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EJ ran into Johnny and Trey at the pub. He asked Johnny if he could see the baby. Johnny let him see the baby. When EJ looked at the baby, Johnny told him that nothing changed. EJ said he knew that it didn’t change anything, He said he promised Amy that he would stay away from the baby in exchange for allowing Johnny to adopt the baby. Johnny was shocked. EJ said he would do anything for him, He told Johnny that Tony was missing and that Kristen escaped prison. Johnny said that was a reminder that it’s dangerous to be a DiMera. EJ reminded him that he was a DiMera. Paulina helped Chanel with the baby. Chanel said she was overwhelmed. Paulina said she could complain and suggested she take time off from the bakery. She advised Chanel to lean on Johnny and make time for herself. Shawn ran into Belle. She told him what was going on with her mother. Belle beat herself up for falling for EJ. Shawn said she wanted to see the best in people. He said she would find someone who would treat her the way she deserved to be treated. Shawn said he was sorry he wasn’t the person. Belle said he was the person even if it didn’t work out.

While Cat was at the square, Liam tried to take her purse, but she stopped him. He tried to run away, but Abe stopped him. Liam told him he had to feed his kid. He asked Abe not to say anything so he wouldn’t go back to jail. Abe agreed not to say anything since he didn’t actually steal the purse. He told Liam not to do anything like that again. Liam promised not to do it again. Cat said they could forget what happened and left. Liam said he wasn’t that kind of guy. Abe told him there were resources available and offered him money. Liam didn’t want to take his money. Chad read the edits Leo did on his dating profile. He ended up running into Cat while she was icing down her wrist. Chad wondered what happened. Cat told him that someone tried to mug her. After they talked, she walked away from him. Chad looked at his profile before sending it out. Belle and Shawn talked about putting themselves out there. When they were finished talking, Belle got an alert on her phone. Chad turned out to be a match for her on the dating app.

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Xander went to the penthouse to see Marlena. Brady told him that Marlena was at the hospital. With Kristen on the loose, Brady wondered if he wanted to kidnap Rachel for Kristen. Brady reminded him that he kidnapped her before. He also reminded him about what he did to him and Philip. Brady told him that Sarah told him everything. He wondered how Xander planned to go after Sarah for telling him the truth. Xander stopped himself from going off. He said that he was determined to be a better man. Xander was determined to win her back. Brady told him that Sarah might not care that he was determined to change. Xander thought he wanted more than friendship from Sarah. Brady denied wanting to go after her, but he did advise Xander to stop going after Sarah. Rafe, EJ, and Lucas were at the pub and talked about Sami and Kristen. EJ started brooding, and Rafe told them that Dante Vitale (Sami’s fiance). Lucas wondered if Sami got engaged to get under his skin. Rafe dismissed the notion. He said that Sami was older and wiser. They had to accept that she was in love with another man and that they weren’t the center of her universe anymore. Rafe and Lucas made a toast to her, and EJ toasted to Sami alone. Jada met with Theo after matching on the dating app. They were surprised that they didn’t swipe their pictures.

Theo and Jada agreed not to talk about work, but Jada brought up Kristen. He thought she was trying to interrogate him. Their date got better when they talked about their past time. They love playing chess. He had a chess board, and they bonded. Jada and Theo wanted to go out again. Alex told Stephanie that a rival company wanted to take him from Titan Publishing. He wanted to be loyal to his family. There was a person wearing gloves outside of their apartment. The figure squeezed something into Alex’s drink. Alex and Stephanie grabbed their food, and he took a sip from his drink. He noticed that it tasted weird. Alex felt like her sales weren’t where they should be so she had to go on more book tours He planned to join her on the tours. The person dressed in black looked at Stephanie’s tour dates.

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Gabi went home and found out Leo was working on a story about Tony’s disappearance. Javi wondered why she was interested in Tony’s disappearance. He thought she had a motive for wanting Tony out of the way. Gabi was offended by his comment. Javi apologized for doubting her. He said he couldn’t afford to lose anyone else after losing Tesoro. Gabi comforted Javi over losing Tesoro. She said he and Tesoro brought out the best in Leo even though he tried to pin EJ’s shooting on her before Kristen’s confession. Javi said Leo didn’t think Kristen did it. At the pub, Rachel told Brady that she was worried about Marlena. EJ came in and said Kristen escaped. He said the prison was trying to confirm that she disappeared. EJ said the warden thought Kristen tried to reach out to Rachel. Rachel said she hadn’t heard from her mother. She was upset over what could happen to Kristen. While EJ was about to leave, he overheard Rachel telling Brady that he was a spy for the warden. Brady said he didn’t think EJ was a spy, but he believed that Kristen had a plan. He said Kristen would find her way back.

