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Paulina wanted to talk to Lani about Lexie. She told Lani that Lexie woke up, staked her claim on Abe, and ran off. Johnny interrupted their conversation to ask Lani about Kristen. Lani said she tried calling her, but her phone was out of service. She told him about the last time she saw Kristen and how it felt like a farewell. Johnny left to look into the situation. Paulina wanted Lani to do some digging into Lexie’s disappearance. Lani didn’t like the idea. Paulina said she wasn’t looking for dirt on Lexie. She said she didn’t want Abe to get hurt. Paulina said Lexie might not be in her right frame of mind. Lani was convinced to help. In the bunker, Lexie called Theo and lied about being in Johannesburg. EJ overheard the conversation and told her she was making a mistake. He said she should be with Abe and Theo. Lexie said she didn’t want to ruin their memory of her. She told him to go easy on Kristen because he was going to regret what he was doing and end up alone. EJ said he would keep that in mind. Lexie asked for paper so she could write notes for Abe and Theo when she died.

Stephanie went to see Theo and noticed that he was upset. He said something was off with Lexie. Stephanie assured him that everything was okay. Theo changed the subject to ask Stephanie what was going on with her. Stephanie told him what happened. She said she let Joy get to her and made things worse. Stephanie said she kept screwing up when it concerned Joy. Theo advised her to talk to Alex. At the pub, Alex wanted to apologize to Joy for rushing out of the custody signing. Joy said she didn’t need Alex or his help with raising Kelsey. She said she could go back to New York and he could go back to his uncomplicated life. Joy said he could visit them in New York. She told him that she hadn’t changed her mind about Stephanie after what happened. Joy told Alex what happened with Stephanie. She told him she changed her mind about letting Stephanie see Kelsey until her overreaction made her realize she was right about her. Joy said she was done and ready to go back to New York. Alex let her know that he had paternal rights. He was about to threaten her by taking it to a judge until he stopped himself. Alex said he was part of Kelsey’s life. Joy said she would stay if Alex got Stephanie to leave her alone. Alex said that was good enough and left. He ended up running into Stephanie. Alex told her she could have ruined everything. Stephanie tried to explain, but Alex wouldn’t let her talk. He said Joy almost left town with his daughter. Alex told her she couldn’t go around attacking Joy. Before Stephanie could say anything, Alex walked off. Johnny went to see EJ to ask about Kristen. He asked EJ what he did. EJ said he didn’t make Kristen disappear. He told Johnny that Kristen probably left town after she tried to kill him. Johnny was shocked. EJ told him what Kristen did. He told Johnny that he wasn’t going to risk his life. EJ told Johnny what he planned to do to Kristen, but she left. He wanted Johnny to be careful because Kristen wasn’t going to hurt his children.

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Sarah saw Brady and Rachel at the pub. She felt awkward because of her near kiss with Xander. Sarah finally went inside the pub and went to Brady’s table. Rachel left to talk to a friend on the phone. Brady noticed Sarah awkwardly standing outside of the pub. Sarah downplayed what he saw and said it was nothing. She said it was a new phase for them. He thought they could work through Rachel being home. Sarah froze while he was talking. She got lucky when Kristen texted Brady to tell him that she wasn’t coming back. Xander met with Marlena for their session. He told her that Titan was about to get bailed out, and he talked about his breakthrough with Sarah. Xander told her about his time with Sarah, but Marlena wasn’t as happy as he was about it. Marlena said that Sarah might not want to be back with him. She reminded him that he still had anger issues. He and Sarah didn’t work through their anger issues yet. Marlena had to end their session because she got an emergency text from Brady. Javi had a nightmare about Leo and Dimitri being in bed together. After that, Dimitri strangled him. Javi jumped up. Gus informed him that he was calling Leo’s name out in his sleep. Javi said he was worried about Leo’s safety. He told Gus that Dimitri was dangerous, and he didn’t know what he would do to Leo and Gwen. Javi wanted to go out there to find Dimitri too. Gus understood that, but he didn’t think Javi should get involved. He reminded Javi that he uprooted his life to be there with him. Gus told Javi that Leo ran off to find Dimitri so it didn’t make sense for him to go after him. He understood that Javi still cared about Leo and wouldn’t forgive himself if something happened to him. Gus didn’t want Javi to resent him if something happened to Leo, and he didn’t let him go. He said he trusted Javi.

