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Brady went to Sloan’s place to ask her some questions. Eric ended up answering the door. Brady questions him about being there after the funeral. Brady told Sloan that she needed to get Rolf to sign the statement saying Li was guilty. He said he needed Rolf out of jail to finish deprogramming Stefan so Chloe could come home. Sloan said Trask had ulterior motives, so it was in Rolf’s best interest not to sign the statement. Li called her. She said she had to leave. Brady said she had to leave because of Li. Brady decided to look through her things. Eric tried to stop him, but it didn’t work. Brady found Rolf’s statement. He said it proved she was working for Li. He asked Eric if he was going to help him divide and conquer. Sloan went to see Li. He told her to get started on stopping his divorce. He said he wanted to ask her something else. Stefan yelled at EJ for telling a reporter about a deal. EJ said he didn’t know what he was thinking. Stefan thought about drugging EJ’s drink. He told EJ he wasn’t upset, but they had to fix it. He said they could move forward as brothers in leadership. EJ was thankful for his support. When EJ left, Stefan said after a few more doses of the drug, he would be out. He started to put drugs in EJ’s coffee when Jada showed up. She told him that the police were building a case against Gabi and Rolf for deprogramming him. She asked if he wanted to testify. He said he couldn’t do that because he loved Gabi. He said he had mixed feelings about Rolf so he would think about it.

Nicole ran into Johnny at the DiMera mansion. He told her the company’s stock plummeted because EJ leaked out information. They were surprised EJ would do something like that. She said he wasn’t feeling well the night before. Johnny said he might not have gotten enough sleep. He said he saw her coming out of his father’s room. She said she and EJ have become closer. She asked him about his date with Wendy. He said they had a good date, but things were complicated. EJ came in and said he was going to go upstairs and forget that day happened. Nicole went to talk to EJ. He told her he was distracted lately. She told him to forgive himself. She said he was good at raising stocks. She said there were two things he was good at after last night. They said they were glad last night happened. She said she would be glad if it happened again. Gabi went to see Rafe. She wanted to know what was going on with Rolf. Rafe told her he still didn’t sign the statement. He changed the subject to ask about her Valentine’s Day with Stefan. She told him what happened. He was upset about what Stefan did to her. She said she knew Li hurt her, but he would never call her another woman’s name. She said Li wanted her and no one else. Rafe reminded her of the things he was willing to do to keep her. He said he knew she was hurting, but she couldn’t go back to Li. She said she didn’t want to spend the day alone the way he did. He said he was with Jada. She wanted to know what happened. He told her what happened. He said Jada was a friend and colleague and that was it. Gabi asked if he was sure about that. He said he was Jada’s boss. Gabi said they were consenting adults. Gabi left when Jada showed up. Jada told Rafe that Stefan was thinking about testifying against Rolf. He told her he was worried about Gabi going back to Li. She was about to leave to put the case together when he offered to help her with it. Eric showed up and wanted to see Rolf. Gabi went to see Li. He let her know that he was signing his DiMera shares over to her. He said they were worth a fortune, and she would be able to vote on future things. She asked him why he was doing that for her. He said to show her how much he loved her. She was happy about it but wanted to know the catch.

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Chanel went to the apartment to return the key to Allie when she noticed her suitcases. She wondered if Allie was leaving. She told Chanel that she was going to New Zealand with Will and Sonny. Chanel wondered why she was leaving. She knew that she wouldn’t forgive her and that she wouldn’t want to work with her anymore. She knew she messed things up and thought it was better that she left town. Chanel let her know that they weren’t going to be together, but she still cared about her. She gave Allie her blessing to go. They saw an old picture of them together. They thought about the good times they had together. Roman went to see Lucas at the prison. He told him that Kate told him not to kill Orpheus. Lucas thought he was drunk. Roman assured him that he was sober. He said that Kate convinced him not to do something that he would regret. Lucas said that even if that were true John and Steve weren’t answering their phones so they couldn’t get in touch with them. Roman suggested that he pretend to get drunk again, but he said he was cleared of drinking. Orpheus told John and Steve that he could tell them who stole the orchid. He said the person is more guilty than he is. John was interested in the information, but Steve said they had to kill him.

