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Maggie told Alex that Victor was going to make him CEO until he got a call from Leo. She said Leo asked him about Alex’s threesome and how his affair with Allie ended her relationship with Chanel. He said that didn’t have anything to do with him being able to do the job. She said his personal life was a liability. He mentioned all the people who could be CEO. She said it was none of them. He wondered who was left. She said she was. He wondered what experience she had. She said she ran successful restaurants and picked up a couple of things from Victor. She said she had a lot to learn but she was hoping he would help her if she needed it. He wanted to call Victor to confirm what she said. He still couldn’t believe what was happening. She said she had good instincts. He asked if she had killer instincts. She ended up firing him. She told him she was kidding. She said she knows people will doubt her, but this was her family too. She said she would do anything to keep Titan on top. He said she was smart, but she wasn’t ruthless. She said she heard his issues but wanted to know if he wanted to move forward or not. Jack went to see Gwen at the Salem Inn. He gave her the keys to the paper. He told her not to turn his and Jennifer’s legacy into a cheap tabloid. She said she would do her best to live up to the standard they set. He said a part of him was grateful one of his children was looking out for something that meant so much to him. He let her know that he and Jennifer were going back to Boston. He said he would always love her. He said he hoped it would be easier to love each other with distance between them. He said he hoped she find happiness.

Jennifer talked to Julie about the paper. Julie asked if they lost their minds. Jennifer told her that Gwen and Xander blackmailed them. Jennifer told her about the hit and run. Julie wanted to finish the job. Jennifer stopped her from doing it. Julie said none of this would have happened if Jack kept it in his pants. Jack walked in while she was talking. He said he missed her. Jack and Jennifer told Julie goodbye. Julie said Gwen would answer to her if she did anything. Justin told Xander the clerk misplaced the paperwork, so his divorce wasn’t processed. Justin said he printed the paper over and needed him and Sarah to sign them again. Xander said he would look over the paperwork and get back to him. Gwen and Leo went to the Square. She told him that she might have made a mistake choosing Xander over Jack. Leo said he was certain Xander loved her. He told her to have faith. He said they would be together and soon as the divorce papers were processed. Justin showed up and told them the paperwork wasn’t filed. He said Xander seemed hesitant to sign the divorce papers. Sarah told Rex she was pregnant. He said it was amazing. He said they were having a baby. She said the baby was Xander’s. She said she didn’t know what she was going to do. He told her about the job opening at his hospital. He said the job was hers if she wanted it. She looked up the job and said it sounded great. She said things were complicated right now. Xander showed up. He asked Rex if he could speak to her alone. When Rex left, Xander told her the divorce didn’t go through. He asked if she really wanted to get the divorce before they signed the papers. He said it might have been a sign that they should give their marriage another chance. She touched her stomach. She said she got a sign too when he walked in. She said Rex told her about a job in Chicago and she was going to take it. She said the universe was telling her they should go their separate ways. She asked him for the papers. He gave her the papers. She signed the papers. He signed the papers. She said she would make sure the papers got filed properly. He wished her luck in Chicago. Xander ran into Leo and Gwen at the Square. Leo asked why he didn’t sign the divorce papers. Xander said he did. He said Sarah was leaving town with Rex. He said once the divorce was finalized there would be no connection between them. Sarah told Rex she was taking the job. She said she didn’t tell Xander about the baby. He asked if she was sure. She said she didn’t know what to do about the baby. She said this would give him a chance to figure out what to do without Xander breathing down her neck.

