Tag: DOOL

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Kayla: [Gasps] Get your damn hands off me!R, get down!

Stephanie: Hello? Who’s there?

Steve: Grr, get down! Down.

John: Hit the lights, partner!

Paulina: What the hell’s goin’ on here? Get your damn hands off me!

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: [Gasps]

Orpheus: Hello, ladies.

Marlena: Orpheus.

Kayla: What do you want?

Orpheus: Just to catch up. May I come in?

Kayla: No.

Orpheus: Well, now, that’s not very friendly. Perhaps you’ll reconsider.

Ej: Oh, what the hell are gabi and ava up to now?

Abe: Ej?

Ej: Oh, hello, abe.

Abe: Sorry to interrupt. I’d been meaning to offer my condolences for your brother, jake.

Ej: How very gracious of you, considering it was because of him that you were shot last year.

Abe: Well, he didn’t pull the trigger; that wouldn’t be fair to blame him for that.

Ej: Still, not many people would be so understanding.

Abe: Well, I understand that a young life was cut tragically short, and for that, I am profoundly sorry.

Ej: Uncanny, isn’t it, that he and his twin, stefan, met similar fates? May they both rest in peace.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Sighs]

Shin: What do you mean “stefan left the building”? You were supposed to keep him sedated!

Rolf: Yes, but you and kristen also asked me to find a way to make him forget his love for gabi and focus on chloe instead.

Shin: None of which meant to wake him up and set him loose on salem!

Rolf: It wasn’t intentional. I was running some tests and making some adjustments, and he just woke up.

Shin: Oh, my god!

Rolf: And then he started asking all these questions, so I had to tell him he’s been on ice for the past four years.

Shin: Why did you waste time with small talk instead of just knocking him back out again?

Rolf: I tried, but he was so insistent. Huh? I was afraid he would overpower me.

Shin: Excuse me? The man was a vegetable for four years. He had a heart transplant a day or so ago. He couldn’t overpower a flea!

Rolf: I guess I’m all brains and no brawn, sir.

Shin: Damn it!

[Sighs] Do you have any idea where he might’ve gone?

Rolf: He went to reunite with his wife.

Stefan: Come on.

[Doorbell rings]

Ava: Do you wanna get that? I’m sure harold will take care of it.

Gabi: Seriously? You barely moved in, and you’re already acting like the mistress of the manor?

Ava: Yeah, that’s rich coming from you. You know, you’re not exactly ms. Down-to-earth, and from what I heard, when you lived here before, you had harold running six ways to sunday to fulfill your every whim.

Gabi: Oh, at least I was capable of opening my own damn door.

Ava: You wanna save harold the trouble? Be my guest.

Stefan: [Sighs] Come on, gabi. Open up!

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Marlena: John and steve will be back in a moment.

Orpheus: [Chuckles] You can do better than that, marlena. I happen to know that black patch is otherwise engaged with some clandestine meeting that they think I set up with steve’s daughter. Apparently, they believe I lured her into a trap.

Kayla: And you had nothing to do with that?

Orpheus: No. As far as the case of the mysterious meeting’s concerned, I’m clean. Although, I am using it to my advantage. While john and steve are off protecting your daughter, I get to spend quality time with sweetness and doc.

Stephanie: What the hell are you two even doing here?

John: Sorry, sorry. I really–we thought you were someone else.

Paulina: Who?

Steve: The man called orpheus.

Paulina: The criminal that was pardoned by governor mitchell?

John: Yeah, yeah.

Paulina: Well, you two clearly need to have your eyes checked. Do I look like some villainous, old white man?

Steve: We’re very sorry, but we thought that this meeting was a trap. Orpheus has been threatening my family, and when I heard that my daughter was contacted by an anonymous client–

Stephanie: You leapt to an unreasonable conclusion and ambushed us! I assure you I am just as surprised and appalled as you are.

Paulina: So you’re steve and kayla’s daughter?

Stephanie: Yes, stephanie johnson from sjpr.

Paulina: Paulina price. I’m sorry I didn’t make the connection.

Stephanie: Oh, no reason you should have; johnson’s a very common name.

Paulina: Well, you were flying in from seattle. Still, I should’ve done my research.

Stephanie: No, please. The only ones here who should be apologizing are my father and john.

[Sighs]

Shin: Stefan went to look for gabi. If he was on foot, he couldn’t have gone far.

Rolf: He took my car keys.

Shin: What? Is there anything else you neglected to tell me? Did he happen to also steal a plane and skywrite “stefan dimera is actually alive”?

Rolf: I assume he went to the dimera manse since that’s where he and gabi were living at the time of his death.

Shin: And where gabi is right now. If she finds out stefan’s alive, she’ll never choose me over him. Damn it, rolf! Because of your bungling, I’m gonna lose her!

Gabi: I said I was able to open my own door. But this isn’t mine anymore. It’s yours.

Ava: Oh, well, now that we’ve got that straight, what job are you gonna give me at dimera?

Gabi: [Scoffs] I was thinking you could start in the mail room and work your way up. I hear it builds character.

Ava: [Chuckles] Oh, well, I’ve got plenty of character to burn, thank you very much, and you’re gonna have to do a lot better than that if you wanna keep your swanky ceo office.

Gabi: All right, well, what job do you want?

Ava: I don’t know, something interesting, something glamorous, something that’ll piss off ej.

Gabi: Hmm, he’s really getting under your skin, isn’t he?

Ava: He accused me of trying to seduce his son.

Gabi: Were you?

Ava: No.

[Scoffs] Look at you; you’re someone to judge. Jake told me you practically slept with him yourself.

Gabi: Uh, johnny and I are practically the same age.

Ava: [Scoffs]

Gabi: It’s gross, the idea of you being with him.

Ava: [Scoffs] Oh, okay, well, believe me, from the look on his face, “gross” was the last thing he was thinking.

[Doorbell rings] Oh, for god’s sake! I’m coming!

Gabi: If anybody asks, I’m not here.

[Door shuts]

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

Ava: This can’t be happening. I must be dreaming.

Stefan: This is no dream.

Ava: You’re alive? You’re really alive?

Stefan: Yes, but–

Ava: Oh, my god.

Stefan: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ma’am. Ma’am. You okay? I–

[Sighs]

Gabi: [Sighs] I wonder what’s taking ava so long.

[Sighs]

Ej: [Sighs] Our family has suffered so many losses over this past decade– jake, abigail, stefan, andre, father, and of course, lexie.

Abe: You know, ed, I can’t believe that it’s been more than ten years since she passed away.

Ej: Mm. She truly was the heart of the dimera family.

Abe: Well, not just the dimeras. Lexie held the hearts of many people.

Ej: To lexie, who is missed just as much today as the day we lost her.

Abe: To lexie.

Ej: [Grunts] Oh, I just realized I haven’t congratulated you yet on your new marriage. I know my sister would be very excited to know that you found love again.

Abe: That’s very nice of you, ej. You know, it means a lot.

Ej: And that new wife of yours certainly is a force to be reckoned with.

Abe: [Laughs] Well, you’ll get no argument from me.

Ej: [Chuckles] As I’m sure you know, paulina and I exchanged a few words over johnny and chanel, but I’ll admit, I ended up respecting the hell out of her.

Abe: So do I.

Ej: So where is your lovely wife tonight?

Abe: You know, I am not sure. She had some mysterious meeting she had to attend.

Stephanie: Dad, you totally lied to me. You said that you would back off–that I had the right to make my own decisions.

Steve: You do, but I wasn’t about to let you walk into a dangerous situation totally unprotected.

Stephanie: You’re the danger here! You physically assaulted poor ms. Price.

Paulina: Call me paulina, please.

John: You know, once again, I’m really sorry about grabbing you like that.

Paulina: Yeah, okay, okay, I’m fine, I’m fine. Apology accepted.

John: Okay, thanks.

Stephanie: I thought you were supposed to be having dinner with mom and marlena. Were they in on this idiotic plan too?

Steve: No, no, absolutely not. They didn’t know we were planning to follow you until right before we left.

Stephanie: [Sighs] Nice. So you two ditched your wives to go on some wild goose chase. I’m sure they can’t be too happy about that right about now.

Steve: [Clears throat]

Kayla: How did you know about steve’s suspicions, or that he and john followed stephanie to her meeting?

Orpheus: Well, it turns out that those beautiful yellow roses I sent you were only part of the gift. While you were signing for the flowers, the friendly delivery man was planting this tiny listening device, and rather strategically, as it turns out.

Kayla: So you listened to everything that we said today?

Orpheus: My mother was right. Eavesdroppers never hear anything good about themselves. I had no idea steve was so eager to kill me. My feelings were hurt.

Kayla: Well, if you had continued to listen, you would have heard me talk him out of it, and he promised me that he would not go after you. But you hurt me or marlena, I swear john and steve will hunt you down and make you pay for whatever you do.

Marlena: Kayla’s right. If you back out of whatever you’re planning right now, nobody has to get hurt.

Orpheus: But where’s the fun in that? Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Kayla: What are you planning on doing with us?

Orpheus: Well, certainly nothing I’ve done before. I do hate to be predictable. No, no, this time I think I’m gonna try something I’ve never done before–something that will leave a lasting impression on john and steve.

Kayla: Dear god.

Orpheus: But not in this dreary apartment. No, what we’re gonna do requires a change of scenery.

Marlena: What do you mean? We’re not going anywhere with you.

Orpheus: [Chuckles] You actually think you have a choice? Come on, ladies. Where’s your spirit of adventure? Let’s go have some fun.

John: Hey, steph. Let’s not go too hard on your dear old dad here. He had the best of intentions. You gotta admit; all this secrecy here was a little suspicious.

Steve: Yeah, what was up with that anyway? Meeting in an abandoned office building, not telling stephanie who you were?

Paulina: It’s called discretion. I was thinking of hiring sjpr to consult on abe’s campaign for governor, but since he hasn’t exactly committed to running yet, I didn’t want that to leak out.

Stephanie: Which makes perfect sense. If you cost me this job, I will never forgive you. So how do you know abe?

Paulina: [Chuckles] He’s my husband.

Stephanie: Oh! Congratulations! I knew he had remarried, but i didn’t realize it was to one of the most successful real estate moguls in the country.

Paulina: Ah, you’ve heard of me?

Stephanie: Of course. Your success story is legendary. Abe is one lucky guy.

Ej: So, um, is paulina working on some big real estate deal?

Abe: Well, not that I know of; I think her mysterious meeting is probably about me.

Ej: You?

Abe: When my wife has made up her mind, she doesn’t stop until she gets what she wants.

Ej: [Chuckles]

Abe: And right now, what she wants is for me to be governor.

Ej: Governor?

Abe: Mm.

Ej: Oof, that’s quite an ambitious move. I still remember when you first ran for mayor. You had the misfortune of running against a real son of a bitch.

Abe: [Chuckles] Well, you know, to be fair, you and I both did things that we regretted back then.

Ej: Oh, that’s very generous of you, and much as I might hate to admit it, the better man won. I just hope your bid for governor isn’t as contentious.

Abe: Well, actually, I haven’t decided whether or not to run.

Ej: You should. I still recall our mayoral debates quite vividly, and as much as I fought tooth and nail against you, I could tell that you were going to be a great man. Passion–the conviction in your voice when you were speaking about all the things you wanted to change to make salem a better place– it was inspiring, and lo and behold, you have actually kept your promises to our fair city. Salem is thriving because of you. The state could use a little bit of the abe carver magic as well. If you do decide to run for governor, you definitely have my support.

Abe: Really?

Ej: Mm. I know you and I have had our differences in the past, but we’re still family. Besides, it never hurts to have friends in high places.

Abe: [Chuckles] I knew you had an angle.

[Both chuckle]

Stefan: Ma’am. Ma’am, come on, you have to wake up. Damn it. I don’t have time for this. I need to go find my wife.

[Gasps]

[Grunts]

[Dramatic music]

Gabi: Ava, who was at the– ava, oh, my god! Ava, are you okay? Ava! Hello? Li? What are you doing here?

Only daisy cottage cheese will do

Shin: I came to see how you were doing.

Gabi: I’m fine! Ava isn’t! Did you see what happened to her?

Shin: Well, I opened the door, and when she saw me, she fainted. Fortunately, I managed to catch her before she could hurt herself.

Gabi: So you just stayed outside?

Shin: Well, I–went outside to call 911, but then–

Gabi: You didn’t call– never mind; I’m gonna call.

Shin: No need for that. I didn’t call 911 because I assumed ava wouldn’t want us to make that kind of fuss. She’s never been a fan of the police or any authority figure for that matter.

Gabi: Yeah, that’s true.

Shin: Let’s just get her to the couch and see if we can revive her, and if we can’t, then we’ll call.

[Dramatic music]

Abe: You know, I’m gonna order some food. Do you want anything?

Ej: No, I should head home now.

Abe: You make that sound like a punishment.

Ej: Ugh, in a way, it kind of is.

Abe: Well, I was wondering why you were drinking here and not at the mansion.

Ej: I invited jake’s widow to move in, and there’s been some friction.

Abe: Not surprising.

Ej: Let’s just say ava’s quite like paulina but without the charm.

Abe: Well, maybe you should uninvite her. It is your house.

Ej: Well, there are some benefits to having her around.

Abe: I see. So you are playing an angle?

Ej: [Chuckles] I suppose.

Abe: [Chuckles] Look, um, word of advice– be careful. Ava vitali is–well, she’s mellowed in recent years. But she still has a history of being mentally unstable, and I’m not sure that’s all gone away, meaning that you don’t wanna cross her.

Ej: Well, I’ll take your concern under advisement, and I hope you do take my advice as well. You could accomplish great things as governor.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Sighs]

[Door squeaks open]

[Door clicks shut]

Stephanie: Paulina, I’m definitely interested in discussing your thoughts about abe’s campaign, that is if you’re still willing to consider me and my firm after all this.

Paulina: Don’t worry. Child, I will not hold your daddy’s overzealous behavior or his friend’s incredibly strong grip against you or–not even against him. Steve knows better than anyone else what lengths I would go to myself to protect my daughters, so no harm, no foul.

Stephanie: Thanks, paulina. I appreciate that.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. So, um, shall we get on with our meeting?

Stephanie: That sounds great.

Steve: Well, I guess that’s our cue to leave.

John: Gee, you picked up on that too? Let’s go.

Stephanie: So please do run along, you two. I’m sure mom and marlena can’t wait to have their charming husbands back home.

Kayla: What do you plan on doing with us?

Orpheus: Well, we could revisit some of our favorite spots–stockholm, my private island, a simple little warehouse down by the docks.

[Chuckles] But I’d really rather surprise you ladies. Shall we go? Ah! Ooh!

-Well, I’m not 100% sold yet. -Okay, have you considered —

Gabi: I mean, she’s still out cold; are you sure she didn’t hit her head on the way down?

Shin: I don’t think so.

Ava: Where is he?

Gabi: Oh, who?

Ava: Jake. Jake, he was just at the door.

Shin: You’re mistaken, ava. That wasn’t jake at the door. It was me.

Ava: No, it was jake. Okay, I–I–I saw him. He–he–he was wearing the hospital gown that he died in– only he didn’t die. Jake’s alive, gabi. Jake is alive.

Gabi: Ava, you just must’ve been imagining things.

Ava: No, I touched him. He was real.

Rolf: [Grunting] Why are you so damn heavy?

Ava: I swear to you, jake is alive.

Shin: That’s impossible, ava. You must see that’s impossible.

Ava: Okay, well, I’ll prove it to you.

Shin: Ava!

Ava: Jake!

Shin: Wait!

Ava: Where are you?

Shin: Ava.

Ava: Jake! Where did he go?

Steve: On second thought, um–

Stephanie: What?

Steve: Maybe john and i should hang around a little while longer.

Stephanie: Paulina and I were just going to talk business. We don’t need to bore you.

Steve: Well, this area is deserted. Orpheus could take advantage of that.

Stephanie: Dad…

John: Hey, come on, buddy.

Steve: [Sighs]

John: Let’s just chalk this one up as a loss, okay? Come on.

Steve: Listen, promise me you’ll come straight home after this. Okay, little sweetness?

Stephanie: Did you just call me “little sweetness” in front of a potential client? Wha–[Sighs] Paulina’s practically family.

John: Let’s go. You’re stepping in it.

Stephanie: Can we just start over again and pretend none of that just happened?

Paulina: [Chuckles] Sure thing, little sweetness.

Stephanie: [Sighs]

Orpheus: Yeah, after all these years, you two are still feisty. I like it.

[Sniffles] I mean, of course, it wasn’t entirely unexpected, which is why I brought these gentlemen.

Kayla: You are making a big mistake.

Marlena: She’s right, you know. This vendetta against us, you need to let it go.

Orpheus: Why would I do that? When you all decided to band together and bring me down, you cost me a lot of years, a lot of time with my children that I can never get back.

Marlena: You did that to yourself.

Marlena: That was your choice.

Orpheus: And I choose to blame you. I think I deserve a little quid pro quo, and the more painful, the better. Besides, I hate to lose. Shall we go, ladies? Can’t keep vengeance waiting.

[Tense music]

Ava: I–I don’t understand. Where did jake go?

Shin: Ava, I’m telling you. I was the one at the door.

Ava: Oh, you think that I can’t tell the difference between you and jake?

Gabi: Ava, look, calm down. We’re just–we’re trying to help you, okay?

Ava: Okay, you wanna help me? Help me find jake.

Ej: What’s all the commotion about?

Ava: Ej, your brother’s alive; jake is alive.

Ej: What?

Gabi: Ava thinks that because she thought she saw jake.

Ava: No, I did see him.

Shin: Gabi, I don’t think we’re helping the situation. All we’re doing is upsetting ava.

Ava: Okay, stop acting like I’ve gone crazy. I know what I saw.

Shin: Now that ej’s here, perhaps we should go.

Gabi: I don’t wanna leave her like this, I–

Ej: Go. I will handle things from here.

Ava: Oh, great, so now I’m being handled, huh?

Gabi: Good luck.

Ava: I know what I saw. Jake was here.

[Door clicks open]

[Door clicks shut]

Gabi: It’s so strange. One minute, ava’s perfectly fine, the next, she’s seeing ghosts?

After trying lots of things to manage her

Ava: Well?

Ej: I searched the entire house.

Ava: The basement, the tunnels, crypt? I mean, look, I know that the dimeras have a tendency to misplace people–

Ej: I looked everywhere, ava. There’s no sign of jake.

Ava: Ej, I didn’t imagine this. I swear. I–I swear I didn’t this time.

Ej: This time? Are you saying that you’ve seen jake before?

Ava: Look, the first time, it was right after he died, and I was still in the hospital, and I was–I was standing by his body and it– he appeared to me, and the next time was the morning after when he came to my apartment and he– he told me I wasn’t gonna get rid of him that easily. As real as both of those encounters felt, I knew that it was in my head. But tonight, tonight was different. I touched him. I felt the warmth of his skin. He was here, flesh and blood, just as real as you and me. I am telling you, he was wearing his hospital gown. He–he–he had on his wedding ring. Look, I know how this sounds. I know–I know it sounds like I lost it.

Ej: Actually, I think you’re experiencing some post-traumatic stress.

Ava: No. No, I’m telling you he was here. I swear to you it was real.

Ej: Think about it, ava. You admitted yourself that you’ve had these visions before. You’re obviously desperately missing jake.

Ava: Okay, I do. I do, but it’s–it’s–

Ej: Your heart has obviously gotten the better of your mind, and that is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it seems only natural after everything you’ve been through.

Ava: Maybe you’re right. Maybe it’s the only way to explain what I saw.

[Door beeps]

Gabi: Whew! That was definitely not how I envisioned our night out together was gonna play out.

Shin: Trying to assure ava that she didn’t actually see her dead husband? Yeah–[Chuckles] I wasn’t anticipating that either.

Gabi: I’m just glad you were there to help me deal with her. Wait, why were you there? You said you wanted to see how I was doing?

Shin: I knew how desperate ava was for you to give her a job at dimera, and I was worried that she might be playing hardball, so I figured you could use some backup.

Gabi: What, you don’t think I can play a little bit of hardball? You know I work on multi-million dollar deals all the time.

Shin: I know. But this one’s personal. There’s so much animosity between you and ava. When I imagined what might be going on over there, I panicked, and I had to make sure everything was okay.

Gabi: You’re so sweet and thoughtful.

[Chuckles] Like, sometimes, I think I don’t deserve you.

Abe: Stephanie!

[Laughs] Oh, my goodness. Oh, I didn’t know you were back in town! Oh! It is so wonderful to see you.

Stephanie: It’s great to see you too, abe.

Abe: So you’re here visiting your parents?

Stephanie: Partly, yes. But I might be sticking around salem for a while, thanks to your wife.

Abe: Uh-oh, what’s going on here?

Paulina: [Chuckles] Well, as I’m sure you are well aware, stephanie runs a very successful pr company out west.

Abe: I had heard.

Paulina: So I’ve asked her to lend her expertise to your campaign for governor.

Stephanie: And of course, I said yes, because I couldn’t think of a better man for the job.

Abe: You know, my wife might be a little premature.

Paulina: Abraham, what are you saying?

Stephanie: Did you already hire someone else?

Abe: No, no, but there may not be a job. Paulina, you know I’m ambivalent about this. Actually, I haven’t made up my mind whether to run or not.

Paulina: Well, then it’s high time you did. Abraham carver, do you want to be governor of this great state or not?

Steve: Sorry that turned into such a fiasco. I guess my protective instinct got the best of me.

John: Ah, don’t sweat it. You might’ve missed the mark this time, but you know orpheus is still out there somewhere just waitin’ to make his move.

Steve: I’m really not looking forward to telling kayla what just happened.

John: Yeah.

Steve: She’s gonna flip out.

John: I know. Marlena’s gonna give it to me too, so let’S…

Steve: Well, let’s get this over with.

John: What the hell?

Steve: Kayla!

John: Doc–doc! Doc!

From prom dresses

[Cell phone beeps]

[Machinery beeping]

Rolf: I don’t know how you did it. As young mr. Shin pointed out, you were unconscious for years, recently had a heart transplant, and yet, you still found the strength to get out of this bed and drive halfway across town. I guess I greatly underestimated your love for gabi hernandez.

[Cell phone beeps]

Shin: [Sighs]

[Cell phone beeps] I ordered some room service since you never got dinner at ava’S.

Gabi: Thank you. You know, as much as ava gets on my nerves, I–I felt for her tonight.

Shin: You and that… big heart of yours.

Gabi: Don’t get me wrong. I mean, I never pity ava vitali. I just–I understand how she feels. That’s exactly what happened to me after stefan died.

Shin: [Clears throat] What happened?

Gabi: Well, I was at–I was at the cemetery, um, waiting for his burial to start, and I had this vision that stefan showed up, and for one beautiful moment, I imagined that he was back with me, that rolf had figured out some way to save him, but yeah, it wasn’t true. As much as I–as much as I ached for him to be real, as much as I–I would’ve given my soul for him to be standing right there. It was just in my head. Stefan was gone for good.

Ej: Would you like me to get you something stronger, calm your nerves?

Ava: No, I’m good, thanks.

Ej: [Clears throat]

Ava: Although, I’m curious. Why are you being so nice to me all of a sudden? Hmm? I mean, when you left here, you–you were acting like a–

Ej: Jerk.

Ava: Yeah, well, I had a different word in mind.

Ej: [Chuckles] Let’s put down my earlier behavior to me being protective of myself.

Ava: Who is in no danger from me. I told you I am not interested in johnny.

Ej: And now that I’ve had time to cool off, I believe you. And I apologize again if I upset you. I am especially sorry if my reaction in any way contributed to what’s happened tonight.

Ava: No, it didn’T. I’m sure it didn’T. It’s not your fault.

Ej: Be that as it may, maybe this is a good opportunity for us to start over– no more hidden agendas. No more suspicion and accusation. How does that sound?

[Soft dramatic music]

Gabi: It’s all well and good, but you know, when I came in here, I felt some tension between you and ej– felt a little sexual.

Ava: I’m gonna call it a night.

Ej: [Clears throat] Sleep well, ava, and if there’s anything you need, please don’t hesitate to knock on my door.

Ava: Thank you, ej.

Ej: Well, that was enlightening, wasn’t it, father? Abe was right. It appears the widow dimera is a tad unstable.

Paulina: I know you’ve been wondering about whether you’re the right man for the job. But you know who doesn’t have doubts? Anyone who knows you. Kate, nicole, roman, john, marlena, and stephanie all believe in you, and so do I.

Abe: You know, none of those people could be considered unbiased.

Stephanie: Well, I’m sure you’ve got a lot of support out there, abe, and our polls will prove it.

Paulina: Uh, you want unbiased? Have you read any of the press that you’ve been getting about the wonderful job that you’ve done here in salem? That’s why I’ve been pushing this so hard! But will you be smart enough to recognize that you are the best person for the people of this state? Because I am. But hey, hey, it’s entirely your call.

Abe: All right. All right, I’ll do it.

Paulina: Really?

Abe: Yeah. You win.

Paulina: [Gasps] Oh, and you will too! I just know it!

[Both laugh]

Both: Mm!

[Both laugh]

John: Everything’s going to voicemail. I’ll give rafe a call.

Steve: John…

[Dramatic music]

“Sorry I missed you, and I wouldn’t tell the police or anyone else about this if I were you. That would be a fatal mistake.”

John: [Sighs] Orpheus.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Marlena: Oh. For me?

John: No. No, actually, I’m just waiting for my date to arrive.

Marlena: Oh. What is she like?

John: She’s brilliant. She’S… she’s caring and stunningly beautiful.

Marlena: Oh, I don’t know anybody like that.

[Sentimental music]

What is the occasion?

John: Date night. Pretty lady. It’s been far too long.

Paulina: Just the two people I wanted to see! Mind if I join you?

[Tense jazzy music]

Kayla: What are you doing?

Steve: I’m making sure this thing is in perfect working order.

Kayla: Why?

Steve: Because I’m going with stephanie to her meeting with that mystery client tonight.

Stephanie: The hell you are.

[Tense music]

Ava: Harold said you wanted to see me?

Ej: Yes. There is something we need to discuss.

Ava: Well, obviously, since you had me summoned. And for future reference, I don’t like to be summoned.

Ej: Duly noted.

Ava: I’m busy. You want to get to the point?

Ej: Very well. I want to know why you’re trying to seduce my son.

[Tense music]

Li: Are you still thinking about stefan?

Gabi: Not exactly. Just… I can’t get that thing that rolf said out of my mind. If I knew what he was able to achieve, I’d be on my knees to thank him? What do you think he meant by that?

Li: Who knows with that maniac?

Gabi: He also said I was showing my ignorance of his power, so I just–I can’t help but think… what if he managed to do something I should know about?

[Monitor beeping]

Rolf: Finally!

[Dramatic music]

My god, stefan. You’re awake. I didn’t expect you to regain consciousness. It’s too soon.

Stefan: [Grunts]

[Panting]

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Paulina: I hope you don’t mind me intruding on your little date night.

John: Well–

Marlena: I–

Paulina: Well, this is important.

Marlena: All right. What is it, paulina?

Paulina: You are two of abe’s closest friends, and I need your help.

Marlena: Of course. We’re very close to abe, and we’d do anything that we can. Is there something wrong?

John: He hasn’t mentioned anything to me.

Paulina: Well, he wouldn’T. Which is why I have to. I’ve done as much as I can. Time for his friends to step up.

Marlena: Step up to what?

Paulina: You need to convince him to run for governor.

John: You want abe to run for governor?

Paulina: Yes, but he is being stubbornly resistant.

Marlena: Well, running for office is a– is a very big decision, you know? It can certainly change somebody’s life.

John: Yeah, yeah. You know, if abe doesn’t run for governor, I’m sure he’s got some pretty good reasons.

Paulina: I’m not so sure about that. Like all men, sometimes abe can’t see what’s staring him right in the face.

Marlena: Which is what?

Paulina: That he could actually win! All the focus groups love him. He’s at the top of every straw poll, and he’d do an incredible job, so what’s the problem?

John: Well, paulina, with all due respect… the problem is you.

[Tense jazz music]

Steve: Okay. Stephanie, we’ve been through this. You’re my daughter, and you’re–

Stephanie: Thanks for reminding me.

Steve: You’re my daughter, and you’re about to walk into a trap. And I’m not gonna let that happen.

Stephanie: And I told you that I can take care of myself, and I trust the person who set up this meeting.

Steve: Well, I don’T.

Stephanie: Well, I don’t care, and if you come charging down there, you’re gonna blow this deal. What’s the client gonna say when my dad shows up with a loaded gun?

Steve: It’s not a client. It’s orpheus.

Stephanie: You don’t know that.

Steve: You don’t know that it’s not him. You don’t even have the name of the person you’re meeting with. You’re with me on this, right, kayla?

Kayla: Do you really believe it’s orpheus?

Steve: Yes I do. You know that he was planning and threatening to travel to seattle, because he knows full well that our kids live there. And do I have to mention the yellow roses?

Stephanie: Oh, yes. Let’s call the fbi because someone sent mom yellow roses.

Steve: Not just someone. Orpheus!

Stephanie: You realize how paranoid you sound, right? Do we need to talk about how you freaked out when the alarm system was tripped?

Steve: Can you blame me?

Stephanie: You pointed a gun in my face. You could have killed me!

Steve: And I told you I’m very sorry for that. Now, listen, I don’t deny that I’m extra vigilant when it comes to orpheus, but you don’t understand how dangerous he is. You know that he kidnapped your mother and marlena, sealed them in coffins, and set ’em on fire. John and I got there just in the nick of time. I’m not gonna let him do something like that to you.

[Tense music]

Ava: What did you just say?

Ej: I happened to be walking down the hallway, past your bedroom, earlier, after our difference of opinion.

Ava: Oh, you mean when you threatened to call the cops with your wild theory that I helped gwen escape from prison.

Ej: It’s not a theory, ava. I heard you admit it, but let’s not get into that again.

Ava: Yeah let’s not.

Ej: The point is I saw you and johnny sitting on your bed. He was holding you.

Ava: I was upset. He comforted me.

Ej: Look, I know that you’ve been lonely, ever since you lost your husband.

Ava: Thanks for your sympathy.

Ej: I’m just saying that it doesn’t justify a woman your age going after a man who’s young enough to be her son. Frankly, it makes you look pathetic.

[Tense music]

Li: Rolf’s an egomaniac.

Gabi: He’s also a genius.

Li: Hmm. He certainly thinks so. But you wounded his pride, so now he’s desperate to prove himself.

Gabi: Yeah, but how? What is this project he’s working on?

Li: He’s always got some crazy project on the horizon, always talking about his work. His work. Delusions of grandeur, if you ask me.

Gabi: That still doesn’t explain what this project is.

Li: Do you really care? It’s all madness. Did you know, years ago, I heard a rumor he made an army of marlena evans clones?

Gabi: Seriously?

Li: I wouldn’t put it past him. If I were cloning someone, I’d start with you, but hey. I’m biased.

Gabi: So you’re not concerned about what he’s up to?

Li: I’m sure he has dozens of wild schemes in his head. Doesn’t mean any of them will ever come to fruition. I don’t think you need to worry about him.

Gabi: Okay. Well, then I’ll just take worrying about a mad scientist off my list.

Li: Glad to hear it.

Gabi: You’re always so reassuring, and I always feel so great afterwards.

Li: Anytime.

Gabi: So should we go have dinner?

Li: Maybe later. Right now, I have some more… reassuring to do.

[Suspenseful music]

[Monitor beeping]

Rolf: Don’t do that, stefan! No! You could hurt yourself. You really should be under sedation. You’re in no condition to get out of the bed! What you need to do is–

Stefan: You don’t tell me what to do!

[Breathing heavily] I am stefan octavius dimera. I tell you what to do!

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: Well, you know you both have a point, but stephanie, you must admit that it is a little suspicious that your client hasn’t revealed their identity.

Stephanie: And like I told dad, it happens all the time in my business. Maybe they don’t want it getting out there that they’re in the market for my services.

Kayla: I understand that.

Stephanie: Then you understand that if dad shows up, they’ll decide I can’t be trusted, and there goes the job.

Steve: Listen, I’m not gonna come in there guns blazing. And if it turns out it’s legit, I’ll turn around, and walk away, and leave you to it.

Kayla: That sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? But if it’s orpheus, then–

Steve: If it is orpheus, believe me, you’ll be glad I’m there.

Stephanie: You’re not listening to a word I say. You treat me like I’m still a child. I can’t live this way.

Kayla: Stephanie, we do not think of you as a child. Isn’t that right, steve?

Steve: Of course not, but I’m not gonna apologize for trying to protect our daughter.

Stephanie: I don’t need an apology. I need you to back off and let me live my life.

Steve: Okay.

Kayla: Where are you going?

Steve: To take a walk.

[Tense music]

Paulina: Okay. I get it. I know why you think I’m the problem. Price town. I was gonna tear down this very square and create a heck of a lot of problems for abe, in the process, but people have a short attention span nowadays. They’re over it.

John: Paulina, paulina, I’m not talking about price town.

Paulina: You weren’t?

John: No. I’m talking about abraham and the life that the two of you are building together.

Paulina: What about it?

John: Abe loves salem. All of his friends are here, and this is home. Now, you take him and put him out on the campaign trail for months on end, and then he packs up, and moves up to the capital. He’s gonna miss all of his friends here desperately, and we’re gonna miss him.

Marlena: And we’d miss you too.

Paulina: Well, thank you, but you didn’t say that his friends were the problem. You said I am.

John: Abe’s my buddy. He’s the best man I know, and we watched abe as he– as he grieved and he suffered when he lost lexie all those years ago. And I know that a part of him never got over that, and you know what he did? He just threw himself into his kids and his work. But now, theo and lani, they’re no longer living close by. But… paulina, he has finally found real happiness with you, so why not just let him enjoy that?

Ej: Was that really necessary?

Ava: Yeah. Yeah it was, and it felt good.

Ej: Oh, you’re not sensitive about your age, are you, ava?

Ava: Oh, go to hell, ej. What you saw between me and johnny was two people being kind to one another. Something you wouldn’t understand.

Ej: Being kind? Is that what we’re calling it now?

Ava: Johnny stopped in to my room to see if I was okay after he watched his father treat me like dirt. My husband died. I am still grieving, and all you care about is getting your hands on jake’s shares so you can vote gabi out.

Ej: I have a responsibility to my family.

Ava: Yeah. Yeah, you keep telling yourself that, but you know what? I’m glad this all came out and you showed your true colors.

Ej: Oh, yeah? And what are my true colors?

Ava: Oh, you’re a snake. Accusing me of helping gwen escape prison, to murder abigail. Threatening to call the cops. Oh, ordering me to move out if I don’t hand over my shares of dimera. You don’t give a damn about your family. Your brother died. You didn’t even blink.

Ej: I barely knew the man. He was nothing to me, and neither was his twin brother, stefan.

Stefan: What the hell am I doing here?

Rolf: Relax.

Stefan: You don’t tell me what to do! You work for me!

Rolf: Yes. Yes. Of course I do.

Stefan: Then answer my question.

[Panting] Where am I? Why am I here?!

Rolf: You’re in a medical facility in salem, recovering from a very serious injury.

Stefan: What kind of an injury?

Rolf: As a matter of fact, you were shot.

Stefan: Shot. How?

Rolf: Some people were trying to kill your mother. You dove in front of the bullet.

Stefan: My mother.

Rolf: Do you remember that, stefan? Do you remember anything about it at all?

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Paulina: You don’t think that abe and I would be happy being the governor and first lady of the state?

John: I just think that you need to give him the space to decide for himself.

Paulina: Well, I am giving him space. That’s why I’m stepping back, and I want you two to convince him.

John: Well, in all honesty, I don’t feel real comfortable about that.

Steve: Hey, guys.

John: Hey.

Steve: Listen, I’m sorry to interrupt. John, can I talk to you in private? It’s kinda urgent.

John: Yeah. Of course. Hold on. Excuse me, ladies. I’ll be right back. What’s going on, partner?

Steve: I need your help. I’m afraid orpheus is going after my daughter.

John: [Sighs]

Paulina: I see that look on your face. You think I’m being selfish, don’t you, for wanting abe to be governor? For pushing this?

Marlena: I think it depends on why you’re pushing it.

Paulina: Because I think it would be great for abe. Marlena, since lani left, I can see that he’s been feeling a bit lost. He needs something bigger in his life. Something to work for, and I’m not gonna just drag him away from salem or his friends. We’ll be back all the time. Well, don’t you think it’s even worth considering?

Marlena: I think that you and abe need to sit down and talk about this together. See what you both want, and make that decision together.

Paulina: You mean, like, no more accosting his friends when they’re out on dates?

Marlena: Hmm. Like that.

Paulina: And thank you for the advice. It’s just it’s hard for me sometimes, you know? When I want something bad, I tend to go after it with a vengeance. I guess you could either call it determined or… raw pain in the ass.

Marlena: I think you are a strong, confident woman. I think abe is a strong, confident man, and I think when you sit down together you will decide what’s right for both of you.

Stefan: [Grunts] I-I need to get the hell out of here!

Rolf: That would be a mistake. You could have a setback. You need more time to heal. Allow me to sedate you.

Stefan: No! No. I don’t need to be sedated. What I need is to find out what the hell happened to me!

Rolf: I told you. You took a bullet meant for your mother.

Stefan: Who shot the gun?

Rolf: The police. You were trying to help her escape salem, but she was caught and cornered. You heroically dove in front of the bullet to save her. Do you remember that, stefan?

Stefan: [Panting]

[Gunshot] It’s starting to come back.

[Panting] When was that? How long have I been in here?

Rolf: Four years.

Stefan: [Panting] Four– four years? I have been in this bed for four years?

Rolf: I’m sorry you had to find out this way.

Stefan: I don’t understand.

[Panting] What was I, in a coma?

Rolf: No. It wasn’t a coma.

Stefan: Then what!

Rolf: You were dead.

[Tense music]

Li: Hmm. How are you feeling?

Gabi: I’m feeling very reassured.

Li: Good.

Gabi: I’m starving. Should I call room service?

[Cell phone rings] Better get this.

[Cell phone beeps] Yeah?

Ava: You never got back to me about that job you offered.

Gabi: Didn’t I?

Ava: No, and I think it’s time we finalize the terms.

Gabi: Well, right now is not the best time.

Ava: I don’t care. I am here with ej, who is trying his damnedest to get me to turn on you. Every time I cross him in the hallway, morning, noon, or night it’s, “how do we get rid of gabi?”

Gabi: He’s standing right there?

Ava: Oh, he sure is. I want you to come for dinner.

Gabi: Now?

Ava: Yeah. I’ll have harold make us something nice and we can talk this over like adults.

Gabi: Like I said, it’s not a good time.

Ava: Oh, gabi, this is happening. With or without you. But trust me, you definitely want to be here for this.

[Cell phone beeps]

Ej: Before she arrives, we should discuss–

Ava: Anything that you want to say to me you can say in front of gabi. I’m gonna go plan the menu now.

[Tense music]

From prom dresses

Kayla: Stephanie, your father’s just worried about you.

Stephanie: He’s allowed to worry, but he’s not allowed to take over my life. What’s he gonna do? Follow me everywhere I go? Come along on dates?

Kayla: Okay. Now who’s being paranoid?

Stephanie: I knew this was gonna be an issue when I came back here, but I didn’t think it was going to get in the way of my business.

Kayla: Stephanie, do you think maybe we could just not make a big issue of this?

Stephanie: It is a big issue, mom. I don’t need his protection. I’ve been taking care of myself for a long time, and I’m not gonna stop just because dad wants to keep me in a box.

Steve: I’m–I’m sorry I took him away from you.

Marlena: Thanks. Is everything okay?

Steve: Yeah. We’re working on it.

John: You haven’t ordered yet, have you?

Marlena: No. I was waiting for you.

John: Well, great. Great, because steve just invited us over to his house for dinner.

Marlena: Oh. Is that what you had to discuss privately? Is that what was so urgent?

Steve: I just didn’t want paulina to feel left out.

Marlena: Does kayla know about the invitation?

Steve: I can text her on the way. You know, stephanie hasn’t seen the two of you, since she came back home. She’s gonna be really happy to see you.

John: Nice, nice. What do you say, doc?

Marlena: If it’s what you want, sure.

John: All right. Let’s do it.

[Sentimental acoustic music]

Stefan: What do you mean I was dead?

Rolf: The bullet that penetrated the cervical portion of your neck killed you. After it was over, your heart was removed and donated to someone else.

Stefan: I’m not sure I follow what you’re saying.

Rolf: Don’t worry. I took care of everything from the start. As you can see, you are very much alive.

[Mysterious music]

Stefan: My heart. It’s beating. But you said it was removed.

Rolf: Yes. You have a new heart now.

Stefan: What?

Rolf: I know it sounds unusual, but I was the one that kept you alive after your wife authorized the donation.

Stefan: My wife.

Gabi.

Li: Gabi, come on. You don’t need to go over to the dimeras.

Gabi: Well, I gotta keep ava happy.

Li: Actually, you don’T. We’ve talked about this. Ava can’t flip on you, or you’ll reveal that her marriage to jake is a sham.

Gabi: It sounds like she’s trying to choose between me and ej.

Li: Mm. It’s a bad precedent to let her think you’ll just drop everything and run over there every time she threatens you.

Gabi: I mean, she’s right though. I haven’T. I haven’t moved forward with the job offer.

Li: So what? She’s not gonna throw away this opportunity just because you’re playing hardball.

Gabi: But she’s with ej every day. You know, he can be very convincing when he wants to be.

Li: Hmm. How about I go with you in case you need backup?

Gabi: Thank you. I appreciate the offer, but I just don’t want ava to know that you’re aware that her marriage to jake was a sham, so just trust me, all right?

Li: Okay. Just… be careful.

Gabi: I got this.

[Tense music]

Ej: Montrachet?

Ava: Yeah. Harold helped me pick it out to go with the shrimp appetizer and the lobster main course.

[Chuckles]

[Tense music]

Is there a problem?

Ej: It’s the most expensive wine in my cellar.

Ava: Oh.

Ej: What the hell are you doing?

Ava: Mmm. That is tasty.

Ej: Oh, you’re awfully easy with my money, are you?

Ava: It’s the family money, eh? I mean I am a dimera, as you well know.

Ej: And be careful with those. Those crystal glasses are family heirlooms.

Ava: Oh, yeah?

[Glass shatters] Oops.

Ej: What the hell? Are you insane?

Ava: Oh. Well, let’s see.

[Tense music]

After trying lots of things to manage her

[Tense music]

Gabi: Harold let me in. Am I interrupting?

Ava: No. Not at all. Watch out for the broken glass.

Gabi: What happened?

Ej: Ava’s hand slipped.

Ava: Yeah. I can be such a klutz sometimes.

Gabi: So what am i doing here?

Ava: You’re joining me for dinner. We have a lot of dimera business to discuss.

Gabi: Do we?

Ava: Yes. Oh, and since you don’t have any role at the company right now, what gabi and I have to talk about doesn’t concern you. You can leave.

Stefan: Where is she? Where is gabi?

Rolf: Don’t worry about her.

Stefan: [Panting] She’s my wife!

Rolf: And she has no idea of your situation.

Stefan: What do you mean my situation?

Rolf: You here.

Stefan: [Panting] What are you saying? That she doesn’t know I’m alive?

Rolf: We’ll deal with that, in due time. But now, you need to lie down–

Stefan: No, no, no. My wife has just spent the last four years believing that I am dead, and you want me to lie down?

Rolf: There’s plenty of time to make things right, but as I said, you don’t want to risk further injury. I’ll prepare another injection.

Stefan: No, no, no, no! You stay away from that, and stay away from me. I need to get home to my wife!

[Panting]

Steve: We’re here.

Kayla: Oh, hi. Hey!

Stephanie: Marlena! John!

Marlena: Oh, my gosh. Look at you. Oh, my gosh. How good to see you.

John: There she is. Come here. Come here. Oh, welcome home.

Kayla: Well, I’m not so sure she’s happy to be home.

Marlena: Oh. Are we missing something?

Steve: Stephanie and I had a little disagreement, before I left.

Stephanie: A disagreement. Right.

Steve: Listen, baby, I know things got tense before, and I’m sorry. And I also know that you’re a grown woman, and you have the right to make your own decisions.

Stephanie: You mean that?

Steve: I do. And I’m gonna try to step back.

Stephanie: Thank you. That means a lot.

Marlena: Communication. That’s what I like to see. You don’t want the two of us here right now.

Kayla: Oh, come on. We love you guys here. You’re always welcome.

Stephanie: I wish I could stay, but I have an appointment.

Steve: Okay. Good luck.

Stephanie: Thank you, papa.

Steve: Hope your meeting goes well.

Stephanie: It means a lot to me that you admitted you were wrong. Bye, guys. Great to see you.

John: We’ll see you, steph. Take care.

Stephanie: Bye-bye.

Marlena: Bye, baby.

Steve: All right, john. Let’s hit it.

[Gun cocks] As sensodyne scientists

Kayla: What’s going on?

Marlena: Wait, wait, wait. You’re leaving?

John: Take a raincheck on that date night.

Kayla: Wait, wait, wait. Where are you going?

Steve: We’re gonna follow stephanie to her meeting.

Kayla: You promised her you weren’t gonna do that, steve!

Steve: It’s my job to protect our daughter. Come on. Let’s catch up to her.

Kayla: Steve! Come on.

[Sighs] Stephanie is not gonna be happy about this.

[Tense music]

Ej: Do you think you can dismiss me from my own house?

Ava: What are you gonna do? Hang around our dinner like some creeper?

Ej: You don’t belong here. Neither of you belongs here.

Ava: Well, my late husband would beg to differ.

Gabi: Mine too.

Ava: So this is a private meeting, and you know what you should do right now? You should use this time to look for a job. I hear that julie’s place is hiring.

Ej: You think you’re so clever, both of you, but you’re really just a couple of screwed-up, angry women. Bitter to the core.

Gabi: Hmm.

Ava: Is he still here?

Gabi: Yeah. Yeah, he’s still here. Bye, ej.

Ej: Hmm.

Gabi: Well, I gotta say that is not what I was expecting when I came over here.

Ava: Yeah, well, ej dimera is a selfish, controlling narcissist, but I know how to deal with guys like him.

Gabi: And how are you gonna do that exactly?

Ava: Let him hang himself.

[Laughs] He completely showed his hand. The only reason he invited me to move in here was to manipulate me.

Gabi: I could have told you that. Actually, I did tell you that.

Ava: And now his hostility is out in the open, okay? He wants me gone. Gone from the company. Gone from the house. I’m not giving him the satisfaction.

Gabi: That’s all well and good, but you know, when I came in here I felt some tension between you and ej. It felt a little sexual.

Ava: What? Hardly.

Gabi: I know heat when I see it.

Ava: He was trying to stop me from breaking his family’s precious wine glasses. Hey, you want to help me smash the rest of ’em?

Gabi: You couldn’t stop looking at each other. You know, it’s a very fine line between love and hate. Especially when it comes to the dimeras. That’S… that’s how it started with me and stefan.

Stefan: [Panting] Give me your car keys now.

Rolf: Stefan, let’s talk about this.

Stefan: There is nothing to talk about. I need to get home to my wife.

Rolf: Listen to me. I am your physician, and I’m telling you for your own good, you cannot drive.

Stefan: I’ll be fine.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Stephanie goes to her meeting and asks who is there. John and Steve barge in and Steve covers Stephanie while John grabs the person in the room. John calls for Steve to turn on the lights and when he does, it is revealed that Paulina was the client that Stephanie was meeting with. Paulina questions what the hell is going on here as John lets go of her.

Kayla answers the door to see Orpheus has arrived. Kayla asks what he wants. Orpheus says he just wants to catch up and asks if he may come in. Kayla says no and tries to shut the door but Orpheus stops her and says that’s not very friendly. Orpheus then reveals a gun and suggests she reconsider.

EJ has a drink at the Brady Pub, wondering what the hell Gabi and Ava are up to now. Abe arrives and says he’s sorry to interrupt but he’s been meaning to offer his condolences for Jake. EJ calls that gracious of him since it was because of Jake that Abe was shot last year. Abe points out that Jake didn’t pull the trigger so it wouldn’t be fair to blame him for that. EJ notes that not many people would be so understanding. Abe understands that a young life was cut tragically short and for that, he is profoundly sorry. EJ calls it uncanny that Jake and his twin Stefan met similar fates, so may they both rest in peace.

Li questions what Dr. Rolf means by saying Stefan left the building when he was supposed to keep him sedated. Dr. Rolf argues that he and Kristen also told him to find a way to make him forget his love for Gabi and focus on Chloe instead. Li argues that none of that meant waking him up and setting him loose on Salem. Dr. Rolf says it wasn’t intentional as he was running some tests and making adjustments and he just woke up, asking all these questions, so he had to tell him that he’s been on ice for four years. Li asks why he didn’t just knock him back out again. Rolf says he tried but was afraid Stefan would overpower him. Li argues that Stefan couldn’t overpower him. Li screams in frustration and asks if he has any idea where he might have gone. Dr. Rolf confirms that Stefan went to reunite with his wife.