Nick was ready to take Marlena, Kate and Kayla to Hell. Kate threw a vase at him. She insisted that they were going to stay and fight him. Marlena said they didn’t have weapons so Kate gave them pieces of the vase. Nick made the pieces disappear from their hands. He was about to send the ladies to Hell when he was stopped. Jake showed up and stopped him. Kate was shocked that Jake was in the good place. He explained that it was decided that his good deeds outweighed his bad deeds. Jake told them that Nick cheated and he wasn’t talking about the contracts. Nick wanted to know why he cared so much. Jake reminded him that he came back from the dead and tried to kill him. Nick winked at Marlena and said he wasn’t working alone. Jake wasn’t concerned about that. Jake announced that the women weren’t really dead. John let Orpheus know that if they were going to spare his life, they would need proof. Steve still wanted to kill him. Orpheus warned him that they wouldn’t know who else was involved if they killed him. Steve was able to live with that. He prepared to put the syringe in Orpheus’ arm. Roman showed up and tried to stop him. He told them about Kate’s warning about killing Orpheus. John told him that Orpheus knew who stole the orchid. Steve told them that they lost their leverage over Orpheus. John took Orpheus out of the restraints and they were about to leave. Orpheus stopped them and gave them a clue. John, Steve and Roman met with Lucas. He thought Kristen was robbed of the orchid. Lucas wondered who stole the orchid. They knew that it was a DiMera who did it. Jake told Kate that she wasn’t cremated and Marlena and Kayla weren’t buried. Nick took their souls from inside of their bodies. He said they didn’t belong there. Marlena wanted to know where they were. Marlena, Kate and Kayla were in three pods at the DiMera lab.

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Orpheus found Lucas’ bottle in the garbage. Orpheus realized he didn’t drink it. Steve and John let Lucas know that he could leave. They said they could handle Orpheus. Lucas tried to put up a fight, but they told him they wanted him to be safe. The doctor showed up. Steve and John told the doctor they were there to clean up. When the doctor checked on Lucas, he walked him out of the infirmary. Steve and John stayed behind. Roman told Kate’s ashes that Orpheus was going to pay for what he did to her, Marlena and Kayla. Anna showed up to check on him. He said he was fine. She said she heard him talking to the urn. He said he knew it wasn’t Kate’s but it brought they closer. He said she should understand that. She said she understood. She was sad that he was robbed of his chance to be with Kate. He said he missed her, but he knew she was at peace. Kate didn’t believe Nick when he said Roman, John and Steve were planning to kill Orpheus. Nick showed them when the guys agreed to do the plan. When Nick left, Kayla said if she knew about the plan when she went to see Steve, she would have stopped them. She said there was nothing else they could do. Kate said there may be something they could do.