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Sarah went to see Xander. He wondered what he did to deserve her wrath. She told him about stealing the Spectator. He tried to deny stealing the paper at first. When she kept grilling him about it, he confessed to taking it. He told her that he blackmailed Jack and Jennifer. He wouldn’t tell her why he was blackmailing them. She said it made her sick that he did that to his best friend. She had to go to the bathroom so she could throw up. When she was finished, she thought she ate something bad. She said he was the same thug he always was. She said she was glad she signed the divorce papers. She said she didn’t have to listen to his excuses for why he did what he did. She said she was done for good. Rex went to the Kiriakis mansion to see Sarah. Maggie told him she heard from Henderson that he was coming out of Sarah’s room the other day. Maggie wanted to know what his intentions were with Sarah. He said he knew Sarah wasn’t ready to jump back in a relationship. He said they were just friends. She asked why he needed to see Sarah. He said he was going back to Chicago and wanted Sarah to work at his hospital.

Gwen went to see Xander. She noticed that he was in a bad mood. He told her Sarah found out they blackmailed Jack and Jennifer. Gwen said she could tell by the look on his face that he still loved Sarah. Gwen wanted to know where that would leave them. He said he still cared about Sarah but he was coming to terms with the end of their marriage. He said he wasn’t ready to think about the future. She said until he was, they should keep things professional between them. He agreed with her. Alex went to the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Maggie about Titan. She told him Victor was out of town. She said he told her to let Alex know that he would not be the new CEO. She said Victor was giving it to another Kiriakis. While Sarah was at the hospital, a nurse noticed that Sarah didn’t look well. Sarah said it might be food poisoning. The nurse said she wanted to run some tests on her. Justin went to see Xander. He told him there was a problem with his divorce. Rex found Sarah in an exam room. He said he had something to talk to her about. She said she did too. She said she was pregnant.

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EJ told Nicole about his test results. He let her know that Stefan was drugging him. He said he had the vile dusted for prints. The prints on the vial were Stefan’s. EJ planned on letting Stefan think he was drugging him, but he’s going to switch the drinks so he would be drugging himself. He planned on making Stefan look like the crazy one so he could be out of the company. She wanted to be his accomplice. Stefan went to Chloe’s room to tell her that Brady kidnapped him. He let her know that he wanted to see her. Chloe told him that she couldn’t be with a man who loved two women. He told her that he wouldn’t bother her anymore because his feelings for her were gone. She was hurt, but she never thought his feelings for her were real. He apologized and thanked her for the time they had together. He said he wanted to be with Gabi. He told her that she could be with Brady. She wasn’t sure about that.

Nicole told EJ about her run in with Eric. She told him that their conversation was awkward. She told him that Eric got mad when he texted her. She thought Eric was just concerned about the orchid that was stolen. EJ wondered if she really wanted the relationship. He thought they were right together, but he didn’t want to get in her way if that’s not what she wanted. Nicole appreciated his gesture, but she was happy with him. Chloe went to see Brady at the police station. He defended his actions to her, and she told him that the procedure worked. She told him that Stefan was over her. Brady was happy because they could move on now. Chloe said it wasn’t that simple. She said she was in love with him, but she couldn’t forget what he did to her. She reminded him that Rachel hated her. He thought Rachel would come around eventually. She wondered if Rachel would understand that he went to jail for kidnapping. Stefan went to see Gabi to tell her the news, but he was in for a shock. Li was there and told him to take his hands off of his wife. He told Stefan that Gabi agreed to be his wife for six months. Stefan wanted to know why Gabi would do that. Gabi had trouble talking to Stefan. Li slammed the door in his face.

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Nicole and Eric ran into each other at the park. She said it was funny seeing him there since it was 25 years since they met each other. He said he remembered that and was thinking about her. He said he was talking to his father. He said his father was rooting for them to get back together. She was shocked because of Sloan. He told her he wasn’t seeing Sloan anymore because he betrayed her trust. She asked if he was available. He said he was, but she wasn’t. She asked why Roman was rooting for them. Eric said he was surprised that he changed his mind. She asked if he changed his mind too. He said he hasn’t thought about what was in his heart. He said he wanted it to stop hurting. He wanted to make peace with his mother. He told her that Roman regretted not having more time with Kate. Someone called her but didn’t answer the phone. She asked if he had any regrets. He said she knew he did. She got an urgent message from EJ. She thought it might be about Holly. Eric said they were one big happy family. When she was about to leave, he asked her if she heard about the orchid. She said she would have told him if she did. He said it was a long shot and left. In the investigation room, Li told Rafe he did everything he did because he loved Gabi. He said he was sure Gabi would forgive him. Rafe said there was no grudge too small his sister wouldn’t hold on to. He said Trask felt the same way. He said after Li got off the first charge, she would make sure these charges stuck especially since Rolf turned on him. He gave Li a paper and pen for his confession.