Stefan rings the doorbell of the DiMera Mansion. Gabi asks Ava if she wants to get that. Ava says she’s sure Harold will. Gabi questions Ava barely moving in and already acting like the mistress of the manor. Ava says that Gabi isn’t exactly down to Earth and she’s heard that Gabi had Harold running everywhere when she lived there. Gabi remarks that at least she was capable of answering her own door. Ava tells Gabi that if she wants to save Harold the trouble, she can be her guest. Stefan waits outside, wanting Gabi to open up.

Marlena tells Orpheus that John and Steve will be back in a moment. Orpheus responds that he happens to know that they are otherwise engaged in some meeting that they think he set up with Steve’s daughter as they apparently thought he lured her in to a trap, but he had nothing to do with that. Orpheus says he’s clean of the meeting but he is using it to his advantage since while Steve and John are off protecting Stephanie, he gets to spend quality time with Marlena and Kayla.

Stephanie questions what the hell John and Steve are even doing here. John apologizes as they thought Paulina was Orpheus. Paulina argues that they need to have their eyes checked. Steve apologizes as they thought this meeting was a trap since Orpheus was threatening his family. Stephanie argues that Steve leapt to an unreasonable conclusion and ambushed them. Stephanie assures Paulina that she is just as surprised and appalled. Paulina is surprised to learn that Stephanie is Steve and Kayla’s daughter as she introduces herself. Paulina says she should’ve done her research. Stephanie argues that the only ones who should be apologizing are Steve and John.

Li states that if Stefan was on foot, he couldn’t have gone far but Dr. Rolf reveals that Stefan took his car keys. Li asks if there’s anything else he neglected to tell him. Dr. Rolf assumes Stefan went to the DiMera Mansion. Li notes that Gabi is there now, so if she finds out Stefan is alive, then she’ll never choose him over Stefan. Li declares that he’s going to lose Gabi because of Dr. Rolf.

Gabi tells Ava that she said she was able to open her own door but this isn’t hers anymore. Ava asks Gabi what job she is going to give her at DiMera. Gabi suggests starting in the mail room but Ava says she’ll have to do a lot better than that if she wants to remain CEO. Gabi asks what job she wants. Ava suggests something interesting, glamorous and something that will piss off EJ. Gabi comments on EJ really getting under her skin. Ava mentions that EJ accused her of trying to seduce his son. Gabi asks if she was. Ava says no and remarks that Gabi is one to judge since Jake told her that Gabi practically slept with Johnny herself. Gabi argues that she and Johnny are almost the same age while the idea of Ava being with him is gross. Ava says from the look on Johnny’s face, gross is the last thing he was thinking. The doorbell rings again so Ava shouts that she’s coming. Gabi says if anyone asks, she’s not there. Ava then exits the living room and opens the front door where she is shocked to see Stefan. Ava says this can’t be happening and she must be dreaming. Stefan responds that it’s no dream. Ava, assuming that he is Jake, questions if he’s really alive. Ava then faints in to Stefan’s arms. In the living room, Gabi wonders what is taking Ava so long.

EJ tells Abe that his family has suffered so many losses over the past decade with Jake, Abigail, Stefan, Andre, Stefano, and of course Lexie. Abe can’t believe that it’s been over ten years since Lexie passed away. EJ calls her truly the heart of the DiMera family. Abe says Lexie held the hearts of many people. EJ toasts to Lexie, saying she is missed just as much today as the day they lost her. EJ remembers to congratulate Abe on his new marriage and says he knows Lexie would be very excited to know that he found love again. Abe calls that very nice of him and says it means a lot. EJ jokes that Abe’s new wife is a force to be reckoned with which Abe agrees with. EJ mentions that he and Paulina exchanged a few words over Johnny and Chanel, but he admits he ended up respecting the hell out of her. EJ asks Abe where Paulina is tonight. Abe responds that he’s not sure as she had some mysterious meeting to attend..

Stephanie complains that Steve lied to her when he said he would back off and that she had the right to make her own decisions. Steve says he wasn’t about to let her walk in to a dangerous situation, totally unprotected. Stephanie calls Steve the danger here for physically assaulting Paulina. John apologizes for grabbing Paulina. Stephanie thought they were having dinner and asks if Marlena and Kayla were in on this. Steve assures they didn’t know until right before they left. Stephanie mocks them ditching their wives for a wild goose chase and says she’s sure they can’t be too happy about that right now…

Kayla asks how Orpheus knew about Steve’s suspicions or how they followed Stephanie to her meeting. Orpheus reveals that the yellow roses he sent Kayla were only part of the gift as when she was signing for the flowers, the delivery guy planted a bug on the house plant near the door, so he listened to everything they said. Orpheus jokes that he had no idea Steve was so eager to kill him and his feelings were hurt. Kayla points out that she talked him out of that and Steve promised that he wouldn’t go after him. Kayla swears that if he hurts them, Steve and John will hunt him down and make him pay. Marlena says if Orpheus backs out of whatever he’s planning right now then nobody has to get hurt. Orpheus asks where’s the fun in that. Kayla asks what he plans on doing with them. Orpheus says it’s nothing he’s done before since he hates to be predictable. Orpheus wants to try something he’s never done before that will leave a lasting impression on John and Steve, but not in this dreary apartment. Orpheus decides that what they are going to do requires a change of scenery. Marlena refuses to go anywhere with him but Orpheus says they don’t have a choice and that they are going to have some fun.

John asks Stephanie not to go too hard on Steve as he had the best of intentions. John admits all the secrecy was a little suspicious. Steve questions Paulina about meeting in an abandoned office building and not telling Stephanie who she was. Paulina says it’s called discretion as she was thinking of hiring Stephanie to work on Abe’s campaign for Governor but since he hasn’t agreed to run yet, she didn’t want it to leak out. Stephanie feels that makes perfect sense. Stephanie warns Steve that if he costs her this job, she will never forgive him. Stephanie then asks Paulina how she knows Abe. Paulina reveals that Abe is her husband. Stephanie congratulates her and says she knew Abe had remarried but she didn’t realize it was to one of the most successful real estate moguls in the country. Stephanie calls her success story legendary and says that Abe is one lucky guy which pleases Paulina.

EJ asks Abe if Paulina is working on some big real estate deal. Abe says not that he knows of as he thinks her mysterious meeting is probably about him which EJ questions. Abe explains that when Paulina has made up her mind, she doesn’t stop until she gets what she wants and right now, what she wants is for him to be Governor. EJ calls that quite an ambitious move. EJ jokingly reminds Abe of when first ran for Mayor and had the misfortune of running against a real son of a bitch. Abe says to be fair, they both did things they regret. EJ calls that very generous of him and admits that the better man won. EJ hopes Abe’s bid for Governor isn’t as contentious. Abe responds that he actually hasn’t decided whether or not to run. EJ encourages that he should and recalls their mayoral debates. EJ says he could tell that Abe would be a great Mayor and he’s actually kept his promises so that Salem is thriving because of him. EJ adds that the state could use a little Abe Carver magic as well. EJ informs Abe that if he does decide to run, he definitely has his support which surprises Abe. EJ knows they’ve had their differences, but they are still family and jokes that it never hurts to have friends in high places. Abe jokes that he knew EJ had an angle.

Stefan lays Ava on the floor and tries to wake her up. Stefan says he doesn’t have time for this as he needs to go find his wife. Stefan gets up but Li arrives and stabs him from behind with a syringe to knock him out and drags him out of the mansion. Gabi comes out from the living room and finds Ava passed out on the floor. Gabi rushes to check on Ava. Li returns to the entry so Gabi questions what he’s doing here while Stefan lies unconscious outside. Li claims that he came to see how Gabi’s doing. Gabi responds that she’s fine but Ava isn’t and asks if he saw what happened to her. Li claims he opened the door and she fainted. Gabi questions him just staying outside. Li claims he went outside to call the police but then didn’t because he didn’t think Ava would want them to make that kind of fuss since she’s never been a fan of the police or authority which Gabi agrees with. Li suggests getting her to the couch to see if they can revive her and if they can’t, then they will call. Dr. Rolf arrives outside and finds Stefan on the ground.

Abe says he’s going to order some food and asks if EJ wants anything. EJ says no as he should head home now. Abe wondered why EJ was drinking here and not at the mansion. EJ explains that he invited Jake’s widow to move in and there’s been some friction as Ava is like Paulina but without the charm. Abe suggests he uninvite her then since it is his house. EJ states that there are some benefits to having Ava around. Abe guesses he is playing an angle which EJ admits. Abe advises EJ to be careful because Ava Vitali has mellowed in recent years but she still has a history of being mentally unstable and he’s not sure that’s all gone away so he doesn’t want to cross her. EJ agrees to take his concern under advisement. EJ hopes Abe takes his advice as well because he could accomplish great things as Governor. EJ then exits the Pub.

Stephanie tells Paulina that she’s definitely interested in discussing Abe’s campaign with her if she’s still interested in her firm after all of this. Paulina assures that she won’t hold Steve’s behavior or John’s grip against her or them because Steve knows more than anyone what lengths she would go to protect her daughter, so no harm. Stephanie thanks her. Paulina asks if they should get on with their meeting then. Steve guesses that’s their cue to leave. Stephanie remarks that she’s sure Kayla and Marlena can’t wait to have them home.

Kayla questions what Orpheus plans on doing with them. Orpheus suggests they could revisit some of their favorite spots like Stockholm, his private island, or a simple warehouse by the docks. Orpheus decides he’d rather surprise them. Orpheus heads for the door but Marlena grabs him and hits him while Kayla breaks a glass vase over him. Kayla and Marlena open the door to run but find two bodyguards positioned outside.

Li and Gabi get Ava onto the couch in the living room where she regains consciousness. Ava wakes up asking where Jake is as he was just there. Li claims that it was him, not Jake, that she saw at the door. Ava insists it was Jake and he was wearing the hospital gown that he died in but he’s alive. Gabi guesses she must have been imagining things but Ava says she touched him and it was real.

Outside, Dr. Rolf starts dragging Stefan’s body away.

Ava insists that Jake is alive but Li calls it impossible. Ava says she will prove it to him and shoves past Li to go looking for Jake. Ava opens the door to the mansion, wondering where he went.

Steve suggests maybe he and Jake should hang around a little longer. Stephanie says they are just going to talk business and don’t need to bore him. Steve argues that the area is deserted which Orpheus could take advantage of. John convinces Steve to go. Steve asks Stephanie to promise to come right home after. John takes Steve out while Stephanie asks Paulina if they can start over.

Orpheus recovers and comments on Marlena and Kayla being feisty after all these years but it wasn’t entirely unexpected which is why he brought his men with him. Kayla tells him that he’s making a big mistake. Marlena adds that he needs to let go of his vendetta against them. Orpheus asks why he would do that since when they all got together to bring him down, they cost him a lot of years with his children that he can never get back. Marlena argues that he did that himself and it was his choice. Orpheus responds that he chooses to blame them. Orpheus adds that he hates to lose and declares they can’t keep vengeance waiting. Orpheus and his men then walk Marlena and Kayla out with their guns.

Ava goes back inside and says she doesn’t understand where Jake went. Li insists that it was him at the door. Ava asks if he thinks she can’t tell the difference. Gabi says they are trying to help her. Ava tells her to help her find Jake then. EJ walks in and asks what all the commotion is about. Ava tells EJ that his brother Jake is alive which he questions. Gabi states that Ava fainted because she thought she saw Jake. Ava assures that she did see him. Li doesn’t think they are helping the situation by just upsetting Ava. Ava repeats she knows what she saw. Li suggests they leave now that EJ is home. Gabi doesn’t want to leave Ava like this but EJ tells them to go and says he’ll handle it from here. Ava questions if she’s being handled now. Gabi wishes him luck and exits with Li. Ava tells EJ that she knows what she saw and Jake was there. As Gabi and Li exit, Gabi comments on it being so strange that Ava is seeing ghosts while Li picks up the syringe he used and puts it in his pocket.

EJ tells Ava that he searched the entire house and there’s no sign of Jake. Ava swears that she did not imagine it this time. EJ asks if she’s saying she has seen Jake before. Ava tells him that the first time was right after he died and she was still in the hospital, standing by his body and he appeared to her and the next time was the morning after at her apartment. Ava says as real as those encounters felt, she knew that was in her head but tonight was different as she touched him and felt the warmth of his skin. Ava tells EJ that he was wearing his hospital gown and had on his wedding ring. Ava knows it sounds like she lost it. EJ thinks she’s experience post traumatic stress but Ava swears that Jake was really there. EJ reminds Ava that she admitted to having visions before so she’s obviously desperate to see Jake and her heart is just getting the better of her mind. EJ finds it natural after everything she’s been through. Ava decides maybe he’s right as maybe that’s the only way to explain what she saw.

Gabi and Li return to their room at the Salem Inn. Gabi says that was not how she imagined their night turning out. Gabi thought Li was just there to help him deal with Ava and then questions why he was there since he said he wanted to see how she was doing. Li responds that he knew how desperate Ava was for Gabi to give her a job at DiMera, so he was worried that she might be playing hard ball, so he figured she could use some backup. Gabi asks if he doesn’t think she can play hard ball when she works on multi-million dollar deals all the time. Li says this was one is personal since there’s so much animosity between her and Ava, so he panicked and had to make sure everything was okay. Gabi calls him sweet and thoughtful. Gabi says sometimes she thinks she doesn’t deserve him as they kiss.

Paulina brings Stephanie to the Pub, where Abe greets her with a hug and says he didn’t know she was back in town but it’s wonderful to see her. Abe asks if she’s visiting her parents. Stephanie says that’s part of it but she might be sticking around Salem for awhile thanks to Paulina. Abe asks what’s going on. Paulina explains that Stephanie runs a very successful PR company out West, so she asked her to lend her expertise to Abe’s campaign for Governor. Stephanie says she said yes because she can’t think of a better man for the job. Abe responds that Paulina might be a little premature. Paulina questions what he’s saying while Stephanie asks if he already hired someone else. Abe says there may not be a job because he hasn’t made up his mind whether to run or not. Paulina decides it’s time that he did and asks Abe if he wants to be Governor of the state or not.

Steve and John return home as Steve apologizes for that turning in to such a fiasco as he guesses his protective instinct got the best of him. John says they might have missed the mark this time but they know Orpheus is out there, waiting to make his next move. Steve mentions not looking forward to telling Kayla what just happened because she’s going to flip out. John knows Marlena will give it to him too. Steve and John then head inside to find Marlena and Kayla are gone as they frantically begin searching the house.

Dr. Rolf gets Stefan back in his hospital bed at his lab. Rolf says he doesn’t know how Stefan found the strength to get out of the bed and drive halfway across town after being unconscious for years and recently having a heart transplant. Dr. Rolf guesses he greatly underestimated Stefan’s love for Gabi.

Li gets a text from Dr. Rolf that everything is under control and breathes a sigh of relief. Li tells Gabi that he ordered room service since she never got dinner. Gabi thanks him and says as much as Ava gets on her nerves, she felt for her tonight. Gabi says she would never pity Ava but she understands how she feels since it’s exactly what happened to her after Stefan died. Li asks what happened. Gabi explains that she was at the cemetery and had a vision of Stefan showing up, so she imagined that he was back with her and that Rolf figured out some way to save him but it wasn’t true and it was just in her head as Stefan was gone for good.

Ava has a drink of water. EJ offers her something stronger to calm her nerves but Ava declines. Ava admits she’s curious as to why EJ is being so nice to her all of a sudden since when he left, he was acting like a jerk. EJ blames his behavior on being protective of his son. Ava assures that he’s in no danger from her as she has no interest in Johnny. EJ says now that he’s had time to cool off, he believes her and he apologizes for upsetting her, especially if his reaction contributed in any way to what happened tonight. Ava assures it didn’t and it’s not his fault. EJ suggests this as an opportunity for them to start over with no more hidden agendas, suspicions, or accusations. EJ asks her how that sounds and offers his hand. Ava shakes EJ’s hand and thinks back to Gabi telling Ava that she felt sexual tension between her and EJ. Ava tells EJ that she’s going to call it a night. EJ tells her not to hesitate to knock on his door if she needs anything. Ava thanks him and exits. EJ looks to the portrait of Stefano and says that was enlightening as Abe was right that it appears Ava is a tad unstable…

Paulina knows Abe has been wondering whether he’s the right man for the job but anyone that knows him has no doubt. Abe argues that none of them could be considered unbiased. Stephanie is sure Abe has a lot of support and their polls will prove it. Paulina asks if Abe has read any of the press that he’s been given about the wonderful job he’s done in Salem and says that’s why she’s been pushing it so hard. Paulina declares that Abe is the best person for the people of the state but it’s entirely his call. Abe then agrees to do it and tells Paulina that she wins. Paulina assures that he will win too as they hug.

John tries calling Marlena but it goes to voicemail. John decides he’s going to call Rafe but Steve then finds a note from Orpheus on the floor that says “Sorry I missed you, but calling the police would be a fatal mistake”.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Monday, August 22, 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Rafe asked Gwen about the mask he got from Leo. She said that Leo couldn’t be trusted. He said he knew she wasn’t at bed check when Abby was killed. Gwen said she didn’t do it. She wouldn’t do that to her father. Rafe wanted her to convince him. She admitted that she left the prison briefly. She said she left after Abby smashed her gift for their father. She put the mask on at the mansion to make Abby think Sarah was hallucinating. She pulled out the syringe and they struggled. She said the mask came off. Abby realized Gwen wanted people to think Sarah attacked her so she could get locked up. Gwen told him the syringe was filled with saline and Abby was just a means to an end. She said they argued over Laura. Abby threatened to call the police on her. Gwen begged her to let her go back to Statesville on her own. Abby gave her an hour and she would call Statesville. Gwen stressed that she didn’t kill Abby. She said Leo killed her. Rafe didn’t think her story got her off the hook for murder. She said Abby was alive when she left the mansion. She wondered if Leo could say the same thing.

Sloan told Leo that Gwen was brought in for questioning. She wanted to hear the whole story. Leo told her about his time in the tunnels. He told her that Gwen him to get a knife and stab Abby. She wanted to know if he took the night upstairs. He remembered putting the knife in his bag, but he wanted to steal from Chad and Abby to pay them back for ruining his wedding. He said he got to their room with his bag and they were having sex. He said he hid so they wouldn’t see him. He said when the coast was clear he used the knife to pick the lock on the jewelry book. He packed his bag and ended up leaving the knife. He said he thought Gwen found it and killed Abby. He wanted Sloan to tell Rafe his story so he could get out of jail. She wasn’t going to do that because the knife placed him at the scene. She told him to keep it quiet until they could slam the door on Gwen. Gabi asked Li why Rolf was in their room. Li told her that he was looking for work. She didn’t want him working for them. She was upset at him for not saving Stefan’s life. He said that she would get down on her knees and thank him for what he did. She wondered what he meant by that. Li and Rolf looked at each other. Li threw him out. He went in the hallway and told Rolf to get back to work. Rafe told Sloan that he was keeping Leo in jail. Gwen was led to a cell and saw Leo. They sniped at each other. Rolf went to his lab and saw Stefan. He woke up and grabbed Rolf’s arm.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Kayla saw Steve cleaning his gun. He told her he was going with Stephanie on her mystery meeting. Stephanie walked in and said he wasn’t going. She said she could take care of herself. She said she couldn’t go to a professional meeting with her father. Steve said he thought the client was Orpheus. She said he was being paranoid. He said he wasn’t taking chances. Kayla tried to stop them from arguing. Stephanie told him to back off and let her live his life. Paulina wanted John and Marlena to convince Abe to run for governor. John said Abe didn’t want to leave his friends to campaign all over the state. He said after the pain of losing Lexie, Abe finally found happiness with Paulina. He asked Paulina why she couldn’t enjoy it. He said she should let Abe make the decision on his own. She said she was, which was why she needed them to help. He said he wasn’t comfortable with that. Steve showed up. Steve and John went to talk. Steve told John his suspicions about Orpheus. Paulina told Marlena that Abe seemed lost. She said Abe needed something to work toward. Marlena said Paulina and Abe needed to talk to see what they both wanted and make the decision together. When Paulina left, John told Marlena that Steve invited them over for dinner.

Rolf was shocked to see that Stefan was awake. Rolf said it was too soon. He tried to keep Stefan in the bed. Stefan took off the helmet and said that Stefan DiMera. He told Rolf that he didn’t tell him what to do. He said it was the other way around. He wanted to know what he was doing in the lab. Rolf said he was shot. Stefan said he didn’t remember anything. Rolf said Stefan jumped in front of a bullet that was meant for Vivian. Stefan said he remembered a gunshot and was starting to remember. Rolf said he was there for four years. Stefan thought he was in a coma. Rolf said he was dead and his heart was donated to someone else. Stefan felt for his heart. Rolf said he had a new heart. Rolf said he kept Stefan alive after his wife donated his heart. Stefan called out Gabi’s name. Rolf said Gabi didn’t know he was alive. Stefan wanted Rolf’s keys so he could go see Gabi. Rolf said he couldn’t drive. Stefan told him to give him the keys. Rolf gave him the keys. He sent a text to Li. EJ accused Ava of trying to seduce Johnny. She said Johnny was comforting her. He said she was pathetic for trying to seduce someone young enough to be her son. She slapped him. She said he saw two people being nice to each other. She said he didn’t care when his brother died. EJ said he didn’t care about Jake or Stefan.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Marlena meets John in the town square. John surprises her with flowers. Marlena asks what the occasion is. John says it’s just been too long since they’ve had a date night. They go to kiss but Paulina arrives and interrupts them as she exclaims that they are just the people she was looking for. Paulina then asks to join them.

Kayla goes home where Steve is cleaning his gun. Steve states that he’s going with Stephanie to meet her mystery client tonight but Stephanie comes in and says he’s not.

Ava enters the living room of the DiMera Mansion, where EJ says there is something they need to discuss. Ava tells him that she’s busy and to get to the point. EJ then asks Ava why she’s trying to seduce his son.

Li and Gabi lay in bed together. Li guesses she’s still thinking about Stefan. Gabi says not exactly, but she can’t get what Dr. Rolf said out of her mind that if she knew what he was able to achieve, she’d be on her knees thanking him. Gabi wonders what Dr. Rolf meant by that. Gabi adds that he also said she was showing her ignorance of his powers and wonders if he did something that she should know about.

Dr. Rolf continues working on Stefan in his lab. Dr. Rolf declares “finally!” as Stefan then wakes up and grabs Rolf’s arm. Dr. Rolf says he didn’t expect Stefan to regain consciousness as it’s too soon. Rolf goes to inject him with a syringe but Stefan manages to push his arm away.

Paulina hopes John and Marlena don’t mind her intruding on their date night but says this is important. Paulina states that they are two of Abe’s closest friends and she needs their help. Marlena asks if there’s something wrong. John notes that Abe hasn’t mentioned anything to him. Paulina says Abe wouldn’t which is why she has to, so it’s time for his friends to step up. Paulina tells them that they need to convince Abe to run for Governor since he’s stubbornly resisting. Marlena calls that a very big decision that could change one’s life. John is sure that Abe has reasons if he doesn’t want to run. Paulina argues that Abe can’t see that he could actually win since all the focus groups love him and he’s at the top of every poll. Paulina asks what the problem is since he’d do an incredible job. John responds that with all due respect, the problem is her.

Steve tells Stephanie that they’ve been through this that she’s his daughter and she’s about to walk in to a trap, so he’s not going to let that happen. Stephanie tells him that she can take care of herself and she trusts the person who set up this meeting. Steve says he doesn’t. Stephanie worries that he could blow this deal and wonders what the client would think if her dad shows up with a loaded gun. Steve argues that it’s not a client, it’s Orpheus. Stephanie argues that he doesn’t know that. Steve points out that she doesn’t know it’s not him and she doesn’t even have the name of the person she’s meeting with. Steve asks if Kayla is with him on this, reminding her that Orpheus was planning and threatening to travel to Seattle because their kids live there. Stephanie complains that Steve sounds paranoid and freaked out over the alarm system going off. Steve admits he’s extra vigilant when it comes to Orpheus, but argues that Stephanie doesn’t understand how dangerous he is. Steve brings up how Orpheus kidnapped Kayla and Marlena, sealed them in coffins, and set them on fire. Steve declares that he’s not going to let Orpheus do something like that to Stephanie.

Ava questions what EJ just said. EJ informs her that he happened to be walking past her bedroom earlier after their argument and saw Johnny holding her on her bed. Ava states that she was upset and Johnny comforted her. EJ argues that it doesn’t justify a woman her age going after a man young enough to be her son. EJ remarks that it makes her look pathetic, so Ava then slaps EJ.

Li tells Gabi that Dr. Rolf is an egomaniac. Gabi says he’s also a genius. Li feels Gabi just wounded his pride so he’s desperate to prove himself. Gabi wonders what project he’s working on. Li says he’s always talking about his work and is delusional. Gabi still wants to know. Li asks if she really cares and calls it all madness. Li brings up a rumor he once heard that Dr. Rolf made an army of Marlena clones and says he wouldn’t put it past him. Gabi asks if Li isn’t concerned about what Rolf is up to. Li is sure he has wild schemes in his head but he doesn’t think she needs to worry about him. Gabi decides she’ll take that off her list then. Gabi thanks him for being so reassuring and asks if they should have dinner. Li says maybe later but right now he wants to reassure her more as they kiss.

Dr. Rolf warns Stefan that he could hurt himself as he’s in no condition to get out of the bed. Stefan angrily declares that Dr. Rolf doesn’t tell him what to do as he is Stefan Octavius DiMera and he tells Dr. Rolf what to do.

Kayla tells Steve and Stephanie that they both have a point but notes that Stephanie has to admit it is a bit suspicious that her client is not revealing their name. Stephanie says it happens all the time in her business. Steve assures he won’t come in guns blazing and if it turns out legit, he will walk away and leave her to it. Kayla thinks that sounds reasonable. Steve adds that if it is Orpheus, she will be glad he’s there. Stephanie argues that he’s not listening to a word she says and is treating her like she’s still a child. Stephanie complains that she can’t live this way. Kayla assures that they don’t think of her as a child. Steve refuses to apologize for trying to protect his daughter. Stephanie tells him to back off and let him live her life. Steve decides to go take a walk and exits.

Paulina thinks John feels she is the problem because of her almost tearing down the town square for Price Town but John says it’s not that. John clarifies that it’s the life Abe and Paulina are building together. John states that Abe loves Salem, all of his friends are here, and it’s his home so if she puts him out on the campaign trail for months and then has to move to the capitol, he will miss all his friends and they will miss him. Marlena adds that they would miss Paulina too. John calls Abe the best man he knows and says they watched Abe grieve and suffer when he lost Lexie all those years ago. John knows part of Abe never got over that and he threw himself in to his kids and his work but now his kids are no longer close by, but he’s finally found real happiness with Paulina. John asks why not just let Abe enjoy that.

EJ asks Ava if slapping him was really necessary. Ava says it was and it felt good. EJ questions if she’s sensitive about her age. Ava tells him to go to Hell. Ava says that what EJ saw between her and Johnny was two people being kind to each other, which he wouldn’t understand. Ava explains that Johnny stopped in to see if she was okay after he watched his father treat her like dirt. Ava complains that her husband just died and all EJ cares about is getting his hands on Jake’s shares so he can vote Gabi out. EJ responds that he has a responsibility to his family. Ava is glad it all came out and that EJ showed his true colors. Ava calls him a snake for accusing her of helping Gwen to escape prison, threatening to call the cops, and ordering her to move out if she didn’t hand over her shares. Ava argues that EJ doesn’t give a damn about family since his brother died and he didn’t even blink. EJ responds that he barely knew Jake, so he was nothing to him and neither was his twin brother Stefan.

Stefan questions what the hell he’s doing here. Dr. Rolf tells him to relax. Stefan screams at him that he doesn’t tell him what to do as he works for him. Stefan asks where he is and why he’s here. Dr. Rolf informs him that he’s in a medical facility in Salem, recovering from a very serious injury as he was shot. Rolf explains that people were trying to kill his mother, so he dove in front of the bullet. Dr. Rolf asks if Stefan remembers anything about that at all.

Paulina questions if John doesn’t think she and Abe would be happy as Governor and First Lady. John thinks she needs to give Abe the space to decide for himself. Paulina argues that she is which is why she wants them to convince him. John doesn’t feel comfortable about that. Steve approaches and says he’s sorry to interrupt but asks to talk to John in private as it’s kind of urgent. John then steps away with Steve and asks what’s going on. Steve tells John that he needs his help as he’s afraid Orpheus is going after his daughter. Paulina thinks Marlena thinks she’s being selfish for wanting Abe to be Governor. Marlena asks why she’s pushing it. Paulina thinks it would be great for Abe since he’s been a bit lost since Lani left and he needs something bigger to work for in his life. Paulina doesn’t want to drag Abe away from Salem or his friends and insists they will be back all the time. Paulina thinks it’s at least worth considering. Marlena thinks they need to sit down and talk about this together to see what they both want and make the decision together. Paulina guesses she means no more accosting his friends while they are on a date. Paulina thanks Marlena for the advice and says it’s just hard for her sometimes as when she wants something bad, she goes after it with a vengeance. Marlena praises her and Abe as strong and confident, so she thinks when they sit down together, they will decide what’s right for both of them.

Stefan yells at Dr. Rolf that he needs to get out but Dr. Rolf warns that it wouldn’t be a good idea as he could suffer a setback. Dr. Rolf wants to sedate him but Stefan yells at him not to and shouts that he needs to find out what the hell happened to him. Dr. Rolf reminds him that he took a bullet meant for his mother as he was trying to help her escape from Salem but she got caught and he heroically jumped in front of the bullet to save her. Dr. Rolf asks if he remembers that. Stefan responds that it’s starting to come back and asks how long he’s been in here. Dr. Rolf reveals it’s been four years which shocks Stefan. Dr. Rolf is sorry he had to find out this way. Stefan doesn’t understand and asks if he was in a coma. Dr. Rolf responds that it wasn’t a coma, he was dead.

Li and Gabi lay in bed after having sex. Gabi says she feels very reassured and offers to call room service. Gabi then gets a call from Ava, who says she never got back to her about the job she offered, so she thinks it’s time they finalize the terms. Gabi says it’s not the best time but Ava doesn’t care as she is here with EJ, who is trying his damndest to get her to turn against her. Ava tells Gabi that EJ is standing right there and invites her over for dinner, so they can talk it over like adults. Gabi repeats that it’s not a good time, but Ava says it’s happening with or without her, but she will definitely want to be there for this. Ava hangs up. EJ wants to discuss before Gabi arrives but Ava says anything he has to say to her, he can say in front of Gabi. Ava then heads to the kitchen to plan the menu.

Kayla tells Stephanie that Steve is just worried about her. Stephanie complains that he’s trying to take over her life and it’s getting in the way of her business. Stephanie feels she doesn’t need Steve’s protection as she’s been taking care of herself for a long time and she isn’t going to stop just because Steve wants to keep her in a box.

After Paulina leaves, Steve brings John back to Marlena and says he’s sorry that he took him away from her. Marlena thanks him and asks if everything is okay. Steve says they are working on it. John asks if Marlena has ordered yet. She says no because she was waiting for him. John says that’s good because Steve just invited them over for dinner at his place. Marlena asks if that’s what they had to talk about in private that was so urgent. Steve claims he just didn’t want Paulina to feel left off. Marlena asks if Kayla knows about this. Steve says he’ll text her on the way and notes that Stephanie hasn’t seen them since she’s been back home, so she will be really happy to see them. John asks what Marlena says. Marlena says if it’s what John wants, so they walk off together.

Stefan questions what Dr. Rolf means by telling him that he was dead. Dr. Rolf explains that the bullet killed him and his heart was removed, then donated to someone else. Stefan doesn’t follow. Dr. Rolf tells him not to worry as he took care of everything and now he’s very much alive. Stefan notes that his heart is beating but Rolf said it was removed. Dr. Rolf informs him that he has a new heart now which Stefan questions. Dr. Rolf knows it’s unusual but he’s the one who kept him alive after his wife authorized the donation. Stefan then remembers Gabi.

Li tells Gabi that she doesn’t have to go to the DiMera Mansion. Gabi responds that she has to keep Ava happy but Li says she doesn’t. Li reminds her that Ava can’t flip on her or she’ll reveal that her marriage to Jake is a sham. Gabi says it sounds like Ava is trying to choose between her and EJ. Li feels it’s bad precedent to let Ava feel like she’ll go running over there any time she threatens her. Gabi admits that she hasn’t moved forward with her job offer. Li argues that Ava won’t throw away the opportunity just because she’s playing hard ball. Gabi points out that Ava is with EJ every day and he can be very convincing when he wants to be. Li offers to go with Gabi in case she needs backup. Gabi thanks him for the offer but she doesn’t want Ava to know that he knows her marriage to Jake is a sham. Gabi tells Li to just trust her. Li advises her to be careful. Gabi assures that she’s got this and then exits the room.

Ava returns to the living room with a bottle of wine and informs EJ that she picked out shrimp appetizer and lobster as the main course. Ava asks if there’s a problem. EJ points out that Ava picked the most expensive wine in his cellar and questions what the hell she is doing. EJ remarks that she’s awfully easy with his money. Ava points out that it’s the family money since she is a DiMera. EJ warns her to be careful with the wine glasses as they are family heirlooms. Ava then drops one of the glasses, smashing it. EJ asks what the hell is wrong with her and if she’s insane. Ava then picks up the second wine glass but EJ grabs her arm to stop her. Gabi walks in and asks if she’s interrupting. Ava says no and to watch out for the broken glass. Gabi asks what happened. EJ claims that Ava’s hand slipped. Gabi asks why she’s here. Ava responds that they have a lot of DiMera business to discuss so she’s here for dinner. Ava tells EJ that since he doesn’t have a role at the company right now, what she and Gabi have to talk about doesn’t concern him, so he can leave.

Stefan asks Dr. Rolf where Gabi is. Rolf tells him not to worry about her. Stefan argues that she’s his wife. Rolf informs him that Gabi has no idea about his situation. Stefan questions if Gabi doesn’t know he’s alive. Dr. Rolf says they will deal with that in due time and encourages him to lay down. Stefan refuses, insisting that his wife spent the last 4 years believing he is dead. Dr. Rolf says there is plenty of time to make things right, but he doesn’t want to risk further injury so he will prepare further injection. Stefan orders him to stay away from him as he needs to get home to his wife.

Steve returns home with John and Marlena. Stephanie excitedly hugs Marlena and John as they welcome her home. Kayla remarks that she’s not so sure that Stephanie is happy to be home. Marlena asks if they are missing something. Steve states that they had a disagreement before he left. Steve knows things got tense before and he’s sorry, but he also knows she’s a grown woman and can make her own decisions so he will try to step back. Stephanie thanks him and says that means a lot. Marlena likes to see communication and asks if they don’t want them here right now. Kayla says they are always welcome. Stephanie wishes she could stay but she has an appointment. Steve wishes her luck and hopes her meeting goes well as they hug. Stephanie thanks him and says it means a lot to her that he admitted he was wrong. Stephanie says goodbye to them and then exits. Steve then grabs his gun and tells John it’s time for them to hit it. Kayla questions what is going on. Marlena questions them leaving. John calls for a rain check on date night. Kayla asks where they are going. Steve responds that they are following Stephanie to her meeting. Kayla argues that he promised her that he wasn’t going to do that. Steve declares that it’s his job to protect their daughter. Steve then rushes out with John. Kayla worries that Stephanie is not going to be happy about this.

EJ questions Ava thinking she can dismiss him from his own house. Ava asks if he’s going to hang around their dinner like some creeper. EJ argues that neither of them belong here. Ava and Gabi point out that their late husbands would beg to differ. Ava calls this a private meeting and suggests EJ use this time to look for a job and remarks that Julie’s Place is hiring. EJ argues that they both think their so clever, but they’re really just screwed up, angry, and bitter women. Ava and Gabi joke about EJ still being there. EJ then walks out of the room. Gabi tells Ava that was not what she was expecting when she came over. Ava calls EJ a selfish, controlling, narcissist but says she knows how to deal with guys like him. Gabi asks how she’s going to do that. Ava says she will let EJ hang himself as he completely showed his hand and that he only invited her to move in to manipulate her and now his hostility is out in the open as he wants her gone but she’s not giving him the satisfaction. Gabi says when she came in, she felt a little tension between Ava and EJ that felt a little sexual. Ava disagrees but Gabi says she knows heat when she sees it. Ava argues that EJ was trying to stop her from breaking his family’s precious wine glasses and asks if Gabi wants to help her break the rest of them. Gabi feels that they couldn’t stop looking at each other and brings up the thin line between love and hate. Gabi points out that’s how it started with her and Stefan.

Stefan demands Dr. Rolf’s car keys and says there’s nothing to talk about as he needs to get home to his wife. Dr. Rolf tells Stefan that he cannot drive. Stefan insists that he’ll be fine. Dr. Rolf disagrees and tells him that he needs to get back in bed, pointing out that he’s not even dressed. Stefan doesn’t care, reminding Dr. Rolf that he works for him. Stefan demands Rolf’s car keys again. As Dr. Rolf goes to get his keys, he discretely texts Li messages of “SOS”

Stephanie goes to a dark room for her meeting and asks if anyone is there, then she is startled by a noise behind her.

Kayla tells Marlena that she was really convinced that Steve and Stephanie had worked things out. Marlena says she was too, but she can’t blame Steve for wanting to protect Stephanie. Kayla says she won’t but Stephanie will since she doesn’t want them treating her like a kid anymore. Marlena agrees that it’s unnerving to have Orpheus running free. Kayla wonders what to do about Steve and Stephanie. Marlena says when Orpheus is involved, she agrees with Steve that it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Stephanie asks who is there. John and Steve barge in and Steve covers Stephanie while John grabs the person in the room.

Kayla wishes it didn’t have to be like this, but the more she thinks about it, the more she’s glad that John and Steve are there just in case, then there’s a knock at the door.

John calls for Steve to turn on the lights and when he does, it is revealed that Paulina was the client that Stephanie was meeting with.

Kayla answers the door to see Orpheus has arrived.

Li goes to the lab and asks Dr. Rolf what’s going on and what his texts were about. Li then sees the empty bed and questions where Stefan is. Dr. Rolf responds that Stefan O. DiMera has left the building.

Stefan limps his way back to the DiMera Mansion and starts having a flashback of his last night with Gabi. Stefan declares that he has come back to Gabi.

Gabi tells Ava that she remembers when she and Stefan used to fight. Ava assures Gabi that there’s nothing going on between her and EJ and she has no interest in him. Ava declares that the only DiMera that was for him was her husband. Gabi tells Ava that they are alone so she can stop calling Jake her husband. Ava warns Gabi to keep her voice down as EJ has a habit of eavesdropping. Gabi assures that EJ is gone and they both know that Ava didn’t marry Jake which is the reason she can’t just call whenever she feels like it because she can expose the truth. Gabi reminds Ava that she is not the Widow DiMera. Gabi declares that she is the only Widow DiMera.

Stefan approaches the front door of the DiMera Mansion and says he can’t wait to see the look on Gabi’s face as he then rings the doorbell.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Monday, August 22, 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022August 28, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Gwen: God, leo, you little praT. I knew that was stupid to trust you. You must’ve gone to the dumpster and retrieved the mask and given it to the bloody cops.

[Tense music]

Rafe: You know, talking to yourself can indicate a guilty consciencE.

Gwen: [Sighs] Look, I think that there’s been a mistake.

Rafe: Oh, i think that there have been a series of mistakes. And the biggest one made was yours, because you– you trusted leo starK.

[Door opens]

Leo: Well, did they arrest–

Sloan: Gwen rizczech? Yes, she’s upstairs now, thanks to you selling her down the river.

Leo: Oh, don’t remind me, but it was either her or me.

Sloan: Well, I’m sure you really wrestled with that one.

Leo: Just tell me, does this mean I can get out of this hellhole?

Rolf: I can’t promise to program stefan’s feelings in accordance with your wishes and kristen’S. I can only promise to do my best work.

Shin: That’s all I can asK. I have faith in your, rolf. Please, keep me updated on your progress.

Rolf: I will.

Gabi: Why didn’t you tell me you were meeting with this creep?

Shin: [Clears throat]

Gabi: What the hell are you doing here?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Gabi: Damn it, li, why in god’s name did you let him in?

Shin: Dr. Rolf came by with a proposition.

Gabi: Oh, he did, did he?

[Laughs] Okay. Oh, I have a proposition for yoU. Why don’t you head back to prison where you belong?

Shin: That’s not going to happen. The governor pardoned him.

Gabi: Oh, so what, you just stopped by for tea?

Shin: He came by looking for work.

Gabi: I suggest you try madasahattercrapdoctor.Com.”

[Cell phone ringing] You can take that in the corridor, because you’re gonna work for us over my dead body.

Rolf: I’m fine with that.

Kristen: Damn it, rolf. This is no time to go radio silent on me. Did you talk to shin about killing stefan’s unfathomable love for gabi and aiming it at chloe? I need to know as soon as possiblE.

Chad: Kristen? What are you doing here?

Kristen: Chad, I didn’t expect to see you here.

Chad: So you’re at large again? I heard about the pardon. Congratulations, I guess.

Kristen: Well, I am just grateful that I get a second chancE.

Chad: Second? Wouldn’t it be more like a 302nd?

Kristen: Hm. Chad, dear, always so droll.

Chad: What are you doing here at marlena’s office? Trying to figure out why you’re such a terrible person?

Kristen: No. No. Brady would only let me see rachel in what he calls a “neutral territory,” under supervision.

Chad: You saw rachel? Is she okay? Did it go okay?

Kristen: It was heaveN. And how are thomas and charlotte?

Chad: They’re not great.

Kristen: I’m so sorry, chad.

Chad: So where is marlena?

Kristen: She was called out and I’m gonna have to get going soon too.

Chad: What about your call? The one about chloe.

Kristen: Uh–

GabI: Please get him out of here.

Rolf: I don’t see why you need to be so hostile.

Gabi: If you don’t– you need to have your memory checked because mine’s intacT. I know exactly who and what you are.

Rolf: Surely we can let go of the past.

Gabi: Oh, sure I can just let go of how I begged you to save stefan’s life and you refused.

Rolf: I did not refusE. There was nothing I could’ve done! The man was beyond saving!

GabI: You worthless hack. You know that’s not the whole story.

Jack: All this time, not knowing who did it. One suspect after another, evidence coming and going. I thought that was hell, but– that is nothing compared to…gwen.

Jennifer: But how could it even be? She was in prison. She was locked up.

Jack: Xander said that he and sarah figured it out. How gwen got out that night. How she went to the mansion. How the woman that lucas thought was sarah wasn’T.

Jennifer: The mask?

[Soft dramatic music]

Jack: [Breathing shakily] I–i don’t even have the words. But if my daughter–

Jennifer: Oh, god. Just say it, jack. If your daughter killed our daughter… That’s what we’re facing, isn’t it?

Jack: I’m so sorry.

Gwen: You know, I find it remarkable knowing what you know about matty cooper, aka leo stark, that you would believe a single word that comes out of his mouth. My god, I mean, he would say anything to save that perfect bubble ass of hiS.

Rafe: It’s not something that he said. It’s the physical evidence that he produced, the mask. The mask that had been used more than once to assume the identity of dr. Horton and implicate her in a crime that she never committed.

Gwen: I was in prison when abigail was murdered.

Rafe: Yeah, so you claim. But if you were in your little cot in cell block c at the time when they did the bed check, at the same time that lucas horton came down the stairs and saw sarah horton drop what looked to be a weapon and then pick it up before she ran out, then you would have an alibi. But you weren’t there for bed check because you were– I don’t know. Who knows where you were. Only you.

Gwen: I didn’t kill my sister. So you can’t prove that I did. I didn’t kill her! I’d never do that to my father.

Rafe: So maybe you didn’t. You see, but your problem is, you can’t just say “I didn’t do it,” because there’s no way that a jury would believe yoU. There’s no way that a jury will want to believe you. The jury is gonna want to make you pay for what you have done. So you have one shot. You have to make me believe you.

[Tense music]

Gwen: All right. Here it is… the truth.

[Device beeps]

Gwen: My name is gwen rizczecH. I have been read my rights, and I waived the right to have an attorney presenT.

Rafe: Thank you.

Gwen: Where do I start?

Rafe: Where were you the night of june 10th?

Gwen: Okay.

[Sighs] Xander and sarah were right when they said that I missed bed check and that is because I left the prison temporarilY.

Rafe: How?

Gwen: That doesn’t matter. The point is, is that I managed to escape. So I went and I– I got the mask and– before I go on, I need to go back a bit and tell you why.

Abigail: I have zero interest in playing games, gwen, so tell me why I’m here or I’m gone.

Gwen: [Voiceover] I asked abigail to come see me at statesville that day. It’s about jack.

Abigail: What did you do to my father?

Gwen: [Voiceover] She was pretty hostile. Our father.

Abigail: What did you do?

Gwen: [Voiceover] But I had a favor to ask her.

Abigail: You just said he could get hurT.

Gwen: [Voiceover] The next day was our father’s birthdaY. If he’s not properly celebrateD.

[Voiceover] I had made him a mug in art therapy class, and I asked her to give it to hiM.

[Non-voiceover] I want him to know how much I care for him and that i wish I could be with him and send him my love. So I made him a gift.

Rafe: And how did she respond?

Gwen: [Voiceover] She dropped it–on purpose.

Abigail: Whoops.

Gwen: [Voiceover] It was smashed to bits.

[Sighs] God, it still makes me cross just to think about it.

Rafe: Was that just a few hours before she was murdered? Please answer vocally.

Gwen: Yeah.

Rafe: So you had an agenda coming from the prison.

Gwen: I guess you could say that.

Leo: I was living in the mansion’s basement at the time, so yes, I was there that day. You know all this.

Sloan: Yes, but pretend that I don’t; take me through this step-by-step.

Leo: Hello?

[Voiceover] After certain, uh, reversals, i needed a place to hang my hat. Guinevere, thank you for checking up on mE.

[Voiceover] Gwen told me about the tunnels under the dimera mansion. I’ve been able to wend my way through these tunnelS.

[Voiceover] I got in and set up housekeeping.

[Non-voiceover] Very “prisoner of zenda.” Well, it’s not the ritz, but it beats sleeping on a bench in prospect park.

Sloan: Until you were discovered by abigail’s son and you told him you were the tooth fairy.

Leo: A rose by any other name. Anyway, I realized I had to get out of there, but I was entitled to whatever I could get my hands on first. Chad and abigail destroyed my one chance of happiness with craig wesley, so i helped myself to some food, couple bottles of bubbly, which was a pittance compared to what they owed me. So before I left for good, I went upstairs to abigail’s bedroom.

Kristen: I could go on and on and on about chloe, but trust me, you don’t want me to do that.

Chad: So then you’re not going to tell me?

Kristen: Fine. Maybe you haven’t heard. Gabi has given me a position at dimera overseeing basic black, where chloe is floundering. Such a disaster, that womaN.

Chad: Yeah, i’m sure you gave her a fair trial. I bet the fact that she’s with brady now doesn’t play into it at alL.

Kristen: All right, you know what, let’s just talk about something else. How that happened to your hand, for example.

Chad: This? This is nothing.

Kristen: Okay, well, it doesn’t look like nothing.

Chad: Okay, what, do you think I’m lying?

Kristen: Well, I think you have a reason, because you’re not looking me in the eye right now. And I think there’s a reason that you came to marlena’s office. Is it about abigail?

Chad: Go to hell.

Kristen: Okay, hold on. Hey, hold on. I am not trying to play “gotcha” with you. Chad, I can see that you have the weight of the world on your shoulders right now, and I came over to the house to see how you were and ej said that you had moved out. I am so sorry about abigail.

Chad: Sorry? You don’t care about anybody but yourself, kristen.

Kristen: Chad, you’re my brother. You’re family. Believe me, I do carE. I do.

GabI: You creep. You told me there was nothing you could do for stefan. And then jake showed up, and you made me believe that he was stefan, that his memory issues could be cleared up with one of your injections. The same drug that abigail was injected with, and suddenly I became the main suspect.

Shin: Gabi, you don’t need this stress–

Gabi: No, no, no, I am just getting started. No, maybe you should donate your brain to science. Maybe they’ll find a cure for your particular brand of insanity. You’re a joke. You’re a loser, a laughing stock.

Rolf: Am I? You only show your ignorance of my powers. If you had any idea what I had achieved, you’d get down on your knees and thank me.

Gabi: Really? Just what the hell does that mean?

Gabi: I asked you a question.

Shin: I agree with gabi. You’re worthless. She’s the ceo, what she says goes. I’m taking you out of this hotel personally. You almost blew everything. Now go back to that looney bin you call a lab and finish the job.

