he’s doing. Kayla admits it was really bad as he had third degree burns and then went in to cardiac arrest. Kayla cries that John risked it all to save Bo’s life and admits now she is really scared as Sarah hugs her. Sarah brings a coffee to Brady and tells him they are all praying for John. Brady asks how Philip is doing. Sarah says they are hopeful that he will wake up as his injuries are pretty severe but his neurological tests all came back normal. Brady says that’s good. Brady brings up how the other day he got a text from Philip about meeting for lunch about connecting Titan and Basic Black, but he really wanted information on why Xander wanted to buy the hospital. Brady found it strange since the co-CEO wanted intel from someone who wasn’t really aware of the day to day happenings at Titan. Brady says it was obvious something pretty heavy was going on between them which he found strange because he thought Philip and Xander were getting along. Sarah responds that they were. Brady says that’s why he wanted to know what went wrong, pointing out that he knows better than anyone what happens when Xander sees red since he wanted to bash his head in with a baseball bat when he thought he was responsible for Sarah’s accident. Brady then asks Sarah if she thinks Xander was responsible for what happened to Philip.

Xander questions Maggie talking about him breaking promises and Sarah’s heart as he asks what about Sarah did to him and his heart. Maggie argues that Sarah did nothing but love him. Xander brings up that Sarah knew about Philip’s letter being a forgery, allowing him to steal half of his inheritance and let him go on to build a relationship with him, knowing he was a fraud. Xander then realizes that Maggie knew too. Maggie says she did not at first but admits that Sarah told her and reveals that she supported her decision not to tell Xander. Xander calls it unbelievable that she judges him when she and Sarah lied to his face for months. Maggie shouts that Sarah was trying to protect him from himself because she was afraid of what he would do to Philip if he found out and he’s proven hear fears not unfounded. Xander asks who said he did anything to Philip. Maggie tells him not to play coy with her. Xander points out that the police didn’t charge him with a crime because they have absolutely nothing to hold him on. Maggie argues that when Philip wakes up, he will tell them exactly what Xander did to him. Xander says that’s if he comes to. Maggie remarks that she hates the idea of her granddaughter growing up without a father, but it’s clear now that it’s better if she grows up without one like him. Xander asks how she can say that when she knows the kind of father he is. Victoria wakes up crying but Maggie tells Xander not to think about it as he’s not seeing Victoria tonight and she will have the staff bring his belongings to his old apartment. Maggie declares that Xander is never to step foot in the Kiriakis Mansion again as she storms out.

Kayla finishes a call and informs Paul and Belle that they are ready to move John to his new room in the hospital. Paul takes that as a good sign while Kayla notes that the next few hours are critical. Belle doesn’t understand how John ended up in a meth lab and almost died. Steve comes over and says it was because of him. Kayla tells Steve it was not his fault. Steve says he called John to ask for his help as he just wanted to pick his brain but John insisted on showing up. Paul knows John would’ve never forgiven him for leaving him out with Bo’s life on the line. Steve acknowledges that Bo has a fighting chance thanks to John. Belle asks if the dose is going to work for Bo. Kayla admits she doesn’t know. Belle states that Bo and John could both die. Steve says that John saved every bit of the drug by throwing his body on top of it. Kayla adds that now thanks to John, hundreds of thousands of people could be saved with the drug all around the world. Kayla declares that John is and always will be a hero. Sarah sits with Brady as he tells her that he’s not asking her to rat out her husband if she knows something about Philip’s assault. Sarah responds that she’s not ready to talk about it yet. Brady says he understands. Sarah mentions she will check on Philip before her shift ends but if Brady or his family need anything, she’s just a phone call away. Brady says he appreciates that as Sarah walks away.

Marlena prays in the Chapel, saying she feels like they’ve been asking for a lot lately. Marlena says she’s deeply grateful that John is back, but she’s here now to ask for a miracle. Marlena says that John risked his life to save Bo and he’s risked his life for her more times than she can count. Marlena calls John more than a hero to her as he didn’t just save her life, but her soul as she flashes back to when she was possessed by the Devil. Marlena states that she and John have survived Stefano, Orpheus, Kristen, and even the Devil himself. Marlena calls John the best man she’s ever known, so she’s asking God to help him fight.

Xander goes to Philip’s hospital room where Sarah questions what the hell he’s doing here. Xander says he’s just checking on his brother. Sarah asks if he came to finish the job. Xander asks where Philip is. Sarah informs him that he was taken for tests. Sarah threatens to call security because she’s not going to let him anywhere near the man that he almost killed. Sarah tells Xander to go because she cannot deal with anything else today. Xander asks what else happened. Sarah reveals that John Black almost died tonight. Xander asks how. Sarah says he was trying to retrieve the drug that Philip stole. Sarah guesses Philip was so desperate to get back in Xander’s good graces that he was willing to go to extreme measures. Xander questions blaming him for that. Sarah responds that John and Philip are both lucky to be alive and Xander is at the center of it. Xander mocks that she can just blame him for every sick person in the hospital. Sarah says she’s only blaming him for what he’s guilty of. Xander asks how is what happened to John his fault. Sarah explains that Steve said Philip was supposed to meet up with the tech who stole the drug to get a dose for Bo, only Philip never showed up because Xander was at his hotel room, beating the crap out of him. Xander asks if Bo never got the treatment then. Sarah admits it’s being given to him now but asks how much sooner it could’ve been given to him if Xander hadn’t given in to his feral instincts. Xander says he’ll take the hit but Sarah should save some blame for herself. Xander argues that if Sarah told him about Philip and the forged letter months ago, all of this could’ve been prevented. Sarah questions comparing the two when she lied to protect him and their family while Xander tried to kill his own brother. Sarah tells Xander that she doesn’t want to see him anymore and tells him to go or she’ll haev him thrown out, so Xander then storms out of the room.

Paul sits with Brady and tells him that all the good times with John keep running through his mind but also all the moments they didn’t share. Paul says last time he was in Salem, he just missed him. Paul says Brady, Belle, Sami, Eric, and Carrie had their whole lives to love and be loved by John while he feels like he just found out he was his dad. Brady knows John wishes he had been there for him since the beginning. Paul knows he didn’t even know he existed, but the moment he found out, he did everything he could to make sure he felt part of the family. Paul flashes back to John supporting him. Brady and Paul agree they hit the lottery by getting John Black as a dad. Paul cries that it’s what makes this so hard as he then walks away. Xander comes over to ask Kayla about Versavix. Kayla says it’s not a good time. Xander feels he deserves to know about the drug he was falsely accused of stealing. Steve repeats that it’s not a good time while Kayla says she can’t deal with this right now and walks away. Steve stops Xander and goes after Kayla. Belle comes over and tells Xander that she knows what he did to Philip. Xander says she doesn’t know anything but he hasn’t forgotten how Belle represented Philip in court when he stole his inheritance. Belle clarifies that she didn’t know about the forgery at the time. Xander says she knows now and is still standing by him but brings up that she’s also standing by EJ as he bids for the hospital, so he questions where she stands. Xander remarks that Belle should be disbarred while Belle responds that he should be in prison. Xander asks what about Philip’s crimes. Belle says Philip felt terrible about tricking Xander and said he wanted to make amends with him which is what he was trying to do when everything with the drug spiraled out of control. Belle hopes Xander is happy because Bo, Philip, and John could all lose their lives but he could still get his hands on the billion dollar drug.