Marlena agreed to the devil’s plan. She said she would stay with him for eternity if he would let Kate and Kayla go to the good place. The devil agreed to the terms. He said she could tell them goodbye. Nick took her to them. He said the next time she saw him she would see what he really looked like. Kate asked Kayla how she saw Steve. Kayla said she was thinking about him and missing him and that was when it happened. Kate said she wanted to reach Roman and talk him out of killing Orpheus. Kayla said Nick closed the firewall. Kate said it was for Kayla and Steve. Kate screamed out to Roman, but Kayla said she had to concentrate and imagine him being right there with her. Kate closed her eyes and called out to him. Anna told Roman to keep Kate’s ashes in a necklace so he would always be able to talk to her. Roman heard Kate’s voice. He looked at the urn when she told him not to kill Orpheus. She said it wasn’t worth condemning his soul for eternity. He told Anna that he was talking to Kate. Nick came back as Kate was telling Roman not to kill Orpheus. Nick pressed a button on a remote. Kate lost her connection. Nick said he didn’t know what happened, but he would consult the IT department. Kate told Kayla she was able to feel a connection. She said Roman got her message not to kill Orpheus. Marlena showed up. they told her what was going on with their husbands. Marlena told her what was going on with her. Kate thanked Marlena for her sacrifice. Kayla said she wasn’t going to let her trade her soul for theirs. Kate said she didn’t think they could talk Marlena out of it. Kayla said they were stronger together. Nick said he would have to take them all to the bad place if Marlena backed out of the deal. Kate said they didn’t have a choice. Kayla said if one went, they all went. Marlena appreciated what Kayla was doing, but she was okay with her decision. Kayla said she wasn’t happy. She said they couldn’t be happy in heaven if she wasn’t there. Kate finally agreed and told Nick no deal. He said he was hoping they would say that. He asked if they were ready to go. Orpheus went to the infirmary and saw John and Steve. Orpheus reminded them of what happened to their wives. Steve told him they found a way to ease the suffering. He said they were going to watch him die. They put him on a gurney and let him know how they were going to make it look as if he overdosed. Orpheus asked them if they wanted to risk going to hell for taking an innocent life. Roman called Steve, but he ignored the call. Lucas was in the visitor’s room. Roman showed up and told him they had to stop John and Steve. John got the syringe ready. Steve said he wanted to be the one to do it. Steve took the syringe. Orpheus tried to stop him. He said he knew who was responsible for their wives’ deaths.

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Nicole let EJ know that she was fine with eating at the same place as Eric and Sloan. They ended up at the table next to them. Nicole and Eric were distracting each other at their respective tables. Nicole and Eric left their tables and ran into each other. They had an awkward conversation and went back to their tables. Sloan was ready to go home. EJ told Nicole that they should go home too. Sloan understood if Eric wanted to end their night early since his mother’s funeral was the next day. She was willing to make love to him too if he wanted to do it. He kissed her passionately. Li talked to Wendy about how he struck out with Gabi for Valentine’s Day. She told him that he has to try to be her friend now instead of trying to get her back in his life. He didn’t want to be friends with her because they were married. She told him that they were married on paper. He planned on changing that. She reminded him that Gabi loved Stefan. Li didn’t understand why she would waste her time with someone who loved someone else. Wendy wondered if she was like Gabi. Gabi was trying to prove who Stefan loved more. Li wasn’t talking about her situation with Johnny. Gabi was upset that Stefan called her Chloe. He said he didn’t call her Chloe. He said if he did that it was because he was worried about her. He said that she wasn’t returning his calls. Gabi wondered if she would be there if Chloe answered the phone. He assured her that he would have called her anyway. Gabi wondered if he was looking for a threesome. He wasn’t, but he wondered if she was into that. She called him a pig and threw her drink at him. Stefan assured her that he loved her. She wanted him to call her when she was the only person he loved.

EJ and Nicole returned to the DiMera mansion. They kissed each other. Things heated up for them and they stayed in her room. Gabi went to see Li and wondered if his invitation was still open to her. She thought they could talk about the divorce. He thought about Sloan’s advice and told Gabi that he will have his lawyer speed up the process. She thanked him. He wondered why she wasn’t with Stefan. She told him that he called her Chloe. Li thought it was funny. She got upset with him because he’s the reason why it happened. He told her that he would love her no matter what Rolf did to him. He told her that she was all he ever wanted and that’s why he did the things he did. He asked her to eat dinner with him and she accepted the invitation. Steve had a beer and was looking at a picture of his wedding photo. He fell asleep on the couch. He woke up and saw Kayla. He was shocked and wanted to know how she got there. She had to see him on their anniversary. She told him that she loved him. He let her know that he loved her with all his heart. He knew she wasn’t real and that he was drinking too much. She said she was real and kissed him. Kayla told him that she needed him because the good place wasn’t working out for her. She told him about running into Adrienne and how she turned into Nick. She told him that Nick tricked her into signing away her soul. She pleaded with him to help her. He was confused and wanted her to tell him what to do. Tripp showed up and woke Steve up. He told him that Kayla was there and needed his help. Tripp thought he had too much to drink and wanted to help him out. He thought about Kayla and wondered how he would ever go on without her.