Leo realized that Dimitri probably put Gwen in the same place he was held in when he was kidnapped. He looked the place up and tried to figure out a way to get inside. Gwen was with Dimitri. He threatened to keep her captive forever if she didn’t admit that she kidnapped him. Gwen refused to admit that she kidnapped him. He didn’t believe her. Gwen said he would have found proof by now if she were the one who did it. Gwen warned him that he better watch out, and he gave her the same warning. Dimitri thought he could take matters into his own hands. The doorbell ran while Dimitri threatened Gwen. Leo barged in and saw Gwen. He gave her a hug. Dimitri watched them together and smiled. He was happy that he found the place without any trouble. Marlena met with Brady at the pub. He showed her the text from Kristen. They had to break the news to Rachel and knew that EJ had something to do with it. EJ was dangerous so Brady wanted to get Steve involved with what happened.

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Philip and Xander found out that Gabi’s money came through. While they were celebrating, Sarah walked in. She joined them in the celebration. Philip sent Sarah and Xander down to the wine cellar. While Xander and Sarah were in the wine cellar, they talked about the past. They brushed each other’s hand while they were looking for the wine. When they tried to leave, the door wouldn’t open. While they were locked in, they talked about a dance he wanted to take Victoria to. They also talked about Holly. Xander wanted to tell Holly that EJ was behind the drugs and that they took him down. Kate showed up and asked Philip where Xander and Sarah were. Philip told her about his plan. Kate didn’t approve of the plan. She reminded him that he wasn’t responsible for Xander and Sarah breaking up. Kate said Xander’s temper broke them up. She said Brady was a factor and was better suited for Sarah. Philip didn’t care about Brady’s feelings. Kate reminded him about what happened when he tried to mess with Brady’s love life. She told him to go to the wine cellar and rescue Xander and Sarah.

Cat went to see Rafe to get the information on Gwen’s kidnapper. He said Leo took the bait and was on his way to Alamainia. Rafe said he was going there with Gwen’s confession and was going to get her to turn on EJ. During their conversation, Rafe apologized to Cat and acknowledged all the work she’s done. EJ felt bad about Kristen being kidnapped. Rita told him that the jet took off and that Kristen was still in Salem. The jet they were going to use was the one Chad let Leo use. They went to the airfield. Rita told EJ that it wasn’t hygienic to leave Kristen in the container. EJ wanted to let Kristen out. It turned out Kristen wasn’t the one in the container. It was Lexie. They woke her up. Lexie admitted that she overheard their plan for Kristen and took her place. She told them she didn’t know where Kristen was. Lexie said she wanted to go to the island and die in peace. EJ said he would take her home so she wouldn’t die alone. Sarah and Xander nearly kissed when Philip came in to rescue them.

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The Carvers celebrated Christmas early. Lexie broke down when Theo gave her a necklace. Theo and Abe were concerned so she had to cover up why she cried. They noticed her geolocator bracelet so she lied and said it was a gift from Kristen. Abe wanted to know how she was getting to the airport. Lexie snapped and said she would go by herself. She started crying again and said she was overwhelmed. Lexie wanted to say goodbye at their home. Javi and Gus were at the town square and ran into Leo. Leo told Javi about his plans. Javi didn’t think he should go to Alamania alone. Gus felt like he should let Leo do what he wanted to do. Leo’s ride arrived so he left. Javi worried about Leo a little more until Gus told him that he wasn’t his problem anymore.