Maggie returns to the living room and realizes the portrait of Victor is gone.

Steve checks on Kayla at the hospital to make sure she’s okay. Kayla says she’s fine but Steve worries about her being busy taking care of everyone else when this is her family too and her sister is battling cancer while her brother is fighting for his life. Kayla feels she has three siblings fighting for their lives since she always felt like John was her brother. Kayla says John has been her family for the better part of four decades. Steve says his too as he hugs her. Kayla asks if Steve is okay. Steve says he honestly doesn’t know as they’ve barely had two seconds to breathe. Steve says he is relieved that Bo got a dose of the drug, but it’s seeing John bandaged up and knowing he’s the one who dragged him in to this mess. Steve calls it eerie because it brings him back to the last time he saw John like that all those years ago which he then flashes back to. Steve cries that he told John then that he would keep him safe as Kayla hugs him.

Belle joins Marlena in the chapel. Belle says she’s sorry to bring this up now but it’s important. Belle reminds Marlena that she is John’s lawyer and he has given her power of attorney. Marlena doesn’t want to talk about this, insisting that John will survive this crisis. Belle says she’s not saying he won’t, but bring up how contentious things got between her and John when they almost lost Marlena which she flashes back to. Belle reminds Marlena that John didn’t want to put her in the same position, so he had her draw up advanced paperwork that says he wants to fight until the end which is exactly what she thinks he’s going to do. Marlena cries that she thinks so too. Belle talks about John never giving up hope that Marlena would come back to him and she did, so she thinks he’s going to come back to them too as they hug.

Paul sits back with Brady, who says he’s really glad he’s there as it would make John really happy to know they are all together. Paul says he does have some good news to share, reminding him that he and Andrew got engaged last time they were in town. Brady jokes about asking where his wedding invitation is. Paul reveals they originally planned to elope when they got back to San Francisco but John wasn’t happy and insisted they get married in Salem when everyone was reunited. Paul says that would be perfect since Kimberly was finishing up chemo and John was supposed to be back with the family. Paul says getting married here was the plan. Brady says that is the plan because it’s what John wanted and they should be surrounded by everyone who loves them. Brady declares that when John wakes up, they will have a lot to celebrate.

Kayla joins Marlena and Belle in the chapel. Marlena asks if something has happened. Kayla just wanted to let them know that John has been moved to his new room so they can be with him. They exit together and then Steve enters the chapel. Steve sits down to pray and says he knows it’s been awhile but he needs God’s help.

Sarah goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion where Maggie is staring up at where Victor’s portrait was. Sarah asks her what happened. Maggie responds that Xander happened as Sarah then looks at the blank spot on the wall.

Xander drags Victor’s portrait to the docks and sticks a knife through it before he then slams it in to the dumpster.

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Marlena goes to see Kayla in her office at the hospital. Kayla questions her not being home with John. Marlena responds that she would be, but John’s not there.

Shawn worries that they are running out of time. Steve says he told them he had an idea as a hooded figure approaches, surprising Shawn. Jeffrey questions who it is. Steve introduces him to John Black and says he can always be counted on to save the day, who says that’s a fact. Steve says they have a lot of catching up to do, but for now tells John to do his thing. John and Shawn approach the door. Jeffrey asks Steve who that is. Steve explains that he’s the guy who is going to help them get in to the lab. Jeffrey worries that they already have too many people involved in this. Steve explains that John is his best friend and business partner, who is also an ISA expert who insisted on showing up here because that’s the kind of man he is. Steve tells Jeffrey to stop worrying and start being grateful that John Black is here. Shawn tells Steve that John is working as fast as he can since he knows Bo doesn’t have much time.

Hope is at Bo’s side in his hospital room. Bo remains in a coma as Hope wishes him a happy anniversary. Hope says she knows he can hear her so she’s just going to keep talking as she flashes back to their first wedding. Hope talks about Bo stealing a milk truck and getting arrested before their wedding but not being late. Hope says 40 years feels like just yesterday and asks where the time has gone. Hope’s daughter Ciara then enters the room as Hope tells Bo that she wishes they could do it all over again. Hope embraces Ciara and says she’s so happy she’s there. Hope adds that Chelsea is on her way and she hopes Shawn will be there soon. Ciara cries that she’s so scared as they hug. Hope admits she’s scared too. Hope explains that the doctors took Bo out of isolation so they could be together. Hope confirms that the priest gave Bo his last rites, but she thinks he’s waiting to give them all a chance to tell him how much they love him.

Shawn searches nearby and finds Asher’s burner phone that includes the texts between he and Steve. Jeffrey can’t believe his entire supply of Versavix is being held in some degenerate’s meth lab and wonders if Asher dropped the phone coming or going. Shawn says there’s no telling as Asher could be inside now or on his way back, but either way they need to be ready.

Marlena informs Kayla that Paul came home alone as John decided to make a pit stop. Marlena guesses he decided he should be there to help try to find the miracle cure for Bo. Marlena then asks if Kayla knew. Kayla knew about the mission to save Bo, but not about John’s involvement. Kayla informs her that the miracle cure is Versavix which Marlena recognizes as Jeffrey’s drug. Kayla explains that it was stolen from the lab so now Shawn and Steve are racing the clock to try and get it back. Marlena thought the drug was still in trials. Kayla confirms it is and that’s why it’s been a struggle but it’s the only thing that could possibly save Bo’s life. Kayla tells Marlena that she’s sorry that she didn’t fill her in or that John didn’t come home because of it. Marlena says she and John have the rest of their lives while Bo was a brother to John. Kayla says that Steve felt the same way as she flashes back to her past with Bo when she gave him Steve’s leather jacket. Kayla tells Marlena that they have always prided themselves on being strong, independent women but talks about the amount of times that Steve, John, and Bo stepped up for her and others in so many ways. Kayla adds that the downside to that heroism is not knowing if they are okay or if they are going to come back to them. Kayla points out that Steve came back to her when she didn’t think he would and so did John. Kayla declares that they’ve actually been very lucky all these years as they have fought and won, but she worries about if Bo never gets to do that again. Marlena responds that they will do the fighting for Bo and get it done. Marlena agrees that they are strong, independent women who will always be optimistic as will everyone who loves Bo.

