Days Short Recap Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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EJ told Paulina that she would look like a fool if she fired him because no one would be as good as he was. Paulina said she would replace him with Melinda. EJ said Melinda was gone and possibly had her fill of politics. Paulina reminded him that he stole a baby to which he said he allegedly stole a baby. He said they were in-laws who didn’t need the scandal, but she said if Stefan was right about what he knew, she couldn’t save him. Jada went to Connie’s apartment with another officer. When they went in the apartment, they saw blood on the floor. Jada followed the blood on the floor and saw the cardboard of Li in Connie’s room. While in Connie’s room, she noticed the ropes on the bed frame and figured out that Connie held someone captive. When Jada and the police officer searched for evidence, they found Melinda’s pocketbook. They wondered if Melinda was there and if so where was she. Jada put out an APB on Connie and Melinda and wanted to find out what Connie did with Melinda. Connie had a knife in her hand and confessed to Gabi that she stabbed Rafe. A shocked Gabi said it wasn’t true because Everett was the one who stabbed Rafe. Connie said Bobby asked her to take care of Rafe so he could be with Jada. Gabi decided to keep Connie talking while she tried to get her phone. When Gabi accused Connie of killing Bobby, Connie said she did because he was going to snitch on her. Gabi asked Connie what she did. Connie admitted to killing Li. She told Gabi that she framed her by sending her a text the night Li died. Connie said Gabi was stupid enough to fall for her trap then and to fall for her trap now. A curious Gabi asked why Connie framed her. Connie said she hated the way Gabi and Stefan treated Li and played with his emotions. She said she loved Li and had a great date with him. If it weren’t for Gabi, they would have had a wonderful life together. Thanks to Gabi’s actions, Li couldn’t fall in love again. Connie said she tried to convince Li to love again, but Gabi ruined him. She said Gabi was the one who deserved to die.

When Connie tried to attack Gabi with the knife, Gabi got out of the way. Gabi grabbed the knife and ran, but Connie went after her. Connie caught up to Gabi and dragged her into the wine cellar where Melinda was tied up. She tied Gabi up to a chair and took Melinda’s gag off. Melinda wanted to know where they were. Connie told her they were at the DiMera wine cellar. Since Melinda was still alive when she tried to kill Gabi, Connie decided to kill them together. Melinda asked why Connie didn’t kill her when they were in the apartment. Connie said she would never ruin her and Li’s love nest by killing her. She said she and Li would be together as soon as she killed Melinda and Gabi. Melinda told Connie that she didn’t want to kill again because LI didn’t want her to kill again. Connie appreciated her concern, but she could kill them both and get away with it. Melinda said the police would look down there eventually, but Connie said they wouldn’t find anything because the two of them and everything else in the house were about to be incinerated. Rafe tried to call Gabi, but she didn’t answer. Jada showed up and told him Connie wasn’t found, but might have had something to do with Li’s murder. She told him what she found in Connie’s apartment. Jada called and found out Gabi didn’t go to work. Rafe hoped Gabi took the day off to be with Stefan, but Jada said they split up because Stefan cheated on her with Ava. Paulina went to Connie’s apartment and talked to the police officer. The officer told her that Connie held Melinda hostage, but they haven’t found Melinda or Connie. Paulina saw the cardboard of Li in Connie’s bed. Ava told Stefan that she wasn’t taking the job at the Bistro because she knew he and Gabi would make up. Stefan said Gabi could rot for all he cared. Ava said he would take her back if she apologized. While they were talking, he got a call from Gabi which he ignored because he thought she was rubbing it in that she was sleeping with EJ. He tried to entice Ava to work with him at the Bistro and offered her a manager position. She decided to take the job. When they went to the Bistro, Ava said she wasn’t sure about taking the job because Gabi wouldn’t like it. Stefan said Gabi was dead to him. Ava said Gabi may be out of his life, but she went through this with Rafe and Harris so she was prepared for Stefan to go back to Gabi. Stefan said that wouldn’t happen because Gabi was with EJ that morning. EJ showed up and saw Stefan and Ava together. He thought Stefan assumed he would be in jail since he told Paulina that he stole Nicole’s baby. EJ reminded Stefan that Gabi came on to him. Stefan asked EJ about what happened that morning. EJ said there was no this morning to which Stefan said that wasn’t what Gabi told him. He told Stefan that Gabi lied to him about what happened.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, September 19, 2024

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GH Short Recap Thursday, September 19, 2024

Rocco goes to visit his mother and tells her to hang on until Lucky comes home to give her a transplant.

Isiah tells Dante that Lucky should be a match for Lulu because siblings are almost always the best match and he says that from his experience as a transplant doctor.

Elizabeth puts Ric in the friend zone and explains she just broke up with Finn.

Jason and Anna find Holly and Sidwell at a bar in Somalia and Anna asks Jason to distract Sidwell by playing poker with him so she can steal Sidwell’s phone and copy his phone chip. Jason distracts Sidwell but Holly catches Anna stealing Sidwell’s phone.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, September 20, 2024

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Chelsea tells Adam they should talk to Connor so he won’t get his hopes up about them getting back together. Adam admits to Chelsea that he has been thinking that they should get back together. Chelsea tells Adam she doesn’t feel the same way about him.

Billy tells Phyllis about Adam and Chelsea’s one night stand in Baltimore. Phyllis agrees with what Chelsea told Billy, that it was just two scared parents clinging to each other. Phyllis tells Billy to believe Chelsea and give her a chance to make it up to him.

Sharon is forced to admit to Mariah that she postponed the meeting in Madison because she was feeling smothered by Faith and Nick and she had to get away.

Nick talks to Victor, Nikki. and Victoria about Sharon’s situation. They help him decide to talk to her doctor and get his advice on how to help Sharon.

Victoria decides to go warn Billy about Victor’s plans to take over Chancellor Industries.

Sharon tells Mariah that she plans to go off the grid for a while and asks Mariah not to try and find her because she will contact her when she is ready to contact her. Mariah calls Nick and tells him about her conversation with Sharon. Mariah tells Nick she is scared because Sharon is acting strangely.

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EJ asks Stefan if Gabi told him they had sex in the morning. Stefan questions if he’s going to deny it. EJ says he’s not saying anything. Stefan asks him again if he did or didn’t have sex with his wife.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s fine and that it wasn’t easy getting them down here without being noticed, but now it’s convenient to kill two bitches with one stone and not having to worry about the police looking for evidence. Melinda argues that the police are bound to look here eventually. Connie informs her that by the time they do, Melinda and Gabi will both be incinerated along with the entire house. Melinda calls that crazy and argues that she doesn’t want to do this. Connie declares that the entire house will be a pile of rubble and the DiMera Mansion will be her tomb.

Kristen joins Chad in the park which is set up for the Salem Back to School Picnic. Kristen thanks Chad for partaking in the dunk tank and talks about Thomas and Charlotte having fun. Kristen mentions that she thought “Abigail” might be there. Chad asks why since the kids don’t even know she’s back. Kristen asks how long that’s going to last. Chad says however long it takes. Kristen questions her not remembering her own children while Chad tells her that she is getting some memories back.

“Abigail” goes to see Mark at the hospital. Mark reminds her that they aren’t supposed to be seen together. “Abigail” informs him that she had no choice and shows him the text message she received last night from Clyde Weston.

Steve goes to the super max prison and calls Kayla, telling her that he’s there and that Shane pulled some strings for him with the warden. Steve assures that he will be careful and keep her posted as they hang up. Clyde is then brought in to see Steve, who says they need to have a talk. Clyde asks him how it’s going in Salem. Steve responds that crime rate is down now that he’s gone. Clyde asks how Hong Kong is treating Tripp. Steve says he’s not here to talk about his son. Clyde then guesses it’s about Abigail.

“Abigail” questions Mark about suddenly having a timeline to get Chad down the aisle and asks how she’s supposed to do that. Mark instructs her to do what Clyde says and marry Chad ASAP.

Kristen asks Chad about “Abigail” remembering anything about her life. Chad says they are working on it. Kristen says that’s great and they are all in his corner. Chad questions her sincerity. Kristen says it just seems “Abigail” isn’t exactly champing at the bit to spend more time with him or their children which she finds a little odd. Chad disagrees and calls it none of her business. Kristen argues that Rachel has been begging to have Thomas and Charlotte over to swim and she’s running out of excuses. Kristen adds that she lives with “Abigail” and worries about her being an impostor. Chad reminds her they ran a DNA test. Kristen questions wanting to know how “Abigail” survived the brutal stabbing, where she’s been for the last few years, and what Clyde’s motives were to keep her on ice all this time. Chad complains about her being negative while Kristen calls it healthy skepticism because she cares about him and doesn’t want to see him get hurt. Kristen warns Chad to just tread carefully.

EJ tells Stefan that he already knows he slept with Gabi once and made it clear he doesn’t want her back, so he questions what difference it makes to him if they hooked up again in the morning. Stefan argues that Gabi is still his wife. EJ brings up Stefan sleeping with his brother’s wife and cheating on Gabi once. Stefan asks what is to stop him from testifying against EJ that Jude is actually Eric’s and that EJ hid his paternity. Stefan tells EJ to picture him holding the jury spellbound with his tales and then answer the question. EJ then admits to Stefan that he and Gabi did not sleep together this morning. Stefan questions him saying that Gabi lied to him.

Connie tries to wake Gabi up so she doesn’t miss her last few miserable moments on Earth. Melinda argues that Connie kept her alive all this time so it’s not too late to do the right thing. Melinda swears she will keep her mouth shut about everything she’s done. Connie responds that after today, neither of them will ever be able to open their mouths again and the world will owe her a thank you.

“Abigail” tells Mark that she can’t just snap her fingers and get Chad to marry her as he won’t marry a complete stranger. Mark argues that Chad is desperate to get his old life back. “Abigail” complains that she can’t give him that and admits that this is harder than she thought it would be. She feels that Chad will eventually see through her and then this will all be over. Mark warns that if someone sees through her before she marries Chad, the consequences will be a lot worse. “Abigail” worries that someone will be Steve if he doesn’t stop asking questions.

Clyde asks if Steve hasn’t found “Abigail” yet. Steve confirms they are. Clyde hoped to use that as leverage to get out of this joint. Steve argues that Clyde knows exactly what’s happening with “Abigail” since he was on the phone with her just the other day. Clyde asks how he would do that when he has no access to a phone. Steve points out that it wouldn’t be the first time that he found his way around the rules. Clyde argues that he’s the last person in the world that Abigail would want to talk to so she wouldn’t take his calls. Steve says that’s unless she’s not really Abigail.

Chad knows that Kristen is naturally suspicious and asks what she thinks the point would be of “Abigail” being a hoax. Kristen suggests maybe she’s out to nab a handsome guy from a very rich and powerful family. Chad asks why she insists on living apart if she’s after his money or have no recollection of their life. Kristen suggests she’s moving in slowly. Chad thinks she would need a new plan.

Connie says she has to go out for a few supplies and tells Melinda to try to wake Gabi up while she’s gone. Melinda successfully wakes Gabi up. Gabi is shocked to see her and asks where they are. Melinda explains that they are in the basement, being held hostage by Connie. Melinda adds that she never took a leave of absence and that Connie has been holding her hostage in her bedroom with a cardboard cutout of Li. Melinda mentions Connie killing Li and stabbing Rafe. Gabi adds that Melinda confessed to killing Everett and staging his suicide before knocking her out. Gabi declares that she went to prison because of that crazy bitch. Melinda talks about Connie blaming them all for Li’s death. Gabi asks why she’s keeping them alive. Melinda reveals that Connie is planning on blowing them up when she gets back along with the entire house. Gabi screams that they have to get out of here.

EJ tells Stefan that he’s not saying Gabi was lying but that this is between her and Stefan. EJ warns Stefan that he won’t stand by while he tries to put him away because he cheated on his wife with Ava. EJ remarks that it’s one thing to have no morals but his utter lack of taste is appalling. EJ then walks out of the Bistro. Stefan calls him a smug son of a bitch. Ava laughs it off and tells Stefan that at least EJ didn’t sleep with Gabi again. Stefan brings up that EJ also said Gabi wasn’t lying. Ava says he can’t expect a clear answer from EJ. Stefan knows EJ is terrified of going to prison, so he will tell him what he wants to hear, but he knows for sure that EJ and Gabi had to have slept together this morning. Stefan realizes that Gabi now leads him 2 to 1, so he asks Ava if she wants to help him even the score.

“Abigail” tells Mark that she can’t believe she was so clueless when Stephanie heard her on the phone and she didn’t come up with a good cover story. Mark encourages her but “Abigail” worries that it’s so easy to slip up and she’s not built for this. Mark says they have no choice but to keep this up. “Abigail” thinks she can convince Chad but Steve is an entirely different story. Mark says Steve may be suspicious but there’s no way he can prove anything, so they will figure this out because they have to. “Abigail” agrees because Clyde holds all the cards.

Clyde asks Steve why he thinks “Abigail” would be an impostor. Steve brings up her looking nothing like Abigail. Steve talks about Clyde and Officer Goldman taking care of her while she was locked up. Steve feels she could be anyone. Clyde brings up the DNA test and questions Steve doubting the results. Steve responds that his gut tells him that something’s just not right and there’s also a very big hole in this story.

Ava mocks Stefan trying to even the score with his wife. Stefan can see where that would be offensive. Stefan reminds Ava that she’s the last person to forgive and forget when someone does her dirty. Stefan brings up Gabi having Ava fired and being the reason that Ava is behind on her rent. Stefan argues that they have more than enough reason to get revenge on Gabi and sees no harm in having a little fun in the process. Stefan suggests they go back to the DiMera Mansion with a bottle of champagne and think of the look on Gabi’s face when they go upstairs, leaving a trail of clothing.

Melinda asks Gabi if she has any idea how to escape. Gabi talks about the place being soundproof but talks about the DiMeras always coming down for wine. Melinda worries that any minute, Connie is going to come back with ingredients for a bomb so they don’t have time to wait. Melinda complains about being unable to believe that Gabi hired Connie. Gabi argues that she had no way of knowing Connie was a homicidal maniac as she was very helpful. Gabi tells Melinda that they can’t turn on each other now, as they have to find a way out of this together. Gabi sees her phone nearby and says she has to find a way to get to it. Gabi then sees that EJ is calling her phone.

Kristen tells Chad that she tried to warn him but to no avail. Kristen then asks why “Abigail” would want to live at the DiMera Mansion. Chad tells her to stop being nasty towards her and says she can bring Rachel by the house if she wants to play with the kids. Kristen doesn’t think Julie would like that but Chad says they’ll figure it out. Chad then gets a call and walks away. Connie then walks in to the park and runs in to Kristen. Connie greets her and asks if something’s wrong. Kristen responds that she knows what she has done.

“Abigail” complains to Mark that she hates throwing herself at a man who is mourning his dead wife while Mark brings up that he’s having to jeopardize his medical license, his career, and his future. Mark adds that Aaron and Felicity also need them to get this right. “Abigail” insists that she’s doing her damndest but she feels so guilty. She brings up Chad reciting his wedding vows and how his words were full of emotion and love. Mark questions if she’s falling for Chad. She says of course not but says he’s a nice guy who doesn’t deserve this. “Abigail” states that she has to start remembering and make it convincing. She asks what to do about Clyde. Mark says to let him deal with him.

Clyde asks Steve what the very big hole in the story is. Steve responds that it’s actually just part of the story that he guesses only Clyde can make sense of. Steve questions why John Black found tied to a chair in the same Poplar Bluff location that “Abigail” was being held. Clyde calls it a hell of a coincidence but Steve doesn’t believe him. Steve argues that Clyde knows John was in Greece and questions what the connection is between John and Abigail.

Connie asks Kristen what she thinks she’s done. Kristen brings up Connie overhearing her and Ava talking about Stefan then turning around to tell Gabi that her husband cheated on her. Connie asks if Gabi didn’t deserve to know. Kristen argues that Connie only did it because she’s a nasty gossip and thanks to her, she had to fire Ava and a lot of people’s lives are turned upside down because she couldn’t keep her mouth shut. Connie points out that Kristen and Ava are the ones who couldn’t keep their mouths shut to begin with while she just happened to overhear. Kristen accuses her of eavesdropping which doesn’t sit well with her. Kristen adds that Connie only has her job still because Gabi thinks she’s the bee’s knees but warns that she’s on notice because they both answer to her. Kristen warns her to watch her step as Connie walks away. Chad comes back and informs Kristen that the call was from his office and apparently there’s an APB out on one of Kristen’s employees and it’s Gabi’s assistant, Connie.

EJ walks through the town square, leaving a message for Gabi that he just found out that she told Stefan that they had another go of it this morning which didn’t happen. EJ complains that he would’ve appreciated a heads up so he wasn’t completely blindsided when Stefan confronted him this morning. EJ adds that Stefan doesn’t need further ammunition against him so they need to get their stories straight. EJ says for Gabi to call him back when she gets this.

Gabi continues trying to reach her phone and sees that EJ left a voicemail, so he will expect to hear back which means she knows he will come looking for her. Melinda questions if they are really a thing. Gabi explains that they had revenge sex and they almost did again this morning but he convinced her it was a bad idea and then she saw Stefan, so she told him they did have sex. Melinda reminds Gabi they are in danger and urges her to do more moving and less talking. Gabi complains that Melinda asked about her and EJ. Melinda says that was a one word answer and tells her to get to the damn phone. Gabi panicks that she can’t die before she tells Stefan, which Melinda assumes she wants to tell Stefan that she still loves him.