Chad: And did you give a damn about me when you aided and abetted to kidnapping my wife? Held her prisoner on that island?

Kristen: YeS. Yes, yes. I–I have done terrible things, chad. I’m the worst of the dimeras. And that is really saying something. But you? You’re the best of us.

Chad: [Laughs drily] Well, that is a very low bar.

Kristen: Yeah. I think you came to this office to ask marlena for some help. You see, I never asked for help. I was circling the drain and just doubling down on all things dimera. And now I have to ask permission to see my daughter, whom I love more than life itself. I can’t even be in a room with her alone, chad. I love her. I love her, but I wasn’t strong enough or humble enough or good enough to put her firsT. But you arE. You are. And you are going to get through this awful pain because not only do you love your children, but look at me, you are fundamentally a good man. You’re going to put charlotte and thomas first. You’re not going to fall apart like I did. Mm-mmm. Because they need you. They need you, and you will be there for them. Because that is what good parents do. So i’ve been told. You know what? This–this may not mean anything to you… but chad, I am really, really sorry for what I did to you and abigail.

Chad: The time that she was on that island was time that we should’ve been together. That is time that we will never get back.

Kristen: You’re right. I’m no use to you.

[Soft dramatic music]

I really wish I was.

Jack: There’s nothing I can say to make this better. All I can think is how I have made everything worse. Gwen…how many second chances did i give her? I wanted her and abigail to be sisters. That’s what I wanted. That’s what– I think that was selfish. I th–

Jennifer: Jack. Jack. Listen to me. Listen to me. Look at me. I didn’t blame you for what happened. I didn’t and I don’T. But sweetheart, I need you to get through this. Okay? For our sanity’s sake? I need you to look forward, not back.

Rafe: Take me back to that night.

[Tense music]

Gwen: The house was quiet when I slipped iN. And I put the mask on before i went inside, just in case anyone saw me.

Rafe: Why the mask?

Gwen: Sarah had come to see me at statesvillE. And I knew that she was dealing with some residual issues from the drug injection. She was seeing people, thinking that they were kristen and even attacking some of them.

Rafe: So you took that information and you ran with it. You’d attack abigail, and then you’d make people think that it was sarah.

Gwen: I’m getting to that. Once I got to the top of the stairs, I went to abigail’s room and I saw her sitting on the bed. She was working.

[Door opens]

Abigail: Sarah? What are you doing here?

Gwen as sarah: I’m not gonna let you get away with it, kristen.

Abigail: Kristen? Uh, no, sarah, it’s me, abigail.

Gwen as sarah: I am not going to let you hurt me again.

Abigail: Sarah, what are you doing? Sarah, i’m not kristen.

Gwen as sarah: Don’t try to trick me. Let’s see how you like getting a syringe full of rolf’s drug to scramble your brain.

Abigail: [Grunting]

Rafe: Syringe? What about the murder weapon?

Gwen: Let me finish. Abigail fought back hard. She never was a pushover.

Abigail: [Grunting] What the hell? You? You’re supposed to be– doesn’t matter. You’re going to prison right noW.

Gwen: Abigail, let me explain.

Abigail: You think you’re gonna explain this?

Gwen: This is because sarah, she’s–she’s off her rocker. Everyone she looks at, she thinks is kristen.

Abigail: Oh, I see. So if “sarah” attacked me, then they’d lock her up and you’d get to get rid of her and me at the same time? Is that it?

Gwen: Abigail, please.

Abigail: Is this because of the stupid mug? I get a dose of rolf’s drug because I broke your prison art project?

Gwen: No, this– this is just saline. It’s not even the real thing. I don’t have any of the serum left. I used the last of it on sarah. Look, it doesn’t matter what you think of me anywaY. I’m not that petty. You were just the means to an end.

Rafe: So you’re claiming that you didn’t kill abigail?

Gwen: That is exactly what I am claiming. You already have the murderer behind barS.

Sloan: So what exactly did happen in that room?

Leo: I’m trying to tell you. Gwen called me; she was furious with abigail over some dumb mug she’d made for her dad. She actually wanted me to get a knife and use it to stab abigaiL.

Sloan: And you didn’t think of telling someone that?

Leo: No. We’re besties. But the weird thing was, she’s, like, babbling on about this knife and then there was one right there on the purloined breakfast tray. I mean, talk about crazy karma.

Sloan: That was crazy. Are you telling me that you took the knife upstairs? You were thinking about murder.

[Tense music]

Leo: [Voiceover] Uh, I was thinking about stealing. I told you before, i was not about to leave empty-handed, but I also wasn’t going upstairs without a backup plaN. Trouble is, once I got up there, the bedroom was a little crowded. Hello?

Abigail: [Laughing]

[Speaking indistinctly]

Chad: He’s never seen two people kissing before.

Abigail: In this house, maybe not.

Chad: Mmm. So is this whole– the whole temperature thing, is that real?

Abigail: It’s pretty reliablE. I have some other signs too.

Chad: Well, then let’s seal the deal.

Leo: [Voiceover] I had to wait it out while the two of them did the nasty. But once chad was done with his connubial duties, he took the kids to the movies and abigail stayed behind to work.

Sloan: Hm. And that’s when you–

Leo: Lord, you are impatient. Will you hear me out?

Leo: Now, where was I? Right, once chad was gone, abigail sat down on the bed and got to work on whatever drivel she was writing. I thought I’d be stuck in there forever. If she saw me, i knew it wasn’t going to end well for me, but she wasn’t going anywherE. Then I got a break. Should i have kept going? Of course. But there was a jewelry box right there on the dresser. I took out the knife I’d slipped into my bag, and I used it to jimmy the lock.

Sloan: Okay, back up. I want to know more about the knife. Describe it to mE.

Leo: I told you, it was from my breakfasT. It was very sharP. Steak and eggs, perfectly done.

Sloan: Damn it, leo, focuS. Where’s the knife now? You left the knife there?

Leo: What do you want? I was in a hurry. And then, well, I guess it was there on the bureau when gwen arrived. After I was gone, she must’ve gone upstairs wearing the sarah mask, and the sight of the knife must’ve triggered something dark inside of her. She grabbed the knife, and in a frenzy of rage, killed abigail. That’s the whole story. Now, go tell the chief and get me out of here.

Sloan: Oh, that’s the last thing I’m going to do, no matter what gwen did after you took off.

Rafe: But that’s not the whole story, is it?

Gwen: [Sighs] No. I’m getting to it.

Abigail: I am the means to an end? Boy, I didn’t think you could get more pathetic, but congratulations, you just sunk to a new low. Let me get you a ride back to statesville.

Gwen: No, no, please. Look, I’m begginG. I’m begging you. Please, listen to me.

[Spluttering] This was a horrible plan. I admit that. And, look, you’re fine. And I’m just bloody humiliated. I mean, I’m not going to get xander back, am i? Isn’t that enough?

Abigail: No.

Gwen: Look, let me– I’ll just go back to statesville on my own, and you never have to see me again. We’ll just pretend this never happened, all right?

Abigail: And why would I do that? After everything that you have done? And not just thiS. You still refuse to tell me what you did to my grandmother.

Gwen: I didn’t do anything to her, okay? I swear. It was an accident. It happened exactly the way that I told our father that it happened. And I didn’t tell you that because I–

Abigail: You enjoy torturing me, that’s why.

Gwen: Abigail. I didn’t kill heR. I swear I did not kill her. Let me just go back to statesville. I’ll just serve out the rest of my imprisonment, just– just let me go, please. Please.

[Dramatic music]

Abigail: One hour. And then I’m gonna call the prison and if you are not there, I swear, there is nowhere on this earth where you can hide from me.

Gwen: I don’t deserve that.

Abigail: You deserve to burn in hell is what you deserve.

Gwen: Thank you. You happy now? Now that you know how pathetic I really am?

Shin: I really enjoyed tossing that jerk out in the gutter. Hey, you okay?

Gabi: That bastard. He made me remember the way stefan died and how much I hoped he’d come back.

Shin: If I’d have known you were coming back, I would’ve thrown him out earlier.

Gabi: It’s not your fault.

Shin: Maybe i can help you forget about all that stress.

Gabi: I’d like that.

[Suggestive music]

Rolf: I hope you haven’t touched anything. Those are delicate instruments.

Kristen: Okay, park the attitude. You didn’t call me back.

Rolf: I couldn’T. I was in the midst of a most unpleasant encounter with gabI hernandez. Huh. So tiresome.

Kristen: Okay, you didn’t let her know what was going on down here, did you?

Rolf: Of course not. I’d gone to confront li shin about his attempt to shut down stefan’s life support. I told him i wasn’t having iT. I thought you’d appreciate that.

Kristen: Yeah, well, you know what, forget about li shin. I need you to stay focused. Now, I know he talked to you about erasing stefan’s feelings for gabi. I just–I need to know, can you do that?

Rolf: It will give me great pleasure to wipe out his love for that impudent she-wolf forever.

Kristen: Li and i have slightly different goals. When you bring stefan back, li wants him to have no interest in gabi. But that’s not enough, rolf. I need him to have laser-focused aim on chloe.

Rolf: Hm. Perhaps you’d like him to come back as a nuclear scientist too, hm? But one thing at a time, right? This will be a delicate operation, some would say impossible. I’ll need to amplify his brainwaves just enough to manipulate his memories and feelings, but no more than so that I don’t–

Kristen: So you don’t what?

Rolf: We wouldn’t want to compromise his viability in the process.

Kristen: Uh-huh, meaning?

Rolf: We wouldn’t want to kill him!

Kristen: Okay, you’d better not, rolf.

Rolf: Then let me get to it. I’ll need total concentration… and solitude.

Kristen: Fine. I can do that. But I want results.

[Dramatic music]

Rolf: Work with me here.

Rafe: Well, you’re right. That was really, really pathetic. But it does not get you off the hook for murder.

Gwen: No, I swear, I–

Rafe: You swear, you swear. Listen, after all the lies that you have told, your swearing does not mean squat. I mean, come on. You knew the minute that we picked up leo that you were going to have to come up with some story as to why you were in the room. Now, if you wanted to implicate sarah, you could’ve just put on the mask and attacked anyonE. Why go to that house? Why go to the dimera mansion with an elaborate security system, full of people who loathe you?

Gwen: I–I don’t know. I was–I was crazy. I was crazy, yes, I know. I just wanted to maybe scare her a little bit. But, god, I didn’t want to kill her. And everything I have said lines up with what you already know. I ran out of that house, and lucas saw me.

Rafe: Oh yeah, lucas saw you. He says he saw you drop something that might’ve been the murder weapon.

Gwen: It was the syringe. I dropped the syringe. I ran out of that house as fast as I could, and then I hid the mask, I ditched the syringe, and– yes, i made it back a little bit late to bed check. I did not know abigail was dead until the next day. She was alive when I left the house. Can leo say the same thing?

Leo: I don’t see why you don’t believe me.

Sloan: Oh, no, I actually do believe you. But telling the police that you were in possession of what’s most likely the murder weapon could be disastrous for you. It puts you in the room, alone with the victim, with the murder weapon.

Leo: Leo in the boudoir with the knife.

Sloan: Yes, and as we know of now, went missing after you left it behind. From here on out, this stays between us. At least until they slam the door on gwen rizczech.

[Soft dramatic music]

Chad: So it was gwen all along.

Jack: I’m so sorry.

Chad: What about leo? Where does he fit in?

Jennifer: We don’t know. Are you okay? Chad…say something.

Chad: I’m going to go make the kids dinner.

Rafe: What?

Sloan: Oh, well, gee, I’m sorry to bother you with such trivial matters such as justice and rights of the accused. But now that you have the real murderer in custody, call the da and tell her to let my client go.

Rafe: Okay, did you–did you really go to law school? Listen, without the murder charge, trask has more than enough to hold leo without bail, okay? Breaking and entering, possession of stolen property, robbery–I mean, a murder charge is still a possibility, all right? So yeah, I’m gonna go ahead, and I’m gonna hold on to my two suspects.

Gwen: You threw me under the bus, matty, just to save your own skin. Well, two can play that game.

Leo: Oh, yeah, yeah, just what lies did you tell them, gwen?

Shin: Are you hungry? Should I order room service? Gabi?

GabI: Huh?

Shin: Hey. Where’d you go just now?

Gabi: [Laughs drily]

Shin: You still thinking about stefan?

GabI: Not exactly. I just– I can’t get that thing that rolf said out of my mind. If I knew what he was able to achieve, I’d be on my knees, thank him? What–what do you think he meant by that?

Rolf: So gabi, I’m a joke, am i? Hmm? A loser? Ha!

[Suspenseful music]

Rolf: FinallY.

[Dramatic music]

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Friday, August 19, 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

[Knock at door]

Brady: Hey, are you busy?

Marlena: Hey, what a nice surprise!

Brady: Oh, you don’t know the half of it.

[Whistles]

Marlena: Oh, no! Look at you, rachel! Get over here!

[Laughs] Ooh, that’s my girl.

Chloe: Look, I know it’s a lot to read, but I added 178 pages of documentation that would answer every question the merino legal team could possibly have.

Kristen: Hmm. So how long did this take you?

Chloe: Almost three weeks.

Kristen: Mm, well, that’s too bad. You’re not gonna get paid for those three weeks.

Chloe: What?

Kristen: Well, basic black can’t afford to spend good money on unnecessary reports. And what ceo has time to read this busy work?

Chloe: Well, if it’s too complicated for you, I’m sure I can–

Kristen: Do you think insults are a good tactic at this moment? Boil this down to under 20 pages.

Chloe: 20 pages?

Kristen: And do it quickly, or I’m afraid I’m going to have to–

Chloe: What, what? Write me up again?

Kristen: Oh, chloe, I’m gonna do more than that. Your job requires more than a background in steno pool.

Chloe: You know that’s not where I came from.

Kristen: Mm, I’m fully aware of where you came from.

Chloe: Excuse me?

Kristen: You’re unqualified for this job, chloe. And I have no choice but to tell gabi and the board that this important deal had to be delayed again because of your incompetence, mm?

[Phone line trilling]

Li: Hello?

Gabi: Hi, li, bad time?

Li: Please don’t tell me there’s another holdup with the merino deal.

Gabi: I’m expecting a proposal from brady’s office this morning.

Li: Good.

Gabi: Well, it’s such a beautiful day, and I’m having some lunch in the park. You wanna join me?

Li: Oh, sounds nice, but unfortunately, I have a meeting.

Gabi: Well, you can’t blame a girl for trying.

[Knock at door] Is someone there?

Li: Probably just the maid.

Ava: Why don’t you tell rafe the truth, that gwen and i are just friends.

Ej: Just friends don’t usually break each other out of prison, do they? And the fact that you did your “just friend” that favor the night that abigail was killed, well, that certainly is vital information, don’t you think?

Ava: Here. If you’re so sure of what you heard, go ahead. Call the police right now.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Li: I’m gonna have to go if i want to make that meeting. Enjoy your lunch.

Gabi: See you later.

Li: Sure, goodbye. What do you mean showing up here? We agreed to meet in your lab.

Rolf: Do you think I’m stupid? I know it was you.

Li: What are you talking about?

Rolf: You know damned well what I’m talking about. You tried to kill stefano’s son!

Johnny: Having a picnic on company time, I see.

Gabi: Yeah, don’t tell anybody.

Johnny: Your secret’s safe with me.

Gabi: Thank you.

Johnny: You know, I’ve been meaning to reach out to you. I’m sorry I haven’t yet.

Gabi: I’m sorry, I have no clue what you’re–

Johnny: It’s just the longer I waited, the harder it got and I just–

Gabi: The harder what got?

Johnny: Gabi. I think I owe you an apology.

Ej: You’re bluffing.

Ava: Did you happen to record what you heard me say to gwen?

Ej: No.

Ava: You’re a lawyer. You know that your statement about a conversation eavesdropped on is hearsay.

Ej: You’re familiar with the federal rules of evidence?

Ava: I’m a vitali.

Ej: And I’m an officer of the court. If your friend, gwen, killed my sister-in-law–

Ava: Gwen didn’t kill anybody.

Ej: Oh, and I should just take your word for that because you’re such an upstanding citizen? I heard you accusing her just now. You have no idea what she did or didn’t do.

Ava: You asked me to give you one good reason why you shouldn’t call the cops. I did.

Ej: I didn’t expect us to be discussing the hearsay rule.

Ava: Oh. What did you want me to say?

Ej: That in exchange for my silence, you will sign jake’s shares in dimera enterprises over to me.

Marlena: Sounds to me like you had a really good time and a really good trip.

Brady: It was; my favorite part was getting to pick you up. Do you remember when I told you that I wanted to talk to grandma a little bit? Okay, could you maybe listen to some music on the couch over here and just hang out? It won’t be long, okay? Okay, here you go.

Marlena: I swear she’s grown 2 inches since I saw her last.

Brady: I think you’re right. Thank you for letting me bring her here. I wanted her to feel that this was a comfortable place, sort of a neutral territory.

Marlena: I’m not sure I understand what you’re getting at.

Brady: I’ve decided to give kristen a chance to see her.

Chloe: So for the last three weeks, you’ve been saying, “this is too vague,” or “you need to be more specific,” so I did what you asked, and now you’re asking me to pare this thing down to 20 pages?

Kristen: Chloe, if you don’t like my management style, you can just quit.

Chloe: I’m not gonna give you the satisfaction of driving me out. But even if you did succeed, do you really think that you can come between brady and me?

Kristen: You’re not the great love of his life, you know?

Chloe: That’s not what he said last night when we were making love– whoa, what are you do– were you gonna hit me?

Kristen: You slut. You’re such a slut, huh? Yeah, no, you know what? I’m not gonna hit you. Uh-uh. See, I’m gonna drive this stake right through your cold little heart. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Ava: So you’re gonna blackmail me?

Ej: I see it as giving you options. You can’t say that I haven’t been hospitable. I’m not ordering you to move out.

Ava: Oh, so if I sign over my shares to you, I get to stay and live in the mansion?

Ej: With all the privileges and benefits accorded to my brother’s widow.

Ava: Oh, so it’s bribery and blackmail.

Ej: However you want to put it.

Ava: Oh, you got nothing on me. I mean, why would I break gwen out of prison? Hm, you know, I’m the one who ratted on her to the da.

Ej: Then why do I keep walking in on the two of you having tte–ttes in the living room?

Ava: Maybe because you’ve got such a well-stocked bar here.

Ej: Ava, dear. We both know what I heard. And I think rafe will be very interested to hear it.

Ava: Rafe is not gonna believe a word that you have to say. He hates you more than he hates me. But you know what, go ahead. Be my guest, make the call, waste rafe’s time, and make an enemy out of me. See where that gets you.

Johnny: I’ve been filled in on some of the stuff I did while I was, you know…

Gabi: Possessed by the devil?

Johnny: God, yeah, wow, as many times as I say that, I just can’t make it sound casual, and, anyway, it seems I did a number on you.

Gabi: Oh, you mean us almost having sex on my desk?

Johnny: Wait, that happened, and I don’t remember it?

Gabi: Do not worry. It was not memorable.

Johnny: Okay. Ow, that hurts.

Gabi: Good!

Johnny: Look, the thing I feel worst about is– I don’t know, I just feel like you and my uncle, jake, you might still be together if I–if the devil hadn’t–

Gabi: No, no, we wouldn’T. Jake’s dead, and you had nothing to do with it.

Johnny: Yeah, but the reason you guys broke up was because you thought he sold you out to victor kiriakis–it was me. And I am truly sorry for that.

Gabi: I appreciate you saying that, but, well, the truth is, you did me a little favor.

Johnny: How?

Gabi: Well, when jake refused to believe me, believe what I actually saw with my own eyes, I realized that he would never trust me. You know, why would he? We built our relationship on me wanting him to be somebody else.

Johnny: Stefan.

Gabi: Yeah, and then when jake died so suddenly, it brought back all those memories of the worst night of my life, of stefan dying so suddenly. So don’t feel bad about jake and me. I mean, I was out of his life for, what, 15 minutes before ava vitali was in his bed?

Johnny: And then he married her.

Gabi: Yeah, then he married her. Everything happened so quickly, I forgot about that, but it doesn’t matter because I’m with li shin, and we’re very happy.

Johnny: I’m glad, I’m glad. So does that mean you and me, we’re okay? I wish you and li the best.

Rolf: You went against your word, damn it! Turning off stefan’s life support.

Li: Temporarily.

Rolf: It would’ve been permanently had you not been caught. This, after you assured me you would not harm him! You said you only wanted to delay his recovery long enough to cement your relationship with ms. Hernandez.

Li: I had a moment of doubt, what can I say?

Rolf: Your moment of doubt would’ve caused all those years of my work to go up in smoke!

Li: You don’t care any more about stefan than I do. He’s a science fair project to you, a feather in your cap.

Rolf: And an obstacle to you.

Li: Hm, so basically, we’re on the same page.

Rolf: I assured kristen that you will not have an opportunity to get near her brother again.

Li: Oh, come on. Kristen’s show of sisterly love for stefan and jake is really a matter of shares of stock. So I proposed a slight change in the plan for stefan. She liked it.

Rolf: What is this plan?

Li: Once stefan has been miraculously brought back to life, I want him to immediately become attracted to–

Rolf: Chloe lane.

Li: So she told you?

Rolf: What does that have to do with business?

Li: Every story is a business story. Ms. Lane is getting in kristen’s way. And I need kristen to be happy and on my side. So can you make it happen?

Marlena: Brady.

Brady: Hmm?

Marlena: Are you sure you want to let kristen see her?

Brady: I do, and I don’T. I mean, kristen’s been asking for months, but when she was at statesville, I didn’t think that was appropriate to bring rachel there. But now that she’s out, I don’t have that excuse anymore.

Marlena: I understand.

Brady: She loves her mom. She keeps asking me why she can’t see her mom.

Marlena: Yeah, well, I understand that too. Kristen can be very unpredictable.

Brady: She can, but not so much when she’s with rachel. She adores her. I just–I don’t want to tell– I don’t want to tell rachel who her mother is and what she has done until she’s older.

Marlena: You’re such a good dad.

Brady: Well, I do know that I’m not being completely selfless in this. I mean, since kristen has gotten out of the joint, she’s been very noisy about wanting to revisit the custody agreement.

Marlena: Oh, dear.

Brady: And that’s not the worst of it. She’s installed herself at basic black under li shin, so she’s been lording her power over chloe ever since.

Marlena: What do you think she’s looking for in terms of custody?

Brady: She says– she says she wants joint, but I wouldn’t put it past her to go for full. Marlena, I cannot let that happen. I mean, maybe if I play nice, kristen will play nice in return.

Chloe: Whoa, you’re actually gonna kill me in this office? How would that work out for you?

Kristen: Well, if you haven’t noticed, chloe, I have a certain gift for getting myself out of jams.

[Phone ringing]

Kristen: It’s brady. Hi. Chloe and I were just talking about you.

Brady: You said you wanted to see rachel when she got back. She and I are at marlena’s office.

Kristen: Right now?

Brady: Yeah.

Kristen: I’ll be there. Time. It’s life’s most precious commodity,

Rolf: The problem is, I’m not sure I can do what you’re asking.

Li: Come on, you’re a genius. You kept a guy with no heart alive for four years.

Rolf: That is true.

Li: All I want is for you to make stefan forget he ever loved gabi.

Rolf: You think such a thing is easy? The emotion center of the brain is not my area of expertise!

Li: Don’t be modest. I heard you put a chip in hope brady’s brain, made her think she was a dead european princess.

Rolf: Yes, I did do that. But–

Li: I have faith in you, rolf. If anyone can make stefan fall back in love with chloe lane, it has to be you.

Chloe: Hey, I’m sorry, but we need to talk.

Gabi: Oh, that was fast.

Chloe: What do you mean?

Gabi: I just told your secretary I needed the merino report, and, well, here you are.I really need to talk to you

Gabi: What else is there? Kristen says this is not ready to go to the client–

Chloe: Kristen–kristen just tried to murder me.

Gabi: For real?

Kristen: Yeah, with a letter opener because she wants brady.

Gabi: Uh, did you go to the police?

Chloe: No.

Gabi: Okay, well, I mean, you’re not dead.

Chloe: I would be dead if she hadn’t gotten a phone call from brady; I’d have a letter opener through my heart. I’m sorry, just going to work now feels like I’m risking my life. I can’t sleep, I get stress headaches, and I don’t want to live like this. But I don’t think hr can handle this kind of a problem.

Gabi: Maybe you should just resign.

Chloe: No! I have a son to support.

Gabi: Okay, yeah, no, I get that. Maybe try not to escalate the situation, hm?

Chloe: And just do nothing?

Gabi: Well, you know kristen. She’s probably not even gonna be here that–

Chloe: Oh, she will be here. As long as brady and rachel are here, she’s not going anywhere. And she’s convinced that I’m the only thing that’s keeping them from being together.

Gabi: I just don’t think is the hill to die on.

Chloe: Can we not talk about dying? Please, I’m just asking you, can you talk to her? Can you tell her to leave me alone?

Gabi: If I do that, she’s gonna flip on me.

Chloe: That lady flipped like 20 years ago.

Gabi: It means she’s gonna side up with ej, and then he’s gonna kick me out of this office in about two seconds. Look, I’m sorry, I can’t do that. My hands are tied.

Ej: I suppose I don’t need to involve the police yet.

Ava: Good answer.

Ej: Given that leo stark currently occupies the suspect of the week cell at salem city jail.

Ava: He looks good for abigail’s murder, don’t you think?

Ej: Hmm, they all did. Until they had alibis. If stark has one as well, I’m making that call.

Ava: Ah, so we are right back where we started, except that now everything is out in the open. Look, I know the only reason you invited me to move in here was to get your hands on my dimera shares, but now you’ve completely shown your hand. Oh, and for the record, if I was going to let go of those shares, which is highly unlikely, the person I’d give them to would be your one and only sister, kristen. Because we actually do get along.

Brady: Do you think rachel could benefit from seeing a child psychologist?

Kristen: Rachel doesn’t need a therapist. All she needs is her mama.

Rachel: Mommy!

Kristen: Right, baby? Ha! Oh, my god. Everything is gonna be all right now, sweetheart, hm? Mama’s here, yeah. Oh, baby. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Ej: You’d be foolish to pit me against my sister right now. Her loyalty will always be to family.

Ava: Yeah, well, I’m family now too. And jake would be rolling over in his grave right now if he knew how you were treating his widow.

Ej: But he doesn’t know, does he? And he won’T.

Ava: Yeah, well, so much for the gracious host making me feel welcome.

Ej: You can always move out.

Ava: Oh, I’m not going anywhere, ej, and if you expect anything in return for your generosity–

Ej: You think you can live here indefinitely without offering me something in return?

Ava: You can go straight to hell.

Johnny: What’s going on here?

Ava: Ask your father.

[Tense music]

Chloe: So you’re saying that if kristen murders me at the office, you won’t care?

Gabi: I’m just saying she doesn’t to get sent back to statesville. I mean, she lives for her daughter.

Chloe: Yeah, and for brady. And that little stunt she pulled today in the office was her showing me that she means business.

Gabi: I wish I could help you.

Chloe: Oh, you know kristen could hurt you too.

Gabi: How?

Chloe: You know she doesn’t give a damn about basic black, or this proposal, or the merger. All she cares about is pushing me out of brady’s life.

Gabi: Look, even if you’re right, she’s still a dimera, and I’m not. I have absolutely no power over her.

Chloe: Ugh. I guess I should’ve figured you’d do this.

Gabi: Sorry, what does that mean?

Chloe: Oh, come on, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten. Me and stefan? We were together, and we were happy, and then you just swooped right in, and you slept with him, and you took him away from me.

Rolf: Even if I could make stefan feel an attraction to chloe, how do you know chloe would return his feelings? I’m a doctor, not a matchmaker.

Li: I don’t care what chloe feels. I just want to keep stefan from going after gabi. Your friend kristen’s the one who wants stefan to break up chloe and brady. If that doesn’t happen, it’s her problem, not mine.

Kristen: Oh, you have grown up so much since the last time I saw you. You’re so pretty. Baby.

Rachel: I missed you, mommy.

Kristen: Not as much as I missed you. I got your valentine, and I really wanted to send you one, but I couldn’T. You know what I do? I keep yours with me everywhere I go. See? Yeah, and guess what else. I have in here a little present for you. It’s yours, open it up.

Rachel: It’s a necklace!

Kristen: Yeah. It’s a very special necklace. It’s called a locket. And see, we open it up.

[Gasps] Oh, and there we are. And that’s daddy, and that’s me, and the little baby I’m holding, that’s you. It’s when we were a family, the three of us together.

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Johnny: So what’s going on with you and ava?

Ej: Oh, we were having a disagreement about the company.

Johnny: What does ava have to do with dimera enterprises?

Ej: She could vote your uncle jake’s shares with me, and we can send gabi hernandez packing, but ava doesn’t see it that way.

Johnny: You know, it was pretty obvious from the get-go when you invited her to move in here that it wasn’t about taking care of your brother’s widow. It’s about controlling his shares.

Ej: Before you get too comfortable up there on the moral high ground, let me remind you that ava’s marriage to your uncle jake is highly suspect.

Johnny: How so?

Ej: Well, she did marry him shortly before he was shot to death.

Johnny: Are you saying you think ava is responsible for jake’s death?

Ej: No. And neither did the police. But I do believe the marriage is suspect.

Johnny: Because he was killed the same day she married him.

Ej: Of course.

Johnny: Yeah, man, she’s got to be shell-shocked.

Ej: Oh, believe me, that woman is always capable of thinking clearly. And she never stops acting in her own best interests.

Johnny: Or maybe she’s just trying to do what she thinks jake would’ve wanted, and maybe jake would’ve wanted gabi to stay right where she is. And it sounds like you’re asking her to just say to hell with what he wanted.

Ej: I don’t think ava really cares about what jake would’ve wanted.

Johnny: What does that mean?

Ej: That the poor widow isn’t as grief-stricken as you seem to think.

Gabi: What happened between stefan and me was not about hurting you. At first, I wanted to get back at him because he was part of the reason I went to prison for something I didn’t do. I never expected to fall in love with him. It just happened. I thought that I’d been in love before, but stefan was the first. He was the only man who ever really loved me back.

Chloe: Okay, I’m sorry. I was trying to make you feel guilty, and now I just– I feel guilty. Come on, please don’t cry, okay? I’m sorry, I just– I was just very hurt and angry when stefan dumped me for you. But realistically, he and I would’ve never lasted. I mean, good grief, vivian would’ve been my mother-in-law. Brady and I are together, and you and stefan were obviously meant to be.

Gabi: Till the day he died.

Rolf: Have you had a frank conversation with kristen about her plan for stefan and chloe?

Li: She’s a smart woman. She’ll figure out what to do. You said that she told you that she’s on board with my plan.

Rolf: More or less.

Li: Then it seems to me you have your marching orders. So why don’t you go back to your lab and start working on stefan right away.

Kristen: Would you like mommy to put this on you?

Brady: Sweetie? Sweetie, are you hungry? It’s probably time for a snack, right?

Rachel: No, I’m fine.

Marlena: Why don’t I take you to the cafeteria because I think they have that chocolate milk that you like, and you can tell me more about your trip?

Rachel: Can mom come with us?

Kristen: No, sweetie. I need to stay here and talk with daddy. But you know what? I’m gonna see you soon, I promise. You know, you go with marlena, okay, sweetheart? Here, hey. All right. I’ll see you soon.

Brady: What the hell are you doing?

Kristen: What do you mean?

Brady: The locket, really?

Kristen: You’re angry because I gave a present to my own child? I have been carrying that around with me for ages while I wait for a chance to see her. And I do–I thank you for giving me that chance.

Brady: You are making me wish that I hadn’T. Do you understand that that necklace is gonna put ideas into her head? Kristen: Okay–

Brady: That’s exactly what you wanted, kristen.

Kristen: What ideas, brady? It’s just a picture of the three of us.

Brady: That necklace is gonna give her hope that we are somehow gonna be a family again.

Kristen: Well, who says we won’t? No matter who you are,

Gabi: Let me take a look at that report.

Chloe: Yeah.

Gabi: Oh, wow. Well, this is pretty detailed. I mean, what was kristen’s problem with it?

Chloe: Well, apparently, my first draft was too vague, and now this one is too long. So basically, nothing I do is going to please her.

Gabi: It’s not about what pleases her. What’s all this footnote action at the end here?

Chloe: Almost 200 pages of documentation that kristen said that she wanted.

Gabi: All right, you know what, toss it, send it to me again asap please. And I’m gonna do what I can.

Chloe: Thank you.

Gabi: But you do know that kristen is just gonna come up with some new way to torture you.

Chloe: I know, but I’m not quitting. She needs to know that two can play at that game of hers. Kristen needs to know that she’s not the only one who can play hardball.

Brady: I can’t believe I have to say this to you again. I will. You and I are never getting together again, ever. I let you see rachel because that’s what rachel wanted, but make no mistake, if you start trying to turn her against chloe, or if you keep making these ridiculous promises to her about you and I–

Kristen: I did not make any promises. I did not make any promises, brady. I love her, and I would never use her to–

Brady: You would never– you would never use her? That’s exactly what you did. You haven’t seen her in months. The first thing you do is start rhapsodizing about how we used to be a family, like we were in some vine-covered cottage in some damn fairy tale, kristen. The truth is, she just didn’t understand the fact that we were on the run because her mother was convicted of stabbing her great-grandfather in the heart. Remember that?

Kristen: Brady, hey, you– you know why I did that.

Brady: Damn it, kristen, that little girl’s been through enough. She’s finally getting a little stability in her life. I really want to keep it that way.

Kristen: Don’t you think I want that for her too?

Brady: Make no mistake, just because she wants you in her life doesn’t mean that I’m gonna do whatever you want, okay?

Kristen: You cannot keep her away from me because that would be heartless and cruel.

Brady: Oh, that’s hilarious coming from you, the mother that wanted to kidnap her own daughter to keep her away from her father.

Kristen: I was wrong. And you– I was desperate, brady.

Brady: You’re always, always desperate.

Kristen: Where are you going?

Brady: I’m going to pick up our daughter, and I’m going to take her home because this visit is over.

Kristen: Okay, wait, just– oh, my god, just wait. When do I get to see her again?

Brady: When do you get to– I’ll tell you when you get to see her again. You get to see her again when you stop putting your needs in front of your daughter’S. You get to see her when you are the mother that she needs right now.

Kristen: How dare you speak to me that way!

Brady: I’m just calling it as I see it.

Kristen: [Groans]

Johnny: Ava, you decent?

Ava: Yeah. Oh, come on in.

Johnny: You all right?

Ava: Yeah, I will be.

Johnny: I’m sorry about the way my dad’s treating you. It’s not…

Ava: Yeah, well, he’s pressuring me to give him jake’s shares, and when I told him i wouldn’t, he said he was gonna kick me out.

Johnny: What’d you say to him?

Ava: Well, I’m no pushover, kid. I’m not going anywhere.

Johnny: Good. You know, my dad, he’s– he’s pretty much screwed it up with my mom, and I guess everyone else. So I think he’s just really one-track minded about getting the company back. But that doesn’t give him an excuse to walk all over you, right? You know, not after everything you’ve been through. I’m sorry he did that.

Ava: You’re sweet. I grew up in a mob family. I’m not gonna let ej dimera rattle me.

Johnny: He the reason you were crying?

Ava: Oh, no, no, no. It’s just been… these last months, years been kind of tough. You know, turning my back on my family and just bouncing around, and then… my youngest son went and got himself murdered. And my oldest son, my pride and joy, he couldn’t take it here anymore, so he just–he moved out west. Then my precious jake. You know, to lose him too, it’s– anyway, it was just, you know, it all just became a bit much, but I’m okay. I will be okay because I always am.

Johnny: If you ever need anyone to talk to, I’m here, so…

Ava: Thank you.

Johnny: Yep.

[Tense music]

We women are in the know about everything.

Johnny: Well, I just got back from a run, so I should probably go hit the shower.

Ava: Thanks for being here for me.

Johnny: Sure.

[Soft music]

Chloe: It’s such a cute picture. You were really a beautiful baby.

Rachel: Mommy says that picture is when we were a family.

Brady: Yeah, that was a long time ago, sweetie.

Rachel: I want to be a family again.

Marlena: I didn’t think you’d still be here.

Kristen: I was hoping brady would bring rachel back to say goodbye.

Marlena: No, no. No, she’s jet-lagged. And she wanted to see chloe.

Kristen: Oh, you said that to hurt me.

Marlena: I said that to help you face reality. Brady and chloe are together. They love each other. Nothing you can do could change that.

Rolf: I can’t promise to program stefan’s feelings in accordance with your wishes and kristen’S. I can only promise to do my best work.

Li: That’s all I can ask. I have faith in you, rolf. Please, keep me updated on your progress.

Rolf: I will.

Gabi: Why didn’t you tell me you were meeting up with this creep? What do you two have to meet about?

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Monday, August 22, 2022

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Gwen paces in the interrogation room, complaining about trusting Leo. Gwen guesses Leo must have gone to the dumpster to retrieve the mask and gave it to the police. Rafe enters the room and tells Gwen that talking to yourself can indicate a guilty conscience. Gwen thinks there has been a mistake. Rafe says the biggest mistake was Gwen’s because she trusted Leo Stark as he then places the Sarah mask on the table.

Sloan visits Leo in his holding cell and informs him that Gwen has been arrested thanks to Leo selling her down the river. Leo argues that it was either her or him and asks if that means he can get out now.

Dr. Rolf can’t promise to program Stefan’s feelings with Li and Kristen’s visions, but he can only promise to do his best work. Li says that’s all he can ask and says he has faith in him. Li asks Rolf to keep him updated on his progress which he agrees to do. Li opens the door for Rolf to leave but is shocked to see Gabi. Gabi questions why Li didn’t tell her that he was meeting with this creep and asks what the hell Rolf is doing there. Gabi questions Li letting him in. Li responds that Dr. Rolf came with a proposition. Gabi suggests Rolf head back to prison where he belongs. Li reminds her that the governor pardoned him. Li claims that Dr. Rolf came by looking for work. Dr. Rolf’s phone rings. Gabi tells him to answer it outside because he’s going to work for them over her dead body. Dr. Rolf responds that he’s fine with that.

Kristen remains in Marlena’s office as she calls Dr. Rolf. She complains that now is not the time for him to go radio silent. She leaves a message, asking if Dr. Rolf talked to Li about killing Stefan’s unfathomable love for Gabi and aiming it at Chloe. Kristen declares that she needs to know as soon as possible. Chad then walks in and questions what Kristen is doing there. Kristen says she didn’t expect to see him here. Chad mentions hearing about her pardon and congratulates her. Kristen responds that she’s just grateful for a second chance. Chad jokes that it’s more like a 302nd chance. Chad questions what Kristen is doing in Marlena’s office and asks if she’s trying to figure out why she’s such a terrible person. Kristen informs him that Brady would only let her see Rachel in what he calls a neutral territory, under supervision. Chad asks if seeing Rachel went okay. Kristen calls it like Heaven and asks how Thomas and Charlotte are. Chad admits they are not great and asks where Marlena is. Kristen says Marlena got called away and she has to get going too. Chad stops her to question her about the call he heard her on about Chloe.

Dr. Rolf questions Gabi’s hostility. Gabi responds that she knows who and what he is. Rolf suggests letting go of the past. Gabi reminds him that she begged him to save Stefan’s life and he refused. Dr. Rolf argues that he didn’t refuse and there was nothing he could do as Stefan was beyond saving. Gabi calls him a worthless hack and says that’s not the whole story.

Jack and Jennifer are at home as Jack talks about how painful it was to not know who killed Abigail but says that’s nothing compared to it being Gwen. Jennifer questions how it could even be since Gwen was locked up in prison. Jack explains that Xander said he and Sarah figured out that Gwen got out that night and went to the mansion, so the woman that Lucas thought was Sarah wasn’t Sarah because of the mask. Jack cries that he doesn’t have the words. Jennifer states that they are facing that Jack’s daughter killed their daughter. Jack responds that he’s so sorry.

Gwen finds it remarkable that Rafe would believe a single word from Leo Stark since he would say anything to save his own ass. Rafe responds that it’s not what he said, but the physical evidence in the mask which has been used more than once to assume the identity of Sarah to implicate her in a crime that she did not commit. Gwen reminds him that she was in prison. Rafe brings up Gwen not being there during the bed check at the same time that Lucas saw what looked to be Sarah. Rafe adds that only Gwen knows where she was. Gwen insists that she didn’t kill her sister, so he can’t prove that she did. Gwen states that she would never do that to her father. Rafe argues that there’s no way a jury will believe her and they will want to make her pay for what she has done. Rafe warns that Gwen has one shot to make him believe her. Gwen then says she will tell Rafe the truth. Rafe turns on the recorder to take Gwen’s statement. Rafe asks where she was on the night of June 10th. Gwen admits that Xander and Sarah were right that she missed bed check and that is because she left the prison temporarily. Rafe asks how but Gwen says that doesn’t matter and the point is that she managed to escape. Gwen confirms she went and got the Sarah mask but before she continues, she needs to go back and tell him why. Gwen recalls Abigail visiting her in prison earlier that day, to ask her to give Jack a mug she made for his birthday. Rafe asks how Abigail responded that. Gwen informs him that she purposely dropped it, smashing it to bits. Rafe questions that being just a few hours before Abigail was murdered. Gwen confirms that it was. Rafe notes that she then had an agenda coming from the prison. Gwen guesses he could say that.

Leo claims to Sloan that he was living in the DiMera Mansion basement. Sloan tells Leo to take her through everything step by step. Leo says he needed a place to hang his hat and recalls Gwen telling him about the tunnels underneath the DiMera Mansion. Leo says after running in to Thomas and telling him that he was the Tooth Fairy, he realized he had to get out but he was entitled to whatever he could get his hands on first. Leo declares that Chad and Abigail destroyed his one chance at happiness with Craig Wesley, so he helped himself to some food and a couple bottles of champagne. Leo adds that before he left for good, he went upstairs to Abigail’s bedroom.

Kristen tells Chad that she could go on and on about Chloe but he doesn’t want her to do that. Chad questions if she’s not going to tell him then. Kristen informs him that Gabi gave her a position at DiMera, overseeing Basic Black, where Chloe is floundering. Kristen calls her a disaster. Chad mocks her being unfair. Kristen suggests changing the subject and asks about Chad’s bandaged hand which Chad blows off as nothing. Kristen thinks there’s a reason Chad isn’t looking her in the eye and a reason that he came to Marlena’s office. Kristen guesses it has to do with Abigail. Chad tells her to go to Hell and starts to walk out. Kristen stops him and says she sees he has the weight of the world on his shoulders right now. Kristen adds that she came to the house to check on him but EJ said he had moved out. Kristen is so sorry about Abigail. Chad argues that she doesn’t care about anyone but herself. Kristen argues that Chad is her brother and family so she does care.

Gabi calls Dr. Rolf a creep since he let her believe that Jake was Stefan when he first showed up. Gabi suggests Dr. Rolf donate his brain to science and calls him a joke, loser, and laughing stock. Dr. Rolf argues that if she had any idea what he has achieved, she’d get down on her knees and thank him. Gabi asks what the hell that means. Li claims he agrees with Gabi that Dr. Rolf is worthless and she’s the CEO, so what she says goes. Li decides he’s taking Dr. Rolf out of hte hotel personally. Li then walks him out and warns that he almost blew everything. Li orders Rolf to go back to his lab and finish the job.

Chad questions if Kristen gave a damn about him when she kidnapped his wife and held her prisoner on the island. Kristen admits she’s done terrible things and is the worst of the DiMeras which is really saying something, but Chad’s the best of them. Chad calls that a very low bar. Kristen thinks Chad came to the office to ask Marlena for help. Kristen says she never asked for help as she was circling the drain and just doubling down on DiMera, so now she has to ask permission to see her daughter and she can’t even be in a room with her alone. Kristen says she loves Rachel but she wasn’t humble, strong, or good enough to put her first. Kristen encourages that Chad is and he will get through this awful pain because he loves his children and is a good man, so he will put his children first and he won’t fall apart like she did because they need him and he will be there for them. Kristen states that is what good parents do. Kristen adds that it may not mean anything to Chad, but she is really sorry for what she did to him and Abigail. Chad states that the time that she was on that island was time they should’ve been together and time they will never get back. Kristen agrees that she is of no use to him, but she really wishes she was. Kristen then takes her purse and exits the office.

Jack tells Jennifer that he’s made everything worse by giving Gwen second chances because he wanted Gwen and Abigail to be sisters. Jennifer assures that she doesn’t blame him and encourages that she needs him to get through this for their sanity and to look forward, not back.

Rafe tells Gwen to take him back to that night. Gwen recalls the DiMera Mansion being quiet when she slipped in and she put the mask on before going inside in case anyone saw her. Rafe asks why she wore the mask. Gwen explains that Sarah had come to see her in prison and she knew that Sarah was still dealing with residual effects from the drug and seeing people, thinking they were Kristen, and even attacking some of them. Rafe guesses she took that information and ran with it, so she attacked Abigail and people would think it was Sarah. Gwen says she’s getting to that. Gwen states that once she got upstairs, she went to Abigail’s room, and saw her sitting on the bed, working. Gwen recalls portraying “Sarah” and attacking Abigail with a syringe, as if she was Kristen. Rafe asks what about the murder weapon. Gwen tells him to let her finish. Gwen says that Abigail fought back hard and eventually pulled her mask off, revealing Gwen. Gwen tried to explain how Sarah sees everybody as Kristen. Abigail guessed she was trying to get her and Sarah both locked up. Gwen assured that she didn’t really have any of the drug left in the syringe and that Abigail was just the means to an end. Rafe questions Gwen now claiming that she did not kill Abigail. Gwen says that’s exactly what she is claiming and that he already has the real murderer behind bars.

Sloan asks Leo what exactly did happen in the room. Leo responds that he’s trying to tell her. Leo says that Gwen called him, furious with Abigail over some mug she made for Jack and that Gwen wanted him to get a knife and use it to stab Abigail. Sloan questions him not telling someone that. Leo says they were best friends and she was going on about a knife, but there was a knife on his breakfast tray. Sloan asks if Leo is telling her that he took the knife upstairs and was thinking about murder. Leo says he was only thinking about stealing, but he wasn’t going upstairs without a backup plan. Leo adds that the problem is, once he got up there, the bedroom was a little crowded. Leo recalls hiding in the bathroom as Chad and Abigail had come home to the bedroom. Leo goes over how afterwards, Chad took the kids to the movies while Abigail stayed behind to work. Leo thought he’d be stuck in there forever since he knew if Abigail saw him, it wouldn’t end well for him. Leo says then he got a break, when she left the room, so he came out of hiding. Leo says he should’ve kept going but there was a jewelry box on the dresser, so he used his knife to break the lock. Sloan wants to know more about the knife and asks him to describe it. Leo says it was what he used with his breakfast and very sharp. Sloan tells him to focus on where the knife is now. Leo recalls stealing the jewelry and leaving the knife behind on the dresser. Leo says he was in a hurry, so it must’ve been there when Gwen arrived, so after he was gone, she must have gone upstairs wearing the Sarah mask and seeing the knife must have triggered something dark in her, then killed Abigail in a frenzy of rage. Leo tells Sloan that is the whole story and then tells her to go tell Rafe so she can get him out of here. Sloan says that’s the last thing she’s going to do, no matter what Gwen did after he took off.

Rafe asks Gwen if that’s not the whole story. Gwen assures that she’s getting to it. Gwen recalls Abigail threatening to call the prison while Gwen plead with her and admitted her plan was horrible, acknowledging that she wouldn’t get Xander back. Gwen told Abigail that she’d just go back to prison on her own, she’d never have to see her again, and they could pretend this never happened. Abigail asked why she would do that after everything Gwen had done and refusing to tell her what she did to her grandmother. Gwen swore she didn’t do anything to Laura and that it was an accident, exactly as she said it happened, so she did not kill her. Gwen said she would go back to prison and serve out the rest of her sentence if Abigail let her go. Abigail reluctantly agreed to give Gwen an hour to get back to prison, so she thanked her and left. Gwen asks Rafe if he’s happy now that he knows how pathetic she really is.

Li returns to the room and claims to Gabi that he really enjoyed tossing Dr. Rolf out in the gutter. Li asks if she’s okay. Gabi complains that Dr. Rolf made her remember how Stefan died and how much she hoped he would come back. Li says if he knew she was coming back, he would’ve thrown him out earlier. Gabi tells him that it’s not his fault. Li offers to help her forget about all that stress. Gabi says she would like that as they kiss.