Sarah checked on Marlena. She said Marlena still had a rash on her arm which was a sign of Lyme carditis. Belle and Eric talked about Sami being engaged to a mob prince. Eric was more understanding about the situation. Sarah told them that Marlena had carditis. She said she would run the Lyme disease test again but it could take a while because of EJ’s budget cuts. Sarah thought the budget cuts could have affected the original Lyme disease which kept Marlena from getting the help she needed. Belle went over to EJ and yelled at him. She threatened to hold him and the hospital responsible if anything happened to her mother. Belle left to check on Marlena. Eric and Sarah argued with EJ. Brady brought Rachel to the hospital. He gave Rachel money to get something from the vending machine. Brady told Sarah that Kristen escaped. Sarah ended up hugging him while Rachel watched them. In the crypt, Tony took the restraints off Kristen. She told him that someone jumped her from behind in prison and blindfolded her. Tony said someone got him on his way back to Greece. Kristen wondered if EJ had anything to do with what happened to them. Tony thought Gabi did it. Kristen said it was ironic that Stefano wasn’t among the dead DiMeras in the crypt now. Tony said the open sarcophagus was gone. He said whoever put them there took Stefano out. She said she still felt his presence and wondered if the other DiMeras were held captive somewhere. A fed up Kristen was determined to get out of there. In the lab, EJ put his hand on a cryogenic chamber and told it that their reunion was long overdue.

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EJ announced to everyone at the gala that Marlena was doing better and resting at the hospital. The event was going to resume. Kayla told Steve and Sarah that they were doing more tests on Marlena. Sarah felt bad that she hadn’t been able to diagnose her yet. Steve (Julie’s brother) noticed that she was wearing Alice’s diamond necklace. Julie apologized to Steve for accusing him of stealing it when Doug’s grandson did it. Mike revealed that Doug III reached out to Robin. Mike talked to her about Doug’s gratitude for Julie opening her home to him. Julie would have preferred to hear it from him directly. Mike was thankful that she let Jeremy stay with her. He thought Jeremy could find his way. Jack surprised Jennifer. She couldn’t stop talking about Thomas’ accident. Jennifer talked to him about getting custody of their grandchildren and taking them to Boston. Jack agreed that Abby would want her kids as far away from Cat as possible. Eli told EJ that he wanted to question him about his missing family members after the gala. He wanted to talk to him about Stefan, Tony and Dimitri. EJ let him know that Stefan and Dimitri left on their own. He was focused on finding Tony. EJ thought the police should consider Tony’s disappearance a priority too. Sarah let Maggie know that Xander didn’t respond to her divorce decree. Maggie shared that Xander implied that he wasn’t going to fight the divorce. She thought Sarah should be relieved. Sarah wasn’t convincing when she said she was relieved. Kayla found EJ and congratulated him for the clinic. She thought he did a good thing regardless of his motives. EJ smiled at her smugly. Everyone at the gala caught up with each other.

Jennifer talked to Lucas about getting custody of her grandchildren. Lucas understood where she was coming from, but he thought she was doing more harm than good. Julie approached Maggie at the gala. Maggie told her about the problems that Titan was facing. Julie knew that Maggie understood the business more than Xander and Philip. She thought Maggie could turn things around for the company. EJ continued with the gala. Paulina received a disturbing phone call. She wanted to let Abe know about it later. Sarah, Mike and Kayla made a tribute to Tom. EJ announced that the best way to honor Tom’s memory was to make the clinic free to everyone. Paulina stood up to give her speech. Abe hoped EJ made progress with what they talked about before. EJ said he didn’t forget. Marie Horton stood up to talk about Tom. Maggie talked about joining the Horton family and volunteering at the hospital. Julie talked about Tom as well. Jennifer presented everyone with a slideshow. There were flashbacks of Tom. Sarah was called to the hospital by Marlena’s cardiologist. Eli wanted EJ to know that the bureau would have more questions. EJ would share any information that helped them find his brother. Rolf was thankful that his cryogenic chamber was almost ready. Paulina told EJ that Kristen escaped prison. Kristen was bound and gagged. She was shoved into the DiMera crypt. Someone took off her blindfold. The person looked like Tony.