Ciara tells Hope that she got on the first flight she could and that Ben is with the kids at the hotel. Ciara knows Bo won’t give up and will fight with everything he has. Hope says they will too. Hope asks Ciara to sit with Bo for awhile and says she’ll be back as soon as she can. They hug as Ciara cries that she loves her so much. Hope encourages her to be strong for Bo and says it will be okay as she then exits. Ciara sits next to Bo and talks about it being strange to see him so still when she’s used to always seeing him in action. Ciara talks about Ben fixing Bo’s bike for her after she totaled it. Ciara cries that she would give anything to be able to fix Bo. Ciara tells Bo about how she’s married to a great man in Ben, who is a great father to their children like Bo was to her. Ciara says Bo always made her feel safe and loved even when they were struggling. Ciara flashes back to when she was with Bo while Hope was gone. Ciara says that she and Ben will make sure their kids know they will always love them and always be together no matter what.

Bo dreams of returning to the town square in Salem and sits at the plaque of Tom and Alice, wondering what he’s doing here and why he’s in Salem.

Julie calls Hope and leaves a message to wish her a happy anniversary. Julie says she’s sending all her love and prayers to Hope, telling Hope to call her back when she gets a chance as she hangs up.

Steve tells Shawn and Jeffrey that the problem is the place has a redundant security system which means they both need to be disabled at the same time. Steve notes that John has one covered as Hope then appears and announces she’s got the other one.

Ciara talks about how Bo and Hope were always connected, no matter how far apart they were or how much time had passed. Ciara says they always found their way back to each other after everything they’ve been through including losing a son. Ciara flashes back to visiting Zach’s grave with Hope and Bo. Ciara questions how she is supposed to say goodbye to Bo.

Bo’s dream of being in the empty town square continues as a vase of flowers falls over. Bo notes that they are the kind of flowers you bring to someone’s funeral and guesses that’s not good.

Shawn questions what Hope is doing there. Hope explains that she couldn’t just sit and wait after he told her what was going on and she figured they could use her help, but she didn’t know John would be there. Steve calls it a last minute call. Hope says it sounds like they need both of their help which Steve agrees with.

Kayla tells Marlena about when her mom first started having memory problems, she signed her up for clinical trials in California and Bo dropped everything to take her and then picked her up when she got better. Marlena believes Caroline is looking down on everyone now, wanting her to know she’s doing the right thing and that everything will be okay. Kayla encourages Marlena to go get some sleep and wait for John. Marlena says she’s too amped up to sleep and told Paul to call her when John gets home. Kayla asks if she wants to be there. Marlena talks about when the door opened earlier, she was so excited to see John, so she doesn’t want to go through that again. Kayla assures that John will do what he always does; get his mission accomplished and then come home to the woman he loves.

Hope says they can definitely do this as she and John developed a system like this in Amsterdam. They successfully cut the wires. Hope tells Jeffrey to come inside with her and John to locate the drug and to stay behind them. Steve says he and Shawn will stay out and keep watch. Steve instructs Hope to get in and get out. Hope, John, and Jeffrey enter the meth lab where Asher is passed out inside.

Shawn tells Steve that he can’t believe Hoped show up. Steve says he shouldn’t be surprised and encourages that maybe Asher will recognize Hope as the cop who helped him out when he was a kid and won’t give them any trouble. Steve asks Shawn what’s going on. Shawn asks what if this is a mistake and he shouldn’t be there. Steve tells him not to do this. Shawn reminds Steve that even he said he should go when Hope called about Bo. Steve adds that Shawn said he should stay and points out that even Hope is in there so that means she believes in them. Shawn says he wants to believe that more than anything but if they fail and he chose to stay, that means he never gets to say goodbye to his dad. Steve knows Shawn is scared and that he blames himself for what happened to his dad. Steve declares that when it comes to Bo Brady, failure is not an option.

Hope, Jeffrey, and John search the lab while wearing hazmat suits. Jeffrey finds the Versavix and exclaims “that’s it!” which wakes up Asher, who then attacks Jeffrey.

Ciara talks to Bo about their family tradition of passing down names. Ciara feels she didn’t do a great job living up to her middle name of Alice growing up as she wasn’t always nice and took a lot for granted. Ciara wishes she realized sooner how blessed she is to be Bo’s daughter and a Brady in a place as special as Salem.

Bo’s dream continues as he visits the Brady Pub and comments on missing the place. He heads inside where Kayla and Steve are eating dinner and talking about Bo. Bo tries to join them but they can’t see or hear him which he questions. He then transports to back outside of the Pub and wonders what is going on.

Bo’s monitors start going off so Ciara calls for help and a nurse rushes in. Ciara prays for Bo to stay with them.

Asher questions what they are doing in the lab as the place catches fire. John begins fighting with Asher. John takes Asher to the ground and yells for Hope and Jeffrey to get out. Hope and Jeffrey rush out to Shawn and Steve, who question what is going on. Hope wants to go back in for John but the flames get higher, causing an explosion. Firefighters arrive and stop them from re-entering. One of the firefighters emerges from the lab and announces that they found a body.

The nurse gives Bo medication to raise his blood pressure and gets him stabilized for now as she then exits the room. Ciara wonders aloud where Hope is.

John is stretchered out from the lab. Jeffrey notes that he’s a doctor so he’d like to check him out. They confirm that he’s been badly burned and the hazmat suit didn’t help. Jeffrey states that John saved him while Steve declares now they have to save John.

Kayla finishes a call with Shawn and informs Marlena that there’s been an explosion. Kayla states that Shawn and Steve are okay but John has been hurt pretty badly.

Jeffrey agrees to ride with the firefighters to take John to the hospital while Steve and Hope encourage that he’s got through worse than this and will do it again. Shawn then notices that John’s hand is holding a vial of Versavix. Steve declares that he did it. John then manages to tell them to go save Bo.

Julie looks at Hope and Bo’s wedding photo on the mantle and says it’s been a long and winding road, but they helped each other as she flashes back to a past time with Bo. Julie picks up a photo of Doug and prays for anything he can do to help Bo and Hope.

Hope returns to Ciara with Shawn to Bo’s room. Ciara questions where she has been. Hope reveals that they got the drug to save Bo and says it might be the miracle they’ve been hoping for. Hope tells Bo not to dare leave her on their anniversary and to fight for them because she’s fighting for him.