Dr. Rolf returns to his lab where Kristen is watching over Stefan. Kristen complains about Dr. Rolf not calling her back. Rolf responds that he couldn’t because he was in the middle of an unpleasant encounter with Gabi. He explains that he went to confront Li about his attempts to shut down Stefan’s life support. Kristen tells him to forget about Li and stay focused. Kristen needs to know if Dr. Rolf can erase Stefan’s feelings for Gabi. Dr. Rolf responds that it will give him great pleasure to erase those feelings forever. Kristen tells him that she and Li have slightly different goals. Kristen says that Li wants Stefan to have no interest in Gabi, but that’s not enough, as she needs him to have laser focused aim on Chloe. Dr. Rolf says it’s one thing at a time as this will be a delicate operation that some would call impossible. Dr. Rolf explains that he will have to amplify Stefan’s brainwaves just enough to manipulate his memories and feelings, but no more than that to compromise his viability in the process as they don’t want to kill him. Dr. Rolf tells Kristen to let him get to it as he will need total concentration and solitude. Kristen warns that she wants results as she then exits the lab.

Rafe tells Gwen that it was really pathetic, but it does not get her off the hook for murder. Gwen swears but Rafe argues that all of her lies, her swears don’t mean anything. Rafe adds that Gwen knew as soon as they picked up Leo, she would have to come up with some lie as to why she was in the room. Rafe says if Gwen wanted to implicate Sarah, she could’ve just put on the mask and attacked anyone, so he questions why go to the DiMera Mansion where there’s an elaborate security system full of people who loathe her. Gwen cries that she was crazy and just wanted to scare Abigail, but not kill her. Gwen admits she ran out and Lucas saw her. Rafe brings up Lucas seeing her drop what might have been the murder weapon. Gwen insists it was the syringe and then she hid the mask, ditched the mask and made it back to prison late. Gwen declares that she did not know Abigail was dead until the next day and that she was alive when she left the house. Gwen asks if Leo can say the same thing.

Leo doesn’t see why Sloan doesn’t believe him. Sloan responds that she does believe him, but warns that telling the police that he was in possession of the murder weapon could be disastrous for him as it puts him alone in the room with the victim and the murder weapon which went missing afterwards. Sloan tells Leo that this stays between them until they slam the door on Gwen.

At the Horton House, Jack and Jennifer inform Chad that it was Gwen that killed Abigail. Chad questions it being Gwen all along and asks where Leo fits in. Jennifer says they don’t know and asks if Chad is okay. Chad responds that he’s going to make the kids dinner and quietly walks out of the room, leaving Jack and Jennifer confused.

Sloan approaches Rafe at the police station and says now that he has the real murderer in custody, he needs to call the district attorney to let her client go. Rafe reminds her that without the murder charge, Melinda has more than enough to hold Leo without bail for breaking and entering, possession of stolen property, robbery, and a murder charge is still possible. Rafe declares that he’s going to hold on to his two suspects.

As Gwen is escorted to her holding cell, she yells at Leo for throwing her under the bus to save his own skin. Gwen shouts that two can play that game. Leo questions what lies she told them.

Li and Gabi lay in bed together. Li asks if she’s hungry and if he should order room service but notes that she is distracted. Li guesses she’s still thinking about Stefan. Gabi says not exactly, but she can’t get what Dr. Rolf said out of her mind that if she knew what he was able to achieve, she’d be on her knees thanking him. Gabi wonders what Dr. Rolf meant by that.

Dr. Rolf talks about Gabi thinking he’s a joke and a loser while he works on Stefan. Dr. Rolf declares “finally!” as Stefan then wakes up and grabs Rolf’s arm.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Friday, August 19, 2022

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Brady brought Rachel to Marlena’s office. He told her that he was going to give Kristen a chance to see Rachel. He told her about his concerns about Kristen seeing Rachel. He said if he didn’t give Kristen the chance to see Rachel, she could sue for custody. He said he couldn’t let that happen. Kristen and Chloe got into an argument at work. While they were arguing, Kristen threatened to stab Chloe with a letter opener. She stopped herself when Brady called her to invite her to Marlena’s office. Brady asked Marlena if she thought Rachel could use a therapist. Kristen walked in and said she didn’t need one. Rachel was happy to see Kristen. Kristen told her about the locket she kept with all of their pictures in it. Marlena took Rachel to the cafeteria. Brady yelled at Kristen for giving Rachel hope that they were going to be a family again. Kristen asked who said they wouldn’t be a family again. He said they were never getting back together. He said just because Rachel wanted her in her life didn’t mean he would do whatever Kristen wanted. He said Kristen could see Rachel when she was the mother Rachel deserved. He walked out of the office. Rolf yelled at Li for trying to kill Stefano’s son. Li said Rolf didn’t care about Stefan. Li said Stefan was just a science project to him. Rolf said he would face Kristen’s wrath. Li asked if Rolf could make Stefan forget his love for Gabi. Rolf said that wasn’t his expertise. Li said he had faith in him. He said if anyone could make Stefan fall for Chloe it was him. Li told him to go back to the lab so he could work on Stefan.

Johnny ran into Gabi. He apologized for the way he treated her. She told him they almost had sex. He was shocked when he told her that. He apologized for coming between her and Jake. She said he did her a favor. She said he exposed the cracks in their relationship and now she was with Li. Johnny wished her the best. Gabi went to her office. Chloe went to Gabi and told her that Kristen tried to kill her. Chloe said she couldn’t live like this. Gabi told her to quit. Chloe said she had to support her son. Chloe told her to talk to Kristen. Gabi said she couldn’t have Kristen turn against her. Chloe thought this was about Stefan. Chloe said she was happy with Stefan until Gabi swooped in. Gabi said being with Stefan wasn’t to hurt her. She said their marriage of convenience turned into real love. Chloe apologized to her. She said she was hurt when Gabi did it, but realized that she and Stefan were meant to be. Gabi said she would see what she could do with Kristen. EJ told Ava that he was going to tell Rafe about her conversation with Gwen. Ava handed him the phone. He thought she was bluffing. He told her to sign over Jake’s shares to him. She said Rafe wouldn’t believe what he had to say. She told him to tell Rafe. He said he didn’t have to tell Rafe. He said Leo was on the hook for Abby’s murder, but if Leo had an alibi, he was going to the police. Ava said she would give her shares to Kristen because they get along. He said Kristen would never betray family. She said she was family now. When Gabi went to the Salem Inn, she saw Li and Rolf together. She wanted to know what they had to talk about.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Friday, August 19, 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Brady surprises Marlena in her office by bringing his daughter Rachel in to see her.

At Basic Black, Chloe and Kristen argue after Chloe gives Kristen her report on the Marina project but Kristen orders her to get it down to 20 pages. Kristen calls Chloe unqualified for the job. Kristen threatens to tell Gabi and the board that this important deal had to be delayed again because of Chloe’s incompetence.

Gabi sits outside in the park and calls Li. Li hopes there’s not another hold up in the Marina deal. Gabi responds that she’s expecting a proposal from Brady’s office today. Gabi invites Li to join her for lunch in the park but Li says he has a meeting. There’s a knock at the door which Gabi questions. Li says it’s probably just the maid, but it is actually Dr. Rolf.

Ava suggests EJ tell Rafe the truth that she and Gwen are just friends. EJ remarks that just friends don’t usually break each other out of prison. EJ adds that the fact that Ava did Gwen that favor on the night that Abigail was killed is vital information. Ava then offers her phone and says if EJ is so sure of what he heard, he can call the police right now.

Li answers the door and Dr. Rolf walks in. Li tells Gabi that he has to go to his meeting and tells Gabi to enjoy her lunch. Gabi says she’ll see him later as they hang up. Li questions Dr. Rolf showing up here when they agreed to meet in his lab. Dr. Rolf asks if he thinks he’s stupid and says he knows it was him. Li asks what he’s talking about. Dr. Rolf shouts that Li tried to kill Stefano’s son.

Johnny jogs through the park and stops when he comes across Gabi. Johnny tells Gabi that he’s been meaning to reach out because he thinks he owes her an apology.

EJ believes Ava is bluffing. Ava points out that EJ didn’t record the conversation between her and Gwen, so he knows that his statement about a conversation he eavesdropped on is hearsay. Ava tells EJ that Gwen didn’t kill anybody. EJ questions taking her word for that and argues that he heard Ava accusing Gwen just now. EJ states that Ava has no idea what Gwen did or didn’t do. Ava responds that he asked for one good reason not to call the cops, so she gave him one. EJ wanted Ava to sign Jake’s shares of DiMera over to him in exchange for his silence.

Rachel tells Marlena about her trip to California. Brady mentions wanting to talk to Marlena alone so Rachel goes to listen to music on her headphones. Marlena talks about Rachel growing since she saw her last. Brady thanks Marlena for letting him bring her as he wanted her to feel this was a comfortable place and a neutral territory. Marlena isn’t sure what he’s getting at. Brady reveals that he’s decided to give Kristen a chance to see Rachel.

Chloe complains that she did what Kristen asked and now she wants her to take it down to 20 pages. Kristen tells Chloe that if she doesn’t like her management style, she could just quit. Chloe refuses to give her the satisfaction of driving her out. Chloe questions if she really thinks she can come between her and Brady. Kristen remarks that Chloe is not the great love of Brady’s life. Chloe says that’s not what Brady said to her last night when they were making love. Kristen raises her hand at Chloe and calls her a slut. Kristen then grabs a knife and threatens to drive it through her heart.

Ava asks if EJ is blackmailing her. EJ sees it as giving her options, pointing out that he’s not ordering her to move out. Ava mocks getting to stay in the mansion if she signs over her shares and calls it bribery and blackmail. Ava argues that EJ has nothing on her and asks why she would break Gwen out of prison when she’s the one who ratted her out to the district attorney. EJ asks why he keeps walking in on them talking in the living room then. EJ says they both know what he heard and he thinks Rafe will be very interested to hear it. Ava argues that Rafe won’t believe a word EJ says since he hates him more than he hates her. Ava tells EJ to go ahead and make the call to waste Rafe’s time and make an enemy out of her, warning that he can see where that gets him.

Johnny explains to Gabi that he’s been filled in on some of the stuff he did while possessed by The Devil and it seems he did a number on her. Gabi asks if he means them almost having sex on her desk. Johnny jokes that he can’t believe that happened and he doesn’t remember it. Gabi assures it wasn’t memorable. Johnny feels worse about thinking that Gabi and Jake might still be together if not for The Devil. Gabi says that Jake is dead and Johnny had nothing to do with it. Johnny argues that the reason they broke up was because Gabi thought Jake sold her out to Victor when it was him and he’s truly sorry for that. Gabi appreciates him saying that, but says he did her a little favor because when Jake refused to believe her, she realized he would never trust her. Gabi adds that they built their relationship on her wanting Jake to be Stefan. Gabi says Jake dying so suddenly brought back the memories of Stefan dying so suddenly. Gabi tells Johnny not to feel bad and points out that Jake ended up with Ava and now she’s very happy with Li Shin. Johnny is glad and asks if that means they are okay. Gabi nods so Johnny wishes her and Li the best as he then walks away.

Dr. Rolf confronts Li about turning off Stefan’s life support and says it would’ve been permanent had he not been caught. Dr. Rolf complains that Li assured he would not harm Stefan and that he only wanted to delay his recovery long enough to cement his relationship with Gabi. Li says he just had a moment of doubt. Dr. Rolf argues that his moment could’ve caused all those years of his work to go up in smoke. Li argues that Rolf doesn’t care any more about Stefan than he does and that he’s just a science project to him. Rolf calls Stefan an obstacle to Li. Li feels they are on the same page. Dr. Rolf says he assured Kristen that Li won’t have another opportunity to get near her brother again. Li mocks Kristen’s show of sisterly love for Stefan and Jake is really about shares and stock, so he proposed a slight change in the plan for Stefan and Kristen liked it. Dr. Rolf asks what the plan is. Li explains that once Stefan is miraculously brought back to life, he wants him to immediately become attracted to Chloe Lane. Dr. Rolf questions what that has to do with business. Li responds that every story is a business story. Li explains that Chloe is getting in Kristen’s way and he needs Kristen to be happy and on his side, so he asks if Dr. Rolf can make it happen.

Marlena asks Brady if he’s sure he wants to let Kristen see Rachel. Brady says he does, but he doesn’t. Brady mentions that Kristen has been asking for months but when she was in prison, he didn’t find it appropriate to bring Rachel there, but now that Kristen is out, he doesn’t have that excuse anymore. Brady adds that Rachel keeps asking why she can’t see her mom. Marlena understands that Kristen can be very unpredictable. Brady says not so much with Rachel, but he doesn’t want to tell Rachel who her mother really is and what she’s done until she’s older. Marlena praises Brady as a good dad. Brady knows he’s not being completely selfless as Kristen has been very noisy about wanting to revisit their custody agreement since she got out. Brady adds that Kristen also installed herself at Basic Black and has been lording her power over Chloe ever since. Marlena asks what he thinks Kristen is looking for in terms of custody. Brady notes that she says she wants joint custody but he wouldn’t put it past her to go for full custody. Brady declares that he can’t let that happen. Brady wonders if he plays nice then Kristen will play nice in return.

Chloe asks how it would work out for Kristen if she kills her in the office. Kristen reminds Chloe that she has a certain gift for getting out of jail. Kristen then gets a call from Brady which excites her so she puts down the knife. Kristen says that she and Chloe were just talking about him. Brady brings up Kristen saying she wanted to see Rachel when she got back, so he informs her that they are at Marlena’s office. Kristen excitedly says she’ll be there and hangs up.

Dr. Rolf is not sure he can do what Li is asking. Li argues that Rolf is a genius and that he kept a guy with no heart alive for four years. Li says all he wants is for him to make Stefan forget that he ever loved Gabi. Dr. Rolf argues that it’s not easy since the emotions of the brain are not his area of expertise. Li brings up Dr. Rolf putting a chip in Hope’s brain, making her think she was a dead European princess. Dr. Rolf laughs as he admits he did do that. Li has faith in Rolf and says if anyone can make Stefan fall back in love with Chloe, it has to be him.

Chloe goes to the DiMera Office and tells Gabi that they need to talk. Gabi says that was fast as she just told her secretary that she needed the Marina report. Chloe says not yet as she really needs to talk to her about something. Gabi asks what there is. Chloe informs Gabi that Kristen just tried to murder her with a letter opener because she wants Brady. Gabi asks if she went to the police. Chloe admits she didn’t. Gabi points out that Chloe isn’t dead. Chloe argues that she would be dead if Kristen didn’t get a phone call from Brady. Chloe complains that going to work now feels like she’s risking her life and she doesn’t want to live like this but she doesn’t think HR can handle this kind of problem. Gabi suggests she just resign. Chloe argues that she has a son to support. Gabi advises her to try not to escalate the situation. Chloe questions just doing nothing. Gabi suggests Kristen probably won’t be here long but Chloe assures that Kristen is not going anywhere as long as Brady and Rachel are here because Kristen is convinced she’s the only thing keeping them from being together. Gabi doesn’t think this is the hill to die on. Chloe asks not to talk about dying. Chloe asks Gabi to tell Kristen to leave her alone. Gabi worries that if she does that, Kristen will flip on her and side with EJ, then he will kick her out of the office so she can’t do that and her hands are tied.

EJ supposes he doesn’t need to involve the police yet. Ava calls that a good answer. EJ says that Leo is currently the suspect of the week. Ava comments that Leo looks good for Abigail’s murder. EJ argues that they all did until they had alibis and if Leo has one as well, then he’s making that call. Ava says they are right back where they started, except now everything is out in the open. Ava tells EJ that she knows the only reason he invited her to move in was to get his hands on her DiMera shares but now he’s completely shown his hand. Ava adds that if she was going to let go of the shares, the person she’d give them to would be Kristen because they actually get along.

Brady asks Marlena if she thinks Rachel could benefit from seeing a child psychiatrist. Kristen then walks in and declares that Rachel doesn’t need a therapist, she just needs her mom. Rachel runs up to hug Kristen. Kristen tells her that everything is going to be alright now as they embrace.

EJ tells Ava that she’d be foolish to pit Kristen against him right now because she will always be loyal to family. Ava points out that she’s family now too and Jake would be rolling in his grave if he knew how EJ was treating his widow. EJ remarks that he doesn’t know and he won’t. Ava says so much for the gracious host making her feel welcome. EJ tells her that she can always move out. Ava assures that she’s not going anywhere. EJ questions Ava thinking she can live here indefinitely without offering him something in return. Ava tells EJ to go to Hell. Johnny then walks in and questions what’s going on here. Ava tells him to ask his father and storms out.

Chloe asks if Gabi is saying she won’t care if Kristen murders her at the office. Gabi insists that Kristen doesn’t want to get sent back to prison. Gabi wishes she could help her. Chloe warns that Kristen could hurt Gabi too as she doesn’t give a damn about Basic Black or any proposals, just pushing her out of Brady’s life. Gabi says Kristen is still DiMera and she’s not, so she has no power over her. Chloe guesses she should’ve figured Gabi would do this. Gabi asks what that means. Chloe brings up her relationship with Stefan and how they were happy until Gabi slept with him and took him away from her.

Dr. Rolf asks Li how he knows that Chloe would return Stefan’s feelings if he could make him feel an attraction. Rolf argues that he’s a doctor, not a matchmaker. Li doesn’t care what Chloe feels as he just wants to keep Stefan from going after Gabi. Li adds that Kristen is the one who wants Stefan to break up Chloe and Brady, so if that doesn’t happen, it’s her problem and not his.

Kristen talks to Rachel about how much she has grown up since she last saw her. Rachel tells her that she missed her. Kristen shows her how she kept the Valentine she made for her. Kristen gives Rachel a present of a necklace with a locket that has a picture of them inside. Kristen says it’s from when the three of them were a family together.

Johnny asks EJ what’s going on with he and Ava. EJ claims they were just having a disagreement about the company. Johnny asks what Ava has to do with DiMera Enterprises. EJ responds that Ava could vote Jake’s shares with his to boot Gabi out but she doesn’t see it that way. Johnny calls it pretty obvious that EJ inviting Ava to live here wasn’t about taking care of his brother’s widow, but about controlling his shares. EJ reminds Johnny that Ava’s marriage to Jake is highly suspect as she married him shortly before he was shot to death. Johnny questions if he thinks Ava was responsible for Jake’s death. EJ says no, but the marriage is suspect because he was killed the same day she married him. Johnny feels Ava has to be shell shocked. EJ assures that Ava is always thinking clearly and never stops acting in her own best interests. Johnny suggests Ava is just trying to do what Jake would’ve wanted and maybe Jake wanted Gabi to stay while it sounds like EJ is asking Ava to say to hell with what Jake wanted. EJ doesn’t think Ava really cares about what Jake would’ve wanted. Johnny asks what that means. EJ responds that Ava isn’t as grief stricken as he seems to think.

Gabi tells Chloe that what happened between her and Stefan was not about hurting Chloe. Gabi admits that at first she wanted to get back at him because he was part of the reason she went to prison for something she didn’t do. Gabi says she didn’t expect to fall in love with him but it just happened. Gabi thought she had been in love before, but Stefan was the first and only man that ever really loved her back. Chloe apologizes for trying to make her feel guilty and now she feels guilty. Chloe asks Gabi not to cry as she was just very hurt and angry when Stefan dumped her for Gabi, but realistically they never would’ve lasted since Vivian would’ve been her mother in law. Chloe says that she and Brady are together now and Gabi and Stefan were obviously meant to be.

Dr. Rolf asks if Li has had a conversation with Kristen about her plan for Stefan and Chloe. Li says that Kristen is a smart woman and will figure out what to do. Li adds that Dr. Rolf said Kristen told him that she’s on board with his plan, so it seems he has his marching orders. Li tells Rolf to go back to his lab and start working on Stefan right away.

Brady asks Rachel if she wants a snack but she declines. Marlena offers to take Rachel to the cafeteria. Rachel asks if Kristen can come with them. Kristen says she needs to stay and talk to Brady but promises to see her soon. Marlena then exits with Rachel. Brady asks Kristen what the hell she is doing with the locket. Kristen questions him being angry because she gave a present to her own child. Kristen complains that she’d been carrying it around for ages, waiting for a chance to see her. Kristen thanks Brady for giving her that chance. Brady responds that she’s making him wish that he hadn’t. Brady argues that the necklace is going to put ideas in Rachel’s idea which is exactly what she wanted. Kristen remarks that it’s just a picture of them. Brady complains that it will give Rachel hope that they are somehow going to be a family again. Kristen asks who says they won’t.

Gabi looks over Chloe’s report and notes that it’s pretty detailed, so she asks what Kristen’s problem with it was. Chloe says apparently her first draft was too vague and now this one was too long so nothing she does is going to please Kristen. Gabi agrees to do what she can but that Kristen will come up with some new way to torture her. Chloe responds that she’s not quitting because Kristen needs to know two can play her game and that Kristen’s not the only one who can play hard ball.

Brady can’t believe he has to tell Kristen again that they are never getting together again, ever. Brady says he let her see Rachel because that’s what Rachel wanted but warns her about if she tries to turn her against Chloe or makes ridiculous promises. Kristen claims she would never use her. Brady argues that Kristen hasn’t seen Rachel in months and the first thing she does is go on about how they used to be a family. Brady talks about how Rachel didn’t understand that they were on the run because her mother was convicted of stabbing her great grandfather in the heart. Kristen argues that he knows why she did that. Brady states that Rachel has been through enough, so he wants to keep stability in her life. Brady adds that just because Rachel wants Kristen in her life, doesn’t mean he’s going to do whatever Kristen wants. Kristen complains that keeping Rachel away from her would be heartless and cruel. Brady calls that hilarious coming from her since she tried to kidnap Rachel to keep her away from him. Kristen admits she was wrong and desperate. Brady shouts that she’s always desperate. Brady decides that this visit is over, so he’s going to pick up their daughter. Kristen stops him to ask when she gets to see her again. Brady says when she stops putting her needs in front of her daughter’s and when she is the mother she needs. Kristen asks how dare he speak to her that way. Brady says he’s just calling it as he sees it and walks out of the office.

Johnny goes to Ava’s room and finds her wiping tears so he asks if she’s alright. Ava says she’s okay. Johnny says he’s sorry about the way EJ is treating her. Ava says that EJ is pressuring her to give him Jake’s shares and when she said she wouldn’t, he said he would kick her out. Ava says she’s no pushover so she’s not going anywhere. Johnny says that ever since EJ screwed it up with Sami, he’s been really one track minded about getting the company back but that doesn’t give him an excuse to walk all over Ava after everything she’s been through. Johnny says he’s sorry that EJ did that. Ava says Johnny is sweet, but she grew up in a mob family so she’s not going to let EJ DiMera rattle her. Johnny sits next to her and asks if he’s the reason she was crying. Ava says no and that it’s just been a tough last few years from turning her back on her family and bouncing around, then her youngest son got himself murdered while her oldest son couldn’t take it here anymore, so he moved out West. Ava adds that then losing Jake too and it all just became a bit much, but she’s always okay. Johnny tells her that if she ever needs anyone to talk to, he’s there. Johnny and Ava hug as EJ walks by and sees them. Johnny says he just got back from a run, so he’s going to shower. Ava thanks him for being there for her. Johnny then exits the room. After Johnny walks away, EJ comes back by and approaches Ava’s room.

Brady brings Rachel to Chloe at Basic Black. Rachel shows Chloe her locket and picture, noting that Kristen said the picture was when they were a family. Brady calls that a long time ago. Rachel responds that she wants to be a family again.

Marlena returns to her office where Kristen remains. Marlena didn’t think she’d still be there. Kristen hoped Brady would bring Rachel back to say goodbye but Marlena says no and that Rachel was jet lagged and wanted to see Chloe. Kristen accuses Marlena of saying that to hurt her. Marlena tells her that she said that to help her face the reality that Brady and Chloe are together and they love each other, so nothing she can do could change that.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Thursday, August 18, 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Steve: Freeze!

Stephanie: Papa, don’t shoot!

Steve: Stephanie?

Stephanie: Yes, it’s me. And would you put that thing away and come give your daughter a hug?

Kayla: So, what happened?

Chad: I broke a glass in my hand.

Kayla: How’d you manage to do that?

Chad: Found out who killed my wife. And I lost it. It was leo stark.

Leo: Problem, counselor?

Sloan: You think?

Leo: You’re the lawyer. I’m just the eye candy around here.

Sloan: Well, it was all that I could do to convince those salivating cops–

Leo: I’m listening.

Sloan: To give me a moment alone with my client after that little outburst. So, let’s get one thing straight, mr. Stark.

Leo: Please, ms. Petersen, call me leo; all my friends do. Well, actually, some of them call me matty. Probably best not to remind the fuzz of the whole double-identity sitch.

Sloan: Fine, leo. But just to remind you, I’m only taking this case on for the publicity and any possible profits from the book sales of your sordid little story. Nonetheless, if you want me to defend you against these very serious charges, you cannot go off half-cocked making promises to the salem pd that you cannot deliver on. Do you understand?

Leo: First of all, “half-cocked”? Please. And who says I can’t deliver what I’m offering? I said I know who killed abigail dimera, and I do.

Xander: Sarah! I figured it out in the shower!

Sarah: What did you figure out, baby?

Xander: How we’re going to force ava vitali to admit what she did, that she helped gwen break out of prison so she could kill abigail.

Ava: What, is the air-conditioning on the fritz in this mausoleum? Oh, no, no, wait, let me guess. You were hunting poor people for sport on the secluded part of the grounds.

Ej: The legendary vitali wit.

Ava: Ooh, how about this? You were being chased through the moors all night by a werewolf only to be saved by the sunrise.

Ej: Ah, a british one. How clever, but no.

Ava: Oh! You are the werewolf?

Ej: Oh, sorry, but I don’t think there was a full moon last night. So, you’re safe for now. Actually, I just topped off an invigorating fencing workout.

Ava: Mm, fencing. Fencing, yes. I should’ve known.

Ej: Yes, indeed. Anyway, as I was saying, I just topped that off with 20 minutes in the sauna. It was quite refreshing. Perhaps next time you and your sharp wit should join me.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Ava: Are you seriously comin’ on to your late brother’s grieving widow?

Ej: Au contraire, I was merely promoting the well-documented health benefits of a nice sauna bath. You know, studies show not only does it provide much-needed relaxation, but it also aids in detoxifying the body and reducing vascular diseases.

Ava: Hmm. Well, looks like someone’s in the pocket of big sauna. Thank you for the health lesson, dr. House.

Ej: Ooh, there’s that wit again, but really if you must liken me to a fictional physician, I’d much prefer that mcsteamy chap.

Ava: Maybe leave the wit to the professionals.

Ej: All kidding aside, I apologize if my invitation seemed untoward. I know how much your short but sweet marriage to my brother, jake, still means to you.

[Dramatic music]

Xander: And then we’ll sneak into the dimera mansion dressed as plumbers–

Sarah: Baby.

Xander: I’m gonna wear a fake mustache. I don’t think you could pull that off, but maybe like a wig or–how about a scar? Anyway, once we’re in, we’ll infiltrate ava’s bedroom–

Sarah: Xander.

Xander: And I will I plant a bug underneath her humidifier and I agree, escaping is probably gonna be a little difficult, but I believe there’s a series of air ducts there and we can probably like john mcclane our way–

Sarah: Xander.

Xander: Darling, I think this is gonna work.

Sarah: Yes, maybe, if gwen was the one that did kill abigail, but–

Xander: But what?

Sarah: [Sighs] Not if it was someone else.

Sloan: So you’re telling me that you’ve known this whole time who killed abigail dimera, and you’re just now coming forward with the information? Even if I manage to prevent you from going away for murder, the da will have a damn good case against you for obstruction of justice.

Leo: Did I say I knew the whole time?

Sloan: Well, you can bet that melinda trask will argue that you should’ve proffered this information the second you knew the killer’s identity, and she’ll be right!

Leo: What if i was just trying to protect someone I care about?

Sloan: You are facing a first-degree murder charge! This is not the time for dale carnegie’s “how to win friends and influence people.”

Leo: Never read it. Now, “the joys of gay sex”? That one I highly recommend.

Sloan: I need you to focus, leo. I need you to tell me who killed abigail dimera, and I need you to tell me now.

Kayla: So how did leo get into the tunnels in the first place?

Chad: Gwen.

Kayla: Sorry.

Chad: It just never ends with her. You know, those two go way back, both birthed from the bowels of hell together.

Kayla: So you really think that she was involved?

Chad: She’s been obsessed with my wife since she came to salem. She blames abigail for being the daughter who got it all. You know, she got to grow up with jack as her father while she was raised by some dysfunctional, screwy mother, as if abby had it all. You know, from what I heard, jack wouldn’t have won any father of the year awards while abigail and jj were growing up.

Kayla: It’s a bit harsh, isn’t it, chad? I mean, do you think that jack deserves that? He just lost his daughter.

Chad: Yeah, I do. And more. He was at the hotel room when I confronted her. Stood by her the whole time, and she said she didn’t know anything about any of this and he just backed her all the way.

Kayla: That must’ve been hard to hear.

Chad: Yeah, and then the daughter that he knew and loved his whole life was cut down in her prime and he still defends the bad seed.

Kayla: Chad, you’re a father. Surely, you could understand jack not wanting to believe that gwen had anything to do with abigail’s death. I mean, it’s horrible enough to lose one daughter, but to think that another child is responsible?

Stephanie: You scared the hell out of me, dad.

Steve: That makes two of us. But I sure am happy to see you. I have missed you so much.

Stephanie: I’ve missed you too. So why’d you come in here, gun literally blazing?

Steve: Well, I got an alert that the security alarm went off. And I wonder how that happened.

Stephanie: Guilty. Took me a minute to remember the code– emily & gideon 4eva. I thought mom stopped setting the house alarm because there was, like, a glitch or something.

Steve: She did. I asked her to start using it again.

Stephanie: Why?

Steve: I’m sorry to have to tell you this, baby girl, but orpheus is back, and he’s targeting our family again.

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Xander: [Sighs] That sick, sadistic bastard. Pretending to be a magical sprite. But betraying a child’s sense of wonder and belief in the fantastic, all the while, laying in wait to kill the lad’s mother.

Sarah: Mm-hmm.

Xander: God, it’s like something straight out of “dateline nbc.”

Sarah: Yeah. I guess our theory about gwen and ava being involved in abigail’s murder just kind of goes out the window now.

Xander: Not so fast, my love. I wouldn’t go issuing any get out of jail free cards for that gruesome twosome just yet.

[Doorbell ringing]

Ava: Where is that damn butler when you need him? Don’t worry, harold, I’ll get it–wouldn’t want to inconvenience you. What the hell are you doing here?

Gwen: Is that any way to greet a friend?

Ava: Come on in, why don’t you? Have to say, I wasn’t expecting a visit from you.

Gwen: Since when do you and I stand on ceremony? Oh, I see how it is. Now that you’re a bona fide dimera wife living the high life in the big, grand mansion, you’re just too posh to receive a visit from a lowly peon like me, unannounced no less, is that it?

Ava: Yes, well, we high society types do prefer that our visitors call ahead. But don’t worry, I’ll still consort with a select few peons from time to time.

Gwen: Oh, well, how very benevolent of you. Far be it from me to waste your precious time. Just thought I’d pop in and put your mind at ease now that the news is out.

Ava: What news?

Gwen: You haven’t heard? Leo stark is in custody. They think that he killed my sister.

Leo: This isn’t easy for me, okay? This particular friend and I go way back.

Sloan: How touching. Is the rhoda to your mary gonna be there to hold your hand when the state decides to give you the needle?

Leo: Please don’t say that. I hate needles. One spring break, I was supposed to get a tramp stamp to match my spiritual twin, britney spears, but I passed out at the tattoo parlor before they could prick me. I guess there is a first time for everything.

Sloan: As fascinating and revelatory as your stories full of skeevy double entendres may be, could we possibly get back to the matter at hand? Namely, keeping you from going down for a murder rap?

Leo: Fine, fine, be that way.

Sloan: So what about this proof you say you have, that your friend killed mrs. Dimera? Does it really exist?

Leo: Oh, it exists all right.

Kayla: Sorry, I know it hurts.

Chad: It’s fine.

Kayla: You really did quite a number on yourself here.

Chad: It’s really not that big of a deal.

Kayla: I’m not so sure about that. Shingles.

Stephanie: Thanks.

Steve: You’re welcome.

Stephanie: [Sighs] Dad, I hate to see you this shook up. I mean, okay, so orpheus is out of statesville.

Steve: Which is a travesty to begin with.

Stephanie: And yes, he did send mom some flowers.

Steve: Yellow freakin’ roses.

Stephanie: But still.

Steve: But still what?

Stephanie: The steven earl johnson I know, my big, strong protective papa, that guy wouldn’t have blinked at all that. He would’ve already found a way to neutralize the threat, and with time to spare for a round of poker with the boys, and he would’ve cleaned up too. He would’ve emptied the pockets of john, abe, and roman.

Steve: Don’t you doubt it, baby. Remember, I am still your big, strong, protective papa, and I’ve already found a way to neutralize orpheus.

Stephanie: So what are you waiting for? What’s the problem?

Steve: The problem is, little sweetness, mama sweetness won’t let me eliminate the son of a bitch.

Kayla: You know, I’m not worried about this injury, chad. It’s not serious, thankfully. I’m worried about you hurting yourself again.

Chad: It was just an accident. Like I said, I just lost my temper. But I’m not acting out or anything, kayla. My problem isn’t that I’m suicidal. My problem is that I am homicidal.

Kayla: Don’t say that.

Chad: That’s the truth. You know what I wish for? I wish that rafe would leave me alone with stark, turn a blind eye for five minutes with none of the police station cameras, no guards, no lawyers, just me and him– five precious minutes, me and him and justice– justice for my abigail.

Kayla: Do you really think that killing leo is going to end your pain?

Chad: What makes you think I want my pain to stop?

Kayla: Why wouldn’t you want that?

Chad: Because it’s all I have, and if that goes away, then I have nothing. So I can’t do that. I can’t let her go. I will not let her go.

Sloan: Okay, I think we can work with that, and do you really have this evidence?

Leo: It’s right where I told you.

Rafe: Well, well, well, if it isn’t sloan petersen.

Sloan: Hello, rafe. It’s been a long time.

Rafe: Yeah, not long enough.

Leo: Rude! I like it.

Sloan: So, I see that detectives hunter and brady realized they were out of their depth and decided to call in the big gun.

Leo: Just how big is that gun, mr. Commissioner?

Rafe: My detectives got called in on another case, so I’m just stepping in, but they did warn me that you are representing the talented mr. Stark here.

Leo: Talented? You make me blush.

Sloan: They warned you? Should I take offense?

Rafe: I didn’t realize you were so easily insulted. I would’ve thought that salem’s most prolific ambulance chaser would have a thicker skin, after all.

Leo: Um, commish, if I may? How thick is your skin?

Sloan: Thick enough apparently to withstand being the most bumbling commissioner in the history of the salem police department. So did I hear right, rafe, that your girlfriend’s successfully managed to frame you for being a dirty cop after she found out you were cheating on her?

Rafe: I’ve been exonerated. Yeah, and that’s “ex-girlfriend.” See, now, I’m a happily married man.

Sloan: Well, I’ll send my condolences to the not-so-lucky lady.

Leo: Ooh! It is getting hot in here! Is it not? All this cross talk, I feel just like rosalind russell.

Rafe: All right! Enough of the nonsense. Detectives brady and hunter have already told me about leo’s bogus claims.

Sloan: I can assure you there’s nothing bogus about them. My client knows who killed abigail dimera, and he has proof.

Rafe: Oh yeah? Well, out with it.

Leo: Yes, sir.

Sloan: Leo will tell you everything, as soon as he gets immunity.

Sarah: So ava used her mob connections to bust gwen out of prison.

Xander: Then leo helped gwen sneak into the dimera mansion where she finally got her ultimate revenge, violently murdering her most detested half-sister.

Sarah: And then leo took off with abigail’s priceless jewelry. I guess it’s possible they were all in cahoots. Which if that is what happened, the three of them are so much depraved than I could’ve imagined.

Ava: So the police think leo stark killed abigail?

Gwen: Apparently so.

Ava: Hmm.

Gwen: What?

Ava: Mm, I don’t know. I’m just– I’m not so sure I buy it. I mean, you knew leo the best. You think he’s capable of murder?

Gwen: Leo was furious with chad and abigail for the part that they played in ruining his happiness.

Ava: Yeah, yeah, I know. I know they broke up his marriage to dr. Moneybags, but still, I mean, stabbing someone to death? It just doesn’t seem like his style.

Gwen: Well, you and i both know that vengeance can drive somebody to do unspeakable things.

Ava: Yeah, that is very, very true. Ooh, it’s kind of like when you asked me to break you out of prison on the same night that abigail died. Tell me, gwen. Were you being driven by vengeance that night?

[Dramatic music]

I’ll remember that chapter

of my life forever.

Gwen: And here I thought that leo’s arrest would’ve put your suspicions of me to bed.

Ava: Well, you can’t blame a girl for being curious, gwen. I mean, I did bust you out of prison on the very night that abigail met her maker, and we both know how much you hated her– much more than leo, I would wager.

Gwen: I didn’t hate abigail. I was merely–

[Sighs] I was merely very jealous of the life that she lived, the life that I was deprived of. Deep down, I–I actually did– I did care for her and her children, my niece and nephew. I could never live with the responsibility of having taken their mother from them.

Ava: Yeah, whatever gets you through the night, toots.

Ej: Oh, hello, ladies! I’m experiencing a little bit of déj vu. Once again, I enter my living room to find the two of you with your heads together. How curious. I do hope you’re feeling better, gwen.

Gwen: Beg your pardon?

Ej: You were under the weather? Isn’t that why you missed dinner with ava and me?

Gwen: Oh–[Clears throat] Yes, yes, of course. Yes, I’m still not quite myself actually. Uh, do accept my apologies, and I’ve just received some rather disturbing news. My friend is in jail, leo, being questioned about abigail’s murder.

Ej: Mm, yes, leo stark. I heard all about that while I was getting dressed. My brother, chad, and I, we’re not on the best of terms as of late, and abigail was a cherished member of the family, wonderful mother and devoted daughter and friend to many, and she died here in this house, under my roof. It’s– it’s unspeakable. I do hope the authorities nail leo stark and anyone else who may be responsible for my sister-in-law’s death, to the wall.

[Dramatic music]

Sloan: So why don’t you trot on over to trask’s office and get my client that immunity deal? And then leo will sing like a canary.

Leo: I do have a beautiful voice.

Rafe: Ah, yes. Well, sorry, counselor, but no deal. You see, I already have a suspect in custody who had means, motive, and opportunity, and those are just the facts.

Sloan: Your facts are flimsy at best.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. See, you may call two identifying witnesses flimsy, but I doubt a jury of his peers will see it that way.

Leo: Peers? Honey, I’m in a class by myself.

Sloan: A little boy who still believes in the tooth fairy and a repeat ex-convict don’t exactly make for star witnesses.

Rafe: We already know your client accessed the dimera family home. We don’t have to take little thomas’ word for it, because we found leo’s fingerprints on the silverware in the wine cellar where he was squatting.

Leo: Ugh, “squatting.” It’s such a gauche term. I prefer “subletting.”

Sloan: Shut up, leo. The commissioner and I are negotiating.

Rafe: No, actually, we are not negotiating, because you have nothing to negotiate with, and I am losing my patience. Now, you can either choose to come up with this proof that you so claim to have, or I am going to request that da trask indicts you for the murder of abigail dimera.

Kayla: Chad, I cannot presume to know what you’re feeling. Everybody grieves differently, and I know it’s not a fair comparison because I got steve back. But I’m sorry if what I say seems insensitive to what you’re going through.

Chad: Kayla, you can say whatever’s on your mind.

Kayla: I know almost better than anybody, the rage that goes with grief when you lose somebody that you love to violence. When I thought that I had lost steve, I was consumed with wanting revenge. I wanted lawrence alamain, the man that I was led to believe was responsible for steve’s death– I wanted him to pay, and it took me a really long time to let go of that desire for revenge. But I had to. Not just for me, but for stephanie. My daughter needed me to be whole, just like thomas and charlotte need you.

Chad: Yeah, I– I get that, but like you said, it’s not the same. Steve came home to you.

Kayla: And I thank god every day for that. Chad, I know that your loss is unspeakably tragic and painful for you and your children, but you– you’ve got to find a way to deal with the anger about how it happened or who you think might be responsible for it, and figure out how you can try to let it go.

Stephanie: Whoa. When I said I thought you’d quickly neutralize orpheus, I didn’t mean permanently. Dad, come on, you can’t just kill a man for no reason.

Steve: No reason? That evil bastard has been terrorizing the people I love since reagan was in office. I think that’s reason enough.

Stephanie: [Sighs] You really are worried.

Steve: I don’t know what I’d do if anything happened to you or your mom or your brothers, and I don’t intend to find out.

Stephanie: And I bet seeing what’s going on with aunt jennifer and uncle jack doesn’t help.

[Sighs] I still can’t believe abigail is gone.

Steve: Me neither. My heart goes out to everyone who lost abigail, and poor chad and those kids.

Stephanie: [Sighs] I really should go see them. Everyone’s still staying over at doug and julie’S.

Steve: Yeah, that’s right, but you’re not going anywhere except back to seattle.

Stephanie: [Scoffs] Why would I go back to seattle? I just got here.

Steve: I need you and your brothers to lie low in seattle until orpheus can be dealt with.

Stephanie: You may be willing to put your entire life on hold for orpheus, but I’m not.

Steve: I’m not asking you to put your life on hold.

Stephanie: Yes, you are.

[Chuckles] A prospective client here in salem is considering hiring stephanie johnson public relations for some big project. Dad, this could be huge for sjpr–for me. That’s why I’m here, not just to pay my respects for abigail.

Steve: Who’s the client?

Stephanie: They haven’t disclosed their name yet.

Steve: [Scoffs]

Stephanie: It’s top secret. They want to wait until we meet in-person tonight.

Steve: Oh, baby. Don’t you see? There is no client. It’s orpheus.

Stephanie: [Sighs] Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Stephanie: [Sighs] You think my prospective client is orpheus?

Steve: Of course it’s orpheus. It’s a trap. Why else would they keep their identity a secret?

Stephanie: I don’t know, like a million different reasons. They could be a celebrity or a politician. They could be a company who’s looking for a new firm.

Steve: Or it could be a psychopath named orpheus.

Stephanie: Enough. Dad, enough. You need to stop with this orpheus paranoia! My meeting was set up by a trusted colleague. I’ve worked with them countless times, and don’t you forget I’m no babe in the woods. My father taught me how to take care of myself.

Steve: Steph, I know that you can handle yourself, but all the pepper spray in the world is not going to protect you from a madman like orpheus. I really wish you and your stubborn mother would realize what a threat he is to us.

Stephanie: Where is mom?

Steve: She’s at the hospital.

Stephanie: Well, let’s stop arguing and go see her. I have just enough time to surprise her at work before I definitely go to my important meeting.

Steve: What was the word I just used to describe your mother? It starts with an S.

Stephanie: Sweetness?

Steve: Okay. We’ll go surprise your mom, and then I will definitely accompany you to your very private, secret meeting.

Stephanie: Dad.

Steve: Don’t “dad” me. If you’re determined to go to this meeting, I’m determined to have your back. Don’t you forget, your papa can be just as stubborn as you and your mom. Let’s go.

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: Chad, have you considered therapy?

Chad: Sonny mentioned that too.

Kayla: Well, I’m sure that marlena could find you a grief support group.

Chad: And what is that? Sit around with a bunch of– a bunch of other sad sacks feeling sorry for myself?

Kayla: No, you would learn how to deal with your anger, and maybe not let it eat away at you. Maybe you can stop hurting yourself and getting drunk and yelling at your kids.

Chad: Who told you that?

Kayla: Jennifer. Because she’s concerned about you. She loves you, chad. We all do. You went to marriage counseling, right? Abigail told me that.

Chad: Yeah, that was different.

Kayla: But you know that it helped heal your marriage. Now, I don’t know how long it’s going to take to heal your heart, but maybe you can learn to be kinder to yourself and be more present for your children.

Sarah: Have you given any thought to how we’re going to prove ava and gwen are in cahoots with leo?

Xander: Yeah, I just thought we’d stick to my original, brilliant plan and break into ava’s room at the dimera mansion and planting a bug. I’ll get my fake mustache!

Sarah: Or! Or, and now hear me out, I’m just spit balling here, we could go to the police with everything we know.

Xander: I mean, yeah, I suppose that would work too.

Gwen: Right, well then, I really must be off. So you take care, ej. Ava, I’ll talk to you soon.

Ej: Oof, she seemed upset.

Ava: Wouldn’t you be? She just found out her best friend may’ve offed her kid sister.

Ej: Oh, funny. I would imagine that latest development would make gwen feel quite relieved.

Ava: Why on earth would you think that?

Ej: Well, now that leo stark is the number one suspect in abigail’s murder and currently in custody, the police are that much further from realizing that gwen is just as likely to have done the deed with your help.

From prom dresses warm way, I’m sure.

Sarah:

Sarah: Gwen. What a coincidence. We were just talking about you.

Gwen: Mm, in a very warm way, I’m sure.

Xander: We read the article in “the intruder” about your good friend leo, arrested for murder.

Gwen: Yes, as you can imagine, I’m quite devastated.

Sarah: So you think that leo’s guilty?

Gwen: Well, the salem police seem to think so. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have brought him in for questioning.

Xander: Well, that works out really well for you, doesn’t it, gwen? I mean, sure, you lose your best friend, but I’d say that’s a small price to pay for getting away with murder.

Leo: All right, I’ll give up the killer and the proof. No need to strip me naked and torture me under harsh lights. That is, unless you think that’s totally necessary, commissioner.

Sloan: Handing over crucial evidence and the culprit has to net us something, hernandez.

Rafe: Yeah, sure. And once I see who and what leo has to offer, I will talk to trask and we will consider what it’s worth. And that is the best I have to offer.

Sloan: I think it’s your best bet.

Leo: Maybe I should hold out for the strip search.

Rafe: Forget it.

Leo: Okay, fine, fine, fine, wait. All right, mr. Big gun, when are we going to get this evidence?

Rafe: No, no, no, no. You’re not going anywhere. You’re staying here. Ms. Petersen is gonna take me to it.

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: Well, your tetanus is up to date, that’s good. I called in a prescription for you down at the pharmacy, and you could change that bandage later today, and come see me in a week, and I will make sure that the whole thing is healing properly.

Chad: Thank you.

Kayla: Mm-hmm. And when you go down to the pharmacy to pick up your prescription, you could just pop into marlena’s office. I mean, you could always cancel the appointment if you change your mind.

Chad: Okay, you win.

Kayla: Thank you.

Chad: Thank you.

Kayla: Any time.

[Elevator dings] Ah, hey, you! How are you? Did you figure out why our alarm was going off at the house?

Steve: I sure did.

Stephanie: Hey, mom.

Kayla: Stephanie! Oh, my baby girl! Wow! Wow!

Ava: You must be loopy from spending all that time in the sauna if you think I helped gwen do anything to abigail.

Ej: “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” That’s from “hamlet,” in case you were wondering.

Ava: Oh, I know my shakespeare, you pretentious ass.

Ej: I heard you, ava. I heard you admit to breaking the wretched ms. Gwen rizczech out of prison the night abigail was killed.

Ava: Ah, so you were eavesdropping?

Ej: I happen to live here. And how was I to know one of my guests would be openly discussing her latest criminal exploits in my parlor room?

Ava: I’m not sure what you think you heard, ej, but you’re barking up the wrong tree.

Ej: Oh, come now, ava. We both know this is your mo. You helped my sister, kristen, break out of police custody once before, and if I recall, I kept that little bit of information to myself. But I just don’t know if I can cloak your sins a second time.

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Kayla: Oh, my gosh, I can’t believe you’re here. Why didn’t you call us and let us know you were coming?

Stephanie: It was a surprise. I’ll fill you in later, mom, okay?

Kayla: Of course.

Stephanie: Hey.

Chad: Stephanie, hi. Yeah, I didn’t know you were home.

Stephanie: Just got in to town. Chad, I’m so sorry about abigail.

Chad: Yeah, well, yeah, we got your flowers. Thank you.

Stephanie: If there’s anything I can do for you and the kids, please let me know.

Chad: I appreciate that.

Kayla: What’s the matter? Aren’t you happy stephanie’s home?

Steve: We’ll talk about it at lunch.

Ava: Oh, careful, elvis. I’m reminded of another shakespearean quote. I can’t recall the play. “He who snitches shall endeth in stitches.”

Ej: [Chuckles] Oh, clever girl.

Ava: Mm, methinks so too.

Ej: Mm. But I’m afraid your little warning has fallen on deaf ears. Now, if you were still connected to the vitali crime family, that would have given me slight pause. But we both know that is no longer the case, which is why you’re so desperate to cling on to my late lug-head of a brother’s stake in my family’s company.

Ava: Screw you, ej.

Ej: Which one of the bard’s plays is that from?

Ava: Hmm. “Taming of the pompous ass.”

