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At the Brady Pub, EJ sits with Marlena, commenting that Rachel couldn’t get away from him fast enough. Marlena says he clearly makes her uncomfortable even if she doesn’t know why. EJ asks how long she thinks that will last and if Rachel will ever remember that she shot him. Marlena comments that those memories are buried deep in her subconscious, so it’s impossible to know when or why they would be recovered. Belle enters and calls this an unlikely pair as she asks what they are talking about.

Xander and Sarah walk Victoria in the park. Sarah comments on Xander not being very talkative today. Xander apologizes and says he’s been trying to figure out how to tell her something. Sarah asks if it has to do with the big meeting with Tony. Xander responds that they managed to make an agreement to avoid a lawsuit, but he’s afraid it might not be good for Sarah and Victoria.

Theo walks through the town square when he gets a call from Tony, who says he has excellent news. Tony announces that as of last night, DiMera Enterprises is back in family hands. Theo agrees that it’s good news and congratulates him. Theo guesses Tony’s offer for him to come work for DiMera Enterprises is now official. Tony asks for his decision. Theo agrees to accept his offer, so Tony invites him over to seal the deal and celebrate. Theo says he’ll see him soon and hangs up as Abe approaches, noting that sounded positive. Theo confirms that it was. Theo is glad Abe is there as there’s something he needs to tell him.

Tony has a drink at the DiMera Mansion as Gabi walks in and notes that he’s in a good mood. Tony responds that he’s in a delightful mood. Gabi says she got his text and asks if something happened with the lawsuit. Tony informs her that Maggie and the Kiriakis brothers have agreed to hand over DiMera, but they are going to keep control of Titan. Tony calls it unequivocally a win. Gabi says she told him if he locked Xander and Philip in a corner, they’d play ball. Gabi asks what the next steps are. Tony says it will take awhile for the lawyers to separate the companies and then DiMera will be back where it belongs. Gabi asks when they are going to tell the world that she’s in charge of DiMera Enterprises. Tony asks why he would tell them that when that’s never going to happen.

Belle asks for an answer as EJ says he was just asking Marlena how Rachel was doing. Belle apologizes for being late as she got stuck in a meeting. Marlena says everybody understands how busy a district attorney’s schedule can be. Susan Banks then arrives and greets them. Marlena asks how she is. Susan says she’s good but it’s really nice seeing them. Susan remarks that Marlena looks better than the last time she saw her when she put a good scare on her. Belle questions what she’s talking about. Susan asks if Marlena didn’t mention it and explains that she popped up at Marlena’s on the night of the blackout and Marlena confided in her that she had passed out right before she got there which Belle questions.

Sarah asks how the settlement with Tony would hurt her and Victoria. Xander explains that Tony pointed out Titan will be left in a vulnerable position cash wise and a hurt reputation. Sarah knows Tony accusing them of fraud didn’t help. Xander says they were trying to prove they could thrive as a company, but that raised some serious questions. Sarah believes he can weather the storm since Titan has been through a lot before but come out on the other side. Xander says they hope so but it’s not without sacrifice, revealing that he, Philip, and Maggie agreed to put in their personal assets to save Titan, otherwise they could lose everything.

Gabi argues that she and Tony had an ironclad contract that said when she helped him regain control of DiMera, she would get to be CEO. Tony reminds that her that the contract contained an equally ironclad morals clause. Gabi argues that she didn’t violate any morals clause but Tony says that she did in Johnny’s trial by admitting to coming to the mansion with a gun when EJ was shot. Gabi argues that she didn’t shoot EJ. Tony says that she wanted to and asks if she really thinks she should threaten a member of his family and then still take the reins of the company that bears his family name. Tony declares that actions have consequences.

Theo informs Abe that he just accepted a job in Salem. Abe asks if that means he’s moving back full time. Theo confirms that is the plan. Abe excitedly calls that fantastic news and asks about the job. Theo then reveals he will be working at DiMera Enterprises, which upsets Abe who says he will certainly not be.

Sarah tells Xander that Maggie already told her about the sacrifices they are making to save the company and she’s totally on board which surprises Xander. Sarah says she has complete faith in he and Maggie. Xander adds Philip too. Sarah thinks with all of them working together, they have what it takes to bring Titan back from the brink. Xander tells her how much that means to him and says he should’ve ran it by her first. Sarah says he’s not obligated to run his business decisions by her but Xander says these decisions affect their daughter, not just his future. Sarah assures him that Victoria is going to be fine and doesn’t need to be the heir to some massive fortune as she’s more than capable of providing for her future on a doctor’s salary. Xander says speaking of the future, Titan is not the only thing he’s hoping to bring back from the brink as he’s also willing to sacrifice to save their marriage.

Abe tells Theo that he knows how he feels about this. Theo knows what he’s thinking but argues that it’s not Stefano’s company anymore. Abe argues that Xander and Philip are almost just as bad. Theo reveals that he won’t be working for them as he just spoke to Tony on the phone and he brokered a deal to get the company back in the family. Theo adds that Tony is putting together a team to take things in a new direction as he wants to do good things with DiMera Enterprises. Theo declares that Tony wants him to help lead the way.

Gabi argues that Tony can’t do this to her. Tony responds that it’s already done. Gabi says she helped make this happen, fed him inside info, so he has DiMera back because of her. Tony appreciates her contribution but remarks that she’s not family no matter how many of his brothers she bedded. Gabi decides if he doesn’t want her to run DiMera, she’ll end up with the whole company and sue him in to bankruptcy. Tony laughs at her calling him deceitful. Gabi says they’ll see if he’s laughing when her lawyer exposes him for the snake he is. Tony asks if she plans on doing that by exposing her corporate espionage in court which is a felony. Gabi shouts that she spied on Xander and Philip to help him, calling him a son of a bitch. Gabi complains that she risked everything to get proof of Philip’s fraud. Tony argues that it wasn’t out of generosity as she did it to help herself. Tony tells Gabi that he does appreciate her efforts, so he’s going to offer her a consolation prize.

Belle questions Marlena not telling her that she fainted again. Marlena calls it very brief and says she’s been completely checked out and she’s fine so there’s nothing to worry about. Belle responds that she is worried because this has been going on way too long. Susan suggests having a doctor discover what’s wrong. EJ suggests letting Belle and Marlena discuss things but Marlena argues that there’s nothing to discuss, she’s had every medical session and is fine. Marlena mentions having a private therapy session to get to. Belle thought they were having lunch. Marlena says they will reschedule and she will see her at home soon. Marlena then exits the Pub while Belle calls out that she cannot run away from this.

Sarah tells Xander that there’s nothing she wants more than to rebuild their marriage and she’s so proud of him. Sarah is grateful that he’s willing to take couples therapy with Marlena. Xander says he’s willing to do whatever it takes to put their family back together. Sarah says that’s all she asks. Sarah suggests they get Victoria home and get to Marlena’s, so they leave the park.

Susan apologizes to Belle for telling her about Marlena but Belle is glad she told her. Susan says she’s just as worried about Marlena and doesn’t know what she would do if something happened to her. Belle calls Susan a good friend to Marlena. EJ invites Belle to join he and Susan for lunch but Belle says she’ll pass and exits the Pub while Susan comments on that feeling ice cold.

Gabi tells Tony that she’ll tell him where he can shove his consolation prize. Tony asks her to hear him out and says if she walks away from DiMera gracefully, she can take Gabi Chic with her, free and clear which is what she always wanted, leaving Gabi surprised.

Abe tells Theo that he is the smartest person he knows, but when it comes to his mother’s family, he is quite naive. Theo argues that they are his family too. Theo gets that Stefano did horrible things while EJ and Kristen had their share too but Chad is different and a really good guy while Tony is less dubious than EJ and Kristen. Theo tells Abe that he wants this. Theo declares that he’s no longer the kid who wants to go to the big house to play chess as he’s a grown man who is more than capable of making decisions on where he wants to work. Theo tells Abe that he’s just going to have to accept that and walks off, leaving Abe frustrated.

Susan and EJ have lunch at the Pub. EJ sees that Johnny texted Susan and asks what he had to say. Susan responds that Johnny just wanted to thank her as she promised to pray that Johnny and Chanel would get the mess with the adoption straightened out. EJ questions what kind of mess and what is going on with Johnny. Susan argues that if he wanted EJ to know, he would tell him, himself. EJ says he just wants to help if he can. Susan points out that last time he wanted to help, he blew up his relationship with his son. EJ admits he went a bit too far. Susan acknowledges that it’s not EJ’s fault and he can’t help that he is Stefano’s son, but he’s also her son which means he can learn from his mistakes. EJ responds that he’s truly trying to make things right with Johnny. Susan encourages that he will someday. EJ remarks that patience is not his strong suit.

Belle runs in to Abe in the town square and says she’s glad she ran in to him as she owes him a call about the man he was assigned to tutor in the literacy project. Abe asks if they can talk about it later. Belle asks if something’s wrong. Abe responds that he just had a pretty intense conversation with Theo. Belle asks what it was about. Abe is afraid Theo has made a pact with the devil.

Tony tells Gabi to think about how she could be running her own brand that she created. Gabi calls it a tempting offer while Tony points out the alternative is exposing all of her misdeeds in open court and then she would end up with nothing. Gabi asks if Tony is installing himself then as the new CEO of DiMera. Tony says he actually thought about someone else qualified to lead the company into a new and exciting future. Gabi asks who the hell it is. Theo then arrives and Tony says he’s just in time. Tony tells Gabi to offer her well wishes to the next CEO of DiMera, Theo Carver.

Xander and Sarah go to Marlena’s for couples therapy. Sarah asks how Marlena is feeling. Marlena says she’s fine and adds that she knows about Brady and that Tate is not the father of Sophia’s baby. Marlena calls it hard to believe that Sophia would lie about something so life altering for so long. Xander remarks that it is hard to believe.

Gabi guesses it was Tony’s plan all along to to string her along and get her to help him take down Titan, then toss her aside to install a blood DiMera. Theo asks Tony if that’s true that he offered the position to Gabi first. Tony responds that they did have an agreement. Gabi says they had a contract. Tony remarks that circumstances caused him to reconsider. Gabi argues that he can’t be serious as Theo asks if she was going to say that’s because he’s autistic.