Steve joins Jeffrey at the hospital and says that the junkie who attacked him is in the morgue. Jeffrey can’t believe how this all turned out. Steve says it turns out that John not only saved Jeffrey’s life but also his life’s work as he presents him with a box of Versavix. Jeffrey can’t believe it and questions how it survived the explosion. Steve says the firefighters said John protected it with his body and now tells Jeffrey to protect it because John gave Bo and a lot of others a chance to keep on living. Steve cries that now John is fighting to stay alive.

John is setup in a hospital bed with his face fully covered from the burns with Marlena and Kayla at his side. Marlena asks Kayla how bad it is and says she has to know. Kayla responds that John inhaled a lot of smoke which affected his airway, vocal cords, and lungs while he also has third degree burns on 30% of his body. Marlena says she called the kids and they are on their way. Kayla offers to text her when they get there if she wants to take a break and go to the chapel. Marlena says she just got John back, so she’s not leaving him now or ever.

Julie remains holding Doug’s photo and wishes a happy anniversary to them as well. Julie talks about always thinking of Doug still and how that will have to do for now until they meet again.

The nurse informs Hope, Shawn, and Ciara that she spoke with Kayla and to let her know when they are ready. Hope responds that they are ready and they pray the “Our Father”.

Marlena sits with John and says he’s been through so much in his life and she knows he’s exhausted. Marlena pleads for him not to leave them now. Steve enters the room and tells Marlena that Stefano may have called himself the Phoenix, but he had nothing on John Black. John’s mind goes in to a series of flashbacks to when he first arrived in Salem. John then manages to tell Marlena that he loves her before he then flatlines. Kayla calls for help and tells Marlena that she has to step out. Steve holds Marlena and says he’s got her as they watch on in worry. Marlena calls out to John that she’s there and she loves him too.

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At the Brady Pub, Doug III is on the phone, telling them that they will get their money. He mentions having a job now and promises to start paying them back when he gets his first check. He finishes the call as Holly arrives and he asks what he can get for her. Holly wants his undivided attention and brings up that the GED exam is coming up and they have a lot of cramming to do. Holly pulls out a book and asks if he’s ready to get started.

Gabi has decorated at home for Arianna’s birthday as Marlena arrives and greets them. Marlena and Arianna say how much they’ve missed each other. Gabi tells Marlena that she’s so glad she could come, especially since she must be counting down the minutes until John gets home. Marlena says that sitting at home won’t make the time go faster, so she thought there was no better way to spend the time than to attend her great granddaughter’s birthday party. Gabi and Arianna say it means so much to them, especially since nobody else could make it which Marlena questions. Gabi explains Rafe being unable to come and brings up Leo and Javi to which Arianna points out Gabi firing Javi. Gabi says she’s tried to apologize but he hasn’t answered her. Gabi tells Marlena that she made it just in time for Arianna to blow out her candles. Arianna then makes her wish and blows out her candles.

Brady thanks Belle for picking up the chicken noodle soup for Tate and worries that if he doesn’t get better, he’s going to miss his graduation. Brady notes that Belle is distracted on her computer and questions what she is working on. Belle explains that she’s looking up records from someone she once defended because Shawn asked her to. Brady wants details on what she’s working on. Belle calls it a long story as she seems to find what she’s looking for.

Steve and Shawn work together on their laptops at Black Patch. Steve talks about being unable to find anything about Versavix on the dark web while Shawn finds it weird that Kevin knew so little about his roommate Asher Leeds. Steve points out that he knew him enough to trust him with an entire batch of a drug that could save countless lives which Shawn notes includes Bo. Shawn finds it interesting that Kevin said Asher had an expensive car but his family doesn’t seem like they could afford that. Belle calls Shawn and says she has good news and bad news. Belle shares the bad news that Asher’s arrest records are sealed because he was a minor at the time. Shawn guesses it’s just another dead end then but Belle says not necessarily as she reveals the good news is that she found her old case notes which included the fact that the arresting officer was Shawn’s mom, Hope. Shawn is surprised as Belle says she could hardly believe it either but that Hope might remember something that could help find Asher. After they hang up, Steve calls it a lucky break while Shawn calls Hope. Shawn tells Hope that he might be able to help Bo and asks her about an arrest she made years ago on Asher Leeds.

Doug III tells Holly that she has finals coming up so she shouldn’t be wasting her time on him. Holly reminds him that they agreed that she would help him study. Doug III says he only agreed to think about it. Doug III says he appreciates what she’s trying to do but he has a job now and thinks are looking up, so maybe the time to get his GED has passed. Holly disagrees and talks about how she tutored middle schoolers. Holly tells Doug III that if he gives her an hour, she will have him convinced that he can do this.

Arianna and Gabi eat birthday cake with Marlena. Marlena brings up Will and says she’s sorry he isn’t there, adding that Will and Sonny would’ve been there in a heartbeat if they knew she wanted to spend her birthday in Salem. Marlena mentions that Will and Sonny were actually planning her a birthday party in Arizona. Arianna respond that sometimes, a girl just misses her mom. Marlena is glad that she got to spend her birthday with her here. Marlena adds that Will and Sonny understand they get to celebrate her birthday when she goes back for graduation. Gabi notes that being just around the corner and guesses they’ll be flying back soon but Arianna reveals she is not graduating which Gabi questions. Arianna clarifies that she finished all her classes and got her degree, they are just sending it to her here. Marlena asks if something happened. Arianna says it’s nothing like that and she just doesn’t see the point of flying back just to walk across a stage. Gabi asks if she’s sure she can’t convince her. Arianna responds that she’d rather spend more time with Gabi here. Marlena asks how long she’ll be home. Arianna says she was thinking through the summer which Gabi says is more than okay while Marlena looks perplexed.

Brady tells Belle about how Tate is trying to get better in time for the meeting with the adoption agency. Brady asks Belle if Tate and Sophia need a lawyer. Belle says if he thinks so, they probably do. Belle says she’ll send names for a couple people. Brady says anyone but Melinda Trask and is sure whoever she refers is fine. Belle says she would do it herself but there’s a conflict of interest with Johnny and Chanel. Brady understands that she’s very busy as district attorney and with whatever case Shawn has her working on.

Shawn finishes his call with Hope and tells Steve that she totally remembers Asher as he went to pre-school with his brother Zach back in the day. Shawn explains that Hope went to bat for Asher in his sentencing, but worries that he could be dealing drugs now which would explain his expensive car. Shawn shows Steve a list of names that Hope remembered Asher running with. They come across Asher’s alias used with drug dealers. Steve recognizes seeing the name before on a forum in the dark web. Steve pulls it up and shows Shawn the user name which includes “614” and Asher’s birthdate is June 14. Steve declares that his overconfidence will lead them right to him.