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John saw Steve at Kayla’s grave. They talked about their wives’ funeral. John said it was hard to believe they were never going to see their wives again. Steve told him that he saw Kayla. John said that was a nice image. Steve said he and Kayla touched and kissed. He said she asked him for help. He said it was real. John asked if he was okay. Steve said he wasn’t. He said he would be grieving for the rest of his life. John said he understood which was why they were going after Orpheus. Roman called Lucas and told him they had to put their plan into effect. Lucas said he was ready to do it for his mother. Allie showed up while Roman was on the phone. Roman lied about why he was talking to Lucas. He said Lucas called about the funeral. She got on the phone and was concerned about how he was dealing with the grief. He told her not to worry about him. He told her to take care of herself and Henry. He said he loved her before they got off the phone. When Allie left, John and Steve went to see Roman. Roman told them Lucas was all set. Roman asked if they were ready. Steve said Orpheus wouldn’t know what hit him. Roman said he wished he was going with them. John and Steve thought it was better if he stayed on the outside in case something went wrong. Will told Sonny that he couldn’t put off going back to New Zealand. Will said he hated saying goodbye to him. Sonny said he was going with him. Sonny said he couldn’t stand being away from him. Will asked about Arianna and Titan. Sonny said Gabi said they could take her with them. He said Alex could take over Titan. He said he could work remotely. Will and Sonny were excited. Allie walked up and was happy for them. She asked if she could go with them. She wanted to take a chance and be impulsive. Will and Sonny were happy to have her with them.

Lucas told a guard that he wanted to see Orpheus right away. Orpheus showed up and asked if he was drunk. Lucas told him he wasn’t drunk enough. He said today was his mother’s funeral and he wasn’t there. He said he needed more alcohol to get through the day. Lucas tried to hit Orpheus but missed. Orpheus said he would be back. He came back with a bottle and wanted to make a toast to Kate. He wanted Lucas to go first. When Lucas was about to take a drink, the guard came back for Orpheus so he could go to therapy. When Orpheus was gone, Lucas put the alcohol on his face and put the rest in the garbage. The guard came back. Lucas said he wanted more alcohol. He went after the guard, but the guard threw him through a table. Lucas passed out. The guard called out for help to send him to the infirmary. When the nurse him in the infirmary alone, he let John and Steve inside. They were wearing scrubs. Nick let Marlena, Kayla and Kate know the devil was granting them an audience. The devil agreed to see Marlena. Nick took her to the staircase before he disappeared. Marlena saw the devil. The devil was Doug. He thought a familiar face would make her feel more comfortable. He said if she saw his real face, hers would melt away. He showed her the contracts they signed. She tried to bargain with the devil. She said Nick’s games were beneath the devil. She asked if he wanted to prove how strong he was without cheating. He said he would be willing to tear up the contracts if she would stay by his side for eternity. Kate and Kayla were worried about Marlena. Nick showed up and told them how sad their funerals were. When he talked about Steve, he told Kayla that she went to see Steve. She admitted to seeing him. She said she didn’t know how she was able to talk to him. He told her she wouldn’t be able to do it again. He told them John, Roman and Steve were avenging their deaths by killing Orpheus.

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Brady talked to Nicole about Chloe. Nicole said Chloe was upset that he didn’t tell her about Kristen blackmailing him. She said Chloe needed space. She told him to focus on Marlena since her funeral was the next day. She told him to let it go and focus on helping his family get through this time. They ended up talking about her being sick after drinking. They also talked about Eric drinking again. She said Eric was doing it because of Marlena. He said Eric was doing it because he missed her. She didn’t believe that was why Eric was acting that way. Brady asked if she moved on with EJ. She didn’t answer the question. She went to a meeting. Sloan went to Li’s room and told him she got Rolf not to sign the statement about Li’s crimes. Li wanted to know what she was going to do about Gabi. Sloan said there were many ways to drag out the divorce in court. He said while she was dragging out the divorce, he was going to make love to Gabi. Sloan asked how he was going to do that. He said he didn’t know but he was willing to take suggestions. She told him to be aggressive and stop worrying about how people will think about his actions. He said that sounded like Gabi. He said he needed to forget about logic and go to her heart.