Sarah says she’s been in Sophia’s shoes, pregnant and scared, so when desperate like that, decisions you make aren’t always in the best interests. Sarah adds that Sophia did seem genuinely shocked that Tate wasn’t the father and that she’s in no position to throw stones. Marlena thinks they all understand that when you keep a secret like that, the truth does tend to come out. Sarah agrees as Xander nods along with a look of concern.

Abe tells Belle that he feels like he’s failing Theo. Belle encourages that Abe has done an amazing job with him. Abe feels Theo is too trusting and that’s why he gets taken advantage of. Belle hates how Claire hurt Theo. Abe assures that Belle is not responsible for her daughter’s actions. Belle still feels guilty since they do everything they can do teach and protect their children. Belle knows Abe had misgivings about Claire in the beginning. Abe says he got over that and hoped they would work things out. Abe adds that he and John used to fantasize that they’d officially be able to call themselves family. Belle says she would’ve loved that too. Abe adds that he also wishes Theo wouldn’t have broken up with Claire, so he wouldn’t get mixed up in whatever Tony is plotting.

Gabi tells Theo that she didn’t say that. Theo feels she was thinking that he isn’t qualified to run DiMera because of the way is brain is wired. Theo argues that many CEOs are neurodivergent. Gabi gets that he may be a genius, but points out that he has no experience fronting a multi-national corporation like this. Tony argues that Theo built and ran his own successful company. Gabi calls that hardly the same. Tony remarks that Theo will have one of the best mentors in the world in himself. Tony asks if Gabi wants Gabi Chic back or not because that’s his final offer. Gabi agrees to take it, so Tony says it was wonderful doing business with her. Tony says he will make a call to make the necessary arrangements and steps out of the room.

Marlena begins couples therapy by asking Xander and Sarah to both tell her something they love about their partner. Sarah starts by saying she loves the way Xander loves her. Marlena asks her to elaborate. Sarah says what she means is that she never has to wonder where she stands with Xander as she knows he loves her and not because he tells her but also because he shows her in the way that he fights for them and his efforts to be a good husband and father, even in his mistakes. Xander says he loves the way Sarah manages to love him for who he really is and that her kind of love is terrifying and inspiring and makes him a better man. Xander adds that it makes him feel hopeful and grateful. Marlena calls that really good and asks what each of them think they need to work on to reaffirm their commitment. They both say trust at the same time. Marlena asks what broke that trust. Sarah states that she jumped to conclusions about Xander based on his past history and believed the worst about him. Sarah adds that she also withheld the truth from him. Xander tells Sarah that it’s okay as he told Marlena that she knew the truth about Philip’s forged letter. Marlena asks why Sarah didn’t tell him the truth. Sarah admits she was scared that Xander would react violently. Marlena asks if she had a reason for that thought. Xander responds that she does, but adds that there’s something he has to confess to.

Belle hates to see Abe and Theo at odds, saying she hopes they find a way to figure this out. Abe says there’s nothing to figure out as Theo reminded him that he’s now a grown man, so he doesn’t have a say in the choices he makes. They talk about always worrying about their children even as adults. Belle thinks Theo will do what’s right for himself. Abe hopes Theo uses his head before it’s too late.

EJ goes home to the DiMera Mansion and sees Tony has his bags packed, so he questions if he’s going somewhere. Tony reminds him that he and Anna were going on a cruise. EJ thought he would’ve cancelled that since he regained control of DiMera. Tony says it will be a working trip. EJ asks if he doesn’t need to show his face in the office as the man in the charge. Tony clarifies that he will only be the man behind the man in charge as he’s decided it’s time to hand the reins to the next generation. EJ excitedly asks if he’s going to put Johnny in charge of the company but Tony says with the way Johnny jumps from career to career, he was never in the running, so EJ asks who then. Tony then informs him that Theo just accepted the role moments ago, leaving EJ looking uncertain.

Gabi tells Theo that she didn’t mean he wasn’t the right choice for DiMera because he’s neurodivergent but it’s his lack of experience. Theo suggests that’s a benefit since just about everybody else who had their hand at the job failed at it. Gabi questions if he’s saying she failed. Theo tells her not to be surprised if he surprises her since he’s used to being underestimated. Gabi apologizes for insulting him. Theo responds that he’s used to that too. Theo says he’s sorry about how Tony handled it as he had no idea that Tony offered her the job. Gabi says she thought Tony was the only DiMera with a modicum of integrity but she was wrong. Gabi asks if Theo is sure he can trust Tony. Theo tells her not to worry about him as he can handle himself.

Marlena tells Xander to go on. Xander explains that back when he believed Brady was responsible for Sarah’s accident, he really wanted him to pay so he broke in to their home and went to Brady’s room with the intention of causing him harm. Marlena asks if Sarah was aware of this which she confirms. Marlena asks if Brady knows. Xander says that he does, but he felt he owed Marlena the truth. Xander adds that he understands if she no longer wants to counsel him. Marlena says she’s very glad he didn’t follow through with what he was going to do, but she told him that she wanted to help him and that she wouldn’t give up on him so she won’t as long as he doesn’t give up on himself. Xander insists he’s not giving up on himself or his family. Marlena says their time is up but they did some really good work today. Sarah agrees and thanks her. Xander thanks her as well. Marlena says they can thank her by being more open and honest with each other and themselves. Marlena declares that the truth will set them free.

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Marlena finds Rachel at the hospital and asks how her therapy session went. Rachel guesses it went okay and then asks if the doctor ever tells Marlena what she says in the sessions. Marlena assures she would never do that, unless there was some concern about her safety or someone else’s. Rachel asks if that’s the only reason. Marlena thinks back to EJ remembering that Rachel shot him. Marlena then tells Rachel that is the only reason and asks why she would ask that.

EJ sits in his office, finishing firing his electrician over the phone after the blackout. Cat enters and asks if everything is okay. EJ responds that it’s nothing a competent electrician can’t fix and asks her to look into hiring one. EJ comments that it appears he’s not the only one having a bad morning and asks what’s wrong. Cat is sure he will hear it from Chad, but he broke up with her.

Chad enters the living room of the Horton house where he finds Jennifer. Chad thought she and Jack were taking Charlotte to the pumpkin patch. Jennifer says she’s meeting them there but thought they could talk first. Chad assures her that he has told Thomas he won’t be seeing Cat anymore. Jennifer says that’s good but wishes Chad would’ve done that before Thomas found out about it. Chad informs her that Cat was great with the kids and that Thomas actually liked her a lot. Jennifer responds that he doesn’t like her now and that Thomas was so upset about Chad’s involvement with Cat, that he asked to move in with her and Jack.

At the Kiriakis Mansion, Maggie asks Holly if she’s ready to go. Holly gets a call from Tate but ignores it and tells Maggie that she’s ready to go.

Tate tries calling Holly but it goes to voicemail. Tate declares that he’s not letting Holly leave like this and goes to run out of his dorm room right as Brady arrives. Tate tells Brady that he can’t talk right now as he has something important to do while Brady promises that whatever it is, this is more important.

EJ questions Cat saying Chad broke up with her and says he’s so sorry, assuming it was unexpected. Cat says not entirely and explains that she and Chad planned to tell the kids about their relationship but Thomas found out before they had the chance and it did not go well, so Chad decided to end things because his kids come first. EJ calls Chad a good father above all else. Cat agrees and says she’s grateful to be at work as a welcome distraction.

Marlena questions why Rachel asked her if her doctor tells her what they discuss in her sessions. Rachel responds that she said something she shouldn’t have to Thomas and she doesn’t want her to be mad when she finds out. Marlena says she won’t be angry but would want to discuss it. Rachel then reveals that she told Thomas that she saw Chad kissing Cat. Rachel adds that she also told Thomas that when Cat stayed at her house, she was pretending to be Abigail. Marlena questions why she told that to Thomas. Rachel complains that she was mad at Thomas and it just came out, but now she feels bad and she’s really sorry.

Chad questions Jennifer saying that Thomas asked if he could come live with her and Jack. Chad asks if Jennifer planted that idea in his head. Jennifer says not intentionally and explains that she was talking to Julie about Tom and how she didn’t get along with her parents so she wanted to live with her grandparents, which is when Thomas asked to live with her and Jack. Chad asks what she said to him. Jennifer says she didn’t get a chance to respond because Chad walked in with Charlotte and she didn’t want to say anything in front of her. Chad argues that kids say things when they get upset and he didn’t really mean it but Jennifer thinks that he did. Chad argues that Thomas is a child and doesn’t really get a say in the matter. Chad says he’s his father and knows what’s best for him, declaring that Thomas is not going to live with Jennifer and Jack.

Maggie tells Holly that she’s going to miss her so much as it’s been wonderful having her for the past year, but she knows Nicole and Eric will love having her. Maggie admits this is hard as she starts to cry. Maggie wants Holly to remember this is always her home and she’s only a plane ride away. Holly tells Maggie not to worry as she will be much more careful about drinking and remember everything she taught her. Holly says she will try her hardest to make Maggie proud of her. Maggie cries that she’s always so proud of her as they hug. Maggie then says she has to get to the airport as they exit.

Tate tells Brady that he doesn’t understand that this can’t wait while Brady argues that Tate doesn’t understand as he announces that Tate is not the father of Sophia’s baby. Tate questions what he’s talking about and why he would even think that. Brady reveals that he has proof.

EJ tells Cat to take a break and go grab some lunch. Cat informs him that she had lunch yesterday with Gwen, who told her that the clinic is coming along and how Leo had to break her out of the secure room. EJ calls that an unfortunate turn of events, but luckily she made it out. EJ says despite the few minor setbacks, he’s happy with the construction’s progress. Cat says she hopes to take a look at it herself as she knows she’ll be getting phone calls from vendors and press about the upcoming gala, so she wants to know what she’s talking about. EJ responds that he’d be happy to give her the VIP tour.