Doug III sits with Holly and says it feels weird as he feels like someone will ask him for a refill any time now. Holly says they could pack up and head to the town square but guesses he’s just trying to get out of this. Holly asks where to start and brings up her notes that she brought. Doug III notes that math and science were never really his strong suits. Holly mentions writing and composition so Doug III decides on poetry.

Brady and Belle talk about decorating for John’s welcome home. Brady says he’s realized how much they really need John as their family has been through so much. Belle says there is now light at the end of the tunnel. Belle wants to start cleaning up but Brady brings up Belle’s gig that she’s doing for Shawn and asks if this means they are back on good terms. Belle responds that they are family so they will always be on good terms but the ship has sailed on reconciliation. Belle tells Brady that he will just have to get used to the fact that she’s with EJ now which Brady remains silent on. Belle asks what she has to do to convince him that EJ is trying to be a better person and just wants to put some good out in to the world. Brady guesses she’s going to try to persuade him to vote EJ’s way so he can take over the hospital over Titan. Brady tells Belle that she can make the case but he’s going to vote with his conscience so she won’t sway him on this one. Belle says maybe she won’t, but asks if Kristen will.

Steve makes contact on the dark web with Asher, who described the drug he’s selling which he has no doubt is Versavix. Steve says they are going to arrange a meeting and they can get that Versavix while Shawn adds that they will also be able to save Bo’s life.

Brady doesn’t see what Kristen has to do with any of this. Belle reminds him of being at Rachel’s birthday party. Belle asks if Brady will vote in EJ’s favor if Rachel Blake comes back. Brady questions her casually talking about how EJ kidnapped an old, frail woman. Brady says EJ using Rachel Blake’s safety as a negotiation in a business deal is disgusting and questions if Belle condones that. Belle starts to argue that they don’t know EJ was involved but admits it may have been something the old EJ would’ve done before he got shot. Belle says all she knows is that EJ is done now and wants to make up for the terrible things he’s done in the past which is why he wants to buy the hospital. Brady remarks that she has got it bad. Brady questions EJ waking up a good man but not good enough to admit what he did. Brady tells Belle to face it that EJ is never willingly going to bring Rachel Blake back if he thinks she’s going to testify against him. Brady states that a man can only change so much, but EJ’s first and last priority has always been himself.

Marlena gives Arianna a gift card for her birthday which she loves. Marlena thanks her for letting her celebrate her birthday. Marlena decides she will get home in case John arrives early. Gabi thanks Marlena for coming as she then exits. Arianna tells Gabi that she’s pretty wiped and is going to turn in early. They hug as Gabi tells her it’s really good to have her home.

Doug III talks to Holly about poetry. Doug III analyzes a poem as sad but incredibly romantic. Doug III then decides they’ve had enough and calls for a study break as he goes to get some fries.

Jeffrey goes to meet Steve and Shawn and asks if they found the missing Versavix. Steve says they may have a location so Jeffrey questions what they are doing here. Shawn says they first need something from him. Jeffrey argues that they are wasting time. Shawn reminds Jeffrey of their deal that they get to take Versavix to Bo. Jeffrey says they don’t actually know if the drug can save Bo’s life as there could be side effects they aren’t even aware of. Shawn says that’s a chance he’s willing to take. Steve adds that if the plan goes south, no one has to know Jeffrey went along with it and they will take the hit. Jeffrey agrees to go along with them so they exit together.

Doug III and Holly eat fries together. Holly asks how working at the Pub is going. Doug III says usually good but he’s had better days. Holly asks if something happened. Doug III tells her about Julie popping in and it being the first time he’s seen her since she kicked him out. Holly questions Julie not giving him a break even though he told her about his plan to buy the necklace back. Doug III confirms Julie wants nothing to do with him still. Holly says she’s really sorry. Doug III says it’s okay as he gets why she feels that way. Doug III declares that he will still get the necklace back for Julie and her family because they deserve that much even if they want nothing to do with him.

Brady tells Belle that whatever games EJ and Kristen are playing with each other have nothing to do with him and his vote is not for sale. Belle agrees that it should be on what’s best for the hospital and not some vendetta he has against EJ. Brady argues that it’s not a vendetta, he just doesn’t trust EJ. Belle questions him trusting Xander. Brady says that Xander hasn’t tortured their family for years. Belle brings up Xander beating Philip nearly to death while Brady says they don’t know that. Belle mocks him being in denial. Brady says he hoped Xander did not do that to Philip. Belle asks what if he did. Brady says he’ll worry about that later but he knows EJ did a lot of bad things to Sami and Eric, so it won’t be easy for Marlena to work with him. Belle states that she knows all of the things EJ has done in the past. Brady complains about hearing EJ is a changed man. Belle insists that it’s not like EJ is Stefano and he’s trying to help people, not destroy everyone’s lives. Brady tells Belle to put herself in his shoes and pretend she’s on the board, not dating EJ, and questions if she really thinks EJ should be in charge of the hospital.

Shawn, Steve, and Jeffrey go to the location to meet Asher Leeds. Shawn calls the warehouse a meth lab. Jeffrey worries that the place could randomly explode and wants to hurry up and get the drug. Shawn says they have to find a way in. Steve gets an idea and steps away.

Holly tells Doug III that she knows it seems hopeless but she believes Julie will find it in her heart to forgive him if he gets the necklace back. Doug III disagrees since Julie said it wasn’t about the necklace but about him taking advantage and betraying her. Holly argues that he never would’ve done it if he wasn’t desperate. Doug III says that Julie’s right that he took advantage and that’s why he needs to make it right. Holly asks if he has any leads. Doug III responds that Melinda just got back to town, so he’s hoping she can tell him something about who she sold it to but he figures it’s probably another dead end. Holly then gets an idea and brings up that Tate’s Grandpa is a private investigator so maybe he could help track it down. Doug III brings up John missing in action. Holly says he’s actually coming home tonight. Doug III says he’s happy for Tate and will keep John in mind if Melinda doesn’t pan out. Doug III then decides this has been fun but thinks they should call it a night which Holly questions. He reminds her that she has finals and he has a few leads that he wants to look in to. He thanks Holly for everything. Holly tells him that he’s not bailing on her until he gets his GED. He says he wouldn’t dream of it as he then walks away.

Gabi goes to Arianna’s room but finds that she is gone.

Arianna goes to Small Bar where Doug III arrives and approaches the bar. Arianna greets him and tells him that it’s her birthday, so she asks if he’d like to buy her a drink.

Brady tells Belle that he’s sorry things got tense earlier. Belle decides EJ is just a topic to steer clear of since Brady means too much to her for that to come between them. Brady agrees and says tonight is for celebrating. Belle brings out cupcakes she made that were John’s favorite and says it will be really nice to have him home. Marlena then comes home. Brady tells her that they thought John could use a little celebration after everything he’s been through. Belle asks if everything is okay. Marlena responds that it’s not as she has some pretty bad news.