At the DiMera mansion, Stefan was happy that Nicole helped them close the deal with Basic Black. EJ wasn’t able to think clearly. He didn’t feel right. Stefan said he needed a good drink. He put drugs in one of the glasses. They toasted each other and started to drink when Chad came in the room. EJ gave him his drink. Chad didn’t like the drink and said it was too strong. When Chad left the room, Stefan offered to make EJ a cocktail. EJ didn’t want the drink. He left to clear his head. Stefan told Stefano’s portrait that he would have to give EJ a few more doses and he would be out of DiMera. He said he would forget about getting revenge until the next day. He wanted to focus on love. Gabi went to Rafe’s office. She told him she thought Rolf would have been released by now. He told her Sloan stopped Rolf from signing the statement. She said she didn’t hear from Stefan all day. When she checked her phone, she saw that he called her and invited her over. Gabi went to the DiMera mansion. He was glad that she accepted his invitation. He gave her a rose and their favorite wine. She was glad that he had his memory back so they could get their magic back. They kissed each other. He wanted to go upstairs. When she told him she loved him, he said he loved her too. He ended up calling her Chloe.

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Gwen told Leo that she was upset that Xander didn’t call her. She was scared that he was with Sarah. She told him she wanted her and Xander to get close the way Jack and Jennifer did at the Spectator. He said it was something how she wanted to be like Jack and Jennifer even though she was taking the paper from them. Johnny yelled at Xander in the Square. Johnny told him about killing his grandmother. He couldn’t believe Sarah would stay with him. Xander said Sarah was filing for divorce. Johnny was glad that they were getting a divorce. He said he was going to make Xander pay for what he did. Xander tried to defend his actions. Johnny told him about Susan’s last moments. Xander apologized for what he did. Johnny told him he wasn’t sorry, but he would be. Xander went to see Gwen and Leo. He said they weren’t going to take the paper from Jack and Jennifer. He said he felt bad about his situation with Johnny. He said he couldn’t do that to Jack. Xander walked out of the room. Gwen told Leo that she thought Xander changed his mind because she brought out the worst in him unlike Sarah. Leo thought Xander would change his mind. Gwen said Xander wanted to be the man Sarah wanted him to be. Sarah and Rex woke up in bed together. He told her how beautiful she was. He gave her a rose. She told him last night was great, but she wasn’t ready to rush into anything. He said he understood that she used him to get over Xander. He said if being with him helped her, it was worth it.

Chanel told Paulina that she almost cheated on Allie after finding her drunk with Alex. Paulina told her not to give up on Allie unless she had a reason to give up. She told Chanel to handle her business. Allie woke up with a headache. She remembered making out with Alex. He came in her room without his shirt on. She wondered what she did. He asked if it was that bad. She said it was amazing and she wanted to sleep with him. She said she couldn’t believe she betrayed her girlfriend. She said he didn’t understand because he because he was only after casual sex. He said she was wrong. He said after falling for Stephanie, he understood that love and feelings were involved in sex. She apologized for taking it out on him. She said she couldn’t believe the way she reacted over seeing Chanel with Johnny. Alex told her they might have cheated too. She said that didn’t help her. Chanel ran into Johnny. He told her he missed his grandmothers. She told him she was going to make up with Allie. She thanked him for being the voice of reason. She said she couldn’t have come back from cheating on Allie. He wished her luck. Allie told Alex she was going to fix things with Chanel. She said she was going to tell her the truth. He reminded her about the way Chanel acted when she found his underwear. He said to imagine how upset she would be to find out they slept together. She said he was right. She said it would be better if they kept it between them. When he was about to leave, Chanel was at the door. Jennifer came home to surprise Jack. When he wasn’t happy to see her, she wanted to know what was wrong. He told her what happened with Xander and Gwen. Jennifer decided to turn herself into the police. She said the paper was their life’s work and she wasn’t going to let them ruin it. He said he wouldn’t risk her going to prison. She looked at her first byline. She asked if he was ready to let it go. Xander ran into Sarah and Rex. She told Xander that she and Rex spent the night together. Xander said the joke was beneath her. Rex said he was beneath her. Rex and Sarah started playing with each other. Xander went after Rex. She stopped them from arguing. When Sarah and Rex walked off, Xander was furious. Leo and Gwen showed up. Xander told them they had a paper to get. He said nice guys finished last. Gwen and Xander went to the Horton house. Gwen asked Jack if he would be giving them the paper or would Jennifer be in jail for Valentine’s Day.