Chad tells Jennifer that he knows how much Thomas loves her and Jack and that he’s upset with him right now, but he’s not going anywhere. Jennifer remarks that she never said he was and that she knows Abigail would never want her children to be away from their father but also that Abigail would never want Chad to be involved with a woman like Cat Green. Marlena then arrives with Rachel, saying she had no idea that Jennifer was in town and she’s sorry to show up so unexpectedly. Marlena informs Chad that Rachel had something she wanted to say to Chad and Thomas. Chad responds that Thomas is up in his room but he’d be happy to listen. Rachel tells Chad that she knows Thomas didn’t come to school today and she thinks it’s because of what she told him, so she wanted to say she’s sorry. Chad thanks her and accepts her apology.

Tate questions Brady believing that Tesoro was the baby that Sophia gave birth to. Brady explains that Rafe agreed to let he and Steve run a DNA test. Tate questions how he got his DNA since he didn’t agree to anything. Brady admits he got his toothbrush. Tate asks why he didn’t just ask him. Brady clarifies that he didn’t want to get his hopes up in case he was wrong and at first, it looked like he was since the results were negative, so he just assumed that Tesoro was not Sophia’s baby after all but then he realized what if Tesoro was Sophia’s baby but the test was negative because he wasn’t Tate’s. Brady informs Tate that they did a DNA test on Sophia and the baby and it’s a match.

EJ gives Cat a tour of the clinic’s construction. They agree that it’s turning out nicely. EJ says the clinic’s lab will be used for storage and mentions it’s extra security. EJ adds that the hole Leo put in the wall should be patched up by tomorrow. EJ adds that luckily for Gwen, the walls weren’t complete when she got trapped because once it is complete, the lab will be impenetrable.

Chad sends Rachel upstairs to see Thomas, noting that he thinks a visit from her might cheer him up. Jennifer tells Marlena that it’s good to see her and hopes they can get together to catch up which Marlena says she would love. Jennifer then exits to join Jack and Charlotte at the pumpkin patch. Marlena tells Chad that she couldn’t help but notice the tension between he and Jennifer. Chad responds that Jennifer is not happy with him. Marlena assumes that it has something to do with what Rachel said to Thomas. Chad blames himself as he thought he could get the rest of his family to accept his relationship with Cat, but he was wrong.

Thomas sits in his room, playing a video game until Rachel comes in. Rachel apologizes for what she said about Cat and his mom and hopes he’s not mad at her. Thomas responds that he’s not as he’s glad she told him. Thomas informs Rachel that he got so upset that Chad broke up with Cat, which Rachel says is good. Rachel declares that now all he has to do is make sure they stay broken up.

Tate questions Brady telling him that his DNA doesn’t match Sophia’s baby and if he’s absolutely sure. Brady confirms that he’s positive. Tate asks how this could happen and how this could be. Tate says all this time he thought he was a dad and now he doesn’t know what to think or feel. Brady knows it’s a lot and he can’t imagine what he’s taking in now. Tate realizes that he has to go tell Holly now because she’s leaving for Paris now because she thinks that they can’t fix things but now he knows they can so he has to go stop her. Tate tells Brady that he loves him but he has to go as he runs out of his dorm room.

Tate rushes in to the Kiriakis Mansion and tells Maggie that he needs to see Holly and asks if she’s there. Maggie informs him that she just dropped her off at the airport. Tate asks if her plane has left, pleading with her that he needs to know. Maggie responds that she hasn’t left yet, so Tate says there is still time to stop her.

EJ tells Cat that there is not much here but it will soon be a state of the art laboratory. Cat says it sounds like it will be great for the town. Cat knows EJ has more to do and says she can handle the rest on her own but EJ says she’s his right hand, so he wants to make sure that she has everything she needs to do her job effectively. EJ remarks that she has already proven her worth. EJ tells Cat that he’s there for her if she ever needs someone to talk to during this difficult time.

Thomas asks Rachel how to make sure Chad and Cat stay broken up. Rachel responds that it’s easy and she’s done it a bunch of times, starting with Chloe. Thomas asks what she did. Rachel excitedly recalls how she told Brady that she hated Chloe and would never be happy if they were together until Chloe left town. Rachel adds that she also got Ava Vitali to leave town and she went all the way to China which she calls a long story. Rachel tells Thomas that he can never let Chad think he’s okay with him dating Cat because as long as she’s sticking around, he could always go back to her.

Chad tells Marlena that first he was so angry at Cat but then he learned it was Clyde that put her in that situation and that she was just desperate to save her mother, so he eventually knew why she did what she did and he was able to forgive her. Chad says they became friends and he connected with her more than he had with anyone in a really long time. Marlena calls it a complicated situation, pointing out that he didn’t come to his feelings for Cat overnight so he can’t expect his family to get over their feelings overnight. Chad guesses he figured since he got over it, that the rest of his family could too which he calls stupid but Marlena calls hopeful. Chad feels bad that he led Cat on and made her believe they could actually work. Chad knows Marlena has been the only champion Cat has had in Salem and he appreciates it. Rachel returns to the room, so Marlena asks how it went. Rachel responds that she told Thomas that she was sorry and he said it was okay. Marlena decides they should be on their way. Rachel asks for a cookie first so Chad sends her to the kitchen to get one. Marlena wishes she could tell Chad that everything will be alright, but it took awhile for him to change his mind about Cat, so it may take awhile for his family to change their minds as well. Chad agrees to remain hopeful. Rachel comes back with her cookie and tells Chad goodbye. Chad says he’s really glad she stopped by and he’s sure Thomas is too. Rachel calls it her pleasure as she exits with Marlena.

Maggie notes that Holly turned her phone off so Tate says he has to get to the airport. Maggie knows he wants to stop her but her flight leaves in an hour and she was already at the gate. Tate declares he will do what he has to and rushes out.

Brady joins Marlena at the Pub. Marlena tells him that Rachel is in the kitchen with Roman. Marlena thanks Brady for joining them and mentions stopping to see Chad and Thomas. Marlena brings up Belle being meant to join them. Brady guesses it’s traffic and tells Marlena that he’s glad to have a moment alone with her because he has some unbelievable news that he thinks is good but will take a bit to process. Brady reveals to Marlena that it turns out that Tate is not the father of Sophia’s baby and that the fire house baby that Rafe was raising is actually Sophia’s baby. Marlena questions how that’s even possible. Brady says he will explain later as Rachel comes back and hugs him.

Cat and EJ return to his office. Cat thanks EJ for the tour of the clinic. Cat mentions getting back to work and checking his e-mails. EJ says he’s going to step out for lunch and suggests Cat do the same, joking that she doesn’t want to work harder than her boss as he then exits the office. Cat shuts the door behind him and goes to search his desk when she gets a call from Chad. Chad says he just wanted to check in and see if everything is okay. Cat says she’s okay and asks how Thomas is. Chad says he’s still pretty upset. Cat says she’s sorry to hear that. Chad responds that he’s sorry about everything.

Jennifer sits in the town square at the Tom and Alice plaque. Jennifer declares that she’s back home in Salem but she needs her grandparents’ help as she wants to do what’s right for Thomas and Charlotte and their family, but she doesn’t know what that is. She needs Tom and Alice’s help to show her the right path to take.

At the airport, Holly says goodbye to Salem when Tate rushes up to catch her. Holly questions what he’s doing there and how he got past security. Tate reveals that he bought a ticket to make sure he got in to see her. Holly calls this crazy and says he can’t come with her to Paris. Tate responds that he doesn’t want to go with her to Paris, he wants her to stay in Salem. Holly argues that she can’t keep doing this or stay in Salem. Tate stops her and says he knows she thinks that he slept with Sophia, but he did not. Holly brings up that Arianna said she saw Sophia coming out of his room. Tate blames himself for that but says it’s not what she thinks. Tate confirms that he invited Sophia over and he’s not proud of it but he thought if he could get her to think something might happen between them, she would tell him the truth about the baby. Tate admits that they kissed but swears that’s all that happened as he would never do that to her because he loves Holly and only her.

Thomas listens in from the doorway as Chad tells Cat that he’s sorry he hurt her as he really thought they could find a way to make it work. Cat doesn’t want Chad to worry about her and to focus on taking care of himself and his kids as they hang up. Thomas then approaches Chad, who says he talked to Jennifer and she said he wanted to go live with them. Chad says he gets why he felt that way, but now that he called things off with Cat, he asks if he changed his mind and they are good. Thomas says no, declaring that as long as Cat’s in Salem, he won’t be good.

Cat takes her purse and walks out of EJ’s office.

Brady thanks Marlena and says he and Rachel will head home as EJ arrives and greets them. EJ tells Rachel that it’s good to see her again and asks how he is. Rachel responds that she’s okay. EJ asks if she likes living with her dad. Rachel says it’s fine and asks if they can go now, so Brady exits with her. EJ then sits with Marlena, commenting that Rachel couldn’t get away from him fast enough. Marlena says he clearly makes her uncomfortable even if she doesn’t know why. EJ asks how long she thinks that will last and if Rachel will ever remember that she shot him.

Cat returns to the hospital clinic and uses her phone to take pictures of the lab security door and then climbs through the hole in the wall.

Tate asks if Holly believes him. Holly responds that she does but it’s not enough. Holly says she’s sorry but as long as he and Sophia share a child, she’s always going to have a hold on him. Tate says not anymore as he reveals he just found out that the baby is not his. Tate says Brady just told him there was a DNA test and everything. Tate says he has a million questions too but the only thing that matters is there is nothing standing between them. Tate tells Holly that he loves her and wants to be with her. Holly doesn’t know what to say. Tate asks her to just stay in Salem and not get on the plane as they kiss.

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Leo and Javi walk through the town square with Tesoro, talking about how they will miss these walks. Johnny and Chanel then come through. Leo and Javi call out to them and ask if they want to say hi to Tesoro. Chanel says she can’t and rushes off while Johnny tells them it’s not a good time.

At the hospital, Sarah asks Kayla if they can talk because she’s facing a moral dilemma and could use her advice.

Tate lays in his dorm room with his headphones on until Aaron comes in and scares him. Tate comments on not being in the mood so Aaron asks what his problem is.