Stefan asks if part of Ava isn’t dying to see Gabi’s head explode when they arrive together at the mansion. Ava asks why it matters if Gabi and EJ slept together again since they already did once. Stefan explains that Gabi had regrets after the first time, so if they did it again, that means those regrets are gone. Ava doesn’t care how many times Gabi and EJ do it or about the times that Stefan and Gabi try to get back at each other. Ava declares that it’s getting old and she’s leaving because she feels disrespected. Stefan calls her a beautiful and fascinating woman, arguing that they are friends. Ava remarks that a friend wouldn’t use her in this way, so she tells him that he can take his friendship and his job offer and shove it.

Clyde tells Steve that he’s jumping to all sorts of crazy conclusions. Clyde says his associates in Missouri have multiple income sources, so if they were using his safehouse, it could be from another boss. Steve questions them imprisoning another person from Salem without his authorization and doesn’t believe it. Clyde says Steve asked for an explanation and he gave him one, so it’s not his fault if that doesn’t suit him. Clyde adds that it’s lunch time so he’ll see him later. Steve stops Clyde and says he knows Clyde didn’t get the deal he was looking for when he gave up the information about “Abigail”, but he has connections with the ISA, who got him in there. Clyde asks why he would care. Steve responds that if Clyde would be willing to give him a few more truthful answers, he might be able to go to the ISA to get Clyde out of here.

Kristen tells Chad that Connie was just there and she was provoking her, so she needs to call the police. Chad goes to get the kids.

Stefan tells Ava that he didn’t mean to upset her. Ava argues that the fact that he didn’t even realize he was doing that speaks volumes. Ava declares that she doesn’t want Stefan’s friendship or his pity job either as she would rather work for Roman than a clueless, misogynist ass. Stefan apologizes and calls himself an idiot, admitting that he was misogynistic and clueless. Stefan says it’s just the idea of Gabi and EJ in bed together makes him so mad. Ava tells him that’s his problem and if he’s so desperate to even the score with Gabi, she’s sure there are plenty of women out there who would be happy to help him out but she’s not one of them. Ava then storms out of the Bistro.

Gabi tells Melinda that her relationship with Stefan is complicated and not easy to explain. Connie then returns and comments on Gabi returning to the land of the living for the time being. Connie notices Gabi had moved and sees her phone on the ground. Connie says she won’t be needing that and takes it away. Connie then pulls out her bomb and declares they are both going to suffer mightily for what they did to Li. Melinda argues that people are going to find out what she did and she won’t get away with it. Melinda pleads with her to stop while she still can. Connie says she doesn’t care who finds out as she just has some loose ends to tie up and then she’s going home to Li and they will happily leave Salem together. Melinda calls her a lunatic. Gabi argues that she and Melinda didn’t kill Li, reminding Connie that she stabbed him in the back. Gabi warns Connie that if she blows the place up, she’ll end up with the same broken heart she started with and that this won’t fix anything. Gabi says that deep down under her hurt, confusion, and anger, she knows that she’s right.

Clyde questions Steve thinking he could get him a deal. Steve responds that he could damn well try. Clyde laughs him off, asking how dumb he thinks he is, questioning if he thinks he could go to Jack or Ava and tell them that he got him out of prison. Clyde accuses Steve of bluffing and calls the guard. Steve promises that he will be back as he then exits. After Steve leaves, Mark arrives to see Clyde.

Chad goes home to find “Abigail” inside and questions what she’s doing there as he just brought the kids home. “Abigail” responds that she thought he’d want to know that she remembered something.

Clyde acknowledges Mark as his lawyer so that the guard leaves them. Clyde then tells Mark it’s good to see him and that he’s glad he put those fake credentials to use. Mark mentions seeing Steve leaving and asks what he wanted. Clyde says he was asking all kinds of questions about Mark’s sister as he seems to think she’s not really Abigail. Mark says they are aware and warns Clyde to stop pressuring her because if she moves too fast, people are going to become even more suspicious. Clyde declares that she needs to move fast and marry Chad ASAP, so that he can achieve his goals. Clyde reminds Mark that he knows what his goals are. Mark states that Clyde wants access to the DiMera fortune. Clyde clarifies that he doesn’t just want access, he wants all of it to be his. Clyde warns that Mark better get his sister married to Chad as soon as possible, or else they will never see their mom alive again.

EJ goes home and guesses Gabi isn’t there. EJ pours a cup of coffee and then finds the bloody fireplace poker on the ground. EJ picks it up and questions the blood.

Connie tells Gabi and Melinda that she is hurt and very angry, but she’s not confused as she knows just what she wants and pretty soon, she will have it. Melinda questions if she’s going to defy Li like this. Gabi reminds Connie that she’s been so good to her which is why she put all her faith in her. Gabi asks Connie not to throw it all away and says she’ll give her whatever she wants but Connie says no. Gabi pleads with her not to do this. Connie says goodbye and tells them to have a blast as she sets the bomb and exits as the bomb counts down from two and a half minutes.

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EJ complains that it’s all hearsay motivated by vengeance, so if Paulina fires him, she’ll only end up looking foolish when the case falls apart in court. Paulina says that’s why she has to make sure that doesn’t happen by replacing him with a brilliant district attorney. EJ says if she’s considering Melinda Trask, the rumor is that she is long gone. Paulina argues that someone like Melinda doesn’t just disappear. Paulina adds that she has a lot of people working for her, so they will track her down where ever she is.

Jada goes to Connie’s apartment with a cop and knocks on the door, saying she has a few questions. Jada then tries the door and opens it to find blood on the floor. Jada instructs her cop to make a call while she wonders who’s blood it is. Jada follows the bloody prints to the bedroom.

At the Brady Pub, Ava doesn’t believe Stefan when he says there’s no chance of he and Gabi getting back together. Ava feels that Stefan having her work at the Bistro won’t help. Stefan admits he’s mad and disgusted that Gabi would sleep with his brother more than once and to him, that’s a deal breaker. Stefan declares that as far as he’s concerned, Gabi can rot.

Gabi questions Connie as she reveals that she is the one who stabbed her brother.

Rafe wonders why Gabi won’t call him back. Roman enters and says it’s about time he woke up, but notes that he doesn’t seem too happy, so he asks if something is wrong. Rafe says it’s great to see him, but he’s worried about Gabi because he and Jada think her new assistant might be dangerous. Roman questions what he means and who she is. Rafe tells him that it’s Connie and it’s possible that she might be the one who stabbed him.

Gabi questions Connie saying she stabbed Rafe. Connie then pulls the knife out of her purse and tells Gabi that she’s next. Gabi argues that it was Everett. Connie says that’s what everyone thinks but she knew him as Bobby. Connie adds that Bobby asked her to do it since with Rafe out of the way, Bobby had a clear path to Jada.

Jada follows the blood prints to the bedroom and bursts open the door with her gun drawn, shocked to see the cardboard cut out of Li Shin in Connie’s bed.

Roman thought it was Everett that tried to kill Rafe and then took his own life. Rafe responds that Everett’s death might not have been a suicide. Rafe adds that Jada is trying to track Connie down now. Rafe complains that he’s trying to warn Gabi to stay away from Connie but she’s not answering his texts. Rafe declares that he needs to find her now.

Connie tells Gabi that she doesn’t blame Bobby as he thought of Jada as the love of his life but it turned out that they weren’t meant to be. Connie explains that she had no choice since Bobby threatened to expose her for stabbing Rafe and she couldn’t have that. Gabi questions Connie making it look like a suicide. Connie complains about her asking a lot of questions. Gabi tells her that she’s done a lot of crazy things for love too, so she’s impressed.

Stefan tells Ava that Gabi made her choice and he made his. Ava questions if Gabi came in and told Stefan how sorry she was and that she loves him and wants him back, if he wouldn’t forgive her. Stefan confirms that. Ava asks if he wouldn’t be tempted to give it another go, pointing out that Gabi is his wife and they still love each other. Stefan then gets a call from Gabi’s phone, but chooses not to answer it, guessing she’s probably just calling to tell him that she and EJ had mind blowing sex again.

Gabi holds her phone in her pocket as she tried to call Stefan and questions Connie as to why she did Bobby’s dirty work in the first place. Connie claims she believes in love. Gabi argues that she must have gotten something out of it. Connie explains that Bobby threatened to rat her out. Gabi asks what he had over her. Connie says that Bobby knew she did something that she’s not proud of. Gabi asks what she did, pointing out that there’s no point in keeping secrets from each other at this point. Connie then reveals that Bobby knew that she killed Li Shin, which shocks Gabi.

Jada and her cop question finding the cardboard cutout of Li Shin. Jada says it looks like Connie was holding someone hostage as they begin to search the room. Jada finds Melinda’s bag in the room and wonders if she was the one held there and where she is now.

EJ suspects that Melinda has had her fill of Salem politics and doubts she would take the job even if she could track her down. Paulina says she’ll hire someone else then. EJ argues that she knows damn well that they won’t be as competent as him. Paulina complains that EJ blackmailed her in to hiring him back. EJ says it all worked out in the end since he got what he wanted and she was comfortable in her position. Paulina argues that it doesn’t mean she won’t fire him for stealing a baby. EJ asks if she’s really going to treat him like this, pointing out they are in-laws. Paulina questions him pulling the family card. EJ says he just feels they could do without acting so hastily. Paulina agrees they don’t need another scandal, but worries that if Stefan goes public with what he knows about EJ, then not even she will be able to save his ass.

Stefan tells Ava they should go to the Bistro and have champagne to celebrate her new job. Ava points out that she hasn’t accepted his offer but Stefan says she will which Ava questions. Stefan asks if she’d rather stay at the Pub which Ava calls an honest living while Stefan calls it boring. Stefan questions if she’d rather be on her feet all day working like this for a couple of lousy bucks and tips. Stefan urges Ava to take a chance and walk out the door. Ava reminds him that she’s technically still on her shift. Stefan argues that the breakfast rush is over. Stefan points out that Roman gave her this job so she could make her rent money and she will make a lot more as manager of the Bistro. Stefan adds that the rest of the wait staff would appreciate her share of the tips. Ava then calls out to another waitress to take her tables. Stefan tells Ava that her future awaits. Ava removes her Pub apron and exits with Stefan.

Roman stops Rafe and says he can’t let him out of the bed. Rafe shouts that he needs to find Gabi. Roman says it’s not safe for him to leave the hospital while Rafe complains that it’s not safe for Gabi to be out there. Roman asks if he’s sure that Connie is going after Gabi. Rafe argues that it’s certainly possible and brings up how Connie lied to get the assistant job. Rafe worries of what Connie could do to Gabi if she did this to him. Roman tells Rafe to let him handle it while he stays here to rest. Roman promises to track down Gabi and make sure that Connie is not a threat.

Gabi questions Connie killing Li. Connie tells Gabi not to act broken up since she hated Li. Gabi argues that doesn’t mean she wanted him dead, especially since she went to prison for killing him. Connie reveals that she framed Gabi by sending her a text from Li’s phone that night to lure her to his apartment. Gabi can’t believe she went to prison because of Connie. Connie remarks that she didn’t ask Gabi to pull the knife out of Li’s back, but that she was stupid enough to fall in to the trap.

Jada calls to put an APB out on Connie and says she should be considered armed and dangerous. Jada also puts an APB out on Melinda Trask, considering her a missing person. Jada says she’ll be in touch and hangs up. Jada wonders if Connie put in for Melinda’s leave of absence and if she’s been holding her hostage this entire time, but she has no idea how the cardboard Li Shin figures in to it. Jada declares her main concern right now is what Connie may have done to Melinda.

Gabi doesn’t understand why Connie would kill Li and frame her for it as she thought they got along great. Connie says that’s what she wanted her to believe but the truth is, she hated her guts for how she treated Li and the way that she and Stefan tortured him for months. Gabi questions her caring about Li. Connie responds that she doesn’t care about Li, she loves him. Gabi asks if they even knew each other. Connie says she told her that she did when she met her at the press conference, but she was too busy caring about herself to remember. Connie talks about Li charming her with his smile and knowing they were meant to be. Connie argues that they would’ve been together forever if Gabi didn’t break his heart. Connie complains that Gabi made Li think that she cared about him but she only cared about his DiMera shares and tricked and humiliated him. Connie says after that, Li was too hurt to love again. Gabi questions that being her fault. Connie argues that she tried to convince Li that she was the one for him but he couldn’t let Gabi go. Gabi questions her stabbing Li in the back. Connie first claims it was an accident then says it wasn’t her fault as Gabi caused all of this by ruining Li. Gabi responds that Connie tried to ruin her in return. Connie says that somehow Gabi got out and she’s here while Li is gone. Connie shouts that it should’ve been Gabi as she’s the one who deserved to die. Connie declares it’s time to end this for good and then she and Li can finally be together. Gabi knocks Connie down and steals her knife, but Connie gets up and goes after her.

EJ tells Paulina that it would be a terrible shame to attempt another mayoral recall. Paulina doesn’t respond well to threats. EJ asks who said anything about threats. Paulina says even if she considered keeping him as district attorney, Stefan is determined to testify against him for kidnapping a baby. EJ insists it won’t come to that as he can handle his brother.

Stefan and Ava go to the Bistro. Stefan pours them champagne. Ava feels it’s a little early for that but Stefan convinces her. Stefan toasts to new beginnings for both of them and welcomes her back to the Bistro. Ava is still not sure this is the best idea when Gabi finds out that he hired her. Stefan repeats that his marriage is over and that Gabi is as good as dead to him.

Roman goes to the DiMera Mansion, knocking on the door and yelling for Gabi. Roman then opens the door and heads inside, looking for Gabi and asking if anyone is home. Roman heads in to the living room questioning if Gabi is there.

Rafe tries calling Gabi again but it goes to voicemail. Jada returns, so Rafe asks if she found Connie. Jada says there was no sign of her at her apartment but she thinks they were right about her involvement in Li Shin’s murder. Jada isn’t sure how to describe it, but Connie had a life-size cardboard cut out of Li and it was in her bed under the covers. Jada adds that it appears that there were ropes tied to the headboard like she was holding someone hostage in the apartment.

Connie drags Gabi’s unconscious body to the secret room in the DiMera tunnels where she has Melinda tied up and tells her that she brought her some company.

Ava questions Stefan saying Gabi is out of his life which Stefan insists is the truth. Ava says she’s been through this with Rafe and Harris, so she’s preparing herself for when Stefan and Gabi get back together and she’s out on her ass again. Stefan repeats that’s not going to happen. Ava asks if Gabi comes slithering back in to his life which Stefan says won’t happen either, since Gabi told him this morning that she found herself in EJ’s bed yet again. EJ then arrives at the Bistro and guesses Stefan invited Ava to his victory celebration but calls it a little premature.

Roman continues searching the DiMera Mansion and calling out for Gabi. Roman walks out of the living room, not noticing the bloody fireplace poker on the floor behind the door.

Jada tells Rafe about finding blood which led her to Connie’s bedroom, where they found Melinda’s bag so the blood is likely to match her. Jada adds that she’s already declared Melinda a missing person. Rafe wonders where Connie took Melinda and what exactly she did to her.

Connie ties Gabi up next to Melinda and says no one will hear them down here. Melinda asks what she did to Gabi and where the hell they are. Connie assumed Melinda would know the place from crime scene photos or secret rooms. Connie reveals they are in the bowels of the DiMera Mansion in the secret room. Melinda asks why they are here. Connie says she needed somewhere to stash Melinda when her apartment became too hot while she came here to kill Gabi. Melinda points out that Gabi is still alive, so she asks if Connie changed her mind. Connie responds that she just figured it would be more efficient to kill them both together.

Stefan questions EJ not being at the office. EJ asks if he means where he’s supposed to be arrested for his high crimes in misdemeanors which Ava questions. EJ explains that Stefan was setting him up as he just got done with a meeting with Paulina where she told him that Stefan gave her an earful. Stefan argues that it was the truth while EJ questions Stefan deciding now was the time to tell Paulina all about it. Stefan says it’s just like EJ decided now would be a great time to go after his wife. EJ guesses this was Stefan’s way of revenge for that. EJ reminds him that Gabi came on to him that night. Stefan asks about this morning and guessing it was mutual because the first time was so amazing that they couldn’t wait to do it again.

Jada finishes a call about searching Connie’s apartment. Roman returns so Rafe asks if he found Gabi. Roman informs Rafe that he went inside the mansion but there was no sign of Gabi or anyone else. Rafe asks about the staff. Roman says the kitchen was empty. Rafe asks if he’s sure. Roman doesn’t know where Gabi is but he doesn’t believe she’s in the DiMera Mansion..

Paulina joins the police at Connie’s apartment and questions Melinda being held hostage. One of the cops confirms that they found some of Melinda’s personal belongings in the bedroom along with evidence of someone being held hostage. He adds that Jada put an APB out on Connie, but so far there have been no hits. Paulina asks about Melinda. He says they are on the lookout for her too and trying to confirm that it’s her blood, but right now they would be happy just to find her alive.

Melinda questions Connie bringing her all the way over here just to kill her instead of just doing it when she had the chance in her apartment. Connie claims she didn’t want to sully her apartment with that kind of violence while Melinda points out that she had no problem killing Li there. Connie says she never wanted to keep Melinda there but it was desperate times. Connie declares it will be over soon and then she and Li can enjoy their happily ever after as soon as she finishes off Melinda and Gabi. Melinda flashes back to Connie tying her up to her bed and the arguments they had.

Jada finishes another call and tells Rafe that according to DiMera security, Gabi did not come to the office today. Rafe asks about Stefan but Jada says she didn’t speak to him. Rafe wonders if Gabi took the morning off with Stefan but Jada doubts that. Rafe asks why. Jada informs him that a lot has happened since he was in a coma. Jada then reveals to Rafe that Stefan and Gabi split it up as apparently Stefan cheated on Gabi with Ava which shocks Rafe.