Steve returns to Shawn and Jeffrey and says he didn’t find another way in. Jeffrey questions his great idea. Shawn gets a call from Hope, who informs him of some bad news. Shawn hangs up and informs Steve that they are bringing in a priest to give Bo his last rites.

Marlena takes Belle and Brady’s hands and announces that Roman just called to say they are giving Bo his last rites. Belle hugs Marlena and says she just saw Shawn and told him that John was coming home while she was holding out hope for two miracles. Marlena wishes that were true.

Shawn tells Steve that Hope said the family should get there as soon as possible. Steve says he’s so sorry. Shawn worries that this means they’ve given up hope that Bo is going to pull through. Steve tells Shawn that if Hope needs him there, it will at least give him a chance to say goodbye. Shawn refuses to say goodbye and declares they are not giving up when they are this close.

Holly walks through the town square as a man comes around the corner, following her and recording on his phone.

Gabi panics as she searches the house for Arianna. Gabi then calls JJ and tells him that she needs his help as it’s about Arianna. Gabi explains that Arianna said she was going to bed, then she went to her room and she wasn’t there. Gabi says she’s searched the entire house and found nothing, so she questions where she could be.

Doug III and Arianna end up having sex and lay in bed afterwards. He says that was unexpected while she says she could have worse ways to spend her birthday. Doug III asks if she means like being alone in a bar and hopes it wasn’t a big birthday like her 21st. Arianna points out that she wasn’t alone long and she wouldn’t be hanging out with friends since she doesn’t really know anyone her age here. Doug III wondered why he hadn’t seen her around. He notes that her phone has been going off nonstop. Arianna checks her phone and sees the missed calls and messages from Gabi. Arianna tells Doug III that she will put her phone on do not disturb so they won’t be bothered again as they resume kissing.

Belle tells Marlena that she feels like an idiot for getting Shawn’s hopes up like that. Marlena tells her that she did nothing wrong. They hear the door so they get ready to surprise John but it’s Paul. Paul explains that it’s just him for now as Andrew is getting debriefed by the ISA and it’s going to take awhile. Marlena asks about John. Paul says that he’s fine but just had to make a pit stop on his way home.

Steve tells Shawn that no one is giving up on Bo. Shawn says they just need to find a way in there and suggests ramming the door with a car. Jeffrey reminds him of his concern about alarms. Shawn says at least they would be inside but Steve worries about how much security and guards they could have in there. Steve says the only way this works is to get in undetected. Shawn worries that they are running out of time. Steve says he told them he had an idea as a hooded figure approaches, surprising Shawn. Jeffrey questions who it is. Steve introduces him to John Black and says that no one knows how to save the day like John, who says that’s a fact.

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Johnny and Chanel pack boxes and talk about moving in to the town house, Abe and Paulina having more space, and them having more privacy. They talk about still wanting their own place and Johnny emphasizes the more privacy as they kiss.

Cat and Stephanie set up at Small Bar for another hospital fundraiser and hope for another good turnout. Stephanie mentions that her parents can’t come since Kayla is stuck at work and Steve is on a case. Chad then arrives.

Alex sits at Philip’s side in the hospital, saying he has to wake up. Brady comes in and says he came as soon as he heard and he can’t believe it. Alex says Philip is lucky to be alive. Brady comments that someone really did a number on him. Alex responds that Kate is convinced it was Xander, who’s apparently being questioned by the police now. Brady says that doesn’t make sense as he thought they were getting along. Alex says there must have been some kind of rift. Brady questions doing that. Alex hopes not for their family.

Sarah returns home to the Kiriakis Mansion where Maggie asks if she was okay going back to work so soon. Sarah says not really, so Maggie asks what’s wrong. Sarah assumes she hasn’t heard about Philip. Maggie says no since she was at the zoo with Victoria all day. Sarah informs Maggie that Philip was brought in to the ER this morning after being beaten within an inch of his life, so he’s in critical condition. Sarah says they worked on him for hours and he has severe injuries, including multiple organ damage. Maggie is shocked and asks if they know who attacked him. Sarah says Philip is still unconscious so he can’t say, but Kate has a theory that it was Xander. Sarah admits she has a gut feeling that Kate is right.

Xander sits in the interrogation room at the police station and complains to a guard that he knows nothing about Philip’s attack, so he demands to be releasd now and threatens to sue. The guard tells Xander that he’s free to go but not to skip town because he’s still a person of interest.

Johnny and Chanel continue kissing and talk about how they could get used to this. Chanel removes Johnny’s shirt until Paulina walks in and interrupts them.

Chad didn’t realize Cat would be there. Stephanie explains that the original instructor flaked and Cat was an art major, so she volunteered to step in. Chad jokes about Cat being such an expert face painting at the carnival. Cat say she wasn’t an art major long but hopefully she’s a better instructor than student. Chad assure she’ll be great. Stephanie says it’s a sip and paint, so she goes to get wine glasses. Chad tells Cat that if he knew she was an art enthusiast, he could’ve changed their date plans to a museum. Stephanie questions their date. Cat explains it was the charity auction. Stephanie thought EJ won the date with Cat. Chad explains that EJ insisted he take his place since EJ is spoken for now and is dating Belle. Cat informs Stephanie that they aren’t going to an art museum as they have more exciting plans to go skydiving. Chad sarcastically says it will be awesome.

Alex tells Brady that he knows Xander is capable of things but doesn’t think he would do this to family and points out that he’s changed. Brady flashes back to Xander threatening him with a baseball bat when he thought that he hit Sarah with his car. Brady then responds that he thinks the only way they will know something is when Philip wakes up and tells them what happened. Alex says that’s if he wakes up.

Maggie asks if Sarah thinks Xander attacked Philip. Sarah says they both know how Xander feels about his brother right now. Sarah asks what Maggie is thinking. Maggie says when Sarah went to work and Xander came home, she asked where he had been and he said a deal had gone south so he had to do some damage control but he didn’t say specifically where he had been. Maggie then remembers Xander was putting ice on his hand when she walked in and he said he had tripped in to a railing. Sarah asks what if he’s lying. Xander then comes home. Sarah asks Maggie to let her and Xander speak privately. Maggie decides she will go visit Philip at the hospital and exits. Sarah assumes Xander heard about Philip’s assault. Xander remarks that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Sarah argues that he could’ve died and still might. Xander says one could hope. Sarah then asks Xander if he beat up Philip. Xander responds that Jada thinks so since she brought him in for questioning. Sarah assumed so since Jada asked if she knew where he was. Xander tells Sarah that there’s no need to fret since they had no evidence so they let him go. Sarah asks why he’s acting this way when she’s worried. Sarah tells Xander to just be honest with her and asks if he did this. Sarah grabs Xander’s hand and says that Maggie said he was icing his hand earlier. Sarah questions if he tripped and hit a railing or because he beat up Philip. Xander turns away so Sarah questions how he could do something so monstrous. Sarah says she was there when they brought Philip in, so she saw the damage he did. Sarah knows he’s angry at Philip but asks how he could do something so vicious and inhumane. Sarah tells Xander that she can’t even look at him right now. Xander responds that the feeling is mutual.