Johnny catches up to Chanel outside of the Pub. Chanel cries that she couldn’t stand to be around Tesoro after everything that has happened. Johnny encourages that they are closer than ever to proving they were set up. Brady comes out from the Pub and asks if they got ahold of Holly. Chanel explains that Holly claimed not to remember taking or sending the photos to Johnny. Johnny thinks she is telling the truth since she was in the hospital. Brady questions who sent the photos if not Holly. Johnny responds that they believe it was Sophia.

Leo and Javi talk about Johnny and Chanel seeming upset. Leo wonders if their home visit with the social worker didn’t go well. Arianna comes by and thanks Javi for helping her with the fire at her dorm room. Javi asks how Holly is. Arianna responds that she’s physically fine but mentally is another story. Leo jokes that he loves a good story. Javi asks Arianna if she and Holly are getting a new dorm room. Arianna responds that she’s going to have to look for a new roommate.

At the Kiriakis Mansion, Holly is on the phone with Nicole, talking about her upcoming flight to Paris. Holly mentions that Maggie is taking her to the airport soon so she’s going to finish packing and hangs up.

Aaron questions Tate’s sad vibe. Tate responds that he and Holly are over for good this time. Aaron argues that he’s said that before and asks if that’s not just the normal ebb and flow of their relationship. Tate declares that he means it this time as he lost her and it’s all his fault. Aaron responds that it’s probably for the best.

Chanel explains to Brady that they think Sophia blames Johnny for backing out of the adoption and that she’s furious with Tate for being in love with Holly. Johnny adds that they think Sophia orchestrated the whole plan to make it look like he was having an affair with Holly. Brady calls that pretty diabolical. Johnny reveals that they were on their way to confront Sophia since Roman said she’s working at the Pub, but Brady informs them that he was just inside and overheard Roman say that Sophia called in sick.

Sarah tells Kayla that she’s been sitting on a secret for months and she figured she would consult with Kayla to unburden herself. Kayla asks what’s going on. Sarah explains that it’s about Sophia as she examined her shortly after giving birth but something about her story isn’t adding up. Sarah informs her that Sophia told Tate that the baby was a girl but the ultrasound showed it was a boy. Kayla reveals she knows about that which surprises Sarah, who asks how she found out. Kayla tells her that Steve said something that made her look in to it. Sarah then tells Kayla that Sophia gave birth earlier than she claimed and that she’s the one who left her baby at the fire house drop off.

Arianna brings Holly the rest of her clothes to the Kiriakis Mansion. Arianna talks about being sad to see Holly leave but says she gets why she feels she has to do this. Holly talks about feeling bad to leave Arianna, but notes that she will send a letter to the disciplinary committee, accepting blame for everything before she leaves. They hug as Arianna says she’s going to miss her and Holly says she doesn’t know how she would’ve gotten through everything without her. Holly reminds Arianna not to say a word to anyone about her leaving, especially Tate until after she leaves. Arianna says it is too bad as she always imagined Holly and Tate were meant to be. Arianna doesn’t blame Holly for giving up on Tate after what he did to her as she deserves so much better. Arianna encourages that Holly will find somebody in Paris, who knows how lucky they are to have her.

Tate questions how Aaron could even say it’s for the best when he’s pouring his heart out over the girl he’s completely in love with. Aaron argues that she’s in to someone else which Tate calls a complete lie and asks how he could even say that. Aaron apologizes and tells him to calm down as he didn’t mean to set him off. Tate apologizes for going off on him when he’s just trying to help. Tate says he’s not thinking right as he misses Holly a lot. Aaron gets that he wants to defend Holly’s honor, but questions where Holly is if the rumors aren’t true. Aaron argues that if Tate lost Holly, he should go find her and make it right. Tate responds that he can’t because he doesn’t deserve her.

Chanel asks Brady if he knows where Sophia lives. Brady says he does but points out that while they have reason to be suspicious, they have zero proof, so if they tip their hand, they may never find the truth. Johnny agrees that they need to be strategic about this. Chanel suggests going to see Holly first and assuring that they believe her. Brady adds that they can ask who would have had access to her phone. Johnny then realizes that if what they suspect is true, then Tesoro would be Brady’s grandson.

Kayla tells Sarah that Brady and Steve had the same thought that Sophia was the mother of the baby dropped off at the firehouse, but they ran a DNA test with Tate and the baby but it was not a match twice. Sarah says she was with Brady when he got the results the second time and it took everything in her not to tell him what she knows. Kayla relates to being in that situation many times. Sarah then tells Kayla that she decided to confront Sophia directly, assuming she lied, so she felt responsible as a doctor and mother to make sure her baby is in good hands. Kayla asks what Sophia said. Sarah says that she was shocked that the DNA didn’t match and swore she was the mother that left her baby in the fire house. Sarah then reveals that Sophia ultimately admitted that Tate must not be the father.

Aaron reminds Tate that he’s his best friend and he’s here for him, so he asks Tate to tell him exactly what happened between he and Holly. Tate tells him that they got in to a huge fight at the bookstore where she told him that Sophia was just using the baby situation to keep him close and then he had the idea to invite Sophia over to their dorm to watch a film, but really to try and get information on the adoptive parents. Aaron asks if it worked. Tate says that Sophia saw right through him and tried to leave so he tried to stop her by kissing her. Tate adds that didn’t work either as Sophia knew what was up, Holly found out and said she never wanted to see him again.

Holly tells Arianna that all her texts and photos are all gone and she still doesn’t know what happened to her old phone. Arianna assumes that the phone fell in to the trash and caught on fire, but she’s still going to ask Sophia if she remembers anything. Holly asks why she would ask Sophia. Arianna reveals that Sophia stayed with them since she had nowhere to go with the curfew in the blackout.

Leo finishes calls at home and tells Javi that his sources have nothing on Johnny and Chanel or any of the other parents in the running to adopt Tesoro. Javi says for what it’s worth, he’s on Johnny and Chanel’s team, pointing out that they would still be able to hang out with Tesoro since they live close by and seem to like them. Leo agrees since if someone else adopts him, they may never see Tesoro again.

Brady reveals to Johnny and Chanel that he had a DNA test run on Tesoro and Tate and it came back negative. Johnny remarks that it rules out Tate as Tesoro’s father while Chanel complains that if Sophia wrote the letter, she was lying just to try and stop them from adopting. Brady responds that could be, unless…

Kayla calls it so bizarre, wondering who the father is if not Tate. Sarah says that Sophia wouldn’t say, but she gave her a DNA sample to prove that she is Tesoro’s mother. Sarah says she dropped the sample off in the lab last night to have it analyzed alongside Tesoro’s so she can be sure that she is telling the truth. Sarah prays that Sophia comes to her senses and tells Tate that he isn’t the father of her baby. Kayla questions why she wouldn’t. Sarah guesses that she’s ashamed that she slept with someone else around the same time and didn’t tell Tate. Sarah says she can’t force Sophia’s hand, but she doesn’t know she can keep it from Brady and Tate. Kayla knows how much they care about Brady and Tate, but says their hands are tied and they’ve already pushed the limits. Sarah knows and calls it all very frustrating. Kayla says at least they know the child is cared for whether it’s Sophia’s or not. Kayla then walks away.

Javi tells Leo that on the bright side, maybe they’ll have more time with Tesoro with the adoption process stalled. Leo admits he hoped they would have him for Halloween and jokes about dressing him up as Elvis. Leo then reveals he got a pirate Halloween costume since Tesoro’s name means treasure. Javi calls that great but reveals he also got him a costume, so he goes to get it.

Brady states that Johnny said the DNA test ruled Tate out as the father, but didn’t rule out Sophia as the mother. Chanel questions if he thinks it’s possible that Tate isn’t the father of Sophia’s baby. Brady says he doesn’t know as Sophia had always been adamant that it could only have been Tate but he didn’t think about it until now that Tate may not be the baby’s father.

Aaron tries to encourage Tate that he didn’t blow it, but Tate says he blew it with Holly and then told Sophia that he’s done trying to dig for more information about the baby and the adoptive parents. Tate says it’s just been a huge emotional drain on him when he’s supposed to be a college kid. Tate decides Sophia is never going to tell him the truth about the baby, so he just can’t keep fighting it. Aaron advises Tate that he has his whole life ahead of him and to just try looking at the future and what can be instead of ruminating on everything that has gone wrong. Aaron suggests he go take a walk in the nature preserve. Aaron thinks Tate should close this chapter of his life and start the next one.

Holly says she’s all packed and is going upstairs to make sure she didn’t forget anything. Arianna repeats that she’s going to miss her so much, but they can still talk on the phone every day and jokes that she can send her pictures of the hot French guys she’ll be dating. Arianna promises to come visit when she gets settled in as they hug. Arianna assures that Holly will crush it there and that Paris will be lucky to have her. Holly responds that Salem is really lucky to have her. Arianna then exits the mansion as Holly sits down, looking uncertain.

Tate remains in his room, looking at photos of he and Holly on his phone until Arianna shows up at his door to return a jacket of his that Holly found after the fire. Arianna remarks that she half-expected to find Sophia in the room with him. Tate responds that there’s nothing going on between he and Sophia. Arianna asks if he’s sure since it looked a certain way when she saw Sophia came out of his room the other night. Tate says that Sophia told him about that and he’s sure she didn’t believe her when she said nothing happened. Tate tells Arianna that he regrets kissing Sophia while Arianna argues that she knows they did a lot more than just kiss. Tate informs her that they actually didn’t.

Johnny and Chanel go to the Kiriakis Mansion to see Holly. Johnny asks if she’s taking a trip somewhere. Holly responds that if they came to give her a hard time, there’s no need, because she’s unenrolling from Salem U and moving to Paris so she won’t be around to give them any more problems. Chanel says they aren’t worried about that. Johnny tells her that they don’t believe she sent those photos as they think she was setup.

Sarah questions if Kayla is saying there’s nothing they can do. Kayla says she’s afraid not. Sarah asks if there’s no workaround, arguing that Tate has rights too as does the real father. Kayla thinks they need to wait for the DNA results to come back and then proceed, while maybe Sophia will have a burst of conscience and tell Tate herself that he’s not the baby’s father. Brady then arrives and greets them.