Kristen decided to catch up with EJ. He gave her a drink to celebrate Rachel leaving Bayview. EJ told her that he knew that she was planning a trip with Sydney. He hoped that she treated his daughter better than she treated his son. They didn’t understand how they got to this level of hate. Their father wouldn’t like how their relationship changed. EJ let her know that it didn’t take blood for her to be the most like the DiMeras. After Kristen left, EJ called his henchmen to make sure to get started. Kristen was grabbed in the park. She activated her necklace. The henchman dragged her to the airstrip and threw her in a cargo container. Lexie stumbled to the airfield and found the cargo container. She struggled with the lock. Rita let EJ know that part one of the plan was complete. EJ felt sad about what happened. Rita reminded him that Kristen was his sister. Kristen checked on Lexie. Lexie didn’t want Abe and Theo to see her die again. She tried to reach for a crowbar and collapsed.

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Philip was trying to get investors to help save Titan when Gabi arrived. She apologized for accusing him of stealing from her. Gabi explained what really happened with her purses. Philip called her out for not believing him in the first place. He said it was over. Gabi said that she transferred the funds to Titan. Philip’s attitude changed once he found that out and hugged and kissed her. Alex told Stephanie that Joy won’t sign the custody agreement papers unless she’s banned from being around Kelsey. He promised her that he wouldn’t sign anything that would allow that. Stephanie was upset and blamed herself for that. Alex assured him that they were going to figure it out or fight it. He had to go to work so Stephanie found out from Roman that Joy was at the pub. Stephanie wanted to talk to her. Joy ran into Belle at the pub and wanted her legal advise. She told Belle about her issues with Stephanie and the custody agreement. Tate overheard their conversation and called her out for using her child to manipulate people. Belle pulled Joy to the side and assured her that Stephanie made a mistake, and it wouldn’t happen again. She explained that Stephanie went through a traumatic experience and had a good heart. Joy thought about whether she was being unreasonable towards Stephanie when she showed up at the pub.

Stephanie didn’t want Joy to make Alex choose between her and his daughter. Joy reminded her that it wasn’t a problem so far. Stephanie apologized to Joy for shooting at her. Joy wasn’t ready to accept her apology. Brady and Marlena talked about not hearing from Kristen. He was afraid that something was wrong with her. Brady told her about their weird conversation at Bayview. He thought she was saying goodbye. Brady, Marlena, Tate, Chad and Belle were celebrating Rachel being free from Bayview. Rachel received a text from her mother telling her that she arrived in Aremid safely to take care of her sick mother. Brady knew that something was wrong. He left to make a call. Tate took Rachel away from the table. Chad and Belle talked to Marlena about their trip. Marlena wanted to know what was going on. Belle admitted that the trip was about Stefano’s chess board. Marlena wasn’t happy about it. She reminded him that he and his family were threats to them. Marlena realized that she didn’t mean to include Chad. Belle promised that she would stay in touch with Paul. Chad said they would use the private jet to stay safe. Stephanie was upset and thought Joy was trying to come between her and Alex. Joy thought she was unstable. They kept arguing with each other. Joy was going to change her mind about Stephanie until she showed up. She refused to let Stephanie get any where near Kelsey.

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Leo went to see Rafe to ask for his help to find Gwen. Rafe said he was on the case. Leo told Rafe everything he knew. Rafe told him Gwen’s phone was found smashed at an airstrip. He said only cargo planes were at the airstrip. Susan went to the DiMera mansion to call out EJ. She told him not to go down Stefano’s path and that’s what he did. Susan tapped into his energy and decided that the ring was the cause of the problem. She took the ring off his finger and said he was not Stefano and she wasn’t going to let him turn into a monster. Susan walked out with the ring. Rafe showed up and accused EJ of kidnapping Gwen. When things became tense between EJ and Rafe, Susan came back. She gave EJ back the ring after it was cleansed. Rafe said EJ was up to shady things. Susan said she knew EJ was up to shady things, but he didn’t kidnap Gwen. She said she would know it if he did kidnap Gwen. Leo called the airstrip so he could get the flight log. They sent the logs to his computer. Leo noticed one of the logs. He said a flight to Alamainia. Leo sent Dimitri a text asking if he knew anything about it. He got a message saying turnabout was fair play.