Ej: Hmm. Well, in due time, I might take you up on your aforementioned offer, but in the meantime, I’d rather you give me one good reason why I shouldn’t tell rafe hernandez what I know about you and gwen rizczech.

[Dramatic music]

Leo: Well?

Sloan: It was where you said it would be.

Leo: Ah. And did rafey confess his love for me right there on the spot?

Sloan: No, I’m afraid not. But now that commissioner hernandez has the evidence, he should be dropping in on abigail dimera’s real killer as we speak.

Leo: She’s probably gonna kill me too.

Gwen: What are you saying?

Sarah: Oh, drop the act, gwen. We know that you were at the mansion that night that abigail died.

Gwen: That is absolutely ludicrous. I was locked up away in statesville that night that my sister met her bitter end. It’s a matter of public record.

Sarah: Oh, save it! We know that you’re the reason that lucas claimed that he saw me there! It was you in that damn mask!

Rafe: You mean this mask? This one? Gwen rizczech, you’re gonna have to come with me, because I have a few questions for you about your sister’s murder.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Thursday, August 18, 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Steve was surprised to see Stephanie in Salem. She told him that someone wanted to use her PR firm. He told her the person was Orpheus. He thought he was doing that to get to him. He talked to her about having a way to eliminate him, but Kayla wouldn’t go for it. Stephanie also didn’t want him to do something that was going to get him injured or in trouble. He told her the person she was meeting was going to be Orpheus. She wanted her parents to stop worrying so much. She wanted to see Kayla before her meeting. Steve wanted to go with her to her meeting too. Kayla tended to Chad’s hand. He told her about Leo and Gwen. He couldn’t believe Jack defended Gwen. Kayla told him that Jack didn’t want to believe his daughter killed Abby. Kayla was worried about Chad. He insisted that he wasn’t going to commit suicide. He said he was homicidal. He wanted five minutes with Leo to make him pay for what he did to Abby. She said it wouldn’t end his pain. He didn’t want the pain to go away because it’s all he had. He said if it went away, he wouldn’t have anything. He told her that he couldn’t and wouldn’t let her go. She told him about wanting Lawrence Alamain to pay when she thought he killed Steve. She said she had to let go of her need for revenge because of her kids. Chad let her know it wasn’t the same thing because Steve came back to her. She wanted him to deal with his anger and let it go.

Sloan told Leo that she only took his case for the publicity and the profits for her book sales. She warned him not to make promises he couldn’t deliver. He said he could prove that he didn’t kill Abby. He didn’t want to hurt a friend, but he told her what she needed to know. He told her where she could go to find the evidence against the killer. Rafe arrived in the interrogation room. Sloan told him that Leo had evidence against Abby’s killer. Leo agreed to tell him everything he wanted to know for immunity. Rafe passed on his arrangement. Rafe told him that he had witnesses and fingerprints. Rafe wanted the proof and warned him that he would face Trask’s wrath. Leo agreed to help. Gwen went to see Ava at the DiMera mansion. They argue with each other until Gwen told her that Leo was arrested for Abby’s murder. EJ heard them talking and decided to eavesdrop on them. He heard Ava admit that she helped break Gwen out of prison the night Abby was murdered. EJ made his presence known. Gwen told him that her friend Leo was arrested for Abby’s murder. He hoped that the police threw the book at Leo. He thought anyone who was responsible for it should pay for it too. Gwen left so EJ implied that Ava helped Gwen kill Abby. Ava denied doing anything. He told her that he knew she helped Gwen escape from prison. He reminded her that he kept quiet about her helping Kristen get out of custody. He didn’t know if he could keep quiet about that.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022September 18, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Kayla thanked Steve for the flowers. He said he didn’t send them. The flowers were from Orpheus. Steve wanted Kayla to get away from the flowers. He searched them for a bomb. Steve didn’t find a bomb. He said it was still a threat. He said he was going to deliver his own message to Orpheus by killing him. She told him to put the gun down. She said Orpheus was playing mind games. She told him to ignore it. She said Orpheus wouldn’t want to go back to prison. Steve said he could watch Orpheus, but this was too far. He said he couldn’t take matters into his own hands no matter what Orpheus was planning. He said he would go to prison if he killed Orpheus. He promised not to kill Orpheus. Sonny talked to Alex about Abby’s death when Alex saw an article about Leo. Sonny blamed himself for Abby’s death because he got Chad and Abby to help break up Leo and Craig. Sonny tried to call Chad, but he got the voicemail. Alex wondered if Leo was that upset. Sonny said Leo drugged him. Alex said that was sexual assault. Alex wanted to know why he hadn’t said anything before. Sonny said he was embarrassed. Alex was ready to go after Leo. Sonny said he didn’t think Leo killed anyone.

Chad and Jada went to the DiMera mansion to look for proof that Leo killed Abby. Chad told Jada about the tunnels. She asked why they didn’t seal it off.They noticed Leo’s plate. They looked for the murder weapon. She asked how Leo knew about the tunnels. Chad said someone came to mind. Jack went to see Gwen. She told him Leo was arrested for killing Abby. Jack asked if Leo hinted at killing Abby. She didn’t answer him. She said Leo wasn’t capable of murder. Jack said he was angry and had a motive. She said Leo wouldn’t do that. Jack asked who would if he didn’t. She said she wished she had an answer for him. Chad showed up and told Gwen and Jack that he found evidence that Leo was hiding out in the secret room. He accused Gwen of telling Leo about the tunnels and helping him kill Abby. Jack defended Gwen, but Chad didn’t believe it. Chad said she had more than enough motive. She said the tunnels weren’t a secret. Chad said she may not have known about Leo’s plan, but she told him about the tunnels. She wanted him to listen to her, but he didn’t want to. He ended up threatening her. Leo flirted with Shawn while he was questioning him at the station. Shawn offered him a deal to walk if he confessed to murder. Leo said he didn’t kill anyone. Shawn said Clyde could prove he was there. Leo said he was framed. Shawn asked why Clyde would blame him, Leo said it was Nancy’s fault. He said the police didn’t have anything that would stick. Jada went back to the station and told Shawn that she cracked the case wide open. Jada and Shawn talked about the tunnels. He said his family were trapped there. Sloan walked in. She said the police didn’t have any evidence. She said a kid and an ex-convict weren’t credible witnesses. When they were about to leave, Jada came in and said she had proof that Leo was in the basement. She said the fork had his fingerprints on it. Shawn told Leo that they had enough evidence to arrest him. Leo said he didn’t kill Abby, but he knew who did. He said he could prove it.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Monday, August 15, 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Alex met Chanel and Allie for a date. He wanted to know more about their relationship. After they told him their story, they made out with each other. He was intrigued. Li was on the phone with Rolf when Gabi walked in. Li got off the phone. She said she didn’t want to give Ava a job. Gabi said she could string Ava along until she got her shares. He believed she could outsmart Ava. They made love. When they were finished, He asked if she was okay with having a meaningful relationship. She said she was. He wanted her to take off Stefan’s ring. She said she wouldn’t take it off for Jake. She said Jake thought he was a replacement for Stefan. Li asked if he was. She said Jake wasn’t a replacement, but he wasn’t his brother. She said Stefan was gone and wasn’t a threat to them. She said she didn’t know if she would be able to love anyone the same way again. She said she hoped so. She said she would take the ring off when she was ready. She asked if it was okay if she wore the ring. He said it was. He said Stefan wasn’t a threat to them since he was dead. She wanted to go out for food, but he said he had to call his father. Alex was enjoying watching Allie and Chanel make out. They thought he should get a woman of his own. They wanted to know what type of woman he liked. He said he liked beautiful women. Gabi walked in the room. He said he liked women like Gabi.

EJ set up dinner for Ava and Gwen. Ava told him Gwen wasn’t coming. Johnny showed up and wanted to take Gwen’s place. EJ told Johnny that Ava was moving in. Johnny said EJ wanted Ava’s shares. Johnny told him that he and Ava were acquainted with each other. EJ wanted to know what was going on between them. They said they saw each other naked. EJ mentioned Johnny fighting for Chanel. Ava told him to give it a rest. EJ ended up making a toast to Jake. He said he wished he knew Jake better. When he kept making remarks about Jake, Johnny told him to stop. EJ left to check on their food. Johnny apologized for his father talking about Jake. She thanked him for having Jake’s back. While they were talking, Johnny took a call. EJ came back and apologized to Ava. Tony and Anna went to see Kristen. Anna reminded Kristen of the things Kristen has done wrong. Kristen wanted to know why they were there. Tony said he was there to talk her into coming home. Kristen said she would love to, but EJ said she couldn’t come home until she gave him her shares. Tony understood, but knew she couldn’t be happy there. She said she was comfortable. She said she felt closer to Jake. Anna looked at Kristen’s tablet and thought she was looking at Jake’s obituary. Anna noticed that she was looking at Stefan’s. Kristen said Jake’s death brought back memories of Stefan. Tony said he remembered Gabi begging Rolf to save Stefan, but he couldn’t. Tony told Kristen he would try to convince EJ to let her come back home.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Thursday, August 18, 2022

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Steve goes home and bursts in with his gun raised, only to be shocked to find his daughter Stephanie inside, who drops a glass and tells him not to shoot. Stephanie tells Steve to put the gun away and give his daughter a hug.

Kayla checks Chad out in a hospital room and asks what happened. Chad informs her that he broke a glass in his hand after finding out that Leo Stark killed his wife.

Sloan joins Leo in the interrogation room. Leo asks if there’s a problem. Sloan says she convinced the cops to give her a moment alone with her client after his outburst. Sloan reminds Leo that she’s only taking his case for the publicity and any possible profits of his book sales from his sordid story. Sloan warns that if he wants her to defend him against these very serious charges, he can’t go off making promises to the police that he can’t deliver on. Leo asks who says he can’t deliver since he said he knows who killed Abigail and he does.

Xander comes out of the shower and tells Sarah that he’s figured out how they are going to force Ava to admit that she helped break Gwen out of prison so that she could kill Abigail.

Ava comes out of her room and runs in to EJ in the hall. Ava jokes about EJ being shirtless in just a towel. EJ informs her that he just finished an invigorating fencing workout and spent 20 minutes in the sauna. EJ calls it quite refreshing and suggests next time, Ava should join him. Ava questions if he’s seriously coming on to his late brother’s grieving widow. EJ claims that he was merely promoting the well documented health benefits of a sauna bath. Ava thanks him for the health lesson. EJ apologizes as he knows how much her short but sweet marriage to Jake still means to her. EJ then walks away.

Xander tells Sarah about how they will sneak in to the DiMera Mansion, dressed as plumbers, and then they will infiltrate Ava’s bedroom where he will plant a bug under her humidifier. Xander says that escaping will be difficult but he believes they can get through the air ducts. Sarah says that may work if Gwen was the one who did kill Abigail, but not if it was someone else, as Sarah then shows Xander the article on Leo’s arrest.

Sloan questions if Leo is telling her that he’s known this whole time who killed Abigail and he’s just now coming forward with the information. Sloan argues that even if she manages to prevent him from going away for murder, Melinda will have a damn good case against him for obstruction of justice. Leo points out that he didn’t say he knew the whole time. Sloan bets that Melinda will argue that he should’ve offered the information the second he knew the identity of this person. Leo asks what if he was just trying to protect someone he cares about. Sloan reminds him that he’s facing a first degree murder charge. Sloan tells him that she needs him to tell her now who killed Abigail DiMera.

Kayla asks Chad how Leo got in to the tunnels in the first place. Chad tells her it was Gwen as it just never ends with her. Chad says Gwen and Leo go way back. Kayla asks if he really thinks she was involved. Chad comments that Gwen has been obsessed with Abigail since she came to Salem because she blamed Abigail for her upbringing as if Abigail had it all. Chad remarks that from what he’s heard, Jack wouldn’t have won any father of the year awards when Abigail and JJ were brought up. Kayla feels that’s a bit harsh and asks if he thinks Jack deserves that after he just lost his daughter. Chad responds that he does and more. Chad informs Kayla that Jack was at the hotel when he confronted Gwen and stood by her the whole time. Chad complains that Gwen said she knew nothing and Jack backed her all the way. Kayla knows it must have been hard to hear. Chad argues that the daughter Jack knew and loved his whole life was cut down in her prime, yet he still defends the bad seed. Kayla reminds Chad that he’s a father so he can understand Jack not wanting to believe that Gwen had anything to do with Abigail’s death. Kayla states that it’s bad enough to lose one daughter without thinking that another child is responsible.

Stephanie complains that Steve scared the hell out of her. Steve says she did to him too but he’s happy to see her as he’s missed her so much. Stephanie questions why he came in gun blazing. Steve says he got an alert that the security alarm went off and he wondered how that happened. Stephanie admits it took her a minute to remember the code but she thought Kayla stopped setting the alarm because of a glitch. Steve confirms that she did but he asked her to start using it again. Stephanie asks why. Steve responds that he’s sorry to have to tell her this, but Orpheus is back and he’s targeting their family again.

Xander complains about Leo after reading the article. Sarah guesses their theory about Gwen and Ava being involved goes out the window now but Xander says not so fast as he wouldn’t grant them get out of jail free cards just yet.

Ava answers the door at the DiMera Mansion to see Gwen and questions what the hell she’s doing here. Gwen questions that being how she greets a friend and comes in to the living room. Ava states that she wasn’t expecting a visit from her. Gwen mocks her being a DiMera wife living the high life in the grand mansion so she’s too posh for a visit from a lowly peon like her. Ava jokes that they do prefer a call ahead but she’ll still consort with a select few peons. Gwen mocks the idea of wasting her precious time. Gwen just wanted to come put her mind at ease now that the news is out that Leo Stark is in custody as they think he killed Abigail.

Leo tells Sloan that this isn’t easy for him since he and this friend go way back. Sloan asks if the friend is going to be by his side if the state decides to give him the death penalty. Sloan asks about the proof that Leo says he has that his friend killed Abigail and if it really exists. Leo assures that it does.

Kayla wraps Chad’s hand and comments that he did quite a number on himself. Chad calls it no big deal but Kayla says she’s not so sure about that.

Stephanie hates to see Steve so shook up. Steve calls it a travesty that Orpheus is out of prison. Stephanie points out that Orpheus did send Kayla flowers and that the Steve she knows wouldn’t have blinked an eye at that and would’ve already found a way to neutralize the threat. Steve informs her that he’s already found a way to neutralize Orpheus. Stephanie asks what he’s waiting for then and what the problem is. Steve responds that the problem is that Kayla won’t let him eliminate Orpheus.

Kayla tells Chad that she’s not worried about his injury as it’s luckily not serious, but she’s worried about him hurting himself again. Chad calls it an accident and says he just lost his temper, he’s not acting out. Chad declares that his problem is not that he’s suicidal, but that he’s homicidal. Kayla tells him not to say that but Chad says it’s true. Chad wishes Rafe would leave him alone with Leo and turn a blind eye for five minutes with no cameras, guards, or lawyers. Kayla asks if he really thinks killing Leo will end his pain. Chad asks what makes her think he wants his pain to stop because it’s all he has. Chad declares that if his pain goes away, then he has nothing, so he can’t do that because he will not let Abigail go.

Sloan tells Leo that she thinks they can work with that and asks if he really has this evidence. Leo confirms that it’s right where he told her. Rafe then enters the room. Sloan tells him that it’s been a long time. Rafe says not long enough. Sloan guesses that Shawn and Jada decided to call in the big gun. Rafe responds that they got called in on another case, so he’s just stepping in, but they did warn him that Sloan was representing Leo. Rafe calls her Salem’s most prolific ambulance chaser. Sloan calls Rafe the most bumbling police commissioner in the history of Salem. Sloan then brings up Rafe’s girlfriend successfully framed him for being a dirty cop after she found out he was cheating on her. Rafe clarifies that he was exonerated and that was his ex-girlfriend as he’s now happily married. Leo jokes about watching them argue. Rafe declares that’s enough nonsense as Shawn and Jada already told him about Leo’s bogus claims. Sloan assures there is nothing bogus about them as Leo knows who killed Abigail DiMera and he has proof. Rafe says out with it then. Sloan tells Rafe that Leo will tell him everything as soon as he gets immunity.

Sarah and Xander go over Ava using her mob connections to break Gwen out of prison and then Leo helped Gwen sneak in to the DiMera Mansion where she finally got her ultimate revenge by violently murdering her half-sister and then Leo took off with Abigail’s priceless jewelry. Sarah guesses it’s possible they were all in cahoots.

EJ comes downstairs and listens in on Gwen and Ava talking in the living room about the police thinking Leo killed Abigail. Ava is not sure she buys it. Ava points out that Gwen knew Leo best and asks if she thinks he’s capable of murder. Gwen states that Leo was furious with Chad and Abigail for their part in ruining his happiness. Ava knows they broke up his marriage to Craig but feels stabbing someone doesn’t seem like Leo’s style. Gwen remarks that they both know vengeance can drive one to do unspeakable things. EJ continues listening in from behind the door as Ava tells Gwen that it’s kind of like when she asked her to break her out of prison on the same night that Abigail died. Ava asks if Gwen was being driven by vengeance that night. Gwen thought Leo’s arrest would’ve put Ava’s suspicion to bed. Ava says she can’t blame her for being curious since she did break her out of prison on the night that Abigail met her maker and they both know how much Gwen hated Abigail which she imagines was much more than Leo. Gwen argues that she didn’t hate Abigail and was only very jealous of the life that she lived. Gwen states that deep down, she cared for Abigail and her children so she could never live with the responsibility of having taken the children’s mother from them. Ava says whatever helps her sleep at night. EJ then walks in and calls it deja vu to once again find them in his living room with their heads together. EJ hopes Gwen is feeling better since she was under the weather and missed dinner with them. Gwen claims she’s still not quite herself and just received some rather disturbing news that her friend Leo is in jail, being questioned about Abigail’s murder. EJ mentions hearing all about that while getting dressed. EJ states that he and Chad are not on the best of terms but Abigail was a cherished member of the family and she died in this house under his roof. EJ calls it unspeakable. EJ hopes the authorities nail Leo Stark and anyone else responsible for Abigail’s death to the wall.

Sloan tells Rafe to go to Melinda’s office and get Leo that immunity deal, and then Leo will sing like a canary. Rafe says no deal because he already has a suspect in custody who had means, motive, and opportunity. Sloan calls those facts flimsy but Rafe doubts a jury of his peers will see it that way. Sloan mocks Thomas and Clyde as star witnesses. Rafe responds that they arleady know Leo accessed the DiMera Mansion since they found his fingerprints on the silverware in the wine cellar where he was squatting. Sloan says they are negotiating but Rafe says they aren’t because she has nothing to negotiate with and he’s losing his patience. Rafe tells Leo that he can either come up with the proof that he claims to have or he will request that Melinda indict him for the murder of Abigail DiMera.

Kayla tells Chad that she cannot presume to know what he’s feeling because everybody grieves differently and she knows it’s not a fair comparison because she got Steve back, so she’s sorry if what she says seems insensitive but she knows almost better than anybody the rage that goes with losing someone you love to violence. Kayla recalls being consumed with wanting revenge on Lawrence Alamain because she was led to believe he was responsible for Steve’s death and it took her a really long time to let go of her desire for revenge because her daughter needed her, just like Thomas and Charlotte need Chad. Chad gets that but agrees it’s not the same since Steve came home to her. Kayla thanks God for that every day and knows his loss is an unspeakable tragedy that’s painful for him and his children, but he has to find a way to deal with the anger about how it happened or who he thinks might be responsible for it and figure out how to try to let it go.

Stephanie tells Steve that wanting him to quickly neutralize Orpheus didn’t mean permanently as he can’t just kill a man for no reason. Steve argues that Orpheus has been terrorizing the people he loves since Ronald Reagan was President and thinks that’s reason enough. Stephanie realizes that he really is worried. Steve doesn’t know what he would do if anything happened to her, Kayla, or her brothers and he doesn’t intend to find out. Stephanie bets what’s going on with Jennifer and Jack doesn’t help. Stephanie still can’t believe Abigail is gone. Steve says his heart goes out to everyone who lost Abigail, especially Chad and the kids. Stephanie says she should go see them but Steve tells her to go back to Seattle because he needs her and her brothers to lie low there until Orpheus can be dealt with. Stephanie argues that he may be willing to put his entire life on hold for Orpheus but she’s not. Steve says he’s not asking her to put her life on hold but Stephanie says he is as she reveals that a prospective client is considering hiring her for some big project and this could be huge for her which is why she’s here. Steve asks who the client is. Stephanie responds that they haven’t revealed their name yet as it’s top secret and they want to wait until they meet in person tonight. Steve warns her that there is no client and that it’s Orpheus. Stephanie questions thinking that but Steve insists that it’s a trap and asks why else they would keep their identity a secret. Stephanie suggests they could be a celebrity or a politician. Steve continues to worry it could be Orpheus. Stephanie tells him to stop with the paranoia and assures that her meeting was set up by a trusted colleague that she’s worked with countless times. Stephanie reminds Steve that he taught her how to take care of herself. Steve knows she can handle herself but pepper spray won’t protect her from a madman like Orpheus. Steve wishes Stephanie and Kayla would realize what a threat Orpheus is to them. Stephanie asks where Kayla is. Steve informs her that she’s at the hospital, so Stephanie suggests they go see her as she has just enough time to surprise her before her meeting. Steve agrees to go, but says he will accompany her to her secret meeting. Steve decides that if she’s going to the meeting, he’s going to have her back. Steve reminds her that he can be just as stubborn as her and Kayla. Steve and Stephanie then exit the house.

Kayla asks if Chad has considered therapy. Chad says Sonny mentioned that too. Kayla is sure that Marlena could find him a grief support group. Chad doesn’t want to sit around feeling sorry for himself. Kayla encourages that he would learn how to deal with his anger and maybe not let it eat away at him, so he’d stop hurting himself, getting drunk, or yelling at his kids. Chad questions who told her about that. Kayla tells him that Jennifer is concerned because she loves him like they all do. Kayla brings up that Chad went to marriage counseling. Chad says that was different. Kayla points out that it helped heal his marriage. Kayla doesn’t know how long it will take to heal his heart but maybe he can learn to be kinder to himself and more present for his children.

Sarah asks if Xander has given any thought on how to prove that Ava and Gwen are in cahoots with Leo. Xander wants to stick to his original brilliant plan of breaking in to Ava’s room at the DiMera Mansion and planting a bug. Sarah suggests they just go to the police with everything they know. Xander supposes that will work too.

Gwen tells EJ to take care and tells Ava that she’ll talk to her soon as she quickly exits. EJ notes that Gwen seemed upset. Ava points out that Gwen just found out her best friend may have killed her little sister. EJ would imagine that would make Gwen feel quite relieved since now that Leo is the #1 suspect and currently in custody, the police are that much further from realizing that Gwen is just as likely to have done the deed with Ava’s help.

Gwen walks through the town square right as Sarah and Xander are coming out of the Salem Inn. Sarah calls it a coincidence as they were just talking about her. Xander mentions reading The Intruder article about her good friend Leo being arrested for murder. Gwen says that she’s quite devastated. Sarah asks if Gwen thinks Leo is guilty then. Gwen responds that the police seem to think so or else they wouldn’t have brought him in for questioning. Xander says that works out really well for Gwen since losing her best friend is a small price to pay for getting away with murder.

Leo tells Rafe that he’ll give up the killer and the proof. Sloan argues that handing over crucial evidence and the culprit has to get them something. Rafe says once he sees who and what Leo has to offer, then he will talk to Melinda and consider what it’s worth. Rafe calls that the best he has to offer. Sloan believes it’s Leo’s best bet. Leo jokes about holding out so Rafe goes to leave but Leo stops him and asks when they are going to get the evidence. Rafe tells Leo that he’s not going anywhere and that Sloan will take him to the evidence.

Kayla tells Chad that she called in a prescription for him at the pharmacy and he can change his bandage later today, then come back to see her in a week so she can make sure it’s healing properly. Chad thanks her. Kayla adds that when he goes to the pharmacy, he could stop in Marlena’s office and he could always cancel the appointment if he changes his mind. Chad agrees that she wins and thanks her. Chad walks away as Steve then arrives with Stephanie to surprise Kayla.

Ava tells EJ that he must be loopy if he thinks she helped Gwen do anything to Abigail. EJ then reveals that he heard her admit to breaking Gwen out of prison on the night that Abigail was killed. Ava questions him eavesdropping. EJ says he happens to live here and asks how he would know that one of his guests would be openly discussing her latest criminal exploits. Ava isn’t sure what EJ thinks he heard, but warns that he’s barking up the wrong tree. EJ argues that they both know it’s her M.O. since Ava helped Kristen break out of police custody before, which he kept to himself. EJ doesn’t know if he can cloak her sins a second time.

Kayla can’t believe Stephanie is here and asks why she didn’t call to let them know she was coming. Stephanie says it was a surprise and she will fill her in later. Stephanie then spots Chad and goes over to greet him. Chad didn’t know she was home. Stephanie says she just got in to town and that she’s so sorry about Abigail. Chad thanks her for the flowers. Stephanie tells him to let her know if there’s anything she can do for he or the kids. Kayla asks Steve what’s the matter and if he isn’t happy that Stephanie is home. Steve responds that they will talk about it at lunch.

Ava warns EJ about snitching but EJ says it’s falling on deaf ears since she’s no longer connected to the Vitali crime family. EJ says that’s why she’s so desperate to hang on to Jake’s stake in DiMera. EJ tells Ava to give him one good reason why he shouldn’t tell Rafe what he knows about her and Gwen.

Sloan returns to Leo in the interrogation room and confirms the evidence was where he said it would be and now that Rafe has the evidence, he should be dropping in on Abigail’s real killer as they speak. Leo remarks that she’s probably going to kill him too…

Gwen questions what Sarah and Xander are saying. Sarah tells her to drop the act as they know that she was at the DiMera Mansion on the night that Abigail died. Gwen calls that ludicrous as she was locked away in prison that night and it’s a matter of public record. Sarah tells her to save it as they know Lucas claimed he saw her there because it was Gwen in the mask. Rafe then appears with the mask in hand and asks if they mean this mask. Rafe tells Gwen that she’s going to have to come with him because he has a few questions for her about her sister’s murder.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Posted on August 18, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

[Dramatic music]

Well, these are gorgeous. You shouldn’t have.

Steve: I didn’T.

Sonny: [Whistling] Uh, hello?

Sloan: Oh, hi, good morning.

Sonny: Hi. Okay then.

Sloan: Mm.

Sonny: What happened to all the coffee?

Sloan: Oh, sorry; I finished it off. I need, like, three cups just to get my day started. You know, if you’d like, I can have hendo bring you up some more.

Sonny: Hendo? Okay. Let me guess; you’re alex’s friend?

Alex: Somebody say my name?

Sloan: Oh.

[Knocking at door]

Gwen: Dad. What are you doing here?

Jack: I came to update you on your sister’s murder investigation, unless you’ve already seen the news.

Gwen: No, I only just got up. What’s happened?

Jack: The police have a new suspect in custody.

Gwen: Really? Who?

Jack: Your friend, leo stark.

[Door clicks open]

Leo: Oh, finally–and now, I am leaving.

Shawn: Nope, guess again.

Leo: What? You already held me here all night for no reason.

Shawn: We held you here, ’cause you’re the main suspect in the abigail dimera murder case.

Leo: [Sighs]

Shawn: We have some more questions we need you to answer.

Leo: No, I am not dating anyone, and yes, I put out on the first date.

Shawn: You may not know this, but abigail was my cousin, and I’m taking this very seriously, and I think you should too.

Leo: Oh, I am. I plan to sue you, the commissioner, and the entire department for unlawful detention. In the meantime, you cannot and will not prevent me from employing humor as a way of surviving this interminable confinement.

Shawn: Oh, you want me to speed this up? Want me to speed it up, huh? I’ll make you a deal, all right? I’ll tell the D.A. To go light on your sentence if you confess to the murder of abigail.

Jada: Chad, I know it probably isn’t easy being back here at this house. If you prefer, I can do the search myself, and you can wait outside.

Chad: Not a chance. If leo stark killed my wife, I’m gonna do everything in my power to prove it.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

[Dramatic music]

Jada: He seems like quite the character.

Chad: My father? Yeah, I could go on for hours about the great and powerful stefano dimera, but we should probably get started.

Jada: Do you need a minute?

Chad: No, I’m good; just tell me how you want to proceed.

Jada: Your son said he ran into leo stark in the basement. How do we get down there?

Chad: Entrance is over here.

Jada: Seriously?

Chad: What, you don’t have secret tunnels in your house? I’ll lead the way.

Leo: For the last time, I did not kill abigail dimera!

Shawn: Well, we have a witness that puts you in the house the night of the murder.

Leo: Oh, please, are you talking about that mentally ill little boy who thinks I’m the tooth fairy? Have you questioned santa claus and the easter bunny as well?

Shawn: Well, we questioned clyde weston. Yeah, he said that you were in possession of a bag of jewelry that was stolen from abigail’s bedroom the night that she was murdered, all right? If you were never there, how did you get that jewelry?

Jack: Based on the information that clyde and thomas gave to the police, leo is now at the center of your sister’s murder investigation.

Gwen: But nothing that they said proves that he did it.

Jack: Leo was hiding out in abigail’s basement. He had her jewelry. If he’s innocent, how do you explain that?

Gwen: I suppose I can’T.

Jack: Gwen, you were close with leo. Did he say or do anything that would lead you to believe that he could’ve killed abigail?

Leo: Why would you think that I killed abigail?

Gwen: You were in her house last night.

Leo: You sent me there.

Gwen: I sent you directions to the secret room where you were obviously lying in wait.

Leo: Obv–no, I was drinking mimosas and working out a plan for revenge, which did not include me going all norman bates.

Gwen: Listen, if anyone understands, it is me. I understand the resentment and the rage that you felt when you crept out of that room and into abigail’s bedroom, and you got that revenge that you so bloody-well deserved.

No, dad. Honestly, I’m just as shocked to hear about this as you are.

This is the sound of better breathing.

Kayla: Well, who else would send me yellow roses?

Steve: Oh, maybe one of the kids. There’s a card.

Kayla: “Dear kayla, I apologize for any trouble I may have caused you in the past. Please know you have nothing to fear from me. All my best, orpheus.”

[Dramatic music]

Alex: Mm–[Smooches] Yes, I am starving.

[Sighs]

Sonny: So alex, aren’t you gonna introduce me to your friend?

Alex: I’m sorry, sonny. This is lisa.

Sloan: Actually, it’s sloan.

Sonny: Nice to meet you.

Alex: Are you sure?

Sloan: Are you serious?

Alex: I’m sorry. I’m terrible with names.

Sloan: Well, lucky for you, you’re good at a few other things.

Alex: Sloan, this is my baby bro, sonny.

Sloan: Nice to meet you, sonny. Sorry again about polishing off all the coffee.

Sonny: Oh, it’s–

Alex: Ugh!

Sonny: Fine–totally fine. So have you guys, like, known each other for a while?

Alex: No, we met last night.

Sloan: Mm.

Alex: It was last call at a little place called small bar, and we kind of just found each other.

Sloan: Wait, so you remember the name of the bar you were at last night, but you don’t remember the name of the woman you slept with?

Alex: Only because we were joking about how literal the name was.

Sloan: Mm.

Alex: It was like the owners looked at the place and was like, “well, it’s small, and it’s a bar, so”–

Sloan: “We should call it small bar.”

Sonny: [Laughs] Oh.

Alex: Exactly.

Sonny: Funny.

Alex: I’ll tell you this though. If your name was pretty woman, I would’ve gotten it right off the bat.

Sloan: Huh. I think he just referred to me as that hooker from the julia roberts movie.

Alex: Anyway, sloan and I had an instant connection, which was a huge relief after your baby mama turned me down.

Sonny: Gabi?

Alex: Yup, she was at small bar last night too. You forgot to tell me she was smoking hot.

Sloan: [Clears throat] Hello? Hi–still in the room.

Alex: Baby, I’m sorry. You’re smoking hot too.

Sloan: Uh-huh. Okay, hon, I think you sort of lost your touch. I’m gonna run out and grab more coffee for us.

Alex: Oh, a doll.

Sonny: Thank you.

Sloan: Mm-hmm.

Sonny: Oh, I know. That’s–I’m gonna be honest. I can’t believe she didn’t just smack you across the face.

Alex: Wait, did she say she was into that?

Sonny: No. You insulted her, like, a dozen times.

Alex: Sonny, she’s cool. She knows I’m not out to hurt anybody’s feelings. I like beautiful women; sue me.

Sonny: Okay, and how many– how many beautiful women did you hit on last night?

Alex: Pfft, like, four?

Sonny: [Mockingly] “Like, four”–four?

Alex: I mean, that’s including your sister-in-law.

Sonny: Oh, my god. You are, like, the most shameless horndog ever.

[Sighs] Yeah, hilarious.

Alex: [Laughing]

Leo: Listen up, chiseled-cheeks. I have no idea what clyde weston is talking about. I’ve never even met the guy.

Shawn: That’s interesting, because he says that you two were partners in a fencing operation.

Leo: I’m sorry; fencing? You mean, like, sword play?

Shawn: No, as in the crime of buying and reselling stolen merchandise. He said that you were in possession of a bag of jewelry that you were just looking to unload–jewelry that belonged to abigail.

Leo: As I said, I’ve never even met the guy, let alone conspired with him to sell stolen goods.

Shawn: Okay, why would he lie?

Leo: I don’t know! He’s–he’s out on parole. Maybe he doesn’t wanna spend the rest of his life in prison.

Shawn: Oh, clyde’s got an air-tight alibi.

Leo: Well then, maybe he’s afraid you could still find a way to pin this on him.

Shawn: Okay, so maybe that’s true. Let’s just say that it is. Can you tell me why is it that he would want to pin this on you? Why you?

Leo: [Sighs] His girlfriend put him up to it.

Shawn: Nancy?

Leo: Yes! That pathetic woman hates me for stealing her husband.

Shawn: That’s not the way that I heard it. I heard it was an epic fail on your part.

Leo: Well, that’s only because the losers in this town wouldn’t mind their own business. But my breakup with craig aside, nancy still wants revenge against me; she blames me for breaking up her family.

Shawn: I hear that she and clyde are very happy together.

Leo: Oh, I’m so happy they found each other. But it doesn’t change the fact that you’re holding me here, when all you have is the word of a spoiled brat and a career criminal whose bae despises me. You have no real evidence to back up these insane accusations.

Shawn: Not yet. But we’re working on it.

Jada: These tunnels, are they only underneath the house?

Chad: No, they go on for miles.

Jada: So there are access points beyond your property?

Chad: Yes, several, all over salem.

Jada: Could there be a way that leo used them to get down here?

Chad: I mean, they’re all locked and hidden, but yeah, I guess it’s possible.

Jada: What is this one used for?

Chad: Storing wine, mostly, and some other stuff, like, holding people against their will.

Jada: Ever consider just sealing it off?

Chad: Where would we store our wine? Son of– thomas was right. Leo was under our noses the whole time.

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Sloan: Alex.

Alex: Ah.

Sloan: Oof, it’s been a blast, but I gotta get into the office.

Alex: Let me walk you out.

Sloan: I think I can manage. Nice to meet you, sonny.

Sonny: Same.

[Dramatic music]

So are you guys, like– like a thing now?

Alex: I mean, I wouldn’t mind hanging out with her again, for sure. But if you are asking me if I’m looking for anything serious, no.

Sonny: Oh, right.

Alex: What?

Sonny: Hm, what, what?

Alex: What, no, you just had a little look there.

Sonny: I didn’t think I gave you a look.

Alex: Oh, no, you most definitely gave me a look. It was like one of those judgmental “why aren’t you having a thing with a woman you just met” kind of look.

Sonny: Oh, so you barely know her, but you still had sex with her?

Alex: Yeah.

[Scoffs] What is that, like, immoral, sonny? Was I supposed to pledge my troth to her before I–I don’t know, how do they say it in the olden days? Made whoopee?

[Laughs] It’s the 21st century, for god’s sake.

Sonny: I know it’s the 21st century, alex. But I just–I guess I’m not as cavalier about using people as you are.

Alex: How did I use her? That woman never for one minute indicated that she wanted anything more from me than sex.

Sonny: Everyone wants more than just sex, alex.

Alex: Really? Everyone?

Sonny: Yeah.

Alex: Now, how do you know that, sonny? Did you take the “everyone wants more than sex” survey?

Sonny: No, I–I didn’t take a survey, alex. But you know, I’ve come across a lot of normal people with normal hearts and souls, and they do want relationships, and yes, that does include sex, but also a lot of other things, like, caring for someone else and sharing a life together. I mean, everyone deserves to be loved.

Alex: Oh, I agree with you. You know why? Because I am feeling very loved. I have a father who loves me. I got a brother who really loves me, and I got friends. I got a lot of friends, and I know you and will are very domesticated, and that’s a beautiful thing. It’s just not for me. It’s not my style–

Sonny: Then–

Alex: It’s not what I’m looking for.

Sonny: You–you–

Alex: But hey, you do you.

Sonny: But that way, you don’t get to experience, like, the real hard stuff, the scary stuff, the stuff that actually takes courage, you know? Like, commitment and sacrifice and a lot of other things.

Alex: Mm. Well, see, the scary the stuff that you’re talking about actually just sounds boring– but not just boring, but suffocating–but if you’re into that–

Sonny: No, do you know what I’m into, alex? I’m into loving another person, and not just the person that I have sex with, but the person that is my best friend and my family and my partner–and you know what? If that means I have to make some sacrifices along the way, so be it, because I think that loving someone and having them love you back is the most beautiful thing in the world.

Alex: Okay, and you are very defensive. Let’s move on. Have some breakfast. Have a–do you want a croissant? Look at the croissants.

Sonny: They look great. You know what? Fine, okay, you know what? Let’s just move on. Let’s pretend we never had this conversation, because clearly, you’re dead set in this shallow lifestyle, and I’m not gonna change your mind, and it’s your life, so–

Alex: Great, thank you.

Sonny: Yeah, you’re welcome. Ah!

[Stumbles over words] I’m sorry, alex, but I’m worried about you, man.

Alex: Why are you worried about me?

Sonny: Because, you know, you’re my brother, and I love you–

[Groans] And I just don’t want you to be a misogynist.

Alex: A misogynist?

Sonny: Yeah.

Alex: Don’t they, like, hate women? I love women.

Sonny: But you don’t respect them or their feelings.

Alex: Okay, I’ve already gone over this with you, sonny. I’ve told you this. All the women that I have sex with are completely fine with my having no regard for their feelings–

[Whispers] Because they have no regard for mine–

[Normal voice] Just the way I like it.

Sonny: Look, you know what? This is a moot point. Clearly, I’m not getting through to you, so let’s just end this here, okay? I got some work to do.

Alex: Whoa, whoa, hang on a second. Did you see this?

Sonny: See what?

Alex: They have a new suspect in your cousin’s murder case.

Sonny: Who is it?

Alex: Don’t you know this guy?

Leo: So basically, you’re trying to railroad me?

Shawn: No, not at all. I’m just trying to conduct a thorough investigation.

Leo: No, no, you’re holding me hostage while you throw things up against the wall to see what sticks. That’s not how the criminal justice system works. I know the law, and I know my rights. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury–

Shawn: What are you doing?

Leo: I, leo chalamet stark–

Shawn: Your middle name’s chalamet?

Leo: Quiet in the courtroom.

Shawn: This isn’t a courtroom.

Leo: I stand before you today an innocent man wrongfully accused of this heinous crime. There are people in this town– vicious, vindictive people– who want to see me take the fall for something I did not do. But I’m not guilty. I am not wicked, and they will never ever bring me down.

Shawn: Are you done?

Leo: Yes, and now I would like to call my lawyer.

Chad: You guys said that you haven’t–haven’t found the murder weapon yet?

Jada: Not yet. Forensics now thinks it’s a steak knife, but I don’t see one here.

Chad: Yeah, me neither.

Jada: You mentioned earlier that some of the tunnel entrances are hidden. Any idea how leo could’ve found them?

Chad: I’m not sure. I–I didn’t even think he knew about the tunnels.

Jada: Is there anyone you can think of that might’ve told him?

Chad: Yeah, one person comes to mind.

Gwen: Oh, I have known leo a very, very long time, back before when he was matty cooper, and yes, he is–he’s capable of doing many things, but murder is not one of them.

Jack: Gwen, I know you don’t wanna think about your friend being able to do something like this, but he did have a motive. He was furious with abigail and chad for their part in ruining his future with craig. It’s no secret that he wanted revenge.

Gwen: Yeah, but he already did that, didn’t he, when he sent in that rubbish story about him and chad to “the intruder”?

Jack: Which left abigail.

Gwen: Look, it doesn’t matter how angry leo might have gotten. He would never go this far, stabbing a mother of two children to death. No, there’s just no way. Well, if it wasn’t leo or lucas or sarah or clyde, then who? Who could’ve done something so horrible to my daughter?

Kayla: You don’t really think that orpheus put a bomb in there?

Steve: Well, explosives are his weapon of choice.

[Sighs] Okay, no bomb.

Kayla: So it’s harmless?

Steve: Harmless? No, baby, this is a threat.

Kayla: Obviously, orpheus’ apology was insincere. But I would hardly call a few flowers a threat.

Steve: It’s a message, kayla–his way of saying he can get to you any time he wants. I’m gonna deliver a message of my own.

Kayla: What are you doing?

[Gun cocks]

Steve: I’m gonna track that son of a bitch down, and I’m gonna kill him.

Kayla: Are you insane? Put that gun back.

Steve: I have to stop orpheus before he hurts you.

Kayla: No, no, no. You need to calm down.

Steve: Calm down?

Kayla: Yeah.

Steve: That maniac is coming after my family. I already told you that he threatened the kids.

Kayla: He is playing mind games with you. You can’t let him get to you.

Steve: What is he doing here, huh? Huh? His grandson and his son are gone. Everyone in salem despises him. The only thing keeping him here is whatever sick plan he’s cooking up.

Kayla: No, no, no, no. He just got a pardon. I don’t think that he is going to do anything to send himself back to prison.

Steve: No, I can’t take that chance. I’m not gonna sit around and wait until you disappear again, and he burns you alive, or some cop from seattle calls us with bad news about one of our kids!

Kayla: Look, I know that orpheus is dangerous. But you and the salem pd are gonna watch him like a hawk.

Steve: Oh, yeah, that’s what john said–said, “just keep eyes on him. Tail him 24/7.”

Kayla: Well, there you go.

Steve: No, it’s not enough. I told john we have to be proactive. We have to eliminate the threat.

Kayla: So you already talked to john about killing orpheus?

Steve: That’s right, and when we were talking, orpheus strolled up and mentioned he just paid a visit to marlena.

Kayla: Okay, that’s awful and scary. Okay, okay. But I am almost positive that john did not agree to go vigilante with you. Am I right?

Steve: Yeah.

Kayla: Well, at least one of you is thinking clearly.

Steve: I’m tellin you, kayla. Orpheus is planning something, something big. If we don’t stop him now–

Kayla: Listen to me. Listen. I want that animal back in a cage as much as you do. But you cannot take matters into your own hands. Steve, please. Tell me that you will not do anything crazy.

Sonny: My god, that’s leo stark.

Alex: I thought he looked familiar. That’s the guy who accused you of sexual harassment–

Sonny: Falsely accused. This–this is unbelievable.

Alex: I mean, harassment to murder? That’s a pretty big leap.

Sonny: But if leo killed abigail, then– oh, my god, it’s kind of my fault.

Alex: What do you mean it’s your fault?

Sonny: Leo hated chad and abigail because they helped me break up his relationship with his fiancé. But the only reason they did that was because I asked them to.

Alex: I don’t understand, sonny. What are you talking–

Sonny: Besides being a huge creep, leo is also a huge con man. I dealt with him before, so it was important for me not to let him hurt anyone else, and this new target of his, this fiancé, had a lot of connections to everyone in salem, so busting him was a bit of a group effort.

Alex: That included chad and abigail?

Sonny: Yes, and I put a target on their back.

[Sighs]

Alex: Sonny boy, you cannot blame yourself. Look at me, hey. There is no way that you could’ve known that guy was capable of doing anything like that.

Sonny: I should call chad.

Alex: Right.

Sonny: Make sure he’s okay.

[Phone beeps]

[Sighs]

[Phone ringing] Straight to voicemail.

[Voicemail beeps] Hey, chad, it’s sonny. Um, look I don’t know if you saw the news about leo, but just give me a call when you get this.

[Phone beeps]

[Sighs] Oh, my god.

Gwen: I’m so sorry, dad. I– I know all of this uncertainty must be absolute torture for you.

Jack: I just want justice for my little girl.

Gwen: I know. I wish I could help you.

[Knocking at door]

Jack: Who’s that?

Gwen: I don’t know. Chad.

Chad: I need to talk to you.

Jack: What’s going on?

Chad: Detective hunter and i were searching the basement in my house, and we found evidence that someone had been hiding out in the secret room.

Jack: What did you find?

Chad: Blankets, silverware. Police are doing all the tests for prints and dna, but i already know that it was leo stark.

Jack: Are you sure?

Chad: Thomas said that he ran into him the day that abby was murdered, in the tunnels. I believe him. So it’s only a matter of time before I can prove that it was him. What do you think about that, gwen?

Gwen: Well, as I said to jack, I’m stunned that leo’s involved.

Chad: Really?

Gwen: What does that mean?

Chad: How did he get into my house, gwen?

Gwen: How would I know?

Chad: Well, he found his way into the tunnels, not using an access point on the property. See, the thing about those entrances is they are very well-hidden. So leo wouldn’t have been able to find it unless he was helped.

Gwen: So you think it was me? You think that I helped him break into your home?

Chad: That is exactly what I think.

Gwen: Why would I do that?

Chad: Because he told you he was planning to kill my wife, and you–you vindictive, sadistic, little psycho helped him do it.

[Dramatic music]

Jada: Hey, how’s it goin’ with stark?

Shawn: Well, let’s see. He flirted with me, and then he acted out some bizarre courtroom drama, in which, of course, he was the victim. He’s just been stonewalling me the entire time.

Jada: Mm, so not the most productive morning?

Shawn: No, definitely not. What about you? Any luck at the dimera house?

Jada: Actually, I think I might’ve cracked this case wide open. I was on an antidepressant,

Kayla: I need you to promise me.

Steve: I have to do something, sweetness. I won’t lose you.

Kayla: Well, that’s exactly what’s going to happen. If you kill orpheus, you will go to prison for the rest of our lives. You cannot let him do that to us.

Steve: Okay. I won’t do anything–for now. You have my word.

Kayla: Thank you. All right, I need to get to work.

Steve: Oh, I’m gonna drive you.

Kayla: I don’t need a bodyguard.

Steve: Humor me. Put the alarm on while I dump this trash.

Kayla: Right.

[Alarm buttons beeping]

[Dramatic music]

Sonny: Sounds like they actually have a pretty solid case against leo.

Alex: He was really that angry that his relationship blew up?

Sonny: Yes. I mean, he thought he was set for life, and then at the last second, it was all taken away from him. So yeah, he was pretty pissed off, and he swore revenge against all of us.

Alex: Including you?

Sonny: Okay, um, I asked dad not to tell you and joe and vic. A couple months ago, leo drugged me, and–

Alex: Oh. He took pictures of us in bed, and then he sold them to a tabloid.

Alex: He sexually assaulted you?

Sonny: No. He made it look like we slept together, okay? In order to–I don’t know– humiliate me or ruin my reputation or break up my marriage, whatever.

Alex: Please tell me that you pressed charges.

Sonny: I tried! I tried, but by the time I took a blood test, the drugs were out of my system, and I couldn’t prove a thing.

Alex: Why didn’t you tell us?

Sonny: Because I– I was embarrassed.

Alex: Nobody’s drugging my little brother and getting away with it. Wait until I get my hands on this little weasel–

Sonny: Alex, alex–

Alex: Dirtbag.

Sonny: I appreciate the sentiment, okay? But seriously, he’s not worth it, and he might be going to prison anyway.

Alex: [Sighs]

Sonny: But I just–

Alex: What?

Sonny: Okay, I mean, yes. It’s a given; obviously, leo’s total scum, but– I mean, stabbing someone to death?

Alex: You don’t see it?

Sonny: I can’t believe I’m saying this, but no. I don’t think leo killed abigail.

Jada: The lab’s testing several items from the dimera basement, including the fork. They’re putting a rush on it, so we should have the result very soon.

Shawn: That’s good. I’d like to give abigail’s family some answers.

Jada: And I’d love to give you some. That was your family too, and that was some house she lived in.

Shawn: I know. It’s creepy, right?

Jada: And huge. Did you know there’s a secret room in the basement that you can only access through hidden passageways?

Shawn: Yeah, the tunnels. My mother-in-law and my sister-in-law, they were both held captive there more than once.

Jada: Wha–what is with everyone in this town acting like that’s completely normal?

Sloan: Excuse me, hi. Where can I find leo stark?

Shawn: Uh, who are you?