EJ informs Stefan that he and Gabi weren’t together this morning and asks what he’s talking about. Stefan tells EJ that Gabi sauntered in wearing his robe and couldn’t wait to brag about their latest romp. EJ remembers Gabi coming to his bedroom but turning her down. Stefan asks if EJ is going to deny it.

The cop takes Paulina to Connie’s bedroom and shows her the cardboard cutout of Li Shin which she questions. The cop responds that in his professional opinion, Connie is out of her mind.

Melinda tells Connie that it’s not too late to change her mind, arguing that she doesn’t want to be a murderer again. Connie responds that she’s fine and that it wasn’t easy getting them down here without being noticed, but now it’s convenient to kill two bitches with one stone and not having to worry about the police looking for evidence. Melinda argues that the police are bound to look here eventually. Connie informs her that by the time they do, Melinda and Gabi will both be incinerated along with the entire house.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Sam takes Kristina to the hospital so she can get some help to deal with her grief over losing baby Irene whom she calls Adela. Felicia tells Kristina all the options that the hospital offers to deal with grief and Kristina decides to go to a grief support group. Kristina also decides to talk to a specialist in post-partum depression.

Sam tells Dante that since she is a trained diver she is going to dive in the river and find the gun that Alexis threw in the river.

Ric has an independent lab run a test on Heather’s blood for cobalt poisoning and the independent lab test show the level of cobalt poisoning is dramatically lower than the test that was run at General Hospital. Ric shows the two test results to Elizabeth and she advises Ric to do another test to verify which of the two test results are correct.

Sonny hires Martin Grey to defend Alexis.

Alexis arrives at Pentonville and is put in a cell with Heather.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, September 19, 2024

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Billy and Phyllis figure out that Lily has partnered with Victor to help him take over Abbott-Chancellor. Billy has a long talk with Lily while Phyllis stands beside Billy watching Lily’s reaction when Billy tells her he knows she told Victor about the Odyssey 7 deal. Lily denies everything and tells Billy he has no proof about his allegations. Billy and Phyllis return to the office positive that Lily partnered with Victor to bring down Abbott-Chancellor.

Devon and Nate overhear Billy’s conversation with Lily. After Billy is gone, Lily admits that she has partnered with Victor. Devon and Nate think that Victor is only using Lily to get what he wants and he will leave her out in the cold. Lily gets upset with Devon and Nate. Lily tells Devon and Nate that her plan will work out and she will be CEO of Chancellor Industries again.

Sharon leaves a note for Faith telling her she is going to a business meeting in Madison. Faith tells Nick and Mariah that Sharon packed a bag and left in the middle of the night. Mariah and Nick decide that she should go to Madison and bring Sharon home after the meeting. Sharon is in a motel room outside of town having more hallucinations about Cameron Kirsten. The hallucination persuades Sharon she must right the wrong that happened years ago before she can be happy with Nick.
Mariah calls Sharon and tells her she is outside her hotel room in Madison and asks Sharon where she is so she can go with her to the meeting.

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Days Update Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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At the Brady Pub, Roman brings Paulina a pumpkin spice latte. Paulina thanks him and says she loves those but not to tell anyone so they don’t think she’s a basic bitch. Roman is confused by that, so Paulina jokes with him to get with the times as it’s what the kids say. Paulina tells Roman to have a great day and exits the Pub. Ava then comes down the stairs to leave but Roman asks if she has a minute to talk as he’s afraid they have a bit of a problem.

After leaving the Pub, Paulina gets a call from Stefan, who says he has a rather urgent matter to discuss with her about EJ.

EJ lays in bed when Gabi comes in to greet him. Gabi informs EJ that Rafe is out of his coma, so she thought they could celebrate. EJ thought their night of passion was a one time thing to get revenge on Stefan. Gabi says it was a total success which is why she thought they could reward themselves with an encore performance as they then kiss.

Melinda struggles with being tied to Connie’s bed. Connie then comes in to bring her breakfast. Melinda notes that she seems to be in a good mood. Connie responds that she is and declares that today is the day that Gabi is finally going to get what’s coming to her.

Rafe lays in his hospital bed and remembers hearing Connie’s voice after he was stabbed at the cemetery. Jada arrives with a box from the bakery and they kiss. Jada asks Rafe what he was thinking about when she walked in. Rafe responds that he thinks he may have remembered something about the day he was stabbed. Jada asks what he remembers. Rafe explains that it was after he was stabbed, he was on the ground barely conscious and he heard a voice. Rafe says he remembered it yesterday but he wasn’t sure it was real and now he knows that it is. Rafe tells her it was something like “that open grave is the least of your worries.” Jada can’t believe Bobby was actually gloating. Rafe tells her what’s weird is that he doesn’t think it was Bobby because he’s pretty sure it was a woman’s voice.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s a little sad that her plan is coming to an end. Melinda praises her being good at extracting revenge. Connie jokes that if she could make a living out of it, she’d be rich. Melinda asks what her plans are for Gabi since she already destroyed her marriage. Connie thought she made it clear that Gabi has to die.

Gabi and EJ continue kissing until EJ pulls away and says he doesn’t think this is a good idea since they don’t like each other. Gabi argues that as far as hate sex goes, what they had was kind of hot. EJ stands by that but reminds Gabi that she had buyer’s remorse the next morning. Gabi says that was only because she wasn’t sure of her feelings for Stefan, but now she’s sure she can’t stand the sight of him. EJ thinks they should still be cautious since Gabi is in the middle of a divorce and Stefan might use this against her. Gabi argues that Stefan cheated on her first and that one more night of adultery with EJ won’t make a difference. EJ says it might, but Gabi says she’s willing to risk it. EJ jokes about being that irresistible or asks if Gabi is just doubling down for the hell of it. Gabi declares that Stefan broke her heart, so she wants to punish him as much as humanly possible. EJ argues that she already has, so at this point, he’s starting to think she only intends on punishing herself.

Paulina asks Stefan what is so urgent with EJ. Stefan informs her that he has some important information that she has the right to know since she’s EJ’s boss. Paulina guesses it’s not good news for EJ which Stefan confirms. Stefan claims he hates to rat out his own brother, but it has to be done.

Ava asks Roman what the problem is. Roman says it has to do with her living above the Pub. Ava asks if Kayla asked him to kick her out again. Roman tells her that Kayla has nothing to do with it and that he’s not kicking her out yet, but informs her that she is behind on her rent.

Paulina says that if what Stefan is saying about EJ is true, it’s very troubling. Stefan assures that it’s sadly the truth, so he had to do his civic duty and report it at his brother’s expense. Paulina guesses Stefan isn’t very sad about it at all. Stefan claims not to know what she means and says he just passed along some information, so what she chooses to do with it is on her. Stefan tells her to have a nice day and hangs up.

Gabi tells EJ that she came for a little fun, so the last thing she needs is to be psychoanalyzed. EJ apologizes and says he got a little taste of that himself yesterday from Johnny, who warned him that he was potentially destroying his family with misplaced rage at Eric and Nicole. Gabi feels Johnny was being preachy as hell. EJ feels he had a point as he had just received his divorce decree from Nicole, so he’s not in the right state of mind to be engaging in sexual warfare even if it’s tempting. Gabi is shocked as she asks if he’s seriously turning her down. EJ says she can’t be offended as he suspects deep down this isn’t what she really wants either.

Connie asks Melinda what she thought she meant yesterday when she was waving her knife around and saying there’s only one way to make Gabi pay for what she did. Melinda guesses she hoped she changed her mind since Li didn’t want her to kill any more people. Connie argues that way isn’t working since Gabi is living her best life and that’s not acceptable. Connie goes to her cardboard cutout of Li as if he is talking to her. Connie says she doesn’t want to kill anyone else, but with Gabi out of the way, she’ll have time to focus all of her energy on Li which is what he wants. Connie remarks that it’s bad news for Gabi and for Melinda too.

Jada questions if Rafe is saying he thinks a woman attacked him and it wasn’t Bobby. Rafe says he’s not 100% sure, but he’s pretty sure it sounded like a woman’s voice and wonders if that’s possible since Jada said that Bobby confessed in a letter. Jada argues that the suicide note never sat right with her as something wasn’t right and it didn’t sound like him. Rafe suggests maybe the woman stabbed him and then framed Bobby for it, but questions who would do such a thing. Jada responds that maybe it was Connie.

Ava apologizes to Roman as she knew she was behind on rent, but didn’t realize how far behind. Roman says he was trying to give her some leeway, knowing that she lost her job at DiMera, but he can’t let this go on forever. Ava promises that she will pay him back as soon as she finds work but it’s hard to come by right now. Roman informs her that he has a solution, but he’s not sure she’s going to like it.

Gabi enters the living room and points out that Stefan is sitting on what was her side of the room. Stefan informs her that the duct tape is gone so they can cut the whole sides crap but Gabi says they can’t and tells him to move, so he does. Stefan mentions reading that Rafe woke up and calls that good news. Gabi says she was at the hospital most of the night, right by his side. Stefan asks if that’s why she’s so tired. Gabi says that’s one reason, but the other is that she and EJ just had another amazing sex marathon and he totally wore her out. Gabi remarks that she doesn’t know why she wasted so much time hating EJ, when he’s clearly the superior DiMera brother in so many ways, especially between the sheets. Stefan thinks it’s painfully obvious that she’s trying to get under his skin. Gabi says she does enjoy doing that, but that’s not the reason she and EJ went for it a second time. Gabi says it was because the first time was kind of amazing. Gabi adds that it’s not just about them as EJ really enjoyed sticking it to him too. Stefan responds that he will enjoy sticking it to him which Gabi questions. Stefan informs her that EJ is going to get a taste of his own medicine.

Paulina goes to see EJ and informs him to pack up his office and get the hell out because he’s fired.

Rafe asks Jada who Connie is. Jada explains that she’s Gabi’s assistant. Rafe remembers when Connie met Gabi after EJ’s press conference in the town square. Rafe tells Jada that Connie said she knew Li Shin. Jada asks Rafe if he thinks it was Connie’s voice that he heard. Rafe admits he’s unsure but asks why she’s suspicious of her. Jada says that she said some things that don’t add up. Jada explains that Stephanie told her that Leo saw Connie coming out of Bobby/Everett’s room and she said they go way back, but she and Stephanie have never heard of her. Jada adds that when Stephanie invited Connie to Everett’s funeral, she claimed she had never met him. Rafe says clearly one of those times, she was lying. Jada assumes she has some type of connection to Everett or Bobby that she wants to cover up. Rafe suggests again that maybe she stabbed him and framed Bobby for it which Jada calls a possibility. Rafe sees where she is going but the problem is that Bobby obviously had a motive to get rid of him and questions why Connie would want him dead.

Melinda tells Connie that Li would never approve of her hurting her. Connie argues that Li would like to spare her life but he understands that she knows too much, so it’s time for her to go. Melinda points out that she hasn’t had a chance to eat the breakfast that Connie made for her. Connie promises to make it as quick and painless as possible. Connie goes to stab Melinda but Melinda breaks free from the ropes and tackles Connie on the bed.

Ava questions Roman offering her old job back at the Pub. Roman knows it’s not as glamorous as being a DiMera executive, but it helps until she finds something else. Ava calls it so kind of him but says she was talking to a server last week, who told her that he was cutting shifts and closing the Pub for a few days for a TV show. Roman confirms that Kate is going to use the Pub as a location for Body and Soul. Roman admits that he doesn’t need to hire anyone but assures that if he’s ever going to see his rent money, he can find her ample work. Roman admits that he kind of likes Ava. Ava questions that even after all she’s done to his family. Roman repeats that people make mistakes and deserve to be forgiven, including her.

EJ questions Paulina firing him. Paulina says that’s just the tip of the iceberg, warning that he’ll be lucky if he doesn’t end up in prison for helping Sloan kidnap Nicole’s baby. EJ asks if she’s insane and claims he did no such thing. Paulina calls him an accessory after the fact which EJ says isn’t true either. Paulina asks if he’s denying keeping quiet about Sloan’s kidnapping plot. EJ calls them baseless accusations which all came to light at his press conference months ago, so it’s completely died down because there was no evidence. EJ questions why she’s harping on this now. Paulina says she got a phone call this morning from a concerned citizen. EJ guesses it was from Nicole or Eric but Paulina reveals it was from Stefan.

Gabi asks what Stefan did to EJ. Stefan responds that he gives as good as he gets. Gabi mocks him so Stefan gets the feeling that she has no desire to save their marriage which Gabi confirms. Stefan remembers a time when he couldn’t imagine her throwing away what they had because he made one mistake. Stefan argues that if Gabi had made that same mistake, he’d be mad as hell but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t fight for her until the bitter end which makes him realize that she doesn’t love him the way he loves her. Stefan adds that maybe she’s right that their marriage isn’t worth saving. Stefan then walks out of the room.

Jada has no idea why Connie would want to kill Rafe, though she did hear that Connie is bad news. Rafe asks what she found out about her. Jada mentions running in to Ava, who worked with Connie, and she told her that Connie fabricated her entire resume and lied about everything, then Melinda went to her apartment but never showed up and Ava said that Melinda left town. Rafe asks if anyone has seen Melinda since she went to fire Connie. Jada says no but she went to Connie’s apartment to question her but nobody was inside. Rafe wonders if Connie could’ve done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired. Rafe asks if Gabi knows that Connie lied. Jada says probably not since Connie is still Gabi’s assistant. Rafe recaps that Connie is a fraud who may have done something to Melinda to keep from getting fired and has some crazy connection to Everett. Rafe wonders how this all tied together. Jada proclaims it’s Li Shin, who was involved with Melinda and Gabi while Rafe remembered Connie saying she knew Li and now she’s living in Li’s old apartment where he was stabbed. Jada adds that Bobby said he knew who killed Li and they just assumed he was lying, but questions if Bobby knew it was Connie that killed Li, realizing that she could’ve stabbed Rafe and killed Bobby to make it look like a suicide. Jada says that would explain why he tried to call 911 before he died. Rafe says he needs to get in touch with Gabi while Jada says she will bring Connie in for questioning. Rafe instructs Jada not to go without backup because she doesn’t know what she’s going to be walking in to.

Melinda fights with Connie until she drops the knife and Melinda runs out of the room. Melinda tries to escape through the front door but Connie catches her and knocks her out from behind, leaving a blood stain on the door.

Stefan goes to the Brady Pub where he is surprised to see Ava working there again. Ava says desperate times call for desperate measures. Stefan says he’s sorry. Ava says it’s not his fault but Stefan feels it kind of is since she would still have a job at DiMera, if Gabi wasn’t hellbent on revenge. Ava understands that she slept with her husband and if she was in Gabi’s shoes, she would probably do worse so she will take it. Stefan feels she shouldn’t have to. Stefan then offers to help her out by inviting her to come work with him at the Bistro.

Paulina informs EJ that Stefan told her that EJ admitted his guilt to him months ago, then he told Gabi and she used the information to expose EJ at the press conference. Paulina adds that Stefan said he was going to confirm the story with Rafe a long time ago but Rafe was attacked and now Stefan is ready to fully cooperate and testify against him, which means she has to fire EJ to get ahead of the scandal. Paulina doesn’t know what EJ did to piss Stefan off but says it must have been really rocky. EJ says you could say that.

Jada goes to Connie’s apartment with a cop and knocks on the door, saying she has a few questions. Jada then tries the door and opens it to find blood on the floor. Jada instructs her cop to make a call while she wonders who’s blood it is. Jada follows the bloody prints to the bedroom.

Connie goes to the DiMera Mansion, looking for Gabi. Connie sees Gabi’s phone with a call from Rafe and says she’s sorry but she can’t have any interruptions, so she ignores the call. Gabi then comes back in to the room and greets Connie, asking what she’s doing there. Connie says she called the office and they said she hadn’t come in yet, so she figured she would drop by to see if she needed anything. Gabi says she so appreciates that and calls her the best assistant ever. Gabi mentions looking for her phone and picks it up. Connie asks how Rafe is and if he remembers much about Bobby or Everett attacking him. Gabi informs her that Rafe doesn’t remember anything about being stabbed. Connie remarks that it’s good because she won’t have to worry about him pointing the finger at her.

Paulina questions EJ sleeping with his brother’s wife and calls him a class act. EJ argues that it was Stefan’s lack of class that led to his involvement with Gabi but they won’t get in to that. EJ adds that Stefan’s accusations are his word against his since Sloan is long gone and no one else has stepped forward. EJ complains that it’s all hearsay motivated by vengeance, so if Paulina fires him, she’ll only end up looking foolish when the case falls apart in court. Paulina says that’s why she has to make sure that doesn’t happen by replacing him with a brilliant district attorney. EJ says if she’s considering Melinda Trask, the rumor is that she is long gone.

Stefan tells Ava that he can even fast track her back to manager. Ava jokes about not having to hide drugs in the tomato sauce. Stefan assurse that it’s a completely legit operation now. Ava asks about Gabi since Stefan said awhile back that he didn’t want to piss her off. Stefan says that was before she slept with his brother. Ava feels they are even now. Stefan informs Ava that Gabi told him it happened more than once which means she has no interest in saving their marriage, so he might as well help an old friend by offering her a job. Ava asks if he’s sure he’s not just doing this to get under Gabi’s skin. Stefan responds that he doesn’t give a damn about what happens to Gabi now.

Gabi questions Connie as she reveals that she is the one who stabbed her brother.

Rafe wonders why Gabi won’t call him back. Roman enters and says it’s about time he woke up, but notes that he doesn’t seem too happy, so he asks if something is wrong. Rafe says it’s great to see him, but he’s worried about Gabi because he and Jada think her new assistant might be dangerous.

Jada follows the blood prints to the bedroom and bursts open the door with her gun drawn, shocked by what she sees.