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Alex and Joy went to the pub. Arianna was there when they showed up. When Alex left, Arianna called Joy out for playing Alex. Arianna told Joy that she was trying to get Alex back. Joy denied trying to get Alex back. She told Arianna it would be nice for her daughter to have two loving parents without a crazy stepmother being in the picture. Arianna warned Joy that Stephanie was her cousin so she had to watch what she said about her. She told Joy not to break up Alex and Stephanie. Philip went to the Hernandez house to tell Gabi that he and Xander had nothing to do with the knockoffs. He said they wouldn’t risk upsetting her when she was giving them money. While they were talking, he admitted that he still cared about her. When Arianna came home, Gabi told her about the knockoffs. Gabi accused Philip and Xander of being responsible since they had access to the bags. Arianna said she had access to it too. She admitted that the bag Gabi gave her was misplaced.

Leo saw Marlena and talked to her about Gwen and how he was trying to find her confession letter. He said he thought EJ was behind Gwen’s disappearance and that he could be next. Leo said he had to plan his next move. Marlena said that wasn’t a good idea. He said he tried to get Cat to help, but she wouldn’t do it. Leo said it was up to him. He went to his room to pack. Cat went to Rafe’s office with Gwen’s confession letter. She told him that she stole the letter. They talked about EJ possibly making Gwen disappear. While they were talking, they realized they needed to find Dimitri. Alex and Joy went to the Kiriakis mansion to meet with Justin about Kelsey’s birth certificate. Justin told them the custody papers were ready to be signed. If anything happened to one of them, Kelsey would live with the surviving parent. Joy said Stephanie wasn’t raising her baby. She said Stephanie was dangerous to Kelsey. Joy wanted the custody agreement to be amended so that Alex’s access to Kelsey was contingent on Stephanie staying away. She said she wouldn’t sign without the amendment being added. Alex refused to sign it if it was added. Marlena ran into Cat and confronted her about lying to Leo about not being able to help him. Cat said she was on the case. Marlena realized that Cat made Gwen’s letter disappear. She warned Cat that she would talk to Andrew about her feelings for EJ getting in the way.

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Marlena went to see Kate to offer an olive branch to her. She wondered if she would be willing to work together at Titan. Kate didn’t want to do it because Titan was going under. She blamed Marlena for the company’s downfall. Marlena tried to get her to get Roman’s forgiveness, but Kate didn’t think that would be enough. Kate felt like she had been knocked down before, but she always gets up. After her conversation, Kate decided to go the pub to talk to Roman. He wasn’t interested in making up with her. Kate went down memory lane with him, but it didn’t work. She tried a different approach by reminding him that she was his wife and apologized again. Kate was willing to give up everything for him. Xander found Sarah to tell her about his theory about the pills. He believed that Holly was innocent, but EJ wasn’t. Sarah didn’t think EJ was that cruel, but Xander reminded her that the DiMeras wold be in trouble if the truth about the drugs came out. Sarah told him what Steve said about the Coriseal supply and everything fell into place. She couldn’t believe that she thought Holly was lying. They realized that they needed proof before they approached EJ. Sarah had to apologize to Holly.

EJ went to see Holly at the hospital. He let her know that he helped her with Amy. EJ believed that Amy would drop the suit against her. He promised that he would be there for her. Sarah found EJ in Holly’s room and threw him out. Holly became upset with her when she did that. Sarah apologized to Holly. She told her that she knew Holly didn’t take the drugs, and they were planted in her bag. Sarah wouldn’t say who did it, but she knew she wasn’t guilty. Holly was relieved that she believed her and forgave her for everything. Brady and Tate went to the hospital. Tate wanted to get a gift for Holly. Xander overheard them talking about Gwen’s disappearance. Brady talked to Xander about his theory that EJ kidnapped Gwen. Xander told him that EJ planted the drugs on Holly. Marlena went to see EJ at the DiMera mansion to give him a warning. She reminded him that he was hurting his family, and people were afraid of him. Marlena wondered where it would end. She informed him that she knew about Lexie and wanted him to leave Titan alone and stop using Johnny to do his work for him. Sarah told Brady and Xander that she found EJ in Holly’s room. They agreed to keep digging for information until they had enough to take EJ down. Sarah thought it was weird that they were working together.

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