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Jack ran into Xander. Xander called him out for not speaking to him. Jack told him about kidnapping two women. He said he was upset about him bringing Gwen down with him. Xander said he did worse than that. Jack said he knew better now. He said he saw Xander change, but when he gets desperate, he will go back to his old ways. Xander asked Jack to give Gwen another chance. Jack talked about the things she has done. Xander said Jack was upset that Gwen wasn’t Abby. He said Jack’s love was conditional. Xander said he didn’t like the way she was being treated after everything she has done. He said he was okay with Jack not being friends with him. He said he didn’t want to be friends with someone like Jack. Later, Xander went to see Gwen. He told her what happened with Jack. Xander said he wished could do something about her losing everything. Leo appeared and said they use Jennifer’s car accident against her. Rex showed up at the Kiriakis mansion with a letter from Phillip. He told Sarah that Phillip faked his death. He asked her to keep it a secret until he talked to Brady and Chloe. He said he felt bad expecting her to keep a secret from her husband. She told him she wasn’t with Xander anymore. Rex apologized for Xander hurting her. He said he was no one to talk after the way he treated her. He apologized for being a bad boyfriend. She said he didn’t kidnap anyone. He said he cheated on her. He said it meant everything that she forgave him. He asked if she would forgive Xander.

Sarah told Rex that the divorce papers were filed so she didn’t consider herself married anymore. She said Xander was sleeping with Gwen. He told her to let out her pain. He gave her a pillow to hit. He asked if it worked. She said it didn’t but thought kissing him would help. He stopped her from kissing him. She said she knew he never got over her. She said this was his chance. She wanted him to go to her room. Chanel was furious about finding Allie and Alex together. Allie told her about being with Johnny. Allie got in an argument with Johnny and Chanel. Johnny and Chanel walked away from her. Alex told Allie to go after Chanel. Allie said she was only interested in drinking. At the pub, Tripp told Wendy that Joey called her so they could be together. Tripp said Joey wants them to be a couple. He said he liked her, but she was dating Johnny. She said she and Johnny were trying to date. He told her to text Johnny. Johnny and Chanel walked in the pub. Wendy told Johnny about going to Chanel. He said he was trying to help his friend the same way she was helping Tripp. She said she and Tripp weren’t married. She said she liked him, but they didn’t stand a chance if he still had feelings for Chanel. She said she didn’t want to get hurt. Johnny and Chanel went back to Paulina’s house. They started drinking. They talked about the past. She tried to kiss him, but he said he didn’t want to hurt Allie. He said he didn’t think she did either. She said he was right. She said she had to be loyal to Allie even if she didn’t deserve it. Allie and Alex went back to her apartment. He asked if he could stay in her office again. She told him he could be in her bed. He said that wasn’t a good idea. She convinced him to be with her. They started kissing each other. Gwen went to see Jack at the Horton house. She wanted to talk about the paper. He thought she wanted her job back. Xander showed up to tell him they wanted the whole paper. They told him to sign over ownership of the paper or they would send Jennifer to prison for hitting Gwen.