Sloan came in the investigation room and said Li wasn’t signing anything. She said she wanted him released in her custody. Rafe denied her demand. He ended up getting a text. She thought it was from Trask. She said she just came from seeing Trask. She said Trask was furious at him and Jada for allowing Eric to lie his way into releasing Rolf. Rafe told Li that he would get Rolf to sign another statement so he shouldn’t leave town. Gabi ran into Chloe. Chloe told her she hasn’t heard from Stefan. Gabi told her Stefan called her Chloe. She said if Chloe wanted him, he was hers. She said she was going back to Li for his stocks. She said she agreed to it because she knew Rafe would lock him up. Li showed up. When Chloe left, Li told Gabi that he was out of prison for good. He reminded her they made a deal so they will be living together. She said he gave up his room at the Salem Inn. He said he knew the perfect place for him. Brady told Rolf that he had to get back to deprogramming Stefan. Rolf said if he amped up his contraption, half of Salem would go dark. He said he didn’t want to see Roman again. Brady said Roman thought the lights were a message from Kate. Rolf said no one could bring her back except for him. Stefan told Brady to stop what he was doing. Stefan said Brady was like Li. Brady said no one would stop him from his mission. Rolf put the tongs on Stefan’s head. Brady pressed the ice cream scooper to send the volts to Stefan’s head. Stefan’s body shook as he looked at the pictures of Chloe on the wall. Stefan passed out. He told Brady to turn off the contraption. Rolf checked for Stefan’s heartbeat. He said Brady killed him. When Brady checked, he didn’t find a pulse. He made Rolf leave. Brady performed CPR on him. When Brady was about to put his mouth on him, he screamed. Rafe knocked on the door. Rolf said he wanted to talk to Eric about Rolf. Stefan yelled out to Rafe. Rafe kicked in the door. Rafe freed Stefan. Stefan told him what Brady, Eric and Rolf did. Stefan ran from the room. Rafe arrested Brady. Eric showed up. Rafe said he was next.

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Roman talked to Eric about hearing Kate’s voice coming from the urn. Eric was skeptical about that. Roman reminded him how he had to perform exorcisms in the past. He let Eric know that a DiMera has the orchid. Roman wondered if could find out from Nicole what happened to the orchid. Eric let him know that they aren’t speaking to each other. Roman told him that it wasn’t just a bad breakup. They were in each other’s lives for years. Eric reminded him that they knew each other for 25 years. Eric talked to Roman about his run in with Nicole on Valentine’s Day. Roman thought it was a sign for them that what they have won’t go away. Eric told him their relationship never works. Roman wanted him to try again. While they were talking, Brady sent Eric a message. Eric had to leave. Paulina told Abe about Steve and John going to see Orpheus. She assured him that they didn’t kill Orpheus. She told him that Roman informed her that a DiMera has the orchid. Nicole ran into them and they started talking. Nicole managed to bring up her relationship with Eric. She recapped what happened during their 25 years together. Nicole walked off and went to the park and ran into Eric.