Javi puts Tesoro in the firefighter costume he got for him and shows Leo. They talk about loving that one and the pirate costume, so they will decide on Halloween. Leo decides to take a selfie with them.

Holly questions Johnny and Chanel thinking she was setup. Johnny explains that they started thinking really hard about what could’ve happened and realized that the photos were sent from Holly’s old phone while she was at the hospital, after she already lost it. Holly questions how that’s possible and where her old phone is. Chanel says that’s what they are trying to figure out and asks if she can think of anyone who could have got a hold of her phone that night. Holly says she was pretty wasted that night so she can’t remember. Johnny urges her to try. Holly recalls talking to Arianna and then remembers that Arianna just told her that Sophia spent the night of the blackout in their room. Chanel confirms that’s exactly what they think.

Arianna questions Tate saying he only kissed Sophia to try and get information out of her, arguing that he literally admitted to cheating on Holly. Tate clarifies that he felt like a lying jerk for even kissing Sophia and that’s what he thought Holly was talking about. Tate swears that is all that happened that night and he did not sleep with Sophia. Tate then questions if she told Holly that he slept with Sophia. Arianna says not exactly but Holly overheard Sophia making it sound like they slept together, so she just confirmed it was probably true because of how Sophia made it seem and gave her the impression that they did something that night with her body language. Tate can’t believe it and says he’s going to clear things up with Holly. Arianna says that’s if there’s even still time which Tate questions. Arianna then reveals to Tate that Holly is dropping out of school and moving to Paris today. Tate asks if she’s joking. Arianna explains that Holly made her promise not to tell him but now he has to go before it’s too late.

Brady tells Sarah and Kayla that he’s sorry to interrupt but it’s important. Brady reveals that he took Sophia’s work apron from the Pub and asks if they can get DNA off of it. Kayla says maybe but asks why. Brady responds that he wants to run another DNA test to match up against the fire house baby as he knows Tate isn’t the father, but he needs to know if Sophia is the mother. Kayla says that won’t be necessary as Sarah reveals they’re already running the test with Sophia’s permission. Brady doesn’t understand why. Sarah then gets the results back. Brady asks what it says. Kayla tells him that Tesoro is not his grandson. Brady responds that he knows that and is asking about Sophia since he thinks she’s been wrong all along and that Tate is not the father. Sarah says all they can tell him is that Tate is not the father. Brady points out that they didn’t say anything about Sophia not being the mother.

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Julie brings Jennifer a coffee in the living room of the Horton house. Jennifer thanks her and says she didn’t sleep much. Julie bets she knows why. Jennifer admits she was having a hard time believing that Chad could forgive Cat and be friends with her, but Chad being in an actual relationship with Cat feels like the worst betrayal as Julie hugs her.

Chad sits with Thomas in his room and notes that he doesn’t have a fever. Thomas doesn’t care and says he just doesn’t feel well. Chad agrees to let him stay home today but he has to go back to school tomorrow. Chad calls Thomas “buddy” but Thomas responds that he’s not his buddy anymore. Chad knows Thomas is upset about him dating Cat and says he’s so sorry that he found out how he did. Chad promises to fix this and make it right.

Jennifer tells Julie that she doesn’t have a problem with Chad moving on with his life, but questions why he has to move on with Cat. Jennifer talks about Thomas being so upset and hurt because Chad kept it secret from him. Jennifer adds that Thomas is angry like they all are because Cat deceived them in the worst possible way. Julie calls it very bad. Jennifer brings up that she’s supposed to be interviewing Julie about Tom, but she just doesn’t have it in her right now. Julie says she assumed that might be the case, so she sent for some backup.

Cat sits at home when she gets a text from Chad, saying they need to talk.

Julie tells Jennifer that she thought she might need some help as Jack arrives, which they call perfect timing. Jennifer hugs Jack and says she’s so glad he’s there. Julie thanks Jack. Jack tells Jennifer that Julie told him what happened, so he got the first flight out. Chad then comes downstairs and enters the room, greeting Jack. Chad says he told Thomas that he would make this right, so that’s what he’s going to do. Chad then exits the house. Jennifer thinks it’s too late for that.

JJ walks in to the town square and stares at the spot where he shot Theo as he grabs his badge. JJ flashes back to when he called Jennifer while planning to end his life. JJ then gets a call from Jada and confirms he just had his meeting with the department psychologist and they talked about what happened with Theo in the blackout and how it brought back the memory of shooting him. JJ agrees to continue therapy as he’s determined to get through this.

Julie thinks Jennifer is the most qualified writer in the world to tell Tom’s story. Jack agrees. Jennifer thanks them for having so much faith in her. Jennifer realizes it’s been 40 years since she came back to Salem. Jennifer recalls just looking for a temporary place, but she found a lifelong home. Jennifer jokes that she caused a lot of trouble when she first got there as she flashes back to stealing when she first got there. Jack doesn’t think he’s heard that story before. Jennifer flashes back to Tom and Alice advising her about school. Julie jokes that Jennifer is not the only grandchild who caused problems for Tom and Alice. Julie says they both had wild streaks but turned out pretty much alright. Jack encourages that Tom and Alice would be very proud of the women that Julie and Jennifer have become.

Chad goes to Cat’s apartment. Cat guesses things didn’t go so well with telling his family about them. Chad confirms it didn’t go well.

Julie brings out family scrapbooks to help with the interview. Jack opens one of the scrapbooks. Jennifer talks about how Tom and Alice always taught them to try and find the best in everyone and have forgiveness in their hearts and then she thought about Cat, who made them relive the most awful tragedy of their life. Jennifer declares that she can’t forgive Cat.

Chad informs Cat that Rachel did see them kissing at mini golf and told Thomas. Cat can’t believe Thomas found out like that instead of from Chad. Cat brings up that Thomas was okay with Chad dating Stephanie and questions why he reacted so differently to them dating. Chad explains that Thomas did like Cat until he talked to Rachel.

Jennifer begins interviewing Julie about Tom. Julie talks about Tom being a poet and how Alice kept some of his poems. Jennifer sees one that Tom wrote after her parents got divorced and flashes back to when Tom first read it to her. Julie talks about Tom seeing tons of patients at the hospital every day but when he came home, he always made time for them. Jack brings up Jennifer going to Alice for relationship advice which Jennifer says she was doing long before she met Jack. Jennifer talks about how her and Frankie weren’t meant to be, but she’s glad she took Alice’s advice and told him how she felt because it led her to her next chapter. Jennifer declares that all her mistakes led her to the man she was destined to be with in Jack. Julie believes in destiny and that the universe leads them to who is supposed to be their soulmate. Jack comments that Julie and Doug were certainly soulmates. Jennifer says so are they as she hugs Jack. They look through more of the scrapbook and find that Alice kept Jennifer’s very first story written for the Spectator. Jack says he remembers those days so well and that she knew she could do it. Jennifer recalls Jack being very skeptical of her writing at first as they flash back to their early days at the Spectator which they joke about now as they hug.

Cat doesn’t understand and asks what else Rachel told Thomas. Chad informs her that Rachel told Thomas that she was impersonating his mom when she first came to town, which she knows from living in the DiMera Mansion with her. Chad explains that they were playing Monopoly and Rachel was losing, so she wanted to get back at Thomas. Cat asks what Thomas said to him. Chad says that he told him he doesn’t understand how he could be with someone that pretended to be Abigail. Cat holds back tears and asks what happens now and where they go from here. Chad responds that he promised to make it right and there’s only one way he knows how to do that in order to regain Thomas’s trust. Cat says it’s okay and she knows that he’s going to say they can’t be together. Cat tells Chad that she gets it and understands that he has to put his kids first. Chad would like to say there could be a chance for them someday, but she’s already put things on hold for so long, so he doesn’t want to ask her to wait especially when he doesn’t know if that day is ever really going to come.

Jack calls it a miracle that he and Jennifer got it together enough to tie the knot and questions how many times he actually proposed before she finally said yes which they flash back to. Jennifer jokes that she fell hard for him eventually while Jack says he was glad to be there to catch her sort of as they flash back to more of their moments together, their eventual wedding, and the birth of Abigail. Jennifer says they were blessed with a perfect daughter. Jack says they still are in their hearts which they agree will be forever.

Cat wishes she could go back in time to meet Chad as herself and not pretending to be Abigail. Chad says if not for those awful circumstances, they would’ve never met and he’s grateful that they did and that he got to know the woman she is. Chad calls her beautiful and thanks her for making him feel something he didn’t think he would ever feel again. Cat cries that she’s really grateful to have had Chad in her life and experience his kindness in spite of everything. Cat tells Chad that he will always be in her heart. Chad responds that she will be in his.

JJ goes home and is surprised to see Jack, who says he just got in after Julie called him, thinking Jennifer could use some support after the news about Chad and Cat. Jennifer comes back in, surprised to see JJ as she thought he had to work. JJ says it was just a morning meeting and now he has the rest of the day off. Jennifer is glad as it gives them more family time together. JJ asks how Thomas is doing. Jennifer admits he’s terrible and didn’t even go to school today. JJ asks if Chad is around. Jack informs him that Chad left awhile ago to make things right, whatever that means. Jennifer says that means he’s with Cat Green as they speak.

Chad asks Cat to promise to stop being so hard on herself for what happened between them in the past. Chad wishes they could’ve kept going. Cat calls Chad the kindest human she’s ever met and she doesn’t think he’ll ever realize just how much he means to her. Chad knows he may have made it seem like this was easy for him, but it was really hard because he cares about her. Chad kisses Cat goodbye and then exits. Cat then starts to cry.

Julie announces she made a fresh pot of coffee and is then surprised to see JJ has joined them. JJ says he should let them get to work as he forgot Jennifer was interviewing Julie. Jennifer invites him to stay and says they got sidetracked with the scrapbook. Jack talks about how they went over how they met and got married. JJ jokes that it sounds like Jennifer’s kind of party where she’ll be passing out his baby photos. Jennifer brings up never telling the story of how they decided on JJ’s name. Jennifer says they’ll do that and then get to work. They flashback to being on a boat when they decided on JJ’s name. Jack explains that he first thought it would be egotistical to name his son after himself, but in hindsight he’s so glad they did because JJ does the name proud more than he ever did. Jack calls JJ kind, selfless, and a damn good police officer determined to serve and protect the community that their family has loved for so many generations. Jack knows Tom and Alice would be brimming with pride at what JJ has become, just like they are.