Gabi questions Connie saying she stabbed Rafe. Connie then pulls the knife out of her purse and tells Gabi that she’s next.

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Kayla and Steve are together at the Brady Pub. Kayla questions Steve not being hungry and being a million miles away. Steve responds that he’s sorry but he can’t stop thinking about his visit with “Abigail”

At the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” talks to Mark on the phone, saying that Steve won’t be as easy to fool as Abigail’s other relatives and he wouldn’t stop grilling her about what Stephanie heard her say on the phone. “Abigail” says it was clear that Steve thought she was lying and asks what if he figures out that his niece isn’t back from the dead after all. “Abigail” starts to say she’s freaking out but Chad walks in and greets her.

Maggie joins Sarah in the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion and asks about her being alone. Sarah informs her that Eric stopped by and they had a really nice chat. Sarah asks about Victoria. Maggie tells her she’s asleep and asks about her session with Marlena. Sarah admits it was kind of a bust. Sarah says she kept trying to see Brady behind the wheel but she just couldn’t see his face.

As Xander attempts to attack Brady at the Basic Black office, Fiona reminds Xander that he would go to prison when he has a wife and daughter who need him. Xander remarks that he would just get a good lawyer like Brady did. Brady tells Fiona to just go. Xander raises the bat but Fiona stops him and announces that she has a confession to make. Xander questions what Fiona could possibly confess that would stop him from beating the daylights out of Brady.

Kayla tells Steve that she knows how strange it is to be around “Abigail” since she looks so different. Steve remarks that strange is one word for it. Kayla asks what exactly happened during his visit with her. Steve explains that he wanted to know why she told Stephanie that she was talking to Kayla on the phone when she wasn’t, so he asked her a few questions and she said she was talking to some other doctor who she confused with Kayla. Kayla believes that’s possible but can tell that Steve doesn’t believe her.

Chad asks “Abigail” who she was on the phone with. She claims she was ordering sushi for delivery. Chad informs her that he heard her say she was freaking out. She claims she forgot the address and realized she didn’t have a credit card, but she remembered Harold saying that restaurants have a running DiMera family code but she forgot the pin number. Chad says he can text Harold to order something she likes, so she thanks him. She asks why Chad came by. Chad says the kids went to bed early, so he thought he’d come check how she was doing and mentions that he saw Stephanie, who said they had a nice visit. “Abigail” assumed she would’ve told Chad that she lied to her.

Alex goes to Stephanie’s apartment and says he just wanted to tell her that he’s sorry he couldn’t make it to her memorial for Everett. Stephanie says it’s fine as she knows he didn’t really know him. Alex says he still wanted to be there for her. Stephanie points out that he’s here now and invites him to stay for a drink which Alex accepts.

Sarah explains to Maggie that Marlena put her under and took her through the events of that night, but she couldn’t remember the details of the accident. Maggie guesses Xander must have been very disappointed because she knows how much he wants her to remember. Sarah says especially since there’s no hard evidence against Brady. Maggie asks where Xander is. Sarah responds that he’s at the office on some sort of work emergency.

Fiona tells Xander that she can’t let him do this. Xander argues that he’s not going to kill Brady, he’s just going to do to him what he did to Sarah. Fiona stops him and says he doesn’t understand which Xander questions. Fiona then reveals that she and Brady slept together, leaving Xander shocked.

Chad explains to “Abigail” that Stephanie didn’t think she was lying about the phone call, but she was confused that she said she was talking to Kayla but Kayla said she wasn’t. “Abigail” says she was confused and mixed up the doctors. Chad understands they are trying to share 35 years of names in to her brain so things will get jumbled. Chad assures that he believes her. “Abigail” says she’s glad but she’s not sure that Steve does.

Steve tells Kayla that he’s not trying to play bad cop but “Abigail’s” explanation for who she was talking to on the phone seemed thin and like she was covering. Steve questions what possible reason she could have to lie about who she was talking to and if it wasn’t another doctor, what plan was she referring to. Kayla tells Steve to just admit that he doesn’t believe the woman is Abigail.

Maggie asks Sarah how Xander seemed after her hypnosis session. Sarah says he was clearly upset and after she went to the ladies’ room, he was gone, so Fiona took her home. Maggie comments on Fiona being such a help. Sarah hopes that Fiona can help Xander get past his rage towards Brady, but she thinks that Xander won’t be at peace until Brady is punished for what he did to her and that nobody can say anything to change his mind.

Xander questions why Fiona would say something so vile. Fiona says it’s the truth and reminds him that she told him she was seeing someone, revealing the underwear that Xander found in her room was Brady’s. Xander can’t believe it and talks about how he was happy that she met someone, but all the while his own mother was sleeping with his nephew. Xander then grabs Brady and declares that he changed his mind and he is going to kill him. Xander complains that Brady ran down his wife and then slept with his mother. Brady says it wasn’t like that while Fiona clarifies that they didn’t know about the family connection when they met. Fiona says they were two lost souls looking for a soft place to land. Xander then questions if they were both drunk when they hooked up.

Stephanie tells Alex that Jada came with her to spread Everett’s ashes and says it was nice to have her there even if they were technically mourning two different people. Alex hopes it brought her some closure and says he’s really sorry as he knows how much she cared about him. Stephanie thought they were meant to be and finally had their second chance at happiness, but she didn’t know what he was suffering from. Stephanie says everyone says she couldn’t have helped him, but it still breaks her heart that he was so tortured and that he ended up being so destructive to others and himself. Alex reminds Stephanie that there was nothing she could’ve done to help him, especially because she had no idea what he was suffering from. Alex assures Stephanie that she’s definitely going to find love again. Alex calls her the whole package and says any guy would be crazy not to want to be with her. Stephanie thanks him for saying that as they hug and then they end up kissing.

Chad asks “Abigail” about Steve being there. She confirms he stopped by earlier this morning. Chad is sure Steve told her that they were very close. Chad is surprised Steve didn’t come sooner, but he’s sorry if he upset her. “Abigail” feels Steve treated her like a suspect. Chad says that Steve is a detective so it comes with the territory. Chad understands that this feels too good be to true. “Abigail” asks if that’s how he feels. Chad takes her hand and says he feels like this is the miracle he prayed for every single night.

Steve admits to Kayla that he’s not sure if he believes she’s “Abigail” or not. Steve explains that when he walked in to the DiMera Mansion, she was talking to Stefano’s portrait about her brother but questions why she would be talking to her dead father in law about her brother that she doesn’t even remember. Steve says she didn’t have an explanation and told her about when he believed he was someone else. Steve says she got defensive and made a point to tell him that she passed the DNA test. Steve brings up how many times DNA tests in Salem have been tampered with. Kayla reminds Steve that the only people that had their hands on the test were herself and Mark. Steve brings up “Abigail” having a new face, pointing out that Abigail was stabbed in the abdomen so he questions why she would need reconstructive surgery on her face. Kayla states that she was in an accident that she doesn’t remember. Steve knows it’s not what Kayla, Chad, Jennifer, or Jack want to hear, but he has a lot of questions. Kayla feels that’s not unreasonable. Steve says that’s good because he wants her to run another DNA test, but this time, just between them.

Sarah tells Maggie that she’s going to check in with Xander but Maggie says not now as she thinks Sarah has worried enough tonight and needs to focus on her recovery and on Victoria. Sarah hates that Xander is having a tough time. Maggie states that Xander will have to learn to manage his emotions on his own, while Sarah has enough to deal with. Sarah agrees but comments that it will be good to have Fiona as reinforcements if they have to talk Xander off the ledge.

Xander asks Fiona if she was drinking and fell off the wagon to land on Brady. Brady interrupts and says it was just him that was drinking as he was drowning his sorrows about Theresa and they both had a rough night. Fiona points out that it was right after Xander threw her out of his wedding and she was very hurt. Xander asks if she’s blaming him for this. Fiona says she just wanted to explain why she can’t let him hurt Brady. Xander questions if Fiona has feelings for Brady.

Alex and Stephanie kiss until Alex says they should stop because she’s in mourning and he’s not completely over Theresa. Alex knows he just said that any guy would be crazy not to be with her, but he’s also come to realize that there’s nothing more valuable than a friend, so he wouldn’t want to do anything to jeopardize that and hopes she wouldn’t either. Stephanie agrees and asks what she was thinking. Alex understands she’s trying to make the hurt go away. Stephanie comments on how much Alex has changed since he first came to town as the old Alex would’ve jumped right in to bed with her without a second thought. Alex agrees but repeats that the new and improved Alex has come to learn that there is nothing more valuable than a good friend. Stephanie suggests they order food and watch a movie which Alex agrees to.

Kayla tells Steve that she’s not going to perform a medical test on “Abigail” so she can give him the results without her consent, arguing that it’s a huge violation of her rights. Kayla understands he’s suspicious and she knows better than to try to talk him out of something, but says he’s going to have to find some other way to get the answers he’s looking for.

Chad tells “Abigail” that all he wants is for her to feel comfortable and how loved she is by so many people, including him. She says that means a lot to her and then asks what’s in the bag he brought. Chad reveals it’s their wedding album as he was going through Doug and Julie’s attic, so he thought they could go through it together and maybe it would help bring back some good memories. “Abigail” says she would love to and begins looking through it. Chad informs her that they were married three times as they had their fair share of ups and downs but always found their way back to each other. Chad mentions going to Paris after the second wedding which she says sounds like an adventure. Chad responds that their whole life together had been an adventure. Chad brings up that he memorized their vows and recites them to her which makes her emotional. Chad states that after the vows, they exchanged rings and kissed. Chad and “Abigail” then almost kiss but get interrupted by Chad getting a phone call from Julie. Chad answers and asks if everything is okay. Julie tells him that Charlotte had a nightmare and is asking for him so Chad says he’ll be right there and hangs up. Chad tells “Abigail” that he should go, so she tells him to take care of their little girl. She thanks Chad for the photo album and sharing his vows, remarking that she was a lucky woman. Chad says he was the lucky one and still is, as he then exits the mansion, leaving “Abigail” holding back tears.

Steve points out to Kayla that Jack and Chad first discovered that “Abigail” was still alive when Clyde blurted it out as Chad was about to kill him. Steve adds that “Abigail” was found in Clyde’s hometown, so if anyone would know, it’s him. Kayla doesn’t like where the conversation is heading as nothing good ever comes from Steve being mixed up with Clyde Weston. Kayla asks what makes him think Clyde will tell him the truth anyway. Steve says that he will threaten to finish what Chad started if he doesn’t.

Maggie decides to check on dinner while Sarah says she will check on Victoria. Maggie asks if Fiona will be joining them for dinner but Sarah doesn’t know, saying that she left shortly after bringing her home. Sarah decides maybe she should call her.

Fiona tells Xander that this isn’t about her feelings for Brady and claims she cut things off immediately after finding out what happened to Sarah. Xander asks if she knew he was a drunk. Fiona says she knew he’d been drinking while Xander questions two alcoholics just happening to hook up with booze not involved. Brady claims it was only on his part. Xander warns that Brady is lucky Fiona showed up or else he would be crippled now. Brady tries to apologize again but Xander tells him to shut up, shouting that nothing he says or does will ever make up for what he did to Sarah. Xander adds that he’s not going to stop until Brady gets what he deserves. Xander yells at Brady to pack up and get the hell out of his building because he’s fired. Xander then storms out.

Alex and Stephanie watch the series “Ted” on Peacock. Stephanie tells Alex that she needed this. Alex says he did too as they agree to watch another episode.

Xander goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion and asks Sarah about her being alone in the living room. Sarah says that Maggie is checking on dinner while Victoria is asleep upstairs and asks why he has a bat. Xander responds that he saw Brady. Sarah asks if he hurt him. Xander admits he wanted to and came very close, but Fiona showed up and stopped him which Sarah questions. Xander then reveals that Fiona stopped him by telling him that she’s been sleeping with Brady.

Brady thanks Fiona and supposes he owes her for possibly saving his life. Fiona thanks him for covering for her drinking. Brady says that Xander lost so much already, so he didn’t want to be responsible for him losing his mother. Fiona says she appreciates that more than he knows. Brady admits that Xander has every right to want to hurt him because of what he did to his wife. Fiona decides she should get back. Fiona adds that she’s afraid this is goodbye as they really shouldn’t have anything to do with each other from now on. Brady says he understands. They say goodbye as Fiona then exits.

Kayla hates Steve talking about murder so casually. Steve responds that he said he would threaten, not that he would go through with it. Steve argues that the ball will be in Clyde’s court as he can do the right thing or not. Kayla points out the problem with his plan is that last she heard, Clyde is in a maximum security prison with no visitors. Kayla adds that Jack and Chad were unable to get in and asks what makes Steve think he’ll be any different. Steve tells Kayla to have faith because where there’s a will, there’s always a way.

“Abigail” resumes going through Chad and Abigail’s wedding album. She shuts it and declares she doesn’t think she can do this anymore. She then gets a text message from Clyde, questioning why she hasn’t gotten Chad back down the aisle yet and warning that she knows what’s going to happen if she doesn’t.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Stefan called Paulina to let her know that he had information about her D.A. It was up to her if she wanted to do anything with the information. Gabi went to EJ’s room with a plan of seduction. He responded to her kiss but pushed her away. EJ didn’t think it was a good idea. Gabi wanted to hurt Stefan as much as he hurt her. EJ assured her that she did hurt him and that she was hurting herself too. He told her that he just got his divorce from Nicole, so he wasn’t in the mood for sexual warfare. She couldn’t believe he didn’t want to be with her. He didn’t think she wanted to be with him either. Melinda tried to free herself from the restraints. Connie walked in the room with a breakfast tray. She happily announced that Gabi was going to get what she deserved. Gabi was going to die. Melinda continued to free herself from the restraints. Connie let her know that cardboard Li said it was time to kill her. She lunged at Melinda with a knife, but she got out of the way. Gabi wore EJ’s robe to taunt Stefan about the amazing sex she had with EJ. Stefan didn’t take the bait, but he warned her that he would get what he deserved. Gabi threw up EJ’s sexual powers in his face. Stefan realized that she didn’t want to save their marriage. She coldly admitted that she didn’t want to save the marriage. He never thought she would throw their marriage away for one mistake. She told him that he would have gone ballistic if she made the same mistake. He said he would be mad, but he would have wanted to work things out. Stefan realized that she didn’t love him the way he loved her. He agreed with her that their marriage was over. Stefan walked away from her.

Rafe remembered hearing someone talking about an open grave. Jada walked in Rafe’s hospital room, and he told her about his memory. He was sure it was a woman. They wondered who would frame Bobby for his stabbing. Jada thought it was Connie because she had a connection with Bobby. Rafe wondered why she wanted Bobby dead. Jada told him about Melinda firing her for lying on her resume and suddenly leaving town. Rafe wondered how it pieced together. Jada realized the connection to Li and went to look for Connie. Rafe planned to warn Gabi. Paulina went to EJ’s office to fire him for helping Sloan kidnap Nicole’s baby. EJ denied helping her. She said he was an accessory after the fact. Stefan was prepared to testify against him, so she had to fire him to get ahead of the scandal. EJ said it was hearsay motivated by revenge. It would look foolish when the case fell apart in court. Paulina planned to make sure that didn’t happen by hiring a brilliant D.A. He let her know that Melinda was gone so there was no point getting her. Melinda knocked the knife out of Connie’s hand and ran to the door. Connie followed her and knocked her out with a metal object. Melinda fell to the floor. Ava went to Stefan’s table. He apologized that she was working at the pub because of Gabi’s bitterness. Stefan offered her a job at the Bistro. Ava wondered how Gabi would feel about it. He didn’t care about her feelings anymore or what happened to her. Connie arrived at the DiMera mansion and turned the volume down on Gabi’s phone. Gabi walked in the room, and she asked about Rafe. She told Connie that he didn’t remember who stabbed him. Connie was glad because he couldn’t finger her as the person who stabbed him. Gabi was confused, so Connie told her that she was the one who stabbed Rafe. She pulled out her knife and warned her that she was next. Rafe watched his phone waiting to hear from Gabi. Roman arrived at the hospital to see Rafe. Rafe told him that Gabi’s assistant might be dangerous. Jada and an officer went to Connie’s place. When Connie didn’t answer they walked in and found blood on the floor. Jada tracked the bloody footprints to the bedroom. She drew her gun and entered the room. Jada was shocked by what she found.

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Days Short Recap Monday, September 16, 2024

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Abby talked to Mark on the phone and told him Steve wouldn’t be as easy to fool as everyone else. Before she could get caught on the phone, Chad called out her name which allowed her time to get off the phone. She told him she was ordering food. When Chad said he heard her say she was freaking out, Abby came up with a lie to get out of what she said. Changing the subject, she told Chad about her conversation with Steve. Chad said he was surprised he didn’t come over sooner to see her with his own eyes. He let her know that people were going to be suspicious of her because it was too good to be true. She asked if he felt that way. He said he felt like it was the miracle he prayed for everyday since she left him and everyone loved her including him. While they were talking, he showed her their wedding album to see if it would help her memory. She said she was shocked that they were married multiple times. He said they had their share of good and bad times, but always found their way back to each other. When he read his vows to her, she was moved and said no one ever said anything like that to her before. She corrected herself and said not that she remembered before nearly kissing him. Steve told Kayla he didn’t understand why Abby lied to him saying she was on the phone with her. Kayla said it might have been a mistake, but she knew he didn’t believe it was. He said it felt like she was covering up and wondered why she would lie. Kayla wanted him to admit that he didn’t think Abby was the real Abby. Steve told her about catching Abby talking to Stefano’s portrait about her brother. Kayla reminded him about the DNA test which he said have been tampered for years. He mentioned Abby’s facial surgery and asked Kayla to run another DNA test. Kayla said she couldn’t do it because it would be a violation of the HIPPA oath. When she turned him down, he said the only solution was to find Clyde and get answers. Kayla didn’t think it would be a good idea because he might not have told him the truth. Steve said he would finish what Chad started if he didn’t tell him the truth. Kayla wondered how he would get in the prison, He said he would find a way.