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Cat flashed back to reading a book to a bandaged man in the hospital EJ approached her and said that Tony’s phone was found on a beach. The location tracker was turned off. EJ didn’t trust Shane or Rafe to look for Tony, so he decided to hire people to do it. After EJ walked away, Cat called Rafe. She let him know that EJ seemed seriously worried about Tony. Cat thought he put on a good act for someone who was responsible for his brother’s disappearance, Belle promised Marlena that she would be civil to Sami during the gala. She left for the gala and Marlena stayed behind. Marlena had memories of John. Eric wanted to visit Sami, and she assumed that Marlena put him up to visiting her. He said that he could worry about her on his own. Eric was surprised to find out that she got engaged so quickly. Sami threw his love life in his face. She wondered what she did for him to get together with the one person she hated more than anyone. Eric reminded her that she used to hate John. Sami didn’t think there was any comparison between John and Nicole. She admitted that she loved John even when she hated him. Sami reunited with Will and Arianna. She couldn’t believe that her son and granddaughter were all grown up. After she talked to Will and Arianna, Sami ran into EJ at the town square. They had a nice moment together. Sami reunited with Brady, Rachel and Tate. EJ took Rachel aside to keep her from having Thomas involved in her pranks. He reminded her that Thomas wasn’t like them. Brady interrupted their conversation and told him to stay away from his daughter.

Gwen approached EJ and told him that their delivery was delayed. EJ sent her to handle it because the gala was about to start. After she left, Sami accused him of sleeping with Gwen. EJ wondered why she cared if he did sleep with her. Sami stammered while she was talking and walked off. After her run in with EJ, Sami ran into Belle. She talked to her about her relationship not working out with EJ. Sami found love and hoped Belle would find it too. Belle thought she came back to Salem to flaunt her engagement in her face. EJ started the event. Brady, Paul and Belle stood up to honor their father. John’s estate gave money for pancreatic research in honor of Isabella. Brady also paid tribute to Marlena. She talked about the type of woman Isabella was. Marlena couldn’t be prouder of John for funding research that could lead to a cure. After her speech, Paul told Marlena that he and Andrew were looking to adopt. Sami joined them to let them know that she was going away with her fiance. She looked at EJ one last time before she left. Later, Marlena clutched her chest while she was sitting with Rachel. Kayla and Belle rushed to her. Marlena didn’t want them to make a scene. Gwen saw the delivery at the hospital. She welcomed the delivery.

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Rafe told Eli that he and Cat were going to take EJ down. He told Eli that they believe the free clinic was for evil. Rafe said they would all find out what was going on. Eric and Will went to the pub. Roman was happy to see them. Sami went to see Marlena. She showed Marlena her engagement ring. Marlena was surprised to see that she was engaged after dating for two months. She was also surprised that she was engaged to a Vitali. Sami defended her fiance and said she would be careful. Abe wanted Lani to convince Theo not to work for DiMera. Lani said she agreed with Paulina. She said Theo was grown and that the DiMeras were his family. Javi and Leo talked about how hard it was going to be going to the baby shower. While they were talking, Javi said he was concerned about Leo looking for a story about EJ for the gala. Javi said he didn’t know what he would do if anything happened to him. Leo said he would be okay. He told Javi that Gwen wanted him to find Dimitri, but he wouldn’t do it if Javi didn’t think it was cool, Javi asked if finding Dimitri would give him closure. Leo wasn’t sure if he would find him because he would have been back if he wanted to be found unless something happened. n

When Trey was fussy, Chanel wondered if she and Johnny should cancel the party. Johnny reminded her about Sami’s temper. Chanel said she knew they couldn’t cancel but she was concerned about how the Hernandezes were going to feel. Marlena explained to Sami why her siblings weren’t going to be at the party. When Marlena and Sami went to the pub, Roman noticed how pale Marlena was. Sami and Eric caught up with each other. Johnny and Chanel showed up with the baby. Sami told Johnny to find a way to make peace with EJ. When Johnny didn’t want to make peace, Sami told him not to do something he would regret. Eli and Lani let Chanel know that they wanted another baby. Rafe and Javi showed up at the pub. Sami pulled Rafe aside to tell him she was engaged. Rafe was happy for her. Marlena talked to Leo until she felt tired and decided to leave. Will took Marlena home. Rafe told Sami that he was going to run a background check on her fiance. Later on, Rafe got a call about Tony being declared missing.