Sloan: Sloan petersen, attorney at law.

Jack: I’ve already spoken to gwen about leo. She said he never gave any indication that he was planning to hurt abigail.

Gwen: And if he had, I certainly wouldn’t have helped him.

Chad: Gwen, you hated my wife; so did leo. You’re bffs. It makes perfect sense that you would help each other out.

Gwen: I would never.

Chad: [Shouts] Never what, gwen? Come up with a plan to get rid of abby?

Jack: Chad.

Chad: You knew about the tunnels and that room.

Gwen: That’s because abigail held me prisoner down there.

Chad: Yeah, and maybe as payback for that and destroying your future with xander and sending you to prison, you put leo in a position to kill her.

Jack: Calm down! You’re jumping to conclusions!

Gwen: And those tunnels, I mean, they’re not salem’s best kept secret, are they?

Chad: Well, maybe you didn’t know about leo’s plan, but you told him about those tunnels, because you are a vengeful, jealous psycho.

Jack: Enough.

Chad: Don’t you fall for her act, jack, not again. She’s the reason that abigail is dead.

Gwen: No.

Chad: No? The information that you gave leo allowed him to sneak into my house and murder my wife.

Gwen: No, please. Please listen.

Chad: Nah, after all the lies that you’ve said, I am not listening to another word that you say. But I swear to god, when I do have the information to prove that you were involved with this…

the world is full of make or break moments.

[Elevator dings]

Kayla: Listen, I really appreciate you driving me over here. But you didn’t need to walk me up.

Steve: Just a precaution.

Kayla: Well, I’m gonna draw the line with you scrubbing in with me, okay?

Steve: Oh, aren’t you funny? Okay, you just text me when you’re ready to go. I’ll come pick you up.

Kayla: Okay, I’ll do that.

Steve: All right, I’ll see you then. I love you, baby.

Kayla: I love you.

[Phones beep]

Kayla: Oh. Oh.

Steve: Home alarm system went off.

Kayla: Hmm, you think somebody broke in?

Steve: Hmm, hold on. It stopped.

Kayla: Well, you know, I really–I stopped setting it, because it was always malfunctioning. You think it’s just being wonky?

Steve: Well, I better go check it out.

Kayla: All right, well, call me when you know what happened.

Steve: I will.

Kayla: Okay.

Steve: Bye-bye.

[Dramatic music]

Alex: You ready to head to the office?

Sonny: No, I just–I just got the weirdest email.

Alex: About what?

Sonny: Okay, do you remember that little company out in london I wanted to buy, and then at the last second, it just, like, fell through?

Alex: Yeah, the llc swooped in and snatched it, right?

Sonny: Yeah, well, that same llc just emailed me, and they’re offering to sell to titan.

Alex: That’s great!

Sonny: But it doesn’t make– I mean, they’re selling it at the exact same price they bought it for. They would be, you know, not even making a profit.

Alex: Sounds like a steal. You might wanna jump on that before they change their mind.

Sonny: No, I don’t like it. I mean, something’s up here.

[Keyboard keys clicking]

Chad: [Sighs] Okay.

[Ice clittering]

[Sighs] Pull it together.

Shawn: Sloan petersen, isn’t it your day off?

Sloan: I think you have me confused with somebody else.

Leo: Can we focus on me, please? So what do you think?

Sloan: I think you were smart to call me. The police have nothing.

Shawn: I wouldn’t call two witnesses nothing.

Sloan: A kid and an ex-con? Please, it doesn’t get more unreliable than that.

Shawn: I found what they had to say to be very credible.

Sloan: Well then, maybe you’re not really that good at your job. Now, unless you’re going to arrest my client, we’re leaving.

Shawn: No, not so fast. I’m sorry, but we still have some more questions I need answered.

Sloan: Mr. Stark will not be saying another word. Come on, let’s go.

Leo: I do hope we meet again under sexier circumstances. Goodbye.

Jada: Sorry, counselor. But your client isn’t going anywhere.

Sloan: You have nothing to hold him on.

Jada: Actually, we do.

Sloan: What, you found a talking dog that’s gonna back up the seven-year-old and sociopath?

Jada: [Chuckles] Much better. We have new evidence that puts leo at the scene of the crime.

Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Alex: Why are you so suspicious?

Sonny: Because–because this–this makes no sense. I mean, the llc just bought this company, and now they wanna sell it?

Alex: Maybe it was not a good fit for ’em.

Sonny: No. No, I don’t think so. I think either they dug up dirt on the owner, or they found out he was cookin’ the books. But to give up something this quickly? I mean, it stinks, all right? And I think I’m gonna pass.

Alex: What do you mean you’re gonna pass? Sonny, that’s a huge mistake.

Sonny: No, at first, I was really bummed I didn’t get this deal. But now I don’t know, it kind of seems like a blessing in disguise.

Alex: Sonny boy, this is the perfect acquisition for titan. It’s terrific. You gotta pull the trigger. Uncle vic’s gonna be psyched. Everybody’s gonna be psyched. You’re not gonna get burned.

Sonny: I’m not taking any chances, all right? We’re gonna be late for the conference call. I’ll meet you in the car.

Alex: [Sighs] Damn, bro. I’m trying to help you out here.

[Suspenseful music]

Steve: Freeze!

Stephanie: [Gasps]

[Glass shatters] Papa, don’t shoot!

Steve: Stephanie?

Kayla: No word from steve. I hope everything’s all right. Oh, chad. What happened? Are you all right?

Chad: No, I’m not.

Gwen: Chad is completely off-base. If matty is responsible for what happened to my sister, I swear to you, I–I knew nothing about it.

Jack: Chad is just upset. When he calms down, he’s gonna see that he’s wrong. With any luck, this nightmare will soon be over.

Gwen: Yes. God willing. And we’ll know once and for all what happened to my sister.

Jack: [Sighs]

Gwen: Dad, thank you so much for defending me. You don’t know how much it means to me.

[Sighs]

Sloan: So what is this new evidence you supposedly found?

Jada: A fork with your client’s fingerprints on it. We found it on a tray in the basement of the dimera house.

Sloan: And you have confirmation on these prints?

Jada: Got the lab report right here. It backs up thomas’ story, and it proves that leo was hiding out in that secret room.

Sloan: It proves nothing. This is circumstantial.

Shawn: Well, it’s enough to place him under arrest, and I’m gonna check with the D.A. About filing murder charges, and knowing trask–well, she’s gonna move this along really quickly.

Leo: I did not kill abigail. But–but I know who did. I can prove it.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

Kayla receives flowers at home and tells Steve that he shouldn’t have, but Steve says he didn’t.

Sonny enters the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion where a woman is seated and drinking coffee. Sonny guesses that she is one of Alex’s friends. Alex then walks in and asks if he heard his name.

Jack goes to Gwen’s motel room and says he came to update her on her sister’s murder investigation, unless she’s already seen the news. Gwen says she just got up and asks what happened. Jack informs her that the police have a new suspect in custody, her friend Leo Stark.

Shawn enters the interrogation room where Leo believes that he’s leaving but Shawn says no. Leo complains that he already held him here all night for no reason. Shawn argues that he’s the main suspect in the Abigail DiMera murder case so they have more questions for him to answer. Shawn warns him that he’s taking this very serious and he should too. Leo responds that he is and that he plans to sue Shawn, Rafe, and the entire department for unlawful detention. Shawn tells Leo that he’ll tell Melinda to go light on his sentence if he confesses to the murder of Abigail.

Chad goes to the DiMera Mansion with Jada. Jada says she knows it probably isn’t easy for him to be back at the house, so she offers to do the search herself and he can wait outside but Chad says no chance. Chad declares that if Leo Stark killed his wife, he’s going to do everything in his power to prove it. They head inside to the living room. Jada asks if he needs a minute but Chad says he’s good and asks how to proceed. Jada brings up Thomas saying he ran in to Leo in the basement so Chad leads her down the tunnels.

Leo insists that he did not kill Abigail DiMera. Shawn says they have a witness that puts him in the house on the night of the murder. Leo asks if he means the mentally ill little boy who thinks he’s the tooth fairy. Shawn informs Leo that they questioned Clyde Weston, who said that Leo was in possession of a bag of jewelry that was stolen from Abigail’s bedroom on the night that she was murdered. Shawn asks how Leo got the jewelry if he was never there.

Jack explains to Gwen that Leo is now at the center of Abigail’s murder investigation. Gwen argues that there’s no proof that he did it. Jack brings up that Leo was hiding in Abigail’s basement and had her jewelry, so he questions how to explain that if Leo is innocent. Gwen admits she can’t. Jack asks Gwen if Leo said or did anything that would lead her to believe that he could’ve killed Abigail. Gwen flashes back to arguing with Leo about Abigail’s murder when Gwen was accusing Leo of having gotten his revenge. Gwen then claims to Jack that she’s just as shocked to hear about this as he is.

Kayla asks who else would send her yellow roses. Steve suggests one of the kids and points out there is a card. Kayla then reads the card, revealing it is from Orpheus, saying he apologizes for any trouble he may have caused her in the past and that she has nothing to fear from him now. Steve grabs the card out of worry and quickly moves Kayla away from the roses.

Sonny asks if Alex is going to introduce him to his friend. Alex introduces her as Lisa but she corrects him that her name is Sloan. Alex apologizes and says he’s terrible at names. Sloan remarks that luckily, he’s good at a few other things. Sonny asks if they’ve known each other for awhile. Alex reveals they met last night at last call at the Small Bar and they just found each other. Sloan questions him remembering the name of the bar but not the name of the woman he slept with. Alex jokes about the name of the Small Bar. Alex says they had an instant connection which was a huge relief after Gabi turned him down. Alex remarks to Sonny that Sonny forgot to tell him that Gabi was smoking hot. Sloan points out that she’s still in the room. Alex apologizes and says she’s smoking hot too. Sloan goes to get more coffee. Sonny can’t believe she didn’t just smack him across the face after he insulted her a dozen times. Alex argues that she’s cool and knows he’s not out to hurt anyone’s feelings. Sonny asks how many other beautiful women he hit on last night. Alex says like four, including Sonny’s sister-in-law. Sonny calls him the most shameless horn dog ever which Alex laughs at.

Leo claims to Shawn that he has no idea what Clyde is talking about and that he’s never even met him. Shawn calls that interesting because Clyde said they are partners in a fencing operation and that Leo had a bag of jewelry that he was just looking to unload which belonged to Abigail. Leo insists that he’s never met Clyde. Shawn asks why Clyde would lie. Leo argues that Clyde is out on parole and maybe he doesn’t want to spend his life in prison. Shawn reminds Leo that Clyde has an airtight alibi. Leo suggests maybe Clyde’s afraid that they’ll still find a way to pin this on him. Shawn asks why Clyde would want to pin this on Leo then. Leo then declares that Nancy put him up to it because she hates him for stealing her husband. Shawn says he heard that was an epic fail on his part. Leo argues that’s because the losers in town wouldn’t mind their own business. Leo states that Nancy still wants revenge against him since she blames him for breaking up her family. Shawn argues that he hears Nancy and Clyde are very happy together. Leo complains that Shawn is holding him on the word of a spoiled brat and a career criminal while they have no real evidence to back up these insane accusations. Shawn says not yet, but they are working on it.

Chad explains to Jada that the tunnels underneath the DiMera Mansion go on for miles, so there are several access points all over Salem. Jada wonders if Leo used them to get down here. Chad guesses it’s possible. Jada asks what this room is used for. Chad says it’s mostly for storing wine and some other stuff like holding people against their will. Jada asks if he ever considered sealing it off but Chad asks where else they would store the wine. As they enter the room, Chad sees the breakfast plate that Leo left behind and declares that Thomas was right and that Leo was under their nose the whole time.

Sloane returns with coffee and tells Alex that she has to get to the office. They kiss goodbye and Sloan tells Sonny that it was nice to meet him as she then exits. Sonny asks Alex if they are a thing now. Alex says he wouldn’t mind hanging out with her again, but he’s not looking for anything serious. Alex feels like Sonny gave him a judgmental look as if to say “why aren’t you having a thing with the woman you just met”. Sonny questions Alex barely knowing her but still having sex with her. Alex questions what’s wrong with that and laughs it off, saying it’s the 21st century. Sonny guesses he’s not as cavalier about using people as he is. Alex argues that Sloane never indicated that she wanted anything more from him than sex. Sonny argues that everyone wants more than just sex. Alex asks how he knows that. Sonny says he’s come across normal people with heart and souls that want more and says everyone deserves to be loved. Alex says he feels very loved by his father, his brother, and his friends. Alex knows Sonny and Will are domesticated but says that’s not his style or what he’s looking for. Sonny argues that Alex doesn’t get to experience the things that take courage like commitment and sacrifice. Alex feels that sounds boring and suffocating. Sonny argues that loving someone and them loving you back is the most beautiful thing in the world. Alex says he’s very defensive and suggests they move on. Sonny agrees to pretend they never had this conversation because he’s clearly dead set on his shallow lifestyle and he can’t change his mind. Sonny then tells Alex that he’s worried about him because he’s his brother and he loves him, so he doesn’t want him to be a misogynist. Alex argues that he loves women while Sonny says he doesn’t respect them or their feelings. Alex insists that the women he has sex with are completely fine with him having no regard for their feelings because they have no regard for his and that’s the way he likes it. Sonny decides he’s clearly not getting through to him so they will end this here as he’s got work to do. Alex then pulls up the news on his tablet and shows Sonny that they have a new suspect in Abigail’s murder case, Leo Stark.

Leo accuses Shawn of trying to railroad him. Shawn says he’s trying to conduct a thorough investigation. Leo argues that he’s holding him hostage while throwing things at the wall to see what sticks. Leo says he knows the law and knows his rights. Leo pretends to be speaking in front of a court and complains that people in town want to see him fall for something he didn’t do, but he’s not guilty and they will never bring him down. Leo tells Shawn that he wants to call his lawyer.

Chad and Jada search the wine cellar and talk about not finding the murder weapon. Jada notes that forensics think it was a steak knife but she doesn’t see one here. Jada brings up Chad saying some of the tunnel entrances are hidden and asks if he has any idea how Leo could’ve found them. Chad is not sure as he didn’t think Leo even knew about the tunnels. Jada asks if he can think of anyone that would have told him. Chad responds that one person comes to mind.

Gwen tells Jack that she’s known Leo for a very long time and he’s capable of many things, but murder is not one of them. Jack knows she doesn’t want to think of her friend being able to do something like this, but he did have a motive as he was furious with Abigail and Chad in their part in ruining his future with Craig, so it’s no secret that he wanted revenge. Gwen argues that Leo already got revenge by sending in that story about him and Chad to the Intruder. Jack points out that left Abigail. Gwen insists that no matter how angry Leo might have gotten, he would never go this far to stab the mother of two children to death. Gwen declares there is no way. Jack questions if it wasn’t Leo, Lucas, Sarah, or Clyde, then who could have done something so horrible to his daughter.

Steve searches the roses and vase to make sure Orpheus didn’t put a bomb in them. Kayla asks if it’s harmless then. Steve calls it a threat. Kayla says Orpheus’ apology was obviously insincere but she would hardly call flowers a threat. Steve feels it’s a message and his way of saying he can get to her whenever he wants. Steve declares that he’s going to deliver a message of his own. Steve then grabs his gun and proclaims that he’s going to track Orpheus down and kill him. Kayla asks if he’s insane and tells him to put the gun back. Steve argues that he has to stop Orpheus before he hurts her. Kayla tells him to calm down. Steve complains that Orpheus is coming after his family and already threatened his kids. Kayla argues that Orpheus is just playing mind games with him, so he can’t let him get to him. Steve questions what Orpheus is doing here since his grandson and son are gone and everyone in Salem despises him, so the only think keeping him here is whatever sick plan he’s cooking up. Kayla points out that he just got a pardon, so she doesn’t think Orpheus will do anything to get sent back to prison. Steve feels he can’t take that chance and doesn’t want to just sit around until she disappears again and he burns her alive or a cop from Seattle calls with bad news about the kids. Kayla knows that Orpheus is dangerous but encourages that Steve and the police are going to watch him like a hawk. Steve mentions that’s what John said but he doesn’t feel that’s enough, so he told John that they have to eliminate the threat. Kayla questions Steve already talking to John about killing Orpheus. Steve confirms that he did and while they were talking, Orpheus just strolled up and mentioned that he had just visited Marlena. Kayla admits that’s awful and scary, but she’s almost positive that John did not agree to go vigilante with him which Steve admits. Kayla remarks that at least one of them is thinking clearly. Steve worries that Orpheus is planning something big if they don’t stop him now. Kayla insists that she wants Orpheus back in a cage as much as he does, but he cannot take matters in to his own hands. Kayla asks him to tell her that he will not do anything crazy.

Sonny tells Alex that the suspect is Leo Stark. Alex thought he looked familiar and recognizes him as the guy that accused Sonny of sexual harassment. Sonny calls this unbelievable. Alex feels harassment to murder is a pretty big leap. Sonny feels that if Leo killed Abigail that it’s kind of his fault which Alex questions. Sonny explains that Leo hated Abigail because she and Chad helped him break up his relationship but they only did that because he asked them to. Alex doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Sonny continues that Leo was a huge con man, so it was important to him to not let him hurt anyone else and his new target had a lot of connections to people in Salem, so busting him was a group effort that included Chad and Abigail. Sonny feels he put a target on their back. Alex encourages that he can’t blame himself as there’s no way he could’ve known that Leo was capable of anything like that. Sonny decides to call Chad to make sure he’s okay but it goes straight to voicemail. Sonny leaves a message, saying he saw the news about Leo and asks Chad to call him when he gets this.

Gwen tells Jack that she’s sorry as she knows all this uncertainty must be absolute torture for him. Jack just wants justice for his little girl. Gwen wishes she could help him. Chad then shows up and says he needs to talk to Gwen. Jack asks what’s going on. Chad explains that he and Jada were searching the basement of the DiMera Mansion and found evidence that someone had been hiding out in the secret room. Jack asks what they found. Chad says there were blankets and silverware, so the police are testing for prints and DNA but he already knows it was Leo Stark because Thomas said that he had run in to him in the tunnels on the day that Abigail was murdered and he believes him, so it’s only a matter of time before he can prove it was him. Chad turns to Gwen and asks what she thinks about that. Gwen claims that she’s stunned that Leo is involved which Chad questions. Chad asks how Leo got in to his house. Gwen asks how she should know. Chad points out that Leo found his way in to the tunnels without using an access point on the property and those entrances are very well hidden, so Leo wouldn’t have been able to find them unless he was helped. Gwen questions Chad thinking she helped Leo break in to his home and asks why she would do that. Chad says because Leo told Gwen that he was planning to kill Abigail and she helped him do it.

Shawn comes out of the interrogation room where Jada asks how it’s going with Leo. Shawn responds that Leo flirted with him and then acted out some bizarre court room drama where he is the victim, but he’s just been stone walling him the entire time so it hasn’t been the most productive morning. Shawn asks if Jada had any luck at the DiMera Mansion. Jada shows him a fork they recovered and declares that she thinks she might have cracked the case wide open.

Kayla needs Steve to promise but Steve says he has to do something because he won’t lose her. Kayla warns that he will lose her if he kills Orpheus because he will go to prison for the rest of their lives. Kayla argues that he cannot let Orpheus do that to them. Steve gives in and agrees not to do anything for now. Kayla thanks him and they kiss. Kayla needs to get to work. Steve decides he’s going to drive her. Kayla says she doesn’t need a bodyguard but Steve insists. Steve then trashes the roses while Kayla turns on the alarm.

Sonny tells Alex that it sounds like they actually have a pretty solid case against Leo. Alex asks if Leo was really that angry that his relationship blew up. Sonny explains that Leo thought he was set for life and then at the last second, it was all taken away from him so he was pretty pissed off and he swore revenge against all of them. Alex asks about that including Sonny. Sonny informs Alex that he asked Justin not to tell them, but a couple months ago, Leo drugged him, took pictures of them in bed and sold them to a tabloid. Alex questions if Leo sexually assaulted him. Sonny clarifies that he made it look like they slept together in order to humiliate him or ruin his reputation or break up his marriage. Sonny says he tried to press charges but by the time he took a blood test, the drugs were out of his system and he couldn’t prove a thing. Alex questions why he didn’t tell them. Sonny admits he was embarrassed. Alex argues that nobody drugs his little brother and gets away with it, so he threatens to get his hands on Leo. Sonny appreciates that but says Leo is not worth it and might be going to prison anyway. Sonny adds that Leo is total scum, but he can’t see him stabbing someone to death. Sonny then declares that he does not think Leo killed Abigail.

Jada tells Shawn that the lab is testing several items from the DiMera basement including the fork, so they should have results very soon. Shawn says that’s good as he’d like to give Abigail’s family some answers. Jada points out that was Shawn’s family too and comments on the DiMera Mansion being some house and huge with a secret room in the basement that can only be accessed through hidden passage ways. Shawn informs Jada that his mother and sister in law were both held captive there more than once. Jada questions everyone in town acting like that’s completely normal. Sloan, the woman that was with Alex earlier, then arrives at the station, revealing that she is Leo’s attorney.

Jack tells Chad that he’s already spoken to Gwen about Leo and she said that he never gave any indication that he was planning to hurt Abigail. Gwen claims if he had, she certainly wouldn’t have helped him. Chad argues that Gwen and Leo both hated Abigail and they were BFFs so it makes sense that they would help each other out. Gwen claims that she would never but Chad shouts that Gwen knew about the tunnels and that room. Gwen says that’s because Abigail held her prisoner down there. Chad argues that maybe as payback for that and destroying her future with Xander and sending her to prison, she put Leo in position to kill her. Jack argues that Chad is jumping to conclusions. Gwen complains that the tunnels aren’t Salem’s best kept secret. Chad insists that Gwen told Leo about the tunnels because she’s a vengeful, jealous, psycho. Jack tells Chad that’s enough. Chad warns Jack not to fall for Gwen’s act again and states that she is the reason that Abigail’s dead. Gwen says no but Chad insists that the information that Gwen gave Leo allowed him to sneak in to his house and murder his wife. Gwen pleads with Chad but he refuses to listen to another word she has to say. Chad swears that he will use the information to prove that Gwen is involved with this. Chad then exits.

Steve brings Kayla to the hospital. Kayla appreciates him bringing her but says he didn’t need to walk her up. Steve calls it just a precaution. Kayla jokes that she’ll draw the line at him scrubbing in with her and agrees to text him when she’s ready to go and he’ll come pick her up. Steve says he loves her as they kiss goodbye. Kayla and Steve then both get notifications on their phone that the home alarm system went off. Kayla wonders if someone broke in. Steve points out that the alarm stopped. Kayla mentions that she had stopped setting it because it was always malfunctioning and wonders if it’s just being wonky. Steve decides he better go check it out and he’ll call her when he knows what happened.

Alex asks Sonny if he’s ready to head to the office. Sonny informs him that he just got the weirdest e-mail about the little company in London that he wanted to buy and then at the last second, it fell through as the LLC are offering to sell it to Titan. Alex says that’s great but Sonny says it doesn’t make sense as they wouldn’t even make a profit. Alex suggests jumping on it before they change their mind but Sonny doesn’t like it and feels something is up here..

Chad goes home to the Horton house with a drink. Chad tells himself to pull it together and then smashes the glass in his hand.

Sloan and Shawn join Leo in the interrogation room. Sloan tells Leo that he was smart to call her as the police have nothing. Shawn argues that he wouldn’t call two witnesses nothing. Sloan questions that being a kid and an ex-con and says it doesn’t get more unreliable than that. Shawn found what they had to say to be very credible. Sloan suggests he’s not that good at his job then. Sloan declares that unless Shawn’s going to arrest her client, they are leaving. Shawn stops and says they still have more questions that need to be answered. Sloan responds that Leo will not be saying another word. They go to leave but Jada enters the room and says Leo is not going anywhere. Sloan argues that they have nothing to hold him on. Jada reveals actually they do as they have new evidence that puts Leo at the scene of the crime.

Alex questions why Sonny is so suspicious. Sonny argues that it makes no sense since the LLC just bought this company and now want to sell it. Alex suggests maybe it wasn’t a good fit for them. Sonny thinks either they dug up dirt on the owner or something since giving up something this quickly stinks, so he thinks he’s going to pass. Alex feels that’s a huge mistake. Sonny says at first, he was bummed he didn’t get the deal but now it kind of feels like a blessing in disguise. Alex argues that this is the perfect acquisition for Titan so he has to pull the trigger and says Victor will be psyched. Alex assures that Sonny won’t get burned but Sonny says he’s not taking any chances. Sonny adds that they are going to be late for the conference call so he’ll meet him in the car. Sonny then exits while Alex comments to himself that he’s trying to help him out here.

Steve goes home and bursts in with his gun raised, only to be shocked to find his daughter Stephanie inside, who drops a glass and tells him not to shoot.

Kayla notes that she hasn’t heard from Steve, so she hopes everything is alright. Chad arrives with his bloody hand wrapped and tells Kayla that he’s not alright.

Gwen tells Jack that Chad is completely off base. Gwen swears that if Leo is responsible for what happened to Abigail, she knew nothing about it. Jack says that Chad is just upset and when he calms down, he will see that he’s wrong and with any luck, this nightmare will soon be over. Gwen adds that they will know once and for all what happened to her sister. Gwen thanks Jack for defending her and cries that he doesn’t know how much that means to her as they hug.

Sloan questions the new evidence. Jada presents the fork with Leo’s fingerprints on it that they found in the DiMera basement on a tray. Jada presents the lab report, backing up what Thomas said and it proves that Leo was hiding out in the secret room. Sloan argues that it’s circumstantial. Shawn declares that it’s enough to place Leo under arrest and he’s going to check with Melinda about filing murder charges. Shawn adds that knowing Melinda, she will move this along really quickly. Leo then announces that he did not kill Abigail, but he knows who did, and he can prove it.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

At the Bistro, Allie asks Alex what his type is. Alex says he doesn’t really have one which Chanel says isn’t helpful. Alex states that he’s not that picky as he likes beautiful women like everybody else. Alex then spots Gabi and says like her. Chanel agrees that she is beautiful. Allie asks if Alex wants to get a closer look and then calls Gabi over to join them. Alex remarks that Allie didn’t tell him that she was friends with a goddess while Chanel points out that she’s never met her. Allie starts to introduce them when Alex suddenly says that he knows Gabi from somewhere.

Abe and Paulina go to the Brady Pub where Roman tells them that he just closed down the kitchen. Paulina says it’s okay as they already ate at the Bistro. Abe says they just came for a nightcap but understand if Roman needs to close up. Roman explains that he’s babysitting Henry, so he’s glad to have their company. Roman says he got Henry to sleep and Eric is down the hall anyway. Roman asks what he can ge them. Paulina reveals that she came with an ulterior motive as she wants to have a little chat with Roman.

Kate meets with Lucas in the town square and says they need to strategize before his trial tomorrow. Kate suggests Lucas claim temporary insanity but Lucas says it’s a little late for that. Kate insists that he wasn’t in his right mind. Lucas assures that he knew what he was doing and it was selfish, short-sighted, and he didn’t realize the emotional harm that he was putting Sami through. Lucas then reveals that last night, he decided to change his plea to guilty.

Chloe finishes a call with Nancy and informs Brady that she is at the police station with Clyde, where Leo had already been brought in for questioning. Brady asks what Leo did now. Chloe says it was something about the tooth fairy but she wasn’t really following. Chloe confirms that Clyde identified Leo, so the police have detained him. Brady hopes they’ll finally nail him to the wall. Chloe calls Leo a creep and a gold digger, but asks if Brady really thinks he could be a cold-blooded murderer. Chloe then notes Brady is distracted. Brady admits he was just thinking about Kristen.

Kristen goes to Dr. Rolf’s lab looking for him but instead finds Li Shin inside and questions what the hell he’s doing here.

Abe notes that Paulina didn’t mention that she wanted to talk to Roman, which makes him wonder why. Paulina says she simply wanted his opinion on an important matter. Abe guesses she’s trying to get backup. Roman asks what he’s missing here. Paulina explains that she and Abe have been having an ongoing conversation about whether he should launch a run for Governor. Roman questions if Abe is still thinking about running. Abe says not really, but Paulina insists that nobody would make a better Governor. Roman agrees but senses hesitation on Abe’s part. Paulina argues that Abe was fully on board when she first pitched the idea, but since then he’s had second thoughts, so she thought that his best friend could help persuade him to stay the course. Roman believes Abe would make a great governor, senator, or President, but thinks it should be his decision which Abe agrees with. Paulina admits that’s a very sensible answer. Abe asks if this means Paulina will drop this. Paulina agrees to for the moment. Paulina then declares that they’ve established Roman is a man of good sense, so she asks when he’s going to have the good sense to forgive Kate.

Kate can’t believe Lucas changed his plea to guilty and asks if he’s out of his mind. Kate complains about not hearing from Lucas’s lawyer. Lucas reveals that he asked his lawyer not to contact her. Kate argues that they agreed to fight the charges, so she asks what made him change his mind. Lucas reveals it was Allie.

Allie invites Gabi to sit with them and explains to Alex that she might seem familiar to him because she is his niece Arianna’s mother. Alex then realizes and introduces himself. Allie introduces Gabi to Chanel as well. Alex tells Gabi that her pictures don’t do her justice and questions how they never crossed paths. Gabi says she doesn’t know since she’s hung out with Joe and Vic a couple times in Phoenix and said Alex was always busy. Alex guesses his priorities were all mixed up. Allie says they don’t want to keep Gabi if she’s meeting someone. Gabi responds that she’s actually flying solo tonight which Alex calls the best news he’s heard all day. Alex declares three’s a crowd but four’s a party so he’s buying Gabi a drink, which she accepts.

Li informs Kristen that he just became aware of DiMera funding this laboratory off the books, so he came to investigate. The monitor sounds then shut off behind him so Kristen frantically pulls back the curtains and sees Stefan in the hospital bed, but his monitors shut off.

Allie jokes with Chanel as they watch Alex flirt with Gabi while Chanel questions why Allie didn’t tell her that she was good friends with Gabi Hernandez. Allie asks what the big deal is. Alex asks if they need refills which they accept so he goes to get more drinks. Gabi apologizes for crashing their evening but Chanel and Allie assure that it’s great. Allie and Gabi talk about missing Arianna and needing to set up a cousins play date with her and Allie’s son Henry. Chanel talks about being a fan girl of Gabi’s and being Gabi Chic’s most loyal customer. Gabi thanks her and says the feeling is mutual with her Sweet Bits Bakery. Alex returns and asks what a woman like Gabi is doing out on the town all alone. Allie cuts him off and informs him that Gabi does have a boyfriend, which she confirms.

Kate questions why Allie would make Lucas plead guilty. Lucas responds that he doesn’t want Allie to hate him for the rest of her life. Kate argues that she doesn’t hate him. Lucas says she’s disgusted and if he wants to earn her respect back, he has to own up to what he did. Kate questions thinking that Allie wants to see her father behind bars. Lucas says she wants accountability and for him to take responsibility for what he’s done, so maybe in the future, she will trust him again. Kate asks if Lucas is just going to accept whatever the consequences are. Lucas calls that the only way to move forward. Kate asks when the sentencing is. Lucas tells her not to bother trying to talk him out of it because it’s a done deal. Lucas then reveals that he’s already been sentenced and is heading to prison.

Chloe complains that Kristen has only been out of prison for a few days but she swears they talk about her more than ever. Brady apologizes. Chloe asks what she did now. Brady brings up Kristen coming to see him earlier and he tried to push her out of Basic Black, but she threatened to go after custody of Rachel. Brady knows Kristen is dangerous, but she also loves her daughter and he doesn’t want to keep Rachel’s mom from her completely. Chloe asks if he’s saying he’s open to shared custody. Brady admits it would be hard but in theory, he is. Chloe asks if he thinks that will be enough for Kristen. Brady doesn’t know and says he wouldn’t put it past her to go for full custody or try to take Rachel and run. Brady declares that either way, he could lose his little girl forever.

Kristen flips the breaker and tries to get Stefan’s heartbeat back. His monitors successfully start beeping again, relieving Kristen. Kristen asks Li how the power got turned off. Li claims he doesn’t know as he just arrived but Kristen says Li was in there and did this on purpose. Li questions what exactly she’s accusing him of. Kristen argues that if she hadn’t walked in, her brother would be dead, so she asks why Li is trying to kill Stefan.

Roman guesses the real reason Paulina is here is to ambush him. Paulina argues that she’s just being a friend who wants what’s best for him and that’s what Abe wants too. Abe doesn’t think it’s their place to interfere. Paulina tells Roman that she’s talked to Kate and she feels terrible that she didn’t come forward sooner. Roman remarks that Kate feeling terrible is not an excuse for her lying to him about Lucas kidnapping her daughter. Paulina argues that Kate was a desperate mother, trying to keep her son out of prison. Paulina asks if Roman wouldn’t have done the same thing in Kate’s shoes. Roman responds that he was in Kate’s shoes.

Lucas informs Kate that he cut a deal with Melinda and plead guilty to second-degree kidnapping, so he’s going to prison for three years and maybe he can get parole or time off with good behavior. Lucas says it’s done and there’s no going back now. Kate questions why he called her here. Lucas responds that it was to say goodbye. They hug as Kate cries.

Alex tells Gabi that her boyfriend is a lucky guy. Gabi says she’s lucky herself. Chanel asks who it is. Allie mentions Gabi seeing Li, which she confirms she’s been for a couple months now. Alex asks if it’s exclusive. Gabi says yes. Chanel questions Alex not giving up. Alex says it never hurts to ask. Alex recognizes Li as the head of the DiMera board and that Gabi works for DiMera. Alex warns that working together and playing together is tricky business. Alex points out that Gabi is here drinking alone and if she was his girlfriend, he wouldn’t let her out of his sight. Allie comments that some guys are confident enough to let their girls have freedom. Alex remarks that some guys just really appreciate what they have. Gabi explains that Li had to work and had unfinished business in their room. Alex guesses it must be pretty important. Gabi says Li is on a conference call with his dad because he works hard and his dedication is one of the things she likes most about him.

Kristen tells Li that she’s calling the police but Li argues that they both know she won’t and questions how she would explain her dead brother suddenly being alive in a hidden lab. Kristen says she’s certainly not going to let Li kill him. Li asks if it’s even possible to kill a guy after he’s been dead for four years. Kristen realizes that Li is the reason Dr. Rolf was reluctant to wake Stefan up because Li wanted him to stay dead. Li then reveals that he’s the one who has been funding Dr. Rolf’s research here and he’s the reason Stefan is still alive. Kristen points out Li not telling anyone. Li explains that Dr. Rolf didn’t want to get the family’s hopes up until he was sure he could bring Stefan back, but when he went to prison, the whole experiment was put on hold until Jake’s heart gave Stefan life. Kristen questions why he did it. Li admits that he thought Stefan’s resurrection might give him certain leverage at DiMera. Kristen realizes he then started dating Gabi and suddenly realized that Stefan might be more of a liability than an asset, because Gabi would drop Li like a hot potato if she knew the love of her life was alive. Li states that Jake’s death did stir up memories for Gabi of losing Stefan and he watched that grief. Kristen is sure he was there to comfort her, but that showed how much she still loved Stefan. Li argues that he can win Gabi’s heart but he needs more time. Kristen guesses that Li ordered Dr. Rolf to slam the brakes on Stefan’s recovery, which Li confirms. Kristen tells Li that he’s done as she is in charge of her brother’s care, so she’s going to call Dr. Rolf to have him wake Stefan up right now.

Roman tells Paulina that it was a very different situation but he does know what it’s like to have a child facing a prison sentence. Paulina jokes that it’s an annual event with Sami but Roman reveals he’s talking about Eric which shocks Paulina. Abe explains that Eric was involved in a DUI accident where a man was killed. Roman says that Eric insisted on pleading guilty to pay his debt to society and he could’ve bent the rules to make his path easier but Eric didn’t want special treatment, so he didn’t give him any. Roman informs Paulina that Eric went to prison, served his time willingly, and is a better man for it today, so he does understand Kate’s instinct to protect her son. Roman adds that if Kate goes out and pays a lawyer to get these charges thrown out, then Lucas will never learn his lesson or change his ways. Paulina questions why men are always so stubborn. Paulina says she’s not saying Roman doesn’t have the right to be mad at Kate, but life is short and they aren’t getting younger. Paulina brings up that her mother always said that when you find love, don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.

Lucas tells Kate that it’s going to be okay. Kate says first Philip and now Lucas. Lucas says they got Philip the help he needed and now he’s doing what he needs to do. Kate argues that prison isn’t mental health care. Lucas argues that he was stupid, lonely, and impulsive then he kept making bad decisions without thinking of what it was doing to his children or to Sami. Lucas says he took Sami’s freedom, so in order to atone for that, he needs to give up his own freedom for awhile. Kate says she won’t argue and just wants him to know that she’s more proud of him than she’s ever been. Lucas questions her being proud to have a screw up for a son. Kate responds that she’s proud of him with all her heart as she hugs him.

Chloe argues that there’s no way Kristen would try to kidnap Rachel again, pointing out that Rachel is older now and barely knows her mother. Brady doesn’t think it would stop Kristen. Chloe says she wouldn’t defend Kristen but thinks she’s a decent mom, so she wouldn’t intentionally traumatize her daughter. Brady hopes she’s right. Chloe adds that Kristen wouldn’t try to kidnap Rachel again because she doesn’t just want her daughter back, she wants Brady back, so she’s not going anywhere unless Brady is following her.

Li asks how waking up Stefan now would benefit Kristen. Kristen responds that her brother would be alive. Li argues that she barely knew Stefan and she certainly can’t count on his support at DiMera since if he teams up with Gabi, they will rule and she’ll be the odd one out. Kristen responds that she doesn’t want to run DiMera as she is satisfied at Basic Black which is exactly where she wants to be to keep an eye on Chloe and make her life miserable. Li questions her brilliant plan being to torture Chloe and asks what the ultimate goal is. Kristen says it’s to drive Chloe out and away from Brady. Li thinks there might be a more efficient way of accomplishing that goal. Kristen asks him to tell her what that is. Li responds that it would be beneficial to both of them and it involves Stefan.

Alex questions Gabi’s boyfriend working for his dad. Chanel points out that Alex work for his uncle’s company. Alex confirms he starts at Titan soon, so he’ll be working for Sonny and hopes Gabi doesn’t mind competition. Gabi says she lives for it. Allie adds that she usually wins. Alex brings up that Sonny told him that he thought Gabi tried to poach a company that he was trying to acquire. Gabi assures she didn’t do that but Sonny didn’t believe her. Alex says he believes her. Gabi asks why since anyone would tell him that she’s famously untrustworthy. Alex says he has a vibe about her and he’s an outstanding judge of character.

Paulina tells Roman that Kate hated her guts when she first came to town and she had her reasons, but eventually they realized they belong to a club no one wants to be a part of as they each spent years living in fear of men who tormented them. Roman says he’s sorry about that. Abe encourages that she doesn’t have to relive that but Paulina assures that it’s okay. Paulina relates to Kate’s situation and compares Kate’s relationship with Lucas to her relationship with Chanel. Roman says it seems to him that Chanel is doing just fine, starting her own business and taking responsibility for her own life. Paulina admits it took awhile to get there. Roman says that’s because Paulina made Chanel take responsibility while Kate doesn’t see that her kids need that. Roman argues that Lucas is a grandfather and doesn’t need to be treated like a little kid, so if that doesn’t change then he doesn’t see anything changing between him and Kate.

Lucas thanks Kate for understanding and says now it’s time to tell Allie that he kept her promise to her. Kate asks him to put in a good word for her with Allie. Lucas encourages that Allie will forgive her since it’s him that she’s mad at. Kate thinks Allie is mad with both of them since she stood by while her twin’s father went to prison for Lucas’s crime. Lucas is sorry he put her in that position. Kate says he didn’t force her to do anything as it was her choice and now she has to live with the consequences. Lucas says he loves her. Kate cries that she loves him so much as they hug.

Brady tells Chloe that Kristen is going to have to accept that they are never getting back together and assures she will never come between them. Brady thinks in a few seconds, Kristen won’t be on either of their minds as they start kissing.

Kristen questions how Stefan can help her get Chloe out of Brady’s life. Li reminds her that Chloe caught Stefan’s eye before he moved on to Gabi and he was quite taken with her, so maybe they could recapture that old spark. Li adds that Dr. Rolf is a wizard with the human brain, so the torch that Stefan carried for Chloe could be revived with new life breathed into it.

Paulina states that she tried her best and she doesn’t give up easily, but Roman is a tough nut to crack. Abe encourages Roman to hang in there. Roman tells them to have a good night and thanks them for caring. Kate then enters the Pub. Roman tells her the kitchen is closed. Kate responds that she knows and she’s here to see him.

Kristen questions Li thinking that they can get Stefan to wake up and go back to Chloe. Li states that would remove Chloe from Brady’s life and Stefan from Gabi’s. Kristen questions if he just wants her to forget that he was in here trying to kill her brother ten minutes ago. Li responds that plans change. Li reminds that Dr. Rolf took the essence of Stefano’s brain and put it on a microchip and he resurrected a man with no heart, so this shouldn’t be beyond him. Kristen says even if Stefan is brainwashed into being interested in Chloe, that doesn’t mean Chloe will be interested in him since she loves Brady. Li says it’s one step at a time. Kristen agrees to think about it. Li remarks that Dr. Rolf already gave Stefan one change of heart, so he asks how hard would it be to give him another.

Alex says this was a great time and suggests they all do it again some time. Gabi says she’d love to if she can bring her boyfriend. Allie says she’d love that and that Alex wanted to meet new people in town. Alex says the more the merrier. Chanel reminds Alex that he promised them a five star dinner. Alex questions there being a five star restaurant in Salem. Chanel says they’ll settle for four. Allie is glad they came here because it was really entertaining. Gabi decides she’s going to head out. Chanel says it was nice to meet her. Gabi thanks Alex for the drinks. Alex says it was worth it and then some and that he will see her around. Gabi then exits. Chanel jokes with Alex about him striking out with three women in one night. Alex points out that the night is young. Allie asks if he plans to go home and take a cold shower. Alex suggests they could all go home and take a hot shower. Allie asks if he’s trying to score with both of them. Alex jokes that he has a big shower and an even bigger bed. Alex then asks if they’ve ever had a threesome. They say no. Alex talks about them being bisexual and thinks it might be fun, saying he can be in the middle if they want. They say thanks but no thanks. Alex says he’s going to get one more drink and the offer still stands if they change their mind. Allie jokes that it was interesting. Chanel asks if Allie would ever actually think about doing that. They get interrupted as Allie gets a call from Lucas, who says there is something he needs to tell her.

Paulina pretends to start searching her purse for her glasses so that her and Abe step aside. Paulina whispers to Abe that she’s not leaving now while Roman asks Kate what it is. Kate thought he should know that Lucas changed his plea to guilty and he’s going to prison. Roman responds that he’s sorry. Kate questions if he is. Roman assures that he’s sorry for her as it’s got to be a tough pill to swallow, but he is glad that Lucas finally did the right thing. Kate adds that there’s more as she realized she needs to make things right, so she talked to her lawyer and told him that she intends to plead guilty to accessory after the fact. Roman questions why she would do that. Kate declares that it’s never too late to do the right thing as she then exits the Pub.

Gabi and Li both return to their room at the same time. Gabi thought he’d still be in his meeting. Li claims it ended early and that he was just sending a fax because his father is old-fashioned. Gabi asks how the meeting went. Li says there was a promising exchange of ideas, so they’ll just have to wait and see if they come to fruition.

Brady and Chloe lay in bed together. Brady repeats that there’s nothing Kristen can do to come between them. Brady tells Chloe that he loves her and they kiss.

Kristen sits at Stefan’s side and says she might not have had the chance to get to know him very well before, but he’s family so she won’t let anyone hurt him. Kristen adds that if Dr. Rolf can do what Li is suggesting and he can blow up Chloe and Brady to help her get her life and family back, then he will forever be her favorite little brother.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Allie: So, alex, besides my girlfriend, what’s your type?

Alex: I don’t really have one.

Chanel: Not helpful.

Alex: Mm. I don’t know what to say. I’m not picky. I mean, I like beautiful women like everybody else. Like her. Like her.

Chanel: Well, she is beautiful.

Alex: Thank you.

Allie: You want to get a closer look? Gabi. Hey, hey, come join us.

Chanel: Really?

Alex: Of course she knows her.

Gabi: Hey, allie.

Allie: Long time, no see.

Alex: Allie, you didn’t tell me you were friends with a goddess.

Gabi: Goddess, that’s a new one.

Chanel: I’ve never met her.

Allie: Oh, okay, sorry, um, chanel, alex, this is–

Alex: Wait a minute. I know you from somewhere.

[Smooth jazz music]

Roman: Uh, sorry, kids. I just closed the kitchen.

Paulina: Oh, that’s okay. We already ate at the bistro.

Abe: Yeah, but paulina wanted to stop in for a nightcap, but, you know, if you need to close up shop…

Roman: No, no, actually, I’m babysitting henry. Uh, yeah, well, glad to have the company.

Paulina: [Chuckles] Sounds like you did a good job getting him to sleep.

Roman: For now, for now, but eric’s down the hallway anyway, so what can I get you two?

Abe: All right, look, you’re not gonna get any of those fruity umbrella drinks here. This is a pub.

Paulina: I can down a beer when I need to, but to tell you the truth, um, I had an ulterior motive when I chose this place.

Abe: Uh-oh.

Paulina: Oh, relax, abraham. I just want to have a little chat with roman.

Kate: Lucas, I don’t know why you didn’t return my calls, but we need to strategize before your trial tomorrow.

Lucas: All right, mom, listen to me, all right

Kate: Okay, so what I’m thinking, what I believe is that you have to tell your attorney that you’re going to claim temporary insanity.

Lucas: It’s a little late for that.

Kate: Oh, come on. That’s not funny, okay? It’s not too late. I’m paying that man an exorbitant fee, so he can stay up all night if he has to.

Lucas: That’s not what I meant.

Kate: Lucas, come on. You and I both know you weren’t in your right mind when you kidnapped sami.

Lucas: Right, I acted on emotion. I’ll give you that, but i knew what I was doing. It was selfish and shortsighted, and i didn’t realize the emotional harm I was putting sami through, and it’s because of that, last night I decided to change my plea to guilty.

[Soft dramatic music]

Chloe: Oh, thank you for the good news, mom. Okay, I love you. I’ll talk to you soon.

Brady: What’s going on with nancy?

Chloe: She’s down at the police station with clyde, and as luck would have it, leo is there as well. They brought him in for questioning on some other matter.

Brady: [Chuckles] Of course they did. What did leo do now?

Chloe: I don’t know. Something about the tooth fairy? I wasn’t really following, but clyde id’d leo, and now the police have detained him.

Brady: Ah, that’s good. Maybe they’ll finally nail that weasel to the wall.

Chloe: Yeah, I hope so. I mean, he’s a creep and a gold digger, but do you really think he could be a cold-blooded murderer? Brady, hello? Earth to brady.

Brady: Hi, sorry, hi. Sorry, I’M… I was just thinking of kristen.

Kristen: Rolf? Rolf, are you here?

Li shin. What the hell are you doing here?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Abe: You didn’t mention to me that you wanted to talk to roman.

Paulina: Didn’t I?

Abe: No, and it makes me wonder why.

Paulina: I simply wanted to get his opinion on an important matter.

Abe: Ah, you’re trying to get backup.

Roman: Okay, all right, what am I missing here?

Paulina: Abraham and i have been having an ongoing conversation about whether he should launch a gubernatorial run.

Roman: Oh, so you’re still thinking about running for governor?

Abe: Not really.

Paulina: Yes, really.

[Chuckles] No one would make a better governor of this great state than abraham carver.

Roman: Hey, no arguments here, okay, but I am sensing some hesitation on the part of the candidate.

Paulina: [Sighs] Well, when I first pitched the idea, he was fully on board, but since then, he’s had second thoughts.

Abe: And third and fourth and fifth.

Paulina: I thought his best friend could help me persuade him to stay the course.

Roman: [Laughs] Okay, um, well, look, obviously I think abe would make a great governor or senator, president for that matter, but don’t you think it should be his decision?

Abe: Ooh, yes, yes.

Paulina: And that’s a very sensible answer, roman. Very sensible.

Abe: [Chuckles] So does this mean that you are going to drop this?

Paulina:[Sighs] For the moment. Hm, well, and now that we’ve established that roman is a man of good sense, when are you gonna have the good sense to forgive kate?

Kate: You did what?

Lucas: I changed my plea to guilty.

Kate: Okay, I–I heard what you said. Are you out of your mind?

Lucas: Well, you encouraged me to say I was insane.

Kate: Okay, so, you know, that’s not funny, and it’s also not funny that I haven’t heard from your lawyer who is on my payroll and hasn’t spoken to me in over 24 hours.