Paulina apologizes for interrupting and says she just wanted to come by to surprise Chanel and Johnny. Paulina then presents them with the keys and reveals she and Abe moved in to their own town home so this place is now theirs. Paulina congratulates them on being the new owners, leaving Johnny and Chanel surprised.

Chad asks if Cat and Stephanie need any help. Cat thinks they are okay. Stephanie mentions just having to grab the wine. Chad says he can grab the wine but then gets a phone call. Chad says he has to take this as he has a hot date tonight and steps away. Cat looks disappointed while Stephanie comments that it sounds like Chad has started dating again. Cat talks about theirs just being fun skydiving and asks what could possibly be romantic about that. Stephanie says she saw the way Cat’s face lit up when Chad got there and the look on her face when he mentioned his date, noting that she seemed really disappointed. Cat says Chad is just a friend and nothing more. Stephanie really hopes that’s true. Cat guesses Stephanie is still upset with her for impersonating her cousin. Stephanie says she not and they understand now that she was only trying to save her mom. Stephanie tells Cat this isn’t about her past so Cat asks what it is about. Stephanie admits that she’s kind of protective of Chad and his kids because they’ve been through so much already, so she hates the thought of them getting hurt. Cat expresses deep regret for hurting Chad and never wants to do that again. Stephanie suggests maybe it’s best that she stays away for her own sake too. Stephanie informs Cat that she and Chad broke up because he wasn’t ready to move on from Abigail and something tells her that he may never be ready.

Sarah questions Xander saying the feeling is mutual. Xander comments on Sarah being so self-righteous when she has been lying to him for weeks, possibly even months. Sarah tries to question him but Xander says to spare him and not to play stupid with him. Xander thought that was beneath her but he also thought lying to her husband and laughing behind his back, yet she knew the truth about Philip all along that he forged his father’s letter and stole half his inheritance. Xander says that Sarah knew Philip had no legal claim to Titan at all but said nothing. Xander argues that he’s her husband and she let Philip play him for a damn fool. Xander asks if he missed anything or if she wants to lie to him some more.

Chanel excitedly hugs Paulina and thanks her while Johnny says this is too generous. Paulina says she and Abe are just happy that they found their way back to each other so this is a gift to celebrate that. Paulina asks if they still want to go to the sip and paint with her for the hospital fundraiser. Chanel and Johnny admit that it slipped their mind but she can count them in.

Alex and Brady join Cat and Stephanie for the Sip and Paint fundraiser. Stephanie introduces Brady to Cat. Chad comes back and announces that Maggie won’t be making it and had to cancel their date. Cat looks relieved as she realizes that was the date Chad was talking about. Chad talks about it being the million dollar date that Maggie won in the auction and explains that she just heard about Philip so she’s going to visit him in the hospital. Chad tells Alex and Brady that he’s sorry about that and asks how Philip is doing. Alex says they just came from the hospital. Brady states that Philip is in critical condition.

Maggie visits Philip in the hospital. Maggie sits at his side and recalls the last time they saw each other where she told him how upset she was with him for the pain he caused and how many people he got caught up in his drama. Maggie says despite all of that, she wants him to know that she can’t stay mad at him for very long just like his father. Maggie cries that he’s a fighter so he has to fight and get better soon. Maggie kisses his forehead and says she’ll be praying for him.

Stephanie steps aside with Alex, who says he’s really worried about Philip. Stephanie asks about the police questioning Xander. Alex says he didn’t tell Brady but he keeps remembering how they saw Xander in the town square around the time Philip was attacked and he was upset about having to work with Philip. Stephanie notes he was only doing that to not jeopardize the DiMera takeover. Alex wonders if this could be Xander’s warped idea to get Philip out of the picture because if Philip’s dead, his issues go away. Stephanie asks if he’s telling her that he thinks Xander did this. Alex says he hopes not, but they both know what he’s capable of.

Sarah asks Xander where this is coming from. Xander asks if it matters. Sarah says it does and asks if Philip said something before or after he beat him to a pulp. Xander states that someone said just enough to set his gears in motion and how it all started to fall in place. Xander brings up seeing Sarah and Philip together at the hospital fundraiser and how Sarah once tried to confess that she was lying but then backtracked and claimed it was about Stephanie and Philip having an affair. Xander says she must have been so relieved when Alex and Stephanie covered for her when the truth came out and asks who else knew. Sarah responds that no one is to blame but her as it was her decision alone. Xander questions if she admits it. Sarah responds that she knew Philip was lying about Victor’s letter and that it was a forgery and she kept it from him. Xander asks how long she knew and when she found out that Philip was committing fraud. Sarah says it was after the judge granted Philip half of the company and everything. Sarah explains that Stephanie overheard Philip talking to Kate on the phone about the forgery and was upset which is why she broke up with Philip. Xander questions why her first action wasn’t to tell him. Sarah explains that she was going to but she confronted Kate and Philip about it first and Kate made some convincing points that Victor would’ve wanted Philip to have part of the company if he wasn’t suffering mental health issues and she thinks deep down that Xander knew that too. Xander says that wasn’t in Victor’s will. Sarah argues that it should’ve been because Philip was Victor’s son too and shouldn’t be punished for mental health issues. Xander questions her siding with the crazy guy over her own husband. Sarah says it’s not about picking sides and that’s not the only reason she didn’t tell him about the forgery. Sarah brings up that Xander has just inherited an enormous amount of money and power, so she was afraid that if that power went unchecked, he would give in to his worst impulses. Sarah thought that Philip could provide some kind of balance and keep Xander on track and out of prison. Xander questions that being how much faith she had in him. Sarah argues that she wanted him to be here to help raise their daughter and asks why that is so hard to understand. Sarah tells Xander that he knows she loves him and that she has learned to accept him as he is, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t remember what he is capable of or that she doesn’t want him to be a better person. Xander questions that justifying lying to him for months just to keep him in line. Sarah complains that it wasn’t an easy decision and says she agonized over it every single on day on whether it was the right or wrong choice. Sarah declares that she didn’t make the wrong choice because what Xander did to Philip just proves that her instincts were dead on and that she was right the entire time.