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Johnny wanted to invite Wendy out to see a movie. She wasn’t sure if the timing was right for that. He wanted to know if she was having an issue because of Chanel. He called out to Chanel so they could clear things up, but Wendy told him that she moved out. He assured her that he wasn’t pressuring her. She agreed to go out with him. Her phone rang so she answered it. Joey let her know that Tripp was having a hard time over Ava. He asked her if she could keep him company while he helped his father with the funeral arrangements for his mother. She agreed to help him. She let Johnny know that Tripp was having a tough time. Johnny wasn’t happy about it, but he thought they could go another day. Tripp let Joey know that he talked to Steve and he sounded bad. He felt they should be with him. Joey stalled until Wendy arrived. Joey hugged her and asked her not to tell Tripp that he wanted her to stop by. They started talking about Ava. She assured Tripp that she would be there for him. He glared at Joey. Joey told her about Tripp being a doctor. Joey said he was going to help his father. Tripp followed him to the door and asked if he asked her to come over. He admitted it and left. Abe and Paulina were ready for a romantic evening when Chanel walked out of her room. She let them know what happened when she went to talk to Allie. They tried to justify what she saw, but she didn’t buy the explanation. She left so they could be alone.

Johnny ran into Chanel in the town square. She told him that she and Allie decided to take a break. She told him about finding Alex’s underwear in Allie’s apartment. He talked her into going to the movies with him. He told her about the movies, and she changed her mind. She offered to buy him a drink. Allie gave Alex his underwear. She told him that Chanel found his underwear at the apartment. They talked about how they didn’t sleep together, but still ended up making someone angry. He talked to her about how bad things were with Stephanie. He invited Allie to drink with him. They start drinking while Alex talked about what happened with Stephanie. He held a lemon wedge in his mouth. She drank a shot and sucked on the lemon wedge. Chanel and Johnny walked in a saw them together. Chanel was upset seeing them together. Stephanie showed up at the Horton house because Chad texted her. He let her know that Alex knew they slept together. She let him know that she knew that Alex found out. She said that she got closure and was ready to be with him. He was happy about that and kissed her. The kids came in the room and wanted to spend time with Chad. They saw Chad and Stephanie together and wondered if they were dating. Chad wanted to make sure that they weren’t upset about them dating. Thomas wondered if they were getting married. Chad thought it was too early for that. He wanted to know if they wanted to spend time with Stephanie. They hugged her and agreed to hang out with her. Stephanie left the house so Chad talked with the kids about his relationship with her. He was so happy they were sweet to Stephanie. He told them that he loved them more than anything in the world. He said he loved her, but she would never replace Abby in his heart.

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EJ found Stefan at home when he should have been working. Stefan said he was having second thoughts because of the way they treated Gabi. EJ asked if he wanted to reinstate her. Stefan said she was smart and driven. EJ asked what was wrong with him. Stefan told EJ about the deprogramming. EJ couldn’t believe it. He told Stefan he and Nicole drank the drinks before Gabi knocked him out. Stefan remembered drugging one of the drinks. EJ said the drink affected Nicole. Stefan was surprised that it affected her. Nicole showed up and said the drink was still affecting her. Stefan left to get her tea and toast. She apologized to EJ for throwing herself at him. She said she would understand if he didn’t want to move forward with her. He told her about Stefan being deprogrammed. Stefan came back with the tea and toast. She asked if he and Chloe were over. He said he was in love with both of them. She said she felt queasy and needed to get air. Gabi showed up at the police station. She told Jada that she needed to get to the interrogation room. Jada stopped her from going in the room. Gabi said she needed Rolf to finish deprogramming Stefan before it was too late.