John and Steve talked to Tony and Anna about Stefano keeping Megan alive in a cryogenic state until she could be healed. He also told them how Megan brainwashed them last summer so she could steal the prism. He said that she was out there somewhere with all three prisms. Steve told Tony that they didn’t tell him about it because the ISA told them they couldn’t say anything because it was an ongoing investigation. He said they weren’t going to keep quiet anymore because she probably took the orchid. He said she would pay if she did take the orchid and kill their wives. John wondered if Tony remembered anything that could help them find Megan. Tony didn’t know Megan was his sister until after she died. Anna said that Stefano kept a box of her things. Tony went to look for the box. John wanted to call Andrew Donovan because he’s heading up the investigation for the ISA. Megan arrived in the lab as Marlena, Kayla and Kate woke up. Megan injected them with something. Marlena told Megan that the last thing he remembered was being on the roof with John. Megan told her that she put something in her IV to make her appear like she died. She said she switched Marlena’s body with a lookalike. Megan explained how she faked Marlena, Kayla and Kate’s deaths. She wanted to avenge Stefano. Kate was confused so Kayla filled her in about Megan. Megan gave them another injection. She said they would need their rest for the next part of her plan. Anna said that Megan wanted the prisms to bring someone back. She wondered if she was bringing Stefano back. She thought Megan might have already brought him back to life. Tony dismissed her theory. Anna wanted to know who she would bring back if it weren’t Stefano. John and Steve met with Roman and told him that Megan might be the DiMera who took the orchid. Megan started caressing a hazy chamber.

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Steve found John at Marlena’s grave. John tried to figure out why a DiMera would steal the orchid in order to kill their wives. Steve said they had to find the one who did it. John said he knew where to start. John and Steve went to the DiMera mansion. They told Tony and Anna that they didn’t go through with killing Orpheus. They said a DiMera killed their wives. They said they were there to find out who did it. They needed Tony’s help. Tony said he wouldn’t help them and wanted them to leave. John and Steve refused to leave. They threatened to destroy the mansion if Tony didn’t help. They checked EJ’s room and decided he wasn’t the one who took it. They thought EJ, Johnny and Chad wouldn’t do it because they were connected to their wives. They talked about Stefan’s past with Abby, but Anna said he changed for the better. John and Steve realized there was one DiMera left they haven’t discussed. Tony and Anna said there weren’t any Dimeras left unless they knew something. Paulina checked on Roman to make sure John and Steve didn’t go through with the plan. Roman wanted to know how she knew about it. She told him she overheard Anna talking about it. He said they didn’t go through with it. She said it wasn’t what Kate would have wanted. He said Kate told him through the urn.

Kate reminded Marlena and Kayla that Jake said they weren’t supposed to be in the afterlife. Kayla and Marlena said Jake could have been an illusion like Susan, Jordan and Adrienne. Marlena said they had bigger things to worry about like their husbands succeeding in killing Orpheus. Marlena and Kayla suggested that Kate reach out to Roman to see if they went through with the plan. Jake told Nick to send the women back to earth. Nick said he wouldn’t do it because he still hated Will. He said Will would be mourning his aunt and grandmothers for life. He reminded Jake that he and his crew did the same thing by taking Bo’s soul before he was dead. Jake said it was a mistake they fixed. Jake asked Nick to think about Julie. He said she was the only who cared about Nick. Jake wondered how Julie would feel when she got to heaven and found out Nick was still evil and that everyone was right about him. Jake asked what he thought that would do to her. Nick tried to hold on, but Jake told him to send the women back. Kate called out to Roman. Paulina was able to hear her. Paulina told her Roman was out. Kate said she didn’t know how much time she had. She asked if Orpheus was killed. Paulina told her he wasn’t. Kate told her to tell Roman that she, Marlena and Kayla were still alive. They connection ended. Nick and Jake showed up. The women asked if they were going home. Nick said Jake appealed to his better side that still exists. He said they were going home, but they wouldn’t remember what happened in the afterlife. He said who knew what would happen when their souls went back to their bodies. He said they could end up dying and coming right back. They said they were willing to take the risk. Jake opened the door so they could go through it. When the women left, Nick told Jake that he hoped they wouldn’t face something worse than death. Tony wanted to know who the other DiMera was. John told him about Megan. In the lab, Megan looked at Kate, Marlena and Kayla. They opened their eyes.

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