Chanel, Johnny, and Paulina join the Sip and Paint fundraiser. Paulina praises Stephanie and Cat for the turnout. Stephanie asks Cat if she’s ready to be their instructor. Chad and Cat joke with each other about Cat liking clowns while Chad hates them. Paulina jokes that she would enjoy painting a tasteful nude male. Stephanie says they don’t have any models while Paulina points out that they have plenty right here. Stephanie points out Alex and Brady but says she won’t include Johnny out of respect for Chanel. Cat thinks none of them want to disrobe here in the Small Bar, so they will probably stick to something like a fruit bowl. Paulina says they will follow Cat’s lead as their instructor. Cat worries to Chad about Paulina being right that painting a fruit bowl is boring. Cat then agrees that it’s not fun and exciting, so she’s starting to reconsider Paulina’s suggestion. Chad points out that none of the males there will want to get nude. Cat asks what if they don’t have to get completely naked and just strip down to their underwear. Chad jokes that he’ll do it if she does it, so Cat decides they will stick with the fruit bowl.

Xander can’t believe that Sarah is still trying to take the moral high ground after stabbing him in the back. Sarah responds that she knows what she did was wrong, but she did it for the right reasons because she was afraid of what the father of her child might do if he found out the truth. Sarah tells Xander to look at his recent history of going after Brady with a baseball bat, plotting to kill him, and pointing a gun at Philip’s head. Xander remarks that the gun wasn’t loaded while Sarah shouts that he didn’t know that. Sarah argues that she has looked past a lot and convinced herself that him becoming a husband and father might keep his violent impulses in check, but part of her always knew that he was capable of unspeakable and terrible things which is why she kept her mouth shut, because she knew a day like today would happen. Sarah states that Philip is clinging to his life because of what he did. Xander responds that he admitted to nothing. Sarah asks if he’s seriously going to deny it now. Xander says it’s clear to him that he can’t trust her and if he did beat the living daylights out of poor, crazy Philip, she’d only have herself to blame because if she would’ve just been honest from the start, he wouldn’t have had to partner with Philip and he wouldn’t have had the chance to undermine him. Xander declares if Sarah just trusted him, none of this would’ve happened so maybe she made the wrong choice. Sarah responds that the only mistake she made was believing he could be a decent person. Sarah wants Xander out. Xander says it’s his house. Sarah says it’s also her mom’s house. Xander responds that if he’s leaving, his daughter is coming with him. Sarah says over her dead body. Xander asks if Sarah is telling him that after all the lying and conspiring against him that she did, he’s the one that has to be separated from his daughter. Sarah argues that she’s not a violent person, she doesn’t break the law, and she doesn’t beat people within an inch of their lives, so Victoria will be staying with her and that is final. Xander states that he will pack his belongings, but warns that this is far from over. Xander then walks out, leaving Sarah holding back tears.

Cat hosts the Sip and Paint as Chanel, Johnny, and Paulina are at one table while Brady, Alex, and Stephanie are at another. Cat goes over and sits with Chad. Chad asks Cat about Xander attempting to apologize. Cat says that she told him he had to apologize to Felicity, but she doesn’t think he’ll be apologizing to anyone anytime soon. Chad jokes that he’s sure he’ll be allowed visitors in prison. Cat advises Chad on his painting and ends up touching his hand. Chanel questions Paulina’s drinking while Johnny asks what Paulina is painting. Paulina responds that she’s not painting a dull ass fruit bowl and is doing what she suggested but everyone was too prudish to agree with, so she is painting a nude male. Chanel adds if it’s someone in particular. Paulina says she’s using her imagination and comments that Chanel is too. Johnny hopes Chanel isn’t painting a nude male. Chanel shows her painting of a heart that says “home sweet home”. Johnny says great minds think alike and shows that his says “our new home”. Stephanie tells Brady that he must be so excited about his dad coming home. Brady says he is so relieved as he missed him so much, but as positive as that is, he can’t help but think about Philip. Alex prays that he recovers. Brady feels that’s all they can do at this point.

Sarah breaks down crying in the living room. Maggie returns and rushes to her side, asking what happened after she went to the hospital. Sarah cries that she and Xander got in to a huge blowout. Maggie asks if Xander admitted to attacking Philip. Sarah says no but it’s obvious that he did. Sarah adds that he knows that she lied to him about the forgery and kept him in the dark and he’s so furious about it but she’s beyond furious with him for what he did to Philip. Sarah cries that it’s worse than a mess and that it’s over as Maggie hugs her.

Xander packs his bags and goes to Victoria in her crib. Xander tells her that he wouldn’t wake her and interrupt her dreams even if it’s so tempting to give her a proper goodbye and explain why she won’t see him anymore. Xander says it will be a bit different around here but he wants her to know the one thing that won’t change is how much he loves her. Xander calls Victoria his light and joy. Xander declares that no matter what happens, he will always be there for her forever.

Chanel and Johnny return home and hang their paintings on the wall. Johnny can’t believe they have their very own home, joking that they could walk around naked, eating ice cream. Chanel says that does sound nice and reminds him that Paulina doesn’t have a key anymore to interrupt their privacy. Johnny suggests finishing what they started earlier then. Johnny welcomes her home as they kiss onto the couch.

Paulina thanks Stephanie for the evening while Stephanie thanks Paulina for coming. Stephanie says it was a blast and they raised a nice sum for the hospital. Brady thanks Stephanie for the invite and says it was nice way to pass the time which has been going slowly as he waits for John to come home. Brady says he’ll be getting home so he can be there when John arrives. Stephanie sends her best. Brady offers Paulina a ride home which she accepts. Paulina says Brady can judge her work of art. Brady doesn’t know what to say and Paulina calls it abstract as they exit together. Chad asks Cat what he can do but Cat says she’s got it. Chad says it turns out she had nothing to worry about since she was a good instructor. Chad tells Cat that she did good tonight with everything. Chad tells Cat that he’ll see her on their date. Cat remains obviously distracted as Chad stops to look back at her and then exits the bar.

Sarah stands in the doorway as Xander talks to Victoria. Xander tells Victoria that she will always be part of him even if they are not physically together and that does give him some comfort, but not being there to protect her and look after her fills him with anxiety and fear. Xander says it will be pretty rough on him to be separated from her, so he will try to be strong for her. Xander promises to see Victoria really soon and says he loves her so much. Xander then gets up and turns around to see Sarah in the doorway. Xander tells her that he was just saying goodbye. Sarah confirms that she heard. Sarah tells Xander that she’s sorry that it came to this and she will always love him, but she can’t live with him. Xander tells Sarah to take good care of their little girl because she’s all that matters to him now. Xander then exits.

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