Rafe told Rolf that turning on his partner was the only way he would avoid prison time. Rolf asked him who he expected him to say. Rafe wanted him to start with Kristen and Li. He gave him a pen and paper to write everything down. Gabi came in the interrogation room. She told Rafe to let Rolf go. Rafe told her to leave. She said she needed Rolf to finish what he was doing. Rolf said he couldn’t finish because the equipment was destroyed. She said she would pay for new equipment. She said she needed him to get Chloe out of Stefan’s head. While Rolf was writing down information, Jada came in and made Gabi leave. Jada said they would let Gabi know when Rolf was finished. Li talked to someone on the phone. He yelled at the person for letting Rolf get in Salem. He said he was about to lose everything. When he got off the phone, Sloan showed up. She said he sounded as if he needed a lawyer. He said he had a lawyer, but he could use her help. She said she would solve his problem with Rolf as well as keep Gabi from divorcing him. Li said he would hire her. Gabi ran into Li. She bragged about Stefan being in love with her. She said there was a complication. She said when Rolf finished his work, Stefan would want only her. Li said he wasn’t sure about that. She said Rolf was selling him out to the police. She said Li would be on his way to prison. Li said he wouldn’t be sure of that either. Brady ran into Eric at the pub drinking. Eric asked Brady to join him. Brady said he was sober and thought Eric was too. Eric thought he was trying to get him to go to a meeting. Eric said he missed his mother. Brady said he missed her too. Eric wanted to know how they would deal with it. Brady said they could lean on each other. They talked about Rachel being upset about Kristen being gone. Brady asked if he was drinking because of Nicole. Eric said that was ridiculous. He told him about his relationship with Sloan. Brady said the only reason why he was with Sloan was the mask the fact that he was pining over the love of his life. EJ told Stefan it was too risky not to be co-CEO and to bring Gabi back. Stefan agreed with him. EJ apologized for his role in stopping the deprogramming from happening sooner. He said he was glad Stefan forgave him. Stefan told him all was forgiven. When EJ turned his back, Stefan put a drug in his drink. When Rolf was finished writing down what Li and Kristen did, Rafe told him to sign the paper. Sloan came in and told Rolf not to sign the paper.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Stephanie went to see Sonny, but she ran into Alex. She thanked him for the card and the flowers. She also thanked him for apologizing to her. She told him that they couldn’t go back to what they had before. He wondered if it was because he turned off her phone or if it was because she slept with Chad. She said being with Chad wasn’t planned. She knew that he didn’t mean to turn off her phone, but she wanted to see where things went with Chad. He didn’t plan on begging her to take him back. She said when things settle down they might be able to be friends. Alex wasn’t happy about that. She didn’t want him to think she hated him. He apologized to her again. She thanked him and walked away. Chad found Julie looking through the photo album and thinking about the people she’s lost. She also thought about the people who struggled. She thought about Nick. Julie wished she had did more to help Nick. She hoped he suffered in the after life. Chad wanted Kayla, Kate and Marlena’s killer to suffer too. Julie talked about Abby with Chad. He told her about his relationship with Stephanie. Julie approved of his relationship with Stephanie. He said that he was looking forward to his future. Steve, John and Roman talk about how they’re going to take down Orpheus. Steve was going to get arrested so he could go to Statesville. John thought they should visit Orpheus and get him alone. Roman wanted to get Lucas involved in their plan. Roman planned to see Lucas.

Orpheus offered Lucas a bottle of alcohol. Lucas didn’t want it so Orpheus started taunting him with it. Lucas went off because he killed his mother. Orpheus said the person who stole the orchid was the person responsible for killing his mother. Orpheus left the alcohol there and walked out. Roman went to see Lucas. Lucas was surprised to see him considering what he did to Sami. He reminded Lucas that he was Kate’s son so he didn’t want him to be alone. Lucas told him that he was falling apart in there. He let Roman know that he had a run in with Orpheus. He gave Roman the bottle Orpheus gave him. He didn’t want to fall off the wagon. Roman thought it might not be a bad idea for him to drink. Kate, Kayla and Marlena were surprised to see Susan turn into Nick. They were shocked to find out that he was Jordan, Susan and Adrienne to get them to sell their souls. Kate wanted to know if he was the devil. He said the devil was a different person. He said he works for the devil. He said he had their signatures and just needed to collect. Kate tried to find a loophole, but she couldn’t find it. Kayla didn’t think the contract was legit since they didn’t know what they were signing. Nick reminded her that they weren’t in a courtroom. He said he had the final word. They refused to go with him until they spoke to his boss. Nick left it alone and told them that things were about to get worse for them.

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