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Kate was happy to see Lucas. She warned him that Sami was coming home too. Lucas knew that Sami didn’t want to see him so he would try to avoid her. Sami walked into the pub to find her father. She saw Kate and Lucas together. Sami found out that Roman wasn’t there and allowed Lucas to talk to her. Lucas spotted the engagement ring on her finger. Sami confirmed her engagement and told him that she was never that happy. Lucas felt like she deserved it. They became emotional as they realized they would never be best friends again. Sami knew he was sorry for kidnapping her and framing EJ for it. She forgave him for everything. Cat went to EJ’s office and overheard his conversation with Kayla about Thomas’ accident. She blamed herself for what happened to Thomas. EJ assured her that Thomas would be fine and told her that it wasn’t her fault. He felt like Clyde was responsible for the accident. They talked about Clyde ruining three lives. After Cat left, Sami arrived to surprise EJ. They talked for a bit until she told him that she was throwing Johnny and Chanel a baby shower. She let him know because she didn’t want him to crash the shower. She let him know that she was engaged to Dante Vitali (Ava’s cousin). Sami told him that Dante didn’t know about his mafia family, but EJ felt like he was still dangerous. EJ felt like she was marrying him to prove that she was over him. Sami playfully accused him of being jealous. He bet that she wouldn’t make it down the aisle. Sami told him that his vindictive streak was why he wasn’t invited to the baby shower and why Rafe was the baby’s honorary grandfather.

Thomas didn’t want to go home with Chad. Jennifer said that she would take him. Chad and Jennifer started arguing at the hospital when she threatened to take custody of the kids. He felt like she wanted the kids because she didn’t have her daughter. Chad reminded her that he lost Abby too. He told her that she couldn’t get over her grief by taking his kids. Jennifer defended her actions, and he told her that she wasn’t taking his children. She believed she could convince a judge to let her have the kids. Jennifer said that his son didn’t feel safe with him. Cat saw them arguing about her and how Chad was putting the kids in danger. Philip arrived at the pub and sat with Lucas and Kate. He informed them that he would lose everything if they didn’t turn things around at Titan. Kate refused to let that happen. She talked about loving Victor and having a child with him. Philip reminded her that Vivian gave birth to him. She never wanted to hear Vivian’s name again. Kate walked away from the table. While she was gone, Philip talked to Lucas about the forged letter. Sami talked to EJ about being his worst enemy, and it broke her heart. She wanted him to fix things with their son. Sami didn’t think she would see him again so she said goodbye to him. EJ choked up and said goodbye to her. Chad went to see EJ to get legal advice. He wanted to know if Jennifer had a case against him. EJ warned him that anything was possible. He advised Chad to move back to the mansion to get space from Jennifer. Jennifer went to the Horton house and told Julie that she was hiring Justin. She wanted her support since she planned to sue Chad for custody of the kids.

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Julie and Marie told Holly and Tate about the Horton family for their school project. Jeremy talked to Mike about Stephanie not trusting him. Mike told him that he worked hard at changing and people would see it soon. They went to the Horton House and joined the documentary Holly and Tate were doing. Mike talked about following in his grandfather’s footsteps and becoming a doctor. Holly asked about Mike’s parents. Julie said Bill and Laura made their mark in the family. Kayla told Chad and Jennifer that Thomas had a mild concussion and a dislocated shoulder. She told them Thomas would be okay. Chad asked to see Thomas. Jennifer said Thomas might not have wanted to see him since the accident was his fault. Chad and Jennifer ended up arguing. He left to go see Thomas. Jennifer talked to Kayla about Chad and Cat. She told Kayla that she couldn’t let it go. When Chad went to see Thomas, he accused Chad of lying to him again about Cat. Chad tried to explain, but Kayla came in to reset Thomas’ shoulder. Chad said he would be there for him, but Thomas wanted his grandmother. Chad wanted to be there, but Kayla told him to give in to Thomas’ request.

When Holly and Tate left the Horton House, Jeremy wanted to know what happened between Bill and Laura. Before Julie and Marie could answer, Jennifer called to tell them about Thomas. Mike went to the hospital. Jeremy wanted to know about his grandparents. They told him that Bill raped Laura while she was married to Mickey. Everything worked out for Bill and Laura and they got married and had a child. Julie told Jeremy that all families had secrets. At the pub, Holly and Tate talked about the Hortons. They talked about their drama being behind them. He said he learned from his mistakes and was going to work hard to make it up to her. Mike and Jennifer saw each other at the hospital. Chad went to the lobby while Jennifer went to see Thomas. He told Mike that Jennifer blamed him for what happened to Thomas. Chad said she might not be wrong. Mike said he heard about what was going on from Jennifer, but he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Kayla showed up and said Thomas was ready to go. Chad filled out the paperwork. Mike told Kayla that Jeremy was working hard to change. Kayla said only time would tell. Jennifer came back and told Chad about not putting the children first which was why Thomas got hurt. She said he could have been killed. Jennifer said she couldn’t trust him with the children so she was taking Thomas and Charlotte to Boston. She threatened to sue him for custody if he tried to fight her.

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