Maggie asked Sarah about her session with Marlena. Sarah said it didn’t go well because even under hypnosis she still didn’t remember seeing Brady hit her. While they were talking, they talked about Xander. Fiona stopped Xander from hitting Brady with a bat. She said she had a confession to make. Xander said he wasn’t going to kill Brady. He said he was going to do to Brady what he did to Sarah. Fiona blurted out that she and Brady slept together. A shocked Xander asked why she would do something like that. She told him the underwear he found in her room was Brady’s. Xander still wanted to make Brady pay for what he did. He asked if Brady slept with his mother to pay him back for shooting Marlena. Brady and Fiona informed him that they didn’t know about him until after they slept together. When Fiona implied that she and Brady slept together multiple times, Xander wanted to know how many times they slept together. He asked if she fell off the wagon and landed on Brady. When she tried to protect Brady, Xander told her he hoped she didn’t have feelings for him. Xander said there was nothing Brady could do to make up for what he did to Sarah. He ended up firing Brady. Xander went back to the mansion. Sarah wondered why he had a bat to which he told her he wanted to make Brady pay for what he did. He said his mother stopped him by telling him she slept with him. Brady thanked Fiona for saving his life. Fiona thanked him for not telling Xander that she fell off the wagon. Before he left, he told her they shouldn’t have anything to do with each other. While Abby was looking through the wedding album, she said she couldn’t do this anymore. She got a text message asking her why she hadn’t married Chad yet and what would happen if she didn’t marry him. The message was from Clyde.

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Sasha tells Willow she saw her kissing Drew on the 4th of July and if she wants to talk she can talk to her. Willow tells Sasha she kissed Drew again and Sasha thinks it’s a good idea she stay away from Drew.

Nina tells Drew that they pretend to be a couple to help his campaign.

Stella persuades Trina to return to college for the fall semester.

Alexis tells Kristina not to talk to the police because it won’t help her case and she will only incriminate herself.

Sam talks to Michael and demands he tell her if Sonny killed John Cates or Sonny ordered someone to do it. Michael tells Sam to concentrate on finding evidence to clear Alexis of the charges against her and let the police find the person who killed John Cates.

Michael later talks to Sonny and tells him Sam is close to finding out the truth. Michael tells Sonny he is covering for him because he always protects his family.

Alexis defends herself at the arraignment but the prosecuting attorney sent by the FBI named Noah Reynolds persuades the judge to deny bail for Alexis. The judge denies bail for Alexis and sends her to Pentonville until her trial.

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Claire and Victoria have a long talk and encourage each other to follow their hearts when it comes to their relationships with Kyle and Cole.

Cole tells Victor that he intends to have a relationship with Victoria even if he doesn’t approve of it. Victor, once again, warns Cole to stay away from Victoria or else he will be sorry.

Victoria makes a proposal to Victor that they buy Billy out of Chancellor Industries and give him enough money to start his own company. Victor agrees to think about the idea.

Phyllis helps Billy figure out that Lily told Victor about the Odyssey 7 deal and that is why the owner of the company is saying that he wants to look over the terms of the deal very carefully.

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Abby and Devon talk about their wedding and how much they are looking forward to sharing their special day with friends and family.

Connor tells Adam and Chelsea that he likes it better when they are together because they are happiest when they are together even though they have not admitted it to each other.

Billy gives Phyllis the job as second-in-command but she is to follow his orders and not make any decisions about Abbott-Chancellor.

Sharon’s hallucinations of Cameron Kirsten get worse and Cameron tells Sharon she should take revenge on Daniel now because Nick, Mariah, and, Faith want to put her in Fairview.

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Chase and Brook Lynn decide they want to start working on having a baby.

Michael tells Kristina not to tell the police that she stole a gun from Sonny. Michael is sure that Alexis will go free because the police has no evidence against her. Michael intends to pay someone to take the blame for everything so Kristina and Alexis won’t go to prison. Kristina tells Michael that, before she went to baby Irene’s grave, she went to the Quartermaine mansion because she knew John Cates was there and she intended to kill him.

Sonny tells Alexis tha,t if she gets arrested, he will get her the best lawyer.

Jack Brennan gives Anna and Jason Lucky’s location and Anna and Jason head to Somalia to find Lucky.

Mac gets a call telling him that there is enough evidence to make an arrest in the John Cates murder. Mac arrives at Alexis’s house while she is talking to Sonny. Mac tells Alexis that he is there to make an arrest. Sonny thinks Mac is going to arrest him. Alexis thinks he is going to arrest Kristina. Alexis tells Mac Kristina isn’t home. Mac tells Alexis that she is the one he came to arrest, that is why he wanted to come make the arrest himself and make things easier on her.

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Days Update Friday, September 13, 2024

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Eric goes to Salem High School. Tate asks if he’s there to give him a ride home. Eric responds that he came to see Holly. Tate doesn’t think she will want to talk to him as she’s pretty upset. Tate adds that they just got into an argument because Holly’s upset that Brady is getting out of jail and then she just took off before their last class and he has no idea where she went. Sophia comes around the corner and hears Tate tell Eric that all he knows is that Holly couldn’t wait to get away from him.

EJ goes to the interrogation room and is surprised to find Holly inside. Holly tells EJ that she heard he let Brady go free. EJ responds that he’s sorry but he didn’t have the evidence to prosecute him. Holly asks what if she helps him find some. EJ appreciates the offer but he’s not sure there’s anything she can do at this point because Kristen took it upon herself to dispose of the vehicle, making his case against Brady flimsy and he can’t try Brady without forensic evidence barring a miracle of Sarah remembering the driver who hit her. Holly asks if Tate’s dad is just going to get away with this.

At the Basic Black office, Brady asks Kristen what exactly EJ said to her. Kristen responds that EJ told her that he connected the dots and knows that she got rid of his car. Brady questions how he figured that out. Kristen says he heard it from a cop. Brady guesses the cop must have heard he and John talking when he didn’t think anyone was listening. Brady asks if EJ threatened her. Kristen confirms that EJ wanted her to flip on him and threatened to arrest her for evidence tampering if she didn’t admit that Brady confessed to her, but she knew he was bluffing so he let her go. Brady doesn’t like this and tells Kristen to go back to tell EJ the truth.

At the hospital, Xander complains to Fiona about the idea of Brady going free after what he did to Sarah. Xander vows that the hypnosis will work. Fiona asks what if it doesn’t and suggests having Sarah relive that night might make it better if she doesn’t remember. Xander insists that Marlena is the best and will unlock Sarah’s memories, so that Sarah can tell the police that it was Brady who left her for dead. Xander declares that Brady will then be going down.

Marlena begins hypnotizing Sarah. Sarah remembers walking out of the town square and then the car screeching. Marlena asks Sarah to look back at the car and if she can see the driver. Sarah responds that she does see someone.

Kristen tells Brady that he can’t be serious and refuses to go back to tell EJ that he confessed. Kristen argues that she doesn’t know any other information than what Brady told the police. Brady complains that EJ is persistent when it comes to settling scores and he will railroad her like he did to Tate. Brady doesn’t want to risk both of Rachel’s parents going to jail. Kristen assures that she won’t be going to jail and that what the cop said to EJ can’t be used in court. Kristen promises that EJ can’t touch them. Brady says she obviously hasn’t heard the latest and informs her that Sarah has put under hypnosis, so she will remember that he was behind the wheel that mowed her down and paralyzed her. Brady declares it will then all be over and he will be relieved.

EJ assures Holly that he’s doing everything he can to make sure Brady is held accountable for what he did to Sarah. EJ adds that if Holly comes across any information to lend support to that, she can bring it in as he will take all the help he can get. Holly agrees to do whatever she can, so EJ thanks her. EJ asks Holly if there’s anything else he can help her with. Holly says she knows he’s busy so she should probably go. EJ stops her and says he can’t help but wonder where this is coming from and why she’s so determined to see Brady prosecuted.

Sophia listens in as Eric asks Tate why Holly couldn’t wait to get away from him. Tate explains that when Holly heard that Brady was released, she got really mad at him for standing by him and she’s determined to make sure Brady pays for what he did to Sarah.

Marlena tells Sarah that she’s doing great and asks what exactly she sees. Sarah recalls the car being gray and coming straight at her with the lights so bright. Marlena asks if she can see who is driving the car and if it’s Brady. Sarah responds that she doesn’t see Brady.

Fiona hopes Xander won’t be too disappointed if hypnosis doesn’t work. Xander doesn’t understand why she’s being so negative since Sarah already recalled a blurry image and could’ve just been blocking out memories since her and Brady were close. Fiona asks if Xander has considered the possibility that Brady wasn’t the driver.

Kristen complains that Brady is so determined to beat himself up for Sarah’s accident. Brady wants to atone but Kristen says he can do that without going to prison. Kristen argues that God forgives and urges Brady to think about Tate and Rachel. Brady argues that Kristen has made sure that he hardly ever sees Rachel and fought so hard for full custody. Kristen thinks they need to do something about that.

Holly tells EJ that her aunt Sarah is now in a wheelchair and can barely get out of bed while Brady is facing zero consequences for ruining her life. Holly complains that it doesn’t sound fair to her, especially after what Eric got away with. EJ asks what she’s talking about. Holly reveals that she knows Eric drove drunk and killed her father.

Tate tells Eric that he gets why Holly is so livid. Eric understands it’s made worse by her finding out that he drove drunk and killed her father. Sophia continues listening in from her locker. Tate apologizes to Eric for blurting it out and says he thought Holly knew. Eric tells Tate that it’s okay and that if Holly is acting out against him, it’s because she’s mad at he and Brady, not Tate. Tate is not so sure that’s true.

Xander asks if Fiona thinks it wasn’t Brady and argues that of course it was. Xander talks about Brady getting wasted and waking up in the driver’s seat of the car that hit Sarah. Xander adds that if the car hadn’t magically disappeared, he wouldn’t have gotten off on a legal technicality. Xander declares that Brady’s days of freedom are over. Xander asks what Fiona is thinking. Fiona hoped there would be a silver lining to Brady’s case being dropped since there’d be no long trial or agonizing over the outcome .Fiona thought they could focus on something more positive like Victoria’s birthday and moving forward. Xander says he won’t be able to move forward until Brady is in prison. Fiona asks if he’s sure Sarah feels that way since she and Brady were close. Fiona reminds Xander that Brady is his nephew. Xander asks if she’s suggesting that Brady should go free because of that. Fiona says it’s not just that and points out that they haven’t led a life of virtue, but they all deserve a second chance. Fiona adds that Xander gave her a second chance and cries that she doesn’t take that for granted for a second as he let her back in his life and she gets to spend time with her granddaughter. Fiona says that for so long, she thought she would never see Xander again and that she was out of his life forever, so she can’t bear the thought of leaving it all behind. Xander questions why she would and insists that she’s welcome to stay in Salem as long as she wants because they want her to stay. Xander doesn’t know what they would’ve done without her for the past few weeks and says she’s been a godsend. Fiona then tells Xander that there is something she needs to tell him.

Marlena asks Sarah who she sees if she doesn’t see Brady. Sarah says she can see someone but she can’t make out the face as there’s a glare. Marlena encourages her to hold that memory as they take it frame by frame. Marlena tells Sarah to look closely and asks if she can see the driver. Sarah says yes and declares that she knows who it is.

Xander asks Fiona what it is. Fiona says she doesn’t quite know how to say it, but Sarah comes ovr in her wheelchair which interrupts them. Xander asks if she finished her session and if she remembered.

EJ tells Holly that he’s so sorry as he knows how much she looked up to Eric and thought of him as a second father. Holly can’t believe Nicole lied to her about it for her entire life and feels stupid for believing her. EJ tells Holly that he pleaded with Nicole to tell her and warned her that Holly would find out some other way which would be much more damaging, but she was convinced that she was protecting her. Holly argues that they both know she was really just protecting Eric.

Eric tells Tate that he might not be the best person to be giving him advice right now, but advises to give Holly some time and space and just be there for her when she’s ready. Eric tells Tate to hang in there and hugs him as he then leaves to go look for Holly. Sophia approaches Tate and asks if he’s okay.

Brady asks what Kristen is saying. Kristen admits that Rachel misses him like crazy and she’s been doing her best to shield her from what’s going on, but she’s smart and she wants Rachel to know that her father will always be in her life. Brady questions where this is coming from and what this is all about. Kristen thinks back to EJ accusing her of still being in love with Brady. Kristen argues that Brady is giving up, but she knows he will fight for his daughter. Kristen asks Brady to promise not to give upon his future or Rachel’s. Brady promises that he won’t.

Sarah tells Xander that she was really close and felt certain that it’s someone she knows behind the wheel, but she can’t make out the face. Xander encourages that it doesn’t mean she won’t and she could try again at some point. Sarah decides she doesn’t want to talk about it right now as she just wants to go home. Sarah says she’s going to splash water on her face first. Fiona offers to go with her but Sarah says she needs a moment and moves away in her wheelchair. Fiona tells Xander that she’s so sorry. Xander asks what Fiona was trying to tell him but she claims it’s nothing important. Xander then pulls out his phone and sees an urgent message from Titan that he has to get to. Xander asks Fiona if she can take Sarah home. Fiona asks if the urgent matter isn’t something that someone else can handle, reminding him that it is still Victoria’s birthday. Xander assures her that this is something he has to handle and exits the hospital.

Sophia tells Tate that she’s sorry to hear about his dad, but she’s glad they let him go which Tate questions. Sophia acknowledges that it was a terrible accident but talk about everything Tate has gone through with his mom and says he doesn’t deserve to lose his dad too. Sophia points out that at least he has Holly for moral support, but Tate says if only.

EJ tells Holly that he’s sorry for speaking about her mother but says he’s been thrown off balance today after receiving his final divorce papers from Nicole. Holly says she didn’t know and she’s sorry. EJ supposes it was inevitable and says it wasn’t his intent to turn her against Nicole. Holly says it’s too late for that and adds that EJ didn’t have anything to do with it. Holly complains that Nicole always called her the most important person in her life, but she flew across the world to live with Eric and their love child while just leaving her here. Holly declares that’s Nicole’s new life and family while she’s just an afterthought. EJ calls that untrue. Holly says it is true because if it’s between her and Eric or anyone and Eric, they both know who comes first.

Marlena records notes on her hypnosis session with Sarah until Kristen arrives. Marlena asks what she can do for her. Kristen informs her that Rachel’s school is having Grandparent’s day on Monday and she misses her and John, so they’d love for her to attend. Marlena calls it unexpected. Kristen explains that she saw Brady earlier and told him that she wants to revisit their custody arrangement. Marlena questions what brought that about. Kristen admits that she realized Brady could go to prison, possibly forever, and that made her rethink her decision about cutting him out of Rachel’s life. Marlena asks if that’s all it was. Kristen asks what else it could be.

Fiona brings Sarah home and says she must be exhausted, suggesting that she go upstairs to lie down while she finishes cleaning up from Victoria’s birthday party. Sarah says the staff will do it but Fiona wants to feel useful and talks about what a great party it was. Fiona talks about Sarah being inspiring by radiating positivity in the face of adversity. Sarah decides she will go lay down and thanks Fiona for everything as she then heads upstairs. Fiona goes to start cleaning up and realizes the bat from the piñata is missing, causing her to worry.

Xander goes to the Basic Black office and tells Brady that Sarah finished her appointment with Marlena. Brady asks how it went. Xander says she didn’t remember who was driving the car who mowed her down and left her for dead. Xander warns Brady that this is not his lucky day as he rolls up his sleeves. Brady guesses that Xander came to fire him and says there’s no need as he just finished writing his letter of resignation. Xander informs him that’s not why he’s here at all as he brings in the bat from the piñata. Xander remembers Brady telling them earlier that he wished he was in the wheelchair instead of Sarah, so he came to make his wish come true.

EJ understands how Holly is feeling, but insists that Nicole loves her more than anything. Holly mocks that Nicole is loving her from afar. EJ says there’s something he’s been wanting to get off of his chest. EJ brings up how he lied about Jude’s paternity and calls it indefensible, but he knows it affected Holly deeply, just as much as it did Eric and Nicole, so he’s terribly sorry for that. Holly thanks him for that and admits it did affect her, but she can see why he did it now which EJ questions. Holly understands that EJ was head over heels in love with Nicole, supported her when they thought their baby died and when she was in a coma. Holly adds that EJ sent her to Italy for treatment and acknowledges that she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him since he did so much for her and Nicole which she is really grateful for. EJ tells her that means so much to him. EJ adds that legally she might not be his daughter, he will always care for her. Holly calls it funny that Eric said the same thing to her when he and Nicole split up and she should’ve never believed him, but she does believe EJ.

Sophia tells Tate that she gets why Holly would be team Sarah, but she needs to understand that Tate needs to be there for Brady and he needs her to be there for him. Tate calls it slightly more complicated as it’s not just about his dad, but Holly’s dad too.

Eric goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and greets Sarah in the living room. Sarah asks what he’s doing there. Eric responds that he was coming to see Holly. Sarah thinks she’s still at school but Eric says he was just there and she wasn’t. Sarah asks if everything is okay. Eric informs her that Holly is upset with him and that’s why he needs to talk to her. Sarah offers to let Holly know that he stopped by and admits that she’s surprised to see him as she thought he was in Paris. Eric explains that he was but Sarah realizes he came to support his brother. Eric acknowledges that Brady hurt her so bad because he was driving drunk, like he did when he took Daniel’s life. Eric tells Sarah that he’s terribly sorry.