Cat sits at home, crying.

Thomas comes in to the living room and asks about them talking about Tom. Jennifer tells him about the Dr. Tom Horton Free Clinic. Thomas wishes he could’ve met Tom. Jennifer says they all have so many stories to tell. Jennifer brings up coming to live with Tom and Alice when she was just a little bit older than Thomas. Thomas questions her not living with her parents. Jennifer explains that her mom was sick and she didn’t get along with her dad, so she moved in with her grandparents and it was the best decision she could’ve made. Thomas asks if he can live with them. Chad then comes in with Charlotte, exciting Jack and Jennifer. Charlotte runs up to Jennifer. Jennifer hugs Charlotte and Thomas as she declares that she’s so happy to have the Hortons back together in the house.

Happy 40th Anniversary to Melissa Reeves as Jennifer Horton!

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Sarah runs in to Xander outside the Brady Pub and says she wasn’t expecting to see him tonight since he and Philip have the meeting with Tony. Xander says they do but he needed to refuel, pointing out that Victoria’s legacy is on the line. Sarah encourages that he’s got this as she kisses him for good luck as Xander then walks away.

Maggie joins Philip in the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion. Maggie talks about Brady and Alex being as concerned as they all are, but they know the roles they have to play tonight. They talk about Brady being in the legal role while Alex is playing the calm role with SJPR in case the lawsuit goes forward. Philip brings up how his fraud would then come out and says none of this would be happening if he hadn’t gone along with Vivian forging the letter from Victor. Maggie says he made a colossal mistake but what matters is that he’s trying to make amends. Maggie believes that’s what Victor would’ve wanted above all else, for all of them to come together as family. Philip hopes that’s enough to keep his company from falling in to the hands of Tony DiMera.

Tony stands in the living room of the DiMera Mansion where he declares to Stefano that it’s almost time.

Johnny wonders how the person who wrote the letter would get the idea that he was in a relationship with Holly while Chanel wonders how they even knew they were attempting to adopt Tesoro. Johnny says the timing is way off while Chanel wishes Holly could remember more from before the fire. They then realize that Holly said that she lost her phone in the fire which means the photos were sent before she got a new phone, so she couldn’t have sent those photos at all. Johnny wonders who did and why. Chanel questions how to get to the truth. Johnny thinks he knows someone who can help them.

Arianna goes to her dorm room where she finds Holly packing her things. Holly tells her that she’s moving out as she can’t stay here. Holly announces that she’s made her decision to drop out of Salem U.

Sophia and Tate finish up working at the Brady Pub. Sophia asks if he feels like hanging out after they clock out. Tate apologizes but says he’s in is head right now and wouldn’t be good company. Sophia apologizes for saying anything about Holly and Johnny but Tate says he needed to know. Sophia says she knows it has to hurt. Tate says he doesn’t want to talk about it and is going to get some air. Tate storms out as Sarah enters the Pub. Sophia tells Sarah not to mind Tate as he has a lot going out. Sophia offers to take Sarah’s order, but Sarah says she wants answers as to why she is lying to her and everyone else.

Maggie asks if Philip honestly believes Tony ever expected their family to be so united as his strategy was to pit he and Xander against each other. Philip calls divide and conquer pretty effective but Maggie says not this time. Philip says it means a lot to have her, Brady, and Alex in his corner but he hopes she doesn’t end up regretting having his back through all of this because if they untangle Titan from DiMera, the company will be in dire straits. Philip worries about going through all of this just to lose everything. Maggie encourages that they would just rebuild it, pointing out that Victor built the company himself from the ground up while they are not alone. Maggie declares that the Kiriakis family is much stronger together.

Arianna questions Holly drunk sexting Johnny. Holly says she’s mortified enough as it is. Arianna brings up her having a crush on Johnny in high school but he’s her professor, married, and Ari’s uncle. Holly repeats that she wasn’t in her right mind and is sure she planned to send the photos to Tate but she doesn’t remember anything about last night. Arianna acknowledges that they all do stupid stuff when drunk and apologizes for not doing more. Holly says it’s not her fault but she’s beyond humiliated and asks how she’s supposed to face Johnny or Chanel again. Holly adds that she definitely can’t keep taking Johnny’s class. Arianna thinks she’s overreacting as things happen and this will blow over. Holly says starting the fire will still probably get her kicked out of the dorms. Arianna says she can move out with her and find a place off campus. Holly thanks her but says she obviously caused all this trouble because she can’t cope with being around Tate and Sophia. Holly thinks the universe is telling her that she needs a change of scenery. Arianna realizes that Holly isn’t just talking about leaving the dorms. Holly confirms that she spoke to her mom and is going to live with her in Paris like she should have in the first place. Holly declares that it’s time for her to get the hell out of Salem.

Johnny finishes a call with Rafe, thanking him for doing this and says to call if he finds anything. Johnny informs Chanel that Rafe is going to try to pinpoint where the photos were taken from and if they were from the hospital then they will know Holly was lying but if they weren’t then someone must have sent the photos while Holly was in the hospital and is trying to stop them from adopting Tesoro. Johnny declares that the question is who?

Sophia tells Sarah that she doesn’t have time for whatever this is. Sarah tells her to make time. Sophia asks if they can do it after her shift. Sarah demands Sophia text her the minute she’s done and to meet her at the park as she then exits the Pub.

Johnny feels there’s still so many unanswered questions like how Tesoro’s birth mother would have even found out they were planning to adopt him. Chanel blames herself for talking about their plans. Johnny says they couldn’t have known Tesoro’s mother would write a letter trashing him. Chanel points out that they don’t know for sure who wrote the letter but whoever it is knew about his past with Holly and used it against them. Johnny questions who would want to destroy their chances at having a family. Chanel responds that the only person she can think of is EJ.

Philip, Maggie, and Xander go to the DiMera Mansion to meet with Tony. Tony asks what they have decided about his offer. Maggie states that they agreed it would be best for both families to keep this out of court. Tony agrees and says it’s settled then that DiMera will be returned to his family. Xander tells him that’s correct, but Titan stays with them.

Arianna argues that Holly can’t just leave like this. Arianna says they’ve all made mistakes and that’s no reason to move to another continent. Holly loves her for trying to talk her out of it but says she’s already made up her mind and her mom is super excited for her to come to Paris. Holly insists that it’s for the best. Arianna starts to cry. Holly tells her to come visit her in Paris. Holly says she’ll be leaving tomorrow and asks Arianna not to tell Tate until after she’s gone. Arianna reluctantly promises as they agree to video chat. Holly thanks her for being the best thing to come out of a crappy year and says she’s really lucky to have her as a friend. They hug as Holly then takes her bags and exits.

Sophia meets Sarah in the park and asks what this is all about. Sarah responds that she needs to know what happened to her baby and she needs the truth this time. Sophia questions her calling her a liar. Sarah states that Sophia said she went in to labor on her own and panicked over her mother or Tate forcing her to keep the baby so she dropped her baby off at the fire house. Sophia confirms that is the truth. Sophia reminds Sarah that she can’t tell anybody without risking losing her medical license so they have nothing else to say here. Sarah says that’s unless she thinks that something has happened to her baby. Sophia questions what she is talking about and tells Sarah that her baby is Tesoro and he’s the happiest baby she’s ever seen. Sarah tells her to stop lying to her while Sophia insists she isn’t. Sophia argues that she told her all of this months ago and questions why she suddenly doesn’t believe her. Sarah then reveals that Tesoro’s DNA was tested and he’s definitely not her and Tate’s.

Tony comments that he underestimated them financially. Maggie says they are ready to go now. Tony warns that by splitting Titan from DiMera, they will be sending Victor’s company in to a death spiral. Xander responds that Titan’s future is none of his business, so he can take their offer or leave it. Philip explains that Tony will regain control of his family’s company while they will keep their family’s company. Tony continues to warn that they could lose everything. Maggie declares that’s a risk she’s willing to take for her family.

Chanel asks Johnny if this could be another one of EJ’s schemes. Johnny says he made a point not to tell EJ about the adoption. Chanel says it’s possible he found out from someone else. Johnny knows EJ is capable of stooping that low but doesn’t think he’d be that sloppy. Johnny then gets a call back from Rafe. Johnny thanks him and says he owes him one. Johnny hangs up and informs Chanel that the text wasn’t sent from the hospital and the picture he got were sent near the town square while Holly was still in the hospital. Chanel realizes this means Holly doesn’t remember sending the pictures because she didn’t. Johnny states that means someone is setting them up. Johnny says that Rafe plans to take what he knows to social services and he hopes having an FBI agent on their side will help their case. Chanel gets excited that they may still have a fighting chance to adopt Tesoro. Johnny says they just have to prove that they deserve to be his parents which means they have to figure out who is screwing with them.

Holly returns home to the Kiriakis Mansion with her packed bag as she thinks back to her relationship with Tate.

Arianna looks at a frame of her and Holly until Tate shows up at the door and says he needs to see Holly but Arianna says that could be a problem.

Sophia accuses Sarah of lying about Tesoro not being her baby. Sarah tells her to give up the charade while Sophia argues that Sarah is making up a story about a DNA test. Sophia asks why a DNA test would even be run. Sarah reveals that Brady asked Rafe to run one because he started to suspect that Tesoro was Tate’s son. Sophia accuses Sarah of saying something to him but Sarah says it didn’t come from her as she kept her word. Sophia argues that there’s something wrong with the test then because Tesoro is her son. Sarah adds that they ran the DNA test twice just to make sure and declares that Tesoro and Tate are not a parental match. Sophia asks if they didn’t compare any of her DNA to the baby. Sophia swears that Tesoro is her son but declares that if what Sarah is saying is true, then Tate isn’t the father.