Lucas: I’m his client. I asked him not to.

Kate: Lucas, what’s going on with you? We totally agreed that you should fight the charges. What made you change your mind?

Lucas: Allie.

Allie: Oh, gabi, come sit. Uh, the reason that this goddess may seem so familiar to you is she is your niece arianna’s mother.

Alex: Gabi hernandez.

Gabi: Your niece?

Alex: Alex kiriakis.

Gabi: Oh, my god, that’s right, yeah, that’s right.

Alex: Enchanté.

Chanel: Where have I heard that before?

Gabi: Encantada.

[Chuckles]

Allie: Oh, sorry, um, gabi, I don’t think you have ever met my girlfriend chanel?

Gabi: Not officially. Very nice to meet you.

Chanel: It’s really nice to meet you.

Alex: Gabi, I’m just gonna say this. Your pictures do not do you justice. And how the hell have we never crossed paths?

Gabi: I don’t know. I mean, I’ve hung out joe and vic a couple times out in phoenix.

Alex: Okay, so my brother was hiding you from me.

Gabi: He said you were always busy.

Alex: Well, if I was working, then I had my priorities all messed up.

Allie: Hey, look, we don’t want to keep you if you’re here meeting someone.

Gabi: I’m actually flying solo tonight.

Alex: That is the best news I’ve heard all day.

Gabi: [Chuckles] Oh, yeah?

Alex: Mm-hmm. You know what they say. Three’s a crowd, four’s a party. I’m buying you a drink.

Gabi: Sure, why not?

Chanel: [Chuckles]

Shin: What am I doing here?

Kristen: Yes.

Shin: I just became aware of dimera funding this laboratory off the books. I came to investigate.

[Heart monitor beeping rapidly]

[Heart monitor stops beeping]

Kristen: What? No. Oh, my god. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Alex: Let me guess. You are a cosmo girl.

Gabi: I was thinking more scotch flight.

Alex: [Inhales sharply] Three drinks for the price of one. I like your style.

Gabi: I’m no dummy.

Alex: And you’re worth it.

Allie: I believe this is what sociologists call flirting.

Chanel: Why didn’t you tell me you were good friends with gabi hernandez.

Allie: What’s the big deal?

Alex: You guys need a refill?

Chanel: Yes, please.

Allie: Yeah, sure.

Alex: I will be right back. Don’t move.

Allie: [Chuckles]

Gabi: I’m sorry for crashing your evening.

Chanel: No, no, not at all. This is great.

Allie: Yeah, it’s so good to see you. I miss ari.

Gabi: Ari misses you. I have to set up a playdate with her and henry because she loves her cousin so much.

Chanel: This is great. Totally great.

Allie: Chanel, you okay?

Chanel: Mm-hmm, yeah, I’m sorry. I’m just kind of fangirling out right now.

Gabi: For me?

Chanel: Yeah, I’m probably gabi chic’s most loyal customer.

Gabi: Thank you. You wear it very well.

Allie: Yeah, I agree.

Chanel: Thanks.

Gabi: Oh, and I’m obsessed with sweet bit biscuits, I mean, so the feeling’s mutual.

Allie: Oh, you forget our drinks?

Alex: In progress. So gabi…

Gabi: Alex…

Alex: What is a woman like you doing out on the town all alone?

Allie: All right, easy, pal. Before you get any ideas, she got a boyfriend.

Alex: She does?

Gabi: She does.

Kate: Why would allie make you plead guilty?

Lucas: I don’t want her to hate me for the rest of her life.

Kate: Lucas, she doesn’t hate you.

Lucas: You should see the way she looks at me. She’s disgusted, okay? If I want to earn her respect back, I have to own up to what I did.

Kate: Oh, all right, so you actually think that allie wants to see her father behind bars?

Lucas: She wants accountability, all right? She wants me to take responsibility for what I’ve done. If I do that, maybe in the future, the door will be left open for her to trust me again.

Kate: Ugh, god. So what are you gonna do? Accept the consequences whatever those are?

Lucas: Yeah, it’s the only way to move forward.

Kate: Lucas. When is the sentencing?

Kate: Don’t even bother trying to talk me out of this, mom. It’s done. It’s a done deal.

Kate: What does that mean, “it’s a done deal”?

Lucas: I’ve already been sentenced. I’m headed to statesville.

Chloe: Ah, well, kristen’s only been out of statesville for a few days, and I swear we talk about her more than anything.

Brady: I know, and hey, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

Chloe: What did she do now?

Brady: If I told you she came to see me earlier, and I tried to push her out of basic black.

Chloe: And that didn’t work.

Brady: No. What I didn’t tell you is that she threatened to go after custody of rachel.

Chloe: Oh, god, I’m sorry.

Brady: I know kristen’s dangerous, but I also know, chloe, that she loves her little girl, and I know rachel loves her mom. I don’t want to be the dad to keep rachel’s mom from her completely.

Chloe: So are you saying that you’re open to sharing custody?

Brady: It would be hard, but in theory, yeah.

Chloe: Do you think that’ll be enough for kristen?

Brady: I don’t know. And I wouldn’t put it past her to go after full custody. Hell, she might even try to take rachel and run. Either way, I could lose my little girl forever.

[Dramatic music]

Kristen: [Grunting]

[Devices beep] Okay, come on, stefan. Come on!

[Droning tone]

[Heart monitor beeping] Okay. Okay, good.

How did the power get turned off, shin?

Shin: I don’t know. I just arrived.

Kristen: No, you were in here with him. You did this on purpose.

Shin: What exactly are you accusing me of?

Kristen: If I hadn’t walked in her when I did, my brother would be dead, so why don’t you tell me, why are you trying to kill him? Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Roman: All right, so this is the real reason you’re here, to ambush me?

Paulina: To ambush you? I’m just being a friend here, a friend who wants what’s best for you, and that’s what abe wants too. Right, abe?

Abe: Oh, I do. I do. I just don’t think it’s our place to interfere.

Paulina: Roman, I’ve talked to kate, and she feels terrible that she didn’t come forward sooner.

Roman: Yeah, well, her feeling terrible, it’s not an excuse for what she did. She lied to me about lucas kidnapping my daughter.

Kate: She was a desperate mother trying to keep her son from prison. Be honest, now, roman, don’t you think if you were in her shoes, you might have done the same thing?

Roman: As a matter of fact, I was in her shoes.

Kate: So you’re going to prison?

Lucas: Yeah, I cut a deal with the da. I plead guilty to second-degree kidnapping.

Kate: [Sighs] What’s the sentence? The term?

Lucas: Charge like that usually carries a five-year sentence, but I talked him into a three-year sentence. Maybe I’ll have parole and maybe some time off with good behavior. Three years, it’s done?

Lucas: Yeah, it’s done. There’s no going back now.

Kate: You called me here why?

Lucas: To say goodbye.

Kate: Lucas.

[Sighs]

[Soft dramatic music]

Alex: This boyfriend, whoever he is, is a pretty lucky guy.

Gabi: I’m pretty lucky myself.

Chanel: Wait, I feel out of the loop here. Who is this guy?

Allie: You’re seeing li, right?

Gabi: Yeah, for a couple months now.

Alex: Is li exclusive?

Gabi: Yes.

Chanel: You really don’t give up, do you?

Alex: Never hurts to ask, chanel, remember that. So li, he’s the head of the dimera board, right?

Gabi: Yeah, he is. You know him?

Alex: Uh, I know about him. And you work for dimera too, huh?

Gabi: I do.

Alex: Working together, playing together. That’s tricky business.

Gabi: So far, so good.

Alex: Oh, here you are, though, drinking alone. If you were my girl, I wouldn’t let you out of my sight.

Allie: Yeah, it’s so crazy. You know, some guys are actually confident enough to let their girlfriend have freedom.

Alex: Absolutely, and some guys just really appreciate what they have.

Gabi: He had to work. He had some unfinished business to do in our room.

Chanel: Oh, you hear that? Our room.

Alex: You heard that too? Must be pretty important.

Gabi: He’s in a conference call with his dad. He works hard. His dedication is one of the things I like the most about him.

[Smooth jazz music]

Shin: What are you doing?

Kristen: Calling the police.

Shin: We both know you’re not gonna call the cops. How are you gonna explain all this? Your dead brother suddenly alive in a hidden lab.

Kristen: Well, I’m certainly not gonna let you try and kill him.

Shin: Is it even possible to kill a guy after he’s been dead four years?

Kristen: Oh, oh, my god, you’re the reason rolf was reluctant to wake him up. You wanted him to stay dead.

Shin: I’m the one who’s been funding rolf’s research here. I’m the reason your brother is still alive.

Kristen: And yet you didn’t tell a soul.

Shin: Rolf didn’t want to get the family’s hopes up until he was sure he could bring stefan back. When he was incarcerated, the whole experiment wa

Shin: And his heart gave stefan life.

Shin: Why? Why did you do it?

Shin: I’ll admit I wasn’t motivated by pure altruism when I agreed to fund rolf’s efforts here.

Kristen: No kidding.

Shin: I thought stefan’s resurrection might give me certain leverage at dimera.

Kristen: [Chuckles] Only you started dating gabi.

[Laughs] Oh, my god, and then you suddenly realized that he may be more of a liability than an asset because gabi would drop you like a hot potato if she knew the love of helife

>>N:Akat d umeri for gabi of lositefaI watched that grief become fresh again.

Kristen: I’m sure you were there to comfort her, but that showed how much she still loved stefan. Hmm?

Shin: I can win her heart, but I need more time.

Kristen: Mm-hmm, so you ordered rolf to slam the brakes on his recovery, right?

Shin: More or less.

Kristen: All right, mr. Shin, you’re done. I’m in charge of my brother’s care now, and I am gonna call up rolf, and I’m gonna have him wake him up right now.

[Dramatic music]

We women are in the know about everything.

Roman: It was a very different situation, but I do know what it feels like to have a child facing a prison sentence.

Paulina: Well, if you’re talking about sami, I hear that’s practically an annual event.

Roman: I’m talking about my son eric.

Paulina: The ex-priest?

Roman: Eric was involved in a dui accident where a man was killed.

Paulina: [Gasps] Oh, how terrible.

Roman: Yeah, eric insisted on pleading guilty. Wanted to pay his debt to society. I could’ve bent the rules and made his path easier, but he didn’t want special treatment, so I didn’t give him any.

Paulina: He went to prison?

Roman: Yes, he did, and he served his time willingly, and he’s a better man for it today. So I do understand kate’s instinct to protect her son.

Abe: We all do.

Roman: Yeah, but if she goes out now and pays some hotshot lawyer to get these charges thrown out, lucas will never learn that lesson. He will never change his ways.

Paulina: Ah, oh, my. Why are men always so stubborn?

Abe: Ooh. Well, now it’s all men.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, just about. Oh, roman, you know, I’m not saying you don’t have the right to be mad at kate, but, well, life is short. None of us are getting any younger. Big mama always said, “when you find love, don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.”

Lucas: Mom, it’s gonna be okay, all right?

Kate: Okay.

[Sighs] First philip, now you.

Lucas: Well, you got philip the help he needed, and I’m doing what I have to do.

Kate: Prison isn’t mental health care, lucas.

Lucas: I know that, but I’m not sick, all right? I was stupid, I was lonely, I was impulsive, and I kept making bad decision after bad decision. I didn’t think about what it was doing to my children. I didn’t think about what it was doing to sami. I took her freedom, mom. And in order for me to atone for that, I have to give up my own freedom at least for a while.

Kate: Lucas.

Lucas: It’s really not the time for arguing.

Kate: I’m not gonna argue. I just want you to know that I am more proud of you than I have ever been.

Lucas: You’re proud to have a screwup for a son?

Kate: [Sighs] I am proud of you with all of my heart.

[Tender music]

Chloe: There’s no way that kristen’s gonna try to kidnap rachel again.

Brady: [Chuckles] No way? Really? Seriously?

Chloe: Well, rachel’s older now, and she barely knows her mother. It would terrify her.

Brady: Mm, you really think that’s gonna stop kristen?

Chloe: Look, I’m the last person to defend kristen dimera, but I do think she’s kind of a decent mom. I don’t think she would intentionally traumatize her daughter.

Brady: I hope you’re right about that.

Chloe: [Sighs] And do you really want to know why I know she won’t kidnap rachel and run?

Brady: [Chuckles] Why?

Chloe: Because she doesn’t only want her daughter back. She wants you back, brady. And kristen’s not going anywhere unless you’re following her.

[Soft dramatic music]

Shin: If you wake up stefan right now, how will that benefit you?

Kristen: Oh, I don’t know. My brother would be alive?

Kristen: You barely knew this man, and you certainly can’t count on his support at dimera. If he teams up with gabi, they’ll rule the roost, and you’ll be odd woman out.

Kristen: Yeah, well, I don’t want to run dimera.

Shin: You’re satisfied at basic black?

Kristen: Yes, I am. That’s right. I’m exactly where I want to be. It’s a company on the move, and plus I get to keep an eye on chloe and make sure her life is appropriately miserable.

Shin: So that’s your brilliant plan? Torture chloe through arduous documentation, endless nitpicking of her work product? And what’s the ultimate goal? To drive her out?

Kristen: Yeah, drive her out and away from brady.

Shin: Mm. Well, I’m thinking there might be a more efficient way of accomplishing that goal.

Kristen: All right, why don’t you tell me what it is?

Shin: Let’s just say it would be beneficial for the both of us and…

Kristen: And?

Shin: It involves none other than stefan.

I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Alex: So your boyfriend works for his dad, does he?

Gabi: So?

Alex: Nothing, nothing, I mean, a little nepotism never hurt anyone, I suppose.

Chanel: Says the guy who works for his uncle’s company.

Alex: That’s true. I start my new job at titan soon.

Gabi: So you’re gonna be working with sonny?

Alex: That’s right. I hope you don’t mind a little friendly competition?

Gabi: Are you kidding me? I live for competition.

Allie: Yeah, and she usually wins.

Alex: I don’t doubt it. You know, sonny told me that he thought you might have tried to poach a company that he was trying to acquire.

Gabi: I didn’t do that, and I told him, and he believed me.

Alex: Well, I believe you.

Gabi: Why? Anyone you ask will tell you I’m famously untrustworthy.

Alex: I don’t know about that. I get a good vibe from you, gabi, and I happen to be an outstanding judge of character.

Gabi: [Chuckles softly]

Paulina: You know, kate hated my guts when I first came to town.

Roman: I remember.

Paulina: Ah, she had her reasons, some of them valid.

Abe: Some?

Paulina: But eventually, we realized that we belong to a club no one wants to be a part of.

Roman: What club is that?

Paulina: We each spent years living in fear of men who tormented us.

Roman: That’s right. I am sorry about that.

Abe: You don’t have to relive this if you don’t want to.

Paulina: Oh, no, no, it’s okay. It’s really okay, abe. I want to say this. I relate to kate’s situation. My chanel is a lot like her lucas. I spoiled her rotten to make up for what I couldn’t do for lani.

Roman: Well, it seems to me like chanel is doing just fine. She started her own business. She’s taking responsibility for her life.

Paulina: Yeah, it took a while to get there.

Roman: Because you forced her to. You made her take responsibility. Kate doesn’t see that her kids need that. Hell, lucas is a grandfather. He doesn’t need to be coddled like a little kid, and if that doesn’t change, I don’t see anything changing between me and kate.

[Soft dramatic music]

Lucas: And thank you for understanding. And now it’s time to tell allie that I kept my promise to her.

Kate: [Sighs] Hey, uh, you think you could put in a good word for me with allie?

Lucas: She’s gonna forgive you. It’s me she’s mad at.

Kate: I think she’s plenty mad with both of us. After all, I was the one who stood by while her twin’s father went to prison for a crime that she committed, so…

Lucas: So sorry I put you in that position.

Kate: You didn’t force me to do anything. It was my choice, you know? Now I have to live with the consequences.

Lucas: I love you.

Kate: I love you. I love you so much.

[Sighs]

Brady: Look, kristen’s going to have to accept the fact that we’re never getting back together, and I’ve told you this a million times, she’s never gonna come between us. You know what we need?

Chloe: I’m all ears.

Brady: I think in a few seconds that kristen’s not gonna be on either one of our minds.

[Tender music]

Kristen: How can stefan help me get chloe out of brady’s life?

Shin: As you’ll recall, chloe caught your brother’s eye before he had an interest in gabi.

Kristen: Yeah, but then he moved on.

Shin: Nonetheless, he was quite taken with her. Maybe they could recapture that old spark.

Kristen: Hmm, stefan and chloe.

Shin: Dr. Rolf is a wizard with the human brain. That torch your brother carried for chloe, perhaps its dying embers could be revived and new life breathed into it.

[Soft dramatic music]

Some days, it felt like asthma was holding me back.

Paulina: Well, I gave it my best shot, oh, and I don’t give up so easily, but you, you’re a tough not to crack, roman brady.

Roman: I have been told that a time or 12.

Abe: You just hang in there, buddy.

Roman: Yeah, well, you two have a good night, okay? And thank you for caring.

Paulina: Mm.

[Soft acoustic music]

Roman: Kitchen’s closed, kate.

Kate: I know what time the kitchen closes. I’m here to see you.

Kristen: Okay, let me get this straight. You think that we can get my formerly dead brother to wake up and go back to chloe?

Shin: Thus removing her from brady’s life.

Kristen: Well, and not to mention stefan from gabi’S.

Shin: Two birds, one stone.

Kristen: All right, you know what? You want me to just forget that you were in here trying to kill my brother ten minutes ago?

Shin: Plans change. You have to be nimble.

Kristen: Oh, my god.

Shin: Dr. Rolf took the essence of your father’s brain and put it on a microchip. He resurrected a man with no heart. Why should this be beyond him?

Kristen: Let’s say stefan is somehow brainwashed into being interested in chloe. That doesn’t mean that chloe is gonna be interested in him. She loves brady.

Shin: You know how this works. It’s one step at a time. At least think about it.

Kristen: Fine, fine, I’ll think about it.

Shin: Good. Rolf’s already given him one change of heart. How hard would it be to give him another?

Kristen: [Sighs]

Alex: So did you have a favorite?

Gabi: This last one was pretty smooth.

Chanel: Ooh, like you, alex.

Alex: You making fun of me? Is she making fun of me?

Gabi: A little bit, but you were kind of asking for it.

Alex: I know. I was, wasn’t I?

Gabi: Yeah.

Alex: It’s okay. It was worth it. This is a great time, and maybe we could all do it again sometime. Gabi: Yeah, I’d love to as long as I can bring my boyfriend.

Allie: Oh, yeah, I’d love that, and–right, alex, I mean, you were saying how you wanted to meet new people in town.

Alex: Yeah, definitely, the more the merrier. Bring, uh, guy.

Chanel: And you promised us a five-star dinner.

Allie: Mm.

Alex: Is there any five-star restaurant in salem that I don’t know about?

Chanel: We’ll settle for four.

Allie: Actually, I’m really glad that we came here. It was very entertaining.

Gabi: Yeah, it was. You know, actually, I’m gonna head out.

Chanel: It was really nice to meet you.

Gabi: So nice to meet you. Thank you so much for the drinks. Hope it was worth it.

Alex: And then some.

Gabi: Well, bye, guys.

Alex: See you around.

Chanel: So, player, three women, three strikes, one night. Ouch.

Alex: The night is young.

Allie: Mm. What are your plans? You’re gonna go home, take a cold shower?

Chanel: [Chuckles]

Alex: Or we could all go home and take a hot shower.

[Smooth jazz music]

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Allie: Gee, by any chance, are you trying to score with both of us?

Alex: Well, I have a big shower, and an even bigger–

Allie: Hey.

Chanel: Mm.

Alex: Bed. An even bigger bed.

Allie: Yeah, okay.

Alex: [Chuckles] Wait, have you girls never had a threesome?

Chanel: No.

Allie: No.

Alex: [Laughs] Well, you’re bi, right? And I’m not–I know you ladies are together, and I by no means am saying you need a guy to, you know.

Allie: We get it.

Alex: Good, good. I just, you know, think it might be fun. I could be in the middle if I have to. I mean, really whatever position you want.

Chanel: Mm, yeah, thanks, but no thanks.

Allie: Yeah.

Alex: Fair enough. If you say so. Anyway, I’m gonna grab one more drink. The offer still stands if you change your mind or if you change your mind. I’m your guy anytime.

Allie: All right.

Alex: Seriously.

Chanel: Thank you.

Alex: Anytime.

Allie: Copy that. Okay, that was interesting.

Chanel: Yeah.

[Chuckles] You would never actually think about doing it, would you?

[Phone ringing]

Allie: Oh, it’s my dad. Hi, dad, is everything okay?

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, but there’s something I need to tell you.

Paulina: I know I left my glasses in here somewhere.

Abe: You didn’t bring your glasses.

Paulina: Yeah, sure, sure, I did. If you think I’m leaving right now, you got another thing–shh!

Roman: [Sighs] What is it, kate?

Kate: Um, I thought that you should know that lucas changed his plea to guilty, and he’s going to prison.

Roman: Wow. I’m sorry.

Kate: Are you?

Roman: Yes, I am. I’m sorry for you. That’s gotta be a tough pill to swallow, but I am glad that lucas finally did the right thing.

Kate: Well, there’s more.

Paulina: Oh, goodie, there’s more.

Kate: I realized that I need to make things right, so I talked to my lawyer, and i told him that I intend to plead guilty to accessory after the fact.

Roman: What, what? Why would you do that?

Kate: It’s never too late to do the right thing, roman.

[Soft dramatic music]

Gabi: Li.

Shin: Oh, hi.

Gabi: Hi. I thought you’d still be on your conference call.

Shin: Um, it ended a few minutes ago. I was just down at the business center sending a fax.

Gabi: Fax? What century are we in?

Shin: My father’s old fashioned.

Gabi: How’d the meeting go?

Shin: There was a promising exchange of ideas. We’ll just have to wait and see if they come to fruition.

Brady: Mm. See, I told you. Told you there was nothing that kristen could do to come between us.

Chloe: Okay, shh, shh. Just shh.

Brady: Okay, no more.

Chloe: Come here.

Brady: Wait, wait. I want to say one more thing. I love you.

[Tender music]

Kristen: Mm, stefan O. Dimera. Well, I might not have had the chance to get to know you very well before, but you’re family, and I won’t let anyone hurt you. But that said, if rolf can do what li is suggesting, if you can blow up chloe and brady and help me get my life and my family back… [Sighs] Well, then you will forever be my favorite little brother.

[Soft dramatic music]

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Monday, August 15, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Alex: Hey, auntie mags?

Maggie: Alex, honey, what is an eight-letter word for… naked?

Alex: Topless?

Maggie: That’s seven letters. Disrobed–disrobed will work, though.

Alex: My bad. Anyway, I need your advice. I am running late to a dinner date, and I need you to help me pick which shirt to wear.

Maggie: Well, it must be an important dinner. So are you going out with lisa again?

Alex: Who?

Maggie: The young lady that I found you entertaining in your bedroom?

Alex: Oh, right, right, right, no, not her.

Maggie: Okay. So who’s the lucky girl?

Alex: Well, actually, it’s two lucky girls.

[Knocks]

Chanel: Allie! Sorry I’m late, but we gotta get a move on if we wanna make it to the bar.

Allie: Wow, you look amazing.

Chanel: I got this back when I was in south beach, but I think it still works. And I take it you agree?

Allie: Yeah, I definitely have to borrow it.

Chanel: Speaking of which, um, why aren’t you dressed yet? Time’s a flyin’, horton.

Allie: What do you mean? I’m wearing this.

Ej: Pity your friend, gwen, came down with that headache.

Ava: Yeah, well, they just hit her like that sometimes.

Ej: Hmm, and after harold went to all this trouble to make a gourmet meal for three. But the upside is, now that it’s just the two of us, it’ll give me a chance to get to know you a lot better.

Ava: Wonderful.

Johnny: Ahh, dinner, great. What are we having? I’m starved.

[Eerie music]

Kristen: [Sighs] Well, stefan, it looks like the rumors of your demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Li: So, rolf, did you have any trouble convincing kristen stefan suffered a setback on his road to recovery? I’m glad to hear it. Because the last thing I need is stefan O. Dimera returning to the land of the living.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Li: Gabi just walked in. I’ll have to speak to you later.

Gabi: Did you forget something?

Li: Oh.

Gabi: Mmm, mmm, nope, not that, although that was nice. Um, well, did you forget to say I love you?

Li: To you?

Gabi: To your mother. I’m assuming that was her on the phone?

Li: Oh, uh, no. That was just business.

Gabi: Hmm. Hmm.

Li: So how was your day?

Gabi: It was long. And, uh, it’s not over yet. I need to discuss some dimera business with you.

Li: What sort of business?

Gabi: Just some stuff that came up today, including the job that I promised ava.

Ej: Actually, son, this place was for ava’s friend, gwen.

Ava: But she had to leave. It–it’s okay if–if johnny joins us, right? I mean, harold went to all this trouble to make dinner for three. I’d hate to see any of it go to waste.

Ej: Of course. Please, johnny, join us.

Johnny: Don’t mind if I do. I’m surprised we’re eating in here instead of the, uh, dining room, though.

Ava: Oh, that was my idea, actually. I thought we could keep it casual for tonight.

Johnny: Ah. We certainly can. It’s nice to have a, uh, change every once in a while.

Ej: Oh, forgive me, son. I didn’t get a chance to tell you, but ava is going to be living with us. Since your uncle jake died, I thought the least I could do was allow his widow to stay in our family home.

Johnny: Yeah, I’m sure her dimera shares had nothing to do with it.

Ej: What was that?

Johnny: Hmm? Oh, no, I just, uh, I just said that I already knew she had moved in. In fact, auntie ava and I have seen quite a lot of each other.

[Soft dramatic music]

Maggie: Did you just say that you have a date with two girls?

Alex: That’s right. I met them this afternoon, and we hit it off immediately.

Maggie: And they agreed to go out with you together? Huh, how modern of them.

Alex: Relax, auntie. It’s not a date-date. However, I wouldn’t have a problem with it if it were.

Maggie: [Sighs]

Alex: Look, you’re not gonna have to worry about finding either of these girls in my bed. Trust me, they only have eyes for each other.

Chanel: That’s what you’re wearing?

Allie: Yeah. Why? What’s wrong with it?

Chanel: Nothing.

Allie: This is what I always wear to the bar.

Chanel: I know, and you always look great.

Allie: But?

Chanel: Well, but tonight, we’re going with alex kiriakis.

Allie: So? You’re worried I won’t make a good impression?

Chanel: No, of course not.

Allie: Okay, good. ‘Cause honestly, after working at sweet bits all day, like, the last thing I wanna do is put on a pair of heels.

Chanel: Well, what about those really cute platforms that you just bought?

Allie: Are you serious?

Chanel: Well, okay, you don’t have to wear heels. Just wear flats, but put on something fun, sexy.

Allie: Wh–why? Why does it matter what we wear? Chanel, are you, like, lusting after alex? Is that why you want us to impress him? We women are in the know about everything. Who are already

Maggie: So, um, you have a date with two women who are already a couple?

Alex: And to be honest, auntie, when I first asked them, I thought I still had a chance, but they turned down. But they’re both really cute, really fun, not to mention both of them are kickass businesswomen.

Maggie: Well, I’m sure enjoying women’s company outside of the bedroom will be a nice change of pace for you.

Alex: Variety is the spice of life, right? So which one of these shirts says, “drinks with the bisexual girls.”?

Maggie: I think that you should worry less about which shirt to wear and more about respecting these girls enough not to label them.

Alex: You know what? You’re absolutely right, auntie. So which one of these shirts says, “drinks with two lovely young women whose sexual orientation does not define them”?

Maggie: Better.

Alex: Thank you.

Maggie: [Chuckles] I-I would go with that one.

Alex: Ahh, that’s what I thought too. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Maggie: No need.

[Jazz music]

Chanel: Are you seriously asking me if I’d drag you out on a date with a guy I was attracted to?

Allie: Okay, yeah, probably not.

Chanel: No, definitely not. And I’m not dressed up for him. I’m dressed up for you.

Allie: For me?

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Allie: But I see you all the time.

Chanel: Exactly. I see you all day, every day, when we’re both covered in sweat and flour and our makeup is sweated off. And since your grandpa, roman, has henry for the night, and we can stay out as late as we want to, I thought, you know, why not just make it a thing, you know, make it a date night?

Allie: A date night?

Chanel: Uh-huh.

Allie: With alex kiriakis?

Chanel: Okay, look, we–the three of us will have fun, and then you and I can peel off whenever we feel like it.

Allie: Okay, fine. I’ll go change, and, um, I’ll meet you there. Okay?

[Soft dramatic music]

Kristen: Ha! Tony!

Tony: Kristen. I hope we’re not disturbing your evening.

Kristen: Oh, no, not at all. I was just not expecting you. Anna.

Anna: Well, it was tony’s idea to come here.

Kristen: And I’m sure you objected to it.

Anna: Well, I’m here, am I not?

Kristen: Anna, what exactly is your problem with me?

Anna: [Laughs] Oh, where do I begin? Aside from the fact that you kidnapped abigail, who happened to be my favorite sister-in-law, you married tony when you were posing as nicole, and then you wouldn’t give him a divorce.

Kristen: Okay, sorry I asked.

Anna: Not to mention the fact that you were responsible for making tony kill that poor ted person, and then you took your sweet time getting him off the hook.

Kristen: Okay, okay, okay, I get the idea. All right, um, but assuming you didn’t come just to have anna recite the litany of my crimes, why are you here?

Ej: What are all these looks between the two of you? Is there a private joke I’m not privy to?

Johnny: No, just, like–like I said, I-I already knew that ava had moved in.

Ej: And that’s amusing, for some reason?

Johnny: Uh, well, there’s more to it, but I’ll leave it at that.

Ava: Oh, no, it’s okay. You can explain.

Johnny: Oh, okay, well, since it’s okay with you, ava. Uh, earlier this afternoon, I was looking for uncle chad, and so I stopped by what I thought was his bedroom, and then I walked in on ava naked.

Ej: Oh, I’m so sorry, ava. Please allow me to apologize on my son’s behalf.

Ava: There’s no need, considering that i saw johnny naked too.

[Jazz music]

Li: This is ava vitali we’re talking about here?

Gabi: I told you about the deal I had to make with her, how she demanded a job or she wouldn’t agree to pretend to be married to jake.

Li: She was clearly determined to get her money’s worth out of the bargain.

Gabi: You don’t know the half of it. She demanded a seat on the board, but don’t worry, I put the kibosh on that one.

Li: Why do you have to give her a job at all?

Gabi: I told you, she insisted.

Li: Oh, I-I understand the agreement, but why do you have to honor it? Ava’s only leverage is that she can expose your fraudulent claim that she and jake were married, but if she exposes you–

Gabi: She’ll be exposing herself as well.

Li: Either way, ava ends up with nothing.

Gabi: You’re right. I-I do hold all the cards.

Li: No doubt about it.

Gabi: But, you know, ava’s a very shrewd woman, okay? She was the head of the vitali crime family. I mean, she’s living under ej’s roof, which I’m sure she’s gonna use as some sort of advantage.

Li: I see what you mean. Who knows what they could be planning over there?

Gabi: Besides, the whole point of this was to keep control of jake’s shares. If I blow ava out of the water, then there’s a possibility ej could have them, and the–then I’d be really screwed. Even though I don’t want to, I may just have to give ava a job, or maybe just string her along long enough to take control of the shares.

Li: Why do I have the feeling that that’s something you’re particularly good at?

Gabi: It’s because you know I’m a woman of many talents.

Li: Indeed, you are. And I have no doubt that you will outsmart ava vitali. She may be shrewd, but she’s no match for you.

When moderate to severe

pag with you like thise medicine.

Gabi: I must say, being with you like this gets better and better.

Li: I feel the same way. Mmm. And I must say, as much as I’m enjoying this very lovely and satisfying part of our relationship, I’m glad to know that you’re open to it being about more than just this, uh, lovely and satisfying part. You are, aren’t you?

Gabi: I am, sure.

Li: Well, if that is, in fact, the case, then maybe it’s time you stop wearing your dead husband’s ring around your neck?

Kristen: Let’s all just sit down.

Tony: Hey, it’s quite comfortable here.

Anna: Is that motor oil I smell?

Kristen: Yes, anna, indeed it is.

Tony: Well, we’re not staying long, anna.

Anna: No. Darn sure, we’re not.

Kristen: All right, with–in the interest of being brief, can you tell me why you dropped by?

Tony: Well, when I heard that you were staying at our dead brother’s apartment, I thought I should at least try to convince you to come back home, where you belong.

Kristen: Aww, hey, you know, that’s really kind of you, tony. And I need no convincing. I’d prefer that. But ej refused to welcome me back into the family home unless I gave him my shares.

Tony: Yes, well, it seems that our dear brother has gotten a bit power mad in the wake of jake’s death.

Kristen: Ahh. So you understand the position I’m in. With the balance of power so precarious, one person’s shares represents a lot of control. And I am not willing to give that up.

Ej: Putting aside the discussion of your mutual nudity–

Ava: No need to change the topic on my behalf.

Ej: Johnny, is there any word on the chanel front? I know waiting in this limbo is very trying, but, while allie is a lovely girl, I have no doubt that she is going to choose you in the end.

Johnny: Dad, listen–

Ej: Look, I know–I know you don’t want to tempt fate by appearing too confident, which is admirable, certainly, especially after everything you’ve gone through these past few months. But having seen you and chanel before things went awry, I could tell that the woman was head over heels in love with you, which is why I have no doubt that she–

Ava: Okay, ej, enough. Chanel already chose allie. They’re very happy. So just give it a rest, will you?

[Soft dramatic music]

Chanel: Hey.

Alex: Well, hello there. My god. Let me tell you, as cute as you looked in that apron, this is a big improvement. Oh, my god.

Chanel: Well, you clean up pretty nice yourself.

Alex: Oh, this old thing? Thank you.

Chanel: Mm-hmm, welcome.

Alex: Just threw it on after work.

Chanel: Yeah? Well, I’m glad you didn’t go to any trouble.

Alex: Well, I–it’s not that you’re not worth the effort, because you are. There’s no question about it. And if you give me the chance, I could show you how much effort I’ll put into some of the other little things that might please you. I don’t see your girl with you. Does that mean I get you all to myself tonight?

Allie: Sorry to disappoint, but chanel is spoken for.

[Jazz music]

Shingles.

Chanel: Oh, well, we met back

Alex: So tell me, how did you two get together?

Chanel: Oh, well, we met back when we were both living in london.

Allie: Mm-hmm, and we used to go clubbing together.

Alex: Oh.

Chanel: But we were just friends back then.

Alex: Hmm. And when did you turn into lovers?

Chanel: Not until we both ended up here in salem.

Allie: Yeah, um, we ran into each other, and we went for drinks.

Chanel: Cosmos.

Allie: Yeah, cosmos, a lot of cosmos. And yeah, we were just, like, reminiscing and talking about how much fun we used to have.

Chanel: And then I leaned over and kissed her.

Alex: [Whistles] Wow, and that was it, huh? You just knew you were meant for each other?

Allie: Well, actually, I-I took–I took a little while to figure out, to admit, I guess, but I definitely felt something that night, and then everything changed for me.

Alex: Must’ve been a hell of a kiss.

Chanel: It was.

Alex: You should show me what it was like.

Ej: Chanel chose allie? Johnny, I’m so sorry. And how could you know about all this before I did?

Johnny: Allie stopped by earlier and, uh, she started going off on me. Ava was witness to that.

Ej: I don’t get it. Why would she be mad at you?

Johnny: Uh, I may have spoken with paulina to, um, you know, try and get chanel back.

Ej: After she proved herself unworthy of you? I assume this was paulina’s idea, eager to get her paws in your pockets again.

Johnny: No, it was my idea. But that’s beside the point. Anyway, ava overheard me with allie, and she defended me.

Ej: Apparently, you two know each other better than I thought.

Ava: Well, we’re all living under the same roof now.

Ej: Mmm, true. Thanks to the sad fact that we lost another dimera. I would like to make a toast. To jake, your husband, your uncle, and my brother. I just wish we got to know him a lot better, to know the man that you fell in love with, ava. He must have been very special to sweep you off your feet so quickly that you were ready to marry him after only a few short weeks together.

Ava: Months.

Ej: Hmm. Johnny, I expect you to do your part as well.

Johnny: M-me? Wh–what am I supposed to do?

Ej: Well, now that my brother is no longer here, it is our duty as a dimera to stand in his stead and support ava through her grief. A new bride, just beginning her life with her husband, to see it all slip away before her very eyes. I understand you were actually with jake at the time of his assault.

Ava: Yes, I was.

Ej: To lose jake so suddenly, so–so cruelly–

Johnny: Dad, will you stop it already?

[Tense music]

Gabi: What? Stop wearing stefan’s ring? What–why–why would I do that? I wear it to honor him. What is it? Just–just say what you’re thinking. Say it.

Li: Well, it–it’s just, um, it’s been a few years, hasn’t it? Since you were widowed?

Gabi: But ju–just because stefan’s dead does–look, he was my husband, and he will always be part of me. They–they say that grief is love with nowhere to go, and I still grieve stefan, like I always will. Even when I was with jake and things were getting serious, I still wouldn’t take this ring off.

Li: And that didn’t bother jake?

Gabi: Guess he understood. Maybe even a part of him might’ve wondered if he was just a stand-in for stefan.

Li: Was he?

Gabi: I-I promised him that he wasn’t, and I thought I believed that.

Li: But?

[Sighs]

Gabi: But, um, the fact that I never took this off maybe is a sign that jake never really had my heart the way stefan did.

[Soft dramatic music]

Some days, it felt like asthma was holding me back. Because you wanted

Allie: Alex, we thought that you invited us out because you wanted to hang out with us, get to know us a little better.

Chanel: Not to give you material for your fantasies.

Allie: Yeah, you know what? Chanel, we can still have date night. Let’s just go find another table.

Alex: Whoa, whoa, look, look, look, look, I’m–I’m sorry. The idea of you two kissing, appealing to me. But I respect your boundaries. And I understand it was an inappropriate request. So I’m gonna go ahead and pull the foot out of my mouth and ask you to please finish your story.

Chanel: I don’t know if we wanna tell you anything more.

Alex: Oh, please, come on. You told me about this epic kiss. What happened? Just ended up happily ever after?

Chanel: Well, not exactly.

Alex: What happened?

Allie: Uh, well, you could say there were a few twists and–and turns.

Alex: Like what?

Chanel: Like I married her twin brother first.

Alex: Oh.

Ej: Don’t you dare try to shut me up, johnny.

Johnny: Somebody had to. Could you not see you’re upsetting her?

Ava: It’s okay, johnny.

Johnny: No, it’s not.

Ej: Stay out of this, damn it. I am sorry, ava. I had no intention of causing you any more pain.

Johnny: I wonder then, what–what did you think you were doing? Going on about how her husband just died? He just died. You’re talking about how–how tragic of a loss it is, like she doesn’t already know that or feel that.

Ej: I was simply conveying to ava that I understood the magnitude of her loss.

Ava: And I got that, ej. I did. It’s just that, um, I’m feeling a little bit vulnerable right now.

[Soft dramatic music]

Ava: It’s okay, johnny. Really, it is. I know that your father didn’t mean any harm.

Tony: Perhaps I can talk to ej on your behalf.

Kristen: Oh, no, don’t trouble yourself, tony.

Tony: No, no, no, it’s no trouble at all. After all, he moved ava vitali into the mansion without demanding that she hand over jake’s shares.

Kristen: Yeah, but give him time.

Tony: Kristen, listen. I understand your desire to hold on to your position in the family power structure, but surely, you can’t be comfortable here.

Anna: Darling, I think you underestimate your sister’s ability to adapt to any circumstance. And who are we to interrupt her in her adventure?

Tony: Surely, there must be other accommodations that you could find that you could comfortable in.

Kristen: No, I-I’m–actually, I’m quite comfortable here, in the home my brother made before he died. Makes me feel, uh, close to him.

Anna: Well, is that why you’re reading his obituary? To feel warm and comfortable?

Kristen: Give that to me.

Anna: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. This isn’t jake’s obituary. This is stefan’S.

Gabi: I–I did love jake. Don’t get me wrong. I just didn’t love him the way I loved stefan.

Li: From everything you’ve told me, he was the love of your life.

Gabi: He was.

Li: He was very lucky to have you.

Gabi: I did love stefan with all my heart, but he’s gone now, and he’s not a threat to us. And I–I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to love somebody the same way again, but I-I hope so. I hope it’s a deep, passionate love.

Li: I’m glad to know that door’s still open.

Gabi: It is. And when I’m ready to walk through it with somebody, I’ll take this ring off. I just–it’s just been a lot harder to, um, I guess, let go of stefan’s heart.

Li: A fact that julie williams knows all too well.

Gabi: Mmm, that old bat got what she deserved. It’s not like I wasn’t punished for it. I mean, you, you helped chad oust me from dimera over it.

Li: Which I will forever regret. If it’s any consolation, I didn’t know you then the way I do now.

Gabi: So it’s okay that I still wear this?

Li: [Chuckles] Of course. As you said, stefan’s no threat to us, since he’s dead. Time. It’s life’s most precious commodity,

Alex: So, chanel, after you divorced allie’s brother?

Chanel: I decided I’d rather be with allie after all.

Alex: Wow.

Allie: Yeah. So that’s basically the cliffnotes version.

Chanel: Yeah, but that’s pretty much it.

Alex: Wow, it’s gonna make for some interesting thanksgiving conversation.

Allie: Oh, yeah, you don’t even know the half of it. Johnny actually already enlisted chanel’s mother to break us up.

Alex: Oh, the plot thickens.

Chanel: Yeah, no. But that’s not gonna happen. I already told my mother to back the hell off, that nobody, not johnny, not anyone, is gonna come between allie and me.

Alex: Whew.

Allie: You really said that?

Chanel: Yeah. Nobody can.

[Jazz music]

Alex: Wow. So in love. So hot.

Ej: If you’ll excuse me, I’ll go see what’s keeping our next course.

Ava: Well.

Johnny: [Chuckles] Why do I get the feeling harold is about to get raked across the coals? What could possibly be the reason for this interminable delay?

Ava: [Chuckles] Well, your father certainly runs a tight ship.

Johnny: Oh, yeah.

Ava: Controlling much?

Johnny: Well, controlling always. He can also be pretty insensitive at times. I’m sorry about him going on about jake before.

Ava: Nah, don’t worry about it. Thanks for having my back.

Johnny: That seemed only fair. After all, you had mine with allie.

Ava: Well, like I said, we’re all living under the same roof now, and in my book, that means we take care of each other.

Johnny: Especially since we’re all dimeras.

Ava: Oh, most certainly.

[Soft dramatic music]

Anna: Kristen?

[Chuckles] Why are you reading stefan’s obituary?

Kristen: Uh, well, anna, it’s a natural instinct, isn’t it? Since jake and stefan were twins, when jake died, I couldn’t help but think about stefan and the tragic way his life ended.

Anna: Yes, stefan’s death certainly was tragic, but I’m surprised you’d wanna relive it, especially since your good friend, lani, is the one who killed him.

Kristen: Okay, that was an accident. Lani didn’t mean to shoot stefan. If it was anyone’s fault, it was vivian’S. Stefan was a fool to jump in front of that bullet to sacrifice himself for that wretched woman.

Tony: Yeah, it really is something, though, to have two brothers cut down in their prime and leaving two widows behind. I recall how devastated gabi was when she found out that stefan had died. And–and I recall how she was imploring dr. Rolf to bring him back to us, but there are certain circumstances that even dr. Rolf can’t circumvent.

Anna: Well, as lovely as this has all been, uh, we should be going.

Tony: Well, yeah, yeah, let’s go. Yeah, you take care. But listen. Um, we’ve all had a bit of a checkered past, but we’re all family, so I’m gonna do my best to see if I can get ej to, convince him, allow you back into the mansion.

Kristen: Well, I won’t hold my breath, but thank you. Oh. Bye, anna.

Tony: Take care.

Li: Is there a problem?

Gabi: Only that i am starving. How ’bout we go get, um, fortified and then come right back to what we just started?

Li: Oh, actually, I promised my father I’d call him tonight, give him an update about dimera. I–I’m afraid it might take a while.

Gabi: It’s okay. I don’t mind going solo.

Li: You sure?

Gabi: As long as I get to see you later.

Li: Only see me?

Gabi: We’ll start there.

Ubrelvy helps u fight migraine attacks.

[Phone ringing]

Johnny: Oh, um, I’ve been waiting on this call. Do you mind if I take this? I might have a line on my next project.

Ava: No, no. Take it. Take it.

Johnny: Johnny dimera here.

Ej: Dessert will be ready in five minutes.

Ava: Well, if it is half as delicious as dinner, then I cannot wait.

Ej: I think you’ll be very pleased with what harold’s come up with. I must apologize if I was insensitive before.

Ava: No. No, no, there’s no reason.

Ej: There’s every reason. You’re my sister-in-law. And I know just how much you’ve been grieving jake. I hope you know that I didn’t want to cause you any more pain. I do hope you believe me.

Ava: Of course, I do.

[Soft dramatic music]

Alex: Wa–wait. Do–don’t–don’t–don’t stop now.

Allie: Oh, okay. No, I think we’ve given you enough of a show.

Alex: Enough of a show? Are you kidding me? How could anybody get enough of two people being crazy in love? This is good for my heart.

Allie: Your heart, huh?

Alex: Mm-hmm.

Chanel: You know what you need?

Alex: Another drink?

Allie: A woman.

Chanel: Mm-hmm. That way, you can do your own kissing instead of staring at us.

Alex: Okay, well, if you guys got one for me, I’ll take it.

Allie: I don’t know. I don’t–I don’t know if I wanna subject anyone that we know to, um, you.

Alex: Wow.

Chanel: I don’t know, maybe. I mean, some of our friends are pretty hard up.

Alex: Me too.

Allie: Oh, okay, all right, so, alex, besides my girlfriend, what is your type?

Alex: I don’t really have one.

Allie: Okay.

Chanel: Not helpful.

Alex: Well, I don’t–what do you want me to say? I’m not that picky. I like beautiful women, like everybody else. Like her.

[Jazz music]

Tony: You know, with any luck, maybe I can change ej’s mind about kristen. Can you imagine as many dimeras as possible under one roof? Oh, but they’re scattered to the four winds, and–um, you have no comment?

Anna: Have I not made myself clear, tony, how I feel? The last thing any of us needs is kristen hanging around in this house making trouble. But god forbid you should listen to me.

Tony: I realize she’s made our lives difficult on a few–

Anna: Ahh?

Tony: Well, all right, many occasions. But that’s all ancient history now, isn’t it?

Anna: Well, yes, except for the present, you know, the here and now. And if you weren’t so oblivious and so determined to be loyal to your horrible sister, who’s loyal only to her nasty, amoral self, who’s meaner than a junkyard dog–

Tony: Okay, okay, anna, I get it. I get it.

Anna: Do you, tony? Do you? Do you realize that that woman is hiding something?

Tony: Like what?

Anna: Well, how would I know? I just know that she was acting very suspiciously to me.

Tony: Well, maybe she was just kristen being kristen.

Anna: Oh, come on, tony. Your brother, stefan, died years ago. And now suddenly, she decides to read his obituary?

Tony: But she explained that. She was thinking how stefan had died so similarly to jake. I thought it made sense.

Anna: Well, yes, maybe it does make sense. And maybe it would make sense if she was a normal, sane human being, but this is kristen dimera we’re talking about. And I don’t know what it is, tony, but I’m darn sure she’s up to something.

Kristen: Rolf? Rolf, are you here?

[Dramatic music]

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Update Monday, August 15, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022August 22, 2022 by Joseph Mueller

Days of Our Lives Update

Days of Our Lives logo

Update written by Joseph

At the Kiriakis Mansion, Alex enters the living room and asks Maggie for advice on which shirt he should wear to an important dinner date. Maggie asks who the lucky girl is. Alex responds that it’s actually two lucky girls.

Chanel goes to Allie’s and tells her that they got to get moving if they want to get to the bar. Allie compliments Chanel in her dress. Chanel questions why Allie isn’t dressed yet but Allie says she is going in the t-shirt and pants that she’s wearing.

At the DiMera Mansion, EJ and Ava talk about Gwen having to leave with a headache before dinner. EJ says now that it’s just the two of them, he’ll have a chance to get to know her better but then Johnny walks in and asks what they are having for dinner as he’s starving.

Kristen sits in her apartment, reading Stefan’s obituary. Kristen declares that it looks like the rumors of Stefan’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Li Shin calls Dr. Rolf and makes sure he didn’t have any trouble convincing Kristen that Stefan suffered a setback in his recovery. Li says he’s glad to hear it because the last thing he needs is Stefan O. DiMera returning to the land of the living, right as Gabi enters their room. Li says Gabi walked in, so he’ll call them later and hangs up as he then kisses Gabi. Gabi assumes Li was on the phone with his mother again and questions him not saying “I love you” this time. Li tells her that the call was just business and asks how her day was. Gabi says it was long but it’s not over yet as she needs to discuss some DiMera business with him that came up today, including the job that she promised Ava.