Kristen tells Marlena that Rachel is getting older and developing a perspective on life. Kristen says Rachel spending more time with Brady has been going very well and she’s tired of being thought of as the bad guy. Marlena questions this being all about Rachel and if Kristen’s feelings for Brady are unchanged. Kristen remarks that she sounds like EJ, who says she’s softening her stance towards Brady because she’s still in love with him. Marlena asks if that is accurate.

Xander tells Brady that yelling won’t do any good since he sent his staff home for the day. Brady states that he deserves what’s coming. Xander warns him not to play the brave martyr with him when the love of his life may never walk again because of him. Xander explains the bat being from Victoria’s birthday party that Sarah could barely sit through because she was in so much pain from knowing that her life will never be the same again because of Brady. Xander talks about how Sarah may never walk again or be able to take their daughter to the playground because of Brady. Xander declares that this is for every tear she wiped away when no one was looking and for the brave smile that she puts on for the world. Xander shouts that he’s going to use Brady as a human piñata so that he can know the pain that Sarah will be in for the rest of her life but Fiona bursts in and yells for Xander to stop.

Eric tells Sarah that he had been planning to come see her and asks how she’s doing. Sarah says she’s doing okay and informs him that Marlena hypnotized her to try to remember the details of the accident, but they were unsuccessful. Eric says he’s sorry to hear that and guesses from the room that it’s Victoria’s birthday which Sarah confirms. Eric mentions seeing Maggie posted photos. Sarah points out that she and Eric both got their happily ever afters and says there’s so much to be grateful for. Eric agrees but he knows what Sarah is going through has to be very hard. Sarah admits it is at times but she’s adjusting and says there really are so many blessings to be grateful for. Eric encourages that a lot of people love her and are there for her, including him as he hugs her.

Sophia tells Tate that Holly worshipped Eric so it must be horrible for her to find out that he’s not who she thought he was. Tate argues that it’s not like Eric is some terrible person and calls him a great person who made a terrible mistake and paid for it. Tate knows Sophia and Holly pretty much hate each other. Sophia says she doesn’t hate her and they just aren’t close anymore, but they were BFFs so she feels bad for her. Sophia adds that she can only imagine how much it’s weighing on Tate and says it totally sucks that he and Holly are on opposite sides of this. Tate admits it hasn’t been easy. Sophia tells Tate that she’s always there for him as she hugs him.

Holly complains to EJ that Eric only spent one or two years in prison for killing her father and asks if that’s all her father’s life was worth. Holly gets that the justice system isn’t always just and now Brady’s probably going to get away with what he did to Sarah. EJ promises he’s not giving up and will do his very best for Sarah. Holly thanks him. EJ encourages her to hang in and calls her a wonderful woman who he is very proud of as he hugs her.

Kristen asks if Marlena is insinuating she’s not being sincere. Kristen says that her feelings from Brady have ranged from all consuming love to frothing at the mouth hatred and everything in between, but it’s no secret that she’s never given up on them. Kristen admits she’s tried to get over Brady but doesn’t think she ever will. Marlena thanks her for all that and tells her that she and John would be happy to be there for Grandparent’s Day. Kristen adds that she hates what Brady is going through and she’s sorry it took this long for him to perhaps finally realize that they are meant to be.

Xander questions what Fiona is doing there. Fiona says she saw the look on his face at the hospital and it gave her a bad feeling so she should’ve stopped him then. Fiona argues that he can’t do this. Xander asks why not, arguing that Fiona doesn’t know Brady. Xander talks about Brady driving drunk and hitting Sarah, shouting that he’s not going to get away with it. Fiona argues that this isn’t about Brady but about Xander, reminding him that he would go to prison when he has a wife and daughter who need him. Xander remarks that he would just get a good lawyer like Brady did. Brady tells Fiona to just go. Xander raises the bat but Fiona stops him and announces that she has a confession to make.

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Eric goes to see Marlena in her office and informs her that Holly knows that he killed her father.

Holly is at school, looking at a photo of her father Daniel on her phone when she gets a call from Nicole.

Xander joins Sarah in their bedroom after putting Victoria down for a nap. Sarah comments on Victoria’s first birthday party being perfect. Xander reminds her about her hypnosis appointment and hopes she’s still up for it since EJ is no longer pursuing the case, so the only way to put Brady away is for Sarah to remember that night that Brady was driving.

Fiona remains in the living room after Victoria’s birthday party. Fiona looks at the portrait of Victor and comments that their granddaughter had fun, but it was impossible for her to enjoy the party for obvious reasons. Fiona brings up that she didn’t go through with smothering Sarah with a pillow but questions how to stop everybody from finding out that she was behind the wheel that night and that Brady is an innocent man, right as Brady walks in to the room behind her.

Kristen meets EJ at the police station and comments on his trumped up charges against Brady not sticking. EJ says it is a pity that they had to let Brady go but that is why he summoned her. EJ informs Kristen that since he couldn’t send Brady to prison, he thinks he’s going to send her instead. Kristen argues that she actually has to commit a crime to be sent to prison. EJ expresses his frustration over not being able to charge Brady because his car conveniently disappeared. Kristen reminds him that Brady said his car was stolen. EJ talks about thieves being unable to wait to get their hands on a damaged car that happened to be incriminating evidence. Kristen tells EJ to spit out what he has to say and asks what it has to do with her. EJ thought it was obvious since she was the one who made the car disappear.

Fiona tells Brady that she was just telling his grandfather that he’s a free man. Brady responds that it wasn’t his choice but apparently Justin argued to EJ that he had no case because the car was missing, so his only evidence is his confession which is worthless since he can’t remember a damn thing. Fiona asks what he’s doing here. Brady responds that he’s here to see Sarah but Fiona doesn’t think that’s a very good idea.

Marlena can’t imagine how hard it was for Eric to tell Holly that he caused her father’s accident. Eric clarifies that he wasn’t the one who told her. Marlena thought he and Nicole agreed to let her know. Eric explains that he was on his way to tell her but Tate broke it to her before he arrived because he thought she already knew. Marlena asks how she took it. Eric says she’s beyond upset and complains that he should’ve told her a long time ago because she had every right to know. Marlena encourages him not to be so hard on himself since he was trying to protect her. Eric argues that Holly doesn’t see it that way and has every right to be angry at him and Nicole.

Holly answers Nicole’s call and tells her that she has nothing to say to her so she might as well stop calling. Holly then hangs up as Tate approaches. Holly asks how she’s supposed to respond to Nicole apologizing for lying to her for her whole life. Tate understands this is really hard for her and that she was shocked to learn the truth about her father’s death. Tate suggests giving Nicole a chance to explain but Holly feels she’s just going to go on with the same excuses that Eric gave. Tate questions her talking to Eric about it. Holly says that Eric claimed he was just about to fill her in but she doesn’t believe him and calls it another one of his lies that she wasn’t buying.

Marlena tells Eric that her heart is breaking for him since she knows how much he loves Holly and it must be upsetting him to see how upset she is now. Marlena thinks Eric and Nicole need to make a plan for how to handle this going forward. Eric knows Nicole is trying to reach Holly, but she won’t take her calls or respond to her texts. Marlena suggests Nicole coming to Salem. Eric says he thought that too but Jude has been sick so she didn’t want to put him on a plane. Marlena offers to talk to Holly. Eric worries that Holly will just ask Marlena how long she has known the truth, so she’ll just be upset with her too. Marlena wishes that Eric got to tell her the truth first as he might have been able to tell her in a better way. Eric is unsure and says he and Nicole deluded themselves in to thinking Holly wouldn’t be as angry once she got older. Marlena says they can’t go back, so they have to find a way to go forward. Marlena encourages that where there’s a will, there’s always a way.

Kristen mocks EJ’s imagination for thinking that she could make Brady’s car disappear. EJ informs Kristen that an officer on duty overheard Brady talking about how Kristen made his car disappear. Kristen argues that either the cop is stirring up trouble or Brady is drinking again. EJ states that Brady was here at the police department at the time. Kristen says she has to get going. EJ adds that this particular cop was on duty when Brady had a visit from John and the cop heard Brady tell John that Kristen got rid of his car to protect him from prosecution. EJ warns Kristen that he has her dead to rights.

Maggie joins Xander and Sarah in their room, talking about how Victoria is exhausted from her birthday party. Xander asks Maggie to watch Victoria as he is going to take Sarah to her appointment. Xander exits as Maggie talks to Sarah about how fast Victoria’s first year went by. Maggie asks Sarah if she’s sure she is up for the hypnosis session with Marlena. Sarah assures that she is and that Xander thinks the sooner she does it, the better chance she has of remembering if Brady was behind the wheel. Maggie brings up Xander being determined to make Brady pay for what he did to her, but asks Sarah if she wants that as much as Xander does.

Brady asks Fiona why he shouldn’t see Sarah. Brady adds that he won’t tell her that they were together on the night of the accident and he’s not going to say anything to Xander to keep her completely out of it. Fiona thanks him and says she assumed he would because it would just hurt Xander and Sarah even more. Fiona worries that the accident is still fresh in Sarah’s mind so seeing Brady would be too triggering. Brady argues that he and Sarah had a good relationship before all of this happened and she understands addiction because of Maggie. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to be forgiving but he just wants to tell her that he’s sorry. Fiona asks if he just wants to ease his guilty conscience. Fiona thinks Brady is being selfish, insisting that Sarah is not ready to see the person who put her in a wheelchair and reminds him that Xander is furious with him, so if he sees him, he will tear him limb from limb. Xander then walks in to the room.

Marlena understands Holly is like a daughter to Eric, so he feels her pain as acutely as she does. Marlena brings up the expression that you can only be as happy as your least happy child. Marlena says she’s raised children and learned things along the way, like you can’t be there for your kids if you are tailed up in their sorrows and you must not suffer along with them. Eric questions how he can’t. Marlena encourages Eric to be strong. Marlena says there will be failures along the way but you just have to tell them you did what you thought was best in the moment and have compassion, then just give it time. Marlena insists that Holly will come back to him because she loves him and is part of his family as she hugs Eric.

Tate wishes he hadn’t told Holly about Eric causing her dad’s accident and asks why he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Holly assures that none of this is his fault and she knows he didn’t mean to hurt her. Holly states that Eric and Nicole should’ve told her. Tate admits that he thought about calling her last night but he got distracted because his dad came home. Holly questions Brady being home as she thought his arraignment was this morning. Tate then reveals that it was cancelled because EJ decided to let Brady go and isn’t pressing charges.

Sarah tells Maggie that Brady being behind bars isn’t going to get her walking again and asks what it will do to Maggie since she cares about him a lot. Maggie wants her to do what is best for her. Sarah wants to go through with the hypnosis, but not for the same reasons that Xander wants or to identify Brady to the police, but because ever since she had the memory, the blurry image has been nagging at her so she needs the clarity to know what happened that night.

Xander comments that he sees Brady met his mother. Fiona claims she was just telling him to leave because he’s not wanted here. Brady says he will go and that he just wanted to see Sarah to apologize. Xander asks if he’s out of his mind and says he’s not letting him anywhere near Sarah after what he did to her. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry. Xander responds that he’s about to be even more sorry because Sarah has an appointment with Marlena which Brady questions. Xander explains that Marlena is going to hypnotize Sarah so that she can remember seeing Brady’s drunken mug behind the wheel that mowed her down and left her paralyzed. Xander declares that then, EJ will have no choice but to nail his sorry ass to the wall.

Kristen asks if EJ is enjoying himself and tells him to get a hobby because he’s not very good at being a prosecutor. EJ says he’s about to show her just how good and talented he is. EJ warns Kristen that tampering with evidence is a serious charge along with obstructing an ongoing investigation. EJ suggests Kristen might not be too concerned about spending the next ten years behind bars, joking that prison is her home away from home. Kristen calls him a bastard. EJ says she can kiss her job at DiMera goodbye and lose everything she worked for. EJ brings up Rachel and says she can forget her mother-daughter tea parties because by the time she gets out, she’ll be lucky to see Rachel graduate college. EJ remarks that all of this was for a man who has thrown her to the curb. EJ then tells Kristen that he’s willing to cut her an immunity deal if she throws Brady under the bus.

Marlena tells Eric that she’s sorry that he came home to all of this chaos, but she knows Brady appreciates it, especially since he’s home now too. Eric questions Brady not going to prison. Marlena explains that Brady would prefer to go to prison because he thinks he needs to be punished. Eric relates to the feeling but says he can think of many other ways that Brady can atone. Marlena is sure they can help him with a few ideas. Eric agrees to do whatever he can. Eric thanks Marlena for listening and being so wise to him. Marlena reminds Eric to be patient and compassionate and that Holly will come around. Eric then exits her office.

Kristen asks how it would throw Brady under the bus if she actually made his car disappear. EJ guesses that Kristen didn’t do it for fun and that Brady cried on her shoulder, drunkenly, and confessed to the whole terrible incident. EJ tells Kristen to testify against Brady in open court and he won’t charge her. EJ asks what Kristen says to the deal. Kristen tells EJ that he can take his offer and shove it.

Holly asks Tate why EJ is dropping the case. Tate says there isn’t enough evidence against Brady. Holly argues that he confessed but Tate says that’s not enough since he can’t remember the accident. Holly questions if he’s saying that Brady is just going to get away with what he did to Sarah.

Maggie wheels Sarah in to the living room to ask if Xander was getting the car, but they see Brady is there. Xander says that Brady was just leaving. Brady says he will go, but he just wanted to say he’s sorry to Sarah and Maggie. Brady tells Sarah that he’s not expecting forgiveness as he will never forgive himself. Brady says it’s not an excuse but he’s an alcoholic who was depressed and very weak so he relapsed. Brady says he’s ashamed of that but even more ashamed that he drove drunk. Brady talks about not remembering driving but waking up behind the wheel of his own car. Brady adds that he will never be able to express the shame he feels for hurting Sarah and leaving her on the road. Brady insists that he doesn’t want EJ to drop the case because he needs to be punished, but apparently his confession isn’t enough. Brady wishes he could go back and make up for the mistake or trade places with Sarah now but he can’t. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry and he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Tate swears to Holly that it isn’t Brady’s fault that he got off on the charges as he wanted to be held accountable. Holly mocks the idea that Brady’s broken up about not going to prison. Tate insists that he is and that’s why he confessed but it’s not his fault that EJ couldn’t use that. Holly argues that it is Brady’s fault that Sarah is paralyzed and could be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, while Brady just gets to keep his freedom. Tate asks if she’s sure this is just about Brady as he’s thinking this is really about how mad she is at Eric and she’s just taking it out on Brady. Holly tells him not to tell her how she feels or who she’s mad at. Tate says he’s just worried about her. The bell rings for class but Holly declares she’s not going and storms off.

EJ questions Kristen wanting him to shove his offer, even if she doesn’t take it, he has no choice but to prosecute her. Kristen argues that she’s been in enough court rooms to know that what the cop heard is hearsay. EJ asks if she feels safe in making that bet. Kristen tells EJ nice try but they both know EJ would be using the cop’s statement against Brady in court and not her if he could. Kristen asks if they are done or if he has another bluff up his sleeve. EJ asks if Kristen is happy to let Brady get away with paralyzing an innocent woman after running her over and leaving her in the street like roadkill. Kristen says she’s sorry for what happened to Sarah, but the person she cares about most in the world is Rachel and she will suffer if her father goes to prison. EJ says she may be able to sell that motherly devotion spiel to the PTA but he’s as skilled at spotting a bluff as she is. EJ declares that Kristen is obviously still in love with Brady.

Maggie tells Brady that she appreciates him coming by and saying what he did. Maggie adds that she’s in no position to judge as if anyone can understand how insidious the disease can be, it’s her. Maggie admits she is heartbroken as Brady’s sponsor that he didn’t come to her for help. Maggie knows there’s no point in looking back, so they all just need to move forward. Maggie has no doubt that Brady’s regret is genuine and heartfelt. Brady agrees that he should’ve called Maggie when he relapsed and he’s ashamed that he didn’t because she’s always been there for him. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to say anything to him and repeats that he just wanted to say he’s very sorry. Xander declares that’s it and they have an appointment to get to. Xander warns Brady that after Sarah remembers that night, he can grovel to the district attorney. Xander then wheels Sarah out, leaving Brady holding back tears.

Eric goes to Salem High School. Tate asks if he’s there to give him a ride home. Eric responds that he came to see Holly. Tate doesn’t think she will want to talk to him as she’s pretty upset. Tate adds that they just got into an argument because Holly’s upset that Brady is getting out of jail and then she just took off before their last class and he has no idea where she went.

EJ goes to the interrogation room and is surprised to find Holly inside. Holly tells EJ that she heard he let Brady go free. EJ responds that he’s sorry but he didn’t have the evidence to prosecute him. Holly asks what if she helps him find some.

Brady goes to the Basic Black office where Kristen shows up at the door to warn him that just because he’s free doesn’t mean he doesn’t need to be careful. Kristen informs Brady that EJ is out for blood and determined to prove that Brady was the one driving the car.

Fiona joins Xander at the hospital. Xander tells her that Sarah is in with Marlena now, so with any luck, she will soon remember whose face she saw behind the wheel.