Tony tells Maggie that he’s disappointed but he can understand them going with her heart over her head but he can’t understand Xander and Philip’s motivations. Tony can’t understand Xander protecting the legacy of a man who wouldn’t even acknowledge him as his son. Maggie says he’s out of line while Philip tells Tony to go to Hell. Tony asks if Xander is willing to lose everything for a family who will never embrace him as their own.

Arianna informs Tate that Holly isn’t there as he just missed her. Tate says she isn’t answering his calls and asks if she has any idea when she’ll be back. Arianna says that she has no clue. Tate comes in to the room and asks her to go easy on him. Tate asks Arianna if the rumor about Holly and Johnny is true. Arianna assures him that it’s not and nothing is going on between them. Tate asks how a rumor like that even gets started in the first place. Arianna responds that she has an idea.

Chanel tells Johnny that they have to come up with a list of suspects. Chanel suggests someone at Salem U had access to Holly’s phone and an axe to grind. Johnny kisses Chanel and thanks her for helping him figure out who is targeting them.

Sophia begins to panic, saying this can’t be happening. Sarah asks if she had sex with someone else besides Tate around the time her baby was conceived. Sophia admits so and realizes that the other guy must be the baby’s father.

Tony argues to Xander that he’s selling his soul to people that wouldn’t think twice about selling him out. Xander says they may have once been a house divided but at the end of the day, Philip is his brother and he has his back. Philip says he has his as well. Maggie doesn’t blame Tony for trying to come between them but says he failed as they are not backing down. Tony declares that he will take DiMera back while they can pick up the scraps of what’s left of Titan. Tony suspects he’ll be picking Titan up in a matter of months when they have to sell. Maggie then exits with Philip and Xander.

Xander and Philip go to the Titan office. Xander thought it would be more satisfying and hates that they had to deal with Tony while he was in a position of power. Philip says that part is over at least and now the real work begins. Xander says they need to let Brady and Alex know that DiMera and Titan will be untangled any day now. Philip stops him and wants to clear the air. Xander says he won’t let what Tony said get to him. Philip feels Tony was right about one thing, that if they don’t play their cards right, they really could lose everything. Xander assures him that won’t happen as long as they stick together.

Maggie goes home and is surprised to find Holly in the living room. Maggie hugs her as Holly asks if she can crash there tonight. Maggie says this is her home and asks if it has to do with the fire. Holly cries that everything is ruined as they embrace.

Tate questions Arianna thinking someone just made up this story about Holly and Johnny to hurt her. Arianna thinks Holly made a stupid mistake and everyone else has the wrong idea. Arianna explains that when Holly was drunk, she sent suggestive pictures to Johnny but it was a total accident and thinks she meant to sent them to Tate. Arianna argues that Holly is still in love with Tate but he keeps screwing things up.

Sophia complains that she told herself this wasn’t possible. Sarah asks Sophia who Tesoro’s father is. Sophia calls it none of her business. Sarah agrees but says it is Tate’s business as he’s torturing himself over not getting to meet the baby, so he deserves to know that it was never his to begin with. Sophia feels what’s done is done and telling Tate now won’t solve anything. Sarah tells Sophia that she’s been where she is now, so she knows what it’s like to feel that she has to hide her child’s paternity. Sarah adds that no matter what she tells herself, a secret like that won’t stay hidden forever as the truth always comes out in the end.

Chanel asks Johnny who he thinks is behind all of this. Johnny reminds her that when they met outside the Pub, Sophia was there and then he ran in to her again in the town square. Johnny says he mentioned the adoption but never told her it was Tesoro and they already know how she feels about them after backing out of adopting her baby. Chanel adds that Sophia hates Holly and wonders if she could really be the one setting them all up.

Philip tells Xander that he’s not sure he deserves it after everything he did, but promises to make it up to him. Xander says he already has with Sarah, pointing out that Titan is not the only thing he’s trying to save as his marriage is finally back on track which wouldn’t have been possible if Philip told her that he beat him within an inch of his life. Philip admits that if he was in Xander’s shoes, he may have done the same thing. Xander thinks Philip may have had more self control than him. Xander points out that Philip could’ve blew up his spot when Sarah was grilling him at Victoria’s party, but he protected him instead. Philip says that’s what family does. Philip says he sincerely hopes that Xander and Sarah get back on track, but until then they’ve got work to do. Xander declares they will return Titan to it’s former glory.

Tate complains to Arianna that he doesn’t need another lecture about how he royally screwed things up with Holly because he knows that he did. Arianna mocks him finally becoming self-aware. Tate asks what else she wants him to do since Holly told him that he already lost her. Tate argues that if she loves him like Arianna said, maybe there’s a chance. Tate asks Arianna to just talk to Holly. Arianna wishes she could but asks Tate to go as she needs to study. Arianna agrees to tell Holly that he stopped by as Tate then exits.

Holly feels like Maggie is even more ashamed of her but Maggie says she’s never ashamed of her. Holly believes she messed up so badly that the only way out is to leave Salem. Maggie says she just came back from a difficult meeting for Titan that may shed a different light on her decision. Maggie tells her that someone she worked with made a terrible mistake and they all became vulnerable because of it and then another threat happened, so the only way forward was to face things head on instead of running away. Holly asks if she thinks moving to Paris is running away. Maggie says of course not, but if she wanted to stay, she thinks she could weather the storm no matter how bleak it seems now. Holly isn’t sure but Maggie says she’s sure enough for the both of them. Holly hugs her and thanks her, saying it means a lot to her. Holly says it’s not about running away but she’s in this crazy cycle with Tate, partying too much, and been obsessing over guys wrong for her. Holly feels she needs a fresh start and she can’t do it here. Maggie understands but wishes she didn’t because she will miss her so much. Holly thanks her for everything as they hug.

Johnny doesn’t know how to make sense of it but Sophia being the one behind the texts makes the most sense since she’s friends with Arianna so she’d have easy access to Holly’s phone. Chanel says it doesn’t explain the letter to social services. Johnny points out that it was anonymous so it could’ve been Sophia pretending to be the mother, unless she really is Tesoro’s mother which Chanel calls impossible since Sophia was still pregnant when the baby was left at the fire house. Johnny says he doesn’t know how to explain it but if they accept the idea that Sophia is Tesoro’s mother, then everything else makes sense. Chanel agrees that it does. Johnny says if Sophia is capable of setting them up and sabotaging them, God knows what else she’s capable of. Chanel adds that if this is true, then that means Tesoro is the baby they were planning to adopt the first time.

Sarah tells Sophia that it would be a lot easier for her if she got ahead of this thing. Sophia tells her to run another DNA test and offers a sample of her hair right now since her main concern is that Tesoro is safe. Sophia argues that once she proves Tesoro is her baby, she’ll have no reason to keep harassing her and they can all just move on. Sarah questions just letting Brady and Tate continue to torture themselves over this. Sophia remarks that they will get over it eventually. Sarah argues that they won’t stop looking until they find answers about what happened to her baby. Sarah thinks it would be better if those answers came from Sophia. Sophia says she’s sorry but she can’t tell Tate that the baby isn’t his and neither can Sarah.

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Brady sees Sarah at the hospital after dropping Rachel off for therapy. Sarah talks about being glad because she’s a big believer in therapy. Sarah then informs Brady that she and Xander are about to start couples therapy. Brady is surprised that Xander agreed to that while Sarah admits she made it mandatory to give their relationship another chance. Brady says it’s better to deal with things head on, especially when there’s kids involved.

Johnny and Chanel are at home as Johnny wonders if he should text Holly again and questions why she isn’t reading his texts as he needs to know why she sent him those provocative photos and complains that the timing couldn’t have been worse in the middle of their adoption meeting. Johnny remarks that he doesn’t know what she was thinking.

Arianna and Holly get set up in their new dorm room while Holly continues to complain and blame herself, worrying that she could get expelled. Holly then decides it’s okay and might be a blessing in disguise if she got kicked out of Salem U because she’s starting to hate it there.

Tate and Sophia get sent on break at the Brady Pub. Tate tells her that he’s just going to take a walk on the pier but Sophia gets shocked by something she sees on her phone.

JJ goes to see Jada in her office at the police station. Jada says she didn’t get a chance to thank him for everything he did to help restore order in the town square during the blackout as she’s sure it was challenging. JJ confirms that it was. Jada asks if there’s something he wants to share with her. JJ responds that there is something he wants to talk to her about. JJ then hands over his badge and announces he’s resigning from the force.

Theo walks through the town square and thinks back to JJ stopping him there during the blackout, triggering flashbacks to when JJ shot him. Abe then appears and startles him, asking if he’s alright. Theo says he’s okay and that he was just lost in thought. Abe asks if it’s because of the blackout and hopes it didn’t affect his feelings about moving back here. Theo responds that there’s a lot to think about because being back in Salem stirs up all kinds of feelings.

Arianna questions Holly hating it at Salem U, arguing that they’ve had some epic times. Holly assures that she loves being her roommate, but aside from that, her life is a total disaster as she points out that Tate lives down the hall from them and he and Sophia are in her film class. Arianna argues that Tate is just a guy while she is a queen. Holly calls herself the queen of screwups. Arianna insists that Holly can do so much better, pointing out that Tate cheated and not her. Holly thought they could get through everything as she doesn’t understand why everything went sideways.

Tate asks Sophia what’s going on. Sophia informs him that a friend told her that Holly is seeing an older, married guy and she’s sorry to just drop that on him. Tate finds that hard to believe and questions who the guy is. Sophia claims it’s none other than Johnny DiMera.

Chanel tells Johnny that if Holly thought she could come between them, she’s sadly mistaken. Johnny argues that this doesn’t seem like Holly to be this deluded and spiteful. Johnny is thankful that Chanel believes in him. Chanel talks about being through a lot together and their love kept them strong. Chanel hopes this hasn’t messed up their chances to adopt Tesoro because he has her heart already as they hug.

Sarah tells Brady that she and Xander still have a long way to go, but she’s feeling hopeful for the first time in a long time. Brady gets a text and tells Sarah that he’s waiting on an important message, but is disappointed by what he sees.