EJ explains to Johnny that the third place at the dinner table was for Gwen but she had to leave. Ava says it’s ok for Johnny to join them since she’d hate to see the food go to waste, so they sit together. Johnny is surprised they are eating in the living room instead of the dining room. Ava says that was her idea to keep it casual. Johnny says it’s nice to have a change. EJ informs Johnny that Ava will be living with them since Jake died, so he’s allowing his widow to live in the family home. Johnny mutters that he’s sure Jake’s DiMera shares had nothing to do with that .EJ questions what he said, but Johnny claims he just said that he already knew Ava had moved in and comments that they’ve actually seen quite a lot of each other which Ava smiles at.

Maggie questions Alex having a date with two girls. Alex says they met this afternoon and hit it off immediately. Alex clarifies that it’s not a “date” date but he wouldn’t have a problem if it were. Alex then assures that she won’t have to worry about finding either girl in his bed since they only have eyes for each other.

Chanel questions what Allie is wearing. Allie asks what’s wrong with that as it’s what she always wears to the bar. Chanel says she always looks great but points out that tonight, they’re going out with Alex Kiriakis. Allie says after working all day, she doesn’t want to put on heels. Chanel suggests the cute platforms she just bought and that she put on something fun and sexy. Allie questions why it matters what they wear. Allie then asks if Chanel is lusting after Alex and if that’s why she wants them to impress him.

Maggie goes over Alex going on a date with two women who are already a couple. Alex admits that when he first asked them, he thought he still had a chance but they turned him down but they are both cute, fun, and kick ass business women. Maggie encourages him to enjoy women’s company outside of the bedroom. Alex then asks her which shirt says “drinks with the bisexual girls”. Maggie suggests he worry less about what shirt to wear and more about respecting the girls enough not to label them. Alex agrees, so Maggie selects his white shirt. Alex says he’ll let her know how it goes but Maggie says there’s no need as Alex kisses her on the cheek and exits the room.

Chanel questions if Allie is seriously asking if she would drag her out on a date with a guy that she was attracted to. Allie admits she wouldn’t. Chanel assures that she’s not dressed up for Alex, but for Allie. Allie says she sees her all the time. Chanel points out that Roman has Henry for the night and they can stay out as late as she wants, so she thought they could make it a date night. Allie questions doing that with Alex. Chanel says the three of them will have fun and then they can peel off whenever they feel like it. Allie agrees to go change and meet her there. Allie kisses Chanel and then goes to change.

Tony and Anna go to see Kristen at her apartment. Kristen excitedly hugs Tony and says she wasn’t expecting them. Anna says it was Tony’s idea to come. Kristen is sure she objected to it. Anna says she’s here. Kristen questions what exactly Anna’s problem with her is. Anna asks where to begin aside from the fact that she kidnapped Abigail and married Tony while posing as Nicole and she was responsible for making Tony kill Ted. Kristen says she gets it and assumes they didn’t come for Anna to go over her crimes, so she asks why they are here.

EJ questions the looks between Ava and Johnny and asks if there’s some private joke that he’s not privy to. Johnny says no and repeats that he just already knew that Ava had moved in. EJ questions why that’s amusing. Johnny admits there’s more to it but he will leave it at that. Ava then says it’s okay for him to explain, so Johnny reveals to EJ that earlier this afternoon, he went looking for Chad and walked in on Ava naked. EJ apologizes to Ava on his son’s behalf but Ava says there’s no need, considering she saw Johnny naked too.

Gabi reminds Li about how Ava demanded a job or she wouldn’t agree to pretend to be married to Jake. Li remarks that she was clearly determined to get her money’s worth. Gabi notes stopping Ava from demanding a spot on the board. Li questions why Gabi has to give Ava a job at all and why she has to honor the agreement, since Ava’s only leverage is she can expose Gabi’s fraudulent claim that she and Jake were married but that would mean exposing herself as well, so either way Ava ends up with nothing. Gabi agrees that she holds all the cards but worries that Ava is a very shrewd women and will use living with EJ as some sort of advantage. Li admits they don’t know what EJ and Ava could be planning over there. Gabi adds that the whole point was to keep control of Jake’s shares, so if she blows Ava out of the water, then EJ could have them and she’d be screwed so she might have to give Ava a job or at least string her along long enough to take control of the shares. Li has no doubt that Gabi will outsmart Ava as they kiss. Li and Gabi lay in bed together and agree that being together is getting better and better. Li adds that he’s glad to know Gabi is open to their relationship being about more than just this. Gabi assures that she is. Li then declares if that’s the case, maybe it’s time she stops wearing her dead husband’s ring around her neck.

Kristen, Tony, and Anna sit together. Tony says they won’t stay long. Kristen questions why they dropped by. Tony says when he heard she was staying at Jake’s old apartment, he felt like he should at least try to convince her to come back home where she belongs. Kristen says that’s really kind of him and she would prefer that, but EJ refused to welcome her back in to the family home unless she gave him her shares. Tony comments that EJ has gotten a bit power mad in the wake of Jake’s death. Kristen points out that one person’s shares represents a lot of control, so she’s not willing to give that up.

EJ moves on from the topic of Ava and Johnny’s nudity by asking Johnny if there’s any update on Chanel. EJ says he knows waiting in limbo can be hard and that Allie’s a lovely girl, but he’s sure that Chanel will choose Johnny in the end. Johnny tries to respond but EJ continues that he knows Johnny doesn’t want to tempt fate, but having seen them together before, he could tell that Chanel was head over heels in love with him. Ava then cuts EJ of and says Chanel already chose Allie and they are very happy, so he can just give it a rest.

Chanel meets Alex at the Bistro. They compliment each others’ outfits as they sit together. Alex tells Chanel that he could show her some of the effort he’d put in to some other little things that might please her. Alex points out that Allie isn’t with her and asks if that means he gets her all to himself tonight. Allie then arrives in a dress and says she’s sorry to disappoint, but Chanel is spoken for. Alex asks how Chanel and Allie got together. They explain that they met in London and used to go clubbing together but they were just friends then. Alex asks when they became lovers. Chanel says it wasn’t until they both ended up in Salem. Allie recalls they met up and went out for drinks and they were just reminiscing when Chanel kissed her. Alex asks if they just knew they were meant for each other then. Allie admits that she took awhile to figure it out but she definitely felt something that night and then everything changed for her. Alex guesses it was a hell of a kiss. Chanel confirms that it was. Alex then suggests they show him what it was like.

EJ is shocked that Chanel chose Allie and tells Johnny that he’s so sorry. EJ questions how Ava knew about all this before he did. Johnny explains how Allie came by earlier and started going off on her which Ava was a witness to. EJ questions why Allie would be mad at Johnny. Johnny admits he spoke with Paulina to try and get Chanel back. EJ argues that Chanel proved herself unworthy of him. EJ assumes that it was Paulina’s idea but Johnny assures it was his. Johnny says Ava overheard him with Allie and defended him. EJ remarks that they must know each other better than he thought. Ava points out that they are all living under the same roof now. EJ says that’s true thanks to the sad fact that they lost another DiMera. EJ proposes a toast to Jake and says he wishes they got to know him a lot better. EJ adds that Jake must have been very special to sweep Ava off her feet so quickly that she was ready to marry him after only a few months. EJ tells Johnny that it’s now his duty as a DiMera to stand in Jake’s stead and support Ava through her grief. EJ talks about Ava’s new life slipping away before it began and how she was with Jake when he lost his life. EJ goes on about Jake losing his life so suddenly and cruelly until Johnny tells him to stop it already.

Gabi questions why she would stop wearing Stefan’s ring since she wears it to honor him. Gabi tells Li to just say what he’s thinking. Li points out that it’s been a few years since she was widowed. Gabi argues that Stefan was her husband and will always be a part of her. Gabi says they say that grief is love with nowhere to go. Gabi adds that she still grieves Stefan and always will, noting that she still didn’t take the ring off when she was with Jake. Li questions that not bothering Jake. Gabi says that Jake understood even if part of him wondered if he was just a stand-in for Stefan. Li asks if he was. Gabi says she promised Jake that he wasn’t and she thought she believed that, but the fact that she never took the ring off may be a sign that Jake never really had her heart the way Stefan did.

Allie and Chanel complain that they thought Alex invited them out to hang out and get to know them better, not to give him material for his fantasies. They start to leave but Alex stops them and apologizes. Alex states that the idea of them kissing is appealing to him but he respects their boundaries and understands it was an inappropriate request. Alex asks them to finish their story about how they got together. Allie says there were a few twists and turns. Chanel informs Alex that she married Allie’s twin brother first.

EJ warns Johnny not to try to shut him up. Johnny argues that somebody had to because he was upsetting Ava. Ava tells Johnny that it’s okay but Johnny says it’s not. EJ apologizes to Ava, saying he had no intention of causing her more pain. Johnny questions what EJ thought he was doing by going on and on about her husband just died. EJ claims he was just conveying that he understands the magnitude of her loss. Ava says she gets it, but she’s feeling a little bit vulnerable right now. Ava tells Johnny that it’s okay as she knows EJ didn’t mean any harm.

Tony offers to talk to EJ on Kristen’s behalf but she tells him not to trouble himself. Tony brings up that EJ moved Ava in to the mansion without demanding that she turn over Jake’s shares. Tony understands Kristen’s desire to hold onto her position in the family power structure, but he feels she can’t be comfortable here. Anna argues that he’s underestimating Kristen’s ability to adapt to any circumstances so they shouldn’t interrupt her adventure. Tony argues that there must be other accommodations but Kristen says she’s quite comfortable here in the home that her brother made before he died as it makes her feel close to him. Anna picks up Kristen’s tablet and questions if that’s why she’s reading his obituary. Kristen tells Anna to give the tablet to her but Anna realizes it’s not Jake’s obituary, but Stefan’s.

Gabi tells Li that she did love Jake, but she didn’t love him the way she loved Stefan. Li acknowledges that Stefan was the love of Gabi’s life and says he was very lucky to have her. Gabi states that she did love Stefan with all her heart, but he’s gone now so he’s not a threat to them. Gabi doesn’t know if she’ll ever be able to feel the same way again, but she hopes so. Li is glad to know that door is still open. Gabi declares that when she’s ready to walk through that door, then she will take that ring off. Gabi admits it’s been a lot harder to let go of Stefan’s heart. Li jokes that Julie knows that feeling well. Gabi brings up being punished for that and how Li helped Chad oust DiMera for it. Li says he’ll forever regret that, but he didn’t know her the way he does now as they kiss. Gabi asks if it’s okay that she still wears the ring then. Li says of course as like she said, Stefan is no threat to them since he’s dead…

Alex asks Chanel about after she divorced Allie’s brother. Chanel responds that she decided she’d rather be with Allie after all and that’s pretty much it. Alex jokes that it must make for some interesting Thanksgiving conversation. Allie adds that Johnny already tried to enlist Chanel’s mother to break them up. Chanel assures that won’t happen as she already told her mother to back the hell off because nobody is going to come between her and Allie. Allie didn’t know she had said that as Chanel repeats that no one can. Allie and Chanel start kissing which thrills Alex, who comments to himself that they are so in love and it’s so hot.

EJ decides to go check on the next dinner course. Johnny mocks EJ while Ava comments on EJ being controlling. Johnny adds that EJ can also be insensitive and says he’s sorry about EJ going on about Jake earlier. Ava thanks Johnny for having her back. Johnny says it seemed only fair as she had his back with Allie. Ava repeats that they are all living under the same roof now which means they take care of each other. Johnny says especially since they are all DiMera, which he and Ava toast to.

Anna questions why Kristen is reading Stefan’s obituary. Kristen calls it a natural instinct since Jake and Stefan were twins, so when Jake died, she couldn’t help but think about Stefan and the tragic way his life ended. Anna is surprised she would want to relive that, especially since her good friend Lani is the one who killed him. Kristen argues that it was an accident as Lani didn’t mean to shoot Stefan and if it was anyone’s fault, it was Vivian’s. Kristen states that Stefan was a fool to jump in front of the bullet to save Vivian. Tony says it really is something to have two brothers cut down in their prime, leaving two widows behind. Tony recalls how devastated Gabi was when she found out that Stefan had died and how she was imploring Dr. Rolf to bring him back but there are circumstances that even Dr. Rolf can’t circumvent. Anna decides they should get going. Tony tells Kristen to take care and says they’ve all had a checkered past, but they are all family so he will do his best to convince EJ to allow Kristen back into the mansion. Kristen says she won’t hold her breath but thanks him as they hug. Tony and Anna then exit. Kristen then resumes reading Stefano’s obituary.

Li and Gabi kiss in bed until Gabi says she’s starving and asks if they can go eat then come back to this. Li says he promised his father that he would call him tonight with an update about DiMera which might take awhile. Gabi says she doesn’t mind going solo as long as she gets to see him later.

Johnny gets a call and steps out to answer it. EJ returns and tells Ava that dessert will be ready in five minutes. EJ apologizes again for being insensitive before. Ava says there’s no reason to apologize but EJ says she’s his sister in law and he knows how much she’s been grieving Jake, so he didn’t want to cause her any more pain. EJ hopes that she believes him. Ava says of course she does.

Alex tells Chanel and Allie not to stop kissing now. Allie jokes that they gave him enough of a show. Alex asks how could anyone get enough of two people being in love and says it’s good for his heart. Chanel and Allie tell Alex that he needs a woman, so he can do his own kissing instead of watching them. Alex responds that if they’ve got one for him, he’ll take it. Allie jokes that she doesn’t know if she wants to subject anyone they know to Alex. Chanel jokes that some of their friends are pretty hard up. Alex says he is too. Allie asks Alex what his type is. Alex says he doesn’t really have one which Chanel says isn’t helpful. Alex states that he’s not that picky as he likes beautiful women like everybody else. Alex then spots Gabi and says like her.

Anna and Tony return to the DiMera Mansion. Tony hopes he can change EJ’s mind about Kristen and asks Anna to imagine as many DiMeras as possible under one roof. Anna tells Tony that the last thing any of them need is Kristen hanging around the house and making trouble. Tony knows she’s made their lives difficult on many occasions but says that’s all ancient history now. Anna argues that if he wasn’t so oblivious and determined to be loyal to his horrible sister, who is only loyal to herself. Tony says he gets it but Anna questions if he does and if he realizes that Kristen is hiding something. Anna states that Kristen was acting very suspiciously to her. Anna adds that Stefan died years ago and now Kristen suddenly decided to read his obituary. Tony says that Kristen explained that and he thought it made sense. Anna says maybe it would if Kristen was a normal sane human being but it’s Kristen DiMera. Anna doesn’t know what it is, but she’s sure that Kristen is up to something.

Kristen goes to Dr. Rolf’s lab looking for him but instead finds Li Shin inside.

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Transcript Friday, August 12, 2022

Posted on August 14, 2022 by TvMegasite Admin

Days of Our Lives Transcript

Days of Our Lives logo

Transcript provided by Suzanne

Belle: Hey, what brings you by this evening, oh, brother of mine?

Eric: Well, I saw a book I recommended for mom, so I picked it up, and I thought I’d bring it over.

Belle: Aw, that’s really sweet. Um, she just went to dinner with a colleague, though. But I bet if you text her she’d like to meet you for dessert or coffee or something after.

Eric: Yeah, well, I’ll text her later. What’s up with the bags? You going somewhere on business?

Belle: Uh, actually, no. It’s more of a personal trip. I’m moving back home.

[Both chuckle]

[Phone rings]

Shawn: What’s up, partner? You look a little rattled.

Jada: [Sighs] I just met with da trask.

Shawn: Oh, yeah. She’s a ray of sunshine, isn’t she?

Jada: She read me the whole riot act on why we haven’t closed the abigail dimera case yet.

Shawn: Yeah, I got an earful from her earlier as well. And, uh–yeah. Was she on the, uh– then lucas horton kick or was she on the sarah horton kick?

Jada: Both. And I got a nice long rant about clyde weston. She’s furious that we released him.

Shawn: The guy had an airtight alibi.

Jada: I reminded her of that. But she’s stuck on the fact that he was in possession of the victim’s stolen bracelet.

Shawn: Honestly, so am I.

Jada: Who’s this “guy” that weston claims to have bought it from?

Shawn: I don’t know. But we need to find out.

Nancy: So you saw the guy who–who sold you the bracelet?

Clyde: Yeah, he was here two minutes ago, threw a drink in my face, and ran out the door.

Brady: But you got a good look at him, right?

Clyde: Oh, you bet I did.

Chloe: Well, that’s great. You can identify him now, right?

Brady: And help the police finally bring abigail’s murderer to justice.

Thomas: Look, there he is!

Chad: You saw that man at our house?

Thomas: He’s not a man. He’s a fairy.

Chad: When? When was this?

Thomas: The day mommy went to heaven.

Chad: I want you to stay right here. Daddy’s gonna go talk to the tooth fairy, okay?

Thomas: Can I come?

Chad: No. Listen, thomas? I want you to stay right here. Do you promise me?

Thomas: I promise.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

[Phone rings]

Jada: Medium height, brown hair, average weight. You know, I wish clyde would have given us a better description.

Shawn: Well, maybe we should bring him in tomorrow and meet with a sketch artist.

Jada: Good idea. So how did things go with your wife earlier?

Shawn: Actually, it went– it went pretty well. She’s–she’s moving back home tonight.

Jada: Shawn, that’s great! Do you want to leave early? I can cover for you.

Shawn: No, no, no, no. Thank you, though. No, we’re meeting up later.

Jada: Good luck. I know how it feels, hoping for reconciliation. I went through it with my ex-husband.

Shawn: I–I didn’t know you’re divorced.

Jada: [Sighs] It was a stupid thing for me to bring up.

Shawn: No, it’s okay.

Jada: Obviously, my marriage didn’t last, but I’m sure you and belle will work things out. Please, forget I said anything.

Shawn: Come one, jada. Seriously, it’s fine. All right? And if you don’t mind me asking, was the divorce recent? I mean, is that the reason why you moved to salem? You know, to, uh…I don’t know, get a change of scenery?

Jada: Uh, it’s been a while, actually.

Shawn: Oh. Well… are you, uh–are you okay?

Jada: [Sighs] You know, when you–when you get married, you don’t– you don’t think it’s gonna fall apart. So when things do fall apart, you feel like a failure. You know what I mean? I mean, at least I did. But as more time goes on and I can move past that, I–I feel like I can forgive myself. Yeah. In fact, I had a date today.

Shawn: Wait, how–how did– wait, how did you squeeze that in?

Jada: On my lunch break.

Shawn: Oh. That’s what you meant when you were like, “oh, I got somewhere to be.” Was it good?

Jada: Uh, it was.

Shawn: Was he nice?

Jada: Very. Uh, actually, you know him. It’s your brother-in-law, eric.

Eric: Belle, that’s fanta– oh, my god, that’s great news.

Belle: Thanks.

Both: Yeah.

Eric: You want to tell me about it? I mean, you don’t have to.

Belle: No, of course. I’ll tell you about it. Well, you know that evan took the baby back from shawn.

Both: Yeah.

Belle: And, obviously, shawn’s very, very heartbroken about it, and I just want to be there for him. And I thought if I move back in, maybe we could work on our marriage, too.

Eric: Yeah, well, helping him through after losing a baby, that’s very big of you.

Belle: Mm, well, don’t give me too much credit. If that baby had been shawn’s with jan, I don’t know if I would be moving back in.

Eric: Well, that’s not a concern now.

Belle: [Sighs] You know the baby wasn’t the source of all of our problems. There is still the fact that I slept with ej when shawn and I were separated. And that’s not something he can just get over. I know sami never will.

Eric: And shawn? Is he willing to try?

Belle: Yeah, he is. You know? I think we both know that fixing this, fixing us, is gonna take some time. But I think moving back in is a good first step.

Brady: This guy has to be the one that killed abigail.

Nancy: That’s what I’ve been saying all along.

Brady: Clyde, you need to tell the police what you just told us. That–that you just ran into the guy that gave you abigail’s bracelet and he’s on the loose.

Nancy: Yes, now that you’ve seen him again, you can give them a better description.

Brady: Yeah, yeah. Know what? I’m gonna give rafe a call.

Clyde: Not so fast.

Chad: Hey, leo, going somewhere?

Leo: Oh, chad, I didn’t see you.

Chad: Yeah, I think you did.

Leo: Something I can do for you?

Chad: Yeah. You want to tell me what you were doing in my basement the day my wife was murdered? Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Shawn: What, you went on a– you went on a date with eric?

Jada: Are you– are you not okay with that?

Shawn: No, I’m– I’m fine with it. I’m actually– I’m actually more than fine with it.

Jada: Okay. Because I–you know, I don’t want to step on any toes or create any weirdness.

Shawn: How would you do that?

Jada: I mean, you gotta admit, the situation’s a little complicated. Eric was married to nicole, and now she’s married to our boss.

Shawn: Happily married, jada. I don’t think you need to worry about anything, all right? I think everybody’s over it. They’ve moved on. I mean, obviously eric has. And nicole and rafe, they’re still in the middle of newlywed bliss.

Rafe: Knock, knock. [Knocks]

Nicole: [Gasps] Oh, what a surprise. To what do I owe this pleasure?

Rafe: Well, you came by yesterday, hoping to go to dinner, and I couldn’t go. So…I’m here to make it up to you. To take out my beautiful wife.

Nicole: Aw. Well, my handsome husband, I would love that.

Rafe: Yeah?

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: You sure you can knock off?

Nicole: Well, brady and chloe left for the day, so why can’t I?

Rafe: Oh, why? Oh, looks– look at that.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

Rafe: Wow. Upgrade the crutches for a cane, huh?

Nicole: Yes. Yes, I did.

Rafe: I got a better idea.

[Cane clatters] Here.

Nicole: Aw.

Rafe: How’s that?

Nicole: It’s perfect.

Rafe: [Indistinct]

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: You’re perfect.

Nicole: [Chuckles] Oh, stop.

[Chuckling]

Brady: You won’t speak to rafe?

Chloe: Yeah, what’s going on, clyde?

Clyde: I just can’T.

Nancy: Of course you can. If you tell the police what he looks like, then they’ll find him. And–and then they’ll lock him up. And then you’ll be a hero.

Clyde: No, I ain’t no hero.

Nancy: What do you mean?

Clyde: Nancy, when I told you that I knew it was stolen when I gave you the bracelet, it wasn’t the whole story. Nancy, I’m sorry. I have a confession to make.

Chad: The hell were you doing in my house, leo?

Leo: Uh, nothing, because I wasn’t there.

Chad: Hmm. See that little boy over there? That’s my son, thomas. He pointed at you, and you took off.

Leo: As I said before, I didn’t see you. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for an appointment.

Chad: Yeah, he told me that he met you in the basement the day my wife was murdered. See, now all of the sudden a bunch of things that didn’t make sense are starting to make perfect sense.

Leo: Like what?

Chad: Like the day I saw you at the park. The day of abby’s funeral. You said your heart went out to my children.

Leo: That was sincere.

Chad: You also said that thomas was a sweet child.

Chad: I asked you how you knew him, you said you didn’T. Said that you heard it from gwen. See, I think you– I think you did know him. I think you met him when you were hiding in our basement. You told him you were the tooth fairy.

Leo: [Scoffs] Now I’ve heard everything. Obviously, he’s making it up.

Chad: Are you telling me my son’s lying?

Leo: Or he’s mistaken. He’s got me confused with some other fairy. Now, like I said before, I’m in a hurry.

Chad: You are not going anywhere but the police station.

Sonny: Hey, chad, it’s sonny. Look, I was just thinking about our conversation earlier, about you taking a job at titan. I know you said you’re fine with alex taking the vp position, but if there’s any part of you that’s interested, I know that there are plenty of positions that you would be more than qualified for. I just–I think you would be a huge asset to titan. And, selfishly, I think it would be a blast to work together. So… also, I gotta say, I’m still pretty pissed off at uncle vic for hiring alex without telling me, but– just…give me a call back.

[Phone beeps] As long as you’re not pissed off at your brother. Flo, you’re here.

Alexander: [Sighs] Man, am I exhausted.

Sonny: From what? I didn’t even see you working all day.

Alexander: Yeah, because i was in hr all day, filling out all that damn paperwork. It was endless, seriously. You’re not, though, right?

Sonny: I’m not what?

Alexander: Mad as hell at me for taking over the exec vp job?

Sonny: No, alex. Look, I already told you, okay? Uncle vic is the one who went behind my back. You were just offered a job and you took it.

Alexander: Without lobbying for it. I swear to god to you, sonny, I–when uncle vic offered me the job, I was incredulous. You know? I knew it was not cool that you weren’t part of that discussion, and I told uncle vic that sonny should be here, too.

Sonny: And then he said, “who’s sonny?”

Alexander: Would you stop? You are uncle victor’s favorite kiriakis brother and you know that.

Sonny: No, actually, I don’T.

Alexander: [Scoffs]

Sonny: I don’t at all. At least not in a business sense. Do you know the amount of times he’s told me that I will never be as successful as he is because I don’t have, like, a killer instinct or whatever?

Alexander: Yeah, sonny. That’s because unlike uncle vic, you actually have blood running through your veins. Not that I don’t love the old guy, but I don’t think either of us should try to emulate him.

Sonny: No matter how hard I tried, I don’t think I could emulate uncle vic.

Alexander: Well, that’s a good thing.

Sonny: [Sighs] Yeah. I guess I just– look, I’m–I’m totally okay with you taking the job. The one thing I’m not okay with is being disrespected. You know, uncle vic, he pushed so hard for me to be ceo. And I took all this time away from will. And, really, I made these big changes in my life. And then he makes this huge business decision behind my back. It’s just–

Alexander: Hey, he knows we’re brothers, that you worship me. Oh, yeah, when we were kids, you worshipped me.

Sonny: Well, in case you haven’t noticed, we’re not kids anymore, so– least not physically.

Alexander: Okay, seriously? I think uncle vic thought, since this is a family business and we are family, that maybe you wouldn’t mind working closely with me.

Sonny: Right, that’S… probably what he thought.

Alexander: But was he wrong? Sonny, you got an issue working with me?

Sonny: [Sighs]

Nicole: Aw.

Rafe: Here we go.

Both: Yay.

Nicole: Thank you. [Chuckles]

Rafe: All right, there.

[Chuckles and smooches] How is the ankle?

Nicole: It is almost 100%. Thank you. And, uh, thank you for letting me lean on you.

Rafe: Always.

Nicole: This is so nice. Dining al fresco on a beautiful summer night. And I am so glad you were able to get out. ‘Cause I know how much pressure you’ve been feeling at work.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, actually, it has eased up a bit, since shawn’s come back from paternity leave, and jada hunter has joined the team, so–

Nicole: Wow, she’s been doing some job, huh? I know she was with you when you tracked down the guy who robbed me. I mean, that had to be really intense.

Rafe: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. [Chuckles] That was. No, um, jake was–was there lying on the ground, fatally wounded, as it– as it turned out. And, um, the guy was ready to shoot ava.

Nicole: And jada saved her life.

Rafe: Yeah. And a lot of cops would have frozen or freaked out in that situation, but… she did the right thing. But she was definitely a little shaken up afterward.

Nicole: I can imagine.

Rafe: Yeah. She killed someone in the line of duty. It was a clean shoot. She knows that. I know that. But she’s still struggling with it. But–[Sighs] That tells me that she’s not only a good detective but a good person with a good conscience.

Nicole: It sounds like she’s working out great.

Rafe: Yes, she is. Uh, she’s great. And, uh, I actually made her partners with shawn, and he really likes her.

Nicole: Oh. So does eric.

Rafe: Eric?

Nicole: Oh. Oh, you haven’t heard. He and jada are dating.

Eric: I have a very good feeling about you and shawn. Especially after I heard you went to see him at the station today.

Belle: How’d you hear that?

Eric: Jada told me.

Belle: Wait, jada hunter, shawn’s new partner?

Eric: Yeah, that’s the one.

Belle: How do you know her?

Eric: Well, uncle stevie introduced me to her when she got to salem. Said that she was looking for a place to live. And I told her that my dad, you know, he rents out rooms over the pub. And, uh, she actually ended up taking one.

Belle: Well, I only met her in passing, but she seemed really great. Shawn seems to like her a lot already. And I’m sure you noticed that she’s very attractive.

Eric: Stop.

Belle: You should ask her out.

Nancy: There’s more to the story? You mean about the bracelet you gave me?

Clyde: Yeah. And it’s time I told you.

Chloe: Okay, well, let’s hear it. All of it.

Clyde: [Sighs] When I met the guy in the pub, he said he had some items that he was looking to sell, specifically some jewelry. He gave me some song and dance about them belonging to a dearly departed aunt, but I knew from the beginning the stuff was hot.

Brady: And?

Clyde: And I offered to fence it for him. And I just–I wanted to give you something special to let you know how much I care about you.

Brady: Nothing says “I love you” like stolen jewelry from a murder victim.

Clyde: Hey, man, I had no idea where he got the jewelry, much less that he killed anybody to get it.

Brady: But you partnered with him. You offered to fence the stolen goods. That’s why you don’t want to talk to the police.

Clyde: Nancy… obviously what I did is a violation of my parole. If the cops find out, they’re gonna send me back to prison.

Leo: Get your hands off of me, chad.

Shawn: Whoa, what the hell’s going on here?

Leo: Chad won’t leave me alone. I mean, I know he’s obsessed with me, but–

Chad: Shut up. When my son and were at the square–

Shawn: Is thomas okay?

Chad: No, thomas is fine. He’s with detective hunter. She’s keeping an eye on him.

Shawn: So what’s leo doing here?

Chad: Long story short, he killed my wife. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Brady: What the hell? Are you really gonna refuse to cooperate with the police when it could lead to abigail’s killer?

Nancy: Look, I know the two of you are upset–

Chloe: We’re upse– you should be upset! You should be outraged, mom. This man has done nothing but lie to you. Now he’s obstructing justice?

Nancy: Stop it. I am upset. And I hear you. But, please, can I just have a moment to speak with him about this?

Chloe: I–I don’t see the point, but fine.

Nancy: Clyde, you promised me that you wouldn’t lie to me again. “The god’s honest truth.” That’s what you said.

Clyde: I know. And I hate what I did. But I can’t go back to prison.

Nancy: We don’t know for sure that you would.

Clyde: Nancy, fencing is a crime.

Chloe: Yeah, but if you tell rafe the truth, then, you know, you could help him catch a killer. And they might go easier on you.

Clyde: Well, even if I do give him a description, there’s no guarantee they’re gonna catch him. He’s probably long gone by now.

Nancy: Well… did he give you–or did he talk anything about himself? Did he–did he give you any clues as to who he is?

Clyde: No. All I know is he’s a wine-swilling twerp in a floral-print suit.

Both: Leo.

Shawn: You think leo killed abigail?

Leo: Based on some absurd story his kid told him. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Chad: Thomas told me that the day abby died, he ran into leo in our basement.

Leo: He also told you that I claimed to be the tooth fairy.

Shawn: The tooth fairy?

Leo: As I said, absurd.

Chad: When we were in the square, thomas pointed at leo and leo took off. Why would he do that if he wasn’t guilty?

Leo: [Groans] Like I told chad, after he chased me down in a paranoid rage, I was late to an appointment. I didn’t see him or his kid. Yet he dragged me down here against my will, and now I’m forced to defend myself against these insane accusations!

Chad: Leo had motive, all right? He hated abigail because she helped me break up his relationship with craig wesley.

Leo: Oh, please.

Chad: You swore revenge on sonny, brady, chloe, me, and abby was on that hit list.

Shawn: Were you in chad’s basement or not, leo?

Leo: Have you been to the dimera mansion? That place is a fortress. How would I even know how to get in there?

Chad: Oh, clever little rodent like you, you’d figure out a way down to the tunnels.

Leo: Guinevere. Thank you for checking up on me. Thanks to your directions, I’m able to wend my way through these tunnels. I was very robert donat, very “prisoner of zenda.”

[Chuckles] Ugh, you are a film illiterate. Well, it’s not the ritz, but it beats sleeping on a bench in prospect park. Plus, there are some very nice amenities here at chez dimera. And best of all, your sister is right upstairs. Tunnels? What tunnels? I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Chad: You know what? You are not gonna get away with this, you understand me? If the cops will not make make you pay, I will!

Leo: Get your hands off of me! Did you hear that? He just threatened my life!

Shawn: You need to calm down, okay? Calm down.

Leo: You need to put him in a cage.

Shawn: One step at a time.

Chad: He murdered my wife!

Chad: You need to step outside with your son and detective hunter, okay? I’ll be with you in a second. Chad, I’ll be with you in a second.

Leo: About those charges–

Shawn: Sit! Stay, all right?

Leo: Where are you going?

Shawn: I’m gonna get the full story from thomas. And–and I’m gonna have a guard watching you every second, so if you even think about leaving, bad idea.

[Door closes]

Eric: [Chuckles] You are always trying to play matchmaker.

Belle: Well, I just want my brother to be happy. So yes, maybe I am. Please don’t tell me you’re not ready, though. Because I love you dearly, but it’s time.

Eric: I know.

Belle: Nicole is happily married to rafe now.

Eric: This has nothing to do with nicole.

Belle: Mm-hmm. Then why don’t you ask jada out?

Eric: Because we already went to lunch today. And for the record, she was the one who invited me.

Rafe: Well, that’s, uh–

[Chuckles] I had no idea that eric and jada were seeing each other. Wait, how do you know?

Nicole: Well, when I went to the station yesterday, I overheard her asking eric to lunch. And then when chloe and I were at the pub earlier, they– we saw them together on a date.

Rafe: Oh, okay. Well, you know what? That’s terrific. Actually, I think they’ll be a great couple.

Nicole: Hmm.

Rafe: Hmm? You don’t agree? We really had our hands full with our two-year-old.

Rafe: So you don’t believe that eric and jada will be good together?

Nicole: Well, I– I don’t know, obviously, and neither do you. But I just hope for both their sakes that, you know, it doesn’t get awkward down the line.

Rafe: Right. Why would it be awkward? Well, because when they came to say hello to us, eric mentioned that jada would be renting a room above the pub.

Rafe: So?

Nicole: So they’ll be right down the hall from each other.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. What’s the problem?

Nicole: Well, I mean, if it– if it doesn’t work out, you know, it might be uncomfortable for both of them.

Rafe: But hopefully it will work out, right?

Nicole: Yes. Hopefully.

Belle: So jada asked you out. I like that. How’d it go?

Eric: It was good.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Eric: We laughed a lot, you know? And we had a lot in common.

Belle: Such as?

Eric: We both like running and dogs. And we’ve both been divorced.

Belle: Ah.

Eric: Well, we were respectful to our pasts, and we tried to stick to the lighter stuff like what our favorite movie was.

Belle: Mm-hmm.

Eric: Favorite foods. And she likes sushi. So do I.

Belle: Oh, good. Well, that’ll make planning your next date a breeze.

[Both chuckle]

Belle: I’m so glad you’re getting back out there. And also I’m sorry about what I said earlier.

Eric: What did you say?

Belle: Well, I just assumed you didn’t ask jada out because you were still hung up on nicole. And I won’t do that anymore. I won’t jump to conclusions about how you feel, ’cause I so hate it when people do that to me. But I am glad you’re moving on.

Eric: Yeah. Well, I’m glad you’re moving home.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Eric: It’s where you belong.

Belle: Oh, gosh. I better get going. ‘Cause shawn is gonna make me dinner.

Eric: Oh, well, let me help with your bags.

Belle: Okay.

Chloe: Leo came by the office earlier.

Brady: Yeah, he tried to– he tried to get me to hire him. He was wearing a floral suit.

Brady: As a matter of fact, you know what I have?

Chloe: [Gasps]

Clyde: What’s that?

Brady: This is leo’s lookbook. It’s got a bunch of pictures of him in hideous outfits.

Clyde: That’s him. That’s the guy.

Chad: Jada told me how much you’ve been helping the police. And I’m her partner. It’s good to see you, thomas.

Thomas: You too, cousin shawn.

Chad: Hey, now that cousin shawn and I are here, you want to tell us what you remember about the man you saw in our basement?

Thomas: Like what?

Chad: Like anything you can remember.

Jada: Thomas, why don’t you tell your dad what you told me earlier? About what you and your sister were doing that day.

Thomas: We were playing hide and seek. So that’s why I went down in that tunnel.

Jada: And what did you see in the tunnels?

Thomas: I saw a man. And I asked him what he was doing. He was kind of scary. He said he was gonna lock me up. But then he said he was the tooth fairy. So I stopped being scared.

Chad: Hey, what’s wrong?

Thomas: Is the tooth fairy in trouble?

Jada: What do you mean?

Thomas: Is he mad at me ’cause I wasn’t supposed to tell?

Shawn: What is it that you weren’t supposed to tell, thomas?

Thomas: That I saw him. He said it was a secret. And I broke my promise.

Jada: It’s okay, thomas. You didn’t do anything wrong.

Thomas: But he said not to tell anybody, especially my parents or I wouldn’t get any tooth fairy money for the rest of my life.

Jada: Did he say anything else?

Thomas: He asked me to get him breakfast, so I did.

Jada: And that was it? He didn’t say anything else after you brought him breakfast?

Thomas: I don’t think so. I’m not sure.

Chad: It’s okay, thomas. You’ve told us a lot. You’ve been very helpful.

Thomas: But I broke my promise. Then I told mom–mommy, then I told you. And then the police. I don’t want him to be in trouble, and I don’t want to be in trouble either.

Jada: No one’s in trouble. Like your dad said, you’re doing the right thing.

Chad: You did exactly what mommy and I taught you. All right? You told the truth. Mommy would be very proud. Are we done?

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, we’re set.

Jada: Great job, thomas. You did a good job.

Chad: All right, buddy. Now, it’s time for you to get home and get to bed. I’m gonna call grandma jennifer and have her pick you up.

Thomas: What about you, daddy? You’ll come home soon, right?

Chad: Yes, I will. I will be home in time to tuck you in. I promise. All right, but first, daddy has to talk to the tooth fairy again.

Thomas: If he’s not too mad at me, please tell him he owes me $50.

Chad: He owes you a lot more than that. Come here.

[Sighs]

Sonny: Okay, I want to word this right, because I do care about you. It’s not that I have an issue working with you, per se, you know–

Alexander: Okay, okay, okay. No, no, no. Say no more. I get it. Sonny boy, I totally get it.

Sonny: Ale–you– you totally get it? Even though I haven’t even answered the question yet?

Alexander: Well, I shouldn’t have had to even ask the damn question, but there’s obviously going to be an issue. I’m an assertive, confident person in most ways. And that can be intimidating.

Sonny: I am not intimidated by you, alex, okay? First of all, you are my brother, so I have no problem telling you when you’re acting like a total jerk, okay? And second of all, you know, you’re acting like I’m not assertive and confident. But, you know, I’m the ceo of the company, which kind of makes me the boss.

Alexander: Okay, okay, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I misspoke. I shouldn’t have used the word “intimidated.” I just know how you can get a little sensitive about being condescended to especially by me, huh?

Sonny: I’m not sensitive. You make me sound like a little weenie, man.

Alexander: Oh.

Sonny: Come on. You know? And you know why I don’t have a problem being condescended to by you? It’s ’cause I’m used to it. So is everyone else you’ve ever interacted with.

Alexander: Okay. All right, you know what? Can we just stop for a second? Let’s not fight. Let me be honest with you. Let me explain myself, please? Thank you. Sonny, I want us to be compatible in every way possible. Not just at work, in general. You’re my brother. I love you, man. I– I’m letting you know right now that in no uncertain terms am I ever, ever going to steamroll you in this role. Period. You are the boss. I am deferring to you. No comment?

Sonny: I j–I think you’re gonna have a hard time with that. Deferring to me? Having me call the shots, make the big decisions? Yeah, I’m gonna be honest, I– I don’t think you can handle that. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Alexander: Wow. That is really disappointing.

Sonny: What is?

Alexander: Your whole attitude about this whole thing, sonny. We’ve worked together before in the past and it was great. We got along famously, as I recall.

Sonny: Alex, that was totally different.

Alexander: Sonny boy, I have no problem deferring to you. I know that you are more than capable of doing this. And like I said, I love you. You’re my brother. And I am looking at this as the chance to actually make us a little bit closer. To truly bond.

Sonny: You mean it?

Alexander: ‘Course I mean it. Sonny, you’re not just capable, you’re one of the kindest people I’ve ever met in my life. Not to mention funny as hell. Nobody cracks me up the way you do.

Sonny: I hope I don’t make you laugh in the office too much.

Alexander: See, I actually hope you do make me laugh too much in the office. We need that, man. We need that. Even with the most serious, important jobs, we gotta find the humor in it.

Sonny: I guess there’s nothing wrong with a little humor from time to time.

Alexander: No. I’m looking forward it. And I’m also gonna have to fly.

Sonny: You want to– you want to stay for dinner? I mean, the chef is making his famous osso buco tonight.

Alexander: Tonight’s osso buco night?

Sonny: Yeah.

Alexander: Mm, uh… no, I got plans. Do you want to come with me?

Sonny: Oh, um–osso buco. Dinner? And then I got some work I gotta do.

Alexander: I got you. Are we good?

Sonny: Yeah, we’re good.

Alexander: I love you, bro.

Sonny: I love you too.

Alexander: Boss.

Sonny: Don’t ever call me that.

Alexander: Captain.

Sonny: That’s better. I like that. Have a good time!

Brady: Are you sure that this is the guy?

Clyde: Yeah. No doubt in my mind.

Chloe: Oh, my god.

Nancy: [Gasps] Clyde, do you know who that is?

Clyde: Who?

Nancy: It’s leo stark. He’s the little weasel my husband left me for. He’s the con artist craig almost married.

Clyde: You mean–

Nancy: [Giggles] Yes. Your weasel and my weasel are the same damn weasel.

[Giggles]

Chad: I want leo arrested. Now.

Chad: Chad, we need to follow procedure.

Chad: What does that mean?

Shawn: If we get what we need we can place leo under arrest.

Chad: You heard what my son just said. He–he saw leo in our basement, and leo told him to keep it a secret. What more do you need?

Shawn: We need to bring rafe up to speed, is what we need.

Chad: So then get him.

Rafe: He’s gone for the day.

Chad: Okay, after my wife was murdered, I stood in that room, the room where my wife was stabbed, over, and over, and over again. And rafe looked me in the eye and told me he wouldn’t stop until the killer was found. Well, we found him. So rafe is gonna get the hell back here now.

[Phone beeps]

Rafe: What are you thinking?

Nicole: The dover sole sounds good.

[Phone rings]

Rafe: It’s chad. I should probably take this.

[Phone beeps] Hey, chad, what’s up?

Chad: I’m at the station with abigail’s killer.

Rafe: What?

Chad: Just get down here.

Rafe: All right, I’m on my way.

Nicole: Is everything okay?

Rafe: Well, it appears as though there’s a development in abigail’s case.

Nicole: Oh, gosh.

Rafe: Yeah, I gotta go.

Nicole: Okay. Yes, of course. Go.

Rafe: I’d say I’ll be back–

Nicole: Oh, honey, I’m fine. I’ll get something and I’ll see you at home.

Rafe: Okay. [Smooches] Love you.

Nicole: I love you too.

Leo: Ah, finally. I assume you’re here to release me with your sincere apologies?

Shawn: Nope. You’re gonna be here a while.

Leo: Don’t tell me this is about what that screwed up little dimera kid said? You don’t actually believe any of that, do you? The tooth fairy in the basement? Come on.

Jada: I suggest you sit down.

Leo: Okay, look, look. I won’t press any charges against chad for threatening me or demand that that obnoxious little boy retract his lies. We can chalk this up to a misunderstanding and I’ll be on my way.

Shawn: No, you’re gonna sit the hell down, all right? Rafe’s on his way.

Leo: What? Why?

Shawn: ‘Cause detective hunter and I are gonna brief him. And he’s gonna ask you some questions. And you’re not going anywhere until you answer them. This is the sound of better breathing.

Jada: Eric.

Eric: [Chuckles]

Jada: We have to stop meeting like this.

Eric: Oh, I guess that’s gonna happen a lot now that you’re moving in upstairs.

Jada: Well, I don’t think I mind it.

Eric: You just coming from work?

Jada: Yeah, I did. And I think we just caught a big break in the abigail dimera case.

Eric: That’s great.

Jada: I would tell you more, but–

Eric: I get you can’t discuss an ongoing investigation. So we can talk about something else. Hey, how about dinner? If that’s okay.

Jada: Two dates in one day?

Eric: Is that a yes?

Jada: It is.

Eric: Good.

[Jada chuckles]

Belle: I hope I’m not late.

Shawn: No, no, no, no. You’re actually right on time. Grill’s all fired up, steaks are ready to go. I figure while I cook, I don’t know, you can, you know, check out your garden.

Belle: That sounds really nice.

Shawn: Welcome home.

Belle: It’s good to be home.

Chloe: Of all the people that could’ve murdered abigail–

Brady: Leo stark.

Chloe: Yeah, I mean, I know he’s awful, and he’s con artist, a crook, self-absorbed, probably the most narcissistic person I’ve ever met, but is he really a murderer?

Brady: The thought never occurred to me. But come to think of it, I mean, he blamed abigail just as much as he blamed us for ruining his relationship with your dad. He was furious at her.

Chloe: Yeah, but furious enough to murder her?

Brady: I guess we’ll see.

[Phone rings]

Rafe: My detectives have brought me up to speed. It appears that thomas dimera–

Leo: Is a child with a very active imagination.

Chad: Call my kid a liar one more time.

Leo: Why is he here?

Chad: To make sure the animal that killed my wife is put down.

Rafe: Chad, please. Now, thomas says that he saw you in the dimera basement?

Leo: No, he says he saw the tooth fairy in the dimera basement. Maybe he was down there with a pack of wild unicorns as well.

Rafe: You think this is funny?

Leo: No, I think it’s outrageous. I have been harassed, detained, and slandered. And I don’t have to take it anymore. I’m so out of here.

Chad: Read him his rights.

Rafe: Afraid I can’t do that.

Chad: Why the hell not?

Rafe: I don’t have enough to hold him here, let alone arrest him.

Leo: Thank you.

Chad: Rafe, you can’t just let him go.

Leo: He can and he will, because unlike you, the police commissioner knows the law.

Rafe: I don’t want to hold him here unless I have enough to make future charges stick. That could end up blowing up in our faces later.

Chad: Okay, if you let him go, he’ll disappear. We’ll never see him again.

Rafe: Chad, without anyone or anything to back up what thomas says, I can’t keep him here. Believe me, chad, I want this case solved as much as you do. But I don’t have enough to implicate leo. And I don’t have the testimony from a corroborating witness.

Clyde: Oh, yes you do.

[Dramatic music]

Days of Our Lives cast animated GIF

Days Short Recap Friday, August 12, 2022

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Michele and Cheryl

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Days of Our Lives logo

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Eric went to John and Marlena’s house and ran into Belle. He noticed that her bags were packed. She told him that she decided to go back home. She knew it would take time to fix things with Shawn. She thought moving back home was the first step. Eric told her about his date with Jada. He told her that Jada asked him out. Belle was happy that he was moving on with his life. Jada asked Shawn what happened with Belle. He told her that she was moving back home with him. She was happy for him. She knew what it was life to deal with marital trouble. He wanted to know what happened. She told him that she was divorced years ago. She felt like a failure at the time, but she moved on. She told him how she went on a date with Eric. He thought it was great, but she was worried about his ex-wife. Shawn thought everyone moved on and Nicole was married to Rafe. Clyde told Nancy, Chloe and Brady that he saw the guy who sold him Abby’s jewelry. Brady wanted to call the police, but Clyde stopped him. Nancy questioned him about that. He said he fenced the jewelry and it would be a violation of his parole. He said he could go back to prison. They wanted a description of the guy. He said he was weasel wearing a floral jacket. Chloe and Brady knew he was talking about Leo. They showed him a picture and he confirmed it was Leo. Nancy was happy that Leo was the one who sold him the jewelry.

Thomas told Chad that Leo was the tooth fairy he saw on the night his mother went to heaven. Chad chased after Leo and wanted answers. Leo tried to leave, but Chad stopped him. Chad dragged him to the police station. Later, they were in the interrogation room so Chad told Shawn that Leo killed Abby. Leo denied seeing Thomas in the tunnels. Chad lunged after him. Shawn pulled Chad off of Leo and told him to stay put. He wanted to talk to Thomas. Chad encouraged Thomas to answer Shawn and Jada’s questions. Thomas agreed, but he didn’t want to get the tooth fairy in trouble. They assured him that he didn’t do anything wrong. Chad wanted Leo to get arrested. Shawn told him they had to talk to Rafe first. Chad said he found Abby’s killer so Rafe needed to be there.