Sarah meets with Marlena in her office. Sarah imagines Marlena is a little conflicted because Brady is her stepson. Marlena assures that she’s not and that her interest is in finding out the truth about what happened the night of the accident. Marlena asks Sarah if she’s ready to see what happened that night. Sarah responds that she needs to know who was behind the wheel and hit her.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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Chad met with Stephanie at the park. He apologized for missing Everett’s memorial. She let him know that she and Jada were the only ones at the service. While they were talking, she asked him how he was doing. Chad said it was hard taking the kids back to school without Abby. He said he hoped Abby got her memory back soon. On the subject of Abby, he asked Stephanie about her meeting with her. Stephanie said they had a good time and talked about the past, but something weird happened. She said Abby had a health plan with her mother, but her mother said they didn’t have anything planned. Chad said Abby might have been confused, but Stephanie couldn’t shake the feeling that she was lying. He said Abby might have been confused and thought it was another doctor, but Stephanie wondered who the other doctor could have been. She told him that she and Abby agreed to having dinner one day. He thought it would be good for Abby to be around family because it might help with her memory. Abby talked to Stefano’s portrait and apologized for lying to his son since family meant everything to him. She said it meant everything to her and her brother so she had to do what she had to do. Steve showed up to see her. He said he overheard her saying how family meant everything to her and her brother. Abby said people told her that she was close to her brother. Steve asked if she was talking about J.J. Abby wondered who else she could be talking about. Steve told her about Abe’s memory loss and how he got it back and assured her she would get her memory back too. He told her Kayla was his wife and reminded her that she talked to his daughter. Abby said they had a talk about growing up together. Steve confronted her about the health plan she said she had with Kayla. Abby said Kayla has been a big help. Steve said Kayla told him they haven’t spoken to each other. Abby said she might have mixed the doctors up since she spoke to so many doctors. She said it was hard to keep track of people when she didn’t remember who she was. Steve said he understood and told her he thought he was Stefano before. Abby said she knew people doubted who she was but the test proved she was Abby. Steve said he could imagine how hard it has been for her having her mother not believe her. He said Jack and Jennifer thought they lost their daughter and grieved her. When Steve left, Abby thought he was going to be a problem.

Gabi told Connie that she was taking everything from Stefan and was going to keep seeing EJ. Connie took a knife out of her bag and said he was going to take care of her. Before Connie could finish what she was saying, Gabi got a call. She told Connie to find Melinda because she needed the notes she took for her upcoming line. Connie said Melinda took a leave of absence and left town. At the hospital, Paulina ordered Rafe to wake up. He woke up. Paulina went to get Kayla. Melinda tried to get the ropes off of her as Jada showed up to talk to Connie. Jada heard the noise Melinda was making and let herself in the apartment. Melinda continued to make noise which caused Jada to knock on the bedroom door. When Jada was about to go in the room, Paulina called her to tell her about Rafe. Jada said she would be right there. Kayla took out Rafe’s breathing tube and said she was happy he was awake. Rafe asked what happened .Jada showed up and was happy to see him. When Connie was going to try and kill Gabi, Gabi got a call telling her Rafe was awake. When Gabi showed up at the hospital, she and Jada told Rafe what happened to him. Jada asked if he knew who stabbed him, but he didn’t remember. Gabi and Jada told him that Bobby stabbed him because he wanted Jada back. Connie went to her apartment to check on Melinda. She told Melinda that Rafe was awake. Melinda said she should be worried that he was awake. Connie said he never saw her so there was nothing to worry about. Melinda asked why she was so worried. Connie said her plan wasn’t going well since Gabi slept with EJ. She said there was only one way to make Gabi pay for what she did.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Eric told Marlena that Holly knew what happened to Daniel. He told her that Holly was hurt that he didn’t tell her sooner. Eric let her know that Jude had a head cold so Nicole didn’t want to put him on a plane. She wanted to talk to Holly about everything, but she couldn’t do it. Marlena didn’t want him to suffer with Holly. She advised him to be strong and let her know that he did what was best for the moment. Marlena advised him to let Holly know that he loved her and give her time to accept everything that happened. Holly looked at her phone and saw that Nicole called. She didn’t want to talk to her and hung up the phone. Tate showed up and tried to convince her to talk to her mother. She refused to do it. Holly didn’t believe Eric was going to tell him the truth before she called him out. Tate wished he didn’t say anything. She didn’t blame him for it. He said he was going to call her, but his father was released from jail when EJ dropped the charges against him. She couldn’t believe Brady was going to get away with what he did to her aunt. Tate wondered if she was taking her anger on Eric out on his father. She got upset and walked away from him. Fiona wondered how she was going to stop people from finding out that she was the one hit Sarah. Brady showed up at the Kiriakis mansion. He wanted to see Sarah, but Fiona didn’t think it was a good idea. Fiona thought Sarah was too fragile and thought it would trigger her to see the man who hit her. She also warned him that Xander was angry with him. Xander walked in while they were talking. Brady let him know that he wanted to apologize to Sarah. Xander wondered if he was out of his mind. He informed him that Sarah was going under hypnosis to remember that night. Once she remembered, EJ would have no choice but to arrest him. Sarah and Maggie entered the living room. Brady apologized for what happened. He didn’t expect forgiveness because he couldn’t forgive himself for what he did. Brady didn’t remember driving, but he wouldn’t forget what he did.

Maggie appreciated his apology, but she wished he came to her for help. She was heartbroken he didn’t come to her. He regretted not going to her when he needed help. Sarah watched him while he was talking. He didn’t expect anything from her. His goal was to apologize to her. Xander angrily stopped him so he could take her to her appointment. EJ informed Kristen that he would send her to jail if he couldn’t get Brady. A cop overheard Brady tell John that she took his car to protect him. He wouldn’t charge her if she testifies against Brady. Kristen thought it was hearsay. She said if it was admissible, he would be using it. Kristen refused EJ’s appeal because it would destroy her daughter. He thought she was protecting Brady because she still loved him. Eric went to the school to look for Holly. Tate told him that she was mad Brady got released. He didn’t know where she went. Holly arrived at EJ’s office. She heard that he let Brady go. He apologized, but he didn’t have enough evidence to keep him. She wondered what would happen if she found evidence against him. Kristen met with Brady at Basic Black. She warned him that EJ was determined to prosecute him. Fiona was stressed out while she waited for Xander and Sarah to finish with Marlena. Sarah told Marlena that she needed to know who hit her.

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Brook Lynn and Lois have a long talk about the pros and cons of Brook Lynn and Chase trying to start a family now.

Sasha sets up a family brunch to surprise Cody. Cody asks Sasha to be his girlfriend during the brunch with his family and she says that she does want to be his girlfriend.

Diane asks Sonny to do something to keep Alexis from going to jail for killing John Cates based on circumstantial evidence.

Natalia tells Sonny that Tracy could force him to pull his investment out of Deception because of the morality clause in his investment contract. Sonny tells Natalia about Alexis’s problem and tells her that Alexis won’t go to jail for murder on his watch.

Carly tells Jason that Jack Brennan will soon find Lucky’s new location and, when that happens, she needs him to go to Africa and bring Lucky home. Jason promises Carly that he will bring Lucky home.

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Kyle and Diane get into another argument because Kyle thinks Diane is smothering him and he wants to move out of the house to have room to breathe. Kyle refuses Diane’s offer that they go to family therapy because the last thing he wants to do is spend hours talking to a stranger about her. Diane tells Jack about her latest argument with Kyle and that Victor was eavesdropping and took Kyle’s side of the argument.

Phyllis makes a pitch to Billy that she should be his right-hand woman at Abbott-Chancellor. Phyllis also asks Billy to hire back Daniel. Billy tells Phyllis he will think about hiring her and Daniel and talk to her later.

Nick tells Phyllis not to go to work for Billy because his days are numbered at Abbott-Chancellor. Phyllis tries to get more details from Nick about what he meant by what he said but he won’t give her any more information.

Claire tells Kyle he should forget what happened today and keep trying to reconcile with his parents. Kyle and Claire kiss for the first time.

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Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up to Connie’s bed. Jada knocks on the apartment door, asking if Connie is there as she needs to speak with her about Everett Lynch. Jada continues knocking and then realizes that the door is open.

Chad meets Stephanie in the park and says he’s sorry he’s late as he got caught up talking with the kids’ teachers. Stephanie understands and informs Chad that they already scattered Everett’s ashes. Chad questions everyone already leaving. Stephanie explains that Alex and Leo couldn’t make it while Xander was busy with Sarah, so it was just her and Jada which she supposes was fitting since they knew Everett best. Stephanie brings up Leo mentioning Connie being friends with Everett, but when she called to invite her to the memorial, she had no idea who he was.

Gabi tells Connie that she’s going to take Stefan for all he’s worth and she wouldn’t mind keeping it up with EJ, pointing out that their one night doesn’t have to be just one. Connie agrees. Gabi declares that either way, she’s living the good life. Connie then turns away and pulls out her knife, saying “not for long, slut”

At the hospital, Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and says she’s tried begging so the only thing she hasn’t tried is pulling rank. Paulina then tries yelling at Rafe that she’s ordering him to wake up or else she might have to give the acting commissioner his job for good. Paulina is then shocked as Rafe actually wakes up. Paulina can’t believe it actually worked as she exclaims that Rafe is finally awake.

Chad questions Stephanie saying that Connie saying she didn’t know Everett. Stephanie says who knows with all the lies Everett was keeping or maybe Leo didn’t get his facts straight. Chad is sorry about the turnout as he’s sure it was an emotional day for her. Stephanie is sure it was for him too. Chad says it wasn’t the first time the kids have gone back to school since Abigail had been gone but today was different obviously as he wishes Abigail could’ve been there. Stephanie can’t imagine how much it will mean to Thomas and Charlotte to have their mom back. Chad hopes it’s just a matter of time before they do.

At the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” complains about the portrait of Stefano and says she knows he can’t stand her lying to his son and pretending to be his dead wife. She admits that she doesn’t like pretending to be someone she’s not either, but she has to.

Paulina asks if Rafe can hear her. Rafe nods, so Paulina excitedly says she will go get Kayla and urges Rafe to stay awake as she rushes out of the room.

Connie hides the knife behind her back as she approaches Gabi but Gabi gets a call. Gabi is shocked and says she will take care of it. Gabi then orders Connie to find Melinda Trask now.

Jada enters Connie’s apartment, calling out for Connie. Jada then approaches the bedroom and knocks on the door as Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up inside.

Connie questions why Gabi needs her to find Melinda. Gabi explains that Melinda had notes about her spring line but never sent them to her and it’s too late now. Connie guesses Gabi hasn’t heard that Melinda took a leave of absence. Gabi questions why she would do that. Connie claims to have no idea and guesses she couldn’t handle the pressure of the job.

Jada continues knocking on Connie’s bedroom door and goes to open it but she gets a call from Paulina, announcing that Rafe is awake. Jada says she’ll be right there.

Kayla checks on Rafe in his hospital room and says they are all so happy to have him back. Rafe asks her what happened.

Chad asks Stephanie how her meeting with “Abigail” went. Stephanie says it went pretty well and she told her about how close they were, reminding her of their childhood. Chad recalls Abigail telling him some stories when they first met. Chad says he’s glad they had a good time. Stephanie informs Chad that one weird thing did happen.

“Abigail” argues that Stefano of all people should understand the position she’s in since Chad said family meant everything to him, just like it does to her and her brother. Steve then enters and greets “Abigail”, introducing himself as her uncle. Steve says he couldn’t help but overhear that she was talking to Stefano. She jokes about talking to portraits and comments that Stefano seems to loom large over the family. Steve says he gets that Stefano has a commanding presence even from the afterlife. Steve adds that he heard her say something about family meaning everything to her and her brother. “Abigail” claims that everyone told her that she and her brother were really close. Steve asks if she’s talking about JJ. She asks who else she would be talking about.

Stephanie explains to Chad that when she got to the DiMera Mansion, “Abigail” was on the phone and talking about a plan, then when she asked her about it, she said she was talking to Kayla about a treatment plan. Chad says that makes sense but Stephanie reveals that when she brought it up to Kayla later, she had no idea what she was talking about and said they never had that conversation.

Steve tells “Abigail” that her brother JJ is a great guy. Steve brings up Abe having a similar situation where he lost his memory and used flash cards to keep everyone in his memory straight. Steve adds that it took awhile, but Abe got his memory back. Steve talks about Kayla and Stephanie, noting that Stephanie said they had a nice visit which “Abigail” confirms, saying she wishes she could remember their childhood. Steve is sure she will eventually. Steve adds that Stephanie also told him that she said she was working on a treatment plan with Kayla. “Abigail” claims they are and that Kayla has been a huge help. Steve responds that he wouldn’t be surprised by that, if it were true.

Kayla informs Rafe that his heart and lungs sound good but they will get an MRI to be sure. Jada rushes in and is thrilled to see Rafe is awake. Jada thanks God that Rafe came back to them as she hugs him.

Gabi tells Connie that if Melinda’s gone, she guesses she’ll never see those notes. Connie asks for her own notepad off Gabi’s desk but Gabi says she doesn’t see it. Connie keeps the knife behind her back as she approaches Gabi closer but Gabi gets a call from Paulina. Gabi tells Paulina that she’s sorry but it’s not a good time. Paulina responds that it sure is as she’s at the hospital and announces that Rafe just woke up, which shocks Gabi. Gabi thanks her and says she’ll be right there. Gabi hangs up and exclaims that her brother is awake as she runs out of the office, leaving Connie disappointed with her knife in hand.

Chad tells Stephanie that it doesn’t make any sense that “Abigail” would say she was talking to Kayla if she wasn’t. Chad guesses she was probably just confused as to who she was talking to, but Stephanie said she seemed pretty sure. Stephanie tells Chad that she hates to think that “Abigail” is lying.

“Abigail” asks Steve if Kayla didn’t mention that they spoke. Steve says when Stephanie brought up, Kayla said they hadn’t spoken at all yesterday. “Abigail” suggests it was privacy between doctor and patient but Steve assures it was not. Steve says for Kayla to say emphatically that she had not spoken to her is a little strange. “Abigail” calls it a really confusing time. Steve says the truth is that she didn’t talk to Kayla yesterday. “Abigail” says it’s possible she mixed things up and talks about not remembering any of Abigail’s life despite what everyone is telling her. She remarks that it feels like she’s a different person. Steve responds that he can definitely relate to that as it wasn’t that long ago, he thought he was Stefano. Steve calls it a long story, but he was 100% convinced that he was Stefano DiMera and was a completely different person. Steve says of course it wasn’t true and he wasn’t Stefano at all.

Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up until Connie returns to the room. Connie comments on needing to get the front door fixed since it’s sticking and she can only lock it from the inside, so when she goes to work, someone could walk right in and they can’t have that. Melinda thought she was going to work. Connie responds that she was, but something came up before her mission was accomplished. Connie then informs Melinda that Rafe is awake.

Jada tells Rafe how many hours she spent sitting in the chair, waiting for this moment and now it’s happening. Jada says she can’t believe it. Gabi then bursts in and can’t believe it’s really true as she hugs Rafe and Jada. Rafe informs them that he still doesn’t know what happened to him. Gabi questions Jada not telling him. Jada says she was a little preoccupied. Gabi reveals to Rafe that he’s been out for two months in a coma. Jada calls them very long months. Gabi adds that someone tried to kill him as someone stabbed him in the back. Jada reminds Rafe that it was in the cemetery. Rafe remembers being on the phone with Paulina and flashes back to that night. Rafe recalls feeling the pain. Jada is sure it was very painful but asks if he remembers who stabbed him.

Chad asks Stephanie why “Abigail” would lie about talking to Kayla. Stephanie says she has no idea. Chad guesses she must have been talking to another doctor and just got confused. Stephanie says that could be it. Chad says it has to be. Stephanie asks who else “Abigail” would be making a plan with if not another doctor.

“Abigail” tells Steve that it must have been strange for him to believe he was someone that he wasn’t. She mentions having her doubts when Chad found her, but claims that now she knows she’s Abigail DiMera because of the DNA results. She states that she doesn’t have Abigail’s face or memories, so she understands why people have their doubts including Jennifer. Steve tells her that Jack and Jennifer lost their daughter and thought they buried her and grieved for her, so he can imagine how it would turn their lives upside down to suddenly hear that she’s alive. Steve remarks that it takes a lot to believe the unbelievable.

Paulina tells Kayla that she was just sharing the wonderful news with Abe, who is thrilled. Paulina asks how Rafe is. Kayla says he’s doing remarkably well and that Jada and Gabi are in with him now.

Jada asks Rafe if he saw the person who stabbed him. Rafe says he didn’t. Gabi asks why it matters since they already know who did it. Gabi informs Rafe that it was Jada’s ex, Bobby. Jada says he apparently wanted Rafe out of the way so they could get back together. Rafe asks if she arrested him. Gabi reveals that he actually committed suicide which shocks Rafe. Rafe guesses that’s the end of it then.

Melinda asks Connie about Rafe being awake and says that must make her worried since the man she almost stabbed to death is capable of speaking which could be a problem for her. Connie remarks that it could be, if he knew that she was the one who did it. Connie flashes back to stabbing Rafe and then tells Melinda that since Rafe didn’t see her, there’s nothing for him to remember. Melinda asks why she seems so nervous then.

Steve tells “Abigail” that he should get going as he just wanted her to know they are all thinking about her. Steve suggests she give Kayla a call as he’s sure she’d be happy to help her with that treatment plan. Steve says he’ll see her soon as he exits the mansion. “Abigail” remarks to herself that she thinks Steve is going to be a little bit of a problem.

Stephanie tells Chad that she should get back to work and thanks him for coming. Chad apologizes for not making it in time for the memorial. Stephanie understands he has a lot going on, so she appreciates him making the effort. Stephanie mentions that she and “Abigail” talked about having dinner soon. Chad thinks the more “Abigail” is around family, the sooner she’ll want to be in the kids lives. Stephanie encourages that it will happen.