JJ explains to Jada how he saw Theo in the town square when they were trying to clear everyone out. Jada tells him that Theo told her something happened in the square and he seemed pretty shaken up. JJ admits they both were as it felt so much like what happened last time when he shot him.

Abe tells Theo that the only thing he’s ever wanted is for him to be happy. Abe promises that his mom would be as proud of him as he is as they hug.

Tate tells Sophia that this doesn’t make any sense. Sophia feels it kind of does, bringing up how Holly had a crush on Johnny in the past. Tate insists that she was totally over him. Sophia says she thought so too, but maybe Johnny becoming her college professor got her interested again.

Arianna promises Holly that everything is going to get better and encourages her to give things a chance. Holly then checks her new phone and finds out all her photos and texts are gone from the cloud and wonders why she has all these texts and messages from Johnny.

Chanel apologizes for how she first reacted to seeing the pictures that Holly sent him. Johnny understands she was shocked and upset. Chanel brings up that he did say Holly just ended things with Tate and had been drinking. Johnny then gets a call back from Holly, who says she got his text and asks what’s going on. Johnny tells her that he and Chanel need to speak with her right away. Holly asks if it’s about her paper. Johnny says he’d rather not discuss it over the phone, so Holly agrees to come by his place. Johnny says they will be waiting for her and hangs up.

Sarah asks if Brady got bad news. Brady says it’s just disappointing as he thought he had a lead on Tate’s baby, but it turns out he was wrong.

Chanel asks Johnny how Holly sounded on the phone. Johnny says she sounded like she had no idea why he was calling and suggests she’s embarrassed after sobering up. Chanel remarks that she should be. Holly then shows up at their door.

Tate doesn’t believe Holly would be hooking up with Johnny, pointing out that he’s happily married. Sophia agrees that it’s pretty extreme. Tate asks if it’s just one person saying this. Sophia claims that her friend heard it from others and rumors get around. Tate suggests they could just be trying to cause trouble. Sophia suggests maybe Holly made up the rumor herself to make Tate jealous or punish him but Tate says she wouldn’t do that. Sophia points out that Tate did say she was pretty hurt when she found out about them hanging out. Tate asks how Sophia thinks Holly found out that they kissed.

Abe promises Theo that he won’t bug him about getting a job or moving to Salem permanently as he then walks away. Arianna comes by with her bag of laundry, so Theo offers her a hand which she accepts.

JJ tells Jada that he thinks he and Theo both relived that terrible moment when he shot him. Jada asks if JJ thinks he acted inappropriately last night. JJ wants to say no and that he did everything by the book, but he really doesn’t know.

Johnny asks Holly how she is feeling today. Holly says she has a sore throat from inhaling smoke but she’ll manage. Holly admits she’s feeling ashamed and tells them about how she caused the fire which Johnny says they heard about. Holly asks if that’s why they called her over. Johnny argues that she must know it’s about the photos she sent. Holly questions what photos. Johnny asks if that’s how she wants to play this and tells her to get out her phone. Holly explains that she got a new phone since she lost her old one in the fire and everything is gone. Johnny says they’ll use his then and shows her the photos on his phone which shocks Holly.

Jada tells JJ that Theo told her something happened and brought up racial profiling. Jada then asks if JJ would have stopped him if he were white. JJ assures that he would have since there was a city wide curfew in effect and he was stopping everyone of all races. JJ believes he was consistent with his actions and attitudes. JJ feels he was direct, but not aggressive. Jada asks if JJ escalated the situation inappropriately or if he drew his weapon. JJ confirms he did not. Jada feels he did everything by the book, so she questions why he is turning in his badge.

Arianna buys Theo coffee in the town square for helping her carry her laundry. She tells him about the fire during the blackout. Theo asks why her roommate isn’t helping her. Arianna responds that she’s been dealing with a lot lately so she didn’t want to stress her out with anything else. Theo calls her a good friend. Arianna hopes that’s enough.

Holly panics as Johnny explains that she sent those pictures to him last night. Holly says she has no memory of taking the pictures or sending them. Holly suggests maybe she meant to send them to Tate. Chanel questions Holly saying this whole thing was an accident. Holly remembers texting Johnny and he called her last night so he must have been her most recent contact. Holly says she’s never done anything like this and she’s so sorry to both of them. Johnny wants to believe her but says it still doesn’t explain the letter.

Sophia hopes Tate doesn’t think she told Holly about him kissing her. Tate confirms that he doesn’t since when Holly punched him, she said Sophia didn’t tell her. Sophia asks who he thinks could’ve told her then. Tate says he doesn’t know since they were alone in his room and asks if she told anyone else. Sophia says she doesn’t think so but then recalls to him that after she left his room, she ran in to Arianna in the hall. Sophia adds that she told her nothing happened but she was looking at her like she didn’t believe her. Tate concludes that maybe Arianna ran back and told Holly. Sophia tells Tate that she’s so sorry as she thought she did a good job covering. Tate says it’s fine as it’s his own stupid fault. Sophia says it’s not like he even wanted to kiss her and was just trying to get info out of her. Tate says he’s not proud of that but he’s trying to shake the feeling that there is something she’s not telling him. Sophia asks him to let it go, claiming there’s nothing else she can say to him. Sophia says her break is over and goes back in to the Pub to work.

Sarah asks Brady what the lead on the baby was. Brady explains that when Sophia slipped and referred to the baby as a him instead of her, he did a little digging. Sarah asks what exactly he was looking for. Brady informs her of his crazy theory that Sophia lied about the gender of the baby because she delivered sooner than expected and dropped the kid off at the fire house.

Theo and Arianna talk about how they grew up in Salem and both moved away for awhile. Theo mentions just getting back a few weeks ago. Arianna asks how he likes being home. Theo responds that he’s not sure as it still doesn’t feel like home yet. Arianna relates to that feeling in the beginning but encourages him to give it some time and he’ll be vibing with Salem all over again.

JJ tells Jada that he’s gone through the training and he knows like everyone else that he has certain prejudices but he has tried very hard to be aware of them to be sure what happened to Theo never happens again, even though he was cleared and charges were dropped. Jada understands something like that lives with you forever. JJ talks about losing hope and going to a really dark place after it happened, but he found his way out thanks to friends and family. JJ says he’s tried very hard since then to be a better person in every way possible. Jada thinks he’s doing a pretty good job of it. JJ recalls Theo getting upset when he saw him in the town square and he told him that rejoining the police department was a mistake because he didn’t have the right judgment to be a cop. JJ declares that maybe Theo’s right that he’s not meant to serve.

Sarah tells Brady that if he’s right then maybe Sophia did the right thing since the drop offs at the fire house are set up for safety. Brady agrees and explains that his investigation had nothing to do with questioning her decision, but finding out what happened to his grandchild. Brady decides it doesn’t matter anyway because the baby does not belong to Tate and Sophia. Brady informs Sarah that Rafe got a sample of DNA from Tesoro and he had Tate’s toothbrush, but the DNA samples didn’t match which seems to surprise her too.

Tate goes back in to the Pub and offers to help Sophia but she says she’s good. Tate asks if Sophia can promise him that she’s telling him the truth about their baby and not hiding anything. Sophia complains that they’ve been over this a million times and says she’s not hiding anything from him about their baby. Sophia hopes Tate can take comfort in the fact that their baby will have an amazing life and parents because she made sure of it.

Holly questions Johnny and Chanel thinking she wrote the letter. Johnny says it’s hard not to think the letter was connected to the pictures she sent while Chanel adds that whoever wrote the letter knew that Holly once had feelings for Johnny. Holly assures that she hasn’t for a long time and has no clue on how any of this is happening. Chanel asks what she last remembers from the night of the fire. Holly says she was talking to Johnny on the phone and then she felt sick, then she woke up in the hospital. Holly says she can’t do this and needs some air. Holly tells them that she’s really sorry and hopes they believe her as she rushes out.

Arianna thanks Theo again for his help as they officially introduce themselves to each other. Arianna says she hopes to see him around. Theo says he’d like that as he walks away.

Jada tells JJ that if she didn’t think he was capable of being a good cop, she’d be the first one to take back his badge and gun. Jada says she’s been in the job for a long time and thinks JJ is a great cop and credit to the force. JJ is not so sure. Jada urges him to have confidence because if he starts doubting himself, he will become a liability. Jada suggests he take a few days off and have a session with the psychiatrist on the force, then they will revisit his resignation after that which JJ agrees to. JJ then takes his badge back and thanks Jada for believing in him.

Johnny tells Chanel that Holly sure seemed shocked to see the photos. Chanel says that Holly has bent the truth in the past but agrees with the look on her face. Johnny wonders how the person who wrote the letter would get the idea that he was in a relationship with Holly while Chanel wonders how they even knew they were attempting to adopt Tesoro. Johnny says the timing is way off while Chanel wishes Holly could remember more from before the fire. They then realize that Holly said that she lost her phone in the fire which means the photos were sent before she got a new phone, so she couldn’t have sent those photos at all. Johnny wonders who did and why.

Brady tells Sarah that the message he got earlier was the results of the second DNA test, confirming Tate and Tesoro are not a match so he’s definitely not Tate and Sophia’s baby. Sarah flashes back to questioning Sophia’s story. Sarah then tells Brady that she’s so sorry as she can see how disappointed he is. Sarah says she has to get back to work while Brady says he’s going to see Steve to plan out their next step in finding Tate’s child. Sarah wishes Brady luck as he exits the hospital. Sarah then removes her coat and rushes down the hall.

Tate tells Sophia that he’s really sorry about how he handled the whole situation as it wasn’t fair to her or Holly. Sophia asks if he finally believes her now. Tate says that he does and he won’t ask her about the baby anymore. Tate decides that if Sophia says the baby is in a safe and happy home, that’s good enough for him.

Holly walks by the Brady Pub and looks through the window to see Tate and Sophia inside with Tate having his hand on her shoulder. Holly then turns away upset and calls her mom, telling her that her whole life is a mess and she wishes she could live with her in France. Holly thanks her for understanding and says she can’t wait to see her. Holly tells Nicole that she never wants to come back to Salem ever again.

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