Paulina brings Kayla a coffee from the Bakery and says they should be cracking champagne and throwing a party to celebrate Rafe waking up. Paulina says she’s so happy for Jada and Gabi as she assumes Rafe will be the same man he was before. Kayla confirms there shouldn’t be any lasting effects from the coma. Kayla notes that Rafe doesn’t remember anything about the stabbing, but the rest of his memory seems to be in tact.

Jada tells Rafe that she’s going to be doing a lot for him until he’s 100% again. Rafe asks who the new commissioner is. Jada informs him that it was her but she was just keeping his seat warm for him. Gabi adds that Jada’s been doing a great job. Rafe asks what’s been going on. Jada asks if he wants them to tell him now when he just got out of a coma. Rafe insists, so Jada informs him that there is a high profile hit and run case that he should know about. Rafe then has a flashback to hearing Connie’s voice after being stabbed.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s not nervous, but perturbed because things have not gone as she hoped. Connie reveals to Melinda that Gabi went to bed with EJ. Melinda laughs at that because they hate each other. Melinda thought that was exactly what Connie wanted, for Gabi to extract revenge on Stefan. Connie thought it would make Gabi miserable, but this morning, she was banging on about making EJ her side piece while taking Stefan for everything he’s worth. Connie complains that Gabi’s on cloud nine and asks what kind of revenge that is. Melinda can see why she would be frustrated. Connie shouts that she wants to pull her hair out. Connie knows Li doesn’t want her to kill anyone but she may have to disobey him this one time because there’s only one way to make Gabi pay for what she’s done.

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Nina tries one more time to persuade Ric to take Ava’s case, but he refuses because she was involved in the accident that caused the death of Molly ‘s baby. Ava thanks Nina for trying to help and says she will find another lawyer. Ava is grateful to have the friendship of both Nina and Trina.

Diane advises Alexis to persuade Kristina to make a statement about the gun or she could go to jail for murder. Molly also advises Alexis to stop protecting Kristina or she will be the number one suspect in John Cates murder. Alexis insists that she must protect Kristina because Kristina isn’t in her right mind right now and she must protect her.

Molly tells the police that Kristina hated John Cates and doesn’t have an alibi for the night that he was killed.

Jack Brennan finds James Sidwell’s compound but the compound is empty. Sidwell and Lucky are already gone.

Jack Brennan promised Carly he will find Lucky but it will be hard to get him out of Somalia and bring him home.

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Victor tells Audra that he doesn’t trust her because she told Nate that he was the secret investor in Glissade.

Cole returns and he and Victoria tell each other that they have missed each other and they talk about what is bothering them while they have dinner.

Billy tells Connor that he broke up with Chelsea because he is too busy at work to be in a relationship right now.

Billy and Sally go to the park and sit in silence and later they have sex.

Victor lies to Lily and tells her that she will be CEO of Chancellor Industries when it is taken over by Newman Enterprises. Lily tells Victor that she found out that Chance left Abbott- Chancellor, so now is the time to take over the company. Lily tells Victor that Billy plans to acquire Odyssey Seven, the AI startup company.

Claire persuades Kyle to talk to his parents and try to work things out with them.

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Melinda remains tied up to Connie’s bed. Connie comes in to bring her breakfast. Connie removes the gag when Melinda agrees not to yell anymore. Connie tells her to behave because she has a very exciting day at the office today and can’t have any interruptions. Melinda asks what today is. Connie then informs her that she convinced Gabi to cheat on Stefan as revenge, commenting that it wouldn’t take much for her to go bed hopping and adds that she wouldn’t be surprised if Gabi already took the bait.

Stefan storms in to EJ’s bedroom to ask where Gabi is. EJ says she’s obviously not here and asks why he even cares unless he changed his mind about wanting her back. Stefan assures that he definitely doesn’t and declares that he came to tell her that he will no longer tolerate her games or allow her to take the house from him. EJ tells Stefan that the only one to blame for blowing up his marriage is him.

Gabi is outside the Brady Pub when she gets a call from Stephanie. Stephanie says she was hoping to reach her assistant because apparently Connie was friends with Everett and she’s having a small memorial service for him today, so she was hoping to invite her. Stephanie asks if Gabi could give her Connie’s phone number.

Jada sits at Rafe’s side in the hospital and talks about learning recipes from Rafe’s cookbook. Paulina walks in and tells her that’s so sweet but says she knows how hard Jada has been working and she’s here when she’s not working. Paulina suggests Jada get some sleep but Jada insists she’ll be fine. Paulina asks if her job as acting commissioner is too much. Jada assures that it’s not and adds that it’s not forever. Jada declares that Rafe has to come back as Paulina hugs her. Paulina encourages that Rafe feels Jada’s love and that will help him heal. Paulina tells Jada that she’s there for her and she’s still working on getting her help at the police department. Jada thanks her for her kindness and support. Paulina talks about spending a lot of time in the hospital in the past year and how she felt the presence of her loved ones which made all the difference. Paulina tells Jada that she will be on her way and she can let her know if they need any help. Jada mentions that Stephanie is performing a small memorial service for Bobby and it doesn’t look like anyone will be there, so she would hate for her to be there by herself. Paulina agrees to stay with Rafe so that Jada can go. Jada asks if she’s sure she’s not busy. Paulina assures that she can work from anywhere. Jada thanks her and says she just has this feeling today that somebody that cares needs to be with Rafe. Paulina agrees to be that someone, but admits she’s surprised that Jada would be at Bobby’s memorial. Jada understands but says that Bobby was still her husband at one point and she can’t believe he could be so heartless or that he would do something like this to Rafe.

Melinda asks if Connie thinks Gabi found a man that fast. Connie responds that nothing motivates a girl more than revenge and luckily for her, she has one or two living in the mansion with her which would make it even messier. Connie says Gabi is doing everything she can to spite Stefan but she’s really spiting herself since cheating on him will be the final nail in her marriage. Connie declares that then she and Li will finally have revenge on both of them.

Stefan tells EJ that he sunk to a new low. EJ tells Stefan to get the hell out of his room. Stefan tells EJ to stay away from his wife. EJ asks why he would do that after their amazing night of passion. EJ comments on Gabi describing Stefan as a son of a bitch and tells him to get out.

Stephanie thanks Gabi for her help. Gabi asks if she’s sure that Connie knew Everett since she never mentioned him to her, but guesses it would be a sensitive subject after what he did to her brother. Gabi remarks that she’s relieved to hear he’s being laid to rest so he can rot in Hell as she angrily hangs up. Ava then approaches and tells Gabi that she’s glad she ran in to her. Gabi asks what the hell she wants.

EJ joins Johnny in the living room and asks how his new job is. Johnny says things are going well and thanks him. EJ is glad to hear he’s enjoying it and supposes every great director has to start somewhere. Johnny calls that condescending. EJ says he has checked out daytime dramas over the years but all the over the top storylines and recasts never hooked him. Stefan comes in and asks if one brother sleeping with another’s wife is one of the storylines in Johnny’s show. Johnny asks if he’s missing something here. Stefan tells Johnny to ask his father, so Johnny asks EJ what he did.

Gabi tells Ava to speak up and asks again what the hell she wants. Ava says she just wanted to tell her that she’s really sorry about what happened between her and Stefan. Ava knows Gabi will never forgive her and she can hate her forever, but tells her not to hate Stefan because he loves her and she knows Gabi loves him too. Ava adds that Stefan didn’t set out to hurt her, so maybe she can think about giving him another chance. Gabi mocks her offering her advice and says that’s not what Stefan wants anymore. Ava asks what she’s talking about. Gabi tells her to forget it and to get the hell out of her way as she walks off.

Paulina knows Jada had her doubts about Bobby’s suicide note, but she assumed her doubts were put to rest when she closed the case. Jada says she did for the most part but she’s still in shock that there was this whole other person that was a total stranger to her and she hasn’t been able to reconcile the two halves of the man she was so close to. Jada keeps thinking about she could’ve done something to prevent this but Paulina urges her not to think like that. Paulina asks how she could’ve prevented it when no one knew how ill Bobby was or what he was capable of. Jada agrees and thanks Paulina for staying with Rafe as they hug. Paulina says she’s happy to do it as Jada then exits the room.

Connie’s phone rings so she puts the gag back on Melinda and answers the call from Stephanie. Stephanie informs Connie that she wanted to invite her to her memorial service for Everett Lynch or Bobby Stein as she heard they knew each other. Connie questions who told her that. Stephanie explains that Leo said he ran in to her leaving Everett’s room at the Salem Inn and she said they went way back. Connie claims not to know what she’s talking about as she’s never heard of Everett or Bobby and says that Leo must have her confused with somebody else as she quickly hangs up.

Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and talks about Brady confessing to a crime he doesn’t remember but he’s released because they had no evidence. Paulina feels something is not right there and she knows Rafe agrees. Gabi enters and greets Paulina, who says she was just sitting with Rafe so that Jada could take care of a personal matter. Gabi tells Paulina that she’s here now, so she can go because she’s sure the last person Rafe would want to spend time with is the woman responsible for sending his sister to prison.

Ava runs in to Stefan in the town square. They ask each other how they are doing. Ava says she’s good while Stefan says he’s fine. Ava mentions that she just ran in to Gabi and encouraged her to give him a second chance but she said he wouldn’t want that anymore, implying it was too late. Stefan then explains that in exchange for his countless apologies in an attempt to make things right, Gabi decided to punish him by sleeping with his brother.

Johnny questions EJ sleeping with Gabi and asks if he was trying to start world war three. EJ argues that Stefan isn’t some innocent victim as he cheated on his wife, so she decided to respond in kind. Johnny questions when Stefan cheated on Gabi. EJ reveals to Johnny that while Gabi was in prison, Stefan slept with Ava which shocks Johnny. EJ reminds Johnny that Ava tried to get her claws in to him too but he never gave in, unlike Stefan. Johnny admits he’s not shocked that Stefan succumbed to Ava’s charms as he was alone for a long time, but he’s sure that Stefan didn’t do it for revenge unlike EJ. Johnny question what EJ was thinking by sleeping with his brother’s wife.

Jada joins Stephanie in the park. Stephanie thanks her for coming and notes that there’s not a big turnout. Jada hoped someone would make it. Stephanie explains that Xander is busy with Sarah, Alex didn’t really know Everett, and Chad is with the kids. Stephanie brings up Connie as Leo was under the impression that she was a friend of Everett’s but when she invited her, she said she had no idea who he was. Jada calls that strange, pointing out that his name has been all over the news as the guy who stabbed Rafe, so she questions how Connie would have no idea who he is.

Connie removes the gag from Melinda and reminds her not to yell. Melinda asks about the call she took. Connie says it’s not her business but apparently Leo has been blabbing all over town about her and Everett/Bobby, who she calls the guy who killed himself. Melinda argues that she means the guy she murdered. Connie remembers that she admitted that to her and that she killed Li and stabbed Rafe. Melinda swears not to tell a soul. Connie shouts that she can’t count on that and declares it’s crucial that no one ever know any of that, so now no one ever will as she raises a knife.

Jada asks Stephanie why Leo was under the impression that Connie and Everett were friends. Stephanie explains that Leo said he ran in to her once as she was leaving Everett’s room at the Salem Inn and she said they went way back. Jada and Stephanie both say they had never heard of Connie’s name. Stephanie mentions finding a spot in the park to lay Everett to rest, so they head that way together.

Connie tells Melinda that she’s sorry but she knows too much. Melinda argues that Connie spared her life for a reason. Melinda adds that she’d be disrespecting Li’s wishes and that’s the last thing she’d want to do. Melinda urges her to think about it that Li would be so disappointed in her for defying him. Melinda says she knows Connie cares way too much about Li to do that. Connie then agrees out of respect for Li to not kill Melinda. Melinda is relieved but asks what she’s going to do about her or if she plans on keeping her here forever. Connie doesn’t know until she gets her final revenge on Gabi because she’s the one who broke Li’s heart and messed everything up. Connie declares that once she knows Gabi’s marriage to Stefan is dead and buried and they are suffering forever, then Li can finally rest in peace and they can all move forward.

Ava questions Stefan saying Gabi slept with EJ, arguing that they hate each other. Ava suggests maybe they just wanted him to think that to make him jealous. Stefan confirms that he saw Gabi’s clothes on EJ’s bedroom floor and at first, they tried to hide it but eventually Gabi admitted to having second thoughts after the fact. Stefan adds that Gabi then doubled down and told him how awesome it was. Stefan states that Gabi set out to hurt him in the worst way possible by sleeping with his brother.

Paulina tells Gabi that she will respect her wishes and leave, but adds that Gabi has this all wrong as she didn’t want her sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Gabi argues that Paulina made EJ the district attorney and he sent her away with almost no evidence. Gabi adds that EJ would’ve let her rot in prison if Stefan didn’t intervene. Gabi then stops and says to forget she said anything.

Johnny still doesn’t get it because EJ and Gabi hate each other, reminding him that Gabi stole EJ’s company and got him fired while EJ let Gabi rot in prison. EJ assures that he still loathes Gabi. Johnny questions why EJ is punishing Stefan when Gabi is the one who blew all his lies out of the water. EJ points out that Stefan confided Gabi in the first place. Johnny argues that’s not it. Johnny doesn’t think this has anything to do with Stefan or Gabi and that it’s about Nicole.

Connie puts her knife in her purse. Melinda questions what she needs that for. Connie responds that if Leo has been shooting off his mouth, then she has to be prepared to shut it for good. Connie asks if Melinda has a problem with that, pointing out that she doesn’t really know him but everyone else seems to hate him. Melinda says not everyone, so Connie questions if she was friends with him or something. Melinda says not at all, but there has to be someone out there that does care about Leo. Melinda then decides it’s not important and wishes Connie the best of luck, hoping that everyone turns out as she hopes. Connie thanks her but admits she can’t take any chances so she puts the gag back on Melinda and leaves the room.

Ava tells Stefan that she’s so sorry as she knows how devoted he was to Gabi and how happy he was when Gabi got out of prison, so she knows how hard this must be on him. Stefan tells Ava that he appreciates her friendship. Jada walks through the town square, making a call to get an address on Connie. Ava approaches and tells Jada that she couldn’t help but overhear, but she knows that Connie is staying at Li Shin’s old apartment. Jada asks how she knows this. Ava informs her that Melinda told her while she was working at DiMera. Jada asks if she knows anything else about Connie. Ava reveals that Connie got her fired and that Melinda told her she was a complete fraud as her resume was a complete lie which surprises Jada. Ava adds that Melinda was on her way to give Connie the axe, but now Melinda has taken a leave of absence so she guesses that never happened. Jada thanks Ava and says that was helpful as she walks away. Stefan asks Ava what the hell that was about. Ava says she has no idea and wonders why Jada would want to know about Connie.

Paulina tells Gabi that it’s none of her business but it sounds like she has a bee in her bonnet about something and she feels it has nothing to do with her. Gabi admits that it doesn’t and apologizes for taking her frustrations out on her. Gabi decides she’ll hear about it soon enough so she informs Paulina that her marriage is falling apart. Gabi adds that as much as she hates EJ, he’s been surprisingly supportive. Paulina says she’s glad to hear that but she’s sorry about her marriage. Gabi thanks her and says if Paulina doesn’t mind staying with Rafe a bit longer, she has to get to work. Paulina assures that she doesn’t mind. Gabi tells Rafe that she loves him and then exits the room.

EJ tells Johnny that he doesn’t want to discuss this with him as it’s none of his concern. Johnny guesses he doesn’t want to admit that it’s about Nicole. Johnny brings up knowing that EJ was hurt and humiliated when Nicole went back to Eric. EJ repeats that this is none of his concern. Johnny disagrees and shouts that it is his business because it’s his family too. Johnny tells EJ that he loves him, but his marriage falling apart was his own fault. Johnny argues that EJ has done enough damage and if he keeps it up, he’s going to lose his whole family. Johnny says he has to go to work and walks out. Johnny comes back in and delivers an envelope to EJ, saying a messenger brought it as he was leaving. EJ opens the envelope and says it seems Nicole got exactly what she wanted, noting that Eric warned him about it. EJ states that even though he refused to sign, Nicole must have found a work around. EJ then shows Johnny that it’s his divorce decree.

Stephanie sits in the park, holding back tears, as she says goodbye to Everett.

Melinda continues to struggle with being tied up to Connie’s bed. Jada knocks on the apartment door, asking if Connie is there.

Stefan questions Ava about no one telling Gabi that her assistant was a total fraud. Ava says she wasn’t going to get involved, so as far as she’s concerned, Connie is Gabi’s problem now.

Connie goes to the DiMera office where Gabi tells her that she has a lot of calls for her to make and e-mails. Connie asks how things are with Gabi and Stefan. Gabi responds that she took her advice and gave the bastard a taste of his own medicine. Connie says good for her and asks if she slept with one of his enemies. Gabi reveals that she slept with Stefan’s biggest enemy, EJ. Connie says that’s even better than she hoped. Gabi didn’t realize she was so invested in her marital situation. Connie says they have to stick together and after what Stefan did to her, she wants him to suffer. Gabi responds that she’s in luck then because now Stefan is going to suffer even more as she’s going to take him for all he’s worth and she wouldn’t mind keeping it up with EJ, pointing out that their one night doesn’t have to be just one. Connie agrees. Gabi declares that either way, she’s living the good life. Connie then turns away and pulls out her knife, saying not for long.

Paulina sits at Rafe’s side and tells him to wait until he gets ahold of the surprise she has in store for him. Paulina says first he’ll have to wake up and get back to work to enjoy the surprise. Paulina says she’s tried begging so the only thing she hasn’t tried is pulling rank. Paulina then tries yelling at Rafe that she’s ordering him to wake up or else she might have to give the acting commissioner his job for good. Paulina is then shocked as Rafe actually wakes up.

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